>> GOOD EVENING, MANSFIELD ISD FAMILY.
[1. Call to Order]
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WE ARE ALL IN. YES, WE ARE ALL IN.[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL A MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM.
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
THIS EVENING, OUR PRAYER WILL BE LED BY MR. JESSE CANNON II, AND OUR PLEDGES BY MS. MICHELLE NEWSOME.
>> LET US PRAY. FATHER GOD, HOW WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
GOT ANOTHER DAY TO EXPERIENCE YOUR LOVE, YOUR GRACE, YOUR PROTECTION.
GOD, AS WE STAND ON THIS OR SIT AT THESE DESKS TODAY, GOD, GUARD OUR THOUGHTS AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
GOD, WE PRAY YOUR PROTECTION OVER EVERY CAMPUS IN MANSFIELD ISD.
GOD BE WITH OUR FAMILIES AS WE NAVIGATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
GOD, AS WE ARE HERE TODAY, GOD JUST PROTECT OUR THOUGHTS.
GOD AND LET US DO THINGS DECENT AND IN ORDER.
WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRUSTEE CANNON AND TRUSTEE NEWSOME.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM 4 TRUSTEES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[4. Public Comments]
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM MICROPHONE AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY, BED LOCAL.
COPIES OF PRESENTATION SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THREE PERSONS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST PERSON IS ERIC KROLL, AND HE IS COMING FORWARD TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT THE TAD BOARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> PRESIDENT REED, DOCTOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GOOD EVENING.
I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE BEFORE TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU ANYTHING THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT ME.
[NOISE] I'M DOWN HERE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY ABOUT ME BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TALK AND TELL YOU WHAT I BELIEVE, YOU NEVER REALLY GET TO KNOW THE PERSON.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS STORY.
THIS IS MY THIRD TIME RUNNING FOR THIS.
LAST YEAR, YOU MAY RECALL DURING THE FIRST EVER ELECTIONS HELD IN MAY, I RAN AND I GOT BEAT BAD, ALMOST BY 40 POINTS.
AFTER THAT WAS DONE, I SAID TO MY WIFE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M DONE, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN.
I GUESS I LIED TO HER BECAUSE A LITTLE BIT LATER IN SEPTEMBER, SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME, ERIC, IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS, SO YOU SHOULD STAY AT IT AND GO AND TRY TO SEEK THIS APPOINTMENT.
AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
I WAS GOING AROUND, AND I WAS SPEAKING TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, DIFFERENT CITY COUNCILS, AND I WAS JUST LEARNING MY WAY THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.
NEAR THE END OF IT, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WASN'T GOING TO BE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE MEMBERS, I STARTED GOING AROUND AND I HAD A REAL GOOD RAPPORT WITH THIS SMALL CITY IN CENTRAL TARRANT COUNTY.
A FEELING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE VOTING FOR ME.
I WENT TO HIM, AND I BEGGED, AND I PLEADED FOR HIM, AND I ASKED THEM, PLEASE DON'T VOTE FOR ME.
I GAVE THEM A LIST OF CANDIDATES THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THEM TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT BEHIND, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN.
[NOISE] THEY HAD THEIR MEETING, AND AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THEY DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME,
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AND THEY CAST ALL THEIR VOTES FOR ME.AFTER THE MEETING, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, SHE CAME OFF THE DICE AND SHE TALKED TO ME AND SHE'S LIKE, ERIC, YOU KNOW THE FIRST TIME I RAN, I GOT KILLED TOO.
SHE SAID THE SECOND TIME I RAN.
I DIDN'T WIN THEN EITHER. SHE GOES, BUT THE THIRD TIME.
THE THIRD TIME I WON, AND IT STUCK WITH ME.
THE REASON IT STUCK WITH ME WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS RIGHT.
I HAD NEVER RUN FOR ANY TYPE OF OFFICE OR SOUGHT ANY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT FROM THAT.
I THOUGHT IF I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS, WHAT CAN I DO? THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE YEAR, I'VE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO GET TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND THE DIFFERENT COUNCILS, AND I'VE BEEN TO YOUR MEETINGS, AND I'VE HEARD YOUR STRUGGLES WITH THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK I'M A BETTER CANDIDATE FOR IT.
TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. KROLL. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE MS. WENDY BURGESS, WHO IS ALSO HERE TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT THE TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, AND MADAM SUPERINTENDENT.
MY NAME IS WENDY BURGESS, AND I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING YOU ON THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR SEVEN YEARS.
I'M ALSO PROUD TO BE A MANSFIELD ISD PARENT.
MY DAUGHTER BEGAN SCHOOL AT ALICE PONDER, BENEFITED FROM THE AG SCIENCE PROGRAM AT BEN BARBER CAREER TECH ACADEMY, AND GRADUATED FROM FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE'S A PROUD GRADUATE OF MAISD.
MY COMMITMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO THE PEOPLE OF TARRANT COUNTY, AND YOU KNOW ME.
EVERY DECISION THAT I HAVE MADE HAS BEEN GUIDED BY INTEGRITY AND A DESIRE TO STRENGTHEN TRANSPARENCY WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION.
I'M HERE NOT ONLY AS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT ALSO AS A FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND EARNING YOUR TRUST.
I'M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE SO I CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOUR BEHALF ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING TAD'S FUTURE.
SCHOOL FINANCE BECOMES MORE COMPLEX WITH EACH LEGISLATIVE SESSION BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE.
DISTRICTS ARE INCREASINGLY REQUIRED TO REACT RATHER THAN TO PLAN DUE TO STRUCTURAL TIMING CONSTRAINTS BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM.
IN MY ROLE AS BOARD MEMBER, I WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ANNUAL REAPPRAISAL, AS I HAVE FOR SIX YEARS, INCLUDING DURING THE MARCH 12TH VOTE WHEN THE MOTION DID NOT PASS.
ANNUAL REAPPRAISAL IS BEST UNDERSTOOD AS A PLANNING AND STABILIZATION TOOL.
IT KEEPS PROPERTY VALUES ALIGNED WITH CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS, SO TAXING ENTITIES CAN BUDGET RESPONSIBLY, MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS, AND PLAN EFFECTIVELY WHEN PROVIDING THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE.
APPRAISAL DISTRICTS DO NOT SET THE TAX RATES.
YOU DO. WE ALL KNOW THIS. SOME PEOPLE FORGET.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, TIMELY DATA SO THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS LIKE YOU CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WITHIN AN IMPERFECT FINANCE SYSTEM.
I KNOW YOU'RE A FINANCE DIRECTOR; WE SPEAK OFTEN.
AS I STAND FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND CHALLENGED ME AND HELD ME ACCOUNTABLE.
THAT IS WHAT MAKES LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRONGER.
I BELIEVE YOU DESERVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO UNDERSTANDS YOUR BUSINESS, RESPECTS THE COMPLEXITY OF SCHOOL FINANCE, WHICH I DO, AND LISTENS CAREFULLY TO YOUR CONCERNS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR TRUST, AND YOUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT.
OUR THIRD SPEAKER FOR THIS EVENING IS MR. CHRIS SAUNDERS FOR THE JOHNSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT PETER SPENSON.
HE WAS ELECTED, I BELIEVE, EARLY THIS YEAR AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MADE CHAIRMAN, AND IT'S QUITE A LEARNING CURVE FOR HIM.
HE HASN'T BEEN IN THAT TYPE OF POSITION BEFORE.
WE'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS THAT WE'RE CHALLENGING, AND HE'S MADE SOME MISTAKES, BUT HE'S BEEN VERY UPFRONT AND WILLING TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
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I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ANY OF THE MEETINGS, BUT THE LAST FOUR HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD, VERY SMOOTH, AND THEY ONLY LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR AN HOUR AND A HALF, SO THAT'S NICE FOR MEETINGS.WE HAVE JUST GOT A NEW CHIEF APPRAISER, AND SO WE ARE WELL ON THE WAY OF GOING DOWN THE ROAD, AND SO WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE PETER YOUR VOTES FOR .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SAUNDERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 5, WHICH IS CLOSED SESSION.
>> EXCUSE ME, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> RECOGNIZED TRUSTEE THOMAS FOR POINT OF INFORMATION.
>> I'D LIKE TO ASK THIS QUESTION GOES TO MS. BURGESS REGARDING ANNUAL APPRAISALS, IF I MAY.
>> WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ADDRESS PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, BUT LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT OFFLINE WHEN WE ADJOURN FOR CLOSED SESSION.
[5. Closed Session]
TRUSTEES, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSE 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, 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.072 REAL PROPERTY, AND 5576 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.
ALSO, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH AS WELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RETIREMENT.
THE TIME IS NOW 6:12, AND AS STATED, I WILL CONFER WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN LINE WITH THE DESIRE OF TRUSTEE THOMAS. ONE SECOND.
TRUSTEES, JUST TO CONFER, WE CONFERRED WITH OUR BOARD ATTORNEY, AND WE WANTED TO VERIFY, WE WILL HAVE A SMALL RECESS, AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
LET'S RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES SO THAT WE CAN OBLIGE TRUSTEE THOMAS AND ANY OTHER TRUSTEES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME.
GOOD EVENING. WE ARE NOW RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION AT THIS TIME,
[6. Reconvene]
AND THE TIME IS NOW 7:15.TRUSTEES, WE WILL MOVE INTO ITEM 7,
[7. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION.ITEM NUMBER 1, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2611, TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT 2026, WHAT AM I SAYING? BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICIAL BALLOT.
CAN WE HAVE A DISCUSSION FROM MY TAD BOARD.
I'M SORRY. LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION FROM OUR SUBCOMMITTEE OR OUR COMMITTEE REGARDING THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME.
>> YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE ALLOCATE 78 OF 82 VOTES TO MS. WENDY BURGESS AND FOUR OF OUR 82 VOTES TO MR. ERIC KROLL.
>> RESOLUTION NUMBER 2211 HAS BEEN PROPERLY FIRST AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS MATTER?
>> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE IS.
TONIGHT'S VOTE ISN'T ABOUT RED OR BLUE,
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DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS, IT'S ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG.TONIGHT'S VOTE IS ABOUT CHOOSING TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BETTER KNOWN AS TAD, BOARD MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND NOT THE INFLUENCE OF OUTSIDE ENTITIES.
NOT THE TWISTED GOAL OF ELIMINATING LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND CONTROL AND CENTRALIZATION OF POWER TO AUSTIN, TEXAS.
THE TWO CANDIDATES WE ARE ASSIGNING OUR VOTES TO WILL ADVOCATE FOR ANNUAL APPRAISALS AND ENDING BUDGETARY GUESSING GAMES, WHICH HAVE ALREADY HARMED CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS DUE TO TAX REVENUE UNCERTAINTY.
THIS SCHOOL BOARD AND THE OTHER VOTING MUNICIPAL ENTITIES OF TARRANT COUNTY TOOK THIS DECISION VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE ALL KNEW THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DECISION, AND OUR VOTES TONIGHT ARE TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERESTS OF ALL CONSTITUENTS ARE REPRESENTED TO ENSURE WE SELECT REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION, PRO-FOLLOWING THE LAW, AND PRO-ANNUAL APPRAISAL.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE THOMAS. DR. CRUTCHFIELD.
AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, SHALL WE TAKE A VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION ON THE BOARD, RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.
ANY OPPOSE? THE MOTION CARRIES WITH 7-0. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 2, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2612, CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, 2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICIAL BALLOT. IS THERE A DISCUSSION?
>> YES. I DID WANT TO THANK MS. BURGESS AND MR. KROLL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR EXPLICITLY INFORMING US OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF SCHOOL FINANCE, BEING PRO-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND UNDERSTANDING HOW PROPERTY TAXES IMPACT US, AND ALSO BEING IN FAVOR OF THOSE ANNUAL FAIR, CONSISTENT APPRAISALS AND HOW THAT IMPACTS US.
IN CONSIDERATION OF ALLOCATING VOTES FOR TARRANT COUNTY, THAT'S WHAT WE CONSIDERED, AND WE ALSO DID THAT FOR JOHNSON COUNTY, AS WELL, THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE REALLY WEREN'T ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT ANY OF THESE CANDIDATES STOOD IN LINE WITH BEING PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION, PRO-ANNUAL APPRAISALS.
FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
>> OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MR. THOMAS?
>> YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION?
>> SINCE THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION, THERE IS NO NEED TO TAKE A VOTE.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING ANY OF THAT? AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TRUSTEES.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 8, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DATA COLLECTED BY JG CONSULTING REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE.
AT THIS TIME, WOULD WE LIKE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, MR. GERRERA? WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JAMES GUERRA, THE CEO OF JG CONSULTING, WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY FRIDAY.
