[00:00:11] DECEMBER 16TH, 2025. THIS MEETING OF THE CLEAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING. SUSAN JONES, VICE PRESIDENT. OLIVER MINTZ, BOARD MEMBER. RODNEY GILCHRIST, BOARD MEMBER. AND ME. BRETT WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER. ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING IS SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS, TRUSTEE MARVIN RAINWATER, AND TRUSTEE TINA CAPITO. FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IS PRESENT. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE. WE'RE ALSO STREAMING THIS MEETING ON OUR CABLE CHANNEL 17 AND ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB PAGE. AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC FORUM MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET AT THIS TIME. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT TRUSTEE MARVIN [1. Public Forum (5pm)] RAINWATER HAS ARRIVED AND IS PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING. MISS WEAVER HAS INFORMED ME THAT WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE'LL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS PUBLIC FORUM. THE BOARD WILL NOW HEAR COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. PER BOARD POLICY, EACH PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I WILL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY PUBLIC OUTBURSTS AND TO MAINTAIN DECORUM. PARENTS, EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCESS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. RELATED POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. FIRST SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, WE HAVE. KATIE ANDERSON. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY, SIR? WELCOME. MY DAUGHTER WAS UP HERE ON THE NINTH WITH A GRIEVANCE OF LEVEL THREE. SHE WAS ALLUDING TO. A BOARD MEMBER AND HER WHEN SHE WAS TALKING. AND I GOT TO SAY THIS, THEY ENCOUNTER A COUPLE YEARS AGO, SHE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION. SHE SHE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT. AND I KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PERSON THAT IS. AND SHE EXPLAINED IT. SO WHEN SHE GOT UP HERE AND I LOOKED AT BOARD MEMBER, I WAS LOOKING AT THE BOARD MEMBER. I KNOW PERSONALLY. IT WAS PERSONAL. SOME THINGS PERSONAL. SHE AIN'T HERE. SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY HER NAME, BUT I WILL NEXT TIME I'M OVER HERE. IT WAS PERSONAL AND I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON I LIKE TO LOOK IN YOUR EYE AND TELL YOU IT'S PERSONAL. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME. SAY THIS AND SAY THIS. THIS IS FOR SUPERINTENDENT. MY. MY KIDS. MY CHILD IS ONE OF ONE OF YOUR BEST STUDENTS. AND FOR ME TO BE HARASSED AND BELITTLED LIKE I WAS. AND MY DAUGHTER COME UP HERE BY HER GRANDSON, MY GRANDSON, HER CHILD, MY GRANDSON AT REESE CREEK, AND FOR HER. TO DO AGREEMENTS AND BE RETALIATED ON TWICE AND NOTHING IS DONE. YOU FELL ON ME. YOU FELL ON MY FAMILY. I'M LOOKING YOU IN YOUR EYE. YOU FELL ON ME AND MY FAMILY. THANK YOU. NEXT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE HAVE TATIANA WHITFIELD. WELCOME. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS TATIANA WHITFIELD AND I AM 24 YEARS OLD. I'M A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND I AM CURRENTLY EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ADDRESS AN UNFORTUNATE AND DEEPLY CONCERNING REALITY WITHIN KILLEEN ISD, WHICH IS THE LACK OF PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR EDUCATORS. THIS DISTRICT IS NOT JUST MY EMPLOYER, IT IS MY HOME. I AM A PRODUCT OF KILLEEN ISD. I GREW UP IN THIS DISTRICT. I WAS EDUCATED HERE AND CHOSE TO RETURN AS A TEACHER BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IN THE MISSION OF THIS DISTRICT. I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT ONLY AS AN EMPLOYEE, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SEE K-I-S-D CONTINUE TO GROW AND IMPROVE. AND LEAD TEACHING IS NOT A JOB THAT ENDS WHEN THE BELL RINGS. WE'RE WITH OUR STUDENTS FIVE DAYS A WEEK, EIGHT HOURS A DAY, BUT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES EXTEND FAR BEYOND ACADEMICS. WE CARE FOR CHILDREN, WE COUNSEL THEM, AND FOR MANY STUDENTS, WE ARE THEIR ONLY SAFE SPACE. SOMETIMES WE ARE THE ONLY ADULTS WHO TELL THEM THEY ARE VALUABLE, CAPABLE, AND LOVED. WE CARRY EMOTIONAL WEIGHT THAT IS RARELY [00:05:02] ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DEEPLY FELT. SO WHEN TEACHERS CHOOSE TO BEGIN THEIR OWN FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN, THE DISTRICT PLACES A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THEM DURING ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AND IMPORTANT TIMES OF THEIR LIVES. RECOVERING FROM CHILDBIRTH IS NOT A VACATION, AND BONDING WITH THE NEWBORN IS NOT OPTIONAL. THESE ARE MEDICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NECESSITIES. STILL, EDUCATORS IN THIS DISTRICT ARE REQUIRED TO EXHAUST ALL SICK LEAVE AND THEN ENDURE UNPAID TIME OFF, ALL WHILE WORRYING ABOUT HOW TO COVER BASIC LIVING EXPENSES. WHAT MAKES THIS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT OTHER PROFESSIONS RECOGNIZE THE NECESSITY OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. POLICE OFFICERS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE PROVIDED WITH FULLY PAID MATERNITY LEAVE, ACKNOWLEDGING BOTH THE PHYSICAL RECOVERY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY BONDING, AND EVEN MORE STRIKING, MANY OTHER STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVING THE SAME STUDENTS AND OPERATING UNDER SIMILAR PUBLIC FUNDING HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED FULLY PAID MATERNITY AND PATERNITY LEAVE FOR THEIR EDUCATORS. THIS SHOWS THAT PARENTAL LEAVE IS NOT UNREALISTIC. IT IS POSSIBLE AND IS ALREADY BEING DONE. SO MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE WHY? WHY DOES BRINGING A CHILD INTO THE WORLD NOT QUALIFY AS A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL AND LIFE ALTERING EVENT? WHY MUST MOTHERS AND FATHERS EXPERIENCE EXTREME COMPLICATIONS TO BE DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT? I WAS GIVEN A HOPE WHEN A COLLEAGUE MENTIONED THAT POSSIBILITY OF SICK LEAVE DONATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THROUGH GENEROSITY OF FELLOW EDUCATORS, I MIGHT AVOID THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF UNPAID LEAVE. BUT THAT HOPE WAS QUICKLY TAKEN AWAY WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT MATERNITY LEAVE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A DONATION POOL UNLESS SERIOUS MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS ARISE. WHY MUST MOTHERS AND FATHERS EXPERIENCE EXTREME COMPLICATIONS TO BE DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT? WHY IS PARENTAL LEAVE TREATED AS A PRIVILEGE RATHER THAN A NECESSITY? TEACHERS GIVE SO MUCH OF THEMSELVES. WE GIVE OUR TIME, ENERGY, OUR HEARTS, AND OFTEN OUR OWN PERSONAL RESOURCES. WE DO THIS WILLINGLY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN OUR STUDENTS, BUT THAT DEDICATION IS NOT RECIPROCATED. WHEN EDUCATORS NEED TIME TO HEAL AND BOND WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN. I BELIEVE KISD CAN DO BETTER FOR FUTURE MOTHERS, FOR FUTURE FATHERS, AND FOR THE EDUCATORS WHO WILL FOLLOW AFTER US. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE IS NOT JUST AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, IT IS A STATEMENT OF VALUES. IT COMMUNICATES THAT THIS DISTRICT SUPPORTS FAMILIES, VALUES EDUCATORS, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT TAKING CARE OF TEACHERS ALLOWS THEM TO BETTER CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS. KISD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION, EQUITY, AND PROGRESS. I TRULY HOPE WE CHOOSE TO DO SO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MONIQUE MARTINEZ. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY SON. THAT WAS TECHNICALLY SELF DEFENDING HIMSELF. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE PUNISHMENTS THAT Y'ALL ARE PUTTING IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT ARE NOT OKAY FOR SOMEBODY THAT IS PUTTING SELF DEFENSE TO USE, PUTTING HIM IN GATEWAY WITH ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN WHEN HE HAS DECENT GRADES AND NO HISTORY OF ANY PRIOR FIGHTING, AGGRESSION, THREATS OR ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THAT IS SETTING THEM UP FOR FAILURE AND NOT FOR SUCCESS AT THIS MOMENT. REASON BEING WHAT I'VE HEARD, WHAT'S GOING ON IN GATEWAY OR WHAT THE THE THE INCIDENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THERE, MY CHILD SHOULDN'T BE THERE. AND SO ARE SOME OF THE OTHER CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED THERE. WHERE I'VE REACHED OUT TO A COUPLE OTHER PARENTS, THEY DO FEEL THE SAME. IF CHILDREN GET GET PLACED, GET THE SAME PUNISHMENT THAT AN AGGRESSOR GETS. BEST EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE ROBBER AND THE GUY WHO STOPS THE ROBBER. THEY BOTH GO INTO JAIL AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME SITUATION. BASICALLY, THAT'S NOT TEACHING THE CHILDREN RIGHT FROM WRONG. THAT'S TELLING THE CHILDREN, HEY, YOU CAN'T SELF DEFEND YOURSELF WHEN YOU GET ATTACKED BY SOMEBODY. NOW, I DO UNDERSTAND IN SOME OF THE INSTANCES IT'S NOT SELF-DEFENSE, BUT THE ONES THAT TRULY USE SELF-DEFENSE BECAUSE THEY GOT PUNCHED, PUSHED, OR WORST CASE SCENARIO, LAST YEAR'S INCIDENT. I DO BELIEVE SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN AS FAR AS PUNISHMENT FOR SOMEBODY THAT USING SELF DEFENSE, SUCH AS SATURDAY, IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, GO TO THE CAMPUS AND PICK UP TRASH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, PUT THEM INTO COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE GOOD GRADES AND HAVE NO HISTORY. I DO BELIEVE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE PUT IN THE SAME POT AS THE BAD CHILDREN THAT ARE AT GATEWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AS WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC FORUM, WE'RE CLOSING [2. Closed Session (Part 1 of 2)] PUBLIC FORUM AND WE'RE MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT. AT 5:06 P.M. MADAM TINA CAPITO JOINED US. SO WELCOME WELCOME, WELCOME. SO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING. WE'LL CALL ALL OF THEM, BUT WE MAY NOT TAKE UP ALL OF THESE ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM TWO A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY DEVICES OR PERSONNEL, AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076. AGENDA ITEM TWO B CONSULTATION WITH THE DISTRICT'S LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER OR OTHER ISSUES CONFIDENTIAL UNDER THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT [00:10:04] CODE 551.071. AGENDA ITEM TWO C DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072. AGENDA ITEM TWO D DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 AND AGENDA ITEM TWO E DELIBERATE A MATTER REGARDING A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT, WHICH PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT WILL NECESSARILY BE REVEALED AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0821. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION, ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 5:11 P.M. AND WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL GO TO THE THES NOW 6 P.M. AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION. NO ACTION OR VOTING TOOK PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. NO ACTION IS NEEDED IS NEEDED. THIS MEETING OF THE KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL RESUME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POSTED AGENDA. FOR TODAY'S MEETING, WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER, CHRISTINE CHAPARRO. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ANYONE WHO DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC FORUM AT 5 P.M. AND WISHING TO SPEAK NOW, MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET. AT THIS TIME. MR. HARPER, DO WE HAVE ANYONE? OKAY, SO WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC FORUM, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. IT HAS BEEN THE BOARD'S PRACTICE FOR EACH REGULAR MEETING TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG. TONIGHT. THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY TRUSTEE RODNEY GILCHRIST, AND THE PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY STUDENTS ROMAN AMARI AND ISABELLA BARRIENTOS MARTINEZ FROM TRIMMIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PLEASE STAND. WOULD YOU BOW WITH ME AND PRAY? GOD OUR FATHER, WE COME NOW THANKING YOU FOR THIS DAY WHICH YOU'VE MADE. WE ARE REJOICING AND WE'RE GLAD IN IT. WE ASK NOW, FATHER, AS WE GATHER TO DISCUSS THE BUSINESS OF OUR DISTRICT, THAT YOU WOULD TRULY BE WITH US, THAT YOU WOULD LEAD AND GUIDE OUR DIRECT OUR CONVERSATIONS, AND GOD THAT WE WOULD KEEP AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MIND THE VERY THINGS THAT WE ARE CHARGED TO DO, AND THAT IS TO TRAIN UP AND EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN. WE ASK ALSO GOD, THAT AS WE COME TO THE END OF THIS WEEK AND PREPARE TO GO ON OUR HOLIDAY BREAK, THAT YOU WOULD KEEP ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND ALL OF THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND RETURN THEM UNTO US IN THE NEW YEAR, READY AND EAGER TO CONTINUE THE LEARNING PROCESS. WE THANK YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. VERY GOOD. ONE. STAND RIGHT HERE. GO AHEAD AND START. OKAY. 