>> IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED [NOISE] THAT THE FORUM IS PRESENT,
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AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND KNOW THIS MEETING HAS BEEN[1.A. Call to Order]
COMPOSED IN TIME MANNER, REQUIRED BY LAW.THEREFORE, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I NOW CALL THIS MEETING, OF TRUSTEES, TO ORDER.
>> MR. COX, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] PLEASE, SIR.
>> LET'S PRAY. [NOISE] DEAR HEAVENLY, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD.
WE THANK YOU, FOR THE RAIN THAT YOU BROUGHT YOUR LAND, LORD, TO CONTINUE TO BLESS US, BLESS THE CROPS AND THE FARMERS.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DISTRICT AND EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR ANYONE THAT LEADS THIS DISTRICT IN MAKING THE DECISION.
BE WITH US AND GUIDE US IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> [OVERLAPPING] AMEN. YOU ALL, PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
>> MS. [INAUDIBLE]., WE HAVE BEEN SIGNED TO PERFORM THE FORM?
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, ON THE AGENDA, IS RECOGNITION.
[1.H. Recognition]
THIS TIME [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] AND SHE LEAVES [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].>> NOW, IF YOU CAN COME AND STAND UP HERE.
DANIEL, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU CAN. THANK YOU.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME, MATTHEW NOEL.
MANY OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE MATTHEW, FROM PREVIOUS RECOGNITIONS, FOR HIS INCREDIBLE SPELLING SKILLS.
MATTHEW, JUST RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE 2021 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE AND OUT OF MORE THAN 11 MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION, HE WAS ONE OF 209 STUDENTS TO MAKE IT TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
THAT WAS HIS THIRD APPEARANCE AT THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WITH HIS FIRST IN 2018.
HE AGAIN WAS AT THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE IN 2019.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMPETITION WAS CANCELED LAST YEAR, AND WITH THE BEE RETURNING AGAIN THIS YEAR, IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT HE LANDED A SPOT AT THE 2021 NATIONAL COMPETITION.
DURING THIS TIME AT [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY AND FRIENDSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL, MATTHEW HAS REPRESENTED FRIENDSHIP ISD AS, A FIVE TIME DISTRICT SPELLING BEE, CHAMP.
NO ONE'S EVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
HE'S ALSO PLACED FIRST AT THREE REGIONAL SPELLING BEES.
SO HIS FIRST REGIONAL APPEARANCE, HE GOT SECOND.
HE'S PLACED FIRST IN THREE AND THEN LAST YEAR WAS CANCELED.
WE PROBABLY, WOULD HAVE SEEN IN PLACE FIRST AGAIN.
DURING THIS YEAR, SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE, THEY DID THROW IN AN UNEXPECTED TWIST JUST TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM THE COMPETITION, BUT EVEN WITH THEM ADDING IN A VOCABULARY ELEMENT, MATTHEW STILL FOUGHT HARD AND MADE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND.
AS AN EIGHTH GRADER MOVING ONTO THE NINTH GRADE CENTER, THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THIS WAS MATTHEW'S LAST TIME TO COMPETE IN THE DISTRICT, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL SPELLING BEES.
BUT WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF MATTHEW'S HARD WORK, FOR REPRESENTING FRIENDSHIP ISD AMONGST SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION.
SO, PLEASE, HELP US CONGRATULATE MATTHEW.
[APPLAUSE] MATTHEW, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE WORD TO SPELL?
>> I REALLY LIKE THE WORD, QUEUE BECAUSE IT HAS A Q AT THE BEGINNING AND THEN, FOUR SILENT LETTERS AFTER IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M ALSO TOLD THAT YOU PLAY A MEAN GAME OF SCRABBLE.
>> IT'S A HARD BATTLE, BETWEEN ME AND THEM, BUT THEY HAVE TENSILE YEARS.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MATTHEW.
>> Q-U-E-U-E [LAUGHTER] THE Q IS THE ONLY SOUND IN THE ENTIRE WORD AND IT'S ALSO HOW YOU SOUND THE ENTIRE WORD. IT'S THE ONLY LETTER.
>> IF YOU LIVE IN ENGLAND, DO YOU STAND AS A QUEUE?
>> IS THAT THE RIGHT USE OF THE WORD QUEUE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S WHAT PEPPA PIG SAYS, [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS. WE'RE SO PROUD THAT YOU REPRESENT FRIENDSHIP.
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[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].>> CONGRATULATIONS. [BACKGROUND]
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR PTA REFLECTIONS.
RECOGNITIONS, IF YOU'RE HERE FOR PTA, CAN YOU COME UP? ANYBODY? [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] OKAY.
IF YOU REMEMBER, AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, WE DID RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR PTA REFLECTIONS WINNERS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, A COUPLE COULD NOT BE HERE.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET THEM RECOGNIZED, AS WELL.
BUT THESE ARE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THAT COMPETED IN THE 2021 STATE PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST.
REFLECTIONS CONTEST HAS BEEN STAPLE ARTS PROGRAM IN MANY SCHOOLS FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OUR LOCAL PTA, MILLIONS OF STUDENTS HAVE FOUND A CREATIVE OUTLET IN THE AREAS OF DANCE, CHOREOGRAPHY, FILM PRODUCTION, LITERATURE, MUSIC COMPOSITION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND VISUAL ARTS.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS, "I MATTER BECAUSE... " AND TONIGHT TO HELP US WITH THE RECOGNITIONS, WE HAVE REGINA FRANKLIN. [INAUDIBLE].
>> HELLO, I AM REGINA FRANKLIN AND I AM THIS YEAR'S REFLECTION CHAIR FOR THE COUNCIL, THE PTA COUNCIL.
JORDAN [INAUDIBLE] I CAN NEVER RECITE HER NAME, IS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND WE RECOGNIZED A FEW AT THE LAST MEETING, SO YOU GUYS MIGHT REMEMBER.
TODAY WE HAVE OLIVIA GRAVES, WHICH CONFUSED ME BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER OLIVIA, OLIVIA PATTERSON, WHO WAS ALSO A RECIPIENT.
BUT OLIVIA DID A PIECE OF ARTWORK IN THE INDIVIDUAL ARTS CATEGORY.
YOU'RE IN FIFTH GRADE GOING TO BE IN SIXTH, RIGHT?
>> OKAY. [OVERLAPPING] TELL THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PIECE.
>> THE PANDEMIC WAS HAPPENING SO I CAME UP WITH THAT.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THE PICTURE BUT CAN YOU TELL THEM WHAT YOU DREW?
