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>> GOOD EVENING, MANS ISD FAMILY.
[1. Call to Order]
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING.THIS IS OUR CHRISTMAS BOARD MEETING.
THAT'S REALLY NO SUCH THING, BUT WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR DECEMBER DECEMBER 16, 2025, AND LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M. IT'S OKAY.
ITEM NUMBER 3. FOR THIS EVENING, WE WILL HAVE OUR PRAYER LED BY TRUSTEE NEWSON AND OUR PLEDGES LED BY TRUSTEE HORN.
YES. FOR OUR PLEDGE, TRUSTEE HORN, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE TIMBER VIEW HIGH SCHOOL JROTC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN OUR PRAYER.
>> PLEASE RISE AND PRAY WITH ME.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS EVENING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILY, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AS WE ENTER INTO THIS SEASON OF GRATITUDE AND REFLECTION, WE ARE ESPECIALLY MINDFUL OF THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, THE GIFT OF EDUCATION, THE STRENGTH OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND THE DEDICATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LEAD, TEACH, AND SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN DAILY.
LORD, WE LIFT UP OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF WHO HAVE POURED THEIR ENERGY AND CARE INTO THIS SEMESTER.
AS THEY APPROACH A WELL EARNED BREAK, WE ASK THAT YOU RENEW THEIR STRENGTH, GRANT THEM REST, AND BLESS THEM WITH JOY AND PEACE IN THE COMPANY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
MY THIS UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON BE A TIME OF HEALING, REFLECTION, AND RESTORATION FOR ALL.
WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE HEART OF ALL THAT WE DO, KEEP THEM SAFE, KEEP THEM INSPIRED, AND KEEP THEM ENCOURAGED AS THEY CLOSE OUT THE YEAR.
MAY THEIR TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL BE FILLED WITH MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS, CONNECTION, AND HOPE.
TONIGHT, WE SEEK YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE FACE IMPORTANT DECISIONS, GRANT US DISCERNMENT, UNITY, AND A HEART OF SERVICE, AND HELP US ACT WITH INTEGRITY.
ALWAYS, AS BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY ARE IN MIND.
MAY OUR WORK TONIGHT REFLECT YOUR LOVE, JUSTICE, AND TRUTH, AND WE COMMIT THIS MEETING AND ALL OUR EFFORTS TO YOU, LORD, MAY YOUR PRESENCE GUIDE EVERY CONVERSATION AND EVERY CHOICE, AND IN YOUR HOLY NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRUSTEES.
TRUSTEE NEWSON AND TRUSTEE HORN.
[4. District Recognition]
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 4 DISTRICT RECOGNITION.4.1 SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTARS. DR. CANTU?
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO LAURA JOE FOR OUR DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. REED, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF OUR MISD COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
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TONIGHT, WE'LL BEGIN OUR RECOGNITIONS WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTARS.EACH MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL BOARDS SUPERSTAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP.
THESE YOUNG STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM THEIR CAMPUS BASED ON VIRTUES OF OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, KINDNESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRUSTWORTHINESS.
BEFORE WE BRING OUR SUPERSTARS UP, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS TO LEARN WHAT MAKES THESE YOUNG SCHOLARS SO SUPER.
>> EMMA IS THE EPITOME OF A WILLY BROWN SCHOLAR.
SHE IS RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, AND READY TO LEARN.
SHE'S COMPASSIONATE. SHE IS A LEADER AMONGST HER PEERS.
SHE IS VERY DESERVING OF THIS AWARD.
I THINK I CHOSE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN KIND TO OTHERS DOING GOOD AT SCHOOL.
>> I CHOSE EMMA AS MY SUPERSTAR BECAUSE SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE.
SHE SHOWS UP EVERY DAY AND ALWAYS CHOOSES TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
SHE COMES IN WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND SHE'S READY TO TAKE ON ANY CHALLENGE.
>> BEING THE SUPERSTAR MAKES ME SURPRISED BUT HAPPY.
I WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE I'M KIND AND I'M SMART.
>> WHAT MAKES KENDORIAN A SUPERSTAR IS THAT HE IS A HARD WORKER.
HE HAS A HEART OF GOLD, AND HE IS ALWAYS ON TASK.
KENDORIAN IS A GREAT FRIEND TO EVERYONE.
HE IS SO KIND AND VERY RESPECTFUL, AND I AM SO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS THIS MONTH'S SUPERSTAR.
>> BEING THE SUPERSTAR MAKES ME HAPPY.
>> WILLIAM IS OUR SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE ALWAYS MAKES PEOPLE SMILE.
EVERY TIME YOU SEE WILLIAM, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT SMILE.
EVERY SINGLE TEACHER HERE WILL MISS WILLIAM NEXT YEAR, SO HE'S MY SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE TOUCHES EVERYBODY'S HEART.
>> BEING A SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.
>> ZAYNE WAS NOMINATED TO BE A SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND.
HE'S EXCITED TO BE AT SCHOOL, SO THAT IS WHY WE CHOSE ZAYNE AS OUR SUPERSTAR AT JANDRUCKO.
>> BEING THE SUPERSTAR MAKES ME HAPPY.
I WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE I LISTEN TO MY TEACHER.
>> WELL, IDYN HAS JUST COME SO FAR, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY.
I MEAN, HE REALLY IS A STAR STUDENT.
HE GOES TO ENRICHMENT INDEPENDENTLY.
WHEN HE GOES TO CLASS, SITTING, HE IS MAKING A REAL EFFORT TO MAKE PROGRESS ACADEMICALLY AND HAS BEEN DOING SO, AND IS JUST ONE OF OUR STAR STUDENTS HERE.
>> IT IS SO AWESOME TO BE GREAT.
I FEEL HAPPY AND SO PROUD OF ALL MY GOOD.
>> PARENTS AND STUDENTS, THIS IS YOUR SPECIAL TIME.
STUDENTS, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GO TO DOCTOR CANTU TO GET YOUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU COME OVER AND STAND RIGHT IN THE CENTER UNTIL ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE PICTURES.
OUR FIRST STUDENT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS WILLIAM HAWKINS, FOURTH GRADER AT JANET BROCKETT ELEMENTARY.
NEXT FROM JANDRUCKO EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY IS ZAYNE OYE WALE PRE K STUDENT.
FROM THE WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY OF YOUNG SCHOLARS, PLEASE WELCOME ALIA NAHIRA, A THIRD GRADER.
FROM THE CAVANIS ACADEMY OF YOUNG SCHOLARS, WE HAVE SECOND GRADER KENDORIAN KENNEDY.
FROM JO BORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE HAVE SECOND GRADER EMMA GEETER.
FINALLY, A FOURTH GRADER FROM DALTON ELEMENTARY,
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IDYN [INAUDIBLE] LET'S GET EVERYONE TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE.WE'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND HAVE HELPED SHAPE THESE YOUNG LEADERS.
LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DR. GEORGIE SWEEZY, AREA SUPERINTENDENT TO THE PODIUM FOR THE ACADEMIC RECOGNITION PORTION OF THE NIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT REED, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, WE ARE RECOGNIZING STUDENTS WHO MADE THE 2025 NATIONAL COLLEGE BOARD RECOGNITION LIST.
EACH YEAR, STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD TAKE THE PSAT ASSESSMENTS AND OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES TO AID THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AND BEYOND.
COLLEGE BOARD RECOGNITION PROGRAMS CRITERIA INCLUDE A GPA OF A B PLUS, WHICH IS ABOUT A 3.3 OR HIGHER, AND ONE OF TWO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, SCORING IN THE TOP 10% ON THE PSAT/NMSQ OR THE PSA 10.
THE SECOND CRITERIA IS EARNING A THREE OR HIGHER ON AT LEAST TWO EXAMS BY THE END OF TENTH GRADE.
WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT MANSFIELD, ISD WHO HAVE MADE THIS LIST AND WILL BE RECOGNIZING STUDENTS FROM ACROSS DIFFERENT CAMPUSES OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS.
TONIGHT, WE'RE RECOGNIZING STUDENTS FROM LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
HERE WE GO. FIRST, WE HAVE EASTON JOHNSON.
ASHLEY TROTT VETTER. STEVE YANCY, HAYDEN JONES, ELLA BEASON, NIA SALONA.
DOUGLAS WYNN. SAMANTHA LEE, SOPHIA SUTTON, NATHAN WYNN, PETER THATCH.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST JAYDEN YOUNG.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SQUEEZING TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE.
AS THEY'RE GETTING ADJUSTED, CAN YOU JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE STUDENTS? GOOD.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM FERNANDO BENEFIDIZ, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT REED, DR. REED, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM JUST HAPPY AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT MISD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A CITY DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION BY THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS CTAT.
THIS IS A SECOND YEAR DESIGNATION IN A ROW.
