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GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MANSFIELD ISD FAMILY.
[1. Call to Order]
IT'S NOW 6:00 PM. LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR OUR CALLED MEETING OF OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.I'LL LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE AND THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE.
AND WE PRAY THAT WE HONOR YOUR NAME AND ALL THAT WE DO, ALL THE THINGS WE PRAY IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, LET'S MOVE
[4. Discussion]
TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION ITEM 4.1 IS THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE BOARD'S SCORECARD.TRUSTEE SECRETARY, DOCTOR JANDEL CRUTCHFIELD AND TRUSTEE COURTNEY LACKEY WILSON ARE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND WE'LL BEGIN THE DISCUSSION. OKAY. AND DOCTOR REED, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST SOMETHING QUICK JUST TO KIND OF UPDATE ALL TRUSTEES, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNEW THAT WHEN WE DECIDE TO START DOING THE SCORECARD WAS MOSTLY TO HOLD THE BOARD ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL, SINCE WE NOT ONLY HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE SCORECARD, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THAT DEPARTMENTALIZED.
AND IT ALSO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HELPS KEEP US IN CHECK, SO TO SAY, WITH MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ATTENDING EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DON'T HAVE IT HERE THIS EVENING.
I KNOW DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD WILL TELL YOU TOO, BUT WE'RE PLANNING ON GETTING WITH OUR COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION, WHICH IS MISS HORN. AND THEN AND BE ABLE TO BRING IT, YOU KNOW, OUR HOPES IS TO HAVE THE FINAL AND FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, THE FINAL ONE APPROVED. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD? JULY, MAYBE? SO THAT WAY IT'S BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR? I THINK SO, AND I THINK WE'RE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR ITEMS TO WORK ON OVER THE SUMMER.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN APPROVE ANY UPDATES FROM NEW TRUSTEES OR EVEN CURRENT TRUSTEES WHO HAD IDEAS ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH WE WANT TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. SO EVEN THE TOPICS AND THE CATEGORIES, I THINK I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THAT.
SO MAYBE I GUESS, WHAT DO YOU THINK IF ANY OTHER TRUSTEES THAT AREN'T ON THE COMMITTEE WITH US HAVE ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS TO SEND THOSE TO ALI, AND THEN SHE CAN FORWARD THEM TO US FOR THE COMMITTEE AND AGAIN, IF THEY NEED TO SEE ANYTHING, HOW IT LOOKS? I THINK THAT WORKS. IT LOOKS LIKE TRUSTEE NEWSOM MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING NOW.
I JUST THINK THAT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, BEFORE YOU GUYS DO TOO MUCH WORK WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, JUST, I HATE FOR YOU TO DO A BUNCH OF WORK. AND THEN WE'RE LIKE AND UPSIDE DOWN.
SO I THINK THAT I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK JUST TO, TO KIND OF GET US STARTED A LITTLE BIT ON THAT DISCUSSION, JUST FOR GOOD USE OF OUR TIME HERE TODAY. I THINK THAT WHILE I REALLY ENJOY AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT HAS DEFINITELY MADE IT EASIER. BUT IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING AND I KNOW THIS IS A MANUAL PROCESS BY SOMEONE MAGICALLY BEHIND A CURTAIN SOMEWHERE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S Y'ALL OR ALI.
NOT GOING TO LIE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE GET AN EMAIL WITH THE LINK AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO BUT IF WE KNEW WE ALWAYS WERE GOING TO HAVE IT ON A CERTAIN DAY AND THE LINK WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO US, SO THAT LIKE IF I WENT TO AN EVENT, I COULD FILL IN THE, FILL IN SOMETHING AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO HOLD ALL OF MY STUFF UNTIL THEN, I MIGHT BE DREAMING. LET'S BE CLEAR, I MIGHT BE DREAMING.
SO IF THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. BUT SOMETIMES I REALIZE AFTER I'VE HIT SEND THAT I'VE MISSED, LIKE,
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I MEAN, FIVE THINGS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THE OTHER PROBLEM THAT AROSE WAS THERE WAS THINGS LISTED, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH THINGS, RIGHT? THERE WAS SO MANY THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY DID OR WENT TO AND THE OPTION WASN'T THERE.
