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[1. Call to Order]
7 P.M. ON APRIL 3RD, 2025. BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.YOU ARE FREE TO JOIN ME IN STANDING AS ARTHUR MENDEZ FROM VALLEY RANCH BAPTIST CHURCH PROVIDES US WITH THE MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY KIM BRADY LEADING THE PLEDGE TO THE US FLAG AND ILEANA GARCIA ROJAS THE FLAG.
TEXAS PLEDGE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WOULD YOU BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE FOR THE FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF EDUCATION AND FOR THE DEDICATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE IN THIS DISTRICT, SHAPING THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE NEXT GENERATION.
LORD, WE ASK YOU FOR BLESSINGS OVER EVERY FAMILY IN THIS DISTRICT.
STRENGTHEN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AS THEY GUIDE AND SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN.
FILL THEIR HOMES WITH PEACE, LOVE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
MAY THEY FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY OF LEARNING AND GROWING TOGETHER.
WE LIFT UP THE TEACHERS WHO GIVE SO MUCH OF THEMSELVES EVERY DAY.
LET THEM FEEL APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED, KNOWING THAT THEIR EFFORTS MAKE A LASTING IMPACT.
FOR THE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WHO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT.
MAY THEIR LEADERSHIP FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF GROWTH, SAFETY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY STUDENT.
GIVE THEM CLARITY IN THEIR DECISION MAKING. AND IN A HEART OF SERVICE.
SPECIFICALLY, LORD, WE LIFT UP SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR WENDY ELDRIDGE ASKING THAT YOU CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN, STRENGTHEN AND EQUIP HER WITH WISDOM, GRACE AND ENDURANCE NEEDED TO LEAD THIS DISTRICT WELL.
IN MOMENTS OF DIFFICULTY, BE HER SOURCE OF PEACE AND GUIDANCE.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO POUR OUT YOUR FAVOR UPON CFBISD.
MAY THIS DISTRICT BE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS THRIVE.
EDUCATORS FEEL VALUED, AND LEADERS WALK WITH INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE.
KEEP THEM UNITED, ENCOURAGED, AND INSPIRED AS THEY WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY ALL OF THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS, OUR SOURCE OF WISDOM, STRENGTH AND PEACE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. MR.. MR. MENDEZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHT.
THE BOARD USES THIS GOAL TO GUIDE ALL DECISION, DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW ITEMS WHICH MAY BE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED SESSION AS STIPULATED, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551, COMMONLY CALLED THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW.
THESE ITEMS TYPICALLY DEAL WITH PERSONNEL MATTERS, CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY OR REAL ESTATE.
FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE TERRY HABAKKUK, KIM BRADY, MARJORIE BRINES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, ILEANA GARZA RUIZ, SANDRA HATFIELD, AND I'M RANDY SCHEKMAN.
WE CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND MAY CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.
[2. Special Presentations and Recognitions]
AND I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KAREN RODRIGUEZ.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
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EVERY MONTH, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICK FIL A AT TRINITY MILLS, WE HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE WITH THE CFB CHAMPION AWARD.THE APRIL CFB CHAMPION AWARD IS BEING PRESENTED TO DANIEL HARPER, SECURITY SPECIALIST AT POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR HIS HEROIC EFFORTS AT AN ATHLETIC EVENT WHILE ATTENDING A TRACK MEET HIS DAUGHTER WAS COMPETING IN.
A COACH WAS STRUCK BY A SHOT PUT THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY THROWN TOO EARLY FROM THE STANDS.
DANIEL SAW THAT SHE FELL INSTANTLY AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, BLEEDING FROM A HEAD WOUND.
HE IMMEDIATELY JUMPED INTO ACTION, APPLIED DIRECT PRESSURE AND CONTACTED 911.
THE COACH IS NOW RECOVERING THANKS TO DANIEL'S QUICK RESPONSE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING DANIEL HARPER FOR HIS COURAGEOUS ACTIONS AND NOBLE CHARACTER.
STUDENTS RECEIVED THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS HELD ACROSS THE STATE AT DISTRICT, REGION, AND AREA LEVELS. THIS YEAR'S TLMEA ALL STATE MUSIC AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE FROM CREEKVIEW AND FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME. FROM CREEKVIEW LUCAS TRUONG, ALL STATE SINFONIETTA ORCHESTRA.
FROM NEWMAN SMITH, DIEGO JONES, ALL STATE SINFONIETTA ORCHESTRA.
FROM RANCHVIEW JADE AND SAMUEL ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SMALL SCHOOL BANDS ALL-STATE BAND.
KAZAN. KELMAN. ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SMALL SCHOOL BANDS ALL-STATE BAND.
AZUL PICASSO ALL STATE SMALL SCHOOL MIXED CHOIR.
CAMERON. CUNANAN. CORRECT ME. CUNANAN OKAY CAMERON CUNANAN ALL STATE SMALL SCHOOL MIXED CHOIR.
A DAVION SWINEY OR IS IT SWINNEY? SWINNEY. DAVION SWINNEY ALL STATE SMALL SCHOOL MIXED CHOIR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE VERY TALENTED STUDENTS.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
BIG SMILE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THIS WAY. THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ. THE NEXT ITEM IS PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY OFFERING HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GOOD FRIEND AND SERVICE PARTNER, METROQUEST SERVICES, AS TODAY WAS THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY KEYHOLDER BREAKFAST.
THEY ARE SUCH A HELPFUL ASSET IN OUR COMMUNITY AS THEY HELP STUDENT FAMILIES WITH HOUSING, FOOD RESOURCES, JOB AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SUPPORT AND MUCH MORE.
WE JUST AGAIN OFFER GREAT CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO METROQUEST SERVICES.
SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THIS YEAR CFB HAS BEGUN HOSTING A TRUANCY TRIBUNAL.
IT IS PROVING TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS IN HELPING US TO DEAL WITH ABSENTEEISM.
THE INTERVENTION PROCESS ENGAGES STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND REDIRECTING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, TOGETHER WITH IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS.
AND IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IT GOING FORWARD.
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AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL'S CAMERON LANDBERG ON BEING THE STAR LOCAL MEDIA'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK.CONGRATULATIONS, CAMERON. LASTLY, I WANT TO SPEAK TO AN INACCURATE RUMOR THAT'S BEEN MAKING ROUNDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMING THAT CFB RAISED PROPERTY TAXES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. BETWEEN STATE REQUIRED COMPRESSION AND GOOD FISCAL MANAGEMENT, THE CFB TAX RATE IN THE LAST DECADE HAS GONE FROM $1.38 38 PER HUNDRED IN PROPERTY VALUE TO THIS YEAR'S CURRENT RATE OF $0.98 PER HUNDRED. SO WHILE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUES HAVE RISEN DUE TO INFLATION, OUR DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THIS.
WE'RE NOT THE ASSESSMENT AGENCY CFB'S. PART OF OUR COMMUNITY'S PROPERTY TAXES ARE DOWN 28% $0.40 OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESIDENT'S REMARKS FOR TONIGHT.
COMMITTEE UPDATES IS NEXT. BOARD MEMBERS. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME COMMITTEE REPORTS.
MARJORIE, WHICH YOU LOVE TO START. SO ON MARCH 25TH WE HAD A SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE AND MEETING AND LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS THE SENTINEL OF SAFETY PROJECT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR, AND IT IS A LITTLE PROGRAM THAT ALL THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WILL DO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY OFFICERS WHERE THEY WILL FIND A PROBLEM, AND THEN THEY IDENTIFY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AND THEY COME UP WITH A FUN WAY OF SHOWING THAT. LAST YEAR, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAME UP WITH A RAP TO ON A SECURITY ISSUE.
I THINK IT WAS ROSEMEAD. REALLY CUTE. DIFFERENT IDEAS.
AND ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THIS YEAR WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN IT.
AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE CONTEST AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO DETERMINE EVERYONE'S FAVORITE, I GUESS, OR THE BEST ONES. SO I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY THANK YOU. MISS ROSS.
OH, I HAVE A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE UPDATE. SO ON TUESDAY, MISS BRADY, MISS BARNES, MISS HATFIELD, DOCTOR ALDRIDGE AND I TOOK A DAY TRIP TO THE TEXAS CAPITOL IN AUSTIN.
