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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 22ND, 2023, OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
YOU ALL REALLY LOOK GOOD OUT THERE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.
GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].
AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, THERE ARE CARDS AT EACH SIDE OF THE TABLE ONCE WE GET STARTED, PLEASE COMPLETE THE CARDS AND HAVE TURNED THEM IN TO OUR BOARD SERVICING MANAGER, MISS HOGAN.
I WILL NOW CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
I CERTIFY THAT THERE WAS A QUORUM PRESENT.
AND LET'S STAND FOR OUR PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[III. Public Forum]
NUMBER THREE, WE'RE AT OUR PUBLIC FORUM AND WE DO HAVE ONE CARD TONIGHT.AND AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
AND IS OUR TIMER READY? AS YOU COME, WE WILL NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU LIVE AND WHETHER YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
AT THIS TIME. MR. SELDERS, WILL YOU READ THE CARD? YES, MR. GRIFFIN.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT GRIFFIN AND DR.
LOPEZ. MY NAME IS LUCERO CAZARES RODRIGUEZ.
I LIVE AT 8314 MEADOWVIEW STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS 75088.
I WENT TO SCHOOL IN GISD AND BEGAN WORKING AS AN AIDE IN THE DISTRICT.
I AM A TEACHER, CURRENTLY A DYSLEXIA TEACHER WITH THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS MY 20TH YEAR IN GARLAND ISD.
I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK TO YOU ON TWO FRONTS.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE HAS BEEN A MAJOR CAUSE OF CONCERN AFTER COVID, BUT ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE HAD MANY INSTANCES TO WHERE TEACHERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED BY STUDENTS.
WE NEED MORE TRAINED PERSONNEL AT EVERY CAMPUS AND HAVE A PROCEDURE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS HAVE BETTER DISCIPLINE AND KEEP THE OTHER CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOMS AND IN OUR CAMPUSES SAFE.
THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THOSE CAMPUSES DESERVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN.
MY SECOND ISSUE OR CONCERNS BROUGHT TO YOU TO THE BOARD IS MORE OF A PERSONAL NATURE.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I MET A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AT FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE WAS AT A FAMILY GATHERING AND AS SOON AS SHE REALIZED THAT I WAS A TEACHER AND THAT I HAD BEEN TO COLLEGE, SHE STARTED ASKING MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO ATTEND COLLEGE, WHAT THE PROCESS WAS, HOW TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ADDRESSED IN SCHOOLS ALREADY OR ISN'T.
I ASKED HER MANY QUESTIONS BACK AND STARTED TO TRY TO GUIDE HER THROUGH IT.
I WAS ABLE TO TAKE HER ON A FAMILY TRIP TO DENTON THIS PAST WEEKEND.
WE WENT AND WE VISITED TWU AND UNT TOGETHER AND WAS ABLE TO HELP HER.
MANY TIMES AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN FEMALE MINORITY STUDENTS.
MAYBE THEY SEE ME IN THEMSELVES.
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CAN UNDERSTAND.WE WANT. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS.
IF IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD ADDRESS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
BUT IT IS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FUTURE.
WE LISTEN AND WE HEAR YOU, BUT WE CANNOT RESPOND.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS WITH US.
[IV.A. Evidence of Excellence ]
WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO INFORMATION ITEM FOUR, EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE.AND AS YOU ALL CAN HEAR, THE THE HALLWAY IS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH STUDENTS.
AND THAT IS VERY ENCOURAGING OF ALL OF THE PROGRESSES THAT THEY HAVE MADE DURING THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DR.
LOPEZ THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS MIGHT COME AROUND EVERY FOUR YEARS, BUT IT SEEMS THAT TRACK IN GARLAND ISD HAS FLASHES OF EXCELLENCE EVERY YEAR, WITH TALENTED ATHLETES DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS ON THE TRACK AND ON THE FIELD.
SPRING 2023 WAS NO EXCEPTION, WITH TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL DOING GREAT THINGS AT THE UIL 6A STATE TRACK MEET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
BATTLING THROUGH WEATHER DELAYS AND CHALLENGING CONDITIONS WITH RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY, LOWE RAN AN IMPRESSIVE 11.72 SECONDS IN THE 100M.
ALONG WITH LOWE SACHSE' FAVOR ANYANWU, NO STRANGER TO BOARD RECOGNITION, REACHED THE STATE FINALS AND THE GIRLS 6A SHOT PUT THIS SEASON AFTER WINNING THE EVENT AT STATE LAST YEAR.
ANYANWU PLACED NINTH OVERALL WITH A DISTANCE OF 38FT.
FAVOR CAN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE GREAT THINGS FROM THESE REMARKABLE ATHLETES.
I LIKE TO HAVE HANNAH LOWE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND GET HER CERTIFICATE [APPLAUSE].
THAT'S AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS.
OUR NEXT EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE FINE ART.
STATE COMPETITION RECOGNITIONS, MR. JOSEPH FIGARELLI.
GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE EVENTS IN BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA ARE SCHEDULED IN ALL MUSIC REGIONS.
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STUDENTS EARNING A DIVISION ONE RATING AT THE REGION COMPETITION ARE ELIGIBLE TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTEST, TRADITIONALLY HOSTED IN AUSTIN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.AT STATE STUDENTS PERFORM IN FRONT OF A JUDGE FOR A RATING.
SECOND DIVISION IS SILVER AND THIRD DIVISION IS BRONZE.
REPRESENTING NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR CAMERON GREEN PRINCIPAL MR. JOHN FISHPAW.
ENSEMBLE. SEBASTIAN CAPETILLO.
REPRESENTING ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR RENEE LIRA.
REPRESENTING SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR HOLLY TAYLOR, PRINCIPAL SHAY CREOLE.
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ISAAC RIOS.REPRESENTING NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR MR. JIMMY ROBERTSON.
GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL GUITAR DIRECTOR STEVE HOWELL PRINCIPAL DUKE BARNETT.
GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR GARY NEEDHAM.
NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR ROY HENRIQUEZ PRINCIPAL JOHN FISHBAUGH.
GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL PIANO DIRECTOR JOHN WHITLOW PRINCIPAL DUKE BARNETT.
AND ON LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL PIANO DIRECTOR BRENDA WHITLOW, PRINCIPAL ELISE MOSELEY.
ON SOLO. STEPHEN [INAUDIBLE] DELCID.
ALL RIGHT. THIS MIGHT BE HARDER THAN THE STATE COMPETITION.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET EVERYONE'S PICTURE AT ONCE.
OKAY. SO TRY TO MAKE A WINDOW BETWEEN IF YOU'RE ON THE BACK ROW, TRYING TO MAKE A SEE THROUGH.
IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE LENS OF THE CAMERA, I CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE.
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CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR GOLD MEDAL WINNERS.WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE.
WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL STEP TEAM, MR. FIGARELLI. GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ.
STEP COACHES KEITH SWANSON AND RACHEL PEGRAM.
PRINCIPAL. MR. DUKE BARNETT. STUDENTS.
KIMORA WILLIAMS. BRIANNA WEATHERALL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE AMAZING STUDENTS [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN THE STUDENTS OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL STEP TEAM.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO INFORMATION ITEM.
[IV.B. Going the Extra Mile (GEMs)]
GOING THE EXTRA MILE.STARTING OFF WITH RECOGNIZING GOING THE EXTRA MILE RECIPIENT CADEAL LANCEN, MR. WILLIE.
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DR. LOPEZ I AM HONORED TO PRESENT THE GARLAND ISD GOING THE EXTRA MILE OR GEM AWARD TONIGHT.
THIS ACCOLADE IS RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEES WHO CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP, WORK ETHIC AND DRIVE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLE.
OUR RECIPIENT TONIGHT PERSONIFIES ALL OF THESE TRAITS AND MORE.
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IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE RECIPIENT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.A BEACON OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT.
OUR NEWLY APPOINTED RECOVERY SPECIALIST LIAISON AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL MS. CADEAL LACEN [APPLAUSE] . ALTHOUGH MISS LACEN ONLY BEGAN HER JOURNEY WITH US IN MARCH, HER INFLUENCE HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF TRANSFORMATIVE.
IN THE SHORT SPAN OF HER TENURE.
WHILE HER PRIMARY ROLE WAS TO ADDRESS THE 90% ATTENDANCE AND LOSS OF CREDIT CHALLENGES AND EXTEND A HELPFUL HAND TO AT RISK STUDENTS. HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS GO FAR BEYOND HER JOB DESCRIPTION.
CADEAL HAS NOT JUST PERFORMED HER DUTIES, BUT EMBRACED THEM WITH UNPARALLELED PASSION.
SHE HAS BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE FOR MANY.
A GUIDING LIGHT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FELT LOST.
BUT AS DAYS TURNED INTO WEEKS, WE REALIZED MISS LACEN WAS DESTINED FOR MUCH MORE.
SHE HAS BECOME A PILLAR OF SUPPORT, A CONFIDANT AND A MENTOR TO MANY.
FROM DAY ONE ON OUR CAMPUS, SHE JUMPED IN AND STARTED LEARNING THE DATA SYSTEMS AND CALLING KIDS DOWN, GOING TO CLASSES, MEETING STUDENTS IN THE HALLS AND VISITING HOMES WHEN A STUDENT WAS NOT ATTENDING, SAID COWORKER KELLY BOWMAN.
WITHIN WEEKS, STUDENTS EAGERLY SOUGHT CADEAL FOR CHECK INS.
TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, OVER 20,000 GRADES ACROSS 2,374 COURSES WERE IMPACTED BY HER WORK.
SEVERAL IMPACTED STUDENTS STILL HAD EOC REQUIREMENTS.
CADEAL'S AFTER SCHOOL TUTORIALS HELPED HIM COMPLETE A PROJECT ENABLING A STUDENT TO GRADUATE IN MAY.
ANOTHER STUDENT, INITIALLY UNRESPONSIVE, WAS REACHED THROUGH CADEAL'S EFFORTS.
HE FINISHED TWO PROJECTS AND GRADUATED IN AUGUST.
I CANNOT SAY HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR CADEAL'S PROFESSIONALISM AND ASSISTANCE.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AUDIENCE.
PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE OUR AUGUST 2023 GEM MISS CADEAL LACEN [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, MISS LACEN.
[IV.C. Introduction of District Administrators]
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WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM.I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.
WE HAVE DR. GRADYNE BROWN COMING FORWARD TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT GRIFFIN AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.
I WILL JUST READ THE NAMES TO YOU THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS YOU SAW EARLIER AT A RECEPTION THAT WE HELD FOR OUR NEW PRINCIPALS AS WELL AS FOR OUR NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF DRESS IN HONOR OF OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND IT'S BACK THERE IN THE CHAIR.
SO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS MR. DARRELL DODDS.
THIS IS HIS FIRST OFFICIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WITH US THIS EVENING.
WELCOME, MR. DODDS [APPLAUSE].
OUR PRINCIPALS PERFORM SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT JOBS IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I'LL NAME THEM, EACH OF THEM.
OUR NEW PRINCIPAL FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL IS DUKE BARNETT.
OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL IS DR.
THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT COYLE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE SCHOOL IS MISS CHERELLE WILSON.
THE NEW PRINCIPAL FOR ABBOTT ELEMENTARY IS STEFANI BLACKMAN.
OUR NEW BACK ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS CAROLYN LEE.
OUR NEW BEAVER ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS JAI GARCIA.
PEARSON ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS CHARLA MCCLURE.
SOUTHGATE NEW ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS JAIRO CASCO.
STEADHAM ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS ANTONIO MARTINEZ.
WALNUT GLEN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS JENNY THOMASON.
WATSON ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IS GINA MAKIDON.
NEW PRINCIPAL AT WEAVER ELEMENTARY IS ASHLIE WREYFORD.
AND FINALLY, OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY IS ANGIE ARIZA [APPLAUSE].
LOPEZ SENT OUT THE MEMO TO WEAR YOUR COWBOY HATS, I HAD A RESPOND THAT I DIDN'T OWN A COWBOY HAT.
AND SO I'VE LIVED IN TEXAS SINCE 1981 AND ROWLETT SINCE 1984.
AND I THOUGHT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT FIND IT UNUSUAL THAT I DIDN'T OWN A COWBOY HAT.
MR. HOWDY DOODY WANTS HIS HAT BAC K, THOUGH LARRY.
DO YOU OWN A HAT NOW? NO. NO. WELL, WE WILL BE EXPECTING YOU TO.
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IT IS NOW INFORMATION ITEM FOUR.[IV.D. Receive Safety and Security Audit Report]
AND WE ARE TO RECEIVE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT FROM MR. MARK QUINN.WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
I DID NOT EXPECT THE COWBOY HAT.
ITEM 4D RECEIVE SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT REPORT.
THE TOP PRIORITY OF GARLAND ISD IS KEEPING STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE EVERY DAY.
HOWEVER, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO THE BROADER PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISING IMPORTANT CAMPUS SECURITY INFORMATION. SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. OUR DISCUSSION ITEM 5A
[V.A. Learning Recovery Audit: Learning Recovery Analysis Assessment Audit Interim Results]
TRUSTEES THIS WILL BE A ZOOM REPORT.SO PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR MONITORS.
ONCE YOU ALL GIVE ME A THUMBS UP THAT EVERYONE IS READY TO GO WITH THE ZOOM, WE WILL BEGIN.
UM, AND I WILL ASK THE CHAIR OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT GROUP TO INTRODUCE THIS AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU.
SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
SO AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS AND IN GARLAND ISD AFTER THE ONSET OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR NEXT STEPS.
SO OUR LEARNING RECOVERY AUDIT EXAMINED THE DEGREE TO WHICH CURRENT GARLAND ISD STUDENTS HAVE GROWN IN COMPARISON TO STUDENTS WHO WERE IN GARLAND ISD PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
SO THIS HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND IF THE DISTRICT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR POST COVID RECOVERY PLANS HAS PUT STUDENTS ON TRACK ACADEMICALLY IN COMPARISON TO THEIR PRE-PANDEMIC PEERS.
AND WE EXPLORED HOW ASSESSMENTS WERE USED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
SO FIRST, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE LEARNING RECOVERY ANALYSIS.
IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER THE ONSET OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, THAT'S 2020-2021, WE SAW THE STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD ON AVERAGE WERE NOT ON TRACK WITH THEIR PRE-PANDEMIC PEERS.
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GENERAL TO THOSE PRE-PANDEMIC TRENDS.AND WE'RE REALLY ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
AND THE DIAMONDS REPRESENT THE PREDICTED GROWTH OR THE GROWTH THAT WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED STUDENTS TO TO HAVE IF THEY HAD BEEN PERFORMING AT PRE-PANDEMIC TRENDS.
AND THE BARS REPRESENT THE STUDENTS, ACTUALLY.
SO IF WE LOOK AT THE FAR LEFT BAR, THIS REPRESENTS 2018-19 THROUGH 2020-2021.
SO THAT GROWTH PERIOD WE SEE THAT STUDENTS WERE BELOW THE PREDICTED GROWTH RATE, BUT BY THE NEXT YEAR, 2021-2022, WE SEE THAT STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY ABOVE THE PREDICTED GROWTH RATE.
SO STUDENTS ARE GROWING FASTER THAN THEY WERE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
FOR STAAR MATHEMATICS, THIS STORY IS A LITTLE BIT SIMILAR, BUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
IN REGARDS TO READING AGAIN WITH MAP ON THE LEFT AND STAAR ON THE RIGHT HERE WE SEE THAT IN 2020-2021 STUDENTS WERE AT THE PREDICTED GROWTH RATES OF THE PRE PANDEMIC STUDENTS AND AFTER IN 2021-22, WE'RE ACTUALLY ABOVE AND AS MENTIONED BY STAAR READING, WE SEE THAT WE WERE BELOW IN THAT 2020 -2021 YEAR, BUT THEN ABOVE IN 2021-22.
SO I THINK THIS PROVIDES AGAIN, THIS PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT THE LEARNING RECOVERY EFFORTS WITHIN GARLAND ISD ESPECIALLY IS STARTING TO REALLY BE IMPLEMENTED IN 21-22. WE'RE EFFECTIVE AND THAT STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY GROWING IN GENERAL AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THEIR PRE-PANDEMIC PEERS.
ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ANALYSIS TAKES A LOOK AT THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
AND ONE OF THE POTENTIAL REASONS WHY THE STUDENTS MIGHT BE ON OR ARE GROWING AT RATES FASTER THAN WHAT THEIR PRE-PANDEMIC PEERS WERE MAY BE BECAUSE OF THE ROBUST ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IN THE DISTRICT.
ASSESSMENT USE IS WIDESPREAD IN GARLAND ISD AND MANY OF THE BEST PRACTICES THAT WE EXPECT TO SEE FOR ASSESSMENT USE ARE IN PLACE IN THE DISTRICT.
AND THAT BEING SAID, ASSESSMENT USE COMES AT A COST, RIGHT? SOME OF THAT IS FINANCIAL, BUT SOME OF THAT IS ALSO TIME, RIGHT? EVERY MINUTE THAT A STUDENT SPENT PARTICIPATING IN AN ASSESSMENT IS A MINUTE WHENEVER THEY'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN INSTRUCTION.
RIGHT. AND SO A LOT OF THE FINDINGS THAT I WILL PRESENT HERE TO YOU TODAY ARE RELATED TO WAYS TO MAKE THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IN GARLAND ISD MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE.
AND BY EFFICIENT I MEAN LESS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MINUTES IN WHICH STUDENTS SPEND IN ASSESSMENTS.
AND TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION, WE OR TO COME TO THESE FINDINGS.
WE COLLECTED DATA FROM FOUR DIFFERENT SOURCES.
FIRST WAS THE INTERVIEWS OF DISTRICT STAFF, FOCUS GROUPS OF DISTRICT STAFF.
AND ONE OF OUR FIRST FINDINGS THAT WE UNCOVERED WAS THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF ASSESSMENTS IN WHICH STUDENTS OR A NUMBER OF HOURS IN WHICH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ASSESSMENTS VARIES ACROSS GRADE LEVELS.
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THIS LIKELY REPRESENTS A SMALL UNDERESTIMATE OF STUDENTS ASSESSMENT TIME AS WE USE THE ASSESSMENT TIMES THAT WERE PRESENTED BY THE PUBLISHERS.AND WE KNOW THAT IT TAKES TIME TO SET UP ASSESSMENTS, SET UP THE ROOM TO PARTICIPATE IN ASSESSMENTS, AND THEN SET THE ROOM UP AGAIN TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION SO THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THAT. AND GIVEN THAT THERE'S A GREAT DEGREE OF VARIABILITY IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF ASSESSMENT THAT STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN ACROSS GRADES AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN ASSESSMENTS.
OUR NEXT RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDE SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THAT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT.
AND THE FIRST IS RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO GATHER A GROUP OF DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS AND KEY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING SCHOOL LEADERS WHO CAN CRAFT AN ASSESSMENT STRATEGY, A CONSISTENT ASSESSMENT STRATEGY FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL THAT REALLY MAXIMIZES THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GET WHILE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN.
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO CRAFT AN ASSESSMENT CALENDAR IT'S ALREADY DONE, BUT TO CONTINUE THROUGH WITH THAT ASSESSMENT CALENDAR AFTER THE ASSESSMENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN CREATED THE START OF YEAR AND NOT ASSESSMENT CALENDAR THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.
SOMEONE CAN SERVE AS A GATEKEEPER OR SOMEONE WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE DISTRICT PHILOSOPHY FOR ASSESSMENTS, AND THAT CAN REALLY HELP TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS.
AND THESE THREE KEY WAYS ALIGN WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR ASSESSMENT USE.
ON THE SECOND BUCKET, IDENTIFICATION IS ABOUT IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS BY NAME AND SAYING THAT THIS PARTICULAR STUDENT NEEDS ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THIS PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
AND THEN FINALLY, AND THIS IS WHERE THE BOARD'S ROLE REALLY COMES IN HERE IS A MONITORING SYSTEM LEVEL PROGRESS AND THEN ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS AND TO SYSTEMS THAT REALLY NEED THAT SUPPORT THE MOST.
AND WHAT WE SEE WITH THIS, THOUGH, IS THAT DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS DO EACH OF THESE JOBS DIFFERENTLY OR AND TO DIFFERENT DEGREES OF EFFECTIVENESS.
IMAGINE A SCENARIO LIKE AN AUTOMOBILES, RIGHT? SO YOU CAN HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AUTOMOBILES.
YOU MAY LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A TRUCK, LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR AND YOU HAVE A HONDA CIVIC.
YOU CAN MOVE A PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE VEHICLES, RIGHT? YOU CAN MOVE A PIECE OF FURNITURE ACROSS TOWN.
BUT THE TRUCKS PROBABLY THE BEST ONE TO DO IT WITH.
THE SAME GOES WITH ASSESSMENTS.
SOME ASSESSMENTS ARE BETTER UTILIZED FOR INSTRUCTION.
THE REMAINDER OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARD ARE RELATED TO GIVING ADVICE ON PUTTING THAT PIECE OF FURNITURE ON THE TRUCK AND USING THE SPORTS CAR TO DRIVE FAST, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE FIRST OVERALL RECOMMENDATION WITH THIS USE OF ASSESSMENTS TOPIC IS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL STAFF WITH CONSISTENT AND REGULAR COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE EXPLICIT PURPOSES OF EACH ASSESSMENT.
AND SO WE NEED TO CLEAN UP THE SYSTEM A LITTLE BIT.
AND A BIG PIECE OF THIS IS THE COMMUNICATION THAT COMES FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
UM, NEXT WE'LL TALK ABOUT ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO INSTRUCTION.
THERE ARE SEVEN ASSESSMENTS IN GARLAND ISD THAT ARE BEING USED TO GUIDE INSTRUCTION.
THEY'RE LISTED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.
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DROPPED. THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION HERE IS IN REGARDS TO THE CBA DATA OR THE CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS.CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS ARE COMMONLY USED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THAT IS THEIR MAIN GOAL AND THEIR MAIN PURPOSE.
WE'RE TRYING TO USE THE CBA DATA TO DO OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN GUIDE INSTRUCTION, AND IT'S CAUSING IT'S CAUSING THEM TO BE LESS EFFECTIVE AT BEING ABLE TO GUIDE TEACHERS INSTRUCTION.
AND I DETAILED WHAT THOSE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN THAT RECOMMENDATION SPACE.
AND LASTLY WITH IN REGARDS TO ASSESSMENTS USED FOR INSTRUCTION IS TO END THE PRACTICE OF USING STAAR INTERIM TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC DEFICITS IN STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR STATE STANDARDS.
THIS IS IN LINE WITH HOW THE TEA RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ASSESSMENT BE USED.
AND THIS RECOMMENDATION ENCOURAGES THE ADMINISTRATION TO END THAT PRACTICE.
ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT CATEGORY IS INSTRUCTION OR SORRY, IDENTIFICATION.
SO THIS IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
AND THE REASON WHY WE MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION IS BECAUSE THESE DATA ARE NOT COMMONLY USED BY TEACHERS, BY ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN SCHOOLS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT INSTRUCTION OR IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCED COURSES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THE MANAGEMENT OR THE ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO THAT IS A PARTIAL DEGREE AND THERE IS SOME CONVERSATION GOING ON WITHIN THE DISTRICT ABOUT THAT, THAT THERE MIGHT BE THINGS THAT I DID NOT PICK UP IN MY INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS ABOUT REASONS WHY THE DISTRICT'S FINDS THAT DATA SOURCE TO BE IMPORTANT AND USEFUL. AND IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IN ALL OF MY INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS, I DID NOT CATCH THAT.
UM, OUR NEXT PIECE IS RELATED TO THIS THOUGH, AND IT'S THAT WE SHOULD USE STANDARDIZED TEST DATA TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCED COURSES.
SO THIS IS NOT AN EXCLUSIONARY POLICY WHERE WE USE IT, WHERE WE USE STANDARDIZED SCORE, WHERE WE USE STANDARDIZED TEST DATA TO CREATE CUT SCORES AND SAY IF YOU GET ABOVE THIS, THEN YOU CAN BE IN.
RATHER THE OTHER WAY AROUND, WHERE IF YOU SCORE ABOVE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD ON THE STAAR OR ON THE MAP, THEN THE SCHOOL IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY REACHES OUT TO THE STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO ENROLL OR ENROLLS THEM AUTOMATICALLY IN ADVANCED COURSES.
THERE IS SOME DEBATE WITHIN THE DISTRICT ABOUT WHETHER THE DISTRICT SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE MAP OR NOT, AND MY RECOMMENDATION HERE IS FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT. FINALLY, ASSESSMENTS USED TO MONITOR SYSTEM LEVEL PROGRESS AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. AND THREE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS BUCKET HERE.
WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT USING THE CBAS TO GUIDE TEACHERS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.
HOWEVER, CBAS ARE NOT AN APPROPRIATE TOOL TO BE USED TO MONITOR SYSTEM LEVEL PROGRESS.
AND A LOT OF THOSE INVOLVE THE CREATION OF THE TEST AND THE WHAT ARE KNOWN AS THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE TEST THAT THIS THESE TESTS LIKELY DO NOT HAVE THE CRITERIA THAT ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT IF A STUDENT WHO SCORES LOW ON THIS TEST, THEY WILL SCORE LOW ON STAAR.
IT ALSO RELATES TO TEST SECURITY.
BUT THEN FINALLY, IT RELATES TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ASSESSMENT THAT A TEACHER USES TO GUIDE THEIR INSTRUCTION AND THE MONITORING OF STUDENTS TEST SCORES BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR BY THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.
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WHEN PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEIR PERFORMANCE IS MONITORED, THEY START TO BEHAVE IN WAYS THAT ARE OFTEN ODD OR UNANTICIPATED.AND IF THIS TOOL, THE CBA, IS DESIGNED TO BE A TOOL THAT SHOULD GUIDE TEACHERS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYTHING ON TOP OF THAT THAT WOULD CHANGE THE WAY THAT TEACHERS INTERACT WITH IT, AND IT MIGHT CREATE DATA THAT'S NOT REALLY USEFUL FOR US AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO END THE PRACTICE OF USING CBAS TO MONITOR SYSTEM LEVEL PROGRESS.
THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INTERIM TO ONCE A YEAR.
BUT ALSO IMPORTANTLY, AND THIS IS QUITE AN ONEROUS TEST TO ADMINISTER BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE SHUTDOWN OF THE CAMPUS IN ORDER TO DO A STAAR LIKE ADMINISTRATION. SO IT'S A IT'S A VERY ONEROUS TEST TO ADMINISTER.
AND GIVEN THAT FOLKS DID NOT FIND MUCH USE IN IT IN THE FALL, IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE CUT.
