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LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE LANCASTER IRC REGULAR BOARD MEETING.TODAY'S DATE IS NOVEMBER THE 17TH, 2022.
THE MEETINGS BE STARTING AT 6:31 PM IT'S BEING HELD AT THE LANCASTER ADMINISTRATION 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 QUORUM IS PRESENT.
MR. LEWIS PRESENT, MS. MORRIS.
MS. WOODFIELD PRESENT? MYSELF.
AND TO GET STARTED ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE OPENING CEREMONIES.
MADAM PRESIDENT, CALL FOR, UH, MS. SIMPSON.
BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT PERRERA.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL COLOR GUARD FOR THE RECORD.
ENTERED IS 6:32 PM FLAG PLEDGE NATION UNDERGRAD.
I'LL PUT
WE'D LIKE TO THANK ELSIE ROBERTS, LANGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RO OTC.
[6. Recognitions and Commendations]
GONNA MOVE ON TO RECOMMENDATIONS.I'LL CALL FOR, UH, MS. SIMPSON.
BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEE SUPERINTENDENT PERRERA.
THIS EVENING WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE AND PROGRAM AND HONORING SOME OF OUR VETERANS.
SO IF YOU ARE A LANG I VETERAN, PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE FRONT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
COULD YOU PLEASE SHOW ME ON THE FLOOR? HEY.
I SAY GOOD MORNING, I'M SLEEPING.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, VETERANS DAY WAS NOVEMBER 11TH, AND IT WAS A PLEASURE FOR US TO CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS IN A SPECIAL WAY.
THIS VETERANS DAY, LIKE STRATTY, PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER TO HONOR THE VETERANS WORKING IN THE DISTRICT AND THE CITY.
WITH THE VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE, THE PROGRAM HONORED EACH VETERAN AND WE ARE GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEM IN SUCH A SPECIAL WAY FOR SERVING OUR CITY IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND AS A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION THIS EVENING, WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL PIN FOR OUR, LIKE, STRIVE STEVE VETERANS.
OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THEM ARE NOT HERE BEFORE.
MR. AND MRS. HERNANDEZ, WE TRULY THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND OF COURSE WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK PICTURE.
SO, AND YOU GUYS CAN, WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE RECOGNITION, SO JUST STAY DOWN HERE.
AND I DO WANNA CALL UP OUR LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
AS THESE LADIES ARE COMING UP, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THEIR SEASON RECAP THIS EVENING.
WE WANNA RECOGNIZE THE LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COACH KRISTIN PRESLEY.
THE TEAM FINISHED THE SEASON 26 AND 11 AND MADE IT TO THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS AFTER A HUGE FIVE GAME WINNING STREAK IN DISTRICT.
THE LADY TIGER SURPASSED THREE TEAMS THAT ENDED UP FINISHING SECOND PLACE IN DISTRICT 14 FIVE A TEAM HONORS GO TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ATHLETES BLOCKER OF THE YEAR.
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FIRST TEAM, ALL DISTRICT.SECOND TEAM, ALL DISTRICT, KAYLA THOMPSON, KAYLA THOMAS, AND ANAYA HARRISTON, HONORABLE MENTION, KEANNA MOORE, KAYLA HYARD, AND SONYA PERLEY.
AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES, THE ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT.
THE TEAM IS LOGAN CARR, ANAYA HARRISON, KEANI MOORE, AMAYA PRICE, SINNIA, PERLEY, NAIA ANDERSON, GABBY HARRISON, EMERY HICKMAN, AND ROBIN WOODSON.
SO LADIES, ON BEHALF OF A FELLOW LANGSTER ALUMNI, A VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBER, AND LANG RTY, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT SEASON.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GET A QUICK PICTURE WITH YOU ALL.
WE GOT SOME HEIGHT ON THE TEAM.
SO YOU GOTTA FIND, YOU GOTTA FIND YOUR WINDOW
AND WHERE'S LOGAN AND MS. HARRISON AND ANAYA, STAY ON UP HERE.
WE WANNA CONGRATULATE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO SIGNED THEIR NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT.
LAST WEEK WE HAVE BASKETBALL SIGNING K DOUGLAS FROM FOR UT ARLINGTON AND VOLLEYBALL, SIESE LOGAN CAR, RESTING CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, AND ANNIA HARRIS, LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY.
THEY ALL HAVE BEEN GREAT STUDENTS AND STANDOUT ATHLETES AT LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WE ARE BEYOND PROUD THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR ATHLETIC JOURNEY ON THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE LADIES.
UM, WE WANNA CONGRATULATE HIM LINKS OUR C TECHNOLOGY TEAM MEMBER JEFFREY WILLIAMSON, FOR GRADUATING FROM THE UT DALLAS CYBER SECURITY BOOTCAMP.
IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, MR. WILLIAMSON EARNED THE COMP TIA SECURITY PLUS CERT CERTIFICATION.
UM, AND WE ARE PROUD OF HIM FOR DEVELOPING HIS SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A LIFELONG LEARNER.
AND BOY, YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR SEATS.
WE ALSO WANT TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO LHS COLLEGE, COLLEGE AND CAREER AND MILITARY COUNSELOR BE WHITE.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, SHE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THE TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH LHS.
SHE WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO COUNSELORS RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS AT THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE.
DEFINITELY WANNA CLAP IT UP FOR HER.
AND THE LANGSTER LANGSTER TIGERS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THROUGHOUT THE PLAYOFFS.
LAST WEEK THEY DEFEATED THE KINGWOOD PARK PANTHERS 47 14.
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS TO FACE FRISCO READING TOMORROW NIGHT AT SEVEN 30 AT URBAN ISD STADIUM.
YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE, LANCASTER IRC.ORG/ATHLETICS TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS FOR THE GAME.
AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAVE STARTED WITH OUR STUDENT KEY COMMUNICATOR MEETINGS FOR THE 2223 SCHOOL YEAR.
STUDENT GROUPS FROM LMS, BAMO AND LHS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ABOUT THEIR CAMPUS WITH DR.
THEY PROVIDE IN-DEPTH FEEDBACK AND WORK TOGETHER TO BRAINSTORM WAYS TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SCHOOL CULTURE, AND OVERALL CAMPUS EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR PEERS.
THESE STUDENT GROUPS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK DURING THE KEY COMMUNICATOR MEETINGS, UM, EACH YEAR UNTIL THEY GRADUATE FROM LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY A GREAT WAY FOR US TO BE ENGAGED WITH OUR STUDENTS.
AND EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE REGION 10 SPECIAL OLYMPICS, UM, TEXAS BOWLING TOURNAMENT TOOK PLACE.
IT HAD BEEN ON PAUSE FOR TWO YEARS DUE TO COVID.
OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR BOWLING SKILLS WHILE COMPETING AGAINST DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FROM THE REGION.
OVERALL, THE STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME AND EVEN CAME HOME WITH SOME HARDWARE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS IN THE LINK SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING TO COORDINATE THIS EVENT IN ENCOURAGING OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.
AND WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING INFORMATION FOR YOU GUYS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BOUGHT YOUR TOYS FOR OUR STUDENTS, THERE IS STILL TIME.
BUT GUESS WHAT? EVEN IF YOU MISS THE DEADLINE, WE'LL STILL ACCEPT YOUR TOYS.
SO REMEMBER, YOU CAN DONATE THEM HERE AT THE ADMIN BUILDING AT ANY OF THE CITY BUILDINGS, AT CITY HALL, AT THE RECREATION CENTER, AND AT THE GOLF COURSE.
UM, AND WE WILL HAPPILY TAKE UNWRAPPED TOYS AND WE WILL WRAP THEM AND THEN PRESENT THEM TO OUR STUDENTS FOR
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PRE-K THREE.AND YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE STAY BUSY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THE LENGTH DRIVEY FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED ITS WINTER PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE.
THE FIRST EVENT WILL BE A DISTRICT-WIDE DANCE PERFORMANCE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH AT THE GALLERIA IN DALLAS.
UM, ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE FINE ARTS TAB.
YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE AND WE'LL ALSO BE SHARING THIS INFORMATION OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
AND WE WANT YOU TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE UPCOMING FAMILY NIGHT.
STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN STEAM COMPETITIONS AND EXPERIENCE THE FAMILY SCAVENGER HUNT ON DECEMBER 14TH FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND NOT THAT I HAVE TO REMIND ANYONE IN HERE ABOUT OUR UPCOMING THANKSGIVING BREAK, BUT WE WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 21ST THROUGH THE 28TH, I'M SORRY, THROUGH THE 25TH.
AND WE WILL WELCOME STUDENTS BACK ON THE 28TH.
SO PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.
NOT THAT I HAVE TO REMIND ANYBODY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR BOARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS.
PER, DO WE RECEIVE ANY? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
[8A. Operations Updates (G2, G3) - Roger Oster, Presenter]
AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS A OPERATION UPDATES.UH, THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
I'LL BRING FORWARD MR. OER, UH, TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HAMILTON DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR OPERATIONS UPDATE.
SINCE MY LAST UPDATE, OCTOBER 27TH, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS HAS BEEN WORKING HARD, COMPLETING A NUMBER OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TO LIST A FEW.
THE JD HALL ROOF RESTORATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE PERFORATED WINDOW FILM AT ROLAND HILLS IN BELTLINE ELEMENTARY.
AND ALSO WE'VE PREPARED THE HEAVILY DAMAGED RESTROOM AT LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS IN PROGRESS WITH SCHOOL WINDING DOWN FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO COMPLETE REQUESTED WORK ORDERS BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK, ONE MAJOR ITEM IS PREPARING EQUIPMENT FOR AUCTION AND CLEANING UP NEEDED SPACE AT THE OLD AUTO SHOP FOR FUTURE SHIPPING AND RECEIVING PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON HAVE BEEN PLANNED AND ARE WAITING ON SOME MINOR DETAILS BEFORE ADDING TO THE IN PROGRESS LIST.
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PERFORMANCE INCREASE IS UNDENIABLE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE ON TRACK TO SET A NEW INCREASED AVERAGE COMPLETION RATE.
CUTTING OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, MADAM PRISON? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
MR. JONES? ONLY, UH, COMPLETED PROJECTS.
NUMBER 11, THE SEDEXO CONTRACT.
IT WAS TO, UH, EXTEND THE CONTRACT, OR NOT EXTEND THE CONTRACT, BUT CONTINUE THE END OF THE TERM CONTRACT FOR, FOR THIS YEAR.
THIS IS THEIR FINAL YEAR, THE RENEWAL.
FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION? YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
THE, UM, WHEN THE CONTRACT IS UP FOR RENEWAL, WILL THAT COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION? YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE PLANNING OUR, GO AHEAD.
I'M ACTUALLY HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THAT AT THIS TIME.
SO THE PROCESS FOR THE RFP FOR CONTRACT FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, UH, THOSE ARE USUALLY RELEASED, UH, OPEN TO BID, BEGIN THE PROCESS FOR BIDDING IN OCTOBER.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU GUYS IN MORE DETAIL AT A FUTURE MEETING.
UM, WE ARE IN THE FINAL YEAR OF OUR, WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT CURRENTLY WITH SODEXO THAT'S RENEWABLE EVERY YEAR.
WE'RE IN THE FINAL YEAR OF THAT.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO REBID OR GO IN-HOUSE, ONE OR THE OTHER.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THAT RFP TOGETHER, IT'S A VERY BIG PROCESS, UH, THAT HAS TO BE VETTED.
PACKETS ABOUT THIS THICK TO SEND IN, HAS TO BE SENT IN TO THE STATE.
THEY'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU TO TELL YOU WHETHER IT'S THESE CHANGES.
AND THEN ALL THOSE DATES HAVE TO BE PUT IN FOR IT TO EVEN BE PUT OUT TO BID.
BUT 100% THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE WOULD, NO DECISION WOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE BOARD.
IT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED THAT WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS SUBMITTED TO TDA, GET TDAS APPROVAL ON WHO WE CAN EVEN SELECT BEFORE WE BRING THAT THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, PREPARING THAT FOR YOUR REVIEW AT A FUTURE MEETING.
UH, AND THERE'LL BE A COMMITTEE THAT IT'S, REQUIRES A COMMITTEE TO DO THAT AND A SCORING RUBRIC.
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VERY, VERY, UH, RIGOROUS, UM, AND VERY GOVERNED BY TDA.BUT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THAT.
UM, THE TIMELINE WILL BE THE, UH, HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO TDA BY DECEMBER 31ST FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TIMELINES IN THE SPRING OF WHEN IT GOES OUT TO BID.
IT HAS TO GO TO EVERY COMPANY THAT'S AVAILABLE, UH, TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO BID.
THEY SUBMIT THOSE BIDS FOR OUR REVIEW, GO BACK TO THE STATE.
I WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD COME TO THE BOARD NO EARLIER THAN MARCH, NO LATER THAN MAY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE TIMEFRAME FOR THAT.
UM, MY NEXT QUESTION IS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CONTRACTS THAT'S COMING UP THAT IS LISTED ON THIS PROJECT, LISTED THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE MORE? ROGER, HOW DOES ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE CHILD NUTRITION? THANK YOU.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
[8B. New Website Launch Update - Kimberly Simpson, Presenter]
OKAY.MY NEXT INFORMATIONAL ITEM IS NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH UPDATE.
THAT'S MS. SIMPSON FOR PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
UM, LAST MONTH I CAME TO YOU ALL REGARDING A NEW WEBSITE UPDATE LAUNCH THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 1ST.
AND I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE DID DO OUR LUNCH AND WE HAVE RECEIVED TONS OF FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK REGARDING OUR NEW WEBSITE LOOK AND OUR APP.
IN ADDITION TO OUR NEW WEBSITE OVERHAUL, WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED LET'S TALK.
LET'S TALK IS A COMMUNICATION TOOL TO EXPAND OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AS A DISTRICT.
UM, IT WILL ALLOW OUR DISTRICT TO ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE ADDRESS CONCERNS QUICKLY, AND STREAMLINE OUR DISTRICT'S COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ALL A QUICK VIDEO TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE ACTUAL APP AND HOW IT WORKS.
LET'S TALK AS A CLOUD-BASED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT CONNECTS YOUR COMMUNITY WITH YOUR SCHOOLS.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS START A CONVERSATION BY CLICKING THE CONTACT IS TAB ON YOUR SCHOOL OR DISTRICT HOMEPAGE.
THEY CAN IDENTIFY THEIR TOPIC, WHO THEY ARE, THE PURPOSE OF THEIR MESSAGE, AND MORE.
OUR UNIVERSAL INBOX LETS ADMINISTRATORS INSTANTLY ASSIGN MESSAGES TO SPECIFIC TEAM MEMBERS FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE RESPONSES.
LET'S TALK ALLOWS YOU TO EASILY MANAGE CRITICAL MESSAGES AND HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS.
MESSAGES ARE MARKED AS CRITICAL.
WHEN KEYWORDS THAT YOU CHOOSE APPEAR, RECEIVE INSTANT ALERTS RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE.
A REAL TIME DATA DASHBOARD HELPS YOU TRACK RESPONSE TIMES, SEE WHAT ISSUES ARE TRENDING AND MEASURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.
LET'S TALK IS A SIMPLE WAY TO STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND BUILD AND NURTURE COMMUNITY TRUST.
TRY IT TODAY AND SPECIFICALLY IN LIKE STRATEGY, OUR LESS TALK ICON IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE.
IN ALL CAMPUS WEBPAGES, ONCE AN INDIVIDUAL CLICKS ON THE LEXI TALK BUTTON, UM, THESE SCREENS WILL POP UP AND INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT INFORMATION THAT THEY CHOOSE.
ONCE INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED, THE EXPECTATION IS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.
WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO TRACK THIS METRIC ON THE BACK END OF THE SYSTEM.
ONE MAIN FEATURE OF LET'S TALK IS OUR BULLYING AND INCIDENT REPORT.
THIS IS A CUSTOM FEATURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TAILOR TO OUR NEEDS IN LAKE ISD.
ONCE THE FORM IS SUBMITTED, THE CAMPUS DESIGNEE AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, UM, IS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY SO WE CAN RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.
STUDENTS OFTENTIMES WANT TO SHARE INFORMATION, UM, AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION, BUT THEY DON'T WANNA BE IDENTIFIED.
SO THIS FEATURE ALSO ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION ANONYMOUSLY.
AND THIS WEEK, ACTUALLY TOMORROW, WE'RE GONNA BE HANGING THESE POSTERS AROUND ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
UM, STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE QR CODE AT ANY TIME.
WE WILL ALSO BEGIN OUR MARKETING PRO TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS NEW SYSTEM AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPORT IT IF THEY SEE ANYTHING.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING AND ALSO REPORT IT.
UM, STUDENTS MAY ALSO ACCESS THE REPORTING FORM FROM THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
AND AT THIS TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THEM.
MADAM PRESIDENT, MS. MORRIS, THANK YOU.
UM, MS. SIMPSON, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT LINKAGE TO OUR DISTRICT UNTIL OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MS. SIMPSON? HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY TEAM.
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THIS, SO TO MY COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, THANK YOU ALL.[9A. Play-off Updates - Beverly Humphrey, Presenter]
IS SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.UM, I THINK I HAVE A COACH HUMPHREY, WHO WILL BE PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION.
GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.
TONIGHT I BRING YOU AN UPDATE ON THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS.
THE TIGERS ARE THE RUNNER UPS IN DISTRICT 14 FIVE A AND THEY ARE BY DISTRICT CHAMPIONS.
WE WILL PLAY FRISCO REY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT ELLIS STADIUM IN IRVING.
THE LANCASTER TIGERS ARE RANKED NUMBER FOUR.
THE FRISCO REY TEAM IS RANKED NUMBER SEVEN.
SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD GAME THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
WE ARE THE GAME OF THE WEEK IN THIS, IN DIVISION ONE FIVE.
A SENIOR TEDRICK MARTIN, NUMBER ZERO WAS NAMED THE BEST OF THE WEEK BY K 1 0 4 LAST WEEK AGAINST QUINOA PORT.
HE HAD SIX CATCHES FOR 165 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
TEDRICK IS A STRAIGHT A STUDENT AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS DONATED TO K 1 0 4 TO THE TIGER FOOTBALL TEAM.
AND I WILL, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THIS, YOU CAN'T HIDE THAT TIGER PRIDE.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR COACH HUMPHREY? JUST LIKE I SAID, THANK YOU ALL.
WE'RE ENJOYING THE SEASON AND WE'RE EXCITED.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY.
AND I'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW NIGHT.
[8C. District Technology Advisory Committee Update - Dr. Cassandra Barker Presenter]
STEP BACK.WE SKIPPED ITEM UNDER INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, THE DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE, THINKING ABOUT PRESIDENT.
PLEASE BRING THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY.
UH, GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, DR.
JUST WANNA GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT, UM, TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THIS WAS A COMMITTEE THAT, UM, WE PUT TOGETHER LAST YEAR, UM, AS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THE REMNANTS OF THE RANSOMWARE ATTACK THAT WE HAD, UM, GET GREAT FEEDBACK.
AND I DO WANNA SAY, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.
JUST GONNA GIVE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THINGS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA.
I DID INCLUDE, UM, AS MANY OF THE SLIDES THAT WE KIND OF WENT THROUGH THE OTHER NIGHT, JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE THEM AGAIN, BUT I WON'T CLICK THROUGH EACH OF THE SLIDES.
UM, WE TALKED ABOUT THE APPLE PILOT PROJECT, UH, COMING UP HERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR TEACHER AND PARAPROFESSIONAL DEVICES WILL, UH, THE LEASE WILL EXPIRE AND WE WILL GO OUT TO RFP.
AND A QUESTION THAT THE TEAM HAD WAS, SHOULD WE, UM, ALSO LOOK AT APPLE? DO WE STAY WITH DELL? BUT WE NEEDED TO KNOW HOW THE APPLE PRODUCTS WOULD INTERACT WITH OUR SYSTEMS. AND SO WE HAVE 10 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
VARIOUS JOB ROLES THAT ARE, ARE, UM, TESTING OUT APPLE ON OUR SYSTEMS WITH ALL OF OUR, UM, ALL OF OUR APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE AND WE USE WITH OUR STUDENTS.
WE DID HAVE OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE ABOUT, UM, WHAT IS HAPPENING.
AND, UM, THE PILOT IS GOING PRETTY SMOOTHLY.
SECONDLY, WE TALKED ABOUT A NEW WORKFLOW TO HELP SUPPORT THE TICKETS ON THE CAMPUS TO BE MORE, UH, CUSTOMER FRIENDLY AND TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER MORE QUICKLY TO SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE THERE.
UM, HAD GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY SURPLUS.
UH, YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.
MS. JACKSON IS HERE TO TALK TO YOU.
UM, AND SHE'LL ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE, UH, POSED.
RIGHT NOW, SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THE FIRST RESPONDER SERVICE THAT, UM, IS OFFERED TO, UH, FIREMEN, POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, AND, AND FIRST NET IS ACTUALLY THE CELLULAR SERVICE THAT WE WILL TRANSITION TO FOR OUR PHONES.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO CALL OUT, UM, CIRCUITS CAN BE JAMMED.
AND SO NOW THE SCHOOL DEVICES AND HOTSPOTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS, UH, MORE OPEN NET SO THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
IT ALSO, UM, HELPS THE DISTRICT TO SAVE ABOUT 800 TO ALMOST $800 A MONTH.
I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE LEASE AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, UH, TWO THAT I WON'T GIVE A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT.
AND THAT'S OUR FIREWALL AND NETWORK
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REDUNDANCY.WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE SOME THINGS ABOUT, UM, INTERNALLY, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WORK THROUGH.
UM, AND ALSO GET QUESTIONS THAT WERE, I DO HAVE TO SAY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE THERE, WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS CUZ WE WERE ABLE TO GO BACK AND ASK SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL.
AS I MENTIONED, UM, UM, THE BEAUTY OF BEING WITH THE COMMITTEE IS THAT SOMETIMES WE WORK ON THINGS AND KIND OF IN A SILO.
IT'S NICE TO KIND OF HOLD THE EGG UP AND LET EVERYBODY LOOK AT IT FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND, AND GIVE US QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN ANSWER.
AND SO, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL MEET AGAIN NEXT QUARTER.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL KEEP THIS, THIS LIST AND BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK ON THE LIST AS WELL AS GIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIREWALL AND NETWORK REDUNDANCY PROCESSES.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL CLICK REALLY QUICK TO THE END AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT.
TRY NOT TO SHOW THAT ONE TOO MUCH THESE, UM, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT, UH, SINCE THE MEETING.
UM, AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.
SO THE, UM, IN THE MEETING I ASKED ABOUT, MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPEAK INTO YOUR MIC, SO THE RECORDING WILL PICK UP, PLEASE.
IN THE MEETING I ASKED IF ABOUT THE, UM, THE PRICE.
CAN WE GO BACK A COUPLE OF SLIDES PLEASE? NO.
UM, WAS IT ON THE FIREWALL? WAS IT THE FIREWALL? YEAH, WE, WE'VE ASKED FOR THOSE.
I MEAN, DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE'LL BE GETTING THOSE APPROXIMATELY? UH, WE'VE ASKED.
I MEAN, WE, WHEN THEY RESPOND TO US WITH THE MAKEUP OF IT, I MEAN, OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE IT BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING AND WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT TO YOU ALL.
BUT WE'RE AT THE WILL OF, OF THE PEOPLE WE ASK FOR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR DR.
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[9B. Campus Highlights]
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS, B AS CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS.UM, WE HAVE OUR LECTURES, MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HERE, JET, UH, TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT HER, HER SCHOOL, HER CAMPUS.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT PERRERA.
TONIGHT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GIVING YOU THE FOOD DATA PIECES ABOUT LMS AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING, UH, SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON ON OUR CAMPUS THIS YEAR.
OUR MOTTO FOR LMS THIS YEAR IS GAME ON WHERE WE'RE HOPING TO GROW AND MASTER CAMPUS EXPECTATIONS.
SO FIRST OFF, LET ME BEGIN BY INTRODUCING THE TEAM THAT SUPPORTS THE WORK WE DO AT LMS. I'M SUPPORTED BY A GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE JUST AS DRIVEN ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OUR LMS POPULATION.
AS I AM BEGINNING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, I HAVE MRS. LAQUITA CONWAY, WHO SERVES AS THE CAMPUS ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL.
MR. ANTHONY TARELL IS OUR CAMPUS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
HE SERVES OUR EIGHTH GRADE POPULATION.
AND MS. FELIA STEWART, WHO SERVES AS OUR SEVENTH GRADE HOUSE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, MS. TIFFANY HALL, OUR SEVENTH GRADE COUNSELOR, AND MS. REBECCA JACKSON ALEXANDER, WHO SUPPORTS OUR EIGHTH GRADE PROGRAM.
OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM IS ALSO, UH, WE HAVE THREE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, ORS.
SHE SUPPORTS OUR READING ELA INSTRUCTION.
YAHIDA VALENTINE, WHO SUPPORTS OUR MATH INSTRUCTION.
AND THEN WE HAVE MS. SHTE JACKSON, WHO SUPPORTS OUR SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY OUR ENROLLMENT IS JUST OVER A THOUSAND STUDENTS.
UH, WE HAVE JUST UNDER, UH, 508TH GRADE STUDENTS AND A LITTLE OVER 500, UH, SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS BRINGING US JUST OVER THE 1000 MARK.
UM, WE HAD A RELATIVELY LARGE EIGHTH GRADE COHORT LAST YEAR.
SO I THINK OUR NUMBERS ARE PRETTY STEADY WHERE THEY'VE BEEN IN OUR PREVIOUS YEARS.
OUR CURRENT, UH, POPULATION OR AS FAR AS OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WITH OUR STAFF, WHICH I'M VERY, UH, PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS EVENING, IS THAT WE ARE ALMOST FULLY STAFF.
UH, WHEN I TOOK OVER, STEPPED INTO THE ROLE THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VACANCIES.
SO IT WAS VERY, VERY REWARDING TO BE ABLE TO FILL MANY OF THOSE VACANCIES GOING INTO THIS YEAR.
UH, WE ARE ONLY AT THREE CURRENTLY.
UM, WE HAVE TWO SUPPORT POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT AND THEN ONE OF OUR SEVENTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES POSITIONS.
BUT WE DO HAVE A LONG TERM SUB WHO IS ALSO GOING INTO A PROGRAM TO BECOME AN EDUCATOR.
SO, UM, HE'S JUST AS RELIABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF OUR INSTRUCTION AS OUR, OUR FULL-TIME
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STAFF.WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TEACHERS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATION.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 14 THAT ARE, UH, WORKING ON THEIR CERTIFICATION STATUS IN VARIOUS CONTENT AREAS.
WE DID GET ONE TODAY WHO WAS CONFIRMED BY HER PROGRAM.
SO THAT WAS A LITTLE CELEBRATION.
SHE SENT ME THAT SCREENSHOT TODAY, SO WE GOT ONE MORE.
WELL, AND I CHANGED IT FROM 47 TO 48 ON THAT SIDE.
I WAS VERY HAPPY TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.
SO WE ARE DEFINITELY, IT HELPS TO HAVE A, HAVE PERSONNEL TO, TO BE IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS EACH DAY.
SO THAT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING FOR US THIS SUMMER.
DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO RECEIVE A B RATING FROM TEA.
UM, WE WERE VERY STRATEGIC WITH SUPPORTING OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
SO THIS YEAR WE DO HAVE A BLOCK SCHEDULE.
OUR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, UH, HAVE AN ALTERNATING A AND B DAY SCHEDULE.
WE ARE FOLLOWING THE FIVE BY FIVE BLOCK, UH, BLOCK SCHEDULE MODEL WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE IN CLASS FROM 70 TO 90 MINUTES PER CLASS PERIOD.
AND THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS THAT, UH, NEED THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN MATH AND READING, IF THEY WERE NOT AT THE MEETS OR MASTER'S LEVEL, THEY GET A, A DAILY BLOCK OF MATH AND READING INSTRUCTION EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SO THAT WAS ONE THING THAT THE BLOCK SCHEDULE ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO DO.
IN KEEPING WITH OUR INTENTIONALITY FOR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM.
THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER MORE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS.
UH, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL BACKGROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS GOT THAT JUMPSTART, UH, GETTING GOING INTO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY.
SO WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, UH, WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT BASED CLASSES, AS WELL AS THE, THE NUMBER OF COURSES WE HAVE.
SO WITH THE GOAL IS THAT ANY STUDENT, OUR CURRENT SEVENTH GRADERS, COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US NEXT YEAR WITH AT LEAST SEVEN HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS, UH, LEAVING MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH ESSENTIALLY THEY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SOPHOMORE WHEN THEY LEAVE US AS EIGHTH GRADERS.
SO, VERY, VERY, UH, PROUD OF THAT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE NUMBERS, MANY, MANY, MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT THAT, THAT JUMPSTART ON HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ARE A PART OF THE GEAR UP GRANT.
GEAR UP STANDS FOR GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. IT IS A GRANT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WITH REGION 10.
UM, YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS OUR TWO COORDINATORS, MS. ALEXIS WATSON AND MRS. BRITTANY HERVE, BOTH ARE FORMER L I S D EMPLOYEES.
MISS, UH, HERVEY IS ALSO LHS ALUMNI.
SHE'S A LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL OF GRADUATE.
SO SHE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR, OUR DISTRICT, OUR CAMPUS, AND OUR, OUR STUDENT NEEDS.
UM, THESE LADIES HAVE BEEN A PHENOMENAL ADDITION TO OUR CAMPUS.
I'M GONNA HATE TO LOSE THEM NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY DO FOLLOW THE COHORT UP THROUGH THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE.
SO, UM, THEY'VE ALREADY, UH, TAKEN THE STUDENTS ON TWO COLLEGE TRIPS.
THEY'VE VISITED THE UNT AT DENTON, AS WELL AS TEXAS A AND M COMMERCE.
THAT'S A TRIP THEY JUST TOOK LAST WEEK.
THEY HOST A MANY CAREER CAFES, DIFFERENT, UH, SPEAKING EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE FROM INDUSTRY COME OUT AND MEET WITH THE STUDENTS IF THE STUDENTS HAVE ANY PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THAT CAREER FIELD.
SO FAR, THEY'VE MET WITH REAL ESTATE AGENTS, THEY'VE MET WITH LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, AND THEY'VE HAD, I THINK THEY HAVE A FEW MORE SCHEDULED WHEN WE RETURN FROM THE HOLIDAYS.
SO WE ARE EXCITED FOR THAT PROGRAM AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THAT, THAT PARTICULAR GRANT.
WE'LL TRANSITION NEXT TO OUR, UH, MAP ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE DATA.
THIS IS OUR BEGINNING OF YEAR DATA, OUR THE BOY ASSESSMENT.
THE FIRST SLIDE YOU SEE IS THE DATA FROM OUR READING ASSESSMENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR AREA OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPPORT IS GONNA BE AT OUR SEVENTH GRADE.
THAT'S OUR COHORT OF STUDENTS THAT, UH, DID NOT PERFORM, UH, WITH THE STATE MINIMUMS, UH, THAT WE GOT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
SO WE ARE BEING VERY STRATEGIC AND PURPOSEFUL AND WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS.
OUR EIGHTH GRADERS HAVE, UH, AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AS WELL.
THAT IS WHERE WE'VE UTILIZED THE DOUBLE BLOCK IN MATH AND READING FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PERFORM AT THE MEETS OR MASTERS LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM.
UM, ADDITIONALLY FOR MATHEMATICS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OUR, OUR SCORES WERE NOT AS FAVORABLE
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WHERE WE WANTED THEM TO BE LAST YEAR, EVERY STUDENT HAS MATH DAILY, DAILY INSTRUCTION AND MATH REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY PERFORMED ON STAR.SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS WITH OUR STUDENTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY ARE AT OR CLOSE TO GRADE LEVEL WHEN THEY LEAVE US AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND THEN, UH, OUR ALGEBRA STUDENTS ARE PRETTY MUCH SCORING WHERE WE EXPECT THEM TO PERFORM JUST TO CONTINUE ON THE SUCCESS FROM LAST YEAR FROM STAR, WHERE I WILL BRAG ABOUT OUR 68% MASTER'S RATE ON THE STAR ASSESSMENT AND OUR A HUNDRED PERCENT PASS RATE.