THE PURPOSE OF OUR VISIT WAS TO MEET WITH HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS AND THEIR STAFFERS.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO REPRESENTATIVE VENTURE'S OFFICE FOR COORDINATING OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK RAISE YOUR HAND, TEXAS MATTHEW HALL, FOR ACCOMPANYING US THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND GUIDING US THROUGH REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS. CFBISD IS REPRESENTED BY SEVERAL HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES CASSANDRA GARCIA HERNANDEZ, BEN BUMGARNER, MITCH LITTLE, AND RAFAEL ANCHIA, AS WELL AS TWO SENATORS, DAN PARKER AND NATHAN JOHNSON.
THE FOCUS OF OUR TIME WITH EACH OFFICE WAS TO THANK THEM FOR LEGISLATION, LEGISLATION THEY PERSONALLY FILED IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR BOARD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. WE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER COAUTHOR OR SPONSOR BILLS FILED WITH OTHERS THAT RELATE TO OUR BOARD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
WE RETURNED FROM OUR DAY TRIP WITH A LIST OF FOLLOW UP TASKS, WHICH INCLUDE SENDING THANK YOU AND FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATION TO EACH OFFICE, MONITORING AND ADVOCATING FOR BILLS TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE THIS SESSION, AND PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL DATA TO REPRESENTATIVES IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THEM IN ADVOCATING FOR AMENDMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE BILL TO SUPPORT TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION FOR OUT OF STATE TEACHERS THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST MONTH.
TWO BILLS WERE ORIGINALLY FILED WITH THE SAME LANGUAGE.
WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE BILL WILL BE MOVING FORWARD IS HB 1178.
THE BILL WAS AUTHORED BY CUNNINGHAM, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE. PLEASE JOIN US IN SIGNING UP FOR BILL ALERTS FOR THIS BILL AND OTHERS RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. TEXAS LEGISLATURE ONLINE.
THANK YOU, MISS GARZA ROJAS, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS AND DOCTOR ELDRIDGE FOR MAKING THAT TRIP AT SUCH AN IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT ITEM. OTHER. YEAH. NEXT TO ME. OKAY.
BUDGETS AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. WE MET MISS BARNES, MISS GARZA, ROJAS, MISS SUTTLE AND MYSELF.
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THEY WENT OVER SOME STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WE LOOK THROUGH THE BUDGET TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.WE TALKED ABOUT DOING, OF COURSE, THE ENROLLMENT PLAN THAT WE WORK WITH STUDENT SERVICES WITH TO INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS A NUMBER ONE CHANGING THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES BACK TO AN EIGHT PERIOD DAY WHICH ACTUALLY SAVES US QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
BUT IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL 2627.
LOOKING AT LONGER REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ATP.
A FULLY MOVING TO YMCA, AS WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AT A $600,000 LOSS EVERY YEAR.
SO THAT'S THE UPDATE FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND NOW. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH IS MYSELF MRS. HATFIELD AND MRS. BARNES.
WE'VE CONTINUED OUR WORK ON SEVERAL ITEMS. WE'VE MET ON MARCH 7TH WITH ADMINISTRATION.
WE MET ON MARCH 12TH, MARCH 23RD, MARCH 28TH, AGAIN WITH ADMINISTRATION.
AND THIS EVENING, APRIL 3RD BEFORE OUR OUR MEETING.
AND WE CONTINUED WORK ON OUR REVIEW OF CV 2030.
IN OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, WE ARE ALMOST NEARING THE END.
AND SO WE'RE ON WE ARE ON SCHEDULE. OUR NEXT STEPS IS WE WILL DO A FINAL REVIEW ON OUR WORK STUDY TO ENSURE WE'VE CAPTURED OUR INTENT OF WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE GOING TO BE FROM A DIRECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN WE WILL SUBMIT TO DEQ AND THE ORIGINAL CV 2030 COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK ON THAT WITH THE INTENTION OF PRESENTING TO THE BOARD THE PRIORITIES, INDICATORS AND MEASURES AT THE MAY 1ST BOARD MEETING AND THEN CONTINUE THE WORK PRIOR TO THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR FOR BASELINE DATA AND FUTURE YEAR METRICS.
EXCELLENT ON THERE. SO WE'RE ALMOST THERE. EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU. THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS? I SEE NONE. SO DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE.
WE CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT LESLIE HALISCHUK.
SHE'S AMAZING. SHE ORGANIZES IT. SHE WAS SHE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
SO I'M JUST SO THANKFUL FOR OUR SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT AND ALL THAT THEY DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT WAS SUCH A BLESSING. AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, SO WE CAN'T ASK FOR BETTER.
OUR PERRY ROBOTICS MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY QUALIFIED THEIR ROBOTICS CLUB.
QUALIFIED FOR THE THE 2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I MEAN, THAT IS AMAZING. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT COMPETING, AND THEY EARNED THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR DESIGN AT REGIONALS, SO. WOW. JUST POURING INTO OUR KIDS. I HAVE TO BRAG ON OUR STUDENT NUTRITION DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE DOING TASTE TESTING. SO WE ARE HONORING WHAT OUR STUDENTS WANT.
AND THEY REALLY ENJOYED, LIKE HAVING THE TASTE TEST AND AND GETTING TO BE A PART OF THAT.
WE HAD A GREAT EVENT AT THE NANCY WATSON CENTER A COUPLE SATURDAYS AGO.
I WANT TO THANK VICTOR JOHNSON, KATRINA AND AMY JOHNSON AND THE KINGS ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP.
WE GAVE OUR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE WERE 35 STUDENTS THERE, AND THEY RECEIVED BRAND NEW SUITS.
IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT WHEN THEY GOT TO WALK DOWN THE RUNWAY IN THEIR NEW SUITS AND PEOPLE DONATED BRAND NEW SHOES, TIES. AND SO IT WAS I MEAN, I WAS OVERWHELMED.
I WAS LIKE, WOW, YOU. WHEN OUR STUDENTS WERE PUTTING ON THOSE FANCY SUITS, THEY WERE SO EXCITED.
SO IT WAS A GREAT DAY. AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR RANCHVIEW PRINCIPAL, WHO IS NOW DOCTOR MILLER, AND SHE'S HERE, SO CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S AMAZING.
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DOCTOR ALDRIDGE, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN AND THE ESTEEM BOARD.I AM THE THIRD VP OF PROGRAMS FOR COUNCIL PTA.
LET'S START WITH OUR PTA MOTTO TO MAKE EVERY CHILD, EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL A REALITY BY ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL CHILDREN.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME TO OUR BIG COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR.
PETROL STORIES, WHICH TOOK PLACE LAST SATURDAY, COUNCIL PTA GAVE AWAY 131 TICKETS TO DISTRICT STAFF AND PETROL STUDIES STORIES SPONSORED TEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
CARROLLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT BROUGHT ONE OF THEIR NEWEST ENGINES FOR OUR CHILDREN TO SEE.
THE SHOW PROMOTED STUDENT SAFETY BY FOSTERING A POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS FIRST PLACE FINISHER FOR TICKET SALES. LA VILLITA ELEMENTARY HAS WON THE FREE PATROL STORIES EVENT NEXT YEAR AT THEIR SCHOOL.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PTA. MRS CARS CLASS FROM MCCLELLAND STRICKLAND WON A PIZZA PARTY WITH PETROL STORIES CHARACTERS FOR BEING THE HOMEROOM TO PURCHASE THE MOST TICKETS.
LIFE MEMBER CEREMONY IS ON APRIL 23RD AT NANCY WARREN CENTER FROM 6 P.M.
TO 8 P.M. PLEASE ADD YOUR LIFE MEMBERS TO THE GOOGLE FORM SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE THEIR SPECIAL INVITATIONS, PLEASE. THE COUNCIL PTA WILL BE HOSTING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM IN PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP WITH AAUW NORTH TEXAS. NORTH DALLAS I'M SORRY. ON APRIL 15TH AT THE NANCY WARREN CENTER AT 7 P.M.
AND THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT 6:30 P.M. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR FACEBOOK EVENTS, INCLUDING A LINK TO THE PRE-SUBMITTED QUESTIONS.
ANOTHER ONE. ANOTHER REMINDER IS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
THE COUNCIL PTA SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS APRIL 8TH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND APPLY AS A COUNCIL.
WE ARE AROUND 200 MEMBERS SHORT OF HAVING A MEMBER INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO JOIN ONE OR MULTIPLE PTAS TO HELP PUSH PUSH, PUSH US OVER THE TOP.
ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD THEIR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH.
THE OPEN HOUSE COINCIDED WITH THE SPRING BOOK FAIR.
IN ADDITION, THEIR LIBRARIAN, MISS DAVIS, PUT TOGETHER A BOOK WALK AS PART OF THE OPEN HOUSE SO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COULD INTERACT WITH A STORY TOGETHER AND EXPLORE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY FOR BEING OUR MARCH CHALLENGE WINNER.
