Dec 14, 2020 Board Meeting

[1C. Open Session]

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WE ARE NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME.

THAT BEING SAID, MR. ROBINSON, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING THE INVOCATION.

[1D. Invocation]

BOW YOUR HEADS PLEASE. . THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY LORD.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET TONIGHT AND TO FOLLOW YOUR WILL, HOPEFULLY, IN YOUR JUDGMENT AND YOUR WISDOM AS FAR AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS DISTRICT WAS THANK YOU FOR THIS DISTRICT AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES.

AND WE JUST PRAY THAT WE HAVE A GOOD WEEK THIS WEEK AND EVERYBODY GOES INTO THE CHRISTMAS BREAK RESTED AND SAFE AND STAY SAFE.

AND WE JUST PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM AS WE GO THROUGH THIS MEETING.

WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

PLEASE RISE IN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.

[1E. Pledge of Allegiance]

ANYONE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC FORUM.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITION AND I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MS.

[1G1. Frenship Communities Political Action Committee]

SO IF YOU WERE ON A FRENSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM, THE COMMITTEE LED A CAMPAIGN THAT HELPED PASS THE TWO HUNDRED NINETY NINE POINT SEVEN DOLLARS MILLION BOND, AND THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM HERE REPRESENTING US TONIGHT.

BUT I DO WANT TO READ THE NAMES OF ALL OF THE PAC COMMITTEE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE CORY NEWSOM, WHO WAS A CO-CHAIR GIVE YOU A NICE CERTIFICATE THERE.

AND ROBERT WOOD, BUT WE DIDN'T PROVIDE THE FRAME.

[LAUGHTER] CHELSEA SALAZAR WHO WAS THE TREASURER AND THEN NOT HERE TONIGHT, A CO CHAIR WAS JORDAN WHEATLEY AND JOHN DRAKE, ROBERT HOLMES AND LLOYD [INAUDIBLE].

SO WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US IN OUR EFFORTS.

I KNOW IT WAS A LONG EFFORT AND IT GOT PUT ON PAUSE FOR A BIT.

BUT WE DO WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING US IN THAT EFFORT.

SO IF YOU ALL WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO THEM, I WELCOME COMMENTS EITHER WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO LEAD OFF ITS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD BOND PROGRAMS AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THE PAC AND CORY YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE MAIN FIXTURE ON THERE AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR HOSPITALITY AT CITIBANK AND OFFERING FACILITIES AND FEEDING EVERYBODY.

BUT DURING COVID-19 THAT THAT THREW A WRINKLE THAT NONE OF US HAS EVER FACED BEFORE.

BUT REALLY PUT THE HARDSHIP ON THESE GUYS AND THESE GUYS.

I THANK ALL OF YOU ALL Y'ALL GOT UP AND GOT AFTER IT.

GOT THE SIGNS OUT THERE AND GET THE WORD OUT.

STAYED AFTER LLOYD PRETTY GOOD.

SO I WANT TO CREDIT YOU FOR BASICALLY THE PASSAGE OF THE BOND BECAUSE Y'ALLS HARD WORK.

IF Y'ALL HAD NOT DONE WHAT YOU DID, WE WOULD BE STRUGGLING.

SO FOR THAT, ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST LIKE TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BELIEVING IN THE DISTRICT AND I BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU SHOW THEM AND SHOW THE DISTRICT.

I JUST ECHO THAT I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL AND IN A PANDEMIC AND REALLY NOT JUST FOR THE PAC AND HOW YOU SUPPORT NOT JUST BONDS, BUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY SUCCESS IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THESE OF THESE GREAT PEOPLE. AND Y'ALL DO LIKE YOU DO THIS FOR FREE.

[LAUGHTER] AND WE'LL TRY TO GET, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME NEXT FALL AND MAYBE A FRAME.

[INAUDIBLE] I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FUN ONE.

I MEAN, THESE GUYS RAISED A TON OF MONEY.

AND THE THING IS, FOR US TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE IT ON THE CHALLENGE IN COVID IS REALLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES FOR THIS DISTRICT, FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT THIS IS A LOT ABOUT THE DISTRICT.

SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND NEXT, WE HAVE EVIE MAE'S BBQ.

[1G2. Evie Mae's smoker trailer donation for FHS Culinary]

SINCE THEN EVIE MAE'S OWNER ARNIS ROBBINS HAS SERVED AS A MENTOR AND A COACH TO THE TEAM.

AND TONIGHT, WE CTE CO-ORDINATOR, AMY BAKER.

AND WE ALSO HAVE KEITH PATRICK HERE TO HELP US SAY A FEW THINGS.

THANKS, EMILY. THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. THANK YOU BOARD. [LAUGHTER] OBVIOUSLY,SINCE THEY OPENED HERE AND HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS.

AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF THAT. BUT THEY'VE ALSO BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF FRENSHIP ISD.

EVIE MAE HERSELF AS WELL AS JACK BOTH ATTEND UPLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES, HELPING US WITH CATERING'S HELPING CUT THE DISTRICT DEALS AND DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO TO DO THINGS TOGETHER. AND FRENSHIP STARTED THEIR BARBECUE TEAM THROUGH THE CULINARY PROGRAM, WHICH AMY SUPPORTS IN CTE, AND THEY COMPETE IN HIGH SCHOOL BARBECUE COMPETITIONS. SO THAT'S ALWAYS MY FIRST QUESTION.

