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[1. Call to Order]
LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT OR ACTUALLY ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
WE WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO
[3. Closed Session]
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE REGARDING 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, 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 551.072 REAL PROPERTY.WE WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:02 PM AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN FIVE-MINUTES. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 7:07 PM.
IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER THAT WILL BE LED BY KEIZER FOR AND PLEASE
[4. Reconvene]
REMAIN STANDING BY THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL JROTC.THE PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY CRAIG TIPPING.
>> LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER TOGETHER THIS EVENING AS A GROUP OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LEADERS WHO TRULY LOVE OUR ISD COMMUNITY.
I PRAY THAT EVERY WORD AND ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING IS A REFLECTION OF THAT, AND THEN ULTIMATELY BRINGS YOU GLORY.
AS WE BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, I PRAY FOR SAFETY OVER OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
I PRAY THAT THIS START BRINGS EXCITEMENT, CURIOSITY, AND THE COURAGE TO TRY NEW THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I PRAY THAT WE AS LEADERS, STAY FOCUSED ON THE TASKS THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN ENTRUSTED WITH.
AS ALWAYS, GIVE US THE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND THE WISDOM TO CONTINUE TO ALWAYS DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. [BACKGROUND]
THERE WE GO, WE HAVE SOME TECHNOLOGY.
THIS NOW TAKES US TO ITEM SIX,
[6. District Introductions]
THE DISTRICT INTRODUCTIONS, DR. CANTU?>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DR.
STOKER AND HER TEAM FOR DISTRICT INTRODUCTIONS THIS EVENING WE HAVE QUITE A FEW.
>> GOOD DEALS, ADMINISTRATIVE, NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS OKAY GET THERE ALREADY IN THE HALLWAY.
HERE THEY COME. WELL, LET HIM GET US INVOLVED.
THIS IS DOING IT UP FRONT NOW, WE'RE GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO IT.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE 12 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE INTRODUCING TO YOU FOR EITHER NEW TO OUR DISTRICT OR PERHAPS IN NEW POSITION OUR DISTRICT.
LET'S SEE ONCE WE ARE IN PLACE, MRS. BURNS IS NUMBER ONE READY TO ROLL.
FIRST APP I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MS. NISBA AHNAD.
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[NOISE] [APPLAUSE] SHE'S A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.SHE'S OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ALMA MARTINEZ.
PREVIOUSLY, SHE SERVED AT TIMBER VIEW HIGH SCHOOL AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN INTERN.
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE NAMED AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ALMA MARTINEZ INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO LEAD OUR COMPREHENSIVE STEM AND FINE ARTS ACADEMIES ALONGSIDE MS. BOILS AND MY COUNTERPART, MR. HITMAN.
TONIGHT I HAVE WITH ME MY PARENTS, FAUZIA IMAGE STOCK, AS LONG AS WELL AS MY SISTER AND MY SECOND FAMILY WHO ARE MY FORMER CO-WORKERS AT TIMBER VIEW.
I HAVE MR. DOUGLAS, [LAUGHTER] MR. MARSH, MS. MURRAY, AND OFFICER [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST PAKISTANI AMERICAN ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND MANSFIELD ISD.
I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE NAVIGATOR COMMUNITY AT ALL.
WELL, MARTINEZ. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> COMING UP NEXT IS AMANDA BASS.
SHE'S A NEW COORDINATOR AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN THAT DEPARTMENT AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR LANGUAGE ARTS.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE MY CAREER IN MISD AS A COORDINATOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND WE'LL WORK TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF ALL STUDENTS.
I'M SUPPORTED VICARIOUSLY TONIGHT BY MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN SINCE IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT.
ALSO WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE MISD COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE]
SHE'S A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE'S COMING TO US FROM FERRIS ISD WHERE SHE SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THERE AS WELL.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD AND DR. CANTU.
I'M HONORED TO SERVE AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M SO THANKFUL THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM DR. BENO AND HER TEAM.
TONIGHT, I HAVE MY HUSBAND, JACOB BIBLE WITH ME.
HE IS A TRUE STUDENT OF LEADERSHIP.
I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS DONE IN HELPING BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR MY OWN LEADERSHIP AND MY JOURNEY.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME, I'M SO EXCITED TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF MISD. [APPLAUSE]
>> COMING NEXT IS STEPHANIE MARTINEZ.
SHE IS COMING BACK TO MANSFIELD ISD FOR MID LOTHIAN, WHERE SHE SERVED AS AN ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL ALTHOUGH SHE WORKED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE THAT.
SHE'S OUR NEW ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT BEN BARBER.
>> VERY EXCITED TO BE BACK BY THE WAY.
BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AT BEN BARBER.
CTE IS MY BACKGROUND, SO I'M BACK TO MY CTE ROOTS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I BROUGHT WITH ME TONIGHT, MY HUSBAND, JASON.
HE'S REALLY EXCITED TO BE ANNOUNCED.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, MY SON, IT'S HIS SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL AT OU.
MY DAUGHTER WORKS AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK SO THEY CAN'T BE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
BUT I DID BRING MY LEADERSHIP TEAM, DR. TAMPLIN, MR. STRIKES, AND MR. FORD.
THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN TO WORK WITH.
I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE HERE.
BUT I HAVE ONE MORE PERSON THAT SHE'S HERE BECAUSE SHE HAS TO BE, OF COURSE, MISS YOUNG.
THERE YOU ARE [LAUGHTER] SHE HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT MENTOR AND LEADER FOR ME AND I OWE EVERYTHING TO HER.
>> NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CARRICK MCGOWAN.
HE'S A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, BROOKS WESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE'S COMING TO US FROM CEDAR HILL IS THUMB PARDON ME.
MOST RECENTLY FROM EVER BEEN ISD IS THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COORDINATOR, BUT HE WAS ALSO AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN CEDAR HILL BEFORE MOVING TO EVERMAN.
>> GOOD EVENING. DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A DISTRICT THAT I'VE BEEN LIVING IN FOR OVER 22 YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK MS. COURTNEY GATES, THE PRINCIPAL AT BROOKS WESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY ALONG WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, AND THE WELCOMING OF THE FACULTY.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY WELCOMING TO ME, BEING NEW TO THE DISTRICT.
I HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK AS WELL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO ME IN MY LIFE.
MY WIFE, ARISTA, MY SON, AKIRIA, AND MY SON, KENDALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
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>> NEXT WE HAVE STEPHANIE MONEN JAMIE.
SHE'S A NEW ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY AND FORMERLY SHE WAS THE API AT WESTER WHICH IS HOW MR. GAMMA NOW HAS A POSITION TO FILL.
>> DR. CANTU, AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MANSFIELD ISD COMMUNITY AS A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR.
TONIGHT, I'M HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL AS THE ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL.
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE MANY LEADERS IN MISD WHO HAVE POURED INTO ME OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
MANY OF THEM ARE OUT THERE TONIGHT.
I ONLY HOPE THAT I CAN HAVE THE SAME IMPACT ON THOSE I'VE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE.
I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT.
I HAVE BUSY CHILDREN AND A VERY AMAZING HUSBAND WHO IS HOLDING DOWN THE FORT WITH ALL OF THEIR ACTIVITIES.
BUT WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD NOT BE THE LEADER THAT I AM TODAY AND I DEFINITELY COULDN'T DO THIS.
SHE'S ON A 21ST CENTURY ACE PROJECT GRAND COORDINATOR.
SHE'S COMING TO US FROM THE COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, DALLAS REGION, WHERE SHE SERVED IN THE SAME ROLE.
>> GOOD EVENING TO BOARD PRESIDENT AND DR. CANTU AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MY CAREER WITH MISD AS A 21ST CENTURY ACE PROJECT COORDINATOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PEOPLE WITH ME TONIGHT.
MY SON, JAYLEN, MY BROTHER IN-LAW, AND MY SISTER.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A WARM, THANKFUL WELCOME TO MR. DONALD WILLIAMS AND MRS. TINA CANTU.
I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE JOSH ROBERTS.
HE'S OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT GIDEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HE'S ANOTHER PERSON COMING BACK TO THE DISTRICT.
HE WORKED HERE FROM 2001-2016.
MOST RECENTLY, HE'S COMING TO US FROM ALPHA, DALLAS WHERE HE WAS THE DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING DR. CANTU, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK HOME INTO THE DISTRICT THAT I'VE WORKED IN FOR SO LONG PLUS LIVE IN.
SUPPORTED TONIGHT BY MY WIFE, ANDREA AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN, MY SON, SAWYER, AS WE HAVE JUST DROPPED OFF OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER FOR HER FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL AT DARTMOUTH.
[NOISE] I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE BLESSED TO LEAD GIDEON ELEMENTARY AND GROW THESE KIDS TO BE COLLEGE CAREER AND LIFE READY.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
HE'S A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL.
GOODNESS. RECENTLY HE WAS THE HEAD BASEBALL COACH AT LAKERIDGE.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED TO BE NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MY CAREER IN MISD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR. BROWN AND ALSO MR. MARDA FOR SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT TONIGHT.
TONIGHT I HAVE BROUGHT MY SUPPORT SYSTEM, MY WIFE STACY, AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY TWO DAUGHTERS, AVERY AND QUEEN COULD NOT BE HERE.
I LOVE YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICES YOU'VE MADE.
>>THREE MORE GUYS. NEXT UP WE HAVE KIMBERLY SCHWARTZ.
