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>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S 6:00 P.M. LET US COME TO
[1. Call to Order]
ORDER FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
[3. Closed Session]
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR A CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.551.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
551.076, TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY, OR SECURITY DEVICES, OR SECURITY AUDITS.
WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:00 P.M. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
[4. Reconvene]
WE ARE NOW GOING TO RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 7:15.PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER LED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, CRAIG TIPPING, AND THE PLEDGES LED BY BOARD MEMBER BIANCA BENAVIDES ANDERSON, AND THE LAKE RIDGE JROTC.
>> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. LORD GOD, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT AGAIN AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, LORD.
WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY JUST TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR STAFF IN THIS DISTRICT.
LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GIVE US CLEAR HEARTS AND CLEAR MINDS TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS.
LORD, GIVE US GUIDANCE SO THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE END CAN GLORIFY YOU.
LORD, CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF THROUGHOUT THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND I JUST PRAY THAT YOU MAKE IT ANOTHER GREAT YEAR.
I ASK ALL OF THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
NOW WE ARE MOVING TO ITEM 6, DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS.
[6. District Recognition]
DR. CANTU? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LAURA JOE TO THE PODIUM TO KICK OFF OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.>> THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT FARRAR, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET, AND MEMBERS OF OUR MISD COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, STARTING WITH THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT THAT RECEIVED A NUMBER OF HONORS, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE FINE ARTS DIRECTOR, DR. DARWIT JOHNSON, AND DAVID WRIGHT, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT, TO JOIN US.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. CANTU AND BOARD.
WE HAVE TWO STUDENTS FROM LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL WHO WON AWARDS AT UIL STATE FOR JOURNALISM.
ALSO JOINING US IS THEIR TEACHER, LELAND MALLETT.
BLAKE HINERMAN TOOK SECOND PLACE IN UIL 6A NEWS WRITING, BUT HE'S NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY BECAUSE HE IS ON HIS WAY TO COLLEGE.
KATIE WASSERMAN TOOK THIRD PLACE IN UIL 6A EDITORIAL.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK THEM TO COME UP AND AS THEY ACCEPT THEIR RECOGNITION.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS AND LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL ADVISER IN PROGRAM, LELAND MALLETT. [APPLAUSE]
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>> I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT STEP FORWARD, PLEASE.
THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, AND THEATER.
FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRST AWARD THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED IS BEST COMMUNITY IN MUSIC EDUCATION.
THIS RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO THE NAMM FOUNDATION, WHICH RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN MUSIC TO EDUCATE AND THEIR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT MUSIC FOR ALL STUDENTS AND WELL ROUNDED EDUCATION.
BUT IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, THEY ALSO RECEIVED A TEA DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION FROM OVER 1,200 DISTRICTS THAT WERE ELIGIBLE.
FROM THIS DISTINGUISHED AND PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM ALL AROUND TEXAS, ONLY 97 DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD.
THAT IS THAT ONLY 5.5% OF THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE RECEIVED THIS AWARD FOR VISUAL ART PROGRAMS. BUT EVEN AT THAT, THERE'S ANOTHER AWARD THAT THEY RECEIVED, AND THAT IS THE TEXAS EDUCATIONAL THEATER ARTS AWARD RECOGNIZES THAT THE MISD THEATER DEPARTMENTS MAKING THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RAISING THE STANDARDS OF THEATER.
THE AWARD IS BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE CREATION OF RESOURCES, DIVERSITY, AND ADVOCACY FOR THEATER ARTS.
I APOLOGIZE FOR BUTCHERING THAT ONE.
BUT WE'RE PROUD OF THESE THREE AWARDS FOR OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
ALL OF THESE ARE WELL RECEIVED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. CLYDE STEELMAN JR., THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REGION 11 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER. DR. STEELMAN.
>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE AWARDS FOR DR. KIMBERLY CANTU.
AS YOU KNOW, SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED AS A REGION 11 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.
OUT OF THE 20 REGIONAL SERVICE CENTERS, SHE WAS NAMED FOR REGION 11.
THERE WERE 20 SUPERINTENDENTS NAMED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AS OF YESTERDAY, SHE WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.
THE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD ARE EXTREMELY DETAILED AND THE COMPETITION AMONG OTHER PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN BE PRETTY INTENSE.
NOT SURPRISINGLY THOUGH, THE APPLICATION THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SUBMITTED TO NOMINATE DR. CANTU FOR THIS AWARD WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVED ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT SHE SHOULD REPRESENT REGION 11 THIS YEAR AS OUR WINNER.
AS YOU WILL RECALL, THE APPLICATION HIGHLIGHTS THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE AREAS: LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOL CLIMATE, SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT RELATIONS, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP,
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS.IN ADDITION TO THOSE PERFORMANCE AREAS, THIS BOARD WAS ASKED TO ANSWER, WHY SHOULD YOUR CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR BE SELECTED AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR? THE ANSWER, IN A NUTSHELL, WAS DR. CANTU IS AN EXCELLENT LEADER WHO INSPIRES OTHERS THROUGH HER COMPASSIONATE AND CARING NATURE.
LEADING WITH COMPASSION IS VITAL TO CREATING CONDITIONS WHERE OTHERS CAN EXCEL, WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AND FEEL A WONDERFUL SENSE OF BELONGING.
IT IS EVIDENT THAT DR. CANTU HAS CREATED SUCH A CULTURE HERE AT MANSFIELD ISD.
DR. CANTU, ALONG WITH OTHER FINALISTS, WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR COMPETITION, AND THE STATE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 28 IN SAN ANTONIO.
ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ASC REGION 11, I'M HONORED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND I WANT TO HELP YOU COMMEMORATE THIS RECOGNITION WITH A PLAQUE FROM REGION 11.
WHAT IS UNUSUAL IS THAT THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE YEAR FOR REGION 11.
[APPLAUSE] BEING SELECTED AS AN ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD IS A VERY IS NO SMALL FEAT.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD ARE EXTREMELY DETAILED, AND IT OFTEN TAKES MONTHS AND MONTHS FOR A DISTRICT TO PULL TOGETHER THE EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO MEET ALL OF THE DATA POINTS AND TO FULLY REPRESENT THE PHENOMENAL IMPACT THE BOARD IS MAKING IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, MANSFIELD ISD'S APPLICATION FOR THIS AWARD WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE, AND WE HONOR THAT THIS SCHOOL BOARD WILL REPRESENT REGION 11.
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT REGION 11, AGAIN, I'M HONORED TO CONGRATULATE THE BOARD ON SUCH AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF THOSE HONORED TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] THIS CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ITEM 7,
[7. District Introductions ]
WHICH IS DISTRICT INTRODUCTIONS. DR. STOECKER?>> YES, MA'AM. SPEAKING OF EXCITING THINGS, BOARD MEMBERS, THIS EVENING WE HAVE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRES OR PROMOTIONS, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU.
FIRST UP, WE HAVE SAVANNAH BROOKS.
SHE'S THE NEW ACE PROJECT COORDINATOR, COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS AN AFTER SCHOOL CARE SITE COORDINATOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT FARRAR, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED TO BE NAMED THE PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR NITA M. LOWEY 21ST CENTURY GRANT, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT SERVING THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF MANSFIELD ISD THROUGH THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS.
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I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MY CAREER, AND HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE.I DID BRING WITH ME TWO FAMILY MEMBERS TONIGHT, MY SISTER, WHO IS A LONG TIME EDUCATOR, PHYLLIS COOK, AND MY COUSIN, WHO IS ALSO A LONG TIME EDUCATOR RIGHT HERE IN MANSFIELD ISD, STEPHANIE PENNINGTON.
THEY ARE BOTH VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MY CAREER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING WONDERFUL THINGS HERE AT MISD.
>> NEXT UP IS CODY CANNON, OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, AND CODY HAS BEEN SERVING THE DISTRICT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT MOST RECENTLY AS A BUYER IN THE DISTRICT.
>> YES. THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD, DR. CANTU, AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW AT THIS POINT, LOTS OF FACES AND COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK FOR MISD FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND I'M HONORED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING NOT ONLY ALL OF YOU HERE, BUT THE REST OF THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING.
I'M VERY EXCITED, AND I HAVE SOME FAMILY WITH ME TONIGHT, AND THE ENTIRE PURCHASING TEAM CAME OUT TOO.
[APPLAUSE] THEY'RE WONDERFUL. THEY'RE GREAT.
I APPRECIATE THEM VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE HONOR AND THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE SEEING YOU IN THE FUTURE.
>> COMING UP NEXT, WE HAVE RISHONE EVANS.
MR. EVANS IS THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROSS TIMBERS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
HE'S BEEN SERVING US AT JOBE AS A TEACHER AND A COACH.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO BE NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROSS TIMBERS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE'LL WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.
TONIGHT, I HAVE BROUGHT MY LOVELY WIFE WITH ME, WHO IS MY SUPPORT SYSTEM, BRITTNEY.
ALSO MY PRINCIPAL, MRS. KAGASO, AND TEACHER, MRS. BOEN CAME TO SUPPORT ME.
THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. [APPLAUSE]
MISS HACKLEY IS A NEW COORDINATOR OF RTI.
SHE'S COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS A HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT FARRAR, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT DISTRICT, BEING ABLE TO SERVE OUR FAMILIES, OUR STUDENTS, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND STAFF WITH EXCELLENCE, AND BEING UNDER THE WE ARE ONE, ONE FAMILY, ONE VISION, AND ONE PASSION.
TONIGHT, I DO HAVE MY SPECIAL POPULATIONS FAMILY, DR. SCOTT, MINDY, JULIE, AND SASEY WITH ME.
>> COMING UP NEXT IS CANESHA HICKS.
MISS HICKS IS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LILLARD.
SHE TAUGHT AT LILLARD THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, BUT BEFORE THAT, SHE WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN A NEARBY DISTRICT.
>> GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD, DR, FARRAR, AND DR, CANTU.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE GREAT COMMUNITY OF MANSFIELD.
I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT, MY SISTER AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU GIVE TO ME DAILY, I APPRECIATE THAT.
MY PRINCIPAL, MR. GIBSON AND MISS BELL, MY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, I JUST APPRECIATE THE WELCOMING THAT THE CAMPUS OF LILLARD AND MY ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM HAVE GIVEN ME SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH THEM, LEARNING AND GROWING AND SERVING OUR GREAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF LILLARD.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE TIFFANY KENNEDY.
MISS KENNEDY IS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE'S COMING TO US FROM DESOTO ISD, WHERE SHE SERVED AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED AND ELATED TO SERVE AND SUPPORT THE STUDENT STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS OF LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL WITH HUMILITY, HARD WORK, AND GRACE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MY CAREER AS AN ADMINISTRATOR.
TONIGHT, I HAVE WITH ME MY SOUNDING BOARD AND MY VOICE OF REASON, MY HUSBAND, JERMAINE.
I ALSO HAVE MY PRINCIPAL, BEST PRINCIPAL THIS SIDE OF GLORY, DR. BENA, AND I HAVE ALSO OUR ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE MISS MANOJAMI.
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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.[APPLAUSE]>> OUR FINAL INTRODUCTION THIS EVENING IS GARY WALKER.
MR. WALKER IS OUR NEW BOND PROGRAM MANAGER, AND HE'S BEEN WORKING IN THE BOND DEPARTMENT AS A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT FARRAR, DR. CANTU, BOARD MEMBERS, AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF BOND PROGRAM MANAGER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS ENDEAVOR MANAGING THE LARGEST BOND PROGRAM IN MANSFIELD ISD'S HISTORY AND I WANT TO ASSURE YOU WE'RE BUILDING AN EXCELLENT TEAM READY FOR THAT CHALLENGE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO APPRECIATE JEFF BROGDEN FOR HIS SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE OVER THE YEARS. THANK YOU BROGAN.
SINCE I'VE ARRIVED AT MANSFIELD ISD, THE BOND DEPARTMENT HAS STRIVED TO IMPLEMENT PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO REDUCE COST AND NEVER JEOPARDIZE QUALITY AND USING PRODUCTS THAT WILL LAST LONGER AND BE MORE EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE TO MAINTAIN.
THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY WIFE, TINA, FOR UNDYING SUPPORT OVER ALL THESE YEARS.
MY KIDS WHO ARE NOT HERE TAKING CARE OF THEIR KIDS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ENTIRE FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE TEAM.
WITHOUT THEM, WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE DO IN THE BOND DEPARTMENT.
BY TO GET WORKING TOGETHER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING RESULTS FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THE CITIZENS, AND MANAGE ISD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, I APPRECIATE IT.[APPLAUSE][BACKGROUND]
>> WE HAD LOTS OF CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER THIS EVENING THAT'S SUPER EXCITING.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT,
[8. Instructional Focus]
WHICH IS INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS. DR. CANTU.>> YES, MA'AM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DR. SEAN SCOTT TO COME FORWARD.
HE IS GOING TO GIVE US A LITTLE LOOK INTO THE PAST YEAR IN MANSFIELD ISD.
WE'RE VERY BLESSED AND WE'RE OFTEN ASKED TO PRESENT ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE ARE GETTING TO SHOWCASE WHAT A FANTASTIC DISTRICT WE ARE AND HELP OTHER LEADERS GROW, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. SCOTT TO JUST WALK US THROUGH THE LAST YEAR OF LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PRESIDENT FARRAR, DR CANTU, AND BOARD.
EACH MONTH, WE BRING TO YOU PRESENTATIONS THAT COVER OUR SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, PROGRESS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.
BECAUSE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCCESS, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MANY RECOGNITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE OUR SUCCESS AND LEARN WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AGAIN ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE JUST A FEW OF THOSE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LAST YEAR.
WE ALREADY HIT THIS ONE, BUT THIS IS A FAIRLY BIG RECOGNITION AS WE HAD A CLEAN SWEEP OF THE REGION 11 AWARDS, AND I'M EXCITED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, TO WATCH DR. CANTU TAKE HOME THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS.
[APPLAUSE] FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE DISTRICT, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TEAM OF EIGHT FOR DOING THE WORK THAT YOU DO SO THAT WE CAN DO THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR THE STUDENTS OF MANSFIELD ISD.
EAB IS A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT WE'VE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.
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TRADITIONALLY, BEFORE MOVING INTO THE K12 SPACE, THEY HAD BEEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HAD A LOT OF RESEARCH ON WHAT INDICATORS YOU COULD PUT TOGETHER AND LOOK THROUGH TO SEE WHAT INDICATED THAT A STUDENT WAS COLLEGE READY.WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING VISION 2020 AND TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE INDICATORS WERE GOING TO BE FOR MISD, WE STARTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH EAB.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE USED THEM FOR MANY MANY OTHER PIECES, SUCH AS LITERACY, TEACHER MORALE, ABSENTEEISM, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND SEVERAL OTHER AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY, THAT PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S ALLOWED US TO LEARN WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND NOT JUST FROM A RESEARCH FIRM.
THIS LAST YEAR, THOUGH, WE WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN THEIR YEAR LONG 23,24 RESEARCH OF THOUSANDS OF DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CALLED BUILDING A BLUEPRINT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND BECAUSE WE WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS, I WAS ABLE TO DO COLLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS WITH BEN COURT, ONE OF THEIR SENIOR RESEARCHERS AT BOTH TASA AND AASA, AS WELL AS THEIR NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS FORUM.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THEY HIGHLIGHTED MISD.
THEY STARTED OFF WITH A COUPLE OF OUR AREAS OF GROWTH AND SUCCESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS OUR ABILITY TO TAKE A POCKET OF EXCELLENCE AND THEN SPREAD THAT OUT TO DISTRICT WIDE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO RAISE THE LEVEL FOR EVERYONE.
ON THE LEFT YOU HAVE BACK THERE FROM 2018 AND WHEN KAVIANS ELEMENTARY, BEFORE WE STARTED HEARING ALL THE STATEWIDE SCIENCE OF TEACHING AND THE EXPLICIT USE OF PHONICS, THEY SAID, WE NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN WHAT IS IN OUR DISTRICT WIDE CURRICULUM.
AS OUR ONE THING, WE WANT TO DO THE EXPLICIT TEACHING OF PHONICS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEY TOOK OFF.
THEN TWO OR THREE OTHER PRINCIPALS JOINED THAT AND THEY TOOK OFF.
BY OCTOBER OF THAT SECOND YEAR, WE REALIZED THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL TO DO THIS.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE FOR 24 INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND SO WE DID THAT.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WE BROUGHT OUR READING ACADEMIES TO THE DISTRICT, AND OUR LITERACY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KRISTI COBB AND HER TEAM TOOK OFF.
THE SECOND ONE IS MUCH MORE RECENT.
IT'S WHAT SUMMIT DID JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN WHICH THEY TOOK THEIR CCMR SCORE IN ONE YEAR FROM THE 60S TO OVER 90%, 91, I CAN'T SEE, BUT IT'S 91.8%.
THIS TIME, WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT SMARTER AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE DECIDED NOT TO WAIT AN ENTIRE ANOTHER YEAR.
FERNANDO BENEVIDES WORKED WITH ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS AND OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT.
WE PUT TOGETHER PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO RAISE IT AT EVERY CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT.
WE FINISHED THE 24 SCHOOL YEAR WITH 96.5% OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATING COLLEGE CAREER OR MILITARY READY.
AGAIN, THAT CARRYING ON TAKING A POCKET OF EXCELLENCE AND MAKING THAT THE NEW STANDARD, AS WELL AS FEEDING IN AND BEING ALIGNED WITH VISION 2030, WHICH IS THE NEXT PART THAT THEY LAY OUT THEIR PRAISE FOR.
THEY WANTED TO COMPLEMENT, AND THIS IS IN LARGE PART TO THE BOARD, THE STABILITY OF ALLOWING STAFF TO CONTINUE HAVING VISION 2030 BE AN EXTENSION OF VISION 2020.
THE OTHER THING THAT MR. COURT WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF AND DOESN'T SEE IN VERY MANY DISTRICTS IS THAT OUR POLICY WAS YOU ADOPTED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN INTO POLICY.
YOU ALIGN THE SUPERINTENDENTS EVALUATION AND THE HIRING CRITERIA FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT INTO POLICY, AND WE'VE EMBEDDED OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS INTO POLICY.
MAKES IT A NON NEGOTIABLE FOR EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT AND AN EASY CONVERSATION FOR A SUPERVISOR TO HAVE WITH SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT CARE SO MUCH TO FOLLOW THAT.
YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU COME HERE, THIS IS WHAT WE DO, THIS IS THE WAY WE WORK.
ANOTHER PIECE IS THE ALIGNMENT BY DEFINING ROLES AND ALIGNING THOSE ROLES TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE WAY THEY REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THIS IS THE SCORECARD FROM THE DISTRICT SCORECARD TO THE BOARD SCORECARD, TO DEPARTMENT SCORECARDS TO CAMPUS SCORECARDS, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY TO THE STUDENT SCORECARD, ARE ALL IN ALIGNMENT.
THEY TOOK IT, THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY TRIED TO SEE WHERE WE COULD HAVE GAPS.
IF YOU REMEMBER THE AUDIT THAT WE HAD ON THE CURRICULUM
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ALSO LOOKED AT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHERE WE HAD SOME ALIGNMENT.OF COURSE, ANYTIME YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT INTENSE, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THINGS, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN CORRECT AND NOT CREATE AN ENTIRE NEW SYSTEM.
THEY ARE VERY HIGH PRAISE THERE.
THEN THE FACT THAT WE ALL SPOKE THE SAME LANGUAGE BECAUSE WE EDUCATE OUR PARENTS, WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT COMES UP HUGE.
TOMORROW, I'LL BE WITH THE CHAMBER VISITING BEN BARBER WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASS.
THEY WORK WITH THOSE KIDS ON EVALUATING RESUMES, DOING INTERVIEWS, DOING ALL OF THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH VISION 2030.
FINALLY, OUR COA OR AN EMBEDDED CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
DR. SPENCER LEADERSHIP TURNS OVER THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, DR. SPENCER IS LEADING OUR PDC THIS YEAR, AND WE'LL BE HAVING A TEACHING PIECE ON THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME.
WE WILL HAVE CONSULTANTS ON BOTH ON THE CAMPUS SIDE WITH DR. SPENCER AND ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE WITH JEFF BROGDEN AND RITA DENTON, WHERE WE WILL HAVE COACHING SESSIONS AND BE THERE FOR OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR DEPARTMENTS AS WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THIS ALIGNED.
AGAIN, THE QUOTE THERE FROM A VERY SMART GENTLEMAN BASICALLY JUST SAYS THAT WE DO NOT WANT OUR LEADERS TO HAVE TO BE HEROES, WE WANT OUR LEADERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND WITH THE PROPER PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, WE CAN DO THAT.
THEY DEVELOPED EIGHT CRITERIA AFTER TALKING TO THOUSANDS OF DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OF WHAT THEY CALL THE ENGINE BEHIND THE RESULTS, AND FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP.
THEY HIGHLIGHTED THREE DISTRICTS OTHER THAN US.
BUT WITH THOSE THREE DISTRICTS, THEY HIGHLIGHTED A SPECIFIC PIECE OF THAT DISTRICT.
THEY HIGHLIGHTED ONE SUCCESSION PLANNING PROCESS THAT THEY HAD.
THEY HIGHLIGHTED A SPECIFIC ACADEMIC AREA WHERE THEY IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN A SPECIFIC ACADEMIC AREA.
W ARE THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE STUDY WHERE THEY TOOK THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND SHOWED MULTIPLE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, AGAIN, THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE GAVE, BUT THEN I ALSO TAKE CALLS FROM FOLKS AROUND THE COUNTRY BECAUSE MY NAME'S ON IT, NOT BECAUSE I HAVE ANY MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN MY COLLEAGUES, AND THAT IS VERY BENEFICIAL TO US TOO BECAUSE WE LEARN A LOT FROM WHAT THEY'RE DOING AROUND THE COUNTRY.
REDEFINING READY THROUGH AASA IS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.
AGAIN, AS WE WERE GETTING READY FOR VISION 2020, DR. CANTU AND I WERE NATIONAL RESEARCH CHAIRS AS WE WERE DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL METRICS FOR [INAUDIBLE] CAREER IN LIFE READINESS.
THEN DR. CANTU CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE NATIONAL CO CHAIR FOR THE OVERALL REDEFINING READY.
>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE FALL, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST THE NATIONAL REDEFINING READY AND COHORT HERE IN MANSFIELD ISD.
SHOW OFF A LOT OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT OUR KIDS DID.
WE REALLY FOCUSED HEAVILY ON OUR CTE PROGRAMMING THIS TIME AROUND, AND OUR KIDS REALLY GOT TO SHOW OFF FOR SUPERINTENDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THE THING THAT WE KEPT HEARING WAS HOW POLISHED OUR KIDS WERE, HOW DIRECT THEY WERE, HOW THEY COULD TALK TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING, WHY THEY WERE DOING, WHAT THEY WERE DOING, WHAT GOALS THEY HAD SET, HOW THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
AGAIN, ALIGNMENT WITH THAT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS AND THEM HAVING THEIR OWN SCORECARDS AND WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WE ALSO PRESENTED AT MIDWINTER THIS YEAR.
DR. CANTU AND MYSELF PRESENTED AND SEVERAL OTHERS AT MIDWINTER ON OUR REDEFINING READY WORK.
WHAT WE DID WAS CALLED MAXIMIZING CCMR WITH AASA'S REDEFINING READY.
WE WANTED TO PROMOTE REDEFINING READY AND HOW WE HAD USED IT AND PUT IT WITHIN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN OF VISION 2030.
AT THAT TIME, WE ONLY HAD 76% CCMR. WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE GOING, SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A WORK IN PROGRESS THERE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE NETWORK, WHICH IS RUN BY DR. BILL DAGGETT, AND DR. BILL DAGGETT, IS FOR DECADES, HAS BEEN A LEADING EXPERT IN EDUCATION, FORMER STATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
HE LEADS A LOT OF VISIONING, A LOT OF FUTURE-READY.
HE WAS ON AI BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE WAS IN THE EDUCATION WORLD.
HE INVITED US, AND DR. CANTU AND I WENT AND SPOKE AT HIS CONFERENCE THIS SUMMER ON FUTURE READY GRADUATES.
THEN FINALLY, YOU ALL KNOW THE AMAZING DR. TAMPLIN, AND LEADING OUR CTE PROGRAMS. IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, OUR IBC'S INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE GONE
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FROM 540-1,028 TO 1,304 TO THIS LAST YEAR.ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE STUDENTS ARE AN INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION.
WE ARE A PART OF SOMETHING CALLED REV, WHICH IS A TARRANT COUNTY CONSORTIUM OR NONPROFIT COOPERATIVE WITH BOTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PEOPLE FROM INDUSTRY AS WELL.
DOCTOR TAMPLIN HELPS LEAD THAT UP ON THE CTE PIECE.
SHE AND DR. CANTU AND DR. CAVAZOS, THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT IN ARLINGTON ISD, DID A PRESENTATION ON THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE IN MISD AT TASB, SLI.
I KNOW THE BOARD MEMBERS GOT TO SEE THAT.
LIFE TEACHES HARD LESSONS, AND WE WERE TAUGHT A HARD LESSON ON OCTOBER 6TH JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO.
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE GIVEN THIS PRESENTATION AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND THE STATE LEVEL IN JUST ABOUT EVERY SETTING.
IT'S CALLED HEALING AFTER A TRAGEDY IN IT, WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE PREPARATION AND HARD WORK WE HAD PUT IN.
PREVIOUS, ALL THE HARD LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO REBOUND AND CONTINUE TO HEAL AFTERWARDS.
AGAIN, WE'VE PRESENTED THIS ONE SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM ON THIS DIAS HAVE ASSISTED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ADDED IN RECENT YEARS THAT WE PRESENTED AT BOTH AASA AND MIDWINTER THIS YEAR, TASBE MIDWINTER WAS ALSO BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION.
MINDY GREGORY, JENNIFER POWERS, AND DR. CANTU MADE THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS IS CATCHING THOSE BEHAVIORS EARLY, WORKING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS TO CAPTURE THEM.
WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION TEAMS THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED OUT OF OUR BUDGET.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FEW RECENT ADDS WE'VE HAD TO THE BUDGET IN RECENT YEARS.
