Duncanville ISD Board Meeting February 16, 2026

001Good evening everyone. Glad to see you all here. I, Jacqueline Coloulton, president of the Dunanville ISD Board of Trustees, call this meeting of the Duncanville Independent School District to order. Let the record reflect that a quorum of trustees is present, that the meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, chapter 551. Trustee Vice President Janet Vera Cruz will lead us in our invocation. >> Well, thank you, Madam President. Please join me for a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, we ask that you bless everyone here tonight as we continue to seek your wisdom, guidance, courage, and strength. be with us in our deliberations and help us to be wise in the decisions we make for the good of all

002those who have placed their trust and confidence in our lead. Heavenly Father, we thank you for every presentation tonight that has been prepared and and thoughtfully processed as ideas, visions, and daily instructions on learning have been shared. you can see in perfect detail the end of every beginning. Ready us for making every moment count in his mighty name. Amen. >> Amen. [snorts] >> Thank you, Trusty Vera Cruz. I will now turn the meeting over to Miss Davis Henry who will introduce our students who are leading us in the pledges. Thank you. I guess this is >> Good evening, President Colton, board of trustees, and Dr. Gore. Tonight, we have the Harden helpers from Harden Elementary to lead our pledges. Could they please join me? >> [snorts] >> Good evening everybody. My name is Nicole Gonzalez

003and I'm a Harden helper in New Zealand Elementary. >> Good evening. My name is Allison Ramirez. I'm also a Harden helper. >> Good evening. [clears throat] My name is Kylie Woods. I am a Harden helper and a newsinker. >> Good evening everyone. I am Alexandra Gonzalez and I am a hardened helper, also a news anchor. I will be starting the pledges of allegiance. The pledges of allegiance. 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. I honor the Texas flag. I pledge algiance to the Texas. One state under God, one and indivisible. >> Thank [clears throat] you, Harden helpers. Board of trustees and Dr. Gory, would you all please stand to take a

004picture with our heart and helpers? the microphone. Three, two, one. Three. Thank you. [applause] Great job, Harden helpers. That's what leadership looks like. Okay, we will now move on to the superintendence report and I'll turn the meeting over to Dr. Guri. Thank you very much, Madame President and other trustees. And again, let's give those hard helpers another round of applause. [applause] It is certainly my pleasure to bring you the Septe the February superintendence report. February is Black History Month. Happy Black History Month. This month, we honor the history, the culture, and the lasting contributions of black Americans who have shared our nation, who have shaped our nation and our communities. Happy Black History Month. Weather makeup days. This is a friendly reminder that due to our recent inclement weather, the two designated makeup days, February

00513th, which was last Friday, and April 3rd, will now be regular school days for students and staff. Because of our academic calendar had additional hours already built in for instructional minutes beyond the state's requirement, the third miss day will be covered without having to extend the school year. Community meetings. This month we hosted two build the future raising champion community meetings at Maryfield Elementary School and Pace High School. Attendees learned about the exciting opportunities ahead for the 2627 school year. Be sure to follow us on social media and stay tuned for details about upcoming community meetings. January attendance winners. Please join me in congratulating our January attendance winners. Congratulations to the students and staff at Daniel Elementary and Kinnmer Middle School for their outstanding commitment to being present and engaged. Each month, we will continue

006to recognize campuses leading the way in attendance. Remember when our students are in school, they are learning and growing. Once again, we have students who have qualified for the TMEA Allstate Band. Congratulations to six Duncanville High School students who earned a place in the TMEA Allstate Band and performed this past weekend in San Antonio. Being selected for the TMEA Allstate Band is one of the highest individual honors a music student can achieve in Texas. More than 60,000 students across the state competed for this [snorts] prestigious distinction. Please join me in giving these exceptional musicians a welldeserved round of applause. [applause] National Signing Day. On February 4th, we proudly celebrated four Duncanville High School football standouts who officially signed their letters of intent to compete at the next level on National Signing Day. We are incredibly

007proud of each of you and look forward to cheering you on on in the next chapter of your career. Once a Panther, always a Panther. Congratulations to our assignees. And last, but certainly not least, Champions Choice is here. Mark your calendars. March 28th, 2026 at Duncanville High School. We invite families and community members to attend the Champions Choice School Shopping Event on Saturday, March 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 100 p.m. at Duncanville High School. This event will feature booths from our choice schools, our choice and signature programs, and all many other programs across the district. We'll have student performances, kids activities, and more. Learn more and apply today at duncanvilleisd.org backchoice. And again, this is an opportunity for you to come out and see preview all of the wonderful choice opportunities in our district. And

008again, that application to apply for many of those programs is already open. So, please visit the website to apply. That concludes our February superintendent report. Thank you, Madam President. >> Thank you, Dr. Gory and congratulations again to the uh January attendance winners. We know that uh you um need to be in school in order to learn. So um we've got a good competition uh going and uh we're looking forward to other schools making the cut for this month. Um and also, you know, we'd like to congratulate the uh young men who were selected for the All State band and um [clears throat] the National Signing Day Signees and I know that there were four but >> yeah four seven previously this year. Yes. >> Yes. Yes. So that's 11. So that means you know college

009uh opportunities and we know that that's only you know not all of them. So >> uh keep up the good work. So with that we will uh now move to recognitions and I ask uh that Miss Angela Davis Henry please come and lead us. Good evening again, President Colton, board of trustees, and Dr. Gore. There are no donations for the month of February, so we will move on with our made with pride honores. So today, proudly we recognize Shandre Robinson, a special education lead teacher whose leadership and selfless selflessness truly embodies what it means to be made with pride in Dunanville. She was nominated by Winter Miller. What she says is that Shandre consistently supports teachers and students while serving as a trusted mentor, often stepping outside of her comfort zone to lead professional development

010and ensure educators have the tools they need to succeed. Her commitment was especially evident while a colleague was on leave and when without a without being asked or seeking recognition, she quietly supported all secondary campuses to ensure students continue to receive the services they deserved. As her nominated share, most people never knew the extent of her cont her contributions, but her impact was undeniable. Shandre's leadership shines brightest in the moments of challenge. Whether stepping in at the last minute to support an art meeting or staying late to ensure students and staff feel confident and prepared, she doesn't just fill the gaps, she elevates the work. She believes deeply in the potential of every student and colleague. Leading with integrity, resilience, and compassion through her actions, Shandre drives growth, values people, and leads change, making her

011truly deserving of this recognition. Will Shandre Robinson, please join me at the podium. [applause] And will the family and friends of Shandre please stand to be recognized at this time? And let's give her a huge applause of being made with pride. [applause] Thank you. [applause] Our next honore, if she could join me at the podium, I should have had Shandre come up here, but Rosa Johnson, can you join me at the podium? [applause] >> Hello. So, we want to recognize Rosa Johnson, a vital member of our human resources team, >> whose dedication and expertise helps keep Duncanville ISD running smoothly. Nominated by Pamela Brown, Rosa plays an instrumental role in managing position control for the district, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliable data that supports both human resources, financial services, and other departments. Her willingness to

012assist others, improve systems, and introduce practical solutions reflect her strong commitment to drawing driving driving growth and strengthening district operation. Rosa also exemplifies what it means to value people through her integrity, professionalism, and outstanding customer service. She works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure stakeholders across the district have access to accurate, up-to-date information. and her nominator said, "Rose Rose's attention to detail, professionalism, and unwavering dedication makes her a valuable team of the HR team. Her work may be quiet, but her impact is powerful." Rosa, you're truly deserving to be our May with Pride staff honor. Will the family and friends of Rosa please stand and let's give her a round of applause. [applause] >> [applause] >> And lastly, but certainly not least, if Jouri Winston can join me at the podium. >> Yes, >> Journey.

