May 07, 2026 School Board Meeting- Regular Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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I CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM ON MAY 7TH, 2026. BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. YOU ARE FREE TO JOIN ME IN STANDING AS IVAN DELEON PROVIDES A MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY THE LEADING OF THE PLEDGES BY RANDY SCHEKMAN WITH THE US FLAG AND CAROLYN BENAVIDES WITH THE TEXAS STATE FLAG.

HEAVENLY FATHER, I JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME, LORD, THAT WE GET TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS ROOM.

WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR ANOINTING UPON EACH BOARD MEMBER HERE, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM WITH YOUR WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS THAT WOULD CREATE A FOUNDATION FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO SPRING FORWARD, LORD, THAT WE WOULD BE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE LIKE A BEACON ON A HILL FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE FAMILIES AS WE END ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, LORD, AND THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM THROUGH THE SUMMER VACATION THAT WOULD BE STRENGTHENED AND PROTECTED.

LORD, WE ASK YOU TO JUST HELP US AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR COMMUNITY, STRENGTHEN OUR OUR FAMILIES, AND MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR, OUR PARENTS, OUR FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE. LET YOUR WILL BE DONE HERE TONIGHT, LORD.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE AS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

WELL, IT IS THE SEASON THAT I LIKE TO CALL MAY VEMBER, WHICH IS WHEN MAY IS SO BUSY THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

AND THAT IS KIND OF HOW THE END OF THE YEAR FEELS, BUT IT'S VERY EXCITING AS WE PREPARE FOR GRADUATION AND CELEBRATING THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE THIS YEAR, WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE LOTS OF MORE THINGS TO CELEBRATE AS WE ANTICIPATE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO AS A DISTRICT, WE DEDICATE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES TO A GOAL OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL.

WE USE THIS GOAL TO GUIDE EVERY DELIBERATION, DECISION AND ACTION AS ELECTED TRUSTEES.

THIS 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 THIS MEETING AS WE WORK IN OPEN SESSION, EXCEPT FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, COMMONLY KNOWN AND PERMITTED UNDER THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, WHICH IS 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 IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, AND WE WILL GET TO SEE THAT ON DISPLAY TONIGHT, THAT WE ARE IN BUSINESS OF SUPPORTING KIDS. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ASK EVERYONE TO MODEL THE RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE AND CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT MODELS THE BEHAVIOR WE EXPECT OF OUR STUDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES SCHOOL SPIRIT.

FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESIDENT ARE KIM BRADY, ELIANA 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 AND CELEBRATE SCHOOLS ON TOP OF THAT.

OUR NEXT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER TWO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.

[2. Special Presentations and Recognitions]

THIS MONTH, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE KELLY PARKER OF CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AS OUR CFB CHAMPION.

IN 2025. SHE LAUNCHED THE CREEKVIEW PROM CLOSET, AN ON CAMPUS RESOURCE WHERE STUDENTS CAN FIND PROM OR GRADUATION ATTIRE WITHOUT BEING OBSTRUCTED BY TRANSPORTATION OR FINANCIAL BARRIERS.

THANKS TO HER OUTREACH, THE COMMUNITY RALLIED AND DONATIONS OF DRESSES, SUITS, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO FIND WHAT THEY NEED AND TO FEEL THEIR BEST.

DOZENS OF STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM HER CLOSET AND NOT JUST BY FINDING AN ATTIRE, BUT BY EXPERIENCING THE JOY AND CONFIDENCE TO CELEBRATE ONE OF HIGH SCHOOL'S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS. THANK YOU, MISS PARKER, FOR YOUR HEART, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THIS MONTH'S CHAMPION.

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THEY PRESENTED THE MARS TRANSIT TRASH EJECTOR, THE RASPBERRY PI APPLICATION SERVER, THE NASA ROVER SWARM, AND MARS TRANSIT FOOD STORAGE SYSTEM. THEIR WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY CHANNEL EIGHT AND BY CHANNEL FIVE, AS WELL AS SPECTRUM NEWS. AND SO TONIGHT, WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THEM WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANY NAMES.

FANE COLVIN. DI TARO GLASS. OLIVER. GONZALEZ, REEM MOHAMMED, NEEL. RAO. ARUN. REBBAPRAGADA.

ARNAV. SANGAL AND. ADVISING.

THAT NO. HALLELUJAH WOULD DO THAT ON PURPOSE.

AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I ASK EVERYONE PRESENT TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING TRUSTEE RANDY SCHEKMAN WITH THE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BOARD SERVICE AWARD. THIS IS HIS LAST BOARD MEETING BEFORE RETIRING AFTER 12 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A CFBISD TRUSTEE.

AND THE YEARS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HOPE YOU'LL ALWAYS STAY WITH US AS YOU CUDDLE UP AND READ RETIRE.

I WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS. WELL, I DO WANT TO SAY JUST A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

12 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT IS A LOT OF YEARS OF VOLUNTEERISM, AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR MR. SHACKMAN AND HOW HE HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWED UP FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ALWAYS HAVE MR. SHACKMAN AND SO DO THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. AND SO WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT NOT JUST THERE, BUT ALSO ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE, YOU CAN SEE MR. SHACKMAN AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOWING OUR STUDENTS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CARES.

AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL. ALSO BEHIND THE DAIS, HE ALWAYS ASKS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS AND HE PUSHED US TO THINK DEEPER AND STAY SHARP. AND I ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THAT.

I THINK MY FAVORITE MEMORY WILL ALWAYS BE THE DATA JAR.

SO THERE WAS A A WORK STUDY, I BELIEVE, WHERE MR. SHACKMAN SHOWED UP AND BROUGHT A JAR AND IT WAS EMPTY AND IT WAS A DATA JAR.

AND HE SAID, EVERY TIME YOU SAY THE WORD DATA, I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PUT A DOLLAR IN THIS JAR.

AND WHAT THAT REALLY WAS, IT WAS A REMINDER TO BE CURIOUS AND BE ENGAGED AND BE ASKING FOR DATA.

BUT IT WAS ALSO A REMINDER THAT WHILE WE REQUEST DATA, THERE IS A COST TO THAT, TO THE DISTRICT, AND THAT WE MUST ALSO KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THAT DATA.

AND SO THAT IS GOING TO CARRY WITH US FOR MANY YEARS TO REMEMBER THAT DATA HAS A COST, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE USE THAT DATA AND USE IT IN A WAY THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR KIDS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO THIS DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT YOU'VE BEEN ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES.

AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD IF I CAN FIND MY PLACE.

WITH THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT AND FOR THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT AT THE ELECTION,

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THAT MEANS THAT WE ACCEPT THE BALLOTS FROM THE COUNTIES.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, THERE'LL BE THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BE HAPPENING IN JUNE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS ONCE THE ELECTION PASSES.

AND THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE WERE RECOGNIZED BY HEB AS ONE OF THE LARGE DISTRICT FINALISTS OF THE YEAR.

SO WE'RE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE TO BE RECOGNIZED.

AND WE CAME HOME. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DINNER AND CEREMONY, BUT WHAT WAS MOST EXCELLENT ABOUT IT WAS THE TITLE OF IT WAS CLASS ACTS OF EDUCATION.

AND HGB WAS CELEBRATING TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT LARGE.

AND WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE AMONG THE BEST IN THE STATE.

AND SO WE HAVE A VERY PROUD AWARD AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE FINALISTS IN THE STATE, WHICH IS SO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AND THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS DISTRICT. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR HOW MUCH THEY SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND FOR OUR KIDS FOR BEING ABLE TO SHINE.

AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE SOME VERY EXCITING DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS.

OKAY, SO WE HAD OUR RETIREMENT LUNCHEON AND WE HAD 41 TEACHERS RETIRE, WHICH IS 1156 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND 815 OF THOSE YEARS ARE IN DEDICATED TO.

CFB SO THAT'S INCREDIBLE. WE ALSO HAD OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR OF EVENT AND I WANT TO THANK OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR SPONSORING THAT.

OUR TEACHERS DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR ARE CHRIS POWELL AND MASON KOLKHORST, AND WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR GIVING THEIR SPONSORSHIPS TO HAVE THAT EVENT. SO WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. SHACKMAN FOR ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR DISTRICT.

ONE THING HE SAID I FAILED AT, I USED TO PICK HIM UP FOR EVENTS AND HE SAID, I, YOU NEVER GOT THE PRESIDENT FLAGS ON THE CAR FOR ME, SO I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT. BUT WE HAD SOME GREAT CAR RIDES AND SOME GREAT CAR TIMES, AND I DON'T THINK OUR FRIENDSHIP IS OVER.

SO THANK YOU. AND RUTH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST ALLOWING HIM TO SERVE.

I KNOW THAT YOU APPRECIATED SOME OF THE LONG NIGHTS, BUT LIKE, YOU GET THEM BACK ANYWAY.

WE LOVE YOU BOTH. AND THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ARE HONORING OUR BRAND NEW NEWMAN SMITH HEAD COACH.

SO, COACH HOUSTON, YOU HAVE GREAT GUESTS HERE TO COME AND GREET YOU.

WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT WE HAVE GREAT PRIDE IN CFB.

GO, TROJANS. SO I GUESS WE'LL GO DOWN THERE. DO YOU WANT TO GO DOWN THERE OR NOT? OKAY, HERE WE GO. LET'S GO. I MEAN, THEY BRING IT ALL OUT.

HOW'S IT GOING? HOW Y'ALL DOING? GOOD.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE LINE UP FOR A PICTURE.

KATRINA. IT'S LIKE RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ISAIAH YOUNG. AND I AM THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL, AND I AM HONORED TONIGHT TO BE THE PERSON TO PRESENT OUR NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AND ATHLETIC COORDINATOR. AFTER THREE LONG WEEKS, INTERVIEWS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER CHALLENGES, WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH WHO WE THINK IS GOING TO BE THE PERFECT FIT FOR NEWMAN, NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL GOING INTO THE FUTURE.

SO IF YOU WOULD, LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR COACH KEITH HOUSTON.

WE'RE ALL BEST FRIENDS. PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR.

ONE, TWO.

WAIT! ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. WELCOME TO THE LAND OF.

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WHAT? TROJAN NATION. WE CAN START THE CHANT. I KNOW, I KNOW.

I THINK THERE'S A CHANT THAT SAYS TROJAN NATION.

TROJAN NATION. SEE, WE'VE GOT SCHOOL SPIRIT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. DOCTOR ALDRIDGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE MOVING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM TWO D WHICH IS AN UPDATE FROM PTA.

MISS NUNEZ, DOCTOR ALDRIDGE PRESIDENT HARTSVILLE AND ESTEEMED BOARD.

I'M DEANNA NUNEZ AND I'M PROUD TO SERVE AS THE VP OF MEMBERSHIP FOR THE CFB COUNCIL OF PTAS.

RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 5751 MEMBERS. OUR MEMBERS HELP TO STRENGTHEN OUR SCHOOL FAMILY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

THEY HELP TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN.

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN A LOCAL PTA. IN APRIL, WE WERE ABLE TO HONOR TWO LIFETIME MEMBERS.

AS A COUNCIL, WE HONORED DOCTOR MARK ROHR THROUGH HIS DEDICATION OF SUPPORTING THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS IN OUR DISTRICT.

OUR REFLECTIONS PROGRAM HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A SHOWCASE OF TALENT.

WE ALSO HONORED OUR CURRENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, STACEY HALLMAN, WITH HER DEDICATION OF SERVING THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH PTA.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR, IF YOU'RE WANTING TO LEARN ABOUT PTA AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.

TEXAS PTA LAUNCH IS FOR YOU. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR TEXAS PTA CONFERENCE BEING HELD AT THE GAYLORD TEXAN JULY 10TH THROUGH THE 12TH.

REMEMBER, FOR EVERY LOCAL PTA THAT HAS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER, A ADMINISTRATOR GETS FREE REGISTRATION.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. HERE ARE SOME PROGRAM UPDATES.

OUR LAST DELEGATE MEETING OF THE YEAR WILL BE OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON MAY 13TH AT 06:30 P.M.

HERE AT THIS BOARDROOM. EACH MONTH WE HAVE A PTA CHALLENGE.

THE LAST CHALLENGE OF THE YEAR WAS IN APRIL, WHICH IS EQUITY EVERY DAY, CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING.

TONIGHT I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE APRIL CHALLENGE WINNERS.

OUR PRIMARY WINNER HAD A TASTE OF RAINWATER, WHERE THEY HAD A CULTURE PARADE DURING THE DAY AND A FOOD FESTIVAL AT NIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO RAINWATER ELEMENTARY.

FOR OUR SECONDARY WINNER, WE HAD A WORLD CULTURE EVENT WHERE STUDENTS CREATED BOOTHS THAT PROMOTED THEIR CULTURES.

AND THEN THERE WAS THIS SPECIAL DANCE THAT WAS PERFORMED BY THE STUDENT EXEC TEAM AND THE SSLC SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. CONGRATULATIONS TO TURNER HIGH SCHOOL.

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR OUR CHILDREN.

TOGETHER WE ARE PTA. THANK YOU, MRS. NUNEZ. I THINK THIS WEEK IT'S ESPECIALLY FITTING TO BE THINKING ABOUT OUR PTAS, AS THEY ARE SPOILING OUR TEACHERS FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.

SO IF YOU SEE A TEACHER TOMORROW OR YOU THINK OF A TEACHER TONIGHT, MAYBE SEND THEM AN EMAIL, WRITE THEM A QUICK NOTE AND DELIVER IT TOMORROW.

BECAUSE KIND WORDS ARE SOMETHING YOU CAN PULL OUT MAYBE WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A TOUGH DAY.

AND SO JUST THINK ABOUT HOW A MESSAGE THAT YOU CAN SEND THAT TEACHER COULD BE SOMETHING THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO THEM FOR DAYS AND EVEN YEARS TO COME.

SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR TEACHERS. AND THANK YOU, PTA, FOR SPOILING THEM THIS WEEK.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS.

BUT AT THIS TIME, I DO WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF PAUSE TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP OUT OF THE MEETING. I KNOW WE HAVE STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT THAT MIGHT HAVE EXAMS TO STUDY FOR, AS IT'S THE END OF THE YEAR. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO STAY AND ATTEND AS MUCH AS THE BOARD MEETING AS YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT WE WILL TAKE A BRIEF PAUSE IN TRANSITION.

ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM NUMBER THREE. PERSONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS MUST HAVE ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED AN ONLINE FORM FOR THIS PURPOSE PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF THE FORM AT THE AT 1 P.M. TODAY, WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

AND BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WILL REMIND OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS THAT THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS.

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AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS. SPEAKERS DESIGNATED AS A STAKEHOLDER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES, AND SPEAKERS DESIGNATED AS NON STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AS DICTATED BY BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL.

BECAUSE THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM AS MANY OF YOU AS POSSIBLE WHILE KEEPING THE THE MONEY MEETING RUNNING EFFICIENTLY.

GROUPS OF MORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE WHO WISH TO PRESENT ON A PARTICULAR VIEWPOINT OF A TOPIC SHOULD APPOINT ONE PERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEIR GROUP.

RECOGNIZING THAT STUDENTS ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK, WE ASK THAT SPEAKERS MODEL THEIR RESPECTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT WE EXPECT FROM OUR STUDENTS. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS CIVIL AND COURTEOUS.

AVOID PROFANITY OR PERSONAL ATTACKS. REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT YOUR OWN CHILD.

YELLING, DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR OR DISCRIMINATORY REMARKS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.

IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR COMMENT AND THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER CONSTITUTES A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER, IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ME TO INTERRUPT YOU AND ASK YOU TO STOP AND DIRECT YOU TO THE DISTRICT'S FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCESS.

IF A SPEAKER IS SEEKING BOARD RESOLUTION OF A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT, THAT CONCERN SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND INCLUDE POLICIES D, G, B, A, F, AND G, AND G, F GRIEVANCE FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE WEBSITE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY AND WILL ADDRESS ANY AGENDA ITEMS AS DEEMED NECESSARY WHEN THEY'RE LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

AS THE PRESIDING PRESIDING OFFICER, I MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL INFORMATION AS DICTATED IN BOARD POLICY BEC LOCAL.

THE TIMER WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU AND WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM TO SPEAK. AGAIN, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE ALLOTTED TIME, AND I WILL CALL THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE ORDER WHICH WAS RECEIVED, WHICH WAS ONLY ONE NICO ORNELAS. MR. ORNELAS.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING THAT MR. ORNELAS IS NOT HERE, I WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR,

[4. Non-Action Items for Discussion]

DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM PLEASE. SO MISS ROWLAND'S GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST INFORMATION. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING FOR THIS.

SO MISS ROWLAND. OKAY.

OH, THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT HATFIELD AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M SARAH ROWLAND AND I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES.

I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ALONGSIDE A GREAT GROUP OF LEADERS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT.

STAND UP AND WAVE. THEY DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO THAT.

I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE FIRST ANNUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION REPORT AS PART OF A REQUIREMENT FROM SENATE BILL 568.

WHAT IS THAT REQUIREMENT, YOU MIGHT ASK? IT IS A REQUIRED SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL MEETING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT GUIDANCE FROM T A IS PENDING, SO I AM SHARING WHAT WE CAN BEST INTERPRET FROM THE LEGISLATION.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR DEPARTMENT'S VISION AS IT SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PRESENTATION.

THE VISION OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE AN EQUITABLE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION, OR 504 SERVICES, THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY THAT PRIORITIZES ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF DATA. THERE'S MY DOLLAR.

THIS SLIDE SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT COMPARED TO TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT OVER TIME. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN BY 14.9%.

HOWEVER, THE RATE OF THE ANNUAL GROWTH HAS STEADILY DECLINED, WITH THE MOST RECENT YEAR REFLECTING AN INCREASE OF JUST 2.1%.

IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE COMPLETED 954 INITIAL EVALUATIONS DURING THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS IS A 9% DECREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON KEEPING STUDENTS IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW.

OVER HALF OUR STUDENTS SPEND 80% OR MORE OF THEIR DAY IN GENERAL EDUCATION.

WE DID SEE A SMALL INCREASE IN RESOURCE SUPPORT, MAINLY DUE TO DYSLEXIA MOVING INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

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ONE OF OUR AREAS OF FOCUS IS TO HOLD NAME AND NEED MEETINGS FOR EVERY STUDENT TO SUPPORT, TO SUPPORT IEP PROPOSALS AND ENSURE THEY ARE RECEIVING SERVICES IN THEIR LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON. MOVE TO SHOW HOW WE'VE PERFORMED FOR STATE PERFORMANCE PLAN INDICATORS.

MY TEAM REFERS TO THESE AS SPP I'S. WHAT IS SPPI? YOU MAY ASK? THERE ARE 16 PERFORMANCE MEASURES DEFINED BY THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRACKED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

THESE COVER AREAS LIKE GRADUATION RATES, TEST PERFORMANCE AND TIMELINES.

TIMELINESS OF SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

EVERY DISTRICT MUST SUBMIT ACCURATE AND TIMELY DATA ON THESE INDICATORS, WHICH TEA USES TO EVALUATE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE STRIVE TO BE TRANSPARENT AND ACCURATE IN REPORTING OUR DATA.

TWO VERY IMPORTANT INDICATORS ARE SPPI11. TIMELY INITIAL EVALUATIONS.

IT HAS TWO PARTS. PART A IS COMPLETING THE FULL INDIVIDUAL INITIAL EVALUATION WITHIN TIMELINE, AND PART B IS THE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION OR HOLDING THE ARD.

IEP MEETING WITHIN TIMELINE SPPI. 12 EARLY CHILDHOOD TRANSITIONS EVALUATES THE TIMELY TRANSITIONS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD PART C INTO PRESCHOOL SERVICES BY THEIR THIRD BIRTHDAY.

OUR GOAL IS 100% ACROSS ALL THREE INDICATORS.

WHILE WE HAVE NOT REACHED THAT MARK, WE HAVE MADE CONSISTENT PROGRESS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS BY STRENGTHENING OUR PRACTICES EACH YEAR BASED ON OUR CURRENT TRAJECTORY. WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT ALL THREE INDICATORS WILL REACH 100% WHEN RESULTS ARE REPORTED FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.

RESULTS DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY, OR RDA, IS ANOTHER MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WE REFER TO THIS AS RDA. THIS IS THROUGH THIS SYSTEM, T A EVALUATES OUR DISTRICT'S PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH 15 INDICATORS ACROSS DOMAINS ONE THROUGH THREE.

SOME OF THE 15 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS INCLUDE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES LIKE STAR TEST, STAR TEST PASSING RATES, STUDENT SUCCESS, GRADUATION AND DROPOUT RATES, AND INCLUSION DISCIPLINE EQUITY MEASUREMENTS.

RDA IS ABOUT ENSURING WE NOT ONLY MEET COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS BUT ALSO ACHIEVE POSITIVE RESULTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

THE 2025 RDA DISTRICT REPORT WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER.

THIS COVERS THE 24 AND 252425 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR DISTRICT PERFORMED WELL FOR THE RDA INDICATORS, REFLECTING BOTH COMPLIANCE AND STRONG STUDENT OUTCOMES.

THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE RDA IN THE LAST CYCLE, WHICH MEANS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS RIGHT ON TRACK.

RDA DOMAINS ONE AND FOUR INDICATORS ON STAR PERFORMANCE FOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL ED.

SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY READING. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE IMPACT OF IMPLEMENTING THE NEW SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY ENGLISH ALONGSIDE THE RLA DEPARTMENT. ONE OF OUR AREAS OF GROWTH IS TO CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT IN THE ANALYSIS OF DATA TO ADDRESS AREAS OF ACADEMIC NEED FOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW MATH CURRICULUM WILL BENEFIT STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

ON THE SCREEN NOW ARE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STAR MATH DATA FOR ELEMENTARY AND EOC.

NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE WORKING WITH CAMPUSES, SPECIFICALLY ELEMENTARY, ON WAYS TO ADDRESS DISABILITY RELATED SKILL DEFICITS WITH INTERVENTIONS, WHILE ENSURING ACCESS TO TIER ONE INSTRUCTION IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

GRADUATION RATE IS ALSO A PART OF RDA, BUT I'VE ALSO INCLUDED SOME ADDITIONAL DATA AS REFLECTED IN THE TAPER AND COMMIT DASHBOARDS.

THIS DATA IS FOR THE CLASS OF 2024. REMEMBER, THIS IS LAGGING DATA.

SPECIAL EDUCATION GRADUATION RATE WAS 81%. 4% OF THOSE STUDENTS GRADUATED COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READY,

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IN TURN, WE EXPECT TO SEE THIS NUMBER INCREASE.

NOW SHIFTING TO I'D E, A, B MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT OR MOE, I'D A B R FUNDS THAT ARE FEDERALLY OR OUR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. I'D A BMOE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

EACH YEAR, THE MOE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE DISTRICT WAS FULLY COMPLIANT IN 2425.

THIS DEMONSTRATES STRONG FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

IN WORKING WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE, THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO SPEND ABOVE THE FUNDING RECEIVED FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THERE WAS A NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING MODEL THROUGH HOUSE BILL TWO AND SENATE BILL 568, AND INFORMATION WAS RELEASED ON APRIL 16TH. TEXAS IS SHIFTING FROM INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING TO A SERVICE INTENSITY FUNDING MODEL.

THIS MEANS THAT FUNDING WILL BE BASED MORE DIRECTLY ON STUDENT NEEDS.

NEXT YEAR WILL BE A TRANSITION YEAR. WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT UNDER BOTH OLD AND NEW SYSTEMS. FINAL FUNDING DETAILS UNDER THE NEW MODEL WON'T BE CLEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS DOES CREATE SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO THE LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE UNDER THE NEW APPROACH.

HOWEVER, THE STATE HAS GUARANTEED FUNDING WILL NOT DROP BELOW CURRENT LEVELS DURING THIS TRANSITION.

ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE IMPACT FROM SENATE BILL TWO WAS THE CREATION OF EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS IN PRIVATE OR HOME SCHOOL.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS SOME INFORMATION AND RELATED TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY.

TO DATE, WE HAVE EVALUATED 107 PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THIS INCLUDES STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN CFBISD BOUNDARIES OR THEY ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN WITHIN CFBISD BOUNDARIES. BOUNDARIES. THEN, OF THOSE 107 STUDENTS, 51 FAMILIES REQUESTED TO BE SUBMITTED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION FUNDING ACCOUNT THROUGH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

TO CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF OUR BRIGHT SPOTS OVER THE PAST YEAR.

WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT HELD ON MARCH 27TH.

WE WERE ALSO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN IN-PERSON CASES RUN EVENT ON APRIL 25TH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING AND SUPPORTING OUR ATHLETES AND PARTICIPATING IN THE RUN THIS YEAR.

CASES RUN RAISED $76,425 IN REGISTRATIONS, T SHIRTS AND DONATIONS.

THIS YEAR, WE PROVIDED MANY SESSIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, ASSISTANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

SOME TOPICS INCLUDED WRITING A COMPLIANT IEP, MEASURING AND REPORTING PROGRESS, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, CREATING POSITIVE SCHOOL WIDE BEHAVIOR PRACTICES, STRUCTURING A CLASSROOM, AND USING CURRICULUM.

WE HELD THREE DYSLEXIA PARENT NIGHTS ATTENDED BY ALMOST 50 FAMILIES.

TOPICS INCLUDED IDENTIFICATION DEFINITIONS, CURRICULUM.

THERE WERE SOME SIMULATIONS RESOURCES THAT THEY CAN USE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND INSIDE OF SCHOOL.

READING AN IEP AND INTERPRETING MAP SCORES. WE ARE ALSO PLANNING A DYSLEXIA SUMMER CAMP THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 16TH AND 17TH. THE FLIER WAS SENT HOME VIA THE DYSLEXIA INTERVENTIONISTS EARLIER THIS WEEK TO STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM OR HAVE BEEN DISMISSED RECENTLY. WE HOSTED TWO COFFEE AND CONNECT EVENTS, WHICH PROVIDE DEDICATED SPACE FOR FAMILIES TO NETWORK AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. WE ALSO HELD 14 FAMILY SUPPORT MEETINGS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS AUTISM 101, THE ARD PROCESS. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR STRATEGIES, SAFETY SKILLS, AND MORE.

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THEY. THEY ALSO SELECTED OUR DISTRICT FOR A CASE STUDY ON OUR WORK WITH FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING SO FAR IS REALLY ENCOURAGING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

ABOUT 40% OF STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY MET STRONG DECODING BENCHMARKS BY MID-YEAR.

THAT TELLS US STUDENTS ARE BUILDING SKILLS MORE QUICKLY AND MAKING SOLID PROGRESS.

WE EXPECT THAT GROWTH TO CONTINUE AND WILL SHARE THE FULL CASE STUDY ONCE IT'S RELEASED.

WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AMY BARBER FROM COUNTRY PLACE ELEMENTARY.

SHE WAS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGED GOLD BOOK EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE AND WAS RECOGNIZED BY GOLD BOOK IN APRIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS HARD WORK FOR OUR OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STRUCTURAL SPECIALISTS, ASSISTANTS, AND LEADERSHIP TEAM. THIS REFLECTS A SHARED COMMITMENT TO MEETING STUDENT NEEDS AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING OUTCOMES.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

WELL, MISS ROWLAND, FOR NO GUIDANCE FROM TEA YET, I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WAS A VERY THOROUGH REPORT AND I LEARNED A LOT.

BOARD MEMBERS. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, MISS BARNES? I HAVE A QUESTION AND A COMMENT. I'M GONNA GO FOR MY COMMENT FIRST.

SO I FOUND OUT FROM TONIGHT, BUT ALSO FROM THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WHEN SHE ALSO PRESENTED THIS, YOU ALSO PRESENTED THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE DYSLEXIA GET TOGETHERS, THE PARENT NIGHTS I HAD ALWAYS ASSUMED WERE FOR MAYBE PARENTS WHO THOUGHT THEIR CHILD HAD DYSLEXIA, AND I WAS SO EXCITED TO HEAR AND WISH I HAD LOOKED INTO IT A LITTLE FURTHER FOR MY, MY OWN CHILD AND MYSELF THAT IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S, IT'S ONGOING.

AND IT'S FOR PARENTS OF, YOU KNOW, AT ANY POINT IN THEIR DYSLEXIA JOURNEY WITH THEIR STUDENTS.

AND THAT I JUST THINK IS SO AMAZING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T END WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY FINISH YOU KNOW, THE, THE HELP AND ALL OF THAT, IT'S A CONTINUOUS THING OF TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ AND, AND BEING SUPPORTIVE. SO I'M, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THAT AND HOPE TO JOIN ONE SOON.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND WE'LL ADVERTISE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, OR I HAD A QUESTION, SO THE REALLY GREAT READING IT SAID ON HERE THAT IT WAS FOR.

IT WAS GEARED SPECIFICALLY FOR MULTILINGUAL. SO IS THIS IS THIS A STUDY FOR STUDENTS WHO MAYBE ARE COMING, WHO ARE WORKING ON DYSLEXIA OR WORKING THROUGH DYSLEXIA, WHO HAVE MAYBE A COUPLE LANGUAGES THAT THEY'RE SPEAKING? THAT'S NOT ALL OF THE STUDY, BUT I KNOW WE DO HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE THAT ARE SPEAK MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE.

SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT THAT THEY HIGHLIGHTED.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I'LL LEAVE IT. I THINK, I THINK MY QUESTION WILL GET ANSWERED LATER ON, SO I'LL LET SOMEONE ELSE TALK, MISS BRADY. YES.

MISS HOLLAND, GREAT PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON MISS BARNES SAID ABOUT THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR PARENTS.

I THINK IT'S PHENOMENAL. AND I THINK IF WE CAN GET THAT OUT, EVEN TO ALL PARENTS WHO THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THEIR CHILD AND THEY JUST WANT TO EXPLORE AND ASK QUESTIONS. THAT WOULD BE PHENOMENAL IF WE CAN GET THAT OUT EVEN FURTHER.

WIDESPREAD. MY SECOND QUESTION OR MY THAT WAS A COMMENT, BUT MY FIRST QUESTION IS ABOUT HOW IS THE READING CURRICULUM IMPACTING OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND IS THAT AVAILABLE TO OUR RESOURCE KIDS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL TO INCREASE THOSE EOC SCORES? YES. OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP STUDENTS IN GENERAL ED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO THEY ARE GETTING THE FIRST INSTRUCTION WITH THEIR GENERAL ED TEACHER.

AND THEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS CAN BE USED BY THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TO REINFORCE RETEACH.

AND THEN WHATEVER GENERAL ED STUDENTS GET. WE ALSO USE FOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TOO.

SO WHAT'S, WHAT, WHAT IS DECIDED ON WITH SECONDARY ELA WILL ALSO IMPACT OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND IN RESOURCE CLASSES.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S HELPING SO FAR WITH OUR EOC OR SCORES? I KNOW ARE A LITTLE LOW. WE'RE HOPING FOR BETTER.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS TIME AROUND THAT WILL HELP WITH THE EOC SCORES AND READING NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. OR ENGLISH? YES. THANK YOU. WE DO KNOW IT'S WORKING THOUGH, BECAUSE I THINK PART OF OUR DECREASE IN REFERRALS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE GREAT TIER ONE INSTRUCTION THAT STUDENTS ARE GETTING WITH THAT CURRICULUM IN ELEMENTARY.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT. VERY INFORMATIONAL.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SB TWO. SO LET'S GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT WHEN IT COMES TO ESAS.

ESAS FOR COMMUNITY INFORMATION IS VOUCHERS RIGHT.

YES. YES. OKAY. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHEN OUR WE HAVE 107 PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN CFB BOUNDARIES. IS THAT CORRECT? OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN A IN A SCHOOL THAT'S IN CFB BOUNDARIES.

AND THEN YOU HAVE 51 FAMILIES WHO REQUESTED THE VOUCHERS, CORRECT? OKAY. DO WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSES FOR THE TESTING? IF WE TEST AND GO TO ART ON THOSE KIDS, WE GET REIMBURSED.

AND WE DID THAT FOR ALL OF THOSE. WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOL? YES. IF WE TEST AND GO TO ART AND THEY DECLINE.

YES, MA'AM. EVERYBODY OKAY? YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE 81% OF THE STUDENTS THAT DO GRADUATE.

DO WE KNOW WHERE THEY GO OR WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS THEY'RE INVOLVED IN ANY CHANCE? OH, I CAN'T SPEAK ON THAT. BUT THERE IS A REPORT ON THAT THAT I CAN GET YOU.

I BELIEVE IT'S THE ESP 14 REPORT AND IT TALKS IT, IT SURVEYS STUDENTS AFTER THEY GRADUATE.

AND SO IF WHAT WE GET BACK WE CAN GET INFORMATION ON, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY GET THAT REPORT TO YOU.

THANK YOU. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS REGARDING THE 4% THAT ARE CC MR..

WHICH PROGRAM ARE THEY MOST LIKELY TO GRADUATE FROM? WE ARE DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THAT. IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS AND IT'S KIND OF SCATTERED, BUT WE ARE. THAT'S ONE OF OUR REALLY STRONG AREAS OF FOCUS NEXT YEAR WITH AN INCREASING THE 18 PLUS PROGRAM.

AND I HOPE NEXT YEAR WHEN I GET UP HERE TO TALK TO YOU, I CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUR PATHWAY PROGRAM.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MA'AM. MISS BARNES. OH, OKAY.

I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT TRENDS AND SEEING THOSE NUMBERS GOING UP.

FOR THE 25, YOU MENTIONED THAT DYSLEXIA NOW FALLS UNDER THE SPECIAL EDUCATION.

HOW MUCH OF THAT NUMBER IS THAT NUMBER AFFECTED AT ALL? LIKE THE 419 THAT WE SEE THIS YEAR, LIKE THOSE JUMPS OR THAT JUMP.

SO I CAN TELL YOU FROM 25 TO 26, WE WE HAD 1355 STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, WHICH WAS A 4% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

OKAY. AND THEN THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS A 3% WAS A 13% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, PROBABLY MEANING WE'RE CATCHING Y'ALL ARE CATCHING IT.

AND ARE THOSE TRENDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE, SEEING MORE SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, AND HAVING THOSE NUMBERS INCREASE YEAR TO YEAR? I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THEY WILL DECREASE SOME OR LEVEL OUT AS WE INCREASE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN GENERAL.

ED, WE HAVE A STRONGER TIER ONE READING CURRICULUM.

I THINK WE'LL SEE THE DYSLEXIA REFERRALS DECREASE.

I THINK WE'LL SEE OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION DECREASE.

WE'RE ALSO DOING NAME AND NEEDS. MY GOAL IS FOR MY TEAM TO WORK WITH CAMPUSES, TO HAVE A NAME AND NEED, MEETING ON EVERY STUDENT TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT IS IT THAT THEY REALLY NEED, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE RIGOR HIGH ENOUGH AND GIVING THEM WHAT THEY NEED.

I THINK WE'LL SEE. I THINK WE'LL AT LEAST EVEN OUT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS WONDERFUL. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU, MISS ROWLAND. I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

OH, SORRY. SORRY. ON SENATE BILL TWO. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE IF WE GO TO ARD.

IS THAT FULL REIMBURSEMENT OR IS THERE LIKE AN ALLOTMENT THAT'S PRETTY SMALL FOR THAT FOR THE SENATE BILL.

IT'S $1,000 IN EVALUATION. SO DOES THAT UNLESS THEY CHANGED THAT.

NO, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT WE GET REIMBURSED, BUT IT'S NOT FOR LIKE THE HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO DO THOSE ASSESSMENTS? IT TAKES LONGER THAN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GETTING PAID.

I WOULD SAY FOR THE SAME EVALUATION THAT WE DO, IT CAN BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2000 TO $5000 IF YOU WENT TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

OKAY. SO I THINK FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING.

WE HAVE SOME DATA FROM YOU NOW. AND SO DOCTOR ALGEBRA MIGHT BE ASKING FOR THAT INFORMATION IN WRITING SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE THAT AS A POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY.

BECAUSE WHILE WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE $1,000 REIMBURSEMENT, THAT IS TIME THAT WE NEED AND THAT IMPACTS OUR STAFFING MODEL

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AND SO I SEE NOTTINGHAM HEADS IN THE BACK. WE GOT YOU.

WE ARE, WE CAN USE THIS IS THE EXAMPLES THAT I SAY THAT WHEN YOU GUYS GIVE US DATA AND YOU EXPLAIN IT, WE CAN, WE CAN FIGHT AND WE CAN SAY LIKE, THIS NEEDS TO BE A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE REPRESENTING NOT JUST EDUCATION. THEY'RE LOOKING AT ROADS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT.

I MEAN, I COULD GO DOWN THE LIST. AND SO IT'S OUR JOB TO EDUCATE THEM ON THAT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DECISION TO FURTHER HELP US.

BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS THAT DO WANT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT IT'S OUR JOB TO EDUCATE THEM ON HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT US BETTER.

AND SO I THINK THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.

DOCTOR ELDRIDGE SO WE COULD CONSIDER MAYBE IF THE BOARD WANTS TO LOOK AT A PRIORITY RELATED TO THAT COST.

WELL A LITTLE MORE DETAILS FROM 23 TO 20 4 TO 2425.

WE WE HAD 69% INCREASE OF EVALUATIONS FOR STUDENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL.

AND THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR, IT'S 119% INCREASE.

OKAY. AND THAT DOES IMPACT OUR STAFFING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND ANNUAL PRESENTATION ALREADY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL WORK ON IT. OKAY. AND THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS.

IT'S VERY CLEAR FROM THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU GUYS ARE FOCUSED ON KIDS.

YOU HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT SO THAT WE COULD LEND A SMILE AND A THANK YOU TO YOU IN PERSON.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS FOR BE THE BUDGET UPDATE.

DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM? YES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR SPECIAL ED TEAM.

YOU ALL WORK SO HARD NOT ONLY JUST WITH THE KIDS, BUT ALSO PLANNING GREAT EVENTS.

I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT OUR DISTRICT DYSLEXIA SUMMER CAMP THIS YEAR.

THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS.

AND I'LL ALSO SAY THE TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE LEARNING, THE LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT AND SPECIAL ED HAS BEEN GREAT.

I ALSO THINK WITH THE INTERVENTION FOR OUR STUDENTS HAS ALSO HELPED THOSE GREAT RESULTS.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR BUDGET UPDATE.

MR. MARTIN IS GOING TO PRESENT THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUS PRINCIPLES FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE ON REALLY STREAMLINING EXPENSES AND, AND BEING AWARE OF WHERE WE PUT OUR MONEY.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

AND, AND DOCTOR ELDRIDGE THIS IS THIS IS A, A A BUDGET OVERVIEW OF, OF REALLY WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. AND BUT ALSO KIND OF A PRECURSOR, I THINK TO OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP COMING UP NEXT WEEK.

BUT WE WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ISSUES TO DEAL WITH FINANCIALLY FOR, FOR A DISTRICT LIKE OURS. WE, WE WANT TO COVER TO START OFF WITH COVER YOU KNOW HOW WE ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY WE'RE FUNDED PRIMARILY WITH TAX COLLECTIONS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE COMES FROM OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS.

WE RECEIVE SOME STATE FUNDING, BUT ABOUT 85% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM LOCAL SOURCES.

ABOUT ABOUT 15% COMES FROM THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

ABOUT 15% COMES FROM STATE FOREST STATE SOURCES, AND LESS THAN 1% COME FROM FEDERAL SOURCES THEN.

AND WITH REGARD TO OUR EVERYDAY GENERAL OPERATION FUNDING IT'S DESIGNED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THE T A SYSTEM OF, OF FUNDING IS BASED PRIMARILY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WHICH ALSO REFERRED TO AS WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. SOME STUDENTS ARE WORTH MORE THAN OTHERS LIKE SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN THOUGH THE STATE DOESN'T PROVIDE US ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR.

THEY DO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS.

THEY. THEY DON'T PROVIDE NEARLY ENOUGH. BUT WE, WE HAVE AND I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN'T GET THIS TO GO.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE LIKE, LIKE I SAID, WE HAD, WE'RE FUNDING BASED ON A PER STUDENT BASIS, BUT WE ARE ALSO LOSING STUDENTS. WE HAVE LOST OVER 1400 STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR.

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AND THEN THE, THE STATE FILLS IN THE GAP WHEN WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DO SO.

WE ALSO, WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT'S REFERRED TO AS A A RECAPTURE DISTRICT.

SO AS A RESULT OF THAT WE, WE DO HAVE TO PAY THE STATE SOME OF OUR TAX COLLECTIONS.

WE HAVE TO PAY THAT TO THE STATE IN THE FORM OF WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS RECAPTURE OUR STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR I WANT TO REFER TO THE REQUIRED ARM THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE STATE HAS NOT FULLY FUNDED. SAFETY AND SECURITY IS ONE OF THOSE EXPANDED ACADEMIC AND CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS, NEW SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS THINGS LIKE WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO AUDITS EVERY THREE YEARS.

WE'RE, WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO CERTAIN TRAININGS FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS TO STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

AND SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE STATE HAS REQUIRED, BUT THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING REALLY TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.

SO FOR A DISTRICT LIKE OURS IT'S, IT'S A, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE COSTS THAT RISE EVERY YEAR.

COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR PROPERTY INSURANCE SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EVERYTHING THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY INFLATION.

SO IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COST, JUST GENERAL INFLATION COST WITH THE ADDITIONAL WITH WHAT LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL INCREASE THE STUDENT MAY PROVIDE FOR WITHIN THE FORMULAS.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE DROP IN ENROLLMENT. SO IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR, FOR OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE TAKEN SOME ACTIONS TO TRY TO REDUCE OUR BUDGET DEFICIT.

WE ARE NOT IN BAD SHAPE FINANCIALLY. WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS OF FUND BALANCE IN THE BANK.

SO WE'RE WE'RE IN WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE FINANCIALLY.

YOU KNOW, BUT WE DO HAVE A, WE DO HAVE A BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO, TO WORK THROUGH.

AND AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON MAINLY, MAINLY EMPLOYEES AS WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING, WE NEED TO REDUCE OUR STAFF. SO FOR EXAMPLE, A CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS AT SAY 20 STUDENTS, OUR AVERAGE REVENUE IS ABOUT 10 TO $11,000.

SO THAT THAT CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS IS WORTH A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND SO IF YOU LOSE 20 STUDENTS, YOU LOSE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND SO WE, WE'VE GOT A, WE'VE GOT TO LOOK PRIMARILY AT OUR STAFF.

THERE'S THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF OUR CONTROL.

WE HAVE A LIMITED CONTROL OVER THE COST OF UTILITIES OR THE COST OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.

