>> I KNOW. YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH SOME OF THESE.
[I. CALL TO ORDER ]
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[LAUGHTER] TIME IS SIX O'CLOCK AND I'M GOING TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO SESSION.THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO TONIGHT IS JUST ESTABLISH THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.
FROM MY RIGHT, WE HAVE TRUSTEE LEIGH WALKER, TRUSTEE JOBBY MATTHEW, VICE PRESIDENT ANTHONY HILL, SECRETARY NICHOLE BENTLEY, TRUSTEE MANISH SETHI, AND TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL, AND MYSELF, DAVID CAVINESS.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND EVERYBODY IS PRESENT AND WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES WITH DR. HUNT.
[III. DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CAVINESS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH SOME DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS.
FIRST, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND I ALWAYS ENJOY WHAT OUR DISTRICT IS ABLE TO DO TO SHOWCASE THE VIBRANT AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE ACROSS ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AS WE LOOK AT THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, I RECENTLY DID A BOARD WALK WITH SEVERAL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AT COPPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH A STUDENT AND AN EDUCATOR.
WE WOUND UP MAKING A CATCH UP WITH HUNT FROM THAT AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
BUT ALL OF OUR CAMPUS HAVE DONE SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS THIS MONTH FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, SO THANK YOU TO OUR CAMPUSES AND ALSO AGAIN, TO THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS OVER THE YEARS.
ADDITION TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH, FEBRUARY ALSO IS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH OR CTE MONTH.
WE HAD A SPECIAL EVENT ON FEBRUARY 13TH AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
SEVERAL OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS WERE SHOWCASED.
I DIDN'T MAKE ANY OF THE PHOTOS, BUT I WAS THERE [LAUGHTER] AND I DID REALLY ENJOY IT.
MAYBE I WAS TAKING THE PICTURES, I WAS TAKING THE PICTURES.
BUT I HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT'S PRESIDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND WE COMBINED THEM WITH OUR CTE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THEN WE THOUGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T WE INVITE SOME OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS? IN ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD, WE HAD SEVERAL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE FROM COPPELL, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE SEVERAL OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM, KCBY, WHICH IS OUR BROADCAST JOURNALISM, THE SIDE KICK PROGRAM AS WELL, WHICH IS OUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER, DECA COMPUTER SCIENCE, HEALTH SCIENCES, AND MUCH MORE.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT MORNING AND THE KIDS ACTUALLY TOOK THEM ALL ON A TOUR AND IT WAS GREAT FOR OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AT CTE.
IN ADDITION TO COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL, THOSE SAME THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT NEW TECH AND CHS9 AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY.
ALSO VERY PROUD OF TWO OUTSTANDING STAFF MEMBERS.
ON FEBRUARY THE 10TH, WHICH WAS A SATURDAY, A COUPLE OF SATURDAYS AGO, VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, MS. CYNTHIA ARTERBERY, [APPLAUSE] AND COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR, LAURA HYNSON.
THEY WERE HONORED AND RECOGNIZED FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO THEIR SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
THEY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE BAHA'I OF COPPELL, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT REALLY DOES FOCUS ON A UNITY AND COMMUNITY, AND THERE WAS A VERY NICE LUNCHEON AFTER.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE PHOTO, I WAS THERE [LAUGHTER] AND IT WAS GREAT.
IT WAS GREAT TO CELEBRATE CYNTHIA AND LAURA.
THEY ARE TWO OUTSTANDING WOMEN THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO OUR DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE THE ORGANIZATION FOR HONORING THEM.
THEN FEBRUARY 16TH, WE HAD A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY IN COPPELL ISD.
OUR STUDENTS HAD A HOLIDAY, BUT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS WERE COMING TOGETHER TO LEARN AND GROW PROFESSIONALLY.
WE REALLY HAD A GREAT DAY DOING ALL KINDS OF COOL THINGS FROM INSTRUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH TO OUR THERAPY DOGS.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, NANCY GARVEY, COORDINATOR OF DIGITAL LEARNING, AMANDA MASK, AND HR AND PL SPECIALIST, EMILY COWART, FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK IN HELPING TO PLAN AND SUPPORT THAT DAY BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF WORK TO TRY TO ORGANIZE THAT FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THAT.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY. THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR BOND DOLLARS AT WORK.
LAST SPRING, OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED OVER $320 MILLION BOND.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PERIODICALLY UPDATE OUR COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT WORK.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RENDERINGS OF THE TENNIS CENTER, THE ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUNDS, THE UPDATES AND RENOVATIONS TO VALLEY RANCH, AS WELL AS THE FINE ART CENTER AND IPADS.
THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AND ARE HAPPENING.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT ALL THE UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOND, AND I KNOW THERE'S ALSO SOME THINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
THEN FINALLY, WE'VE BEEN SHIFTING OUR I HEART CISD CAMPAIGN TO MY HEART OR MY HOME IS IN COPPELL ISD.
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MY HEART IS HERE TOO.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KICKING THAT OFF IN A REALLY FUN WAY AND HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THOSE TONIGHT.
>> MY HOME IS CISD BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO FORM SUCH GREAT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS.
LIKE TODAY, WHEN OUR HIGH SCHOOL ANATOMY CLASSES ARE HERE AS CCE, DISSECTING SHEEP PARTS AND SHOWING THEM ALL ABOUT IT.
>> NOW, THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE SAID ABOUT THAT.
[LAUGHTER] IF YOU KNOW GROVER, SOMEBODY REFERRED TO HER ONCE AS A FREIGHT TRAIN OF POSITIVITY, WHICH SHE IS.
SHE'S JUST AN OUTSTANDING PERSON, LOVE HER, BUT SHEEP PARTS, VALENTINE'S, MY HEART AND HOME IS IN CISD, SO MUCH CAN BE UNPACKED WITH THAT.
[IV. AWARDS]
BUT ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES IS GREAT TEACHING AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TONIGHT TO BE HONORING SOME REALLY GREAT TEACHERS.THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN DURING AWARDS AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY CONCLUDING OUR HIGHLIGHTS.
MAYBE WE CAN ARRANGE THAT FOR A WORKSHOP ON CURRICULUM NIGHT OR SOMETHING. [LAUGHTER] THAT WOULD BE.
>> HONESTLY, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE NIGHTS OF THE YEAR AS WE GET TO RECOGNIZE OUR FABULOUS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
TRUSTEES, IF YOU GUYS WILL JOIN ME DOWN AT THE FRONT OF THE DIOCESE, WE WILL GET STARTED RECOGNIZING OUR 2023, 2024 CAMPUS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
>> FIRST, I'M GOING TO OFFER UP SOME STAGE DIRECTION TO OUR 17 OUTSTANDING [LAUGHTER] HONOREES.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND LISTEN TO THE NICE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU.
ONE, THERE'S A LOT OF NICE THINGS THAT EVERYONE SAID ABOUT YOU AND I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME.
I JUST WASN'T SURE IF YOU WERE COMING HERE OR NOT, AND I'M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT YOUR LITTLE FRIEND WITH YOU.
THAT'S AWESOME. ANYWAY, HAD A SQUIRREL MOMENT THERE.
[LAUGHTER] BUT EVENTUALLY YOU WILL STAND ON THE X AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF JUST YOU AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOUR PRINCIPAL UP OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, WHOEVER IS HERE FROM YOUR CAMPUS, TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH YOU.
EACH BOARD MEMBER IS GOING TO READ A LITTLE SOMETHING NICE ABOUT YOU, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME GIFTS TOO.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, ESPECIALLY NAVEEN BOPPANA, FOR HELPING TO COORDINATE ALL THE GOODIES FROM OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR YOUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR SWAG BAG.
THIS IS NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE, BUT WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT CAME FROM VERY DEFINE ORTHODONTICS, LIFETOUCH, THE RBFCU CREDIT UNION, AND THE COPPELI ISD HR DEPARTMENT HAS PUT TOGETHER SOME REALLY NICE THINGS IN YOUR SWAG BAG IN ADDITION TO THE LOVELY CERTIFICATE THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR OR YOUR WHITEBOARD IN YOUR CLASSROOM.
AGAIN, YOU'LL COME TO THE X WHENEVER THEY CALL YOUR NAME FOR THAT TIME AFTER THEY'VE READ THOSE NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU AND THEN THE PRINCIPAL WILL COME UP TOO, WE'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES.
LET EVERYBODY TAKE SOME PICTURES, EVERYBODY WILL CLAP, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE NEXT PERSON.
>> NO, SHEEP PARTS. WE'LL JUST SAVE THAT FOR LATER.
TONIGHT, I GET THE PLEASURE OF KICKING THIS OFF WITH OUR CMS EAST TEACHER OF THE YEAR, OUR PE.
TEACHER AND COACH, MR. AUSTIN JAGER.
[APPLAUSE] ACCORDING TO HIS PRINCIPAL, MELISSA ARNOLD, COACH JAGER EPITOMIZES THE WORD, GENUINE.
STUDENTS CONNECT DEEPLY WITH HIM BECAUSE HE AUTHENTICALLY SEEKS TO KNOW AND BE THE BEST TEACHER FOR EACH KID.
AS A CARING COACH, HE'S A DIFFERENCE MAKER, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT THAT GOES BEYOND THE GYM OR FIELD.
COACH JAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE CMS EAST TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND I'LL NOW ASK YOU AND MS. ARNOLD TO JOIN THE TRUSTEES AT THE FRONT OF THE DIOCESE FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO.
>> FORGOT STAGE DIRECTION. COACH, HAVE SOME FUN. [LAUGHTER]
>> YES. SORRY. YES, COACH FIRST. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> PHOTO. [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
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>> I WAS READING THAT FIRST AS GENIUS, AND THEN IT SAID GENUINE BUT EITHER ONE I THINK WOULD FIT IN THERE.
OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS FOR OUR CMS NORTH TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MS. KELLY STREY, WHO TEACHES SCIENCE AND IS THE YEARBOOK ADVISOR FOR NORTH.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, DR. GREG AXELSON, MS. STREY IS ORGANIZED, DILIGENT, KIND, AND SELFLESS.
SHE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT HER STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES AND IS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL.
NO MATTER WHAT CHALLENGES ARISE, MS. STREY TAKES CARE OF HER KIDS AND HER FRIENDS WITH WARMTH AND A SMILE THAT SEEMS TO BE EVER PRESENT.
WE ALL FEEL LUCKY THAT SHE IS PART OF OUR FAMILY.
MS. STREY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE CMS NORTH TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD AND GET YOUR RECOGNITION.
[APPLAUSE] BEFORE VICE PRESIDENT HILL COMES OUT, LET ME JUST SAY BECAUSE I HAVE NOW MESSED TWO UP IN A ROW MS. STREY I'M SORRY FOR MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME.
OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS FOR THE CMS WEST TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MARTINE HARNOIS, WHO TEACHES SPECIAL EDUCATION.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, DR. SARAH BALARIN, MARTINE'S ABILITY TO HELP LEARNERS MAKE PROGRESS IS UNMATCHED.
SHE IS CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH HER LEARNERS, ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS, FUNCTIONAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION AND INDEPENDENCE.
LEARNERS SHOW SUCH GROWTH DURING THEIR TIME WITH HER.
IN OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IT IS BETTER BECAUSE OF HER EXAMPLE.
MS. HARNOIS, ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE CMS WEST TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
>> OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS FOR THE NEW TECH HIGH @ COPPELL TEACHER OF THE YEAR, SAMANTHA BEATTY, WHO TEACHES ENGLISH.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, JOSEPH SMITH, MS. BEATTY HAS AN INCREDIBLE BOND WITH STUDENTS AS THE CO SPONSOR OF THE LEARNED LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN HER INNOVATIVE TEACHING APPROACH COMBINES HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS.
SHE ALSO SERVES NEW TECH IN DESIGNING AND LEADING WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HER COLLEAGUES.
MS. BEATTY, ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE NEW TECH HIGH @ COPPELL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
I NOW ASK YOU AND YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, I ASK YOU FIRST TO COME UP, [LAUGHTER] AND THEN YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WILL FOLLOW.
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>> GOOD EVENING. I'M TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING THE CHS9 TEACHER OF THE YEAR, ERIN BEGLE WHO TEACHES ENGLISH.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, DR. CODY KOONTZ, MS. BEGLE HAS A GIFT FOR DESIGNING AND DELIVERING ENGAGING INSTRUCTION.
SHE BUILDS GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND SHE CONSTANTLY STRIVES TO GET BETTER.
HER ABILITY TO REFLECT AND REINVENT HERSELF IS UNPARALLELED, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL SHE IS PART OF THE CHS9 FAMILY.
MS. BEGLE, ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE CHS9 TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
I NOW ASK ONLY YOU [LAUGHTER] TO JOIN THE TRUSTEES AT THE FRONT OF THE DAYS FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT TEACHER OF THE YEAR HONOREE IS COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL'S CHASE WOFFORD, WHO SERVES AS THE ADVISOR AND JOURNALISM TEACHER FOR THE SIDEKICK STUDENT NEWSPAPER.
ACCORDING TO HIS PRINCIPAL, LAURA SPRINGER.
MR. WOFFORD IS A FANTASTIC EDUCATOR WHO INSPIRES SO MANY OTHER EDUCATORS IN OUR BUILDING.
HIS INTEGRITY, HIS PASSION FOR LEARNING AND HIS COMMITMENT TO EACH CHILD IN HIS PROGRAM MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE EACH DAY.
HE IS A ROLE MODEL TO OTHERS AND A FRIEND TO ALL.
WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM WORKING IN CISD.
CHASE IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.
MR. WOFFORD, MY RECORD IS CLEAN, SO WE'RE GOING TO NAIL THIS.
IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AND THE TRUSTEES AS WE CONGRATULATE YOU FOR BEING THE CHS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> I'VE GOT MY CLASSES. HELLO, EVERYONE.
I'M TRUSTEE LEE WALKER AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF KICKING OFF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AUSTIN ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, HEATHER NARGON, WHO TEACHES SECOND GRADE ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, KRISTEN PERRYMAN.
HEATHER IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR WHO IS ADORED BY STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES FOR HER WARMTH AND HER KINDNESS.
EACH MORNING, A LINE OF EAGER, CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS AWAIT HER HUGS AND HIGH FIVES.
HEATHER'S LOVE OF TEACHING SHINES AND ENGAGING LESSONS TAILORED TO MEET ALL LEARNERS NEEDS.
AS A MENTOR, SHE EMBODIES POSITIVITY AND A GROWTH MINDSET, INSPIRING ALL.
MISS NARGON ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE AUSTIN ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP AND SHAKE OUR HANDS? [APPLAUSE]
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YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO THINK THAT I'M MESSING UP, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THIS NAME.OUR NEXT TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS CANYON RANCH ELEMENTARY, SHANNON KRISTEN, WHO TEACHES FIRST GRADE, AND SHE'S RIGHT THERE WITH ELISE IS THAT RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. I KNOW.
MRS. KRISTEN IS ON MATERNITY LEAVE, BUT SHE'S JOINED US TONIGHT WITH HER SPECIAL LITTLE LOVE FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, ASHLEY MINTON, MRS. KRISTEN KNOWS EACH OF HER LEARNERS SO WELL, THEIR STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF GROWTH, WHAT THEY LIKE, AND HOW THEY LEARN BEST.
EVERYTHING SHE DOES IN HER CLASSROOM IS INTENTIONAL AND PURPOSEFUL.
MRS. KRISTEN, ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BOTH BEING THE CANYON RANCH TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND ON THAT NEW PRECIOUS BABY.
I NOW ASK THAT BOTH OF YOU COME ON UP, JOIN US.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
I'M TRUSTEE MANY SADIE, AND I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEXT TWO ELEMENTARY TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
COTTONWOOD CREEK TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS GRACIE ROSIE, WHO TEACHES FOURTH GRADE ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, DR. ANDREA PENNY, MISS ROSIE IS AN ALL ROUNDED DREAM TEACHER.
SHE ADORES HER LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MAKES EACH OF THEM FEEL LOVED, RESPECTED, AND SPECIAL.
SHE WAITED HER WHOLE LIFE TO BECOME A TEACHER, AND IT SHOWS IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
MISS ROSIE, ON BEHALF OF CISD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE COTTONWOOD CREEK ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
I NOW ASK YOU TO JOIN THE TRUSTEES AT THE FRONT OF THE DIAS FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT TEACHER OF THE YEAR HENRI IS STEPHIE AMBER, WHO TEACHES FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE AND MATH AT DENTON CREEK ELEMENTARY.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, CHRIS GOLNER, MISS AMBER IS BOTH MULTILINGUAL AND MYSTERIOUSLY MISCHIEVOUS.
[LAUGHTER] ONLY CHRIS COULD WRITE THAT [LAUGHTER] SOMETHING ABOUT SPOONS DISAPPEARING INTO THE TOILET, [LAUGHTER] WHICH IS A STORY MR. GOLNER WILL HAVE TO SHARE WITH US LATER.
MR. GOLNER ALSO SAYS THAT MISS AMBER'S ABILITY TO TEACH, INSPIRE, AND EVEN ENTERTAIN STUDENTS AND STAFF KNOWS NO BOUNDS, INCLUDING TOILETS, APPARENTLY, MISS AMBER,
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THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JOINS MR. GOLNER IN BEING A FLUSH WITH PRIDE IN CONGRATULATING YOU ON BEING THE DENTON CREEK TEACHER OF THE YEAR.WE NOW ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN FRONT OF THE DIAS FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF RECOGNIZING OUR NEXT TWO TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
I WILL START WITH THE LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, KATHERINE REYES, WHO TEACHES THIRD GRADE, ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, HEMA HALL, MISS REYES IS A DEDICATED AND HARDWORKING PROFESSIONAL WHO BELIEVES IN DEVELOPING EACH CHILD TO THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
SHE IS A LEADER, TEAM PLAYER, AND MENTOR TO MANY.
MISS REYES SERVES LAKESIDE LEARNERS WITH ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT.
SHE FINDS JOY IN EACH DAY AND MEETS CHALLENGES WITH A GROWTH MINDSET.
MISS REYES, ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
I NOW ASK YOU AND YOUR PRINCIPAL, HEMA HALL, TO JOIN THE TRUSTEES AT THE FRONT OF THE DAYS FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] OUR NEXT TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS RICHARD J. LEE ELEMENTARY, THIRD GRADE TEACHER, CHRISTIE HOWARD, ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, SHENTEL STRNIS.
MISS HOWARD IS AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATOR, RENOWNED FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEARNERS AND HER TEAMS. HER DEDICATION TO GROWING AS AN EDUCATOR AND INNOVATION IN THE CLASSROOM NOT ONLY INSPIRES HER STUDENTS, BUT ALSO SETS THE BENCHMARK FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
MISS HOWARD ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE LEE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
I NOW ASK YOU TO JOIN THE TRUSTEES AT THE FRONT OF THE DAYS FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO.
AS THEY COME UP, I ASKED THE AUDIENCE TO JOIN US IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> THERE YOU GO. [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
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I'M TRUSTEE JOBBY MATTHEW, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING OUR NEXT TWO TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
I WILL BEGIN WITH MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, GINA PLETCHER, WHO TEACHES THIRD GRADE, ACCORDING TO MOCKINGBIRD PRINCIPAL LAURA FLYNN.
WHEN YOU ARE PART OF MISS PLETCHER'S CLASSROOM, YOU ARE PARTNER OF AN EXTENDED FAMILY FROM LAUGHING ALONGSIDE THEM TO ATTENDING THEIR PERSONAL SPORTING EVENTS.
SHE MAKES THEM SHE MAKES EACH CHILD FEEL LOVED, CAPABLE, AND IMPORTANT WHILE IN HER CARE.
OH, WELL, I MISSED A COMMA. THEY'RE SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
A LIFELONG LEARNER, MISS PLETCHER, PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WRITES CURRICULUM, AND ENGAGES HER LEARNERS IN DEEP THINKING WHILE ALSO HAVING FUN.
HER IMPACT WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME.
MISS PLETCHER ON BEHALF OF THE CIC BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE? [APPLAUSE]
>> I REALLY TEACH SECOND GRADE, BUT I TAUGHT THIRD GRADE FOR LIKE 13 YEARS.
>> HONOREE, IS PINKERTON ELEMENTARY, THIRD GRADE TEACHER, MORGAN KIMBRELL, ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, AMANDA SWEENEY.
MISS KIMBRELL'S DEDICATION TO FOSTERING YOUNG MINDS AND CREATING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TRULY SETS HER APART.
SHE VALUES AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY SHE CAN, TO ENSURE THAT ALL LEARNERS SUCCEED.