AND SO I WOULD PICK A RANDOM SPACE AND JUST LIKE, RETYPE AND SO MAKING SURE THAT THAT THOSE KIND OF THINGS ARE EITHER ON THERE OR THERE ISN'T JUST ANOTHER SPACE FOR US TO DO IT. AND THEN REPRIORITIZING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS THAT WE REALLY, REALLY ARE DOING OUR BEST SET ASIDE FAMILY EMERGENCIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT WE REALLY WANT BOARD MEMBERS AT.
WE DON'T NEED EVERYBODY AT EVERY EVENT ALL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN THAT CALENDAR, YOU'D KNOW THAT WE'D NEVER BE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT TOYS FOR TOTS, CONVOCATION, I MEAN, GRADUATIONS I DON'T KNOW.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S ALL THESE REALLY BIG KEY THINGS THAT WE THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KIND OF COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO SHOW SUPPORT AT. AND SO UNDERSTANDING THAT ALSO KNOWING FULL WELL THAT SOME PEOPLE WE REALLY MAY NOT HAVE, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT THEY JUST DECIDED NOT TO, RIGHT? AND THEN THAT WAY AND THEN MAKING IT REALISTIC MAKING IT REALISTIC FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE TO THINK THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE.
THAT'S NOT THE INTENTION. SO IF IT'S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO I DON'T WANT THE NUMBERS TO BE TOO HIGH, THE EXPECTATIONS TO BE TOO HIGH, WHERE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THAT'S THE NEED AND WHERE IT'S, IT'S MORE OF A QUALITY EXPERIENCE AS WELL. AND I DON'T WANT TO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY UP ON ALL THE THINGS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE ALL GREAT SUGGESTIONS. AND THEN WHILE ALI IS HERE TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MAKE SOME NOTES AND YOU GUYS COULD OBVIOUSLY TELL ME BETTER AS FAR AS KNOWING HOW THESE KIND OF GOOGLE DOCS WORK, YOU KNOW, IT'S DONE ON FOR OUR NEWER TRUSTEES.
THEY SEND IT OUT ONCE A MONTH AND IT'S FOR THAT ENTIRE PRIOR MONTH.
AND IT'S JUST BASICALLY THE GOOGLE DOCS SURVEY LOOK, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU CHECK A BOX OR LIKE MICHELLE SAID, FILL IN A BLANK. SO IF THAT I THINK MICHELLE MAKES A GOOD POINT BECAUSE I'M THE SAME WAY.
SO WHAT IF WE DID SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, BUT MAYBE SAY ALI SENT IT OUT THE LAST WORKDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE WHOLE NEXT MONTH, LIKE YOU SAID, MICHELLE.
AND THEN EACH DAY OR WEEK, WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOUR SCHEDULE.
AND SO IF YOU CAN HIT IT AGAIN AND GET TO YOUR SAME ONE I KNOW HOW TO DO IT ON SMARTSHEETS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT ON GOOGLE SHEETS, BUT SO.
SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT EDITING? IF YOU NEED TO GO AND EDIT? IT'S KIND OF LIKE AT THE END OF THE WEEK, EVERY FRIDAY, I DECIDE I'M GOING TO GO AND PUT ALL MY STUFF IN AND I HIT IT.
BUT THEN THE NEXT FRIDAY, I'M NOT SUBMITTING A WHOLE NEW SHEET I'M GOING BACK TO MY JUNE SHEET.
IT'S LIKE A CLOSE AND SAVE BUTTON INSTEAD OF A SAVE AND SUBMIT BUTTON, RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT. AND SO HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO I END UP DOING I MEAN, IT'S ALL COOL THAT WE HAVE A GOOGLE SHEET I END UP SAVING A PIECE OF PAPER.
LIKE, THAT'S HOW I TRACK MY STUFF. AND THEN ALSO I AGREE WITH MICHELLE ALSO THAT THERE WERE ITEMS THAT MAYBE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE LIST, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
AND I WOULD FILL THOSE THINGS IN. AND IF ANYONE ELSE DID TOO, IF WE COULD PULL UP THE OLD DOCS, THEN THAT WOULD ALSO BE A REMINDER TO ADD THOSE THINGS TOO, YOU KNOW TO THIS LIST.