THIS STEAM RECOGNITION CELEBRATES A DISTRICT ACROSS TEXAS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS SUCCESS THROUGH THE HIGH QUALITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT WE CALL CTE.
CTE DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY CTAT HIGHLIGHTS DISTRICTS THAT EXCEL IN WORKFORCE READINESS, FOSTER INNOVATION IN CTE, AND INSPIRE OTHERS THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.
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HONORED DISTRICTS SERVE AS MODELS OF EXCELLENCE, SHOWCASING BEST PRACTICES AND DRIVING PROGRESS IN CTE STATEWIDE.THE CTE DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION PROGRAM WAS DESIGN DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE OUTSTANDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS TEXAS.
HONORED DISTRICTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO MEET RIGOROUS CRITERIA THAT INCLUDE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS, ALIGNMENT WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS, AND EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT OUTCOMES.
AS A CTE DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION, MSSD NOT ONLY IS CELEBRATING ITS OWN ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT ALSO SETTING A BENCHMARK FOR EXCELLENCE IN CTE STATEWIDE.
THIS DESIGNATION OPENS DOORS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LEADERS, FURTHER ADVANCING THE DISTRICT'S MISSION OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN A IDLY EVOLVING ECONOMY.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DOCTOR LEAN TEMPLIN, OUR DIRECTOR OF CT AND CCMR, PRINCIPAL MICHELLE WOODALL, AND THE REST OF THE BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY TEAM ON THIS INCREDIBLE RECOGNITION.
THEIR LEADERSHIP, HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO STUDENTS AND MID DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANKS TO MR. BENAVIDES, AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE DR. DARWERT JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS.
>> GOOD EVENING. ELLA BEASON, ONE OF THE DRUM MAJORS OF THE LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL EAGLE MARCHING BAND, WAS SELECTED TO BE ONE OF THE DRUM MAJORS OF THE MACY'S GREAT AMERICAN MARCHING BAND THAT PERFORMED IN THE 99TH ANNUAL MACY'S DAY THANKSGIVING PARADE.
THIS PRESTIGIOUS BAND PERFORMED FOR A CELEBRITY HOST, A GRANDSTAND AUDIENCE, AND MORE THAN 50 MILLION TV VIEWERS.
TO BE SELECTED AS DRUM MAJOR, ELLA PARTICIPATED IN THE SMITH WALBRIDGE DRUM MAJOR CLINICS IN JULY AND DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, CONDUCTING MARCHING AND OVERALL CHARACTER IN ORDER TO BE ONE OF ONLY TWO PEOPLE CHOSEN AMONG OVER 400 APPLICANTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
AT THE CLINIC, SHE EARNED THE TITLE OF FIRST-CLASS DRUM MAJOR BY GOING THROUGH SEVERAL PHASES OF RIGOROUS TESTS WHICH PROVED HER ABILITY TO BE A GREAT SELECTION FOR HIS HONORABLE ROLE.
THUS CONGRATULATE ELLA FOR HER AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE HONORED TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS.
>> WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR SUPERSTARS, OUR COLLEGE BOARD AWARDEES, OUR DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION, ALL OF THOSE ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR TEAMS, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, AND THEY'VE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ELLA BEASON, OUR DRUM MAJOR, WHO WENT TO NEW YORK AND CAME BACK READY TO WORK.
BUT SHE'S OUT OF 400 DRUM MAJORS.
SHE WAS ONE OF TWO TO BE IN THE MIST'S STATE PARADE.
GREAT JOB M-I-S-T. AT THIS TIME,
[5. Public Comments]
TRUSTEES, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 5, 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.
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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.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ONE PERSON TO COMMENT, THAT IS JULIA CHAPA.
MS. JULIA CHAPA, IS SHE PRESENT? ONE MORE TIME, MS. JULIA CHAPA, ARE YOU HERE? AT THIS TIME, BOARD, TRUSTEES,
[6. Closed Session]
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 6 CLOSED SESSION, 6.1, ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.ALSO, WITH ITEM NUMBER 6, WE HAVE 6.1.1 DISCUSSION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENTS' RETIREMENT AND 6.1.2, DISCUSSION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CONVENE FOR A CLOSED SESSION AT 6:22.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING.
[7. Reconvene]
AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, LET'S RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION, AND THE TIME IS NOW 7:29.AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 8,
[8. Instructional Focus]
TRUSTEES' INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS. DR. CANTU.>> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DR. TIFFANIE SPENCER TO TURN ON THE MICROPHONE FOR A 2025/2026 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, DR. SPENCER?
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M SAD THAT I WOULDN'T IN MY CHAIR TO GET MY HAT SO I COULD BE IN FULLY CHRISTMAS SPIRIT [LAUGHTER]. I'M GOOD.
I'M GOING TO PUT IT ON WHEN I GET TO MY SEAT, THOUGH.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT REED, DR. CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS EVENING, I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING OUR PLANNING PROCESS FOR OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SO I'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE PIECES THAT WE GO THROUGH JUST TO BEING SURE THAT WE'RE INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR DISTRICT.
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANNING ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH OUR CORE VALUE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
FOR US, OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS AND OUR CAMPUS PROCESS REALLY STARTS WITH IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.
THEN WORKING THROUGH USING OUR QUALITY TOOLS AND CONDUCTING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS AND REALLY IDENTIFYING ONE THING OR THINGS WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENTS, OUR DIVISIONS, AND OUR CAMPUSES THAT WE CAN WORK ON IN ORDER TO REALLY WORK TOWARDS OUR GOAL AND OUR VISION 2030, AND BEING SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING EVERYTHING THAT WE FIND VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT IN MANSFIELD ISD.
ALTHOUGH PART OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IS PART OF JUST WHAT WE DO, IT IS BOARD POLICY FOR US TO ANNUALLY PRESENT OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE AND SO THIS ITEM IS IN CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE LATER THIS EVENING, IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD IN OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS, AND SO WE ARE FOLLOWING POLICY WHEN WE ARE PLANNING FOR IMPROVEMENT FOR US.
OUR DEIC CHARTER, THAT'S OUR DISTRICT-WIDE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.
THIS IS A COMMITTEE THAT IS INTRICAL IN THE PART OF JUST THE PROCESS AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK.
THIS IS A COMMITTEE THAT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF LEADING, AND I REALLY ENJOY THEM.
THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO REALLY ADD TO OUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR DISTRICT.
THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF CAMPUS-LEVEL PARTICIPANTS, AND THAT CAN BE TEACHERS AND/OR ADMINISTRATORS, DISTRICT-LEVEL PERSONNEL, AND WE ALSO HAVE PARENTS, BUSINESS MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THESE ARE TWO-YEAR TERMS THAT EACH OF THE PARTICIPANTS SIGN UP AND COMMIT TO.
IF IT'S AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, THEN OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE RECOMMENDED OR NOMINATED BY PEOPLE ON THEIR CAMPUS, AND THEN THEY VOTE TO SEE WHO'S GOING TO REPRESENT THEIR CAMPUS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET PROMOTIONS, AND WE BUILD THEIR CAPACITY, AND THEY MOVE ON, OR THEY MOVE OUT OF THE POSITION, AND SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE A ONE-YEAR TERM WHERE PEOPLE ARE FILLING IN FOR A YEAR, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THIS IS A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT.
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WE ALSO HAVE PARENTS, BUSINESS MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY.FOR THAT, WE HAVE THREE PARENT REPRESENTATIVES THAT TAKE ON A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT.
WE HAVE TWO BUSINESS POSITIONS AND THEN ONE COMMUNITY, AND SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE PEOPLE ROLL OFF, AND SO IT'S TIME FOR PEOPLE TO COME ON.
WE WORKED WITH MS. LAURA JOBE AND HER TEAM IN ORDER TO ADVERTISE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY SENT OUT EMAIL BLAST AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THINGS ON PARENTSQUARE.
BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY VALUES WHAT WE DO IN MANSFIELD ISD SO MUCH, THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST.
WE HAD OVER 400 APPLICANTS FOR FOUR POSITIONS THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE, AND SO WE HAD TWO PARENT POSITIONS, ONE COMMUNITY, AND ONE BUSINESS, AND SO MS. JOBE AND HER TEAM DID A RANDOM SELECTION AFTER THE APPLICANTS APPLIED.
THEN FROM THAT RANDOM SELECTION, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE PARTICIPANTS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL.
WE JUST APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THEN WANTING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING JUST AS FAR AS THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS A COMMITTEE THAT WE COME TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH, AND I TALKED TO THEM IN THE FIRST MEETING ABOUT THEM BEING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY, AND WE DO WANT THEIR INPUT AND THEIR FEEDBACK.
WE ALSO TALK ABOUT AT EVERY MEETING, WE START OUR NORMS WITH WHAT WE TALK ABOUT HERE, LIVES HERE.
IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE FINDING OUT ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME IN AND PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS TO THEM.
THEN WE WANT THEM TO GO BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES AND SHARE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WE WANT THEM TO GO IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO THEIR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND TALK ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT MISD.
FOR EXAMPLE, EARLIER THIS YEAR, IT HAD TO BE IN AUGUST.
WE HAD OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM COME INTO THE FIRST MEETING, AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE OUR PLANNING FOR PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.
HOW THEY WANT TO ENGAGE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FAMILIES.
FROM THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE A QR CODE, AND WE HAD SOME TEACHERS SAY, "HEY, CAN WE HAVE THAT QR CODE TO PUT ON THE TABLE IN OUR CONFERENCE ROOM." WHEN WE HAVE RS, OUR PARENTS CAN GO AHEAD AND SCAN IT, AND THEY CAN SEE ALL OF OUR PARENT EVENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FAMILIES.
CAN WE PUT THAT ON THE FRONT OF OUR DOOR WHEN THEY WALK OUT SO THAT THEY CAN SCAN IT? BUT THAT WAS A WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO TEACHERS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH IDEAS OF HOW THEY COULD USE THAT ON THEIR PARTICULAR CAMPUSES.
WE CONTINUE TO BRING IN REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR DISTRICT SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION, AND THAT THOSE TEACHERS AND THOSE REPRESENTATIVES CAN GO BACK AND SHARE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS, AND SEPTEMBER AND AUGUST IS WHEN WE START TO ESTABLISH OUR DEIC CHARTER.
THAT'S WHEN WE WORK WITH MS. JOBE, BEING SURE THAT WE GET THE COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THEN WE FINALIZED THAT CHARTER IN SEPTEMBER.
ALSO, WHAT HAPPENS IN SEPTEMBER IS THAT DR. LIDDELL, WHO WAS OUR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, SHE CAME IN TO PRESENT TO OUR GROUP.
AGAIN, WE'RE PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION SO THAT THEY HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE AND TO SPEAK ABOUT WITH OTHERS.
SHE SHARED OUR INTENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, AND THEN OCTOBER, WE HAD DR. EVANS ONSONGO, WHO WAS OUR DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
HE CAME TO PRESENT OUR COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND REALLY HOW WE'RE PERFORMING AS A DISTRICT.
HE SHARED ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY DATA.
HE SHARED CELEBRATIONS, HE SHARED OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, BUT PROVIDED THEM A LENS THAT THEY HAD TO LOOK THROUGH SO THAT WHEN WE GOT TO THE PLANNING PIECE, THEY HAD INFORMATION IN ORDER TO OFFER VALUABLE FEEDBACK.
THEN IN NOVEMBER, I PRESENTED THE DISTRICT SCORECARD TO THEM, SO I SHOWED THEM HOW TO GO ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE, WHERE TO FIND OUR SCORECARD, WHAT THOSE THINGS MEAN, THAT WE WERE WORKING IN FIVE-YEAR INCREMENTS, AND SO 2021-2026 AND THAT WE WERE COMING UP AT THE END OF OUR SCORECARD.
I ALSO SHARED WITH THEM WHAT THOSE COLORS MEAN, GREEN MEANS GOOD.
BLUE MEANS THAT WE'RE ABOVE THAT GOAL, AND SO THEY HAD CONTEXT OF WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
THEN THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT PLANS ON A PAGE, WHICH IS WHAT'S IN OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THIS EVENING.
THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, BUT THEY USED WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM DR. ONSONGO IN OCTOBER.
THEN WHAT THEY LEARNED ABOUT OUR SCORECARD AND WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE WORKING TOWARDS, BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE SYSTEMS ALIGN.
EVERYTHING IS WORKING TOGETHER.
THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WAS JUST EDITS.
"HEY, PUT A COMMA HERE, PUT A QUESTION MARK THERE," BUT OTHERS WERE THINGS THAT WERE REALLY IMPORTANT.
"HEY, I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS ALIGNS TO THIS GUIDING STATEMENT.
CAN YOU PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION? THIS ISN'T CLEAR." AGAIN, I REMIND THEM OF THEIR ADVISORY, THEY PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
THEN I TOOK THAT FEEDBACK BACK TO OUR DIRECTORS AND OUR DEPARTMENTS AND GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE.
THEN IN DECEMBER LAST WEEK, THEY WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE BY THE DEPARTMENTS,
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AND THEN WE FINALIZED AND VOTED ON FINALIZING THAT AT OUR MEETING LAST WEEK.AGAIN, JUST A REVIEW OF OUR PLANNING PROCESS.
I KNOW WE'VE SEEN THIS QUITE A FEW TIMES.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE USE IN ORDER TO REALLY IMPROVE OUR DISTRICT AND TO BE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED.
LAST MONTH WHEN MS. JACKSON PRESENTED, I TALKED ABOUT THE GRAY AREA ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT, THAT'S OUR CAMPUS, AND HOW THEY ALIGN THEIR PIECES.
BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT DARK BLUE AND THEN THE DEPARTMENTS' PLANNING, HOW THEY PLAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RED.
AGAIN, WHEN DEPARTMENTS ARE SETTING THEIR GOALS, THEY'RE ALIGNING THEM TO OUR DISTRICT MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES.
IT COULD BE ALIGNED TO OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS, OR IT COULD BE ALIGNED TO OUR VALUES DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT DEPARTMENT DOES AND HOW THEY FUNCTION.
BEING SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REPORT THOSE THINGS THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A DISTRICT DASHBOARD THAT TELLS US WHEN WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT ON WHAT INFORMATION, AND THEN THAT SCORECARD HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO, AND THEN HOW WE'RE TRACKING ON MEETING THAT GOAL OVER THE FIVE YEARS.
FOR US, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT LEAD FIDELITY MEASURES, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO INTERNALLY TO BE SURE THAT MONTH BY MONTH WE'RE ON TRACK FOR MEETING OUR TARGETS.
THEN AS AN EXECUTIVE COUNSEL, WE PRESENT THOSE THINGS DURING OUR MEETINGS TO HAVE A CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TRACK IN ORDER TO MEET OUR GOALS.
THEN MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.
THEN OF COURSE, THE BOARD RECEIVES THOSE EC ACCOUNTABILITIES EVERY MONTH TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE ON TRACK AND MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I WAS GOING TO TALK THROUGH EACH OF THESE, BUT I THOUGHT IT MAY BE BETTER TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE WORK THROUGH DETERMINING A ROOT CAUSE AND HOW A DEPARTMENT OR DEPARTMENTS MAY WORK TOGETHER.
WHEN WE LOOK AT DATA OR WE RECEIVE DATA BACK, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AND LOOK TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
ONE OF THE AREAS FOR CIA AS A WHOLE, LAST YEAR, WE LOOKED AT, WHAT CAN WE DO INSTRUCTIONALLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS? YOU HEARD MS. ERICA JACKSON LAST MONTH SPEAK ABOUT QSSSA.
SHE SAID, YES, MY TEACHERS WERE TRAINED ON IT, WE WERE TRAINED ON IT IN A PRINCIPALS MEETING.
IT'S THAT PIECE OF REALLY IDENTIFYING WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO DIFFERENTLY.
WE DECIDED WE NEEDED TO WORK ON DIFFERENTIATION AND SCAFFOLDING.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO CONSISTENTLY AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE STARTED TRAINING OUR PRINCIPALS, WE STARTED REALLY PUTTING THAT PLAN, DO STEADY ACT IN PLACE AND BEING SURE THAT WE WERE TRAINING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BE SURE THAT WE HAD WHAT WE NEED.
I WENT OVER QSSSA REALLY FAST.
FOR US, IT'S REALLY A WAY IN ORDER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN STRUCTURED CONVERSATION.
INSTEAD OF JUST TURNING AND TALKING TO YOUR PARTNER, IT'S THE TEACHER ASKING AN ATTENTIONAL QUESTION THAT'S ALIGNED TO THE STANDARD, AND THEN PROVIDING A WAIT TIME FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO REFLECT ON THEIR THOUGHTS.
THEN HAVING STUDENTS PROVIDE A SIGNAL.
INSTEAD OF WE'RE JUST CALLING ON RANDOM STUDENTS, GIVE ME A SIGNAL WHEN YOU'RE READY, AND THEN PROVIDING A QUESTION STEM OR A SENTENCE STEM SO THAT STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO FILL IN THEIR LEARNING, WE'RE GOING TO FILL IN THE BIG VOCABULARY FOR YOU, BUT YOU CAN FILL IN THE OTHER PIECES, AND THEN FOR THEM TO SHARE.
THAT'S EITHER SHARING THROUGH WRITING OR SHARING THROUGH DIALOGUE, AND THEN THE TEACHER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS.
IT WORKS FOR MULTIPLE STUDENT GROUPS.
