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ALL.AND, UM, BEFORE I READ MY STATEMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE IS THAT GOOD? SHARE WITH EVERYONE.
UH, IF THERE IS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WILL HEAR THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF THERE ARE IN DEPTH RE UH, DISCUSSION, WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION, BUT IT WILL BE MINIMIZED SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD.
UM, SO AGAIN, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS, UM, FOURTH MEETING OF THE POLICY AND, UH, PROCEDURE OPERATING GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UM, THERE MAY BE OTHER MEETINGS THAT WOULD OR SHOULD TAKE PLACE FOR COMPLETION.
OUR GOAL IS TO COVER EACH PAGE UNLESS THIS COMMITTEE DECIDES.
OTHER THAN, UH, THERE IS NO NEED TO BE SO DETAILED.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY FEEL THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF OUR MEETING.
OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THE POSTED AGENDA, BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD IN AN OPEN SESSION OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
EVERY MEMBER SHOULD ALSO HELP OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO DEFINE LOCAL POLICY VERSUS LEGAL POLICY.
AND I WANNA CLEAR, MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WILL INFORM, UH, AND SHOW IF NECESSARY, WHERE TO LOCATE LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICY ONLINE.
THE OUTCOME OF OUR, THE OUTCOME IS FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER AND COMMITTEE MEMBER WHAT HAVE CLARITY OF GOVERNANCE AND OPERATING PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED AND BOARD POLICY.
ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES SHOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED TO EVERY BOARD MEMBER.
SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REACH INDIVIDUALLY, DEFINE AND ANSWER AND THE PURPOSE OF THEIR DECISION.
SO THEY DECIDE WITH THEIR VOTE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
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AS MY UNDERSTANDING, WE ARE ON PAGE NINE, MEDIA INQUIRY TO THE BOARD.DO ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES IN THIS AREA? UM, I DO.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE OUR CLOSED SESSIONS RECORDED.
WE WANNA STAY ON TRACK TO WHAT THIS PARTICULAR AREA THAT WE ARE COVERING.
AND SO DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY OF THE CHANGES FROM LETTER A ONE OR TWO, TRUSTEE MORRIS? WE JUST WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT PRESIDENT HAMILTON CAME IN AT 5:34 PM THANK YOU.
UM, ON A, THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON AND THAT'S GOOD.
HOWEVER, THE BOARD PRESIDENT DOESN'T GET TO DECIDE WHAT STATEMENT TO MAKE.
THAT SHOULD BE BY VOTE OF THE BOARD A STATEMENT CLEARED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD.
SO WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR CLARITY TO THAT? UM, WHEN THERE IS, WHEN I'M GONNA ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE YOU MADE A STATEMENT NOT REALLY A QUESTION.
UH, THE STATEMENT THAT YOU MADE THAT THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT BE, UH, THE ONLY BODY WITHOUT THE VOTE OF THE BOARD, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND YOU JUST STATED TO THE MEDIA.
IS THAT CORRECT? ME? REPEAT MYSELF.
AS IT READS, THE BOARD PRESIDENT THROUGH DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE, FOR THE BOARD TO THE MEDIA AND PRESS ON ISSUES OF MEDIA ATTENTION.
I HAVEN'T GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
HOWEVER, THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULDN'T GET TO DECIDE WHAT THAT STATEMENT IS.
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ALL STATEMENTS SHOULD HOLD ON, HOLD ON.I'M A, I'M A ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WELL, I'M GONNA MAKE A, A ANSWER TO YOUR COMMENT BECAUSE YOU MADE A STATEMENT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, UH, TO HAPPEN? AND, UM, MS. BRYANT, DID YOU GET WHAT, UH, MR. STEVEN STATED? YES, MA'AM.
AND I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE YOU MADAME PRESIDENT, BUT I ALSO WANNA PUT A STATEMENT IN THERE THAT, UH, MS. BRYANT, SO THE BOARD, WHEN WE DO MEET AN OPEN SESSION, UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOARD HAS ELECTED THE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK FOR THE BOARD.
BUT WHEN THERE IS A MEDIA ISSUE, I AM SURE AND BOARD PRESIDENT WILL FOLLOW UP WITH ME THAT IS CONSULTED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL DESIGNATE WITH LEGAL ADVICE.
UH, BUT THAT DOESN'T PROHIBIT ANY BOARD MEMBER.
YOU KNOW, THAT JUST A PROCESS THAT THE BOARD DOES.
BUT MY STATEMENT FOR THE MEDIA IS THE BOARD PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ELECTED AS BOARD PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS AND BE THE LIAISON PERSON FROM THE BOARD WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.
AND THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS A DESIGNEE FOR COMMUNICATION.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE, UH, FOR THE BOARD TO BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD.
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MS. HAMILTON.
WHAT I'D SAY IS, MR. STEVENSON, JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW WHEN THERE'S MEDIA THAT WOULD GO THROUGH LEGAL, THE SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS THE CU COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, THE BOARD PRESIDENT ALONE DOES NOT CREATE A STATEMENT TO BE GIVEN TO THE MEDIA.
WELL, IT DOESN'T SAY ANY OF THAT HERE.
AND FURTHERMORE, THE LEGAL AND SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT DOES NOT GET TO DECIDE FOR THIS BOARD, MR. STEVENSON.
BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS MEET THE SAME FOR SAY WE HAVE A PRESS RELEASE CONVENIENT FOR YOU.
HOLD ON ONE SECOND, MR. STEVENS.
NOW YOU ARE REPLYING TO, DO YOU WANT DO, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO BRING TO THE BOARD? CAUSE IT'S GOTTA GO TO THE BOARD.
SO IT'S, AND THEN MS. HAMILTON HAS THE FLOOR AND SHE JUST MADE A STATEMENT.
IT'S NOT A, IT IS NOT A COMBATIVE STATEMENT, SO IT DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH.
IT'S BASICALLY EVERY INDIVIDUAL SITTING UP HERE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
SO DO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE MORE COMMENTS HEARD ON THIS? DO ANYONE WASN'T HOLD ON.
WELL, UM, HOLD ON FOR A SECOND.
I HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO, UH, ANYONE.
MR. STEVENS, WOULD YOU PLEASE AUTO YOU ARE NOT A DICTATOR.
WELL, I AM NOT, BUT I'M TRYING TO MOVE THIS MEETING ALONG.
THAT'S WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO AND NOT GET COMBATIVE WITH BOARD MEMBERS.
