May 12, 2026 School Board Special Meeting

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP THIS EVENING JACKIE USLETON, IF JACKIE IS HERE, ALONG WITH OUR...

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

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WELCOME, EVERYBODY.

GOOD EVENING.

WE'VE GOT TWO SPECIAL GROUPS HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

WE LIKE TO CALL THEM STATE CHAMPIONS.

FIRST UP IS OUR GIRLS GOLF PROGRAM AND WE'D LIKE TO CELEBRATE OUR GIRLS GOLF TEAM THAT WON THE 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIFTH TIME RECENTLY.

THE TEAM RALLIED FOR AN 11-SHOT COMEBACK ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT DURING THIS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.

THIS IS THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE SINCE 2019.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE COACH MEGAN CISNEROS WHO WILL SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE THE TEAM AT THIS TIME.

COME ON UP COACH.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S BETTER.

FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND YOU GUYS SEE YOU FOR EVERYONE.

WE STARTED THE YEAR OFF BY MATCHING A SCHOOL RECORD AT SWING FOR THE CURE.

AVA OSBORNE IS ONE OF THE TOP JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT WHAT MAKES HER SPECIAL IS HOW MUCH SHE LOVES AND SUPPORTS HER TEAM.

RACHEL TURK, AS A FRESHMAN, STEPPED INTO ONE OF THE TOUGHEST LINEUPS IN TEXAS AND DELIVERED ALL SEASON LONG WITH INCREDIBLE POISE AND MATURITY.

LILLIAN CUBRIEL BROUGHT CONSISTENCY, LEADERSHIP, AND HEART TO OUR TEAM, WHILE ALSO MAKING AN IMPACT OFF THE GOLF COURSE THROUGH HER SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY.

EMI YANG BALANCED BEING BOTH A HIGH-LEVEL GOLFER AND TALENTED CELLO PLAYER, SHOWING TREMENDOUS DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINE.

LINDSAY KINNEAR SHOWED UP EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR HER TEAMMATES, WORKED HARD, AND EMBRACED DOING WHATEVER WAS BEST FOR THE TEAM.

WHAT MAKES THIS GROUP SPECIAL IS THEIR SELFLESSNESS.

THEY ALWAYS PUT THE TEAM BEFORE THEMSELVES.

IN THE POSTSEASON, THEY WERE PERFECT.

WINNING DISTRICT, ADVANCING TWO TEAMS TO REGIONALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, COMING BACK FROM 10 STROKES DOWN TO WIN REGIONALS, AND THEN BATTLING BACK AGAIN AT STATE TO WIN THE 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BY 10 STROKES.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, CALLAN NOAKES, TONY SALAZAR, AND ROBERT LUCERO, FOR THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION TO OUR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THIS CHAMPIONSHIP IS A REFLECTION OF EVERYONE'S TOUGHNESS, COMMITMENT, AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.

AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE THEIR COACH.

RACHEL TURK, OUR FRESHMAN.

AMY YANG, OUR NUMBER TWO YEAR.

AVA COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT THE GOOD NEWS GUYS IS WE'RE ALL COMING BACK NEXT YEAR, SO GALS COULD YOU JUST WAIT ONE SECOND WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU FROM THE TRUSTEES OKAY.

AGAIN, WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

WE'LL SEE YOU FOR THE PICTURE IN A MINUTE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

SO IMPRESSIVE WHAT YOU DID THIS SEASON.

WE ALSO HAVE WITH US OUR BOYS GOLF PROGRAM TONIGHT.

AND OUR BOYS GOLF TEAM ALSO WON THE 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR AND POSTED BACK-TO-BACK TITLE WINS IN BOTH 25 AND 26.

THE SHAFTS HAVE WON EIGHT OF THE LAST NINE.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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I WANT TO REPEAT THAT.

THE CHAPS HAVE WON EIGHT OF THE LAST NINE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GOLF, INCLUDING A STREAK OF SIX CONSECUTIVE WINS.

THIS IS THE PROGRAM'S 15 TITLE OVERALL, A TEXAS STATE RECORD.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE COACH MICHAEL ROME AND LANE GREGG AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT AND ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

LANE GREGG IS NOT HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

HE IS ENJOYING TORREY PINES WITH HIS SON, BUT HE IS THANKING YOU GUYS AS WELL.

I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH MY ROSTER HERE.

THESE ARE MY BOYS.

SO SITTING HERE ON THE FAR RIGHT, THIS IS SOPHOMORE DYLAN KNOX.

HE IS A TWO-TIME VARSITY LETTERMAN.

HE WAS OUR NUMBER FOUR THIS YEAR.

HAD A GREAT YEAR.

COME UP AS I ANNOUNCE YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

NEXT IS ALSO A SOPHOMORE, HENRY TALLARICO, AND YOUR 6A INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION.

SHOOTING SCORE 72-70, TWO UNDER PAR.

NEXT IS ALSO A SOPHOMORE, MR. J.P.

LYNCH, TWO-TIME STATE CHAMPION.

HE WAS A PART OF OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM LAST YEAR AS WELL AS A FRESHMAN.

RIGHT HERE, MR. CHARLIE POE.

HE'S A FRESHMAN.

HE WAS OUR ALTERNATE THIS YEAR AND PLAYED ON THE VARSITY ALL YEAR LONG AS A FRESHMAN.

THESE ARE MY TWO SENIORS.

