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>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 PM.
[1. Call to Order]
LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.ON ROLL-CALL, IF WE CAN, WELL, I GUESS HE'S TECHNICALLY ABSENT, BUT NOT REALLY.
THE EXCEPTION OF OUTGOING TRUSTEE WARREN DAVIS.
THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 3, THE MOMENT I BELIEVE WE'VE ALL HERE FOR,
[3. Ceremony for Administering the Oath of Office to Newly Elected Board Members]
AND THAT IS THIS CEREMONY OF ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS.JULIE, DID YOU WANT TO START WITH DR. REED?
>> [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> WITH THAT, AS SHE HAS TAKEN HER SEAT, DR. REED, WOULD YOU LIKE A MOMENT JUST TO MAKE A QUICK REMARK OR ANYTHING BEFORE WE RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION.
>> WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, ALL GLORY TO HIM.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT STAFF, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND BEYOND.
I DEFINITELY LIKE TO THANK MY HUSBAND AND MY DAUGHTER WHO TOLD ME TO RUN THIS TIME.
[LAUGHTER] SHE'S TAKING CREDIT FOR THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I DO TAKE THIS OFFICE VERY SERIOUSLY.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ALL 35,000 PLUS STUDENTS,
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ALL OF THE EDUCATORS, SUPERINTENDENTS, YOUR STAFF.IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US TO ENSURE THAT WE DO OUR VERY BEST AND MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN. THEY ARE OUR FUTURE.
WE WANT TO INVEST IN THEM AND ENSURE THAT WE PROTECT THEM AND PRESERVE THE LAWS OF THIS GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS WELL AS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I HONOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL SERVE TOGETHER ARM-IN-ARM, LINKED TOGETHER TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES IN MISD.
THANK YOU, AND I WILL BE CALLING YOU TO HELP BECAUSE WE NEED THE HELP TO MAKE CERTAIN OUR BABIES ARE SERVED VERY WELL AND GET THE VERY BEST EDUCATION.
I THANK Y'ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES, AND NOW I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.
DON'T SUBMIT A VOICEMAIL. THANK YOU.
SERIOUSLY, I'M HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL AND ALL GLORY TO GOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> DR. REED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE WELCOME YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANY REMARKS BECAUSE THOSE THAT KNOW ME IS THE FIRST ONE MY MOM'S MISSED.
I'M GOING TO KEEP IT IN HAPPY PLACE AND GO TO ITEM 4, THAT SO HAPPY. CLOSED SESSION.
[4. Closed Session]
WE WILL NOW 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, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT OR TO HEAR A 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 RECESS AT 06:07 AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.
[5. Reconvene]
THE BOARD IS RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 07:09.MY APOLOGIES, WE RUN A LITTLE BIT LATE BUT WE'VE HAD SOME EXCITEMENT AS WE WELCOME OUR NEWEST TRUSTEE, DR. BENITA REED, [APPLAUSE] LOTS OF FUN STUFF TONIGHT.
I EVEN SAW SOME POMPOMS, I THINK IN THE BACK SOMEWHERE.
YES, THERE THEY ARE [BACKGROUND] OF COURSE I'M PICKING GREEN FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT KNOW.
[LAUGHTER] NOW, WE WILL MOVE ON TO, I'M OPENING OUR MEETING AND I WILL ASK IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE
[6. Meeting Opening]
RISE FOR THE PRAYER THAT'LL BE LED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CRAIG TIPPING, THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS LED BY THE TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, JARROW TC, AND THE PLEDGES LED BY BOARD MEMBER BIANCA BENAVIDES ANDERSON.HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, LORD.
WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN JOIN TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GUIDE US THROUGH TONIGHT.
LORD, LET YOUR HEART BE OUR HEART.
THAT EVERYTHING WE DO WOULD BE DONE TO GLORIFY YOU, LORD.
LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR DISTRICT AND ALL THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE SENIORS THAT ARE GRADUATING.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL GO BEFORE THEM ON THEIR NEXT JOURNEY, LORD, WHETHER IT BE TO COLLEGE, INTO THEIR CAREER, INTO THE MILITARY.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU JUST GUIDE THEM THROUGH THOSE STEPS AND JUST HELP THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
LORD, AS WE GATHER HERE TONIGHT AND ME, LORD, I PRAY THAT AGAIN THAT YOU JUST GUIDE US THROUGH EVERY STEP AND LET US GLORIFY YOU IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, AND I ASK ALL OF THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.
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>> PLEASE, LET ME LEAD YOU TO PLEDGE.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 7,
[7. Organization of the Board]
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD.MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION FOR NOMINATIONS OR NOMINATIONS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR COURTNEY LACKEY WILSON TO BE PRESIDENT, KEZIAH FARRAR TO BE VICE PRESIDENT, AND BIANCA BENAVIDES ANDERSON AS THE SECRETARY.
>> WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR A SLATE OF OFFICERS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? WITH THAT, WE WILL VOTE ON THE CURRENT SLATE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINATIONS.
MAY IT PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.
[8. District Recognition]
OUR DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS. DR. CANTU.>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ELIZABETH CARMODY TO COME FORWARD TO BEGIN OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR TONIGHT.
>> DR. CANTU AND GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET, AND THE LARGE CROWD WE HAVE HERE WITH US TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS THIS EVENING.
TONIGHT WE WILL BEGIN OUR RECOGNITIONS WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTARS.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP HERE. THERE WE GO.
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 OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, KINDNESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRUSTWORTHINESS.
BEFORE WE BRING OUR SUPERSTARS UP, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS TO LEARN WHAT MAKES OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS SUPERSTARS.
>> I CHOSE ELIZABETH, BECAUSE SHE IS THE ULTIMATE, PERFECT STUDENT, RESPECTFUL, A HARD WORKER.
SINCE DAY 1, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT STUDENTS.
>> GETTING THIS AWARD MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY.
>> THE REASON I CHOSE NOLAN AS MY SUPERSTAR STUDENT IS BECAUSE NOLAN IS THE PERFECT EMBODIMENT OF A STUDENT.
>> GETTING ME ALONE FEELS AWESOME, I'M GLAD THAT I'M GETTING IT.
>> I CHOSE LAYLA AS OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENT BECAUSE SHE SHOWS GREAT CHARACTER EVERY DAY THAT SHE WALKS INTO PERRY.
SHE HELPS HER TEACHERS AS WELL AS HER PEERS, AND SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE.
>> THIS AWARD MAKES ME EXCITED.
>> SARIA IS A GREAT LEADER IN OUR SCHOOL AND SHE'S GOT SUCH POSITIVE VIBES.
YOU CAN FEEL HER WARMTH AND HER POSITIVITY JUST AROUND THE CLASSROOM AND AROUND SCHOOL.
>> IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M BEING RECOGNIZED FROM MY GOOD ACTION.
>> I CHOSE CORALINE BECAUSE SHE'S DEDICATED.
SHE WORKS DILIGENTLY LIKE EVERY DAY SHE IS ALWAYS WORKING.
>> I FEEL VERY PROUD OF MYSELF FOR WORKING REALLY HARD.
I THINK WE GOT SOMETHING TRULY IMPORTANT.
>> I CHOSE RYLEIGH FOR THE SUPERSTAR AWARD BECAUSE SHE IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY HARD WORKER.
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SHE ALSO IS JUST A VERY KIND FRIEND TO OTHERS, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED IT.>> THE AWARD MAKES ME EXCITED AND HAPPY.
>> I CHOSE QUINCY JAMS FOR BOARD SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE'S JUST AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN SO MANY AREAS.
NOT ONLY IS HE A VERY HARD WORKER, CONSISTENTLY MAKES EXCELLENT GRADES, HE'S ALSO VERY RESPONSIBLE AND KIND STUDENT.
HE'S ONE OF THOSE KIDS THAT JUST MAKES TEACHING A PLEASURE.
HE'S ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING.
>> I SHOW GOOD QUALITIES IN LEADERSHIP, KINDNESS, HONESTY.
>> SOPHIA WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE SHE JUST HAS SUCH OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
SHE'S ALWAYS THERE TO HELP WITH WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE AND SHE'S ALWAYS THE FIRST TO STEP IN AND TAKE CHARGE.
>> I THINK I WAS CHOSEN TO BE A SHINING STAR BECAUSE I TALK TO EVERYONE.
I ALWAYS HELP THE NEW KIDS OUT OR IF SOMEBODY IS BEING BULLIED, I LIKE STEP IN AND HELP THEM.
>> I CHOSE MIN TO BE THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR BECAUSE MIN IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A FUTURE LEADER.
HE IS DEPENDABLE, HE'S KIND, HE'S HONEST, HE'S FRIENDLY.
>> GETTING THE AWARD MAKES ME FEEL PROUD.
>> I CHOSE SHAYLIN FOR THIS STAR STUDENT BECAUSE SHAYLIN IS RESPECTFUL, TRUSTWORTHY, DEPENDABLE, FRIENDLY.
>> WHAT IT MEANS TO ME IS THAT I'M DOING AN AMAZING JOB, THAT I'VE BEEN A GOOD STUDENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THOSE SUPERSTARS.
[APPLAUSE] PARENTS AND STUDENTS, PROBABLY MORE SO STUDENTS, IT'S THAT SPECIAL TIME STUDENTS I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR NAME ONE AT A TIME.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SEE DR.
CANTU AND SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU COME STAND RIGHT IN THE CENTER WITH A BOARD MEMBERS UNTIL ALL OUR STUDENTS ARE UP HERE FOR ONE BIG GROUP PHOTO.
FIRST STEP FROM A NET PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 4TH GRADER, LAYLA TADASSE.
[APPLAUSE] FROM PONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SECOND GRADER, NOLAN HAMLET.
[APPLAUSE] FROM MARTHA REID LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, FOURTH GRADER, SARIA VALENTINE.
[APPLAUSE] FROM MARY JO SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SECOND GRADER, RYLEIGH ARIAGA.
[APPLAUSE] FROM ELIZABETH SMITH INNOVATIVE LEARNING ACADEMY, KINDERGARTENER ELIZABETH POWELL.
FROM CORA SPENCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOURTH-GRADER, QUINCY JAMS. [APPLAUSE] FROM TARVER-RENDON AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP, SOPHIA PRATT.
[APPLAUSE] FROM ROBERTA TIPPS STEAM ACADEMY, 4TH GRADER, CORALINE HERNANDEZ.
[APPLAUSE] FROM CAROL HOLT ELEMENTARY, SECOND GRADER, MIN PFAM.
[APPLAUSE] LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR FROM BRENDA NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOURTH GRADER, SHAYLIN REED [APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER FOR THE BEST PICTURE.
CHEERING SECTIONS THAT ARE VERY LARGE TONIGHT, WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET PHOTOS AS WELL.
DON'T FORGET TO TAG MANSFIELD ISD IN THOSE PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TAG YOUR CAMPUS, TAG MISD.
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IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, AND TEACH.WHILE YOU'RE GETTING IT, WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE ALL HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU PLAY A PART IN MAKING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SUPERSTARS.
SO LET'S GIVE ALL OF OUR SUPPORTIVE ADULTS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] THEY'RE FAMOUS. SUPERSTARS, YOU CAN GO BACK AND FIND YOUR SEATS NOW, CONGRATULATION.
[APPLAUSE] MOVING ON TO OUR ACADEMIC RECOGNITIONS, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MICHELLE WINDLE PRINCIPLE OF BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY AND FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY FORWARD TO LEAD THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION IN FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.
>> HI, I DON'T NORMALLY DO A SCRIPT, BUT I DID THIS TIME BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A FULL HOUSE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO MESS ANYTHING UP.
GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ON OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
THE 2022,2023 SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR TO DATE.
WE'VE HAD EVERY CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION MAKE IT TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOR THEIR COMPETITION.
[APPLAUSE] STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE TRAVELED LITERALLY FROM COAST TO COAST, PRACTICE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS, MADE MEMORIES AND FRIENDS TILL LAST A LIFETIME AND REPRESENTED MANSFIELD ISD EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.
TO OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR PARTNERING WITH US TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS ARE CAREER READY.
A QUICK LITTLE ADDITION HERE, SPEAKING OF CAREER READY, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 960 IBCS CAREER INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS THAT STUDENTS HAVE EARNED, AND WE STILL HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT OF TESTING.
SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF ALL THE PROGRESS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING.
[APPLAUSE] I KNOW I SAY IT EVERY TIME YOU ALL GIVE ME THE MIC, BUT IT'S STILL TRUE EVERY TIME I GET THE MIC AND THAT'S THAT I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE DISTRICT.
THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS I GET TO SERVE ARE INNOVATIVE, PASSIONATE, AND DRIVEN, AND IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THEM TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MR. MARTINEZ, WHO IS OUR ADVISOR FOR BPA.
>> DR. CANTU AND CABINET, PRESIDENT WILSON, AND STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M HONORED TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THREE STUDENTS THAT REPRESENTED US EXTREMELY WELL ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF CALIFORNIA LAST MONTH.
HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD.
HE'S A RETURNER AND I ADMIRE HIS DETERMINATION BECAUSE HE STUDIED DAY AND NIGHT TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN PYTHON PROGRAMMING.
HE REPRESENTED AS WELL AT NATIONALS.
THEY COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH MR. CAIDEN NGUYEN, HE'S A 10TH GRADER FROM FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE JUST DOMINATED IN CALIFORNIA LAST MONTH.
NOT ONLY DID HE WIN FIRST PLACE IN WEB DESIGN, HE ALSO EARNED HIS INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION WHILE HE WAS OUT THERE.
[APPLAUSE] BY THE WAY, HE SCORED THE HIGHEST OUT THERE AS WELL, AND THAT'S HARD TO DO, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO GO UP AGAINST THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
IT SAYS A LOT. THEY KNEW WHO MANSFIELD ISD WAS, BUT NOW THEY HAVE A NEW RESPECT FOR US, AND IT'S A LOT BECAUSE OF THIS YOUNG MEN RIGHT HERE.
[APPLAUSE] [NOISE] NEXT UP IS ISAIAH GOMEZ.
ISAIAH GOMEZ IS ALSO RETURNER.
HE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO NATIONALS LAST YEAR, BUT HE WORKED HIS TAIL OFF TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR.
HE TOLD ME BEFORE WE LEFT LAST YEAR, "I'M GOING TO MAKE IT UP THERE ON THAT STAGE NEXT YEAR, MR. MARTINEZ." HE SURE DID AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF HIM.
WHAT WAS NEED ABOUT HIM IS HE PLACED IN THE TOP 10 FOR MICROSOFT SERVER ADMINISTRATION.
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WHAT WAS NEAT ABOUT THAT IS THAT DELL TECHNOLOGIES THE ENGINEERS ADMINISTERED THAT FINAL ROUND, AND SO THAT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE THAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH.HE MEDALLED, HE WENT ON THE BIG STAGE AND HE REPRESENTED US EXTREMELY WELL.
>> OKAY. NEXT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MISS HOENIG, AND SHE HAS THE STUDENTS THAT COMPETED IN ORLANDO AT THE INTERNATIONAL DECA CONFERENCE.
I'M ONE OF FOUR DECA ADVISORS AT BEN BARBER.
SO BEFORE I RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CHAPTER AS A WHOLE BECAUSE WE WON CHAPTER OF THE YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS THIS YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF ALL OF THEM. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
WE HAD A LOT OF STATE FINALISTS AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS, BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE THREE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
SO SARA HARMON WAS AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR IN ORLANDO.
SHE COMPETED IN PROFESSIONAL SELLING.
ZACHARY LOUIS AND HIS PARTNER NATHAN NINN WHO'S NOT HERE, COMPETED IN BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS DECISION-MAKING AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
AND BRIAN THOMASSON WAS ONE OF OUR STATE FINALISTS IN DALLAS WHO COMPETED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF ALL OF THESE FUTURE BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS.
>> OUR NEXT GROUP IS SKILLSUSA.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LARGE GROUP, BUT IT HAS SEVERAL TEACHERS AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CAREER CLUSTERS THAT GET TO COMPETE IN THIS COMPETITION.
WE TRAVELED TO CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE STATE COMPETITION, BUT WE'RE STILL NOT DONE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS THAT HAVE ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN JUNE IN ATLANTA.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH MR. MEALEY AN ANIMATION STUDENTS.
>> GO AHEAD. I'M DANIEL MEALEY, ONE OF THE ANIMATION TEACHERS THAT BEN BARBER/ FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY.
OVER TO THE LEFT WE'VE GOT NATHAN BALIN AND REBECCA PECK.
THEY BOTH GOT FIRST PLACE AT STATE.
THEN ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE LOGAN ABEL, AND HE WAS WITH A PARTNER, JESSICA GOMEZ, AND THEY ALL DID 3D ANIMATION.
WE'VE GOT SOME THAT ARE GOING TO NATIONALS AND SOME OF THEM DID AMAZING THERE.
THEY GOT FIRST AND THIRD PLACE IN THE STATE.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, THEY'RE JUST THE FIRST AND THIRD, THEY'RE THE BEST. THAT'S ALL. [APPLAUSE]
>> HI, EVERYBODY. HOW ARE YOU ALL? I'M NATHAN WOOD.
I'M THE RADIO AND SPORTS BROADCASTING TEACHER IN BEN BARBER.
I HAVE OUR SECOND PLACE TEAM HERE, RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THIS IS JACOB ATKINSON ON THE LEFT AND JUDY CHEERING ON THE RIGHT.
THEY'RE BOTH JUNIORS AT FRONTIER.
THEY EARN SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR AND MISSED OUT ON GOING TO NATIONALS BY TWO POINTS ON 1,000 POINT SCALE, JACOB ACTUALLY EARNS SECOND PLACE LAST YEAR AND ONLY LOST BY FIVE.
SO WE'RE GETTING BETTER. SO WE HAVE GOLD IN OUR EYES NEXT YEAR [APPLAUSE].BEFORE I LET YOU GO, THEY'RE ALSO A BIG PART OF OUR ENTIRE ARTS NAVY PROGRAM, THEY'RE ALSO PREMIER AND PHOTOSHOPS CERTIFIED, AND THERE'LL BE IN TWO DIFFERENT PRACTICUM LEVEL CLASSES NEXT YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] ONE SECOND, I WANT TO CALL HER OUT REALLY QUICKLY.
SHE'S GOING TO BE SO ANGRY WITH ME, BUT I WANT TO BRING LEANNE TAMPLIN OUT REALLY FAST FOR RECOGNITION.
SHE IS ALWAYS BEHIND THE SCENES, AND EVERY KID YOU SEE IN HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS SHE DOES.
SO I WANT TO HAVE THE LEANNE COME OUT HERE.
>> [APPLAUSE] HEY. I'M JIMMY GREEN.
I'M IT STEM TEACHER AT BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY AND THIS IS ALEX ERIC.
ALEX TOOK SECOND IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING,
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IN THE STATE HE PROMISED ME FIRST.SO HE'S ONLY JUNIORS THAT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO DO TO THE SAFE AND RIGHT WAY.
[APPLAUSE] BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON ALEX, IF YOU GO BACK AND YOUTUBE HIM, HE'S ACTUALLY FAMOUS FROM THE 7TH GRADE IN THE JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY, BECAUSE ALEX IS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMMERS WHO WAS BROUGHT UP IN PROGRAMMING, AND NOW HE'S A JUNIOR NOW AT FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY HERE.
HE WAS ALSO ON MY CYBERSECURITY TEAM, I TOOK OUR RECORD, EIGHT KIDS DOWN ISSUED A STATE MYSELF AND STUFF, MY CYBERSECURITY TEAMS WENT DOWN THERE.
MY CYBERSECURITY TEAMS WAS LED BY ALEX, AND THAT'S WHY ALEX OWES ME NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE EVEN STRONGER IN CYBERSECURITY.
IF WE EVER GET RUN ACROSS ANOTHER BREACH LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR, WE GOT CHARLES BACK.
JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE GOT YOU COVERED.
>> MY NAME IS JESSICA SOTO, SORRY, AND I AM A FORENSIC SCIENCE TEACHER, AT BEN BARBER.
THIS IS MY CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION TEAM WE COMPETED AT SKILLSUSA.
THEY WON FIRST IN DISTRICT, AND WHEN THEY WENT TO STATE, THEY WON THIRD PLACE.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE MADDIE ORONA, CARLY THOMAS, AND ALIYA WILSON.
WITH THIS GROUP OF GIRLS, THIS WAS THEIR FIRST YEAR EVER COMPETING IN THIS EVENT.
FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH AND NOT KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL AND COME THROUGH AND WIN THIRD PLACE, THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
I TEACH THE ARCTIC PROGRAM AT BEN BARBER.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY 30TH YEAR WITH THE MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I WAS TOLD BY A PARENT THAT I'M A LEGEND NOW.
[LAUGHTER] I'M BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THAT.
I'M VERY PROUD OF MY STUDENTS.
I HAVE JESSICA VILAZIO, SHE IS MY PRESIDENT OF MY SKILLSUSA.
SHE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR FOUR YEARS.