013Journey Winston is a second grader at Hyman Elementary and we have a lot to say about you Journey. She is a remarkable second grader whose strength, kindness, and courage leaves a lasting impression on everyone she meets. She was nominated by her teacher Jana James. Journey [snorts] faces each day with incredible resilience while navigating life despite challenges that would overwhelm many. Her determination never waivers. Her quick wit fills the classroom with joy and her compassion shines brightly. Her nominator shared, "She just doesn't attend school, she elevates the school." What truly sets Journey apart is her selfless heart. This past holiday season, instead of focusing on receiving gifts for herself, she chose to organize a toy drive, which was held on December 6th at Hyman to collect unwrapped toys for children in need and even declining a

014gift for herself, so she could focus on helping others. Journey truly leads by example with grace and humility, reminding us all that true leadership comes from caring for others. Her courage, generosity, and her unwavering spirit makes her a powerful example of what it means to be made with pride in Duncanville ISD. Will the family and friends of Journey please stand to recognize her? [applause] Congratulations. [applause] Will the nominee [cheering] If we could have all of our neighborhood pride honores join us to get a picture with the board. Rosa and Shandra, if you want to come up with your certificates and board, if we can get a picture with them and go over And we smell good today. All right. Three, two, one. >> Three, two, one. Three, two, one. Perfect. >> [applause] [applause] >> And

015now just a little highlight about each honore. D congratulates [music] the following teacher, student, and staff member who are made with pride in Duncanville. >> Hi, I'm Rosa Johnson and I work in human resources and I'm the HR data manager. In human resources, our job consists of everything. I officially maintain the position control, all the positions in the district, um how many FTEEs, which are full-time employees we have in each department, each assignment, each campus, everything. And then again we serve all the other things in human resources. Answering phones, answering people's questions, answering question for our stakeholders and just doing the human in human resources. [music] Um, everyone is great here. We all work together as a team. Um, but I do like that the people in Duncanville is a family. It feels like a

016family. I could have an aid from the high school call me because she wants me to walk her through things and I'm the one that does it and and more friendly. So, she's always going to come to me. I'm one that's kind of behind the scenes. I I stay behind the scenes. Um so to be recognized and be in the front of everything was a shock to me. I was nominated by my chief, which is great. I mean, everyone loves a pat on the shoulder every now and then. I just feel like in human resources, we're one big family. We're [music] one big great family. We all help each other and assist each other when needed. >> My name is Jenny Winston and I go to Heyman Elementary. So, and I had a toy drive

017and it was pretty fun. It went to the hospital. I used to go there when I was like a little bit. I was five. First, I said, "Can I donate my toys?" And my mom said, "No." What I discovered and I said, "I think I just want to do a toy drive to cooks." And my mom said that that would be a good idea because you are caring about other people. You never want to just care about yourself. You want to care about other people to make sure they're good, too. I love reading books. I'm a person that likes to read books. I'm a person that likes to do math and a lot of science stuff. When I was in kindergarten, I always used to be like a person that would say, "I want to

018do homework." And they would never give us like the big kids homework. Of course, they'll give us little kids homework and I'll make my big kids homework up. So, I love this whole entire school. Like I just love all the teachers. They're so nice and always have my back and they always teach me a lot of good new things. [music] >> Hi, my name is Shandre Robinson and I'm a teacher at Dougenville High School. My job is very important [music] because I go into the classroom and provide support to all students. I also collaborate with teachers to ensure that we're meeting academic goals [music] and I guide them through curriculum based instruction. Well, it takes a special person to be a teacher. You have to be dedicated and passionate about what you do and [music]

019meet the needs of the student and will meet them where they are and um just be receptive [music] and open to learning new things all the time. I'm in class most of the time. So I go in the classroom. When they see me, they're excited. They ask questions before I can even get in. They want help. So I'm always asking, "Are you okay? Do you need help?" Just building a relationship with the students makes them feel uh safe and know that I have their back and their best interest. So, they're willing to go the extra mile and take risk and know that I'm there to support them all the time. I love Duncanville High School because I get a chance to see the students coming in as freshman. when they come in, they're so timid

020and shy [music] and then I get to see them a few years later. They still recognize me and speak to me and [music] their seniors by that time and they have so much confidence and they're so independent and it's good to witness and I love the fact that Duckville ISD [music] is family goal oriented and I feel more like a family more than a teacher or staff member here. Right now we have the best leader [music] and uh principally Mr. Danny Covert. He's number one. He's the best. And we also have a lot of admin support [music] um that focus on teacher. We have a teacher uh staff [music] relationships that are perfect for the district and the school. And it made me feel so pride prideful to know that the district recognizes me and

021my hard work all the time and all the effort that I put in [music] every day. >> These honores are truly made with pride in [music] Duncanville. [applause] And this concludes our Made with Pride presentation. Thank you, Miss Davis Henry. And thank you to the three amazing individuals that were recognized tonight. Uh, Miss Brown will now introduce new personnel. Greetings board president Coloulton, board of trustees, and Dr. Gory. I am going to ask Mr. Jeremy Greco to join me at the podium. We are pleased to welcome Jeremy Greco as the director of transportation. Mr. Greco brings more than 25 years of experience across transportation operations, vocational education, and technology, including over nine years in public school transportation. Prior to joining Duncanville ISD, he served in Garland ISD as transportation route supervisor, where he supported daily

022operations, dispatch, state reporting, and department initiatives. Mr. Greco has extensive experience supervising large teams and operational systems in Garland ISD. He supervised more than 40 drivers, managing routing, coaching, student management, and service improvement efforts. He played a key role in imple implementing transportation technology systems that improve route efficiency and parent communication. He also has experience as a teacher and administrator at a vocational college providing technology focused instruction and leading staff training programs. As a certified Texas pupil transportation supervisor, he brings a strong understanding of transportation standards and safety practices. Throughout his career, his work has included maintaining an open door policy with drivers, supervising and coaching staff, and leading inservice training initiatives. Mr. Greco's family was unable to attend tonight, but please welcome me. Please join me in welcoming him to the Duncanville ISD Panther

023family. Thank you. [applause] >> [applause] >> I'm now going to ask Miss Shauna Pumprey to join me at the podium. We are pleased to welcome Shauna Pumphrey as the chief financial officer. Mrs. Pumphrey brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience across public education, nonprofit, and corporate organizations. Prior to joining Duncanville, she served as the chief financial officer at the Family Place and in Lancaster ISD. She also served as the director of accounting services in Dallas ISD where she supervised a team of more than 30 professionals for core accounting functions. Throughout her career, Mrs. Pumphrey has provided senior level oversight of accounting, payroll, grants management, budgeting, audit coordination, internal controls, risk management, and fund stewardship. Her work includes overseeing investment portfolios, strengthening financial systems and processes, and ensuring strong fiscal accountability. [clears throat] She

024is recognized for leveraging technology, improving operational efficiency, aligning financial practices with organizational priorities, and developing high performing finance teams. Mrs. Pumphrey holds a bachelor of business administration in accounting from Texas&M University and she is a certified public accountant. Please join us in welcoming her to Duncanville ISD. [applause] And then she also has friends and family members, her husband, her parents, her daughter. Would you also stand? [applause] Thank you. [applause] Thank you, Mrs. Brown. And we um welcome um Mr. Greco and uh Miss Pompei. And we uh feel honored to have you all. and we're looking forward to great things cuz I know you know that that's your your track record. So, thank you very much uh for choosing Dunville ISD. Uh do we have any board members who have announcements or acknowledgements? Yes. >> Good

025evening again. Over the past six years, I've had the privilege of serving this district as trustee. During that time, I've developed a deeper appreciation for the seriousness of board work, the responsibility, the preparation, and the commitment it requires. For the past two years, I've spoken with several parents and community members about what the role truly entails. Board service requires steadiness, discernment, and student centered mindset. In those conversations, one person consistently stood out. Mr. Duran Pelton. He impressed me with his thoughtful approach and his willingness to understand the work before stepping into it. As I conclude my service as trustee, I am confident that this seat will continue to be held with care and intention. It is my honor to introduce the next trustee of seed 4, Mr. Duron Pelton. Please stand. [applause] >> Thank you.

