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>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 7:00 PM.
[1. Call to Order]
LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
I'LL ASK YOU NOW TO PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER LED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WARREN DAVIS, THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS LED BY THE LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL JROTC, AND THE PLEDGES LED BY TRUSTEE CRAIG TIPPING.
>> [NOISE] PRECIOUS LORD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME PROVIDED TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH ARRANGEMENTS.
LORD, AS WE COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE BUSINESS OF THIS DISTRICT, LET US KEEP IN MIND, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE CHILDREN THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AND STEWARDING OVER.
FATHER WE SPEAK, ACCOUNTS FOR ALL THE INTERESTS THAT THEY NEED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR, BUT LET US NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR TEACHERS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR STAFF WHO DO SUCH EXCELLENT WORK.
FATHER, ALSO I PRAY FOR THE PARENTS, THEIR INVOLVEMENT, THEIR STEWARDSHIP, THEIR LEADERSHIP, THOSE EXTENDED FAMILIES THAT ARE ALL PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM THAT ALLOWS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GROW AND SHOW YOUR PURPOSE FOR THEM.
TODAY, LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU ALLOW US TO JUST HAVE A GREAT MEETING, GREAT FELLOWSHIP, AND CELEBRATE THE GOOD WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN OUR PLEDGES.
>> THANK YOU AND ALWAYS SO IMPRESSIVE, I LOVE SEEING ALL OUR KIDS SHOW US WHAT THEY'RE MADE OF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 4, OUR DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS.
[4. District Recognition]
DR. CANTU?>> YES, MA'AM PRESIDENT. WELL, TONIGHT, I ACTUALLY HAD THE PLEASURE TONIGHT OF KICKING OFF OUR RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.
TO GET STARTED, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO PLEASE STAND UP AND HEAD DOWN TO THE FRONT WHERE YOU ALL NORMALLY STAND FOR RECOGNITIONS WITH STUDENTS WHILE I SAY SOME AWESOME THINGS ABOUT YOU ALL.
[FOREIGN] AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, AND MANSFIELD ISD IS CELEBRATING ITS TRUSTEES FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO MANSFIELD ISD AND TO ITS STUDENTS.
ALL THROUGHOUT THE ROOM THIS EVENING AS YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU'LL SEE POSTERS AND NOTES THAT WERE CREATED BY EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION FOR OUR BOARD.
THE POSTERS ALIGN WITH THIS YEAR'S THEME OF FORWARD TOGETHER.
CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT THE COLLABORATION AMONGST SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TEACHERS, PARENTS ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS.
OUR SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO ESTABLISH THE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S MISSION AND VISION, AND THEY OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ENSURE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE THESE AMAZING ADVOCATES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.
WITH EVERY DECISION, OUR SCHOOL BOARD KEEPS MANSFIELD ISD'S MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES AND VISION 2030, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IN MIND, ENSURING AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE LIFE, CAREER, AND COLLEGE-READY.
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BOARD MEMBERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS GET THE VERY BEST EDUCATION THAT MEETS THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, AND OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.OUR BOARD ALSO MAKES DECISIONS THAT KEEP THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STAFF IN MIND FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATORS AND STAFF.
ENSURING WE HAVE CARING ADULTS WHO SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR OUR KIDS.
DURING THIS MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR, I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND HOPE THAT THEY KNOW HOW MUCH WE ALL APPRECIATE THEM.
BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING, OUR STUDENTS FROM OUR BEN BARBER CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM PREPARED A DELICIOUS MEAL TABLE SIDE TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
BOARD MEMBERS WERE ALSO ENTERTAINED DURING DINNER BY STUDENTS FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ALEX YOUNG.
OVER THE PAST MONTH, OUR CAMPUSES HAVE CELEBRATED OUR WONDERFUL BOARD BY HOSTING BREAKFASTS, CAMPUS-WIDE ASSEMBLIES, COMPLETE WITH SONGS THAT MADE SOME OF THEM CRY, I THINK, DANCE AND GENERAL CELEBRATIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD THOUGH ASK YOU TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE MANSFIELD ISD COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY ABOUT THESE DEDICATED SERVANT LEADERS.
>> THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
>> THIS MONTH IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, WHERE ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, DISTRICTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEIR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD A GREAT IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY, ON OUR SCHOOLS, I THINK THAT THEY ARE HERE TO LISTEN TO US AS TEACHERS AS WELL AS PARENTS.
>> BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY SERVE, AND THEY DO IT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
JUST BY SETTING THE VISION FOR THE DISTRICT, BY REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON LOCALLY, AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE RESOURCES ARE THERE AND PROVIDED FOR OUR STAFF. [NOISE] [APPLAUSE]
>> BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS SCHOOL BOARD, THIS SCHOOL IS MORE ENGAGING AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO THRIVE IN WAYS THAT WE DIDN'T SEE POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
>> THANK YOU MANSFIELD SCHOOL BOARD FOR SUPPORTING YOUR TEACHERS AND MAKING THIS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY PUTTING YOUR TIME TO WORK WITH US.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, ME, TEACHERS, STUDENTS HERE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW IT'S YOUR MONTH, SO IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU ALL.
>> WELL, WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR MISD, FOR ALL THE HOURS THEY SPEND HELPING MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISTRICTS RUN SMOOTHLY, AND COMING IN AND SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS AND CHEERING FOR THEM.
>> OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO DO WHEN THEY TAKE ON THAT ROLE.
PART OF IT IS JUST LISTENING, LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LISTENING TO OUR STAFF, LISTENING TO OUR KIDS, AND OUR PARENTS.
THEN BEING PRESENT, BEING OUT ON CAMPUSES, BEING AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS.
AGAIN, WHILE THEY ARE THERE, THEY'RE ALWAYS LISTENING AND WATCHING SO THAT WHEN THEY COME INTO THAT BOARDROOM, THEY CAN MAKE THE VERY BEST DECISIONS THAT THEY CAN FOR OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD FOR HELPING OUR SCHOOL.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE RESOURCES TO BE COLLEGE-READY, CAREER-READY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, LIFE-READY.
>> BECAUSE WITHOUT THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, WE WOULDN'T BE STANDING WHERE WE ARE RIGHT HERE TODAY.
>> I WOULD JUST ROLL WITH THAT AND THANK ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR DEDICATION, FOR THE SELFLESSNESS THAT IT TAKES TO DO THE JOB THAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR ALL THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY OF MANSFIELD ISD. THANK YOU. [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE] [NOISE]
>> IN ORDER TO KEEP ME ENGAGED IN THE MEETING, DR. CANTU ASKED IF I WOULD INTRODUCE ELIZABETH CARMODY TO COME UP AND RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR AWARDS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. SCOTT, AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR ALL THAT YOU TO DO FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
GOOD EVENING TO PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF CABINET AND THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC THAT'S HERE TONIGHT, AND ALL OF OUR YOUNG SUPERSTARS IN THE AUDIENCE.
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR RECOGNITION WITH SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTARS.
EACH MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP.
THESE YOUNG STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM THEIR CAMPUS BASED ON THE VIRTUES OF,
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THERE'S A LOT OF VIRTUES, OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, KINDNESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRUSTWORTHINESS.PARENTS AND STUDENTS, THIS IS YOUR SPECIAL TIME THAT WE TOLD YOU ABOUT.
STUDENTS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD TO DR. CANTU AND SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
THEN YOU'LL COME STAND WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE CENTER WHERE THEY HAD THEIR PICTURE TAKEN A MOMENT AGO UNTIL ALL OUR STUDENTS ARE UP THERE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TON OF PICTURES. ARE YOU READY? FROM GIDEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOURTH GRADER, RENA EJ.
[APPLAUSE] FROM GLENN HARMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIRST GRADER, MAX SOLACE.
[APPLAUSE] FROM CAROL HOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A THIRD GRADER, LOGAN BONE BRIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] FROM THELMA JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOURTH GRADER, EMMANUEL OJO.
[APPLAUSE] FROM JUDY K. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THIRD GRADER, GIZELLE DRAYTON.
[APPLAUSE] FROM DP MORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THIRD GRADER, ALEJANDRO PENA.
[APPLAUSE] FROM ERMA NASH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOURTH GRADER, AUBREY WORK.
[APPLAUSE] FROM NANCY NEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THIRD GRADER, LOGAN WALDSON.
[APPLAUSE] FROM BRENDA NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THIRD GRADER, MILLER MEYER.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO GIVE ALL OUR STUDENTS A CHANCE TO GET SQUISHED TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY LOOKS SO EXCITED AND PROUD FOR THAT AWARD WHILE WE GET OUR OFFICIAL PICTURE.