THE SECONDARY SCHOOL WANTS TO WIN. YOU HAVE TO APPLY.
EXACTLY. SO SECONDARY SCHOOLS. DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT ENTRIES IN APRIL.
STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS ON OUR APRIL CHALLENGES.
HOW DO YOU SHOW APPRECIATION? AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PTA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OF COURSE, PTA IS A VALUED PARTNER.
OUR FINAL PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION COMES FROM OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
MISS WALL. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS.
WE ARE THRILLED TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
WITH SOME EXCITING UPDATES AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS DO THAT. SINCE OUR LAST REPORT, WE'VE BEEN BUSY WITH GRANTS AND WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND MORE, INCLUDING THE CFB TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION EVENT.
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RINCON RESTAURANT, ALONG WITH 33 OTHER ENTHUSIASTIC AND PASSIONATE INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE SPONSORS.ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 17TH, WILL CELEBRATE AND HONOR EACH OF OUR CAMPUS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
THE EVENT WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THE SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. THE FINALISTS GO ON TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT REGIONALLY FOR THE TITLE, FOR THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR TITLE, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A STATE TITLE AND MORE THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR SUPPORT.
PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL GO TOWARD OUR GREAT START CAMPUS GRANTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE IS WELL UNDERWAY WITH AN INCREASE IN APPLICANTS FROM YEARS PAST, AND OUR HOPE IS TO EXCEED THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS FROM LAST YEAR.
JUST A PIN IN IT. LAST YEAR, MAY 2024, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED $96,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO CFB SENIORS AND ONE LUCKY JUNIOR. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO INVEST IN LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND WE ARE SIMPLY DETERMINED TO GET BOOK VENDING MACHINES TO ALL ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
SEVERAL CFB ALUMNI ARE GIVING BACK, AND THEY ARE SURPRISING CAMPUSES WITH MACHINES THAT INCLUDE.
GOOD ELEMENTARY. STARKE. ELEMENTARY. AND JUST LAST WEEK, VIVIAN FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE FOUNDATION IS SO EXCITED TO GET MORE MACHINES TO CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE A NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITY.
WE'RE ANNOUNCING TONIGHT BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.
CAMPUSES CAN APPLY FOR A BOOK VENDING MACHINE GRANT FROM THE ED FOUNDATION.
THE SELECTED RECIPIENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BEFORE THE END OF SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL YEAR AND MACHINES WILL BE ON CAMPUSES BY FALL.
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS NOT LIMITING THAT TO ONE BOOK VENDING MACHINE.
NO. WE'RE OFFERING TWO BOOK VENDING MACHINE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE ARE JUST THAT COMMITTED AND THAT EXCITED FOR OUR CAMPUSES AND FOR OUR STUDENTS.
PRINCIPALS. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL FROM ME NEXT WEEK.
IT'S BEEN A BUSY SPRING FOR US, AND WE KNOW WE'LL HAVE MORE GREAT NEWS TO SHARE NEXT MONTH.
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. I JUST FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO SAY THIS, AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, BUT I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THE FOUNDATION IS COMPLETELY COMMITTED TO CFB. AND OUR GOAL, OUR WHOLE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE US WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU. I LOVE IT, THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS.
[4. Non-Action Items for Discussion]
ON OUR AGENDA. THIS IS A NON ACTION ITEM THAT WILL BE HELD FOR DISCUSSIONS FIRST.SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE AND TURN IT OVER TO MISS HOLCOMB.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SCHEKMAN, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM EXCITED TO REPORT TO YOU THE SUMMER PROGRAMING FOR THE SUMMER OF 2025.
WHICH WE ARE REFERRING TO AS THE CFB FUTURE READY SUMMER PROGRAM.
SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.
HOLD ON. LET ME GET THE RIGHT CLICKER HERE. OKAY.
SO THE FOCUS OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMING ARE FOCUSED ON THE AREAS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
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WE'RE FOCUSING OBVIOUSLY, ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS GROWTH MEASURES AND CLOSING INSTRUCTIONAL GAPS.WE ARE ALSO FOCUSING THIS SUMMER ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING.
I WANTED TO START WITH KIND OF WHERE WE HAVE TO BEGIN, WHICH IS WHERE OUR T REQUIREMENTS KIND OF GIVE US THE GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER PROGRAMING AND SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THOSE AREAS FOR ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT.
SO IN 2021, POST COVID. HOUSE BILL 1416 KIND OF CHANGED HOW SCHOOLS HANDLE SUMMER SCHOOL.
AND WITH THAT PRETTY MUCH THEY MANDATED SUMMER SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT MEET GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS IN READING AND MATH, AS WELL AS CONNECTED TO OUR STAR ASSESSMENTS.
SO A FEW AREAS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THAT HOUSE BILL ARE RELATED TO STAR IN SUMMER SCHOOL.
AND SO IF THEY DON'T PASS THESE SPECIFIC TESTS THAT THEY'VE OUTLINED, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE EITHER SUMMER SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM OR ALSO OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. ALSO, IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY FOR DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES AND THE INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO WITH HOUSE BILL 1416, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES WHICH WERE ACTUALLY STEMMING FROM HOUSE BILL 4545.
AND THEY CALL THIS ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION. AN ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO 15 HOURS TO 30 HOURS, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SUBJECT AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO DO REMEDIATION IN, IN RELATION TO READING AND MATH.
SO A COUPLE OF THE AREAS THAT THE STATE QUALIFIED THAT STUDENTS.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE HOUSE BILL DID, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT, WAS IT PUT A FOCUS ON CORE INSTRUCTION, NOT JUST WHAT WE'RE DOING IN SUMMER SCHOOL, BECAUSE REALLY, WE WANT TO SEE THOSE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR, IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE DO FOR EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR.
IN THE SUMMER TIME. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE, OF COURSE, A LOT OF DESIGNATED TEACHERS.
WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS IN THE TARGETED GRADE LEVELS, THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL EOC.
AND IT'S LIMITED TO JUST THE TWO SUBJECTS A YEAR SO IT DOESN'T EXCEED THE 30 HOURS.
OUR ON THE SCREEN HERE. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF TIER DESIGNATED TEACHERS TO 312 TEACHERS, AND THAT IS ACROSS ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES. AND SO THAT IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE THEN SCHEDULED INTO MASTER TEACHERS CLASSES.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE PROTECTED DEVOTED TIME IN THE MASTER SCHEDULE THIS YEAR.
THAT IS FOR THE K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT THROUGH THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.
BUT THAT PROTECTED TIME ON THE MASTER SCHEDULE IS SPECIFIC TO OUR ELEMENTARIES.
AND THEN THROUGH THE THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS WELL.
THIS YEAR WE HAD A MINIMUM OF 50 MINUTES AND SOME UP TO 60 MINUTES IN OUR ELEMENTARIES.
AND SO THAT PROVIDED TIME FOR THAT ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION TO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
SO THAT WAS OF COURSE CONNECTED TO WHAT WE DID WITH OUR NEW ADOPTIONS WITH HMH FOR READING, AS WELL AS FOR SCIENCE. THE NWR MAP PROGRAM AND ALSO PROGRESS LEARNING, WHICH WAS OUR ADAPTIVE CURRICULUM PROGRAMING.
WE HAVE STREAMLINED THE INTERVENTION RESOURCES TO, TO CONNECT TO OUR DISTRICT DIAGNOSTICS.
AND WITH THAT, IT ALIGNS THEN TO THE INTERVENTION AREAS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND IT KEEPS THEM FROM HAVING TO WORK IN AREAS THAT THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY MASTERED.
AND IT REALLY TARGETS THE AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE IN.
SO THESE ARE ALL AREAS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY ON WITH STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS, AS WELL AS MONITORING THE PROGRESS TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND WE'VE DEVOTED SOME RESOURCES, RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PROGRESS MONITORING AND DIFFERENTIATED SUPPORT.
THAT HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT AS WE ARE WORKING THROUGH OUR LEARNING, ONE OF OUR NEW PROGRAMS.