SO I'M STILL PROUD ABOUT THAT AND I WILL ALWAYS REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT
UH, AGAIN, SEVENTH GRADE IS AN AREA OF, OF DEFINITE, UH, INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT THAT WE'RE TARGETING AND WORKING WITH OUR SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM THOSE INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED.
SO, SWITCHING GEARS OVER TO OUR, UH, ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINE DATA.
ONE PARTICULAR HIGHLIGHT THAT I WANTED TO NOTATE THIS TIME, UH, LAST OCTOBER, THERE WERE 412 DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS WITH STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
UH, A YEAR LATER THAT HAS BEEN DECREASED TO 180 6.
UH, WE HAVE, WE WORK HARD
WE REALLY WORK HARD TO HAVE, WE, WE IMPLEMENT THE CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS PROGRAM THAT ALL OF THE STAFF WAS TRAINED ON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER, EARLY AUGUST.
AND WE HOST DIFFERENT, UH, ACTIVITIES EVERY MONTH TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AT THE CAMPUS.
UM, SOME OF THEM YOU'LL SEE IN A, IN SOME OF OUR SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
SO THAT IS DEFINITELY A POINT OF CELEBRATION FOR US.
UM, IT, IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO RE TO REDUCE THOSE CAMPUS INCIDENTS, BUT WE DO, WE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL BY MAKING SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PIECE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING THE ACADEMIC SUPPORTS THEY NEED IN THE CLASSROOM, AS WELL AS HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT MAKING BETTER CHOICES WHEN THEY DO GET FRUSTRATED, WHEN THEY DO GET UPSET.
WE UTILIZE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.
WE HAVE OUR STUDENT SUCCESS LIAISON, MR. TUCKER, WHO MENTORS WITH STUDENTS.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH, UM, TWO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS, RECOVERY COUNSEL AS WELL AS YOUTH 180 WHO DO, UH, POSITIVE ACTION, UH, MENTORING GROUPS WHERE THEY HAVE A, I THINK IT'S TWICE A MONTH THAT THEY COME OUT AND MEET WITH A TARGETED GROUP OF STUDENTS TO TRY TO HELP THEM THROUGH MAKING BETTER CHOICES AND NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE AS OFTEN.
SO, AND HERE'S A MOMENT FROM A STUDENT TESTIMONY IS FRAZIER, UNCLE MOORE FRAZIER.
AND I'M JUST HERE TO SAY SOME THINGS THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR THAN THIS YEAR.
UM, I THINK ACTUALLY IT IS LESS FIGHTING THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR CUZ LAST YEAR WE USED TO FIGHT EVERY DAY, ALL DAY.
AND THIS YEAR WE PROBABLY HAD LIKE ONE OR TWO FIGHTS.
AND SO I THINK IN THE LUNCH ROOM IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE LINE UP TABLE FROM TABLE AND ALL THE KIDS DON'T GO TO THE LINE.
CUZ LAST YEAR IT WAS ALL SCATTERED UP.
NOW WE JUST GO TO TABLE TABLE AND WE GET OUR FOOD FASTER THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR.
UM, I THINK MS. TURNER, THE HALL MONITOR, SHE DOES HER JOB.
NO KIDS DON BE IN, NO KIDS GONNA BE IN THE HALLWAY.
ALL THEM KIDS, LIKE IT WAS LAST YEAR IS LESS SKIPPING THIS YEAR.
AND I THINK MISS JET AND MS. CONWAY DO THEY THING BECAUSE I CAN GO TO THEM ABOUT ANYTHING.
UM, MS. HEWITT, THAT'S MY BABY.
Y'ALL, I USED TO GET ON HER NERVES LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S JUST, I LOVE HER THIS YEAR.
SHE KEEP HER LIBRARY LOOKING GOOD OVER HERE.
UM, I ALSO, OFFICER WASHINGTON, THEM FIGHTS GO DOWN.
SO IT'S JUST DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
UM, I JUST LIKE HOW WE COULD JUST, IT'S JUST A BETTER YEAR THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR.
IT'S LESS CUSSING AT THE TEACHERS.
I THINK THE TEACHERS, WE BE, WE GET TO LEARN.
LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T LEARN MUCH OF WHAT WE NEEDED TO LEARN TO GET TO THE A GRADE.
I LIKE HOW TO TEACH US, TEACH US BETTER WHEN WE NEED HELP, THEY QUESTION.
AND THAT'S IT, Y'ALL LMS, LET'S GET IT
SO AS KAMORA SAID, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE ON A DIFFERENT TRACK THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S FROM THE, THAT'S HER WORDS,
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HER BEING VERY CANDID ABOUT HOW SHE FEELS.AND SHE LETS US KNOW HOW SHE FEELS ALL THE TIME.
AND I HAVE PROBABLY 500 MORE THAT ARE JUST LIKE HER.
SO THEY, THEY GIVE US THAT FEEDBACK.
THEY LET US KNOW IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST AND PIVOT.
WE, WE MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPPORT THEM.
SO AS I MENTIONED, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURE ACTIVITIES OR, UH, CAMPUS CULTURE ACTIVITIES.
WE DO THE, THE PICTURES THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE.
UH, THE FIRST SET OF PICTURES ON YOUR LEFT REPRESENT OUR FIRST, UH, PEP RALLY.
THAT WAS OUR HOMECOMING PEP RALLY.
YOU SEE OUR KARATE STUDENTS, THAT IS REALLY, UH, A BIG PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE ON OUR CAMPUS THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO JUST KIND OF FIND DIFFERENT WAYS AND OUTLETS.
NOT EVERYBODY IS INTO SPORTS, BUT WE DO HAVE MANY PROGRAMS. FINE ARTS.
WE PROBABLY GOT ABOUT 300 KIDS IN BAND.
SO, UM, THEY'LL BE READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL, 80 WILL BE EXCITED
EACH MONTH WE RECOGNIZE OUR, OUR MVPS.
WE HIGHLIGHT TWO, UH, STAFF MEMBERS, A FACULTY AND A STAFF MEMBER, AS WELL AS TWO STUDENTS.
THEY ARE VOTED ON AND NOMINATED BY STAFF.
AND SO, UH, WE, WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THEM EACH MONTH.
THEY GET A CERTIFICATE AND A LITTLE GOODY BAG.
AND THEN WE RECOGNIZE OUR ACADEMIC, THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE CLASSROOM, UH, FOR ACADEMICS.
SO THE PICTURES THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS OUR FIRST SIX WEEKS, UH, HONOR ROLL STUDENTS.
THAT IS OUR, I THINK OUR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
AND THEN OUR A HONOR ROLL STUDENTS AT THE BOTTOM.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS TO JUST PROMOTE THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AND, AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SILENCE SOME OF THE NEGATIVE ACTIVITIES AND THINGS THAT WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS SEE THESE POSITIVE IMAGES AND HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
WE HAVE MANY, UH, CLUBS AND I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD ABOUT THIS IS BECAUSE HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE STAFF, MANY OF THEM HAVE STEPPED UP.
OUR MENTORING GROUP, WE HAVE SISTER TO SISTER.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE PICTURED THERE.
UH, ONE OF OUR TEACHERS, MS. DAWSON, UH, TALKED TO ME.
SHE WAS LIKE, I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE GIRLS.
I SAID, WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO DO? AND SO SHE WAS LIKE, WELL, I THINK I'M GONNA START A PROGRAM.
SO THINKING IT WOULD BE VERY SMALL, SHE WAS GONNA HOST THE MEETING IN HER CLASSROOM.
THERE WERE TOO MANY GIRLS THAT SHOWED UP.
WE HAD TO PIVOT AND MOVE IT TO THE CAFETERIA.
SO IT'S JUST ONE OF THE, THE FEW EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT THE CAMPUS BUILDING WIDE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO STEP UP AND SUPPORT, UM, THE CAMPUS AS A WHOLE.
SO ONE OF MY GO-TO ADMIN BOOKS IS, UH, A BOOK ENTITLED, IF YOU DON'T FEED THE TEACHERS, THEY EAT THE STUDENTS.
SO WE FEED OUR TEACHERS A LOT,
SO, UH, MR. TUCKER WAS ABLE TO SOLICIT A DONATION FROM DOMINOES.
THEY FED ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS, UH, FOR MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT.
TO THE FAR RIGHT, THERE'S A PICTURE OF AN APPLE BAR THAT WE HAD JUST TO KIND OF WELCOME THE FALL SEASON.
WE, THEY WERE ABLE TO COME IN AND GET DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPLES AND TOP IT WITH, YOU KNOW, CARAMEL, CHOCOLATE, DIFFERENT TOPPINGS.
AND THE PICTURE IN THE CENTER IS OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SO WE WANTED TO CAPTURE HOW, HOW WE FELT ON THE FIRST DAY.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT BEFORE A FIRST DAY AND A LAST DAY PICTURE TO SEE HOW THOSE SMILES LOOK.
BUT JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE'VE DONE ON CAMPUS TO TRY TO PROMOTE CULTURE AMONGST OUR, OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.
UM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS.
UH, WE'VE HAD A PLETHORA OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME OUT AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, POURED INTO OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE DANTE WELLS, A PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO CAME OUT AND SPOKE TO A GROUP OF BOYS JUST ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AND MAKING DIFFERENT CHOICES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE BOWL TEAM.
THEY WERE SPONSORED BY THE REGIONAL, I THINK HE'S THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF TACO CASA.
SO HE PROVIDED ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WITH, UH, LITTLE GEAR SO WE COULD LOOK GOOD FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE BOWL AND SWAG BAGS AS WELL.
UM, OUR PARENT ENGAGEMENT, I HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR, OUR PTA.
OUR PTA IS ONE OF THE, UH, THEY, THEY ARE THE BOMB.
I CAN CALL ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT AND WITH A REQUEST AND THEY SAY YES.
IT'S NEVER, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
WE'LL CALL YOU, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
THEY ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO SUPPORT.
UM, THE PICTURES THAT YOU'RE SEEING ARE FROM OUR HOMECOMING ACTIVITY.
UH, THEY MADE SPIRIT STICKS SO THAT WE COULD KIND OF HAVE LIKE A CLASS COMPETITION
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BETWEEN OUR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS.WE ALSO HOSTED A HALLOWEEN DANCE AND HAUNTED HOUSE, UH, WHICH I THINK AS A STAFF WE PROBABLY ENJOYED AS MUCH AS THE KIDS CUZ WE WERE DRESSED UP AS SCARY CHARACTERS IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE.
UM, WHICH WAS VERY ENTERTAINING FOR ME.
SCAR KIDS,
THEY HELPED OUT WITH, UH, SERVING AT CHAPERONES, HELPING WITH DECORATIONS, EVERYTHING.
THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT IS FROM OUR ALL PRO DADS.
OUR FIRST MEETING, UH, TWO OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, MR. WILSON AND MR. UH WILLIAMS STEPPED UP AND SAID, HEY, WE USED TO DO THIS.
WE WANNA SEE ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK.
WE'VE HAD OUR TWO MEETINGS SO FAR AND WE'VE HAD JUST A GROUP OF MEN THAT ARE HERE THAT WANNA SUPPORT AND SERVE OUR CAMPUS AS WELL.
SO THEY'VE COMMITTED TO PARTNERING WITH US AND JUST SERVING IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO, TO BRING THAT VILLAGE PIECE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
AND JUST TO TRANSITION TO SOME OF OUR GOALS, I'VE SHARED PRODUCTION IN CAMPUS DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT OUR MATH AND READING, UH, INTENSIVE SUPPORT.
OF COURSE OUR ACTIVITIES, OUR P B P B I S ACTIVITIES HAVE HELPED TO IMPROVE OUR CAMPUS CULTURE.
AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, THE AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE UPON.
OF COURSE, OUR MATH INSTRUCTION, THAT'S AN AREA OF, OF A PROCESS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF, UH, UNCERTIFIED STAFF THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GROW IN AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MA? I'M PRESIDENT.
WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, YOU CAN FEEL THE SPIRIT, YOU CAN FEEL THE FEEL THE SPIRIT IN ALL OF OUR CAMPUS.
BUT WHAT YOU HAVE DISPLAYED TONIGHT IS TRULY WHAT I LOOK FOR AND TEACHERS AND LEADERS AND, UM, STUDENTS THAT LOVE TO COME TO SCHOOL.
AND I, I HAVE TO SAY THIS, NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU DID THIS, BUT TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS IN ELEMENTARY THIS YEAR, MY GRANDBABY DON'T LIKE, DIDN'T LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL.
NOW SHE LOVES COMING TO LANCASTER.
AND AS A FAMILY, IT MAKES US FEEL GOOD.
AND WHEN I SEE WHAT YOU ALL ARE ACTUALLY DOING ON THE CAMPUS IS I KNOW IT'S TRUE BECAUSE I FELT IT AND I THE FOOD, YES.
EVERY TIME WE COME WE GET FIT
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
MISS WOODFIELD, THE, UH, DOUBLE BLOCK AS FAR AS, UH, IS IT ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AS WHEN, AS IT RELATES TO THE ASSIGNMENTS TO SCHEDULE WHEN A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING OR NEEDING TO, YOU KNOW, WORK ON, LET'S SAY MATH OR WHAT, HOW DO YOU SAY YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE DOUBLE BLOCKED.
SO WE LOOKED AT OUR STAR RESULTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IF THEY DIDN'T SCORE AT THE MEETS OR MASTER'S LEVEL, WHICH MEANS THEY WERE EITHER DID NOT PASS OR THEY WERE APPROACHING GRADE LEVEL, WE MADE, WE ADJUSTED OUR SCHEDULE THE FIRST AND SECOND SIX WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT INSTRUCTION IN MATH AND READING EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHAT STUDENT AND HOW ARE THEY ENROLLED? IS THAT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR FOR GEAR UP? THE COLLEGE CAREER? UM, MILITARY READINESS.
SO THE GEAR UP GRANT IS AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE EIGHTH GRADE COHORT OF STUDENTS.
SO IF THAT, IN TERMS OF THE COLLEGE TRIPS, THE STUDENTS SELF-SELECT AND IT'S BASED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SEATS WE HAVE FOR THE TRIP, FOR THE CLASSES ITSELF TO BE READY FOR, UM, HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW FOR ALGEBRA, THEY HAD TO HAVE LIKE A CERTAIN LIKE SCORE FOR THEIR, THEIR ASSESSMENT DATA.
BUT FOR THE ALL THE OTHER COURSES, THEY WERE AVAILABLE, THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO SELECT THOSE COURSES WITH MEETING WITH THEIR COUNSELOR.
SO THE STUDENTS, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE STATING THAT THE STUDENTS MEET WITH THEIR COUNSELOR AND THEY GO OVER THEIR SCHEDULE AND, AND DETERMINE WHAT THEY, SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S COMMUNICATED WITH THEM IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR? ARE THEY SELECTED PER THEIR SCORE OR HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? SO OUR COURSE SELECTIONS WE DO DURING SPRING.
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WE HOSTED DIFFERENT PARENT MEETINGS LAST SPRING AND THIS SUMMER JUST TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT PARENTS HAD REGARDING THE SCHEDULE AND, AND CHOOSING THE COURSE OPTIONS.BUT IN TERMS OF, UH, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S COMMUNICATED THROUGH THE, THE COURSE SELECTION PROCESS.
SO THROUGH COUNSELING SESSIONS, OUR STU OR I THINK OUR COUNSELORS, UH, FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WERE COMING FROM GWC, THEY WENT OVER AND MET WITH THE STUDENTS DURING THEIR ELA CLASSROOMS. AND SO HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT THE COURSES TO SELECT.
SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A SETUP THING PRIOR TO THEM RIGHT FROM SPRING GOING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.
CAUSE THAT'S HOW WE DEVELOP AND BUILD OUR MASTER SCHEDULE BY THROUGH THE SPRING COURSE SELECTION.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS MISS JET? I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, UH, I MEAN, GREAT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THIS UPCOMING YEAR, YOU'VE BEEN HERE FULL YEAR.
THE, UH, I SAW PICTURES OF NECK TIES AND MAYBE SOME BOW TIES.
I DUNNO IF I SAW BOW TIES ON THERE OR NOT, BUT, UH, YES, I DO HAVE A FEW THAT I CAN DONATE FOR YOU AS WELL.
THEY WANT TO CLIP ON, SO YOU HAVE TO TEACH 'EM HOW TO DO.
I'LL DEFINITELY GET THOSE TO YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ENCOURAGE YOU TO, AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR CONTINUED DISCIPLINE THERE, REFERRALS, ET CETERA, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT, UM, NOT JUST THE TOTAL NUMBER THAT HAVE OCCURRED, BUT THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED, BUT ALSO HOW IS THAT COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT YOU HAVE AND HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE REPEATERS? UH, BECAUSE THAT, THAT THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAIL OF A NUMBER THAT MAY LOOK ALARMING.
HOWEVER, WHEN YOU REALLY DRILL DOWN TO KNOW WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE, THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
AND, UH, YOU CAN TELL MY MENTEE, MS. PRAISE YOUR GOOD JOB.
FOR THE RECORD, MR. STEVENSON ARRIVED AT 7:23 PM THANK YOU.
[10. Adoption of Consent Agenda]
ON TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR A, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 27TH, 2022.WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING, AND WE'LL START WITH B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER, 2022 FINANCIAL REPORTS.
SEE, CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD TO CONVENE THE DISTRICT SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, S C A S H A TO RECOMMEND CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTING RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND SEX TRAFFICKING.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF THE STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY CONTRACT BOARD.
THIS IS, THIS WOULD BE AN ACTION ITEM, OR WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? NOT PRESENT.
I LIKE TO PULL ITEM D AND MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS B AND C WITH US TABLING.
A I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, INQUIRE AND PULL ON A, YOU'D LIKE TO PULL WHAT? I'M SORRY.
PULL A APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING MINUTES.
YOU'RE REQUESTING TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING? YES.
IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS THAT WE PULL IT TO THE NEXT MEETING? THAT'S WHY THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MR. JONES.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
[10D. Discussion and possible approval of an additional year of the Student Success Agency Contract. - (G3)]
TO THE ITEM THAT WAS PULLED, WHICH IS D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ADDITIONAL YEAR OF THE STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY CONTRACT.THANK YOU, HONOR PRESIDENT, I'LL CALL FORWARD DR.
BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS.
I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION, UM, FOR A STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY.
IT IS A CONTINUATION OF LAST YEAR.
IT IS A PART OF THE EDUCATE TEXAS GRANT THAT, UM, IS FACILITATED THROUGH TI.
UM, IF YOU RECALL, STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY, UH, WAS AN, AN APP THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO USE.
THEY WERE, IT WAS USED IN GRADES EIGHT AND NINE.
IT WILL ROLL OVER WITH THEM IN GRADES NINE AND 10.
STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS APPLICATION.
UM, IT IS SURROUNDED AROUND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AS WELL AS, UM, WELLNESS.
UM, THEY'RE ABLE TO REACH OUT FOR, FOR TUTORING.
UM, AS MENTIONED, IT'S A PART OF OUR EDUCATE TEXAS GRANT, AND THIS WOULD EXTEND EXTEND
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IT THROUGH THE END OF THE GRANT, WHICH IS THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE DR.
UM, I DID LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION FROM LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID GET THIS.
MY QUESTIONS ARE AROUND HOW OFTEN HAS IT BEEN USED? DO WE HAVE ANY METRICS OR DATA ON THE USAGE OF, FROM LAST YEAR UP UNTIL NOW? YES, WE DO.
I ACTUALLY CAME WITH AN UPDATE LAST YEAR THAT, UM, UH, CLOSE TO THE END OF LAST YEAR, STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY HAD PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO AND, UM, IT EVEN TALKED ABOUT HOW WE INTERCEPTED TWO STUDENTS WHO, UM, WERE IN CRISIS ONE, UM, WAS ATTEMPTING WELL INDICATED TO US THAT SHE WANTED TO KILL HERSELF.
THE OTHER ONE, UH, TALKED ABOUT HAVING NO FOOD AT HOME AND WE WERE ABLE TO, TO INTERVENE THERE.
I CAN GET YOU MORE SPECIFIC DATA, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BUT I DID ROUND OUT LAST SCHOOL YEAR AS FAR AS FOR, UH, THE USAGE.
YEAH, IF YOU COULD GET THAT FOR ME, I, I'D APPRECIATE, I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW, HOW MUCH IS BEING UTILIZED.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEING PAID FOR OUR GRANT MM-HMM.
AND WILL, UM, AT SOME POINT SOON, UH, TI WILL COME AND GIVE AN UPDATE OF, UM, METRIC THAT THEY COLLECT AROUND THE GRANT, AND THIS WILL BE A PART OF IT AS WELL.
THEN ANOTHER ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, UH, WOULD BE AROUND OUR COUNSELORS.
HOW ARE THEY, UH, LIKING THIS PROGRAM? OR, UM, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY CONNECTED TO THE COUNSELORS.
THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE COUNSELOR.
SO A LOT OF TIMES, EVEN WHEN WE, UM, PRESENTED ORIGINALLY, A LOT OF TIMES OUR COUNSELORS, THEIR TIME IS SPENT WITH THE MOST SEVERE, THE TWO PARTICULAR STUDENTS WHO WE INTERCEPTED LAST YEAR WERE STUDENTS WHO PROBABLY LIKE NEVER GOT IN TROUBLE.
THEY WERE NOT STUDENTS THAT, UM, THEY WERE KIND OF MIDDLE OF THE ROAD STUDENTS, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO, TO REACH OUT WHENEVER THEY NEEDED THE HELP.
UM, THEY LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ON ANYONE'S RADAR WHENEVER WE GOT THE ALERT FROM, FROM SSA THAT WE NEEDED TO INTERVENE.
SO THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE COUNSELOR SO THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS WHO NEED THEIR, THEIR NEEDS MOST IMMEDIATELY.
AS FAR AS THE PROGRAM IS CONCERNED, UM, CAN YOU TELL US HOW WAS THE, I'M SORRY, YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED THIS QUESTION, BUT HOW IT'S INTRODUCED TO THE DISTRICT AND IS IT BEING USED BY ANY OTHER DISTRICTS? UM, IT IS BEING USED ABOUT, UH, AROUND SEVERAL DISTRICTS, UH, ACROSS THE DFW METROPLEX AS WELL IS ACROSS THE NATION.
UM, THIS IS A PART OF THE TEXAS, THE EDUCATE TEXAS GRANT.
AND SO, UM, BEING A PART OF THE GRANT, WHICH, UM, UM, RIGHT NOW, UH, DESOTO CEDAR HILL ARE ALL APART.
THEY HAVE, UH, RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.
UM, AND, AND THE MONEY IS, IS, UM, PLACED IN SPECIFIC LIKE AREAS OF, YOU GET THIS FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, YOU GET THIS TO FOCUS ONT STEM AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.
AND SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS APPROVED BY THEM, A PART OF THE GRANT, AND WE JUST BECAME A PART OF IT.
SO I CAN TELL YOU JUST RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, UM, IRVING, FORT WORTH, LIKE IF YOU GOOGLE FORT WORTH, THIS IS BEING USED THERE.
I, I WASN'T PREPARED WITH THE, WITH THE SPECIFIC DISTRICTS THAT ARE USING IT, BUT IT IS USED ACROSS THE VFW AREA, TEXAS AND NATIONALLY.
UM, YOU DID MEET, MEET EJ, UH, CARRYON AT THE, UM, THE CONVOCATION.
HE WAS OUR CONVOCATION SPEAKER.
HE'S THE CEO OF THIS, THIS COMPANY, WHICH IS HOW WE FOUND EJ.
WHAT'S HIS NAME AGAIN? EJ CARON.
HE HAD THE STRIPED, UM, OH YEAH, THE BALD HAIR.
THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT, UM, DURING, DURING HIS ADDRESS.
BARKER AND I, UM, WE ALL HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT UNDER THE RADAR.
JACKSON HAS, UH, BROUGHT SOME THINGS AND SHARED SOME THINGS AND INTRODUCED, UH, TO US OF, UH, THE COUNSELOR.
UH, AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND A COUNSELOR TO HANDLE THINGS LIKE THIS.
AND I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE UTILIZING THAT SERVICES AND KNOWING WHAT DR.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND WE'RE HAPPY SAVES LIVES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THIS WON'T BE A CONTRACT THAT WOULD COME, UM, TO YOU.
HOWEVER, SSA IS ALSO A PART OF GEAR UP GRANTS NATIONALLY.
AND SO THERE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY THAT IT
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IS ROLLED OUT WITH OTHER GRADE LEVELS JUST BECAUSE IT, WE ARE A PART OF THE GEAR UP GRANT THROUGH REGION 10.AND SO YOU MAY HEAR ABOUT IT OUTSIDE OF THE GRADES THAT ARE, UM, THAT WERE SERVICED LAST YEAR.
SO OUTSIDE OF NINTH AND 10TH GRADE, YOU MAY HEAR OF OTHER STUDENTS UTILIZING IT AS WELL.
RIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT? I DID.
WE APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL YEAR OF STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY CONTRACT.
HAVE A SECOND BY MS. WOODFIELD TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF THE STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY CONTRACT.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
[11A. Discussion and possible approval of the District Improvement Plan and Campus Improvement Plans. - (G1, G2, G3, G4) - Dr. Cassandra Barker, Presenter]
ON TO ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.PERRERA? THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
BARKER, PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT, UH, SUPERINTENDENT, UH, I'M SORRY, MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT.
DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT DR.
PERRERA BACK AGAIN TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
UM, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THESE ARE HERE AROUND THE ROOM.
I ALMOST WANNA TAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR YOU ALL TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH AND BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CAMPUS AT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND SEE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT IS THERE.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT THE ROLE OF THE BOARD IS TO ACCEPT THE IMPROVEMENT PLANS, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON EACH OF THE CAMPUSES THAT VET THESE, THAT WORK WITH US THROUGH THESE AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT.
UM, THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE SENT IT OUT TO THE CAMPUSES.
AS FOR NOMINATIONS, WE SENT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
AS FOR NOMINATIONS, WE, UM, WENT TO EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS, LOOKED AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING THAT WE USE DISTRICT FUNDS ON IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE BO BOARD GOALS.
AND SO LAST YEAR WE ALIGNED THEM TO THE BOARD GOALS AND VISION.
2025 THIS YEAR YOU ALL ADOPTED NEW GOALS.
AND SO AS YOU WALK AROUND, UM, I DO WANT TO ASK THAT WE TAKE MAYBE 10 MINUTES TO KIND OF PERUSE, UM, ALL OF THESE THAT ARE HERE.
NOT 10 MINUTES PER, UM, PER POSTER, 10 MINUTES TOTAL
WE HAD TEACHERS, PARENTS, PARENTS, UM, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, UM, YOU ALL, IT WAS INVITED.
WE MEET QUARTERLY AND I DO WANNA INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, AND THIS PROCESS IS ITERATIVE, WHICH MEANS THAT IF SOMETHING'S NOT WORKING, WE TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT IS, UM, OUR STUDENTS' LIVES DEPEND ON US.
AND IT DEPENDS ON ALL OF US TO GIVE FEEDBACK.
SO IF WE COULD TAKE FIVE, 10 MINUTES AND THEN, UH, WE CAN COME BACK GIVE YOU TIME TO, TO LOOK AROUND.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE STICKY NOTES, IF YOU DO HAVE STICKY NOTES, IF YOU HAVE A PEN, I DO WANNA ASK THAT YOU LEAVE FEEDBACK AS WELL.
AND WE WILL CAPTURE THAT IN OUR DOCUMENTS.
THESE DOCUMENTS ARE SAVED ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE.
AGAIN, WE UPDATE THEM QUARTERLY WITH OUR PROGRESS.
AND, UM, AND AGAIN, IF YOU, IF, AND, AND I WOULD ASK THAT EVERYONE IN HERE, TAKE IT, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK, I'LL START THE TIMER AND WE CAN START NOW.
THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE FOR THE RECORD.
UM, TRUSTEE SMITH CAME IN AT 7 32.
I'VE LOOKED AND READ ONCE, BUT I'M DOING WELL.
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I DIDN'T, NO, I, GOOD TO SEE.[01:11:08]
WE HAVE ABOUT TWO MINUTES LEFT, SO START WRAPPING UP.BUT DO KNOW, WE WILL BE KEEPING THESE UP THROUGH THE DECEMBER MEETING, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN UP, YOU CAN ADD TO THEM, THEY'RE HERE ALL THE TIME IN THE BOARDROOM.
IF YOU CAN DATE IT AND LET US KNOW YOU'VE ADDED TO THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE'LL BE UPDATING THESE FOR OUR NEXT UPDATE WITH THE BOARD.
AND, HMM, OH, WE HAVEN'T SAID A DATE.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE IN JANUARY.
HOW ABOUT THAT? IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE OUR WAY BACK TO OUR SEATS.
I'LL REVIEW A COUPLE OF HIGH LEVEL, UM, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES THAT YOU'VE SEEN WITH EACH OF THE GOALS.
UM, THANK YOU TRUSTEE JONES FOR POINTING OUT WHEN WE FLIPPED THE, UM, THE, THE WEBSITE, THE LINK IS BROKEN, AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE SEND THE LINK, UM, FROM THE NEW WEBSITE TO WHERE THESE ARE HOUSED TO MS. BRYANT, SO THAT SHE CAN GET THAT, THAT TO YOU.
SO, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT OVERSIGHT.
I DIDN'T WANNA START WITHOUT YOU, TRUSTEE WOODFIELD.
SO, UM, WE'RE JUST GONNA SCROLL THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
UM, WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE, THE, UM, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESS, AS I MENTIONED, UM, ALL OF OUR STRATEGIES ARE REALLY ALIGNED WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE NEED ASSESS NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.
WE LOOKED AT OUR DATA, WE MADE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, PROBLEM STATEMENTS FROM OUR DATA.
UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, EACH OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, THE BUDGET THAT YOU APPROVED, THE USE OF THAT BUDGET WAS ALIGNED WITH
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WHAT WE ARE DOING TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS.SO IF WE WANNA, WE CAN GO THROUGH, THERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF OUR, UH, STEM TO STEAM, OR WE'RE A STEAM, WE'RE A STEM DISTRICT WITH A STEAM FOCUS.
UM, SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL, UM, SEE HOW WE'VE REIMAGINED, UH, STEM.
UM, I THINK MS. MURRAY CAME TO THE BOARD MEETING IN FEBRUARY AND KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THAT STRATEGIC PROCESS.
SO IN BOARD GOAL ONE, UM, BOARD GOAL RUN ONE IS MAINLY WE LOOKED AT AS MAINLY AROUND WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ON OUR ACADEMIC SIDE.
AND SO IN OUR RETREAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT THAT, UH, DR.
PERRERA, UM, INVITED YOU ALL TO EARLIER THIS SUMMER, OUR PRINCIPALS GOT TOGETHER AND THEY, THEY CAME UP WITH A COUPLE OF OBJECTIVES THAT THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH CAMPUS WAS WORKING COLLECTIVELY TOWARDS.
AND ONE OF THOSE OBJECTIVES WAS AROUND LITERACY.
WE, IN THIS DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME, HAVE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON APPROACHES, DATA.
WE COME TO YOU A LOT WITH APPROACHES DATA, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TIGERED UP AND REALLY STARTED TO PRO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS WERE AT THE MEETS LEVEL.
SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE AROUND LITERACY, UM, IS THAT WE PROPOSE THAT GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT, THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT MEETS LEVEL FOR STAR WILL INCREASE BY 10% BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO WE HAVE DATA CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT.
UM, UM, ALMOST, UH, WEEKLY, WHENEVER WE HAVE OUR PLC AND OUR, UH, CLUSTER, UM, WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIES HERE.
THESE STRATEGIES THAT YOU SEE ARE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL OF HOW WE ARE TRAINING OUR TEACHERS WITH SOME OF THE, THE, UM, THE, THE TOOLS THAT WE'RE USING.
UM, I WILL TELL YOU THAT I AND THE CHIEFS, WE GET MONTHLY USAGE REPORTS.
WE WANNA SEE WHO'S USING IT, HOW MUCH THEY'RE USING IT, WHERE WE CAN SUPPORT DIFFERENTLY.
UH, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE CALL OUT OUR TOASTS THERE AND THAT, UM, THEY'RE FUNDED THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT, UH, WAYS.
THE, THESE EFFORTS ARE FUNDED THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
OUR ESSER, UH, ED CONNECTIVE, WE'VE INCLUDED OUR SPED TEACHERS AND INTEGRATED THEM MORE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, BEING VERY INTENTIONAL AROUND THAT.
WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT COACHING.
UH, REALLY GREAT READING IS A NEW READING INITIATIVE THAT, THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE FOR OUR EARLY READERS.
WE, UM, NOTICED LAST YEAR THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR STUDENTS HAD, UH, COMING INTO SCHOOL AFTER BEING OUT FOR SO LONG.
AND SO OUR COMMITMENT TO THEM IS THAT WE BOTH ACCELERATE THEM WHILE WE'RE MEETING REMEDIATING THEM AT THE SAME TIME.
SO, NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND HAS BEEN CLICHE, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING NOT TO DO.
UM, IF YOU SCROLL UP, WE ALSO HAVE A VERY, I WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE STRATEGY.
I JUST WANNA HIT SOME HIGH POINTS.
WE HAVE A VERY SIMILAR EFFORT IF YOU, UH, SCROLL UP AGAIN, UM, AROUND MATHEMATICS AND PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT MEETS LEVEL FOR STAR AND MATH WILL INCREASE BY 10% BY THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
AND SO THIS MATH HAS BEEN A, A BRIGHT SPOT IN THIS DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THAT KIND OF FLIPPED AFTER THE PANDEMIC TO READING.
SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR MATH FOLKS ARE TAKING THAT PERSONAL, UM, THEY, THEY WANT THE SPOTLIGHT BACK.
UM, WE LOVE THE HEALTHY COMPETITION, BUT, UM, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THAT HEALTHY COMPETITION, OUR STUDENTS ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY BENEFIT FROM IT.
UM, WE, UM, ALSO HAVE, UH, UH, MATH TOS ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS TO HELP COACH OF OUR STUDENT, OUR TEACHERS.
UM, WE, UH, PARTNERED WITH DEFINED LEARNING, AND YOU'LL SEE PBL UNIT, UH, COMPLETION THERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, WE DON'T CALL 'EM, UH, PROJECT BASED.
WE REALLY WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LOOK AT REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO SOLVE THEM.
SOME OF YOU WERE ABLE TO COME OUT TO THE, UM, CSI, UM, EVENT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY A, A LAUNCH OF A UNIT.
AND SO THAT WAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE EVERY DAY.
THEY SEE, I HOPE THEY DON'T SEE REX EVERY DAY, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAPPENED EVERY DAY, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE SCIENCE AND THE MATH THROUGH IT.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, I WENT OVER TO BELTLINE ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY, WAS TALKING ABOUT IT.
THEY WERE LIKE, DO YOU ALL HAVE VIDEO? WE ARE DOING THE SAME UNIT IN FORCE AND MOTION.
SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY MUCH ALIGNED IN OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE.
SO IF YOU HAVE STUDENTS AT MULTIPLE GRADE, MULTIPLE CAMPUSES IN OUR DISTRICT, YOU MAY HAVE AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT, YOU CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT A PARTICULAR, UH,
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TOPIC OR SKILL.IF YOU HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, THEY MAY BE COVERING IT AT THE SAME TIME, JUST AT A DIFFERENT DEGREE OF DEPTH.
UM, IF WE WANNA KEEP GOING DOWN STEM SCOPES, WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL AROUND THAT AS WELL.
THAT IS A CURRICULUM THAT WE'VE ADOPTED IN BOTH SCIENCE AND MATH.
UH, ONE THING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, WITH, UM, DR.
DICKEY, HE CAME TO WORK WITH US LAST YEAR.
WE SOMETIMES CREATE ACADEMIC SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH OUR STUDENTS.
THEY GO FROM, UH, SUBJECT TO SUBJECT, AND THEY LEARN SOMETIMES THE SAME CONCEPTS, BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
AND SO, BY US BEING ABLE TO ADOPT STEM SCOPES IN BOTH SCIENCE AND MATH, THEY'LL SEE A LOT OF THE SAME TERMINOLOGY, BUT JUST PUT IN SCIENCE THE WAY THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK AT IN SCIENCE, BUT THEN ALSO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT IN MATH.
UM, OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT.
THIS, OF COURSE, IS NEW FOR THEM, UM, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM.
JACKSON, UM, BECAUSE OF PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE THREE, WE FOCUS ON ATTENDANCE AND ALSO CULTURE.
UM, AND I DO WANNA POINT OUT, AS THE PRINCIPALS COME UP AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THEIR CAMPUS, UM, AND I THINK YOU'VE NOTICED THAT WE'VE, UM, TRIED TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THIS IS WITHIN BOGO ONE, BO GOAL TWO, BOGO THREE, AND BOGO FOUR.
WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE NOT ONLY THE C I P, BUT WE WANT YOU TO SEE IT IN ACTION SO THAT WHENEVER YOU GO TO THEIR CAMPUS, YOU UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU ALL PUT THESE THINGS IN PLACE.
YOU ALL HAVE THESE GOALS FOR US.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TO TRY TO REACH THEM.
AND SO, UH, I I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE REDESIGN OF, UM, OUR STUDENT SUCCESS TEAM AND THE, UH, MULTITIER MULTITIERED STUDENT SUPPORT FRAMEWORK.
JACKSON AND HIS TEAM IS WORKING ON.
AND SO WE ARE REALLY, UH, TRYING TO PAY ATTENTION TO CULTURE.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT BY ATTENDANCE, WE WANTED TO INCREASE BY 2%.
WE'RE ALREADY IN THE NINETIES, SO WE COULD SAY WE WANT IT TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE WANNA BE, UH, VERY REALISTIC ABOUT GOALS THAT WE CAN MEET.
UM, BUT, UH, BEING, BEING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE DIFFERENT TOOLS TO ADDRESS OUR STUDENTS' NEEDS, UM, AND HAVING A TEAM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
YOU HEARD ABOUT MR. TUCKER AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE IS A PART OF THE STUDENT, UM, STUDENT SUCCESS ADMINISTRATOR CORE THAT WE HAVE.
SO I WANNA GO AHEAD AND, AND GO TO OBJECTIVE TWO.
JUST QUICK HIGHLIGHT, UM, OF GOAL TWO.
I, I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THAT.
UM, ALTHOUGH AT FIRST YOU'LL SEE THE, THE STRATEGIES AROUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, MTSS IS A PART OF THAT AS WELL.
SO IF YOU, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO, UH, SCROLL DOWN, BUT WHEN YOU ALL SCROLL DOWN, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, IN GOAL OBJECTIVE TWO, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT STUDENT DISCIPLINE IS ONE THAT WE KEEP DOWN, UM, AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS POSITIVE BEHAVIORS.
BUT YOU HEARD, UM, MR. OSTER COME, COME AND OSTER, I'M SORRY, ROGER, UM, COME AND TALK TO YOU, UH, ALMOST, UM, MONTHLY ABOUT, UM, TICKETS THAT HIS GROUP IS CLOSING OUT THAT IS CLOSELY ALIGNED TO BOARD GOAL TWO.
AND, AND, UM, SOMETHING AGAIN, THAT WE'RE BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE KNOW THAT AS WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, MONITOR DOORS, UH, MAKE SURE OUR DOORS ARE, ARE, UM, ARE LOCKED, UM, AS WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S COME TO YOU WITH THE ROOFING PROJECTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THOSE HAVE TO DO WITH THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.
WHEN IT ALL BOILS DOWN, WE DO TALK ABOUT THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, BUT I KNOW FOR MY STUDENT WHO'S IN, IN, UH, OUR BUILDINGS, I WOULD NOT WANT THE ROOF TO BE LEAKY WHILE SHE'S TRYING TO LEARN.
AND SO, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE'RE INTENTIONAL OF BEING ABLE TO MONITOR.
SO, UH, ALSO WITHIN THIS GOAL, UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INCREASING THEIR SAFETY EFFORTS, UM, AROUND THE EXTERNAL DOOR CHECKS.
IF YOU WERE AT THE, UM, THANKSGIVING LUNCH, YOU HEARD THAT BELT LINE, UH, SET A STANDARD FOR US.
THEY, THEY HAD A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, TODAY WHEN REGION 10 CAME OUT, UM, ALL OF THEIR ON THE EXTERNAL AND IN EXTREME DELIVERY.
SO, CH CHIEF, RARELY GO AHEAD, DR.
I THINK PLEDGE RUN HAD A PERFECT SCORE AS WELL.
WHAT I AND P R E AND P R E
UM, AND SO THAT HELPS US A WHOLE LOT AS WELL.
AND SO, IF WE WANNA JUST KEEP GOING THROUGH THERE, YOU'LL SEE STUDENT SUCCESS AGENCY AS MENTIONED THERE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK HAS BEEN, UH, VERY HELPFUL TO US
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IS THAT WE DO HAVE PARTNERS LIKE TI AND TOYOTA WHO THEY ALIGN THEIR GRANTS MANY TIMES WITH, UH, BOARD STRATEGY, BOARD GOAL, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT.SO YOU'LL SEE AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS, YOU'LL SEE, UH, EDUCATE TEXAS, THAT IS THE TI GRANT.
UH, YOU'LL SEE TOYOTA'S SUPPORT IN HERE, UM, AND THEY HELP US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
UM, STUDENT SERVICES, AGAIN, THAT'S DR.
WE, WE ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT DECREASING, UM, UM, STUDENT REFERRALS AND THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR CAMPUSES DEVELOP A FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD IN ORDER TO HAVE A POSITIVE SCHOOLING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO, AGAIN, YOU HEARD THAT TONIGHT AND IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, PRINCIPAL PRESENTATIONS, YOU'LL HEAR IT, UM, MOVING FORWARD.
SO, UM, BOARD GOAL THREE, FISCAL INTEGRITY.
UM, THE, THE HR DEPARTMENT, UH, KIND OF LET US OFF WITH SOME OF OUR STRATEGIES HERE AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROMOTING THE DISTRICT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN, CAN, UM, UM, BE HERE, UH, WORK HERE.
UM, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PARTNERING.
UM, INSTEAD OF JUST GOING OUT TO RECRUIT, SPENDING DOLLARS TO RECRUIT, WE, WE'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST THAT, THAT SOME OF THE PARTNERING THAT WE'VE DONE, A AND M COMMERCE HAS REALLY, U N T D HAS REALLY HELPED US TO YIELD, UM, SOME QUALITY CANDIDATES.
UM, OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, UH, NOTICE TITLE THREE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO MENTOR OUR ZERO TO THREE STUDENTS.
THE THREE TEACHER, THREE YEAR TEACHERS.
UM, I'M GETTING A LITTLE OLD, SO THEY DO ALL LOOK LIKE STUDENTS TO ME,
UM, AND THERE ARE CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS.
UM, AND PART OF OUR STRATEGY WE WANTED TO MONITOR.
UM, UH, WE HAVE ORIENTATION FOR, UM, MANY OF THE DIFFERENT, UM, TYPES OF INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE IN THE, IN THE DISTRICT, WHETHER IT IS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES SUBSTITUTES, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE MONITOR, MONITOR AND, UM, UH, FOR EACH OF THE ORIENTATIONS AND HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
UM, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, UM, MISS, MS. SIMPSON DOES A, A GREAT JOB OF PARTNERING WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THINGS TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE HAD A, A LITTLE BINGO GAME AND, AND, UM, SHE AND HER TEAM HAD ACQUIRED, UH, GIFTS FOR, FOR, UM, OUR EMPLOYEES.
UM, AT, AND AGAIN, BECAUSE IT WAS A, A DONATION AT NO COST.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE IN THE C I P THAT OUR PRINCIPALS DO A VERY GOOD JOB WITH PARTNERING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO DO.
UM, UM, I HAVE SIMILAR EFFORTS, SO WE GO A LITTLE BIT.
UM, IF WE GO DOWN, UH, UH, ROGER CAME TO YOU ALL LAST MONTH AND, OR WAS IT, OH, LAST MONTH.
UH, IT'S ALL BLEEDING TOGETHER.
I KIND OF TALKED TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT, UM, WITH OUR ENERGY AT A, UH, HOPEFULLY TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO REINVEST BACK INTO HIS, HIS DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN IF WE GO TO, OH, THAT'S TECHNOLOGY.
UM, GO DOWN TO, UM, GOAL THREE.
I JUST WANNA MENTION THE EFFORTS IN TECHNOLOGY.
SO SOME OF THIS, THE STRATEGIES THAT YOU SEE THERE, WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IF YOU SEE THE FIREWALL AS BEING CALLED OUT, UM, WE HA WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY STAFF, YOU SAW THAT WITH MR. WILLIAMSON.
WE'VE ALSO HAD THE APPLE ENGINEER COME OUT AND WORK WITH OUR TEXTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE UP TO SPEED ON THAT.
AND, UM, MS. JACKSON WILL COME TO YOU WITH, UM, SOME, A PART OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT ON WHICH WE NEED TO SURPLUS.
UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE, I WILL SAY IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE NOT BEEN, UH, VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT, UM, MAKING SURE WE KEEP UP WITH THE THINGS THAT WE PURCHASE, UM, SUNSET THEM AS WE NEED TO SUNSET THEM.
AND, UM, AND ALSO HAVING A PLAN AROUND THINGS LIKE THE FIREWALL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THE REDUNDANCY PROCESS.
UH, A BIG PART OF THAT, I THINK, IN THAT WE THINK THE, UM, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THE TECHNOLOGY STAFF SO THAT THEY TOO CAN CALL OUT WHAT WE NEED WHEN WE NEED IT.
BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T KNOW, UM, AND THEY WORK WITH IT EVERY DAY, THEN, THEN IT'S HARD FOR US TO, TO STAY UP TO DATE.
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UM, AND IN THE LAST ONE, UM, I WILL SAY THAT, THAT THIS LAST GOAL, BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, 90% OF THE DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS WILL RESPOND POSITIVELY ON DESIGNATED CLIMATE AND COMMUNICATION INSTRUMENTS.YOU HEARD TONIGHT ABOUT LESS TALK AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT.
UM, YOU ALSO HEARD AND SAW DR.
PERERA WITH THE KEY COMMUNICATOR MEETINGS, THAT, THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT, UM, UM, COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT GETTING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A VOICE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT VOICE AND MAKE IT A PART OF OUR STUDENT SUCCESS.
AND, OH, THIS IS A LEAD PROGRAM THAT CHIEF WORLEY CAME AND TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.
UM, AND THE DRUG AND VIOLENCE PROGRAM, UH, INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING BY 50%.
UM, UH, MS. MORRIS SAID ONE OF THE MEETINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT DARE, AND ASKING ABOUT DARE, UM, LEAD HELPS US TO, TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE SAME STRATEGIES THAT DARE HAD.
SO, AS YOU ALL HAVE ASKED US QUESTIONS, WE'VE LISTENED AND TRIED TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE PLAN.
UM, AS I SAID, THIS PROCESS IS ITERATIVE.
AND SO, UM, AT ANY TIME, AS I SAID, IF YOU HAVE, UH, FEEDBACK, IF YOU COME IN, ADD THE, ADD THE NOTES, UM, AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU ADD THE NOTES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT YOUR NAME, BUT AT LEAST PUT A DATE.
WE'LL TAKE THESE DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE UPDATE THEM IN DECEMBER AND HOPEFULLY PUT BACK UP NEW ONES WITHOUT THE STICKY.
AND, UM, WE WANNA CONTINUE TO COLLECT, UH, INPUT FROM EACH OF YOU AS WELL AS EACH OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE.
I TOOK UP A LOT OF TIME, BUT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
QUESTION MR. LEWIS, HOW ARE YOU DOING DR.
UM, THAT'S BEFORE YOUR QUESTION.
WELL, MY, MY FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE TO PRESIDENT, UH, OR HAMILTON JONES.
AND THEN MS. MORRIS, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE THE LONGEST.
CAN YOU TELL ME IF YOU RECALL WHEN THIS WAS LAST REVIEWS DONE ANNUALLY? ANNUALLY.
WHEN, WHEN YOU SAY ANNUALLY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM THE BOARD STANDPOINT? IT'S DONE ANNUALLY, NOT THE CAMPUS OR THE DISTRICT.
WELL, THEY PRESENT IT TO US ANNUALLY, THE CAMPUS AND THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
SO AT SOME POINT, CAN WE ALL TAKE A LOOK AT B Q B Q A AND B Q B? I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CONCERN ME THERE.
PERRA, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, IF I COULD, IN THE FUTURE SCHEDULED, UH, MEETING WITH DR.
BARKER WITH SOME CONCERNS THAT I DO HAVE, UM, DR.
BARK, AND I THINK IT WAS THE LAST THANK YOU.
I THINK IT WAS THE LAST BOARD MEETING YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT MAYBE TWEAKING THE TIMING OF THE, UH, REVIEWS.
WE WOULD MOVE THE DEVELOPMENT EARLIER INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR AND COME TO YOU, UM, FOR JUST APPROVAL OF THE PROCESS AND APPROVAL OF THESE.
I, I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT WE DO COME QUARTERLY BECAUSE AS A COMMITTEE WE MEET AND THEN UPDATE, UM, AND THE COMMITTEE VOTES ON IF WE MOVE FORWARD, ARE WE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? NO.
UM, WE WILL HAVE A COMMITTEE MEETING IN JANUARY.
I DO, UM, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ON YOU ALL'S CALENDAR.
AND, UM, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT LAST YEAR, TRUSTEE JONES AND TRUSTEE MORRIS WERE A PART OF THAT PROCESS.
UM, BUT THAT WOULD KIND OF HELP.
WE JUST WANNA MOVE THIS PART OF THE INITIAL PROCESS OF INTRODUCING IT TO YOU EARLIER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
SO, SO ONE OF THOSE CONCERNS I HAVE, UM, B Q B STIPULATES THAT THE PARENTS, IN ADDITION TO THE, THE SCHOOL STAFFING, THEY HAVE THE, THE INHERITED RIGHT OF HELPING TO CREATE A BUDGET OR CURRICULUM, STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
UM, BUT IF THIS, THE FIRST REVIEW, I BELIEVE IS IN NOVEMBER, SCHOOL STARTS IN AUGUST, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? UM, WE ARE NOW IN NOVEMBER, IT WAS PUSHED BACK.
UM, BUT OUR PROCESS, OUR PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS DISTRICT PROCESS.
THIS WAS SENT OUT AS FOR NOMINATIONS.
THEY WERE ASKED, WHICH, WHICH COMMITTEE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SERVE ON? AND THEN THEY WERE INVITED TO COME IN AND BE A PART OF THIS.
I WILL SAY THAT EVEN AS A PARENT, UM, IN THIS DISTRICT, THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD COME WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT, UM, TO HAVE IN
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THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT.I, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I FEEL LIKE DR.
BUT I WOULD, WE DO WANT IT TO BE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF WHAT GOES IN, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BIGGEST EFFECT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT WAS TABLED, UM, AND MOVED TO THIS, THIS ONE SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.
BUT THE PROCESS, LIKE I SAID, IS ITERATIVE WITH THE, THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
IF THERE IS, UM, A PARTICULAR COMMITTEE ON A CAMPUS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF AND BE A PART OF SHAPING THOSE CIS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, UM, I WOULD SAY REACH OUT TO YOUR, UH, PRINCIPAL, YOUR STUDENTS PRINCIPAL.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE CAMPUS THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE ON.
YOU COULD, AS A PARENT, BE ON YOUR PARENT IN THE DISTRICT.
YOU COULD BE ON ANY CAMPUS, UM, UH, ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I, I'LL SAVE THE REST OF IT FOR YOU AND I CAN MEET ONE ON ONE.
CAUSE AGAIN, THERE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS THAT I DO HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE PROCESS.
AND AS A PARENT, I HAVE FOUND NOTHING THAT TOLD ME ABOUT THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
I KNEW ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF MY TRACK RECORD WITH IT IN THE PAST.
I COULD HAVE MISSED SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE FOR CERTAIN THAT WE AS A BOARD ARE REVIEWING THIS AND ITS TOTALITY.
AND THEN ALSO FROM THE CAMPUSES AND THE DISTRICT, THAT THESE THINGS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
AND, AND, AND WE ARE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN TO GRAB THE ATTENTION OF AS MANY PARENT, AS MANY PARENTS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
I HAD, WE HAD RECOMMENDATIONS FROM, UH, PARENT, I MEAN FROM PRINCIPALS OF PARENTS TO BEYOND.
WE HAD TEACHERS, UM, TEACHERS RECOMMENDING PARENTS.
UM, I HAD EVEN HAD A CONVERSATION WITH TRUSTEE WHITFIELD ABOUT, CUZ YOU ASKED VERY SIMILAR QUESTION.
UH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE ABOUT THE PROCESS.
AND THEN EVEN, UM, YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT EVEN AFTER THAT, LIKE WHICH, HOW DO PARENTS DESIGNATE, WHICH, UM, HOW DO PEOPLE, CUZ NOT JUST PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, TEACHERS, HOW DO THEY DESIGNATE EXACTLY WHICH COMMITTEE THEY WANNA BE ON? AND THAT WAS THE SECOND PART OF THE PROCESS.
DO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, SERVE ON A COMMITTEE? AND WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE, THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ARE, UH, THAT IS ONE OF OUR, OUR GOALS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENGAGE AS MANY PARENTS AS WE CAN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARENTS EXPERIENCE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR FAMILIES EXPERIENCE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A POSITIVE WAY.
AND SO IN THE SECOND PART, WE SAID, OKAY, YOU SAID YOU WANNA DO SOMETHING.
WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA PUT YOU ON A COMMITTEE.
WHAT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN? AND WE'VE OPENED IT UP TO SAY, OKAY, IT'S TIME FOR NEW TEXTBOOKS.
MAYBE PARENTS WANNA BE, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT THE NEW TEXTBOOKS ARE.
AND SO, UM, MS. HERNANDEZ WILL HAVE A TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE WHEN A MEETING, WHEN THAT COMES UP.
UH, THE CALENDAR, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A TWO YEAR CALENDAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW LIFE, LIFE CHARTER SCHOOL IS GOING FOUR DAY WEEKS.
AND SO MS. BELL WILL OPEN UP A CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND THERE, THERE ARE SOME PARENTS WHO HAVE INTEREST IN THAT.
WE DIDN'T WANNA BOX PEOPLE IN TO ONLY DOING THE D I P.
AND WE HAD LOTS OF FEEDBACK ON THAT.
OVER 200 PARENTS SAID THAT THEY WOULD SERVE ON SOMETHING FROM THERE FOR THIS D I P PROCESS.
NOW SOME COULD COME, SOME COULDN'T.
UM, BUT WE, WE HAD TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE PROCESS.
AND I THINK MY, MY CONCERN IS FROM THE CAMPUS, NOT NECESSARILY THE DISTRICT, BUT FROM THE CAMPUS STANDPOINT, AGAIN, I'M ON A DAILY BASIS, I'M DEALING WITH TWO CAMPUSES AND I, I GET MORE EMAILS FROM ONE THAN I DO THE OTHER.
AND I WASN'T, HONESTLY, I WASN'T SURPRISED, AND THIS IS NOT TO COMPARE THIS ADMINISTRATION TO THE PAST, BUT I'VE BEEN ON THOSE COMMITTEES.
I'VE GONE TO THE FIRST ONE, THE, THE NEXT THREE, YOU NEVER HEAR ANYTHING.
AND THEN MYSTERIOUSLY THEY GET FIELDY AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOU GUYS DOING THAT.
BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE FOR CERTAIN THAT PARENTS KNOW WHAT THIS CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AND OR PLAN IS, IS ALL ABOUT.
HOW IT GIVES THEM, GIVES THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AND KIND OF GET JUST NO, YOU KNOW, HOW THINGS KIND OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.
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THAT AS OUR PARENTS, I'M SORRY, AS OUR PRINCIPALS COME AND PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CAMPUSES, AND YOU SEE EACH OF THE BOARD GOALS THAT NOW PARENTS, IT KIND OF CLICKS THAT, NOW I'M COMING TO AN ATTENDANCE CELEBRATION.OH, THAT'S BOARD GOAL THREE, YOU KNOW, OR BOARD GOAL TWO.
UM, I, I WILL TELL YOU, I WAS REALLY EXCELLENT WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE.
PERRERA WILL TELL YOU LIKE, I LOVE STRATEGIC PLANNING.
AND SO WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE AND I SAW THE BOARD GOALS AND VISION 2025, I WAS LIKE, I, DID I NOT GO CRAZY IN THE MEETING? I WAS LIKE, WE CAN'T DO THIS.
LIKE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, LIKE YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH ANY OF THIS.
LIKE, HOW CAN YOU DO STRATEGIC PLANNING? I DID IT FOR 10 YEARS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOR A C T I, I PUT TOGETHER THEIR K-12 PLAN FOR THE COMPANY.
AND SO WHEN I SAW THAT, I WAS LIKE, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T ACCOMPLISH THIS THE WAY THAT IT IS.
SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU ALL HAD BOARD GOALS THAT MEANT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SEE IT.
AND SO WHEN AS OUR PRINCIPALS COME UP AND THEY TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR CAMPUS, A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS IN THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S A CULTURE SHIFT FOR OUR PARENTS.
MY HOPE IS THAT NOW THEY CAN SEE IT, THEY WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS A LIVE LIVING DOCUMENT THAT IS GUIDING YOUR STUDENTS JOURNEY THROUGH YOUR SCHOOL.
THAT HOPEFULLY NOW THAT THEY SEE IT, THAT WE CAN SHIFT TO MORE PEOPLE WANTING TO BE INVOLVED.
UM, LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TAKERS ON, HEY, COME AND WORK FOR IT THIS YEAR TO KIND OF SEE HOW MUCH FEEDBACK WE GOT.
I MEAN, THAT, THAT FOR ME WAS EXCITING THAT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT DR.
PERRERA HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT, MAKE SURE YOU GET PARENT FEEDBACK AND WE CAN ACTUALLY DO IT.
THAT I DON'T HAVE TO CALL MS. SIMPSON AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, FIVE PARENTS, YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BE THE PARENT ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE I AM A PARENT.
IT SHOULD BE OTHER PEOPLE AND NOT ME.
SO IT IS A SHIFT AND I WILL SAY, UM, THAT YOU'RE, UM, TO REACH OUT TO, WE CAN, WE CAN, UM, GET THE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THE, WHEN THE CAMPUSES HAVE IT, AND FOR YOU TO BE A PART OF YOUR, UH, CHILDREN'S, UM, UH, CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
I WANTED TO RESPOND BECAUSE MR. CLUES, UH, IDENTIFIED ME AND THE CONVERSATION.
YES, I AM A VETERAN BOARD MEMBER.
AND I CAN REMEMBER WAY BACK IN THE DAY, BACK IN THE NINETIES AND BEING IN THE 2000 WHEN THE, UH, STRATEGIC PLANNING CAME ABOUT.
WE'RE SITTING IN IT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE SITTING IN PART OF THOSE PLANNINGS.
AND MR. LEWIS, AS YOU REMEMBER, YOU AND I HAD A LOT IN DEPTH BACK IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CAMPUS AND DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU DID SERVE YOU.
YOU HAVE SERVED ON A FINANCIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DISTRICT, SEVERAL CAMPUSES WHEN YOUR KIDS WERE IN ELEMENTARY.
I REMEMBER HAVING THOSE LONG CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU.
THIS IS NOTHING DIFFERENT TODAY THAN IT WAS BACK THEN.
YOU MAY HAVE DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION THAT'S DOING IT AND PUTTING IT IN PLACE WHERE MAYBE IT WASN'T CLEAR.
BUT IT WAS REALLY CLEAR WHEN OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR DIRECTORS AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT CAME TO US EVEN AT THIS TIME.
BECAUSE TRUST ME, I HAVE THREE PEOPLE SITTING ON COMMITTEES AND ONE OF 'EM, THE DISTRICT, A CAMPUS, AND THERE IS ANOTHER COMMITTEE, I THINK IT'S A FINANCE COMMITTEE.
AND SO WE ALL HEARD THAT AROUND THE DIAS IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN CONVERSATION, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE THAT THE SEVEN OF US AS BOARD MEMBERS WERE NOT AWARE.
BARKER, FOR CONTINUING TO BRING THIS TO US AND TO IDENTIFY, BECAUSE I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LENGTHY, IT WAS, IT WAS WELL WORTH IT.
YOU BROKE EVERYTHING DOWN EVEN TO THE CCM R AND HOW WE DO OUR, UH, SAFETY PLANS AND ALL OF THAT.
AND I AM AND KNOW ALL OF THAT'S TIED INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF A BOARD MEMBER DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THIS, GUESS WHAT, ARE WE GONNA GET THIS PRESENTATION OF ALL WHAT'S ON THE, BECAUSE I, I EVEN, AND I'M, AND I THANK YOU FOR, UH, HAVING THE BOARD AND THE AUDIENCE, BUT IF WE HAVE OVER 7,000 STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT,
WE HAVE OUR TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEEN UPDATED TO LET INDIVIDUALS KNOW STRATEGIC PLANNING IS IN POLICY.
ALL OF THIS, NONE OF THIS IS NEW TO US.
AM I RIGHT? UH, TRUSTEE JONES.
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WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.YOU DON'T, CAUSE THIS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
JUST LOOK AROUND THE WALL BECAUSE I REMEMBER AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING YOU SAID, I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THIS IS NOT NEW.
IT WAS COMING TO US, UH, WAY BEFORE NOW AND I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I, I'M JUST RESPONDING CUZ MY NAME WAS CALLED AS A VETERAN BOARD MEMBER.
IT WOULD BEHOOVE ME TO SIT HERE AND NOT REPLY THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, UH, ANY OF THIS WAS PUT IN PLACE OR HAPPENING.
AND WE ALL THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
MS. KCLU, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? YES, MA'AM.
I'M NOT CERTAIN ABOUT MADE MYSELF CLEAR.
POLICY BQ B Q A AND B Q B SPEAK TO, SPEAKS TO HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO.
UH, I'M NOT INSINUATING THAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
WHAT I'M SIMPLY SAYING IS FROM MY STANDPOINT, MY PERSONAL E EMAIL, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATIONS FROM EITHER CAMPUS AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF B QB, WHICH SIMPLY SAYS THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EFFORTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE IN ORDER THAT NOT JUST ONE MEAN, BUT A NUMBER OF EFFORTS, BE IT, EMAIL, WHATEVER THAT GOES OUT TO THE PARENTS TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROP.
THE, UH, CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
WELL, MAYBE THAT SHOULD START WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR.
PERRERA MEDICAL PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, IS BECAUSE, UH, EVERYTHING STARTS FROM OUR DIRECT EMPLOYEE, WHICH IS DR.
SO MAYBE THAT CONVERSATION SHOULD BE HELD BETWEEN US TRUSTEES AND WITH DR.
PERRERA TO GET THOSE ANSWERS THAT DR.
UH, BARKER WOULD PROVIDE TO US ON HOW THAT COMMUNICATION, BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR HERE AROUND THE DIAS WITH US NOW.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE TO RELATE AND GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO ENSURE DELIVERY.
AND THAT WILL START WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.
MS. WOODFIELD, I APOLOGIZE MR. CLUES.
MADAM, ARE YOU FINISHED? FINISHED? OKAY.
I JUST WANTED MAKE SURE, I THINK YOU'RE INTERRUPTING ME.
UM, AS FAR AS THE REVIEWING THE, THE INFORMATION THAT'S ON THE WALL AND SEEING THE STICKY NOTES, UM, IT HAS A LOT OF VALUABLE INFORMATION, CONCERNS AND INPUTS.
UM, WHEN EXACTLY I UNDERSTAND YOU STATED THAT YOU WILL UPDATE THOSE OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND AS, AS WE, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD WHEN EXACTLY IS IT ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED TO START SEEING IT IN ACTION AND RESULTS? SO, SO YOU ARE SEEING SOME OF IT AS WE, AS THE CAMPUSES COME TO YOU AND TALK THROUGH THE BOARD GOALS.
SO YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THEM TALK ABOUT RE 180, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT THEIR READING, UH, THEIR LITERACY PROGRESS.
YOU MIGHT NOT HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ENGAGED TO LEARN, BUT YOU CAN LOOK ONLINE AND YOU'LL SEE THE BADGES THAT ARE TEACHERS ARE EARNING.
UH, THEY TWEET ABOUT IT, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE IT IN DIFFERENT, UM, IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND SO WE MIGHT NOT CALL OUT AND SAY THIS IS STRATEGY TWO.
UM, AS I SAID, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN JANUARY.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE THE PROGRESS FROM NOVEMBER.