AND THEN FINALLY, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THERE ARE A SERIES OF ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING MAP, STAAR TELPAS, THAT ARE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS THAT IT SHOULD VERY, VERY MUCH BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR GOVERNANCE AND YOUR GUIDING OF THE DISTRICT AND ENSURING THAT THE DISTRICT IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HOWEVER, AS WE ADD TO THAT LIST, WE BEGIN TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON TEACHERS REGARDING ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE TO GUIDE THEIR INSTRUCTION.
AND IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REDUCE THE NUMBER TO A TARGETED NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS, PRIMARILY MAP AND STAAR AND TELPAS THAT CAN STILL ENABLE THE BOARD TO MAKE MEANINGFUL DECISIONS ABOUT REGARDING GOVERNANCE, BUT AREN'T PUTTING AN ONEROUS BURDEN ON TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND DISTRICT STAFF.
OKAY. THAT'S A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF A LONG REPORT.
AND BEFORE WE GO INTO QUESTION AND ANSWERS, I'D LIKE TO REALLY THANK THE GARLAND ISD STAFF WHO WORKED WITH US ON THIS, ESPECIALLY THE FOLKS IN THE OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.
THEY WERE GREAT COLLABORATORS AND REALLY HELPED ME TO CRAFT A BETTER REPORT AND BETTER RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEIR REALLY INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK.
SO YEAH, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE QUESTIONS? MISS STANLEY. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THIS.
THING I LIKE TO SAY BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTION IS THAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE GOTTEN THIS FAR SOONER THAN WE GOT IT, BECAUSE THIS WAS AN AWFUL LOT TO UNPACK IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE GOTTEN IT MAYBE WHEN AFTER IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
BUT SOME OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I WILL ASK.
OKAY. SO FOR THE ELIMINATING OF THE PSAT IN GRADES EIGHT AND NINE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE IT TODAY, BUT WHAT IS THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IF WE WERE TO TO TO DO THAT, TO ELIMINATE THOSE? SO THAT COULD COME TO ME AT SOME TIME.
CAN I INTERRUPT? CAN I INTERRUPT YOU JUST A SECOND? SURE. OKAY.
LET ME JUST TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS AND THE PROCESS THAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT GROUP.
AND WHAT'S LISTED IN THE REPORT IS THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE.
THIS ENTIRE REPORT IS GOING TO BE REFERRED TO THE ACADEMIC DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE IS WHAT THE AUDITORS SUGGESTED, WHAT THE MANAGEMENT HAS AGREED TO. BUT NOW IT'S FOR US TO DISSECT ALL OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE IN THE DISTRICT.
SO THIS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE ACADEMIC.
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WAS IT THE ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR YOU ALL TO GO THROUGH THIS IN DETAIL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.SO YOU ALL WILL GET THIS AGAIN BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER AT THAT MEETING DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SETTLE ON IT IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THAT IS THE PROCESS.
SO THE DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL SEE THIS REPORT AGAIN.
SO YOU DON'T WANT QUESTIONS TONIGHT? NO, I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T WANT QUESTIONS.
I WAS SAYING WHAT THE PROCESS WAS THAT I SHOULD HAVE STATED BEFORE I OPENED IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
YEAH. AS AN AUDIT CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT MADAM PRESIDENT IS SAYING.
THIS IS NOT FOR INSTANCE, YOU WERE SAYING YOU WISH YOU HAD THIS A COUPLE OF DAYS SOONER THAN THIS.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS FOR MONTHS.
THIS IS JUST PRESENTING IT TO THE BOARD WHAT WE WERE PRESENTED AT THIS NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE ADAC HAS TO GO THROUGH IT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WISH TO IMPLEMENT, WHAT THEY DON'T AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE BOARD.
SO IT REALLY IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
IT USUALLY WILL COME TO US IN A MEETING WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN WE'LL GET.
POLICY, WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
FOR INSTANCE, AN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AUDIT IS JUST REPORTING THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND WITH RESPECT TO INEFFICIENCIES IN THE BUSINESS CENTER AND OFFICE WITH RESPECT TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OR SOMETHING.
THIS IS WE NEED TO CHANGE HOW WE ASSESS AND REVIEW ASSESSMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS.
THAT'S VERY MUCH BOARD GOVERNANCE STUFF AND WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT AND HAVE YOU GUYS IN THAT COMMITTEE GO THROUGH AND EACH PIECE OF THIS HAS TO BE DISSECTED AND DETERMINE WHAT YOU GUYS MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE BOARD WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT.
GREAT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE BROUGHT FORWARD THEN AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU MAKE AN ON RECOMMENDATION 11 AND THE PRACTICE OF USING CBAS TO MONITOR SYSTEM LEVEL PROGRESS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DEFINITION OF SYSTEM LEVEL.
WHAT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS THAT THE SOFTWARE WE'RE USING, THE CURRICULUM WE'RE USING, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST MAKING A LITTLE BROAD FOR ME.
AND BY THAT I'M MEANING WHEN OFTEN WHENEVER WE LOOK AT CBA DATA, WE LOOK AT COMPARISON OF SCHOOLS.
WE'LL COMPARE A SERIES OF SCHOOLS AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THE CBA, OR WE'LL LOOK AT PERFORMANCE OF ONE STUDENT GROUP OVER TIME, THINGS LIKE THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? CHAIR MR. MILLER. YEAH.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW REPORTS THAT I MIGHT HAVE READ EVERY SINGLE WORD OF SO THANK YOU.
AND, MRS. PRESIDENT, I REALIZE THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A CONTINUED LIFE OVER SEVERAL MEETINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS.
I FOUND SO MUCH OF THIS REALLY ENLIGHTENING.
SO I JUST I JUST LIKE A LOT OF THE ASPECTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK AND THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR DR.
LOPEZ ON PAGE TEN OF THIS REPORT, 22 OF OUR BOOK, RECOMMENDATION THREE TALKS ABOUT ASSIGNING A POINT PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS.
IF THAT WERE TO BE AN ITEM THAT WENT FORWARD.
DR. LOPEZ, IS THAT A POSITION THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE, OR WOULD THAT BE A NEW POSITION WITHIN THE BUDGET? WE WOULD LOOK FROM WITHIN TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, YEAH, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO ORGANIZE.
SOME KIND OF A REORG KIND OF THING.
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FOR OUR DISTRICT.GREAT. I ALSO HAD A COMMENT OR I HAD A QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO JUST SAY THAT IN FUTURE MEETINGS I'D LIKE A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION ON ITEM RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SIX ABOUT THE CBA DATA COLLECTION AS WELL.
I JUST THINK THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
ENDING THE STAAR DATA INTERIM PROGRAM WAS INTERESTING TO ME AND I'M SURE WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE.
BUT I WANT TO SKIP OVER TO PAGE 16.
IT SAYS ELIMINATE THE USE OF PSAT WHICH MANAGEMENT HAD A PARTIAL AGREE.
DR. LOPEZ, IF YOU WOULD, EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE DEEPER FOR ME.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER EIGHT IS ELIMINATE THE USE OF PSAT IN GRADES EIGHT AND NINE.
WE USE A UNIVERSAL TEST TO BE ABLE TO CATCH ALL OUR KIDS.
WE DO NOT FUNDAMENTALLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE ELIMINATING THE PSAT IN THOSE EARLY GRADES.
WHAT WE DO FEEL IS MAYBE WE COULD TARGET A CORE GROUP OF KIDS THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE EXPOSURE TO THE PSAT RATHER THAN UNIVERSALLY APPLYING IT TO EVERY STUDENT.
AND SOME OF THEM AREN'T ACADEMICALLY MATURE.
I USE THE WORD ACADEMICALLY MATURE FOR THE TEST AT THAT POINT TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE CAMPS AND CLASSES FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO BE BETTER PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE PARTIAL COMES FROM.
BUT IT WAS FOR RECOMMENDATION SPECIFICALLY EIGHT.
BUT TO ELIMINATE PSAT ENTIRELY AND NOT PAY FOR OUR STUDENTS, THAT'S COUNTERINTUITIVE TO OUR GOAL OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE COLLEGE READY.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL GO OVER AND AGAIN, DR.
LOPEZ, I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS ONE, THE RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DISTRICT ACQUIRED ASSESSMENTS, AND I SAW WHERE MANAGEMENT AGREED WITH THAT. BUT IS THAT SOMETHING YOU THINK WE CAN EFFECTIVELY DO? YES, WE ALREADY STARTED.
AND WE'VE ALREADY TOOK A BIG CHUNK OUT OF THE TESTING CALENDAR AWAY FROM THE TEACHERS.
WHAT WE HAVE TO REALIZE IS THERE'S ENDLESS AMOUNT OF TESTING THAT IS NOT ONLY GETTING THEM PREPARED FOR COLLEGE CAREERS IN LIFE, BUT THERE'S MANDATORY TESTING TO SEE LITERACY LEVELS, TO SEE IF CHILDREN HAVE DYSLEXIA, TO SEE.
I MEAN, WE'VE BECOME A VERY TESTED STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
IT'S NOT JUST A GARLAND THING.
AND SO WE'VE IMPLEMENTED OLD PRACTICES AND THEN WE'VE GOTTEN LAYERS OF MANDATES FROM THE STATE.
AND SO THAT'S CREATED THIS CONUNDRUM.
OKAY. AND MS. GRIFFIN, I'M SORRY, I HAD MY LAST ONE.
I ALMOST SKIPPED TOO FAR FORWARD.
DR. LOPEZ, I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR COMMENT ON THIS, TOO.
I'M SORRY, DAVID. I'M PICKING ON DR.
LOPEZ MORE THAN YOU, BUT ON PAGE 73, KIND OF IN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, IT SAYS, AS A GENERAL RULE ASSESSMENT DATA THAT ARE PRIMARILY USED AS TOOLS TO GUIDE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AGAIN, I JUST LOOKED AT DR.
LOPEZ AND SEE, I MEAN, I'VE KIND OF FELT THAT AT TIMES SOME OF THE REPORTS WERE WAY TOO DETAILED FOR MY SIMPLE BRAIN, ESPECIALLY HAVING WORKED A LONG, HARD DAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK YOU CAN EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY PULL OFF WITH STAFF? SO WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS MORE OF A PHILOSOPHY THAN A PRACTICE.
THIS IS VERY PHILOSOPHY, DRIVEN.
SO YOU'LL GET SOME SOMETHING FROM TELPAS FROM SPED AND YOU GET IT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
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DO. THEN YOU HAVE MAP AND THEN WE'RE JUST WONDERING.AS LONG AS WE'RE HITTING THE GOALS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD, JUST FOCUS ON THOSE.
IT ALLOWS THE BOARD TO START SEEING HOW THE DOTS ALIGNED WITHOUT SEEING THE LABYRINTH OF INSTRUCTION AND PEDAGOGY THAT GOES BEFORE THAT SCORES EVEN ATTENDED TO.
I WAS GOING TO USE THE WORD PEDAGOGY, BUT I DIDN'T.
SO THANK YOU FOR USING THAT FOR ME.
CAN I MAKE A COMMENT TO THAT TOO? YEAH. COMING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, AS I HAVE AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT STARR TESTING AND THE OTHER TESTING, I THINK A LOT OF BOARD MEMBERS, WE DON'T REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU DO A STAAR TESTING, YOU'RE SHUTTING THE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION DOWN FOR FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS IN THAT SCHOOL BUILDING.
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS REPORT AND ALL THE TESTING THAT'S TAKING PLACE, BECAUSE IT DOES SHUT DOWN INSTRUCTION FROM THOSE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND YOU'RE PULLING KIDS EVERYWHERE AND THEY'RE MISSING OUT ON THAT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WHERE THEY REALLY NEED TO BE.
OKAY. I HAD MR. SELDERS, WHO'S GOING TO BE CHAIRING WHO CHAIRS ACADEMIC DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
SO YOU KIND OF WE BRING IT AND THEN WE'RE PUSHING IT TO YOU.
SO YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW YOU PROCEED? BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS AND THIS REPORT IS MOVING US IN A DIRECTION THAT I THINK ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
SO YOUR COMMENTS AS CHAIRING THIS? WELL, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
AND I GUESS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT CBAS WERE BEING USED TO GUIDE INSTRUCTION.
AND SO TO YOUR POINT ABOUT COMMUNICATION, WHERE DID YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN HAPPENING WITH RESPECT TO HOW THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED? BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD SOME CAMPUSES THAT WERE USING IT TO GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHERS WEREN'T.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, LIKE, WHERE DID THAT BREAKDOWN HAPPEN THAT YOU SAW AND OBSERVED? SO YOU'RE ASKING WHAT SPECIFIC MOMENTS? NOT NECESSARILY MOMENTS, BUT IN GENERAL, IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN AS IT RELATES TO HOW THAT WAS THAT PARTICULAR ASSESSMENT WAS BEING USED.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IN YOUR FINDINGS, HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? YEAH, I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S PRIMARILY THE TOOL IS PRIMARILY USED AS A TOOL TO GUIDE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE WAYS THERE ARE REPORTS THAT ARE CREATED.
SOME OF THESE ARE AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY THE DASHBOARDS AND THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE.
RIGHT. PERHAPS THESE ARE REPORTS THAT ARE CREATED FOR ONE PARTICULAR MEETING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO AT A MEETING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HERE ARE ALL THE TEST SCORES FOR ALL OF THE CAMPUSES.