SHE'S OUR NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
PREVIOUSLY SHE SERVED IN THAT DEPARTMENT AS COORDINATOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED TO BE NAMED THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
I'VE HAD AN AMAZING PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY HERE AT MANSFIELD ISD AS A TEACHER, AND AS A SPECIALIST, AND THEN AS A COORDINATOR.
I AM SO APPRECIATIVE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THIS AMAZING DEPARTMENT.
I WILL WORK EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] I BROUGHT MY HUSBAND.
MY AMAZING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS IN EDUCATION HAS BEEN CODY SCHWARTZ.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT HIM, ALONG WITH AMAZING SPECIAL POPULATIONS COORDINATORS THAT HAVE COME TO SUPPORT ME.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE MIRA LISA SMITH.
SHE'S A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
BEFORE THAT, SHE WORKED AT JAMES COBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN.
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BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR MISD.I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE STUDENTS AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
IT IS EXCITING BEING BACK INTO ADMINISTRATION.
I'M FROM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WHERE I WAS AN ADMINISTRATOR THERE.
WHEN I MOVED TO TEXAS, BECAME A COUNSELOR AND I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I SAID, I REALLY MISS ADMINISTRATION, SO I REALLY AM THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.
THANK YOU TO THE MISD LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THANK YOU TO MY PREVIOUS PRINCIPLES FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT.
MY HUSBAND IS NOT HERE TODAY, OUR BOYS ARE ALL OVER IN OTHER STATES, BUT MY HUSBAND COULD NOT MAKE IT TONIGHT.
HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL, SO WE WANTED TO BE SAFE.
HE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL SUPPORT TO ME.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED THINKING ABOUT BECOMING AN ADMINISTRATOR MANY YEARS AGO AND I WAS VERY SCARED AND HIS WORDS WERE, JUST DO IT.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT I TELL KIDS TODAY WHEN THEY'RE OPERATING OUT OF FEAR, JUST DO IT.
>> NEXT WE HAVE DR. FAJITAS STOKES.
SHE'S A NEW COORDINATOR IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SHE'S COMING TO US FROM OUR NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS AN EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU.
I'M ABSOLUTELY STOKED AND HONORED TO BE TAKEN ON THIS POSITION OF SPECIAL ED ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR FOR MISD.
I WILL WORK TIRELESSLY TO UPHOLD THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE DISTRICT DEPARTMENT AND IN THE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
I'M EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION INTO LEADERSHIP AT A TIME WHEN OUR DISTRICT IS ALSO PIVOTING AND LEARNING [NOISE] THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF VISION 2030.
TONIGHT I'VE BROUGHT MY SUPPORT SYSTEM, MY FAMILY WANTED TO WATCH ONLINE.
THEY COULD NOT, BUT THEY ARE HERE IN SPIRIT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
I'VE BROUGHT MY PARTNER OF EIGHT YEARS, WILLIAM HOWARD HERE AND MY NEW DISTRICT FAMILY, THE SPECIAL POPULATIONS DEPARTMENT LED BY DR. MICHELLE EDWARD-SCOTT.
>> WE'LL PROCEED ONTO THE AGENDA.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE THAT WERE JUST INTRODUCED TONIGHT.
IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO SEE THEM SO HAPPY AND PROUD OF THESE POSITIONS.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 7.1, THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY PRESENTATION. DR. CANTU?
[7. Instructional Focus]
>> YES. SITTING RIGHT THERE READY TO COME ON UP IS JENNIFER YOUNG, AND SHE HAS WITH HER DR. TIFFANY SPENCER THIS EVENING TO SHARE WITH US OUR 2022 A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY.
BEFORE SHE GETS GOING, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY JUST JUST SHARE THAT THE LAST TIME THAT WE WERE RATED, WE WERE IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORLD, PRE-PANDEMIC, AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT, AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD AND HAPPY I AM OF OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS FOR THE HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
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WITH THAT, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO MS. YOUNG TO SHARE WHERE WE ARE.>> THANK YOU, DR. CANTU, PRESIDENT WILSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL YEARS WORTH OF HARD WORK.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY WE HAVE AMAZING TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SHOWN US OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO AND WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO OVERCOME, AND THEY PROVIDE SUCH INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
EVEN THIS WEEK, THEY'VE SHOWN US AGAIN HOW THEY CAN PIVOT AND FLIP AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDDOS, AND SO I'M PROUD TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE RESULTS.
AS DR. CANTU SAID, IN 2019, THAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE HAD A RATING, AND SO IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, IN 2020 AND THEN 2021, THEY SUSPENDED THOSE RATINGS.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE.
BEFORE WE GET INTO IT, I WANT TO JUST DO A BRIEF TUTORIAL ON HOW THE STATE DETERMINES A DISTRICT RATING.
THERE ARE THREE DOMAINS THAT WE ARE RATED ON.
THE FIRST ONE IS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, THE SECOND IS SCHOOL PROGRESS, AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS THE CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN.
THE CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN COUNTS FOR 30 PERCENT OF OUR OVERALL RATING.
THEN THEY TAKE DOMAIN ONE AND TWO, WHICH IS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL PROGRESS.
WHICHEVER OF THOSE DOMAINS IS THE HIGHEST, THAT DOMAIN COUNT 70 PERCENT.
SO YOU TAKE THE 70 PERCENT AND THE 30 PERCENT, AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET OUR RATING.
BACK IN 2019, WE WERE AT 90.3 AS A DISTRICT, WHICH EQUATED TO AN A RATING.
IN OUR MOST RECENT ACCOUNTABILITY, WE CAME IN AS A B AT 88.4.
WE ARE WITHIN TWO POINTS OF WHERE WE WERE PRE-PANDEMIC.
AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN BY CHANCE.
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE WE HAVE AMAZING TEACHERS DOING INCREDIBLE WORK.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION WITH OUR CURRICULUM COORDINATORS AND OUR COACHES.
THEN OUR CAMPUS LEADERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB THESE LAST TWO YEARS, JUST STAYING FOCUSED ON TEACHING AND LEARNING.
I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE ALMOST BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
NOW WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS JUST TALK ABOUT EACH OF THOSE DOMAINS BRIEFLY AND JUST SHARE WITH YOU WHAT ENCOMPASSES EACH OF THOSE DOMAINS AND HOW THEY GET TO OUR OVERALL RATING.
THE FIRST ONE IS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE ON THE RIGHT.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS CALCULATED BY LOOKING AT FOUR DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, STAAR OR EOC PERFORMANCE, THAT'S BASICALLY HOW THEY DID ON THE TEST, COLLEGE CAREER, MILITARY READINESS, AND GRADUATION RATE.
THEY DO ALL THESE FANCY FORMULAS AND EACH ONE OF THOSE COUNTS, 40, 40, AND THEN 20, AND THEY USE THAT CALCULATION TO DETERMINE OUR OVERALL RATING FOR DOMAIN 1.
YOU CAN SEE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OUR RATING WAS AN 89.
IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE THAT TO 2019, IN 2019 WE WERE AT A 90.
IF YOU LOOK AT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AGAIN, WE'RE ALMOST BACK TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-PANDEMIC, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.
AS A REMINDER, TEA TAKES THE BEST OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OR SCHOOL PROGRESS.
SO WE HAD A 89 IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT SCHOOL PROGRESS, YOU'LL SEE OUR OVERALL RATING IN THIS DOMAIN WAS AN 86.
SCHOOL PROGRESS WAS NOT USED TO CALCULATE OUR RATING, WE USE THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ONE.
BUT I DID WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW SCHOOL PROGRESS IS CALCULATED.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF SCHOOL PROGRESS AND THEY TAKE THE HIGHEST ONE OF THOSE TWO PIECES.
ACADEMIC GROWTH, WHICH IS JUST OUR STUDENTS GROWING, AND THEY LOOK REALLY AT THIS ONE, WHERE THERE ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
HOW ARE THEY GROWING COMPARED TO OTHER ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE THAT LOOK LIKE US? THEN THAT RELATIVE PERFORMANCE.
YOU CAN SEE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE WAS OUR HIGHEST OF THOSE TWO COMPONENTS, WHICH WAS AN 86.
THAT WAS OUR SCHOOL PROGRESS RATING.
TO COMPARE TO 2019, YOU CAN SEE IN 2019 WE WERE AT 90, SO WE WERE FOUR POINTS LOWER, BUT AGAIN, VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-PANDEMIC.
JUST AS A REMINDER, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WAS AN 89 AND THEN SCHOOL PROGRESS WAS AN 86.
SO WE USE THE 89 DOMAIN AND THAT 70 PERCENT CALCULATION.
THEN THE LAST DOMAIN WHICH MAKES UP 30 PERCENT IS THE CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN.
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THIS IS REALLY LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT GROUPS.NOT ALL STUDENTS AS A WHOLE, BUT OUR STUDENT GROUPS.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOMAIN.
IT'S MADE UP OF THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR STUDENT GROUPS, GRADUATION RATE, IT LOOKS AT OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND SCHOOL QUALITY.
SCHOOL QUALITY REALLY EMBODIES ALL OF THE CCMR COMPONENTS.
THOSE FOUR COMPONENTS MAKE UP THE CLOSING THE GAPS CALCULATION.
YOU CAN SEE, FOR THIS YEAR WE RATED OUT AT AN 87 FOR CLOSING THE GAPS, 2019, WE WERE AT A 91.
AGAIN, ALMOST BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
THIS CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOMAIN FOR OUR DISTRICT.
I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE AND JUST BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
I LOVE TO TRAVEL, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IS TO GO TO LONDON, ENGLAND.
