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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.[3. Call Meeting to Order]
GET STARTED.THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE, UH, LANGSTER ID BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2022 AT 6:30 PM THE MEETING IS BEING HELD AT LANGSTER ISD ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM AT 4 22 SOUTH CENTER AVENUE, LANCASTER, TEXAS.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
I WILL NOW CALL, ROLL AND ANNOUNCE THAT A QUO IS PRESENT.
MR. SMITH IS ABSENT AND WE'RE OPENING AT 6:31 PM OKAY.
THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO OPENING CEREMONIES.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, TURN THAT OVER TO, UH, MS. SIMPSON.
WE'RE GONNA INVITE OUR, UM, AMBASSADORS FROM ROSA PARK'S MILLBROOK ELEMENTARY TO LEAD US IN OUR US AND TEXAS PLEDGES.
BELIEVE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER INVISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS PLEDGE PLEDGE ON TEXAS PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN INVISIBLE.
FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PUT YOUR LS UP FOR OUR SCHOOL, PLEASE.
I BLESSED TODAY TO DO MY BEST IN READING, MATH AND ALL THE REST.
I PROMISE TO OBEY THE RULES IN MY CLASS, AND IN THIS I RESPECT MYSELF AND OTHERS.
ALL I DO, I GET TO LEARN ALL I CAN TO TRY MY BEST TO BE ALL.
MY NAME IS KENNETH JAR, AND I REPRESENT THE BLUE HOUSE, WHICH IS DAVE DEB, WHICH IS THE OF COURAGE.
COURAGE MEANS THAT YOU DO SOMETHING THAT OTHERS FEAR TO DO, MAKE YOU SAY, TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU, THAT OTHERS GEARED TO DO.
HELLO, I'M ARIA, AND I'M IN THE HOUSE OF LOYALTY, WHICH IS HOUSE LOYALTY MEANS WE ARE TRUSTWORTHY AND WE DON'T LET ANYONE DOWN.
ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE? I'M IN THE GREENHOUSE THAT IT, IT MEANS TO NEVER GIVE UP WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
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OF THE, THE STATE HOUSE.ALSO NOT TO ASK TO THE YELLOW HOUSE.
THE YELLOW HOUSE IS FRIENDSHIP.
FRIENDSHIP TO BE TRUTHFUL OF, TO ONE AND ANOTHER AND BE THE WORD TRUTH.
UM, TO ALWAYS BE HONEST AND THE TRUTH, ALWAYS.
AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO RECOMMENDATIONS AND
[6. Recognitions and Commendations]
RECOMMENDATIONS.UM, AGAIN, I, ONCE AGAIN, I'LL CALL ON, UH, MS. KIMBERLY SIMPSON TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
GREETINGS, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR.
THIS EVENING, I BEGAN WITH THE REFLECTIVE TRIBUTE TO TWO OF OUR LANGSTER ISSD FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US.
IT IS WITH GRACE, SADNESS, AND HEAVY HEARTS THAT I MUST ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF OUR LENGTH SCARCITY COLLEAGUE AND PLEASANT RUN ELEMENTARY TEACHER TO SHEDA DUNLIN ON SUN SATURDAY OCTOBER 8TH, MS. DUNLIN JOINED LANGS TRISTY TWO YEARS AGO AS A PLEASANT RUN ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.
MS. DUNLIN WAS 42 YEARS OLD IN A BRIGHT LIGHT ON HER CAMPUS.
SHE GREETED EVERYONE WITH LOVE AND HER COWORKERS DESCRIBE HER AS A SERVANT LEADER WITH A PASSION FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN.
SHE VALUED BEING AN EMPLOYEE AT LANCASTER, I S D, AND EVEN TRAVELED TO UVALDE IN JUNE ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT TO EXTEND LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
MISS DUNLIN WAS LAID TO REST ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, AND MEMBERS OF HER PLEASANT RUN FAMILY TRAVEL TO TO ALABAMA TO ATTEND HER FUNERAL SERVICES.
IN ADDITION, HER HUSBAND HAS PLANNED A CELEBRATION OF LIFE CEREMONY IN HONOR OF MISS DUNLIN ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 29TH AT 12:00 PM AT THE WORD OF TRUTH FAMILY CHURCH IN ARLINGTON.
IT IS ALSO A DEEP SADNESS THAT I MUST ANNOUNCE THAT OUR COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, MR. JOHN HENTON, PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD.
MR. HENTON WAS PART OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM AND SERVED AS THE DISTRICT'S LOCKSMITH AND CARPENTER FOR 28 YEARS.
THOSE THAT KNEW HIM WELL SAY THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOCK THAT HE COULD NOT UNLOCK.
WE WILL MISS MR. HENNING'S EXPERT LEVEL, LOCKSMITH ABILITY, FRIENDLY SMILE, WORK ETHIC, AND FRIENDSHIP SERVICES FOR MR. HENTON WILL BE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT 2:00 PM AT MOUNT HPE BELTLINE IN LANCASTER, TEXAS.
PLEASE KEEP THE HENTON FAMILY IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
WE WILL NOW HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF MS. DUNLIN AND MR. JOHN HENTON.
COULD YOU PLEASE SHOW ME ON THE FLOOR? AND I'M GONNA ASK MS. PATAG BELL TO PLEASE JOIN US AS WELL, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISS BELL'S RECENT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
SHE RECENTLY TAUGHT THE N W E A MAP SESSIONS AS A PARTNER TEACHER AT REGION 10.
THIS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY ALLOWED HER TO SHOWCASE THE, LIKE STRATEG STAR AND MAP MONOPOLY GAME AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES STRATEGIES ON IMPLEMENTING MAP YEAR TWO.
THIS IS MISS BELL'S SECOND YEAR AS A TEACHING PARTNER, AND DURING THE MOST RECENT TRAINING, SHE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY ONE OF N W E A SENIOR EXECUTIVES FOR HER CONTRIBUTION AND EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING.
WANNA CONGRATULATE MS. BELL AND CELEBRATE HER SUCCESS AND GIVE HER A BIG GOOD JOB? GOOD JOB,
YOU NEVER GONNA DO ONE WITH THE LS? GOOD.
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GOOD JOB,AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA ASK OUR WONDERFUL PRINCIPAL TO JOIN US TO AT THE FRONT.
SO BOARD OUR TOBER IS NATIONAL PRINCIPLES.
UP IN ALL MONTH LONG
WE'RE GONNA, I'LL GET RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, SO JUST GET ALL TOGETHER.
SO YOU GUYS GET SEP UH, SITUATED UP HERE.
WE'LL DO A GROUP PICTURE, BUT I DO WANNA BRAG ON YOU ALL JUST TO TAD IT.
SO WE HAVE PLANNED SOME WONDERFUL THINGS TO CELEBRATE THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
THEY ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING EDUCATORS IN OUR DISTRICT, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN THE NATION.
I'LL PUT OUR PRINCIPLES UP AGAINST ANYBODY.
SO, UM, WE PLANNED A FUN OUT OUTING AND TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY, UM, AT BOWL AND BARREL FOR THE PRINCIPALS AND, AND CELEBRATION OF PRINCIPAL'S MONTH.
AND I DO WANNA BRAG THAT PRINCIPAL THORNHILL STEVENSON AND SIMMONS AND CAMBRO, THEY, THEY CAME HOME WITH THE WIN.
IT WAS TOUCH AND GO THERE FOR, UH, PIPS AND HERNANDEZ AND JET, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT JUST, IT GOT REAL COMPETITIVE THERE.
UM, BUT WE ALSO WANNA THANK, UM, PRINCIPAL HERNANDEZ, I'M SORRY, ROSA HERNANDEZ AND MISS HARTHORNE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP.
AND THEY ALSO GAVE THIS GROUP A NICE GIFT AS WELL, SO CLAP THEM UP.
AND THIS GROUP ALSO RECEIVED A SPECIAL GIFT FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER, TANISHA LUS REALTY GROUP.
UM, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN DOING SOME SOCIAL MEDIA TRIBUTES TO OUR PRINCIPLES WHERE WE HAVE HAD FUN GUESSING WHO THE PRINCIPAL IS WITH THEIR BABY PHOTOS.
SO IT'S GOTTEN A LOT OF TRACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEY WERE SO CUTE WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE.
SO, AGAIN, WE WANNA APPRECIATE OUR LENGTH STARS PRINCIPLES, AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE JOB THEY DO EACH DAY.
I HOPE YOU ALL FELT APPRECIATED, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU.
SO BOARD, COME UP JUST A TAD BIT.
FIND YOUR WINDOW IN BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLES, AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A COUPLE, GOTTA THROW OUR LS UP.
MS. MORRIS, COME ON IN SO WE CAN SEE YOU.
AND BOY, YOU CAN RETURN TO YOUR SEAT.
THE EMERGENT BILINGUAL DEPARTMENT HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CONCI TO BRING THE PARENT ADVOCATING THE PARENTS ADVOCATING FOR STUDENT EXCELLENT OR PACE PROGRAM TO BILINGUAL PARENTS.
OVER NINE WEEKS, MORE THAN 30 PARENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, AND THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS, AND HOW TO PROMOTE LEARNING AT HOME.
SO FAR, THE PARENTS HAVE COVERED CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE, DEVELOPING THEIR CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM, AND HOW PARENTS ARE A CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER.
THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON OCTOBER 5TH WITH ORIENTATION.
IT WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE GRADUATION CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 6TH.
THE SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MULTICULTURAL CENTER AT HOUSTON ELEMENTARY, AND WE WANNA THANK MS. BRENDA CORPUS AND OPHELIA VASQUEZ FOR THEIR CO COORDINATION OF THIS PROGRAM TO ASSIST OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND EARLIER THIS MONTH, LANG STRS D PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY OF LANCASTERS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES, MEMBERS FROM LIKE STR D POLICE DEPARTMENT, ATHLETICS, HUMAN RESOURCES, TRUANCY PREVENTION.
THE ACADEMICS TEAM AND COMMUNICATIONS JOINED THE FESTIVITIES.
WE SPENT THE EVENING INTERACTING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE SHARED THE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND THE PERFECT TIME TO CONNECT WITH THE LANCASTER COMMUNITY.
AND THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER SENIOR LIFE CENTER, WE HAVE LAUNCHED THE SILVER TIGER TOUR SERIES.
THESE TOURS ALLOW THE CENTER'S SENIOR SENATE COMMITTEE TO SKIP A DAY OF MEETING AT THE LIFE CENTER AND TOUR LANCASTER, I S D.
DURING THE INAUGURAL SILVER TIGER TOUR, THE SENIORS VISITED BELTLINE ELEMENTARY.
THEY SPENT TIME GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TOUR CLASSROOMS, AND SPENT TIME READING TO STUDENTS.
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HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE BLE, NATIONAL ELEMENTARY HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS FOR A DISCUSSION AND A MENTOR MENTORSHIP SESSION.WE EVEN RECRUITED A FEW TO JOIN OUR TEAM AS SUBSTITUTES.
THE TOUR SERIES WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY HIGHS AND WILL CONTINUE WITH THE TOUR OF A LANCASTER ISD SECONDARY CAMPUS.
NEXT AND HOMECOMING WEEK ACTIVITIES WERE FUN FILLED, LED BY THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT ON OCTOBER 11TH THROUGH THE 14TH.
UM, WE HAD SEVERAL EVENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THE WEEK WAS FILLED WITH FUN ACTIVITIES AS THE CAMPUSES CELEBRATED THE TIGER SPIRIT.
AHEAD OF THE FRIDAY FOOTBALL GAME CAMPUSES PARTICIPATED IN DIFFERENT SPIRIT THEME DAYS.
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND CAMPUSES PARTICIPATED IN THE HOMECOMING PARADE.
ON WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY THE PARADE, THERE WAS A COMMUNITY PREP RALLY AND COOKOFF.
ON THURSDAY, LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED ITS TALENT SHOW.
AND ON FRIDAY, LHS ALUM AND COMPETITOR ARE NBC'S THE VOICE.
KEVIN HAWKINS JOINED THE LHS CHOIR AND PERFORMED TWO SONGS DURING THE HOMECOMING PEP RALLY.
LATER THAT EVENING, THE TIGERS TOOK ON THE FORNEY JACK RABBITS AND WON THE HOMECOMING GAME.
WE WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN.
TO MARICK, JESSE AND MORGAN YOUNG.
IT WAS A GR IT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR EVERYONE, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY TIGERS BACK, UM, TO CELEBRATE THE HOMECOMING.
AND WE DEFINITELY WELCOMED OUR ALUMNI BACK, AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.
THEN ON THAT SATURDAY, LANG STRIDES D'S INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOSTED THE ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE BOWL.
STUDENT TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY CAMPUSES COMPETED IN ACADEMIC QUIZ BOWL, WHILE OTHER STUDENTS FROM THE, FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL SUBMITTED ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR THE ART CONTEST.
DURING THE BOWL, PARENTS AND FAMILIES PAINTED MASTERPIECES.
UM, THEY SET FOR CARICATURE DRAWINGS.
THEY TOURED THE HALL OF CULTURES, PARTICIPATED IN STEM CHALLENGES, AND PLAYED LETAR, LEARNED SALSA DANCING, AND VIEWED THE STUDENTS ARTWORK IN THE GALLERY.
THE EVENT WAS A FANTASTIC WAY TO CONCLUDE THE DISTRICT'S HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONS.
WE WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIOR DIVISION QUIZ BOWL WINNERS, BARACK MICHELLE OBAMA, AND LANCASTER EARLY COLLEGE, AND THE JUNIOR DIVISION WINNERS BELTLINE ELEMENTARY.
CONGRATULATIONS THAT YOU CAN VIEW ALL OF THE WINNING INFORMATION AND STUDENT ARTWORK ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND AT SOME POINT, ALL STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT FORCE IN MOTION.
BUT IN LANCASTER RSD, OUR STUDENTS WILL REMEMBER THEIR LESSONS ON FORCE IN MOTION AS AN OUT OF THE BOX CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE.
THE LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR FORCE IN MOTION UNIT WITH A CRASH SCENE INVESTIGATION PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING CTE, FINE ARTS, AND JOURNALISM.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE STEM EXPERIENCE, UM, IT IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS THAT STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN THE LESSON TO IDENTIFY WHO IS AT FAULT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE GATHERED AT THE SCENE.
THEY WILL USE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF FORCE IN MOTION TO EXPLAIN HOW THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THEIR CLAIM.
THE LESSON WILL ALSO CONNECT THE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE TO STEM CAREERS AND ALLOW STUDENTS TO PRACTICE WRITING ACROSS ALL CONTENT AREAS.
WE WANNA THANK MS. ERICA BUTLER AND THE STEM TEAM.
THE LINKS DRIVES D POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY OF LANCASTER POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR SUPPORTING THIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO LEARNING.
AND AS THE SAYING GOES, IT TAKES THE VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD.
AND THE TIGER VILLAGE IS HERE NEAR TO NEAR THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THE LANCASTER ISD STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED.
IT'S TIGER'S VILLAGE OUTREACH PROGRAM TO HELP PARENTS GET INVOLVED AND STAY INFORMED.
TIGER VILLAGE HELPS OUR PARENTS PARTNER WITH OUR DISTRICT AND REMAIN INTEGRAL TO BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL EACH MONTH.
THE TIGER VILLAGE PROVIDES, UM, INFORMATION VIDEOS ON, UM, DIFFERENT TOPICS.
THE TIGER VILLAGE ALSO WILL BE PROVIDING THESE FACTS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM EVERY SIX WEEKS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE PARENT WORKSHOP WHERE PARENTS CAN CONNECT WITH COUNSELORS OR THE STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST WORKSHOP WAS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, AND GAVE PARENTS TIPS ON HOW TO ACCESS AND MONITOR THEIR STUDENTS GRADES.
THERE WERE ABOUT 60 PARENTS AND ATTENDANCE, AND THE MEETING RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK AS WELL.
AND IN HONOR OF WEST MAIN ELEMENTARY, RECEIVING AN A, WE ARE STILL CELEBRATING THIS TEAM.
THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM PLANNED A SURPRISE RED HOT CELEBRATION FOR THE RED HOT TEACHERS AND STAFF.
TO KEEP UP THE, WITH THE THEME, WE ASSEMBLE TREAT BOXES FILLED WITH CANDIES, INCLUDING CHERRY HEADS, RING POPS, SKITTLES, AND OF COURSE, RED HOTS.
TO TOP IT ALL OFF, WE SET UP A FLOAT STATION WITH CUSTOMIZED RED CUPS AND A VARIETY OF SODAS.
IT WAS DEFINITELY A SWEET WAY TO END THE DAY AND CELEBRATE THE RED HOT WEST MAIN A TEAM.
AGAIN, WE WANNA CONGRATULATE PRINCIPAL GAIL WHITE, RIGHT, AND THE TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AT WEST MAIN ELEMENTARY.
AND WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING EVENTS AS WE APPROACH THE
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HOLIDAY SEASON.LANCASTER IC WILL BEGIN ITS ANNUAL TO TOY DRIVE.
THE DISTRICT IS PARTNERING WITH THOMAS DJ SWRVE HERVE.
HE'S FROM THE CLASS OF 2010 AND THE CITY OF LANCASTER TO COLLECT TOYS FOR OUR ANGEL TREE PROJECT.
STARTING TOMORROW, THE 28TH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CAN DROP OFF NEW UNWRAPPED TOYS AT LANCASTER'S, THE ADMIN BUILDING, THE CITY OF LANCASTER RECREATION CENTER, OR THE LANCASTER CITY OF LANCASTER CITY HALL.
UM, FROM OCTOBER 28TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 18TH, AT THE END OF THE TOY TRIBE, THE GIFTS WILL BE WRAPPED BY LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL IN HONOR SOCIETY, AND THEN THEY WILL BE DELIVERED TO OUR, LIKE, STR SD PRE-K THREE, PRE-K FOUR, AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO DONATE A TOY, PLEASE TELL THEM TO DONATE TO LIKE STR SD.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE HOSTING A VETERAN'S DAY TRIBUTE.
WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN US ON A FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH AT 10:00 AM AS WE CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE VETERANS WORKING FOR LANCASTER, I S D, AND THE CITY OF LANCASTER.
THE TRIBUTE CEREMONY WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRICT AND CITY HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE OUR VETERANS SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HONOR THEM AND PRESENT THEM WITH A CERTIFICATE OF OF APPRECIATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ALL JOINING US AT THAT EVENT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR BOARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS.
THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS.
FUR, DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS? UM, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
[8A. Safety and Security Updates - Chief Clifford Wherley, Presenter]
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS SAFETY AND SECURITY UPDATES.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HAMILTON.
UM, I THINK WE HAVE A BOARD WILL BE, UH, CHIEF CLIFFORD, UH, WORLEY TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ON SAFETY AND SECURITY.
GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT, UH, THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE DUE TO THE FINDINGS OF THE AUDIT.
I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S UP THERE? THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER CONDUCTED TWO RANDOM INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IN THE DISTRICT, UH, IN SEPTEMBER.
THE AUDITS CONSIST OF FOUR PARTS.
UH, NUMBER ONE IS THE UNSECURED ACCESS GAINED INTO THE SCHOOL, OTHER AS UNSECURED EXTERIOR DOORS, UNSECURED CLASSROOM DOORS, AND THEN DOCUMENTATION OF THE WEEKLY DOOR SWEEPS.
UH, THE CAMPUS OVERALLS, THE CAMPUSES, BOTH CAMPUSES OVERALL DID A GREAT JOB.
THE INSPECTORS WERE NOT ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS INTO THE ACTUAL BUILDINGS, UH, OF EITHER CAMPUS.
UH, THEY DID NOT LOCATE ANY UNSECURED EXTERIOR DOORS.
WE WERE LOCKED DOWN REAL TIGHT.
UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE WEEKLY EXTERIOR DOOR SWEEP DOCUMENTATION WAS UP TO DATE AND ORGANIZED.
THE, UH, THE ODD, THE INSPECTOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ACTUALLY TOLD US HOW, HOW IT WAS, IT WAS, HE THOUGHT IT WAS, WE, IT WAS GREAT THAT WE HAD SOMEBODY OUT OF THE GATE, UH, AND THAT SHE DID EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, AS WELL AS, AS SOON AS HE CAME BACK, HE FINALLY GOT INTO THE BUILDING, UH, AND WAS BUZZED IN HOW HE WAS CHECKED PROPERLY AND CHECKED AND ASKED QUESTIONS.
AND SO HE'S LIKE, MAN, IT WAS LIKE, IT WAS LIKE GETTING INTO A PRISON, ALMOST TO A POINT, TRYING TO GET THROUGH HERE.
SO YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, UH, ON MAKING SURE THAT, UH, NOBODY'S GETTING INTO THE BUILDING.
UH, BUT HOWEVER, UH, WHILE WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, THE INSPECTOR DID LOCATE, UH, ONE OR MORE CLASSROOM DOORS IN THESE BOTH CAMPUSES THAT WERE UNSECURED, UH, AFTER THE EXTERIOR DOOR CHECKS, WHICH IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR DISTRICT, UH, OUR DISTRICT, UH, GUIDELINES.
SO WHEN THEY DO THESE, WHEN THE INSPECTOR DOES THESE AUDITS, WHAT THEY DO IS, UH, ANY FINDINGS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, THEY WILL ISSUE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ON.
AND SO, UH, AS A RESULT OF THE FINDINGS, UH, THEY ISSUE THREE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT WE AS A DISTRICT WERE REQUIRED TO DO.
THE FIRST ONE WAS THAT THE DISTRICT SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE WAS REQUIRED TO MEET AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY TRAIN ALL OF THE CAMPUS STAFF AND SUBSTITUTES AT BOTH OF THESE CAMPUSES.
UH, THAT ABOUT, ABOUT EX UH, CLASSROOM DOORS BEING LOCKED AND SECURED AT ALL TIMES.
THE, UH, THE SECOND ONE WAS CAMPUS STAFF AND SUBSTITUTES, UH, AT BOTH THESE CAMPUS MUST ATTEND THIS IN-PERSON TRAINING.
IT COULDN'T BE D IT COULDN'T BE ONLINE, IT COULDN'T BE VIRTUAL.
IT HAD TO BE IN PERSON, UH, UNTIL THAT, THAT WAY THEY COULD BE, THAT COULD BE REVIEWED AND GONE OVER.
UH, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAD TO BE ALLOWED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY GIVE THEIR, GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS AND ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE, UH, IN REFERENCE TO THAT, UH, TRAINING AND THE CLASSROOM DOORS.
UH, AND THEN AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS HERE TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE TO, UH, WE HAVE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE BOARD, UH, IN REFERENCE TO THOSE FINDINGS AND WHAT HAS BEEN
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DONE.SO THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, WE MET ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2022, UH, DEVELOPED A PLAN, WENT OVER THE RESULTS, UH, TO TRAIN THE CAMPUS, UH, THE CAMPUS STAFF AND THE SUBSTITUTES.
WE DISCUSSED ON WHAT, UH, WHAT THAT TRAINING AND THE AUDIT RESULTS.
UH, ON THE 19TH, WE DID THE TRAINING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN ON THE 20TH OF OCTOBER, WE DID THE, UH, TRAINING FOR THE, UH, STAFF AT HOUSTON ELEMENTARY.
UH, AND THEN TONIGHT, OF COURSE, AGAIN, IS THE BOARD PRESENTATION HERE TONIGHT.
SO WE ARE IN, INTO, WE ARE AT THAT POINT NOW THAT WE HAVE, ONCE WE FINISHED TONIGHT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE ALL OF THE, UH, ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE COMPLETE, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THAT, SHOWING THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH THEIR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT THEY ARE DOING.
I CAN TELL YOU, WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE SOMETIME COMING IN THE NEXT MONTH.
THEY CALLED FOR OCTOBER, UH, TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY WERE COMING.
OF COURSE, THEY DON'T INVITE, THEY DON'T TELL US WHERE THEY'RE GOING, WHICH CAMPUS, UH, WHAT DAYS, WHAT LOCA, UH, OR ANY TIMES.
UH, THEY'RE JUST CALLED TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY ARE COMING SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
AND SO WE KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE COMING, UH, IN OCTOBER.
AND SO WE CONSTANTLY ARE, AGAIN, REMINDING THE CAMPUSES AND CHECKING OUR DOORS.
I CAN TELL YOU AS A DISTRICT, WE DO AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE DO WEEKLY CHECKS THAT WE DOCUMENT WEEKLY.
UH, AND WE'RE AT 99%, UH, EXTERIOR DOORS, UH, BEING CLOSED AGAIN, THAT'S AT 1%.
THAT'S ALWAYS, AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA HAVE THAT LITTLE BIT, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, BECAUSE THE DOOR MAY NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY.
MECHANICS, UH, SHIFTING IN GROUNDS, UH, ALL THAT WITH RAIN, WITH ALL THIS RAIN, WE'LL START TO HAVE DOORS.
WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THE DOORS MOVING AGAIN, WHERE THEY WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO GET MAINTENANCE OUT TO MAKE LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS AND TWEAKS.
SO WE'RE, THEY'RE GETTING DOUBLE CHECKED EVERY TIME IT RAINS, OR EVERY TIME IT STAYS DRY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, WE'RE DOUBLE CHECKING THOSE DOORS CONSTANTLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SHUTTING LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YEAH, PRESIDENT, I HAVE A COUPLE.
YOU SAY 99%, AND PART OF THE ISSUES ARE CAUSE OF MECHANICAL ISSUES, BUT IS THE DOOR CLOSING MORE SO OF A PERSON, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLOSED ONE MORE TIME.
I'M SORRY, MR. IS THE, IS THE ISSUE MORE SO OF SOMEBODY PHYSICALLY CLOSING THE DOOR? OR ARE WE JUST HAVING ISSUES WITH DOORS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND REOPENING? UM, A MAJORITY OF THE DOORS THAT WE FIND WHERE THEY'RE UNSECURED, THEY'LL APPEAR SECURE, AND SO THEY MAY NOT LATCH.
AND AGAIN, SOMETIMES THAT IT MAY JUST BE MECHANICAL WHERE THEY NEED TO TIGHTEN UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS, AND I'M, I'M JUST AS BAD AT DOING IT, MAKING SURE, AND I, I'VE TRIED TO, WE'VE MADE IT DEFINITELY AN EFFORT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THAT DOOR'S SUPPOSED TO SHUT ON ITS OWN AND CLOSE AND LATCH, THAT WE'RE STILL GIVEN AT THAT TUG.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE INCREASING THOSE NUMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE CHECKS, ESPECIALLY HERE RECENTLY WITH THE WEATHER CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WELL, I, I DEFINITELY URGE, UH, ALL THE PARTIES OF THE CAMPUSES TO DO THAT ADDITIONAL TUG TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A HUNDRED PERCENT.
THE DOORS, UM, ON INSIDE THE SCHOOL, EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE CLASSROOM TALKING, IT'S ON OH, OKAY.
THE DOORS INSIDE THE SCHOOL, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THE ENTRY DOORS TO THE CAFETERIA CLASSROOMS OFFICE, AND, UM, COUNSELORS, THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE, UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CLASSROOM'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED.
WHAT ABOUT THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE AND THE CAFETERIA? THE CAFETERIA IS TYPICALLY GONNA BE OPEN JUST BECAUSE OF THE, JUST THE, THE VA THE VAST NUMBER OF KIDS THAT ARE GONNA BE MOVING IN AND OUT.
UH, IT'S A LITTLE EASIER AT THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES BECAUSE IT'S MORE CONTROLLED.
AND SO THE CAFETERIAS USUALLY, OR NOT THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE, IT JUST DEPENDS IF THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY INSIDE THEIR CLASSROOM OR INSIDE THEIR OFFICES, IT NEEDS TO BE SHUT AND LOCKED IF THEY'RE OUT.