THEY DON'T COMPETE IN THE CHAMBER BARBECUE THAT [INAUDIBLE] SUCH A GOOD TIME AT.

SO. [INAUDIBLE] EVIE MAE [INAUDIBLE] MENTORING.

AND THEY LOANED US A SMOKER IN THAT FIRST YEAR AND HAVE HAD A GREAT INTEGRATION WITH THAT PROGRAM. AND ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, ARNIS STEPPED UP AND BUILT US AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, BUILT A SMOKER FOR THAT PROGRAM TO USE, AND HE DONATED ALL OF HIS LABOR FOR THAT. AND AMY'S PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER FUNDS FOR MATERIALS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUNNING A RESTAURANT THROUGH THIS CRAZY TIME.

HE DID THAT FOR OUR PROGRAM.

AND IT'S IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.

I'M SAD THAT ROBERT LEFT BECAUSE I THINK HE PAID FULL PRICE FOR HIS.

SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT TESTAMENT TO WHAT HE FEELS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY TO WHAT THEY DO FOR FRENSHIP ISD IT'S A REALLY AMAZING TOOL THAT THAT PROGRAM WOULD HAVE.

AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING THROUGH THE FALL TO GET HIM HERE.

SO WE'RE GLAD THAT WE GOT THIS ONE IN.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? I MEAN, I THINK FOR US IT'S A VERY NATURAL PARTNERSHIP.

I MEAN, WE'RE LITERALLY YOUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, SO WE FEEL VERY BLESSED AND FORTUNATE TO TO HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THESE KIDS.

I JUST I WILL SPEAK FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S POINT OF VIEW.

I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT BARBECUE, BUT WHEN FRENSHIP DOES SOMETHING, WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING REALLY WELL. AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE OF STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT STEP IN AND HELP OFFSET AND BUILD THIS BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, THE COMMUNITY PARTNER AND THE STUDENTS.

AND SO I JUST THINK JOB OPPORTUNITIES, YOU'VE GOT SOME GROWTH COMING DOWN YOUR WAY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS. BUT THE TRAINING THAT THEY WOULDN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, VERY APPRECIATIVE.

ALSO, ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, WE DO APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ONE QUESTION I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING.

WHY DID THEIR WHY WAS THE CONDITION THAT THE SMOKER STAYS AT KEITH'S HOUSE? [LAUGHTE]R [INAUDIBLE] THE SAME.

AS ALWAYS, WE DO APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT. WE HAVE NOT ONLY A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU SUITABLE FOR FRAMING, BUT FOR MALLORY AS WELL.

THE ARTIST HAD ONE CONDITION IN THIS WHOLE THING.

WE GOT HIM A BIG CHECK THAT HE GOT TO KEEP AT THE RESTAURANT YEAH.

AND IF YOU'LL ALSO POSE FOR A PICTURE FOR [INAUDIBLE].

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WANT TO COME OVER HERE SARAH. STAND BACK, OK? OK, THIS IS SARAH [INAUDIBLE] SHE IS A WILLOW BEND 5TH GRADER, SHE IS HEADED TO THE

[1G3. National Spanish Spelling Bee Qualifier]

SARAH IS THIRD IN FRENSHIP'S HISTORY TO ADVANCE TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION, AND HER WIN ALSO MARKS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT WILLOW BEND HAS HAD A STUDENT WHO WILL GO TO NATIONALS. SO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, SARAH IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE AND STUDY FOR THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR IN DENVER. AND TONIGHT, I WANT TO WELCOME AND JENNIFER PIERCE, WHOSE PRINCIPAL, WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] AND HER TEACHER, MR. NUNEZ. AND THEN I THINK HER MOM IS JOINING US AS WELL.

SO I WILL LET YOU ALL SAY SOME THINGS ABOUT SARAH.

WELL SARAH IS AMAZING. SARAH CAME TO US FROM COLUMBIA LAST FEBRUARY, AND SO SHE HAS JUST PICKED EVERYTHING RIGHT UP.

SHE IS JUST A GREAT STUDENT AND HAS LEARNED ENGLISH VERY QUICKLY AND VERY WELL, AS WELL AS SPANISH. SO SHE IS FANTASTIC.

MR. NUNEZ HAS PRACTICED WITH HER AND SOME OTHER STUDENTS FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS AND THEY HAVE JUST DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND THEY WON.

SO THAT'S THE BEST THING EVER.

[APPLAUSE] MR. CRUZ, WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THEY WORKED VERY HARD DAY IN, DAY OUT IN CLASS, IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT ALSO AFTER SCHOOL, VERY DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO VERY PROUD AND DOING A GREAT JOB.

WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THIS IS SO EXCITING.

AND WHERE IS THE NATIONAL COMPETITION? DENVER. AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT GREAT THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE IN DENVER.

AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT ONE MORE STUDENT THAT DIDN'T GET TO GO LAST YEAR TO DENVER AND COMPETE. SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK.

MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TWO COMPETITORS.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GET GIVE SARAH ANOTHER HAND.

