Sep 04, 2025 School Board Meeting- Regular Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025. BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. YOU'RE FREE TO JOIN ME IN STANDING AS PARK PASTOR MARK RALLS FROM REDEEMER COVENANT CHURCH PROVIDES A MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY THE READING OF THE PLEDGES BY CAROLYN BENAVIDES, LEADING THE PLEDGE TO THE US FLAG, AND PAUL GILMORE LEADING THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS STATE FLAG. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IF YOU JOIN ME IN A WORD OF PRAYER. MIGHTY GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT BEING ABLE TO COME TO THIS MEETING. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF EDUCATING. INFORMING THE STUDENTS OF CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.

WE ASK THAT YOUR SPIRIT WOULD GUIDE US TONIGHT AS DECISIONS ARE MADE. GIVE US COURAGE AND CONVICTION TO FOLLOW YOUR GUT FEELING WITH WHERE YOU'RE LEADING. WISDOM TO LISTEN WHEN NEED BE, ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP PEOPLE GOING WHEN THE TIMES GET DIFFICULT, AND CONVICTION TO GO THROUGH THE HARD TIMES TO SEE THE FRUIT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. THANK YOU FOR SO MANY THAT SERVE FAITHFULLY, BOTH UP FRONT AND BEHIND THE SCENES. FOR THE STUDENTS OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD ASK THAT THEIR WORK WOULD COME TO FRUITION AND THAT THESE STUDENTS WOULD LIVE OUT THE CALLING AND BECOME THE STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE YOU FORM THEM TO BE. WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER THE STUDENTS, WATCHING OVER THEM AND TURNING THEM INTO THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MEANT TO BE. AMEN.

WELL GOOD EVENING. THE SCHOOL YEAR IS WELL UNDERWAY AND THERE IS LOTS OF EXCITEMENT HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. NOW THAT THE STUDENTS ARE BACK IN THE BUILDING AND OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING DAILY WITH THEM. AND SO IT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AS WE AT DISTRICT, WE DEDICATE OUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES TO A GOAL OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL. THE BOARD USES THIS GOAL TO GUIDE EVERY DELIBERATION, DECISION, AND ACTION AS ELECTED TRUSTEES. THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OVERSIGHT, SETTING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE DISTRICT, AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, ALL IN SERVICE OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. YOU WILL WITNESS THE BOARD CONDUCTING ITS WORK IN OPEN SESSION, EXCEPT FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. THESE ITEMS TYPICALLY INVOLVE PERSONNEL MATTERS, CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY, OR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA TONIGHT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SUPPORTING KIDS. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ASK THAT EVERYONE PRESENT, MODEL RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, AND CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT MODELS WHAT WE EXPECT OF OUR STUDENTS. FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE KIM BRADY, ILIANA GARZA ROJAS, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, PAUL GILMORE, RANDY SCHEKMAN, AND MYSELF, CASSANDRA HATFIELD. WE CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND MAY CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BOARD WILL ACCEPT COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT AND FROM DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. PERSONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED A FORM ONLINE FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND SUBMITTED IT BY 1 P.M. TODAY, WHICH WAS THE DEADLINE WHEN THE BOARD ADDRESSES ITEM NUMBER THREE. AUDIENCE FOR GUEST. YOU WILL BE

[2. Special Presentations and Recognitions]

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. MISS RODRIGUEZ. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. FROM THE DAIS. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICK-FIL-A TRINITY MILLS, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THOSE WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE WITH THE CFB CHAMPION AWARD. THIS MONTH, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT THE CFB CHAMPION AWARD TO CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU WANT TO STAND FOR A LITTLE BIT. CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO FOSTERING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CARING MENTORS AND CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS. WITH MORE THAN 150 MENTORS NOW SERVING ACROSS 15 CFBISD SCHOOLS, CONNECTING THE

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THESE LASTING CONNECTIONS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS LIVES BY NURTURING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO POURING INTO THE NEXT GENERATION. THANK YOU.

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION AS OUR CFB CHAMPION. AND THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS. A LITTLE PLUG FOR CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY. SINCE THEY DO SUPPORT MENTORING KIDS, ALL IT TAKES IS 20 MINUTES A WEEK. I KNOW A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE MENTOR IN SCHOOLS EVERY WEEK. AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND OUR GOALS TOWARDS LITERACY. WHEN YOU MENTOR A CHILD AND YOU SPEND 20 MINUTES WITH THEM, PERHAPS READING, MAYBE PLAYING A GAME, JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION, IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN A KID'S LIFE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK UP CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT REALLY AN APPLICATION. IT'S LIKE, HEY, YOU WANT TO MENTOR? GREAT. LET'S MAKE SURE YOU'RE CLEARED ON A BACKGROUND CHECK. MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE THE TIME AND SCHOOL SO IT CAN BE CONVENIENT TO YOUR HOUSE. IT'S REALLY GREAT PROGRAM. SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET ENGAGED. EVERYBODY CAN TAKE 20 MINUTES A WEEK FOR KIDS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR PRESIDENT'S REPORT. AND AS WE'RE TAKING TIMES FOR KIDS, SEPTEMBER IS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH. AND ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH IS ONE OF OUR FOCUSES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THIS DISTRICT. AND WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR ATTENDANCE YEAR OVER YEAR, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN DOING. SO YOU'VE SEEN THAT HIGHLIGHTED IN SOME OF OUR DATA THAT WE ARE SEEING ATTENDANCE IN THIS DISTRICT INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THAT IS SHOWING UP IN OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT TONIGHT IN A PRESENTATION ON ATTENDANCE. YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE THAT TONIGHT IN OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PRESENTATION. AND SO IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE THAT KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL EVERY DAY. AND I DID A QUICK LITERATURE SEARCH WORKING ON MY DOCTORATE RIGHT NOW. SO I GET A LITTLE BORED SOMETIMES. JUST NEED TO SEARCH A LITTLE MORE LITERATURE UP.

