Feb 15, 2021 Board Meeting

[1.A. Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS BRAD DRAPER, PRESIDENT OF FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET TO HAVE A TELECONFERENCE MEETING, WE MUST SATISFY SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS.

TO ENSURE EACH PARTICIPANT IS CONNECTED, A ROLL CALL IS REQUIRED.

AS I STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN BY STATING PRESENT.

ALSO JOINING THE MEETING IS THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, DR.

MICHELLE MCCORD. ON MARCH 16TH, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT GRANTED A REQUEST BY ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND A LIMITED NUMBER OF OPEN MEETING LAWS TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ALLOW TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETINGS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE SUSPENDED RULES, WE CERTIFY THE FOLLOWING: NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS, ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE NOT GATHERED IN A CENTRAL PHYSICAL LOCATION WE DO HAVE A QUORUM IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONE CALL.

WE ARE MEETING BY USE OF MICROSOFT TEAM SOFTWARE APPLICATION, WHICH ALLOWS TWO WAY COMMUNICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THERE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS MEETING.

AS WE WOULD AT ANY IN-PERSON MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE MEETING NOTICE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE UNMUTED FOR THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

ALL OTHER MEETING PROCEDURES WILL ADHERE TO BOARD ADOPTED PROCEDURES TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE, AND THE SOFTWARE APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR UP TO 300 PEOPLE TO INTERACT AT ONE TIME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SUSPENDED LAWS, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL AT EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT SIX SEVEN TWO SIX SEVEN EIGHT SEVEN.

WITH THAT BEING STATED, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED AT A TIME AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THEREFORE, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL NOW RECESS THIS OPEN SESSION AND CONVENE IN A CLOSED MEETING

[1.B. Closed Session]

ALL FINAL VOTES, ACTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, WHICH IS TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION, WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES AND IT'S OPEN MEETING. IT IS NOW SIX OH SEVEN.

BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION PROVIDED IN YOUR E-MAIL.

[1.C. Open Session]

WE'RE NOW [INAUDIBLE] SESSION AT THIS TIME.

MR. ANDREW, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US TO THE INVOCATION, PLEASE, SIR?

[1.D. Invocation]

JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN JUST DISCUSS THIS RECORD TO DISCUSS THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, LORD.

AND WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU BE WITH US AND WE PRAY TO BE WITH THE FAMILIES THAT ARE JUST STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW, LORD, WITH THE POWER OUTAGES AND WATER SHUT OFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. LORD, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S IMPACTING SOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WILL ALWAYS BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES OR JUST KEEP THEM SAFE. LORD, JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS.

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[1.E. Pledge of Allegiance]

IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

OF ALLEGIANCE] THE

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MS. LIBRE, IF YOU'RE WITH US DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP TO COMMENT? I AM WITH YOU.

AND NO, SIR, WE HAD NO ONE SIGN UP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[1.G.4. Texas Association of School Business Officials Certification]

WE ARE POSTPONING THE RECOGNITION'S TO OUR MARCH 25TH BOARD MEETING.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE SOME STAFF RECOGNITION ON THE AGENDA AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WHICH WE'D LIKE TO DO TO NOT ADOPT.

DR. MCCORD, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE TAKING THIS ONE.

YOU'RE ON MUTE, BY THE WAY. THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. AND WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING THIS RECOGNITION OFF NOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO RECOGNIZE IT, BUT I HAD HOPED TO DO THIS IN PERSON.

SO THIS IS A RECOGNITION TO CONGRATULATE MR. FARLEY REEVES, WHO SERVES AS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE.

AND HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY EARNED CERTIFICATION WITH THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS.

AND HE IS NOW NOT ONLY CFO ASSISTANT [INAUDIBLE], BUT HE IS A CERTIFIED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS SPECIALIST.

AND SO I AM NOT TEASING WHEN I SAY I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM.

MR. REEVES CAME UP THROUGH THE RANKS, IF YOU WILL, THROUGH ADMINISTRATION AND THEN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN DELVING INTO THE WORLD-- IN YOUR AND IN LEARNING TO BE A PRINCIPAL TO GET THAT CERTIFICATION AND ALSO A SUPERINTENDENT, BUT AGAIN, TO BE A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REQUIRES GREAT SKILL.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT FARLEY IS HE IS NEVER SHIES AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE.

AND SO HE HAS MADE HIMSELF A STUDENT OF FINANCE.