YOU'RE DOING THE DIFFICULT WORK ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND THAT'S NOT LOST ON ME, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT I'LL PRESENT AND WE'LL DISCUSS THIS EVENING PUBLICLY.
THE FIRST BEING THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, TO MY LEFT AND TO MY RIGHT, YOUR LEFT AND YOUR RIGHT.
IF YOU RECALL WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS WORK TOGETHER, WE ENCOURAGE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ALLOW US AN OPPORTUNITY.
MY TEAM, MY STAFF, THOSE THAT WORK WITH ME HERE LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE STATE, TO ENGAGE THE STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.
THIS DOCUMENT, THIS ARTIFACT, ENTITLED SUMMARY REPORT, IS A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF ALL THAT WORK.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GO THROUGH THIS PAGE BY PAGE.
I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON THE HIGHLIGHTS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS DOCUMENT IN ADVANCE, SO I WON'T READ IT VERBATIM.
BUT FOR TRANSPARENCY SAKE, I WILL COVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SOME OF THE THEMES THAT WE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE WORK OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.
OVERALL, THIS IS A SYNTHESIS OF EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD.
THE SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORT AND THE FEEDBACK, THIS WORK BEGAN IN NOVEMBER.
YOU'LL SEE THE SPECIFIC DATES OUTLINED IN THAT FIRST COMPLETE PARAGRAPH.
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MEETINGS WERE HELD NOVEMBER 12 THROUGH DECEMBER THE 5TH.WE ALSO MET WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEGINNING OCTOBER 8TH AND CONCLUDING AT THE END OF OCTOBER.
SOME OF THE PRIORITIES WE IDENTIFIED AS FAR AS CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION AND FEEDBACK.
WE'LL ENGAGE IN WEEKLY AND ONGOING FEEDBACK WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY EMAIL, PHONE, AND IN PERSON.
WE'RE ALSO MAKING OURSELVES AVAILABLE HERE PUBLICLY FOR ANY BOARD MEETINGS THAT YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE DURING THIS PROCESS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE, THE DISTRICT HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF CREATING A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH WEB PAGE, WHICH INCORPORATES ALL OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES.
I WANT TO GIVE PROPS TO ALL OF THE DISTRICT STAFF AND THE TEAM WHO HAVE HELPED US CREATE A LANDING PAGE THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE WORK AND ALL THE WORK OF THE BOARD.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THAT.
I WILL SERVE AS A PRIMARY LAISON TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ALONG WITH DOCTOR RED AND REPRESENTING THE BOARD, AND THEN THE MEMBERS OF MY TEAM.
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'LL JUST MAINTAIN THAT CONSISTENT MESSAGING.
I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL SINGING FROM THE SAME SHEET OF MUSIC THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
ANY REQUESTS THAT ARE RECEIVED BY MY TEAM, MYSELF, WHETHER IT BE FROM THE MEDIA, OTHER EDITORIALS, LOCALLY OR STATEWIDE, WE WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ANY PARTICULAR ENTITY UNLESS WE'RE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD.
I'LL FIRST COME TO DR. REED AND SUBMIT ANY REQUESTS THEN WE'LL DISCUSS TO ENSURE, AGAIN, THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN, COMMUNITY STAFF BOARD MEETINGS.
WE CONDUCTED 30 VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON MEETINGS, BEGINNING OCTOBER 8TH AND CONCLUDING DECEMBER 2RD.
WE HAD AN ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF 164 INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDED INPUT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE MEETINGS CREATED QUITE A LOT OF THEMES AS WE'LL GO THROUGH IN THIS REPORT.
BUT AS I STATED A MOMENT AGO, WE ALSO MET WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER, ONE ON ONE.
SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON PAGE 3, INTERNAL GROUPS.
WE MET WITH TEACHERS, STUDENTS, THE CABINET, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, STAFF, PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATION, EXTERNAL GROUPS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, PARENTS, FORMER STUDENTS, THE TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE, FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, THE UNITED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, THE MANSFIELD BUSINESS ALLIANCE, FAITH BASED GROUPS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE OUTCOME FROM THESE MEETINGS, CONSISTENT MESSAGE WAS CREATED, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, SO THAT WE CAN ALIGN THEMES.
IDENTIFY THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, IF NECESSARY, WHICH WOULD BE, AGAIN, MYSELF AND DR. REED, IF REQUESTED.
WEEKLY STATUS UPDATES WILL COME THROUGH E MAILS.
ONCE WE OPEN THE APPLICATION PORTAL, WHICH AGAIN, WILL OPEN TOMORROW BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS EVERY WEEK ON FRIDAY, A MEMBER OF MY TEAM, WHETHER IT'S JACOB OR LISA, WILL SEND TO THE BOARD A GENERIC UPDATE WITH WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, HOW MANY CANDIDATES WE'VE RECEIVED, REPRESENTING THE NUMBER OF STATES WITHOUT CALLING OUT ANY PARTICULAR NAMES.
AGAIN, IN SPIRIT OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND TO PROTECT THE CANDOR OF THIS PROCESS, WE WILL ONLY JUST PROVIDE BASIC INPUT AND FEEDBACK.
BUT MYSELF, THE TEAM OF CONSULTANTS AND MY FULL TIME STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG. HERE'S THE FUN PART.
THE DATA, IF YOU RECALL, WE DID ANONYMOUS SURVEYS DURING THIS ENGAGEMENT WORK.
WE HAD 733 ANONYMOUS ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS, WHICH IS REALLY HIGH.
ON AVERAGE, WE GENERALLY RECEIVE ANYWHERE 400-500, REGARDLESS OF SIZE OR COMPLEXITY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
BUT 733, IT SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE A VERY HIGHLY ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
THE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE, AND ARABIC.
THE SURVEY WAS OPENED FROM NOVEMBER 8TH THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH.
I'M GOING TO CALL OUT THE THREE OVERARCHING QUALITIES OR PRIORITIES OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
THE FIRST CATEGORY, RANKING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPERINTENDENT QUALITIES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FIRST BASED OFF OF THE RESPONSES WE RECEIVED AN EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR, FOLLOWED BY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, THEN WITH THE THIRD BEING A STRONG COMMUNICATOR.
THEN THE BAR GRAPH SHOWS YOU A BREAKDOWN BASED OFF OF THE SURVEYS.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE RESPONDENTS.
THE FIRST BEING CURRENT PARENTS AND OR GUARDIANS, FOLLOWED BY CURRENT STAFF, FACULTY AND ADMIN, AND THEN FORMER PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
THE ASTERISKS YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IT SAYS OTHER, OTHER INCLUDES STAFF, SPOUSES, STUDENTS, PARENTS, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, ETC.
PAGE 5, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE TIMELINE WITH MORE SPECIFICITY WHEN WE GET TO
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THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE BECAUSE WE'LL NEED TO IDENTIFY DATES FOR INTERVIEWS AND NAMING THE LOAN FINALISTS.BUT FOR NOW, I'LL JUST COVER SOME OF THE IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS.
DATING US BACK TO OCTOBER 23TH, THAT'S WHEN THE WORK OFFICIALLY BEGAN.
NOVEMBER 8TH THROUGH THE DECEMBER 5TH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THEN HERE WE'RE TONIGHT DECEMBER 12TH, TOMORROW, WE WILL OPEN THE PORTAL, AND THEN THE DEADLINE TO FURNISH AND COMPLETE APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 9TH.
YOU SEE TBD. THIS IS WHERE WE'LL NEED TO FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CERTAIN DATES.
THERE'S SOME WORK FOR US TO DO.
OVERVIEW OF THE TRUSTEE FEEDBACK.
THE FIVE OVERARCHING THEMES, AGAIN, I WON'T READ THIS VERBATIM.
NUMBER 1 BEING A CHAMPION FOR STUDENT CENTERED EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY.
I'LL JUST READ A COUPLE OF VERBIAGE AND LANGUAGE STATEMENTS FROM EACH CATEGORY.
LEAD WITH AN UNWAVERING FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, POST SECONDARY READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTS, FOLLOWED BY BUILD TRUST, UNITY, AND TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION, REBUILD AND STRENGTHEN TRUST ACROSS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OPEN HONEST COMMUNICATION, CONSISTENT VISIBILITY AND AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT WITH STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THIRD, LEAD WITH VISION, STABILITY, AND INTEGRITY, PROVIDE STEADY, ETHICAL AND FORWARD THINKING LEADERSHIP THAT HONORS MANSFIELD ISD TRADITIONS WHILE GUIDING THE DISTRICT.
DEMONSTRATE STRATEGIC AND FISCAL LEADERSHIP, NAVIGATE COMPLEX, FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPES OF TRANSPARENCY AND SKILL, ENSURING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF DISTRICT RESOURCES.
EMPOWER AND SUPPORT EDUCATORS TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
PRIORITIZE TEACHER RETENTION, MORALE, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH BY CULTIVATING A SUPPORTIVE CULTURE WHERE EDUCATORS ARE VALUED AND EMPOWERED.
TO CONTINUE FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TRANSITION AS THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT BEGINS.
THE BOARD SHOULD CONSIDER REQUESTING A 90 OR EVEN 120 DAY ENTRY PLAN FROM THE NEWLY HIRED SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS CONSISTENT WITH THE COLLECTIVE FEEDBACK.
THIS IS VERY STANDARD IN TERMS OF BEST PRACTICE.
MOST CANDIDATES WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ENTRY PLAN WITHOUT US COACHING THEM.
AS THEY INTERVIEW, WHETHER IT BE ROUND 1 AROUND 2, SOME FORM OF ARTIFACT, WHETHER IT'S A PROFESSIONALLY BOUNDED DOCUMENT TO LEAVE BEHIND FOR YOUR REVIEW, HAS GOT A LOT OF GRAPHICS, A LOT OF DATA POINTS, IS USUALLY A BEST PRACTICE THAT WE SEE.
MOST CANDIDATES PROVIDE ON THEIR OWN.
BUT IF THERE ISN'T ONE, YOU COULD CERTAINLY ASK THAT THEY CONSIDER DEVELOPING ONE EVEN BEFORE THE FINAL INTERVIEW.
COMPREHENSIVE INPUT AND OVERVIEW TO DEVELOP THE PROFILE.
I'M GOING TO READ JUST A FEW BULLETS FROM EACH OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
FIRST, STARTING WITH BOARD MEMBERS.
FIRST BULLET DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN LEADING A LARGE FAST GROWING AND DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SIMILAR TO MANSFIELD ISD.
ONE THING WE SHOULD CONSIDER AND JUST PUT A PIN IN OR UNDERSCORE FOR NOW IS THE PHRASE FAST GROWING. IT'S NOT INCLUDED.
IN THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE, BUT IF YOU FEEL THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD INCORPORATE, LET'S DO THAT.
I KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION, SO I WANT TO BE MINDFUL THAT WE'RE BEING RESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE LANGUAGE.
SCROLLING DOWN A BIT AND ABILITY TO BUILD TRUST AND UNITY BY ENGAGING OPENLY AND TRANSPARENTLY WITH STAFF, FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
I'LL READ ONE MORE FROM THIS PAGE, PROVEN ABILITY TO LEAD THROUGH A DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE WHILE HONORING MANSFIELD'S LEGACY AND VALUES.
AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO ALIGN THEMES, AND OUR TEAM DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF THAT.
CONTINUE THE STRONG UPWARD TRAJECTORY AND KEEP MANSFIELD IT HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, PRESERVE THE FAMILY FEEL WHILE CONTINUING TO GROW AS A DISTRICT, LEAD WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT'S CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS.
STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD INTENTIONAL PATHWAYS TO GROW LEADERS INTERNALLY.
A LEADER WITH DEEP INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY TO DRIVE OUTCOMES.
LET'S GO TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS.
KEEP KIDS FIRST AND ENSURE EDUCATION STAYS THE MAIN FOCUS.
EMBRACE ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES, INCLUDING FOSTER ADOPTIVE UNHOUSED STUDENTS.
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CONTINUE BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND TREATING EVERY PERSON WITH RESPECT.CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES.
GO DOWN TO 11, CELEBRATE IMPROVEMENTS AT CAMPUSES THAT PREVIOUSLY STRUGGLED.
KEEP UP WITH THE COMMUNITY GROWTH, INDUSTRY, EXPANSION, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES.
HAVE EXPERIENCE IN LARGE DIVERSE DISTRICTS WITH TURNAROUND WORK.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THE THEMES THAT ARE ARISING.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONTINUITY WITH THE VARIOUS THEMES.
