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THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M. AND I CALL THE MARCH 11TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? YES, WE DO.

[2. ESTABLISH A QUORUM]

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074.

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 7 P.M.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. SEE YOU IN A BIT. THE TIME IS NOW

[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION ]

717 AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION. A GOOD EVENING.

I AM JAMES SPRADLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION, WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS FOR THE BOARD TO DELIBERATE AND VOTE ON MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

AS ALWAYS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING A RESPECTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT, AND WE ASK THE SAME COURTESY IN RETURN.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE AGENDA, AND I WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WHEN WE GET THERE.

YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING, WHICH MAY BE 15 MINUTES TONIGHT BASED ON OUR AGENDA, AND LISTEN TO THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD. IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE EARLY, PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY AND TAKE ANY CONVERSATIONS INTO THE HALL TO AVOID DISRUPTING THE PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT, FOR THOSE IN PERSON HERE TONIGHT AND ONLINE, AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST AND SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS.

WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR AGENDA WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, THE BRIEF SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

DR. ARNETT, THIS MAY BE MY LONGEST REPORT OF THE YEAR.

MR. SPRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU.

AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, BOTH IN PERSON AND AT HOME.

WE COMMENTED OFF CAMERA BEFORE THE MEETING BEGAN THAT THIS IS OUR LAST BOARD MEETING IN THIS SPACE.

AND, ELLEN, I THINK YOU'VE ATTENDED VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEETINGS, ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OFF SITE OCCASIONALLY OVER THE YEARS.

BUT THIS HAS BEEN YOUR HOME, OUR HOME, AND NOW THIS WILL BECOME THE HOME OF THE LEARNING CENTER, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO, AFTER FRIDAY, WE VACATE THIS BUILDING AND OVER SPRING BREAK, THEY START DECONSTRUCTING THE INTERIOR OF THIS SPACE AND BEGINNING TO RECONSTRUCT IT AS THE NEW LEARNING CENTER.

I KNOW THAT HAS LONG BEEN A VISION AND A GOAL OF THE BOARD, AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THAT FINALLY MOVE TOWARDS FRUITION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, WHEN THE TLC WILL BE IN THEIR NEW HOME IN THIS SPACE.

SO IT IS BITTERSWEET, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT'S AHEAD FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEM ENJOYING THIS BUILDING.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, OUR NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WILL BE AT CEDAR CREEK ELEMENTARY FROM MARCH THE 25TH UNTIL PROBABLY EARLY SUMMER.

SO, WE'LL BE PICKING UP AND MOVING TO THAT TEMPORARY HOME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER SPRING BREAK.

SO BACK TO MY REPORT. I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT AFTER OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, MANY OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH US IN SUSANNA MCCONNELL'S AP MICROECONOMICS CLASSROOM, WHERE WE WELCOMED REPRESENTATIVES DONNA HOWARD AND VICKY GOODWIN, AND THEY VISITED WITH THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE VERY INTENSELY BEEN STUDYING THE TOPIC OF SCHOOL FUNDING AND FINANCE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

AND IT WAS IMPRESSIVE, INSPIRING, AS OUR STUDENTS ALWAYS ARE, TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THEM, NOT ONLY SHARE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED, BUT ALSO TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND TO BE THERE FOR THAT DIALOG.

IT WAS A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, AND WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR STAFF, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR TRUSTEES JOINING US THAT DAY, AND ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR VERY IMPRESSIVE STUDENTS.

SPEAKING OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, I WANT TO THANK THE WESTLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THEY'RE SUCH A TREMENDOUS PARTNER TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED THEIR ADVOCACY AGENDA, AND IT MIRRORS OUR OWN PRIORITIES IN MANY RESPECTS.

THERE ARE MENTIONS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEIR AGENDA, AND SO I WANTED TO THANK THEM.

WE HAVE TWO TRUSTEES, KELLY MARWELL AND HEATHER SHEFFIELD, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER BOARD, AND IT'S ALWAYS A PRIVILEGE TO INTERACT WITH THEM, BUT ALSO TO ENJOY THEIR SUPPORT.