OBVIOUSLY, IF NOBODY'S IN THERE OF IT NEEDS TO BE LOCKED, UH, BUT THEY KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LEEWAY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE WE WANT THAT OPEN FEELING WITH OUR, WITH OUR COUNSELORS.
UH, KIND OF LIKE OUR LIBRARY IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE, WHERE DO WE GO WITH IT? DO WE LEAVE IT OPEN? DO WE LEAVE IT CLOSED? WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE KIDS FEEL OPEN TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE LIBRARY IF THEY NEED TO TYPE DEAL.
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OF ONE OF THOSE WE JUST KIND OF HAVE TO KIND OF PLAY A LITTLE BIT WITH.BUT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, LIBRARY, CAFETERIA, UH, COUNSELORS.
AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE AT AND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.
THE REASON I ASK AS FAR AS THE CAFETERIAS IS CONCERNED, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS SOME ASK STUDENTS ACCESSING THE CAFETERIA, UM, WHEN THERE IS, UM, NO ONE REALLY WATCHING AND POSSIBLY, UM, THE LOUNGE, MY UNDERSTANDING, AND THIS IS NOT AT A SPECIFIC SCHOOL, UM, I'M NOT GONNA STATE THE SCHOOL AT THIS TIME, BUT, UM, JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE, BUT AT, UM, WHEN THEY'RE IN, WHEN THEY'RE ENTERING THE FRONT, THE BUILDING OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND THEY'RE UNABLE TO PULL, YOU KNOW, PULL THE DOOR CLOSED OR IT'S NOT LOCKING, IS THERE A, UM, SOME TYPE OF PROCESS IN PLACE FOR THEM, A PROTOCOL FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO REPORT THAT? AND ARE THEY AWARE? YES, MA'AM.
UH, SO WHAT HAPPENS, SO IF IT'S A STAFF MEMBER FROM A CAMPUS, THEY HAVE THEIR REPORTING, UH, THEIR REPORTING GUIDELINES, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE, UH, RECEPTIONIST OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, OR TO THE PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
UH, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHAT SCHOOL, THEY MAY HAVE DIFFERENT RULES OR DIFFERENT, I GUESS, PROCESSES YOU SAY, UH, IF WE ARE THE ONES THAT LOCATED, WE IMMEDIATELY, NUMBER ONE, IF IT'S AN EXTERIOR DOOR, THERE'S AN IMMEDIATE CONTACT TO ROGER AND HIS TEAM WITH MAINTENANCE TO COME GET THAT FIXED IMMEDIATELY.
IF WE CANNOT SECURE IT, UH, IF WE ARE ABLE TO SECURE IT, THEN AGAIN, IF IT'S SOMETHING WHERE IT'S JUST NOT LATCHING COMPLETELY, THE FIRST THING WE'LL DO OF COURSE, IS, UH, ADVISE THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION, HEY, THIS DOOR IS NOT CLOSING.
IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LATCHING LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO, UH, ON ITS OWN, ON ITS OWN.
UH, AND THEN WE WILL, WE'LL SUBMIT A MAINTENANCE REQUEST TICKET, WHICH MAINTENANCE DOES A GREAT JOB, USUALLY WITHIN, USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS, ESPECIALLY ON AN EXTERIOR DOOR WHERE THEY WILL GET OUT AND GET THAT FIXED, UH, VERY QUICKLY, IF NOT THAT SAME DAY.
I THINK I WAS AT A CONFERENCE AT, UH, GOVERNOR'S CAMP AND THERE WAS A DISTRICT THAT SPOKE ABOUT CERTAIN SENATORS THAT THEY HAVE ON THE DOORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE LOCKED OR SOME KIND OF, UH, CONTROL SYSTEM.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, CURRENTLY THE, IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER BACK IN, WAY BACK IN, UH, DECEMBER, JANUARY, UH, AT ONE OF THE BOARD MEETINGS, YOU GUYS, UH, PASSED, UH, A REQUEST TO UPDATE A LOT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY, OUR CASUALS TO THE CAMERAS.
THE FIRST TIME WE HAD THE REPLACING CAMERAS.
PART OF THAT WAS ALSO THE DOOR CONTROLLERS.
AND SO ALL OF THOSE HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED.
AND SO THEY'RE STARTING TO GET THOSE COMPLETELY ONLINE NOW, WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO, THOSE SENSORS WILL BE ABLE TO SENSE HOW LONG THAT DOOR'S OPEN AND WE CAN SET A TIMER WHERE THEY WILL SEND A NOTIFICATION GOING, HEY, THIS DOOR'S BEEN OPEN FOR X AMOUNT OF TIME.
UH, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF THAT, CUZ ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED THAT, THAT THEY HAVE GREAT FEATURES THAT IF YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE MAY BE GREAT, UH, WHERE THEY CAN SET CERTAIN TIMES WHERE THEY UNLOCK AND WHERE YOU WALK UP TO 'EM AND THEY OPEN AND UNLOCK, WHICH OF COURSE WE'VE HAD TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WHERE WE'VE CAUGHT 'EM.
BUT ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE BENEFITS THEY DO HAVE IS THAT SENSOR TIMER WHERE WE CAN PUT THAT, WHERE WE GET THAT ALERT.
AND SO WE'RE STARTING TO WORK THROUGH AND GET THOSE, UH, TRY TO GET THOSE STUFF, THOSE PARTS IN PLACE WITH TECHNOLOGY AND NIGHT SECURITY.
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU.
IS YOUR PHONE THERE'S RIGHT, LET ME JUST TALK LOUD.
IS THAT LOUD ENOUGH? I CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND FOR, UH, TIME IN A TIMELY MANNER, GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT OUR STATE REQUIRED FOR OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OUR DISTRICT.
CONTINUING WITH THE INFORMATION ITEMS, NOW WE HAVE OPERATION
[8B. Operations Updates (G2, G3) - Roger Oster, Presenter]
UPDATES.UM, ALCOHOL FORWARD, UH, MR. OSTER WHO WILL PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ON OUR OPERATIONS UPDATE, WHICH TO ME IS ALSO PART OF OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
PRESIDENT HAMILTON, DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR OPERATIONS UPDATE.
SINCE MY LAST UPDATE, AUGUST 30TH, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS HAS WORKED HARD COMPLETING A NUMBER OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TO LIST A FEW.
WE FIXED POTHOLES, WE'VE MADE ROOF REPAIRS AND REPLACED FOGGY WINDOWS.
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UM, WINDOW ART ON, ON BELTLINE ELEMENTARY AS WELL.UH, PROJECTS IN PROGRESS WITH FULL, WITH SCHOOL AND FULL SWING.
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED IN COMPLETING THE LISTED ITEMS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
ONE MAJOR ITEM BEING THE STADIUM ELEVATOR SET TO BE REPAIRED TOMORROW BEFORE THE HOME GAME.
PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON HAVE BEEN PLANNED AND ARE WAITING ON SOME MINOR DETAILS BEFORE BE BEING ADDED TO THE IN PROGRESS LIST.
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PERFORMANCE INCREASE IS UNDENIABLE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE ON TRACK TO SET A NEW INCREASE AVERAGE FOR OUR COMPLETED RATE, UM, LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE WE'RE 156 WORK ORDERS OVER LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE OF 280.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? AND Y'ALL, PLEASE, UM, MAKE SURE YOU'RE TALKING TO YOUR MICS AND, UH, SPEAK.
LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WANNA SPEAK AND I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU TO START.
MR. JONES? UH, YEAH, I DEFINITELY WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND GETTING A LOT OF JOBS COMPLETED, UM, ON THE LIST.
I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT I WAS ROLLED IN BY BELT LINE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY.
PART OF THIS GUESS WAS ON SUNDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY.
AND THE GUYS WERE OUT THERE PUTTING SOME AC UNITS ON.
UH, THE WAY THEY'RE, THEY'VE GOT, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT NINE ON, THEY PUT FIVE ON THIS WEEKEND.
THE CRANE OPERATOR CALLED THE PROJECT FOR THE LAST FOUR DUE TO THE HIGH WIND SATURDAY.
UM, BUT THEY WILL BE BACK OUT AND, UH, THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT WEEKEND, UM, TO FINISH UP THAT, THAT PROJECT THERE.
WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE PROGRESS.
UH, IT'S BEEN DONE TO, UH, GET OUR CAMPUSES IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AT A POSITION TO WHERE OUR TEACHERS FEEL COMFORTABLE AND THE STUDENTS ARE IN AN AREA IN WHICH THEY CAN LEARN.
I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ON STAYING ON TOP OF THE WORK ORDERS, AND I'D LIKE THE SPREADSHEET YOU'RE PUT TOGETHER, UH, DOING A GREAT JOB.
WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS, UH, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IS A THING OF THE PAST.
ALL THE QUESTIONS, JUST THE STATEMENT.
ARE YOU MAKING A STATEMENT? THAT'S IT.
YOU WANNA MAKE A STATEMENT? NO, I MADE A COMMENT.
THAT, SO WAS IT HEARD CAUSE THE SPEAKER? YES.
[9A. New District Website Launch Update - Kimberly Simpson, Presenter]
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.A IS NEW DISTRICT WEBSITE LAUNCH UPDATE.
UM, I'LL CALL FORWARD MS. SIMPSON TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN UPDATE ON OUR NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, MY TEAM AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO DO A FULL WEBSITE LUNCH, AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
UH, WE WILL BE SWITCHING OUR WEBSITE PROVIDER AND FOLLOWING, UM, OUR SWITCH.
THEY'RE GONNA BE THREE MAJOR TAKEAWAYS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, ONE STAY UP TO DATE, UM, WITH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE WHO ARE GONNA BE ENGAGED WITH OUR WEBSITE AND OUR NEW APP WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT FLAWLESSLY.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO CAMPUS DEPARTMENTS, CONTACT INFORMATION, UM, AND ALL THINGS FOR THEIR CAMPUSES VERY EASILY.
MY TEAM AND I, WE STARTED THIS PROJECT IN MAY WITH ONBOARDING, AND THEN DURING THE SUMMER WE BEGAN THE WEBSITE MIGRATION.
IN AUGUST, WE BEGAN THE STUDENTS AND STAFF INFORMATION SYSTEM EXPORTS, AND WE WERE PLANNING TO LAUNCH AND WE'RE NOW PLANNING TO LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 1ST.
OUR NEW WEBSITE WILL NOT ONLY, UM, INTEGRATE OUR NEW INTEGRATE WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, BUT IT WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO POST OUR VERY OWN TRENDING INFORMATION FROM INSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT.
AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT'LL ALLOW US TO ALSO EASILY SEND EMERGENCY ALERTS AND IS USER FRIENDLY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL MANAGE OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS ACCOUNTS.
WE'VE HOSTED THREE STAFF TRAININGS AND HAVE RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR PRINCIPALS AS WELL AS OUR ADMIN ASSISTANTS WHO WILL BE ALSO MONITORING THE CAMPUS LEVEL ACCOUNTS.
UM, SO THE NEXT STEPS FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYONE IN HERE, UM, IS FOR EVERYONE TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP ON THE GOOGLE PLAY OR THE APPLE STORE.
YESTERDAY, WE STARTED INFORMING OUR PARENTS OF THE LAUNCH, AND THEN WE ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DOWNLOAD THE APP AS WELL.
UM, WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE WITH OUR MARKETING PLAN TO LAUNCH THIS INFORMATION THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY IS ON BOARD AND DOWNLOADING THE APP.
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UM, WE WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM OUR NEW APP IS THAT IT'S VERY SLEEK.UM, IT'S VERY USER FRIENDLY AND IT IS CUSTOMIZED, SO YOU CAN EASILY SWITCH FROM THE COMPUTER TO YOUR ACTUAL PHONE.
UM, AND EVERYTHING JUST SWITCHES AND IT, IT AUTOMATICALLY, UM, UPDATES ON YOUR PHONE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SWITCH IT OR TURN IT.
IT WILL MIGRATE TO THAT AND ALLOW YOU TO EASILY LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO I JUST WANNA REMIND YOU THAT IT'S GONNA LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE HAVE, UM, I CAN'T, YOU CAN'T.
SO ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHEN, UM, PARENTS ARE TRYING TO COME ON TO WATCH OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, HOW DOES IT OPERATE? CAUSE I DID RECEIVE THE LINK AND I WAS EXCITED WHEN I SAW IT.
AND, UM, BUT HOW WOULD A PARENT ACCESS THAT? THAT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, TECHY FRIENDLY? NO, VERY GOOD QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE A SECTION, UM, A SCHOOL BOARD SECTION THAT WOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE TOP OF THE ACTUAL NEW WEBSITE AND THEY'LL SIMPLY CLICK ON SCHOOL BOARD.
AND THEN UNDER THERE IS A MESSAGE THAT SAYS SCHOOL BOARD VIDEOS, CLICK THAT AND IT'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE LINK FOR SWAG.
WHAT ABOUT THE, UM, BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS CONCERNS? WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO DO THAT ONLINE AS WELL? SO, ACTUALLY NOT ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED LET'S TALK.
AND SO WITH LET'S TALK, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ANY TYPE OF CONCERN FOR ANY PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT OR FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AS WELL.
SO THAT INFORMATION IS DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT PAGE AND IT SAYS LET'S TALK AND WE'LL ROLL THAT OUT AS WELL WITH THE NEW WEBSITE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD COMMENTS? WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
[9B. Campus Highlights]
HIGHLIGHTS.ROSA PARK, MILLBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HAMILTON.
AND I'LL CALL FORWARD MR. VON THORNTON.
UM, THE PRINCIPAL OF, UM, ROSA PARKS, MILLBROOK ELEMENTARY, AND AGAIN, OUR PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.
BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT PERRERA.
AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ROSA PARKS MILLBROOK INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE DESIGN ACADEMY, WHERE WE BUILD CHILDREN, CHARACTER, AND COMMUNITY EVERY DAY.
IT, I AM PROUD TO SERVE AS YOUR PARKS PRINCIPAL ALONGSIDE MR. COURTNEY SLAUGHTER AS OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND MISS JOSEPHINE CATANA, OUR COUNSELOR.
WE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR FROM 401 LAST YEAR TO 427.
WE CREDIT THAT TO SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.
UM, PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO BE A PART OF OUR PROGRAM.
WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A FULL STAFF OF 28 TEACHERS, 24 OF THEM FULLY CERTIFIED, AND THE FOUR WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY CERTIFIED DO HAVE PREVIOUS CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THEIR CERTIFICATION.
SO WE ARE PROUD OF THAT AT THIS MOMENT.
UM, WE ARE PROUD TO CARRY THE BANNER FOR, UM, A B RATING SCHOOL WITH FIVE OF THE SIX ELIGIBLE DISTINCTIONS.
AND AS YOU LOOK AT OUR OVERALL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WE'VE BEEN MAKING STEADY PROGRESS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS FROM A SCORE OF 82 TO NOW 87.
OUR GOAL LAST YEAR WAS FOCUSED ON GROWTH, AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE DONE JUST THAT WITH COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, UH, AND MILITARY READINESS.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART THERE THAT THEY EITHER MET OR EXCEEDED THE PROJECTED RI GROWTH MEASURES FROM OUR MAP ASSESSMENTS, UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR KINDER IN READING.
SO WE KNOW THAT THAT'S AN AREA, UM, FOR US TO FOCUS ON.
OUR CAMPUS CULTURE IS CENTERED AROUND BUILDING CHILDREN, CHARACTER, AND COMMUNITY.
WE LEAD ACTIVE PROGRAMS IN STEAM, INCLUDING CHOIR, ART AND CODING CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK OF BUILDING OUR SCHOLARS SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS, OUR SAFE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL, AND OUR WEEKLY COUNSELING PROGRAM, WHICH IS BUILT INTO OUR SPECIAL SCHEDULE.
WE CONTINUE TO USE THE MOVE THIS WORLD PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE OUR WIN TIME, WHICH IS INTERVENTION BUILT INTO OUR MASTER SCHEDULE FOR WHAT I NEED, EACH INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO ADVANCE.
WE ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT CREATING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR OUR SCHOLARS.
STUDENTS WERE WELCOMED INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR
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THIS YEAR BY SPIDER-MAN WHO ACTUALLY WENT TO CLASS, PARTICIPATED IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS, AND, UH, THAT WERE CENTERED AROUND EXPECTATIONS.DURING SAFETY WEEK, OUR FIFTH GRADERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND SPEND TIME WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARVIN RICHARDSON, THE FIRST AND HIGHEST RANKING AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HOLD THIS POSITION IN THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.
OUR SCHOLARS LOOK FORWARD TO CAREER DAYS IN WHICH THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRESS UP AND, UH, PRESENT THEIR ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS IN CLASS, AS WELL AS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THEIR ADMINISTRATORS.
TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING OUR SCHOLARS, BUT FIRST, BY ENSURING THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.
AND WE CELEBRATE OUR WINS, WHETHER THEY ARE BIG OR SMALL.
I WAS FORTUNATE THIS YEAR TO TAKE A TEACHER WITH ME TO THE RON CLARK ACADEMY, IN WHICH WE GAINED SEVERAL STRATEGIES THAT WE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT WITH OUR SCHOLARS.
SOME OF WHAT YOU SAW ON THIS EVENING, AS THE STUDENTS DID TALK ABOUT THEIR HOUSES THAT THEY ARE A PART OF, WE ARE EXPANDING OUR HOUSE SYSTEM THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO INCLUDE OUR PARENTS.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME STRATEGIC MOVES IN SUPPORTING OUR MALES EXCLUSIVELY.
OUR FOCUS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM THIS YEAR IS BUILDING PARENT COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS.
THE PARKS PACK, WHICH IS OUR PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, UH, THE PRINCIPAL'S ADVISORY COUNCIL, UM, IS VERY STRATEGIC IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS REGARDING OUR STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND OUR SERVICE PROJECTS.
WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE LINKS ORGANIZATION WHO PROVIDED CULTURALLY RELEVANT BOOK BASKETS TO ALL OF OUR PRE-K AND KINDER CLASSES.
CONCORD CHURCH, WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO TAKE A NEWLY CERTIFIED TEACHER ON A SHOPPING SPREE TO SET UP HER CLASSROOM AND OUR ALL-TIME SUPPORTS OF ST.
BELOVED SISTERS IN CHRIST MINISTRIES AND JORDAN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN LANCASTER.
WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO HAVE ESTABLISHED BUDDING BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS WITH TOYOTA, WHO MADE OUR RON CLARK ACADEMY TRIP POSSIBLE.
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AND THE JARVIS HILL STATE FARM AGENCY, OUR GLOWS ARE CENTERED AROUND THE GROWTH IN ACADEMICS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND OUR TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY.
OUR GROWTHS FOR THIS YEAR ARE FOR US TO REPLACE THE B RATING BANNER THAT IS HANGING AT THE FRONT OF OUR SCHOOL WITH AN A RATING BANNER.
AND SO WE ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT INCREASING OUR MEETS AND MASTERS LEVELS IN MATH AND OUR OVERALL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE.
COMMUNITY WISE, WE ARE AIMING TO EXPAND OUR HOUSE SYSTEM, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, BY INCLUDING OUR PARENTS AND ENGAGING THEM IN OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR PARKS PARENT ACADEMY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE THE WORK OF BUILDING OUR CHILDREN CHARACTER AND COMMUNITY.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PARKS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MATTER.
PRESIDENT MS. MORRIS, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO AT ROSA PARKS.
NEXT CAMPUS HIGHLIGHT IS GONNA BE GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SIXTH GRADE CENTER.
CALL FULL PRINCIPAL, UH, REDDICK, UH, TO COME AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, GWC AND OUR WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND BOARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM PRESIDENT HAMILTON ESTEEMING, BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AT GWC.
WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAM.
UM, MY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS MS. ROBERTS.
WE HAVE MR. TUCKER, WHO IS THE STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
MRS. AQUI WAY IS MY LAROSA AND MRS. JONES IS THE MATH.
BETWEEN THE FIVE OF US, WE HAVE OVER 62 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND WE JUST COME WITH THE WEALTH OF, UH, VERY BACKGROUND.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN A TEACHER'S SHORTAGE RIGHT NOW, I WAS VERY METHODICAL IN THOSE THAT I SELECTED TO LEAD THIS CHANGE EFFORT AT, UH, GWC.
UM, WE LOOKED AT HARD SKILL VERSUS SOFT SKILL VERSUS PERSONALITIES VERSUS CONTENT SO THAT WE DO HAVE A, UH, BALANCE ACROSS THE TEAM.
AGAIN, IF THIS TEAM CANNOT MOVE THIS CAMPUS, IT CAN BE MOVED.
RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA PLAY A VIDEO.
THIS IS OUR CAMPUS MOTTO, GREATER EXPECTATIONS EQUAL GREATER RESULTS.
AND THIS IS A FEW STUDENTS JUST KIND OF TELLING YOU ABOUT WHAT EXCELLENCE MEANS,
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FINDING A GOAL, AND DOING WHATEVER YOU CAN TO ACHIEVE IT.I STRIVE TO DO THIS EVERY DAY BY FOCUSING ON MY LEARNING AND LISTENING TO MY TEACHERS.
EXCELLENCE TO ME IS TRY TO DO MY BEST EVERY DAY.
I TRY TO BE BETTER THAN THE DAY BEFORE.
EXCELLENCE ME TO BE ABLE TO BE GREAT AND ACHIEVE GOALS EVERY DAY.
I STRIVE TO BE EXCELLENT BY SETTING MYSELF HIGH GOALS AND TRY TO ACHIEVE THEM.
LOOKING AT AN ENROLLMENT FROM LAST YEAR, WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS BEHIND WHERE WE SHOULD BE.
UM, BUT AFTER THIS YEAR, AGAIN, WHEN WE MAKE THESE STRIDES, OUR NAME IS GONNA BE OUT THERE, AND WE'RE GONNA BE KNOWN FOR ACADEMICS, AND WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY INCREASE.
WE, HOPEFULLY THE GOAL IS TO GAIN THAT PLUS SOME.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE, WE HAVE 32, UH, CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
WE HAVE FIVE TEACHERS WHO ARE WORKING ON THEIR CERTIFICATION, AND I DO HAVE, UH, TWO TEACHER VACANCIES AT THE CAMPUS.
SO WHEN I AT DO HIRE, I DO HAVE SOME CANDIDATES IN MIND RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 34, HOPEFULLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
UH, THOSE FIVE TEACHERS WORKING ON CERTIFICATION, THEY'RE IN THREE, ARE IN MY MATH AREA, AND THEN ONE IS A READING TEACHER.
SO, LOOKING AT THE PICTURE HERE, UH, I WILL SAY, AS PROUD AS I AM OF MY COLLEAGUES, MY PRINCIPAL PALS, IT WAS HARD THIS YEAR NOT HEARING MY NAME CALL OR BEING RECOGNIZED, GETTING THOSE BEAUTIFUL BANNERS.
SO MY GOAL IS THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE GONNA CHANGE ALL OF THIS UP.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IN 20 17, 20 18, THE CAMPUS WAS AT A 82.
AND SINCE THEN, UH, RIGHT NOW IT'S AT A 63.
SO WE ARE AN IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED CAMPUS, AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO THE STATE.
UH, WHEN THEY DID LOOK AT OUR PLAN, THEY SCORED IT AT EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS.
SO WE GOT VERY LITTLE FEEDBACK.
HE DID NOT HAVE VERY MANY REFINEMENTS FOR US AT ALL.
SO WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN IN PLACE.
UH, MS. HERNANDEZ, MRS. BELL, THEY WORK WITH ME, UH, TO GET THIS PLAN CREATED AND SUBMITTED.
SO WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN IN PLACE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON IS JUST REALLY PROGRESS MONITORING STUDENTS, KNOWING WHERE EACH CHILD IS, AND SETTING GOALS WITH THOSE STUDENTS, SETTING GOALS WITH THOSE TEACHERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY MOVE AT LEAST AND GROW ONE YEAR.
IF WE DO THAT, THAT'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERY CATEGORY THAT YOU SEE ON THAT SCREEN RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS THE MAPS DATA AT END OF YEAR MAP DATA FOR GWC.
WHAT YOU SEE AT THE TOP IS THE MATH DATA.
IT SHOWED OVER THE COURSE OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR, THE CAMPUS GREW.
UH, THE STUDENTS GREW EIGHT POINTS IN MATH.
THE EXPECTED GROWTH WAS 8.4, SO WE'RE ABOUT FOUR TENTHS SHORT OF WHERE THE PROJECTED, UH, MEASURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR READING.
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, STUDENTS GREW FOUR, THE EXPECTED GROWTH WAS 6.2, WHICH IS A DIFFERENCE OF 2.2, UH, AWAY FROM BEING AT THAT EXPECTED OR PROJECTED GROWTH.
WHAT I WILL SAY, THERE'S ALWAYS KIND OF BEEN A DEBATE GOING BACK AND FORTH.
HOW DOES MAP CORRELATE TO STAR DATA? WELL, WE CAN SEE, UH, WE FELL SHORT AT THE START LEVEL.
WE ALSO FELL SHORT AT THE MAP DATA.
SO THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DIRECT CORRELATION THERE.
SO THIS IS JUST OUR INCENTIVES, THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE RECOGNIZE THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE TRY TO, UM, SO THE MIDDLE PICTURE THERE, YOU SEE THEM HAVING A DANCE BATTLE.
UH, THAT YOUNG MAN, HE WAS BREAK DANCING, BUT HE, THEY WON THAT.
UM, BASED ON HIS CAMPUS INCENTIVE.
OVER TO THE RIGHT, WE HAVE THE YOUNG LADIES, UH, CELEBRATING HOMECOMING DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
ONE OF THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CAMPUS, WHICH GO FALLS IN LINE WITH OUR TIP PLAN 5.1, EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM RULE, UH, ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES.
ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO BE IN GROUPS 24 7.
THE ONLY TIME THAT DESK OR ENROLLS AT GWC IS IF THEY'RE ASSESSING.
SO YOU WILL SEE THAT A LOT IF YOU VISIT THE CAMPUS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE RECOGNIZE FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE ON A ROLL AND ALL OF THAT.
NEXT IS TEACHER AT THE TOP LEFT.
THAT IS ONE OF OUR, UH, ELLAR CLUSTERS THAT I WAS SITTING IN THAT DAY.
AND THAT PARTICULAR CLUSTER WAS OVER STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS. AND SO BEHA WAS MODELING FOR THE TEACHERS.
UH, IN THE MIDDLE, WE DO THE THEME DAYS RIGHT ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS.
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YESTERDAY WAS PAJAMA DAY AND I HAD TO GO TO WALMART AFTER WORK AND I WENT IN AND MY PAJAMAS.BUT AGAIN, WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE CUSTODIANS.
UH, THERE WAS CUSTODIAL APPRECIATION DAY.
AND SO WE ALSO DO, UH, STAFF OF THE MONTH.
SO THAT TAKES CARE OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF.
WE DO STUDENT OF THE MONTH, AND WE ALSO DO TEACHER OF THE MONTH.
RECENTLY, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ROGER CUZ HE'S DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB LEADING OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I EXPRESSED TO HIM, THERE WERE IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE NEEDED TO SEE AT GWC.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S THE OLDEST, ONE OF THE OLDEST FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF COSMETIC THINGS, THE MECHANICAL THINGS THAT REALLY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
BUT ROGERS SPEARHEADED A COMMUNITY PROJECT WITH THE OAKS CHURCH OF RED OAK.
THEY ACTUALLY CAME OUT, UM, WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS JOINED US FROM THE COMU, OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
AND THEY PAINTED TWO OF THE HALLWAYS.
WE, I'M TALKING TOP TO BOTTOM, THE ENTIRE HALLWAYS.
UM, AND SO THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK, UM, AND DO SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR ME OVER THE COURSE OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS FREE OF CHARGE.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER PIECES, UH, COMMUNICATION PIECES.