PARENTS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO GRAB THOSE PICTURES TOO, LOOK AT THOSE SUPERSTARS.
WHILE WE'RE TAKING PICTURES FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE, NOT WITH A CAMERA, I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS WHO ALL HELPED THESE YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE IT AS A SUPERSTAR THIS MONTH.
WE KNOW THAT THEY ALL CONTRIBUTED TO HELP SHAPE OUR YOUNG LEADERS, SO LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTARS.
[APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITIONS.
>> DID EVERYBODY FIND THEIR SPOT? I DID WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK THAT WHEN I'M AT VICTORY LINE AT WESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN BACK THROUGH IT TWICE BECAUSE AS I TOLD THE KIDS THAT MORNING, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AS HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, SO I MAKE SURE I TAKE IT TWICE.
BUT YES, THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF, ESPECIALLY, AND OUR STUDENTS, THEY MAKE IT ALL EASY.
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS FOR THEM.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 5, OUR DISTRICT INTRODUCTIONS. DR. CANTU?
[5. District Introductions]
>> YES. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. JENNIFER STOECKER TO MOVE US FORWARD WITH OUR INTRODUCTIONS.
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THREE ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS TO INTRODUCE TO YOU.
COMING UP FIRST IS KATHRYN HUMER.
SHE IS OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT MCKINZEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SHE'S COMING TO US FROM BIRDVILLE ISD WHERE SHE SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MANSFIELD AS THE LEADER AT MCKINZEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I AM EXCITED TO JOIN MANSFIELD AND JUST CONTINUE THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING AT MCKINZEY.
I BROUGHT WITH ME THIS EVENING MY HUSBAND JOE, AND HE GETS THE PLEASURE STANDING UP SINCE I HAVE TO BE UP HERE.
JOE AND MY SON GAGE, AND THEN MY MOM AND DAD CAME WITH ME AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MICHAEL THOMAS WHO WILL BE JOINING US VERY SOON AS THE PRINCIPAL AT DANNY JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE'S COMING TO US FROM ARLINGTON ISD WHERE HE TOO IS SERVING AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY TO BE NAMED AS THE PRINCIPLE OF DANNY JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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I AM EXCITED AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WITH THE LEGACY OF DANNY JONES, WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED.WITH ME TONIGHT, I HAVE MY WONDERFUL WIFE, MARCIE, WHO'S A FORMER MISD EMPLOYEE.
I ALSO HAVE MY TWO YOUNG BOYS, MARK AND MILES, WITH ME TONIGHT.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> FINALLY, WE HAVE KAYLEE MAHAN, THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE WAS MOST RECENTLY, BEFORE NORWOOD, WORKING AT TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN.
SHE'S ALSO A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT AND A STUDENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON AND DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS A FORMER STUDENT OF MANSFIELD ISD, I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF BRENDA NORWOOD ELEMENTARY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE MISD TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE BY BEING RESILIENT, PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST, AND UPLIFTING EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS.
TONIGHT, I HAVE A NUMBER OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH ME, INCLUDING MY HUSBAND JOSH AND MY DAUGHTER SOPHIE.
I'M MOST THANKFUL TO ALL THE EDUCATORS AND LEADERS OF MANSFIELD ISD WHO HAVE ULTIMATELY BROUGHT ME TO THIS POINT.
I STAND UP HERE AS A STRONG EXAMPLE OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT EACH OF YOU WHO EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREERS IN MANSFIELD ISD.
>> HEY, THE THIN PART IS OVER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY THAT YET.
LET'S FINISH THE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL DECIDE IF THE FUN PART WAS FIRST.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 6: INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS, DR. CANTU?
[6. Instructional Focus]
>> YES. I SEE MS. YOUNG IS ALREADY UP HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR MISD ANNUAL REPORT, AND THEN FOR US TO TAKE A MOMENT AND DO THE PUBLIC HEARING. MS. YOUNG.
>> HEY, PRESIDENT WILSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. CANTU, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO FULFILL THE LEGAL OBLIGATION PER TEA AND PRESENT THE MISD ANNUAL REPORT.
AT YOUR DESK, HOPEFULLY YOU FOUND YOUR COPY OF THE 100 PLUS PAGE DOCUMENT AND SO HOPEFULLY THIS IS EASIER FOR YOU TO FLIP THROUGH THAN SCROLLING ONLINE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, WE DO HAVE A PDF OF THIS DOCUMENT AVAILABLE, SO ANYTHING THAT'S REFERENCED TONIGHT IS AVAILABLE ON THAT WEBSITE AS WELL.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS INFORMATION THAT I'M SHARING TONIGHT, MOST OF THIS IS INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE HEARD PREVIOUSLY THIS YEAR BUT AS REQUIRED WE HAVE TO COMPILE IT ALL INTO ONE ANNUAL REPORT AND SO THIS WILL BE AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE INFORMATION PRESENTED THEREIN.
THE TAPR REPORT IS REALLY MADE UP OF SIX INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.
THE FIRST PART IS THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE PART, THE SECOND PART IS THE PEIMS FINANCIAL REPORT, AND YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE FINANCIAL STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR MS. STRONG GUARD.
NEXT IS OUR ACCREDITATION STATUS REPORT, CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE REPORTS, REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS, AND LAST IS OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER BRIEFLY EACH OF THESE SIX REPORTS AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST PART IS THE TAPR REPORT, AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE REPORT YOU'RE MOST FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY HOW IT LOOKS AT OUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND HOW WE GET OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.
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YOU CAN SEE THAT IN '21, '22; THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, WE WERE A B DISTRICT.IF YOU'LL REMEMBER THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, WE DROPPED JUST 1.9 POINTS IN THAT TWO-YEAR PERIOD, AND SO WE'RE AT 88.4.
WHAT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE IS THAT FOR 2022 THEY ALSO REVIEW OUR SPECIAL ED PERFORMANCE.
IN '21, WE WERE AT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT AND SO THIS YEAR WE ARE MARKED AS MEETS REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PERFORMANCE.
OTHER AREAS THAT ARE IN THE TAPR REPORT FOCUS A LOT ON OUR STAAR AND EOC SCORES.
HERE I'VE GOT IT LISTED BY GRADE LEVEL, WHAT TESTS WE GIVE IN EACH OF THOSE GRADE LEVELS.
YOU CAN SEE IN GRADES 3, 4, 6, AND 7, IT'S READING MATH.
IN GRADE 5, IT'S READING MATH AND SCIENCE.
IN GRADE 8, READING MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.
THEN IN HIGH-SCHOOL, YOU'VE GOT OUR EOC SCORE OR OUR EOC TEST WHICH ARE ENGLISH I, ENGLISH II, BIOLOGY, ALGEBRA AND US HISTORY.
AS A REMINDER, THEY TAKE THE AGGREGATE OF ALL OF THOSE SCORES PLUS THEY LOOK AT CCMR, GRADUATION RATE, STUDENT GROWTH, STUDENT PROGRESS, AND COME UP WITH THAT.
THOSE LITTLE MAGICAL FORMULAS THEY USE TO DETERMINE OUR RATING.
ALSO I WANTED TO JUST SUMMARIZE.
YOU'VE SEEN THIS INFORMATION A LOT.
THE GREEN IS GOOD SLIDES WHERE WE COMPARE HOW WE DO ON EVERY TEST WITH THE STATE AND THE REGION.
THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE IS A SUMMARY, SO IT TAKES ALL THE TESTS THAT WE TOOK AT ALL LEVELS ACROSS ALL THE SUBJECTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH EOC AND WE LOOK AT THE MEETS LEVEL.
BECAUSE REMEMBER AS A DISTRICT, WE DON'T LOOK AT JUST APPROACHES, WE LOOK AT MEETS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
WE HAVE OUR SCORES THERE IN GREEN, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO GOT HOW THE STATE PERFORMED AND HOW THE REGION PERFORMED.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE ALL GREEN WHICH MEANS WE OUTPERFORM THE STATE AND REGION IN ALL FOUR OF THOSE SUBJECT AREAS.
OTHER INFORMATION THAT'S FOUND IN THE TAPR REPORT THAT IS FOUND IN THIS BIG BINDER HERE, YOU'LL SEE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ATTENDANCE RATES, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS FUNDING.
YOU'LL LOOK AT DROPOUT AND GRADUATION RATES, YOU'LL LOOK AT OUR ADVANCED COURSE COMPLETION RATES, COLLEGE-READY INDICATORS, ALSO HOW OUR STUDENTS DO AN AP TEST OR AN AP CLASSES, SAT AND ACT.