WHAT IS THIS CAMPUS DOING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THIS CAMPUS? THINGS LIKE THAT.
DOES THAT HELP? YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO DIG DEEPER ON THAT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY IT'S GOING TO COMMITTEE.
AND I THINK MR. JOHNSON, REFRESH MY MEMORY.
WE GOT THIS WHEN AS THE INTERNAL AUDIT GROUP? WE'VE HAD IT ABOUT TEN DAYS.
TEN DAYS. YEAH. SO WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS WITH AUDIT. AND SINCE ACADEMIC RECOVERY WAS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES OF THE BOARD FROM WHEN WE DID OUR EXERCISE TWO MONTHS AGO, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND BASICALLY WHAT THIS REPORT IS SAYING, THUS WHY IT'S GOING OVER TO THE ACADEMIC DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
AND YOU ALL CAN GET ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT.
FIRST, I'M ONE OF THE ONES WHO LIKES TO GET ALL THE MINUTIAE, SO HOPEFULLY, DR.
LOPEZ, THAT DOESN'T GET ELIMINATED WHEN YOU'RE GIVING US INFORMATION.
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SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS CABINET AND ALL THE PROFESSIONALS COMMENT ON IT, WHICH THEY'VE DONE NOW, AND USUALLY THAT'S THE END OF IT.NOW WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO A COMMITTEE AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE PROFESSIONALS HAVE MADE A DECISION OR LOOKED AT IT AND SAY THEY AGREE OR DISAGREE. AND NOW ARE WE GOING TO GO BACK AND SAY WE DISAGREE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION? THAT'S, I THINK, WHAT MISS STANLEY MAY BE REFERENCING.
AND I THINK IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE IS THAT THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING? I KNOW I LOOKED AT IT.
I DEFINITELY WANTED TO KEEP THE SATS IN EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADE. I THINK THAT'S HOW WE BUILD PEOPLE WHO WILL MAYBE EVENTUALLY BECOME NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS AND FINALISTS BY STARTING EARLIER.
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WORKED.
BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THIS.
WELL, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, DR.
LOPEZ SITS ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT GROUP AND I WILL LET THE CHAIR.
I GET THAT. BUT BEFORE YOU, BOTH OF YOU ALL OF YOU ARE CORRECT.
BUT WE ARE SITTING HERE ON AUGUST 22ND, 2023, AND ACADEMIC RECOVERY WAS ONE OF THE FIVE PRIORITIES.
SO JUST KNOW THAT YOU MAY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THIS AUDIT HAS BEEN GOING ON.
HOW LONG MR. JOHNSON? FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS.
AND I JUST THINK IT'LL BE AN INTERESTING AND ALL I WOULD SAY IS THAT ALL OF US NEED TO STAY ENGAGED, STAY INVOLVED, LET YOUR CONCERNS BE MADE KNOWN TO THAT COMMITTEE.
YOU ALL ATTEND THOSE COMMITTEES SO.
AND DR. LOPEZ, I CAN'T PUT WORDS IN HIS MOUTH, BUT HE'S PART OF THE TEAM.
AND WE WILL WALK THROUGH THIS TOGETHER AND WITH COLLABORATION.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I'M SEEING IT, IF I'M SEEING IT INCORRECT.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER A FEW KEY ELEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOSING SIGHT OF THE AUDIT.
THE STAFF AT EVERY CAMPUS NEEDS TO BE CONGRATULATED BECAUSE THE WORK IS BEING DONE.
THE GAME PLAN IS A STRONG GAME PLAN.
BUT LOOKING AT THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECES, WE'RE ON SOLID GROUND.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE'S SAYING.
AND HE DIDN'T TOUT HIS MR. OSMAN DIDN'T TOUT HIS CREDENTIALS, BUT HE'S WORKED IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS. HE'S DONE DATA ASSESSMENT.
HE WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STATE.
AND IN A NUMBER OF THESE TYPE OF THINGS.
BUT LIKE WITH EVERY AUDIT, THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING MORE TIME FOR THEM TO LEARN OR ASSESSMENTS AND WHAT WE BRING TO THE BOARD, THERE'S THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE UP AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED MORE TIME FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO THINGS RATHER THAN JUST BE TESTED ALL THE TIME.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS AUDIT WAS SAYING.
WHEN I TURNED TO MY TEACHERS AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE WORK AND THEY'RE SAYING, DR.
LOPEZ, HEY MAN, WE DID GREAT ON THIS STUFF, BUT WE JUST FEEL WE'RE OVER TESTED AND THE TESTING ISN'T REALLY MAKING THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY BEYOND A FEW OF THESE THINGS.
WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD LISTEN, THAT'S JUST ME.
AND SO THIS ISN'T ABOUT US KEEPING DATA FROM THE BOARD.
THIS IS JUST ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE A GREAT IMPACT.
WE KNOW THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AREN'T AT 200.
WE KNOW THAT TESTING CALENDAR COMES UP BEFORE THE END OF SCHOOL.
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WE KNOW A LOT OF THE THINGS AREN'T WORKING FOR US WITH NEW TESTING DESIGNS AND YOU JUST CAN NAME IT.SO WHY DON'T WE JUST ALLOW THE TEACHERS DO WHAT THEY'RE TRAINED TO DO? THEY'RE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS THAT WENT THROUGH SCHOOL AND LET'S GIVE THEM THE TIME THEY NEED WITH STUDENTS TO MAKE THOSE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS GROW AT HIGHER RATES.
THAT'S ALL WE'RE SAYING. MR. JOHNSON YEAH.
I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF JUST WRAP THIS UP A LITTLE, HOPEFULLY WRAP IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
MS. GRIFFIN AND I AND MR. MILLER ALL WENT DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO IN JUNE AT SLI, AND WE GAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WAS, I THINK, PRETTY WELL RECEIVED ABOUT HOW THE INNOVATIVE WAYS WE'RE USING INTERNAL AUDIT AND THE KIND OF GRAB A MAN AND WHAT WE HAD PEOPLE COME UP TO US FOR THE WHOLE REST OF THE CONFERENCE TALKING ABOUT IS WE WERE USING INTERNAL AUDIT DIFFERENTLY THAN ANYBODY THERE THAT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN IT BEING USED.
BECAUSE WE WERE USING IT NOW, SINCE WE USE AN EXTERNAL CONSULTING SERVICE WITH THE EXPERTISE LIKE GIBSON CONSULTING GROUP, WE WERE ABLE TO USE IT TOWARDS AUDITING WHOLE PROGRAMS, WHOLE BOARD POLICIES, WHOLE PROCEDURES.
WE WEREN'T JUST LOOKING AT THE BAND BOOSTERS ANYMORE TO SEE IF SOMEONE'S SKIPPING MONEY OFF THE TOP.
SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, HEY, WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
WELL, NOT MANY PEOPLE IN THE STATE HAVE EVER DONE WHAT WE'RE DOING BEFORE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HUGE PROGRAMMATIC TYPE CHANGES.
WE'RE USING OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO COME IN AND MAKE THESE CHANGES.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
SO IF I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH EVERY ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT GIBSON MADE PERSONALLY, BUT I'M NOT ON THE ADAC COMMITTEE, SO I MEAN, I'LL BE AT THE MEETING AND I'LL VOICE MY OPINIONS AT THAT POINT.
BUT THE WHOLE POINT OF IT IS WE CAN'T MAKE HUGE SWEEPING CHANGES TO HOW THE DISTRICT GOVERNS, HOW THE DISTRICT ASSESSES, HOW THE DISTRICT RUNS THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF AFFAIRS THROUGH THE INTERNAL AUDIT ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH DOESN'T EVEN MEET IN PUBLIC FORUM.
AND THAT'S THE BASIC GIST OF KIND OF WHAT THIS IS.
THAT'S WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT COMES THROUGH HAS TO GO TO ADAC.
AND I'LL POINT OUT, I DON'T EVEN THINK IT'S ALL THAT DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY THINGS DONE IN THE PAST.
YOU GET RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR AUDITOR THAT STILL GOES TO FINANCE FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE THOSE IMPLEMENTATIONS ARE GETTING RECOMMENDED OR GETTING IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT THE PROPER WAY OF DOING THAT IS.
WE'VE ALWAYS DONE SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A MASSIVE CHANGE IN CULTURE.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY INNOVATIVE WAY A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE STATE FEEL THIS WAY, TOO.
IT'S A SUPER INNOVATIVE WAY OF TRYING TO USE THE EXPERTISE WE CAN GET FROM A COMPANY AND THE RESOURCES OF GIBSON CONSULTING TO TRY AND TELL US THE WAYS.
I'LL TELL YOU AS A PARENT, EVERYONE FEELS THE STUDENTS ARE OVERTESTED.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO FIND ANYBODY IN THE DISTRICT THAT SAYS, HEY, THERE AREN'T ENOUGH ASSESSMENTS HERE, BUT WHERE DO YOU TARGET? WHICH ONES DO YOU ELIMINATE AND WHICH ONES DO YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO KEEP? AND I THINK DR. OSMAN HAS SHOWN US THAT PATH.
SO IN MY OPINION, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK FOR ADAC TO ADD TO THIS.
NOW LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT.
YEAH, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU SAID, MR. JOHNSON, I THINK ADAC WILL LOOK FORWARD TO UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION AND WORKING WITH DR.
RUSSELL AND DR. ADAMS TO SORT OF FURTHER EXPOUND ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T GIVE ALL OF THE DETAILS OF HOW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE AND IMPLEMENTED.
THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S COMMENTS.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE AUDIT HAS A MANAGEMENT RESPONSE.
IT DOESN'T GIVE US THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SO THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK WHERE ADAC WOULD INFLUENCE AND DO THAT.
AND MR. OSMAN, THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH THE SCHEDULE.
APPRECIATE IT. THANKS SO MUCH.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.WE APPRECIATE YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
[V.B. Discuss and Identify Board Priorities for the 2023-2024 School Year]
2024. WE STARTED THIS ACTIVITY TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS STREAMLINED BASED ON ALL OF THE INPUT THAT WAS GIVEN TO FIVE PRIORITIES.AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TIMER DOWN THERE OR HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERY TRUSTEE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO RESPOND TO THE I GUESS THERE'S ONE MORE ON ANOTHER PAGE.
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION AND.
THANK YOU. AND SO I'D LIKE TO START WITH MR. SELDERS AND MISS HOGAN WILL BE RECORDING.
MR. SELDERS YOUR INPUT INTO THE VARIOUS PRIORITIES.
SO THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE ARE LISTED AS FIVE.
THE FIVE THAT WE HAVE, THE THREE THAT I FOCUSED MOSTLY ON WERE ACADEMIC RECOVERY STUDENT MANAGEMENT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE THE LIBERTY TO SORT OF COMBINE ACADEMIC RECOVERY AND FOCUS CAMPUSES.
NO. BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THOSE THINGS DO OVERLAP.
BUT BASED ON WHAT THE RESPONSE WAS.
LUMPING THOSE TOGETHER. FOR YOU.
OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. YOU CAN DO.
YEAH. WHATEVER YOU WANT UNDER YOUR NAME.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT MANAGEMENT, ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT I HAD, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE WE HAVE FOCUSED CAMPUSES WHERE WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED THAT NEED ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
I THINK FROM A STUDENT MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT THAT MIGHT ALSO BE ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME CHALLENGES WITH FILLING THOSE POSITIONS OR HAVING ENOUGH OF THEM.
SO WE MIGHT ALSO LOOK AT A SORT OF A GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VARIOUS CAMPUSES THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE OR NEED MORE SUPPORT THAN OTHERS.
SO LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD YOU'RE ANSWERING THAT.
YOU WANT YOUR COMMENTS TO BE COMBINED.
NO, THIS IS JUST STUDENT MANAGEMENT.
OKAY. SO THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I'M FOCUSING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO JUST LIKE WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES THAT WORK WITH TEACHERS NOW IN TERMS OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY, WE MIGHT ALSO THINK ABOUT HAVING DEDICATED BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS OR BEHAVIORAL COACHES TO HELP CAMPUSES IN SUPPORTING TEACHERS AS WELL.
IN TERMS OF LIKE WHEN WE WOULD DO THIS, I MEAN, THIS IS SORT OF LIKE A YESTERDAY KIND OF THING.
WHEN IT COMES TO ACADEMIC RECOVERY AND FOCUSED CAMPUSES, THE ONE THING THAT I MIGHT NOT HAVE AS MUCH VISIBILITY TO, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S DATA THAT WE HAVE AND IT'S THERE AND AVAILABLE IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE.
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT SORT OF THIS MASAI GREETING THAT SAYS, HOW ARE THE CHILDREN? AND I WONDER THAT IF HOW ARE ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT ARE DOING WELL AND THE ONES THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, LOOKING AT IT FROM A TOTALITY STANDPOINT.
SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT FOCUSED CAMPUSES AND ACADEMIC RECOVERY, HAVING AN EMPHASIS ON THAT AND HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR NEW TEACHERS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT THAT ARE NEW TO THE PROFESSION, THAT ARE NEW TO TEACHING, NEW TO CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.
AND SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR THEM IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DELIVER THAT LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION AND GET THAT SUPPORT.
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BRING SOLUTIONS.I'VE MADE NOTES ON 2 OR 3 OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
YES, THIS IS GOING TO BE CARRIED OVER TO TEAM OF EIGHT.
OKAY. SO I REALLY STRUGGLED WITH THIS AND I'M GOING TO BE PERFECTLY TRANSPARENT AS TO WHY .
