August 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  2026-2027 Committee Liaisons

Bond Oversight (BOC): Paul Gilmore & Ileana Garza-Rojas
School Health and Advisory Council (SHAC): Marjorie Barnes
Educational Foundation: Kim Brady
Safety and Security: Cassandra Hatfield and Cynthia Noda
District Based Site Decision Making (DIC): Carolyn Benavides

 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging and Diverse Learning
Background: In accordance with Policy FMG (LOCAL), students may be permitted to take out-of-state school-sponsored trips for the following purposes: 

1.    Instructional purposes (field trips and excursions).
2.    Activities of school-sponsored or sanctioned clubs or organizations.
3.    Other sanctioned competitions. 

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Out-of-State Travel Requests presented.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Diverse and Engaging Learning
Background: The District employs full-time professional employees in positions requiring a certificate from the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC), nurses under a probationary or term contract and other designated employees. The purpose of this agenda item is to facilitate Board approval of these contracts.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the employment of these individuals as indicated on the list provided.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
This report includes the following items:

1.    Budget Amendments Year-to-Date as of May 31, 2026
     a.  Proposed Budget Amendments for Official Budgets - Student Nutrition Fund 2025-2026 Fiscal Year

2.  Monthly Financial Statements as of May 31, 2026
     a.  Unaudited Financial Summary Reports for General Fund, Food Service Fund, & Debt Service Fund including:    
       i.     Prior Year - YTD Actual Revenue and Expenditures
       ii.    Prior Year - Year-End Actual Revenue and Expenditures
       iii.    YTD Percentage of Prior Year Actual
       iv.    Current Year - YTD Actual Revenue and Expenditures 
       v.     Current Year - Amended Budget
       vi.    YTD Percentage of Budget

   b.  Unaudited Special Revenue Financial Summary including:
        i.    Fund, Fund Descriptions, and NOGA ID
        ii.   Begin and End Date of Award
        iii.   Grant Award Total
        iv.   Prior Year Actual Grant Expenditures
        v.   Current Year YTD Actual Grant Expenditures
        vi.   Percentage of Total Award
        
   c.  Capital Projects 2023 Bond Program including:
         i.    Original Budget
        ii.    All Prior Years FY Activity
       iii.    2024-2025 FY Activity
       iv.    2025-2026 FY Activity
        v.    Total Activity
       vi.    Percentage Complete
      vii.    Encumbered Balance
     viii.    Remaining Project Budget
       ix.    Total Projected Project Cost

3.  Investment Report Fund Overview as of May 31, 2026

4.    Tax Office Reports for the month of May 2026
       a.  Year-to-Date Collection 2025-26 Report for May        

Recommendation: It is recommenced that the Board of Trustees accepts the Financial Reports for May 31, 2026.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
The attached report is a summary of the purchases valued over $25,000 but not exceeding $100,000 that were made from May 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026.

Recommendation:  It is recommended that the Board of Trustees accepts the Purchasing Report for the period of May 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, as presented. 
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
The Public Funds Investment Act ("PFIA") under Government Code, Chapter 2256: Public Funds Investment requires that each district, not less than quarterly, prepare and submit to the Board of Trustees a report of investment transactions for all funds. The quarterly investment report includes the District’s investment transactions required by the PFIA for the quarter ended May 31, 2026. 

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees accepts the quarterly investment report for the quarter ended May 31, 2026.
 

Description:  Consider matters pursuant to the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and rules adopted by the Commissioner of Education as authorized by the TEC, 49.006 including authorizing the Board President, Board Secretary and the Superintendent of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD to execute any documents necessary to accomplish the purpose of reducing its local revenue level to a level not to exceed the level established under TEC, 48.257 for the school year for Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. 

The District is required to sign and submit a contract that informs the state which option has been chosen to reduce its local revenue level for the 2026-27 school year.  There are five (5) options available to reduce local revenue levels.

Option 1 - Consolidate with another district,
Option 2 - Detach property,
Option 3 - Purchase attendance credits from the state,
Option 4 - Contract to educate nonresident students, and/or 
Option 5 - Consolidate tax bases with another district  

Staff recommends electing Option 3 to achieve the required local revenue level for the 2026-27 school year.

