GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING TO THOSE JOINING US IN THE ROOM.
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THERE'S A CELEBRATORY BUZZ IN THE AIR. I LOVE IT.THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
SO LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRUSTEE MICHELLE NEWSOM, WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. SO FOR ITEMS 3.1, 3.2 AND 3.3, OUR PRAYER WILL BE LED BY TRUSTEE CANNON THE 2ND, FOLLOWED BY PLEDGES FROM SECRETARY THOMAS. THEN OUR BOARD NORMS WILL BE READ BY TRUSTEE DOCTOR REED.
WE RECOGNIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY PLACED BEFORE US, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT. TODAY, I WANT TO LIFT UP SPECIFICALLY THE PREPARATION TAKING PLACE FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
GOD CALM ANY ANXIETY THAT MAY BE WITH FAMILIES OR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO COVER EACH STUDENT, TEACHER, LEADER, AND STAFF MEMBER HERE IN THE DISTRICT GOD AND PLACE A HEDGE OF PROTECTION OVER EVERY CAMPUS AND BUILDING GOD. AS WE GO INTO THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS.
IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.
GOOD EVENING. WE GOVERN. WE WORK AHEAD TO HONOR EACH OTHER'S TIME BY READING OUR MATERIALS, KEEPING OUR COMMENTS BRIEF, AND AVOIDING REPEATING POINTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.
ALL FOR. POSITIVITY ABOUT OUR DISTRICT STAFF AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.
EFFORT TO STAND BEHIND THE BOARD'S FINAL DECISION IN PUBLIC, REGARDLESS OF HOW WE INDIVIDUALLY VOTED IN THE MEETING, RESPECTFULLY LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER WITH GENUINE CURIOSITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW, POINTS OF VIEW AND MAKE AND NOT MAKE DISAGREEMENTS PERSONAL.
AND SO THIS MOVES US TO OUR DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS DOCTOR SPENCER.
[4. District Recognition]
YES. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MISS KATIE FLOWERS TO GO OVER OUR DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS.THANK YOU, DOCTOR SPENCER. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER, TRUSTEES, CABINET AND MEMBERS OF OUR MANSFIELD ISD COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE 3 EXCITING STUDENT RECOGNITIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO START BY WELCOMING TO THE PODIUM DUSTIN STREITZ, ASSOCIATE SUPER ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL OF BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY AND FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY, TO KICK OFF OUR STUDENT RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING DOCTOR. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD. DOCTOR SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF OUTSTANDING MANSFIELD ISD STUDENTS FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE TEXAS HOSA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
HOSA FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT PREPARES FUTURE LEADERS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY THROUGH ACADEMIC COMPETITION, LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE. THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND PROFESSIONALISM WHILE COMPETING AGAINST SOME OF THE BEST STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING ANGELINE NGUYEN, WHO PLAYS WHO EARNED 2ND PLACE AT THE TEXAS HOSTESS STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
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QUALIFYING FOR HOSA INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.GABRIELLE TUNJI-AKANDE, WHO ALSO EARNED 2ND PLACE AT THE TEXAS HOSA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, QUALIFYING FOR THE HOSA INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
LONG BEACH. HAILEY BUNDY, WHO CAPTURED 1ST PLACE AT THE TEXAS STATE HOSTED LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND WENT ON TO EARN AN IMPRESSIVE 5TH PLACE FINISH AT THE HOSA INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
TRUSTEES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE REMARKABLE STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISOR, CHRIS DE PAR.[APPLAUD] WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL MANSFIELD ISD STUDENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS, OR TAFE. THIS ORGANIZATION INSPIRES AND PREPARES THE NEXT GENERATION OF EDUCATORS THROUGH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPETITIVE EVENTS. THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND DEDICATION WHILE COMPETING AGAINST SOME OF THE TOP STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING MALACHI CLARK, WHO ARE IN 1ST PLACE AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS STATE COMPETITION.
[APPLAUSE] OLIVIA JACKSON, WHO EARNED 1ST PLACE AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS STATE COMPETITION. [APPLAUSE] TRISH LAMB, WHO WERE IN 1ST PLACE AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS STATE COMPETITION, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND JAYLEN LEWIS, WHO EARNED AN OUTSTANDING 3RD PLACE FINISH AT THE EDUCATORS RISING NATIONAL CONFERENCE.[APPLAUSE] PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISOR, MISS PAULSEN, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] FOR OUR FINAL RECOGNITION, WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF MANSFIELD ISD STUDENTS FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AT THE STATE TARGET COMPETITION.
THROUGH PRECISION, DISCIPLINE AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF PRACTICE, THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING SKILL WHILE COMPETING AGAINST THE BEST MARKSMEN FROM ACROSS TEXAS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING ELI PARKER, WHO EARNED 1ST PLACE STATE OVERALL.
[APPLAUSE] ALEXANDER HAMILTON, WHO WERE IN 1ST PLACE STATE OVERALL.
[APPLAUSE] ROBERT WARREN, WHO EARNED 1ST PLACE STATE OVERALL.
[APPLAUSE] CAMPBELL GRAHAM, WHO EARNED 1ST PLACE STATE OVERALL, 2ND PLACE STATE OVERALL AND AN ADDITIONAL EVENT AND 3RD PLACE MALE HIGH AVERAGE.[APPLAUSE] WESLEY MOORE, WHO EARNED 3RD PLACE IN THE NOVICE DIVISION.
ELISE COUGHLIN, WHO ARE IN 3RD PLACE. FEMALE HIGH AVERAGE.
ANNALIESE MALTSBERGER, WHO ARE IN 3RD PLACE. JUNIOR VARSITY FEMALE OVERALL.[APPLAUSE] WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TEAM WHO RECEIVED 1ST PLACE IN THE STATE OVERALL AND 1ST PLACE FOR THE STATE AND CONFERENCE 2.[APPLAUSE] YOU WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISOR, MR. TIM SHERWOOD, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO ARE HONORED TONIGHT. LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS.[APPLAUSE] THIS CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS. ANOTHER CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISORS FAMILIES AS WELL. AND SO THIS MOVES US TO OUR DISTRICT INTRODUCTIONS.
[5. District Introductions]
DOCTOR STOKER. YES, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD THANK YOU SO MUCH.BOARD MEMBERS. THIS EVENING WE HAVE 12 ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS.
YOU KNOW IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. SO AT 1ST IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE IN POSITION.
MISS ANDERSON IS COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS DEAN OF INSTRUCTION. [APPLAUSE] AND I AM THRILLED TO BE NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF JANET BROCKETT ELEMENTARY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR WONDERFUL STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND I'M ALSO GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE MY FAMILY HERE TONIGHT MY HUSBAND LAMONT AND MY DAUGHTER MACKENZIE, AND OUR SONS JADEN AND JACKSON. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR SHAUNA BARRETT, WHO'S GOING TO BE SERVING AS OUR PRINCIPAL AT TA HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
DOCTOR BARRETT IS COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE WAS ALSO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED TO BE NAMED THE PRINCIPAL OF TA A HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I WILL WORK TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL IN ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE FOR BOTH OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RAFAEL BLANCO, WHO'S GOING TO BE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JOBE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE'S COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE HE SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH.
GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD AND DOCTOR SPENCER.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, LINDA JOBE. I HAVE IT ON MY HEART TO REALLY SERVE OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY TO JUST KEEP ON THE COMMITMENT OF MANSFIELD ISD TO EXCELLENCE. THIS NIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER, ISABELLE.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP IS ROSHANDA BRADLEY, NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT GIDEON ELEMENTARY.[APPLAUSE] SHE'S GOT HER CHEERING SQUAD HERE TONIGHT, AND SHE'S COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS A CAMPUS TESTING FACILITATOR. GOOD EVENING.
BOARD PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M TRULY HONORED TO BE NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF GIDEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES WHILE HELPING CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE AT GIDEON. JOINING ME TONIGHT IN CELEBRATION ARE MANY PEOPLE MY FIANCE, MULTIPLE BELOVED FAMILY MEMBERS AND CLOSE FRIENDS FROM LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AS WELL AS PARTS OF TEXAS. MY SISTER AND NEPHEW, MY DEVASTATING SORORS, MY CURRENT AND FORMER PRINCIPAL, AS WELL AS COLLEAGUES. WHETHER YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON OR WATCHING FROM A DISTANCE, JUST KNOW I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ASHLEY EVANS, THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT DONNA SHEPPARD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. MISS EVANS IS COMING FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS THE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER AND ESTEEMED BOARD.
I ALSO BROUGHT SOME SUPPORT STAFF, SOME SUPPORT FAMILY WITH ME TONIGHT.
SHE GAVE THIS WHOLE LONG LIST AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, MY HUSBAND PAUL, MY KIDS.