JUST KIDDING ON THE GETTING BORED PART. BUT STUDENTS WHO MISSED MORE THAN NINE DAYS IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO STRUGGLE BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE, AND CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS OF NINTH GRADE SUCCESS. SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR, I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW AND OUR PARENTS TO KNOW THAT ATTENDANCE REALLY MATTERS. AND IN ADDITION TO THIS, IT'S NOT JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS, IT'S ALSO FOR OUR TEACHERS. SO TO OUR TEACHERS THAT SHOW UP EVERY DAY TO SERVE OUR KIDS AND REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, YOUR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT YOU PREPARE FOR AND DELIVER EVERY DAY REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND IT'S SHOWING IN OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR. AND SO I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO THANK A TEACHER FOR THE HARD WORK THEY DO WITH OUR CHILDREN, AND TO GET YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL, NOT ONLY GET THEM TO SCHOOL, BUT GET THEM THERE ON TIME AND KEEP THEM THERE ALL DAY. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR TONIGHT. OUR NEXT UP ITEM IS THE COMMITTEE UPDATES FROM BOARD MEMBERS. AND AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, I WILL ASK BOARD MEMBERS TO CONSIDER THEIR COMMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GEARING THESE TOWARDS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SO TONIGHT FOR BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES, DOES ANYONE HAVE A REPORT? AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THOSE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES. AND THE WORK OF THESE COMMITTEES IS TO PREPARE PRODUCTS FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW AND ADOPTION THROUGH SERVING ON THE COMMITTEES. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FROM SUBCOMMITTEES? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SET OF COMMITTEES, WHICH IS OUR DISTRICT LIAISON COMMITTEES. THE DISTRICT LIAISON COMMITTEES ARE COMMITTEES THAT BOARD MEMBERS SERVE ON FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO THE COMMITTEES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT DISTRICT OPERATIONS. AND SO AS A LIAISON, WE'RE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. WE'RE LISTENING, ENGAGING, AND WE BRING INFORMATION BACK TO THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON DISTRICT LIAISON COMMITTEES? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOCTOR ALDRIDGE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY TWO TRUSTEE COLLEAGUES TODAY, CAROLYN BENAVIDES AND ILEANA GARZA ROJAS. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE METROQUEST LEADERSHIP OUTDOOR LEARNING ROPES COURSE TODAY.

AND SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF SAW WE CLIMB TELEPHONE POLES AND HELPED EACH OTHER OVER WALLS AND AND LEARNED LOTS OF THINGS. SO IT WAS A GREAT BONDING TIME ALSO WITH OUR CITY LEADERS. SO IT WAS A GOOD TIME. I WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE, HELPING OUR STUDENTS ENROLL, PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO

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SO I'M SUPER PROUD AND I KNOW THERE'S A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND THE BOARD IS FOCUSED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, IT REALLY DOES PAY OFF. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DISTRICT ON ALL THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SUPPORT STAFF SUPPORTING. BECAUSE AFTER ALL, WE ARE HERE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM TWO E WHICH IS UPDATE FROM PTA. MISS NUNEZ, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, ESTEEMED BOARD. I'M DEANNA NUNEZ. I'M THE PROUD TO BE SERVING AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP ON THE CFP COUNCIL OF PTAS FOR THE SECOND YEAR, THE NEW PTA SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEGUN. AND THE LAST COUNT, WE HAD 3716 MEMBERS ALREADY JOINED. THE BEST WAY TO JOIN A PTA IS TO GO TO JOIN PTA OR BECOME ONE OF OUR CFP CHAMPIONS, WHERE YOU JOIN ALL 32 OF OUR PTAS OR ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PROGRAMS. AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 14 CFB CHAMPIONS. WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THAT. OUR DISTRICT PTA EXTRAVAGANZA EVENT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AT THE NANCY WALTON WILL INCLUDE A SMALL VENDOR FAIR TRAINING AND NETWORK. THIS WILL BE OPEN TO ALL LOCAL PTA BOARDS, THE NATIONAL PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST IS OFTEN RUNNING. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS I BELONG. WE HOPE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE. SUBMISSION DATES AND DEADLINES WILL BE SHARED AT OUR FIRST DELEGATE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 10TH. AND OUR BIGGEST NEWS WE'RE BRINGING BACK THE HARLEM WIZARDS. THE WIZARDS WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN OUR CFB CHAMPIONS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH WITH A TIP OFF AT 630 AT NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL. START THINKING ABOUT WHICH TEACHER WILL REPRESENT YOUR SCHOOL AND ON OUR CFB CHAMPION TEAM. TICKET SALES ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR PTA WEBSITE. OUR CURRENT CALENDAR INCLUDES DATES AND TIMES OF ALL OUR DELEGATE MEETINGS, AND IT'S POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AT CFB. YOU CAN ALSO BUY ONE OF OUR GREAT NEW T SHIRTS THAT SUPPORTS ALL OUR PTAS, AS WELL AS BECOME A CHAMPION MEMBER THERE. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE HONOR OF BECOMING THE PRESTIGIOUS DESTINATION OF THE NATIONAL PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. THESE SCHOOLS ARE NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL. TED POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL. COUNTRY PLACE ELEMENTARY. AND FREEMAN ELEMENTARY. THEY HAVE THE NATIONAL PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. THEY WILL HAVE THIS HONOR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AWESOME. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE YOU GUYS ARE. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE OUTSIDE. ALL RIGHT. AND WE BROUGHT BACK OUR MONTHLY AWARDS THIS YEAR. OUR FIRST CHALLENGE WAS THE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT. THE WINNERS OF OUR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT ARE ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY AND PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU. AND THIS ONE, YOU GUYS, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS DAY. OUR NEXT SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE IS RE TODAY HERE TODAY, ATTENDANCE AND LITERACY GO HAND IN HAND. WE'LL HAVE A FULL LIST OF ALL OUR CHALLENGES FOR THE YEAR AT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR OUR CHILDREN.

TOGETHER WE ARE PTA. THANK YOU, MISS NUNEZ, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD WINNERS AND OUR

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ADDITIONALLY, MR. GILMORE, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE, BUT AT THE HARLEM WIZARDS GAME, THE NEWEST BOARD MEMBER ALSO HAS SOME KIND OF A SPECIAL THING THEY HAVE TO DO. SO JUST KIND OF PRE WARNING YOU THAT THAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. YES. YOU FOR SURE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ITEM NUMBER THREE AUDIENCE FOR GUEST PERSONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS MUST HAVE ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED AN ONLINE FORM FOR THIS PURPOSE PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. IN CLOSING OF THE FORM AT THE TIME OF POSTING, WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT SUBMITTED A FORM, SO I'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INFORMATION HERE. SO BEFORE I BEGIN, I'LL REMIND OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS. ANYONE INTERESTED TO SPEAK IN PERSON DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS, AS I STATED, MUST HAVE SUBMITTED A FORM BY 1:00 TODAY. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ONCE DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS, AND SPEAKERS DESIGNATED AS A STAKEHOLDER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES AND DESIGNATED AS NON STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD FOLLOWING BOARD POLICY. BED LOCAL. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM AS MANY OF YOU AS POSSIBLE, SO WE WILL ASK TO KEEP THE MEETING RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. GROUPS OF FIVE OR MORE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO PRESENT ON A PARTICULAR VIEWPOINT SHOULD APPOINT ONE PERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OR ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD CANNOT DELIBERATE ON ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS WILL LISTEN TO COMMENTS BUT WILL NOT RESPOND OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. RECOGNIZING THAT STUDENTS ARE THE HEART OF OUR WORK, WE ASK THAT SPEAKERS MODEL THE RESPECTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR WE EXPECT FROM OUR STUDENTS. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS CIVIL AND COURTEOUS, AND AVOID PROFANITY OR PERSONAL ATTACKS. REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT YOUR OWN CHILD. YELLING AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR OR DISCRIMINATORY REMARKS ARE NOT PERMITTED. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR COMMENT AND THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER MYSELF CONSTITUTES A COMPLAINT OR A CHARGE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER, IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ME TO INTERRUPT YOU AND ASK YOU TO STOP AND DIRECT YOU TO PROCEED WITH THE BOARD'S FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. IF A SPEAKER IS SEEKING BOARD RESOLUTION ON A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT, THAT CONCERN SHOULD.