THE COST OF NON-PAYROLL COSTS. THE COST OF FUEL.

WE HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OVER THOSE COSTS. THE MOST CONTROL WE HAVE IS IS OVER PAYROLL COSTS.

THIS YEAR WE'VE WE'RE, WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT OUR, THAT OUR REVENUE IS GOING TO BE AROUND $286 MILLION.

OUR EXPENSES AROUND $298 MILLION. WE'RE ESTIMATING RIGHT NOW A DEFICIT OF BETWEEN 13 AND BETWEEN 12 AND $13 MILLION.

WE'RE WE'RE HOPING TO TRIM THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END UP.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD WE'VE INCURRED TOTAL EXPENSES OF 177 MILLION.

OUR TOTAL EXPENSES PRIOR YEAR WAS 189 MILLION.

SO IN OUR EFFORTS DRIVEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND, AND HER STAFF WE'VE ACTUALLY REDUCED OUR SPENDING THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH, $12 MILLION OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GONE INTO REDUCING COSTS.

GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES. WE'VE, WE'VE HAD CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE EVERY YEAR.

WE'VE, WE'VE BOUGHT SOME BUSSES AND SOME, SOME VEHICLES WHAT WE REFER TO AS WHITE FLEET.

WE BOUGHT SOME TRANSIT VANS AND SOME, SOME WORK TRUCKS.

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WE ARE YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY APPROVED A CHANGE IN THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET GOING FORWARD.

YOU KNOW, FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. BUT THAT'S A ONE TIME THAT'S A ONE TIME CHANGE GOING FROM A FISCAL YEAR START OF SEPTEMBER 1ST TO A FISCAL YEAR START OF JULY 1ST. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 14TH.

AND WE'LL BE REVIEWING PROJECTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS, YOU KNOW, OUR COMPENSATION OPTIONS WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A COST OF LIVING INCREASE AND AND BE AS COMPETITIVE AS WE CAN SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE QUALITY STAFF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE EVALUATING OUR PAY STRUCTURES.

AND WE ALSO WANT TO RIGHTSIZE, IF YOU WILL, THE STAFF TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT IT WENT AWAY.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN. MISS BRADY. WELL, FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN, FOR THE PRESENTATION, BUT EXCELLENT JOB TO OUR STAFF.

DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. YOUR TEAM, LIKE WE WERE EXPECTING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NUMBER THAN THAT.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

SO THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU, MR. GILMORE. A FEW QUESTIONS.

GREAT PRESENTATION. ON THE ENROLLMENT, WE'RE DOWN 1400 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

HAVE WE DEFINED. I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY HARD TO DEFINE THE DRIVING FACTORS IN THE DECLINE AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING OUR REVENUE AND WILL AFFECT THE REVENUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. AND HOW CONFIDENT ARE WE IN THE ATTENDANCE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE BUILT INTO THE 286.4 MILLION FOR THE FULL YEAR REVENUE PROJECTION? AND DOCTOR ELDRIDGE CAN HELP ME WITH THAT.

BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE SAW THE 1400 DROP COMING.

AND SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A THAT WAS A SURPRISE.

AND SO IF YOU LOOK HISTORICALLY, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE LOST AROUND 200 OR SO STUDENTS PER YEAR.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE LOST ABOUT 2200 KIDS.

BUT 1400 OF THOSE CAME THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT IT WON'T BE THAT DRAMATIC.

WE, WE I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY ESTIMATING A DROP OF AROUND A THOUSAND FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE THAT MUCH. I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD PINPOINT ONE THING THAT HAS CAUSED THAT, THAT LEVEL OF DROP. OKAY. MR. GILMORE, I THINK IT HAS TO DO TO YOU WITH OUR DEMOGRAPHER REPORT FROM, YOU KNOW, THE DECLINING BIRTH RATES AND THEN ALL THE OPTIONS AS YOU YOU KNOW, WE HAVE YOUNG FAMILIES THAT TRY TO PURCHASE A HOME IN OUR AREA AND IT'S, IT'S SUPER EXPENSIVE. AND SO THEY KEEP GOING FAR, YOU KNOW, WAY FAR NORTH BECAUSE THEY CAN BUY A HOME AND AND THE SCHOOLS RIGHT THERE.

AND AS WE GET, YOU KNOW, ALL THE COMPANIES MOVING HERE TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT LOCATION, BUT HONESTLY, IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS.

MAINLY, WE'RE JUST SEEING A HUGE DECLINE IN BIRTH RATE AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

OUR SURROUNDING AREAS, WE'VE ALL DISCUSSED IT OF HOW MANY.

WE HAD NO IDEA THAT WE WOULD LOSE THAT MANY THIS YEAR.

AND SO LAST NIGHT ART AND I WERE MEETING AND WE WERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT NUMBER DO WE WANT.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.

SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE MANAGING THE THE NIL PORTAL FOR FOOTBALL.

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO'S GOING TO GET IN THE PORTAL AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO. AND WE'RE JUST REVIEWING ALL THE FACTORS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HIT OUR TARGET DEFINITELY FOR OUR, OUR BUDGET ON THE POSITION CONTROL, THE OVERTIME MONITORING ALL THAT.

GREAT JOB. BUT ARE WE, DO WE HAVE GUARDRAILS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE ONCE WE GET OVER THIS HUMP, THAT WE DON'T GO BACK TO BLOATED AND OUT OF CONTROL.

I PROBABLY CAN EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU. SO HR DOCTOR SMOLKA AND CARLA.

SORRY, CARLA, I LIKE MY CONTACT, BUT WE MEET REGULARLY ON, YOU KNOW, CLOSING POSITIONS AND REEVALUATING WHAT POSITIONS WE ACTUALLY NEED.

SO WE'VE CLOSED SO MANY POSITIONS THIS YEAR AND IT GOES BACK TO RIGHT SIZING.

IF, IF YOU HAVE A CLASSROOM WITH TEN KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM, NEXT DOOR HAS TEN KIDS, JUST WHAT MR. MARTIN SAID, WE, WE CAN'T HAVE OUR CLASS NEEDS TO BE 20 KIDS AND OTHERWISE WE'RE PAYING TWO TEACHERS FOR TEN KIDS.

SO WE ARE WE'RE ANALYZING ALL THAT, EVEN FOR OUR STAFF HERE AT CENTRAL OFFICE.

WE ARE EVALUATING EVERY POSITION. SO JUST WANT TO REASSURE YOU THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MAIN FOCUS IS ON OUR CAMPUSES HELPING OUR STUDENTS.

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IS THAT A ONE TIME DEAL ACROSS THE BOARD, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND KEEP, I GUESS, MAKE A CHANGE FROM THE PAST? YES. IT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MONITOR GOING FORWARD.

I THINK I THINK I WANT TO KIND OF SAY SOMETHING I SAID A LITTLE EARLIER.

IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT ENOUGH JUST TO KEEP UP WITH RISING COSTS WITH THE FUNDING THAT TI PROVIDES.

BUT WHEN YOU COMBINE THAT WITH THE LOSS OF STUDENTS AND THOSE LOSS OF STUDENTS OCCUR EVERY SINGLE YEAR, THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THE EVALUATION EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND YOU TRY.

YOU HAVE TO TRY TO ANTICIPATE WHAT YOUR LOSS OR STUDENTS ARE, ARE GOING TO BE THAT YEAR.

BUT LIKE I SAID, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, YOU LOST OVER OVER 2200 KIDS.

AND IT'S IT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND SO IT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EVALUATE EVERY YEAR.

MR. ROJAS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

YOU MENTIONED THE STATE FUNDING. WE HAVE RECAPTURE.

HOW MUCH DID WE PAY AND RECAPTURE THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR? I'M GOING OFF A BAD MEMORY, BUT I THINK IT WAS AROUND 14 OR 15 MILLION.

AND THEN WHAT'S OUR DEFICIT? OUR DEFICIT WE'RE ESTIMATING RIGHT NOW ABOUT 12 MILLION.

THANK YOU. YES. ANY OTHER. OKAY. SORRY. THANK YOU.

JUST. JUST SAYING, MISS BRADY, YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ONE MORE TIME THAT THE LEGISLATURE, IF THEY WOULD JUST GIVE RECAPTURE DISTRICTS A BREAK A REST FROM PAYING RECAPTURE MONEY.

TWO YEARS. THAT'S ALL WE NEED. WE'LL CATCH UP.

WE'LL GET AHEAD. WE'D BE BACK ON TRACK. NO PROBLEM.

BUT THEY DON'T. THEY JUST KEEP AT IT. SO AGAIN, YOUR LEGISLATURES PLEASE REACH OUT.

WE HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO OUR, THE BOARDS, THE BOARDS THAT MEET AND OUR NORTH TEXAS AREA PEOPLE KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA.

I KIND OF LIKE IT TOO. SO SPREAD THE WORD. SEND, TALK TO YOUR LEGISLATURES.

ALL WE NEED IS A BREAK. TWO YEARS WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE WE'D SETTLE FOR ONE, BUT TWO WOULD BE GREAT.

MR. GILMORE. I WASN'T DONE. THE ON THE BUSSES AND VANS AND ALL THAT.

I NEED TO CONFIRM FOR ME THAT WE DO HAVE A SOME KIND OF FLEET REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE OR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS THAT GOING FORWARD, WE'LL KNOW WHETHER IT'S MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO BUY NEW OR TO JUST KEEP FIXING WHAT WE GOT.

YES. AND I, I'M NOT THE BEST ONE PROBABLY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WE DO HAVE A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE AND WE'RE WE'RE WE USE THOSE BUSSES A LONG TIME. THEY GET A LOT OF USE OUT OF THEM.

MR. MOORE, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ON THERE? SURE. ABSOLUTELY. WE WE DO THERE'S, AND WE DO BECAUSE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD IN, YOU GUYS ALLOWED US TO ADD $2 MILLION TO THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE EACH OF THE LAST TWO BUDGET YEARS.

OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, WE'VE ADDED ABOUT 50 BUSSES TO THE FLEET, ALMOST 20 OF THOSE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH THAT $2 MILLION OF OUR BUSSES, WE HAVE ABOUT 135 THAT ARE ACTIVE IN THE FLEET.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT 145 ACTIVE WHITE FLEET SERVICE VEHICLES.

THE BUSSES, ALMOST 40% ARE 12 YEARS OR OLDER, THE WHITE FLEET, MORE THAN HALF ARE 12 YEARS OR OLDER.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE'D ALSO HAD THREE BEFORE THIS PAST YEAR THAT WERE TURN OF THE CENTURY.

THEY WERE, THEY WERE CREATED IN THE 1900S. AND SO WE ARE MANAGING THAT AND MONITORING THAT.

AND WE'VE GOT SOME WE'RE USING THAT FUNDS TO TO CONTINUE REPLENISHING THAT.

IF WE WORK ON THAT, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF BEND THE CURVE BACK, IF YOU WILL, TO WHERE THE AGE DECREASES.

WE WOULD NEED TO BE A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE IN OFFLOADING OLDER BUSSES AND A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE IN BRINGING NEWER ONES IN.

BUT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AS FAR AS SETTING SOMETHING UP SPECIAL.

AS FAR AS GETTING A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE IN PLACE.

SO A LITTLE BIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND MR. SHACKMAN, YOU MAY HAVE TO HELP ME ON THIS, BUT WHEN I KNOW WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD, THERE WAS SOME INTENTIONALITY WITH BUSSES, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE TRANSITION FROM DALLAS COUNTY BUSSES.

MR. SHACKMAN, CAN YOU ADD ON TO THAT ABOUT KIND OF HOW WE ACQUIRED OUR BUS FLEET? AND I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR TO FIGURE OUT THE EXACT YEAR THAT IT OCCURRED.

BUT DALLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS USED TO RUN BUSSES FOR ALL THE DISTRICTS IN BASICALLY REGION TEN.

AND FROM WHATEVER REASONS, THAT SERVICE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND IT WAS SUNSETTED OUT

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AND IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

AND I THINK THE DISTRICT HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF MAKING THAT TRANSITION FROM PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. YEAH, YEAH, I AGREE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE FOR THE PUBLIC THAT WHEN YOU HEAR A BUDGET DEFICIT, YOU THINK THE DISTRICT IS IN DEBT. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND WHILE YES, WE NEED TO RIGHT SIZE THINGS, THERE IS A FLIP SIDE OF THAT. OUR FUND BALANCE IS ALSO OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

AND THIS BOARD INTENTIONALLY, OVER SEVERAL YEARS, WAS PUTTING MONEY BACK IN SAVINGS, KNOWING THAT THERE WERE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO INVEST IN. AND SO NOW IS THE TIME WHERE PART OF THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS WE'RE CASHING IN FROM OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT ON STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS.

AND ONE OF THOSE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IS OUR BUSSES.

AND IF WE WERE TO JUST GO IN AND REPLACE THEM ALL ONE YEAR, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? THEY WOULD ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED ON THE SAME YEAR.

SO THERE'S A REASON FOR HAVING THIS STRATEGIC PLAN OVER TIME, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO GET ON THAT REPLACEMENT CYCLE.

AND THIS BOARD HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT. AND I KNOW WHEN I GOT ON THE BOARD, I WAS FLAT OUT TOLD BY SOME BOARD MEMBERS, WE DON'T BOND BUSSES, WE PAY CASH FOR BUSSES BECAUSE BUSSES DON'T HAVE THE LIFE CYCLE THAT OUR BUILDINGS HAVE.

AND SO THERE HAS BEEN AN INTENTIONALITY OF THIS BOARD TO ENSURE THAT WE GET ON THAT REPLACEMENT CYCLE AND THEREFORE THAT $2 MILLION, IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR DEFICIT, 2 MILLION OF THAT IS US CASHING IN ON OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR A CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO ALSO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE TO INVEST IN OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

AND THAT'S THE OTHER REASON TO RIGHTSIZE SO THAT OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE A PART OF THE PIE, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DIP INTO OUR SAVINGS BECAUSE THAT'S IDEALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENS OVER TIME. THERE ARE GOING TO BE OTHER UNFORESEEN EXPENSES.

BUSSES ARE UNFORESEEN. WE KIND OF KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO WEAR OUT, BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. SO IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE OVERTIME REPLACEMENT CYCLES.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS IN PLACE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT $2 MILLION IS, IS KEY ON THAT, MR. GILMORE. YEAH, ONE MORE MORE OF A STATEMENT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. AGAIN, YOU ANSWERED LIKE THREE OF MY QUESTIONS.

SO YOU SAVED TIME. BUT PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT MISS GARZA SAID.

AND YOU, CASSANDRA THE UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES, WE'RE SITTING AT 12 MILLION.

AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE LET'S SEE. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, CURRICULUM CHANGES, LACK OF INFLATION ADJUSTMENT AND THE SECURITY OFFICERS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. HOW ARE WE AS A BOARD SUPPOSED TO PRIORITIZE THOSE? WHAT'S THE BIGGEST DRAGGING FACTOR ON OUR BUDGET SO THAT WE KNOW HOW TO GO TO OUR LEGISLATURE AND FIGHT FOR MORE MONEY IN THAT ASPECT, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU DO, BUT I CAN I COULD BE A MOUTH AND I CAN GO TO AUSTIN.

SO I THINK, MR. GILMORE, THAT'S LIKE THE EXAMPLE THAT WE ASKED FOR WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION IS NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DATA, THEN WE CAN USE THAT DATA TO CRAFT A PRIORITY.

AND I THINK THE, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH ADMINISTRATION.

SO RATHER THAN US SITTING IN A SILO CREATING OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THERE'S ACTUALLY A PRESENTATION DONE AT TEAM KFB RECENTLY WHERE WE LOOKED AT DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, WE THERE WAS A PRESENTATION WHERE WE LOOKED AT THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE OF STAFF, BUT THEN WE ALSO EXPLAINED HOW THE INTERIM PERIOD IS SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, BUT THAT WE HAVE HOLDERS OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE KEYS IN THE DISTRICT, NOT IN THE BOARD.

AND WHEN YOU WHEN THEY SHARE INFORMATION WITH US, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO BETTER ADVOCATE.

SO I AGREE WITH YOUR POINT. AND SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT SPECIFICALLY.

BY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT TO CRAFT THE PRIORITIES.

AND SO DOCTOR ELDRIDGE ALREADY HAS PLANS TO GET US MORE BEYOND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DATA, SOME KEY AREAS THAT SHE FEELS LIKE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT.

YES. WITH AMOUNTS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT HAS GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY AND EVERYBODY FEELS IT IS OUR FUEL.

SO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OUR BUSSES. OUR FUEL COSTS ARE NOT WHAT WE BUDGETED.

SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF A LOT OF FUN, UNFUNDED, BUT ALSO UTILITIES, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITH IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES. SO THEY'RE NOT GIVING US MORE OF AN ALLOTMENT FOR THAT.

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IT'LL COST US A DOLLAR FOR EVERY DATA REQUEST.

HENCE WHY IT'S GOING TO BE VERY STRATEGIC BECAUSE WE ALSO CAN'T HAVE 100 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

WE'VE GOT TO PICK A FEW. THAT COULD BE THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND MOST SUPPORTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ALSO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO.

AND WHEN WE PROVIDE THE DATA, EVEN TO YOU AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS A PRIORITY, THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

AND THAT IS ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR THE FALL, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO COME INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE SOME OF THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT THEY CAN FEEL BETTER EQUIPPED TO GO AND ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF AS WE GO ADVOCATE.

SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME BIG PLANS FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

MR. MARTIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN NOVEMBER, THE BOARD PRESENTATION WAS A DOOM AND GLOOM PRESENTATION THAT WAS LOOKING AT A $20 MILLION DEFICIT AFTER WE REALIZED THE LOSS IN STUDENTS.

AND WE'RE NOW DOWN TO A $12 MILLION $12.5 MILLION DEFICIT PROJECTED.

AND SO THAT IS KUDOS TO ADMINISTRATION FOR REALLY WORKING VERY HARD TO RIGHTSIZE OUR EXPENDITURES.

AND SO WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATHWAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT UPDATE IS FOR SEE THE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM UPDATE.

SUMMER IS COMING QUICKLY AND FAST AND FURIOUS.

SO MISS HOLCOMB AND HER TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION OF THE OFFERINGS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS BE A PART OF.

SO MISS HOLCOMB. IT'S LIKE, WHICH CLASSES DO I NEED? I GOTTA CHANGE THIS TO SAY HELLO. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, DOCTOR ELDREDGE, AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I AM VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT OUR SUMMER SCHOOL CAMPS FOR THIS SUMMER, AND I WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT SUPPORTS ALL OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AND THESE CAMPS THAT ARE GOING ON.

SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK, GREAT JOB, SARAH, FOR LEADING OFF WITH THAT FOR OUR LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING TEAM.

THAT IS A PART OF ALL OF THESE SUMMER CAMPS TO PLEASE STAND.

I'VE GOT A GROUP BEHIND ME, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OF YOU THAT ARE INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH SUMMER CAMPS. SO Y'ALL STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL.

SOME ARE NOT STANDING. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON. SO WE WANT TO START OFF AND I WANT TO SHARE THAT FOR OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE OR ARE LOOKING FOR SOME SUMMER CAMPS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH PUTTING EVERYTHING ON OUR WEBSITE.

IF YOU GO TO THE TOP BANNER WHERE IT SAYS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, AND YOU GO DOWN TO WHERE IT SAYS SUMMER SCHOOL CAMPS AND PROGRAMS, YOU WILL FIND EVERYTHING. WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT VERY QUICKLY THIS EVENING, BUT IN A VERY DETAILED FORM.

NOT ONLY ARE THERE REGISTRATION LINKS THAT WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO HOW TO REGISTER, EVEN IF IT'S AN OFF SITE PROGRAM.

BUT THERE'S ALSO ALL OF THE PROGRAM INFORMATION. IF THERE IS A COST INVOLVED, WHAT AGES ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP? ALL OF THE GOOD STUFF. SO OUR WEBSITE IS PHENOMENAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SO I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH SOME OF OUR ENRICHMENT CAMPS. WE HAVE GOT OUR CAMP INVENTION RETURNING.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WE HAVE HAD THIS AND WE HAVE EXPANDED IT BECAUSE IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.

WE HAVE TWO WEEKS. THE FIRST WEEK IS GOING TO BE CAMP SPARK HAPPENING ON JUNE 15TH THROUGH THE 18TH.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CAMP ILLUMINATE COMING FOR JUNE 22ND THROUGH JUNE 25TH.

BOTH CAMPS ARE HAPPENING AT BLANTON ELEMENTARY AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY OUR AMAZING AP AT RAINWATER, MISS MEGAN BRITTON. THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE CAMPS BECAUSE THESE REALLY ARE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. WE STARTED ADVERTISING THESE BACK AT CHRISTMAS SO THAT OUR PARENTS COULD GIVE THE GIFT OF STEM CAMP TO THEIR STUDENTS. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SO WITH THAT, OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL HAVE THE ABILITY TO EARN UP TO 40 VOLUNTEER CREDIT HOURS TOWARDS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THROUGH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ALSO JOB APPLICANTS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM, THEY AS INTERNS WILL RECEIVE A LETTER OF RECOGNITION FROM THE US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. SO THAT'S VERY, VERY COOL FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN BEING AN INTERN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO THE FLIER THAT WE HAVE.

IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE QR CODE TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REGISTER THERE.

SO THE FIRST CAMP WE HAVE WHAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE, BUT IT'S CALLED CAMP ILLUMINATE.