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW? SO, UH, MS. HAMILTON, YOU WERE MAKING A STATEMENT.
I WAS JUST SAYING THAT THE STATEMENT IS USUALLY DESIGNED BETWEEN THOSE PARTIES, BUT LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING TIME.
WE CAN'T USUALLY GET TOGETHER AS A BOARD BEFORE THE RELEASE NEEDS TO BE MADE THAT SAME DAY TO VOTE ON WHAT'S GOING TO BE SAID.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SET UP LIKE THAT CUZ THERE'S NOT ALWAYS TIME FOR A MEETING TO GET ALL THE BOARD'S COLLABORATION ON A STATEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE MEDIA.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR POINT OF VIEW.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING ELSE.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU, YOU KNOW, WHY IT'S BEEN DONE THAT WAY.
IT'S WELL TAKEN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE RIDICULOUS, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GIVING INPUT ON YOU ALL AND NEWER BOARD MEMBERS.
SO BASICALLY I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ON WHY THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE THE WAY THEY ARE.
SO YOU ALL WILL UNDERSTAND IT IN CASE YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE PART ABOUT, OH, WE CAN'T GET TOGETHER AT NOON AND RELEASE A STATEMENT AT FOUR.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION.
NOBODY'S TRYING TO ARGUE AND GO BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU ALL ON THE LEVEL THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN AND TELL YOU WHY IT'S BEEN DONE THE WAY IT'S BEEN DONE.
SO YOU'LL KIND OF KNOW THE INSIGHTS.
AND I KIND OF GOT AN IDEA, I DON'T WANNA ARGUE WITH YOU ABOUT THIS.
I KIND OF GOT AN IDEA OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE.
CAN YOU SPEAK IN THE MIC PLEASE? BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN DOING, HE'S SPEAKING THE MIC.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN DOING THE SAME WRONG THING FOR 10 YEARS, YOU DON'T GET A COOKIE FOR THAT.
BUT WHAT MAKES IT WRONG IS STEVENSON.
SO LET'S, LET'S GO AHEAD, LET'S GET OFF OF THIS SUBJECT IF YOU ALL DON'T MIND.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO EVERYONE, AND DO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, UH, STATEMENTS THAT, THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH MS. BRYANT? MS. BRYANT, UM, WHERE WE LEFT OFF, UM, FOR MY LAST MEETING, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE,
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FOR ROLE OF BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION, CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME THAT I DID REQUEST FOR A COPY OF AUDIO AND OR VIDEO AVAILABLE, UM, AT REQUEST A BOARD BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS FOR CLOSED SESSIONS TO BE, UM, RECORDED? UM, YES.UH, WOULD YOU DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS IN THAT REGARDS? BECAUSE WE ARE HERE AS A COMMITTEE.
WE ARE NOT HERE TO DIRECT ANY INFORMATION THERE.
SO I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SHARE THE PROCESS ON HOW TO GET INFORMATION IN REGARDS.
I'M AWARE OF HOW TO GET INFORMATION.
IT IS NOT FOR A DEBATE, IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO GO BEFORE THE BOARD, SO WHEN WE HAVE A DISCUSSION.
DID YOU GET THAT? MS. BRYANT? OKAY.
YOU DID, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU DID REQUEST? YOU DID.
AND THEN, UM, TRUSTEE MORRIS REQUESTED A AG OPINION.
SO NOW CAN WE GO ON TO NUMBER ONE? ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERN TO NUMBER ONE? UM, I WILL ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A ONE THAT IF THERE IS ANY MEDIA COMMUNICATION, UM, WHETHER IT BE TO, OH, LET ME REPHRASE THAT.
ANY, UH, MEDIA COMMUNICATION TO ANY TRUSTEES THAT IT IS COMMUNICATED WITH ALL TRUSTEES, EVEN IF IT'S, UM, EMAILED OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT IT'S ALL, IT'S COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL TO ALL TRUSTEES.
DID YOU GET THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD, MS. BRYAN? YES.
UH, IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT ONE? HEARING NONE WILL GO TO TWO.
CHAIR, TRUSTEE? MAY, MAY I GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM TRUSTEE WOODFIELD? YES.
ON THE REQUEST, ARE YOU RELATING TO, UM, BOARD BUSINESS OR YOU RELATING TO LIKE THERE'S ASSESSMENT A QUESTION ON THAT OR A PROGRAM THAT WE'RE UTILIZING? BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A, IT SAYS ALL TRUSTEES WHO RECEIVE CALLS FROM THE MEDIA SHOULD DIRECT THEM TO THE BOARD, UH, SPOKESPERSON.
SO ANYTHING THAT HAS TO BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD SPOKESPERSON, UM, IS COMMUNICATED TO ALL TRUSTEES.
BUT I'M JUST CLARIFYING FOR OPERATIONAL BUSINESS THAT'S THAT THE, THAT IT'S EMAILED TO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND IT'S COMMUNICATED TO ALL TRUSTEES.
IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? AND THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION DR.
UM, CAN WE MOVE TO NUMBER TWO? DO ANYONE HAVE ANY, UH, CHANGES OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD? UH, I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS JUST MADE ACTUALLY RELATES TO NUMBER TWO AND NOT NUMBER ONE.
WELL, WE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE FOR NUMBER ONE.
AS IT HAND, UH, LET IT STAY AS NUMBER ONE.
UM, MS. HAMILTON, PRESIDENT HAM, BUT BASICALLY THEY'RE SAYING THE SAME THING.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT THAT WAS HER RECOMMENDATION.
SO MAYBE WE IS STRIKE NUMBER TWO.
YOU WANNA MAKE, YOU WANNA MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? WE MAY NEED A STRIKE NUMBER TWO.
CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE REDUNDANT.
SO THAT'S MS. HAMILTON'S RECOMMENDATION TO, UH, SCRATCH NUMBER TWO.
DO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO NUMBER TWO, HEARING NONE.
CAN WE GO TO, UH, B ANONYMOUS PHONE CALLS, LETTERS AND EMAILS? ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO NUMBER ONE? BEAR WITH ME JUST A MOMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS? HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO NUMBER THREE.
UH, MY RECOMMENDATION THREE COULD BE STRIKED.
MISS, UH, BRIAN, DID YOU GET THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM MS. HAMILTON? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
UH, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY, LET ME GO TO NUMBER TWO.
RECOMMENDATION IS, IF ANY, UM, HOLD ON.
I'M GONNA CALL LETTERS ANYWAY.
