[00:00:04] GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT IS 5:00 PM. LET US COME TO ORDER FOR THE CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. [1. Call to Order] LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, [3. Closed Session] EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR AN EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR AN EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND CONTRACT. 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY. 551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS. WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:01. [4. Reconvene] OKAY. WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 5:22 P.M.. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER LED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DOCTOR BENITA REED AND THE PLEDGES LED BY BOARD MEMBER COURTNEY LACKEY WILSON. MIC] OF ALLEGIANCE] [6. District Recognition] AND THAT MOVES US INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. JUST A CLARIFICATION. IS THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING? OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS MEETING. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SPARE YOU HAVING TO LISTEN TO ME READ THAT PARAGRAPH. I'LL SAVE IT FOR LATER. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR DISCUSSION. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TWO DIFFERENT THINGS TODAY. SO EACH BOARD MEMBER IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON A COMMITTEE THAT THEY SERVE ON. JUST GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE FROM THAT COMMITTEE. AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE SCORECARD. AND THEN EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL ALSO REPORT ON A SPECIFIC SECTION IN THE SCORECARD. SO I THINK I'M GOING TO DO THIS. DOCTOR REED I'M JUST GOING TO START DOWN THERE WITH YOU. IF YOU JUST WANT TO TELL TO TELL US WHAT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH COMMITTEES FIRST. SO IF YOU JUST WANT TO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE COMMITTEE YOU'RE WORKING ON IS DOING, AND THEN WE'LL JUST MOVE DOWN THE LINE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE COMMITTEE REPORT THAT I HAVE IS FOR ADVOCACY, AND I THINK I KIND OF MOVED INTO CRAIG'S TAB, BUT ADVOCACY IS BECAUSE ADVOCACY, IT'S A LOT GOING ON, AS DOCTOR SCOTT JUST SAID. SO I WANT TO REMIND US THAT WE DO HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK. FEBRUARY 19TH, I SPOKE WITH JULIE COLE OF THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS. AND SO WE HAVE A MEETING WHERE WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN ON EVERYBODY'S MIND IS FUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SHE WANTED TO WHEN WE SPOKE, SHE WANTED TO REMIND ALL OF US TO ASK OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CONSTITUENTS, ARE BUSINESS LEADERS TO PLEASE CALL AND OR WRITE YOUR LEGISLATORS, HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES AND ASK THEM TO [00:05:04] ENSURE THAT WE GET THE FUNDING THAT WE DESIRE, THAT WE NEED, SO THAT WE CAN SERVE OUR KIDS WITH EXCELLENCE AND SAY NO TO VOUCHERS. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED THE FUNDING. WE'D LIKE FOR THE ENERGY TO BE EVEN MORE VIVACIOUS FOR PUBLIC FUNDING. AND SO SHE WANTED TO REITERATE THOSE TWO POINTS. I SPOKE WITH IS THIS YOUR PART, CRAIG? PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I'M OVERLAPPING, BUT WITH FRED COMPOST, I SPOKE WITH HIM. DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HIM? HE'S THE NEWLY ELECTED. HE DID. THIS IS NEWLY ELECTED TAD BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. AND HE HAD THREE POINTS TO REMIND US OF THE ENTITY MEETING, WHICH IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH FROM 10 TO 12. HE SAID IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TUNE IN. HE KNOWS THAT OUR CFO, MISS TRONGAARD, WILL BE PRESENT, AND HE WANTS TO REMIND OUR CFOS OF THE ISDS PLEASE ATTEND. THE CHIEF APPRAISER WILL BE THERE AND HE WILL BE DISCUSSING A REAPPRAISAL PLAN. HE ALSO MENTIONED FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS. I BELIEVE THEY WERE ON FRIDAYS BEFORE THEY WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS NOW AT 9:00. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS ON FEBRUARY 26TH. IF WE CANNOT MAKE IT. HIS THIRD REMINDER IF WE CAN'T TUNE IN, HE DOES SEND OUT VIDEOS TO GIVE US INSIGHT, BUT HE'D LIKE FOR US TO TUNE IN ONLINE IF WE CANNOT BE PRESENT. OKAY. AND I THINK ONE OF THE CONTINUUM IS FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO WE'VE BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS. I WENT TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, TOWN HALL MEETING, CHRIS TURNER, AND HE HAD A FEW POINTS. ONE, WE NEED TO FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LET'S BAND TOGETHER AND ENSURE THAT WE GET OUR SCHOOLS IN HIS AREA. OF COURSE, I WAS SPEAKING ON MANSFIELD ABOUT MANSFIELD ISD. MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE GET THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED. HE HAS CREATED A BILL TO ENSURE THAT WE WILL DO THAT, AND HE WANTS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR HIM TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE GET THE FUNDING SAYS THERE'S GREAT ENTHUSIASM. WE JUST NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT. CALL TEXT, SEND SMOKE SIGNALS. I'M JUST KIDDING. CALL TEXT. SEND LETTERS. AND THERE ARE FORM LETTERS. MANY OF US HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED OUR STATE LEGISLATORS, OUR SENATE REPRESENTATIVES, TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW WE NEED THE FUNDING. I THINK THERE'S A COMMON THEME, WHICH IS LET'S FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MRS. ANDERSON, YOU'RE UP NEXT. HELLO. WELL, I AM OVER HERE WITH MY FELLOW TRUSTEES HERE OVER AUDIT. WE ARE FANTASTIC AND HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAD ANOTHER CLEAN AUDIT. 23-24 SO THAT'S SUPER. NOT THAT WE WOULD EXPECT ANYTHING LESS FROM MICHELLE AND HER TEAM. WE'RE STILL MAINTAINING THE BOARD'S GOALS OF IN BETWEEN 17 AND 25%. AND WE STILL HAVE THE FUND BALANCE AT AROUND 32. I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS WE TRY TO STAY ABOVE 25, BUT IN HERE IN MANSFIELD, WE'VE STAYED ABOVE 30. SO WE'RE MONITORING THIS LEGISLATIVE SEASON. AS WE ALL KNOW, WE JUST GOT THROUGH DOING SOME VIDEOS. SO HOPEFULLY THOSE WILL BE GOING OUT. AND EVERYONE OUT THERE PLEASE KNOW OUR PRIORITIES. THIS LEGISLATIVE SEASON WITH TEACHER PAY AS ONE OF THE EMERGENCY ITEMS TO ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY. AS WE ALL KNOW, TEACHER RETENTION IS REALLY HIGH ON EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT MAINLY HERE IN MANSFIELD. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IS HOW D O WE GET THEM THE FINANCES THAT ARE POSSIBLE? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, REALLY RIGHT NOW WE'VE KEPT GOING ALONG. MICHELLE JUST DID A PRESENTATION LAST WEEK. WE LOOK LIKE OUR TIMELINE IS GOING ON GREAT. AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER AUDIT MEETING IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. SO THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR AUDIT. THANK YOU MA'AM. MR. TIPPING. YES, YES. SO I'LL BE REPORTING ON THE APPRAISAL COMMITTEE. APPRAISAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE? ONE THING, JUST A LITTLE CORRECTION, THAT MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN POSTPONED AT THIS TIME. THERE'S NOT A RESCHEDULED DATE AS OF YET. BUT THEY WILL LET US KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. SO IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO GO OR JOIN IN ON THE THE TEAMS MEETING AND SO FORTH. DON'T. YOU'LL BE WASTING YOUR TIME. SO THAT'S ONE THING. BUT THEN I WANTED TO JUMP OVER TO JOHNSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. [00:10:02] I HAD MADE SURE THAT A MESSAGE GOT OUT TO ALL OF Y'ALL. I THINK THAT WAS IN DECEMBER, ABOUT MR. COCKRELL WHO PASSED PRIOR AFTER BEING VOTED IN, BUT PRIOR TO JOINING THE BOARD AND SO FORTH, AND KIND OF WHAT THE PLANS POTENTIALLY WOULD BE FOR REPLACING THAT SEAT. AND I'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH DISCUSSIONS A FEW TIMES, AND THEY SAID IT ACTUALLY IS LINED OUT IN THE LAW THAT EACH ENTITY WOULD BE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL IF THERE WAS ONE, YOU KNOW, THEY'D HAVE TO FIT THE CRITERIA OF LIVING IN THAT COUNTY AND, SO ON AND SO FORTH. BUT EACH ENTITY