SHE ACTUALLY WON FIRST PLACE AT DISTRICT, AND THEN SHE PLACED SECOND PLACE IN HER ARCHITECTURE MODELING CONTEST.
[APPLAUSE] ALEX RITTENHOUSE, SHE IS MY VICE PRESIDENT.
SHE ALSO WON FIRST PLACE IN THE ARCHITECTURE MODELING CONTEST AT DISTRICT, AND THEN TOOK A FIRST PLACE AT STATE COMPETITION IN THE ARCHITECTURE MODELING CONTEST.
[APPLAUSE] THEN NEXT I HAVE MADELINE KABANSKI, AND SHE'S MY REPORTER FOR MY ARCHITECT SKILLSUSA PROGRAM AND SHE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE ARCTIC MODELING CONTEST AT DISTRICT, AND THEN SHE TOOK A SECOND PLACE AT STATE COMPETITION IN THE ARCTIC MODELING CONTEST.
>> I'M MISSY SMITHERMAN, AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR AT BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY.
THIS IS JAKE KIPER, SENIOR AT MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
HE TOOK US TO DISTRICT, FINISHED FIRST PLACE IN DISTRICT IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY, AND THEN MOVED ONTO STATE AND FINISHED SECOND IN THE STATE FOR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY.
THE FIRST TIME OUR AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE IT THAT FAR.
[APPLAUSE] HE HAS ALSO EARNED ALL 10 OF HIS ASE,
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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATIONS AND IS GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE DIESEL TECH PROGRAM AT TSTC.>> THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES THE SKILLSUSA WINNERS.
WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARS A LITTLE BIT INTO CULINARY ARTS.
FIRST OFF, WE HAVE JENNIFER GOODSON, WHO IS GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR HIGH-SCHOOL BARBECUE TEAM, AND HER CO-ADVISERS, PAUL BEASLEY AND ADRIAN SAMPLE.
>> THIS IS OUR HIGH-SCHOOL BARBECUE TEAM.
IT'S MADE UP OF KIDS FROM DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
WE WENT OUT TO STATE AND THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 92 TEAMS THAT MADE IT TO STATE.
OUT OF 92 TEAMS, WE PLACED THE FOURTH IN DESSERT, FIRST IN RIBS, AND SECOND OVERALL.
[APPLAUSE] OUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE ZAYN JONES, JUNIOR, DIEGO ROSA VILLONGO, FRESHMEN, TERRENCE FLOWERS, SENIOR, AND GARRETT CARTER.
SENIOR. [APPLAUSE] CULINARY ALSO HAD TWO OTHER TEAMS THAT COMPLETED THIS YEAR.
ONE WAS PRO START, THEY ENDED UP TAKING SECOND PLACE IN STATE.
THEN WE ALSO HAD RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT THAT PLACED FIRST IN STATE AND SECOND IN THE NATION.
>> NOW YOU CAN TELL THAT GROUP HAS ZERO FUN.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] FROM CULINARY ARTS, WE ARE MOVING TO FFA.
NOW. FFA HAS NO OFF SEASON, I'VE LEARNED.
THEY GO FROM LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS TO LIVESTOCK TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS.
THEY ARE ONE OF OUR MOST BUSY, ACTIVE GROUPS.
>> HELLO, I'LL START US OFF TONIGHT.
FOR FFA, THIS HAS BEEN A RECORD YEAR FOR MANSFIELD FFA, WE'VE HAD MORE KIDS ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL THAN EVER BEFORE.
I'M GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS.
WE HAD TWO TEAMS, LET THEM COME OUT, ADVANCE TO THE STATE CONTESTS IN DECEMBER.
HERE THEY COME. [LAUGHTER] THE FIRST TEAM IS OUR STATE SEMI-FINALISTS PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM.
THEY CONSIST OF CARLY O'POKA, SOPHIA PATTERSON, HALEY PLUMLEE, AND SAMANTHA MALONE.
WE ALSO HAD A STATE SEMI-FINALISTS GREEN HAND CREED SPEAKER, WHICH IS AVERY MATTHEWS.
>> AS LDES ARE GOING ON WE'RE COMPETING IN LDE.
WE'RE ALSO RAISING ANIMALS AND GETTING READY FOR THE STOCK SHOW SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ON INTO THE AS YOU CALL IT, THE NEXT SEASON.
WE HAD A GREAT TARRANT COUNTY THIS YEAR.
WE HAD MORE ENTRIES THAN WE'VE EVER HAD, I THINK WITH 335 ENTRIES WITH OVER 133 STUDENTS COMPETING AT TARRANT COUNTY THIS YEAR.
TONIGHT WE'VE GOT TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT DID EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
WE'VE GOT RESERVE CHAMPION BREEDING DOUGH, WAS EXHIBITED BY CHASE BOTTOM FROM LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THEN WE HAD THE GRAND CHAMPION HORTICULTURE PROJECT THAT WAS PRESENTED BY HALEY PLUMLEE ALSO FROM LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
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>> ROUNDING US OFF, WE HAD SIX TEAMS COMPETE AT THE STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT CONTEST, OR SPRING CONTEST SEASON, IF YOU WILL. THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT.
I'LL ANNOUNCE THE ONES WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT.
FOR AG COMMUNICATIONS, THEY WERE SIX PLACE OVERALL ON THE STATE.
IN THE RESERVE AREA CHAMPION, WE HAVE SAMANTHA MALONE, WHO IS ALSO THE SIXTH HIGH INDIVIDUAL IN THE STATE AND CARLY O'POKA.
[APPLAUSE] FOR THE AGRONOMY TEAM, THEY ARE THE AREA CHAMPIONS, WE HAVE HALEY PLUMLEE, SOPHIA PATTERSON, AND LONDON LAWRENCE.
FOR THE COTTON TEAM, TONIGHT WE HAVE ERICA STRICKLAND HERE.
FOR HORSE JUDGING OWEN TYLER, ANTHONY ABSET, AND OLIVIA PATTERSON.
IN THE AREA CHAMPION PLANE ID TEAM, LAUREN SUDDY, ADDISON HILL, AND ISRAEL MORALES.
[APPLAUSE] ARE YOU GUYS READY TO MEET OUR FUTURE EDUCATORS? THE NEXT GROUP WE HAVE IS TAFE AND MS. CHRISTINE TAYLOR.
>> YOU'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOUR PICTURE MADE.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS OUR FUTURE TEACHERS.
I WANT TO SAY THAT AT OUR AREA MEET, WE TOOK 12 KIDS AND ALL 12 OF THEM ADVANCED TO STAY IN EVERY EVENT THAT THEY COMPETED IN.
[APPLAUSE] THEY'RE VERY SHARP AND I'VE ALREADY TOLD THEM THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO MANSFIELD.
THAT BEING SAID, WE ALSO HAVE KIDS WHO THEN WENT TO STATE OBVIOUSLY.
OF OUR KIDS THAT WENT TO STATE, WE TOOK 12 AND EIGHT OF THEM ARE GOING TO NATIONALS.
[APPLAUSE] FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE JENNIFER NORRIS AND ALEX AND THEY MADE GOLD MEMBERSHIP IN THE PROJECT VISUALIZE.
[APPLAUSE] THEN WE HAVE KEN BRAZOS AND SAMANTHA MCCAIN, AND THEY COMPETED IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH THEY GAVE TO OUR STAFF.
I ALSO WANT TO BRAG BECAUSE I WALKED INTO THE JUDGING ROOM AND THE JUDGES SAID, WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
THEY SAW THEIR VIDEO THAT WAS DONE BY OUR AV DEPARTMENT.
[APPLAUSE] KEN AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH RILEY ANDERSON, THEY COMPETED IN RESEARCHING LEARNING CHALLENGES, WHICH IS HOW TO HELP SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY ARE GOING TO NATIONALS.
[APPLAUSE] AMIRGANI IS A NATIONAL COMPETITION WINNER FOR IMPROMPTU SPEAKING AND HE'LL BE GOING TO ORLANDO.
[APPLAUSE] RORY IS ALSO GOING TO ORLANDO AND SHE COMPETED IN JOB SHADOW FOR SUPPORT SERVICES SO SHE WATCHED OUR LIBRARIAN EXTRAORDINARY.
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[APPLAUSE] THEN GOING TO SAM AGAIN, SAM QUALIFIED TO GO TO NATIONALS BOTH IN TEACHER CREATIVE MATERIALS AND ALSO IMPROMPTU SPEAKING.[APPLAUSE] PRESLEY COULD NOT MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT SHE CREATED A BOOK AND MADE IT TO NATIONALS ON HER BOOK AND HOW YOU COULD USE THAT IN THE CLASSROOM.
[APPLAUSE] THEN LILLIAN FRANK, SHE MADE IT TO STATE ON AN EVENT THAT DOESN'T GO TO NATIONALS, DON'T KNOW WHY, IMPROMPTU LESSON PLANNING.
[APPLAUSE] THEN WE HAVE NOEL AND SHE WENT ON INTERACTIVE BOATS AND BOARDS.
SHE WILL BE ATTENDING NATIONALS.
[APPLAUSE] LAST BUT NOT LEAST, EVA IS HERE.
SERAI IS A DRILL TEAM PRACTICE, BUT THEY MADE IT TO STATE ON THEIR INTERACTIVE BULLETIN BOARD AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] JASMINE, I DON'T HAVE YOU ON THE LIST.
SHE CREATED A SPEECH ON IT'S CALLED EDUCATORS RISING MOMENT.
IT'S WHY I WANT TO BE A TEACHER.
MY SWEET LITTLE QUIET GIRL WENT AND COMPETED ON THAT, IS GOING TO NATIONALS AND RAYA'S GO INTO NATIONALS IN THE SAME EVENT.
ETHICAL DILEMMA AND THERE'S FOUR.
AMIR, JASMINE, LILLIAN, AND NOEL ALL COMPETED IN ETHICAL DILEMMA AND THEY MADE IT TO STATE ON THAT.
>> THEY'VE BEEN GOING EVERYWHERE. WE'VE GOT SOMETHING.
OUR NEXT GROUP IS ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPETITION GROUP, TPSA.
WE HAVE VICTORIA DEAN TO INTRODUCE THOSE STUDENTS.
>> THIS EVENING I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING TWO SMALL GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS.
THESE ARE OUR FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND COURT PROFESSIONALS, FORENSIC SCIENTISTS IN THE HOUSE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BRAG ON THEM THIS EVENING.
I HAVE SENIOR DELLA DUKE FROM LEGACY.
SHE PLACED THIRD AT REGIONALS AND FEMALE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGILITY, ADVANCED TO STATE IN PLACE FIRST.
THEN I HAVE A JUNIOR, MS. JAYDER ALEXANDER WHO PLACED FIRST IN QUALIFYING AN EXPERT WITNESS IN THE COURTROOM, ADVANCED TO STATE.
[APPLAUSE] I HAVE SOPHOMORE, ETHAN LEE, WHO PLACED THIRD IN CLOSING ARGUMENT AND ALSO ADVANCED TO STATE.
>> THE REST OF OUR TEAM IS OUR FORENSIC SCIENCE TEAM.
WE HAVE OUR LETSIN PATTERN ANALYST TEAM.
THEY PLACED FIRST IN THE STATE.
THAT IS DESERET ORTEGA, CARLY THOMAS, AND MADDI ORONA.
[APPLAUSE] WE ALSO ADVANCED TO STATE IN CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION.
OUR TEAM HERE TONIGHT, THEY WERE STATE QUALIFIERS.
IT IS BLAKE TAYLOR AND DESERET ORTEGA.
[APPLAUSE] THEN OUR LAST STATE QUALIFIER WAS ELAINE WILSON.
SHE PLACED AT DISTRICT AND THEN SHE WAS A STATE QUALIFIER IN REPORT WRITING.
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>> OUR FINAL GROUP TONIGHT IS OUR TEXAS STATE GERMAN CONTEST, AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MISS HONICK IN THE BUILDING.
OUR KIDS COMPETED AT THE REGIONAL GERMAN CONTEST CALLED WINTERFEST, PLACED FIRST, AND THEN WENT ON TO STATE, AND THAT STATE, I THINK THEY PLACED FIFTH.
WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUAL AWARDS, KYLE ALFARINK, KYLE WAVE SO THE AD.
[LAUGHTER] KYLE PLACED FIRST PLACE IN GRAMMAR AND ALSO HAD STATE AWARDS IN VOCABULARY.
[APPLAUSE] LAUREN SETI IS STANDING NEXT TO HIM AND SHE DID THIRD PLACE IN THAT STATE IN SIGHT READING.
NORA. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] NORA STANDING NEXT TO KYLE, SHE PLACED THIRD IN READING COMPREHENSION.
[APPLAUSE] MOLLY PLACE MOLLY IN THE PINK SWEEP PLACED THIRD IN A TIMED WRITING.
[APPLAUSE] THE KIDS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN DRAMA EVENTS.
THIS IS WHERE THEY HAD TO MEMORIZE SCRIPTS IN GERMAN AND PERFORM THEM.
MOLLY, NORA, AND KYLE CAME IN FIRST PLACE WITH LOWER-LEVEL PUPPET SHOW.
[APPLAUSE] THEN WE HAVE LINDY GIBALSKI AND LINDY AND LAUREN PLACE, THIRD PLACE IN LEVEL 4 SKIT.
[APPLAUSE] I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT STATE HONORS LINDY DID FOLK DANCE, AND KYLE DID ATRIVIA GAME.
NEXT YEAR WE PLAN ON DOING BETTER THAN THAT. SO THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ON EASILY OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR SO FAR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING EVERYBODY IN AUGUST AS TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITIONS THE SUMMER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. WOODALL AND ALL THE STAFF HAVE BEEN BARBARA IN FRONTIER AND ALL THE STUDENTS.
THERE'S REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT HAVING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS IN HERE TONIGHT AND THEN SEEING OUR OLDEST LEARNERS IN THE CAREER TECH FIELDS COME THROUGH.
I HEARD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS SAY TO THEIR PARENTS, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE COULD DO THAT.
WE LOVE TO CREATE THAT MODEL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
FOR OUR FINAL RECOGNITION OF THE EVENING, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. CANTU.
THANK YOU. MS. CARMODY. WELL, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE.
I AM SO EXCITED TO CLOSE OUT THE RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.
EVERY YEAR WE SELECT AN AMBASSADOR OF EDUCATION FOR MANSFIELD ISD.
THE AWARD GOES TO SOMEONE WHO'S ALWAYS SUPER INVOLVED, AND SUPPORTIVE OF AND WHO ADVOCATES FOR EDUCATION.
TONIGHT, OUR HONOREE, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY EXHIBITS ALL OF THESE QUALITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, NOT JUST IN MANSFIELD, BUT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
BUT HERE IN MANSFIELD OUR HONOREE HAS BEEN ALL OF THESE THINGS AND MORE FOR MANSFIELD ISD FOR DECADES.
THE WAY IN WHICH CHRIS HUCKABEE ARCHITECTURE ENGAGES WITH MANSFIELD ISD IS JUST SIMPLY SPECIAL.
FROM THE INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON LEARNING AND SAFETY THAT LEADS TO THE DESIGN OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SPACES, TO THE PARTNERSHIPS AND HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH OTHER EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING MANSFIELD ISD.
AGAIN, IT'S JUST A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP.
I COULD KEEP TALKING, BUT I THINK INSTEAD, LET'S JUST TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE VIDEO THAT I HOPE HIGHLIGHTS WHY CHRIS HUCKABEE IS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE AMBASSADOR OF EDUCATION FOR 2023 FROM MANSFIELD ISD.
EVERY YEAR MANSFIELD ISD HONORS OR COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR THE INCREDIBLE WAY THAT THEY WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANSFIELD ISD.
I'M SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR AMBASSADOR FOR EDUCATION FROM MANSFIELD ISD THIS YEAR IS CHRIS HUCKABEE AND HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS.
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EVERYTHING FROM THE INTENTIONAL DESIGN OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPACES THAT THEY DO FOR US, THAT MAXIMIZES OUR STUDENTS LEARNING TO THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH US THROUGH TOYS FOR TAUGHT IN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL BASH ALL THE WAY TO THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FOR DECADES WITH OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE AND I CAN IMAGINE BEING THE AMBASSADOR FOR EDUCATION OTHER THAN HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS.
>> CHRIS, MY FRIEND, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NAMED THE AMBASSADOR OF EDUCATION FOR MANSFIELD ISD.
NOT ONLY HAS YOUR FIRM DESIGN, QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS FOR OUR DISTRICT FOR OVER 30 YEARS YOU'VE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.
YOU'VE BEEN A MAJOR SUPPORTER OF OUR FOUNDATION.
CHRIS ALSO WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
I KNOW WHEN LEGISLATION IS IN SESSION, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE QUITE BUSY ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHT MOVES AND THE RIGHT LEGISLATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SO I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY THAT DESERVES THIS HONOR MORE THAN YOU, MY FRIEND. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
I THINK PROBABLY THE GREATEST THING I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU. THIS HUGE HONOR.
THE FIRST TIME I EVER SET FOOT IN MANSFIELD, I WAS 23 YEARS OLD.
THAT WAS MY FIRST PROJECT EVER TO DO.
IT WAS REALLY GLORIOUS PROJECT, IS A ROOFING PROJECT, AND I'VE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.
MY FATHER, THAT WAS A LATE '80S.
WHEN MY FATHER RETIRED FROM THE COMPANY IN 1995, HE GAVE ME ONE INSTRUCTION.
NOW THE THE MAN WAS STILL TO THIS DAY AT 90, BELIEVES HE'S A US MC, BUT HE'S A MARINE AND HIS ONE THING WAS DON'T SCREW UP MANSFIELD. I'M NOT KIDDING.
THAT WAS HIS ONLY DIRECTION TO ME.
DON'T SCREW UP MANSFIELD, HE HANDED ME THE BATON.
IN 1995, I WAS VERY HONORED BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEADER THAT CAME BACK INTO THE DISTRICT ABOUT THAT TIME NAMED MR. VERNA NEWSOME.
I USED TO GO HOME AND TELL MY WIFE, VERNA MUST THINK I'M AN IDIOT.
HE MUST GO TELL THE DEAN, GOSH THAT KID.
BUT HE LOVED TO ME LIKE FAMILY AND HE POURED INTO ME AND I AM A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE POURED INTO ME OVER THE YEARS.
BUT SO MANY PEOPLE IN MANSFIELD STARTING WITH VERNA AND PROBABLY STARTING WELL BEFORE VERNA NEWSOME.
BUT WITH VERNA NEWSOME POURED INTO ME AND GAVE ME OPPORTUNITY AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT.
THE THING MY PARENTS ALWAYS INSTILLED IN ME IS THAT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION IN LIFE TO SERVE OTHERS AND GET BACK JUST WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY, TIMES YOU PROBABLY QUESTION WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE DO IT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, IS GIVING BACK AND SERVING THE WORLD.
SO I WILL SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.
TONIGHT I CALLED MY MOM AND DAD ON THE WAY OVER HERE, AND I LITERALLY TOLD MY DAD, THEY'RE GOING TO HONOR ME, HAVEN'T SCREWED IT UP YET.
MY FATHER'S RESPONSE WAS, THE DAY'S NOT OVER SON.
[LAUGHTER] WITH ANY LUCK, I'M NOT GOING TO SCREW THIS UP.
YOU GUYS DO NOT KNOW, THIS MANSFIELD HAS BEEN MY LIFE.
THIS COMMUNITY IS A COMMUNITY I LOVE.
THE PEOPLE IN IT ARE PEOPLE I LOVE AND I AM SO HONORED WHILE TO COME AFTER WHAT YOU GUYS JUST HONORED TELLS YOU YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR, AND I'M BLOWN AWAY.
I GIVE YOU MY COMMITMENT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST NOT TO MESS IT UP.
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>> THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 9 OUR DISTRICT INTRODUCTION, DR. CANTU?
[9. District Introductions]
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. STALKER AT THIS TIME TO LEAD US THROUGH.
I THINK WE HAVE SEVERAL WONDERFUL INTRODUCTIONS TONIGHT.
BOARD MEMBERS THIS EVENING, WE HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU IN THEIR NEW ROLES.
IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT AT THIS MEETING, ALL OF THESE FOLKS ARE CURRENT EMPLOYEES MOVING INTO NEW ROLES.
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY MONTH. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.
FIRST UP, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU SHAKINDER ALLEN, IF YOU PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY FORWARD.
[APPLAUSE] WE FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE POM-POMS. THANK YOU DONNA SHEPHERD'S STAFF.
MISS ALLEN IS THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT DONNA SHEPHERD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND SHE HAS BEEN SERVING TO THIS POINT AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT DONNA SHEPHERD.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUOUSLY FURTHER MY CAREER IN MISD.
FIRST AS A TEACHER, NOW AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND NOW FINALLY AS A PRINCIPAL ALL AT THE SAME AMAZING CAMPUS OF DONNA SHEPHERD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
[APPLAUSE] I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK DILIGENTLY TO ASSIST THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.