For the 2026-27 school year, we are requesting delegation of contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the Superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the District under TEC, 48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the Commissioner of Education as authorized under TEC, 49.006. This includes approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits. (Netting Chapter 49 Funding)

TEA requires all districts classified as a "Chapter 49 district" to execute an agreement each year.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Board President, Board Secretary, and the Superintendent to execute Chapter 49 documents, including the attached Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
The District receives donations from a variety of sources including parents, PTA’s, area businesses and other groups.  Many organizations within the District benefit from donations such as campuses, student groups, teachers, and classes.  All donations made to the District must be approved by the Board of Trustees.  The attached report summarizes these donations and states the intended purpose for each donation.

The total value of donations for the period January through July 31 2026 is $124,716.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees accepts the donations made to the District as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
Texas House Bill 3 requires an armed presence on every public school campus during school hours. Because funding and personnel are heavily constrained statewide, the law permits a Good Cause Exception, allowing districts to modify the rule if they formally adopt an approved alternative standard. CFBISD's campus security structure meets the state’s approved alternative standard through the Good Cause Exception. This is an annual board vote along with the attached resolution.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Good Cause Exception Resolution, as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
This interlocal agreement and extension is for School Resource Officers (SRO) provided by the City of Irving, City of Carrollton, and City of Farmers Branch Police Departments. The District and the City split the cost of officer salaries to provide protection for our students at CFB campuses.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the interlocal agreement for School Resource Officers for the 2026-2027 school year and authorizes the Superintendent or her designee to execute contracts in the District's best interest as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and S. B. No 1566 require that school districts allow students to utilize a prepaid meal account to purchase cafeteria meals and that the district’s Board of Trustees adopt a written, grace period policy regarding the use of the meal accounts to accommodate students who exhaust their meal account balance and methods by which parents of those students are notified. 

The following charging policy is proposed for school year 2026-2027.   

ALL AGES: ($12.00) 
Two (2) breakfast meals & two (2) lunch meals
In school year 2025-2026, the charge limit was $15 for elementary students and $11.25 for secondary students.

Courtesy Meal - no change

Notification efforts - ELEMENTARY: 
Parents receive negative balance letters in weekly take-home folders. 
ALL AGES: 
Parents receive weekly phone calls and emails upon reaching the account balance associated with their eligibility status 
(Paid - Balance of $6.00 or less, 
Reduced and Free - Balance of -$0.01 or less).

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the proposed changes to meal charging for 2026-2027 as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
Paid Student Meal Pricing:  
- Lunch: The Healthy, Hunger-Free, Kids Act of 2010 requires that paid student lunch prices be greater than or equal to the total amount of cost and revenue incurred for a free lunch to ensure Paid Lunch Equity (PLE). When it is determined that the paid lunch cost is not equitable to the free lunch revenue, districts must remedy that by increasing meal prices or by utilizing the Paid Lunch Equity exemption. The total free lunch revenue for 2026-2027 is $4.87 per meal and the recommended weighted average price of paid lunches was $4.16. Student Nutrition would like to use the PLE exemption to maintain the paid lunch price of $3.75 for school year 2026-2027. 

- Breakfast: Breakfast meals are not subject to PLE requirements. For this reason, districts are allowed to set the price of breakfast meals to $0.00 for all reduced and paid students and cover the cost of the loss of revenue with federal program funds. Student Nutrition eliminated paid student breakfast cost in school year 2024-2025 and continued this practice throughout 2025-2026. However, the loss of breakfast revenue can no longer be comfortably absorbed by the Student Nutrition budget. Student Nutrition is recommending reinstating the cost of paid breakfast to $2.25 beginning August 31, 2026, at all non-mandated (universal free) campuses. This will allow the district time to communicate this change to parents of paid students so that they can apply for meal benefits or budget appropriately for the increased cost of breakfast. 

- Reduced Meal Pricing: Student Nutrition's recommendation is to keep reduced student lunch prices at $0.00 for school year 2026-2027.

- Adult Meal Pricing: Student Nutrition's recommendation is to keep adult meal prices at a-la-carte pricing for school year 2026-2027.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the 2026-2027 Meal Pricing as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
1. Raptor Visitor Management (VisitorSafe)
This service digitizes front-desk check-ins via kiosk screens and ID scanners to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering school buildings. 
•    Registry Screening: Scans government IDs to instantly cross-reference data against all 50-state public sex offender registries and custom district custody/block lists.
•    Badge Printing: Automatically prints a temporary photo badge with a time stamp only after the individual passes the screening.
•    Instant Alerts: Sends quiet SMS/email notifications to school administrators and security personnel if a match occurs. 
Who It Benefits
•    Front Desk Staff: Eliminates manually tracking paper clipboards and analyzing IDs, giving them an automated tool to handle difficult visitor denials.
•    School Security & Admins: Provides complete oversight of exactly who is in the building, when they arrived, and when they left.
•    Students & Teachers: Benefits from a secure environment where outsiders are heavily vetted before gaining access to hallways. 