WOULD BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND THEN THE SITTING BOARD WOULD THEN SELECT FROM THOSE NOMINEES. THERE WAS 45 DAYS GIVEN AFTER THE JANUARY MEETING. YES. THE JOHNSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT JANUARY MEETING, 45 DAYS TO BE ABLE TO NOMINATE AND THEN THEY WILL BE VOTING IN MARCH TO ADD THAT REPLACEMENT. THAT DOESN'T GIVE US MUCH OPPORTUNITY IF THERE IS SOMEBODY WE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST BE UP FRONT. THERE'S NOT ANYBODY THAT I KNOW OF AT THIS MOMENT THAT HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST OR THAT I'M AWARE OF IN JOHNSON COUNTY, WHICH MAKES UP A SMALLER PORTION OF OUR DISTRICT. BUT WE DO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY PRIOR TO THEIR MARCH MEETING. SO AGAIN, THAT'S I FOUND THAT OUT AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE. THE EXECS ON THAT. SO IF THERE IS SOMEBODY, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. WHICH WOULD MEAN PROBABLY A CALLED MEETING OF SOME KIND IF THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WANTED TO DO. SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT THERE. AND I CAN DISCUSS THAT MORE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS IF SOMEBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO MRS. WILSON. YES. THANK YOU. SORRY. THANK YOU. JUST REAL QUICK THE LIST IN THE EMAIL IS DIFFERENT THAN THIS CHART? RIGHT. BECAUSE WE HAD TO COMBINE TWO MONTHS. OKAY. BECAUSE MINE WERE THE SAME AS WHAT I SAW THAT I HAD, MINE MATCHED. SO IT CONFUSED ME WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS DOING IT. SO MINE JUST HAPPENED TO MATCH. SO I HAVE SAFETY. OUR LAST ONE WAS IN EARLY NOVEMBER. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IN MARCH. OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS THAT WE DO, AND AT THAT TIME, FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 1ST, WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS. AND JEFF CAN CORRECT ME IF WE WERE GIVEN A STATUS, BUT WE HAD A VERY GOOD AUDIT AND REVIEW FROM, I GUESS, THE STATE. CORRECT. AND WE GOT A CHECK PLUS. YEAH. AND I'LL ADD TO THAT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO BRIT ALSO FOR SAFETY BECAUSE I HAD MYSELF DOWN AS THAT TOO. SO I'LL JUST I CAN CLICK ON ALL THAT REAL QUICK. SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR PHYSICAL DISTRICT AUDIT. SO YES THE STATE AUDIT WENT WELL SO FAR THE ONES THAT WE'VE HAD. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND THIS WILL BE MEASURED ON OUR SCORECARD. SO JUST TO ADD THAT TO THAT. YEAH. NO THAT'S FINE. AND SO ACTUALLY WE ARE DOING VERY WELL IN ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. AND IF THEY'RE FINDING ANYTHING, IT'S IS VERY MINIMAL CONSIDERING ALL THAT WE HAVE TO CONQUER AS FAR AS AREA AND SPACE AND BUILDINGS AND STUDENTS TO PROTECT. AND SO AND OUR STAFF REMEDIATES ANY OF THOSE. AND IT'S NOT IT'S REALLY NOTHING AS IT COULD BE BAD. IT'S MAYBE A GLITCH LOCK, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE OR SOMETHING, BUT THEY'RE CATCHING IT RIGHT OFF. THEY'RE HAVING TONS OF CAMPUS WALKS. I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE FINAL NUMBER IT WAS AT THE LAST MEETING. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER UPDATE COMING UP IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS BY THE TIME WE DO THE NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT. AND AS KEZIAH SAID, THEY HAD THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE LITTLES AND THEIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SO I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. YEAH. AND THEN I'LL JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF HERS. WE CAN JUST COMBINE THIS ONE TODAY. SO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE WRAPPED UP THE EVOLV BOND PACKAGE. SO ALL OF IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, IN THE PREVIOUS BOND, WE WERE ADDING EVOLVE SYSTEMS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES. SO THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN PUT IN IMPLEMENTED AND THAT IS RUNNING WELL. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. WE ALSO HAVE STARTED WORKING ON THE DISTRICT WIDE CAMERA AND ACCESS CONTROL REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND JUST IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE FOUND SPECIFICALLY AROUND STAIRWELLS, ENTRY POINTS AND OUTSIDE OF THE STUDENT RESTROOMS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT TO UPDATE ALL OF THOSE. AND THEN ALSO THEY'VE INSTALLED SOME DOOR ALARMS AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. [00:15:07] AND THEN AGAIN, EVALUATING FOR INTERMEDIATE AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THOSE ARE GOING TO HELP FUNNEL TRAFFIC ON CAMPUSES THROUGH FEWER DOORS, WHICH WILL HELP WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND THEIR TEAM'S REALLY GOOD ABOUT DOING THE PRESENTATION. YEAH. YOU KNOW, TO TELL YOU ALL THESE THINGS AND PLUS A LOT MORE. SO I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED OR CONCERNED OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING OR NOT DOING TO BE SURE TO CHECK IN AND WATCH WHEN THEY ARE GIVING THOSE PRESENTATIONS. BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS, YOU KNOW, WAS DONE BACK BEFORE THE BIG BREAKS AND AFTER THE NOVEMBER QUARTERLY MEETING. ALL RIGHT. DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD. SURE. SO I'M REPORTING FOR THE BOARD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AND SO THIS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING GOALS FOR BOARD ACTION AND REPORTING OUT MONTHLY. SO FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU WOULD SEE THIS AS THE BOARD SCORECARD ON THE AGENDA. AND SO MOST OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE COMPLETED WITH THIS COMMITTEE WAS DONE OVER THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL. AND SO WE AT OUR LAST WORK SESSION, I BELIEVE, IN AUGUST, PRESENTED TO THE BOARD SOME RECOMMENDED CHANGES, MAINLY AROUND THE AREA OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. SO THAT THE BOARD NOW IS DOING A COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK AND MORE TRAINING SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES DO. AND SO THAT'S BEEN THE ADDITION. I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. SO I THINK WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST SESSION, THEY WERE STILL IN THE CURRENT FORMAT. AND SO I THINK POTENTIALLY SOME WORK OF THE COMMITTEE IN THE FUTURE IS TO SEE HOW TO PARSE OUT WHERE HOW WE REPORT OUT ON THE FEEDBACK SESSIONS, STAFF VERSUS COMMUNITY BASED. AND SO I KNOW, MISS FARRAR, YOU HAD A COMMENT ABOUT THAT, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AS A NEW GOAL POTENTIALLY. YEAH. WHEN I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE REPORT, I JUST NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY ON THE NUMBER OF COMMITTEE OR NOT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, MEETINGS THAT WE HAD THAT INCLUDED I FORGET, I APOLOGIZE, I FORGET WHAT THE NAME OF IT, WE KIND OF CHANGED THE NAME OF IT. YES. SO AFTER WE INITIALLY MADE UPDATED THIS IN AUGUST, I BELIEVE IT WAS. THEN WE MET TRYING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A BETTER WAY WE COULD REVAMP THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS JUST FOR MORE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND INCLUDE MORE OF OUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WITHIN MANSFIELD ISD. AND SO THAT'S HOW THOSE TWO SEPARATE ONES CAME OUT. SO WE HAVE HAD FOUR OF THEM TOTAL. TWO OF THEM WERE FOR OUR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES, AND THEN TWO OF THEM WERE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. YES. SO I THINK AS A COMMITTEE, WE PROBABLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPORT THAT OUT, RIGHT? INSTEAD OF AS A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION LISTED IN ONE SPLITTING THAT UP WITH STAFF AND COMMUNITY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD PUT TO THE COMMITTEE. SO THAT'S MISS WILSON AND MISS ANDERSON. OKAY, SO JUST MAKE A NOTE. I GUESS MOVING FORWARD, HOWEVER, Y'ALL WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPORT THAT OUT. ARE YOU. SO I THINK SO INITIALLY THE GOAL RIGHT OF, THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE SCORECARD TALKS ABOUT COMMUNITY MEETINGS. AND SO THE GOAL FOR THE BOARD IS TO HAVE NINE OF THOSE. AND SO THIS IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT COUNT IS, RIGHT? SO IF STAFF ARE INCLUDED IN THAT COMMUNITY, COUNT OR NOT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S JUST A DISCUSSION WE NEED TO HAVE. OKAY. OKAY. I WOULD JUST SAY MY FEEDBACK FOR ME JUST I'M NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THEM PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. I MEAN, A LOT OF THEM LIVE AND CLEARLY THEY WORK HERE. AND SO FOR ME, I THINK IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO GET FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM THEM. AND I THINK THIS FORMAT HAS WORKED WELL SO FAR BECAUSE IT GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO US. WHEREAS BEFORE IN THE FORMAT THAT THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, IT WAS JUST A VERY OPEN PUBLIC CONVERSATION AND A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE VOICING THEIR CONCERNS. SO FOR JUST FOR ME, I THINK I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THOSE IN THERE. WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THERE WERE SPECIFIC MEETINGS JUST FOR THEM. AND SO THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST MY $0.02 ON IT. YEAH. AND SO I THIN K THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE TITLE OF IT, I THINK. AND SO I WAS JUST GOING BY THE LETTER OF WHAT IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS IN THE GOAL. YEAH, WE KIND OF CHANGED IT AFTER THIS WAS INITIALLY DONE. SO YEAH, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. AND SO THAT WOULD BE SOME FUTURE WORK. BUT OTHERWISE THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE]. MRS. NEWSOM. GOOD EVENING. I AM ON BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES COMMITTEE. WE MET RECENTLY. WE HAD A VERY FUN TWO HOUR MEETING, AND WE LITERALLY WENT SECTION BY SECTION OVER BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. [00:20:09] I FELT LIKE WE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATION. I THINK WE HAD SOME VERY PRODUCTIVE IDEAS AND CHANGES THAT CAME ABOUT. WE JUST HAD THOSE CHANGES. KIND OF PUT THROUGH. SOME HAVE TO GO THROUGH LEGAL FOR SOME JUST EVALUATION AND CORRECT WORDING. SOMETIMES WHAT WE MEAN ISN'T WHAT WE SAY. SO THEY HELP US A LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES. AND SO WE'LL BE MEETING AND FOLLOWING UP ON THIS IN APRIL AND EVERYONE WILL GET TO GET TO SEE OUR ADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTIONS THERE AND BE ABLE TO VOICE SOME OPINIONS. ALSO, I'M ON THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. AND SO WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TWO MEETINGS IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 27TH AND NOVEMBER 24TH. WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP ON THE 28TH. SOME HIGHLIGHTS HERE ABOUT ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE STAFF DEVICES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THIS FALL. SO THIS WAS A NICE FALL REFRESH FROM IT. WE DID AN INVENTORY AUDIT AND IT'S BEING CONDUCTED AT EVERY SITE. ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF TALK ABOUT THE FIBER RING STUFF. WE ALL CARE ABOUT THAT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A PROPOSED SOLUTION COMING TO THE BOARD MEETING IN MARCH ABOUT THE FIBER RING. SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. BOND PROJECTS, THE NETWORK UPDATES. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CABLING AND ALL THAT THAT'S GOING ON AND GOING WELL. AUXILIARY SITES. WE'VE TALKED ALSO WITH SAFETY ABOUT ACCESS POINTS AND NETWORK SWITCHES, AS WELL AS THESE INTERACTIVE PANELS AND DIGITAL SIGN INSTALLS ON EVERY CAMPUS I'VE BEEN ON IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I'VE SEEN THE INTERACTIVE PANELS IN THE ROOMS, AND EVERY SINGLE TEACHER HAS THEM ON. THEY'RE NOT OFF INTO THE SIDE. THEY'RE BEING USED EVERY SINGLE TIME. I LOVE SEEING STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEY'RE GREAT TO SEE HOW THEY'RE HOW TEACHERS ARE CREATIVE AND USING THEM WITH STUDENTS. SO THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY GREAT. THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM HOSTED A WEBINAR FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. IT WAS CALLED HOW TO CREATE A TECH READY HOME. THEY HAD A GUEST PRESENTER FROM PROTECT YOUNG EYES. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING CHILDREN. THEY HAD A REALLY GREAT TURNOUT AND THEY HAD REALLY GREAT POSITIVE FEEDBACK. AND THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM IS CONTINUING TO SEND OUT THE PARENT STUDENT NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO STAY VIGILANT ONLINE AND BEING SAFE. SO I REALLY LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT. NOT ONLY ARE WE HEARING FROM STUFF ABOUT ACADEMICS AND STUFF ABOUT FINE ARTS. WE ALL LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE FUN THINGS, BUT WE'RE ALSO HEARING ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT MISD IS DOING FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT. WE ALSO PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE. THE TASA CONFERENCE. THERE WAS A TEAM THAT COLLABORATED WITH A PARTNER SPECIALIZING IN STUDENT ONLINE SAFETY AND DEVICE PROTECTION. THIS WAS JEREMY JAMIESON, DOCTOR BROWN, AND SHAWNTEE COWAN, AND THEY PRESENTED ON OUR IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR SAFEGUARDING STUDENTS USING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES. AND SO THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER TIME THAT MISD WAS LEADING THE WAY IN TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TWO CYBER SECURITY ASSESSMENTS DONE. AND THEY WERE RATED ABOVE AVERAGE IN ALL OUR K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS. SO KUDOS TO THAT TEAM THERE. SO DOING GREAT THINGS AND KEEP ON CHARGING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU NEED A BREAK, MRS. NEWSOM? OR YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK THIS DIRECTION? OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO. DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST KNOCK IT OUT, OR YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK TO YOU? OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL START WITH DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD, AND WE'LL GO BACK. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CURRENTLY UPLOADED BOARD SCORECARD THAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE AGENDA. MY SECTION IS THE SECURITY SECTION. REMEMBER THIS WAS RECENTLY ADDED AS OF THIS YEAR. SO AS OF TODAY EVERYONE'S BACKGROUND CHECK IS COMPLETE. AND WE HAVE MISS WILSON WITH THE MOST MINUTES IN TRAINING. [LAUGHTER] ARE YOU ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. WITH THE MOST MINUTES IN TERMS OF HER TRAINING FOR THIS IS I'M TRYING TO GET THE NUMBER. IT'S VERY SMALL ON MY SCREEN. SO AT THE BOTTOM YOU GUYS WILL HAVE IT PRINTED OUT. WHAT IT SAYS 7.2. IS IT 7.2 THE? WE HAVE IT IS [7. Instructional Focus] 7.2. OKAY. SAFETY AND SECURITY TRAINING. YES. SO IT'S BIG ENOUGH. AND SO THAT IS THOSE ARE THE TWO GOALS FOR THAT PARTICULAR SECTION. AND SO WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO HAVING ALL OF THOSE COMPLETE. SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS DO HAVE MOST OF THEIR TRAININGS COMPLETE. [00:25:03] SO SHORT AND SWEET. WE'RE ON TRACK. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO COVER PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO 4.1 BOARD COMMITTEES. OBVIOUSLY TODAY IN AUGUST, WE REPORTED OUT IN OUR WORK SESSION ABOUT COMMITTEES. AND TODAY WE'RE REPORTING OUT. SO THAT WILL CHANGE EFFECTIVE TODAY FOR THAT SCORECARD. SO WE'VE NOW EFFECTIVELY NOT BEEN RUN RIGHT THERE. AND THEN 4.2 KEEPING BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES UP TO DATE AND BEING FOLLOWED. THAT IS WHAT WE MET IN JANUARY AND DISCUSSED. SO WE ARE ON TRACK WITH THAT AS WELL. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH. MRS. WILSON. OKAY, I'M ON THE RIGHT CHART THIS TIME AND I'M [INAUDIBLE] TEAM WORK. BUT BY THE WAY, THERE WAS NOTHING FOR POLICY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING. OH, THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. SO YES, I ACTUALLY DID BRIEFLY TALK TO MR. WRIGHT. THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE. YES, WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE THAT IS COMING OUT. THANK YOU.OKAY. YEAH. ON THE UPDATE. SO YEAH, WE DO HAVE THAT COMING, BUT. BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING OFF SHORT MONTHS YOU