MISS KIMBRELL, ON BEHALF OF THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE PINKERTON ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US UP AT THE DIAS? [APPLAUSE] [NOISE] [BACKGROUND]
>> I WOULD NOW LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR TOWN CENTER ELEMENTARY PRACTICAL ACADEMICS TEACHER, LAUREN MEDINA. ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] I MAINLY NEEDED THAT ROUND OF APPLAUSE BECAUSE I HAD MESSED UP ON MY PLACE, LAUREN, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ACCORDING TO HER PRINCIPAL, JENNIFER MARTIN, MISS MEDINA CREATES A WELCOMING SPACE FOR ALL KIDS.
SHE BUILDS AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS, MAKING SURE THAT EACH CHILD KNOWS THEY MATTER.
MISS MEDINA INTENTIONALLY CULTIVATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INCLUSIVE FOR ALL.
MISS MEDINA, ON BEHALF OF THE COPPELLISD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE TOWN CENTER ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] PLEASE COME FORWARD.
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[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY, FOURTH-GRADE TEACHER, MISS AMY WATSON.SINCE WE CLAPPED FOR LAUREN, WE'LL CLAP FOR YOU TOO.
[APPLAUSE] ACCORDING TO YOUR PRINCIPAL, MISS CYNTHIA ARTERBURY, WHEN I THINK OF A COMMITTED, CARING, CREATIVE, AND PASSION FOR ALL LEARNERS, I THINK OF AMY WATSON.
SHE GIVES 100% AND MORE TO HER FOURTH GRADE CLASS.
IT'S FILLED WITH BOOKS, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND A WELCOMING FEEL.
MISS WATSON NOT ONLY IS A GREAT TEACHER, SHE IS ALSO LOVED BY THE ENTIRE STAFF.
MISS WATSON, ON BEHALF OF THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING VALLEY RANCH'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
PLEASE COME FORWARD FOR YOUR RECOGNITION.
[APPLAUSE] OUR FINAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR THAT WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT IS FROM WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THAT'S MISS HEIDI BROWN.
[APPLAUSE] ACCORDING TO HEIDI'S PRINCIPAL, MR. COOPER HILTON, MISS BROWN IS ONE OF THOSE RARE TEACHERS WHOSE WORK IMPACTS EVERY LEARNER IN THE BUILDING.
THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP SHE BUILDS TO THE FELLOW TEACHER SHE MENTORS AND TO THE LEADERSHIP SHE SHOWS THROUGH EXTRACURRICULAR SUCH AS OUR WILSON MUSICAL, HER SERVICE AND EFFORTS HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON EVERY WILSON RANGER AND EDUCATOR.
MISS BROWN, ON BEHALF OF THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING WILSON'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
PLEASE COME FORWARD FOR YOUR RECOGNITION.
>> WOW. ISN'T THAT PRETTY GREAT? IT'S SO OUTSTANDING TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE GREAT TEACHING IN CISD.
WE HAVE SOME AMAZING EDUCATORS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THEM.
I KNOW THEIR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE PROUD OF THEM TOO, AND THEIR FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS ARE PROUD OF THEM.
IF YOU ARE A STAFF MEMBER HERE THAT'S RECOGNIZING ONE OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, CAN WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] IN ADDITION TO ALL THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THAT CAME HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOW EDUCATORS, THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAME HERE TONIGHT.
I KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES IT'S THE FAMILY THAT SACRIFICES SO MUCH WHEN THEY GIVE UP THEIR TIME WITH THEIR LOVED ONES SO THAT THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY LOVE SO MUCH, WHICH IS TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS.
SO IF YOU ARE A FAMILY MEMBER OF ONE OF OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR OR EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBER, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND SO WE COULD RECOGNIZE YOU TOO? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WONDERFUL PEOPLE WITH US.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR AWARDS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM TONIGHT.
WE DO STILL HAVE SOME REFRESHMENTS LEFT IN THE FOYER.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, ALSO TAKING SOME PHOTOGRAPHS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY TOO.
AGAIN, AS WE TRANSITION TO THE NEXT PART OF OUR MEETING, GIVE ONE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU.
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[APPLAUSE]>> LET EVERYBODY FIND THEIR SEAT.
[V. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
OR ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE, AND THAT IS LED TONIGHT BY TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL.>> OUR LORD, AS MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY OF OUR LEARNERS.
WITH GRATITUDE, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH WISDOM, EMPATHY, AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR WELL-BEING AND GROWTH.
MAY OUR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO A NURTURING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT.
AMEN. NOW PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE HAD TWO PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR OPEN TO SPEAK DURING OPEN FORUM TONIGHT.
[VI. OPEN FORUM]
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IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH ME REAL QUICK, I'LL GO THROUGH OUR LITTLE OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN WE WILL HANDLE THAT PART.THE BOARD ENCOURAGES COMMENTS ABOUT THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT, ITS EMPLOYEES, OR FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY AND PROCEDURES, MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.
THE BOARD ASKED THAT EACH PARTICIPANT'S COMMENTS PERTAIN TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BE NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.
REMEMBER, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
HOWEVER, THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON OUR AGENDA.
IN ADDITION, THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED COMPLAINT POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SECURE AT THE LOWEST ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL A PROMPT AND EQUITABLE RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS.
COMPLAINTS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES MAY BE HEARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES DGBA LEGAL, DGBA LOCAL, AND THEN BY STUDENTS OR THEIR PARENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES FNG LEGAL AND FNG LOCAL, AND BY CITIZENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES GF LEGAL AND GF LOCAL.
EACH OF THESE PROCESSES PROVIDES THAT IF A RESOLUTION CANNOT BE ACHIEVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, THE PERSON MAY APPEAL THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO THE BOARD AS A PROPERLY POSTED AGENDA ITEM.
COPIES OF OUR DISTRICT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS AND FILING COMPLAINTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE.
WELL, BEFORE WE GET ONTO THAT, SECRETARY BENTLEY IS GOING TO BE OUR TIME KEEPER.
SHE'LL MAINTAIN THE OFFICIAL TIME.
TIME WILL START ONCE YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND THEN SHE WILL GIVE YOU ONE WARNING AT A MINUTE AND THEN GIVE YOU THE TIME'S UP WHEN YOU'VE HIT YOUR THREE-MINUTE MARK.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS MR. KEVIN CHAKA.
>> GOOD EVENING. LET ME SEE HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY. KEVIN CHAKA, 830 GREENWAY DRIVE.
I AM HERE SPEAKING TONIGHT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT APPROVE THE ELEMENTARY REZONING AS PROPOSED.
JUST FIRST OFF, THE GRANT APARTMENT COMPLEX BEING REZONED TO VALLEY RANCH MAKES TOTAL SENSE, HALF THE KIDS GO THERE ANYWAY.
REDUCING THE LEE UTILIZATION FROM NEARLY 100% ALSO MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
WHERE IT DOESN'T ADD UP TO ME IS THE BUSING OF CYPRESS WATERS KIDS TO COTTONWOOD CREEK.
IF THE ONLY METRIC WAS TRYING TO UTILIZE THE LEAST UTILIZED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MORE, THEN I COULD SEE WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM.
BUT ON A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS, I'M NOT SEEING IT.
IT'S THE SECOND FARTHEST SCHOOL AWAY FROM CYPRESS WATERS BOTH IN TIME AND DISTANCE AT OVER FOUR MILES.
IT'S NOT THE ONLY SCHOOL WITH CAPACITY.
IT ADDS SOME BUSING DYNAMICS TO THE EQUATION THAT NEED TO BE FACTORED IN, MAY BE TRUE FOR ANY SCHOOL THAT DOES GET REZONED, AND ALSO ADDS A LITTLE WRINKLE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS.
COTTONWOOD CREEK IS ZONED TO NORTH, AND LEE IS ZONED TO WEST.
EITHER THE KIDS WILL GO NORTH, WHICH ALSO ADDS ADDITIONAL BUSING DYNAMICS, OR THEY'LL GO WEST, WHICH WILL ADD SOME DYNAMICS THERE AS WELL.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
MY HOPE TONIGHT IS THAT YOU WILL, IF IT IS THE RIGHT TIME TO MAKE A DECISION LIKE THIS AT THIS MOMENT, GO BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ASK FOR MORE OPTIONS WITH PROS AND CONS AND HELP UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE ARE GOOD FOR THE KIDS, THE PARENTS, THE SCHOOLS, AND THE DISTRICT OVERALL.
IF IF YOU DO THINK IT IS THE RIGHT TIME TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, THEN I HOPE YOU GIVE US FULL TRANSPARENCY ON WHY YOU'RE APPROVING IT AND WHY YOU DO BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST FOR EVERYBODY.
I THINK THAT'LL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I'M NOT UP HERE JUST TO POINT OUT SOMETHING I THINK IS A PROBLEM, BUT ALSO I TOOK A STEP BACK AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I WOULD HAVE APPROACHED THIS AND SAID, ARE THERE BETTER SOLUTIONS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S EASY TO FIND FLAWS IN A SOLUTION, BUT IS THERE BETTER? I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND I LOOKED AND I SAID, WHAT WOULD BE THE CLOSEST SCHOOL FOR THESE KIDS? IT'S PINKERTON. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY; IT'S AT 90% NEXT YEAR.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE CAPACITY? DEER CREEK VALLEY RANCH.
THEY'RE FULL OR PRETTY HIGH UTILIZATION AND THEY'RE GROWING.
THEN I SAID, WHAT ELSE WOULD MAKE SENSE? MAYBE ADJACENT SCHOOLS.
AUSTIN IS ZONING ON THE MAP RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
IT'S A PRETTY DECENT ROUTE, HAS CAPACITY CANYON RANCH, IT'S 2.5 MILES AWAY.
THIRD CLOSEST SCHOOL BEHIND LEE AND PINKERTON, AND IT HAS THE CAPACITY.
2024/25 IS EXPECTED TO BE AT ABOUT 81% AND DECLINING FROM THERE.
IF THE GRAND APARTMENTS GO TO VALLEY RANCH, IT'LL BE BELOW 80%, AND IT'S OUR NEWEST MOST EFFICIENT SCHOOL,
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AND WE'RE NOT UTILIZING IT TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITIES, AND WE SHOULD WANT TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO HELP UTILIZE THAT SCHOOL MORE.MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE SOLUTION, BUT MAYBE IT'S A SOLUTION, AND I'M JUST PROPOSING OPTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING.
>> THANK YOU, KEVIN. OUR SECOND SPEAKER TONIGHT IS MR. WESLEY POKLUDA.
>> WESLEY POKLUDA, 330 BUTTONWOOD COURT.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS NEW TECH'S RANKING POLICY.
I AM A CCE ALUM, A WEST ALUM, A NORTH ALUM, A NINTH CENTER GREDDENTER ALUM, AND SOON TO BE, AS OF MAY, A CISD CHS ALUM.
THIS MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE BIT OUT OF RIGHT FIELD, BUT I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WHICH AFFECTS BASICALLY EVERY GRADUATING STUDENT FROM CHS AND NEW TECH.
I REPRESENT ALL STUDENTS PAST, PRESENT MY GRADE, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, OF COURSE.
THIS IS A CONCERN WHICH IS BASICALLY UNANIMOUSLY EXPRESSED BY ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND FELLOW STUDENTS, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS THIS CONCERN.
I'M SURE THAT EVERYONE HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH TEXAS' TOP 10% POLICY.
TOP 10% YOU GO TO ANMS, 6% YOU GO TO UT.
HOWEVER, THE TEXAS 588 ACTUALLY LAYS OUT GUIDELINES FOR ALL PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SET OUT GUIDELINES FOR THRESHOLDS OF CLASS RANKING PERCENTAGES, WHICH WILL GET YOU INTO AUTOMATIC ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM INTO THEIR COLLEGE.
AS SOMEONE WHO'S GRADUATING, I HAD TO FILL OUT A LOT OF APPLICATIONS TO A LOT OF SCHOOLS.
UNIVERSITY, THEY ALL HAD A LITTLE BOX, YOU PUT CLASS RANK HERE.
EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE TO PUT MY SCHOOL DOES NOT RANK.
BUT WE DO RANK, WE RANK THE TOP 10%.
WHY IS IT THAT I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED? WELL, I THINK THAT THE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT DEDICATED STUDENTS, STUDENTS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO LEARNING ACTUALLY ARE ENCOURAGED BY RANKING.
IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOT DEDICATED TO LEARNING, WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE, THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ACADEMICS TO A LOT OF STUDENTS, BUT THOSE STUDENTS ARE OFTEN DISCOURAGED, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THIS POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN THE FIRST PLACE; I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE.
IT IS FOR THAT REASONING THAT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO THE TOP 50% SHOULD BE RANKED.
THIS HAS A LOT OF OTHER IMPLICATIONS.
UT CAP, THEIR PROGRAM IS ESSENTIALLY IF YOU ARE IN THE TOP 50% OF GPA, YOU GET AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED INTO THEIR CAP PROGRAM, AND IF YOU ARE NOT, THEN YOU GET REJECTED.
BUT BY ONLY RANKING TO THE TOP 50%, THAT MEANS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS IN THE TOP 50% WILL GO TO CAP, AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT WILL BE NOT LISTED, AND THEY ALSO LET PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT LISTED RANKINGS IN AUTOMATICALLY.
THEY HAVE A RUBRIC. I THINK ACTUALLY TEXAS STATE.
ALL UT SATELLITE SCHOOLS HAVE THIS POLICY.
I REALLY WANT THE BOARD TO CONSIDER RAISING THE CAP FOR RANKING STUDENTS, SOMETHING THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR OPEN FORUM SPEAKERS TONIGHT, WE'LL TAKE US RIGHT ON INTO OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH IS
[VII. HEARING FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT]
HEARING FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.>> YES. JOINING MISS KENNINGTON TONIGHT IS MISS KEMPER, AND THEY ARE BOTH DOING OUR REQUIRED HEARING FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION FOR THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, AS WELL AS ALIGNING IT WITH SOME OF OUR GOALS BOTH FOR CBAS, AND I'LL LET YOU TAKE IT ALL FROM HERE.
>> IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THOSE TEACHER OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I DON'T EXPECT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE LIKE THEY GOT, BUT I APPRECIATE.
THANK YOU, DR. HUNT, PRESIDENT CAVINESS, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE 2022-23 ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY UNDER EDUCATION CODE 39.306.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSISTS OF THE ACTUAL TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TAPR, AND THEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE ELEMENTS REQUIRED OUTSIDE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE TAPR.
SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
THESE SLIDES, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS TAPR REPORTS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM IN THE TABLE SEEN HERE.
THIS SLIDE AND THE NEXT WAS PROVIDED BY OUR CFO, MISS DIANA SIRCAR.
IT SHOWS OUR ACTUAL FINANCIAL DATA, INCLUDING THE RECAPTURE EXPENSE.
THE MOST RECENT DATA REPORTED FOR THESE MEASURES ARE 21-22.
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THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WITH THE RECAPTURE EXCLUDED.THE DISTRICT PAID 45.7 MILLION IN RECAPTURE IN 21/22.
CISD'S CURRENT ACCREDITATION STATUS IS ACCREDITED AS REPORTED BY OUR CFO MISS SIRCAR ON OCTOBER 23RD.
CISD'S FINANCIAL FIRST RATING IS CLASSIFIED AS A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT.
AS WE KNOW, DUE TO PENDING JUDICIAL RULINGS, ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION STATUS IS DELAYED AND NOT YET PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
THIS WOULD TYPICALLY BE INCLUDED IN THE TAPR REPORT.
THE TAPR IS A LENGTHY 32 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DATA.
FOR THE SAKE OF EFFICIENCY, I HAVE PULLED A FEW DIFFERENT DATASETS TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT.
SPRING 2023 ASSESSMENT RESULTS AS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND PUBLIC ARE LINKED HERE AGAIN AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE TAPR IN GREAT DETAIL.
I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED PERFORMANCE LEVELS BY PERCENT FOR ALL GRADES AND ALL SUBJECTS.
REMEMBER THE APPROACHES PERFORMANCE LEVEL IS TECHNICALLY PASSING, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO BE AT MEETS GRADE LEVEL.
THEREFORE, IN READING LANGUAGE ARTS, 84% FOR MEETS GRADE LEVEL AND ABOVE, MATH, 79% FOR MEETS GRADE LEVEL AND ABOVE, SCIENCE, 79% MEETS GRADE LEVEL ABOVE, SOCIAL STUDIES, 80% MEETS GRADE LEVEL ABOVE.
AS A REMINDER, THE STAAR TEST WENT THROUGH A REDESIGN IN SPRING 2023.
COMPARING THESE RESULTS TO PREVIOUS STAAR SCORES ARE NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON.
LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF ALL GRADES, ALL SUBJECTS FOR A FEW DIFFERENT SPECIFIC GROUPS FROM THE TAPR, WE SEE OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ARE AT 51% MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE, CURRENT SPECIAL EDUCATION AT 43% MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE, AND CURRENT AND MONITORED EMERGENT BILINGUALS AT 62% MEETS GRADE LEVEL AND ABOVE.
THIS IS RELEVANT DATA THAT IS ADDRESSED IN OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AS WELL AS DISTRICT TEAMS DRILL DOWN INTO THESE SPECIFIC SUBJECTS AND GRADES AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO DRIVE GOALS AND ACTION STEPS.
JUST RECENTLY ACTUALLY WITH CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAMS, WE REVIEWED THEIR DATA ON HOW EACH GROUP OF STUDENTS ACHIEVED AND DETERMINED IF THEY WERE GROWING, AND IF THEIR CAMPUS WAS MEETING THE VARIOUS SR FEDERAL TARGETS FOR ALL THEIR STUDENTS.
IF THERE WAS A GROUP THAT WAS NOT MEETING THE TARGETS, WE MADE GOALS WITH SPECIFIC PERCENTAGES, ACTION STEPS, SPECIFIC DATA TO MONITOR PROGRESS AND HOW WE CAN EFFICIENTLY DO THIS IN THE PANORAMA STUDENT SUCCESS PLATFORM.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED, IF STUDENTS WERE MEETING THE TARGETS.
HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT CONTINUED SUCCESS? THIS TYPE OF ANALYSIS ENSURES ALL FOUR QUESTIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY ARE ADDRESSED.
THE TAPR HAS THE MOST RECENT PUBLICLY RELEASED COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS DATA, ALSO KNOWN AS CCMR FOR OUR SPRING 2022 GRADUATES.
CCMR DATA ALWAYS LAGS A YEAR SO AGAIN, THIS IS FOR SPRING 2022 GRADUATES.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE CCMR CREDIT, AND WE SEE HOW OUR CISD COMPARES TO THE STATE FOR OUR SPRING 2022 GRADUATES.
CISD RECEIVED 82% AS COMPARED TO THE STATE'S 70%.
MISS KEMPER WILL SPEAK MORE ABOUT CCMR HERE SHORTLY AS RELATED TO HOUSE BILL 3.
ACHIEVEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT GROWTH, SEEN IN THE TABLE ON THE LEFT.
BECAUSE WE WANT ALL STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH AS WELL, EVEN OUR HIGHEST OF ACHIEVERS.
GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT GO HAND IN HAND.
THE TAPR HIGHLIGHTS HOW CISD COMPARES TO THE STATE IN TWO CRITICAL ELEMENTS, ANNUAL GROWTH AND ACCELERATED LEARNING IN ALL GRADES FOR BOTH READING AND MATH.
AS A REMINDER FOR STAAR ASSESSMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT ACCOMMODATIONS, ANNUAL GROWTH IS MEASURED BY THAT TRANSITION TABLE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT.
ANNUAL STUDENT GROWTH IS CALCULATED AS THE CHANGE BETWEEN THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THE CURRENT YEAR.ACCELERATED LEARNING, SEEN IN THE TABLE ON THE RIGHT, AS OUTLINED BY HOUSE BILL 14, 16 IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO DID NOT MEET GRADE LEVEL IN THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT THEN EARNED APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE IN THE CURRENT YEAR AS MEASURED BY THOSE STAAR RESULTS.
WE WANT, LIKE I LIKE TO CALL, PERFORMANCE LEVEL HOPPERS, AND WE DON'T WANT PERFORMANCE LEVEL DROPPERS.
ANALYZING THIS DATA REALLY TELLS A STORY AGAIN, OF THE FOUR QUESTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AT WORK WITHIN A MULTI TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT.
WE WANT TO RESPOND TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO LEARN,
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SO THEY CAN BE A PERFORMANCE LEVEL HOPPER AND SHOW THAT GROWTH.WE WANT TO CONTINUALLY CHALLENGE THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE PROFICIENT SO THEY WON'T EVER BECOME A PERFORMANCE LEVEL DROPPER.
CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS A DIRECT LINK IN THIS DATA SET TO STUDENTS BEING COLLEGE, CAREER AND MILITARY READY, WHICH FURTHER UNDERSCORES THAT A STUDENT BEING CCMR READY WHEN THEY GRADUATE STAAR TELEMENTARY.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, BOTH DISAGGREGATED GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT DATA THAT DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENTIALS AMONG DIFFERENT RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND OTHER FACTORS, ARE AREAS THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES REGULARLY ANALYZE.