AND TWO, I WASN'T GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY DISCUSS AND TO WHAT MR. BEACH SAYS, I'VE ALREADY STATED WHAT I FEEL IS A FOCUS.
SO I SAT BACK AND I'M GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.
SO FOR ME, THE BOND MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER STRUGGLE OF MINE.
IN ORDER FOR IN MY OPINION, WE HAVE A $1.3 BILLION DOLLAR BOND.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE DONE RIGHT AWAY.
AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE A GOOD STARTING POINT AND I'D LOVE TO.
I KNOW IT GOES BY I'VE ASKED FOR A BUDGET BINDERS, TOO, BUT A BOND BINDER WHERE WE HAVE EXACTLY WHAT IS IN OUR $1.3 BILLION DOLLAR BOND BY PROJECT BY I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT, BUT HOWEVER YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT TO ME DOWN THE ROAD SO THAT I CAN, AS WE GO THROUGH, HAVE A PLACE, A ONE PLACE TO GO TO AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE THIS PROCESS.
BECAUSE IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THE PROPER BOND IMPLEMENTATION AND THE FUTURE BOND IMPLEMENTATION IS GOING TO HELP TREMENDOUSLY ON TEACHER RETENTION, OKAY.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BEGIN GIVING US THE FACILITIES WE NEED AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE US HOPEFULLY JUST SOME CHANGES IN HOW WE DO THINGS.
BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE A SINGLE PLACE OF REFERENCE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT INFLATION IS GOING TO DO AND IF IT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO ME ONCE A MONTH, A LOT OF NUMBERS.
OKAY. SO NUMBER THREE, STUDENT MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE.
I'VE STRUGGLED WITH THIS FOR A WHILE.
I THINK BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS ARE GREAT.
I THINK THE COACHES ARE GREAT AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL THAT WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF EVEN WHAT OUR DISCIPLINE ISSUES ARE, WHAT IS HAPPENING ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.
AND I DON'T WANT IT BROKE DOWN BY ETHNICITY.
I WANT IT BROKE DOWN BY OFFENSES.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS DO WE HAVE PARTICULAR A CHILD THAT IS A FIVE DAY A WEEK PROBLEM, THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME? IS IT PARTICULAR CLASSES? IS IT PARTICULAR CAMPUSES? THOSE ARE KINDS OF THINGS THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ZONE IN ON THE STUDENT MANAGEMENT AND GIVE THE TEACHERS CONTROL OF THEIR CLASSROOMS IF WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT IT AS SUCH IF WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AS A 1.3 TIMES MORE APT TO HAVE AN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.
SO THAT'S MY STUDENT MANAGEMENT.
OKAY. AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE ACTION PLAN OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THESE DISCIPLINE ISSUES. AND THEN THE FOCUS CAMPUS.
THIS IS AGAIN TO WHAT MR. SELDERS SAID, I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN.
WE TALK ABOUT ALL THESE ASSESSMENTS WE DO, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO PUT STAFF INTO A POSITION WHERE WE'VE NOW CREATED WE'VE TAKEN 80 HOURS OF ASSESSMENT AWAY AND WE'VE GIVEN YOU 80 HOURS OF BAGGING AND TAGGING THIS KIND OF STUFF.
AND I WAS KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH THE FOCUS CAMPUS.
MISS. I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, SO LET ME FINISH.
AND I THINK WHAT FOCUSED CAMPUS MEANT WAS, DO WE HAVE LIKE FAILING CAMPUSES AND WHAT EXTRA SERVICES WE'RE GIVING TO THEM? AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, I THINK A ONE PAGER OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WOULD WORK GREAT.
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SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS REALLY A TOPIC THAT WE CAN REALLY DO IN A THREE MINUTE, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE AN OVERALL PLAN OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTE THESE SO THAT I CAN GET AHEAD OF THIS BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE GETTING THESE REQUESTS FOR THESE THINGS 4 OR 5 OR EVEN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING, BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO WORK IT INTO MY SCHEDULE.WHEN WE STARTED THIS, WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO FOLLOW UP.
LET'S DO OUR TEAM OF EIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DO A TEAM OF EIGHT AND THIS IS INPUT INTO THE TEAM OF EIGHT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE GOALS THAT WE REFER TO ARE OUTDATED AND NEEDED TO BE REVAMPED.
THESE FIVE ITEMS IS WHAT YOU ALL SAID WERE YOUR TOP PRIORITIES.
FIRST, ONE OF THE MAJOR ONES THAT I THINK WE ALL AGREED ON WAS ACADEMIC RECOVERY.
BUT AS WE JUST GOT WITH RESPECT TO OUR AUDIT, THAT AUDIT FINDINGS ARE OUR STUDENTS ARE NOW AT OR EXCEEDING OUR PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS OF GROWTH.
SO RECOVERY IS THE WORD WE'RE STILL USING, BUT I THINK ACADEMIC LIKE WE'RE GOING ON THE OFFENSE NOW.
I THINK I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN PLAYING DEFENSE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
AND WHEN YOU GUYS IT'S A 50 PLUS PAGE REPORT WHEN YOU GUYS START GOING THROUGH THERE.
ONE OF THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS I ASKED DURING THE INTERNAL AUDIT MEETING IS YOU'VE LAID OUT ALL THESE BENCHMARKS AND YOU SHOW HOW WE HIT THEM OR PASS THEM. CAN YOU CARRY THOSE BENCHMARKS OVER LIKE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS? AND DR. OSMAN ASSURED US HE COULD.
DR. LOPEZ EVEN ASKED, CAN YOU PROJECT THAT OUT ON A MEETS STAAR BASIS AND MASTERS STAAR BASIS. HE SAID HE COULD.
SO THE GROUNDWORK HAS BEEN LAID THAT WE CAN TAKE THE DATA THAT GIBSON'S ALREADY PUT FORTH AND WE CAN UTILIZE THAT FOR FORMULATING NEW ACADEMIC GOALS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING LET'S GO ON OFFENSE HERE.
AND INSTEAD OF BEING ACADEMIC RECOVERY, IT'S GOING TO BE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OR GROWTH.
BUT THE THING I NEVER HAVE HEARD FROM IS I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE TEACHERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF SURVEY OR SOMETHING DONE FROM THE TEACHERS ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK STUDENT WHAT THEY NEED TO THINK BECOMES A STUDENT MANAGEMENT TO GET THEIR INPUT WITH RESPECT TO IT.
AND LAST, ON TEACHER RETENTION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF OUTSIDE RESOURCE OR CONSULTING ARRANGEMENT THAT WE COULD USE TO DETERMINE WHAT ARE THE NON COMPENSATION INCENTIVES THAT AROUND THE DISTRICT THAT ARE BEING BEEN PROVEN TO CAUSE GOOD TEACHER RETENTION RATES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? BECAUSE WE CAN ALWAYS JUST WE ARE AT THE TOP OF PAY.
OBVIOUSLY, MISS STANLEY COMMENTED ON BONDS PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT POLICY WISE AS A DISTRICT THAT COULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE TEACHERS AND HELP THEM WITH RETENTION.
SO THOSE WERE THE THREE ITEMS THAT I THOUGHT OF, MADAM PRESIDENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. OKAY.
I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF TAKE UP RIGHT WHERE WES LEFT OFF.
[BEEPING] WHEN. I JUST STARTED.
[LAUGHTER] I GOT THE BUTTON, I JUST STARTED . ACADEMIC RECOVERY.
ONE OF THE THINGS AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND I THINK STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR.
I DON'T WANT THIS TO GET AWAY.
I THINK DR. LOPEZ MENTIONED IT.
I FEEL LIKE MONITORING PROGRESS OF STUDENTS MAYBE TWICE A YEAR IS PLENTY.
ONCE A YEAR, IF WE COULD GET AWAY WITH IT.
WE DON'T NEED TO SEE IT EVERY QUARTER OR EVERY MONTH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I DON'T THINK MUCH CHANGES EVERY QUARTER OR EVERY MONTH.
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WE GOT TO FIND WAYS TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME TO PREPARE, TO INSTRUCT.SO PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER AS A AS A GREAT RECOMMENDATION.
I FEEL VERY STRONGLY FROM THE GIBSON GROUP.
BUT I ALSO THINK THAT TIES RIGHT IN TO THE FIFTH ONE, WHICH IS TEACHER RETENTION AND STAFF.
I GOT THREE RECOMMENDATIONS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MONEY, WES.
THEY ALL HAVE TO DO WITH TO CONTINUE TO CREATE MORE TIME FOR IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION.
THAT'S WHAT I HEAR MOST FROM TEACHERS.
I ALSO HEAR TEACHERS ARE HAVING TO WORK WEEKENDS AND NIGHTS TO GET READY TO INSTRUCT BECAUSE THEY'RE CURRENTLY THEIR TIME IS NOT, THEIR TIME DEMANDS ARE DIFFERENT.
WE'RE GOING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE DO HERE IN GISD.
AND I THINK IT WILL BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER OR I HOPE IT WILL.
HONESTLY, I THINK WE HAVE A REAL GOOD CODE OF CONDUCT.
AND IF IT WERE ME, I'D KICK EVERY CELL PHONE OUT OF A CLASSROOM, WOULD START THERE.
THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T GO THE WAY YOU THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO.
WAY BACK IN 2018, WE STARTED OUR BOARD GOAL.
IT MEASURES A, B, C, D AND F BOARD GOALS HAVE 33 TESTS.
I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MAP.
I THINK WE SHOULD. I SPOKE TO THE PEOPLE NWEA YESTERDAY.
FINALLY, PLEASE, LET'S USE REGION TEN AS OUR BENCHMARK, NOT THE STATE.
I WROTE DOWN, THIS IS NOT A CANDY STORE.
WE HAVE TO BE REAL CAREFUL WITH THIS BOND WITH ALL THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE.
AND FINALLY, WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT IN THE 40,000FT² OF GILBREATH-REED THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADD, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PUT IN THERE? OKAY. I'M GOING TO LEAVE OUT STUDENT MANAGEMENT.
ON FOCUS CAMPUSES WE NEED TO HAVE AN HONEST APPRAISAL WHEN WE GET OUR LAST TEST RESULTS ARE IN.
I KNOW THEY'RE IN NOW, BUT THEY'LL BE MEASURED AND WE'LL DETERMINE WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHETHER ON OUR FOCUS CAMPUSES WE DID IT RIGHT OR WE DID IT WRONG.
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE AN HONEST APPRAISAL FROM STAFF AND SAY THIS WORKED, THIS DID NOT WORK.
WE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT, A LOT OF DOLLARS, A LOT OF TIME INTO FOCUS CAMPUSES WAS SUCCESSFUL.
AND FINALLY, ON TEACHER RETENTION.
WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THE FULL WEEK THAT WE SPENT WORKED REALLY WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN AS WE BRING IN NEW TEACHERS.
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
WE PUBLICIZE THAT WE WERE THE FIRST DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO GET TO $60,000.
WE PUBLICIZED THAT WE NOW ARE REWARDING OUR MORE SENIOR TEACHERS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING THAT AND WE HAVE TO BE NOT BE AFRAID OF GOING INTO FUND BALANCE.
THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. THANK YOU.
TRUSTEES, YOU ALL HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.
YOU ALL ARE ACTING LIKE IT'S IN STONE.
IT'S NOT IN STONE. IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.
YOU WANT INPUT, AND WHEN YOU'RE ASKED TO DO INPUT, THEN THERE'S ALL OF THIS.
WELL, THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT'S BEING USED.
AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO PLAY A JOKE ON ME.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.
BECAUSE WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET SOME COHESIVENESS AND FOR PEOPLE TO TALK.
YOU ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT YOU DON'T ALL HEAR THE SAME THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.
OKAY. SO WITH THE JOKE BEING PLAYED, THEN I WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND I WILL TURN OVER MY FIVE TO
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OUR BOARD SERVICING MANAGER.AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE INTO DISCUSSION ITEM C WITH TRUSTEES REPORT.
[V.C. Trustees' Report]
YOU ALL CAN VOLUNTEER HOW YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR TRUSTEES REPORT.IT WAS NO JOKE. MY PHONE FROZE AS WELL AS THE KEYBOARD, WHICH WENT CRAZY.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO GLANCE UP AT ANY POINT IN TIME, IT KEPT TYPING R'S ALL OVER.
SO, MR. GLICK, I WILL GO BACK AND RELISTEN TO THE MEETING IN THE MORNING AND FILL IN YOUR BLANKS.
BUT THE KEYBOARD WENT CRAZY AND WE COULDN'T MAKE IT WORK.
OKAY, SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER MINE OR WE KEEP MOVING.
[LAUGHTER] SO IT'S YOUR KEYBOARD BECAUSE.
OKAY, I THINK I'M A LITTLE TOO FAR FROM THE RECEIVER.
OKAY. SO WITH ME BEING THAT FAR FROM THE RECEIVER, IT WASN'T PICKING UP.
AND WHEN IT WAS, IT WAS NOT COOPERATING.
WHO WANTS TO BEGIN THE TRUSTEES REPORT? OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GLICK OR MR. BEACH WHICH ONE? OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MR. BEACH WILL BE SECOND. OKAY.
SO YOURSELF, MR. BEACH, AND I ATTENDED THE SRO LUNCHEON AT THE GRANVILLE CENTER.
I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE APPLAUD AND CELEBRATE OUR SROS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS A GENTLEMAN NAMED PAUL SMITH, WHO IS ON THE FBI TASK FORCE.