AND OH, YOU MENTIONED WHAT WAS THE THIRD THING YOU SAID AFTER THAT? DID ANYBODY MAKING THE NOTES? I HAD IT IN MY HEAD.
SHE MENTIONED SO, YOU TALKED, TO RECAP, WE TALKED ABOUT FORMAT PRIORITIZING THE QUALITY.
WE TALKED ABOUT SUBMISSION OR SENDING AT A PARTICULAR TIME AT THE LAST, THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH, HAVING THE ENTIRE MONTH FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR FOLLOWING MONTH, AND THEN HAVING A CLOSE AND SAVE INSTEAD OF A SUBMISSION BUTTON.
CORRECT. OKAY, I KNOW WHAT IT WAS TOO. SHE MENTIONED, AND YOU SAID THAT JUST NOW THE PRIORITIZE?
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WHAT IF WE DID TWO PULLED OUT THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE REAL IMPORTANT, LIKE JUST BECAUSE WE JUST HAD A GRADUATION AND THOSE KIND OF ITEMS WERE IN A DIFFERENT SECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT, YOU KNOW, HOT TOPICS OR PRIORITIES OR WHATEVER.ABSOLUTELY SO I THINK LAST AUGUST WE ADDED A FEW ADDITIONAL ITEMS. AND SO IN ADDITION TO TRUSTEE NEWSOM'S SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REPORTING, YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE EXPECTATION. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S STILL SOME OF THE COMMITTEE WORK, RIGHT? IS WHAT IS THE GOAL, WITH THE TARGET FOR EACH OF THESE DIFFERENT TOPICS.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE TOPICS LISTED THAT ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
STUDENT OUTCOMES, THAT WOULD HELP TO PRIORITIZE SO.
JUST REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE JUST REALLY LINK IT BACK, RIGHT.
SO THAT WHEN WE START THIS, EVERYTHING HAS A VERY DIRECT LINK BACK.
I WILL SAY THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE A LINK BACK WAS TO COMPLETING THE MODULES FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, LIKE I SAW NO LINK BACK TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH THAT, RIGHT? AND SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR THIS.
OF WHICH ONE WAS IT? THE. I THINK SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT VECTOR MAYBE? VECTOR. YEAH. OH. SO. WELL, SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF SUGGESTIONS I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO THE SUBSTANTIVE RIGHT CONTENT RELATED, WHICH, WHICH GOALS DO WE WANT TO MAINTAIN AND TO WHAT EXTENT? I THINK THAT WE HAD ADDED THAT THE YEAR BEFORE, BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO HOLD OURSELVES AGAIN, AS ACCOUNTABLE AS A STAFF AND, YOU KNOW? IT HAD COME UP THAT IT KIND OF MADE SENSE THAT FOR BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WE JUST GET AN ID, RIGHT? AND THEN BUT YET STAFF OBVIOUSLY HAS TO DO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY TRAINING.
PARENTS HAVE TO DO THE REGISTRATION OR GUARDIANS TO BE, YOU KNOW, ON CAMPUS.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THAT. AND THE DISTRICT ALREADY HAS IT.
SO THEY WERE ABLE TO JUST SEND IT TO US, YOU KNOW.
AND THAT WAS THAT WAS ONE REASON WHY WE DID THAT, BECAUSE WE'D ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THE FULL BLOWN, YOU KNOW, THE FINGERPRINT AND ALL THOSE THINGS AS WELL.
MY FEEDBACK IS THAT UNLESS I BELIEVE THAT WHAT'S OUR TRUE INTENTION IS FOR OUR ROLE IN WHAT WE SERVE FOR IS FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES RIGHT? AND SO I DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT THING.
I CAN THINK OF A HUNDRED OTHER THINGS TO PLUG IN IN THAT SPACE.