FIRST IS MR. LUKE FRY.

HE HAS BEEN A FOUR-YEAR VARSITY LETTERMAN AND WILL BE CONTINUING HIS GOLFING CAREER AT EMORY UNIVERSITY NEXT YEAR.

AND MR. STERLING HURD, MY OTHER SENIOR.

HE'S ALSO A FOUR-YEAR LETTERMAN.

HE HAS FINISHED INSIDE THE TOP.

THE LAST TWO YEARS INDIVIDUALLY, AND HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE HIS GOLFING CAREER AT THE BUT THANK YOU GUYS ALL AGAIN FOR THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND THANK OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, ROB LUCERO, TONY SALAZAR, AND CALLAN NOAKES.

FROM THE TRUSTEES FOR YOU.

HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BOTH OF OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS. MR. PORTER, ARE YOU GOING TO HELP WITH A PHOTO?

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ONE OTHER ITEM FOR NOW, PRESIDENT MCMATH, IF THAT'S OKAY.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALSO OUR BASEBALL TEAM.

THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE PLAYOFFS RIGHT NOW AND HAD A WONDERFUL SERIES LAST WEEK IN ADVANCE TO THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS.

THEY'LL FACE PJSA IN A BEST-OF-THREE SERIES BEGINNING THIS THURSDAY IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BASEBALL TEAM AND ONWARD.

ONWARD, THAT'S RIGHT.

THANKS TO ALL THE ATHLETES.

SO NOW WE WILL REARRANGE THE SCHEDULE AND GO BACK.

I WANTED THE KIDS TO BE HONORED INITIALLY, AND I WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE FORMALITIES OF THE MEETING.

SO GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS KIM MCMATH.

I'M PRESIDING AS PRESIDENT OF THE EANS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR MY LAST MEETING, AND 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 THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

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

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM OUTBURSTS OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS.

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OPEN FORUM

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WE'VE HAD APPLAUSE, AND THAT IS ALWAYS WELCOME.

THERE IS UPCOMING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A FEW INSTRUCTIONS ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING TO LISTEN TO THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.

WE ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT TONIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TWICE, BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT MEETING AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY THE ENTIRE TIME.

IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE EARLY, PLEASE DO SO BEHIND YOU AND INTO THE FOYER.

AS ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND DISCUSSED TONIGHT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE TRUSTEES AT TRUSTEES AT AINSISD.NET OR CONSIDER REACHING OUT TO ANY TRUSTEE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST.

NOW IT IS TIME FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE AND THAT IS OPEN FORUM.

WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

PLEASE WATCH THE TIMER ON THE SCREENS.

WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AND STOP.

IF YOU DON'T FINISH YOUR PREPARED REMARKS, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO EMAIL THEM TO THE BOARD.

WHEN SPEAKING, PLEASE DIRECT THEM HERE, UP HERE TO THE BOARD, NOT THE AUDIENCE OR TO OTHERS.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 PROHIBITS DISRUPTION OF BOARD MEETINGS.

SO WE ASK THAT REACTIONS TO COMMENTS REMAIN BRIEF AND RESPECTFUL.

IF YOU WISH TO NAME...

A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IN A COMPLAINT, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD MUST HEAR SUCH COMPLAINTS IN A CLOSED SESSION AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.

THE BOARD CANNOT DELIBERATE OR COMMENT ON TOPICS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA PER TEXAS LAW.

THIS IS OUR TIME TO LISTEN, NOT TO REACT OR ENGAGE.

CLARIFYING INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT IF NECESSARY.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION AND BY SPEAKING YOU CONSENT TO THIS PUBLICATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS.

WE'RE READY FOR THE FIRST SPEAKER AND THAT IS I'M GOING TO MOVE SOME AROUND UM MS. SHANE OVERLY.

MS. OVERLY COME UP WELCOME.

I'M A TEACHER AT BRIDGEPOINT ELEMENTARY AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS DISTRICT FOR 21 YEARS AS BOTH A PARENT AND AN EDUCATOR.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

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BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HEAR FROM THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY WITNESSED SHERRY BRYANT'S LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO BRIDGEPOINT AND THE ENTIRE EANS COMMUNITY.

THE NARRATIVE SHARED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT IN OUR BRIDGEPOINT FACULTY MEETING YESTERDAY DOES NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE MANY OF US HAVE HAD WORKING ALONGSIDE WITH SHERRY.

WHAT WE SEE IS A LEADER WITH EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH STANDARDS, A DEEP PASSION FOR CHILDREN, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SHERRY BRINGS ORGANIZATION, STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONSISTENCY TO THE CAMPUS.

SHE HAS CREATED SYSTEMS THAT HAVE IMPROVED BEHAVIOR, STRENGTHENED SCHOOL CULTURE, AND HELPED STAFF AND STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED AND SUCCESSFUL.

STRONG LEADERSHIP IS NOT ALWAYS EASY LEADERSHIP.

EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE WILLING TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS BECAUSE THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL.

WHAT MAKES SHERRY EXCEPTIONAL IS NOT ONLY HER PROFESSIONALISM BUT HER HEART.

THIS SCHOOL WAS NEVER JUST A JOB TO HER.

SHE HAS POURED HERSELF INTO THIS CAMPUS, ITS STUDENTS, ITS STAFF, AND THIS DISTRICT.