IT REALLY IS A PART OF HOW WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AS FAR AS CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, WE HAVE WORKED WITH DOI AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS HAVE COLLABORATED A LOT ON THIS PROCESS, BEING SURE THAT IT'S BUILT INTO OUR CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS, BEING SURE THAT WE'RE MONITORING DOWN CAMPUSES, BUT THAT'S PART OF THAT STUDYING TO SEE IF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING.
THEN DR. SWEEZY HAS LED HER TEAM TO PRESENT AS FAR AS CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE SHARING DATA WITH US AFTER CBAS COME BACK, DAS COME BACK, THEY'RE SHARING WITH CIA LEADERSHIP SO THAT WE CAN OFFER SUPPORT TO OUR COORDINATORS AND OUR DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL PEOPLE AS WELL.
THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS WORKS AS FAR AS A WHOLE SYSTEM AND AN EXAMPLE.
THIS IS THE AMAZING TEAM THAT IS THE DEICI. THIS IS A GREAT GROUP.
WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME THIS YEAR.
THEY HAVE GREAT SPIRITS, THEY HAVE GREAT ATTITUDES AND THEY REALLY WANT TO SERVE.
THEY WANT TO HELP AND THEY WANT TO LEARN TO BE BETTER LEADERS.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND YOU.
THAT'S OUR FUN PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM.
MY FRIEND HAD ON A WHOLE SANTA OUTFIT.
SHE SAID, I CAN CHANGE. DR. SPENCER SAID, NO, YOU COME IN THE PICTURE RIGHT IN THE FRONTS. WE LOVE IT.
THAT'S THE CREW, AND THAT'S OUR PROCESS FOR OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANNING.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. SPENCER.
TRUSTEES, TO MY LEFT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. TRUSTEES TO MY RIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. SPENCER FOR YOUR.
>> I WAS SAYING THANK YOU TO DR. SPENCER FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
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IF YOU LOOK AT THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WENT INTO CREATING SUCH A THOROUGH DOCUMENT THAT TALKS ABOUT DATA, WHERE THERE ARE GAPS, AND WHERE THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.YOU MENTIONED THE EC, SO THE EXECUTIVE CABINET REPORTS THAT WE GET MONTHLY.
IS THAT WHERE WE CAN TRACK THIS? IS THAT IT? WHEN WE RETURN TO THIS NEXT YEAR, HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED?
WHAT WE STRIVE TO DO IS TO BE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR GOALS THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE SETTING, DO ALIGN TO THE DISTRICT SCORECARD.
THAT IS WHAT THE ALIGNMENT PIECE IS FOR.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE PIECES THAT ARE ALIGNING, BUT THERE ARE SOME, FOR EXAMPLE, QSSSA IS NOT IN EC ACCOUNTABILITY.
BUT WE SHOULD SEE IT IN HOW OUR STUDENT GROUPS ARE PERFORMING, OR HOW IT SHOULD BE TIED.
IT MAY NOT BE EXPLICIT, BUT EVERYTHING IS SUPER ALIGNED TO HOW WHAT THE SCORECARD SAYS, HOW OUR VISION 2030 IS SET UP AND BEING SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNED IN THAT WAY.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE PERFORMANCE GAPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT.
I'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN WE DO OUR CULTURE AND CLIMATE SURVEYS, WHEN WE SURVEY STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR THOUGHTS ON CAMPUS OR THE DISTRICT, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT IN THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW, HEY, IF YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT FEELING THEY'RE HAVING THE BEST EXPERIENCE AT A PLACE, THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SOMETHING THAT'S TARGETED FOR IMPROVEMENT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THOSE THINGS IN HERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> DR. SPENCER, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
PLEASE TELL YOUR TEAM THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM.
>> TRUSTEES, THIS MOVES US TO ITEM 9.
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PRESENTATION, DR. CANTU.>> YES, FOR 9., I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MONICA ERVIN FORWARD, PLEASE FOR OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. REY, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HERE WE ARE, AGAIN.
THIS IS TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FROM OUR AUDITORS.
BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR AUDITOR HERE TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SAY THANK YOU, ALL THE WAY TO OUR FEARLESS LEADER MICHELLE TRONGARD DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF IS PHENOMENAL.
THE CAMPUS STAFF BECAUSE IT TRULY TAKES ALL OF US TO GET THIS DONE.
I'M VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR AUDITOR TONIGHT.
IT IS SENIOR MANAGER ADDISON EBARB FROM WITH WHITLEYPENN.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
AS MONICA MENTIONED, I'M ADDISON EBARB WITH WHITLEYPENN.
I WAS THE SENIOR MANAGER ON THE ENGAGEMENT, WORKED CLOSELY WITH BOTH TEAMS ON EACH SIDE TO GET WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
JUST TO REITERATE ON THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK FROM MANSFIELD MANAGEMENT TEAM.
I KNOW ALL THE HARD WORK IT GOES INTO MAKING AUDIT RUN AS SMOOTH AS AN AUDIT CAN, SO JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK.
NOW, THIS EVENING, I'LL GO THROUGH THE RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2025.
FIRST FEW SLIDES HERE, I'LL GO THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A QUICK DIVE INTO THE NUMBERS AND THEN END WITH SOME REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD.
TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS JUST BROKEN DOWN INTO FIVE QUICK STEPS HERE, FIRST STEP THERE YOU SEE IS THE PLANNING STAGE.
THIS IS REALLY JUST LOTS OF EMAILS BACK AND FORTH WITH MANSFIELD MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND LOOKING AT BUDGETS, PRELIMINARY NUMBERS AND HELPING US GUIDE OUR CURRENT YEAR AUDIT PROCEDURES, ESPECIALLY COMPARATIVE TO WHAT WE MAY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST BASED ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL MOVE INTO UNDERSTANDING AND IDENTIFYING INTERNAL CONTROLS AS WELL AS KEY INTERNAL CONTROLS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT PROCESS NARRATIVES, POLICIES, AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE INTERNAL CONTROLS RELATED TO ALL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AREAS, BUT THEN KEY INTERNAL CONTROL AREAS OVER MORE SIGNIFICANT AREAS.
THEN FOR SOME OF THOSE SIGNIFICANT AREAS, AS WELL AS FOR FEDERAL COMPLIANCE, WE THEN TEST INTERNAL CONTROLS AND THEN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER COMPLIANCE FOR FEDERAL DOLLARS.
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WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT AND THOSE INTERNAL CONTROLS AND JUST A FEW SLIDES.THEN STEP 4 THERE IS SUBSTANTIVE TESTING.
THIS IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF AN AUDIT.
IT'S REALLY TIED DOWN TO THE PAPER DOCUMENTATION OR A LOT OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION, LOOKING AT BANK STATEMENTS, INVOICES, RECEIPTS, JUST REALLY BEING ABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE NUMBERS THAT, ULTIMATELY, WILL BE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THEN LASTLY, ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE NUMBERS AND KNOW THAT THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MATERIALLY MISSTATED, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO ISSUE OUR AUDIT OPINION AND ISSUE THOSE AUDIT REPORTS AND THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT.
AS I MENTIONED, THE PURPOSE OF THE AUDIT IS TO RECEIVE AN OPINION ON THE REPORT.
ULTIMATELY, THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FOR.
THERE'S THREE OPTIONS THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE ON AN OPINION ON THE AUDIT REPORT AND STARTS WITH THE DISCLAIMER, AND THIS IS REALLY YOUR MOST ADVERSE OPINION, REALLY SAYING THAT WE DISAGREE WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THEY'RE PRESENTED.
THEN YOU CAN MOVE TO A QUALIFICATION.
THIS IS, TYPICALLY, DUE TO A MODIFICATION OR A SCOPE LIMITATION OR A MODIFICATION FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
THEN LASTLY, THERE'S THE UNMODIFIED OR WHAT'S TYPICALLY REFERRED TO AS THE CLEAN OPINION THAT EVERYBODY HOPES TO SEE ON THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT MANSFIELD ISD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 DID RECEIVE THAT UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION ON THE AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS AND ACCORDING WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, AND THE AUDIT WAS ALSO CONDUCTED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, SO THAT ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THERE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.
ALSO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO TEST THE OPERATING EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE.
THIS ALSO RECEIVED A CLEAN REPORT INDICATING THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED RELATED TO INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, AS WELL AS NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES REPORTED EITHER.
ALSO, NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE THAT WERE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE NOTED.
THEN THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT.
THE SINGLE AUDIT IS THE AUDIT PROCEDURES GUIDED BY THE FEDERAL COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT OVER YOUR FEDERAL EXPENDED DOLLARS, AND THESE MAJOR PROGRAMS, AS YOU CAN SEE, LISTED THIS YEAR WAS THE CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER, AND THESE MAJOR PROGRAMS ARE ROTATED EITHER BASED ON THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT OR JUST HOW MUCH THE DISTRICT IS EXPENDING IN A CERTAIN YEAR.
FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER AND THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT RELATED TO IT, ALSO RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OR A CLEAN REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OVER THE FEDERAL PROGRAM.
NO INTERNAL CONTROL FINDINGS RELATED TO THE PROGRAM WERE NOTED AND NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE OR QUESTION COSTS WERE NOTED.
NOW, WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THE FINANCIAL NUMBERS THAT WILL BE WITHIN THE REPORT, AND THIS IS A REALLY CONDENSED VERSION COMPARED TO THE FULL AQUIFER THAT YOU MOST LIKELY HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED.
I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REALLY JUST A SNAPSHOT IN TIME HERE AT JUNE 30TH, 2025.
THESE GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE YOUR LONG-TERM ASSETS AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES, AND SO A LITTLE BIT MORE OR BIGGER PICTURE THAN THE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THE TOTAL ASSETS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS ENDED AT 1,283.9 MILLION.
THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE TOTAL ASSETS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS WERE THE CASH AND INVESTMENTS OF 354.5 MILLION, AND THEN CAPITAL ASSETS NET DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF 757.2 MILLION.
LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED INFLOWS ENDED THE YEAR AT 1,332.1 MILLION.
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THAT WILL BE YOUR BONDS PAYABLE AND PREMIUMS OF 953.2 MILLION.
THEN THE OTHER COMPONENTS OR YOUR NET PENSION LIABILITY OF 124.4 MILLION AND YOUR NET OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OR OPEB LIABILITY OF 80.1 MILLION.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT BOTH THE NET PENSION LIABILITY AND NET OPEB LIABILITY THERE ARE THE TRS CALCULATION OF THE DISTRICT'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF
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THOSE LIABILITIES AND DON'T NECESSARILY REFLECT A CASH LIABILITY TO THE DISTRICT.THEN END OF THE YEAR, JUNE 30TH, 2025 WITH A NET POSITION, DEFICIT OF 48.2 MILLION, REALLY JUST THE DIFFERENCE OF THE TOTAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES THERE.
NOW, TO LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND THIS WILL BE REPORTED IN MILLIONS HERE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CHART AND THE BREAKDOWN, BUT I'LL POINT YOU TO THE BOTTOM LEFT, JUST A QUICK COMPARISON OF TOTAL REVENUES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THE CURRENT YEAR.
SLIGHT DECREASE, BUT NOTHING TOO SIGNIFICANT THERE.
YOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS OF YOUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, 46% STATE AID.
YOUR MONEY COMING FROM THE TA FUNDING RELATING TO YOUR ATTENDANCE, AND THOSE ESTIMATES THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN FUTURE SLIDES.
THEN THE NEXT LARGEST COMPONENT THERE, 44% PROPERTY TAXES, 166 MILLION, AND THEN DWINDLES DOWN 6% OTHER STATE FUNDING, WHICH IS REALLY THE STATE'S MATCH OF THOSE TRS CONTRIBUTIONS MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE RELATING TO YOUR PENSION AND OPEB LIABILITY.
THEN OTHER LOCAL FUNDING AND FEDERAL FUNDING, MAKING UP 3% AND 1% THERE.
NOW, TO GO OVER THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE PRIOR YEAR COMPARED TO THE CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES WITH SLIGHT INCREASE THIS YEAR, I THINK AS EVERYBODY CAN EXPECT AS WE'RE SEEING, JUST PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE AND RISE.
THE MAJOR COMPONENTS THERE FOR EXPENSES.
YOU CAN SEE 60% RELATED TO INSTRUCTION, ANOTHER 12% RELATED TO STUDENT SUPPORT, AND THEN 8% INTO INSTRUCTIONAL AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THERE THAT A TOTAL OF 80% GOING DIRECTLY BACK INTO THE STUDENTS THERE, WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE.
THEN ALSO, I'LL POINT OUT THAT THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES, SMALL 2% THERE, THAT'S VERY RESPONSIBLE AND HEALTHY SHOWS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB AS FAR AS THEIR MANAGEMENT OF EXPENSES AS WELL AS FUNCTIONING EFFICIENTLY.
>> FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND ACTUAL FOR FY '25 AND HOW THOSE ENDED THE YEAR AND COMPARATIVELY.
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OF 402 MILLION WERE LESS THAN FINAL BY 4.6 MILLION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OBVIOUSLY DID A VERY GOOD JOB BUDGETING THERE, BEING SO CLOSE WITH THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES SO JUST SHOWS VERY GOOD OVERSIGHT THERE RELATED TO BUDGETING.
EXPENDITURES AND OTHER USES EXCEEDED REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES BY 5.8 MILLION WITH A FUND BALANCE DECREASING BY THAT AMOUNT.
THE FUND BALANCE ENDED THE YEAR, JUNE 30TH, 2025, AT 115.3 MILLION, NON-SPENDABLE BEING AT 2.4 MILLION AND THE REST IN UNASSIGNED 112.9 MILLION.
THAT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, KEEP IN MIND, IT'S NOT JUST FREE MONEY THAT'S CASH AVAILABLE TO SPEND.
IT'S REALLY WHAT HELPS COVER THESE RECENT MONTHS AS WE'RE WAITING ON THAT PROPERTY OR LAG AND PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS DUE TO THE TIMING ON THEIR END.
NOW, TO LOOK AT THE GENERAL UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TREND HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THE LOCAL POLICY SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT LIKES TO BE OR WANTS TO BE WITHIN 17-25%.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE DISTRICTS AT ABOUT 28.1%, SO DOING WELL ABOVE EXPECTATIONS THERE.
NOW TO GO OVER THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND AS WELL AS THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AND HOW THOSE COMPARED TO THE BUDGET AND ACTUAL FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, ACTUAL REVENUES OF 21.5 MILLION WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY 1.7 MILLION AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OF 22.7 WERE LESS THAN FINAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF 0.6 MILLION WITH A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF 1.2 MILLION.
I'LL POINT OUT THAT THE FUND BALANCE DECREASE FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND CAN ALSO JUST BE RELATED TO MEETING THAT EXCESS FUND BALANCE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT IS SET BY TEA,
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AND SO TOTALLY NORMAL THERE TO SEE THE DECREASE IN THE FUND BALANCE.FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, ACTUAL REVENUES OF 87 MILLION WERE GREATER THAN FINAL BUDGETED REVENUES BY 0.7 MILLION AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OF 82.9 WERE GREATER THAN BUDGET EXPENDITURES BY 0.1 MILLION.
FUND BALANCE INCREASE 4.5 MILLION, AS WE SEE THOSE DEBT EXPENDITURES DECREASE AND PAY DOWN THOSE LIABILITIES WITH THE ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 64.8 MILLION.
NOW TO GO THROUGH THE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE BOARD.
THE SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE DISTRICT, WE WILL REVIEW AND COMPARE THOSE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AS WELL AS ANY TEA REQUIRED POLICIES, AND WE DID REVIEW THOSE POLICIES AND METHODS, DETERMINED THEY WERE APPROPRIATE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES, WE'RE REQUIRED TO DISTINGUISH ANY ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES THAT MAY INVOLVE JUDGMENT AND ANY CALCULATIONS THAT ARE GOING INTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WE DID IDENTIFY AN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATE RELATED TO THE STATE A JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT GO INTO THAT.
BUT ONCE THE FINAL INFORMATION IS RELEASED FROM TEA, WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT AND HAD NO ISSUES WITH THOSE SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES AND AGREED WITH ALL JUDGMENTS THAT MANAGEMENT MADE FOR THOSE ESTIMATES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
SIGNIFICANT RISKS PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, AND YOU'LL SEE THESE NOTED IN YOUR COMMUNICATION TO GOVERNANCE.
BUT DO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THESE ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO MANSFIELD ISD OR ANYTHING THAT WE NOTED WITHIN OUR PROCEDURES, THERE ARE STANDARD RISKS THAT WE PRESENT IN ALL OF OUR AUDITS.
THESE ARE JUST RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WE WILL REVIEW INTERNAL CONTROLS AND TEST THE OPERATING EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME OF THOSE CONTROLS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT RISK THAT MANAGEMENT COULD OVERRIDE THOSE CONTROLS.
WE ALSO IDENTIFIED A RISK FOR IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION, JUST ENSURING THAT ALL REVENUE IS PROPERLY RECORDED IN THE CORRECT PERIOD AND PROPERLY CLASSIFIED.
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH EITHER OF THOSE SIGNIFICANT RISKS PRESENTED AND PERFORM SPECIFIC PROCEDURES RELATED TO THOSE WITH NO ISSUES.
WE ALSO ENCOUNTERED NO DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMING AND COMPLETING OUR AUDIT.