AT THE END OF THE TAPR REPORT, THERE IS STUDENT INFORMATION, STAFF INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION, AND THAT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO DEMOGRAPHICS, YEARS OF SERVICE, AND JUST OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR OUR STAFF AS WELL.
THEN THE SECOND PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE SECOND REPORT THAT WE'LL LOOK AT IS THE PEIMS FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORT.
LIKE I SAID, MS. STRONG GUARD HAS SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BUT ONE THING IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT ON THIS FORM HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY FOR 2021 AND SO THERE IS A LAG YEAR FOR THIS INFORMATION.
BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY SHOW OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR THAT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE LOOK AT REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND DISBURSEMENTS.
BUT THE REALLY INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS REPORT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SPREADSHEET IT JUST SHOWS MSID INFORMATION, SO OUR DISTRICT INFORMATION.
THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT-HAND SIDE IT SHOWS HOW WE CAN PAIR WITH THE STATE.
IT LOOKS AT HOW MUCH FUNDING WE GET PER PUPIL COMPARED TO THE STATE, HOW MUCH WE SPEND PER PER PUPIL, AND THEN HOW THAT COMPARES WITH THE STATE.
THIS SCREENSHOT IS JUST THE FIRST PAGE OF THAT REPORT.
I THINK THERE ARE FIVE PAGES IN THE PEIMS FINANCIAL REPORT, BUT THAT'S JUST THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SCREENSHOT.
THE NEXT REPORT IS DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS.
IN ORDER FOR US TO AWARD DIPLOMAS, WE HAVE TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT ACCREDITATION, MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
WHEN COVID HAPPENED, THERE WAS INFORMATION FROM TEA THAT SAID THAT WE WOULD NOT GET NEW ACCREDITATION STATUS REPORTS UNTIL '22, '23.
WHEN WE READ LAST RECEIVED OUR ACCREDITATION STATUS, WE WERE ACCREDITED AND SO WE REMAIN ACCREDITED AND WE WILL GET AN UPDATE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND WE FULLY INTEND TO BE ACCREDITED.
THE NEXT PART OF THE REPORT IS THE CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS AND EVERY SCHOOL IS LISTED.
OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN MOST PEOPLE, AND SO THIS IS REALLY A PROCESS THAT STARTS IN THE SUMMER.
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OUR PRINCIPAL START WORKING WITH THEIR STAFF ON DETERMINING THEIR ONE THING AND IT HAS TO BE TIED TO VISION 2030.ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS DETERMINE ONE THING, AND THEN FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEY COME INTO A COA PROCESS AND THEY SHARE THEIR REPORT ON THE PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR ONE THING.
THE CIP PLAN IN MANY DISTRICTS IS A 50 OR 60 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT THEY CREATE AND PUT ON A SHELF, BUT OURS IS TRULY A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT AND IT IS REVISED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED ON COA FEEDBACK.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER LAST MONTH, DR. BRANDON CAME TO YOU GUYS TO SHARE THE EIC RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND SO THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE AND THEN THE CIP PROCESS FOLLOWS CLOSELY BEHIND HERE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
THE NEXT REPORT IS A TEA REQUIREMENT THAT WE REPORT OUT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
THIS REPORT ALWAYS DROVE ME CRAZY BECAUSE IT WAS SO TINY AND SO HARD TO READ.
THIS YEAR WE ALTERED THE FORM A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU'LL READ ACROSS IN BLUE, AT THE TOP ARE THE NAMES OF CAMPUSES.
NOT EVERY ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES IS LISTED.
IF A CAMPUS IS NOT LISTED, THAT MEANS THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT.
TO MAKE IT EASIER TO READ, WE REMOVE CAMPUSES THAT HAD NO INCIDENTS, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT ON PAPER AND ONLINE.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOME, YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ THE INFORMATION.
AGAIN, NOT EVERY CAMPUS IS REPRESENTED, BUT IF THEY HAD ANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT, THEY'RE LISTED ON THIS SHEET.
YOU CAN READ THIS REPORT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE TOTALS BY THE DISTRICT, THEN YOU CAN GO HORIZONTAL AND MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT, AND SO YOU CAN PICK AN INCIDENT AND YOU CAN SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, NUMBER 41, FIGHTING MUTUAL COMBAT.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THAT FARED OUT ACROSS THE DISTRICT, YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND SEE THE DISTRICT TOTAL.
YOU CAN ALSO READ THIS REPORT VERTICALLY.
YOU CAN GO TO A CAMPUS AND LOOK AT A CAMPUS AND GO VERTICALLY AND SEE THE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS PER CAMPUS.
AGAIN, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT OUT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
THESE ARE NOT ALL OF THE DISCIPLINE INCIDENTS THAT CAN BE CODED IN PEIMS. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE TARDIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT LISTED HERE, BUT THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT OUT ON.
HOPEFULLY THIS DOCUMENT IS A LITTLE EASIER TO READ THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
THEN OUR LAST REPORT THAT WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT IS OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
PER VISION 2030, WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE LIVE COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER-READY.
WE MAY THINK THAT THEY'RE READY FOR COLLEGE WHEN THEY LEAVE, BUT HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT? THE STATE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR US BASED ON HOW STUDENTS DO ONCE THEY LEAVE HERE AND ENROLL.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC WITH THIS REPORT IS THIS IS VERY MUCH LAG DATA.
IF YOU WILL LOOK, THESE ARE FROM KIDS THAT GRADUATED IN 2019, SO THAT MEANS THEY ENROLLED IN COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 2019 AND FINISH THEIR FIRST COLLEGE YEAR IN THE SPRING OF 2020.
ALSO WHAT'S A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING WITH THIS REPORT IS IT DOESN'T REPORT OUT ANYTHING ABOUT OUR KIDS THAT GO OUT OF STATE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THAT GO OUT OF STATE, AND SO WE DON'T GET ANY INFORMATION FROM THIS REPORT ON THEM.
AS A RESULT WE'RE A PART OF A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE THAT GIVES US INFORMATION ON ANY POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL THAT A KID ATTENDS WHETHER IT'S IN THE STATE OF TEXAS OR NOT.
THIS DOES GIVE US INFORMATION THAT WE LOOK AT AND WE LOOK FOR TRENDS.
BUT AGAIN, SINCE IT IS SUCH LAGGED DATA, WE USE THE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MOST OF THAT DATA ANALYSIS.
AT THIS POINT, THAT'S THE SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, AND THEN AFTER QUESTIONS WE CAN MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION.
>> THAT'S GOOD. WE'LL START ON THIS SIDE.
GENTLEMAN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? [INAUDIBLE] HOW ABOUT THIS SIDE? LOOK HOW GOOD YOU DID. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE WE SAW THIS DEFAULT HERE.
>> THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PRESIDENT WILSON, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW PROVE THE MANSFIELD ISD ANNUAL REPORT.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK VIA PUBLIC HEARING.
IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE MISD ANNUAL REPORT, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT THIS TIME.
WE WILL OPEN THE HEARING AT 7:29.
WE WILL HAVE OUR NORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS LATER.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ALL IN REGARDS TO THE PAPER REPORT.
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>> GOOD EVENING. DO I HAVE THE 3 MIN, MAX OR?
>> GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. CANTU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
I REALLY DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING TONIGHT, BUT JUST SPEAKING FROM MY HEART, GOOD JOB FOR THIS DISTRICT TO BE BETTER THAN THE STATE AND REGION.
BUT AS WE KNOW THIS REPORT DOESN'T SHOW HOW SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING COMPARED TO EACH OTHER WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
THERE ARE SOME SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT DOING AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
I'M JUST HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS THAT NEED THAT.
ALSO TO ENSURE THAT ALL TITLE ONE FUNDS ARE BEING USED IN A WAY THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT PER CAMPUS.
ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT I'M VERY BIG ABOUT MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE.
WELL, NOT MORE BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T SEE THAT MANY MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BASED ON THE CRIMINAL REPORT AND THE TABLE REPORT, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE NEED MORE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR SOME OF OUR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT HAVE SOCIAL BARRIERS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
HOW CAN WE PARTNER UP WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SOME OF OUR NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE SOCIAL NEEDS THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE HEARING AT 07:31.
>> LAST THING IS JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS ENTIRE BINDER THAT THE BOARD HAS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE IN A PDF FORMAT IF ANYONE WANTS TO LOOK AT IN MORE DETAIL.
>> THANK YOU, MS. YANG. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 7, OUR PRESENTATIONS AND DR. CANTU?
[7. Presentation]
>> YES, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT BUDGET SEASON IS HERE, BUT IT IS, AND SO MS. STRONG GUARD IS GOING TO COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE US WITH AN UPDATE, AND OUR BUDGET CALENDAR AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE 23/24 BUDGET.
YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH, WERE ALREADY HERE.
PRESIDENT WILSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE AND LOVE Y'ALL, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICES AND YOUR SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
AS WE GET READY IS GOING INTO THE 2023/2024 YEAR.
WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH 22/23.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT BEHIND THE SCENES ACTUALLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME THINKING AND STRATEGIZING AND PRIORITIZING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BEST, AND THEN NOW WE'VE GOT SOMETHING COMING UP.
LET'S GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR HERE FIRST, STARTING IN JANUARY.
TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET CALENDAR, WHICH IS JUST THE ROADMAP OF HOW WE GET FROM A TO B, AND ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST PRIORITIES AS A BOARD IS TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.
THIS IS OUR PART AND THE TAX RATE.
WE HAVE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT.
WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT THE DEMOGRAPHERS AND HOW THAT'S DONE, AND IN FEBRUARY THESE ARE, ARE PUTTING IT ALL IN A BIG POT AND ALL THE LITTLE PIECES COME TOGETHER.
IN FEBRUARY, THIS IS WHEN WE DO OUR ADDITIONAL REQUESTS.
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT.
THEY GET SENT BACK, AND THEN CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENT BUDGETS ARE ALSO BACK DUE TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE TO THE CABINET SIDE FOR US TO REVIEW.
THEN IN MARCH, THE CABINET DOES THE REVIEW ON THE BUDGET REQUEST.
THEN APRIL, THIS IS THE TIME WE RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE PROPERTY VALUES.
IT'S A FIRST INDICATION OF WHAT IS COMING DOWN, AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO SITTING IN A LEGISLATIVE SESSION SO THAT NUMBERS MAY NOT BE THAT ACCURATE ON APRIL 30TH.
YOU HAVE YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS COMING THROUGH THAT THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT AND THEN SOME OTHER COOLING OFF PERIODS AND AS WELL AS PROTEST.
ALSO, WE HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU AS NEEDED.
WE TYPICALLY ALWAYS DO ONE AT LEAST IN MAY AND PROBABLY IN APRIL AS WELL IF THAT'S NEEDED, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT.
THEN IN JUNE, THIS IS WHEN WE BRING TO YOU A ADOPTED BUDGET IN A NICE NEAT PACKAGE WITH BIG RED BOW, AND IT IS ALSO THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSE TAX RATE BECAUSE THE TAX RATE IS BASED ON THE JULY CERTIFIED VALUES ON
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OUR PROPERTY VALUES THAT IS DUE FROM TARRANT COUNTY AND JOHNSON COUNTY, AND THAT'S TO BE BACK TO US JULY 25TH.THAT NUMBER GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT HAPPENS IN AUGUST WHEN WE ADOPT OUR TAX RATE.
THAT'S WITH THE NEW PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, IF ANY, IT'S A TAX COMPRESSION, WE WAIT ON TEA TO CERTIFY THAT PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSION AMOUNT AND THEN SEND IT BACK TO US AND THEN WE PRESENT IT BACK TO YOU-ALL IN AUGUST.
WELL, FIRST ASSUMPTIONS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF GROWTH AT 35,854 AND THAT'S BASED ON SNAPSHOT IN OCTOBER OF 2022, AND THE 124 IS BASICALLY OUR DEMOGRAPHERS NUMBER THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US AS AN ESTIMATE OF AN INCREASE OF 124 MORE STUDENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE LITTLE CONSERVATIVE SIDE.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS WHERE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ON A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE SIDE FOR BUDGET PURPOSES AT 94.5 PERCENT.
AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT IT AT 9 PERCENT.
AS A REMINDER, WE WERE AT 13.17 PERCENT THIS PAST YEAR.
BUT IN OUR FUNDING FORMULAS RIGHT NOW, I COULD SAY THAT'S FIVE PERCENT, OR I CAN SAY THAT'S 15 PERCENT AND WE'LL END UP WITH THE SAME TYPE OF REVENUE BASED ON THE PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSIONS UNDER CURRENT LAW.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE TAX RATE RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF SCRATCHING HEADS BECAUSE THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY'RE TARGETING THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AS A BIG TALK ON THAT, INCREASING THAT.
THEN THE THIRD THING IS CALLED THE FLOOR RATE.
MS. RAW, YOU BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET MEETINGS AND THAT WAS WELL, WHY CAN'T WE JUST DROP THE TAX RATE? WHY CAN WE GO ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE AND LET THE STATE PICK UP THE REST? WELL, THERE'S THIS FLOOR AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A TAX FLOOR THAT THE STATE SAYS SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEED TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR A FLOOR, BUT THERE'S A CEILING.
IT GOES IN THIS BOX RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT NOW, MORE AND MORE DISTRICTS, HAVE HIT THE FLOOR BECAUSE THE VALUES HAVE GONE HIGH.
THERE'S AT LEAST 699 DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT I KNOW OF THAT HAVE HIT THAT FLOOR, AND SO THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RE-LOOK AT THAT I THINK AND SEE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY WERE EXPECTING THAT INCREASE WHEN THEY IMPLEMENTED THAT IN 2019 IN HOUSE BILL 3.
I USUALLY HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY NOW, I'VE STILL GOT THIS CRYSTAL BALL GOING.
ARE WE LOOKING AT UP TO ANOTHER YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
WE'RE GOING INTO LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WE ARE IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT WE'RE IN OUR BUDGET YEAR WITH LEGISLATION, STATE BUDGET.
THE TIMING OF THIS IS CRUCIAL BECAUSE IT ENDS IN MAY.
THEY WILL ADOPT THEIR BUDGET BY THE END OF MAY.
WHEN DO WE ADOPT OURS? IN JUNE.
WHAT ARE WE FACING IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION? YOU'VE PROBABLY HAVE HEARD BY NOW ALMOST A $33 BILLION SURPLUS FOR THE BIENNIUM.
A BIG FACTOR IN THAT IS INFLATION, SALES TAX, OR GAS REVENUES ARE TWO OF THE BIGGEST INCREASES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE STATE BUDGET AND THOSE TWO HAVE WHAT'S HAS CAUSED IT TO GO UP, BUT THAT IS THE STATE BUDGETS REVENUES.
WITH THAT, 4.3 BILLION IS PART OF THAT SURPLUS.
ONE REASON IS THE INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY VALUES AND THE FLOORS AND THE RECAPTURE.
A COMBINATION OF THOSE THREE THINGS HAPPENING, SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT OF THAT 33 BILLION, SOME OF THAT IS STATE MONEY, IS BACK TO PUBLIC GOOD.
THEY CALL IT THE RAINY DAY FUND, SIMILAR TO OUR FUND BALANCE.
WELL, THEY'RE EXPECTING THAT TO BE 27.1 BILLION BY 2025.
THEN, THERE WAS A SPENDING LIMIT THAT THEY ADOPTED AT 12.33 PERCENT.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MECHANISMS THEY CAN DO TO ADD ONETIME BIG EXPENDITURES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
ANOTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT AS THEY HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO US AND THAT WE HAD SR FUNDS, THEY HAD FEDERAL FUNDS IN THERE, ABOUT 8 BILLION OF THAT, 32.69 BILLION I THINK IS FEDERAL FUNDS.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY METICULOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AS SUSTAINABLE BUDGETS, ONE TIME VERSUS SUSTAINABLE.
THAT LEADS ME INTO THIS SLIDE BECAUSE
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THE BIG TALK AND PUBLIC GETTERS INCREASING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.THAT IS, ONE BIG REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THEY INCREASE IT QUITE A BIT, 1,020 IN 2019.
WELL, THEY HAVEN'T INCREASED SINCE 2019, AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED? INFLATION. SO THEY'RE SAYING IT'S ABOUT $700 TO INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT TO MAKE IT EQUAL TO INFLATION? WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO LAND.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF CONVERSATION.
THEY HAVEN'T REALLY DIVE INTO THIS YET, BUT THEY HAVE MENTIONED IT.
WHAT'S THE COST OF A BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE? IF IT GOES AT $500, IT COSTS THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM, 7.3 BILLION.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER AS YOU'RE FACING THIS.
BUT I WANT TO ALSO COMMUNICATE THAT THE LAST TIME THEY DID A BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE, THIS IS IN CURRENT STATUTE ON HOUSE BILL 3 2019, THIS IS WHAT THEY DID.
IT WAS AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION THAT WAS TIED TO THAT BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE, AND IT WAS DONE WHEN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASES.
RIGHT NOW, ANYTIME THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASES, THEN WE FOLLOW UP WITH THIS COMPENSATION INCREASE.
WELL, HOW MUCH ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? I FEEL LIKE I HARRIED UP.