WHEN YOU GO TO LONDON, YOU HAVE TO RIDE THE SUBWAY.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN LONDON, I'M GOING TO THE SUBWAY, AND SINCE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE SUBWAYS REALLY HERE, I WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND YOU COULD TELL I WAS A TOURIST, AND I SAW THIS SIGN EVERYWHERE.
I'M LIKE, "MIND THE GAP.", I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M STANDING ON THE PLATFORM WAITING FOR THE TRAIN AND THE TRAIN PULLS UP.
AS SOON AS THE TRAIN STOPS, THIS RECORDING STARTS PLAYING OVER AND OVER, AND IT SAYS, "MIND THE GAP.", AND THEY DO IT WITH THIS COLO BRITISH ACCENT.
BUT THIS LITTLE RECORDING PLAYS OVER AND OVER.
AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, I FINALLY REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE THESE SIGNS AND THEY PLAY THAT RECORDING BECAUSE IN-BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND THE TRAIN, THERE'S A GAP.
WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO DO IS MAKE SURE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT GAP.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAP, YOU CAN FALL IN IT, YOU CAN GET HURT, INJURED, ETC.
I REALLY WANT US TO KEEP THAT ANALOGY IN MIND BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT CLOSING THE GAPS IN DOMAIN 3, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW OUR STUDENT GROUPS PERFORM.
A LOT OF TIMES, IF YOU LOOK AT AN OVERALL RATING FOR ALL KIDS, YOU CAN MASK PERFORMANCE IN SOME OTHER GROUPS.
SO I WANT TO LAY OUT THIS CHART AND EXPLAIN HOW I'VE GOT IT SET UP HERE.
THIS IS LOOKING AT OUR MATH SCORES.
SO MATH GRADES 3 ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH ALGEBRA 1.
THIS IS THE PERCENT OF KIDS THAT MET OR THAT ACHIEVED MEETS ON EOC OR STAAR TEST.
ACROSS IN BLUE, YOU CAN SEE ALL STUDENTS.
THEY TAKE EVERY KID IN THIRD GRADE, 43 PERCENT OF OUR KIDS IN THIRD GRADE PERFORMED AT THE MEETS LEVEL IN MATH.
AS YOU START LOOKING DOWN THE ROW, YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT STUDENT GROUPS.
YOU SEE HISPANIC, YOU SEE WHITE, YOU SEE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, YOU SEE ESL, YOU SEE SPECIAL ED.
WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE COLOR-CODED EACH ONE OF THESE BOXES.
HISPANIC POPULATION ON THE THIRD GRADE TEST WAS AT A 42.
ANYTHING THAT IS 5-9 POINTS LOWER THAN ALL STUDENTS IS CODED IN YELLOW.
THEY'RE WITHIN 5-9 POINTS OF THE ALL STUDENT GROUP.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE ASIAN ROW UNDER THIRD GRADE MEETS, THEY'RE GREEN, THEY'RE AT 67.
SO ANY STUDENT GROUP THAT IS FIVE POINTS OR HIGHER THAN ALL STUDENTS, WE'VE COLOR-CODED THEM GREEN.
THEN IF YOU SKIP DOWN, YOU SEE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IS IN RED AT 37.
SO ANY STUDENT GROUP THAT IS PERFORMING 10 OR MORE POINTS LOWER THAN THE ALL STUDENT GROUP IS CODED IN RED.
THOSE BOXES THAT ARE WHITE ARE WITHIN FOUR POINTS, AND SO WE LEFT THEM WHITE.
YOU CAN SEE IN EACH GRADE LEVEL HOW THE STUDENT GROUPS PERFORM.
JUST A QUICK VISUAL GLANCE AT THAT, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING A LOT LOWER THAN OUR ALL STUDENT GROUPS.
AS A CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT, AS A DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION, WE HAVE TO MIND THOSE GAPS AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING VERY INTENTIONAL WHEN WE'RE BUILDING OUR CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS, WHEN WE'RE REVISING ASSESSMENTS, WHEN WE'RE CREATING SPIRALED REVIEW AND INTERVENTIONS THAT WE'RE BEING VERY INTENTIONAL TO MEET THOSE GROUPS WHERE THEY ARE.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS SET UP THE EXACT SAME WAY, BUT IT'S FOR OUR ELA, OUR ENGLISH TEST.
AGAIN, IT'S THIRD GRADE ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS ENGLISH TOO.
THE SAME COLOR-CODING. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS JUST A QUICK VISUAL AND LETS US SEE VERY QUICKLY WHERE WE HAVE GAPS.
I JUST THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT MOVING FORWARD THAT
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WHEN WE COME AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU GUYS, THAT WE GIVE YOU THE BIG PICTURE OVERVIEW OF HOW ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE DOING, BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO DRILL DOWN AND LOOK AT STUDENT GROUPS.BECAUSE IN ORDER TO MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ADDRESSING THE GAPS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'LL NEVER CLOSE THE GAPS UNLESS WE'RE INTENTIONAL ABOUT CLOSING THOSE GAPS.
I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO SEE THAT INFORMATION AND WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS SOMETHING YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH IS THE COMPARATIVE DATA, WHICH IS THE "GREEN IS GOOD" SLIDES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE ALL OF OUR COMPARISON DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, WE HAVE REGIONAL DISTRICTS, WE ALSO HAVE SOME BENCHMARK DISTRICTS THAT ARE ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE HERE IN OUR AREA.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, AT THE TOP, WE'VE GOT THE OVERALL RATING OF OUR DISTRICT, WHICH WAS AN ADA STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WE HAD AN 89, SCHOOL PROGRESS AN 86, SO WE DID NOT CALCULATE SCHOOL PROGRESS IN OUR RATINGS.
THEN WE HAVE THE CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN.
AS A REMINDER, ANYTHING THAT IS GREEN MEANS THAT WE ARE PERFORMING EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN THOSE DISTRICTS.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR OVERALL RATING, THERE'S JUST ONE DISTRICT IN OUR AREA THAT IS OUTPERFORMING US AT THE OVERALL LEVEL, AND THAT WAS HEB WITH A 93.
THEN YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT TO FIND ROUND ROCK, MCKINNEY, AND KLEIN ISD THAT HAVE A HIGHER OVERALL RATING.
THE THING THAT TO ME IS REALLY EXCITING IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOMAIN, WHICH AGAIN MAKES UP 70 PERCENT OF OUR RATING, WE'RE GREEN ALL THE WAY DOWN.
FOR US AS WE LOOK AT THAT THROUGH THE SEA, THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY LENS, THAT'S THE SIGN OF A HEALTHY ORGANIZATION.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE A GOOD, SOLID TIER 1 FOUNDATION IN PLACE.
WE FOCUS HARD ON CREATING A GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM THAT'S PROVIDED WITH EQUITY AND ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, NO MATTER WHAT CLASSROOM IN, NO MATTER WHAT CAMPUS THEY'RE IN, NO MATTER WHAT STUDENT GROUP THEY'RE IN.
JUST SEEING ALL OF THAT GREEN IN THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COLUMN, TO US IS VERY EXCITING.
THIS WAS GOING TO BE WHERE I ENDED THE PRESENTATION, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK DR. SPENCER TO COME UP BECAUSE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
WE JUST CAME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT IS TEA IS CHANGING THINGS.
THERE ARE SOME HUGE CHANGES NEXT YEAR.
WHEN I SAY NEXT YEAR, I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THE FIRST THING THAT'S CHANGING IS THE TEST.
LAST YEAR WE GAVE ALL OF OUR EOC AND STAAR TEST ONLINE BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THIS YEAR WE WERE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS DID NOT DO THAT.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS LAST YEAR USE PAPER AND PENCIL, SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF THE GAME ON THAT.
BUT EVERYTHING WILL BE ONLINE MOVING FORWARD, SO WE'RE PREPARED FOR THAT.
OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE WE HAD THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON DAYS OF TESTING.
THAT PART WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S CHANGING IS THE TEST ITSELF.
YOU'LL HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE STAAR REDESIGN OR YOU'LL HEAR IT REFERRED TO AS STAAR 2.0.
THE MAIN THING THAT'S CHANGING IS THE ITEM TYPES.
NOW THE MAJORITY OF THE TEST IS A MULTIPLE CHOICE.
YOU ANSWER A, B, C, D AND THEN ON A COUPLE OF THINGS, YOU HAVE TO DO SOME WRITING ON THE ENGLISH TEST.
THERE ARE STILL GOING TO BE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, BUT NOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO PICK MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWERS.
THERE WILL BE PARTS ON THE MATH TEST WHERE THEY'RE HAVING TO GRAPH.
AND AGAIN, THEY'RE DOING THIS ON THE COMPUTER, SO THEY'LL HAVE TO GRAPH ON THE COMPUTER.
IT MAY ASK THEM TO CITE EVIDENCE.
THEY'LL SAY ANSWER QUESTION NUMBER 10 AND YOU PUT THE ANSWER AS C, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE TEXT YOUR EVIDENCE THAT YOU'RE CITING FOR THAT ANSWER.
WHAT TEA IS TRYING TO DO IS TRYING TO MAKE THE TEST MORE CLASSROOM-LIKE BECAUSE A TEACHER DOESN'T SAY, MRS. FARRAR, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION, YOU ANSWER.
A, B, C, OR D. THAT'S NOT HOW WE TALK TO KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THEY'RE GIVING STUDENTS DIFFERENT WAYS OF SHOWING THEIR ANSWERS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS.