[APPLAUSE] SO NEXT WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE

[1G4. 2020 UIL State Cross Country Championship Qualifier]

THIS YEAR'S STATE COMPETITOR IS A FRESHMAN AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE WON DISTRICT 26A CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZED [INAUDIBLE] ON HER QUALIFICATION TO THE STATE CROSS-COUNTRY MEET BACK IN NOVEMBER. AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE RICHARD PASCAL, HEAD CROSS-COUNTRY COACH, AND AMANDA KIRKPATRICK HERE TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].

THANKS FIRST OF ALL, FOR HAVING US.

[INAUDIBLE] LOVES ATTENTION. [LAUGHTER] IN FACT, WE HAD TO REALLY TALK HER INTO RUNNING BECAUSE SHE JUST DOESN'T SHE DOESN'T LIKE

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ONLY 200 METERS AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE.

YEAH, BUT SHE HAS BEEN GREAT.

SHE CAME TO US FROM SOCCER.

WE WERE SO EXCITED THAT THEY WOULD SHARE BECAUSE OUR SEASONS KIND OF OVERLAP AND SHE.

I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT. I MEAN, THIS IS SHE'S A NATURAL RUNNER.

SHE GETS UP AND COMES TO EARLY MORNING PRACTICES AND SHE GOES TO SOCCER PRACTICE DURING THE DAY, GOES TO HER CLUB SOCCER TEAM, PRACTICE AFTER SCHOOL, AND THEN AT NIGHT SHE JUST GOES FOR RUNS BECAUSE IT'S FUN AND SHE LIKES IT.

SO I LIKE IT.

SHE'S JUST THAT'S WHO SHE IS.

I THINK FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT HER, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT HER WORK ETHIC. AND SHE JUST SHE SMILES AND LAUGHS ALL THE TIME.

BUT LIKE I SAID, SHE HATES ATTENTION.

SHE DOESN'T WANT ANY CREDIT FOR IT.

BUT SHE'S OUR.

SHE SHE WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED AT RACHEL'S WHEN SHE FOUND OUT SHE MADE IT TO STATE BECAUSE THAT MORE PEOPLE WERE GOING TO LOOK AT HER.

[LAUGHTER] AND SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE WHEN SHE FIRST CAME OUT AND SHE DIDN'T RUN WITH US THIS SUMMER BECAUSE SHE WAS DOING SOCCER ALL SUMMER AND WINTER, SHE'S [INAUDIBLE].

BUT THE MINUTE SHE CAME OUT, EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, WHOA.

I MEAN, EVEN THE BOYS HAD TO STEP UP THEIR GAME BECAUSE SHE WAS BRINGING IT.

SO SHE'S BEEN A GOOD ADDITION TO OUR PROGRAM.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO [INAUDIBLE] NEXT YEAR.

[LAUGHTER] PRESENTING YOU THIS NICE FRAMEABLE CERTIFICATE] [APPLAUSE] I WON'T TELL YOU ALL HER AGE.

SHE'S ABOUT TO TURN 87 Y'ALL.

[APPLAUSE] SHE JUST CAME FROM [INAUDIBLE], SO MULTITALENTED, AND SHE WAS ON OUR ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT TEAM, SO HER GRADES.

[INAUDIBLE] AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

OUR LAST GROUP TONIGHT IS THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FFA QUIZ TEAM WHO QUALIFIED FOR

[1G5. Frenship FFA Leadership Development Senior Quiz State Qualifier]

THE TEAM PLACED SECOND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND SECOND IN THE AREA.

SO WE HAD TONIGHT JORDAN REYNOLDS, [INAUDIBLE] KEATON, WOODROW STEWART.

ACTUALLY, WOODROW DIDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT OK.

AND WE HAVE BRAXTON HOLDER AND SPONSOR ANDREW [INAUDIBLE], AND HE'S HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HIS STUDENTS.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO COME IN FOR RECOGNIZING THESE KIDS.

IT WAS A VERY UNIQUE YEAR.

LIKE MOST OF YOU KNOW, DUE TO COVID, TWO OF OUR THREE COMPETITIONS WERE VIRTUALLY THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER HAD TO DO A VIRTUAL COMPETITION.

IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY. WE HAD TO GO TOT HE COMPUTER LAB AND GET ONLINE AND HOPE THE COMPUTER DIDN'T CRASH ON US.

AND SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONTEST, SO IT'S SENIOR QUIZ CONTEST.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY QUESTION EXAM.

AND THOSE QUESTIONS INCLUDE FROM EVERYTHING HISTORY, A CODE OF ETHICS, TEXAS FFA HISTORY, FARM FACTS, CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AND BRIEFS AND LEADERSHIP GUIDE AND PARLIAMENTARY

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THEY'RE TESTED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

THERE WAS SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN THE SENIOR QUIZ THIS LEVEL THIS YEAR AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, THE LEVEL AND WE ENDED UP WINNING AT STATE LEVEL, VERY PROUD OF THEM. THERE'S TWO OF THESE KIDS THAT ARE SENIORS, [INAUDIBLE] KEATON AND BRAXTON HOLDER AND JORDAN REYNOLDS IS A SOPHOMORE.

AND THEN WOODROW STEWART, WHO'S NOT HERE, IS A JUNIOR.