KNOW. SO SYNERGY AND TEAMWORK. THE FIRST ONE IS 6.1. THE TEAM OF EIGHT PROGRESS MEETINGS WE HAVE HAD AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, WITH OUR ENTIRE TEAM OF EIGHT PARTICIPATING IN THAT, AND THEN OUR BOARD MEMBER PARTNERSHIP AND BUDDY SLASH BUDDY PROGRAM. FOR THOSE THAT THAT'S THAT REFERS TO SEVERAL ITEMS. MAYBE WE GO TO A BASKETBALL GAME WITH A BOARD BUDDY OR MAYBE WE ACTUALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE LIKE TO DO, SIT DOWN AND HAVE COFFEE IN A LITTLE MEETING LIKE THAT OR PHONE CALLS EVEN JUST TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP OF SORTS BECAUSE WE ARE DOING SOME WORK TOGETHER. RIGHT? AND SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S IN THE RED. BUT AS I JUST MENTIONED, THAT WE JUST CAME BACK FROM A COUPLE OF SHORT MONTHS WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SPENDING PROBABLY MORE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES THAN EACH OTHER. [LAUGHTER] AND SO BUT WE'VE ALREADY SET THAT IN PROGRESS. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WE'RE ALL TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT AND REACHING OUT TO EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATING AND JUST STAYING, YOU KNOW, UP TO SPEED WITH EACH OTHER. SO ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. MR. TIPPING. YES. OKAY. I AM REPORTING ON ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT. SO 5.1, I MEAN, WE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION ON THAT, SO I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN SINCE WE JUST HAD THAT DISCUSSION ON THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. I THINK IT'S MORE JUST HOW IT'S BEING REPORTED OUT AND TWEAKING THAT AND SO FORTH TO FIT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. BOARD MEMBERS VISIBLE AT SCHOOL EVENTS. I SEE US ALL THERE ALL THE TIME. WE'RE ALL GOOD ABOUT THIS, AND I THINK WE'RE OBVIOUSLY BY THE SCORE WE'RE PASSING THAT AND DOING A GREAT JOB. BUT BEING AT SCHOOL EVENTS AND REPRESENTING OURSELVES THERE. SO GOOD JOB THERE. LET'S KEEP THAT UP. BOARD MEMBERS VISIBLE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. THAT'S IN THE YELLOW, WHICH OBVIOUSLY MEANS A LITTLE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE. I STILL THINK I SEE US DOING A GOOD JOB AT THAT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO. YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT'S A CITY COUNCIL, A CHAMBER EVENT, OTHER TYPES OF EVENTS THAT ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK WE DO A GREAT JOB WHEN IT'S SCHOOL RELATED TYPE EVENTS. LET'S JUST TRY TO GET A LITTLE BETTER WHEN IT'S OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND THEN FINALLY, 5.4 LOCAL ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS ARE INFORMED OF MISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, OBVIOUSLY BASED OFF OF THE BLUE HERE. I THINK WE'VE MADE IT PRETTY EVIDENT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE STAND ON THINGS. WE'VE DONE THE VIDEO, WE'VE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS HERE ABOUT WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE. YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE BEING SCHOOL FUNDING. SO I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. BUT LET'S DON'T STOP. WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THAT GOING. YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION SO. THANK YOU, SIR, MISS ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT. I AM SPEAKING OF OUR VISION AND GOALS. WE FOCUS ON MONITORING THE BOARD DASHBOARD, IN WHICH DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD HAS TAKEN ON A LOT OF THE BRUNT OF THAT AND COLLECTING ALL THE DATA SO THAT WE'RE OVER MAXIMIZING ON. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE IS REALLY TAKING THE SCORECARD SERIOUSLY AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE EXECUTING EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED TO BE EXECUTED. THEN WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNITY AS WELL AS VISIBILITY ON OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES. AND AS CRAIG SAID A MOMENT AGO, WE ALL SEEM TO BE PRETTY READILY AVAILABLE AND OUT THERE. [00:30:04] SO ALL OF THESE ACTION VISION GOALS ARE WE'RE ACTUALLY OVER EXCEEDING. SO YAY TEAM. THANK YOU. AND DR. REED. YES. SO I'LL END WITH THE I HAD ONE MORE THING TO REPORT ON ADVOCACY BUT THE SYSTEMS REPORT. SO TWO OF THE SIX SYSTEM REPORTS MADE THIS YEAR. I THINK THE ONE THAT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON IS GOVERNANCE. SO I BELIEVE WE'RE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION TO DO THAT. SYSTEMS REPORT SYSTEM REPORTS. YES. AND THEN, OH, MAYBE I DIDN'T SPEAK LOUDLY ENOUGH. THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING FOR ADVOCACY. I JUST GOT OFF A CALL FROM MR. GUTHRIE'S, DEPARTMENT OR AREA WITH TRS AND THOSE EDUCATORS WHO ARE CONCERNED AND SENT CALLS AND MESSAGES REGARDING TRS. I DID SPEAK WITH MISS ADDISON REAGAN IN HIS OFFICE, AND I RECEIVED A DOCUMENT. I CAN GIVE THAT TO ALLIE TO SEE IF DOCTOR CANTU AND HER TEAM WOULD LIKE TO DISSEMINATE THAT. YES. DISTRIBUTE THAT. FORGIVE MY SPEECH TODAY, BUT LET ME READ A COUPLE OF THINGS. DON'T LAUGH AT YOUR COLLEAGUE, SAY [INAUDIBLE]. I CAN TOTALLY RELATE. THAT'S WHY I'M LAUGHING. [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST GETTING OVER WHATEVER THAT WAS. AND SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO MENTION THAT SHE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE DOCUMENT. BECAUSE I TOO AM IN TRS. SO I'M CONCERNED. OKAY. AND SO SHE SAID THAT ACCORDING TO TRS, IF A LEVEL HEAD COUNT IS MAINTAINED, AND SHE AFFIRMED THAT A LEVEL HEAD COUNT IS MAINTAINED AND THAT LEVEL HEAD COUNT IS 28 YEARS, IT HAS TO GO UP TO 31. SO WITHIN THE LEVEL HEAD COUNT IT WOULD NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON EXPECTED FUNDING PROGRESS FOR THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE TRS'S ACTUARIAL VALUATION ALREADY ASSUMES A LEVEL HEAD COUNT. OKAY, SHE SAID. WE DO KNOW THAT THE SENATE HAS ALREADY VOTED AND IT PASSED THROUGH THE SENATE IN TERMS OF HOUSE BILL TWO. AND SHE SAID, RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS FINE. OF COURSE, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING FEBRUARY 28TH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. IS THAT CORRECT, DOCTOR SCOTT? FEBRUARY 28TH. AND IF THAT MOVES FORWARD, THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING WHERE THEY WILL REAPPRAISE. AND SO WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. NOW THERE IS A LOT GOING ON WHERE OUR TEA REPRESENTATIVE MR. MORATH HAD JUST RELEASED INFORMATION. SO THERE'S A VIDEO ON THAT. SO SHE ENCOURAGED AND I'M ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO TO ONE TEXAS LEGISLATOR ONLINE. YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION. AND THEN TWO SENATE LIVE BROADCAST SO WE CAN STAY ABREAST OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. I AM GOING TO BE VERY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS BECAUSE AS EDUCATORS, WHEN WE'RE WORKING WE WANT. WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS SOMETHING FOR SURE, RIGHT. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT OUR EDUCATORS KNOW THAT WE ARE FIGHTING ON THEIR BEHALF AND THAT WE'RE CONCERNED JUST AS THEY ARE CONCERNED REGARDING THEIR PENSION. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR INPUT ON THIS. LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE DO KIND OF MONITOR EVERYTHING. WE'VE GOT GOALS OURSELVES. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ON THE WEBSITE. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT GRAPHS, YOU CAN SEE IT'S COLOR CODED YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, RED. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S AREAS THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCELLING AT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AREAS THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED SOME IMPROVEMENT ON. SO I'M COMMITTED TO REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE YELLOWS AND REDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND MAKING SURE THAT BY NEXT TIME THEY'RE ALL GREENS AND BLUES. SO ANYWAYS, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS, YOU GUYS. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE THIS MEETING. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AT 5:56 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.