TONIGHT I HAVE HERE WITH ME, MY SON, MY MOM AND DAD, MY AUNT, MY DALLAS FAMILY, SOME PHENOMENAL FRIENDS AND SOME AMAZING FACULTY OF DSLA.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE MS. RANA BOYD.
MS. BOYD IS THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CABINETS ACADEMY AND SHE HAS BEEN SERVING AT DALTON AS A FOURTH-GRADE TEACHER.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATITUDE AND OVERWHELMING APPRECIATION AS I EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANKS FOR THE REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY OF STEPPING INTO THE ROLE AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CABINETS ELEMENTARY.
THIS OPPORTUNITY FILLS ME WITH GREAT JOY AND A PROFOUND SENSE OF PURPOSE.
TONIGHT, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND CHRIS, AND MY CHILDREN, ANDRE AND MADISON, WHO ARE SENIORS AT LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
YOUR UNWAVERING LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MY PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY EMBRACE THE ROLE OF A SYSTEM PRINCIPAL WITH DEDICATION AND ENTHUSIASM.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF LUIS CABINETS, ACADEMIC SCHOLARS [LAUGHTER] AND WORK HARD WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE.
>> MS. BOYD I THINK I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR FIRST NAME. MY APOLOGIES.
IF YOU'LL MAKE YOUR WAY OVER, PLEASE, SIR, HE WILL BE SERVING OUR DISTRICT NEXT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, AND HE HAS BEEN SERVING US MOST RECENTLY AS PRINCIPAL AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HONORED TO BE NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.
ALSO I WANT TO THANK MR. WRIGHT FOR HIS CONFIDENCE IN ME MOVING INTO THIS NEW ROLE.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY SUPPORT SYSTEM, MY FATHER BACK HERE, TOM, MY MOTHER SUSAN, WHO NOT IRONICALLY, BUT IT'S FINISHING HER 49TH YEAR IN EDUCATION AS A TEACHER.
SHE HAS BEEN DOING A LONG TIME AND MY INSPIRATION.
[APPLAUSE] MAYBE WE CAN CONVINCE HER TO GO FOR 50.
MY WIFE JENNIFER, WHO'S MY BEST FRIEND AND BIGGEST SUPPORTER, AND TWO OF MY FOUR CHILDREN, CAYDEN, WHO MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW BECAUSE HE'S IN EVERY PICTURE IN THIS DISTRICT.
THEN MADELINE, WHO'S MY SIX-YEAR-OLD.
[APPLAUSE] MY OLDEST TWO ARE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND THEY'RE PRACTICING.
THEY SAID THEY'LL JUST WATCH IT ON THEIR PHONE. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S GOOD.
IRONICALLY, SIX YEARS AGO ON THIS NIGHT, I STOOD ON THIS EXACT LOCATION AND ACCEPTED THE POSITION AT DONNA SHEPHERD AS THE PRINCIPAL.
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ASIDE FROM ASKING MY WIFE TO MARRY ME, IT WAS REALLY THE BEST DECISION I'VE MADE.FINALLY, I'D BE REMISS NOT TO THANK JASON MUDDER WHO IS SITTING OVER THERE, BIGGEST SUPPORTER AND JUST A GREAT LEADER ON OUR CAMPUS AND MS. ATKINSON WHO'S OVER THERE AS WELL.
GREAT COUNSELOR AND THE REST OF THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY AT SUMMIT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING THEM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT STEP WE HAVE AMY CARLYLE WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL ALICE PONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SHE HAS BEEN SERVING AT BOARD AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THERE.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE DISTRICT THAT HAS MADE ME THE EDUCATOR THAT I'M TODAY.
I STARTED IN MANSFIELD ISD AND HAVE WORKED MY WAY AS A TEACHER, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND NOW PRINCIPAL AND I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND CONTINUE THE WORK AT ALICE PONDER ELEMENTARY.
I HAVE WITH ME MY HUSBAND WILL, HE'S HERE TONIGHT.
THEY COULDN'T BE HERE AND I HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WATCHING ONLINE.
OF COURSE, THE FABULOUS ELIZABETH HUSTON WHO HAS TAKEN ME UNDER HER WING TO MENTOR ME AND HELPED SHAPE ME INTO THE LEADER THAT I'M TODAY.
>> NEXT WE HAVE ALLAN PALMER WHO IS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LAKE RIDGE, AND SHE HAS BEEN AT LAKE RIDGE AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HONORED TO BE NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
I STARTED LAST YEAR AS AN INTERN AND I LOVE IT AND I'M EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
I BROUGHT MY HUSBAND, CALEB TONIGHT, AND MY DAUGHTER SOON TO BE BORN BEAR NORAH.
>> NEXT WE HAVE DR. TAMARA BARTY, WHO IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES I SAY SHE'S A NEW DIRECTOR, SHE'S SOMEWHAT A RETURNING DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES BUT MOST RECENTLY IN THE DISTRICT, SHE HAS SERVED AS OUR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAM.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILSON.
DR. CANTU, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
I'M ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO BE GOING TO STUDENTS SERVICES.
IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE AMAZING THAT DAVID WRIGHT WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE ME BACK.
IT'S GOING TO BE FUN WORKING WITH DAVID AND MATT AND MANSFIELD ISD HAS JUST WELCOMED ME BACK THIS PAST YEAR AS FAMILY.
NOT ONLY IS THIS A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN AND TEACH, IT'S HOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> FINALLY THIS EVENING WE HAVE KAMISHA WILLIAMS A NEW PRINCIPAL AT NANCY NEAL AND MS. WILLIAMS HAS BEEN SERVING AT NANCY NEAL AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR GRANTING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE FACULTY STAFF COMMUNITY OF NANCY NEAL ELEMENTARY AS THEIR PRINCIPAL.
I'M EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH OUR COMMUNITY, TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AND NANCY NEAL.
TONIGHT I HAVE WITH ME MY HUSBAND, JOHNNY, AND MY DAUGHTER KYLIE, WHO'S A SEVENTH GRADER IN MACKENZIE.
I ALSO HAVE MY SISTER AND NIECES AND I WANT TO SAY TO THEM, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING MY CHEERLEADERS, FOR SUPPORTING ME AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGING ME.
OF COURSE, I COULD NOT END TONIGHT WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU TO THE WONDERFUL STAFF OF NANCY NEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I AM HONORED TO BE THEIR LEADER AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO SERVE THEM AND SUPPORT THEM AND GROW AS ALTOGETHER.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
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>> BEFORE EVERYONE LEAVES THE ROOM, I WAS GOING TO OFFER UP A BRING IT ON CHALLENGE BETWEEN DONALD'S SHEPHERD AND NANCY NEAL AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I'M SEEING SOME MAJOR CHEER-LEADING GOING ON TONIGHT.
[BACKGROUND] WHAT DID I SAY? WE'RE MISSING ALL THE FUN.
[LAUGHTER] WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10,
[10. Instructional Focus]
OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS. DR. CANTU.>> YES. THANK YOU PRESIDENT WILSON.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOSPITALS FERNANDO BENDICTUS AND CHRIS GIBSON OUR INTERMEDIATE PRINCIPLE TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ABOUT PLCS AND HOW THEY'RE WORKING IN MANSFIELD ISD.
>> WELL GOOD EVENING BOARD AND PRESIDENT WILSON, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
MR. GIBSON AND I ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE WORK AND TRAINING THAT WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, OUR DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PLCS.
COLLABORATION IS A CORE PROCESS THAT WILL ENSURE MORE STUDENTS SUCCESS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
LAST MONTH, MS. YOUNG SHARED WITH YOU THE BASIC ASPECTS OF THE PLC PROCESS BUT TONIGHT WE'RE GOING GO DIG DEEPER AND SHOW YOU WHAT IT MEANS TO OPERATE AS A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE AN ACTION AT LILLARD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR GOAL TONIGHT IS TO HELP YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WORK IS SO IMPORTANT AS A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO THE LIFE COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY.
FOR YEARS OUR TEACHERS HAVE PLANNED TOGETHER AND REVIEWED STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA AND NOW WE HAVE A SYSTEMATIC CORE PROCESS TO ENSURE OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SO MORE STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
OF COURSE, VISION 2030 PROVIDES OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION.
IT IS WHY WE EXIST AND IT'S WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH WITH ALL OUR STUDENTS.
THE VALUES PROVIDE US THE ADULT BEHAVIORS WE WANT TO SEE FROM OUR STAFF AND OUR GUIDANCE STATEMENTS PROVIDE US THE SHARED GOALS OF WHAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW AND DO WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM MANSFIELD.
OUR DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION, WE ARE COMMITTED AND HOLD TIGHT TO USING THE CORE PROCESSES CREATED BY A ROBUST WRITTEN CURRICULUM AND CAMPUS LEADERS AND TEACHERS ARE CHARGED WITH CALIBRATING THE WRITTEN CURRICULUM WITH HIGH-QUALITY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND THE ASSESSMENT STUDENT TAKE WITHIN EACH UNIT OF STUDY.
INSTEAD OF DOING THIS WORK ALONE, PRINCIPLES PROVIDE TIME AND SPACE DURING THE WORKDAY TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS CAN DO THIS WORK TOGETHER ON A TEAM.
WE ALL AGREE THAT WORKING TOGETHER IS BETTER THAN WORKING ALONE, BUT WORKING TOGETHER AS A COHESIVE UNIT IS A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS.
IT REQUIRES TEACHERS TO WORK INTERDEPENDENTLY AS A TEAM, MEANING THEY CANNOT ACCOMPLISH THEIR COLLECTIVE GOALS WITHOUT EACH OTHER.
THIS TAKES A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO SHARE THEIR DATA ON A REGULAR BASIS, SHARE THEIR BEST PRACTICES, AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
THIS PROCESS IS BACKED BY EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR.
WORKING IN COLLABORATIVELY AS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY ENSURES ALL STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND PEDAGOGY OF ALL OUR TEACHERS ON THE SAME TEAM.
THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IS A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WHY ARE WE ENGAGED IN THE PLC PROCESS, IS TO ENSURE HIGH LEVELS OF LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THAT IS OUR WHY AND LOOKING AT OUR PERFORMANCE DATA, WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS NOT MEETING NATIONAL, LOCAL, OR STATE STANDARDS.
WE CALL THESE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
THE WORK IN THE PLC IS WE'RE WORKING TO CLOSE THOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS SO THAT MORE STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NOT ALL STUDENTS LEARN THE SAME WAY AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT NOT ALL TEACHERS TEACH THE SAME WAY, BUT WE STILL EXPECT ALL STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS.
THIS PROCESS ENSURES THAT ALL TEACHERS ON A TEAM ARE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE WANT THEM TO TEACH, WHAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW AND DO THROUGH AT EACH END UNIT OF STUDY.
A HIGH-FUNCTIONING PLC COLLABORATIVE TEAM TAKES OWNERSHIP OF ALL STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE, NOT JUST THE STUDENTS ON A TEACHER'S ROSTER.
NOW THERE IS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT A PLC IS AND WHAT IT'S NOT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT A PLC IS NOT.
IT'S NOT A ONETIME EVENT, AND IT'S NOT SIMPLY A BOOK STUDY AND IT'S NOT A WEEKLY MEETING.
THEY'RE ELEMENTS TO A PLC THAT WE DO THESE THINGS, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE FOCUS IS ABOUT.
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PLC HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE, SO THIS IS NOT A REALLY A NEW CONCEPT.IT'S NOT A PROGRAM THAT WE BUY.
THIS IS WHAT A PLC LOOKS LIKE.
WHEN TEACHERS THINK ABOUT PLANNING PLC TIME, THEY HISTORICALLY THINK ABOUT JUST PLANNING A UNIT TOGETHER AND PRINCIPALS CREATE THAT MASTER SCHEDULE THAT GIVES THEM TEACHER TIME TO WORK TOGETHER, THE SPACE TO PLAN, BUT DO MORE THAN JUST THAT.
IT'S USUALLY ONE TIME A WEEK WHERE TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO COLLABORATE AND AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL AND THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TEACHERS HAVE A CONFERENCE TIME AS WELL AS A PLC COLLABORATIVE TIME.
THIS IS WHAT THE SCHEMATIC SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS WHERE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM IS BUILT UPON OUR VISION 2030, OUR SHARED MISSION VISION, COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS, AND THE GOALS.
EACH TEAMS HAVE A CERTAIN THING THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON AND EACH AREA WE'RE FOCUSED ON STUDENT SUCCESS AND HIGH ACHIEVEMENT.
A PLC CAN REALLY BE ANY GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT COME TOGETHER WITH A SHARED GOAL OF IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
THIS CAN RANGE FROM SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO SUPPORT STAFF.
WE CAN FORM A PLC AND EXAMINE HOW OUR WORK IMPACTS CULTURE AND CLIMATE OF OUR SCHOOL AND OVERALL STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
IN FACT, MOST EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ENSURE THAT ALL PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR ROLE SPECIFICALLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SHARED GOAL OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING.
THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE SUPERVISE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, WE MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE ENSURE THAT WE COLLABORATE AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
WE ARE COMPETITORS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND ON THE BASKETBALL COURT, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO GRADUATION RATES AND STUDENT LEARNING WE WANT TO HELP EACH OTHER ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
THIS IS ANOTHER DEFINITION FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING OUR TRAINING FROM, SOLUTION TREE.
PLCS AT WORK AS AN ONGOING PROCESS IN WHICH EDUCATORS WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND RECURRING CYCLES OF COLLECTIVE INQUIRY AND ACTION RESEARCH TO ACHIEVE BETTER RESULTS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE.
HIGH-FUNCTIONING COLLABORATIVE TEAMS OPERATE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE KEY TO IMPROVE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IS CONTINUOUS JOB EMBEDDED LEARNING FOR THE EDUCATORS.
IT HAS CHANGED THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING AND PROVIDING STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
YOU'VE SEEN THIS GRAPHIC BEFORE FROM THIS YOUNG.
IT'S THE THREE BIG IDEAS THAT DRIVE THE PLC WORK ALONG WITH THE FOUR QUESTIONS THAT WE OPERATE WITHIN THE PLC PROCESS.
THIS ALLOWS US, THE COLLABORATE TEAM BECOME CLEAR ABOUT WHAT MISSION WE'RE ON, WHAT WE EXPECT STUDENTS TO KNOW AND DO, AND WHAT ACTION STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE IN THE IMPROVEMENT PROCESS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS.
A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY MEANS THAT TEACHERS LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.
WE ARE MUTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO ONE ANOTHER AND WE SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE AGREE ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO TEACH BECAUSE WE CAN'T POSSIBLY TEACH ALL THE STANDARDS THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS GIVES US.
WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT'S ESSENTIAL, WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, AND THEN WE AGREE TO DO THAT UNIT BY UNIT.
REGARDLESS OF A STUDENT'S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, THEIR ZIP CODE, OR OTHER FACTORS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY PREDICTED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN AT HIGH LEVELS WITH THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND TIME.
FINALLY, YOUR RESULTS ORIENTATION MEANS THAT WE USE MULTIPLE FORMS OF EVIDENCE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL AND THAT'S FROM COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO MAPPED DATA, TO SAT SCORES, AP RESULTS, AND OF COURSE STAR.
THIS ENSURES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE LEARNED THESE STANDARDS THAT WE DEEM IS MOST IMPORTANT TO PROGRESS TO THE NEXT COURSE OF STUDY OR TO ULTIMATELY BE LIFE, CAREER, OR COLLEGE-READY.
THESE FOUR QUESTIONS AND THE THREE BIG IDEAS APPLY TO ALL AREAS THAT WE SERVE: ALL GRADE LEVELS ALL CORE SUBJECTS, FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS, CTE, STEM, AND OF COURSE, OUR ELECTIVES.
THESE THREE AREAS: THE TARGETS, EVIDENCE, AND ACTION, THESE ARE THE THREE STAGES THAT WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO COLLABORATE AND ENGAGE IN THE PLC PROCESS.
WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN ANYTHING WE TEACH THEM IF THE TARGETS ARE CLEAR AND IT SENDS LONG ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REACH IT.
THIS IS WHERE THE FIRST QUESTION COMES IN.
WHAT DO WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW AND DO? IF THAT TARGET IS TOO AMBIGUOUS FOR EITHER THE TEACHER OR THE STUDENTS AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TARGET, WHAT HAPPENS? WELL, OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND SO COLLECTIVELY WHAT TEACHERS DO IS THEY STUDY THE STANDARDS AND THERE'S A LOT OF TARGETS WITHIN A STANDARD.
WE BREAK THOSE DOWN INTO LEARNING TARGETS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WE AGREE WHAT'S OUR MOST IMPORTANT WITHIN THAT STANDARD.
WE COMMIT TO TEACHING THOSE AGREED CURRICULUM AND THEN WE GO ON TO THE NEXT, WHAT'S THE EVIDENCE? IT'S HOW WE ASSESS.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THEY'VE LEARNED IT? WELL, AGAIN, WE'VE AGREED TO A COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENT THAT WE SAY THESE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT STANDARDS THAT WE SHOULD ASSESS THEM.
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ONCE WE GET THOSE RESULTS, THEN WE GO TO THE THIRD PART WHICH IS THE ACTION.WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DON'T LEARN? WELL THEN WE HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION TO ADDRESS THAT, PROVIDE MORE TIME AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE STUDENTS, BUT WHAT ABOUT STUDENTS WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL? WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM? WELL THEN WE ENRICH THEM AND WE PROVIDE MORE IN-DEPTH LEARNING AMONG THOSE STANDARDS.
THIS IS THE JOURNEY THAT WE'VE BEEN ON.
PRIOR TO 2021 WE'VE HAD PLC TIME BUT WITH NO FORMAL TRAINING.
WE STARTED TRAINING OUR PRINCIPLES AND OUR STAFF IN THE CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE PROCESS WAS LIKE.
WHAT ARE THE DISCIPLINES OF PLC LEADERS AND TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE PREPARED FOR THE UPCOMING TRAINING.
THE NEXT YEAR, WE DID TWO DAYS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING WITH OUR PRINCIPLES, WITH OUR CURRICULUM COORDINATORS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION, AND IT'S TO ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THIS PROCESS, AS WELL AS THE CULTURE NEEDED AND THE CONDITIONS TO OPERATE IN A PLC.
WE ALSO TOOK A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS TO SOME WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY LEARN HOW TO CREATE COMMON ASSESSMENTS EFFECTIVELY AND THEN WE ALSO TRAINED OUR CURRICULUM STAFF ON PROFICIENCY SCALES.
THIS YEAR WE WORKED WITH SOME PRINCIPLES TO ENSURE THEY KNEW HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHANGE BECAUSE WE ALL WANT TO IMPROVE.
IT'S THE CHANGE THAT'S HARD WHEN WE'RE USED TO TEACH IN A CERTAIN WAY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING THAT CHANGE AND THAT TEACHERS UNDERSTAND THE WHY.
WHY ARE WE ASKING THEM TO COLLABORATE? WHY ARE WE ASKING THEM TO WORK TOGETHER? WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE STILL NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL AND WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE THOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
THAT CHANGE IS HARD, BUT AGAIN WE'RE WORKING TO IMPROVE ON THAT AND IT'S A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH.
THE NEXT YEAR WHAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS BRINGING THAT LEARNING BY DOING THAT WE DID IN 2022 AND TAKE THAT DOWN TO THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE TRAINED, OUR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, PEOPLE OR STAFF ARE TRAINED.
BUT NOW LET'S TAKE IT DOWN TO THE CAMPUS LEVEL WHERE WE HAVE GUIDING COALITIONS; CAMPUS GUIDING COALITIONS, MADE UP OF TEACHERS AND LEADERS ON OUR CAMPUS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT SAME UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS AND APPLY TO ALL COLLABORATIVE TEAMS WITHIN THE BUILDINGS, SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE GOT SOME FUNDING TO DO SOME JOB EMBEDDED PLC COACHING WITH NINE CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO THEM TO BECOME EXEMPLAR MODELS IN THE PLC PROCESS.
NOW FOR THE BEST PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. GIBSON.
>> FERNANDO WAS TOO KIND. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
I AM THE PROUD PRINCIPLE OF MARY LILLARD INTERMEDIATE.
I'M GOING TO WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW WE DO PLCS IN MARY LILLARD.
I WILL SAY THAT OUR CAMPUS, AS FERNANDO SAID, PLCS ARE NOT A NEW PHENOMENON IN EDUCATION OR TO MANSFIELD.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THEM BUT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN THE PROCESS TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES.
WE WILL GO ON THIS JOURNEY OF HOW WE DO IT AT MARY LILLARD.
WHY DO WE DO PLCS? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT? AT MARY LILLARD, WE CONDUCT PLCS TO ENSURE EQUITY AND HIGH LEVELS OF LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS? THE KEYWORD THERE IS ALL.
YOU CAN SEE THE QUOTE RIGHT THERE.
IT SAYS THE WORK OF A TEAM AND A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IS EQUITY IN ACTION.