CONCERN SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCESS, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND INCLUDED IN POLICIES GBA, F AND G AND GRIEVANCE FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE THROUGH THE DISTRICT WEBSITE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD WILL NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC DIRECTLY, AND WILL ADDRESS ANY AGENDA ITEMS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. WHEN THEY ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA. THE TIMER WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. AND SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS. THE SPEAKERS PRESENTATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. AND OUR ONE SPEAKER FOR TONIGHT IS ROCHELLE HALE. ALL RIGHT ROCHELLE OKAY. SO SEEING THAT OUR COMMENTER IS NOT HERE TONIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM AGENDA NUMBER FOUR WHICH IS OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS UPDATE. THE NEXT AGENDA

[4. Non-Action Items for Discussion]

SO KEEP THOSE THREE NUMBERS IN MIND TONIGHT 50%, 50% AND 79%. THOSE ARE OUR TARGETS FOR THIS LAST YEAR, THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS TIMELINE OUTLINES THE PROCESS AND BOARD ACTIONS THAT

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OUR FIRST SET OF CHARTS. LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR HOUSE BILL THREE EARLY LITERACY TARGET. THE CHART ON THE LEFT REFLECTS 2324 DATA, AND THE CHART ON THE RIGHT REFLECTS 2425 DATA. THE GRAY COLUMNS REFLECT INTERIM PROGRESS MEASURES ON THIRD GRADE MAP READING ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED IN THE FALL, THE WINTER AND THE SPRING. EACH YEAR. THE RED COLUMN REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGE OF SCORES AT MEETS OR ABOVE ON STAR IN 2025, 57% OF STAAR SCORES WERE AT THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE. FOR ALL THIRD GRADE RLA TESTS. NOT ONLY DID THIS REFLECT AN INCREASE OF 5% FROM 2024, BUT IT ALSO FAR EXCEEDED THE 2025 TARGET OF 50%. ONE FINAL NOTE AND I KNOW YOU GUYS THOUGHT I WAS DONE TALKING ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, SUBSETS AND ALL STUDENTS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ALL YEAR WITH EVERY UPDATE.

SO THE RED COLUMN REFLECTS ACCOUNTABILITY SUBSET BECAUSE THAT'S OUR STAAR TEST. THE MAP TESTS ARE LOOKING AT ALL STUDENTS. THE CHART REFLECTS THIS CHART REFLECTS OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR HOUSE BILL THREE MATHEMATICS TARGETS WHILE WE MET THE 20 2324 TARGET LAST YEAR, OUR 20 2425 SCORE WAS 49%. MOVING INTO 2526. THIRD GRADE MATH IS AN AREA OF FOCUS AS WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS WITH HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO OUR HOUSE BILL THREE CMR GOALS. THE GOAL OF EVERY CMR DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BOTH THE ACCESS AND THE SKILLS TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. THERE ARE 13 POSSIBLE WAYS THAT A STUDENT CAN BE CONSIDERED COLLEGE OR CAREER OR MILITARY READY OR COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS CMR MET. I WILL NOT REVIEW ALL OF THE POSSIBLE PATHWAYS TO CMR THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS FOR A STUDENT TO BE CONSIDERED CMR MET. SOME ARE BASED ON ACHIEVING A QUALIFYING SCORE ON A COLLEGE READINESS EXAM SUCH AS AP OR SAT, WHILE OTHERS REFLECT COMPLETION OF COLLEGE LEVEL COURSEWORK OR CERTIFICATION COURSES, SUCH AS DUAL CREDIT OR ON RAMPS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS. THE CMR CALCULATION LOOKS AT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS GRADUATING CMR READY, AND THEN DIVIDES THAT BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES. SO THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT. OUR HOUSE BILL THREE CMR GOAL IS THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES THAT MEET THEIR CRITERIA FOR CMR WILL INCREASE FROM 75% TO 90% BY AUGUST OF 2030, WHILE THE STATE HAS SET A GOAL OF 60% BY 2030. CFB'S GOALS FAR EXCEEDS THE STATE AT 90% BY

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OUR NOTE THAT OUR 2025 TARGET THE ONE IN BOLD IS 79%. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS IN CMR TARGETS. THE CHART ON THE LEFT REFLECTS OUR 2024 PROGRESS MEASURES, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN OUR 2025 ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES. WHILE THE CHART ON THE RIGHT REFLECTS OUR 2025 PRELIMINARY PROGRESS MEASURES, WHICH WILL BE REPRESENTED NEXT YEAR IN OUR 2026 ACCOUNTABILITY, THE GRAY COLUMN REFLECTS QUARTERLY PROGRESS MEASURES, AND THE LIGHT BLUE COLUMN REFLECTS THE PERCENTAGE OF CMR GRADUATES. OUR FINAL 2024 CMR PERCENTAGE WAS 87%, WHICH FAR EXCEEDED OUR TARGET OF 75%. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2024 AND THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS FOR YOUR CONTINUED FOCUS ON ENSURING EVERY STUDENT IS COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READY.

NEXT, WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO OUR PRELIMINARY PERCENTAGES FOR THE CLASS OF 2025. OUR MOST ACCURATE ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT OUR 2025 CMR PERCENTAGE IS PROJECTED TO BE 95%. APPLAUSE.