ALL OF THEM COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT DREW, ABBI, ENID AND DRAKE ARE HERE WITH ME AND THEN THE TWO CUTEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, MY GRANDDAUGHTERS, DAVINA RU AND ELLIANA SUE ARE BACK THERE, SO.
[APPLAUSE] BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL, I ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT DONNA SHEPPARD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A GREAT PLACE FOR TEACHERS TO TEACH AND FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN.
AND I LOOK SO FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND WELCOME BACK GRACE GEORGE, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL [APPLAUSE] CORA SPENCER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. AND SHE PREVIOUSLY WAS A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT FROM 2008 UNTIL 2023.
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I AM HONORED TO BE NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CORE SPENCER ELEMENTARY.I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS.
I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO MISD AS I CONTINUE MY CAREER AS AN ADMINISTRATOR.
TONIGHT I HAVE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOWED UP TO SUPPORT ME.
MY HUSBAND HAROLD. MY 2 BOYS, DEONTAY AND CALEB AND A NUMBER OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
AGAIN, I'M TRULY BLESSED TO BE BACK IN MISD. I'M HOME AND THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE REGINA HALEY. MISS HALEY WILL SERVE AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT BRENNAN NORWOOD ELEMENTARY, AND SHE SERVED IN A NEARBY DISTRICT AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BEFORE COMING TO US. GOOD EVENING.
BOARD PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD AND DOCTOR SPENCER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM EXCITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT IS PROVIDED TO TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. WITH ME TODAY, JOINING ME IS MY JOY AND MY DRIVING FORCE, WHICH IS MY HUSBAND DENTON AND MY 3 DAUGHTERS RAYA, RIHANNA AND DEORA. I AM PROUD TO JOIN THE BRENDA NORWOOD COMMUNITY, AND I JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WELCOMING ME TO MANSFIELD ISD.
THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] ANOTHER WELCOME BACK TO DOCTOR KEISHA MCDONALD.
SHE IS OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.[APPLAUSE] I SAY WELCOME BACK.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I AM JUST HONORED TO RETURN TO MANSFIELD. 18 YEARS AGO, I STARTED MY ADMINISTRATIVE CAREER AT DP MORRIS ELEMENTARY, AND I AM EXCITED TO BE BACK WALKING ALONGSIDE THE AMAZING ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN MANSFIELD, AND MY JOB HERE IS TO SUPPORT THEM AND OUR EFFORTS HERE IN MANSFIELD.
TONIGHT CELEBRATING ME IS MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND, OUR 31 YEARS, TERRENCE MCDONALD, AND MY 2 SONS WHO ARE MISD GRADUATES TRENTON AND TRISTAN MCDONALD. I DO HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS HERE, BUT ONE OF MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS IS DOCTOR MELANIE GERMAN, WHO GIVES ME DAILY AFFIRMATIONS WHEN I WAKE UP TO SAY, GIRL, YOU GOT THIS, YOU CAN DO IT.
SO I'M GLAD TO BE HOME AND I'M EXCITED TO GO TO WORK.
NEXT UP IS JEREMY MACLEAN. HE IS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN THE DISTRICT, SERVING AT TA HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE'S COMING TO US FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT WHERE HE WAS A TEACHER AND ALSO AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN.
GOOD EVENING MA'AM. GOOD EVENING MANSFIELD. SO 1ST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE TO TALK, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE TONIGHT, I PROMISE YOU.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS. PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER, EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT HOWARD IS A GREAT CAMPUS AND WE'RE ABOUT TO MAKE IT AN A CAMPUS.
I REPEAT, HOWARD IS A GREAT CAMPUS AND WE'RE ABOUT TO MAKE IT AN A CAMPUS.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ERIC REYES.
MISS REYES IS ALSO AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY.
WE'RE INTRODUCING TO YOU THIS EVENING, AND SHE'S COMING TO US FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN MANSFIELD ISD AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND I WILL WORK HARD TO SUPPORT OUR PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.
AND TONIGHT, I HAVE WITH ME MY FAMILY. I HAVE MY MOM, MY 4 KIDS, KINLEY, CELINE, SIERRA AND DONOVAN, THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, ARI AND TONY AND ELIZABETH.
AND I ALSO HAVE MY 1ST GRANDBABY, ALMA GIGI. [APPLAUSE] THERE SHE IS.
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THEY HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGH A LOT AND THROUGH THE YEARS THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR ME.SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR ME, EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE] UP NEXT IS JORDAN RUCKER. MR. RUCKER IS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MANSFIELD HIGH.
YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME AND FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THIS ROLE.
TONIGHT I'M JOINED BY MY WIFE NICOLE, MY CHILDREN JACKSON, ISABELLE AND DECLAN, AND MY IN-LAWS, CARL AND CAROLYN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND MY MHS STAFF BACK THERE, I SEE YOU.
GO, TIGERS.[APPLAUSE] AND FINALLY TONIGHT, WE HAVE ONE MORE WELCOME BACK, WENDY SIMPSON. WELCOME BACK.[APPLAUSE] MISS SIMPSON IS JOINING US AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.
AND AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, SHE WORKED HERE PREVIOUSLY.
SHE WAS A CENTRAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, 22 TO 24.
BUT AFTER LEAVING US, SHE WORKED IN A NEARBY SYSTEM AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR SPENCER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY.
I BELIEVE EVERY DECISION WE MAKE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING ULTIMATELY LANDS ON THE DESK OF A CHILD, AND I'M EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH OUR EDUCATORS AND LEADERS.
XAVION, WHO HAS OVER THE YEARS SHARED ME WITH HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS.
MY PARENTS, INCLUDING MY MOM WHO HAS TRAVELED HERE FROM MISSISSIPPI, MY SISTER, WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER, MY NEPHEWS RYAN AND MAXWELL, WHO ARE MISD PROUD MISD STUDENTS, AND MY NIECE BRIA, MY LVC CHURCH FAMILY. [APPLAUSE] MY SISTERS OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY INCORPORATED MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, COLLEAGUES VIRTUALLY.
AND HERE TONIGHT WITH ME, MY TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM OF DIRECTORS, COORDINATORS, FACILITATORS, MISD, PRINCIPALS AND LEADERS. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY BROTHER BYRON.
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW ROLE. WE'LL PAUSE TO LET EVERYBODY STEP OUT TO CELEBRATE.THANK YOU ALL. I LOVE THE CELEBRATIONS. EVERYBODY MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE FOYER.
I LOVE THE SUPPORT, LOVE THE CELEBRATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN OUR AGENDA TO ITEM 6.
[6. Public Comments]
PUBLIC COMMENT 6.1 SECRETARY THOMAS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD.THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY.
[7. Closed Session]
CODE, SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL, TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR BOARD EVALUATION.551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS. SO WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:29 P.M.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 8:37 P.M.
[8. Reconvene]
[9. Instructional Focus]
AND THIS MOVES US TO ITEM NINE. INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS, DOCTOR SPENCER.YES. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MR. FERNANDO BENAVIDES AND DOCTOR LEON SABLAN. ALL RIGHT.
WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING.
GOOD EVENING. I AM LEON TAMPLIN. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CTE AND CCCMR. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD, DOCTOR SPENCER AND THE BOARD FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
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WE ARE GOING TO START OFF TODAY WITH THE OVERVIEW OF CCMR INDICATORS AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT PERFORMANCE AND OUR FUTURE GOALS, AND ALSO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE FUTURE OF CCMR WILL LOOK LIKE IN MANSFIELD ISD.OKAY, SO WHEN IT COMES TO ACCOUNTABILITY, CCMR PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN IMPACT WITHIN THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND FRAMEWORK, AND IT APPLIES ONLY TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND TO DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY.
ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL THEY'RE MEASURED SOLELY ON STAR RESULTS FOR DOMAIN 1.
BUT IN HIGH SCHOOL DOMAIN 1 IS 40% IS CCMR, THE OTHER 40% IS EOC PERFORMANCE AND 20% OF DOMAIN ONE IS GRADUATION RATES. SO IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ON HOW TO CALCULATE THE CCMR RATE AS WELL AS THE GRADUATION RATES.
GRADUATION RATES ARE CALCULATED BASED ON STUDENTS CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION OF CREDIT AND EOC REQUIREMENTS, WHEREAS, CCMR IS CALCULATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES WHO HAVE EARNED A CCMR POINT.
DOMAIN ONE COUNTS FOR 70% OF OVERALL ACCOUNTABILITY SCORE AND RATINGS.
OOPS. TOO FAR. SO WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW NOW THE KEY CCMR INDICATORS.
THEY'RE BASICALLY MEASURED IN 3 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. FOR COLLEGE READINESS.