HE WORKS OUT OF THE FBI TRAINING CENTER IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.
THAT WAS WHAT'S CALLED A LONG COURSE SWIMMING.
AND AGAIN, WE HAVE WE ATTRACTED PEOPLE FROM 37, 38 STATES FOR THE LONG COURSE SWIMMING.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER WE HAD THE UIL, NO, THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC JUNIOR OLYMPIC WATER POLO TOURNAMENT THERE AND OUR POOL IS BEING USED FOR THE FINAL SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIPS.
WE NOW HAVE UIL VOLLEYBALL, A UIL WATER POLO I'M SORRY, UIL WATER POLO.
JOHN CLEVELAND WAS A THREE TIME OLYMPIAN.
I THINK HE WON A BRONZE MEDAL.
HE WORKS FOR MYRTHA POOLS AND HE USES OUR POOL, OUR NATATORIUM, AS HIS SHOWPLACE FOR THE UNITED STATES, FOR HOW YOU BUILD THE NATATORIUM IN THE RIGHT WAY.
SO THAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MET THAT WAS MISS GRIFFIN AND MYSELF FROM REPRESENTING THE BOARD.
ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS, AND WE ALL GOT THIS SHEET THAT WAS HANDING IT OUT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT IS THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN, THROUGH OUR CLASSROOMS OR THE MAIN OFFICE, COMMUNICATE EMERGENCIES.
AND THE LATEST THING WE'VE ADDED IS CALLED A PANIC ESCALATION APP.
ON AUGUST 1ST, WE HAD OVER 5000 OF OUR STAFF ALREADY USING IT.
I'M PRETTY SURE AS OF TODAY, ALL OF OUR STAFF IS USING IT.
THIS WAS A STATE MANDATE AND NOW WE FULFILL THAT MANDATE.
SO WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS TO ANNOUNCE AN EMERGENCY.
WE ALL ATTENDED THE CONVOCATION.
EVERY ONE OF US UP HERE ATTENDED THE CONVOCATION.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES IF YOU GO TO A MOVIE, YOU WALK OUT WITH FRIENDS OR RELATIVES.
AND WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT THE MOVIE? WHAT DID I LIKE ABOUT THE MOVIE? THE THING THAT I TOOK MAYBE MADE ME THINK THE MOST WAS DR.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS HE TALKED ABOUT AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE STORY TO EXPLAIN IT.
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SO A LONG TIME AGO, I RAN A VERY LARGE BUSINESS.SO I SAY TO ONE OF THEM, I SAID, HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS? HOW MANY LAWS HAVE YOU HELPED WRITE? AND THEY ALL AGREED, YES, BUT THEY SAID, THAT'S BRAGGING.
AND I SAID, IF IT'S TRUE, THEN IT'S NOT BRAGGING.
AND I THINK HE SAID TO THE TEACHERS, HE SAID, TEACHERS, SHOW YOUR CREDENTIALS.
TALK ABOUT YOUR CREDENTIALS WHEN YOU COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS, SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I'M ON THE ROWLETT CHAMBER BOARD AND I MENTIONED THIS AND THE LADY WHO'S THE CEO OF LAKEPOINT HOSPITAL SAID, WELL, THIS IS WHAT WE USE.
AND LVN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE COULD CERTAINLY DO SOMETHING WITH OUR BADGES, TOO.
IF YOU HAVE A BACHELOR'S, IF YOU HAVE A MASTER'S, IF YOU HAVE A DOCTORATE, IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT CREDENTIALS THAT YOU WANT TO BRAG ABOUT, LET'S BRAG ABOUT IT BECAUSE LET'S TELL OUR PARENTS, WHEN YOU DROP YOUR KID OFF, THIS IS A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL AND THEY'RE A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL WHO IS HIRED BY GISD.
WE DON'T TAKE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET.
AND THAT'S HOW WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OUR PARENTS UNDERSTAND WHO'S TEACHING THEIR KIDS.
OKAY. I WANT TO APPLAUD WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PARENTS IN HOUSTON ISD WITH THEIR LIBRARIES.
AND I CERTAINLY BELIEVE WITH THAT.
THIS PAST WEEK I WAS APPROACHED BY THE ROWLETT LIONS CLUB.
THEY WANT TO CONTRIBUTE IN MULTIPLE WAYS FOR OUR KIDS.
AND I WILL BE GETTING WITH DR.
LOPEZ ON SOME OF THE IDEAS THEY HAVE.
ONE IS A SUMMER CAMP AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
AND THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THEY WANT TO DISCUSS WITH US.
THEY HAVE SOME DOLLARS THEY'D LIKE TO SPEND.
AND FINALLY, BACK IN AUGUST 20TH, 2017, I WAS WITH MY SON.
WE TRAVELED TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER IN PORTLAND, OREGON.
AND THE NEXT DAY WE DROVE DOWN TO SALEM, OREGON, TO SEE A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
AND MY SON AGREES, AS DID EVERYBODY ELSE WHO WAS IN ATTENDANCE.
CHARLIE RUIZ, WHO HEADS OUR PLANETARIUM, CONTACTED ME AND SAID, DO WE KNOW? ARE WE DOING ANYTHING? AND THE ANSWER IS AT THIS POINT, NO.
BUT SHE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MESQUITE ISD AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS.
THEY HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED GLASSES FOR THEIR STAFF AND KIDS FOR THAT DAY, WHICH WILL BE MONDAY, APRIL 8TH. WE ARE IN THE EPICENTER OF WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN THE UNITED STATES.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LINE RIGHT DOWN CENTERVILLE ROAD, IT'S GOING TO BE A MAGNIFICENT, OPPORTUNITY.
SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE CLOSING.
LET ME LET ME JUST READ YOU VERY QUICKLY WHAT THE AUSTIN ISD SUPERINTENDENT SAID.
I DON'T EXPECT THERE'LL BE A CHANGE IN OUR CALENDAR.
INSTEAD, THEY PLAN TO HOST SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THEIR STUDENTS DURING THE ECLIPSE.
ANY TIME THAT YOU CAN BRING IN A STUDENT'S LIVED OR LIVED EXPERIENCE, SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER AND TIE INTO THE CURRICULUM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO SUPPORT, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF AUSTIN ISD SAID.
RUIZ SAID THE COST AND SHE'S ALREADY PRICED IT OUT USING MESQUITE.
AND I THINK SOMEBODY ELSE IS PRICING.
THE PRICING FOR 60,000 OF THESE GLASSES WOULD BE $21,000 AND $21,500 PLUS SHIPPING.
THAT'S A CHECK FOR $4,999.99 BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAXIMUM I CAN GIVE WITHOUT GETTING BOARD SUPPORT.
IF THE BOARD WANTS ME TO GIVE MORE, I WILL.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] MR. BEACH. WOW, THAT'S HARD TO FOLLOW.
WELL, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND SUMMER GRADUATION, AND WHAT A GREAT VENUE.
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AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS.WE HAD A GREAT STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE BALLROOM AT THE TRIPLE C.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HER AND THE THINGS THAT SHE'S TRYING TO DO IN THE STATE LEVEL.
FINANCIAL PLANNING I DIDN'T REALLY NEED THAT, BUT THAT WAS OKAY.
THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW TYRESE, HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING BASKETBALL PLAYER THAT'S NOW PROFESSIONAL WITH THE PHILADELPHIA 76 ERS, AND HE STILL HAS A FOUNDATION NOW THAT HE GIVES BACK TO THE GARLAND COMMUNITY.
HE WENT TO SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THANK YOU, TYRESE, AND YOUR FAMILY.
ALSO, THE CONVOCATION WENT VERY, VERY WELL.
BUT THAT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER] WE KNOW WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
ANYWAY, I ALSO ATTENDED THE SRO LUNCHEON WITH LARRY AND MR. GRIFFIN AND THAT WAS A GOOD LUNCHEON AND THEN ALSO ATTENDED THE COACHES LUNCHEON AND ALSO ALL THE COACHES.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I CAME INTO THE DISTRICT AS WHEN I STARTED IN 1975 IS A COACH, AND I KNEW JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM AND FOLKS JUST LIKE THE NEW TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE TODAY, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM.
I JUST KNOW THE HEAD COACHES PRETTY MUCH.
I DON'T KNOW HARDLY ANY OF THE OTHERS ANYMORE.
SO THAT WE'VE HAD THAT MANY CHANGES IN OUR COACHING RANKS.
BUT THEY ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS HEAT.
SO THE COACHES LUNCHEON WENT VERY, VERY WELL.
THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO GO TO ANY OF THE EVENTS.
LOPEZ AND SO FORTH HAVE PUT TOGETHER.
THOSE THINGS ARE WELL DONE AND I ENJOY THEM IMMENSELY.
AND I HOPE THAT THE STAFF, COACHES, TEACHERS, EVERYBODY ENJOYS THEM AS MUCH AS I DO.
AND I THINK THE REST OF THE BOARD.
THE COACHES KICKOFF WAS GREAT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SEVEN SCHOOLS.
WE'VE GOT NINE IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE'RE PICKED LESS THAN NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO IN FOOTBALL AND SEVERAL OTHER SPORTS.
SO I'M READY FOR US TO SURPRISE A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS YEAR, AND I THINK WE CAN DO THAT.
THE CONVOCATION WAS EXCELLENT.
MR. GLICK, I DO AGREE WITH YOU, AND I TOLD DR.
AND IT REALLY DRAWS INTO LIGHT THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH AS A DISTRICT.
I HOPE IT BRINGS THE TEACHERS TOGETHER.
I HOPE EVERYBODY REALIZES, ESPECIALLY AFTER DISCUSSIONS LIKE TONIGHT, THAT THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN DOING WHAT WE CAN TO FREE TEACHERS UP, TO TEACH, TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY KIND OF WHICH A WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND THAT'S I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL SITTING UP HERE ON THE BOARD.
YOU KNOW, I PLEDGE MY SUPPORT TO THE STAFF, TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO HEAR THAT.
NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION THIS YEAR WAS A REAL CHANGE IN HOW WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND AGAIN, JASON WHEELER COMMUNICATIONS, HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS.
I MEAN, THE ENERGY AT THAT EVENT, I THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST I'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE DISTRICTS CONTACTING ME SAYING, WHY AM I HEARING ABOUT THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION IN GARLAND? [LAUGHTER] WHY AM I HEARING ABOUT THAT HERE? BECAUSE IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT THAT WAS FUN.
AND IT STARTED ALL THESE NEW INSTRUCTORS, PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY'RE ALL THINKING, OKAY, I'M IN THE RIGHT SPOT BECAUSE THIS IS A PLACE THAT'S GOING TO PUT ME IN THE WAY TO SUCCEED.
AND THAT DOVETAILED RIGHT INTO CONVOCATION.
I MEAN, HONESTLY, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE PART A AN CONVOCATION WAS PART B.
AND SO IT AGAIN, MASSIVE ENERGY.
LOPEZ HAS HEARD FROM SUPERINTENDENTS ALL AROUND THE AREA WHO ARE NOW HAVING TO GO TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAYING WE NEED A BIG GIANT RALLY FOR NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION. NOW, AS WE YET AGAIN REINVENT HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TO DO THEIR BUSINESS IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
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I'VE BEEN TO COUNTLESS MEET THE TEACHERS WITH THREE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.I'VE BEEN TO COUNTLESS BAND ORIENTATIONS.
I'VE BEEN TO NEW STUDENT ORIENTATIONS.
SO TO THE PARENTS OUT THERE, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.
TRUST ME, THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD WHO UNDERSTAND.
THE SCHOOL IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
YOU ARE AS A PARENT, YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE CHILD'S EDUCATION.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AND EVERYWHERE I WENT, I SAW TONS OF PARENTS.
IT'S HARD TO GET THROUGH THE CLASS.
I REALLY LOVE IT WHEN THEY MAKE US GO THROUGH THE STUDENT SCHEDULE AND WE GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AND WE'RE OLD AND IT'S HARD TO GET FROM ONE END OF THE SCHOOL TO THE OTHER IN THE TIME FRAME. YOU'RE RIGHT.
HOW'S YOUR KID DO IT? AND YOU REMEMBER, OH, MY KID'S 30 SOMETHING YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME, THAT'S WHY.
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS FUN. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THURSDAY NIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRST FOOTBALL GAME.
I'LL BE THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE HOT, BUT THANKFULLY I'M GOING TO BE IN AIR CONDITIONING.
I WAS PRETTY I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING IN MY COMMENTS EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ACADEMIC RECOVERY PLAN AND SUPPORT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT ALL WORKS OUT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M HEARING BITS AND PIECES, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, DOVETAILING THAT INTO CONVOCATION WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT, A LOT OF ENERGY, A LOT OF THINGS SAID TO CONTINUE TO EXCITE THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT.
I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A REALLY AWESOME EVENT.
BUT EVEN MORE THAN THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT MOMENTUM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND AFTER CONVOCATION, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE TEACHERS OR THE STAFF AT BUSSEY.
PRINCIPAL MAXEY INVITED ME OVER JUST TO KIND OF SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH HIS STAFF.
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP WAS, CAN WE HAVE A MID-YEAR CONVOCATION? AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
BUT I'M POSING THAT QUESTION TO DR.
LOPEZ. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW YOU WANT TO DO THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON IN.
LISA COX HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AND ALL OF THE THINGS SHE HAS PLANNED WITH THE GF BOARD.