AND THIS IS ONE MORE WAY THAT THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO KATHY HOOVER AND TO THE CHAMBER BOARD.

THEY'RE TREMENDOUS COLLEAGUES. SPEAKING OF THE CHAMBER, MANY OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE WESTIES, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS WELL REPRESENTED.

AND I SAY THAT LIGHTLY BECAUSE IN FACT, WE DOMINATED THE AWARDS THIS YEAR, AND WE HAD SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE RECIPIENTS OF THIS VERY PRESTIGIOUS HONOR.

COACH TONY SALAZAR WAS NAMED THE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR.

DAVID POOLE, WHO YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT, WAS NAMED THE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR.

A NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED. THE EANES EDUCATION FOUNDATION WAS NAMED THE NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR.

SO, IT'S A VERY PROUD TIME FOR US TO SEE SO MANY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY,

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AND WE THINK THAT THAT REFLECTS VERY WELL ON EANES ISD AND OUR LEGACY.

AND ANOTHER GALA EVENT WAS THE EIF GALA, AND THAT WAS JUST LAST SATURDAY EVENING.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THAT AS WELL.

AND ONCE MORE, THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SHOWCASE THE TALENT AND OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS.

AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EVENT, A PLEASURE TO BE A PART OF THAT.

VERY FESTIVE, VERY ENERGETIC, A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND CERTAINLY A LOT OF GENEROSITY THAT WAS EXPRESSED THAT NIGHT IN THE FORM OF MANY, MANY DONATIONS AND AWARD WINNING AUCTION ITEMS, PARKING SPACES, TRIPS, PUPPIES, ALL OF IT.

SO, IT WAS GREAT TO BE A PART OF THAT EVENT AGAIN.

AND THANK YOU TO THE EANES EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR ALL THAT THEY DO FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE GET OUT AND AROUND IN THE SCHOOLS, AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THOSE VISITS AS WELL, STARTING IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER AND TO THE PICTURE ON THE TOP RIGHT.

KIM AND HEATHER WERE AT WESTRIDGE LAST WEEK FOR THE INSPIRATION AWARDS.

ONE OF THE FIRST IN THAT SERIES THAT WE ENJOYED THROUGHOUT THE SPRING, TO SEE OUR STAFF RECOGNIZED ANOTHER STAFF WHO WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE ROTARY, OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATION HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY RECOGNIZED A TEACHER AT BARTON CREEK AS THEIR EDUCATOR OF THE MONTH.

AND THEN, DIANE, YOU WERE WITH ME WHEN WE VISITED THE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.

AND A NUMBER OF TRUSTEES ALSO WERE A PART OF BAGELS WITH THE BAND AT HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE ALL CROWDED INTO THE BAND ROOM AND ENJOYED THEIR EARLY MORNING PERFORMANCE AND SOME BAGELS AND COFFEE AS WELL.

IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO BEGIN THE DAY, AND I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL APPRECIATED SEEING MANY OF YOU THERE AND SUPPORTING THEM AND THEIR STUDENTS.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I TRIED TO BE AS QUICK AS I COULD BE.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR ARNETT, FOR THAT VERY EXTENSIVE UPDATE TONIGHT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OH, THERE, THERE, THERE.

I'M SURE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR DR. HAHN.

YES, KELLY. I DID HAVE ONE LONG COMMENT. I WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED COACH SALAZAR'S THANK YOU SPEECH AND ACCEPTANCE BECAUSE HE TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE FOOTBALL ISN'T JUST FOOTBALL.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IS FOR A LOT OF GROUPS. AND HE THANKED CHEERLEADING.

HE THANKED THE BAND, HE THANKED HIGH LINE, HE THANKED TECH.

HE JUST EVERYBODY. SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR HIM TO SHOW HOW WE ALL BELONG TO THAT GROUP AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. AND SO, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT FOR THAT AMAZING ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT POINT, HEATHER. I AGREE, IT WAS AN AMAZING ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT A THANK YOU TO EEF FOR REALLY INCLUDING MORE OF OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR.