SO WITH THAT, IF YOU'LL HELP ME CONGRATULATE AND MR. FARLEY REEVES.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FARLEY, YOU'VE-- I ALWAYS REFER TO FARLEY FOR AS KIND OF LIKE A CHAMELEON. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, I'VE SEEN FARLEY DO SEVERAL ROLES IN MY TENURE HERE WITH THE DISTRICT. AND IT SEEMS TO BE WHATEVER ROLE FARLEY TAKES ON HE ADAPTS VERY QUICKLY BLENDS RIGHT IN AND LOOKS LIKE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE ALL ALONG.

SO FARLEY, THE FINANCE PART, WHEN YOU EXPRESSED INTEREST IN WANTING TO MOVE INTO THAT, I KIND OF THOUGHT WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET YOU REGISTERED FOR SOME PSYCHIATRIC CARE HERE WITH ALL OF THE TEMPLATES AND EVERYTHING THAT [INAUDIBLE] PUTS OUT.

BUT I AM GLAD YOU'RE THERE AND YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

AND IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME YOU PICKED IT UP QUICK, LEARNED IT.

AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT YOU ARE THE PERSON THAT KEEPS THE PURSE STRINGS OF THE DISTRICT.

SO FOR THAT, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

OK, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.

[2.A. Effectiveness Report on Transportation Services]

[2.B. Strategic Plan Update]

MS. CINDI COBB HAS PREPARED THE PRESENTATION.

MS. COBB, THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MA'AM.

HI, MR. DRAPER.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, FARLEY YOU COULD NOT SEE US, BUT ON BEHALF OF CABINET, CONGRATULATIONS. ALL OF US WERE CHEERING AND AIR HIGH FIVING YOU.

YOU DESERVE IT. AND IT'S OUR HONOR TO JUST WORK ALONGSIDE YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO CONGRATS, BUDDY.

OK, NOW I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN WITH YOU.

FARLEY, THEY'RE ALL OVER DEREK'S HOUSE, HAD A BARBECUE, HE JUST WASN'T INVITED.

SORRY, BUD. AND AS SOON AS SOMEONE CAN SEE THAT, IF YOU WILL LET ME KNOW. YES, MA'AM.

OK, THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD, FOR GIVING ME SOME TIME TONIGHT JUST TO UPDATE YOU ON THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE STRATEGIC PLAN RESULTS, JUST AS A REMINDER, ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN YEAR FOUR.

YOU HAVE YEAR FOUR GOALS AND THE EIGHT SPECIFIC RESULTS, I BELIEVE THAT LISA EMAILED BACK TO YOU AND IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE.

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WE'RE GOING TO START WITH GOAL NUMBER THREE.

HOW DO WE ENSURE AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ASSESSMENTS? SPECIFICALLY, HOW ARE WE EDUCATING TEACHERS ON EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO USE WITH DIVERSE LEARNERS AND FAMILIES? SO NEW FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE SCHOOL YEAR, THE CNI TEAM HAS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREATES A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT CATER TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF OUR TEACHERS.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS MODEL IS CAPTURED ABOVE.

ON JANUARY 18TH DISTRICT PD DAY TEACHERS WERE PROVIDED WITH A CHOICE BOARD.

THE CHOICE BOARD ALLOWED TEACHERS TO SELECT DIGITAL COURSES USING OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES WITHIN SCHOOLOGY COURSES WERE DEVELOPED BY OUR CONTENT COORDINATORS AND COACHES.

BUT PARTICULARLY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE STRESS MANAGEMENT AND SELF CARE EDUCATOR FORCE LED BY JULIE PRATT AND AMY SMALLWOOD.

AND YOU CAN SEE I JUST PUT A YELLOW ARROW RIGHT THERE.

AND THIS IS SOME TEACHER COMMENTS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE AFTER THE PD THAT WE DELIVER, WE REACH OUT TO TEACHERS AND WE ASK THEM, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? HOW DID IT IMPACT YOUR PRACTICE? AND YOU CAN SEE ONE OF OUR TEACHERS SAID THAT STRESS IS NOT THE ENEMY, THAT I CAN HELP HEAL MY BODY BY SIMPLY CHANGING MY MINDSET ABOUT STRESS.

STRESS CAN HELP ME BE STRONGER.

AND ANOTHER TEACHER SAYS, I LIKE THE MINDSET OF TAKING MEANING INSTEAD OF AVOIDING DISCOMFORT. SO JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT.

THAT WAS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR COURSES ON THAT DAY, WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK, SO LOTS OF APPRECIATION TO MS. PRATT AND MS. SMALLWOOD. ALSO, FRENSHIP REQUIRES THAT ALL STAFF COMPLETE [INAUDIBLE] TRAINING.

ELP STANDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS.

THESE INSTRUCTIONAL STANDARDS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ARE TAUGHT THE ACADEMIC ENGLISH THEY NEED FOR SCHOOL.