THIS IS BY DR. ANTHONY MUHAMMAD, WHO WAS CONSIDERED A GURU WHEN IT COMES TO PLCS AS WELL AS THE WORLD OF EDUCATION.
THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE FOCUS ON THE PLC PROCESS.
THIS IS OUR GUIDING COALITION.
NOW YOU MIGHT BE SITTING THERE SAYING LIKE WHAT IN THE WORLD IS A GUIDING COALITION? I CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU THIS WAY.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER A LEADERSHIP TEAM.
A LEADERSHIP TEAM IS WE MEET TO TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF THE CAMPUS AND WHAT THINGS NEED TO BE DONE.
A GUIDE COALITION, WE COME TOGETHER FOR ONE SPECIFIC SOLE PURPOSE, AND THAT IS THE PLC PROCESS.
IT'S VERY TARGETED IN WHY WE'RE COMING TOGETHER.
THE PURPOSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS WE WANT TO DEVELOP A QUALITY PLC CULTURE ON THE CAMPUS.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE PLC PROCESSES ARE BEING UTILIZED CONSISTENTLY AND WE ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE THE SHARED LEADERSHIP TO ALL TEACHERS AND STAFF SO THAT THEY ALL HAVE A ROLE.
THE MEMBERSHIP TEAM FOR THIS GUIDING COALITION INCLUDES MYSELF, MY TWO APS, MY 5TH AND 6TH GRADE APS, OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OUR TWO SPECIALIST IN MATH AND READING.
THEN OUR MEETINGS TAKE PLACE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
USUALLY THEY'RE ON A WEDNESDAY BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONE DAY THAT OUR SPECIALISTS ARE NOT PULLING OR MEETING WITH KIDS.
THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THE PLC AGENDAS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM TEACHERS REGARDING THE PLC PROCESS.
THEN AFTER THAT, MYSELF AND APS AND OUR SPECIALISTS AND OTHER
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DEPARTMENT HEADS MEET ONCE A MONTH JUST TO GO OVER AGAIN, DATA QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLC PROCESS.IT'S VERY INTENTIONAL AND VERY TARGETED WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE GUIDING COALITION.
AS FERNANDO GAVE US THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FOUR QUESTIONS, THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT OUR TEACHERS ASKED THEMSELVES DURING THE PLC PROCESS.
THE FIRST QUESTION IT SAYS, WHAT DO WE WANT STUDENTS TO LEARN? WHAT DO WE WANT THEM TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS LESSON? THE FIRST THING THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT THE TEKS.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SES, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CALIBRATED THROUGH THE THREE CS, WHICH ARE THE CONTENT, THE CONTEXT, AND THE COGNITIVE PIECE OF THE LESSON.
QUESTION 2 TALKS ABOUT HOW WILL WE KNOW IF THEY LEARNED IT? SO WE'VE JUST TAUGHT THE LESSON, HOW CAN WE ASSESS AND KNOW THAT THEY ACTUALLY GOT THAT INFORMATION? THIS IS WHERE WE LOOK AT OUR COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS THAT OUR TEACHERS CREATE AS A TEAM.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT IT COULD BE A COMMON SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT WHICH COMES AT THE END.
THE COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS ARE THROUGHOUT THAT PARTICULAR UNIT.
AGAIN, THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT THE TEACHERS DO DURING PLCS.
QUESTION 3, IT SAYS, WHAT WILL WE DO IF THEY HAVEN'T LEARNED? THE LESSON HAS BEEN TAUGHT.
WE LOOK AT THE DATA, WE REALIZE, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? SOME OF THESE GUYS HAVEN'T GOT THIS. WHAT DO WE DO? THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION PIECE, WHICH IT SAYS HERE, AGAIN IS A GAME.
THE REASON WHY WE SAY THAT IS BECAUSE WE LOOK AT THE REFLECTION OF THE STUDENT DATA IN PLCS AND THEN WE PLAN FOR THE RETEACHING PROCESS.
IF WE KNOW THEY DIDN'T GET IT, WE CAN'T JUST MOVE ON.
WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR A RETEACHING PROCESS.
THEN QUESTION 4, IT SAYS, WHAT WILL WE DO IF THEY ALREADY KNOW IT? THE LESSON HAS BEEN TAUGHT.
WE CAN TELL FROM THE DATA THAT KIDS HAVE GOTTEN IT BUT OF COURSE OR MAYBE DID NOT.
WHAT DO WE DO FOR THOSE KIDS THAT GOT IT? DO WE JUST ASSUME THAT THEY'RE GOOD AND JUST DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM.
NO. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR PLAN FOR EXTENSION AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES.
IT SAYS WIN TIME, WHAT THAT ACRONYM MEANS IS WHAT I NEED.
THAT IS A SPECIFIC TIME WHERE WE MEET WITH KIDS.
EVERY SINGLE KID, WHETHER THEY'RE GT, WHETHER THEY ARE ADVANCED, WHETHER THEY'RE A TIER 3 STUDENT, WHETHER THEY'RE SPREAD, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WE WANT TO GROW EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.
JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE GET, WE CAN ASSUME THAT THEY GOT.
WE CAN ALSO DEEPEN THAT CURRICULUM FOR THEM TO GO FURTHER WITHIN THE PLC PROCESS.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON OUR CAMPUS.
NOW THIS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT ON OTHER INTERMEDIATE CAMPUSES, BUT THIS IS THE WAY IT LOOKS AT MARY LILLARD.
ONE THING I WILL ADD TO THE BOARD IS THAT THE PLC TIME THAT OUR STAFF HAS IS EMBEDDED WITHIN OUR MASTER SCHEDULE.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING IN ADDITION TO.
THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF THEIR MASTER SCHEDULE.
THEY HAVE A PLC TIME EVERY DAY AND THEY ALSO HAVE A PLANNING PERIOD EVERY DAY.
WE'RE NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THEIR ACTUAL CONFERENCE TIME, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
ON TUESDAYS, WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS IS WHERE OUR FOUR QUESTIONS ACTUALLY COME IN AS THEIR MEETING AND DEPARTMENTS.
IF THE MATH DEPARTMENT IS MEETING, THEY'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN, THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING TEKS, THE UPCOMING SES THAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO TEACH.
THIS IS WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE FOUR QUESTIONS TOGETHER.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING A WEEK AHEAD USING THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE.
ON A WEDNESDAY, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL BASICALLY A DATA DIVE OR A DATA DIG, IF YOU WILL.
THIS IS WHERE OUR SPECIALISTS ARE IN THOSE PLCS AND WE'RE NORMALLY LOOKING AT STUDENT PRODUCTS OR STUDENT DATA.
IT COULD ALSO BE STUDENT ASSESSMENTS THAT THEY TOOK.
IT COULD BE A COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT, IT COULD BE A COMMON SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT, IT COULD BE MAPPED DATA, IT COULD BE A STAR INTERIM, WHATEVER THE DATA IS, WE'RE DISSECTING THAT DATA ON WEDNESDAYS.
THEN ON THURSDAYS, THE MAIN FOCUS HERE IS TO LOOK AT THE WIN TIME ACTIVITIES, WHAT I NEED.
ON OUR CAMPUS, AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO HIT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE.
THAT'S AN ACTIVITY OR TIME WHERE TEACHERS THEY'RE EITHER PLANNING FOR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES OR INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS WILL NEED.
THEN A LITTLE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS THAT TEACHERS WILL HAVE MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS TO MEET TOGETHER AS A TEAM INSTEAD OF AN APARTMENT.
BASICALLY, ON THESE THREE DAYS THEY'RE MEETING AS A COLLECTIVE DEPARTMENT.
BUT ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS THEY COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND THEY CAN GO OVER THE PLAN FOR THE WEEK FOR WIN TIME ACTIVITIES.
THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE ARTIFACTS THAT I'VE INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PLC PROCESS LOOKS LIKE AT OUR CAMPUS.
WE HAVE GROUP NORMS THAT OUR TEACHERS CAME UP WITH TOGETHER.
I DID NOT CREATE THESE NORMS AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
THESE WERE THOUGHT ON AND VOTED ON BY OUR STAFF.
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AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THESE ARE WHAT WE ABIDE BY.IT'S REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE DO WHEN WE HAVE MEETINGS FOR OUR 504S WE HAVE GROUP NORMS. WE'VE NORMS AS WELL FOR THE PLC PROCESS AS YOU CAN SEE.
THIS IS AN ACTUAL AGENDA FROM ONE OF OUR EARLIER PLCS IN THE YEAR.
WHEN WE HAVE A PLC MEETING, EVERYBODY HAS AN AGENDA.
THIS IS BASICALLY WHERE THEY TAKE THEIR NOTES.
WE HAVE THE NORMS IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
THEN FOR THE PLC COMPONENTS, WE BASICALLY JUST CHECK OFF WHAT WERE OUR FOCUS IS FOR THAT PARTICULAR MEETING.
THEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM ON THE RIGHT LOWER RIGHT-HAND SIDE, THOSE ARE OUR FOUR QUESTIONS THAT WE ALLUDED TO EARLIER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KEEP A RECORD ON SO WE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT OUR NOTES AND LOOK AT WHAT THE TOPIC WAS FOR THAT PARTICULAR DAY OR PARTICULAR WEEK.
THIS ARTIFACT HERE IS, THIS WAS A 6TH GRADE MATH ASSESSMENT FOR UNIT 6.
WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE OUR TEACHERS LOOK AT THE COMMON SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT THAT THEY JUST TOOK AND WE HAD THEM BREAK IT DOWN TO THE PERCENT CORRECT.
BUT IT'S ALSO BROKEN DOWN BY THE APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS STANDARDS.
THE REASON WHY WE DO THAT IS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE MEASURED ON STAR.
WE WANTED IT TO BE AS CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE WITH THAT MEASUREMENT.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF BASICALLY WHAT OUR CAMPUS WOULD DO ON A WEDNESDAY IF WE WERE LOOKING AT DATA TOGETHER.
A FEW PICTURES HERE. THIS IS A SIXTH-GRADE MATH TEAM THAT WAS GOING OVER A COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND THEY'RE GIVING FEEDBACK AND IDEAS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT OUR KIDS DID WELL AND THE THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED TO IMPROVE UPON.
AT THE BOARD IS JENNIFER STYS, OUR MATH SPECIALIST AND SHE'S WRITING DOWN THE FEEDBACK FROM THE TEACHERS THAT ARE GIVING HER THAT INFORMATION.
SO ONCE WE HAVE THE DATA, WE WANT TO SEE LIKE, OKAY, WHAT DID WE DO REALLY WELL ON? WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THE KIDS JUST BLEW OUT THE PARK? THOSE ARE OUR GLOWS, AND THEN FOR THE GROW PIECES, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DID NOT DO SO WELL ON.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP AND PROBABLY GO BACK AND RETEACH SOME OF THESE CONCEPTS.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THIS WRITTEN DOWN SO TEACHERS CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, AND PLAN FROM THERE BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT WE CAN GET BETTER WITH EVEN IF WE DID DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.
THESE ARE SOME IDEAS THAT WE HAD FOR RETEACHING THIS PARTICULAR UNIT.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY DO WE COME UP WITH IDEAS FOR RETEACHING THE CONCEPTS BUT WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN WE ACTUALLY DO THAT.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HAVE THIS, AND HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, NO.
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THE RETEACHING SO THAT WE CAN STAY ON PACE WITH THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND NOT GET TOO FAR BEHIND BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED INSTEAD OF JUST CONTINUING TO MOVE ON AND MOVE ON.
THESE NEXT TWO SLIDES I'VE INCLUDED JUST AS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT I BELIEVE THE PLC PROCESS HAS DONE FOR OUR CAMPUS.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS ACTUALLY A SLIDE FROM ONE OF OUR CLAS.
THIS WAS TALKING ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE LEADING MEASURE WHICH IS THE PROJECTED STAR PROFICIENCY FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR MAP ASSESSMENT AS WE KNOW, MAP IS GIVEN THREE TIMES A YEAR, BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND THE END.
THIS WAS OUR MIDDLE-OF-THE-YEAR DATA AND I COMPARE IT TO WHAT WE DID FROM LAST YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR NUMBERS HAVE IMPROVED VERY GOOD FROM A YEAR AGO AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY HAVE SOME DIFFERENT KIDS AND AT LEAST FROM THE FIFTH-GRADE SIDE, OUR MATH STAFF FOR THE MOST PART IS THE SAME.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN PLCS JUST BEING VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING.
SPECIFICALLY THE DATA AND SPECIFICALLY THE MANTRA OF ON OUR CAMPUS WE BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT IS GOING TO GROW AND HAS TO GROW EVEN IF IT'S SMALL GROWTH, WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THAT.
BECAUSE WE CAN'T LOOK PARENTS IN THE EYE AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW IT'S AUGUST, COME MAY I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOUR KID IS GOING TO GROW. WE CAN'T DO THAT.
WE'RE ALWAYS MEASURING GROWTH AND WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING THAT GROWTH AS WELL. THIS IS SIXTH GRADE.
AGAIN, THE SAME TEST, PERFORMANCE LEAN MEASURE FOR PROJECTED STAAR PROFICIENCY FROM MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.
AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS FROM AN APPROACH'S MEETS AND MASTERS STANDPOINT, OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THESE MATTERS.
SO FOR US IN OUR CAMPUS, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT PERFECT IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO CONTINUE AND TO SHOW GAINS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL START TO MY LEFT.
TRUSTEES, ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OR QUESTIONS? MS. THOMAS.
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>> I DO. [NOISE] THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
YOU LAID IT OUT VERY NICELY FROM LILLARD AND YOU GUYS HAVE GOT IT GOING ON OVER THERE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE DEBBIE DOWNER, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS THAT PERFECT ON EVERY CAMPUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOSE HARD CONVERSATIONS AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TEAM THAT IS OPEN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE HONEST AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGED.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ON SOME OF THOSE CAMPUSES THAT MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH THAT? DO WE HAVE A MENTORSHIP FOR OUR PRINCIPALS TO HELP? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF NEW STUFF GOING ON AND A LOT OF NEW LEADERSHIP.
THEY MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE GUIDANCE OR HELP OR A MENTOR WHERE THEY CAN CALL SOMEBODY AND GO, MY FOURTH-GRADE TEAM IS JUST NOT WORKING WITH THEM BECAUSE THAT'S REAL LIFE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT IN EVERY PLACE.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES THAT THIS IS STRUGGLE AND IT'S A TIME CONSTRAINT THAT THEY STRUGGLE WITH.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WHERE WE CAN MAYBE HELP AND GIVE THEM THAT SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO COME TO THEIR ADMINISTRATION AND SAY, THIS ISN'T WORKING OR I JUST CAN'T GET IT.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM MAKE THIS? BECAUSE I'VE HEARD POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT EVERYBODY LIKES THE PLC.
IT'S JUST SOMETIMES THE PROCESS IS A STRUGGLE ON SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.
>> I'LL JUST SAY THIS FROM EXPERIENCE OF THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL MYSELF.
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT REQUIRES TRAINING AND SUPPORT.
I'LL SAY IT JUST TAKES TIME TO GET BETTER AT IT.
AS WE'VE INDICATED, WE JUST STARTED THE FORMAL TRAINING WITH OUR CAMPUS GUIDING COALITION.
WE'RE GOING TO START THAT THIS YEAR, BUT WITH THE PRINCIPALS, I'LL JUST SAY THAT FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S STANDPOINT, WE TREAT OUR PRINCIPALS AND WE WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS WITH THAT PROCESS.
WE MODELED THAT PROCESS FOR THEM.
ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS THAT I LEAD, WE MEET ONCE A MONTH AND WE SPENT ABOUT TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS TOGETHER AND THEN WE MODEL FOR THEM.
WE HAVE NORMS, WE HAVE OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WE LOOK AT DATA, WE LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES.
WE'RE MODELING THAT FOR OUR PRINCIPALS AT OUR LEVEL.
DR. BRANDON DOES THAT WITH THE INTERMEDIATE MIDDLE GRADES AND THEN KRISTIE CUB DOES THAT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT, MISS YOUNG, SHE BRINGS ALL THE PRINCIPALS TOGETHER AND THEN SHE DOES THAT SAME TYPE OF MODELING FOR THEM.
WE'RE MODELING EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WITH THEM.
OUR MEETINGS ARE NOT JUST WHAT, WE'RE JUST GIVING INFORMATION, WE'RE COLLABORATING, WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER, WE'RE SHARING BEST PRACTICES.
WE HAVE TO START WITH THE LEADERSHIP FIRST.
AFTER THAT WE GO DOWN TO THE CAMPUS LEVEL AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING THE SAME THING.
WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS MEET, WE ALWAYS MEET AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
IF WE'RE ABLE TO SHOWCASE SOMETHING'S GOING ON AGAIN, A PRINCIPAL WILL SHARE THEIR BEST PRACTICE LIKE KRISTIE TODAY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARD THAT GOAL.
THE GOAL IS THAT MORE STUDENTS ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS BUT IT DOES TAKE TIME.
>> MS. THOMAS, TO YOUR POINT, I THINK YOU'VE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CULTURE AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE PIECES WE'VE BEEN COACHING PRINCIPALS ALL YEAR ON, IS AS THE LEADER, EVERYTHING RISES AND FALLS ON YOU AS THE LEADER.
THE CULTURE OF YOUR CAMPUS IS GOING TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD AND SO WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO CREATE THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEACHERS FEEL COMFORTABLE SHARING LEARNING AND GROWING TOGETHER.
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, CHRIS, I KNOW WE TOOK A GROUP OF INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE PRINCIPALS OVER AND THEY OBSERVED HIS CAMPUS AND SO WE HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES THAT ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THEN WE COACH WHERE WE NEED TO COME IN AND COACH.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS UPCOMING YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN 350 TEACHERS AND SO WE'VE HAD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SOLUTION TREE HAS WORKED WITH OUR APS AND PRINCIPALS AND SO NOW WE'RE TAKING IT DOWN TO THE TEACHER LEVEL.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT TO GET THE TRAINING THERE FOR THEM.
BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT WORK AND WHEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AND WHAT'S THE PURPOSE, IT GOES BACK TO ONE OF FERNANDO'S SLIDES IS, WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S OUR JOB TO ENSURE THAT ALL KIDS LEARN AT HIGH LEVELS, AND TEACHING WHEN IT'S DONE RIGHT IS THE HARDEST JOB IN THE WORLD AND SO OUR JOB IS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND HELP THEM HAVE SOMEBODY WHERE THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER AND NOT BE IN ISOLATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND MS. THOMAS, DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
>> WHEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE TRAINING THE TEACHERS THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE PRESSURE OFF OF THE PRINCIPAL'S WHERE THEY CAN DIVIDE THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEEN AN EASY YEAR OR A COUPLE OF YEARS, SO JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THAT SUPPORT.
>> INDEED, AND I WOULD ADD AS WELL, I MEAN,
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I KNOW IT LOOKS NICE IN THE PRESENTATION AND WHATNOT.>> [LAUGHTER] BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT A YEAR AGO WE WEREN'T THERE.
FOR VARIOUS REASONS BUT I THINK THE THING THAT HELPED US THE MOST WAS THAT OVER THE SUMMER WE COMMITTED TO DOING THE WORK.
I BROUGHT IN MY SPECIALIST AND PAID THEM TO COME IN SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND A LOT OF THEM WERE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE PLC PROCESS.
IT WAS JUST ABOUT US GETTING OUR STAFF ON BOARD.
INITIALLY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF THE POOLING OF TEETH TYPE OF DEAL.
BUT ONCE I EXPLAIN THE WHY BEHIND IT, I DON'T THINK WE'VE REALLY GOTTEN MUCH PUSHBACK.
NOBODY COULD ARGUE THAT WHAT WE WERE DOING WASN'T BEST FOR KIDS AND SO SOMETIMES YOU'RE MET WITH THAT ADVERSITY BUT EVENTUALLY WHEN THEY SEE THE RESULTS, YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT AND I THINK THAT WAS MY POINT TO MY STAFF WAS LIKE, OKAY, LOOK AT THE DATA THAT I MEAN, THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE, SO WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE THAT. MS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
MOVING INTO 2024, WE'RE GOING TO THE CAMPUS GUIDING COALITIONS.
DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT THE COALITIONS ARE MADE UP OF TEACHERS? IS THAT CORRECT? HOW ARE THOSE TEACHERS IDENTIFIED? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY VOLUNTEER FOR? ARE THEY APPOINTED, RECOMMENDED BY OTHER STAFF? HOW DO YOU GUYS COME UP WITH THAT?
>> WE TRAINED THE PRINCIPALS ON HOW TO SELECT THE GUIDING COALITION AND YOU WANT THEM TO BE LEADERS ON CAMPUS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO SHARE THE BEST PRACTICES, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE SAYING THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE UPON AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONE LEADING TO WORK IN THE PLC.
WE WANT THOSE TO BE TEACHER LEADERS AND SO IT COULD BE MADE UP OF DEPARTMENT HEADS OR LEVEL LEAVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO CHAMPION THE PROCESS THAT ARE GOING TO GET THE INITIAL TRAINING, AND NOT ONLY ARE YOU GOING TO GET JUST THE INITIAL TWO-DAY TRAINING FROM ONE OF OUR COACHES.