IF WE NEED SOMETHING ELSE TO PLUG INTO THAT SPACE, THE WE SHOULD STILL ALL BE GETTING A BACKGROUND CHECK AND ALL THE THINGS TO GO INTO SCHOOLS THE WAY EVERYONE ELSE DOES. SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S A CONCERN OF ANYONE.
AND IF THERE WAS ISOLATED THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE FROM A SAFETY OR SECURITY PERSPECTIVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IF WE REALLY WANTED CPR ON THERE, THEN WE SHOULD DO IT.
AND THEY CAN DO THAT THEY CAN PULL THOSE KIND OF THINGS OUT.
RIGHT AND MAKE IT VERY SPECIFIC FOR US. BUT IT'S GOT TO BE MEANINGFUL FOR WHAT, WHAT JOB WE'RE DOING AND HELP US IN OUR ROLE FOR KEEPING THIS DISTRICT AND STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT.
AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS A GOOD USE OF TIME.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE ANY BOARD MEMBERS WHO'D LIKE TO ADD ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. IF NOT, IS IT FAIR FOR US TO SAY THAT WE WILL SEND OUR SUGGESTIONS TO TRUSTEE DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD AND TRUSTEE LACKEY WILSON WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO? I S IT FAIR TO SAY? WHO ELSE IS ON THE COMMITTEE? TRUSTEE HORN OKAY. AT THIS TIME, IS IT CAN WE MOVE ON TRUSTEES? TO OPEN THE DISCUSSION FOR AGENDA ITEM 4.2 BOARD COMMITTEE, BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEES FOR 2025-2026.
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WE HAVE THOSE COMMITTEES IN FRONT OF US. WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A LOOK IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AND IF THERE'S A DISCUSSION, MAY WE BEGIN THAT AT THIS TIME? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS.I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN BECOME QUITE A PUZZLE AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD HOW YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW? I COULD TELL YOU'VE REALLY PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO IT. SO THANKS FOR GETTING US ALL DIVVIED UP APPROPRIATELY [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU YES, I DID PUT THOUGHT INTO THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO MY RIGHT? I DID HAVE. TRUSTEE THOMAS. YES. I NOTICED ON TASB DELEGATE ALTERNATE, BUT THEN I'M NOT ON THE ADVOCACY AND I'M JUST READING THE PURPOSE I SAW THAT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO ADVOCACY.
YES, GREAT QUESTION. I MADE A DECISION TO PLACE YOU AS AN AUDITOR INSTEAD, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF YOUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE, THEN I CAN.
WE CAN MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. YEAH, I'D BE FINE WITH MAKING THAT CHANGE. I JUST WANT. IS IT REQUIRED? I THOUGHT IT WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M BRINGING IT UP.
YEAH, ACCORDING TO THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE WRITTEN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR CHANGES? OKAY. THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, TRUSTEES, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5.1 PUBLIC COMMENTS THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 2 TO 3 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 AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE UNTIL 1:00 PM, THE DAY OF BOARD MEETINGS THAT BEGIN AT 6:00 PM OR UNTIL 1:00 PM, THE DAY BEFORE MEETINGS THAT BEGIN PRIOR TO 6:00 PM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP, YOU CAN VISIT THE SCHOOL BOARD PAGE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION AND STREAMLINING THIS PUBLIC COMMENTS PROCESS.
WE HAVE ONE REQUEST. IS THAT CORRECT ALI? FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THAT'S MR. NIGEL LEWIS. MR. LEWIS. MR. LEWIS IS NOT HERE AT THIS TIME.
SO IF THAT IS OKAY LET'S MOVE TRUSTEES, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1 CLOSED SESSION.
[6. Closed Session]
TRUSTEES THIS ALLOWS US TO ADJOURN 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 CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S GOALS REGARDING MID-YEAR EVALUATION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS. AT THIS TIME, WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.TRUSTEES, WE ARE NOW RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 8:49 PM THAT'S 7.1.
[7. Reconvene]
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8.1 IS ADJOURN. WE'RE ADJOURNING AT 8:49 PM THANK YOU. WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL ADJOURN.AND WE WILL SEE YOU AT SLI TOMORROW. THIS WEEK SO M ISD FAMILY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH WE SERVE TOGETHER HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.