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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT ABOUT LAST, THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE ASKED FOR APPROVAL FOR OUR BRANCHING MINDS PROGRAM, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE OUR DATA HUB AND KIND OF OUR CENTRALIZED SOURCE OF ALL OF OUR DATA TO COME INTO ONE AREA FOR US TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE'RE DOING WELL, WHERE WE NEED TO ACCELERATE GROUPING KIDS APPROPRIATELY AND THEN PROGRESS MONITORING OVER TIME.AND SO WITH THAT, THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'M GOING TO SHOW SOME EVIDENCE OF, BECAUSE IT CONNECTS BACK TO HOW WE ARE CLOSING GAPS FOR STUDENTS IN ADDITION TO OUR RESTRUCTURE WITH OUR RTI TIMELINE. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT SOLUTION TREE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE PROVIDED SOME TARGETED SUPPORTS FOR CAMPUSES AROUND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE DO TO ANALYZE DATA AND STUDENT GROWTH AND THEN ALSO ADDITIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT WITH DOCTOR ANDREA OGONOWSKI, WHO IS ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE FIELD AROUND RTI.
SO WITH OUR PROGRESS LEARNING PROGRAM, WE HAD TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE'RE USING THAT PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY SKILL GAPS AND THEN ALSO ACCELERATE INSTRUCTION TO CLOSE GAPS. AND SO WE WATCHED THIS ALL YEAR LONG AND WE'VE HAD SOME FUN WITH THIS.
OUR DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN THIS ON AND DONE A MARCH MADNESS OR A MARCH MADNESS.
AND HE CREATES A DIGITAL PLATFORM AND SHOWS THE LEADERBOARDS.
WE HAVE BRACKETS AND THEY'RE REALLY WORKING TO COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE IT MAKES ME REALLY EXCITED, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS EVERY MONTH, AND FOURTH GRADE MATH HAS BEEN LEADING THE DISTRICT THE WHOLE YEAR.
AND SO THEY'VE GOT SOME BRAGGING RIGHTS AROUND THAT.
WELL, THIS PAST MONTH, THIRD GRADE MATH EDGED THEM OUT AND THEY ARE LIKE, OH, WHAT'S HAPPENING? AND SO WITH THAT, I ALWAYS LIKE TO CHECK THE DATA.
LOOK AND SEE IF THAT EVIDENCE OF DATA IS SHOWING.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT WAS THE LEADER IN THE FOURTH GRADE MATH, BECAUSE I WANTED TO PICK A LEADER FOR FOURTH GRADE MATH AND A LEADER FOR THE FIFTH THIRD GRADE MATH. SO WITH THIS ONE, THIS WAS A HIGHLY AT RISK CAMPUS.
SO IT BREAKS DOWN THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT TIER THREE OR AT TIER TWO OR AT TIER ONE.
SO WITH THAT, THE PYRAMID ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE MIDDLE OF YEAR, AND IT'S CONNECTING OUR SCORES FROM BEGINNING OF YEAR MAP TO MIDDLE OF YEAR MAP AND HOW WE ARE GROWING STUDENTS. AND THE ONE THING YOU'LL NOTICE THERE IS THAT OUR GROWTH MEASURES HAVE ERADICATED NOT EVERY AT RISK STUDENT, BUT IT'S SHOWING THERE'S NO RED ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
AND SO THE GROWTH MEASURES ARE SO HIGH. WE'RE GROWING STUDENTS BEYOND A YEAR WORTH OF GROWTH.
IN ONE YEAR. THEY'RE EXCEEDING SOME OF THOSE THOSE PROGRESS MEASURES.
SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE. BUT THEN ALSO IN OUR THIRD GRADE WE HAD ANOTHER CAMPUS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THE GREEN IS JUST MUCH, MUCH HIGHER.
SO WITH THAT IT'S IT'S SHOWING EQUITABLENESS IN HOW WE'RE GROWING STUDENTS AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
SO WITH THAT THAT LEADS ME TO WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS SUMMER.
BUT FOR THIS SUMMER THE FIRST THING THAT WE'LL BE OFFERING IS THE LEARNING THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM, WHICH IS AT CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY. THIS IS OUR LANGUAGE PROGRAM FOR OUR CURRENT PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN BILINGUAL STUDENTS.
IT IS MAY 30TH THROUGH JUNE THE 26TH. WE WILL PROBABLY SERVE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 6 AND 700 STUDENTS, AND THAT IS ALREADY UP FROM WHAT WE SERVED LAST YEAR.
THE ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW IS ALMOST 500, AND I BELIEVE WE HAD 550 LAST YEAR.
SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING A LOT MORE THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IF WE NEED TO GO TO A SECOND SITE, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THE SECOND SITE TO FARMERS BRANCH.
SO WE HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IF WE NEED TO FOR GROWING THAT PROGRAM.
WE WILL ALSO BE OFFERING THROUGH SPECIAL SERVICES OUR EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS CALLED ESY.
THAT IS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS THAT WILL ALSO BE AT CARROLLTON.
AND THAT IS OVERSEEN BY OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT.
JUNE THE 2ND THROUGH JUNE THE 26TH. AND YOU MIGHT NOTICE THOSE DATES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
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AND THAT IS BECAUSE WITH THE LEARNING THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM, WE HAVE TO GO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF, OF DAYS AND MINUTES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.AND SO THAT IS THE REASON THAT THE DATES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON THOSE TWO.
WE WILL ALSO BE DOING BE DOING A LOT OF THINGS WITH HIGH SCHOOL.
WE WILL BE CONTINUING HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY.
WE WILL BE DOING EOC PREPARATION AND ALSO ACCELERATION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER ACCELERATION AT THE AT SMITH HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE THANKFUL TO DOCTOR JIMENEZ FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO OPEN HER DOORS TO ALL OF US COMING TO HER THIS YEAR. AND SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED.
AND THE SECOND SESSION WILL BEGIN THE VERY NEXT WEEK ON THE 16TH AND RUN THROUGH THE 26TH.
WE DO HAVE A SCHOOL HOLIDAY ON JUNE 19TH, SO NONE OF OUR CAMPUSES WILL BE OPEN ON THAT DAY.
WE WILL ALSO THEN WRAP UP OUR EOC RETESTING ON JUNE 23RD THROUGH THE 26TH.
SO WE ARE EXCITED TO OFFER OUR TESTERS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
THE ANOTHER PART OF OUR SUMMER SCHOOL IS AT OUR DAP AS WELL AS OUR NEW PROGRAM, MIND OVER MATTER.
MISS GILLAN HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH THIS PROGRAM, AND SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT THAT SERVICE OVER THE SUMMER AT SALAZAR ON THE SAME DATES AS WE'RE RUNNING SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE OTHER SCHOOLS.
ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS THIS SUMMER THAT WILL BE NEW.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE YMCA THAT WILL BE HELD AT RIVER CHASE, AND THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY WILL ALSO BE OPEN, ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE RELOCATED DUE TO THEIR PROJECTS WITH THEIR HVAC ON THEIR ROOF THIS SUMMER, SO THEY WILL BE HOUSED AT CARROLLTON. SO WE DO BELIEVE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR STUDENTS TO THE CDA AT CARROLLTON AND ALSO SERVE AT THE LEARNING THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM WILL BE A REALLY GREAT BENEFIT AND VERY CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A NEWCOMER SUMMER PROGRAM, ELEMENTARY FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A NEWCOMER SUMMER PROGRAM AT THE SECONDARY AT SMITH.
AND SO THAT NEWCOMER PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED WITH THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT SMITH.
AND WE WANTED TO REALLY WORK ON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND TO CONTINUE TO CLOSE GAPS AND TO MITIGATE THE SUMMER SLIDE THEY OFTEN REFER TO, WHICH IS THAT LOSS OF THE ACADEMIC SKILLS DURING THE SUMMERTIME AND OVER THE BREAK.
AND IT'S ALIGNED TO OUR TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
SHE'S BEEN AMAZING IN HELPING WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP.
IT WILL BE A MATH ENTREPRENEUR CAMP. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED KIND OF LIKE A SHARK TANK.
THEY WILL BE DOING A SALES PITCH. THEY WILL BE DESIGNING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO FOR THEIR BUSINESS, AND THEY WILL BE WORKING ON THAT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
AND IT'LL BE FOCUSED ON THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
WE ARE WORKING ON LOCATING THE BEST SITE FOR THIS, AND I'M WORKING WITH CHRIS AND BOBBY ON THE BEST LOCATIONS WITH OUR BOND PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER. WE HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS, BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER PLACES THAT WE CAN HOST THE CAMPS.
AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE THAT. SO WE SHOULD HAVE THAT FINALIZED BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
THE OTHER CAMP THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUT IN THAT CAMP IS FREE TO OUR STUDENTS, IT IS FREE TO OUR FAMILIES, AND THERE'S NO COST TO THE DISTRICT.