2. Raptor Alert and Drill
This is a mobile panic button system paired with digital drill scheduling software to handle unexpected emergencies and meet state compliance laws. 
•    Silent Mobile Panic Button: Allows staff to instantly trigger a school-wide alert (Lockdown, Evacuation, Shelter, Hold, Active Shooter) from a smartphone app. 
•    Direct 911 Integration: Forwards precise location data, room numbers, and digital floor plans straight to local emergency dispatchers via data networks.
•    Drill Compliance Tracker: Schedules, records, and evaluates required safety drills across the district, ensuring adherence to state laws. 
Who It Benefits
•    Teachers & Classroom Staff: Empowers individuals to call for help instantly from wherever they are standing on campus without needing to reach a landline phone. 
•    First Responders: Benefits from clear data indicating the exact origin of the emergency and digital maps before they even arrive on scene.
•    District Administrators: Automatically generates drill compliance reports for state auditors, saving hours of manual paperwork.

3. Raptor Reunification and Accountability
This is a mobile tracking system used during crisis evacuations to log student status and safely return children to their parents. 
•    Real-Time Student Roster: Allows teachers to pull up class lists on their phones during an evacuation to mark students as "safe," "injured," "missing," or "absent."
•    Guardian Verification: Scans a parent's ID at the reunification site to verify custody status against the school’s database before releasing a student.
•    Audit Trail Integration: Time-stamps every single student hand-off to ensure no child is released to an unauthorized adult during a chaotic event. 
Who It Benefits
•    Parents & Guardians: Provides peace of mind and an organized, secure process to get their children back during highly stressful emergency events.
•    Command Staff & Superintendents: Provides a live dashboard showing exactly how many students are accounted for and how many are still missing during an incident.
•    Reunification Teams: Streamlines a chaotic situation into a systematic, digital step-by-step checklist. 

4. Raptor Volunteer Management  (VolunteerSafe)
This service digitizes front-desk check-ins via kiosk screens and ID scanners to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering school buildings. 
•    Registry Screening: Scans government IDs to instantly cross-reference data against all 50-state public sex offender registries and custom district custody/block lists.
•    Badge Printing: Automatically prints a temporary photo badge with a time stamp only after the individual passes the screening.
•    Instant Alerts: Sends quiet SMS/email notifications to school administrators and security personnel if a match occurs. 
Who It Benefits
•    Front Desk Staff: Eliminates manually tracking paper clipboards and analyzing IDs, giving them an automated tool to handle difficult visitor denials.
•    School Security & Admins: Provides complete oversight of exactly who is in the building, when they arrived, and when they left.
•    Students & Teachers: Benefits from a secure environment where outsiders are heavily vetted before gaining access to hallways. 

Total cost is $130,671.50 using local funds.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the renewal of the Raptor Services and to delegate authority to the superintendent, or her designee, to execute purchases and contracts in the best interest of the District. 
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
Approval is requested to purchase the Brightly Facility Asset and Capital Planning software to support the District Improvement Committee's strategic goals of responsible resource stewardship, long-term planning and operational excellence. The software will provide a centralized, data-driven platform to manage facility assets, prioritize capital improvements, reduce deferred maintenance and guide future bond and budget planning. This investment will improve operational efficiency, extend the life of district facilities and provide transparent, objective information for district leadership and the Board, ultimately benefiting students, staff and the community through safe, reliable and well-maintained schools.

Total cost is $855,000 using 2023 Bond Funds.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the purchase of the Brightly Facility Asset and Capital Planning software as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
In alignment with District Priority 2 and in support of the work identified in the 2023 Bond Program, we have completed the third step of a three-step process in negotiating and contracting for a first GMP for Package #19.

Step 1: Approval of the Construction Delivery Method: Construction Manager at Risk (CM-R) delivery method approved at November 2, 2023, meeting of the Board of Trustees, Agenda Item #5Y.