HE HAD TO WORK AND COULDN'T GET OFF WORK, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.

THEY DID WORKED HARD AND LIKE I SAY, BEING VIRTUAL.

WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE EVEN GOING TO HAVE THIS.

WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE GOT TO EVEN DO IT.

SO. [APPLAUSE] UP NEXT, ARE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD WE EFFECTIVENESS REPORT ON COUNSELING SERVICES.

[2A. Effectiveness Report on Counseling Services]

MS. JULIE PRATT . THANK YOU.

LET ME SEE . GOOD EVENING.

[LAUGHTER] I THINK THAT'S THE SCARIEST PART, IS MAKING SURE YOU GET THE THING RUNNING.

AMY [INAUDIBLE] ARE HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TOGETHER THE COUNSELING EFFECTIVENESS REPORT.

AND THE PICTURE ON THE FIRST SLIDE IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

THAT IS A KINDER GRAD AND A SENIOR GRAD OF 2020.

SO THAT IS WHY COUNSELORS DO WHAT THEY DO IS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES.

THE YOUNGEST IS MY SON AND MY OLDEST IS MY NEPHEW.

AND SO WE HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN AS GRADUATES.

AND SO OUR STORY, THE COUNSELING STORY, THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL TO YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING THIS POSITION TO HAPPEN.

BUT AMY SMALLWOOD IS OUR CRISIS COUNSELOR THIS YEAR.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, IN A PANDEMIC, SHE HAS BEEN VERY, VERY NEEDED.

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE MADE IT THIS YEAR WITHOUT HER.

AND HER POSITION DOES MANY THINGS THAT SUPPORTS COUNSELORS AND FAMILIES.

AND I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK A MINUTE ABOUT WHAT SHE'S BEEN DOING.

SO THANK YOU, I HAVE TO LET THIS OPPORTUNITY I GET TO GO TO EVERY CAMPUS IN OUR DISTRICT, SO I GET TO SEE LITTLES AND BIGS AND ALL IN BETWEEN, AND I LOVE IT.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS THAT MAY HAVE SOME MORE CHALLENGES, THAT MAYBE THE CAMPUS COUNSELOR JUST NEEDS SOME EXTRA SUPPORT.

AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT THE COUNSELOR.

SO A LOT OF TIMES WE CONSULT.

SO WE JUST NEED TO TOSS SOME IDEAS BACK AND FORTH ON HOW TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.

SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONSULT AND SUPPORT THE CAMPUS COUNSELOR WORKING WITH FAMILIES.

THAT'S A BIG ONE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IN A PANDEMIC.

SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH FAMILIES, GET THEM SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THAT MAYBE WE'LL MEET LOTS OF DIFFERENT NEEDS.

SO THAT'S BEEN GOOD.

AND THEN SUPPORT OTHER STAFF.

SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COUNSELORS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO JUST HELP THE OTHER TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S BEEN AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY.

AND VIRTUAL COUNSELING WAS INTERESTING IN THE SPRING.

WE FIGURED IT OUT AS WE WENT ALONG, BUT IT WORKED WELL.

OUR COUNSELORS WORKED VERY HARD EVEN FROM HOME.

SOME OF THEM EVEN WENT AND DID WELLNESS CHECKS AT HOME IF WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT KIDS.

AND SO THEY HONESTLY PUT KIDS FIRST.

SOME THINGS WE'VE DONE AND PUT IN PLACE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IS OUR COUNSELORS HAVE DONE VIRTUAL NEWSLETTERS FOR ALL OF OUR REMOTE LEARNERS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT MISSING OUT ON ANYTHING. WE HAVE ELEMENTARY COUNSELORS HAVE DONE GUIDANCE LESSONS ON TEAMS, SO THEY WORK WITH THE TEACHER, LET THE KIDS SEE THEIR FACE, DO THE SAME LESSONS THAT THE KIDS ARE GETTING IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDING AND THEN DIGITAL REFERRAL FORMS.

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AND SO ON THE WEBSITE, ON EVERY CAMPUS, ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, UNDER THE STUDENT AND THE PARENT TABS, IT'S CONTACT A COUNSELOR AND THEY CAN FILL OUT A FORM.

SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF DIGGING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR THEM TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US.

AND THEN THIRD ON THIS SLIDE IS THE TEXAS MODEL FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS. THERE HAS BEEN ONE FOR A LONG TIME, BUT HAS IT BEEN UPDATED IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN? THIS WAS UPDATED BECAUSE THE COUNSELORS JOB HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE LAST DECADE.

SO WE DEAL MORE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NOW THAN WE EVER HAVE.

AND SO THIS IS A MODEL OF WHAT FRENSHIP HAS TAKEN FROM IT IS THAT WE ARE DOING A DATA DRIVEN PROGRAM, SO WE HAVE A NEW ONLINE.

IT'S CALLED [INAUDIBLE] IT HAS ZERO STUDENT INFORMATION IN IT, BUT OUR COUNSELORS ARE PUTTING IN EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHERE THE NEEDS ARE DISTRICT WIDE AND BE PREVENTATIVE. SO IF ANXIETY IS THE ISSUE, WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT AND START WORKING ON IT AHEAD OF TIME INSTEAD OF BEING REACTIVE.

SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS OUR WEBSITE.

IF YOU GO UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S TAB, TIFFANY TAYLOR WITH THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT WAS AMAZING IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

SO WE HAVE OUR OWN WEB PAGE NOW WHERE YOU CAN HAVE WE WANTED IT EASY FOR VIRTUAL LEARNERS TO HAVE ALL THEIR INFORMATION AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, PARENT RESOURCES AND CRISIS LINES.

WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THAT IF IT'S ON A WEEKEND.

AND THERE'S A CRISIS. THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND PHONE NUMBERS.

SO OUR SUCCESSES, WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ALREADY IN THE FALL, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CHALLENGE BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A PERSON.

AND SO WE'VE DONE SOME VIRTUAL THINGS.

SO THE FIRST THING WE'VE DONE IS AT OUR SCHOOLS, WE DID A PROGRAM CALLED HANNAH FOR HOPE.

IT'S A SUICIDE AWARENESS PROGRAM.

WE DID THAT LAST YEAR.

IT WAS VERY POWERFUL.

IT WORKED VERY WELL. WE TARGETED SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS, SO WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, COORDINATE A VIRTUAL OPTION WHERE WE WERE STILL ABLE TO DO THAT FOR OUR SEVENTH GRADERS. WE DID THAT ACTUALLY LAST WEEK AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE ALSO DO A SUICIDE AWARENESS PROGRAM CALLED TO SAVE A LIFE THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED.

AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

AND WE'VE DEVELOPED IT BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF ANXIETY.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED SOME MINI WORKSHOPS ON ANXIETY AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT IN THE SPRING FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS.

THAT'LL BE A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

WE ALSO AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY'RE DOING SOME VIDEOS EACH MONTH, SOME MENTAL HEALTH VIDEO. SO THEY'RE GOING TO TARGET JUST DIFFERENT TOPICS.

WHATEVER THEY'RE SEEING, THEY'LL TARGET STUDENTS AND BE ABLE TO SHOW THOSE.

ELEMENTARY ARE GOING INTO CLASSROOMS. THEY'RE DOING GUIDANCE COUNSELING.

SO REALLY AT ALL LEVELS.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESSES IN JUST ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT.

AS FAR AS THE STUDENT THREAT ASSESSMENTS, I GET TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM.

AND SO AS WE IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT WE WANT TO KIND OF WATCH, THAT'S BEEN A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.

I'M GETTING TO FOLLOW UP NOT ONLY WITH A STUDENT THAT WE KIND OF WATCH AND SEE, BUT I ALSO GET TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR FAMILY AND MAYBE THEY NEED SOME OUTSIDE SUPPORT.

MAYBE THEY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE CAN CONNECT THEM WITH AND HELP.

AND I ALSO GET TO WORK WITH THE CAMPUS SO THE COMMUNICATION ISN'T DROPPED.

I CAN HELP WITH THE TRANSITION IF A STUDENT IS MOVING FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS.

SO THOSE HAVE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL AND [INAUDIBLE] OPPORTUNITIES.

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING WAS NEW THIS YEAR FOR OUR TEACHERS AND IT WAS PERFECT TIMING. TEA WAS REQUIRING IT.

BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, EVERY PERSON HAS EXPERIENCED SOME TYPE OF TRAUMA BECAUSE OF THIS. AND SO THAT WAS TRAINING THAT WE DID FOR TEACHERS.

I MEAN, FROM OUR TEACHERS, EVERYBODY ACROSS THE DISTRICT HAD THIS TRAINING.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

ONE THING THAT WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON IS THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF AS WELL. WE HAVE TODAY, AS I SAID, A SERIES OF VIDEOS CALLED PROJECT RESTORE.

AND SO WE'VE SENT THOSE OUT TO OUR TEACHERS OUR COUNSELORS ARE SENDING EMAILS OUT TO TEACHERS JUST WITH ENCOURAGEMENT AND SELF CARE TIPS.

SO WITH THE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, IT'S NOT ONLY TO HELP THEM BE AWARE OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR TEACHERS, BECAUSE STAFF IS GOING THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC AS WELL.

AND SO JUST MAKING SURE EVERYBODY'S TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES.

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.

THIS ONE WE ARE I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

WE'VE GOT THE TAPR REPORT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT STANDS FOR, BUT I GOT THE TAPR REPORT AND FOR TSI, WHICH IS TO SAY KIDS ARE COLLEGE READY IN 17-18, WE HAD ACTUALLY 18-19 WE HAD NINETY THREE POINT TWO PERCENT OF THAT GRADUATING CLASS IS COLLEGE READY IN THE ENGLISH AREA. AND THAT WAS UP THIRTY POINT FOUR PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND THEN WITH MATH, IT WAS SEVENTY FIVE POINT ONE PERCENT AND THAT WAS UP ALMOST 30 PERCENT. SO AS TARGETING SENIORS TO TRY TO GET THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THAT TSI, WE'RE SEEING SUCCESS ALSO OUR COUNSELORS FRENSHIP.

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SO THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS KNOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE WAVE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING, YOU'RE SEEING IT.

SO WE'RE SEEING THE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, GRIEF.

I WAS FLOORED ATHOW MANY STUDENTS HAD DEALT WITH THE DEATH OF A PARENT.

