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>> THE TERM THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT IN THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND CLOSEST MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN TIME AND MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW, THEREFORE AS A PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER [NOISE].
MR. RODGERS DO YOU MIND READING THIS INVOCATION BEFORE WE START..
[1.E. Invocation]
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER THIS EVENING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, RECOGNIZE STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO DO GREAT THINGS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT AND THE OPPORTUNITY, FATHER, TO RECOGNIZE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HELP US AND WHO WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, FATHER.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE JUST PRAY THAT THINGS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.
WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH THOSE WHO ARE PUTTING THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR US AND SACRIFICING THINGS, FAMILY, AND BEING AT HOME FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR OUR FREEDOMS, FATHER.
IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
[1.F. Pledge of Allegiance]
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
[NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] SOMEONE PROPOSED FORM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES IS ADDRESSING RECOGNITION TIME AND THEN WILL COME FORWARD THAT WAS TO COME TAKE [NOISE].
WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT INCLUDING SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
FIRST UP, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE WANT TO
[1.H.1. United Supermarkets CTE Partnership]
RECOGNIZE WITH UNITED SUPERMARKET.I'M GOING TO LET KEITH PATRICK TAKE THIS AWAY BECAUSE THAT'S HIS SPECIALTY.
>> THANK YOU, TIFFANY. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU BOARD.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON OUR KIDS. COME ON UP.
WE'RE RECOGNIZING UNITED SUPERMARKETS, I KNOW THESE FOLKS ARE NO STRANGERS TO YOU.
SIDNEY HOPPER IS A FRENSHIP ALUM, THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED.
CHRIS JAMES, A FRENSHIP ALUM PARENT AND HE'S THE COO OF THE UNITED SUPERMARKET AND SHANNON MILLER, CURRENT FRENSHIP PARENT, SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE VP OF TALENT MANAGEMENT AT UNITED.
OVER THE SPRING, WE BUILT A PROGRAM WITH UNITED.
THE TEACHERS WERE ACTUALLY A PART OF BRAINSTORMING THE WHOLE THING FROM THE BEGINNING.
IT'S A FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP AND SO THERE'S A FINANCIAL COMPONENT AND IT'S HELPED US BUY SOME EQUIPMENT.
OUR CULINARY PROGRAM HAS A NEW FLAT-TOP GRILL, THANKS TO THE PROGRAM.
OUR FLORAL DESIGN PROGRAM HAS A NEW COOLER, AN EXTRA COOLER IN THEIR ROOM FOR THEIR FLOWERS, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHECK PRESENTATION AND WE'RE NOT DOING THAT BECAUSE REALLY FROM THE BEGINNING, THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE FOLKS BEHIND THIS WERE HOW CAN WE GET FRENSHIP STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE UNITED FAMILY TOGETHER TO THE BENEFIT OF BOTH.
THE TEACHERS ITSELF BRAINSTORM THAT SO I'M GOING TO BE QUIET.
THIS IS SYDNEY TIPTON, SHE'S OUR ADVANCED CULINARY TEACHER, FRESH OFF FROM MATERNITY LEAVE.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE BACK. SHE'S GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT'S SUPPLICATE LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM.
>> HI. MY NAME IS SYDNEY TIPTON.
I'M THE ADVANCED CULINARY TEACHER AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS PAST SPRING IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST YEAR TEACHING.
SO I WAS HONORED TO GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THROUGH UNITED.
THEY BROUGHT DEMONSTRATIONS INTO THE CLASSROOM.
WE WORKED WITH THE BAKERY, THE DELI, SEAFOOD.
THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY LEARN THINGS THAT I COULDN'T PROBABLY PROVIDE MYSELF.
THEY WERE LEARNING PIPING SKILLS AND THEY LEARNED HOW TO FILLET FISH, FABRICATE A CHICKEN, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY GOT THAT REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE THAT I CAN'T OFFER IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO INSTEAD WE BROUGHT REAL WORLD INTO THE CLASSROOM AND NOW MY PRACTICUM STUDENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH UNITED.
EVERY DAY I TEACH THEM FIRST, THIRD, FIFTH PERIOD EVERY DAY.
SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO UNITED IN THE MORNING AND WORK IN ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.
SO I'M JUST SUPER HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS PARTNERSHIP RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF THIS, OF COURSE, TEACHERS KNOW WHAT KIDS CAN LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM AND HOW EMPLOYERS CAN COME IN AND BE IMPACTFUL THERE.
BUT THEY HAVE A VIEW OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND HOW THEY CAN BE IMPACTFUL FOR STUDENTS.
OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO BUILD THEIR FUTURE WORKFORCE.
BUT THAT'S THE CONVERSATION IS ALWAYS ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
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WHAT CAN THEY BRING TO OUR CLASSROOMS, BRING TO OUR KIDS.ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS WE BRAINSTORMED WAS GETTING AG KIDS CONNECTED TO THEIR PRODUCE BUYERS OUT IN THE FIELD AND SEEING THAT SIDE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND HOW THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS WE'RE DRIVING TOWARDS.
WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND THAT'S WHERE THEY START.
UNITED IS LEADING THE WAY WITH THAT.
>> I CAN TELL YOU, THE SKILL SET SHE TALKED ABOUT, NONE OF US CAN DO THAT.
>> WE'LL TELL YOU AFTER WE CAME OUT OUR TEAM WITH THE AG PROGRAM.
WE WERE INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU ALL DOING TO PREPARE YOUNG KIDS WHEN THEY LEAVE.
WE HOPE EVERY KID HAS A CHANCE TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL, I MEAN, GO TO COLLEGE, BUT WE REALIZED THEY DON'T.
THE WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING TO PREPARE KIDS TO GO INTO THE WORKFORCE, I THINK IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE JUST WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.
SO THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT.
>>SO YOU ALL DON'T KNOW HOW TO FILLET A FISH OR CUT UP A CHICKEN? [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>>WE CAN DO IT BUT NOT VERY GOOD.
>>I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE, THANK YOU TO THESE GUYS TOO BECAUSE ADVANCED CULINARY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS DOUBLE BLOCKED.
SO THEY'VE DEDICATED A PERSON TO PLAN THESE FOR US FROM THE UNITED SIDE.
WHEN THESE FOLKS ARE COMING OUT, THEY'RE COMING OUT TO THREE HOURS OF CLASS TIME AND FILLING THAT UP WITH ALL THIS DEMO AND ALL THE PRODUCT THEY BRING AND ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE.