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU SAID, "I MATTER BECAUSE" AND WHAT WAS YOUR STATEMENT? DO YOU REMEMBER? [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS BACK IN THE FALL.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FALL.
BUT OLIVIA, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU THAT YOU PARTICIPATED AND WE HOPE THAT YOU PARTICIPATE AGAIN.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO EXPRESS YOURSELF, AND TO BE A LIGHT TO YOUR OTHER CLASSMATES AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THEM.
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE A TROPHY.
THIS IS BECAUSE SHE QUALIFIED FOR HER VISUAL ART PIECE TO GO ON AND BE RECOGNIZED OR JUDGED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THAT'S ALWAYS A HUGE DEAL.
>> YOU ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE TO GO ALONG YOUR TROPHIES.
>> THEN PARENTS' IF YOU WANT TO GO YOU [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] CAN TAKE PICTURES OF THEM.
>> OUR NEXT RECOGNITION TONIGHT, IS WE ARE RECOGNIZING SEVERAL FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, SOFTBALL STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORK ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM HAD THREE SENIORS ON ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FOR THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION.
IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THAT HONOR, THE SENIOR ATHLETES HAVE TO BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND HAVE A GPA OF A 94 OR HIGHER.
TONIGHT WE'RE ALSO HONORING TWO FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYERS FOR THEIR ALL-STATE RECOGNITIONS.
ONE OF THOSE ATHLETES WAS SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE ALL-STAR GAME IN ARLINGTON.
COACH ROBBIE DICKINSON IS HERE TONIGHT.
HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE ATHLETES.
I'VE DONE THIS A MILLION OF TIMES.
I'M ALWAYS MORE NERVOUS, HERE THAN I HAVE BEEN [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> FOR BOTH BOYS, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
COMING OF AGE CAN BE QUITE EXCITING.
>> IT'S MY HONOR WE HAVE OUR TWO JUNIORS.
I'LL INTRODUCE THEM FIRST, THEY BOTH QUALIFIED FOR TGCA ALL-STATE,
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AARON BOWLES WAS OUR PITCHER.SHE QUALIFIED AS PITCHER AND HITTER.
SHE HAD UNBELIEVABLE STATS BECAUSE SHE MADE OBVIOUSLY ALL DISTRICT, ALL CITY ALL THE DIFFERENT AROUND HERE, BUT STATE WIDE IT'S QUITE AN HONOR.
BOTH OF THESE YOUNG LADIES THE JUNIORS HAD THOSE BACK NEXT YEAR.
THEN SYDNEY BOWEN IS ALSO A JUNIOR.
SYDNEY WAS AN OUTFIELDER, OUR GREAT OUTFIELDER.
SHE DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB, YOU JUST DON'T COACH SPEED AND I'VE GOT A TEAM FULL OF RABBITS AS WELL. WE CAN ALL RUN.
BUT SYDNEY ALSO DID REALLY WELL IN THE ALL-STAR GAME.
I WAS TOLD HER TEAM GOT BEAT ON A WALK-OFF IN THE NIGHT.
I WAS TOLD HAD HER TEAM WON, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN MVP.
THE PLAYER THAT SHE HIT OFF PLAYED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FROM CONVERSE, JERSEY.
ACTUALLY AARON WAS AN ULTIMATE.
AARON HAD THIS COMMITTED TO PLAY, AFTER SHE GETS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY BUT I SHOULD.
WELL, SYDNEY IS COMMITTED TO PLAY.
THEY'LL SEE YOU. THEY BOTH WILL CONTINUE THEIR CAREERS AFTER THEY GRADUATE.
NEXT YEAR WITH THEIR GRADES, THEY WILL BE RATHER OFF PERIOD.
THESE YOUNG LADIES, THEY'RE EXCELLENT IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL AS THEY ARE EXCELLENT ON THE FIELD.
I HAD THREE SENIORS THAT QUALIFIED.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE 94 FOUR-YEAR AVERAGE WAS THE LOW MARKET, AT LEAST MAKE THAT.
OUR THREE SENIORS WERE WELL ABOVE THAT.
THEY DID TREMENDOUSLY WELL IN THE CLASSROOM HONESTLY.
I'VE BEEN BLESSED THROUGH THE YEARS.
HERE, UNLIKE OTHER PLACES I'VE COACHED, I'VE NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT PLAYERS BEEN ELIGIBLE.
THEY ALL HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH THAT TRANSLATES TO BEING GOOD SOFTBALL PLAYERS.
WHEN YOU HAVE SMART KIDS THAT'S A LOT EASIER TO COACH THEM AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
I WAS TOLD SHE'S ON THE BEACH, BUT SHE'S OUT OF TOWN.
CLAUDIA IS GOING TO BE GOING TO ACU.
I'VE HAD HER SISTER UP THERE BEFORE.
SHE'S PART OF HER CLAN THAT HAS PLAYED FOR ME.
JESSIE IS GOING TO GO TO LCU ON THE FULL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP.
THEN BEKAR FARMER, WE ATTENDED TEXAS TECH AND I KNOW THE QUALITIES THAT THEY EXHIBITED ON THE FIELD IN THE CLASSROOM WILL GIVE THEM A TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE CAREER.
MORE DOWN THE ROAD, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOMEBODY'S BOSS.
>> MAYBE SITTING OUT OF [INAUDIBLE] I KNOW THEY'LL CARRY ON AND BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS ONCE THEY GET OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.
THESE ARE OUR HONOREES AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING MISTY WILLIAMS. WHO CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, WORLD ATHLETICS COORDINATOR AND PE COACH.
MISTY WAS JUST RECENTLY NAMED THE 2020, 2021 TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION, 568 BASKETBALL MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR.
[BACKGROUND] FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL DO THIS HERE TONIGHT TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THAT.
>> THANK YOU ALL. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN AS A PARENT TO KNOW THAT YOUR CHILD HAS A GOOD COACH OR A GOOD TEACHER.
IT'S OUR HONOR TO HONOR COACH WILLIAMS TONIGHT.
I KNOW THAT SHE IS A COACH WHO ATHLETES, LIKE WE JUST SAW COME BACK TO AND THINK ABOUT.
I WAS TALKING TO COACH WILLIAMS THE OTHER DAY.
ABOUT THIS, JUST ON HER CONGRATULATIONS.