OUR CURRICULUM TEAM HAS BEEN BUILDING IN THOSE TYPES
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OF ITEMS IN OUR ASSESSMENTS THAT WE'RE USING.TEACHERS ARE USING THOSE ITEM TYPES IN THEIR DAILY LESSONS AND PLANS.
BUT THAT IS A HUGE PIECE THAT'S CHANGING WHEN YOU ADD THE ONLINE COMPONENT AND THEN THE REDESIGN OF THE TEST.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND THEN DR. SPENCER IS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ITSELF IS GOING TO CHANGE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU MS. YOUNG. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
JUST WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT'S TO COME IN 2023.
WHAT MS. YOUNG DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF PRESENTING IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE 2018.
THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY CAME OUT IN 2018 AND THEN WE'D BEEN PRESENTING SINCE 2019 OF THIS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
TEA, THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID, HEY, WE NEED ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT ACCOUNTABILITY AND SO THERE ARE SOME MAJOR CHANGES THAT ARE COMING THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF.
NOW WHAT TEA IS ALSO DOING IS THEY'RE RELEASING THINGS AS THEY COME.
WE'RE STILL GETTING INFORMATION AND WE WILL BE GETTING INFORMATION UNTIL LATE FALL, EARLY SPRING, AND EVEN LATE SUMMER OF 2023, SO I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WE'LL GET TO SOME THINGS AND I'LL SAY, WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER YET, BUT WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
WE'RE PLANNING TO COME BACK LATE FALL TO GIVE YOU THE UPDATES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM TEA AT THAT TIME.
>> YEAH, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE CLICKER.
>> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH DOMAIN 1, WHICH IS OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOMAIN.
IN DOMAIN 1, THE STAAR PERFORMANCE COMPONENT AND THE GRADUATION COMPONENT ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
RIGHT NOW IT'S PROJECTED THAT THEY WILL REMAIN THE SAME AND SO THE WAY THAT OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THEIR SCORES FOR STAAR ON EOC AND GRADUATION WILL BE CALCULATED THE SAME.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE PROPOSED CHANGES TO COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS. THAT'S OUR CCMR. THEY'RE PROPOSING CHANGES FOR OUR INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE YET.
THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY MAKE CHANGES TO OUR COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES TO MAKE THEM MORE RIGOROUS, AGAIN, IS TO BE DETERMINED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT RIGHT WILL BE OR WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE, IT'S JUST PROPOSED AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL COME BACK AND UPDATE YOU ON WHEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IN SCHOOL PROGRESS, THIS IS WHERE WE'LL PROBABLY SEE A MAJOR CHANGE.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
EARLY SPRING, WE HEARD THAT THE ACADEMIC GROWTH WOULD NOT BE MEASURED FOR NEXT YEAR.
THEY ARE CHANGING THE SCALE AND SO IT WASN'T GOING TO BE MEASURED.
RECENTLY, THEY'VE COME BACK AND SAY, WE WILL MEASURE IT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S UP IN THE AIR, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN HOW GROWTH IS CALCULATED.
RIGHT NOW, OUR STUDENTS, WE LOOK AT WHAT THEY PERFORM, HOW THEY PERFORMED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THEY RECEIVE IF THEY DID NOT MEET THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THEIR APPROACHES THIS YEAR, THEY RECEIVE A POINT, THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEW SCALE, WE KNOW THAT.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CALCULATE THE NEW SKILL YET.
THEN IN RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, RELATIVE PERFORMANCE WILL NOT CHANGE, WHAT WILL CHANGE IS THE SCALE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE UNTIL 2023 SCORES COME IN.
THAT'S PROBABLY MID-SUMMER OF 2023.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TEST, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THE GAME, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW THE END MARK UNTIL SOMETIME IN SUMMER OF 2023.
AS MS. YOUNG TALKED ABOUT, THIS IS A MAJOR DOMAIN.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SAID THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT STUDENT GROUPS AND WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE CLOSING GAPS QUICKLY AS FAR AS THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IS CONCERNED.
PREVIOUSLY WITH OUR STUDENT GROUPS, WE JUST GOT A YES OR NO IF OUR STUDENT GROUPS MET.
NOW THEY'RE CHANGING TO IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INTERIM RIGHT, SO DID THEY ALMOST MEET THE MARK OR DID THEY MEET THE LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THAT STUDENT GROUP? IF YOU MEET THE GOAL EARLIER, THEN YOU GET ALL OF THE POINTS.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU'LL GET INTERIM POINTS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SKILL LOOKS LIKE JUST YET.
AGAIN, WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF, BUT THAT'S ABOUT CLOSING GAPS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND BEING SURE THAT WE'RE HOLDING EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HEARD ME SAY, WE DON'T KNOW YET AND WE DON'T.
WE'RE BEING VERY PROACTIVE, SO WE'RE ATTENDING CONFERENCES.
I WENT TO A TRAINING TODAY AND RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
WE'RE REALLY BEING PROACTIVE AS WE CAN IN RECEIVING THE INFORMATION.
AS TEA RELEASES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OUR PLAN IS TO COME BACK TO YOU AND BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY AND WHAT WE DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
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WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK PROBABLY LATE FALL AND GIVING YOU UPDATE. THANK YOU.>> THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? TRUSTEES? WE'LL START DOWN HERE ON THE RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I DO COMMEND OUR PERFORMANCE.
I DO COMMEND THAT THERE'S REALLY ONLY FOUR DISTRICTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE EVEN CLOSE TO US, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
ONE IS SINCE THE TEST IS GOING TO CHANGE, WILL THEY CHANGE THE COMPONENTS OF A TIME LIMITS AT THE TEST BECAUSE SOME KIDS OBVIOUSLY GET THROUGH QUICKLY.
SOME DO NOT AS WE CAN CLEARLY SEE.
IF YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND HIGHLIGHT THINGS, WILL THEY CHANGE THE TIME LIMIT? DO YOU KNOW?
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TIME LIMIT, BUT WE HAVE VERY FEW STUDENTS THAT RUN OUT OF TIME AND WE HAVE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT AS AN ACCOMMODATION WILL HAVE EXTRA TIME, SO THOSE ARE USUALLY COVERED WITH THAT.
>> AWESOME. THEN TWO MORE THINGS.
DO YOU SEE OR FORESEE I SHOULD SAY, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A LITTLE SHAKING EIGHT BALL, THE STANDARDS CHANGING AS FAR AS LIKE FOR GRADUATION, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT.
>> TEA HAS NOT SENT US ANY MANDATES FROM THE STATE OF ANY GRADUATION CHANGES.
AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE SOME LOCAL CONTROL OVER IN TERMS OF COURSES.
BUT IN TERMS OF STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO GRADUATE BASED ON STAAR EOC, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THAT CHANGE OR PROPOSED.
>> PERFECT. THEN THE LAST THING IS, DO YOU EVER SEE THEM BECAUSE IT SEEMS CONSISTENT THAT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS, DISABILITIES, ETC, PERFORM LOWER, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS TO BE EXPECTED, DO YOU EVER SEE THEM CHANGING ANY OF THE STANDARDS OF THAT, IT MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION. I APOLOGIZE.
>> NO, IT'S NOT A SILLY QUESTION [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT BECAUSE SOME OF OUR SPECIAL POPULATION STUDENTS ARE ON GRADE LEVEL.
WE HAVE SPECIAL POPULATION STUDENTS THAT ARE IN ADVANCED CLASSES, TCC CLASSES.
BUT WE HAVE SOME THAT BASED ON THEIR IEP AND THEIR DISABILITY, THEY ARE BELOW GRADE LEVEL IN THE INSTRUCTION THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING.
AND YET MANY OF THEM ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ON GRADE-LEVEL TEST.
THERE'S A BIG DISCONNECT WITH THAT, SO OUR FOCUS IS JUST ENSURING THAT NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE, WE'RE PROVIDING RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION FOR THEM SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST GET THAT GROWTH MEASURE.
BUT THERE IS A DISCONNECT WHEN YOU HAVE STUDENTS THAT BY ACCOMMODATION ARE RECEIVING BELOW GRADE LEVEL TICKS, BUT ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN ON-GRADE LEVEL TEST.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE BOTH.
>> MS. YOUNG AND DR. SMITH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WE GOT FEEDBACK BY TICKS AND SOME OTHER TESTING OR RESULT-MEASURED PROGRESS.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THAT POINT IN TIME, POTENTIAL CHALLENGES WERE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH, IN BOTH MATH AND ENGLISH, SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE FOR SURE.
I THINK IF IT WAS ME WHO ASKED THE QUESTION THEN, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR US GOING FORWARD? I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT WE ALREADY HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO HELP CLOSE THOSE GAPS.
THAT NEW TERMINOLOGY NOW, MIND THE GAP.
MY QUESTION IS, HOW IF AT ALL DOES THE NEW DIRECTION POTENTIALLY TO STAAR TESTING IMPACT THOSE PLANS?
>> I DON'T THINK IT DOESN'T SLOW US DOWN OR MAKE US CHANGE COURSE BECAUSE WE'VE KNOWN THE TEST WAS CHANGING, AND SO ALL ALONG WE'VE BEEN PREPARING TEACHERS FOR THOSE NEW ITEM TYPES.
WE'VE BEEN USING THOSE NEW ITEM TYPES THIS LAST YEAR.
I THINK IN TERMS OF WHEN WE GOT OUR INITIAL DATA, WHAT WE DO IS WE SIT DOWN AND DO ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS AND START LOOKING AT OUR CURRICULUM AND SAY, IN THIS GRADE, DO WE HAVE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, DO WE HAVE A CURRICULUM ISSUE, IS IT A DELIVERY ISSUE? THAT WORK IS ONGOING.