SOME CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, THEY LIKE TO DO S'MORES, BUT I FOUND THAT MY, UM, PARENTS REALLY LOVE THE NEWSLETTER CUZ THEY PRINT 'EM OUT, THEY PUT 'EM ON THE REFRIGERATOR OR THEY LOOK AT 'EM DIGITALLY.
BUT EACH AND EVERY DAY THEY CAN LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE CAMPUS.
AND THEN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THE MEETING GREET MEETINGS THAT I HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
BUT WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON PUSHING AS MUCH INFORMATION OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO GWC HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE A REALLY POSITIVE AND STRONG SCHOOL CULTURE.
SO WE'RE, AGAIN, WE'RE PUTTING SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THAT ALIVE, KEEP THAT GOING.
AGAIN, IT'S OUR, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, OUR CLASS DOJO.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PARENTS WITH THOSE, WITH US ON THOSE PLATFORMS. WE'RE GETTING POSITIVE FEEDBACKS AND PASSING IN THE COMMUNITY.
HEY, I REALLY LOVE ALL THE PICTURES THAT Y'ALL ARE PUSHING OUT CAUSE WE TRY TO PUSH CONTENT OUT AT LEAST, UH, THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK.
NOT ONLY JUST SOCIAL THINGS, BUT ALSO ACADEMIC PIECES, UM, GROWS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
THEY ARE ALIGNED TO OUR LEVERS AS PART OF OUR TIP PLAN.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT, UM, DEVELOPING THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM.
EVERYBODY KNOWING, HAVING CLEAR ROLES AND KNOWING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
UH, THE SECOND PARTICULAR GOAL IS JUST WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TEACHERS.
AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TEACHERS, AGAIN, WE'RE EXPERIENCING TEACHER SHORTAGE.
SO WE HAD TO HIRE A LOT OF TEACHERS WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO THAT FOCUS IS ALL ABOUT ESTABLISHING THOSE CLASSROOM RULE, UH, ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES.
ONE OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE VERSUS A CHILD, THEY HAVE 10 CLASSES AT GWC.
SO NO MATTER WHAT CLASS YOU GO TO AT GWC, THERE IS A COMMON SCHOOL-WIDE SET OF RULES, NO MATTER.
SO KIDS DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THIS PERIOD.
IT'S THE ONE SET OF RULES GO TO THIS, IT'S THE SAME RULES ACROSS THE CAMPUS AND THEY'RE IN THE CAFETERIA.
THERE'S A PROCEDURE, HOW WE ENTER, HOW WE LEAVE.
SO JUST TRYING TO PUT REALLY STRONG SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
I MEAN, YOU CAN SAY, HEY, I PUT THIS SYSTEM IN PLACE, BUT IF IT FALLS APART THE YEAR AFTER MISS REDDICK LEAVES, IT WASN'T EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.
SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY WHEN WE'RE, UH, ADDRESSING THESE AREAS.
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? CAN I HAVE A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.
UM, AT THIS TIME, DO YOU KNOW WHAT RATIO YOU HAVE? UM, TEACHER TO STUDENT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR RATIO IS? CURRENTLY? I DON'T, UH, HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I CAN SUBMIT TO DR.
PERRERA AND SHE CAN FORWARD IT TO THE BOARD.
DO YOU THINK THAT IT MAY BE OVER AT ALL? UM, 21? IT'S A PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT, BUT IT'S NOT OVER THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
THE REASON I ASK IS TO DO THE TEACHERS, FOR THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE, UM, STUDENTS OVER, I GUESS WHAT'S 21 STUDENTS? DO THEY HAVE ASSISTANCE IN THE CLASSROOM? DO THEY HAVE ASSISTANCE? WELL, WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM OUR TOS, UH, WHO PUSH INTO THE CLASSROOMS. WE DO HAVE INTERVENTIONISTS OUTSIDE OF THE TOS.
THEY CAN ALSO ASSIST IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF.
I HAVE FIVE AIDES ON MY CAMPUS.
AND I HOPE I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT ASKING.
QUESTION, BUT, UM, ARE YOU, UM, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU THINK OR COULD YOU DO? I'M SORRY, LET ME REPHRASE THAT.
WHAT IS THERE THAT WE CAN DO AS A DISTRICT TO ASSIST YOU AT J UH, GWC IF NEED BE TO SUPPORT YOU IN WHETHER IT BE THE GOALS, UM, THE
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RATIO.I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE THAT YOU'RE NOT RECEIVING? NO.
UH, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB MAKING STUDENT CENTERED DECISIONS.
UM, WHENEVER WE PRESENT SOMETHING OR BRING A NEED TO THE BOARD, AS LONG AS WE'RE ABLE TO JUSTIFY AND VET THAT NEED, YOU GUYS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE.
SO I WOULD JUST LOVE FOR YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT FOR US.
OKAY? SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED AT THIS TIME SO YOU ARE ABLE TO REACH THE GOAL THAT YOU HAVE SET FOR YOURSELF AS WELL AS WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. REDDICK.
WE'RE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TIRED WHEN WE LEAVE WORK.
BOARD ANYMORE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FOR MS. REDDICK? MADAM PRESIDENT MS. MORRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW YOU ARE WORKING HARD TO MEET THOSE GOALS AND TO GET WHERE YOU ARE AND WE APPRECIATE, UM, YOUR PLAN, WHAT YOU DO, AND WHAT YOU WILL DO.
[10. Adoption of Consent Agenda]
NOW MOVE ON TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.A IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING MINUTES.
BE NUMBER ONE IS SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2020, REGULAR BOARD MEETING TWO, OCTOBER 5TH, 2022.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER, 2022 FINANCIAL REPORTS.
C CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF GENERAL FUND BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
D CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF ACCEPTANCE OF FISCAL 20 22, 20 23 GRANT FUNDS.
E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN 2022 THROUGH 2027 BOARD.
DOES ANYONE WANNA PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM C, GENERAL FUND BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE ONES THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PASS TOGETHER.
IS THERE A MOTION EXCLUDING C MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A, B, D, AND E I SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MS. WOODFIELD TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS. A, B, D, AND E.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS HEARING NOW? I CALL FOR THE VOTE.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO BACK TO C,
[10C. Consider the approval of General Fund Budget Amendments - CE(LEGAL and LOCAL)-(G2)]
WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE APPROVAL OF GENERAL FUND BUDGET AMENDMENTS.SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD.
MADAME PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PERRA, UM, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HAS, UH, A FINANCIAL IMPACT OVERALL TO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET OF ABOUT $59,000.
I'M JUST ASKING BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, YOU MAY HAVE TO DO A WHOLE PRESENTATION.
MY QUESTION WAS AROUND THE E-RATE.
WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WE'RE GETTING IN THAT WE HADN'T PLANNED ON? NO SIR.
IT WAS IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
AND SO THAT'S THE, THE TRANSITION IS, AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
THAT'S THE TOTAL DIFFERENCE IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
UH, WERE FUNDED AT ABOUT 83 TO 85%.
UH, WE HAD A PLANNED PROJECT AND IT WAS PLANNED FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR WASN'T FINISHED.
SO IT JUST NEEDS TO BE CODED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
LETTING PRESIDENT MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AND ACCEPT, I'M SORRY.
APPROVE THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT'S PRESENTED.
HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MR. LEWISS TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
MY CELL HOLDING AND YIELD? YES.
[11A. Discussion of the development process and approval of district/campus improvement plans (required by law) - (G1-G4) - Dr. Cassandra Barker, Presenter]
TO ACTION ITEMS A IS DISCUSSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND APPROVAL OF DISTRICT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS REQUIRED BY THE LAW.UM, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND CALL FORWARD, UM, DR.
UH, BARKER TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD, UM, ON OUR, UM, DEVELOPMENT OF OUR APPROVAL PROCESS.
GOOD EVENING, MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, UM, DR.
UH, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO JUST TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH FOR THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
IF YOU USE YOUR SMARTPHONES, THERE IS A QR CODE ON THE SCREEN THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR CURRENT WEBSITE.
ALL OF THAT'LL BE TRANSITIONED TO THE NEW WEBSITE WHERE THE
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DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR LIVE.ALSO, AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PREVIEW, UH, OR REVIEW WHAT, UM, THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WERE LAST YEAR.
THERE A LINK AT THE VERY BOTTOM WHERE YOU CAN DO SO.
BUT WHAT YOU WILL FIND IS THAT THIS YEAR'S SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS, THEY ARE ALIGNED WITH THE BOARD GOALS.
THE FOUR BOARD GOALS THAT YOU ADOPTED AROUND THE ROOM.
WE HAD THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND ALL OF WHAT IS IN THE D I P IS ACTUALLY HERE, UM, ALIGNED WITH THE BOARD GOALS, THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ARE THERE.
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE STRATEGIES THAT WE SAID THAT WE WOULD USE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS THAT YOU ADOPTED.
UM, FOR EVERYONE WHO IS HERE, AS WE, UM, ANYTIME THAT THERE IS A BREAK, I DO WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO GRAB A STICKY NOTE, UM, GO AROUND AND READ, AND WE ARE STILL COLLECTING FEEDBACK.
UH, ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE ARE, UM, DOCUMENTS THAT WILL NEVER BE FINISHED BECAUSE WE WILL ALWAYS BE STRIVING TO BE, UM, MORE THAN A DIPLOMA.
AND SO WE HAVE TO DO THAT BY COLLECTING YOUR FEEDBACK, UH, CONTINUOUSLY EACH YEAR.
WE DO THIS WITH OUR PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A LINK, I, I, UM, THINK ALL OF YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED A LINK WHERE YOU COULD NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE ON THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR ANY OF THE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE.
UH, THE CAMPUSES USE A SIMILAR, UH, NOT THE SAME, BUT SIMILAR PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED COULD BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANS IS TO IDENTIFY CAMPUS NEEDS.
AGAIN, OUR PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES AND, AND ACTIONS ARE THERE.
UM, AS WE STRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THE, THE GOALS OF THE BOARD, UM, WE OUTLINE, UM, SPECIFIC AREAS.
UH, THIS IS WHAT, UM, MOST PLACES, MOST BUSINESSES COMPANIES CALL THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT IN FACT, IS WHAT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS.
AND SO WE WILL REVIEW AND UPDATE THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, THE, THE, UM, COMMITTEE THAT, UH, WE MET EARLIER THIS WEEK.
WE TALKED ABOUT MEETING VIRTUALLY IN JANUARY AND APRIL, AND THEN COMING BACK AGAIN, UM, IN JUNE TO WRAP UP AND SEE WHERE WE WERE WITH SOME OF THESE GOALS.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND, UM, NEXT YEAR WHEN WE COME BACK, SOME OF THEM OR WE WILL STILL BE WORKING TOWARDS.
AND SO WE'LL LEAVE THOSE STRATEGIES THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA JUST CUT SOMETHING OFF WHEN WE KNOW THAT IT'S WORKING, BUT WE JUST HADN'T REACHED THE GOAL YET.
UM, THE DIS THE CAMPUSES WILL GO THROUGH A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS WHERE THE PROCESS IS ITERATIVE, AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ADJUST AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS, UM, PROGRESS TOWARDS THE GOALS.
AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'LL GO BACK TO THE FIRST SLIDE FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN USING THE QR CODE AND GOING TO THE D I P AND CIPS.
BARKER, UM, NOTAM PRESIDENT? I DO HAVE A ONE FOR SURE.
MR. JONES, UH, THE ITEM THAT WE ARE APPROVING, ARE WE APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OR ARE WE, IS THIS ITEM FOR US TO APPROVE THE ACTUAL PLAN? UH, GREAT QUESTION.
MY ASK IS TO APPROVE THE PLANS.
BUT I DID JUST WANNA TALK THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
SO, UM, MADAM PRESIDENT UN, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT READ THROUGH ALL OF THE PLANS IN WHICH THAT'S SOMETHING I PREFER TO DO.
UH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, PROPOSE MY QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THOSE PLANS.
SO I WOULD, UM, GIVE, MAKE SOME MOTION TABLE.
I, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS UNTIL I HAVE FURTHER TIME TO REVIEW EACH EACH OTHER PLANS.
BUT AGAIN, OTHERS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DR.
MADAME PRESIDENT, OTHER THAN THANK YOU SO VERY, SO VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO, UM, THIS, EVEN FROM LAST YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR BEING HERE, THE DATA DRIVE, AND, UH, CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT JOB.
I WILL SAY NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE MOVING IN THE PROCESS EARLIER INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND SO, UM, YOU'LL SEE US COME, UH, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER WITH THIS INFORMATION.
MOST, MOST EVERYTHING IN THE PLAN IS PRETTY MUCH IN MOTION.
UM, SO I DO WANT, WANT TO SAY THAT AS WELL.
UH, MADAM PRESENT, I WOULD MOVE THE TABLE, THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
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CLUES TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? YES, MADAM PRESIDENT.
BARKER BY DELAYING THIS FOR APPROVAL.
WILL THIS DELAY YOU MOVING FORWARD? IT WILL NOT.
BOARD, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A, UM, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT, UM, ITEM DISCUSSION
[11B. Discussion and approval of Instructional Services Contracts (G1) - Dr. Cassandra Barker, Presenter]
AND APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AGAIN.
BARKER WILL SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, UH, VIRTUALLY DR.
UM, AS MENTIONED, UM, WHENEVER INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES HAS A NEW CONTRACT, UM, UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT, OF COURSE, UH, WE HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD.
BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT, UH, THESE TWO, UH, CONTRACTS THAT WERE NOT IN THE AUGUST, UH, ADOPTION WHEN WE CAME, UM, BEFORE.
UM, SO TONIGHT I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT AN EXTENSION OF A CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH ENGAGE TO LEARN.
THIS IS, UM, AND WAS TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AS A PART OF OUR STRONG FOUNDATIONS GRANT, WHICH THEY WILL HELP US TO DEVELOP A LITERACY FRAMEWORK.
KNIGHT CAME AND TALKED TO YOU.
UM, THERE WERE, UH, WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT, THERE WERE CERTAIN VENDORS THAT WE WERE TO CHOOSE, UM, THAT, UH, IN ORDER TO BE A PART OF IT, SINCE WE WERE ALREADY WORKING WITH ENGAGED TO LEARN, UM, THEY KNOW THE DISTRICT, THEY KNOW OUR, OUR DATA, WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THAT PARTNERSHIP SO THAT THEY COULD HELP US TO BUILD A LITERACY FRAMEWORK.
THE SECOND IS SAFARI MONTAGE FOR 49,000, UM, $5.
UM, WE ARE PURCHASING, UH, USING OUR TITLE $1 TO DO.
THIS IS A DIGITAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE, UH, LEARNING OBJECTIVE REPOSITORY.
UM, NEITHER OF THESE, UM, UM, UM, UH, TOOLS WILL BE REPLACING THINGS THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE A FORMALIZED LITERACY FRAMEWORK.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD ONE WITH ENGAGED TO LEARN.
AND ONE THING THAT, UM, AS TECHNOLOGY HAS MOVED VERY QUICKLY FOR US, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIGITAL TOOLS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ONE PLACE THAT EVERYTHING IS HOUSED.
WE PUT IT IN GOOGLE, UH, CLASSROOM, AND THEN WE SEARCH AROUND FOR IT.
THIS WILL PRETTY MUCH GIVE US A PLATFORM THAT WE CAN GO TO AND EVERYTHING IS HOUSED THERE.
UM, UM, SO AGAIN, LAST, LAST, LAST BOARD ME.
KNIGHT TALKED TO YOU ABOUT WHAT ENGAGED TO LEARN, OR WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT, UM, THE REQUIREMENTS ARE IS TO BUILD A ROADMAP, UH, COMMUNICATE THAT OUT.
UM, UM, THERE'S A COLLECTIVE LEARNING PART ALONG WITH DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK.
UH, AGAIN, ENGAGED TO LEARN WILL HELP US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH INPUT OF A COM OF A COMMITTEE.
AND FOR THAT, UM, THEM FACILITATING THIS PROCESS FOR US.
AS MENTIONED, THE TOTAL IS 69,000, UM, OF OUR, UH, STRONG FOUNDATION GRANT SO FAR AT MONTAGE.
UH, AS MENTIONED, IT IS A LEARNING OBJECTIVE REPOSITORY.
UM, ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT, UM, THIS, UM, TOOL WILL GIVE US.
UM, WE REALIZE THAT, UH, THE LORE OR THE LEARNING OBJECTIVE REPOSITORY, IT'LL ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO BE MORE, EFFECT EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.
AND IT'LL ORGANIZE OUR CURRICULUM.
THE MAJORITY OF THE USE OF THIS TOOL WILL BE BY OUR CURRICULUM COORDINATORS.
UM, AGAIN, WE DO HAVE LOT, STILL A LOT OF RESOURCES FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS TO USE, BUT THEY'RE IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PLACES.
THIS WILL GIVE US A WAY TO BE ORGANIZED WHERE STUDENTS CAN ACCESS IT IN ONE PLACE.
CAMPUSES CAN ACCESS IT IN ONE PLACE, WHETHER IT'S A VIDEO, WHETHER IT IS, UM, UM, A GAMING SYSTEM, WHAT, WHATEVER THEIR HOMEWORK IS, THE LESSON PLAN, IT'LL ALL BE KEPT IN ONE PLACE.
UM, THIS WILL HELP HELP OUR EDUCATORS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH SYNCHRONOUSLY AND SYNCHRON SYNCHRONOUSLY, UM, USE IN BLENDED, UM, FLIP LEARNING.
WE HAVE TEACHERS WHO BUILD LESSONS AND ALLOW, UM, THE, ALLOW STUDENTS TO INTERACT WITH THE LESSON AT HOME.
AND THEN WHEN THEY COME BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM, IT'S MORE LIKE A TUTORING, UM,
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UH, TYPE ENVIRONMENT.UM, AGAIN, ALL OF OUR, UH, TECHNO TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE ABLE TO BE IN ONE PLACE AND WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT THERE.
AND SO THAT, THIS IS KIND OF BLURRY, BUT, UM, I, HERE'S SOMEWHAT OF AN EXAMPLE.
IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE LORD, IT ALLOWS TEACHERS TO DRAG AND DROP VETTED RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES.
UM, IT ALLOWS US TO PERSONALIZE LESSONS.
IT GIVES US A GREATER, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER COLLABORATION AND REFINEMENT OF LESSONS.
UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CENTRALIZED.
UM, WE CAN SEARCH ALL OF THESE THINGS BY GRADES, SUBJECT STANDARDS, RESOURCES TYPES, UH, CONCEPTS, PUBLISHERS, AND MORE.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE, UM, WE KEEP COMING HERE AND TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE TEACHER SHORTAGE.
AND WE ARE SOMETIMES STRUGGLING FOR MATERIALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TEACHERS KNOW WHERE TO GO AND FIND IT AND PUT IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.
UM, MOST OF OUR UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS SOMETIMES DON'T KNOW HOW TO VET, SO WE ARE VETTING IT FOR THEM, VETTING THE MATERIALS FOR THEM.
WE ARE SOMETIMES BUILDING LESSONS FOR THEM.
SO THIS IS ONE PLACE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE HOUSED.
WE ARE HOUSING 'EM IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT THERE.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR BLENDED LEARNING, UM, UH, LOGO IS THERE.
AND AT ONE OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS, WE'LL HAVE, UH, UH, BRITTANY PARKS COME WITH OUR LEADERS TO LEARNERS.
BUT, UH, WHAT THEY DO IS, IS, UH, GIVE US A RESOURCE, A A PERSON RESOURCE ON EACH CAMPUS.
SO THEY, THEY COULD HELP TEACHERS TO BLEND INFORMATION INTO, INTO THEIR CLASSROOM.
NOTICE AT THE VERY BOTTOM, UM, BULLET NUMBER THREE, THAT THE LORD PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SIMPLIFIED FAMILY ACCESS TO, UH, CHILDREN'S DIGITALS DIGITAL LESSONS, TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE STUDENT SUCCESS.
UM, I KNOW YOU ALL GET, UH, PARENTS PARENT QUESTIONS ABOUT CAN THEY HAVE ACCESS? AND EVEN TRUSTEE WHITFIELD ASKED A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT THE ACCESS FOR PARENTS.
THAT WAS TO THE WEBSITE, BUT THIS WOULD BE MORE ACCESS TO DIGITAL LESSONS AND MORE ACCESS INTO THE CLASSROOM.
OF COURSE, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE INTO THE CLASSROOM, BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE, THE SAME LESSON THAT THE TEACHER IS TEACHING.
THIS JUST MAKES IT EASIER CUZ IT'S IN ONE PLACE.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL GO OVER TO ANY QUESTIONS I DID ASK, UM, OUR PARTNER, UM, SHANNON TERRY, TO COME TO HELP, UM, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SO SHANNON NOW WORKS FOR SAFARI MONTAGE.
SHE USED TO WORK IN DALLAS IC AND WORKED IN AND HEADED UP THEIR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEPARTMENT.
UM, WHICH THAT WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HOUSE THO THAT INFORMATION THERE.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS? MADAM PRESIDENT, MS. MORRIS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR.
I, I KNOW WHEN YOU BRING SOMETHING, UH, IN FRONT OF US THAT IT IS FOR US TO CONSIDER OF APPROVAL, BUT I WANNA ASK BEFORE IT'S BROUGHT TO US, UH, I'M SURE YOU HAVE ALREADY MET WHAT YOUR COMMITTEE AND YOUR TEAM AND SPOKE WITH DR.
PERRERA AND LOOKED AT ALL THE, UH, PROS AND CONS, AND WE HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE BASED ON THAT.
AND SO WE DO, WE DO AN EXTENSIVE VETTING PROCESS.
AND ACTUALLY FOR MY DEPARTMENT THAT IS WITHIN BOGO TWO OF BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, UM, WE, UH, INVITE OUR PARTNERS IN TO INSTRUCTIONAL CABINET.
WE VET THEM THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL CABINET, UM, WHICH INCLUDES THE INSTRUCTIONAL CHIEFS AND THEN IT GOES TO THE COORDINATORS, THE ACADEMIC COORDINATORS.
IF IT'S SOMETHING TO BE VETTED, SOMETIMES THEY'RE PRESENTED TO THE PRINCIPAL.
SO WE TRY TO GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK.
UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT MAKING THE DECISION IN THE SILO, BUT WE WANNA TAP INTO THE EXPERTS THAT ARE USING IT EVERY DAY.
AND, UM, AND ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE MORE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE.
I, I FEEL THAT I'M A MATH PERSON, BUT IF I WOULD, IF I COULD HAVE, SAY MS. HERNANDEZ EYES ON IT, SHE'S A READING PERSON OR MISS HAWTHORNE, SHE'S A READING PERSON IN ELEMENTARY.
SO WE TRY TO TAKE OUR STRENGTHS, MAKE SURE THAT OUR STRENGTHS, THAT THERE AREN'T ANY GAPS IN OUR DIFFERENCES AND HAVE HAVE EVERYONE AT THE TABLE TO HELP MAKE THE DECISION.
SO THIS, THIS, THIS PARTICULAR, BOTH, BOTH HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT, UM, VETTING PROCESS BEFORE WE EVEN GET HERE.
UH, THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
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IS THERE A DOLLAR AMOUNT TIED WITH THIS PROGRAM? YES.AND SO WE ARE USING OUR TITLE DOLLARS AND THE AMOUNT IS 49,000.
UM, BECAUSE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE 50,000, UM, REQUIRED AMOUNT THAT WE COME HERE TO THE BOARD THAT WE WANTED TO, I JUST INCLUDED IT IN OUR CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES.
I HAVE A QUESTION, MS. WHITFIELD.
YOU STATED THAT WE, UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY USING GOOGLE IN COMPARISON TO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
UM, THAT, WELL, I I WOULD SAY, UM, THE CONS WHEN WE HAD DISCUSSION AROUND IT COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE COULDN'T FIND ANY, TO BE HONEST.
UM, THIS IS A NEED, IT IS A GAP THAT WE HAVE AND IT FILLS THAT GAP.
UM, BUT WE, WE COULDN'T FIND ANY CONS.
THERE WEREN'T ANY CONS IN THE ROOM WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU STATED THAT THIS IS JUST TO FILL THE GAP OF WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY USING.
SO WE'LL BE USING BOTH THIS AND GOOGLE.
THERE WILL BE PARTS OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM YES.
BUT THIS WILL GIVE US EASY ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THERE.
SO IT WILL NOT BE REPLACING ANYTHING.
THIS IS JUST AN, IT'S NOT REPLACING ANYTHING THOUGH.
UM, IT'S ENHANCING, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SAID IT'S AN ENHANCEMENT.
IS THIS PROGRAM BEING, I APOLOGIZE, BUT IS THIS PROGRAM BEING USED BY OTHER SCHOOLS OR, OH, ABSOLUTELY.
UM, ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AND NATIONALLY, ARE THERE ANY SCHOOLS LOCALLY, THERE'S PROGRAM BEING USED BY THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THROUGH THAT? SURE.
UM, UH, PLANO IS D IS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.
IRVING ISS, D K D I S D, UM, GRAPEVINE, COLVILLE, I S D ARE, UH, THE ONES IN TEXAS THAT COME IMMEDIATE.
I APPRECIATE YOU AND GLAD THAT ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
I KNOW WE'RE DOING SOME OTHER WORK WITH THEM.
WHAT SERVICES DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH ENGAGE TO LEARN? SO THEY ARE HELPING US BUILD OUR, UH, UH, STEAM COACHING FRAMEWORK.
UM, AND SO WE'RE COACHING AROUND, UM, UH, DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION, UH, SMALL GROUPS, UM, A COUPLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES.
AND SO YES, WE HAD THEM LAST YEAR AND CARRIED OVER TO THIS YEAR AND WE'LL LIKELY HAVE THEM NEXT YEAR.
SO WE HAVE THE STEAM AND NOW WE'RE PROPOSING THIS AS WELL.
SO, AND TO BE HONEST, THE LITERACY FRAMEWORK WILL FIT INTO THE STEAM FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS WHY IT WAS ALMOST A NO-BRAINER TO GO WITH ENGAGED TO LEARN.
UM, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T START US ON A CYCLE OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE COULD JUST EXTEND WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
AND THEN WITH THE MONTAGE, I KNOW THERE IS A IMAGE I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, WHICH SHOWS ALL THESE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. HOW MANY OTHER SYSTEMS WILL WE INTEGRATE INTO MONTAGE? WELL, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE EVERYTHING IN THIS SYSTEM.
SO MU MUCH OF WHAT'S IN SAFARI MONTAGE AND I, I I LEFT THAT, THAT WAS THEIR PREVIOUS SLIDE ONE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT ACTUALLY, YOU CAN GO FORWARD.
IT'S THE ONE THAT SAYS LEARNING OBJECTIVE REPOSITORY FOR CURRICULUM EQUITY.
HOW MANY OF OUR SYSTEMS ARE WE GONNA PUT INTO THIS SYSTEM? UM, ALL OF THEM.
UM, SO A LOT OF WHAT WE ALREADY UTILIZED, A LOT OF OUR PRODUCTS, UH, PROGRAMS THAT WE ALREADY UTILIZE ARE IN SAFARI MONTAGE ITSELF.
AND SO WE COULD JUST GO STRAIGHT INTO THAT.
I CAN'T, YEAH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
SO I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION WILL BE, DO WE HAVE A NUMBER? CAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THIS.
THEY HAVE LIKE EDGENUITY, THEY HAVE BRAINPOP.
THEN THEY HAVE, AS YOU MENTIONED, GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND ANOTHER AREA.
SO BASED OFF OF THAT, HOW MANY OF THESE SYSTEMS DO, I MEAN, WE CAN TALK OFFLINE.
I KNOW YOU SAID ALL OF 'EM WILL BE IN THERE PRETTY MUCH.