THIS IS WHERE OUR CAMPERS GET TO BECOME CONFIDENT PROBLEM SOLVERS.

THEY WILL BE EXPLORING THINGS WITH PHYSICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CHEMISTRY, AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE DIVING INTO PROTOTYPING. THEY'LL BE DISCOVERING PROPERTIES OF LIGHT.

THEY'LL EVEN CREATE THEIR OWN SPORTS BALL THROUGH THE PHYSICS OF MOTION.

THERE ARE FOUR BASIC ACTIVITIES. THEY'RE CALLED LET'S GO PROTOTYPING STUDIO IN THE GAME AND OPERATION HYDRO DROP.

AND I THOUGHT, WHAT BETTER WAY TO SEE HOW THESE CAMPS ARE GOING TO BE IN ACTION THAN TO SEE THE VIDEO?

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HOLD ON ONE SECOND. THAT'S WHAT I NEED. BIG IDEAS FOR THIS SUMMER'S ALL NEW GAME INVENTION. INSPIRE YOUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH THIS HANDS ON PROGRAM DESIGNED TO UNLOCK CREATIVE POTENTIAL.

THE BEST PART IS ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED AND EXPERIMENTS ARE SUPPORTED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

IN THE GAME. IT'S DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTING WITH INCLINE WEIGHT AND GRAVITATIONAL PULL AS THEY INVENT THEIR OWN SPORTS BALL AND DEVELOP A LINE OF GAME.

CAMERAS PRACTICE PERSISTENCE AS THEY EXPLORE THE SCIENCE OF LIFE, CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN FLUORESCENT GLOW BOX, AND ILLUMINATE THE CLUES BEHIND THE HISTORY IN PLAIN SIGHT.

IN THE OPERATION, HYDRO DROP CAMERAS USED PROBLEM SOLVING TO TACKLE WATER CHALLENGES AROUND THE GLOBE WITH THE HELP OF A ROBOTIC LAB ON WHEELS THAT THEY REVERSE ENGINEERED AND FED WITH TO TEST. CREATIVITY SHOTS AND PROTOTYPING VIDEO CAMERAS AND DEVELOPING THE INVENTIONS.

BUILD CONFIDENCE AND DISCOVER THAT INVENTING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU EXPECT FROM OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT AND EASY TO IMPLEMENT REAL WORLD ROLE MODELS AND HIGH ENERGY SNACK FUN WITH FRIENDS.

CONTACT US TODAY. HIS TURNKEY PROGRAM FOR DISTRICT FOR EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S SURE. OKAY. AND WHILE WE'RE HERE, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CAMP SPARK AND THEN SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.

IT'S JUST ONE IDEA. YOU CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD FOR IMAGINATION WITH SOME BRAND NEW ADVENTURES AT A CONVENTION IN FORENSICS.

SHARPEN YOUR DETECTIVE SKILLS WITH YOUR OWN PROVOCATIVE ARTICLE, COLLECT EVIDENCE, LEADS AND GADGETS, AND CHECK OUT THIS GENIUS PRANKSTER IN MANY WAYS TO SERVE YOUR WAY THROUGH SOME CHALLENGES TO ARRIVE AT IDEAS FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, GRADUATES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TO ATTRACT INVESTORS AND CUSTOMERS AND GET SUCCESS IN THE INVESTORS TEAM UP.

INNOVATION AND CREATIVE SUPERPOWERS. RADKE. DESIGNED BY STUDENT AND STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER FROM THE 820 DUPLICATING TOP SECRET ADVENTURES.

IT'S GREAT DIY PROJECT TO TRANSFORM ONE OF THEM IN A SPACE LAB TO REVEAL A DAZZLING FESTIVE SURPRISE. JOIN THE FUN AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO LIGHT THIS SUMMER.

IGNITE AND CREATE SOMETHING ALL NEW. CAMP ADVENTURE.

FIND US OUT IN MENTOR ORG SLASH JOIN. OKAY, SO LOTS OF FUN AT THE CAMPS.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO OFFER BOTH OF THESE CAMPS THIS SUMMER.

AND SO WITH OUR SPARK CAMP A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST ONE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE OCEAN INNOVATION AS WELL AS FORENSIC SCIENCE, SPACE EXPLORATION, AND ALL THE FUN THINGS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE.

SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED. WE ALREADY HAVE 47 STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR THIS CAMP AND 50 ARE REGISTERED FOR CAMP ILLUMINATE.

SO SIGN UP ON CFBISD WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE CARROLLTON FIRE AND RESCUE SUMMER CAMP WILL BE GOING ON FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE. IT'LL BE DURING JUNE FROM JUNE 9TH THROUGH 12TH.

IT IS A FREE CAMP WITH ALL MEALS PROVIDED AND THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHARED FROM CARROLLTON FIRE.

ONCE THEY REGISTER. SO WHEN THEY GO ON TO OUR WEBSITE, IT'LL TAKE THEM TO THE BUTTON THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE SCREEN THAT SAYS FIRE CAMP REGISTRATION. THAT WILL LINK THEM RIGHT OVER TO GET REGISTERED FOR THE CARROLLTON FIRE AND RESCUE CAMP.

OTHER SUMMER PROGRAMS GOING ON ACROSS THE DISTRICT INCLUDE A CAMP FOR BUSH STUDENTS AT THE BUSH SUMMER BOOT CAMP.

THERE'S ALSO TWO CAMPS HAPPENING AT EARLY COLLEGE.

ONE IS ONE OF OUR CREDIT RECOVERY CAMPS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ACCELERATION AT ECHS AND THE SECOND CAMPUS FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN COMING INTO EARLY COLLEGE. THEY DO THIS EVERY SUMMER, AND ALL OF OUR FRESHMEN STUDENTS GO THROUGH A SUMMER CAMP TO ACCLIMATE TO WHAT SCHOOL WILL BE LIKE AT EARLY COLLEGE WHEN THEY GO IN AS FRESHMEN, AND THEN ALSO ALL SUMMER LONG, OUR SUMMER SUNSHINE PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOT CFB, BUT IT'S OFFERED THROUGH FARMERS BRANCH RECREATIONAL CENTER IS GOING TO BE SERVING AT BLAIR LUNCH FROM JUNE 1ST ALL THE WAY THROUGH 16TH.

WE WILL HAVE SUMMER MEALS GOING ON ALL SUMMER, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

OUR TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOTS OF ACRONYMS IN EDUCATION, SO WE HAVE WRITTEN THESE OUT SO THAT YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHAT THESE ALIGNED TO.

BUT WHAT WE CALL OUR EASY SUMMER CAMP IS FOR SPECIAL SERVICES.

IT'S OUR EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR THAT WILL BE GOING ON AT BLAIR JUNE 2ND THROUGH THE 25TH.

AND THEN ALL OF THE REST OF OUR SUMMER SCHOOL CAMPS ARE ALL TAKING PLACE DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE,

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EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS. ALSO AT BLAIR, THE NEWCOMER ACADEMY FOR OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE GOING ON AT BLAIR.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE DOING CREDIT RECOVERY ACCELERATION EOC RETESTING THIS SUMMER, THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE, AND THEN CAREER COLLEGE TECHNICAL EDUCATION. CTE IS ALSO GOING TO BE DOING SOME ACCELERATION COURSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

BOTH OF THOSE WILL BE TAKING PLACE ACROSS TWO SUMMER SESSIONS AT CREEKVIEW.

IN ADDITION TO A NEWCOMER ACADEMY FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL NEWCOMERS.

AND THEN ALSO CDA IS ALSO OPEN. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO COME FROM MISS CHELSEA IN JUST A MOMENT.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR TEAM TO TELL A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE TWO CAMPS THAT ARE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH LEARNING THE LANGUAGE. DOCTOR WHO. OKAY, GREAT.

HI. GOOD EVENING. SO OUR SUMMER LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN ELEMENTARY CONSIST OF LEARNING THE LANGUAGE WHICH CURRENTLY HAVE 520 FOR PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS.

AND OUR NEWCOMER ACADEMY STUDENTS WHO ARE IN FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING SCHOOLS FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR.

AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 53 STUDENTS. SO THESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH SKILLS THROUGH THEMATIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT INTEGRATE LITERACY THROUGH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AS AND AS WELL AS REAL WORLD APPLICATION, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE PICTURES. AND SO LAST YEAR, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS HAD AN AMAZING TIME WHERE THEY LEARNED TOGETHER, THEY GREW TOGETHER. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAD FUN.

AND SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED THIS SCHOOL YEAR TO LAUNCH THAT AGAIN.

GREAT. THANK YOU MISS. YEAH. SORRY. YOU CAUGHT ME PUTTING MY CLIP IN.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO WE MAY NOT HAVE A FUN CAPYBARA PROGRAM, BUT THE BIG KIDS HAVE SOME PRETTY COOL OPTIONS HAPPENING WITH HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL AS WELL. SO IN HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE EXCITED AND REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER BOTH CREDIT RECOVERY AND ACCELERATION OPTIONS FOR OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOLERS AND SOME ACCELERATION OPTIONS FOR INCOMING NINTH GRADERS AS WELL.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE STAR EOC PREP HAPPENING.

ALONG WITH THE EOC RETESTING SCHEDULE THAT IS SET TO HAPPEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER.

WE ARE PARTNERING WITH OUR FRIENDS IN MULTILINGUAL TO OFFER THE NEWCOMER LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT WITH EXTENDED HOURS, SO THOSE STUDENTS WILL ACTUALLY STAY AN ADDITIONAL TWO HOURS AFTER THE REGULAR SUMMER SCHOOL HOURS FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LEARNING AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT.

SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, THESE ARE THE CONFIRMED COURSE OFFERINGS, MEANING THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR.

A BIG, BIG, BIG MAJOR. KUDOS TO STACEY JACKSON AND HER ADMIN TEAM.

THEY SHE IS THE SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL LEADING THE CHARGE FOR CREEKVIEW, THE CREEKVIEW PROGRAM AND HER TEAM, THEY HAVE CREATED THIS BEAUTIFUL. I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DASHBOARD THAT YOU SEE.

THAT IS HOW THEY ARE TRACKING THEIR ENROLLMENT. AND IT UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY WITH EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT ENROLLS.

SO WHEN WE CAPTURED THIS, IT WAS AT 298. AS OF TODAY, WE ARE RIGHT UNDER 500 STUDENTS.

AND SO IT IS TRACKING EVERY SINGLE REGISTRATION, EVERY PROGRAM.

THAT IS HOW THEY ARE IN TURN STAFFING THEIR PROGRAM.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WE STARTED ADVERTISING EARLY.

I KNOW CHELSEA IS GOING TO CHAT ABOUT AN INCENTIVE THAT WE HAD WITH CDA, WHICH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, BUT AS SOON AS WE GOT THE WORD OUT FIRST, WE SHARED THE DETAILS WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND THEN IT WENT OUT TO THE TEACHERS.

INTEREST IS HIGH. THE ADMIN TEAMS FOR BOTH LTL LEARNING THE LANGUAGE AND FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIVIDED AND CONQUERED WHEN IT CAME TO VETTING THE APPLICANTS, DOING VIRTUAL INTERVIEWS. AND SO IT IS WELL UNDERWAY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN WORKING SUMMER SCHOOL, AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE AND PROUD TO OFFER MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF, FOR TEACHERS, FOR ASSISTANTS TO WORK THIS SUMMER.

SO BOTH THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ARE ROCKING AND ROLLING.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN HELPING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT CDA, I WANT TO ALSO REMIND THAT THE YMCA SUMMER CAMP IS ALSO GOING ON THIS SUMMER.

IT WILL BE HAPPENING AT RIVER CHASE. ALL OF THE REGULAR CARE RATES ARE ARE POSTED ONLINE.

THE CAMP WILL BE GOING ON FROM MAY THE 26TH THROUGH JUNE THE 31ST.

IT IS FOR AGES FOUR THROUGH 12. AND IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE AT CFB ISD.EDU, BACKSLASH OR FORWARD SLASH SUMMER SCHOOL. AND THEN THE VERY EXCITING CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY THIS SUMMER.

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WE ARE EXCITED TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT ALSO FOR OUR LONGER CONTRACT STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE CHILDREN AT THE DAYCARE.

AND SO I WORKED WITH KIM HOLCOMB, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 50% OFF TO THE FIRST 20 TEACHERS THAT REGISTERED TO TEACH SUMMER SCHOOL.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 28 TEACHERS THAT HAVE REGISTERED FOR CHILDCARE, THAT ARE GOING TO TEACH SUMMER SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE 120 KIDS ON THE LIST, AND THAT COULD BE ANYONE FROM PEOPLE ON LONGER CONTRACTS.

OUR CURRENT STUDENTS, WHOSE PARENTS JUST WANT TO DROP THEM OFF WITH SOMEONE THEY TRUST.

AND SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO BE OPEN ALL SUMMER AND SUPPORT OUR LITTLE OTTERS.

PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. AND SO THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS. WE ARE ALL HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

BOARD MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS, MISS BRADY? JUST A QUICK ONE.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CDA, ARE ALL OF THESE OPTIONS FREE TO OUR FAMILIES? MOST OF THE CAMPS ARE FREE. THERE ARE A FEW THAT WILL COST THE STEM CAMP BEING ONE OF THEM.

OKAY. YMCA ALSO HAS A FEE, BUT GOING BACK IN MY MEMORY, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE OTHERS DO, BECAUSE FIRE AND RESCUE IS GOING TO BE FREE. ALL OF OUR TRADITIONAL ARE FREE.

I'M MISSING ANYTHING. NO, NO. OH, ACCELERATION.

THERE IS A SMALL FEE FOR ACCELERATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS BENAVIDES? THANK YOU. WHAT A GREAT VARIETY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WHAT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION? I DON'T RECALL THAT BEING COVERED.

OR IS IT AVAILABLE? TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUR I'M GOING TO CALL THEM MORE OF OUR REQUIRED TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. SO THE ONES THAT WE DO FOR CREDIT RECOVERY. BUT THE THINGS THAT ARE THE ENRICHMENT TYPE CAMPS FOR LIKE STEM AND THE OTHERS, THERE'S NOT TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE, BUT FOR OUR TRADITIONAL CFB SUMMER SCHOOL.

YES. AND I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT ON SUMMER SUNSHINE FOR FARMERS BRANCH, THERE IS A FEE FOR THAT TOO, IF THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT Y'ALL SHOWED US HERE.

YES. YES. FEE FOR SUMMER SUNSHINE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

MISS GARZA. ROJAS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING CAMP SPARK INVENTION.

I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR. YES. BOTH OF MY CHILDREN ATTENDED AND IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING IT HERE TO CFB.

OH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. I'M SO EXCITED. THE KIDS LOVED IT AND WE WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A HIGHLIGHT FOR THAT THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING IT, BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT AS SCHOOL GETS GOING, WE GET BUSY AND WE FORGET, BUT WE ARE UNDERWAY AND WE CAN HAVE A HOST, A WHOLE LOT MORE STUDENTS THAT WANT TO COME. SO WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO SIGN UP SOON.

AWESOME. IS THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CADDY AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER NEW? YES, MA'AM. SO IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN OPEN JUST IN JUNE.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'LL OPEN IN JULY AS WELL.

SO PARENTS HAVE HAD TO FIND ALTERNATIVE CARE.

AND THAT'S BEEN STRESSFUL HAVING TO PIECE TOGETHER DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS. AND NOW THEY GET TO BRING THEIR KIDS TO US UNTIL OUR STAFF STARTS THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS. AND CHELSEA, ISN'T THERE A DAILY RATE TOO.

IF I DIDN'T WANT MY CHILDREN ONE DAY, I COULD JUST BRING THEM TO YOU.

YES, YOU ALWAYS WANT YOUR CHILDREN. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO GO READ A BOOK BY THE POOL, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF. THERE IS A DAILY.

I THINK THAT'S A DROP IN RATE. YES, THERE'S A DROP IN RATE.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT. IF YOU NEED TO GET ERRANDS DONE, CHELSEA WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

AND THIS IS JUST FOR OUR STAFF, RIGHT? JUST TO CLARIFY, WE ARE NOT OPENING TO THE PUBLIC.

YES. JUST TO CFB EMPLOYEES. THIS IS A FOR OUR STAFF CFB EMPLOYEES.

WHAT A GREAT BENEFIT. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PERK.

SOMETIMES TEACHERS MAKE EXTRA MONEY EITHER FOR US OR SOMEWHERE ELSE DURING THE SUMMER OR LIKE YOU SAID, MAYBE YOU WANT TO GO SIT BY THE POOL FOR A DAY AND, AND DROP YOUR KID OFF AT THE C DAY. SO WHAT A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM.

IT ALSO HELPS OUR STAFF MEMBERS TOO, BECAUSE IT PROVIDES WORK FOR THEM AS WELL IN THE SUMMER.

SO WE HAVE 26 TEACHERS THAT WILL GET TO WORK EXTRA.

SO THAT WILL BE GREAT. THAT'S AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, MISS BRADY? SORRY, MR. GILMORE IS VERY SHY SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR HIM.

FIRST I WANT TO KNOW, CAN I, CAN I GO TO THE FIRE CAMP? BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY COOL. SURE. OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO.

YEAH. I'LL JUST PRETEND. BUT SECONDLY, IS THIS REPLACING OR ARE WE ARE WE ALSO GOING TO BE OFFERING THE SPORTS CAMPS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST, LIKE FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

WELL, MR. MOORE IS MAKING HIS WAY UP HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK PLUG FOR THE TEACHERS THAT ARE WATCHING.

IF THEY'D LIKE TO DO A DROP IN CARE AND ATTEND ANY OF OUR FABULOUS SUMMER STAFF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM COME. NO, MA'AM. WE ARE NOT OFFERING THE SPORTS CAMPS AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

LAST BUDGET YEAR, WE WERE GIVEN STRATEGIC NUMBERS AND TARGETED PERCENTAGES FOR CUTS, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE CUTS THAT WE MADE IN OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE ATHLETICS BUDGET. TALKING WITH COACHES AND THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT, ONE THING THAT WE DID PUT IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE OR RATHER TO OFFSET THAT,

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THOSE ARE IN PLACE, AND WE EXPANDED THOSE ALSO TO GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT, INCOMING GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT.

AS LONG AS THEY STICK WITHIN THEIR FEEDER PATTERN.

SO WE REMOVED THE TRADITIONAL SPORTS CAMPS, BUT WE DID INTRODUCE GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT FEEDER PATTERN BASE FOR INCOMING STUDENTS WHO WANT TO DO THE TRADITIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CAMPS. MR. GILMORE. SO WITH THE GETTING RID OF THOSE, IS THAT WAS IT NOT CONSIDERED TO HAVE A FEE FOR THOSE, OR WOULD THE FEE BEEN BIGGER THAN WOULD JUSTIFY AND FEES WERE TALKED THROUGH AMONGST THE COACHES IN THE DEPARTMENT AND BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THEY GOT AND FROM YEARS PAST WHEN THERE WERE FEES CHARGED, IT DIDN'T THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH MERIT TO CHARGE THE FEE AND GET THE STUDENTS TO ATTEND. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND BEING A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE SUMMER. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS 4D, WHICH IS THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL PROGRAM UPDATES.

SO ROBIN AND MEGAN HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TO SEE IF WE COULD PUT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, ONE TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS OTHER OPTIONS, BUT ALSO TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN A MARKET THAT IS, WE JUST DON'T KNOW IS SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE OFFERING IT, BUT I THINK THEY'VE DONE SO MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS AND PUT TOGETHER A GREAT PRESENTATION.

SO I, I JUST AM EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT HATFIELD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO WELL, FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR MEGAN GARZA.

SHE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL LEARNING, WHO RETURNED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO FROM MATERNITY LEAVE.

AND I HANDED HER ANOTHER BABY TO KEEP HER UP ALL NIGHT.

SO WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR OUR NEW BABY AND OUTLINE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROPOSED.

I DID A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW ON THIS AT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT AT THE LAST MEETING.

AND THEN DOCTOR GARZA MET WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND GAVE THEM A HEADS UP AND THEN HAD A MORE IN DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH THE.

YOU DID MEET WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL TODAY, RIGHT? OR WAS IT. NO, I HAD TO GET RESCHEDULED AT THE LAST MINUTE. SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. SHE HAS NOT YET HAD HER IN-DEPTH MEETING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, BUT THAT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.

SO WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT A VIRTUAL PROGRAM IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL AT CFB ISD. AND SO THAT'S OUR LITTLE CFB VERSION OF VIVO UP THERE HANGING OUT ON HIS LAPTOP AND DOING SCHOOL VIRTUALLY. SO I WANT TO TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT ABOUT THE WHY.

SIMON SINEK SAYS, REMEMBER THE WHY AS YOU'RE MAKING YOUR DECISIONS AND MOVING FORWARD.

IN MARCH, EARLY MARCH WE SENT OUT THE DISTRICT, SENT OUT A SURVEY TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE IN GRADES EIGHT THROUGH 11, WHICH WOULD BE NEXT YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOLERS.

AND WE ASKED THEM IF WE WERE PLANNING TO OFFER A, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND SCHOOL VIRTUALLY NEXT YEAR.

HOW LIKELY WOULD YOU BE TO TO HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT YOU WOULD WISH TO PARTICIPATE? AND ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR PARENTS SAID, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

FOR ABOUT 43% SAID, YEAH, I WANT TO KNOW MORE.

YOU KNOW, I ABSOLUTELY, I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. AND ABOUT 22.5% SAID, WELL, I WANT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION.