DR. SWEEZY IN HER DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION, THE CURRICULUM COORDINATORS, THE COACHES, WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME MORE FREQUENT CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING ALONG THE WAY, AS OPPOSED TO JUST DOING SOME ASSESSMENTS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THEM MORE OFTEN TO DOUBLE-CHECK TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT WAITING SIX WEEKS TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH INSTRUCTION.
WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE OF THOSE FREQUENT CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
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IN SOME OF THOSE GRADE LEVELS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED.>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT PRESENTATION, WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
JUST TO BUILD A LITTLE BIT OFF OF WHAT YOU WERE JUST SAYING, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT SOME OF THE STRATEGIES FOR MINDING THE GAP IS, JUST A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.
I KNOW WE'RE DOING MORE ASSESSMENTS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
BUT IN REAL LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> WELL, A LOT OF TIMES, AND I'LL USE OUR ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AS AN EXAMPLE.
A LOT OF TIMES IT'S NOT A MATTER OF THEM BEING ABLE TO LEARN CONTENT.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE THAT SOME OF OUR OTHER KIDS COME TO SCHOOL WITH.
MAKING SURE THAT WE LOOK AT THE CURRICULUM AND SAY, HEY, IF WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THIS NEW CONCEPT THAT WE KNOW CAN BE TROUBLING OR HARD TO GRASP, WE KNOW OUR ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED KIDS MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCES AND KNOW THE SAME VOCABULARY.
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PRE-TEACH SOME OF THOSE SKILLS BEFORE WE GET TO THE ACTUAL MEET OF THE CONTENT.
WE DO THAT A LOT WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS, WITH ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED KIDS AND OUR ELL LEARNERS WHERE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY IS A STRUGGLE.
HOW CAN WE INTRODUCE THEM TO THE VOCABULARY? A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME BEFORE THEY JUST HEAR ALL OF THIS STUFF FOR THE FIRST LESSON.
YOU'LL SEE THIS A LOT IN OUR SCIENCE CLASSES BECAUSE SCIENCE IS SO VOCABULARY-HEAVY AND SO IF I'M AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER AND YOU'RE SPITTING OUT RIBOSOMES, MITOCHONDRIA, AND NUCLEIC ACID, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
HOW CAN I BUILD THAT LANGUAGE IN A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME BEFORE WE GET TO THE MEAT OF THE LESSON, SO IT'S NOT AS OVERWHELMING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I ALWAYS LOVE A GOOD, GREEN IS A GOOD SLIDE.
BUT MY QUESTION RELATES A LITTLE BIT TO HOW YOU MENTIONED THAT LAST YEAR STUDENTS TOOK THE TEST ONLINE.
I'M CURIOUS, AND OF COURSE, I DON'T SEE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR CRYSTAL BALL WITH YOU TONIGHT.
BUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR SCORE, OR WHETHER OR NOT THAT ACTUALLY HELPED US BECAUSE MAYBE THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE USED TO IF THERE WAS ANYTHING GOOD THAT CAME OUT OF COVID, IS IT BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE USED TO TESTING ONLINE OR WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THAT IN RELATIONSHIP TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM SCORES?
>> WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS WE DECIDED TO TEST ONLINE LAST YEAR IS BECAUSE WE KNEW THE NEW TEST WAS COMING THIS YEAR.
WE DIDN'T WANT THE NEW TEST END ONLINE.
WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH IT ONLINE, SO AT LEAST THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
THEN THIS YEAR, THE ONLY NEW VARIABLE IS THE NEW TEST.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS DIDN'T DO THE ONLINE TESTING BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST SCARED OF IT.
BUT WE WENT AHEAD THIS LAST YEAR AND DECIDED WE WERE JUST GOING TO BITE THE BULLET AND DO IT AND WORK OUT THE KINKS.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE ADULTS WERE MORE SCARED OF IT THAN THE KIDS AND THE KIDS, THEY TAKE MAP TEST ONLINE.
THEY DO SO MUCH ONLINE NOW THAT IT REALLY WASN'T A BIG LEARNING CURVE FOR THEM, WE DID STILL GIVE SOME PAPER TEST FOR KIDS WITH ACCOMMODATIONS.
BUT IF YOU WERE A KID WITHOUT ANY ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU TOOK THE TEST ONLINE AND AGAIN, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY KIDS THAT COULDN'T COMPLETE IT.
IT HAS LITTLE BARS THAT YOU CAN CLICK TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU'RE RIDING ON THERE.
I THINK THE KIDS DID REALLY WELL.
NOW, HOW THAT IMPACTED SCORES, I'M NOT SURE.
BUT I DO FEEL BETTER GOING INTO THIS YEAR KNOWING THAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT ONLINE.
NOW THE ONLY NEW VARIABLE IS THE NEW ITEM TYPES ON THE TEST.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I LOVE THE SLIDE WHERE YOU'VE BROKEN DOWN BY OUR STUDENT POPULATION.
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TO SEE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE DILIGENCE THAT YOU PUT INTO OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
THIS YEAR, I THINK WE'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE TEACHERS THAT YOU ALL PICKED AND HAD TEACHING OUR KIDS THIS YEAR WAS JUST AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN IT'S EVER BEEN BEFORE.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REALLY DO THAT.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THE THINGS, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE ALL THE THINGS TO GARY GATES AND HIS TEAM.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF JUST RE-FRAMING WHAT SUMMER SCHOOL NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE AND HE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH DR. SWEEZY IN OUR DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION.
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IT WASN'T YOU JUST GO SIT AND DO WORK BECAUSE YOU'RE BEHIND, THEY HAD FUN GAMES AND ARTS AND CRAFTS AND PE.WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM.
>> I DO BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THEN JUST A LITTLE CLARIFICATION, YOU HAD MENTIONED ON SOME OF OUR GRADE LEVELS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ADD SOME MORE TESTING THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE GAPS ARE.
IS THAT GOING TO BE ANOTHER TEST?
>> JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
>> THOSE ARE JUST GOING TO BE QUICK CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND IT COULD BE A TWO OR THREE QUESTION.
HEY, WE'VE JUST TAUGHT THIS CONCEPT, HERE ARE THESE THREE QUESTIONS, LET'S ASSESS WHERE WE ARE.
CAN WE MOVE ON OR DO WE NEED TO GO BACK AND READDRESS SOME THINGS.
THOSE AREN'T SIT DOWN, STOP EVERYTHING, TAKE A TEST.
IT'S REALLY QUICK CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING.
>> WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH AND NOT JUST FOR THE PRESENTATION, BUT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE COMING OUT OF IT.
THAT'S JUST SHOWN US THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG FOR WHAT I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND YOUR ASSESSMENTS AND THEN THE WORK GOING FORWARD AND KNOWING THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE ALWAYS HAVE. THANK YOU BOTH.
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BOND REDEMPTION. DR. CANTU?>> YES. MS. STRONGUARD BUT YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. ROBERT?
I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MR. JEFF ROBERT.
HE'S A LONGTIME FINANCIAL ADVISOR OF MANSFIELD ISD, AND HE HAS COME TO BRING SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT SAVING SOME TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. JEFF ROBERT FROM HILLTOPSECURITIES.
>> THANK YOU, MS. STRONGUARD, PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU.
MEMBERS OF BOARD, JEFF ROBERT WITH HILLTOPSECURITIES.
YOU HAVE AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DISTRICT TO REDEEM OR PAY OFF BONDS FROM ONE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING ISSUES OR BOND ISSUES AND I'M GOING TO QUICKLY GO OVER THAT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
YOU DO HAVE A HARD COPY THAT I PUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE BACKGROUND OR DESIGN DOES NOT LOOK THE SAME AS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THE INFORMATION OR THE NUMBERS THAT YOU WILL SEE ARE THE SAME.
AS I GO THROUGH THIS, PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO STOP ME.
ON THIS FIRST PAGE, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AGAIN IS A BOND REDEMPTION, WHICH MEANS WE WOULD PAY OFF BONDS EARLY FROM ONE OF THE DISTRICTS EXISTING BOND ISSUES.
IN THIS CASE, THE SERIES 2012B HAS 9,745,000 THAT WOULD BE PAYABLE THERE IN COLUMN TWO FROM YEARS 2024-2028.
THE INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS IN COLUMN 3, WE'VE 1.2 MILLION THERE AT THE BOTTOM.
THE TOTAL P&I OR TOTAL DEBT SERVICE IS 10,945,000.
THESE BONDS BECAME COLORABLE, MEANING THAT WE CAN REDEEM THEM WITHOUT PENALTY THIS YEAR.
WE WOULD PAY OFF THE 9,745,000 IN PRINCIPLE 3 IN COLUMN 5 ON FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2023.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, YOU WOULD BASICALLY SAVE THE INTEREST THAT YOU SEE IN COLUMN 3.
NOT ONLY WOULD THE REDEMPTION ALLOW YOU TO REDUCE THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPLE, THE DISTRICT BY 9,745,000, IT WOULD ALSO REDUCE THE INTEREST PAYABLE BY THE DISTRICT'S TAXPAYERS BY $1.2 MILLION.
THE ISSUE ITSELF THERE AT THE BOTTOM IS DETAILED.
AGAIN, THE 2012B MATURITY IS 24 THROUGH 28, AND THE INTEREST RATE ON ALL OF THOSE MATURITIES IS 4%.