AND AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING, TEACHERS ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO KNOW THE LEVELS OF THEIR STUDENTS AND MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS.

IN ADDITION, WE ARE ALSO EDUCATING OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS ON HOW TO SUPPORT LITERACY AT HOME THROUGH OUR PARENT ENGAGEMENT NIGHTS.

AND OBVIOUSLY THOSE PARENT ENGAGEMENT NIGHTS HAVE LOOKED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, BUT OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ADAPTING AND ADJUSTING AS WE NEED TO.

FRENSHIP ALSO OFFERS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE PRE-AP, ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND DUAL CREDIT.

TO ENSURE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS WITHIN THESE COURSES, FRENSHIP REQUIRES A FOUR DAY PRE-AP AND AP SUMMER INSTITUTE THAT IS ALSO LED AND DELIVERED THROUGH THE COLLEGE BOARD.

AS WE CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER SPECIFIC RESULT IN GOAL NUMBER THREE, CREATE A PRODUCT BASED AND PRESENTATION BASED ASSESSMENT OPTIONS.

THE CNI TEAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR TEACHERS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, HAVE COME TOGETHER AND WORKED ON A LIST OF ASSESSMENT OPTIONS.

AND THESE OPTIONS ARE JUST AUTHENTIC PRODUCTS THAT ARE CREATED BY OUR OWN STUDENTS.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE PICTURES AND PRODUCTS LISTED ABOVE.

THEY ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEARNING IN A DIFFERENT WAY OTHER THAN A TRADITIONAL BUBBLE OR MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSESSMENT.

THESE OPTIONS ARE EMBEDDED INTO SCHOOLOGY, SO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE.

AND IN ADDITION, YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF OUR STAFF UP ABOVE.

THIS IS THE TIGER TECH SQUAD AND THE TIGER TECH SQUAD IS MADE UP OF FORTY SIX K THROUGH 12 TEACHERS THAT COLLABORATE MONTHLY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON USING TECH TOOLS FOR ASSESSMENT AND GIVING STUDENTS CHOICES ON HOW TO BEST SHOW THEIR LEARNING.

GOAL NUMBER FOUR, WE WILL ESTABLISH AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF FRENSHIP ISD, CREATE A FRENSHIP ALUMNI PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN LEARNERS. WE REALLY HAD TO DIG DOWN AND FIGURE OUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S THE WHY BEHIND THIS AND THE WHYS TO DEVELOP A PATHWAY FOR ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION WITH THE YOUNG ALUMNI OF FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

SO IN SEPTEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY, OUR DIRECTOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION, KEITH, MET WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL NAME, A BRANDING AND A SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM.

AND IN THE MIDDLE THERE YOU SEE THE GRAPHIC THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH ALL THOSE GROUPS THAT THEY CAME UP WITH AND IT TURNED OUT PRETTY PHENOMENAL.

IN DECEMBER, WE HELD A LUNCH AND LEARN AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT INTERVIEWING AND

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AUSTIN PHILLIPS AND AMY BAKER TEAMED UP AND PRESENTED TO EACH LUNCH PERIOD, AND THERE WERE AROUND SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE.

SO WE REALLY TOUCHED ON A LOT OF KIDS THAT DAY.

FUTURE. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH THE YOUNG ALUMNI? WE PLAN TO ENGAGE AND TRAIN OUR SPEAKERS TO INTEGRATE SPEAKERS INTO OUR EXISTING CLASSROOMS AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND THEN MARKET OUR PROGRAM INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY FOR GROWTH.

GOAL NUMBER SIX, ENSURE CONSISTENT SCHOOL AND PARENT CONNECTIONS.

THIS HAS BEEN REALLY CRITICAL THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE EMBRACED VIRTUAL LEARNING.

BUT CREATE A PROTOCOL THAT FOCUSES ON COMMUNICATING THE GROWTH IN THE PROGRESS OF THE LEARNER. SO CLASSROOM TEACHERS CAN COMMUNICATE PROGRESS AND GROWTH WITH PARENTS AND LEARNERS THROUGH OUR TEAMS MEETINGS, REMIND EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, COMMUNICATION LOGS, THE TRADITIONAL ONE ON ONE CONFERENCES, REPORT CARDS, PROGRESS REPORTS, OUR, OF COURSE, OUR ASSESSMENT DATA FROM STAAR DATA TO OUR MAP DATA TO SPECIFIC CLASS, PRE AND POST CLASSROOM TESTS THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE GETTING AT PROGRAMS. WE CONNECT WITH FAMILIES AT OUR TIPS CONFERENCES AND THEN SPECIFICALLY MULTIPLE WAYS THAT PARENTS KNOW THAT OUR PARENTS NEED IT.