FINALLY, EVEN ON THE ATHLETIC FIELD, WE RECENTLY ADOPTED THE TEXAS WAY, BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ATHLETIC JARED WOMACK IS A LEADER AND AN OFFICER ON THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, AND HE RECENTLY GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THEM ON CRISIS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
IF WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE ENGAGED, WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING AND GROWING THERE AS WELL.
WHEN YOU LEARN AND GROW, YOU HAVE SOME CONFLICTS.
WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT COVERED ON EVERY BASIS.
OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS, THEY HAVE THEIR HAND IN JUST ABOUT EVERY BIT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON IN THIS DISTRICT.
IF THEY'RE NOT DESIGNING AND GIVING IT THROUGH THE CURRICULUM, JEFF, ARE YOU DISTRACTED? THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, THEN THEY'RE HELPING US MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY.
AT THEIR STATE CONFERENCE, TCEA, WHICH I BELIEVE STILL STANDS FOR TEXAS COMPUTER EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION IS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED THERE, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THEY JUST HAVE IT AS TCA.
BUT THEY PRESENTED THESE SIX PRESENTATIONS AT THEIR CONFERENCE THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE ALSO IN A CONSORTIUM WITH DISTRICTS IN REGION 11 IN WHICH THEY WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR, THEY GAVE THE EIGHT PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE BOARD.
IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THESE LADIES PRESENT, YOU TALK ABOUT CREATIVITY AND HAVING ALL YOUR BASES COVERED AND YOU THINK, I WISH THEY WOULD ADD THIS TO IT, AND THEN THEY PUSHED THE BUTTON AND THEY ALREADY ADDED IT.
THEY'RE WAY AHEAD OF ME ANYWAY.
VERY IMPRESSIVE GROUP THAT WORK WITH DR. SWEEZY.
THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS WERE NOT TO BE LEFT OUT.
ASHLAND OLIVER AND JENNIFER FOSTER PRESENTED THIS SUMMER AT THE GIT YOUR TEACH ON FEST, AND JUST SEEING SOME PICTURES FROM THAT, THAT LOOKED QUITE FUN, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT THINK THEY INVITE ADMINISTRATORS.
BUT THAT LOOKED LIKE A GOOD TIME.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DID WAS THEY GAVE A PRESENTATION ON WRITING, AND HOW TO DO THAT WITH AN ACTIVE EXPLORATIVE EXPERIENCES, IF YOU'VE WORKED WITH A 4-YEAR-OLD ON WRITING, YOU NEED A SET OF COMPETENCIES TO GO BY FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT CAN BE A CHALLENGE.
THEN THEY ALSO DID A PRESENTATION ON INSTRUCTING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, WHICH WAS PROGRESS MONITORING FOR LITERACY AND NUMERACY.
DOCTOR BRANDON, DR. SPENCER, AND WENDY SIMPSON TATE GAVE A PRESENTATION ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AT THE TASBE CONFERENCE.
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I BELIEVE THAT WAS THIS SUMMER, AS WELL AS WE'VE REALLY ENTERED INTO THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORT, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE LEARNED THROUGH OUR PROCESS THIS YEAR.YOU SEE UP HERE IN 2022, WE WERE NAMED FORBES, AMERICA'S BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS, AND THEN 2023, WE MADE THE NATIONAL AWARD.
WE WERE GIVEN ANOTHER AWARD BY SOME ENTITY THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY PUBLICLY, SO I'LL LET YOU USE YOUR DEDUCTIVE POWERS AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHO OR WHAT THAT MIGHT BE.
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. ONE OF THE GROUPS IS HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT IS OUR HR DEPARTMENT.
DOCTOR STOECKER WAS INVITED TO BE ON A PANEL AT RTM THIS YEAR AND WAS TITLED TURNING CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERING K-12 DISTRICTS TO ACHIEVE MORE WITH LESS.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIT OF A TEACHING SHORTAGE AND CRISIS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT OF OURS I SAW ON THE PAPER THE OTHER DAY, HAD LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
WE HAVE 2,855 TEACHERS AND AS OF THIS TIME, WE HAVE NINE TEACHERS PURSUING THEIR CERTIFICATION, AND ALL THE REST ARE CERTIFIED TO TEACH WHAT THEY ARE TEACHING.
SO VERY PROUD OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR HR DEPARTMENT, OUR PRINCIPALS TAKING PROACTIVES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
THEY REALLY STEPPED UP THEIR RECRUITING EFFORTS, THE NUMBER OF PLACES THAT THEY WENT, COMING OUT OF COVID.
THEY COULD SEE THIS TRAIN COMING DOWN THE TRACKS AND WE'RE REALLY PROACTIVE IN DOING THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THEIR GOALS IS TO HAVE TEACHERS IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM THAT THE KIDS CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN AND TO TRACK THIS IS REPORTED ON OUR DISTRICT SCORECARD YEAR OVER YEAR TO IMPROVE AND CLOSE THAT GAP, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL.
THAT FINAL NUMBER COMES OUT WHEN THE TAPER REPORT IS PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR, BUT I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE THERE.
IN ADDITION TO THE ADDITIONAL JOB FAIRS AND BEING STRATEGIC ABOUT WHERE THEY GO.
THEY'VE TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS LIKE BECOMING A MEMBER OF EABS, TEACHER MORALE COHORT, AND STARTED CONDUCTING STAY INTERVIEWS LAST YEAR WITH TEACHERS.
PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD DONE EXIT INTERVIEWS, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE READY TO GO, THEY'RE JUST READY TO GO AND YOU DON'T GET THAT GREAT OF INFORMATION.
THEY STARTED WORKING WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE STILL HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHY THEY LIKE MANSFIELD ISD, WHY THEY DON'T LIKE MANSFIELD ISD, AND WHAT WE COULD DO TO IMPROVE IT.
THAT EFFORT SHOWED UP IN OUR DISTRICT SURVEY THIS LAST YEAR, WHICH WE HAD RECORD NUMBERS ON THIS IN, 95% OF CAMPUS PERSONNEL SAID THEY'RE SATISFIED WORKING ON THEIR CAMPUS, AND 93% OF THEM SAID THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THAT CAMPUS TO A COLLEAGUE TO WORK ON.
THAT SAYS JUST WONDERS ABOUT OUR PRINCIPLES AND ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THAT ARE LEADING AND COACHING THOSE PRINCIPLES.
CONTINUING ON THE OPERATION SIDE, YOU SEE OUR ENERGY GUYS UP THERE.
WE WERE ONE OF EIGHT SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES, NAMED AS AN ENERGY STAR AWARD WINNER FOR 2024.
WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THIS FOR 11 STRAIGHT YEARS, WHICH EARNS US THE PARTNER OF THE YEAR FOR SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE.
AGAIN, JEFF BROGDEN, PAUL CASH, KELLY CAMPBELL, AND CHRIS MUNOZ, HAVE WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD ON THIS AND RECOGNIZED BY THE EPA FOR THIS AWARD.
WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASKED KELLY TO COME AND TALK ABOUT GREEN AND CLEAN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ALSO WHY THE EDU-TECH FACILITIES CONSORTIUM GAVE A VERY FANCY TITLE CALLED GREEN X2, A LOOK AT MISD ENERGY CONFORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.
BUT REALLY, WHAT THE TITLE COULD HAVE BEEN IS, HOW DID MISD SAVE $19 MILLION OVER THE YEARS THROUGH THEIR ENERGY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS? MOVING ON TO OUR STUDENT NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS LED BY RITA DENTON AND HER TEAM.
A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS THEY MADE AT TASBO, AND THEN WITH THEIR STUDENT NUTRITION ASSOCIATION.
WHEN YOU HAVE A REUNIFICATION OR A DEAL LIKE OCTOBER 6TH, THAT IS NOT ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE DOING THINGS.
THAT IS EVERYONE FROM TRANSPORTATION TO FOOD SERVICE TO EVERY ONE OF THE DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HARD TO DO AND YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE PLANNED OUT AHEAD OF TIME, IS HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEED ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE SENDING UPON ONE PLACE WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A KITCHEN THERE MOST LIKELY.
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IF YOU DO HAVE A KITCHEN THERE, YOU'RE NOT USED TO USING THAT KITCHEN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A NORMAL PLACE FOR YOU.YOU'LL SEE IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THE PRESENTATION AT THE TOP WAS GIVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2022, BUT IT HAS BEEN GIVEN MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AS RITA HAS CONTINUED DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF THING.
THEY ALSO GAVE A PRESENTATION ON MOTIVATING FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES, OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS, MANAGERS, AND LINE WORKERS DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB, MEET OUR KIDS WITH A SMILE EVERY DAY.
RITA REALLY WANTED US TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AS WELL BECAUSE LAST WEEK, THE BOARD ADOPTED AN INCENTIVE TO CONTINUE TO MOTIVATE THESE FRONTLINE WORKERS, WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TITLE OF HER PRESENTATION.
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ASKED RITA TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON FOOD SPOILAGE.
EVERY MONTH ON THE EC ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THEM TRACKING THEIR FOOD COST RATIO.
FOOD SPOILAGE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THAT.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BUY HIGH-QUALITY INGREDIENTS AND STILL STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET, THEN THEY'VE GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT MAKING GOOD USE OF WHAT IT IS THEY DO BUY.
THE WAY THEY PROVIDE OUR KIDS WITH FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, THAT'S HARD TO DO.
THERE'S CERTAINLY A QUICK LIFESPAN ON THOSE.
SHE GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
AS WELL AS PART OF THE NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL, WE'RE PART OF AN INITIATIVE TO HAVE ICE-COLD MILK DISPENSERS AT CAMPUSES.
THIS IS NOT AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, BUT IT'S A GROWING NUMBER.
IT IS POPULAR AMONG OUR STUDENTS.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH AND WATCH THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE LINE, JUST CAMP THERE BESIDE IT UNTIL THEY CAN DRINK NO MORE.
MOVING ON TO CYBERSECURITY TEAM AND OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM.
OUR DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBERSECURITY IS JEREMY JAMISON, AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE MONITOR ALL OF OUR ENDPOINTS AND TRY TO KEEP OUR DATA AND OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE IS THROUGH USE AND WORK WITH CISCO, AND HE WAS PART OF A PANEL TO CISCO DISTRICTS RECENTLY ON EXACTLY HOW WE DO THAT.
THEN USING GAGGLE TO HELP CURB BULLYING BEHAVIOR.
THIS IS SHANTE COWEN, ALONG WITH DR. BROWN FROM STUDENT SERVICES AND HOW WE SUPPORT STUDENTS AND TRY TO DETECT THAT PIECE EARLY, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I'M ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THAT, MISS COWEN.
THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL.
I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT TEXAS OR THE UNITED STATES.
I'M TALKING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SELECTED MANSFIELD ISD FOR A COUPLE OF AWARDS THIS YEAR.
THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS THE 2024 EAGLE AWARD AWARDED TO MISS MICHELE TRONGAARD.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY GIVE OUT ONE OF THESE IN SCHOOL BUSINESS, RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING AND UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS TO THEIR DISTRICTS AND THE PROFESSION.
THERE'S SOME GUY IN SWEDEN WHO'S REALLY MAD THAT HE GOT BEAT OUT BY MICHELE TRONGAARD THIS YEAR.
THEN THE SECOND OF THOSE AWARD AWARDS IS THE PINNACLE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THE SARAH K JANDRUCKO ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS.
JEFF LED THE DISTRICT THROUGH THIS AWARD AND REALLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAPTURING IT FOR US.
BUT IT READS THAT IT CELEBRATES THE WORK OF OUTSTANDING DISTRICTS.
THEY GAVE OUT THREE OF THESE, WHOSE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS.
SARAH K JANDRUCKO ACADEMY WAS DESIGNED WITH THE IDEA OF TEACHING LITERACY AND NUMERACY AND ACTIVE EXPERIENTIAL EXPERIENCES.
IT'S THE BRAINCHILD SEVERAL OF JEFF BROGDEN, WHO AFTER VISITING A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND WORKING WITH HOLLY TEGEN AND SOME OTHERS AND THINKING ABOUT THAT, SKETCHED THIS OUT ON A NAPKIN.
THEN WE THOUGHT, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE HAD OUR KIDS BASICALLY IN A MUSEUM SETTING EVERY DAY WITH SPECIALLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM TO ALLOW THEM TO ACCESS VOCABULARY AND WORLD EXPERIENCES THAT THEY NEVER OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE?
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WELL, THEN WE COLLECTED DATA FOR A FEW YEARS AND WE FOUND OUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THAT THEY OUTPERFORM THE KIDS WHO ARE NOT IN THIS SETTING, EVEN IF THEY'RE RECEIVING PRE-K SERVICES IN A TRADITIONAL SETTING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN REPRODUCED MORE THAN 20 TIMES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT NUMBER 2 COMING IN MANSFIELD ISD VERY SOON, AND JEFF IS SCOURGING SITES TO FIND THE PERFECT PLACE TO PUT IT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW I'M GETTING A LITTLE LONG, BUT I WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO REMIND YOU JUST WHAT THE SARAH K JANDRUCKO ACADEMY IS ALL ABOUT.
>> [MUSIC] THE JANDRUCKO ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS IS A VERY EXCITING ENDEAVOR ON THE PART OF MISD TO IMPLEMENT A NEW TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AT THE ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS IS WE'VE DESIGNED OUR ROOMS AROUND THEMES, AND OUR ROOMS ARE ACTUALLY NOT CALLED CLASSROOMS, THEY'RE CALLED EXPERIENCES.
>> THE WAY THE BUILDING IS LAID OUT IS THERE'S FOUR PODS AND EACH ONE OF THOSE PODS CONTAINS FOUR EXPERIENCES.
EACH ONE OF THOSE PODS ALSO INCLUDES A VERY LARGE COLLABORATION SPACE, SO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE FOUR EXPERIENCES CAN GET TOGETHER FOR GROUP PROJECTS.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND SCHOOL READINESS IN GENERAL, THERE'S ALSO A COMPONENT THAT WE REFER TO IN THE EDUCATION WORLD AS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING OR SCL.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPONENTS THAT DRIVES OUR CURRICULUM AND EVEN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS IS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND EXPERIENCES THAT STUDENTS GET.
>> ONE OTHER THING THAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THE COLLABORATION AREA, ALSO SERVES AS THE LUNCH ROOM.
RATHER THAN A CAFETERIA, THE FOOD COMES TO THE CHILDREN AND THEY ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO GET THE PORTIONS THEMSELVES.
IT'S A VERY FAMILY-LIKE ATMOSPHERE.
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, IS THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS DURING THEIR LUNCH OR BREAKFAST.
>> IT WAS [INAUDIBLE]. I SHARE WITH MY FRIENDS TO GIVE EVERYONE [INAUDIBLE].
>> ACTIVE EXPLOITIVE EXPERIENCES IS WHAT SOME MIGHT HAVE CALLED PLAY-BASED INSTRUCTION BEFORE, BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN PLAY.
IF YOU GO INTO EACH ONE OF THE EXPERIENCES, THERE'S NOT A SINGLE ACTIVITY.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE DRAWING ON THE WALL.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE ITEM THAT'S NOT VERY INTENTIONAL.
>> WHEN YOU ENTER INTO A ROOM, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE ARE THE RICH PICTURES AND MURALS THAT ARE ON THE WALLS.
YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO NOTICE A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES LAID OUT IN THE ROOM, AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO REALLY INCREASE VOCABULARY, TO INCREASE A STUDENT'S EXPOSURE TO WORDS.
>> IT'S NEW AND IT'S INNOVATIVE BECAUSE IT'S PLAY-BASED LEARNING, AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO PLAY AND ENJOY WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHERE THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THEY'RE LEARNING NEW WORDS AND THEY'RE LEARNING THEIR LETTERS, AND THEY'RE LEARNING THEIR NUMBERS AND THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO COUNT THROUGH EXPERIENCES AND IN A FUN ENVIRONMENT.
>> THE ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS IS NOT ONLY INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE, BUT IT IS GOING TO BECOME A FLAGSHIP FACILITY FOR WHAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CAN EVENTUALLY BE WITHIN OUR STATE AND WITHIN OUR COUNTRY.
TO ME, THE ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY MANSFIELD ISD IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, AND TEACH.
>> MS. COBB BEING A LITTLE CLAIRVOYANT THERE.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK DONE THERE.
WE'RE VERY PROUD TO CONTINUE THAT, TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS IN THE NEW BUILDING.
HOPEFULLY, MAYBE SOMEDAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO SERVE ALL OF OUR PRE-K STUDENTS IN THAT MANNER.
WE GOT TO GET BACK TO MICHELLE AND HER TEAM TO CLOSE US OUT.
THERE'S SO MANY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH IS BUDGETING, ROI, SMART BUDGETING, ZERO-BASED BUDGETING, COMING UP WITH DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WITH OUR FUNDING.
MICHELLE GAVE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS WITH THEM THIS YEAR, THE TWO THERE ON THE LEFT, AND THEN TEAMED WITH JENNIFER YOUNG, AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE ROI AND THE CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
FINALLY AT TASBO, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, THEY WERE QUITE BUSY.
THIS YEAR, I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT SEVEN PRESENTATIONS AT THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.
MICHELLE IS IN A LOT OF THESE,
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BUT SHE ALSO WRANGLES IN.FOLKS LIKE DONALD WILLIAMS PRESENTED WITH HER.
DOCTOR LIDDELL, WHO DOES TITLE AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PRESENTED WITH HER.
JEFF BROGDEN DID ONE OF THESE PRESENTATIONS WITH HER, AND MS. WILSON, I BELIEVE YOU, CHIPPED IN ON ONE OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS AS WELL.
FOR 10 THINGS A DISTRICT SHOULD KNOW WHEN FACING A CRISIS.
JUST A GREAT JOB BY THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT AND ALL THEY'VE LEARNED.
ED BACK THERE IS A BIG PART OF LEADING THIS AS WELL, SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM ON HIS LAST NIGHT.
HE TALKED ABOUT GROWING YOUR OWN.
CODY CANNON, AS HE SAID HE'S BEEN HERE 20 YEARS, AND HE WAS GROWN BY BOTH THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. SCOTT. I WILL START TO MY LEFT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MRS. NEWSOM?
>> I CAN'T SAY THAT I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'VE GOTTEN TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THIS FRONT ROW SEATS, AND IT'S SUPER EXCITING AND IT'S REAL AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS EVERY DAY AND THE TEAM AND TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND YOUR TEAMS AND EVERY TEACHER, EVERY BUS DRIVER, EVERY CAFETERIA WORKER, THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON STUDENTS EVERY DAY, AND THE LIVES THAT THEY CHANGE IT'S INCREDIBLE.
I THINK THAT EVERYBODY THAT WE MENTIONED TODAY IN THIS PRESENTATION IS A LITTLE BIT SHY.
EVEN DR. CANTU, YOU'LL SEE HER, SHE TUCKS HER HEAD.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED, SHE DOESN'T LIKE WHEN WE STAND UP AND CLAP.
BUT YOU GUYS, WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM HERE AND SOMETHING TO BE REALLY PROUD OF AND TO WRITE A HOME ABOUT.
WHILE I DON'T LIKE FOR US TO BRAG, IT'S REALLY OKAY FOR US WHEN WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGED BY OTHER PEOPLE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND STUFF TO REALLY BRING THOSE COMMENDATIONS TO LIGHT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT REALLY IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN AND TEACH.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THE LEARNING THAT WE DO WHILE WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN THESE PIECES WE BRING THAT BACK AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SEVERAL KEY PIECES THAT WE'VE LEARNED.
AGAIN, WE WANT THE STANDARD TO BE THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN JUST STEP IN AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE A HERO, THEN THAT'S INNOVATION.
THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO SET THE BASE FOR EVERYONE.
>> I ALSO THINK THAT THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS NOT A LOT OF BUSINESS PRACTICES OR THINGS THAT WE DO ARE VERY GOOD TO SHARE OUR BEST PRACTICES.
YOU HEAR US MANY TIMES TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT OTHER DISTRICTS CALL US OR WE VISITED ANOTHER DISTRICT, OR WE WENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT, ANOTHER STATE.
WHEN EVERYBODY'S FOCUS IS ABOUT DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS, 100% OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
WE'RE WILLING TO BORROW FROM THEM, LET THEM BORROW FROM US AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS.
YOU JUST DON'T COME AROUND THOSE THINGS ALL THE TIME IN ALL BUSINESS PRACTICES.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. NEWSOM. DR. CRUTCHFIELD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AND MANSFIELD ISD, ALL THE STAFF.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE A BIT OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
MY DAY JOB IS AS A PROFESSOR AT UT ARLINGTON, AND SO THE ULTIMATE HONOR IS FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES, OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME EXPERTISE AS YOU AROUND THE NATION TO ACCEPT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AS VALID.
IN SOCIAL WORK, WE JUDGE OTHER SOCIAL WORKERS.
FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, I'M AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE STATE LEVEL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND ALL OF YOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THAT'S A VERY HIGH HONOR.
IT MEANS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT LITTLE TIT-BIT, SCHOLARLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
>> I'LL JUST DO AND GO OFF A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT DR. CRUTCHFIELD JUST SAID.
I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A LOT OF PRIDE FOR ME, BUT ALSO JUST REALIZING HOW BLESSED AND LUCKY WE'VE BEEN FOR SO MANY YEARS, BECAUSE WHEN WE PUT MANSFIELD BEFORE THE ISD, NO MATTER WHAT THAT IS, WHETHER IT'S OUR TRANSPORTATION, OR NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, OUR PURCHASING AND BUSINESS OFFICE, ALL THE THINGS, I'VE ALWAYS SAID IT'S NOT SO BAD SITTING HERE LIKE IT CAN BE FOR SOME DISTRICTS.
IT'S PROOF WHAT DR. CRUTCHFIELD JUST SAID WITH YOU'VE GOT OTHER PLACES LOOKING TO YOU GUYS.
YOU AND I EVEN SAT IN A CLASS,
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I BELIEVE IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST CONFERENCES, AND THE OTHER DISTRICT DID A GREAT JOB, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE SO MUCH BETTER.[LAUGHTER] WE COMMENTED ON ONE OF THEIR QUESTIONS, AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, THE ROOM WAS ASKING WHAT MANSFIELD WAS DOING, OH, I LIKE WHAT MANSFIELD DOES TO THE POINT OF APOLOGIZING TO THE TEAM THAT WAS GIVEN THE PRESENTATION LATER.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, AND HONESTLY, EVEN OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE THINKING, I HAVEN'T ANYTHING, BUT YEAH, YOU HAVE BECAUSE YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE AND ON ALL SIDES OF IT.
WE ARE JUST A GREAT TEAM AND WE ARE ONE.
>> MRS. WILSON IS ALWAYS THE BIGGEST CHEERLEADER AT THOSE THINGS LIKE, OH, WE DO IT THIS WAY.
DR. SCOTT, WILL YOU TELL THEM ABOUT THAT? [LAUGHTER] SORRY, WE HIJACKED YOUR PRESENTATION, SIR.
[LAUGHTER] BUT YOU ALL MADE THAT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU GUYS.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO, AND, OF COURSE, CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.
BUT THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ACTUALLY STICK OUT OF ME AND EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M A NUMBERS PERSON HERE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS ARE TO, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR OF GOING IN AND DOING THE STAY INTERVIEWS, WHICH WE ALL, I BELIEVE, CONCUR THAT THOSE HAVE BEEN OUR BIGGEST ADVOCACY HERE.
TO HEAR THAT 95% OF PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY STAY AND THEY LOVE THEIR CAMPUS IS HUGE.
I'VE WORKED IN SO MANY COMPANIES.
I'VE NEVER HEARD A STATISTIC OVER EVEN 75%.
NINETY-ONE PERCENT WOULD ACTUALLY EVEN GROW AND SEND OTHER PEOPLE TO WORK THERE.
GREAT JOB TO EVERY SINGLE ADMINISTRATOR HERE, GREAT JOB TO THE PRINCIPALS HERE, GREAT JOB TO THE STAFF, BECAUSE IT TAKES EVERYONE TO MAKE THAT NUMBER WHAT IT IS.
THE SECOND THING IS ABOUT THE TEACHERS.
THEY'RE ALMOST 3,000 OVER 2,855, AND VERY MINUTE PERCENTAGE OF THEM ARE GOING BACK AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING MORE ACCREDITED AND MORE HOURS IN.
I WOULD ALSO TESTAMENT THAT TO OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND HOW WE MAKE SURE AND WE TARGET THOSE PEOPLE, AND WE HELP FUND THOSE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY HERE IN MANSFIELD.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, THE STAFF, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE BROWNLIE SCHOLARSHIP AND THE OTHER AVENUES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS TO PURSUE THEIR DEGREE IS HUGE.
>> DR. SCOTT, GREAT PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, EVERYONE, AND YOUR TEAMS. EVERY TIME YOU ALL STAND BEFORE US AND YOU GIVE US A PRESENTATION, YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY COMPLEMENTARY OF THE GREAT WORK AND THE DILIGENT WORK YOUR TEAMS DO TIRELESSLY.
THEY'RE WORKING. THAT'S AS DR. CRUTCHFIELD AND EVERYONE, IT'S HARD BEING ON THE END.
I CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO SAY, THOUGH. THAT'S OKAY.
IT IS VERY, VERY COMPLEMENTARY, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD WHEN WE DO GO TO OTHER DISTRICTS, AND WE'RE THEREFORE A TRAINING OR FOR SOME FORM OF A CONFERENCE, AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AND HIGHLIGHTING MANSFIELD ISD.
WE SAY THIS VERY OFTEN THAT WE'RE ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT, AND IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO LEAD FROM THE FRONT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING ARE NOT VERY CONVENTIONAL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THAT WORD.
OTHERS HAVE NOT DONE IT, AND IT TAKES GREAT COURAGE FOR YOU TO DO THAT, TO LEAD FROM THE FRONT.
I APPRECIATE THAT WE AT MANSFIELD ISD WE HAVE ADOPTED THAT PHILOSOPHY THAT WE WILL LEAD FROM THE FRONT.
IF WE DO IN FACT DON'T ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST, WE ARE TRANSPARENT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND THEN HELP OTHERS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION.
I WANT TO COMPLEMENT YOU, DR. SCOTT, DR. CANTU, OF COURSE, OUR GREAT SUPERINTENDENT, WHO WILL SOON BE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND YOUR TEAMS, AND THE FACT THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO.
I LOVE THAT YOU SAY THAT THE TEACHERS AND YOU BELIEVE THAT THE TEACHERS ARE THE HEROES.