STUDENTS MUST MEET THE COLLEGE LEVEL STANDARD IN BOTH ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS ON THE ACT, SAT OR TSI ASSESSMENT. TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR DOCTOR TEMPLE AND I USE THESE 2 ACRONYMS TSI AND TSIA ,TSI STANDS FOR TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE, AND THE TSIA IS THE ASSESSMENT THAT TELLS US WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS ARE ACADEMICALLY PREPARED FOR TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR ENTRY LEVEL COLLEGE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF REMEDIATION COURSES.
OTHER WAYS TO MEET THIS READINESS STANDARD INCLUDES COMPLETING COLLEGE PREP COURSES IN MATH AND READING, SCORING A THREE OR HIGHER ON ANY AP EXAM, COMPLETING AN ON RAMPS COURSE, WHICH DOCTOR TAMPLIN WILL DISCUSS LATER IN MORE DETAIL IN THIS PRESENTATION.
EARNING DUAL CREDIT AND AND DUAL CREDIT WITH ONE OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS OR OBTAINING AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, A STUDENT CAN EARN THEIR COLLEGE READINESS POINT AT ANY TIME DURING THEIR ENROLLMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL.
HOWEVER, WE DON'T GET CREDIT FOR CCMR UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY GRADUATE.
IF A STUDENT FAILS TO MEET A COLLEGE READINESS STANDARD IN EITHER MATH OR ELAR WITH THE ACT, SAT OR TSIA. THESE ARE THE TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE ASSESSMENTS.
THEY MAY COMPLETE ONE OF THE COLLEGE PREP COURSES THAT HELPS THEM PREPARE FOR COLLEGE LEVEL COURSEWORK, SUCH AS REMEDIAL COURSES OFFERED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN TEXAS TO EARN A POINT IN THIS CATEGORY.
STUDENTS MUST STILL MEET BOTH THE ELAR AND MATH REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE.
WE HAVE. WE HAVE A TA APPROVED COLLEGE PREP COURSE LIST FOR ELAR, BUT CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT AN APPROVED COLLEGE PREP COURSE OR PROGRAM FOR MATH. DOCTOR CHAMPLIN WILL SHARE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MITIGATE THIS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM TA AND THIS APPLIES TO ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. OKAY. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS CAN DEMONSTRATE CCMR READINESS THROUGH CAREER CERTAIN CAREER INDICATORS. SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS THEY CAN EARN AN INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION, ALONG WITH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FOUR CREDITS IN AN ALIGNED PROGRAM OF STUDY THROUGH THEIR CTE COURSEWORK, THEY CAN EARN A LEVEL ONE OR LEVEL TWO CERTIFICATE THROUGH OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
STUDENTS CAN GRADUATE WITH A WORKFORCE READY IEP FOR OUR MILITARY GRADUATES.
THEY CAN ENLIST IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD.
AND THEN WE HAVE A BRAND NEW INDICATOR FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WHERE STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE THREE CREDITS IN JROTC AND HAVE A QUALIFYING SCORE ON THEIR ASVAB TEST, WHICH IS CALLED THE AFQT SCORE.
ALL RIGHT, THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR CCMR PERFORMANCE OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN 2023 OUR CCMR RATE WAS A 78.
THIS IS THE YEAR THAT THE A THROUGH F REFRESH TOOK PLACE WHEN THE STATE RAISED THE CUT SCORE FROM TO IN ORDER TO EARN AN A WAS 60% CCMR TO 88 [INAUIDIBLE] WITH CCMR RATE. BECAUSE TO USES THE PREVIOUS GRADUATION GRADUATING CLASS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
THERE WAS NOTHING WE REALLY COULD DO AT THAT TIME TO MEET THAT 88 STANDARD IN 2020 AND IN 2023,
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ONCE IT WAS PUBLISHED THE STUDENTS HAD ALREADY GRADUATED.AND AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT WE COULD DO WAS JUST AGAIN, USE THE SCORES THAT WE HAD.
THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT OUR OVERALL ACCOUNTABILITY DROPPED FROM 88 IN 2022 TO AN 82 IN 2023.
AND WE NOW, I'M PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE A HANDBOOK THAT OUTLINES OUR TRACKING SYSTEMS, OUR PATHWAYS, OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM MANSFIELD ISD ARE READY.
AWARD CCMR AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE RECEIVING THAT CREDIT IN 2025 CCMR THIS YEAR, THE. THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025 WILL BE USED TO CALCULATE THIS YEAR'S ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE UP ON THE SCREEN. OOPS.
SO THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS HOW WE STAND WITH OUR INCOMING SENIORS, JUNIORS AND OUR SOPHOMORES.
AND WE ALSO PLAN TO TEST OUR NINTH GRADERS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN OUR ADVANCED GEOMETRY CLASSES INTO TO TAKE THE TSI TEST FOR MATH SO THEY CAN HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF EARNING THAT, THAT PORTION OF TSI. OUR 9TH GRADERS ENROLLED IN EARLY COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL.
DUE TO THE RECENT CHANGES FROM TA THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE CLASS OF 2027 AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU. IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE CURRENT INDICATORS FOR OUR CLASS OF 2027.
HANG ON 2 SECONNDS. JUST PAST THAT. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 89% AND WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO HAVE 88 OR ABOVE. SO WE'VE RANKED THAT GOAL UP TO 91%.
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAD WITH THE CLASS OF 2025 THAT MET 1 OR MORE TSI INDICATORS WAS 88% FOR MATH AND 91% FOR ELAR. SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU A LITTLE BIT, SO YOU COULD SEE WHICH OF THOSE STUDENTS WERE EARNING THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT AND WHICH OF THOSE WERE EARNING THROUGH THE COLLEGE PREP COURSE.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN MATH, THAT WERE EARNING THEIR CCMR POINT THROUGH THAT COLLEGE PREP COURSE IN MATH. AND THEN 28% OF THOSE WERE EARNING IT IN ENGLISH.
AND SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE THERE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS YEAR, WITH 32% OF OUR STUDENTS EARNING CCMR THROUGH THE COLLEGE PREP, WE HAVE MADE A CHANGE THAT WE WILL START.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH HILL COLLEGE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR SO THAT OUR MISD TEACHERS CAN TEACH THAT COLLEGE PREP COURSE, AND WE HAVE WORKED REALLY STRATEGICALLY WITH OUR ENGLISH COORDINATOR TO ALIGN OUR COURSEWORK WITH THE TSI TEST OBJECTIVES WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL THAT THESE STUDENTS WOULD TAKE THIS COLLEGE PREP COURSE THROUGH HILL COLLEGE AND THEN BE SUCCESSFUL ON THE TSI ELAR MATH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE LEVERAGED THE COLLEGE PREP COURSE IN THE PAST FOR MATH, AND UPWARDS OF 49% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE EARNING CCMR THROUGH THAT COLLEGE PREP COURSE.
SO WHAT WE DID, WE ANTICIPATED THIS. WE WERE VERY PROACTIVE.
AND SO WE WE DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH ON RAMPS.
THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSEWORK THROUGH UT AUSTIN AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AT A HIGHLY RIGOROUS COURSE AND EARN THAT CCMR POINT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR COLLEGE COURSEWORK AFTER THEY GRADUATE WITH US.
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DOCUMENTS AND WHAT WE'RE TEACHING IN OUR CLASSES ARE ALIGNED FOR SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS.SO YOU HAVE IN YOUR APPENDIX THE YOU HAVE AN EXHIBIT.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OUR HOUSE BILL 3 GOALS.
THESE ARE THE GOALS THAT ARE THAT ARE BROKEN DOWN BY SUBPOPULATION.
AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ON THE SCREEN ARE OUR HOUSE BILL 120 GOALS THAT ARE DONE BY INDICATOR.
OKAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF LEGISLATION THERE.
SO OUR COLLEGE READY GRADUATES, AS MR. BENAVIDEZ SAID, WE HAVE THE MOST CURRENT DATA WE HAVE IS FROM THE CLASS OF 2024. WE ARE UTILIZING THE TAPR REPORT FOR ALL OF THESE SLIDES.
THESE WILL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY AS TAPR REPORTS ARE RELEASED FROM PREVIOUS GRADUATING YEARS.
WE DO HAVE INTERNAL DATA ON THE CLASS OF 2025 AND CLASS OF 2026, BUT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN DATA CONSISTENCY, WE WILL WAIT TO UPDATE THEM UNTIL THE TAPR REPORTS ARE RELEASED EACH YEAR.
OKAY. THE TEXAS THE TSI NUMBER OF GRADUATES THAT THAT ARE MET THROUGH TSI,SAT, ACT AND COLLEGE PREP, AS YOU CAN SEE 86% ADVANCED PLACEMENT. AGAIN, STUDENTS THAT SCORE A 3 OR HIGHER ON AN AP EXAM.
WE HAVE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE, ARE SCORING AT 3 OR HIGHER ON AP.