HER DEDICATION CAN BE SEEN IN THE COUNTLESS HOURS SHE INVESTED, THE RELATIONSHIPS SHE BUILT WITH TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN, AND THE PRIDE SHE TAKES IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO RALLY PEOPLE TOGETHER AROUND A SHARED VISION.

SHE BELIEVES CHILDREN DESERVE EXCELLENCE AND SHE WORKS TIRELESSLY TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY.

I ASK THAT GOING FORWARD DECISIONS ABOUT LEADERS BE BASED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION, EVIDENCE, AND THE FULL PICTURE OF THEIR IMPACT, NOT RUMORS, POLITICS, OR INCOMPLETE NARRATIVES.

REMOVING A STRONG LEADER AFFECTS AN ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, CAUSING WORRY NOT ONLY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CAMPUS, BUT ALSO ABOUT WHETHER TEACHERS WILL CONTINUE TO FEEL SUPPORTED, VALUED, AND SAFE IN THEIR ROLES IN THE SAME WAY AS WE HAVE BEEN WITH SHERRY AS OUR LEADER.

WHETHER OR NOT THIS DECISION IS RECONSIDERED, I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT THAT SHERRY'S YEARS OF DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, AND LEADERSHIP BE ACKNOWLEDGED PUBLICLY AND TRUTHFULLY.

HER IMPACT ON OUR CAMPUS, OUR STAFF, AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED AND APPLAUDED THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS STAFF AND DISTRICT THANK YOU OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TIM MARWELL WELCOME TIM HEY KIM, JUST A FINAL THANK YOU.

MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ON THE BOARD, GREAT LEADERSHIP.

YOU OBVIOUSLY LED THIS GROUP TO HIRE KIRK AND I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT THING.

I'VE GOT THINGS POINTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SO THANK YOU.

TO KATE AND JENNIFER, I THANK THEM FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT CAN BE VERY REWARDING.

I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THIS TEAM CAN ACCOMPLISH OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

OUR THIRD SPEAKER IS MR. NOAH JONES AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SEE HIM.

THANK YOU TIM.

ANYONE OUT IN THE FOYER? IF HE SHOWS UP WE CAN ALWAYS ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK LATER.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE

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CLOSED SESSION

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INTO CLOSED SESSION.

AND CLOSED SESSION IS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071, 551.072, AND 551.074.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN CLOSED SESSION, I DO NOT BELIEVE, FOR MORE THAN 10 OR 15 MINUTES.

SO WE SHALL RETURN TO THIS MEETING, NOT A SECOND MEETING, WHICH IS OUR TYPICAL PROTOCOL.

WE SHALL RETURN AND CONTINUE THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, 10 OR 15.

THE TIME IS NOW 549, AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BACK INTO OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT FOR ONE ITEM.

MR. KNIECKE.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE OUR GROUP FROM CERT HERE NOW.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JACKIE USLETON.

IF JACKIE, YOU COME UP AT THIS TIME, PLEASE, WITH YOUR LEADERS AND SHARE SOME NEWS WITH US ABOUT THE CERT PROGRAM.

I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL.

YOU GOT SOMEBODY ELSE ROLLING IN? OKAY, IF YOU WALK REALLY SLOWLY UP TO THE...

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MIKE, THEY'LL PROBABLY JOIN YOU BY THE TIME YOU GET THERE, YEAH.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

YES, I'M GLAD YOU GOT THE PHOTOS OF THE BOYS AND MS. PHILLIPS AND EVERYBODY OVER THE YEARS.

THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 2010, SO WE'RE ABOUT 16 YEARS OF GOING STRONG WITH KIDS' LEARNING PREPAREDNESS AND HOW TO REACT IN A SAFE.

IN A POSITIVE MANNER TO JUST ABOUT ANY SITUATION THEY SHOULD FIND THEMSELVES IN.

AND SO THEY WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.

AND I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE WHEN I GO TO FEMA TRAINING IN EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND, I WAS UP THERE DOING SOME OTHER FEMA TRAINING, AND SOMEBODY SAID, OH, TEXAS, Y'ALL ARE SO LUCKY YOU HAVE THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.

MOST STATES DON'T HAVE AN ASSET LIKE THAT.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE.

HOW LUCKY THEY ARE IN TEXAS THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, AND I SAID, OH, YOU'RE RIGHT, YEAH.

AND EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE THAT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER THAT CONTINUES TO KEEP ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AT THE FOREFRONT, THE IDEA OF KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND PREPARING OUR STUDENTS.

AND IN THIS CASE, I SUBMITTED A NOMINATION, YOU KNOW, FOR AN AWARD, AND I WAS SO SURPRISED WHEN I GOT THE EMAIL THAT...

OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE STUDENT-LED CATEGORY OF PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO I'LL JUST KIND OF READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.

WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WILLIAM FEINER HAS TAKEN A LEAD IN KEEPING THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL TEEN CERT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM ACTIVE.

AND IT IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY FEMA TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS IN BASIC DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SKILLS.

WILLIAM FEINER ALONG WITH HIS FELLOW STUDENT MAX HOLGATE, THEY BOTH WENT TO TRAINING.

IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THEY DID THE 428 CERT TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE, AND THEY DID IT IN MAY OF 2023 WHEN THEY WERE JUST FRESHMEN.