THEY'RE THE ONES IN THE CLASSROOMS AND STANDARD ON THE FRONT LINES OF EDUCATION.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I HOPE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS IN MANSFIELD ISD HEAR THAT THIS NIGHT AND REMEMBER WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE CLASSROOM YOU'RE THE HERO FOR YOUR STUDENTS.
>> I THINK IT'S ALL BEEN SAID.
BUT JUST ONE OLD SAYING THAT JUST CAME TO MIND, THE PROOFS IN THE PUDDING, AND THIS IS THE PUDDING. I APPRECIATE THAT.
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>> THANK YOU. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT I THINK I CAN ADD.
I CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID.
IT'S AN AMAZING DISTRICT GETTING TO SEE THIS SIDE OF IT AND REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND LEARN FROM THEM AND POUR INTO THEM AS WELL HAS BEEN A REALLY FUN THING TO WATCH.
I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
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PRESENTATIONS, DR. CANTU?>> I'VE ASKED MICHELE TRONGAARD TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US INFORMATION ON THE 2024 PROPOSED TAX RATE.
IS IT ON THE [INAUDIBLE]? AWESOME. MADAM PRESIDENT, FARRAR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. CANTU, WE ARE IN OUR FINAL STAGE OF THE BUDGET, AND THAT IS TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GONE THROUGH THIS TOGETHER, OR WE'VE HAD OUR CABINET MEETINGS TO PRESENTING TO YOU AT WORKSHOP AND THEN TO FINALLY DO STEP 8, WHICH IS TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT HERE IS, HERE IS IT, WE ARE JULY 1ST DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS OUR FISCAL YEAR IS JULY 1ST OF JUNE 30TH, AND THEN THOSE HAVE NO TAX CERTIFICATION ELECTION YEAR.
THESE ARE THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF DATES THAT WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO.
THERE IS SOMETHING IN HERE WHEN WE RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUES, JULY 25TH, WE HAVE LESS THAN MAYBE A WEEK TO TURN THAT AROUND TO TEA AND GIVE THEM OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE CALCULATION AND GET IT BACK TO GET APPROVED BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE TO SEND IT BACK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE WE RECEIVED AN APPROVAL WITHIN 24 HOURS. WE WERE GOOD.
THE TAX RATE HERE, IT GOES BASED ON WHAT IS YOUR INCREASE IN YOUR PROPERTY VALUES.
FOR TARRANT COUNTY, YOU CAN SEE 7.25% IN JOHNSON COUNTY A 15.01%, BUT OVERALL, WAS 8.05%, AND WE HAD BUDGETED 7% BACK IN THE SPRING.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUR TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME THAT WE PROPOSED TO YOU ALL BACK IN THE SPRING.
THIS IS INTERESTING, THE STEPS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE.
WE CALL IT EQUITY BOX FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FALL INTO OR 90% OF THEM DO.
IN '22-23, THE BOTTOM WAS $0.8046.
THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL THE FLOOR.
THEN IN THE 88TH REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY DROPPED IT TO $0.7950 TO 0.7155, AND THEN THEY HAD ANOTHER REGULAR SPECIAL SESSION THAT THEY TOOK TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT AND THEN DROPPED IT ANOTHER $0.6192, THAT 10.7 CENTS.
IT WENT DOWN 18.54 CENTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THIS PAST YEAR.
BUT THIS YEAR, SINCE WE'RE ALREADY AT THE FLOOR, THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE WIGGLE ROOM.
THERE'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION MEETS IN JANUARY.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT BIG DROP AGAIN, SO WE'RE AT $0.0023 THIS YEAR.
IN SIMPLISTIC TERMS, THE WAY CALCULATION WORKS, THEY GO BASED ON THE STATE AVERAGE.
THE STATE AVERAGE INCREASED 2.87%.
>> MANSFIELD ISD, YOU SAW EARLIER JUST A MINUTE AGO, 8.05%.
WITH THAT, BECAUSE 8.05 IS LARGER THAN THE 2.87, WE GO TO AN ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM TAX RATE, WHICH IS THE FLOOR, 0.6169.
WE CAN'T GO ANY LOWER THAN THAT.
THERE'S A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, 0.7869.
INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATE REMAINS THE SAME AT $0.36.
REMEMBER, WE PASSED THE $588.5 MILLION BOND, AND WE'RE STILL HOLDING THAT $0.36 TO YOU AT 1.1469.
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THAT TAX RATE, THEY CALL IT TIER 1, THAT'S A MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER, 0.6169.
THEN YOU HAVE WHAT'S CALLED TIER 2, ENRICHMENT PENNIES.
THOSE ARE THE VATRE TYPE PENNIES.
THERE'S YOUR TOTAL AND THEN THERE'S THE INTEREST IN SINKING FUND.
THERE'S A WHOLE TOTAL TAX RATE.
THE RED PIECE IS YOUR INTEREST IN SINKING FUND, AND THE BLUE PIECE IS YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, WHICH SUPPORTS A GENERAL FUND, THE 0.7869, AND YOU CAN SEE OVER TIME, IT'S DECREASED, BUT NOT AS MUCH THIS COMING YEAR.
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THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE THAT AS THIS WHOLE FUNDING MECHANISM, IT DOESN'T REALLY IMPACT OUR FUNDING WHEN IT COMES TO THE GENERAL FUND AS FAR AS THE WAY THE FUNDING WORKS.WHEN IT COMES TO ENROLLMENT, THAT'S THE PIECE RIGHT NOW THAT GIVES US MORE FUNDING.
THERE'S A SPECIAL MOTION UNDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO SAY TONIGHT, AND IT SAYS, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 1.1469, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2.2% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
YOU SAY, WHY DO I WANT TO SAY THAT? I SAY, BECAUSE WE'RE TOLD TO.
IT'S CALLED THE DEFINITION OF THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE.
BASICALLY, WE WERE AT THE FLOOR, BUT WE COULD GO EVEN LOWER, BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO ANY LOWER.
THEREFORE, THAT PIECE IS AT TWO PENNIES OR SO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE NO-NEW-REVENUE RATE.
THEREFORE, WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR THAT MOTION.
THAT'S REALLY IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. TRONGAARD. I'M GOING TO START TO MY RIGHT THIS TIME.
DR. REED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START?
>> YES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
MRS. TRONGAARD, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US THE REASON THAT WE CANNOT GO LOWER? I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THAT FINANCIAL ASPECT.
THE REASON THAT THE STATE HAS THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A STATE BUDGET THAT IS SET JUST INSIDE THIS BOX TO GIVE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS BASED ON THEIR LOCAL REVENUES AND THE TAXES THAT PERFORM THERE.
THEY DO THAT PENDULUM TO SCALE.
YOU CAN'T GO ANY LOWER OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRITE A BIGGER CHECK, AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN OUR BUDGET.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO WRITE THE BIGGER CHECK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
>> ANYONE ELSE ON MY RIGHT? I WILL MOVE TO MY LEFT.
>> LOOK AT THAT. YOU DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, SO I GUESS ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> FOR ITEM 9.2, I'VE ASKED JEFF BROGDEN TO COME FORWARD AND JUST GIVE A 2024 BOND PROGRAM UPDATE FOR THE BOARD AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MR. BROGDEN.
>> IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW AN EAGLE AWARD WINNER, BUT I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST. QUICK RECAP.
REMEMBER, PROPOSITION A, IT'S 584.5 MILLION.
THAT'S LIFE CYCLES, THAT'S OUR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY AND SECURITY, TRANSPORTATION, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA SPACES, CTE EXPANSION AND EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY.
IN THE PROPOSITION B THAT WAS APPROVED, $4,000,000 IS FOR INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS FOR OUR CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS A DIGITAL SIGNAGE TOOL FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
WHERE ARE WE? IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A LITTLE OVER 90 DAYS, BUT FOR THIS PURPOSE, WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT OUR FIRST 90 DAYS.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN OUR FIRST 90 DAYS? WELL, WE'VE HIRED OUR ARCHITECT, HUCKABEE IS OUR PRIMARY ARCHITECT.
WE'VE ALSO HIRED PBK AS A SECONDARY ARCHITECT.
MRS. TRONGAARD AND HER TEAM HAVE SOLD OUR FIRST ROUND OF BONDS, SO WE'VE GOT THAT MONEY SITTING IN THE BANK AND I'M SPENDING IT.
THEN WE'RE ALSO IN PROGRESS WE'RE STAFFING.
WE'VE MADE A LOT OF CAPITAL PURCHASES, WHICH I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT, AND WE'VE ESTABLISHED OUR PHASE 1 PROJECTS.
THEN WE'VE COMPLETED ONE OF OUR RFQS FOR A GEO-TECH SERVICE, WE'LL BE REVIEWING THOSE.
THEN ON AUGUST THE 29TH, WE'LL GET OUR RESPONSES FOR PHASE 1 CMAR.
REMEMBER, CMAR IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
THIS IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S GOING TO COME IN AND MANAGE THE PROJECT.
WE DID HAVE A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING, AND I'LL TELL YOU, IN THIS MARKET, YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THREE, FOUR PEOPLE.
WE HAD 13 DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS SHOW UP.
WE'RE ALSO HAVING A LOT OF INTEREST AFTER THAT PROPOSAL.
I EXPECT ON THE 29TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PROPOSALS TO LOOK AT, WHICH MAKES US VERY HAPPY.
EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DESIGN COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO GET THE EDUCATORS TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY 2.0 IS GOING TO BE.
THOSE ARE ACTUAL PICTURES IN THE BOTTOM.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SITE SELECTION.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL PICK OUR CMAR FROM THAT PROPOSAL ON THE 29TH, AND THAT WILL LEAD US TO DEVELOP AND CONSTRUCT.
SHOOTING FOR A JULY OF 26 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.
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THAT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER.THE TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET IS $47 MILLION.
WORKING ON A POLICE AND SECURITY BUILDING.
WE KNOW WHERE THIS ONE'S GOING TO GO.
WE HAVE THE PROPERTY FROM OUR PROPERTY TRANSACTION WITH THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, SO THIS WILL SIT RIGHT BEHIND CITY HALL.
WE'RE WORKING ON THAT SITE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE VISITING SOME OTHER SAFETY AND SECURITY BUILDINGS TO GET SOME GOOD IDEAS.
AGAIN, WE'LL BE HIRING THE CMAR, AND WE'LL FINISH IT UP. DEVELOP AND CONSTRUCT.
WE'RE ALSO SHOOTING FOR A JULY 26 COMPLETION DATE.
THE CURRENT ESTIMATED BUDGET IS $31 MILLION.
A LOT GOING ON RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ADDITIONS.
YOU CAN IMAGINE IT'S QUITE COMPLICATED SOMETIMES TO TAKE A BOX AND ADD IT TO A CAMPUS.
SOME PLACES WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SPACES AND SOME PLACES WE DON'T.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND HOW THESE ARE GOING TO WORK.
AGAIN, WE'RE IN THE SITE EVALUATION, WE'LL HIRE THAT CMAR.
WE'RE SHOOTING FOR A JUNE 27 COMPLETION DATE.
JUST TO BREAK THOSE DOWN, WHAT YOU'LL SEE OUT THERE IS PACKAGE 1 IS WORLEY & JOBE.
PACKAGE TWO, COBLE & HOWARD, AND JONES & WESTER MAKE PACKAGE THREE.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THESE PACKAGES ARE ALL THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ITEMS THAT GO WITH THESE CAMPUSES.
IT COULD BE AIR CONDITIONING, PAVING, CARPETING, ANYTHING THAT HAS A LIFE CYCLE.
WHAT'S DUE WILL ALSO BE IN PACKAGE 1, 2, AND 3 FOR THESE CAMPUSES.
THEN JUST A REMINDER, ALSO IN THE PROPOSITION, WE DID APPROVE FOR WESTER, WORLEY, AND HOWARD, SOME OF OUR OLDEST CAMPUSES, TO GET A CHOIR RENOVATION.
WE'LL BE DOING A MAKEOVER FOR CHOIR AS WELL.
ALSO, WORKING ON BEN BARBER, WE'RE ABOUT TO REALLY GET SERIOUS WITH BEN BARBER AND FRONTIER.
WE'LL START HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS, BUT WE'LL BE DIGGING IN DEEPER WITH THE DESIGN COMMITTEE, AND THE SAME PROCESS, A LOT OF SITE EVALUATION, HIRE THE CMAR, AND GET THE PLANS READY, CONSTRUCT IT.
THIS ONE, WE'RE SHOOTING FOR JUNE OF '27 IS OUR SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.
THE CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET IS 22.3 MILLION.
THEN AGAIN, IT INCLUDES ALL THE LIFE CYCLE ITEMS AT THIS CAMPUS.
TECHNOLOGY FIBER RING, WE ARE WORKING WITH TWO CONTRACTORS TO COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL.
NOW, THIS IS ONE WE WON'T HIRE A CONTRACTOR, WE'LL ACTUALLY GO RIGHT TO THE PROVIDER.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE CONTERRA AS OUR PROVIDER, AND WE'RE LOOKING WITH CONTERRA AS WELL AS ANOTHER PROVIDER.
WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE OF JULY '25.
I DID THAT TO GIVE MY OWN SELF SOME COMFORT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PERMITTING THAT'S REQUIRED, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, UNDERGROUND AND AERIAL PERMITTING FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT, BUT WE REALLY BELIEVE IT CAN BE COMPLETED LATE FALL, IF NOT JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.
THE CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET IS $2.9 MILLION.
SOME OF THIS MONEY CAN BE RECOVERED THROUGH THE E-RATE PROCESS, SO WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH OUR E-RATE CONSULTANTS.
WE MAY GET SOME OF THIS MONEY BACK THROUGH THE E-RATE PROGRAM.
BASEBALL-SOFTBALL TURF AND COVERED BATTING CAGES.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME SPIRITED COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND JUST GET ALL THE BASEBALL-SOFTBALL COACHES IN A ROOM.
AGAIN, THESE ARE COMPLICATED, AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ROOM AT EVERY ONE OF OUR SITES.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT EQUITABLE, BUT SOME PLACES IT'S DIFFICULT.
WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE TWO BATTING CAGES, ONE BATTING CAGES.
THERE'S A LOT OF LOGISTICS TO WORK OUT.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, PICKING THE TURF, AND I'LL LET THE COACHES KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE UNANIMOUSLY PICKING A TURF AND WE'LL BE GOING WITH THAT TURF.
LATER IN THE FUTURE, IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT, I CAN GO BACK TO THEM AND SAY, RIGHT HERE IS WHERE YOU PICKED IT.
SAME SCENARIO, WE'VE HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO DO ALL THIS WORK.
WE GET THE PLANS DEVELOPED, GET IT CONSTRUCTED, SHOOTING FOR NOVEMBER OF 2025.
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IS 23 MILLION.
ONE THING TO NOTE IS, WE ARE GOING TO ADVANCE THE BATTING CAGES.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THE BATTING CAGES UP AND RUNNING FOR THEM FOR THEIR SPRING SEASON.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE FIRST, AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU'LL SEE US START WORKING ON THE TURF.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURT LIGHTS.
THIS IS A PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE DIRECTLY TO A CONTRACTOR ON THE BUY BOARD.
WE HAVE TWO PROPOSALS THAT WE'RE EVALUATING.
ONCE WE MAKE OUR DECISION, WE'LL BE EXECUTING THIS CONTRACT, SHOOTING FOR A FALL COMPLETION.
EARLY FALL, MID FALL, WE'LL HAVE LIGHTS ON OUR TENNIS COURTS, AND THE PROJECT BUDGET RIGHT NOW IS $2.4 MILLION.
IN OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THERE'S 11 CAMPUSES THAT HAVE PRETTY OLD FLUORESCENT LIGHTING, AND SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO REPLACE THAT LIGHTING WITH LED.
WE'LL BE TACKLING 11 FACILITIES.
WE WILL NOT BE HIRING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
WE'LL BE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE CONTRACTOR.
THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANIES THAT JUST DO THIS WORK FOR THEIR LIVING.
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THIS IS A PROCESS THAT THEY START AT 4:00 P.M, AND THEY WORK TILL 4:00 A.M EVERY NIGHT IN THE CAMPUSES, JUST REPLACING THEIR LIGHTING.WE'D BE SWITCHING ALL THOSE FLUORESCENTS TO AN LED PRODUCT.
THE CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET RIGHT NOW IS $3.4 MILLION, AND YOU KNOW LED IS A LOT MORE EFFICIENT THAN FLUORESCENT.
SO WE ANTICIPATE AT THE END OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE'LL REDUCE OUR UTILITY CONSUMPTION BY 2.3 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS.
THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS ANNUALLY FOR US.
ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, IS THEY HAVE A 50,000 HOUR LIFE.
NOW, FLOURESCENT BUB DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR THAT.
ONCE WE PUT THE FIXTURES IN, THAT MEANS OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF AND MAINTENANCE GUYS AREN'T HAVING TO GO UP AND DOWN LADDERS, AND LOWER LENSES, AND REPLACE BUBS, BULBS GET BROKEN.
OCCASIONALLY, IT'S ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES HERE.
YOU MIGHT ALSO HIT A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHEN YOU'RE REPLACING THOSE LENSES.
THIS TAKES ALL OF THAT OUT OF THE EQUATION.
ONCE THEY'RE IN PLACE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH THEM.
THEY ALSO COME WITH A 10-YEAR WARRANTY.
SO IF THERE IS A FAILURE, IT'S ON THE CONTRACTOR TO REPLACE IT.
A LOT OF HIDDEN BENEFIT BESIDES SAVING ENERGY.
ONE OTHER THING THEY DO IS THEY'RE DIMMABLE.
THE TEACHER AND STAFF MEMBER CAN DIM THE LIGHTS A LITTLE BIT IF THEY WANT, OR GO FULL POWER.
TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS ANOTHER BIG PIECE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE'VE EXECUTED A CONTRACT FOR OUR DISTRICT-WIDE PHONE UPGRADE AND WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS FOR OUR AUXILIARY BUILDINGS, AND NETWORK SWITCHES FOR OUR AUXILIARY BUILDINGS, AND THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS FOR THIS BUILDING.
IF YOU REMEMBER, DR. SCOTT TALKED ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AT THE EVENT THAT WE HAD.
WE HAD ALL OUR KIDS HERE AND THAT NUMBER OF KIDS AND THAT NUMBER OF PHONES COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN OUR SYSTEM.
THIS WILL UPGRADE OUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS TO THIS BEING THE REUNIFICATION CENTER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC THAN WE CURRENTLY CAN.
IN THE LAST PRESENTATION I GAVE, I SAID, "MAYOR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS UP AND RUNNING," AND I WAS LIKE, I WISH I HADN'T SAID THAT.
HEY, THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE'VE EXECUTED THIS CONTRACT, ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS HERE, AND IT IS BEING DEPLOYED.
THERE'S A SCHEDULE FOR DEPLOYMENT THAT DAVID WRIGHT AND HIS GROUP AND BRETT ARE WORKING ON.
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE BUDGET ON THIS PROJECT IS 2.4 MILLION, AND IT'S ACTUALLY UNDER OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET.
SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS PROJECT.
TRANSPORTATION, NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
THE FIRST PURCHASE ORDER WENT OUT FOR 66 REGULAR BUSES AND 26 SPED BUSES, AND THEY'VE STARTED COMING IN, AND THEY'RE JUST BEAUTIFUL.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD BE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME.
FOUR SPED BUSES ARE ALREADY IN OPERATION, WE GOT THOSE EARLY.
WE GOT ONE ROUTE BUS LAST WEEK AND MORE COMING THIS WEEK.
THE FIRST WAVE OF THOSE BUSES SHOULD BE UP AND RUNNING IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
OVER THE NEXT 24 MONTHS, WE'LL PURCHASE 68 MORE OF THOSE BUSES.
WE TACKLED THE ONES THAT WERE BEYOND THEIR LIFE CYCLE FIRST, AND THEN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE PICK THOSE BUSES OUT THAT WERE COMING TO THE END OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE IN YEAR 1, YEAR 2, 3, 4 AND 5.
THE CURRENT BUDGET IS $26.3 MILLION.
THAT'S ALSO UNDER OUR ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.
JUST TALK ABOUT MORALE BOOSTER.
WHEN YOU GET A NEW BUS, IT'S A MORALE BOOSTER.
IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE DID HAVE FOUR CAMPUSES THAT WE HAD SLATED FOR FURNITURE REPLACEMENT.
THAT'S MARY ORR, SUMMIT, DONNA SHEPARD, AND MANSFIELD HIGH.
PHASE 1 WILL BE ORR AND SUMMIT.
WE HOPE TO HAVE IT COMPLETED BY AUGUST OF 2025.
PHASE 2 WILL BE SHEPARD AND MANSFIELD, AUGUST OF '26, CURRENT BUDGET IS 7.1 MILLION.
FURNITURE IS GOING TO BE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE.
THAT COMMITTEE WILL BE MADE UP OF PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PARENTS COME AND LOOK AT THE FURNITURE.
THIS PLACE WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A SHOW ROOM ON OCTOBER 3RD AND 4TH, AND VENDORS WILL BE ABLE TO BRING ALL OF THEIR FURNITURE OUT THAT THEY WOULD PROPOSE FOR OUR PROJECTS.
THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT FURNITURE, SIT IN IT, MESS WITH IT, DO WHATEVER TO HELP MAKE THE SELECTION.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GREAT COMMITTEE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT HAPPENING ON OCTOBER 3RD AND 4TH.
SAFETY AND SECURITY. WE'RE WORKING ON THE CAMERAS.
WE HAVE A BIG CAMERA PACKAGE, AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH A VERY STRONG VENDOR TOMORROW.
PHASE 1 WILL BE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
PHASE 2, INTERMEDIATE AND ELEMENTARY.
THEN WE'LL ROUND IT UP WITH THE AUXILIARY BUILDINGS ON PHASE 3.
THIS IS AN ESTIMATED BUDGET OF 7.1 MILLION.
IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS REPLACING A LOT OF THE PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERAS THAT ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE WRONG PLACE WHEN THERE'S AN EVENT HAPPENING.
THESE WILL BE WITH THE MULTI VIEW ALMOST 360 DEGREE VIEW.
ALSO, THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL CAMERAS ADDED WHERE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME BLIND SPOTS.
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ALL THE SERVERS THAT RECORD ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE UPGRADED AS WELL.CURRENT BUDGET, AGAIN, 7.1 MILLION.
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, PROPOSITION B.
THE INTERACTIVE PANELS, WE'VE ACTUALLY ISSUED THAT PURCHASE ORDER, AND WE SHOULD SEE SOME OF THOSE PANELS ARRIVING AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH. IS THAT STILL TRUE? THE CTO SHAKING HER HEAD. IT'S TRUE.
PROJECT BUDGET $4 MILLION, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THAT CAMPUS DIGITAL SIGNAGE THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON.
THIS SLIDE, I COULD HAVE UPDATED IT A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
YOU SAW WE HAVE OUR PROGRAM MANAGER, WE HIRED HIM.
WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER PENDING.
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT PENDING ANYMORE.
WE'LL START FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER, AND WE'RE INTERVIEWING ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW, AND THEN WE'VE HIRED OUR BOND ACCOUNTANT, AND WE'VE HIRED AN ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT, AND SOMEBODY THAT'S FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN FOR A GROWTH HERE IN MANSFIELD IN OUR BUSINESS OFFICE OR IN OUR BOND OFFICE, WHEREVER.
IT DID SAY ONE HIRED. THERE'S TWO HIRED.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO FOLKS HIRED NOW, AND THEY'RE BOTH INTERNAL, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO GET THEM ON BOARD.
WE HAVE ONE ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER HIRED, AND WE HAVE ONE THAT WE'RE TAKING A STRONG LOOK AT.
WE'RE MOVING. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE STAFFING.
>> WEBSITE. OUR WEBSITE IS GOING TO KICK OFF NEXT WEEK, BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT HAD TO BE GATHERED, BUT OUR WEBSITE IS VERY INTUITIVE AND VERY INFORMATIVE.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO EACH PACKAGE, CLICK ON IT, AND GET A DETAILED LIST OF WHAT'S IN THAT PACKAGE.
MORE IMPORTANT, ALSO TELLS YOU WHAT THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS.
WHAT ARE OUR GOALS FOR EACH PACKAGE.
YOU ALSO WILL FIND A LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO ALL THE ORIGINAL PRE BOND INFORMATION, ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, EVERYTHING, THE MINUTES, THE VIDEOS, ANYTHING THAT WE HAD ON THE PREVIOUS WEBSITE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THAT.
ALSO YOU'LL FIND A LINK FOR ANY CURRENT BIDS.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO OUR RFP SECTION AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE OUT FOR BID CURRENTLY.
VERY INTUITIVE, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
LA AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO LAUNCH.
GREAT PICTURES TOO, WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES.
PICTURES SPEAK VOLUMES OVER ALL THE TEXTS AND THE PICTURES ARE REALLY GETTING POPULATED TOO, SO WE'RE SUPER HAPPY WITH IT.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PHASE TWO LOOKS LIKE.
I CAN ALMOST SCRATCH THROUGH THAT, CONTINUE TO RECRUIT STAFF.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL BE GETTING IN HIGH GEAR ON CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS ON MY TO-DO LIST IS TO WRITE THE CHARTER FOR THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND TRY TO GET THAT KICKED OFF LATER THIS FALL.
AGAIN, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT TO PRESENT TO AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE JUST YET, BUT LATER IN THE FALL, WE DEFINITELY WILL.
I'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO YOU.
HOPE I GAVE YOU WHAT YOU NEEDED AND I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BROGDEN. I WILL START TO MY LEFT THIS TIME.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD.
>> THANKS, MR. BROGDEN, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THERE'S A THROUGH LINE ON SEVERAL SLIDES WITH THE DESIGN COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
I WONDERED IF YOU COULD JUST SHARE WITH US THE MAKEUP OF THOSE COMMITTEES IF THEY'RE, BASED ON SITE OR WHO'S ON THEM, WHO'S GIVEN SOME INPUT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY LET'S PICK ON THREE OF THEM.
POLICE AND SECURITY IS OBVIOUSLY THE HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR SECURITY TEAM.
THEY GET TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT BUILDING LOOKS LIKE.
EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY, THAT'S OUR TEACHERS.
THAT'S OUR TEACHERS AND OUR PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
NOBODY KNOWS BETTER THAN THE TEACHERS AT GENDRICO.
