May 23, 2024 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

[3. Call Meeting to Order]

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>> EVENING, EVERYONE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TODAY'S DATE IS MAY 23RD, 2024. THE MEETING IS POSTED AT 6:00. WE ARE STARTING AT 6:02 P.M. THE MEETING IS HELD AT THE LANCASTER ISD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT 422 SOUTH CENTER AVENUE IN LANCASTER, TEXAS. I WILL NOW CALL ROLE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM. MR. NICHOLS?

>> YOU ARE UNMUTE, SECRETARY MORRIS. >>

[5. Recess to Closed Session]

[6. Reconvene in Open Session]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM SORRY WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SEATS TONIGHT. BUT THAT IS A GOOD THING. WE ARE JUST WAITING ON PSYCHOLOGY HOUSEKEEPING HERE. THE BOARD WILL COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION FOR THE TIME IS 7:19 P.M. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN MOVED BACK INTO THE BOARD ROOM. OKAY. WE WILL START WITH THE INFORMATION WE STARTED DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FIRST ITEM IS POSSIBLE ACTION OF PERSONNEL, PREVENTIVE PERSONAL UPDATE. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? THERE ARE SEVERAL POSITIONS. SO I WILL ACTUALLY, LET ME READ OFF THE FIRST ONE. THE RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE FROM ADMINISTRATION IS FOR MS. CHERISH PIPKINS, THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL OF ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY. THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION IS FOR HER TO GO INTO THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR IS

HUMAN CAPITAL AND INITIATIVES. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION OF CHERISH PIPKINS TO DIRECTOR OF HUMAN

CAPITAL AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. >> SECOND.

>> A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MR. SMITH. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MS. EVANS TO BE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. ANY CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD LACKS HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PICKENS, ON YOUR NEW ROLE. >> MADAM RESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE MS. ATKINS TONIGHT. SHE HAS HAD A TENURE AS PRINCIPAL AT ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY AND LANCASTER ISD. SHE HAS THE RHG LEADS PROGRAM AIMED AT NURTURING TEACHER TALENT AND A COVER HENCE OF LEARNING PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS.

IN ADDITION, HER EFFORTS HAVE GARNERED WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION FROM BEING NAMED A FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS LIKE THE ATV EXCELLENCE IN PRINCIPAL WORDS, SERVING AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF FLEXIBLE EDUCATORS PRINCIPAL COMMITTEE. AS MS. PICKENS CONTINUES HER

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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT MADAM PEREIRA, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY IN THE DISTRICT THAT I LOVE. I AM A TIGER THROUGH AND THROUGH. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM TO RETAIN OUR TIGERS AND BRING IN A NEW EMPLOYEES WITH THOSE TIGER STRIPES. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTERS. WE ARE KNOWN AS THE PIPS . MY MOM, WHO ENROLLED ME IN LANCASTER ISD MANY YEARS AGO AS A SEVENTH GRADER, I AM STILL HERE. AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY AND EXTENDED FAMILY HE WAS HERE TONIGHT FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. I AM SURE YOUR CAMPUS WILL MISS YOU DEARLY.

>> HERE, HERE. OH, YEAH. >> OKAY. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM ADMINISTRATION FOR DR. JAMES KIMBROUGH, CURRENT PRINCIPAL AT PLEASANT RUN ELEMENTARY MOVING INTO THE DIRECTOR OF CHILD NUTRITION. LORD, THIS IS AN

ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, I MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE DR. KIMBROUGH INTO THE DIRECTOR OF

CHILD NUTRITION. >> A SECOND. >> A MOTION BY MR. SMITH IN A SECOND BITE MR. CLEWIS . FOR MR. KIMBROUGH TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF CHILD ATTRITION.

INAUDIBLE - OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] I'M SORRY, MISS MORRIS, YOU HAD DISCUSSION?

>> NO, I'M WONDERING IF YOU ALL HEAR ME. EVERY TIME I SAY SOMETHING, I HAD MY HAND UP.

>> I'M SORRY, I MISSED IT. OKAY, WE CAN HEAR YOU. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

BEGAN HIS JOURNEY OF EDUCATION GRADUATE FROM MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FOLLOWED BY A MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM UNION UNIVERSITY IN JACKSON, TENNESSEE. HE ALSO COMPLETED HIS DOCTORATE IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP FROM THE SAME INSTITUTION. HE IS CURRENTLY PRINCIPAL AT PREE. HE HAS HELD THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL AT ALL LEVELS. DR. KIMBROUGH'S COMMITMENT TO ONGOING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH IS EVIDENT. THERE IS PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS TRAINING PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIPS IN THE ASSOCIATIONS. AND DR. KIMBROUGH'S LEADERSHIP IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY REFERENCES ATTESTING TO HIS IMPACT AND HIS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ROLES. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE DR. JAMES KIMBROUGH IS DIRECTOR OF CHILD NUTRITION.

>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. PERERA, SUPERINTENDENT . I AM BEYOND ANYTHING TO SAY BESIDES I AM HAPPY TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THIS OPPORTUNITY. BEING FROM ANOTHER STATE, YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED ME FIRST TO LEAD ONE OF YOUR SCHOOLS. NOW YOU HAVE GIVEN ME EVEN MORE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM EXTREMELY HONORED. THIS IS HOME FOR ME. YOU HAVE TREATED ME LIKE FAMILY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAVE BEEN HERE. ICE STAND, I LOOK BACK AT THESE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SITTING BEHIND ME. TO MY T.I.A. STUDENTS, I WAS TELL THEM, WE STAND ON THE BACK OF YOU AND THE THINGS YOU DO. SO ME BEING PROMOTED IS A TESTAMENT TO SOME OF THESE TEACHERS SITTING BEHIND ME.

THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

>> DR. PERERA? >> MR. KIMBROUGH, WHO ARE YOU WITH?

>> PRE! >> OKAY. >> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, DR.

KIMBROUGH. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION. WHICH IS DR. ANNETTE MATTHEWS, CURRENT PRINCIPAL AT JD HALL. SHE HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED AS A DIRECTOR OF SERVICES. BOARD,

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THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR DR. ANNETTE MATTHEWS TO BECOME THE DIRECTOR OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES. TO MAKE A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MISS MATTHEWS TO BECOME THE DIRECTOR OF SERVICES. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

JOINED LANCASTER ISD IN 2007 AS AN EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR. SHE HAS BEEN THE DIRECT OF STEAM AND CURRICULAR SUPPORT AND A PRINCIPAL. HER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS SHE ASSISTED LANCASTER ISD AND RECEIVING THE LARGEST EDUCATE TEXAS TI FOUNDATION STEM FOR ALL GRANT. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRINCIPAL AT JD HALL LEARNING CENTER AND ROCKET CREST. SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE AND WENT ON TO EARN A MASTERS OF EDUCATION DEGREE IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP FROM WALDEN UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, SHE HOLDS HER DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION DEGREE AND ADULT EDUCATION FROM CAPPELLI UNIVERSITY. SHE ALSO HOLDS A SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION. DR. MATTHEWS IS VERY PASSIONATE , AS WAS A TESTAMENT LAST NIGHT IN HER CEREMONY, BUT HOPING STUDENTS OVERCOME THE MANY OBSTACLES FACING THEM IN THIS CLIENT OF HIGH-STAKES TESTING AND UNCERTAIN SOCIETAL CHANGES.

SHE IMMERSES HERSELF GREATLY. AND IN HER WORDS, BETTER BECAUSE THEY CAME TO OUR DISTRICT. WE WELCOME DR. MATTHEWS AS DIRECTOR OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

>> A GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. PERERA. I AM TRULY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS SIGNIFICANT. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN MY CAREER. AND I DEEPLY, I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND THE TRUST THAT IS PLACED IN ME. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO YOU AND TO EACH AND EVERY TRUSTEE, AND TO DR. PERERA AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR BELIEVING IN MY ABILITIES AND PROVIDING ME WITH THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. YOUR SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE IN ME MEANS THE WORLD. AND I AM COMMITTED TO LIVING UP TO THE HIGH STANDARDS THIS POSITION DEMANDS. TO MY COLLEAGUES AND TEAM MEMBERS, AND TO MY TEAMMATES THROUGHOUT LANCASTER ISD, YOUR COLLABORATION AND DEDICATION HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MY JOURNEY. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM EACH ONE OF YOU. AND I AM CONTINUALLY INSPIRED BY YOUR PASSION AND HARD WORK. THIS PROMOTION IS NOT JUST A REFLECTION OF MY EFFORT, BUT A TESTAMENT TO THE COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE TOGETHER. JUST A REFLECTION OF ALL THAT WE CAN DO. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IN OUR WORK IN ACHIEVING EVEN GREATER SUCCESS AS A TEAM. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK MY MENTORS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND THOSE WHO HAVE GUIDED ME THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. YOUR WISDOM, ADVICE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE SHAPED MY PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT. TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, TO MY LITTLE NIECE OVER THERE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDLESS ENCOURAGEMENT AND FOR BEING MY ROCK . YOUR BELIEF IN ME HAS BEEN MY GREATEST SOURCE OF STRENGTH. I COULD NOT HAVE REACHED THIS POINT WITHOUT YOUR LOVE. AND, AS I STEP INTO THIS NEW ROLE, I AM PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE RITZ CARLTON -LIKE EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. FROM PRE-K-12 GRADE. JUST AS RITZ CARLTON IS RENOWNED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, WE AIM TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT, EVERY PARENT, AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER IN LISD WILL FEEL VALUED, SUPPORTED, AND EMPOWERED. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES THE HIGHEST QUALITY SEL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES. THAT WAY, WE WILL FOSTER THEIR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, RESILIENCE, AND WELL-BEING. THIS VISION, AS SHE SAID, IS CLOSE TO MY HEART AND I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING TIRELESSLY TO BRING IT TO LIFE BY PROVIDING AN UNPARALLELED SEL EXPERIENCE. WE CAN HELP HER STUDENTS THRIVE NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY, BUT ALSO SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. REPAIRING THEM TO FACE THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE AND COMPASSION. ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR. I AM EAGER TO BEGIN THIS NEW CHAPTER AND TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF

EDUCATORS TO ACHIEVE OUR SHARED GOALS. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS, DR.

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>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MISS OKAFOR TO HOUSTON ELANTRA SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL. >> THANK YOU. >> I SECOND.

>> A MOTION BY MR. JONES IN A SECOND BY MISS NICHOLS. WE TAKE UP THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MISS OKAFOR AS RENTABLE OF HOUSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. MS. WHITFIELD?

WELCOME. >> DR. OKAFOR IS EIGHT DEDICATED EDUCATIONAL LEADER WITH A PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO NOURISHING FUTURE LEADERS WITH A KEEN AWARENESS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES IMPACTING IMPOVERISHED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. DR. OKAFOR IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS TO A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS. HER PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY FLEX A STEADFAST DEDICATION TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND A DRIVE TO ILLUMINATE APPS IN STUDENT LEARNING. CURRENTLY SERVING AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, DR. OKAFOR HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING PRACTICES DRIVEN BY LINE PERFORMANCE DATA. SHE COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TO ADMINISTER PROGRAMS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SCHOOL'S VISION AND GOALS FOSTERING POSITIVE AND HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. WITH A DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, HER SENSE OF EXPERIENCE WITH ROLES SUCH AS CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL COAT, CLASSROOM TEACHER, AND ADMINISTRATOR, WHERE SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED HER ABILITY TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, AND SUPPORT, AND STUDENT GROWTH. IN HER CURRENT CAMPUS, IT IS A MAGNET AND DUAL LANGUAGE CAMPUS. DR.

OKAFOR'S COMP ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO HER EFFECT IN EDUCATION. HER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE GREATLY RECOGNIZED IN FOSTERING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE. WE WELCOME DR.

OKAFOR AS PRINCIPAL OF HOUSTON ELEMENTARY. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAME PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. PERERA. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM SO EXCITED TO BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF HOUSTON ELEMENTARY. I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF GREATNESS. I AM SO BLESSED AND HONORED THAT YOU GUYS TRUSTED ME TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. AND I DO WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. I AM EXCITED TO START THIS WORK. I AM EXCITED TO LEARN FROM MY TEAM AT HOUSTON ELEMENTARY. I AM EXCITED TO GROW AS A FAMILY. AND I AM EXCITED FOR US TO ACHIEVE THE VISION OF SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS TO HONOR, EXCEED, AND SERVE SO THAT ALL STUDENTS ACHIEVE SUCCESS NO MATTER WHAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY AMAZING HUSBAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR BEING AN AMAZING CHEERLEADER. YOU ARE MY ROCK. SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO MY PARENTS AND FAMILY THAT IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW. I LOVE YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE LANCASTER, I HAVE HEARD THAT ISAIAH LANCASTER INSTEAD OF LANCASTER. BUT I AM EXCITED TO

BE PART OF THE LANCASTER FAMILY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME TO

LANCASTER ISD. >> WAS GONE, THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS FOR DANIEL HERNANDEZ, THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL AT HOUSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO TAKE ON JD HALL. THIS

IS AN ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION OF MR. HERNANDEZ MOVING TO JD HALL.