NOW THAT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT. AGAIN IN 2025. THIS PROGRESS MEASURES FAR EXCEEDS OUR TARGET OF 79%. THIS PROJECTION ALSO EXCEEDS OUR ACCOUNTABILITY TARGET FOR AN A LETTER GRADE IN CMR, WHICH IS 88. CMR IS A LAGGING INDICATOR AND THIS ALLOWS TI AND DISTRICTS TIME TO VERIFY RESULTS. AND IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS. I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE STEPS, BUT IT TAKES SOME TIME TO VERIFY EVERYTHING. WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THIS PERFORMANCE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR FACILITIES, WHICH OFFER REAL WORLD, HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE LEVEL ENTRANCE EXAMS. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR TEACHERS AS THEY PURSUE ADVANCED LEVEL TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ALLOW THEM TO OFFER OUR STUDENTS THE MYRIAD OF PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE DO. SPEAKING OF RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT OUR CMR, LAST YEAR, CFB IMPLEMENTED THE USE OF SCHOOL LINKS AS A RESOURCE FOR TRACKING CMR DATA POINTS. SCHOOL LINKS WAS IMPLEMENTED AT ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT REAL TIME CMR DATA FOR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEADERS, AND TO ASSIST IN MEETING OUR HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD GOALS. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS POST-SECONDARY GOAL BREAKDOWN WITHIN SCHOOL LINKS AND SCHOOL LINKS. MULTIPLE USERS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS DATA AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHICH PROVIDES US OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERVENE EARLY WHEN NEEDED. STUDENT DATA IS ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE REPORTING SEASON TO TAKE ACTION. THE TOOL NOT ONLY IDENTIFIES OUR PLANS FOR CFB GRADUATES, BUT ALSO HELPS ALIGN STUDENT INTERESTS TO COURSE SEQUENCES, WHICH HELPS US WITH OUR CTE PROGRAMING DECISIONS. WHILE OUR WORK IS NOT DONE, WE HAVE MUCH TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT IN OUR TERMS OF OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD GOALS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER BOARD MEMBERS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I THINK WE'RE SPEECHLESS. I WILL SAY THE SCHOOL LINKS. ISN'T IT STUDENT FACING ALSO? YES. SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY HAD A PARENT CALL ME TODAY AND SAY THAT SHE HAS A FRESHMAN AND THEY'VE BEEN IN A PROGRAM, SO I'M GOING TO ASSUME IT WAS SCHOOL LINKS AND THAT SHE CAN ALREADY SEE LIKE THE TRACK TO GRADUATION AND HOW SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL. AND IT WAS VERY CLEAR TO HER. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT SHOUT OUT THAT THAT'S REALLY GREAT, THAT EVEN A PARENT TOOK THE TIME TO CALL AND SAY, THIS SYSTEM IS HELPING. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE A THE FACT THAT YOU SHOWED THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE HELPING TO PRODUCE THESE RESULTS, BECAUSE AS A BOARD, SOMETIMES WE CAN SIT BEHIND THE DAIS AND MAKE DECISIONS. AND THEN BUT TO ACTUALLY SEE IT COMING TO LIFE MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT TO PUT INTO HERE THE, THE, THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE THAT ARE HELPING WITH THIS. BUT MOST OF ALL, JUST ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK AND THE AMOUNT OF

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SO TO CELEBRATE OUR A-F ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 20 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, I WANT TO START WITH THE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, AND STUDENTS.

WE DID EARN OUR B RATING FOR THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FROM 2024, AND BOTH OF THESE RATINGS WERE BOTH RELEASED ON THE EXACT SAME DAY THIS YEAR. DUE TO THE LITIGATION THAT T HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH AROUND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY. SO IN AUGUST, ON AUGUST THE 21ST, WE HAD A CELEBRATION WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND WE SHOWERED THEM WITH CONFETTI. WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE KIND OF SPOKE IT INTO EXISTENCE LAST YEAR, AND WE WERE READY FOR THOSE CONFETTI CANNONS TO GO OFF. AND THEY DID. AND WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHARE WITH YOU AT THE END TO SHOW THIS EXCITEMENT. THE STAFF SURROUNDED THE ROOM. OF COURSE, THEY WERE VERY SNEAKY WITH WHERE THEY HID THOSE CANNONS, AND WE DID KIND OF POP THEM RIGHT OVER THE TOP AND THEY WERE VERY SURPRISED. WE ALSO GAVE OUT RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY OF CELEBRATION FOR OUR CAMPUSES THAT WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. SO SOME 2025 HIGHLIGHTS. TO RECOGNIZE 75% OF OUR CFB SCHOOLS HAVE EARNED AN A OR A B RATING, WHICH IS A 19% INCREASE FROM OUR 2324 ACCOUNTABILITY YEAR. IN ADDITION, ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED AN A OR A B LETTER GRADE, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS. AND AS CHRIS JUST MENTIONED, OUR DISTRICT PROJECTION FOR THE CMR RATING, WE ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE AN A RATING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS. IT IS EXCEEDING TS GOAL, WHICH WAS 60%, AS CHRIS MENTIONED BY 2030. AND THIS DATA WILL BE REFLECTED IN OUR 2026 ACCOUNTABILITY. SO NEXT AUGUST WHEN WE GET THE OFFICIAL RESULTS, THOSE WILL BE CALCULATED IN OUR NEXT YEAR. ACCOUNTABILITY. SO WE ARE BEYOND PROUD OF OUR CAMPUSES.

SO GREAT JOB TO ALL. AS IT RELATES TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. STAR IS A BIG PART OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. AND SOMETHING TO NOTE IS THAT STAR IS MEASURED OFF OF DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND THEY HAVE IT LEVELED FROM APPROACHES, MEETS OR MASTERS, WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN BRIEFLY IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT SOME THINGS TO TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS PAST

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STAR HAS THE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE, THE APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL IS THE MINIMUM APPROACHES MINIMUM PASSING LEVEL, WHICH MEANS THAT STUDENTS ARE READY FOR THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL, BUT POSSIBLY WITH SHORT TERM INTERVENTIONS. STUDENTS THAT HIT OUR MEETS GRADE LEVEL ARE SHOWING THE READINESS FOR THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL WITHOUT INTERVENTIONS, AND THE MASTER'S LEVEL PERFORMANCE IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. THAT REALLY SHOWS THAT OUR KIDS ARE MASTERING ALL CONTENT AND ARE READY FOR THE NEXT GRADE LEVELS, AS WELL AS THE COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THERE IS A SCREENSHOT THAT SHOWS YOU A RAW SCORE CONVERSION FOR A TEST. AND WHY THAT'S SIGNIFICANT IS IF YOU SEE THE COLOR CODING AND HOW IT MATCHES THE PERFORMANCE LEVELS. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A TEST FROM THIS PAST 25 SCHOOL YEAR. AND EACH OF THOSE LINES ARE A TEST QUESTION. AND STARTING AT THE TOP IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE RED ZONE THERE, WHICH IS DID NOT MEET GRADE LEVEL, YOU HAVE TO GET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF QUESTIONS RIGHT TO GET A SCALED SCORE TO GET INTO APPROACHES. SO IF YOU SEE KIND OF ON THE CHART, THERE, APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL FOR EACH CONTENT AREA COULD BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S AROUND THE MIDDLE PART OF THE 50% MARK TO POSSIBLY 70. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE BLUE AND THE GREEN FOR OUR MEETS AND MASTERS, IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO BE AT MEETS AND MASTERS LEVEL PERFORMANCE BECAUSE YOU ARE MASTERING HIGH LEVELS OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE TEST, WHICH THEN EQUALS HIGHER PERFORMANCE ON OUR ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. AND SO WHEN YOU HEAR US TALK ABOUT WE'VE HAD GAINS IN MEETS AND GAINS IN MASTERS, IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE ARE RAISING THE THE BAR ON OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND OUR ACCOUNTABILITY. SO SOME OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY IS SOME COMPARISON DISTRICT SCORES. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING CAME IN AT AN 82. SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AROUND US ARE COMPARABLE IN SOME AREAS. BUT WHAT I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE PERCENTAGE OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU CAN SEE A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE IN HOW THOSE DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS ARE IMPACTING STUDENT PERFORMANCE AROUND THE AREA. SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT IS GOING ON IN CFB, AS WE ARE SEEING A RISE IN OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND OUR AT RISK STUDENT POPULATIONS, OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS CONTINUING TO RISE AND GO IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE ARE AIMING FOR. 2025 HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT.

SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOARED FROM A D TO A B IN ONE YEAR. MCCAMEY ELEMENTARY I THINK MATT'S IN THE HOUSE OVER HERE. WENT FROM A, D TO A B AS WELL TO A HIGH 86 FIELD. MIDDLE SCHOOL INCREASED ITS RATING FROM A C TO A HIGH B OF AN 88. RANGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL INCREASED FROM A C TO A HIGH B OF AN 87. SMITH HIGH SCHOOL INCREASED FROM A C TO AN 85, AND I KNOW CHAD'S HAPPY BACK THERE. TURNER HIGH SCHOOL INCREASED FROM A C TO A B AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF MANY INCREASES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 11 OF OUR CAMPUSES WERE RATED AN A FOR THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 16 OF OUR CAMPUSES WERE RATED A B FOR 2025, AND 20 OF OUR CAMPUSES HAD AN INCREASED GROWTH SCORE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR OR MAINTAINED THEIR A RATING. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS ABOUT DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS. THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY GREAT HONOR IN A NUTSHELL. THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF DISTINCTIONS. THERE ARE ELEMENTARY DISTINCTIONS WHICH THERE ARE SIX AND THERE ARE SECONDARY DISTINCTIONS WHICH THERE ARE SEVEN. THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR, BUT THERE IS ONE EXTRA ONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL DUE TO SOCIAL STUDIES. SO I WANTED TO BREAK DOWN. AND I THOUGHT THIS YEAR I WANTED TO DIVE INTO ALL THE DESIGNATIONS THAT WERE EARNED FROM T.A. THIS IS WHERE IN THAT DOMAIN TWO, WHEN WE HAVE THE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE AND WE'RE COMPARED TO A COMPARISON GROUP, WE HAVE TO OUTPERFORM THAT COMPARISON GROUP OR THE CAMPUSES DO AND BE IN THE TOP QUARTER OF THAT GROUP. SO IT'S VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FIRST DISTINCTION DESIGNATION AREA FOR READING LANGUAGE ARTS, OUR DISTRICT EARNED 18 CAMPUSES, EARNED DISTINCTIONS IN THE READING

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WE ALSO HAVE THREE OTHERS THAT ARE NOT CONTENT SPECIFIC, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS THE TOP 25% OF COMPARATIVE ACADEMIC GROWTH, MEANING THAT THEIR CAMPUSES GREW AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE OTHERS. AND WE HAD 11 CAMPUSES WITH ACADEMIC GROWTH. WE ALSO HAD IN THE TOP 25% OF COMPARATIVE CLOSING THE GAPS, WHICH AGAIN IS ALSO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT RELATED. WE HAD 14 CAMPUSES WITH DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS, AND THIS ONE MAKES ME OH SO HAPPY. NOT THAT THE OTHERS DO NOT, BUT THIS IS POST-SECONDARY READINESS, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. 21 DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. SO TOTAL 98 DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS CFBISD.

I HAVE A NEW SOMETHING TO TRACK NOW, SO I'M GOING TO ADD THIS TO THE EXCEL SHEET. I AM SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND SO WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT, OUR CAMPUSES REALLY NEED TO HAVE SOME CELEBRATION WITH THIS. AND SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN DO THIS. I'M GOING TO PULL THIS VIDEO UP.

SO AT THE END OF OUR MEETING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, WE THEN OF COURSE LINED THE ROOM AND SURPRISE THEM. AND THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT WENT. HOLD ON. SARAH ACCIDENTALLY HAD HERS THE OTHER WAY. SO IT'S WORTH WATCHING AGAIN. SARAH, WE LOVE YOU. WE? SO WE COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED WITH THE PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR AND WE ARE ON FOR GREAT THINGS IN 2026.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CONTINUED PROGRESS, MEASURE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR BOARD GOALS, THE REFINED GOALS IN OUR SIPS AND DIPS, WHICH ARE COMING NEXT MONTH, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. WE CAN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT YOU AND WE JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU, MISS HOLCOMB. MR. SHACKMAN. I, I REALIZE IT IS EARLY, BUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE SPECIAL SESSIONS HAVE CHANGED THE STAAR TEST. DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT HOW THE CHANGES WILL AFFECT US MOVING FORWARD WITH ACCOUNTABILITY? IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT WILL HELP. I MEAN, IT WILL CHANGE IN THE 2728 SCHOOL YEAR. WE WILL NOT HAVE THE STAR MEASURE, BUT THERE WILL BE WHAT THEY'RE CALLING A STANDALONE TEST. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE A GROWTH MEASURE THAT WILL BE CALCULATED FROM A BEGINNING OF A YEAR AND MIDDLE OF YEAR TEST, MUCH LIKE WHAT WE DO WITH A MAP TEST. AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPRING STANDALONE TEST, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, MIGHT NOT BE QUITE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH WITH STAR COULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF VARYING OPINIONS OUT THERE OF WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND SO WITH THAT, THE 2028 ACCOUNTABILITY WILL THEN BE ADJUSTED AND IT WILL CHANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOW THOSE TESTS ARE GOING TO BE DONE. THERE'S A LOT STILL COMING OUT OF THE LEGISLATION, BUT WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL STREAMLINE TESTING AND THE NUMBER OF TESTS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING TO TAKE.

AND WE DO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, IN ROUND OUR WHOLE OUR WHOLE CHILD IS WHAT MATTERS, NOT JUST WHAT WE DO ON ONE TEST ON ONE DAY. AND SO, WHILE WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE ACADEMIC RESULTS FROM THE STANDARDIZED TESTING THAT WE'RE DOING, WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE SCORES AND HOW OUR KIDS ARE READY TO GO OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE AND TO BE READY FOR COLLEGE, CAREER OR MILITARY, THAT TO ME IS REALLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE TEST IS GOING TO BE OR LOOK LIKE, WE KNOW WE ARE SENDING OUR KIDS READY FOR WHAT'S COMING NEXT.