WE'LL HAVE THE PROGRESS FROM JANUARY AND HOPEFULLY I'LL, I'LL, UM, HAVE THESE PRINTED OUT, UM, IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING AND WE'LL, WE'LL, UH, KEEP THE PROCESSES ONE THAT'S ITERATIVE THAT WE CAN ADD MORE NOTES.
SO THE IMPLEMENTATION IS, IS SAFE TO, IT'S OKAY TO SAY THAT IT'S WHAT EVERY OTHER MONTH PER SE.
UM, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING MEASURED IN ALL OF THESE THINGS ALMOST DAILY.
LET'S TALK IS MONITORED ALMOST DAILY.
UM, UM, IF, IF LESS TALK IS NOT BEING MONITORED, MAYBE COACH, UH, COACH CHIEF WORLEY IS HAVING SOMETHING WITH LEAD.
UM, WE MAY BE HAVING PARENT EVENTS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THERE AS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRACKING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE EVERY ONE OF OUR PARENTS HAS A POSITIVE CONTACT.
SO THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY DAY.
THE UPDATE OF IT WILL NOT HAPPEN, IT'LL HAPPEN AT THOSE INTERVALS NOVEMBER, JANUARY, MARCH, JUNE.
MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UM, AS WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND ALSO HAVE THESE COMMITTEE MEETINGS MM-HMM.
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MM-HMM.THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WORK AND SOME MAY NOT MAKE IT, SOME MAY HAVE THEIR OWN SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.
SO I, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT IT'S FAIR TO CRITICIZE, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A FULL ROOM.
SO I'M STATING IT'S NOT FAIR TO CRITICIZE THAT WE DON'T HAVE A FULL ROOM APPEARANCE GIVEN, UM, UNFORTU, YOU KNOW, SITUATIONS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, OR EVEN THE TRUST ITSELF, BUT TO OPEN UP THEIR COMMUNICATION, UM, POSSIBLY LOOKING AT ZOOM MEETINGS WITH THESE COMMITTEES AND EVEN IF WE'RE HAVING IT HERE, UM, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THEM TO DO A ZOOM AND INTERACTION AND THEN USING THOSE Q CARDS OR AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, OR FOR THE MEETING ACT, WHAT HAVE YOU, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK, THEY HAVE TO PRESENT THAT, UM, AHEAD OF TIME SO THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND THINGS OF THE SORT.
WELL, I I DO WANNA SAY THAT AT EVERY EVENT THAT WE, UM, HAVE AS A DISTRICT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS, CUZ WE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR, UM, OH GOSH, IT WAS A HISPANIC HERITAGE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD LIKE A QR CODE THAT OUR PARENTS COULD SCAN AND GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK MM-HMM.
AND SO WE, WE PARENTS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO COME.
I WILL SPEAK FROM THE DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE.
PARENTS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO COME TO THE DISTRICT ADVISORY MEETING TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THIS.
AGAIN, I TALKED ABOUT IT'S A CULTURE SHIFT AND A MIND SHIFT THAT THE PROCESS IS ITERATIVE.
IT'S ALWAYS HAPPENING THAT THIS, THE STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDES WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO ANYTIME WE HAVE SOMETHING AND WE TAKE IN FEEDBACK FROM A PARENT, IT SHAPES WHAT WE'RE DOING.
NOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE COLLECT DATA AND THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
AND SO ONE OF THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK I WILL SAY I GAVE AT THE HISPANIC HERITAGE BOWL, AND IF YOU HAVE COME TO THE HISPANIC HERITAGE BOWL IN YEARS PAST, IT'S, IT WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THIS ONE.
THIS ONE WAS VERY INTERACTIVE.
PARENTS COULD DO THINGS, THEY COULD WAIT FOR THEIR KID, THEY COULD GO IN AND WATCH.
IT WAS LIKE A FAIR, EVERY, THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
IT IS THAT WAY BECAUSE WE TOOK IN FEEDBACK FROM OUR PARENTS IN THE PAST, THEY, AND THIS IS NOT CRITICAL OF ANYONE, I JUST WANNA SHOW HOW WE LISTENED TO OUR PARENTS IN THE PAST.
PEOPLE WERE STANDING AROUND LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO WAITING FOR OUR KIDS TO, TO COMPETE? UM, THERE WERE THINGS FOR THEM TO DO.
AND SO, UM, SO ONE OF THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK THAT, THAT I GAVE TO MS. BUTLER IS I SAID, LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE QR CODES SO THAT PARENTS CAN GIVE US FEEDBACK.
WHAT WE WILL DO AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU COME TO THE, UM, THE BLACK HISTORY BOWL OR WE HAVE STEM NIGHT COMING UP OR CODE NIGHT AS YOU'LL SEE THAT.
AND THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE US WILL BE AS IT RELATES TO THE BOARD GOALS.
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT.
THAT'S CONSTANTLY SHAPING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND SO AGAIN, IT'S A, IT'S A CULTURE SHIFT AND A MIND SHIFT.
WE WANNA ALWAYS BE LISTENING TO OUR PARENTS BECAUSE WE DO KNOW NOT EVERYBODY CAN COME TO THE ONE MEETING THAT WE'RE HAVING IN THAT QUARTER BECAUSE PEOPLE DO HAVE THINGS, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ENGAGE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE HOWEVER AND WHEREVER WE CAN FIND THAT.
I JUST WANNA MAKE A FINAL COMMENT AND SAY THAT, UM, TOO, WE DO LISTEN AND WE DO GATHER INFORMATION, UM, BUT WE ALSO VET THAT INFORMATION AS WELL, UH, BECAUSE I'M JUST GONNA USE A WILD EXAMPLE THAT HASN'T BEEN GIVEN.
BUT JUST AN EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, WE THERE, I TALKED TO PARENTS IN PREVIOUS, WANTED AN AID IN EVERY CLASS.
WELL I HEAR YOU, BUT I CAN'T REALLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, SO AGAIN, WE HEAR THOSE, THOSE THINGS WE TRY TO GET AS CLOSE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO THE FEEDBACK, FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE.
AND SO WE ARE LISTENING, OUR PRINCIPALS ARE LISTENING AS WELL AND THIS, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE PART OF THIS, THIS KEY PROCESS AS WELL.
UM, BUT THANK YOU, UH, TRUSTEE.
UM, WE FEEL, AND UM, ALSO TRUSTEE CLUE SAM MORRIS REGARDING THE INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK.
UM, ALL I CAN PROMISE YOU GUYS IS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GET BETTER, RIGHT? RESIDENT JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS.
UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR PUTTING THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER.
UM, UH, 20 PLUS YOUR EDUCATOR, MYSELF KNOW, THE PLATINUM HARRIS ARE SHOWING RIGHT NOW.
YOU LIKE THAT RIGHT?
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TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR FOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.SO IF THEY WERE NOT EFFECTIVE, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO WHATEVER SYSTEM THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE OR GETTING RID OF 'EM.
UH, TRUSTEE CLUES, I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT PARENTS BEING INVOLVED AND HOW THAT'S COMMUNICATED WITH THE POLICIES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED.
UM, SO THEY WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION IS MY HOPE.
AND UH, LOOKING AT THE AREA OF MATH, WHICH IS MY AREA, THAT'S MY FOCUS.
AND UH, ALSO WITH THE LITERACY, CUZ LITERACY IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM GETTING THE MATH BECAUSE IT'S THE ACTUAL WORD PROBLEMS. UM, I THINK DURING THE RETREATMENT, THE NUMBERS WERE MENTIONED ABOUT PERCENTAGES AND I THINK THE STATEMENT THAT I RECALL MAKING WAS, UH, THE PERCENTAGES ARE, ARE, ARE VALID, BUT ALSO LET'S FOCUS ON THE STUDENT.
UH, AND I, I, I BELIEVE AND KNOW THAT EVERY ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS ARE DOING THAT AND INSTRUCTING THE TEACHERS TO FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL STUDENTS.
AND I THINK THOSE PERCENTAGES OF 10% WILL STRONGLY EXCEED THOSE WITH WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING THUS FAR.
UM, THE OTHER ITEM THAT I HAD HERE WAS, UH, PERTAINING TO THE OTHER STRATEGIES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
UH, I WANNA APPLAUD YOU ON THOSE.
AND SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT'S BEEN DEPICTED IN THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN ALSO FILTERS DOWN TO THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
AND OF COURSE THEY'VE MADE DIFFER SLIGHTLY FOR EVERY CAMPUS BECAUSE DIFFERENT CAMPUS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS.
SO, UH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SHARE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE, UH, TIME FOR US TO REVIEW THIS ON A QUARTER BASIS TO SEE WHAT SYSTEMS WE NEED TO CHANGE, MODIFY, KEEP GOING AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING SOON ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR JANUARY.
SO ALL OF YOU ARE INVITED TO BE A PART OF THE UPDATE PROCESS.
UM, SO WE WILL ASK THE CURRENT PARENTS WHO ARE ON THE COMMITTEE, UM, WHAT THEIR PREFERENCE IS FOR THE JANUARY MEETING.
SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, SO POINT.
UH, TRUSTEE WHITFIELD ABOUT POSSIBLY EXPLORING VIRTUAL, WE'LL ASK THE PARENTS AT WHICH THEY PREFER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MS. DR.
BOARD, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? IAM PRESIDENT I MORE THAT WE APPROVE THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MS. MORRIS TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD HEARING? AND I'LL COVER THE VOTE.
[11B. Discussion and possible approval to surplus outdated technology hardware (G3) - Elizabeth Jaxkson, Presenter]
ITEM DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO SURPLUS OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE.CALL FORWARD MS UH, ELIZABETH JACKSON TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
PERRERA AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.
UM, IT EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL IS A PROCESS OF GETTING RID OF OBSOLETE OR UNWANTED DIGITAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN A SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER.
IT'S OFTEN REFERRED TO AS I IT ASSET DISPOSITION COMPUTER MONITORS AS WELL AS OTHER IT EQUIPMENT IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS WASTE.
IT IS HARMFUL TO LANDFILLS AS IT CONTAINS CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDS THAT CAN SEEP INTO THE GROUNDWATER SOIL.
LANCASTER ISD TECHNOLOGY IS RECYCLED THROUGH THE SURPLUS PROCESS.
THIS ENSURES PROPER AND THE SAFEST WAYS OF DISPOSING THE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT IS DONE.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THE NUMBERS OF THE SURPLUS ITEMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
YOU'LL NOTICE WE HAVE MORE CHROMEBOOKS THAN ANYTHING.
UH, THE CHROMEBOOKS ARE OLDER DEVICES THAT ARE NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM WE'VE TAKEN PARTS FROM THEM TO PUT IN OTHER USABLE DEVICES.
A FEW ITEMS TO CONSIDER IS THAT CHROMEBOOKS HAVE VERY LITTLE WORTH WHEN SURPLUS THEM MONITORS.
METAL AND WOOD COME AT A ZERO, UH, COME IN AT $0 ITEMS. OTHER POINTS, OUR LAPTOPS, UH, AND LAPTOP PARTS HAVE WORTH, BUT AGAIN, WITH OUR, UH, SURPLUS, WE'VE TAKEN FROM BROKEN DEVICES TO FIX OTHER DEVICES.
SO IT'S A LOT OF PIECES AND PARTS.
UM, ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTICE THAT PROPER HARD DRIVE DES UH, HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IS VITAL.
ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SURPLUS, UH, VENDORS, VETERAN ALLIANCE, RETIRED PC AND RETIRED ASSETS, AND THE IMPORTANT CATEGORIES IN WHICH THEY WERE COMPARED.
LET ME EXPLAIN THE PERCENTAGE OF RETURN.
UH, THE AS ASSET DISPOSITION COMPANY SELLS OUR HARDWARE OR OUR
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PARTS OF HARDWARE AFTER THEY'VE SOLD ALL THAT THEY CAN FIRST DEDUCTED IS THEIR PROCESSING INVENTORY OR LOGISTIC FEES.AFTER THE FEES ARE DEDUCTED, THE REMAINING BALANCE IS SPLIT BY PERCENTAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT RETIRED PC HAS OFFERED LANCASTER ISD A 60%, UH, SPLIT.
BUT IF THE ITEMS DO NOT SELL OR NOT ENOUGH OF OUR ITEM SELL TO COVER THOSE FEES, THEN WE RECEIVE AN INVOICE FOR THE REMAINING BALANCE.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT VETERANS ALLIANCE, UH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, WE'VE USED THEM IN THE PAST, HAS OFFERED US A NO RISK SURPLUS.
MEANING THAT WE WILL NOT GET REVENUE, BUT WE ALSO WILL NOT GET AN INVOICE.
AND CONSIDERING THAT THIS BATCH OF SURPLUS IS, UH, IN NOT SO GOOD SHAPE, IT'S HIGHLY DOUBTFUL THAT WE WOULD GET ANYTHING, EXCUSE ME, THAT THE ITEMS WOULD SELL.
UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATA DESTRUCTION COLUMN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE, UH, DESTRUCTION METHODS THAT EACH COMPANY USES.
R TWO V THREE IS THE HIGHEST INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL.
VETERANS ALLIANCE DATA WIPING IS N I S T 888 I WHICH, UM, WHICH REPLACED DEPARTMENT FENCE WIPING.
VETERANS ALLIANCE ALSO HAS A CERTIFICATE OF DATA DESTRUCTION THAT'S BACKED BY A MILLION DOLLAR POLICY.
SO WE CAN BE ASSURED THAT ALL OF OUR HIGH HARD DRIVES ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE VETERANS ALLIANCE FOR OUR SURPLUS.
UM, THEY ALSO SERVE PROSPER ISD SHERMAN ISS D AND LOCALLY DESOTO ISS D UH, A COUPLE FEW ITEMS ABOUT, UH, OTHER ITEMS ABOUT VETERANS ALLIANCES.
THEY HAVE ONE SEVENTH OF THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF TRADITIONAL RECYCLING.
SO THIS IS MUCH BETTER FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THEY ARE A DIVERSE VENDOR OWNED BY SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS.
AND LASTLY, THEY ARE PREPARED TO PICK UP OUR SURPLUS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO WITH THAT, I'M REQUESTING PERMISSION TO PROCESS OUR SURPLUS ITEMS AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION PRESIDENT? I WILL LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AND VETERAN ALLIANCE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS.
SO SHOULD WE ADD THEIR NAME TO THE MOTION? YES.
SO, UH, THE MOTION IS TO TO APPROVE OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE USING VETERAN ALLIANCE FOR A DESTRUCTION.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS.
HAVE A SECOND BY MS. WHITFIELD TO APPROVE VETERAN'S ALLIANCE TO SURPLUS, OUR OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD HEARING THEN I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[11C. Discussion and possible approval of the 2022-2023 George Washington Carver 6th Grade Center TEA Target Improvement Plan (TIP). (G1, G2, G3, G4) - Patonia Bell and Rosa Hernandez, Presenters]
IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A 2022.GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, SIXTH GRADE CENTER T TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
UM, AND ONGOING WITH IMPROVEMENT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, MRS. BELL AND UH, ALSO MRS. HERNANDEZ WHO WILL COME FORWARD AND PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON, DISTINGUISHED BOARD TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.
MS. BELL ARE SEEKING YOUR BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE 2223 TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR GWC SIXTH GRADE CENTER.
I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY REVIEW UNDERSTANDING THE WHY.
UM, GWC IS UNDER A TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
UM, WE ARE UNDER A, A TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN BECAUSE TA REQUIRES ANY CAMPUS THAT IS NOT RATED TO DEVELOP AND CREATE A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO SUPPORT, UM, THE SCHOOL AND REVIEWING, EVALUATING, MONITORING AND INTERVE INTERVENING WITH THE CAMPUS.
GWC WAS RATED AS A NON-RATED CAMPUS, THEREFORE, UM, CAUSING US TO GO INTO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
WE MISSED 39 OF THE 41 INDICATORS.
GOOD NEWS, THE TIMELINE HERE ATTACHES THE TIMELINE I PRESENTED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
UM, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, SUCCESSFULLY
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COMPLETED THE BOY THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENT.UM, WE PRESENTED TO TA THE, THE APPROVAL PLAN THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU WITH A FEW CORRECTIONS.
UM, WE WERE, UM, SUBMITTED IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS APPROVED.
UM, WE HAD A ATA CONFERENCE AND TA UH, APPROVED OUR PLAN.
IT WAS SUBMITTED ON OCTOBER 12TH, I MEAN SEPTEMBER 13, AND WE MET WITH TA ON OCTOBER 12TH.
UM, CURRENTLY WE'RE ON PROGRESS MEASURE ONE.
UM, WE MUST SUBMIT AN A BOARD APPROVED PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TONIGHT IS YOUR APPROVAL.
WE MUST HAVE A BOARD APPROVAL PLAN TO SUBMIT FOR SUBMISSION ONE, WHICH IS DUE SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER 16.
THEREFORE, WE'RE COMING TO YOU TONIGHT FOR ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT THIS OFFICIAL PLAN TO TA FOR OUR PROGRESS PERFORMANCE.
ONE LINKED IN THE QR CODE AS WELL AS THE LINK IS THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WAS VETTED BY TA AND REGION 10 ON OCTOBER 12 AND WAS APPROVED BY BOTH OF THOSE DIVISIONS.
UM, HERE IS THE FINAL APPROVED PLAN BY TA AND, UM, REGION 10.
UM, YOU CAN QR SCAN FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, WE WON'T GO OVER THAT ENTIRE DOCUMENT ITEM BY ITEM MS. BELL AND I PLAN TO ADDRESS THE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS.
COMPONENT ONE ARE THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS OUTCOMES.
THE, UM, GO TO THE STRATEGIC ACTION STEPS THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS YEAR.
AND WE ARE TAKING, UM, ALONG WITH THE ARTIFACTS FOR EACH OF THOSE ACTION STEPS FOR LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL 5.1.
AS WELL AS MS. BELL WILL REVIEW THE DO DATA MONITORING PIECES REQUIRED FOR TA AND HOW WE'RE PROGRESS MONITORING.
UM, THROUGH THE, OUR ACTION STEPS, WE'LL PRESENT THAT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT THE PLAN IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU FOR IN THE ENTIRETY.
UM, WE ALSO, UM, AS A DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT CAMPUS, WE'RE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR A BUDGET OF $43,000 THROUGH TA.
NYE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT, THAT WE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT.
WE WERE APPROVED FOR THIS GRANT FOR $43,000.
THIS IS THE BUDGET IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
UM, WE ALLOCATED, UM, $10,000 FOR TUTORIAL SUPPORT AFTER SCHOOL.
WE ALLOCATED $27,000 FOR A MATH CONSULTANT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA USE VONTOUR LEARNING TO SUPPORT ART AND DEVELOP, UM, OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM SO THEY CAN THEREFORE DEVELOP TEACHERS, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH OUR, UM, 1.1 DEVELOPING CLEAR ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY CITY.
UM, CURRENTLY IN ADDITION, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH ENGAGE TO LEARN, WHICH ALSO DEVELOPS THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AT GWC.
UM, AND LAST, UM, $6,000 WILL GO TO MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, UM, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRINCIPAL.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND 50% OF THAT MONEY BEFORE DECEMBER 16.
SO WE HAVE, UM, CONTRACTED, UM, 24,000 OF THE 27 ALREADY WITH THE CONSULTANTS THAT ARE PENDING, UM, FINAL, UM, VERIFICATIONS TO COME INTO THE DISTRICT AND WORK WITH ARTAS.
SO THAT IS UNDERWAY, UM, AS WELL AS WE'RE STARTING OUR TUTORIALS AS WELL.
SO WE ARE PULLING FUNDS ALREADY IN THAT AREA.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, OUR DISTRICT LEADERS ARE COMMITTED TO GWC COMING OUTTA IR.
SO WE HAVE REALLOCATED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON TOP OF THE 43 TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY GWC, BUT ALSO LMS. THEY GOT 50,000 EACH TO SUPPORT AS, UM, DOC.
I MEAN, PRINCIPAL JED, UM, SPOKE EARLIER, UM, TO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SHE'S GETTING WITH THOSE SEVENTH GRADERS CUZ THAT COHORT OF SIXTH GRADERS THAT WERE AT GWC ARE NOW AT LMS. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT BOTH SCHOOLS ARE SUPPORTED AND, UM, WHILE WE'RE VERY, UM, EXCITED THAT LMS IS A B, WE WANNA ENSURE THAT B.
SO WE WANNA ALSO PUT FUNDING IN THAT, UM, FOR THOSE SEVENTH GRADERS TO CAPTURE, CAPTURE THOSE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IS GOING DIRECTLY TO INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT BOTH PRINCIPALS PUT A TIGHT PLAN TOGETHER AND WAS APPROVED.
NEXT, UM, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OUR 90 DAY OUTCOMES.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE QR SCAN, UM, YOU'LL SEE THE PLAN IS BROKEN UP INTO, UM, TWO LEVERS.
UM, LEVEL 1.1 THAT WE AGREED ON AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND 5.1.
SO I'M GONNA DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, 1.1 AND OUR ACTION PLAN.
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UM, 1.1 IS, UM, DEVELOPED AROUND CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS WITH CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.SO FOR TA, WE HAVE TO PROVE THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED AND BUILT OUR BUILDING CAPACITY WITH OUR, OUR LEADERS.
AND THERE ARE CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT THIS CAMPUS.
OUR DESIRED OUTCOME IS THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR CAMPUS LEADERS WILL HAVE CLEAR WRITTEN AND TRANSPARENT GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
UM, WE HAVE MET THAT, UM, OUR DISTRICT COMMITMENT.
THERE'S A DISTRICT COMMITMENT.
SO THERE'S THREE, UM, THREE OUTCOME OUTCOMES EVERY TIME THERE'S AN ANNUAL GOAL, UM, WHICH WE HAVE TO MEET BY MAY.
THERE'S A DISTRICT COMMITMENT, THEORY OF ACTION IS HOW THE DISTRICT'S GONNA SUPPORT.
THAT'S WHAT THAT EXTRA A HUNDRED THOUSAND, THAT'S WHAT THE CAMPUS VISITS AND OTHER THINGS I'M GONNA DISCUSS.
AND THEN THERE'S A DESIRED OUTCOME.
SO BY NOVEMBER, EACH PROGRESS STEP AS WE PRESENT, UM, TONIGHT WE'LL BE PRESENTING OUR PROGRESS FOR THE NOVEMBER PRESENTATION.
FOR THE NOVEMBER, UM, OUTCOMES.
A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR CAMPUS LEADERS HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST AND ROLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND ARE TRAINED WITH GWC PROTOCOLS TO EFFECTIVELY LEAD THE CAMPUS.
NUMBER ONE, PRINCIPAL JET PRESENTED LAST MONTH AND PRESENTED HER LEADERSHIP TEAM.
UM, AND SHE'S IDENTIFIED A CLEAR LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SUPPORT THE PLAN.
THEY CAME TOGETHER ALONG WITH, UM, PARENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, UM, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO DEVELOP A VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT.
UM, SHE DID A, UM, A SURVEY WITH THE CAMPUS, THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS, AND THEY BUILT A MISSION AND VISION AROUND THAT WORK.
UM, SO PRINCIPAL REDDICK AND HER TEAM HAS INCLUDED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPING THAT CLEAR MISSION AND VISION OF WHAT THOSE ROLES.
HERE'S ANOTHER ARTIFACT THAT WE WOULD BE SUBMITTING TO TA.
UM, THESE ARE THE CLEAR ROWS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
SO IF YOU WERE TO GO ON THIS CAMPUS AND YOU WERE TO ASK ANY OF THESE AS INDIVIDUALS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE TO ASK WHO IS THE FACILITATOR OVER, UM, ARTS, THAT WOULD BE PRINCIPAL REDDIT, IF YOU WERE TO A OR ALL OF 'EM ACTUALLY THEY ALL LEAD THAT.
UM, IF YOU WERE TO ASK ABOUT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, THERE'S MS. ROBERTS.
SO ANY OF THE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY, THERE'S A DIRECT LEADER THAT YOU CAN GO TO AND GET AN ANSWER.
AND SO THIS IS PART OF THE ARTIFACTS THAT WE WERE PRESENTING TO TA ON THE DECEMBER 16TH.
THE CAMPUS ALSO HAS DEVELOPED SPECIFIC GOALS, UM, AND RESPONSIBILITIES AROUND PERFORMANCE SMART GOALS.
WE CALL THEM AROUND ATTENDANCE.
WE PLAN TO GWC PLANS TO INCREASE OUR ATTENDANCE FROM 92% TO 94.
THEY HAVE A CLEAR PLAN AROUND LITERACY.
BY MAY, 2023, THE CAMPUS WILL INCREASE APPROACHING FROM 57% TO 67%, MEETS FROM 28% TO 38, 20 8% TO 38% MASTERS FROM 13% TO 23% ON THE STAR READING.
THEY HAVE PACIFIC GOALS AROUND MATH.
BY MAY, 2023, THE CAMPUS WILL INCREASE APPROACHES FROM 62% TO 72%, MEETS FROM 25% TO 35% AND MASTERS FROM SIX TO 16% ON THE STAR MATH.
WE ALSO HAVE, THEY ALSO HAVE GOALS AROUND SAFETY AND SECURITY TO REDUCE THE UM, DISCIPLINE BY 30%.
ALL OF THESE GOALS, MS. BELL, WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE PROGRESS MONITOR AND YOU'LL GET THAT THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, WE WILL PROVIDE TO TA.
AGAIN, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING.
SO THESE ARE ACTUAL ARTIFACTS THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE CAMPUS, AND WE'LL BE UPLOADED TO THEIR CAMPUS, UM, WEBSITE.
ANOTHER ARTIFACT IS WEEKLY CHECK-INS.
SO THE PRINCIPAL IS HAVING WEEKLY CHECK-INS.
SHE HAS HER TEAM TO COMPLETE WHAT WE CALL THE THREE PS.
UM, PLAN, PROGRESS, AND, UM, PROBLEMS PLANS.
WHAT'S THE PRIORITY FOR THIS WEEK? WHAT'S THE PRIORITY FOR THIS MONTH? WHAT'S THE PRIORITY FOR THE SEMESTER? WHAT'S THE PRIORITY FOR THE YEAR? WE'RE FOCUSED ON STUDENTS.
HOW DO WE MOVE EVERY STUDENT AT THIS CAMPUS? UM, HOW DO WE ENSURE GROWTH? THEY MONITOR THIS PROGRESS, AND WE'LL BE DISCUSSING SOME OF THOSE MONITORING PIECES WITH YOU LATER.
AND THEN THEY STOP AND REFLECT ON PROBLEMS. HOW CAN WE REMOVE BARRIERS? UM, WHAT SUPPORTS DO WE NEED FROM THE DISTRICT? UM, HOW CAN ME AND MS. BELL GO IN AND SUPPORT THAT? HOW CAN THE DISTRICT GO TO SUPPORT THAT? AND WE, WE PROBLEM SOLVE, UM, WEEKLY.
WE WILL ALSO BE PRESENTING OUR DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR 5.1.
SO 5.1 IS CENTERED AROUND EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM ROUTINES AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
AGAIN, WE HAVE THREE FOCUS AREAS, OUR OUTCOME, UM, OUR DISTRICT ANNUAL OUTCOME, OUR COMMITMENT TO THAT PRACTICE, AND OUR DESIRED OUTCOME.
FOR 5.1, OUR, UM, DESIRED OUTCOME.
BY 2023, A HUNDRED PERCENT OF MATH TEACHERS AND
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READING TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY UNPACK THE TEACHS, DELIVER EFFECTIVE LESSONS THAT PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING, INCLUDE DIFFERENTIATED AND SCAFFOLD SUPPORTS FOR ALL OUR GROUPS OF STUDENTS.OUR THEORY OF ACTION IS TO SUPPORT THE CAMPUS AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WE'RE TRAINING ONGOING COACHING AND SUPPORTING AND BUILDING CAPACITY OF NOT ONLY THE LEADERS, BUT THE TEACHERS.
OUR DESIRED OUTCOME, WHICH WE DIDN'T ATTAIN AND REACH THIS NOVEMBER 22 GOAL, UM, WHICH WAS TO SUPPORT THE INSTRUCTIONAL CAMPUS.
A HUNDRED PERCENT OF TEACHERS WERE TRAINED ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK LESSON PLAN THAT WE PUT IN PLACE THE FEEDBACK PROTOCOL, AND IS EVIDENT BY AGENDA, SIGNIN SHEETS, AND OBSERVATIONAL FEEDBACK THAT WE WILL BE SUBMITTING.
HERE IS SOME ARTIFACTS THAT WILL BE, UM, SUBMITTED AT THE DECEMBER 16TH.
THE FIRST ONE IS AROUND LESSON PLANNING.
IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE, UH, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, TEACHERS HAVE TO DEVELOP WELL EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANS TO DELIVER THAT INSTRUCTION.
SO OUR TULSA'S AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR COACHES ALL PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT TO OUR TEACHERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF 40 BY FORTIES AND 50 50 S.
SO WE'RE PLANNING WITH THEM WEEKLY THROUGH PLC AND CLUSTER MEETINGS, UNPACKING THAT, AND WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE TA THE EVIDENCE ON HOW WE, UM, THE PROTOCOLS WE USE IN THE TEMPLATES ON UNPACKING THAT AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK.
NEXT, WE'RE, UM, THESE ARE EVIDENCE OF THE ACTUAL PLC MINUTES.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY TWO, ONE IN AUGUST AND ONE IN SEPTEMBER.
WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE LIKE TWO OR THREE OR MORE OF THESE.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
UM, SO WE HAVE ACTUAL MINUTES, SIGNATURES, AGENDAS, HOW WE'RE UNPACKING, WHAT WE'RE UNPACKING, HOW WE'RE DEVELOPING TEACHERS, WHAT THAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE, SO THEY'LL GET DETAILED.
THIS WAS JUST, AGAIN, A HIGH, HIGH VERSION OF WHAT WE'RE SUBMITTING.
A FEW EXAMPLES, UM, AGAIN, WHEN THEY MEET IN THESE PLCS AND, UM, THEY'RE, WE'RE VERY STRATEGIC WITH THE DISTRICT.
BARKER HAS, HAS WORKED WITH US AND GAVE US, YOU KNOW, REAL CLEAR FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT WE DO EACH TIME WE MEET WITH CLUSTERS AND DEPARTMENTS.
SO EVERY TIME WE'RE MEETING THEM, IT'S VERY INTENTIONAL.
WE HAVE THE PLAN PLANNED OUT PRETTY MUCH FOR THE YEAR.
WE DO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE DOING, OURS WILL BE PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONAL AROUND CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSES.
UM, SO WE'RE VERY TARGETED AROUND OUR PLC.
WE'RE NOT MEETING JUST TO MEET, WE'RE MEETING TO UNPACK THOSE STANDARDS AND DEVELOP THOSE CAPAC CAPACITY THAT'S NEEDED.
UM, LAST I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF PICTURES.
THOSE ARE OUR TEACHERS IN ACTION AT GWC.
THEY'RE FULLY ENGAGED IN THAT PLC WHERE YOU SEE TEACHERS RAISING THEIR HAND, THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE, COMFORTABLE.
UM, ONE OF OUR SCHOLARS IS WORKING OUR, UH, UM, OUR TECHNOLOGY SHOWING AND MODELING, NOT JUST SITTING AND GETTING, BUT GETTING UP THERE ONTO THE BOARD AND, AND SHOWING US AND BREAKING DOWN THE MATH STRATEGY THAT THEY'RE TEACHING.
YOU SEE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION.
YOU SEE THAT LITTLE ROUND TABLE WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND THE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY HAVING DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS, AND WE'RE REALLY USING THAT, UM, DOUBLE BLOCK MATH AND THAT EXTENDED TIME TO GIVE DIRECT INSTRUCTION, BUT THEN ALSO GIVE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME, WHICH REALLY IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO, TO REALLY DIVE INTO THAT GRADUATE RELEASE MODEL.
UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, HERE'S SOME, UM, A PROTOCOL.
AS A COLLABORATION WALKS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
AND SO THIS IS THE FORM THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH TO PROVIDE PACIFIC PACIFIC FEEDBACK AROUND THE AREAS OF CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, UM, DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION.
AND, UM, SO THE CAMPUS IS GETTING THREE TYPES OF FEEDBACK.
ONE, THEY'RE GETTING THE PRINCIPAL AND THE AP FEEDBACK, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THE CAMPUS BASED FEEDBACK.
THEY'LL GO IN, THEY GIVE THE TEACHERS FEEDBACK, SPECIFICALLY OUR MATH AND READING, WHICH IS WHAT OUR TARGET IS AROUND.