THIS INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DISTRICTS FROM THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, REPORTS ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS DURING THE FIRST YEAR ENROLLED AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION REPORTED ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY THE GPA EARNED BY SPRING 2021 GRADUATES WHO ATTENDED PUBLIC FOUR YEAR AND TWO YEAR EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN 2022.
FOR EACH STUDENT, THE GRADE POINTS IN COLLEGE LEVEL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS EARNED BY A STUDENT IN FALL 2021, SPRING 2022, AND SUMMER 2022 ARE ADDED TOGETHER AND AVERAGED TO DETERMINE THE GPA.
IF A GPA COULD NOT BE CALCULATED FOR SOME REASON, THAT STUDENT IS PLACED IN THE UNKNOWN COLUMN.
GPA DATA IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TEXAS.
ACCORDING TO PAGES 6 AND 7 OF THE UNSAFE SCHOOL CHOICE OPTION GUIDANCE HANDBOOK, UNDER THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS ESSA, THERE ARE 19 SPECIFIC PIMS REPORTABLE ACTION REASON CODES, THAT TEA USES AS THE BASIS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PERSISTENTLY DANGEROUS SCHOOLS.
FOR THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WERE NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION CODES THAT MET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA AS OUTLINED IN THE USCO GUIDANCE HANDBOOK.
IN ADDITION, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES USED TO PROTECT CISD STUDENTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE DIRECT LINK SEEN ON THE SCREEN.
ALSO, EACH CAMPUS HAS DEVELOPED AND IS IMPLEMENTING CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WHICH WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD EARLIER THIS YEAR AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE DIRECT LINK SEEN ON THE SCREEN.
FINALLY, HERE IN JUST A MOMENT, MISS KEMPER WILL REVIEW HOUSE BILL 3 ANNUAL ADOPTED GOALS, BUT BEFORE SHE DOES THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> AS A REMINDER, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 11.185 REQUIRES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADOPT AND POST ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY PLANS THAT SET SPECIFIC ANNUAL GOALS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIVE SCHOOL YEARS, TO REACH QUANTIFIABLE GOALS FOR STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN READING IN MATH AT EACH CAMPUS.
THAT GOAL WAS SET BACK IN 2019 FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND IT READ THE PERCENT OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS THAT MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAAR READING WILL INCREASE FROM 70%-84% BY JUNE OF 2024.
OUR DATA SHOWS THAT 76% OF CISD THIRD GRADE STUDENTS SCORED MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAAR READING IN 2023.
AS A REMINDER, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 11.185 ALSO REQUIRES OUR PLAN TO PROVIDE TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN KINDERGARTEN, FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD GRADE, WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO CAMPUSES THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IDENTIFIES AS NOT MEETING THE PLANS GOALS.
SINCE WE DID NOT MEET OUR GOAL FOR 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, OUR PLAN FOR TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INCLUDES THE CONTINUATION OF READING ACADEMIES FOR THOSE EDUCATORS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THAT REQUIREMENT.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION BY TEA TO INCLUDE WITHIN OUR PLAN.
IN ADDITION, OUR PLAN INCLUDES TIMELY AND SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR ELEMENTARY READING LANGUAGE ARTS EDUCATORS, THROUGH UNIT PREVIEWS WE CALL WHAT'S UP WITH LITERACY.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES SUPPORTING EDUCATORS AT ONE OF THOSE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS.
THE GOAL THAT WAS SET BACK IN 2019 FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS READ, "THE PERCENT OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS THAT SCORE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAAR MATH WILL INCREASE FROM 72%-86% BY JUNE 2024." OUR DATA SHOWS THAT 71% OF CISD THIRD GRADE STUDENTS SCORED MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAAR MATH IN 2023.
AS A REMINDER, SINCE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 11.185 REQUIRES A PLAN FOR TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE ONE BASED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD MATH FOR TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING,
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INCLUDING THE CONTINUATION OF UNIT PREVIEWS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONCRETE MODELS OR MATH MANIPULATIVES, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO.THERE'S GREEN BASED 10 BLOCKS WHICH REPRESENT THE CONCRETE MODEL, THE BAR MODEL AND NUMBER LINE AS THE REPRESENTATION.
THEN FINALLY THE ABSTRACT WITH ALGORITHM COMPUTATION.
THAT PHOTO IS FROM ONE OF OUR UNIT PREVIEWS WHERE THE EDUCATORS ARE PRACTICING.
FINALLY, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 11.186 REQUIRES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ADOPT A COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS PLAN THAT SETS SPECIFIC ANNUAL GOALS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIVE SCHOOL YEARS.
TO REACH QUANTIFIABLE GOALS FOR MEASURES OF STUDENT COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS AT EACH CAMPUS.
THE STEPS WE'RE TAKING IN CISD TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES DEMONSTRATING CCMR INCLUDE, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS QUITE LENGTHY LIST.
WE'RE OPENING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LEARNERS TO EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE THROUGH DALLAS COLLEGE THAT'S CURRENTLY AT 0%.
IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGE PREP MATH AND READING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES WHO MEET THE TSI CRITERIA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS, THAT'S CURRENTLY AT 0%.
WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS WE'RE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE IBC ASSOCIATED WITH OUR TEACHING AND COACHING PROGRAM OF STUDY.
NEW THIS YEAR, OUR STUDENTS CAN TAKE THE ASSESSMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL AID ONE.
WE ARE ALSO ADDING AN IBC FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AT BOTH CHS AND NEW TECH.
THE ASSESSMENT IS CALLED DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION FOUNDATIONS.
MARKETING AND SALES IS ADDING A SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING IBC THAT'S NEW THIS YEAR.
BY PROVIDING ALL THESE ADDITIONAL IBCS THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO MORE STUDENTS TO EARN THAT COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.
IN ADDITION, WE'VE ADDED THE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF STUDY AT CHS, WHICH PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN AN INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION IN ROBOT SYSTEM OPERATIONS.
THESE ARE ALL GENERALLY AT THE SENIOR LEVEL AND SOME AT THE JUNIOR LEVEL, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS TO ROLL IN WITH INCOMING FRESHMAN.
THE DATA IS HELD IN THE CTE CODING IN A PROGRAM CALLED EDGY THINGS.
WE UPLOAD THAT DATA MANUALLY AND IT IS THEN EXPORTED THROUGH OUR PAMS EXPORT BY KATHY CREEK.
WE'RE WORKING TO REPORT THE DATA MORE ACCURATELY THIS YEAR.
FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CCMR DATA INCREASING OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
REMEMBER THAT OUR DATA LAGS A YEAR AND THAT'S WHY THE ARROW IS POINTING AT 2022.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT HOSPITAL THREE GOALS?
>> MISS KEMPER, AS YOU REPORTED, WE STILL HAVE WAYS TO GO WHERE OUR ACTUAL, ESPECIALLY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD RESULTS WHERE OUR GOALS ARE.
COULD YOU ELABORATE ON WHAT IS BEING DONE TO?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO REMIND YOU, JUST LIKE MISS KENNINGTON SAID, IT'S HARD TO COMPARE, IT'S NOT APPLES TO APPLES WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES.
FIRST, LET'S NOT FORGET THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, 2021 WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT DATA IN 2022.
THEN WE'RE ROLLING UP NOW TO LOOKING AT 2023 DATA.
THERE WAS THIS GAP WHERE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT.
NOW, WE ARE BACK TO FOCUSING VERY HEAVILY.
NOW WE HAVE DONE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
REGION 10 EVEN RECOGNIZED US ON OUR READING ACADEMY SUCCESS AT 100% SUCCESS.
THINGS LIKE THE READING ACADEMY, WHICH IS 10 DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, THAT EMPHASIS ON THE SCIENCE OF READING IS MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN ELA, WHEN IT COMES TO MATH, WE ARE RESETTING.
WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE CONCRETE, TANGIBLE TEACHING OF THAT CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF MATH, WHICH TO NO FAULT OF OUR OWN, REALLY WAS LOST NATIONWIDE, INTERNATIONALLY, YOU COULD SAY, WHEN WE WENT TO VIRTUAL LEARNING.
REALLY ALL WE HAD WAS MANIPULATIVE ON THE DEVICES WHICH WAS GOOD BUT NOT GREAT AND WE KNOW THAT.
NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO THAT REALLY HARDCORE SOLID INSTRUCTION OF MATH WITH THAT CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
IT'S A REMINDER FOR SOME EDUCATORS AND NEW TO OUR NEW EDUCATORS IN TERMS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND MATH.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE UNIT PREVIEWS IS WE DON'T ONLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO OUR EDUCATORS IN AUGUST AND THEN MAYBE FEBRUARY IN THE SUMMER.
WE'RE OFFERING THEM AHEAD OF EACH UNIT OF STUDY WITH THAT TIMELY AND SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
IN DOING THAT, WE'RE GAINING GREAT GROUND.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND I'M GOING TO SWITCH GEARS AND GO TO CCMR. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
FIRST ONE, I LOVE THE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE OFFERING, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO OFFER THEM.
HOW ARE WE GETTING STUDENTS TO SIGN UP TO THEM? BECAUSE WE USED TO HAVE A HISTORY OF KIDS GRADUATING WITH ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
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THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION ABOUT CCMR. THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS THE CCMR GOALS THAT WE ARE CHASING AFTER AND GOING AFTER, ARE WE TYING THOSE TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES SINCE SOME OF OUR FUNDING IS TIED TO CCMR METRICS?>> ABSOLUTELY. YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
MORE THAN JUST OFFERING OUR COUNSELORS AT CHS AND NEW TECH AND CHS 9 ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS TO RECRUIT THESE KIDDOS TO TAKE DUAL CREDIT IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THEM AND IT MEETS THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR VISION OF THEIR FAMILY FOR THEM.
RELATED TO THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER, I CANNOT TAKE CREDIT.
THE COUNSELORS AT CHS PUT TOGETHER A FANTASTIC ONE PAGER.
IT'S DEGREE PLAN THAT OUTLINES ALL THE COURSES THEY NEED TO TAKE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHICH DUAL CREDIT COURSES TO TAKE EACH OF THE YEARS SO THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE THAT ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.
IN A SENSE, WE'RE COACHING AND NURTURING THE KIDS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO A PATHWAY TO KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO GET THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE CURRICULUM NIGHTS FOR THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I FORGOT THE REST OF YOUR QUESTION.
>> TYING THE CCMR. YOU'VE MADE ME HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
>> ONE PORTION OF THE FUNDING INVOLVES CHILDREN WHO EARN THE CCMR CREDIT, WHO RECEIVE INTERVENTION SERVICES, WHO HAVE AN IP.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE WORKING TO OPEN THE GENERAL ED CLASSROOM AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE, TO REMOVE AS MANY BARRIERS AS POSSIBLE SO ALL KIDDOS CAN TAKE THESE CTE COURSES.
I'M WORKING WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF CTE, JOSH HOWARD, AS WELL AS INTERVENTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO COACH AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATORS ON THOSE TEAMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, CHS 9 AND NEW TECH, TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO MEET THEIR NEEDS EVEN MORE, AND THINGS LIKE HAVING A CTE REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS IS A REQUIREMENT.
BUT WE ARE GOING BEYOND THAT, AND WE'RE HELPING THEM KNOW WHY THEY'RE ON THE COMMITTEE, WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT THE CHILD, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO NURTURE THEM INTO TAKING A CLASS THAT IS GREAT FOR THEM.
>> THAT IS A PERFECT SEGUE TO MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION, BECAUSE OUR PARENTS ARE LOOKING PROBABLY FURTHER AHEAD THAN OUR KIDS ARE.
LIKE, LET'S JUST BE HONEST, WHAT ARE WE DOING AT THE EARLY MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, SIXTH GRADE, SEVENTH GRADE, TO START LIKE USING THIS VERNACULAR TO BRING OUR PARENTS ALONG ON THE JOURNEY, TO ENLIST OUR PARENTS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT.
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF WE AREN'T HAVING SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS UNTIL EIGHTH GRADE, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IF WE AREN'T, I THINK WE'RE MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE SOME OF THE PARENTS MAY HAVE ALREADY IMPOSED THEIR WILL OR HAD VERY STRONG OPINIONS AND MAY NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND SOME OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND OFFERING.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE JOSH HOWARD, OUR CTE DIRECTOR, IS WORKING TO REVAMP THE EXPLORE COURSE THAT IS AT SEVENTH GRADE THAT IS OFFERED BUT REQUIRED DUE TO STATE LEGISLATION.
AS A RESULT, THAT COURSE IS BEING REVAMPED SO THAT IT HELPS MEET THE KIDS WHERE THEY ARE AS A SEVENTH GRADER LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR FUTURE.
WE KNOW WE HAVE THE NEW PRINCIPALS COURSE AT EIGHTH GRADE, OFFERING HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT THERE FOR THAT COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE.
OUR COORDINATOR OF COUNSELING IS WORKING WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, THEY'RE WORKING ON I'M GOING TO CALL IT THEIR FOUR-YEAR PLAN DOWN IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL RATHER THAN WAITING FOR NINTH GRADE.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE THAT SHIFT.
IN ADDITION, JUST A LITTLE PREVIEW, WE IMPLEMENTED THIS FANTASTIC STEAM PROGRAM AND OUR FIFTH GRADERS SOON WILL BE SIXTH GRADERS.
WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD AT WHAT WILL WE DO TO SUPPORT THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR LEARNING, BASED ON THE FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE THEY HAD IN FIFTH GRADE, HOW CAN THEY TAKE THAT ENGINEERING DESIGN INTO THEIR CLASSES IN SIXTH GRADE? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MEETING THEM IN THE MIDDLE.
THANK GOODNESS OUR FORMER CTE EDUCATOR, CURRENT STEAM INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, CAN SEE BOTH ENDS NOW AND IS WORKING TO BRING THAT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU.
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT A PIECE THAT WE'VE BEEN MISSING.
>> SO MISS KIMBER, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
ONE, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO YOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD READING AND MATH.
YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT TRAINING AND I KNOW THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TOOK PLACE RECENTLY AS WELL.
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CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LEARNING ACADEMIES THAT YOU ALL HAD IN THOSE AREAS, ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AND SEE BOTH THE READING AND MATH AND TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING.JUST TRYING TO TRANSLATE THAT INTO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE GOING FORWARD, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND HOW QUICKLY CAN WE GET TO THE NUMBERS THAT WILL BE PUT IN PLACE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS 2019 THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT THE REVISED NUMBER IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES AS WELL TO THIS PROCESS TOO.
THAT'S NUMBER 1. I'LL LET YOU GO FOR THAT PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU. DR. ANITA DE LA ISLA IS OUR DIRECTOR OF LITERACY, AND SHE WORKS WITH A HANDFUL OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, DIGITAL LEARNING COACHES, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SPECIALISTS, TO DESIGN AND DELIVER THE LITERACY ACADEMIES.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH READING ACADEMIES.
READING ACADEMIES IS WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
LITERACY ACADEMIES IS WHAT WE CALL OUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY.
THEY SPEND HALF THE DAY LEARNING ABOUT READER'S AND WRITER'S WORKSHOP.
THEY'RE IN A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SETTING, LIKE IN THIS ROOM, FOR EXAMPLE AND THEN THEY SPEND HALF THE DAY GOING OUT TO THE CAMPUS ON A LEARNING WALK.
THEY GET TO OBSERVE A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATOR IMPLEMENTING THE PRACTICES AND THEN THEY GET TO TAKE A GROUP OF STUDENTS THEMSELVES AND TRY IT OUT.
THIS JOB-EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MODEL IS SO WELL RECEIVED AND MAKES SUCH AN IMPACT THAT EDUCATORS ARE IMMEDIATELY TURNING THAT AROUND AND WE KNOW THAT SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, MEETING THE STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE, AND PROVIDING INTERVENTION OR ENRICHMENT AND EXTENSION IS PERFECT SO THAT WE'RE NOT TEACHING TO THE MIDDLE.
NOW BRIAN TIM IS OUR MATH DIRECTOR, AND HE ALSO WORKS WITH A HANDFUL OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, DIGITAL LEARNING COACHES, AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SPECIALISTS TO DESIGN AND DELIVER THE MATH ACADEMIES.
FOR ELEMENTARY MATH, THERE WAS A HEAVY FOCUS ON MATH WORKSHOP WHERE VERY SIMILAR TO READER'S AND WRITER'S WORKSHOPTHERE'S AN INTENTIONAL TIME FOR A MINI LESSON AND INTENTIONAL TIME TO PULL THOSE SMALL GROUPS AND TO DESIGN WHO IS IN WHAT GROUP BASED ON DATA.
THEN HALF THE DAY IS ALSO SPENT VISITING CAMPUSES AND DOING A LEARNING WALK AND LOOKING FOR THOSE THINGS IN ACTION SO THEY CAN SEE FROM THEIR PEERS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY VERY SOON AFTER THAT TO DO A LEARNING WALK WITH A FEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO LEE ELEMENTARY AND SAW AN EDUCATOR IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND THE PRACTICES THAT SHE LEARNED IN THE ACADEMY INTO PRACTICE WITH HER STUDENTS.
THEY'RE MAKING AN IMPACT AND AS THE YEARS GO BY, WE CONTINUE TO FOLD IN MORE AND MORE EDUCATORS IN THOSE ACADEMIES.
>> MY SECOND QUESTION IS GOING TO BE RELATED TO CTE.
I KNOW THAT THE COMMENTS WERE MADE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO ENGAGE.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS? I KNOW MANY COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE SKILLS, ETC, THAT WILL HELP TO CREATE THAT LANGUAGE THAT WE NEED.
HOW'S THAT CONNECTION LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT AND WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE DO TO BE A PART OF THAT TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH IN THAT VERNACULAR AS WELL AS PROTOCOL AND PROCESSES?
>> WELL, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION INPUT AT COLD.COM.
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT OR JOSH HOWARD, OUR CTE DIRECTOR, HE HAS ASSEMBLED AND IS UTILIZING A CTE ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS.
THAT IS ONE VEHICLE TO PROVIDE THAT INPUT AND THAT SUPPORT.
I ALSO RECOMMEND NETWORKING WITH HIM TO PROVIDE OTHER OPTIONS TO GET THEIR VOICES HEARD SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU, MR. HILL.
>> THANK YOU, MISS KIMPER. THANK YOU, MISS KENNINGTON.
>> WE'LL WRAP UP THE PUBLIC HEARING OR THE HEARING
[VIII. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - SUPERINTENDENT]
FOR THE TAPER REPORT AND THAT WILL TAKE US INTO OUR DISCUSSION REPORT ITEMS. DR. HUNT?>> EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COME FORWARD ALONG WITH SHERI SIDES FROM INTO LEARNING.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD, AS YOU ALL KNOW, TAKING OUR STRATEGIC DESIGN EFFORT TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2030.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THESE LADIES TO SHARE THE PLAN.
>> WELL, THIS ALIGNS WITH SUPERINTENDENT PRIORITY GOAL NUMBER 4, AND OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PILLAR FOR CBAS.
I'M GOING TO LET SHERI SIDES SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN I'M GOING TO WRAP IT UP AT THE END.
GOODNESS. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE WERE HERE, HAD THE BOARD WORKSHOP.
LET ME TELL YOU, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST STRATEGIC PLANS I'VE EVER SEEN.
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I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT.KEN AND I HAVE PROBABLY DONE ABOUT 60 OR 70 IN OUR FEW YEARS TOGETHER.
I THINK ABOUT A LOT WHAT MADE THIS DIFFERENT AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR PEOPLE.
OF COURSE IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR PEOPLE.
YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT WHEN WE GET INTO WHO DID WHAT WE INVOLVED, YOU INVOLVED A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN MANY DISTRICTS DO.
WONDERFUL. I SEE A LOT OF FRIENDS OUT HERE.
IT'S A GREAT PLAN. ANGELA, HOW DO I GO FORWARD? YOU KNOW I CAN. I NEED YOU.
THIS IS A SLIDE THAT YOU SAW AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
WHY EMBARK ON STRATEGIC PLANNING? BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND IT'S NOT A REQUIRED PLAN.
IT'S SOMETHING ONLY TOP-TIER DISTRICTS DO.
I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THEM.
I HOPE THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL OF THEM THROUGH THE FIVE OR SIX MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE BUT IT TRULY CAN INFLUENCE THE FUTURE OF THE DISTRICT.
THE BELIEFS WERE REVIEWED BY YOU GUYS.
YOUR VISION WAS REVIEWED BY YOU.
YOUR PILLARS WERE DEVELOPED BY YOU, AND I THINK IT'S SO WISE THAT YOU TOOK THE CBAS OR THE COMMUNITY-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY PILLARS BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOUR PLAN SO ALIGNED AND ALSO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S GOALS AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE.
THE MISSION WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TEAM.
ANGELA, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? 65-70? 64. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TEAM WROTE A PART OF YOUR PLAN.
THEY ALSO WROTE THE OBJECTIVES.