AND IT'S ALL FUNDED THROUGH BUSINESSES AND THE BUSINESSES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
THE BUSINESSES ALSO COME INTO THE CAMPS AND THEY DO SOME THINGS WITH THE STUDENTS AND THEY WILL HAVE A BIG SHOWCASE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CAMP, AND THE PARENTS GET TO COME UP AND SEE THE SHOWCASE OF THEIR, OF THEIR BUSINESS PRODUCTS. SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE WILL BE DOING A HANDS ON STEM SUMMER CAMP, AND THIS IS DONE WITH THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME.
THIS AGAIN, WE'RE DETERMINING LOCATION OF THIS CAMP.
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR THIS CAMP AND THEN SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT THE CAMP AS CAMP LEADERS, AND THEY ALSO GET LIKE 40 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO PUT ON THEIR RESUMES FOR COLLEGE.
AND THEY ALSO GET SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
AND SO THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS TO ASSIST WITH THE CAMP.
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AND THEN THEY INTEGRATE ALL OF THE OTHER ACADEMIC PIECES THAT ARE THE ALIGNMENT TO OUR STANDARDS.THERE ARE FOUR MODULES THAT THEY WILL GO THROUGH FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN THE ILLUSION WORKSHOP.
AND SO THIS WORKSHOP IS FOCUSING ON NEUROSCIENCE BIOPSYCHOLOGY ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, OPTICS AND PHYSICS. AND IT'S CONNECTED TO THE HALL OF FAMER INVENTOR MR. LANNY SMOOT. AND LANNY SMOOT WAS THIS WAS ALL INSPIRED BECAUSE HE WAS WALT DISNEY'S IMAGINEER WHO INVENTED THE THEATRICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ALL THE SPECIAL EFFECTS. SO SOME OF THE RIDES AT DISNEY WERE ALL CREATED AND INVENTED BY HIM.
AND SO WITH THAT, THEY HAVE CREATED THIS ILLUSION WORKSHOP.
AND THE STUDENTS WILL BE GOING THROUGH AND LEARNING ABOUT THE MECHANICS.
THEY WILL BE BLENDING SCIENCE AS WELL AS THE SPINNING ANIMATION.
SO IT'S A REALLY FUN KIND OF CROSS-CURRICULAR MODULES THAT THEY'LL BE GOING THROUGH.
AND AT THE END OF THE CAMP, THEY WILL HAVE A PRODUCT FROM EACH ONE OF THE MODULES.
SOME OF THEM HAVE MORE THAN ONE, AND THEY GET TO TAKE ALL OF THEM HOME.
SO EACH ONE OF THE STUDENTS GETS TO GO HOME WITH LIKE 5 TO 6 DIFFERENT CREATIONS THAT THEY INVENTED.
AND SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING. COMMUNICATION FOR OUR FAMILIES.
WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT WE POST AND WE HAVE A KIND OF BUTTON AND A DROP DOWN FOR ALL OF THESE AREAS.
SO THERE WILL BE ONE FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL AND LEARNING THE LANGUAGE.
AND THEN THIS WILL GO LIVE VERY SOON, AS WELL AS THE MARKETING THAT WILL BE GOING OUT IN RELATION TO THE CAMPS, IF THEY WANT TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENRICHMENT CAMPS.
SO THE CAMPUSES WILL ALSO BE PROMOTING THESE ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA.
THANK YOU FOR THAT RUN DOWN. SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL HAVEN'T LET MUCH MOSS GROW UNDER YOUR FEET.
IN TERMS OF ONE OF THE THINGS WE STRUGGLE WITH, WITH THE BOARD IS BUDGETING IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
HOW IS THIS SHAPING UP IN RELATIVE TO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET? IT IS MUCH REDUCED, ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY IT HAS BEEN VERY STRATEGIC IN US BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR AT RISK STUDENTS THROUGH OUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME GRANT THAT WE USED TO FUND SUMMER PROGRAMS. YOU MIGHT HAVE REMEMBERED TWO YEARS AGO THE ESSER GRANT.
YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE MONEY THAT WE WERE BASICALLY REMEDIATING THIS SUMMER.
IN THE SUMMERTIME, THE LEARNING LOSS FROM COVID.
AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A SUPER A BLESSING.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE AND CAPITALIZE ON THIS SUMMER. OKAY.
THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS. I'LL START DOWN WITH MISS BARNES.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S VERY EXCITING. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD AND THAT'S REALLY NEAT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE NEWCOMER PROGRAM.
YOU HAD MENTIONED ELEMENTARY AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THE PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
IS THERE ONE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL? DID I MISS IT? SO THE NEWCOMER PROGRAMING THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST FOR SECONDARY HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S VERY FOCUSED ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND THE ONES THAT ARE WORKING FOR GRADUATION.
CREDITS AND REQUIREMENTS. IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ONLY THAT.
THE ELEMENTARY ONE IS INCORPORATED WITH OUR PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN LEARNING THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
AND THEY WILL BE THEY INVITE THE STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR THE NEWCOMER.
SO IT HELPS THAT ACCELERATION IN THE SUMMER. OKAY.
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GREAT. THANK YOU. MISS HATFIELD. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS. SO IN LOOKING AT HOUSE BILL 1416, I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS AND HOW IT'S SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT FROM THE STATE'S PERSPECTIVE OF PUTTING A TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND WITH OUR HIGH QUALITY TIER ONE, WE'RE SEEING GAINS AND SEEING CHANGES. HOWEVER, AS WE START TO REALLY EXPAND OUR LEGISLATIVE REACH AND WE'RE STARTING TO MONITOR THINGS INTO THE LEGISLATION, I'M JUST WONDERING, BECAUSE IT IS A SHIFT, THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH SUMMER SCHOOL FOR FILLING IN GAPS, AND THEN NOW IT'S LIKE, WELL, YOU HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
ARE WE ABLE TO TRACK THE LIKE? IS THAT CHANGE IN LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWED FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY? THEN ACTUALLY REACHING THE SAME OUTCOMES IN THE END.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE ABLE TO MONITOR THE KIDS THAT WERE AT RISK BY ARE THEY IN A CLASSROOM OR ARE THEY GETTING A SPECIAL PULLOUT PROGRAM, LIKE, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE JUST THINKING FOR THE FUTURE? BECAUSE I KNOW THIS BOARD HAS BEEN ADVOCATING AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND WHEN WE MET LAST WEEK, THEY SPECIFICALLY WE MET THIS WEEK, THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID, CAN YOU BRING US BACK DATA THAT SAYS THIS? BECAUSE THEN I CAN PUT A BILL IN AND THEY'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE AMAZING. AND CLEARLY WE'RE FILLING GAPS IN MULTIPLE WAYS.
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING, ACTUALLY, TO THINK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES TRACKING.
YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY TRACK THOSE AREAS. AND I WILL GO BACK TO KIND OF SOMETHING YOU MENTIONED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WITH OUR RESTRUCTURE WITH RTI THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A SUPER HUGE FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY CAN'T REMEDIATE AND WE CAN'T IF TIER ONE IS NOT RIGHT, WE CAN'T WHAT WE CALL RTI OUR WAY OUT OF CORE INSTRUCTION.
THAT'S NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. SO THE WORK THE WORK HAS TO START AT TIER ONE.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN REALLY POURING IN OUR TIME, OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR TEACHERS TO TRY TO SEE AND TRACK AND MONITOR THE GROWTH. ONE OF THE SLIDES I WAS GOING TO PUT IN, BUT IT TENDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT SMALL ON THE SCREEN IN HERE IS AND I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU ALL IN A FOLLOW UP BOARD MEMO REPORT, WHICH I THINK YOU'LL REALLY LIKE, BUT IT SHOWS A MATRIX OF EACH CAMPUS.
I CAN CUSTOMIZE IT, HOWEVER AND IT PUTS IT IN A GRID WHERE IT HAS THAT BROKEN UP BY THEIR PROFILE OF THEIR PERCENTILES, OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENT, BUT THEN ALSO THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR GROWTH.
SO WE CAN SEE IF THEY'RE MOVING BEYOND A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH.
ARE THEY HOVERING JUST UNDER OR ARE THEY DOWN IN THE BOTTOM QUARTER.
SO WE CAN TRACK AND MONITOR THAT DATA. NOW WITH THE NEW PROGRAM IN WAYS THAT WE COULDN'T DO BEFORE.
AND SO NOW I KIND OF NERD OUT ON THE DATA. AND SO I GET EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND I START PLOTTING IN DIFFERENT THINGS. AND YOU SEE EVERY DOT ON THIS KIND OF SCATTER PLOT, IF YOU WILL. AND EACH OF THE DOTS IS A STUDENT, AND WE CAN EVEN HOVER OVER THE STUDENT TO SEE WHO THEY ARE THAT ARE TRENDING.