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, JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE. WE'RE ALSO STREAMING THIS MEETING ON OUR CABLE CHANNEL 17 AND ON THE [3. Honors and Recognition] DISTRICT'S WEB PAGE, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. HONORS AND RECOGNITION. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR DAVIS, AS YOU'RE MAKING YOUR WAY AROUND FOR PICTURES, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR OFFICIAL DISTRICT PHOTOS FROM TONIGHT'S HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING AT W-W-W ISD. FORWARD SLASH PHOTOS. TONIGHT. WE ARE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR STUDENTS ACROSS KILLEEN ISD. OUR HONOREES HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE AND WE'RE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS EVENING. WE BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING A POWERHOUSE ATHLETIC PROGRAM THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS MARK ON CENTRAL TEXAS FOOTBALL. CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR THE 2025 BI DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, THE HARKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. HEY, SO LET ME TELL Y'ALL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS TEAM. THE KNIGHTS DELIVERED AN INCREDIBLE SEASON AND [00:15:04] REPRESENTED THE SHIELD WITH PRIDE, DISCIPLINE AND HEART. THEIR GRIT, TEAMWORK AND RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE PROPELLED THEM TO ANOTHER STANDOUT YEAR ON THE FIELD. HARKER HEIGHTS WENT AN UNDEFEATED SIX AND OH IN DISTRICT 12, SIX A FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, AND THEY CLAIMED THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. THE KNIGHTS FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A NINE AND THREE RECORD, INCLUDING THEIR SEVENTH STRAIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCE AND THE PROGRAM'S FIRST BI DISTRICT PLAYOFF TITLE SINCE 2022. HANG TIGHT, I GOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT Y'ALL. SO JOINING US TONIGHT, WE HAVE HEAD COACH MARK HUMBLE, ALONG WITH STANDOUT STUDENT ATHLETES SENIOR LINEBACKER COOPER HOWARD AND SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JAMES KEARNEY. HOWARD WAS A DISTRICT 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN, KEARNEY WAS VOTED FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT. THE TEAM CONTINUES TO HOLD A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS AND INSPIRES OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD LINEBACKERS COME THROUGH AND I'M TELLING YOU, THAT KID RIGHT THERE. OKAY, SO NEXT, WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE A TREMENDOUS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT EARNED BY SOME MORE STUDENT ATHLETES ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. SO EACH YEAR, THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION AWARDS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS TO ATHLETES WHO HAVE EXCELLED NOT ONLY IN COMPETITION BUT IN THE CLASSROOM. THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC, QUALITIES THAT SET THEM APART AS LEADERS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION, THESE STUDENTS MAINTAINED A GPA OF 92 OR HIGHER, ALL WHILE MEETING THE INTENSE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS OF COMPETITIVE SPORTS. TONIGHT, WE HONOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF EACH OF THESE ATHLETES BY CAMPUS. SO FIRST UP FROM CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL, WE'RE PROUD TO HONOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHOSE HARD WORK EARNED THEM THIS RECOGNITION. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME AVA BORJA CROSS COUNTRY TO SHANICE REYES, VOLLEYBALL. BIANCA DUPREE, VOLLEYBALL, MICHAELA CRUMMELL, VOLLEYBALL. AND BAILEY THOMPSON VOLLEYBALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. OH, YEAH. PARENTS, IF YOU NEED A PHOTO, COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. FROM ELLISON HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE MARIBEL RUIZ, VOLLEYBALL AND YVETTA MADERA VOLLEYBALL. GOOD. COME ON. YOU COME ALL THE WAY UP. COME ON, COACH, YOU NEED TO JUMP IN THERE TOO. YOU ARE OKAY. YOU GET UP THERE. YES, MA'AM. YOU KNOW WHICH ONE IS YOURS? YEAH. OKAY. HERE WE GO. ALL. AND FROM KILLEEN HIGH. WE HAVE A FEW ATHLETES. MAKENNA DEMPSEY, VOLLEYBALL. YANELIS WILLIAMS VOLLEYBALL AND PRECIOUS TALLEY. LI LI VOLLEYBALL. [00:20:02] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. SO THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE AND WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF KILLEEN ISD'S MOST CHERISHED TRADITIONS OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY CARD ART COMPETITION. EACH YEAR, MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTISTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT SUBMIT ORIGINAL ARTWORK TO BE FEATURED ON OFFICIAL HOLIDAY CARDS SENT TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FORMER TRUSTEES, STATE OFFICIALS AND MANY OTHERS. THESE CARDS SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER AND SHOWCASE THE OUTSTANDING CREATIVITY OF OUR STUDENTS. TONIGHT, WE ARE EXCITED TO HONOR FOUR WINNERS WHO DESIGNS TRULY CAPTURED THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON. THREE OF THESE STUDENTS CREATED THE OFFICIAL KISD HOLIDAY CARD, AND ONE DESIGNED THE CARD USED BY THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE A FRAMED VERSION OF THEIR ARTWORK AND A BUNDLE OF THEIR CARDS TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AND OF COURSE, THE SPOTLIGHT. HERE TONIGHT DURING OUR RECOGNITIONS. SO FIRST UP, I'M NOT SURE THAT SHE IS HERE. SHE IS HERE. GREAT. WE HAVE MIA SOTO CRESPO, A SEVENTH GRADER FROM MAYNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO MIA'S HOLIDAY CARD FEATURES A COZY ILLUSTRATION OF SANTA ENJOYING A QUIET MOMENT AT THE TABLE WITH A WARM MUG IN HAND. A SINGLE COOKIE RESTS ON A PLATE IN FRONT OF HIM, ADDING A SIMPLE SWEET TOUCH TO THE SCENE. THE SOFT SHADING AND CALM SETTING CREATE A PEACEFUL, REFLECTIVE HOLIDAY MOOD. THIS. CONGRATULATIONS, MIA. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MIA. YES. NEXT WE HAVE KAITLYN ROMERO, AN EIGHTH GRADER FROM NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. HER CARD FEATURES AN ADORABLE PUP IN A SANTA HAT, ENJOYING FESTIVE TREATS AT A TABLE COMPLETE WITH GINGERBREAD COOKIES AND A GLASS OF MILK, THE HAND-DRAWN TEXTURE AND SOFT PASTEL BACKGROUND GIVE IT A WARM, CHARMING FEEL. HAPPY HOLIDAYS ACROSS THE TOP TIES THE PLAYFUL MOMENT TOGETHER WITH CLASSICAL SEASONAL CHEER. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. OH, WE GOT ALL RIGHT. THANKS. GOOD. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE REINA KIM, A SEVENTH GRADER FROM DOCTOR JIMMIE DON AYCOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL. HER HOLIDAY CARD FEATURES A COZY LIVING ROOM SCENE WITH A GLOWING FIREPLACE, FESTIVE WREATH AND DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE, CREATING A WARM AND WELCOME ATMOSPHERE. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, REINA. OUR FINAL WINNER IS ROCHELLE KONG, AN EIGHTH GRADER FROM NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. ROCHELLE'S CARD IS THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY CARD OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. YES. [00:25:02] WELCOME, ROCHELLE. ROCHELLE'S CARD SHOWCASES A PEACEFUL WINTER NIGHT WITH A SMILING SNOWMAN DRESSED IN A RED HAT AND STRIPED SCARF INSIDE A GLOWING SNOW GLOBE. TWO CROSSED CANDY CANES AND A WRAPPED GIFT REST IN THE FRESH SNOW BENEATH THE STARRY SKY, ADDING A FESTIVE TOUCH. A DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE SPARKLES ON THE SIDE, BRINGING WARMTH AND HOLIDAY CHEER TO THE SCENE. THE RICH BLUES AND CLASSIC REDS CREATE A COZY, NOSTALGIC FEEL PERFECT FOR THE SEASON. ROCHELLE, WE LOVE YOUR DESIGN. THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE ALSO HAVE THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF A SPECIAL COMMUNITY PARTNER. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME CHARLENE MISS KU WITH SISTER CITIES OSAN, WHO CONTINUES TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF FOUNDER MISS LISA HUMPHREYS AND. UNDER MISS HUMPHREYS LEADERSHIP, THE KILLEEN SISTER CITIES OSAN KOREAN COMMITTEE STRENGTHENED CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL TIES BETWEEN THE CITY OF KILLEEN AND OSAN THROUGH STUDENT EXCHANGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND LASTING INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS. MANY OF THEIR BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. SO Y'ALL COME UP OR STAND UP. THIS BOARD MADE THE DECISION TO GIVE FIVE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. WE'VE GOT LESLIE GILMORE, OUR DIRECTOR OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, HERE TO RECEIVE THIS CONTRIBUTION TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND BEFORE WE BEFORE WE CONCLUDE TONIGHT, I WANT TO PASS IT OVER TO DOCTOR DAVIS FOR A SPECIAL RECOGNITION. DOCTOR DAVIS, THANK YOU. THIS IS I WANT TO START OUT TO CREATE A NEW TRADITION FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS. YOU HAD A FEW BIRTHDAYS. WE'RE GOING TO ROLL IN THE CAKE. I KNOW THESE FOLKS ARE ARE ELECTED. MANY FOLKS, SOME SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE PAID. THEY'RE NOT. THEY SPEND AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS AND AND I KNOW WE HAD BRETT WILLIAMS HAD A BIRTHDAY IN NOVEMBER 19TH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A 2ND DECEMBER BIRTHDAY'S COMING UP. THANK YOU. THANK IS THAT DECEMBER, WHAT, 23RD? NO, YOU'RE 31ST. DECEMBER 23RD. THANK YOU ALL. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM ON THE SPOT. AND SO JOIN ME IN SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR THREE BOARD JUST TO HONOR THEM. IT'S JUST A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO I'M I'M NOT GOING TO SAY SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OFF SO Y'ALL DON'T HEAR ME LEADING THE SONG. WE'VE ALREADY HAD CAKE, BUT WE CAN HAVE MORE. SO WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL INDULGE IN A LITTLE BIT LATER. THANK YOU CHEF. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. LET ME GET. SO THE TRUSTEES WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'VE BEEN IN A TRANSIT TIME HERE IN THE LAST 90 TO 120 DAYS. BUT THERE'S HAS BEEN THIS ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO'S JUST BEEN STAND UP GETTING EVERYTHING DONE. AND THEY SHE KEEPS US SO ORGANIZED. AND THAT'S OUR BOARD CLERK. AND SO WE WANT DIANA WEAVER TO COME FORWARD SO WE CAN PRESENT HER WITH US, WITH THE SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. I THINK IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS LADY DOES NOT SLEEP BECAUSE COME UP HERE, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU UP HERE BECAUSE THE TRUSTEES, WE VALUE WHAT YOU DO, WE CAN'T DO ENOUGH. BUT THIS IS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. SO WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO US IN OUR EFFECTIVENESS. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE, THOUGH. [00:30:22] I APPRECIATE. OKAY. NOW WE'LL GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC FORUM AND WANT TO CHECK BACK WITH OUR COUNCIL AND OUR CLERK. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AS WE HAVE [5. Consent Agenda] NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA. PARDON ME. AGENDA ITEM A CONSIDERATION OF EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION TEN CHILD NUTRITION INTERLOCAL BID PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, MR. GILCHRIST. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM EIGHT CONSIDERATION OF THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER. REGION TEN CHILD NUTRITION INTERLOCAL BID PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. AS AS STATED, WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE GILCHRIST. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MADAM CAPITO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE [6. Action Items for Consideration] ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING IN SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION A CONSIDERATION OF INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN OF WORK AND COST PROPOSAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OLIVER MINTZ. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A FEW ITERATIONS OF THIS INTERNAL INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN OF WORK. SO CURRENTLY, AS IT STANDS NOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO A TECHNOLOGY AUDIT IN A BOOSTER CLUB. CLUB CLUB AUDIT. AND THEN AN ASSET AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOLLOW UP. AS YOU KNOW THE BOARD THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS KIND OF THE BOARD'S INTERNAL EYES AND EARS TO KIND OF SHINE A LIGHT ON THINGS THAT WE WE WANT TO AND WE ORIGINALLY, I THINK, TALKED ABOUT DOING A DOING SOME OTHER THINGS WITHIN THE AUDIT PROGRAM, BUT WE DECIDED THAT THOSE WERE BEST SUITED JUST FOR THE THE LEADERSHIP TEAM TO RUN OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THE PROPOSAL $215,000. AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR OUR PARTNERS AT GIBSON. WE HAVE MR. GREG GIBSON HERE AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. JUST BRIEFLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE THE TOP LINE ITEM, WHICH IS THE TECHNOLOGY AUDIT, AN ORGANIZATION WITH THIS KIND OF SIZE AND SCOPE. WE ARE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DEPENDENT, BUT HEAVILY RELIANT ON TECHNOLOGY. AND THIS IS A CHANCE FOR US TO LOOK AT NOT ONLY HOW WE MANAGE THE HARDWARE AND THE SOFTWARE, BUT ALSO TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE MANAGE OUR INTERNAL SECURITY TO TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. SO HOWEVER, HOWEVER SCARED WE ARE OF OF CYBER THREATS, WE'RE NOT SCARED ENOUGH. SO THIS IS A GOOD WAY, I THINK, TO KIND OF PUT SOME EYEBALLS ON THAT AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO. SO, MR. PRESIDENT, I OFFER THE PROPOSAL AS AS WRITTEN, MR. GIBSON IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE, BUT WE BRING THAT FORWARD FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. TRUSTEES. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR CHAIRMAN MINTS OR FOR MR. GIBSON THERE BEING NONE. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED INTERNAL AUDIT. A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT JONES. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MADAM CAPITO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING. AND SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. GIBSON. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO B, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED SIGNERS OF DISTRICT FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS. MISS VADEN, WELCOME. THANK YOU. [00:35:10] AND GOOD EVENING. EACH TIME THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE APPROVED SIGNERS FOR OUR DISTRICT FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS, THERE'S A RESOLUTION REQUIRED BY THE BOARD TO APPROVE. AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO ADD DOCTOR DAVIS AS AN AUTHORIZED SIGNER FOR ANY FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS. QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. TRUSTEE GILCHRIST. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN DISTRICT FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CHECKS AS PRESENTED. HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE GILCHRIST, SECOND BY MADAM CAPITO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR AND NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING. AND SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW GO TO C, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. MISS VADEN, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ITEM JUST PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE ARE LARGE NUMBER OF CHECKS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY THIS DISTRICT EACH WEEK. AND SO THEY ARE NOT PHYSICALLY SIGNED. WE USE FACSIMILE SIGNATURES FOR THOSE. AND SO WE AGAIN HAVE THE FOUR APPROVED. TYPICALLY THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS AND THEN MYSELF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. AND ANY TWO OF THOSE CAN BE APPROVED. CURRENTLY AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MYSELF, THAT ARE SIGNING THOSE OR THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE. BUT THIS WILL AGAIN AUTHORIZE DOCTOR DAVIS AS A BACKUP IN CASE THAT NEED ARISES. QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MR. GILCHRIST. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ALLOWING OUR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION, JPMORGAN CHASE, TO HONOR CHECKS, DRAFTS AND OTHER ORDERS WITH FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. MOTION BY TRUSTEE GILCHRIST. WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE MINTS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE ABSENT, NOT PARTICIPATING. AND SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS, THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO D, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ELECTION AGENT FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION. MR. HECKENBERG, WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. AS AS PER NORMAL, WE THE BOARD TYPICALLY WILL APPOINT AN ELECTION AGENT TO REPRESENT THEM FOR THE MAY 2ND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION. WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD THE NAME OF JC SHULL TO SERVE AS THE KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AGENT FOR THE ELECTION AND BRING FORWARD HIS NOMINATION FOR YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. HECKENBERG FROM TRUSTEES. THERE BEING NONE. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, MR. MINTS. I WILL I'LL MAKE THE MOTION IF IT'S OKAY, BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT TO YOU THAT THIS. I BELIEVE THAT MR. SHULL DID THIS LAST GO ROUND. THIS IS A CHALLENGING JOB. IT IS A IT IS A FRAUGHT WITH RISK. AND I THOUGHT THAT HE DID A DID A REAL GOOD JOB ADJUSTING TO IT. SO I'M I THINK WE'RE WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS MOVING FORWARD. SO SAYING THAT MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JC SHULL TO SERVE AS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ELECTION AGENT FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE MINTS. WE HAVE A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT JONES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING IN SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS. THANK [7. Information Items for Discussion] YOU, MR. HECKENBERG. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO SEVEN INFORMATION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. A DISCUSSION OF THE KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CALLED FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS. SB 1882 TEXAS PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC UPDATE. DOCTOR CREIGHTON AND DOCTOR BUCKLEY WELCOME. THANK YOU. WE ARE FILLING IN FOR DOCTOR OSBORN TONIGHT. JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE ON OUR PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 1882. WE HAVE SHARED THE AUTHORIZING. WE HAVE SHARED THE AUTHORIZING FRAMEWORK WITH YOU, PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. AND GIVEN AN OVERVIEW THAT YOU HEARD FROM THIRD FUTURES. WE HAVE NOW POSTED. DO I HAVE THE CLICKER? I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CLICKER IS. SORRY. WE'RE GOING FAST HERE. AND THIS IS THE CYCLE THAT WE ARE IN. WE'VE DONE WE'VE COMPLETED PHASE ONE OF THE PLANNING. AND WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS LOOKING FOR PROVIDERS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. SO THE TIMELINE SHARES WHAT WE STARTED WITH, WITH THE MISSION AND VISION IN NOVEMBER THAT WE OPENED APPLICATIONS ON DECEMBER 2ND. AND TO DATE WE HAVE ONE AUTHORIZER WHO HAS SUBMITTED A [00:40:02] LETTER OF INTENT. SO THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN JANUARY IS THEY WILL SUBMIT THEIR OFFICIAL APPLICATION. THE DEADLINE WILL BE JANUARY 9TH AND THEN THE REST OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY. WE WILL EVALUATE THEIR APPLICATIONS. WE WILL THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, AND THEN THE PARTNER WILL COME AND DO A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD. AND THEN YOU WILL APPROVE THAT PARTNER. ON FEBRUARY 17TH. SO WHAT DOES THE LETTER OF INTENT ACTUALLY MEAN? IT MEANS THAT THE PARTNER HAS INDICATED INTEREST THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTNER WITH KILLEEN ISD IN THEIR LETTER OF INTENT AND PROVIDES BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS. AND AGAIN, WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED ONE LETTER OF INTENT, AND THAT IS FROM THIRD FUTURE. SO THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS WILL BE THE PRE-OPENING MONITORING AND THEN THE RENEWAL AFTER WE'VE ENGAGED IN THE PARTNERSHIP. AND THEN THE NEXT UPDATE WILL COME TO YOU ON JANUARY 20TH OF 2026. QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES. QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. [8. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Agendas and Trustee Remarks] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSSION OF FUTURE BOARD MEETING AGENDAS AND TRUSTEE REMARKS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. ANY CONCERNS UPCOMING AGENDA. ANY. TRUSTEES, ANY FEEDBACK FOR UPCOMING AGENDAS, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SEE THE I THINK WE'VE GOT THE NEXT MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. CORRECT ME, I THINK WE PROBABLY GOT THE NEXT FOUR AGENDAS IN DRAFT FORM ALREADY. SO THEY'RE TAKING SHAPE. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SEE ADDED, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO TO BRING THOSE FORWARD. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. SO THE THE ONE ITEM THAT I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER TALKING ABOUT IS A SECURITY AUDIT AND NOT PART OF OUR AUDIT TEAM, BUT THE DISTRICT AUDIT WHERE DOCTOR KING DAVIS WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THAT AUDIT. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT. I THINK IT WOULD GIVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMFORT KNOWING WE DID AN ANALYSIS OF IT FROM AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, AND IT CERTAINLY GAVE ME A GOOD FEELING AS WELL. SO, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, JUST MAKE SURE FOR CLARITY, BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS TWO MEETINGS AGO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE AUDIT AND I MENTIONED TO MR. MINTS, I THINK ABOUT BRINGING THAT ONE BACK, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO BRING IT BACK THROUGH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR OR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAD ALREADY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO DECIDING WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO. IT'S ALREADY BEEN OUT THERE. WE JUST VOTED ON IT THIS EVENING, AND I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP PROGRESS THERE. AND BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO IT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO IT OUTSIDE OF THAT AUDIT COMMITTEE. AND ULTIMATELY, DOCTOR DAVIS, HE AND HIS STAFF WILL RUN THAT. IT WOULD TRULY BE AN INTERNAL EXTERNAL AUDIT. OKAY. SO I THINK THE ASK IS YOU WANT BASICALLY DOCTOR DAVIS TO BRING BACK A PROPOSAL FOR DOING A SECURITY AUDIT THAT WILL BE ON THE STAFF SIDE FOR THIS BODY TO CONSIDER. CORRECT, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR. I, I AGREE WITH MISS JONES PROPOSAL. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S FAR BETTER SUITED UNDER THE, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF LEADERSHIP AS OPPOSED TO TO AN AUDIT PROCESS. I THINK TWO, THAT WE NEED SOMETHING THAT WILL GIVE US A MUCH, A MUCH FASTER TURNAROUND THAN KIND OF OUR TRADITIONAL AUDIT PROCESS. FURTHERMORE, I THINK BY THE TIME WE GET THIS SOURCED AND PLANNED AND KIND OF IMPLEMENTED, IT'LL KIND OF BE UP ON THE ONE YEAR MARK FROM THE THE TRAGEDY AT SMITH. SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD KIND OF MARK ON THE WALL TO SEE AND EVALUATE WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND I KNOW THE SOUP AND THE TEAM ACROSS THE BOARD AND AT EVERY CAMPUS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF PLANNING AND WORK TO IMPLEMENT A LOT OF NEW SAFETY AND SECURITY STUFF. SO I THINK THAT'S A AGAIN, FOR ME, IT'S THE SPEED OF THE TURNAROUND THAT I THINK IS AS OPPOSED TO A TRADITIONAL AUDIT. SO I WOULD SUPPORT WHAT MISS JONES'S ADVOCATING. OKAY. TRUSTEE. SO OF COURSE MADAM VICE PRESIDENT HAS HAS MADE ASK FOR AN AGENDA ITEM AND DOCTOR DAVIS WILL MOVE TO THAT END, BUT THEN EVERYONE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT ONCE IT COMES BACK. AND WE CAN PUT IT UP OR PUT IT DOWN. ANY OTHER FEEDBACK ON SECURITY FOR ANYBODY? TRUSTEE OKAY, OKAY. SO WE NOTHING ELSE FOR THE AGENDA THEN WE'RE GOING TO OH OKAY. I'M SORRY SIR. TRUSTEE GIBSON, MR. PRESIDENT AND MR. SUPERINTENDENT I'D LIKE TO SOMEBODY TO GIVE US A KIND OF A BRIEFING OR KIND OF CATCH US UP TO SPEED AFTER WE GET BACK FROM THE BREAK ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING ACADEMICALLY AS A DISTRICT THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE GOT ALL THESE CHANGES WE MADE AND ALL THIS STUFF, IS THERE SOME WAY THAT [00:45:04] WE CAN GET KIND OF JUST SNAPSHOT, HEY, WE'RE DOING BETTER. WE'RE ABOUT THE SAME. WE GOT MORE. WE KNOW WE GOT MORE TO DO, BUT HOW ARE WE DOING? I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT. SO YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING? YES. OKAY. SO WE'LL BE BRINGING PRIORITY ONE AND YEAH EARLY FEBRUARY. THANK YOU. SO THAT WORKS FOR YOU. THAT WORKS. YEAH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO TRUSTEE MINTS? JUST THE TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT I'VE KIND OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE COMPLETELY CLOSED THE LOOP ON THAT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS STILL A COUPLE OF THINGS AND I DON'T I COULD BE MISSING IT, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT ON THE AGENDA. AND JUST TO KIND OF