THE NEXT ONE, JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF YOUR I&S BUDGET.
IF YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS THERE, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK ON THE PAGE THAT I'VE GOT THERE FOR YOU.
YOUR LOCAL ADJUSTED NET TAXABLE VALUE IN COLUMN 2.
THE TOTAL DEBT PAYMENTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT YEAR ARE IN COLUMN 3.
THIS REDEMPTION AMOUNT, 9,745,000 IN COLUMN 4.
BY DOING THE REDEMPTION, WE WOULD SAVE 194,000 IN AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR.
YOUR PROJECTED ASAHE FUNDING, WHICH IS THE ADJUSTED STATE AID FOR THE ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
IF YOU RECALL, THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WAS INCREASED FROM 25,000 TO 40,000.
YOU'LL BE RECEIVING THAT PROJECTED AMOUNT TO MAKE UP FOR THAT INCREASE.
I'M SHOWING AN I&S CONTRIBUTION, BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T THINK WE'LL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO MAKE ONE BECAUSE I'M NOT ASSUMING YOU'VE EARNED ANY INTEREST ON YOUR I&S FUND BALANCE OR YOUR TAX LEVY.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY EARNING INTEREST NOW WITH INTEREST RATES HAVING GONE UP, SO I KNOW THE POOL RATES ARE OVER TWO PERCENT.
I WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY EARN ENOUGH INTEREST TO WHERE THERE WON'T BE ANY I&S FUND BALANCE CONTRIBUTION.
BUT FOR NOW, I'VE ASSUMED ONE IN THERE AND YOU HAVE THE I&S FUND BALANCE TO MAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION IF NEEDED.
BUT ULTIMATELY ON THE FAR RIGHT, AGAIN, THE 36 CENT I&S TAX RATE IS THE SAME RATE THAT YOU'VE HAD FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO THIS WOULD AGAIN FIT WITHIN THE CURRENT I&S BUDGET.
IN THE LAST SLIDE, WE DO NOT HAVE ON THE SCREEN, BUT JUST AN FYI,
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JUST TO SHOW YOU THE REFUNDING THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS.FROM 2010, YOU CAN SEE THE DEBT SERVICE OR INTERESTS THAT WAS SAVED ON BOND REFUNDING FROM 2010 THROUGH THE LARGER ONE THAT WE DID IN 2020.
WHILE THIS IS NOT A REFUNDING, THIS AGAIN WILL SAVE ANOTHER 1.2 MILLION IN INTERESTS AND REDUCE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BY 9.745 MILLION.
I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT VERY QUICKLY.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
>> WE'LL START ON THIS SIDE THIS TIME.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I FEEL LIKE WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER BEFORE.
>> I GUESS WITH NO QUESTIONS, KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 8.2, OUR 2022 PROPOSED TAX RATE. DR. CANTU?
>> YES. I SEE MS. STRONGUARD IS ALREADY UP AT THE PODIUM READY TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR ADOPTION.
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, DR. CANTU, PRESIDENT WILSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS OUR LAST STEP IN OUR PROCESS IN OUR 2022/2023 BUDGET, IS THE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.
ACCORDING TO TEXAS TAX CODE, SECTION 2605 A, IT REQUIRES A GOVERNING BODY TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE TAX RATES TO FUND ADOPTED BUDGETS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ALL ON JUNE 28, 2022 WHEN WE ADOPTED OUR BUDGET, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO FINISH OUT.
WE HAD OUR CALLED BOARD MEETING ON MAY 17TH.
WE HAD OUR 28TH BUDGET ADOPTION, AND NOW THAT AUGUST 23RD TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
HERE IS THE MAPPING OF HOW TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND WHEN WE START WITH THE CERTIFIED VALUES, WE ADOPTED THE TAX RATE ON JUNE 28.
THE CERTIFIED VALUES CAME IN ON JULY 25TH, AND THAT IS WHAT WE BASE OUR TAX RATE ON, IS THOSE VALUES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
TEA TAKES THOSE CALCULATIONS THAT WE PROVIDE THEM AND USE THAT TO DO THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE AND APPROVE THOSE BACK TO THE DISTRICTS.
WE RECEIVED THE APPROVAL FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, AND NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT DONE BY SEPTEMBER 30TH OR 30-60 DAYS BEFORE CERTIFYING.
HOW DID THE VALUES COME UP? IN TARRANT COUNTY, THOSE VALUES WENT UP 12 PERCENT, JUST A LITTLE OVER 12 PERCENT.
IN JOHNSON COUNTY, IT WENT UP A LITTLE OVER 26, ALMOST JUST SHY OF 27 PERCENT.
BUT OVERALL, THE VALUE AS YOU CAN SEE IS 16.9 BILLION.
FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THIS YEAR IS 19.22 BILLION, OR 13.17 PERCENT INCREASE.
YOU MAY RECALL IN OUR BUDGET, WE HAD 10 PERCENT ESTIMATE IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES.
WE WERE JUST ABOVE THAT 13 PERCENT, WHICH MEANS WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANOTHER NOTICE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY TAXES DIDN'T GO ABOVE WHAT WE HAD IN OUR NOTICE.
IN SIMPLISTIC TERMS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE, IF THE AVERAGE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE IN THE STATE COMPTROLLER, WHICH WAS AN ESTIMATE OF 4.36 PERCENT, IF THEY GO ABOVE THAT, THEN WE NEED TO DROP OUR TAX RATE.
THAT'S HOW IT'S BASICALLY DONE.
IN A GRAPH, HERE'S HOW IT LOOKS.
ON THE FAR LEFT, THAT IS 88 CENTS IS THE MAXIMUM, SO WE HAVE A WINDOW OF A TAX RATE THAT WE CAN GO AND 88 CENTS IS THE TOP AND 0.8046 IS THE BOTTOM.
AS THE VALUES GO UP, THE TAX RATE DROPS.
WE ARE AT THAT 0.8046, THAT'S OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE.
WHEN YOU ADD INTO THE VAT RE, THE 12 PENNIES, AND THEN THE FIVE PENNIES THAT WE HAVE, IS NOW WE GET THAT 0.946 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADOPT TONIGHT.
THE BIGGEST NEWS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT GOES UP THAT 13.17 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES.
IT IS DROPPING IT OVER EIGHT CENTS.
SO 0.0837 IS A REDUCTION FROM 2021/2022 TAX RATE.
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YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL TAX RATE FOR '22/23 THAT WE PROPOSE TO YOU IS A $1.3346.IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE TAX RATE HISTORY, WE'RE STILL GOING DOWN.
WE'VE GONE DOWN SINCE THE 2019 RIGHT THERE, ACTUALLY SINCE 2018.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT STARTED ON THE TAX COMPRESSIONS IN 2019.
THE BLUE WAS A $1.4, THEN IT WENT TO 0.8797, I NEED THOSE GLASSES, AND THEN 0.9564, AND THEN 1.0583 WAS THE VAT RE, AND THEN WE'RE DROPPING RIGHT BACK DOWN TO 0.946.
THE I&S IS THE RED THAT SUPPORTS OUR BOND PAYMENTS AT 0.36.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE ODD BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A REQUIREMENT BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO RAISE THE TAX RATE, AND YOU JUST SAW THEY WERE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT A TAX RATE THAT'S A LITTLE OVER EIGHT CENTS REDUCED FROM LAST YEAR.
I HAD THREE MOTIONS THAT WE ASKED FOR YOU TONIGHT AND THEN EACH OF THOSE TAX RATES HAVE TO BE ADOPTED SEPARATELY. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MADAM, WE START BACK HERE. MRS. NEWSOM?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ALWAYS MAKE THIS UNDERSTANDABLE FOR THE GENERAL FOLKS.
IS THERE PEOPLE TO TALK TO ABOUT THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE WITH THE VAT RE AND WITH THIS, AGAIN, WHEN PEOPLE READ THIS, IT'S NOT HELPFUL.
>> THE BEST THING IS TO TALK TO OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS.
>> THEN LET'S TALK TO LOCAL LEGISLATORS FRIENDS, BECAUSE READING THESE WORDS IS CRAZY, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MAKING IT UNDERSTANDABLE.
>> I THINK EVERYONE WILL AGREE IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE A REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE AS PROPERTY OWNERS HERE IN TOWN.
CAN YOU JUST TELL US WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR MAYBE THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER IN MANSFIELD AND WHAT THAT'LL LOOK LIKE TO THEIR TAX BILL?
>> YES, MA'AM. YES, MS. FARRAR.
FOR TARRANT COUNTY, THE RESIDENTIAL TAXABLE VALUE PRIOR YEAR WAS $278,000.
THAT WAS WITH THE FIRST HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
SAY THEY GET A 10 PERCENT CAP, WHICH IS THE TYPICAL.
YOU CAN'T GET MORE THAN THE 10 PERCENT TAXABLE VALUE CAP.
THAT COMES TO ABOUT A SAVINGS OF ABOUT $50 BECAUSE OF THE VALUES INCREASE AND THE DECREASE IN THE TAX.
>> ARE THERE ANYMORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IF I MAY REALLY QUICKLY, EVEN THOUGH AS FAR AS TAKING IT AND DOING SOMETHING AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING HERE LOCALLY THOUGH IS TO REALLY STREAM THIS FROM THE ROOFTOPS AS FAR AS REALLY SHARING IT.
ONCE WE GET BACK ONLINE, THIS IS DEFINITELY A MESSAGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT AND SHARE WITH OUR KEY COMMUNICATORS SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT SO WE CAN GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE LANDING WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 9.1, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[9. 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 AND THAT'S 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 A DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
I HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS RIGHT NOW.