ALL THESE KIDS ARE COMING OUT OF THE FUNDING FROM UNITED FOR THE PROGRAM.
>> ALL OUR TEAMS LOVE COMING OUT AND INTERACT WITH OUR STUDENTS TOO.
SO THAT'S BEEN A WIN FOR THEM AS WELL.
>> WE SEND SOME DEPARTMENT EXPERTS SO.
>> I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH CHRIS.
CHRIS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH UNITED.
>> FOR AS LONG AS I CAN EVEN REMEMBER THIS GUY HE WORKED FOR UNITED. [NOISE].
>> SERIOUSLY, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU GUYS.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE TO PARTNER WITH US AND GIVE THESE KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME DIAMONDS IN THE ROCK, IF NOT FOR SURE? [LAUGHTER].
>> WE DO APPRECIATE IT AND THIS DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.
>> SYDNEY HAS SOME CERTIFICATES FOR YOU SUITABLE FOR PRIVATELY AND SAY, WELL, [NOISE] YEAH WE WILL, BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE REALLY QUICKLY.
[APPLAUSE] ANY OF US, [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE VIDEO BOARD.
[OVERLAPPING] YEAH. IT LOOKS AWESOME.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION TONIGHT,
[1.H.2. Willow Bend Student Leadership Award]
WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THIS SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENTS BEHIND ME, THIS SUMMER THE LITTLE BIT ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL RECEIVED THE EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD BY THE TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.NOW THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW.
THE LITTLE BIT STUDENT COUNCIL HAS BEEN GIVEN THE STATEWIDE EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP HONOR AND FOR A GOOD REASON.
TONIGHT, LITTLE BIT PRINCIPAL, JENNIFER PIERCE IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS AND TELL US ABOUT THEIR SERVICE TO THE CAMPUS AND TO POSSIBLE THAT STUDENTS AS WELL.
>>YES. THESE STUDENTS HAVE WORKED VERY HARD.
NOT ONLY HAVE THEY TAKING THE PLACE OF OUR PTA IN RECENT YEARS, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO JUST GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE IS TO PACK BACKPACKS FOR ALL OF THE KIDS.
SO THEY LEARNED TO GIVE BACK AND THEY'VE RAISED MONEY.
WE HAVE ALSO CREATED A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR WILLOW BEND STUDENTS.
WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE $2000 DOLLARS.
WE GAVE $1000 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP AND THEN TWO $500 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIPS.
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SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO A LOT WITH THESE GUYS AND THEY WORKED REALLY HARD AND WE'RE JUST SUPER PROUD OF THEM AND THERE'S THEIR SPONSOR ELISA.ELISA WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE IS AMAZING AND WORKS REALLY HARD AND THESE GUYS ARE JUST FANTASTIC AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR WILLOW BEND.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU YOUR EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP AWARD.
RUBY BEEN, DAMAYA GARCIA, ALDO LAREDO, AFAUNA LEGATO, ADISSON MARTINEZ, EJ MORENO, HARDEN PRIVET, AND JIMENEZ SAN TOYO.
SO WE'RE JUST SUPER PROUD OF THESE GUYS AND WE'RE JUST THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR OUR SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] CAN I ASK ALL OF YOU A QUESTION? ARE YOU IN [INAUDIBLE] NOW OR ARE YOU IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
>> I THOUGHT Y'ALL LOOKED A LITTLE BIT LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> [OVERLAPPING] VERY HAPPY TO HEAR.
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] I TOOK YOU FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. OKAY.
>> IF YOU GUYS WANT LOOK AT ME REAL QUICK.
>> WE ACTUALLY GOT ONE MORE THAT JUST CAME IN.
>> JUST IN TIME FOR THE PICTURE.
>> COME ON UP HERE. WE'RE HANDING OUT AWARDS AND TAKING PICTURES.
>> [BACKGROUND] NO, THAT'S BROTHER.
>> [BACKGROUND] Y'ALL LOOK AT ME REAL QUICK.
>> [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
IT'S A BIG DEAL, VERY BIG DEAL.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANKS FOR COMING.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO LET EVERYONE TAKE PICTURES. [BACKGROUND]
>> THEPARENTS OF FIONA'S, STAY BACK THERE AND TAKE SOME PICTURES.
[BACKGROUND] OUR NEXT RECOGNITION TONIGHT,
[1.H.3. Advanced Placement Scholars]
WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS [NOISE] IN THE CLASSES OF 2021 AND 2022 ON THEIR ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR AWARDS.HERE TONIGHT TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS IS FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. GREG HERNANDEZ.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. APPRECIATE IT.
BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT.
AS WE ALL KNOW, IT'S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO SCORE A THREE, AND THESE STUDENTS, THEY DID IT IN A GREAT FASHION.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO IS RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR AP SCORES.
WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS.
WE HAVE AP SCHOLARS, AP SCHOLARS WITH HONORS, AND AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION.
AP SCHOLARS, IF YOU SCORED A THREE, AT LEAST ON THREE OF THE EXAMS, YOU'RE AN AP SCHOLAR.
IF YOU SCORED A MINIMUM OF THREE WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3.25, THEN YOU ARE AN AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR, AND IF YOU SCORED A 3.5 AVERAGE WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE ON FIVE OF THE EXAMS, THEN YOU'RE IN MY AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION.
NONE OF THOSE THINGS EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
[LAUGHTER] THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] ON THIS PAST YEAR,
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WE HAD 42 SCHOLARS, 83 AP SCHOLARS, 10 AP SCHOLARS WITH HONORS, AND NINE AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION.OF THE 42, 15 WERE 11TH GRADERS, WHICH ARE NOW SENIORS, AND 27 WERE 12TH GRADERS.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
FIRST, WE HAVE RIDER [INAUDIBLE]
>> HE IS AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] JACOB RAMIREZ, ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR, KAYLA VAN SIEGEL.
CONGRATULATIONS. ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR, LUNA [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] HERE'S ONE THAT WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE.
HE WAS A NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST, ALEJANDRO GUTIERREZ FIOL.
HE WAS AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION.
[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] AGAIN, LYNNLI WISEMAN, ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION.
>> GREG, CAN WE GET Y'ALL TO STAND IN FRONT TO GET YOUR PICTURE?
NOW YOU MADE IT TO THE PICTURE. [LAUGHTER]
>> [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] ONE, TWO, THREE. PERFECT. THANK YOU.
>> GUYS, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO SCORE A THREE OR BETTER, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE COURSE, AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE COURSE AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE COURSE BEFORE THEY EVEN LET YOU TAKE THE EXAM.