AS I MENTIONED, THEY DID A VERY GREAT JOB OF HELPING AND PUT TOGETHER THE AUDIT AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT MONICA MICHELLE AND HER TEAM ALL PUT TOGETHER.
THERE WERE NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY US THAT REQUIRED MANAGEMENT'S CORRECTION, AND WE HAD NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT OVER THE APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
WE HAVE REQUESTED REPRESENTATION FROM MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WE'RE ALSO NOT AWARE OF ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH MANAGEMENT CONSULTED WITH OTHER ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL REPORTING MATTERS, ESSENTIALLY GATHERING A SECOND OPINION ON THESE PRESENTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
ALSO, WE DISCUSSED THE APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE AND AUDITING STANDARDS AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR AUDIT, THOUGH ANSWERS WERE NOT A CONDITION TO OUR RETENTION.
WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION VERY THOROUGH.
TRUSTEES TO MY RIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES TO MY LEFT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM AT WHITLEY PENN, AS WELL AS MISS TRONGAARD, AND MISS IRVIN.
YOUR TEAMS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL KEEPING OUR FINANCES.
WE'D LOVE TO GET ALL OF OUR FUNDING FROM THE STATE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR FORECASTING SO WELL AND KEEPING US IN GOOD STANDING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> HAVE A GOOD EVEN. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
DR. CANTU, WE'RE MOVING NOW TRUSTEES TO ITEM 9.2. DR. CANTU.
>> YES, MA'AM, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE 2627 CALENDAR, BUT HERE WE ARE.
DR. SWIZE, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR. I CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHAT YEAR IT IS.
ARE WE IN '26, '27? IS IT STILL '25? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT REED, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW WE CAME UP WITH OUR CALENDAR FOR
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THE 2026-'27 SCHOOL YEAR AND ASK FOR IN THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL OF THIS CALENDAR.I'D LIKE TO BEGIN TONIGHT BY TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS.
WHO IS ON THIS COMMITTEE? WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND THE PROCESS THAT WE WORK THROUGH TO BUILD A CALENDAR FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT? IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE EVERYONE AT THE TABLE THAT HAS A STAKE AND THAT HAS THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF MANSFIELD ISD, SO THAT WE CAN BUILD THE BEST CALENDAR THAT WOULD SUIT AND SATISFY OUR NEEDS THE BEST.
OF COURSE, WE INCLUDE REPRESENTATION FROM ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, OUR ELEMENTARY OR INTERMEDIATE OR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE OUR FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS THERE WITH ALL OF THE UIL RULES THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW.
THEY DO LOTS OF THINGS BEFORE SCHOOL EVEN STARTS IN AUGUST.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE AND THAT WE HAVE CORRECT AMOUNT OF DAYS AND TIME, SO THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE AS SUCCESSFUL AS CAN BE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT AND OUR CTE DEPARTMENT.
OUR CTE, CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR KIDDOS AND INTERNSHIPS AND ENSURING THAT OUR KIDS ARE RECEIVING WHAT THEY NEED.
WE NEED TO HAVE A CALENDAR THAT IS SUITABLE FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS AS WELL.
LIKE I SAID, OUR CURRICULUM, SPECIFICALLY, OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND OUR DUAL CREDIT REALLY NEEDS TO BE AT THE TABLE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT OUR CALENDARS ALIGN WITH OUR COLLEGE PARTNERS, SO THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE SAME SPRING BREAK AS THEIR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES.
WE SERVE A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND DUAL CREDIT.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE OUR COUNSELING TEAM THERE ALONG WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONS, UEA, AND ATPE, TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE UNIONS AND THERE'S ALSO INCLUDE OUR ADMINISTRATION.
WE HAD DAVID RIGHT, WE HAVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WITH MISS JOE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REPRESENTED TO HELP US THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
ONCE WE GET ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE SAME ROOM, WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES.
A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN WE GO THROUGH BUILDING A CALENDAR, OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE START DAY OF SCHOOL.
PART OF TEXAS LAW REQUIRES US TO START SCHOOL THE FOURTH MONDAY IN AUGUST.
IF YOU THINK BACK, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE EVER STARTED SCHOOL ON A FOURTH MONDAY IN AUGUST? EVERYONE AT LEAST AROUND US AND MOSTLY IN TEXAS AS WELL HAS A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AND ONE OF THOSE ALLOWS US TO START SCHOOL EARLIER THAN THAT.
WE LIKE TO DO THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS USED TO THAT.
WE TRY TO, AGAIN, ALIGN WITH THAT COLLEGE WORLD FOR OUR DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS.
WE LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START SCHOOL AND WE LIKE TO STAY IN THAT SAME AREA THAT WE HAVE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR HAD SOME DIFFERENCES IN THAT START DATE, ALL WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY A PRIORITY THAT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH.
MOVING IN AND THINKING THROUGH THE YEAR, WE JUST CAME BACK FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK.
IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER A TIME WHEN WE DID NOT HAVE AN ENTIRE WEEK OFF FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK.
I REMEMBER TEACHING AND ALL WE HAD WAS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
WE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE HEARD FROM OUR STAFF.
OTHER DISTRICTS BEGAN TO GIVE THAT WHOLE WEEK, AND WE MADE THAT A PRIORITY THAT WE WOULD PRIORITIZE OUR FAMILIES AND OUR FAMILY TIME, BUT STILL ENSURE THAT WE COULD GET ALL OF OUR EDUCATION TIME AND REQUIREMENTS IN AS WELL.
WE'VE PRIORITIZED CONTINUING TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF TO HAVE A WEEK AT THANKSGIVING.
WHEN WE'RE ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE HAVE BOTH WORK DAY TIME FOR OUR TEACHERS, BUT ALSO THE MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OUR TEACHERS NEED TO GROW AND LEARN, SO THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GROWING AND LEARNING.
WE KNOW TEACHERS NEED TIME IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THEY'RE TAKING THINGS HOME.
THEY'RE WORKING HARDER THAN THEY'VE EVER HAD TO WORK BEFORE.
WE WANT TO VALUE THAT WHILE ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM.
WE LOOK AT TIME AND PLACES ON THE CALENDAR WHERE THAT CAN FIT NATURALLY.
WE LOVE A FOUR DAY WEEKEND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
SOME DISTRICTS HAVE MOVED TO FOUR DAY WEEKENDS EVERY WEEKEND.
THERE'S SOME BENEFITS AND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS MAYBE WITH DOING THAT, BUT WE'VE TRIED TO BALANCE IN AND ALLOW DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN HAVE A WELL DESERVED BREAK.
MONTHS LIKE FEBRUARY, IT GETS REAL TOUGH AND YOU'RE WORKING AND YOU'RE GOING SO WE TRIED TO FIND PLACES IN THE CALENDAR WHERE WE COULD DO THAT.
YOU'LL ALSO MIKE CAN THINK BACK.
DO YOU REMEMBER TIMES WHEN OUR FIRST SEMESTER DIDN'T END UNTIL MID JANUARY? WE WOULD BE COMING BACK AFTER THE WINTER BREAK AND THEN TRYING TO STUDY FOR THOSE FINALS.
WE REALLY TRIED TO BALANCE THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN OUR FIRST SEMESTER, OUR SECOND SEMESTER, WHICH YOU CAN IMAGINE RESTRICTS THAT STARTING AND ENDING DATE, SO THAT WE CAN GET A FULL FIRST SEMESTER IN IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR AND THEN A FULL SECOND SEMESTER IN AFTER THE WINTER BREAK.
THERE IS A LAW THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES A YEAR NOW, THAT WAS PART OF THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WE'VE ALWAYS BUILT INTO OUR CALENDAR ONE DAY IN THE FALL, BUT WE'RE NOT BUILDING IN A SPECIFIC DAY IN THE SPRING.
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WE WANT THAT TO BE A LITTLE MORE FLUID AND OPEN.WHILE WE WILL ALWAYS OFFER PARENT AND TEACHER CONFERENCES IN THE SECOND SEMESTER, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE AND WHEN TEACHERS AND PARENTS MAY NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONFERENCES.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT A CALENDAR, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE FIT.
THEN LAST ON OUR ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES IS WHEN WE GET OUT OF SCHOOL.
WE LOVE TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY AND GET THOSE WEEKENDS STARTED.
THIS COMING YEAR, MEMORIAL DAY IS ACTUALLY THE VERY LAST DAY IN MAY.
KEEPING TO OUR CALENDAR IN THE WAY THAT IT'S WORKED OUT, WE'RE GETTING OUT THE SAME TIME THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE IN THE PAST, BUT IT HAPPENS TO BE A WEEK BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT'S SO MUCH LATER IN THE YEAR.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON OUR CALENDAR THIS YEAR.