AND THEN THE DISTRICT GOES IN AND WE HAVE A DISTRICT TEAM, MS. BELL, ME, UM, OSAS, THE, UH, ACADEMIC COORDINATORS.
WE GO IN AND WE DO INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS WITH THEM, AND WE PROVIDE A DISTRICT HIGH LEVEL PROFESSIONAL, UM, FEEDBACK FORM.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WHAT WE DID, UM, NEW THIS YEAR, UM, OUR PRINCIPAL WAS VERY RECEPTIVE.
AND OUR PRINCIPAL SECONDARY TEAM, VERY CLOSE KNIT TEAM.
WE WENT IN AS A SECONDARY TEAM, ALL SIX OF THE SECONDARY PRINCIPALS.
AND I, MS. BELL AND SOME OTHER CABINET MEMBERS, UM, WENT IN AND PROVIDED, UM, TEAM, UM, TEAM FEEDBACK.
SO THE PRINCIPALS ARE SEEING EACH OTHER AND GIVING FEEDBACK.
THEY'RE WALKING EACH OTHER'S CAMPUSES.
UM, MISS REDDICK, THE PRINCIPAL OF GWC IS WALKING.
UM, LMS. LMS IS WALKING GWC, THE HIGH SCHOOL'S, WALKING IT, THE, THE, UM, EARLY COLLEGES WALKING IN.
AND THEN WE'RE HAVING THOSE REAL COLLABORATIVE IN DEPTH CONVERSATIONS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH INSTRUCTION.
WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH OUR, OUR, OUR TES.
WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION.
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AND NOW I LEAN OVER TO MS. BELL TO PRESENT THE DATA AND PROGRESS.I'M ADAM MOORE, PRESIDENT, UH, OUR TRUSTEES, OUR DISTINGUISHED TRUSTEES, AND DR.
TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, INFORMATION REGARDING OUR DATA, UH, FOR OUR TIP PLAN.
SO THE DATA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY OUR MAP DATA.
AND I WANNA JUST EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SO THE RED BAR, THESE BARS ACTUALLY REPRESENT PERCENTILE RANGES.
SO THE RED BAR IS ACTUALLY REPRESENTING STUDENTS WHO SCORED, UH, BELOW THE 21ST PERCENTILE.
THE ORANGE BAR IS REPRESENTING STUDENTS WHO BETWEEN A 21ST AND THE 40TH PERCENTILE.
THE YELLOW BAR IS REPRESENTING STUDENTS WHO SCORE BETWEEN THE 41ST AND THE 60TH PERCENTILE.
THE GREEN BAR STUDENTS WHO SCORE BETWEEN THE 61ST AND THE 80TH PERCENTILE.
AND OF COURSE, THAT BLUE BAR ARE THE HIGH FLOWERS, AND THOSE ARE STUDENTS WHO SCORED AT THE 80TH PERCENTILE OR HIGHER.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS WE GET OUR MAP DATA, UH, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, UH, MAP ASSESSMENT CAMPUSES ARE ABLE TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION.
THEY'RE ABLE TO DRILL DOWN AND LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC STUDENTS WHO ARE IN EACH ONE OF THOSE BAND AREAS.
UH, THIS PROGRAM ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT INSTRUCTIONAL WHERE STUDENTS ARE WEAK AND HOW, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES TOOLS THAT HELP HELPS THEM TO GROUP THE STUDENTS.
AND FURTHERMORE, UH, INSTRUMENTS THAT HELP THEM TO WORK ON SPECIFIC SKILL SETS TO HELP STUDENTS, UH, TO TAKE THEM FROM THE ACTUAL BOY ASSESSMENT AND HELP THEM TO PROGRESSIVELY, UH, CLOSE GAPS WITH THAT SPECIFIC DATA.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS A COMPARATIVE BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY WENT FROM, I'M LOOKING AT OUR RED BAR IN PARTICULAR, STUDENTS WENT FROM, UH, HAVING 33% IN THE RED TO THE 38.
UH, SO MEANING OUR, OUR RED STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY GREW BY FIVE POINTS.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY ALSO, OUR GOAL AS A DISTRICT IS TO HAVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS, UH, OF THIS SCALE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE YELLOW AND THE GREEN, AND MOSTLY IN THE GREEN AND THE BLUE.
SO ON THE, THE NEXT, UH, SLIDE, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR MAP READING, UH, BOY DATA FOR GWC.
AND AGAIN, HERE I WANNA POINT OUT IN THE RED, UM, THAT WE WENT FROM A 31 TO 24.
SO WE ACTUALLY, UH, DECREASED SEVEN POINTS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE HAVE FEWER, UH, STUDENTS IN THE RED, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
SO AT GWC CURRENTLY NOW, UH, COMPARED TO THE COHORT THERE LAST YEAR, OUR STUDENTS ARE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER IN READING.
HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
I WOULD JUST TELL YOU, AND I'LL PROBABLY MENTION THIS AGAIN, A TIME OR TWO, UH, WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE RIGHT LEADER IN PLACE.
UM, MRS. REDICK IS DOING A FINE JOB, UH, MAKING US LOOK GOOD AND LEADING THAT CAMPUS.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR LANGUAGE ARTS OR LANGUAGE USAGE, UH, INFORMATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR STUDENTS WENT FROM A 32 TO A 31.
SO THERE'S ONLY ONE POINT CHANGE, NOT A LOT OF CHANGE IN THIS AREA.
IT IS SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION TO US AS THE LANGUAGE USAGE INFORMATION WILL BE VERY VALUABLE TO US AS, AS CAMPUS LEADERS AND TEACHERS BEGIN TO, UH, ADDRESS STUDENTS, UM, LANGUAGE COMPOSITION AND USAGE.
AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSFER THOSE SAME SKILL SETS IN ORDER TO HELP PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR OPEN ENDED REASONING TYPE QUESTIONS ACROSS ALL THE STAR CONTENT AREAS.
SO THIS, UH, THIS ACTUAL PARTICULAR TEST IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THAT.
SO NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR SCIENCE DATA, AND YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENTS WENT FROM A 26 TO A 36.
SO, UH, UNFORTUNATELY HERE WE GREW BY 10 POINTS, 10, UH, 10, UH, PERCENTILE POINTS IN THE RED, WHICH MEANS THAT WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO IN THE SCIENCE AREA OF SCIENCE.
SO WE ARE WORKING, UM, STRONGLY ON THAT CAMPUS, ON BUILDING PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, AS WELL AS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, UH, ESPECIALLY IN OUR READING.
AND WE'RE, UH, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THOSE SKILL SETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS AS WELL.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CLOSING GAPS INFORMATION, AND YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
WE'VE ACTUALLY, UH, TALKED TO YOU ALL ABOUT THIS, UH, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, BUT I WANTED TO JUST BRING IT BACK UP.
AS WE KEEP CONTINUOUSLY REFERRING BACK TO THE 39 INDICATORS THAT WERE MISSED OUT OF 41 IS ACTUALLY POINTING US BACK TO THIS INFORMATION AND THESE PARTICULAR, UH, SPECIAL SUB POP AREAS.
AND SO AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CHART, ALL OF THE XS BASICALLY REPRESENT THE AREAS THAT WE MISS.
ESSENTIALLY 39 OUT OF 41, WE NEARLY MISS THE MALL.
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VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT THE AREAS OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE, THE AREA SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE'RE WORKING IN THAT WE BELIEVE IS, WE WORK ON THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS IS GOING TO ACTUALLY INCREASE ALL AREAS ACROSS THE BOARD.AS I CONTINUE THROUGH, UH, EXPLAINING OUR DATA STRATEGIES, YOU'LL KNOW YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.
SO I WANTED YOU TO HAVE, UH, THE CLOSING AND GAPS REPORT UP, CLOSING PERSONAL.
THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT VERSION OF WHAT YOU WERE JUST SEEING ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, ALTHOUGH THIS VERSION ACTUALLY BREAKS OUT SPECIFICALLY ALL OF THE AREAS IN A HORIZONTAL WAY SO THAT YOU CAN SEE AT THE VERY TOP OF THE CHART, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE VARIOUS SUBGROUPS, UH, STARTING WITH THE ALL STUDENTS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC AND WHITE AND SO ON.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 25 STUDENTS IN EACH OTHER GROUPS IN ORDER FOR THAT PARTICULAR GROUP TO COUNT ON THIS REPORT.
AGAIN, THIS IS ACTUALLY CLOSING THE GAPS, WHICH IS DOMAIN THREE OF STAR IS ACTUALLY THE REPORT THAT FEDERALLY CAN TRIGGER, UH, CAN TRIGGER IMPROVEMENT INTERVENTIONS AS, AS, AS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH GWC.
SO IT IS THIS PARTICULAR REPORT THAT IF WE DON'T DO WELL ON IT PLACES A SCHOOL INTO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STATUS.
I ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT IT'S THIS PARTICULAR REPORT WE CAN PULL ANNUALLY AND WE USE IT AS A SAFEGUARD REPORT SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE REDS TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AS A CAMPUS AND BEGIN TO WORK IN SPECIFIC AREAS SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE THOSE GAPS BEFORE, UM, INTERVENTION IS NEEDED BY THE STATE.
THIS NEXT, UH, CHART YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ACTUALLY OUR BOY DATA AT GWC.
AND SO BASICALLY WHAT WE DID, AND PART OF OUR STRATEGY AND THE PROGRESS MONITORING PIECE IS THAT WE GAVE A RELEASE STAR EXAM, AND THEN WE LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC WISE AND BY SUB POPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ZOOMING IN ON THOSE, HONING IN ON THOSE PARTICULAR GROUPS THAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO WITH TEA AND TO THE CAMPUS AND TO THE DISTRICT AND TO THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING ALL THOSE SUBGROUPS.
SO RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, A BIG EMPHASIS WITH OUR PLAN IS TO FOCUS, UH, GREATLY ON HISPANIC GROUP, OUR HISPANIC GROUP, AFRICAN AMERICAN, OUR EMERGING BILINGUAL, OUR, OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE.
AND OF COURSE, UH, THE EMERGING BILINGUAL GROUP ALSO INCLUDES OUR ESL AND OUR LEFT STUDENTS.
SO THE REPORT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS READING, AND IT BASICALLY CALLS OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF A YEAR WHERE OUR SCORES WERE BROKEN DOWN BY THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS.
SAME THING IS TRUE HERE FOR MATH.
AND SO, AGAIN, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS TOO, I'LL EXPLAIN IT, WE'RE FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON THOSE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS, IS BECAUSE THE CAMPUS IS PRIMARILY, UH, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC, AS WELL AS ECO DIS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE.
AND SO IT IS VERY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO FOCUS ON THOSE MAIN THREE GROUPS SINCE THEY PRETTY MUCH COMPRISED THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.
AND AS WE PUT THOSE STRATEGIES IN PLACE, AND ALTHOUGH WE'RE FOCUSING ON THOSE GROUPS, IT IS ACTUALLY, WE'RE FOCUSING ON EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY AND EVERY CLASS.
BUT WE'RE MAKING SURE INTENTIONALLY THAT THOSE AREAS ARE RISE AREAS RISE, ALL KIDS ARE RISING.
THIS NEXT CHART I WANNA ACTUALLY, UH, SHARE WITH YOU, UM, WE ARE BASICALLY, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CYCLES THAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH CYCLE ONE, CYCLE TWO, CYCLE THREE, AND SUMMATIVE PIECES.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS OUR SUMMATIVE, UH, COM SUMMATIVE SCORE THAT'S IN THE BLUE, AND THOSE ARE THE SCORES THAT WE'RE AIMING FOR.
AND THEN ALSO, I WANNA POINT OUT, I'LL JUST START OVER.
SO IN THAT VERY FIRST COLUMN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PARTICULAR GROUPS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND THEN FOR CYCLE ONE BOY STAR, THAT'S THE DATA, THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR STAR RELEASE TEST THAT WE JUST GAVE GWC.
AND THESE ARE READING PIECES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
SO IN THE BLUE YOU'LL SEE THE SUMMATIVE CLOSING THE GAP IN BLUE, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE STATE NUMBER.
AND IS THIS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU? BECAUSE AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THE STATE FOR THAT FIRST, UH, FOR THAT 35%, THAT IS ACTUALLY REFERRING TO MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE.
SO FOR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ON THAT BOY TEST, THEY CAME IN AT 42% MEET, AND THEN 35% OF, UH, IS THE GOAL.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY EXCEEDED THAT.
AND THEN WITH OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, THAT PARTICULAR GOAL IS A GROWTH GOAL.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CLOSING THE GAPS, THERE ARE SOME PIECES THERE THAT ARE MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE.
THERE ARE SOME PIECES THERE THAT ARE GROWTH PIECES.
AND SO NOT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT PARTICULAR GOAL IS A GROWTH GOAL.
SO GROWTH GOALS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE.
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THERE WE'RE GOING FOR 64% ON GROWTH, AND WE HAVE 41% OF OUR STUDENTS TO GROW, AND WE'RE STILL UNDERSHOOTING IT THERE.SO THERE AGAIN, THAT, UH, PARTICULAR SUB POP OF STUDENTS MAKES UP A GREAT MAJORITY OF THAT CAMPUS.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK AGAIN WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT WE KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO THERE WITH OUR HISPANIC POPULATION.
51% WAS THE GOAL, 40% IS OUR TAIL PASS, UH, GOAL THAT WE'RE AIMING FOR.
THE STATE'S, UH, GOAL FOR TAIL PASS IS 37.
WE OVERSHOT THAT BY 11 POINTS WITH OUR EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS.
THAT SPECIFIC GOAL UNDER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS 29.
WE'RE AIMING FOR 40, AND WE OVERSHOT THAT BY 22.
AND THEN WITH OUR ESL STUDENTS AND OUR LAB STUDENTS, UH, ESL, WE WERE AIMING FOR 40.
AND THEN WITH OUR LAB STUDENTS, WE WERE AIMING FOR 40.
SO I ALSO WANNA SAY TO YOU, OUR NEXT STEPS WITH, UM, WITH BOTH READING AND MATH, IS TO GIVE A COMMON ASSESSMENT WITH THE, WITH THE CAMPUS.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING EXIT TICKETS, COMMON EXIT TICKETS AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE, CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR SE PERFORMANCE.
SO AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MATH, UH, INFORMATION, UH, SAME THING IS RINGING TRUE HERE.
UH, FOR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE, WE WERE AIMING FOR 35%, WE GOT 32, SO WE ONLY SHOT THAT BY THREE.
AND THEN FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICANS, WE WERE AIMING FOR 64%.
UH, WE, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED A 35.
SO WE UNDER BY 29 HISPANIC STUDENTS, WE WERE AIMING FOR 40.
UH, BUT WE'RE GONNA KEEP PUSHING.
UH, THAT'S SOMETHING ALSO I WANTED EVERYONE KNOW, LIKE THOSE MAY BE OUR BARS THAT WE TURNED IN FOR THE STATE, BUT WE'RE PUSHING, UH, WE'RE GONNA KEEP PUSHING EVEN WHEN WE MEET OUR GOALS.
EMERGING BILINGUAL, WE WERE AIMING FOR 56%.
WE RECEIVED 56, SO WE OVERSHOT THAT BY 16 ESL.
WE WERE AIMING FOR 40, AND WE GOT 2020 6%.
AND OUR LAB STUDENTS, WE WERE AIMING FOR 40% AND WE GOT 4 43.
SO WE OVERSHOT THAT BY THREE POINTS.
ANOTHER THING I WANNA POINT OUT IS THAT FOR READING, WE ACTUALLY AT THIS TIME, RECEIVED FOUR OUT OF THE THREE.
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OVERALL, I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SOME TRACTION HERE.
AND THEN FOR MATH RIGHT NOW, UH, BASED ON THE DATA, WE HAVE THREE OUTTA SIX.
AND SO THERE AGAIN, UH, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SOME TRACTION THERE AS WELL.
THE NEXT THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IS OUR ATTENDANCE AND OUR DISCIPLINE.
AND I WANNA SAY THAT, UH, LAST YEAR, THIS TIME WE HAD A 91 POINT, A 91.6.
SO WE'RE JUST A LITTLE UNDER THAT TWO, UH, UH, TWO, UH, TWO, UH, UNDER SHOOTING THAT, UH, 91.8 AND TWO TENTHS OF A POINT, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE SEEING THAT AS BEING IN THE RED BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABOVE THAT.
OUR GOAL IS TO REACH A 94%, UM, AND JUST THE STRETCH GOAL COULD BE A 96 FOR US, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT THERE RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT OUR ATTENDANCE AND THE STRATEGIES THAT THEY'RE USING AND ENSURING THAT THEY, THAT THERE ARE TRUANCY PIECES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE THERE EVERY DAY.
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT CULTURALLY TOO, THAT ATTENDANCE IS BEING, UH, TALKED ABOUT AND RALLIED AROUND TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL.
UH, DISCIPLINE-WISE, UH, LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME, WE HAD 176 REFERRALS.
AND AT THIS TIME WE ONLY HAVE 76 REFERRALS.
SO WE ARE DOWN A HUNDRED REFERRALS.
UH, I THINK THAT'S AWFULLY COMMENDABLE.
UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR APPROVING, UH, NOT ONLY CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS, WHICH I THINK HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING WITH THAT WORK, BUT ALSO FOR APPROVING READ 180 TO HELP WITH READING AND ALSO APPROVING VONTOUR TO HELP US AS WELL WITH OUR MATH.
UH, AT THIS TIME, UM, MS. HERNANDEZ AND I ARE GONNA CLOSE OUT.
UH, WE, I ALSO WANNA JUST ADD THAT, UM, OUR TEACHERS WERE TRAINED ON NOVEMBER 8TH WITH READ 180 FULLY TRAINED.
SO WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK OUR PROGRESS MONITORING AROUND THAT, UM, GOAL WITH READ 180.
SO, UM, WE ARE FULLY IMPLEMENTING AND TRAINED NOW, SO WE'RE IN PROGRESS WITH THAT.
AND THEN WITH MATH, WE'RE, UM, WE SHOULD BE BRINGING ON CONTOUR, UM, LEARNING TO SUPPORT THAT IN DECEMBER, AS WELL AS I EXCEL TO PUSH IN INTO THOSE MATH GOALS.
SO WE DO HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN IN PLACE, SO WE SHOULD BE, WHEN WE GIVE OUR NEXT UPDATES, WE'LL HAVE THOSE PROGRESS
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MONITORED.I KNOW YOU GUYS ASKED FOR THAT LAST TIME.
WE JUST GOT THE TRAINING, SO I WANTED TO NOTE THAT.
UM, EN CLOSING, UM, WE HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS THAT WE'RE GONNA SHARE AGAIN.
UM, TA UM, WE HAD OUR TA MEETING ON OCTOBER 12TH.
UH, WE SUBMITTED OUR, UM, OUR, OUR GWC PLAN THAT IS ON THAT QR FOR YOU GUYS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO REPORT THAT TA RATED OUR PLAN AS EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS.
MOST DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES GET.
THIS IS A VERY, IT'S A VERY RIGOROUS PROCESS, A VERY RIGOROUS RUBRIC.
AND IN REGION 10, OUR DISTRICT WAS RATED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PLAN THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT.
UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT, A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF MAN HOURS AROUND IT, VERY METHODICAL AND VERY STRATEGIC.
UM, AND WE WERE RATED, AGAIN, EXCEEDS EXPECTATION REGION 10 SHARED DURING THEIR CAMPUS VISIT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE ALIGNMENT, UM, BETWEEN OUR INSTRUCTION AND, UM, BETWEEN OUR MATH AND MATH, COMPARABLE MATH CLASSROOMS, COMPARABLE READING CLASSROOMS. THEY ALSO SAID THE CAMPUS WAS OFF TO A REALLY GREAT START, WHICH WE SHOWED SOME OF OUR PROGRESS INDICATORS WE'RE NOT AT ALL SIX.
WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE AT ALL SIX, TWO MONTHS IN, BUT WE ARE SHOWING TRACTION.
UM, TA STATED THAT THE GOALS WERE ALIGNED, REALISTIC, AMBITIOUS, ATTAINABLE, AND WE, UM, ARE LOOKING TOWARDS TO A GREAT START.
AND I, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE, UH, SOME COMMENDABLE NEWS AS WELL.
UH, BASED ON OUR FEEDBACK FROM REGION 10, UH, THEY SAID THAT OUR PLAN WAS VERY MUCH VALIDATED AND THE STRENGTH THAT IT NOTED IN THE TIP, UH, PLAYING ITSELF, THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE FOR STRONG, UH, COM, UH, STRONG COMMITTEE.
THEY ALSO NOTED THAT WE HAD STRONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR LEADERS, UH, TO CREATE COMMON PROTOCOLS.
AND, UH, THAT WE HAD ACTUALLY TAKEN A, A VERY MUCH A TEAM APPROACH AND THIS PLAN AND IS PLAYING IN IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, UM, THAT TEA NOTED THAT, UM, THEY COULD SEE THAT OUR OUTCOMES ARE STRONGLY ALIGNED, UH, TO CREATE LOCAL PROGRESS, UH, BETWEEN SITE FROM ONE CYCLE TO THE, THE NEXT CYCLE.
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT GWC, UH, PLAN DID RECEIVE, UH, UH, WELL WRITTEN, UH, IT, IT, IT RECEIVE, UH, APPLAUSE FOR BEING WELL WRITTEN AND EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS.
SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT WORK.
UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION AND, AND APPROVING, UH, THE GWC INTERVENTION PLAN FOR GWC CARB.
WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YES, MR. STEVENSON? GO AHEAD, MR. STEVENSON.
THE DATA YOU SHOWED HERE, IS THIS FOR THE STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR? SO THE DATA THAT WE'RE USING TA WALKS US THROUGH A STEP, AND WE HAVE TO UTILIZE THE DATA FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IN, IN OUR PLAN, BUT WE ARE USING, AT THE CAMPUS, WE'RE LOOKING AT CURRENT COHORT DATA.
SO WE ACTUALLY PULL FIFTH GRADE DATA TO, TO DO THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO BUILD AROUND THAT WORK.
SO BY LAW, THEIR PRACTICE IS THAT WE USE THE PRIOR YEARS INFORMATION TO PLUG INTO THAT PROGRAM.
SO YOU'RE USING DATA FROM THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY THE STUDENTS YOU HAVE IN THAT CAMPUS RIGHT NOW.
SO RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, LIKE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN THE PLAN, THOSE NUMBERS CAME FROM THE PRIOR YEAR STUDENTS THAT ARE SITTING IN SEVENTH GRADE RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WHEN WE WALK THROUGH THE INTERVENTION PLAN WITH THEM, WE HAD TO PUT THAT INFORMATION IN THERE.
THAT'S THEIR PLAN AND THEIR PROTOCOL.
UH, THE ONLY TIME CAMPUSES DON'T PUT THAT INFORMATION IN THERE IS IF YOUR NUMBERS ARE SO OFF FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT OFF SO HEAVILY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, YOU USE THAT DATA.
YEAH, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS REALLY GETTING AT.
THOSE STUDENTS ARE IN SEVENTH GRADE NOW, SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT REALLY BADLY NEED THE INTERVENTION, RIGHT? CORRECT.
OR ELSE THEY PULL THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DOWN.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH US IS TWO THINGS.
THAT'S A GREAT, UH, POINT THAT YOU'RE MAKING.
SO WE ARE ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THE SIXTH GRADE AND ENSURING THAT THEY PULL THEIR SCORES UP AND KEEP THINGS MOVING, WE'RE ALSO PUTTING INTERVENTIONS AND THINGS IN PLACE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BECAUSE YOU'RE CERTAINLY RIGHT, LIKE THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS ASCENDED TO SEVENTH GRADE AND WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S GONNA OFFSET SOME THINGS POTENTIALLY AT THE SEVENTH GRADE.
SO AS WE'RE WORKING ON PLANS AT THE SIXTH GRADE, WE'RE SIMULTANEOUSLY PUTTING THINGS IN PLACE AT THE SEVENTH, AT, AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL.
YEAH, I THINK WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD DEAL OF SUCCESS BECAUSE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, A LOT OF 'EM DID EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE GOOD THERE.
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GOOD WORK.UM, MY FIRST QUESTION IS, UM, ARE THE CHILDREN THAT, WELL, YOU DID STATE THEY ARE, THEY WENT ON TO SEVENTH GRADE, WHICH IS, I HAVE TO SAY, THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, UM, BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST A SETUP AND NOT UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT HAS, WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN PLACE FOR THO THOSE PARTICULAR CHILDREN THAT HAVE COME OUT OF, YOU KNOW, SIXTH GRADE.
AND WITH THAT SAID, UM, IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, OR THE BOARD OF COURSE, IF IT CAN BE SENT.
UM, AS FAR AS DATA AS IT RELATES TO THE SEVENTH GRADE, WHAT PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED FOR THE SEVENTH GRADERS AND WHERE DO THEY STAND AT THIS POINT? BECAUSE WE SEE WHERE THEY WERE, BUT WHERE DO THEY STAND AT THIS POINT BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS THAT ARE SHOWN BETWEEN US, I MEAN, SHOWN AT THIS MOMENT AND, UM, FOR US, MY, UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ALSO, IS THERE A, IS THERE A TEST IN PLACE WHEN THESE STUDENTS ARE COMING IN TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND, YOU KNOW, COMING IN FROM FIFTH GRADE, UM, TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND SO YOU CAN KIND OF GET AHEAD OF IT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE READ 180 IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WAS JUST IMPLEMENTED.
SO, UM, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GIVE THAT SOME TIME TO GET SOME, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA LET MS. HERNANDEZ ANSWER THIS BECAUSE I THINK SHE'LL SPEAK TO IT.
WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT AGAIN, THE THINGS THAT STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE DOING AT SIXTH GRADE WE'RE ALSO DOING AT THE SEVENTH GRADE, BUT I'LL LET HER GO MORE IN THE WE.
MS. HERNANDEZ, COULD YOU ALSO, UM, COMMUNICATE AND REITERATE WHAT MS. JET ALSO PRESENTED HERE THIS EVENING? BECAUSE THAT IS, COHORT DATA IS SOMETHING WE DO PAY CLOSELY ATTENTION TO.
UM, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. STEVENSON, THAT'S BEEN MY WHOLE ISSUE WITH ASSESSMENTS IS THAT IT'S POSTMORTEM, IT'S FOR LAST YEAR, BUT YET THOSE KIDS HERE IN THAT GRADE RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE THEY'RE, NOW THEY HAVE THAT LABEL.
UM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ADDRESS.
AND AS MS. JET SHARED AND MS. HERNANDEZ WILL REITERATE, WE ARE ADDRESSING IT.
LEMME JUST SAY GREAT QUESTIONS.
UM, DATA RELATED TO SEVENTH GRADE AND DATA DATA RELATED TO SIXTH.
SO I JUST WANNA TAKE A STEP BACK AND KIND OF TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS WE PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE KNOWING THAT OUR FIFTH GRADERS CAME UP A LITTLE HIGHER, SO THEY, OUR DATA'S SHOWING THEY'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE SIXTH GRADERS LAST YEAR.
AND THEN TAKING ACCOUNT THAT THE SIXTH GRADERS WHO WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL BASED ON TA'S COMPONENTS, UM, WENT TO LMS. SO WHAT WE DID STRATEGICALLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN I CAME ON BOARD, I MET WITH BOTH PRINCIPALS AND WE SAT DOWN AND WE HASHED A LOT OF OUR THINKING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, BOTH OF THOSE PACIFIC CAMPUSES AS THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR, WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM IN THEIR COMMITTEES.
AND WE CAME UP WITH BLOCK SCHEDULING.
SO ONE BLOCK SCHEDULING AT BOTH CAMPUSES, WE KNOW THAT WHEN KIDS HAVE MORE TIME IN CLASS, THEY HAVE MORE TIME TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC LEARNING.
THE 45 MINUTES WAS NOT WORKING FOR OUR GWC KIDS OR OUR LMS. SO WHEN WE DID THE TEACHER PLANNING FOR THE DISTRICT, WE DIDN'T PLAN JUST FOR GWC.
WE KNEW THOSE BABIES WERE GOING FROM SIX TO SEVEN.
AND SO THE PRINCIPAL, JED AND PRINCIPAL REDDICK, WE SAT DOWN, WE BUILT THE FIVE BY FIVE.
WE MADE SURE THAT, UM, KIDS WERE DOUBLE BLOCKING READING AND MATH, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DIDN'T GET MEETS AND MASTERS.
AND EVEN SOME OF THE KIDS THAT GOT MEETS, WE PUT 'EM IN A, A MATH LAB AND A READING LAB AS WELL BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE BLUE TO BE MUCH HIGHER, THAT MASTER LEVEL.
SO WE WERE VERY METHODICAL ABOUT WHATEVER WE CREATED FOR GWC THAT WE ARE CREATING FOR LMS INSTRUCTIONAL.
SO THE BLOCK WAS ONE, READING AND MAP MORE TIME, GRADUAL LEASE.
SECOND, WHEN WE BOUGHT VONTOUR LEARNING, WE BOUGHT IT FOR BOTH
SO THEY'RE GONNA COME IN TWICE A MONTH, ACTUALLY THREE TIMES TWICE CUZ WE MISSED THE NOVEMBER ONE.
SO THAT'LL ROLL IT INTO A, A JANUARY OR OR FEBRUARY SESSION, WHATEVER THE PRINCIPAL DECIDE TO WORK WITH BOTH CAMPUSES.
SO THEY'RE GONNA DO ONE DAY WITH GWC, UNPACK THOSE MATS THAT, UM, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT YOU SEE UP THERE, UM, WORK WITH THOSE OSAS, GET REALLY DEEP INTO THE WORK ON HOW TO UNPACK THAT AND THEN GIVE THAT BACK TO TEACHERS IN THE PLC VERY STRATEGICALLY.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA GO SPEND ONE DAY AT LMS WITH THE PRINCIPAL, WITH THE TOTA, WITH THE ACADEMIC COORDINATOR WITH ME AND PROBABLY MS. BELL.
WE TAG TEAM A LOT, UH, AND WE'RE GONNA DIG INTO THAT DATA, WORK WITH THOSE
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OSA TO BUILD CAPACITY SO THEY'RE GIVING CAPACITY TO THE TEACHERS AND BUILDING CAPACITY.WHAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE IN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS, UM, STRATEGIES AROUND TOT UM, TUTORIALS AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPPORT.
SO THEY'RE SHARING THAT $10,000 AS WELL, PLUS THE HUNDRED THOUSAND THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND DR.
SO I GAVE 50, WE GAVE, WE KIND OF HASHED IT OUT.
WE GAVE I THINK 47,000 TO THE, UM, LMS AND 53 TO GWC TO BRING ON ADDITIONAL THINGS AROUND SOCIAL STUDIES FOR LMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES TO PASS AS WELL AS MATH AND READING.
SO WE THOUGHT AHEAD AS WELL AS THOSE SCORES THAT MAY NOT REPRESENT IN GWC BUT WILL REPRESENT THIS YEAR AT LMS. SO LMS HAS FOUR TESTED SUBJECTS AND UM, GWC S TOO.
SO WE ALSO ARE THINKING STRATEGICALLY TO ENSURE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES IS STRONG.
SO WE'RE BUYING CURRICULUM JARED FOR LMS SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR EIGHTH GRADERS.
UM, BECAUSE THAT SEVENTH GRADE DATA WAS A LITTLE SHAKY TOO, WE LOOKED AT THAT DATA.
SO WE BOUGHT PACIFIC CURRICULUM FOR THEM.
SO, UM, WE CAN BUILD, BUILD THAT, THAT PASSING MEETS APPROACHING IN THAT AREA.
IN SOCIAL STUDIES, WE ALSO BOUGHT SOMETHING FOR SCIENCE FOR THEM MEASURING UP.
AND THEN WE ALSO BOUGHT IL FOR THE CAMPUSES AND FOR GWC FOR MATH, MAINLY BECAUSE THAT IS A CONCERN.
THOSE KIDS DIDN'T COME EXACTLY WHERE WE NEEDED AS THEY CAME IN READING.
SO AGAIN, WE WERE VERY METHODOLOGICAL WITH JUST, UM, WHAT PROGRAMS WE PICKED, VETTING THEM, UM, MAKING SURE THEY'RE GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL WITH BOTH CAMPUSES.