THEY GOT UP THERE AND DID A TEACH BAG IN FRONT OF OTHER ADULTS WHO WERE SEASONED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS, AND THEY TRAINED AND THEY INSTRUCTED AND THEY PASSED THE COURSE.

IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, ACTUALLY.

AND THEY NOW WORK CLOSELY WITH THEIR INSTRUCTOR, MS. PHILLIPS, SHE'S OUT HERE, AND THEY WORK CLOSELY TO TEACH THINGS SUCH AS HEAD-TO-TOE ASSESSMENT, ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, AND ACTIVE ATTACK, HOW TO BE PREPARED, HOW TO REACT, FIRST AID, CPR, OF COURSE, INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS. THEY INSTRUCT INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS SUCH AS THERE'S IS-100, 200.

700, 800, THEY TEACH THOSE COURSES.

THEY'RE VERY HIGH-LEVEL FEMA COURSES, AND THEY'RE TEACHING THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THEM.

AND THE BEST WAY TO LEARN IS BY TEACHING, AND SO THESE STUDENTS KNOW THE INCIDENT COMMAND PROTOCOLS INSIDE AND OUT.

THEY'RE VERY, VERY TALENTED AND IMPRESSIVE YOUNG GENTLEMEN.

AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THEY'RE BOTH SENIORS.

THEY WILL BE MOVING ON.

AND WE'VE GOT WILLIAM IS GOING TO GO TO PURDUE, AND MAX.

IS GOING TO GO TO CAL POLY, SO PRETTY IMPRESSIVE RIGHT THERE.

AND WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO TEXAS SOMEDAY AND CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STATE GROW TO BE EVEN GREATER.

THEY ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL, AND THEY'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MUCH WORK THESE STUDENTS HAVE PUT INTO THE LAST FOUR YEARS THEY'VE BEEN IN CERT SINCE THEY WERE FRESHMEN.

I HAVE A QUOTE FROM WILLIAM FEINER.

HE SAID, CERT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL TO MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER BECAUSE IT'S AN ENTIRELY STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATION, GIVING STUDENTS REAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OVER THE PROGRAM.

BEING INVOLVED ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALLOWED ME NOT ONLY TO GROW AS A LEADER, BUT TO ALSO HELP OTHERS STRENGTHEN A PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEAD, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER WHILE SERVING OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.

AS A SENIOR, IT HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY REWARDING TO HELP BUILD A PROGRAM THAT WILL CONTINUE LONG AFTER MY CLASSMATES AND I GRADUATE.

WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, WHICH ALLOW CERT PROGRAMS TO THRIVE.

THAT'S A QUOTE BY WILLIAM FEINER, OUR VERY OWN.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO TAKE TO THEIR DORM FOR A NICE LITTLE DORM DECORATION.

A LITTLE PLAQUE THAT SAYS IN RECOGNITION FOR WILLIAM FEINER COMPLETING.

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HE'S THE CERT COMMANDER AND HE'S ALSO A 428 INSTRUCTOR.

MAX ALSO DID THE 428 CERT TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE IN HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

HE HAS BEEN A CO-INSTRUCTOR AND HIS OFFICIAL TITLE IS DEPUTY COMMANDER.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO THANK LIZ PHILLIPS.

FOR ALL HER HARD WORK KEEPING THIS PROGRAM GOING AND WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS AND KEEPING THEM GOING.

THEY DO SO MANY AMAZING THINGS ALL AROUND OUR CAMPUS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, LIZ.

GENTLEMEN, WE'VE GOT SOME GIFTS FROM THE TRUSTEES FOR YOU.

PHILLIPS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JACKIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE TO EANS.

GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIAL WORK THAT BUILDS DISTINGUISHERS AND RESUMES FOR YOUNG ADULTS BEFORE THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOWCASE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, EVEN IF THEY IMPACT SMALLER COHORTS OF STUDENTS.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERSONALIZING EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AND WE'RE HEADING INTO THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE AND MORE.

AND I HEARD FROM MR. FEINER HIMSELF JUST THE OTHER DAY.

HE'S BEEN TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE AND RUNNING COURSES AND TEACHING THEM AS A TEENAGER.

HE'S GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT MOST ADULTS EVER DO TO BUILD HIS RESUME AND HIS FUTURE, AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO PAY OFF.

WE HAVE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS THAT ARE SPECIALIZED FOR CAREER PATHWAYS.

TO OUR STUDENTS TO ACTUALLY SAY WE HAVE A STUDENT-CENTERED CULTURE.

SO WHETHER IT'S KINDERGARTEN OR WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, THE FACT THAT MS. PHILLIPS WORKS WITH THESE STUDENTS AND ALLOWS THEM TO TEACH AND MODEL THE WAY FOR OTHER TEENAGERS IS EMPOWERING, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROGRAMMING HAS THESE HALLMARKS MOVING FORWARD, WHATEVER CAREER PATHWAYS WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN.

WE'RE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORK.

CAN WE GET BEFORE YOU ALL DISAPPEAR WE GET A PHOTO MISS PHILLIPS YOU'RE GONNA GET IN THE PHOTO PLEASE THANK YOU STUDENTS.

WE ARE NOW MOVING,

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TRUSTEE REFLECTIONS

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I'M ANNOUNCING THIS, WE'RE NOW MOVING INTO AGENDA NUMBER ON TRUSTEE REFLECTIONS.

WE HAVE SOME REFLECTIONS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE RESPECTFUL TO LET THE TRUSTEES SPEAK AFTER ME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE.

JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, THANK OUR OUTGOING TRUSTEES FOR THEIR SERVICE.

FIRST, LAURA CLARK, WHO COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS LAURA IS A FORMER PRESCHOOL TEACHER.

GOD BLESS ANYBODY WHO DOES THAT FOR YEARS ON END AND HELPS OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN TO PREPARE FOR THEIR NEXT STEPS.

LAURA AND LARRY HAVE TWO CHILDREN THAT ALSO GRADUATED FROM EANES.

LAURA VOLUNTEERED FOR YEARS AT EANES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE ALSO HELPED OUT WITH THE CUB SCOUTS AMONG OTHER ROLES THAT SHE FULFILLED IN HER YEARS.

LAURA HAS CONSTANTLY AND SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT AND REINFORCED THE POWER OF TEAMWORK

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FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE TIME I'VE OBSERVED HER AS A TRUSTEE AND SPECIFICALLY I THINK THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT SHE'S TALKED ABOUT BOTH GROUPS I WANT TO THANK LAURA FOR ALL SHE'S DONE FOR EANS ISD AND THE COMMUNITY SHE SERVED.

AND OF COURSE OUR PRESIDENT, OUTGOING PRESIDENT KIM MCMATH.

KIM HAS FOUR DEGREES FROM ALL OVER TEXAS IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE AND IS A LONGHORN AND I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.

ALSO A MOTHER TO TWO GRADUATES, VIVIAN FROM THE CLASS OF 2024 AND ZACHARY CLASS OF 2021.

PRIOR TO TAKING ON A PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE ROLE, KIM SERVED THE BAND FOR YEARS AS A VOLUNTEER AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.

SHE VOLUNTEERED FOR DESTINATION IMAGINATION.

SHE WAS A GIRL SCOUT LEADER AND VOLUNTEER, A CUB SCOUT VOLUNTEER, A SHAC REPRESENTATIVE, AND A BAC MEMBER, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

KIM BELIEVES THAT, QUOTE, THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AND REMAINS OUR SCHOOLS.

SHE TOLD ME THAT DURING THE BEGINNING OF A VETTING PROCESS LAST FALL AS I WAS TRYING TO GET A JOB HERE.

AND AS SHE DESCRIBED WHAT A SPECIAL COMMUNITY EANS WAS, THAT STRUCK ME.

I INSTANTLY BELIEVED HER, AND SHE HAS PROVED IT THROUGH HER SERVICE.

THANK YOU, KIM, FOR ALL YOU DO AND ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR CHILDREN AND FOR THE ADULTS WHO SERVE THEM AT EANS.

I'M CALLING ON YOU, KELLY.

KIM, OUR PRESIDENT, NEIGHBOR, AND STEADFAST CHAMPION OF EVERYTHING EAMES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DECADES OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

THROUGH SEASONS OF CHALLENGE AND CHANGE, YOU ARE A LIGHTHOUSE FOR THIS BOARD, ESPECIALLY AS WE NAVIGATED THE IMPORTANT WORK OF FINDING OUR NEXT.

SUPERINTENDENT.

YOUR CALM LEADERSHIP, THOUGHTFUL PRESENCE, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE LEFT A LASTING MARK ON EAMES, AND OUR COMMUNITY IS UNQUESTIONABLY BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR SERVICE AND PRESENCE IN IT.

THANK YOU, KELLY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY TO LAURA, MASTER TRUSTEE TRULY FEELS LIKE THE PERFECT TITLE FOR YOU.

NOT ONLY DID EANS BENEFIT FROM YOUR WISDOM, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP, BUT TRUSTEES ACROSS TEXAS HAVE BENEFITED FROM YOUR COMMITMENT TO TRAINING AND MENTORING NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

YOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR STUDENTS, AND YOUR WORK HAS STRENGTHENED BOTH THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS.

I HAVE NO DOUBT YOUR INFLUENCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME THROUGH THE FUTURE LEADERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS YOU HAVE HELPED SHAPE.

I'LL SAVE MY THOUGHTS AND SHARE THEM WITH LAURA PERSONALLY, BUT KIM, I DO WANT TO EXPRESS PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE BOARD OVER THE YEARS.

YOU AND I SERVED A LOT TOGETHER AS BAND PARENTS OVER THE YEARS, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES IS WHEN YOU WERE...

LOOKING FOR MY WIFE'S PHONE NUMBER, WAS IT IN ZACH'S PHONE OR HE HAD PUT IT IN YOUR PHONE? YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IT.

AND YOU KEPT LOOKING FOR ALEX AND LOOKING AND LOOKING AND HE HAD FILED IT UNDER MOM SPREADS.

SO OUR SONS GO WAY BACK AND WE HAVE A GREAT CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR KIDS.

AND SERVING WITH YOU ON THE BOARD HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.

YOU AND I DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING.

YOU AND I PROBABLY SPLIT ON VOTES SEVERAL TIMES.

AND THE FACT THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

AND DO IT WITH RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND FRIENDSHIP WITH EACH OTHER AND ALWAYS DOING THE THING THAT WE INDIVIDUALLY THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR THE CHILDREN OF EANES ISD.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE BEST CENTER WE CAN HAVE.

I REMEMBER A YEAR AGO WHEN YOU AND I WERE TALKING AND I WAS ENCOURAGING YOU TO BE PRESIDENT SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT ANYMORE.

AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU WERE GOING TO GET ALL OF THE STUFF YOU GOT AS PRESIDENT.

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU DID.

HANDLED THAT WITH SUCH STRENGTH AND GRACE AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS BOARD AS PRESIDENT AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR TIME TO SERVE TOGETHER AND OUR FRIENDSHIP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS IN THE CIVILIAN LIFE OF SHARING ADVENTURES AND HEARING ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURES SO THANK YOU KIM.

THANK YOU JAMES.

THANK YOU, KIM.

UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS, I HAVEN'T KNOWN YOU QUITE AS LONG, BUT I'VE REALLY ENJOYED OUR TIME TOGETHER

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ON THE BOARD.

IT'S BEEN A FEW SHORT YEARS, AND JAMES, YOU SAID IT SO WELL.

YOU'VE JUST BEEN LEADING US WITH GRACE AND STRENGTH THROUGH A DIFFICULT YEAR, SO THANK YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THAT, AND THAT SMILE THAT YOU ALWAYS PUT ON, AND DESPITE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND THE DIFFICULT TIMES, YOU JUST DEMONSTRATE KIND LEADERSHIP.

APPRECIATE YOUR MENTORSHIP PERSONALLY FOR ME AS A TRUSTEE AND AGAIN WE DIDN'T ALWAYS SEE THINGS EYE TO EYE BUT WE WE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST.

AND THEN FOR LAURA WHO ISN'T HERE I'M SURE I'LL HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH HER BUT I DID PUBLICLY WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO LAURA.

I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD HER CHILD, MY CHILD IN HER PRESCHOOL CLASSES.

I HAVE KNOWN HER SINCE 2009.

EXTREMELY KIND AND TALENTED INDIVIDUAL WHO, AS YOU SAID, KIRK, THAT JOB IS NOT AN EASY ONE WITH PRESCHOOLERS.

MY MOTHER DID IT AS WELL.

SHE HELPED MENTOR ME AS WELL UP AT THE LEDGE, INTRODUCING ME TO FOLKS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AS I GOT MY FOOTING AS A TRUSTEE AND COULDN'T THANK HER ENOUGH FOR HER MENTORSHIP AS WELL.

SO I WISH LAURA THE BEST.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU.

THANK YOU, DIANE.

DO YOU WANT TO GO? WELL, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING LAURA AND KIM IN NOVEMBER, I THINK IT WAS NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF 2019, WHEN WE WERE ALL ABOUT TO EMBARK ON WHAT BECAME PROBABLY THE LONGEST CAMPAIGN IN EANS ISD HISTORY FOR A SCHOOL BOARD BECAUSE IT WENT FROM WHEN WE FILED IN JANUARY UNTIL NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF COVID.

AND SO WE WERE RUNNING FOR, WHAT, 10, 11 MONTHS.

AND I STILL REMEMBER MEETING THAT FIRST TIME AND ENJOYING THE CONVERSATION.

AND I WAS THE DAD OF A FIRST GRADER AND JUMPING IN AND EAGER TO SERVE.

AND I AM ALSO THE ONLY ONE ON THE DAIS WHO GOT BEAT SOUNDLY BY KIM IN THAT ELECTION.

AND SHE WON.

AND I REMEMBER TELLING HER A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I'LL SAY IT NOW AGAIN, THAT THE COMMUNITY GOT IT RIGHT THAT DAY.

AND I REALLY DO MEAN THAT.

HAVE REFLECTED BACK AND REALIZED AS I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT DAY AND I WAS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN A FANTASTIC BOARD MEMBER A GREAT ADDITION TO THIS BOARD YOU HAVE LED IT WELL AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AND THINGS HAVE A WAY OF WORKING OUT THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO AND I'VE GOTTEN TO WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WHEN WE BOTH FILED FOR THE SAME OPEN SEAT I'VE GOT TO KNOW YOU WELL SINCE AND CONSIDER YOU A FRIEND AND HAVE ENJOYED OUR MANY CONVERSATIONS I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND TRULY I'M SO GLAD AT HOW THINGS HAVE WORKED OUT AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE DISTRICT IN A GREAT PLACE AS YOU ROLL OFF.

AND SO VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR WORK.

I'VE ENJOYED MY FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE WITH LAURA AS WELL.

I WILL PASS SOME OF THOSE THOUGHTS ON TO HER NEXT TIME WE HAVE COFFEE.

BUT I'VE ENJOYED OUR MANY CONVERSATIONS AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM BOTH OF YOU.

AS IN MY YOU KNOW AS I BRING MY FIRST YEAR OF A TRUSTEE TO AN END.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF LESSONS TO LEARN, AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU, KIM, AND A LOT FROM LAURA AS WELL.

SO VERY THANKFUL TO YOU BOTH.

IT'S BEEN HARD WORK, BUT FUN, AND I SEE HOW Y'ALL HAVE CARRIED YOURSELVES SO WELL AND MADE SUCH AN IMPACT IN THIS DISTRICT.

SO THANKFUL FOR YOU BOTH, AND EXCITED FOR ALL THAT IS TO COME.

THANK YOU, JOHN, AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE ON THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO LAST.

KIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LEADERSHIP YOU'VE SHOWN, ESPECIALLY TO JOHN AND I.

I RECALL A CONVERSATION WHERE WE SAID WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH IN THE PAST YEAR.