THIRTY PERCENT OF ANY INCREASE IN THE PER STUDENT FUNDING UNDER CHAPTER 48 IN THE RELEVANT SCHOOL YEAR COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.
THIRTY PERCENT OF ANY INCREASE, IN OTHER WORDS, BASICALLY, I HAVE TO TAKE WHATEVER THEIR INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOTMENT, PUT IT TO THE STAFFING.
BUT WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF THAT WAS DONE FOR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, AND NURSES PRIORITIZING THOSE THAT ARE GREATER THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND THEN 25 PERCENT ON THE OTHER STAFF BUT NOT ADMINISTRATION.
THIS WAS WHAT THE STATUE WAS DONE AND WRITTEN.
THEY ARE EASILY GOING TO CHANGE THIS OR THEY MAY NOT CHANGE IT.
THEY MAY SAY, WE'VE GOT OUR EYES ON IT, WE KNOW WHAT THEY MIGHT DO.
BUT THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE SAYING, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE TEACHER PAY.
INCREASING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT AND DOING THE FUNDING FORMULAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THAT TOO.
OTHER POTENTIAL CHANGES IN FUNDING AS FAR AS FOR SCHOOL FINANCE STUFF IS SPECIAL AID.
THEY HAVE SOME RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
THEY HAD A COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER THAT CAME UP WITH SOME RECOMMENDED CHANGES THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.
COUNSELOR, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND CONTINUED FOCUS ON PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION.
ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL START WITH QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE. MS. THOMAS?
>> YOU MENTIONED LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
HOW CAN THE BOARD HELP WITH THAT?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION MS. THOMAS.
I THINK OUR BEST ADVOCATE FOR THAT IS TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS.
THEY ALSO JUST APPOINTED SOME SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND ALL THAT.
I KNOW DR. SCOTT HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED AND BEING FOCUSED ON THOSE MEMBERS AND HOW WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU ALL FOR READING ALL THE INFORMATION WE SEND YOU IN THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT THERE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU AS THE BILLS MOVE THROUGH COMMITTEE, AND JUST NEVER HESITATE TO GIVE US A CALL TO GET ANY CLARIFICATION YOU NEED AND THEN PICK UP THE PHONE TO LET YOUR REPRESENTATIVE KNOW WHERE YOU STAND ON THINGS THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR AND SO PLEASE DO SO.
>> OUR PUBLIC CAN HELP WITH THAT TOO, OUR COMMUNITY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU. ANY NEW QUESTIONS DOWN HERE? HOW ABOUT THIS SIDE? WELL, ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO AT THIS TIME INVITE FLOW TORRES AND HER TEAM AND I KNOW SHE WILL INTRODUCE THE REST OF HER TEAM THAT SHE HAS WITH HER TO JUST PROVIDE US WITH SOME REFLECTIONS AND LOOKING BACK ON TOYS FOR TOTS 2022.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. CANTU AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
I AM ACTUALLY VERY PROUD OF THAT PICTURE.
I'D BEEN WAITING FOR 11 YEARS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT PICTURE I WANT TO SAY, AND IT HAPPENED.
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NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU THE JOY AND PRESENT.IT'S LIKE AN AFTER ACTION REPORT ON HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS CAMPAIGN WAS WITH TOYS FOR TOTS, AND WE CALL IT THE POWER FOR A TOY.
WITH ME, YOU'LL FIND CHRISTINE URIBE AND MELISSA IVERSON.
>> GOOD EVENING. THIS FIRST SLIDE HAS A VIDEO THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT NUMBERS THAT TOYS FOR TOTS PRODUCED THIS PAST CAMPAIGN SEASON.
AFTER YOU WATCH THE VIDEO, I'LL GO OVER THE MOST IMPACTFUL NUMBERS.
[MUSIC] WASN'T THAT VIDEO CUTE? [LAUGHTER] AS YOU CAN SEE, IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK TO IMPACT AS MANY FAMILIES AS THIS CAMPAIGN DID.
OVER 22,000 TOYS WERE COLLECTED AND 5,549 MANSFIELD KIDS WERE SERVICED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THROUGH OUR VIP EXPERIENCES, 400 OF OUR VERY OWN MISD STUDENTS WERE SERVED.
THE VIP EXPERIENCES OR A VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NOMINATED FAMILIES TO COME TO OUR TOYS FOR TOTS' WAREHOUSE AND GET THE CHANCE TO SELECT TOYS FOR THEIR KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS.
THIS SLIDE HAS A FAMILY PHOTOS OF ONE OF OUR HEAD CUSTODIANS IN THE DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE EXPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IS THAT HE FELT EXTREMELY VALUED, RESPECTED, AND CARED FOR, AND HE SAID THAT OTHER CUSTODIANS THAT HE SPOKE TO SHARED THE SAME SENTIMENT.
THIS ADORABLE FAMILY OF FOUR, THEIR FATHER WENT THROUGH A LOT OF HARDSHIPS THIS YEAR, JUST BACK-TO-BACK ONE AFTER THE OTHER.
ONE OF THE THINGS HIS AUNT SAID WAS TO SEE THE LOVE PLAYED OUT FOR HIM AS HE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE JOY FOR HIS KIDS IS ONE HE WILL NOT FORGET NOR WILL THE REST OF OUR FAMILY.
ONE OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF VIP EXPERIENCES WAS THAT IT BECAME A RELIABLE RESOURCE FOR OUR CAMPUS COUNSELORS.
AFTER THE APPLICATION WINDOW CLOSE, WE STILL HAVE COUNSELORS REACH OUT TO US WITH FAMILIES THAT NEEDED CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE.
ONE OF THE CASES WE HAD A COUNSELOR REACH OUT TO FLOW AND WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR FLOW WAS ABLE TO CONTACT THAT FAMILY, GET THEM SCHEDULED, AND THIS YOUNG LADY WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE WAREHOUSE.
THIS TYPE OF PROMPT RESPONSE WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OUR COUNSELORS AND THE COUNSELORS AND THEIR STRONG RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BUILT WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
>> I'M GOING TO TAKE OVER RIGHT THERE AND TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT WE GOT TO DO WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
THIS MAYHEM WAS A WONDERFUL MORNING RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK.
THE MORNING WE CAME BACK MONDAY AT 5:00 AM THERE WAS THE START OF THE MEDIA KICKOFF WEEK.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS PICTURES OF THE GRINCH.
[LAUGHTER] DR. CANTU YOU ARE ON ONE OF THOSE AS WELL.
BUT THIS WAS AN IDEA THAT ACTUALLY CAME FROM TEXAS HEALTH IN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD DO.
THEY WANTED TO CHALLENGE THEIR FRIENDS AT TEXAS TRUST, TO SEE WHO COULD SHOP THE FASTEST FOR TOYS FOR TOTS.
SO THERE WAS A SHOPPING SPREE RACE, FOX 4 NEWS CAME OUT AND WE WERE ABLE TO KICK OFF THE WEEK IN STYLE, ELVES ON BIKES, EVERYONE HAVING A GOOD TIME, AND REALLY BEGIN THE FESTIVITIES.
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THIS SLIDE SHOWS SOME OF THE LARGE DONATIONS MADE TO THE FOUNDATION BY SOME OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.THEN I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW THE ACTUAL EVENTS WENT.
WE HAD FOUR DAYS INSTEAD OF ONE THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE COMBINED WITH HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS AND THE CITY OF MANSFIELD.
THIS SLIDE I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED, SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM IT.
THIS MADE WFAAS TOP FIVE THINGS TO DO IN ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.
WE HEARD THAT PEOPLE LIKED THE PARKING, THEY LIKED THE FIREWORKS, THEY LIKED THE DRONES.
BUT SOME COMMENTS WE REALLY LIKE, ARE RIGHT DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM, "GIVING GRAND PRAIRIE LIGHTS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY," THAT MAKES US PROUD, AND A GREAT STATISTIC OF THOSE SURVEYED, 97 PERCENT SAID THAT THEY PLAN TO RETURN NEXT YEAR.
SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY ON TRACK TO MAKE SOMETHING FOR OUR FAMILIES, I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY BUT IS GROWING INTO AN EVEN BIGGER HOLIDAY TRADITION.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO FLO.
>> THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN IS THAT WITH THE DONATIONS, NOT ONLY WE RECEIVE TOY DONATIONS, BUT WE ALSO RECEIVE MONETARY DONATIONS, AS YOU CAN SEE THOSE CHECKS THAT ACTUALLY WAS SHOWN IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
I WAS ABLE TO USE THAT MONEY TO BUY THE TOYS THAT PEOPLE DONATE AND TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE KIDS, AND SO I PROBABLY CAN SAY THAT I SPEND $70,000 HERE IN MANSFIELD.