THIS ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, THESE ARE OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE'RE JUST SUPER PROUD OF THE THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE OVER AT EARLY COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, WITH HAVING 100% OF THEIR GRADUATES EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
OUR DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS OUR PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP FOR DUAL CREDIT IS TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE.
AND TO BE CCMR MET 3 HOURS OF ENGLISH OR MATH OR 3 OR 9 HOURS OF ANY OTHER COURSEWORK.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS OUT FOR US.
THIS IS OUR PILOT YEAR FOR COLLEGE ALGEBRA. AND SO THERE'LL BE A SELECT NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ON EACH CAMPUS THAT ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH ON RAMPS. THOSE TEACHERS HAD TO GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING THIS SUMMER TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THESE COURSES.
AND IF ALL GOES WELL, WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO EXPAND ON RAMPS IN FUTURE YEARS, OUR ADVANCED DIPLOMA PLAN STUDENTS THAT GRADUATE WITH AN ENDORSEMENT AND WITHOUT MODIFIED CURRICULUM HAS CONTINUED TO GROW.
THIS WAS AN AREA THAT OUR GUIDING COALITION RECOGNIZED WE NEEDED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF TRACKING.
AND SO WE HAVE SHORED UP THOSE PROCESS AND MADE CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
AND THAT HAS DEFINITELY SHOWED IN OUR DATA RECENTLY OUR CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS GOALS.
WE HAD A RECORD YEAR THIS YEAR AT OVER 2600 STUDENTS EARNING IBCS.
WE CURRENTLY OFFER 52 DIFFERENT INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS IN MANSFIELD ISD.
SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE TO POUR INTO THOSE STUDENTS.
LEVEL ONE, LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATES. YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE NO HISTORICAL DATA THERE.
THESE WILL BE OUR P-TECH STUDENTS AT SUMMIT. SO OUR 1ST CLASS WILL GRADUATE IN 2028 AND WE HAVE 50 STUDENTS PER CLASS. SO WE WILL START SEEING SOME DATA TRICKLE IN ON THE TAPR REPORT FOR THAT.
THAT IS AWARDED AT THE END OF THE COURSEWORK.
SO OUR COMPUTER PROGRAMING AND CYBERSECURITY STUDENTS, ONCE THEY REACH THE NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR THAT PROGRAM, THEY WILL LEARN THAT EARN THAT LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOUR MILITARY ENLISTMENT.
WE HAVE REALLY 2 TYPES OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ARE MILITARY BOUND STUDENTS.
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AND THEN WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO ENLIST.SO THOSE STUDENTS REALLY COME FROM EITHER JROTC PROGRAMS OR JUST YOUR TRADITIONAL ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS. SO WE ARE WELL ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE THAT ARE ENLISTING IN THE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
AND THEN TO WRAP US UP OUR POST-SECONDARY GOALS FOR THOSE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY, WE TEND TO HOVER AROUND THE 53, 55% OF STUDENTS THAT DO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY STUDIES UPON GRADUATION.
WE'D LIKE TO GET THAT UP TO 66%. AND THEN FINALLY, WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO COLLEGE ON GRADE LEVEL AND NOT TAKE REMEDIATION COURSES. SO WE DO OFFER THOSE COLLEGE PREP COURSES AND THEIR SENIOR YEAR SO THEY CAN GO STRAIGHT INTO ON LEVEL WORK, BUT WE WANT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO GO INTO COLLEGE WITHOUT REMEDIATION TO, TO IMPROVE. SO AS REQUIRED, WE ARE GOING TO POST THESE GOALS ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEY HAVE TO BE POSTED FOR WAS IT 30 DAYS, 30 DAYS? AND THEN THEN WE'LL ASK THAT YOU GUYS VOTE ON THOSE AT A LATER BOARD MEETING.
AND THEN AT THIS POINT, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER THEM.
MR. CANNON. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION ON TONIGHT FOR.
EXCUSE ME FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS. ALL HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN THE ON RAMPS FOR NEXT YEAR.
NO, SIR. NO. THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED A FOURTH MATH CLASS, SO WHICH THEY HAVE TO TAKE ANYWAY.
SO A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY IBCS FOR FINE ARTS, BUT THE ON RAMPS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PATHWAY DOES PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT MEETING, IF WE CAN GET A BREAKDOWN FOR THE AP DATA BY CONTENT EXAM, SO AP, ART HISTORY, AP MUSIC THEORY, HISTORY, ALL THOSE THINGS.
SO WE CAN SEE THAT DATA AS WELL. AND THEN FINAL WONDERING ON SLIDE 7 WHERE WE SEE THE CLASSES CLASS OF 2027, CLASS OF 2028, CLASS OF 2029. THERE ARE GAPS OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT? SO WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR AND WORK TO GETTING THOSE UP TO WHAT OUR GOAL IS.
100% WOULD BE GREAT, WHICH IS ONE ONE OFF, RIGHT? BUT FOR EACH OF THOSE CLASSES, WHAT IS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO GETTING THEM UP? UP TO PAR, UP TO OUR GOAL BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
SO OUR GOAL IS GOING TO BE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE HIGH 90S.
AND AGAIN, ACCORDING TO WHATEVER OFFICIAL RESULTS WE HAVE THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT TARGET HIGH. WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE HIGH 90 RATE FOR ALL OUR SENIORS THROUGH THE ELA A PORTION BECAUSE OF THE HILL COLLEGE COLLEGE PREP FOR ANY KID WHO CAN'T PASS THE ASSESSMENT.
BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR CURRICULUM IS ALIGNED.
AND WE ARE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ALIGNED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TSIA, THAT IS THE THE TEST THAT REALLY IS GOING TO BE THE, THE ONE THAT WILL GET KIDS OVER THE FINISH LINE, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A COLLEGE PREP COURSE TO HELP THEM.
YES, SIR. FINAL 2 QUESTIONS. AND I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT JUST FOR A REFRESHER, DO OUR STUDENTS PAY FOR AP EXAMS, OR DOES THE DISTRICT COVER ALL AP EXAMS? THERE IS A RATE, YES, AND IT'S A REDUCED RATE FOR OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
BUT THEN A FEE THAT'S REASONABLE FOR OUR KIDS THAT ARE NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
IN EVERY STUDENT THAT'S IN AP CLASS IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THE AP EXAM.
THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED. IT IS AN OPTION THAT THEY HAVE, BUT WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE IT.
YES. SO THEY'RE IN THE CLASS AND THEY GET THE GPA BUMP, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THE AP EXAM.
YEAH. GOT IT. OKAY. SORRY, THAT'S JUST A QUESTION.
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RIGORS OF COLLEGE. SO WE KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL, GET A 3 OR HIGHER.THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON ALL THIS. 1ST OF ALL, I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT GAPS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING SUCCESS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO CELEBRATE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS.
AND THERE'S SOME EXCITING STUFF THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. AND BEHIND EVERY ONE OF THESE CHARTS FULL OF NUMBERS, I RECOGNIZED THAT THERE ARE TEACHERS LABORING INTENSIVELY TO GET THIS DONE AND STUDENTS TOO.
YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION.
YOU SAID THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ANGLES TO APPROACH THIS.
AND WITH HIGH SCHOOLERS, IT'S KIND OF HURTING EVERYBODY TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL.
SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. YOU SAID SOMETHING BRIEFLY AND SO I TOTALLY MAY HAVE MISHEARD IT.
SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO CLARIFY. DID YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW POSSIBLY HOW THE SCORING OF THIS WILL AFFECT THE CLASS OF 2027, THAT SOME CHANGES MIGHT BE COMING OUT FROM TA? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? CAN YOU JUST SLIGHTLY EXPOUND ON THAT? YES, MA'AM. SO WITH THE CLASS OF 2030 HOWEVER THEY EARN THEIR POINT, THE RULES WILL CHANGE AGAIN.
THAT WILL APPLY TO THE CLASS OF 22. I'M SORRY.
WILL THAT APPLY TO THE CLASS OF I'M SORRY TO OUR 2031 ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.
WE'RE JUST NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.
WE'RE WORLD. SO JUST MOST RECENTLY HAD SOME TRAINING WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
I'M SORRY, NOT COUNSELOR APS AND PRINCIPALS THAT.
AWESOME. SO LIKE, NOT IN AN ALARMING WAY, BUT JUST MORE INFORMATIONALLY IF SCORES START CHANGING, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF THE SYSTEM'S CHANGING AGAIN.
THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THAT IS CORRECT. AWESOME.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. THANK YOU GUYS. GREAT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE OVER TO MY RIGHT. TRUSTEES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, DOCTOR REED.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD. GREAT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO SUMMER SCHOOL.
SO DO WE OFFER ASSESSMENT PREP COURSES IN SUMMER SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE DO OFFER SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE MAINLY FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE EITHER BEHIND.