THAT'S WHY GREG, YOU ARE [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] AP BACKGROUND.
ANYWAY, IF THEY DID, THEY DIDN'T LET ME IN IT. [LAUGHTER] CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT IS QUITE AN UNDERTAKING, AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU DO OTHER THINGS BESIDES TAKE ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES.
HOW YOU BALANCE ALL THOSE THINGS IN YOUR ACTIVITIES OR WORK OR WHATEVER, THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD, NOT ONLY OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT ALSO [NOISE] TO BOOST THE CHARACTER THAT IT DEMONSTRATES THAT YOU WOULD COMMIT YOURSELF TO THAT MUCH WORK.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
>> [BACKGROUND] THOSE ARE THE [INAUDIBLE] RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] I ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP.
>> I DIDN'T GET A [INAUDIBLE] LAST NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER FOLKS I KICK IN [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> [LAUGHTER] HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK WE'VE RAISED?
>> I HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH IT YET TODAY.
>> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] HER EVER.
>> YOU DON'T WANT ACCOUNTING GIRL?
>> I WILL SAY THIS PROBABLY THIS PART OF THE DEAL TO SAY THAT YOU BROUGHT IT UP.
I THINK THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT EVENT AND I DIDN'T HAVE HIGH HOPES.
WELL, I DIDN'T THINK [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] I ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE ONE SONG THEY SANG LAST NIGHT.
[OVERLAPPING] HONESTLY, I WAS LIKE, "BIG AND RICH.
OKAY." THAT WAS A VERY WELL-RUN, VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER BY YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND BY THE FOUNDATION BOARD.
I HAD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS FROM PEOPLE AFTERWARDS AND TODAY ABOUT HOW WELL THAT WENT OVER AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
>> THANK YOU. MICKEY THE CHAIRMAN, MICKEY ROGERS, HE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
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WE HAD SOME GREAT BOARD MEMBERS, SHANNON MILLER, WHO'S HERE EARLIER.SHE WAS OUT THERE RUNNING AROUND VOLUNTEERING AS WELL.
I'LL DEFINITELY PASS THAT ALONG.
>> I ALSO THINK IT SPEAKS TO JUST THE COMMUNITY, I DON'T KNOW WHICH [INAUDIBLE], DO WHAT WE DO OR BE THE DISTRICT THAT WE ARE WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF THAT, UNITED PARTNERSHIPS AND JUST OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, MONEY, TALENT TO SOMETHING LIKE THE FOUNDATION THEY GIVE BACK TO US.
>> WE'LL SEE WHAT YOU RUN ON INTO OUR NEXT [INAUDIBLE] ON THE AGENDA'S PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD. MR. PATRICK.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN FOLLOW UNITED AND BIG AND RICH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT [LAUGHTER] AND WE HAVE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.
[2.A. Effectiveness report on Entrepreneurship & Innovation program]
>> YES, SIR. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WASN'T AT ALL WHAT WE WANTED TO COVER.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY THE DAY AFTER THEY STARTED.
[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION, IT WAS A GREAT YEAR, NOT THE NORMAL YEAR.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GENERALLY A PART OF, FIELD TRIPS PROBABLY BEING A LARGE THING ON THAT LIST, WERE NOT THE SAME LAST YEAR, BUT WE DID HAVE A LOT OF WINS, AND A LOT OF REALLY POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENED.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM, I FEEL LIKE IS REALLY STRONG.
WE SAW A RECOGNITION OF UNITED.
THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP TO GROW AND PUT TOGETHER.
WE BRAINSTORMED WITH MANY OF OUR DIRECTORS AND OUR TEACHERS ACROSS [INAUDIBLE] FLORAL AND CULINARY, AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE COULD MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR SOME STUDENTS, AND HOW WE COULD DO REALLY NEAT, DIFFERENT INNOVATIVE THINGS TO BUILD PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH UNITED, TO GET THEM JOB HANDS-ON TRAINING, GET THEM IN FOR JOB SHADOWING, INTERNSHIPS, WHAT WE COULD DO TO BUILD PATHWAYS, AND TO GIVE THEM A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT UNITED CAN DO.
WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE EMPLOYER LIKE THAT, IT EXTENDS BEYOND THESE TWO PROGRAMS, WHAT WE CAN DO AS WELL.
WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD MEETINGS WITH UNITED ABOUT PARTICULARLY OUR PHARMACY TECH PROGRAM, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO BUILD IN SOME GREAT THINGS THERE, AND THEY HAVE SOME REALLY NEAT IDEAS AS WELL FROM THEIR SIDE WITH HOW WE CAN NOT ONLY GET STUDENTS IN THE STORES, BUT THEY CAN PROVIDE TRAINING AIDS FOR US AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
I KNOW THAT TIFFANY PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING MUCH NICER FOR THAT RECOGNITION, SO THANK YOU TO COMMUNICATIONS, BUT HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM SOME OF THOSE, AND YOU CAN SEE, I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START, BUT DOING THINGS LIKE THAT IN A FLORAL DESIGN PROGRAM, I THINK IS INCREDIBLE.
JUST THE EXPERIENCE THEY'RE GETTING, AND WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT NON-COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS, AND BEING ABLE TO GAIN JOB-READY SKILLS AND GO TO WORK, BUT THINK ABOUT COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WHO NEED A JOB DURING SCHOOL.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE TO GAIN SKILLS IN THESE PROGRAMS AND TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PLACES THAT CAN HIRE THEM.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER TOURS ARE ALSO STILL GOING ON.
WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TWO THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE HAD ONE OVER THE SUMMER WITH COVENANT.
WE DID A SITE VISIT AT OUR HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM.
WE HAD MEETINGS WITH THEM, TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO OPEN UP SOME JOB SHADOWING THERE.
DR. MCCORD WAS WITH US ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
I INCLUDED THIS ONE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT ILLUSTRATED SOMETHING INTERESTING.
DAN CAME ALONE. IT WASN'T A PHOTO OP. IT WASN'T ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HE JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW WE DID THINGS AND WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND HE WENT ON BASICALLY A NORMAL TOUR THAT WE WOULD TAKE ANYWAY.
HE GOT TO SEE A FEW MORE STUDENTS, BASED ON THE TIME OF DAY THAT WE WENT, BUT WHAT IT GAVE DR. MCCORD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO TOO WAS JUST TO ADVOCATE.