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ALL RIGHT.SO WE WILL GO DOWN TO THE NEXT, UM, CATEGORY REQUIRED TRUSTEE TRAINING.
AND, UM, A AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ONE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION OR CONCERNS ABOUT NUMBER ONE, TRUST TRUSTEE MORRIS? I'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THE TRAININGS AND A OR UNDER THIS SECTION ARE ALIGNED WITH THE NEW TRAINING GUIDELINES THAT THEY HAVE CURRENTLY.
SO, UH, WOULD YOU, UM, I'LL COMPARE, MAKE THE COMPARISON, INDICATE THAT MM-HMM.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, STATE THAT, UM, THE TWO BOOKLETS THAT WE HAVE GETTING STARTED AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, UH, UH, MS. BRYANT, IF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND MS.
HEARING NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION TO UPDATE THIS TO WHAT THE NEW POLICY READS.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO NUMBER TWO, DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR WANNA MAKE ANY CHANGES TO NUMBER TWO, HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO NUMBER THREE.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES OR CONCERNS WITH NUMBER THREE? HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO NUMBER FOUR.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES OR CONCERNS WITH NUMBER FOUR? HEARING NONE WILL GO TO NUMBER FIVE.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES OR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES? HEARING NONE WILL GO TO B.
ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO ADD NUMBER, TO ADD A NUMBER SIX.
AND THAT IS, UM, REQUIRED TRAINING OR ANY TRAINING MISSING TRAINING SHOULD BE EMAILED EACH MONTH IF POSSIBLE OR AS NECESSARY, BUT EITHER OR.
IT CAN BE DISCUSSED AMONG THE BOARD.
UM, BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS, ALTHOUGH MONET JUST STARTED IT, UM, BUT, UM, MAKING THAT AS A REQUIREMENT TO, UM, EMAIL THE TRUSTEES OF ANY TRAINING THAT NEEDING TO TAKE PLACE.
UM, I'M MAKING A STATEMENT TO EVERYONE AROUND THIS.
DIAS NUMBER A ONE THROUGH SIX IS BEYOND THIS COMMITTEE AND BEYOND THIS BOARD CONTROL, WE CANNOT ADD OR TAKE AWAY.
AND IF ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD THEIR FIRST 90 DAYS OF TRAINING, KNOW THAT TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SIX 1.1 AND TEXAS GOVERNMENTAL CODE 5 5 1 0.005 AND 5 5 2 0.001 DO NOT COME FROM THE BOARD.
THIS COMES STRICTLY FROM LEGISLATION.
SO IF, IF MS. WOODFIELD, UH, MS. BRYANT HAS A CHANGE TO THIS, THEN THE QUESTION, THE RECOMMENDATION TO GO TO THE BOARD, TO CONTACT OUR ATTORNEYS TO CONTACT LEGISLATION AND PUT TOGETHER, THEY GO IN SESSIONS STARTING IN JANUARY
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TO CHANGE THE LAW.BECAUSE OTHER THAN THAT, ON THIS PART, MS. BROWN, WE CANNOT ADD ANYTHING TO THAT, RIGHT? SO MAYBE YOU WANT TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD TO CHANGE LEGISLATION.
ACTUALLY, UM, MY RECOMMENDATION IS AS STAN IS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AMONGST THE BOARD ON MONTHLY EMAILS, AND THAT IS TO BE ADDED TO BOARD, UH, PROCEDURES AS IT RELATES TO TRAINING.
WHAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS FINE FOR HER RECOMMENDATION, BUT MY RECOMMENDATION STANDS OKAY.
UM, MS. BRYANT PLACED MS. WHITFIELD RECOMMENDATION, BUT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH OUR ATTORNEYS.
SO WE HAVE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD NUMBER SIX, LET'S GO GO TO B.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT B? LET'S GO TO C.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT C? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT EVERY TWO YEARS ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST RECEIVE TRAINING IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES TO BE CHANGED TO ONE YEAR.
DID YOU RECEIVE THAT MS. BRYANT? MM-HMM.
AND IF YOU WOULD KNOW, UM, MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IS TO, UM, THE BOARD DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT THROUGH OUR ATTORNEYS TO GET A, UH, AGS OPINION ON CHANGING THE LAW OR ADDING TO THE LAW.
DO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ON C? HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO D.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON D ME HEARING NONE? WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT CATEGORY OF FUNDING, TRUSTEE TRAINING, SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THIS, UH, AND READ AND UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT IS IN PLACE FOR TRAINING WITH THE TRUSTEES.
AND I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, MS. BRYANT, THAT WE, UH, THE BOARD HAS ALREADY VOTED THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, SO IT'S NOT A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE BOARD.
AND, UH, I WILL, UH, YIELD TO MADAM PRESIDENT.
SO IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN EIGHT.
SO, UM, THAT 4,500 WOULD BE, UM, CORRECTED BY 7,000 OKAY.
DO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT A WILL THIS INCLUDE? UM, THIS SAYS TRUSTEES, BUT THIS IS ALSO INCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT'S, UM, TRAINING, OR NO? NO, IT DOESN'T.
THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS HAVE A BUDGET.
THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS HER OWN BUDGET.
SO MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD THAT ON THE, UM, THE DETAILS OF THE TRAVEL BUDGET AS WELL.
THIS IS ONLY FOR FUN FOR TRUSTEES, UH, UH, FUNDING MANAGER.
YES, WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
I'M STILL A BIT UNCLEAR ON IT NOW.
THE BUDGET FOR TRUSTEE TRAINING AND TRAVEL, WHATEVER IS AN ANNUAL EVENT, RIGHT? SO IF WE'RE GONNA CREATE A DOCUMENT THAT'S A DURABLE DOCUMENT, WHY, WHY WOULD, DOES THAT HAVE TO BE INCLUDED? NOW, YOU TOLD ME IT WAS A MATTER OF STATUTE, RIGHT? ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE? I NEVER RECEIVED, NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD THAT.
NO, I, I I DON'T EVEN RECALL HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOU THIS FIRST TIME.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS IN A MEETING.
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THE BOARD HAS ALREADY VOTED ON THIS ITEM TO INCREASE THIS, AND I'M NOT FOR SURE IF YOU WERE ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME.SO IF YOU WERE ON THE BOARD, THERE WAS A, A VOTE AND THE VOTE WAS TO INCREASE OUR TRAINING.
THIS IS STRICTLY ABOUT TRAINING.