THERE'S GOING TO BE ONGOING COACHES AND RESPONSES TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THEN PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FOR THEM.
>> GREAT. THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ANSWERED.
IT WAS MORE ALONG THE LINES OF HOW ARE WE MEASURING IF THE PLCS ARE EFFECTIVE ON EACH CAMPUS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING TOGETHER ON A REGULAR BASIS, SHARING IDEAS.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF GOING ON TO OTHER CAMPUSES TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING IT IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WALK-THROUGH FORM THAT SO WHEN I GO IN AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND I OBSERVE A PLC, I'M LOOKING FOR THE CONDITIONS.
DO THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE PLC? ARE THEY COLLABORATIVELY SHARING, IS ONLY ONE PERSON TALKING, IS IT JUST A TRADITIONAL PLANNING MODEL THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST? OVER TIME THAT DATA IS SHARED WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
WE SIT DOWN AND WE LOOK AT THAT DATA TOGETHER AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CHANGE. HOW DO WE MOVE THAT CHANGE? BECAUSE AGAIN, IT IS A LOT BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CHANGE IS EFFECTIVE AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE WHY BEHIND THE CHANGE AND WHY WE'RE MOVING TOWARD THAT DIRECTION.
>> WELL, THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE YOU BREAKING IT DOWN AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IS EFFECTIVE, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
>> TRUSTEES ON THIS SIDE. MS. ANDERSON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, GUYS.
I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF THEM ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOU LED THE CHARGER IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
I WANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCES OF THE LEVELS BETWEEN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, OF COURSE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL.
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT IT'S HARDER TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE IN OTHERS VERSUS OTHERS? [LAUGHTER]
>> WHEN ADMINISTRATORS ARE THERE, AND AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING TOWARD A GOAL AND A SHARED GOAL, SO IT DOES WORK WHEN THERE'S OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT.
THERE HAS TO BE THAT TRAINING BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY EXPECT THEM TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PLC PROCESS WITH FIDELITY.
IT DOES TAKE TIME IN THE AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, WE'RE THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S AN ACADEMIC PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL. THAT'S THERE.
THAT'S THEIR CHARGE, THE PRINCIPLE WHEN THEY COULD.
THEN I DO SPOT CHECKS AND JUST GIVE FEEDBACK AS WELL.
I WOULD IMAGINE IT'S THE SAME WAY AT THE MIDDLE GRADES AND AT THE ELEMENTARIES.
BUT THE PLCS, THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT GETTING THE MOST ATTENTION IN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TRAINING HAS BEEN THE NON-TESTED AREAS.
>> THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THE CHAMPION.
YOU SAID IT LAST YEAR WE ALL HAVE TO BE WHAT WE CONSIDER CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
THANKS A LOT, GUYS. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THAT WAS AN AWESOME PRESENTATION.
THIS IS A LITTLE CALL OUT THERE.
THANK YOU, DR. YOUNG FOR EXPLAINING HOW WE'RE DOING THE MENTORSHIP.
I LOVE THE ARTIFACTS THAT YOU HAD AVAILABLE, DR. GIBSON.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE VIDEOTAPING ANY OF THOSE SESSIONS THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE MENTORSHIP ASPECT OF DEMONSTRATING HOW YOU'RE DOING IT SUCCESSFULLY ON CAMPUS TO HELP,
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AS YOU WERE SAYING, MENTORSHIP IN TERMS OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES.I THINK IF YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT, THAT MAY BE HELPFUL BECAUSE TO SEE THE ARTIFACTS, BUT ALSO TO SEE HOW TEACHERS ARE FLUSHING EVERYTHING OUT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.
I KNOW SOMETIMES WE HAVE PRINCIPALS THAT WANT TO GO SEE ANOTHER CAMPUS, BUT THEY CAN'T MAKE IT AT THAT TIME.
BUT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO IT.
>> MR. TIPPING. ARE WE DONE, DR. RAY? MR. TIPPING.
>> YES. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT YOU SAID PLCS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT A NEW CONCEPT AND SO FORTH.
COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN HOW DIFFERENT THIS WILL BE FOR THE TEACHERS? BECAUSE WE SAID WE'RE TAKING IT DOWN TO THE TEACHER LEVEL AND SO FORTH, AND HOW DIFFERENT THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE TEACHERS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING TO BE NEW FOR ME? WHAT AM I GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN THAT'S DIFFERENT OR DO THAT'S DIFFERENT?
>> AS CHRIS SAID EARLIER, THE DATA TELLS US A STORY.
WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL AND WE HAVE THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO FOLLOW, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW AND DO THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS MOST ESSENTIAL.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE STANDARDS THAT ARE NICE TO KNOW AND SOME THAT ARE CRITICAL TO MOVING FORWARD IN THE NEXT COURSE OF STUDY OR THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL OR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEN WE SEE THOSE KIDS AT THE SENIOR LEVEL GET THESE NOW CERTIFICATIONS, IT'S A PROCESS.
EVERYTHING BUILDS ON EACH OTHER.
WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE FALLING BEHIND, WE HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT EXTRA TIME AND SUPPORT.
IF WE'RE GUARANTEED THAT THESE ARE THE MOST ESSENTIAL AT THIS GRADE LEVEL, WE HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT AND REALLY OWN THAT DATA THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR STUDENTS.
IF WE ALL AGREE THAT THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT, AND WE ALL AGREE AS A TEAM THAT WE DECIDE THAT THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASSESS ON, THEN THE DATA SHOULD HELP US MOVE FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION.
WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE DIFFERENT? WE'RE GOING TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS THREE AND FOUR NOW.
BECAUSE HISTORICALLY WHAT I'VE SEEN AS WE WILL ASK QUESTIONS 1 AND 2, WE ALL AGREE, BUT THEN WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE DATA.
NOW WE'RE GOING BACK IN BEING COLLABORATIVE, AGAIN BEING VULNERABLE, THERE HAS TO BE TRUST WITH THAT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AND WE'RE GROWING BECAUSE OF IT.
>> ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I ALSO WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TEACHERS TO DRILL DOWN TO THE STUDENT LEVEL TO PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED.
HISTORICALLY, MANSFIELD ISD IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, AND TEACH.
WE'VE BEEN AN A RATED DISTRICT.
WHEN WE START TO DIG DOWN INTO THEIR DATA, WE THEN CAN SEE THE GAPS AMONGST OUR STUDENT GROUPS.
OUR PLC PROCESSES WILL HELP TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS AND TO HELP CLOSE SOME OF THOSE GAPS.
IT'S GOING JUST BEYOND THE BALCONY VIEW OF JUST BEING AN A RATED DISTRICT OR AN A RATED CAMPUS IN ONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS GROW.
HOW WOULD IT LOOK DIFFERENT FOR TEACHERS IS THAT GOING FORWARD, TEACHERS WILL NOW START TO TALK ABOUT STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY AND HOW THEY'RE DOING ACADEMICALLY.
>> TO COMMEND YOU DR. YOUNG AND YOU GENTLEMEN, BECAUSE I CAN SEE HOW YOU HAVE THIS DUAL COMPREHENSIVE PERSPECTIVE WHERE YOU'RE COMPREHENSIVE WITH THE TEACHERS OR EDUCATORS AS WELL AS WITH THE STUDENTS AND TARGETING THOSE GAPS IS MOST SIGNIFICANT.
THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION, NOT JUST BECAUSE DR. GIBSON IS AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL. [LAUGHTER]
>> I TELL YOU IS THE BEST PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR STATEMENTS FROM THE BOARD? EVERYONE GOOD? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I KNOW YOU GUYS POINTED IT OUT DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
I THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE DATA AND NOT JUST THE UPPER ADMIN.
WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE ABOUT MAKING SURE WE ALL CAN READ THE DATA.
WHEN I SAY ALL MEANING ME BUT MEANING THE STAFF [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE YOU'RE THE PROFESSIONALS.
I JUST APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT JUST KEEPING IT AT THIS LEVEL.
YOU'RE MAKING SURE EVERYONE ACROSS THE DISTRICT CAN LEARN HOW TO DO THAT AS WELL BECAUSE AS SHE JUST STATED, IT STARTS IDENTIFYING THE AREAS BETTER IDENTIFIES.
ACTUALLY, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO IDENTIFY WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO READ [OVERLAPPING].
>> IN TIME. WHEN TEACHERS ARE WORKING EFFECTIVELY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH THAT TIME THAT THEY HAVE, THAT REALLY DOES HOPEFULLY GIVE THEM MORE TIME FOR HOME AND FAMILY AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THAT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, NOT OUTSIDE THE WORKDAY.
>> THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU SEE YOUR IMPROVEMENTS TOO BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK NOW AND WHERE TO WORK.
I APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS AND ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.
SHE'S ALL FOCUSED. LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S ALREADY ON THE NEXT DATE OF HERE.
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[LAUGHTER] SHE'LL COME BACK IN A MINUTE.[LAUGHTER] BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU, GUYS. WE APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE] THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 11,
[11. Presentation]
OUR PRESENTATION, DR. CANTU.>> YES, MA'AM. MICHELLE TINGID IS AT THE PODIUM.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WITH THE BUDGET ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN THEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MICHELLE TINGID TO TALK TO US ABOUT OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, DR. CANTU, MADAM PRESIDENT, NIKE WILSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT TO DO THE 2023/2024 FIVE-HOUR BUDGET UPDATE.
DR. CANTU, YOU ALL NEED TO THANK HER FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS READY.
[LAUGHTER] LET'S GET STARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND BUDGET UPDATE AS WE GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AS WE GET TO THE ADOPTION.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, I ALWAYS TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT WE ARE A VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENT DISTRICT.
WE'VE WON SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS FOR FINANCE AND BUDGET, AS WELL AS PURCHASING AWARD OF MERIT AT HARPERS BACK THERE AND MONICA URBAN'S BACK THERE ON THE FINANCE SIDE.
WE WANT TO BRAG ON OUR DISTRICT THAT WE ARE IN A SUPERIOR RATING IN OUR FIRST RATING.
WHEN WE MAKE DECISIONS ON THIS, WHEN WE GO THROUGH IT, WE DO A LENS.
THIS IS DR. CANTU'S DECISION LENS THAT WE USE AS A CABINET AS A WHOLE AND AS A COMMUNITY AS WELL.
WE HAVE VISION 2030, INSTRUCTION, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, EQUITY, AND SAFETY.
THAT GREEN ONE HAS CERTAINLY TAKEN A BIGGER IMPACT ON OUR BUDGETS THESE LAST TWO YEARS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT BUDGET IMPACT, WE LOOK AT ENROLLMENT, WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION BECAUSE WE ARE FUNDED ON AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND OUR PERCENTAGE LEVEL.
WE ALSO HAVE TO REALLY CONSIDER WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES, THAT AFFECTS THE TAX RATE AND A BIG PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IS BEING TALKED ABOUT.
THEN THE ADA LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE ARE MAY 23RD, AND CYANIDE DATE IS MAY 29TH.
WE ARE MOVING FAST AND A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
FEDERAL FUNDING ESSER III, WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH IT? FROM THE BUDGET FRAMEWORK, WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE, WE USE THE SYSTEM, WE PLAN AND PREPARE, WE SET INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES.
HOW DO WE PAY FOR THOSE PRIORITIES AND THEN IMPLEMENT THE PLAN AND THEN THE BIGGEST PART IS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY.
ON THE BUDGET CALENDAR, WE STARTED OFF WITH OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP ON APRIL THE 25TH BUDGET UPDATE, AND THEN APRIL 30TH WE RECEIVED OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE ON OUR TAX OUR PROPERTY VALUES FROM JOHNSON IN TARRANT COUNTY.
I'LL GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER IN JUST A MINUTE.
THE BUDGET UPDATE TONIGHT, SO RIGHT BETWEEN MAY 23RD AND JUNE 27TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A SPECIAL SESSION.
THEN YOU'VE GOT PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
JULY 25TH IS OUR CERTIFIED VALUES THAT WILL AFFECT HOW THE TAX RATE IS CALCULATED AND THEN AUGUST 22ND, WE ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
AS WE PLAN AND PREPARE, THAT'S THE NEXT STAGE.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST SALARY PLACEHOLDERS EVER.
ACTUALLY, IT IS THE LARGEST WE'VE SET ASIDE AS 17 MILLION.
WE HAVE IT AS A PLACEHOLDER FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
ONE, WE'RE UNDER A TASB STUDY.
WE'RE EVALUATING ALL OF OUR POSITIONS WITH DR. SEGRE AND HER TEAM AND LOOKING AND SEE HOW THE MARKET VALUES OR THE MARKET IS ON OUR SALARIES AND COMPARING THEM.
WE'RE STILL CURRENTLY UNDER THAT, IT'S STILL IN DRAFT MODE.
WE ALSO HAVE LEGISLATIVE SESSION GOING ON AND THERE'S SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE, SUCH AS 50% OF THE INCREASE IN REVENUES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SPECIALIZED FUNDING HAS TO GO TOWARDS TEACHERS THAT'S UNDER THE CURRENT HOUSE BILL 100.
THAT CAN CHANGE, IT MIGHT BE MEETING TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT PROPORTIONALLY AND ACCURATELY.
ADDITIONAL FTES, WE HAVE 43 NEW THAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU WITH 3.41 MILLION AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDS, I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT THAT ENROLLMENT, WE'RE NOT ESTIMATING A WHOLE LOT MORE ENROLLMENT, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF NEEDS AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU WHY.
NON- FTES IS 4.85 AND THAT GIVES US A 25.26 MILLION.
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YOU SEE THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS IN OUR RESOURCES POURED TOWARDS OUR PEOPLE IN SALARIES.THERE ARE THOSE 43, STARTING WITH THE SEVEN IN THE FINE ARTS ACADEMY.
THIS IS DUE TO THE CROSS CHAMBERS OF THE FINE ARTS ACADEMY AND THE GROWTH OVER THERE.
D AND C TRY TO ACROSS CHAMBERS THAT FINE ARTS INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS AND THEN THERE'S SIX THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR PRE-K. WE HAVE A WAITING LIST THAT WANT TO GET IN OUR PRE-K PROGRAM.
WE'RE EXPANDING THAT TO TUITION-BASED OVER AT SPENCER AND DALTON, AND THEN 13, AND THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL POSITIONS THERE, AS WELL AS 17 IN SPECIAL ED.
THEN NON-FTES, THIS IS WHETHER THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED IS TECHNOLOGY.
WE HAVE A ONE-TO-ONE DEVICE REPAIR.
CURRENTLY, WE HAD INSURANCE THAT WOULD TAKE THE DEVICE AND THEN THEY WOULD END UP SHIPPING IT OFF AND THEN THEY REPAIR IT AND THEN THEY BRING IT BACK.
THE ONE THAT WAS A DELAY IN THAT AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE.
WE WANT TO TRY SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I WILL BE MARKING WITH MR. ROBIN AND MS. COHEN ON MAYBE WE GET SOME REPAIR TECHNICIANS AND WE HAVE IT IN-HOUSE AND WE BUY THE PARTS.
THAT WAY THE KIDS CAN GET IT BACK FASTER. WE'RE GOING TO TRY THAT.
THAT'S 450,000 IN PART TO SET ASIDE TO DO THIS REPAIR.
THE CYBER MONITORING SOFTWARE AND CISCO AMP, THOSE ARE RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY.
THEN CURRICULUM WITH PLC TRAINING, WHICH YOU JUST HEARD A PRESENTATION A LITTLE BIT AGO FROM MR. HERNANDEZ AND MR. GIBSON.
THEN BAND UNIFORMS. THIS IS PART OF OUR REPLACEMENT PLAN, WE SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR THOSE.
THEN READING ACADEMIES, THOSE CONTINUE TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE NEW PEOPLE HAVE TO GET TRAINED IN THE READING ACADEMIES.
THEN FUEL CONTRACTED OFFICERS, THOSE ARE POLICE OFFICERS, AND UTILITIES, AND INSURANCE.
ALL OF THOSE JUST BASICALLY INFLATION.
THOSE ARE THE BIG ITEMS IN INFLATION.
THEN TYPICALLY, WHILE ALSO IN THE SOFTWARE RENEWALS WE'RE GETTING HIT WITH MORE INCREASES IN SOFTWARE RENEWAL AND THE COST FOR THAT PLUS THE CONTRACTS THAT WE OBLIGATED TO EVEN LAST YEAR.
ON VISION 2030, HOW DOES IT LINE UP? WHAT'S OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND HOW IS THE BUDGET SUPPORT THAT? 6.27 MILLION IS DESIGNATED.
THE STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE CAREER READY, 8.44 MILLION THEY GRADUATE COLLEGE READY, AND 10.55 MILLION LIVE-READY.
ALL OF THOSE ARE IF YOU ADD THEM UP, WHICH I LOVE TO DO, IF YOU ADD THEM UP, YOU CAN SEE THAT MATCHES OUR TOTAL INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET THERE.
THIS IS WHY WE'RE IN THE DARK ON SOME THINGS.
OUR BUDGET ADOPTION, WE'VE SHARED THIS GRAPH WITH YOU ALL BEFORE, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME FEDERAL FUNDING.
PROBABLY WE'LL HAVE A NEW TAX RATE, IN FACT, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW TAX RATE.
THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN AUGUST AFTER BUDGET ADOPTION, PROPERTY VALUES AFTER BUDGET ADOPTION.
ENROLLMENT, WE WON'T KNOW THOSE TILL WE SEE THEIR FACES IN OCTOBER.
WELL, WE'LL SEE THEM IN AUGUST, BUT THEY COUNTED IN OCTOBER.
THEN WHAT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT? WHEN YOU LOOK AT STATE AID AND LOCAL TAX REVENUES, THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.
WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, YOU CAN SEE THAT AS PROPERTY TAX REVENUE GOES UP, STATE REVENUE GOES DOWN.
ALL OF THAT STUFF IS NOT TOUCHING OUR REVENUES AT ALL, IT IS BASICALLY A NEUTRALITY.
THE STATE IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD HARMLESS FOR THOSE FUNDINGS THAT ARE SAVED TO OUR TAXPAYERS.
THERE'S NO INCREASE WHEN THEY SAY WE'RE GIVING PUBLIC EDUCATION MONEY THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY OF THAT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
HOUSE AND SENATE. THESE ARE THE BILLS, IN SUMMARY, MY DOCUMENT FIRST HAD LOTS OF BILLS LISTED OUT AND I THINK DR. CANTU KEPT ME DOWN.
[LAUGHTER] ON THE HOUSE SIDE SENATE BILL 3, THESE TWO SIDE-BY-SIDE HOUSE AND SENATE BILL 3, THEY MADE A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
NOW THEY'VE AGREED ON 5% CAP IN THE REAL PROPERTIES AND A $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
IT'S BEEN A COMBINATION OF THE TWO COME TOGETHER, HOUSE AND SENATE.
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THOSE ARE YOUR VOUCHERS THAT WENT TO SENATE BILL 8.BUT NOTICE IT HAS HOUSE BILL 100 IN THERE.
WE THOUGHT HOUSE BILL 100 WENT, WHERE DID IT GO? THEN IT GOT RESURFACED ON SUNDAY.
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING HOUSE BILL 100.
WELL, THEY'VE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THAT.
THAT WAS OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE.
IT WENT FROM $90 TO $50 IN THE NEW HOUSE BILL 100 WHEN THEY COMBINED IT WITH SENATE BILL 8.
THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME SEVERAL OTHERS.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO ALL THROUGH THEM, BUT SAFETY IS ANOTHER BIG ONE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT ON FUNDING IS ON THE HOUSE SIDE, EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS A $100 INCREASE PER AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
ON THE SENATE SIDE, IT'S $10 ON THE HOUSE BILL THREE, $10 AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT 330,000 ON ONE SIDE AND 3.3 MILLION ON THE OTHER.
THOSE ARE THE TWO DIFFERENCES THAT CAN MAKE A CHANGE IN OUR FUNDING.
THEY ALL AGREED ON 15,000 PER CAMPUS THOUGH. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, SCHOOL FINANCE ON THE HOUSE BILL 100, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ONE.
NOW, ON THE PROPERTY VALUES, WE RECEIVED OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATES ON APRIL 30TH AT A BIG 26% INCREASE AND THAT'S TARRANT AND JOHNSON COUNTY.
THAT IS, WAY BEFORE PROTESTS ARE DONE AND THAT'S ALSO WAY BEFORE ANY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND THINGS THAT COULD AFFECT THE FINAL NUMBER.
THE RED ON THE LEFT IS OUR APRIL ESTIMATED VALUES.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT MOST OF THE TIME OF EVERY TIME THEY COME IN A LITTLE HIGHER THAN BY THE TIME THE PROTEST HIT AND EVERYTHING SETTLES DOWN AND THEN JULY NUMBERS ARE A LOT LESS.