I DID NOT GO OUT OUTSIDE OF THE FOOTPRINT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY OF MANSFIELD AND THE SHOPS HERE BENEFITED FROM THAT MONEY.
THAT ACTUALLY ALSO SHOW US THAT I NEED $70,000 FOR THIS YEAR, SO TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS, REMEMBER.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOX 4 FOR IS THEY HAVE BEEN A PARTNER OF THE FOUNDATION FOR 22 YEARS.
OUT OF THOSE 22, 11 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN WITH TOYS FOR TOTS, AND SO I ACTUALLY LOVE THIS NUMBER RIGHT HERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF JUST SHORT OF HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS IN FREE PUBLICITY FOR US WHERE THEY MENTIONED MANSFIELD ISD, AND THAT ACTUALLY RAN DURING THE MEDIA WEEK.
IN ADDITIONAL TO THAT INFORMATION, I ACTUALLY GOT ALL THEIR NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY, FOX 4 ALSO AIR ABOUT 1,068 PROMOTIONAL SPOTS IN SUPPORT TO THE CAMPAIGN WHICH WE'LL MENTION, AND THOSE ARE NOT CALCULATED IN THAT NUMBER AND THOSE ACTUALLY RAN BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15TH TO DECEMBER 25TH.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU'VE WATCHED THE CHRISTMAS EVE COWBOY GAME, FOX 4 PRODUCES SOMETHING CUTE COMMERCIAL THAT THEY ACTUALLY SHOW AFTER THE CAMPAIGN IS OVER JUST TO GIVE THINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY MENTIONED MANSFIELD IN THE TAGLINE THAT THEY USE, NOBODY DOES IT LIKE THE FOLKS HERE IN MANSFIELD.
THOSE ACTUALLY RAN BETWEEN, LIKE I SAID, CHRISTMAS EVE ALL THE WAY TO JANUARY 1ST, AND I WILL SAY BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS AND WHAT I SAW, I THINK THEY'LL PROBABLY RECEIVE ABOUT $700,000 IN MEDIA VALUE, WHICH IS GREAT.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS A SAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE SPOTS, AND THIS IS OUR FAVORITE ONE.
>> WELCOME BACK. WELL, VOLUNTEERS OR HOPING FOR A BIG TURNOUT AS THEY COLLECT TOYS FOR TOT SOUTHEAST TO FORT WORTH.
STEVE NOVIELLO IS IN MANSFIELD WITH A PREVIEW.
>> WE VISIT ALL DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS FOR TOYS FOR TOTS EACH YEAR, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, NOBODY DOES IT QUITE LIKE THE FOLKS HERE IN MANSFIELD.
[NOISE] AN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT TODAY, WE'VE GOT STUDENTS FROM SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS DRAMA DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE PUTTING ON ELF THE MUSICAL FROM THE EIGHTH THROUGH THE TENTH.
LOOK AT THE ANNETTE PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALCON DANCERS.
WE'VE GOT CHEERLEADERS, WE'VE GOT A DRUM LINE, WE'VE GOT A KICK LINE.
LOOK, I THINK I SEE SANTA CLAUS OVER HERE AND BUDDY THE ELF.
BUT HERE'S WHERE THE REAL MAGIC HAPPENS, TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME AND YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE OUT HERE VOLUNTEERING.
THEY ARE FROM BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS UNLOADING THESE MASSIVE TRUCKS.
WE'VE GOT 1, 2, 3 TRUCKS BEHIND THEM FULL OF TOYS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED FOR THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM HERE IN MANSFIELD.
NOW, THIS PROGRAM IS SO INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL HERE IN MANSFIELD, THAT THEY ACTUALLY NOW IN THEIR 11TH YEAR, HAVE THEIR OWN HUB, WHICH MEANS THAT THE DONATIONS THAT ARE COLLECTED HERE WILL ACTUALLY BENEFIT THE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THAT'S HOW GOOD AND DEDICATED THESE FOLKS ARE, BUT THEY REALLY DO NEED YOUR HELP.
HERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THEY COULD USE YOUR HELP WITH; IN PARTICULAR, GIFTS FOR KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 18 YEARS OLD.
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THINGS LIKE SNEAKERS, ART SUPPLIES, PURSES, MAYBE A TIE DYE KIT, FUZZY SOCKS, JEWELRY, MAKEUP KITS, A BASKETBALL, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO MAKE THE SEASON A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER FOR KIDS IN NEED, THESE FOLKS WANT TO BE HERE TO GRACIOUSLY ACCEPT THOSE DONATIONS.THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING IN RETURN AS WELL, FIVE O'CLOCK TONIGHT, AN INCREDIBLE EVENT HAPPENING HERE.
IF YOU THINK THIS IS A BUNCH OF SPIRIT, WAIT UNTIL SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE PICTURES WITH SANTA, SLEDDING, TRAIN RIDES, BOUNCE HOUSES, SANTA'S WORKSHOP, TWO GIANT CHRISTMAS TREES, SANTA'S SLEIGH, BUDDY THE ELF IS HERE, SANTA CLAUS IS HERE, THERE ARE STUDENT PERFORMANCES, EVEN THE GRINCH HAS GOT A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
IT ALL KICKS OFF FIVE O'CLOCK TONIGHT AND IS COMPLETELY FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
IT'S AT 1110 DEBBIE LANE HERE IN MANSFIELD, COME ON OUT TO SUPPORT TOYS FOR TOTS AND HAVE A GREAT FREE TIME WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
WE ARE FOR YOU IN MANSFIELD TODAY, STEVE NOVIELLO, FOX 4 NEWS.
>> I'M GOING TO CLOSE THIS OUT WITH THE TITLE OF OUR PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THE POWER OF A TOY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, IT'S REALLY BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO CATEGORIES.
FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S THE SIMPLE MISSION.
WELL, SIMPLE IS NOT TRUE, BUT THE MISSION THAT IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD, WHICH IS, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN NEED, WE HAVE CHILDREN WHO NEED TOYS AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND THOSE RESOURCES AND GET THOSE TO THE RIGHT LIVING ROOMS. IN TALKING TO THE MARINES, SOMETHING WE DIDN'T REALIZE IS THAT THAT ACT ACTUALLY CREATES FUTURE MARINES.
THEY WERE TELLING US THAT WHEN THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING RECRUITED AND THEY ASK THEM, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE? A COMMON THREAD IS THAT WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG, THEY RECEIVED A TOY OR THEY KNEW SOMEONE WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH TOYS FOR TOTS AND IT PLANTED THAT SEED OF ONE DAY, I COULD DO THAT AND I'M INTERESTED IN THAT.
SO THAT'S REALLY COOL, I MEAN, IT IS A CAMPAIGN THAT GENUINELY CREATES LEADERS FOR OUR FUTURE.
THAT OF COURSE IS ONE THING, BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE FAR TOO OLD TO BE MARINES [LAUGHTER] BUT ARE STILL LOOKING TO SERVE, WE ARE ALL HERE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE ALL HAVE A HEART TO SERVE, BUT TOYS FOR TOTS OFFERS A VERY SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITY, WHICH IS THAT TOY IS A WAY OF SPARKING CONVERSATIONS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAPPEN BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.
WHAT'S SO GREAT IS WHOEVER YOU ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER YOU ARE THE MANAGER OF A STORE OR YOU'RE WORKING AT THE TIRE SHOP OR YOU'RE THE STUDENT, YOU'RE THE FAMILY, YOU'RE IN ADMINISTRATION, WHEN THAT SIMPLE TASK COMES YOUR WAY AND SOMEONE SAYS, HEY, WE WANT TO FIND TOYS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, WHAT COULD YOU DO? DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE, COULD YOU DONATE A TOY, COULD YOU COME FOR A BIT TO THE WAREHOUSE? PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO LOOK AROUND AND GO, I COULD DO SOMETHING.
THE SLIDE WE SHOWED A LITTLE BIT AGO OF SHOPPING AT ACADEMY, THAT WAS NOT AN IDEA THAT CAME FROM US, THAT CAME FROM A CONVERSATION OUTSIDE.
TEXAS HEALTH SAID, "I KNOW SOMEONE AT TEXAS TRUST," AND TEXAS TRUST SAID, "WE JUST NEED A PLACE TO SHOP," AND FLO SAID, "I KNOW ACADEMY," AND FOX 4 SAID, "WE'LL BE THERE." ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE TOY TURNS INTO THIS AMAZING THING AT 5:00 AM FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE ACROSS, AND THAT CAN ONLY SNOWBALL INTO BIGGER AND GREATER THINGS.