Step 2: Selection of Construction Manager: Sought Qualification Statement submissions and subsequently selected Northstar Builders Group as the most qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CM-R), approved at the January 8, 2026, Agenda Item #5N.

Step 3: Approval of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP): Contracted CM-R to develop defined scopes of work and solicit bids for the assigned project.  Ultimate costs negotiated, in tandem, with District personnel and contracted architects, to assure the best value to the District.
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Step 3: Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP):

The Board of Trustees approved the selection of Northstar Builders Group to perform the necessary construction services to renovate several school sites as part of Package #19 in the Bond 2023 initiative. This approval included the base agreement between the District and Northstar Construction to provide construction management services for the work. 
 
*Previous Amendment No. 1 amended the base contract to establish a preliminary guaranteed maximum price (GMP) Science Labs and installation for Bush MS for $949,026.

*Approval of Amendment No. 2 will amend the base contract a second time, to establish a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the second phase, at Bush and Polk of these renovations project as $33,564,933.00. 

*GMP 1-2 will be combined for a total revised project GMP  sum of $34,513,959.00.

Total project costs exclude architect and engineering fees, geotechnical investigation and fees, materials testing, inspections, site surveys, printing and any other miscellaneous fees outside of the CMAR 
responsibility.

Funding Source:  2023 Bond Funds

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves Amendment No.2 to the base Construction Manager At-Risk Contract #2025-11-0787 with Northstar Builders Group for Phase 2 of their contracted scope of work on Package #19.
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
This purchase is to replace the damaged gym floor at Blalack Middle School caused by a fire sprinkler accidental discharge.  The floor was deemed unsalvageable and recommended for complete replacement.

District insurance will reimburse for a portion of the damage less the deductible.  The total estimate for replacement is $189,500 from the general fund balance.  

It was necessary for this purchase to take place to ensure that the project would be completed before students return in August, as not to impede instruction and student safety.  

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the purchase of the gym floor replacement and delegate authority to the Superintendent, or her designee, to execute purchases and contracts in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure
Priority #3: Optimize Community Engagement
The scoreboard system at Tommy Standridge Stadium is now 21 years old and relies on three separate aging subsystems—audio, video and scoreboard—that no longer integrate reliably.

These components have increasingly failed during events, including full-screen blackouts, frozen video, audio delays, and mismatched timing between the announcer and the display. Many parts within these systems are now irreplaceable, leaving the district unable to maintain consistent game day operations. These failures have disrupted athletic events, frustrated patrons, and created operational challenges for coaches, officials and announcers.

A full replacement with a unified, 100% digital board and a hard-wired scoring backup is necessary to restore dependable functionality. The new system includes an updated curriculum and production platform that will allow CTE audio/video students to create graphics, operate cameras, manage live events, and gain industry-aligned experience in digital media production. After reviewing four proposals, the district has narrowed the selection to one vendor and anticipates construction beginning at the end of football season.

Funding will be provided through the 2018 Bond residuals, as discussed in previous board meetings or work sessions.  Total cost not to exceed $1.3 million.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the purchase of the Standridge Stadium replacement and to delegate authority to the Superintendent, or her designee, to execute purchases and contracts in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging and Diverse Learning
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is with Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and the Dallas County Juvenile Board. It outlines all issues pertinent to the interaction between the juvenile board and the school district in the operation of the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP). The objective of the program is to help the student achieve behavioral and academic improvement and provide an effective educational program.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the MOU between Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and the Dallas County Juvenile Board and authorizes the Superintendent or her designee to execute contracts in the District's best interest as presented.
 

Description:  Per the State Library and Archive, the District is required to have an official Records Management Officer listed on file with the Texas State Library Archives Commission (TSLAC).  Kristie Keesee has held this position since 2010 and has retired.  It is proposed for Shelley Gammon to replace Ms. Keesee.

Form SLR-512 is attached and will be filed with TSLAC, if approved.

Recommendation:  It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves Shelley Gammon as the Records Management Officer of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging & Diverse Learning
This item requests approval of 2026-2027 administrator appraisers for the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), the teacher appraisal system approved for the District. All T-TESS appraisers have completed and/or provided evidence of the credentials required to perform the duties and responsibilities of a T-TESS appraiser as required by the Texas Education Agency. In accordance with Board Policy DNA (LEGAL) and DNA (LOCAL), we respectfully submit the comprehensive list of administrators for Board approval as T-TESS appraisers who possess the required credentials to perform the responsibilities of an appraiser within CFBISD.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the comprehensive list of T-TESS Administrative Appraisers as provided.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging & Diverse Learning
The Board of Trustees has annually approved the administrator and teacher T-TESS Appraisal Calendar. The calendar will outline the timeline for the appraisal process for the 2026-2027 school year.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the T-TESS Appraisal Calendar as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging and Diverse Learning
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD administration requests approval to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dallas College. This continued partnership provides our high school students with the invaluable opportunity to earn college credit hours while simultaneously completing their high school graduation requirements.