TO ADVOCATE FOR MAYBE SOME DOORS THAT MAYOR POPE COULD HELP OPEN IN THE COMMUNITY.
NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE COULD CONNECT WITH.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND A WAY TO SHOW HIM WHAT WE'RE DOING, TO MEET SOME STAFF, TO SEE SOME KIDS IN ACTION, JUST LIKE ANY TOUR, BUT WE APPRECIATED HIM AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THOSE.
THAT LEADS ME ALSO INTO OUR YOUNG ALUMNI.
AN INITIATIVE TO GET STARTED LAST YEAR, WE HAD 13 SPEAKERS IN 2020/2021.
THEY SPOKE TO AROUND 400 STUDENTS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE DO HAVE SOME GOALS FOR THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON.
I'M WORKING WITH TIFFANY'S STAFF ON THAT.
THIS WAS FROM THE LAB THEATER.
THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER BROUGHT THREE FRENSHIP GRADUATES BACK TO TALK TO FRENSHIP STUDENTS ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH AS WELL.
THEY HAD STAFF UP THERE AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.
STUDENTS SIGNED UP ON THEIR OWN AND CAME AND HAD GREAT QUESTIONS, AND WE WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT AS A PATHWAY.
NOW, THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL AS FAR AS HEALTH SCIENCES GOES.
THEY CAME AND SPOKE TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS ABOUT MULTIPLE TOPICS AND AT ALL LEVELS.
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WE SAW SOME GREAT SUCCESS THERE.WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF THAT PROGRAM TO PUT TOGETHER A DATABASE TO WORK ON BROADER COMMUNICATIONS, AND BUILDING THAT BASE FOR THAT PROGRAM TO GROW AND CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE, AND TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CONTINUES BEYOND THE YOUNG ALUMNI AND TO ALL THE ALUMNI AS WELL.
INCUBATOREDU IS SOMETHING YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH WHAT THAT'S BEEN DOING.
WE HAD A GREAT FIRST YEAR, BUT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT YEAR 2.
YEAR 1 DID END WITH SUCCESSFUL PITCHES.
SHE OFFERED TO BE A CUSTOMER FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THE BUSINESSES.
THERE WERE SOME INCREDIBLE IDEAS THAT WAS, I MEAN, YOU OFFERED TO BUY FLOORING FROM ONE OF THEM, I THINK YEAH THEY HAVE A REALLY GREAT FLOORING IDEA.
[LAUGHTER]. DEREK? [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] I'LL GET YOU THERE BY THE WAY.
NOW, IT WAS A GREAT START MR. HERNANDEZ AND MISS REESE AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HAVE BEEN INSIDE THIS PROGRAM WITH MYSELF AND AMY BAKER.
WE HAVE A NEW INSTRUCTOR IN THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
SHE'S DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
THERE'S 23 STUDENTS IN, AND MAYOR POPE STOPPED IN THERE, TALKED ABOUT THIS TIME, HIS EXPERIENCES AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, AND HE WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROGRAM. IT'S VIBRANT.
THIS WAS DAY 2 OF SCHOOL, AND THEY HAD THE LINGO.
WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH UNDERWATER BUMPER CARS, AS THEY CAME UP WITH CRAZY IDEAS TO THEN WORK THEIR WAY [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] [NOISE] MR. HERNANDEZ'S FACE WAS PRICELESS.
[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] THE PROGRAM IS WELL ON ITS WAY.
NEXT MONTH, WE'LL BE BRINGING IN ABOUT 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MEET STUDENTS, HEAR THEIR IDEAS, AND THEN, WE'LL START MATCHING MENTORS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COACHING TOMORROW FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] NETWORK, TALKING ABOUT VALUE PROPOSITION TO THEM, SO IT'S ROCK AND ROLL.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IT'S DOING.
JUST ANOTHER PICTURE OF [INAUDIBLE] AND YOU CAN SEE OUR SPACE, WHICH I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN, BUT IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT SPACE, AND IT'S VERSATILE FOR WHAT THEY DO, AND MOVING THINGS AROUND. IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO MR. COBB, AND MR. BARNETT AND EVERYONE HELPING MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WITH THAT, THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE FOR THE PROGRAM.
SOME THINGS THAT I'VE [NOISE] ALREADY MENTIONED.
GROWTH OF THE YOUNG ALUMNI PROGRAM.
WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF THAT AS FAR AS A BASE TO GET THINGS OFF THE GROUND AND TO GET SOME COMMUNICATION GOING WITH OUR ALUMNI, AS WELL AS ENGAGING OUR NEW CLASSES AS THEY GO OUT.
UNITED IS BECOMING A PILOT, AND SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS GOING PARTICULARLY WITH COVENANT AND YOU'LL SEE RIGHT NOW, TO BUILD THOSE MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS AND AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS TO REALLY GET OUR KIDS IN THERE AND DIG IN AND OPEN THE DOORS, INSTEAD OF GOING ONE AT A TIME TO JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE ALL IN TOGETHER, HOW CAN WE START GROWING THIS THING TOGETHER? THEN, KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ROLLING ALONG, AND THAT WOULD BE IN THE VISION.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> I JUST THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB INTO OUR PROGRAMS, AND WORKING WITH OUR KIDS, AND KEEPING AN OPEN MIND, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE]
>> I FEEL THE SAME. I TOOK A FEW PEOPLE FROM CITIBANK, LAST YEAR, ON A TOUR, [NOISE] AND KEITH AND AMY WERE SO GRACIOUS TO SHOW US AROUND, AND OUR PEOPLE WANTED TO HELP, AND [NOISE] THEY'RE NOT FRENSHIP ALUMNI OR ANYTHING, BUT THEY WANTED TO JUMP IN AND HELP, AND IT'S JUST VERY IMPRESSIVE.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND YOU'RE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> THANK YOU. I LOVE THAT. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ME GOING.
I LOVE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR KIDS, [NOISE] GETTING TO HELP MOVE THE NEEDLE, I THINK IS A GREAT PLACE, AND WE DO GOOD THINGS, SO I'M GLAD TO BE PART OF IT.
>> KEITH, I'LL STILL REMEMBER YOUR VERY FIRST DAY. [INAUDIBLE]
>> YES. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
>> [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [NOISE]
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS IN [INAUDIBLE] SUPPORT ON
[2.B. Effectiveness report on Student Nutrition program]
STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAM BY MR. KEN ROBINSON.>> GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU ALL? BEAR WITH ME HERE, JUST A SECOND.