WE CAN LOOK AT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, FROM DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS TO STUDENTS TO TEACHERS TO PROGRAMS. IN FACT, MISS ROWLAND AND I WERE KIND OF NERDING OUT ON THAT EARLIER TODAY LOOKING AT OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, AND GOT VERY EXCITED BECAUSE WE TRACKED SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WHO WERE IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WHO WERE AT ABOVE A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH.
IT GIVES ME CHILLS TO THINK ABOUT, SO IT'S FUN TO SEE.
I BELIEVE NOW WITH OUR CAPABILITIES OF OUR PROGRAMING, WE CAN TRACK IT BETTER THAN WE WE DID BEFORE.
BUT LAYERING IN THAT TIA PIECE WOULD BE ANOTHER PIECE TO SEE.
THE HARDER PART IS THE SUMMERTIME, BECAUSE SUMMER PROGRAMING IS ABOUT 16 TO 17 DAYS.
BUT WE CAN TRACK AND MONITOR IF THAT EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR, HOW THAT MIGHT HAVE ACCELERATED LEARNING FROM WHEN THEY LEFT AT THE END OF YEAR OF OUR TESTING TO THEN WHEN WE TEST OUT AT THE END OF JUNE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN DO. I THINK. ON THAT NOTE.
AND SO I WILL GO BACK AND LOOK AT A COUPLE OF THINGS AND SEE IF I CAN FOLLOW UP A BOARD MEMO, MAYBE WITH SOME IDEAS THAT WOULD HELP. YEAH. I THINK THE MAIN THING IS WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AND WE KNOW WE WANT TO KEEP OUR RESOURCES AS CLOSE TO THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE.
THESE ARE IT'S EXCITING THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND THE OPPORTUNITIES WE'RE PROVIDING.
BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE WE NEED TO DO AND WE NEED TO STRATEGICALLY ALLOCATE IN THAT WAY.
ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US AND HELPING TO KNOW THAT.
I DO THINK THE MORE THAT WE INCREASE OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMING THAT'S REALLY GOING TO PAY OFF BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE BASICALLY LEARNING THROUGH A PASSION AREA OF INTEREST, AND THEY'RE LEARNING, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS WE'RE KIND OF DOING PHYSICS, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT YET. AND SO THAT IS REALLY WHAT'S FUN,
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BECAUSE THE STUDENTS WHEELS ARE SPINNING AND THEY'RE EXPLORING AND THEY'RE CRITICALLY THINKING, AND THEY'RE DOING THE THINGS THAT WE NEED THEM TO DO. AND I THINK THAT WILL PAY OFF IN BIG DIVIDENDS DOWN THE ROAD. WHICH IS WHY WE LOVE THE FUTURE READY SUMMER PROGRAMING THAT THAT'S NOT SUMMER SCHOOL NECESSARILY.IT REALLY IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
MISS BRADY. VERY EXCITING. AND IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT YOU HAD IT PAID FOR.
THAT'S VERY EXCITING. ON THE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, WHAT HOW MANY STUDENTS CAN WE ALLOW TO ENROLL IN THAT? IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HAS COMMITTED TO HOWEVER MANY KIDS WE CAN GET IN THE DOOR.
THEY ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING THE TEACHERS IF WE HAVE A LOW INTEREST, LET'S JUST SAY, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS THAT WANT TO SIGN UP TO DO IT, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT PROBLEM. BUT IF WE DID THEY HAVE ANOTHER OUTSOURCE OF TEACHERS THAT THEY CAN BRING IN TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.
SO THAT IS INCREDIBLE. WITH THE STEM PROGRAMING THAT'S DONE WITH OUR TEACHERS, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY PROVIDE THE TEACHERS, BUT WE DO THAT WITH IN-HOUSE. THEY ARE PAID THEY ALSO GET A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT TO ATTEND THE CAMP FOR FREE, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN STUDENT TO COME.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WILL OVERSEE IS CALLED THE CAMP DIRECTOR, AND THEY GET A STIPEND.
AND THE MORE STUDENTS THAT COME, THE HIGHER THE STIPEND ACTUALLY IS.
AND SO THAT'S ALSO EXCITING. SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER MORE SPACES.
THERE ARE MANY DISTRICTS AROUND US THAT ARE DOING THIS NATIONAL INVENTOR CAMP.
IN FACT, I THINK LEWISVILLE DOES LIKE 12 OF THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE HAD LIKE DESOTO BIRDVILLE, I THINK SOUTHLAKE CARROLL, MANY OTHERS AROUND US HAVE.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO GROW THIS ONE TO MULTIPLE SITES AS WE KIND OF MOVE DOWN THE ROAD.
THEY WILL GET A DISCOUNT. WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A $40 DISCOUNT ON PROGRAMING BECAUSE WE'RE A NEW DISTRICT TO THEIR COMPANY, AND THEY'RE OFFERING A $30 DISCOUNT FOR LIKE AN EARLY BIRD SIGNUP.
AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
SO YEAH. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT GROWING THAT PROGRAM.
EXCELLENT. AND THEN THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOU MENTIONED, LIKE THE LEARNING A LANGUAGE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE BY INVITATION, CORRECT OR NO.
SO EVERY ONE OF THEM IS OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME.
I THINK WE SENT OUT 1200 LETTERS. WE'VE ALREADY HAD, LIKE I SAID, OVER ABOUT 500 RETURNED ALREADY, SO THAT'S EXCITING. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE DO HAVE PROJECTED SEATS THAT WE RUN OFF OF OUR COURSE FAILURES AND OR HIGH SCHOOL EOC RE TESTERS. AND SO THOSE STUDENTS, WE HAVE PROJECTED NUMBERS THAT WE CAN SERVE IN THE PROGRAMS OR AT THE, AT THE CAMPUSES ACCELERATION. WE TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS COME IN FOR ACCELERATION.
AND SO WE CAN HOST QUITE A FEW STUDENTS. I KNOW WHEN THEY DO THE MARKETING FOR THOSE PROGRAMS, THEY WILL HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO SIGN UP QUICKLY AND TO GET A SPOT IN THOSE PROGRAMS IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN.
SOMETIMES STUDENTS SHOW UP OR STUDENTS SIGN UP, BUT THEY MAY NOT SHOW UP.
AND SO WE ALSO OFFER SEATS FOR STUDENTS WHO WHO NEED TO COME.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF IF THE CLASS DOESN'T MAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FILL THE SEATS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE STUDENTS NOT COMING. THANK YOU.
YES, MA'AM. MR. BACHIK. THANK YOU.
WOULD IT BE A CORRECT ASSUMPTION THAT OF MINE THAT SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS OR CHANGES ARE JUST NOW BEING ANNOUNCED TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME? THE ONLY ONES THAT WERE KNEW THAT WERE CONFIRMED THIS WEEK WERE THE TWO ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM VIRTUALLY UNTIL THIS WEEK.
ALL THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN IN PLANNING FOR THE LAST 4 TO 5 MONTHS.
THE PRINCIPALS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROGRAMING TODAY AND MORE DEFINITIVE TERMS, BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE OFFERINGS FOR THE LAST, I WOULD SAY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I THINK I'M JUST ON WHEN WE'RE SOLIDIFYING OUR, OUR PLANS FOR SUMMER THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR STAFF AND MAYBE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN SUMMERS PAST.
YOU KNOW, I'VE ALREADY COMMUNICATED THIS TO DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, BUT IT IS IT IS MY EXPECTATION.
AND I CANNOT SPEAK ON THE REST OF THE BOARD THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IF THERE'S BEEN PLANS OR PROGRAMS IN THE OTHER SUMMER, IN PAST SUMMERS AND THERE'S A CHANGE. ABOUT OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES.
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BUT OUR STAFF DESERVE TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHAT THOSE PLANS ARE.AND TO GET A FINAL ANSWER. THEY A LOT OF TIMES ARE DEPENDENT ON SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS FOR YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES. AND I JUST I CANNOT EXPRESS ENOUGH THAT OUR STAFF NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THAT.
AND THEN AS WELL, ON ANY KIND OF SUMMER OFFERINGS, YOU KNOW, FINALIZED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, SO THAT THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION TO MAKE THEIR SUMMER PLANS.
YES, MA'AM. I AGREE WITH YOU, AND WE WILL DEFINITELY GET IT OUT AS QUICK AS WE CAN.
I THINK ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES THIS YEAR, IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR, WHERE THE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF WITH OUR WE GOT A LOT OF BOND PROJECTS GOING ON. AND THEN I BELIEVE THERE'S A THE CITY IS ALSO DOING SOME WORK AROUND SHEFFIELD.