SHE SAID, "WELL, WHEN YOUR PLAYERS WORK HARD, IT MAKES COACHING EASY." I WOULD SAY JUST FROM SEEING HER ON A DAILY BASIS AND TALKING TO PARENTS, TALKING TO PLAYERS, SEEING HOW ENGAGED SHE IS,
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THAT A LOT WOULD HAVE THE SAME SENTIMENT ABOUT HER.COACH, CONGRATULATIONS, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> ALICIA FOX HERE? TONIGHT, PLEASE HELP US CONGRATULATE ALICIA FOX ON RECENTLY BECOMING A CERTIFIED TEXAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OFFICIAL THROUGH TASBO.
THAT'S THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS ON ACRONYMS. THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OFFER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THAT THOSE WHO WISH TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND SEEK EXCELLENCE IN THEIR PROFESSION.
TONIGHT WE HAVE RILEY REASE HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE ALICIA.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS AN HONOR AND PLEASURE.
I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS OFFICE THREE YEARS AGO, THERE'S LOT OF THINGS IN PLACE.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS GETTING OUR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN TASBO OR THE TEXAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OFFICIALS CONFERENCE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE AND TO GROW OUR SKILLS IN SCHOOL OF [INAUDIBLE].
THOSE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, WON'T BE DIFFERENT THAN [INAUDIBLE].
THERE'S A LOT AT THE CENTER THAT TAKES PLACE AND TAKES AN INTERN AND THE SAME PERSON.
>> [LAUGHTER] THAT PERSON IN DEALING WITH OUR PAYROLL, I REALLY WANT TO TALK SOME COIN.
ANY INDUSTRY PAYROLLS' GOT TO BE QUITE EXCITING.
ALICIA IS OUR OVERALL DEPARTMENT.
SHE'S QUIET, BUT SHE'S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK BEHIND SCENES TO KEEP THINGS GOING.
SHE IS THE GREATEST OF QUALITY, PERSONALLY.
HER SKILL LEVEL IS EXCEPTIONAL.
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE HER WITH US AND AT OUR DISTRICT.
SHE HAS RECEIVED HER TEXAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND ALSO OUR CERTIFICATE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
>> THEN WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT [OVERLAPPING] HERE WITH US.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TO INTRODUCE INTO NEW ROLES.
I DON'T THINK THEY'LL REALLY NEED INTRODUCTION TO THE DISTRICT, BUT HEATH, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND STAND BEHIND THE PODIUM, [LAUGHTER] AND IF YOU DON'T WORK AT OUR BOARD WORKSHOP, IN HIS FIRST JOB WAS TO ADVANCE THE SLIDES [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] TO BUDGET WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS SO.
>> I WAS LIKE, YOU'VE GOT TO BE HIGHLY SKILLED [LAUGHTER] AND YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE, AND A SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION BUT ANYWAY, SO YOU-ALL KNOW HEATH SIMPSON.
HE WAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN WHEN WE OPENED THE NINTH-GRADE CENTER, HE OPENED THAT BUILDING AS PRINCIPAL, AND THEN RECENTLY WE POSTED A JOB FOR HUMAN RESOURCES BECAUSE AS WE HAVE GROWN AND RHONDA DILLARD DOES AN AMAZING JOB AS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S NOT WIDELY KNOWN IS THAT SHE ALSO SUPERVISES AND LEADS EIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
AS THE JOB GETS BIGGER, I GUESS WE'RE PUSHING ABOUT 1300 EMPLOYEES AT THIS POINT, AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES WITH THAT AND THEN BEING ABLE TO ATTEND TO THOSE PRINCIPALS AS NEEDED AND BE WITH THEM AS SHE NEEDS TO BE IN A GROWING DISTRICT.
I THINK IT WAS TIME TO ADD A POSITION AND SO HERE YOU ARE [LAUGHTER] HEATH SIMPSON, HE IS GOING TO BE OR HE ALREADY IS.
ARE YOU ALREADY HIRED OR WE ASK THEM? [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] ANYWAY, BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'LL DO IN THIS NEW ROLE AND SO,
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IF YOU WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU, AND THEN IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOUR SPECIAL GUESTS.>> YES, MA'AM. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU AGAIN.
IT'S A BLESSING AND HONOR, TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. LOVE THIS DISTRICT.
I KNEW THIS WAS A VERY BITTER-SWEET MOVE.
[INAUDIBLE] OR SOMETHING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I FELT LIKE I HAD A TALENT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT.
HERE'S MY WIFE, SARAH. SARAH IS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, ACTUALLY OVER AT OAKRIDGE.
SHE'S ALSO OVER THERE AT OAKRIDGE WITH HER.
[LAUGHTER] IT MADE HIM WANT TO DANCE TODAY.
>> WE NEED A PICTURE. [BACKGROUND]
>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER]. [OVERLAPPING] IS HERE SO, HE IS OVER AT HERITAGE AND THEN HUDSON, MY OLDEST HE'LL BE OVER AT THE NINTH GRADE CENTER ACTUALLY THIS YEAR.
>> TO BE GLAD YOU'RE YOU. [LAUGHTER].
>> IT'S HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AND I GO, "IT'S NOT EASY TO BE THE PRINCIPAL'S KID WHEN YOU'RE ON CAMPUS WITH HIM.
I DON'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY." [LAUGHTER]
>> HE FOUND THE OPENING FOR YOU? [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES. WELL, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, SARAH AND FAMILY, FOR SHARING HIM WITH US AND, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS REALLY A LIFESTYLE MORE THAN IT IS A JOB AND SO I'M SURE IT'LL BE GREAT AND HOPE MAYBE AFTER YOU ALL STEP OUTSIDE AND YOU ALL HAVE CLOTHES ON AND EVERYTHING, [LAUGHTER] WE'LL TAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS PICTURE.
[LAUGHTER] WHILE YOU'RE ALL HERE AS A FAMILY AND YOU HAVE A NICE LOOKING FAMILY.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO TOO FAR, I WANT TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE ELSE WHO REALLY DOESN'T NEED AN INTRODUCTION BUT, JUSTIN, IF YOU'LL COME ON UP.
THIS IS JUSTIN BURRUS, AND JUSTIN HAS BEEN SERVING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS?
>> OKAY. WHEN KALE BRIDGES WHO'S RIGHT THERE.
KALE WAS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THE NINTH GRADE CENTER AND WHEN HE BECAME A PRINCIPAL OF TERRA VISTA, WE HIRED JUSTIN TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT FRIENDSHIP NINTH GRADE CENTER.
TONIGHT HE IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO SERVE IN THAT VACATED POSITION BY HEATH TO SERVE AS OUR NEXT PRINCIPAL OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER AND SO JUSTIN HAS A VERY INTERESTING STORY.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE STORY IS THAT HE IS A FRIENDSHIP GRADUATE, AND THE OTHER PART IS THAT HE HAS SPENT TIME IN JAPAN AND HE REALLY IS SOMEONE WHO, IN VISITING WITH HIM, THAT EDUCATION IS A CALLING AND HE UNDERSTANDS THAT.