026>> Okay. Uh we do not have any communications from the citizens. We will now adjourn to close session under the Texas Open Meetings Act. We are back from close session and we'll continue with our agenda items. We will now move to take action on items from close session. Agenda item six, take action on items I discussed in close session. Consider and take possible action to amend or supplement the superintendent's contract. Is there a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation? And is there a motion? Thank you, >> Madame President. I move to adopt the first amendment to the Dunavville ISD Superintendent Employment Contract. >> Second. >> Okay. It's been moved and properly second that we adopt an amendment to superintendent contract. Are there any questions, comments, or discussion? >> I have a comment. >> Yes. >>

027I just want Dr. Guri to know that we have full confidence in you and totally easy decision. Totally easy. >> And I I want to say amen to that. >> And I second that. We're very pleased with the superintendent and the work that he is doing and uh you know the way that um he he labors you know to make sure that we reach where we need to reach as academically and always he's very concerned about the affairs of the district the employees the students the everybody so and he's very good to work with so we're very pleased with him thank Thank you, >> Dr. Gur. I would just like to thank you for being an instructional leader in being able to have those instructional conversations and having the capacity to move Duncanville ISD forward

028instructionally and that your actions show that your goal is to have champions in every classroom in addition to all the other spaces, but champions in every classroom. So, thank you so much for your um instructional leadership. Okay. Would you please cast your vote electronically? Okay. Uh motion passes unanimously. Thank you, Dr. Gore. >> Thank you. Okay. Next item. Do I have a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation that we hire and issue a one-year contract to William Mitchell for the position of chief athletic director? >> So move. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and second. Are there any questions, comments, or discussion? There being none, please cast your vote electronically. Thank you. That motion passes. We will now move to our consent agenda. Item seven, consider approval of consent agenda items. All items will

029be acted upon at the same time by the board of trustees or may be acted upon at the same time by the board of trustees. Do I have a motion? >> Second. Okay, it's been motioned and second that we approve the consent agenda. Are there any questions, comments, or discussion? There being none, please cast your vote electronically. Thank you, trustees. We now move to action agenda item A, approval of purchases over $50,000 with Miss Pumprey. Thank you. Good evening, President Colton, trustees, Superintendent Guri. District policy mandates that all purchases exceeding $50,000 receive board approval to maintain transparency and fiscal responsibility. These purchases support a variety of programs and needs across departments. Each recommended purchase has been reviewed by the appropriate departments and adheres to procurement standards. A summary of each item was included in the

030board book and today we have four items on the vendor's list. School Technology Associates in the amount of $147,735.75 for district-wide time clock replacements. Southwest International Trucks, $267,56 for two refrigerated um box trucks for our child nutrition services program. Edgehoria $63,82759 for software to support curriculum and instruction and Yonder $92,000 for cell phone lock cases. At this time, if you have any specific questions regarding any of the items, I will ask the respective department head to come and answer any specific questions. >> Are there any questions? Trusty Var Cruz, >> how many cell phone cases are we purchasing? >> Greetings to President Colton, to all other trustees, and to Superintendent Gory. We will be purchasing enough for the entire middle school and high school students, over 6,400 um cell phone cases. Oh, actually Dr. Graham,

031can you uh elaborate more on um the you know timetable and this program? Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. Um last year, of course, Senate Bill 1481 was passed and of course all students have to are not allowed to use cell phones on campus. Therefore, TEA created a cell phone grant to help facilitate um districts being able to enforce that particular um bill. With that bill enforced or with the with the specific grant that they gave, each district could apply for it and through Miss Zamora and the team, we were able to receive the $92,000 grant through TEA. Therefore, we did we created a committee to look at certain groups in order to pick the certain um company that we wanted to go with and Yonder had the best um program. Therefore, Yonder is who we

032went with. $92,000 just to do middle and high school students. >> Will they be issued to the students or how? >> Yes. So, the cell phone case will be issued to the students at the beginning of the year next year. It will start next year, I'm sorry. And [clears throat] the cell phone case has a magnet. Once students place the cell phone inside of the case um in order for you to open that case at the end of day or any point, there's a magnet that they must push the um case onto in order to open it to get it out. >> Great. Thank you. Thank you, Miss for that report. >> So, trustees, please cast your vote electronically. Oh, [snorts] >> correction. Can I have a motion to approve the recommended purchases exceeding $50,000

033as presented? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Thank you. Now, uh, trustees, please cast your votes electronically. Okay. Motion carries. And thank you, technology. All right. So item 8B, consider approval of the district plan to address uncertified teachers. And the presenter is Mrs. Pamela Brown. Thank you, Miss Brown. >> Greetings, board president Coloulton, board of trustees, and Dr. Gory. Tonight, I'm going to present the district's plan to address uncertified teachers in our district. If you can recall the last board meeting, I presented the application uh the approval the for the application to delay teacher certification requirements with the house bill 2. It limits the ability of a district's denov district of innovation or DOI plan to wave the certification rights uh starting with next school year. And so districts have to uh in order

034to apply the board has to approve the the uncertified plan which you have tonight um to meet the certification requirements by the school year 2930. And so the plan has to have um partnerships with EPS or educator preparation programs. And Duncanville ISD happens to have several of those. And we also have to have goals for reducing the number of uncertified teachers each year. Uh pending board approval tonight. The P plan would have to be posted on our website where our district of innovation plan is and that's where TEA would look for the information pending board approval uh in order to approve the district um in order to approve the district's application. This is just some data on the number of uncertified teachers we have in our district. We have about 811 teacher FTEES or teaching

035positions in our district. And so out of those approximately 811 teaching positions in our district, we have about 112 that are remain uncertified teachers. And so this number is um usually approximately around 100 or so each school year. And this is just the data for pre-K through fifth grade. You can see the number of teachers that are in our core subjects where the state is saying you can no longer have this waiver starting with elementary next year and all other grade levels the year after that. And then you can see the information for other courses. Uh those can be elective courses, CTE, fine arts, and some other areas that uh don't necessarily um apply with that new HB2 guidelines. And so how do teachers earn their certification? Well, they have to have a bachelor's degree

036unless you are part of uh certain uh CTE certifications are exempt. So if I am doing cosmetology, I don't necessarily have to have a cos a bachelor's degree as long as I have the appropriate state license uh for that area or the same thing with you know auto mechanics and things of that nature. But for all other teachers, especially the four core areas, they have to have a bachelor's degree. They have to complete a preparation program that can be through a university-based program or through an alternative certification teaching program and they have to pass all the required exams. And so teachers have several exams to to pass in order to get their certification and of course apply for the background check and pass the fingerprinting stage. So, this plan uh that you have before you

037tonight focuses on strengthening the teacher pipeline and we pretty much focusing on how do we recruit staff, how do we retain staff and how do we develop our staff and so currently our teacher um Duncanville is in partnership with with Dodto and we have been doing sessions on the weekends uh to help free of charge to our teachers. the district is paying for to help them pass their certification exam. So, we've had four sessions for EC6, the PPR, SPED, uh, and the STR, which is the science of teaching reading exam. So, we're offering this at free, no cost to our teachers. We've also partnered with 240 education, and that's the EP program, and we provide u free modules. The teachers can reach out to the HR department. we send them a free um access to

038a module and they have access to that for 30 days to prepare and study and for pass exam and so we've gotten some good feedback. So those are just some of the things that the HR department is doing internally to help teachers prepare and pass for those exams and additionally we are working onus some of which I have already presented to the board with region 10. I can let you know that there will be some others forthcoming um with different universities and EP providers to help get our teachers certified and that will be in partnership with the lasso grant which I'm going to review on a future slot. So, I'm happy to say that we have been awarded the lasso cycle 4 grant and the HR department um went out for two portions of it.