>> I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. TO MAKE A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MR. CLEWIS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DANE HERNANDEZ TO MOVE TO JD HALL AS THE PRINCIPAL. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? YOU'RE NOT, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

HERNANDEZ ON YOUR NEW MOVE. MR. HERNANDEZ IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT. WILL EVERYONE PLEASE

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KIMBERLY COLEMAN, COMING FROM AN OUTSIDE DISTRICT. THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR PRINCIPAL OF PLEASANT RUN ELEMENTARY. BORED, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO HIRE KIMBERLY

COLEMAN. >> I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND. TO MAKE A MOTION BY MR. SMITH, A SECOND BY MISS NICHOLS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT -- PRINCIPLE OF POSITIVE IMAGERY SCHOOL KIMBERLY COLEMAN. I WILL CALL THE ROLE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS COLEMAN. >> MISS COLEMAN IS A DYNAMIC EDUCATOR WITH A PASSION FOR FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO MAKE EXCELLENCE IN STUDENTS FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE. CURRENTLY SERVING AS A CAMPUS PRINTABLE IN MILFORD, TEXAS, SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FROM INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FROM GRAHAM STATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE, MS. COLEMAN HAS A STRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. HER PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY INCLUDES ROLES SUCH AS THE TEACHER AT ROSA PARKS ELEMENTARY IN LANCASTER ISD, WHERE SHE IS RETURNING TO US. SHE EXCELLED IN ENHANCING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVING REMARKABLE STAR SCORES. IN ADDITION TO HER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, MS. COLEMAN HAS DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP THROUGH VARIOUS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS. MS. COLEMAN'S EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AS EVIDENCED BY HER TECHNICAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PURSUITS , WITH A BLEND OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROWESS, LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, AND DEDICATION TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, MS. COLEMAN IS POISED TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AS PRINCIPAL AT PLEASANT RUN ELEMENTARY. LET'S WELCOME HER.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT. SHE HAD AN ENGAGEMENT WITH HER CURRENT

SCHOOL. WELCOME, MISS COLEMAN. >> WELL, WELCOME.

>> WE WILL MOVE ON. THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL IS LED JOYCE JOHNSON. SHE IS BEEN RECOMMENDED AS THE VISIBLE OF ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION AS PRESIDENT OF

ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY. >> A SECOND. SUBMIT A MOTION BY MR. JONES AND A SECOND BY MR. CLEWIS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MS. JOYCE JOHNSON AS PRESENT PRINCIPLE OF ROLLING HILLS ALUM ENTRY. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL THE ROLL .

BEING CALLED ] THE MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. JOHNSON. MRS. JOHNSON'S JOURNEY IN EDUCATION IS MCRAE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND PASSION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS WITH A DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, INCLUDING DEGREES FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY , PURVIEW A&M, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON HAS EQUIPPED YOURSELF WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. SHE CURRENTLY IS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OUTLINE ELEMENTARY AND HAS PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL. MR. JOHNSON CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ALIKE. HER PROFICIENCY AND DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT, CAMPUS OPERATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF A POSITIVE CAMPUS CULTURE AND CLIMATE. WITH THE FOCUS ON TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MISS JOHNSON IS COMMITTED TO PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS TO EXILE IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 AT THE ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY AS PRINCIPAL.

WELCOME, MISS JOHNSON. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAME BOARD PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT PERERA AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITY TO LEAD. AS I EMBARK ON THE PRINCIPALSHIP AT ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY , I CONSIDER MYSELF A SERVANT LEADER. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THESE STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS, AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY. I STAND HERE AS A PRODUCT OF AN EDUCATOR, MY

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EXCELLENCE THAT IS ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION. WHICH IS MS. PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR , MRS. STEVENSON. THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL AT BUT WHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR HER TO ADVANCE TO EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL.

BORED, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION OF MS. TATIANA STEVENSON AS EXECUTIVE

PRINCIPAL. TANISHA STEVENSON. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> I MOTION PEERS MAKE A SECOND BY MISS NICHOLS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR TRANSPORT STEVENSON -- TATINISHA STEVENSON. I WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. STEVENSON.

>> MRS. STEVENSON HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS A PRINTABLE ABOUT LINE ELEMENTARY. SHE LEADS WITH CONFIDENCE, THE BOYS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. SHE HAS PROVEN TO BE HIGHLY ADAPTABLE, EFFICIENT, AND CREATIVE. INSISTENTLY STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE IN EVERY ENDEAVOR. SHE HAS A STRONG FOUNDATION IN EDUCATION , IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT LITERATURE AND EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. MRS. STEVENSON IS POISED TO MAKE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO ANY PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY. SHE IS WELL ORGANIZED, DETAIL ORIENTED, AND RESOURCEFUL.

THIS, COMBINED WITH HER CONFIDENCE AND SELF MOTIVATION POSITIONS AT HER AS AN ASSET IN ANY ROLL AND VALUES OF STRONG COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OTHER RENTABLE'S IN THE PATHWAY. WE WELCOME MRS. STEVENSON AS EXECUTIVE

PRINCIPAL. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT HAMILTON, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. PERERA. IT CERTAINLY IS A GREAT DAY TO BE A TIGER. THE BEST DECISION I MADE 18 YEARS AGO WAS TO JOIN IN LANCASTER ISD THE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT I LOVE TO DO. I LIVE HERE IN LANCASTER AND I TRUSTED MY OWN CHILD TO BE EDUCATED HEAR FROM PRE-K ALL THE WAY UP TO BEING A CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATE. THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY WATCHING ONLINE IN ODESSA, TEXAS. AND MIGHT DAUGHTER, TARYN, WHO IS HERE, AND MY BABY BROTHER, TREVOR. IN ALL OF MY MENTORS IN THIS ROOM AND OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM. AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MIGHT PRINCIPALS AND MIGHT OUTLINE ELEMENTARY FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, MRS. STEVENSON. I GUESS YOU WOULD NOT GUESS THAT HER CAMPUS HAS THIS KIND OF ENERGY DAILY. OKAY PREVENTING CONCLUDES THE FIRST ROUND OF RECOMMENDATIONS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO B. EMPLOYMENT OF, EXCUSE ME, INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL. FORD, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ISSUE A LETTER OF REASSURANCE TO ROMNEY

PERERA WITH LANCASTER ISD. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS BOARD OVERSIGHT IN THE HIRING.

>> I SECOND. >> MR. JONES, REPEAT YOUR MOTION FOR ME. BECAUSE I NEED

TO REPEAT IT. >> I NEED THE RECORDING, PLEASE. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTER'S RECOGNITION FOR THE HIRING OF ROMNEY PERERA, PROVIDING BOARD

OVERSIGHT. >> YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JONES TO ACCEPT THE HIRING OF ROMNEY PERERA WITH BOARD OVERSIGHT , SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR RELATED TO TEACHERS SALARIES.

>> TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AND NURSES. >> TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS,

NURSES. >> A MOTION BY MR. JONES TO ACCEPT THE PACE STUDY REVIEW

AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY MR. JONES. IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND.

>> A SECOND FROM HIS NICHOLS. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. MS. WHITFIELD?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR STARTING SALARY, THANK YOU, IT IS NOT $60,500.

>> ALL RIGHT, LISD. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OPENING CEREMONIES. FIRST IS

[7. Opening Ceremonies]

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DR. PERERA? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

I WILL CALL FOR MRS. SIMPSON TO SHOW THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR BOARD AND COMMUNITY. AND

OBVIOUSLY ENGAGE OUR WONDERFUL STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. PERERA. WE WILL CALL IT OUR SCHOLARS FROM ROLLING HILLS

ELEMENTARY. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE,

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> I BELIEVE IN MYSELF AND MY ABILITY TO DO MY BEST AT ALL TIMES. I WILL LISTEN, I WILL LEAD, I WILL SEE, I WILL REASON, I WILL READ, I WILL WRITE, I WILL DO ALL OF THESE WITH ONE PURPOSE IN MIND. TO BE A GOOD STUDENT AT ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY. TO DO MY BEST AND TO NOT WASTE THIS DAY.

>> THANK YOU, ROLLING HILLS. I LOVE THE STOLES. CLASS OF 2031.

>> THANK YOU, SCHOLARS FROM ROLLING HILLS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PARENTS WERE BRINGING HER CHILDREN OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO B. SWEARING IN OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE 1 POSITION FROM THE MAY 4TH, 2001 ELECTION. MR. NASH WILL BE DOING THE

SWEARING-IN FOR US. >> ALL RIGHT. LET ME HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I, STATE YOUR NAME, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF LANCASTER ISD, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, DISTRICT NUMBER ONE POSITION. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE, SO HELP ME GOD.

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CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL GIVE THIS TO THE SECRETARY.

>> FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, TO MIKE CONSTITUENTS FOR TRUSTING ME FOR 15 YEARS. I DEAFENED WE HAVE TRIED TO SERVE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ALTHOUGH DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN EASY. I HAVE MADE IT THROUGH AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD FOR MY BEST INTEREST, WHICH IS THE CHILDREN OF LANCASTER ISD THE AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN GO BEYOND THE SECTOR OF DALLAS. THAT IS MY GOAL AS WE LEAVE HERE, TO BE ABLE TO BE PRODUCTIVE, TO COMPLETE COLLEGE , WHETHER IT IS TRADE SCHOOL, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY ARE DOING, THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT IS MY GOAL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, IT IS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT THAT I SUPPORT YOU ALL. I WANT TO THINK MY FAMILY, MY CHILDREN ARE HERE, MR. JEREMIAH SALMON. I ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER FRIENDS IN THE ROOM. I DEFINITELY WANT TO INVITE MY GUEST THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT ME TONIGHT TO COME UP FOR A PHOTO, PLEASE.

[8.A. Recognition of Students, Staff, Community Members, Donations and Gifts]

>> OKAY, NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR RECOGNITIONS AND COMMENDATIONS. THIS KIMBERLY SIMPSON.

>> THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PLEASE JOIN ME ON THE FLOOR, IT IS MAY MAYHEM AND WE HAVE TONS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR YOU ALL THIS EVENING. FIRST OFF, I KNOW YOU HEAR THE CLICKING AND CLACKING. THAT ONLY MEANS THE BEST TEAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS HERE TODAY. BECAUSE THEY ARE THE STATE CHAMPIONS. THE LADY TIGERS! COME ON DOWN!

>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BRAG A BIT ABOUT THIS GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES.

FIRST OFF, THESE LADIES UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT AND WENT TO AUSTIN, TEXAS ON A MISSION. AFTER COMPLETE DOMINATION IN ALL RELAYS IN THE 200 METER RUN, THE LADY TIGERS BROUGHT BACK THE 14 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE TO LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL. I WANTED TO SAY KUDOS TO OUR YOUNG LADIES. WE POPPED IT OFF IN 2001. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO THROW THAT IN THERE. KUDOS TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES IN OUR COACHING STAFF . YOU ALL DID AN AMAZING JOB.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO CELEBRATE YOU ALL WITH A HOMETOWN CELEBRATION WITH HER STUDENT,

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READING OF STUDENTS' NAMES ] THE 200 METER CHAMPION, BENDING THE CURVE, MAKING IT STRAIGHT, SIENNA MILLER. SHE IS A SOPHOMORE, SHE IS COMING BACK. JUSTICE ARMSTRONG PLACED A THIN STRAIGHT IN THE 300 METER HURDLES. THAT IS EIGHTH IN THE STATE. ALL RIGHT. 4 X 4 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RELAY ALL-TIME IN LANCASTER.

COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE TEAM, CHRISTIAN NICHOLS.

THE ALL AREA TRACK MEET FOUR BY 100 METER TRACK MEET. 4 X 4 HUNDRED METER RELAY.