ONTO COMMUNITY IN PAGE 12, CONTINUE ON THE SAME TRAJECTORY WITH VISION 2020 AND VISION 2030, WE HEARD THAT QUITE A BIT.
MORE PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH ALL FAMILIES.
SOMEONE WHO INVEST THEMSELVES IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS NOT USING THE JOB AS A STEPPING STONE, FOCUSED ON EQUITY AS ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY.
SOMEONE WHO WILL ENGAGE WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
I'LL STOP THERE BECAUSE THAT'S IT FOR THE OVERVIEW THAT HIGHLIGHTS UNDERSCORING OF THE FEEDBACK.
WHAT YOU SEE NOW ON PAGE 14, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO HERE MOMENTARILY ON THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE.
THEY'RE THE SAME EXACT STATEMENTS, SO THEY'RE SYNONYMOUS.
I WON'T GO START ON THIS NOW, BUT I DO WANT TO PAUSE AND ASK THE BOARD IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SUMMARY REPORT BEFORE WE GO TO THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE.
BECAUSE THE MAIN THING TONIGHT IS EDITING AND REVIEWING THE PROFILE TO ENSURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE READY AND I HAVE YOUR BLESSING TO OPEN IT TOMORROW.
>> I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE RAW DATA LOOKS LIKE.
IS THIS ALL THE NOTES OR WHAT'S THE RAW DATA BEHIND THE GRAPHS AND THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> THIS IS JUST A SYNTHESIS OF THE RAW DATA FROM THE SURVEYS.
IF WE WERE TO EXPORT THE SURVEY DATA, IT'S A REALLY LENGTHY PDF, MORE THAN 100 PAGES OF DATA.
WE TOOK THE COMMON THEMES FROM ALL THE DATASETS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM ALL THE SURVEYS, ALL THE FEEDBACK, AND WE CREATE THIS DISTILLED REPORT BECAUSE OTHERWISE, YOU WOULD BE POURING OVER A TON OF DATA POINTS.
WE CAN EXPORT THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ EVERY NOTE OR EVERY STATEMENT'S A LOT.
I'LL WARN YOU IT'S MORE THAN 100 PAGES WORTH OF NOTES.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FEEL LIKE THAT THE DATA IS REALLY VALID THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> WE DIDN'T MANIPULATE ANY OF THE DATA.
WE JUST PUT IT INTO A VERY SIMPLISTIC FORM THAT'S LEGIBLE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH.
>> I WANT THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THAT WE LIKE 100% CAN VOUCH FOR THE FACT THAT WHAT IS BEING SAID HERE AND WHAT TRANSPIRED DURING THESE ACTIONS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
WHILE I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO READ 100 PAGES, I WILL, IF THAT MEANS THAT I CAN VALIDATE THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS SAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I JUST WANT TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S ACCURATE.
>> YEAH. JUST TO HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T TAKE THE SURVEY, CAN YOU CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THE SURVEY LOOKED LIKE, WHAT IT WAS? BECAUSE I HAVING LOOKED AT IT, I KNOW THAT THESE WERE DROPPED DOWN.
COULD YOU JUST WALK US THROUGH WHAT WAS ON THAT ACTUAL SURVEY FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T TAKE?
>> YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THE QUESTIONS COMMITTED TO MEMORY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE SURVEY DATING 12 YEARS AGO.
THERE ARE MULTIFACETED QUESTIONS.
IF YOU'RE SEEING HERE, RANKING THE IMPORTANCE AND I'LL JUST USE THIS FIRST ONE BECAUSE WE DEEM THIS AS LIKE THE MEAN POTATOES.
IF YOU'RE THE PERSON RESPONDING TO THE SURVEY, IT'S ANONYMOUS, YOU USE YOUR OWN DEVICE.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRIORITIZE WHAT QUALITIES, ATTRIBUTES, CHARACTERISTICS YOU FEEL ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT.
BASED OFF OF THE COLLECTIVE DATA OF 773 RESPONSES, THE OUTCOMES FROM THAT PRIORITIZED ACCORDING TO THE RESPONDENTS, CALLING FOR AN EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR AS BEING THE TOP PRIORITY.
YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO SELF SELECT IF YOU ARE THE RESPONDER TO PICK WHICH QUALITY AND RANK THEM IN ORDER OF YOUR OWN, EITHER AS A PARENT, A STUDENT, A MEMBER OF THE STAFF, ANY OF THE OTHER CONSTITUENTS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN SELF SELECT.
THEY CAN ALSO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN STATUS IN THE COMMUNITY, JUST AS YOU SEE IN THE SECOND BAR GRAPH THERE, WHETHER YOU'RE A CURRENT PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
THAT WAS THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE RATE FOLLOWED BY THE CURRENT STAFF AND THE FACULTY.
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THEN THERE'S OPEN ENDED.I THINK PART OF THE REASON THE ACTUAL PDF, IF WE WERE TO EXPORT THAT TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THERE'S A TEXT BOX INCLUDED IN THE SURVEYS WHERE WE ASK A QUESTION AND YOU CAN LIST OUT COMMENTS.
>> THAT GENERATES QUITE A BIT OF DATA POINTS TO REVIEW AND TO READ.
WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE THE DATA BECAUSE WE USE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY.
WE HAVE A CRM THAT WE USE INTERNALLY.
WE CAN DROP ALL OF OUR DATASETS INTO THE CRM AND INTO AI, AND IT CAN HELP US IDENTIFY THE COMMON THEMES.
THEN THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO VALIDATE THAT IT'S ACCURATE.
PLUS, I ASK ALL THE FACULTY SO THE RETIRED REPURPOSED SUPERINTENDENTS WHO WORK WITH ME, WHETHER IT'S DR HINOHOSA, DR. SCRIBNER, DR. LEONATS, DR. KOHLER, ALL OF THEM POURED OVER THIS.
THEY GO THROUGH IT FIRST, AND THEN I GIVE IT THE FINAL PASS TO MAKE SURE NOTHING'S MISSING.
IT'S A PRETTY INTENSIVE PROCESS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO EXPORT THE FILE.
IT'S JUST A LOT, I JUST WANT TO FOREWARN YOU, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THE OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? DR. [INAUDIBLE]
ONE WOULD BE A SIMILAR QUESTION TO TRUSTEE, THOMAS, BUT FOR OUR TOWN HALLS, AND IF WHAT THE QUESTIONS WERE THERE, THAT'S QUESTION 1.
THEN IF YOU'LL SCROLL DOWN, I NEVER KNOW IF IT'S DOWN OR UP DOWN.
WHEN WE GET TO THE LIST OF EACH CONSTITUENCY, STAFF BOARD.
IS THAT ORGANIZED IN ANY TYPE OF RANK OR IS IT JUST IT WAS PRESENT AS A MAIN THEME?
>> IT'S JUST PRESENT AS PRESENT AS THE MAIN THEME.
>> IT'S NOT THAT DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN LEADING WAS THE TOP. JUST ASKING.
>> WE FEEL THAT EVEN ON THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE, IF YOU FEEL CERTAIN BULLETS SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TOP OF THE LIST, OTHERS NEED TO BE RESHUFFLED, THOSE ARE POINTS OF CONSIDERATION THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS TONIGHT.
SOME OF OUR BOARD PARTNERS WOULD SAY, I'D RATHER SEE THIS AT THE TOP AND THIS AT THE BOTTOM, AND THAT'S REALLY FOR YOU TO SAY.
BUT NO, WE DON'T RANK ANYTHING IN TERMS OF HOW WE PRIORITIZE, WE PUT IT IN AS WE SYNTHESIZE EVERYTHING.
>> I THINK I WAS MORE ASKING TOO IF WITH THESE THEMES, MORE OF THEM SHOWED UP, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
IF YOU THINK OF A WORD CLOUD, THE DARKER COLORS MEAN MORE PEOPLE SAID THE SAME THING, I'M NOT NECESSARILY ASKING ABOUT YOUR TEAM.
>> WHEN I REFER TO THE MEAT AND POTATOES, I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS PAT [OVERLAPPING] THESE ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT THE CANDIDATES WILL READ ON THE JOB PROFILE, THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE.
FOR US, THAT'S SYNONYMOUS WITH THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
WHEN THEY GO TO ANY ADVERTISEMENT, PRIMARILY JG CONSULTING.US, EVERY OTHER JOB POSTING THAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE US, IT'S ONLY GOING TO REDIRECT THEM TO OUR WEBSITE, BUT ALL OF THE BULLETS WILL BE THE SAME.
THESE ARE THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE SPENT THE MOST TIME PULLING AND TEASING OUT FROM ALL THE FEEDBACK.
THESE ARE THE MOST CONSISTENT ITEMS THAT WE FEEL REALLY CAPTURE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE FEEDBACK.
>> GREAT. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.
THE MOST AUTHENTIC FEEDBACK IS REFLECTED IN THIS CURRENT DRAFT OF THE PROFILE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THE OBJECTIVE TONIGHT IS FOR YOU TO HELP ME WORD, SMITH, AND IF THERE ARE CERTAIN SETS OF VERBIAGE OR LANGUAGE THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE, I'LL DO THAT RIGHT NOW IN REAL TIME AS WE GET INTO THAT PROCESS.
THEN TONIGHT WHEN I GET HOME, I'LL HAVE JACOB AND LISA UPDATED AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
>> GREAT. THEN THE OTHER QUESTION JUST ABOUT THE TOWN HALL.
>> THE QUESTIONS AT THE TOWN HALL.
THERE'S FOUR, THEY'RE DIFFERENT THAN THE SURVEYS.
THE QUESTIONS AND I'M JUST GOING TO PARAPHRASE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GREATEST CELEBRATIONS POINTS OF PRIDE THAT YOU HAVE FOR MANSFIELD ISD? I TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE SENSE THAT WHAT CAN I BRAG AND BOAST ABOUT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PERHAPS A CANDIDATE CAN'T READ ABOUT ONLINE OR READ ABOUT EDITORIALS, WATCHING VIDEOS.
THINGS FROM YOUR STAKEHOLDERS POINTS OF VIEW, WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I CAN UNDERSCORE? IF I'M TALKING TO A CANDIDATE WHO IS VERY CONTENT, HAPPY IN THEIR CURRENT ROLE, NOT LOOKING TO LEAVE, IF THEY'RE SITTING SUPERINTENDENT OF A DEPUTY, I NEED TO MAKE A COMPELLING SALES PITCH TO THEM.
WHEN ME OR MY TEAM ARE SPEAKING TO THESE CANDIDATES, IF THEY'RE HAPPY AND THEY HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT AS AN EXAMPLE, I NEED TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT TO THEM TO SAY, THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER MANSFIELD ISD.
ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT COIN, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE MUST OVERCOME IN ORDER TO REACH OUR HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS?
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HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS IS THE VERY FIRST LEAD IN QUESTION THAT WE ASK.THAT'S THE FIRST. WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT? NOT INDICTING THE DISTRICT FOR ITS PAST BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO TO CHANGE HISTORY, BUT LOOKING AT THE PRESENT IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT DO WE ASPIRE FOR? WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE HOPE TO SEE THE SCHOLARS HERE? WHETHER THEY GO ON TO POST SECONDARY, THEY GO ON TO LOCATIONAL, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR ALL THE FAMILIES YOU SERVE.
THEN WE LEAD INTO THE CELEBRATIONS AND THE FLIP SIDE OF THE PANCAKE, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WE MUST OVERCOME TO REACH OUR HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS? THEN LASTLY, THE FOURTH QUESTION WE ASK DURING TOWN HALL, PUBLIC MEETINGS, WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS? WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES? WHAT ARE THE TRAITS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? USUALLY WHEN YOU'RE PRESENTING IN THIS SETTING, WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE FOUR CONSISTENT QUESTIONS, SOMETIMES WE HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE SHOW TO THE SAME MEETINGS, WHICH IS FINE, THAT'S NATURAL THAT OCCURS.
THEN WE HAVE THE VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS AS WELL WHERE PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS IN THE CHAT ROOMS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT WE GET TO HEAR ALL THE THINGS, AND IT'S VERY CONSISTENT.
YOU CAN PICK UP ON SOME OF THE COMMON PHRASES THAT ARE USED THAT ARE UNIQUE TO MANSFIELD, BUT ARE ALSO UNIVERSAL IN SOME SENSE, WHETHER IT'S UNIVERSAL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS OR EVEN THE US.
WE REALLY WANT TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THESE SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES AND CHARACTERISTICS THAT EVERYBODY HERE LOCALLY WANTS TO SEE IN THEIR NEXT LEADER.
BECAUSE WE WANT TO HONOR THE PAST WHILE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE, AND THE BEST WAY FOR US TO DO THAT IS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT YOU SEE STARTING ON PAGE 14 HERE AND WHAT THE CANDIDATES WILL SEE, THAT'S REALLY WHAT CAPTURES THAT FEEDBACK.