HEY, WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T WORK? NOW THEY HAVEN'T BEEN APART JUST YET BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GETTING TO THAT COLLABORATIVE PHASE, BUT WHEN WE DO, WE'LL BE PULLING THE TEACHERS IN GOING, HEY, WHAT DO YOU LOVE? WHAT DO YOU NOT LOVE? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENTLY? WHEN IT COMES TO THE ORCHESTRA SPACES, RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND THE FINE ARTS ADMINISTRATORS, AND SOON WE'LL BE BRINGING IN THE ORCHESTRA TEACHERS AS WELL.
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE A SAY IN IT.
THEY'RE SUPER FUN, THEY'RE ROBUST, AND WE GET ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT NEED TO BE IN THE IN THE ROOM.
>> THAT'S THE STATEMENT I'M LOOKING FOR.
THANK YOU ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ROOM, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> ANYONE ELSE TO MY LEFT? I'LL MOVE ON TO MY RIGHT. MISS ZEINISA.
>> I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
NUMBER 1, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO ANYTHING THAT YOU GIVE US ON ANY INFORMATION FACILITIES BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY THOROUGH, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE TWO THINGS ARE REALLY SHORT AND SWEET, THE BUSES, WHICH WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS WAVE WHEN I FIRST CAME ON HERE.
BUT I LOVE THE FACT THAT I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE NEW ONES COME OUT, AND THAT IT HAS THE STICKER ON THE BACK THAT SAYS,
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR BOND.IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED THAT, YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I LITERALLY GET CHILLS OF LIKE, YES, THESE KIDS ARE RIDING SAFE BUSES AND THESE DRIVERS ARE DRIVING SAFE BUSES, AND ETC.
GUY'S IDEA IS RIGHT BACK HERE OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SENT THAT TO HIM AND HE SAID, HEY, I WANT TO PUT THESE ON EVERY BUS THAT COME IN, AND I'M LIKE, YES, SIR. PLEASE DO IT.
THE SECOND THING IS THE 2.3 KILOWATT HOURS.
I ALWAYS KNOW THAT THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT DOES A REALLY FANTASTIC JOB, SO I LOOK FOR THEM WINNING THE 12TH YEAR IN A ROW.
>> [LAUGHTER] BUT LAST IS JUST I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SINGLE MONTH WITH YOUR GREEN SHEETS AND INFORMING US OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON TO THE POINT OF WE ALL HAVE TO GET OUR GLASSES OUT [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU BET TO GET ONE OF THOSE FOR 2024.
>> YES. THANK YOU, MR. BROGDEN FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE TALKED.
YOU WERE PRESENTING AND THEN WE WENT TO TASBY, AND TASBY WAS TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT WE AGAIN WERE AHEAD OF THE GANG.
ACTUALLY, DR. CRUTCHFIELD ASKED THE QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK BECAUSE I KNOW, AS YOU DO, KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY BUY IN.
I LOVE THAT YOU'RE INVITING THOSE STAKEHOLDERS TO BE A PART OF THOSE COMMITTEES.
THOSE PERSONS WHO WILL BE IN THE TRENCHES, IN THOSE CLASSROOMS OR IN THOSE DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THE BUS.
THAT WAS A SITE FOR BEAUTIFUL EYES, I SHOULD SAY.
HAVE YOU BEEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY SOME OF THE EXPENSES? I APPRECIATE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE EXPENSES AND THEN WHERE WE ARE NOT SPENDING AS MUCH OR THE ESTIMATED PRICE HAS BEEN CORRECTED, AND YOU'RE IDENTIFYING THAT AND THEN YOU'RE GIVING US THE BUDGET.
I THINK THAT IS COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT AT TASBY.
HAVE YOU BEEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY SOMETHING THAT WAS OVERESTIMATED OR ANYTHING ALONG THE LINES THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH, NOT JUST THE BOND PRESENTATION, BUT ACTUALLY THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF IT.
>> YES, MA'AM, AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO JINX MYSELF BECAUSE SURE AS I SAY THAT, I'LL GET SOME BIG SURPRISE ON A PROJECT AWARD.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE TRENDING VERY WELL FOR US.
WHEN WE PUT THE PACKAGE TOGETHER, THOSE ARE JUST ESTIMATES BASED ON THE BEST KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE FROM A SIMILAR PROJECT.
RIGHT NOW I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WELL UNDER BUDGET.
BUT AGAIN, THOSE FIRST PROJECTS HADN'T COME IN YET.
BUT ON THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, IN FACT, NOT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE THAT WE'VE MADE SO FAR HAS BEEN UNDER OUR PROJECTED BUDGET.
IF WE CAN CONTINUE THAT TREND ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE, WE'LL BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM AS WELL FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST GLIMPSE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES GOT TO SEE OF SOMETHING THAT THEY VOTED ON AND FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN OUR DISTRICT TO CONTINUE THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS PROGRESSES.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING SO THOROUGH.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF THIS COME TO FRUITION.
>> FOR ITEM 9.3, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DR.
MATTHEW BROWN AND HE HAS A COUPLE THAT ARE COMING UP THERE WITH HIM, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, GREG MMENTOR, AND THEN LAURA JOE FROM COMMUNICATIONS, SO THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT OUR GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS AND OUR STARTING POINTS FOR DECISION MAKING WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINE, DATA, HOW WE'RE TRENDING AND JUST ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR OUR KIDS.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, DR. BROWN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY AND TALK TO YOU SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THESE PIECES AND HOW WE REALLY WORK WITH STUDENTS TO HELP THEM BEHAVE AND RELATE AND THRIVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE EDUCATION.
I WANT TO START JUST BY TALKING ABOUT WHO WE SERVE, AND I JUST PUT THESE NUMBERS UP HERE.
WE'RE ALWAYS REMINDED IN STUDENT SERVICES WHEN WE'RE HELPING TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CAMPUSES, STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WE SUPPORT.
WE TAKE THAT WORK REALLY SERIOUSLY AND WE DO OUR BEST TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF AND CAMPUSES ARE GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
I WANT TO START BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE IN THE EFFORT TO HELP IMPROVE BEHAVIOR, HELP TO PUT THE APPROPRIATE THINGS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE
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LEARNING WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO AND HOW WE HELP THOSE EFFORTS.THE FIRST THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE CREATION OF THIS IS OUR HOUSE, AND YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS LATER FROM MISS JOB AS SHE TALKS ABOUT SOME ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING.
BUT THIS IS OUR HOUSE, IS AVENUE OR A WEBSITE AND A PLATFORM THAT WE USE TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO HAVE A PLACE TO GO AND STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GO TO REPORT BEHAVIORS OR CONCERNING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
WE HAVE AN AREA THAT THEY CAN GO TO DISCUSS DIRECTLY BULLYING.
THAT INFORMATION WHEN IT'S SELECTED AND IT'S INPUTTED GOES DIRECTLY TO CAMPUSES AND ADMINISTRATORS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THAT REAL TIME FEEDBACK TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE QUICKLY.
WE HAVE AREAS IN THERE TO REPORT A THREAT, AND THAT GOES THROUGH THE LENS OF OUR SAFETY SECURITY TEAM AND ALSO CAMPUSES, AND SO THEY WORK THROUGH THAT.
WE HAVE A BUTTON OR AN AVENUE ALSO TO EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY INCIDENTS, SOMETHING THAT MAY BE CONCERNING THAT'S ON TECHNOLOGY, AND SO OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, CHANTE AND HER TEAM, AS WELL AS CAMPUSES ALSO CAN LOOK AT THAT, AND THEN WE HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO REPORT ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, AND THAT'S THROUGH CRIME STOPPERS, AND SO THAT ALSO GOES TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO OUR SAFETY SECURITY TEAM.
WE REALLY MADE THAT A PURPOSEFUL PIECE TO ALLOW THOSE THAT CAN'T.
WE ENCOURAGE OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPUS AND REPORT THOSE BEHAVIORS, BUT SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO REPORT ANONYMOUSLY.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND COMMUNITY TO GO AND REPORT THINGS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS, BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO COME FORWARD SPECIFICALLY AT THAT TIME.
THE OTHER COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT, AND YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS LATER IS WE CREATED DISCIPLINE GUIDES FOR OUR DISCIPLINE MATRIXES AND THEY'RE DIFFERENTIATED BY LEVEL, AND THEY PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS WHEN OFFENSES OCCUR.
WHAT IS SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONS THAT THEY WOULD TAKE? WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER.
WE ALSO HAVE ADDED OVER THE YEARS BASED ON NEED AND SOME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERNS TO HELP WITH THAT WORKLOAD OF MANAGING BEHAVIOR AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS.
THEN YOU SAW THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME EVOLVE IN SOME OF THAT BOND AND SO WE IMPLEMENTED EVOLVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEN WE DID THAT, WE ALSO ADDED THOSE CAMPUS SAFETY SPECIALISTS THAT ARE THERE TO HELP MANAGE THAT SYSTEM AS WELL AS TO MONITOR THE HALLWAYS AND THE DOORS AND DO SOME CHECKS AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS ARE SECURE.
MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE EXPANDED THAT DOWN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE SPENT SOME TIME THIS WEEK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS BEGINNING TO IMPLEMENT THAT AS WELL AND ADDED A SAFETY SPECIALISTS AT THOSE CAMPUSES AS WELL.
ADDITIONALLY, WE DO SAFETY WALKS AS A CAMPUS, AND THOSE SAFETY WALKS ARE DESIGNED TO LOOK AT THOSE DOORS AND INTERIOR EXTERIOR AND WHAT'S NOT WORKING AND WHAT'S WORKING.
THOSE ARE DONE DAILY AT THE CAMPUS BY ADMINISTRATION AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
THEN AS A DISTRICT STAFF, WE ALSO GO OUT AND DO THOSE.
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WE GO AND CHECK CAMPUSES AS A SECONDARY MEASURE.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS BEFORE WE MOVE ON, BAG SCREENING.
WE REALIZED THE NEED TO LOOK AT WHEN OUR KIDS LEAVE OUR CAMPUSES AND THEY GO OFF INTO THE OTHER CITIES OR OTHER PLACES THAT WE NEEDED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TAKING THE APPROPRIATE THINGS, AND SO WE'VE ADDED SOME SCREENING PROCESS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ON THOSE TRIPS, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE IN PLACE.
THEN WE ALSO LAST YEAR, AS YOU'LL SEE IN SOME OF OUR DATA, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING AND THAT PARTICULAR BEHAVIOR THAT HAS GOTTEN SOME ATTENTION IN THE TEA AND ALSO ATTENTION IN THE SCHOOLS THAT WE FELT LIKE UNDER SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOME REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE NEEDED TO DO A LITTLE EDUCATION.
WE BUILT A VAP COURSE IN MANSFIELD ISD.
TAMMY LU SINGER AND OUR STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT HELPED TO BUILD THAT AND GET SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT.
WE IMPLEMENT THAT AT OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH ALL STUDENTS THAT GET AN OFFENSE RELATED TO THAT TO TRY TO IN ADDITION TO THE CONSEQUENCE, TRY TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THAT BEHAVIOR AND HOW TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
FROM A SUPPORT ASPECT, WE'RE BLESSED IN MANSFIELD ISD, AND I'M BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND KRISTI COBB GAVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY AND PROBABLY THE PREVIOUS STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTORS IN THE PAST, BUT TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS MONTHLY AND DO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
LAST YEAR, WE DID IT AS A WHOLE GROUP.
THIS YEAR, WE'VE DIFFERENTIATED THAT BY LEVEL BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT K6 OR K8, AND SOMETIMES WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE NINE TWELVES.
EVERY MONTH, I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN FRONT OF THEM.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW WE ATTACK DISCIPLINE.
WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT WE TAKE IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT CERTAIN OFFENSES? WHAT DOES THE PROCESS LOOK LIKE FOR HOW WE MOVE THROUGH A PROGRESSION OF DISCIPLINE,
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AND THEN LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE TRENDS.THEN ADDITIONALLY, AT THE END OF THAT DAY, I GET AN HOUR OR AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH OUR FIRST YEAR APS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY WENT TO COLLEGE AND THEY GOT SOME EDUCATION, BUT WHEN THEY GET INTO THIS JOB, THERE'S A BIG LEARNING CURVE AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP THEM FROM THE DAY THEY START THE JOB TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO NAVIGATE AND WORK THROUGH DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND OFFENSES AS THEY COME UP.
I GET THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
I ALSO GET THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING OUT AND MEETING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES THAT WE TARGET TO TALK ABOUT TRENDS, STRATEGIES, SUPPORT THEY MIGHT NEED BASED ON HOW OFFENSES ARE OCCURRING ON THEIR CAMPUS AND WHAT THEIR DISCIPLINE ACTION THEY'RE TAKING IS.
I RUN REPORTS AND I LOOK AT THOSE REPORTS AND DETERMINE WHERE ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, AND WE GO AND WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND WE BUILD ACTION PLANS.
SOMETIMES WE INCLUDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, SOMETIMES WE INCLUDE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT I GET THAT TIME WITH THEM AND THEY'RE GRACIOUS TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AT THE CAMPUS TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
ALSO ON A DAILY BASIS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTACT US.
WE HAVE A GREAT KNOWLEDGE BASE IN OUR OFFICE RANGING FROM ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, TO ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE.
WE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AS THEY CONSIDER WHAT THEIR NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO BE WHEN STUDENTS MAKE A CHOICE THAT REQUIRES SOME ACTION BASED ON A REFERRAL.
THEN THE LAST PART OF OUR JOB OR NOT THE LAST PART, BUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR JOB IS MEETING WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING WITH PARENTS, TALKING WITH STUDENTS IN CERTAIN AVENUES, AND THE FINAL APPEAL FOR SOME OF THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED AT A CAMPUS, AND SO I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IS.
IN OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, IT'S DEFINED AS A SYSTEM OF RULES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES THAT HELP TO MANAGE STUDENT BEHAVIOR, TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ADHERE TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT, WE REALLY EXPAND THAT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS WHAT YOU VOTE ON AND APPROVE EVERY YEAR AS OUR DISCIPLINE HANDBOOK, WHAT WE LOOK AT.
OUR "CODE OF OF CONDUCT" TALKS ABOUT THEIR PURPOSE OR THE PURPOSE OF THAT TOOL AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 37 OF THE TEXT EDUCATION CODE.
IN THAT IT PROVIDES METHODS AND OPTIONS FOR MANAGING STUDENT BEHAVIOR, PREVENTING BEHAVIOR, INTERVENING IN STUDENT DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS, AND THEN IMPOSING DISCIPLINE.
WE DO TALK ABOUT CONSEQUENCES AND APPROPRIATE STEPS THAT WE TAKE, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT IN THAT HANDBOOK THAT DEALS WITH THE PREVENTATIVE PIECES THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH KIDS TO HELP THEM CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR BEFORE AN OFFENSE EVER OCCURS BECAUSE THAT'S A GOAL.
>> WHEN WE LOOK AT SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, OF COURSE, WE TALK ABOUT DESIRED OUTCOMES, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SAY THAT THE DESIRED OUTCOMES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ARE TO MAINTAIN ORDER ON CAMPUS AND IN THE CLASSROOM, THAT'S ESSENTIAL.
WE NEED FOR THINGS TO RUN WELL AND FOR KIDS TO ACT THE RIGHT WAY AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN CLASS, AND ON THE BUILDING AS A WHOLE.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT ENSURING CAMPUS SAFETY, AND ENCOURAGING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND WORK ON THINGS WITH KIDS, AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONSEQUENCES HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO NEXT, WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
THEN ALSO, IT'S ABOUT HOLDING STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE, AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY PREPARING THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO WORK WITH KIDS, TO HAVE THEM MAKE MISTAKES, TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE MISTAKES, TO TEACH THEM THE BETTER CHOICES BEFORE THEY GET IN THE REAL WORLD WHERE SOMETIMES THOSE CONSEQUENCES HAVE RAMIFICATIONS THAT IMPACT THEIR LIFE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE, SO OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY DO ALL OF THAT WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
I THOUGHT I'D TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION, SO WHEN AND WHERE DO WE HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION TO INTERVENE? THESE ARE THE FOUR AREAS WE DEAL WITH THE MOST IN TERMS OF THAT JURISDICTION.
THE EASIEST ONE IS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, AND SO WHEN KIDS ARE ON CAMPUS AND THEY MAKE A CHOICE THAT REQUIRES A REFERRAL, OR SOME DISCIPLINARY ACTION, WE HAVE THE JURISDICTION ON THAT CAMPUS TO INTERVENE AND PROVIDE WHATEVER MEANS ARE NECESSARY TO HELP THEM CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY AT ANY SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY, REGARDLESS OF TIME OR LOCATION, TO ADDRESS THOSE BEHAVIORS.
IF WE GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME, IF WE GO TO A SCHOOL DANCE, IF WE HAVE AN EVENT AT CICIS PIZZA, AND SOMETHING HAPPENS,
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WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY BECAUSE IT'S A SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENT, TO INTERVENE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND SOME OF OUR KIDS DON'T REALIZE THIS AND WE HAVE TO EDUCATE THEM, BUT THERE'S A SPACE, THERE'S A 300 FEET WHEN WE'RE HANDING THE KIDS OFF TO THEIR PARENTS OR HANDING THEM OFF TO GET HOME OR WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WITHIN THOSE 300 FEET, WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS AS THEY COME UP. THAT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S FROM THE BOUNDARY LINE, AND SO WE'VE GONE OUT AND MEASURED FROM THE BOUNDARY LINE SOMETIMES TO LOOK AT WHERE THINGS HAPPEN, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE THINGS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE AND WE WANT TO HOLD THOSE STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE THAT HAVE AN OFFENSE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THAT FITS WITHIN THOSE CONFINES.
THEN ALSO WHEN A STUDENT ENGAGES IN CYBERBULLYING.
WE KNOW THAT KIDS CAN BE MEAN OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND THEY CAN DO SOME THINGS AND SAY SOME THINGS, AND SO WHEN A REPORT OF BULLYING COMES IN, WE HAVE A VERY STRATEGIC PROCESS FOR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS INVESTIGATING THAT AND WHAT TIMELINES THEY USE TO INVESTIGATE THAT AND MAKING A DETERMINATION, AND WHEN THAT INVESTIGATION HAS TAKEN PLACE AND THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE, THAT A STUDENT'S ENGAGED IN CYBERBULLYING, THEN WE HAVE THE JURISDICTION TO ADDRESS THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT HAPPENED ON OUR SCHOOL PROPERTY, AT A SCHOOL EVENT, OR WITHIN 300 FEET, IT'S ANY LOCATION.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPTIONS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN OUR CODE OF CONDUCT THAT ARE THERE.
OUR PRIMARY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE RELATED TO BEHAVIORS WHEN WE NEED TO ADDRESS THEM IS UTILIZING OUR IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION, AND OUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION PLATFORM.
IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION, OF COURSE, FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR, IS REMOVING THE STUDENT FROM THE CLASSES THAT THEY ARE TYPICALLY IN AND PUTTING THEM IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY'RE SUPPORTED, BUT THEY'RE AWAY FROM THEIR GENERAL PEERS, WHERE THEY CAN STILL ACCESS THEIR GENERAL EDUCATION, BUT THEY'RE JUST NOT WITH THEIR PEERS.
THEN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION IS WHEN WE CAN'T HAVE THEM ON THE CAMPUS, BUT THEY STILL GET TO ACCESS THAT EDUCATION, AND SO WE PROVIDE THEM THROUGH A VARIETY OF WAYS, WHETHER IT BE DIGITALLY OR PAPER-BASED, WE GIVE THEM THEIR WORK AND THEY HAVE ACCESS TO COMPLETE IT.
FOR SOMETIMES, WE HAVE TO USE OUR DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, OUR DAEP, FOR OFFENSES, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR JJAEP, WHICH IS OUR TARRANT COUNTY JUVENILE PROGRAM.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXCLUSIONARY CONSEQUENCES, WHICH TAKE THEM OUT OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL SETTING FOR THAT DAY TO DO THAT DISCIPLINE, WE ALSO USE THINGS LIKE CAMPUS-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE.
WE HAVE PEER MEDIATION, BECAUSE EVEN WHEN WE'RE ASSIGNING IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION FOR SOME BEHAVIOR THAT OCCURRED, WE STILL HAVE TO DO SOME WORK IN TERMS OF HELPING STUDENTS TO MEDIATE THAT BEHAVIOR AND MAKE PEACE WITH THEIR PARTNERS OR THEIR OTHER PEERS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE REPEATS OF THAT BEHAVIOR.
WE HAVE VERBAL CORRECTION THAT WE DO WITH KIDS IN THE HALLWAYS AND IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
BEHAVIOR CONTRACTS, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULES OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO WHERE STUDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR EDUCATION SO THAT WE AVOID SOME OF THOSE BEHAVIORS.
THEN PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, ETC.
WE USE THOSE IN ADDITION TO CONSEQUENCES.
BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF SOMETHING BEFORE AN OFFENSE OCCURS, THERE ARE GREAT PROACTIVE APPROACHES WE CAN USE PRIOR TO AN OFFENSE.
ONCE WE HAVE AN OFFENSE, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT WITH DISCIPLINARY ACTION, SO WE CAN USE THOSE THINGS IN TANDEM, OR IN COMBINATION.
TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR DISCIPLINE MATRIX, AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OFFENSES THAT ARE OCCURRING IN MANSFIELD ISD.
LIKE I SAID, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH A DISCIPLINE MATRIX DIFFERENTIATED AT LEVEL.
THESE MATRIXES ARE DESIGNED FOR ADMINISTRATORS TO REFER TO AS A STARTING POINT OR AS THE PLACE TO LOOK OUT FOR DISCIPLINE, IF ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT EQUAL IN A MINUTE.
BUT IF EVERYTHING'S EQUAL, THEN THESE DISCIPLINE MATRIXES REALLY HELP US TO BE CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE ADDRESS BEHAVIORS AS THEY OCCUR CROSS CAMPUSES SO THAT ONE CAMPUS ISN'T DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE NEXT.
IT ALSO HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE COMMON CONVERSATIONS AND LANGUAGE ABOUT, OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT, THIS IS HAPPENING THIS MONTH, AND SO WE'RE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO OUR MATRIX TO REFLECT THIS,
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AND SO EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE, SO IT GIVES US A LOT OF CLARITY.THAT GUIDANCE FOCUSES ON A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT SOME EXAMPLES ARE DRESS CODE, VAPING, SKIPPING CLASS, FIGHTING ON CAMPUS.
WE USE THOSE TOOLS TO REALLY HELP, LIKE I SAID, BUILD CONSISTENCY.
CHAPTER 37 SAYS THAT WHENEVER A STUDENT COMMITS AN OFFENSE, WE'RE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER MITIGATING FACTORS WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
THIS IS WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN ALL THINGS ARE NOT EQUAL.
AS STUDENTS ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR, AND OUR TEACHERS ARE WRITING A REFERRAL, OR SOMETHING'S OBSERVED, OR WE GET NOTIFICATION OF SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THESE THINGS, SO WE HAVE TO CONSIDER SELF-DEFENSE IN A MUTUAL FIGHT BETWEEN TWO STUDENTS OR A FIGHT THAT OCCURS.
WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE AND TRY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT FIGHT WAS TRULY A MUTUAL LIKE TWO KIDS MUTUALLY ENGAGING, OR WHETHER THERE WAS ELEMENTS OF SELF-DEFENSE AS A WHOLE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
WE HAVE DEFINITIONS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT HELP US TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS.
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE INTENT OR LACK OF INTENT OF THE STUDENT WHEN THEY WERE ENGAGING IN THAT BEHAVIOR.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN, AND THE INTENT WASN'T TO HARM SOMEBODY BUT SOMEBODY GOT HARMED, AND SO WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE SOMETHING, BUT IT MEANS WE CONSIDER IT.
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER A DISABILITY IN A STUDENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THEIR CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE WRONGFULNESS OF THEIR ACTION AT THAT TIME, AND WE DO THAT THROUGH MANIFESTATION, DETERMINATION, ARDS AND 504 MEETINGS, AND OTHER AVENUES WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE.
THEN WE HAVE TO CONSIDER FOSTER CARE STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS STATUS, BECAUSE THE LAW HAS TEA AND OUR LAW HAS CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED, SO THERE ARE ONLY CERTAIN BEHAVIORS THAT WE CAN DISCIPLINE CERTAIN WAYS FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS BASED ON WHAT OFFENSE OCCURS.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DATA AS WE BEGIN TO EXPLORE MANSFIELD ISD.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 35,000-PLUS STUDENTS ENROLLED IN MANSFIELD, AND OVER 75% OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD NO REFERRAL, WHICH MEANS THAT THEIR BEHAVIOR THEY WERE HAVING IN CLASS, NOT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT, BUT THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF AND THEIR PEERS, THEY GOT ALONG AND THEY DID GOOD THINGS, AND THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME CORRECTION, BUT IT DIDN'T WARRANT A REFERRAL FROM A TEACHER OR A REFERRAL FROM AN ADMINISTRATOR.
CONTRASTING THAT, 24 PER 7% OF OUR STUDENTS DID HAVE A REFERRAL WITH AN ASSOCIATED DISCIPLINARY ACTION, BECAUSE ALL REFERRALS ARE INVESTIGATED AND ASSIGNED DISCIPLINARY ACTION, AND SO THAT'S JUST DATA SO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS DATA.
THIS IS OUR EXCLUSIONARY CONSEQUENCE COMPARISONS, AND SO I THOUGHT IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE THE GREEN AS GOOD SLIDES IN THAT.
WE DON'T REALLY USE IT IN THIS LENS, BUT I WANTED YOU TO SEE SOME COMPARISONS FROM MANSFIELD ISD IN 2022, '23, COMPARED TO THE REGIONAL AND STATE DATA, AND THEN WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR IN '23, '24.
WE DON'T HAVE '23, '24 DATA FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE TEA HASN'T RELEASED THEIR COMPOSITE DATA THAT GIVES US ALL THIS INFORMATION.
BUT THIS DATA REFLECTS THE WORK WE DO RELATED TO OFFENSES OCCUR, AND THE REFERRALS THAT ARE ENTERED.
NOW, WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SAY IN LOOKING AT THIS IS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE TRENDS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ISS, OUR NUMBERS ARE HIGHER AND WE DID HAVE SOME HIGHER NUMBERS IN '23, '24, BUT WE'RE DELIBERATE IN SOME OF THE WORK WE DO AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE TO, AND SO WHEREAS ONE DISTRICT MAY MAKE A DISCRETIONARY DECISION TO NOT ADDRESS A BEHAVIOR WITH ISS, WE HAVE TRIED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE WHERE WE FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS THROUGH THAT LENS, SO THAT WOULD CAUSE OUR DATA TO TREND UPWARD, NOT THAT WE HAVE MORE DISCIPLINE HAPPENING OR MORE OFFENSES HAPPENING.