SOME TRUSTEES SERVE FOR MULTIPLE TERMS AND NEVER HAVE TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT THIS BOARD HAS HAD TO DO IN THE PAST YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALSO, YOU TOOK US THROUGH ONE OF THE HARDEST TRANSITIONS FROM DR.

ARNETT LEAVING, WHICH WAS LITERALLY JUST A FEW WEEKS OF US BEING SWORN IN, AND THEN THROUGH THE TRANSITION FINDING DR.

TRIGG AND NOW MR. KONECKIAN.

SO THAT WAS IN ITSELF.

PROBABLY SOMETHING PRETTY RARE FOR ANY BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO GO THROUGH THAT RAPID OF A CHANGE, AND YOU HELPED US THROUGH THAT WITH GRACE AND APLOMB, SO THANK YOU.

AND LAURA'S NOT HERE.

I WILL SHARE SOME THOUGHTS WITH HER, BUT I ALSO LEARNED AND SO ENJOYED MY TIME WITH LAURA.

SHE AND I ARE BOTH FIBER ARTISTS, WHICH IS A FANCY WORD FOR KNITTERS.

WE BOTH ENJOY KNITTING, AND SHE'S, I HAVE TO SAY, IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'S WANTS TO GEEK OUT MORE ON TEXAS SCHOOL OF FINANCE THAN ME, IT'S LAURA.

SHE ACTUALLY HELPS TEACH ABOUT TEXAS SCHOOL OF FINANCE TO OTHER TRUSTEES, AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING.

SO LAURA AND I WILL CATCH UP LATER.

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MAYBE A LITTLE UNORTHODOX, BUT...

THANK YOU, CATHERINE.

ON BEHALF OF CABINET, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU AND LAURA.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS HELD US ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR POSITIONS AND OUR ROLES, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT WITH RESPECT AND GRATITUDE.

AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, AND IT'S BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE BOARD, YOU AND LAURA.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO CABINET.

I'LL SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.

I'LL SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, MOLLY AND MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, MR. KONECKI, THANK YOU FOR VERY KIND WORDS AND LOTS OF MEMORIES OVER SIX YEARS.

I'LL START ALSO AGAIN IN THANKING SUPERINTENDENT KONECKI AND CABINET FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR EXPERTISE.

THIS HAS BEEN, AS CATHERINE SAID, IT'S BEEN A A VERY EXCITING YEAR AND WE'VE DONE A LOT AND I AM VERY HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BRING MR. KNIECKE HERE.

THERE ARE SO MANY TRUSTED LEADERS IN THIS ROOM AND SO MANY TRUSTED LEADERS AROUND HERE THAT I'M LOOKING AT THAT I'VE WORKED WITH OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.

WE SAY THIS A LOT AT EANS ISD THAT WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE DISTRICT IN TEXAS AND THE NUMBER SEVEN DISTRICT IN THE NATION.

AND THAT TAKES HARD WORK.

IT TAKES EXPERTS THAT I SEE AROUND HERE AND IT TAKES STRATEGY THAT I GET FROM ALL OF YOU.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AS LEADERS.

I EQUALLY APPRECIATE THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AND OUR DEDICATED TEACHERS AND STAFF.

LAST WEEK I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE TEACHERS APPRECIATION DINNER WHERE WE HONORED TEACHERS OF PROMISE WHO ARE OUR NEW TEACHERS, DISTINGUISHED MILESTONES, CAMPUS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AND RETIREES AND I WAS SITTING IN A ROOM OF DEDICATION.

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE AND THAT'S THE BACKBONE OF THIS DISTRICT.

I'VE SEEN IT IN MY SIX YEARS AS TRUSTEE AND IN MY 15 YEARS AS AN EANS PARENT.

I REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR KIND WORDS.

ALL OF THE TRUSTEES THAT ARE HERE PRESENT, PAST TRUSTEES AND INCOMING TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE SERVED AND YOU WILL SERVE EANS ISD, AND I KNOW YOU'LL DO IT WITH DISTINCTION.

KATE AND JENNIFER, YOU'RE JOINING A VERY DEDICATED GROUP OF PEOPLE AND TRADITIONS.

I WISH YOU VERY WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

PUBLIC ED IN TEXAS MAY NOT GET EASIER.

IT'S LIKELY TO HAVE MORE FUNDING CHALLENGES AHEAD.

PLEASE CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER, RESPECTING EACH OTHER, LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY VOICES, AND CONTINUE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND FOR OUR STAFF.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.

KIM, ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, CABINET, AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE HAVE A LITTLE GIFT, A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOU.

COME OVER AND WELCOME.

DO I OPEN IT? YOU'RE WELCOME TO.

YES, THIS IS YOUR TIME.

SURE.

OPEN IT.

I WILL NOT READ MY CARD BECAUSE IT MAY MAKE ME SAD.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

[7.1 Approve Order Canvassing Returns and Declaring Results of the May 2, 2...]

AND OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVED.

THE ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE MAY 2 AND 2026 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION.

AND I HAD SOMETHING TO READ, WHICH I'VE FORGOTTEN.

WE HAD A TYPO ON OUR AGENDA AND THAT IT SAID MAY 2ND, 2025.

BUT WE'RE HERE TODAY ON MAY.

14TH AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE

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MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? CATHERINE? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTIONS FOR PLACE ONE.