SO THIS YEAR, OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE TO MEET THE NEEDS.

IF PARENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO COME FACE TO FACE AND OR VIRTUALLY, WE HAVE REALLY GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PARENTS.

AND YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE, DR.

MCCORD HAS JUST TALKED TO YOU AND EXPLAINED WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

I KNOW I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS NEXT PROCESS.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THESE ARE JUST SOME PRINCIPLES OF THE PROCESS THAT WE INTEND TO WORK THROUGH AS WE PLAN LONG RANGE PLANNING, STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR OUR DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. COBB? CINDI WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO, AS ALWAYS, YOU'RE ON TOP OF THINGS AND VERY PROFESSIONAL AND TAKE CARE OF THINGS IN A GREAT MANNER AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE FROM YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS, GUYS. THANK YOU.

OK. NEXT IS A CONSENT AGENDA.

[3.A. Consent Agenda]

OK, AND I WILL NOW ACCEPT THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME PRIOR TO MAKING A MOTION AND A SECOND.

KYLE ROGERS, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

DAVID MILLER, SECOND THAT MOTION.

OK, I HAVE A MOTION BY KYLE ROGERS AND A SECOND MADE BY DAVID MILLER FOR THE APPROVAL AND CONSENT AGENDA. AS I STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YOUR VOTE ON THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE OR NO. MR. ANDREW COX.

AYE.

MR. DAVID MILLER. AYE.

MS. MIKELLA NEWSOM.

AYE.

MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.

AYE. MR. GREG ROBINSON.

AYE. MR. KYLE ROGERS.

AYE.

AND I VOTE AYE AS WELL.

SO THE MOTION IS SEVEN OH.

IT WAS APPROVED. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE

[3.B.1. Consideration to Approve 2021-2022 School Calendar]

MS. TIFFANY TAYLOR HAS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.

MS. TAYLOR WILL NOW-- FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES THAT GIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE ACTION. AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE COPIES OF THE CALENDAR DRAFT.

BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN REAL QUICK.

CAN Y'ALL SEE THAT? NOT YET. YES, MA'AM.

OK, SO A COUPLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU HAVE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY DC LEGAL THAT DEALS WITH TEACHER CONTRACTS.

A CONTRACT BETWEEN A DISTRICT AND AN EDUCATOR MUST BE FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MONTHS OF SERVICE. AN EDUCATOR EMPLOYED UNDER A 10 MONTH CONTRACT MUST PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF ONE

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AND THIS CALENDAR DOES.

A SCHOOL BOARD POLICY [INAUDIBLE] LEGAL THAT DEALS WITH THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND EACH SCHOOL YEAR, A DISTRICT SHALL OPERATE FOR AT LEAST SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MINUTES, INCLUDING TIME ALLOCATED FOR INSTRUCTION, INTERMISSIONS AND RECESS FOR STUDENTS. THEN YOU HAVE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY EB LEGAL.

IT STATES A DISTRICT MAY NOT BEGIN INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS FOR A SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE THE FOURTH MONDAY IN AUGUST.

HOWEVER, WE ARE A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AND HOUSE BILL EIGHTEEN FORTY TWO IN PART AMENDED CHAPTER 12 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TO CREATE DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION AND DISTRICTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION IF CERTAIN PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THE DISTRICT FOLLOWS PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION AS OUTLINED IN THE STATUTE.

THE DESIGNATION PROVIDES THE DISTRICT WILL BE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THAT INHIBIT THE GOALS OF THE DISTRICT AS OUTLINED.

FRENSHIP IS CONSIDERED A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, AND THE DISTRICT'S DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN DOES ALLOW FOR EXEMPTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE START DATE.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE IN THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN, TWENTY NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR.

TEA OFFERED NEW STAFF DEVELOPMENT MINUTES WAIVER THAT PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWENTY ONE HUNDRED TOTAL WAIVER MINUTES TO USE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE OPERATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES.

AND THE CALENDAR PRESENTED TO YOU MEETS ALL OF THOSE QUALIFICATIONS.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS CALENDAR FOR THE PROPOSED TWENTY ONE, TWENTY TWENTY TWO CALENDAR. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.