MY QUESTION IS, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE INCLUDED HERE? BECAUSE LISTEN, NOW IT'S A BUDGET ITEM, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER BUDGET ITEMS THAT COME UP EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS A REMINDER OF OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES.
NOW, THIS PART IS DIRECTLY FOR THE BOARD.
IT'S NOT FOR ANY STAFF MEMBER OR THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THIS IS STRICTLY FOR THE BOARD.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? NOT REALLY.
IT DOESN'T ANSWER THE NECESSITY FOR BEING PLACED IN THIS DOCUMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
MY POINT IS, MY POINT IS JUST KIND OF USELESS, YOU KNOW? OKAY.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS AND THE BUDGET'S REDONE EVERY YEAR.
IN FACT, WE MAY AMEND THE BUDGET IF NECESSARY.
RIGHT? UH, I, WHICH MAKES IT KINDA, I, I I WOULD, THAT IS A BOARD DECISION.
UH, IF THAT HAPPENS, THE CONCLUSION, THIS DOCUMENT IS THEN NECESSARY IN SUPERFLUOUS, RIGHT? AND MR. STEVENS, IF WE HAVE TO AMEND THIS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MAJORITY VOTE, NOT TWO THIRD VOTE.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A MAJORITY VOTE AND AN OPEN MEETING IF THIS BUDGET, IF THIS 7,000 IS AMENDED.
MR. I'M SORRY, MS. HAMILTON, MAY I SAY THIS? MR. STEVENS, IF THESE ITEMS HERE, IF, IF THEY DON'T SOUND RIGHT TO YOU, IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, MAYBE THIS WOULD BE THE TIME AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR YOUR DISTRICT TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT THE ACTIONS THAT YOU WOULD TAKE A SAY A CHANGE.
UH, BECAUSE THIS, THIS KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, UM, THAT THIS ITEM THAT YOU FEEL THAT MAYBE, UH, SHOULD NOT BE HERE.
AND IT IS PART OF OUR TRAINING, PART OF HOW WE PAY FOR OUR TRAINING.
IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT EACH BOARD, WHATEVER, YOU'LL SUGGESTION, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY WANT TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL ON HOW YOU NEED TO MOVE.
WE CAN ALWAYS ASK FOR OUR AGS OPINION, BUT WE ARE NOT THE LAW.
WE ARE ELECTED, BUT WE ARE NOT THE LAW.
DID ANYBODY ELSE GET MY POINT ON THAT? MS. MORRIS? I HAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE.
SO MR. STEVENS, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE, LIKE FOR SAY IF SOMEBODY COULDN'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH OUR BOARD BUDGET WAS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE AND ASK, THEY CAN JUST REFER BACK TO THIS DOCUMENT.
OF COURSE, IT SHOWS UP IN THE YEARLY ANNUAL BUDGET AS THE BOARD'S BUDGET AS A TOTAL OF THE 7,000 TIMES SEVEN OF US.
BUT THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT IT ACTUALLY STREAMLINES HOW MUCH IT IS FOR SAY, IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND REFER TO IT.
LIKE, HER QUESTION WAS, WAS IT 7,000 OR 7,500? THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU'LL FIND IT IS IN THIS BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES OTHER THAN IN THAT ANNUAL BUDGET THAT'S PRESENTED.
SO THIS IS BASICALLY A TOOL I'VE SHARED WITH YOU ON OTHER ISSUES IN THIS DOCUMENT.
IT'S IN POLICY, IT'S IN STATUTE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE.
AND THEN WE COME BACK AND THIS IS ANOTHER THING.
WE, UM, WHAT OUR, WHAT OUR STATUS IS FROM BUDGET TO ACTUAL.
WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS BECAUSE WE GET A REPORT ON IT.
SO THAT'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE IT IS.
ALL I'M SAYING IS IT'S KIND OF, IT'S JUST HANGING OUT THERE KIND OF USELESS.
THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION MS. HAMILTON.
THANK YOU MR. STEVENSON FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
UM, IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL? HEARING NONE WILL GO TO B UM, RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE, UM, MS. BRYAN HAS STARTED SENDING, HOW OFTEN ARE YOU SENDING THOSE REPORTS? YOU GET IT MONTHLY.
SO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WILL PREPARE MONTHLY REPORTS CHANGING ANNUAL TO MONTHLY REPORTS WITH TRAINING EXPENSES, UM, WITH TRAINING EXPENSES FOR EACH TRUSTEE.
THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRAINING IS OKAY.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THAT? I HAVE A QUESTION.
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DID IT GO TO MONTHLY? YEAH, THIS SUMMER.PERERA, IS THAT YOUR REQUEST? OKAY.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY WE PEREZ REQUEST TO GO TO MONTHLY.
YEAH, ITS MONTHLY FREQUENT QUESTIONS.
SO LIKE PROACTIVE FINE COURSE ASK.
YEAH, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU DR.
PERERA FOR PROACTIVE, TRANSPARENT FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO SEE IT AND REVIEW.
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS TO BE HEARING? NONE.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT C MS. MORRIS? YES.
I COULD SAY C COULD REALLY BE SCRATCHED BECAUSE THAT'S JUST COMMON, YOU KNOW, COMMON PRACTICE.
IF YOU'RE, IF THEY'RE PAYING FOR YOU TO GO TO TRAINING, YOU SHOULD BE ATTENDING YOUR TRAINING.
DID YOU GET THAT RECOMMENDATION? MS. BRYANT? DESCRIBE C.
HEARING NO OTHER COMMENTS? WE'LL GO TO EXPENSES.
AND FOR THE, THE INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE DIAS, MY PAUSE IS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS IN A MATTER OF A MINUTE OR SECONDS, THEN WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.
UM, SO IF WE COULD GO TO EXPENSE, IF ANYONE, UH, HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO A HEARING? NONE.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE HEARING? NONE.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS TO, FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR C HEARING? NONE.
DO ANYONE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR D? I HAVE ONE, UH, TO ADD TO THIS.
AND IT IS EMERGENCIES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD TO INCLUDE EMERGENCIES.
THIS, IT SAYS ACCORDING TO THE GSA GUIDELINES, SO WHATEVER FOR THAT CITY.
UM, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? PLEASE, MA'AM? OKAY, LET'S GO BACK TO B.
UM, UNDER TRANSPORTATION, IF A TRUSTEE USES THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE, THEY WILL BE RE REIMBURSED FOR ANY MILEAGE 30 MILES OUTSIDE OF LANCASTER.