SO I THINK IT'S PROBABLY FOR YOUR EDUCATOR BRAIN, YOU NEED TO SEE IT.
SO WE'LL BITE YOU IN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT.
AND WILL THIS BE AN ANNUAL RENEWAL AT THE SAME? YES.
AND WE'LL TRY TO GET THEM WHERE THEY'RE ALL, UH, IN AUGUST SO THAT WHEN WE COME IN AUGUST, THEY'LL BE READY FOR SEPTEMBER ONE.
SO THERE MAY BE A LITTLE TWEAK AT THE END.
UM, OR YOU MIGHT SEE SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OR LESS NEXT YEAR WHENEVER WE COME.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING TO WHERE, WHEN WE COME TO YOU IN AUGUST
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THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR ANNUAL RENEWALS SO THAT WE'RE READY TO GO SEPTEMBER ONE.I THINK IT WAS LESS IS BETTER THAN WHAT? MM-HMM.
SOME, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO FOR FREE.
SO WE WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO IT.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT? YES, MA'AM.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UM, WE APPROVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT GI PRESENTED TO US BY DR.
HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MO, MS. MORRIS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS, SECOND BY MR. JONES TO APP TO APPROVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR ENGAGED TO LEARN IN SAFARI MONTAGE.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
[11C. Discussion and possible approval of amendment to the 2022-2023 school calendar (G1, G2) - Patonia Bell, Presenter]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE 20 22 23 SCHOOL CALENDAR.GOOD EVENING, MATT, OF BOARD PRESIDENT, OUR DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.
UH, TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OUR CALENDAR CHANGE, UH, AND ALSO, UH, GET YOUR PERMISSION AND AUTHORIZATION TO CHANGE THIS, UH, TO CHANGE OUR CALENDAR DATE.
SO ON 20 22, 20 23 SCHOOL CALENDAR.
NOVEMBER 8TH IS ACTUALLY A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY, AND NOVEMBER 16TH IS A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY.
IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR HALF DAYS.
UH, NOVEMBER 8TH IS AN ELECTION DAY.
AND SO WITH OUR SIX, UH, ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED FOR ELECTIONS, FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE NOVEMBER 8TH, UH, AS A STUDENT HOLIDAY SLASH TEACHER WORKDAY AND, UH, SWITCH OUT, UH, THAT DAY FOR NOVEMBER 16TH TO BE A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.
AND AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR PERMISSION, UH, OR, UH, WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR US TO MAKE THIS CHANGE TO THE CALENDAR.
YOU CAN TAKE BOTH OF THEM OFF, UM, MA'AM, SO YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
PORT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS, UH, BELL? UM, A COMMENT, UM, MS. BELL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
I AGREE WITH THE SAFETY CONCERN.
BOARD, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAME PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE 20 22 20 20, UM, THREE SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR, GI G TWO AS PRESENTED, UH, BY, UM, MS. BALE TO CHANGE THE EIGHTH, UM, AS THE TEACHER AND STUDENT DAY AND THE 16TH CHANGE THE 16TH TO THE EIGHTH.
DID I? IS THAT, IS THAT, UM, OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS.
HAVE A SECOND BY MR. CLUES TO AMEND THE CALENDAR FOR 2022.
CALENDAR MAKING NOVEMBER 8TH, A STUDENT HOLIDAY, AND NOVEMBER THE 16TH, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY BOARD.
ANY, UM, DID I DO IT? I'M SORRY.
DID I DO WHAT I WAS YES, MA'AM.
NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH ELECTION NOVEMBER 8TH.
NOVEMBER 8TH TO THE TEACHER WORKDAY, RIGHT? A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY? YES.
AND THEN NOVEMBER 16TH TO THE STUDENT HOLIDAY? NO, I'M SORRY, WE'RE TO A WORKDAY.
I THINK I SAID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, TIME.
SO THE EIGHTH IS GOING TO BE WORK ON THAT DAY TO DO A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY? YES.
AND WHAT'S THE 16TH? THE REGULAR DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE 20 22 20 23 SCHOOL YEAR FOR NO A TO BE A STUDENT HOLIDAY AND A TEACHER WORK DAY.
AND NOVEMBER 16TH WILL BE A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.
AND THE DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD, I'D JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT WE WILL BE SENDING THIS OUT.
I WOULD HOPE ADMINISTRATION, WE'LL DEFINIT BE COMMUNICATING THIS OUT TO EVERYONE.
HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
MY CELL PHONE AND GUEST MOTION PASSES.
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NEXT ITEM[11D. Discussion and possible approval of adding a second emergency exit to the boardroom (G2) - Roger Oster, Presenter]
IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF ADDING A SECOND EMERGENCY EXIT TO THE BOARDROOM.CALL FORWARD, UM, OSTER TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HAMILTON, DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADD A BOARDROOM EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR.
THERE'S CURRENTLY ONLY ONE EXTERIOR EXIT IN THE BOARDROOM.
THIS EXTERIOR EXIT WOULD BE OVERCROWDED, IF ANY, IF EVERYONE WAS FORCED TO EXIT OUTSIDE FROM WITHIN THE BOARDROOM DURING AN EMERGENCY.
HERE IS OUR CURRENT EXIT FLOOR PLAN.
IF WE WERE TO HAPPEN TO BE OR HAPPEN TO HAVE A FIRE IN THE LOBBY OR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER BLOCKING OFF THE LOBBY EXITS, WE'D ALL BE RUSHING TO THE EXTERIOR DOOR WITHIN THE BOARDROOM BLOCKED BY THE RAILING THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THE SECOND EXTERIOR DOOR WITH WITHIN THE BOARDROOM JUST NORTH OF THE DIAS.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE A STRAIGHT SHOT FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EVERYONE, UM, ON THIS SIDE OF THE PILLARS THERE IN THE AUDIENCE, HERE'S A VISUAL OF THE ADDED EXIT.
THREE QUOTES WERE SOLICITED FOR THIS PROJECT.
WAS BY FAR THE MOST THOROUGH WHEN QUOTING THIS PROJECT.
IS A TIPS CONTRACT AND ALSO PART OF BY BOARD.
THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL OF ADDING THE SECOND EMERGENCY EXIT BOARD ROOM AT A COST OF $35,576.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. OR NOT PRESIDENT? MS. MARS? YES.
UH, MR. ROGERS, UM, THE DOOR THAT WILL BE PUT THERE, UM, MY QUESTION IS, COULD SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE BLOCK THE OUTAGE FROM GETTING, FROM US GETTING OUT? IT, IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE THIS DOOR RIGHT HERE.
UM, WHICH I, I BELIEVE THAT'S POSSIBLE THERE AS WELL.
UM, ALL SCENARIOS ARE POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THEY PLAN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD? OKAY.
UH, SO WITH THE DOOR THAT'S IN THE IMAGE NOW, WILL IT BE THE SAME EXACT MATCH? SAME LOOK, YES.
AND IT'LL ALSO HAVE THE EXIT, INTERIOR EXIT SIGNS HERE BEING UP TO, UH, CODE FOR THE, UH, RAMP HERE.
AND TO GO BACK ON THE THOROUGHNESS OF MAR INC.
THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES TO COME OUT AND SURVEY THE, UH, THE LEVEL HERE AND ALSO THE LEVEL OUTSIDE.
AND THEY'D SEEN THAT CONCRETE WORK WAS GONNA HAVE TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE NO, UH, RAIN COME INSIDE THE BUILDING THERE.
IS THERE A MOTION HONOR PRESIDENT? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ADDING A SECOND EMERGENCY EXIT TO THE BOARD ROOM.
[11F. Discussion and possible approval of purchasing power factor correction equipment (G3) - Roger Oster, Presenter]
NEXT ACTION ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF PURCHASING POWER FACTOR CORRECTION EQUIPMENT.THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AGAIN.
UH, MR. OSTER WILL PRESENT THAT INFORMATION, UH, AND DEFINITELY IS RELATED TO OUR GOAL, OUR BOARD GOAL OF, UH, BEING GOOD TOWARDS THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AND JUST FOR CORRECTION, I DID SKIP ITEM, BUT I WILL GO BACK TO IT.
SO MR. OSTER, IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND DO F FOR US.
I'M HERE AGAIN TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR RECOMMENDATION TO ADD POWER FACTOR CORRECTION EQUIPMENT AT SIX OF OUR CAMPUSES.
I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO HERE TO SIMPLY EXPLAIN POWER FACTOR CORRECTION AND POWER FACTOR CHARGES ARE COMPLICATED INVOICES
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AND RISING UTILITY RATES CAUSING YOU TO LOSE SLEEP AT NIGHT.ONE CHARGE ON YOUR BILL THAT ISN'T EASILY UNDERSTOOD IS FOR WASTED ENERGY.
AS A RESULT, YOUR COMPANY COULD BE LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER MONTH.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POWER FACTOR PENALTIES.
POWER FACTOR IS A MEASUREMENT OF HOW EFFECTIVELY YOUR FACILITY USES ELECTRICITY.
POWER FACTOR IS A RATIO OF THE POWER USED CALLED WORKING POWER OR KW DIVIDED BY THE POWER SUPPLIED CALLED TOTAL POWER OR KVA.
SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN WORKING POWER TO TOTAL POWER? AREN'T THEY THE SAME? THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WORKING POWER AND THE TOTAL POWER IS CALLED REACTIVE POWER.
K V A R REACTIVE POWER IS THE NON-WORKING POWER DELIVERED TO A FACILITY.
WHY WOULD I HAVE NON-WORKING POWER? OVERSIZED MOTORS? OVERSIZING IS A DESIGN PRECAUTION USED TO ENSURE POWER IS ADEQUATE FOR THE JOB AT HAND.
IS THE IDLING MOTOR DOING ANY WORK? NO, BUT IT'S STILL CONSUMING POWER TO KEEP THE ELECTRICAL FIELD OPERATING.
WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD OF THIS CHARGE? MANY UTILITY COMPANIES BURY THIS CHARGE IN THE BUILD SO IT'S NOT EASILY DISCOVERED.
HOW DO I GET RID OF THE CHARGE? INSTALLING POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CAPACITORS.
THESE TEMPORARY STORAGE UNITS PROVIDE REACTIVE POWER TO YOUR MOTOR INSTEAD OF RECEIVING IT FROM THE UTILITY.
BOTH KW AND K V A R COME FROM THE UTILITY.
WHEN A CAPACITOR IS INSTALLED IN YOUR FACILITY, IT REPLACES THE REACTIVE POWER SUPPLIED BY THE UTILITY, THUS REDUCING THE TOTAL POWER KVA DELIVERED TO YOUR FACILITY.
REDUCED POWER FROM THE UTILITY EQUALS REDUCED COST.
OPTIMIZE YOUR POWER FACTOR VALUE BY INSTALLING THE RIGHT POWER FACTOR.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIX CAMPUSES PAYING AN ANNUAL POWER FACTOR PENALTY.
THESE ARE THEIR PENALTY CHARGES ANNUALLY.
OUR TOTAL ANNUAL PENALTY CHARGE IS $28,000 ON 120 OR $28,127.
IF WE INVEST INTO POWER FACTORY EQUIPMENT, OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT WOULD BE 3.37 YEARS.
ALLY ENERGY SOLUTIONS PROVIDE A PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE OF 95% OR HIGHER.
ALLY ENERGY SOLUTIONS USUALLY ONLY PROVIDES ONE YEAR WARRANTIES.
LUCKILY, WE'RE A TEAM OF MEMBER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE QUALIFY FOR A THREE YEAR WARRANTY, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THE PAYBACK TIME.
THE SYSTEM WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.
INSTALL WOULD BEGIN DURING THE WINTER BREAK AND BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 1ST.
ALLY ENERGY SOLUTION HAS PLENTY OF REFERENCES.
FAITH IN THEIR EQUIPMENT FROM EXPERIENCE AT DESOTO IS S D THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL TO ADD POWER FACTOR CORRECTION AT A COST OF $95,000.
ANY ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
MS. WHITFIELD, HOW, UM, EFFECTIVE IS THIS EQUIPMENT IF WE WAS TO LOSE POWER? MAYBE I MISSED IT, I'M NOT SURE, BUT THEY DIDN'T MENTION WOULD, WOULD IT, IF WE LOST POWER, WOULD THE EQUIPMENT BE AFFECTED? YES.
JUST LIKE YOUR COMPUTER SITTING ON YOUR DESK WAS UNAFFECTED.
AND I'M SORRY, HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT? WHERE DID IT COME FROM? HOW, WHY? WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING TO SAVE ENERGY.
AND ONE OF OUR HIGHEST, UH, BILLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IS OUR UTILITY BILLS.
UM, WE SPEND ROUGHLY OVER A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN UTILITIES.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT CUTTING THAT AND, AND GETTING OUR BUILDINGS ENERGY STAR RATED.
UM, I'VE LOOKED AT THOSE NUMBERS HERE.
UM, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, THE HIGH SCHOOL ROUGHLY WOULD COST YOU 500,000 AND THE PAYBACK WOULD BE SEVEN YEARS.
THIS IS A 3.37 YEAR PAYBACK THAT'S OUTSOURCING THE LIGHTS, UM, BEING INSTALLED.
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I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF WHAT THAT THING IS CALLED.YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK? NO, UH, PLEASE.
HOW WAS, THIS IS IN COMPARISON TO NO, CAN YOU GO BACK ONE MORE? OH, THE VIDEO? NO.
HOW WAS THIS IN COMPARISON TO, UM, SOLAR.
SO SOLAR, YOU NEED, YOU NEED A LOT OF SOLAR TO, UH, POWER A BUILDING.
UM, WHICH IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH SOLAR, JUST TO SODO, I S D, THEY HAVE SOLAR ON A LOT OF THEIR BUILDINGS TO INSTALL IT.
IT, THEY HAD A 15 YEAR, UH, CON, UM, 15 YEAR LOAN TAKEN OUT FOR THE SOLAR.
AND WHENEVER TESLA PRODUCES THE SOLAR COMPANIES, TESLA, WHENEVER THEY PRODUCE A KILOWATT OF, UH, POWER, IT COSTS THEM 8 CENTS FOR THAT KILOWATT.
THEY HAVE TO PAY THEIR LOAN BACK BY SINCE, UM, THE, THE DISTRICT PAYS 4 CENTS AT THE METER MM-HMM.
SO ULTIMATELY IT COSTS THEM MORE UNTIL THE 15 YEARS IS UP.
AND THEN BY THAT TIME THAT SOLAR EQUIPMENT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
UM, IF YOU GUYS WERE TO DO A SOLAR PROJECT, YOU'D NEED A LARGE FIELD AND IT TO BE FENCED OFF FOR, FOR IT TO MAKE A, A REAL MAJOR IMPACT.
AND, AND YOU NEED TO IN, UH, DO THAT WORK IN HOUSE TO INSTALL IT.
OR YOU'D HAVE A PAYBACK LIKE THAT FOR THE OUTSOURCING THE WORK FOR THE INSTALL.
SO MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE, SINCE YOU STATED THAT THE WARRANTY IS THREE YEARS YES MA'AM.
THE PAYBACK ON THIS IS 3.37 YEARS.
SO AFTER THAT THREE YEARS, HYPOTHETICALLY, GOD FORBID, IF ANYTHING WAS TO HAPPEN, IT GOES OUT, THEN WE ARE LEFT TO REPAIR THIS OUT OF POCKET WITH NO WARRANTY, WHICH I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
OH YEAH, THAT'S, NO, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.
SO, SO LIKE, SAY, SAY AN AC UNIT, YOU BUY AN AC UNIT, IT'S WARRANTED USUALLY FOR A YEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT AC YOU GET, BUT GO AHEAD.
IF IT, IF FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND MAYBE FROM THE INSTALLER, IT'S FIVE YEARS, UM, YOU GET, YOU GET THAT WARRANTY IT, AFTER FIVE YEARS, YOUR, USUALLY YOUR AC UNIT LASTS FOR 15 YEARS ON AVERAGE.
IF THAT COMPRESSOR GOES OUT, YOU JUST REPLACE THAT COMPRESSOR.
THESE ARE CAPACITOR BANKS, WHICH PRETTY MUCH EVERY MOTOR IN OUR DISTRICT HAS A CAPACITOR ON.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE EXPLAINING.
THE WORKING POWER TO, UH, REACTIVE POWER.
THE REACTIVE POWER IS THAT THAT, UH, LARGE BOOST OF POWER THAT THOSE MOTORS NEED TO GET STARTED.
SO YOU'RE GETTING CHARGED FOR ALL THAT UPSTART RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING.
AND THIS WOULD CUT THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'D HAVE CAPACITORS ON OUR MAIN SWITCH GEARS.
SO IT'D BE A CONTINUAL SAVINGS THROUGH AFTER THE THREE YEARS OR 3.7 YEARS, YOU, YOU'D HAVE THOSE $28,000 IN SAVINGS AND THERE'S INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE EQUIPMENT FOR IF A CAPACITOR GOES OUT.
CAPACITORS AREN'T USUALLY OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR IF THEY DO GO OUT AND THEY, THEY LAST PRETTY LONG TIME.
AND WE GET, LIKE I SAID, CAPACITORS ON ALL OF OUR AC UNITS.
THERE'S ONE FOR THE COMPRESSOR AND THERE'S ONE FOR THE INDOOR FAN MOTOR AND ONE FOR THE OUTDOOR FAN MOTOR.
THEY'RE PRETTY AVAILABLE AND PRETTY INEXPENSIVE.
SO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ITEM? YES MA'AM.
AND YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE REPAIR COST? YES, MA'AM.
AFTER THE THREE YEARS, CUZ MY, MY CONCERN WILL BE THE WARRANTY.
AND WE'RE YOU'RE ASKING FOR MORE THAN ONE OF COURSE.
AND ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN HAVING IS WITH WARRANTIES ON PROJECT WORKS ITEMS THAT WE'RE PURCHASING.
THIS IS THE BEST WARRANTY YOU CAN GET FOR POWER FACTOR CORRECTION.
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE SAVINGS THAT WE GENERATE WITHIN THOSE THREE YEARS WILL MORE THAN PAY FOR ANY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THE NEXT FIVE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, MR. STEVENSON? YES.
WHAT'S A LIFESPAN? LIFESPAN? YES.
AS LONG, AS LONG AS THE BUILDING'S UP AND, AND WE GOT POWER GOING TO IT.
SO ARE YOU THINKING THE LAST 10 YEARS? 15, 20? YEAH.
HOW, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME OF THAT 4 CENT KILOWATT? WHAT'S THAT? SOME OF THAT 4 CENT PER KILOWATT,
GOTTA BE A, UH, COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL AND, AND HIT THE MARKET RIGHT AT THE RIGHT TIME.
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LUCKILY, LUCKILY THE DISTRICT IS OUT TILL 2032 ON THEIR ENERGY AND WE WERE LOCKED IN AT A GOOD RATE.A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING OUT FOR COST RIGHT NOW OR GETTING 11 TO, I THINK 13 RIGHT NOW FOR A COMMERCIAL THAT'S COMMERCIAL CHARGES.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT MORE FOR RESIDENTIAL.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE'RE SITTING IN A GOOD SPOT UNTIL 2032.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE WATCHING THE MARKET ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THAT TIME TO EXTEND OUT EVEN FURTHER MATTER.
BROTHER AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
MR. JONES, UH, NOTICE ON THE LIST WE HAVE THESE CAMPUSES OR IS THERE A REASON WHY THE OTHER CAMPUSES ARE NOT ADDED? THEY DIDN'T HAVE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A HIGH ENOUGH, UH, UH, PENALTY CHARGES FOR IT TO BE WORTH THE EQUIPMENT.
AND LIKE THE, YOUR NEWER CAMPUSES, THEY, THEY'RE WORKING ON A L E D AND A LOT NEWER EQUIPMENT, SO THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT INITIAL REACTIVE POWER.
WE, WE ANALYZED ALL THE BILLS AND OUT OF ALL, ALL OF OUR UTILITY BILLS, THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAD A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT.
AND LASTLY, THIS IS JUST A ONE TIME CHARGE? YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST ONE OTHER THING.
THE BUILDINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED IN DESOTO THAT HAVE SOLAR? YES, SIR.
DO THEY HAVE BATTERIES ALSO? NO, SIR.
SO KIND OF NUMB SHOES, RIGHT? YEAH, THEY LOSE IT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I KNOW THAT WE APPROVE PURCHASING THE POWER OF FACTORY CORRECTION EQUIPMENT AS PRESENTED.
YOU HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
[11E. Discussion and possible approval of Lancaster ISD Energy Management Administrative Guidelines 2022-2023 & Energy Incentive Program 2023-2024 (G3) - Roger Oster Presenter]
TO E DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF LANCASTER ISD ENERGY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES 2022 TO 2023 IN ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2023 THROUGH 2024.AGAIN, THANK YOU IAM PRESIDENT AGAIN.
MR. OSTER WILL PRESENT THAT INFORMATION.
AND ONCE AGAIN, UM, THIS IS TO ONE OF THOSE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, UH, FOR THE BOARD GOAL.
I'M HERE AGAIN TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADOPT LANCASTER ISDS ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES AND ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT FIELD.
I WAS WAX AT ISDS ENERGY MANAGER FOR TWO YEARS IN DESOTO ISDS ENERGY MANAGER FOR 15 YEARS.
DURING THE TIME I HAD, UH, A LOT OF TRAINING IN EMS BUILDING CONTROLS AUTOMATION, ALSO WAS TRAINED BY SYNERGISTICS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ENERGY EDUCATORS.
AND, UH, HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF TEMA FOR 10 YEARS, THE TEXAS ENERGY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION.
HERE'S A SIMPLE BREAKDOWN OF LANCASTER ISDS UTILITY BILL COST WITH THE GUIDELINES AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM PRESENTED HERE.
TONIGHT WE'LL BE ADDRESSING ALL AREAS.
LISTED ARE SOME TOPICS WITHIN THE GUIDELINES.
ONES I GET, THE ONE I GET QUESTIONED THE MOST ABOUT IS APPLIANCE PERMITS AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE UP FRONT AND TELL YOU THAT THIS SUMMER WE DID START OPERATING BY SOME OF THESE GUIDELINES.
OPTIMUM STARTING, OPTIMUM SHUTDOWN SCHEDULE, OPERATION OF AFTER HOUR EVENTS AND DEMAND LIMITING FOUR CP CHARGES.
THIS RESULTED IN A SAVINGS OF $31,510 AND 18 CENTS WHEN COMPARING TO THE SUMMER OF 2021 TO THE SUMMER OF 2022, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS ON RECORDS.
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE IN ADMIN AND ALL THE CAMPUSES.
UM, DURING THREE, THREE TO SIX IN EVERY EVENING, WE WOULD SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND ASK PEOPLE TO USE THE NATURAL LIGHT AND RAISE THE THERMOSTATS UP.
BUT THIS DOES AFFECT THE FOUR CP CHARGES, WHICH WE'LL SEE A LARGE DECREASE IN OUR COST COME JANUARY FROM THAT.
AND THE POWER FACTOR STUFF WILL HELP AS WELL.
TO ADD TO THAT, I'LL NOW GO BACK TO THE PERSONAL APPLIANCE PERMITS.
ALL PERMIT COSTS ARE BASED OFF THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT ELECTRICAL RATE AND COST FOR OPERATION OF THE APPLIANCES.
MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I'M ASKED ABOUT ABOUT THIS, I SAY TAXPAYERS BUILT A SCHOOL WITH A BREAK ROOM AND ALSO PROVIDED THE LISTED APPLIANCES.
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YOU HAVING YOUR OWN PERSONAL REFRIGERATOR PLUGGED IN IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ME HAVING MY TESLA PLUGGED IN OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN I COME TO WORK.THE SECOND THING I WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT FOR LANCASTER ISD WOULD BE AN ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THIS WOULD HELP INCENTIVIZE BEHAVIOR CHANGES FOR OUR STAFF, COUNTING UP FOR 10% OF OUR UTILITY COST.
THE EN ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS A FRIENDLY COMPETITION BETWEEN THE CAMPUSES BASED OFF OCCUPIED AND UNOCCUPIED AUDITS, GIVING THE CAMPUSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN EXTRA FUNDS AND STAFF LUNCH OR BREAKFAST.
UH, THEIR CHOICE WHENEVER THEY WIN.
THIS WOULD COME FROM THE SAVINGS GENERATED FROM THE UTILITY BUDGET.
THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES FOR 20 22, 20 23 IN THE ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR 20 23, 20 24 AS PRESENTED.
ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? UH, JUST I MADE A COMMENT.
UH, I MEAN, DEFINITELY I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PROGRAM IN MY FORMER LIFE WORKING IN A, A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY PUT THESE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO REDUCE COSTS AND ALSO PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
SO, UM, THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A HARDSHIP FOR SOME OF OUR TEACHERS TO GET RID OF THOSE MICROWAVES OR THOSE REFRIGERATORS WITH THEIR ST STASHED OF DR.
BUT, UH, IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO MAINTAIN THOSE, THIS WILL BE A NICE LITTLE WAY FOR US TO, UH, REDUCE THE COST AND GET TOWARD THAT ENERGY STAR RATING.
AND, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND ME COMMENTING ON THIS, IT'S, IT'S BETTER.
I'VE BEEN IN SOME DISTRICTS WHERE THEY SAID, HEY, WE WANT TO GET RID OF IT COMPLETELY.
AND THAT REALLY HELPS WITH PEST MANAGEMENT BECAUSE HEY, YOU GOT FOOD.
THAT'S WHERE THE PESTS WANT TO GO.
THEY WANNA GO TO THE FOOD, AND THEN YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT TEACHERS HAVING FOOD LEFT OUT AND STUFF WHEN THEY GO ON HOLIDAY OR BREAK.
UM, HERE ARE YOU GIVING THEM THE OPTION SAYING, HEY, LIKE MAYBE PARTNER UP WITH, UH, UH, NEIGHBORING TEACHER, SPLIT THAT COST.
THEY CAN SHARE REFRIGERATORS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, STRIPPING THEM OF, YOU KNOW, UH, THE LUXURY OF HAVING THOSE APPLIANCES.
AND I GUESS THE OTHER COMMENT WILL BE THE WHOLE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES.
I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE VITAL FOR US TO, UH, GET TO A POINT WHERE, WHERE'S AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT GOES BACK TO Y'ALL CLOSING THOSE DOORS REAL SNUG.
UM, MR. A, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH US? SINCE APRIL.
I THINK THIS, THIS WAS, UH, I WANNA WELCOME YOU AGAIN TO OUR DISTRICT,
YOU HAVE BROUGHT SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND DEFINITELY, UH, ACTION.
THE GREAT INCENTIVE FOR ROGERS THAT HE GETS TO, UM, REAPPROPRIATE THOSE DOLLARS BACK INTO THE BUDGET AND TO OUR CLASSROOMS. OKAY.
BOARD, THIS IS AND ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAME PRESIDENT? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UM, WE APPROVE THE LANCASTER, UH, I S D ENERGY MANAGEMENT, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES, UH, FOR 20 22, 20 23, AND ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR 2023.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS, A SECOND BY MS. WOODFIELD.
[11G. Discussion and possible approval of purchasing Special Education Bus (G2, G3) - Roger Oster, Presenter]
NEXT ACTION ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF PURCHASING SPECIAL EDUCATION BUSES.UH, ONCE AGAIN, PRESENT, UM, PRESENT HAMILTON.
UM, MR. OR YOU'RE ALREADY STILL THERE.
I'M, I'M HERE AGAIN TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE A SPECIAL EDUCATION BUS.
SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRENTLY HAS 12 BUSES, TWO OF WHICH ARE INOPERABLE AND BEYOND REPAIR.
IF ONE OF THOSE OPERATIONAL BUSES BREAK DOWN IN NEED OF REPAIR, WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVE NO BACKUP.