AND SO WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. WE ARE ANXIOUSLY WATCHING WEBINARS AND ALL THE THINGS COMING OUT, AND WE WILL STAY TUNED TO THAT AND LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

BOARD MEMBERS, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. MISS HOLCOMB, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LAST POINT THAT YOU MADE, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT STAR IS NOT THE END ALL BE ALL. IT DOESN'T REPRESENT THE WHOLE CHILD. AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REALLY HIGHLIGHT IT AGAIN THE CMR, BECAUSE THAT'S OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO SEND THEM OUT INTO THE WORLD. THOSE OTHER POINTS ARE JUST BENCHMARKS, BUT IT IS FEEL VERY GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE HITTING THOSE BENCHMARKS SO WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM FOUR B THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT. THIS ITEM IS GOING TO BE TABLED AND WILL BE PRESENTED NEXT MONTH AT OUR OCTOBER 2ND, 2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING. WE WILL CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA

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AND SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE ENROLLMENT TRENDS. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING, HOW THEY'RE PERFORMING, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVITING EVERY STUDENT INTO CFB. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS VERY INTERESTED IN WHERE OUR ENROLLMENT IS, AND I CAN TELL YOU, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY CONSOLIDATION, 86% OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE BACK IN CFB. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. WE ALSO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR PRE-K TO KINDER TRANSITION. A SMALL NUMBER OF THOSE FAMILIES ARE CHOOSING TO GO ELSEWHERE AFTER THAT KINDER YEAR. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO REACH OUT TO THAT GROUP OF FOLKS AND SAY, HEY, WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENT AND BETTER TO ENSURE THAT YOU MATRICULATE THROUGH CFB AND YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GREAT PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE. THE SAME APPLIES TO THAT FIFTH TO SIXTH GRADE TRANSITION. WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE CHOOSING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND SAY AGAIN, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENT AND BETTER SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN CFB? A CELEBRATION FROM THAT EIGHTH TO NINTH GRADE YEAR, STUDENTS RETURNED TO CFB, AND THEY COME BACK BECAUSE THEY REALIZE ALL THE AMAZING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE HAVE CMR, WE HAVE CTE, WE HAVE AMAZING ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS AND JUST ALL AROUND GREAT HIGH SCHOOLS. AND SO THOSE STUDENTS ARE COMING BACK TO US FOR HIGH SCHOOL, BUT OUR FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE ON NOT JUST ATTRACTING BUT RETAINING THOSE STUDENTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE KEY TO OUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? AND SO FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT. AND SO WE HAVE CRAFTED AN AFTER ACTION. WE'VE HAD AN AFTER ACTION MEETING.

THE FIRST ONE WAS HELD YESTERDAY JUST TO LOOK AT OUR PROCESSES AND OUR SYSTEMS AND DETERMINE WHAT WAS EFFECTIVE. AND AGAIN, THROUGH THAT LENS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENT AND BETTER. AND SO THIS TASK FORCE IS ESSENTIALLY OR IT STARTS WITH A GROUP OF ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST. AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT OUR SYSTEMS. WE WANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE. AND SO THAT WILL EVOLVE. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED DATES AND TIMELINES THAT WILL HELP TRACK OUR PROGRESS, SO WE CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND PROPOSALS TO ENSURE OUR END USER, WHICH IS OUR STUDENT, OUR FAMILY, OUR COMPETENT, AND THAT OUR SYSTEMS CAN BE NAVIGATED WITH RELATIVE EASE. AND SO WHILE THAT TASK FORCE WILL START WITH ADMINISTRATORS, WE WILL INVITE COMMUNICATIONS, WE WILL INVITE TECHNOLOGY, WE WILL INVITE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW ENROLLMENT IS MORE THAN JUST FILLING OUT A DOCUMENT.

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ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT WE RECOGNIZE IS IN THE PRE-K WORLD. LAST FRIDAY, WE SENT COMMUNICATION TO OUR INTERNAL STAFF TO SAY, HEY, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PRE-K AND CFB? WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED THIS YEAR? WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED NEXT YEAR? AND SO THAT WILL GIVE US VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN HOUSE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY ON THE WEST SIDE. WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN PRE-K.

THOSE FAMILIES ARE OFTEN TUITION BASED, BUT WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT WE SERVICE ON THE WEST SIDE THAT ARE NON TUITION BASED, AND IT CREATES OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO SOME OF CHALLENGES BECAUSE WE CAN'T REALLY PREDICT HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING TO SHOW UP DAY ONE. AND SO THIS YEAR WE DID SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE INVITED THOSE FAMILIES EVEN AFTER THAT INITIAL RESPONSE HEY, PLEASE FOLLOW UP, WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU. AND SO ON AUGUST 19TH, WE SENT ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION TO THOSE FAMILIES. WE CALLED THEM IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO INVITE THEM IN FOR AUGUST 12TH AND SAID, HEY, WOULD YOU STILL LIKE TO BE PART OF CFB? WE HAVE SPACE FOR YOU. WE'D LOVE TO ACCOMMODATE YOU. AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT ABOUT 20 TO 30 OF THOSE FAMILIES HAVE SAID, ABSOLUTELY, WE'D LOVE TO BE PART. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THEM JOIN CFB. SO THE INTEREST FORM WENT OUT. BUT ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY. HOUSE BILL TWO. THE RECENT LEGISLATION HAS ALLOWED US TO OFFER FREE PRE-K TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT RECENT LEGISLATION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WELCOME 15 TEACHERS WITH SCHOOL AGE, PRE-K AGE CHILDREN ALL FREE OF CHARGE.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN A HUGE CELEBRATION FOR US AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO TRANSITION TO ATTENDANCE. I'M EXCITED. THIS IS I BELIEVE PRESIDENT HATFIELD MENTIONED THIS IS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH. SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME UP QUITE NICELY. PRESIDENT HATFIELD, MR. PRUITT IS TAKES THE LEAD FOR ATTENDANCE IN STUDENT SERVICES. AND HE IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH AS WELL. AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE IN OUR ATTENDANCE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND WE'VE SET A GOAL THIS YEAR OF 94.5%. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, ATTENDANCE IS VITAL IN ENSURING THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT IS HAPPENING IN CLASSROOMS. SO OUR GOAL FOR THIS YEAR IS 94.5%. I CAN TELL YOU OUR DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO SURPASSING THAT GOAL. I BELIEVE WE WILL GET THERE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FOR EVERY POINT HALF POINT INCREASE, THE DISTRICT IS ABLE TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL CLOSE TO HALF $1 MILLION THAT CAN GO TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND DOING THIS VITAL WORK WITHIN THE DISTRICT. KEEPING OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT, AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN GETTING TO CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE CONTINUE TO CONTEND WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, BUT IF YOU NOTICE BY THAT TREND LINE, YEAR OVER YEAR OVER YEAR, IT IS DECREASING. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT STATISTIC TO TAKE NOTE OF. THAT CLOCK IS SIGNIFICANT. 10:00 EVERY EVERYBODY WHO'S LISTENING AND WATCHING, WE NEED EVERY STUDENT, MY MOM, BECAUSE I'M SURE SHE'S WATCHING. WE NEED EVERY STUDENT IN THEIR SEAT BY 10 A.M. IT'S CRUCIAL. AND AS PRESIDENT HATFIELD SAID, WE NEED YOU THERE ALL DAY. BUT AT 10 A.M. WE NEED YOU IN YOUR SEAT BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS US PROFOUNDLY. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS? WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES KIDS NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING. AND SO THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE SUPPORT OUR KIDS. I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE LAST THREE. OUR ATTENDANCE AUDITS ARE GOING TO BE VITAL. AND IT'S NOT IN THE VEIN OF I GOTCHA. IT'S JUST THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AUDITING, WE'RE RECORDING, WE'RE CODING CORRECTLY BECAUSE THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO FUNDING. TRUANCY TRIBUNAL IS BACK FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT LAST YEAR, OVER 100 APPEARANCES WERE MADE. AT THAT TRIBUNAL. 68% OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO APPEARED WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THEIR ATTENDANCE CONCERNS. THAT IS A HUGE WIN.