SO I'M ON THE FENCE. OF THE TWO THIRDS OF THE RESPONDENTS, AND WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 420 RESPONDENTS OF THE TWO THIRDS THAT WERE EITHER THAT EITHER RESPONDED POSITIVELY OR NEUTRALLY.

WE TOOK THE ANSWERS OF THE WHAT TYPE. THE, ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED, WHICH IS WHICH TYPE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WOULD YOU PREFER? AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SELECT MORE THAN ONE ANSWER, BUT ABOUT 150 OF THE FAMILIES WERE INTERESTED IN HYBRID. AND ABOUT APPROXIMATELY HALF ISH OF THOSE WERE INTERESTED IN FULL TIME AND OR A LA CARTE.

THE DEFINITIONS ARE OVER TO THE LEFT. FULL TIME IS THE KIDS TAKE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEIR CLASSES ONLINE.

THEY CAN STILL DO U, I, L AND EXTRACURRICULARS AS ALLOWED BY UIL RULES.

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AND THEN AN A LA CARTE WOULD BE A STUDENT WHO TAKES ONE CLASS FOR ACCELERATION, OR TAKES A CLASS SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR AND ATHLETIC OR A CTE COURSE AND STILL NEED TO GET THEIR CREDITS FOR GRADUATION.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR GARZA AND SHE CAN OUTLINE SOME MORE ABOUT THE OTHER PARTNERSHIP THAT WE INVESTIGATED. SO IN LOOKING AT WHAT TYPE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WE WANTED TO OFFER OUR STUDENTS, WE DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I APOLOGIZE TO ANY AGGIES IN THE ROOM. I'M FROM THE NORTH, SO THIS DOESN'T REALLY MEAN MUCH TO ME, BUT OBVIOUSLY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CARRIES WITH IT A LEGACY OF PRESTIGE.

UT HUTH HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

THEY ARE HIGHLY REGARDED BY T A. THEY ARE NCAA APPROVED.

THEY OFFER ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURSES FROM ON LEVEL TO HONORS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, AND THEIR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THESE PROGRAMS. ON THEIR AP EXAMS, THEY TEND TO OUTSCORE THE, THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES BY SEVEN POINTS.

AND THEIR AP CALCULUS PASSING RATE WAS 100% THIS PAST YEAR.

SO STUDENTS ARE GETTING A VERY RIGOROUS EDUCATION THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH WE OBVIOUSLY WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THE COURSES ARE TAUGHT BY OTHER INSTRUCTORS. SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN ASYNCHRONOUS COURSE THAT IS COMPLETED VIRTUALLY, THERE IS A LIVE TEACHER SITTING ON THE OTHER END OF THAT CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

THEY ALSO REWRITE THEIR CURRICULUM EVERY THREE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STAYING UP TO DATE WITH ALL OF THE T AND T GUIDELINES AND MANDATES AND ALL THOSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS. SO WHAT WE DID TO FIGURE OUT WHAT COURSES WE WOULD WANT TO OFFER STUDENTS VIRTUALLY IS WE LOOKED AT THE CFB COURSE OFFERINGS, AND THEN WE LOOKED AT THE COURSE OFFERINGS, AND WE DECIDED TO KIND OF DO A LITTLE MATCHING GAME.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO OFFER STUDENTS ANYTHING VIRTUALLY THAT THEY COULDN'T GET ON CAMPUS.

SO THAT MEANS ANY STUDENT WHO'S PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WILL GET THE SAME TYPE OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE AS OUR STUDENTS, WHO ARE FULLY FACE TO FACE. SO NO STUDENT IS GOING TO MISS OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THEY CHOOSE TO BE IN.

THIS IS JUST A SMALL SNIPPET OF THE COURSE GUIDE THAT IS FROM UT, AND IT SHOWS THAT WE FILLED IN A COLUMN, THAT SECOND COLUMN WITH THE CFB COURSE ID SO THAT WE COULD SHOW THIS IS A COURSE OFFERED FACE TO FACE IN CFB, BUT IT IS ALSO ONE THAT YOU CAN TAKE VIRTUALLY THROUGH OTHER.

AND THIS ALSO SHOWS THAT WE HAVE THOSE ON LEVEL COURSES, THOSE HONORS COURSES AND THOSE AP COURSES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.

SO WE WANTED TO TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT REVENUE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT FREE.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL, WE WOULD PAY FOR OUR STUDENTS A LITTLE SIMILAR AS YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE SENDING A KID TO COLLEGE.

YOU SEND, YOU PAY BY THE COURSE UP TO A CERTAIN POINT.

AND SO WE WOULD BE DOING THE SAME THING. WE WOULD BE PURCHASING SEATS IN THEIR COURSES THAT THEY'RE ALREADY OFFERING STATEWIDE.

WE WOULD BE BUYING THOSE SEATS FOR OUR CHILDREN, WHETHER THE CHILD IS TAKING ONE SEAT OR ONE SEAT IN ONE CLASS OR WHETHER THEY'RE GOING FULL TIME. SO WE CRUNCHED SOME NUMBERS AND GIVEN THE HYPOTHETICAL THAT WE HAVE 100 STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING FULL TIME. WE WOULD BE PAYING THE EQUIVALENT OF 59% OF THAT CHILD'S BASIC ALLOTMENT TO UTS.

AND IN RETURN, THEY WOULD BE PROVIDING THE CURRICULUM, THE COURSE, THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE TEXTBOOK FOR ALL THE COURSES THAT THE CHILD THE CHILDREN ARE TAKING. THEY WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $364,000 THAT WE WOULD BE PAYING THS FOR THOSE 100 FULL TIME STUDENTS.

WE, THEY STILL REMAIN CFB ISD ENROLLED STUDENTS.

AND SO WE WOULD GET THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS AT APPROXIMATELY $616,000.

SO GO AHEAD. SO FOR OUR FIRST YEAR, WE'VE DECIDED TO KIND OF TIGHTEN THE QUALIFICATIONS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH STUDENTS NOT ONLY IN OUR DISTRICT BUT OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT AS WELL.

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AND AS STUDENTS COME INTO CFB ALSO, THEY'RE ADA COMES INTO CFB.

SO THAT IS A NICE BENEFIT FOR US. WE ARE GOING TO, IN OUR FIRST YEAR, LIMIT IT TO STUDENTS IN GRADES TEN THROUGH 12.

WE FEEL LIKE THOSE NINTH GRADERS REALLY NEED TO HAVE THAT YEAR ON CAMPUS TO KIND OF LEARN THE LAY OF THE LAND IN HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE THEY DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO GO VIRTUAL.

THERE IS AN APPLICATION PROCESS. AND IN THAT APPLICATION PROCESS, WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE STUDENT'S ACADEMICS, THEIR ASSESSMENT, THEIR ATTENDANCE, THEIR DISCIPLINE, SOME OF THE THINGS, SOME OF THE GUARDRAILS THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN GOING TO A VIRTUAL SETTING IS ALREADY BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR COURSES.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY PASSED THEIR REQUIRED EOC EXAMS. WE DON'T WANT TO SEND ANY STUDENT INTO A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUCCESSFUL THERE.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT ATTENDANCE BECAUSE VIRTUAL STUDENTS STILL ABIDE BY THE 90% SEAT TIME RULE.

SO IF THEY'RE NOT HAVING GOOD ATTENDANCE WHEN THEY'RE COMING TO US, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE IF THEY'RE STAYING AT HOME. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO LOOK AT DISCIPLINE AGAIN, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

IF A STUDENT IS PARTICIPATING AS A HYBRID VIRTUAL STUDENT, MEANING THEY HAVE SOME CLASSES ON CAMPUS, THEY CAN STILL GET TRANSPORTATION VIA THE REGULAR BUS ROUTES.

IF THEIR FIRST TWO CLASSES ARE FACE TO FACE, THEY CAN HOP ON THE BUS IN THE MORNING, GET TO THEIR CAMPUS, TAKE THEIR TWO CLASSES, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET THEMSELVES OFF THE CAMPUS FOR THAT AFTERNOON SO WE CAN PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE NORMAL START OF DAY, END OF DAY TIMES. BUT IF A STUDENT IS PART TIME ON A CAMPUS, THEY WOULD NEED TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION FOR THAT.

SOME MORE YEAR ONE LOGISTICS. AS ROBIN MENTIONED, ANY STUDENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY SET FOOT ON A CFB CAMPUS, IS ENROLLED IN CFB ISD. THEY WILL RECEIVE A CFB ISD DIPLOMA AT GRADUATION.

IT'S NOT GOING TO SAY OTHERS ON IT. IT'S GOING TO SAY CFB ISD.

THEY ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THE CFB ISD ACADEMIC CALENDAR, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE ENROLLED IN A HOME CAMPUS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE CAMPUS THAT THEY'RE ZONED FOR. FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT DO NOT LIVE IN DISTRICT, WE ARE GOING TO ASSIGN THEM A HOME CAMPUS BASED ON WHICHEVER ONE IS CLOSEST GEOGRAPHICALLY. SO IF WE HAVE A STUDENT IN ARLINGTON WHO'S INTERESTED IN BEING A VIRTUAL YOUTH STUDENT, RANCHVIEW IS THE CLOSEST TO ARLINGTON. THEY WILL BE ENROLLED AT RANCH VIEW.

OKAY. ANY STUDENT THAT NEEDS TO TAKE A STATE OR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT.

IF THEY'RE ENROLLED IN AN AP COURSE, THEY WILL HAVE TO REPORT TO CAMPUS TO TAKE THAT AP TEST.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPORT TO CAMPUS TO TAKE A C, TSAT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, WHICH IS WHY WE KIND OF LIMITED THE ELIGIBILITY TO NORTH TEXAS. IF A KID REALLY WANTED TO DRIVE UP FROM WACO, WE COULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE AT LEAST CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COME TO CAMPUS AS NEEDED.

THE OTHER THING THAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES WE ALREADY HAVE IS THE GRADES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT'S GPA AND CLASS RANK. SO AGAIN, EVEN IF THEY NEVER STEP FOOT ON OUR CAMPUS, THEY ARE STILL ONE OF OURS.

THEY ARE STILL PART OF OUR GRADUATING CLASSES.

OUR ENROLLMENT COUNTS, ALL THOSE THINGS. SO THEY ARE STILL PART OF OUR CFB FAMILY.

SO WE WANTED TO OUTLINE A COUPLE OF POSSIBILITIES IN WHO WE THINK THIS PROGRAM MIGHT BENEFIT.

THE FIRST EXAMPLE IS A STUDENT THAT TAKES ALL OF THEIR COURSES ONLINE THROUGH OTHERS.

THEY NEVER REPORT TO CAMPUS. THEY'RE LOVING IT.

THEY'RE GOOD TO GO. THE SECOND WE THINK OF ABOUT OUR ATHLETES, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN ELITE ATHLETICS IN THINGS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY SCHOOL SPORTS. YOU MIGHT BE AN ELITE GYMNAST OR A HOCKEY PLAYER OR A FIGURE SKATER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO YOU COULD COME TO CAMPUS AND STILL GET YOUR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION, BUT HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR SCHEDULE TO GO TO YOUR TRAINING.

THE THIRD OPTION, STUDENTS TAKE MOSTLY FACE TO FACE CLASSES, BUT MAYBE THEY WANT TO TAKE A COURSE ONLINE AT HOME TO ACCELERATE, OR THEY'RE WORKING, SO THEY WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY.

I NEED TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TO GET TO MY JOB KIND OF THINGS.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES OF STUDENTS THAT WE THINK THIS PROGRAM MIGHT BENEFIT.

EXTRACURRICULARS. SCHOOL IS ALWAYS A QUESTION.

ANY STUDENT RESIDING WITHIN THE CFB BOUNDARIES IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

NOW, THIS MIGHT BE THINKING, WELL, HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? CAN I BE FULL TIME AND STILL DO U.I.L? LOGISTICALLY, NO.

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SO YOU NEED TO COME TO CAMPUS TO TAKE YOUR BAND CLASS.

YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING ELSE AT HOME AND ONLY COME TO CAMPUS FOR BAND OR FOOTBALL OR CERAMICS OR WHATEVER IT IS.

SO THERE'S, IT'S VERY DIFFERENTIATED AND INDIVIDUALIZED DEPENDING ON WHAT EACH STUDENT MAY NEED OR WHAT EACH STUDENT MAY WANT.

STUDENTS THAT RESIDE OUTSIDE OF OUR CFB BOUNDARIES, WE STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CFB CULTURE. SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR U.

I L ACTIVITIES, THEY CAN STILL COME AND PARTICIPATE IN AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS.

THEY CAN STILL COME TO PROM, THEY CAN STILL WALK AT GRADUATION AND BE A PART OF THAT SCHOOL COMMUNITY, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT REPORTING TO CAMPUS FOR CLASSES.

SO EVEN THOUGH EVERY COURSE HAS A YOUTH INSTRUCTOR, WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER LAYER OF SUPPORT.

FROM THE CFB PERSPECTIVE, EACH STUDENT WHO TAKES A VIRTUAL COURSE WILL BE ASSIGNED A CFB SUCCESS COACH.

THIS WILL BE A STAFF MEMBER FROM THE DISTRICT.

THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROVIDE THOSE REGULAR CHECK INS, TO TAKE THAT STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PROGRESSING IN THEIR COURSEWORK.

OTHERS GIVES STUDENTS 140 CALENDAR DAYS TO COMPLETE THEIR COURSEWORK.

BUT THIS IS NOT A THING WHERE YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, BECAUSE WE STILL NEED OUR 90% SEAT TIME IN ORDER TO GET OUR ADA.

SO THE SUCCESS COACH IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE STAYING ON TRACK, STAYING ON PACE, CHECKING IN WITH THEIR COURSE EVERY DAY, COMPLETING WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH THAT COURSE IN THE ALLOTTED TIME.

THE SUCCESS COACH WOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IF A STUDENT IS PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES, THAT THEY'RE HITTING THOSE BENCHMARKS.

OTHERS HAS ALREADY BUILT IN A U.I.L. PACING GUIDE, SO STUDENTS WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO BE IN EACH OF THEIR COURSES IN ORDER TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES. THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS, WE'VE JUST KIND OF OUTLINED BRIEFLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. FIRST THING THAT WE WANT STUDENTS TO DO IS TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM.

ONCE THEY APPLY TO THE PROGRAM, WE WILL REVIEW THEIR APPLICATION AND DECIDE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEM.

ONCE WE DECIDE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEM, THEY MAY NEED TO FINISH THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

IF WE HAVE A STUDENT COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT, WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THEM TO TRANSFER IN BEFORE WE DECIDE IF THIS IS A GOOD FIT, BECAUSE IF WE DECIDE IT'S NOT A GOOD FIT, THEY'RE THEN GOING TO HAVE TO WITHDRAW AND GO REENROLL IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS FIRST BEFORE THEY FULLY ENROLL IN CFB.

ONCE THEY BECOME FULLY ENROLLED AS A CFB STUDENT, WE ARE GOING TO HAND SCHEDULE THESE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OPTIMIZING THEIR SCHEDULE. FOR THIS FIRST YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH KATIE BONDIES AND THE HIGH SCHOOL MASTER SCHEDULERS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PLACING STUDENTS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SCENARIOS, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR SCHEDULE, BUT ALSO FOR OUR CAMPUS SCHEDULES AS WELL. IN AUGUST, WE ARE GOING TO PULL STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT FOR A MANDATORY ORIENTATION. AT THIS ORIENTATION, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A CFB CHROMEBOOK IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR COURSEWORK.

WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER EXPECTATIONS HOW PARENTS CAN HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO BE DOING, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE READY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

THEN ONCE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL STARTS, YOUTH HOUSES ALL OF THEIR COURSE MATERIALS ON CANVAS, WHICH IS THE SAME LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT STUDENTS USE IN CFB FACE TO FACE CLASSES.

SO THEY WILL BEGIN THEIR COURSEWORK AS NORMAL.

AND THIS IS JUST A BRIEF TIMELINE TO KIND OF SHOW SOME OF THOSE DATES.

WE ARE PLANNING TO OPEN THE APPLICATION ON MONDAY AND WE ARE GOING TO COLLECT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.

IN JUNE, WE'RE GOING TO START NOTIFYING FAMILIES OF THOSE THAT QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM SO THAT IN JULY, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THAT ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK TAKEN CARE OF AND WE CAN GET THEIR COURSES SCHEDULED.

AGAIN, AUGUST, WE WILL HAVE THAT ORIENTATION AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BEGINS.

SO AS I WAS DRAFTING A SLIDE GOING OVER HOW THIS COULD BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS AS THEY HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGNING THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO HELP MEET THE KIDS WHERE THEY ARE AND GIVE THE FAMILIES WHAT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR.

I THOUGHT OF AN EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED WHEN THE SURVEY WAS LIVE AND THIS CAME FROM, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING TO YOU,

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AND ONE OF HER DAUGHTERS WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A THEATER ADVISOR CONSERVATORY PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR. AND SHE SAYS THAT A VIRTUAL CFB SCHOOL WOULD LITERALLY BE AN ANSWERED PRAYER, BECAUSE WHAT WAS STOPPING HER AND HER DAUGHTER FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM IS THAT THEY DID NOT.

SHE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE CFB ISD. SHE WROTE I LOVE CFB, I LOVE THE TEACHERS, I LOVE THE LEADERSHIP.

I LOVE THE EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS. HER STUDENTS HAVE A HER CHILDREN HAD ATTENDED CFB SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND SO SHE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT HER DAUGHTER COULD TAKE SOME CORE COURSES THROUGH THE OTHERS PARTNERSHIP STILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL AND BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS THEATER CONSERVATORY PROGRAM SO HER DAUGHTER COULD HAVE IT ALL.

IF WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER THIS LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY.

AND SO SHE BEGGED US, PLEASE MAKE THIS A REALITY, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR HER DAUGHTER.

AND AS I READ THIS EMAIL, I THOUGHT, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IS SO THAT WE CAN HELP CHILDREN LIVE THEIR DREAMS AND GIVE THEM THE LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY AND SUPPORT, AND TO ALLOW THEM TO, TO BE ABLE TO PROGRESS WITH THAT SORT OF ASPIRATION. SO WE ARE STARTING, WE ARE PLANNING TO START IN THE FALL WITH WHAT, WHAT WE'VE LABELED AS A SOFT LAUNCH.

WE WANT TO KEEP IT SMALL. WE WANT TO KEEP IT CONTAINED BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE BEST LEVEL OF SERVICE POSSIBLE.

WE WANT TO SEE THESE CHILDREN AS INDIVIDUALS AND, AND BECAUSE EACH CHILD IS GOING TO COME TO US WITH A UNIQUE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR LEARNING PATH THAT THEY ARE CREATING.

AND THE FEAR IS THAT IF WE DID TOO MUCH TOO SOON, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE.

NEXT MONTH, WE'LL HAVE AN ITEM ON THE JUNE CONSENT AGENDA TO PURCHASE A BLOCK OF COURSES WHERE AS STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, WE WOULD THE, WE WOULD HAVE A PO AND WE WOULD DRAW DOWN FROM THAT PURCHASE ORDER TO SEND TO UT HS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SEAT THAT WE TAKE IN ONE OF THEIR COURSES.

WE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR STEWARDSHIP AND OVERSIGHT AND WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE AT THIS TIME.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS? ALL THE THINGS WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE. MISS BARNES.

WE FIGURED THERE MIGHT BE 1 OR 2. ALL RIGHT, SO WHEN YOU'RE STARTING, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A SOFT LAUNCH, ARE YOU YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AT LEAST AS OF THIS FALL, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO BE ACCEPTING STUDENTS WHO WANT TO USE THIS AS THEIR FULL TIME.

OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT 100 STUDENTS THAT COULD BE HYBRID, WANTING TO TAKE ONE CLASS OR FULL TIME? WE ARE WE ARE PLANNING ON OFFERING ALL OF THE OPTIONS, BUT THE CONSTRAINTS WE PUT AS FAR AS LIKE THE 10TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS AND THAT SORT OF THING. THAT'S WHAT AND, AND DOUBLE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ACADEMIC RECORD AND THEIR DISCIPLINE AND, AND, AND WHATNOT, THE, THE LEVEL OF EVALUATION THAT WE'RE GIVING EACH CHILD.

WE DO NOT WANT, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY 100 IS A HARD STOP BECAUSE THEORETICALLY, IF WE HAD KIDS THAT ARE ONLY TAKING ONE CLASS OR SOME HYBRID CLASSES, WE COULD HAVE MORE KIDS. OKAY. SO I DON'T WANT TO PUT AN ABSOLUTE EXACT NUMBER ON THE DEPENDING, WE, WE ALSO MAY NOT GET A LARGE AMOUNT OF FAMILIES WANTING TO DIVE IN RIGHT AWAY.

I THINK YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU WERE ONLY TAKING FULL TIME STUDENTS OR IF YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE.

YEAH. LIKE ALL OFFER ALL THREE OPTIONS AT THE GET GO.

SO YEAH. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS YOU KNOW, WE'RE PAYING WAS APPROXIMATELY, IT'S $260 A COURSE. OKAY. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT STUDENT, YOU KNOW, WE THINK THAT WE WANT TO WORK FROM HOME.

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ARE WE STILL GOING TO BE PAYING THAT MONEY FOR THAT STUDENT? IF FOR SOME REASON THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE DOING THAT? WE PURCHASED THE SEAT IN THE CLASS REGARDLESS.