MS. BOYER, ARE THERE ANYMORE? OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOANNA CARDOZA, AND THEN I HAVE JANDEL CRUTCHFIELD.
>> I THINK MS. CARDOZO WENT TO THE BATHROOM, SO I'M JANDEL CRUTCHFIELD.
GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND THE REST OF OUR BOARD.
WHEN I THINK OF THE SIMPLEST WAY TO DEFINE DIVERSITY,
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I THINK OF SOMETHING MANY OF US HAVE THAT'S PART OF WHO WE ARE, THAT WE CAN'T REALLY CONTROL AND SO THE SIMPLEST THING I COULD THINK OF ON A WHIM WAS OUR FEET.I KNOW THAT AS A BOARD, YOU'VE HEARD LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND HOPEFULLY FEET IS NOTHING TOO WILD.
BUT NO TWO FEET EVEN ON AN INDIVIDUAL BODY ARE THE SAME.
BOTH OF MY FEET ARE DIFFERENT, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE DIFFERENT, THEY'RE NEEDED.
IN THE SAME WAY, WE ALSO NEED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
DIVERSITY JUST REPRESENTS ALL OF THE UNIQUE DIFFERENCES WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT ALONG LANGUAGE LINES, RACE, ETHNICITY, ABILITY, RELIGION, AND MORE.
THAT'S DIVERSITY. TO ME, OUR DIVERSITY IN MISD IS WHAT SEPARATES US FROM THOSE OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT MORE OF IT.
NOT JUST DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS, BUT OUR STAFF.
WE CELEBRATE IT TONIGHT THE FIRST PAKISTANI AMERICAN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HERE AT MISD.
THAT DIVERSITY IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.
THE E IN DEI IS EQUITY AND SO IF WE GO BACK TO SHOES, WE AGREE THAT MANY OF US HAVE DIFFERENT SIZE FEET.
EQUITY JUST MEANS HAVING SHOES THAT FIT.
IF WE THINK ABOUT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL WHEN IT COMES TO SHOES, TERRIBLE IDEA AND SOMEHOW WHEN IT COMES TO DIVERSITY, WE START TO FORGET THAT AND WE THINK OF THE ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL.
IF YOU EVER OWN SHOES THAT ARE TOO TIGHT, YOU KNOW, ONE SIZE FITS ALL DOESN'T WORK.
A LOT OF THE DATA TONIGHT ACTUALLY THAT WE SAW ABOUT CLOSING THE GAPS SHOWS THAT ONE SIZE FITS ALL DOESN'T WORK.
I THINK IF LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT CAN'T RECOGNIZE STUDENT DIFFERENCES THOUGH, THEY CAN TRY TO FORCE STUDENTS INTO SHOES THAT ARE TOO TIGHT OR THAT DON'T FIT.
IF LEADERS ARE TOLD, GENDER DOESN'T MATTER, RACE DOESN'T MATTER, NATIONALITY DOESN'T MATTER, ABILITY DOESN'T MATTER, THAT SOMEHOW THOSE ARE BAD WORDS.
THAT'S THE SUREST WAY TO DRIVE THAT ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH IN EDUCATION.
THIS IS WHY DEI, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS A CRUCIAL STRATEGY FOR THIS DISTRICT AND MEETING STUDENT NEEDS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF HOW DIVERSE WE ARE.
EFFORTS IN DEI MAKES SURE THAT EACH STUDENT GETS THE RIGHT SHOES FOR THEM.
THE DEI DEPARTMENT HERE AT MISD SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S VEHEMENTLY SUPPORTED.
WHEN WE CONSIDER MOVING BACK UP TO THAT A-RATED DISTRICT, THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THOSE STRATEGIES TO HELP CLOSE THE GAP.
MS. YOUNG, I CAN RELATE TO ALMOST TRIPPING ON A TRAIN STEP IN LONDON, MINDING THE GAP. I GET THAT.
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT HOW THE DIFFERENT STUDENT GROUPS MATTER, THOUGH I THINK THOSE STRATEGIES, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT'S WHAT EQUITY IS.
IF WE REALLY FOCUS ON THAT, I THINK WILL SURPASS ALL THOSE OTHER DISTRICTS. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
>> ITS UP? SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING THE DEI DEPARTMENT HERE.
I KNOW MR. DANIEL WELLS IS RESIGNING AND I HOPE THAT HER POSITION IS STILL SUPPORTED, THAT IT'S FILLED WITH SOMEBODY THAT'LL BE JUST AS INTENTIONAL AND MAKING SURE THE SHOES FIT.
>> THANK YOU, MS. CRUTCHFIELD. I SEE.
MS. CARDOZO JUST CAME BACK IN.
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
I HAVE A CHILD AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A PTA MOM AND A COMMUNITY LEADER.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY, AND TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE LOSS OF OUR DEI DIRECTOR DANIEL WELLS.
BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT DR.
CANTU AND HERMAN ILLUSTRATORS HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT.
AS A PTA MOM, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH MANY OF THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS IN MY CHILDREN'S FEEDER PATTERN.
I KNOW THAT THEY CARE AND LOVE THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE.
TWO OF OUR DISTRICT SCHOOLS WERE NOT RATED AND EIGHT WERE RATED WITH A C. FOUR OUT OF THOSE 10 SCHOOLS ARE IN THE SUMMIT FEEDER PATTERN.
THE MAP TESTING DATA, WHICH SHOWS ACADEMIC GROWTH OVER TIME, SHOWS THE SAME DATA WITHIN THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS THE TEA DATA.
STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS ARE STRUGGLING IN CORE SUBJECTS.
AT A RECENT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, I SPOKE ABOUT THE BOARD'S GOAL OF HOW MUCH TIME TO SPEND ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
YOUR CURRENT GOAL THAT WAS PASSED IS 40 PERCENT, YOUR PAST GOAL WAS 32 PERCENT.
I STILL BELIEVE THAT CONSIDERING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARDS NUMBER ONE FOCUS SHOULD BE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, THAT GOAL SHOULD BE HIGHER.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT NO CHILD IS LEFT BEHIND?
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ARE WE USING OUR TITLE 1 FUNDS TO DIRECTLY IMPACT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT? DO OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE THE EQUITABLE RESOURCE AND SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.DO WE NEED TO OFFER A SECOND CHANCE BREAKFAST AT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS? DO WE NEED ADDITIONAL TUTORING SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS ALREADY BEING OFFERED? DO WE NEED TO OFFER UNIVERSAL ALL DAY PRE-K? THOSE ARE QUESTIONS THAT YOU OUGHT TO CONSIDER.
DEI EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ON THE LOSS OF DANIEL WELLS.
THE EQUITY AUDIT FOUND THAT, "THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS NOT SERVING CERTAIN STUDENTS EFFECTIVELY.
CAMPUSES WITH THE GREATEST NEED, HALF THE LEAST ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
WE'RE GAPS EXIST, THEY ARE PERSISTENT AND NOT CONSISTENTLY NARROWING." MY QUESTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MS. CARDOZO. THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 10.1, THE RECOGNITIONS.
[10. Human Resources Report]
RECOGNITION OF 20 PLUS YEARS, MS. THOMAS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE REPORT FOR US?AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT I'M GOING TO READ YOUR NAME FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND ALL YOUR YEARS WITH MANSFIELD ISD.
FIRST IS FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, DOUGLAS ARNOLD, 28 YEARS ALTOGETHER AND 25 WITH MISD.
FROM TARA RANDONE ELEMENTARY, ASHLEY LANSFORD, 21 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY IN ALL OF THOSE WERE SERVED WITH MISD.
GERALYN REAGAN FROM ROBERTA TIPPS.
AGAIN, SHE'S 26 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY AND ALL 26 WITH MISD.
KAREN REED WITH ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT.
SHE WAS A COORDINATOR OF TESTING.
SHE HAD 22 YEARS AND THREE OF THOSE WERE SERVED WITH MISD.
BRANDY SANDBERG WITH ALICE PONDER, SHE WAS OUR TITLE 1 MASS SPECIALIST AND SHE HAD 22 YEARS IN 17 OF THOSE WERE WITH MISD.
GINGER SHIVERS IS THE WITH LOUISE CABANISS.
SHE HAD 24 YEARS AND FIVE OF THOSE ARE WITH MISD.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MS. TINA SKINNER, SHE WAS WITH MARTHA REID AND SHE HAD 20 YEARS AND 20 WITH MISD AND SHE WAS MY OLDEST'S FIRST GRADE TEACHER AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT LADY CREATED A MIRACLE BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT MY OLDEST WOULD READ AND SHE ASSURED ME, YES, SHE WILL JUST RELAXED AND THAT'S HER FAVORITE THING TO DO.
SHE'LL READ FOR HOURS NOW. LOVE MS. SKINNER.
CONGRATULATIONS ALL OF YOU. WE WILL MISS YOU.
THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 10.2 THE BOARD APPROVED NEW HIRES.
MAYOR PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION? MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MS. ANDERSON.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? LET ME START WITH THAT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.
HERE IN THOSE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM AT 11.1 UNDER THE BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION,
[11. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO PROVIDING FOR THE REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE DISTRICT, UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2012 DASH B, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE REDEMPTION OF SUCH BONDS.MAYOR PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?
>> IT'S A MOTION MADE BY M.S FLORA.
AND A SECOND MADE BY MS. NEWSOM.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS.