039And so, we will receive funding for new teacher mentors and we will receive funding for new teacher residents. [clears throat] And so, with those, you have to haveus in place with universities. And again, I will be before you this spring bringing some of those uhus and so some of the universities are waiting for more information from TA, but we do know that we've been awarded and so more information will be coming to the board soon about that. Um and so we're just priorit prioritizing the teacher resident. Those are like the interns who are near the end of their bachelor's degree. uh you know and they're almost [clears throat] serving as a paraprofessional and they're getting paid by the district so that as soon as they graduate they can hopefully go right into a teaching position

040and we do have some of those currently in the district as well from the University of North Texas at Dallas but now we will have the grant funding for those um and so these just strategies hopefully will strengthen the impact the teacher pipeline with Duncanville ISD that is the goal and so the plan addresses some of those items. I did want to let you know that this plan if pending board approval tonight is not set in stone. As we get more information from the lasso grant, I mean it will continue to develop and involve over time as we develop more partnerships. All of this information is very new with TEA. We haven't even had our first webinar to outline the details of the grant funding that comes actually later this week. And so as we

041get more information and um as we learn how to better utilize the funding that will now be available to us, uh the the plan will continue to evolve over time. Um and so it is recommended that the board approve the plan uh tonight so that we can complete the application by the March 2nd deadline. Are there any questions? >> Trustees, are there any questions? Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Brown. And thank you um you know to Dr. Gory as well for the way that we support the uncertified teachers to get them across the the finish line. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, it's a good place to be. >> The district is Yes. >> Okay. So, do I have a motion to approve the district's plan to address uncertified teachers? >> Some move. >> Second. Okay, it's

042been properly moved in second. Uh, please cast your vote electronically. Okay, motion passes unanimously. Thank you. >> Okay, we will now move to action item C, district reconfiguration, >> phase two with Dr. Graham. >> Greetings once again to President Colton, to all the all trustees, and to Superintendent Gory. Tonight, I will present phase two of the reconfiguration plan. [clears throat] Since the January board meeting, we've continued to execute the timeline with strong focus and transparency and engagement. We met directly with staff that are impacted at summit, at Maryville, and at Pace to provide clarity on the next steps. We addressed staff questions and concerns to reduce the uncertainty and reinforce the commitment to supporting employees through this transition. The naming committee convened on January the 21st, 2026 to begin proposing the new names for the

043Maryville Educational Center and the Duncanville Resource Center. The process involved several community members and staff members. We hosted three superintendent community meetings at Maryfield, Pace, and the Duncanville Rotary. Building walkthroughs were conducted with impacted principles to assess the facility readiness, program needs, and operational adjustments. The resoning committee has met to review the attendance boundaries, enrollment projections, and the feeder alignment to ensure transportation efficiency. Overall, we remain on schedule to the aligned goals. As we look at the past, in phase one of the district reconfiguration plan, it focused on re renovating all campuses while transforming selected schools into specialized campuses and establishing school choicemies signature programs to expand student opportunities. The phase also reconfigured grade spans to minimize the campus transitions by creating the early learning academy for three-year-olds, shifting elementary schools from preK4 to to

044um preK4 to fifth grade and middle schools from sixth grade to 8th grade campuses. As we look at the reconfiguration and the plan for phase two, this slide shows phase 2 recommended reconfiguration plan. And I'll go through it from top to bottom. First, we'll start off with Central Elementary. It is currently offline and it is planning to become Central Fine Arts Academy. Next, we have Brandenburgg Intermediate. [clears throat] It's currently offline with next year planning for it to become Brandenburgg Elementary preK fourth through fifth grade moving the Maryfield Elementary students to Brandenburg. The Maryfield Elementary campus is currently a preK through fifth grade campus proposed for it to become the Maryfield Educational Center that will house both Smithy Pace and Summit. The Smith Elementary campus is offline, but it will open next year as Smith

045Early Learning Academy for three-year-olds. And finally, Smith Pace Pace High School is the 9th through 12th grader campus. It's proposed to be the Duncanville ISD resource center. And our Summit Education Center is currently our DAP, which is our discipline alternative education program. We plan to you repurpose that building next year for future use. And now I would like to present another new choice school that will open next year in Duncanville ISD. This campus represents a key component of our reconfiguration strategy, expanding specialized programs while increasing family choice across our district. It's planning to be a K through 8 campus, but next year it will open as a K through five campus, and we plan to add a grade each year. The building will be renovated and updated with the fine arts theme. School is by

046application only and transportation will be provided for all district students. Next, we're excited to introduce another new choice school to Dunanville ISD, the Smith Early Learning Academy. I'll provide a brief overview this evening, but later in the agenda, you'll receive a comprehensive update outlining the program design, the instructional model, and the implementation progress. As you can see, it plans to open next year with 18 new classrooms. And you can see the different themes that are in those particular classrooms. The farmers market, zoo, animals and pets, plants, my community, outer space, transportation, and ocean, just to name a few. Brandenburgg Elementary. As part of phase two, all students currently zoned at Maryfield Elementary will be reszoned for Brandenburgg to ensure enrollment stability. The Brandenburgg faculty will be full the Brandenburgg facility will be fully renovated and

047updated and appropriately serve elementary students aligning with our preK5 configuration model. This move also strategically reopens the school in an area experiencing new residential development as identified in our 2025 demographic report. In addition, Brandenburgg will launch our collegiate academy, a signature program with plans to expand to a future choice program. Next, the proposed Maryfield Education Center. This facility will house both alternative campuses, Mary E. Smithy Pace High School and Summit DAP, allowing us to consolidate services while maintaining the distinct instructional environments, bringing both of these campuses into one location. We optimize staffing and improve supervision. Students will have access to a full cafeteria and gym, ensuring equitable access to core student services and extracurricular opportunities. The renovation plans clearly separated the wings and schools will be divided by secure glass storefronts requiring badges to maintain

048safety. Next is the proposed Duncanville ISD resource center. This center will centralize enrollment, student support, and wraparound services to significantly improve family experience in Duncanville ISD. Beyond enrollment, this will be a comprehensive family support hub. It will include the food pantry with a built-in storage, clothing closet, and coordinated family community ser support services. The center will also provide specialized services such as sped intake coordination, bilingual ESL services, and counseling and family support. Looking ahead, the facility is designed to support a future school-based health clinic, offering preventative care and mental health services through partnerships with county and regional providers. As we continue to follow the established timeline, I previously outlined the actions completed since the last board meeting. Following board consideration this evening, the next steps will include formal approval of the formalized of the finalized

049plan and immediate mailing of notification letters to our impacted families. In March, we will launch the district-wide communication campaign and begin the staffing process for the 2026 2027 school year. At this time, are there any questions? Are there any questions or comments? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> With PACE and Summit being in the same building, the staffing will still be separate. There'll still be a principal for one and a principal for another. >> Currently, we are looking at at the the process for ensuring that we have both leadership, both leaders in those particular campuses. >> Okay. And they will have equal use of the gym and cafet cafeteria. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Will they be together? Will they still classes be to Okay. Se completely separate. >> Completely separated. >> Okay. Thank you.

050>> Are there any further questions or comments? >> Oh, I have another one. >> Yes, trusty. With the 18 new classrooms at Smith, will those be remodeled rooms? I mean, we're not building new 18 new. Those are remodeled. >> All of those rooms will be remodeled in that particular campus. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And later on, she's coming with a complete view of that that campus. You'll have >> Thank you. So, there will be 18 classrooms total. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you very much uh for your presentation. Uh seeing that there are no additional questions or comments, um can I get a motion to approve the proposed phase 2 reconfiguration plan? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Okay, it's been properly moved and second. Uh excuse me. Uh trustees,

051would you please cast your vote electronically for this motion? Okay, motion approved. Thank you, Dr. Graham. We will now move to action item D, daily period of prayer and reading of Bible or other religious text with Dr. Grant. >> Thank you. >> Greetings once again. Senate Bill 11 requires the board to take and rec a recorded vote on whether to establish daily designated time for prayer and reading religious texts. The vote is mandatory. Adoption is optional. If adopted, participation would be voluntary and would require parental consent for students. It is important to clarify that students already have the right to pray individually or in voluntary groups during noninstructional time as long as the activity is not disruptive to the school director. Employees may not lead, organize, endorse, or require prayer. Staff must remain neutral in

052both conduct and communication. The district must maintain religious neutrality to comply with the establishment clause of the first amendment, ensuring no student feels coerced, excluded, or pressured based on religious beliefs or non-belief. The board decision concerns whether to create a new daily operational structure, not whether students are permitted to pray, as the right already exists under current law. Sorry. After review, the administration recommends not adopting Senate Bill 11's designated daily prayer framework. The district current policies already protect students religious expression, involuntary, including voluntary prayer, silent reflection, and participation into studentled religious activities during non-instructional time. These protections are aligned to state and federal law and ensure that students may exercise their rights without disruption or coercion. Adoption of Senate Bill 11 would create a new daily operational requirement including consent management, supervision planning, compliance monitoring

