>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 06:30 PM.
[1. Meeting Opening]
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LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR THE CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
WELL, EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER LED BY CRAIG TIPPING, AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AS MICHELLE NEWSOME LEADS US IN THE PLEDGES.
>> PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE. LORD GOD, WE COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US LORD.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT AS WE GET PREPARED TO BEGIN BACK TO THE SCHOOL YEAR TOMORROW, LORD, THAT YOU WILL JUST GRANT US GRACE AND MERCY.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION OVER ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, BUS DRIVERS, TEACHERS, EVERYONE THAT'S TRAVELING TOMORROW TO SCHOOL, LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL GET THEM THERE SAFELY AND GET THEM HOME SAFELY LORD.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR JUST AN AMAZING YEAR.
WE JUST PRAY THAT YOUR LIGHT WILL BE SHINED ON OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT KIDS AND TEACHERS AND PARENTS WILL ALL HAVE JUST A GREAT YEAR LORD.
WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GREAT THINGS AHEAD FOR THEM.
LORD, AS WE COME IN HERE TONIGHT, LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT US WISDOM, GRANT US KNOWLEDGE.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR TRUTH TO ALWAYS SHINE THROUGH, AND WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY ON THIS MEETING TONIGHT LORD.
WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 2, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[2. Public Comments ]
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS: EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM MICROPHONE AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY BED, LOCAL.
COPIES OF PRESENTATION SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
IS THAT IT MS. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.
THE FIRST ONE IS REIF JOHNSON.
>> REIF JOHNSON, I WAS FORMER TEACHER HERE AT WESTER AND NOW I AM CURRENTLY RETIRED.
I WANT TO BE AVAILABLE FOR BRANDON BEFORE OR I CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIM, GOING TO FRONTIER AND THEN GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL VOLT AT LEGACY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAS THAT AVAILABILITY AND THAT'S AN OPTION FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A FANTASTIC KID FOR ME AND HE WAS REALLY HELPFUL.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS HERE AVAILABLE AND SUPPORT HIM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLIE HARPER.
>> WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM
[3. Closed Meeting]
THREE OR CLOSE SESSION 3.1, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, TO CONSULT WITH A DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF ATTORNEY TO THE DISTRICT UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AT THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LEVEL THREE HEARINGS ON STUDENT MATTERS.ITEM 3.2, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.072, TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.082, TO DELIBERATE A CASE INVOLVING DISCIPLINE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILD, INCLUDING DISCUSSION ON A LEVEL THREE HEARING ON A STUDENT MATTER.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.0821, TO DELIBERATE A MATTER REGARDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT.
IT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT WILL NECESSARILY BE REVEALED BY THE DELIBERATION, INCLUDING DISCUSSION ON LEVEL THREE HEARINGS ON A STUDENT MATTER, AND CONDUCT A LEVEL THREE HEARING AND DELIBERATIONS ON A STUDENT MATTER.
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THE TIME IS 6: 35 AND WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION.>> THE BOARD IS RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
[4. Open Meeting]
THE TIME IS 7:53.THE BOARD HAS HEARD A LEVEL THREE APPEAL FILED BY MEGAN SUTTON CONDUCTED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.074, 551.082, 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE BOARD DIDN'T ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, 551.074, 551.082, AND 551.0821 AT THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXTS GOVERNMENT CODE, ANY ACTION REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL FILED BY MS. SUTTON?
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION AT LEVEL TWO.
>> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. NEWSOM AND A SECOND BY MS. FAR.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR RELIEF AND-
>> I'M TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT, I GOT A LOT OF PAPERS IN FRONT OF ME.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MADE BY MS. NEWSOM, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.
THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR RELIEF AND AFFIRM THE DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
YOU WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THIS DECISION, MRS. SUTTON. WE WILL STAY.
>>OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS TO HEAR AND CONSIDER A LEVEL THREE APPEAL FILED BY BRIAN LIBERTY UNDER THE BOARD POLICY F AND G, LEGAL AND LOCAL.
>> I ASSUME THEY NEED TO GET THERE? [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO BE THAT LONG.
>> WE ARE PRONOUNCING THAT RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE]
>> OKAY. IF EVERYONE'S IN THEIRS PLACE.
WELCOME, MY NAME IS COURTNEY LUCKY WILSON.
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
FOR THE RECORD, TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022.
THE BOARD IS CONVENED AND CLOSE.
WELL, NO WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE, SORRY ABOUT THAT, AS A MISPRINT ON MY PART.
WE'RE CONVENING AN OPEN SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING A LEVEL THREE APPEAL BROUGHT FORWARD BY MR. LINN LIBERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY F AND G LOCAL.
NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AT THIS TIME OR EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
WE WILL START DOWN TO MY RIGHT.
>>COURTNEY LUCKY WILSON, PRESIDENT.
>> DES RUTH THOMAS BOARD TRUSTEE.
>> MICHELLE MASON, BOARD TRUSTEE.
>> FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM IS PRESENT FOR THIS MEETING.
THIS PROCEEDING WILL BE RECORDED TO ENSURE THAT AN ACCURATE RECORD IS KEPT.
THE PORTION OF THE PROCEEDING IN WHICH THE COMPLAINANT AND THE ADMINISTRATION PRESENT THEIR STATEMENTS WILL BE AUDIO RECORDED.
THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEY WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INSTRUCT ALL PARTICIPANTS TO PLEASE AVOID TALKING WHEN ANOTHER PERSON IS SPEAKING SO THAT THE RECORDING WILL ACCURATELY REFLECT THE PROCEEDINGS.
FURTHER, PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO MAKE YOUR ORAL STATEMENTS AS CLEAR AND COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER THAT THE AUDIO RECORDING WILL NOT REFLECT GESTURES OR ANY OTHER FORM OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION.
AT THIS TIME, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES,
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I WANT TO ASK EACH PERSON IN PARTICIPATION TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS WELL AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ROLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE HEARING.WE WILL START WITH MR. LIBERTY.
>> BRIAN LIBERTY, BRANDON LIBERTY'S FATHER.
>> I'M BRANDON LIBERTY, THE STUDENT.
>> DAVID WRIGHT, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.
>> HOLLY JAMES, COUNCIL FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
>> MIKE LYNCH, COUNCIL FOR THE BOARD.
>> THIS HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ETHICAL POLICIES AND LAWS.
IT WILL BE BASED ON THE RECORD MADE FROM THE PREVIOUS HEARINGS.
NO NEW EVIDENCE SHALL BE PRESENTED.
THIS IS NOT A FORMAL LEGAL PROCEEDING.
NO STRICT RULES OF EVIDENCE OR PROCEDURE WILL APPLY.
THIS HEARING IS AN APPEAL TO THE BOARD REGARDING AND LEVEL 2 DECISION.
EACH PARTY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ITS PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.
THE PARTIES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CROSS-EXAMINE EACH OTHER.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO ASK QUESTIONS OF EITHER PARTY, HOWEVER, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE NOT SUBJECT TO QUESTIONING BY THE ADMINISTRATION, COMPLAINANT, LEGAL COUNSEL, OR ANY WITNESS.
THE BOARD'S DECISION MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE RECORD MADE FROM THE PREVIOUS HEARINGS AND NO NEW EVIDENCE WILL BE PERMITTED AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, BECAUSE THIS IS AN APPEAL, THE DECISION OF THE LEVEL 2 HEARING THE COMPLAINANT WILL PRESENT HIS ARGUMENT BASED ON THE RECORD FIRST.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE.
BOTH THE COMPLAINANT AND ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ALLOCATED 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS.
IF THE COMPLAINANT OR THE ADMINISTRATION WISHES TO RESERVE A PORTION OF THE 15 MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATION'S PRESENTATION, THAT IS PERMITTED.
AS ALREADY NOTED, THIS HEARING IS BEING CONDUCTED IN CLOSED SESSION.
OH, SORRY. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] YEAH.
NOW WE HAVE REVIEWED THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HEARING.
IT IS TIME TO DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR AND CONSIDER THIS MATTER.
IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD FEELS THAT HE OR SHE CANNOT DO SO, THE BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD SO STATE AT THIS TIME AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS HEARING.
I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY. EVERYBODY GOOD? WE WILL LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD PRESENT HAS INDICATED THAT HE OR SHE CAN CONSIDER THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THIS HEARING AND MAKE A DECISION IN A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL MANNER.
MR. LIBERTY, WHO WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON YOUR BEHALF?
>> OKAY. YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.
DO YOU WISH TO RESERVE A PORTION OF YOUR LATER TIME FOR ANY REBUTTAL?
>> YES. BUT MY SON WILL BE MAKING THE REBUTTAL.
>> THAT'S FINE. THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL KEEP THE TIME, [INAUDIBLE] AND WILL INDICATE TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LEFT ON YOUR [INAUDIBLE] TIME.
YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME.
>> OKAY. I'LL JUST SAY STOP TIME WHEN I'M DONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
I TRULY APOLOGIZE FOR DRAGGING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES.
I KNOW THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, SMART AND EVERYTHING.
MANSFIELD ALUMNI, MY WIFE AND I SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THIS LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE WAS FILED TO ALLOW THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT THERE'S NO VALID EVIDENCE AGAINST OUR SON, BRANDON LAW LIBERTY, PARTICIPATING IN PULL VOLTS AT A ZONE CAMPUS.
TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE IN THIS BINARY AND MISP DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATING POLICIES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE HIM PARTICIPATING IN POLE VAULT AT HIS ZONES CAMPUS.
WE ARE ASKING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
WE'RE USING POLICIES, FACILITIES, STAFF GUIDELINES ALREADY IN PLACE.
THE SAME APPROACH THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED AT JK ESSAY FOR FIVE YEARS.
WE HAVE CONTACTED UIL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND TRACK COACHES AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS DIRECTLY.
THE CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S EVEN AN ISSUE.
I'M SHORT ON TIME, SO PLEASE FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME ADDRESSING EACH OF THE CONCERNS MR. WRIGHT LISTS ON HIS DENIAL OF OUR LEVEL TWO GRIEVANCE FOUND ON PAGE 21 OF THE BINDER, AS I EXPLAIN LINE BY LINE, EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUES HE IS PROPOSING LICE VALIDITY IN CONTRADICTS ITSELF.
PLEASE TURN TO LEVEL 2, TAB PAGE 21, STARTING WHERE IT SAYS DECISION.
THE FIRST THREE PARAGRAPHS UNDER DECISION ARE SUMMED UP IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH.
I QUOTE, IN YOUR LEVEL 2 APPEAL HEARING AND ADDRESSING 1,2,3 ABOVE,
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THE DISTRICT AGREES STRONGLY WITH YOU.THE UIL EVENTS IS IMPORTANT AND THAT WE SHOULD REMOVE BARRIERS WHEN POSSIBLE.
BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BOTH INPUT, THUS, SIMPLY AFFIRMING THIS IS POSSIBLE.
MR. WRIGHT CLAIMS THAT, "HOWEVER, THESE ARE NOT THE POINTS UPON WHICH MISP MAKES ITS CONTENTION," HE SAYS, "A BIG COMPONENT OF STEM IS THE STUDENT COLLABORATION AND INCORPORATION OF DESIGN TIME.
LEARNERS LEARN TOGETHER AND MUST HAVE THAT COLLABORATIVE TIME IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR FUTURE FORWARD PROJECTS AND PBLS," I AGREE WITH THIS, BUT JUST AS HE SAID IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH, THE DISTRICT FEELS, "BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BOTH" ATHLETICS AND STEM.
BRANDON HAS PROVEN THAT THIS WHOLE GRIEVANCE PROCESS PROGRESS FROM OUR SONS, PBL, JERRY UNITED STEM ACADEMY.
THAT WAS BOTH A MAJOR ASSIGNMENT AND A COLLABORATION THAT TOOK PLACE WHILE HE WAS COMPETING IN UIL TRACK.
BRANDON NOTICED THAT HE AND A BIG MAJORITY OF HIS PEERS WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE CHOICES BEING FORCED ON THEM TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.
PARENTS HEARD ABOUT BRANDON'S PBL AND REACHED OUT TO ITS LEFT AND RIGHT TO SAY THAT THEY TOO CONTACTED ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS AND COUNSELORS OVER THE UPSET THAT THIS DECISION WAS CAUSING THEIR STUDENTS, WHICH FRONTIER ADMITS ISN'T UNSETTLED ISSUE AS DIFFERENCE HERE, ADMINISTRATORS, YEAR AFTER YEAR.
BRANDON PROPOSED FOR HIS PBL TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT TO RESEARCH A SOLUTION.
MOST OF THE RESEARCH IN THIS BINDER WAS GATHERED FROM HIM.
HE NOT ONLY PROVIDED THE DISTRICT OF MANY SOLUTIONS, BUT RECEIVED ONE OF THE HIGHEST AWARDS OF BEST CAMPAIGN FOR HIS PBL.
JKSA IS THIS MODEL STEM PROGRAM FOR THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST.
IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW STEM AND ATHLETICS CAN CO-EXIST.
THE STANDS, MR. WRIGHT, IS TAKEN IN OUR GRIEVANCES IS THAT THE IMPACT ON OTHER LEARNERS AND ON THE TEACHERS ULTIMATELY HINDERS THE FIDELITY OF THE STEM PROGRAM END QUOTE, IN CONDUCTING HIS PBL, BRANDON CONCLUDED THAT NONE OF THE LEARNERS WERE EVER ASKED ABOUT THIS.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALL OF THE TEACHERS WE'VE ASKED ALSO SAID THE SAME, "NO ONE ASKED US," HOW DOES THIS DISTRICT CLAIM TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE TEACHERS AND LEARNERS IN THE STEM PROGRAM IF NONE OF THEM HAS BEEN ASKED.
IF YOUR DECISION IS UNCLEAR HERE, PLEASE CONSULT THOSE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DECISION. CONDUCT A SURVEY.
THE STATEMENT GIVEN THAT THIS WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACTED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IS FALSE.
AGAIN, NO ONE HAS ASKED EITHER THESE GROUPS.
JKSA HAS A SUCCESSFUL STEM PROGRAM THAT IS UNAFFECTED BY ATHLETICS.
WHY ARE WE NOT CONTINUING TO MODEL THIS PROGRAM INTO FRONTIER? WHY ARE WE NOT RUNNING A TRIAL OF ATHLETICS THAT FRONTIER TO SEE IF IT COULD WORK? WE CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE.
AGAIN, THE DISTRICT AGREED, "BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF BOTH. " CONTINUING ON THE BOTTOM, THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 21 IN YOUR BINDER, HE STATES MANY OF OUR STUDENTS INDIVIDUAL SPORTS, GOLF, TENNIS, TRACK, MS. MULTIPLE DAYS IN THE FALL AND SPRING FOR THEIR MEATS BECAUSE THEY OCCURRED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
NEXT PAGE, SOME TEAM SPORTS, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, ETC., HAVE ALSO ADDED TOURNAMENTS DURING THE DAY.
THEY REQUIRE STUDENTS TO MISS SCHOOL TIME END QUOTE.
AGAIN, GOING BACK TO MIT STATEMENT ON PAGE 21, "BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BOTH." BRANDON WAS IN STEM LAST YEAR AND DID TRACK.
HIS ABSENCES TOTALED ZERO DUE TO ATHLETICS.
ALSO, WE PERSONALLY SPOKE TO A FEW MSD HIGH SCHOOL TRACK COACHES AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THEY BUILD THEIR SEASONS MEET SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE LEAST INTERFERENCE WITH THE SCHOOL DAY AS POSSIBLE.
IN THE CASE OF TRACK IN THE YEARS PAST, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THEIR MEETS ON SATURDAYS.
THEIR PRACTICES FALL AFTER SCHOOL, AND THEY DO NOT REQUIRE BLOCK PERIOD FOR PRACTICES, HENCE CREATING ZERO OBSTRUCTION TO THE SCHOOL DAY UNTIL THE AREA AND STATE-LEVEL COMPETITIONS.
CONTINUING ON PAGE 22, MR. WRIGHT'S STATES, "WHEN MULTIPLE STUDENTS ARE MISSING CLASSES, THE IMPACT ON OTHER LEARNERS AND ON THE TEACHER IS ULTIMATELY HINDERS THE FIDELITY OF THE STEM PROGRAM." CONSIDERING THE TRACK IS CONDUCTED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS BARRING THOSE TWO EVENTS, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT FRONTIER WILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ABSENT.
FURTHERMORE, THE DISTRICT PROVIDED ME WITH STATISTICS CONCLUDING THAT THE PROBABILITY OF A STUDENT MAKING IT SO DISTRICT IS LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT.
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT FRONTIER HAS 100 STUDENTS MARKS PER GRADE, THAT WOULD INDICATE LESS THAN FIVE STUDENTS MISSING FOR THE DISTRICT MEET.
THAT ONLY ACCOUNTS IF FRONTIER ALLOWED ALL ATHLETICS AS THESE STATISTICS ARE BASED ON ALL ATHLETICS AND ALL MISD STUDENTS.
THE NUMBER OF DISTRICT, STATE, EXCUSE ME, MIC, STATE-LEVEL ATHLETICS IS NO MORE THAN 1.55 PERCENT.
AIR GO FRONTIER CAN PLAN TO HAVE 1.5 STUDENTS BE ABSENT FOR STATE-LEVEL COMPETITIONS.
AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE ONLY IF A FRONTIER ALLOWED ALL SPORTS,
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RENDERING THIS CONCERN STATISTICALLY IRRELEVANT.CONTINUING ON PAGE 22, "BEING IN A CHOICE ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIRES A COMMITMENT TO THAT ACADEMIC FOCUS." THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR ACADEMICS SHOULD NEVER BE IN QUESTION.
THESE KIDS NOT ONLY TOOK ADDITIONAL TESTAMENTS AND JAKE ASA, THE MAJORITY OF BRAND HAS DEGREE IS NEVER FALL BELOW 95 PERCENT.
HE SCORED BETTER THAN 100 PERCENT OF HIS PEERS ON TWO-STAR TESTS, INCLUDING A PERFECT SCORE ON HIS ALGEBRA STARTS AS A TEST HE TOOK FOUR DAYS AFTER HIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOL TRACK MEET.
ALL OF THESE FRONTIER STUDENTS WENT THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS TO EARN ADMITTANCE TO THE SCHOOL.
THESE KIDS PROUDLY COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THEIR ACADEMICS.