HAS DONE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS AND I KNOW THAT THE NINTH GRADE CENTER IS GOING TO BE IN GOOD HANDS BUT, JUSTIN, IF YOU WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THEN TELL US WHO YOUR SPECIAL GUESTS ARE.
>> IT'D BE MY PLEASURE. I JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU ALL AND YOUR CONFIDENCE AND TRUST, AND THE MORE I HAVE GROWN IN THIS CAREER THE MORE I REALIZE THAT LEADERSHIP IS JUST RESPONSIBILITY, AND YOU ALL HAVE PUT A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY ON ME AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I MAY CALL ON ALL OF YOU ALL FOR [LAUGHTER] I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
>> ARE YOU STILL GOING TO SKATEBOARD ACROSS THE STREETS SOMEPLACE?
>> I DON'T REALLY BRING THAT OUT OF THE BUILDING, MA'AM.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] FROM A MENTOR.
[LAUGHTER] MY FAMILY'S WITH ME HERE.
THIS IS MY MOTHER, BECKY BURRUS, AND MY WIFE, EMILY, AND MY DAUGHTER, MARGARET.
>> ALL RIGHT. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING HIM WITH US BECAUSE AGAIN, IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO BE MARRIED TO AN ADMINISTRATOR OR JUST MARRIED TO JUSTIN.
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KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.>> [OVERLAPPING] [APPLAUSE] [OVERLAPPING].
>> COME IN FRONT OF THE F. MRS. BURRUS, WHAT DID YOU DO?
>> I'M A MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST FOR A GROUP OF GASTROENTEROLOGISTS.
WELL, YOU DID A GOOD JOB RAISING [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> WAS THAT GOOD PRACTICE FOR BEING JUSTIN'S MOTHER? [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, YOU WORKED REALLY HARD [LAUGHTER] AT BEING HIS MOTHER.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE. [NOISE] [BACKGROUND]
>> [LAUGHTER] [NOISE] WELL, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
>> I THINK THAT IS ALL OF OUR RECOGNITIONS, OTHER THAN I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO REDINA FRANKLIN WHO'S SITTING IN THE BACK.
SHE'S COME TO US TO DO PTA RECOGNITIONS.
YOU CAN TELL SHE PUTS A LOT OF THOUGHT AND WORK INTO IT.
BUT ALSO REDINA, I GUESS YOU JUST HAVE ONE LEFT IN THE DISTRICT?
>> I HAVE ONE WHO'S GOING TO BE A JUNIOR AND ONE WHO'S GOING TO BE A SOPHOMORE.
>> TWO, BUT ALSO SHE SERVES ON OUR FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE DOES TO MAKE FRIENDSHIP A BETTER PLACE SO THANK YOU REDINA [NOISE], AND ALL OF YOU.
YOU ALL MAKE FRIENDSHIP A BETTER PLACE.
>> DON'T WORRY. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] YOU DON'T WANT [OVERLAPPING] WITH SOME MORE TAILS OF PEPPER PIG [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M GLAD REDINA HAS [BACKGROUND] BECAUSE I'M [LAUGHTER] AS FOR YOU.
>> OKAY, I CAN FEEL YOUR BACK BECAUSE THEY SHUT OFF THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> YEAH. THAT WAS SAID TO MANAGE YOU.
>> GUYS, I AWARD YOU FOR PERMISSION AND TURNING BACK ONLY.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
>> HI THERE IN THEIR VERBAL AND FELL IN LOVE WITH LITTLE BIGGER THAN TELLING YOU [BACKGROUND]
>> LET'S GO BACK TO MUFFINS AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
>> PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD WOULD HAVE AFFECTED HIS REPORT ON
[2.A. Effectiveness report on safety & security program]
SAFETY AND SECURITY PROGRAM AND IT WAS HER.>> AGAIN, ALWAYS FUN TO FOLLOW MY FAVORITE PART, AND GOING BACK TO OUR BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING THAT I CAME DOWN, I GOT HIRED AND RECOGNITIONS.
LOVE SEEING THAT, BUT I HATE FOLLOWING THOSE THINGS.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S JUST SO AWESOME TO GET TO SEE ALL OF THOSE KIDS AND STAFF MEMBERS BEING RECOGNIZED AND THEN TO HAVE TO FOLLOW BEHIND THEM, JUST THEM, THEY'RE SUCH GREAT GUYS.
I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT FEW.
OBVIOUSLY, SAFETY SECURITY, SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
I LOVED TO STAND AND TALK ABOUT THIS ANYTIME I GET A CHANCE TO.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN OVER-REPORTING THERE, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO GO OVER JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
STUDENT SERVICES AND HR, AND I SAID THE WORD EARLIER TODAY AND I GET TIRED OF SAYING IT, BUT COVID COVID COVID BETWEEN OUR TWO DEPARTMENTS SERVING AS A COVID HUB FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, IN COORDINATION WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO POINT OUT RIGHT HERE AT THIS POINT IF YOU RECALL, WE DID ASK DANNY MILLER TO COME BACK AND HELP US OUT WITH A LOT OF THE CONTRACT TRACING AND THOSE THINGS, AND AGAIN, JUST BEING VERY BLESSED IN FRIENDSHIP THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE HIM COME AND HELP US AND TAKE CARE OF US IS TRULY FANTASTIC BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT TO IT, LOTS OF COVID AND CERTAINLY WITH THOSE ASPECTS WAS NO DIFFERENT.
THE MORE I POINT OUT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER FOR SAFETY AUDITS AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
THAT'S ONE OF I GUESS, I HATE YOU MISSED IT.
I JUST SAID SOME GOOD ABOUT YOU.
>> FOR OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON, BITS AND PIECES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT MYSELF AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN THE DISTRICT COME
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AND ADD TO THAT AND HELP ME WITH THAT, SO IT'S TRULY BEEN FANTASTIC, AND ALSO, A BLESSING, THE ADDITION OF THAT CRISIS COUNSELOR POSITION.I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF YOU KNOW, AMY SMALLWOOD, IF YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH HER.
I GO TO CHURCH WHERE HER HUSBAND PREACHES AND IT'S A FANTASTIC MESSAGE, AND THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE.
I CAN PROMISE YOU SHE IS COMPLETELY TOP-NOTCH.