OF STUDENTS' NAMES ] OF COURSE, YOU KNOW WE BROUGHT IN A NEW HEAD COACH THIS YEAR. SHE RECEIVED THE FIVE A AND SIX A GIRLS TRUCK COACH OF THE YEAR. NOT ONLY ARE THESE LADIES RUNNING HARD ON THE TRUCK, THEY ARE ALSO GETTING IT DONE IN SCHOOL. AND THEY HAVE SOME SCHOLARSHIPS. SO MUCH SORAYA ANDERSON WILL BE ATTENDING UMT. CHRISTIAN NICHOLS AS A SCHOLARSHIP TO UN T DALLAS. ALECIA RODRIGUEZ IS NUMBER 10 IN THE GRADUATING CLASS. AND SHE IS UNDECIDED, BUT SHE WILL HAVE SOME CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP.

DIAMOND STEWART WILL ENLIST IN THE ARMY RESERVE AND ATTEND TSU. ADDISON STRICKLAND IS NUMBER 13 IN THE GRADUATING CLASS. SHE RECEIVED A TRACK SCHOLARSHIP OFFER TO VANDERBILT AND HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY. HER DAD IS ALSO A PROUD ALUMNI. HE IS ALSO A P. KUDOS TO HIM AS WELL. AND CHASSIDY THORPE WILL ATTEND CS U. AND ALICIA WASHINGTON WILL ATTEND CSU AS WELL. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU WHO JUST WORKED HARD TO SUPPORT THE LADY TIGERS. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL. JOB WELL DONE. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR STATE CHAMPIONS. ALL RIGHT, BOARD. YOU HAVE TO COME IN. LET'S GET A GREAT PICTURE.

SASHA, WE CAN KEEP PLAYING IT BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE RECOGNITIONS. LET'S BRING IN OUR BAND.

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THIS WILL BE A HUGE WEEKEND FOR THEM GOING INTO MONDAY. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO WISH THEM LUCK ON THE STATE COMPETITION. ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GET TOGETHER AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTO. AND LET'S ALL WISH THEM WELL. LET'S SAY GOOD LUCK, LHS BAND. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, WE ARE BRINGING IN THE LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR. COME ON DOWN WITH YOUR TEAM. ALL RIGHT. NOW I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND STATE THIS. WE HAVE THE BEST CHOIR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS HAS BEEN ON FIRE THIS YEAR. MOST RECENTLY, THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE LONE STAR MUSIC TESTABLE AND LEFT WITH BEST IN FESTIVAL HONORS. THEY RECEIVED ALL ONES . MR. MYERS, RAISE YOUR HAND. HE RECEIVED BEST IN FESTIVAL SOLO. THIS WAS THROUGHOUT THE REQUIRES THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO WE ARE NUMBER ONE, YES. AND OUR CHOIR IS ALSO STATE WOUND, JUST LIKE OUR BAND, AND JUST LIKE OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS WITH THE BASKETBALL TEAM AND TRACK. THEY WILL COMPETE IN THE URL STATE SOLO COMPETITION ON SATURDAY.

WE WILL HAVE 19 SOLO SINGERS AND 16 ENSEMBLE PARTICIPANTS. LET'S GET ON OUR FEET AND WISH OUR STUDENTS GOOD LUCK AT STATE. YEAH. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO TRY TO TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.

LET ME GET THE FIRST ROW TO BEND DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR ME. YOU MAY WANT TO COME TO THE SIDE A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU, CHOIR. GOOD JOB. NEXT UP , I WILL CALL SOME HUGE COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS UP. THE LANCASTER LIEN CENTENNIAL, THE CENTENNIAL LIONS CLUB. PLEASE JOIN US. WE ALSO WANT TO WELCOME LANCASTER SENIOR MS. KENNEDY HERE FOR A PRESENTATION.

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>> THINK YOU , PRESIDENT HAMILTON, DR. PERERA. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU. OUR LANCASTER LIONS CLUB IS 10 YEARS OLD NOW. OUR MOTTO IS THAT WE SERVE. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR FIRST ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP . IT IS NOT THE LAST, BUT IT IS OUR FIRST ANNUAL. WE ARE OF COURSE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION. SO WE CALLED MS. WHITE AND THAT WE NEED A STUDENT WHO SERVES THE MOST IN THE CITY OF LANCASTER. AND THAT IS ISABEL KENNEDY. WE ARE SO PROUD. ISABEL HAS OVER 200 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. VERY IMPRESSIVE. SHE IS GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. SHE SAYS SHE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE TO SERVE. SHE HAS BEEN ON STUDENT COUNCIL FOR FOUR YEARS. AND SHE IS ALSO THE CAPTAIN OF THE COLOR GUARD. SO WE WANT TO WISH ISABEL MUCH SUCCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. WE HOPE THAT YOUR $500 SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH IS $250 IN GIFT CARDS AND $250 FOR YOU TO BUY YOUR NECESSITIES. WE HOPE THAT WILL START YOU ON YOUR WAY. CONGRATULATIONS, ISABEL.

>> GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB!

>> I AM PROUD OF YOU, BELLA! >> SHE IS ALSO ONE OF OUR CAPITAL ELLS. SHE IS ONE OF OUR GIFT WRAPPING ELVES, SHE HELPED WRAPPED GIFTS FOR STUDENTS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL WELCOME UP THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TOYOTA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOR 2 SCHOLARSHIPS. WE WILL CALL UP MR. DARREN HEYMAN, SHANDRANIK ROBINSON , AND ARE SCHOLARSHIP

RECIPIENT. >> I GUESS I AM UP. JUST QUICKLY, I AM FROM TOYOTA. WE HAVE SOME VERY ESTEEMED SCHOLARS THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF. THESE GENTLEMEN HERE, THEY WON A COMPETITION TWO YEARS AGO. WAS IT TWO YEARS AGO? YES. WHEN YOU TWO WERE SOPHOMORES, YOU ARE A JUNIOR. WHAT WAS THE PROJECT YOU GUYS CREATED QUIT? RIGHT.

>> AS I SAID, THESE TWO WERE SOPHOMORES. AND ONE WAS A JUNIOR. WE WANTED TO AWARE THAT BE RESET WHEN YOU GRADUATE, WE WILL GIVE YOU A SCHOLARSHIP FOR $2500. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.

YOU GUYS WILL GRADUATE IN A WEEK AND A HALF OR SO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF YOUR JOURNEY. ONE MORE. THESE OTHER FOUR HERE, WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED A TILDEN BACHELOR SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAD AROUND THAT LAST YEAR. AND WE HAD THE PERTINENCE TO TALK TO OTHER STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR FIRST YEAR IN COLLEGE. SO THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS VERY SIGNIFICANT, NOT ONLY DO THEY REPRESENT GREAT STUDENTS AT LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR $25,000. FOR EACH YEAR OF THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH COLLEGE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. >> JAVION, ANIYA, HOLY, CAMERON, RAISE YOUR HANDS. MY

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ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. CONGRATULATIONS. >> BUT WAIT, THERE IS MORE. WE WILL CALL ON MR. CAMERON ROBINSON AND DANTE BAKER. EACH YEAR, DR. PERERA MAKES IT A POINT TO AWARD THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ROARING SCHOLARSHIP TO ONE STUDENT.

THIS YEAR, SHE BUMPED IT UP TO 2 STUDENTS. CAMERON AND DANTE ARE THE PROUD RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR'S SCHOLARSHIP. THIS MEANS THAT EACH OF THEM IT WILL RECEIVE $100 EACH MONTH OF SCHOOL TO HELP THE STUDENTS WITH DAILY NEEDS AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. I SURE WISH I HAD A SUPERINTENDENT LIKE THAT. MAN. OH BOY. OKAY. THIS IS THE WAY FOR DR. PERERA TO GET BACK TO THE STUDENT TO REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF LANCASTER ISD.

GUYS, CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. >> THE COUNSEL IS ALREADY SET UP THESE GENTLEMEN WILL TAKE OFF. THE FIRST MONTH, YOU WILL HAVE THE FIRST SHARE.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL DO A QUICK PHOTO WITH YOU GUYS. DO YOU WANT TO DO THE CANON FOR THESE TWO, DR. PERERA ? WE ARE OUT OF CANNONS, Y'ALL.

TO INVITE MISS GABRIELLA SOTO TO THE FLOOR. EVERYONE, LET'S GIVE MS. SOTO A HAND. SHE IS THE WINNER OF THE TECH SMART MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION ART CONTEST. IN HER DESIGN WILL NOW BE UTILIZED FOR THE CODING CURRICULUM WITH TECH SMART. SHE IS THE WINNER. THIS IS HER DESIGN ON THE SCREEN. CONGRATULATIONS FOR DOING AN AMAZING JOB. YOU ARE SUPER TALENTED. ALL RIGHT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOME MORE DESIGNS OF YOURS, GABRIELLA.

WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE. AND NOW I WILL CALL UP OUR CHIEF OF HR, DR. LABOTTA TAYLOR , WITH THE

TEACHER IN SENTIMENT -- INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S KEEP IT GOING. WE ARE SO EXCITED TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT DESIGNEES. OF COURSE, THAT WAS CREATED BY THE TOUCHES -- TEXAS LEGISLATORS TO PROVIDE PATHWAY FOR TEACHERS TO EARN SIX-FIGURE SALARIES AND TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. SO IN OUR FIRST CATEGORY, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED, YOU CAN EARN BETWEEN 3000 AND $9000 IN AN ALLOTMENT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS FIRST. LAKISHA PRUITT. DARREN NELSON. KIMBERLY BELL-MURRAY. SHALONDIRA BELL, KENDRANAE CAMPBELL, SIERRA MANNING ,

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MELISSA MCLENNAN LYNN. ABE JOHNSON AND KIMBERLY JOHNSON, CAMPBELL. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A HAND. I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED ANYONE'S NAME, IN ADVANCE. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND YOU ALSO HAVE A YARD SIGN. THEY HAVE THEIR BANNERS AND THEY ALSO HAVE A YARD SIGN. SO YOU GET BOTH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS EXEMPLARY CATEGORY, WHICH IS BETWEEN 6000 AND $18,000. DEJA VU WEST LEAVE -- DEJA WESTLY , CAROL REED . CAROL REED WENT FROM RECOGNIZED TO EXEMPLARY. ERICA SMITH, DAVETTA GARRETT , KANISHA VICKERS FROM RECOGNIZED TO ACCEPT THREE, CHERYL SCOTT, DAPHNE PARKER , KURT NYE HAYES, JOE CHISHOLM, KATHLEEN MOORE, KATHLEEN MITCHELL, TO LISA JONES, ANTHONY GORDON, JAMES SPILLER. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND. THESE ARE EXEMPLARY T.I.A. DESIGNEES. DID WE GET EVERYBODY? CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT FINALLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE THE MASTER LEVEL, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST.

12,000 TO 32,000. MICHELLE VARGA, TIFFANY HENRY, NASHEERI GOLDEN, URSULA KIRKLAND, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, SHAKYNAH HEADS , ANNA CONTRERAS, JESSICA RAY, MARIA PEREZ, DEVIN MOORE, WHO WENT FROM EXEMPLARY TO MASTER, SUZANNE CORLIONS . DARIUS SPEARS , COURTNEY CALHOUN, TALISHA BROWN , NIKKI GRIFFIN, AND COURTNEY GRAVES. LET'S CLAP IT UP FOR ALL OUR DESIGNEES. AGAIN, THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THIS IS 12,000 TO 32,000. THEY SAID DO NOT LOOK FOR THEM, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY YET. DO NOT COME AFTER THEM. ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT, BOYS, THE PARTY IS STILL

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THANK YOU. AS THE PARENT OF THE YEAR, I WANT TO AT COLLEGE MY TEAM. SINCE WE ARE WORKING, WE HAVE ANDREW RIGHT HERE, ARE VISUAL MEDIA COORDINATOR. OUR BRANDING AND DESIGN COORDINATOR, MR. RODERIGO MARTINEZ. AND I DO HAVE OUR COMEDIC ASIAN INTERNS, THEY ARE GRADUATES OF LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL, SASHA BROWN, SHE IS AT TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY. ODYSSEY COLORS AT TEXAS A&M. IN MY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, CANNOT FORGET HER, MS. BRENDA GRAY. THEY ALL HELP SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS. WE WILL PHOTOSHOP OURSELVES INTO THIS PICTURE. BIG SMILES, GUYS.