NOT ALL OF THEM ARE COVID RELATED, BUT CERTAINLY IT'S A LOSS AND HARD FOR THEM TO DEAL WITH. SO WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

ALSO TARGETING AND WORKING WITH THE STAFF BECAUSE THE STAFF ARE GIVING SO MUCH TO TEACHERS, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THEY AT TIMES NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL COUNSELORS TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO PROVIDE SOME EXTRA HELP, FAMILY CHALLENGES WE'RE SEEING.

SO NOT ONLY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BUT WE'RE SEEING FAMILIES THAT HAVE FINANCIAL ISSUES AND THEY HAVE HEALTH ISSUES.

THEY HAVE RELATIONAL ISSUES BECAUSE EVERYBODY GOT PACKED IN THEIR HOUSE FOR A LOT OF MONTHS TOGETHER. AND SO THAT WASN'T ALWAYS PRETTY.

AND SO BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE JUST BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING LOTS OF DIFFERENT CHALLENGES.

IT'S JUST COMPLICATED.

SO. AND GROWING STUDENT BODY, THANKFULLY, THE BOND PASSED, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE BUILDINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT.

ALSO, JUST DURING THIS TIME WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH, THE GROWING STUDENT, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF KIDS AND THEN THE NUMBER OF KIDS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, WE'RE SEEING IT INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.

AND SO THAT IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR COUNSELORS.

AND JUST BETWEEN SCHOOL, STARTING IN NOVEMBER 20TH, SUICIDAL IDEATION, WE'VE SEEN 58 STUDENTS. AND I WILL TELL YOU ALL THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK.

SO THANKSGIVING BREAK UNTIL RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN CRAZY.

THAT'S A BAD TERM TO USE.

THAT'S NO THE RIGHT WORD. IT HAS BEEN WHEN WE WERE SEEING A HUGE SURGE IN ISSUES RIGHT NOW. AND THAT HAPPENS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS ANYWAY, BECAUSE KIDS AND SOME KIDS DON'T WANT TO GO HOME FOR THAT LONG. SO IT IS NORMAL, BUT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUES. AND STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT HAVE LOST THE DEATH OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN 31 AND THEY MAY BE 50 CPS REPORTS IN CATR WHICH IS CAMPUS ALLIANCE TELEHEALTH REFERRALS. THIS IS FOR KIDS THAT NEED PSYCHIATRIC HELP.

WE'VE MADE 12 OF THOSE AND THAT'S USUALLY WHAT WE DO IN A YEAR.

AND WE'VE ALREADY MADE THAT MANY REFERRALS TO START SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT OUR COUNSELORS ARE SEEING.

ALSO, COMPASSION FATIGUE.

THIS ONE WE ARE WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO CHECK ON OUR COUNSELORS, AMY AND I BOTH WEEKLY, MAKING SURE THEY HEAR FROM AT LEAST ONE OF US BECAUSE THEY'RE HEARING ALL OF THE SAD STORIES AND IT'S HARD ON THEM AS WELL.

I MEAN, EVEN ME, I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, I TALKED TO DR.

MCCORD LAST WEEK AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S STARTING TO AFFECT ME A LITTLE BIT AND I'M AWARE. SO I'M TAKING CARE OF IT.

BUT JUST MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS GOOD.

SO OUR FOCUS FOR THE FUTURE, WE WANT TO CONTINUE FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH AND JUST TARGETING THOSE THINGS, IT'S ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, SPECIFICALLY HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN LUBBOCK.

AND SO TEA HAS A REQUIRED TREND.

IT SEEMS LIKE, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S REQUIRED, THE DISTRICT WANTS TO TAKE THAT STEP FURTHER.

SO WE'RE DEVELOPING AND SOME COMMUNICATION PIECES TO REACH OUT TO STUDENTS AND TO FAMILIES JUST TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY WHAT ARE SOME THINGS TO LOOK FOR.

WHAT IS THIS? WHAT WHAT DO WE NEED TO WATCH FOR? AND JUST TO PUT THOSE TOOLS IN PARENTS HANDS SO WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OUR KIDS AND THE SUICIDE AWARENESS BRACELETS.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

WE HAD A FRENSHIP COMPANY, A FRENSHIP FAMILY, SPONSOR SOME BRACELETS FOR US.

TOMORROW. SORRY, I HAD TO I HAD TO THINK FOR A SECOND WHAT IT WAS.

SO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO IT'LL ROLL OUT FIRST OF THE SPRING. STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE SAYING, WHY TOMORROW NEEDS YOU, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PUSHING THAT OUT TO OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS.

AND THE BRACELETS WILL HAVE A CRISIS HOTLINE AND THE TEXT, THE NUMBER THAT THEY CAN TEXT WHEN THEY NEED IT.

AND THEN TO WRAP THIS UP WITH A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

THIS IS ON THE HORIZON.

THERE'S A NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENT THAT OUR CURRENT JUNIORS, WHEN THEY'RE SENIORS NEXT YEAR, WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE FASFA, THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AID.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING TASK TO MAKE HAPPEN.

BUT WE CAN DO IT. WE'RE WORKING ON A PLAN AND WE'RE GOING TO GO A STEP FURTHER.