THEN WE GOT A WHOLE OTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE NUMBERS IN A MOMENT WHO DEVELOPED THE ACTION PLANS, ACTION TEAMS TO IMPLEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS THE SUPERINTENDENT IN HIS CABINET AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW.
IF YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT OR ACCEPT IT TONIGHT, I SAW IT WAS ON AN AGENDA ITEM.
LATER ON, THEN WE'LL GET BUSY WITH ASSIDING WHO'S GOING TO DO WHAT, AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY.
AS A REMINDER, I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER, WAS IT OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER? IT WAS SEPTEMBER, WE WERE HERE WITH YOU GUYS.
THE ACTION TEAM LEADERS THEN WERE CHOSEN BY YOUR SUPERINTENDENT.
THEY WERE TRAINED IN NOVEMBER.
THEY WORK IN NOVEMBER TO JANUARY.
IT WAS A PRETTY FAST TIMELINE BECAUSE BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND JANUARY, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF HOLIDAYS.
THE FINAL RETREAT WE JUST HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO, A BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
THEN WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO START WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON IMPLEMENTATION PROBABLY AFTER SPRING BREAK.
HERE'S THE NUMBERS. APPROXIMATELY 225 SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BETWEEN THE 65-MEMBER, 64-MEMBER TEAM, AND THE ACTION TEAMS, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING, 225 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. QUICKLY, I'LL GO OVER THE NUMBERS.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT, IN GENERAL, ABOUT THE ACTION PLANS AND THE RESULTS.
YOU HAD ONE OBJECTIVE WRITTEN, TWO STRATEGIES, AND TWO SPECIFIC RESULTS.
WHEN SHE SHOWS YOU THE SPECIFIC RESULTS, THAT'S WHAT I USE INTERCHANGEABLY WITH THE WORD ACTION PLANS.
THAT'S THE PART YOU'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT.
THAT'S THE PART THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS.
STUDENT READINESS, ONE OBJECTIVE, TWO STRATEGIES, THREE RESULTS.
HERE'S YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND QUALITY STAFF.
ONE OBJECTIVE, TWO STRATEGIES, THREE RESULTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS.
I KNOW YOU'RE SO FAMILIAR WITH THESE PILLARS.
ONE OBJECTIVE, TWO STRATEGIES, TWO RESULTS, ENGAGED WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS.
YOU'VE GOT ONE OBJECTIVE, ONE STRATEGY, AND THREE RESULTS.
FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS. TWO OBJECTIVES, TWO STRATEGIES, TWO RESULTS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.
TWO OBJECTIVES, FOUR STRATEGIES, AND SIX RESULTS.
THERE'S 21 ACTION PLANS OR SPECIFIC RESULTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS.
WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? TONIGHT HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL ACCEPT OR APPROVE THE PLAN.
THEN DR. BRAD WILL START ASSIGNING THE YEAR FOR THE PLANS TO BEGIN.
WE NORMALLY HAVE ALL THE PLANS.
ALL 21 OF THEM WILL BEGIN WORK IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'LL BE FINISHED.
IT MAY TAKE FIVE YEARS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY BIG.
HE'LL ASSIGN AN OWNER FOR THE PLANS.
HE'LL DETERMINE ACCOUNTABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM.
HE'LL DETERMINE WHEN HE WANTS TO DO AN UPDATE WITH YOU GUYS.
IS IT GOING TO BE QUARTERLY? IS IT GOING TO BE TWICE A YEAR? BUT THE ORIGINAL TEAM, THE 64 MEMBERS WHO CAME TO THE RETREAT WILL BE INVITED BACK THIS TIME NEXT YEAR FOR A REPORT.
THEY STAY WITH US UNTIL THE PLAN IS FINISHED.
IT BECOMES A PART OF YOUR DISTRICT PLAN, YOUR CAMPUS PLANS, YOUR COMMUNITY-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND THERE'S THE PART ABOUT THE ANNUAL UPDATES.
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THAT'S IT, I THINK. I'M ABOUT RIGHT HERE.SHE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST, IF NOT THE BEST, INTERNAL FACILITATORS.
YOU'RE SO CALM. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.
HAS ANYBODY EVER SEEN HER WHEN SHE'S NOT CALM? OKAY, NEVER MIND.
[LAUGHTER] SHE'S BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH.
>> THANK YOU, SHERRY. THE LAST TIME I PRESENTED TO YOU WAS IN DECEMBER, AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE FROM REALLY WHERE WE WERE AT THAT TIME.
SO AT THAT TIME I PRESENTED TO YOU THE OBJECTIVES AND THE STRATEGIES, AND SO I WANT TO DIG IN DEEPER.
WE WERE JUST STARTING THE ACTION TEAM WORK.
SO I HAVE SOME PICTURES HERE FROM SOME OF OUR ACTION TEAMS. REMEMBER, OUR ACTION TEAMS ARE THE ONES WHO MET TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC RESULTS.
WE HAD 169 PARENTS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF ACTION TEAMS AND THERE WERE 16 DIFFERENT ACTION TEAMS THAT MET OVER THAT PERIOD THAT SHERRY DESCRIBED FROM NOVEMBER TO JANUARY, DEVELOPING THOSE ACTION PLANS.
THEN THE ACTION TEAM LEADERS PRESENTED TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY THE 1ST, AND THEY REALLY DUG IN DEEP INTO WHAT WAS PRESENTED.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, THEY ACTUALLY DID A CONSENSUS VOTING ON THOSE.
THEY DID RECOMMEND A COUPLE OF TWEAKS, A COUPLE OF CHANGES, AND SO THOSE PIECES WENT BACK TO THE ACTION COMMITTEE, BECAUSE WE RESPECT THE WORK OF BOTH GROUPS, SO THE INFORMATION WENT BACK TO THE ACTION TEAMS. THE ACTION TEAMS THEN WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE SUGGESTIONS AND THEN MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEND IT BACK UP TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
ALL ACTION TEAMS APPROVED THE CHANGES AND ALL THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE DID APPROVE ALL OF THE FINAL SPECIFIC RESULTS.
I SHARED WITH YOU THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, THE OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY.
SO I REALLY WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME JUST HAVING YOU LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC RESULTS BECAUSE, SHERRY, DESCRIBED THAT IS THE HEART OF THE WORK.
SO UNDER THE STUDENT LEARNING AND PROGRESS, WHICH IS OUR FIRST PILLAR, WE HAVE TWO SPECIFIC RESULTS.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF IMPROVEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, OR PLCS.
AS A HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL PLC IS THE VEHICLE BY WHICH EDUCATOR CAPACITY IS MAXIMIZED TO SUPPORT STUDENT OUTCOMES WITHIN THE MULTI TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT; AND YOU HEARD THAT REFERRED TO TONIGHT.
THEN THE NEXT SPECIFIC STRATEGY, 1.2.1, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, THAT INSPIRES TEACHERS TO GROW THEIR CAPACITY TO MEET THE VARIED NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE TIER 1 INSTRUCTION.
STUDENT READINESS: THERE ARE THREE SPECIFIC RESULTS; THE 2.1.1, DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PARENTS AND STUDENTS, THAT PROVIDES TIMELY COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
INCLUDING A ROBUST INTERACTIVE ONLINE INFORMATION HUB.
2.2.1, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PRE-K THROUGH 12 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM, AS WELL AS A PLAN FOR ASSESSING CHARACTER TRAITS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND READINESS.
2.2.2, ENSURE A SYSTEM OF ACADEMIC BENCHMARKS ARE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED CONSISTENTLY RESULTING IN INCREASED LEARNER READINESS.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND QUALITY STAFF. THERE ARE THREE SPECIFIC RESULTS.
DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN TO INCREASE THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED APPLICANT POOL.
REVISE AND FINALIZE A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FRAMEWORK, THAT SUPPORTS CHOICE AND AUTONOMY, WHILE LEVERAGING ALIGNMENT TO DISTRICT PRIORITIES AND NEEDS ACROSS COMMUNITIES, ROLES AND DEPARTMENTS.
3.2.2 IS CREATE A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ADMINISTRATORS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND EDUCATORS TO DESIGN AND FACILITATE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING USING THE CISD PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FRAMEWORK.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS. THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC RESULTS.
4.1.1, ENSURE ALL CISD PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, TEACHERS AND STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT ENHANCES THEIR EXPERIENCE AS A CISD STAKEHOLDER.
4.2.1, DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM TO ENSURE STRATEGIC PARTNERS INVEST IN STUDENTS' FUTURES.
ENGAGE WELL ROUNDED STUDENTS. THIS ONE WAS VERY UNIQUE HOW THEY DID THIS ONE.
THERE'S A WITHIN AND BEYOND, SO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THEY WROTE THIS.
5.1.1, WITHIN, TEACHER AND STUDENT TRAINING.
IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ENSURE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS ARE WELL PREPARED TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING, EMPHASIZING EMPATHY AND PERSPECTIVE TAKING.5.1.2 WHICH IS BEYOND, SORRY, PILOT FLEXIBLE COMMON AREAS AS WELL AS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE THAT
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ALL STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH PEERS IN ORDER TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING.THEN 5.2.1, TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS FEEL INCLUDED, RECOGNIZED, CONNECTED, AND APPRECIATED BY STAFF AND EDUCATORS.
FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS.THERE ARE TWO OBJECTIVES UNDERNEATH THIS IF YOU REMEMBER.
THE 6.1.1 IS CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A UNIQUE INDIVIDUALIZED BENEFIT PACKAGE THAT OFFERS VOICE AND CHOICE TO EMPLOYEES.
6.1.2, CREATE AND IMPLEMENT AN INDIVIDUALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT ADDS VALUE BY INCREASING DISTRICT COMPETENCIES AND IS VALUED BY EMPLOYEES.
OBJECTIVE 7.1.1, DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PROCESS THAT PROMOTES MORE EFFICIENT FACILITY AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, COST SAVINGS, IMPROVED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, TRANSPARENCY, DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BY PRIORITIZING EXPENDITURES AND ADDRESSING LONG TERM NEEDS.
SAFETY AND WELL BEING, OBJECTIVE 8.
8.1.1, FOCUS ON DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ACTIVE AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, PERIMETER SECURITY, AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AT EACH CAMPUS.
ENSURING CONSISTENT AND PROACTIVE STANDARDS FOR THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF LEARNERS AND STAFF.
8.2.1, CREATE AND COMMUNICATE A PLAN, A PROCESS TO ENSURE THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF ALL CISD STAKEHOLDERS.
OBJECTIVE 9, 9.1.1, DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH PLAN TO ASSESS NEEDS AND ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES AND APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
9.2.1, IMPLEMENT CAMPUS AND DISTRICT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TEAMS TO GUIDE A COMMON LANGUAGE AND IDENTIFY A PURPOSE THAT IS EASY FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND.
9.2.2, IMPLEMENT A COMMON TIME FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO MEET AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, FOCUSING ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND GOALS FOR SUCCESS.
9.2.3, ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER RESOURCES AND SERVICES, AIMING TO ACTIVELY CHAMPION AND PRIORITIZE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF STAFF MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ THOSE.
I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF OUR AUDIENCE, I WANTED THEM TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ALL OF THE WORK THAT OUR ACTION TEAMS HAD DONE.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO OUR NEXT STEPS.
I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS THE TIME IF YOU APPROVE THESE TONIGHT, THE CABINET WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.
WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO WORK ON THAT.
IT'S REALLY A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE, REMEMBER THAT WE'RE IN YEAR 0.
NEXT YEAR WILL BE YEAR 1 AND THEN WE WILL BEGIN THE WORK ON A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE.
DR. HUNT WILL THEN ASSIGN AN IMPLEMENTATION LEAD FOR EACH STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN.
THE IMPLEMENTATION LEADS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTION PLAN AND THEY WILL DEVELOP SPECIFIC TACTICAL PLANS WITH TIMELINES AND TARGETS ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN LIAISON WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE BOARD. THAT WAS ME BY THE WAY.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE BOARD, STAFF, PARENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
>> ON THE IMPLEMENTATION LEADS, ARE THEY GOING TO GET THE BACK WORK FROM THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE ACTION TEAMS TO HELP THEM DETERMINE WHAT WERE INTENDED MEASURABLES IN THE CONVERSATION.
OR HOW I LOVE WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS GREAT.
BUT I'M SITTING HERE LIKE MY MIND IS GOING, HOW ARE WE MEASURING THAT?
>> CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY'LL RECEIVE ALONG WITH THE TRAINING AND INFORMATION?
>> DEFINITELY. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AT RECORD KEEPING ALONG THE WAY.
WE'VE WRITTEN DOWN EVERY WORD THAT HAS BEEN SAID AND WE'VE CATEGORIZED IT.
I WAS LEADING ONE OF THE ACTION TEAMS WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE AND WE LITERALLY HAVE A BINDER THIS BIG WHERE WE HAVE WRITTEN DOWN EVERYTHING.
WE WILL BE HANDING THAT OFF PROBABLY TO MYSELF, BUT TO SOMEBODY WHO WILL BE THE IMPLEMENTATION LEAD, AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE SET THIS UP, WE HAD MORE THAN ONE ACTION TEAM LEADER.
I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY BRILLIANT, WE HAD TWO TO THREE ACTION TEAM LEADERS, SO THERE'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION LEAGUE CAN GO TALK TO THAT ARE STAFF MEMBERS.
IN ADDITION, WE ASSIGNED A CABINET LIAISON FOR EVERY ACTION TEAM.
THERE'S ALSO A CABINET MEMBER THAT THEY CAN GO TO WHO IS A PART OF THAT FACILITATION.
THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN GO AND HAVE THAT ROBUST CONVERSATION TO REALLY DRILL DOWN TO DO I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY RE MEANING.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S REALLY GOOD CLARIFYING INFORMATION.
>> WHEN I LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IT IS VERY AMBITIOUS.
ALSO, WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS THAT COULD HAMPER THE EXECUTION.
HOW DO YOU OR WHAT WILL BE THE PROCESS TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IN THESE?
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OR DO YOU HAVE A PROCESS, EITHER DISTRICT IN ASSESSING AND EVALUATION, EVALUATING THINGS THAT MAY GO AWAY IN THIS PROCESS? WHEN YOU LOOK AT CAPACITY PLANNING, WHEN YOU LOOK AT FUNDING, ET CETERA.BUT I THINK BACK TO TRUSTEE BENTLEY, HOW DO YOU MEASURE, BUT ALSO HOW DO YOU ASSESS AND EVALUATE FOR THE POTENTIAL EXECUTION, AND IF IT CAN'T BE EXECUTED, HOW WOULD THAT BE COMMUNICATED?
>> WE'VE BEGUN HAVING VERY IN DEPTH DILIGENT TALKS ABOUT THAT WE HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC AND MINDFUL.
HONESTLY, IT'S GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE TIMELINE OF THIS BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING OTHER KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAP OUT EXACTLY WHERE EACH OF THESE PIECES NEED TO GO OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
IF WE DO THAT VERY CAREFULLY AND WELL, THEN WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, AND YOU HEARD COMMON THREADS AMONGST LOTS OF DIFFERENT PILLARS.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO ALIGN THOSE.
I'VE GONE THROUGH AND IF 3.2 ALIGNS WITH 4.2 AND ALIGNS WITH 5.1, WE WILL DO THOSE AT THE SAME TIME AND WE WILL HAVE IMPLEMENTATION LEADS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO BRING THOSE TOGETHER.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE ALIGNMENT PIECE OF IT, AND THAT WILL THEN MAP OUT THE TIMELINE PIECE OF IT.
IF ALL OF THESE ARE SIMILAR, WE'RE GOING TO THEN LOOK AT THOSE AT THE SAME TIME PERIOD TO HELP US ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PIECES THAT WE NEED TO DO NOW THAT WE NEED TO START WITH IN YEAR 1 BECAUSE OF OUR CURRENT SITUATION.
WE'LL TACKLE THOSE FIRST, BUT THEN THERE'S THINGS THAT WE COULD TACKLE IN YEAR 2 AND 3 BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THAT HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD.
WE'VE BEGUN TO MAP THOSE, THAT TIMELINE OUT.
I THINK THAT WILL HELP US TO TACKLE SOME OF THE ROADBLOCKS THAT ARE AHEAD.
I THINK WE ARE BEING THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW WE ARE PUTTING THIS IMPLEMENTATION TOGETHER.
>> ANGELA, COULD I ADD ONE THING.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE YEARLY UPDATES, SO A YEAR FROM NOW IF FOR SOME REASON THIS ACTION PLAN IS NO LONGER RELEVANT, LEGISLATURE CHANGES, STAFF CHANGES, I DON'T KNOW, THEN THAT ADMINISTRATOR COULD BRING THAT TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM.
OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOT TO GET CONSENSUS, BUT IT'S NOT UNUSUAL.
MAYBE CHANGE ONE, YOU CHANGE THE WORDING, OR MAYBE YOU DROP ONE SO IT'S A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT.
>> THANK YOU SHERRY FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> MY ONLY QUESTION WAS WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT INFORMATION TIMELINE, DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE THOUGHTS ABOUT FACILITIES AND WHAT WE WOULD NEED AND CHANGES TO THAT AND PLANNING THAT OUT ALONG WITH THE FINANCIAL NEED.
>> THAT'S BEEN WHAT THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY PIECES.
I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHICH ONE IT WAS, BUT THERE IS ONE PARTICULAR SPECIFIC RESULT THAT ADDRESSES THAT SPECIFICALLY.
WE NEED TO TACKLE THAT EARLY ON BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP US THEN MAP OUT THE REST OF THE FIVE YEARS IN MY OPINION.
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION BUT A COMMENT.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS AS YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, MEANT OF THE THING.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S VERY TIMELY.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS COMING.
WE KNOW IN THE LAST WORKSHOP WE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL BURDEN WHICH IS ON THE DISTRICT.
I SEE A LOT OF IMMEDIATE IN YEAR TO YEAR DECISIONS.
THOSE HAVE ALREADY IN THE RESULTS AND THE STRATEGY ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED.
LIKE WE HAVE ALWAYS TALKED, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ANY TOUGH DECISIONS, WE WANT TO DO IT ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE INPUT.
THIS IS A GREAT START OF THAT.
IT'S ALREADY TAKES A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND GIVES A VERY GOOD FRAMEWORK FOR THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO PROCEED.
THANK YOU. IT'S REALLY GOOD AND VERY TIMELY.
>> I'LL JUST SAY THAT WAS THE TAKEAWAY I HAD.
THIS REALLY GIVES INTENTIONALITY TO THE ACTIONS THAT THE DISTRICT IS TAKING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, IF YOU'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD, YOU'RE MOVING BACKWARDS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IT A LOT IN, BUT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON THE PLANNING TEAM OR COMMITTEE AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL.
>> WELL, AS WE WRAP UP, I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK SHERRY.
SHE WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
SHE AND KEN BOTH WERE OUTSTANDING FROM INTO LEARNING.
IT'S ALWAYS BENEFICIAL I THINK TO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE OUTSIDE TO COME IN AND HELP FACILITATE.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE INTERNAL, YOU SEE THINGS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT, AND SO TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE COME IN TO BE EXTREMELY OBJECTIVE, I THINK IS VERY HELPFUL.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ANGELA BROWN, SHE DID A TERRIFIC JOB AS OUR INTERNAL PERSON.
I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT EITHER SERVED ON THE ACTION TEAM OR ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE.
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IF YOU ARE HERE, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.>> THAT CONCLUDES SUPERDDIT REPORTS.
>> DR. HUNT, THAT'LL TAKE US INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS AND FIRST UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[IX.A. CONSENT]
DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL OR HOLD ANY ITEMS OFF OF THAT CONSENT AGENDA?>> HAVE ITEM 5, ANY OTHER ITEMS? WE'LL PUT ITEM 5 ASIDE.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM 5 AS PRESENTED.
>> A MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM 5.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS THAT WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES, 7-0.
MISS WALKER, YOU GOT THE FLOOR.
[IX.A.V. Approve submission of Class Size Waiver to TEA]
>> I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE IN THESE TWO CLASSES.
>> ASK OUR ASSISTANT SUIT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, KRISTEN EICHEL, TO COME FORWARD SPECIFICALLY, JUST SO THERE'S TRANSPARENCY WITH THE AUDIENCE.
ITEM 5 IS APPROVED SUBMISSION OF CLASS SIZE WAIVERS TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
ANYTIME A DISTRICT GOES ABOVE 22-1 UP TO FOURTH GRADE, THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE ONE SECTION OF SECOND GRADE AT VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY THAT CURRENTLY HAS 23 STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
WE ALSO HAVE ONE SECTION OF KINDERGARTEN AT LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY THAT ALSO HAS 23 STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
ANYTIME WE GO OVER THE CAP OF 22 STUDENTS, WE LOOK AT THE SITUATION, WE LOOK AT THE TIME OF YEAR THAT, THAT IS TAKING PLACE.
WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE IN AND OUT OF THOSE CLASSROOMS TO SEE WHAT THE ACTIVITIES LOOK LIKE WITH AN EXTRA STUDENT IN THE CLASSROOM.
WHAT THE DEMANDS ARE ON THE TEACHERS AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
USUALLY, TEACHERS ARE HARD-PRESSED TO WANT TO SPLIT THEIR CLASSROOM TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ANOTHER TEACHER.
ALSO, AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, FINDING A HIGHLY QUALIFIED EDUCATOR THAT'S AVAILABLE TO COME IN AND TEACH IN A CLASSROOM, AND THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $70,000 TO THE DISTRICT EACH TIME THAT WE ADD AN EDUCATOR.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT ARE LOOKED AT WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE TO SEEK A WAIVER VERSUS HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF.
WE ALSO HAVE CAMPUS AIDES ON EACH CAMPUS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL THAT CAN BE PROVIDED IN THOSE CLASSROOMS AT TIMES THAT SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE, OR STUDENTS NEED EXTRA SUPPORT EITHER FOR REMEDIATION OR ENRICHMENT.
AGAIN, IN BOTH OF THESE SITUATIONS, WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS, LOOKED AT WHAT THE SUPPORTS ARE IN PLACE AND ULTIMATELY HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO COME TO YOU AND REQUEST THOSE WAIVERS FOR THE CLASSROOMS.
>> IT'S ALWAYS YOU'RE SO ARTICULATE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ACTUALLY PRE-ANSWERED MY QUESTION, WHICH IS, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MITIGATE, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SUPPORT THESE CLASSROOMS AND THE STAFF WITHIN IT? YOU ANSWERED THAT QUITE WELL.
I KNOW THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE DISTRICT WOULD BRING 20, 30, 40 WAIVERS.
>> FORTY [LAUGHTER] THE LAW [OVERLAPPING]
>> BUT IN THE PAST [LAUGHTER] BUT IT IS VERY NICE TO SEE THAT IT IS TWO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ADDRESSING THAT.
MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS ALWAYS, AS A FORMER EDUCATOR, I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CLASS OF 18 AND A CLASS OF 23, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE KINDER, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE COMING OUT OF COVID AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS PRE-K ARE GETTING THE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION THAT THEY NEED.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON.
I NEVER LIKE VOTING FOR A WAIVER, YOU KNOW THAT.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOU TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THESE CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS.
>> AS A REMINDER TO THE BOARD WITH ANY OF THESE DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, AS A STAFF, WE TALK ABOUT THEM EXTENSIVELY.
WE LOOK AT OPTIONS, WE PROBLEM SOLVE, WE DO ALL THE THINGS THAT MISS EICHEL SAID, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD EVEN POSSIBLY DO TO TRY TO NOT HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE WAIVER.
BUT THE WAIVERS ARE AN OPTION THAT YOU HAVE.
AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 22 VERSUS 23, WE DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING EVERY CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM AND THOSE EDUCATORS THAT ARE WORKING SO HARD TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.
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>> JUST POINT OF CLARITY BECAUSE I THINK YOU MENTIONED A SECOND AGO BUT AT THIS POINT THIS HAS NOT BEEN OVERCAPACITY ALL YEAR.
THIS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS NEWER, SOME KIDS HAD MOVED IN OR STUDENTS HAD MOVED INTO THE CAMPUS AND WE'RE ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THE YEAR.
ANYTIME WE GO OVER THE CAP, WE HAVE A 30-DAY WINDOW TO MAKE A DECISION AND BRING FORWARD THE REQUEST FOR A WAIVER IF WE WERE TO MAKE THAT REQUEST.
AND SO YES, THIS HAS JUST HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST MONTH IN BOTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 5 AS PRESENTED.
>> IS THAT YOU? SORRY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE MENISA, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE RONA ROVAL TO APPROVE ITEM 5.
THE SUBMISSION OF CLASS SIZE WAIVER TO TEAS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 7-0.
THAT WILL TAKE US ON TO ITEM B.
[IX.B. Discuss and consider approval of amending the agreement with Core Construction to include a Guaranteed Maximum Price for the interior refresh of Wilson Elementary]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDING THE AGREEMENT WITH CORE CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE INTERIOR REFRESH OF WILSON ELEMENTARY.>> YES. I WANT TO ASK SAID GRANT TO COME FORWARD TO PRESENT ITEMS B, C, AND D WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO OUR 2023 BOND.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HUNT, PRESIDENT GAVIDAS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN TONIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY BACK AT THE JULY MEETING, YOU APPROVED CORE CONSTRUCTION TO BE OUR CONTRACTOR FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE PART OF THE 2023 BOND ELECTION.
YOU ACTUALLY APPROVED THEM AS TO BE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
AND I'LL GO JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE AND OUR VIEWING FOLKS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT THAT IS IN A MOMENT.
BUT TONIGHT WE'RE BRINGING THE VERY FIRST TWO OF MANY PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING TO YOU REGARDING CORE CONSTRUCTION.
THESE TWO ARE REFRESHES AND TO REMIND YOU AND OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE, AS PART OF THE 2023 BOND, SEVERAL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS GET A REFRESH AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY GOING TO BE NEW FLOORING, WALL COVERINGS, PAINT LIGHTING, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER SAFETY ISSUES THAT I'LL EXPLAIN.
THEN NEXT MONTH WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY.
THAT IS THE FULL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATION OF THAT CAMPUS.
THESE TWO TYPE PROJECTS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WE HAVE THREE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES THAT WILL HAVE FULL RENOVATIONS.
THEN WE HAVE SIX, I BELIEVE, THAT GET THE REFRESH.
WITH THAT, WILSON ELEMENTARY, AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, CORE CONSTRUCTION PUT OUT TO BID ALL THE DIFFERENT TRADES THAT MAKE UP THESE ITEMS, SUCH AS PART OF THE BOND WAS NEW DOOR HARDWARE, NOT ONLY 88 COMPLIANT, BUT IT ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURES THAT WERE DISCUSSED BY YOU, THE BOARD AND THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE.
WEATHERPROOFING, THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS, THAT'S THE EXPANSION JOINTS, THE CAULKING AROUND THE WINDOWS, THINGS OF THAT.
OVER TIME IT CRACKS, YOU GET LEAKS, AND THIS IS TO BRING THAT UP TO STANDARDS BUT THE LARGEST PART IS THE ACTUAL INTERIOR REFRESH OF THE BUILDING, SO TO SPEAK.
THIS IS A NEW CARPET, NEW TILING, THE BEAUTIFUL COLORED WALL COVERING THAT WE HAVE, THE LAMINATE THAT'S ON MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES AND THEY ALL ARE.
YOU HAVE SOME OTHER LOVELY COLORS AS WELL.
IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE TILE THAT WILL BE GOING BACK.
IN ADDITION TO ALL THE CLASSROOMS RECEIVING DIMMABLE LED LIGHTING, NOT ONLY IS THE LIGHTING MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE, BUT THE EDUCATOR CAN RAISE AND LOWER THE LIGHTING LEVEL AS DESIRED, DEPENDING ON WHATEVER THE EVENT IS.
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, PA SYSTEM, SO TO SPEAK, THE CLOCK SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, AND AT WILSON, THEY'RE ALSO GETTING A NEW KILN FOR THEIR ART ROOM AND A NEW COOLER AND FREEZER FOR THE CAFETERIA.
WELL, WHEN CORE PUT THINGS ALL OF THESE ITEMS OUT TO BID, WE ACTUALLY,
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AS IF WE DID A BID INTERNALLY, THEY TAKE THE BIDS AND WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE FOR ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, MULTIPLE BIDS.THEY WERE VERY GOOD. WE HAD SOME NUMBERS, AND SOME BIDDERS, THEY'D JUST THROW A NUMBER OUT THERE, AND OTHERS ARE VERY GOOD AND COMPETITIVE.
WHEN YOU GET TWO OR THREE OR FOUR THAT ARE REALLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO WHAT THE TRUE COST OF THIS PROJECT IS.
WE TOOK ALL THOSE, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CORGAN, WITH CORE, AND WITH OUR TEAM IN LOOKING AND CHOOSING THE VENDOR FOR EACH TRADE, WHETHER IT BE PLUMBING, FLOORING, ELECTRICAL, THE ONE THAT MEETS THE BEST VALUE FOR THE DISTRICT.
YOU COMPILE ALL OF THOSE TRADES, THEY PUT THEIR FEE ON THERE.
WE HAD SOME CONTINGENCY DOLLARS AND WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT ACTUALLY HAS ABOUT 300,000 IN CONTINGENCY THAT IF IT'S NOT NEEDED, IT'S NOT SPENT AND IT DOESN'T GET SPENT UNLESS WE COPPELL ISD SAYS IT'S OKAY TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS.
WE ARE VERY STRICT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE SPENT AND WHAT CAN'T.
THE OTHER THING I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE ABOUT THIS PROCESS, AND IT ALSO GOES TO THE THIRD ITEM WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE FURNITURE.
CORGAN HAS AN INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM.
THEY WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS.
WE DIDN'T INVOLVE JUST THE THREE CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, VALLEY RANCH, MOCKINGBIRD, AND WILSON, BUT WE INVOLVED SOME OF THE OTHER ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS AS WELL.
LET'S COME UP WITH A DESIGN WHERE IT ALL WORKS, THE COLORS ON THE CAMPUS, THEY CAN INCORPORATE THEIR SCHOOL COLORS WHILE NOT BEING TOO MUCH IN SCHOOL COLORS INTEGRATE.
FOR THE FURNITURE ACTUALLY THE COLORS GO ALONG WITH THE DESIGN.
I THINK WE'VE COME UP WITH SOME REALLY ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS FOR THESE TWO REFRESHES, AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
I MENTIONED THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, SOMETHING THAT YOU APPROVED AS A BOARD TO USE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK AND UTILIZING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
WHEN WE COME UP WITH THIS PRICE, WE ADD ALL OF THE TRADES TOGETHER, THE FEES, THE INSURANCE, ALL OF THAT.
IT'S ALL VERY TRANSPARENT OF WHAT THIS JOB COST.
UNLESS THERE'S SOME MAJORLY UNFORESEEN LIKE A ISSUE SUCH AS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.
ANYTHING THAT WE DON'T SPEND IN THE CONTINGENCY DOLLARS OR THE ALLOWANCE DOLLARS WE NEVER PAY FOR.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT COMES OFF THE PRICE OF THIS PROJECT.
THE NUMBER WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER TONIGHT INCLUDES ALL OF THE CONTINGENCIES, THE ALLOWANCES, ANYTHING WE SAVE FROM THAT, WE DO NOT PAY.
EVERY PROJECT I'VE EVER BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH AND I CAN'T PROMISE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT EVERY PROJECT OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, WE'VE NEVER PAID THE FULL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
I'M GOING TO DO MY VERY BEST TO ENSURE THAT THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
WITH THAT, WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS NOT ACTUALLY TO APPROVE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, BUT YOU'RE APPROVING AMENDING THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU APPROVED WITH CORE ON JULY 24TH.
YOU'RE AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH CORE TO INCLUDE THIS GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $3,528,891. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GRANT?
>> I'D LIKE TO [INAUDIBLE] SO FORTH.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE CORE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO INCLUDE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $3,528,891 FOR THE INTERIOR REFRESH OF WILSON ELEMENTARY, AND AUTHORIZE DR. BRAD HUNT OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
>> A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE NICHOLE BENTLEY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0. ON TO ITEM C.
[IX.C. Discuss and consider approval of amending the agreement with Core Construction to include a Guaranteed Maximum Price for the interior refresh of Mockingbird Elementary]
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS EXACT SAME THING WITH MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY FOR THEIR REFRESH.
THEY ACTUALLY THEIR KILN IS NEW AND THERE'S NO COOLER/FREEZER FOR THE CAFETERIA KITCHEN.
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THE THIRD DIFFERENCE IS THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, BECAUSE THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE REMOVED IS $3,453,439.ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MOCKINGBIRD.
>> IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM FOR MR. GRANT? I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS A WHILE AGO, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT PRETTY IN DEPTH EXPLANATION ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IN THE CONTINGENCY BECAUSE THAT ESPECIALLY IN THE EDUCATION WORLD, THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GONE.
I KNOW THE LAST BOND WE USE, ALL OF THOSE, AND IT'S OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT THOSE TERMS MEAN AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> IF I CLICKED ON THE RIGHT ONE.
MOCKINGBIRD. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE CORE CONSTRUCTION AIA133-2019 AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $3,453,439 FOR THE INTERIOR REFRESH OF MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY AND AUTHORIZED DR. BRAD HUNT OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE JOB MATTHEW SECONDED BY TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE CORE CONSTRUCTION AIA133-2019 AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $3,453,439 FOR THE INTERIOR REFRESH OF MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY, AND AUTHORIZE DR. BRAD HUNT FOR HIS DESIGNED TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0. ITEM D.
[IX.D. Discuss and consider approval of the classroom, library, and office furniture replacement recommendation for Wilson Elementary and Mockingbird Elementary]
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH CORGAN IN DESIGNING AND PICKING FURNITURE THAT WILL GO WELL WITH THE REFRESHES AS WE GO THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AS WE REFRESH, RENOVATE, AND ADD ONTO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, A PORTION OF THAT IS TO INCLUDE NEW CLASSROOM FURNITURE, NEW OFFICE FURNITURE, LIBRARY FURNITURE, AND CAFETERIA FURNITURE IN MOST CASES.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE, I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO SHOW YOU.
THIS IS JUST A TYPICAL CLASSROOM LAYOUT OF WILSON AND MOCKINGBIRD.
THE IDEA HERE IS TO SHOW YOU THAT EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE, AND HERE'S A 3D VERSION, IT'S VERY COLLABORATIVE, IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE.
ACTUALLY, THE TABLES WILL BE ON CASTERS.
YOU CAN LOCK THEM DOWN SO THEY DON'T SCOOT AROUND.
THE EDUCATOR CAN EASILY MOVE THEM ABOUT DEPENDING ON WHATEVER ACTIVITY HE OR SHE HAS GOING.
WE DID HAVE A TEAM OF PRINCIPALS THAT WENT AND ACTUALLY WENT TO A FURNITURE MANUFACTURER.
THEY LOOKED AT A LOT OF THESE EXACT PIECES OF FURNITURE.
AS EACH CAMPUS COMES ALONG, THEY'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH CORRIGAN IN DESIGNING AND PICKING THEIR SPECIFIC POLAR, STANDARDIZING THE TABLES AND CHAIRS AND A LOT OF TABLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE COLORS MAY VARY BY THE CAMPUS AND THEIR CAMPUS COLORS.
THIS IS A TYPICAL U SHAPED TABLE, EXCEPT OURS WILL BE ON ROLLERS.
A TRIANGULAR SHAPED TABLE THAT YOU CAN MOVE THEM AROUND.
GROUP THEM JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TABLES YOU SAW BACK ON THE EARLIER SLIDE, THEY ACTUALLY NEST INTO EACH OTHER NICELY.
THE CURRENT STUDENT CHAIRS, WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.
SO WE'RE NOT REPLACING ALL OF THE STUDENT CHAIRS.
THIS CHAIR COMPLEMENTS THE CHAIRS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
THE ONE ON THE FAR LEFT VERY WELL.
THOSE CHAIRS WILL BE BLACK, BUT THE COLORS HERE PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE COLORS, THE COLORS WILL VARY, ESPECIALLY THAT LIME GREEN THING THERE.
>> IT'D GO WELL WITH THE MOB THOUGH.
>> A TYPICAL OFFICE DESK AND TEACHER FACILITATOR DESK FOR THE CLASSROOMS. LIBRARY SHELVES.
OUR LIBRARY COORDINATOR AND A COUPLE OF LIBRARIANS ACTUALLY WENT AND LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIBRARY SHELVES.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE THEY PICKED,
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BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME COLOR TOP.THEN THE CAFETERIA TABLES BEING ROUND TABLES.
A LOT OF PRINCIPALS HAVE EXPRESSED THE DESIRE INSTEAD OF HAVING THE LONG TABLES, THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE ROUND TABLES FOR MORE COLLABORATION AT THE LUNCH IN THE LUNCH ROOM.
WITH THAT, WE ACTUALLY PUT THIS OUT "WITH FIVE VERY QUALIFIED SCHOOL FURNITURE VENDORS." THREE OF THEM RESPONDED, BUT ONE ACTUALLY, SCHOOL SPECIALTY, WHO'S ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST SCHOOL EQUIPMENT FURNITURE, AND ALSO SUPPLY COMPANIES, CAME BACK WITH A REALLY GREAT BID.
THEY HAVE OFFICES AND WAREHOUSES THAT ARE LOCAL.
THE MANUFACTURE FOR A LOT OF THIS FURNITURE IS LOCAL.
THEIR QUOTE CAME BACK FOR BOTH CAMPUSES AT 150, LESS THAN 1,250,595.
WE'VE ACTUALLY INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 IN CONTINGENCY BECAUSE WE KNOW ANY TIME WE'VE EVER ORDERED FURNITURE FOR SCHOOLS, ONCE IT'S DELIVERED, IT'S, MY GOSH, WE FORGOT MISS SMITH'S DESK, OR SOMETHING GETS LEFT OFF, OR THEY DETERMINE THEIR ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN AND WE NEED TO ORDER SOME ADDITIONAL CHAIRS OR DESKS.
WE'VE PUT 150,000 IN CONTINGENCY FOR MISCELLANEOUS NEEDS THAT ARISE BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME OR RIGHT AFTER THE TIME THAT THE FURNITURE IS ACTUALLY RECEIVED.
WITH THE DELAY, WE'LL ORDER THIS UPON YOUR APPROVAL.
THIS WILL BE ORDERED IN MARCH AND WILL BE INSTALLED BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL OR BEFORE THE TEACHERS ACTUALLY ARRIVED BEFORE SUMMER BREAK.
EVERYTHING TIMING FOR THESE REFRESHES AND PLACING THE NEW FURNITURE, IT ALL COMES DOWN LITERALLY TWO DAYS TO HIT EVERYTHING ON THE EXACT DATE.
LUCKILY, IT'S ALL INDOORS, SO WEATHER SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK ONE QUESTION.
>> I KNOW THE BOND ALLOCATED OR ESTIMATED, RIGHT, FOR SOME OF THESE FURNISHINGS OR WHATEVER.
BECAUSE WE WERE LOW, I HEARD LOW.
DID THAT REPRESENT ANY SAVINGS VERSUS THE BOND ALLOCATION AT ALL?
>> YES. IF THIS IS ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, THIS QUOTE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT WAS ALLOCATED.
AS WE KNOW SOME PROJECTS MAY BE, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A BOND STEERING COMMITTEE THAT'S GUESSING WHAT A PRICE FOR SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE 2, 3, 4 YEARS OUT.
SOME MAYBE SHORT, SOME MAYBE OVER.
WELL, THIS CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY EVEN WITH THE 150,000 CONTINGENCY.
WE ARE I BELIEVE IS 44% UNDER WHAT WAS ALLOCATED.
AND THIS IS REPLACING EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING CAFETERIA FURNITURE, LIBRARY FURNITURE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE GIVE THE PRINCIPALS THE OPPORTUNITY, THEY HAVE THEIR FAVORITE BOOKSHELF IN THIS AREA OR THIS FAVORITE DESK.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY WILL KEEP THAT THEY TOLD LET'S DON'T BID THIS PARTICULAR ITEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR ROOM BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP THIS.
IT'S NOT TAKING EVERYTHING OUT AND PUTTING ALL NEW IN.
THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS THAT CAMPUSES WILL BE KEEPING.
THAT COMES FOR PART OF THE SAVINGS THAT ACCOUNTS FOR PART OF THE SAVINGS.
BUT BY FAR SCHOOL SPECIALTIES BID, IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN ANY OF US ANTICIPATED AND IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE NEXT CLOSEST BIDDER.
>> MR. GRANT? I KNOW THAT THIS FURNITURE WAS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE BOND THAT WE PASSED LAST MAY.
BUT COULD YOU GIVE US A SENSE OF WHEN THE LAST TIME WAS THAT WILSON AND MOCKINGBIRD HAD THESE ITEMS REPLACED?
>> SURE. DURING THE 2013 BOND ELECTION OR BOND PROGRAM.
WE REPLACED THE MAJORITY OF FURNITURE AT ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY THE FOOTPRINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN AUGUST OF 2015.
THE LIBRARY FURNITURE WAS FROM THE 2009 BOND AND IT WAS 2012-ISH THAT WE REPLACED THE LIBRARY FURNITURE.
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>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SCHOOL SPECIALTY AS THE VENDOR TO SUPPLY THE FURNITURE REPLACEMENTS AT WILSON ELEMENTARY AND MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY, AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,250,595.
>> HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICHOLE BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL TO APPROVE SCHOOL SPECIALTY AS A VENDOR TO SUPPLY THE FURNITURE REPLACEMENTS AT WILSON ELEMENTARY AND MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,250,595.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM?