THIS IS MORE OF A REFLECTION OF HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING OFFENSES AS THEY COME IN, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
WHEN YOU SEE ISS AND YOU SEE WE'RE UP IN THERE, WE KNOW AS A DISTRICT, THAT STUDENTS DISCIPLINE WHEN THEY MAKE DISCIPLINARY DECISIONS OR WHEN THEY HAVE OFFENSES, THAT A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, WE CAN CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR AND SUPPORT THEM.
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THEY'RE NOT A DANGER TO THE CAMPUS, AND WE CAN KEEP THEM IN ISS WHERE THEY CAN GET THEIR EDUCATION, AND THERE'S NOT A NEED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE CAMPUS.WHEN IT'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION, THAT MAY WARRANT THAT THERE'S MORE OF A DANGER AT THAT MOMENT OR WE'RE INVESTIGATING THOSE THINGS, AND SO WE DO SOME OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION FOR THAT.
WE DECREASED A LITTLE BIT IN THAT, INCREASED A LITTLE BIT IN ISS.
WE INCREASED IN DAEP PERCENTAGES THIS YEAR.
BUT I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE LAW CHANGED IN REGARDS TO, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER, E-CIGS AND MANDATORY DAEP CONSIDERATION, AND SO WHEREAS WE WERE NOT NECESSARILY DOING DAEP PREVIOUS TO THAT LAW FOR SOME OF THOSE OFFENSES WHEN THEY FIRST OCCURRED, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME SHIFTS IN HOW WE ADDRESS THAT BEHAVIOR MOVING FORWARD, SO THAT GENERALLY THAT'LL MOVE THAT UP AND DOWN.
THEN LIKEWISE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT JUVENILE JUSTICE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME PRETTY SERIOUS OFFENSES WITH CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND SO THOSE VARY BY DEGREE JUST BASED ON WHAT STUDENTS NEED THAT PLACEMENT, AND THEN ALSO THAT DATA REFLECTS STUDENTS AS THEY ARE ASSIGNED THOSE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OF GOING TO JJAEP.
A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS CHOOSE NOT TO ENROLL AND GO, THEY WITHDRAW FROM MANSFIELD ISD.
THEY DON'T SHOW UP, THEY MIGHT DROP OUT, OR THEY TAKE A BREAK FROM SCHOOL AND TRY TO COME BACK THE NEXT YEAR, IN WHICH CASE WE STILL HAVE THEM ASSIGNED TO THOSE DISCIPLINE ACTIONS.
BUT THAT PERCENTAGE REFLECTS SOMETIMES THAT KIDS, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE ASSIGNED THEM TO THOSE PLACEMENTS, THEY DON'T SHOW UP TO THOSE PLACEMENTS.
THIS DATA IS REFLECTIVE OF THE STUDENTS THAT ACTUALLY SERVE CONSEQUENCES IN THAT PERCENTAGE, NOT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED AND ALWAYS DON'T SHOW UP.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YOU CAN ASK ME THAT LATER.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BEFORE WE GET INTO SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIONS, BECAUSE THIS YEAR, WE LOOKED AT A PREVENTATIVE PIECE BEFORE THINGS GET BAD AND STUDENTS ARE CREATING OFFENSES, AND ALSO WE LOOKED AT THIS IN CONCERT WITH WHEN WE HAVE TO ASSIGN IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.
WE OFFERED STUDENTS SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE CAMPUS-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THERE IS A LOT OF RESEARCH AROUND HOW THIS PARTICULAR ACTION HELP STUDENTS TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING AND TO CONNECT WITH SOMETHING AND HELPS TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.
SO WHEN APPROPRIATE, OUR CAMPUSES, AS YOU CAN SEE IN '22 AND '23, WE'RE PLAYING WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT AND USING IT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON STUDENTS SERVING THESE TYPES OF CONSEQUENCES IN CONCERT OR IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THEIR ACTIONS.
WE HAD SOME GREAT STORIES FROM THE CAMPUSES IN TERMS OF HOW, YES, THE STUDENT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME, AND YES, THEY WERE HAVING TO SERVE THESE EXCLUSIONARY CONSEQUENCES, BUT WE FOUND A WAY TO CONNECT WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH SOME OF OUR CAMPUS-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE WHEN IT WASN'T A DANGER OR A THREAT TO THE CAMPUS, AND IT CHANGED THEIR BEHAVIOR, IT GOT THEM BACK ON TRACK, THEY STOPPED GETTING REFERRALS TO THE OFFICE, AND SO ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY, WHETHER IT BE AN EXCLUSIONARY CONSEQUENCE LIKE ISS, OR AN ALTERNATIVE CONSEQUENCE IN ADDITION THAT HELPS THEM TO CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO STOP DOING THAT AND GET ON TRACK AND BE IN CLASS.
THIS WAS A GREAT THING FOR OUR DISTRICT THIS YEAR, I'M REALLY PROUD OF IT.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN ASKING ME ABOUT THE WORK AND HOW DO WE GET OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO BE ON BOARD WITH THIS, AND THEY REALLY FOUND A HEART FOR DOING THIS WORK, SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM.
OUR DATA PLATFORMS ALLOW US TO PULL OUT AND LOOK AT THE TOP 5 THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR DISTRICT IN CERTAIN LEVELS.
I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, INTERMEDIATE AND ELEMENTARY FOR YOU.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT WE CAN LOOK AT LIKE 24, AND YOU CAN SEE, OF COURSE, TRENDS.
BUT IN 24, OUR NUMBER 1, AND THESE ARE RANKED IN ORDER, SO OUR NUMBER 1 OFFENSE THAT RECEIVED REFERRAL THIS YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS SKIPPING.
WE BUILD PLANS AND SUPPORTS AROUND HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE.
WE ADDED SOME INTENTIONAL GUIDELINES AROUND CELL PHONES AND THE USE OF CELL PHONES IN CLASSROOMS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND MORE THAT WE WEREN'T ALLOWING STUDENTS TO USE THEM IN CLASSROOMS. THAT WAS OUR NUMBER 2 OFFENSE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL, WAS THAT CELL PHONE INFRACTION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS WORK IS, REFERRALS AND THIS PIECE, IT'S A COMMUNICATION TOOL AS WELL, IT COMMUNICATES WITH PARENTS AND IT COMMUNICATES WITH TEACHERS, AND SO WHEN KIDS HAD AN OFFENSE OF THEIR FIRST TIME,
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THEY HAD A CELL PHONE OFFENSE, EVEN THOUGH PARENTS WERE CONTACTED, THE PARENTS HAD TO COME GET THEIR PHONES OR THERE HAD TO BE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR HOW THEY GET THAT PHONE BACK, AND IT DIDN'T WARRANT EXCLUSIONARY, WE ASKED ADMINISTRATORS TO DOCUMENT THOSE IN SKYWARD, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DOCUMENT IT IN THE SYSTEM, THAT THERE WAS AN OFFENSE RELATED TO THAT, THEN WHEN WE GET TO SECOND AND THIRD AND FOURTH TIMES, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNLESS IT'S DOCUMENTED.PART OF WHAT YOU SEE IS A REFLECTION OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR TEACHERS COMMUNICATING VERY WELL THAT THIS IS A BEHAVIOR THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THIS IS WHY WE PUT IT IN AS A REFERRAL.
BUT MOVING ON, OUR NUMBER 3 WAS TARDIES, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, AND INSUBORDINATION.
AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU CAN SEE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.
WE HAD INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL CONDUCT, CODE OF CONDUCT, AND SKIPPING, AND I'LL STOP HERE AND JUST SAY THAT THERE ARE OVER 80 AVAILABLE OPTIONS THAT AN ADMINISTRATOR CAN CLICK IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING THE BEHAVIOR THAT IS GOING ON IN A CLASSROOM.
SOME OF THESE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, THERE MIGHT BE A CATCH-OFF FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS.
IT COULD BE KID THREW A PENCIL ACROSS THE ROOM.
IT COULD BE THEY GOT UP AND LEFT WITHOUT PERMISSION, GOT UP OUT OF THEIR SEAT WITHOUT PERMISSION.
IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND CODE OF CONDUCT IS THAT GENERAL AS WELL THAT IDENTIFIES DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN.
THEN INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL CONDUCT, OFTENTIMES IT'S HORSEPLAY PUSHING AND SHOVING THAT MAY NOT QUITE RESULT IN A FIGHT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE ADMINISTRATORS STILL FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED TO ADDRESS.
PART OF OUR WORK WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IS JUST CONTINUING TO DRILL A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND IDENTIFY IF WE CAN GET CLOSER TO WHAT THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR THE OFFENSE WAS BECAUSE THIS WORK HELPS US GUIDE WHAT WE DO NEXT.
BUT JUST SO YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT.
AT THE INTERMEDIATE, GENERAL CODE OF CONDUCT VIOLATION IN THE CLASSROOM, INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL CONTACT, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, TEACHER REFERRAL, AND THEN AT OUR INTERMEDIATE, OUR FIFTH OFFENSE WAS FIGHTING AND THAT WAS THE SAME IN '23.
THEN AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, SOME INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL CONTACT, SOME REFERRALS FROM TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, CODE OF CONDUCT VIOLATIONS, AND THEN PROFANITY WAS THE FIFTH AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL THIS YEAR.
THAT'S JUST A LENS AS TO WHAT OUR TOP 5 IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
BUT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FOUR THAT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON AND THINKING ABOUT AND TRYING TO HELP MITIGATE ON OUR CAMPUSES.
IN TERMS OF FIGHTING, I'VE GIVEN YOU SOME HISTORICAL DATA HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, INTERMEDIATE, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND AT OUR ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THAT OUR FIGHTING HAS CLIMBED THROUGHOUT THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND AT OUR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, WE DECREASED.
NOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT FIGHTING.
WE'VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF WORKING ON THIS WORK.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALIZED WAS THERE WAS FIGHTING GOING ON IN LOCKER ROOMS AND RESTROOMS AND AREAS WHERE WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TEACHER SUPERVISION.
WE CHANGED SOME OF OUR GUIDANCE ON OUR MATRIXES TO ADDRESS THAT BEHAVIOR.
WHEREAS AN OFFENSE IN THE GENERAL HALLWAY, IT'S STILL AN OFFENSE AND WE ADDRESSED THAT WITH DISCIPLINE.
WE TOOK A REALLY, REALLY HARD LOOK AT WHAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINE FOR BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS AND THOSE TYPES OF PLACES, AND THERE'S A STIFFER CONSEQUENCE FOR THAT.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION THAT'S DIFFERENT.
WHAT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF THAT WAS IS WE'VE SEEN KIDS STOP FIGHTING IN THE RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS, BUT NOW THEY'RE THEY BRING IT INTO THE HALLWAY OR INTO THE CAFETERIA OR INTO THE PARKING LOT.
NATURALLY, WE'RE GOING TO CATCH MORE OF THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM HAPPEN IN THE BUILDING VERSUS IF IT HAPPENS IN A BATHROOM, WE RELY A LOT OF TIMES ON VIDEO OR SOMEBODY REPORTING THAT.
BECAUSE A MALE ADMINISTRATOR CAN'T NECESSARILY WALK INTO A FEMALE RESTROOM, NOR DO WE WANT THEM STANDING IN THERE WATCHING PEOPLE.
THOSE ARE JUST SOME FACTS ON THAT PIECE.
IN LOOKING AT THIS DATA, WE'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS, AND I'M SORRY, WE'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT GUIDANCE IN OUR MATRIX.
WHEREAS LAST YEAR, WE GAVE SOME GUIDANCE AROUND BEHAVIORS THAT HAPPENED IN THE HALLWAYS AND IN THE CAFETERIA.
WE SAID, TRADITIONALLY, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT THROUGH THREE DAYS OFF CAMPUS SUSPENSION.
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OUR GUIDANCE IS MORE RELATED TO WHAT WE WOULD DO IN A LOCKER ROOM OR A RESTROOM.WE'RE NOW SAYING THAT IN ADDITION TO HAVING TO INITIALLY PLACE STUDENT IN AN INTERIM PLACEMENT OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION, THAT WE HAVE THE DISCRETION TO CONSIDER A 15-DAY PLACEMENT AT AN ON-CAMPUS DAP OR AS WE MOVE UP, IT GOES TO OUR OFF-CAMPUS DAP.
WE DID AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS ADD ON-CAMPUS DAP THIS PAST YEAR, BECAUSE AGAIN, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ISS AND OSS AND KNOWING THAT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO THE AMOUNT OF DAYS THAT STUDENTS CAN SERVE IN THOSE PLACEMENTS.
SOMETIMES DISCIPLINARY ACTION REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT LONGER TIME THAN A THREE-DAY PLACEMENT.
WE'VE CHANGED SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
WE BELIEVE THAT THESE TYPES OF GUIDANCE WILL HELP TO CURB THE BEHAVIOR OF FIGHTING AND HELP STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN A MUTUAL FIGHT, THEN THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO EXPERIENCE.
IN ADDITION, WE'VE ADDED GUIDANCE FOR CAMPUSES TO ISSUE A CRIMINAL TRESPASS FOR STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN A MUTUAL FIGHT, YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTEND FOOTBALL GAMES OR BASKETBALL GAMES OR DANCES OR THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THE CAMPUS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ASK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THEM IN ISSUING THOSE CONSEQUENCES.
THEN YOU CAN SEE THE GUIDANCE ON OUR BATHROOM FIGHTING AND OUR LOCKER ROOM.
THEN WE ADDED BUSES TO THIS TOO BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IF THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR HAPPENS ON A BUS, THE BUS DRIVER DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO STOP IT AND IT CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING TO THE BUS DRIVER.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT THOSE PIECES.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HIGH SCHOOL.
TALKING ABOUT E-CIGS AND VAPES.
WHEN I SAY THAT, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TYPES, WE HAVE E-CIGARETTES THAT ARE IN NICOTINE, AND THEN WE HAVE, I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHY I SLAGGED ON THAT, AND E-CIGARETTES THAT ARE LACED WITH THC.
WE LOOK AT THIS DATA, WE'LL LOOK AT E-CIGS AND VAPES, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO LOOK AT THC AND MARIJUANA.
IN LOOKING AT THIS DATA, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WORK THAT THE STATE DID IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY DETERMINED WAS WHAT WE NEEDED TO CONSIDER INSTEAD OF DISCIPLINARY PLACEMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH E-CIGS AND VAPES, AND OUR WORK IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE HAVING STUDENTS SERVE IN TERMS OF CONSEQUENCES RELATED WITH THIS OFFENSE IS HAVING AN IMPACT.
WE SAW AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE SAW A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN VAPES AT THAT LEVEL, WE SAW A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL OF VAPES, AND WE SAW A DRAMATIC DECREASE OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AS WELL.
AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE DID SEE AN INCREASE, BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO SHARE ABOUT THAT DATA, IS THAT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS ON THIS.
AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THE MAJORITY OF THESE OFFENSES WERE YOUNGER STUDENTS WHO MIGHT HAVE PICKED IT UP OFF OF A COUNTER OR OUT OF A BIG BROTHER'S ROOM AND HAD IT IN THEIR BAG.
BUT THERE WAS NO INTENT FOR THEM TO USE IT. THEY WEREN'T DOING THAT.
IT WAS LIKE, HEY, IT'S SHOW AND TELL.
LOOK WHAT I GOT AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY HAD.
AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE THOSE MITIGATING FACTORS COME INTO PLAY BECAUSE WHEREAS THE STATE SAYS, ALL KIDS GO TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL WHEN THEY HAVE A VAPE, WE CAN LOOK AT THE INTENT AND WE KNOW THAT A FIRST GRADER OR A KINDERGARTNER THAT HAS THIS IN THEIR BACKPACK MOST LIKELY DID NOT HAVE THE INTENT TO USE IT OR SELL IT OR DISTRIBUTE IT TO HIS PEERS IN HIS KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
THAT'S WHERE THAT WORK COMES IN.
BUT WE DO DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE THOSE INTERACTIONS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE DO TALK TO PARENTS AND WORK THROUGH THAT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE CONSEQUENCES OR THE GUIDANCE WE GIVE, WE TALK ABOUT WHEN IT'S A NON-THC VAPE VERSUS WHEN IT'S THC, AND SO WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO DO SOME ON-CAMPUS WORK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, INTERMEDIATES AND ELEMENTARY, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT LUXURY AT THIS TIME.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, A STUDENT WHO'S CAUGHT ON CAMPUS WITH A VAPE, WHETHER IT'S NON-THC OR THC HAS A CONSEQUENCE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PLACEMENT.
APART FROM MITIGATING FACTORS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT, THIS IS THE GUIDANCE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS
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HAVE MOVING FORWARD AND CONSISTENTLY USE ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.MARIJUANA THC. AGAIN, WE SAW A NICE DECREASE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE AT THE MIDDLE, A REALLY NICE DECREASE AT THE INTERMEDIATE AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE HAD NONE, THANK GOODNESS, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
THE GUIDANCE FOR THAT AS WELL IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD IN TERMS OF, IF WE HAVE IT WITH THC OR SOMETIMES WE HAVE THC AND THEN SOMETIMES WE HAVE ACTUAL MARIJUANA ON CAMPUS.
WE HAVE THE ACTUAL CIGARETTE VERSUS THE VAPE OR THE BAG OF IT.
WE HAVE SOME REAL CLEAR GUIDANCE ON WHAT WE DO THERE.
THEN ASSAULT. WE HAVE ASSAULT OF A PUBLIC SERVANT AND WE HAVE ASSAULT OF A PEER LIKE A NON-PUBLIC SERVANT STUDENT, AND SO THAT DATA IS CAPTURED IN ONE PLATFORM.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN THAT BEHAVIOR WITH OUR STUDENTS.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE TRENDING UP IN SOME OF THIS STUFF, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN THIS DATA IS THAT FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, 11 OF THOSE OFFENSES WERE STUDENTS SERVING PLACES THAT CONTINUED FROM LAST YEAR, SO THAT HAPPENED TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE DO HAVE TO CONTINUE SOMETIMES IF WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO HAS A 30-DAY PLACEMENT AND THEY SERVE FIVE DAYS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY DO COME BACK AND THEY SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THAT TIME.
THAT DATA IS ALSO CAPTURED IN THIS DATA.
BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR TREND IS THERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THAT BEHAVIOR.
AT THE INTERMEDIATE, WE DECREASED.
I'M SORRY, IT'S NOT GREEN. I MEANT TO CHANGE THAT TO GREEN.
THEN AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE DID HAVE A FEW OFFENSES THAT THE CAMPUS CODED THAT MET THE DEFINITION OF ASSAULT, OR THAT HAD ELEMENTS OF ASSAULT.
IN THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, THERE'S TWO LENSES, WE LOOK AT IT WITHOUT BODILY INJURY AND WITH BODILY INJURY.
BECAUSE THE BEHAVIOR RANGES AT SUCH A DIFFERENCE, AN ELEMENTARY TO AN INTERMEDIATE TO WHAT HAPPENS AT A HIGH SCHOOL, THEY REALLY CONSULT WITH ME AND WE TALK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE THINGS SPECIFICALLY AND THEN GIVE THEM SOME GENERAL GUIDANCE, BUT WE DON'T OUTLINE ONE WAY FITS ALL BECAUSE IT JUST VARIES BY THE SEVERITY OF THE ASSAULT, WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW, THE AGE AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
THEY CONTACT ME ON THESE AND WE TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT WE TALK ABOUT THESE WORDS, DISCRETIONARY AND MANDATORY.
WITHOUT BODILY INJURY, OUR CHAPTER 37 SAYS, CAMPUSES HAVE THE DISCRETION TO CONSIDER IT.
WHEN THERE IS BODILY INJURY INVOLVED, THEN THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO MANDATORY PLACEMENT.
AGAIN, UNLESS THERE'S A MITIGATING FACTOR THAT WOULD WARRANT US TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND ESTABLISH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THE INJURY WAS.
AS I'M WRAPPING UP MY PORTION OF THIS PRESENTATION AND TURNING IT OVER TO CHIEF, I PUT A PICTURE OF MY FOUR KIDS UP HERE, NOT TO BRAG, BUT JUST AS AN EXAMPLE.
I HAVE FOUR STUDENTS HERE IN MANSFIELD, I HAVE A SENIOR, JUNIOR, A SIXTH GRADER, AND A SECOND GRADER, MOST SCARED OF THE SECOND GRADER.
SHE'S THE ONE THAT WORRIES ME THE MOST.
BUT EACH ONE OF THESE STUDENTS IS A PRODUCT OF MANSFIELD ISD, THEY HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH TEACHERS, THEY MAKE MISTAKES.
BUT I'M ALWAYS REMINDED THAT EVEN IN A HOME WHERE THE CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME FOR THEM, WHERE THE STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS ARE THE SAME FOR THEM, WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES ARE VERY CONSISTENT, HOW I INTERACT WITH OUR STUDENTS, WITH THESE FOUR GUYS, HOW I GIVE THEM FEEDBACK, HOW I SPEAK TO THEM, WHAT I DO IN TERMS OF THAT BEHAVIOR CORRECTION, LOOKS DIFFERENT, AND IT'S NEEDED.
IN THE WORK OF DISCIPLINE, WE HAVE THESE GUIDELINES AND WE HAVE THESE SUPPORTS IN PLACE.
BUT THE WORK OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IS REALLY TAKING A VERY CAREFUL LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, DOING A VERY THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF WHAT HAPPENED, AND THEN MAKING DECISIONS BASED ON WHETHER IT'S ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL OR WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER MITIGATING FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT CHANGING THAT BEHAVIOR.
THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR THESE KIDS TO BE GREAT KIDS AND BE GREAT PRODUCTS.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF TALKS WITH A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO AND NOT DO BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN AROUND THE 18-YEAR-OLD TOO LONG.
I'M REALLY EXCITED AND BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK.
I'M BLESSED TO HAVE SERVED AT ALMOST ALL OF THESE LEVELS TO
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BE ABLE TO HELP JUST PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR KIDS AND HELP SUPPORT THEM.IN LOOKING AT WHAT'S NEXT, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND CONTINUE TO LOOK AT TRENDS IN WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF DISCIPLINE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HELP CHANGE BEHAVIORS WITH OUR KIDS AND HOW WE'RE PROMOTING THAT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR BECAUSE THAT'S THE WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MEET EVERY SIX WEEKS WITH HIGH SCHOOLS AND CAMPUSES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SOME DISCOMFORT IN THIS AREA THAT WE NEED TO HAVE JUST INTENTIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIX SOME OF THIS? THIS IS INCREASING OR UP TICKING HERE.
WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT CAN WE CHANGE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM? ALSO, I CONTINUE TO MONITOR ACCOUNTABILITY TARGETS AND THOSE TRIGGERS THAT WE WATCH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT TRIGGERING AT THE STATE LEVEL IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION WE TAKE AND THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT HAS ON KIDS.
THEN JUST CONTINUING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR TEACHERS, AND MR. WRIGHT IN OUR TEAM ABOUT THOSE DISCIPLINE MATRIXES AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF INCREASING OR DECREASING SOME OF THE GUIDANCE THAT WE GIVE TO ENSURE THAT ALONG WITH EVERYTHING WE DO TO PREVENT BEHAVIOR, THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE OFFENSES AS THEY COME UP AND HOLDING KIDS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE BEHAVIOR THAT THEY'RE DOING AND HELPING THEM TO SEE THAT IT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CHANGE IT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LET CHIEF COME UP AND TALK ABOUT HIS PART, AND THEN AT THE END, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY PART IS THE NEXT 52 SLIDES. I'VE ONLY GOT THREE.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS, BASICALLY THREE DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THE FIRST BEING 2013.
I'M OFTEN ASKED AS RECENTLY AS THIS LAST MONTH, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU CAN'T WRITE TICKETS? YES, IT IS.
IS IT OKAY IF ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT COMES IN AND WRITES THOSE TICKETS FOR YOU THEN? NO, IT'S NOT.
THESE CHANGES RELATE TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.
NO PEACE OFFICER CAN ISSUE A TICKET IN TEXAS SINCE 2013.
THE BIGGEST CHANGE WAS THE LAW PROHIBITING CITATIONS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 17.
THE CITATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR WHAT THEY CALLED A SCHOOL OFFENSE.
AND A SCHOOL OFFENSE IS ANY OFFENSE COMMITTED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT, THAT IS A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR OTHER THAN A TRAFFIC OFFENSE.
EXAMPLES OF THAT WOULD BE DISORDERLY CONDUCT, FIGHTING, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, LANGUAGE, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, THOSE OFFENSES, CLASS CS.
SINCE 2013, WE WERE PROHIBITED FROM ISSUING A TICKET TO ANY STUDENT UNDER THE AGE OF 17.
ALSO IN 2013, DISRUPTION OF CLASS AND DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORTATION WAS REMOVED FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
IF THEY ARE A STUDENT ENROLLED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, THEY CANNOT COMMIT THE ACT OF DISRUPTION OF CLASS OR DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORTATION.
THAT IS SOLELY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT COME ONTO OUR CAMPUS, THAT ARE NOT STUDENTS, THAT TRY TO DISRUPT CLASSES OR DISRUPT TRANSPORTATION.
A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED OLD LAW.
MAYBE IF THEY HAD AN OLDER CHILD THAT WAS ISSUED A CITATION AND BELIEVE THAT, WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU ISSUE ONE TO THIS ONE? WELL, IT'S BECAUSE THE LAW CHANGED.
WE'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO ISSUE, I SAY CITATION, A TICKET.
INSTEAD, WE HAVE TO DO WHAT IS CALLED A COMPLAINT.
COMPLAINTS TOOK THE PLACE OF TICKETING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A COMPLAINT, WHAT A POLICE OFFICER HAS TO DO, IS FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY SPECIAL SERVICES THAT A STUDENT RECEIVES.
FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY GRADUATED SANCTIONS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GIVES, AND THEN FILL OUT A PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT AND SUBMIT THAT TO THE COURT.
INSTEAD OF A TICKET, WE SUBMIT A PACKET NOW.
AND THAT MAY TAKE US A WEEK TO PUT TOGETHER.