SHE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB, AND AGAIN, IN THE ERA OF COVID, AMY AND JULIE AND I WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY TALKED TO ME ABOUT THE WAIT TIME FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GET APPOINTMENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SIX AND EIGHT WEEKS AT A TIME.
TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE AMY THAT IS WELL-VERSED IN THOSE THINGS AND ABLE TO REFER STUDENTS OUT TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND FIND AND TRACK THOSE THINGS DOWN HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR OUR STUDENTS, I PROMISE YOU, SO IT'S JUST AMAZING.
ANOTHER COOL LITTLE THING, WE ALL LOVE LEGISLATION, AND SO THEY'VE COME OUT WITH A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS THAT IMPACT SAFETY AND SECURITY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THE STOCK OF LEAD KITS AND THE ASSOCIATED TRAINING FOR NOT ONLY OUR STAFF MEMBERS BUT PLEASE RECALL THAT WE ALSO HAVE A LAW THAT REQUIRES TO OFFER THAT TO STUDENTS SEVENTH GRADE AND UP, AND SO WE DO OFFER THAT ALL OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT PARTNER THAT DOES THAT FOR US, PROVIDES THE MATERIALS, DOES IT FOR FREE.
HE JUST WANTS KIDS TO BE SAFER, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT EACH YEAR.
THAT'S BEEN A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL THING, AND THEN KIND OF RECALL, AND THIS IS GOING BACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO TALK TO EVERYBODY LAST SUMMER, AND SO TO POINT OUT, THE INSTALLATION OF THAT BALLISTIC FILM THAT MY DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE WAS INVOLVED WITH, AND JUST APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP FROM YOU TWO ON THAT, THAT ARE ON THAT CAMP, THAT ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, ALL INSTALLED, COMPLETELY PAID FOR IT.
NOT WITH DISTRICT FUNDS, ALL FROM FEDERAL FUNDING.
THAT WAS REALLY JUST AN AWESOME BENEFIT FOR US.
I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY FRIENDS FROM DURHAM ON THE BUS TRACKER APPLICATION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY OF KIDS, SOMETIMES THAT IS PEACE OF MIND FOR PARENTS, AND SO MY FRIENDS FROM DURHAM REALLY WENT WITH THIS.
I PROVIDE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF DATA AND WE HAVE AN APP THAT OUR PARENTS CAN DOWNLOAD.
THEY ENTER IN THEIR OWN CHILD'S SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND THEY CAN GPS TRACK A BUS TO KNOW WHERE IF IT'S RUNNING A LITTLE LATE. YES SIR?
>> SO I CAN PUT IT ON [LAUGHTER] THE ACTIVITY BUSES?
>> GET THE ACTIVITY BUSES EQUIPMENT THEN?
>> THE BUS TRACKER APPLICATION, AND [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
>>THERE MAY BE ANOTHER WAY TO DO THAT.
IT HAS TO BE DONE BY WHAT IS ASSIGNED TO THE STUDENTS.
>> I WILL LOOK INTO THAT, THAT'S POSSIBLE.
>> I WILL LOOK INTO THAT. [BACKGROUND]
>>JUST LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EXTRA FUNDING AND THOSE THINGS.
BUT POSSIBILITY IN HIRING OUT A NEW CRISIS COUNSELOR POSITION FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR TO ADD TWO AUGMENTS, THE THINGS THAT AMY SMALLWOOD HAS PUT INTO PLACE.
AGAIN, TREMENDOUS BLESSING FOR THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT PERSON, AND I'M SORRY, I THINK HER FIRST NAME IS GRACE, I CANNOT REALLY [OVERLAPPING].
>> KELLY GRACE, THERE YOU GO, SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A PERSON ON BOARD AND HELPING US WITH THE BEHAVIOR THREAT ASSESSMENTS.
ONE OF MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, ALL TRAINING IS DONE AND WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENTS THAT REPRESENT A POTENTIAL HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, WE'RE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND MEET AND TO HAVE THE EXPERTISE [NOISE] OF SOMEONE LIKE AN AMY OR GRACE.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE, SO THAT'S BEEN AN AWESOME, AWESOME THING FOR CAMPUSES.
WE GO AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEM ON THOSE ASSESSMENT TEAMS. THAT'S BEEN A POSITIVE THING FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE GROWING TREND OF NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES AND BEHAVIORS FROM [INAUDIBLE] OUR CAMPUSES HAVE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO TO DEVELOP THOSE CALENDARS TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS ON HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS FOR YOU, HOW BAD IT IS FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WHY THEY SHOULD NOT DO THOSE THINGS ANY LONGER.
THEN IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, TALKING ABOUT BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS,
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A VERY SPECIFIC PROGRAM THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.WE ALREADY HAVE SOME ELEMENTARIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN DOING THIS, SUPPORT FROM THE SERVICE CENTER.
THERE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE OVER THERE THAT HELP US DO THAT, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE, I THINK, A FANTASTIC THING FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
IN THIS YEAR, AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF DISCIPLINE DATA AND TO LOOK AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH REGARD TO THE SUPPORT AND HOW KIDDOS ARE BEING DISCIPLINED AND CONSEQUENCES THAT THEY RECEIVE AND ULTIMATELY MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS FOR KIDS, SO THAT IS ALL.
>>THANK YOU UNCLE FOR ALL YOU DO AND YOUR TEAM AND A LOT OF THE PIECES THAT ARE NOT AS WARM AND FUZZY, BUT OUR BATTLE IN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID.
>> OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
[3.A. Consent Agenda]
ROUTINE DISTRICT OPERATIONS [NOISE] AND BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET A CONSENT AGENDA THAT WAS OUTLINED AND THAT BACK AT THIS TIME ALL ENTERTAINED NEEDS.>> I NEED THE APPROVAL OF CONTINGENT THAT MOTIONS FOR APPROVAL, [INAUDIBLE]
>> TO BE APPROVED QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES.
[3.B.1. Set date for public meeting for 2021-2022 budget and proposed tax rate hearing]
SPEED OF ACTION ITEMS SO MR. [INAUDIBLE], YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.I BELIEVE OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM IS TO SET A DAY FOR UPLOAD LEADING FROM THE 2021/2022 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
ACCORDING TO CCG LEGAL, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SET THE PUBLIC MEETING DATE, FOR DEVELOPMENT BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE HEARING.
IN THAT PUBLISHED NOTICE YOU SHALL, AS A BOARD PRESIDENT, SHALL PROVIDE PUBLICATION NOTICE OF THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE MEETING AND A DAILY, WEEKLY, OR BI-WEEKLY LIST THERE.