THE BOARD APPROVED TWO SPED BUSES TO BE PURCHASED LAST YEAR, UH, NOVEMBER 30TH FOR 210,000.
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UNFORTUNATELY, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FELL TO ORDER THAT BUS.LUCKILY, THIS SUMMER, THOMAS BUS HAD ONE AVAILABLE AND WE RECEIVED IT IN AUGUST.
HERE'S AN UPDATED LIST OF OUR SPED BUSES.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR NEWEST SPED BUS, DL 46, WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE BUS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS YEAR.
THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THE APPROVAL TO PURCHASE ONE SPECIAL EDUCATION BUS AT A PRICE OF 114,900
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY.
MR. ORSER, ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
LAST MONTH, THE DISTRICT, UH, APPROVED A LEASE.
SO THIS IS A PURCHASE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
SO WHY ARE WE NOT LEASING THIS VEHICLE? WE ON, WE ONLY NEED ONE VEHICLE.
UM, IN THE LEASE, WE NEEDED MULTIPLE VEHICLES TO CATCH UP OUR FLEET, WHICH, UH, THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE FOR IT WAS BETTER FOR THE LEASING.
THIS, WE HAVE ENOUGH BUDGETED FOR THIS BUS, AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO CATCH UP OUR BED BUSES.
MS. WOODFIELD, WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST OF A SCHOOL BUS? OF A SPARE BUS? WELL, IT'S, IT'S GONE UP.
SO LAST YEAR YOU GUYS COULD HAVE BOUGHT TWO FOR 210, I CAN IMAGINE.
YEAH, AND IT, IT, UH, WAS A YEAR OUT ONCE I CALLED THEM.
LUCKILY THERE WAS A, A, UM, ANOTHER DISTRICT, A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT THAT BACKED OUT OF THEIR ORDER THAT THEY ALREADY HAD, AND WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT BUS, AND THAT WAS THE BUS THAT WE WANTED.
IT CAME WITH A FEW EXTRA FEATURES, LIKE A BACKUP CAMERA AND EVERYTHING.
WE DIDN'T PAY ANY EXTRA FOR THAT.
UM, BUT THE PRICE DID GO UP FROM WHEN WE FIRST INITIATED THE QUOTE BACK IN NOVEMBER, UM, LAST NOVEMBER.
AND, UH, TH THIS YEAR, THIS PRICE IS UP, I BELIEVE 20,000 OR 15,000 FROM WHAT WE WOULD'VE BEEN PAYING.
AND WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS BUS COMING WITH AT THE, UM, THE ONES WE HAD DIDN'T COME WITH? WHAT'S THIS? THIS BUS IS GONNA BE IDENTICAL TO THE LAST BUS THAT WE GOT THIS SUMMER.
UM, AND WE HAVE OLDER BUSES, CORRECT? SP BUSES? YES, WE DO HAVE A FEW OLDER SPED BUSES.
UH, ONE OF THE OLDEST IN OPERATIONS, A 2009 WITH 161,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE NEWEST ONES OF 2023 WITH, UH, 1400 MILES ON IT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO OUR DRIVERS WHEN USING THIS BED BUS? THE BACKUP CAMERA? THE BACKUP CAMERA.
DO WE ENTER, DO WE PUT IN THE LIFT OURSELVES OR IT COMES, WE ORDER WITH THE LIFT.
OH, SO IT COMES THIS PRICE INCLUDING THE LIFT? YES, MA'AM.
AND THE, AND THE ONE THAT WE GOT THIS SUMMER HAS A LIFT, AND THIS NEXT ONE WILL HAVE A LIFT IF YOU, IF Y'ALL APPROVE IT.
IT ALSO HAS SOME REMOVABLE SEATS IF WE WANT TO FIT MORE WHEELCHAIRS ON THAT BUS.
PRESIDENT OF A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
MR. JONES, GOING BACK TO THAT ITEM THAT YOU MENTIONED, NOVEMBER OF 2021 IN WHICH WE APPROVE THE PER OF THE BUSES AND IT, THEY DIDN'T GET ORDERED.
UH, CAN YOU GIMME SOME MORE INSIGHT AS IT RELATES TO HOW THAT BALL IS WAS BOUNCING SO FAR, AS FAR AS ALL MY RESEARCH GOES IS, UH, AUGUST OF 2021, THEY REACHED OUT TO THOMAS BUS.
THEY GOT A QUOTE FROM THOMAS BUS, AND THEY PRESENTED THAT QUOTE TO Y'ALL.
NOVEMBER 30TH, Y'ALL APPROVED TO BUY TWO BUSES.
UM, FOR SOME REASON, THEY WAITED AROUND TO MAKE A, GET A PO CREATED FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT UNTIL JANUARY OF 2022.
UM, THEN THAT PO WAS CREATED, SOMEONE SAID ON THE PO, AND NO ONE EVER CALLED THOMAS BUS TO GIVE HIM THE PO.
SO ONCE I CALLED THOMAS BUS, YOU KNOW, UH, IN JULY SAYING, HEY, WHERE'S THE, WHERE'S THIS BUS AT? THEY SAID, WHAT BUS? YOU KNOW,
THEY KNOW THAT WE HAD QUOTES IN THE PAST, BUT DURING THE TURNOVER, I GUESS, UH, PEOPLE, PEOPLE MISSED OUT ON SENDING THEM THE POS AND IN ORDERING THE BUS.
SO WITH THE NEW BUS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THE 2023, HOW DOES THAT ONE FALL IN LINE WITH, WAS THAT A PRIOR PURCHASE? UM, SO LIKE I SAID, LUCKILY AT THE, IN JULY WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY HAD A BUS THAT SOMEONE BACKED OUT OF A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT AND Y'ALL, Y'ALL APPROVED ONE.
THEN THEY TOLD ME IF I WAS GONNA ORDER
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ONE BRAND NEW THAT IT WOULD BE A YEAR OUT.NOW, THIS WAS, THIS WAS OUR ONLY HAD, YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.
AND, UH, IT WAS, IT WAS THE WAY TO GO.
SO WE, WE PICKED UP WHAT WE COULD AND OKAY.
AND LUCKILY, UH, RIGHT AFTER THAT ONE WAS DELIVERED, ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THEY CALLED ME AND SAID, HEY, WE GOT ANOTHER ONE THAT SOMEONE BACKED OUT OF AND IT'S AVAILABLE AND, UH, IF, IF YOU GUYS ARE STILL WILLING.
SO THE ONE WE GOT WAS BASED OFF OF THE NOVEMBER 30TH, 2021.
AND NOW THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN CALL.
SO NOW WE'RE GETTING THIS, WHICH WILL OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? OKAY, IF NOT, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? ADAM? PRESIDENT? YES, MA'AM.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WOULD YOU PUT YOUR SCREEN UP BEFORE SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING THE MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE ONE SPECIAL EDUCATION BUS, NOT TO EXCEED THE PRICE OF $114,900.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASING ONE SPECIAL ED BUS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $114,000.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I SAY ONE SET OF NUMBER BEFORE.
IT WAS $114,900 NOT TO EXCEED ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD.
HEARING NONE, THIS IS AN ACTION.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[11H. Discussion and possible approval of PresenceLearning (G1) - Susan Keen & Rosa Hernandez, Presenters]
NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF PRESENT LEARNING.I'M GONNA CALL FORWARD, UH, MS. KEEN AND MS. HERNANDEZ, PLEASE.
MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBER, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.
UM, CHIEF KEEN AND I PRESENT TO YOU A CONTRACT FOR PRESENT L PRESENT LEARNING.
THE PURPOSE OF PRESENCE LEARNING IS TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SO THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE SERVICES TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
PRESENCE, LEARNING WILL HELP SUPPORT ASSESSMENT, WORKLOADS AND TIMELY EVALUATIONS.
SHORTAGE, EXCUSE ME, OF EVALUATION STAFF PRESENCE LEARNING IS A PROVIDER OF ONLINE EVALUATIONS.
THEY WOULD BE DOING, UH, EVALUATIONS MOSTLY FOR SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES, SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, AND JUST A FEW SPEECH THERAPY EVALUATIONS.
THEY, UH, DO HAVE ACCESS TO ALMOST ALL DIGITAL ASSESSMENTS FROM ALL OF THE TOP PUBLISHERS.
THE MOST, UH, UH, THE MOST, UH, FAVORITE, UH, EVALUATIONS.
AND, UH, WE ARE REQUESTING, UM, APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000.
WE'RE USING FEDERAL FUNDS TO 22.
AGAIN, WE'LL BE SERVICING THE INITIAL REFERRALS OF ALL SPECIAL ED STUDENTS EVALUATIONS.
THE COST WILL INCLUDE ONLINE EVALUATION, UH, INSTRUMENTS, UM, REPORTING, WRITING REPORTS FOR US, EVALUATING REPORTS FOR US, AND INITIATING THE REPORT TO OUR PARENTS, UM, AS NEEDED.
AGAIN, WE BRING THIS ITEM TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE GO AHEAD, MS. MORRIS.
MS. MARKS CALLED FOR SOME REASON.
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS PRESENTATION AND FOR OUTSOURCING OR GETTING, UH, THOSE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK.
BUT THERE ARE TWO, AND I KNOW O I WOULD HAVE TO BE A MEDICAL, BUT WHAT ABOUT OT
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AND PT? SO WE, AND I'M SORRY, OT, PT AND AI.SO WE DO CURRENTLY CONTRACT WITH REGION 10, UH, FOR OUR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATIONS.
SO THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL OF THOSE.
SO THERE IS NOT A NEED TO OUTSOURCE TO ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT.
FOR OUR, UM, AUDITORY AUDITORILY IMPAIRED OR DEAF AND HEART OF HEARING STUDENTS.
UH, WE DO HAVE OUR, IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DALLAS REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF.
AND SO THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL OF THOSE EVALUATIONS WHEN NEEDED.
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT IN DISTRICT.
MS. WOODFIELD, WILL THIS PROGRAM BE REPLACING ANY OTHER PROGRAM? IT WILL NOT BE REPLACING ANY OTHER PROGRAM.
IT WILL BE, UH, WELL, OF COURSE WE HAVE SOME, UH, EVALUATION STAFF THAT ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE SOME EVALUATION STAFF IN DISTRICT THAT ARE CONTRACT STAFF OR CONTRACT SERVICES RATHER.
UM, SO THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO, BECAUSE IT IS GETTING, AS YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE OF IN LANCASTER, IN THE STATE, NATIONALLY, UM, IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND TO RETAIN EVALUATION STAFF.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO BE SURE TO KEEP UP WITH OUR EVALUATIONS SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SERVED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
AND NOW, AS FAR AS THE, UM, PROGRAM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISTRICTS USE IN THIS PROGRAM? OR IS YOU STATE, I UNDERSTAND YOU STATED THIS IS REGION 10.
NO, IT, SO WE CONTRACT, UM, I, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT REGION 10, I WAS ANSWERING MS. MOR, TRUSTEE MORRIS'S QUESTION.
AND HOW LONG HAVE THIS COMPANY BEEN ESTABLISHED? I AM NOT ENTIRELY SURE.
IT HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE, BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY TECHNICALLY WHEN THEY STARTED, SO I DON'T WANNA GIVE YOU THE WRONG INFORMATION ON THAT, BUT I CAN GET THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MY BROTHER HAVE ONE QUESTION, MR. JONES.
UH, IS THIS AN ANNUAL FEE AT THIS TIME? I DO NOT PLAN FOR IT TO BE AN ANNUAL FEE.
UM, THE CONTRACT IS FOR UP TO $70,000 AND I PLAN TO, TO DO THAT.
AND THEN IF WE NEED MORE, I WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH THAT.
UM, BUT I DON'T PLAN FOR IT TO BE ANNUAL AT THIS TIME.
SO HOW WILL WE UTILIZE IT AFTER THIS YEAR? IF IT'S NOT ANNUAL? YOU GONNA SAY SOMETHING? SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REFERRED OR ON A LIST TO, TO BE EVALUATED, UM, GET EVALUATED IN A, A MOST TIMELY MANNER.
AND ONCE THEY'RE EVALUATED, ONCE THEY'RE IN THE SYSTEM, THIS PROGRAM'S GONNA ASSIST US IN GETTING THAT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE THAT WE'RE FACING INSTEAD OF TEXAS.
SO ONCE THEY'RE IN THE SYSTEM, WE HAVE THE TEACHERS AND THE SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES.
UM, ONCE THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND THEY'RE NOW PLACED IN A, A, A CLASSROOM OF SERVICE, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE WE WANT.
UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO GET THEM, UM, TESTED IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT WE CAN PLACE THEM IN THE APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR INSTRUCTION.
SO THIS WOULD BE A ONE TIME UPFRONT KIND OF COST.
AND THEN GETTING THEM IN THE PROGRAM, WE WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR THOSE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS TO TEACH 'EM AT THE LEVEL THAT THEY NEED TO BE TAUGHT AT.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WELL, WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DURING THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR.
OH, SO WE'D COME BACK AND IF WE HAD A NEED.
SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THIS IS TO GET, I GUESS WE'RE BACKLOGGED, IF YOU WILL, TO KINDA GET EVERYBODY IN THE SYSTEM AND IN THE APPROPRIATE, GETTING THEIR APPROPRIATE SERVICES.
AND THIS IS ONE WAY IT'S GONNA ALLOW US TO GET THAT DONE.
AND THEN NEXT YEAR IF WE NEED TO, WE COULD UTILIZE THE SERVICE AGAIN, BUT YOU HAVE TO BRING IT BACK FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
SO BASED ON SUSTAINABILITY, WAS THERE NOT AN OPTION TO GET MULTIPLE YEAR CONTRACTS TO HELP YOU ALL? BECAUSE THIS IS JUST KIND OF A REPEATING CYCLE EACH YEAR.
UM, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN OPTION, BUT THE WAY THAT THIS COMPANY WORKS, ONCE YOU COMMIT TO AN AMOUNT, YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT.
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THIS 70,000, WE WILL HAVE TO PAY THAT 70,000.
AND SO I REALLY DIDN'T WANNA COMMIT TO A MULTIPLE YEAR CONTRACT BECAUSE IF WE DO NOT HAVE THAT NEED NEXT YEAR, AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR WE'RE GONNA DO A $50,000 CONTRACT, AND THEN WE DIDN'T HAVE THE NEED, WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY THEM THAT $50,000.
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AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE CUZ YOU, IT, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT FROM YEAR TO YEAR HOW MANY SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRALS WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE.BEFORE YOU ALL LEAVE, UM, MAYBE THIS MAY BE A LITTLE CLEAR.
I'M SURE THERE'S A SHORTAGE IN LSS PS.
AND SO WITH THAT SHORTAGE, THIS WAS THE NEXT SOLUTION BECAUSE NEXT YEAR WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET ONE A L S S P TO DO THE EVALUATION, THEN THAT PERSON WILL BE A STAFF ON THE DISTRICT.
UH, I BELIEVE WE'RE ACTUALLY, UM, ALMOST FULLY STAFFED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN RECRUITING, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT FULLY STAFF IN OUR EXPECTATION DEPARTMENT.
OUR HOPE IS TO USE THIS COMPANY RIGHT NOW, GET OUR KIDS IN INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES IMMEDIATELY AS POSSIBLE, UM, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS OR POTENTIAL SPECIAL ED STUDENTS.
AND THEN, UM, BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH ALL THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS WE'RE DOING IN L I S D.
I HAVE A QUESTION YOU STATED THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BEHIND.
WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THE STUDENTS AT THIS MOMENT? WHAT DO WE HAVE IN PLACE? IF WE ARE CURRENTLY BEHIND? HOW ARE WE BEING EFFECTIVE WITH OUR BABIES? OUR PRINCIPALS ARE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB PROVIDING INTERVENTION.
SO WHEN STUDENTS ARE REFERRED, THERE IS AN, I PROCESS AN RTI, A RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION PROTOCOL.
SO STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING, UM, ADDITIONAL SERVICES, MAYBE THROUGH PULLOUTS, MAYBE ONE-ON-ONE UNTIL WE FINISH TESTING.
AND THEN ONCE WE FINISH THE TESTING, WE'RE ALLOWED TO PLACE EM AND APPROPRIATE SPECIAL ED SETTING.
IF, IF THE TESTING COMES BACK AND, UH, WARRANTS THAT THE TESTING MAY COME BACK AND SAY THE STUDENT IS NOT SPECIAL ED.
UM, THE STUDENT MAY JUST NEED EXTENDED TIME OR, UH, MAYBE A, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF INTERVENTION, ANOTHER INTERVENTION CLASS.
SO THE TESTING ALLOWS US TO DETERMINE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING.
BUT WHILE WE'RE WAITING, UM, WHILE THOSE KIDS ARE WAITING, AND UM, AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN, BUT WHILE THEY'RE WAITING, THE PRINCIPALS ARE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB AT THEIR CAMPUSES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE STILL PROVIDING QUALITY TIER ONE INSTRUCTION TO THOSE STUDENTS.
WITH THIS SHORTAGE AND BEING BEHIND, UM, IS THIS BEING COMMUNICATED TO PARENTS AND IS THERE A REPORT OR WHAT TYPE OF REPORT IS BEING MAINTAINED TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COM, UM, COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENTS WITH HOW WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THE STATUS OF THAT STUDENT, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ON PACE, THEY'RE NOT FALLING BEHIND, AND THEY'RE RECEIVING ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE AND MOVE FORWARD? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, THE SPECIAL ED CHIEF AND HER TEAM HAVE COMPILED A REPORT.
UM, WE'VE CAUGHT EVERY PARENT ON THE LIST, UM, THAT MIGHT BE PENDING TESTING OR POSSIBLE TESTING, HAVE BEEN REACHED OUT, HAVE PERSONALLY CONTACTED GIVING A STATUS.
WE, UM, HAVE A, UM, SPREADSHEET WE KEEP IN HOUSE.
OF COURSE, THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PER KIDS.
UM, BUT WE DO CALL EACH PARENT, UM, INFORM THEM OF THE STATUS, INFORM OF WHAT SUPPORT IS IN PROCESS AND WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THAT PROCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT THAT WE'RE, ARE YOU GETTING ANY RESPONSE BACK FROM PARENTS OR ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THE SHORTAGE IN THE STUDENTS BEING ASSISTANT? UM, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE RESPONSE BACK THROUGH THE PARENT CALLS AND THE RESPECT THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE GETTING INFORMED MM-HMM.
BUT THE PARENTS WE'VE REACHED OUT SO FAR HAVE BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM PERSONALLY, CALLED THEM, LET 'EM KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT WITH THEIR TESTING, WHERE WE'RE AT WITH INTERVENTIONS FOR THEM AND WHAT SUPPORTS WE HAVE IN PLACE.
UM, CHIEF KEEN, YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT? THAT'S, YOU COVERED IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
BOARD, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAME PRESIDENT? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PRES.
WELL, IT'S H I KNOW IT'S H I CAN'T READ IT.
MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE NEED TO READ IT.
I'M SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE PRESIDENT'S LEARNING NOT TO EXCEED $70,000.
BY MR. LEWISS, ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
THANK YOU LADIES ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS.
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THANK YOU.[12. Recess to Closed Session]
THIS TIME, THE BOARD IS GONNA GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPENING MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 55 1 0.071.LEGAL ADVICE WOULD SCHOOL ATTORNEY 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS AND 5 5 1 0.076 DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS, A FORENSIC AUDIT UPDATE, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.076 B.
DISCUSSION WITH CONSULTANTS CONCERNING MATTERS RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR PROJECT REDEEMER, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.087 C.
DISCUSSION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING THE OCTOBER 17TH, 2022 LANCASTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION EMAIL REGARDING $90,000 IN GRANT FUNDS.
D DISCUSSION ON MATTERS RELATED TO SENSOR OF TAMIKA WHITFIELD AND MS. WHITFIELD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DELIBERATION IN OPEN OR CLOSED? I WOULD LIKE IT IN OPEN PLEASE.
THE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 8:47 PM
[13. Reconvene in Open Session]
IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION CENSOR TAMIKA WHITFIELD, BOARD MEMBER OF LANGSTER I S D AND WE HAVE A RESOLUTION.I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION INTO RECORD AND THEN IF THERE'S DISCUSSION, WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION.
RESOLUTION OF THE LANGSTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CENSOR TAMICA S WHITFIELD.
YOU GOT SOMETHING? YEAH, I GUESS BEEN PRESIDENT.
I GUESS BEFORE WE READ THE RESOLUTION, UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DISCUSS WHATEVER CONCERNS THEY ARE AND THEN IF IT'S APPROVED, THEN CAN, IF IT'S, BUT HAS EVERYBODY READ THIS TO KNOW WHAT'S IN IT? THAT'S WHY I WAS GONNA READ IT.
THEN WE CAN CALL FOR DISCUSSION.
CAUSE I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO READ THAT BACK THERE.
SO IT'S YOUR CHOICE IF YOU ALL WANNA TAKE LIKE THREE MINUTES TO READ I, AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS.
WELL, I I'VE READ IT, SO, UM, I'M SORRY.
BUT I'VE READ THE RESOLUTION AND I'M NOT SURE WHO HASN'T READ THE RESOLUTION, BUT I, UM, WOULD LIKE TO DO AS, UM, TRUSTEE JONES REQUESTED TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BECAUSE IT'S A RESOLUTION IS LIKE A FINAL.
AND, AND THE REASON WHY I STATE THAT, I THINK WHEN WE HAD ANOTHER SIMILAR SITUATION LIKE THIS, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD.
UH, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT THAT TIME DECIDED TO READ IT.
AND MY CONCERN WAS WHY READ IT IF IT DOESN'T PASS, UH, INTO RECORD? RIGHT.
SO, UH, OKAY, WELL LET'S TAKE THREE MINUTES AND LET EVERYBODY READ IT SO EVERYBODY CAN SAY THEY HAVE READ THE RESOLUTION.
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MADAM PRESIDENT, AFTER UH, YOU CALL BACK AFTER EVERYONE HAVE READ IT, MAY I AND OR ALLOW EDEN, IS HE ON WITH US? ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK TO THIS.ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK TO WHAT HE WROTE AND WHY HE WROTE IT.
EDEN, CAN YOU HEAR US? AND UM, EDEN, CAN YOU HEAR US? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
EDEN, CAN YOU COUNT TO 10 FOR US? CUZ WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT YOU'RE A LITTLE LOW.
YEAH, HE'S REAL LOW COUNT AGAIN FOR ME.
EDEN, YOU KNOW WHAT? CLOSE THAT OUT AND THEN YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HEAR HIM SIGN THIS NUMBER.
ETHAN, CAN YOU COUNT THE 10 THEN? CAN YOU
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SEE IF THERE'S A WAY FOR YOU TO INCREASE YOUR AUDIO ON YOUR SIDE'S? HAVE TO CLOSE THAT ON THE, THE MICROPHONE.THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T HEAR EIGHT, NINE.
EDEN, I'VE GIVEN BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ OVER THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU PROVIDED.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE RESOLUTION FOR US JUST TO PUT SOME CONTEXT TO IT? SURE.
SO A RESOLUTION, WELL, WELL, I'M SORRY.
KIM, CAN YOU TURN US UP A LITTLE BIT? I'M SORRY.
EDEN, YOU'RE STILL A LITTLE LOW.
SO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
UM, SO A CENTOR WAS REQUESTED, UH, FOR A TRUSTEE REGARDING, UH, BEHAVIOR DURING A BOARD MEETINGS.
UH, A WE HAVE DIFFERENT SENSORS ARE REQUESTED OR, UH, ADOPTED BY BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF ANY SCHOOL BOARD.
THEY'RE, UH, INSTRUMENTS THAT A BOARD CAN USE TO ADDRESS MATTERS OF GOVERNANCE IN A BOARDROOM.
UH, SENSORS CAN COVER DIFFERENT TOPICS.
CENTERS CAN COVER DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS.
IT CAN COVER DIFFERENT, UM, UH, MATTERS OF GOVERNANCE AND IN SOME CASES THEY'RE USED AS INSTRUMENTS BY THE BOARD, UH, THROUGH THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS EITHER APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF CERTAIN ACTIONS, BEHAVIORS, OR, UH, PER BREAK IN PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES.
UH, IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, UH, WE WERE, OUR OFFICE WAS CONTACTED REGARDING DRAFTING A RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO BEHAVIOR IN THE BOARDROOM BY A TRUSTEE, UH, BEHAVIOR THAT, UH, SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOUND TO BE, UH, LESS THAN PROFESSIONAL, DISRESPECTFUL OR RUDE.
AND SO THIS SENSOR YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU REFLECTS THE BEHAVIOR THAT WAS DESCRIBED TO US IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD POLICIES THAT EMPOWER THE RESOLUTION AND WHAT THE BOARD WOULD BE RESOLVING AS PART OF THIS RESOLUTION.
UM, CENT SHORES ARE ESSENTIALLY FORMAL, UH, WRITTEN YOU, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT A BOARD APPROVES THROUGH A SIMPLE MAJORITY, UH, TO ADDRESS OR BRING ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC ISSUES.
AND SO THE, THE SEND SHORTAGE THAT'S BEFORE YOU, UM, WAS BASED UPON, UH, THE FEELING OF SOME MEMBERS ON THE BOARD THAT THERE WAS BEHAVIORS THAT WERE BELOW WHAT SHOULD BE, UH, EXPECTED IN THE BOARDROOM.
AND SO WE DRAFT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S GIVEN TO US, AND THEN WE PRES WE GIVE YOU THOSE FOR YOUR DISCUSSION.
UM, AS A FIRM, WE DON'T GET INVOLVED OR DELIBERATE INTO YOUR POLICY REASONS.
WE, UH, WORK IN DRAFTING AND MEMORIALIZING WHAT THE BOARD IS REQUESTING OF US.
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS WHAT WE BELIEVE IS A, A, AN ACCURATE DE DEPICTION BASED ON WHAT WAS, UH, PRESENTED TO US.
AND SO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU HEAR TODAY, UH, IS, IS, IS AS YOU CAN SEE, THEREFORE FOR, FOR YOUR READING.
AND ESSENTIALLY IT JUST CALLS, UM, THAT A, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED, UM, WAS LESS THAN PROFESSIONAL AND MAY BE DISRESPECTFUL TOWARDS OTHERS, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, I'M BECOMING OF A BOARD MEMBER AND THAT THE BOARD, UH, WISHES THAT TRUSTEES BEHAVE IN THE SAME WAY OR MANNER THAT THE BOARD EXPECTS STUDENTS AND STAFF, UH, TO BEHAVE.
AND THAT THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR ISN'T ONE THAT'S
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CONDONED BY THE BOARD.UH, ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE, I DO.
UM, UM, ATTORNEY, UH, CAN YOU PLEASE WHO, UM, SENT YOU THE REQUEST FOR THE, MY, MY IS NOT ON, BUT, UM, UM, MS. WHI, JUST TO CLARIFY CUZ I CAN HEAR YOU VERY FAR AWAY, YOU'RE ASKING WHO SENT THE REQUEST? CAN SOMEBODY IS NOT.
IS IT GREEN OR IT'S RED, BUT IT'S THERE.
CAN YOU PLEASE, UM, ADVISE ON WHO SENT THE REQUEST FOR THE CENSURE? SURE.
SO WITH RESPECT TO ANY A SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT WAS SENT TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, I WOULD NOT HAVE, I I I DON'T KNOW IF SPECIFICALLY HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS OR WHICH BOARD MEMBERS OR WHICH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UH, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT, UH, THROUGH BOARD POLICY, AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING THE AGENDA, THE BOARD PRESIDENT CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE CENTOR AND THAT'S WHO I WAS WORKING WITH.