LET ME GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
KEN, I DON'T THINK YOU'VE FORMALLY BEEN INTRODUCED, BUT KEN COMES TO US FROM ROCK ISD THROUGH CANYON ISD.
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR PROBABLY 15 PLUS YEARS.
ALL THE TIME HE WAS UP AT CANYON RUNNING THEIR PROGRAM UP THERE, AND BECAUSE, NOW, JOYCE HAS LEFT US AND MOVED UP.
>> YEAH AND THEIR WORK IS SOLID.
KEN IS HERE. HE'S GOT SOME GREAT IDEAS.
[00:30:01]
IF YOU'VE BEEN UP IN THE PRESS BOX AND SEEING THE FOOD THAT WAS UP THERE RECENTLY, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT PROGRAM THAT HE'S RUNNING ON THE CATERING SIDE AS WELL, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU KEN.>> CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION COMING FROM CANYON TO HERE.
>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
I NEED SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER, AND I'M HERE.
I WAS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR YEARS AGO, BUT I WON'T GO INTO MY RESUME BECAUSE WE HAVE LITTLE TIME TO TALK ABOUT A WHOLE LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, AND WHAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO AGAIN, PUBLICLY TO JOYCE TREVINO.
YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC PROGRAM THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD ENVY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
TOURING FROM GEORGIA, ALL AROUND IN CAPITAL PROJECTS.
THANK YOU, TIM WILLIAMS, DEREK COBB, AND THE REST OF THE TEAM THAT'S HELPED US GET OUR FEET BACK ON THE GROUND AND STAY UP ON BOTH FEET DURING OUR CHALLENGING TIMES OF COVID.
THANK YOU TO MY TEAM. MY TEAM DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
PROUD OF THEM, TO CONTINUE, AS WE NEVER STOPPED FROM MAY 23RD OF 20 ALL THE WAY THROUGH CONTINUING TO FEED STUDENTS.
ANYWAY, WE CAN TALK A LOT OF GREAT THINGS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD IN ON SOME OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING SPECIFICALLY.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN SOME INFORMATION IN THE PACKET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND THE RALLY CAFE.
YOU THINK, WHAT IS THE RALLY CAFE? WELL, WE'VE TAKEN A PROFESSIONAL CONCEPT, AND WE'RE GOING TO MARRY IT AND TIE IT TO FRENSHIP, AND TIGERS IN BLUE AND GOLD, AND MAKE IT NOT JUST A COMMERCIAL, OH WELL, I SEE THIS [INAUDIBLE] CITY AROUND THE UNITED STATES.
IT'S A TIGER RALLY CAFE EXCLUSIVELY FOR FRENSHIP ISD.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE HERE.
WHAT IS THAT? WELL, BEAR WITH ME HERE.
IF YOU CAN SEE HERE WHAT'S ENTAILED A TIGER ROUTING CAFE.
THE SANDWICH, THE DELI, WHICH HANDS DOWN IS JUST AS GOOD AS SUBWAY.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT FEATURE IN A MOMENT.
HAVE THE TORTILLA, WHICH GIVES THE SOUTHWEST AND THE CULTURAL SOUTHWEST MENU.
TYSON PARTNERS WITH US AND HELPS US PUT CHICKEN PRODUCT, BURGER PRODUCT ON A BUN, VARIETY OF THINGS THAT STILL THE STUDENTS FAVORITES.
THE TEST KITCHEN, IT'S STATE OF THE ART.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT TEST KITCHEN.
IN CENTER PLATE, THAT'S HOME-STYLE FOOD CENTURY, TRADITIONAL SMOTHERED STAG, OR IT'S ODD AS TO A VARIETY OF THINGS.
BARK UT, AND THEY EXPRESS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO RUN FRESH MADE PIZZAS AND PIZZA OVENS, AND THEN SERVE THOSE UP TO ALMOST HAVE TO LET THEM COOL OFF FOR THE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS GET OLDER BECAUSE I CAN'T BURN YOUR MOUTH.
[LAUGHTER] BUT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TALK SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO FEATURE TONIGHT TO TEST KITCHEN AND DELI. WITH THE TEST KITCHEN.
THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR CHEF [NOISE] AND OUR PLATFORM TO LAST WEEK, FIVE DAYS IN A ROW, THE STUDENTS COULD EAT IN THAT ONE LINE ALONE AND GET SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY FROM A DIFFERENT PROFILE OR A DIFFERENT MENU, SUCH AS TOSSED WINGS, IT'S TYSON QUALITY BREAD IN BONELESS WING, AND THEN YOU TELL THEM THE FLAVOR YOU WANT, WE PUT IT IN BOLD, TOSS IT, PUT ON THE PLATE AND HAND IT TO YOU, TO MY DOOR.
THAT'S WHAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOVE NOW IS MADE TO ORDER.
YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S WEEK ONE.
WEEK TWO, I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PURCHASE A PROFESSIONAL QUALITY GRADE ELECTRIC SMOKER.
WE ARE PUTTING BARBECUE, HANDS DOWN AND YOU KNOW WHAT? OUR CHEFS WORKING WITH OUR COOKS, WE ALMOST COULD COMPETE WITH SOME OTHER FOLKS AROUND TOWN AND CAN COMPETE STRONGLY WITH THE QUALITY BARBECUE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP FOR THE STUDENTS.
BRISKET, PORK, CHICKEN, ALL THE SIDES.
THEN WEEK THREE, IS THE POTATO BOWL. WE THINK, WHAT'S THAT? WELL, YEARS BACK KFC PUT THIS THING NOW CALLED MASH POTATO BOWL.
WELL, WE DID IT, TWISTED THE RECIPES AND ADDED SO MANY THINGS TO IT.
IT'S MASHED POTATOES GRAVY, POPCORN, CHICKEN, CORN, JALAPENO, WHATEVER YOU WANT ON IT, WE'LL PUT IT IN THERE FOR YOU AND THEY LOVE, THEY ENJOYED IT.
LATER ON, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE WHAT WE CALL A MAC AND CHEESE BOWL.
WHERE THEY CAN PUT BACON AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS THEN MIX IT WITH MAC AND CHEESE.
WE START WITH THOSE FIVE DAYS AND NEXT WEEK WE'LL FLIP OVER TO THE NEXT ONE. WE CONTINUE ON.
THE DELI ONE THAT IS SHOWING THERE, WITH THE FRESH CUT MEAT,
[00:35:01]
HAM, TURKEY AND CHICKEN WITH FRESH VEGETABLES, CHOPPED UP FLAT BREAD.THOSE ARE TOUGH TO SELL. FLAT BREAD.