SO THAT'S ANYTHING OVER 30 MILES, CORRECT.
THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BE, GET, WILL BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSEMENT, BUT ANYTHING LESS THEY WON'T, UH, SHOULDN'T THAT.
AND MAYBE THAT'S THE QUESTION WE NEED TO FIND OUT.
I SAW THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THE 30 MILE RADIANCE FOR US, BUT I ALSO KNOW ABOUT THE HOTEL AS WELL.
AND SO THAT WOULD BRING THE QUESTION, UH, BECAUSE OF WHAT IT STATES ABOUT THE 50 MILES FOR HOTEL FEES MM-HMM.
AND THEN WE GO DOWN FOR TRANSPORTATION AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS OUTSIDE OF LANCASTER.
CUZ THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY REASON.
UH, NOW I WILL SAY THIS, THIS IS A STATEMENT, SO THAT'S A GOOD POINT THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP UNDER A, AND THIS IS JUST HYPOTHETICALLY IF WE ARE AT A, UH, WE GO TO A TRAINING AND THAT TRAINING IS WITHIN 30 MILES.
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WITHIN 30 MILES AND WE HAVE BAD WEATHER WHERE NOBODY CAN GET BACK.AND SO THAT WOULD BE A GOOD QUESTION TO TALK TO THE BOARD.
SHOULD WE MAKE PROVISIONS, UH, WHETHER OR DANGER OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WHILE WE ARE AT A TRAINING WITHIN THAT 30 MILES WITHIN THE, AND THAT WOULD JUST BE FOR HOTEL.
SO THAT WOULD BE UNDER B OR A, UH, WITHIN THE 50.
IT THE 30 IT COULD BE UNDER, UH, UNDER A, UNDER A.
AND I WOULD, UH, ASK, UH, MS. HAMILTON, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? WELL, IF IT'S, WELL IT'S 50 MILES, SO THAT'S JUST LIKE DRIVING TO NORTH ALLISON A STORM, RIGHT? BUT WHAT I'M SAYING, IF IT IS LIKE A TORNADO HAT HIT OR THERE'S REAL BAD WEATHER ICE ON THE ROAD AND WE ARE IN A TRAINING AND FOR SAFETY PURPOSE THAT WE WOULD BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE ALLOWED ONLY IN EMERGENCY, STATE EMERGENCY TO, UH, REQUEST HOTEL REIMBURSEMENTS.
IT COULD JUST BE DONE ON CASE BY CASE.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S THE EMERGENCY EMERGENCY OR WHETHER YEAH.
SO WE CAN BRING THAT TO THE BOARD UNDER A, SO ONE OTHER THING UNDER B, SO IF A TRUSTEE ATTENDS REGION 10, REGION 10 IS LIKE 28.7 OR 28.6 MILES ONE WAY, UM, AND THEY REQUEST, UM, TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT, WILL THEY BE ABLE TO GET TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT? THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE THING.
SO IS THIS, SO NEED TO BE CLEAR STATING, IS IT BOTH WAYS? 30 MILES BOTH WAYS? OR YOUR QUESTION, SHOULD WE INCREASE THIS MILEAGE? I'M JUST ASKING WHAT IS FOR, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M, HOPEFULLY I'M THROWING IT OUT THERE AND SOMEONE ELSE WILL CHIME IN.
MS. HAMILTON, WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD WE INCREASE THE 30 MILES OR TO BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE? WELL FOR IF IT LIKE READING 10, IT'S RICHARDSON, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DECREASED, BUT IT IS NOT EXACTLY 30 MILES RIGHT NOW.
ROUND TRIP IT WOULD BE OVER 30 MILES.
IT WOULD BE, NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO IF IT IS ROUND TRIP, WE'D HAVE TO INCREASE ROUND THIS.
WELL IF IT'S OVER 30 MILES IT'S FINE.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE JUST NEED TO PUT ADD THE WORD ROUND TRIP.
SO RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IS ROUND TRIP.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE UM, SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY, ARE WE GONNA IDENTIFY MOUSE OUTSIDE OF LANCASTER, I S D OR FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING? BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF MISS, UM, BRYANT, THAT'S FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, ISN'T IT? CORRECT, MM-HMM.
AND IT'S NOT EXACT LIKE, CUZ IF WE DO IT DIRECTLY FROM LANCASTER, I MEAN FROM JUST LANCASTER, TEXAS, THEN IT'LL BE SHORTER THAN THAT, CORRECT? IT CAN BE.
DEPENDS ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU GO.
SO WE ALWAYS DO IT FROM, IT CAN BE ADMINISTRATOR FROM ADMINISTRATIVE, CORRECT.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE SPECIFY THAT NOT ONLY IS IT UM, ROUND TRIP MALL ROUND TRIP 30 MILES, UM, BUT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, BUILDING OF LANCASTER FROM THIS ADDRESS, CORRECT? YES.
UH, MS. WHITFIELD, WAS THERE ANY MORE UNDER B HEARING NINE? WE'LL GO TO C.
AND I THINK WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT.
UM, SO, AND I THINK WE HAD DISCUSSED D IF ANYONE HAVE ANY, I WILL OPEN THAT BACK UP.
I DID, UH, RECOMMEND UNDER D TO ADD EMERGENCIES TO THAT.
OKAY, SO HEARING THE, I HAVE A QUESTION, CLARIFICATION.
IS THIS, UM, I'M SORRY, GIMME JUST A SECOND.
SO IF WE COULD GO TO E DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS
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OR RECOMMENDATIONS? HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO F DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR F? HEARING NONE.WE WILL MOVE TO TAS, UH, LEADERSHIP TAS.
B DO ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR RECOMMENDATION FOR TAS? UH, LEADERSHIP? TAS.
OKAY, SO NO ADDITIONAL BOARD TRAINING FUNDS FOR LEADERSHIP TASK BEING MAY BE GIVEN FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF A TRUSTEE.
UM, BUT ALL LSD TRUSTEES, OKAY, SO IT STATES THAT IN HERE, BUT IN THE BEGINNING IT SAYS ALL LSD TRUSTEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR LEADERSHIP TASK BEING THEN IF THERE, IF, UM, LSD TRUSTEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR LEADERSHIP TASKS FEE, UH, TASKS, THEN WHY NO ADDITIONAL BOARD TRAINING FUNDS FOR LEADERSHIP TASKS WILL BE GIVEN.