AND AGAIN, AS PRESIDENT HATFIELD HAS MENTIONED, THIS IS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE WONDERFUL TOOLS THAT MR. PRUITT AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAVE PUT FORTH. HOPEFULLY OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING HOME AND SHARING WITH THEIR FAMILIES THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE. AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO CFB. WE THANK YOU OUT THERE FOR MAKING SURE THAT YOUR STUDENTS ARE IN CLASS

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CHANGE IS HARD, RIGHT? THIS IS IT'S A DIFFICULT TRANSITION. BUT I KNOW THEY'RE EMBRACING YOU WITH OPEN ARMS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK. THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS. I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED TO WHAT'S COMING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WILL TELL YOU IT IS IT IS THE GREAT LEADERSHIP OF MR. SHULOCK. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB CHANNELING AND SHARING THE VISION AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO SEEING THAT TO FRUITION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT DEPARTMENT ALSO GETTING A DOCTORATE, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DATA THAT YOU ALL ARE TRACKING. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME DISSERTATIONS IN THERE, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. BUT ALSO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ATTENDANCE AWARENESS EXCITEMENT. MY SON GOT OUT OF BED THIS MORNING, SO EXCITED TO PUT HIS JERSEY ON AND GO TO SCHOOL. AND YOU MIGHT SEE THE BOARD IN JERSEYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS. AND SO WE MIGHT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT JERSEYS ON EARLIER FROM OUR ACTUAL FOOTBALL TEAMS. SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT PICTURE, LAUGH AND JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH FUN WE WERE HAVING TRYING ON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL JERSEYS. AND THEN IN I THINK OUR WORK STUDY IS NEON TODAY. SO BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL BE WEARING NEON AND TO SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AWARENESS.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY NEON GEAR YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE TO THE BOARD, WE ARE TAKING DONATIONS, PREFERABLY NOT HIGH SCHOOL SMALL JERSEYS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT'S VERY EXCITING THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. I THINK MISS GARCIA HAS SUMMARIZED IT WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. YES. SO NOW MRS. NEROS WILL TELL US ABOUT ALL THE COUNSELING SERVICES. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDED THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONSOLIDATION AND REZONING, WE HAVE LOTS OF STUDENTS THAT WEREN'T IN THEIR SCHOOL LAST YEAR. AND SO I KNOW MISS CISNEROS AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB GETTING SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT. AND I MUST SAY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN YOUR NEON.

I CANNOT WAIT, AS TRACY JUST SHARED ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE NUMBERS TELL US HOW MANY STUDENTS WE ARE SERVING. BUT EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT IS HOW WELL WE ARE SERVING THOSE STUDENTS. SO WE KNOW THAT BEHIND EVERY NUMBER THERE IS A CHILD WITH VERY UNIQUE NEEDS.

AND OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT ENSURES THAT EVERY STUDENT ON EVERY CAMPUS, EVERY DAY, HAS THE SUPPORTS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. SO AS WE BEGIN THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR, OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT'S FOCUS HAS BEEN ON STABILITY ROUTINES AND ENSURING A STRONG START FOR ALL STUDENTS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, CONSISTENCY HELPS CHILDREN AND ADULTS FEEL SAFE AND READY TO LEARN, AND SO THAT FOUNDATION HAS BEEN A PRIORITY ON EVERY CAMPUS. AND OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB IN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO ENSURE THIS STRONG START. TO SUPPORT THIS, OUR COUNSELORS HAVE EQUIPPED TEACHERS WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS SUCH AS CIRCLE TIME PROMPTS, CLASSROOM STRATEGIES THAT BUILD COMMUNITY AND NORMALIZE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AROUND BIG EMOTIONS. IN ADDITION, COUNSELORS ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SMALL GROUPS, LUNCH BUNCH GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AS NEEDED. SO STUDENTS REALLY HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO CONNECT AND FEEL SUPPORTED. FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A TRANSITION, WHETHER FROM REZONING A PROGRAM CHANGE OR JUST BEING BRAND NEW TO CFBISD, WE'VE TAKEN SOME INTENTIONAL STEPS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND CONTINUING INTO THE START OF THIS YEAR, WE HAVE COUNSELORS LEADING GUIDANCE LESSONS FOCUSED ON RESILIENCE, COPING SKILLS, AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS. WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED EACH CAMPUS COUNSELOR WITH A LIST OF STUDENTS IMPACTED BY TRANSITIONS. FOR ALL OF THE REASONS I JUST MENTIONED, ENSURING THAT COUNSELORS HAVE THOSE STUDENTS ON THEIR RADAR AND ARE PERSONALLY CHECKING IN WITH THEM AND OFFERING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED. AND WE KNOW THAT THOSE THOSE INTENTIONAL CHECK INS GO BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. THEY ARE ALSO VERY AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT ON THE PLAYGROUND DURING RECESS, IN THE CAFETERIA. THOSE THOSE REALLY HIGH NEED MOMENTS THAT ARE SOMETIMES A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR OUR KIDDOS. BUT KIDS ARE SO STRONG AND SO RESILIENT.

THEY OFTEN DO A LOT BETTER THAN US AS ADULTS. AND SO TRULY THE FOCUS HAS BEEN THAT STRONG.