053without expanding student rights beyond what what they already have. Because of our existing framework already accomplishes the intent of the legislation while maintaining neutrality and operation. Administration does not recommend adoption at this time. At this time are there any questions? >> Are there any questions or comments on this particular item? There being none, do I have a motion that the Dunkeville Independent School District Board of Trustees declined to adopt a formal daily period of prayer and direct administration to continue operating under existing policies that allow voluntary student initiated prayer in accordance with state and federal law. Second. It's been properly moved and second. Please cast your votes electronically. Okay, that motion passes unanimously. Thank you, trustees, and thank you, Dr. Graham. We will now move to action item E. Duncanville High School portable complex sale

054removal with Miss Moira. >> Good evening, President Colton, trustees and Dr. Borie. To support the Dunville High School renovation, portable buildings were installed to accommodate the ninth grade classes uh for this school year. With the portable use concluding this summer and in order to remain in compliance with the city's ordinance of removal, the district solicited a proposal for the purchase and removal of the portable buildings. The proposal from Schultz House Moving LLC located on pages 176 and 177 of the board book includes the purchase and the removal of the portable buildings as well as the demolition of the associated wood decking awnings and handrails. While it may seem unusual that the district is make is going to make a payment to a vendor who is purchasing the portables, the proposal reflects the total demolition and

055removal costs offset by a credit for the sale of the buildings themselves. The net total cost for the purchase and removal is $86,300. Removal will begin after the school year concludes to ensure that no students instruction is interrupted. All portables are scheduled to be removed by August 1st. It is a recommendation that the board approve Schultz House moving Schultz House moving LLC for the sale and the removal of the portable buildings from Duncanville High School in the amount of $86,300. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. How much is a used portable worth? >> Um, so they're buying them for $5,000 each. >> Just seems strange to me that we're paying somebody to remove it. They're going to resell it, but yet we're paying them $86,000. So, a lot of

056times the the big cost on all this is actually hauling it away. So, some sometimes you might want to auction them off. The problem is when people buy a portable building, they don't realize like if they're not equipped to actually have haul them off. To haul them off actually costs between 7 to 12,000. So, it actually costs more to remove them than it does to even buy them. So sometimes in an auction you might sell them but then the vendor real the buyer realizes I don't have the equipment or the money to move it so they just leave it there. And because we have to meet with the city a deadline we have to it's easier just to get them all removed by this vendor um to just get the dawnings off get everything out.

057It's 163,000 but we're getting $80,000 in credit. So the net what we would owe him is 86,300. >> It just seems that some of the items might be reused whether it's Habitat for Humanity or Wounded Warriors, the ramps, the steps, even the buildings might could be used for homes. They all had didn't they all have restrooms within them or did we all use portables? >> Not all of them had restrooms. >> Okay. Maybe in the future we could look into something that would benefit the world. >> Okay. >> As far as reuse, I just don't like I'm not a diver into dumpsters, but >> I have been a dumpster diver, but we throw away a lot of good stuff sometimes. And I'm thinking somebody another school or I don't know. I just think there are

058entities like Habitat for Humanity and Wounded Warriors who could maybe use some of the things that we just toss >> or have to pay somebody to take away. >> Okay, I've said it. >> Thank you. >> Are there any other questions or comments? I just have one. Uh, Miss Samora, so how did we um Is this a cooperative or >> Yeah, it's a vendor we've worked with before. >> Okay. And they're on a cooperative. >> I I don't have which one he's part of, but >> Okay. >> I'll get that for you. >> Yes, ma'am. All right. So, um, with there being no further questions or comments, trustees, please cast your vote electronically. Maybe I should have. [snorts] >> Okay. So, do I have a motion to approve Schultz House Moving LLC for the sale

059and removal of portables from the Duncanville High School in the amount of $86,300? [snorts] >> Second. >> Okay. has been properly moved and second. Um, please cast your vote electronically, trustees. Okay, motion passes unanimously. We will now move to action item seven, request for qualifications for awarding of professional services. uh with Miss Samura and uh Mr. Scott. >> Hi, good evening again. So, in accordance with Texas Government Code 2254.003, Tank Mallay D solicited request for qualifications for four professional services construction materials testing, commissioning, engineering, and test and balance. The district received 11 uh proposals from 11 firms to now we're asking the board to approve the list of vendors for evaluation. Following the evaluations of all 11 firms, the top five firms will be chosen to perform the four professional services for bond and maintenance

060related work. If the total for any service from one vendor exceeds $50,000, we will bring that proposal to you at a at a for additional approvals. It is a recommendation of the administration that the board approve initial conversations about entering into negotiations with any firm submitted for professional services with an exit clause within the agreement. Be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> Okay. Are there any questions? Um can you um explain a little about the selection method that we're using for this particular award? >> So we are going to pull and look at see which ones have the best qualif service. We'll pick the top five uh from that list. And so we are doing we're coming to the board first just to get approval to do the evaluation um and then

061we will do the evaluation this week [snorts] because of timing and trying to get things uh tested for bond for construction. We're putting the all the names to you first. >> We'll choose the top five [clears throat] um to do any one of those four. >> Oh, okay. All right. Um thank you for the um for the explanation. So, do I have a motion that the board approve the list of vendors for evaluation and negotiations for the listed professional services? >> Second. >> Okay, it's been properly moved and second. Please cast your vote electronically. >> Motion carries 5. Thank you, Miss Moira. Appreciate Okay. Agenda item nine, information discussion, agenda, bond project update 9A. The presenter is Miss Amore. >> I'll be here for a little bit longer. >> You didn't get in. The countdown

062up to fall 2026 is underway as we prepare to open our doors for new school year and a new school year in new and renovated facilities. This evening, we're excited to share some progress updates on Central Fine Arts Academy, Smith Early Learning Academy in Dunville High School. While not included in tonight's presentation, renovation work in Brandenburg has begun. is progressing very well and it's nearing completion of the demo. Thanks. Our partners at Elan are here with us again tonight and they're going to walk you through the updates beginning with Central Fine Arts Academy. >> Good evening. Um is the clicker Mr. Bourne, you Mr. Moore, you're welcome to sit down too while you may. >> You okay? >> We just need >> Good evening board president Dr. Gori and the board members. So we have

063Central Elementary uh all the demolition has been completed, all the payment has been completed. So now you will see in the picture over here we already building the framing up that is some picture of the demolition uh on the interior also on the side. Um so everything is moving really good uh at the building. These photos basically are like two 3 weeks old. So uh most of the framing has been built inside of the school and roofing is going to start uh this week over there. So a lot of people is working in the school. So we should have that building ready by May early June. >> Good evening President Colton board trustees and Dr. Gory. I'm going to give you some updates on Smith and to your question. Trusty Fay earlier about the classrooms

064at Smith. >> Yes. >> This is an existing campus, but everything inside's going to be new. So, it's going to be like a brand new school. So, it's not adding 18 classrooms onto the school. It's 18 classrooms inside the school. >> It's going to work on the outside, too. >> Yes. Yes. It's Yes. It's going to be it's going to it's going to not look like a new building, but it will be a refresh. >> Okay. Good. >> Yes. So, as you can see from the pictures, we have some demo going on and some reframing back, but this is a campus that's going to be for our youngest champions. I'd say, you know, kind of bringing them up in the champion culture. So, >> turn it over to Mr. >> Good evening, President Colton, board

065of trustees, Dr. Kore High School is moving along well and we have framed the building. You can see um the the section on the west side is the uh beastro. It's coming along well and right underneath the beastro there's the print shop area. That's the one which is critical. We have to get it done because the moving of the existing uh equipment from the old building. The salon is coming along the area which is open on the on the east side is the salon. Uh these are the exterior facade coming along. The roofing is halfway done and we are connecting to the existing building. These are the photos from the snow. So you have some these are the areas inside the building. M is completely done. The contractor is doing punch list and getting it

066finished. These are the area. Oh, this is building J. We have added a new project manager, Samantha Eve, to our team and she's handling building J. So, we're today is her debut to speak. >> Good evening, President Coloulton, board of trustees, and Superintendent Corey. Construction has commenced for phase one of area J, which includes nine existing classrooms. Make safe and demolition is complete. Framing of interior walls, MEP overhead ruffins, and adjustment to fire sprinkler are ongoing. Wall ruffins will proceed with inspections to follow. This is the another area that we are working in the Shine and the Alexander Auditorium. In Shine, which is our main performance auditorium, uh AV Pro has started working. They're doing behind the scenes the sound system and the theatrical system. Uh in the meantime we took opportunity during breaks to