WHY DID WE QUESTION THAT? SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ASKED TO DO MORE.
WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEM REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT.
RESPECTFULLY, THE DISTRICTS CONCERN TO THEIR COMMITMENT IS CONTRADICTING TO ITS PREVIOUS STATEMENT THAT, "BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BOTH." FINALLY, ON PAGE 22 FINISHES WITH MR. EXCEL AND QUOTE THE FACT THAT THE IMPACT ON OTHER LEARNERS AND ON THE TEACHERS ULTIMATELY HINDERS THE FIDELITY OF THE STEM PROGRAM AND CANNOT BE DISMISSED.
"I AGREE BY MSD RESTRICTING THE DIVERSITY OF THE STUDENT POPULATION THAT FRONTIER AND LIMITING ADMISSION TO ONLY NON-ATHLETE ATHLETES STUDENTS.
IT HAS DONE FOR INTERIOR DISSERVICE CREATING THEIR OWN POOR IMPACT ON LEARNERS AND TEACHERS." ANOTHER NOTABLE IMPACT IS THAT LEARNERS HAVE AN UNDENIABLE NEED FOR THESE COLLABORATIVE EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
THIS IS A SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH OUR SON HAS THRIVED.
AGAIN, HE DEDICATED AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR TO RESEARCHING HIS PBL TO PRESERVE HIS CHANCE TO CONTINUE POLE VAULTING.
IF THIS DOESN'T SHOW THE EMOTIONAL SOCIAL IMPORTANCE TO HIM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL SO WHAT ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS UNWRITTEN POLICY THAT HAS ON HIM PERSONALLY? SINCE OPENING FRONTIER HASN'T ALLOWED CLUBS OR SPORTS NOW BOAST MANY CLUBS AND SELECT SPORTS LIKE LACROSSE, BOWLING, AND KARATE.
THEY CANNOT COMPETE UNDER UIL.
ELABORATING THE EFFORTS THAT FRONTIER IS HAVING TO GO TO WORK AROUND THIS UNWRITTEN POLICY, TO SIMPLY OFFER THE STUDENTS WHAT THEY CAN AS FAR AS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
THUS PROVING THAT SPORTS AND ACADEMICS CAN AND DO EXIST AT FRONTIER, OUTLINING THE NEED, THE WILL, THE DESIRE, AND ABILITIES OF TIME MANAGEMENT, "BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF DOING BOTH." CONTINUING ON PAGE 22, "FROM JKASA, WE MAY HAVE JUST A FEW STUDENTS IN THIS BOAT, BUT THAT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE MCKINSEY STEM ACADEMY OR NINE THROUGH 12 MINUTES OR REQUESTS IN A FEW YEARS YOU WERE ASKING HIM FOR FINE ARTS AND WORK ATHLETICS, GOING ON FIVE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EVENTS ON DIFFERENT DAYS.
WHO WOULD BE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON THE RELEVANCE OF THIS STATEMENT? IS IT EVEN VALID? I FEEL IT'S BLATANTLY DISHONEST.
JKASA ALLOWED A TRIAL PERIOD TO SEE WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T.
I'VE BEEN IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH DESIGNERS THAT JKASA THAT ELABORATED ON THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND HOW THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR IS CURRENTLY OFFERED DIDN'T INTERFERE.
THERE ARE EVEN SOME CASES WHERE SPORTS OVERLAPPED WITH A PERIOD THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MISSED.
BUT THE COACH WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE KID AND ALLOW PARTICIPATION.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES THAT ARE ALSO WILLING TO WORK WITH FRONTIER KIDS.
BOTH ARE CIRCUMSTANCES AND SCHEDULES AND I'M CERTAIN THEY WOULD BE SYMPATHETIC TO PBLS COLLABORATIONS AS WELL.
THESE COACHES AND TEACHERS ARE DEDICATED TO THE PROGRAM AND WANT THESE KIDS TO BE THEIR BEST AS SHOULD THE DISTRICT AND IN FACT, ADMINISTRATORS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH THESE KIDS THIS FAR.
THESE KIDS HAVE MORE THAN PROVEN THEMSELVES WHEN COVID STRUCK, THEY TOOK CHARGE OF THEIR EDUCATION.
JKASA TEACHERS WERE SINGING PRAISES AND CELEBRATING THE LEARNERS RESILIENCE.
THERE WERE SHOCKED AND PROUD TO SEE LEARNERS HOME IN QUARANTINE AND THEIR PEERS CONFERENCE CALLING THEM INTO THEIR IN-CLASS PBL DISCUSSIONS.
THESE KIDS HAVE MODERN AGE READINESS TO WORK AROUND ABSENCES.
QUOTE, BRIGHT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BOTH IN QUOTE AND THEY ARE EXCEPTIONALLY CAPABLE.
THIS UNWRITTEN POLICY GREATLY AFFECTS THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING OF MY CHILD, WHICH IS APPARENT IN THE TEACHERS AND COACHES THAT HAVE WILLINGLY REACHED OUT TO HELP US.
THEY KNOW THE IMPACT POLE VAULTING HAS HAD ON BRANDON.
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT BY NOT ALLOWING POLE VAULTING, BRANDON COULD BE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE SPORT FOR GOOD.
IT IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND POSES AN UNFAIR DISADVANTAGE TO FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO SURROUNDING AREAS STEM SCHOOLS IN ARLINGTON, IRVING, AND MORE.
MANY STUDENTS AND PARENTS HAVE MADE FRONTIER AND THE DISTRICT WHERE THIS PROBLEM YEAR AFTER YEAR.
IT'S TIME TO WORK ON A SOLUTION.
IN SUMMARY, DOING POLE VAULT DOES NOT AFFECT HIS ACADEMICS, NOR IN SCHEDULING AND NOT IN COLLABORATIONS OR PBLS.
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TEACHERS HAVE SAID DIRECTLY THAT THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THEIR STUDENT WAS PARTICIPATING IN AFTER SCHOOL ATHLETICS.THE DISTRICT SHOULD DO WHAT THEY CAN FOR THE STUDENTS TO TRULY HAVE THE STUDENT'S BEST INTERESTS AT HEART.
THIS HAS ZERO COST IMPACT, ZERO TRANSPORTATION IMPACT, AND MINISCULE IMPACT ON ATTENDANCE, POSSIBLY TWO DAYS.
THE ENTIRE CONSEQUENCE OF DENIAL FALLS COMPLETELY ON BRANDON.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE A WRITTEN RULE THAT I'M ARGUING AGAINST. WHAT ARE WE DOING? READING FROM THE MAN SPILLED ISD, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WEBSITE QUOTE, WHEN A FLOWER DOESN'T BLOOM, YOU FIX THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT GROWS, NOT THE FLOWER IN QUOTE TIME.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS, IF ANY, UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION BY BOTH SIDES.
WHO WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION?
>> MR. RIGHT, YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
DO YOU WISH TO RESERVE A PORTION OF YOUR LOT OF TIME FOR REBUTTAL?
>> THE SECTOR OF THE BOARD WAS MARIA, WILL KEEP THE TIME AND WILL INDICATE TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LEFT.
YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT WILSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. I WANT TO START WITH ANSWERING TWO QUESTIONS.
NUMBER 1, DOES THE DISTRICT ONE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THIS DECISION? THEN TWO, WHY WOULD THE DISTRICT TAKE SUCH A STANCE? LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ONE.
WHY DOES THE DISTRICT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THIS DECISION IN ON PAGE 11 IN YOUR BOOK, UNDER THE UIL PART OF THE UIL CONSTITUTION, IT SAYS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS INTERPRETATION THAT THE DIVISION OF UIL ACTIVITIES ARE ACADEMICS, MUSIC, ATHLETICS.
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY PERMIT STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING A MAGNET SCHOOL.
IT'S NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T.
WELL, WE CERTAINLY COULD, BUT IT'S ALSO SAYING THAT WE MAY.
WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO OR NOT.
WE DON'T MAKE THAT DECISION LIGHTLY.
IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THAT DECISION, WHY WOULD WE SO WHY WOULD THE DISTRICT TAKE THAT STANCE? ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE OF STUDENTS FIRST.
A GUIDING STATEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD ABOUT COAL AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES BEING VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
WHY ARE STUDENTS SET FRONTIER AT THIS POINT IN TIME NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN UIL ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS.
ON PAGE 6 AND MR. LIBERTY READ IT FOR YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO READ IT FOR YOU AGAIN, A BIG COMPONENT OF STEM IS COLLABORATION AND INCORPORATING A DESIGN TIME.
LEARNERS LEARN TOGETHER AND MAKE MUST HAVE THAT COLLABORATION TIME IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR FUTURE FORWARD PROJECTS AND PBLS.
I APPRECIATE MR. LIBERTY BRINGING THAT OUT, AND HE'S CORRECT.
BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT WHAT HAPPENS AT MIDDLE-SCHOOL GETS RATCHETED UP AT HIGH SCHOOL.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS, WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL AND WHAT ARE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES? HIGH SCHOOL IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES.
THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAVE LIMITS.
A STUDENT WHO IS CHOOSING RANDOM AG PROGRAM, THEN THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
BUT THEY DON'T GET READ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
THEY DON'T GET THAT PIECE BECAUSE THEY CHOSE SOMETHING ELSE.