I KNOW BASED ON WHAT MISS STANLEY WAS SAYING, I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AMPLE TIME.
NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS IS GOING TO BE HAVING ITS NOVEMBER MEETING HERE IN GARLAND ISD, AND THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE SCHOOL SAFETY AND THE ROLE OF THE BOARD.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT DOING SOME OTHER THINGS WITH THAT PROGRAM.
AND AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, I'M WORKING WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FROM MANSFIELD TO HAVE THAT PROGRAM HERE IN GARLAND ISD. SO NOVEMBER 15TH, GO AHEAD AND WRITE IT DOWN.
I DON'T WANT Y'ALL SAYING THAT Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW.
IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU KNOW, CAN'T SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
ANYWAY. AND THEN ALSO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OFFICER CARTER.
AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING HE PROVIDED US WITH A LOT OF FOOD AND IT WAS EXCELLENT.
[APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, HE'S A MASTER.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MISS STANLEY.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TONIGHT.
[02:05:03]
SO THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY WHO WAS IN THE SUMMER GRADUATION PROGRAM AND THIS IS JUST A GEM OF THE GISD.STEPHANY JIMMY JOHN'S AT 16 YEARS OF AGE, GRADUATED FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S RIGOROUS PROGRAM, ACCELERATED MATH AND SCIENCE AND MATH AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WITH A RANK IN THE TOP SIX PERCENTILE AS AN HONORS GRADUATE, AN AP SCHOLAR AND A SUPERINTENDENT SCHOLAR, SHE OBTAINED HER CCMR WITH EKG TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION, AND SHE OBTAINED CERTIFICATION ON HER OWN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DRAW BLOOD, I CAN'T SAY THE WORD AND CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
AND SHE HAS NOW JOINED THE UT TYLER MEDICAL PROGRAM, AND THAT WAS ONE OF OUR SUMMER GRADUATES THIS YEAR AT 16 YEARS OF AGE.
SO I JUST IT FLOORS ME AND I COULDN'T EVEN SAY WHAT SHE GOT HER CERTIFICATE IN.
AND THEN IT WAS GREAT I GOT TO MEET TYRESE MAXEY AND HIS FAMILY AND I DON'T KNOW WHO I LIKED MORE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO ELLIE, WHO'S WATCHING.
SHE GOES HOME TOMORROW TO WASHINGTON.
SO GRANDMA WILL BE DEVASTATED.
SHE'S THE REASON WHY I DO WHAT I DO FOR GISD.
AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW SHE HAD TO COME HOME FOR THE SUMMER TO BE TUTORED BY AWESOME MRS. CLARKE TO GET CAUGHT UP BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE DYSLEXIA PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON LIKE WE DO.
SO WE KNOW FUNDING IS SKETCHY ON A GOOD DAY.
WHERE HERE YOU JUST HAVE TO BE DYSLEXIC.
SO I LOVE YOU, ELLIE, AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO.
DR. LOPEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRING US SOME REMARKS AND COMMENTS?
[V.D. Superintendent's Report]
ABSOLUTELY. THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS A TREMENDOUS KICKOFF FROM LIKE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DETAILED WITH FROM NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION TO CONVOCATION TO THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, EVERYBODY WAS OPERATING ON ALL CYLINDERS.[APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING TO MR. JOHNSON AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS JUST TELLING ME HOW THAT APP MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE HE HAS KIDS THAT RIDE THE BUS ON KNOWING WHERE THE KIDS ARE AT, WHEN IT'S GOING TO GET THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF FEEL BAD FOR THE BUS DRIVERS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY STOP FOR SOME SORT OF POTTY BREAK, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO KNOW WHY ARE YOU STOPPED THERE? YOU KNOW? BUT THE REALITY IS IT REALLY BRINGS COMFORT AND SAFETY IN THESE MODERN TIMES FOR ALL OF OUR PARENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I'M GLAD THAT THE APP IS DELIVERING.
AND TRANS FINDER IS WELL STOP FINDER APP.
BUT THE TRANS FINDER AGENCY IS REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB.
WE KICK OFF FOOTBALL SEASON THIS WEEK.
WE JUST WANT TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THAT THE THURSDAY GAME WILL BE SET HALF AN HOUR BACK TO 7:30 KICKOFF FRIDAY, 7:30 AND THEN THAT WE HAVE A SATURDAY AFTERNOON GAME THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVED TO 10:30 IN THE MORNING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL SAFETY PROTOCOLS CHECKED OFF.
THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS GOING ON.
YOU GUYS WERE GETTING PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT.
I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS REALLY ENGAGED.
I REALLY ENJOYED OUR DISCUSSION TODAY.
THIS IS A REALLY PERFECT TIME TO RE-ENERGIZE AND REFOCUS OUR PRIORITIES.
THE STATE HAS REESTABLISHED SCORES, SO WHEN SCORES COME OUT, PLEASE DON'T JUDGE YOUR SCHOOLS.
NO, IT'S NOT EVEN APPLES TO ORANGES.
IT'S LIKE IT'S LIKE APPLES TO RIBEYE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.
IT'S NOT EVEN THE SAME, MEASUREMENTS.
BUT OF COURSE THEY HAVE TO RECALIBRATE IT.
THAT IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE.
[02:10:05]
IF YOU HAVE A BACHELOR'S OF ARTS OR A MASTER'S OF ARTS OR BACHELORS OF SCIENCE, AND WE PUT THAT OUT BECAUSE IT MEANS SOMETHING.AND NOT ONLY WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THESE CERTIFICATIONS THAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S VERY HARD FOR TEACHERS TO MEET.
SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORKFORCE THAT WE'VE HIRED THIS YEAR.
WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW TEACHERS, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NEW TO TEACHING.
THANK YOU. OKAY, LET US MOVE TO E 5E FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
[V.E. Future Agenda Items]
MR. WES.MR. JOHNSON. MR. WES IS FINE. I AM A BAND PARENT.
AND ONE THING THAT'S BEEN MADE AWARE TO ME OVER THE COURSE OF TIME IS THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH INSTRUMENTS, IS CRUMBLING AROUND US AS WE SPEAK IN A REALLY BAD WAY.
AND THIS ISN'T ANY PARTICULAR SCHOOL.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THE SCHOOLS.
YEARS AGO WE HAD SOMETHING CALLED A CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT PROVIDED FOR MONEY TO GO INTO EACH CAMPUS.
THEY SAID, WE NEED X AMOUNT OF INSTRUMENTS.
AND YOU DIDN'T ALWAYS GET YOU DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING, BUT YOU ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING.
AND THEY WERE DEPENDED ON THIS.
THEY RELIED UPON THIS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE WORST STOCK OUT AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT WHAT THE INSTRUMENTS THAT THE KIDS HAD WERE AT LEAST APPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO START LEARNING ON.
WE HAVEN'T DONE A CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR INSTRUMENTS NOW SINCE 2018.
SO IN A LOT OF CASES, SOME SCHOOLS HAVE NOT HAD ANY NEW INSTRUMENTS NOW FOR FIVE YEARS.
SOME INSTRUMENTS I TOURED AND SAW ARE ORIGINAL TO THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY'RE IN.
TONS OF CASES ARE DUCT TAPED TOGETHER JUST SO THEY DON'T FALL APART ON THE STUDENTS.
AND AND WE'RE SEEING THIS WE MADE A GREAT DECISION IN PROVIDING BAND TRAILERS TO PROTECT THE EQUIPMENT. NOW I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT'S WORTH PROTECTING, AND I THINK WE OWE IT TO OUR STUDENTS.
AND I WOULD LIKE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM SO WE COULD THOROUGHLY DISCUSS THIS AND HOW WE CAN GET THE NEEDED RESOURCES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FUNCTIONING SAFE AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO USE.
AND SO NOW JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR YOU WANT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TO LOOK AT BOTH? I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY HASN'T BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
SO THEY MANAGED TO REPLACE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON THEIR OWN USING THEIR BUDGETS.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT IDEAL.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, I THINK MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A BIG NEED, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
OKAY, THANK YOU. AND FIRST OF ALL, FORGOT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR SON WHO WAS HONORED TODAY AS A STATE, GOLD MEDAL FINALIST FOR SOLO THIS PAST MAY.
CONGRATULATIONS. AND ENSEMBLE.
HE DID BOTH. IT'S NOT BRAGGING IF IT'S A FACT.
CONGRATULATIONS. HE'S AN AWESOME KID.
WHAT KIND OF DUCT TAPE DID HE USE ON HIS INSTRUMENT? DR. LOPEZ ON THAT AND BRING IT BACK AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR IT WILL PROBABLY GO THROUGH FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS.
OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO ITEM SIX CONSENT AGENDA A HUMAN RESOURCE
[VI. Consent Agenda]
REPORT B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND.[02:15:08]
C CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE PROCUREMENT DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE BOND 2023.D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST CALENDAR E NEW BIDS ONE CONTRACT NUMBER 221-23-01.
CONSIDER APPROVAL TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND RELATED SERVICES.
F RENEWAL BIDS ONE CONTRACT NUMBER 55-22.
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
TWO CONTRACT NUMBER 325-19-3 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PSAT SAT MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
NUMBER THREE CONTRACT NUMBER 361-16-21.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONSULTING SERVICES.
NUMBER FOUR CONTRACT NUMBER 397- 21-04.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE LICENSES, SUBSCRIPTION HARDWARE AND SERVICES.
AS YOU READ THEM ALL, ARE YOU ASKING FOR A MOTION ON ITEMS? YES. THE WAY IT'S LISTED? YES. IT'S A YES.
OKAY. ARE YOU READY FOR MOTION? YES. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT THAT IT WAS CONTRACT 325-19-13, NOT THREE.
THANK YOU. I WOULD THEN MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM 6, A, B, C, D, E, AND F.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. GLICK, SECOND BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE VOTE? VOTE NOW.
[VII.A. Consider Approval of the 2023-24 Student Code of Conduct]
NUMBER SEVEN, ACTION ITEM NON CONSENT.A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 2023 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
DR. BABETTA HEMPHILL THIS CAME WELL, THAT IS MISS MARY GARCIA AND IT CAME THROUGH ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
LOPEZ FOR PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS THE 2023-24 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED A SIDE BY SIDE DOCUMENT THAT MATCHES THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES WE REVIEWED AT THE ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 8TH.
IT'S A CHART THAT IS IT IS A CHANGE DOCUMENT THAT HAS IT'S A CHART AND YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE THE REVISIONS AND EACH REVISION IS BOOKMARKED AND LINKED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT BY SECTION TITLES AND PAGE NUMBERS. AND NEW LANGUAGE IS ON THE LEFT, HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW WHEN APPROPRIATE AND REFERENCED TO THE LAW AND POLICY ON THE RIGHT.
AND WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON THIS.
WE'VE ALREADY REVIEWED THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, BUT I WILL REFERENCE ONE OF THE CHANGES.
IT IS ON PAGE TEN OF YOUR CHART.
THAT'S PAGE FOUR, BUT IF YOU WILL SEE IT SAYS PAGE TEN ON THE MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES, IT'S IN YOUR BOARD DOCUMENTS ON THE CHART AND IT'S A REFERENCE.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE AI DOCUMENT, THE TOOLS.
[02:20:01]
CONDUCT. SO IF YOU NOTICE ON THE CHART WE HAVE PAGE TEN MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND IT SAYS STUDENT SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, WHICH INCLUDES CHEATING OR COPYING WORK OF ANOTHER STUDENT.AND SO WE REFERENCE THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR ASSIGNMENTS.
SO WE REALLY ARE GOING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS WITH EMPHASIZING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTIC LEARNING AND WHY WE RECOGNIZE THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS MAY ENHANCE LEARNING.
WE STILL ARE GOING TO REALLY CONCENTRATE ON AUTHENTIC LEARNING, AND WE WANT TO REFERENCE THIS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT WITH GRADE REDUCTIONS FOR CHEATING, PLAGIARIZING, AND THE USE OF THESE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS.
SO WE'VE REFERENCED IT TWICE IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND ONCE IN THE HANDBOOK.
AND SO THAT WAS NEW LANGUAGE IN THERE.
SO ALSO, IF YOU CONTINUE TO FLIP THROUGH, WE HAVE PAGE 18.
THERE'S NEW LANGUAGE ON THAT ABOUT THE DAEP.
ALSO REFERENCED, I BELIEVE, MR. MILLER, YOU WANTED THE DEFINITION OF HAZING.
AND SO I'VE INCLUDED THAT IN THERE AS WELL.
MS. GARCIA, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED ACTUAL STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT FROM THE ADAC MEETING? NOT OTHER THAN WHAT YOU SEE IN THE CHART? OKAY. SO BUT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES.
WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THE CHART IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE ADAC MEETING.
THE ONLY WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
THEY GAVE US THE CHANGES HERE.
THEY'VE GIVEN US THE ENTIRE BOOKLET AND THE CHANGES.
SO IT WAS DEFINITELY PRESENTED.
AND SO WHAT YOU HAVE TONIGHT AND WHAT IS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK IS THE ACTUAL CODE OF CONDUCT.
AND THE CHART HIGHLIGHTS THE CHANGES IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT COMPARED WITH THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
TRUSTEES. ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS PRESENTED TONIGHT IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOTIONED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. BEACH THAT WE ACCEPT THE 2023 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
ARE WE READY TO VOTE? VOTE NOW.
THANK YOU. THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.