THE NEXT TIME WE MEET WILL BE AT THE RING CEREMONY, SO YOU WILL HAVE SOME BLING TO SHOW OFF. ALL RIGHT, BORED. AT THIS TIME, YOU MAY TAKE YOUR SEAT. WE HAVE A FEW MORE, BUT YOU CAN SIT DOWN NOW. AS YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TACKLE TOMORROW FOUNDATION. WE WANT TO THINK THE FOUNDATION FOR A GENEROUS SCHOOL SUPPLY FOUND DONATION. THEY ARE FOUNDED BY DALLAS COWBOY AND HALL OF FAMER DEREK HALEY . THEY DONATED 88 BOXES OF SUPPLIES TO LHS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE DO AN ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. THESE SUPPLIES

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DATE GOT A U-HAUL TRUCK AND WENT TO PICK UP THE BOXES. SOME OF OUR STUDENTS HELPED TO TAKE IT TO THE SCHOOL. WE WILL UTILIZE THOSE IN OUR BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. WE WANT TO THANK

THEM FOR THEIR DONATION. >> AS THE BOARD CLOSES OUT, THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING HARD TO FIND NEW TALENT IN OUR DISTRICT WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TIGER STRIPE FIELD DAY. THEY DISCOVERED THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT IN LANCASTER ISD WHEN IT COMES TO ATHLETICS.

ALL FIFTH GRADERS ARE TO THE BIDDING EVENTS THAT ALLOW THEM TO COMPETE IN LONG JUMP, SOFTBALL, THE SUPPLE THROAT, AND -- THE SOFTBALL THROW, THEY OFFICIALLY EARNED THEIR STRIPES ON THAT DAY. THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN. THEY HAVE THE TROPHY. NEXT YEAR, ANOTHER WILL TRY TO TAKE IT HOME, BUT I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, THE ACADEMIC DECISION DAY WAS A INCREDIBLE SUCCESS WITH 116 STUDENTS SIGNING LETTERS OF INTENT TO A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR MILITARY BRANCH, WITH THE HELP OF THE RELIGIOUS COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER, THE CLASS OF 2024 HAS BEEN AWARDED, SO FAR, A LITTLE BIT OVER $50 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. ON SUNDAY, MAY 19TH, THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE WILL CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2024. AND DOING THE SERVICES, A SERMON WAS ALSO SHARED WITH SENIORS TO HELP REPAIR THEM FOR THEIR NEXT STEPS. AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, THE LANCASTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCED CLASSES FOR 2024. THE STUDENT RETREATED TO A SPECIAL LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TOP 10 STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO ACHIEVE THIS GREAT HONOR. EARLIER TODAY, SENIORS TOOK A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE SECOND ANNUAL SENIOR WALK.

THE TRADITION BRINGS A GRADUATING SENIOR CLASS TO THEIR FORMER ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, ALLOWING THEM TO WALK DOWN THE HALLWAY AND RECEIVE CONGRATULATIONS, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND A VISUAL REMINDER OF HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME ON THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY. LAST WEEK, JD HALL LEARNING CENTER HELD ITS ANNUAL EVENT TO HOST THEIR STUDENT SLAM BOOK. IT CONSISTED OF POETRY AND WRITING FROM OUR JD HALL STUDENTS. AND EACH OF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN DESIGN COPY FROM THE STUDENTS. EACH YEAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY HIGHLIGHTS OUR STUDENT SCHOLARS WHO ARE NOW PUBLISHED AUTHORS. THESE 11 STUDENTS SET A GOAL THIS YEAR. WE ARE EXTERNALLY PROUD TO SOBER THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE STUDENTS WERE EXCITED TO BE GRADUATING. AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JD HALL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR GOING THE EXTRA HALL AND CELEBRATE IN THEIR WINS. YOU MAY ALL REMEMBER MARIAH BROWN. SHE CAME UP AND SPOKE DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS ABOUT THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT JD LEARNING CENTER HAS HAD IN HER LIFE. DR. MATTHEWS, WELL, SHE NOW IS ON HER WAY TO TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY. AND SHE RECEIVED A $500 SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALLIANCE OF FLEXIBLE EDUCATORS. OUR CHIEF OF H R, DR. LABOTTA TAYLOR, SERVES AS AFFILIATE. SHE MADE THAT HAPPEN FOR THAT YOUNG LADY. THAT IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS, WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT. AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS UPLIFT HER. SHE HAD A POWERFUL STORY.

BECAUSE OF HER SHARING THAT, SHE IS RECEIVING THESE BLESSINGS. CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. BROWN AND ALL OF OUR JD HALL LEARNING CENTER STUDENTS. -- RETIRING FROM THE DISTRICT WITH A TEXAS SIZED LONE STAR NOMINATION. WE DUSTED OFF HER BOOTS, HAD A COUPLE HATS ON, AND HAD A BRIDGING TOOTING TIME. YOU WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR RESOURCE DEPARTMENT. THE CELEBRATION WAS GREAT AND ANNA REES HAD A GOOD TIME. AND SOME UPCOMING EVENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION, AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER, MAY 27TH IS A DISTRICT HOLIDAY FOR MEMORIAL DAY. WE WELCOME US TO INSPECT HIS WILL AND TUESDAY, MAY 28TH. THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH. NOT THAT ANYONE IS COUNTING DOWN. AND STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN EARLY RELEASE ON THAT THURSDAY AS WELL. SECONDARY CAMPUSES RELEASE AT NOON, ELECTRIC CAMPUSES RELEASE AT 1:00 P.M.. WE WANT TO WISHART STEFAN STUDENTS A SAFE AND HAPPY

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YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THAT WAS

AWARDED. I SEE MS. MORRIS HAS HER HAND UP. MS. MORRIS? >> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THIS WONDERFUL 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. I AM SO SORRY AND I REGRET THAT I WAS NOT THERE WITH OUR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS. IT IS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TIME FOR ME BEING A BOARD MEMBER, TO SEE THESE TYPES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. AND THIS IS UNUSUAL FOR ME NOT TO BE THERE. BUT PLEASE CONTINUE TO JUST RIDE THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY TO THE STARS. THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> I WANT ONE MORE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT SENIOR CLASS. IT IS 100 PERCENT

GRADUATION RATE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. >> MISSED YET? WHERE ARE YOU? CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. 579. THAT IS A LOT OF KIDS. BUT 100%.

>> THAT DOES DESERVE AN APPLAUSE. >> GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. GOOD

JOB, GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. >> DR. JACKSON, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT YOUR STUDENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU TO STUDENT SERVICES AS WELL.

>> OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES THIS YEAR. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR

CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL

UP MS. KELLY WILMORE. >> BOARD POLICY AND COMMENTS DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS

[9. Citizen's Communication]

COMMENT. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KELLY WILMORE, TOBACCO CONTROL COORDINATOR WITH DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT, I JUST WANTED TO THANK LANCASTER ISD AND STUDENT SERVICES TEAM MEMBERS FOR COLLABORATING WITH DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON PREVENTION THIS

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AND WE ARE AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WITH PREVENTION, EDUCATION,

ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF RECENT TEXAS LAWS THAT HAVE CHANGED. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE

[10.A. March 2024 Financial Reports - Dana Shaw Mosley, Presenter]

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. THE MARCH 24TH FINANCIAL REPORTS. >> DR. CHEEK WILL BE PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION TO OUR BOARD AND COMMUNITY TONIGHT. THAT IS THE MARCH 2024 FINANCIAL

REPORT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES, DR. PERERA, I PRESENT THE MARCH FINANCIAL REPORTS. THE FIRST REPORT THAT YOU HAVE, YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE A COPY IN THE BOARD BOOK. IT IS THE MARCH TAX COLLECTIONS FROM MARCH 1ST TO THE 31ST. THE ONE THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT WITH THIS REPORT IS IF YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM THE NET ADJUSTMENT TO THE LEVY, IF YOU REMEMBER IN OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST MONTH, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE , FINALLY, ALL OF THE EXEMPTIONS AND FRIEZES THAT WERE DUE TO THE SENATE BILLS HAVE BEEN AUDITED. AND IT WOULD MAKE A REDUCTION IN THE COLLECTION OF LOCAL TAXES. THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. ALTHOUGH WE WILL SEE A REDUCTION IN OUR LEVY, THAT IS GOING TO CAUSE OUR FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE TO INCREASE. SO IT IS AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP, AS I HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE. SO WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE TO STATE REVENUE AND A DECREASE TO OUR LOCAL REVENUE. THE FORECAST FINANCIAL REPORTS, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A REMINDER THAT THIS ALSO IS UPLOADED INTO BOARD BOOK AND YOU HAVE THE FULL PDF VERSION AVAILABLE TO YOU. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE PRESENT IT IN POWERPOINT AND THROUGH GOOGLE SLIDES, IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO READ AND THAT IS WHY IT IS PROVIDED TO YOU IN BOARD BOOK. THE FIRST IS OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE DASHBOARD. WE CONTINUE WITH THE SAME TRENDS IN MARCH. THE LOCAL REVENUE WAS A SLIGHT BIT HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE STATE WAS DOWN. BUT AS DALLAS COUNTY'S, AS THEY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE TEXT, WE WILL SEE THAT ADJUSTMENT CHANGE. THE NEXT REPORT IS OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE DASHBOARD. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT EXPENDITURES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE INCREASES IN ALMOST ALL AREAS. AND THIS IS DUE LARGELY TO INFLATION AND THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES. IN OUR GENERAL FUND, FUNCTION FINANCIAL SUMMARY, WHICH DIVIDES ALL OF OUR EXPENSES BY FUNCTION, I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE OTHER LOCAL SOURCES AT THE TOP OF OUR REVENUE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE, AT THIS TIME IN MARCH, ALREADY OVER WHAT WAS BUDGETED IN REVENUE. I WOULD LIKE TO LET OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT AND COACH BROWN FOR THE COLLECTIONS THAT HE HAS DONE, BOTH AT THE GATE AND THROUGH CONCESSIONS. ALSO, WITH A REDUCTION IN SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE WERE HAVING IN THOSE LARGE ATHLETIC EVENTS. HE HAS ALSO BEEN VERY BIG INTO BRINGING OTHER OUTSIDE ENTITIES IN FOR LEASES AND ORNAMENTS. AND WE HAVE SEEN MORE COLLECTION IN THAT REVENUE THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. WE ALSO BELIEVE, OF COURSE, IT IS JUST AT THIS POINT UNTIL OUR AUDIT IS OVER, AN ASSUMPTION OR THEORY ALSO THAT WE SEE AN INCREASE IN THIS TYPE OF

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>> THANK YOU. DR. PERERA? COME ON BACK. WOULD YOU JUST GIVE THE BOARD A HEADS UP ON THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THE VALUE OF PROPERTY IN THIS AREA ?

>> YES. OUR PRELIMINARY VALUES DID COME OUT MAY 22ND, LAST WEEK . AND AT THIS TIME, OUR PRELIMINARY VALUES SHOW AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUE OF OVER $1 BILLION. WHILE THAT SOUNDS EXCITING, I WANT TO JUST CAUTION US THAT IT IS GOING TO GREATLY INCREASE OUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT IN TIER TWO, AS WELL AS LOWER OUR STATE FUNDING. AND WE HAVE REQUESTED FORMALLY WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR AN AUDIT OF OUR TAXABLE VALUES. THANK YOU.

[10.B. LHS Future Educators Letters of Intent - Dr. LaBotta Taylor, Presenter]

>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT IS LHS FUTURE EDUCATORS LETTER OF

INTENT. DR. PERERA? >> THANK YOU. I WILL CALL FOR TRENTON AND TEAM TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS BECOMING A TRADITION HERE FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE PURSUING, THAT ARE HEADING TO COLLEGE AND WILL PURSUE EDUCATION DEGREES. WE WILL SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT TO EMPLOY THEM AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAMS AND RETURN HOME.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. PERERA, AGAIN, GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR DC LOCAL POLICY, GIVING OUT LETTERS OF INTENT TO OUR STUDENTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SHAWNA STINSON. ONE OF OUR STUDENTS CANNOT BE HERE, BUT THEY WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS A LETTER OF INTENT TO HIRE. WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP OUR FIRST TWO STUDENTS. DAMIEN DAVIS. AND JABRANDON HENDERSON. SO FOR OUR LETTER OF INTENT, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO OFFER YOU THE ABOVE ASSIGNMENT. TEACHER WITH THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UPON GRADUATION FROM THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF YOUR CHOICE. THIS OFFER IS CONTINGENT UPON FINAL APPROVAL, ACCEPTABLE BACKGROUND REFERENCE CHECKS, OR STANDARD INFORMATION AT TIME OF COMPLETION OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT OUT IN THIS LETTER. THESE ALLEGATIONS

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CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GIVE A HAND TO OUR FUTURE EDUCATORS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM FOR ASSISTANCE, DR. GRAY, DR. DIRK CONDI, MRS. SMITH.