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MAY HAVE A CONFLICT IN THEIR SCHEDULE AND MAY NOT GET THE BAND, SO THEY MAY HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE.THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT HIGH SCHOOL.
WE PROVIDE RIGOR AND EXTRA ACTIVITIES IN A FULL ARRAY OF THINGS, WHICH INCLUDES ARTS, ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS, AND EVEN THE CAREER TECH.
AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, WE PROVIDE CORE CLASSES AND THE STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN UIL ARTS ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS AND CAREER TECH IF THEY WANT.
IF THEY'RE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY CAN DO HONORS OR AP AND ARTS, ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS, CAREER TECH.
IF THEY'RE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY CAN DO DUAL CREDIT AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT.
IT CAN ALSO GO TO BEN BARBER AND DO ATHLETICS.
WE PROVIDE A GREAT ARRAY OF THINGS.
WHY WOULD WE MAKE THIS CHOICE? EVERY CHOICE MADE CAN LIMIT ANOTHER, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
MAYBE BRANDON'S DOESN'T HAVE THE IMPACT AS OTHERS WOULD, AND THAT'S OKAY.
WHAT WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T OFFER EVERYTHING TO EVERYBODY, WHICH IS WHAT MR. LIBERTY SAID ON PAGE 21 AND WHAT THEY WANT IS DO IT AS A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
WHICH SOUNDS GOOD UNTIL YOU GET TO THE REALITY OF IT.
NUMBER 1, SO HOW MANY DAYS DOES IT TAKE TO INHIBIT THE INSTRUCTION IN A STEM PROGRAM? THE PBLS, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
THE SAME SPORT ON DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
IT CHANGES FROM STEM ACADEMY WAS ON WESTERNS CAMPUS AND THEY COULD GO AND DO SOME THINGS ON THAT CAMPUS.
IT'S DIFFERENT NOW, EVERY KID THAT WANTS AN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY, OR A FINE ARTS, OR A BAND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NOW THEY GO TO ONE OF THE FIVE HIGH-SCHOOLS AND THOSE SCHEDULES AREN'T SYNCED.
THEY WILL BE PULLING IT OUT OF CLASSES AT DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT DAYS.
THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IF WE DO JUST FIVE SPORTS THAT ARE CASE-BY-CASE OR 10 SPORTS THAT ARE CASE-BY-CASE WILL NOT THE PARENTS OF OTHER STUDENTS WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT OFFERED FOR THEM.
TRACK NOW, SWIMMING NOW, WHAT ABOUT TENNIS? WHAT ABOUT GOLF? WHAT ABOUT VOLLEYBALL? WHAT ABOUT FOOTBALL? IT'S UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTENTIONS ARE OR WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S ONLY 10 STUDENTS, BUT THAT'S ONLY AT JERRY KNIGHT.
IF WE HAVE 20 STUDENTS OR 15 STUDENTS, THEY'RE GOING TO FIVE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL OF THEM GO TO FOUR DIFFERENT GRADES? NOW WE HAVE ALL THESE STUDENTS GOING.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR ONE STUDENT, BUT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES MAY BE A VAST PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD, OR COULD BE A VAST PROBLEM THIS YEAR.
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WE DON'T HAVE THE CRYSTAL BALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT.WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS DECISION HAVE ON THE DESIGN OF STEM? ONLY STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IF THEY HAVE THE MEANS, SO IF STUDENTS HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION, ARE ONLY THE STUDENTS THAT CAN BROADEN THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION GOING TO GET TO PARTICIPATE? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION IN THAT COST MONEY? DISTRICTS MAY HAVE TO CREATE A POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION CLAIM.
IF WE CAN'T PROVIDE EVERYTHING, ALL ATHLETICS, THERE'S A TITLE 9 IMPLICATION MAYBE.
WE MAY HAVE SOME HAVES AND HAVE NOTS FOR DISCRIMINATION.
MIC DOES BELIEVE IN STUDENTS FIRST, WE WOULD STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THESE KIDS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE COURSE.
BUT FROM THE DISTRICT SIDE, WE'VE NEVER TALKED ABOUT THAT SIDE.
WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT WHAT THIS THIS EDUCATION CODE OR LAW MEANS, THE INTERPRETATION OF IT, OR WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO THE PROGRAM.
WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU IS THAT THE DISTRICT STRONGLY BELIEVES IN THIS CASE THAT STUDENTS AS A WHOLE, NOT A STUDENT, BUT STUDENTS AS A WHOLE MUST BE PROTECTED FOR THE PROGRAM'S SAKE UNTIL AT LEAST WE CAN MAKE SOME DETERMINATIONS ABOUT ALL THE OTHER UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT COME ALONG WITH THIS DECISION. THANK YOU.
>> THIS MORNING [INAUDIBLE] FOUR MINUTES AND 10 SECONDS.
MR. LINN LIBERTY, AT THIS TIME, YOU RESERVE APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL.
YOU WILL MAKE YOUR VERBAL PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPLAINANT.
THE BOARD SECRETARY WILL AGAIN LET YOU KNOW WHEN THERE'S ONE MINUTE LEFT.
>> THANK YOU. THE MISSION OF JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY IS TO GIVE LEARNERS CHOICE AND VOICE.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OFF, THANK THE BOARD FOR GIVING ME A VOICE HERE TODAY.
I'VE TRIED MANY TIMES TO GET MY VOICE HEARD BY THE DISTRICT OVER THE PAST YEAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE WHO WOULD HEAR ME OUT AND WORK WITH ME.
I HOPE THAT TODAY WE CAN WORK WITH THE BOARD AND GIVE THESE LEARNERS A FRONTIER CHOICE.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS A FEW OF MR. WRIGHT CONCERNS FOR THE BOARD.
FIRST OFF, HE SAID THAT THEY MAY UPHOLD THESE POLICIES, THE DISTRICT SIDE AND THEIR OFFICIAL STANCE ON THIS GRIEVANCE IS THAT THE DISTRICT STRONGLY AGREES WITH YOU.
THE UIL EVENT IS IMPORTANT AND WE SHOULD REMOVE BARRIERS WHEN POSSIBLE.
THESE POLICIES ARE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE DOWN THESE BARRIERS.
HE ALSO STATED THAT IF WE SAY YES TO ONE, THEN WE HAVE TO SAY YES TO ALL OR EXPONENTIAL REQUESTS.
THE DISTRICT'S DECISION ON OTHER UIL ACTIVITIES OR OTHER SCHOOLS IS NOT THE CONCERN OF THIS GRIEVANCE.
FOR UIL ATHLETICS, IT SHOULD BE HANDLED ON A CASE-BY-CASE SCENARIO.
JERRY AND I, IN FACT HAD A TRIAL PERIOD UPON OPENING TO FIND OUT WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING TO NO ON EVERYTHING, WE DIDN'T TRY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE.
HE ALSO STATED, WHY NOT JUST GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL? AT OTHER CAMPUSES, YOU'RE ABLE TO DO ATHLETICS ONE YEAR AND THEN BEEN BROUGHT TO THE NEXT, BUT WITH THE FRONTIER, IF YOU LEAVE, YOU'RE STUCK AT THAT SCHOOL.
ALSO, WHY ARE WE TRYING TO TELL STUDENTS TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL? IF THE BOARD HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. THAT CONCLUDES.
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT JUST TO ADDRESS THE TRANSPORTATION PIECE.
WHEN BRANDON RIDES THE BUS HOME FROM FRONTIER, HE HAS TO GO TO LEGACY, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT SCHOOL.
HE'LL LITERALLY HAVE TO DRIVE BY AND WATCH THESE KIDS POLE VAULT IF YOU DECIDED TO TELL HIM NO, THE TRANSPORTATION, YEAH.
[BACKGROUND] THE TRANSPORTATION IS ALREADY THERE BECAUSE BEN BARBER BUSES YOU TO YOUR DISTRICT CAMPUS TO GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.
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THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WORKS AND THAT'S THE CONCLUSION.>> THANK YOU. MR. RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, YOU HAVE RESERVED APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER FOUR MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL.
AGAIN, YOU WILL BE REMINDED THAT ONE-MINUTE CALL.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO YOUR REBUTTAL AT THIS TIME?
BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO ASK OR HAVE ADDRESSED AT THIS TIME? OKAY, MS. FARRAR.
>> I'M CURIOUS, WHEN AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL, ARE THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS MADE AWARE UPON APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM THAT UIL SPORTS YOU'RE NOT OFFERING?
>> WHEN I ASKED THAT QUESTION, THEY WERE AWARE BUT IT WAS NOT IN WRITING.
>> [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] MAKE A FOLLOW UP.
>> GO AHEAD AND ANSWER. IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION TO HIM, YOU CAN.
>> I DID KNOW AFTER CONTACTING MR. FOUR AND HE SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS A UIL RULE.
BUT AFTERWARD, I CONTACTED THE DIRECTOR OF UIL ELIGIBILITY, DR. MARK COUSINS, AND HE SAID THAT IT WASN'T A UIL ISSUE.
WE IMMEDIATELY MADE THE DISTRICT AWARE OF THIS, KNOWING I WAS ELIGIBLE, SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ATHLETICS WEREN'T GOING TO BE OFFERED TO ME, SO NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NONE, AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL REMAIN IN OPEN SESSION, AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 OF 1.0821 TO HEAR A SECOND LEVEL 3 GRIEVANCE.