I DON'T GET, OKAY, SO WHAT, WHAT IT IS SAYING, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND I WOULD ALSO ASK MY COLLEAGUE MS. HAMILTON, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY.
UH, IT IS ENCOURAGED FOR BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY CHOOSE AND IT IS A BOARD VOTE FOR LEADERSHIP TASB.
BUT IF THEY ARE ON THE BOARD WITHIN MAYBE, UH, I THINK THEY HAVE TO BE HERE A YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR THEY WILL APPLY IF THEY'RE ACCEPTED.
BUT IF THEY'RE UP FOR ELECTION, LIKE IT'S JANUARY AND THEY'RE UP FOR ELECTION IN MAY WHEN THE ELECTION IS CALLED AT THE END OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY, SOMEWHERE IN THERE, THEN NO APPROVAL WOULD BE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL AFTER THE ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IF THAT INDIVIDUAL HAD WON THEIR ELECTION AT THAT.
SO ALL UM, THE TRUSTEES THAT ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR LEADERSHIP TASKS BE IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR LEADERSHIP TASKS, YOU HAVE TO BE ON THE BOARD FOR A YEAR? YES.
PER TASK B RULES? UH, WELL IT'S THE SAME, IT'S ALMOST THE SAME IDENTICAL RULE, UH, TO HOLD AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD BECAUSE TSB LEADERSHIP TSB LEAD INTO TRAINING TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE UH, UM, LEADER.
AND, UH, WITH WITH THAT, THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE STATE MANDATED FOR BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE, UH, BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN BE AN OFFICER THAT'S LEADER.
I'M GETTING THROUGH THE QUESTION.
AND SO IN ORDER TO BE AN OFFICER, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO, YOU'D HAVE TO BE ON THE BOARD A YEAR IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP TASKS THAT TRAINS YOU TO GO TO, UM, TO BE AN OFFICER THAT WILL FALL WITHIN THAT CATEGORY.
MS. MOORE? HER LEADERSHIP? YES.
UH, MS. WOODFIELD IS HER LEADERSHIP TASK RULES, DO YOU HAVE TO BE, UM, ON THE BOARD FOR A YEAR TO APPLY FOR A LEADERSHIP TASK PER LEADER? OR WE CAN JUST PUT IT RECOMMENDATION.
LET ME, LET ME ASK, HUH? YEAH, I'LL, IT'S, IT'S THERE.
YOU STATED IT IS, YOU DO HAVE TO BE ON THE BOARD FOR ME.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE, UH, MS. WHITFIELD THAT AT ANY TIME ANYTHING THAT IS IN THIS, YOU TSB, WE'RE ALL, WE ARE MEMBERS OF TSB LEADERSHIP TSB AND YOU CAN CALL AND ASK THIS QUESTION.
SO NOW, UH, IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT LEADERSHIP TASKS? B I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UM, THAT
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WE REVIEW NO ADDITIONAL BOARD TRAINING FUNDS FOR LEADERSHIP TASKS MAY BE GIVEN FOR THE FIRST YEAR.DID YOU GET THAT MS? YES MA'AM.
ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS? HEARING NONE, WE WILL MOVE TO MEMBERSHIP DUES AND THIS IS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
THAT, UH, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ADMINISTRATORS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ADMINISTRATORS BE ADDED.
AND PERHAPS WE WILL TAKE AWAY, UH, MY RECOMMENDATION OF NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD BECAUSE OUR BOARD HAVE NEVER ATTENDED THAT.
AND WE HAVE, UH, AM I CORRECT DR.
PERRERA? WE HAVE NO MEMBERSHIP WITH THAT.
SO, SO IF WE COULD REMOVE THAT FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AND INSERT TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ADMINISTRATORS BACK SLASH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ADMINISTRATORS.
THEN ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
SO AT CUBE, UM, WE NEED TO STRIKE THE, UH, NATIONAL PLUS TEXAS IS NOT A PART OF IT ANYMORE, RIGHT? OH, OKAY.
SCHOOL BOARD, NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.
NOT THIS, BUT IF WE'RE NOT, CAUSE CUBE FALLS UNDER OH YES, IT SURE DOES.
SEE WE ARE A MEMBER OF TASB AND AND CUBE.
SO CUBE TASB PULLED AWAY, BUT CUBE DID NOT.
WE JUST SEE TASB PULLED AWAY MEANS WE CAN BE, IT'S LIKE THROUGH TASB AND THEY WITHDREW.
SO WE CANNOT THEY WITHDREW LAST YEAR.
YES, THEY PULLED OUT LAST YEAR.
MURDER IS LIKE A SUBSIDIARY OF, UM, UH, NSDA.
UNLESS THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS YEAR THAT'S TALKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL ONE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
UNLESS THERE'S A UM, WELL YEAH, THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION IS WHAT PULLED AWAY FROM WHO IS THE SUBSIDIARY OF THAT.
SO I'M NOT, WE JUST NEED TO CHECK.
I'M NOT, YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT.
CAUSE I DON'T SEE WHERE HAS CAN CONTROL WHAT WE DO.
IT'S IT, WELL WE, WELL THE QUESTION BECOMES DO WE HAVE NATIONAL STATUS WITH THE, WITH THE NQ? CAUSE WE'RE NOT A PART OF NSBA.
MY POINT IS, HOW CAN WE BE EXCLUDED FROM NSDA? JUST CAUSE CAN I ANSWER THAT? SINCE I WAS THE DELEGATE? SO WE ARE DELEGATES OF TSB AND I WAS THE DELEGATE, UH, MR. STEVENSON, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU WERE AT THAT CONFERENCE, BUT IT WAS WELL, UH, PROVIDED TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
CAUSE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS HAVE THE CHOICE.
THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH CHOICE BECAUSE TS B UH, HOLDS A INSURANCE POLICY AND THAT'S IN DOUBT.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING MAYBE, UH, IF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS NEED TRAINING ON, THEN THAT COULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE IF WE ARE UNDER THEIR UMBRELLA AND WE PAY FOR THEM AND THEY VOTED ON THAT AND WHOEVER WAS THE DELEGATE AND THE ALTERNATE VOTED FOR THIS DISTRICT, BUT EVERYONE THAT LEFT, EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED THAT CONFERENCE KNEW WHAT WOULD BE VOTED ON FROM THE FLOOR.
AND THIS WAS VOTED ON FROM LANCASTER, I S D WHEN TBY MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO PULL AWAY.
SO IF THEY PULL AWAY EVERYBODY UNDERNEATH THEM THAT PAY INTO THEM PULLED AWAY.