Under this collaborative agreement, Dallas College generously covers 100% of tuition costs for CFB ISD dual-credit students. To ensure there are zero financial barriers to higher education, the CFB ISD Board of Trustees generously funds all student textbooks.

During the previous academic year, this partnership yielded exceptional student participation and academic success across our five high school campuses:
     •   677 unique CFB ISD students actively participated in the dual credit program.
     •   Students attempted a total of 2,058 college courses, successfully completing 1,881 of them (a 91.4% class completion rate).
     •   This translated to 6,507 attempted college credit hours, with 5,950 hours successfully completed (a 91.4% hour completion rate).
     •   This collaboration saved our local families hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and textbook costs, giving our students a massive head start on their post-secondary education.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the agreements between Dallas College and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and authorizes the Superintendent or her designee to execute contracts in the District's best interest as presented.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging and Diverse Learning
The TWU Go Center/G-Force Project ("Project") is designed to bring college access and financial aid information to 9-12 grade students and parents.  The program will establish a Go-Center on the campus staffed with collegiate G-Force members who will provide a general overview of the college experience, including college selection, completion of financial aid and admissions applications. Go-centers are supervised by CFBISD staff and may also assist CCMR staff in evening and weekend parent and student events pertaining to college access and success.  

Students will interact with the G-Force University mentors both virtually and in person.  

There will be no cost associated with the agreement.

The contract is renewed annually and is valid for the 2026-2027school year only.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the updated Go-Center agreements and renewals as presented.
 

Description:  Priority # 1: Optimize Engaging & Diverse Learning
In order to recognize the Denton County 4-H organizations as an extracurricular activity of CFBISD, Resolutions must be signed and agreements are drawn up appointing Denton County extension agents as adjunct staff members.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees accepts the Resolution regarding the Denton County 4-H Organization and the Denton County Extension Agents as Adjunct Staff Members for 2026-2027.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
Request for Proposal 2022-10-033 provides for administrative and/or educational consultants, along with professional development to be used throughout the District.  

This is a perpetual RFP and new vendors will be brought to the Board for monthly awards or as needed, to increase the District’s variety of approved vendors for necessary items and services.  

CFBISD staff will request quotes from the awarded vendors and make selections in the best interest of the District.

This RFP is ongoing and will use Local, State, and Federal Funds.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the perpetual RFP 2022-10-033 Administrative, Educational Consultants, and Professional Development Services with the attached vendors, and to authorize the Superintendent, or her designee, to execute purchases, contracts, and extensions within this RFP in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
Request for Proposal 2022-10-031 provides for outside contracted services, such as maintenance and operational vendors needed to make repairs, as well as other contracted services to address various needs throughout the District, which are unknown at this time.  

This is a perpetual RFP and new vendors will be brought to the Board for monthly awards or as needed, to increase the District’s variety of approved vendors for necessary services.  

CFBISD staff will request quotes from the awarded vendors and make selections in the best interest of the District.  

This RFP is ongoing using Local, State, and Federal Funds.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the perpetual RFP 2022-10-031 for Outside Contracted Services with the attached vendors and to authorize the Superintendent or her designee to execute purchases, contracts, and extensions within this RFP in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
This purchase is to renew the Master Services Agreement between Frontline and CFBISD. Frontline Education provides licensing for various programs and modules throughout the District. 

These renewals will be for the 2026-2027 school year and will not exceed $1,250,000.00. This amount will cover the authorization and for any as-needed training, report services, or special programming. Funding will be from the General Operations Budget. Frontline has been the preferred vendor for CFBISD since 2008.  

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the renewal of Frontline Software Services and to delegate authority to the superintendent, or her designee, to execute purchases and contracts in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
Excess workers’ compensation works to financially protect the self-insured employer for workers’ compensation claims that exceed the designated dollar limit.  Excess comp insurance covers all workers’ comp losses up to a specific dollar amount, which, for CFBISD, is $600,000.