I LOVED THAT, I MEAN, FROM THE STUDENT PRESENTATIONS OF THE TEACHERS THAT THEY HAD THAT HAD MADE AN IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES.

EVE COMING IN WITH THE DRUM LINE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE WERE JUST SO MANY LOVELY INSTANCES OF OUR STUDENTS BEING SHOWCASED.

AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE AND RAISING FUNDS FOR THE TEACHERS WHO EDUCATE THEM, THE STAFF THAT EDUCATE THEM.

SO, I WAS JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANTED TO THANK THE CHAMBER ALSO, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THAT ADVOCACY AGENDA, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT THE CHAMBER IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE DISTRICT AS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE WESTLAKE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU TO THE CHAMBER. NO QUESTIONS, NO.

NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[7. ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA]

YES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS POSTED.

MOTION BY ALAN. QUICK MOTION BY ALAN ANY. SECOND.

SECOND. BY LAURA. ANY DISCUSSION? CAN I SAY SOMETHING? I WANTED TO CALL OUT ALEX ROMERO, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THE SECOND ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE PROCUREMENT OF SCHOOL BUSSES.

YOU KNOW, WHILE THIS EXPENSE IS OUT OF THE BOND, ALEX AND HIS STAFF HAVE SECURED NEARLY $1 MILLION IN GRANT MONIES TO OFFSET OUR EXPENSE AND THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL BUSSES FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, AND I FEEL LIKE ALEX DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.

AND WHILE THIS IS A BOND EXPENSE, HE CERTAINLY HAS DONE A LOT TO HELP SECURE GRANT MONIES AS WELL TO MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S AWESOME. THANKS, ALEX. DIANE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR NOTING THAT FOR US.

AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S A PLACE ON THE WEBSITE OR JUST A CENTRAL PLACE WHERE WE CAN LEARN ALL OF THE GRANTS THAT ARE AWARDED TO

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OUR DISTRICT AND TO HELP US WITH OUR FUNDING.

ADMITTEDLY, WE COULD PROBABLY DO A BETTER JOB OF THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY SPREAD ACROSS A VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS. WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. YEAH, YEAH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR MANY STAFF, AS YOU KNOW, WORK VERY HARD TO TRY TO SECURE ADDITIONAL MONIES.

RIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S NOT EASY TO WRITE A GRANT, SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THERE.

THANK YOU, DIANE. KIM, I HAD A QUESTION ALSO ON THE BUS PROCUREMENTS.

WERE THESE ADDING BUSSES? ARE THEY REPLACING BUSSES? IF YOU KNOW CHRISTIE. YEAH. REPLACEMENTS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED, AND WE HAD OUR DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE BOARD.

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT. BY THE WAY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM TONIGHT, SO WE DID NOT HAVE AN OPEN FORUM.

I DID WANT TO COMMENT REAL QUICK THAT WE'RE TEST DRIVING A NEW FORMAT FOR OPEN FORUM.

WE'RE DOING TWO OPEN FORUMS, ONE EARLY IN THE MEETING WHEN SPEAKERS ARE SIGNING UP TO SPEAK ABOUT SPECIFIC TOPICS ON OUR AGENDA, AND THEN WE'RE HAVING AND THAT WILL ALLOW US THE FLOW OF THE MEETING TO FOCUS ON OUR AGENDA TOPICS.

AND THEN WE'RE HAVING A SECOND OPEN FORUM FOR ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO OPEN FORUM, AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO TRANSITION FROM OUR BUSINESS INTO FOCUSING ON THOSE TOPICS.

SO WE'RE KIND OF TEST DRIVING THAT MODEL. WE'VE SEEN IT IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND WE'RE JUST GIVING IT A TRY HERE.

SO, BUT WE HAD NO OPEN FORUM TONIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.

[8. BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS]

THIS ITEM GOES BACK TO I THINK WE SORT OF HAD BOARD MEMBERS SITTING ON SUBCOMMITTEES FOR YEARS.