ALL THE OTHER DATASETS THAT WE HAVE, WHETHER IT'S FROM THE SURVEYS, THE OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT'S A REINFORCEMENT OF EVERYTHING WE HEAR TO THIS, AND WE HAVE THE SUPPORT AND ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO BACK IT UP.
>> GOING OFF OF WHAT DR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS JUST ASKING YOU, THIS HAVING DONE THIS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND FROM DIFFERENT SEATS.
A LOT OF THIS, AT LEAST FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, IS GREAT, AND IT WILL COME OUT MORE IN THEIR PRESENTATION AT AN INTERVIEW.
>> WHAT I WAS WONDERING IS, IF WE HAVE A BASIC LIST OF FIRST CUTS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANYBODY WHEN WORK HERE BECAUSE OUR TEAM HAS DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
WOULD WE NOT GIVE YOU THAT BASIC CRITERIA, WHICH IS A CHECKLIST SO THAT WE DON'T NEED TO SEE ALL 100 PLUS APPLICATIONS.
THAT WAY IF YOU HAVE A COURTNEY THAT DECIDES SHE'S GOOD ENOUGH TO GO AHEAD AND APPLY FOR SUPERINTENDENT, I WOULD BE MARKED OFF INSTANTLY FOR NOT MEETING THE BASIC CRITERIA.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS TO GIVE HAVE YOU GUYS KNOW FROM THE GET GO.
THIS IS OUR SIMPLISTIC NO BRAINERS.
THAT WAY, IF THEY DON'T MEET THESE WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING 10, WE DON'T EVEN GET THE APPLICATIONS.
BECAUSE THIS IS THE DETAILED WORK.
IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR THESE PEOPLE, FEMALE, MALE, WHATEVER, TO APPLY FOR A JOB LIKE THIS.
THEY GO THROUGH A LOT OF WORK TO COME IN FOR US IS JUST TO GO, WE'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW EVERYBODY BE NICE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT BE THE FIRST ROUND OF CUTS WHERE YOU ALL GO THROUGH AND SAY, THEY DON'T HAVE A PHD, THEY DON'T HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT.
THEY'RE NOT IN TEXAS, THEN DON'T BOTHER US WITH IT AND DON'T WASTE THEIR TIME AS WELL.
>> YES, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS BECAUSE WE JUST COMPLETED THE SAME PROCESS WITH THREE OF YOUR DISTRICTS.
MOST RECENTLY, THE EANES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, CAPEL AND LAKE TRAVIS HERE IN TEXAS.
WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.
WE HAD SIX CANDIDATES APPLY FOR EANES, I THINK 37 FOR CAPEL, IN BOTH SCENARIOS, MY TEAM OF REPURPOSE RECOVERING SUPERINTENDENT TO HELP THE PRACTITIONERS, WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO LIKE THE TOP 10 OUT OF THE 37.
NOW, WE DON'T WITHHOLD CANDIDATE INFORMATION FROM YOU.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS A BOARD TO AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH US AND SAY, HEY, JAMES, DR HINOHOSA, WE AGREE WITH YOU HERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE XYZ CANDIDATE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH.
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BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE BOARD, BECAUSE WE USE SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY, OUR BACK END SYSTEM, THE CRM THAT I REFERENCED EARLIER, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH ENCRYPTED ACCESS TO REVIEW VIDEOS, TO LOOK AT INFORMATION BEFORE WE MEET AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN CLOSED SESSION TO REVIEW THE CANDIDATES DURING THAT FIRST PASS.SOME OF OUR BOARDS WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.
OTHERS PREFER LIKE, HEY, WE'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO MEET WITH US.
EITHER WAY, WE'RE PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE GIVING YOU EARLY ACCESS TO REVIEW SO THAT WAY YOU'RE NOT FEELING RUSHED AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE.
NOW THAT'S A QUESTION THAT I'LL HAVE TO LET THE WILL OF THE BOARD DETERMINE AND TO ANSWER.
BUT THAT IS AN OPTION BECAUSE WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO UNPACK.
I THINK TO YOUR POINT, BECAUSE WE REQUIRE SO MUCH FROM THE LETTERS OF INTEREST, THE RESUMES, AND OR VITAS, THE ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS, THE VERIFICATION FORMS. WE ALSO HAVE THE ON DEMAND INTERVIEW THAT I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHERE IT'S THE PRELIMINARY VIDEO WITH FOUR VERY HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS THAT THE CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER.
AS A BOARD, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THESE VIDEOS, YOU'LL GET A CHANCE TO KNOW THEM BEFORE THEY COME IN ON PLANES TRAINS OR AUTOMOBILES TO INTERVIEW WITH YOU IN PERSON.
YOU MAY FEEL DIFFERENTLY AFTER LOOKING AT THE TANGIBLE PAPERWORK, WHETHER IT'S THEIR RESUME OR THEIR VITA OR THEIR LETTERS OF INTEREST.
BUT OUR TEAM WE USE A NOMINAL GROUPING TECHNIQUE TO PARE IT DOWN.
IF THEY DON'T CHECK ALL OF THE BOXES AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE VERIFICATION FORM, THEY HAVE TO INITIAL BUY CERTAIN STATEMENTS THAT SAYS THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE OR THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WITH ANY IMPROPRIETARY IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.
BECAUSE IF THEY HAVEN'T DONE THAT, THEY DON'T JUST DO THE BASIC CLEARANCES, WE WON'T PRESENT THEM TO YOU.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO INTERVIEW THEM, WE'LL TELL YOU LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF.
>> LIKE THAT BASIC LIST LIKE YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, IS THAT SOMETHING WE WERE GOING TO GIVE YOU TONIGHT? HOW DOES WHEN DO YOU GET OUR LIST FROM US?
>> TONIGHT, ONCE WE GET TO EDITING THIS, THIS IS THE NORTH STAR, IN MY OPINION.
THIS IS THE RUBRIC THAT YOU'LL USE TO EVALUATE THE CANDIDATES WHEN YOU INTERVIEW.
THIS IS THE BULLET POINTS THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND YOU USE AS YOUR BASELINE FOR EVALUATING THE CANDIDATES, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE WILL USE AS A CONSULTING FIRM TO EVALUATE.
>> BUT THERE WAS A COUPLE ON THERE, AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.
I THINK ONE SAID SOMEWHERE, HOW DID IT PHRASE IT THAT A SUPERINTENDENT WAS MANDATORY AND A DOCTOR IS PREFERRED.
I'M GOING TO SAY BOTH ARE MANDATORY [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S WHAT I MEAN WHEN I'M SAYING, BASIC SOME THAT WE NEED FROM THE GET GO.
>> THERE'S TWO STATEMENTS THAT HAVE OPPOSING INFORMATION THERE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS ADDRESSING.
THAT WAS PART OF MINE, IF WE ALREADY KNOW WE KNOW WHERE LOOKING FOR A HIGH LEVEL, THEN WHY WOULDN'T WE ALREADY SAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT, A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, HAVE A CERTIFICATE.
THAT'S A REALLY EASY BECAUSE SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS ARE LIKE A STRONG CORE BACKGROUND.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN TAKE OFF THEIR RESUME.
>> THINGS LIKE I WANT THEM TO HAVE A B PLUS RATING OR HIGHER FOR DISTRICT AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
WE KNOW THEY WERE PART OF THAT PROCESS, I WANT THEIR FIRST REPORT TO BE AN A OR SUPERIOR, AS MISS TANGAR SITS DOWN HERE ALL COCKY BECAUSE SHE'S THAT LADY THAT MAKES THAT HAPPEN.
TO ME, THE BASIC CHECKLIST THAT WHERE THAT CAN BE TAKEN FROM THE GET GO AND HELP WITH YOUR 37 DOWN TO 10.
THEN WE GO INTO THESE THINGS THAT CAN BE DURING AN INTERVIEW, DURING THEIR PRESENTATION, DURING THEIR VIDEO INTERVIEW THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT.
BUT I THINK THAT WE START OUT WITH THIS BASIC LIST THAT I WOULD LIKE MYSELF, AND I THINK SOME OF MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GO OFF OF FOR THE INITIAL ROUND.
>> WE HAVE AN ITEM BANK OR REPOSITORY OF QUESTIONS WHERE WE CONSIDER FIRST ROUND TO BE VERY HIGH LEVEL, VERY BASIC.
THE FIRST SET OF INTERVIEWS, THERE'S GENERALLY 1 HOUR ALLOTTED PER INTERVIEW, IT'S VERY HIGH LEVEL.
YOU'RE NOT GETTING TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS OR GRANULAR WITH SPECIFIC THINGS.
THE FINAL ROUND OF INTERVIEWS FOR YOUR TOP TWO OR YOUR TOP THREE FINALISTS IS MUCH MORE IN DEPTH.
YOU GENERALLY MIGHT SHARE A MEAL WITH THE CANDIDATE AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER.
THEN THE PERSON EITHER GOES ON A TOUR
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WITH US OR A MEMBER OF THE STAFF WHILE THE CANDIDATE STAYS BACK TO INTERVIEW.THOSE INTERVIEWS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM THREE PLUS HOURS.
BUT I THINK THE FIRST INTERVIEW, I THINK ONCE WE GET TO THAT STAGE, WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT MAINTAINING THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE OF HAVING CANDIDATES WHO REPRESENT DISTRICTS OF B OR GREATER.
I GET THAT, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU PROBABLY WANT TO CHANGE ON THIS.
WE WORD SUBMIT THIS A LOT, BUT IT'S NOT FOR ME TO FALL ON ANY ONE SIDE OF THE COIN BECAUSE YOU CAN SPLIT HAIRS ON SOME THINGS, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VERBIAGE AND LANGUAGE IS APPROPRIATE.
MY RECOMMENDATION, IF EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH THE SUMMARY REPORT, I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THE PROFILE, WE GO THROUGH THE PROFILE LINE BY LINE, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL GOOD. IS THAT APPROPRIATE?
>> TRUSTEE CANNON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO WANT TO SAY? THE TRUSTEES TO MY LEFT.
>> THIS FIRST PAGE, THIS IS A LEADERSHIP PROFILE.
FIRST PAGE IS JUST THE INFORMATION THAT WE PULLED FROM WEBSITES, YOUR MISSION OR VISION, YOUR VALUES, DISTRICT BACKGROUND.
YOU SEE THE FIRST TWO COMPLETE PARAGRAPHS.
THE MANSFIELD ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEE SEEKS AN EXPERIENCED VISIONARY AND STUDENT CENTERED LEADER WHO IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING ENVIRONMENT, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, STAFF EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE A HIGHLY VISIBLE AND APPROACHABLE LEADER, COMMITTED TO BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENT STAFF, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH THOSE TWO STATEMENTS? SECOND COMPLETE PARAGRAPH.
>> DID YOU WANT US TO SAY YES LOUDLY?
>> I'M WATCHING, I'M SCANNING THE ROOM, IF EVERYBODY NEEDS MORE TIME.
THE INDIVIDUAL WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT.
SUPERINTENDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING WHILE CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF TRUST, TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
I'M GETTING THUMBS UP ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE'RE TRUCKING, RIGHT NOW TO THE FUN STUFF.
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL EMBODY THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES AND COMPETENCIES.
>> AGAIN, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, DID WE PUT THEM IN.
IF WE WANT TO SHUFFLE THE DECK, WE CAN.
THE FIRST BULLET DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS LEADING A LARGE AND DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPARABLE TO MANSFIELD ISD, WITH THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN HIGH PERFORMANCE WHILE MANAGING RAPID DEMOGRAPHIC AND COMMUNITY CHANGE.
>> I THINK PERHAPS THE SECOND BULLET SPEAKS TO MY QUESTION, AND THIS IS A TICKY TACKY.
DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS LEADING A LARGE AND DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD READ TO ME, THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT MAY BE A SITTING SO AS OPPOSED TO DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS LEADING IN.
BUT THAT AGAIN, I THINK IS TICKY TACKY.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE NECESSARILY LOOKING JUST SITTING SUPERINTENDENTS.
ENGLISH WAS NOT MY MAJOR, BUT WHAT IS IT, A PROPOSITION? THAT'S ALL I WOULD SAY ABOUT THAT IS MAYBE PEOPLE MIGHT BE THINKING THEY HAVE TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT.
BUT IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND BULLET, IT SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> BUT I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE.
CLEARLY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SITTING SUPERINTENDENT OR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT THAT'S ALREADY HAS DONE THIS, HAS EXPERIENCE IN THIS SPACE IN A DISTRICT THIS SIZE.