CBFISD is self-funded for Workers Compensation coverage and claims are paid out of the Workers Compensation budget.  Once an individual claim reaches $600,000, the excess insurance policy covers all expenses beyond this amount.

Local funds, not to exceed $300,000.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the purchase of Excess Worker’s Compensation Insurance and authorizes the Superintendent or her designee to execute renewals and contracts in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
This is an exclusive contract which provides Child Development Academy Catering services for the District. The service is needed to support daily program operations and provide appropriate nutrition for participating children. Students, families, and Child Development Academy staff will benefit from reliable meal service.  The initial contract year will be one-year with the option of four (4) one-year extensions, for a total of five (5) years.

Enterprise Funds are used for this purchase at a total cost of less than $200,000.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves RFP 2026-04-086 for Child Development Academy Catering with the attached vendor and to authorize the Superintendent, or her designee, to execute purchases, contracts, and extensions in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
Request for Proposal 2022-10-032 provides for grocery products and catering services throughout the District.  

This is a perpetual RFP and new vendors will be brought to the Board for monthly awards or as needed, to increase the District’s variety of approved vendors for necessary items and services.   

CFBISD staff will request quotes from the awarded vendors and make selections in the best interest of the District.  Local, State, and Federal Funds used.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the perpetual RFP 2022-10-032 for Grocery & Catering Services with the attached vendors and to authorize the Superintendent or her designee to execute purchases, contracts, and extensions within this RFP in the best interest of the District.
 

Description:  Priority #1: Optimize Engaging & Diverse Learning
As part of the 2026-2027 Strategic Staffing Proposal, Polk Middle School is being reimagined through new leadership, a renewed academic focus, and the implementation of a standardized dress code. Following the Board's approval of this initiative, including the dress code, at the June 4, 2026, meeting, staff will present the rationale for the proposed name change as part of the campus rebranding effort designed to support academic excellence. Staff will also share the recommendations and feedback from the committee established to review the standardized dress code.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the renaming of Ted Polk Middle School to Ted Polk Preparatory Academy as presented.

Description:  Priority #5: Optimize All Available Resources
Each year, the Texas Association of School Boards invites school boards in Texas to designate one voting delegate and one alternate as representation to the TASB Delegate Assembly held in conjunction with the annual TASA/TASB Conference. It has been the practice each year for the CFBISD Board of Trustees to designate a voting delegate and alternate using a process of nomination and a majority vote
of the Board.

As Active Members, each local school board and regional education service center board has the exclusive right to appoint a Delegate who will speak for their board and community.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees designate a voting delegate and alternate for representation at the TASB Delegate Assembly.
 

Description:  The Board will consider approval of the District's 2027 Legislative Priorities. These priorities identify the District's key public education advocacy positions and will guide legislative engagement during the 2027 Texas Legislative Session. The priorities reflect the District's commitment to supporting students, educators, and schools through effective state policy and sustainable funding.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the 2027 Legislative Priorities.
 

Description:  Priority  #5: Optimize All Available Resources
The proposed changes would align eligibility with the policy's "catastrophic illness or injury" standard rather than limiting participation to terminal illness, clarify that qualifying circumstances may include the employee, the employee's spouse, or the employee's child, and establish general parameters for administration to evaluate and develop options.

Additionally,  Administration proposes to gather employee input regarding the payment for accumulated leave upon retirement and return to the Board in October with a recommendation, including proposed retirement leave provisions, for Board consideration.

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the update to DEC Local as presented.
 

Description:  In July, the list of nominated individuals for election to the TASB Board of Directors was distributed.  As stipulated in the TASB Bylaws, the CFBISD Board of Trustees is eligible to endorse one nominee for Region 10, Position D. Individuals on the list are Nichole Bentley from Coppell ISD, Marvin Bobo from Lovejoy ISD, Cyndi Darland from Princeton ISD, DeAndrea Fleming from DeSoto ISD, Lee Guidry from Italy ISD, Harvey Oaxaca from McKinney ISD, Jessica Ward from Midlothian ISD, and Denishea Williams from Cedar Hill ISD

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees endorses a candidate to the TASB Board of Directors as presented.
 

Description:  The Texas Education Code (TEC) §37.108(c) requires school districts to report the results of their safety and security audits to the district's board of trustees and to the Texas School Safety Center.