I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A MOMENT TO SWITCH PLACES.
>> NOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS TAKING THEIR POSITION, WE'LL FOLLOW THROUGH JUST AS WE DID BEFORE AND GIVING THE SAME RESPECT TO BOTH CASES.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO THIS NEXT LEVEL 3 HEARING, APPEAL FILED BY OLIVER RYAN AND CATARINA SIDIER (PHONETIC) AND THE BOARD POLICY F AND G, LEGAL AND LOCAL.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.021 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THE BOARD IS CONDUCTING THIS HEARING IN OPEN SESSION.
WELCOME, MY NAME IS COURTNEY LUCKY WILSON. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
FOR THE RECORD, TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 2022.
THE BOARD HAS CONVENED IN OPEN.
I'M GOING TO GET THAT STRAIGHT BY THE TIME THIS IS OVER TONIGHT.
>> THE BOARD HAS CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING A LEVEL 3 APPEAL BROUGHT FORWARD BY MR. RYAN AND MS. SIDIER, [OVERLAPPING]. THANK YOU.
I'M GETTING BETTER RIGHT? IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD POLICY F AND G LOCAL.
NOTICE THAT THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
WILL EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE STATE THEIR NAME AND WE'LL START TO MY FAR RIGHT.
>> WARREN DAVIS, BOARD MEMBER.
>> CRAIG TIPPING, BOARD MEMBER.
>> BIANCA BENEVY, MS. ANDERSON SECRETARY.
>> COURTNEY LUCKY WILSON, BOARD PRESIDENT.
>> KEZIAH FARRAR, VICE PRESIDENT.
>> DESIREE THOMAS, BOARD TRUSTEE.
>> MICHELLE NEWSOME, BOARD TRUSTEE.
>> FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM IS PRESENT FOR THIS MEETING.
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THIS PROCEEDING WILL BE ACCORDED TO ENSURE THAT AN ACCURATE RECORD IS KEPT.A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDING IN WHICH THE COMPLAINANT AND THE ADMINISTRATION PRESENTERS STATEMENTS WILL BE AUDIO RECORDED.
THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEYS WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INSTRUCT ALL PARTICIPANTS TO PLEASE AVOID TALKING WHEN ANOTHER PERSON IS SPEAKING SO THAT THE RECORDING WILL ACCURATELY REFLECT THE PROCEEDINGS.
FURTHER, PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO MAKE YOUR ORAL STATEMENTS AS CLEAR AND COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER THAT THE AUDIO RECORDING WILL NOT REFLECT GESTURES OR ANY OTHER FORM OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION.
AT THIS TIME, WITH EXCEPTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES, I WILL ASK EACH PERSON IN THE ROOM IN PARTICIPATION TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES FOR PURPOSE OF THE RECORD.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ROLE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS HEARING.
WE WILL START WITH THE COMPLAINANTS.
>> OLIVER, [INAUDIBLE]. HUSBAND. [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M HEATHER CHRISTIE, I'M THE ATTORNEY FOR THE FAMILY.
>> I'M HOLLY JAMES, ATTORNEY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
>> DAVID WRIGHT, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.
>> MIKE LISA, ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD.
>> THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATION ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE POLICIES AND LAWS.
IT WILL BE BASED ON THE RECORD MADE FROM THE PREVIOUS HEARINGS.
NO NEW EVIDENCE SHALL BE PRESENTED.
THIS IS NOT A FORMAL LEGAL PROCEEDING AND NO STRICT RULES OF EVIDENCE OR PROCEDURE WILL APPLY.
AS HEARING IS AN APPEAL TO THE BOARD REGARDING A LEVEL 2 DECISION, EACH PARTY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ITS PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.
THE PARTIES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CROSS EXAMINE EACH OTHER.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF EITHER PARTY.
HOWEVER, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE NOT SUBJECT TO QUESTIONING BY THE ADMINISTRATION, THE COMPLAINANT, LEGAL COUNSEL OR ANY WITNESS.
THE BOARD'S DECISIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE RECORD MADE FROM THE PREVIOUS HEARINGS AND NO NEW EVIDENCE WILL BE PERMITTED.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN APPEAL, THE DECISION OF THE LEVEL 2 HEARING, THE COMPLAINANTS WILL PRESENT THEIR ARGUMENT BASED ON THE RECORD FIRST.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE.
BOTH THE COMPLAINANTS AND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ALLOCATED 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS.
IF THE COMPLAINANTS OR THE ADMINISTRATION WISH TO RESERVE A PORTION OF THEIR 15 MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATION'S PRESENTATION THAT IS PERMITTED.
AS ALREADY NOTED, THIS HEARING IS BEING CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION.
HOWEVER, THE VOTE WILL ALSO BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.
AT THIS TIME, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW THIS HEARING IS BEING CONDUCTED? NOW THAT WE'VE REVIEWED THE PROCEDURES FOR THIS HEARING, IT'S TIME TO TURN THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR AND CONSIDER THIS MATTER.
IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD FEELS THAT HE OR SHE CAN NOT DO SO, THE BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD SO STATE AT THIS TIME AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS HEARING.
BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE'S ANYONE? LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD PRESENT HAS INDICATED THAT HE OR SHE CAN CONSIDER THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THIS HEARING AND MAKE A DECISION IN A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL MANNER.
MR. RYAN AND MS. [INAUDIBLE] WHO WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON YOUR BEHALF?
>> OKAY. MS. [INAUDIBLE] YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.
DO YOU WISH TO RESERVE A PORTION OF THAT FOR YOUR REBUTTAL?
>> THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, MISS MAURY, WILL KEEP THE TIME AND WILL INDICATE TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LEFT IN YOUR ALLOWED TIME.
YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME.
>> OKAY. IT'S HARD TO BE SECOND, I DON'T WANT TO BE REPETITIVE, BUT I'LL TRY TO SUMMARIZE BECAUSE GRIEVANCES ARE VERY SIMILAR.
JUST TO START, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HERE TODAY, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT GOT TO THIS POINT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO FILE A GRIEVANCE.
THAT'S NOT MY STYLE, IS NOT OUR FAMILY STYLE.
FOR THE LAST, BEFORE GRIEVANCES EVEN WERE FILED, WE REALLY TRIED TO ENGAGE WITH THE DISTRICT.
WE MET WITH ADMINISTRATION, WE SUGGESTED TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO BRING TOGETHER TEACHERS, COACHES, GT SPECIALISTS.
EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE KIDS AT FRONTIER ARE GT KIDS.
STUDENTS ACTUALLY BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THIS TOPIC.
IT WAS VERY CLEAR, VERY QUICKLY, THE DISTRICT IS NOT WILLING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE HERE TODAY.
I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT THIS DISTRICT AND HONESTLY I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND,
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I KNOW YOU HAVE BACKGROUND IN A BINDER, I KNOW THE LIBERTIES GAVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND, BUT JUST SUMMARIZE KEY POINTS.FRONTIER TODAY OFFERS UIL FOR ACADEMICS.
WHICH IS GREAT. FRONTIER IS A STEM SCHOOL, IT'S ACADEMIC SCHOOL.
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE ANY STUDENT IN FRONTIER.
I'M ABSOLUTELY HAPPY THIS FRONTIER OFFERING ONLY UIL ACADEMICS.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FRONTIER TO BUILD A FOOTBALL STADIUM.
THERE IS A STATE RULE, WHICH MR. WRIGHT QUOTED THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS IN A SCHOOL PSYCH FRONTIER, WHICH DON'T OFFER A CERTAIN DIVISION OF UIL TO PETITIONS THEIR ZONE CAMPUS.
IT'S THE STATE RULE WHICH DISTRICT MAY OR MAY NOT ADOPT.
I TAKE THAT POINT, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING BRAND NEW.
IT'S NOT A RULE WHICH BE INVENTED, IT'S SOMETHING WRITTEN IN BLACK AND WHITE.
THE NEXT POINT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN AND I'LL SAY IT REALLY SLOWLY.
THE REASON MY CHILD APPLIED TO FRONTIER AND HE WILL BE INCOMING FRESHMAN IN FRONTIER IS FOR ACADEMICS, FOR NOTHING ELSE.
FRONTIER, I BELIEVE IS GOING TO ALLOW MY CHILD TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY.
FRONTIER IS AMAZING SCHOOL, THERE'S AMAZING DESIGNERS.
WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO FRONTIER, 100 PERCENT COMMITTED TO FRONTIER.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL DAY AT FRONTIER IS FROM 7:00 IN THE MORNING TO 2:30 PM.
MY CHILD WILL BE AT FRONTIER 7:00-2:00 PM.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR DOUBLE PERIODS, WE ARE NOT ASKING TO CHANGE HIS SCHEDULE.
HE WILL BE A FULL PARTICIPANTS IN EVERYTHING FRONTIER HAS TO OFFER DURING A NORMAL SCHOOL DAY.
I BELIEVE WHAT MY CHILD DOES BEFORE 7:00 IN THE MORNING OR AFTER 2:30 PM IS ACTUALLY OUR FAMILY DECISION, MY PARENTAL RIGHTS.
IF HE GETS AMAZING GRADES, HE'S IN SCHOOL WHEN LEARNING IS DELIVERED.