IT WILL HAVE A CORN MEAL DUSTED HOKEY BONE.
THOSE ARE BRILLIANT, DELICIOUS, SPECIALLY BUILT ON SANDWICH, THEN THE KIDS WANTED TO PUT IT ON PANINI, TOASTED ON OFTEN WE DO THAT FORM AND THAT'S VERY, VERY EXCITING FOR THEM.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO NEW TEAM MEMBERS WE IMPLEMENTED DURING 2021, OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF, JILL WOODWARD, AND THEN OUR COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS, AVERY.
CHEF JILL, BRINGS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BOTH.
WHAT DOES THE CHEF DO IN [INAUDIBLE]? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THEY WORK WITH OUR GROUP; ENHANCE US, TEACH US, SO THAT WE CAN PROPERLY FOLLOW RECIPES, EXECUTE AND COOK AND HOLD THE FOOD.
IF YOU DON'T HOLD YOUR FOOD ONCE YOU'VE COOKED IT, YOU'LL RUIN IT.
WE'RE GOING TO MAXIMIZE EQUIPMENT, MAKE SURE WE'RE USING THE EQUIPMENT CORRECTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
THAT'S UP TO SERVE ALL KITCHENS, BUT IT'S ESPECIALLY WITH FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN SHE IS TAKING OUR CATERING PROGRAM WITH ALL OF OUR IDEAS, WE'RE TAKING TO THE NEXT LEVEL, YOU HAD A REALLY GOOD, STRONG CATERING PROGRAM.
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND WE CANNOT WAIT.
IT'S GOING TO BE FUN AND EXCITING.
AVERY. WHAT AVERY IS ACTUALLY A [INAUDIBLE].
SHE WENT TO SCHOOL AT TERRA VISTA, GRADUATED FROM FRIENDSHIP HIGH, AND SHE WENT AND WENT ON TO THE RESTAURANT HOTEL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL.
I ACTUALLY WAS ONLY INCURRED IN [INAUDIBLE] THEY RECRUITED HER OUT OF THE RESTAURANT HOTEL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL.
BROADER EON, SHE WAS, [INAUDIBLE] ACQUISITION, SHE IS BACK HERE AT HOME, BEING OUR COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS, AS WELL AS OUR MARKETING SPECIALISTS TO RUN PROMOTIONS, EDUCATION, A LOT OF FUN THINGS AND DECIDING THINGS FOR THE STUDENTS.
OUR GLANDS TO IN THE FUTURE FOR ME TO COME BACK AND BRING EVEN MORE EXCITING INFORMATION.
ANY QUESTIONS, ENTERTAINING QUESTIONS? [NOISE]
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS THAT I'VE SEEN WITH REGARDS TO FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE FOOD.
>> YOU CAN TELL A BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS WHEN I WAS [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
IT'S A REALLY GOOD JOB, HE'S SEASONED PROFESSIONAL AND WE ARE GETTING THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF THAT.
>> MAKES MY HEART HAPPY THAT KEN IS MISSING OUT.
>> THE FOOD AND PRESS PUMPS IS REALLY GOOD.
>> I WOULD GO UP OR TRIED, BUT THEY SAID THE ANNOUNCERS LITTLE BIT TERRITORIAL THERE.
>> OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS JUST MR [INAUDIBLE] ON CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
[2.C. Construction Update]
[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]I'M EXCITED TO 2025 PROGRAMS FOR [INAUDIBLE] FOR US TO SEE GROUND BREAK THEIR ARM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDE AND THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES TO COME.
BUT KEN AND I, WE ALWAYS WOULD LIKE OUR DAY TO DAY WHO REALLY PUT CONSTRUCTION PART OF OUR BUSINESS.
TO GIVE YOU QUICK UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AFTER 2025 PROGRAM, THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL SAT PREP HAS STARTED.
TOOK PICTURES OF THIS TODAY, LEGALISTS IS ON SITE. IT'S A LOT OF THEM.
THEY'RE BEING PUSHED AROUND RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT IS WHAT PROGRESS LOOKS LIKE. WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY.
>> I COULD THINK OF SOME LOCAL DISTRICTS HAVE PROBABLY NEED TO SEE THAT PHOTO AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.
WE HAD A LOT OF UNFORESEEN SHIPPING ISSUES THAT WE HAD WITH OUR EQUIPMENT.
EVERYTHING AS OF TODAY IS INSTALLED IN A MINUTE.
WE HAVE TWO PARTS, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE A BASKETBALL COURT YOU ALL JUST SAW.
EVERY ONE OF THESE PODS ARE ACCESSIBLE, ADA ACCESSIBLE.
THERE'S WALKWAYS TO EVERY ONE OF THESE PODS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO FINALLY GET THIS PROJECT DONE, NUMBER ONE, AND NUMBER TWO, SEE HOW THE KIDS RESPOND AND REACT TO IT.
I THINK THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY THAT PLAYGROUND.
THEN THIS IS THE WALKING TRACK IN IT AS WELL.
[00:40:03]
ON THE NORTHRIDGE, BACK TO THE PROBLEMS WE'RE HAVING WITH GETTING THE EQUIPMENT HERE.THEY'VE GIVEN US ANOTHER DATE OF NOVEMBER 8 FOR OUR SWINGS.
ALL THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED AND NORTHRIDGE PLAYGROUND IS OPENED.
KIDS ARE ABLE TO GO DURING RECESS AND GET ON THE PLAYGROUND.
WITHIN THIS PROJECT, WHATEVER NEW SWINGS WE HAD, THE OLD A-FRAME SWINGS THERE, THEY'RE NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR SAFETY REASONS.
THEY'VE TOLD US THEY'RE GOING TO SHIP OCTOBER 8TH.
AS FAR AS THAT GOES, WE ARE ON SIXTH WEEK.
THIS IS THE THIRD ROUND THEY'VE CHANGED ON US.
IF IT DOES SHIP ON 8TH, WE'LL BE DONE WITH THE INSTALLED BY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER.
I CAN POTENTIALLY COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND TELL YOU A DIFFERENT DATE, WILL KEEP YOUR PRIZE OF INFORMATION AS IT COMES FORWARD.
I'M HOPING THAT THEY DO SHIP THE 8TH AND WE'LL GET THE SWINGS INSTALLED.
THAT WOULD BE YOUR COMPLETED PROJECT FOR US.
BUT THERE'S THREE PODS OVER THERE IN NORTHRIDGE, THIS IS ON THE WEST SIDE.