YOU HANDED ME THE WRONG ONE.

I GAVE YOU THE WRONG MOTION.

THAT'S OKAY.

AND I WAS READING IT.

I'M SORRY, JENNIFER AND KATE.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 2, 2026, GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM CATHERINE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FROM JAMES.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-6-0.

AND THE OFFICIAL CANVAS RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE MEETING DATE AND WILL BE POSTED IN THE MINUTES.

[8.1 Issue Certificates of Election to Elected Officials]

OUR SECOND DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM IS THE TRUSTEE INDUCTION.

ARE THEY HERE? OH, THEY ARE.

GOOD.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO PLACE 1, KATE IVERS, PLACE 2, JENNIFER BLACKMAN, AND PLACE 3, DIANE HEARN.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM DIANE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM KELLY.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO KATE IVERS, JENNIFER BLACKMAN, AND DIANE HEARN.

ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.

[8.2 Newly Elected Trustees Complete Statements of Officers]

WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE THE NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEES COMPLETE STATEMENTS OF OFFICERS AND SWEARING IN.

AND YOU WILL DO THAT UP HERE AT THE TABLE.

OKAY.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE CANVASSING RESULTS ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS POSTED.

BUT ALL TRUSTEES HERE IN PASSING THE MOTION HAVE THESE CANVASSING UPDATED RESULTS.

OKAY, IF I HAVE A MIC, THEN I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME.

THIS IS WHEN YOU SWITCH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK KIM AND LAURA FOR THIS INCREDIBLE TIME.

YES, IT HAS.

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

OKAY, SO EARLIER IN THE MEETING, THE BOARD CANVASSED THE VOTE FOR THE ELECTION.

NOW WHAT IT'S LEFT TO DO IS ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS TO SQUARE IN THE NEW MEMBERS.

WE ISSUED THE CERTIFICATES, WHICH I JUST HANDED TO THEM BY THE BOARD.

NEXT, THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE PIECES OF BUSINESS.

YOU ALL HAVE A FOLDER IN FRONT OF YOU CONTAINING TWO DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE TO BE SWORN IN AS BOARD MEMBERS.

THE FIRST IS CALLED THE STATEMENT OF OFFICER.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY AN ANTI-BRIBERY STATEMENT, TO BE HONEST.

IF YOU COULD READ THAT AND SIGN IT.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT, AND I CAN NOTARIZE THAT FOR YOU LATER.

WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED SIGNING THAT, YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN THE FOLDER, AND THE NEXT DOCUMENT IS THE OATH OF OFFICE.

YOU ACTUALLY READ IT AND SIGN THE OATH OF OFFICE

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BEFORE YOU'RE SWORN IN, SO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SIGN, PLEASE.

AND I'LL FINISH THAT

[8.3 Swearing-in of New Trustees (Oath of Office)]

OFF THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

OKAY.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO THE OATH.

SO WE'LL DO THAT ONE AT A TIME.

KATE, WE'LL START WITH YOU IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE.

I, KATE IVERS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

OF THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE OF THE EANES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE EANES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE SO HELP ME GOD SO HELP ME GOD OKAY, JENNIFER? I, JENNIFER BLACKMON, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE OF THE EANS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE SO HELP ME GOD I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS.

I, DIANE HEARN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE OF THE EANES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE EANES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE SO HELP ME GOD SO HELP ME GOD CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.

I THINK THIS IS WHEN WE SHUFFLE AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND I TAKE MY LEAVE.

NEW TRUSTEES, YOU CAN JUST COME UP FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE OUR MOTION.

[9.

CLOSED SESSION

]

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CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD.

WE WILL NOW BE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN AFTER OUR BUSINESS HAS CONCLUDED TO FINISH OUR MEETING WELCOME

[10.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

]

AND THE BOARD WILL NOW

[11.1 Election of Officers for the Eanes ISD Board of Trustees]

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION.

WE WILL NOW ADDRESS 11.11 ON OUR AGENDA, ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE EANS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I WILL START BY TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR, OH SORRY, WE WILL BE ELECTING OUR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY PER REQUIREMENT AND WE WILL START WITH TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT.

YES, JOHN.

I NOMINATE CATHERINE WALKER TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT? JAMES.

I NOMINATE DIANE HEARN FOR PRESIDENT.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT? OKAY.

WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE TWO OFFICERS IN A ROLL CALL, AND I WILL RANDOMLY PICK FROM MY ORDER HERE.

KATE IVERS, HOW DO YOU VOTE? I VOTE FOR CATHERINE WALKER FOR PRESIDENT.

KELLY MARWELL.

I VOTE DIANE HEARN.

JOHN TROY.

I VOTE FOR KATHERINE WALKER.

KATHERINE WALKER.

I VOTE FOR MYSELF FOR PRESIDENT.

DIANE HEARN.

I VOTE FOR MYSELF.

JENNIFER BLACKMAN.

I VOTE FOR KATHERINE WALKER FOR PRESIDENT.

JAMES BRADLEY.

I VOTE DIANE.

FOUR VOTES FOR KATHERINE WALKER, THREE FOR DIANE HEARN.

KATHERINE WALKER BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

KATHERINE, YOU WILL NOW CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY.

I WILL CALL FOR ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT TO THE BOARD.

I NOMINATE JOHN TROY FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? KELLY.

I NOMINATE DIANE HEARN.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT TO THE BOARD? THAT'S IT.