THE AVALANCHE-JOURNAL WILL BE THE SELECTED MEANS TO PROMOTE THE OCCASION.
THERE'S CONSISTENT TIMES OF PAST AND THEN TALKS ABOUT THE TIMELINES FOR WHICH WE HAVE TO DO OR THAT WE CANNOT DO WITHIN 30 DAYS.
SOONER THAN 30 DAYS, PRIOR TO THE MEETING OR 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETINGS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME YOU CAN HAVE THE 20 NOTIFICATION OF B.
OUR KEY DATES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND I'LL SAY ECONOMICALLY, SCHEDULING, DISCUSSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, DATE, TIME, LOCATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ON AUGUST THE SECOND AND THAT MEANS WE ALL ARE GOING TO GET THE AVALANCHE-JOURNAL AND THEN ON AUGUST THE 16TH, MAKE THAT ARE AVAILABLE, MEETING FOR HEARING FOR THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATES.
WE'D ALSO ADOPT THE 2021/22 BUDGET AT THE TIME AND THE ORDINATES TO WHERE THE TAX RATES. ANY QUESTIONS?
THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD TO CALL A PUBLIC MEETING ON AUGUST THE 16TH OF THE YEAR 2021, BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM ON THE CASE AT THE ADMINISTRATION BOARD ROOM AND THIS ADDRESS FOLLOW WHEN SEVENTH STREET AND MOVE FROM TEXAS TO DISCUSS AND ADOPT THE 2021 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
>> THAT WAS DONE ON SAFETY MOTIONS.
>> AND THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL ABOUT MR. [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL HAVE A SECOND.
WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. GREAT ROWLENCE (PHONETIC).
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSE WHO DIDN'T SAY, AYE? MOTION PERIOD ENDS.
MR. GREAT, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE STRICKEN OUT OF AGENDA.
[3.B.2. Set the proposed tax rate to publish]
AGENDA ITEMS CAN BE SET FOR PROPOSED TAX RATE TO PUBLISH?>> YES, SIR. WE WILL BE REVIEWING A PUBLICATION AND FOR THE PROPOSED MEETING WAITING FOR THIS APPROVAL.
WE WOULD HAVE BRING FORTH A PROPOSED TAX RATE DURING THIS MEETING THAT WE HELD TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE 2021/22 BUDGET AND A TAX RATE.
PER SE REQUIREMENTS AND DISTRICT MUST FIRST PUBLISH IN A LOCAL PAPER ADVANCE NOTICE.
WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED ALL THAT.
NO SOONER THAN 30 DAYS, NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS.
IN THAT, WE WILL BE PROPOSING A TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND A DOLLAR I'M SORRY, 91.66 CENTS, AND THE INS TAX RATE OF $0.48 FOR A TOTAL TAX RATE WITH A $1.39, 66 OR LESS.
[00:40:02]
THAT PARTICULARLY. ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE FOR TAX RATE TO PUBLISH?>> THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 91 TO 66 PER $100 TAXABLE VALUE FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, AND 48 CENTS PER $100 TAXABLE VALUE FOR INTEREST AND SINKING FOR A COMBINED RATE OF $39.66.
THESE RATES WERE TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL PAPER FOR THE STATE'S NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
>> IF YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION PUT FORWARD BY THE ADMINISTRATION, JUST COME AND SAY IN THE MOTIONS.
>> MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY UNDERSTANDING [NOISE] I'VE HEARD A SQUEAK DOWN HERE SO I WAS JUST TERRIFIED.
WAS THAT YOU? [OVERLAPPING]. I WAS JUST RIGHT FOR A SECOND.
[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] ANY FURTHER TO DISCUSS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED SINGS AYE? MOTION CARRIES. PROBABLY I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT IS NOT RECEIVED BACK.
APPARENTLY, I WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN REGROUP OPERATE FOR YOUR HEALTH THAT YOU RENEW THE ENERGY AND YOUR COLOR LOOKS GOOD AND YOU JUST DIDN'T REALLY OVERLAP SO.
>> YEAH. I APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS UNTIL I AM RECOGNIZED [INAUDIBLE] GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH GREAT HEALTH AND GREAT RECOVERY.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AND SURROUNDED BY. THANK YOU.
>> WE LOVE YOU BACK. OKAY, ONE OF THE BORDERS WILL SLOWLY 2021/2022,
[4.A. 2021-2022 Student Handbook Changes]
STUDENT INPUT CHANGES. MR. BOOKS(PHONETIC)?>> SIR, DID YOU HAVE [INAUDIBLE] DOCS.
THE CHANGES THAT CAME THROUGH OF COURSE, FROM TASB IN THEIR MODEL STUDENT HANDBOOK FEW LATE ADDITIONS TO THEIR ANNOTATED VERSION OF THIS, BUT WE GOT IT TOGETHER AND GOT IT TO YOU ON TIME.
A FEW QUICK NOTABLE CHANGES THEREOF SENATE BILL 348 THAT SPECIFIED A PARENT'S RIGHT TO EXAMINE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT CAME AROUND FROM YOUR ONLINE COURSES AND THINGS SO THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PARENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THOSE.
SENATE BILL 746, LITTLE LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT REQUIRES A PARENT TO PROVIDE IN WRITING THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE DISTRICT UPON ENROLLMENT OR NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER THEY MOVED OUT OF THE DISTRICT.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE MOTIVATION FOR THAT ONE WAS, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO FEEL TO CONTACT PARENTS WHEN WE NEED TO.
UPDATED LANGUAGE IN OUR DRESS CODE.
THAT WAS A RESULT OF A DISTRICT COURT DECISION HERE IN TEXAS, THE ARNOLD VS. BARBERS HILL ISD COURT CASE, AND OF COURSE, OUR FRIENDS AT THE TEXAS AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION SENT US SOME REMINDERS OF WHAT THAT COURT CASE SAID AND SO WE HAVE UPDATED OUR DRESS CODE ACCORDINGLY.
MOSTLY WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IS SOME GENDER-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE WITH THEIR CODE, THAT'S THE PRIMARY CHANGE THERE.
ANOTHER INTERESTING ONE, BECAUSE I JUST HAD A STUDENT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
BEGINNING THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, ALL STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 SHALL FILL OUT THE FAFSA OR TASFA, THE FINANCIAL AID IDENTIFIERS, AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING.
I DID THAT BEFORE, BUT THERE'S A LOT TO GO BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH.