CUZ TA ONLY GIVES US FUNDS FOR GWC, BUT WE'RE ALSO ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR LMS. SO WHATEVER WE'RE DOING, WE'RE AT ONE CAMPUS, WE'RE REALLY DUPLICATING WITH THE OTHER, WITH THE EXCEPTION WITH PRINCIPAL JET.
WE HAVE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES THAT WERE, THAT WE WANNA ALSO MONITOR AND GET AHEAD OF THE GAME.
SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THEY GOT THAT GWC DIDN'T GET BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TESTED.
AND WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HONE IN ON THE 39 OF THOSE 41 INDICATORS FOR BOTH CAMPUS AND GROUPS.
SO BOTH CAMPUSES ALSO TOOK AT BOI AND NEXT TIME WE COME AND PRESENT, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT BOTH OF THOSE DATA SETS ARE IN THERE FOR YOU GUYS.
BECAUSE WHILE GW TOOK GWC TOOK ONE, SO DID LMS. UM, SO WE CAN GET A BASELINE DATA OF THE COHORT.
THEY ALSO GOT ALL THE GWC DATA, PRINCIPAL JET, UM, MS. BELL WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH PRINCIPAL JET GAVE HER ALL THE DATA FROM GWC.
WE WENT OVER ALL THE 39 INDICATORS THAT WERE MISSED AT LMS. SHE KNOWS WHO'S ON HER BUILDING.
NOT ONLY DOES SHE KNOW, SHE KNOWS EVERY KID, SHE KNOWS EVERY TEACHER AND INSTRUCTIONAL, THEY HAVE A SOLID PLAN IN PLACE.
SO I FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE THAT UM, WHEN WE BRING THAT DATA, YOU'LL SEE THOSE COMPARISONS.
SHE SPOKE TO HER DATA TODAY, THEY'RE HEADING IN THAT RIGHT DIRECTION WITH TRACTION.
BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR ONE, WE'RE REALLY DOING FOR THE OTHER FOR THIS PLAN TONIGHT FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
UM, WE ARE, WE CAN ONLY WRITE A PLAN FOR GWC.
UM, LMS IS A BERATED WITH THE DISTRICT.
UM, BUT WE DO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING AND WE ARE BEING VERY PROACTIVE OF BOTH.
BOTH OF 'EM ALSO GOT CAPING KIDS'S HEARTS.
I WANNA SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON IT.
AND IT IS REFLECTING IN MS PRINCIPAL'S JET'S, UM, NUMBERS TODAY AS WELL AS, UM, PRINCIPAL REDDICK'S NUMBERS THAT DECREASE OF REFERRALS.
YOU HURT THE WITNESS FROM, UH, THE WITNESS, THE STUDENT, THE SCHOLAR, HER WITNESS TESTIMONY WAS JUST SO APPEALING TO ME.
I WANT, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST AUTHENTIC? YOU CAN'T GET ANY MORE AUTHENTIC THAN LISTENING TO A SCHOLAR TELL YOU WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING.
NOT ME SAYING IT, NOT MS. BELL SAYING IT, NOT THE PRINCIPAL SAYING IT, BUT REALLY AUTHENTIC VOICE OF THAT CAMPUS.
UM, ONE MORE THING AND THEN LAST, UM, I'M GOING TO, UM, LET, UM, MS. BELL TALK ABOUT MAPS SPECIFICALLY CUZ I THINK SHE CAN ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
SO I ALSO WANNA SAY TOO, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE THINKING SO STRATEGICALLY ABOUT ALL OF THIS, ABOUT THE NOTION THAT LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS RECEIVING STUDENTS FROM GWC AND THEN TALKING WITH DR.
BARKER, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN IDEA.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY TAKE THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ALL OF THE STRATEGIES THAT THEY USE FOR CAMPUSES THAT ARE IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
AND SO WE DID A WORKSHOP WITH ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO PICK GOALS FROM THAT EFFECTIVE SCHOOL'S FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS A GREAT TOOL WITH ALL OF THESE, ALL OF THE BEST PRACTICES ON THERE.
AND SO IN SOME RESPECTS, ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE A MINI VERSION OF A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO I WANNA JUST SAY THAT, THAT I WANNA JUST COMMEND OUR TEAM FOR LIKE, THINKING AHEAD.
LIKE WE DON'T WANT ANY CAMPUS TO BE SET UP OR TO, OR TO GET A A STUDENT GROUP THAT'S THAT'S BASICALLY UNDERPERFORMING AND NOT PUT THE RIGHT THINGS IN PLACE THAT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT.
AND SO I WILL SAY TO YOU THAT WE'RE WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND AND REALLY MAKING SURE
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THAT WE PUT, UH, RESOURCES, PEOPLE, UH, TOOLS AND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE.AND THEN ALSO THAT CAMPUS ALSO DOES THE MAPS, TRAIN, MAPS, UH, TESTING AS WELL.
SO THE SAME STRATEGIES AND APPROACH THAT WE'RE USING AT AT GWC, WE'RE ALSO DOING THAT AT THE SIXTH GRADE CAMPUS.
UH, WE PERSONALLY TRAIN ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS, UH, ON THE MAP PROCESS AND HOW TO BE AN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER WITH, WITH THAT INSTRUMENT.
THIS IS SUCH A POWERFUL INSTRUMENT FOR OUR, FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO WE PERSONALLY HAVE TRAINED THEM, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OUTFITTED TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT INFORMATION TO HELP MOVE OUR STUDENTS.
SO MY LAST QUESTION WOULD BE, SINCE THIS INFORMATION THAT YOU, UM, PROVIDED WAS BASED ON 2021 STUDENTS MM-HMM.
WILL YOU BE GIVING US AN UPDATE NOT ONLY JUST ON GWC, BUT ON THOSE SEVENTH GRADERS? ABSOLUTELY.
SO THE NEXT TIME WE COME BACK AND WE PRESENT AGAIN, WE'LL BRING THAT DATA DATA FOR YOU SO YOU CAN HEAR MORE ABOUT THEIR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR DATA WITH MAP AND WITH, UH, THE RELEASE STAR AND THEN THEIR PROGRESS MONITORING PIECES AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE.
SO I ONLY GOT ONE OTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.
ARE YOU GETTING EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, RIGHT? WE ARE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
MR. JONES, UH, WHAT IS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE'LL BE WITHIN THIS TIP PROGRAM? SAY THAT AGAIN.
WHAT'S THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME WE'LL BE UNDER THIS IMPROVEMENT PLAN? OKAY, SO THE WAY THIS PLAN WORKS, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OUT OF THIS, UH, TIP SITUATION FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
SO WE GET IT OUT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR, THEN NEXT YEAR WE HAVE TO KEEP IT OUTTA SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ANOTHER YEAR.
AND THEN WE'RE COMPLETELY OFF THE LIST, BUT IT HAS TO BE TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
SO THAT MEANS WE'LL BE OUT IN 2025.
BUT WE'LL OFFICIALLY BE OUT THAT SECOND YEAR.
YES, IT'S TWO YEARS AND THEN WE'RE OFF THE LIST.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A COPY OF THOSE TEA LETTERS, A TEA LETTER YOU STATED THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM TEA? YES, MA'AM.
WE CAN PROVIDE ALL THE ARTIFACTS THAT WERE LISTED HERE.
ALL OF THOSE, ALL THE ONES THAT WE'RE SUBMITTED? YES, MA'AM.
THEY SEND THE OFFICIAL, THE OFFICIAL LETTER.
YOU WANT A LETTER THAT'S ACTUALLY SAYING THAT THE CAMPUS WAS ASSIGNED TO BE IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE LETTERS THAT YOU'RE STATING THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM TE A OKAY.
WE CAN GET THAT FOR YES, MA'AM.
IT'S ACTUALLY A COPY OF THE, BUT WE'LL SEND, WE'LL ATTACH IT.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
GEORGE WASHINGTON POVERTY SIXTH GRADE CENTER UHT TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN TIP AS PRESENTED BY MS. BE AND MS. HERNANDEZ, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS.
IS THERE A SECOND? OH, SECOND.
A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS APPROVED THE 2022.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SIXTH GRADE CENTER TA TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN TIP.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
HEARING NONE, I CALL FOR THE VOTE.
MY CELL PHONE AGAINST MOTION PASS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK WITH US.
BOARD, UH, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR A MINUTE.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK? YES.
SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.
IF EVERYONE WOULD TAKE THEIR SEAT.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE.
[11D. Discussion and possible approval to Auction Old Vehicles & Equipment (G3) - Roger Oster, Presenter]
GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO AUCTION.I'M GONNA CALL FORWARD, UM, STOKER TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY PRESIDENT HAMILTON DISTINGUISH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PRESIDENT HAMILTON, DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR RECOMMENDATION TO AUCTION
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VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT BY FOLLOWING BOARD POLICY AUCTIONING, OUR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT WILL ESTABLISH A FAIR MARKET VALUE.ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND USED IN THE FUTURE.
FOR OUR STRATEGIC VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 55 ITEMS LISTED FOR AUCTION, INCLUDING TRACTORS, FLEET, VEHICLES, BUSES, AND TRAILERS.
SOME VEHICLES AND BUSES LISTED ARE MISSING TITLES AND WE HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED LOST TITLE APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE LISTED.
HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF OLD TRACTORS AND TRAILERS AND GROUNDS EQUIPMENT.
HERE'S A FEW PICTURES OF OLD FLEET AND POLICE VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE FIRE TRUCK.
I'VE ALSO ADDED A FEW PICTURES OF OLD BUSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND UNUSED.
THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THE APPROVAL TO AUCTION VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT WITH RENEE BATES AUCTIONEERS.
ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD? ANY QUESTIONS? MS. WINFIELD, WAS THAT YOU? YES.
UM, THE AUCTIONING COMPANY? UM, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THEM.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK, WHAT IS RA UH, RENEE BATES? HAVE WE USED THEM BEFORE? DO WE HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT USE THEM? UM, YEAH, THOSE THREE FIRST, THEY'RE PROBABLY THE OLDEST AUCTION COMPANY IN THE AREA, IN THE DFW AREA.
AND, UH, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, RICHARDSON, PLANO, ROCKWELL AND GARLAND.
AND, UH, A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE AREA USE THEM.
AND COLIN, OTHER DISTRICTS, THEY WERE THE MOST, UH, UM, RECOMMENDED TO US.
AND SO THEY'LL HAVE THE MOST TRAFFIC TO, TO GET MORE BIDDERS IN.
AND WITH THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED, WE WILL IN RETURN GET ANOTHER INVENTORY LIST SHOWING THOSE SAME ITEMS, UM, WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN AUCTIONED FOR AND SO FORTH.
SO WE'RE JUST BASICALLY GETTING DETAILS OF THE AUCTION AND WHAT WE, WHAT WAS RECEIVED FOR EACH ITEM.
ONCE IT'S SOLD, WE'LL SEND ALL THAT TO FINANCE AND THAT ALL BE, UH, CATALOGED.
AND WHAT I WILL ASK AT THIS TIME, IF POSSIBLE, WE, UH, IF A COPY OF, IF POSSIBLE THOUGH A COPY OF, UM, THAT INFORMATION IS ALMOST, IS ALSO EMAILED TO THE BOARD.
UM, MR. US, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
THAT PILE OF PAPERWORK, DON'T KILL NO TREES.
UH, OUR FINANCE PERSON IS THE PERSON TO RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION FOR INVENTORY AND BOOKKEEPING.
THERE IS NO BOARD MEMBER UP HERE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT AUCTION OR TRACK THE DESTRUCTION OF THOSE VEHICLES.
SO THIS IS ONE BOARD MEMBER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.
UH, I KNOW HOW THEY'RE PROCESSED.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES AND I WILL NOT CHALLENGE WHAT YOU AND YOUR POSITION UNDER THE, UH, DIRECTION OF DR.
PERRERA TO DO WITH THOSE VEHICLES YOU JUST SHOWED US.
I'M SURE YOUR FINANCE PERSON WILL HANDLE EVERYTHING HE NEEDS TO HANDLE FOR THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE EMAIL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR OR NO? I, I JUST WANT TO SAY I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT, HOW THAT COMES BACK AND IF WE NOT CREATING NEW DOCUMENTS, THEN I'LL DEFINITELY SHARE.
MS. WOODFIELD, IF YOU PLEASE TALK IN YOUR, INTO YOUR MIC, YOU MAY NEED TO BRING IT BACK UP ON THE DIAS SO YOU CAN SPEAK.
BOARD, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
ANY OF THE DISCUSSION PRESENTS? JUST ONE QUESTION.
I SAW THAT THE FIRER ON THERE AND, AND I KNOW WE HAD GOTTEN THAT FIRE TRUCK SOME YEARS AGO FOR US TO KIND OF DO SOME STUFF THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AS FAR AS LITTLE WORKSHOPS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT I GUESS WE GOTTA GET RID OF THE FIRER, SO I'M SADLY BY THAT.
I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN PARKED THERE FOR YEARS ACTUALLY.
AND, UH, A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES FOR A GOOD WHILE.
YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE, PART OF THE STEM PLAN.
WE HAD GOTTEN IT, WE WERE GONNA RE OUTFIT IT TO KIND OF GO INTO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS FOR KIDS TO DO ACTIVITIES.
UH, WITH THAT PARTICULAR FIRE TRUCK THAT WAS PART OF, THAT'S, WE DID THE CAR AND THE PLANE, IT WAS LIKE, NEXT WE'RE GONNA DO A TRAIN, BUT ALL WE GOT WAS A FIRE TRUCK
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AND, AND WE'RE GONNA USE THE, UH, THE BREAK THE NEXT, UH, THREE DAYS.IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING, CAN WE, AND, UH, MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE GO THROUGH 'EM AND IF WE CAN GET 'EM RUNNING, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE BRINGING MORE VALUE.
CAUSE A LOT OF 'EM ARE SITTING THERE WITH DEAD BATTERIES AND JUST NEED, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE, UH, GONE THROUGH AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THINGS RUNNING ON A FEW OF THEM, NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON 'EM AND BRING MORE VALUE BACK TO THE DISTRICT.
WELL, I, I GUESS IF WE COULD PULL THE FIRE TRUCK YEAH.
IF WE CAN PULL THE FIRE TRUCK AND HAVE THE DISTRICT KIND OF EXPLORE, IF THAT'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MOVE THAT, YOU KNOW, USE IT AS A LEARNING TOOL.
ALL
IT WAS YOU, IT WAS MR. CLUELESS.
I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
I DON'T SEE THAT SPREAD SHEET.
SO IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN GET A COPY OF IT? YES.
I THINK SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT AFTER THE SALE AGAIN, AFTER, WELL, I, I KIND OF WANTED TO SEE, BUT I'M NOT NECESSARILY CONCERNED ABOUT AFTERWARDS, BUT JUST WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND LET'S, AND THE BOARD ATTACHMENTS.
I'VE PUT THE EXCEL SHEET THERE.
SO IT'S UP ON THE, SO YOU CAN SCREEN NOW, CAN VIEW IT BETTER, SEE IT ON THERE, BUT I DON'T SEE IT IN THE AGENDA.
SECONDLY, UM, PRINT THAT OFF AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M SPREADSHEET SHOWING THE, WHAT IS THAT? I THINK THAT'S, THAT ADDRESS IS SUNNY MEADOW.
UM, IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THAT? NO, SIR.
AT THE, THE ROY CRAWFORD CENTER? NO, THE OTHER ONE ACROSS THE STREET.
THE MOST, I THINK IT'S THE MOST RECENT PROPERTY THAT WAS PURCHASED.
UH, I, I WANNA SAY THAT WAS 24 15 SUNNY MEADOW.
I'M, I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE, BUT ALONG THAT TREE LINE, THERE'S A COMBINE THAT'S BEEN SITTING BACK FOR YEARS.
THE LAST INVENTORY YOU SHOWED US, YOU HAD A BUNCH OF THOSE PIECE SPED BUSES ON THERE? YES.
OR THEY, THEY'RE WAY, WAY UP IN MILES.
ARE THEY ON THIS LIST? THEY'RE ON THAT LIST.
AND PRESIDENT, I JUST HAD ONE LAST COMMENT.
DON'T SPEND TOO MUCH OF DISTRICT MONEY THAT CAN GO IN THE CLASSROOM FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT PASS THE INSPECTION TO PUT ON THE ROAD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
BOARD, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? I'M NOT A PRESIDENT.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE TO AUCTION OLD VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, EXCLUDING THE FIRE TRUCK.
I SECOND THAT AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FRIENDLY RE UH, AMENDMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MS. MORRIS TO APPROVE THE AUCTION OF THE OLD VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT USING RENEE BAT'S AUCTIONER INCORPORATED, EXCLUDING THE FIRE TRUCK.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
MS. MORRIS, ARE YOU REALLY WANTING TO KEEP THAT MS. MORRIS? THE MOTION WAS ON THE FLOOR.
IF YOU WANT MISS WISH, PUT IT ON THE PROBLEM.
[11E. Consider approval of the Purchasing Cooperatives Yearly Membership Cost/Rebates for the 2022 Fiscal Year. (G3) - Adrianna Espinoza, Presenter]
IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVES YEARLY MEMBERSHIP COST TO REHABS FOR THE THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR.PER THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT ON CALL FORWARD.
UH, MS. ESPINOZA, MS. ESPINOZA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF SINCE I THINK THIS MAY BE YOUR FIRST TIME.
I AM ADRIAN ESPINOZA, THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME, UH, PRESENTING AT A BOARD MEETING.
I AM HERE THIS EVENING, UM, TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVES.
UM, OUR COOPERATIVES WE USE AND PROVIDE, UM, THE DISTRICT A VARIETY OF VENDORS THAT HAVE QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT ALL COMPETITIVE PRICES.
THEY ARE ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES.
UM, ON THE SCREEN WE HAVE THE LIST OF ALL OF OUR CURRENT ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS, UM, TO ARE REQUIRE A FEE, UM, FOR, UM, TO CONTINUE THERE, OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THEM.
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WE HAVE TWO BY BOARD IN SMART BUY.THEY, THEY GIVE US A 2% REBATE, UM, ON OUR ANNUAL SPENDING THAT GETS DEPOSITED INTO OUR GENERAL DISTRICT OF AVENUE.
UM, THE THREE, WE HAVE THREE, UM, COOPERATIVES, SOURCE, WELL PACE AND SMART BUY.
THERE ARE REQUIRING US TO UPDATE OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FORM.
UM, WHICH ARE ON WHICH YOU HAVE THOSE PAPERWORKS ALREADY.
UM, TAKING ACTION TO CONTINUE THESE SERVICES, UM, PROVIDES THE DISTRICT WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO OUTSOURCE WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS, UM, TO GIVE EVERY DEPARTMENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO VENTURE OUT, TO RECEIVE OUR STU, OUR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE BEST, UM, NEEDS.
THAT IS IT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. ESPINOZA? MR. JONES AND PRESIDENT? I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UH, MS. ESPINOZA, HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? I'M DOING GOOD.
THE, UH, SECOND QUESTION IS, UH, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO US THE BENEFITS OF USING CO-OPS? THE CO-OPS, THEY ACTUALLY ARE GREAT.
UM, THEY PROVIDE A COMPETITIVE PRICING, SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH A BID.
ALL THE VENDORS WILL COMPETE TO GIVE THE, UH, BEST PRICING.
UM, WHEN YOU GROUP A WHOLE BUNCH OF VENDORS, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT US TO TO BID TO PURCHASE FROM THEM.
SO WHEN THE COOPERATIVES, EACH COOPERATIVE HAS A MULTIPLE VENDORS, NOT, THEY DON'T ALL HAVE THE SAME ONE, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE A PART OF SO MANY.
AND THAT JUST OPENS UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE BEST PRICING THAN US JUST VENTURING STRAIGHT TO THAT VENDOR.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? BOARD? THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT? I'LL YIELD A SECRETARY MARS.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASING YEARLY MEMBERSHIP COSTS REBATE YEAR.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRISON.
BY MR. JONES TO APPROVE THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVES YEARLY MEMBERSHIP COSTS TO REBATES FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.
[11F. Discussion and possible approval of the board to consider legal actions against Board Members for their behavior toward staff and administration, officers of the board and micromanaging day-to-day operations that is delegated to the Superintendent as voted by the Lancaster Independent School Board of Trustees.]
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD TO CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION AGAINST BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR TOWARDS STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION, OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.AND MICROMANAGING DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS THAT IS DELEGATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AS VOTED BY THE LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS MOTION WAS PLACED ON OUR AGENDA BY A BOARD MEMBER.
MS. MORRIS, I'LL YIELD TO YOU TO LET YOU ELABORATE IF YOU WOULD.
UM, BOARD, I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE TO ANYONE.
COULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR MIC ON? YOUR MIC IS OFF.
I KNOW THIS ITEM IS NOT A SURPRISE TO ANYONE SITTING AROUND THIS DI AFTER MANY HOURS MEETINGS WITH EACH OTHER AND UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLAINTS AND THE SITUATIONS AND THE PROBLEMS THAT EMPLOYEES AND STAFF HAVE HAD A TON OF EMAILS.
THE TON OF OF PAPERWORK WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS ARE OPERATING FOR OUR STUDENT AND THE NEXT GENERATION.
UH, IT IS AT THE POINT THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
IF THE BOARD CHOOSE NOT TO DO ANYTHING, THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE BUT THE BE AND ASK THE COMMISSION OF EDUCATION TO COME IN AND DO SOMETHING.
THIS BEHAVIOR HAS TO STOP THE ATTACK ON THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE ATTACK ON STAFF, THE, UH, IT'S JUST THE WHOLE CONVERSATION.
YOU KNOW, NOBODY HAVE TO GET ANYBODY IN TO THREATEN NOBODY.
NOBODY HAVE TO GO OUT AND DRIVE THE COMMUNITY.
ONLY THING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE PEACE.
WE HAVE CAME A LONG WAY BOARD.
WE HAVE GOTTEN OUT A, UH, AN INVESTIGATION, UH, FINDINGS WAS FOUND.
THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS HIRED TO DO A JOB
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THAT'S WELL QUALIFIED TO DO THE JOB.BUT WE CANNOT OVERSEE OPERATIONS AND GOVERNANCE OVER THE SUPERINTENDENT.
WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE BOARD MEMBERS AND UNDERSTAND, LEARN OUR POLICY AS THE TRAINING DONE THE OTHER NIGHT, I REALLY THOUGHT THAT LAST NIGHT WOULD'VE DONE IT.
BUT AFTER TODAY, IT'S NOT GOING TO DO IT.
AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING TO THIS, THIS IS SERIOUS.
WE ARE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF THE CHILDREN, NOT ABOUT ATTACKING EACH OTHER, NOT ABOUT FIGHTING.
WE WERE ELECTED BY THE PUBLIC TO DO A JOB.
EVERYBODY ON THIS DIAS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIORS.
AND A BEHAVIOR THAT'S A NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR THAT CAN BE CHANGED.
IF YOU WANT TO, IF YOU WANNA WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
WELL, WE, WHEN WE WALK OUT THAT DOOR, WE DON'T HAVE TO BE FRIENDS, BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESPECT EACH OTHER AROUND THIS DIET.
DON'T GO AND FIND SOMEONE TO ATTACK SOMEBODY ELSE TO COME INTO A BOARDROOM.
DON'T TALK UGLY TO OUR ADMINISTRATION.
DON'T DISRESPECT OUR SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH IS OUR ONLY BOSS.
HOW CAN WE EVALUATE THE SUPERINTENDENT? WE CAN'T.
AND SO AFTER STATING THAT I'M SPEAKING TO IT, BEGGING THE BOARD, LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
WE CANNOT CHANGE A MAKE POLICY.
AND IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WANT TO DO IS GO TO LEGISLATION AND TRY TO MAKE CHANGES ON BOARD BEHAVIOR.
I'M ON BOARD WITH WHATEVER BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO DO.
BUT WHAT I'M NOT ON BOARD WITH IS THE CONTINUED FIGHTING AND THE DISRESPECT TO ADMINISTRATION.
WE HAVE A NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT THAT'S RUNNING OUR DISTRICT, A NATIONAL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT A LOT OF, I DON'T KNOW IF A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEAN, MEANING EVERYBODY IN THE NATION HAVE CHOSE DR.
THANK THE STAFF FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU ALL COMING TO US AND DOING SOMETHING.
AND SO IT IS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLY APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A LEGAL COUNSEL IF WE NEED TO BEFORE THERE IS A VOTE OR WHATEVER.
IF WE NEED TO DISCUSS ANYTHING WITH OUR COUNSEL, THEN, UH, MADAME PRESIDENT, I WOULD, SINCE I REQUESTED TO PUT THIS ITEM ON HERE, WE CAN GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE GONNA WORK TOGETHER, HOW WE GOING TO RESPECT EACH OTHER, AND NUMBER ONE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO DO HER JOB AND NOT MICROMANAGE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YES, MR. STEVENSON.
OKAY, YES, WE ARE IN CRISIS, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO LOOK AT THEMSELVES.
I'VE SAT HERE TODAY AND I SEE MS. MORRIS AGAIN AND AGAIN.
IT'S WHAT PHIL'S SAYING SOMETHING.
SHE'S MAKING SNIDE LITTLE COMMENTS.
SHE'S SHOOTING HER EVIL LITTLE LOOKS AND NOW SHE'S AS MUCH TO BLAME AS ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT THIS.
FURTHERMORE, YOU TALK ABOUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT, ABOUT WHAT BEHAVIOR, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT SOMEBODY'S BEHAVIOR, HUH? WHAT TO ADMINISTRATION, OFFICERS AND BOARD.
IT'S LIKE TAKING SOME GUY JOE BLOW OUT THERE, YOU GONNA PROSECUTE HIM FOR, FOR STEALING SOMETHING AND YOU SAY, HEY JOE BLOW, WE'RE GONNA PROSECUTE YOU FOR SOME STUFF.
THAT'S ABOUT AS VAGUE AND NON-SPECIFIC AS YOU CAN GET.
OKAY? IF ANYBODY THINKS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THEY NEED TO START WITH THEMSELVES.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND SINCE IT WAS DIRECTED.
AND I WAS SPEAKING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTS.
NO, YOU WERE SPEAKING TO THE BOARD WITH ALL DUE RESEARCH.
I SPOKE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT PER POLICY.
WELL, MR. STEVENSON, ARE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR COMMENT? CAUSE MR. YES AM MORRIS HAS ANOTHER COMMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT, MR. STEVENS, YOU'RE RIGHT.
NO, I'M SPEAKING TO THE BOARD'S, SPEAKING TO THE BOARD.
MR. STEVEN, NOT TO ME DIRECTLY.
THIS, THIS IS A ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD.
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IT'S, IT'S WRITTEN ON HERE.SO I WANNA, I WANT, BECAUSE WE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER.
MR. STEVENS, I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE THAN A RELATIONSHIP PROFESSIONALLY ON THIS BOARD.
YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY ANIMOSITY AGAINST YOU.
UM, YOU HAVE ATTACKED ME, BUT MORE SO YOU HAVE ATTACKED OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
THAT'S WHY THIS ISSUE IS ON HERE.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE TO GOVERN OURSELVES.
WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR OWN BEHAVIOR.
I HAVE NO PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH NO ONE AROUND THIS.
PERE, I DON'T WANNA TALK AS IF YOU'RE NOT SITTING HERE, BUT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE STATED BECAUSE I THINK WHAT HAS HAPPENED, I'M NOT FOR SURE.
BUT I THINK WHAT HAS HAPPENED, INDIVIDUALS ON THIS DIAS, IS BASICALLY, I GUESS THEY'RE SAYING, LIKE YOU STATED, I'M DOING IT ALL.
I HAVEN'T GOTTEN YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF.
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF EMAILS GOING BACK AND FORTH.
A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
MY NAME WAS NEVER CALLED BECAUSE IF MY NAME WAS CALLED LIKE YOU CALLED IT JUST NOW, I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SAY I'M SORRY.
AND WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M SITTING HERE FOR CHILDREN.
AS I SAID BEFORE, I HAVE HAD MORE CRITICISM TALKED ABOUT, WALKED UP TO THREATEN BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE TIED WITH PEOPLE THAN PROBABLY ANYONE AROUND THIS.
DIAS I'M PROBABLY THE SENIOR OF EVERYONE AROUND THIS.
DIAS THAT'S GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT WE MAY HAVE TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT HADN'T STOPPED.
OUR ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PUBLICLY HUMILIATED, PUBLICLY MOCKED IN A BOARD MEETING THAT'S UNCALLED FOR.
OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN MADE TO FEEL LESS THAN A SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE SHE CANNOT DO HER JOB.
AND THE SEVEN OF US HAVE TO EVALUATE HOW WE GONNA EVALUATE A SUPERINTENDENT WHEN THE BOARD IS TAKING CONTROL OF THE, THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO JUST WALK UP ON A CAMPUS AND START DOING THINGS OR SAME THINGS TO OTHER EMPLOYEES.
RIGHT? WE WAS NOT ELECTED TO DO THAT.
WE WAS NOT ELECTED TO INTIMIDATE OUR ADMINISTRATION AND OUR STAFF.
WE COME HERE FOR ONE REASON TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS ACCORDING TO POLICY AND GOVERNANCE AND HEAR PRESENTATIONS THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT ALLOW HER STAFF TO PRESENT TO US ON FACTS.
BECAUSE TRUST ME, NO ONE AROUND THIS DIAS HAVE ANY FACTS TO WHAT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN LEADERSHIP IN THIS DISTRICT.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FACTS CUZ I DON'T THINK NONE OF US HOLD THE DEGREES THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE.
MR. JONES MAY HAVE SOME OF IT.
WE HAVE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MBAS.
WE, WE CANNOT JUST MAKE POLICY AND CHANGE POLICY BECAUSE WE THINK OF IT.
WE CANNOT COME UP AND COME IN THIS BOARD ROOM AND SAY, OH, WE GONNA CHANGE THIS AND WE GONNA DO THIS.
OR I DON'T CARE FOR THIS OR I DON'T WANNA DO THIS.
WE'RE NOT, THAT'S NOT REPRESENTING CHILDREN.
THAT'S NOT EVEN SHOWING A GOOD, AND SORRY, SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT AS MANY OF YOU OUT THERE DO UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING AND I WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR ME SITTING HERE IN THIS SEAT, IF ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT AGAIN.
I'M SORRY, MS. MORGAN? YES, MA'AM.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUESTION.
MS. WOODFIELD, UM, THE STATE HERE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD TO CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION AGAINST BOARD MEMBERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARIFICATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT IS LOOKING TO, UM, LOOKING TO HAVE LEGAL ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST.
WELL, AGAIN, I CAN SAY WE ARE PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
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WE FEEL YOU ARE ONE OF THEM.I'M ONE OF THE PEOPLE, YOU'RE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS SPEAKING TO, TO ADVISE OR LOOK AT OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS OF THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION HAVE HAD.
IS THERE, AND I'M BIGGER AND I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M THE BIGGER PERSON TO SIT HERE AND SAY, CUZ THERE'S NOTHING TO HIDE, I PUT THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE OR IS THIS, I UNDERSTAND YOU SAY STEVENSON, YOU SAID MYSELF.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE OR JUST, I I DIDN'T SAY STEVENS.
SO AM I THE ONLY ONE? THIS IS, SO THIS IS PERTAINING TO ME.
NO, I'M ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION.
AND I GAVE YOU CLARIFICATION, MA'AM.
SO LF IS PERTAINING TO ME AND ME ONLY ANYONE THAT HAVE THE BEHAVIOR INTERFERING AND DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
AM I AT MY QUESTION IS TO CLARIFY, IS LF PERTAINING TO ME AND ME ONLY? I'LL SAY WE CAN STAY ON TRACK.
THAT QUESTION WAS ALREADY ANSWERED.
AND I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION IF SHE, I THINK IT WAS AN ANSWER TO YOUR SATISFACTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I DO, YES, GO AHEAD.
SO BECAUSE IT'S PERTAINING TO ME, I WOULD LIKE TO REPLY TO OUR STATEMENT.
SO YOU MADE THE STATEMENT THAT, UM, WE ARE, YOU SAID THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS OUR BOSS.
YOU, THAT WAS DEFINITELY THE ERROR.
YOU DID SAY THAT, BUT TECHNICALLY, OH, DID I SAY THAT? I'M SORRY.
OKAY, THEN I WAS PROBABLY OVER TALKING.
FERES NOT OUR BOSS, I APOLOGIZE.
THIS BOARD, THIS SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE, AND THAT'S DR.
AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSPOKE.