DIDN'T WASN'T WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL ON A EOC STAR ASSESSMENT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION, BUT IT'S REALLY TO REDEEM FAILED CREDITS THAT THEY DIDN'T EARN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
SURE. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE THOMAS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. GREAT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE MONITORING THIS, AND SO WHAT YOU PRESENTED TO US WAS DISTRICT LEVEL DATA.
AND SO I WONDER IN YOUR TRACKING OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR, INDIVIDUAL HIGH SCHOOLS, IF YOU ARE COMING ACROSS THINGS THAT WORK BETTER AT PARTICULAR ONES THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO REPLICATE OR CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT THAT? IT'S GREAT TO SEE PER CAMPUS HOW THIS MIGHT BE PLAYING OUT.
YES, MA'AM. I WILL TAKE IF I COULD, I'LL TAKE YOU BACK TO 2023.
AND OUR PRINCIPAL THERE, DOCTOR BROWN AT THE TIME REALLY WANTED TO MAXIMIZE CCMR AND NOT KNOWING THAT THE STATE WAS GOING TO RAISE IT UP TO 88, IT WAS STILL AT THE 60. AND KEEP IN MIND, WE WERE MAINTAINING AND HITTING THE 60 MARK WITHOUT REALLY ANY KIND OF INTERVENTION OR ACTION PLAN AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
AND THAT WAS TRUE FOR MOST OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
AND BASICALLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THAT WE WERE WE WERE TESTING TO SEE TESTING KIDS FREQUENTLY.
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POST-2NDARY COORDINATOR IS IN CHARGE OF THAT, AND SHE WORKS WITH DOCTOR HAMLIN CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TESTING KIDS WHEN THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN THE REMEDIATION AND THE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.BUT THAT WAS WITHOUT ANY COLLEGE PREP COURSE IN MATH.
GOTCHA. OKAY. SO SUMMIT WAS AN EXAMPLE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT IF CAMPUSES ARE NEEDING SPECIFIC SUPPORT OR IMPROVEMENT, THAT THERE'S A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THEM TO. I APPRECIATE KIND OF WHAT YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT DISTRICT WIDE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE THOSE CAMPUS PLANS AS WELL.
OUR ASSOCIATE FACILITIES ASSOCIATES ARE REALLY THE LEAD FOR THIS AT EVERY CAMPUS.
BUT WE KNOW THAT WITH THE UPCOMING CHANGES THAT IT CAN'T BE JUST THAT ONE PERSON THAT'S OVER IT.
IT'S GOT TO BE MORE IT'S GOT TO BE AGAIN, A COLLECTIVE WE CALL WE CALL CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM, OUR SPED, OUR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, OUR AGAIN, OUR IB COORDINATORS, THEY ALL HAVE TO BE PART OF THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THIS COMES DOWN TO EVEN CODING CORRECTLY IF WE'RE NOT CODING THEM.
AND SO OUR TEAMS. PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS. THE GUIDING COALITION THAT WE SPOKE OF EARLIER AND DOCTOR CHAMBERLAIN HAS BEEN THE LEADER OF THAT.
CROSS-FUNCTIONALLY AND THE GUIDING COALITION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE? SO ONE OF THE THINGS JUST WORKING THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL FOR THE GUIDING COALITION THAT MR. BENAVIDEZ SPOKE ABOUT. BUT EVEN IN THE LAST YEAR, THE THAT WE'VE STARTED A DATA INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.
SO IT'S ANOTHER LAYER ON TOP OF ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE TO CHECK, TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE INDIVIDUALLY CHECKING STUDENTS BY NAME, BEING SURE THAT OUR COUNSELORS, OUR ACADEMIC, OUR FACILITIES ASSOCIATES, THAT EVERYONE HAS A HAND IN IT.
FROM THERE IT IS GOING TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT.
WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT DOCTOR TAMPLIN AND HER LEADERSHIP IS THAT SHE CAME PROBABLY THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS COMING. AND SO BEING PROACTIVE IN REALLY SAYING, WHAT CAN WE DO? SHE BROUGHT US SEVERAL THINGS AND WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE PROS AND THE CONS AND WHAT'S GOING TO WORK AND WHAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
AND SO JUST REALLY, SHE'S ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT OF BEING SURE THAT WE ARE THINKING AHEAD.
AND SO I THINK WE DO HAVE A REALLY GOOD PLAN MOVING FORWARD.
BUT I THINK DOCTOR TAMPLIN HAS LED THAT WORK BEAUTIFULLY.
AND I THINK OUR ABILITY TO ADD ON LAYERS, JUST TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE ADULTS IN THE DISTRICT AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL, OR TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY AND LOOKING AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED FOR KIDS MOVING FORWARD.
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UPDATE DOCTOR SPENCER. YES. SO MISS RITA DENTON IS GOING TO PRESENT OUR UPDATE FOR THE VISION 2030 SCORECARD.AND SO SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT KIND OF HOW WE WENT THROUGH OUR 1ST HALF OF VISION 2030 AND THEN HOW WE'RE SETTING OUR GOALS TO, TO END VISION 2030. SO MISS DENTON. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD.
SO WE'D LIKE TO ASK OURSELVES A QUESTION AROUND HERE.
AND THAT IS ARE YOU DOING A GOOD JOB? WE ALWAYS THEN FOLLOW THAT UP WITH HOW DO YOU KNOW? SO HERE IN MANSFIELD ISD, THE WAY THAT WE KNOW IS THERE ARE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS SEALED NICELY INTO BOARD POLICY.
YOU CAN FIND THAT IN AE LOCAL, WHICH IS OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY.
AND SO I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE 6 MAIN ELEMENTS WITHIN THIS POLICY.
SO THE 1ST IS THAT WE MUST MAINTAIN A STRATEGIC PLAN.
TONIGHT MARKS OUR HALFWAY POINT THROUGH OUR 10 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN. SO THAT THEN BRINGS US TO THE SCORECARD.
AND SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A SCORECARD AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
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AND THEN THE MORE PROMINENT GOALS TRICKLE UP INTO THE DISTRICT SCORECARD.SO THAT IS THE MAIN CHARACTER OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL DIVE INTO A LOT MORE DETAILS ON THE SCORECARD.
THE DASHBOARD, UNLIKE OUR SCORECARD, WHICH IS LAG DATA, THE DASHBOARD BRINGS US OUR LEADING DATA.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO SET OUR CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, TRULY PREDETERMINE OUR CHECKPOINTS OF WHEN WE'LL BE EXAMINING OUR DATA AND NOT ONLY EXAMINING IT BEHIND OUR OWN CLOSED DOORS IN OUR DIVISIONS, BUT SHARING THAT, REPORTING IT OUT AND UP AND QUITE PUBLICLY AS WELL.
SO WE DO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT, THAT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL, WE THEN ALL HAVE A PLAN ON A PAGE, AND SO WE UPDATE THOSE ANNUALLY AS WELL. VERY SIMPLIFIED 1 PAGE DOCUMENT TO REALLY SUMMARIZE EXACTLY OUR KEY STRATEGIC MEASURES PER AREA. THE PDSA. THIS STANDS FOR THE PLAN DO STUDY ACT MODEL.
AND THIS REALLY IS OUR CYCLE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THAT WE ALL PRACTICE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
IT HELPS US EXAMINE OUR RESULTS. IT HELPS US GET TO WORK AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO MAKE VERY INFORMED DECISIONS AND THEN REFORMULATE AND THEN REPEAT. YOU WILL ALSO SEE PDSA REPORTED TO YOU DIRECTLY IN YOUR BOARD DOCUMENTS AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS OUR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS TOOLS.
SO WE HAVE DOZENS OF THESE THAT WE UTILIZE THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
DEPARTMENTS UTILIZE THESE CAMPUSES UTILIZE THESE.
AND IT REALLY ENSURES THAT WE ARE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
IT REALLY ENSURES THAT WE ARE SOLVING THE RIGHT PROBLEMS. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE DISTRICT SCORECARD, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT'S VERY HARD TO SEE ON THE SCREEN.
THIS IS ALSO AN EXHIBIT IN THE BOARD DOCUMENTS.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE LAY OF THE LAND, IT IS DIVIDED INTO 9 SECTIONS.
AND SO THAT IS OUR OUR 9 MAJOR SYSTEMS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE USE A STANDARDIZED COLOR CODING SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO INDICATE HOW WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON OUR KEY MEASURES.
SO THOSE ARE LOCATED ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCORECARD.
THE MANSFIELD ISD BEAUTIFUL BLUE STANDS FOR. WE ARE MEETING OUR GOAL OR EXCEEDING OUR GOAL.
THE GREEN COLOR IS. WE ARE ON TRACK TO HIT OUR 5 YEAR GOAL.