SENATE BILL 1697, WE HAD TO ADD SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS, AND THIS IS FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR ON, THAT A PARENT CAN REQUEST IN WRITING THAT THEIR STUDENT REPEATS GRADE LEVELS COULD BE TO REPEAT COURSES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND INSTEAD, IF WE DISAGREE, WE GET TO HAVE A MEETING ABOUT IT AND ULTIMATELY, IF THE PARENT STILL BELIEVES THAT THAT ISN'T THE BEST INTEREST OF THEIR CHILD, THEN WE DO THAT SO WE ARE AWAITING SOME OF THOSE WRITTEN REQUEST.
I WOULD IMAGINE AT REGISTRATIONS AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS FOR YET ON WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR US BUT I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE SOME UPDATES LATER.
LANGUAGE ADDED TO REFLECT THE REQUIREMENTS HOUSE BILL 1525 ABOUT THE SHARK COMMITTEE AND POSTING NOTIFICATIONS. YOU'LL NOTICE THE TREND.
OF COURSE, SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE THIS, AND IN A FEW YEARS AGO, THEY ASKED THAT OUR DISTRICT SAFETY SECURITY COMMITTEE DID THIS AND NOW THEY'RE ASKING FOR SHARK TO POST IN A SIMILAR MANNER SO I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND.
I PROBABLY WOULD BE TAKING UP SPACE, TALKING ABOUT IT.
CINDY COULD PROBABLY LECTURE ON IT FOR DAYS.
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IT JUST ADDED SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT A GREAT DEAL OF MODIFICATION TO THE LANGUAGE ON PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS.A LOT THERE, SO ANY QUESTIONS, CINDY, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO YOU ON THAT ONE, BUT IT'S NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY ON GRADE 5 AND 8 STATE ASSESSMENTS TO BE PROMOTED, AND THEN REQUIRE SOME ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE THAT DID NOT PERFORM SATISFACTORILY.
LASTLY, SOME LANGUAGES ADDED IN VARIOUS PLACES TO ADDRESS OUR ONE-TO-ONE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE.
IF WE PUT THROUGH, THANKFULLY, MOST OF WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THERE APPLIED, SO WE JUST TWEAKED A LITTLE BIT OF THAT LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT APPLICABLE FOR OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS THAT WILL NOW HAVE BICYCLES AND MAYBE HAVEN'T HAD THEM IN THE PAST.
I THINK THAT IS ALL THE MAJOR ONES, BUT COULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE OR [OVERLAPPING]
>> I HAVE ONE, IS THE FAFSA, TAFSA THE SAME?
>> YEAH, AND IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED.
IS THAT A STATEWIDE THEY MADE OF ALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS? IS THAT HANDED DOWN BY WHO? BY DEA OR BY THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHICH IT WASN'T DONE BY THE LEGISLATURE AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FILL THAT.
>> WELL, I WILL TELL YOU [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT THAT MEANS IS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE TAX RETURN AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF FROM THE PARENTS.
MANY STUDENTS COME FROM DIVORCED FAMILIES AND THEN ALSO REQUIRING A PARENT TO DO THAT AND TO DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION ON THAT APPLICATION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT.
>> WHETHER THEY QUALIFY OR NOT.
>> YES, SIR. WHETHER YOU QUALIFY OR NOT.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK ON OUR COUNSELORS OR WHOEVER BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.
>> THAT WAS DIFFICULT FOR US TO FILL OUT.
WITH AUSTIN'S, I THINK THAT YOU'VE TRIED TO BRING IT INTO DIFFERENT TAX RETURN, INTO THE RECURRENCE.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY A LOT OF WORK ON OUR COUNSELORS, THAT STAFF IS REALLY GOING TO BE BOMBARDED WITH IT.
>> IT WILL BE. IT WILL BE QUITE AN UNDERTAKING.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I'M SURE THE LEGISLATURE HAS THEIR MOTIVATIONS APPEAR, BECAUSE YOU DO NEED TO FILL IT OUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET ANY GRANT, WHETHER IT BE MERIT-BASED OR NEED-BASED, YOU HAVE TO FILL THAT OUT.
HOWEVER, REQUIRING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.
HAVING BEEN, MANY YEARS AGO BUT A HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR, WHEN THE FAFSA WASN'T REQUIRED, BUT JUST TRYING TO HELP FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE KIDS WHO WERE TRYING TO GET SOME SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, TRYING TO HELP A COUPLE FILL THAT OUT, AND THEIR PARENTS DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION EVEN WITH THEIR CHILD LET ALONE.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT IN DISTRESSED MAYBE THERE ABOUT, "NOW, WHY IS IT THIS SCHOOL IS WANTING THIS INFORMATION?" FAFSA IS A GREAT THING TO FILL OUT.
A LITTLE BIT OF A OVERREACH, MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT FOR A SENIOR.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS OUR BEST TO COMPLY AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS ABOUT HERE'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD.
THEY MIGHT SAY, "BUT I'M A MILLIONAIRE, I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO GET ANY MONEY.
WELL, SORRY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO." SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A HARD CONVERSATION.
>> WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO OFFER THAT?
>> FOR BE IT THE LEGISLATION NEVER PASS ANYTHING AND NOT HAVE ANY REPERCUSSIONS?
>> IS THERE ARE PENALTIES IF YOU DON'T?
>> I DID NOT SEE THAT IN LEGISLATION, BUT.
>> OH, THAT IS QUITE A SHOCKER.
>> THEY'RE WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW, PUTTING TOGETHER JUST A BASIC FORM THAT ALL KIDS WOULD FILL OUT.
IF YOU OPT OUT THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY CHECK, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET.
JULIE PRATT IS MONITORING IT CONSTANTLY TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.
WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL GET MORE CLARIFICATION ON EXACTLY HOW DOES THAT DOCUMENTATION NEED TO LOOK.
>> IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE HANDLING THE INCOME TAX INFORMATION THAT'S COMING FROM INDIVIDUALS?
>> NOT THAT I KNOW OF. WE HAVEN'T HAD MANY DETAILS.
>> THOSE DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN [INAUDIBLE] OUT YET.
>> THAT'S WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY SPELLED OUT IN THE LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.
>> THEY WANT YOU TO DO IT BUT THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU HOW.
>> IT'S AN INFORMATION SECURITY RISK.
>> OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO OFFER IT, NOT TO ACTUALLY FORCE.
>> IT IS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE DOING IT, AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS.
YOU'LL HAVE COUNSELORS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY CHECKING IN AND CHECKING LIST OF [OVERLAPPING] TO THE STUDENT THAT THEY COMPLETE IT YET.