IT MAY TAKE US LONGER THAN THAT WITH SCHOOL BEING OUT AT TIMES FOR TWO WEEKS.
IF AN OFFENSE OCCURS THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL'S OUT, WE MAY NOT GET THAT SUBMITTED TO THE COURT UNTIL WE'RE BACK TWO WEEKS LATER.
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IT TAKES A WHILE, AND THEN THE COURT, IT MAY TAKE A MONTH, TWO MONTHS, BEFORE THE COURT CONTACTS THE INDIVIDUAL.CITATIONS NORMALLY, WHEN WE ISSUED A TICKET, IT SAYS YOU HAVE 10 DAYS TO CONTACT THE COURT. THOSE DAYS ARE GONE.
NOW THE COURT CONTACTS THEM IF THEY ACCEPT THAT COMPLAINT THAT WE GAVE TO THE COURT. IT'S IN THEIR HANDS.
IN 2013, YOU COULD NOT ISSUE AN ARREST WARRANT FOR, OR TO A STUDENT UNDER THE AGE OF 17 FOR A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR THAT OCCURRED ON CAMPUS.
NOW ALL OF THESE CHANGES, YOU HEARD DR. BROWN TALK ABOUT CHAPTER 37 IN THE EDUCATION CODE.
THESE ARE ALL CHAPTER 37 CHANGES.
THESE JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOT STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
ALSO, PEACE OFFICERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.
TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY, AT ONE TIME, POLICE OFFICERS TRYING TO HELP THE SCHOOL, STAY ACTIVE, WALK THE HALLWAYS, MAY GO TO A CLASSROOM AND RETRIEVE A STUDENT TO BRING BACK TO THE OFFICE IF AN AP OR A PRINCIPAL WANTED TO TALK TO THAT STUDENT.
WE CAN GO WITH AN AP IF THAT STUDENT MAY PRESENT A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, AND BE PRESENT JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS, BUT WE CAN'T GO ALONE, BECAUSE THAT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY.
IT'S NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTY.
IN 2015, THAT'S WHEN YOU SAW THE E-CIGARETTES PROHIBITED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND AT SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES.
NOW IT'S PROHIBITED TO ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 21 FROM BEING IN POSSESSION OF IT.
IT'S PROHIBITED USE FOR EVERYBODY.
DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE.
YOU CANNOT USE AN E-CIGARETTE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.
ALSO, TRUANCY, NO LONGER WAS A CRIMINAL VIOLATION. IT'S NOW CIVIL.
THEN CITATIONS TO STUDENTS UNDER 18.
YOU'LL REMEMBER IN 2013, IT WAS STUDENTS UNDER 17.
THEY INCREASED THAT AGE IN 2015 TO STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
THEN IN 2023, PEACE OFFICERS PERFORMING DUTIES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR AT SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITIES MAY NOT RESTRAIN OR USE A CHEMICAL IRRITANT OR TASERS ON A STUDENT IN THE FIFTH GRADE OR BELOW, UNLESS THEY POSE A SERIOUS RISK OF HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.
NOW, THE AVERAGE AGE OF A STUDENT IN THE FIFTH GRADE IS AROUND 10-YEARS-OLD.
ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 10 DOES NOT REALLY EXIST TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THEY CANNOT BE PROSECUTED, THEY CANNOT BE ARRESTED, THEY CANNOT BE DETAINED.
BUT THIS LAW WAS PUT INTO EFFECT FOR A REASON, AND THAT TELLS ME IT'S BECAUSE IT WAS HAPPENING.
THE LAW WAS PLACED IN 2023, AND I WISH IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN, BUT IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED TO BE ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO LAW.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I WANTED TO COMMENT ON IS, SCHOOLS, THEY DO INVESTIGATIONS BASED ON DISCIPLINE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE DO INVESTIGATIONS BASED ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, AND THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS.
SCHOOL HAS TO DO THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION, WE DO OUR OWN INVESTIGATION.
WE WORK TOGETHER TO COME TO OUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.
BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CONCLUSION OR THE ADMINISTRATION ON THAT CAMPUS MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE CONCLUSION THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAME TO, VICE VERSA.
THEY MAY SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN HOW WE SAW IT, AND THAT'S OKAY.
EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T PERFORM ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES ANYMORE, WE'RE THERE TO WORK TOGETHER. I'LL PASS THIS ON.
>> I ONLY HAVE TWO SLIDES FOR YOU.
IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MISD'S THIS IS OUR HOUSE INITIATIVE, WHICH YOU'RE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR WITH ALREADY.
THIS IS A PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE IT IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR MANY OF THE DISTRICT'S PHYSICAL, SAFETY, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS. I HAVE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO FIND.
IT ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL TOOLS THAT STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN USE FOR REPORTING CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
A KEY COMPONENT OF THE THIS IS OUR HOUSE CAMPAIGN, IS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
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STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE CONCERNS WITH ADULTS.BUT IF THERE IS A NEED OR A DESIRE TO REPORT ANONYMOUSLY, THAT IS AVAILABLE TOO.
BUT THE IDEA HERE IS THAT WE ALL HAVE OWNERSHIP OF OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, AND I THINK THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING IN THIS IDEA.
THIS IS JUST A SHORT SCREENSHOT OF WHAT THE WEB PAGE LOOKS LIKE.
YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THAT WE HAVE A NEW THIS IS OUR HOUSE LOGO, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE RELAUNCHING THIS AND REINTRODUCING THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THIS FALL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. ALL THREE OF YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION.
THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
I'M GOING TO START TO MY RIGHT THIS TIME.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO, DR. REED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
VERY DETAILED ORIENTED. I APPRECIATE IT.
I KNOW THAT OUR PARENTS ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING AS WELL AS OUR KIDDOS.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, DR. BROWN.
YOU SAID YOU DID SOME RESEARCH, AND THE RESEARCH ALLOWED YOU TO DISCOVER THAT THERE'S A CLEAR INDICATION BETWEEN CAMPUS-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND THAT IT WORKS VERY EFFECTIVELY, IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE.
I LOVE THAT YOU IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S A SENSE OF BELONGING WHEN STUDENTS OPT IN TO DO THAT, OR THEY ARE GUIDED IN THAT DIRECTION.
BECAUSE IT WAS ASTOUNDING THE NUMBER, WILL YOU COME BACK AND PROVIDE US WITH THE SEGREGATED DATA? BREAK THE NUMBERS DOWN AND LET US KNOW WHATEVER THE OFFENSES WERE, AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT AND SEE HOW WELL THAT WORKS.
I'M JUST THINKING, DR. [INAUDIBLE], DR. SCOTT, THAT COULD BE ANOTHER PRESENTATION WHERE WE COULD DEMONSTRATE TO OTHER DISTRICTS HOW COMMUNITY-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKS VERY WELL FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY BE MISBEHAVING OR HEADED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
WOULD YOU COME BACK AND GIVE US THAT INFORMATION?
THEN I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR PROVIDING THE MITIGATING FACTORS TO CONSIDER ON PAGE 11, BECAUSE IT IDENTIFIES THE VALUE IN CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIPS.
I'VE TALKED TO YOU AND MR. WRIGHT AND AND CHIEF MENTOR ABOUT DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY SEE OFFICERS, OR THEY SEE ADULTS ON CAMPUS, THAT THEY ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR BUDDIES OR THEIR FRIENDS, SO THEY RUN TO THEM WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT OR SOMETHING IS WRONG.
WOULD EITHER ONE OF YOU GENTLEMEN, SPEAK TO BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT WE HAVE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON CAMPUSES? AND WE MAY ALREADY HAVE INITIATIVES IN PLACE, BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION SO THAT OUR PARENTS WILL KNOW THAT THESE ARE AVAILABLE READY INITIATIVES WHERE WE WANT TO CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS SO THEY HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO?
>> THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
IN 2020, WHEN I WAS NAMED CHIEF, I REDID MY DEPARTMENT'S SCORECARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GRADED ON IS THE NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS MY OFFICERS GIVE ON EACH CAMPUS.
AND I DID THAT FOR A SPECIFIC REASON; TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.
I WANT THE OFFICERS IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS, I WANT THEM IN FRONT OF THE STAFF, IN FRONT OF PARENTS ANYTIME, WE CAN GET THEM IN FRONT OF ANY OF THOSE GROUPS TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
I HAVE OFFICERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL THAT ASTONISH ME BECAUSE, OF MY AGE, I'M FORGETFUL.
IT JUST GOES WITH THE AGE. THEY'RE NOT.
THEY KNOW THE NAMES OF THESE KIDS, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN.
I STAND WITH THEM AS STUDENTS WALK INTO THE SCHOOL AND THEY'LL TELL ME, HEY, THAT STUDENT, [INAUDIBLE].
I'M LIKE, HOW DO YOU REMEMBER THIS? I'M WATCHING 2000 KIDS COME INTO THE SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT ALL THESE STUDENTS.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CAFETERIA EVERY DAY, AROUND THOSE STUDENTS, TALKING TO THEM, MENTORING THEM, BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, DEALING WITH THE GOOD AND THE BAD.
THAT'S PART OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, IS GETTING TO KNOW THEM.
THAT IS ONE OF MY PRIORITIES AND HAS BEEN SINCE 2020, AND I CAN SAY THAT WE'VE MET THAT GOAL EACH MONTH FOR THE LAST 4.5 YEARS.
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THAT'S WHAT WE DO TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU, CHIEF AND YOUR TEAM, AS WELL AS DR. BROWN.
>> YEAH. I THINK JUST TO ECHO WHAT CHIEF SAID.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON A LOT OF CAMPUSES.
IF YOU WALK ON ANY CAMPUS, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PROACTIVELY, ADMINISTRATORS AT DOORS, TEACHERS AT DOORS, GREETING, SHAKING HANDS, KNOWING KIDS.
LIKE I SAID, WE WERE OUT DOING EVOLVE THIS WEEK AT WESTER.
I WAS OVER AT THE JERRY KNIGHT SIDE OF THAT GOING ON AND MS. ATWOOD AND MR. TROWBRIDGE, AND TWO TEACHERS, MS. SCHLEGEL AND MS. THOMASON WERE WORKING THAT PARTICULAR EVOLVE SYSTEM.
I WAS AMAZED AT THE KIDS WALKING IN, AND AS THEY WALKED IN, IT WAS, HI, JOHNNY.
I LOVE THAT LANYARD. YEAH, I TOLD HIM ABOUT THAT LANYARD YESTERDAY, THAT'S AMAZING.
YEAH, BECKY. GREAT JOB YESTERDAY.
DON'T FORGET, DON'T DROP YOUR CHROMEBOOK.
I THINK WHAT YOU FIND ON MANSFIELD ISD CAMPUSES AND WHAT I FOUND AS A PRINCIPAL IN THIS DISTRICT WAS THAT THERE'S A GREAT INTENTIONALITY ON OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO GET TO KNOW THE KIDS AND TO WORK WITH THE KIDS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S A PART OF CHANGING BEHAVIOR.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO COME TO ME.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO KNOW ME.
I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST YOU.
ALTHOUGH THOSE MOMENTS CAN BE FORGED IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISCIPLINE, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE FORGED BEFORE ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS.
EVEN TO THE EFFECT OF IN MY ROLE, ONE OF THE THINGS I DO, IS IN THOSE APPEAL HEARINGS WHEN I'M THAT LAST APPEAL, IS YOU'LL FIND ME TYPICALLY GOING DOWN TO THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL AND MEETING WITH STUDENTS AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT, LET ME HEAR YOUR SIDE, BUT THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THAT CONSEQUENCE, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE END FOR YOU.
YOU CAN RISE FROM THIS, LET'S LEARN FROM THIS.
LET'S FIGURE OUT A WAY TO CONNECT WITH SOMETHING BETTER AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND LET'S STOP THIS BEHAVIOR SO WE DON'T HAVE OR HAVE TO LEARN THIS AGAIN.
THIS IS JUST A MOMENT TO LEARN.
IT'S A MOMENT THAT YOU'RE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO DEFINE YOU AS A HUMAN OR AS FOR THE FUTURE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE PAST THIS AND GET BETTER.
I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE DO ACROSS THE BOARD, AND I HEAR DR. [INAUDIBLE] TOO AND DR.
SCOTT AND OTHER PEOPLE DOING THAT WHEN THEY'RE ON CAMPUSES, AND I SEE IT FIRSTHAND.
>> I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DID HAVE A FEW THINGS TO JUST COMMEND YOU ON.
NUMBER 1, IT WAS THE SAME AS DR. REED WITH THE 757, SERVICE HOURS.
I KNOW THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS PART IN 2022 WITH GARY, AND HOW WE WANTED TO UTILIZE THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY A PUNISHMENT, BUT MORE TO GET INVOLVED AND HAVE THEM A SENSE OF PURPOSE.
NUMBER 2, IT WAS YOUR DISCIPLINE LEVELS, YOUR MATRIX.
I LOVE THAT YOU WILL HAVE CERTAIN MATRIX FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM, AND OF COURSE, EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE IS VERY DIFFERENT VERSUS SECOND OFFENSE OR EVEN THEIR HOME LIFE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, WHATEVER.
THEN SECOND TO LAST, ACCOUNTABILITY LEVELS THAT YOU SPOKE OF, AND THEN AS WELL AS FOR YOU ON SCORECARDS.
I THINK IT'S A REAL TESTAMENT TO THIS CITY THAT WE ALL HAVE SCHOOL CARDS, EVEN US UP HERE HAVE SCHOOL CARD, AND TO KNOW THAT WE ARE MOST OF THE TIME MAXIMIZING AND OVER DOING OUR GOALS, AGAIN, JUST SEND THE TESTAMENT AND EVERYTHING TO COMMUNITY.
LASTLY, I WANTED TO BUILD UPON Y'ALL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVEN YOU, EACH PERSON LIKE BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP.
I SAW IT FIRSTHAND AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, EVEN IN MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, WAS REACHING OUT SO OFTEN EVEN TO ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS EVEN LAST WEEK ALONE.
SHE'S NOT EVEN IN SCHOOL SHE'S GRADUATED SCHOOL, AND SHE STILL REACHED OUT TO ME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT HER AND HOW SHE WAS DOING.
WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
CHIEF MENTOR, I TELL YOU WHAT, READING ALL OF THAT, AND YOU HAVING TO KEEP DECREASING WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT YOU CAN DO.
AGAIN, IT'S A TESTAMENT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAD SOME POSITIONS OPEN BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE RETIRING.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY WANT TO LEAVE.
BUT NOW YOU HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE TRYING TO FILL THE SAME POSITION.
AGAIN, A TESTAMENT TO YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU, MS. ANDERSON, MR. TIPPING.
>> YES, THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I DO APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO INFORM OUR PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS BECAUSE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY PUT NUMBERS ON A PAGE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO LOOK AT, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OFFENSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY OF PUTTING THESE THINGS OUT THERE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE.
BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT HOW DOES THIS DISCIPLINE AFFECT OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY,
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BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S HOW IT AFFECTS OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, IS REALLY WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF IT'S AFFECTING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT'S COMMITTING THE OFFENSE, BUT ALSO FOR ALL THE OTHERS THAT ARE INVOLVED AROUND THEM.I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS.
BUT I DID JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK WE'VE ASKED CONTINUALLY JUST TO GAIN INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE AND SO FORTH.
OUT IN THE PUBLIC, A LOT OF TIMES DISCIPLINE IS WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S SEEN, IT'S VISIBLE.
SOMEBODY PUTS IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, OR THEY TALK ABOUT IT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHATNOT.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU TEND TO HEAR ABOUT A LITTLE MORE FREQUENTLY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT IS KIDS NOT SERVING OUT THEIR FULL DISCIPLINE AND SO FORTH.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE THAT WE'VE ASKED.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT IN ANY WAY.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO LET MATT TAKE THE BRUNT OF THAT.
THAT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, GARY GATES AND I GARY CAME TO ME AND HAD A GOOD IDEA AND I WENT ALONG WITH IT.
IT WAS REALLY A SITUATION WHERE WE WOUND UP WITH A GOOD SITUATION THAT HAD UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR A EFFORT TO HELP THE TEACHERS WITH BEHAVIOR AT BIC, HAVE THEM TO HELP THE STUDENTS DAY TO DAY COMPLY FOR THEM TO CONSISTENTLY BE MORE AND BETTER BEHAVED.
WHEN YOU HAVE MICK, YOU HAVE KIDS THAT ALREADY DON'T COMPLY.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SAY, HEY, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THAT? WE PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT WAS, HEY IF A STUDENT CAN COMPLY WITH AND BE BETTER BEHAVED OVER THERE, THEN IT'S TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
WHICH WORKED VERY WELL AT BIC.
BUT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS THEY WENT BACK TO THEIR HOME CAMPUSES AND IT WASN'T RECEIVED WELL BACK WITH THE HOME CAMPUS TEACHERS.
WE'LL WORK WITH BIC TO MODIFY AND DO SOME THINGS.
BUT IT WAS NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.
WE WORKED IN THAT AREA TO MODIFY BEHAVIOR THERE.
BUT IT HAD THE BAD EFFECT ON MULTIPLE CAMPUSES THAT WE WERE TRYING TO MODIFY BEHAVIOR ON ONE CAMPUS.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE OUR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND PIVOT AND ALWAYS MAKE CHANGES.
I ONLY HAD JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION AND IT'S REALLY MORE RELATED TO CHIEF.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A CLUE THE THINGS YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO.
YOU WENT THROUGH SOME OF THOSE LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON ALL.
THIS IS JUST A REAL GENERAL QUESTION.
HOW MUCH DOES THAT HINDER YOUR JOB? THERE'S THE ANSWER. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THE ANSWER WOULD BE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THE ANSWER WOULD BE.
I'M A DEPARTMENT FULL OF RETIRED OFFICERS FROM ARLINGTON FROM DALLAS OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR WORTH.
THESE OFFICERS HAVE STREET EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE IN
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A LOT OF OTHER AREAS, ADMINISTRATION, INVESTIGATIONS.WHEN THEY COME HERE, WE HAVE TO PUT THEM THROUGH 6-8 WEEKS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING BECAUSE THEY DON'T DEAL WITH THESE THINGS IN MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY'RE NOT PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERTS.
THEY DON'T DEAL WITH JUVENILES.
THEY DON'T DEAL WITH STUDENTS AND THESE SPECIFIC LAWS.
WE HAVE TO EDUCATE THEM AND THEY'RE DUMBFOUNDED AT THESE LAWS THAT THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF.
THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO. IT'S CHALLENGING.
>> CHIEF, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND STAND HERE.
>> I GUESS THAT FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, SO IN THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY ELSE THAT CAN SUPERSEDE THAT.
WHERE LAWS ARE, STATE LAWS, FEDERAL LAWS.
THERE'S ALL THOSE THINGS, THE COMPLICATING WHO THE LAST SAYER IS OF THE THING.
WHERE DOES THAT GO FROM HERE AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S BIGGER THAN 37?
>> NOT FOR US. FOR US, THAT IS THE END ALL FOR WHAT WE CAN DO ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY OR PROPERTY WHERE A DISTRICT EVENT IS TAKING PLACE.
NOW, AS YOU'RE AWARE OUR AUTHORITY, NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE OUR AUTHORITY IS ACTUALLY FURTHER REACHING THAN MOST MUNICIPALITIES, OR MUNICIPALITIES PERIOD.
OUR AUTHORITY AS POLICE OFFICERS WORKING AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT, IS ANY PROPERTY OWNED, RENTED OR LEASED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
A HOTEL IN SOUTH TEXAS, A SCHOOL BUS TRAVELING ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WHAT HAPPENS ON THAT SCHOOL BUS, WE HAVE AUTHORITY TO FILE CASES ON.
I CAN GO BACK AS FAR AS I DON'T KNOW, 15 YEARS AGO.
WE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE A MIDDLE SCHOOL WENT TO A WATER PARK IN SOUTH TEXAS AND AN OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED THERE.
WE FILED THE CASE, AND THAT'S NOT TYPICAL FOR A MUNICIPALITY.
THEY HAVE THEIR JURISDICTION IS WITHIN THEIR BORDERS.
OUR JURISDICTION IS A LITTLE FURTHER.
BUT CHAPTER 37 IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT GOVERNS WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.
CLASS B AND ABOVE, EVERYTHING IS THE SAME.
IF A STUDENT FIGHTS ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS, WE CANNOT ISSUE THEM A TICKET.
IF THEY WALK OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND HAVE A FIGHT, THEY CAN BE ISSUED A TICKET.
NO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN ISSUE A CITATION OR A TICKET TO A STUDENT ON SCHOOL CAMPUS.
ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CAN ISSUE THE TICKET OFF OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY?
>> WE ARE HERE TO BE YOUR ADVOCATE TO HELP SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AND TEACHERS AND EVERYONE.
WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THAT? BECAUSE I ALSO REFERENCE BACK TO SLIDE 13 WHEN IT SAYS HERE THAT OUR PERCENTAGE THAT IS GOING TO JJ IS 0.00002.
IS THAT BECAUSE THESE STUDENTS DROP OUT OR AND THEY DON'T ACTUALLY GET THAT OFFENSE? IS IT BECAUSE WE'RE FILING THESE CITATIONS OR WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING THEM AND THEN NOTHING GETS DONE WITH THEM IN THE COURT? LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT CAN WE DO TO GIVE YOU SOME TEETH WHEN TEETH IS NEEDED?
>> IT'S LIKE DR. BROWN WAS SAYING, A LOT OF TIMES THEY DROP OUT OR THEY JUST DON'T GO AND DROP OUT.
OTHER TIMES THEY'RE INCARCERATED, THEY'RE IN JAIL.
THEY CAN'T ATTEND, EVEN THOUGH THE DISTRICT HAS ASSIGNED THEM.
>> OUR NUMBERS MAY LOOK LOWER BECAUSE THEY'RE IN JAIL. GOT IT.
>> THEY CAN'T PHYSICALLY ATTEND JJ.
>> IF I CAN ON THAT PARTICULAR POINT ON JJ, I WANT THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S REALLY TWO WAYS TO BE AT JJ.
IT'S EITHER AN OFFENSE THAT'S MANDATORY AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE.
THE DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY.
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THERE ARE OFFENSES THAT WE MAY SEND TO JJ, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND WHAT'S THAT?WE HAVE CHOSEN ON A FEW OF THOSE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY THAT BECAUSE IT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS.
HOWEVER, IN A LOT OF THOSE CASES, LIKE YOU JUST MENTIONED, THE STUDENTS WERE LOCKED UP AND THEY MAY BE STILL LOCKED UP, AND SO OUR NUMBERS ARE LOWER THAN THE KIDS THAT WERE SENT.
>> GOT IT. THAT MAKES SENSE. I GO BACK.
MY LAST QUESTION IS JUST WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU? WHO IS IT THAT WE NEED TO SPEAK TO WHAT LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED, WHAT BOARD AND STAFF?
>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION. WHAT CAN WE DO? OBVIOUSLY, WHAT CHIEF WAS TALKING ABOUT WERE THINGS THAT OCCURRED DOWN IN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.
WE'RE COMING UP ON ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN START PICKING UP THE PHONE AND CALLING OUR LEGISLATORS AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE HAPPY WITH AND WHAT WE'RE UNHAPPY WITH, AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE.
IF WE WANT TO SEE CHANGES AND WHAT OUR OFFICERS CAN DO, THEN WE NEED TO BE PICKING UP THE PHONE.
WE NEED TO BE WRITING LETTERS, WE NEED TO BE CONTACTING PEOPLE DOWN IN AUSTIN.
>> THANKS Y'ALL. IT'S A HARD JOB.
I COMMEND YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE CARING HEART CLEARLY THAT YOU GUYS AND YOUR TEAMS PUT INTO WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL. I WANTED TO JUST THANK YOU FOR A WELL DONE PRESENTATION.
IT PAINTS A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE STATE OF DISCIPLINE IN THE DISTRICT AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO OUR STAFF.
IT LOOKED LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF SUPPORTS IN TERMS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH APS AND SOME OF THOSE REGULAR MEETINGS.
IS IT THE APS RESPONSIBILITY TO THEN SUPPORT TEACHERS OR IS YOUR OFFICE EVER MEETING WITH TEACHERS IN THE SAME WAY TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE OPTIONS FOR THEM IN TERMS OF THE MATRICES, ETC.
>> YEAH. TYPICALLY, WHAT OCCURS IS I WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND SOMETIMES I GET TO ENGAGE WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND THEN THEY MEET AND TALK WITH TEACHERS.
WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THEN THAT TRAINING GOES ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE TALK TO TEACHERS ABOUT, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE GO THROUGH THE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND TALK ABOUT SOME PARTICULAR THINGS RELATED TO THEIR AVENUES, LIKE HOW DO YOU ENTER REFERRALS AND WHAT WARRANTS THAT AND WHAT DOESN'T AND EACH CAMPUS ALSO IS UNIQUE.
THEY MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY, WE COULD GIVE GUIDANCE, BUT WE CAN'T GIVE GUIDANCE ON ALL 82 THINGS.
CAMPUSES HAVE THEIR UNIQUE WAY TO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY VET SOME OF THAT STUFF.
BUT THEN ADDITIONALLY, THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS MEET WITH THE STUDENTS AND GO THROUGH THIS WORK AND SO THEY EDUCATE THE STUDENTS, AND EVEN IN OUR LAST MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT MUTUAL FIGHT NOW HAS SOME PRETTY SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS IF YOU CHOOSE TO ENGAGE.
SELF DEFENSE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT IN THOSE THINGS, NOT THAT IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT CASE, BUT THERE WILL BE CASES WHERE KIDS ARE FORCED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE SPENT TIME WITH THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TALKING ABOUT HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THAT? WHERE WOULD YOU LOOK FOR THAT? WHERE WOULD YOU SEE IT? A KID CAN SAY IT.
BUT WHERE CAN WE GET ENOUGH PROOF THAT WE REASONABLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS SELF DEFENSE? WE TALKED ABOUT VIDEO THERE'S GOING TO BE VIDEO, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT CAMERAS.
THEN WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT WOULD KIDS BE DOING IN THOSE SITUATIONS? BACKING UP. WOULD WE HEAR THEM SAYING, I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT? WOULD WE SEE THEM IN A DEFENSIVE POSITION? AT WHAT POINT DOES IT CHANGE FROM SELF DEFENSE TO MUTUAL? WE EDUCATE THEM AND THEN THEY GO BACK AND THEY EDUCATE THEIR KIDS, THEIR STUDENTS AND THEY EDUCATE THE TEACHERS.