>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS WORKED

[10.C. Work Based Learning Partnership Updates - Dr. Benjamin Hairgrove, Presenter]

BASED LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS. DR. PERERA? >> DR. HAIRGROVE WILL GIVE US THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND TO THE COMMUNITY. THE FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED AWARD. MY NAME IS DR. HAIRGROVE. I WILL GO OVER THE WORK BASED LEARNING WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AT THIS TIME. SO THERE IS A PRESENTATION. OH, I AM SORRY. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. ALL RIGHT.

WORK BASED LEARNING IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THIS LAST YEAR. WE WILL DIVE RIGHT IN. WHAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IS TO ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS, WHILE THEY ARE IN

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PART OF THIS IS, OF COURSE, ESTABLISHING AN INCREASE IN CULTURAL CAPITAL, WHICH IS SIMPLY THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO GIVE EXPOSURE AND AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY ARE AWARE OF AS WELL AS BUILDING ON THEIR CURRENT INTEREST. THIS IS AROUND OUR CTE PILLARS OF SUCCESS. EMPLOYERS, WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CTE, A LABOR MARKET, AS ALYSSA WAS POINTED OUT A WHILE AGO, WITH PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP, A LOT OF THAT IS AN INCOMING INDUSTRY WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY GOING AND KNOCKING ON DOORS REALISTICALLY TO TRY TO GET THEIR ATTENTION AND START WORKING WITH THESE GROUPS. WE MEASURE STUDENT PROGRESS, STRONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAREER OPPORTUNITY, AND SCHOOL CULTURE TO SUPPORT THIS. THESE ARE SOME THINGS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. RIGHT NOW, THE SPARROWS ARE WORKING WITH US, THEY ARE WITH EDUCATE TEXAS. AND THEY ARE WORKING WITH US TO SET UP 30 TO 40 STUDENTS AND WORK BASED LEARNING. THIS WILL BEGIN NEXT STRING -- SPRING. WE ARE WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT IN TEXAS TO GET READY FOR THE DALLAS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT RELEVANT. THIS IS A GREAT GROUP. THE TRYING TO BUILD UPON WHAT THEY ARE ALREADY DOING, BOTH PROJECTING WHAT IS GOING ON DOWN THE ROAD, MEANING EXPANSIONS IN AREAS LIKE AIRPORTS, BUSINESSES, PLACES LIKE THAT, AND HOW OUR KIDS CAN CONNECT TO THAT. OF COURSE, THE DALLAS COLLEGE WORKFORCE CENTER THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION, AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH HAS BEEN A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT TO VARYING BUSINESSES. TWO IN TEXAS OF COURSE HELPS US OUT AS STATED EARLIER, AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS. OF COURSE, AS YOU JUST SAW WITH THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, THAT IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. THEY CAN GET WORK EXPOSURE AND RELEVANT AS WELL.

THEY CAN TALK TO KIDS AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS UNDERWAY, DELOITTE IS INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US WHICH IS PUTTING ACADEMY PERCENT EQUITABLE. THAT WOULD BE KICKING OFF THIS COMING FALL AND WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY TO GET THAT SET UP FOR KIDS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE FIELD. WHILE MUCH AUTOMATION. WALMART IS ALL AROUND US. THEY HAVE TWO MAJOR BUILDINGS THAT THEY HAVE IN THE AREA. ONE IS E-COMMERCE AND ONE IS MORE TRADITIONAL COMMERCE. THE TRADITIONAL ONE IS ACTUALLY VERY AUTOMATED. IT IS A MOST CREEPY WHEN YOU WALK IN AND YOU SEE VIRTUALLY NO PEOPLE. IT IS A LOT OF ROBOTICS AND HIGH-END TECHNOLOGY. WE TOOK THE STUDENTS, YOU WILL SEE PICTURES, ON THE TOWARDS THERE.

THEY WERE INTRIGUED TO THE POINT THAT THEY ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY COULD GET WITH A NEED TO START WORKING THERE. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH. AS WE START DEVELOPING OUR NOVELS, PART OF THAT IS HEALTHCARE. UT DALLAS AND THEIR AMAZING SOUTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH IS LOOKING AT WORKING WITH US AS WELL. CANON ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED ONE OF OUR STUDENTS TODAY, AND HE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED AND DID AN AMAZING JOB HERE AT I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF HE IS NOT OFFERED. I CANNOT PROMISE THAT, NOT MY CHOICE. BUT CANNON INTERVIEWED HIM, THEY HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS GOING TOWARDS THEIR FACILITIES AND THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW WITH THEM FOR JOBS. AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, WE WILL TRY TO PLUG STUDENTS INTO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. INTERNSHIPS. WE HAVE OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS DURING THE SUMMER. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO GET STUDENTS READY FOR VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES. LANCASTER ISD HAS MANY OPPORTUNITIES.

CULINARY IS ONE OF OUR PRIDE AND JOY WITH EVERYTHING THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IN ALL KINDS OF EVENTS, ET CETERA. OF COURSE, TECHNOLOGY, AUDIO / VISUAL, EDUCATION, FINANCE.

DEPARTMENTS, ESSENTIALLY IF THERE IS A NEED, WE EXPLORE. WORKING WITH KIDS THIS SUMMER TO PAY FOR INTERNS AND A PROGRAM FOCUSING ON FEMALES IN STEM. LOOKING AHEAD. AS I SAID EARLIER, METAPHORICALLY AND LITERALLY KNOCKING ON DOORS, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE JUST OVER 100, BETWEEN 95 AND 100 THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TO TRY TO GET ELEVATED TO THE AREA HERE. MY GOAL IS THAT IF THERE IS SOMEONE WILLING TO HELP HE COULD GET A GREAT CAREER, I AM ALL FOR IT AND HIM WILLING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

P TEC, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, AND NEW BUSINESS CONNECTIONS TO GIVE STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED, I AM ALSO ALWAYS IS SPEAKING TO STUDENTS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE CURIOUS ABOUT TO PLUG THEM INTO THAT OPPORTUNITY IF IT IS THERE. OF COURSE, TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS, THEIR TEACHERS BENEFITING FROM THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE DOING. OF COURSE, THAT CAN HELP IN THE CLASSROOM. OF COURSE, RESEARCHING. I LOOK ALL OVER THE WORLD, THE NATION, AND ESTATE TO SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING AND HOW WE CAN DO IT AT HER. THANK YOU.

[10.D. Communications & EOY Points of Pride Update - Kimberly Simpson, Presenter]

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>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS COMMUNICATIONS AND EO WHY POINTS OF PRIDE.

>> I WILL CALL ON EMILY SIMPSON TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY. WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE A HIGHLIGHT OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED. WE CANNOT PUT EVERYTHING IN THERE BECAUSE IT IS A LONG, LONG LIST, BUT WE TRY TO TAKE OUR TOP 3 TO 5

THINGS. MRS. SIMPSON, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. PERERA . AS THE CHIEF OF MEDICATIONS FOR LANCASTER ISD, I AM EXCITED TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR DEPARTMENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE GOING TO START WITH SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. THIS PAST YOU ON FACEBOOK, WE REACHED AN IMPRESSIVE 1.3 MILLION IMPRESSIONS BUT I WISH WE HAD $1.3 MILLION. AND FOR THE SEMESTER, I AM ONLY TALK ABOUT BETWEEN JANUARY AND NOW. THAT IS REALLY GOOD. AND WE HAVE ALSO GAINED 697 NEW FOLLOWERS. OUR TOP THREE POSTS SO FAR WAS CELEBRATING OUR STATE CHAMP EGYPT WINS IN BOYS BASKETBALL AND GIRLS DATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. OVERRUN INSTAGRAM, WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR FOLLOWING, REACHING 4508 FOLLOWERS AND ENGAGING WITH 280 INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS ONE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT GROWING BECAUSE A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN INSTAGRAM. THIS IS REALLY GOOD FOR US WITH THAT GROWTH. AND ON CAPITAL ?, FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER, AN AVERAGE OF 1.4 THOUSAND LIKES WITH A DAILY AVERAGE OF 16 LIKES.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE RECEIVED 113 IMPRESSIONS OVER A 90 DAY PERIOD. YOU KNOW , SAYING CONNECTIONS TO OUR FAMILIES AND STAKEHOLDERS HAS BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. OUR DISTRICT NEWSLETTERS HAVE REACHED A WIDE AUDIENCE THIS YEAR AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE A PARENT NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT EACH SUNDAY. THE SCHOOL YEAR ALONE WE HAVE HAD 520 NEWSLETTERS SENT OUT TO PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS. WE ALSO HAVE ISSUED OUT 32 PRESS RELEASES. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE CAME TO YOU ABOUT A YEAR AGO ABOUT LAUNCHING OUR NEW TALK LESS PLATFORM. WE HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE WITH THAT. JUST WITHIN THIS SEMESTER, WE HAD 143 DIALOGUES WITH A REMARKABLE WRITING. THAT MEANS WE ARE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR EVEN COMPLEMENTS WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. OFTEN TIMES, IT IS BETWEEN 24 HOURS. OUR PARENTS DO NOT HAVE TO JUST SIMPLY CALL, THEY CAN SEND A TEXT AND THEN PRINCIPLES ARE ABLE TO RESPOND ON THE GO, OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO WHATEVER QUESTION, CONCERN, OR COMPLEMENT THEY MAY HAVE. BEYOND ADDITIONAL EFFORTS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS SPEARHEADED, WE HOSTED A MEMORABLE CONVERSATION ABOUT A RECORD-BREAKING BACK TO SCHOOL BASH AND PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO REVITALIZE STATE DISTRICT EVENT. IN OUR TEAMS EFFORTS NOT GOING UNNOTICED NATIONALLY, WE SECURED MEDIA COVERAGE ON CNN. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE CNN STORY. WE CONNECTED WITH DR.

PERERA , BUT WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT HOW BAD THE SHORTAGE IS. WE TALKED ABOUT OUR INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES THAT WE COULD COME UP WITH OUR DISTRICT. IT PRETTY MUCH SETS US APART, WHICH IS WHY WE GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION. AND ONE OF OUR PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR IS THE SUCCESS OF THE VOTER APPROVED VERIFICATION ELECTION CAMPAIGN. THE TEAM WAS KEY IN DEVELOPING DELIVERABLES AND MEETINGS TO ENSURE THE FACTS WERE MADE AND MADE IT TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE GOING TO VOTE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE GREATER PASSING AND ENSURING ALL EMPLOYEES WITHIN LISD RECEIVED A RAISE. YEAH. WE WANT TO CLAP THAT UP? ALL RIGHT. AND I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE MEDICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR FOR LANCASTER ISD. THIS ACCOLADE SPEAKS TO THE DEDICATION AND EXCELLENCE OF OUR TEAM. I DO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MY TEAM AGAIN, SITTING OVER HERE.

ANDREW, MS. GRAY, RODERIGO, THEIR INTERNS, TOSHA FOR STAYING WITH US TODAY. THEY REALLY GET THE WORK DONE. I AM VERY PLEASED AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE THESE INDIVIDUALS ON MY TEAM. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT WAS SHARED, OUR PARTIES SHARING THE STORY OF OUR DISTRICT. I WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION WITH AN END OF THE YEAR AT A GLANCE VIDEO. THIS VIDEO -- 24 HOURS. IT IS A FIVE MINUTES AND FOUR

SECONDS. >> ACROSS LANCASTER ISD, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN MARKED BY SEVERAL

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THE CCMR AND DATA TEAM SECURED $40 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FACILITATED 11 COLLEGE VISITS.

THE DALLAS PROMISE PLEDGE AND HIGH FAST WHEN COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION RATE .

THE ROLLOUT OF THE FAB FIVE DASHBOARDS HAS BOOSTED TRACKING AND IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE, AND DISCIPLINE. WE ALSO HAVE IMPLEMENT IT A STUDENT TRACKING SYSTEM THAT EXPANDED OUR SUMMER CAMPS TO 5 INCLUDING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR RISING STUDENTS. A SIGNIFICANT GAINS WERE MADE WITH A 35% INCREASE IN BIOLOGY, TEST PASS RATES, AND SUCCESSFUL MATERIAL ADOPTIONS USING AN IN DISTRICT HEIGHT QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS RUBRIC.

THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM HAS DEVELOPED STRATEGIC PLANS FOR OUR GWC CAMPUS, REVISED ABELLA SCHEDULES, AND ALIGNED LESSON INTERNALIZATION PROCESSES TO FURTHER SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP HAS EFFECTIVELY ROLLED OUT THE SPARK RENT, A MATH FRAMEWORK AND CENTRAL OFFICE TO CAMPUS COMMUNITY SHOULD. LIMITATION OF WEEKLY CALIBRATION WALK-THROUGHS AND THE ROLLOUT OF THE BRIAN QUICK ACADEMY. CAMPUSES HAVE ALSO MARKED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS. TOGETHER, THESE INITIATIVES DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORTING OF COMPREHENSIVE AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT LANCASTER ISD. TECHNOLOGY IS SEEING SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADES WITH THE ROLLOUT OF APPLE MAC BOOKS, NEW FIREWALLS, AND SECURITY CAMERA ENHANCEMENTS. MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION, UPGRADED FACILITIES, OUR SPORTS COMPLEXES, AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ENSURING ROBUST SUPPORT FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. LANCASTER ISD POLICE ENHANCED SAFETY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UPGRADING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, SIGNIFICANT GRANTS, AND CELEBRATING OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS. SPECIAL EDUCATION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED EFFICACY TO COMPLAINTS, ENHANCED COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEAMS AND FOSTERED PRE-EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS FOR STINTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO POSTED A SPECIAL OLYMPICS SHOWCASE FOR STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE SKILLS AND SPORTSMANSHIP. THESE INITIATIVES PENETRATE OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. STUDENT SERVICES WOULD USE THIS DISCIPLINARY REFERRAL AND ENHANCED SUPPORT NETWORKS THROUGH PARENT UNIVERSITY. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, AND A NEW ANIMAL SERVICE PROGRAM, SIGNIFICANTLY ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT SYSTEMS. HUMAN RESOURCES OBTAINED A HIGH FILL RATE FOR SUBSTITUTES AND PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLL IN STAFFING FOR OUR ACCELERATED CAMPUS EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES AND CELEBRATED LONG-TERM SERVICE MILESTONES AND RETIREES AT THE LONE STAR HONORS EMPLOYEES CELEBRATION. FINANCES ROLLING OUT ITS NEW CREDIT CARD PROGRAM AND REFINED BUDGET PROCESSES INCREASING APPLIANCE PURCHASES AND VENDOR UTILIZATION IN ENHANCING FINANCIAL OPERATIONS.

THE COMMITTEE OCCASIONS DEPARTMENT HAD ONLY PRODUCED THIS HIGHLIGHT VIDEO, BUT THIS YEAR, THE TEAM ORCHESTRATED A SUCCESSFUL EVENTS LIKE THE MEMORABLE CONVOCATION AND RECORD-BREAKING BACK TO SCHOOL BASH WHILE MANAGING A VOTER APPROVED CAMPAIGN THAT RESULTED IN A RAISE FOR ALL LANCASTER EMPLOYEES. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT EARNED 30 STAR AWARDS, INCLUDING A PRESTIGIOUS CRYSTAL ACCOMMODATION FOR EXCELLENCE, AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND WAS NAMED THE LANCASTER ISD DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE IN LANCASTER ISD. STAY CONNECTED WITH US. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OR VISIT OUR

WEBSITE AT WWW.LANCASTERISD.ORG . >> AND THAT CONCLUDES MY

[10.E. Attendance Update - Dr. Marcus Jackson, Presenter]

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PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE

ATTENDANCE UPDATE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT BUT THIS IS THE COVETED AWARD AT ALL OF OUR PRINCIPLES WAIT TO HEAR. DR. JACKSON WILL BE PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION TO OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY. I ALWAYS SAY, THEY ARE NOT HERE, WE CANNOT TEACH THEM. RIGHT?

>> GREETINGS, MADAM CHAIR, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS , SUPERINTENDENT DR. PERERA. I'M HERE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME TO PRESENT TO YOU THE ATTENDANCE AWARD. OUR GOAL FOR THE 2020 302,024 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 83%. WE HAVE NOT MET THAT GOAL. CURRENTLY AT 92%. COULD I HAVE MY ATTENDANCE CHAMPS, DON MITCHELL AND --, WITH ME, PLEASE? AT THIS TIME, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE LANCASTER GOVERNMENTAL AWARD. I WILL LET YOU GUYS, YOU WANT TO COME UP? SORRY, Y'ALL CAME DOWN SO MUCH. EXERCISE. SORRY. THIS IS FOR THE FIFTH AND SIXTH WEEKS.

AND THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAID THEY WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE WIN THE AWARD. AGAIN, THAT IS ROSA PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. SLAUGHTER. HE SAID WE MAY JUST CALL IT THE ROSA PARKS TROPHY. THE WHOLE TEAM, YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE SQUAD. HOLD ON. THE SECONDARY AWARD GOES TO GWC. ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS FOR THE FIFTH AND SIXTH WEEK. THANK

YOU. >> BOARD, WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK?

>> THANK YOU ALL. WE WILL RETURN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT. NEXT UNDER THE

[10.F. Campus Highlights]

PERERA. >> THANK YOU. ESTIMATED REPORT ON RODEN HILLS. I DO NOT KNOW

IF I SHOULD CALL YOU PRINCIPAL OR MADAM DIRECTOR. >> I WILL TAKE MADAM DIRECT THERE.

SUPERINTENDENT DR. PERERA, I AM THE TO GET PASSIONATE PRINCIPLE HERE AT ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY. OUR THEME FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WAS GOAL CRUSHER. WE SET GOALS, CRUSH THEM, AND

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WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20 OF OUR 26 TEACHERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED AND WORKING ON THEIR CERTIFICATIONS. ON BOARDING IS A BIG PRIORITY IN OUR CAMPUS. ONCE TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE HIRED ON, WE EMAIL THEM WHAT OUR NORMS ARE, SHARE WITH THEM OUR POINT OF PRIDE. SO AS THEY ENTER IN, THEY KNOW WHAT THE POSITION IS ON OUR CAMPUS. WE HOST A SIGNING DAY SO WE GET TO KNOW CANDIDATES IN A MORE INTERESTING WAY. THERE IS A PANEL HOSTED BY OUR TEACHERS, FREE FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SO THAT THEY CAN TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CAMPUS. AS WE BRING IN OUR TEACHERS, WE PROVIDE THE SAME ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE EXPECT TO SHARE WITH HER STUDENTS. BECAUSE WE DID HAVE SEVERAL NEW TEACHERS, BUT IN THE TOP RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE IS PRACTICING PARENT CONFERENCES SO THAT RICKY TEACHERS WOULD FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THOSE CONVERSATIONS. OUR MIDDLE OF THE YEAR MATH DATA, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT SHOWS IN THE AREA OF MATH , IN THE AREA, HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. IN THE AREA OF MATH, WE CAN SEE THAT WE PROJECTED GROWTH IN SEVERAL GRADE LEVELS AND SEVERAL OTHERS THAT WERE JUST SHY AT THIS POINT. AS WE LOOK AT SCIENCE, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE GAINS THAT OUR STUDENTS MADE WHEN IT COMES TO SCIENCE CONTENT. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR FOURTH GRADE IS SHY OF THAT POINT. WE DID HAVE SOME TRANSITION WITH STAFFING AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. WHEN LOOKING AT OUR LANGUAGE USAGE, WE HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING OUR THIRD GRADERS THIS ENTIRE SEASON. WE CALL THEM OUR GROW GROUP. AND TEACHERS DID A GREAT JOB OF ENSURING THAT WE SAW GROWTH IN THOSE AREAS. AS YOU CAN SEE, SECOND GRADE IS LOOKING LIKE IT NEEDS SOME ATTENTION. AGAIN, WE HAD A SHIFT IN OUR STAFFING IN THE SECOND GRADE LEVEL. WHEN LOOKING AT OUR READING, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF CANDOR, THIRD, AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.

AGAIN, THOSE AREAS WHERE WE DID NOT QUITE MEET REJECTED GROWS, AGAIN, TRANSITIONAL STAFF AT FIRST, SECOND, AND FOURTH, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THAT AS WE MOVE INTO THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR. OUR CAMPUS PROGRAMS ARE STRONG. WE PROVIDE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME WORLD LEADERS. WE ENGAGE THEM WITH STEAM PROGRAMMING. STEAM RETREAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO WEAR COSTUMES AND ENGAGE WITH STEAM ACTIVITIES ALL THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS. WE DO UTILIZE THE RUN COURTHOUSE SYSTEM. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR. WE ADDED A LAYER OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR. ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS ACTUALLY LEADING A CONVERSATION ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY WITH HIS PEERS. WE HAD MONTHLY GUIDANCE LESSONS FROM OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR, COLLEGE GO GET IT WEEK ALLOWED STUDENTS TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEIR ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. THAT IS JEREMIAH, HE WANTS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE CAREER DAY JUST LAST WEEK WITH FIRST RESPONDERS, ENGINEERS, ENTREPRENEURS. IT WAS A GREAT TIME. OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR CHEER SQUAD, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM WITH THE LHS VARSITY CHEER TEAM. OUR AMAZING ART TEACHER PROVIDED SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO GROW. SHE IS TAKING THEM OUT ON THE WEEKENDS TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN. NOW I WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LOVE COMING TO SCHOOL. THAT STARTS WITH MAKING SURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE . WE HAVE CAMPUS EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE CALLED THE EXCELLENT CAPITAL EIGHT. WE CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHO MEET THESE STANDARDS WITH AWARD LUNCHEONS. AND I WOULD ATTRIBUTE THAT TO OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MRS. MEDFORD AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS WITHOUT LOSING INSTRUCTION TIME. SO WE PUSH INTO THEIR LUNCH TIME ONCE THEY HAVE THEIR TRAYS, WE ARE CALLING THEM UP, CELEBRATING THEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THEY LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SIX WEEKS. AGAIN, WE HAVE BUILT THE VOICE OF OUR STUDENTS AND AMPLIFY THEIR EXPERIENCES.

SO TYPICALLY, WHEN YOU HAVE WORLD READ ALOUD DAY, READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, YOU ARE INVITING ADULTS IN TO SPEAK. THIS YEAR, WE USED OUR STUDENTS, WE USED THEIR ORIGINAL PIECES, AND THEN THEY WENT TO VARIOUS CLASSROOMS AND READ ALOUD. THAT WAS A TREAT

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PREPARED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL

[11. Adoption of Consent Agenda]

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON AND SECOND BY MR. SMITH. >> KELSEY HAMILTON.

>> DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? >> YES. THIS IS TRUSTEE WHITFIELD. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL

11 A CAPITAL ONE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

>> WAS TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION WHEN YOU WENT ON. >> I'M SORRY, WE DID NOT HEAR YOU, NOR DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND ON THE SCREEN FOR ME TO IDENTIFY IT. WE WILL HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT IS AT HAND AND WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE MOTION IN THE SECOND.

>> IF YOU COULD PLEASE REQUEST THAT THEY TURN UP THE MICROPHONE SO YOU CAN HEAR ME

WHEN I AM SPEAKING. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR RIGHT NOW AS YOU ARE

SPEAKING. >> I'M SORRY? >> WE CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND

CLEAR AS YOU ARE SPEAKING. >> OKAY. THAT IS WHAT I WAS EXPLAINING. BEFORE TRUSTEE SPOKE, I WAS TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION TO ADVISE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 11 A 1.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH A SECOND. WE DID NOT HEAR MS. WHITFIELD. ARE WE SAFE

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>> YES. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOTED THAT IT IS STATED IN THE AGENDA THAT I ATTENDED, I SIGNED IN AT 7:04. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS ALREADY SIGNED IN AND I --

>> MISS WHITFIELD, YOU ARE OFF-TOPIC. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, I HAVE TO MOVE ON.

WE HAVE A MOTION AT HAND. >> I WAS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CLOSED SESSION. I WANTED TO

MAKE SURE THAT WAS NOTED. >> YOU ARE NOT IN CLOSED SESSION? I WILL NOT GET OFF TOPIC, BUT I ATTENDED CLOSED THE SESSION AND YOU WERE WITH US. MISS NICHOLS?