TO ME, AN ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OR EVEN SOMEONE THAT IN AN EXECUTIVE ROLE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION AND STUFF YET SHOULD BE AN EASY, QUICK CUT OFF OF OUR LIST TO WHAT MISS LACKEY WILSON WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> LET ME ASK A QUESTION JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE.
THEY MIGHT BE A SUPERINTENDENT, A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IN A NEIGHBORING STATE WHO APPLIES.
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN MOST STATES, THIS IS UNIVERSAL.
YOU HAVE RECIPROCITY, SO YOU HAVE A YEAR TO OBTAIN YOUR SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION.
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FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN DOCTOR SCRIBNER WAS HIRED IN FORT WORTH ISD FROM PHOENIX UNION IN ARIZONA, HE HAD ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE HIS CERTIFICATION.THE SAME WILL APPLY FOR THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT WE JUST RECRUITED FOR EANES BECAUSE HE'S IN OHIO AND HE'S MOVING HERE.
I JUST WANT TO BE REAL SPECIFIC AND CRYSTALLIZED AROUND THE WORDING BECAUSE IF WE CHANGE CERTAIN LANGUAGE, IT'LL APPLY OUTSIDE OF THE BORDERS OF OUR STATE.
>> WHEN YOU SAY ELIGIBLE, THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN, THE RECIPROCITY, THE ABILITY.
>> IT'S JUST THE LEGAL. IT'S CONSISTENT.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LIMITING OUR REACH.
BECAUSE IF WE WANT TO BE SPECIFIC TO TEXAS ONLY, THAT'S FINE.
BUT YOU AS A BOARD WILL HAVE TO TELL ME THAT.
>> I THINK THERE'S SEVERAL OF US THAT HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT TEXAS CANDIDATES.
>> JUST SO I'M TRACKING ON THE BULLETS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING IN REAL TIME.
IS THERE ANYTHING WE WANT TO CHANGE IN THE FIRST TWO BULLETS? BECAUSE I HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> WE JUST SPEAK TO WHAT MISS NEWSOM JUST SAID.
KEEPING IT WITH TEXAS, THINGS HAVE CHANGED THOUGH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO WHERE MAYBE THAT WASN'T SUCH THE CASE, BUT WITH THE WAY THE TESTING IS, IF WE'RE GOING TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, THEY WE'RE ALREADY ASKING THEM TO BE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT LAWS AND LEGISLATURE.
I THINK THAT THAT'S REASONABLE AND WE'RE A BIG STATE.
WE GOT LOTS OF CHOICES. THERE'S LOTS OF PROBLEMS.
>> BUT THERE'S ALSO TO SOME FOLKS LEAVE, THEY STARTED THEIR CAREER IN TEXAS, WHETHER THEY'RE A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, CENTRAL OFFICE, SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEY LEAVE TO ANOTHER STATE, AND THEN THEY WANT TO RETURN HOME BECAUSE TEXAS IS THEIR HOME BAD.
>> I'M HAPPY FOR THEM TO RETURN HOME SOME TIME, BUT SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN DEALING WITH IT AND IN THE WEEDS WITH WHAT WE'RE GOING ON LEGISLATIVELY, FINANCIALLY, THAT'S WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
SOMEBODY WHO'S ALREADY WEARING THE BOOTS AND THE PANTS.
NOT WHO JUST FITS OUR BOOTS AND PANTS.
>> I HAD A THOUGHT BECAUSE BECAUSE I THINK AS I'M HEARING THINGS, I THINK PERHAPS WE'RE THINKING OF RANKING CANDIDATES, AND I'M THINKING ABOUT JUST THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
APPLICATIONS COMING IN BASED ON THIS STUFF VERSUS WHAT WE WANT.
I FEEL LIKE I HEAR A LOT OF, WE WANT THIS, WE WANT THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT NECESSARILY NEEDS TO GO IN A PROFILE TO LIMIT THE PEOPLE THAT CAN APPLY.
BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY APPLIES FROM OHIO, THEN YOU COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE A PREFERENCE FOR THEM BEING IN TEXAS.
BUT I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN SEARCH, THEN IT NEEDS TO BE OPEN.
>> YES. GIVEN THAT I'M NEW TO THIS, I JUST HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT AVERAGE DISTRICT SIZE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WHEN I DO MY SIMPLE MATH, I COME UP WITH ABOUT AN AVERAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT SIZE OF ABOUT 4,000 STUDENTS.
>> YES. BECAUSE THERE'S AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF HIGH QUANTITY OF RURAL.
WE HAVE A BIG STATE, SO 1,200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MANY OF WHICH ARE RURAL PARTS OF TEXAS.
>> BY VIRTUE OF US HAVING 36,000 STUDENTS THAT MAKES US AN ANOMALY WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND REALLY LIMITS THE SELECTION POOL WITH WHICH WE CAN CHOOSE FROM GIVEN OUR CRITERIA.
>> WELL, WHERE I'D SAY THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF QUANTITY WOULD BE WHETHER WE RESTRICT.
>> TO THE STATE OF TEXAS [OVERLAPPING] BECAUSE WE TYPICALLY CAST A WHITE NOT.
I STATED FROM DAY ONE, WE'RE A NATIONAL FIRM.
WE DO THIS WORK ALL OVER THE US.
ON AVERAGE, WE ATTRACT CANDIDATES 12-14 STATES.
THIS IS OUR 70TH SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH IN THE LAST 11 YEARS.
BUT AGAIN, IT HAS TO BE THE WILL OF THE BOARD.
THAT'S A DECISION FOR YOU ALL TO MAKE.
I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU GIVE ME, AND 1,200 DISTRICTS, BUT WITH THE MAJORITY TO YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE THOMAS, BEING SMALLER IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT ADA, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THOSE THAT ARE SITTING SUPERINTENDENTS OR DEPUTY THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A COMPARABLE SIZE DISTRICT.
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMPARABLE SIZE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HANDFUL OF SCHOOLS.
WE'D BE ESSENTIALLY COMPETING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS FOR THE SAME SUPERINTENDENTS BASICALLY IF WE SAY, WE WANT TO LIMIT IT TO TEXAS.
IF WE'RE TALKING COMPETITION JUST THIS PAST TWO WEEKS ALONE, TWO COMPARABLE SIZE DISTRICTS JUST OPENED?
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LEANDER ISD OPENED AND FRISCO ISD OPENED HERE AND GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE.THEN YOU GOT THE TAKEOVER IN YOUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICT.
>> CAN SOMEBODY VERIFY THIS WITH MANSFIELD.
JUST FOR COMPARISON SAKE, IS 4,000 FOR TYPICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE IN TEXAS? I THINK OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT WHAT 11,000, 12,000 STUDENTS BY ITSELF TOTAL.
>> IF YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> IF YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER?
>> I'M NOT DEFENDING ONE DECISION OR THE OTHER.
I'M JUST GIVING YOU THE STATUS AND THE NUMBERS TO THINK ABOUT TO WORK FROM.
BUT WHATEVER THE BOARD CHOOSES, WE'LL CERTAINLY HONOR.
>> SURE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD HEALTHY CONVERSATION TO HAVE AND IT'LL CERTAINLY IMPACT THE TALENT.
>> IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKE SAY, BOSTON, I THINK YOU GUYS RECRUITED THEM.
>> BOSTON, CITY OF BOSTON [OVERLAPPING] BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE LARGE.
BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY THAT'S A DIFFERENT STATE WITH DIFFERENT LAWS.
THEIR CANDIDATES, THEIR FINALISTS INTERVIEW PUBLICLY ON CAMERA BEFORE EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHERHOOD.
>> WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THAT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL LIKE SOMEBODY IN CHARGE OF JUST THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AREA COULD ESSENTIALLY BE IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING AS LARGE AS MANSFIELD ISD.
THAT'S BOSTON, CHICAGO, THOSE TYPES OF CITIES.
>> IT'S ALSO MAYORAL APPOINTED IN THAT POSITION.
IT'S ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS, PUBLIC IN THE COUNTRY THAT SUPERINTENDENTS HIRED BY THE MAYOR. THEY HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD.
>> NOT LAW JUST LOOKING AT COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING IF SOMEBODY WHO WERE WORKING IN CHARGE OF THAT AREA.
>> I WOULD SAY A MORE FAIR COMPARISON WOULD BE CHIEF OF SCHOOLS AND HOUSTON ISD HAS RESPONSIBILITY OVER 17 HIGH SCHOOLS.
THAT SIZE JUST FOR THAT ONE PARTICULAR CHIEF ENCOMPASSES MORE STUDENTS THAN ALL OF MANSFIELD.
>> BUT LOOK, LET ME SAY THIS TOO JUST SO THAT I CAN GIVE SOME PEACE OF MIND.
THERE'S GOING TO BE NO SHORTAGE OF TALENT, WHETHER WE STICK TO TEXAS OR WE CAST A WIDE NET.
YOU GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL TRADITION.
MY 20 PLUS YEARS WORKING WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES, FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS, YOU JUST HAVE SUCH A STELLAR REPUTATION, SO YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SHORTAGE OF TALENT.
BUT IF YOU WANTED TO CAST A WIDE NET JUST TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE, THE NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY COULD PRESENT SOME INTERESTING CHOICES.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S A DECISION FOR THE BOARD.
>> I GUESS I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT THOUGH OUR PRIORITY AND OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS FUNDING AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES CURRENTLY.
THIS WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AT SOME POINT AND IT'S OUR FIGHT AND WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT JUST RAMPING UP, COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO REALLY KNOWS THIS AND KNOWS THE FIGHT AT HAND AND IS ALREADY SWINGING AND CAN COME OUT FIGHTING FOR US BECAUSE THERE'S STUDENTS AT THE END OF THIS SENTENCE, THAT'S THE PERIOD AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE AND THAT'S OUR DUE DILIGENCE HERE.
I FEEL LIKE THAT HAS TO BE A PRIORITY FOR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT WHO'S THE COOLEST NEW KID TO GET FROM WHEREVER THAT.
I CARE ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO CAN IMMEDIATELY MAKE THAT PRESENCE AND MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND STAND WITH US TO CHARGE FORWARD.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE GET THAT WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE IN TEXAS AND DOING.
WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE WHERE WE'VE HAD TO BRING PEOPLE TO OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT WE'VE BROUGHT PEOPLE TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND IN LEADERSHIP WHO AND WHO HAVE NOT BEEN A BIG DISTRICTS, AND IT'S PALPABLY DIFFERENT.
WHILE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT ARE LIKE THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND THAT SHOULD BE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO US.
THOSE TWO THINGS SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SOME OF THE CUTS THAT WE'RE MAKING UNTIL WE CAN GET TO PHILOSOPHIES ABOUT EDUCATION AND WHAT COMMUNICATOR THEY ARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK WE'RE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING,
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BUT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'VE ALL SAT UP HERE ON THIS DIAS AND TALKED ABOUT ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND FUNDING AND WHAT ULTIMATELY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR OWN DECISION IF THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR A LEADER FOR US.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GIVING US THE INFORMATION IN ADVANCE AND ALSO ASKING US TO SEND THE QUESTIONS AND REVISIONS IN ADVANCE.
FOR THIS CONVERSATION TONIGHT, AS SOMEONE ON THIS DIAS AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHETHER YOU'RE IN TEXAS OR GEORGIA, THE FIGHT FOR PROPER FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN CONSISTENT.
WE'VE NEVER BEEN PROPERLY FUNDED.
IT'S EXPOSED NOW BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING EVERYONE.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE FILTER TO THE STATE OF TEXAS BASED ON FUNDING BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE VITAL FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER AS WE SELECT THE NEXT LEADER.
TEXAS IS STRUGGLING WITH FUNDING BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE POLITICALLY.
THERE ARE OTHER STATES THAT ARE STRUGGLING JUST THE SAME AS WE ARE.
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THAT THAT ARE IMPACTING THAT FROM A LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE ACROSS THE NATION.
I THINK THAT AS WE ARE MAKING THE DECISION A STRONG LEADER, WHETHER THEY ARE COMING FROM OUR STATE OR COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE STATE, COMING FROM THE DFW OR STILL IN MANSFIELD.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SELECT THE RIGHT LEADER AND THAT WE OPEN IT UP, AS DR. CRUTCHFIELD SAID, IF WE'RE DOING AN OPEN SEARCH, THAT IT'S AN OPEN SEARCH.
>> TO SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU, MR. CANNON.
I AGREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE THIS CAN BE VERY TEDIOUS.
I COULD GO ALL DAY WITH THE WORDS AND CHANGE THIS AND MOVE THIS AROUND.