THIS IS GOING TO A SPECIFIC ITEM OF PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON, ON, ON AGENDAS, ON THE VERY SPECIFIC BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES.

SO, IN THAT CASE, IT'S WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EANES EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, WE HAVE A PERSONNEL AND FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WE HAVE A POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE.

SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR THAT WE WILL GET REPORTS ON AND HEAR.

AND WHEN THESE REPORTS COME IN, THIS IS A REPORT ON THE ITEMS THAT WERE THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED.

SO, IT'S KIND OF A REREADING OF AGENDAS AND NOT A REPORT OF INFORMATION BECAUSE THOSE REPORTS COME FROM OUR ADMINISTRATORS WHEN THEY PRESENT TO US.

AND SO THESE MEETINGS ARE MORE AROUND. AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF EXEC.

WHEN WE HOLD AN EXEC MEETING FOR THE BOARD, WE DON'T DISCUSS THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

WE DISCUSS WHEN TO PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. AND SO IT'S NOT A DEBATE OF THE ITEM.

AND IN THIS SITUATION, AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF THE POLICY COMMITTEE WAS TAKING UP, SAY, A DISCUSSION AROUND NAMING RIGHTS, THEY WOULD COME IN AND SAY, WE DISCUSSED NAMING RIGHTS ON MARCH 1ST IN OUR MEETING ON MARCH 1ST.

THE DISCUSSION AROUND NAMING RIGHTS WOULD COME LATER WHEN THE POLICY COMES TO THE BOARD, SO I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FIRST FROM OUR PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

AND THAT SUBCOMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

CHRIS LAURIE, DR. ARNETT SITS IN WHEN HE CAN.

AND THEN OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE DIANE AND ELLEN.

AND ELLEN. YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US A QUICK REPORT ON THAT.

YEAH. WE DID MEET BACK IN THE FALL AND GOT A PREVIEW THAT THE BOARD SAW.

AND YOU KNOW HOW OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION. SO THAT WAS FALL MEETING, THE WINTER MEETING, WHICH WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

WE TALKED ABOUT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MODELS OF HOW THE COMMUNITY MIGHT GIVE INPUT TO A CONTINUING BUDGET DISCUSSION.

AND ALSO, WE BEGAN TO EXPLORE VARIATIONS IN BOND CAPACITY.

AND OUR REQUEST WAS THAT THAT BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

SO THE BOARD WILL BE SEEING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE FROM A PERSONNEL STANDPOINT.

LAURIE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE SOME DISCUSSIONS GOING ON.

REVISITING THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. OUR DISTRICT LOOKED AT THAT IN 2019.

THERE WAS A VERY EXTENSIVE PROCESS WITH A LOT OF STAFF INVOLVED AND MADE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR US NOT TO MOVE TO A TEA DISTRICT AT. THAT POINT, BECAUSE WE DO SUCH COLLABORATIVE TEACHING WORK.

WITH THE LEGISLATION AND THE PRESSURES OF THE LEGISLATION THAT POINT.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING TOWARDS TIA DISTRICTS. THE ADMINISTRATION FELT THAT.

IT WAS TIME TO AT LEAST REVISIT THAT CONVERSATION AND SEE IF THERE.

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ARE OTHER WAYS TO LOOK AT THIS. AND SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING ON AN.

ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEMS OKAY. WELL NEXT WE'LL DO A LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE.

HEATHER IS GOING TO GIVE US THAT. SO THAT IS A PERFECT SEGMENT ELLEN, ON LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS.

SO OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MET, AND OBVIOUSLY WE FORMED THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AGENDA, WHICH WE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL, AND WE APPROVED.

AND THEN SINCE THEN, THE COMMITTEE WENT AND MET WITH OUR LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE CAPITOL OR STAFFERS, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU GUYS ALREADY KNEW ABOUT ALSO. AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER MEETING SINCE THEN.