THE YELLOW IS CAUTION. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE ARE DOING SOME COURSE CORRECTIONS ALONG THE WAY. AND WE'RE LASER FOCUSED ON ON WHERE THAT END MEASURE IS GOING TO, TO LAND.
AND THEN THE RED IS MORE OF THAT DANGER, DANGER.
THOSE ARE THE X'S THAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE SCREEN THERE ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT MONTHS.
OKAY. OKAY. SO ALSO NONE OF THIS IS ACTUALLY NEW.
AND EACH YEAR IT JUST IT GROWS MORE AND MORE LIFE TO IT.
I ENTERED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL YEAR 2014-15.
SO I'VE BEEN REALLY ABLE, BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT GROW AND THAT FOUNDATION BUILD.
SO I WANTED TO INCLUDE THIS TO SHOW OUR EARLY DAYS OF VISION 2030 WORK.
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AND THAT'S ON YOUR LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. AND YOU CAN SEE JUST EVEN AT A GLANCE, YOU CAN'T EVEN GET REALLY AS FAR AS ON THE SCREEN, YOU'RE NOT UP IN DETAIL, BUT AT A GLANCE WHAT THE COLORS YOU CAN SEE SOME YELLOWS AND REDS APPEAR IN THOSE IN THAT FAR RIGHT COLUMN.AND WHEN WE LOOK ACROSS TO OUR MIDPOINT, OUR 5 YEAR COMPLETION OF VISION 2030 TOWARDS THE FINAL COMPLETION, YOU CAN THEN SEE THOSE YELLOWS AND REDS TURN TO GREENS AND BLUES.
AND SO THAT'S VERY REWARDING TO SEE PROGRESS.
AND IT ALSO SIGNALS TO US THAT IT'S TIME AT THIS NICE MIDPOINT TO BE ABLE TO REALIGN TO VISION 2030 AND RESET OURSELVES TO CONTINUE OUR GROWTH, OF COURSE. SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A TOUR OF THE DOCUMENT.
PER SECTION ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE ARE THE KEY STRATEGIC MEASURES.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE TARGET, THE ACTUAL 5 YEAR GOAL IN THE COLUMN NEXT TO THAT.
THE NEXT SECTION IS OUR BASELINE DATA. SO THE BASELINE WILL ALWAYS BE CODED WITH A TAN COLOR.
AND THEN OUR END RESULTS ARE THE NEXT COLUMNS.
AND WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS IS OF COURSE OUR STUDY AND OUR ACT.
AND THEN WE, WE USE THE FOLLOWING PROCESS. IF WE HAVE A YELLOW OR A RED AS AN END RESULT, AFTER THOSE 5 YEARS, WE FIRST OF ALL ARE DECIDING IF IT'S STILL A MAJOR DRIVER OF SUCCESS.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SOLVING FOR THE RIGHT PROBLEMS. AND THOSE CAN CHANGE, OF COURSE, OVER THE YEARS, DEPENDING ON OUR CIRCUMSTANCES, DEPENDING DEPENDING ON REGULATION CHANGES, A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS GO INTO THAT. SO IF IT'S A YELLOW OR RED, WE'RE DECIDING IF IT'S A MAJOR DRIVER OF SUCCESS.
IN THE CASE OF SECTION 1, WHICH ARE OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS.
OF COURSE, THEY ARE A MAJOR DRIVER OF SUCCESS.
IT'S A LOT OF WHAT ENCOMPASSES VISION 2030. SO THOSE AUTOMATICALLY ROLL INTO OUR NEW SCORECARD.
AS LEADERS, WE CAN UPDATE THE KEY STRATEGIC MEASURES.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE STILL MONITORED AND THAT WE'RE STILL MAKING PROGRESS.
AND A LOT OF TIMES IN OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR DEPARTMENTS, WE ARE THEN HANDING THOSE GOALS OFF TO MIDDLE MANAGEMENT OR MIDDLE LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION TO OWN THAT GOAL. WE HAVE FOUND THAT SYSTEM WORKS REALLY NICE, AND THEN WE BRING A NEW ONE TO THE FOREFRONT.
SO THAT'S HOW WE GO ABOUT UPDATING OUR KEY STRATEGIC MEASURES.
SO WHAT I'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS SHOW YOU SECTION BY SECTION.
I CERTAINLY WON'T WALK YOU THROUGH EVERY SINGLE KEY MEASURE UNLESS YOU WANT TO STAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT, BECAUSE WE COULD DO THAT. THAT WAS HUMOR. SO WE, I WON'T WALK YOU THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE, BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW SOME EXAMPLES PER SECTION.
SO ANY OF THE CHANGES ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH THIS PINK TONE AS WE GO THROUGH.
OKAY, SO AGAIN, THE GUIDING STATEMENTS, KEY MEASURES STAY EXACTLY THE SAME.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE DID HIT THE BLUE COLOR. WE EXCEEDED THE GOAL.
WE DID ADJUST THOSE MEASURES TO TO GROW. OKAY.
SECTION 2 HERE, IS THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY AGAIN THEY MET AND EXCEEDED SOME TARGETS.
AND THEY THEY INCREASED THAT 5 YEAR GOAL TO CREATE GROWTH IN THOSE AREAS WITH STUDENT SERVICES.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE DIVISION DECIDING TO CHANGE THE KEY STRATEGIC MEASURE.
SO ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THERE IS PERCENTAGE OF CHRONIC OR SEVERE TRUANCY.
AND SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE BASELINE. AND THEN THEY'VE SET THEMSELVES A 5 YEAR GOAL WITH THAT.
AND AGAIN YEAH, THERE WE GO. TECHNOLOGY. SO THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES AS WELL.
SHE MET AND EXCEEDED ALL OF HER GOALS AND SO SHE MADE SOME CHANGES.
THIS IS A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE OF TAKING THE SAME TYPE OF KEY STRATEGIC MEASURE.
THAT'S IN 4.2. AND YOU CAN SEE SHE SHE JUST ADJUSTED IT TO MAKE IT MORE COMPETITIVE.
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SHE WENT FROM 7 BUSINESS DAY TRACKING TO 5 BUSINESS DAY TRACKING.SO IT'S THE SAME SHE'S GOING AFTER THE SAME BUT WHILE MAKING IT COMPETITIVE.
AND THEN HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. YOU CAN SEE THEIR UPDATES THERE AGAIN WITH SOME KEY MEASURES CHANGING OUT AND THEN ON OTHER, ON HER 3RD GOAL THERE, THE TARGET ITSELF BECOMING MORE AGGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TO NEW KEY STRATEGIC MEASURES, NOTABLY TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT, WHICH WILL BE VERY EXCITING FOR THESE NEXT YEARS.
FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS DIVISION. AGAIN, WE MET AND EXCEEDED GOALS AND SO WE'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE WITH OUR MEAL PARTICIPATION. THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF STAYING WITHIN THE SAME CATEGORY OF A GOAL, BUT WE'RE TAKING IT EVEN A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED AND LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED DAILY LUNCH PARTICIPATION. WITH THE BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION, SHE UPDATED ALL OF HER KEY STRATEGIC MEASURES, MOST NOTABLY BALANCED BUDGET, WITHIN 5 YEARS.
AND THEN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY DIVISION. YOU CAN SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, 9.2 WITH THE SAFETY AUDITS, THEY DID NOT QUITE MAKE TARGET. AND SO THAT CARRIES FORWARD.
SO THAT'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR METHODOLOGY WITH THAT.
AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, MISS DENTON. I'LL START WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO MY RIGHT THIS TIME TRUSTEES.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY. TO MY LEFT. IS THAT YOUR. NO.
THAT'S A NO WAVE. OKAY. MR. CANNON, YOU DID HAVE SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT. YES, YES, IT'S ME AGAIN WITH THE QUESTION.
SORRY. NOT SORRY. I THINK FOR ME, I KNOW WE YOU MENTIONED THE REASONING BEHIND WHY SOME THINGS WERE ON THE PREVIOUS SCORECARD AND IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON TO THE NEXT SCORECARD. IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE TABLE, YOU'RE ON THE MENU.
RIGHT. AND SO I THINK WE HAVE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT.
3.1 THAT WAS ON THE PREVIOUS SCORECARD, WE REALLY MAKE A PRIORITY.
IS THERE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN STILL PUT THAT? ALTHOUGH THE STATUS IS GREEN, I STILL DON'T THINK WE'VE EVEN MET THE CUSP OF WHAT'S NEEDED THERE.
TO REALLY MAKE IT A PRIORITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE IN EXTRA AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
RIGHT. AND SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT, I'M HAPPY TO BE OF RESOURCE TO, TO GUIDE THAT CONVERSATION WITH, IN THE PREVIOUS SCORECARD, IN THIS YEAR'S SCORECARD AS WELL, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT. INCREASES TO THE BASELINE FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW.
YES. RIGHT. SO PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS GRADUATING LIFE READY AND COLLEGE AND CAREER.