SO, UM, I'M GONNA REDIRECT MY, CHRIS, MY QUESTION TO YOU, UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON, WHO, UM, RESIDENT HAMILTON, EXCUSE ME, WHO, WHO, UM, SUBMITTED A REQUEST, THE BOARD OFFICERS DURING AN AGENDA SETTING ME MEETING, WE DISCUSSED THIS AND AGREED TO HAVE PUT THIS ON THIS AGENDA.
YOU SAID THE BOARD OFFICERS CORRECT? THE BOARD OFFICERS SET THE AGENDA WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT EACH MONTH.
SO WHAT I'M, SO THE OFFICERS ARE MS. MORRIS, MYSELF, AND MR. JONES.
SO THE THREE OF YOU REQUESTED TO PLACE THIS TO, WE AGREE TO PLACE THIS ON THE AGENDA BASED ON THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.
CAN YOU PLEASE BE MORE SPECIFIC WHEN YOU, UH, FIRST LET ME ASK, UM, LET ME ASK MS. MORRIS, YOU REQUESTED FOR A CENSURE, IS THAT CORRECT? HOLD ON, LET ME COME MY MIC ON.
UM, TRUSTEE WOODFIELD, UH, THE DISCUSSION CAME UP IN A AGENDA AND IT WAS DISCUSSED ON HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A BOARD.
AND SO WE, AS A BOARD, EVEN IF IT WAS ME OR ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER, WE WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING IN THE AREA OF BEING ABLE TO WORK COHESIVE WITH EACH OTHER AND, UH, SEE WHERE WE CAN GO ON MOVING FORWARD.
BECAUSE THIS RESOLUTION IS, IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN ACT UPON, BUT ONLY HOPEFULLY.
AND WHEN I JUST READ IT, WHAT'S OUTLINED HERE IS BASICALLY ONLY TALKING ABOUT BOARD POLICY AND GOVERNANCE.
AND IF WE ALL UNDERSTOOD THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE CLOSED MEETING SESSIONS, AND JUST OUR DECOR ON THE DYES, THEN THIS IS, YES, YOUR NAME IS IN IT MM-HMM.
BUT THIS IS BASICALLY, IT WAS JUST ACTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED.
AND HAVE I HAVE, HAVE I NOTICED THEM? I HAVE.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, YOU WERE IN AGREEMENT TO THIS CENTURY, IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, IT WASN'T LIKE A VOTE.
IT WAS A DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE COULD DO OR WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO BE ABLE TO TALK IN A FORM WHERE EVERYBODY COULD LISTEN AND LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND RESPECT EACH OTHER AND LET THE INDIVIDUAL THAT ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE DISPLAYED, UH, THE BEHAVIOR, GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH US.
WE DIALOGUE AND SAY FROM THIS POINT, HOW ARE WE GONNA MOVE FORWARD? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE PRODUCTIVE.
WE HAVE TO BE A BODY THAT'S GOVERNED BY GOVERNANCE.
WE DON'T TELL, UH, STAFF A QUESTION.
THEIR CONTRACT AFTER THEIR CONTRACT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
WE DON'T ASK WHAT A EMPLOYEE, CAUSE THAT'S NOT PART OF OUR POSITION.
THAT'S WHAT WE HIRE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO.
UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON, AND LET ME INTERRUPT YOU.
THE NOTICE STUDENT HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS ENTRY.
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THE AGENDA.BUT THERE IS A SENSOR BEEN FILED, A, UM, A REQUEST FILED WITH MY NAME ON IT.
SO I HAVE I, WITH MY UNDERSTANDING, I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ASK.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU YOURSELF, AND I'M JUST, OKAY.
SO, UM, TRUSTEE MARITON, UM, HAMILTON, I TAKE IT THAT YOU WERE IN AGREEMENT OF THIS SENSOR.
IS THAT CORRECT? I HAVE ALREADY STATED HOW THIS WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA.
MS. WHITFIELD, I UNDERSTAND HOW IT WAS PLACED, BUT, UH, OKAY.
SO, BUT I SAW MR. UH, TRUSTEE JONES SHAKE HIS HEAD.
SO WERE YOU IN AGREEMENT OF THIS UMEN TRUSTEE JONES? SO THE AGREEMENT OF THE ITEM BEING PLACED ON THE AGENDA? YES.
AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL SENTRA WILL DELIBERATE THROUGH THE DISCUSSION AND IDENTIFY WHAT STEP STORY.
LET ME GATHER WITH WHAT YOU'RE STATING AS IT RELATES.
WELL, LET ME REPHRASE TO MISS, UM, TO TRUSTEE MORRIS, YOU STATED THAT MY BEHAVIOR THERE HAS BEEN WITNESSES FROM, I CAN TAKE IT OUTSIDE THE BOARD AS WELL AS, WELL ACTUALLY I DIDN'T SAY WITNESSES.
IT WAS CONCERNS WAS BROUGHT TO YOU.
AND THAT WAS THAT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO ME, BUT IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DISTRICT.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO STATE NO NAMES BECAUSE I DIDN'T ASK ANY, I DIDN'T ASK ANY NAMES MM-HMM.
BUT I, I CAN SAY THAT, UH, THE ATTORNEYS WERE CONTACTED MM-HMM.
AND NOT, NOT JUST, I MEAN, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE.
WE'RE ONLY HERE FOR ONE THING.
WE ARE ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS AND WE ARE HERE TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES AND SOUND DECISIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH IS OUR ONLY EMPLOYEE.
UM, WHAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS IS FROM WHAT I'VE READ IN, UM, THE TEST OF SCHOOL LAW BULLETIN.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO STATE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS IS BROUGHT TO ME THAT THERE WAS A CONCERN.
THIS IS, THIS ENSURE I WILL HAVE TO STATE IT'S THE FIRST TIME BASED ON THE SCHOOL LAW IS, UM, IT STATES THAT, UM, USUALLY, UM, NOT USUALLY IN THE SCHOOL LAW, IT STATES THAT YOU WILL SPEAK WITH, IF THERE'S A CONCERN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, THEN THE BOARD WILL SPEAK WITH THAT PARTICULAR TRUSTEE, UM, TO, I GUESS, RECTIFY SITUATION OR UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE.
LET THEM KNOW THAT A CONCERN HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO I WILL HAVE TO STATE THAT THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER HEARING OF ANY ISSUE, ANY CONCERNS, ANY PROBLEMS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO THERE WAS NEVER A CONCERN BROUGHT TO ME AT ALL ABOUT ANYTHING.
I HAVE SAID MY INTERACTIONS NOR BEHAVIORS.
THERE ISN'T A MEETING OR ANYTHING.
WHAT IS, IS THAT, IS THAT FAIR ENOUGH TO SAY, HAVE ANYONE ON THIS BOARD BROUGHT A CONCERN TO ME REGARDING VERBAL ACTIONS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT MAN'S SPEECH? YEAH, GO AHEAD MS. MOORE.
I WOULD SAY AS RECENT AS LAST MONDAY, OH, I, WE HAVE HAD TWO MEETINGS IN A COMMITTEE MEETING MM-HMM.
YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT YOU DOMINATE THE MEETING.
AND NOT THAT I SIT THERE AND I WITNESS ATTACKING THE SUPERINTENDENT.
WE HIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO A JOB.
WE HAVE TO ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO HER JOB.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THOSE THREE EVALUATIONS THAT WE DO DURING THE YEAR.
AND IT WAS ALMOST, AND I'M GONNA SAY BECAUSE I'M A SEASONED BOARD MEMBER, BUT IT WAS SOME EVIDENCE TO ME, AND I'M SAYING TO ME THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR ROLE IS AND THE POLICY STATES FOR A BOARD MEMBER, WHAT WE RECEIVE IN TRAINING, WHAT HAS SAID TO US AND WHAT'S IN OUR, IN THE LEGAL BULLETIN AND, AND OUR POLICY.
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PERSON.I, I, I'D RATHER GO TO LOOKING AT LEGAL AND WHAT WE AS A BOARD SHOULD DO.
UH, WE SHOULD NEVER BE IN A BOARD MEETING AND GETTING CONFRONTATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE, WITH ESPECIALLY AN OFFICER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
THERE, THERE SHOULD NOT BE, UH, MS. WHITFIELD.
I, I I, I HEARD AND I JUST FELT LIKE I, IF WE BROUGHT THIS AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT, CUZ WE ARE TALKING CALM NOW AND I'M, I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT MM-HMM.
BUT SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS WHERE, I MEAN
THE DISRESPECT TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
EVEN JUST AS LATE AS JUST WHAT YOU JUST DID A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
AND SO I'M SAYING THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN REALIZE YOU SPECIFICALLY YES.
WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, YOU ADDRESS, YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IT TELLS US HOW TO ADDRESS EACH OTHER.
SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME TO SAY TRUSTEE HAMILTON, YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT.
I'M JUST SAYING THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT POLICY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M QUESTION IF YOU CHOOSE, IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO SAY IT, THEN WE ARE GOING AGAINST A POLICY THAT WE HAVE WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEAK OR YOU WANT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT'S ROBERT'S RULES.
AND SO IF WE, IF YOU KNOW ROBERT'S RULE, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT YOUR CHAIR YOUR HONOR, OR YOU WOULD KNOW THAT MADAME PRESIDENT, MAY I SPEAK AND I KNOW SOMETIME WE MAY JUST BLURT OUT AND NOT SPEAK.
BUT I WILL SIT HERE AND HONESTLY SAY MS. WHITFIELD, YOU DO IT ALMOST EVERY TIME.
YOU NEVER ADDRESS OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AS BOARD PRESIDENT.
AND WE HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT THAT'S NOT SITTING HERE, BUT SHE'S ONLINE.
NO, NO OTHER EMPLOYEE HERE WORKS FOR US.
AND SO EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW, OUR INFORMATION, THAT'S WHERE WE GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT PERSONNEL.
AND THAT'S THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT PERSONNEL ISSUES AND CONCERN ABOUT PRESENTATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND I'M GOING ON CUZ I DON'T WANNA DOMINATE THE MEETING.
BUT, UM, THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE.
WHAT ALL DUE RESPECT, MS. WOODFIELD, I RESPECT YOU IN THE POSITION YOU ARE ELECTED BY THE BODY.
AND IF YOU RECALL THE LAST DAY OF ELECTION, I SAID IT TO YOU, MISS WESTFIELD, ANY WAY OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN OFFER TO HELP YOU TO CALL ME.
DID I NOT SAY THAT TO YOU? I DON'T RECALL, BUT YOU MAY HAVE.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU WHO WAS STANDING THERE.
I'M NOT MENTION NOBODY'S NAME.
I'M NOT MENTIONING NOBODY'S NAME.
I WOULD JUST IDEN I WOULD IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE STANDING THERE CUZ YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER.
I DON'T, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEIR NAMES TO IDENTIFY.
BUT I'M, I'M JUST, I'M LETTING YOU KNOW, AND STILL NOW I'M SAYING TO YOU, ANYTIME I AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AN OFFICER OF THIS BOARD COULD ASSIST YOU.
UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON, HAVE YOU EVER COME TO ME WITH A CONCERN REGARDING, UM, THE ANYONE HAVING ANY COMPLAINTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS IN WITH, UM, IN, WITH THE BOARD? WELL, YOU NOW YOU ASKED TWO QUESTIONS.
CAUSE YOU ASKED, HAVE I EVER COME TO YOU TO HAVE CON DISCUSSIONS ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS? NO.
WITH ANY CONCERNS? NOT MY CONCERNS WITH ANY CONCERNS AS IT RELATES TO A COMPLAINTS.
WELL, BUT YEAH, I HAVE, WE HAVE DISCUSSED YOU MAY NOT THINK THAT, THAT YOU MEANT, THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SAID TO YOU LIKE, MS. WOODFIELD, THESE ARE CONCERNS.
OH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD CONCERNS WITH A MEETING EARLIER ON, LIKE IN JULY, MYSELF, TY AND CHARISA GOT ON THE PHONE CALL WITH YOU TO TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS DURING THE CONVERSATION.
IT'S JUST, YOU DOMINATE THE CONVERSATIONS, YOU CUT US OFF, YOU SNAP CUT US SHORT.
YOU, YOU'RE DISMISSIVE OF WHEN SOMEBODY'S TALKING.
AND IT'S LIKE, WE ALWAYS TRY TO SAY, LET ONE PERSON TALK AT A TIME, SO WE WON'T TALK OVER EACH OTHER.
BUT YOU'LL WANT THE RESPECT, BUT YOU DON'T GET A RESPECT BACK.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S TO THE POINT THAT SOME OF US FELT THAT WE CAN'T TALK TO YOU.
WHO IS SOME OF US? I JUST USE IT IN GENERAL.
SOME OF THE BOARD, I'M NOT CALLING ANY NAMES.
IT'S BEEN, WE HAVE CONCERNS THAT WE CAN'T COME TO YOU AND ADDRESS IT.
SO I TRIED TO MAKE THE BROAD STATEMENT THE OTHER WEEK JUST TO KIND OF TELL PEOPLE LIKE, WE'VE GETTING SOME COMPLAINTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
PERRERA HAS GOTTEN THOSE COMPLAINTS.
SO AS A LEADER, I TRY TO JUST GENERALIZE AND LET THE BOARD KNOW, HEY, WE'RE GETTING THESE COMPLAINTS.
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ON THE DIAS HOW WE'RE SPEAKING TO EMPLOYEES BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THAT ONE EMPLOYEE, WHICH IS DR.IT, IT JUST REMINDS ME OF THE MEETING THAT WE HAD ON JULY 28TH ON THE PHONE.
SO THIS DID NOT JUST START MS. WOODFIELD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DON'T REALIZE THE BEHAVIOR, BUT PEOPLE WATCHING THE BOARD MEETING ONLINE HAVE COMMENTED ABOUT THE BEHAVIORS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST WHO YOU ARE, BUT YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T COME OFF GOOD.
UM, WHAT I THANK YOU TRUSTEE HAMILTON FOR EXPRESSING THAT.
AND I THINK, AND SEE, AND THAT'S ONE MORE THING I WILL ADDRESS RIGHT NOW, UH, SINCE YOU JUST DID THAT.
THE EYE ROLLING, THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
PEOPLE ARE WATCH, THEY'RE SITTING THERE ON THEIR SCREENS WATCHING US MM-HMM.
AND THAT WAS ONE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE.
IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S WITH ALL THE EYE ROLL? I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T SEE IT BECAUSE I'M SITTING HERE AND USUALLY I'M KIND OF JUST IN MY LITTLE AREA TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH A MEETING.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS SAID.
AND SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION CAUSE I'M SURE IT WAS JUST NOTICED AGAIN.
UH, SO RESPECTFULLY, UM, THANK YOU.
NOW WHAT I WILL STATE IS, UM, I THANK YOU GUYS FOR SHARING THAT WITH WELL I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH ME.
MAY I SAY SOMETHING? YES, MA'AM.
SOMETIME WE DO THINGS AND WE MAY NOT ACTUALLY REALIZING THAT WE ARE DOING IT, BUT I WANTED TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION, THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL EMAILS THAT ALL OF US WITH EMAIL, I MEAN WAS, UH, IT WAS SENT TO ALL OF US.
WE DON'T WORK FOR THE DISTRICT
AND ONE OF THEM WAS, I KNOW I COUNTED THOSE QUESTIONS.
IT WAS LIKE 10 OR 11 ON TWO DIFFERENT EMAILS.
AND, AND I THINK THERE WAS A BEGINNING EMAIL WAY BACK IN EITHER IT WAS IN JUNE OR JULY WHERE THE BOARD PRESIDENT SENT A EMAIL EXPRESSING HER WILLINGNESS, UH, TO WORK, UH, WITH, UH, NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
BUT THAT EMAIL WAS SENT TO YOU.
AND SO IF YOU NEED TO SEE A COPY OF THOSE EMAILS AND A TON OF EMAILS THAT I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT AND WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE EMAILS, NO, I HAVE NOT SEEN THE EMAILS.
PERRERA HAS A STACK OF EMAILS WHICH MAKE EVEN OUR EMPLOYEES, HER EMPLOYEES, I'M SORRY, FORGIVE ME.
HER EMPLOYEES FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND SO EVERY FIVE MINUTES, EVERY HOUR, EVERY TWO HOURS OR 15 MINUTES WHEN THE EMAIL COME, I NEED THIS, I WANT THAT.
AND I WANT, I WASN'T EVEN SAYING WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, UH, THE, OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, SHE HAS, SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT MEAN SHE GOT ALREADY A LARGE RESPONSIBILITY.
AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENTS STAY ON TRACK.
PERRERA FOR ALLOWING HER TO BE, UH, I RECORD KEEPER AND MINUTE WRITER FOR THE BOARD.
BUT ACTUALLY I'M THE BOARD SECRETARY
AND PROBABLY I PROBABLY WOULD'VE CUT THAT OFF.
AND I'M GONNA BE HONEST, I'M SITTING HERE BEING HONEST.
I PROBABLY WOULD'VE CUT ALL THEM EMAILS OFF, OFF REAL SHORT.
SO, UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO IS, UM, THIS CENTER, I THINK YOU GUYS, FOR SHARING YOUR THINK FEELINGS.
UM, ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS, UM, FOR THE RECORD THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS SENSOR WAS PUT IN PLACE OR EVEN REQUESTED, UM, WITH AN INTENT TO IN, IN INTENT OF RETALIATION.
AND THAT INTENT OF RETALIATIONS IS BASED ON MULTIPLE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE BROUGHT
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TO, UM, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS A RE UM, ALMOST PAR PRETTY MUCH SINCE I WAS ELECTED.AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT I DO SEND EMAILS AND THAT I DO REQUEST DOCUMENTS.
AND SO WITH MY COMMUNICATION AND THE WAY I CHOSE TO COMMUNICATE IS VIA IT IS KEEPING PAPER TRAIL.
BECAUSE IF WITHOUT PAPER TRAIL, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE HE SAY, SHE SAY.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO FIRST READ WHAT I EMAILED OVER ON OCTOBER 6TH IN REFERENCE TO WHAT HAPPENED OCTOBER 5TH.
UM, NOT OCTOBER 5TH, I APOLOGIZE.
BUT I WILL ADDRESS WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE LAST MONDAY AND I WILL ADDRESS WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE THIS MONDAY.
AS YOU GUYS STATED, MY BEHAVIOR FROM BOTH MONDAYS WERE THOSE MEETING.
BEAR ME JUST A MOMENT BEFORE OCTOBER.
THIS STARTED IN THE SUMMERTIME.
THAT'S, THIS DIDN'T STATED THAT THERE WAS ISSUES THAT STARTED WHEN I GOT ELECTED WHEN I GOT SWORN IN.
YEAH, NO, BUT I HEARD YOU SAY THE TWO MONDAYS.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THIS PAST MONDAY, THE PAST TWO MONDAYS.
I STATE THAT I WOULD ADDRESS THOSE PAST TWO MONDAYS AS WELL.
BUT I'M GOING TO READ WHAT I EMAILED OVER, UM, OCTOBER 6TH IN REGARDS TO OCTOBER 5TH THAT YOU EMAILED OVER TO WHO? I'M GONNA GET THAT, I'M GONNA GET TO THAT.
UM, THIS EMAIL WAS SENT TO, I HAD CC'D, I'M SORRY, I EMAILED, UM, TRUSTEE JONES AND TRUSTEE STEVENSON'S ON THIS EMAIL.
AND THIS EMAIL STATES THAT AT THIS TIME I AM REQUESTING FOR MARYN HAMILTON TO BE REPRIMANDED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING.
AS THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, TRUSTEE HAMILTON AS A BOARD PRESIDENT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE AND OUT OF CARE.
WAIT, SO YOU'RE DISCUSSING AN EMAIL THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN, CUZ YOU DIDN'T SEND THAT TO ME.
I, SO I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD EVEN BE FAIR FOR YOU TO READ OUT INTO RECORD CUZ THAT'S NOT AN EMAIL THAT ANYONE HAS SEEN, BUT YOU, AND I THINK YOU SAID MR. JONES AND WHO WAS THE OTHER PERSON, YOU MAY THINK IT'S NOT FAIR.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME THE DOCUMENT BASED ON THIS RE THIS REQUEST TO HAVE ME, UM, SENT, UM, I'M SORRY, STAY SHIRT UNTIL TODAY.
THE DOCUMENT, THE DOCUMENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO GIVE TO YOU UNTIL TODAY.
ATTORNEY RAMIREZ, WHEN WAS THIS DOCUMENT, UM, PREPARED? I'M, I'M SORRY, TRUSTEE WITH THE, YOU SOUNDED REALLY FAR AWAY FROM ME.
WHEN WAS THE DOCUMENT? THAT WAS A REQUEST FOR ME TO BE CENSORED PREPARED, I MEAN PREPARED.
UH, THE FINAL DRAFT WAS DISTRICT TODAY AT WHAT TIME? I I WOULD NEED TO GO BACK AND CHECK, MA'AM.
BUT AGAIN, TO MY POINT, I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS UNTIL TODAY.
SO EVERYONE IS RECEIVING THIS TODAY.
UM, AT THIS TIME, I AM REQUESTING FOR MARYANNE HAMILTON TO BE REPRIMANDED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON AS A BOARD PRESIDENT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER, UM, AS A BOARD PRESIDENT ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2022.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON CO CONSIST CONSISTENT NEED TO ATTACK ME DURING THE MEETING WAS OBVIOUS AND UNCALLED FOR.
SHE DISMISSED MY WISHES AND MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR DEESCALATING OF AN ELEVATED AND GROWING HOSTILE SITUATION.
THIS WAS EXPRESSED THROUGH AN ELEVATION OF HER EMOTIONS, TONE AND ATTITUDE.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON CLEARLY SHOWED EMOTIONS AND CONSISTENT ACTION TO PROVOKE UN UM, AN UNWANTED CONVERSATION THAT WAS EXPRESSED TO HER.
PRIOR TO THE MEETING, TRUSTEE HAMILTON ACTIONS WAS OUT OF CONTROLLED AND BEGAN TO BECOME AGGRESSIVE.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON INTENTIONALLY MADE A DIRECT RACIST COMMENT TOWARDS ME TO INSULT MY CHARACTER, MY AND OR ACTIONS.
WHILE I CONTINUED TO ASK HER TO CALM DOWN AND WITH THE REQUEST TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MEETING.
HER NEGATIVE AND HOSTILE BEHAVIOR WAS NO WAYS WARRANTED.
PLEASE BE ADVISED AND UNDERSTAND.
PER TE GUIDELINES, TRUSTEE HAMILTON BEGAN TO PROVOKE DIRECT VIOLATIONS OF MY PERSONAL MATTERS WHEN SHE
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REFERENCED TO MY SON, IN WHICH WAS NOT PART OF THE CONVERSATION.SINCE I HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO THE BOARD, TRUSTEE HAMILTON HAS PROVEN THROUGH HER ACTIONS AND OR THE LACK THEREOF, THAT SHE IS NOT FIT FOR HER APPOINTMENT ROLE AS PRESIDENT.
SHE HAS NOT UPHELD HER PART AS A PRESIDENT THROUGH THE UNBUILT RELATIONSHIPS, LACK OF COMMUNICATION NOR ADDRESSING QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RELATING TO UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR STATEMENTS AND OR ACTIONS THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE WITH HERSELF AND OTHERS.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON CONTINUED TO RESPOND THROUGH DEFLECTION AND AGGRESSIVE DELIVERY WITH A BULLYING DEMEANOR.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON HAS SHOWN AND PROVEN ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT SHE IS DISMISSIVE, DISRESPECTFUL, NOR DISRESPECTFUL, NO CONCERN FOR OTHERS ON THE BOARD, MANIPULATIVE AND TRUSTWORTHY.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON SHOWS AND STATED DURING THE MEETING THAT SHE IS NOT CLEAR WITH BOARD'S GUIDELINES.
AGAIN, THIS IS MY OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR REORGANIZING THE BOARD AS WELL.
PLEASE LET ME FINISH CUZ I'M NOT MS. SWIFT.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM RIGHT THERE.
I SAT UP AND YOU JUST JUMPED AT ME CUZ I SAT I LEANED UP.
PLEASE, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE, EVERY BOARD MEMBER WAS IN THE ROOM AND WITNESSED THAT I STATED MARION IT IS.
I EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THE ROOM BECAUSE I STATED THAT I WILL NOT SIT THERE AND ALLOW YOU TO POKE AT ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WAS LOOKING FOR A REACTION.
AND WITH WITNESS, MR. UH, TRUSTEE.
CLUELESS, UM, STATED HE STOOD UP AND STATED, TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, DON'T LEAVE.
I WAS VERY UPSET IN WHAT ACTUALLY UPSET ME IS THAT YOU REFERENCE TO MY SON AND I HAVE TOLD YOU MORE.
I'VE ASKED YOU AND ALSO TOLD YOU MORE THAN ONCE TO STOP REFERENCING TO MY CHILD BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THAT WOULD WARRANT FOR YOU TO REFERENCE TO MY CHILD IN ANY FORM FACTION OF ANY FORM OR FASHION NOR ACTION.
AND ALSO WITH THAT STATED AS IT RELATES TO THIS PAST MONDAY MEETING.
THIS MONDAY MEETING MY ACTIONS, UM, WERE TO SHOW IT WAS IN A REACTION TO SHOW TRUSTEE THE MORRIS OF HER ACTIONS.
WHEN I WAS MAKING, IN THE MIDDLE OF ME MAKING A STATEMENT AND ALSO ASKING A QUESTION, SHE DISAGREED.
BUT WITH HER DISAGREEMENT, SHE SLAMMED DOWN ON THE TABLE AND SAID, LOOK, HER TRUSTED WITH PHIL AND I, I SAID, MS. MORRIS, YOU WILL NOT SLAM DOWN ON NO TABLE AND TALK TO ME LIKE THAT CUZ YOU'RE NOT TALKING TO A CHILD.
WE, I DO HAVE WITNESSES IN THE ROOM AND WE DO HAVE A RECORDING THAT WILL VERIFY THAT THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE.
SO IN, AND I WAS IN, UM, WAS THIS THIS MEETING? NO, IT WASN'T THIS MEETING WHERE I WAS IN CONTROL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DID REQUEST FOR US TO, UM, GET BACK ON TRACK AT THAT TIME.
I SAID, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE FORWARD? BECAUSE THAT MEETING WAS NOT BEING DOMINATED BY ME.
THAT MEETING WAS BEING DOMINATED BY YOURSELF, MS. MORRIS, AS ALWAYS.
AND SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU, UH, MR. UH, TRUSTEE STEVENSON WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF, UM, ASKING QUESTIONS.
AND EVERY TIME A QUESTION WAS ASKED TO YOU, YOU FELT THE NEED TO REFERENCE BACK TO YOURSELF, YOUR PERSONAL OR THE PAST.
ANYONE HAD, EVERYTHING ANYONE HAD TO SAY UNLESS IT WAS COMING FROM, UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON OR DR.
SO IF IT'S ONE OF THEM SPEAKING, YOU'RE LISTENING.
BUT IF IT WAS ANYONE ELSE, OR I'M SORRY, IF, UM, TRUSTEE CLUELESS HAS SOMETHING TO SAY, THEN YOU MAY SPEAK.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO GET ANYTHING OUT, WE HAVE TO ELEVATE OUR VOICE AND TALK OVER.
AND I ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES, I SAID, WELL, ADVICE MULTIPLE TIMES I AM SPEAKING, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO FINISH OR ADVISE THAT ALL A PERSON WAS ASKING IS TO IS, IS, UM, TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE REPORT THAT WE WAS ASKING, UM, MS. BRYANT TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING DID NOT HAVE TO BE AN ARGUMENT.
IT EVERYTHING TURNED INTO AN ARGUMENT.
SO WHEN YOU MADE A COMMENT, EVERY COMMENT YOU MADE, DOC, UM, TRUSTY MORRIS,
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IT WAS, IT WAS AS IF NO ONE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.YOU WAS ALWAYS SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THE LAW, BUT YOU NEVER BROUGHT UP A SECTION AND YOU WAS LIKE, I KNOW THE LAW.