AND THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS ANONYMOUS VOTE THROUGH EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
IT WAS, I WAS THERE, I WAS ON THE FLOOR.
YOU CAN PROBABLY RESEARCH THIS ONLINE BECAUSE THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LETTER
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THAT WAS SENT OUT.AND ALSO, NO, WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL I FINISH ASKING MS. STEVENS QUESTION.
AND SO MR. STEVENS, ARE YOU THAT YOUR QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED, UH, CONSIDERED.
AND SO WE, AND SO LET'S MOVE ON TO MEMBERSHIP DUES.
AND WE WERE ON MEMBERSHIP DUES.
WE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THAT, UH, THE TEXAS, UH, THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION WOULD BE REMOVED.
THAT RECOMMENDATION, HUH? I HAVE ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION.
WE PARTICIPATE IN CUBE IN THE TEXAS BLACK CAUCUS ALSO.
SO THOSE DO FEES NEED TO BE ADDED AS WELL AS, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL FEEL ABOUT THE MOPA, WHICH IS THE MEXICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLACK, UM, ADMINISTRATORS.
AND WE USUALLY PARTICIPATE WITH THOSE ALSO CAUSE THAT'S CONCEALED.
UM, YOU KNOW, BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS.
DID YOU GET THAT MS. BRYANT AT THE IS ITM? M U IT'S M A S B A.
AND THEN THE TEXAS OF BLACK CAUCUS.
OKAY, SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, THE ONE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, IS IT TAS, TOSSA, TOSSA.
SO ARE Y'ALL AUTOMATICALLY MEMBERS BECAUSE OF THE DISTRICT TA TO TES? YES.
THAT RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE WHOLE BOARD HAVE A MEMBERSHIP.
AND SO THE WAY IT HAS BEEN, MAYBE WE NEED TO INSERT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE REQUESTING TO BE MEMBERS.
WELL THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S ONLY EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY'S THINKING GO, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
WELL, I'M FOR TATS B CONFERENCE.
DO YOU, IS THERE, LIKE, THERE'S A GROUP RATE TO PAY VERSUS INDIVIDUAL MEMBER RATE, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
BUT FOR THESE OTHER SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS, IF YOU'LL CHECK, IT'S JUST THE WHOLE BOARD BEFORE WE, YOU KNOW, SIGN UP EVERYBODY, IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA PARTICIPATE, IF THERE'S A WAY TO PAY FOR IT CHEAPER, WHICHEVER ONE IS MORE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, YOU KNOW, WE PAY AS A GROUP AND IT'S CHEAPER, WE'LL GO THAT ROUTE.
IF NOT, WE CAN GO INDIVIDUALS.
ALSO FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MAKE REGARDING PRO-RATED, UM, SHARED TRAVEL BUDGET, HOW BUDGETED FOR THIS BUDGET EXPENSIVE AT THE NEXT PARAGRAPH? UM, THAT'S A SEPARATE BUDGET FROM YOUR TRAVEL BUDGET.
SO IT'S NOT IN YOUR, THE DUES ARE NOT IN YOUR TRAVEL BUDGET.
RIGHT? SO I JUST, SO WE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT, THAT PART.
WHEN WE ADDRESS THE MEMBERSHIP DUES, IT, IT'S NOT PRORATED I, WE BUDGETED BASED ON WHAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS.
BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH, OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR DEFINITELY, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
I MEAN, I CAN'T RECOMMEND IT, BUT, BUT WELL YOU WERE MAKING IT CLEAR TO HOW THAT IS PAID FOR.
SO FOR CLARIFICATION, THE MEMBERSHIP DUES WOULD BE ASSESSED FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER'S TRAVEL BUDGET, NOT PRORATED SHARE OF THEIR TRAVEL BUDGET.
HEAR YOU, IT'S A SEPARATE LINE ITEM.
UM, SEVEN, 7,000 IS EXCLUSIVE, UH, REGISTRATION FEES.
SO WHERE DOES THE MEMBERSHIP DUES COME FROM? IT'S A SEPARATE, SEPARATE LINE.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE BUDGET? THERE IS ONE MEMBERSHIP DUES.
SO THERE IS A, IT'S A LINE ITEM IS A LINE ITEM.
RIGHT? IT DOES NOT INCLUDE YOUR, SO WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE OUT PRORATED SHARE OF THEIR TRAVEL BUDGET.
NOT NECESSARILY BOARD MEMBER PART OF YOUR, THE BOARD BUDGET ITSELF.
NOT, AND IT WOULD READ, UM, MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL BE ASSESSED FROM EACH BOARD ME MEMBERSHIP.
NO, I'M, I'M MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE STRIKE IT OUT, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY.
MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL BE ASSESSED FROM EACH, FROM MEMBERSHIP DUES.
I GUESS THAT WHOLE PART NEEDS TO BE, THAT WHOLE SENTENCE CAN BE, UH, STRICKEN.
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YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT BE PART OF YOUR, IT'S ALREADY PART OF, SO IT'S PART OF, IT'S NOT TAKEN FROM YOUR 7,000.SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REMOVE PRORATED SHARE OF THEIR TRAVEL BUDGETS FROM WE STRIKE THAT OUT.
AND THIS CAN BE UP FOR DISCUSSION ON WHAT TO BE CLARIFIED, ADDED.
MS. BRYANT, DID YOU GET MS. WOODFIELD RECOMMENDATION? YES, MA'AM.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE, UH, THE BOARD FROM THE BOARD CONSIDER HAVING MR. GARRISON, OUR CFO, TO TELL US HOW THAT LOOKS TO THE BOARD SINCE HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY DO OUR BUDGET.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO STRIKE THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS, UM, SECTION.
DID YOU GET THAT? UM, MS. BRYANT.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS UNDER MEMBERSHIP DUES? HEARING NONE.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE NEXT, WHICH IS PAGE 12.
DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON GUEST SPEAKERS? WHAT REASON WOULD THERE BE FOR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO BE NEVERMIND.
SO BEING A GUEST SPEAKER, WE'RE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF LANCASTER IS D I TAKE IT CLARIFICATION.
NO, I MEAN IT CAN BE, I GUESS IT DOESN'T EVEN CLARIFY.
WELL, WHAT PART OF THIS IS UNCLEAR TO YOU? SOMEWHERE? YEAH.
WHAT, TELL US WHAT PART OF THIS IS UNCLEAR TO YOU.