FROM JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR THEMES.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT, THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE, ALTER, ADJUST. THAT'S CORRECT.
I THOUGHT THAT I SAW IN ONE OF THEM THAT CANDIDATES, I BELIEVE ALL OF THEM WOULD HAVE A GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF TEXAS AND THE POLITICS.
YOU DIDN'T READ THAT ONE. THAT WAS VERY CLEVER.
>> NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M TRYING TO ADD SOME HUMOR.
>> THAT'S COOL. BUT THERE WAS I KNOW, MAYBE I HAVE DRY HUMOR.
I DON'T KNOW. BUT ANYWAY, BUT I DID SEE THAT AND WE ARE AWARE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MISS NEWSOM.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MR. CANNON.
WE ARE VERY AWARE OF OUR STATE, THE STATE IN WHICH WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN TERMS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE LACK OF FUNDING FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS IS WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A MOMENT AGO.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, I DON'T REMEMBER THE PAGE NUMBER, IT DID SAY THAT CANDIDATES WOULD HAVE A KNOWLEDGE.
AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT? A KNOWLEDGE OF TEXAS AND THE POLITICS WOULD HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF MANSFIELD ISD AS A LANDSCAPE IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
I THINK AS YOU SAY, WE ARE SAYING THE SAME THING.
WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE DO IS FROM THE DRAFT THAT YOU PROVIDED FOR US IS IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, LET'S DO SO.
BUT IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE WERE FAIR.
I THINK YOU HAVE DONE THAT, YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN MAKING CERTAIN THAT YOU IDENTIFIED THE SPECIFIC THEMES, AND YOU DIDN'T LEAVE THAT ONE OUT.
IF THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS OR WE WANT TO CHANGE IT ALTOGETHER, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT THAT HAS BEEN ADDED. AM I CORRECT?
>> YES. WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO.
OBJECTIVELY TONIGHT, THE OUTCOME THAT I'D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH IS TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENT.
THIS WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.
I'D LIKE TO GO BULLET BY BULLET, LINE BY LINE.
IF THERE'S ANY EDITS, REVISIONS, CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH TONIGHT.
THEN WE ALSO NEED TO IDENTIFY DATES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S TO BE DETERMINED NEXT TO SOME OF THE JANUARY OBJECTIVES.
I WANT THE CANDIDATES TO BE ABLE TO EARMARK THEIR CALENDARS IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ARE SELECTED BECAUSE THERE'S CONFERENCES AT THE END OF JANUARY, THERE'S OTHER WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR THEM.
ALSO FOR YOU, PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT BUTTONED UP.
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THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO DO.I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HONORING EACH OTHER'S TIME AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M DOING EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE THE CHANGES TONIGHT BECAUSE FIRST THING TOMORROW, I WANT TO GET THIS POSTED.
>> REALLY, THIS IS JUST WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE IN ORDER TO PUT, THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE JOB.
THEN IF THEY MAKE IT TO AN ACTUAL INTERVIEW, THESE ARE THE ITEMS THEY WOULD KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT?
>> THEN IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN GIVE YOU [FOREIGN] EARLIER OUR CHECK OFF LIST.
DON'T BOTHER US WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S ONLY LIKE COURTNEY, HAS A BACHELOR'S AND A TEACHING SHE ANYTHING ELSE.
DON'T BOTHER US WITH COURTNEY, BUT GIVE US SOMEBODY UP THERE.
>> WE CAN CREATE A RUBRIC, IF YOU WILL.
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT TO PUT SOMEBODY ELSE OUT. I'M TALKING ABOUT MYSELF.
>> I'M JUST SAYING I WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST WHERE WE'VE HAD A UNIQUE SET OF CRITERIA ASIDE FROM THE PROFILE.
BECAUSE LET'S BE FAIR, I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IS GOING TO READ THIS WITH THE FINE TOOTH COLUMN.
BUT THE REAL SPIRIT OF THIS WORK IS US AGAIN, RECRUITING TALENT THAT ARE NOT LOOKING TO LEAVE.
>> THIS WILL COME IN HANDY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DO MAKE IT TO MORE OF THE FINAL CUTS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, THIS AND THIS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO ASK ME TO WALK.
I THINK THAT'S FINE, BUT I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT WE NEED TO GET DOWN SOME DATES AND SOME OTHER THINGS TOO.
>> THE CANDIDATES WILL BE WATCHING THE BOARD MEETING LIKE WE'RE HAVING TONIGHT.
>> I THINK WE WERE ALL TASKED WITH SOME HOMEWORK.
SOME TRUSTEES MAY HAVE SENT SOME, THEY WANT IT ADJUSTED.
WOULD THAT BE A GOOD STARTING POINT VERSUS GOING BULLET BY BULLET BECAUSE I THINK SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME THINGS?
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THE BULLETS ONCE WE GET THROUGH TONIGHT, THEY'RE IN STONE.
THEY'RE WRITTEN, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL SEEING IT FROM THE SAME SHEET OF MUSIC, AS I SAY.
>> WELL, THE QUESTION IS THAT YOU GET FEEDBACK FROM SEVEN PEOPLE?
>> LET ME TURN ON MY MICROPHONE. I THINK WHEN YOU MENTIONED RUBRIC, I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO SEVERAL OF US.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY.
AFTER THEN WE HAVE TO STILL EVALUATE AT THE EVALUATION STAGE.
>> WE'RE LOOKING FOR ONE MORE STEP.
>> OUR TEAM INTERNALLY USES WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A NOMINAL GROUPING TECHNIQUE, BUT WE'LL CREATE A SEPARATE RUBRIC BASED OFF OF WHATEVER CRITERIA THE BOARD CHOOSES, AND WE CAN DO A WORKSHOP OR I CAN JUST DO THIS USING OUR SURVEYING TOOL TOGETHER AND THEN WE CAN PROVIDE THE FEEDBACK AS A WHOLE, AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN TELL US LIKE, THIS IS ON PART WITH WHAT WE'RE THINKING.
>> TO PROVIDE A RUBRIC THAT OUTLINES OR REPLICATES WHAT YOU'VE AND YOUR TEAM HAVE PROVIDED, COULD YOU GIVE US A TIMELINE ON WHEN YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT IN LIEU, OF NOT IN LIEU OF.
>> YOU LAUGH AT THE WRONG TIME.
>> THIS IS MY FOURTH BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK.
GOT TO SHOW ME SOME GRADE. I'M TIRED.
>> WELL, WHEN WOULD WE HAVE A RUBRIC?
>> WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE THE RUBRIC?
>> YOU ARE ASKING US WHEN WE'D LIKE THE RUBRIC?
>> YES. BECAUSE I'LL HAVE TO WORK.
TOMORROW, I CAN SPEAK WITH MY TEAM.
I'D LIKE THE INPUT OF THE PRACTITIONERS, THOSE THAT ARE RETIRED TO HELP PROVIDE SOME INPUT.
>> YES. I WAS GOING TO SAY HOW SOON COULD YOU GET IT TO US.
>> BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DELAY THE APPLICATION PROCESS, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RUBRIC. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WE NEED TO HAVE IT COMPLETED BEFORE THEY START PROCESSING APPLICATION.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE.
>> RUBRIC IS JUST FOR US OF COURSE.
>> DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION.
THE RUBRIC IS REALLY JUST FOR YOUR BENEFITS.
IT'S FROM YOUR OWN VANTAGE POINT.
MY TEAM WOULDN'T NEED THE RUBRIC NOW BECAUSE WE WOULD ONLY UTILIZE IT WHEN WE HAVE OUR VETTING AND OUR MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU WHEN WE'RE PAIRING THE CANDIDATES DOWN.
>> YOU START MAKING THE CUTS FOR US, BASICALLY.
>> WE DON'T NEED THE RUBRIC IMMEDIATELY, BUT WITHIN THE WEEK?
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>> I DON'T WANT TO RUSH THEM, MY TEAM.
I CAN ENCOURAGE AND TRY TO PROMOTE TO HAVE IT DONE BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MONDAY.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR [INAUDIBLE] IS DOING MONDAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHERS ARE DOING.
>> WHAT ABOUT A WEEK FROM TODAY?
>> I WAS THINKING THAT WORKING BACKWARDS SINCE YOU GUYS RELEASE ON FRIDAY FOR WINTER BREAK.
IF I CAN HAVE IT TO YOU BY FRIDAY, WOULD THAT BE SUFFICIENT?
YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME SPEAK [OVERLAPPING].
>> THE PURPOSE OF THE RUBRICS, WE WON'T REALLY NEED UNTIL AFTER THIS CLOSES, CORRECT?
>> YOU JUST BE LOOKING AT IT TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU GIVE IT TO CURSORY, PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
IF THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU LIKE, YOU DISLIKE, WE CAN AUGMENT, WE CAN CHANGE IT.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY JUST WANTS.
>> I WANT TO JUST TO MAKE THIS POINT TOO.
I THINK WE'RE CLEAR ON THE SEPARATE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.
ONE IS TO SAY, "HEY, APPLY IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THESE QUALITIES." ANOTHE IS TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO VET AND SEE IF YOU DO.
BUT I WANTED TO REMIND US THAT, AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THIS IS WHAT WAS POPULATED FROM OUR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF HERE.
WE THINK THESE ARE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME FROM ALL OF THAT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. BUT YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE THERE'S NO MARRIAGE BETWEEN US IN THIS DOCUMENT.
WE DID OUR BEST TO CREATE THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROFILE.
BUT IF THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU DISLIKE, WE CAN EDIT TONIGHT.
>> THERE ARE SOME THINGS, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT'S NOT ONE OF THAT I WOULDN'T SAY THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS, BUT NOT JUST A CERTIFICATE MAY BE REQUIRED, BUT A PHD SHOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED POSITION.
EVEN THOUGH ON THERE, I KNOW IT SAYS THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE IT, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I DON'T REMEMBER HOW THE WORDING IS.
BUT IT SAYS THAT WE COULD GO ON A RUBRIC.
THERE WOULD BE TWEAKING THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S NOT A MAJOR.
WE DO NEED TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS HERE BECAUSE WE'VE TAKEN THEIR INPUT.
WE WERE TAKING THE STAFF AND WE'RE TAKING THE COMMUNITIES INPUT.
WE DO NEED TO TAKE SOME OF THAT AND WE DO NEED TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS AS A BOARD BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
>> I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU, BUT I'M TO ACCENTUATE WHAT DR. CRUTCHFIELD SAID.
THIS IS A CULMINATION OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS THAT YOU HAD, INCLUDING THE SURVEY, CORRECT?
>> WE WANT TO HONOR WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS DONE, THE STAFF AND EVERYTHING.
I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO GIVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION AS IT RELATES TO THIS IS THE COMPILATION OF ALL OF THAT.
YOU JUST DICTATED WHAT YOU WROTE IT DOWN BASED ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID, THE STAFF, ALL THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
YOU'RE ASKING US THE BOARD, IF WE WANT TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES, NOT NECESSARILY COMPLETELY ALTER WHAT THE COMMUNITY DESIRES OF OUR NEXT LEADER.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. I HIGHLIGHTED THE DOCTORAL DEGREE PREFERRED STATEMENT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE COULD PUT REQUIRED, BUT THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE CANDIDATES.
>> I THINK THAT'S BETTER. THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE THAT DOESN'T SAY IT LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT LOOKS BETTER RIGHT THERE.
>> IT'S GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A CANDIDATE WHO IS PURSUING THEIR DOCTORAL DEGREE AND HASN'T COMPLETED THEIR DISSERTATION, FOR EXAMPLE.
IF THEY'RE IN PURSUIT OF IT, IF THEY READ THE STATEMENT DOCTORAL DEGREE REQUIRED, THEY'RE GOING TO DISQUALIFY THEMSELVES AND THEY MAY NOT APPLY.
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT TO REQUIRED, THAT'S A SIMPLE CHANGE THAT I CAN MAKE RIGHT NOW.
I WAS GOING TO AGREE WITH MISS LACKEY WILSON HERE THAT I THINK IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED BECAUSE.
I SENT YOU BEFORE ITEMS AND REASONS WHY, BECAUSE FOR OUR DISTRICT, THE PRECEDENCE HAS ALREADY BEEN SET FOR SUPERINTENDENT HAVING A DOCTORAL DEGREE, AND IT'S OWN BRAND FOR US AT THIS POINT.
THEN NUMBER 2, THE DESIGNATION ALSO SUPPORTS A COLLECTIVE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS DESIRE TO HAVE A LEADER COMMITTED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
NOTHING SCREAMS COMMITMENT MORE THAN ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR EDUCATION.