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SHE IS OUR COUNSELING COORDINATOR THAT JOINED THE COUNSELING LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND SHAWNEE POPLAR IS OUR SUPPORT SPECIALIST, WHO, AS I JUST MENTIONED, IS ALSO THE CDC DIRECTOR AND IS OVER WITH OUR FAMILIES RIGHT NOW. SO THAT I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE, EVEN BRIEFLY ABOUT COUNSELING SERVICES IN OUR DISTRICT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT WITH YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, TO SHARE HOW SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES ARE GOING. SO THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU, MISS CISNEROS. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MISS? MISS BARNES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW EXCITING ALL OF THIS IS. I HAD ONE BRIEF QUESTION. EDUCATOR WELLNESS IS THAT THAT PROGRAM IS THAT FOR EDUCATORS TO HAVE THEIR OWN KIND OF COUNSELING, THAT'S THE PLAN. AND IT IS IT IS A PILOT. SO WE ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES RIGHT NOW WITH METRO CREST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND THE MEADOWS INSTITUTE. SO YES, THE END GOAL, I BELIEVE, IS GOING TO BE TO HAVE THAT PROVIDED IN OUR DISTRICT FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THOSE. IT'S IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND SO IT IS OUR JOB TO SEEK THOSE RESOURCES OUT, TO CREATE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, TO REALLY FOSTER THOSE RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES NOT JUST FOR OUR KIDS. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ADULTS IN EVERY POSITION THAT WORK TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO POUR INTO THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN POUR INTO THE KIDS. SO YES, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TOO MUCH ON IT BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASES, BUT I HOPE THAT I AM ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR CFBISD STAFF. WELL, THAT'S JUST SO FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT ALL OF Y'ALL ARE DOING. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES. MISS GARZA ROJAS. I CAN'T GET THAT. OKAY, THERE WE GO. MISS CISNEROS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ALL OF THESE CHANGES. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR STUDENTS AS WHOLE CHILDREN AND THAT THEY NEED MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SUCCEED. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AGAIN TO YOU, TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I MEAN, A SHOUT OUT NEEDS TO GO TO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY ARE BEHIND THE SCENE, BUT THEY ARE SO PIVOTAL AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL FOR THE KIDS, FOR THE ADULTS, FOR THE STAFF, FOR EVERYONE. SO WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE TEAM. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MISS BRADY? IT'S LIKE A LITTLE PARTY. THIS HAS BEEN SO FUN. I LOVE IT HERE. AND LIKE EVERYTHING'S GOING SO GREAT AND WE'RE MOVING ALONG AND THE KIDS ARE DOING GREAT. THE COUNSELORS ARE DOING GREAT, THE ATTENDANTS ARE DOING GREAT. THE SCORES ARE DOING GREAT. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT, DOCTOR ALDRIDGE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT'S MADE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. I MEAN, WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN WE WERE. SO THIS IS AWESOME. WE ARE. AND WE'RE GOING TO GREAT PLACES. AND I HAVE TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. I MEAN, WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD. SO THANK YOU. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. YES. LET'S DO IT HUNDRED PERCENT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, KIM, YOU SUMMED IT UP WELL. JUST LIKE SO EXCITING. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU IN PARTICULAR FOR THE UPDATE ON THE CONSOLIDATION AND INTENTIONAL EFFORT. I ACTUALLY HAD ASKED FOR THAT IN THE SPRING. AND SO I APPRECIATE I DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND YOU GUYS MADE THAT HAPPEN. GOT IT. SO THE LIST IS WORKING. AND

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[5. Consent Agenda]

[6. Items for Discussion and/or Action]

SO ITEM FIVE Q DO I HAVE A MOTION. YEAH. GO AHEAD. SORRY I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE. Q OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MISS GARZA. ROJAS. I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. GILMORE. IS THERE ANY QUESTION OR SORRY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO, NO. OKAY, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. BY A VOTE OF FIVE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND TWO ABSTENTIONS.

THE MOTION CARRIES. THE THE TIME IS NOW 8:12 P.M. AND I CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN OUR AGENDA WITH ITEM SIX B, WHICH IS THE CONSIDER AND APPROVE RENEWAL OF PROPERTY, CASUALTY, COMMERCIAL AND LIABILITY INSURANCE. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? AS YOU KNOW, WE NEED INSURANCE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WITH WEATHER, ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR PROPERTY CASUALTY AND COMMERCIAL AND LIABILITY INSURANCE. SO CARLOS SETTLE WILL BE INTRODUCING THIS ITEM.

YES. I HAVE A QUICK INTERJECTION. I DON'T OFTEN GET TO COME TO THE PODIUM WITH A LOT OF GOOD NEWS, BUT I FIRST WANT TO CELEBRATE MISTER BOBBY SHAW AND THE AND THE GREAT WORK

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A LOT OF HIS PROACTIVE ACTIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WAS REFLECTED IN WHAT THE CARRIERS BROUGHT BACK AS OUR PROPOSED RENEWAL. IT'S JUST A IT'S JUST PART OF THE ACTUARIES, YOU KNOW, CALCULATION ON HOW RESPONSIVE YOU ARE. WHEN WE HAVE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. AND SO WHEN I SAT DOWN WITH OUR PARTNERS AT ROACH, HOWARD-SMITH AND BARTON, WE HAD A RECORD DECREASE IN OUR PREMIUM OF 15%. AND SO OUR PROJECTED BUDGETED PREMIUM WILL BE 500,000 LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY BUDGETED. SO THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE GOOD NEWS JUST KEEPS POURING IN. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM? THANK YOU, MISS SETTLE. AND THANKS TO BOBBY SHAW AND THE FACILITIES TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO.

I KNOW ANY TIME THERE'S A WEATHER EVENT, I ALWAYS HEAR THEY WERE ON IT. THEY WERE BEFORE IT. THEY WERE ALREADY WRAPPING THINGS. THEY WERE DOING MANY THINGS TO PREPARE.

AND THEN EVEN RIGHT AFTER THEIR TARPING THINGS, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE HAVE TOP NOTCH FACILITIES. SO AMAZING. AND AND SO THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVING THE RENEWAL AS PRESENTED. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ACTION, MISS BARNES? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SIX B RENEWAL OF PROPERTY CASUALTY, COMMERCIAL AND LIABILITY INSURANCE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BARNES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARZA ROJAS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OPPOSED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN FAVOR? ZERO OPPOSED.

[7. Closed Meeting as Authorized Under Texas Government Code, Including but Not Limited to Section 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney; 551.072 - Real Property; 551.074 - Personnel Matters; 551.076 - Security Devices; 551.082 - School Children/District Employee/Disciplinary Matter or Complaint; 551.0821 - Personally Identifiable Student Information; 551.084 - Investigation. ]

INVESTIGATION ITEM SEVEN A AND SEVEN B WILL GO TOGETHER IN CLOSED SESSION. SEVEN A IS DISCUSSED SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION TOOL AND SEVEN B IS DISCUSSED. SUPERINTENDENTS.

FORMATIVE EVALUATION. THE BOARD WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION AUDIENCE MEMBERS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO REMAIN IN THE BOARDROOM UNTIL WE RETURN, OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO EXIT AS YOU A.

[8. Reconvene in Open Meeting]

[9. Comments from Board Members Regarding Posted Agenda Items]