AND SINCE WE HAVE TO DO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ALSO TRY TO GET EVERY KID TO FILL OUT A

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AND SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

STATE REQUIREMENT [INAUDIBLE] REQUIRING THAT.

THE STATE OF TEXAS IS REQUIRING THEM TO BUILD THE FAFSA.

BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME OPT OUTS.

I MEAN, THIS IS FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

I CAN'T FORCE THE KID TO BRING THEIR FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME WAYS AND SOME FORMS WE CAN DO.

BUT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN SOME WAY, EITHER BY OPTING OUT PARENT'S SIGNATURE OR COMPLETING THE FAFSA.

NOW COMPLETION. WE'RE STILL NOT SURE WHAT COMPLETION MEANS.

SO ONCE WE FIND THAT OUT, WE'LL BE READY TO ROLL.

AND SO THAT WRAPS IT UP.

YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? WELL, JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I'M SURE IT'S BEEN A REALLY HARD YEAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND AMY YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB IN YOUR NEW ROLE.

SO HAPPY THAT WE HAVE EXPRESSED MY GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL POSITION OF A CRISIS COUNSELOR [INAUDIBLE].

I JUST FEEL BETTER [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY, BECAUSE REALLY, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA, JUST WITH YOU ALL UP HERE INTO THE BOARD, IS JUST HOW GRATEFUL I AM AS WE KIND OF CLOSE THE BOOK ON THIS FALL SEMESTER AND JUST THE BOARD TRUSTING US TO OPEN THE SCHOOLS AND TRUSTING US, BECAUSE BEFORE THE FALL OF 20 A BOARD MEMBER AND A PARENT AND A SUPERINTENDENT, WE KIND OF KNEW WHAT TO LOOK AT IN A SCHOOL AND WHAT IT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT YOU KNOW.

SO YOU YOU WENT TO SCHOOL, SO YOU KIND OF KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT AND YOU ENTRUSTED TO US REALLY REIMAGINING EVERY ASPECT OF SCHOOL.

WE THINK WE'VE REIMAGINED EVERYTHING.

AND THEN WE PEEK AROUND THE CORNER AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE IS THERE THAT WE HAVEN'T REIMAGINED LIKE STOCK SHOW WHERE WE'RE REIMAGINING THAT.

RIGHT. BUT ANYWAY, JUST WITH THESE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND ON THAT SIDE OF THE PODIUM, JUST IT HAS IT HAS JUST REALLY IT'S MIRACULOUS WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TO PULL OFF AND COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE TRUST OF THE BOARD AND THE HARD WORK OF OF ALL OF THESE. AND SO I AND JUST LOTS AND LOTS OF CHALLENGES.

THEY'RE STACKED UP PRETTY HIGH.

BUT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR, THAT STACK IS A LOT TALLER.

AND WE I THINK I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE IS TAKING IT FOR GRANTED, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE REALIZE HOW RARE WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT'S RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL HAVE TO DO EVERY DAY.

I MEAN, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

BUT AS A PARENT OF KIDS IN SCHOOL, IT'S IT'S MORE NORMAL THAN THAN YOU WOULD THINK.

I MEAN, FOR A [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT'S I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO ALL BECAUSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RUNNING BACK IN THE MORNINGS, BECAUSE I FORGOT MY MASK, YOU KNOW, LITTLE THINGS THAT THEY DO.

TO THEM, IT'S SCHOOL AND IT'S THE CONSISTENT.

IT'S THE CONSTANT. IT'S YOU KNOW, THEIR SAFE PLACE.

AND FOR SO MANY KIDS, IT'S THEIR ONLY SAFE PLACE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO WHAT YOU ALL DO, REALLY WHAT ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION DOWN IS DOING, BECAUSE IT IS I MEAN, FOR THE KIDS, THEY REALLY DO ARE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL IN A NORMAL FASHION.

AND THAT'S NOT EASY BECAUSE IT'S IT'S NOT NORMAL Y'ALL ARE DOING [INAUDIBLE] WORK TO DO THAT. YES. I WANT TO PUT MY TWO CENTS WORTH IN.

TO ECHO SOME OF THE SAME THOUGHTS TAT JAMEY AND SEVERAL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE SAID YOU GUYS ARE TRULY ON THE FRONT LINES.

I MEAN, Y'ALL ARE THERE EVEN SUPPORTING THE OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THEIR KIDS.

AND I KNOW THAT AS IT KIND OF HIT HOME THERE.

YOU'RE HAVING TO GO AND COUNSEL THE COUNSELORS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE SEEING IT THE MOST. AND THAT IS TRULY AWESOME.

I'M PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU.

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. JULIE, I'VE WATCHED YOU GO FOR A SINGLE LADY TO A COACH TO MOTHERHOOD, TO A COUNSELOR.

NOW, THIS AND IT'S IT IS REALLY AMAZING TO WATCH YOUR GROWTH AND WATCH HOW YOU'VE DONE IT. AND THEN HOW IS YOUR SON? HAVING AN MRI RIGHT NOW.

HE HURT HIS SHOULDER.

[INAUDIBLE] IT'S BEEN SO GOOD. SO THANKS.

OK, I'M SORRY.