THIS ONE IS A NON-PERCENT INCREASE IS WHAT I'VE COME DOWN TO.
THAT'S JUST WHERE I'VE STARTED, IT CAN GO DOWN AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA MAYBE AS WE GET CLOSER TO JUNE.
I MIGHT CHANGE THAT NUMBER, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A STARTING POINT WITH HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND PROBABLY RECORD PROTESTS AGAIN.
IF WE LOOK AT THE TAX RATE, STARTING WITH THIS YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GONE DOWN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OVER 20 CENTS IN DECREASING OUR TAX RATE.
IF UNDER CURRENT LAW, IF IT WAS THE WAY IT WAS, IT WOULD GO DOWN ADDITIONAL FIVE MORE PENNIES.
BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT LEGISLATION IS GOING TO DO.
ONE OF THE BILLS TALKS ABOUT REDUCING THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE, WHICH WOULD AFFECT THAT BLUE BAR AND ADDITIONAL 15 PENNIES.
ON FEDERAL FUNDING ASSISTANCE, THIS IS OUR ESSER MONEY.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE? HOW MUCH WE'VE SPENT? WHAT'S LEFT IS 29.5 MILLION IS THE ESSER III WE'VE SENT OR WE'VE RECEIVED 12.9 MILLION SO THAT MEANS WE DRAWN DOWN THE MONEY.
WE'RE GOING TO REDRAW THEM DOWN AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN, I'LL LEAVE THAT IN THERE OF WHERE EVERYTHING'S BEEN AND HOW IT HAS GONE TOWARDS EACH ONE.
THIS IS A CUMULATIVE EXPENDITURES.
THIS IS A GRAPH THAT SHOWS BY YEAR AND THE COLORING ON THAT SO THE GREEN COLOR, THAT'S 2022 SO THE MAJORITY OF 2022 WAS FOR ESSER III AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, THAT WAS THE ONE AND THEN ALSO 2023 HAS A LITTLE BIT IN ESSER II AND A LITTLE BIT AND ESSER III.
SO THAT'S YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN BY YEAR.
THIS GRAPH IS JUST TO SHOW YOU, WE FOCUS A LOT ON INSTRUCTION, A LOT OF TUTORING, A LOT OF SUMMER SCHOOL WAS OFFERED FREE FOR EVERYBODY AND TRANSPORTATION FOR THAT.
HOUSE BILL 45 45 WAS INVESTED INTO THIS AS WELL AND WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THIS BECAUSE INSURANCE SUSTAINABILITY ON THIS PART ENDS IN 2024.
THERE'S THE FISCAL CLIFF, MEANING, WHERE DO THE FUNDS GO? IF YOU LOOK AT THE GREEN PART, THAT'S THE LITTLE BAR AT THE VERY TOP, THAT'S THE ESSER III FUNDING.
THE ORANGE BAR IS JUST YOUR STATE AID AND YOUR BLUE BAR IS YOUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.
SO WHEN YOU COMBINE THE TWO, THAT'S YOUR MAIN REVENUE STREAMS. WHEN YOU COMBINE THE TWO, YOU CAN SEE ADDING THE GREEN BAR, IT GOES UP AND THEN IT STARTS TO GO BACK DOWN.
IRONICALLY, WHEN I FIRST DID THIS PRESENTATION,
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THE LITTLE FLAME WAS IN THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER AND SOMEHOW IT MOVED IN THE MIDDLE AND NOW THE BUDGETS ON FIRE.LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOP, YOU SEE THE VERY TOP ROLES OR ENROLLMENT CHANGES.
ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, THESE ARE SNAPSHOT NUMBERS.
SNAPSHOT MEETING IN OCTOBER AND YOU START 1920, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN 2022-2023 IS WHEN WE GAINED ALL OF IT BACK.
WE FINALLY GOT OUR 1920 LEVELS AND THEN '23, '24 WE'RE ANTICIPATING 124 MORE STUDENTS FROM SNAPSHOT AND THAT IS BASED ON OUR DEMOGRAPHERS PROJECTIONS.
THERE'S THE PROPERTY VALUE CHANGE AND LIKE I SAID, THAT 9% COULD GO UP VERY EASILY.
WE CAN CHANGE THAT, THAT'S JUST A MOVING TARGET RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO WATCH IT.
WE GET REPORTS FROM OUR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AND WE'LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
YOU CAN SEE WE DON'T HAVE A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OR AN INTEREST AND SINKING VAN TAX RATE.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IN THE FUND BALANCE FOR '21, '22, THE AUDITED NUMBERS CAME IN AND BY THE TIME WE GOT THE ENDING FUND BALANCE, WE HAVE 35% OF EXPENDITURES.
YOUR BOARDS GOAL IS 25%, SO WE HAVE EXCEEDED THAT AND THAT ALSO HAS ALLOWED US TO MOVE MONEY OVER TO CAPITAL PROJECTS WHEN WE NEEDED TO AS WELL SO WE'VE SUSTAINED IT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT STAYED IN THE 33, 35% IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THAT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO BE AND THEN MONTHS OF EXPENDITURES OR 4.25 MONTHS.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE ADDING ALL THOSE FTES AND THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS SPECIAL ED, BILINGUAL.
LOOK AT THE ROCKET NUMBERS THAT HAVE GONE UP IN EACH OF THOSE, ESPECIALLY BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL ED, HAS JUST SKYROCKETED AND WE NEED TO GIVE THEM SOME HELP SO WE REALIZED THAT AND THAT WAS REQUESTED IN CABINET MEETINGS AND FROM THE CNI DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL ED DR.MICHELE EDWARDS SCOTT SO WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THAT AND I HOPE THAT YOU SEE THE REASONS WHY BILINGUAL IS PROBABLY THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF ALL THE PROGRAMS, BUT THERE ARE SMALLER SCALE, BUT IT'S PERCENTAGE-WISE, IT'S GROWN A LOT.
WE'RE STILL IN THE GENERAL FUND SO THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET ON ENROLLMENT, THIS IS JUST A TRACTION OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE ALREADY SHOWN YOU THOSE NUMBERS SO NOW WE'RE DOWN TO PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKING IT A BIG PIE AND STARTING WITH THE LEFT, IT'S A LOT OF LITTLE NUMBERS.
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PULL IT UP, BUT ON THE ADOPTED BUDGET, YOUR FAR LEFT COLUMN.
THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED THIS YEAR, IS A BALANCED BUDGET.
WE DO FEEL THAT BY THE TIME WE END UP IN JUNE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT ANOTHER 10 MILLION IN A CAPITAL PROJECTS AND YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? BECAUSE I FELT REALLY TIGHT IN THE BEGINNING, BUT BY THE TIME WE GET DONE, WE HAD INTERESTS INCOME WAS ALMOST A RECORD FOR US.
IT WAS ABOUT $7 MILLION OR ABOUT $4 MILLION.
BUT WE INCREASED IT QUITE A BIT FOR THIS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND ALSO OIL AND GAS REVENUES WENT UP QUITE A BIT AND THEN SOME OF THE UNSPENT FUNDS WE HAD ON CONTINGENCIES IF WE NEEDED THEM, AND SUCH AS CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR CUSTODIANS AND THINGS THEY DIDN'T GET FULFILLED AND ALL OF THEM SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, WHERE IT CAN BE USED.
CURRENT LAW IS THE NEXT COLUMN.
WE GO UP IN REVENUES A LITTLE BIT.
REMEMBER THIS IS CURRENT LAW, THE BASIC ALLOTMENT STILL 6,160.
THIS IS WITHOUT ANY RAISES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S THE FAR LEFT ONE SO THAT ONE GETS YOU TO THE $1.6 MILLION DEFICIT.
WE NEED SOME HELP, BUT RIGHT UNDERNEATH THERE YOU SEE THAT LINE THAT SAYS, BARELY SEE THAT WELL, BUT GOLDEN PENNY, THAT GOLDEN PENNY YIELD WENT FROM 9856-12651.
THIS WAS DONE IN A HOUSE BILL ONE RIDER FROM THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND IT HAS OBLIGATED THEM TO DO THIS AND THIS BIENNIUM.
BUT IT CAN GO AWAY WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN.
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SO I HAVE A UNDERNEATH AND JUST BANNED NEED TO BE VERY FISCALLY CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT.SOME OTHERS MIGHT BE SHOWING IT INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER IN IRREGULAR CURRENT LAW, BUT IT COULD CHANGE.
WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT IT WON'T, THAT'LL CONTINUE ON SO THAT ADDS NINE POINT, ALMOST 9.6 MILLION TO OUR NUMBER.
THEN WITH THAT WHEN WE ADD THE CURRENT LAW PLUS A GOLDEN PENNIES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT SEVEN ALMOST EIGHT MILLION TO THE GOOD.
THEN IF WE WERE TO DO THAT $17 MILLION PLACEHOLDER PLUS THE GOLDEN PENNY CURRENT LAW, YOU'RE AT $7.5 MILLION DEFICIT RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS BEFORE ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT THEY HAVE.
WE KNOW THEY'RE COMING, WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN A NORMAL YEAR AND NORMAL YEAR, WE'VE PUT 5-7 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE AND THAT WAS BEFORE COVID SO THOSE HAVE BEEN THE TYPICAL LAST TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT.
THEN, LIKE I SAID, WE ANTICIPATE 10-12 MILLION.
WE BUDGET ON 100% TYPICALLY OF EVERY EXPENDITURE BEING GONE.
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN IN FACT, IT NEVER DOES.
THEREFORE, I'M TRYING MY BEST TO TIGHTEN THE BELT, GET AS CLOSE SO I CAN AS ESTIMATING SALARIES TO PUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN INTO IT AND YET FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT IN THE END.
SO I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT I'M NOT EXACTLY SCARED AT THIS POINT OF THIS NUMBER BECAUSE I THINK SOME THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN LEGISLATION.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH AT THIS TIME.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE AT AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY, STUDENT NUTRITION, SORRY STUDENT NUTRITION.
THIS INCLUDES THE SALARY INCREASE AS WELL ON THERE PLACEHOLDER AND THEN WE HAVE TO BE REAL CAREFUL WITH THAT BECAUSE ON THEIR FUND BALANCE, WE HAVE TO HAVE NO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS OF EXPENDITURES.
WHY YOU SEE THIS AS A NEGATIVE IN MY BUDGET, THERE WERE ACTUALLY TURNED IT AROUND AND THEY'VE PLANNED TO PUT MONEY INTO FUND BALANCE, I THINK AROUND ONE-AND-A-HALF, 1.7 MILLION MAYBE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
THAT'S YOUR LEFT COLUMN AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO HELP CONTRIBUTE BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY COUNTED FOR ONE POINT, SOMETHING MILLION IN THE INDIRECT COST AND THEN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET RIGHT THERE YOU SEE, HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DEFICIT AND SHE'S IN THE SAME BOAT AS ME AS SHE'S TRYING TO PROJECT, HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING TO GET THEIR MEALS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL THE BEST WITH WHAT WE KNOW.
THEN ON THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE, IT HAS A BALANCED BUDGET AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT REALLY IS BALANCED BUDGET TODAY.
I PLAN ON TAKING THAT SO WHAT'S NEXT? SIGN DIE, END OF LEGISLATION, MAYBE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE TAX RATE AND THAT CLOCK IS THERE FOR A REASON, SO FOR LEGISLATION IN BUDGET.
>> LET ME START TO MY RIGHT THIS TIME.
TRUSTEES, DID YOU HAVE ANY STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MR. TIPPING.
>> THANK YOU, MS. STRONG GUARD. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
THERE ARE SO MANY UNKNOWNS THAT YOU'RE FLYING BLIND RIGHT NOW.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER.
AGAIN, I'M THANKFUL FOR YOUR TEAM.
I KNOW THAT YOU DO WELL TO TRY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AND ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE WITH THOSE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THERE COULD BE AN EXTRA SESSION AND SO FORTH.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE FINALIZED BEFORE NEXT WEEK ESSENTIALLY.
IF IT DOES DRAG ON AND WE GET INTO JUNE AND SO FORTH, CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY SPEAK AS TO WHAT DO WE DO BECAUSE THERE'S STILL SO MANY UNKNOWNS?
>> GREAT QUESTION, MR. TIM, SO TIM WE WILL HAVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET THAT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN.
IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SALARY AMOUNTS WILL BE, THERE'S DIFFERENT STRATEGIES.
WE WILL WORK WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT I'VE SEEN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS DO IT DIFFERENTLY. I WANT TO WORK WITH MR. LEASE AND HIS TEAM. BUT TYPICALLY, WE COULD DO A PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THE ADOPTION DATE, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE ONETIME STOPPING,
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WHERE WE ADJUST COMPENSATION AFTER THE FACT.WE ALSO CAN DO RESOLUTION AT THE BUDGET ADOPTION TIME TO SAY, WE WANT SOME FREEDOM TO CHANGE IT IF WE NEED TO.
THERE'S A FEW OPTIONS THAT I KNOW OF AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT.
>> IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS END? TO MY LEFT MS. NEWSOME?
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS. I THINK MOST OF THE TIME YOU MENTIONED YOUR CRYSTAL BALL, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT FEELS MOST OF THE TIME.
BUT AGAIN, YOU ALWAYS EXPLAIN IT WHERE WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY IN THIS LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT OR WHERE JUST LITERALLY HOLDING OUR BREATH UP HERE.
I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A BETTER PICTURE FOR THAT.
BUT I DID GET A FEW QUESTIONS, SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK.
I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN GET REVENUE FROM AND SOME OF THAT IS PRE-K AND WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME IN AND PAY FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS ON THE HORIZON? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT A LITTLE BIT AND THERE WAS SOME FTES IN THERE.
BUT WE HEAR A LOT FROM FAMILIES AND PARENTS THEY LOVE THE PRE-K [LAUGHTER].
BUT SO IS THEIR OPTIONS LIKE THAT, THAT COULD MAKE ANY IMPACT FOR US?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE DO HAVE TO CONSIDER COST OF A TEACHER AND SUPPLIES AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, MS. NEWSOME, THAT WE ARE ADDING TWO MORE DELETION BASE BECAUSE WE HAD A WAITING LIST.
THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. BOGIN ON ANY ROOM AVAILABLE AND WHERE WE COULD GO.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MS. COBB, TRUSTEE COBB AND JEFF WAGNER AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE ANY MORE ADDITIONS TO THAT.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE IS THE TUITION BASED.
>> BUT STILL MORE ON THE TABLE.
THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT POLICE OFFICERS.
I KNOW WE USED TO HAVE TO CONTRACT POLICE OFFICERS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE IN A LOT MORE FULL-TIME MISD OFFICERS.
IS THAT IMPACTFUL FOR US OR WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT ONE EXACTLY?
>> I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE OPEN POSITIONS, DR. STALKER.
I KNOW THAT CHIEF MENTOR BRAGS TO ME SAYING HI FIVE, SO FIVE.
[LAUGHTER] HE'S SAYING FIVE, WE HAVE FIVE OPEN POSITIONS OUT OF 61 OR FOUR.
I THINK. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. [OVERLAPPING]
THIS IS IF WE NEED THEM, WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS THAT IF WE NEED TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, THAT WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES.
>> OF COURSE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT ALSO SHOWS SOME GREAT WORK FOR EVERYONE TRYING TO TIGHTEN THE BELT AND DO WHAT THEY CAN IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE DISTRICT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GET HER DONE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OUR BREATH FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
>> NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND KEEPING UP WITH ALL THAT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AND LIKE MS. NEWSOME SAID, YOUR CRYSTAL BALL AND JUST TRYING TO DO GUESSWORK WITH A BUDGET IS NOT EASY.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO TO KEEP US ON TRACK. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ON PAGE 28, IT WAS THIS PROJECTED BUDGET WITH THE CURRENT LAWS HOMEPAGE.
THE GOLDEN PENNY YIELD THAT CAUGHT MY EYE.
QUICKLY, BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE FINE PRINT AT THE BOTTOM.
>> WHAT THAT IS. I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY GO BACK TO THIS CHART ON THE TAX RATE.
THERE WE ARE. ON THE BLUE SECTION RIGHT THERE, THAT'S OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PENNIES.
IN THOSE PENNIES IS GOLDEN PENNIES.
WE MAXIMIZE THOSE WHEN WE DID THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THEM THEY GET A WEIGHTED FACTOR FROM A 98, WHATEVER THAT WAS, 9856 TO 126.
THAT AMOUNT JUST WENT FROM $98.56 SOMETHING PER PENNY.
WE HAVE 17 PENNIES, THERE'S EIGHT GOLDEN PENNIES.
THAT WENT FROM 98 FOR EACH OF THOSE PENNIES TO 126.51.
IT INCREASED OUR REVENUE GENERATED FROM JUST HAVING THOSE GOLDEN PENNIES IN THERE AND THAT
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WAS ADDED AT THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO GO EFFECTIVE FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. YES.>> THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION THOUGH.
>> WELL, I DID WHAT MY COUNTERPART SAID AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO TRY TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
BUT I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT AS A LOT OF BOARDS HAVE SAID FOR ME TOO IS THAT YOU PLAN FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> AND SO THAT MAYBE WE CAN DO THE BEST WE CAN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL PRAYING FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 12 OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[12. Public Comments]
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.A SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM MICROPHONE, AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL.
COPIES OF PRESENTATION SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
I HAVE SEVERAL HERE OR ARE THERE ANYMORE THAT I DON'T HAVE YET.
THANK YOU. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CINDY MALONE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS CINDY MALONE AND I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER HERE FOR 11 YEARS AT TIMBERVIEW AND NOW I'M A COLLEGE PROFESSOR AT UTA.
THIS IS I GUESS OFF-TOPIC, BUT I PUT ON THERE, BUT I WANTED TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO THE TWO SIDES OF THE BOOK.
BANNING ISSUE THAT WE'RE HAVING.
WE'RE NOT BANNING BUT I FORGOT THE OTHER WORDS YOU'RE USING.
BUT ONE THING THAT I NOTICED IS I GET SKYWARD ALERT FOR MY DAUGHTER IF SHE TURNS IN A PAPER LATE OR IF SHE GETS UNDER A CERTAIN GRADE FOR A PAPER.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE A SKYWARD ALERT WHEN YOUR CHILD CHECKS OUT A BOOK THEN TELLS YOU WHAT BOOK THAT CHILD CHECKED OUT AND THEN YOU AS A PARENT COULD MAKE THAT DECISION WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT THAT CHILD CHECKING OUT THE BOOK.
THAT WAY, THE OPTIONS ARE LIMITED FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT THEIR CHILDREN'S BOOK OPTIONS LIMITED, BUT YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY AND IN REAL-TIME ABLE TO MAKE THAT PARENTING DECISION FOR YOUR CHILD.
WORKING AT A COLLEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO LESS IN THE WAY OF READING, IN THE WAY OF DIVERSITY OR OUTSIDE THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS OR THINGS LIKE THAT ACTUALLY COME INTO COLLEGE.
BEHIND THERE ARE OTHER STUDENTS, NOT JUST SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, BUT ACADEMICALLY.
THEY JUST COME IN BEHIND BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTATIONS THAT YOU HAVE ONCE THEY REACH COLLEGE AND SINCE I'VE SEEN THE TRANSITION OF STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE, KNOWING THAT MISD IS REALLY STRONG ON THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PORTION OF OUR GOALS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE REMISS FOR US TO ELIMINATE ANY OPTIONS THAT WOULD HELP OUR CHILDREN ONCE THEY GOT TO THE COLLEGE.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION OF PARENTING AND EVERYBODY'S PARENTING STYLE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA THAT WOULD WORK FOR EVERYBODY'S PARENTING STYLES.
FOR ME, I TEACH MY DAUGHTER MORALS AND VALUES AND RIGHT AND WRONG AND RESPECT AND KINDNESS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF AT HOME, AND WHEN I SEND IT OUT INTO THE WORLD AND I HOPE THAT SHE MAKES THOSE DECISIONS THAT I'D LIKE HER TO MAKE.
BUT THE TRUTH IS WE CAN'T FOLLOW OUR CHILDREN AROUND FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES AND CLEAN UP THEIR MESSES AND TAKE AWAY THEIR OPTIONS AND MAKE SURE THEY ONLY HAVE THE BEST AVAILABLE CHOICES, AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY DOING A DISSERVICE BY REMOVING THOSE OPTIONS FROM THEM NOW.
I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE A FAIR WAY TO HAVE REAL-TIME PARENTING IN CORRELATION TO ALLOWING THE OPTIONS FOR PARENTS LIKE ME THAT WANT THOSE OPTIONS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THEIR STUDENTS.
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DR. KRIS KITTLE.
DR. KITTLE, MAY I ASK WHAT ITEM NUMBER YOU ARE SPEAKING TO? IT'S NOT ON YOUR CARD.
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>> GOOD EVENING. I AM DR. KRIS KITTLE.
I'M THE EDUCATION LEAD FOR THE TARRANT COUNTY CHAPTER OF CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM.
