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GOOD AFTERNOON.

[I. Call to Order]

IT IS 1:01 P.M..

A QUORUM IS PRESENT, AND THE MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND POSTED IN THE TIME AND MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW.

BEFORE WE PROCEED, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING THE POSTED AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO CALL AN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.

[II. Executive Closed Session]

AND EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.

IT IS 1:02 P.M.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION.

WE'LL BE BACK SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT.

[III. Reconvene from Executive Closed Session]

IT IS 1:12 P.M.

AND WE ARE RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.

DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION? MISS LAWSON, I MOVE THAT WE HIRE ERIC WARD AS THE ATHLETIC COORDINATOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT ESTACADO HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

UNANIMOUS DECISION. [APPLAUSE] HOW'S EVERYONE DOING TODAY? GREAT. WE'RE GREAT.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT BRIDGES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

ROLLO, AND I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE AND MY FIVE BOYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I WANT TO GO GO OUT AND SAY I AM BLESSED TO BE HERE.

I BELIEVE GOD DOESN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

AMEN. AND I'M CALLED TO SERVE, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

I'M GOING TO POUR INTO THOSE KIDS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE BEST OUT OF ME.

THIS IS MY DREAM.

THIS IS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM, AND I'M READY TO SERVE.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT I CAN BE A PART OF THE ESTACADO MATADOR FAMILY.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU GUYS CHOSE ME.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING I GOT.

AND I MEAN THAT.

AND THAT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART.

AND THANK YOU GUYS.

NICE [APPLAUSE].

THIS A ROLL CALL.

AND SO I'LL START WITH MY WIFE FIRST.

MY WIFE NAME IS KENZIE WARD.

A FUNNY A FUNNY STORY IS MY WIFE AND I'VE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE WE WAS 13 OR 14 YEARS OLD, AND SHE SHE'S MY ROCK, AND SHE'S SHE'S BEEN ALONG WITH ME FOR THE WHOLE THE WHOLE JOURNEY FROM HIGH SCHOOL, FROM JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AND TO NOW.

AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THE SACRIFICES YOU'VE MADE, AND YOU'VE MADE ME THE MAN I AM TODAY.

RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS. THIS IS MY FIFTH SON.

HIS NAME IS CREW JOSIAH WARD.

AND HE'LL TELL YOU IF YOU ASK HIM, HE'S A DADDY'S BABY.

AND THAT THAT THAT'S MY BABY.

AND I LOVE HIM DEARLY LIKE I LOVE THE REST OF THEM.

RIGHT. RIGHT HERE NEXT TO MY WIFE.

THAT'S MY SECOND OLDEST SON.

HIS NAME IS TYSON CHRISTOPHER WARD.

HE'S MY REBEL OF THE BUNCH, BUT HE HAS A KIND HEART AND A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

RIGHT BESIDE HIM.

IS THE QUIET STORM.

THAT'S MY MIDDLE SON.

HIS NAME IS ELI JACOB WARD.

I ACTUALLY NAMED HIM AFTER ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

HE'S HE'S HAS THE CHARISMA OF THE BUNCH AND HAS A KIND HEART.

BESIDE HIM IS MY FOURTH SON.

THAT'S CREED BARON WARD.

I NAMED HIM AFTER ONE OF MY TEXAS TECH TEAMMATES, BARON BATCH.

I JUST LOVE THE WORK ETHIC BARON DISPLAYED.

AND HE SHOWED ME WHEN I WAS A COLLEGE ATHLETE MYSELF.

AND I FELT LIKE MY SON NEEDED A STRONG NAME.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT'S MY OLDEST SON.

HE HE'S THE ONE THAT MADE ME WHO I AM.

I, I RAISED HIM MY WHOLE TENURE IN COLLEGE, FROM MY FRESHMAN YEAR TO MY SENIOR YEAR, AND HE GOT TO RUN OUT THE TUNNEL WITH ME AT JONES AT&T STADIUM ON SENIOR DAY. AND THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

AND HE HE'S ALLOWED ME TO MATURE INTO THE MAN I AM.

AND I I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE ME A GREAT MAN OF CHARACTER.

AND SO THAT'S MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE THEM.

BEAUTIFUL [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR TRUSTEE COMMENTS.

DR. ROLLO, LET'S START WITH YOU.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? I AM JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL THAT ERIC, NUMBER ONE, PUT HIS NAME IN THE HAT TO COME TO ESTACADO.

AND NUMBER TWO, HE ABSOLUTELY BLEW THE COMMITTEE AWAY THAT INTERVIEWED HIM, WHICH INCLUDED ESTACADO STAFF MEMBERS,

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STAFF MEMBERS FROM FEEDER SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTS.

HE ABSOLUTELY IS THE RIGHT FIT FOR ESTACADO HIGH SCHOOL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE THINGS HE DOES.

AND I WANT TO WELCOME HIM BACK HOME TO LUBBOCK AFTER HIS TEXAS TECH YEARS.

SO WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M EXCITED. YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT'S REAL IMPORTANT.

YOU'RE RIGHT. GOD HAS A PLAN.

HE BROUGHT YOU HERE. SO WELCOME TO LUBBOCK AND WELCOME TO ESTACADO.

SO HAPPY TO MEET YOUR FAMILY.

YOUR BEAUTIFUL FIVE BOYS AND YOUR WIFE.

LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING ALL OF THEM SOON.

GOD BLESS YOU IN YOUR NEW JOURNEY.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M JUST EXCITED TO HAVE A RED [INAUDIBLE] BACK IN TOWN.

AND YOU'VE GOT SOME AMAZING KIDDOS AT ESTACADO.

AND THOSE FEEDER PATTERNS.

SO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM, LOVE THEM.

AND HELP HELP SHOW THEM WHAT A MAN SHOULD BE AROUND AROUND SCHOOL.

YES, SIR. WELCOME.

ESTACADO IS CERTAINLY ONE OF MY SCHOOLS, ONE OF MY 12 SCHOOLS.

AND I CAN BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE GREAT THINGS DONE, WONDERFUL THINGS DONE.

I SEE YOU AS CONTINUING WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

LIKE AS MISS LAWSON SAID, THERE'S BEEN A RECENT SUCCESS AT ESTACADO AND IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. AND I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO YOU SAYING THIS IS YOUR DREAM TO BE BACK, BECAUSE WE HOPE THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE WE'RE SUPER EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY, WELL, EVERYONE ELSE SPOKE, SO I WON'T BE LEFT OUT, SO WELCOME BACK.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET YOU RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME OUT HERE.

AND PLEASURE TO DO THAT.

READING YOUR BACKGROUND, YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR EDUCATION.

I THINK YOU IT SAYS YOU HAVE A MASTER'S IN SPECIAL ED, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. YEAH. YOUR COMMITMENT TO KIDS THEIR WELL-BEING IS EVIDENT.

I THINK YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU. COACH, I'LL JUST HIDE OUT BY SAYING WELCOME ESTACADO.

AND THAT WHOLE FEEDER PATTERN IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE, SPECIAL COMMUNITY.

AND I KNOW THAT THE FACULTY, THE FAMILIES AND THAT FEEDER PATTERN ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING AND WELCOME FAMILY TO LUBBOCK.

AND LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU GET SETTLED IN.

SO WELCOME.

YES, MA'AM. DID YOU NEGOTIATE A BIGGER BUS? WE HAVE A VAN.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S SUBURBAN'S GONNA WORK.

ALL RIGHT, WE WILL ALLOW SOME TIME FOR PICTURES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

AND ANY FACULTY WANT TO COME UP FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

SO WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 1:20 P.M..

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.