I'M ALWAYS MORE THAN WILLING TO, AND I HAVE GONE AND MET WITH CAMPUSES AND TEAMS OF TEACHERS WHEN REQUESTED, BUT IT'S NOT OFTEN REQUESTED.
IT'S USUALLY MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS AND THEN THEY DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO DIFFERENTIATE THAT INFORMATION TO THEIR TEACHERS.
>> THANKS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF THE LEVELS ARE SUPPORTED, AND THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
MY MIDDLE SCHOOLER, I GOT TO ATTEND THE SEMIO MUTUAL FIGHT.
>> THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S HELPFUL, I THINK FOR ADMIN, FOR TEACHERS, FOR STUDENTS, AND HOPEFULLY PRESENTATIONS LIKE THIS ARE HELPING PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
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THANK YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR A DATABASE PRESENTATION.>> I THINK EVERYONE'S TOUCHED ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT.
BUT I DID WANT TO TELL CHIEF THANKS FOR BRINGING TO LIGHT AS I THINK IT WAS MR. TIPPING THAT BROUGHT IT UP, WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS CONFUSING.
IT WAS CONFUSING FOR MYSELF UNTIL WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION ON WHERE YOUR HANDS ARE TIED HOW EASIER THAT MAKES YOUR JOB.
>> I HAVE BEEN DOING SCHOOL POLICING FOR 23 YEARS AND I'M STILL CONFUSED. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
>> BUT I DID ALSO APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THAT OUR OFFICERS, MOST ALL THAT I KNOW OF ARE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN MUNICIPALITY WORK, BUT YET THEY STILL GO THROUGH THE EXTRA TRAINING TO BE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.
I'VE SEEN THE CRITERIA WHEN YOU HAVE SENT IT TO US BEFORE THE LIST, AND I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED AND I THINK IT'S COOL THAT YOU MADE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THAT EVEN THOUGH YES, IT CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM THAT YOU GUYS ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE WELL TRAINED IN IT.
THAT'S ALSO WHY WHEN WE SET FORTH THE EFFORT TO PUT AN OFFICER ON EVERY CAMPUS, IT WAS NOT SOMETHING EVEN IF THEY APPLIED FOR IT THAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE THEY DID EXTENSIVE EXTRA TRAINING ON WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH.
THANKS FOR THAT TOO. I REALLY LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY SEEM TO AT LEAST ALL THE ONES I'VE MET, HAVE A GREAT HEART FOR THE KIDS TOO, AND SO THAT GOES A LONG WAY FOR ME BECAUSE THAT'S WHO IT'S ABOUT IS FOR THE KIDS.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL. YOU GUYS TOO OVER THERE, MR. BROWN.
>> YES. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN NEEDED TO BE TALKED ABOUT IN PUBLIC FOR A WHILE, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING THE WORK FOR A LONG TIME.
THE PUBLIC, WHETHER IT BE A PARENT OR ADMINISTRATORS OR TEACHERS DO REACH OUT TO US WITH CONCERNS AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY HAVE TO DO WITH DISCIPLINE.
THANK YOU FOR LAYING OUT THE FRAMEWORK OF HOW THINGS WORK IN OUR DISTRICT.
I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL MOVING FORWARD.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN CAMPUSES.
I CAN JUST TELL YOU SINCE WE HAVE STARTED, I'VE HAD SEVERAL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS REACH OUT SAYING, THANK YOU WE CAN TELL THAT THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT IN HOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE HANDLING THESE THINGS.
EVEN KIDS THAT ARE AT MY HOUSE CHATTERING ABOUT IT, THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT IT, THEY'VE HAD ASSEMBLIES ON THEIR CAMPUSES AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING AHEAD OF THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SETTING THE EXPECTATION MOVING FORWARD.
CHIEF, I APPRECIATE YOU LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS ON WHAT WE SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T BE DOING AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT GOING INTO I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU GUYS WEREN'T ABLE TO DO.
JUST STAYING ON TOP OF THAT, I AGREE WITH DOCTOR CANTU THAT WE NEED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU GUYS DO YOUR JOB MORE EFFECTIVELY.
ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO KEEP ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SAFE. WE WANT THEM LEARNING.
WE WANT TO TEACH THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE MAKING LESS THAN DESIRABLE CHOICES THAT THEY CAN LEARN FROM THEM AND STILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SOCIETY.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP ADVOCATE ON YOUR BEHALF, LIKE SOME OTHER MY TRUSTEES HAVE SAID, LET'S SIT DOWN AND CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE I KNOW THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I THINK THIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HARD WORK ON THIS.
>> THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 10, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[10. Public Comments]
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM MICROPHONE AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL.
COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS 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 BELIEVE WE HAVE FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE JOANNA CARDOZA.
>> GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR CANTU.
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I WAS HOPING I WASN'T THE FIRST ONE, BUT I'M HERE.BEFORE I GET STARTED ON MY COMMENTS, I WANT TO SAY TO JENNIFER YOUNG THAT I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.
I'M SO SAD THAT YOU'RE LEAVING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THANK YOU.
I AM HERE TONIGHT AS A MISD TAXPAYER AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATE TO ASK FOR A YES VOTE FROM EACH OF YOU TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED TAD RESOLUTION.
THE NEW APPRAISAL PLAN ADOPTED BY TAD WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SCHOOL BOARD BUDGETS ACROSS TARRANT COUNTY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTINUES TO FAIL OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY NOT PROPERLY FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR STATE WHILE CURRENTLY SITTING ON A $30 BILLION SURPLUS.
THE CURRENT TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA RELIES ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND THE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO REDUCE OUR PORTION AND HOLD OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AUSTIN FOR OTHER NON-EDUCATION USE.
AS A TAXPAYER, I TOTALLY AGREE THAT WE DESERVE RELIEF AND LOWER PROPERTY TAXES, BUT AS A FUTURE MISD GRANDMA, I WANT MY GRANDCHILDREN TO ATTEND WELL FUNDED SCHOOLS JUST AS MY CHILDREN DID.
THIS IS WHY MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED WITHIN THE MISD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ARLINGTON AND FORT WORTH HAVE ALREADY SIGNED TAD RESOLUTIONS, WILL YOU JOIN THEM IN THE FIGHT TO MAKE SURE OUR MISD SCHOOLS ARE PROPERLY FUNDED? THIS IS THE TIME TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR MISD CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS, NOT THE TIME TO SUPPORT THOSE YOU POLITICALLY ALIGNED WITH.
I AM ALSO HERE TO SAY THAT AT A TIME WHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING IS SUCH AN ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE IS A LACK OF ADVOCACY BY THE SCHOOL BOARD ACCORDING TO THE SCORECARD THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED RECENTLY.
ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO REPRESENT US, WE HAVE SOME TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE WORKING TWO TO THREE JOBS TO SURVIVE.
SOME TEACHERS' CHILDREN WITH A NEGATIVE SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNT.
AS A COMMUNITY, WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO SEE PROGRAMS CUT.
AT SAMID HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE SEEN STAFF CUTS TO EXTRACURRICULAR AND FINE ART PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
SPARE PARENTS IN OUR DISTRICT ALSO WANT MORE SUPPORT FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
TALKING ABOUT THE EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY SINCE IT WAS TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, I HOPE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES THE RIGHT THING AND BUILDS IT WHERE IT IS REALLY NEEDED IN REGARDS TO ACADEMIC NEEDS. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. AS YOU MENTIONED, MY NAME IS MARCELA JONES.
FIRST OF ALL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO PRESIDENT FARRAR AND DOCTOR CANTU, AND THE BOARD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY TO RUN FOR TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I'M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD.
WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, AND REAL ESTATE, I AM COMMITTED TO BRING POSITIVE CHANGE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE TO TAD BOARD.
WITH MY BACKGROUND, I AM UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SERVE AS A VALUABLE LIAISON BETWEEN THE TAD BOARD, OUR TAXING ENTITIES, AND THE PUBLIC.
I WILL LEVERAGE MY EXPERTISE AND PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN ALL DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.
I OPERATE AT A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND A SERVANT HEART AND I AIM TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND UPHOLD A HIGH STANDARD OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS STREAMLINING THE BUDGET AND ENHANCING EFFICIENCY.
AS A TAD BOARD MEMBER, I AIM TO STREAMLINE THE BUDGET PROCESS AND ENSURE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BY IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PLANNING, AND EFFICIENT RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR SERVICE.
REGARDING THE CERTIFIED ROLE IN SOFTWARE IMPROVEMENTS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE SHOULD HAVE A UNIFORM AND EQUAL ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY TAX CODE WHEN WE DO OUR APPRAISALS.
I WILL PRIORITIZE ACCURATELY CERTIFYING THE ROLE WHILE ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY DELAYS ENSURING TRANSPARENCY, RELIABILITY, AND IN PROPERTY VALUATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, IT IS CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS THE LONG TERM STANDING ISSUE OF OUTDATED AND FAULTY SOFTWARE.
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REGARDING THE COLLABORATION AND TAXING ENTITIES, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE COLLABORATION BECAUSE THAT'S KEY TO ANYTHING TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND FOR GROWTH.I AM DEDICATED TO FOSTERING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH TAXING ENTITIES AND FACILITATE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUES, RESOLVE ISSUES, AND DEVELOP MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL STRATEGIES.
BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN ACHIEVE FAIR AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES AND SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
MY CALL TO ACTION IS THIS, I NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
TOGETHER, WE CAN BRING POSITIVE CHANGE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE ON THE TAD BOARD.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARCELA JONES, AND YOUR SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL TO OUR SUCCESS, AND I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE TAD BOARD OF DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR CANTU, PRESIDENT FARRAR, AND BOARD MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SHARON RICHARD, AND I AM THE MOTHER TO TWO MISD STUDENTS.
I'VE BEEN A MISD TAXPAYER FOR 18 YEARS WITH SEVERAL OF THOSE YEARS BEING BEFORE I HAD CHILDREN ENROLLED.
I RISE TODAY TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEM 12.5, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT 2025, 2026 RE-APPRAISAL PLAN.
THIS PLAN WAS APPROVED WITHOUT INPUT OR CONSIDERATION FOR HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THE 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TARRANT COUNTY.
TAD IS WHOLLY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR THE POSITION THAT HAS PLACED THE 370,000 TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE ALMOST CERTAINTY THAT VOUCHERS WILL PASS DURING THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS ARE IN REAL DANGER, NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS SUCH AS NORTHWEST, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, AND ARLINGTON WITH CONSERVATIVE BOARDS HAVE ALREADY PASSED SIMILAR MOTIONS.
IT SEEMS LIKE A NO BRAINER FOR MISD TO DO THE SAME.
WE HEARD FROM MRS. TRONGAARD DURING THE WORK SESSION LAST WEEK ON JUST HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT THIS PLAN WILL HAVE ON THE DISTRICT TO THE TUNE OF $15 MILLION.
MEANWHILE, IN WHAT IS BEING TOUTED AS A HUGE TAX BREAKS TO HOMEOWNERS IN REALITY IS MINIMAL, WHICH AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $40 PER MONTH.
MISS. TRONGAARD AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE DISTRICT'S FINANCES, WHILE MANY DISTRICTS ARE FACING BUDGET SHORTFALLS, MISD HAS BEEN IN THE BLACK.
VOTERS JUST APPROVED A BOND THIS YEAR WITH THE PROMISE MADE BY THE DISTRICT THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A TAX RATE INCREASE.
TAX DECISION COULD VERY WELL CAUSE THE DISTRICT TO BREAK THAT PROMISE.
AS A TAXPAYER, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO VOTE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
SHOULD ANY OF YOU VOTE NO, YOU CANNOT CLAIM TO SUPPORT KIDS.
KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD TO ASK THE LEGISLATURE TO FINALLY FULLY SUPPORT AND FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION IS JUST NOT ENOUGH.
THE BOARD CAN AND SHOULD DO BOTH.
I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU ALL TO VOTE TO OPPOSE THE TAD BUDGET.
IT TAKES A MAJORITY OF TAXING ENTITIES TO VOTE NO TO FORCE THEM TO RE-EVALUATE THE BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. RICHARD. NEXT UP IS [INAUDIBLE], AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME.
MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M A TRON COUNTY RESIDENT, NOT MISD, BUT GCISD.
THIS IS FIRST ISD I'M SEEING, AND I CAN SAY MADAM PRESIDENT AND MADAM SUPERINTENDENT.
WE SAY ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES, AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12.5 AND 12.6 IS THE REFLECTION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF LAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
I HAVE SOME FAMILIAR FACES HERE SITTING FROM THE ELECTION, WE CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE HERE IN MANSFIELD.
I RAN FOR TAD BOARD FOR IT WAS MY FIRST ELECTION,
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I'M NOT A POLITICIAN, JUST A VOLUNTEER.I WAS APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBER BEFORE, AND THE JOB OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS VERY SIMPLE.
THEY HAVE TO HIRE OR FIRE CHIEF APPRAISAL CERTIFIED THE TAX ROLE BY JULY 25TH.
NEW JOB IS TO APPOINT APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBER WITH AT LEAST TWO VOTES FROM ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST IS FOLLOW THE TAXES PROPERTY TAX CODE.
THERE IS A ELECTION COMING UP.
THE NOMINATION PERIOD STARTS IN SEPTEMBER UNTIL OCTOBER 15TH.
CHIEF APPRAISAL WILL ASSEMBLE THE BALLOT AND SEND IT TO THE TAXING ENTITIES BY OCTOBER 30TH.
ALL THE VOTES SHOULD BE BY RESOLUTION.
IT SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS NEEDED FOR THAT.
ALL TAXING ENTITIES, PLEASE SEND IT BACK TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BY DECEMBER 14. THAT'S THE DEADLINE.
IF YOU DELAY AND SEND IT ON DECEMBER 15, IT WILL NOT COUNT.
I'M ENCOURAGING ALL THE TAXING ENTITIES TO PLEASE VOTE FOR EACH AND EVERY CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT.
IF YOU DO NOT LIKE WITH THE CANDIDATE, IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE CANDIDATE, AT LEAST GIVE ONE VOTE TO EACH CANDIDATE.
YOU WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECALL THAT CANDIDATE WHEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SPECIFICALLY, THAT DIRECTOR DO NOT FOLLOW THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.
THEY HAVE A TAD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
MISD HAS 221 VOTES, IT'S A WHOLE LOT OF VOTES.
PLEASE YOU CAN NOMINATE ME FOR THAT POSITION, OR YOU'LL SEE ME ON THE BALLOT.
I'M [INAUDIBLE] HOPE TO HAVE YOUR VOTE, AND I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLICATED SCHOOL FINE.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. NEXT STEP IS JESSE CANNON II.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT FARRAR, DR. CANTU, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.
MY NAME IS JESSE CANNON THE SECOND, A PRODUCT OF MANSFIELD ISD, AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION.
I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, NOT ONLY AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS, BUT ALSO AS SOMEONE WHO HAS DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THIS DISTRICT'S LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD THROUGH FINE ARTS.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE RECENT BOND UPDATE AND INFORMATION SHARED REGARDING MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA SPACES, RENOVATIONS, TO CHOIR ROOMS, AND THE ONGOING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
WHILE THE PRESENTATION OUTLINES THESE PLANS, I NOTICED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PACKAGES ONE AND TWO COMPARED TO PACKAGE THREE.
FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT EACH CAMPUS PRESENTS UNIQUE CHALLENGES HOWEVER, IT IS MY HOPE THAT ALL RENOVATIONS ADHERE TO THE DISTRICTS ASPECTS AND FF&E STANDARDS TO ENSURE EQUITY ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.
BASED ON THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LACK OF SPECIFICITY REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO CAMPUSES IMPACTED.
HISTORICALLY, HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE SAME LEVEL OF RESOURCES, WHICH HAS CREATED CHALLENGES IN MAINTAINING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. AS PROGRAM NUMBERS INCREASE ACROSS THE DISTRICT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO NECESSARY RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS.
EQUITY SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF DECISION MAKING PROCESSES, ENSURING THAT EVERY CAMPUS, EVERY STUDENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CAMPUS HAS ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD REVIEW THE INFORMATION BEYOND WHAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CAMPUS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL SPACE, INSTRUMENTATION, AND OTHER CAPITAL REPLACEMENT NEEDS AS OUTLINED IN THE BOND.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING UPDATES RELATIVE TO THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING EVERY STUDENT IN MANSFIELD ISD HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE. THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 11.1 OUR HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT 20 PLUS YEARS, MRS. NEWSOM.
[11. Human Resources Report]
>> YES, MA'AM. THIS EVENING, I HAVE ON OUR OVER 20 YEARS LIST IS JENNIFER MYERS.
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SHE IS 24 YEARS IN EDUCATION AND 21 YEARS WITH MISD.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS OF MISD AND WHAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
>> I DID JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT THIS WILL BE THEIR LAST BOARD MEETING WITH US.
MR. ED HARPER, WHO'S SITTING IN THE BACK OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, AND THEN[APPLAUSE] JENNIFER YOUNG, WHO'S OVER OUR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR DISTRICT, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
WE HOPE THAT WE GET TO SEE YOU FROM TIME TO TIME AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.
THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US TO 11.2 NEW HIRES FOR BOARD, DR. CANTU.
>> YES. THANK YOU, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE NEW HIRE AS PRESENTED.
>> MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> MOTION MOVED BY COURTNEY WILSON, SECOND AND BY MICHELLE NEWSOM.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEEN, ZERO.
[12. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 20 CALLED BORN BATING.MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> I'M GOING TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THE AUGUST 20.
>> OKAY. BIANCA BENAVIDES ANDERSON.
MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? DR. REED, SECOND..
>> BY MRS. NEWSOM. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SIX, ZERO.
THE TAKES US TO ITEM 12.2 CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2505 TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2024 AND DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT OF COLLECTION OF TAXES.
THERE WILL BE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON, SO I'LL READ EACH ONE OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE ON EACH ONE.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 1.1469, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2.12% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE? MOTION BY DR. REED, SECOND BY BENEVIDES, I'M LOOKING FOR BBA ON HERE AND IT'S JUST BA, SO THROW ME OFF.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE MAINTENANCE ON OPERATION TAX OF 0.7869 BE APPROVED? MOTION MADE BY MRS. NEWSOM. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN, ZERO.
MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE INTEREST AND SINKING TAX RATE OF 0.36 BE APPROVED?
>> I MOVE THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE INTEREST AND SINKING TAX RATE OF 0.3600 BE APPROVED.
>> MOTION BY DR. CRUTCHFIELD, SECOND? SECOND BY MRS. ANDERSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN, ZERO.12.3, CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF ACTION OF A TEACHER CONTRACT ABANDONMENT.
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WE HAVE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.12.4, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST READING OF THE TAZV POLICY UPDATE 1,2,3.
MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> MOTION MOVE BY COURTNEY WILSON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY CRAIG TIPPING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I AM GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY KEY PARTS OF THIS UPDATE THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MENTION.
I KNOW THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF IT, BUT JUST IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THESE UPDATES.
>> MR. WRIGHT, COULD YOU GIVE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS?
>> BE HAPPY TO. THERE'S NOTHING EARTH SHATTERING IN THIS UPDATE 123.
THERE ARE TWO POLICIES THAT DEAL WITH THE BOARD, BBD AUTHORIZES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REQUIRE TRUSTEES TO COMPLETE TRAINING, AND BBFA CLARIFIES THAT TRUSTEES HAVE AN ETHICAL DUTY TO DISCLOSE FINANCIAL MATTERS AND PERSONAL INTEREST.
THE TWO POLICIES THAT DEAL WITH SAFETY, CKC REGARDING VIOLENT ACTIVITY RECOMMENDS THAT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ALIGN WITH TEA MODEL STANDARDS, AND CKE TALKS ABOUT IF THERE'S AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THAT AGREEMENT THAT THOSE OFFICERS MUST FUNCTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OUR AGREEMENT.
CQC DEALS WITH TECHNOLOGY, THIS LANGUAGE ADOPTS THE MODEL HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY TEA.
THERE'S THREE POLICIES THAT DEAL WITH HR, I'LL ONLY REALLY PRESENT TWO OF THEM.
ONE OF THEM IS JUST WORDSMITHING.
DCE TALKS ABOUT IF AN EMPLOYEE IS TERMINATED, THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST A HEARING TO THE BOARD AND DEC ADDS THAT THE FULL TIME TELECOMMUNICATOR OR DISPATCH, IF YOU WILL, GET THE SAME MEDICAL LEAVE AS THE POLICE.
THE LAST ONE IS EEH, THE REST ARE JUST WORDSMITHING.
IS IN INSTRUCTION, AND IT REALLY SAYS THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING ON HOME BOUND MAY DO SO FOR SERVICES THAT ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOU GOING OVER THOSE REALLY QUICKLY.
JUST SO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THESE ARE ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LATEST TAD UPDATE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THERE'S NO UPDATES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING FROM MIC.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN, ZERO.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.5, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL 2025, 2026 REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS?
I MOVE TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY AGENDA ITEM 12.5 IN ORDER TO REDIRECT OUR FOCUS BACK TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING FROM THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR OUR ADVOCACY AND A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD FOCUS IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AT THIS POINT, SO I WOULD MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE THAT INDEFINITELY.
>> I HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MRS. NEWSOM? ANY DISCUSSION?
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>> YES, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. TIPPING WHY HE'D LIKE TO POSTPONE IT INDEFINITELY.
IF HE COULD REITERATE, I UNDERSTOOD HE DID GIVE US AN EXPLANATION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HIM TO REPEAT THAT IF NECESSARY SO THAT IF NOTHING ELSE THAT IS A BOARD HERE AT MANSFIELD, ISD, WE ARE PUTTING OUR STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, BUS DRIVERS, LIBRARIANS FIRST TO ENSURE THAT WE WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET THE PROPER FUNDING AND THAT WE'RE BACKING THEM AND TAKING A STANCE ON THAT.
THAT'S MY PURPOSE FOR THE DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TIPPING, DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE?
>> YES. I THINK REDIRECTING OUR FOCUS AS AT THIS POINT WHERE OUR FUNDING WILL COME FROM.
THE TAD BOARD DECISION HAS BEEN MADE.
A RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME REALLY HAS NO TEETH.
WE'LL DO NOTHING, BUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT IS UPCOMING AT THE STATE LEVEL IS WHERE WE CAN ADVOCATE FROM OUR SIDE OF THINGS TO GAIN THAT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING.
I THINK WE SHOULD FOCUS OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS WHERE WE CAN GET THAT FROM AT THIS POINT.
I THINK WE'VE HAD GUIDANCE PREVIOUSLY THAT A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS IS A MOOT POINT AND SO LET'S SHIFT, LET'S FOCUS TO WHERE WE CAN WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL FUNDING.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE.
I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT THAT FOR MY INTERPRETATION, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE ANY TEETH, BUT IT'S NOT A MUTE POINT WHEN WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR EDUCATION AND A QUALITY ROBUST EDUCATION AT MANSFIELD, ISD FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO TEACH, CARE FOR AND ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, SHOW UP FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD TO SAY THAT AND I'M NOT CERTAIN THAT HE MEANT TO SAY IT IN THAT MANNER BUT I WANT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING, OUR PARENTS, OUR TEACHERS, AND ALL WHO CARE FOR THE STUDENTS KNOW THAT WE AS A BOARD DO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
IT'S SIMPLY JUST TO REDIRECT WHERE IT WOULD BE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL FUNDING.
I THINK WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REALLY SAID AND SO.
>> IF ANYONE LISTENS TO MEETINGS AND WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING AND WHAT WE BELIEVE AND WHAT WE DON'T BELIEVE AND WHAT WE THINK IS BROKEN IN THIS WORLD RIGHT NOW, I THINK THEY WOULD 100% UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR INTENT AND WHAT WE BELIEVE AND WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR.
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE, TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR, AND EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT, WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, WITH EVERYTHING WE VOTE FOR, WITH EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND, WITH EVERY IDEA AND INTENTION AND SO I BELIEVE THAT USING THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE THAT WE CAN USE TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET ACTION TAKEN IS US DECIDING WHATEVER THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS.
SOMETIMES WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THE RIGHT CHESS MOVES FOR WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THE RIGHT PLAYERS AT HAND AT THE TIME.
RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE ALL KNOW SITTING AT THIS TABLE AND ANY OF OUR EXTENDED TABLES, THAT WHAT IS BROKEN IS IN AUSTIN.
WHAT IS BROKEN IS SCHOOL FINANCE, AND WE'VE GOT TO FIX THAT, AND WE'VE GOT TO STAND UP FOR ALL OF THESE FOLKS AND ALL OF THESE KIDS TO DO THAT.
IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING ANYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACTING IN THE RIGHT WAY AND TOGETHER AS A BOARD TO USE OUR MOMENTUM TO BE MORE POWERFUL IN THAT WAY.
I BELIEVE PART OF THE REASON WHY I AM IN AGREEANCE WITH POSTPONING IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE TAKING THIS BACK AS SOME REFLECTION OF WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THIS DAY AND TIME WITH TAD, WITH THE STATE, WITH ALL OF THE THINGS, AND LAYING IT OUT AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE AS A BOARD WANT TO DO TOGETHER TO BE MORE POWERFUL TOGETHER TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR KIDS.
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>> THANK YOU, MRS. NEWSOM. ANYONE ELSE TO ADD THAT? DR. CRUTCHFIELD.
>> THANK YOU. BEING THE NEWBIE, I GET TO BE ON THIS ON-RAMP TO LEARNING, AND SO I'VE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, AND SO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE HOW WE DO SOME THINGS.
AT MY VERY FIRST MEETING, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT ADDRESSED SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
I THINK LAST WEEK WE JOINED A LAWSUIT THAT ADDRESSED SOMETHING AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND SO THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKING US TO ADDRESS SOMETHING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AND SO I THINK THAT WE CAN DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME, AND SO I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO TALK ABOUT FOCUSING ON FUNDING AT THE STATE.
I DEFINITELY THINK THAT SYSTEM IS VERY BROKEN.
BUT I THINK THAT WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING TO DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR KIDS, OUR STAFF, THAT WE SHOULD MAKE A STATEMENT AND TAKE A STAND AGAINST WHATEVER THAT IS AT WHATEVER LEVEL THAT IS, AND SO I, IN READING THIS RESOLUTION AND THE EDUCATOR AND ME, I JUST THINK SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BRING PEOPLE ALONG, AND SO DR. CANTU, MS. TRONGAARD, ANYBODY ELSE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG AS I'M SHARING THIS.