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>> [OVERLAPPING] WHAT IN THE HECK IS THE REQUIREMENT? NO.
>> THE IDEA IS WANTING EVERYONE TO FILL IT OUT BEFORE THEY GRADUATE.
>> BUT IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT OF GRADUATION.
>> YES. THE OTHER THING THAT ONE OF THESE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS, THAT I THINK IS GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF EDUCATION, AND CONVERSATION, AND LEADERSHIP IS THIS IDEA OF ANYBODY CAN RETAIN ANY ONE AT ANY TIME.
HERE'S MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT, OF COURSE, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT WHO MIGHT BE YOUNG AND MAYBE THEIR PARENTS ARE VERY INVOLVED, AND THEY'RE JUST THINKING THEY MIGHT NEED TO [INAUDIBLE] KINDERGARTEN, AND THOSE PARENTS ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CHILD IS SUCCESSFUL NO MATTER WHAT.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT PEER-REVIEWED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, THE USE OF RETENTION IS NOT A USEFUL TOOL IN HELPING KIDS ULTIMATELY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
IF YOU SEE A CHILD RETAINED IN ELEMENTARY, YOU MIGHT SEE THEM MAKE A FEW GAINS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THOSE FEW YEARS IS THOSE GAINS ARE LOST.
SO THEN WHAT HAPPENS BY THE TIME FAST FORWARD TO YOU GET TO HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU'RE 17, AND YOU'RE A SOPHOMORE OR YOU'RE A JUNIOR, THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY QUIT SCHOOL.
THEY WILL QUIT SCHOOL, SO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD IDEA, WHEN I'M SIX OR SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY MIGHT BE RETAINED AGAIN.
I KNOW THAT EVERY PARENT WANTS THE BEST FOR THEIR CHILD AND THEY'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT THEY THINK IS RIGHT, BUT THIS IDEA OF LET'S JUST ALLOW THEM TO RETAIN, I THINK IT'S BASED ON A LOT OF MISSED CONCEPTS THROUGH COVID LEARNING LOSS.
ONCE AGAIN THEIR HEARTS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT FEELS THEY'RE PROMOTING RETENTION AS A TOOL TO CLOSE THE GAPS, AND IT JUST DOES NOT LINE UP WITH WHAT RESEARCH HAS TOLD US FOR YEARS ABOUT WHAT RETENTION DOES AND DOESN'T DO, SO THAT'S A CONCERN.
ALL OF OUR STAFF, OUR PRINCIPALS KNOW THAT, SO ULTIMATELY THE PARENT GETS TO DECIDE.
PARTICULARLY, I CAN TELL YOU OF ONE INSTANCE THAT WE HAD OF A PARENT WHO WAS WANTING TO RETAIN THEIR CHILD IN THE NINTH GRADE, WHICH CAME RETAINED IN THE NINTH GRADE, IT'S JUST REPEATING CREDITS.
THAT'S REALLY A DANGEROUS THING THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.
SO WE WILL HAVE OUR EYES ON IT.
YEAH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND MAKING PARENTS AWARE.
>> IF MEMORY SERVES, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WROTE THE BOOK, BUT I THINK YOU WROTE A DISSERTATION ON THE SUBJECT. IS THAT RIGHT?
>> I DID PUT A NOTE TO A MASTER'S THESIS OR SOMETHING ON IT.
>> YEAH. BUT I'M A LITTLE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, IF YOU CAN'T TELL.
[LAUGHTER] AM I NOT, Y'ALL? THESE PEOPLE SITTING IN THESE TABLES. [LAUGHTER].
>> OH, DON'T BE TALKING ABOUT RETENTION WITH HER.
>> I WILL FIX SOME [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. YES.
>> NEXT. [OVERLAPPING] IS THAT ALL SERVED?
>> WE DIDN'T MAKE THIS UP. MICHAEL'S JUST A MESSENGER.
[4.B. 2021-2022 Employee Handbook Changes]
>> OKAY. I NEED TO MAKE SURE QUICK.
THANK GOODNESS WE GOT TO ADD MR. SIMPSON TO THE HR DEPARTMENT.
HE HAS SCOURED THE TEST BE MODELED AND ALIGN WITH HER HANDBOOK WITH IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PUT IN ANY REQUIRED [INAUDIBLE] IN HER HANDBOOK.
EVERY EMPLOYEE WILL REVIEW IT ANNUALLY.
THEY DO IT AS A PART OF THEIR ANNUAL TRAINING, SO THEY REVIEW IT, AS [INAUDIBLE] THEY GET IT.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF GETTING A HARD-COPY, AND IT'S FOR REPORT ONLY. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
[4.C.Tentative Agenda for Upcoming Meeting]
WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] AGENDA FOR UPCOMING MEETING OF AUGUST 16, 2021: BUDGET IN TEXT, WRITTEN PUBLIC HEARING, AND LATER MEETING.WE ALSO HAVE AN UPCOMING AGAIN BACK TO SCHOOL [INAUDIBLE],
[4.D. Upcoming Events]
DATED AUGUST 13, 2021 AT THE [INAUDIBLE] ARE YOU GOING TO [OVERLAPPING] SEND UP MORE DETAILS ON THAT WHEN I GET THERE?>> YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, YOU SAID?
>> NO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME FUN SURPRISES.
IT WILL BE TIFFANY'S FIRST TIME TO BE IN CHARGE OF CONVERSATIONS.
[00:55:08]
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.IT'S THE ONLY TIME IN 365 DAYS THAT WE ALL GET TO BE TOGETHER.
IT'S A GOOD TIME, YOUR KICKED OFF ON A POSITIVE NOTE.
YES. IN YOUR SIT, YOU'RE READY TO GO TO LEARN AT NINE O'CLOCK.
YOU'RE TARDY, IF YOU'RE NOT THERE.
>> IF YOU'RE NOT ON TIME, YOU'RE LATE.
>> BUT STILL COME ON IN. [LAUGHTER]
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS? THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE IS ALL YOU WOULD, AND I KNOW YOU ARE ALL READY.
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS THE JOSH BARTLETT FAMILY, THEY ARE FRIENDSHIP FOLKS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN FOR A HARD ROAD OF TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED AND GET THE GET BANK SQUARED AWAY.
CHIEF ALSO, WE DO THINK YOU AND ALL YOUR BROTHERS FOR EVERYTHING, THAT YOU ALL DID FOR US TO PROTECT US.
WE DO KNOW THAT'S PART OF THE JOB, BUT IT IS A BAD PART OF THE JOB.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT, [INAUDIBLE] WE ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.