WE TALK ABOUT VISION 2030 ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, THESE ARE THE MOMENTS THAT REALLY ALLOW US TO RAISE STUDENTS THAT SEE THAT HAPPENING.
WE WANT THEM TO BE LIFE, CAREER, AND COLLEGE READY, AND THAT MEANS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU NEXT, BUT WHATEVER YOU HIT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUMPS AND WE HAVE TO CHOOSE TO BE SOMEONE WHO SAYS, I CAN DO MORE FOR MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME, AND TOYS FOR TOTS BECAUSE OF THAT MISSION, WE ALL UNDERSTAND REALLY LETS PEOPLE COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND OWN THEIR OWN WAY OF COMMITTING TO THAT GOAL.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO KEEP DOING IT.
AT THIS POINT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> LADIES THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, JUST A FEW THOUGHTS.
WE TALK OFTEN ABOUT GETTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE READY IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DON'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT IS LIFE.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WHICH HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE OTHERS.
THOSE SEEDS ARE PLANTED AS WELL.
[NOISE] THERE'S NO WAY QUITE TO CAPTURE THAT IN SOME TYPE OF METRIC FORM,
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BUT THE BENEFIT IS TANGIBLE JUST TO SAYING.THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR DISTRICT HAS PARTNERED ONLY WITH THIS CITY, BUT OUR COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY IN MAKING SOMETHING THAT WAS GOOD, THAT WAS GREAT, SOMEHOW EVEN GREATER.
FLOW IN PARTICULAR THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION, YOUR PERSISTENCE, YOUR INSISTENCE, NEVER GIVING UP TO HELP US TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE.
THOSE OF US WHO KNOW THE JOURNEY, DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES YOU DIDN'T GET THE THINGS THAT YOU WANTED [LAUGHTER] BUT IT WAS NEVER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN YOU.
I LOOK WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, IT WAS BEYOND EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS.
THANK YOU FLOW. THANK YOU-ALL, BUT FLOW THANK YOU PARTICULARLY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE IN GETTING US TO A BETTER PLACE. THANKS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING MR. DAVIS SAID. WELL DONE.
THE BIGGEST THING I CAN SAY IS WELL DONE.
I KNOW YOU HAD A VISION AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN STRIVING FOR THAT AND EVERYTHING WAS BIGGER AND BETTER AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS STIRRING AROUND IN THERE AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS TREMENDOUS.
MY KIDS USUALLY HAVE TO SING EACH YEAR AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING THIS YEAR, BUT THEY WANTED TO COME FOR SOME REASON.
NOW AS WE WERE THERE AND SAW EVERYTHING TRANSPIRE, IT WAS AMAZING.
IT'S HARD TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE TWO; A JUNIOR AND A SOPHOMORE, TO GET THEM TO DO THINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES. THANK YOU-ALL.
THANK YOU FLOW FOR YOU BEING ON THAT TRACK EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR US HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GET A WHOLE LOT OF THANK YOUS THIS [LAUGHTER] EVENING.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE I CAN SAY, I LOVE THAT THIS TRULY IS A COMMUNITY EVENT.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOOKING OUT AND SEEING OUR STUDENTS OUT THERE PERFORMING, LOADING TRUCKS, PICKING UP GIFTS, AND REALLY JUST HELPING EACH OTHER OUT.
THE NUMBER THAT WAS PUT ON THAT, I THINK WE HELPED OVER 5,000 KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THAT'S AMAZING, AND REALLY IT ALL STARTED WITH YOUR VISION.
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID, WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY FAMILY HAS ATTENDED FOR YEARS AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, SO THAT YOU.
THE WHOLE TEAM, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
>> THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH AND I THINK EVERYBODY SAID IT.
THIS WAS DEFINITELY A TEAM EVENT.
YOU HAD STUDENT NUTRITION OUT THERE HELPING IN THE WAREHOUSE.
YOU HAD MAINTENANCE OUT THERE HELPING AND EVERYBODY PULLED TOGETHER TO DO THEIR PART TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID AND I KNOW YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE EACH AND EVERY FAMILY WHO'S HELPED AND I KNOW YOU HAD A LAST MINUTE FAMILY THAT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN EMERGENCY AND I THINK YOU HAD THE TOYS PACKED UP, BUT YOU STILL GOT BACK IN THERE AND DUG THEM OUT AND YOU MADE SURE THAT FAMILY HAD THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF.
THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE TO MAKE NEXT YEAR BETTER IS IN THE WAREHOUSE, THOSE BOXES ARE REALLY TALL FOR SOME PEOPLE [LAUGHTER].
REACHING IN THERE TO TRY TO RESTOCK COULD BE CHALLENGING FOR SOME PEOPLE, SO MAYBE A STEP STOOL BACK THERE IN THE WAREHOUSE MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
BUT A FABULOUS JOB AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT TOOK PART.
EVERYBODY PITCHED IN AND DID SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS.
JUST SEEING THE FACES ON THE FAMILIES THAT CAME THROUGH THE WAREHOUSE TO PICK UP THEIR TOYS AND THEY'RE LIKE, I CAN GET THAT, I GET A BIKE.
THEY WERE SO EXCITED AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY THAT PITCHED INTO IT TO MAKE IT THE EVENT THAT IT WAS.
>> WE HAVE THE REAL BUDDY, THE ELF THAT LIVES IN MANSFIELD, TEXAS, AND THAT'S SUPER AMAZING AND THE REAL SANTA.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL THAT WE HAVE THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT COME HERE.
I SHOW PEOPLE FROM TOYS FOR TOTS PICTURES OF DR. CASH WITH ME, AND THEY'RE LIKE OH MY GOD, IS THAT REALLY ELF ERROW? [LAUGHTER] THEY REALLY ACTUALLY THINK THAT HE CAME.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BIG APPLAUD OUT THERE, BUT FLOW YOU'RE AMAZING.
WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH, AND YOU INSPIRE.
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YOU INSPIRE US, YOU INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY AND YOU INSPIRE KIDS, SO THANK YOU EVERY DAY.WHAT I KNOW THAT YOU REALLY RESPOND TO IS A GOOD CHALLENGE.
THIS IS ME CHALLENGING YOU FOR SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER FOR NEXT YEAR. THANKS.
>> I NEED MORE LIKES. [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S NOT MUCH. I WON'T CHALLENGE YOU BECAUSE I'VE SEEN YOU IN ACTION ALL THIS TIME AND I KNOW I'VE TOLD THIS STORY BEFORE ABOUT WE WERE AT A NAIL AT COMPETITION FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THAT'S OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAM.
SHE LOOKED AT MARK WILLIAMSON.
GOD BLESS THAT MAN, HE'S SO PATIENT WITH ME, [LAUGHTER].
SHE SAID, HOW MANY GENERATORS DO WE HAVE? I CAN'T DO THE ACUTE ACCENT SHE HAS.
HE SAID, I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE.
SHE GOES, WELL YOU BETTER FIND MORE BECAUSE THIS YEAR I'M MAKING SNOW.
[LAUGHTER] THAT WAS AMAZING AND THAT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
MARK FOUND MORE GENERATORS AND MADE YOU SNOW, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE YOU AND THE WHOLE TEAM.
YOU POINTED THAT OUT ON THE VISION 2030 BECAUSE NOTHING MAKES ME HAPPIER THAN TO SEE THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY ALWAYS COME TOGETHER AND SHOW UP.
I FEEL LIKE TO ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND WORK BEFORE IS TO SEE THE RESULTS AND EVERYONE HERE, BUT ALSO IN OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
>> THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 8: OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[8. 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 A DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
MS. BOYER, ARE THERE ANYMORE? OUR FIRST ONE IS JOLENE BAKSLEY.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOLENE BAKSLEY OR DR. CANTU.
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, MY SIX-YEAR-OLD SON UNDERWENT AN MISD THREAT ASSESSMENT AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT DOING FINGER GUNS AT A DOOR.
HE WAS SEARCHED DAILY FOR SIX DAYS, HAD A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH A WOMAN HE'D NEVER MET WHO HAS NO EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN, WHO ASKED HIM IN A ROOM; I WAS DISCOURAGED FROM BEING IN, DO YOU LOVE YOUR MOM? DO YOU TRUST HER? DO YOU GO TO CHURCH? AFTER A MULTI-DAY MULTI-PERSON INVESTIGATION, YESTERDAY I WAS NOTIFIED MY SON SPEAKER GUN WAS DETERMINED TO BE NO RISK AND HE'S NOW ON DEFERRED.
DEFERRED MEANS AS LONG AS HE'S AT MISD IF THERE'S EVER AND OTHER THREAT REPORT UNFOUNDED OR NOT, THERE ISN'T ANOTHER DEFERRED.