IN THIS COMMITTEE, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE TOGETHER.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED THESE PRIORITIES AND WE BEGIN CREATING DRAFTS.
IN THOSE DRAFTS, WE TOOK TO THE COMMITTEE FOUR DIFFERENT DRAFTS TO BEGIN CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSION.
WE HAD THEM LOOK AT THE GRAPHS, LOOK AT THE CALENDARS, LOOK AT ALL THE INFORMATION, TALK AMONG THEIR GROUPS, GIVE US FEEDBACK, AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO DECIPHER AND MANAGE ALL THAT FEEDBACK AND THEN COME BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER MEETING WITH NEW DRAFTS THAT REFLECTED THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FROM OUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
AFTER THE SECOND DRAFT, THE COMMITTEE, WE LOOKED AT IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, AND WE CAME TO SOME CONSENSUS ON WHICH CALENDARS SEEM TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF THE BEST IN MANSFIELD ISD.
WE NARROWED IT DOWN, MADE ONE LAST SET OF DRAFTS, AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE TWO DRAFTS TO SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS.
DR. SPENCER JUST SPOKE WITH YOU ABOUT THE DEIC.
WE WERE ABLE TO JOIN THAT COMMITTEE, SHARE THE CALENDARS WITH THAT GROUP, GET FEEDBACK AGAIN.
WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE WITH OUR STUDENT GROUP, OUR SUPER SAC, STUDENTS.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE GREAT FEEDBACK, THOUGH THEY SUGGESTED SEVERAL SPRING BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT WE TRY TO KEEP THEM IN CHECK.
THEY'RE A REALLY GOOD GROUP TO GET FEEDBACK FROM.
WE TOOK IT TO OUR COURSE CABINET MEMBERS.
WE TOOK IT TO STAFF IN MANSFIELD ISD, OUR DEIC LEADERSHIP TEAM TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHEN IT'S THERE.
AFTER ALL THE DRAFTS AND AFTER ALL OF THE FEEDBACK, WE WERE ABLE TO THEN TAKE IT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU MAY REMEMBER SEEING SOME COMMUNICATION THAT MISS JOE AND HER TEAM HAD SENT OUT REGARDING TAKING A CALENDAR SURVEY.
IN THIS CALENDAR SURVEY, THERE WERE TWO DRAFTS THAT WE HAD OVER 1,600 RESPONDENTS THAT THEY COULD VOTE ON WHICH ONES THEY FELT MAY SUIT OUR NEEDS THE BEST IN MANSFIELD ISD.
I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CALENDAR A AND CALENDAR B.
THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NOTICE IS THERE WAS A DIFFERENT START DATE.
TRADITIONALLY, WE'VE STARTED MANSFIELD ISD ON A WEDNESDAY.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, STARTING ON A MONDAY WITH KINDERGARTNERS, THEY'RE ASLEEP IN THE HALL BY WEDNESDAY, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN WAKE THEM UP TO GET IN THE CAR WHEN THEIR PARENTS ARE PICKING THEM UP OR ONTO THE BUS.
WE'VE TRIED TO START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
OUR SECOND CALENDAR OPTION ACTUALLY HAD A STARTING ON A TUESDAY, WHICH FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WAS IDEAL.
THAT WAS A POSITIVE ATTRACTION FOR THAT ONE.
ONE CALENDAR HAD A WORK DAY BUILT IN OCTOBER AND ONE CALENDAR DIDN'T.
THAT WORK DAY WAS INSTEAD SWAPPED INTO FEBRUARY.
THEN IN FEBRUARY, ONE OF OUR CALENDARS HAD THE FABULOUS FOUR DAY WEEKEND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, WHEREAS THE OTHER CALENDAR HAD BASICALLY A THREE DAY WEEKEND FOR OUR STAFF WITH ONE HOLIDAY WORK DAY ON THE OTHER ONE, SO THE KIDDOS STILL HAD FOUR DAYS.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES.
ALL OF OUR CALENDARS DID HAVE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WINTER BREAK, THANKSGIVING BREAK, AND SPRING BREAK.
AGAIN, WE WERE RESTRICTED ON THOSE.
WE WANT TO ALIGN WITH OUR COLLEGE PARTNERS, AND THANKSGIVING IS THANKSGIVING.
WE ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE.
UPON WORKING THROUGH THESE CALENDARS, GETTING ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK, WE GOT OUR RESULTS BACK FROM THE SURVEY, AND 58% OF OUR RESPONDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY FELT THAT CALENDAR A SERVED OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, THE BEST IN MANSFIELD, WHILE 42% WITH CALENDAR B, VERY CLOSE RESULTS.
TONIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU CALENDAR OPTION A FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT AS WHEN WE GET TO THAT PIECE.
ANOTHER ONE THAT I KNOW DR. SPENCER HAD SHARED THE DP PLAN IS ALSO IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS WILL BE THERE FOR YOU GUYS AND FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR OR, THE PROCESS, OR ANYTHING?
>> THANK YOU, DR. SWIZE FOR EXPLAINING THE PROCESS AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS.
TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES TO MY LEFT? TO MY RIGHT? MR. CANNON.
>> DR. SWEEZY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I ALSO WANT TO GO OUT ON THE LIMIT AND SAY AS A TEACHER, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WHY ARE WE VOTING ON THE CALENDAR, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SELECT THE ONE THAT THEY WANT ANYWAY.
[LAUGHTER] I'M HERE TO DEBUNK THE MYTH THAT WE ARE NOT SELECTING THE CALENDAR, JUST OUT OF NOWHERE.
I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE SUPERSAC AND THE STUDENTS AND THEY WERE PROVIDED FEEDBACK.
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JUST A GREAT CONVERSATION.I DID HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH IN REGARD TO THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND WORK DAYS.
ARE WE ABLE TO DELINEATE THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING VERSUS THE WORK DAYS SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE TIME THAT THE TEACHERS HAVE TO WORK IN THEIR ROOMS SO THAT AS A TEACHER, I CAN LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND SAY, THIS IS A WORK DAY THAT WILL BE PROTECTED, AND MY PRINCIPAL CANNOT INTERRUPT MY TIME IN MY CLASSROOM?
WHAT WE DO IS IN JANUARY, ONCE YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED THE CALENDAR, OUR CIA LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BEGIN LOOKING AT THOSE DATES.
WE PREFER TO OFFER A MIX OF TIME.
THERE MAY BE A DAY THAT IS THE STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL AND OUR TEACHERS ARE.
PART OF THAT DAY, WE WANT TO HONOR AND GIVE TEACHERS TIME AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF HOURS OF THAT DAY MIGHT BE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH IN JANUARY WITH OUR GROUP TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THOSE DAYS LOOK LIKE SO THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE THAT TO CAMPUSES.
WITH THE DISTRICT OUR SIZE WHEN WE HAVE DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE ONE DAY THAT'S A DISTRICT DAY, ONE DAY THAT'S A CAMPUS DAY, AND ONE DAY THAT'S A WORKDAY.
IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EVERY LEVEL.
THAT WITH MY DISTRICT, PD MIGHT BE ON A TUESDAY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS, IT MIGHT BE ON A WEDNESDAY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND A THURSDAY FOR THE ELEMENTARIES BECAUSE THE STAFF THAT IT TAKES TO SERVE ALL OF THOSE.
BUT WE DO WORK THAT SCHEDULE OUT BEFORE THE SPRINGTIME AND WE COMMUNICATE THAT WITH OUR PRINCIPALS.
LIKE I SAID, IT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT TEACHERS NEED TIME.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING TEACHERS TIME WHILE ALSO BALANCING THAT WITH THE REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT ALL TEACHERS NEED TO HAVE AND SO THEY CAN GROW AND OUR KIDDOS GROW WITH THAT. YES, SIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. SWEEZY.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR BRINGING US OPTION A FOR THE CALENDAR.
>> AT THIS TIME, DR. CANTU, AND TRUSTEES,
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WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 10, HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.WE HAVE 10.1 NEW HIRE FOR BOARD APPROVAL, DR. CANTU.
>> I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU.
>> BOARD, ARE WE READY TO MAKE THAT VOTE? DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO OFFER?
BOARD, AT THIS TIME, WOULD WE LIKE TO APPROVE OF THE NEW HIRE? YES, WE WOULD.
>> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY FIRST AND SECONDED BY MISS LACKEY WILSON AND MISS NEWSOM. SHALL WE VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND.
ANY OPPOSE? IS THERE A DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. THE VOTE IS PROPERLY FIRST AND SECONDED AND MOVE.
THE MOTION MOVES TO A VOTE OF 7-0.
NOW WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 11,
[11. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION, ITEM 11.1, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF 2024, 2025 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.>> PROPERLY MOVED FIRST AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LACKEY WILSON AND TRUSTEE THOMAS. IS THERE DISCUSSION? SHALL WE VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING THAT NONE ARE OPPOSED, THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY FIRST AND SECONDED AND VOTED ON WITH THE 7-0 VOTE.