>> I DID HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DURABILITY OR LONGEVITY OF THE FURNITURE? JUST BECAUSE OF THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED, WHEN WAS LAST REPLACED.
>> THIS FURNITURE HAS BEEN WELL VETTED BY NOT ONLY CORGAN, BUT US, OUR PRINCIPALS AND THE ONES.
EVERYTHING IS VERY HEAVY GAUGE STEEL.
THE TOPS OF THE TABLES, THEY'RE SUPER THICK.
THEY HAVE UNDER STEEL SUPPORTS.
WHEREAS IF YOU GO BY A TABLE FROM IKEA.
>> YEAH, IKEA OR SOMETHING AND SOMEBODY GOES AND SITS ON IT AND IT COLLAPSES.
[LAUGHTER] WELL, YOU COULD JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THESE PIECES OF FURNITURE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY ON THIS.
>> YOU CAN JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THESE AND THEY'RE VERY STURDY.
THEY HAVE VERY GOOD WARRANTIES.
WHILE SOME DIFFERENT PIECES HAVE DIFFERENT WARRANTIES, MOST OF THEM ARE BETWEEN 10-15 YEAR WARRANTIES.
EVEN SOME OF THE STEEL STRUCTURE OF THE TABLES, THEY'RE ADJUSTABLE IN HEIGHT.
THEY ACTUALLY CLAIM TO HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTIES ON THE LEGS OF SOME OF THESE THINGS.
WE'RE USING A GREAT COMPANY THAT IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, SCHOOL SPECIALTY IS KNOWN FOR IMMEDIATELY AND WE'VE USED THEM FOR YEARS AND YEARS, THEY WILL MAKE IT RIGHT IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IS, IS THIS GOING TO LAST?
>> THEN JUST MY SECOND QUICK QUESTION IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OLD FURNITURE THAT YOU TAKE OUT? WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT?
I NEED TO TELL A QUICK STORY THOUGH.
I KNOW YOU SAID QUICK QUESTION.
IN 2015, WHEN WE CHANGED OUT ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FURNITURE, WE FELT IT BEST TO AUCTION IT.
WE HIRED PEOPLE, WE USED OUR MAINTENANCE CREW, WE RENTED WAREHOUSE SPACE BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH OF IT.
WE ACTUALLY REPLACED THE WHOLE AND WE MOVED IT TO A WAREHOUSE.
TOOK WEEKS MOVING IT TO A WAREHOUSE, STACKED IT.
WE HIRED A FORMER PRINCIPAL THAT'S DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK HERE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WON'T SAY HIS NAME, VERN EATON.
[LAUGHTER] BUT VERN SPENT THE SUMMER WORKING WITH THIS FURNITURE AND WE HAD AN AUCTION COMPANY THAT AUCTIONED THAT GETS A PERCENTAGE OF IT.
BY THE TIME IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, AND WE HAD RECEIVED THE AUCTION MONEY, THE MONEY WE SPENT ON LABOR MOVING THIS FURNITURE AND FOR THE WAREHOUSE AND ET CETERA, EVERYTHING, WE WERE ABOUT $200,000 IN THE HOLE.
THE AUCTION DID NOT WORK OUT WELL.
THIS FURNITURE PART OF THE DEAL IS THE VENDOR WILL REMOVE THE FURNITURE AND IT WILL BE DONATED.
I CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHERE IT WILL BE DONATED, BUT IT WILL BE TO A GOOD CAUSE.
THAT'S PROBABLY WAY MORE THAN WHAT YOU WERE WANTING, BUT TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY OF WHY WE ARE RECOMMENDING DOING IT THIS WAY IS BECAUSE THE OTHER IF YOU TRY TO BRING FAIR MARKET VALUE, THERE IS NO FAIR MARKET VALUE TO USED SCHOOL FURNITURE VALUE.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. GRANT? THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GRANT. I WANT TO ASK MR. CHRIS TROTTER TO
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COME TO THE PODIUM SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE CONSIDER OF THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REZONING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WAS IN YOUR MEMO.I WANT TO NOTE THAT THESE ARE CHANGES TO ELEMENTARY ONLY.
WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY CHANGES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AGAIN, JUST AS IT READS AS THE AGENDA ITEM, IT'S JUST LOOKING AT OUR ELEMENTARY CHANGE.
NOW, ANYTIME YOU DO THAT, I SAY JUST IT'S SIGNIFICANT.
ANYTIME YOU'RE MOVING FAMILIES, AS A DISTRICT, WE WANTED TO HAVE THE BOARD POSSIBLY MAKE A CONSIDERATION SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO FAMILIES CAN PLAN AND THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVING POTENTIALLY ANY NEW STUDENTS, WE WANTED TO LET THE SCHOOLS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME THEM AS WELL.
JUST FYI TO THAT, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. TROTTER.
>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. DR. HUNT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK BACKGROUND OF THIS DECISION THAT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD TONIGHT.
IF YOU THINK BACK TO OCTOBER'S DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT BY BOB TEMPLETON, HE CAME FORWARD WITH SHARING NUMBERS OF FUTURISTIC PROJECTIONS OF WHAT WE WILL HAVE COMING FORTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THOSE REPORTS ARE FAIRLY ACCURATE TO THE 1% AREA.
WE ALSO TOOK TIME BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK AND SHORTLY AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK TO DO CAMPUS WALKS ON HOW OUR CAMPUSES ARE BEING USED AND WHAT PROGRAMS ARE PART OF THAT THROUGH OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS GROUP.
STEPHANIE FLORES PROVIDED US WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES FOR US TO REVIEW THE APPROPRIATE USE OF EACH BUILDING AND HOW THEY'RE USING IT ON A DAILY BASIS.
THEN WE LOOKED AT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
WE DID THAT WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, DURHAM, AND LOOKED AT AN OPPORTUNITY OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF WHAT WE WOULD BRING FORWARD.
WE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH THE CITY ABOUT FUTURE CONSTRUCTION AND HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT THE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD BE COMING FORTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WHAT BUILDINGS WOULD BE NEXT IN MR. GRANT'S PROGRAMMING MOVING FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT FOR THE VALLEY RANCH AREA, THE NUMBER OF TRANSFER REQUEST OF THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX THERE, THE KIDS THAT WERE ALREADY SCHEDULED TO BE ZONED TO CANYON RANCH THAT HAVE TAKEN THE OPTION TO GO TO THE OTHER SCHOOL, VALLEY RANCH.
LOOKING AT THIS MAP, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE NUMBER 67, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT WILL BE AFFECTED IN ONE OF OUR RE-ZONINGS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SOME OF THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES HAVE CHANGED NAMES AND DOOR, BUT IT'S THE GROUP THAT'S SOUND IS THE GROUP THAT'S LOOKING AT THAT NEXT TO ALL THE EATERIES DOWN IN CYPRESS WATERS.
THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 67 CHILDREN.
THEN WE LOOKED AT THE NEXT AREA, THE FLATS, WHICH ARE SOME TOWN HOMES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND DOWN THE STREET FROM THE OTHER APARTMENTS, AND THERE'S ONE CHILD IN THAT GROUP.
THEN WE HAVE AUGUST HILLS, THAT'S ON THE GROUND.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE DOING DIRT WORK AND STARTING TO COME OUT OF THE GROUND WITH THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX.
THEN OUR SECOND GROUP, THERE'S ANOTHER AERIAL FOR WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GROUPS OF APARTMENTS AND THE STREET NAMES IN HASTINGS END AT CYPRESS WATERS.
THEN OUR OTHER ONE IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
IF YOU'LL LOOK, IT SAYS CASA VALLEY.
THAT HAS APPROXIMATELY 87 KIDS AS WELL, BUT 76 ARE NOTED IN THIS PARTICULAR PICTORIAL ON THIS GIVEN DAY, 29 GO TO VALLEY RANCH, 36 TO VALLEY RANCH, SEVEN TO LAKESIDE AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES, TWO TO AUSTIN, AND TWO TO WILSON.
WE FELT LIKE MS. IKEL AND I HAVE SPENT DIFFERENT ZOOM MEETINGS WITH ZONDA, LOOKING AT MOVING THAT ENTIRE COMPLEX FROM THE EDGE OF THAT COMPLEX WHERE THE C IN CASA IS TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE SCHOOLS IS ABOUT 150 YARDS SO THOSE CHILDREN LITERALLY CAN WALK.
THOSE ARE OUR TWO GROUPS THAT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO Y'ALL TONIGHT FOR REVIEW AND I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] , I KNOW TRUSTEES WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION OVER EMAILS,
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AND WE HAVE ASKED YOU THESE QUESTIONS.BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY FOR THE COMMUNITY, COULD YOU TELL US WHY PARTICULAR ELEMENTARY WAS CHOSEN AND WHAT OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE CONSIDERED, AND FINALLY DIDN'T MAKE THAT CUT FOR THIS MOVE?
>> YES, SIR. OUR RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO REZONE THE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE SOUND AREA, IF YOU WILL, IN CYPRESS WATERS, TO COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY.
WE DID LOOK AT OTHER ELEMENTARIES, BUT AS I SAID EARLIER, THE PROGRAMMING THAT IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES, A 1 MILE DIFFERENCE, WE FELT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PROVIDING THE BEST INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THESE CHILDREN.
IT WAS TO GO TO COTTONWOOD CREEK, THAT'S THE FIRST DECISION.
THEN THE SECOND ONE, AT CASA VALLEY, IT'S THAT THEY'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND THEY CAN WALK AS A FAMILY.
>> MORE DETAIL TO THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE THERE REALLY ARE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
THE SECOND ONE FROM VALLEY RANCH GOING FROM CANYON RANCH TO VALLEY RANCH.
CASA VALLEY WAS VALLEY RANCH FOR YEARS.
THEN WHEN WE OPENED CANYON RANCH, IT WAS ZONED A CANYON RANCH.
AS MR. TROTTER SAID, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PARENT REQUESTS TO JUST GO TO VALLEY RANCH BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
WE THOUGHT, WELL, INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING THEM GO THROUGH THAT PAPERWORK EVERY YEAR, A HIGH NUMBER WANT TO GO TO VALLEY RANCH.
THERE'S ROOM THERE THAT MADE SENSE.
LOOKING AT OVERCROWDING AT RICHARD J. LEE, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR HIGHEST ENROLLMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THE THREE SOUTHERN SCHOOLS ARE HIGHER SCHOOLS.
THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE GROWTH IS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT CANYON RANCH, RICHARD J. LEE, AND VALLEY RANCH.
IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO TAKE THE KIDS FROM RICHARD J. LEE AND PUT THEM TO CANYON RANCH OR VALLEY RANCH LONG TERM, WE LOOKED AT EVERY ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF COPPELL ELEMENTARY AND LOOKED AT THE LOWEST ENROLLMENT, BUT THEN LOOKED AT EVERY ONE OF THE PROGRAMMING FOREVER.
THE VALLEY RANCH STUDENTS PRIOR TO CANYON RANCH AND LEE AND EVEN BEFORE VALLEY RANCH WAS BUILT, ALL WENT TO LAKESIDE.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE LOOKED AT.
THERE'S ROOM AT LAKESIDE, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO GO UNDER TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
SAME THING WITH AUSTIN AND MOCKINGBIRD, EVEN THOUGH GEOGRAPHICALLY THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
JUST LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM PROJECTIONS, WE FELT LIKE, WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN, BUT ALSO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT MR. TROTTER SAID ABOUT WORKING WITH THE CITY.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN, SO TO SPEAK, TO HAVE THE PATHWAYS, IT WAS A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT TO GO ON THE OUTSTIRTS, WHICH WAS WHY WE LOOKED AT NOT ONLY COTTONWOOD CREEK, BUT WE ALSO LOOKED AT WILSON.
WELL, WILSON WITH DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION.
WE LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT PINKERTON.
GEOGRAPHICALLY, IT MAKES SENSE, BUT ALSO THAT'S A CHOICE SCHOOL.
IF WE MOVE 68 KIDS THERE, THEN THAT ELIMINATES THE CHOICE FOR SOME PARENTS TO BRING THEIR KIDS TO PINKERTON.
NOW, DOING THAT ALSO PREVENTS THESE FAMILIES FROM HAVING THE CHOICE TO STAY, AT LEAST.
WE RECOGNIZE THESE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS AND THEY'RE NOT EASY FOR ANYONE.
BUT WE LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS WE FINALLY LANDED ON COTTONWOOD CREEK, FOR ALL THE REASONS WHY THAT MR. TROTTER SAID, AND THEN ALSO TWO, BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW ENROLLMENT, THEY'RE THE SECOND LOWEST ENROLLMENT AND THEY HAVE THE SPACE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT [INAUDIBLE] .
>> DO YOU KNOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN I GUESS RIGHT NOW WHERE THEY ARE AT LEE OR WHERE THE APARTMENTS ARE TO COTTONWOOD, AND IS THAT THAT'S NOT THE LONGEST DISTANCE?
>> NO, IT WOULDN'T BE THE LONGEST.
THE ROUTE FROM CYPRESS WATERS OVER TO COTTONWOOD CREEK IS GOING TO HAVE SOME IMPACT BY THE DART LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM AS THEY'RE MOVING MORE ON THAT WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
WERE THERE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS FROM THE DART CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AND TRANSPORTING THESE KIDS?
>> THE DART CONSTRUCTION ACTUALLY GIVES US AN OVERPASS AT BELT LINE AND THAT FIRST INTERSECTION THAT WE WOULD COME TO, THEN WE WOULD LOOK AT WHERE THE CITY IS AND WHERE THE DART RAIL IS IN CONSTRUCTION TO DETERMINE IF WE GO DOWN TO ONE PATHWAY OR THE OTHER.
THAT WOULD BE LEFT UP TO US DRIVING IT IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE WITH BUS DRIVERS AS WE TRAIN TO DEFINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE PATHWAY.
>> THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR PROBABLY. [LAUGHTER]
>> YES, MA'AM. WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH MORE AND WITH BELT LINE.
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>> I FORGOT TO MENTION TOWN CENTER AND ADIN CREEK.
WE LOOKED AT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS TOO.
AGAIN, WE DID EVERY ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF COPPELL.
WE PRETTY MUCH DID WHAT KEVIN SAID IN HIS OPEN FORUM.
I MEAN, WE LOOKED AT ALL OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS.
YES, THERE MAY BE SOME THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSER, BUT DID IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO HAVE THEM GO TO COTTONWOOD? THAT'S NOT HAVING THE CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE PROGRAMMING CAPACITY AS WELL AS THE SPACE.
>> THAT'S WHERE WE LANDED ON COTTONWOOD CREEK.
>> IT'S PIGGYBACKING OFF OF TRUSTEE BENTLEY'S QUESTION.
THE LOGISTICS WITH THE BUSING SYSTEM, WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO US WITH THIS CHANGE?
>> RIGHT NOW WITH THE 68 STUDENTS, WE'RE PROJECTING THAT TO BE ONE BUS ROUTE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THOSE CHILDREN WITH 5-7 STOPS AND TAKING THEM DIRECTLY TO THEIR LOCATION OF COTTONWOOD CREEK.
>> YEAH. THEN I GUESS WE'RE TALKING LOGISTICS AGAIN AND PART OF THAT EQUATION TOO, I THINK DOCTOR IS PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE ALLUDING TO AS WELL WITH THE CAPACITY OF THE ENROLLMENT.
BUT IN TERMS OF ONE OF OUR DIRECTIVES HAS BEEN EFFICIENCY OF STAFFING.
I KNOW EVEN I THINK TO THE POINT YOU WERE MAKING EARLIER ON THE WAIVERS NOT OVERLOADING ONE CAMPUS OR ANOTHER, I'M ASSUMING THAT WAS A BIG CONSIDERATION FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION TOO, BECAUSE I WANT TO LOOK JUST BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AUGUST HILLS, WHICH HAS 20 PROPOSED FUTURE.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S SPECULATIVE, BUT WOULD WE INTEND FOR THOSE KIDS TO ALSO GO TO COTTONWOOD CREEK? AND DOES EVERYBODY STILL FIT ON? IS EVERYTHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STILL TRUE WITH 20 OR 30 MORE KIDS? WHEN DO THESE FACTS NOT BECOME TRUE ANYMORE?
>> YOU WON'T NECESSARILY GO AUTOMATICALLY TO COTTONWOOD CREEK BECAUSE WE ALSO WANT TO SEE HOW THIS ADJUSTMENT GOES.
IT MAY NOT WORK AS WELL AS WE HOPE THERE ARE NEVER EASY CHANGES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HOW THIS WORKS.
IF IT'S A BETTER FIT TO GO TO ANOTHER CAMPUS, THEN WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT, BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, AUSTIN HILLS HASN'T OPENED YET.
THE FAMILIES AREN'T THERE YET.
SO WE DON'T FULLY KNOW THE IMPACT WE ARE PROJECTED AT.
THERE COULD BE MORE, THERE COULD BE LESS, AND THAT WOULD IMPACT, ONE, CAN WE GET KIDS ALL AT ONE BUS, TWO, ARE THERE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER FIT, SIZE WISE, WITH ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE PUT INTO PLAY? SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT YEAR AFTER YEAR.
AND THAT BASICALLY GOES BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING TO PRESIDENT AVANIS.
AT THE DIRECTIVE OF THE BOARD, WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND LOOK AT EFFICIENCIES, AND THIS IS A WAY TO DO THAT.
>> HEY, LISTEN, I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT THAT SECOND ONE WITH VALLEY RANCH AND CASA IS A NO [INAUDIBLE] .
>> YES, THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.
IT'S REASSURING TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT WE REVISIT THAT.
SECONDLY, IT I DO NOT LOVE THAT KIDS WOULD NOT GO TO THE ELEMENTARY THAT THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD FEED INTO.
LIKE YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FORMING THOSE GROUPS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT THEN YOU MOVE INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GIVING ME PAUSE AND I WONDER WHEN ANOTHER BIG IDEA IS THAT WE HAVE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE FROM LEE.
I TOTALLY GET THAT AS WELL, AND VALLEY RANCH IS NOT THE OPTION.
WALK ME THROUGH MORE WHY CANYON RANCH IS NOT THE OPTION FOR THAT DISCUSSION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THE SAME MIDDLE SCHOOL PATTERN AND IT'S VERY CLOSE.
JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BETTER.
>> I THINK THAT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS BY GRADE LEVEL, THAT GAVE US SOME ANGST THAT WE HAVE SOME GRADE LEVELS AT CANYON RANCH THAT COULD PUT US INTO A PREDICAMENT WITH THESE 68 CHILDREN.
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THEM BY GRADE LEVEL, THAT WAS ONE FACET.
THE OTHER PART WAS WHAT I THINK YOU WERE LEANING TOWARDS, BUT WE TRIED TO GROUP THEM IN GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE PULLED ONE APARTMENT OUT TO MAKE IT 51 KIDS THAT WE WANTED TO MOVE THEM AS A GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT MAY PLAY TOGETHER BEFORE OR AFTER, AND DURING THE SUMMER TOGETHER AS WELL.
BUT SPECIFICALLY TO CANYON RANCH, WE LOOKED AT SPECIFIC GRADE LEVELS AND PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE MAY HAVE TO DO IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
>> BACK TO THAT EFFICIENCY PIECE, WE HAVE SOME UNDER-UTILIZED CAMPUSES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT.
CLEARLY, COTTONWOOD CREEK IS ONE OF THEM AT THE SECOND LOWEST ENROLLMENT, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS WELL AS MOVING THEM TO CANYON RANCH.
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THEY COULD ALL MOVE TO CANYON RANCH BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE SOME SPACE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THOSE 68 KIDS ARE NOW GOING TO VALLEY RANCH.BUT THAT REALLY DOESN'T HELP, THE OVERCROWDED AREAS OF THE OVERCROWDING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT.
>> WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? I MEAN, I SEE THIS, I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD PIECEMEAL, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT, NOT IN A NEGATIVE TERM, IN TERMS OF SOLVING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM, IS, AM I OVERSIMPLIFYING IT TO SAY NOT ONLY OTHER, BUT THE NEXT ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO GO THROUGH A DISTRICT WIDE REZONING TO SPREAD THINGS OUT AGAIN, LIKE WE DID IN THE PAST.
DOES THIS HELP US NOT GET TO THAT POINT?
>> I THINK WE HAVE TO REVIEW THE DATA INDIVIDUALLY EACH YEAR AND THEN TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
YES, SIR. THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
KRISTEN AND I'VE HAD DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT PROBABLY WILL NEED TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS.
>> I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I WANT TO ASK EVERYBODY AROUND THE TABLE WITH ROBERT'S RULES.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THE GRANT APARTMENTS OR CASA VALLEY APARTMENTS REZONING SEPARATE EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY NEED ONE AGENDA ITEM?
>> IT IS, YEAH. I WAS THINKING THROUGH IT, BUT YEAH, IT'S ALL PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULDN'T BE.