I ACTUALLY HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHAT MY CHILD IS DOING BEFORE 7:00, OR WHAT HE'S DOING AFTER 2:30, WHY IT'S EVEN AN ISSUE? DISTRICT GAVE US REALLY TWO REASONS IN OUR GRIEVANCES.
THE FIRST ISSUE IS THAT, THEY'RE NOT QUESTIONING THAT MY CHILD IS GOING TO MISS SCHOOL FOR PRACTICES, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S HAPPENING BEFORE 7:00 OR AFTER 2:30, THEY GET IT.
WHAT THE DISTRICT IS QUESTIONING IS LAUGHABLE.
"WHAT IF YOUR CHILD IS SO GOOD THAT HE'LL MAKE IT TO THE STATE UIL AND HE WILL MISS BETWEEN 2-5 DAYS FOR UIL COMPETITIONS?" HONESTLY, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AND GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT IN US HIGH SCHOOL, THOSE KIDS WERE CELEBRATED, LIKE, "OH MY GOD, YOU MADE IT TO STATE." IT WAS AN AMAZING THING AND DISTRICT USING THOSE 2-5 DAYS OF ABSENCES AND IT'S ONLY IF MY CHILD IS ACTUALLY GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THAT LEVEL.
YOU MAY HAVE A KID WHO DOES SOMETHING BEFORE 7:00 AM OR AFTER 2:30 PM BUT PERHAPS THEY'RE NOT.
THEY ARE JUST NOT SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THAT AREA, DIVISIONAL STATE-LEVEL.
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT STEM ACADEMY AT JERRY KNIGHTS STEM ACADEMY.
EIGHTY PERCENT OF FRONTIER STUDENTS COME FROM JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY.
JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY PROVIDES NUMEROUS UIL ACTIVITIES AND HAS PROVEN THAT THEY CAN INTEGRATE THOSE ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVELY.
EXACTLY. IT'S SELECT ACTIVITIES, THOSE WHICH DO NOT HAVE IMPACT OR CONFLICTS WITH SCHEDULES.
I ALSO THINK HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW MY CHILD MISSING TWO TO FIVE DAYS FOR UIL ATHLETICS IS ANY DIFFERENT FROM A STUDENT WHO'S MISSING 2-5 DAYS FOR UIL ACADEMICS, WHICH IS ALREADY OVER THE FRONTIER.
WHY ONE CHILD CAN MISS THE TIME AT FRONTIER AND MY CHILD CAN'T JUST BECAUSE HE CHOSE TO COMPETE IN A URL ACTIVITY? WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS PRESENTATION, I'M REALLY ASKING YOU TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT ARE THE FACTS VERSUS WHAT IS THE ASSUMPTION WHICH DISTRICT IS MAKING.
IT'S NEVER BEEN TRIED BEFORE AT FRONTIER.
I REALIZE IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BUT WHAT ARE THE FACTS, WHAT ARE THEY BASING THAT DECISION ON?
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I'M IN THE SAME BOAT WITH LAW LIBERTIES.BEFORE I KNEW THAT UIL ACTUALLY ALLOWS IT.
I WENT TO ALL THREE PRINCIPALS.
YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR BINDER ON PAGES 16,17 AND 30.
THAT'S WHERE I WOULD BE TEACHING MY CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN UIL ATHLETICS.
I WENT TO JKSA PRINCIPAL AND I WENT TO FRONTIER PRINCIPAL.
NOT A SINGLE PRINCIPAL IN WRITING, IN EMAIL SAID THEY DON'T ALLOW UIL ATHLETICS BECAUSE OF ACADEMICS.
ALL OF THEM SAID THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING IT'S NOT ALLOWED IS BECAUSE OF UIL RULES.
THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A UIL RULE.
DON'T YOU THINK THAT A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHO DEALS WITH THOSE KIDS DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND IF THEY REALLY THINK IT'S AN ISSUE? THE FIRST REASON WOULD BE, WE CANNOT ALLOW BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS WITH ACADEMICS, KIDS CANNOT MISS SCHOOL.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION, LOOK FOR FACTS.
THE SECOND REASON WHICH DISTRICT PROVIDED IS A REALLY FAIRNESS ARGUMENT.
IS IT FAIR TO THE OTHER UIL IF THEY ALLOW UIL FOR POLE VOTING OR UIL FOR TENNIS OR UIL FOR SWIMMING? WHAT IF I HAVE A PARENT WHO IS GOING TO COME AND ASK FOR BASEBALL? WELL, HONESTLY, THAT'S NO DIFFERENT FROM A NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL.
IF A NORMAL, REGULAR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT WANTS TO TAKE A BEN BARBER CLASS AND DO BASEBALL.
UNLESS THERE IS NO CONFLICT STUDENTS CAN DO BOTH, CORRECT? IN A REGULAR SCHOOL.
IF BEN BARBER AND BASEBALL PRACTICE CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER, THAT STUDENT HAS TO MAKE A CHOICE.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS ACTUALLY REALLY NO DIFFERENT FROM DECISIONS WHICH STUDENTS MAKE EVERY DAY IN A REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS IF A DOZEN STUDENTS ARE COMMITTED TO FRONTIER, IF IT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH ANY SINGLE FRONTIER, WHY WOULDN'T YOU LET THOSE KIDS DO IT? IT'S NO DIFFERENT FROM A REGULAR CAMPUS.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT FAIRNESS, ONE ISSUE, WHICH DISTRICT IS NOT ADDRESSING IS WE PERSONALLY KNOW FAMILIES WHO DIDN'T EVEN APPLY TO FRONTIER, THEY LITERALLY DIDN'T APPLY TO FRONTIER AND YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THEIR CHILD IS LOSING THEIR CHANCE AT ANY ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS.
YOU HAVE SMART KIDS WHO ARE FULLY ELIGIBLE, WHO WROTE THIS DYE EXAM, WHO WANTED TO BE AT FRONTIER, THEY SIMPLY DIDN'T APPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING FROM FAMILIES WHO NEED MONEY FOR COLLEGE.
THEY SIMPLY MADE A DECISION, WE CANNOT GO TO FRONTIER, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THAT MONEY.
IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT YOUR TEA ACCOUNTABILITY RATING FOR FRONTIER, FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED KIDS, IT HAS THE LOWEST SCORE OUT OF ALL HIGH SCHOOLS.
I THINK IT'S VERY TELLING THAT KIDS WHO ACTUALLY NEED SCHOLARSHIP MONEY SIMPLY WOULDN'T EVEN APPLY TO THAT SCHOOL.
JUST TO CONCLUDE, WHEN YOU HEAR DISTRICT'S REMARKS, JUST ASK THEM QUESTIONS.
DO THEY KNOW WHAT SPORTS ARE POSSIBLE? DO THEY KNOW WHAT SPORTS DO NOT CONFLICT WITH ACADEMICS AT FRONTIER? DO THEY ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL STATE OF KIDS WHO HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE AND THOSE KIDS WHO LEFT FROM JKSA TO A REGULAR SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THAT SCHOLARSHIP MONEY? WHAT IMPACT IT HAS? I'VE TALKED TO PARENTS WHO ARE SAYING THAT THE KID WHO INSTEAD OF GOING TO FRONTIER WENT TO MANSFIELD JUST FOR SPORTS, IS COMPLETELY DISENGAGED AND NOW NOT INTERESTED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WENT FROM THAT HIGH OF BEING AT JKSA AND CHALLENGED AND THE ONLY TEAM PROJECTS NOW GO INTO A NORMAL DIFFERENT TEACHING AND LEARNING STYLE.
IN OUR GRIEVANCE ON PAGE 52, WE OUTLINED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.
PAGE 52, DISTRICT HAS NOT ANSWERED A SINGLE QUESTION IN MY GRIEVANCE WHICH WE POST.
JUST TO CONCLUDE, YOUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, THE POWER OF CHOICE PROGRAMS WILL NOT GO AWAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PARENTS BEFORE ME.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAME TO THE BOARD BEFORE.
BUT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ASKED.
AS PRINCIPLES, AS DESIGNERS, THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
AS THE GROWTH OF THE POWER OF CHOICE SCHOOLS IS GOING TO KEEP COMING UP.
NEXT YEAR INSTEAD OF ME HERE, YOU MAY HAVE A FAMILY,
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WHICH IS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY CHALLENGE YOU ON YOUR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES, THAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT BEING INCLUSIVE FOR THOSE KIDS.YOUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, I THINK YOU NEED TO INNOVATE YOUR POLICIES.
POLICIES WILL KEEP UP WITH YOUR PRACTICES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THAT YOU HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS, IF ANY, UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION BY BOTH SIDES, WHO WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION?
>> MRS. JAMES, YOU HAVE 50 MINUTES TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
DO YOU WISH TO RESERVE A PORTION OF YOUR LOT OF TIME FOR THE REBUTTAL?
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE ANY TIME REMAINING AFTER MY PRESENTATION FOR REBUTTAL.
>> OUR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, MS. MARIA, WILL KEEP TIME AND WILL INDICATE TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LEFT IN YOUR LOT OF TIME, YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I THINK THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY THAT WE HAVE LOST SIGHT IN THIS MATTER, THAT WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH NOW AND THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THE CDRS HAVE FILED A LEVEL 1 COMPLAINT THAT TRIGGERED THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS UNDER F&G LOCAL.