THEN NUMBER 3, IT SUPPORTS A COMMUNITY DESIRE FOR A SUPERINTENDENT WHO INSPIRES AND LEADS STAFF BY LEADING BY EXAMPLE, AND THAT'S A KEY FACTOR IN LEADERSHIP, AND IT INSPIRES OTHERS TO ASPIRE TO GET THEIR DOCTORAL DEGREE.
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THE FOURTH THING WAS THAT A DOCTORAL DEGREE CONNECTS A SUPERINTENDENT WITH MENTORS AND LIKE MINDED PEERS TO HELP THEM MAKE THESE MAJOR DECISIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE.THIS SUPPORTS THE PARENT STUDENT DESIRE TRAIT THAT CAME OUT OF ALL THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD.
>> I WOULD AGREE BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT THEY MAY DISQUALIFY THEMSELVES, BUT IF WE'RE SITTING HERE SAYING THAT WE WOULD ANYWAY, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE ANYONE'S TIME BECAUSE EVEN ON THE INITIAL PART OF AN APPLICATION, IT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR SOMEONE.
IF I GO IN ALREADY KNOWING THAT I DON'T HOLD ONE OF THE CRITERIA, THEN I'M OKAY.
I WILL STEP AWAY AND NOT APPLY FOR IT.
I REALIZE I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET GO.
BUT IF I LET YOU PUT ME THROUGH ALL THIS AND THEN I TURN AROUND AND GO, WE TOLD YOU ALL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I WOULD RATHER THEM KNOW UP FRONT THAT IS GOING THIS IS AN EXPECTATION THAN TO WASTE THEIR TIME OR HOPES.
>> WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE PREFERRED TO REQUIRE.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE AGREEING UPON?
>> I THINK WE HAVE A CONSENSUS FOR THAT.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WHILE I'M MAKING THIS CHANGE? IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WORKING FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S LAPTOP.
ANYTHING ELSE IN THE BULLETS THAT YOU GUYS SEE YOU WANT TO CHANGE?
>> I HAVE ONE THING AND I WASN'T SURE HOW TO PUT THIS INTO WORDS, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D SHARE IT WITH YOU.
WE TALK ABOUT KNOWLEDGE OF TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOWN THERE AND THINGS.
BUT BEING A PROVEN, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? SOMEONE THAT OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS SPEAK TO THAT LOOK FOR ADVICE FROM COHORT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? INVOLVED IN NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT IN EDUCATION, THAT REALLY HOLDS A LOT OF VALUE FOR US, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THERE WE GO.
I JUST THINK THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE, THESE ARE THE MOST UPSTANDING FOLKS WITH THE MOST AMOUNT OF THINGS, PEOPLE THAT ARE HIGHLY INVOLVED IN THESE THINGS AND EVEN SEEN AS A LEADER IN THOSE THINGS IS OF A HUGE VALUE FOR US.
AGAIN, BECAUSE OF OUR SIZE AND THE LEVEL THAT WE FUNCTION, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT IT IN WORDS, BUT EARLIER WHEN MISS LACKEY WILSON WAS TALKING ABOUT A SUPERIOR RATING ON THE FIRST REPORT, SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OR FROM WHAT RATED DISTRICT.
I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT THAT IN.
>> I WORRY THAT ONCE AGAIN, THAT JUST GETS US RIGHT BACK INTO THE LEADS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AT THE EVALUATION STAGE IF IT EVEN MAKES THIS TO US.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EASILY EVALUATE THAT IN THE EVALUATION STAGE.
>> BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS FOR YOU ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT HOW IMPORTANT TO HER POINT IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TIME OR LATER.
>> WE HAVE OUR SCORE CARDS, THE AVERSE SOFTWARE THAT'S PROPRIETARY, UNIQUE TO US.
ALL OF THE THREE REFERENCES THAT I MADE EARLIER [INAUDIBLE] CAPEL, AND LAKE TRAVIS UTILIZE THE SCORECARDS.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE THE CANDIDATES APPLIED FROM, IT HAS A STANDARD DEVIATION AND IT TAKES ALL ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS FROM ALL 50 STATES.
BUT IF WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT TEXAS AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO QUICKLY TELL HOW ALL THE CANDIDATES COMPARE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AT A MINIMUM IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT A B OR GREATER.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT PART.
ONLY THE BOARD AND MY TEAM WILL SEE THE SCORECARDS.
CANDIDATES DON'T EVEN SEE THEIR SCORECARDS UNTIL THEY APPLY.
IT'S OUR SOFTWARE, AND IT'S UNIQUE TO US AS PROPRIETARY, SO NO ONE ELSE SEES IT.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE AN APPLICATION WITH OUR SOFTWARE, WE CLICK A BUTTON AND IT AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES A SCORECARD.
IT'S REALLY COOL. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE SOFTWARE.
>> THAT IS COOL. THEN ALSO, MISS HORN, WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AS LONG AS AN EVALUATION, MISS HORN.
WE ACTUALLY COULD BE SEEING THIS IN THE INTERVIEWS.
THESE DETAILS THAT ARE UP HERE RIGHT NOW, AND THIS CRITERIA THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
THEN SOME OF THE DETAILS LIKE WE WERE DISCUSSING A WHILE AGO,
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LIKE WHEN MR. JASON SAID THAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICTS BEING COMPARABLE.THAT CAN BE SOMETHING WE CAN PUT ON OUR CRITERIA THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE TOGETHER BY END OF NEXT WEEK TO WHERE WE WANT THEM TO BE FROM A 30 PLUS THOUSAND DISTRICT, THAT'S THE CHECKOFF LIST THEY CAN USE TO UTILIZE.
ANY OF THIS OTHER INFORMATION, WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF AN INTERVIEW PROCESS IF WE GO THAT FAR WITH THEM.
THE DETAILS, IN THE WEEDS, SO TO SAY.
>> PLUS DISTRICT, ALL THAT CAN BE PART OF OUR CRITERIA.
>> THE AVERSE SCORE CARD THAT WE USE THAT I JUST MADE REFERENCE TO, IT ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT OTHER COMPARABLE DISTRICTS.
I'LL USE AN EXAMPLE LIKE YOU'RE BUYING A HOME.
YOU HAVE THE MLS LISTINGS OF PURCHASING A HOME, IT'LL TAKE YOUR RANGE OF YOUR COST, BUT IT'LL CAST A NET AND LET'S JUST SAY A THREE MILE RADIUS.
BUT IT'LL PUT THE DATA SETS INTO A SPECIFIC RANGE.
WHAT OUR SCORECARD ALSO DOES, IT LOOKS AT DEMOGRAPHICS, SIZE, AND TITLE 1 PERCENTAGES AND CREATES A SIDE BY SIDE TO SHOW YOU WHO'S MOST SIMILAR AND HOW DO THEY COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES.
BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, OUR OTHER CLIENTS, THEY HAD VERY SIMILAR INTERESTS.
THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR YEARS PAST, AND THEY WANTED THE SAME EXACT THING.
CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN AT A MINIMUM OF B OR GREATER IN TERMS OF THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
THE SCORECARD ONLY REINFORCES THAT BECAUSE IT OVERLAYS NOT ONLY THE TEA DATA, BUT IT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION GREAT SCHOOLS DATA, STANFORD DATA, NCES DATA, AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING, I'M FORGETTING.
BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT HOW IT AUTOMATICALLY POPULATES ALL OF THAT DATA SET.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE SAYING THEY WISH YOU HAD BEGUN WITH THAT.
THEY WISH YOU HAD STARTED WITH THAT.
>> I THINK LET'S GET A CONSENSUS THAT WE AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY STATED.
>> WE DON'T NEED TO CHANGE ANY.
>> OTHER THAN THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN.
>> THE DEGREE REQUIRED AND BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE REFERENCE TO TEXAS SCHOOL LAW AND WE CAN GET VERY SPECIFIC AND GRANULAR ONCE WE HAVE THE CRITERIA, WHICH WE'LL CREATE THIS WEEK.
>> IS THERE A CONSENSUS, TRUSTEES?
>> THUMBS UP. I'LL JUST QUICKLY GO THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY.
OF COURSE, WE'LL OUTSOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK FOR THE FINALISTS.
WE USE A COMPANY CALLED MITRATECH ASSUREHIRE.
THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTED THINGS HERE ARE WHAT WE REQUIRE.
OF COURSE, THE ON DEMAND INTERVIEW IS A SUPPLEMENTAL COMPONENT.
THE AVERSE SOFTWARES IS UNIQUE TO US.
ONLY YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
APPLICATION DEADLINE WILL BE JANUARY 9TH.
WE HAVE THAT AS A PLACEHOLDER.
BUT AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND DR. [INAUDIBLE] IS SAYING HER GOODBYES AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE AMPLE TIME FOR TRANSITION.
HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE BECAUSE WE NEED TO DETERMINE THE DATES FOR INTERVIEWS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT TONIGHT IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED.
BUT IF YOU ARE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR US TO CONSIDER, IS THAT OKAY?
>> I'M A WORK BACKWARDS PERSON.
READ THE MAGAZINE FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT.
I THINK THAT WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE 21-DAY MARKER IS TO THE FEBRUARY 28 FOR DR KANTO.
THAT IS OUR LOAN FINALIST DAY, AND THEN WE'LL BACK IT UP.
>> YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
THAT'S THE WAY I OPERATE, TOO.
HERE ARE MY THREE DATES FOR NAMING THE LOAN FINALISTS THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND.
>> AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, AND THIS IS IF YOU DECIDE TO INTERVIEW ON SATURDAYS, YOU CAN NAME YOUR LOAN FINALIST ON THE SAME AND FINAL DAY OF INTERVIEWS.
SOME SCHOOL BOARDS WILL INTERVIEW ON THE WEEKENDS ON A SATURDAY.
YOU COULD IF YOU DECIDED TO HAVE YOUR FINAL DAY OF ROUND 2 FINAL ROUND OF INTERVIEWS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST, YOU CAN NAME YOUR LOAN FINALIST THEN.
YOU COULD WAIT UNTIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY THE SECOND, OR TUESDAY THE THIRD,
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AND YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TIME FOR THE 21 DAY TRANSITION SO TO YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE WILSON, THE INCOMING SUPERINTENDENT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU AS A BOARD, WORK WITH DOCTOR KANTO, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE INCOMING PERSON TO WORK ON A PER DM BASIS DURING THE 21 DAY PERIOD.YOU COULD HAVE LIKE TWO OR THREE DAYS PER WEEK, OR HE OR SHE COULD WORK WITH ALL OF YOU, WORK WITH THE STAFF, GET ACCLIMATED, BUT THEN STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION.
>> WE HAVE A CALLED MEETING ON FEBRUARY 3RD ALREADY ON THE SCHEDULE.
>> FEBRUARY 3RD. THAT'S TUESDAY.
YOU COULD NAME IT IF IT'S APPROPRIATE DURING THAT CALLED MEETING, YOU COULD ALSO NAME YOUR LOAN FINALIST ON THAT DAY.
DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE? SINCE IT'S ALREADY THERE.
AGAIN, WORKING BACKWARDS, ROUND 2.
THAT WAS EASY. MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FINAL ROUNDS WOULD BE THE WEEK PRIOR.
THE ONLY WRINKLE IN THAT WEEK IS THE STATE CONFERENCE, THE TAZA MIDWINTER CONFERENCE.
I WOULD SUGGEST CONSIDERING HAVING THE FINAL ROUND OF INTERVIEWS IN TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
YOU CAN DO IT AS EARLY AS THE 28TH OR AS LATE AS THE 31ST, WHICH IS SATURDAY.
BUT I WOULD PICK TWO DAYS AND IDEALLY TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT YOU HAVE TWO FINALISTS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE STANDARD.
THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IS YOUR TOP TWO.
IF LET'S SAY YOU WANTED TO SHARE A MEAL WITH THE CANDIDATE AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, THEIR SPOUSE.
YOU'D HAVE TWO SEPARATE MEALS, TWO DINNERS, TWO LUNCHES, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO, BUT TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
THAT WAY, YOU'RE AVOIDING INTERVIEW FATIGUE BECAUSE IT'S A LONG, STRESSFUL DAY OF INTERVIEWS.
I DON'T WANT TO OVERWHELM EVERYBODY.
BUT ALSO THE FINAL DAY, WHETHER IT'S SATURDAY, THE FRIDAY, THE THURSDAY, OR THE WEDNESDAY, IS THE DELIBERATION.
WE WANT TO GIVE OURSELVES ENOUGH GRACE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE LENGTHY CONVERSATION, IF NECESSARY, TO NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE.
I'LL TELL YOU CAN ONLY HIRE ONE.
YOU CAN HIRE TWO, YOU CAN ONLY HIRE ONE.