IF YOU FEEL PAUSE WITH THE LEAD TO COTTONWOOD CREEK, THEN WE COULD STUDY THAT A LITTLE MORE AND PICK ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD BASICALLY BE WHAT IT WOULD BE, OR WE JUST LET IT RIDE FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO AND THEN JUST TO BE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER RESPONSES YOU GET FROM RICHARD J. LEE PARENTS AND STAFF, BECAUSE YOU DO KNOW THAT THEY ARE HIGHER THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS, BUT THAT'S REALLY TO THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
>> THE SECOND ONE REALLY IS I THINK MAINLY AT THE REQUEST OF SO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES.
SO I DON'T SEE THE ISSUE THERE UNLESS I KNOW MISS AIGAL WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THOSE TRANSFERS.
THAT ALL SEEMS TO BE PRETTY COPACETIC, IF YOU WILL.
I THINK THE BIGGER ONE WOULD BE MOVING FROM LEE TO COTTONWOOD.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ALL GREAT SCHOOLS AND THE KIDS WOULD BE GREAT, I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN POINT THERE.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR TOO; WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING CHANGING THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT ALL.
TO MR. TROTTER'S POINT, WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THEM AS A NEIGHBORHOOD SO THEY HAVE OTHER KIDS TO BE WITH AND KNOW AND SUPPORT.
BUT NO, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS HOW IT IS RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M NOT TRYING TO MINIMIZE ANY OF THAT, AS I'M HEARING THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE DAIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CONSENSUS AROUND ONE OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS THAT ARE ON THE MEMO, BUT MAYBE NOT AROUND BOTH.
SO I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION SO THAT WE'RE TAKING ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS OFF THE TABLE.
>> I'M SORRY. IT MAY NOT BE THAT YOUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD CHANGE ANY DIFFERENT, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO DIG INTO THE QUESTIONS AND FIGURE OUT WHY, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, CANYON RANCH WOULDN'T WORK IN THAT SITUATION.
>> HOW MANY WAIVERS WOULD WE BE TALKING ABOUT? I DON'T KNOW.
>> I THINK I CAN LEND TWO THINGS TO THE CONVERSATION.
SO YES, I DO FEEL THAT THE FORMERLY CASA VALLEY APARTMENTS, NOW GRANT APARTMENTS.
THAT IS A COMMON REQUEST EVERY YEAR, MANY OF THE FAMILIES MOVE INTO THOSE APARTMENTS SPECIFICALLY THINKING THEY'RE ZONED TO VALLEY RANCH.
MANY OF THE FAMILIES WRITE IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS THAT MAYBE THEY ONLY HAVE ONE CAR OR ONE PARENT THAT DRIVES.
SO BEING ABLE TO WALK TO ACCESS THE SCHOOL, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR CHILDREN BUT FOR THEM AS PARENTS, FOR THE ACTIVITIES HAS BECOME VERY IMPORTANT.
AS WE'VE ALREADY CONCLUDED, I THINK THAT'S AN EASY PIECE.
THE OTHER PIECE, THOUGH, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH VALLEY RANCH AS IT GOES THROUGH THE RECONSTRUCTION, AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC CLASSROOMS FOR OUR GROWING PRE-K POPULATION WHO THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY COME FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT AND ARE CURRENTLY AS FOUR YEAR OLDS TRANSPORTED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR DISTRICT.
THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, MUCH OF THAT IS VERY SPECIFIC TO PRE-K. ALSO, WHEN CANYON RANCH WAS BUILT, THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASSROOMS ON THAT CAMPUS THAT WERE BUILT SPECIFIC TO PRE-K AGAIN, WITH THE SIZE OF THE CLASSROOMS, WHICH TEND TO BE LARGER FOR MORE MOVEMENT AND EVEN FURNISHINGS THAT, SOME ARE STILL THERE, HAVE BEEN CHANGED OUT,
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BUT SOME ARE IN STORAGE OF SMALLER SIZES AND CAPACITIES.PART OF THIS IS LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE MORE OF OUR PRE-K STUDENTS INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT WHERE THEY LIVE, WHERE THEY'RE ZONED FOR THEIR HOME CAMPUSES.
WHILE YES, IT OPENS UP SOME ROOM, THERE'S SOME INTENTION AGAIN, PROGRAMMING-WISE.
THE REASON WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY STEPPED OUT INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS IS THIS IS THE FIRST DOMINO TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE FINAL DECISIONS WITH THOSE PROGRAMMING PIECES.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TONIGHT THAT PRE-K, AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS HERE BEFORE THE BOARD AND WITH COMMUNITY AGAIN, ABOUT THE GROWING NUMBERS, ABOUT WHERE THOSE STUDENTS, AGAIN, THEIR HOME CAMPUSES ARE LOCATED.
THAT'S SOME OF THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT AS WELL IN MAKING THAT DECISION OR RECOMMENDING THAT DECISION.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING FROM A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE.
THEN THE QUESTION IS ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN AND ANY KIND OF DISRUPTION THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO COTTONWOOD AND COTTONWOOD KIDS GO TO NORTH.
>> THIS GROUP IS NOT. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS ONLY ELEMENTARY.
THE AGENDA ITEM IS ELEMENTARY REZONING.
WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING MOVING ANYBODY'S MIDDLE SCHOOL.
LIKE I SAID, THEY WOULD, IF YOU ALL APPROVED, GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.
IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT ONE FOR ELEMENTARY, BUT THEN THEY WOULD GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST AS THEY ARE ZONED GEOGRAPHICALLY, AS WELL AS THEY'RE OLDER, THEY COULD WALK TO WEST OR RIDE THEIR BIKE IF THEIR PARENTS LET THEM.
I WAS JUST SAYING TO THE POINT OF GOING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH COTTONWOOD KIDS AND THEN GOING TO WEST AFTERWARDS, NOT THAT WE WOULD CHANGE IT.
>> SURE. JUST A REMINDER AS WELL, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF MY PURVIEW IS THAT WE DO HAVE THE REGULAR TRANSFER PROCESS, THAT FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY MIGHT WANT TO REQUEST A TRANSFER, HAVE THAT ABILITY.
THESE FAMILIES WOULD HAVE THAT, TOO.
NOW, TRANSPORTATION IS NOT REQUIRED WHEN FAMILIES ARE APPROVED TO TRANSFER.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSFERS HAVE BEEN AWASH FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
I ANTICIPATE, AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING 67-70 STUDENTS, AGAIN, NOT ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE IN A FIFTH GRADE CLASS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE FAIRLY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
IF FAMILIES WANTED TO PUT IN FOR A TRANSFER TO NORTH AND HAD THE ABILITY EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AS SMALL GROUPS, IF A SMALL GROUP CHOSE TO PUT IN FOR THE TRANSFER, I CAN'T STAND HERE AND 100% PROMISE THAT IT WOULD WORK OUT TODAY.
BUT BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA, THOSE TRANSFERS COULD AND WOULD BE APPROVED.
>> DR. HUNT, JUST A CLARIFICATION.
THIS WOULD NOT BE THE ONLY TIME THAT SITUATION COULD APPLY, THAT YOU WOULD HAVE STUDENTS GO TO ELEMENTARY CAMPUS AND THEN GO TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
WOULD THAT BE SIMILAR TO WHAT A DLI OR IB STUDENTS WOULD DO EVEN TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE DO HAVE A SMALL SPLIT AT TOWN CENTER ELEMENTARY, WHERE SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS GO TO NORTH AND SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS GO TO EAST.
SO THIS WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THAT KIND OF A SPLIT ON AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.
>> IS THERE ROOM FOR THESE STUDENTS AFFECTED THAT THEY COULD PUT IN AN APPLICATION OR TRANSFER REQUEST TO CANYON RANCH?
>> I WOULD BE HESITANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS AN OPTION TONIGHT.
WE WOULD REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND WHAT SPACE IS AVAILABLE, DEPENDING UPON WHAT GRADE LEVEL THEY WOULD WANT TO TRANSFER INTO THERE.
WE'VE NOT OPENED UP THE SOUTHERN CAMPUSES TO TRANSFERS IN RECENT YEARS BECAUSE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN SPOTS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT.
>> WHEN DOES ZONDA COME TO US AGAIN?
>> FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AS WE'RE GETTING TO HIRING SEASON AND ALL THAT STUFF, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE MAKE THIS DECISION NOW FOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO PLAN CORRECTLY AND TO BE SET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, JUST AGAIN, NOT ONLY FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO FOR THE FAMILIES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TIME TO PLAN AND UNDERSTAND AND BE A PART OF THAT TRANSITION PROCESS.
IF EFFICIENCIES ARE STILL THE EXPECTATION OF THE BOARD, AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.
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BUT IF EFFICIENCIES ARE, THEN THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SOME OF THESE DECISIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER BECAUSE THEN THAT GOES BACK TO THE STAFFING MODELS AND WHERE WE ARE STAFFING OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES SO THAT WE ARE BEING AS EFFICIENT AS WE CAN BE.>> THANK YOU DOCTOR. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING AS WE HAVE CHARTED YOU GUYS TO BE EFFICIENT AND COME UP WITH SOME DECISIONS WHICH WILL MAKE ALL OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ESPECIALLY MORE EFFICIENT, AND IN THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM WHICH IS IN EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT'S A COMPLEX PROCESS FROM WHAT I'M HEARING AS ALL THE QUESTIONS WE COULD THINK OF, ALL THE CONSIDERATION THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, ALL THE FACTORS.
THESE DECISIONS ARE NEVER EASY.
I REMEMBER MY FIRST YEAR WE HAD TO DO MAJOR REALIGNMENT.
IT AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IT AFFECTS THE PARENTS, IT AFFECTS HOW THEIR MORNINGS AND EVENINGS TURN OUT TO BE WITH THEIR KIDS, AND WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.
BUT GIVEN THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE TOWARDS OUR TAXPAYER, WHATEVER I COULD THINK OF, I THINK I GOT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND I THINK YOU HAVE TAKEN INTO THAT CONSIDERATION, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FLEXIBILITY THAT EVEN IF YOU'RE DOING IT, WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN FOR NEXT YEAR IF THERE'S ANY OTHER BETTER PLAN.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT, THAT YOU'LL KEEP THIS OPEN TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER BETTER OPTION.
I HEAR WHEN YOU SAY IT CANNOT OPEN IT TO CANYON RANCH BECAUSE WE AS TRUSTEES DON'T GET INTO THOSE DETAILS OF EACH CLASSROOM AND EACH PROGRAM CAPACITY WHICH YOU GUYS KNOW, AND I HEAR YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY CONSIDERED THAT.
THAT GIVES ME REASSURANCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD QUICKLY, I CURRENTLY DRIVE THE LONGEST ROUTE BETWEEN SCHOOLS EVERY MORNING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT THAT EASY, ESPECIALLY FOR AFTER HOURS GOING TO PERFORMANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE WERE ZONED TO LEE.
WE WENT TO LEE, AND THEN WE DROVE PAST LEE AS WE GOT REZONED.
SO I UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT AND IT'S NOT EASY DECISION, BUT OUR GOAL OF EFFICIENCY, OF TRYING TO CREATE THINGS.
I ALSO WOULD AGREE THAT IN THE DISCUSSION, THIS GOING ON AFTERWARDS, WE'VE GOTTEN ALL THE TALKING POINTS AND THOUGHT PROCESSES THAT HAS GONE INTO IT.
I FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO TAKE ACTION ON THE ITEM AS A WHOLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE DOES OR WANTS ANYTHING ELSE.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK ONE QUESTION.
I CAN'T REMEMBER AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, MS. [INAUDIBLE] IF WE HAVE ANY WAIVERS AT CANYON RANCH? I DON'T RECALL. I FEEL LIKE WE DON'T.
>> WE DO NOT FOR THIS YEAR, NO.
>> I KNOW WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME AT LEE IN THE PAST.
>> CORRECT. WE HAVE ONE AT LEE THIS YEAR.
WE BROUGHT PREVIOUS FOR THEIR THIRD GRADE CLASSES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THIRD GRADE SECTIONS AT 23 AT LEE, CURRENTLY.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR OVERFLOW AT THE FIFTH GRADE LEVEL.
WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS TAKING A BUS FROM LEE OVER TO VALLEY RANCH THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEIR FIFTH GRADE CLASSES ARE SITTING AT 26, 27 AT LEE IN EACH OF THOSE CLASSES.
BUT ANYTIME WE IMPLEMENT A NEW BUS ROUTE THAT IS ALSO A COST OF 60-$70,000, SO WE HAVE TRIED SOME OTHER OPTIONS TO PUT A STOP GAP IN PLACE.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT CANYON RANCH FOR THIS YEAR, NO, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY WAIVERS.
>> TO THAT POINT. IF WE ARE ADDING ONE BUS ROUTE FOR THIS, WHICH IS EXTRA $70,000 SO IT IS A VERY BIG FACTOR THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF OUR FTE EFFICIENCY AND IT DOESN'T ADD EXTRA COST OVER THERE, AND IF WE CAN UTILIZE OUR EXISTING FTE, IT WON'T LEAD TO OTHER ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
>> RIGHT. BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, IF THIS IS APPROVED, IT WOULD REQUIRE SOME MOVEMENT OF FTES, BUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT DOING THAT THROUGH EITHER VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OR ATTRITION.
AS WELL AS THERE ARE CLASS SIZE CAPACITIES, NOT SPACE OF CLASSES, BUT THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE AT COTTONWOOD CREEK THIS YEAR IS LOWER THAN MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CLASSES THERE WITH BELOW 17 STUDENTS PER CLASS, AND SO THERE'S SOME CAPACITY WITH THE TEACHERS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.
THEN AGAIN, THROUGH TRANSFERRING SOME OF THE FTES AT LEE, THAT DIRECTION.
>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH WHAT Y'ALL HAVE SHARED.
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BUT THE THING THAT I KEEP COMING BACK TO, PARTICULARLY ON THE CYPRESS WATERS KIDS, IS WE LIVED IN VALLEY RANCH AT A POINT IN TIME WHERE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD KEPT GETTING SPLIT UP DIFFERENT WAYS BETWEEN PINKERTON AND AUSTIN, AND WE'D BE ZONED TO PINKERTON ONE YEAR AND WE'D BE ZONED TO AUSTIN THE NEXT YEAR, AND WE'D APPLY FOR THE TRANSFERRED TO STAY AT PINKERTON.THAT'S PART OF WHY WE MOVED INTO THE CITY OF COPPELL.
WE JUST KNEW IT WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS VERY UNLIKELY TO HAVE ZONING CHANGE.
THE MAIN THING THAT'S GIVING ME PAUSE IS WHILE I APPRECIATE WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND LOOK AT ALL THINGS EVERY YEAR, THE IDEA OF POTENTIALLY MOVING THESE KIDS ONE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN MOVING ALL OF THEM THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS HONESTLY THE PART THAT'S GIVING ME THE MOST HEARTBURN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT ELEMENTARY CAMPUS IT IS.
I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF WE FELT THIS WAS GOING TO BE OUR SOLUTION FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF SCHOOL YEARS SO THAT WE WEREN'T BOUNCING KIDS AROUND UNNECESSARILY OR HAVING FAMILIES FEEL THEY NEED TO MAKE CHOICES THAT MAYBE JUST AREN'T OPTIONS FOR THEM.
>> I DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY THAT IF THEY WERE APPROVED TONIGHT THAT THE NEXT YEAR WE WOULD CHANGE.
WHAT I MEANT WAS, FOR AUSTIN HILLS, IF IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE COTTONWOOD CREEK IS THE BEST SCHOOL.
>> THEY MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION.
>> RIGHT. AGAIN, NO ONE IS IN THERE YET.
BUT THEY COULD BE, BUT THEY COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION.
>> WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT BEFORE US THEN IS THE INTENTION OF THESE CYPRESS WATERS APARTMENTS, THE 68 TO GO TO COTTONWOOD AND THAT IS WHAT THEIR ZONING WOULD BE, PERIOD.
UNLESS WE CAME BACK AND TOOK A DIFFERENT ACTION, IT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING WE'RE REVISITING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY AUSTIN HILLS ON THERE?
>> I BELIEVE AUGUST HILLS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION BEFORE FAMILIES MOVED IN.
SO AM I CORRECT? BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE THINKING COTTONWOOD CREEK FOR THAT COMPLFEX AS WELL?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE THAT'S THE PART THAT IT REALLY HAD ME FEELING LIKE WE NEEDED TO TEASE ALL THIS APART.
>> IT'S PROBABLY TWO, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHEN AUGUST HILLS IS SUPPOSED TO START, FAMILIES COULD MOVE IN?
>> WE TALKED TO THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO IMPACT US THIS NEXT YEAR FROM WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF HOW BIG OF APARTMENTS THEY'RE BUILDING AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THEY PROJECTING, VERSUS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING.
LIKE WE PROJECTED THE FLATS TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE, BUT THERE'S ONE AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UP AND RUNNING.
WE'LL HAVE STRONG COMMUNICATIONS WITH THOSE ENTITIES.
>> MR. TROTTER, CAN YOU JUST EDUCATE US A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT'S THE CAPACITY OF A REGULAR SCHOOL BUS AND THEN IF WE HAVE ANY STUDENTS THAT HAVE ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, WHAT'S THE SIZE OR A BUS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS TRANSPORTATION?
>> SPECIAL NEEDS IS APPROXIMATELY 40 STUDENTS.
THE BIGGER BUSES THAT WE BOUGHT, WE DON'T TYPICALLY PUT 40 ON A SPECIAL NEEDS ROUTE.
IT'S MORE LIKE SMALLER NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN.
BUT AS FAR AS A 72 PASSENGER BUS TAKING CARE OF THIS AMOUNT OF STUDENTS, WE'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH IT MOVING INTO THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, MR. TROTTER.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU ANTICIPATE? LIKE JUST ADDING TO THEIR SCHOOL DAY WITH THE TRANSPORTATION AND ALL THAT.
BUT THIS IS A TIER 1, SO THEY WILL BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AND THEY'LL BE DELIVERED PROMPTLY.
CURRENTLY, WITH OUR CURRENT BELL SCHEDULE, ELEMENTARY GOING FIRST, THEY'RE GOING TO GET PICKED UP AT THEIR DESIGNATED TIME.
THEY WILL BE PICKED UP AT THE SCHOOL AND DROPPED OFF AT A DESIGNATED TIME.
THAT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES, BARRING TRAFFIC, BARRING CONSTRUCTION, HITTING EVERY RED LIGHT.
BUT BECAUSE IT'S A TIER 1 DELIVERY RIGHT NOW WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION, WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT IN THEM.
>> ALL THE CONSTRUCTION ON DENTON TAB BETWEEN THEM AND COTTONWOOD HAS FINISHED, RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR. THERE'S A SMALL PORTION OF IT STILL TO BE FINISHED ON BELT LINE, BUT THEY TOLD US EVEN TODAY THAT THEY'RE EXPECTING AN EARLY JUNE COMPLETION OF THE SOUTH BELT LINE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. EVEN RIGHT NOW, THAT'S SOUTH OF WHERE THEY WOULD GO.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. TROTTER, DR. HUNTER ON THIS AGENDA ITEM?
>> WE MOVE WE APPROVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REZONING ADJUSTMENTS AS PRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATION STARTING IN THE YEAR 2024, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.
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>> HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE MINISETI, SECOND BY TRUSTEE JOB MATTHEW TO APPROVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REZONING ADJUSTMENTS AS PRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATION STARTING IN THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 7-0.
>> THAT WILL BRING US UP TO THE ITEM F, WHICH IS DISCUSSION.
[IX.F. Discuss and consider action regarding the Strategic Plan]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING STRATEGIC PLAN.>> AS WE PRESENTED EARLIER TO YOU AND WE READ THE SPECIFIC RESULTS TO OUR GENERAL VIEWING AUDIENCE, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2030, WHICH INCLUDES THE OBJECTIVES, THE STRATEGIES, AND THE SPECIFIC RESULTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND SPECIFIC RESULTS AS PRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
>> A MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICO BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MINISETI.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0. THAT ITEM PASSES SEVEN.
>> [INAUDIBLE] STRATEGIC DESIGN WORKS SO THANK YOU FOR THAT APPROVAL.
THEN BECAUSE MISS WALKER LOVES CALENDAR TALK SO MUCH,
[IX.G. Discuss and consider approval of an adjustment to the calendars for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school year]
WE'RE BACK FOR ROUND 2.WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A HICK UP, I'LL LET MISS ICKLE EXPLAIN THAT.
WE THINK WE WERE FINE AS IS, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND MAKE IT AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE, SO I'LL HAVE HER EXPLAIN.
>> WELL, SINCE Y'ALL APPROVED THE CALENDARS FOR '24, '25 AND '25, '26 A MONTH AGO, WE'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF CONTINUED POSITIVE FEEDBACK, AND BOTH IN THE DISTRICT AND WITH OUR PARTNERS, LOTS OF PLANNING MOVING FORWARD HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKING PLACE.