MAYBE AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT'S WHO'S ALLOWED TO TAKE CLASSES IF THEY FAILED MORE THAN TWO CLASSES. DISCIPLINE ISSUES, I THAT IN MY MIND WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TWO SLIDES ON THE LAST PRESENTATION, BUT WE DIDN'T SEE THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO SEE THAT. AND THEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DAP. I WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT'S WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AS WE CHANGE CAMPUSES TO TO REVAMP, REVAMP THAT WHOLE PROGRAM AND BETTER ALIGN IT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE TRYING TO DO. SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE PUT THOSE ON AND MAYBE IT'S NOT. SUMMER SCHOOL, I THINK IS A PRETTY QUICK TURN. BUT SOME OF YOU KNOW, IF THE DAP, WE PROBABLY GOT A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T DROP OFF THE RADAR. THANK YOU SIR, AND I WILL LET MR. MENSAH, WE ARE TRACKING. I'VE. I'VE TASKED OUR COUNSEL, JOEY MOORE, TO TO WORK ON SOME THINGS THAT JUST REALLY SOLIDIFY LEGALLY VERSUS, YOU KNOW, JUDGMENT. AND SO THAT SHOULD BE COMING REALLY SOON. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED DAP AND THE OFFICER MEETING. SO WE ARE TRACKING BOTH OF THOSE SO WE CAN GIVE DIRECTION TO THE STAFF. AND SO DOCTOR DAVIS IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT. SURE. I JUST CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU'VE SAID AND WE ARE TRYING TO RECENTLY SPOKE WITH PART OF THE TEAM TO RESEARCH SOME THINGS THAT JOEY HAS ALREADY SENT BACK TO US, AND SO WE JUST NEED SOME FOLLOW UPS AS IT RELATES TO USING FEDERAL FUNDS TO TO FUND SUMMER LEARNING AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NO STIPULATION AS IT RELATES TO USING THOSE FUNDS AS IT RELATES TO YOUR, YOUR REQUESTS. AND SO WE'RE RESEARCHING THAT. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ANSWERS SOON. WE MAY NEED TO CALL TO MAKE SURE WE'RE UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT PIECE. AND IF I MAY ADD MR. PRESIDENT AND I KNOW MRS. ADAMS NOT HERE, BUT SHE ASKED FOR SOME ASKED LAST BOARD MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADD A STEM UPDATE AND TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO AI. AND SO SO WE'RE TRACKING ON THAT AS WELL TO, TO ADD THOSE TO SOME FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANY ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO AGENDAS? JUST SIR MR. RAINWATER, I'M SURE THIS IS FORTHCOMING. BUT AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THIS CHARTER SCHOOL DECISION, I SURE WOULD. WE WOULD BE CAREFUL TO EXPLAIN, PARTICULARLY TO THE TEACHERS AND MAYOR, HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THEIR SALARIES, THEIR PENSIONS, SICK LEAVE DAYS AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL TAKES, TAKES OVER OR SCHOOL. AND PERHAPS TO ALL OUR STAFFS, WE MAY WANT TO GO THERE AND ALL GO THERE. IT'S JUST MUCH NEEDED INFORMATION. I SUSPECT IT'LL JUST BE NATURAL WHEN WE GET WHEN WE GET IN THAT PROCESS. SUSAN, WE'VE WE HAD AN INITIAL MEETING WITH MANER TO TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS. WE WOULD WORK WITH THIRD FUTURE ON WHO THEY WOULD HIRE. SO EVERYONE HAS A JOB. BUT THE FACULTY THAT IS THERE AT MANER IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE THE FACULTY FOR, FOR, FOR THAT PROGRAM. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK ON ON THE HIRING THERE. BUT THEY HAVE ALL BEEN OUR CHARTER IS SELECTED. WHATEVER WHATEVER CHARTER IS SELECTED, THE THE ONE THAT IS APPLIED. SO PROBABLY A LITTLE SLIPPERY HR I'LL LET WILL TALK TO THAT. BUT WE'VE ASSURED THEM THAT EVERYBODY HAS A JOB. BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME SOME PLACEMENT. A LOT OF THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES WILL BE DETERMINED BY WHICH CHARTER WE WE SELECT AND WHAT THE AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN US AND THE CHARTER. SO WE WILL BRING THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND MAKE SURE OUR TEACHERS KNOW ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. NO GREAT QUESTION, MR. RAINWATER. AND KNOWING ONCE THE BOARD SELECTS THAT CHARTER PARTNER, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION, BECAUSE NOW THAT CHARTER, OBVIOUSLY THAT PARTNER WILL COME IN AND VISIT WITH THAT CAMPUS AND STAFF WHERE THEY CAN REALLY GET A LOT OF OUR DEEP QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BECAUSE LOTS OF THINGS WE'RE SPECULATING. WE'VE TALKED, BUT NOW THAT WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT AT THAT POINT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO THE AGENDA? IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO GO. TRUSTEE REMARKS. WE'LL START WITH MADAM CAPITO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ALL [00:50:03] THE HARD WORK. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A RESTFUL BREAK AND READY TO COME BACK AND CONTINUE TO DO THE HARD WORK. TRUSTEE MINTS. AIMED AT OUR STAFF THAT THAT MAY BE WATCHING OR LISTENING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE GOING ON. YOU KNOW, DOCTOR DAVIS SENT OUT A EMAIL TO EVERYONE YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY OR TWO DAYS AGO THAT I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN TERMS OF AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I THINK I WOULD JUST LIKE THE STAFF TO KNOW THAT THERE IS CHANGE GOING ON. IT IS NOT THERE'S A THERE'S A METHOD TO THE MADNESS. WE'RE NOT ONLY TRYING TO RESHAPE AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL HOW THINGS GET TAUGHT, HOW STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED, BUT ALSO AT A HIGHER LEVEL STANDARDS, EXPECTATIONS, CULTURAL CHANGES. THESE ARE BIG THINGS AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF WORKING AS HARD AS THEY HAVE, AND FROM WHEN I SAY STAFF, I USE THAT. I PROBABLY MEAN EVERYBODY FROM THE NEWEST CUSTODIAN ON THE TEAM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT WORKING HARD THERE. THERE IS A PLAN. WE ARE TRYING. THERE'S THERE'S SOME THOUGHT BEHIND THIS, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US. WE WILL, THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT, TRY TO KEEP COMMUNICATING THAT AS THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN. AND WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK. GET SOME REST BECAUSE THERE'S THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE. SO THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GILCHRIST. MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND I PRAY THAT YOU HAVE A BLESSED, JOYOUS TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. GET SOME REST, LIKE MR. MINTE SAID, AND ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES. WE ARE SOME BUSY FOLKS AND WE GOT A LOT GOING ON, BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE THAT BREAK, RESET AND REFOCUS AND COME BACK IN THE NEW YEAR. AND LET'S JUST MAKE IT THE BEST YEAR YET WHEN WE COME BACK AFTER THE NEW YEAR. AND SO MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE RAINWATER. JUST JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO STAFF THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND IN IN THE FLUX OF CHANGE. AND YOU KNOW, OUR STAFFS HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH CHANGE AFTER CHANGE AND OUR STAFF HAD THEIR SPOUSES AND THEIR LOVED ONES FIGHTING WARS AND THEY'VE DONE THAT. WE FOUGHT THE COVID WAR AND WE'VE DONE THAT. WE FOUGHT THE SHOULDN'T SAY THIS, I GUESS I WELL, WE FOUGHT THE WAR WITH THE LAWMAKERS AND THE AGENCIES AND WE'RE GOING TO WIN THAT ONE, TOO. I MEAN, WE'RE UP FOR IT AND WE HAVE THE GUTS FOR IT. SO JUST JUST HANG IN THERE AND HAVE A GREAT, GREAT CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. NOT A LOT. JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY, OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, OUR PARENTS WHO TRUST US WITH THEIR CHILDREN, ALL A VERY MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND REMEMBER THE YEAR WHAT WHAT THE SEASON IS. AND CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE SEASON. IT REMINDS ME OF SO MANY THINGS, BUT IT ALSO SEEMS TO BRING OUT THE KINDNESS AND PEOPLE. AND THAT IS MY CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS WISH FOR EVERYONE AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT ALL MY TRUSTEES HAVE SAID AND JUST SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO OUR STAFF. I WANT TO JUST ONE MORE TIME, CIRCLE BACK AND SAY, JUST BIG THANK YOU TO DIANA WEAVER. I'M SORRY. SHE IS, MAN. SHE IS SHARP. I'M SERIOUS. IT GAME CHANGER. THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT. A GAME CHANGER FOR FOR OUR BOARD. AND AND SO I'M SO APPRECIATIVE AND I KNOW THEY ARE AS WELL. AND THEN LAST I JUST WANT TO READ OFF A FEW THINGS AND THEN I'LL, I WANT TO SAY BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS PERSON. 2001 TO 2006. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS A TEACHER AT KILLEEN HIGH SCHOOL WHO WAS ALSO A VOLLEYBALL COACH AT KILLEEN HIGH SCHOOL AT THAT TIME, FROM 2006 TO 2009 AT KILLEEN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INDIVIDUAL FOR THREE YEARS WAS A CURRICULUM INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST. THEN THIS PERSON PROMOTED TO BE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CHARLES PATTERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 2009 TO 2014. THEN THIS INDIVIDUAL PROMOTED TO BEING THE PRINCIPAL AT PATTERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM 2014 TO 2018, FOUR YEARS, AND THEN FOR THE LAST SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS FROM 2018 TO 2026, OVERSEEING A $99 MILLION RENOVATION TO HER ALMA MATER, WHICH SHE WAS THE LEADER OF. DOCTOR CARA TREVINO HAS SERVED THIS DISTRICT FOR 25 YEARS, AND SHE COMES UP ON THE END OF HER TENURE. I JUST WANT [00:55:02] TO TELL HER PERSONALLY, SHE IS TRULY AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL. AS A LEADER, YOU CAN SAY A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT BAD PEOPLE. YOU CAN SAY A LOT OF BAD THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE. BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S ONE PERSON, I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT AROUND ME. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE DOCTOR CAROL TREVINO, BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN AMAZING. I'VE SEEN THE WORK SHE'S DONE WITH KIDS, AND SHE IS SINGLE HANDEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY NIECE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SHE PRETTY MUCH ADOPTED THE KID AND JUST CARRIED HER ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. AND THAT WAS NOT HER KID, BUT SHE JUST TOOK TO HER AND SAID, HEY, I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS CHILD NOT SUCCEED. AND SO FOR MY FAMILY, SHE IS LIKE FAMILY AND I AM JUST I'M SICKER THAN OLD YELLER THAT SHE'S LEAVING. I'M SERIOUS. I AM, BECAUSE I THINK SHE'S A ROCK STAR, BUT I AM HAPPY FOR HER JOURNEY BECAUSE I THINK THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR HER. AND AND I'M HOPING OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN. BUT TO DOCTOR TREVINO, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HIDING FROM YOU BECAUSE I TOLD YOU I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT BEING SAD THAT YOU'RE LEAVING, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. AND SO JOB WELL DONE. CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THE NEXT PART OF YOUR JOURNEY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. SO, DOCTOR TREVINO, I JUST SAY THANK YOU AND THAT'S IT. AND I'LL PASS IT TO DOCTOR DAVIS IF HE'S GOT ANYTHING. OH, GOSH. HOW DO I FOLLOW ALL OF THAT? GREAT. NO NO NO. GREAT JOB BOARD OBVIOUSLY I AGREE CONCUR WITH ALL THE SENTIMENT THAT'S THAT'S BEEN SHARED HERE TONIGHT. WE KNOW EVERYONE'S WORKING EXTREMELY HARD. I JUST REMIND EVERYONE LET'S SHOW EACH OTHER GRACE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS CHANGE AND KEEP THE MAIN THING, THE MAIN THING WE KNOW THAT'S ABOUT CHILDREN AND PROVIDING THE VERY BEST FOR THESE CHILDREN. FOR WE KNOW, IN THE WORDS OF HORACE MANN, EDUCATION IS A GREAT EQUALIZER. WE GOTTA GIVE OUR SCHOLARS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS THEY EXIT OUR SYSTEM. AND AGAIN, LOVE YOU GUYS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. ENJOY SOME TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND COME BACK TO US HEALTHY AND READY TO GO FOR ROUND TWO. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. DOCTOR DAVIS, THIS THIS MEETING WE'RE GOING TO DETERMINE HOW GREAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN. SO WE'VE CALLED ALL THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. DO WE NEED TO RECONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR A FEW MORE ITEMS, OR ARE WE READY TO MOVE TO TO TINA CAPITO'S FAVORITE PART OF THE AGENDA THAT TONIGHT WE GOT TO. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE [2. Closed Session (Part 2 of 2)] I HEAR HIM SAY IT NOW. OKAY. THE BOARD WILL NOW GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 6:46 P.M. AND THE BOARD IS CONVENING IN CLOSED SESSION. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING. LET ME MAKE SURE I GET THIS RIGHT. SO. NOPE. THAT'S IT. I BELIEVE I'VE CALLED THAT RIGHT. SO THE TIME IS NOW 6:47 P.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.