THE MALTESE PODS ARE ON THE SIDE.
THEY ARE FULLY ACCESSIBLE, READY TO GO.
BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR WALKING TRACK OVER THERE AS WELL.
IT'S REALLY YELLOW ON THESE PICTURES.
[INAUDIBLE] DOES TURN A DIFFERENT COLOR WHEREVER IT'S ON THE GROUND BUT THAT IS WHAT THOSE ARE, WHICH IS WOOD FIBERS.
EXPENDITURE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT AT THE [INAUDIBLE].
I TOOK PICTURES OF OTHER, THE CAMPUSES THAT WE DID THEN THIS BOND, THERE'S TERRA VISTA IS REALLY EXCITING.
THERE'S LEGACY. THERE IS NORTHRIDGE, WESTWIND, OAKRIDGE AND CHRIS.
WE'VE GOT ALL THE CORRECT FIELDS, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THE STRAP DOWN WITHIN ALL THE CAMPUSES THAT WERE PART OF THAT.
PROOF. THAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] THE QUESTION ANYBODY MAY HAVE.
>> I GOT A COMMENT. I GIVE YOU A HARD TIME AND IT IS BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS, BUT I REALLY CANNOT SAY QUITE A BIT, REALLY ENOUGH.
PRAISE YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT.
IT IS HARD TO SWITCH FROM EDUCATION TO CONTRACTORS AND THEN SWITCH BACK AND NOT BRING LITTLE CONTRACTOR BACK WITH YOU.
BUT YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
THE RESULTS IN THE CONDITION OF OUR FACILITIES WOULD STACK UP AGAINST ANYBODY.
I DO APPRECIATE THE THING YOU ALL DID.
>> THAT'S NOT ME, [INAUDIBLE]. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB FOR US, I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> PLAYGROUNDS ARE CORRECT AND I'VE HEARD LOTS OF COMMENTS ON MY COMMUNITY.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE GENERAL ABOARD IN THE ETHICS THERE WAS A CONCERN AGENDA.
[3.A. Consent Agenda]
[NOISE] THE MOTIONS WHICH WAS PICKING SAME AGENDA, [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] BUT FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVE ON THIS COUNTER ORDER.ANY TALKS? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE THAT SECOND THIS ORDER SAY AYE.
>> IN POWER OF SUBMISSION, THAT'S THE CASE.
TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR ANY OTHER REPORT ON THE PERSON CO-OPERATIVE AND
[4.A. Report on purchasing cooperative fees paid by Frenship ISD for 2020-2021]
FEES PAID BACK WHICH REQUIRES TO BE FOR 2020 - 2021.AS I CAN TELL BY YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
>> OKAY. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS [BACKGROUND] SAME PERIOD.
THE EDUCATION CODE 440331 TELLS US WE'VE GOT A COMPANY THIS ON A BOARD MEETING NOT TO REPORT ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR OF CO-OPS.
THESE ARE ALL THE CO-OPS OF WHAT THE MEMBERS OFFER HERE IN THE DISTRICT IS ROLLED IN FROM LAST YEAR.
THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE DO A LOT OF BUSINESS IN.
THERE'S A LOT OF ADVANTAGES TO USING THIS EPITOME CAREFULLY.
WE'VE ENJOYED SOME OF THESE HAD CONTRACTS THAT WE BENEFIT GREATLY OFF OF.
THERE'S A FEW THAT YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT SOMETIMES CHARGE MORE OF THIS AND IF YOU JUST GO OUT AND DEAL WITH AN INDIVIDUAL BIDDER, BUT IT DOES SAVE US MONEY.
WE STILL QUOTE WHEN WE GET ON THESE CO-OPS, INSTEAD OF PUTTING AN ADVERTISEMENT ON PAPER AND THEY'RE BID FOR THE TIME OF THE PROCESS.
WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT THIS IS JUST A BETTER NARROW WAY OF GETTING IT DONE.
[00:45:03]
LIKE ON A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I STARTED THIS MASS WEAVER, WE WERE DOING STILL BIDS ON EVERYTHING AND WENT TO THE OLD VALUE.THIS IS SUCH A MUCH BETTER PROCESS.
BUT THEN THERE'S THE LIMITATIONS THEREOF.
IF THERE'S ANY FEES THAT WE PAY TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE, IT'S COOL ALSO.
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE THEM NOW? [NOISE]
>> [NOISE] SEEMS WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CO-OPS THAT THEY WOULD UTILIZE THAT HOW MUCH MORE STAFF WOULD YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THEM HENCEFORTH.
>> I'VE GOT TO MAKE A PURCHASE SIGN I HAVE PLANNED TO DOUBLE IT I WOULD IMAGINE.
>> IT WILL SLOW US DOWN TREMENDOUSLY.
[4.B. Report on enrollment and pre-kindergarten through 4th grade class size exception]
WE HAVE BEING WITH THE FORMAL ENROLLMENT AND BRINGING KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST-GRADE CLASS SIZE OF SECTIONS.I BRING TO YOU OUR BIGGEST YEAR YET, WE HAVE HAD 10,862 STUDENTS ENROLL IN FRENSHIP THIS YEAR.
ON FRIDAY WE WERE DOWN JUST FIVE STUDENTS AND MAYBE MONTH OFF AS I'VE EXPLAINED A FEW.
ENROLLMENT [LAUGHTER] ARISE ON A DAILY BASIS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 4.88% MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
AT THE NINTH-GRADE CENTER, WE HAVE 895 STUDENTS.
AT THE TENTH, 11TH, 12TH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE 2068 STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 2968 STUDENTS.
THAT'S A 129 MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
AND THAT PUTS US RIGHT AT 3,053 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SO NINTH GRADE NEEDS TO GET READY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT MORE COMING.
SOME TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING.
WE HAVE SIX CLASSES, OVER 800 STUDENTS ARE KINDERGARTEN CLASS, THIRD-GRADE CLASS COMBINED WITH OUR DUAL LANGUAGE IN BOTH OF THOSE CLASSES.
OUR SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH-GRADE CLASSES AND OUR NINTH-GRADE CLASS ARE ALL OVER 800.
THE LARGEST CLASS IS ACTUALLY OUR EIGHTH-GRADE CLASS WITH 924 STUDENTS.
OUR NINTH GRADE IS A CLOSE SECOND WITH 895.
OUR SMALLEST CLASS IS THE SENIORS WITH 638.
ALL OF OUR K THROUGH FIVE CLASSES HAVE MORE THAN 760 STUDENTS.