I BELIEVE IN MID JULY, OUR TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT GAVE THE OKAY TO CREATE A NEW REAPPRAISAL PLAN, AND THEN INVITED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THAT IN ABOUT A TWO-WEEK PERIOD.
THEN AFTER THAT, HEARING HOW DAMAGING THIS PLAN COULD POTENTIALLY BE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD ANOTHER HEARING THAT DR. REED, MYSELF, DR. CANTU, MS. TRONGAARD, DR. SCOTT ATTENDED AND SPOKE ALONG WITH LOTS OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT THIS COULD DO IN TERMS OF FUNDING AND ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO GET AS MUCH AS WE NEED AND NOT HAVE A WINDFALL OF UPWARDS OF A $15 MILLION.
IN A THREE-WEEK PERIOD, EVEN WITH SCHOOLS HAVING A BIG OUTCRY, THEY STILL APPROVED THAT PLAN.
IF YOU LISTEN TO A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION THAT I'VE HEARD OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, A LOT OF THINGS ARE ABOUT PROCESS, AND SO WHEN WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT, RUSHING THROUGH A PROCESS IN A THREE-WEEK PERIOD IS NOT GOOD FOR KIDS, AND I'M NOT AWARE OF A STUDY THAT WAS DONE THAT WOULD HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A WHITE PAPER, SOMEBODY CAN LET ME KNOW IF THERE WAS, TO SAY HOW THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO IMPACT KIDS.
I THINK WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, AND THE EDUCATORS UNDERSTAND THAT.
WHAT I SAW WAS EDUCATORS, CFOS, ADMINISTRATION SHARING WITH THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT, HOW THAT COULD IMPACT KIDS.
ONE OF THE VERY SMALL THINGS THAT WE ENJOY IN MANSFIELD ISD, AND I THINK SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN TARRANT'S SHOES, OUR STUDENTS GET TO BE TREATED IF THEY NEED TO IN THE SCHOOL CLINICS BY REGISTERED NURSES.
THAT COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES.
LOTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE.
WHEN WE START TO THINK ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS, THOSE AMENITIES THAT WE ENJOY THAT WE COME TO EXPECT IN MANSFIELD ISD, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN BE IMPACTED.
WE UNDERSTAND TAXPAYER RELIEF, AND I THINK TRUSTEE NEWSOM ACTUALLY LAST WEEK HAD A GREAT POINT.
IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT 200 OR $300 IN YOUR TAX BILL AS OPPOSED TO $15 MILLION FOR OUR AWESOME SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION FROM DR. SCOTT ABOUT ALL THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO MANSFIELD ISD FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING, THAT STUFF COSTS MONEY, AND SO I THINK THAT WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME.
I ABSOLUTELY PLAN TO BE IN AUSTIN, BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT WOULD NOT PUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A DISADVANTAGE WITH ALL OF THE TARRANT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT A DISADVANTAGE BASED ON THIS PARTICULAR PLAN.
AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH LAST WEEK, OUR STAR DATA IS IN, WE KNOW HOW OUR STUDENTS SCORED, WE STILL DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY MONEY TO JOIN A LAWSUIT JUST TO SAY WE DON'T LIKE HOW YOU DID IT.
FOR THAT REASON, I THINK THAT WE COULD ALSO DO THIS, BUT I AM ABSOLUTELY OKAY WITH TRYING TO POSTPONE IF WE ARE ALSO GOING TO ADDRESS THAT.
OUR KIDS ARE NOT TAXPAYERS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ENTRUSTED WITH IS SITTING IN THE SEAT TO REPRESENT THOSE KIDS. THANKS.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS BECAUSE IT
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DOES SOUND SOMETIMES CRAZY WHEN WE SAY POSTPONE INDEFINITELY BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT WORD SOUNDS LIKE THAT MEANS NEVER EVER GOING TO HAPPEN.AS SEVERAL OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE POINTED OUT, I THINK EVERYONE'S IN AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO HIT THE STATE UP.
I BELIEVE THAT THE MOTION MADE TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY WAS TO ADD THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT ADDITION'S IN THERE BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HIT BEFORE THEY GET THERE.
BUT WE DO NEED TO ACT FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN THE TWO-WEEK TIME FRAME, I WAS ALSO THERE AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS, WE WERE OPPOSITE.
BETWEEN THE ENTIRE BOARD, WE ALL MADE SOME OF THESE MEETINGS, BUT AS YOU SAID, THEY WERE WITHIN, WHAT, A COUPLE WEEKS OF EACH OTHER? YES, AND CAME REALLY FAST AND PROMPT, AND THAT WOULD BE ONE REASON WHY I WOULD SAY, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE LEGISLATURE, AND I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE JUST TALKERS, BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, PRESIDENT FARRAR AND I DID HAVE A SIT-DOWN WITH AT LEAST ONE OF OUR STATE REPS TRYING TO SQUEEZE THAT IN BEFORE THE FINAL DECISION BY TAD, AND SO WE WERE ALL MOVING AND SHAKING THE BEST WAY WE CAN, BUT THERE'S STILL TIME THAT WE STILL NEED TO GET TO THE LEGISLATURE.
BECAUSE AS MS. NEWSOM PUT IT, THAT'S WHERE IT'S ULTIMATELY BROKEN.
FOR SO LONG, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OUR COUNTIES, OUR CITIES HAVE ALL TAKEN THE BRUNT OF ALL OF THIS, AND YET WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO IT, THERE'S STILL JUST THAT ONE COMMON DENOMINATOR AND IT'S IN AUSTIN.
I THINK THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THESE ADDITIONS AND MAKE THESE CHANGES, BUT AGAIN, WE DO NEED TO ACT PROMPTLY, AS YOU POINTED OUT, BECAUSE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED REALLY FAST, DIDN'T IT? [LAUGHTER] WE DIDN'T EVEN GET TO SET UP LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT WAS BETWEEN MEETINGS EVEN.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THAT THAT POSTPONING DEFINITELY DOESN'T MEAN POSTPONING, DON'T MAKE IT HAPPEN.
IT DOES GIVE US TIME TO ADD ANYTHING WE MAY NEED TO.
>> POSTPONING DEFINITELY MEANS WHAT?
>> THAT WE COULD BRING IT BACK EVEN THE NEXT MEETING.
>> WITH THE CHANGES. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH. DEFINITELY TO ME IT MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT TO ME MEANS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BUT I'M NOT A ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER PERSON YET, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EXACTLY WE CAN BRING IT BACK. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S THE IMPRESSION I GET BECAUSE FROM WHAT CONSISTENT THING I'VE HEARD FROM EVERYONE HERE IS THAT EVERYONE DOES AGREE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE UP AND ON BASICALLY AS ONE OF OUR COUNTERPARTS SAID, WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD INSTEAD OF STILL POUNDING AT THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> YES. I THINK YOU MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS SAYING.
I WAS SAYING THAT I AGREE THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO ADVOCATE IN AUSTIN.
I WAS SAYING, BUT WE CAN ALSO DO THAT AND EXPRESS OUR DISAPPOINTMENT IN HOW OUR OWN APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS TREATING US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A TAXING ENTITY.
>> I WILL SAY THAT I FEEL LIKE IN OUR MEETINGS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE VERY CLEARLY SHARED HOW WE FEEL ABOUT WHAT THIS IS.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE MINCED WORDS.
I DON'T FEEL THAT I HAVE MYSELF.
I FEEL THAT THEY UNDERSTAND AT THIS POINT.
I BELIEVE THAT WE MAY COME BACK WITH A PROPOSITION THAT IS MORE THAN THE TAD BOARD, OR TO SOMEONE ELSE, OR IT PAINTS THE BIGGER PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO BETTER THAN WHAT THIS IS TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S GOT MORE TEETH, AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S MORE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE PROPOSITIONS OR THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, IS IT REALLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE? IS IT ENOUGH? IS IT TOO MUCH? WHERE ARE WE LEANING? YOU AND I VERY SPECIFICALLY HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT, AND SO THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPACTFUL, I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT RIGHT DECISION AND THAT WE'RE TAKING THAT RIGHT PATH FORWARD.
YOU DID TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE IN PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS, AND I DO BELIEVE AT LEAST WITH THE LAWSUIT, THAT'S SO DIFFERENT IN MY EYES AT WITH THAT IS SO DIFFERENT.
THAT'S NOT JUST SAYING WE BELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE,
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THAT'S US SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO SIGN ON TO A LAWSUIT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, WE BELIEVE WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HOW THEY'RE RATING OUR KIDS IS COMPLETELY WRONG.TO ME, THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN JUST A RESOLUTION.
I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE TWO CAN BE COMPARED PERSONALLY.
>> IT'S THE OUTCOME FOR KIDS, THAT RESOLUTION VERSUS LAWSUIT, BUT THE FACT THAT IF THERE'S WRONG TREATMENT OF OUR KIDS, WE'LL STAND ON IT NO MATTER WHERE IT'S ORIGINATING FROM.
AGAIN, NOT TO BELABOR, I DO SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUES IN SAYING WE CAN GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
I JUST NEED TO GET CLARITY ON THE INDEFINITELY PIECE BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT NEED TO BE A PART OF THAT.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE THAT QUESTION NEEDS TO GO.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO DIRECT THAT TO.
>> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING OTHER? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I NEED TO RECOMMEND SINCE WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ADVOCACY COMMITTEE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE COMMITTEES THAT WOULD ADDRESS IT.
WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH, LIKE I SAID, TO HAVE A TAD COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE AN ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE POLICY COMMITTEE.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE, I HAD TO SAY EASIEST, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT EASY, BUT QUICKEST WAY TO ADDRESS WHATEVER STATEMENT.
>> WHAT I'LL SAY IS, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO GET ONE OF THE COMMITTEES TOGETHER TO LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING THE MARK.
I SIT ON THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE SO I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT AND BRINGING SOMETHING BACK.
I THINK THAT THIS RESOLUTION CAN BE SO MUCH BETTER.
I DO THINK WE'RE MISSING THE MARK JUST A LITTLE BIT.
PUTTING ALL OF THE FOCUS ON THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A BALANCING ACT WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE TAX RELIEF THAT'S MUCH NEEDED TO TARRANT COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND I ACTUALLY THINK THE AVERAGE RESIDENT STANDS TO SAVE AROUND $400 AND SOMETHING.
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT IT'S NOT FAIR TO SAY, WELL, IT'S ONLY $200.
$200 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO SOME HOUSEHOLDS.
WE'VE GOT A HIGH ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUP IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO IT'S TRYING TO FIND THAT BALANCE.
I THINK WE'RE MISSING THE MARK GOING DIRECTLY AFTER TAD WHEN STATE FUNDING COMES FROM THE STATE.
I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
ARE THERE PIECES OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT I THINK WE COULD USE? ABSOLUTELY. BUT I REALLY THINK THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON THE STATE.
>> MAY I MAKE ONE STATEMENT, PRESIDENT FARRAR? I DO NOT DISAGREE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK AND I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL COMMITTED.
FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS AND ALL WHO CARE FOR THEM WITH THE VERY BEST MATERIALS AND ALL THE THINGS, THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS MEET THAT 96.5% CCMR. I AGREE THAT WE DO NEED TO DO SOMETHING, I'M ON THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE WITH YOU, WITH DR. CRUTCHFIELD.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT SOMETHING.
THE TAD COMMITTEE DID THIS VERY SWIFTLY AND WITHOUT THE HELP, THE SUPPORT, THE INPUT OF THE ISDS.
OUR VERY OWN CFO, MS. TRONGAARD, WAS ONE OF THE ONES, AS I THINK MS. NEWSOM AND DR. CRUTCHFIELD SAID LAST WEEK SHE WAS QUOTED A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND MANY OF THE CFOS, ALL DUE RESPECT, GIVE HER THE HONOR AND THE RESPECT OF LOOKING TO HER FOR INSIGHT, AND WISDOM, AND KNOWLEDGE, WHICH SAYS WE HAVE ELITE PERSONNEL.
MY POINT IN SAYING THAT IS THE PROCESSES BY WHICH THEY CAME TO THEIR RESOLUTION DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD AT MANSFIELD ISD.
I'M NOT DISAGREEING NEITHER AM I SAYING THAT WE DO NOT SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
I DO, HOWEVER, BELIEVE THAT THIS DECISION IS REQUIRING US AS A BOARD, AND OTHER BOARDS, ANY PUBLIC ISDS, ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL ISDS, IT'S REQUIRING US TO STAND UP AND SAY THAT WE ARE STANDING UP FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR ALL WHO CARE FOR THEM.
THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE IT'S SAYING.
I BELIEVE IT'S PUSHING US AGAINST THE WALL AND SAYING, DO YOU SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION OR ARE YOU GOING TO SIT BY THE WAYSIDE? NOW, ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO AS A BOARD? SOME OF US ARE ALREADY DOING THAT, CALLING, MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO TALK TO OTHER ENTITIES WHO WILL JOIN US BECAUSE, TO YOUR POINT, MS. FARRAR, THAT $200 COULD BE A LOT OF MONEY TO SOME FAMILIES,
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SO WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT.WHAT I'M SIMPLY SAYING IS, AS A BOARD, LET'S STAND TOGETHER, FIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS, FIGHT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEM, AND FIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT WE WILL GET ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT ISDS THAT WILL SUPPORT OUR DECISION TO FIGHT FOR MANSFIELD ISD AND THE GREAT DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE.
THE PROCESS OF LEAVING THE CFOS OUT AND MAKING A SWIFT DECISION WAS NOT ONE THAT I THINK WE WOULD BE PROUD OF.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT.
I DO BELIEVE WE OUGHT TO CLARIFY, MS. NEWSOM, I BELIEVE WE DO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS STANCE IS SAYING, DO YOU REALLY? I BELIEVE WE ALL DO.
BUT I BELIEVE IT'S A CALL TO ACTION FOR US.
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE SAVED FOR TAXPAYERS IN THIS REAPPRAISAL PLAN IS COMPARED TO THE COST TO US.
JANDEL CRUTCHFIELD IS NOT SAYING THAT $400 IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
I'M SAYING THE SAVINGS TO TAXPAYERS COMPARED TO WHAT IT WOULD COST OUR DISTRICT IS OUT OF PROPORTION, AND I THINK THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE STRONG SCHOOLS AND WE STILL WANT TO SUPPORT THAT. THANKS.
>>ANYTHING FURTHER? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY TO ALLOW US TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON THE STATE LEVEL, IS THAT CORRECT? POSTPONE INDEFINITELY?
>> YES, POSTPONE INDEFINITELY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> TO REDRAFT THE RESOLUTION, TO REFOCUS IT IN ALL THE AREAS THAT WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR.
>> THAT'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE BY CRAIG TIPPING, I HAVE A SECOND BY MICHELLE NEWSOM.
ALL THAT SUPPORT POSTPONING INDEFINITELY FOR THE REASONS STATED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
>> THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 12.6, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S 2025 BUDGET.
MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? DR. REED MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> DR. CRUTCHFIELD HAS SECOND.
>> IF WE'RE POSTPONING THE FIRST ONE, I'M SO CONFUSED.
WHY WOULDN'T WE POSTPONE THE SECOND ONE? BECAUSE THEY GO TOGETHER. THEY'RE KIND OF THE SAME PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
AM I WRONG? ANYONE WANT TO CORRECT ME?
>> WERE YOU GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH HER QUESTION OR?
>> WELL, YEAH, I WAS BASICALLY SAYING THE SAME THING, BUT THEN I SAW MRS. CRUTCHFIELD.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU MRS. CRUTCHFIELD.
>> NO, I THINK THE WAY THEY'RE LISTED IN THE AGENDA, I THINK THEY WERE TO BE CONSIDERED TOGETHER.
SO I THINK IT DOES MAKE SENSE THAT THEY ARE TIED.
SO I'M NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED WITH THAT.
>> THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
>> YEAH, GO AHEAD. ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER WOULD REQUIRE US TO VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE, AND THEN IF THAT FAILS, WE WOULD HAVE A NEW MOTION TO DO THE SAME POSTPONEMENT INDEFINITELY, IF THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE.
>> I'M SORRY, CAN WE REPEAT THE ROBERTS RULE OF ORDER THAT WE'RE OPERATING UNDER RIGHT NOW?
>> WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE.
IF IT FAILS, THEN WE CAN BRING FORWARD A NEW MOTION.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSING THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT 2025 BUDGET, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION FAILS 2-5.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NEW MOTION TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY AGENDA ITEM
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12.6 FOR THE SAME REASONS AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IN ITEM 12.5.>> ONE MOMENT, I'M UPDATING FROM THE PREVIOUS.
GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND, MR. TIPPING.
>> CAN I COMMENT? IF IT FAILED, THEN DO WE REALLY NEED TO DO THIS? I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
>> IF WE VOTED IT DOWN, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NEW MOTION.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NEW MOTION THAT WE REVISE THIS RESOLUTION TO ENSURE THAT WE INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT WILL REFLECT MANSFIELD ISD, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM MRS. TRONGAARD, DR. CANTU, DR. SCOTT, AND ALL THOSE WHO WOULD BE INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING A RESOLUTION THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF MANSFIELD ISD IN OPPOSITION OF THE BUDGET THAT TAD HAS PROPOSED FOR 2025.
>> THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE IT INDEFINITELY.
I'M TRYING TO SAY IT ALL IN ONE BREATH, BUT I HAVE TO BREATHE SOMETIMES.
>> I JUST HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
IF YOU READ WHAT THE MOTION IS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT TO.
I DO, FUNDAMENTALLY FROM OUR CONVERSATION.
BUT AS FAR AS THE MOTION IS ACTUALLY THAT FOR US TO DO SOMETHING, IS YOU'RE STILL POSTPONED INDEFINITELY OR ALL THE OTHER STUFF IN THE BEGINNING? THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW. I JUST NEEDED TO CLARIFY.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. FOR THOSE THAT WERE ORIGINALLY OPPOSED TO THE BUDGET FOR THE TAD 2025 BUDGET, ARE THERE SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS IN THAT BUDGET THAT YOU'RE OPPOSED TO?
>> I AM NOT OPPOSED TO A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM.
THE IDEA WITH TAD'S BUDGET, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS THAT AS A TAXING ENTITY, WE CONTRIBUTE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO THEIR BUDGET, AND SO WITH THEIR BUDGET INCREASE I THINK OF ABOUT 15% THIS YEAR, I THINK OUR INPUT MIGHT BE 200,000 ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.
IT'S TIED TO THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS, IF WE'RE NOT REAPPRAISING FOR WHAT WOULD IN EFFECT BE THREE YEARS, WHY DO WE NEED AN INCREASED BUDGET? IT'S TO FORCE THEM BACK TO THE TABLE TO RECONSIDER THAT CONSIDERING US AS A TAXING ENTITY.
I DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM.
>> I HAPPENED TO ATTEND THE LAST TAD MEETING ALONG WITH DR. CRUTCHFIELD, DR. REED WAS THERE, AND THEN SOME ADMINISTRATION WAS ALSO THERE.
THE BUDGET WAS DISCUSSED AT THAT POINT.
THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
THEIR OPERATIONAL BUDGET WAS PRETTY MUCH FLAT.
THEY REDUCED SOME OF THE POSITIONS.
THEY WERE ABLE TO STILL GIVE A RAISE TO EMPLOYEES.
BUT THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WERE MAINLY FOR SOFTWARE, SO THEY'RE UPGRADING THEIR SOFTWARE.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH TAD, THEY'VE HAD SOME ISSUES, ONGOING ISSUES.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT AFFECT ALL TAX-PAYING PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY.
SO THEY WANT TO UPGRADE THE SYSTEM FOR $4 MILLION.
IT'S GOING TO UPGRADE SERVERS.
THE APPRAISALS WILL BE MORE STREAMLINED.
I WENT BACK AND LISTENED JUST SO I COULD REMEMBER WHAT THE BUDGET ENTAILED.
I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IF WE DECIDE TO POSTPONE THIS AND THEN COME OUT WITH ANOTHER STATEMENT THAT STILL DOESN'T SUPPORT THEIR BUDGET, WHAT ARE YOU HOPING IS GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THAT BUDGET? I DON'T WANT TO JUST SAY, WELL, WE'RE NOT APPROVING YOUR BUDGET BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE YOUR REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
THOSE TWO THINGS SHOULD STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
JUST LIKE WHEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION AT THE STATE LEVEL, THAT VOUCHERS AND SCHOOL FUNDING SHOULD NOT BE TIED TOGETHER.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US SITTING UP HERE AGREED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TIED THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER.
NOW, WE'RE TYING THESE TWO THINGS TOGETHER AND SAYING,
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WE'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE YOUR BUDGET BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE YOUR REAPPRAISAL PLAN.I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. I THINK IT'S OKAY TO SAY, "LOOK, I DON'T LIKE YOUR REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR DISTRICT." BUT MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IF WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE THIS INDEFINITELY, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FROM TAD TAKE OUT OF THEIR BUDGET THAT'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU?
>> MAY I RESPOND TO THAT? I THINK ONE, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE PROCESS THROUGH, BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I THINK I'D LIKE TO RELENT AND ALLOW MRS. TRONGAARD TO SPEAK TO THAT WHERE DISTRICTS ARE NOW WORKING THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT IF THERE ARE ENOUGH DISTRICTS OR ENTITIES THAT OPPOSE, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MRS. TRONGAARD, THAT TAD WILL GO BACK AND REVIEW IT AND POSSIBLY MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THAT TO WORK THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
I THINK THIS IS THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO, AGAIN, FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND FOR OUR EDUCATORS, AND STAFF TO ALLOW THE PROCESS THROUGH TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE TAD $15 MILLION AND TAKE A HUGE DEFICIT.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU'RE TAKING MONEY FROM THE SCHOOLS TO GIVE TO TAXPAYERS.
IT'S LIKE DEFUNDING EDUCATION.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE PROCESS THROUGH.
EVEN IF WE END UP HERE, AT LEAST WE WILL HAVE FOUGHT FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IS TRUE, AND WE KNOW THAT WE NEED THE FINANCES, WE NEED THE FUNDING.
TO YOUR POINT, PRESIDENT FARRAR, ALLOW THE LEGISLATORS TO COME AND SUPPORT US, ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.
THEN HOPEFULLY IN JANUARY 2025, THEY WILL SUPPORT AND RELEASE THE MONIES, BUT ALSO SUPPORT US IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
BUT IS IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ALLOW MRS. TRONGAARD TO MENTION A PORTION OF THAT IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS THAT WAS NOT FOLLOWED OR THAT IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME?
>> SURE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> THANK YOU. I THINK SOME FACTS HAVE CHANGED JUST A LITTLE BIT SINCE DISTRICTS HAVE DONE THE OPPOSAL TO THE BUDGET.
TAD DID GO BACK AND THEY DID DO A BUDGET APPROVAL, WHICH IT WAS VERY HARD TO HEAR IN THE BOARD MEETING THAT DAY.
BUT THEY DID GO BACK AND REDUCED THEIR BUDGET FROM A 4% RAISE, WHICH IS WHAT A LOT OF THE SCHOOL CFOS WERE ARGUING ABOUT AND SUPERINTENDENTS, BECAUSE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE GIVEN LESS, AND YET OUR RATES WERE GOING SKY HIGH, AND IT WENT DOWN TO 2.5%.
THEN THEY ALSO REDUCED THE MUCH NEEDED SOFTWARE THEY'RE IN DIRE NEED OF, THEY REDUCED THAT BY 500,000.
THEY DID GO DOWN, SO I THINK THAT LITTLE PIECE WILL GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON OUR PART.
THEN WE DO HAVE A DEADLINE TO DO ANY OPPOSALS.
I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD NEED THE MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND I'M AWARE OF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 THAT HAVE APPROVED TO OPPOSE THE BUDGET OUT OF 21.
>> MRS. TRONGAARD, IS IT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR IS IT TAXING ENTITIES AS WELL?
CORRECT. YES. I DON'T KNOW THE TOTAL CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
>> I'LL ADD, I ABSOLUTELY HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
MY CONCERN IS, IF THIS GETS KICKED BACK AND THEY HAVE TO REDO THEIR BUDGET, WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO SEE CHANGE IN THE BUDGET? BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO APPROVE A BUDGET.
THEY'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
SO US NOT APPROVING THE BUDGET ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE HOPING THAT IF WE SAY WE DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND OPPOSE THIS, WHAT ARE WE HOPING TO SEE TAKEN OUT OF THE BUDGET?
>> I'LL SHARE AND SAY, AGAIN, WHAT I SHARED BEFORE IS THAT AS A TAXING ENTITY PAYING INTO THEIR BUDGET, I'M HOPING FOR A CONSIDERATION.
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF THIS PARTICULAR MOTION, ETC., THAT CAN ALSO BE PART OF WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING IN THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE LARGER MOTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT OUTCOME WILL BE, BUT THAT IS THE PORTION OF THEIR WORK FOR US ON OUR BEHALF IS TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T HAVE AGAIN A LINE ITEM THERE.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MRS. WILSON?
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>> I JUST WANT TO ASK MRS. TRONGAARD ONE MORE THING.
MRS. TRONGAARD, DID YOU SAY SIX OF THE 21 HAD VOTED AGAINST? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD THAT NUMBER RIGHT.
>> THAT'S WHAT THE CFOS HAVE REPORTED. YES.
>> SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. I'M SORRY.
>> THAT IS WHAT THE CFOS HAVE REPORTED.
>> SIX OF THE 21 REPORTED VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET?
LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I HEARD IT ALL RIGHT.
>> THE ORIGINAL MOTION FAILED 2-5.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO BASICALLY REVISE THE SET OF MOTION AND POSTPONE INDEFINITELY TO REVISE THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS JUST TURNED DOWN.
I HAVE A FIRST BY BENITA REED.
I HAVE A SECOND BY JANDEL CRUTCHFIELD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF POSTPONING INDEFINITELY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION FALLS 3-4.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 13, CONSENT AGENDA.
[13. Consent Agenda]
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT WE VOTE THE CONSENT AGENDA UP OR DOWN UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM.DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL AN ITEM AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 7-0.
THIS MOVES US TO ITEM 14, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[14. Superintendent's Report]
THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY.IS THERE ANYTHING LISTED IN THE REPORT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH DR. CANTU AT THIS TIME? THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 15, ADJOURN.
WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 11:11.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.