067replace the flooring and the eye lighting in shine. Alexander is now moving along also. Uh these are the carpet we have replaced. So this is coming along. We still have a lot of work in shine to finish the theatrical lighting, the sound system and the AV system. Um at Alexander is predominantly uh we did the painting, we did the roofing um we had big rain last weekend and we have no leaks. So the the shine the the Alexander has been leaking that area one area for almost several several months in the past. Our future is the CTE edition. We need to finish that because now you just approved the uh uh the portable. So they're sold and that means the ninth grade needs to go back in the building and we finish the addition. Um

068the high school J the next phase is going to be the admin suite for the ninth grade. So that's going to be critical. Finish the first phase and do that. Central and Smith Angel and Kevin are running that and that's our game plan. and Brandenburgg is going to be right right next to that. So, all four of us are focusing on these five projects to get it done over the summer. The summer is going to be the busiest summer we have ever seen in a long time. >> Thank you. >> Are there any questions we can answer for you? >> Are there any questions? Okay, there being none, um we would like to thank you, Miss Samura, and the len team for doing such a wonderful job. And we would also like to thank the

069voters for approving this project so that we can make facilities to our schools and bring them up to first class. So, uh thank you all very much. >> All righty. >> [snorts] >> this time. >> Okay. >> Um, so next item 9B is ideal impact with Miss Amore. So feel free to, you know, sit down if you need to. >> It's just easier if I just stay standing up stay here. But thank you. I appreciate it. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Good evening again. So utility costs, they represent a significant ongoing operational expense. As we continue to prioritize responsible stewardship of public funds, operational efficiency, and sustainability, it's important that we leverage tools to provide greater visibility and control over our energy consumption. So tonight, we're bringing forward information regarding a potential partnership with Ideal Impact.

070They're an organization that offers financially risk-free model focused on implementing a shortterm sustainable energy projects designed to reduce utility consumption and costs. Ideal Impact CEO Wes McDaniel is here along with Noah Hines Partnership Development and they're going to provide additional details and answer any questions you may have. Thank you. So, real quick, who we are, we started back in 2009 with a with a goal of putting a billion dollars back into Christian ministry originally. And uh we've done that. We've actually worked with over 740 ministries across Texas. In 2015, we said if we could do the same thing with school districts where we could actually create money for those, that'd be a really good deal. And so we started at that stage, we've done over 250 school districts now across Texas and Oklahoma. And what

071we've done there, we'll put over a billion dollars back into those also. That's our whole reason for being we're a mission organization first. You know, we're business also, but we're a mission organization first. And so, at this stage, we put over $2.2 billion dollars back into schools in Texas and Oklahoma and and ministries. There, if you look at your electric bill and gas bill here, the green is natural gas. The yellow is how much electricity you use. The other colors up there are demand. And demand is based on 15minute periods of use. And that's 40% of your total bill or $873,000. So it's not enough to control how much you use, but also co controlling that top 15 minutes is a big deal. And there's several categories there. The the first thing, the top 15

072minutes a month is one category. A second category is the top 15 minutes of the year. And a third one is whatever your 15 minute period is when UROT hits their top 15 minutes in each of the months of June, July, August, and September. And then the the fourth part is in [snorts] 2011 the state legislature passed a law that said if you can keep your annual load factor below 0.25 and that's total KW for the whole year. It's by meter. that's on each individual meter divided by 8760 times your top 15 minutes. Then you actually drop that annual demand rate from $6.20 20 cents a KW to a dollar eight a KW which is a huge savings and a significant portion of your bill is on that higher rate which again is fairly normal

073on what we see but every school district we've done within a year all their major buildings are off that. So that's additional savings there. So our goal is putting money back by saving energy. [clears throat and snorts] There's some examples here. I'm not going to go through them all, but most most of the energy management companies in this industry say the best you can get is about 45,000 BTUs a square foot. And you can see Louise and Frier up there had both done multi-million dollar projects before we were there. They'd replaced chillers, boilers, air handling units, controls, lights, and Louise got to 44.8 got to 48.5. We came in later and took them to the 20s. Uh Koon County and Kennedel are two others up there. They're some of the lowest we've ever seen originally

074and we still took those down a lot. And that's substantial savings. And the goal here on the savings putting money back and the savings is done through technology. It's not a behavior program. I've seen a lot of districts get somebody on the maintenance side or somebody on whatever and they start really pushing behaviors and they start turning things off and making people uncomfortable. There's no reason to be uncomfortable. One of our districts we did Stockdale ISD when we first did it, they'd been told they need to spend $2 million to replace a bunch of air handling units. They're down by San Antonio. And when we went in there, we said, "You don't need to replace these. we can make them last much longer and be efficient. They said no ever all the experts have been

075out and I said let us go solve this and they said it can't be done. And we said, you know, anyway, net effect, they finally said, "Okay, we'll let y'all go start. We're still going to have to replace them. We're sure." That superintendent recently went to Borger ISD, called us from there, and he said, "Can you come to Borger, too?" He said, "I didn't know if y'all were in the panhandle yet." We said, "Sure, we'll go up there." He said, "Cuz we need money in Borger also." When I got up there, he said, "Do you remember those units you told me we didn't have to replace in 2017?" He said, 'Most of them are still working just fine eight years later. That's a lot of money back to the school district. And he said, 'You

076know what we did in addition to that? He said, we changed our cooling set point to 69 degrees because we really like it cool in the summer and in the spring and fall. 69 degrees in San Antonio, I think, is too cold personally. Anyway, he said net effect is we still saved over 40% on our energy bills even though we set it that low. And I see a lot of districts, like I said, they think the key is behavior. It's not behavior. There's no reason to be uncomfortable. They're u debt here. We always use two savings numbers. We call it basic and committed steward. Basic's about a B minus. Level achievement. Committed is an A minus. So, the goal is beat committed to save over $800,000 a year. The 15-year number assumes 7% inflation. I

077don't know what it'd be obviously better than anybody else. But the net of that, it would put almost $17 million back in your district just from energy savings. That doesn't include getting you on the better rate because we still multiply the better rate times your deal. So, that's just gravy on top of it. It doesn't include all your equipment that you don't have to replace. It lasts longer. Uh and and we cover that. We started a long time ago. We started with ministries originally doing what we call an 8020 program [snorts] where we actually, you know, if you're at the committed steward level, whatever level you're at, you pay 80% of the savings until you hit the total cost there, 3.8 million. You keep 20% of your savings, but you keep all the additional savings.

078All of the fact that now you no longer have to, you know, pay that higher demand rate. All the savings of just units lasting longer from humidity going down. As we improve humidity, that does a lot to improve indoor air quality. You know, all of those are just gravy on top. there uh in the net is just from the energy savings $16.9 million but the rest of it counts a lot too. I've seen districts said they saved as much on additional savings as they saved on energy, which is a big deal also. And then plus, you know, the systems we put in are nonproprietary. So, you're not stuck with just buying them from one place. You know, even if you look at the new units y'all are going to be adding, not to have to

079buy a proprietary communication board will save you a lot on top of this. Probably several hundred,000 going in. you know what we're doing. I mean, first thing we're rhetorical. We've done thousands of buildings across Texas, obviously, and many thousands across the world. Our our energy fellows that came when we started this back in 2009, that first year, I felt like God was calling me to cap salaries at 20,000 a year because we were trying to put as much back as we can. I said, "Okay, I'll do that, but that's gonna mean I'm the only employee because nobody else is coming." you try to argue things with God who's which is kind of silly but uh anyway net effect we ended up with some of the top energy conservation people in the world that took 85

08090% pay cuts to be part of this and always when I say top in the world like for example when the Clinton climate foundation the only time they ever brought their city directors together across two continents is for one of our guys to teach for eight hours in Paris France about how to optimize buildings one of our guys was invited was actually asked by the head of the department of energy to be an advisor for a previous president of the United States on energy conservation. I could tell you 50 stories like that. I won't. But it is God bringing together a really unique group of people to make a difference. We'll start out controlwise. Y'all got a 20-y old control system that would cost a fortune just for y'all to replace it. And we're going