AND SO WE'VE KIND OF HAD SOME MOVING TARGETS THIS SUMMER.
AND ALSO THEN OF COURSE WORKING AROUND OUR OTHER REZONING AND CONSOLIDATION PIECES.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING THIS OUT VERY SOON.
OKAY. MISS BENAVIDEZ, THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE NEWCOMERS.
IS ARE THE CLASSES TAUGHT IN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE OR HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THEM? YES, THEY ARE TAUGHT WITH OUR BILINGUAL STAFF AND THEY ARE CENTERED AROUND PREDOMINANTLY LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, BUT THEN OF COURSE, ALIGNED TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
AND THESE ARE TEACHERS THAT TYPICALLY HAVE WORKED WITH THE PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN GROUP.
BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST FROM OUR ELEMENTARY STAFF THAT MAY BE WITH OUR BILINGUAL PROGRAM AS WELL, THAT SIGN UP TO BE A PART OF THE NEWCOMER PROGRAM.
AND SO WE DO EMPLOY A LOT OF OUR OF OUR TEACHERS.
THAT'S GREAT. WHAT ABOUT OUR. DO WE HAVE NEWCOMERS FROM ASIA AND INDIA? YES, WE CERTAINLY CAN. AND SO THE TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE HIRED IN THERE, OF COURSE, WE PREDOMINANTLY USE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE AGAIN, IN THE, IN THE CAMPUSES NOW. AND SO IF THEY SIGN UP AND THEY WANT TO COME AND DO THE SUMMER PROGRAMING, THEN OF COURSE WE TRY TO ALIGN THEM TO THEIR, YOU KNOW, NATIVE, I MEAN, THEY'RE DOING THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PIECES, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE, BUT THEY DEFINITELY HAVE THAT TEACHER THAT IS SKILLED AND CERTIFIED IN THAT AREA TO EFFECTIVELY TEACH THE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. THAT'S WONDERFUL.
REGARDING THE CAMPS, IS THAT LARGE GROUPS OR SMALL GROUPS THAT THAT WILL BE THAT WILL ENJOY THAT? YES. THEY THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY SAY THERE WAS A CAP NECESSARILY ON THE NUMBER.
I KNOW THERE WAS A CAP IN NOT GOING TOO HIGH.
BUT I THINK THEY'RE AROUND A SIZE OF A CLASSROOM.
AND SO WE ARE FINALIZING THOSE DETAILS. KATRINA AND I AND THEN ALSO TWO OF OUR DIRECTORS ARE GOING TO BE OVERSEEING AS THE CAMP KIND OF LIAISONS FOR THOSE, AND I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HOLCOMB.
WOW. EXCITING TIMES ARE COMING THIS SUMMER. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARD TRAINING CREDITS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION.
FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THAT IS DONE. AND THEN THE STATE REQUIRES THAT ONCE A YEAR, WE HAVE A REPORT THAT EXPLAINS WHAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS.
I HAVE ASKED OUR VICE PRESIDENT, MR. HABAKKUK, IF SHE WOULD REVIEW THE REPORT WITH US.
THIS IS FUN. UNDER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE, COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND WHO IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AS OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT, OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING, AS APPLICABLE.
THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBER CONTINUING EDUCATION.
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LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION. ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
TEAM BUILDING ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION.
EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.
IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN, AND SCHOOL SAFETY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OR DEFICIENCY AS TO REQUIRED TRAINING.
LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION REQUIRED FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION TRAINING.
MARJORIE BARNES, ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRED FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING FIRST YEAR, BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
TRAINING. MARJORIE BARNES POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
NO BOARD MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
TEAM BUILDING. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING.
TARA HRBACEK. KIM BRADY. MARJORIE BARNES. CAROLYN BENAVIDES.
ILEANA GARZA. ROJAS. CASSANDRA HATFIELD AND RANDY SCHEKMAN.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
TARA HRBACEK. KIM BRADY. MARJORIE BARNES. CAROLYN BENAVIDES.
ILEANA GARZA. ROJAS. CASSANDRA HATFIELD AND RANDY SCHEKMAN.
EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.
MARJORIE BARNES IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
TARA HRBACEK, KIM BRADY, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, ILEANA GARZA ROJAS, CASSANDRA HATFIELD.
EXCEEDING REQUIRED CONTINUATION. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
MR. SHACKMAN, THAT CONCLUDES THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ANNUAL BOARD TRAINING CREDIT REPORT.
I HAND THE MEETING BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HRBACEK.
LET ME ADD ON TO THAT. IT IS ALMOST ONEROUS IN SOME WAYS.
THE AMOUNT OF EXTRA CURRICULAR TRAINING THAT AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE EXPECTED TO DO.
AND YOU, MY COLLEAGUES, HAVE NOT ONLY DONE IT, YOU HAVE SURPASSED IT.
AND I AM PROUD OF YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, BOARD MEMBERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST CONTINUE OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK? POWER THROUGH. OKAY. WE WILL POWER THROUGH. NEXT, WE WILL DEAL WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS NUMBER FIVE ON
[5. Consent Agenda]
OUR AGENDA LIST. BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION RELATIVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA? MR. CHAIRMAN, SHACKMAN. IN THE PRE MEETING, I SAID I NEEDED TO PULL ITEM FIVE V DOT FIVE V.[01:10:03]
THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MISS BRADY? ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.[6. Items for Discussion and/or Action]
THERE WAS ONE ITEM PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.SO IS THERE A MOTION TO DEAL WITH FIVE V MRS HATFIELD.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE FIVE V AS PRESENTED. OKAY.
SECOND. MISS BRADY. ALL IN FAVOR? FIVE IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTENTION.
ALL RIGHT. I WENT UP QUICKLY AND BROUGHT MY HEAD BACK.
I GOT. SIX WITH ONE PASSENGER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. BLACKBURN.
THIS IS WORK AT ROSEMEAD SPECIFICALLY. THIS WILL BE A PHASED RENOVATION.
MOST OF THE OLDER SECTION OF THE BUILDING'S CLASSROOMS WILL BE AFFECTED.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE. MY QUESTION IS ARE WE NEEDING TEMPORARIES? HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THE. WE WILL NOT NEED PORTABLES AT THIS SITE.
BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY TAKING A SMALL GROUP OF CLASSROOMS AT A TIME.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FOLKS AROUND. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. MR. BACHIK. I WOULD JUST LIKE CLARIFICATION.
IN THE INFORMATION, IT INDICATES ALL AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURCHASE.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ITEM THAT'S OUTSIDE OF BOND 2023? THE ONLY THING THAT'S NOT FUNDED BY 2023 FUNDS WAS A SMALL ITEM PERMANENT WALLS AND DOORS THAT WAS.
NOT COST EFFICIENT TO DO EARLIER. SO WE ROLLED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDS OVER TO INCLUDE IT IN THE LARGER SCOPE TO WHERE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY AN UNNECESSARY AMOUNT FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT IT IS, MEANING IT WAS INEFFICIENT TO DO IT BEFORE BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO REDO IT WITH THIS NEW SCOPE OF WORK. YES. YES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THAT'S ALL FOR ME, MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION THEN FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? MISS HATFIELD, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX B, THE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
CONTRACT 2023 TEN 050 WITH JACKSON CONSTRUCTION.
IS THERE, MISS BRADY? THERE'S A SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS.
ALL IN FAVOR? IT IS UNANIMOUS. AND THEN I BELIEVE THAT, MR. BLACKBURN, YOU'RE STILL UP, AND WE'LL LET YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NEXT ITEM.
THE NEXT ITEM IS A MAJOR RENOVATION AT BLAYLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT'S PLANNED TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER. PLAN TO COMPLETE THE SUMMER OF 27.
SO THIS AGAIN IS A BIG RENOVATION. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WE'LL SLOWLY WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE BUILDING, AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO FEEL VERY DIFFERENT WHEN WE'RE DONE.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE PORTABLES AT THIS CAMPUS.
OKAY. YES, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. YES, SIR. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. I'M LOOKING AT THE AGENDA IN BOARD BOOK, AND I
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HAD SUBMITTED THIS QUESTION. I DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER, BUT I NEED TO CONFIRM.SIX B IS AN AGENDA ITEM THAT REFERENCES AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO CONTRACT NUMBER 2023 TEN 0506.
C SAYS CONSIDER APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SAME CONTRACT NUMBER.
IS THIS THE DESCRIPTION? I'M SORRY. I HAD A NOTE TO SAY SOMETHING AND I DIDN'T.