YES, BUT NOT INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL BY 3RD GRADE.
IS THERE WAS THERE A CONVERSATION THAT KIND OF GUIDED TO WHERE WE KEPT THAT PERCENTAGE WHERE IT IS? SO THAT'S AN AWESOME QUESTION. SO IN THE CASE OF THOSE BOTTOM TWO GOALS, 1.3 AND 1.4, WE HAD SURPASSED OUR IN 25-26, WE HAD SURPASSED OUR GOAL. AND SO WE KNEW THAT WE WANTED TO TO SET A NEW ONE.
WHEREAS IN 1.1, YOU CAN SEE WE ENDED 25-26 WITH 78%.
AND THE 5 YEAR GOAL WAS 82%. SO WE KNOW WE STILL WANT TO WORK TOWARDS THAT 5 YEAR GOAL.
SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON THE NEW SCORECARD OR THE 2ND HALF SCORECARD, OUR BASELINE YEAR DATA CHANGES TO OUR 25-26. AND THERE ARE A FEW GOALS WHERE YOU'LL SEE WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE 2526 DATA, AND WE'VE MOVED OUR TAN COLORED SQUARE OVER INTO THE 26-27 COLUMN, AND WE'LL ESTABLISH THAT THIS YEAR.
BUT THAT WOULD BE THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T ADJUST THE TARGET FOR THOSE 1ST 2.
WE WE HADN'T QUITE GOT THERE YET. THEY'RE STILL IN PROGRESS.
AWESOME. GREAT QUESTION. I'LL GO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL MY 1ST STATEMENT.
I THINK FOR ME, MY PASSION IN MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS ON THE SCORECARD IS BECAUSE IF THAT, WHEN THE PERCENTAGE FOR THAT INCREASES, I THINK ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS INCREASE, RIGHT? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NUMERACY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LITERACY, STUDENTS THAT ARE IN FINE ARTS,
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THAT ARE IN ATHLETICS, THAT ARE IN CTE, THAT ARE PART OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE RECOGNIZE, THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT WILL KIND OF HELP DRIVE THE INCREASE TO THAT.MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR MR. WILLIAMS. ON 6.2 ON THE 25-26, HOW ARE WE TRACKING THE RECAPTURE OF THE FAMILIES THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MARKETING CAMPAIGNS? I'M GOING TO DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE, MISS HARRIS ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT GOAL.
I WAS GOING. I WAS TRYING TO BE NICE. I DIDN'T WANT TO INITIATE THIS. THE 1ST MEETING.
BAPTISM BY FIRE? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. NO. AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN PULL THE AUDIO DOWN.
I THINK I'M PEAKING JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND I THANK YOU.
ALRIGHTY. YEAH, I THINK THAT AS WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW THE GOAL IS TO VERY MUCH LOOK TO SEE HOW WE CAN BUILD INTO A YEAR LONG ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN.
THAT IS VERY STRATEGIC WITH ALL, ALL OF THESE THINGS IN MIND.
AND SO AS, AS I KNOW THAT THIS IS STILL IN THE INFANCY STAGES HERE WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS VERY SPECIFIC, TARGETED MARKETING TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, RETAIN, RECAPTURE AND RECRUIT.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST ON THE SURFACE, REALLY GETTING OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY BY WAY OF VARIOUS ENROLLMENT EVENTS.
BUT BUILDING THAT OUT WITH THE TEAM IS THE IDEA.
SO THAT WE CAN TAKE IT FORWARD OVER THE NEXT HALF OF THIS, OF THIS VISION 2030.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR SUBS TO BE BACK IN HOUSE.
DO WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE WHERE WE ARE PLACING SUBSTITUTES AT OUR HIGH NEEDS CAMPUSES AS A PRIORITY VERSUS OUR OTHER CAMPUSES, OR IS IT JUST A BLANKET SUB. THAT HAS NOT BEEN A PRACTICE IN THE PAST, HOWEVER THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CERTAINLY CONSIDER.
SO MISS HARRIS AND I HAVE TALKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE RECRUITMENT RETAINMENT AND RECAPTURE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW MANY LESS KIDS THAT WE'RE LOSING OVER THE YEARS.
WE KNOW OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT NUMBER HAS CONTINUED TO RISE.
AND SO WE WOULD EITHER LIKE TO STABILIZE IT OR TO REDUCE IT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS NUMBERS ARE CONCERNED, IS WHAT WE WERE WHAT WE TALKED, WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT. THE OTHER PIECE WITH OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS AND OUR STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTED WAS THAT WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE IN YELLOW THAT WE HAVE KEPT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN PROGRESS, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE PROGRESS, BUT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHEN THE DATA PRESENTATIONS COME UP, ANYTHING WITHIN 3, RIGHT. IS WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.
WE'RE SEEING GROWTH, BUT IS IT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH.
SO WE HELD THE LINE. THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS BE ABOVE THAT TARGET.
SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR 2 WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET ABOVE THAT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY THAT STAYED STABLE. AND THEN IT WAS ONE MORE I DON'T IT WAS ONE MORE MR. OH CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SO DEPARTMENT GOALS WE WILL LOOK AT IT.
BUT OUR DEPARTMENTS DO HOLD THEIR OWN SCORECARDS.
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT STUDENT SERVICES CAN CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
IT'S STILL ON OUR END OF THE YEAR SURVEY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE, WE'RE STILL GOING TO TRACK THAT. IT'S STILL VERY IMPORTANT TO US ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE MOVED. BUT WE ALSO REALIZE THAT TRUANCY IS PLAYING A HUGE PART. AND IF THEY'RE NOT HERE, THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN CO-CURRICULAR, THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY SHARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT SCORECARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO. ALL RIGHT.
WELL. WELL, I APPRECIATE THIS. AS A DATA NERD, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.
HONESTLY OH, HE'S THAT THOROUGH. OKAY. SORRY.
AND SO YOU ANSWERED A QUESTION. I HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR TO MR. CANNON, AND THIS WAS ABOUT THE STUDENT SATISFACTION.
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I'M ONE OF THE PARENTS. MANY OF US DO COMPLETE THESE SURVEYS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHERE THAT GOES OR HOW IT'S TRACKED.I THOUGHT IT WAS MINE. I THINK I'M GOOD. OKAY.
SO. OKAY. THANKS. AND SO I'LL JUST REPEAT WHAT MR. BENAVIDES SAID, BECAUSE I THINK WITH THE MIC, MAKING SURE WE HEAR IT IS THAT CAMPUS PRINCIPALS KIND OF OWN THAT SURVEY FEEDBACK AND HAVE PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES AS NEEDED. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
THANKS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM 11.
[11. Discussion]
11.1 CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE TO THE TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.AND SO THE RECOMMENDED MOTION IS TO APPROVE VICE PRESIDENT ANA HORN AND TRUSTEE JESSE CANNON THE 2ND AS RESPECTIVELY, TASB DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER 2026.
SO MOVED. OKAY, SO MR. THOMAS MOVED, AND THEN I HEARD MISS GOOCH 2ND.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MR. CANNON. SUFFIX CAN BE ADDED TO MY NAME IN THE SUFFIX AGENDA.
OKAY. 2ND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THEY'RE CHANGING SOME. AS YOU KNOW, DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD, THEY'RE CHANGING SOME OF THE FRAMEWORK. SO IF YOU ARE AT TEXT EDITOR, PLEASE GO BY AND SEE. BOTH OF THEM WILL BE ON THE FLOOR.
THEIR DISCUSSIONS, THEIR QUESTIONING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON FRIDAY INSTEAD OF SATURDAY THIS YEAR.
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND SO THESE ARE OUR VOICE. MANSFIELD ISD. MISS CANNON, MR. CANNON, THE 2ND AND MISS HORN IN DETERMINING WHAT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS IS PRIORITIZING FOR THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HANDS.
[12. Human Resources Report]
AND I WILL READ THAT TONIGHT. SO CELEBRATING TONIGHT MISS.KENYATTA BARRETT THAT HAS 24 YEARS WITH MISD.
MISS KRISTI COBB WHO HAD 23 YEARS WITH MISD AND THEN KRISTI HOWERY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS WITH MISD.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE DEDICATION IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO MAKE IT PAST TEN YEARS IS AMAZING.
AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS YOU'VE POURED INTO OUR DISTRICT.
[13. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
AND SO NEXT UP, WE HAVE SOME BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION.ITEM 13.1 WILL BE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENDORSEMENT.
SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. MOVED BY MR. THOMAS. 2ND 2NDED BY DOCTOR REED.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION. DID YOU WANT TO DETAIL SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE DOES? AND SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT MISD IS BACKING HIM.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO? OKAY. SO TO TALK ABOUT THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS SO THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE TRUSTEES IN DISTRICTS AROUND NORTH TEXAS.