I'LL. IN A SECOND I'LL STEP ASIDE AND HAVE MEGAN SPEAK TO THE SUCCESS COACH.

THAT THERE THAT PERSON'S ROLE IN IT. YOU TH ALSO IF THEY DECIDE, LET'S SAY A STUDENT IS 10TH GRADER AND ISN'T QUITE MATURE ENOUGH TO, TO HANDLE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TIME MANAGEMENT AND THE THE. WELL, YEAH, FREEDOM, BUT I WOULD SAY MOTIVATION, THE MOTIVATION TO TACKLE THIS TYPE OF LEARNING.

THEY COULD, THEY COULD RETAKE THE COURSE AGAIN LATER FOR THE SAME, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WOULD, THEY WOULD HAVE A ONE TIME DO OVER IF THEY WANTED TO TRY IT AGAIN THE NEXT SEMESTER.

BUT IF THEY DECIDE THAT IT IS, IF IT IS ONE COURSE AND IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEN YES, WE HAVE PAID FOR THAT SEAT FOR THE SEMESTER.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO KIND OF ADD ON TO THAT. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY EACH VIRTUAL STUDENT IS GETTING A CFB SUCCESS COACH IS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

WE PLAN TO DO A CHECK IN WITH STUDENTS ON WEEK TWO, WHICH SOUNDS REALLY FAST, BUT IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CHECKING IN EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE OF THE 90% SEAT TIME RULE, IF YOU GET TWO WEEKS INTO A COURSE AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET, WE'RE KIND OF LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE THAT YOU NEED TO GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN WE'LL DO ANOTHER CHECK IN AT WEEK FOUR.

IF THE STUDENT IS STILL NOT PROGRESSING THE WAY THAT THEY NEED TO, THE SUCCESS COACH CAN MEET WITH THE STUDENTS, CAMPUS PRINCIPAL AND THE PARENT AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A LITTLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE CAN DECIDE IF IT'S BETTER TO BRING THAT CHILD BACK TO A FACE TO FACE CLASS ON CAMPUS. SO WE DO HAVE THAT OPTION TO MOVE STUDENTS BACK INTO FACE TO FACE LEARNING.

THANK YOU. A QUESTION IN RELATION TO THAT SUCCESS COACH, IS THE UNIVERSITY GOING TO ALLOW CFB TO ACCESS THE STUDENT RECORDS TO KNOW IF THE STUDENT IS BEING SUCCESSFUL OR NOT? YES. SO THE CFB SUCCESS COACH WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE CANVAS COURSE AS AN OBSERVER OF THAT STUDENT.

SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE STUDENT'S GRADES.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE INTERACTIONS WITH THE ACTIVITIES.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE COURSE CONTENT AS WELL, SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT THE STUDENT WITH QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION FROM THE COURSE.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS BENAVIDEZ. THANK YOU.

I WAS THINKING, IS THE COURSE SELF-PACED TO AN EXTENT.

IT IS SELF-PACED, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN CHECKPOINTS THAT YOUTH RECOMMENDS IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH THE COURSE IN THE TIME ALLOTTED. IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT THAT LOVES MATH AND THEY WANT TO KNOCK OUT THEIR MATH COURSE IN A MONTH, THEY HAVE THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT.

SO THERE'S NOT ANY, YOU KNOW, HARD DUE DATES EXCEPT FOR THE END OF THE COURSE.

THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS DAILY AND CHECKING IN DAILY, BUT THEY CAN DO AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE.

THAT SOUNDS NOT QUITE RIGHT AS THEY WANT IN A PARTICULAR TIME FRAME.

SO BUT IT'S STILL BASED ON THE TRADITIONAL AUGUST 12TH DAY ONE TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

YES. SO THE 140 CALENDAR DAYS IS ROUGHLY A SEMESTER.

SO STUDENTS WILL START THEIR COURSE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH THE REST OF THE FACE TO FACE STUDENTS.

AND THEIR COURSE WILL END AT THE SAME TIME, OUR FACE TO FACE CLASSES END.

OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WAS HOW MANY NORTH TEXAS ISD'S ARE DOING THIS SAME ONLINE PROGRAM WITH TEXAS, WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY THAT ARE THERE WAS A DISTRICT IN NORTH TEXAS THAT HAD USED YOUTH AS PART OF THE TEXAS VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK.

I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THEY ARE GOING A DIFFERENT ROUTE WITH THEIR VIRTUAL PROGRAM.

I HAVE NOT SEEN OR HEARD OF ANY OTHER NORTH TEXAS DISTRICTS THAT ARE ARE ADVERTISING THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH.

WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE THEN THE OUTREACH IS MUCH BIGGER FOR US.

THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU LADIES. MISS GARZA ROJAS.

OKAY, SO TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF MISS BENAVIDEZ'S QUESTION, YOU KNOW, THIS IS VERY INNOVATIVE AND IT COULD POTENTIALLY HELP CFP ISD'S ENROLLMENT NUMBERS INCREASE. AND SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST IN GENERAL.

YOU SAID A CFB SUCCESS COACH. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS THAT A TEACHER? IS THAT LIKE WHO IS A CFB, A SUCCESS COACH?

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EMPLOYEE SOMETIMES IT'S A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, SOMETIMES IT'S A TEACHER.

IT'S BASICALLY DISTRICT DETERMINED WHO IS THEIR LOCAL ASSISTANT AND CONTACT AND COACH AND MOTIVATOR.

WE ARE, IT'S AN INTERNAL TERM THAT WE CALL IT A SUCCESS COACH.

WE ARE EXAMINING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS, A FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE SUCCESS COACH.

WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THE SUCCESS COACH WHICH WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT AND MODIFY IF THE ENROLLMENT OR THE INTEREST IS HIGHER THAN WE ORIGINALLY INTENDED, BUT IT COULD BE A TEACHER THAT HAS AN OFF PERIOD, AN EXTRA OFF PERIOD THAT THEIR MASTER SCHEDULE ISN'T FULLY UTILIZED. WE ALSO HAVE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO SPECIFICALLY ASK TO ASSIST US WITH THIS. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU NEXT.

SO IF OUR FAMILIES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THEIR CFB SUCCESS COACH ONCE THEY'RE ENROLLED.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THE SUCCESS COACH IS THEIR, THEIR FIRST.

WELL, IF IF A CHILD HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE CONTENT, THEN OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO NOT OBVIOUSLY THE.

THEN THE CHILD WOULD REACH. THE STUDENT WOULD REACH OUT TO THE OTHER INSTRUCTOR OF THE COURSE.

BUT IF A FAMILY HAS A QUESTION OR IF THE QUESTION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CONTENT OR CONTENT RELATED, THEN YES, THAT THAT SUCCESS COACH IS THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE PARENTS AND THE FAMILY.

HOWEVER, WE ALSO DEPENDING ON WHAT THE QUESTION IS, THAT SUCCESS COACH WOULD BE THE ONE TO SAY, OH, YOU NEED TO TALK TO TECHNOLOGY ABOUT THIS OR, WELL, LET'S CALL THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL OR LET'S REACH OUT.

YOU KNOW, THE SUCCESS COACH WOULD KIND OF HELP POINT THEM IN THE DIRECTION WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS JUST WHAT'S THE MARKETING STRATEGY? IS IT WITHIN CFB? IS IT JUST IN GENERAL, LIKE HOW WOULD WE PROMOTE IT IF.

WELL, THE WEBSITE GOES LIVE IN THE MORNING. THANKS TO KAREN AND HER TEAM, THEY DID A FABULOUS JOB STANDING IT UP WITH A FAIRLY QUICK TURNAROUND.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND THEN WE'RE DOING SOME TARGETED PARENT SQUARE MESSAGES FOR INTERNAL BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE'RE NOT BUYING ANY SPOTS ON BUSSES OR WE'RE BILLBOARDS, RIGHT? BILLBOARDS ARE. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE RELYING ON THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AT THIS POINT.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE WON'T BE ANY PARENT SESSIONS TO UNDERSTAND IT.

IT'S ALL JUST ONLINE TO LIKE UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAM AND BETTER ENGAGE IN IT.

SO LIKE, WILL WE HAVE A, A PUBLIC SESSION WHERE PARENTS CAN COME AND LEARN OR VIRTUAL SESSION? WE ARE GOING TO POST A VIDEO, BUT WE HADN'T PLANNED ON ANY PARENT VIRTUAL SESSIONS AT THIS TIME JUST BECAUSE WE WERE THINKING THAT THE TURNAROUND TIME IS THREE WEEKS AND THE END OF SCHOOL IS PRETTY HECTIC.

WE CAN, WE CAN. MY THOUGHT WAS THAT IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS THAT ARE NOT ANSWERED ON THE WEBSITE OR THE FAQS, THERE'S ALSO AN EMAIL ADDRESS IN THERE TOO, BUT WE COULD ALSO CALL AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE PARENTS TO ALLEVIATE CONCERNS OR ADDRESS ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. SO THE TIMELINE FOR FAMILY NOTIFICATION OF JUNE 1ST THROUGH 23RD, IS THAT KIND OF A HARD DEADLINE? LIKE, WHY IS THE APPLICATION WINDOW SO SHORT? WELL, THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS IS SHORT BECAUSE WE NEED TO GO THROUGH AND CUSTOMIZE AND BUILD SCHEDULES FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE CHILDREN.

WE NEED TO GO THROUGH AND EVALUATE THEIR ADMISSION OR THEIR APPLICATION ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE APPLICANTS. AND WE'RE DOING A FAIRLY THOROUGH EVALUATION ON THOSE.

AND WE'RE CONCERNED THAT AN OPEN ENDED APPLICATION PROCESS WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC WITH GETTING THE MASTER SCHEDULES BUILT AND GETTING THE STUDENTS ONBOARDED IN A TIMELY ENOUGH MANNER.

WE ALSO ARE HAVING THEM COMPLETE THE JULY 3RD, COMPLETE THEIR TEAMS ENROLLMENT IF THEY'RE NEW TO CFBISD BY JULY 3RD, SO THAT THEIR INFORMATION AND DATA WILL BE CONTAINED WITHIN, OR WILL BE READY TO ROLL OVER WITH THE

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WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ROLL SO THAT WE CAN PUT THEIR SCHEDULE AND WHATNOT INTO PLACE.

OKAY. SO THE SLIDE SIX, THE REVENUE RETENTION GIVES ONE EXAMPLE AS IF 100 FULL TIME STUDENTS ARE GOING TO ENROLL.

I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OTHER SCENARIOS BECAUSE THIS LOOKS GREAT.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING MORE MONEY THAN WE'RE EXPENDING.

BUT THERE'S ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE A SUCCESS COACH INVOLVED.

SO IT'S NOT JUST THE MONEY THAT WE'RE EXPENDING ON THE TUITION, BUT IT'S ALSO A STAFF MEMBER.

AND SO LIKE, WHAT'S THE RATIO OF TIME OF THAT STAFF MEMBER THAT'S GOING TO ALSO IMPACT THIS NUMBER? AND THIS ALSO ASSUMES NOT JUST FULL TIME. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF WE HAVE 40 FULL TIME, 40 PART TIME 41 TIMERS.

WE LIKE HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? SO I THINK, I THINK I MAY HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS.

AND WHEN YOU SAY THAT IT'S COMING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR JUNE TO THE BOARD, WHAT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IT'S US PURCHASING A BLOCK OF CLASSES. CORRECT.

BUT WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE APPLYING.

WE CAN HOLD OFF ON ALL OF THAT IF YOU'D LIKE.

SO I JUST I THINK WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GO LIVE WITH THIS AND THEN THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS AND THEN WE NEED TO PUT THE PUMP, THE BRAKES.

SO I JUST I JUST WANT TO CAUTION US THAT THIS IS REALLY EXCITING AND IT'S REALLY GREAT.

HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING IN THE CONSENT AGENDA IN JUNE WITHOUT AN APPROVAL AND SOMETHING, THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS. WHEN WE LOOK AT, I'M ASSUMING THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE AN MOU WITH THE UTD OR WITH UT.

YES. WITH ALONG WITH THE BLOCK OF SEATS. OKAY.

VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I THINK YOU ASKED MY QUESTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE. SO THIRD GRADE LEVEL HERE. SO WE GET 60 300 FOR A KID, RIGHT.

WHATEVER IT IS. AND YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS ROUGHLY IF SOMEONE'S FULL TIME WOULD BE $3,600 A STUDENT? YES. SO WE PAY THE 3600 OUT OF THE 60, WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE GET.

AND THAT WOULD COVER 60 IS THE. OKAY. RIGHT. SO IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A NET POSITIVE, BUT IT ALSO, DEPENDING ON HER DIFFERENT EXAMPLES, IT COULD BE A WASH OR.

WELL, IF WE HAVE A CHILD THAT IS TAKING ONE COURSE THAT WANTS TO ACCELERATE, THE TYPICAL COST TO ACCELERATE IS $150 THAT THEY PAY TO THE DISTRICT. WE WOULD BE PAYING YOU THS $260 FOR THAT CHILD TO BE TAKING THAT ONE COURSE.

BUT WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THE TEACHER. WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THE TEXTBOOK.

WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THE CURRICULUM FOR THAT ONE COURSE.

SO IS THIS EXPANDS AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT START LEARNING ABOUT IT.

THEN THAT'S WHERE THE POSITIVE EFFECT COMES IN.

I'M THINKING RIGHT WHEN THEY BECAUSE AT THIS TIME, THE HYBRID AND THE A LA CARTE, THE ONE OR MORE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE TO CFB ISD STUDENTS. THE FULL TIME WOULD BE IF A CHILD IS COMING INTO THE DISTRICT FULL TIME.

WELL, THE CFB ISD STUDENTS COULD DO FULL TIME, BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWING STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF CFB ISD TO COME AND TAKE ONE CLASS OR COME AND TAKE TWO CLASSES. IT'S. YOU ARE A CFB ISD STUDENT.

OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, MR. SHACKMAN. I THINK YOU JUST CLARIFIED SOMETHING IN MY MIND.

SO ANYBODY THAT'S IN THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE A CFB DESIGNATED STUDENT, CORRECT? THEY ARE ENROLLED IN CFB FULL TIME. OKAY. FULL TIME.

AND SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYONE FROM CAPELLE THAT SAYS, OH, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS ONE VIRTUAL CLASS.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND BECAUSE THERE ARE ALSO SOME POLICY THAT WE SET IN PLACE RECENTLY WITH LEGISLATION ABOUT NOT OPENING THE DISTRICT UP FOR HOME SCHOOLING FOR ATHLETICS AND OTHER THINGS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GOING FORWARD THAT WE DON'T CROSS OURSELVES ONE WAY THERE, BUT THESE WOULD ALL BE CFB STUDENTS.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT WAS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, IS THAT THEY AGREE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE IF THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND THEY DON'T CURRENTLY ATTEND A CFB SCHOOL THAN THEY WOULD AGREE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE A FULL TIME CFB ISD STUDENT.

SUPER. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?

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IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE US INNOVATING IN THIS AREA.

AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT UPDATE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, THE TIME IS 910.

WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK RECESS. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL COME BACK AT 920.

THE TIME IS NOW 9:20 P.M. AND WE ARE CALLED BACK TO ORDER.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. Consent Agenda]

THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING INCLUDES A LIST OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED AMPLE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ITEMS IN ADVANCE.

PRIOR TO ANY ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE BOARD MEMBERS MAY REQUEST WITHDRAWAL OF ANY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CLARIFICATION AND OR DISCUSSION. BOARD MEMBERS DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MISS BRADY. MISS HATFIELD, I FAILED TO ASK THE QUESTION DURING PRE MEETING, BUT I DO HAVE ONE ABOUT ITEM FIVE W MISS ROWLAND.

OKAY. ITEM FIVE W ANY OTHER ITEMS, MISS BENAVIDES? 5AG5AG. ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY, SO I HAVE REQUESTS FOR REMOVAL OF FIVE W AND 5AG. SO WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS TO BE REMOVED, DO I HAVE A MOTION REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED? MISS BRADY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIVE W AND 5AG AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS BENAVIDES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST ASSUMED SHE HAD IT RIGHT.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? I'M SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW.

SAY AGAIN? OKAY. I'M GOING TO REDO THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN, ZERO AND FIVE OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES. I MISSED SOME HANDS THERE.

OKAY. NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX A WHICH IS ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[6. Items for Discussion and/or Action]

THE FIRST ONE IS FIVE W AND THE TITLE OF THE ITEM IS CONSIDERED APPROVE PURCHASE OF SAFE AND CIVIL SCHOOLS TRAINING AND MATERIALS.

MISS BRADY, YOU REQUESTED THAT ONE BE PULLED.

YES, MA'AM. I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROWLAND. ONE OF THEM BEING THIS IS THIS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND IS THIS TRAINING ONLY FOR SPECIAL ED STAFF OR IS IT GOING TO BE FOR ALL STAFF? OH, THERE YOU GO. WE ACTUALLY HAVE DONE SOME SAFE AND CIVIL SCHOOLS TRAINING IN THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE WILL CONTINUE IN THE 27. NO, THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR, TWO COHORTS, 15 SCHOOLS WERE IN COHORT ONE ISH, 15, 16, 17 ISH OR IN COHORT TWO. EACH CAMPUS HAS A TEAM OF UP TO SIX PEOPLE.

SOME SOME CAMPUSES CHOOSE MORE. AND THEY ARE LEARNING AS A GROUP AND THEN GOING BACK AND IMPLEMENTING WHAT THEY LEARNED ON THEIR CAMPUS.

IT'S ALL TEACHERS. EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE A TRAINING BY THEIR TRAINING TEAM OF THEIR CAMPUS.

DOES THAT KIND OF MAKE SENSE? YES. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

IS THAT MAINLY ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES? OR CAMPUSES? THANK YOU, MISS ROWLAND. WHY DON'T YOU KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT SAFE AND CIVIL IS.

SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS. SO SAFE AND CIVIL SCHOOLS IS A IT'S NOT ONE THING.

IT WORKS WITH CAMPUS TEAMS TO CREATE A POSITIVE SCHOOL WIDE BEHAVIOR PRACTICES AND CULTURE.

AND THE TRAINER COMES AND HE WORKS WITH THE CAMPUS TEAMS AND THEY REFLECT ON WHAT, WHAT ARE THEIR BIGGEST HOT SPOTS IN THE AREA AND WHAT KIND OF SYSTEMS DO THEY NEED TO PUT IN PLACE TO REMEDY ANY ISSUES IN THOSE HOTSPOTS? IT WAS REALLY COOL THIS YEAR. WHILE WE WERE SITTING IN THE TRAINING GROUPS PUT TOGETHER A SURVEY FOR THEIR TEACHERS TO REFLECT ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT AREAS DO WE SEE THE MOST MISBEHAVIORS? JUST ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS THEY WANTED TO ASK.

AND THE FUNNY THING WAS, IS THEY SAID, OH WELL, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THIS AND IT WAS THIS.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WATCH THEM GET THE INFORMATION AND THEN ADJUST A SYSTEM TO HELP SOLVE THAT STRUGGLE ON THAT CAMPUS.

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OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM FIVE W.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AG.

NO I DO. I'LL DO THEM SEPARATELY. ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FIVE JUMP WITH YOU AS.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. SHACKMAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. BARNES. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? BY MOTION OF SEVEN IN FAVOR.

ZERO OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ONE THAT WAS PULLED WAS FIVE W MISS BENAVIDES OR SORRY, 5AG. I WAS NOT AT THAT. OKAY. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION REGARDING THIS AGENDA ITEM G, MISS BARNES, MISS GIGI, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORK STUDY MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON APRIL 9TH OF 2026. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MISS BARNES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. GILMORE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? BY MOTION OF SIX IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND ONE ABSTENTION.

THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM SIX B.

CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF MATH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

I HAVE A TEAM OF VERY EXCITED PEOPLE AS WE'VE BEEN GEARING UP FOR THIS.

SO DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, I'LL SAY THIS ONE'S INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE ONE FOR THE TEXTBOOKS.

SO I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND DONE SUCH GREAT RESEARCH FEEDBACK PRACTICE AND ALL OF THAT.

SO I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE RESULTS, SO TAKE IT AWAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. PRESIDENT HADFIELD, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBER MOORE BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE THRILLED THIS EVENING. AND I WANT TO FIRST INTRODUCE THIS FABULOUS TEAM.

OUR DIRECTOR OF MATHEMATICS IS MISS SHAUN CAMPBELL.

AND THEN ALSO MADISON BOTTOMS IS OUR COORDINATOR OF SECONDARY MATHEMATICS.

AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO KIND OF CO-PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THIS YEAR ON THIS PARTICULAR ADOPTION, AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A REFRESH ON THIS PARTICULAR AREA FOR CURRICULUM MATERIALS.

SO I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO OVERVIEW. FIRST OF ALL.

WELL, I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO A NEW ACRONYM AND WE REFER TO THAT AS IMRA.

AND THAT IS THE I'M R A IS THE ACRONYM FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT CFB HAS ADOPTED MATERIALS OR WILL BE POTENTIALLY ADOPTING MATERIALS UTILIZING THE IMRA PROCESS AND THE FUNDS THAT WE ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE. SO THIS WAS BASICALLY ORIGINATED WITH HOUSE BILL 1605, AND THAT WAS BACK IN MAY OF 2023 WHEN TEXAS APPROVED THIS BILL. IT BASICALLY IMPACTED EDUCATIONAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND A VERY MIGHTY WAY.