ALL FRENSHIP CAMPUSES WILL OPERATE ON A FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY MINUTE PER DAY SCHEDULE.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE ON THE LOWER PART OF THE SCREEN THE MINUTES FOR EACH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE WELL OVER THE SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED REQUIREMENTS.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH, AND THEN THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MAY 19TH, WITH FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ON MAY 20TH. AND THERE ARE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE DAYS SCHEDULED OF INSTRUCTION IN THIS CALENDAR. THAT'S EIGHTY ONE DAYS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER AND NINETY FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER. AND THEN THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE, TWENTY TWENTY TWO CALENDAR ALSO INCLUDES TWO FLEX DAYS FOR FRENSHIP STAFF.

THOSE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF DAYS YOU SEE RIGHT HERE ON NOVEMBER TWENTY SECOND AND TWENTY THIRD. AND THOSE ARE REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT HOURS THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ATTENDING ALTERNATE TRAININGS DURING THE SUMMER.

HOW WE DID RECEIVE INPUT ON THIS CALENDAR.

CAN YOU'LL SEE THE GRAPH? I SWITCHED OVER TO.

OK, SO WE MET WITH A CALENDAR COMMITTEE TWICE IN JANUARY, AND THAT CONSISTED OF STAFF REPRESENTED FROM EVERY CAMPUS ALONG WITH CENTRAL OFFICE.

AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED A COUPLE OF PARENTS INTO THAT COMMITTEE TO GET FEEDBACK.

AND THEN WE PUT OUT A ONE WEEK SURVEY TO GET FEEDBACK AS WELL.

WE HAD ABOUT NINETEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE FILL OUT THAT SURVEY.

THAT'S ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED MORE THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR.

AND THAT BREAKDOWN WE HAD, ABOUT 60 PERCENT WERE PARENTS, ABOUT THIRTY EIGHT PERCENT WERE STAFF MEMBERS AND ABOUT TWO PERCENT IDENTIFIED AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND THEN FOR THE ACTUAL CHOICES, WE HAD ABOUT FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT IN FAVOR OF DRAFT B AND ABOUT FORTY THREE PERCENT IN FAVOR OF DRAFT A, AND WE DID GET A LOT OF THANK YOU COMMENTS THIS YEAR BECAUSE I KNEW WE ADDED MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DAY AS A HOLIDAY FOR BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS.

THIS YEAR AND IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IT'S ONLY BEEN A STUDENT HOLIDAY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY. SO EVERYONE WILL HAVE THAT DAY OFF IN BOTH OF THESE DRAFTS.

AND THEN THE MOST FREQUENT COMMENT WE GOT WAS IN FAVOR OF DRAFT B BECAUSE PARENTS AND STAFF DID NOT WANT STUDENTS TO COME BACK AFTER GRADUATION.

AND THAT'S WHAT WAS ON DRAFT A.

SO I THINK THAT IS PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP THE CALENDAR DRAFT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS.

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YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR US? YES. MR. DRAPER.

THE FRENSHIP ISD CALENDAR COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED CALENDAR FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO ACADEMIC YEAR AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.

WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

THIS TOWN WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO SCHOOL CALENDAR AS RECOMMENDED BY ADMINISTRATION.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME PRIOR TO MAKING A MOTION OR SECOND PLEASE.

GREG ROBINSON WILL MAKE A MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.

HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ROBINSON.

ANY SECOND? ANDREW COX SECOND.

AND SECOND BY MR. ANDREW COX. AS I STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YOUR VOTE ON THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE ARE NO.

MR. ANDREW COX.

AYE.

MR. DAVID MILLER. AYE.

MS. MIKELLA NEWSOM.

AYE. MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.

AYE. MR. GREG ROBINSON.

AYE. MR. KYLE ROGERS.

AYE.

AND I VOTE AYE AS WELL, SO THE MOTION IS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, MS. TAYLOR. APPRECIATE IT, AS ALWAYS.

THANK YOU. OK, NEXT ITEM ON THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A TENTATIVE MEETING DATES MARCH

[4. A.1. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN ITEM ADDED, PLEASE LET DR.

MCCORD OR MYSELF KNOW.

WE'LL BE HAPPY TO GET YOU ACCOMMODATED.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A THURSDAY MEETING DATE DUE TO THE SPRING BREAK.

ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO ADD ON THAT ONE? I DON'T THINK SO. OK, OK.

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO CONDUCT, THIS CONCLUDES THE FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING. THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.

I HOPE EVERYBODY STAYS SAFE AND WARM.

AND TRY TO STAY OUT OF THE STUFF IF YOU CAN.

MS. JAMEY, I KNOW YOU'RE STILL IN THE OFFICE THERE.

OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.

YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOME VERY, VERY ANXIOUS INDIVIDUALS UP THERE.

[INAUDIBLE] SO THAT BEING SAID, FOLKS WILL APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU GUYS LATER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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