AND SO THEY HELP TO ORGANIZE A LOT OF THE ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT HAPPEN FOR DELEGATES.
SO FOR MISS HORN AND MR. CANNON, THEY WOULD BE IN SESSIONS WITH MR. CHAPA. SO MR. CHAPA IS THE FORMER MOST RECENT BOARD PRESIDENT OF ARLINGTON ISD SCHOOL BOARD.
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HIS PROFESSION AS A LAWYER, HE HAS A LONG ADVOCACY BACKGROUND.ANY MORE DISCUSSION? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 13.2.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL OF THE TERM CONTRACT OF A TEACHER.
THE RECOMMENDED MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD NOT RENEW THE 2025 2026 TERM CONTRACTS OF THE TEACHER DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY, DFB AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION.
ALL RIGHT. MOVED BY MR. CANNON AND 2NDED BY MISS HORN, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? NO. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
THAT MOTION CARRIES 6-0 THANK YOU TRUSTEES. AND THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 13.3.
CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF JOSEPH DAVID CARDIN, MOSLEY'S EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT TO TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 21.0031. THE RECOMMENDED MOTION HERE IS THAT THE BOARD TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHER JOSEPH DAVID CARDIN MOSLEY PURSUANT TO TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 21.0031, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THE EMPLOYEE NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. SO MOVE. MOVED BY MISS GOOCH. SECONDED BY MISS HORN.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 6-0. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 14.
[14. Consent Agenda]
IT'S THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND SO AS A REMINDER ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE APPROVED BY A SINGLE VOTE WITHOUT DISCUSSION, UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS THAT AN ITEM BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.SO BEFORE WE VOTE, DOES ANY TRUSTEE WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS TIME? NO. OKAY. WELL, I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT'S THE RECOMMENDED MOTION AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT.
DOCTOR REED MOVED AND MISS GOOCH SECONDS. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES 6-0. AND SO THAT MOVES US TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT ITEM 15.
[15. Superintendent's Report]
AND SO REMEMBER THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY.DOES ANY TRUSTEE WISH TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT WITH DOCTOR SPENCER AT THIS TIME? NO. OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 15.12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS OR COMMENTS.
AND SO I WILL ASK IF ANY BOARD MEMBER TO MY RIGHT HAS ANY REPORTS OR COMMENTS.
SO THESE ARE NOT COMMITTEE REPORTS. THESE ARE ARE YOUR OWN PERSONAL REPORTS.
WE ARE EXCITED. GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL. SO WE WILL BE THERE AND I ALSO IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE APPROVED THE SHAC ANNUAL REPORT. AND SO JUST THANK THAT COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
I'VE SERVED ON SHAC BEFORE THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND KNOW THAT THEY DO GOOD WORK.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL THERE. AND SO THEN WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 15.13 BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.
AND SO THE REPORT THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS MONTH IS FROM THE BOARD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND SO WE WILL.
THE BOARD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF SECRETARY THOMAS, VICE PRESIDENT HORN AND MYSELF.
SO WE WILL REVIEW THAT REPORT AT THIS TIME. AND SO THE 1ST PIECE OF THE REPORT OFFERS THE COMMUNITY AND OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS A REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR COMMITTEES. SO WE'LL KNOW WHICH MONTH EACH COMMITTEE WILL BE REPORTING.
AND SO THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM NOW THROUGH JULY.
AND THEN A PIECE OF THE REPORT IS FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY AND OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION LAST THURSDAY. AND SO AGAIN, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY FOR PARTICIPATING THERE.
AND SO WE'VE FOCUSED ON A FEW THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE COULD BE POTENTIAL BOARD ACTIONS.
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AND SO SOME OF THOSE ARE SUMMARIZED BY TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES MATTER AND WHEN THEY COME AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD.ANOTHER WAS A DESIRE TO HAVE A FEEDBACK LOOP FROM THE BOARD.
SO IF INFORMATION IS RECEIVED AS THROUGH A SURVEY, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THOSE THINGS ARE BEING CONSIDERED? AND WE'RE JUST DESCRIBING OR DISCUSSING REED THE RELAUNCH OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
AND SO THAT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THURSDAY, WE THINK WAS WELL ATTENDED.
PEOPLE ARE CRAVING THAT TWO WAY DIALOG WITH THE BOARD.
AND SO WE DO HAVE A PLAN TO CONTINUE THOSE AS WELL.
AND THEN OTHER PIECES OF FEEDBACK FOCUSED ON REPRESENTATION.
AND SO THE REPORT JUST TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED AT MANSFIELD ISD, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY OTHER CITY REPRESENTED, EVERY MUNICIPALITY ACTUALLY HAS A VOICE AT THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BOARD.
AND SO SOME OF THOSE SUGGESTIONS WERE THINGS LIKE HAVING LIAISONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS OF THE DISTRICT OR AN ELECTION STRUCTURE THAT IS A SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT STRUCTURE. AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE THAT HAVE COME OUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY IN OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.
SO THERE'S ONE MORE PIECE OF THIS REPORT AND I'LL LET MISS HORN SHARE THAT.
YEAH. SO THE LAST PART OF THE REPORT, ITEM THREE, IT SPEAKS TO HOW THIS BOARD HAS USED TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP TO GUIDE US THROUGH SOME CONCERNS AND ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN RAISED AGAINST US OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
AND AFTER MONTHS OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW, EACH MATTER HAS NOW BEEN FORMALLY CLOSED.
YOU'LL SEE IN THE REPORT THAT THESE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS ENDED UP COSTING THE DISTRICT $32,391.50 IN LEGAL FEES ALONE. BEYOND THE LEGAL FEES, IT ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR THE COST OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.
NOW, SINCE JANUARY 1ST, THE DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED 177 REQUESTS.
THAT NUMBER ALONE DOESN'T TROUBLE US, BECAUSE THESE RECORD REQUESTS ARE THE COMMUNITY'S RIGHT, AND WE HONOR THAT WITHOUT COMPLAINT. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, BUT WHAT TROUBLES US IS HOW MANY OF THOSE 177 WERE TIED DIRECTLY TO THESE SAME MANUFACTURED CONCERNS AND ALLEGATIONS. AND EACH ONE REQUIRED REAL STAFF TIME TO LOCATE, REVIEW AND REDACT.
AND SO WHEN PUBLIC CALLS CIRCULATE ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO FILE RECORD REQUESTS, THE DISTRICT STILL BEARS THAT COST EVEN WHEN A REQUEST IS WITHDRAWN OR EVEN WHEN THE RECORDS ARE NEVER PICKED UP, WHICH WAS THE CASE IN THESE MATTERS.
SO TAKEN TOGETHER, THE TRUE TOLL OF THESE PAST SIX MONTHS ISN'T CAPTURED BY ANY ONE NUMBER.
IT'S MEASURED IN THE HOURS AND ENERGY THAT WAS DIVERTED FROM EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS IN MISD.
THE PROCESS DOES NOT DISCOURAGE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.
A FAIR LOOK, BECAUSE AN ALLEGATION SHOULD BEGIN A PROCESS.
IT ISN'T BY ITSELF PROOF, AND NEITHER IS A FORMER TITLE.
NOR IS HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE SPENT IN THIS COMMUNITY.
IN RECENT MONTHS, THIS PLAYED OUT MAINLY AROUND TWO SPECIFIC MATTERS THAT WERE DRAGGED OUT FOR MONTHS, NOT BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING QUESTIONS WERE LEGITIMATE, BUT BECAUSE THE SAME ACCUSATIONS KEPT GETTING REPEATED 1ST TO THIS BOARD AND THEN ESCALATED TO OTHER GOVERNING BODIES ENTIRELY EACH TIME BECAUSE THE ANSWER WASN'T THE ONE DESIRED.
THAT IS AN OVERSIGHT. THAT'S EXHAUSTING A PROCESS UNTIL YOU LAND ON THE OUTCOME YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THIS DISTRICT CAN KEEP RESPONSIBLY ABSORBING.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS BOARD IS FOR TRANSPARENCY.
THE PATTERN OF WHO GETS TARGETED AND HOW IS NOT SUBTLE.
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THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR US OR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHY THIS NEW PROCESS WILL GUIDE US MOVING FORWARD.WITH THIS REPORT, WE CLOSE THIS CHAPTER WITH A DOCUMENTED RECORD OF OUR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF BOTH THE PUBLIC'S TRUST AND THE PUBLIC'S RESOURCES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HORN. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, BOTH YOU AND MR. THOMAS FOR WORK AND FOR ALL THE STAFF THAT HAVE ASSISTED WITH SENDING OUT THIS SURVEY AND THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. AND SO WITH THAT, WE MOVE TO ITEM 16, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
AND SO UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 9:43 P.M.
AND WE ARE MANSFIELD ISD. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEW THING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.