BUT, UM, AS HE STATED, AND I WAS GOING TO CLARIFY, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
I WAS ELECTED TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT, TO REPRESENT THE STUDENTS, TO REPRESENT OUR CONSTITUENTS.
I WAS NOT ELECTED TO VOTE ALONG, TO GET ALONG.
I WAS NOT ELECTED TO SIT HERE AND NOT SAY A THING.
I WAS NOT ELECTED TO BE A GOPHER.
I WAS NOT ELECTED TO BE SILENT.
OUR DISTRICT HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK UP FOR THEM.
PERRERA, UM, IS THE SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH MEANS SHE MANAGES THE DISTRICT.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE, IS TO OVERSEE DR.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO US, WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUBMIT THOSE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO DR.
ALSO, IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING, KEEP IN MIND, AND I'VE BEEN SAYING IT, I'VE JUST GOT HERE.
SO OF COURSE I'M DOING A LOT OF READING, A LOT OF RESEARCH.
I DID A LOT OF READING AND RESEARCH ON THE OUTSIDE.
BUT YOU GET ON INSIDE ON, ON THIS DIAS AND ON THE PRAISE, LORD.
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT COME WITH THAT.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
I WILL CONTINUE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS.
I WILL CONTINUE TO ASK FOR DOCUMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY CREATED.
I NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING TO BE CREATED NOR ASK ANYONE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THEIR ROLE.
NOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, SINCE DAY ONE, I'VE BEEN HAVING TO DEFEND MYSELF OR EXPLAIN MY REASONING.
I'VE BEEN QUESTIONED WHEN I ASK FOR DOCUMENTS.
WHY AM I BEING QUESTIONED WHEN I ASK FOR DOCUMENTS? SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I HAVE BEEN, THERE'S BEEN BULLYING TOWARDS ME.
I'VE BEEN CALLED A RACIST COMMENT BY, UM, MS. HAMILTON, TRUSTEE HAMILTON, A RACIST COMMENT ON OCTOBER THE FIFTH BY RA UH, TRUSTEE HAMILTON.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SAY INCORRECT INFORMATION BECAUSE I DID NOT CALL YOU A RACIST.
YOUR ACTION IF YOU WANNA USE THE WORD RACIST, I WAS TALKING ABOUT, I'M, I'M, I'M NOT SAYING THIS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO I UNDERSTAND, BUT, BUT YOU'RE BEING RUDE.
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I NEED I IF YOU CONSIDER IT RUDE, BUT YOU ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH.AND I'M GOING TO INTERJECT I'M, CAUSE IT'S ABOUT ME.
I'M, WE HAVE EVERYONE ON THIS DIET THAT CAN, THAT'S FINE.
EVERYBODY CAN TELL YOU BACK ATTEST TO IT.
SO I WAS CALLED THE RACIST COMING.
AND I HAVE BEEN VER, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE PART OF BULLYING VERBALLY, EMOTIONALLY BY EXCLUDED FROM A CLOSED SESSION.
AS A TRUSTEE, I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE IN, IF YOU ARE GOING TO EXCLUDE A TRUSTEE FROM A CLOSED SESSION, IT IS BEST TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE, AND THIS IS IN THE TEXAS SCHOOL LAW.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXCLUDE A TRUSTEE FROM ANY CLOSED SESSION, YOU, IT'S BEST TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE YOU DO SO.
AS A TRUSTEE, I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SIT IN ANY CLOSED SESSION.
THERE IS, I RECEIVED AN INVITE.
THAT INVITE WAS WITH WHETHER IT WAS WITHDRAWN OR NOT, OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
I RECEIVED AN INVITE AND I ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE HERE AND I WAS HERE.
MS, CAN I PLEASE NO, NO, NO, NO.
BECAUSE THIS RIGHT ITEM LF DISCUSSION IS REGARDING ME.
NO, BUT WE, I DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO MA'AM YOU, YOU'RE OFF SUBJECT AT THIS POINT.
LET'S CALL THE QUESTION OR GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS IS OFF SUBJECT, POINT OF ORDER, EXECUTIVE SESSION CALL THE QUESTION, OR LET'S GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SPEAK TO OUR LEGAL COUNSELS.
EVERY TIME I TRY TO EXPLAIN, EVERY TIME I TRY TO PROVE WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TO IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE ABOUT THE SPEAK OF
IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION, UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, SET THIS ITEM ASIDE.
IT'S BEING NON-SPECIFIC AND VAGUE TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ACTIONABLE.
MR. UH, RAMIREZ, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THIS? SO, UM, WITH RESPECT TO BEING TAKEN INTO EXECUTIVE OR WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER IT'S ACTIONABLE, WHETHER IF IT'S ACTIONABLE.
SO FOR PURPOSES OF LEGAL ADVICE AND OPEN SESSION, I WOULD NEED TO CONSENT TO THE BOARD TO BE OR ADVISE YOU ON AN OPEN SESSION ON A MATTER LIKE THAT.
SO IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, UM, I WOULD NEED A VOTE TO ALLOW ME TO GIVE PEOPLE ADVICE IN THE MATTER.
OKAY? CAN I SPEAK? I I THINK WE SHOULD.
I WOULD, I WOULD PREFER, SINCE IT'S MY ITEM THAT I PLACED ON THE AGENDA TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, I WOULD, I KNOW YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, CORRECT? MR. STEVENSON TO TAKE IT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, HE WANTED TO, UH, HE HAD A QUESTION AS TO IF THIS, HE WANTED TO SET IT ASIDE ASKING IF THIS WAS A VIABLE ITEM.
HE SAID IT WAS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
RIGHT? AM I GONNA ASSUME MR. STEVENSON CORRECTLY WANTED TO TAKE THE ITEM TO EXECUTIVE OR NOT? NO.
OH, TO SET THE ITEM ASIDE, YES.
SO RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE A MOTION TO SET THE ITEM ASIDE, BUT THERE WAS ALSO A QUESTION.
THERE'S A QUESTION WHETHER IT'S ACTIONABLE, CORRECT.
SO THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW, AND WE'VE NOT, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH GUIDANCE FOR IT TO BE AN ACTIONABLE ITEM BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT LEGAL ACTION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE DOING WITH THE LEGAL ACTION OR THE BASIS OF THE LEGAL ACTION.
ADDITIONALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR US TO, UH, UNDERSTAND WHAT LEGAL ACTION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WHETHER IT'S THE INITIATION OF A LAWSUIT, WHETHER IT'S THE INITIATION OF YOUR REPORT TO TA, WHETHER THERE'S VARIOUS THINGS.
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPECIFICITY TO WALK OUT OF HERE TONIGHT, JUST VOTING ON IT THE WAY IT'S, OKAY.
SO MAYBE I NEED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT CLEAR THAT WE HAVE GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION OF EDUCATION TO ADDRESS A MONITOR THIS BOARD ON THEIR POSITIONS WITH DAY TO DAY OPERATION AND MICROMANAGING.
WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES OF MICROMANAGEMENT, THE BOARD.
SO IF THAT'S THE LEGAL ACTION YOU WANT TO DIRECT COUNSEL TO TAKE, THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR HAVE BE VOTED ON.
UM, SPECIFICALLY THOUGH, WE WOULD NEED, UH, ASSISTANCE FROM THE BOARD, UH, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ITEMS WE'RE REFERRING TO AND ANY EVIDENCE WE NEED TO, THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO PUT TOGETHER FOR THAT.
BUT THE AUTHORIZATION WOULD ALLOW US THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT IF THAT'S THE SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR LEGAL ACTION RECEIVING.
AND SO I'M ASSUMING THAT I, I GUESS I WANNA BE CLEAR, WE'RE GONNA GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THAT, OR DO WE NEED TO, UH, IDENTIFY THAT HERE ON THE DA? SO
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RIGHT NOW IT'S AN OPEN SESSION.SO YOU'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION OPEN
UNLESS YOU ALL TAKE IT, IT'S TOO CLOSE.
BUT THAT'S THE BOARD'S DECISION, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR CURRENTLY MM-HMM.
SO THERE, MR. STEVE HAD THE MOTION SEEKING A SECOND.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'M NOT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MOTION.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT? MY MOTION WAS TO SET THIS ITEM ASIDE, PERHAPS TO HAITI'S, FREEZES OVER TO
MR. STEVEN, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION SO IT CAN GO INTO ON THE RECORD.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE WILL YOU CLARIFY THE MOTION? WE'RE WAITING ON THE SECOND.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WAITING FOR.
AND AT THIS POINT, I DON'T HAVE A SECOND.
AT THIS POINT, THERE WAS NO, UH, SECOND AM I TO MAKE A MOTION.
MADAME PRESIDENT, I ASK FOR A SECOND.
WELL, WE HAVE TO, THIS ONE HAS TO FAIL FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE ONE.
RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.
THE ITEM DIES, THEN YOU CAN REQUEST FOR A NEW MOTION.
CORRECT? I REQUEST A NEW MOTION.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I REQUEST A MOTION THAT WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO ALLOW OUR ADMINISTRATION TO SHARE THE INFORMATION FOR THE REASON THIS IS PLACED ON THE AGENDA IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IS THERE SECOND? I'LL SECOND HAVE A SECOND.
WAS THAT MR. LEWIS? THERE'S DISCUSSION.
MADAM PRESIDENT, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ITEM AIMED AT A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL.
THAT INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS CLOSED SESSION OR OPEN SESSION.
I WOULDN'T JUST SAY THAT THIS IS AIMED AT, UM, ONE INDIVIDUAL.
THIS IS PROBLEM THAT IS KIND OF GOING ON WITH THIS WHOLE BOARD THAT WE ALL NEED TO ADDRESS.
NO INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE'S NAME IS LISTED IN THIS, ON THIS AGENDA.
THAT'S THE, THAT'S WASN'T A TRUSTEE JUST MENTIONED.
SHE JUST MADE IT CLEAR FOR ME.
I'M JUST KINDA USING WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA.
AND SHE MADE IT VERY SPECIFIC.
IT WAS FOR, AND, AND I CHOOSE NOT TO GO IN A CLOSED SESSION AND I WAS NOT FINISHED BECAUSE SHE MAKE, I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST GONNA GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE AND SAY, ASK, UM, IF I'M BEING, IF THIS IS BEING DIRECTED TOWARDS ME, DO I NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK? SO GRIEVING PARTIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE GRIEVING ISSUE OF THEM, AND THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT IN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION.
THE ISSUE HERE THOUGH, IS THAT THIS IS MY FORMAL GRIEVANCE.
IT'S IN REQUEST FOR AN IMP TAKE FOR LEGAL ACTION.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGAL ACTION'S GONNA BE.
SO THERE'S, I, THERE'S, UH, THERE'S A LINE TO CONSIDER HERE.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE ISSUE, OKAY? MM-HMM.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE, THE ISSUE OF WHAT TYPE OF, UH, LEGAL ACTION TO TAKE OR LEGAL ADVICE FROM COUNSEL ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH AN ISSUE THAT CAN BE IN CLOSED SESSIONS.
SO THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THAT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE ISSUE AGAINST SOMEONE, SPECIFICALLY, WHAT WE'RE TAKING ACTION AGAINST, THEN THAT SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE, WOULD HAVE THE DISCUSSION IN OPEN SESSION.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE IN THE BROADER SENSE OF WHAT KIND OF ACTION CAN WE TAKE, HOW WOULD WE TAKE IT? WHERE WOULD WE TAKE IT? UH, THAT ISSUE, THAT COULD BE IN CLOSE SESSION.
SO, BECAUSE IT MIGHT, THIS WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS ME THAT WOULD MAKE THAT TO BE ME, BECAUSE IT WAS CLARIFIED WHEN IT WAS ASKED TO BE CLARIFIED.
SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT MEANS I DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, BUT I ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE IT IN OPEN SESSION.
IT'S NOT IN GRIEVANCE AS OF YET, BECAUSE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN.
SO FROM THE MOTION THAT MS. MORRIS MADE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE MOTION MS. MORRIS MADE DIRECTED LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBERS.
SHE SAID MY NAME, RIGHT? I UNDERSTAND.
IN THE CONVERSATION WHEN SHE WAS TALKING, NO, SHE STATED, THIS IS FOR ME.
I, I AGREE WITH YOU WITH THAT.
SHE'S REQUESTING GENERAL ADVICE FROM TA OF CAN YOU RE WHAT SHE IS MS. MORRIS? YES.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS HAVING THE COMMISSION, I'M SORRY.YOUR SPECIFIC MOTION IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SESSION.
THE SPECIFIC MOTION IS NOT, AS I UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTED YET, AT IDENTIFYING AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU'RE GOING TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST YOU'RE CORRECT.
MS. WOODFIELD, I AGREE WITH YOU.
YOUR NAME DID COME UP BY MS. MORRIS AS A REASON WHY SHE PUT IT ON HERE TO BEGIN.
SO THE DIFFERENCE IS ON THE MAG, THE FACT OF IF WE'RE DIRECTING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER, SPECIFICALLY NAMING IT, LIKE, I WANT TO COMPLAIN TO TEA ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER'S ACTIONS, THEN THAT, THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT THAT BOARD MEMBER COULD TALK ABOUT IN OPEN SESSION.
BECAUSE THAT'S, THEY'RE TAKING ACTION AGAINST THEM DIRECTLY.
SHE, IF THEY'RE DOING A BROADER ISSUE OF REQUESTING TA ASSISTANCE OVER THE GENERAL, OVER THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, THEN THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THE POINT, UH, THAT MS. MORRIS DID MENTION YOUR NAME.
SHE DID IDENTIFY YOU AS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SHE PUT THIS ON HERE.
UM, THE ANSWER IS YES, YOU CAN RESPOND TO YOUR, TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE MADE AGAINST YOU.
UM, I'M JUST SAYING THAT ON THE ISSUE OF TAKING IT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THAT'S THE LINE WHERE WE CAN TAKE IT AND THE PART THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO.
AND, UH, ENA, I WANT TO ALL TO SAY, IF YOU LEAVE, LOOK AT THE ACTION ITEM F IT SAYS BOARD MEMBERS PAROLE.
AND THIS IS, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ANY OF DISCUSSION ON THAT? YEAH, I JUST A BIT.
MR. SMITH, CAN I FEEL THE REASON AND ASK US TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE END AND FINISH UP THE REST OF THE MEETING, RIGHT? LET THESE GOOD PEOPLE GO HOME AND LET US FUSS IN PRIVATE.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN DO THAT? SO YOU NEED A RETENSION OF THE SECOND.
UH, OR YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE INITIAL MOTION AND GET A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT.
THE EASIER PART WE NEED TO HAVE, IF, IF YOU EXPRESS THAT, WHETHER SOMEONE'S WILLING TO RESCIND A SECOND AND RESIN THEIR MOTION, AND THEN TABLE IT, DRAFT TO THE END OF THE, OKAY.
I APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, UH, MADAME PRESIDENT, I HAVE A QUESTION.
MS. CLUE, IF THIS MOVES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHAT DOCUMENTATIONS WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE IN REAL TIME THAT SUBSTANTIATE THE REASON FOR THIS BEING ON HERE? WILL, WILL WE TONIGHT IF NEED BE? I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS PREPARED, BUT I'M SURE INDIVIDUALS CAN SPEAK TO IT.
WELL, WHEN WE SAY INDIVIDUALS, WE SPEAKING IN TERMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, OR IT WILL BE THE SUPERINTENDENT.
IT'LL PROBABLY, IT'LL PROBABLY BE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.
AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL.
AND INFORMATION THAT HAVE CAME FROM, I'M SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT.
RIGHT? I THINK I ANSWERED, I'M SORRY.
DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. LEWIS? I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OR ARE YOU SEEKING? I'M NOT SURE.
MAYBE YOU COULD RECALL YOUR, I WANT BE FOR CERTAIN THAT ONE, WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE SPEAKING IN TERMS OR SPEAKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
AND WE DON'T, AS A DISTRICT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE TAKE ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS.
SO IN SAYING THAT, IF SOMEONE FROM THE STAFF, AS AN EXAMPLE, HAS AN ISSUE, WHY ARE THEY NOT FOLLOWING THE DISTRICT'S COMPLAINT PROCESS? UM, OR IF THEY'RE WILLING TO COME OUT TODAY AND, AND, AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I, I, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENT THAT I READ TO DATE.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO BE DOING.
I THINK WE NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE, OR WE'RE NOT GONNA FIX IT.
BUT WE HAVE TO GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE CORDIAL ENOUGH WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEN WE WALK IN HERE OR WHEN WE'RE OUT IN THE STREETS AND WE'RE SERVING UNDER THE, THE TERM AND THE UMBRELLA RATHER OF A, A TEAM.
AND, AND RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK WE ARE, WE'RE FUNCTIONING AS A TEAM.
WE, WE TOOK SOME VOTES AND WE DID THAT FOR THE STUDENTS TODAY, BUT IT GOES BEYOND THAT.
AND I THINK TY SAID IT BEST LAST NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL OF WHAT YOU SAID, BUT, YOU KNOW, LET'S, LET'S GET TO THAT NEXT LEVEL.
LET'S MOVE PAST WHERE WE ARE, MS. WHITFIELD.
THE ONE THING I THINK WE BOTH SHARE RIGHT NOW IS THAT BOTH NEW AT THIS MM-HMM.
AND BECAUSE I KNEW OF A LOT OF WHAT WAS GOING
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ON BEHIND THE SCENES, I CHOSE NOT TO TO, TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO ADD MORE FUEL TO THE FIRE.UM, SO IF I'LL RESCIND MY SECOND BASED ON MR. SMITH, IF WE CAN MOVE THIS DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
UH, AND SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY WANT TO GO HOME.
I, OKAY, THERE WAS A ASCENSION FOR THE SECOND.
MS. MORRIS, ARE YOU WILLING TO RESCIND YOUR MOTION? ALL RIGHT.
I, I WANNA BE CLEAR, BECAUSE OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM ON THIS AGENDA.
THEN WE COME BACK TO VOTE ON WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THEN WE GET INTO ANOTHER DEEP DISCUSSION ABOUT BOARD MATTERS THAT GO ALL THE WAY INTO ADJOURNMENT.
AND SO WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN MOVING FORWARD TILL WE GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND HEAR FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.
SO I CAN'T RESCIND THE NEXT ITEM MATTER PRESIDENT.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S OUR NEXT ITEM IS RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION BOARD MATTERS.
ARE ANY OF THOSE BOARD MATTERS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I DOUBT.
WELL, EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION OR, AND OR F MM-HMM.
WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SPEAKING OF.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND KNOCK THOSE OUT.
YOU CAN GO INTO EXECUTIVE AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING, UM, WHEN YOU MOVE AT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
SO JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND YOU GET OUT OF IT, DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T GO BACK INTO IT.
UM, AND I, AND I WANNA BE CAREFUL WITH WHY WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCUSSION WITH LEGAL MM-HMM.
IF WE'RE GOING INTO THE MERITS THAT WE'RE RAISING AGAINST THE BOARD MEMBER, THEN THAT BOARD MEMBER WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT OPEN SESSION.
IF WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO THE OPTIONS THE BOARD HAS WHEN ADDRESSING ISSUES LIKE THIS THAT WE CAN GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR UNDER CONSULT WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.
SO RIGHT NOW, MR. CLUES RESCINDED HIS SECOND MS. MORRIS, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? UH, YOU CAN ASK.
THE BOARD CHAIR CAN RECOGNIZE ANOTHER SECOND IF THERE'S NO OTHER SECOND IT FAILS.
UH, AND AT THAT POINT, THE BOARD CHAIR CAN TAKE THE ITEM OUT OF ORDER, UH, AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION.
OR THERE CAN BE ANOTHER MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER ON HOW TO DEAL THE BOARD WITH THE, OKAY, I WANNA SAY SOMETHING.
IF MR. SMITH IS SAYING THAT LET'S MOVE BOARD MATTERS UP, UH, TO TALK ABOUT BOARD MATTERS, THAT'S DISCUSSION ABOUT SCHOOL BADGES, TRACKING THEM, BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF IF, UM, I GUESS FOR CLARITY, IF WE NEED DECIDE, WE ARE YOU WANTING FOR LEGAL CANCEL NUMBER 14, WE HAVE TO BE OFF FINISH THE AGENDA AFTER WE SPENT HALF THE NIGHT BACK.
I'M SAYING IF IT'S GONNA BE ALL NIGHT, LET'S GET IT OUTTA THE WAY AND LET THESE PEOPLE GO HOME.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT BOARD MATTERS.
SO WE HAVE A ASCENSION ON THAT AGENDA ITEM.
THEY'RE STILL GONNA HAVE TO WAIT BECAUSE, BUT NOW WE NEED A PERSONNEL IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE DON'T NEED ALL OF EVERYBODY IN HERE.
SO WE HAVE, THIS MOTION HAS BEEN RESCINDED.
AND AM I HEARING FROM THE BOARD THAT YOU ALL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COVER BOARD MATTERS BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION? IS THAT THE AGREEMENT FROM THE BOARD? NO.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS JUST MAKE A QUICK STATEMENT, SINCE EVERYBODY HAS EVERYTHING TO SAY AND I'VE BEEN CUT OFF.
UM, I WILL JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPTED SENSOR ON, ON OCTOBER THE 27TH.
THAT'S, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT'S OFF THE, THAT I RECEIVED AS YOU'RE OUT OF THE REC, THAT YOU'RE OFF SUBJECT, YOU'RE OFF TOPIC.
WE, BUT IT'S, THE MOTIONS DIED.
BUT IT'S, IS IT NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION? IF IF SHE'S NO, IT'S OVER FOR NOW UNTIL IT COMES BACK.
IT WOULD BE FOR DISCUSSION OF THE CHAIR'S RECOGNITION.
BUT IT COULD BE, BUT SHE'S CHOOSING NOT TO.
SO THAT MEANS I, AGAIN, AS I'VE, IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I'M NOT ABLE TO SPEAK.
I'M NOT ABLE TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I'M EITHER OVERTALK YELLED AT
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BY MORRIS DISRESPECTED IN WHICH I HAVE TO RETURN THE FAVOR AND OR SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, MS, WE DISAGREE TO BRING THIS BACK END.AS I STATED, I RECEIVED A CEASE AND DESIST ON OCTOBER 31ST.
AND NOW I'M DOING, NOW WE'RE DOING THIS LEGAL, THIS LEGAL THING.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING? AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE IT, TAKE UP MUCH TIME AND GO BACK INTO, UM, WHAT IF I DECIDE NOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND I'M JUST GONNA LISTEN AND THAT'S A CHOICE.
AND I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT UNLESS SHE BRINGS ME UP AND SAY, THIS IS ABOUT ME.
THEN I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK OUT.
I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO SPEAK ON IT OR NOT? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD CHOOSE TO DO.
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING HOW WE JUST CREATED A GRAY AREA, BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I'M, I'M GONNA LET THIS MET PRESIDENT.
YOU GUYS ENJOY THE REST OF, IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON THIS, ON THE AGENDA YOU WANT.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON THIS MATTER.
I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE, UM, ITEM F.
NOW YOU ALREADY RULED THAT THAT ITEM WAS LIKE NOT ACTIONABLE, RIGHT? AND AS SUCH, IT'S FAINTLY FLAWED, RIGHT? SO WHY ARE WE EVEN DISCUSSING THIS ITEM ANYMORE? SO THE ITEM, THE ITEM TALKS ABOUT CONSIDERING EQUAL ACTION, OKAY.
AGAINST BOARD MEMBERS FOR BEHAVIOR.
THE ISSUE IS THAT THE ITEM, AS IT AS IT IS, DOES NOT, DOES NOT CLEAR WHAT TYPE OF LEGAL ACTION OR WHAT BOARD MEMBERS THIS IS.
IT'S NOT TO SAY YOU CAN'T DO THAT THROUGH YOUR MOTION.
THE ITEM SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIC SUFFICIENT SPECIFICITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT SOME ACTION COULD BE TAKEN BASED ON WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN HERE.
AND SO THERE IS SUFFICIENT LANGUAGE IN HERE FOR THERE TO BE A DISCUSSION AND A MOTION ON THE ISSUES OF LEGAL ACTION AGAINST BOARD MEMBERS.
BUT THERE IS NOT SPECIFIC ACTION ON HERE TO JUST APPROVE THE ITEM AS IT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ITEM E THAT YOU CAN WRITE.
THERE, YOU HAVE CONSIDER AND APPROVE OF THE PURCHASING COOPER PURCHASE YEARLY MEMBERSHIP COST AND REBATES.
IT'S TELLING YOU IN THE MOTION, IT'S TELLING YOU IN THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF, WHAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING AND WHO IT'S APPROVING, AND THE ENTIRE DETAIL ITEM E, YOU COULD JUST HAVE I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM E AS IT IS CAUSE IT'S WRITTEN OUT IN ITEM F.
IT DOES NOT PROVIDE THE ENTIRE DIRECTION OF THE ITEM, BUT IT PROVIDES YOU WITH ENOUGH DETAIL TO KNOW SOME ACTION COULD HAPPEN.
SO MY SPECIFIC ANSWER, MR. STEVENSON, IS THAT AS THE ITEM IS RIGHT NOW WRITTEN IN HERE, THERE, IT IS NOT ACTIONABLE.
A MOTION WOULD HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO INDICATE WHAT LEGAL ACTION AND AGAINST WHAT BOARD MEMBERS WERE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THAT'S WHY WHEN THE MOTION WAS INITIALLY MADE, I STEPPED IN AND CLARIFY THAT THE WAY THAT THE INITIAL MOTION WAS MADE JUST TO APPROVE AN EVENT LIKE THAT, THAT WAS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH, UH, YOU WOULD NEED A MOTION TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS.
NOW IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S NOT ACTIONABLE, BUT IN ORDER TO BE ACTIONABLE, WOULD IT NOT HAVE HAD TO BE ON THE AGENDA? NO, SIR.
SO THE, UH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, UH, HAS WRITTEN NUMEROUS OPINIONS ON THESE ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY ON HOW YOU STATE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
AND THE TEST FOR THAT IS ONLY THAT THE ITEM PROVIDES SPECIFIC, UH, ENOUGH SPECIFICITY TO ALERT THE PUBLIC THAT SOME ACTION COULD OCCUR BASED ON WHAT YOU DREW ON HERE.
AND SO IN THIS CASE, IS MY OPINION THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SPECIFICITY THAT SOME ACTION COULD BE TAKEN LEGAL AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER.
BUT THE DETAILS OF THAT TO MAKE IT A VALID ITEM, WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE MOTION.
SO WOULDN'T NOT BE IMPORTANT THAT IT SAYS BOARD MEMBERS.
WOULD IT NOT BE IMPORTANT THAT IT SAYS BOARD MEMBERS? IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT SAYS BOARD MEMBERS AND IT DOES SAY BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT BOARD MEMBERS.
I, UH, THE BOARD CANNOT APPROVE THE ITEM AS IS ON THE AGENDA, IS IT NEEDS THAT ADDITIONAL LAYER OF WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING.
THE WAY THAT WHEN YOU PUT THAT ITEM IN THE SUBJECT FROM THE AGENDA, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE EXACT DETAIL.
IT JUST REQUIRES ENOUGH SPECIFICITY TO KNOW THAT SOME ACTION COULD HAPPEN IN THE SUBJECT OF THAT ACTION.
SO IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WE CAN BRING THIS BACK TO THE END OF THE MEETING FROM THE BOARD? THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT WAS MADE.
I, I THINK THAT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADAME PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THAT WE WERE GOING TO
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DISCUSS BOARD MATTERS AND THEN MOVE TO ITEM.WELL, NO, EVERYBODY DID NOT AGREE.
THAT'S WHY I'M MAKING, ASKING FOR CLARITY.
DO I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND STATE THE SPECIFIC SPECIFIC MOTION? ASK FOR A SECOND AND MOVE IN? OR JUST CAN WE, OFF BOARD CHAIR CAN TAKE AN ITEM OUT OF ORDER ON THEIR OWN, RIGHT? SO IF THE BOARD CHAIR THE KNOW THAT THEY CAN TAKE IT WITHOUT ANY OBJECTION, THEY CAN DO THAT.
IF THERE IS PUSHBACK, THEN YOU CAN FORCE IT ON THE MATTER OF TAKING IT OUT ORDER.
SO AM IS THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OKAY WITH, UM, DOING THE GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO BOARD MATTERS.
MR. STEVENSON, THIS LOOK COLLECTIVELY, EVERYBODY.
I MEAN, MADAME PRESIDENT, HONESTLY, I, I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE END OF THE AGENDA.
GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, ADDRESS THE ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, COME BACK OUT, DO OUR BOARD MATTERS AND ADDRESS THIS ITEM THAT MS. MORRIS HAS, WHICH IS ITEM F.
I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS IS BECOMING JUST LUDICROUS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD A TRAINING LAST NIGHT IN WHICH WE ADDRESSED A LOT OF THESE ITEMS. WE HAD A MEETING TODAY IN WHICH CERTAIN QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, WHICH DIDN'T SIT WELL WITH SOME OF YOU.
SO NOW WE'RE BRINGING THIS ITEM.
THIS OUR WORKSHOP LAST NIGHT IN WHICH MR. RAMIREZ WENT OVER ALL THIS STUFF.
HE SPECIFIED THAT WE ARE A SELF GOVERNING BODY WHO POLICE OURSELVES.
IF WE CHOOSE NOT TO POLICE OURSELVES, THEN WE REACH OUT TO TA.
AND THEN HE GAVE US THREE MEASURES THAT COULD OCCUR ONCE WE REACH OUT TO TA.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES, SOME WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT IS, OUR FOCUS IS CHILDREN.
IT IS NOT THE BICKERING AMONGST OURSELVES.
SO I, I I, LET'S GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ADDRESS ITEMS THERE.
AND YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE F TO WHEREVER YOU LIKE TO MOVE.
I'M FINE WITH MOVING INTO THE END.
[12. Recess to Closed Session]
AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071.
LEGAL BICYCLE 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 DEVICE AND SECURITY AUDITS.
ITEMS UNDER A CLOSED SESSION IS DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL UPDATE AND EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.
DISCUSSION OF REQUEST TO HAVE CLOSED SESSION AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDED.
AND WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 10:33 PM GOOD, DR.
[13. Reconvene in Open Session]
COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.THE TIME IS 12:08 PM EXCUSE ME.
DID THAT SAY AM WHAT DID I SAY? PM I SAID AM.
12:08 AM GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT.
TODAY IT'S NOVEMBER THE 18TH, 2022.
WE'RE BACK IN CLOSED SESSION AT 12:09 AM BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
[13A. Discussion and possible action of employment of administrative personnel - (DF(LEGAL and LOCAL) - (G1) - Dr. LaBotta Taylor, Presenter (**Chief of Elementary and School Leadership)]
GOING INTO BACK INTO OPEN SESSION, WE HAVE AN ITEM DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL BASED ON DR.IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE PRESIDENT SECOND.
HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS, A SECOND BY MR. SMITH TO TAKE ACTION ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF, UM, HIRING A CHIEF OF ELEMENTARY AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
MARSHALL SCOTT, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
HEARING AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[13B. Discussion and possible approval to have closed and open session audio and/or video recorded.]
SECOND ITEM THAT WE DISCUSS IN CLOSED SESSION, UM, WE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS AND BRING IT BACK AFTER GETTING RESEARCH AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WHICH WILL BE IN DECEMBER OF 2022.DO YOU NEED A MOTION, MADAM? I JUST MADE IT.
HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE, UM, THIS ITEM AND BRING IT BACK DECEMBER, 2022.
IS ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? I CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[14A. School Bus Safety]
WE'LL GO TO BOARD MATTERS.THE FIRST ITEM IS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.
PER, I'LL LET YOU ADDRESS THIS.
COULD YOU HAVE INFORMATION? OH, YES.
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UM, I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING THE, THE SAFETY ON OUR SCHOOL BUSES.AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE, WE, WE SERVE OVER 7,100 KIDS.
AND SO I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS, I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE AS TO THE NUMBER AND WHAT IS GOING ON.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE, UH, I'M GONNA JUST READ OUT SOME DATA THAT WE HAVE REGARDING THE NUMBER OF BUSES WE HAVE, STUDENTS, ET CETERA, AND THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WE'VE HAD, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE OF MAJOR CONCERNS.
AND THOSE ARE USUALLY ONE OF THE BIG FIVE OF ALTERCATIONS.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT ELEMENTARY BUSES.