A NUMBER OF PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PRESSURE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO BROADEN THE LANGUAGE OF TITLE 9 TO INCLUDE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY.
THIS UNDERMINES FEDERAL LAW AND THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEANING ON THE MISLEADING GUIDANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2021 NOTICE OF INTERPRETATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER AT THE SUPREME COURT ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING OF BOSTOCK VERSUS CLAYTON COUNTY.
IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE COURT CLEARLY STATED THAT BOSTOCK WAS A TITLE 7 ISSUE THAT DID NOT APPLY TO TITLE 9 OR TO ANY OTHER LAW.
THE SUPREME COURT IN BOSTOCK EMPHASIZED THAT SEX-BASED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, CONSISTENT WITH TITLE 7 WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
HOWEVER, THEY EXPLICITLY REFRAINED FROM APPLYING THEIR RULING TO TITLE 9.
THEREFORE, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S NOTICE OF INTERPRETATION AND THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OUR NULL BECAUSE IT EXPRESSLY CONTRADICTS SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A HANDFUL OF CASES FURTHER DEMONSTRATING THE BOSTOCK RULING DOES NOT APPLY TO TITLE NINE ISSUES.
THE RECENT FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS RULING PREVENTS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF INTERPRETATION AND EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM TAKING EFFECT IN 20 STATES, INCLUDING TEXAS.
ADDITIONALLY, A FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN TEXAS AFFIRMED THAT SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY ARE NOT PROTECTED CATEGORIES BECAUSE TITLE 9 MUST BE READ IN THE ORIGINAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH IT WAS DRAFTED IN 1972, WHERE SEX IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE BIOLOGICAL AND BINARY.
IN THE BOSTOCK CASE, THE SUPREME COURT STATED THAT THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVES ARE THE ONES WHO MUST AMEND TITLE 9, AND THEREFORE ONLY CONGRESS CAN AMEND TITLE 9.
I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THIS INFORMATION BEFORE ACTING ON THE COERCIVE TACTICS BY ORGANIZATIONS INTENTIONALLY MISS APPLYING TITLE 9 TO PUSH A POLITICAL AGENDA THAT WOULD ERADICATE TITLE 9 SEX-SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS.
FEMALE STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS. FEMALE STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AGAINST ONLY OTHER BIOLOGICAL FEMALE ATHLETES.
I'VE LEFT YOU COPIES OF MORE INFORMATION.
YOU WERE ALSO SENT AN EMAIL WITH THIS INFORMATION AS WELL AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION TO ACCOUNT AS YOU DELIBERATE FURTHER ACTION ON THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTIAN ANTZER.
>> HELLO, I'M CHRISTIAN ANTZER, MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, PARENT OF THREE MISD STUDENTS.
OVER A DECADE OF MANSFIELD COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, I'VE RECENTLY SPOKEN TO A TEACHER PLANNING THEIR OWN RESIGNATION BASED UPON RECENT CHANGES INCLUDING THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS POLICY UPDATE CONSIDERATIONS.
IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, YOU'VE HEARD IT SAID THAT THE CURRENT POLICY WORKS.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT EXPLANATION FOR WHY AN UPDATE IS NEEDED TO THE POLICY.
WHAT SEEMS CLEAR IS THAT CONCERTED EFFORT BY BAD ACTORS TO SQUASH THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUEER STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I'M HERE IN FERVENT SUPPORT OF THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE AND MY OWN THREE CHILDREN.
WITHIN THE CURRENT POLICY, I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN OUR LIBRARIANS TO NURTURE AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN WITH THEIR EXPERT DISCRETION IN CHOOSING LEARNING MATERIALS.
I ALSO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE CURRENT POLICY ALLOWS PARENTS TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN VALUES AND HOWEVER MUCH I MAY DISAGREE WITH ANY VALUES THAT ALIEN AND QUEER STUDENTS, THOSE DISTORTED VALUES HAVE NO PLACE IN MISD LEADERSHIP.
I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP WHO SUBSCRIBED TO VALUES THAT ENABLE HATEFUL TREATMENT OF QUEER STUDENTS ALONG WITH SCORES OF OTHER FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I INSIST THAT YOU REMOVE THIS RECOMMENDED POLICY FROM CONSIDERATION.
YOU'VE SHOWN ZERO BASIS FOR SUCH A RECOMMENDATION OTHER THAN GENERIC CLAIMS OF CRITICISM OF THE CURRENT POLICY FROM LIBRARIANS.
IF YOU HAVE GROUNDS FOR CHANGING THE POLICY, THEN PLEASE NAME THE ISSUE SPECIFICALLY LINE-BY-LINE ALONG WITH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF HOW THE RECOMMENDED POLICY CHANGES OR THE CHANGES RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES.
I SUSPECT THAT THERE IS LITTLE TO NO RATIONALE FOR ANY CHANGES.
I ALSO INSIST THAT YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY EXPRESS YOUR DEVOTION AND CARE FOR QUEER STUDENTS IN MANSFIELD.
LOUD AND PROUD, TELL THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE IMPORTANT AND SUPPORTED BY ALL LEADERSHIP.
FIGHT, HATE, DEMONSTRATE LOVE.
IT IS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THE ROLE YOU'VE BEEN ELECTED FOR, LET ME SAY TO ALL QUEER STUDENTS IN MANSFIELD AND HERE IN TEXAS, BE YOU, BE PROUD. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
YOU DESERVE THE BEST LIFE AND YOUR COMMUNITY WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU HAVE THAT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO CHANGE, WE NEED TO CHANGE.
MAY MAN'S PHOBIA COMMUNITY WHERE FAMILIES HAVE LGBTQIA FLOCK TO FIND SAFETY AND PROSPERITY.
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WE CAN DO BETTER, AND CONGRATULATIONS DR. REED.WE'RE SO VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CASSIE REDDIMNGER. AFTER ALL THIS TIME YOU THINK I COULD SAY IT RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] IT'S A LONG NAME.
>> I AM CASSIE REDDINGER. I AM A MOM TO FOUR, GRANDMA SOON TO BE FIVE.
WE MOVED HERE TO THE MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO THE CITY OF MANSFIELD ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO.
WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF THE PRIDE IN THE MANSFIELD, THE SCHOOLS, THE RATINGS FOR THE SCHOOLS.
BUT I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY BUT WHAT I'M SEEING IS SOMEWHAT OF THE OPPOSITE.
BY INCLUDING ONE SECTOR, YOU'RE TOTALLY EXCLUDING ANOTHER, AND BY THAT I MEAN, WHAT ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS? DON'T THEY HAVE RIGHTS? DON'T THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THESE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARIES THAT TALK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GIVE THE OPPOSITE GENDER OR THE SAME GENDER OR A BLOW JOB? YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? WHY ARE THEY NOT GETTING THE PROPER EDUCATION BUT INSTEAD OF HAVING THEY'RE BEING TOLD TO ACCEPT WHATEVER FILL IN THE BLANK YOU WANT TO PUT, AND HOW DID THESE BOOKS PROMOTE LITERACY IN OUR STUDENTS? THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, NOT IN JUST WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THE LIBRARY.
THE ONLY BOOKS THAT SHOULD BE IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY OR WHAT WOULD PROMOTE THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION.
NOW IF ANYONE CAN ENLIGHTEN ME ON HOW BOOKS THAT SPEAK OF THESE TWO ISSUES, THE GRAPHIC DETAILS THAT I WON'T GO INTO BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD THOSE BOOKS.
BUT IF ANYBODY CAN SHARE WITH ME HOW THESE CAN ENLIGHTEN AND HELP THE LITERACY OF OUR STUDENTS, I'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO LISTEN.
HOW DO THESE BOOKS PROMOTE BETTER READING, MATH, AND WRITING SKILLS? I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN OR MY GRANDCHILDREN FOR THAT MATTER TO BE EXPOSED TO THIS KIND OF SEX ED WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNING THINGS THAT WILL HELP ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION.
I BELIEVE THAT SEX ED IS RESERVED FOR THE HOME, NOT THE SCHOOL.
I KNOW YOU GUYS, AS THE BOARD WILL TAKE A LOT OF HEAT FOR WHATEVER DECISION YOU MAKE.
BUT I WANT TO STAND HERE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME OUT OF YOUR FAMILY AND OUT OF YOUR PERSONAL TIME TO BE HERE FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] CYNTHIA DANIELS.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA DANIELS. THANK YOU.
DR. CANTU, PRESIDENT WILSON, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. REED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ACCOMPLISH IN OUR DISTRICT.
IN READING OVER THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING, I AM SHOCKED AND SADDENED BY THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS, ADMIN, AND STAFF LEAVING OUR DISTRICT, 13 PAGES WORTH.
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO 15 PAGES OF TEACHERS, ADMIN, AND STAFF LISTED LEAVING FROM THE APRIL 25TH MEETING.
A LOT OF THESE WERE LISTED AS PERSONAL REASONS AND CHANGE OF CAREERS.
THAT ALONE SHOULD SPEAK VOLUMES TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WE HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT CALL MEETINGS OVER BOOK CHALLENGE POLICY AND THE SO-CALLED HUGE CONCERN OF BOOKS FOUND IN OUR LIBRARIES.
WHERE'S THE EXTREME CONCERN FOR THE LOSS OF OUR GREAT TEACHERS? SO MANY ON THESE LISTS HAVE BEEN IN OUR DISTRICT FOR 15-2O YEARS.
I THINK YOU CAN SEE FROM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SPOKE AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD CONVERSATION, FLS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THAT THE CONCERN SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT BOOK POLICY.
THE CURRENT POLICY THAT WAS JUST APPROVED IN AUGUST 2022 IS WORKING.
YOUR EMPLOYEES, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE MISERABLE.
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HEARD, PROTECTED, OR RESPECTED.I STRONGLY URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS THAT DESPERATELY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THRIVE AND GET BACK TO A DISTRICT OF CHOICE.
TEACHER RETENTION, SPECIAL ED, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS SHOULD BE ON THE IMPERATIVE LIST THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ASAP.
THE PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES SURROUNDING BOOKS WILL ONLY BRING DEEP HURT TO OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF, AND WE'LL ENTRENCH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN EXPENSIVE LAWSUITS THAT THE ACLU HAS ALREADY WARNED ABOUT, THAT TAXPAYERS WILL HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR.
AS A TAXPAYER AND VOTER I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS.
IS THAT TRULY THE GOAL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ENTRENCH MISD AND LAWSUITS AND BANKRUPT OUR DISTRICT? OUR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AND STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER.
>> I AM VERY GLAD THAT A SHORT PERSON WITHOUT THE MIC BEFORE ME.
I DO NOT HAVE A WHOLE PRESENTATION, I JUST HAVE ME.
I'M A TAXPAYER, I'M A MOM, AND I'M A LIBRARIAN IN MANSFIELD ISD.
BEFORE I READ THIS MESS, MY SON IS GRADUATING FROM LAKE RIDGE ON FRIDAY.
HE'S GRADUATING AT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS.
I SAW SOME INCREDIBLE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THIS ROOM EARLIER TODAY.
THAT ISN'T A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE POWER THAT AN EDUCATOR CAN HAVE.
AN ADMINISTRATOR. I APOLOGIZE TO MY SON.
HE'S REALLY SMART, BUT HE'S BEEN, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HANGING ONTO THOSE AWESOME TEACHERS.
BOOKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GATEWAY TO KNOWLEDGE AND IMAGINATION, ESSENTIAL FOR THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MINDS.
WE'VE RECENTLY WITNESSED ALARMING EFFORTS TO CHANGE POLICY FOR BOOK SELECTION PUT FORWARD BY SCHOOL BOARDS AND NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
AS OF MAY 16, 2023, WE HAVE WITNESSED THAT VERY SAME EFFORT IN MANSFIELD ISD.
AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING SITUATION, WE MUST REALIZE THE VITAL ROLE OF OUR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS PLAY.
THEY ARE THE ONES WHO GUIDE OUR STUDENTS, ENCOURAGING CRITICAL THINKING AND NURTURING THEIR CURIOSITY.
BUT WHEN TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS FIND THEIR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND EXPERTISE ARE UNDERVALUED AND STIFLED, LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY EDUCATE STUDENTS, MORALE SUFFERS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PARTISAN TAKEOVER OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD BRINGS FORTH A NEW SET OF CONCERNS.
EDUCATION SHOULD BE ABOVE POLITICS, FOCUSING ON THE WELL-BEING AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH OF OUR CHILDREN.
WHEN PARTISAN AGENDAS INFILTRATE OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, IT ERODES THE TRUST AND UNITY THAT SHOULD EXIST AMONG OUR EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS.
TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS BECOME DISHEARTENED FEELING AS THOUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION IS OVERSHADOWED BY POLITICAL IDEOLOGY.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE CHALLENGES ARE FAR-REACHING, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO RETENTION.
DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF MISD.
BUT WHEN THEY FACE CONSTANT SCRUTINY, CENSORSHIP, AND ENVIRONMENT THAT LACKS THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, THEY MAY BE DRIVEN TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE.
WE RISK LOSING TALENTED EDUCATORS WHO HAVE INVESTED YEARS OF THEIR LIVES SHAPING YOUNG MINDS, EDUCATORS THAT HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO REFLECT ON THESE INTERCONNECTED ISSUES AND TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION.
WE MUST PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR EDUCATIONAL POLICY, ENSURING THAT OUR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS FEEL VALUED, RESPECTED, AND EMPOWERED TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
EMBRACING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM NOT ONLY STRENGTHENS OUR STUDENTS EDUCATION, BUT ALSO BOLSTERS TEACHER MORALE, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO IMPROVED RETENTION RATES.
EDUCATION IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT REQUIRES THE DEDICATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
BY FOSTERING AN ATMOSPHERE OF OPEN DIALOGUE, RESPECT, AND APPRECIATION FOR OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND LIBRARIANS, WE CAN OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE BOARD TODAY.
I AGREE WITH MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE UP HERE SPEAKING AND HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND FEW MONTHS.
I THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR DISTRICT, TO OUR PARENTS AND TO OUR CHILDREN.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE STUDENTS SAFETY FIRST IS WHAT WE
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SHOULD HAVE ON OUR MINDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES.BUT I DISAGREE IN WITH WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ABOUT A BOOK.
I DON T THINK IT'S ABOUT A SPECIFIC LINE OF REASONING.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE CONTENT OF CERTAIN BOOKS.
THE TWO BOOKS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN SPECIFIC HERE THAT STARTED THIS ISSUE WAS ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE AND GENDER QUEER.
I KNOW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, PEOPLE LISTENING THIS ONLINE OR PEOPLE LISTING HERE.
BUT THE BOOKS ARE PRETTY SPECIFIC.
IT HAS GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF SEX, INCLUDING EJACULATION, MASTURBATION, AND HOW TO GET WITH PEOPLE OF YOUR SAME SEX, NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE GENERALITIES OF IT, OR TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON WHAT IT MEANS, BUT SPECIFIC GENERAL ACTIVITIES.
THEN GENDER QUEER ACTUALLY HAS SPECIFIC DRAWINGS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE BOOK.
IF YOU READ AND LOOK AT ANY OF THESE TWO BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY, THEY WOULD BE BANNED THAT WITHOUT WRITE.
THOSE TWO BOOKS BASED ON THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS ARE THE MOST RESTRICTED BOOKS.
THOSE TWO IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THOSE TWO HAND THE MOST RESTRICTED BOOKS IN THE WORLD BY NUMBER 4 AND NUMBER 5 PLACES OUT OF ALL THE PUBLISHED BOOKS.
WHAT I'M SAYING AS A BOARD AS YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD, I'M IN FAVOR AS A CHECK AND BALANCE SYSTEM.
I AGREE THE LIBRARIAN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUBMIT LISTS.
BUT I THINK A THREE-TIER A CHECK AND BALANCE SYSTEM IS GOOD AND WOULD BE IN OUR FAVOR.
LIBRARIANS SUBMIT THEIR LISTS, IT GOES TO A COMMITTEE THAT VALIDATES THE BOOKS, AND THEN IT GETS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL.
THAT WOULD GIVE US A THREE TIERED CHECK SYSTEM THAT ALLOW US TO PUT THE RIGHT KIND OF BOOKS IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT BANNING BOOKS, AS I MENTIONED.
I MENTIONED THOSE TWO BOOKS BECAUSE THEY POPPED UP A NUMBER OF TIMES.
BUT THIS IS ABOUT HAVING THE RIGHT SET OF STANDARDS AND EDUCATING OUR KIDS IN THE STEM AND THE ACTIVITIES YOU SAW ON THE AWARDS THAT WE'VE HAD MOVING FORWARD.
SEXUAL SPECIFIC CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE VIEWS OR IN OUR LIBRARIES PAID BY THE TAXPAYERS IN GENERAL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRAD BYNUM.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M A LITTLE SOFTER SPOKEN.
THIS PAST YEAR I SERVED AS A PARENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH AMONG OTHER TASKS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR THE DISTRICT SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM.
TEACHERS ACROSS THE NATION AND I DON'T THINK MANSFIELD HAS ANY EXCEPTION, OFTEN MAKE A PRIORITY OUT OF PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS WITHOUT FEAR OF RIDICULE OR BACKLASH FROM OTHERS.
WHAT A VOTE TO AMEND THE SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM FOR FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADERS TO REQUIRE CAMPUSES TO SEPARATE BOYS FROM GIRLS DURING THE INSTRUCTION AND Q&A SESSIONS WAS PROPOSED, THEREBY CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN ANATOMY TO SOMEONE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX OR WITH STUDENTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE ROOM, WAS VOTED DOWN BY EVERY EDUCATOR ON THE COMMITTEE.
HAVING A SAFE SPACE ONLY HAS UPSIDES.
NONE OF THE CHILDREN SUFFER BECAUSE OF IT AND IT GIVES THOSE WHO ARE LESS COMFORTABLE A PLACE THEY CAN INTERACT AND ASK THE QUESTIONS THEY FEEL THEY NEED TO ASK.
MOREOVER, IT MINIMIZES POTENTIAL DISTRACTIONS AT A TIME WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON DELIVERING SUCH INTIMATE MATTERS IN A WAY THAT ALLEVIATES DISCOMFORT.
TONIGHT, I'M ASKING THE BOARD, SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO ADOPT THE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL, TO AMEND IT BY REQUIRING THAT INTERMEDIATE CAMPUSES PRESENT THE CURRICULUM TO OTHER STUDENTS WELL SEPARATED BY GENDER.
>> CHRISTINE TAYLOR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS ANYBODY. CHARLENE CHOLE.
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>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHARLENE CHOLE.
I'VE LIVED IN MANSFIELD ISD FOR 20 YEARS.
WE BORDER PROPERTIES HERE BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN MISD HIGH SCHOOL.
IN THE TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OBSERVED A GREAT DEAL OF CHANGE IN THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE VERY CONCERNED AT THE POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE THAT BROUGHT MISD'S GREAT REPUTATION AND REPUTATION RECOGNITION AND REPUTATION IS ERODING.
THAT SAID, I WANT TO THANK EACH BOARD MEMBER WHO TIRELESSLY VOLUNTEERS THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO HOLD ON TO THE SCHOOLS THAT BROUGHT, SO MANY OF US TO THIS COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE ENTRUSTED OUR CHILDREN TO YOU AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS POLICIES, I BEG YOU TO CONSIDER THE CHILDREN, CONSIDER AND PROTECT THEM.
WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE INTERNET AND THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCE WE SEE IT HAVING ON CHILDREN, LET OUR SCHOOLS BE A SAFE PLACE WHERE AS A COMMUNITY, WE PROTECT THEM.
LET THEM BE CHILDREN WITHOUT INTRODUCTION OR EXPOSURE TO MATERIALS AND EXPERIENCES THAT THREATEN THEIR INNOCENCE.
ONCE AGAIN, I IMPLORE YOU TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN.
>> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, MIC STAFF AND MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILIES.
I COME TONIGHT AS A FATHER OF SIX.
FOUR STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING MANSFIELD ISD SCHOOLS AND TWO GRADUATES OF LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M ALSO AN ACTIVE VOTER IN MISD SCHOOL BOARD AND OTHER LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS AND A TAXPAYER.
AS VERY INVOLVED CONSTITUENT, I WOULD LIKE TO DRESS ITEM 15.6 IN THE AGENDA APPROVAL OF THE SHAC ANNUAL REPORT.
AS A BELIEVER IN STRONG, PROVEN, TRADITIONAL AND CONSERVATIVE VALUES, I HAVE A CONCERN REGARDING THE TEACHING OF SEXUAL EDUCATION IN A MIXED ENVIRONMENT.
MY DAUGHTERS AND SON HAVE EXPRESSED BEING UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE PRESENTATION OF SEXUAL MATERIALS WITH MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE GENDER PRESENT.
AS SUCH, I WOULD HOPE THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER ENSURING THESE SUBJECTS ARE COVERED IN A SEPARATE ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE LEVEL.