ITEM 11.2 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-05, ADOPT ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES OF THE YEAR 2022 AND DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION OF TAXES.
MAYOR PLEASE RECEIVE THE MOTION.
MOTION MADE BY MR. TIPPING, WAS THERE A SECOND DOWN INTO AND YOU MADE IT? OKAY. MOTION MADE BY MR. DAVIS AND A SECOND MADE BY MS. ANDERSON.
EVERYBODY IS SO EXCITED [LAUGHTER] LOOK AT OUR GENTLEMAN DOWN HERE, MR. DAVIS, MAKES THE MOTION, MR. TIPPING MAKES THE SECOND.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7, 0.>> MR. ROUTE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 11.3 AND IN CASE THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO POSTPONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THREE POLICIES.
NUMBER 1, POLICY FFH HAS BEEN PULLED.
IT'S STILL ON THE ABSTRACT, BUT IT IS NOT IN THE DOCUMENT.
WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO RESEARCH SOME COMPONENTS OF FFH TO PROBABLY BRING IT BACK TO YOU AT NEXT BOARD MEETING.
ONE WOULD BE JUST CHANGING LANGUAGE ARTS TO READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS TO MATCH WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO.
THEN WE MOVED FORWARD WITH ONE POLICY FROM UPDATE 119.
THAT IS A POLICY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT WITH THE POLICY REVIEW.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THINGS THAT CURRICULUM NEEDED AND WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
WE NEEDED THIS ONE POLICY TO MOVE FORWARD.
IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT IS EARTH-SHATTERING, IT'S JUST WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD'S DUTIES ARE AS FAR AS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.
>> OKAY. DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR YOU TO POSTPONE THIS?
>> DO WE NEED A MOTION TO MOVE TO POSTPONE?
>> MA'AM, PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 11.3.
>> OR WE CAN INTERJECT AND WE POSTPONING ALL THREE OF IT.
WE JUST WANT TO POSTPONE ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH FFAC
>> JUST ASK FOR A SECOND AND THEN NOBODY VOTED IN.
>> MS. FARRAR DID SECOND. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OKAY. THEN WE'LL JUST TAKE A VOTE AND YOU ALL CAN VOTE THAT DOWN AND THEN WE'LL MAKE ANOTHER MOTION TO JUST VOTE TO DO THOSE TWO.
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MEAN THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION LET ME SEE A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION DOES NOT PASS IT IS 0, 7.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE EIE LOCAL AND DMA LOCAL.
THOSE ARE THE CORRECT ONES, MR. RACK?
>> OKAY. MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS AND A SECOND MADE BY MS. ROSS.
IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION FROM BOARD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO HANDS. MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
I BELIEVE WE NEED MS. CHUNG GUARD.
>> YOU NEEDED THE THREE SEPARATE MOTIONS, AM I CORRECT?
>> OKAY. YOU HAVE THE TAX RATE ADOPTION MOTIONS THAT WE NEED TO FINALIZE IT AT YOUR SPACE.
IF WE COULD, MOVING ONE AT A TIME.
>> I MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE OF $1.3346, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 5.92 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT.
>> OKAY. THE FIRST MOTION IS MADE BY MS. NEWSOM AND SECONDED BY MS. THOMAS.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SAY A SHOW OF HANDS.
OKAY. THE MOTION IS PASSED 7, 0.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 0.9746 CENTS BE APPROVED.
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>> OKAY. MOTION MADE BY MR. TIPPING AND A SECOND MADE BY MS. FARRAR.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS FOR ALL THOSE THAT APPROVE? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7, 0.
>> I MOVE THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERESTS IN SINKING TAX RATE OF 36 CENTS BE APPROVED.
>> MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS AND A SECOND BY MS. NEWSOM.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MAY PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS.
WE WILL CONTINUE ON THEN TO ITEM 11.4, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF GROWTH POSITIONS FOR THE 2022-2023 STAFFING NEEDS.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?
>> THERE'S A MOTION MADE BY MS. FLORIDA, A SECOND MADE BY MS. NEWSOM.
>> DR. CANTU, DID YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US?
>> YES. I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO ASK DR. STOKER TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE GROWTH POSITIONS, AND I THINK DONALD WILLIAMS MIGHT HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO ADD AS WELL.
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS THIS EVENING WERE ASKING YOUR CONSIDERATION OF PROVING TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
THE FIRST IS A COUNSELING INTERN POSITION FOR JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY WHERE THEY HAVE NOT HAD A FULL DEDICATED COUNSELOR TO THEIR CAMPUS.
THIS WOULD BE A PERSON WHO IS THERE ALL THE TIME TO HELP SERVE THE CHILDREN'S GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING NEEDS.
THE SECOND POSITION IS A COORDINATOR POSITION OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING.
THIS POSITION, IF APPROVED, WILL HELP BUILD COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ALSO HELP WITH MENTORING PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS.
JUST A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION BEFORE I ASK MR. WILLIAMS IF HE HAS ANYTHING TO SHARE WITH REGARD TO THE ABSTRACT, THOSE BUDGET AMOUNTS YOU SEE ON THE ABSTRACT ARE JUST THAT BUDGETED AMOUNTS BASED ON MIDPOINTS OF THOSE PARTICULAR PAY GROUPS, AS WELL AS BENEFITS, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, ETC.
THOSE DOLLARS INDICATED THERE WILL NOT DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF PAY THOSE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE.
THOSE ARE SIMPLY BUDGETED AMOUNTS.
>> THANK YOU. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE COORDINATOR POSITION IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH COMMON GROUND.
THEY APPROACHED THE DISTRICT AND INDICATED THE FACT THAT THEY WANTED TO PARTNER WITH US FOR A VOLUNTEER-MENTOR TYPE OF A POSITION.
THEY SPECIFICALLY STATED THE FACT THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS WITH US AS A DISTRICT AND A ROUTINE THING THAT WAS OUT THERE AS IT RELATED TO THE FACT THAT INDIVIDUALS WANTED TO SEE THIS TYPE OF A POSITION AND HOW COULD THEY HELP.
THEY DONATED $100,000 TO THE DISTRICT. THAT'S HUGE.
THAT'S NOTEWORTHY UNIT OF ITSELF BASED ON ALL OF THE LONGSTANDING YEARS OF RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THEM.
THEY DONATED $100,000 TO THE DISTRICT AROUND $26,000 OF THAT WENT TO STUDENT NUTRITION TO BE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT DEBT FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS.
THE OTHER REMAINING FUNDS FOR THAT WENT TO THIS PARTICULAR COORDINATOR POSITION.
THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR POSITION OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME, AND THE STARTUP FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, DR. STOKER HAVE ALREADY REFERENCED THAT IT'S FOR A MENTOR PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AND ALSO WORKING WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS.
IT'S TWOFOLD. IT'S REALLY ESTABLISHING A POSITION THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE CAMPUSES.
FOR A WHILE NOW, WE'VE HAD THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYONE TO REALLY COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS, SO THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR.
IN THE SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENT OF THIS, IT'S REALLY TIED TO THE ADVERTISING PIECE OF IT.
WE HAVE A REALLY DECENT ADVERTISING PROGRAM THAT'S IN PLACE NOW, BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR POSITION, SO EVERYTHING GOING ACCORDING TO THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD WORK.
WE WON'T SEE AN IMPACT TO THE DISTRICT AS IT RELATES TO THIS POSITION BECAUSE WE HAVE THE STARTUP FUNDS COMING FROM COMMON GROUND.
THANK THEM SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP, AND THEN LONG-TERM THROUGH OUR ADVERTISING PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN PLACE, IT'S GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THIS POSITION MOVING FORWARD.
>> IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSE? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 11.5, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE SELL OF 43.33 ACRES OF SURPLUS RURAL PROPERTY.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION? MOTION MADE BY MR. DAVIS AND A SECOND BY MS. NEWSOM.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS?
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ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.11.6, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE 8-02-2022, JOINT CITY COUNCIL MRC, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN THE 8-02-2022 CALLED BOARD MEETING.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION MADE BY MS. WARREN AND SECOND MADE BY MR. DAVIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, I'M SORRY.
>> I NEED TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I WASN'T IN ATTENDANCE OF THOSE MEETINGS, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT.
>> MS. NEWSOM, FOR THE RECORD THAT NEEDS TO ABSTAIN. SHE WAS ABSENT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I JUST APPRECIATED THE CITY COMING OUT AND MEETING WITH US.
HOPEFULLY, IF MAYBE GRAND PRAIRIE AROUND OR MAYBE ARLINGTON, THEY CAN JUMP ON THAT SAME SHIP.
SO WE WOULD LOVE TO VISIT WITH THEM AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITIES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT, MS. THOMAS.
I HOPEFULLY STARTED GETTING THAT WORD OUT THERE FOR US.
WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MINUTES PASS AT 6, 0, AND 1.
NOW WE'RE ON TO ITEM 11.7, THE CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF ACTION REGARDING TEACHER CONTRACT ABANDONMENT.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?
>> A MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS AND A SECOND MADE BY MR. TIPPING. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OVER THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 12, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[12. Consent Agenda]
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT WE VOTE THE CONSENT AGENDA UP OR DOWN UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM.DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL AN ITEM AT THIS TIME? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, 7-0.
ITEM 13, A SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[13. Superintendent's Report]
THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY.IS THERE ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE REPORT THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH DR. CANTU AT THIS TIME? WITH THAT, WE MOVE TO ITEM 14 AND WE WILL ADJOURN AT 8:34. THANK YOU, GUYS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.