THAT FINAL DAY IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
>> I'M RECOMMENDING THE 28TH THROUGH THE 31ST.
IF YOU WANT TO INTERVIEW ON THE 31ST, YOU CAN SOME BOARDS CHOOSE TO DO IT ON SATURDAYS.
IF YOU DID TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS, YOU WOULD DO THE 30TH AND 31ST, OR YOU CAN DO THE 28TH AND 29TH.
>> I PREFER NOT TO DO THE 28TH UNLESS WE DO LATE THAT EVENING, THE 29TH, THE 31ST.
>> 29TH, THE STATE OF THE CITY'S TOO.
THE 30TH AND 31ST MIGHT BE BETTER.
>> CONSENSUS FOR THE 30TH AND 31ST.
>> THAT'S ASSUMING WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 2-4.
DO ONE, ONE DAY, ONE THE NEXT?
>> AFTER WE HAVE THE FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS, WE CAN ALWAYS ADJUST THE SCHEDULE IF NECESSARY BEFORE WE HAVE TO POST THE AGENDA.
AFTER AROUND ONE, IF THE BOARD HAS AFTER EXTENSIVE DISCERNMENT, IF YOU HAVE A CONSIDERATION FOR A POTENTIAL THIRD.
WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES SOME ROOM TO ADD A THIRD, IF NECESSARY.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S USUALLY TWO.
>> JUST A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING CALLED FOR THESE TWO DATES, CORRECT?
>> WE HAVE TO HAVE A GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO EXECUTE THE INTERVIEWS.
>> YOU'LL OPEN THE MEETINGS PUBLICLY LIKE YOU'RE SITTING AT THE DAYS, AND THEN YOU'LL ADJOURN TO CLOSED.
WE'LL GO INTO THE INTERVIEWS, AND MYSELF, SOMEBODY ON MY TEAM WILL ALWAYS BE HERE WITH YOU, BUT WE DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERVIEWS. WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT CROSSING PATHS WITH ONE ANOTHER, WHATEVER LOCATION WE PICK WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES.
BUT WE'LL GET TO ALL THE WEDDING PLANNING STUFF, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT HAS TO BE DONE AND OPEN, AND THEN GO TO CLOSE. IS ABOUT THAT.
>> SINCE YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULD BE HERE TO HELP ASSESS, SO THEY DON'T CROSS PATHS.
I THINK THAT'S ALSO A GOOD POINT TO MENTION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T INVOLVED, WHICH WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN INVOLVED COMMUNITY, AND ARE CONCERNED THAT THOSE NAMES AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE HELD CONFIDENTIALLY.
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WE HAVE TO, THAT'S MANDATORY.I JUST DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO EVER THINK THAT THAT WAS THE PART THAT WE WERE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT AND WE WEREN'T REALLY DOING THINGS, BUT AS MR. THOMAS JUST ASKED, WE WILL HAVE HIM POSTED AS MEETINGS AND THINGS, BUT IT WON'T BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE DOING IN A PUBLIC SECTOR. THAT IS ONE THING.[OVERLAPPING].
>> THEN WERE JUST THINKING THAT 30TH AND 31ST, IS THAT WHAT YOU GUYS WERE THINKING?
>> WE HAVE THE 30TH AND 31ST FOR THE FINAL ROUND.
WE CAN BE NIMBLE, IF NECESSARY, AS WE GO THROUGH.
>> FRIDAY, SATURDAY. WHICH IS GREAT.
THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH OXYGEN BETWEEN THE 31ST AND TUESDAY.
AGAIN, IN THE SPIRIT OF MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY, NOT A GOOD WORD.
WELL, YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAK THE NAMES, SO WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL OF PREMATURE.
>> NO. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.
>> HERE'S MY SUGGESTION FOR ROUND 1.
YOU HAVE TECHNICALLY FIVE DAYS.
I WOULD SAY THE 20TH THROUGH THE 24TH.
TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AGAIN, ON AVERAGE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S ALWAYS THIS NUMBER, BUT ON AVERAGE, OF ALL 70 SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES WE'VE DONE, IT'S GENERALLY SIX CANDIDATES THAT ARE SELECTED FOR ROUND 1.
SOMETIMES IT'S MORE, BUT THE AVERAGE IS SIX.
LET'S JUST SAY YOU HAVE THREE, ONE DAY, THREE, THE SECOND DAY.
THE SECOND DAY IS GOING TO BE LONGER BECAUSE OF THE DELIBERATION.
I KNOW WITH THE NEW STATE LAW, YOU CAN'T START INTERVIEWS EARLIER LIKE WE COULD IN THE PAST.
THE INTERVIEWS WILL START LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
BUT WE'LL MAINTAIN OUR BEST PRACTICE OF ONE HOUR EACH INTERVIEW.
WE'LL BUILD IN THE SCHEDULE, READY HAVE A 15-MINUTE BREAK IN BETWEEN.
WE'LL HELP MANAGE THE ROUND ROBIN OF CANDIDATES.
THE FIRST DAY WON'T BE QUITE AS LONG, BUT THE SECOND DAY, WHEN WE DISTILL IT DOWN TO THE TOP TWO, IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
>> WE GOT A LOT GOING ON THE 20TH.
WE'RE LOOKING, PROBABLY THEN DO WE JUST BUMP IT TO 21, 22, 23?
>> I THINK YOU JUST NEED TWO DAYS.
THREE DAYS, OR EXCUSE ME, THREE PEOPLE PER DAY IF IT WERE SIX.
NOW, AGAIN, WE CAN PUT IN ASTERISKS IF WE NEED TO ADD AN EXTRA DAY WE CAN.
WE CAN ALWAYS PUT SOMETHING LIKE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF NECESSARY.
>> SINCE THESE ARE CLASSIFIED AS MEETINGS, THEY'LL BE EVENINGS.
>> BECAUSE OF THE INTERVIEWS, YOU HAVE TO START WITH THE NEW LAWS.
>> JUST MAKING SURE THEY WORK.
WE'RE LOOKING AT 21, 22, AND 23 AS POSSIBLE DATES, OR?
>> WE PUT 23, I WOULD SAY AS A SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF NECESSARY, BUT I WOULD FOR NOW, I WOULD JUST PUT 21 AND 22.
>> DOES THAT MEETING REQUIREMENT CARRY OVER ON SATURDAYS TOO, OR IS THAT JUST WEEKDAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN THE EVENING?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S JUST WEEKDAYS BECAUSE OF THE WORK HOURS AND THE SCHOOL DAYS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO ASK BOARD COUNSEL.
>> I THINK SATURDAYS ARE OKAY.
I THINK IT'S THE WEEKDAYS [OVERLAPPING].
>> IS SOMETHING WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION, GUYS ON BOARD.
>> ONE MORE ITEM AND THEN WE'RE ALMOST, AND THEN WE'RE HOME FREE.
CANDIDATE REVIEW CLOSED SESSIONS.
WHAT WE WOULD PROPOSE TO GIVE US TIME TO GATHER ALL THE MATERIALS, ALL THE SCORE CARDS.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING IPADS WITH US.
EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE AN IPAD WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS UPLOADED, THE VIDEOS, THE SCORE CARDS.
THE WEEK THAT WORKS THE BEST FOR THIS WOULD BE THE 12TH THROUGH THE 16TH.
>> GO THUMBS UP ON THIS SIDE, AND 13TH ON THIS SIDE.
>> IT'S ONE DAY. BECAUSE WHAT WE'LL DO IS GRANT YOU ACCESS IN ADVANCE.
THE MATERIALS, WE'LL JUST CALL IT 48 HOURS PRIOR, GIVE YOU TIME TO WATCH THE VIDEOS, REVIEW THE MATERIALS, ETC.
IN THAT WAY, WHEN WE COME TO MEET, IT'LL HELP SPEED UP OUR MEETING SO THAT I'M NOT KEEPING HERE UNTIL TWO IN THE MORNING.
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>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'LL HAVE HOMEWORK AFTER THE NINTH.
OUR HOMEWORK WILL BE TO WATCH VIDEOS IF WE WANT TO WATCH THEM, REVIEW THE CANDIDATE PACKETS, AND I'M READY [OVERLAPPING].
>> CORRECT. WE HAVE AN ACCESS POINT TO OUR SOFTWARE.
WE CAN GRANT YOU WITH THE USER NAME AND PASSWORDS, AND IT'LL HAVE AN EXPIRATION TO IT.
WE'LL HAVE IT TURNED OFF BY A CERTAIN POINT, BUT WE'LL PUT ALL THIS IN WRITING SO THAT WAY.
>> IT CLOSES ON THE NINTH, THEN WE'VE GOT FOUR DAYS. GOT IT.
>> WE HAVE THE 13TH FOR THE CANDIDATE REVIEW.
AWESOME. I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD.
>> I THINK WE DID ALREADY SAY THE 13TH BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
BUT COULD YOU PUT AN EXTRA CREDIT JUSTIN CASE, WE HAVE BECAUSE DR KANTO SAYS, WE HAVE A CALL MEETING, AND I THINK I REQUESTED IT AFTER WE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT I WANT TO VERIFY WITH MISS MOODY.
BUT LIKELY OKAY. YES. BECAUSE WE HAD DISCUSSED THE 13. THANK YOU.
>> LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYTHING ELSE.
WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE THE BEGINNING DATE? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? I CAN CHANGE THE DESIRED BEGINNING DATE TO TBD, AND THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CANDIDATE'S OFFICIAL START DATE.
>> I THINK WE'VE ALWAYS DISCUSSED THAT IT COINCIDES WITH DR KANTO'S RETIREMENT, WHICH IS FEBRUARY 28? THE 28TH FALLS ON A SATURDAY THIS YEAR, I THINK?
THAT SHOULD GET [OVERLAPPING].
>> MARCH 2ND WOULD BE A MONDAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS?
>> HEY, JAMES, REALLY QUICK. UNDER THE SELECTION PROCESS ON PAGE 4.
THE INITIAL ARTIFACTS THAT APPLICANTS WILL SUBMIT ARE THOSE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED THERE, BUT THEY'LL BE MUCH MORE ARTIFACTS DELIVERED THROUGHOUT THE PHASES OF THE INTERVIEW.
>> THESE ARE JUST THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
THE VERIFICATION FORM, IT'S THE LINE ITEM LISTING WHERE THEY HAVE TO INITIAL BUY.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE PROFESSIONAL HISTORY, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE A PARAGRAPH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SOFTWARE IS AUTOMATICALLY POPULATED AND PRODUCED ONCE WE RECEIVE THE APPLICATION.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE REQUIRE.
THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS THEY GIVE US ALL FOUR OF THESE ITEMS JUST TO INITIATE THE PM.
>> IN A PDF FORM, NOT A WORD DOCUMENT.
>> WELL, WE USED TO GET ALL THESE PAGES AND PAGES OF DOCUMENTS.
I WAS LIKE, L, SEND US ONE PDF BECAUSE IT WAS JUST CUMBERSOME FOR MY TEAM.
>> BUT IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THEY CAN FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN, WE HAVE TO, AND WE SUBMIT PAPERWORK THROUGH ION WAVE AND ALL THESE OTHER PROCUREMENT SOFTWARE, SHOULDN'T BE THAT HARD.
YOU'RE PREPARING TO BE THE CEO OF MANSFIELD.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS?
>> NO. THANK YOU. I THINK TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS, TRUSTEES TO MY RIGHT? TRUSTEE TO MY LEFT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR PATIENCE.
WE THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.
>> MY PLEASURE. WE'LL POST THIS TOMORROW.
I'LL CALL JACOB ALICE ON MY WAY HOME.
I'LL SEND DR. REED, I'LL SEND YOU A LINK IF YOU WANT TO SHARE IT ONCE IT'S LIVE, AND IT'S READY TO GO.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST FOLLOW UP WITH ME ON THAT ONE DATE THAT WE DISCUSSED. BUT I THINK THAT'S IT.
IF WE HAVE THE RUBRIC DONE EARLIER,
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OF COURSE, I'LL SEND IT TO EVERYBODY EARLIER.I'M GOING TO TRY STEPPING ON THE GAS AND GET MY TEAM TO GET THAT DONE QUICKER.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU, MAYOR, CREATING THE RUBRIC FOR US.
>> HAPPY TO DO IT. LET ME JUST LOG OUT.
>> I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON MONDAY. THE DATES.
>> MIGHT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US?
I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
>> APPRECIATE THE TECH TEAM'S SUPPORT.
>> SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS AND NO OTHER COMMENTS FOR JG CONSULTING, THEN TRUSTEES, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 9 AND ADJOURN AT 8:47.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
MANSFIELD ISD, WE ARE ALL IN. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.