AND THEN YOU, EVERYTHING BECAME ARGUMENTATIVE.
THE MEETING PRIOR TO THAT, WE WAS HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE, UM, WE GOT ON THE POINT ABOUT DOCUMENTATION AND REQUESTING DOCUMENTS.
MY CONCERN WAS, FIRST LET ME PLEASE STATE, SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE BEEN SENDING EMAILS.
I'VE BEEN REQUESTING MEETINGS.
YES, I'M SURE, UH, TRUSTEE MORRIS SENT OUT THE INFORMATION THAT SHE NEEDS TO, UH, NOT MORRIS, I'M SORRY, TRUSTEE HAMILTON EXPRESSED WHAT SHE NEEDED TO EXPRESS VIA EMAIL.
BUT WHEN I O WHEN I REQUEST, UM, A MEETING WORKSHOP, UM, COMMUNICATION 1 0 1, BECAUSE WE WERE NOT EFFECT, WE ARE NOT EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING, WE WERE NOT EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING THEN WE WERE, UM, AND CERTAIN PEOPLE WERE DENIED DOCUMENTS, CERTAIN PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED DOCUMENTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
I WAS, I WAS NOT, UM, ANSWERED AT ALL.
AND IF I DID RECEIVE AN ANSWER, IT WAS SOMETHING STATING TO, I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL THAT STATES THAT PRETTY MUCH, I'M GONNA PARAPHRASE CUZ I COULD GO BACK AND REFERENCE DIRECTLY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND, UM, THE SUPERINTENDENT IS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, HAVE PRETTY MUCH HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS DAY TO DAY.
THEY HAD A DAY TO DAY, UM, STATED THE, UM, I'M SORRY, THEY HAVE A DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITY OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND WHAT I WAS REQUESTING WOULD TAKE UP TIME OR THEY DON'T BASICALLY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.
AND SO WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS REFERENCES SECTION 11.1512.
UM, AND IT STATES A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A DISTRICT WHEN ACTING IN THE MEM IN THE MEMBER'S OFFICIAL CAPACITY, HAS INHERIT THE RIGHTS OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION DOCUMENTATIONS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE DISTRICT.
AND THE DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND RECORDS TO THE MEMBER WITHOUT REQUIRING THE MEMBER TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST UNDER CHAPTER 5 52 GOVERNMENT CODE.
THIS DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION DOCUMENT AND RECORDS TO THE MEMBER WITHOUT REGARDS TO WHETHER THE REQUEST ITEMS ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE RE SUBJECT OR RELATE TO AN ITEM LISTED ON AN AGENDA FOR AN UPCOMING MEETING.
THE DISTRICT MAY WITHHOLD OR RE REDACT INFORMATION, I'M SORRY, REDACT INFORMATION, A DOCUMENT OR A RECORD REQUESTED BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ITEM IS INSPECTED FROM DIS UH, DIS, I'M SORRY, DISCLOSURE OR IS CONFIDENTIAL UNDER CHAPTER 5 52, GOVERNMENT CODE OR OTHER LAW C DASH ONE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE SUB SUBSECTION.
A DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDED MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS REQUESTED UNDER SUBSECTION C.
NOT LATE, NOT LATER THAN 20TH BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DATE, THE DISTRICT RECEIVES A REQUEST.
THE DISTRICT MAY TAKE A REASONABLE ADDITION PERIOD OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED 30TH BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DATE.
THE DISTRICT RECEIVES A REQUEST TO RESPOND TO A REQUEST IF COMPLIANCE BY THE TWIN BUSINESS DAY WOULD BE UNDULY, UH, BURDEN BURDENSOME GIVEN TO THE, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF AGE OR LOCATION GIVEN THE AMOUNT, LET ME GO BACK.
GIVEN THE AMOUNT, AGE, OR LOCATION OF THE, OF, OF THE TRUSTEE, I'M SORRY, LOCATION OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION.
THE DISTRICT SHALL INFORM THE TRUSTEE OF THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN THE PROVIDING THE REQUESTED INFORMATION AND THE DAY BY WHICH THE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED.
C DASH TWO, IF A DISTRICT DOES NOT PROVIDE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE TIME REQUIRED UNDER SECTION C DASH ONE, THE MEMBER MAY BRING SUITS AGAINST THE DISTRICT FOR APPRO, UM, APPROPRIATE INJU INJECTIVE RELIEF.
A MEMBER WHO PREVAILS IN THE, IN A SUIT UNDER THE SUBSECTION IS ENTITLED TO RECOVER COURT COSTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES.
THE DISTRICT SHALL PAY THE COST AND FEES FROM THE BUDGET OF THE SUB, UH, SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE.
I WILL STATE NOT ONCE HAVE I THREATENED ANYONE, HAVE NOT ONCE DID I SEND THIS TO ANYBODY.
NOT ONCE DID I STATE I WAS GONNA SUE.
ALL I DID WAS SAT BACK AND I RETRACTED AND I DID NOT SAY NOTHING ELSE AS IT RELATES TO THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DENIED TO ME OR THE EMAILS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLIED.
AND AGAIN, THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE I HAVE BEEN ELECTED
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AND SWORN IN.SO IMAGINE HAVING EMAILS FROM WAY BACK THEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLIED TO OR DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED.
WITH THAT SAID, UM, I ALSO FEEL LIKE THIS, UM, IT'S A RETALIATION INTO A CONCERN OF A PHONE CALL.
UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON, UM, WHEN WE WENT BACK THERE WAS AN EMAIL, I HAVE ALL MY EMAILS THAT, UM, AS A CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF YOUR SIGNATURE, YOU SPECIFICALLY STATED, UM, THAT YOU WERE NOT AWARE.
YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT ALL THE AGENDAS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAD WENT OUT AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS GIVEN AUTHORIZATION TO USE YOUR SIGNATURE IF NEEDED OR WHEN HAVE YOU MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AWARE OF, AND THAT IS ON THE RECORDING.
UM, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I ASKED FOR THAT, THAT MEETING TO BE RECORDED.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON, ASK THE PRESIDENT, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AWARE OF EVERY AGENDA.
I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU YOUR JOB, YOU, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING, THE PRESIDENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AWARE OF EVERY DOCUMENT THAT GOES OUT WITH THEIR SIGNATURE ON IT.
YOU DON'T JUST AUTHORIZE YOUR SIGNATURE AND LET SOMEONE USE IT AND SEND IT OUT.
AND YOU HAVE VERBALLY STATED THAT IS EXACTLY, IF I CAN JUMP IN REAL QUICK, MADAM PRESIDENTS, UM, I I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER IS AFFORDED THE SAME, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANY GRIEVANCES AGAINST EACH OTHER.
HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION IF THEY PREFER OR OPEN.
SO, UM, ANY TIME THAT A BOARD MEMBER HAS ANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER, THE SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER AGAINST WHO THE COMPLAINT IS AGAINST HAS THE, UH, AUTHORITY TO SAY THAT THEY WANT THEIR GRIEVANCES, UH, DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
SO IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS AGAINST, UH, A BOARD MEMBER IN THIS CASE, THERE ARE SOME AGAINST BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON, THEN PORT PRESIDENT HAMILTON.
THE QUESTION ALSO IS POSED TO YOU.
UH, DO YOU WANT THOSE TO DISCUSS AN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION? AND IF SO, THEN WE NEED TO PUT THOSE ON AN AGENDA, UH, FOR, FOR THAT TO OCCUR.
I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA ASK FOR THIS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA AS WELL BECAUSE I, MR. RAMIREZ, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, I'M SORRY.
CAN I PLEASE A LEGAL NO, I HAVE LEGAL QUESTION FOR OUR ATTORNEY.
UH, THERE WERE MANY ALLEGATIONS THAT WAS JUST STATED.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M SORRY.
CAN HEAR ME? THAT'S, THERE WAS, THAT'S WHAT I, WE, OKAY, GREAT.
THERE WERE MANY ALLEGATIONS THAT WAS STATED AND IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE RECORDED.
UH, HOW, HOW WOULD WE HANDLE THAT? BECAUSE I WILL DISPUTE ALL OF THEM.
UM, AND I AM DISPUTING ALL OF THEM BECAUSE AT THE TIME, FOR ONE, WHEN I HIT THE DESK, IT WAS THE STOP MS. WHITFIELD FROM HOLLERING AND TELLING THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO STOP TALKING TO HER.
THE BOARD PRESIDENT WAS ONLY TRYING TO ANSWER A QUESTION.
HOW DO WE HANDLE THIS CONTINUE BEHAVIOR? BECAUSE IF EACH ONE OF US AS A, A SEASONED BOARD MEMBER THAT ATTEND TASK B TRAINING, KNOW THAT IF YOU GOT AN ISSUE THAT RAISED TO THAT LEVEL, IT COULD BE REQUESTED.
AM I NOT CORRECT FOR OUR ATTORNEY TO HELP US WORK THROUGH THIS? RIGHT.
SO, SO LET ME SORT OF, KIND OF BRING IT BACK THERE.
THE, THERE'S A SPECIFIC ITEM TO DISCUSS A SPECIFIC CENTURE AGAINST A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE LIMITING OUR DISCUSSION TO, WHICH IS THE CENTER ON THE FLOOR, UH, FOR DISCUSSION WHETHER TO ISSUE OR NOT.
AND, AND, AND, AND ON ON THAT ISSUE, IF THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AND THERE ARE OTHER GRIEVANCES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE BOARD, UM, UNDER THE SAME, UH, EX UN UNDER THE SAME ITEM, THAT BOARD MEMBER WHO THERE IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SAY
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THAT THEY WANT THEIR, THEIR SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS DISCUSSED IN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION.AND SO, BECAUSE CURRENTLY NO ONE ELSE IS ON THE AGENDA, AND BECAUSE WE'VE NOT ASKED THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHETHER ANY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THEM SHOULD BE DISCUSSING OPEN OR CLOSED, WERE LIMITED TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW.
OKAY? NUMBER TWO, THERE IS SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT OF INFORMATION.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE BOARD MEMBER CAPACITY.
HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO, UH, CLARIFY THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO INFORMATION THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN RECORD FORM, RIGHT? BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST FOR RECORDS TO BE PRODUCED.
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND BECAUSE A SINGLE BOARD MEMBER MAY NOT DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO PRODUCE A RECORD THAT'S NOT ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.
OR TO ANSWER, UH, UH, SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO WHERE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT RESPONSIVE TO.
THAT CAN ONLY BE DONE BY ACTION OF THE BOARD.
UM, AND NUMBER THREE, WITH RESPECT TO THE BOARD, UH, THE BOARD HAS LOTS OF OPTIONS FOR THIS.
ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT I SPOKE TO BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON ABOUT IS FOR US TO HAVE AN IN DEPTH, UH, WORK SESSION AND TRAINING ON BOARD POLICY, BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, UH, AND LAWS REGARDING BOARD MEMBER AUTHORITY AND BOARD MEMBER ETHICS THAT WE CAN GIVE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AT ONCE IN ORDER FOR EVERYBODY TO BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT A LOT OF THIS GOVERNANCE ISSUES, UH, ARE, ARE, ARE RUNNING AND WORKING WITH.
OKAY? SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, STATE MR. RAMIREZ, IF I MAY, SO AS LONG AS I REFERENCE THESE DOCUMENTS, NOT TO BE COMPLAINTS, BUT UM, ACTUALLY I'M STATING WHAT I REACHED OUT TO, UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON AND OR THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT FOR.
AND SO WHAT I AM DOING, WHAT BASICALLY WHAT I AM DOING IS JUST REFERENCING TO WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND THEN ALSO THE OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WHERE I WAS, UM, CALLED A RACIST REMARK BY TRUSTEE HAMILTON.
AND THIS EMAIL WAS SENT OUT IN REQUEST, UM, TO TAKE ACTION.
I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE BACK ON THIS EMAIL UNTIL I THINK THE 18TH.
MY RESPO, I SENT THIS EMAIL OUT ON THE SIXTH REGARDING THE ACTIONS ON THE FIFTH.
I DID NOT GET A RES, I GOT A, UM, A SECOND ON THE 10TH AND THEN I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE BACK UNTIL THE 18TH OF I GUESS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON IS AWARE OF IT AND WHAT THIS, THIS CENSURE HERE HAS BEEN, UM, PUT IN PLACE IN RETALIATION OF THIS EMAIL THAT I SENT OUT IS WHAT I'M STATING AND GOT IT AS FAR AS THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT, UM, THE MEETING THAT TRUSTING MORRIS IS SPEAKING OF, I I WASN'T SAYING A WORD TO, UM, DR.
I WAS, UM, SPEAKING ON ONE OF THE ITEMS AS IT RELATES CUZ IT WAS A POLICY PROCEDURE MEETING AND WE WERE MAKING CHANGES.
THE PRIOR MEETING IS WHERE, UM, TRUSTEE HAMILTON, I WAS SPEAKING WITH TRUSTEE, UM, MORRIS, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF SPEAKING WITH TRUSTEE MORRIS, TRUSTEE HAMILTON INTERRUPT AND SAYS SHE WAS GOING TO INTERJECT BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO AS IT RELATES TO SOME DOCUMENTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
HOWEVER, BEAR WITH ME JUST A MOMENT, BUT, UM, I ASKED TRUSTEE HAMILTON, I TOLD HER, I SAID, I DIDN'T ASK YOU ANYTHING AND I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU.
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE SHE NEVER RESPONDED TO MY EMAILS IN THE FIRST PLACE OF WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING NOW AT THE SAME TIME? YOU'RE, YOU'VE BEEN DISRESPECTFUL.
AND I WENT, BASICALLY, SHE, SHE DISRESPECTFUL.
SHE'S LIE, SHE'S MANIPULATIVE.
AND SO I, THERE'S NOTHING SHE CAN SAY TO ME.
AS A HOLD ON, AS A BOARD MEMBER, I DO NEED TO SAY SOMETHING.
OH, BECAUSE THIS HAS GOTTEN CLEARLY OUT OF HAND.
IT HAS, IT HAS GOTTEN CLEARLY OUT OF HAND AND AGAIN, HAVE DOMINATED THIS WHOLE PROCESS THAT'S REALLY IS TRYING TO END UP IN A PEACEFUL MANNER.
SO COULD YOU REFERENCE THE ROBERTS RULES SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO MOVE ON? WE DID THE, WE GET THE IDEA.
NO OTHER BOARD MEMBER HERE HAS BEEN ABLE, IT'S SIX OF US HERE, NO
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OTHER BOARD MEMBER HAVE CHIMED IN BECAUSE WE CAN'T, SO BASICALLY THE CONCERN IS STARTED OFF WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT.NOW IT'S MYSELF AS ANOTHER OFFICER OF THE BOARD.
SO PLEASE REFERENCE ROBERT'S RULE BECAUSE WE, WE UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND MS. WINFIELD, I HAVE SAID AGAIN, WHATEVER I NEED TO DO AND I'M SURE WHATEVER BOARD MEMBER AFTER TONIGHT NEED TO DO, WE GONNA MOVE ON CUZ IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN.
PLEASE INTERJECT WITH ROBERT'S RULES.
RIGHT? AND I, AND I THINK MY ONLY POINT WAS JUST THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER ACTIONS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT MS. WHITFIELD HAD INITIALLY TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO BE DISCUSSED IN OPEN OR CLOSED.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST THING.
AND THAT GOES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL AS, UH, THE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE, UH, SAID OR ANY GRIEVANCE OR ANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST ANY OFFICER OR THE SUPERINTENDENT, THOSE OFFICERS AND THOSE SUPERINTENDENT OR, AND MY OFFICERS, I DON'T MEAN SPECIFICALLY YOUR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, I MEAN ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS OR OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
AND SO, UM, TO, TO THE EXTENT THAT YES, YOU WAS WOODFIELD, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, YOU MAY RESPOND, YOU MAY STATE YOUR STATEMENT THE WAY YOU SAID ON THIS BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO HAVE THIS ONE HERE AND, AND, AND, AND YOU'RE, YOUR, YOUR RIGHT TO DEFEND YOURSELF FROM THIS, UH, TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY OF THE DEFENSE WOULD INVOLVE A GRIEVANCE AGAINST SOMEBODY ELSE.
JUST THAT PERSON WOULD HOLD A PRIVILEGE TO HOLD IT IN CLOSE SESSION.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE DIOCESE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY? I REALLY WASN'T, BUT IT'S SO, IT IS A, AS I STATED, I'M THE ONE THAT'S BEING CENSORED HERE.
NOBODY ELSE IS BEING CENSORED, BUT TO TRY TO SHUSH ME UP SO WE CAN HAVE THIS IN A CLOSED SESSION OR BECAUSE I'M NOT LYING.
WE HAVE WITNESSES AND SOME OF, AND AS YOU STATED, UM, TRUSTEE MORRIS, Y'ALL BEEN, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK ON YOU.
YOU HAVE REACTED DURING THE MEETING IN A OPEN SESSION AS MUCH AS AN IN A CLOSED SESSION.
AND I WILL PUT THAT OUT THERE.
IT IS HORRIBLE TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE GO BACK AND FORTH AND TRUST THE, UM, MORRIS TO DEFLECT ON ME AS IF YOU ARE NOT THE ONE THAT DOMINATES THESE MEETINGS.
LORD JESUS, I, I'M, I DON'T HAVE TO ARGUE THAT.
I DON'T HAVE TO SAY ONE WORD ABOUT THAT AT ALL.
THERE IS REALLY NO NEED FOR ME TO DEFEND MYSELF.
I JUST GOT HERE AND ALL I'VE BEEN DOING IS ASKING QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH.
I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR WORKSHOPS.
I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR COMMUNICATION 1 0 1 BECAUSE I CANNOT GET MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED VIA EMAIL AS STATED.
I, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THAT I STATED THAT WERE UNETHICAL AND FOLKS', I'M NOTICING THINGS.
I ASKED TO HAVE A MEETING REGARDING THAT AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLIED TO HOW, HOWEVER, I NOTICED TODAY THAT THE DOC SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, AS I STATED THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN POLICY THAT I'VE BEEN DENIED, WAS UPLOADED TODAY.
I SAID, WOW, I ALSO NOTICED THE MULTIPLE MEETINGS I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT.
AND I'M LIKE, WOW, WHY TODAY? WHY, WHEN WE'RE HAVING, WHY ARE WE GETTING READY TO HAVE THIS MEETING? WHY THE CENTER? BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M NOT GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT BECAUSE US WORKING TOGETHER, US BEING ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING, UNDERSTANDING OUR ROLE, RESPECTING OUR ROLE, RESPECTING GUIDELINES, RESPECTING LAW, AND RESPECTING EACH OTHER TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE HAS TO START SOMETIME.
SO IF IT HAS TO START WITH ME BEING CENSORED, I WILL RECEIVE THAT.
AND I RECEIVE THAT WITH A OPEN ARMS AND A SMILE.
CUZ WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT IT, I WAS LIKE, THANK YOU, GOD.
AT LEAST SOMEBODY'S LISTENING.
I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO DEFEND MYSELF.
AND GUESS, UH, WE CAN ASK OF TODAY.
I I DO REQUEST TO PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA.
MS. MSFE, ARE YOU DONE? THANK YOU.
AND JUST FOLLOW PROCESS FOR PUTTING THINGS ON THE AGENDA.
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COUPLE QUICK THINGS.FIRST OF ALL, UM, THE QUESTION WAS ASKED SPECIFICALLY WHO REQUESTED THIS ANSWER? MM-HMM.
NOW WE HAVE POLICIES, WE HAVE STATUTES.
NOW THE POLICIES DO NOT SAY THAT A TRIO OR BOARD OFFICERS CAN SCHEDULE AN ITEM FOR AN AGENDA.
IT SAYS YOU NEED TWO, TWO TRUSTEES BOARD PRESIDENT CAN PLACE THINGS ON THERE.
AND I WASN'T TRYING TO BE RUDE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WELL, I'M JUST TELLING YOU, I'M LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I WAS NOT WELL, THANK YOU.
SO SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING YOU.
SPECIFICALLY IF, I MEAN, I THINK ALL OF US KNOW WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM, BUT IF YOU GOTTA CONFRONT SOMEBODY, I MEAN, HAVE THE COURAGE TO STICK TO IT.
I MEAN, AT LEAST TRUSTEE JONES SAID HE AGREED TO IT, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
TWO TRUSTEES WHO PROPOSED THE CEN WHO SECONDED, IF I MAY SAY I DID SAY I DID, I DID
AND THAT'S WHAT HE CAME BACK WITH.
I DIDN'T DENY THAT IT WAS A DISC.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T TRUSTEES, IT WAS THREE BOARD MEMBERS AND IT WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED, THE REASON WHY.
SO IT HA CAME, THE RECOMMENDATION ACTUALLY CAME FROM LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT THE CONCERNS WAS BROUGHT FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATION.
YOU STATED THAT YOUR DRAFT FINAL DRAFT WAS JUST SUBMITTED TODAY.
NOW ACCORDING TO OUR POLICIES, ITEMS FOR THE BOARD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED 72 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING SO IN THAT RESPECT, THIS MEASURE JUST SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
I GUESS I CAN SAY SOMETHING TODAY, MR. STEVEN.
THIS IS A CLOSED SESSION ITEM, AND WHEN THERE'S CERTAIN ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION, WE DON'T UPLOAD THAT STUFF TO BOARD BOOK.
WELL, ACCORDING TO STATUTE AND POLICY, CLOSED SESSION ITEMS DO HAVE TO BE ON THAT AGENDA.
AND I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE SEASONED.
YOU'RE VETERAN BOARD MEMBERS, BUT YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE UP LAW AND YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE UP POLICY.
BUT BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT'S, THAT'S UPLOADED FOR BACKUP IS PRIVILEGED TO THE PUBLIC, CLOSED SESSION IS NOT PRIVILEGED TO THE PUBLIC ONLY THROUGH A COURT ORDER.
I WAS ONLY RESPONDING TO THAT STATE
I I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE ASKED FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE IT.
I THOUGHT TRUSTEE WI WHITFIELD ASKED TO HAVE IT.
NOW IF YOU UPLOAD IT ON THE INTERNET, THE PUBLIC, IT'S FOR THE PUBLIC.
UH, NEXT, IS THAT CORRECT, MR. RAMIREZ? AND LET'S GO INTO YOU DRAFTED THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION FOR ME? I'M SORRY.
YOU DRAFTED THIS, UH, WHATEVER IT IS, THE RESOLUTION.
SO WHO EMPLOYS THE ATTORNEYS? DO THE BOARD EMPLOY THE ATTORNEYS OR DOES THIS TRIO OF OFFICERS OR THE BOARD PRESIDENT? THE BOARD EMPLOYS THE ATTORNEYS THERE.
SO DID THE BOARD VOTE TO HAVE YOU DRAFT THIS RESOLUTION? NO, SIR.
SO AGAIN, THIS RESOLUTION NEEDS TO GO AWAY.
HOWEVER, UM, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT PURSUANT TO YOUR BOARD POLICY, B D D, LOCAL, YOUR SUPERINTENDENT AND YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT MAY DIRECT LEGAL WORK.
OKAY? LET'S GET TO THE, UH, SENSOR ITSELF.
IT SAYS HERE, THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A PUBLIC SENSOR IS THE LAST REMAINING OPTION AVAILABLE.
SO HOW IS THAT, SO IN THAT SENSOR DOES NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE IN POLICY OR STATUTE.
HOW IS THAT THE LAST REMAINING OPTION? I I, I DIDN'T CATCH THE TELLING OF YOUR QUESTIONS, SIR.
WHAT I SAID WAS, YOU'RE NUMBER TWO HERE, BE IT RESOLVE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A PUBLIC CENTER IS THE LAST REMAINING OPTION AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD IN ORDER TO MAKE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT
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THE BOARD IN NO WAY CONDOS ACTIONS OF TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, WHEN IN FACT THE TERMEN DOESN'T APPEAR ANYWHERE IN STATUTE OR BOARD POLICY.RIGHT? SO CENSURES ARE NOT STATUTORILY BASED.
THEY ARE COMMON LAW BASED, AND THEY ARE INSTRUMENTS OF, OF, UH, OF USE BY CORPORATE BODIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS WE ARE A CREATURE OF THE STATUES OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND OF OUR POLICY AND OUR POLICIES, AS YOU REFERENCED EARLIER, OUR POLICIES HAVE A PROCEDURE FOR THIS.
IT'S FOR A REPRIMAND AND SANCTIONS.
SO IF WE HAVE A PROCEDURE FOR THIS, WHY ARE YOU PURSUING SOMETHING CALLED CENTER? IT DOESN'T EXIST AS FAR AS OUR POLICIES, AS FAR AS THE STATE STATUTE.
SO I DON'T, DON'T PURSUE, I DON'T PURSUE CENS MYSELF AGAIN, I JUST, I'M THE ATTORNEY.
I DRAFT WELL, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED OF ME, UM, WITH, I PRESENT THE OPTIONS TO THE BOARD.
THE BOARD GETS TO MAKE ITS POLICY DECISIONS.
AND IN TEXAS AND IN, IN, IN, IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A SORT OF A DUAL SYSTEM OF LAW.
WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED COMMON LAW, AND WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED STATUTE STORY BASED LAW.
STATUTE LAW IS WHAT YOU FIND IN THE EDUCATION CODE.
COMMON LAW IS LAW THAT SURVIVE FROM THE COURTS, FROM DECISIONS.
AND SO THEY'RE, UH, THESE SENSORS ARE INSTRUMENTS OF COMMON LAW THAT BOARDS AND CORPORATE BODIES ARE ALLOWED, UH, TO, TO DO AS PART OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
SO WHY DO WE BOTHER GO GOING THROUGH CREATING STATUES AND POLICIES AND YOU DON'T USE THEM? AND DID YOU SUGGEST THAT YOU TALK TO OUR OFFICERS AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN POLICY CREATED JUST FOR THIS? NO, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T TALK TO THEM ABOUT CREATING A POLICY SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS.
AGAIN, I DON'T, UH, AS YOUR ATTORNEY, I DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THE POLICY DECISION MAKINGS ON WHAT I THINK IS BEST OR NOT FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH JUST SAID THAT YOU, YOU PRESENT OPTIONS.
I, I, I PRESENT THE AVAILABLE LEGAL OPTIONS.
I DON'T PRESENT THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS TO CREATE NEW OPTIONS.
SO I I I, I ADVISE YOU OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY COME IN AND TELL YOU, I THINK THIS IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR DISTRICT, OR YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR POLICY TO DO THIS.
I'M BIG ON BODIES DEVELOPING THEIR OWN POLICIES AND, UH, COMING UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS.
I TRY TO NOT GET INVOLVED IN THE, IN, IN THAT PART OF, OF, OF OUR JOB.
SIR, I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY.
I MEAN, TRUSTEE WOODFIELD HAS SPECIFIC INSTANCES IN WHICH SHE HAS AGREED.
I MEAN, THAT CAN BE ARGUED, BUT FOR YOU TO SIT THERE AND SAY JUST A CONDUCT EXHIBITS, BEHAVIORS, I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S NOT ANYWHERE NEAR SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO CON CONDEMN SOMEBODY ON THIS.
YOU, YOU GUYS NEED TO RECONSIDER THIS.
I MEAN, I SEE NO REASON FOR THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND HASH OUT AS A BOARD.
IT'S OBVIOUS WE HAVE CONFLICTS.
AND AS I TOLD YOU GUYS BEFORE, WE NEED TO SIT DOWN, BE ADULTS AND TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN BUSINESS.
IT DON'T NEED TO BE HERE, MR. STEVENSON.
THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE AS A BOARD THAT WE CAN CONDUCT BUSINESSES HERE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE QUESTIONS.
TRUSTEE HAMILTON, DID YOU NEED, DID, IN YOUR PERSONAL OPINION, YOU FELT THAT I NEEDED TRAINING? I'M JUST ASKING A YES OR NO QUESTION.
DO I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TRAINING? YES.
YES, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL QUESTIONS.
YOU ASKED ME A QUESTION, I'M ANSWERING A QUESTION.
I WAS JUST ASKING YOU A YES OR NO QUESTION, THOUGH.
NO, BUT YOU'RE ASKING ME A QUESTION, BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ME HOW TO ANSWER IT.
SO IS IT YOU WANT TO ANSWER OR YOU DON'T? CAUSE YOU'RE TELLING ME TO TELL YOU YES OR NO, BUT IF I'M GONNA ANSWER, I HAVE TO ANSWER HOW I WOULD ANSWER IT.
WELL, LET ME SIGN UP REAL QUICK.
UM, YOU FELT THAT I NEED TRAINING.
YOU FELT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CONDUCT THE WAY I GUESS I COMMUNICATED BEHAVIOR, WHAT HAVE YOU, EVERYTHING THAT'S AN ESSENTIAL, MS. WHITFIELD, I DID NOT, I HAVE EXPRESSED TO YOU AND THE BOARD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THIS IS, THIS INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT TO US REGARDING YOUR BEHAVIOR AND YOUR CONDUCT IN DIFFERENT INSTANCES.
YES, I'VE WITNESSED SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS MM-HMM.
SO WITH THAT SAID, UM, BUT LIKE WHEN I, I GUESS I'M GONNA SAY, LIKE YOU SAID, I'M
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NOT GONNA TRY TO DEFEND MYSELF HERE BECAUSE LIKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU SAID I WOULD TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH, AND IT'S TOTALLY BEEN TWISTED AND TWISTED AND I'M JUST NOT, I'M JUST NOT GOING TO RESPOND TO IT AT THIS POINT.WE'LL HANDLE IT THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE, TO GO BACK AND FORTH, BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN THE ONGOING PROBLEM, IS THE BACK AND FORTH.
UM, THINGS THAT I'VE SAID ARE FAR FROM THE TRUTH.
I DON'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS WHEN I HAVE TONS OF EMAILS WHERE I'VE WRITTEN YOU BACK WHERE I'VE TAKEN TIME TO WRITE YOU BACK 15 ANSWERS TO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN ONE EMAIL SETTING.
YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE IN TRYING TO HELP YOU, BUT NOTHING THAT WE TRY TO PRESENT YOU IS GOOD ENOUGH.
YOU TELL ME THEY'RE NOT WRITE.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU HONESTLY.
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS REFERENCE BACK TO THAT 15 EMAIL.
THAT IS, UM, THE 15 QUESTION EMAIL IS WHEN I INITIALLY, UM, GOT ON THE BOARD AND PER TASK B, THERE WAS A LIST OF THINGS YOU SHOULD ASK THE PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT.
SO WHAT I DID IS WENT AND COPIED IT AND I PAST IT AND I SUBMITTED IT OVER MS. WOODFORD.
I'M, BUT I'M NOT GONNA ORDER BACK AND FORTH.
MADAM PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE WOODFIELD.
UH, IF I COULD, UH, I THINK, UH, THIS DEFINITELY IS AN ITEM, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED COLLECTIVELY.
UH, I THINK RIGHT NOW WE'RE NEED THE LEVEL SET.
I MEAN, AND THE MISSION OF THIS DISTRICT IS EMPOWERING ALL STUDENTS PURPOSE AND PASSION AND QUALITY EDUCATION.
SO I KNOW WE HAVE, UH, PERSONAL DIFFERENCES ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, THIS ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA.
UM, I THINK WHAT WAS MENTIONED BY MR. RAMIREZ WAS A WORKSHOP.
I KNOW A WORKSHOP HAS BEEN REQUESTED IN THE PAST.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, REFINING OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, WHICH WILL ALSO PROVIDE US WITH A ROADMAP FOR EVERYONE'S CONDUCT AS WELL AS ETHICS, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
UH, BUT AS IT RELATES TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, AND ALSO SOME OF THE STATEMENTS THAT, UH, TRUSTEE STEVENSON MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE IS VAGUENESS WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION.
AND I THINK IN ANY RESOLUTION OR, OR SENSOR THAT WE NEED TO PRO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF, UH, SOLUTION BASE AFTER IT.
SO IF WE'RE GONNA IDENTIFY WHAT THESE CONCERNS ARE, WE THEN ALSO NEED TO OFFER SOME WAY OF CORRECTING THOSE.
AND I, I THINK AT THIS POINT, THE WORKSHOP THAT MS. RAMIREZ IS ACTUALLY OFFERING MAY BE A MEANS FOR US TO DO THAT.
WE CAN LEVEL SET, RECALIBRATE OURSELVES AS AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH WE HELD THAT TITLE IN 2016.
AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THAT PARTICULAR POINT, UH, AS A COLLECTIVE BODY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT OVER 7,000 STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF LANCASTER.
SO I WILL RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM, UH, TO A LATER DATE.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GET THROUGH WITH THIS WORKSHOP, IT WILL NOT NEED TO COME BACK.
IS THAT A MOTION? THAT IS A MOTION, WHATEVER.
UM, WE'RE NOT THROUGH WITH THE DISCUSSION YET BECAUSE DO YOU HAVE MORE TO SHARE? YES, I HAVE SOMETHING TO WHAT YOU JUST STATED.
MIKE'S NOT, BUT MADAM PRESIDENT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR AND WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ON IT.
THAT'S, WE DIDN'T BEEN STATE, DIDN'T DISCUSS.
YEAH, WE HAD NEVER FINISHED IT.
YOU NEVER CLOSED THAT DISCUSSION.
YOU WERE DISCUSSING, THIS DIDN'T COME OUT AS A MOTION.
YOU MADE A MOTION TO IT IN YOUR DISCUSSION, BUT YOU JUST BASICALLY STATED SOMETHING THAT HALF OF IT I AGREED TO.
BUT ONE THING THAT I, I HAVE CONCERN ABOUT IF WE TABLE THIS AND LEAVE THIS WITHOUT ADDRESSING THIS, IT HAS BEEN A PATTERN OF PRACTICE OF BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAVE STAFF HERE, WE HAVE CHILDREN, WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION TRYING TO PROCEED IN RUNNING THIS DISTRICT.
NOW, AS MR. TRUSTEE STEVEN SAID, WE NEED TO GET ABOUT OUR BUSINESS, WHICH IS GOVERNANCE.
IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE A ISSUE TONIGHT, WE ARE PROCRASTINATING BY MOVING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
BECAUSE WE HAD A TEAM BUILDING.
WE DID, WE HAD, WE HAD A TWO DAY WORKSHOP THAT TWO BOARD MEMBERS
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DECIDED NOT TO SHOW UP.SO THEREFORE, MR. JONES, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOUR REQUEST, TO YOUR MOTION AS A BOARD MEMBER SITTING HERE, IS THAT I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT, BUT UNTIL WE RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BECAUSE YOU, WE COULD HAVE, WE COULD SAY, MR. RAMIREZ, THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A WORKSHOP.
HALF OF THE BOARD MAY NOT EVEN SHOW UP.
HALF OF THE BOARD DON'T EVEN GO TO ALL OF THE TRAINING.
WE WERE PRESENTED TONIGHT WITH BOARD TRAINING.
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN 90 DAYS OF BEING A BOARD MEMBER HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
AND SO WE, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE AT ONE TIME TO SAY, IF YOU, IF, BECAUSE APPARENTLY, UM, WE UNDERSTAND IN SUPPORTING BOARD, TRUST ME, I UNDERSTAND.
AND BOARD MEMBERS, SUPPORTING BOARD MEMBERS.
AND NOT, UH, RIDICULING OR MAKING BOARD MEMBERS, UH, RUNNING THEIR LIVES.
CUZ THIS RIGHT HERE IS NOT RUNNING NOBODY'S LIFE.
THIS IS A SENSOR IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE HELD UP.
NOW, MS. WHITFIELD, IF SHE CHOOSES AFTER THIS BOARD HAS VOTED IT UP AND DOWN, SHE CAN SUE THE BOARD IF SHE FEEL LIKE THE BOARD HAS RE REACTED OR, OR DID SOMETHING.
BUT I HEARD THE STATEMENT RETALIATION.
WHAT I HEARD ON REASON WHY THIS WAS PRESENTED WAS A RETALIATION THAT WASN'T, IT WASN'T JUST NOT HEARD BY ONE PERSON.
SO IF, IF THERE IS A RETALIATION, IT'S A RETALIATION WITH THE WHOLE STAFF, NO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE REPORTED BECAUSE IT'S A REASON WHY IT'S HERE TODAY.
AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SAY WE CAN PROCRASTINATE.
NOW, IF, IF THE, IF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM, MR. STEVENS, I HOPE YOU DON'T ATTEMPT TO GET UP AND WALK OUT OF ANOTHER MEETING.
BECAUSE IF MS. WHITFIELD WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED YOU FROM WALKING OUT OF A MEETING BECAUSE WE WERE ONLY TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR, OR IT WASN'T LIKE YOU WANTED TO HEAR BECAUSE NOBODY, NOBODY LIKES, NOBODY LIKES, UH, WHAT SOMEBODY SAY, HOLD ON.
I THINK I DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO FINISH SPEAKING BECAUSE I MEAN, I'M DEFENDING MYSELF BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD MY NAME BEING CALLED.
AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK WE'RE ENTITLED, WE'RE ENTITLED TO SAY OUR PART.
I HAVE NOT SAID ONE MOMENT, LET'S GO INTO THE BACK.
I'M STANDING IN THE MIDST OF THIS WHOLE DISTRICT.
I AM ONLY HERE FOR ONE REASON.
INDIVIDUALS MAY THINK IT'S FOR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON.
AND MY LIFE HAVE PROVED THAT I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON.
THERE HAS BEEN MORE DAMAGE TO MY LIFE.
WHY I SIT HERE ON THIS BOARD TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M BELIEVE IN.
SO I'M TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
I'M NOT, I DON'T, I MAY SPEAK DIRECT, I MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY THAN SOMEBODY ELSE AND THEY MAY THINK THAT I'M UPSET OR ANGRY.
BUT THERE IS ONE THING I AM ANGRY ABOUT OUT.
I'M ANGER ABOUT MY LIFE HAS BEEN DESTROYED FOR ME TRYING TO SIT ON THIS BOARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO SIT ON THIS BOARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? I DON'T TAKE IT PERSONAL.
WHAT A BOARD DECIDED TO DO, THEN THIS BOARD CAN DECIDE NOT TO DO ANYTHING.
THE ISSUE WILL NEVER GET RESOLVED.
BECAUSE IF WE ARE SITTING HERE TODAY, IT'S A PROVEN FACT THAT WE CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH ANYONE ELSE UNTIL WE SAY OR WE LEAVE HERE AND SAY, OKAY, ALL OF THIS IS BEHIND US.
I HAVE NOT HEARD NOBODY SAY THAT BUT ME.
CAN WE STARVE FROM DAY ONE? I DON'T THINK WE CAN BECAUSE EVERY TIME, UH, AN ADMINISTRATOR OR A DIRECTOR OR OR THE SUPERINTENDENT COME TO US WITH SOMETHING AND PRESENT IT TO US, EVEN
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IF IT'S NOT, UH, GOVERN THIS.AND IT'S BASICALLY DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
WE WANNA RUN, WE WANNA MICROMANAGE.
WE WANT TO, MIKE, HOLD ON MR. JONES, LET'S STAY ON THIS ITEM.
DIDN'T YOU STATE EARLIER THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND ALLOWED IT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IF THEY CHOOSE TO? CAUSE I HAVE ADMIT NOWHERE CLOSE TO WHAT HADS BEEN SPOKEN TONIGHT.
I'M SORRY, BUT I WAS INTERRUPTED SO I WASN'T FINISHED.
SO BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, I THINK, UH, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT WHATEVER THE ITEM IS, SO, YEAH, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS.
YOU ANSWERED IT BECAUSE MY QUESTION WAS YOUR BOARD MEMBER HOW TO SPEAK CUZ MR. JONES WAS TRYING TO INTERRUPT ME.
AND MR. JONES, I THINK THAT WAS VERY RUDE IS BECAUSE YOU NOT FOR ONCE INTERRUPTED ANYONE ELSE.
AND SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOU KNOW, I RESPECT YOU.
I RESPECT EVERY BOARD MEMBER ON THIS BOARD.
MADAM SECRETARY, I, I DID POSE MADAME SECRETARY BEFORE I STARTED SPEAKING.
AND THEN WHEN YOU SAID YOU WANT TO CONTINUE, I DIDN'T CONTINUE.
NO, YOU JUST FINISHED CUT ME OFF UNTIL I ASKED.
I SAID MADAME SECRETARY, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU IF I COULD SPEAK AND THEREFORE YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK.
SO I STOPPED MS. MORRIS, YOU FINISHED.
I YELL TO ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE FINAL WORDS, MS. WHITFIELD.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I DO HAVE, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THEEN, I HAD 16, UM, 16 ITEMS ON MY DOCUMENT.
THAT WAS A CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP VIA EMAIL THAT I KNOW WOULD PROBABLY RAISE SOME EYEBROWS AND THAT WAS EMAILED.
HOWEVER, I ALSO KNOW THAT I SENT OVER THIS COMPLAINT IN RELATES TO WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE AND, UM, ME BEING, UM, CALLED A, UM, RACIST COMMENT, RACIST NAME REFERRED TO IN A RACIST COMMENT.
AND I, I DO FEEL LIKE THIS SINCE IS RETALIATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF OF ANYTHING THAT I HAVE DONE.
ONLY HE SAY, SHE SAY, AND IF I'M BEING CENSORED AND WE ARE GONNA REFERENCE TO THESE MEETINGS, THEN THE PEOPLE WHO WHO SIGNED OFF ON THIS CENSURE SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I MAY HAVE REACTED, BUT I WILL STATE, I HAVE REQUESTED FOR US TO HAVE TRAINING COMMUNICATION ONE ON ONE WORKSHOP BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS, HOW WE DO NOT COMMUNICATE, HOW WE DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS.
AND THE DOCU, THE THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE ARE NOT PERSONAL.
THEY ARE IN FACT POLICY IS THINGS THAT ARE, THAT WE HAVE WENT AGAINST IN PO THAT I FEEL WAS A CONCERN AS IT RELATES TO POLICY.
SO WHEN I BROUGHT THOSE UP AND BECAUSE WHO THEY DO REFER BACK TO AS IT RELATES TO THE EMAILS I HAVE, UM, WHEN IT, AS IT BECOMES, AS IT, UM, PERTAINS TO POLICY, I DO FEEL LIKE THAT IS THE REASON I'M BEING CENSORED.
SO I AM REQUESTING THAT, UM, THIS CENSURE IS NOT VOTED ON AND APPROVED.
I AM GOING TO REQUEST THAT THIS IS, UM, OF COURSE THAT IT'S NOT VOTER UNAPPROVED.
AND IF ANYONE, UM, ABSTAIN FROM IT, IF YOU CAN PLEASE EX, UM, EXPLAIN WHY YOU WOULD EXPLAIN ABSTAIN.
BUT I WILL ASK THAT YOU DON'T ABSTAIN.
UH, YOU VOTE YOUR CONSCIOUS, ESPECIALLY FROM BEING IN THE MEETINGS AND KNOWING WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ON THIS BOARD.
THANK YOU MS. WHI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS NOT A REFERENCE TO RETALIATION IN THE EMAIL THAT YOU KEEP REFERENCING.
SO HOW DO I RETALIATE AGAINST SOMETHING THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF? OKAY.
AND THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RETALIATION.
THIS HAD TO DO WITH PRIOR ISSUES THAT HAS
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HAPPENED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JUNE.AS WELL AS THE ISSUES THAT YOU DID REFERENCE FROM OCTOBER THE FIFTH AND THEN THE UP THE NEXT FOLLOWING MONDAY.
AND NOTHING SPECIFICALLY STATED IN INIT YOUR WHAT I'VE DONE NOTHING.
THE PROBLEM WAS THE RESPECT AND UNPROFESSIONALISM WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
YOU DIDN'T GIVE, THAT HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN.
AND IF YOU WANT TO, I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE THIS, DO A REPRIMAND.
YOU'RE FREE TO PLAY SOMETHING, AN AGENDA.
NO ONE STOP FROM PUTTING ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA CUZ NOTHING WAS RECEIVED.
THANK YOU FOR THIS IS A, UH, ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? I'M NOT PRESIDENT.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
WELL, WE HADN'T, I HADN'T CALLED FOR A MOTION YET.
TIDE MADE A, HE, WE WERE IN DISCUSSION WHEN HE SAID HIS MOTION.
I HAD NOT CALLED FOR A MOTION, MR. STEVENSON.
I SAID, BUT I HAD NOT CALLED FOR A MOTION.
WE HAVE TO CALL FOR A MOTION BEFORE A MO MOTION CAN BE PLACED ON THE FLOOR ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES.
WE WERE STILL IN DISCUSSION WHEN HE SAID THAT THAT IS PROPER.
MS. MORRIS HAS STARTED TALKING.
SO MS. MORRIS, UM, YOU HELD MIKE IS MR. LEWISS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? WELL, I'M PAST DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT.
WELL, I I I DIDN'T WANNA OVERLOOK HIM.
WELL, WE NOT BE SITTING RIGHT THERE, SO WE'RE NOT, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, DID YOU? YOU WERE GONNA COME BACK AROUND FOR COMMENTS, RIGHT? YEAH.
ONCE WE GET A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, THEN WE DISCUSS THAT MOTION.
I'LL GO AHEAD MS. MORRIS AND CALL FOR A MOTION.
I CALLED THE MOTION THAT THE BOARD HAS READ AND REVIEWED THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PREPARED BY OUR ATTORNEYS.
AND I MOVED THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTED NOT AS, UH, JUST BASICALLY SO WE CAN GET PAST, UH, CUZ IT DOES OUTLINE WHAT'S IN BOARD POLICY AND HOPEFULLY THE BOARD WOULD UNDERSTAND IF WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD AND GET PAST.
AND I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS RESOLUTION.
HAVE MY MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MS. MORRIS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE IS A MOTION MADE BY MS. MORRIS.
I ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION IS PRESENTED A SECOND BY MS. HAMILTON BOARD.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MADAM PRESIDENT? MAY I? YES.
SO IT, THIS IS KIND OF HARD FOR ME HERE.
I, THE LAST COUPLE DAYS I'VE WRESTLED WITH THIS HERE.
UM, I'M SITTING BETWEEN TWO INTELLIGENT SISTERS AND I'M GONNA SAY SISTERS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY ARE MY SISTERS.
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULD NOT HAVE RESOLVED THIS BEFORE IT GOT TO THIS POINT.
SO I HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION ONE, HOW, HOW DO WE GET PAST THIS? UM, HOW DO WE FIX THIS? I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE HARD, UH, BUT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN LETTING THE PAST.
YOU JUST KIND OF PUT IT SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S NOT THERE.
UM, 2016 IS WHEN YOU SAID RIGHT,
I, I, I, I'M, I'M, I'M COMPLETELY AT A LOSS OF MORE WORK FOR MORE WORDS BECAUSE I, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE ARE, I MEAN, WELL, I KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULD NOT HAVE RESOLVED IT BEFORE WE GOT TO THIS, THIS PLACE IN POINT.
UM, I'M, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT THERE.
I HAVE A TIME NOW, SO I'LL RESPOND BACK.
I THINK YOU'RE SITTING WITH TWO INTELLIGENT INDIVIDUALS ALSO.
UM, THE ENTIRE TIME YOU'ALL HAVE SEEN ME SIT ON THIS BOARD.
I HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
I ALWAYS RESPOND TO YOUR PHONE CALLS AS WELL AS YOUR EMAILS.
NOTHING HAS BEEN DIFFERENT WITH MS. WHITFIELD.
JUST LIKE SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS THAT I HAVE MENTIONED THAT WE'VE ALL WITNESSED WHILE WE'VE SIT HERE, EVERYONE'S SITTING HERE HAS, LIKE I SAID IN THE MEETING THE OTHER WEEK, HAS SAID SOMETHING TO ME ABOUT THE BEHAVIORS OF MS. WHITFIELD.
YOU KNOW, I'LL BE THE PERSON TO PUT IT OUT THERE.
WE HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THESE BEHAVIORS.
MR. JONES KNOWS THAT WE HAD, WE SCHEDULED A MEETING BASED ON THE BEHAVIORS BECAUSE BASED ON YOUR BEHAVIOR, I WASN'T GONNA MEET WITH YOU BY MYSELF JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR DEMEANOR.
MR. JONES, YOU WERE AWARE OF THAT, CORRECT? I'M SORRY, I NEVER ASKED TO MEET WITH YOU.
THAT'S JULY MEETING, THE JULY MEETING, CORRECT.
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SO MR. JONES IS AWARE, BUT THE REASON WE COULDN'T GET TO THE CONCERNS IS BECAUSE BASICALLY IN THAT MEETING, YOU DID NOTHING BUT ARGUE WITH US.AND WE COULD NEVER REALLY GET TO THE CONCERNS TO REALLY ADDRESS IT EVERY TIME WE ADDRESSED YOUR CONCERNS, JUST LIKE NOW YOU SAID WE DON'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS WHEN WE ANSWER 'EM, YOU TELL US WE'RE WRONG AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M HEARING SO FAR AS GETTING TO YOUR POINT ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
I DO THIS BECAUSE I ENJOY DOING THIS.
THIS IS MY PASSION FOR KIDS, MY GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME ACT OUTTA CHARACTER UP UNTIL RECENTLY.
AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BEHAVIOR THAT WAS DISPLAYED TOWARD ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL, RIGHT? SO, SO, OKAY, I'M SORRY.
I'M HEARING THE COMMUNITY SAY RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW, HOW DO WE FIX THIS? BE FOR THE, FOR THE SEVEN OF US? HOW DO WE FIX THIS? I HAVE ORGANI.
I'M, THIS IS NOT THE FOCUS OF THE CHILDREN.
WE, WE, WE HAVE TO REVERSE THIS.
SO I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH HIM ABOUT DOING A BOARD TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR US.
AS MS. WHITFIELD STATED, DATES WERE SENT OUT TO YOU ALL TODAY BASED ON HIS AVAILABILITY TO SEE WHEN WE'RE AVAILABLE TO HAVE THIS TRAINING.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK IN NOVEMBER.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE PLAN, IS TO HAVE A WORKSHOP TO TRY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO I THINK IN ORDER THAT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP, EACH ONE OF US HAS TO HAVE THE MINDSET THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING INTO IT FOR.
IT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO PERSONAL ATTACK OF ANY SORT, UH, FROM, FROM ANYBODY.
WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN TO, TO, TO, AND TO BE ON ONE, ONE ACCORD, ONE PAGE.
YOU KNOW, MS. FLO, I AGREE WITH YOU.
I'VE NEVER TRIED TO ATTACK PEOPLE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT EVEN MY BEHAVIOR.
I'M, I'M, I'M JUST HEARING THE COMMUNITY ASK THIS QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
AND SO I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE YEARS SINCE 2009 IS BEING A COLLABORATIVE PERSON WITH THE BOARD.
AND WHAT I WILL DO IS IF WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR BOARDROOM THAT WANNA SNAP AND BE DISMISSIVE AND CUT US OFF, I WILL SIT AND SAY NOTHING AND LET THOSE PEOPLE DEMONSTRATE THEIR BEHAVIORS.
THAT'S HOW I WILL MOVE FORWARD, IS CONTINUE TO BE POSITIVE AND JUST LET SOMEBODY ELSE ACT THE WAY THEY WANT TO ACT.
BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTROL ANYONE ELSE'S BEHAVIOR BUT MY OWN.
MAY I PLEASE SPEAK, PLEASE MS. WHITFIELD.
TRUSTEE, UM, TRUSTEE LEWIS, I HATE TO TARGET YOU RIGHT NOW.
NOT TARGET YOU, BUT YOU KNOW, POINT YOU OUT RIGHT NOW.
BUT DURING THE MEETING, DID I ASK TRUSTEE HAMILTON, DID I ADVISE TRUSTEE HAMILTON? I DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK DURING THAT MEETING ON WHAT SHE CONTINUED TO TRY TO FORCE ME AND TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, I I SENT HER AN EMAIL ALREADY STATING.
SO, BUT WHEN SHE CONTINUED TO COME FOR ME, DID I, DID I ASK, DID I LET HER KNOW NOT MORE THAN ONCE.
I, I DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK ON, THIS WAS NOT THE TIME OR THE PLACE TO, TO DISCUSS MY CONCERNS.
AND I REQUESTED WHEN I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY CONCERNS, AND THAT'S DURING A MEETING, DURING A RETREAT OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
DID I NOT, DID I NOT SAY THAT? I JUST NEED TO CONFIRM.
DID I SAY THAT MS. WIFFLE? LET ME, LET ME, I KNOW YOU WERE PROBABLY WANTING A YES OR NO, BUT LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO STAND IN THE MIDDLE.
I'M JUST, WHAT I, WHAT I, WHAT I WILL, WHAT I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY IS I HEAR THE COMMUNITY ASKING THE QUESTION, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? THIS IS NOT MOVING FORWARD.
YOU'LL SOMEHOW PUT THIS BEHIND YOU AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS AND SO WE, WE KNOW WHAT THOSE PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN BEEN ABOUT.
SO JUST REFLECT BACK ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THE REASON I'M STATING IS BECAUSE, UM, I KNOW THAT I AS STATED THAT AND ALSO ASKED HER TO CALM DOWN MORE THAN ONCE BEFORE IT ELEVATED.
I SAID, ASK TO CALM DOWN MORE THAN ONCE.
AND YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW THAT I STATED THAT.
AND AS IT RELATES TO THE OTHER MEETING, I WAS MAKING A POINT.
I WAS NOT SPEAKING TO HAMILTON.
I WAS SPEAKING TO MORRIS AND MORRIS SLAM DOWN AND I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED.
SO MADAME PRESIDENT, I CALLED THE QUESTION, OKAY, PLEASE ME, MS. MORRIS.
MS. MORRIS, I'M STILL SPEAKING, BUT YOU MS. MORRIS PLEASE.
BUT SHE'S REFERENCED ROBERT'S RULE BY CALLING IT AND I'M GONNA ACCEPT IT.
OKAY? AND WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH A SECOND.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE BECAUSE IN THIS SESSION WE FIXING GO BACK OVER IT.
SO I'M JUST ON THE'S BECAUSE SHE'S MAKING IT SEEM LIKE NOBODY, LIKE I'M
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THE ONE THAT STARTED THIS, OR, UH, THAT'S OKAY.THERE'S THE MOTION AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION.
MR. STEVENSON? NO, MR. CLUES I'M GONNA ABSTAIN.
WHAT'S AND ON THE AGENDA, WE ARE NOW AT BOARD MATTERS
[14A.1. November Board Meeting is on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 6:30 pm]
FOR UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS.JUST A REMINDER THAT, UM, NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING IS NOVEMBER THE 17TH AT SIX 30.
WE WILL BE ATTENDING A CUBE CONFERENCE
[14A.2. CUBE Conference in Miami, Fl - December 7-10, 2022]
IN MIAMI, DECEMBER 7TH THROUGH THE 10TH.[14A.3. NABSE Conference in Washington, DC - November 30 - December 4, 2022]
NANCY CONFERENCE WILL BE IN WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 30TH THROUGH DECEMBER THE FOURTH.[14A.4. December Board Meeting is on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:30 pm]
THEN THE DATE FOR THE DECEMBER'S MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH.AND WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
THE TIME IS 11:25 PM YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.