THAT PROCESS HAS EXPRESS REQUIREMENTS AT EACH STAGE ALONG THE WAY.
THERE ARE REQUIRED TIMELINES FOR WHICH THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO RESPOND AT EACH LEVEL.
THIS IS NOT A PROCESS THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND THE DIALOGUE THAT WOULD INVOLVE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT MS. CDR SAID SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND THE DISTRICT WOULD WANT TO HAVE INCLUDED IN THIS DISCUSSION.
THE ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT, THE QUESTION IS SIMPLY, DID THE ADMINISTRATION REACH THE CORRECT DECISION IN DECIDING THE LEVEL 1 COMPLAINT? WAS THE DECISION CORRECT AT LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2? AFFIRMING THE ADMINISTRATION AT THOSE LEVELS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A POSSIBILITY TO EXPLORE THIS ISSUE IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THE F&G LOCAL GRIEVANCE PROCESS INITIATED BY THE CDRS, WHICH IS THEIR RIGHT TO DO.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION IN THE COMPLETION OF THAT GRIEVANCE PROCESS.
NOW TO RECAP IN THE LEVEL 1 COMPLAINT FILED BY THE CDRS AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME.
THE CDRS FILED THEIR LEVEL 1 COMPLAINT ON THE BASIS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO OFFER UIL ACTIVITIES BEYOND ACADEMICS AT THE FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY.
THE CDRS BELIEVE THAT THIS DECISION IS HARMING THEIR SON.
THE REASON GIVEN BY THE DISTRICT AS THE BASIS FOR THAT DECISION IS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO BE FOCUSED ON THE PROGRAM IN ITS ENTIRETY AND THE BETTERMENT OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM, NOT JUST A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THE CDRS ARE REFERRING TO.
ALSO IN THEIR COMPLAINT, THE CDRS REQUESTED TWO FORMS OF ALTERNATE OPTIONS.
NUMBER 1, THEY ASKED THE DISTRICT TO ADOPT UIL RULES AND THEY ACTUALLY SUBMITTED A PROPOSED POLICY THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT'S ATTACHED TO THEIR LEVEL 1 COMPLAINT AND IT IS AT APPENDIX B OR C ON PAGE 12 AT TAB 1.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE PROPOSED POLICY THAT YOU CAN SEE THE CDRS ARE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT.
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IT STATES THAT A STUDENT WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN A UIL ACTIVITY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS NOW ATTENDING A MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, IS PERMITTED TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE THAT UIL ACTIVITY AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS.IT ALSO GOES ON TO STATE THAT SUCH UIL ACTIVITY CAN'T CONFLICT WITH THE ACADEMIC SCHEDULE OF THE MAGNET SCHOOL.
BUT THERE'S TWO BIG PROBLEMS WITH IT.
MS. CDR IS ASKING THE DISTRICT TO EXPRESSLY LIMIT THE SCOPE OF HER REQUEST TO THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN ATHLETICS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.
IT'S ONLY THOSE STUDENTS WHO WILL GET TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT A HOME CAMPUS.
WHAT ABOUT A STUDENT WHO DID NOT COMPETE IN ATHLETICS IN MIDDLE-SCHOOL? DO THEY NO LONGER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE? THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED AND EVALUATED BEFORE THE DISTRICT JUMPS INTO MAKING A DECISION LIKE THIS.
IN ADDITION, AS TO THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THE PROPOSED POLICY, THAT THE ACTIVITY CANNOT CONFLICT WITH THE ACADEMIC SCHEDULE HERE THAT WOULD BE FRONTIER.
WE ALREADY HAVE THAT CONFLICT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED DURING THIS GRIEVANCE PROCESS IS THAT WOULD PRECLUDE ACTUALLY JACOB FROM PARTICIPATING IN SWIMMING AT HIS HOME CAMPUS.
TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS START AT 7:25.
SWIM PRACTICE AT TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS HAPPENS AT THE AUDITORIUM, LASTS FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING, ABOUT 5:30 AND DOESN'T END UNTIL 7:30, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
BY THE TIME THAT HE WOULD ARRIVE AT FRONTIER, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY TRANSPORTATION FROM THE AUDITORY HIM OVER TO FRONTIER.
HE'S ALREADY MISSED AT LEAST 45 MINUTES OF HIS FIRST-CLASS PERIOD, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
HE HIMSELF WOULD BE PRECLUDED FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROPOSED POLICY.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY EVALUATE, NOT JUST AS TO JACOB, BUT WHO ELSE COULD THIS POLICY APPLY TO, IF ANYONE OR IS IT GOING TO MOVE OR IS IT GOING TO PRECLUDE EVERY POSSIBLE JERRY KNIGHT STUDENT WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN ATHLETICS FROM BEING ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
[NOISE] NOW THE CDRS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT THEY BELIEVE THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT THEY'RE SAYING AND WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION THINKS THEY'RE SAYING.
BUT THERE'S REALLY BEEN NO DISCONNECT.
THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE IS NOT A CLEAR CUT BLACK AND WHITE SOLUTION TO THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE COMPLAINT.
THE CDRS CHALLENGED ADMINISTRATION ON THIS ISSUE BY FILING A GRIEVANCE AS IS THEIR RIGHT.
BUT THAT MEANS THAT THE TIMELINE UNDER F&G LOCAL IS NOW IN PLACE.
THE 10 DAY REQUIRED PERIOD IN WHICH TO SUBMIT A DECISION AT EACH LEVEL NECESSARILY LEADS TO A LIMITED SCOPE OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED DURING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUES.
[NOISE] PLEASE FORGIVE ALL THE MANY PAGES OF MY OUTLINE.
IT'S PART OF MY CREATIVE PROCESS.
[LAUGHTER] NOW ASIDE FROM THE REALITY OF JACOB HIMSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POLICY PROPOSED BY HIS PARENTS, THE NEXT ISSUE AS MR. WRIGHT RAISED PREVIOUSLY IS CAN THE DISTRICT SIMPLY ADOPT THE POLICY AS PROPOSED BY THE CITIERS? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A BLACK AND WHITE ISSUE, BECAUSE ALL OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, BECAUSE ALL THE MOVING PIECES HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLORED,
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BECAUSE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS CONVERSATION HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED YET TO CONSIDER THESE ISSUES, THEN THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DECIDE TONIGHT IN THE CONTEXT OF A LEVEL 3 HEARING UNDER AN F&G LOCAL PROCESS TO MAKE THE DECISION TO NOW CHANGE OR MODIFY THE PROGRAM AT FRONTIER BY ALLOWING THESE STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN ATHLETICS AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS.THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OR RED FLAGS THAT ARE RAISED, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, AS AN ATTORNEY, THAT NEEDS TO BE FLUSHED OUT.
THERE ARE QUESTIONS RELATED TO EQUITY, TO ACTUAL POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS, POSSIBLE LITIGATION RISK FOR THE DISTRICT.
BY ONLY LIMITING THIS TO A NARROW SET OF INDIVIDUALS.
ALL OF THESE THINGS NEED TO BE FLUSHED OUT IN ORDER FOR THE DISTRICT TO HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL BEFORE MAKING A DECISION LIKE THIS.
IT SHOULD NOT BE A MATTER OF THE DISTRICT HAVING TO RUSH INTO A DECISION BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING THE DECISION IN THE CONTEXT OF A LEVEL 3 HEARING THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS.
THE ISSUES RAISED IN [INAUDIBLE] COMPLAINT REALLY OPEN UP A PANDORA'S BOX OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE EXPLORED.
WHY IS THE DISTRICT TAKING THE STANCE? WHY DID THE DISTRICT REACH THE DECISION THAT IT DID AT LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2, WHICH IS TO RELY ON AND POINT OUT THAT FRONTIER IS DESIGNED THE WAY THAT IT IS, I.E, THAT THERE'S NO PARTICIPATION ALLOWED IN UIL ATHLETICS.
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THAT? WELL, ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS, AS ARTICULATED BY MR. WRIGHT, IS THE IMPLICATIONS ON FRONTIERS PROGRAM AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN.
HE ARTICULATED THIS REASON BOTH AT THE LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 DECISION.
MR. WRIGHT DID NOT ARTICULATE THAT AT LEVEL 1, THAT WAS GARY GATES.
BUT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ANALYZED, THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE LEVELS BELOW MADE THE APPROPRIATE DECISION THAT AT THIS TIME THE DISTRICT IS UNABLE TO GRANT THE RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE CITIERS, AND BECAUSE DOING SO COULD POTENTIALLY, AND NOW WE KNOW COULD ACTUALLY IMPACT THE STEM PROGRAM, THE PURITY OF THAT STEM PROGRAM THAT'S OFFERED AT FRONTIER.
I SAY IT WILL ACTUALLY IMPACT IT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BY ALLOWING JACOB FOR ONE TO PARTICIPATE IN SWIMMING, HE WILL MOST DEFINITELY MISS A LARGE PORTION OF HIS FIRST PERIOD CLASS EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
A HUGE COMPONENT, THE WAY THAT THE FRONTIER PROGRAM IS DESIGNED IS BASED ON COLLABORATIVE GROUP LEARNING EFFORTS, AND THAT REQUIRES COMMITMENT FROM ALL THE STUDENTS INVOLVED WHO HAVE APPLIED TO JOIN FRONTIER AND TO BE STUDENTS AT FRONTIER.