AS PART OF THAT PLANNING, WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE GRAPHIC AND WHAT WAS PUT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
TYPICALLY, THE POTENTIAL FOUR DAY WEEKEND CENTERS AROUND THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF PRESIDENT'S DAY.
IN WHAT YOU ADOPTED IT STILL DOES THAT.
BUT WHAT WE'VE HAD TRADITIONALLY IN PLACE THE LAST FEW YEARS IS A POTENTIAL FOUR DAY WEEKEND FOR OUR STUDENTS, WITH A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT DAY ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE, AND THEN A BAD WEATHER DAY ON THE MONDAY AFTER, WHICH IS PRESIDENT'S DAY, WHICH GIVES ALL OF THE STAFF AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CLOSED ON THAT NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
THE INPUT AND THE WRITTEN VERBIAGE THAT WAS RECEIVED WHEN WE PUT OUT CALENDARS A, B, AND C, WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN YEARS PAST.
THE PICTORIAL THOUGH THAT WAS BROUGHT TO YOU AND SO ULTIMATELY THE CALENDARS THAT WERE ADOPTED HAD THE REVERSE OF THAT.
WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEEN ADOPTED IS THAT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH WOULD BE A BAD WEATHER DAY, AND THERE'D BE THE POTENTIAL FOR EVERYBODY TO BE OFF ON THAT FRIDAY, AND THEN MONDAY THE 17TH WOULD BE THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY FOR STAFF WHICH WOULD REQUIRE STAFF TO WORK.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT TONIGHT YOU CONSIDER FLIP FLOPPING AND PUTTING US BACK IN PLACE WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN RECENT YEARS WITH THE PD DAY BEING ON FRIDAY AND MONDAY BEING THE BAD WEATHER DAY.
AGAIN, THE REASONS FOR THESE ADJUSTMENTS IS IT ALLOWS FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR CIS TO BE CLOSED AND ALL STAFF TO BE OFF ON PRESIDENT'S DAY.
THE REASON I SAY POTENTIAL IS A BAD WEATHER DAY IS NOT A 100% GUARANTEED HOLIDAY, BUT AGAIN, THE CALENDARS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND WOULD BE ADOPTED WITH THIS ADJUSTMENT HAS A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES THAT COULD BE USED FOR BAD WEATHER IN ADDITION TO TWO BAD WEATHER DAYS SO IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THIS WOULD BE A DAY OFF FOR EVERYBODY.
THIS ALIGNS WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICT CALENDARS.
WHERE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ALIGN ALWAYS WITH SPRING BREAK, WE COULD ALIGN THIS POTENTIAL HOLIDAY OR TIME OFF IN FEBRUARY WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS WHERE MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS LIVE.
IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE HOLIDAY FOR MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES, ALLOWING FAMILIES THE POTENTIAL TO BE OFF, STAFF FAMILIES AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT FAMILIES.
IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS FOR BETTER TIMING OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HAVING IT ON A FRIDAY.
PLANS PREPARATIONS SET UP CAN HAPPEN ALL WEEK BEFORE GOING INTO THAT,
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VERSUS ON A MONDAY, THE POTENTIAL OF EMPLOYEES HAVING TO COME IN OVER THE WEEKEND TO PLAN AND PREPARE AND SET UP.THEN JUST COMING OFF THE WEEKEND ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT WE HAD WHERE THE FRIDAY WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PD DAY AND MONDAY WAS OFF, JUST IN LOOKING AT THAT, WE'D MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ADJUSTMENT, NOT ONLY FOR THE '24, '25 CALENDAR BUT ALSO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, '25, '26.
IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROPOSED CALENDAR ADJUSTMENT FOR THE 2024, 2025 AND 2025, 2026 SCHOOL YEARS AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE JOB MATTHEWS, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LEE WALKER TO APPROVE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CALENDARS FOR THE 2024 2025 AND 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 7-0
>> THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR ACTION ITEMS AND TAKE US INTO OUR DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS,
[X. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
AND I'LL JUST KICK IT OFF.I'M GOING TO GO IN REVERSE ORDER OF WHAT'S ON MY LIST.
BUT WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST REAL BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR THIS SESSION AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT A OUR NEXT ONE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THAT MEETING AND QUESTIONS OR THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FOR STAFF AS THEY PREPARE FOR NEXT MONDAY, ANYTHING SPECIFIC OR DEBRIEF YOU GUYS HAVE FROM THE PREVIOUS? IF NOT, THEN WE WILL ROLL RIGHT INTO NEXT MONDAY'S BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND THE, THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND DESIGN MEETING.
I WAS GOING BACK TO MY NOTES, GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE HELD ITS MEETING ON FEBRUARY 15TH AT 4:30.
IT WAS THE WINTER MEETING FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND LED BY MR. GREG ALEXANDER, AS WELL AS MR. CHRIS TROTTER IN THEIR ROLES HERE WITH THE DISTRICT.
IT REALLY JUST COVERED SOME UPDATES ON THE YEAR.
I THINK ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS JUST THE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UPDATE.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THEY'VE ALL BEEN DELIVERED OR THEY'RE ON ORDERED FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUS TO HAVE RADIO SYSTEM.
IT'S ALL BY THE DISTRICT ON THE SAME FREQUENCY AND JUST ENHANCES THAT COMMUNICATION, NOT ONLY BETWEEN STAFF AT THOSE CAMPUSES, BUT THEN DISTRICT WIDE.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MAY 16TTH FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT'S AGAIN AT 4:30, WHICH IS OUR TYPICAL START TIME ON THOSE MEETINGS.
THEN MY LAST ITEM HERE IS JUST A NICE, GENTLE REMINDER TO YOU GUYS IS KEEPING US IN LINE WITH OUR ANNUAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS A BOARD, JUST TO REVIEW OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, WHICH WE WILL DO THAT AT OUR MARCH BOARD MEETING.
BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES OR ADDITIONS OR WHATEVER TO THE OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE IF YOU WILL SUBMIT THOSE, AND I'LL HAVE THAT LINK SENT OUT TO YOU GUYS AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN COMPILE THAT WITH THE DEADLINE PREFERABLY, AND I'LL LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, I DON'T HAVE IN FRONT OF ME, 10 DAYS PRIOR TO OUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN THEN TURN THAT AROUND AND GET IT TO YOU GUYS IN TIME TO PREPARE FOR OUR MARCH MEETING.
WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE, AND THEN WHATEVER YOU GUYS FEEL IS APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH, WE'LL COMPILE INTO THE DOCUMENT AND HAVE THAT READY TO APPROVE AT THE APRIL MEETING.
IF THERE'S NO SUGGESTIONS BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH, THEN WE'LL CONSIDER THE EXISTING BOOK GOOD AND KNOCK IT OFF OUR LIST.
JUST A HEADS UP FOR THAT AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THAT'S COMING DOWN THE LINE AND THAT'S KEEPING US IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING NOW THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO FULFILL THAT DUTY.
>> I'M GOING TO KEEP IT VERY BRIEF ON THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
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MY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE IS FOCUSED COMPLETELY ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND NOT ANY OF THE REST OF IT SINCE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.BUT IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, RIGHT NOW OUR FUNDING WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL THE FALL OF 2026.
BUT IF PUBLIC ED IS YOUR POLITICAL HOT BUTTON, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RACES, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE POTENTIALLY BEING PRIMARIED, AND A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE CHANGED BY TEA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, SO WHO IS SERVING ON THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REALLY MATTERS.
WE HAVE PRIMARY RACES GOING ON AS WELL, AND ALL OF THOSE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THEIR POSITIONS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION.
IF YOU WANT US TO KEEP FIGHTING THE FIGHT AND BE HOW WE ARE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PRIMARY WHICH IS UNDERWAY, AND AGAIN, CHECK OUT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
>> TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE], WE'RE MOVING YOURS TO MARCH, CORRECT?
>> OKAY. JUST DOUBLE-CHECKING.
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA. TRUSTEE HILL.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE]. FIRST I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, IN THIS ROOM, AT 4:30, THE COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED.
MR. JOSH HOWARD, DIRECTOR FOR CTE, LED THAT MEETING.
TALKED ON FOUR MAJOR POINTS, ONE IS JUST TALKED ABOUT THE CELEBRATIONS AND UPDATES, THAT INCLUDED THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE WAS SHARED WITH THE ATTENDEES.
THERE ARE FOUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, DECA, HOSA, TSA, AND TAFE, THAT HE WENT THROUGH.
HE PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF THE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE BY ATTENDEES AT THE DALLAS COLLEGE GARLAND LOCATION AND LOCAL AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER.
THE FOUR POINT WAS THE TEA UPDATES ON CTE PROPOSED CHANGES FOR 2024, '25, THAT'S IN LINE WITH TRUSTEE BENTLEY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CHANGES, THOSE CHANGES ARE ROLLING OUT IN ALL AREAS.
THEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE REVIEW OF STUDENT INTEREST DATA, THE REVIEW OF CT ENROLLMENT TRENDS, AND THEN CONCLUDED WITH NEXT STEPS, WHICH INCLUDED WHAT DR. HUNT TALKED ABOUT, THE CT TOUR AT CHS, AND SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS CAME ALONG TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
THEY WILL BE MEETING ONCE MORE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE OTHER MEMBER THAT'S ON THAT COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH MYSELF, IS TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL.
SECOND IS THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.
SINCE WE'RE IN TWO REGIONS, THE GRASSROOTS MEETINGS TAKE PLACE DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
FOR REGION 10, IT WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, AND THAT LOCATION WAS THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER IN RICHARDSON.
THEN FOR REGION 11, IT WAS ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, HELD AT REGION 11 AND HEB ISD AT THE [INAUDIBLE] CTE BUILDING.
THE ATTENDEES FOR THOSE TWO MEETINGS INCLUDED TRUSTEE BENTLEY, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE], MYSELF, AND THEN IN REGION 11, TRUSTEE SETH AND I WERE THERE VERY ATTENTIVE.
THE KEY DISCUSSIONS TALKED ABOUT THE TASK, THE DIRECTORS PROVIDED OPEN REMARKS.
IN THE TASK, THE GOVERNMENTAL RELATION TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DID AND WHAT THEY LEFT UNDONE.
REGION 10 AND 11 GR MEETINGS IDENTIFIED THEIR TOP PRIORITIES INDIVIDUALLY.
THEN REGION 10, 11, LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE SELECTED.
TEN MEMBERS SELECTED FOR REGION 10 INCLUDING TRUSTEE BENTLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STEPPING UP AND SERVING ON THAT ROLE.
THEN THERE'S NINE MEMBERS FOR REGION 11.
NEXT WAS THE TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING.
THIS YEAR IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT FUND.
THE RISK MANAGEMENT FUND MET ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, AT THE RESEARCH BOULEVARD LOCATION IN AUSTIN, WHICH IS THE TASB HEADQUARTERS.
ON THURSDAY, A WORK SESSION WAS HELD WITH GEORGE TURNER WHO IS THE ACTUARY.
HE'S BEEN A LONG-TERM ACTUARY FOR THAT FUND, AND HE'S GOING TO BE RETIRING.
HE WALKED US THROUGH ALL THE THINGS THAT HE TAKES INTO ACCOUNT WHEN HE PROVIDES HIS INPUT TO THE FUND, AND BASED ON THAT, THE BOARD MAKES DECISIONS REGARDING THAT.
A NEW ACTUARY IS NEEDED TO BE HIRED, SO IT WAS HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS ROLE IS AND HOW HE PROVIDED THAT INPUT, WHICH BENEFITS US AS A DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE A FUND BOARD MEMBER.
THEN WE ALSO REVIEW KEY AREAS AROUND PROPERTY COVERAGE.
IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, PROPERTY COVERAGE HAS TAKEN A HIT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND SO WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT THAT, REVIEWING IT, REVISING IT.
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NUMBER 1 IS TO MAINTAIN THE FUND, AND NUMBER 2, TO SUPPORT DISTRICTS.>> ON THURSDAY, THREE COMMITTEES MET AND THEY PRESENTED ON FRIDAY.
I CHAIRED THE CLAIMS COMMITTEE AND THE KEY POINTS FROM THAT COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT SIGNIFICANT AND NOTABLE CLAIMS. THAT INCLUDED WEATHER, WINTER STORM HEATHER, THERE WERE FREEZE CLAIMS INVOLVED WITH THAT.
WE TALKED ABOUT LEGAL ACTIVITY TAKEN ACROSS THE AREAS WHICH WE HAVE MEMBERS, VEHICLE AND AUTO ACCIDENTS, DRESSING, GROOMING POLICIES, AND WORKER COMPENSATIONS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS KEY WAS UPDATE ON ROOF UPGRADE PROGRAMS. IT WAS STARTED BACK IN 2019.
A PILOT WAS PROPOSED DUE TO COVID AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
WE GRANTED AN EXTENSION IN FEBRUARY 2023.
THEN MEMBERS WITH SINGLE-PLY ROOFING SYSTEMS OUT OF THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AND ASSESSED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL.
THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER THAT QUALIFY FOR THAT, AND THEY'RE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE.
IF THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, THERE'S ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THEM.
THEN ON FRIDAY, THE RISK MANAGEMENT FUND BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING.
PROPERTY PROGRAM UPDATES THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT IN THE WORK SESSION, AUTHORIZATION FOR STAFF TO BIND THE '24.
'25 REINSURANCE PROGRAM AT THE BEST TERMS AVAILABLE FOR THE MAIN PROPERTY REINSURANCE PROGRAM WHICH RENEWS ON MARCH 1ST, THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FUND POLICIES, THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE AUDIT FIRM, RSM, FOR THE '23, '24 FINANCIAL AUDIT, APPROVED THE RFP FOR ACTUARIAL SERVICES FOR GEORGE TURNER CONSULTING, AND THEN APPROVED A SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO FILL BOARD VACANCIES OF MICHAEL CORALS, CFO OF SOMERSET ISD.
HE MOVED TO SOUTH SIDE WHICH IS NOT A MEMBER AND IN THE SAME POSITION, DR. WALTER JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF LA PORT ISD.
HE RESIGNED DUE TO THE ACTIVITIES BEING SUPERINTENDENT.
IN THE BOARD CHAIR APPOINTED THE STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A CLAIMS COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR '23, '24 AND THEN ALSO BEING A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A SPECIAL FUNDING PLAN COMMITTEE.
A SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEEN CONVENED FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW AND I DO SERVE ON THAT AS WELL AND THE BOARD MEMBERS, THERE ARE DISCUSSING KEY CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, SOLUTIONS, AND IMPACT TO ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THE FUND AND SUPPORT MEMBERS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
REGARDLESS WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF, AND THEN WE'LL MEET AGAIN ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH AND 28TH TO CONCLUDE THAT SUBCOMMITTEE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE COPPELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, PRIOR TO THE CT TOUR AND THAT WAS VIA ZOOM.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES.
THE FEBRUARY 24TH STUDENT AND TEACHER OF THE MONTH WILL BE FROM NEW TECH HIGH COPPELL AND THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.
THEN THE CCDF SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE NOW AND THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE WITH COUNSELORS AT CHS NEWTECH AND VICTORY PLACE.
THEY CAN BE CONTACTED IN MARCH 8TH IS THE FINAL DATE TO TURN IN THAT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION.
AT THE TIME OF THIS DISCUSSION, WHICH WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, IT WAS ONLY FIVE APPLICATIONS COMPLETED.
THEN NEXT WAS THE JOB SHADOWING DAY IS SET FOR MARCH 21ST, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DISTRICT, THE COPPELL CHAMBER, AND PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN THE STATE OF EDUCATION BREAKFAST IS SET FOR MAY 2ND AT THE COPPELL ARTS CENTER.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE HILL AND TRUSTEE SETHI.
>> I'D LIKE TO REPORT ON 2024 TEXAS FEDERAL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE.
I GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN DC.
FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO TAKE THAT CHANCE.
WE HAVE BUDGET FOR ONE, BUT YOU GET TO LEARN A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS AT A FEDERAL POLICY AND GET TO SEE THINGS FROM A BIGGER PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON FOR PUBLIC SALLY.
NOTHING GOOD. IN FACT, THE WORD BEING USED, WE KNOW '23, '24 IS GOING TO BE TOUGH FINANCIALLY, BUT THE TERM BEING USED FOR '24, '25 WAS THE BLOOD LETTING.
IT'S, I'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS, BUT FIRST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE, WE GOT DIFFERENT PRESENTERS WHO CAME AND SPOKE ON DIFFERENT TOPICS.
THERE WERE TOPICS LIKE FEDERAL ISSUES AFFECTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HOW TO DO THE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THEY WILL TRAIN YOU, THEY WILL PREPARE YOU, THEY'LL GIVE YOU THE ADVOCACY AGENDA.
YOU JUST HAVE TO SHOW UP WITH THE ATTITUDE OF ASKING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE WHAT ROLE AI PLAYS IN K12 EDUCATION AND HOW THE STUDENT'S ROLE AND THE USERS OF BOTH FROM THE STAFF AND THE LEARNERS, WOULD CHANGE.AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE SHOULD KEEP AN OPEN MIND TO THESE UPCOMING TECHNOLOGY CHANGES.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT UPDATE ON TWO SPECIFIC TOPICS.
ONE WAS THE ADVOCACY TOPIC ON IDEA FUNDING.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT FULLY FUNDED AND WHEN THEY SAY FULLY FUNDED, THEIR GOAL IS TO FUND IT 40% 40% FUNDING IS CONSIDERED FULLY FUNDED RIGHT NOW EVEN FUNDED 40% OR 40% THEY'RE FUNDING AT 13%.
THERE IS A BILL PASSED TO FUND IT FULLY, AND WHEN WE MET WITH SENATOR CRONIN THEIR STAFF SAID FOR POLITICAL REASONS SINCE ALL THE AUTHORS WERE DEMOCRATS, THEY WILL NOT BE PUTTING THEIR NAME ON IT.
THEY RECOGNIZE IT'S REALLY NEEDED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY'RE HOPEFUL IT SHOULD PASS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTING IT.
THEY WERE VERY CLEAR, IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE GOING TO AUSTIN VERSUS OVER THERE.
THEY SAID NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A GOOD BILL.
TITLE 1, FUNDING, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW 18.4 SENATE EXPECTS TO KEEP THE FUNDING SAME, BUT HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO PASS A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE BILL WHICH WILL REDUCE THE FUNDING BY 14.5 BILLION, REDUCING IT TO 3.7.
TITLE 2, SENATE WANTS TO KEEP THE SAME DOUBLE FUNDING, BUT HOUSE WANTS TO COMPLETELY ELIMINATE TITLE 2 FUNDING.
THE REP AND IMPACT, THEY WANT TO KEEP IT SAME.
IF HOUSE IS A WAY THERE WOULD BE SERIOUS BUDGET CUTS COMING FROM THE FEDERAL FOR NEXT YEAR.
THEY EXPECT THE YEAR AFTER TO BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
BUT STILL IT WILL BE MUCH UNDERFUNDED THAN WHAT WE ARE GETTING FUNDING RIGHT THIS YEAR, WHICH IS ALSO, AS WE KNOW IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
SECONDLY, WE GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE EDUCATION STAFF MEMBER OF SENATOR CRONIN WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE IDEA TO BE FUNDED.
WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE SOCIAL SECURITY LAW.
RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A LAW THAT IF ANYBODY COMES FROM PRIVATE PROFESSION TO TEACHING PROFESSION, THEY LOSE TWO THIRDS OF THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY.
IT'S A VERY ANTIQUATED LAW, AND AGAIN, EVERYBODY AGREES DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR IT.
WE ALSO GOT TO MEET CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT FROM SAN ANTONIO.
IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR TWO SIDES OF THE AISLE OF THEIR OPINION.
HE'S A BIG SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HIS EFFORT, HIS STATEMENT WAS HE'S TRYING HIS BEST TO AT LEAST KEEP THE FUNDING AS IT IS, BUT DOESN'T LOOK VERY HOPEFUL.
NOT VERY GOOD NEWS, BUT OVERALL, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
IT'S SOMETHING WE, AS A TRUSTEES, OUR ROLES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS TO BE MORE STRONG ON THE ADVOCACY AND IT WAS GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I'LL RECOMMEND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO GET IT NEXT YEAR. THAT'S IT FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU, AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR BOARD REPORTS AND WILL TAKE US
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INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 SPOT 074 PERSONNEL.>> ALL RIGHT. TIME IS 10:19 I WILL CALL US BACK INTO
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OPEN SESSION AND NO ACTION THAT WE NEED TO TAKE FROM THAT DISCUSSION, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN ONE FINAL MOTION.>> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN AGAIN.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE.
THE THAT WE ADJOURN ANY DISCUSSION HERE, NONE WILL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES, 7-0 WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:19
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.