CAN I JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT? THE YELLOW DOESN'T APPEAR IN OUR BOARD BOOK, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
BUT IT WAS ON IF WE GOT IT THROUGH THE ONLINE.
YOU HAD TO LOOK AT IT ELECTRONICALLY, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE BOARD BOOK WITH THE COLOR.
I APOLOGIZE. I THOUGHT THE BOARD BOOK WAS ELECTRONIC AND I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S NOT PULLED UP FOR YOU TO SEE.
OKAY. SO WE GET IT AT THE TIME OF POSTING.
OKAY. IT'S ELECTRONIC, BUT WE ALSO GET THE PRINTED COPY.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
[VII.B. Consider Approval of Endorsement for TASB Board of Directors Region 10, Position D]
ON THE 44 PERSON BOARD OF THE STATE BOARD.YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION.
[02:25:10]
IS THERE A MOTION? THERE ARE TWO NAMES IN OUR BOARD BOOK.WE ARE IN REGION TEN AND THE POSITION THAT'S BEING VOTED ON IS D.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT? OH.
OH. OKAY. IF NO ONE'S GOING TO MOVE, ARE WE JUST GOING TO PASS THIS? YES. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DO.
BECAUSE YOU ALL TOOK NO ACTION AND I WILL WITHDRAW MY SPEECH.
AND IF THESE GENTLEMEN WANT MY VOTE, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO CONTACT ME IN THE FUTURE.
I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE ON SOMEBODY I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S NOT THE GUIDELINES THAT TASB GIVES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT'S FANTASTIC. THE GUIDELINES.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT I WILL NOT VOTE ON THIS BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE.
[VII.C. Consider Approval of Local Policies from TASB Update 121]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL POLICIES FROM TASB UPDATE 121 MISS RAY.LISA, BEFORE YOU START, CAN WE GET AN OFFICIAL? MS. GRIFFIN, YOU'D LIKE TO PULL THE ITEM PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED? THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE, WE WILL NOT ENDORSE ANYONE.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENDORSEMENT IS TOMORROW.
JUST SO WE KNOW, WE WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY OF THESE CANDIDATES INDIVIDUALLY FOR ENDORSEMENT.
SHOULD THEY COME UP FOR A GROUP VOTE, IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU ALL AT A LATER DATE TO SEE IF YOU WOULD ENDORSE OR SUPPORT THE VOTE AS A WHOLE VERSUS PICKING ONE FOR YOUR SELECTED CANDIDATE TO BE ON BALLOT.
WELL, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE AS A DISTRICT DIDN'T CHOOSE TO SUPPORT EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES THAT CONTACTED US THROUGH THE REGULAR PROCEDURES BECAUSE THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS TOMORROW OR THE 31ST.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE'RE NOT THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN REGION TEN.
THERE ARE 74-76 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SO WE ARE NOT THE ONLY DISTRICT VOTING ON THESE GENTLEMEN.
IF THEY GET THE APPROVED NUMBER FROM TASB, IT WILL MOVE TO DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AND THE DELEGATES AT THE CONVENTION WILL VOTE.
MS. GRIFFIN, JUST CURIOUS, HAVE WE HANDLED THIS DIFFERENTLY IN THE PAST? NO, WE HAVE NOT.
WE HAVE GOTTEN THE INFORMATION WHEN IT'S RECEIVED TO US, IT COMES TO US.
I CAN'T SAY WHETHER THIS IS LATE OR EARLY.
AND IT BEFORE, OF ALL THE DISTRICTS, ALL DISTRICTS GET TO ENDORSE ONLY ONE PERSON.
IN THE PAST I KNOW THAT WE'VE ENDORSED CANDIDATES BEFORE.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, HAS OUR PRACTICE BEEN TO ENDORSE THE INCUMBENT OR HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENT? IT'S TRULY UP TO THE PRESIDENT.
AND OUR PRESIDENT CHOSE TO PUT BOTH WHO HAVE CONTACTED THE DISTRICT FOR ENDORSEMENT.
IF YOU RECALL, I BELIEVE THE TERMS ARE 2 TO 3 YEARS.
YOU ALL RECEIVED ALL THREE CANDIDATES, BUT IT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO SELECT TY.
AT THIS TIME, OUR PRESIDENT CHOSE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES TO ALLOW YOU ALL DISCOURSE AT THE DAIS TO SELECT ONE PERSON AND HAVE A DEMOCRATIC ELECTED PROCESS TO SELECT ONE PERSON.
THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE NEED ANY MORE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? OKAY, THEN LET'S MOVE TO 7 ACTION ITEM C. OKAY, MISS RAY, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF TASB UPDATE 121.
YES, MA'AM. PRESIDENT GRIFFIN RESPECTIVE TRUSTEES.
[02:30:04]
DR. LOPEZ, THIS IS MISS.AS PRESIDENT GRIFFIN HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS FOR SECOND READ.
THESE ARE TEN LOCAL POLICIES THAT THE BOARD FIRST SAW AT FIRST READ LAST MONTH AT THE BOARD MEETING.
AND THESE ARE THROUGH UPDATE 121.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF NEED BE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE APPROVE LOCAL POLICIES FROM TASB UPDATE 121 VOTE OPEN VOTE NOW.
THANK YOU. THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.
MISS RAY, YOU ARE STILL UP WITH D.
[VII.D. Consider Approval of Resolution Concerning Waiver of Local Board Policy to Require Two Readings of Policy before Adoption]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION CONCERNING WAIVER OF LOCAL BOARD POLICY TO REQUIRE TWO READINGS OF POLICY BEFORE ADOPTION.YES, MA'AM. PRESIDENT GRIFFIN RESPECTIVE TRUSTEES, DR.
WITH THE ADOPTION OR HOPEFULLY THE ADOPTION OF CKED LOCAL, WHICH YOU WILL SEE RIGHT AFTER THIS.
OUR TASB POLICY CONSULTANT INDICATED THERE IS A MINOR CHANGE THAT SHOULD ACCOMPANY CKED LOCAL WHEN IT IS ADOPTED. AND EXCUSE ME, MISS RAY, CAN YOU JUST SPEAK UP OR.
OUR TASB POLICY CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED THAT A MINOR CHANGE BE MADE TO DH LOCAL ALONG WITH THE ADOPTION OF CKED LOCAL AND IT IS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
I APOLOGIZE THAT IT IS NOT IN BLUE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, BUT IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 256, YOU'LL SEE IT IN A SLIGHT GRAY REFERENCE UNDER WEAPONS PROHIBITED EXCEPTIONS WHERE UNDER NUMBER ONE THEY'LL SAY CKC, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE AN CKE SERIES. THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE TO DH LOCAL, WHICH IS WHY WE RECOMMENDED WE DO A RESOLUTION TO DO ONE READ.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE WAIVER D.
MR. JOHNSON, DID YOU HAVE ONE.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CONCERNING WAIVER OF LOCAL BOARD POLICY TO REQUIRE TWO READINGS OF POLICY FOR ADOPTION, AS READ BY MS. RAY AND PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WAIVER OF LOCAL POLICY TO REQUIRE TWO READINGS OF POLICY BEFORE ADOPTION . VOTES NOW.
OKAY. E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO DH LOCAL.
[VII.E. Consider Approval of Revisions to DH(LOCAL)]
YES. PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, TRUSTEES, DR.LOPEZ. AGAIN, THIS IS THE DH LOCAL THE MINOR CHANGE THAT WAS REFERENCED AND IT'S ALSO NOTED IN YOUR BOARD BOOK TWO ON PAGE 256.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE TO DH LOCAL.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THAT CHANGE HERE TONIGHT.
IS THERE A MOTION? OKAY. YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE DH LOCAL.
APPROVE. TO APPROVE THE DH LOCAL POLICY AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. STANLEY. SECOND BY MR. MILLER THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISION OF DH LOCAL.
[02:35:02]
WE'RE READY TO VOTE. VOTE OPEN.THANK YOU. F IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO C LOCAL DR.
[VII.F. Consider Approval of Revisions to CKED(LOCAL) ]
SHELLEY. OH, MISS RAY.YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ THIS IS ALSO A POLICY FOR SECOND READ.
THIS IS REFERENCING OUR ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS POLICY.
IT IS IN BLACK IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
BUT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN BLUE LAST MONTH.
AND THIS IS ALL TASB VERBIAGE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM TASB.
AND DOCTOR GARRETT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO CKED LOCAL AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE WE APPROVE THE REVISION TO CKED LOCAL.
OH, WAS IT MR. GLICK? OH, SORRY.
OKAY, SO MR. GLICK SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
VOTE CLOSE AND THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
[VII.G. Discuss and Adopt Resolution to Declare a Good Cause Exception for House Bill 3 Armed Security Officer Requirement]
GARRETT, YOU'RE STILL UP.G DISCUSS AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR THE HOUSE BILL THREE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER REQUIREMENT.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN.
MY NAME IS SHELLEY GARRETT, I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SAFETY AND OPERATIONS.
THE RESOLUTION WITH THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN IN EXHIBIT A IS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. GLICK. NO QUESTIONS, MISS GRIFFIN.
WE MENTIONED IT IN THE RESOLUTION UNDER ITEM.
WHAT PAGE ARE YOU REFERRING TO? ON 267? 267. WE MENTIONED IT RESOLVED ON ITEM THREE.
THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD PLAN.
OKAY. YOU'RE THE CHAIR OF THAT.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD AND THE DISTRICT'S PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THAT STANDARD ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS GARLAND ISD WILL ALLOCATE 40 FULL TIME ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS UTILIZING THE SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM, AKA THE GUARDIAN PLAN TWO SECURITY SPECIALISTS OF ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS AND ONE SECURITY COORDINATOR OF ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS TO FULFILL HOUSE BILL THREE'S REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER IS PRESENT DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS AT EACH DISTRICT CAMPUS, THE 40 ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS WILL BE VETTED, SUPERVISED, EVALUATED AND MONITORED.
MONITORED BY GISD SECURITY DEPARTMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL GUARDIAN REQUIREMENTS AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, SUCH AS LICENSE TO CARRY FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 411, SUBCHAPTER H AND SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING FOR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 411 1901 GARLAND ISD WILL ALSO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TRAINING SUCH AS ACTIVE SHOOTER RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING ALERT, STOP THE BLEED, CIVILIAN RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENTS, SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT, SBL VERBAL JUDO, JUDO AND CPR AED TRAINING.
I THINK AS IT INDICATES, WE'RE GOING WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
AND I APPLAUD YOUR DEPARTMENT, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR READING THAT.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED NARCAN TRAINING AND FEMA INCIDENT COMMAND TRAINING.
[02:40:01]
TIRELESSLY SO THAT WE WOULD BE READY TO MOVE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1ST.YOU ALL HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT EVERYONE HAS USED YOUR TEMPLATE, COPIED YOUR STUFF, AND THAT'S JUST OUTSTANDING.
AND THIS IS SO IMPORTANT AND YOU ALL KNOW HOW THE BOARD FEELS ABOUT SAFETY.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR GOING OVER AND ABOVE THE CALL OF DUTY.
AND AT THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. GLICK AND SECOND BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR HOUSE BILL THREE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER REQUIREMENT AS PRINTED. VOTE OPEN.
TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR THE VOTES.
TRUSTEES WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE ITEMS. AND DO WE NEED A 10 MINUTE OR 15 MINUTE BREAK BEFORE WE GO INTO BASICALLY EXECUTIVE SESSION? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? OKAY, WE WILL HAVE A 12 MINUTE BREAK.
I MEAN, I ASK AND Y'ALL JUST FREEZE.
SO WE WILL HAVE A 15 MINUTE BREAK.
THANK YOU. YES, WE HAVE RETURNED FROM RECESS.
AND IT'S 7:58 AND THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS EIGHT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Executive Session]
AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551-001 A PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-076.
CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT SPECIFIC OCCASION FOR OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES.
ONE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT.
B PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT ONE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION TWO SETTLEMENT OFFER THREE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO BE THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
C PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
DGBA LOCAL THREE HEAR, CONSIDER AND DELIBERATE ON LEVEL THREE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE APPEAL OF LISA CHAMBERS.
WE ARE NOW AT 8:01 MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
TRUSTEES WE WILL CONVENE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
THE BOARD CONDUCTED THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL HEARING IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT IN SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE BOARD THEN MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD HAS NOW RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
[02:45:03]
ANY ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.SO IN OUR AGENDA ON EXECUTIVE SESSION BOARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM B TAKING, CONSIDERING THE DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE LEVEL THREE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE APPEAL OF LISA CHAMBERS.
MS. GRIFFIN, DID YOU ANNOUNCE THE TIME? I'M SORRY IF YOU DID. I MISSED IT.
9:52. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT. ON THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL.
YES, MR. JOHNSON. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION AT LEVEL TWO.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOTIONED BY MR. JOHNSON AND SECOND, BY MR. MILLER THAT WE MOVE TO DENY THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL AND THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION AT LEVEL TWO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? VOTE OPEN.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
WE WILL NOW MOVE BACK TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DELEGATION OF LIMITED AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.
MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I'LL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO FINAL BOARD APPROVAL, AND THAT THIS DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2024.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION.
IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECOND BY MR. BEACH THAT WE CONSIDER THE ACTION REGARDING THE DELEGATION OF LIMITED AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, TO THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.
THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?
[X. Adjournment]
SO MOVED. WE ARE SO ADJOURNED.THANKS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.