081to replace it with a new nonproprietary system. I had dinner with the head of the biggest controls company world a while back and he said Wes your problem is you don't understand the importance of service revenue. He said they make over half their profit on service. We've got over 140 million square feet across Texas. Our total service call revenue a year is about $14,000. Less than $14 a client which savings back to y'all too because every dollar counts. The controls we put in come with a fiveyear parts warranty. We leave you some spare so if one goes out you can change that immediately. If you reconfigure a building or you move something you can still connect it to the new unit. The goal is just continue to say we do a lot to pull down

082relative humidity which not only improves comfort but indoor air quality. We do a lot of monitoring and tracking the results everywhere we go. People say there's areas that we've just never been able to get comfortable that we've been able to solve. And we don't say we can solve everything, but we can solve a lot. And then we're tracking every room. How fast does this room warm up if it's 60 or 50 or 40 or 30 or 20 or whatever. And how fast does it cool down if it's 80 or 90 or 100? Every room's different. A room facing east totally different. One facing west. Classroom different in a gym. But we're understanding all that. We're going to go through all 1439 pieces of HVAC equipment and optimize those controls. We've talked about zoning, a lot

083of things we do to improve zoning issues. We do full weatherization on all the buildings. A big key we've got, we've invented over 380 new technologies, but one of the technologies is campus optimizer that I'll show you in just a second, but it's actually patented. We build and tune a detailed plan and document it for all your people. And then we do training starting with the first project meeting. One thing we'd love to do, totally optional, but we'd love to go to an inservice meeting and talk to teachers about what they can do in their homes. We don't do homes, but my home's 2500 square feet. I live in Grapevine, Texas. My electric bill seven months a year is 60s something dollars or less. And a lot of people are paying more than that a

084month for electricity. And so, we like to go through just easy things you can do. And my wife's retired. She's home all the time. We got grandkids over all the time. Most of y'all aren't old enough to have grandkids yet, but some of you. >> Yes, we are. >> Yeah, [laughter] they're >> So, anyway, we love to just go teach. These are things you can do cheap and easy in your home that make a difference. And and some places have asked us to do a community night even because again, if we could save people three or $400 a month in their home, that's a neat deal. Um, you know, campus optimizer is kind of the end here. It's uh, you know, right now you're trying to manage temperature and comfort across,439 piece equipment, over 1,600

085rooms. We didn't count the rooms, over 1,800 events a week, events, a teacher or classroom, game or practice or whatever. You're trying to also reduce KW. Well, now by now, even if you have a math genius doing it all, there's too many variables going on. You're trying to optimize that annual load factor which is again [snorts] impossible to do for a person and manage your natural gas use your top 15 minutes a month top 15 minutes a year whenever your 15 minutes when hits their peak each month through the summer which again you could have a team of matching uses managing relative humidity indoor air quality to do it well you need to know the ramp times how fast every room cools down or heats up in every weather pattern And the weather in Texas

086nuts. I've lived here all my life. It's, you know, it is what it is. You got 80 meters to manage and multiple rate schedules. But this what Campus Optimizer does. Every night it pulls in your latest event schedule. And then it pulls in the next 7-day weather forecast and it runs a 20 level mathematical matrix for every one of these variables for every single room, every single meter, and it sends all the changes out into the systems. We're watching Capel ISD one night in July. We looked at the next day actually, but the system in July when summer school's over, football and ban started, the system made over,300 changes in three minutes to optimize it. During the school year, it makes thousands of them. Anyway, that's the story. We also, one last thing we did

087in February 21, we said, what can we do to reduce pipe bursts in our clients? and we created new technologies to do that. We called every client that had campus optimizer and said, "We we'll put this in for free if you want it." And of course, everybody liked the price. They said, "Go ahead." I was at a school board meeting in Bridge City. Their superintendent had been in North Central Texas when that happened. He told the board, he said, "Every district around me had pipes spurs in that freeze." He said the only one we had was the concession stand at the football stadium because that technology and again that's it was just free a free gift to our schools but we're trying to put money back. >> What kind of questions do you have? >>

088Thank you very much for your presentation. I didn't want to give the board just a little information that uh we met with uh through our operations team. We met with um with ideal uh in the fall and we began the conversation there and the conversation began from the space of as we look at our budgetary needs uh looking across all divisions to see what can you bring to the table and of course energy cost is a huge cost in operating a school system. Uh we've had opportunity to meet with them on several uh occasions. They've met with our operations teams. They've walked schools. Uh Miss Zmore has led an effort where we've checked references. And we bring this to the board tonight in the information space so that the board has an opportunity, of course,

089to give us any questions that you may have uh before we determine if this will be something that we will bring back as a recommendation uh moving forward. >> Thank you. >> You get my bill down to $60. [laughter] You know, we see so many people see their bills drop drastically and it and you know, you think about teachers, they're the front line and if we can save them a few hundred dollars a year, that's >> Yeah. >> Trusty F. Several years ago, our district entered an agreement with an energy saving company. Some of you might remember it. The sales rep, we kind of kiddingly named him Ready Kellawatt. Remember the little character on TV, the little cartoons? >> Well, as and it started out great. I mean, first he was just changing light bulbs.

090But then we named him Ready Killer Teacher because when he got in the lounge and coffee rooms and started taking away microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee pots, you're talking about uncomfortable. Oh yeah. >> So >> I'd be mad >> that remember him. Did were you here? >> Yeah. >> He was a lot of fun to work with. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. >> No, he wasn't. [laughter] >> Teachers sacrificed enough already. They don't need to give up things like that. They don't need to give up comfort. And they, you know, our system, every controller has a LCD readout on it. So the teachers can walk up to it, move the temperature up and down to whatever level you've chosen. They can come in after hours on weekends or whatever and make the rooms comfortable. It's there's so

091many benefits like that. I think it's crazy to penalize teachers. >> So, this would be a a replacement on that 20 year old thing that we have. >> Yes. >> That's that's where the >> So, as far as light bulbs and the silly things, not silly, but >> Okay. So, it's a it's a it's a big big deal. >> Yeah. It's technology improvements. who you take somebody in our district and educate them on this or so we put it all in. So we do it all. There's a huge installation effort obviously and to optimize 1,400 units is a huge effort too. >> We use all our own text for that. We don't subcontract anything. To weatherize all the buildings is a huge effort. But but then we actually start training on key things to people

092of the district about energy conservation but also about systems. We had one district actually we had a number of districts but they've said you know if you could teach our people some basic DX maintenance where we had to call less contractors out it would save us a fortune. And so we do that too if they want to, you know, because our goal is putting money back and a lot of the money we put back is not going to show up in our numbers or calculations, but it's real money to you. And if you can not have to replace units as long and you can, you know, and you can get room classrooms back up and running quicker and our systems all show, they actually show alarm if the rate of change is changing from cooling

093or heating. So way before this unit's getting to a catastrophe stage, you can see a lot of most of the time is a little minimal change at that stage before it all blows up. So lots of savings in addition to what we show in those numbers, but you know 16.9 million is a lot, but if you can get you'll get a lot more than that. So >> I have a question. So, um I believe we replaced a number of our units. Is that correct? And did did we replace the uh system that we use to um I guess oper operate them like and I don't know if that's a train or what? >> Yeah. So, Allerton the bulk of your stuff is on an Allerton system. A few things are on a train system. So,

094both of those are proprietary systems. And so, what we're going to change it out there, it's actually a Pelican system. It's made in the United States. It's nonproprietary, which is going to save you a fortune on anything else you do. So, if you change a unit out in the future, you know, that just the mechanical contractor can unattach and reattach this. You don't have to call a control company out to do anything. And we leave you, you got a fiveyear parts warranty. We actually leave you some spares. we show your guys one goes out how to change it so they can have a classroom back up and running in 15 minutes rather than waiting for a couple of days for somebody to show up. So there's a whole bunch of separate benefits like that. It

095tracks two-year trend logs. It tracks lots of different things. You can see it on your cell phone. So you know if you got somebody in your facilities group working on a unit on the roof, they're not having to run up and down the ladder to the classroom and interrupt the classroom multiple times. So, a whole bunch of benefits like that that make a huge difference. >> So, when we changed the units out, we didn't upgrade the technology that we used to control it. >> Excuse me. So, when you change the units out, oh, sorry. >> Yeah. >> So, not not always. We didn't always change the controllers. >> And so, the HVAC units we purchased, those are still going to be functioning. What we're changing out is the controllers in the rooms that'll be tied