HE WILL BE GIVEN CONSEQUENCES, BUT THE ISD DOESN'T LIKE TO CALL THEM CONSEQUENCES.
THEY LIKE TO CALL THEM INTERVENTIONS, BUT THEY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SEARCHES, CHECK-INS WITH YOUR AP, SEL.
WHILE I DON'T HAVE THE IMAGINATION OF MY SIX-YEAR-OLD, THOSE TELL MY CONSEQUENCES.
I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE IN ALL LEVELS OF THE DISTRICT NOW.
I'VE BEEN TO MEETINGS, I'VE DONE RESEARCH ALL NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT.
I WAS DETERMINED TO FIND SOME GRAIN OF SENSE IN ALL OF THIS, BUT LAST NIGHT SAFETY MEETING MADE THE PICTURE CLEAR.
LAST NIGHT WHEN A GROUP OF MOMS GENUINELY TERRIFIED TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF A THREAT ON THE STUDENT BODY AND I BROUGHT OUR ISSUES TO THE SAFETY MEETING WE WERE MOCKED.
IT WAS ADMITTED TEACHERS WERE NOT TRAINED PROPERLY, BUT THEY CAN'T BE RETRAINED.
ULTIMATELY, IT WAS CONCEDED BY ADMINISTRATION IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
MY SON WAS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SIX-DAY LONG INVESTIGATION THAT PEAKED WITH HIM SITTING IN A ROOM WITH A WOMAN WHO WAS A STRANGER TO HIM WHO FRANKLY CAN AND INDEED ASK HIM WHATEVER SHE WANTED.
I KNOW THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE EVEN FOR DR. CANTU, BUT IT IS TRUE.
I SPECIFICALLY HAD TO ASK FOR THEM TO NOT ASK MY SIX-YEAR-OLD ABOUT SUICIDE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT'S LAWFUL TO ASK KIDS IF THEY GO TO CHURCH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE SEARCH IS TAKING PLACE AT THE DIRECTIVE OF THIS TEAM ARE LAWFUL.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT NO ONE SHOULD BE TALKING TO SIX-YEAR-OLDS ALONE ABOUT GUNS, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER, CHURCH, ALCOHOL, OR SUICIDE.
I ALSO KNOW THAT PARENTS SHOULDN'T BE DENIED PARTICIPATION OR AN ACCURATE AND TRUTHFUL UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PROCESS.
BO, MY SON, WAS COLLATERAL DAMAGED IN THE WEEKS LONG PROCESS THAT HAS LED ME HERE TO YOU TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE WAKE UP AND SEE THIS PROGRAM FOR WHAT IT IS.
AN EXPERIMENT AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR YOUNGEST KIDS IN EXPLOITING THEIR VULNERABILITY WHILE
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STEALING RESOURCES BADLY NEEDED FOR SECURITY OF OLDER KIDS. THANK YOU.>> SORRY, I'M A BIT NERVOUS. GOOD EVENING.
DR. CANTU, BOARD, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS RONNISHA PETERSON, AND I HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY AND I'M GOING TO START WITH MY TRUTH.
FIVE YEARS AGO, I MOVED TO DALLAS AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I HAD IN STORE, BUT I KNEW ABOUT MISD, AND I KNEW I WANTED TO BE A PART OF A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE I ALWAYS KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO BE A TEACHER AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT.
I DECIDED IN 2022 THAT I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS AND ONE OF THOSE DREAMS LED ME TO BE MISS DALLAS USA, WHERE I WILL GO ON TO REPRESENT MISS DALLAS AT THE MISS TEXAS USA PAGEANT IN 2023.
AFTER BEING CROWNED ON OCTOBER 9TH, I DECIDED, IT'S MY TIME TO GET BACK INTO EDUCATION, AND I TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH AND I APPLIED AND I WAS ABLE TO BE AN EDUCATOR IN YOUR AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE, ESPECIALLY AFTER HEARING ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE, I KNEW AND I AM IN THE PLACE THAT I'M MEANT TO BE.
IT WASN'T UNTIL WHEN I GOT HIRED AND AFTER I RECEIVED MY FIRST PAYCHECKS THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WEREN'T COMMUNICATED IN A WAY THAT IMPACTED MY LIFE.
WE KNOW BEING HIRED AFTER AUGUST, WE'RE GOING TO BE RECEIVING A DIFFERENT PAY.
HOWEVER, AFTER GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THAT WORKED, I REALIZED THAT NO MATTER WHEN YOU START, YOU RECEIVE THE SAME CONTRACT, SO IT DOESN'T SPECIFY ANYTHING ABOUT HOW YOU WILL GO ABOUT GETTING PAID AT ALL.
I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT WITH TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE GIVEN, ESPECIALLY AS A NEW HIRE OR ESPECIALLY AS SOMEBODY THAT CAN GRADUATE IN DECEMBER AND JUST GRADUATE AFTER THE TIME.
I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT STARTED WITH PRACTICES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE REALLY IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
AGAIN, I AM SO THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I KNOW THAT IT HAVE MAY HAVE IMPACTED ME, BUT I'M JUST HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR SOMEBODY THAT IT MAY IMPACT IN THE FUTURE.
I JUST WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A CONTRACT FOR PEOPLE THAT GET HIRED AFTER THE START DATE THAT SPECIFIES HOW THEY CAN GO ABOUT GETTING PAID.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND MY NAME IS RONNISHA PETERSON. THANK YOU.
>> MS. CARDOZA, I KNOW YOU SPOKE EARLIER. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? [BACKGROUND] OKAY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO NOT GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU. THIS MOVES US TO ITEM 9 ON HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT 9.1.
[9. Presentation]
SPECIFICALLY, IS FOR A 20 PLUS YEAR RECOGNITIONS.MS. THOMAS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE THIS WITH US?
>> YES, WE HAVE FOUR TONIGHT AND AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU ALL HAVE DEDICATED TO MISD.
WE HAVE GINA MARRIOTT IN SPECIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
SHE IS 26 YEARS, 10 WITH MISD.
JASON ROBERTS, MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 21 YEARS, 15 OF THOSE WITH MISD.
MS. SHELLEY TAYLOR, SHE'S IN RISK MANAGEMENT.
SHE HAD 22 YEARS AND 22 OF THOSE WERE SPENT WITH MISD.
DAVID WALKER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.
HE HAD 33 YEARS AND FIVE WITH MISD.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE.
I HAVE 9.2, BOARD APPROVED NEW HIRES.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS AND A SECOND MADE BY MS. NEWSOME.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR MAY I PLEASE SEE BY A SHOW OF HANDS? THERE ARE NONE OPPOSE, THERE'S A MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 10, OUR BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION.
[10. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
10.1, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE MAY 6, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE MANSFIELD ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION? THE MOTION MADE BY MS. FARRAR AND A SECOND BY MS. ANDERSON.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS FOR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THERE ARE NONE OPPOSE, SO THE MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
THE NEXT BUSINESS ITEM IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ACTION OF TEACHER CONTRACT ABANDONMENT.
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MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION? A TIE, NO, I'M KIDDING.MS. THOMAS MADE SOME MOTION, WELL SAY MR. DAVIS THEY'RE POINTING AT EACH OTHER, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY MR. DAVIS MADE THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE OR HEARING NONE, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS FOR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THERE ARE NONE OPPOSED, SO THE MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
THIS NOW TAKES US TO, MY APOLOGIES, A DIGITAL PEN WENT OUT OF ME HERE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[11. Consent Agenda]
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT WE BOTH THE CONSENT AGENDA UP OR DOWN, UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM.DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL AN ITEM AT THIS TIME? THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ONCE AGAIN, THERE WERE NONE OPPOSED, SO THE MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA 7, 0.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 12, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[12. Superintendent's Report]
MY APOLOGIES, THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY.IS THERE ANYTHING LISTED REPORT THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AT THIS TIME WITH DR. CANTU.
SEEING NONE, WE ARE DOING CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF THE MEETING BECAUSE OF ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT WE HAD FROM OUR STUDENTS EARLIER, AND WE DID NOT WANT TO MISS THAT.
WE NOW GO TO ITEM 13, OUR CLOSED SESSION.
[13. Closed Session]
WE WILL ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO 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 COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.551.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
551.072, REAL PROPERTY, AND 551.076, TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.
WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AT 8:17, AND WE'LL RECONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION IN FIVE MINUTES.
>> CAN I TAKE A PICTURE BEFORE WE LEAVE, BEFORE EVERYBODY LEAVES.
>> WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION.
IS THERE ANY ACTION COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? NONE. WELL, BEING AS THERE IS NONE, WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:14 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.