>> I WAS NOT LET INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[13.A. Discussion with TEA Conservator concerning roles and responsibilities of Trustees. (Tex. Gov't Code §551.074(a)(1) - Dr. Carol Francois, TEA Conservator, Presenter]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON. WE WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA. THE ACTION ITEMS, WE WILL GET THOSE AT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING. WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD MATTERS. A IS DISCUSSION WITH TE A CONSERVATOR CONCERNING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF

TRUSTEES. CODE 551.074. DR. FRANCOIS? >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER HAMILTON. TRUSTEES AND DR. PERERA TONIGHT'S REPORT IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE APRIL 2024 CONSERVATOR'S REPORT. PART OF MY VOICE TONIGHT, I AM HAVING SOME ALLERGY ISSUES, I APOLOGIZE THAT I AM NOT AS CLEAR, BUT I WILL TRY MY BEST. THE FULL REPORTS, OF COURSE, IS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK. I ENCOURAGE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY TO GO TO THE BOARD BOOK OR THE LISD WEBSITE TO FIND THE FULL REPORT. SINCE WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU IS REALLY JUST HIGHLIGHT'S.

>> WE WILL NOT HOLD UP THE MEETING BECAUSE THE SLIDES ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT TO SEE PEER JUST A REMINDER THAT THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE IS THE GOVERNING ISSUE BEHIND MY BEING HERE. IT IS TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39.8003. THE LISD CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, HAS FOUR EXIT CRITERIA GOALS. AND GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES AND 23 SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS, OR ONE SPECIFIC EXIT CRITERIA FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. THE OVERALL PROGRESS TO DATE ON EACH OF THESE IS SHOWING SOME PROGRESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, EXIT CRITERIA GOAL NUMBER ONE STATES ON THE 21ST, 2000 REPORT, THE BOARD WILL DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE WITH TCE NUMBER 11. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE CONSERVATORSHIP DIRECTIVES AND IS CONDUCTING TIMELY AGENDA MEETINGS. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, OF COURSE, TONIGHT, IT WILL NOT BE A TYPICAL BOARD MEETING. IT IS CERTAINLY ACCEPTABLE WHEN YOU HAVE RUN A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME AND YOU ARE DOING THESE KINDS OF RECOGNITIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WILL NOT BE SOMETHING OF CONCERN IF WE RUN A BIT LONG TONIGHT , SINCE WE HAD THOSE SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS. ONE AREA OF CONCERN IS THAT TRUSTEES HAVE YET TO READ THE BOARD PROCEDURES. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. UNDERSTAND THOUGH THAT THE PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS THIS DEFICIENCY. EXIT CRITERIA AND GOAL NUMBER TWO STATES THAT MAY 31ST 2024, TRUSTEES DEMONSTRATE AND UNDERSTAND A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOARD WORK AND SUPERINTENDENT WORK. THIS IS, AGAIN, AN AREA WHERE WE ARE SEEING SOME PROGRESS. HOWEVER, BY MAY 31ST, 2024, ALL TRUSTEES WILL HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT MET THAT PARTICULAR GOAL IN THE SENSE THAT ONE OF YOUR TRUSTEES DID NOT COMPLETE THE REQUIRED SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING FOR 2023-2024. ON THE OTHER HAND, EVERYONE ELSE DID. AND THAT IS TO BE COMMENDED. EXIT CRITERIA GOAL NUMBER THREE, BY MAY 31ST, 2024, THE BOARD DEMONSTRATES

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AND THAT IS DEFINITELY A PLUS. IT MEANS DISTRICT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING APPROPRIATELY TO RESOLVE WHATEVER DEFICIENCIES OR CONCERNS ARE IN THAT CHILD NUTRITION AUDIT. AND SOON YOU WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING YOUR FEDERAL FUNDS RELEASED. IN ADDITION, THE STAFF OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THEY CONTINUE TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS AND SUBMITTING THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION , AND/OR COMPLAINT RESOLUTION INFORMATION TO THE AGENCY IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO THAT PARTICULAR AREA IS DEFINITELY MAKING GREAT PROGRESS. I WILL CLOSE OUT WITH THE USUAL STATEMENT THAT I HAVE. ALTHOUGH PROGRESS DEFINITELY IS BEING MADE, AND WE WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL TODAY ABOUT THE SUCCESS THAT I SAW AT THE LANCER GOVERNOR STRING THAT YOU HAD RECENTLY, I WILL REPORT ON THAT IN JUNE. THERE IS DEFINITELY A GROWTH THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING, BUT IT CAN'T GET BETTER WITHOUT RESORTING TO GRIEVANCES, COMPLAINTS, AND THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES AMONG AND ABOUT TRUSTEES. DEMONSTRATE GOVERNMENT MATURITY AND DECORUM. MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES. THAT IS WHY YOU WERE ELECT IT, AND THAT IS THE EXPECTATION. MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AND I THROW THE DICE

[13.B. Discussion and possible approval to consider Reorganization of the Board Officers pursuant to LISD Board Policy- BDAA(LEGAL)-(G4)]

BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, FOR BOARD MATTERS B. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO WREAK CONSIDER REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OFFICERS PURSUANT TO THE LISD BOARD POLICY. THE VICE PRESIDENTS, PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY. WE WILL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL START OUT WITH RESIDENT HERE IS

THERE A NOMINATION FOR LISD FOR PRESIDENT. >> YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, I

WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE HAMILTON FOR BOARD PRESIDENT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE

TRUSTEE CLEWIS. >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. MYSTICAL'S? WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. NICHOLS TO NOMINATE MARION HAMILTON, A SECOND BITE MARION HAMILTON.

>> I HAVE A MOTION, I HAVE A MOTION. >> WERE YOU ALL WATCHING THE SCREEN? I NOW SEE HER HAND UP. WAS HER HAND UP PRIOR TO MS. NICHOLS TALKING?

>> IT WAS UP. MY HAND WAS UP. >> I DID NOT SEE IT EITHER, MS. MORRIS BUT I HAVE TO RELY ON

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING SCREENS FOR ME. >> OKAY. THAT IS OKAY.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. >> I WILL TAKE IT DOWN.

>> A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OR I WILL CALL FROM THE VOTE.

>> YES, THERE IS. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, I SEE YOUR HAND.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I FEEL THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR A CHANGE. I WAS NOMINATING MYSELF, BUT HOW THIS HAPPENS, ALL RIGHT. MCMENAMIN RESIDENT, IF WE CAN GO BACK, BECAUSE I AM A BIT THROWN OFF MYSELF. THIS WENT RATHER QUICKLY.

>> YES. >> I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE WHITFIELD THROUGH MY NAME OUT.

AND I WILL SIMPLY SAY, NOT AT THIS TIME. WHAT I WANTED TO --

>> I DID NOT HEAR HER. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE FLOOR WHEN SHE WAS TALKING. I DID NOT EVEN

ACKNOWLEDGE MS. WHITFIELD. >> YOU ACTUALLY HAVE NOT BEEN ACKNOWLEDGING ME.

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>> WE NEED TO STAY ON TOPIC, MS. WHITFIELD. MISS MORRIS, WE DID NOT HEAR YOU. YOUR HAND WAS NOT IGNORED. I DID NOT SEE IT, THE STAFF SAID THEY DID NOT SEE IT. SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I HAVE CALLED FOR DISCUSSION. MR. CLEWIS, DID YOU HAVE SOME

DISCUSSION? >> YES, MA'AM . CAN WE HAVE A DO OVER ? AGAIN, THAT WENT

RATHER QUICKLY. >> WHY WOULD WE DO A DO OVER WHEN I CALLED FOR THE NOMINATION? MR. HAMLIN, DID YOU CLEARLY HEAR ME CALL FOR THE NOMINATION OF OFFICE OF LISD PRESIDENT? SO I MADE THE NOMINATION. MS. NICHOLS SPOKE FIRST.

>> WOW. >> EXCUSE ME. >> IT STILL HAS TO BE ASKED. IS

THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? >> BUT YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE NOMINATION AT A TIME.

>> OKAY. >> YOU TAKE ONE, YOU GO THROUGH IT. YOU GET TO THE NEXT ONE, YOU GET TO THE NEXT ONE. MR. HAMLIN, DO YOU SEE THAT I AM MAKING ANY ERRORS HERE IN THIS NOMINATION AND MOTION? I AM NOT HANDLING THIS ANY OTHER WAY THAN IT HAS BEEN HANDLED LAST

15 YEARS THAT I HAVE SET ON THIS BOARD. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, POINT OF CLARIFICATION. CAN YOU RESTATE HOW THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO FLOW?

>> THE PROCESS IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MOTION, MR. CLEWIS. WE ARE CALLING FOR NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS. SOMEBODY WILL MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE SOMEONE. THERE WILL BE A SECOND. IF THERE IS NOT A SECOND, THE MOTION FAILS. THERE IS A SECOND, YOU GO TO DISCUSSION.

AFTER DISCUSSION, YOU PROCEEDED TO THE VOTE. >> THE DEFAULT IS THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE ZOOM APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE OR HEAR BECAUSE MS. NICHOLS MADE A MOTION DIRECTLY AFTER YOU STATED THAT AND DID NOT ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO MAKE A MOTION. WAS NICHOLS, DID YOU

HAVE TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE? >> SHE WAS NOT EVEN FINISHED

SAYING IT. >> IF YOU ALL DO NOT MIND, OUT OF RESPECT, I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND. IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. YOU MADE THE STATEMENT. I LISTENED . THEN I MADE A MOTION. YOU ASKED FOR A MOTION, I GAVE A MOTION AND I ACTUALLY PAUSED BEFORE I EVEN MADE THE MOTION. SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONFUSION IS. OKAY? SPEAKERS ] I AM SORRY, LET ME FINISH. OKAY, NO PROBLEM. A PROBLEM. TRUSTEE MORRIS, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO FINISH SPEAKING. THANK YOU. SO I MADE THE MOTION, ALL RIGHT? SO I GUESS WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE NEXT STEP THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE.

>> I MADE THE SECOND TO THE MOTION. I HAVE CALLED FOR DISCUSSION. WE HAVE HEARD DISCUSSION FROM THREE INDIVIDUALS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WILL MOVE

TO THE VOTE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD?

>> MR. JONES? >> IN THE PAST, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THIS SITUATION IS REQUESTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHICHEVER POSITION. IF THERE WERE TWO GIVEN, THEN WE TOOK THE VOTE ON THE FIRST NAME THAT WAS PROVIDED. IF THAT PERSON WON AT THE MAJORITY VOTE, WE MOVED ON TO THE NEXT EDITION. IF THAT PERSON DID NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH VOTES, WE THEN WENT TO

THE SECOND NOMINATION. >> RIGHT. THAT IS THE PROCESS I AM FOLLOWING COULD WE HAVE A NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVE A SECOND, WE HAVE A DISCUSSION, WE GO FOR A VOTE.

IF THAT PERSON DOES NOT PREVAIL, WE GO TO THE NEXT NOMINATION FOR THE SAME

POSITION. >> NORMALLY, IT IS NOMINATIONS THAT ARE GIVEN. SO YOU MAY HAVE TO MY NOMINATIONS OR THREE NOMINATIONS. AND THEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN AT THAT POINT. IF THE FIRST PERSON GETS THE MAJORITY, THEN YOU MOVE ON TO VICE PRESIDENTS. IF THE FIRST PERSON

DOES NOT -- >> I HAVE BEEN HERE WITH YOU FOR 15 YEARS BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO PEOPLE NOMINATED FOR BOARD PRESIDENT AT TWO-TIME SPEAKERS ]-- ONE TIME COULD I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE PROCESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF 25 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN IT. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS.

>> I WILL NOT ARGUE WITH YOU ALL. CURRENTLY I AM SITTING HERE IN THE CHAIR, I HAVE ASKED THE ATTORNEY FOR CLARIFICATION. I WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS THAT I HAVE SET FORTH.

WE HAVE A NOMINATION, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE HAVE DONE DISCUSSION. WE WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE AND WE WILL PROCEED IN THE SAME MANNER TO CONTINUE OUT WITH THE OTHER POSITIONS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? >> I DISAGREE.

>> I HAVE TO SAY, SIMPLY, LET'S BE FAIR.

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>> OKAY. DR. FRANCOIS, YOU ARE SITTING HERE GOVERNING THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE

SUPERINTENDENT. I WILL LET YOU HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON THIS. >> I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WHATEVER YOUR PROCESS HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, THAT YOU FOLLOW THAT PROCESS. AND NOT HAVING, I HAVE ONLY SEEN IT ON VIDEO. AND WHAT I SAW ON THE IS WHAT YOU EXPLAINED. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE EVENTUALLY IN THE PAST, I DO NOT KNOW THAT. WHAT I SAW IS WHAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED. SO I NORMALLY GO WITH WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PARTICULAR PROCESS OR YOUR PATTERN. SO WHATEVER THAT IS, THAT IS WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU FOLLOW.