WITH THIS NEW LEGISLATION, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING PER PUPIL.

AS LONG AS WE ARE ADOPTING MATERIALS FROM THE DISTRICT, FROM THE STATE'S APPROVED LIST, WHICH IS THE HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM MATERIALS THAT THEY HAVE VETTED AND APPROVED. THIS INITIATIVE IS ALSO OVERSEEN, WHICH IS CALLED THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS.

AND IT ALSO ENSURES THAT WE HAVE THE BEST RESOURCES REALLY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO A VISUAL TO KIND OF HELP SEE WHAT THIS IS BASICALLY LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE HB 1605 WAS ACTUALLY PASSED.

ALL THE TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE THE ENTITLEMENT, WHICH IS THE FUNDING.

AS LONG AS WE ARE APPROVING OR EXCUSE ME, WE ARE ADOPTING SOMETHING THAT IS FROM THE STATE APPROVED TEXTBOOK LIST, CONSUMABLE WORKBOOKS. IT CAN BE DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORMS, ANY KIND OF LAB EQUIPMENT OR TEACHER RESOURCES.

BUT THE KICKER IS IT HAS TO BE ON THE APPROVED LIST.

SO WITH THAT, WE DID A LOT OF DEEP DIVING INTO THE PROCESS OF HOW THE REVIEW PROCESS IS ACTUALLY CONDUCTED.

SO I WANT TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT THIS PROCESS LOOKS LIKE WITH THE PROCESS.

IT IS THE CURRENT REVIEW PROCESS IN TEXAS, AND IT REPLACED WHAT YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER AS THE PROCLAMATION TEXAS RESOURCE REVIEW PROCESS WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED. IT'S NOW GOVERNED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AND ALSO THE MATERIALS ARE VETTED AS CONSIDERED HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS OR WHAT YOU WILL HEAR REFERRED TO AS HQ.

I'M. THE REVIEW PROCESS IS NOT LIMITED TO. BUT IT DOES ENSURE THAT ANYTHING ON THE LIST IS ALIGNED TO THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND

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SO IF YOU GO TO THE OR EXCUSE ME, THE STATE'S WEBSITE, THERE IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEW AND APPROVAL WEBSITE.

YOU CAN EXPLORE ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN EXPLORED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THERE IS AN APPROVED LIST. THERE IS A REJECTED LIST.

THERE IS A PROPOSED REJECTED LIST. AND THERE'S MATERIALS WITH NO ACTION AND IT IS VERY, VERY IN DEPTH.

AND WHEN WE ADOPTED SCIENCE, IF YOU REMEMBER, THE ERA WAS SCIENCE HAD NOT BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS AT THAT TIME.

SO WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR SCIENCE MATERIALS, IT WAS OUT OF OUR TEXAS, WHAT WE CALL THE TEAM OF FUNDS.

THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT KIND OF BUCKET OF MONEY.

I LIKE TO SAY IT'S AN ENTITLEMENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE THAT WILL STRETCH OUR DOLLARS A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD WITH THIS. THEY HAVE VETTED SOME LANGUAGE ARTS MATERIALS, WHICH WE ARE NOT AT THIS TIME NEEDING TO RENEW.

THEY ALSO HAVE SOME PHONICS THAT'S BEEN REVIEWED, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS EVENING IS THE MATH FULL SUBJECT.

THEY ALSO DID SOME REVIEWS ON SUPPLEMENTAL. WHEN YOU GO ON TO THE WEBSITE, I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK LITTLE OVERVIEW, BUT THERE WAS A RUBRIC THAT THEY PUT INTO PLACE.

IT WENT THROUGH SEVERAL AREAS LIKE THE IMPLEMENTATION, QUALITY, PROGRESS, MONITORING SUPPORTS FOR ALL LEARNERS.

THEY REVIEW DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY, THE BALANCE OF CONCEPTUAL AND PROCEDURAL UNDERSTANDING AND EVEN PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE.

AND WITH THAT, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE I WAS SCROLLING THERE ON THE WEB AND JUST GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, BUT WHEN YOU GO INTO ONE OF THESE MATERIALS THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY REVIEWED, YOU CAN SEE THE TEXT COVERAGE THAT THEY HAVE ALIGNED TO.

BUT EVERY ONE OF THESE RUBRIC AREAS, YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN BAR THERE, THEY'VE GOT 28 OUT OF 28 POINTS OR 26 OUT OF 26 POINTS.

AND EACH OF THOSE, AS YOU EXPAND AND EXPAND THOSE, EACH OF THOSE AREAS HAVE EVEN MORE AREAS THAT THEY EXPLORED.

SO WHEN I SAY IT WAS IN DEPTH, IT WAS IN DEPTH.

THIS IS A TRULY, REALLY VETTED PROCESS OF HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT THAT SUBMIT THEIR MATERIALS FOR THIS REVIEW.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT ANYTHING THAT HAS LANDED ON THIS LIST HAS BEEN THROUGH A VERY, VERY DEEP DIVE FOR QUALITY.

SO MOVING ON I WANT TO TURN THIS OVER TO SHOSHANNA IN MADISON.

I WANT TO REMIND THAT BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE WERE HERE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF OUR TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE.

AND FROM THAT TIME SINCE THEN, THIS TEAM HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB DIVING INTO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AVENUES TO LEAD THIS PROCESS, AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND THE EXTRA MEASURES THEY HAVE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS HAS HAD A VOICE, AND THAT WE DO BELIEVE WE ARE REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY VOICE OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT THEY WANT IN THEIR NEXT MATH CURRICULUM.

SO WITH THAT, SHUSHAN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS AN EXCITING NIGHT FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE OCTOBER ON THIS PROCESS.

WE INITIALLY DID AN ALL CALL TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO SEE WHO WANTED TO BE ON OUR MATH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION COMMITTEE.

AND WE HAD A TON OF TEACHERS REACH OUT SAYING THEY WANTED TO BE ON OUR COMMITTEE.

SO WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO 60 PEOPLE AND DIVIDED THAT BETWEEN SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY.

PLUS, WE HAD DEPARTMENTS THAT SIGNED UP TO BE ON OUR COMMITTEE, INCLUDING SPED, MULTILINGUAL ADVANCED ACADEMIC SERVICES.

OUR ASSESSMENT TEAM WAS ON THE COMMITTEE, SO WE HAD A PLETHORA OF EVERYONE FROM OUR DISTRICT ON THAT COMMITTEE.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A DEEP DIVE IN THE MRI PROCESS BECAUSE WE NEEDED OUR COMMITTEE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS.

WHERE THE STATE SAT WITH THE CURRICULUM RESOURCES, WE IDENTIFIED THE RESOURCES THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR OUR DISTRICT.

WE ALSO IDENTIFIED WHAT OUR VISION FOR. CNCFB SORRY, A LITTLE NERVOUS NCFB FOR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SO WE REALLY HAD TO DO A DEEP DIVE WITH OUR COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL CALIBRATED IN THE RESOURCES THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK AT.

WE ALSO LAID THE DOCUMENTS AGAINST OUR CFB BEST PRACTICES THAT WE'VE BEEN STUDYING OVER THE LAST YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE SELECT A CURRICULUM, THAT IT'S ALIGNED TO WHAT WE BELIEVE IN. CFB AT THIS TIME, THIS WAS NOVEMBER.

WE ALSO STARTED TO CREATE OUR RUBRIC SO THAT WE COULD ALSO CALIBRATE ON ON THAT INFORMATION.

BY DECEMBER, WE HAD FINALIZED OUR RUBRIC AS A COMMITTEE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE MATH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND SPECIALISTS WERE DIGGING INTO THE CURRICULUM RESOURCES, WE ASK THEM TO LOOK FOR VERTICAL ALIGNMENT.

TEXT ALIGNMENT. RIGOR. DIFFERENTIATION. INTERVENTION.

ALL THE THINGS YOU COULD IMAGINE THAT A MATH SPECIALIST WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THE MATH.

AND HOW DID IT ALIGN TO SOME OF THE MATH THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN DOING IN OUR DISTRICT? WE THEN MOVED ON TO THANK YOU TO JANUARY, WHICH WAS EXCITING.

AND I WILL SAY IT WAS EXCITING BECAUSE THIS WAS THE DAY THAT WE HAD THE VENDORS COME IN.

WE HAD OUR WHOLE COMMITTEE THERE. THE VENDORS SHOWED UP WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES TO TELL US ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE CURRICULUMS. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE'S OUR SCHEDULE OF THAT DAY THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE VENDORS THAT WE ACTUALLY VETTED.

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WE LISTENED TO EVERY VENDOR TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO OFFER FOR OUR TEACHERS AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS.

THE PARTICIPANTS ON THAT DAY LEFT THAT MEETING WITH PRINT RESOURCES AND DIGITAL RESOURCES TO TAKE BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES AND START TALKING TO THEIR TEACHER TEAMS ABOUT WHAT OUR OPTIONS WERE. THEN WE DECIDED TO BROADEN OUR NET AND GET MORE FEEDBACK.

WE THEN SENT OUT A NOTIFICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY, INFORMING THEM THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE OUR PRINT RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE ISDC FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, AS WELL AS OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES WE SENT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE SENT OUT OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES, WE SENT OUT OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE USER INFORMATION, SO THAT THEY COULD LOG IN AND SEE THE ENGLISH VERSION, AS WELL AS THE SPANISH VERSION OF THOSE CURRICULUM RESOURCES.

IT WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE IN FEBRUARY BECAME THE MONTH OF FEEDBACK.

I CALL IT FEEDBACK FEBRUARY, BECAUSE AT THAT TIME WE STARTED GETTING ALL OF THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

WE HAD OUR TEACHERS HAVING A SURVEY AND THEY WERE GIVING US FEEDBACK.

OUR PUBLIC GAVE FEEDBACK, OUR TEXTBOOK ADOPTION NARROWED IT DOWN TO THEIR FINAL TWO.

THEN WE SENT OUT FOR MORE FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN WE GOT MORE FEEDBACK FROM THOSE FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND AND READ YOU SOME OF THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED.

IT'S AMAZING HOW INFORMED OUR COMMUNITY REALLY IS ABOUT TEXTBOOKS AND CURRICULUM.

I WAS REALLY SURPRISED. SO ONE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS SAID THE RESOURCE HAD A GOOD MIX OF TRADITIONAL DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND GUIDED PRACTICE, AS WELL AS PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND HIGHER ORDER THINKING.

IF TEACHERS ARE STRONG IN DISCOURSE AND ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT RESOURCE.

THERE IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF DIFFERENTIATION DIFFERENTIATION VERY EASY FOR TEACHERS TO USE.

PLUS IT HAS BUILT IN TEACHER SUPPORT. VERY RICH RESOURCE AND FLEXIBLE FOR ALL.

THIS WOULD BE A GOOD CHOICE. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT SAID THAT.

THEN WE HAD A SECONDARY TEACHER SEND IN FEEDBACK THAT SAYS, THIS CURRICULUM OFFERS MANY RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS.

THE ONLINE RESOURCES ARE EXCELLENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORING THE LABS.

THE MORE I LOOK AT THE CURRICULUM, THE MORE I LIKE THEM.

SO WE HAD TEACHERS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE REALLY TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR CURRICULUM RESOURCES, WHICH I WAS REALLY PROUD THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS PROCESS.

AND SO THE WHOLE TIME MADISON AND I WERE COORDINATORS, WE REMAIN NEUTRAL.

WE NEVER SHARED WHAT OUR FAVORITE WAS. PEOPLE WOULD TRY TO ASK US QUESTIONS, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE? AND WE'RE LIKE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING. SO THAT WAS THE WHOLE JOURNEY. WE HAD TO REMAIN LIKE SWITZERLAND.

SO WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT WE WERE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU IN APRIL, AND WE WERE GOING TO COME WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION.

BUT BECAUSE FEEDBACK FEBRUARY GAVE US SO MUCH FEEDBACK, WE DECIDED TO DO A DEEPER DIVE.

AND IN OUR DEEPER DIVE, WE WENT OUT AND HAD THE VENDORS COME IN AND DO A MODEL LESSON FOR US.

SO THE VENDOR WAS THE TEACHER AND WE, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE THE STUDENTS.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN THE CURRICULUM AS A STUDENT TO SEE WHAT EXPERIENCES OUR STUDENTS WOULD HAVE ON A DAILY BASIS, WHICH WAS PRETTY EXCITING. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO ASK LIKE, WELL, WHERE DID YOU FIGURE OUT THAT CONTENT KNOWLEDGE? ARE THOSE QUESTIONS EMBEDDED IN THE CURRICULUM? IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD PICK UP AND RUN WITH TOMORROW IF WE WERE TO GO IN AND TEACH THOSE LESSONS? WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS WE WANTED TO FIND OUT, AND SO WE NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE VOICE. AND SO WE WENT TO OUR SECONDARY LEADERSHIP LAB, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS FROM ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE EXPERTS IN MATH.

SO WE BROUGHT THEM IN. WE HAD THEM LOOK AT OUR MODEL LESSONS THAT WE SAT THROUGH AND GIVE SOME FEEDBACK AROUND WHAT THEY WERE SEEING IN THE LESSONS.

BUT THEN WE WANTED TO SEE AS A TEACHER, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES IN THE TRENCHES, IN THE STREETS, RIGHT? WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT DID THEY THINK ABOUT THE LESSON FRAMING.

SO IF I WERE A NEW TEACHER, HOW WOULD I IMPLEMENT THIS? IF I WAS A 30 YEAR VETERAN TEACHER WITH THIS CURRICULUM WORK FOR ME AS WELL.

SO THEN AT THE END OF THAT SESSION, WE WERE ABLE TO GET MORE FEEDBACK.

SO WE TOOK OUR APRIL FEEDBACK AND OUR FEBRUARY FEEDBACK.

AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATION.

AND IT IS A BIG SECRET. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE ONLINE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY ARE WATCHING AND WAITING, AND THERE'S PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO ARE LIKE, WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT? SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MISS HOLCOMB, WHO'S GOING TO LEAD US IN WHAT WE ARE.

OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION, OUR BIG REVEAL. OH YEAH IT IS.

SHE'S REALLY NOT KIDDING BECAUSE WE WERE WITH THE FINAL APLA GROUP WITH THE AREA DIRECTORS.

YESTERDAY ACTUALLY NO TUESDAY AND IT WAS HAD THEM ASK QUESTIONS AND THEY SAID, HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT FOR THE SECONDARY OR FOR THE SECONDARY MATH CURRICULUM? I SAID, WELL, WE DO, BUT IT'S PENDING BOARD APPROVAL.

SO TUNE IN AND YOU'LL SEE. SO TONIGHT WE AFTER TRULY SO MUCH HARD WORK AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS RECEIVING ALL OF THE FEEDBACK, COMMENTS THE THOROUGH REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF

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IT WAS A PRETTY OVERWHELMING THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE CLOSER, BUT IT WAS VERY OVERWHELMING FOR SARVIS AND VISION.

TEXAS MATHEMATICS K THROUGH FIVE PRINT AND DIGITAL.

YOU CAN SEE THE VISION AND VISION TEXTBOOK COVER THERE FOR EACH OF THE GRADE LEVELS.

IT IS 100%, OF COURSE ALIGNED TO THE TEAKS. IT IS APPROVED THROUGH THE PROCESS AND STATE BOARD OF APPROVED AND COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDED, SO IT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR USE OF OUR ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.

SO IT WILL BE COMPLETELY PAID FOR OUT OF OUR ENTITLEMENT.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH WAS REALLY THIS ONE WAS ONE THAT THEY KEPT DIVING DEEPER INTO, BUT IT WAS OVERWHELMING.

MCGRAW-HILL, TEXAS MATH COURSE ONE IS SIXTH GRADE.

COURSE TWO IS SEVENTH. COURSE THREE IS EIGHTH.

WE DO HAVE ALGEBRA ONE AT THIS LEVEL BECAUSE OF OUR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS THAT DO TAKE ALGEBRA ONE.

THIS WILL BE PRINT AND DIGITAL. WE ARE EXCITED TO PROVIDE A CONSUMABLE OPTION WITH THIS ADOPTION.

WE DO BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO DO THINGS THAT ARE HAVE COLOR AND THAT ARE IN WRITING, AS WELL AS GO FROM CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING TO THE ABSTRACT AND MOVING INTO THE DIGITAL PLATFORM.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT. IT IS ALSO 100% ALIGNED TO THE TX EMRA APPROVED AND STATE BOARD OF APPROVED WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND FINALLY, FOR HIGH SCHOOL MATH IS ALSO MCGRAW HILL.

IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY SECONDARY WANTED MCGRAW HILL.

SO WE HAVE ALGEBRA ONE PRINT AND DIGITAL. WE HAVE ALGEBRA TWO GEOMETRY AS WELL AS PRE-CALCULUS FOR PRINT AND DIGITAL.

IT IS ALSO 100% ALIGNED TO THE TX AND WERE APPROVED AND STATE BOARD APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN FOR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE WILL ASK FOR A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER.

BOARD MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MISS BRADY? WELL, IT SEEMS REALLY WELL VETTED, SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT QUESTIONS WE WOULD HAVE.

YOU ALL HAVE ANSWERED EVERYTHING. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CALCULUS.

SO DOES THAT JUST GO INTO LIKE COLLEGE LEVEL MATH? IS THAT WHY WE DON'T HAVE A TEXTBOOK FOR THAT? SO THE CALCULUS AND AP PROGRAMS ARE THROUGH A DIFFERENT VENDOR.

WE DO HAVE TEXTBOOKS AND EVERYTHING FOR THOSE ALREADY.

THOSE ARE NOT OR HAVE NOT YET BEEN REVIEWED BY EMRA.

SO WE COULD NOT INCLUDE THAT IN THIS ADOPTION AS OF RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. BUT WE WILL THAT'S COMING. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE PER TWO YEARS AGO A STILL CONTRACT WITH A PUBLISHER ALREADY FOR AN AP CALCULUS PROGRAM.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. GREAT QUESTION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE VETTING, THE HARD WORK.

I'M PRETTY SURE YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN A DISSERTATION BY THIS POINT WITH THE AMOUNT OF ROUNDS OF FEEDBACK.

SO I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD HAVE GONE FOR THAT DOCTORATE THROUGH ALL THIS WORK.

THAT MIGHT BE NEXT. NEXT. OKAY. THERE YOU GO.

THAT MIGHT BE NEXT. MAYBE YOU CAN USE EVERYTHING YOU HAD AND LIKE REPRESENT IT.

SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. TO THE TEACHERS THAT WERE ON THE COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF THAT WERE ON THE COMMITTEE 19 YEARS IN ELEMENTARY, 14 YEARS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 19 YEARS IN ELEMENTARY, 14 YEARS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BEFORE A NEW ADOPTION.

SO THIS IS EXTREMELY EXCITING. AND WE HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW THIS WILL IMPACT OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA. WHICH MEANS MY ONLY LAST QUESTION IS, SINCE WE DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB ROLLING OUT THE READING CURRICULUM WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE FOR TEACHERS GOING INTO A NEW YEAR, KNOWING HOW MUCH WORK WENT INTO LIFTING WITH READING CURRICULUM? YEAH, I WILL START OFF WITH THAT. AND OF COURSE YOU GUYS JUMP IN. WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST THING IS GOING TO BE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE THIS EVENING.

WE WILL THEN OF COURSE GET LICENSING GETTING STARTED QUICKLY.

OUR CURRICULUM TEAM WILL BE TRAINED THIS SUMMER DEEPLY ON THE MATERIALS, USING THEM AND GETTING CURRICULUM THE UNITS WRITTEN IN ADDITION, THEN THE, THE VENDORS WILL BE COMING IN AUGUST AND ALL OF OUR TEACHERS WILL BE FULLY TRAINED AND ONBOARDED FOR INITIAL TRAINING AND THAT WILL BE ONGOING.

OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF TIMES TO BE ABLE TO GET IN, UTILIZE THEIR PLC TIME FOR PLANNING AND REALLY GETTING THEIR HANDS INTO THE NEW MATERIALS.

ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE PROUD OF IN BOTH CURRICULUMS, LET ME GET OUT OF THAT IS THAT THEY COME WITH JUST IN TIME PD SESSIONS.

SO FOR EVERY LESSON THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE PD VIDEO.

SO IF I'M A BRAND NEW TEACHER AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO TEACH THE MATH THAT I'M ABOUT TO WALK INTO THAT ROOM AND TEACH, I CAN WATCH A LITTLE TWO, THREE MINUTE VIDEO ON THOSE STRATEGIES AND I CAN WALK IN AND TEACH THEM OUT.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE USING THROUGH PLC.

AND IT'S A BONUS. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE THAT COMES WITH OUR NEW CURRICULUM, ONCE YOU GUYS GIVE US YOUR BLESSING AND APPROVE IT, IS THAT THERE ARE ALSO VIDEOS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO OFTENTIMES KIDS GO HOME AND THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW TO DO THE MATH AT HOME.

THERE'S TUTORIAL VIDEOS THAT ARE JUST LIKE THOSE SHORT LITTLE TIKTOK VIDEOS DONE BY KIDS TO HELP OTHER KIDS UNDERSTAND THE LEARNING FROM THAT DAY.

SO THOSE ARE SOME BONUSES WITH GOING WITH A MORE, I GUESS, MODERN CURRICULUM.