UH, YOU CAN, I DIDN'T DO THE MATH ON THIS TOTALLY, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PUT ABOUT 50 OR 60 KIDS SOMETIMES ON A BUS.
ANYWAY, 25 ELEMENTARY REGULAR ROUTES, EIGHT SPECIAL ED ROUTES.
MIDDLE SCHOOL, 14 BUSES FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT, THREE SPED BUSES AND NO ROUTE.
HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE 28 BUSES, GRADES FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH 12.
UM, AND THEN FIVE SPED BUSES FOR A TOTAL OF 67 BUSES TOTAL FOR THE DISTRICT.
UM, AND, UH, 16 OF THOSE ARE SPECIAL ED.
AND AGAIN, THE NUMBER OF REGULAR ED STUDENTS, UM, ON OUR BUSES IS, UH, ALMOST 2000.
AND, UH, WELL ACTUALLY, YEAH, 1529.
SO THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY 2000, BUT IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 1500.
WE HAVE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, 124 THROUGH, UM, THE END OF OCTOBER, WE HAD, UM, 18 INFRACTIONS ON ELEMENTARY BUSES THAT, THAT RANGES FROM BEING OUT OF YOUR SEAT TO MOVING AROUND TO, UM, JUST BEING DISRUPTIVE, IF YOU WILL, AT THE MIDDLE.
AND, AND AT GWC AND LMS, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 83 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, THE THIRD ITEM HERE IS ABOUT THE REPORTED INFRACTIONS THAT ARE OF MAJOR CONCERN.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE WERE FIVE ALTERCATIONS, UM, UP UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER AS COMPARED TO, UM, NEARLY 30 AND ALMOST 2022.
I MEAN, SORRY, 21, 22 THAT LAST YEAR AT THIS SAME TIME.
UM, AND SO I THINK AGAIN, WE HAVE TO BE OF CONCERN OF WITH, PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE AS TO HOW MANY, UH, THINGS THAT WE OCCUR THAT OCCUR ON OUR BUSES AND HOW MANY KIDS WE REALLY SERVE AND WHAT ACTIONS.
NOW I WILL SIT HERE AND I WILL SAY TO EACH OF YOU, NO INFRACTION IS ACCEPTABLE ON ANY SCENARIO, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW WE, WE DEAL WITH KIDS ON A DAILY BASIS AND THERE WILL BE CONFLICT AND THERE WILL BE, UH, DISAGREEMENTS THAT HAPPEN AMONGST OUR YOUNG FOLKS, UH, WHO ARE GROWING AND LEARNING, UH, TO BE IMMATURE INTO ADULTS.
AND SO I KNOW THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR THE DATA AND I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO PRESENT IT IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF WHAT THAT DATA LOOKS LIKE.
MS. MORRIS, MAKE SURE YOUR MIC IS ON PLEASE.
PERRERA, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION.
TO CLARIFY THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT BROUGHT THAT ITEM IN REGARDS, UH, TO INCIDENTS, BUT I'M SURE IF IT WOULD, IF INCIDENTS, WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAD, UH, BEEN EXCESSIVE AND, UH, THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL WAS RECOMMENDED FOR STUDENTS OR JJ A P, THEN I'M SURE THAT THAT WOULD'VE CAME OUT TO THE BOARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR AN INCIDENT THAT, THAT THIS DROVE SOMETHING, BUT THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION AND, UH, DR.
I'M SURE THAT THAT'S WHAT MINIMIZE, I'LL GO BACK TO SAY 20 21, 20 22 SCHOOL YEAR WAS A YEAR OF DIFFICULTIES FOR NEW ADMINISTRATION.
YOU STAY FOCUSED, YOU MAINTAIN ACADEMICS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FOR DR.
PRAYER? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TO DATE.
UM, I SHOW THAT IT SAYS THAT I ACTUALLY REQUESTED FOR, REQUESTED THE DOCUMENTS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEM.
HOWEVER, IN HERE IT STATES, UM, FIVE ISSUES.
I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW THIS NUMBER COMES ABOUT.
THE REASON THE DOCUMENT WAS REQUESTED IS BECAUSE I INQUIRED INITIALLY AND WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE, UM, OR I, AND I ALSO SENT OVER INFORMATION, BUT I ALSO DIRECTED THE PARENTS THAT HAVE CONTACT ME TO BOTH CONTACT THE POLICE, CONT LANCASTER POLICE CONTACT THE SCHOOL POLICE DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE, LOCATION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
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AND, UM, TO CONTACT THE SCHOOLS.SO BASICALLY THE DIRECTION OF CHAIN OF, YOU KNOW, CHAIN OF COMMAND.
HOWEVER, THE CONCERNS, VIDEOS AND CONTACTS TO OFFICERS I KNOW TO BE MORE THAN FIVE MAJOR ISSUES.
UM, AND EVEN ONE OF THOSE ISSUES, UM, I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH A PARENT ACTUALLY GETTING ON A SCHOOL BUS, UM, GETTING ON A SCHOOL BUS.
AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY IF THE, THE, UM, THE BOARD WAS AWARE OF THAT, BUT I PERSONALLY ASKED FOR THIS ONE AGAIN, BECAUSE I WAS NOT RESPONDED TO.
I DID SEND INFORMATION AND SO I REQUESTED DOCUMENTS AND I YET TO HAVE RECEIVED THOSE.
HOWEVER, UM, I WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP REGARDING THE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.
AND I WOULD LIKE THE DOCUMENT, THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTS THAT'S, UM, REGARDING THE SCHOOL, BUT SAFETY AND THE INCIDENTS, MS. WOODFIELD, I CANNOT, UH, TRUSTEE WOODFIELD, I CANNOT, UH, GIVE YOU STUDENT INFORMATION OF THEIR INFRACTIONS.
YOU JUST ASK FOR STUDENT DATE INFORMATION.
I CANNOT GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.
AND I ALSO DO NOT AND CANNOT LOG POLICE REPORTS.
THE DATA I PULL FROM OUR DISCIPLINE DATA, AND THAT IS IT THAT IS ON THERE.
IF THAT PARENT WAS THERE AND A OFFICER ADDRESSED HER OR HIM OR WHOMEVER, THAT WASN'T BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, NOR IS IT IN A DATABASE WHERE I CAN RETRIEVE IT FROM.
SO I'M NOT SURE, AGAIN, IF SOMEBODY HAS SHARED THAT WITH YOU.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT CONTESTING THE FACT THAT IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED, BUT THAT'S NOT PART OF MY DATA THAT I CAN PULL AND GIVE TO YOU.
THIS INFORMATION CAME DIRECTLY FROM OUR 360 DATA THAT WE UTILIZED THE SYSTEM FOR LOGGING ALL DATA INFRACTIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
AND SO THOSE FIVE INFRACTIONS THAT I ACTUALLY RESPONDED TO YOU IN, AND THE EMAIL ON OCTOBER 25TH, I THINK AT THE DATE, I, I ALLUDED TO THOSE FIVE INFRACTIONS.
AND I ASK YOU FOR WHAT'S MORE SPECIFICITY OF WHAT YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT.
UM, BECAUSE FOR ME, I HAVE CONCERNS.
I'M LOOKING AT THAT DATA AGAIN, I HAVE TO KEEP IN PERSPECTIVE.
ONE INFRACTION IS NOT A NECESSARILY A MAJOR CRISIS FOR ME UNLESS IT IS A SITUATION WHERE A STUDENT IS INJURED OR HARMED OR EVERYONE ELSE.
AGAIN, I'M NOT ENDORSING ANYTHING ELSE, BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IF I ATTENDED TO EVERY SINGLE LITTLE INFRACTION, THAT'S ALL I'D BE DOING EVERY DAY.
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS TO DEAL WITH THOSE THINGS.
I THINK OUR BUS DRIVERS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB THIS YEAR AS WELL OF ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE SITUATIONS, BUT THEY'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO DO THAT.
UM, THEY'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO BE HANDLING SITUATIONS WITH STUDENTS ON A BUS.
AND SO AGAIN, I'M JUST TRYING TO SHARE WITH YOU INFORMATION AND SEE FROM A LENS, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A CONCERN, HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT YOU NEVER SHARED THAT PARENT OR INFORMATION WITH ME.
IF YOU HAD, I'M CERTAINLY SURE THAT I OR SOMEONE ON MY TEAM WOULD'VE ADDRESSED THAT.
UM, I DID NOT REQUEST DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING A STUDENT.
AND, UM, AS FAR AS, AND I'M STILL REQUESTING THOSE NUMBERS THAT, UM, ALSO IS LEADING TO POSSIBLY REQUESTING, UM, FOR MONITORS ON THE BUS.
AS I STATED, WE HAVE HAD WAY MORE THAN FIVE ISSUES.
I'M NOT SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE, UM, FAMILIAR WITH OR HEARD OF OR HAVE ADDRESSED, BUT IT, THAT WAS INFORMATION THAT I WAS ASKING SO WE COULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD TO HAVE A DISCUSSION TO ADVISE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.
BECAUSE I'M FULLY AWARE THAT THE, THE ENTIRE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT AWARE OF EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON, ONLY WHAT'S INDIVIDUAL MAY BE TOLD, YOU KNOW, BY STAFF OR ADMINISTRATION OF WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT THIS INFORMATION HAS, I'M FAMILIAR THAT THIS, I AM AWARE THAT THIS INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN SHARED AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN.
UM, AND THERE ARE, I CAN GO ON ABOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND VIDEOS THAT HAS BEEN SENT TO ME.
BUT ULTIMATELY THE REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION WAS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD AND ALSO POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO PLACING MONITORS ON THE BOARD.
WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A BUS DRIVER TO, I DON'T, I'M NOT GONNA SAY SHE QUIT OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT I KNOW AT THIS POINT SHE'S NO LONGER DRIVING THE BUS BECAUSE ONE OF THOSE BUS DRIVERS, UM, UM, THE ASSAULT THAT CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE ON HER BUS IN WHICH SHE WAS ALMOST, UM, ATTACKED, UM, IT HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY, BUT AGAIN, I'M SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT.
BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT WHERE IT STANDS.
BUT AS IT STANDS AS OF TODAY, I AM ASKING FOR, UM, THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
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AS FAR AS THE BUSES AND WHAT HAVE YOU, AND THE DETAILS OF THAT.I'M NOT ASKING FOR STUDENT INFORMATION.
I JUST PRESENTED THAT INFORMATION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE LATEST DATA THAT I HAVE FROM MY DATABASE.
I'M SORRY, HOW DID YOU PRESENT IT? I JUST SHARED IT.
TALKING ABOUT WHAT, WHAT'S UM, STATED HERE.
NOW, THE NUMBERS AND THE DATA THAT I PRESENTED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO IS THE DATA THAT IS FROM OUR INCIDENT REPORT DATABASE FROM BUS INFRACTIONS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO CREATE ANY MORE INFORMATION FROM.
AGAIN, I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT A PERSONAL SITUATION, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE SITUATION.
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE, UH, FROM MY DATABASE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE PRESENT TO THE BOARD.
SO THE INFORMATION THAT COMES FROM TRANSPORTATION, THAT DATA INFORMATION IS NOT TOFIELD, THIS IS WHERE THIS IS FROM, IT'S FROM TRANSPORTATION.
I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THE, THE DATABASE IN MY OFFICE.
IT COMES DIRECTLY FROM TRANSPORTATION.
OUR, OUR BUS TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, BRUCE DAVIS, SENT THIS INFORMATION TO ME.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU REQUESTED IT FROM HIM.
WHICH TRULY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO COME, COME THROUGH ME.
AND SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AS, AS ASK.
AND WE BOTH UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY, UM, I WENT TO HIM IS BECAUSE YOU STATED THAT YOU WILL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RESPOND TO MY EMAILS.
HOWEVER, UM, IF THE MOVING FORWARD, OKAY, THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN GIVEN, CAN WE MOVE FORWARD? ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DIRECT INFORMATION? I, I, IT'S ALMOST ONE O'CLOCK.
PERRA BECAUSE IT WAS STATED THERE WAS A PERSONAL ISSUE.
YOU HAD LIBERTY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
UM, OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, NEXT
[14B. School Badges (tracking)]
WE HAVE, UM, SCHOOL BADGES TRACKING.DR, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? UM, YES, IF I CAN GET MY MIC ON HERE.
UM, UH, PRESIDENT HAMILTON, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
UM, I WAS ORIGINALLY ASKED ABOUT SCHOOL BADGES.
IF WE, IF WE, WELL NOT NECESSARILY SCHOOL BADGES, BUT DISTRICT ISSUE BADGES.
AND IN MY WORLD, DISTRICT ISSUED OUR EMPLOYEES, I RESPONDED TO AN EMAIL REGARDING THAT, UH, SHARING THAT WE DID.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, EVERY EMPLOYEE DID HAVE A BADGE.
UH, THOSE WHO DID NOT, IT WAS EITHER IN WAITING, UM, OR THEY JUST HAD NOT, UM, GONE TO TECHNOLOGY TO GET THEIR PHOTO TAKEN.
THE CLARITY WAS GIVEN REGARDING, UH, STUDENTS.
UM, AND THEN I DID SHARE THAT INFORMATION AND I WAS ASKED ABOUT THE TRACK, THE BADGES WE HAD DISCUSSED ABOUT TRACKING.
AND I SHARED WITH, UM, THE, THE TRUSTEES WHO ASKED ME ABOUT THAT IS THAT I PULLED THAT INFORMATION THIS SUMMER AND GOING FORWARD AND THE CONTRACTS BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY VETTED AND THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A PROGRAM.
AND WE WERE GOING TO SPEND THIS YEAR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE.
AND THAT ALL THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER AT THE NEXT, AT THE DECEMBER MEETING.
UM, AND SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WE'RE STILL ENTERTAINING BECAUSE I'VE ASKED THAT IT'S COMING IN DECEMBER, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE TRACKING AND BADGES AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
WE DID HAVE SOME BACK ORDERS OF MATERIALS.
UM, AGAIN, NOT OUR CONTROL OF AS A DISTRICT.
UH, WE HAD SOME MACHINES THAT WERE DOWN, BUT WE DO HAVE, UH, THAT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS OF GETTING KIDS BADGES.
UM, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE THE TRACKING BADGES IN PLACE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND I'M SORRY THAT THAT WAS, UM, THE MIS BUT THE BOARD WAS SOMEWHAT MISLED REGARDING THAT AND HAPPENING.
BUT WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT IN PLACE.
THERE'S NOT A BADGE SCANNER ON ANY BUS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE TRACKING YET.
SO I COULD NOT, WITH ALL GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS OR GOOD FAITH, BRING THAT TO THE BOARD OR PUSH IT FORWARD AND WASTE TAXPAYER DOLLARS BY KNOWING THAT WE WEREN'T READY AND I WASN'T GOING TO SPEND MONEY LY AND I QUESTIONED SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT HAD NOT BEEN VETTED BY OUR LEGAL TEAM.
PER IN REFERENCE TO THE BADGES? I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I MADE A REQUEST REGARDING THE SCHOOL BADGES.
AND I, UM, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SCHOOL BADGES AND TRACKING BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT TO ME FROM CONSTITUENTS FAM.
IT WAS, UM, UM, PARENTS AND STUDENTS, AND IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO UM, THE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.
THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON CAMPUS THAT WAS ON CAMPUS.
THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO WAS GOING ON CAMPUS.
THERE WERE STUDENTS, UM, NOT, WELL, THERE WERE STUDENTS OR, UM, I WILL SAY OTHER,
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I GUESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN GOING ON CAMPUS AND OR, UM, SHOWING UP AT BUS STOPS, UM, TO FIGHT AND WHAT HAVE YOU.SO WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON CAMPUS THAT WAS ALSO SHOWING UP AT ONE STOPS.
AND, AND I ASKED, I SAID, WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS? THESE KIDS? SOME OF THE KIDS STATED THEY DID, SOME STATED THEY DIDN'T.
UM, WHEN THE PARENTS STATED THEY REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL, THE KIDS DID NOT HAVE, UH, BADGES.
SO THEY ARE NOT AWARE WHO WAS GOING ON CAMPUS OR WHO WASN'T OR WHATEVER THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN.
SO WHEN I FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AS IT RELATES TO THE SITUATION AT HAND, I ASKED A SIMPLE QUESTION REGARDING THE BADGES.
SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE WAS SURE THAT THEY HAD THE BADGES.
I SAID, WAS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU COULD VERIFY THAT THOSE ALL THE SCHOOLS HAS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THEIR BADGE? SHE STATED THAT AS SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS SURE.
BUT, UM, AFTER THE PARENTS VERIFIED, I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL.
I ALSO ASKED THEM TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
SOME STATED THEY DID NOT GET RETURNED PHONE CALLS.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I FOLLOW BACK UP AND I STATED, UM, IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED IN WHICH IT WAS A LOT OF THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS DID NOT HAVE A BADGE.
AND WHAT WAS ADVISED IS BECAUSE I GUESS THERE'S THIS, UH, PRINTING THING THAT WAS NEEDED OR WHAT HAVE YOU, I'M, I'M NOT SURE, BUT EITHER OR.
UM, WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE TRACKING, I WAS ADVISED VIA EMAIL THAT, UM, THE TRACKING SYSTEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE BUS WAS GOING TO BE, UH, WAS GOING TO BEGIN.
I ASKED, WELL, YOU, UH, WHAT'S GONNA BE BEGINNING SUMMER 2023? AND I ASKED WHY, UM, WHAT HAPPENED IT STARTING NOW, CUZ IT'S POST STARTED.
NOW I LOOK, I JUST GOT HERE SO I'M SUPPOSED TO INQUIRE.
I AM SUPPOSED TO ASK QUESTIONS FOR MY CONSTITUENTS.
SO, SO WITH THAT SAID, UM, UH, I ALSO ADVISED THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU STATED THAT YOU WERE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS HAD THE, UM, THEIR BADGES.
UM, A LOT OF THINGS THAT I ASKED, SHE GOT UPSET AND STATED SHE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS.
AND I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE DECEMBER THING.
I DIDN'T, I WAS NOT ADVISED ABOUT THE DEC DECEMBER SITUATION.
I WAS ACTUALLY ADVISED BY ANOTHER TRUSTEE ABOUT THE DECEMBER THING.
THE, IN MY EMAIL TO ME NEVER MENTIONED DECEMBER.
AND I ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT THE CONTRACT FOR THAT.
I GUESS I HAVE FOR CLARIFICATION, I THINK THE DECEMBER IS JUST GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THE PROCESS AND WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUMMER.
WELL, FOR NEXT THE, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT YEAR.
CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THESE BADGES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE BUS AS WELL AS CAFETERIA.
SO THE KIDS THAT HAVE ONE BADGE TO DO EVERYTHING WITH THAT IS CORRECT.
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE, I THINK WE WERE TOLD THIS IN AUGUST THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE PIECES TO THIS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
SO THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE BADGES.
I JUST DON'T, I HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE UNDERSTAND THE SAME THING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE? YEAH, HAVE ONE.
GURE, I KNOW THIS ITEM WAS ON THE MARCH 29TH, UH, BOARD MEETING AND, UH, WE HAD APPROVED TO EXPEND QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND YOU SAID BASED OFF WHAT YOU'VE DONE THUS FAR, NO MONEY'S BEEN PAID OUT.
WE'RE GONNA REVISIT THAT IN IN DECEMBER.
WE STARTED SOME NEW CONTRACTS ON THAT AND, AND NEW VENDORS BECAUSE AGAIN, I WON'T NAME A NAME BUT PRESENTED THAT TO YOU.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS ALL THE DEPTH INFORMATION AND THAT WAS NOT PERCENT TRUE.
SO AGAIN, I HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO PULL IF I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE HAD, UM, THE INFRASTRUCTURE WASN'T THERE, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO, TO WASTE TAXPAYER DOLLARS GOING FORWARD JUST BECAUSE WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING IN MARCH.
UM, AND SO WE DID MAKE THE DECISION TO PULL IT THIS SUMMER, UH, WITH THE INTENT TO WORK IT THROUGH THE PROPER VETTING PROCESS.
THIS AND PROCUREMENT, UH, THROUGH THIS YEAR, UM, BRINGING AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER, UH, WITH HOPEFULLY BEGAN INTO THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR TO BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER FOR FALL OF 2023.
AND I THINK MR. STEVENSON, YOU ASKED ME THE SAME QUESTION.
I THINK I RESPONDED TO YOU IN THAT SAME MAN.
I JUST COPIED AND PASTE WHAT I PUT EARLIER INTO YOURS.
SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S PATIENCE ON THAT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, MY OBLIGATION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE DONE THE PROPER WAY.
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OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY.[14C. Set up Online Message Board]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO C SET UP ONLINE MESSAGE BOARD AND, AND THIS I'D ASK EDEN IF HE'D KIND RESPOND TO THIS FOR ME.SO ON THE ONLINE MESSAGING BOARD, I, UM, BASED ON WHAT I SAW HERE, I WAS ASSUMING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BOARD ONLINE MESSAGING BOARD SYSTEM THAT'S ALLOWED BY STATUTE.
AND SO UNDER CHAPTER 5 5106, WHICH IS WRITTEN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, UH, THE DISTRICTS DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET UP A PUBLICLY REVIEWED ONLINE MESSAGING BOARD THAT ALLOWS FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS OF MATTERS OF PUBLIC BUSINESS AND NOT BE AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF IT BEING A, A QUORUM.
AND SO IT DOES NOT LET YOU MAKE DECISIONS ON THERE.
IT NEARLY LETS YOU, UH, HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON THERE.
UH, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WAS LOOKING AT ANY DISTRICTS SHOULD DO THIS.
I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY EXCEPT ONE THAT WAS ROCKWALL AND THEY RECENTLY TOOK THEIRS DOWN.
I THINK TRUSTEE JONES ALSO ENCOUNTERED THE SAME THING.
UM, BUT IN SHORT, IT IS ALLOWED, UH, IT IS AN OPTION.
THE BOARD HAS, UH, THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS TO IT.
THE CHAPTER, IT'S ABOUT TWO PAGES.
UH, BUT IN SHORT, IT'S ONLY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
IT HAS TO BE ON THE INTERNET OR IN AN APPLICATION READILY ACCESSIBLE TO SOMEONE WITH INTERNET AND IN MUST BE REAL TIME.
UH, AND IT MUST BE REMAINING ON THERE FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS.
IF YOU'RE GONNA TAKE IT DOWN AFTER 30 DAYS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT STORED SOMEWHERE WHERE SOMEONE CAN REQUEST ACCESS TO THE HISTORICAL DATA OF THOSE COMMUNICATIONS.
UH, IT CAN ONLY BE USED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, THE BOARD CAN AUTHORIZE SOME STAFF MEMBERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT AS WELL.
AND, UM, THOSE ARE SOME OF, SOME OF THE BIG PICTURE ITEMS WITH THAT.
UM, HOW ABOUT THIS? OF COURSE, IF IT'S A CHAT, A GROUP CHAT, IT'S AS IF, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUSINESS MM-HMM.
SO YOU HAVE AN ENABLING STATUTE THAT SAYS IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE, THIS WOULD BE A WALKING QUORUM OR A QUORUM.
BUT IN THIS CONTEXT, IF IT'S, IF YOU MEET THESE CONDITIONS SUCH AS BEING ONLINE, BEING ACCESSIBLE VIA INTERNET, BEING IN ONE LOCATION, THE PUBLIC CAN SEE, UH, AND HAS ACCESS TO, IN THAT CASE, IT'S NOT, IF YOU WERE DOING THIS PRIVATELY, FOR EXAMPLE, ON A WHATSAPP CHAT JUST BETWEEN Y'ALL, THAT WOULD BE A QUORUM, NO DOUBT.
IF THAT WAS A PRIVATE EMAIL CHAIN, THAT WOULD BE A QUORUM, NO DOUBT.
BUT IF IT'S DONE ON THE DISTRICT SANCTIONED MESSAGE BOARD, UH, ON THE WEBSITE, THEN IT WOULD BE IN ALLOW.
UM, I, LIKE I SAID, I WAS TRYING TO FIND SOME, I COULDN'T FIND MANY.
I DID FIND ROCK ROUND ROCK AND UH, I DID NOTICE THEIRS WAS ACTUALLY TAKEN DOWN RECENTLY.
MR. JONES, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHY THEY REMOVED THEIRS? UH, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY REMOVED IT.
IT, UH, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, UH, KIND OF SHARED THE LINK WITH ME CAUSE IT WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, BUT, AND ALSO REACHED OUT TO SOME OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO IDENTIFY IF ANYBODY ELSE WAS USING IT THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BASED OFF OF THEIR INFORMATION, NOBODY ELSE WAS, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT ROUND ROCK WAS, I GOT, UH, THAT INFORMATION THIS MORNING, SHARED THAT, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE, RIGHT NOW, I DO, UH, KNOW A FEW BOARD MEMBERS IN ROUND ROCK.
I CAN REACH OUT TO THEM TO IDENTIFY WHY THEY CHOSE TO, UH, DISCONTINUE UTILIZING IT AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU AT, AT, AT A TIME.
AND THEN YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH, WITH THE BOARD.
THE OTHER MATTER IF I MAY ADD MADAME PRESIDENT IS THAT IT'S, UM, LET'S SAY THE BOARD VOTED TO ADOPT THIS FOR WHATEVER REASON.
UM, AND IT WOULD ALSO NOT BE A COMPELLING INSTRUMENT.
SO THERE, IT COULD CREATE A SITUATION WHERE BOARD MEMBERS COULD NOT CHOOSE TO RESPOND OR EVEN ACCESS IT OR GO ONLINE.
AND ONLY THOSE THAT WANT TO WOULD BE ABLE TO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UH, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE IT THOUGH? THEY'VE STOPPED USING IT IN ROUND ROCK.
SO YOU COULD LOOK UP THE ROUND ROCK ISD AND ONE OF THE FEATURES IS IT HAD, IT CAN'T BE ANY MORE THAN ONE CLICK AWAY FROM THE MAIN PAGE.
SO IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AND SEE MESSAGE BOARD, YOU CAN CLICK RIGHT OVER FROM THE TIMES THAT I SAW IT, THEY ACTUALLY USE IT.
I LIKE THE FORMAT, I LIKE THE WAY THEY USE IT TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT COURTROOM ROOM ISSUES.
AND ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, THEY CAN SEE UNDER THE HOOD ABOUT WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE DISTRICT.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT IT.
THAT'S WHY WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
TY'S GONNA FOLLOW UP AND SEE WHAT HE CAN FIND OUT FROM THOSE PEOPLE DOWN THERE, WHY THEY STOPPED
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IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, BECAUSE THEY WERE USING IT FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THEY HAVEN'T FOR LIKE A YEAR AND FIVE MONTHS.AND I'LL LOOK SOME MORE IF I CAN FIND ANY OTHER EXAMPLES.
[14D. District Checkbook posted every period]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO D WHICH IS DISTRICT CHECKBOOK POSTED EVERY PERIOD.UM, ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? I WILL.
THE DISTRICT CHECKBOOK POSTING, UM, WAS A REQUEST.
UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THIS IS, THIS IS CREATES TRANSPARENCY.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF DISTRICTS THAT POST THEIR CHECK REGISTRIES.
UM, THERE, BEAR ME JUST A MOMENT.
UH, WEATHERFORD STERLING, UM, LOWEN, UH, LET'S SEE.
AND IT'S, IT'S RIGHT HERE ONLINE.
I MEAN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO ONLINE AND PULL IT UP.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF DISTRICTS THAT POST THEIR CHECK REGISTRIES.
THESE HAVE BEEN A CONCERN AS FAR AS HOW THE DISTRICT FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT, HOW THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED.
AND IT ALSO CREATES TRANSPARENCY.
WE TALK ABOUT BEING TRANSPARENT.
WE TALK ABOUT GETTING THE DISTRICT INVOLVED, OUR CONSTITUENTS INVOLVED.
I MEAN, EVERYONE WHO THE, UM, THE TAXPAYERS INVOLVED AND ALLOWING THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY HOW THEIR MONEY IS SPENT.
WE ARE ABLE TO REDACT THE INFORMATION.
SO REALLY THERE'S NO INFORMATION THAT IS ON THERE THAT CAN BE USED NO DIFFERENT THAN YOU STATE.
YOU SEE SOMEBODY'S NAME ON THERE AND THEY TURN AROUND AND WANNA CREATE AN INVOICE, SEND IT IN, AND TO TRY TO GET PAID.
WELL, IT IS THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REVIEWING EVERY INVOICE THAT IS COMING IN.
SO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A LEGITIMATE INVOICE.
SO ANYBODY CAN SEND IN A FALSE INVOICE IF THAT'S THE CONCERN AS IT RELATES TO FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UM, IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN YOU ARE TRANSPARENT, IT IS REVIEWED BY TE A AND THERE IS SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR A DISTRICT BEING TRANSPARENT AND PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO THE CONSTITUENTS, WHICH ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MATTERS.
IT'S NOT OUR OPINION, IT'S NOT OUR THOUGHTS SO MUCH.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WE DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE INFORMATION ON THERE, THE PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THERE.
SO THERE IS NO FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY.
SO THE REQUEST WAS TO POST THE DISTRICT CHECKBOOK.
AND AS I STATED, YOU CAN LOOK ONLINE, YOU CAN GOOGLE ALL THE SCHOOLS IN, UM, DFW THAT ACTUALLY USE, UH, ACTUALLY POST THEIR, UM, CHECK REGISTRY.
AND IT COULD BE TO, UM, TO AN ADVANTAGE TO, EVEN IF DB TO REACH OUT TO THOSE SCHOOLS IS IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WE ARE AFRAID BECAUSE WE ARE SCARED OF FRAUD, REACH OUT TO THEM TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROTECTED.
REACH OUT TO THEM TO SEE, UM, IF THERE'S BEEN ANY FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY, GET THE DATA FROM THEM AND OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AS IT RELATES TO BEING TRANSPARENT TO THE DISTRICT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE A QUICK ONE.
UM, UH, FOR, UM, FOR INFORMATION, I MEAN FOR OR
LANCASTER WAS CAUGHT UP IN SOME FR ACTIVITIES.
UH, AND IT CAME FROM INFORMATION THAT HACKERS HAD GOTTEN IN AND THERE WERE HIGH DOLLAR CHECKS WROTE ON LANCASTER.
AND FOR THOSE WHO CAN GET THAT INVESTIGATING REPORT, THAT WAS DONE IN THE EARLY 2000.
IT WAS, IT TALKS ABOUT THAT TOO.
THOSE CHECKS WERE LIKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
PEOPLE OUTTA CALIFORNIA HAD WROTE A CHECK AND IT LOOKED IDENTICALLY LIKE A CHECK FROM LANCASTER, BUT IT WASN'T.
SO I JUST WANT US TO BE MINDFUL AND CARE AND CHARACTERS ALL OUR INFORMATION IS, UH, CAN BE REQUESTED THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS ACT AND EVERYTHING.
I HOPE EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANSWERED THOSE QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITORS IS EVERYTHING GOES TO TEA.
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WE JUST GOT A FINDINGS FROM TE AND GETTING THAT FINDINGS FROM TE IT SPEAKS TO BOARD MEMBERS, UH, MISAPPROPRIATING FUNDS.IT WASN'T THIS BOARD, BUT PASS BOARDS.
SO I JUST WANT US TO BE MINDFUL ON WHAT WE'RE GIVING BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE ARE SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION TO DO THOSE THINGS.
I DID REACH OUT TO, UM, TA REGARDING THIS.
AND, UM, WHAT IS SHARED WITH ME IS THAT IT IS NOT, UM, UNCOMMON FOR SCHOOLS TO HAVE IT.
HOWEVER, THEY HIGHLY DISCOURAGE IT, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US LIKE US WHO'VE BEEN HACKED RECENTLY.
I'M NOT AGAINST THE TRANSPARENCY PIECE.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE BOARD WANTS TO SEE, I CAN PRINT IT OUT FOR YOU EVERY MONTH.
THE THING IS, IS THAT I, I REALLY, I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO.
UH, BECAUSE I DON'T, I'M, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THE DECISION TO PUT THAT ONLINE UNLESS THE BOARD TAKES ACTION.
BECAUSE FRAUDULENT SITUATIONS THAT OCCUR, UM, ON A FREQUENT BASIS.
SO I, AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE BOARD WITH EVERYTHING AND I DO BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THERE'S A, THERE'S A OBLIGATION TO PROTECT THE DISTRICT AS WELL WHEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MO, HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS.
TIME IS 12:42 AM ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH, 2022.