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[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] HURT BECAUSE I WAS ANNOUNCING THE GAME AND HE WAS LAYING OVER THERE ON THE FLOOR AND HE WAS I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER HEARD A PLAYER SCREAMING IN PAIN, BUT AS MUCH AS A YOUNG MAN COULD, HE WAS SCREAMING, YEAH, HE DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

OH, YEAH.

I GOT THE TEXT MESSAGE AND IT WAS NOT GOOD.

THEY EVEN TOLD THE TRAINER NOT TO TOUCH HIM.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] NOW, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU AND THE STAFF, WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

ALL OF YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BOARD AND GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE'RE APART AND TELL US THANK YOU.

THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY WE COULD RECIPROCATE THAT BACK TO YOU.

THE THE RETENTION DEAL.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE RETENTION DEAL IF IT COULD BE 10 TIMES MORE AND [INAUDIBLE].

WE WOULD BE ALL UP FOR THAT.

BUT WE CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH AND HOW AMAZING YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN, HOW MUCH WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

I WAS PROUD CAUSE YOU DIDN'T CRY.

I KNOW.

[LAUGHTER] YOU GOT CLOSE.

BUT I DIDN'T. [INAUDIBLE] SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN PUSH THIS TO AGENDA REAL QUICK.

OK? OK/ NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ROUTINE DISTRICT OPERATIONS.

[3A. Consent Agenda]

BOARD IN YOUR PACKET. YOU HAD SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE PLACED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AT THIS TIME WE'LL ACCEPT A MOTION.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL TO CONSENT AGENDA.

A MOTION FOR APPROVAL MR. KYLE ROGERS. SECOND.

SECOND MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OTHER BOARD BUSINESS.

[4A. May 1, 2021 Election Deadlines and Dates]

MS. LIBRE IF YOU WILL, REGALE US WITH THE DETAILS OF THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE ELECTION FATIGUE NEXT NOVEMBER.

SO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION IS MAY 1ST, 2021, AND WE HAVE THREE PLACES THAT ARE EXPIRING. PLACE FIVE MR. MILLER. PLACE SIX MS. PHILLIPS AND PLACE SEVEN MRS. NEWSOM.

AND WE'LL ASK THE BOARD TO CALL A GENERAL ELECTION AT OUR JANUARY MEETING AND AT THAT TIME WILL ALSO ASK THE BOARD TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MR. COX, WHICH IS PLACE TWO HE STILL HAS ONE YEAR, SO AND THEN HE'LL HAVE TO RUN FOR REELECTION. HE HASN'T RAN AWAY YET.

HE'S HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

YES. YES.

AND SO THERE ARE IN YOUR PACKET THE DATES WHICH FIRST DATE IS JANUARY 13TH.

SO I HOPE TO SEE ALL YOUR FACES ON THE 13TH.

AND THEN THE LAST DATE OF FILE IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH AT 5:00 P.M.

AND THEIR LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS APRIL 1ST.

WE DO HAVE AS OF NOW, TWO WEEKS OF EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY IS A SATURDAY MAY FIRST.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS ALWAYS.

BUT THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS WHEN? FEBRUARY 12, IT'S A FRIDAY.

FEBRUARY 12. BUT YOU WILL ACCEPT ANY [INAUDIBLE].

I HAVE . AND I WANT TO JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK LISA FOR I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DON'T KNOW NEAR ENOUGH VOTES, BUT I DO KNOW IS THAT THE WHOLE ELECTIONS PROCESS, IT'S VERY DETAILED AND LOTS OF DEADLINES, LOTS OF INTRICACIES TO THAT.

AND SHE HANDLES THAT BEAUTIFULLY AND THE BOND ELECTION AND POSTPONED BOND ELECTION AND THE ACTUAL BOND ELECTION.

I RELY HEAVILY ON HER BECAUSE SHE KEEPS ME STRAIGHT.

AND SO THANK THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

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MCCORD STRAIGHT THROUGH COVID.

AND I HAD SOME [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR UMCOMING MEETINGS.

[4B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

FEBRUARY 1ST IS A WORKSHOP AND SPECIAL MEETING.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

OK. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER BUSINESS, THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED? NO ACTUAL BUSINESS.

BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT [INAUDIBLE] GRADUATION IS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH AT SIX P.M.

AND I THINK WE'VE ALREADY COMMUNICATED WITH EVERYONE ON WHO WAS GOING TO MAKE IT AND WHO IS NOT AND IT HAS [INAUDIBLE].

OK, I READ EIGHT HERE, BUT I THOUGHT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT ANYWAY, EIGHT GRADUATES AND WE ARE GOING TO ISSUE TICKETS FOR THE STUDENTS SOCIAL DISTANCE AND THAT KIND OF BUSINESS, BUT HAVING AN IN-PERSON GRADUATION.

SO, YES, AT THE BACK.

OK, ANY OTHER CONVERSATION? I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A TRYING TIME AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU GO AND RECHARGE BATTERIES ON THIS UPCOMING CHRISTMAS BREAK AND ENJOY YOURSELVES, ENJOY YOUR FAMILY AND WE'LL ATTACK 2021 HEAD ON HOPEFULLY WITH A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT WE'LL JUST TAKE IT AS AS IT GOES AND DEAL WITH IT THE BEST WE CAN.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.