>> THIS IS THE PATTERN THAT I KNOW FROM THE HISTORY THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE AND I HAVE SEEN PAST AND PRESENT IN PRACTICE. I WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR PROCESS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE

BOARD? HEARING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON -- >> I AM SORRY.

>> IS SOMEONE SPEAKING? >> YES, YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING ME, BUT I REALLY FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE ZOOM. BECAUSE I DID SAY SOMETHING.

AND ACTUALLY, I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TALKING AT THE SAME TIME TRUSTEE NICHOLS WAS TALKING. I DO NOT KNOW. BUT I WOULD AGREE THAT TRUSTEE CLEWIS , IT WENT SO QUICK THAT IT IS A PATTERN OF PRACTICE. I WANT TO MAKE THAT SPEAR GOING QUICK WHEN THERE IS A VOTE TO CHANGE SOMETHING OR DO SOMETHING, IT IS JUST AUTOMATIC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN FIVE YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHEN THE OTHER PERSON COULD NOT EVEN GET IN AND SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. HOW WOULD YOU ALLOW A SECOND PERSON TO MAKE A NOMINATION. EVEN IF I AM MAKING MY OWN NOMINATION, HOW WOULD YOU ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN? AND YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THE ONLY NAME? YOU HAVE NO ROOM FOR A SECOND NOMINATION, YOU HAVE NONE. YOU DON'T DO A SECOND NOMINATION AFTER THE FACT. YOU HAVE TWO YOU VOTE ON THE FIRST ONE OF THE NOMINATION AND YOU ALLOW THE SECOND. THAT IS PROPER. SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, AND WE CAN MOVE ON. THANK YOU VERY

MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF ORDER, IF YOU ARE NOMINATING FROM THE FLOOR, YOU OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. THAT PROCESS DOES NOT END UNTIL

YOU HAVE CLOSED THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. THAT IS IT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVED TO THE VOTE? I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE. MR. SMITH? THE NEXT NOMINATION FOR BOARD PRESIDENT. IS THERE A NOMINATION FOR BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> MADAM PRESIDENT -- >> MS. MORRIS. >> YOU AND MR. CLEWIS ARE SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME. OKAY, THERE IS NO LIMITATION ON SECONDS OR PAUSES. THE FIRST PERSON THAT I HEARD TALKING ON THIS INSTANCE WAS MISS MORRIS. MISS MORRIS, YOU HAVE THE

FLOOR. >> I NOMINATE CAROLYN MORRIS. >> WE HAVE, MS. MORRIS HAS NOMINATED CAROLYN MORRIS FOR THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? HEARING NO SECOND, MOTION FAILS. I AM CALLING FOR NOMINATION FOR A BOARD PRESIDENT. IS THERE A

NOMINATION? >> I MAKE NOMINATION FOR TY G JONES.

>> I HAVE A NOMINATION FROM ESTHER CLEWIS FOR MR. JONES. IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I WILL HAVE COMMENTS HERE AT THIS PORTION.

WE HAVE NOMINATIONS ON THE FLOOR. I TRUST WHOEVER TAKES THIS SEAT WILL DO THE RIGHT THING WITH THE SEAT, IF I HAVE TRIED TO DO WITH NOTHING MORE BUT BEING SCRUTINIZED, WHICH I AM TOTALLY FINE WITH. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS TO LEADERS. IN THE JUST HOPE THAT YOU DO THE RIGHT THING BY THE DISTRICT, BY THE CHILDREN, AND BY THE STAFF. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE

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BOARD? MISS MORRIS? >> THINK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AGREE WITH YOU. IN THE PAST HISTORY WITH THE NOMINATION THAT WAS MADE, YOU ALL NEEDED TO REACH THAT AUDIT REPORTS. NOT ONLY DID YOU NEED THE AUDIT REPORT, YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON WHO YOU PUT IN THAT SEAT. AGAIN, I WILL SAY THE SAME THING. IF WE ARE GOING BY EXPERIENCE, IF WE ARE GOING BY SOMETHING, I DID NOT DISAGREE WITH PRESIDENT HAMILTON BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT DOING A GOOD JOB. I DISAGREED, AND I WILL SAY THAT, BECAUSE I FELT THAT THERE WAS A MEANS OF CHANGE, AND I DID NOMINATE MYSELF. I KNOW THE BOARD HAS A PROBLEM WITH NOMINATING YOURSELF, BUT I DID THAT SO NO ONE ELSE WOULD PUT THEIR SELF IN A POSITION TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANTED TO DO IT OR NOT. I WAS TRYING TO RELIEVE THE BOARD OF THAT. BUT I AM GOING TO SAY I OBJECT TO TRUSTEE JONES. AS BOARD PRESIDENT. I WILL STATE UP FRONT. WHATEVER THE BOARD VOTES, IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT, YOU

HAVE TO -- >> CAN YOU COME BACK INTO THE CAMERA?

>> I AM SORRY. >> I CAN SEE YOU NOW. >> I AM SO SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR

ME NOW? >> WE COULD NOT SEE YOU. I COULD NOT SEE YOU.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I OBJECT OF TRUSTEE JONES BEING THE BOARD PRESIDENT. NUMBER ONE, YOUR ATTENDANCE NEEDS TO BE DIFFERENT. I KNOW I AM NOT THERE TONIGHT, I AM SORRY I AM NOT THERE TONIGHT, BUT I DO NOT MISS BOARD MEETINGS. I DON'T.

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, BUT I WILL SAY THIS, I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PRESIDENT HAMILTON. THE BOARD DOES NOT WANT ME, LET'S PRESIDENT HAMILTON KEEP IT. NOW I WILL SAY THAT. AND I WILL STATE THAT ON YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE THIS IS A BOARD ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A NOBODY ELSE ISSUE BUT A BOARD ISSUE. AND WE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE DEALING WITH THIS. BECAUSE WHOEVER --

>> THAT IS TIME. YOUR TIME IS UP. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVED TO THE VOTE?

MISS WHITFIELD? >> ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT IS REALLY CONCERNING THAT WE ARE UNDER TE A AND WE ARE GOING THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS, WE HAVE LAWSUITS GOING ON, AND I HAVE, I AM A NEW MEMBER TO THE BOARD, OF COURSE, I AM IN MY SECOND YEAR. HOWEVER, I HAVE WITNESSED HANDS ON THE CONSPIRACY THAT IS GOING ON IN THIS DISTRICT. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF VOTING ON THE SAME PEOPLE THAT HAS CREATED THE ISSUE. AND WE STATE THAT WE ARE FOR THE STUDENTS, WE ARE FOR THE CONSTITUENTS. BUT I HAVE SAT BACK AND WATCHED, AND ALSO HAVE ACTUALLY, I AM WALKING IN IT, OF WHAT EXACTLY THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED FROM EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, PARENTS. AND THIS IS SO SAD. IT IS SO DEPRESSING TO KNOW THAT THE SAME PEOPLE ARE SERVING ON THIS BOARD. AND I DON'T KNOW. IT IS A NO WIN SITUATION. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE SCHOOLS WORKING WITH THESE KIDS, THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY CARE, TEACHERS THAT ACTUALLY CARE, WE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. BECAUSE WE ARE ACTUALLY IN TROUBLE. WE ARE NOT DOING ANY BETTER. BUT THEN AS THE BOARD, THEN THE CONSPIRACIES, OH MY GOSH. Y'ALL. AND THEN WE HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT CAME INTO THE DISTRICT AND MADE IT NO BETTER.

THIS IS REALLY DISTURBING. THIS IS SO DISTURBING. BUT I WILL VOTE ACCORDINGLY. BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS TO BE IN PLACE, I SUPPOSE, UNTIL SOMEBODY ACTUALLY, UNTIL ETA STEPS IN AND SAYS SOMETHING. I JUST PRAY THAT THEY DO NOT JUST DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO YOU. LORD

JESUS. >> THAT IS TIME, MISS WHITFIELD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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>> IS SHE ON MUTE? >> MISS MORRIS, YOU ARE ON MUTE

>> OKAY. MY CONNECTION GOT BAD. I VOTE NO. I VOTE NO. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. JONES. THE MOTION PASSES. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT. IS THERE A NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT?

>> RESOURCE HAS HER HANDS UP FROM THE LAST -- >> MITCH MORSE? OKAY, SHE TOOK

IT DOWN. ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT? >> I VOTE MYSELF.

>> I HEARD MR. CLEWIS FIRST. A NOMINATION, IS THERE A SECOND? MISS MORRIS?

>> IF I HAVE NEVER AGREED WITH JESSE WHITFIELD, I DEFINITELY --

SPEAKERS ] >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW.

>> KNOW. I WILL LET YOU KNOW --

>> LET ME GET TO THE VOTE AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR COMMENTS. I HAVE A VOTE BY MR.

CLEWIS TO MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? >> YES.

>> YES, MISS PRESIDENT. >> LET ME GET TO MITCH MORSE FIRST BECAUSE SHE HAD HER HAND

UP. >> THANK YOU, MADAM RESIDENT. I WOULD SAY THIS. THE STATEMENT BY THE TRUSTEE, TRUSTEE WHITFIELD. THE STATEMENT IS REVERSE. WE ARE HAVING THE CONSERVATIVE HERE, A PERSON NOMINATED HIMSELF A VICE PRESIDENT AND HAS CHARGED THIS DISTRICT OVER $2000 OR MORE TO THE BOARD. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A PENDING CASE NOW AGAINST THE BOARD MEMBER. AND SO WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH THIS, THAT TELLS ME THAT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AGREE. AND THAT MADE BE WHY THEY AGREE WITH YOU. THAT IS SAD, REALLY SAD.

AND NOW WE GET TO SEE IT ALL. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. MR. JONES?

>> I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME, WITH ME BEING NAMED RESIDENT, I SHOULD TAKE CONTROL OF THE DAIS AND CONTINUE ON WITH THE NOMINATIONS. THAT IS HOW WE HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I AM THE PRESIDENT AND CONDUCTING THE REST OF THE

MEETING. >> MR. HAMLIN? BECAUSE I WAS THINKING I WOULD COMPLETE THIS.

AND AS WE GET TO ADJOURNMENT, AND HANDED OVER TO YOU AS WE COMPLETE THESE ITEMS.

>> I WILL GO WITH THAT. BUT AT THIS POINT, I AM THE PRESIDING OFFICER BEING NAMED PRESIDENT.

>> OKAY, I WILL COMPLY, WE CAN DEFINITELY SWITCH SEATS. >> IT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE OF

SEATS. >> WE DO NOT HAVE TO SWITCH THE SPIRIT

>> WE DO. YOU NEED TO BE IN YOUR SPOT. >> NOT NECESSARILY. AT THIS POINT, CAN TO CONTINUE WITH NOMINATIONS AS PRESENTED THUS FAR, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A 2ND FOR TRUSTEE SMITH AS VICE PRESIDENT. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE. TRUSTEE NICHOLS?

BEING CALLED ] THE MOTION CARRIES. >> THIS WILL BE A MESS.

>> CONGRATULATIONS VICE PRESIDENT SMITH. THE NEXT OFFICER NOMINATION IS

SECRETARY. IS THERE A NOMINATION? >> I NOMINATE CAROLYN MORRIS.

>> A NOMINATION FOR CAROLYN MORRIS. IS THERE A SECOND? >> A SECOND BY TRUSTEE

HAMILTON. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> THE ONLY THING I WANT TO

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>> ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE.

>> I DID NOT HEAR THAT VOTE, I AM SORRY. >>

CONGRATULATIONS, SECRETARY MORRIS. >> RIGHT. BUT I DID NOT VOTE.

THANK YOU. SECRETARY MORRIS. >> SECRETARY MORRIS, YOUR VOTE?

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>> YES. >> THE MOTION PASSES BY MAJORITY. CONGRATULATIONS, SECRETARY MORRIS. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SIGNING A CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT BY

BOARD MEMBERS. >> I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SIGN IT TODAY.

>> CORRECT. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. FOR THOSE NOT PRESENT, YOU WILL HAVE TO GET THOSE SIGNED. IS THERE A TIMEFRAME?

>> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE 30 DAYS FOR ME. THIS IS TRUSTEE MORRIS.

>> AND 30 DAYS, ONCE WE GET THAT INFORMATION SIGNED. >> IT WILL HAVE TO BE 30 DAYS.

>> THAT HAS BEEN STATED, SECRETARY MORRIS. 30 DAYS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, WE ARE

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