THE DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT. THE AGENDA ITEM SHOULD READ.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. OKAY.
OTHER QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL DO THAT.
OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE BASE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
CONTRACT 2023 TEN 050 WITH JACKSON CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FINAL PHASE OF THEIR CONTRACT.
SCOPE OF WORK ON PACKAGE NUMBER TWO. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? MISS GARCIA ROJAS. SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS, MISS CANADA. AND MR. BLACKBURN WILL CONTINUE WITH YOU.
AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR RENOVATION.
BUT WE I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF.
BUT THIS IS TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A KEY TRADE CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE TO START AND UNDER CONTRACT AND INSURED RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WINDOW FOR SUMMER CONSTRUCTION, WHICH BEGINS IMMEDIATELY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.
SO THE FULL GMP WILL BE APPROVED. WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT BEFORE THE BOARD AND THE JUNE BOARD MEETING.
SO WE WOULD LOSE A WEEK RIGHT THERE. NOT TO MENTION THE TIME TO ACTUALLY GET THE CONTRACTS WRITTEN.
OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE.
NO, SORRY. THEY'RE ALL IN HERE. STARTING OVER.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. CONTRACT 2023 TEN 050 WITH HILL AND WILKINSON, GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR EARLY RELEASE SCOPE AT TURNER HIGH SCHOOL.
BOARD MEMBERS. I HAVE A MOTION. NOW I HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS BRADY.
ANY QUESTIONS? OR DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY, MISS MARIE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL CONTINUE ON TO LETTER E.
THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME CUSTOMIZED CLASSROOMS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE ENGINEERING PROGRAM THERE AT RANCHVIEW, INCLUDING SPACE FOR THEIR MACHINERY TO SUPPORT THE FABRICATION WORK THAT THEY DO.
THEY'VE GOT A CNC MACHINE AND A FEW OTHER FAIRLY HEAVY MACHINES THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE GOOD SPACE FOR, FOR THAT PROGRAM. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS. THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR ALSO FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. IS THERE A MOTION? MISS BRADY? I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT. EXCUSE ME. 2020 3-1050 WITH CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION TO SUPPORT ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT RANCHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.
THANK YOU. HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MISS HATFIELD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK IN.
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ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CONSIDER AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE DUE TO WINTER WEATHER.
PRESIDENT SHACKMAN AND DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS YOU WILL RECALL, ON MARCH 4TH, THE DFW AREA EXPERIENCED EXTREME WEATHER WITH WINDS OF UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES OF APPROXIMATELY 335,000.
THIS IMPACTED TEN OF OUR CAMPUSES, SO THEY WERE CLOSED ON MARCH THE 4TH.
ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, ON MARCH THE 5TH, THERE WERE STILL TWO CAMPUSES THAT DID NOT HAVE POWER.
SO AS PER POLICY, DEA LOCAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, THE BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE. SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION SO THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE THEIR REGULAR COMPENSATION FOR THE TIME THAT THEY MISSED.
OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. DOES THIS COMPENSATION APPLY TO ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE RELATED TO WORK FOR THOSE CAMPUSES? THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S NOT JUST TEACHERS OR. IT IS ALL MEMBERS.
EVERYONE THAT MISSED DUE TO THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE.
THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. THE QUESTION? YES.
I KNOW THIS IS ABOUT STAFF. WHAT ABOUT MAKEUP? TIME FOR STUDENTS. THAT IS SOMETHING WE WERE LOOKING AT TODAY, AND WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO ROLL THAT OUT.
WE'RE STILL PLANNING THAT. AND WE'LL HAVE THAT BY NEXT WEEK.
OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON IT.
OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS AN ITEM.
WE NEED A MOTION. AND. WITH THE MOTION THEN WE ALSO NEED TO READ.
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN LANGUAGE IF YOU'D LIKE TO. MISS HATFIELD WOULD LET YOU MAKE THE MOTION AND READ.
ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE DUE TO WINTER WEATHER.
APRIL 3RD, 2025. PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES DURING EMERGENCY CLOSURE.
WHEREAS THE RECENT INCLEMENT WEATHER RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE OF B SALAZAR, BLAYLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY, CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, DAVIS ELEMENTARY, FRESNO ELEMENTARY, LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAINWATER ELEMENTARY, AND ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY.
ON MARCH 4TH, 2025. BLAYLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FERNO ELEMENTARY WERE ALSO CLOSED ON MARCH 5TH, 2025. THESE CAMPUSES ARE PART OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CFBISD, AND THE CLOSURES WERE DUE TO POWER OUTAGES AND FOR THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
AND WHEREAS, THROUGH CIRCUMSTANCES COMPLETELY BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, CFBISD EMPLOYEES WERE FORCED TO MISS PART OR ALL OF REGULAR DUTY SCHEDULE DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS, AND WHEREAS BOARD POLICY LOCAL REQUIRES THAT THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO PAY EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR REGULAR DUTY SCHEDULE DURING AN EMERGENCY CLOSURE AS FURTHER PROVIDED BY THIS RESOLUTION.
AND WHEREAS THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL PURPOSE EXISTS FOR FORGIVING OR EXCUSING THE ABSENCES OF AN EMPLOYEE ON DAYS WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT ABLE TO WORK DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES OR OPERATIONS, AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CFBISD THAT, NUMBER ONE, ALL EMPLOYEES WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR REGULAR DUTY SCHEDULE DURING THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE, EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO WERE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING THE CLOSURE, WERE ALREADY SCHEDULED TO BE OFF OR WERE ABSENT FOR REASONS UNRELATED TO THE CLOSURE.
THOSE DAYS WILL NOT BE REINSTATED. AND NUMBER TWO.
COULD BE ADOPTED. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING THAT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MISS BRADY IS A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE THE HAND.
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THAT IS UNANIMOUS. YOU SEE THAT? OKAY, I THINK WE HAVE COME TO LETTER G. UPDATE APPROVAL UPDATES FOR EDIT TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, AND IT'S BEEN BEING WORKED ON BY AN EXCELLENT WORK BY THE COMMITTEE AND MISS HRBACEK.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEAL WITH THIS. SURE. THANK YOU.
SO AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE, MYSELF MISS HATFIELD AND MISS BARNES.
THIS IS THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE EDITS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN PRIOR.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT OUR WORK STUDY. NOTHING IN THE BODY HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM THAT TIME.
I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ADJUSTED THE LAST APPENDIX, WHICH IS THE NEW BOARD MEMBER CHECKLIST.
WE CLEANED UP SOME REFERENCES. OUT OF DATE OR OUT OF.
IT'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD. THEY WERE OLD REFERENCES.
THEY JUST. WE DIDN'T. WE MISSED MISS IT IN THE INITIAL EDITS AND REVIEWS.
AND SO WE GOT DOWN TO THAT APPENDIX. SO THAT'S BEEN CHANGED, HAD SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GUIDING ANY NEW BOARD MEMBER ON ON THAT. SO THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE IN THIS TONIGHT OF WHAT YOU WAS PRESENTED OR WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN OUR WORK STUDY. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ANY ACTION? MISS BRADY? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM G, THE UPDATES AND EDITS TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IS THERE A SECOND? MISS GARZA WAS SECONDED. ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CLOSED. MEETING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION
[7. Closed Meeting ]
551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. 551.072 REAL PROPERTY.551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS. 551.076 SECURITY DEVICES.
551.082 SCHOOL CHILDREN, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS OR COMPLAINT.
551.0821 PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE STUDENT INFORMATION.
AND 1.084. INVESTIGATION. THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECESS INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM, AND WE PLAN TO DISCUSS THE INTRUDER DESTRUCTION DETECTION AUDIT FINDINGS REPORT AND THEN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING CONCERNS RELATED TO SUPERINTENDENT AND CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS TO SOLVE THE SAME.
[8. Reconvene in Open Meeting]
I CALL THIS MEETING BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AT 10:06 P.M..BOARD. WE HAVE BEEN IN CLOSED SESSION FOR A WHILE.
IS THE BOARD IS THERE ANY ACTION THAT WE WANT TO TAKE COMING OUT OF THAT? IS THERE A MOTION THAT WE WOULD MAKE MISS GARZA ROSAS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPOINT LEGAL COUNSEL TO PROCEED, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY.
I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS BARNES.
ALL IN FAVOR? IT IS UNANIMOUS. IT IS JUST SIX.
MISS BENAVIDES WAS CALLED AWAY IN A FAMILY EMERGENCY.
FOR THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? SEEING AND HEARING NONE. I BELIEVE WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
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AND I CALL THAT THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 1007.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.