I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US AS A BOARD TO KIND OF HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON HOW AND WHY WE MIGHT LOOK INTO SUPPORTING A TIA INITIATIVE, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING SURROUNDING THAT AT THE CAPITOL, SOME FOR GOOD, SOME NOT SO GOOD. SO I THINK THAT WE REALLY SHOULD CONSIDER ALL OF THE THINGS HAPPENING WITH LEGISLATION AND DECIDE AS A BOARD.

ALSO, IF WE WANT TO WADE INTO THAT WATER BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE CHOPPY RIGHT NOW.

AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT HAVE COME UP RECENTLY.

ONE IS HOUSE BILL TWO, WHICH IS A FUNDING BILL THEY'RE CALLING HOUSE BILL TWO AND HOUSE BILL THREE, THE TEXAS TWO STEP. AND IT'S ONE IS A FUNDING BILL.

ONE IS A VOUCHER BILL. AND THE HOUSE BILL TWO WAS HEARD LAST WEEK.

AND I KNOW I GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE DISTRICT RUNS AND WOULD HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH MONEY THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE MADE AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. SO I DON'T THINK LIKE WE CAN'T SAY THAT THESE AREN'T CONCRETE NUMBERS, BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK INTO AS A BOARD TO SEE IF WE WANT TO SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT OR GO AND TALK, YOU KNOW, ON THE BILL JUST TO SEE HOW IT IMPACTS US AND HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY LEGISLATION POTENTIALLY THAT MIGHT IMPACT US.

BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD A FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING YET.

WE CAN RECONVENE OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE.

OKAY. I THINK. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YES.

KIM, I HAVE JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, THEN, FOR HEATHER ON YOUR REPORT.

IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM ON HOUSE BILL TWO AND THREE? I MEAN, WE WOULD NEED TO DISCUSS IT IN PUBLIC FORUM, OBVIOUSLY.

SO ARE YOU IS THE SUGGESTION OR IS THE SUGGESTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE THAT AT SOME POINT WHEN WE KNOW WHAT IS PASSING LIKELY TO BE PASSING THAT THAT IS THAT THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING, OR SHOULD WE FOLLOW THIS FORMAT AND JUST GET UPDATES ON A REGULAR BASIS? I WASN'T QUITE SURE. I'M OPEN TO THE WILL OF THE BOARD.

I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING DISCUSSION ON AS A FULL BOARD, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME MEATIER ITEMS. ESPECIALLY IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT WHERE WE AS A BOARD WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION.

SO AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT DEALS WITH OUR PRIORITIES, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE MAY WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.

HOWEVER, THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS RAPIDLY MOVING ALONG, AND SOME OF THESE BILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN HEARD IN THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE SIDE, AND NOTHING'S CROSSED OVER YET. THE BILL FILING DEADLINE IS THE 14TH, WHICH IS IN A FEW DAYS.

SO, EVERYTHING MOVES VERY FAST. AND SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL, OR WE WOULD BE ABLE TO REALLY GET, YOU KNOW, EXEC TO HAVE THE MEETING TO THEN PUT IT ON AN AGENDA IN A TIMELY FASHION.

SO IT MAY BE FASTER FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THAT ASSESSMENT UNLESS IT WAS A LARGER CONVERSATION, LIKE TO ASSESS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS.

YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE COMING IN A FUTURE UPDATE.

ONLY TWO PER MEETING. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY. PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS. MARCH 25TH, WE WILL HAVE A REGULAR MEETING AT CEDAR CREEK ELEMENTARY.

[10. UPCOMING MEETINGS]

AND ON APRIL 8TH, WE WILL HAVE A STUDY SESSION AT CEDAR CREEK ELEMENTARY.

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AND WITH THAT, THE BOARD IS ADJOURNED. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT THOSE WILL BE ALSO ONLINE? OH, YEAH. YEAH. THOSE WILL ALSO BE ONLINE. AND WILL THEY BE IN THE GYMNASIUM OR THE CAFETERIA? THE CAFETERIA? YEAH. AND WITH THAT, THE BOARD IS ADJOURNED AT 7:36.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.