AS AN EXTENSION OF THIS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO VOICE MY CONCERN OVER THE OVER SEXUALIZATION OF THE CHILDREN IN MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I KNOW THAT THE LIBRARY PURCHASE IS NOT ON THE AGENDAS TONIGHT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES MORE HOLISTICALLY AND CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE TRADITIONAL VALUES THAT CONSERVATIVES HOLD DEAR.
I KNOW THAT MANY TIMES WE ARE NOT AS VOCAL AS THOSE WITH PROGRESSIVE VIEWPOINTS, BUT WE ARE STILL VERY PRESENT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHILDREN OF MISD, ESPECIALLY OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN, ARE PROTECTED FROM OVER SEXUALIZATION IN THE ACQUISITION OF LITERATURE AND THE PRESENTATION OF SEXUAL CURRICULUM.
I'M IN FAVOR OF FURTHER OVERSIGHT OF THE LITERATURE AND CURRICULUM PRESENTED TO OUR CHILDREN AS WE'VE SEEN EXAMPLES OF FRANKLY, PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS BEING COVERTLY MADE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN IN OUR MISD LIBRARIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUE TO SERVICE TO OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. THAILAND BOSTON.
>> HI, GUYS. I'M BACK. I'M THAILAND BOSTON.
I AM A MOTHER OF A INTENSE THREE-YEAR-OLD, I'M A WIFE OF A TEACHER AND STUDENT.
I'M ALSO A TEACHER AT AN MISD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN AND I HAVE ALL THESE NOTES WITH NUMBERS AND FIGURES AND IT WAS GOING TO BE DOPE.
THE PLAN WAS TO TALK ABOUT WHY TEACHERS ARE LEAVING.
TO TALK ABOUT WHY SO MANY TEACHERS ARE RESIGNING, WHY, WHEN I'M IN THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE AND SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT HOW THEIR TEACHER FRIEND WHO'S BEEN TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS QUIT THEIR JOB AND IT'S GOING TO GO WORK AT NIGHTS AT WALMART, I THINK, GOOD FOR HER.
SHE GOT OUT. EDUCATION BEING A TEACHER HAS NEVER BEEN AN EASY JOB.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE WHO'S A TEACHER WENT INTO THIS THINKING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS,
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JUST EXCELLENT TIME WHERE NO ONE WAS GOING TO BE HYPERCRITICAL, AND STUDENTS, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO WANT TO LISTEN TO THEIR LESSONS AND GRADING WAS GOING TO BE SUPER EASY.WE ALL KNEW WHAT WE WERE SIGNING UP FOR AND SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY WHEN TEACHERS TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH WE'RE STRUGGLING, THE FEEDBACK IS SO APATHETIC.
IT'S YOU KNEW WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR, AT LEAST YOU GET SUMMERS OFF, YOU GET TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER.
BUT AS AN EDUCATOR, I DON'T SLEEP A LOT BECAUSE I'M WORRIED THAT I HELD A STUDENT AND ACCOUNTABLE IN MY CLASSROOM SO I'M GOING TO GET HATE MAIL FROM THEIR PARENTS THE NEXT DAY AND THAT MY ADMIN TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ME BECAUSE WE'D RATHER SATISFY PARENTS THAN SUPPORT TEACHERS.
I DON'T FLEET BECAUSE I WRITE LESSONS AS A HISTORY TEACHER ABOUT THE CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR AND ALTHOUGH IT IS NEVER MY INTENTION TO SWAY MY STUDENTS, IN ONE POINT OF VIEW OR THE OTHER.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO TEACH BOTH POINTS OF VIEW BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TALK ABOUT SLAVERY AND ONE PARENT THINKS THAT I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT ENOUGH, AND ANOTHER PARENT THINGS I TALKED ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.
WHERE IS THE LINE THAT ALLOWS US TEACHERS TO DO OUR JOB? IT SEEMS WE WANT OUR KIDS TO FEEL SAFE IN WHATEVER FORM OR VERSION WE BELIEVE SAFETY IS AND WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO BE SATISFIED BUT WE DON'T CARE IF THERE ARE ANY TEACHERS LEFT TO ACTUALLY DO THE JOB.
>> HI, I'M PRESTON HORN AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DR.
REED ON HER IMPRESSIVE INTEGRITY FIELD CAMPAIGN.
IT'S SO INSPIRING TO SEE SOMEONE WITH SO MANY QUALIFICATIONS BE ELECTED TO REPRESENT PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHILE I AM ECSTATIC AT HER WIN AS A PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT, WHAT I SAW SURROUNDING THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION WAS ALARMING AND FRANKLY EMBARRASSING.
THE IDEA THAT A SITTING BOARD MEMBER WOULD BE COMPLICIT IN PUPPETING A CANDIDATE MAKES ME QUESTION THEIR MOTIVES AND WHETHER THEY ARE REALLY SERVING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PEOPLE SO THEY CAN LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY.
BUT TO REACH THE GOAL OF HARMONY, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE THEIR VOICE REPRESENTED WHEN THE GROUP NEEDS TO MAKE DECISIONS.
THIS IS DIFFICULT WHEN REPRESENTATION IS SOUGHT-AFTER WITH THE WRONG MOTIVES.
THE UNFORTUNATE OUTCOME FROM THAT IS THE WILL OF THE MANY IS OVERSHADOWED BY THE RESOURCES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE FEW.
I HOPE FUTURE CANDIDATES WILL FOLLOW.
DR. REED'S LEAD IN MOTIVES AND ACTIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HER VOICE AND EXPERTISE IN EDUCATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> GOOD EVENING. I ALSO SERVED ON THE SHAC COMMITTEE AS BRAD DID.
I COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND ASK YOU NOT TO APPROVE THE SHAC RECOMMENDATIONS AS THEY WERE STATED IN THE REPORT.
PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW EACH CAMPUS TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD BE IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER DURING SEX EDGE CLASS.
THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN ANYONE'S LIFE, WHY MAKE IT ANY MORE UNCOMFORTABLE OF EXPERIENCE FOR THEM? FOURTH GRADERS AND SEVENTH GRADERS ARE NOT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH OPPOSITE SEX, SO WHY WOULD WE BE DOING THIS BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADERS? A LOGISTIC ISSUE FOR THE DISTRICT SHOULD NOT BE A REASON TO HARM OUR CHILDREN.
ALSO, IN PRESENTATION, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE FCL DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER CURRICULUM TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
IN THE PRESENTATION, YOU WILL SEE THE DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS STATED AS FOLLOWS.
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR FORCED UPON SOMEONE ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
IN THE PRESENTATION, YOU WILL SEE THAT SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T CONSENT TO THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED SEXUALLY HARASSED.
IF MY GRANDSON CHECKS OUT ONE OF THE SEXUAL EXPLICIT BOOKS CURRENTLY IN THE LIBRARY AND DOES AN ORAL BOOK REPORT ON THIS, WHO'S GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHEN SOMEONE HEARS ABOUT THE TOPIC AND DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT IT? IS THE DISTRICT CARESSING OUR STUDENTS BY PROVIDING THESE BOOKS? IF MY DAUGHTER IS NOT AWARE OF THE CONTENT OF A BOOK, SHE CHECKS OUT, READS IT, AND FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE, WHO DOES SHE REPORT THAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO? HP5420 HAS BEEN PASSED IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE NEAR-UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN VOTE.
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IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT VETO THIS BILL, IT'LL GO INTO LAW EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST.PARENTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE REPORTED FINDING PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND CLASSROOMS. ANY EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL FOUND TO HAVE PROVIDED HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS SHALL HAVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL LICENSE REVOKED, LOSE THEIR PENSION, AND BE PLACED ON THE DO NOT HIRE REGISTRY.
HB4520 ADDS SALES, DISTRIBUTION, OR DISPLAY OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS TO THE LIST OF OFFENSES WHICH REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATION TO REVOKE AN EDUCATOR'S LICENSE AND REPORT THAT PERSON ON THE DO NOT HIRE REGISTRY.
ADDITIONALLY, HB45 20 ADDS FELONY OFFENSE FOR SALES, DISTRIBUTION, OR DISPLAY OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MONITORS, ENLISTED ON THE OFFENSIVE, DO NOT HIRE PERSON FOR RECEIVING RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. MAYBE THESE TEACHERS SHOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT AS CHALLENGING BOOKS, THEY SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT US NOW FOLLOWING THIS POLICY.
>> THAT WRAPS UP OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE NOW MOVE TO ITEM 13 OR HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.
[13. Human Resources Report]
I'M GOING TO ASK MS. THOMAS IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US OUR 20-YEAR RECOGNITIONS?YES. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT I'M ABOUT TO READ.
YOU HAVE LOTS OF YEARS IN YOUR SERVICE AND EDUCATION AND DEVOTION TO OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS EDUCATION.
THANK YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
KRISTIN EASON, 21 YEARS, AND MY PTA BUDDY STARLIT GARRETT, 21 YEARS, YOU WILL BE MISSED.
RAPHAEL VATOLAS VIEZZA, I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT, 25 YEARS, AND DEBORAH WITHERSPOON, 32 YEARS.
AGAIN, THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE DEDICATION THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO EACH AND EVERY STUDENT THAT YOU'VE TAUGHT.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU.
[14. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
OUR BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION, 14.1, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF TEA ATTENDANCE, AND EXPEDITED WAIVERS.MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION, EXCUSE ME, TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> OKAY. WE HAD A MOTION MADE BY MS. FORES, A SECOND BY MS. ANDERSON.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT THEN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
I'VE GOT TO GET A DRINK OF WATER, I'M GOING TO DRIVE ALL CRAZY, HAVE A LISTEN TO THIS.
MY APOLOGIES. I GET ALL CHOKED UP.
ITEM 14.2, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS FOR THE TASB, THE ADVOCACY AGENDA.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION? [OVERLAPPING].
>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION BY MS. THOMAS AND A SECOND BY MS. ANDERSON.
>> YES. WE HAVE I THINK COME DOWN TO TWO DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, RECOMMENDING, OR JUST WORKING ON SOME OF THE WORDING ON IT.
WE WILL HAVE THAT READY TO BRING TO YOU AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
>> NOW WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS MOTION.
>> CORRECT. BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING HERE TO VOTE TONIGHT.
>> SHE SAID THERE'S NOTHING TO VOTE ON.
>> WE NEED TO VOTE IT DOWN. WE CAN PULL IT.
ALL THOSE FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PROVEN THIS TASB ADVOCACY AGENDA,
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MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE ONE NOW?>> I MOVE THAT. ARE WE ON 14.3?
>> DO WE ALL WANT TO PULL THIS? DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL THIS? NO.
>> WE JUST VOTED IT DOWN, SO WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK. [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU'RE GOOD WITH EVERYTHING?
>> IT IS YOUR COMMITTEE SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE Y-ALL ARE GOOD.
ITEM 14.3, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF INTENT TO TERMINATE THE TERM CONTRACT OF A TEACHER DURING THE CONTRACT TERM.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD GIVE THE TEACHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED MID-CONTRACT TERMINATION OF HIS 23/24 TERM CONTRACT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO SEND THE NOTICE LETTER.
>> OKAY. MOTION MADE BY MS. THOMAS. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND BY MS. ANDERSON.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSE? THE MOTION PASSES 7, 0.
[NOISE] THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 15 OR CONSENT AGENDA.
[15. Consent Agenda]
MAY I 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?>> OKAY. MS. THOMAS IS PULLING 15.1, MS. FLORES PULLING ITEM 15.6.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 15.2, 3, 4, 5, AND 7, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? THOSE ITEMS PASS WITH A 7, 0.
NOW ITEM 15.1, CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE 516 AND 425 BOARD MEETINGS.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE 516 AND 425.
>> OKAY. MS. THOMAS MAKES A MOTION.
>> MS. NEWSOME MAKES A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM?
>> I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE 516 BECAUSE I WAS NOT HERE.
>> OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE TWO BOARD MEETINGS, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THOSE ABSTAINING? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED WITH A 6, 0, AND ONE VOTE.
ITEM 15.6 CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF SHAC ANNUAL REPORT MAP.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. FLORES OR A SECOND AND THE SECOND MADE BY CRAIG TIPPING.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS, QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM?
>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE PLAN ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE.
WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION? IS THAT WHAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AS WELL?
>> ARE YOU ASKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHETHER STUDENTS, MALES, AND FEMALES WILL BE TOGETHER FOR INSTRUCTION?
IF I CAN DIRECT THE BOARD TO THE CONCLUSION IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE 11-PAGE REPORT, THERE'S A LINE THERE THAT SAYS THAT THE SHAC RECOMMENDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THAT THE DISTRICT CONSIDER CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LOGISTICS.
WHAT THAT MEANS, I BELIEVE AND PHILIP O'NEIL, YOU'RE OUT THERE AND I THINK JENNIFER YOUNG AS WELL AND MARGARET.
SOME OF THE CONVERSATION DURING THE SHAC MEETING WAS THE SHAC COMMITTEE WAS WANTING TO LEAVE THAT UP TO THE CAMPUS DISCRETION TO MAKE THAT DECISION, BUT THAT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AND THAT IS NOW A DISTRICT DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT MALES AND FEMALES WILL BE TOGETHER IN THE DISTRICT DECISION IS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE TOGETHER FOR INSTRUCTION.
>> OKAY. WHERE IS THAT ON THIS?
>> IF YOU GO TO PAGE 11 AND GO TO THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE CONCLUSION, DOWN AT THE VERY BOTTOM, IT SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT NOT THE CAMPUS CONSIDER,
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BUT THAT THE DISTRICT CONSIDER, SO IT'S A DISTRICT-LEVEL DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT MALES AND FEMALES ARE TOGETHER AND IT IS A DISTRICT'S DECISION IS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE TOGETHER.THEY WILL BE SEPARATE FOR INSTRUCTION.
I UNDERSTAND NOW. I THINK EVERYBODY WAS READING IT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE WAY IT READS SO THAT THE DISTRICT CONSIDERS CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LOGISTICS.
>> I THINK ORIGINALLY DURING THAT CONVERSATION AND JENNIFER, HELP ME OUT HERE, IT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO CAMPUS.
>> CAMPUS TO TALK ABOUT LEAVING IT UP TO INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.
AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE ALWAYS SEPARATED THEM, AND SO WE DID NOT WANT TO GIVE CAMPUSES THE FLEXIBILITY OF COMBINING, SO OUR STANCE AS A DISTRICT IS THEY WILL ALWAYS BE SEPARATED FOR THAT INSTRUCTION.
>> JUST THERE'S ONE WORD IN HERE THAT THE DISTRICT CONSIDER CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LOGISTICS WHEN DECIDING IF, WHY IS A WORD, IF IN THERE, IF WE'RE SEPARATING THEM.
>> THAT IS THE WAY THAT IT WAS WRITTEN, THAT IT WASN'T WRITTEN WITH ANY INTENT OTHER THAN THAT, THE DECISION IS LEFT UP TO THE DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICT'S DECISION IS THAT THERE'LL BE SEPARATED. YES.
>> TO ME, IT READS VERY CLEARLY THAT ON THAT CONCLUSION I UNDERSTOOD IT TO MEAN THAT IT WAS LEFT UP TO THE DISTRICT.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING THAT IN THERE AND IT WAS CLEAR TO ME I UNDERSTOOD THAT WAY.
>> I'VE ADMITTED IT TOOK ME A SECOND.
ACTUALLY TOOK ME A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WE'LL SEVERAL.
I THINK IT CAN BE INTERPRETED UNTIL MAYBE I HEARD IT OUT LOUD.
>> I CAN SEE HOW IT IS, BUT WHEN DECIDING IF IT DOESN'T, IT ISN'T CONCRETE.
WHEN DECIDING THAT STUDENTS WILL BE SEPARATED BY SEX FOR HUMAN SEXUALITY INSTRUCTION WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WOULD BE SEPARATED, IS JUST HOW I'M READING IT WHEN I'M READING IT OUT LOUD.
>> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING?
>> I THINK IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.
I THINK IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS.
>> MS. ANDERSON, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT OR A QUESTION?
>> I WAS JUST RECOMMENDING THAT WE STRIKE THE WORD, IF.
>> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY INPUT. GO AHEAD. IF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW.
>> I CAN SEE BOTH SIDES OF IT.
I FEEL IT CAN BE A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS THERE IN JUST THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN.
I'M NOT A WORDSMITH OR ANYTHING, BUT IT CAN BE A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS AND I WANT THINGS CLEAR FOR WHOEVER IS READING IT.
IF THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNCLEAR, THEN MAYBE THAT'S A SIMPLE FIX TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR.
>> I UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE THE DISTRICT'S DECISION, SO IT WAS CLEAR FOR ME, BUT I GUESS IT'S ALL IN PERCEPTION OR INTERPRETATION OF FOLKS AT THAT POINT.
THAT'S WHY I'M JUST EITHER IF WE GET STRIKE THE WORD, IF, OR CHANGE IT TO THAT BECAUSE JUST AMONGST US UP HERE, THERE'S NOT A VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT SAYS AND SO CHANGING ONE WORD IF INTENDED, THE DISTRICT IS TO SEPARATE THEM BY SEX.
IN THIS CHANGING THE WORD, IF, TO THAT OR STRIKING IT WOULDN'T CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE DISTRICT.
I GUESS DO I AMEND THE MOTION TO CHANGE THE WORD, IF TO THAT? IS THAT WHAT I NEED TO DO WAS I MADE THE MOTION.
>> I'M SORRY. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
>> WELL, THE EMOTION WAS JUST TO APPROVE IT AS WRITTEN.
YOU'LL NEED YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT.
>> CAN I SAY SOMETHING HERE? I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE DON'T TIE THE DISTRICT'S HANDS TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY.
I TRUST IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATION IN HANDLING THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO TIE THEM BY GETTING HUNG UP OVER ONE LITTLE WORD.
I WANT TO HAVE LET THEM HAVE A FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, WHEN THEY NEED TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
>> I'M NOT TRYING TO TIE THEIR HANDS BY ANY MEANS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS READS CRYSTAL-CLEAR SO WE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON THE WORD, IF, IS IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WILL BE DONE THAT WAY.
IT JUST SAYS, IF STUDENTS WILL BE SO THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISION IF THEY WILL BE SEPARATED BY SEX.
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IF THE INTENT OF THE DISTRICT IS TO SEPARATE THEM, THEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR ME FOR THAT WORD EITHER BE STRUCK OR SAY THAT.>> I CONCUR WITH MS. FARRAR, AS DOCTOR CANTU SAID, AND JENNIFER YOUNG ECHOED THE INTENT WAS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN THAT WE'VE ALWAYS SEPARATED MALE AND FEMALE. I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> INGEST THE POINT TO REMEMBER THAT THESE WERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE AND SO WHEN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, WE ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHAT PIECES OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO TAKE AS WELL.
BUT THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME FROM THEM.
>> I WOULD ASK MS. JONES, DR. CANTU, WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK ABOUT THAT WORD? WHAT MAKES SENSE TO THE STAFF? [OVERLAPPING].
>> I NEVER REALLY READ IT THE OTHER WAY JUST BECAUSE OUR NORMAL STANDARD PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO SEPARATE AND SO THAT WASN'T ANYTHING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION JUST BECAUSE I KNOW IF OUR NORMAL PRACTICE, BUT IF IT'S CONFUSING THEM, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CONFUSION AROUND IT.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH HER. I READ IT OBVIOUSLY THE WAY THAT I EXPLAINED IT EARLIER BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING AND THAT'S CLEARLY THAT'S WHY CLEARLY STATED IT HERE.
BUT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE COMFORTABLE.
BUT THE INTENT OF WHAT IS WRITTEN THERE AS EXACTLY WHAT WAS STATED.
>> I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND MY MOTION.
I'M GOING TO AMEND MY MOTION TO APPROVE THE SHACK REPORT, IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? THE SHACK ANNUAL REPORT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO STRIKE THE WORD, IF, IN THE CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH.
>> JUST STRIKE THE WORD ALTOGETHER AND JUST MAKING SURE MY NOTES READ PROPERLY.
>> SHE HAS ADMITTED HER EMOTION.
WE READ ABOUT OR DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M GIVING EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK MR. TIPPING DIDN'T DO THAT.
OTHER THAN THAT, JUST FOR THOSE THAT ARE CONFUSED AS WELL, THE AMENDMENT MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. FARRAR AND SECONDED BY MR. TIPPING, WHO ALSO MADE THE MOTION ON THE MOTION BY SAME PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT MAY SOUND CONFUSING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED MOTION.
MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
WE NEED TO STILL GO BACK TO HER AMENDMENT READING PROMOTION, WHICH IS ALSO MADE BY MS. FARRAR. SECOND BY MR. TIPPING. ANY OTHER TALKS ABOUT NOW THAT WE'VE MADE THE ONE AMENDMENT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.
MAY IT PLEASE THE SHOW OF HANDS.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 16, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[16. Superintendent's Report]
THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY.IS THERE ANYTHING LISTED IN THE REPORT THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH DR. CANTU AT THIS TIME.
WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO ITEM 17 AND WE WILL ADJOURN AT 10:15. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.