THANK YOU. I'M GETTING MY WORDS MIXED UP HERE.
NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 11.2, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READING OF TASB 126 AND MISD POLICIES UPDATE.
>> IT'S PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED BY MISS NEWSOM AND MISS HORN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, SHALL WE VOTE? THERE IS A DISCUSSION BY DR. CRUTCHFIELD. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> YES, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS. THIS WAS OVER 100 PAGES, SO I THANK MR. WRIGHT AND HIS TEAM AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE FOR REVIEWING ALL OF THIS.
THIS UPDATE COULD BE CHANGES LIKE THAT ARE ONE WORD ALL THE WAY TO IMPLEMENTING SOME BRAND NEW THINGS.
I THINK ONE THING THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO THE COMMUNITY ARE HOW WE HANDLE GRIEVANCES,
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STAFF, EMPLOYEE, COMMUNITY GRIEVANCES, THERE'S TYPICALLY THREE LEVELS.THIS POLICY UPDATE WOULD IMPLEMENT A FOURTH LEVEL.
YOU WOULD RISE TO THE LEVEL 4 BEFORE YOU COME BEFORE THE BOARD.
THEN THE OTHER FEW THINGS YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING IN OUR AGENDA ALREADY WHERE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE MOVING TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE IN POLICY, THAT'S ALREADY BEING DONE.
THEN THERE'S ANOTHER PIECE WHERE THERE'S NEW LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES ADMINISTRATORS AT A CERTAIN LEVEL TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE BOARD TO DO PERSONAL WORK.
YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THAT IN SOME OF THE AGENDAS WHERE WE'RE APPROVING THAT FOR EMPLOYEES IN OUR DISTRICT.
SOME THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT. I DID I GET THAT RIGHT, MR. WRIGHT? MAYBE NOT.
>> GREAT. JUST THOSE FEW THINGS BUT AGAIN, THERE'S OVER 100 PAGES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. CRUTCHFIELD FOR THOSE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES? SHALL WE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 11.2, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SEEING THAT NONE ARE OPPOSED, THE VOTE CARRIES WITH THE 7-0 VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER 11.3 CONSIDERATION FOR NOMINATIONS BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2613 TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS ITEM FOR THOSE ON THE COMMITTEE, MY APOLOGIES FOR SAYING TAD, WHICH IS TARRANT. IS THERE A DISCUSSION?
YOU ALL WITNESSED US ALREADY CAST VOTES FOR THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT AT OUR LAST MEETING.
WE PASSED ON CASTING ANY VOTES IN JOHNSON COUNTY'S APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
BUT THIS IS ANOTHER SEPARATE PROCESS WHERE THERE ARE VACANCIES WHERE EACH ENTITY, INCLUDING MANSFIELD ISD CAN NOMINATE SOMEONE, AND THEN THAT CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD SELECT FROM THE NOMINEES.
THAT'S WHAT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS.
AS A COMMITTEE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE FOR JOHNSON COUNTY THAT WE WOULD NOMINATE.
I RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TAKE NO ACTION.
FURTHER DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES? SHALL WE TAKE A VOTE? WELL, MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION.
NO MOTION NEEDED. SHALL WE TAKE A VOTE?
>> QUESTION. SHOULD WE MOVE TO TABLE TILL THE JANUARY MEETING, WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE?
>> I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE PAST THAT DEADLINE.
MISS [INAUDIBLE]. [BACKGROUND]
>> THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT DEADLINES FOR IT.
>> MY APOLOGIES. YOU'D LIKE TO TABLE YOUR DECISION AT THIS TIME?
>> TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH AND POSSIBLY FIND SOME MORE PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE THOMAS, JUST POINTED FOR CLARIFICATION.
YOU WANT TO TABLE IT UNTIL JANUARY SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE EVALUATING IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN BRING TO US.
>> HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL STEP UP AND REACH OUT TO US OR WE CAN FIND SOMEONE MOVE TO TABLE.
>> WE MOVE TO TABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SHALL WE TAKE A VOTE ON TO MOVE TO TABLE ITEM 11.3, CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATIONS BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2613 TO FILE VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR JOHNSON COUNTY.
DR. CRUTCHFIELD STATES THAT SHE IS IN FAVOR OF TABLING IT.
ALL THOSE WHO AGREE? [OVERLAPPING] MY APOLOGIES.
DR. CRUTCHFIELD IS THE SECOND.
>> NOW WE WILL VOTE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ALREADY, MR. CANNON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WE HAVE SEVEN IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED, SO THAT VOTE CARRIES TO TABLE ITEM 11.3 UNTIL JANUARY.
THIS MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER 11.4, CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATIONS BY RESOLUTION 2614 TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
TRUSTEE THOMAS, DR. CRUTCHFIELD WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
>> WE HAD A INDIVIDUAL REACH OUT TO US, AND THIS PERSON HAS BEEN VERY OUTSPOKEN
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IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HE'S IN FAVOR OF ANNUAL APPRAISALS, AND I MOVE THAT WE NOMINATE MR. CLAYTON WATERS AS OUR PERSON TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.>> IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE A DISCUSSION? SEEING THAT THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, SHALL WE TAKE A VOTE, TRUSTEES, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPOINTING MR. CLAYTON WATERS TO THE TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> I'LL THE ABSTAINING. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TOUCH BASE WITH HIM.
I PLANNED ON TODAY BUT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? THE VOTE CARRIES FOR MR. CLAYTON WATERS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE TAD, TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A VOTE OF SIX AND ONE ABSTAINING.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 11.5.
>> WE'RE NOMINATING, WE'RE NOT APPOINTING HIM.
MR. CLAYTON WATERS, I KNOW YOU'RE LISTENING.
WE'RE NOMINATING MR. CLAYTON WATERS AND NOT APPOINTING.
>> THEN THE BOARD WILL CHOOSE FROM OUR NOMINATIONS, CORRECT? JUST TO MAKE SURE SOME CLARIFICATION.
>> FOR CLARIFICATION, THE BOARD WILL SELECT BUT WE ARE NOMINATING MR. WATERS. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION.
11.5 IS OUR NEXT POINT OF ORDER.
TRUSTEES CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ACTION OF TEACHER CONTRACT ABANDONMENT.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DETERMINE THAT GOOD CAUSE DID NOT EXIST UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 21.210C2 FOR TEACHERS ADRIAN FERNANDEZ, ADAM V. GAY, AND DANIEL WINSTON, TO ABANDON THEIR TEACHER CONTRACTS WITH MANSFIELD ISD, AND THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATION TO SEEK SANCTIONS AGAINST THE TEACHERS TEACHING CERTIFICATES.
>> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED BY MISS NEWSOM AND MR. THOMAS. IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, WILL YOU RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE? AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO VOTE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE VOTE CARRIES WITH 7-0.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. AT THIS TIME,
[12. Consent Agenda]
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 13, CONSENT AGENDA.LET US REMEMBER THAT WE VOTE UP AND DOWN FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA UNLESS A TRUSTEE WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM.
TRUSTEES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM? AT THIS TIME, SHALL WE TAKE TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSED? THE VOTE CARRIES FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA 7-0.
NOW WE MOVE TO ITEM 13, SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
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AS WE RECALL, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY.TRUSTEES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS AN ITEM OR ITEMS WITH DR. CANTU AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR LAST ITEM, WHICH IS TO ADJOURN.
WE ALWAYS END BY SAYING THAT WE ARE [OVERLAPPING] ALL IN.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO TRUSTEES PROVIDE WELL WISHES TO OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING FOR THE CHRISTMAS BREAK, I'D LIKE TO SIMPLY SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND I PRAY THAT YOU'RE WITH LOVED ONES AND YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME RESTING AND RELAXING.
TRUSTEES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANY WELL WISHES TO OUR DISTRICT INCLUDING OUR STUDENTS WHO NEED NO HOMEWORK.
I THINK IT'S WHAT ONE STUDENT TOLD ME.
[LAUGHTER] I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHO.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AS WE FINISH OUT THIS MARATHON CALLED DECEMBER.
BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR FINE ARTS TEACHERS WHO ARE PROVIDING CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY CHEER.
AS WE CONCLUDE THIS MEETING, LAKE RIDGE IS DOING A PERFORMANCE RIGHT NOW.
JUST THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE TEACHERS FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR MANSFIELD ISD.
>> TRUSTEES TO MY RIGHT, TRUSTEES TO MY LEFT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
MANSFIELD ISD FAMILY, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
WE DO THIS WHAT WE CALL EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT TOGETHER.
LET'S CONSENT TO SERVE, BUT RELAX FOR CHRISTMAS.
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