IF THERE IS A STUDENT OR A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT FULLY COMMITTED TO THAT OR WHO ARE GOING TO BE REGULARLY ABSENT, THAT WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND IT WILL LEAD TO A WATERED DOWN STEM PROGRAM.
THE WAY THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATED, YES, THE DISTRICT IS CONCERNED.
THE DISTRICT'S DESIRE IS TO HOLD ON TO THAT AND TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY, ANY RISK OF DILUTING THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD DILUTE THE EDUCATION THAT'S PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM.
IS THE DISTRICT RETICENT TO JUMP OUT AND JUST DO A TRIAL PERIOD AS THE CITIERS SUGGEST? OF COURSE THEY DON'T WANT TO JUMP OUT AND MAKE THAT DECISION WITHOUT KNOWING THE RISKS INVOLVED AND HAVING MORE OF A COMFORT LEVEL ABOUT ALL OF THE MOVING PIECES AND THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS RELATED TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
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I'M GOING OFF SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT.[LAUGHTER] WHAT MAKES FRONTIER GREAT? ANYONE WHO HAS EVER VISITED THAT CAMPUS KNOWS THAT IT'S SPECIAL.
EVERYTHING IS DONE WITH A PURPOSE, AND THAT IS TRUE WITH RESPECT TO THE COURSES THAT ARE OFFERED AND THE WAY THAT THE CLASSES AND THE LEARNING MODELS ARE ACTUALLY STRUCTURED.
IT'S ACTUALLY ALSO EMBEDDED IN THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OFFERED THROUGH THERE.
TO MAKE THIS SUGGESTION AS THE CITIERS DO, THAT ALLOWANCES SHOULD BE MADE TO DEVIATE FROM THAT PROGRAM, I THINK IS JUST NOT A POSITION THAT THE DISTRICT IS READY TO REACH AT THIS TIME TONIGHT.
THE RESPONSIBLE DECISION TO MAKE IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS LEVEL 3 HEARING IS TO AFFIRM THE DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION AT LEVEL 2 AND AT LEVEL 1 AND DENY THE GRIEVANCE FILED BY MRS. SIDIER.
WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO AFFIRM THAT DECISION. THANK YOU.
>> MS. [INAUDIBLE] DID THEY HAVE ANY TIME LEFT? [BACKGROUND] THIS TIME, A CITY OR YOU HAVE RESERVED APPROXIMATELY THREE-AND-HALF MINUTES, OR MAYBE MR. RYAN FOR REBUTTAL.
AT THIS TIME, YOU MAY USE YOUR TIME TO PRESENT.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME, SO THERE'S A ONE-MINUTE.
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MOM.
THE NOTION THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE OR TO DIALOGUE BECAUSE THERE WAS AN F AND G GRIEVANCE POLICY OR AN F AND G PROCESS GOING ON THAT'S COMPLETELY NOT TRUE.
THERE'S NOTHING IN F AND G THAT WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED THE ADMINISTRATION AT ANY POINT DURING THIS PROCESS TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
YOU ASK THE AGREEMENT, CAN WE TAKE A BREAK ON THIS GRIEVANCE OR YOU OFFER AS RELIEF AND THE GRIEVANCE.
HEY, WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT OR GIVE ME SOME EXTRA TIME TO DO AN INVESTIGATION, TAKE A LOOK AT IT BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION.
THEY COULD HAVE DONE THAT AT ANY TIME AND SAY, VIEW ALL OF THIS TIME.
THE OTHER THING IS ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS THAT YOU HAVE WITH OUR PROPOSED POLICY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST SAY, "WE DON'T LIKE THIS POLICY, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING." YOU'RE THE BOARD, YOU CAN CRAFT WHATEVER RELIEF YOU WANT.
DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE, DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE BEING TOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO EITHER GRANT ALL OF THIS ARE NONE OF THIS.
YOU CAN CRAFT WHATEVER RELIEF YOU THINK IS FAIR.
>> I'LL GO IN FRONT. I JUST WANT TO ADD, FIRST, IS THE FIRST TIME I REACHED OUT TO MR. WRIGHT WAS MARCH 31ST, 2021, 18 MONTHS AGO.
IT'S PAGE 23 OF SUPPORT FOR THE GRIEVANCE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IS A UIL RULE.
I WAS JUST BRAINSTORMING BECAUSE MY CHILD IS A BOY WHO WAS IN 7TH GRADE AND I WAS TRYING TO THINK AHEAD. THIS IS NOT NEW.
DISTRICT HAD 18 MONTHS, AND BEFORE ME, THERE WERE MULTIPLE PARENTS ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.
MR. WRIGHT, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ME TO FILE A GRIEVANCE.
I REMEMBER SITTING IN HIS OFFICE IN APRIL AND WE WERE ALL DIALOGUING AND HE TOLD ME GRIEVANCE IS YOUR OPTION, CONSIDER FILINGS AGREEMENTS.
HE SAID I CANNOT TELL YOU TO FILE THE GRIEVANCE, BUT CONSIDER FILINGS THE GRIEVANCE.
ABOUT CONFLICT FOR STREAMING, THE WAY IT WORKS AT JD KNIGHT RIGHT NOW, JD KNIGHT KIDS SWIM.
IT'S THE SAME CONFLICT THIS JD KNIGHT SCHEDULE.
SWIM COACHES LED THOSE KIDS OUT OF THE POOL 15- 20 MINUTES EARLIER.
JD KNIGHT COACHES ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THOSE KIDS.
JD KNIGHTS SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE FULL STREAM AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THEY'RE HOLDING FOR THE SECOND YEAR, THE ROW SOURCE PLACE FOR SWIMMING ACROSS ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN A DISTRICT.
ABOUT MORE DECIDING TODAY, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION OR BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, YOU WANT TO SAY NO.
I'M ALL ABOUT OF YOUR COLLECTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> NOT OFFERING SOMETHING IS NOT WHAT MAKES FRONTIER SPECIAL.
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I THINK YOU JUST HAVE TO INNOVATE.MAYBE LAST POINT THIS OUT OF ORDER, I THINK IS A IS ACTUALLY STUDENT-SPECIFIC.
IT ASKED FOR ZONE CAMPUS TO LOOK AT EACH STUDENT INDIVIDUALLY.
THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT IN THE [INAUDIBLE] HIGH SCHOOL WANTS MY CHILD TO COMPETE FOR THE UIL ATLANTIC.
>> THANK YOU, MS. REAL. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ADDRESS? IS THERE ANYONE ON THIS SIDE? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS,
[5. Closed Meeting]
THIS CONCLUDES THIS PROCEEDING.AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND SECTION 551.0821 REGARDING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF THE STUDENT.
THE BOARD WILL THEN RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ACTION IF APPROPRIATE.
THEREFORE, THERE'S NO OBJECTION AT THIS TIME, WE'RE RECESSED INTO CLOSED SESSION.
THE BOARD AND THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
THE TIME IS 9:00 [OVERLAPPING]
>> I NEED TO MAKE AN OBJECTION.
JUST ABOUT THE REASON THAT YOU'RE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE ASKED FOR AN OPEN HEARING AND WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE YOU TO DELIBERATE AND OPEN.
I THINK THE ONLY EXCEPTION THAT WOULD APPLY FOR YOU GUYS TO GO BACK AND CLOSE SESSION IS TO GO BACK WITH YOUR LAWYER.
BUT OTHERWISE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE LEGAL QUESTIONS AND YOU'RE JUST TALKING TO EACH OTHER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A GOOD IDEA OR NOT, THOSE DELIBERATIONS SHOULD BE OUT HERE.
>> REALLY THERE'S NO LEGAL QUESTIONS IS JUST FOR DISCUSSION.
>> LET ME KNOW [OVERLAPPING] BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WAS HERE.
>> NO. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE BOARD IS GOING TO RETURN TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THEIR ATTORNEY.
>> OKAY. BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 9:38.
[6. Open Meeting]
THE BOARD HAS HEARD A LEVEL 3 APPEAL FILED BY BRIAN LIBERTY, CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.THE BOARD THEN ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 AND 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ANY ACTION REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL OF MR. LIBERTY?
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION AT LEVEL 2.
>> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. TIPPING? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT THAT OUR DISTRICT OFFERS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND MULTIPLE CHOICES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ATTEND AND TAKE CARE OF DIFFERENT THINGS SO IT ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHOICES.
>> DID ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? THIS TIME, I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.
>> THE BOARD HAS ALSO HEARD A LEVEL 3 APPEAL FILED BY OLIVER, RYAN, AND CATARINA, CIDDY R CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE BOARD THEN ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ANY ACTUAL REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL OF MR. RYAN AND MR CIDDY R.
>> YES, I MOVED FOR THE BOARD TO DENY THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL, THEREFORE, UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION DECISION AT LEVEL 2.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. ANDERSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION?
>> I HAVE SOME. ALL OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE
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VERY RIGOROUS SCHEDULES PROGRAMS WITH AP AND HIGHER COURSES, WORK THAT ALLOW FOR ATHLETICS AND REALLY LOVE FOR KIDS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE.>> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MADE BY MS. ANDERSON, PLEASE SHOW OF HANDS.
AT THIS POINT, WE MOVE TO ITEM 7 ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO ADJOURN AT 9:42 PM [MUSIC].
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.