AND OUR PRE-K HAS 390 AND PRE - K YOU NEVER CAN TELL BUT WE HAVE 390 IN THERE.
>> AGAIN, WE HAVE 10,957 STUDENTS AS OF LAST FRIDAY, AND THAT'S A 4.88% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
[NOISE] SO ONE OF THE THINGS WITH HAVING THAT MANY STUDENTS, THAT'S THE ENROLLMENT REPORT, THE CLASS SIZE EXCEPTION REPORT IS WE HAVE ONE CLASS THAT HAS 23 STUDENTS IN IT.
WHEN WE NORMALLY WANT TO 22 STUDENTS IN IT.
SINCE WE ARE A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION WE ARE EXEMPT FROM SUBMITTING ANY CLASS SIZE WAIVERS AND WE HAVE ALSO ASSIGNED AN AID TO HELP IN THAT CLASS.
IT IS OUR KINDERGARTEN BUILD LANGUAGE PROGRAM LITTLE BIT.
AND IT HAS 23 STUDENTS [NOISE] INSTEAD OF 22.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON ENROLLMENT OR CLASS SIZE?
>> NO QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THAT JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD, YOU WERE JOKING ON THE EXPULSION, CORRECT?
>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER]. THERE IS NO THAT. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU GAVE JOE A HEART ATTACK IN HERE.
>> I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT JUST SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW OF THE GROWTH.
BUT THEN NEXT MONTH AT OUR WORKSHOP, WE'LL BE HEARING FROM, PASSIVE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THEY'LL GIVE US A 10-YEAR PROJECTION.
AND THAT'S VERY DETAILED IN NOT ONLY PROJECTING THE GROWTH.
THE TOTAL DISTRICT GROWTH ALSO BY GRADE LEVEL, ALSO WHERE THAT GROWTH WILL OCCUR AND GEOGRAPHICALLY IN THE DISTRICT.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO JUST SEE WHAT THEY WILL SAY.
>> I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT MY FIRST PASSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY THAT I SAW IN FRENSHIP WAS FROM 2009.
THOSE PROJECTIONS WHICH ARE NOW ACTUALLY IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER 10 YEARS.
NOW, THEY MIGHT HAVE MISSED A GRADE LEVEL, BUT THEY SPENT THE OVERALL DISTRICT NUMBER WAS IT'S UNCANNY HOW THEY PREDICT AND HOW ACCURATE IT IS.
[00:50:06]
AND SO OUR MOST RECENT PASSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY.WE'VE DONE A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY ABOUT EVERY OTHER YEAR FOR THE PAST.
THIS IS, I GUESS MONTH, I FORGET WHAT THE MATH ONES ARE ON THAT, BUT I THINK I'M IN MY 12TH YEAR [NOISE] HERE AT FRENSHIP.
WE'VE DONE A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY EVERY OTHER YEAR.
BUT THE PASSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY, WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD SETTING ASIDE THE RESOURCES FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY DETAILED AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.
BUT IT'S REALLY INVALUABLE TO US AS WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO DRAW ATTENDANTS' BOUNDARIES.
SO THIS MOST RECENT BOND ELECTION, WE HAVE OUR THREE NEW CAMPUSES, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK AHEAD INTO WHERE WE'LL STILL NEED TO BUILD SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR SURE.
WHAT THE LOCATION OF THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NEED TO BE.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND TO THEM BEING THE NEXT, NEXT MONTH.
WE HAVE ONLY ONE ISSUE WITH THEM THEY'RE FROM COLLEGE STATION.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT. I WILL OVERLOOK THAT BECAUSE TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS ANY KIND OF GROWTH GETS BY WITHOUT HAVING A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY.
>> THEY'RE GETTING THAT ROUTE DOWN THERE.
IT'S ALSO HELPFUL TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE BESIDES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONCE THE BOARD VIEWS THAT AND WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, THEN WHEN PEOPLE ASK, WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH THEM.
WHETHER IT BE ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY OR DEVELOPERS OR WHATEVER.
SO THEN BECAUSE IT'S A TAXPAYER-FUNDED STUDY.
>> I DIDN'T MENTION THIS EARLIER, BUT ALSO KUDOS TO MAYOR POPE FOR [NOISE] TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO COME OUT.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I THINK HE IS THE FIRST MAYOR.
WE'VE HAD TWO IN THIS DISTRICT.
>> SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL SAY THAT I DID ASK HIM; "ARE YOU OKAY WITH COMING TO THE HIGH SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT IN LUBBOCK." BUT HE SAID SURE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, HE CAME BY HIMSELF.
I TOOK SOME OF THE PICTURES AND THEN HAD, I DON'T REMEMBER WHO ELSE WAS THERE BUT HE DIDN'T ASK US TO.
AND THEN I SHARED THOSE WITH HIS ASSISTANT BUT HE WAS JUST COMING TO TIME SCALING SO WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT'S NICE JUST AS TO HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM MY REPORT BECAUSE THERE WAS MANY WHO KNOW HIS BACKGROUND.
HE DID CERTAIN STARE OVER IT TOLD US HE HAS BEEN BOARD PRESIDENT, SERVED THE BOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SO HE DOES UNDERSTAND EDUCATION AND HE DOES UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT WORK AND GET IT GOING.
SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE COMMENTS COMING BACK FROM FEEDBACK FROM YOU.
>> OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[4.C. Tentative agendas for upcoming meetings]
TENTATIVE AGENDAS THROUGH UPCOMING MEETINGS.WE HAVE OCTOBER 18TH, 2021 WORKSHOP, AND REGULAR MEETING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT IT'S ALMOST CMC COMMITTEE.
WE DO HAVE A MEETING THIS 22, SEPTEMBER, 7: 30 AM.
>> YES. BREAKFAST. [LAUGHTER] YEAH, WE WILL TRY AND HAVE IT IN LIKE ONE OF COURSE INSTEAD OF TWO.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] [NOISE] STILL POLITE FOR ABOUT HALF OF IT.
SO THEY GROW UP THE REST. [NOISE]
>> IF YOU ALL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COMMENCE WITH THE ELISA REBRAND ROLES WE WILL LET YOU [LAUGHTER].
BUT IF THERE IS NOT ANY OTHER THOSE BUSINESSES WE'VE GOT A LONG WORKDAY IN PARTICULAR AFTER A LONG WEEKEND.
>> NOT ANY OF THE BOARD BUSINESS BUT YOU STAND ADJOURNED.
[LAUGHTER]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.