096to this new technology. >> Oh, I see. Okay. And then the weatherization like we're um undergoing extensive uh improvements to our facilities already. So, I'm not sure like for weatherization what all that would entail with, you know, our facilities since we're upgrading them now. >> Yeah. when you're upgrading facilities, you you're not doing weatherization in there. That's a whole separate technology >> that you go in and and I've seen even new buildings need to be weatherized >> and you know, and you've got a wide mixture here of different ages of buildings obviously and so weatherizing those is a big deal. We've had buildings we've gone into where we've done districts and they built a brand new building. And what I always tell them to do if they're doing that, talk to us first. We don't

097do new construction, but if we can save you money on that new construction job, that's real money back to the district. Plus, then you can expand Campus Optimizer yourself to a new campus if you do it right, which again saves you money, too. It's it's a we did godly down there and their new high school was about six months from completion when we did it. We said if you can make these changes they said we don't need any more money in our budget. I said that's okay. What cost you more money so to build it better in the first place and then they said we finished and they had 177 units. They said what would it take to expand campus optimizer? I said you built it right so you can do it yourself. And they

098said what would you charge us? We said $15,000. And you imagine if you asked Train to expand 177 units. My guess is it's a lot more than $15,000, you know, but it's every dollar we save you counts. >> Shows up in our energy numbers or not. >> Okay. And I noticed that there was a 15-year um estimate uh savings estimate. So, is that the period of the contract that >> No, I would expect you'd actually pay it off. So if if you currently so it's actually up there but it it would pay it off with you keeping 20% of the energy savings keeping all the additional savings it would pay it off in a little over five years but we also expect we'd get an energy rebate here that could be as much as $800,000

099which would pay off quicker. You know that knock off another year of it relies. >> So the the cost would be $827,000 or how much would the cost be? The cost is 3.8 million. [snorts] You're saving, if you saved at 827,000, you'd pay 80% of that savings toward payoff of it. And you'd keep the 20% but you keep all the additional savings and then the rebate would go toward paying it off, too. >> Okay. So, three 3.8 million for the improvements that are proposed. >> Correct. And but you only pay it out of savings. >> So if you don't save, you don't pay it. >> Okay. And how does that work? Like so the the contract would be because if if we're only paying from savings, that's a I guess a 3.8. How many years

100is that? That would be 5.7 years if you were at 827,000 in savings a year. And so, and our bank makes us put a minimum quarterly payment in, but if if your savings doesn't cover that, then we write you a check for the difference each time. >> So, what they'll look is they'll look at the the bills >> and then the savings compared to what the bill would have been without this tech new technology. And what it is the savings themselves that we take those savings they get 80% to pay off the the the the 3.8 that we they gave us and the 20% will go back into the district fund and then it keeps it continues that way until we pay off the full debt of the full 3.8 million. >> Okay. Out of

101curiosity have we netted any savings when we upgraded all the equipment? because I would suspect that we did, right? >> We we did. Yeah, we did have some savings in there. Um but this what this technology does, it helps reduce the humidity and will actually help even do more savings for the district. >> And so Capel is one of your clients. >> Yes. >> Okay. And you all have been in their schools for >> three years. Four years. >> Three years. Okay. kind of runs together over time. >> Yes, sir. I know you're doing so many. >> Well, I have no further questions. Trusty Peggy, thank you. If we were to choose your service, how would this affect or would it interfere with all the brand new buildings, um, the renovations with nothing? We would

102just go on as planned and then you would come in. You're you're mostly about weatherizing. >> No, we're mostly about technology to pull down energy use and demand >> and weatherization helps also, but that's that's not the big thing. >> But that could be done now, right? >> Yeah, it could be done as soon as we get in, as soon as we get going. So, >> okay. Thank you. So, in our new buildings, the thermostats that go on the walls, if we were to partner with them, those thermostats would be the Pelican thermostats, and that's how we would we would install those at all the new the new buildings or the renovated buildings. >> Um, any further questions? >> Thank you very much. What I'd like to do is uh we will continue to visit

103with them and continue to collect information from the board and determine when to bring this back at that time. >> Okay. >> So you Mr. McDaniel? >> Yes. Thank you very much for your presentation. We appreciate you for, you know, >> thank you. [laughter] >> Okay, we will now move to the information discussion agenda item C, Smith Early Learning Academy update with Dr. Nicks. Good evening, Madame President, members of the board, and Dr. Gar. Earlier this evening, Dr. Graham presented a high-level overview of our uh upcoming Smith Early Learning Academy. And then just recently, Lan provided some current real-time images of of what it looks like. And so I would like to invite to the podium Miss Darien Miller who is our coordinator of early childhood to give you a comprehensive overview of what the

104instructional and programming update will be for our and I love this term that was used for our youngest champions. So Miss Miller, >> good evening madame president, members of the board of trustees and Dr. Guri. I'm pleased to share updates on the progress of our new Smith Early Learning Academy. The school represents a unique and innovative opportunity for our families and it is the first of its kind in our southwest region. Smith Early Learning Academy is scheduled to open in fall of 2026 and it has been intentionally designed specifically for our three-year-old learners. As a result, our res our routines, our learning spaces, the furniture, and daily schedules are all developmentally aligned to meet the needs of our youngest champions. Our instructional model centers on play-based learning experiences that support language development and social emotional

105growth. Through purposeful play, our students will be actively engaged in meaningful learning that builds foundational skills in authentic and engaging ways. Because our early learning academy is designed exclusively for our three-year-olds, we understand the challenge this may present for our families. So to support them, our school hours will differ slightly from our elementary campuses and that the hours will be full day program for from 8:00 to 3:30 instead of 8:15 to [clears throat] 3:45. This will allow our families with children on multiple campuses to benefit from a staggered schedule. This building has 18 classrooms. Nine of those classrooms will be standard and nine of them will feature innovative experience-based learning spaces. The pro the building is organized into four colorcoded neighborhoods, each representing one of the four seasons. A visual wayfinding system using colors and

106paw prints will help our students and the families be able to navigate through the building. As shown on the legend on the left, our nine experience-based classrooms are farmers market, marvelous meat, construction, zoo, animals and pets, plants, and more. Students and teachers will rotate through these learning environments, spending approximately four weeks immersed in each experience. These spaces are designed to promote hands-on immersive learning, targeted skill development, and high engagement through exploration. Here are a few examples of our experience rooms. You'll see design concepts of space, transportation, zoo, animals, and pets in my community. These rooms will not feature traditional furniture. Instead, students will engage in high engagement, purposeful plate learning experiences. This means students will not do worksheets. Instead, you will see our students engage in learning the prek guidelines through realworld experiences layered with

107engagement opportunities that incorporate movement, dramatic play, sensory exploration, and meaningful speaking and writing opportunities. To support enrollment and community awareness, we have partnered with our communications department to develop our marketing campaign with enrollment beginning April 1st. Students must be 3 years old on or before September 1st and must meet the eligibility requirements. Tuitionbased preK will also be available. As preK was designed to serve our most atrisisk students, students are eligible to attend for free if they meet those eligibility requirements. Children of district employees attend at no cost. Based on our preK enrollment trends, we are projecting enrollment at 255 for this preK3 campus. Smith Early Learning represents a strong investment in our youngest learners and in the families we serve. By intentionally designing a school centered on developmentally appropriate play-based learning, we are creating a

108foundation that supports long-term academic success and social emotional growth. We are proud of the thoughtful planning that has gone into this work and excited to continue partnering with our families and the community as we prepare to open our doors in fall of 2026. Are there any questions I can answer? Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Miller. Um, we're uh very excited about this new school and um the opportunities will afford three-year-olds and also uh district employees will have the opportunity for their kids to attend free of charge. So, yeah, thank you very much. And Madam President, if I may add to I just want to thank you publicly, Miss Miller, uh it seems that as we approach uh the the the opening of this school, every day there's probably five new questions that we didn't

109think of. And uh you've just done a wonderful job of stepping up, working with Dr. Goodman, too, of course, with this, just really stepping up and really helping to bring this project to life. And just thank you for your organization. >> Thank you for the opportunity. So there are no further items to discuss. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> A second. Thank you all. Thank you for attending. Good evening.