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RIGHT. OH MY GOODNESS. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT JUST THE PD PIECES.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE. SOMETHING ELSE THAT MADE ME THINK OF WITH THE NEW ADOPTION. THEY HAVE PRE-MADE SLIDE DECKS FOR OUR TEACHERS. SO THAT REDUCES THEIR PREP TIME.

IN ADDITION, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF EMERGENT BILINGUAL LANGUAGE SUPPORTS.

I KNOW DOCTOR HOON AND THEIR TEAM HAVE REALLY DOVE INTO THAT AS WELL.

AND THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS NEW MATERIAL.

SO WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED. THE TEACHERS CANNOT WAIT.

THEY'RE LIKE, LET'S GO, LET'S GO. YEAH. ALRIGHT.

I'M VERY EXCITED. BOARD MEMBERS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, WITH THAT EXCITEMENT WELL ONE MORE.

GO AHEAD. I JUST HAVE A I KNOW YOU KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT IS THERE A ROLLOUT PLAN? SO IT'LL BE YOU GUYS WILL GO FIRST AND THEN. SURE.

YEAH. SO WE'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

WE WILL START TRAINING WITH OUR SPECIALISTS AND COACHES FIRST, THEN WE WILL HAVE PRINCIPAL TRAINING IN JUNE SO THAT ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS ARE VERSED IN THE CURRICULUM AND WHAT THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR IN THE CLASSROOMS. THEN WE WILL ROLL OUT OUR TRAINING TO TEACHERS. AUGUST AT THE AUGUST PD DAY FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY.

WE'LL HAVE A HALF DAY WITH THE VENDOR AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE WITH CFB BEST PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTATION AT THAT POINT.

AND THEN FROM THERE WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGURE OUT LIKE WHAT IS THE REST OF THE YEAR LOOK LIKE.

BUT THERE WILL BE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WITH ALL OF THAT EXCITEMENT, THIS AWESOME.

THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ACTION? MISS BRADY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX B THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION MATH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. GILMORE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED BY MOTION? IS SEVEN IN FAVOR? ZERO OPPOSED? LET'S MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM SIX WHICH IS CERTIFICATION.

STEP ONE OF THREE. IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, APPARENTLY I LEARNED THERE IS AN ORDER IN WHICH THIS HAS TO BE DONE.

WHICH IS WE EITHER PUT IT ON CONSENT OR WE PULLED IT HERE.

AND THEN YOU GET TO HEAR EVERYTHING. GO AHEAD.

SO PART TWO OF THIS. THANK YOU, OF COURSE, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

EVERY YEAR WE ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY TO THE TEXAS OR TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY CERTIFY TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE MATERIALS TO COVER 100% OF THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

THE SURVEY AND ALL OF THE DEEP INFORMATION, THERE'S ABOUT A 30 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD ITEMS. AND THAT WILL CERTIFY THAT WE HAVE MATERIALS TO COVER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CONTENT AREAS.

IN ADDITION, THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OBSCENE OR HARMFUL CONTENT THAT IS PART OF THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. AND SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO US BEING ABLE TO APPROVE MATERIALS FOR PURCHASE.

ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MISS BRADY, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX C THE ANNUAL TX CERTIFICATION.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARZA. ROJAS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES. AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO SIX D WHICH IS THE MATH ADOPTION TEXTBOOK PURCHASE.

SO NOW THAT WE'VE ADOPTED, NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PURCHASE THE TEXTBOOKS.

YES, MA'AM. AND SO WITH APPROVAL THIS EVENING, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED MATERIALS.

THE ELEMENTARY SARVICE PACKAGE. IT WILL BE AN EIGHT YEAR ACCESS.

IT WILL BE FULLY FUNDED OUT OF THE ALLOTMENT.

IT WILL BE DONE IN A PAYMENT PLAN THAT WILL COVER ALL EIGHT YEARS, BUT IT WILL NOT HAVE TO BE PAID OUT FOR EIGHT YEARS.

WE WILL HAVE IT PAID OFF IN ACTUALLY THREE. THIS WILL BE THROUGH.

AGAIN, THE REFUNDS, THE TOTAL COST FOR ALL K FIVE FOR ALL EIGHT YEARS IS $2,063,400.

SO THAT IS FOR THE ELEMENTARY FOR SECONDARY EXCUSE ME FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

FOR THE EIGHT YEAR ACCESS. THIS PART IS NOT INCLUDING ALGEBRA ONE.

THIS WILL ALSO BE FUNDED THROUGH A PAYMENT PLAN ACROSS THE EIGHT YEAR PERIOD.

IT IS A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

IT IS COMING IN A LITTLE BIT UNDER A MILLION AT 990,000.

AND THIS AGAIN IS AN EIGHT YEAR ACCESS. IT WILL ALSO BE PAID OUT OF THE FUNDS.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE, WITH GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND HOW WE'VE BEEN BALANCING THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING SOURCE.

WE DID NOT USE OUR FUNDS LAST YEAR, SO THAT BUILT UP FUNDS FOR US FOR THIS YEAR.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE TWO YEARS OF FUNDING THAT WILL COVER ALL OF THESE ADOPTIONS THROUGH THAT ENTITLEMENT, AND ALSO ALLOW US MONEY TO THEN BE READY FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF READING MATERIALS THAT WILL COME IN 2030.

SO WE HAVE A VERY STRATEGIC PLAN FINANCIALLY TO GET ALL OF THIS PAID FOR.

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AND WE'LL BE READY TO ROLL FOR THE NEXT. SO, BUT WITH THE STRATEGIC STAGGERING OF UTILIZING THIS MONEY, IT WILL CONTINUE TO REFILL, BUT THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE MONEY THERE READY FOR WHEN WHEN THE NEXT ONE COMES AND WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING BEING ADOPTED AT THE SAME TIME.

SO WITH YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, WE WILL BE ABLE TO THEN DO OUR FIRST PURCHASE OUT OF OUR ALLOTMENT FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR MATH PURCHASE FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE LONG RANGE PLANNING OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING THAT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ONE OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MATH ADOPTION TEXTBOOK PURCHASE FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. SHACKMAN. I HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS BARNES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN FAVOR.

ZERO OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MATH TEAM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

ONWARD TO THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM SIX E.

CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT.

OKAY. GOOD. GOSH. AS A FORMER MATH TEACHER, IT GETS ME EXCITED.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK. I MEAN, MAYBE NOT THAT FAR.

I'M PRETTY RUSTY. ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S THIS LITTLE THING? OKAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HATFIELD. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

TONIGHT, I'M BRINGING FORWARD A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN.

AND THIS AMENDMENT IS NARROW AND SPECIFIC, AND IT'S GOING TO FOCUS ON OUR LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS.

ALL OF G, F, F AND G AND D, G, B A. AND JUST TO RECAP, G F IS A PUBLIC COMPLAINT.

F AND G IS THE PARENT COMPLAINT AND DGBA IS THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINT PROCESS.

SO AS YOU RECALL, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE ADOPTED UPDATE 126.

AND WE PULLED OUT THESE THREE POLICIES FROM THE UPDATE.

126 APPROVAL PROCESS BECAUSE WE DECIDED AS A SCHOOL BOARD, AS A AS A BOARD, AS YOU AS THE BOARD DID, TO AMEND THROUGH THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION. THESE PROCESS.

THESE THREE GRIEVANCES AND PART OF THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT PROCESS IS TO TAKE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, AND WE DID THAT LAST MONTH, OR I PRESENTED THIS I KNOW TRUSTEE BARNES WAS THERE, AND I PRESENTED THIS TO THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF TEACHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATION, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, ETC., AND HAD TO GET THEM TO VOTE TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD TO BRING IT TO YOU ALL. AND IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED BY THAT COMMITTEE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING. AND SO, IN SHORT, THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TONIGHT TO AMEND THIS TO ALLOW US TO MANAGE OUR GRIEVANCE PROCESS LOCALLY, RATHER THAN BEING LOCKED INTO THE STATE MANDATED TIMELINES AND STRUCTURES THAT CAME OUT OF THE LAST LEGISLATION. SO TO ALLOW FOR LOCAL FLEXIBILITY, THIS AMENDMENT REQUESTS LIMITED EXEMPTIONS FROM SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE STRICTLY REGULATING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.

THIS SECTION CONTROLS THINGS LIKE GRIEVANCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS, REQUIRED FILING TIMELINES AND APPEAL, TIMELINES, AND SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TIED TO CHAPTER 26 A.

AND THAT'S HOW THEY ARE. THAT'S HOW OUR GRIEVANCES ARE CONDUCTED.

WHO HEARS THEM? THE TIMELINE TO RESPOND TO THE HEARING, AND THEN THE RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE TO GET TO THE COMPLAINANT AS, AS AS FAR AS OUR FINDINGS. WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING VERY LIMITED EXCEPTION FROM A SECTION THAT REQUIRES FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S GRIEVANCE STRUCTURE, MAINLY SO WE CAN KEEP TIMELINES SHORTER AND RESOLVE ISSUES MUCH QUICKER.

THESE EXEMPTIONS ARE VERY TARGETED. THEY APPLY ONLY TO THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES AND DO NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER AREA OF THE LAW.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT ELIMINATE OUR GRIEVANCE PROCESS.

IT SIMPLY ALLOWS US TO TO DEFINE AND MANAGE IT LOCALLY IN A WAY THAT WORKS BEST FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION CAN BE MUST BE RENEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS,

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WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AND ALSO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, YOU ALL CAN ADJUST BOARD POLICY AT ANY TIME.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.

SO WHY IS THIS AMENDED NEEDED. SO OBVIOUSLY THE THE CORE CHALLENGE WE'RE EXPERIENCING WITH THE NEW STATE GRIEVANCE TIMELINE CAN BE A STRETCH OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS CAN CAN GO UP TO 9 TO 10 MONTHS. AND I'M TALKING AS AN EXAMPLE, THE FNG PROCESS FOR OUR PARENTS.

AND YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF THOSE TIMELINES.

AND SO IF WE WERE TO FOLLOW WHAT WAS PROPOSED, IT COULD TAKE UP TO 9 TO 10 MONTHS FOR A RESOLUTION TO BE DEVELOPED.

IF WE STICK TO OUR CURRENT POLICY, WHICH HAS BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR YEARS.

WE CAN COMPLETE A F NG PROCESS WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OR EVEN QUICKER.

SO WHAT LOCAL CONTROLS ALLOWS US IS FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT RESOLUTION PROCEDURES ALIGN WITH OUR DISTRICT OPERATIONS, CLEAR AND ORDERLY GRIEVANCE PATHWAYS. AND BOTTOM LINE, IT ALLOWS US THE FLEXIBILITY TO HELP US RESOLVE OUR CONCERNS EARLIER AND MORE EFFICIENT EFFECTIVELY AS WELL. BUT I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

IT DOES NOT CHANGE. WHAT DOES NOT CHANGE WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS FIRST, TEA OVERSIGHT DOES NOT CHANGE.

THE COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY AND T E A'S OVERSIGHT REMAINED FULLY INTACT.

KEY PROTECTIONS IN THE LAW ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXEMPTION REQUEST.

IN FACT, I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INFORMAL RESOLUTION.

YOU GO TO THE TEA WEBSITE AND TEA ENCOURAGES THE INFORMAL RESOLUTION.

IN FACT, TEA STATES ON THEIR WEBSITE T E ENCOURAGES PARENTS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RAISE CONCERNS WITH THEIR SCHOOL AS SOON AS AN ISSUE ARISES. IF INFORMAL EFFORTS DON'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE, EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO OFFER A FORMAL PROCESS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING EVERYTHING REGARDING HOW HOW WE EXECUTE THE TIMELINES, ETC. PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DOES NOT CHANGE. OUR GRIEVANCE POLICIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE PUBLICLY POSTED WITH CLEAR FORMS AND TIMELINES PROVIDED AT EVERY LEVEL.

A BIG PART THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS CLEAR THAT ANY ANTI ANTI-RETALIATION PROTECTIONS DO NOT CHANGE AT ALL.

RETALIATION RETALIATION FOR FILING A GRIEVANCE REMAINS STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, AND OUR LOCAL POLICIES WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE THAT PROTECTION.

THIS AMENDMENT IS ABOUT OUR PROCESS FLEXIBILITY, NOT LESS ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT LESS ACCESS AND NOT LESS PROTECTION.

AND SO THIS EVENING, THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED.

AND I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR THE PRESENTATION.

BOARD MEMBERS QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. MISS BARNES? HELLO. SO I THINK CASSANDRA HATFIELD AND KIM BRADY AND I, WHEN WE MET WITH YOU ABOUT OUR POLICY.

126 THE POLICY UPDATES, I KNOW THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP WITH US AND I KNOW WE HAD LOOKED THROUGH IT AND DEFINITELY VERY CAN BE SOMEWHAT CONFUSING LOOKING, ESPECIALLY AT THE CHANGES TO THE UPDATE 126 VERSUS THE ORIGINAL.

WE GOT PRETTY NITPICKY ON DAYS AND STUFF, AND HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW DISTRICT OF INNOVATION WAS GOING TO KIND OF CHANGE SOME OF THAT.

AND I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, COMING UP WITH OUR USING WHAT WORKS BEST FOR OUR DISTRICT. AND I AGREE WITH THAT.

BUT AND WHILE I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, SO EVEN IN YOUR EXAMPLE OF LIKE AN INFORMAL INFORMAL BEING ATTEMPTED AND HOW TEA SAYS ON THE WEBSITE THAT HEY THAT IS THE RECOMMENDED, BUT IF YOU LOOK EVEN AT THE HANDOUT THAT WE WERE GIVEN TODAY IT TALKS ABOUT IF AN INFORMAL IS ATTEMPTED, IT EXPANDS THE DAYS THAT THAT THEY HAVE IN ORDER TO FILE A LEVEL ONE COMPLAINT, PROBABLY TO ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THOSE CHANNELS, BE WITH THE TIME TICKING VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE ORIGINALLY BEING 15 BUSINESS DAYS FROM KNOWLEDGE.

SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS REALLY A QUESTION SO MUCH AS I THINK THERE COULD BE ROOM FOR US TO LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY,

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SO UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY, IF THERE'S AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE 15 DAYS TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

GO AHEAD AND FILE THE COMPLAINT WHEN THE PAPERWORK COMES IN, THE PAPERWORK DOES SAY, DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THIS INFORMALLY? AND MOST OF THE TIME, AND I WILL SAY 95 TO 98% OF THE TIME, THE THE COMPLAINANT WILL SAY, NO, I HAVE NOT. SO THEN WHAT WE DO IS WE PUT THE FORMAL PROCESS ON PAUSE, AND WE ALLOW THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF WE CAN RESOLVE IT INFORMALLY.

AND AND LIKE I SAID, 95 TO 98% OF THE TIME, IT DOES GET RESOLVED FORMALLY.

AND THEN WE GO BACK AND SAY, DO YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS? AND IF THEY DON'T WANT US TO CONTINUE, THEN THEY HAVE TO RESCIND THE FORMAL PROCESS, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.

IF WE DIDN'T RESOLVE IT INFORMALLY, WE'RE ON THAT TIMELINE AGAIN WITHIN TEN DAYS TO HAVE THE HEARING FROM TEN DAYS AFTER THE HEARING, WE MUST ISSUE THEM A RESPONSE AND YOU CAN THEN SEE HOW IT GOES TEN, TEN, TEN ALL THE WAY DOWN.

DOES THAT DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? WE JUST NEED TO EXPLAIN IT.

THAT DOES HELP. I THINK IT'S THE CLARIFICATION PROCESS, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD STARTED TO GET INTO WITH THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, BUT THEN HAD PUT ON HOLD PENDING SOME MORE OF THIS.

YES. AND SO THEN WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT BACK IN TONIGHT, I WAS KIND OF LIKE, WAIT, BUT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

AND THEN I GUESS ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE THEN IS, IS WHAT WE WERE GIVEN TODAY WAS THIS EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW VERSUS WHAT THE UPDATE 126 WAS STATING THOSE CHANGES WOULD BE.

AND THEN WITH THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH OUR ORIGINAL ONE IS THAT THIS SPECIFICALLY GOES INTO F AND G.

DOES THIS ALSO APPLY TO ALL GRIEVANCE PROCESSES INCLUDING EMPLOYEES? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. SO IT IS THE SAME EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS F, F AND G.

IT IS ALSO FOR DG. THE TIMELINES ARE IDENTICAL.

THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'LL LET SOMEONE ELSE TALK. NO YOU'RE GOOD. GREAT. GREAT QUESTIONS. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MISS GARZA, DID YOU HAVE ONE? I MEAN, BASED ON THIS CALENDAR, WHAT YOU PROPOSE TO US, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S MORE TIME.

LIKE INCREASED TIME. IS THAT CORRECT? LIKE 15 BUSINESS DAYS FROM KNOWLEDGE VERSUS NOW 60 DAYS.

NO INFORMAL OR UP TO 90 TO 30 DAYS IF INFORMAL ATTEMPTED.

IF WE STICK TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY OUR PRACTICE, WE RESOLVE IT MUCH SOONER.

THE GOAL IS TO RESOLVE IT MUCH QUICKER. I SEE.

GET IT DONE UNDER A TOTAL. IF YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE LEVEL THREE, YOU GET IT DONE WITHIN FOUR MONTHS VERSUS IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, IT COULD STRETCH ALL THE WAY FROM 9 TO 10 MONTHS.

I SEE, THANK YOU, MISS BRADY. I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT MISS BARNES COMMENT, WHICH IS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL.

I MEAN, NO, NO HARM, NO FOUL. AND THEN IF WE WANT TO, AS THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND OR THE BOARD WANT TO RELOOK AT THE CURRENT POLICY, I THINK WE SHOULD TOTALLY, ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE JUST DOING TODAY IS JUST GOING BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL POLICY AND JUST NEGATING THE 126 BECAUSE WE CAN'T UNDER DO I, RIGHT? LIKE THE OPTION IS TO CONTINUE OUR ORIGINAL POLICY AND WE CAN GO BACK AND CHANGE IT LATER.

YES. AT A FUTURE DATE. LIKE THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT IS WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY.

ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD SAY TO YOU, TRUSTEE BARNES WHAT I HEAR YOU SAY TOO IS WHAT WE NEED TO PROBABLY THE, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE NEEDS TO DO IS LOOK AT HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT, WHICH IS OUR REGULATIONS.

SO WE HAVE WE VOTE ON THIS, BUT I THINK WE COULD BE A LITTLE CLEARER WITH HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT HAS COME UP. AND SO WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT POLICY, WHAT MAKES IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IT.

SO THAT'S CORRECT. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY. SO THOSE THE POLICY AND THEN THE REGULATIONS THAT GO WITH IT.

SUPPORTED BY ADMINISTRATION BOARD MEMBERS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, SO THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.

DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ACTION? MISS BRADY, I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DISTRICT OF INTERVENTION DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OH, SORRY. YOUR YOUR HAND IS UP HERE. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARCIA ROJAS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MR. GILMORE? DISCUSSION? YEAH. I AGREE WITH ALL THAT. AND I THINK DOCTOR ELDRIDGE JUST SAID WHAT I'M THINKING.

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SO I THINK IT DOES NEED TO GO BACK TO THE GOVERNANCE BECAUSE WE DO THIS MORE THAN A PARENT OR WHOEVER AT HOME.

AND WHEN I WENT ON THE WEBSITE, I WAS LIKE, WAIT, THAT'S KIND OF CONFUSING.

USING. SO IF I'M CONFUSED. SO I CAN IMAGINE A PARENT AND I KNOW WE ALWAYS WANT TO DO THE BEST AND COMMUNICATE THE BEST.

SO I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A HIGHER PRIORITY TO GET THAT DONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

SO, MR. GILMORE, ARE YOU ASKING THE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS? YES, I AM. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. WE CAN DO THAT.

DULY NOTED. DULY NOTED. OUR MISS BARNES. I ALWAYS GET THERE, BUT WE GOT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A MOTION, AND I HAVE A SECOND.

WE HAD DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

[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]

551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS. 551.076 SECURITY DEVICES.

551.082. SCHOOL CHILDREN. DISTRICT EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY MATTER OR COMPLAINTS.

551.0821 PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE STUDENT INFORMATION AND.

551.3084 INVESTIGATION ITEM SEVEN A PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE.

51.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION FIVE.

51.072 REAL PROPERTY DISCUSSING REGARDING LAND INCLUDING THE SALE OF 2115 EAST FRANKFORD ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75007 AND 818111 KELLY BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75287 AND ITEM SEVEN B DISCUSS BOARD SELF EVALUATION. THE BOARD WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION ON A VERY LATE NIGHT.

IT IS 10:06 P.M.. AUDIENCE MEMBERS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY IN THE AUDIENCE FOR AS LONG AS YOU WISH.

WE WILL RETURN AFTER CLOSED SESSION AND THE TIME IS NOW 10:06 P.M..

[8. Reconvene in Open Meeting for Possible Action on Items Discussed in Closed Session]

ITEM EIGHT A POSSIBLE ACTION ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 EAST FRANKFORD ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75007 AND 18111 KELLY BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75287.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BIDS ON THOSE PROPERTIES AT THIS TIME.

AND SO WE HAVE ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY OFFICIAL ACTION, BECAUSE WE DELEGATED AUTHORITY AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE.

WHICH IS COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING THE POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS YOU WISH TO MAKE AT THIS TIME RELATED TO THE POSTED AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE AND HEARING NONE. THE TIME IS NOW 11:03 P.M.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.