WHAT SENTENCE? AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE, UH, SPECIFY IF IN FACT THE GUEST SPEAKER IS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF LANCASTER.
UM, OR, AND IT OF COURSE HAS TO BE BOARD APPROVED.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SECOND SENTENCE? NO, I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT AS A WHOLE TO BE DISCUSSED.
THAT WE SPECIFY IF IT, SO, UH, MS. BRYANT WOULD GET IT CLEAR.
YOU WANT THE BOARD, YOU, YOU ARE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD REVISIT GET SPEAKER.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YES.
YOU, YOU ASKED ABOUT WE YES, YOU, MY EXPERIENCE WAS YOU DO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, BUT UH, BACK IN EARLIER THIS YEAR, I WAS INVITED TO GO TCU TO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT PART OF MY, DIDN'T TAKE MILEAGE CAUSE I TOOK THIS HEART, BUT I GO THANK YOU.
IS THERE MORE QUESTIONS ON GUEST SPEAKER TO BE REVIEW, REVISIT WITH THE BOARD.
TURNING ON LET'S MOVE TO REVIEWING BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
I WOULD SAY THAT THIS MAY BE NEW.
UH, NOT IF NEW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS.
WE AS A BOARD THAT IS RECOMMENDED THAT WE EVALUATE OURSELVES ON OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, HOW WE REPRESENT OUR DISTRICTS, HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, HOW WE
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COMMUNICATE WITH ADMINISTRATION STAFF, HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.THEN WE TAKE THAT EVALUATION ON OURSELVES AND LOOK AT UH, ANY CONCERNS THAT MAY HAVE RISEN FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, ANY ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY STAFF.
AND THEN WE TRY TO DIALOGUE TO ADDRESS THAT.
UH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE ETHICS, THE STATE OF TEXAS ETHICS, UH, TELL US WE HAVE TO DO.
WE SHOULD NEVER BE ON THIS BOARD DEBATING WITH EACH OTHER MAD AT EACH OTHER OR FALLING OUT WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE ARE HERE TO SERVICE WHO ELECTED US INTO OFFICE AND PROVIDE A SERVICE OVERALL FOR THE STUDENTS OF LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO WE AS BOARD MEMBERS HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS AS WELL.
HOW WE TALK TO INDIVIDUALS, HOW WE RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS.
SO THAT'S WHAT THAT PART IS ABOUT.
IT COMES FROM THE TEXAS ETHICS CODE, WHICH GOVERNS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE UM, WE REFERENCE, UH, BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES, UM, FROM THE BOARD, UM, POLICY MANUAL.
BASICALLY ADDING THE SECTION BY LAW OR THE SEC, THE LAW SECTION, UM, INTO A, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
WHAT IS THE LAW SECTION? OKAY.
REFERENCE THE, THE WHAT? SO STATE IT OVER TO DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD ON ADDING, UM, IT SAYS REVIEWING THE BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
UM, SHE IS SO FAR OVER, YOU MAY WANNA SPEAK INTO YOUR SHE CAN HEAR ME.
UM, CAN YOU HEAR HER MS. BRYANT? I CAN HEAR HER, BUT IF SHE'S SPEAKING THE MIC THEN THE PEOPLE THAT'S LOOK LOOKING OR LISTENING ONLINE CAN HEAR HER.
SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR AS FAR AS UM, THE SECTION MM-HMM.
UH, MS. BRYANT, MY RECOMMENDATION IS IF YOU WOULD, UH, GO TO THE TEXAS CODA ETHICS AND THERE IS A SECTION, UH, THAT GIVES THE NUMBER, IF YOU WOULD REVIEW THAT AND ADD THAT.
IS THERE ANY MORE, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES IN ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF BOARD? BECAUSE IT WILL BE COMING UP IN APRIL.
PERRERA, IF YOU HAVE HEARD OR HAVE ANY CONCERNS TO ANY POSITIONS OF THE BOARD, IF YOU WOULD, UH, MAYBE GATHER THOSE AND PROVIDE THEM TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
SO HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO UM, TO THE AREA OF VIOLATION AND SANCTIONS, BBB F LOCAL, DID ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR COMMENTS? RECOMMENDATION UNDER A HEARING? NONE FOR A WILL GO TO B.
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HEARING NONE FROM B WILL GO TO C HEARING.ON FROM C WE WILL GO TO THE LAST PAGE OF THIS AND, UH, WITH THE COMMITTEE, I WANNA APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR GETTING TO PAGE 13, WHICH WILL COMPLETE OUR BOARD OF OPERATING COMMITTEE.
AND, UH, MS. MONET, IF YOU WOULD GATHER ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBER, UH, YOU CAN GET WITH ME AND IF IT'S SOME UNCLEAR THAT A BOARD MEMBER MADE, WE HAVE TAPES, WE CAN MAKE IT CLEAR OR YOU CAN CONTACT THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER FOR CLARITY.
AND AFTER THAT, UM, THEN WE WILL DO THE RECOMMENDATIONS, GIVE IT TO EACH, UH, TRUSTEE THAT ATTENDED AND DEFINITELY TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
BECAUSE WHATEVER THE BOARD DOES, THEN IF THEY, THE BOARD VOTE, WE HAVE TO DO, YOU KNOW, GO BACK AND REVISE AND RE-ADD AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UH, FOR US MEETING, THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING FOR THIS, UNLESS THERE IS FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE PAGE IN PAGE 13, THAT WILL CALL FOR ANOTHER MEETING.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, HOPEFULLY BY THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST YEAR, BECAUSE OUR EVALUATION IS DUE IN APRIL, THAT IT IS COMPLETED.
AND HOPEFULLY OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY'S BOARD MEETING.
IS THAT ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU? JANUARY BOARD MEETING? THAT'S FINE.
PERRA, IS THAT ENOUGH TIME FOR STAFF? I HAVE A DRAFT, RIGHT? BOY, YOU CAN REVIEW US, MAKE SURE WE HAVE CAPTURED EVERYTHING.
AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYBODY, UM, FOR ATTENDING AND GIVING YOUR INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I THINK WE WERE VERY PRODUCTIVE TONIGHT AND WE GOT THROUGH IT.
I WANNA THANK THE AUDIENCE FOR ATTENDING.
WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO THIS COMMITTEE? ALL RIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE EVERYONE, EVERYONE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND HEARING NONE AND NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE ARE ADJOURNED AT, IS THAT CLOCK RIGHT? NO, IT'S, UM, 6 39.