[1.D. Reconvene from Closed Session]
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>> OKAY. IT'S BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE QUORUM IS PRESENT.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND [INAUDIBLE] MEETING [INAUDIBLE] PROVIDED BY LAW.
THEREFORE, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT, I CAN HEAR HER COMING NOW.
[NOISE] WE CAN READ BACK [INAUDIBLE].
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] THERE SHE IS.
>> I'M JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, NOBODY HERE [INAUDIBLE].
>> YES, OKAY. MR. ANDREW, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US AN ADVOCATION PLEASE?
[1.E. Invocation]
>> LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DISTRICT.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS IN THE DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STAFF, LORD, AND JUST WHAT THEY MEAN TO OUR COMMUNITY.
LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR OUR MEETING TONIGHT LORD, THAT YOU JUST GIVE US CLARITY.
LORD, JUST HELP US IN MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE KIDS OF THIS DISTRICT LORD, AND JUST FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE.
>> DO YOU ALL MIND STANDING WITH ME? CHIEF, WOULD YOU MIND THE HONOR OF LEADING US THROUGH
[1.F. Pledge of Allegiance]
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE [INAUDIBLE].>> THANK YOU, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, SIR.
>> IT'S NOT ONLY DO THE [INAUDIBLE] FOR PUBLIC FORM?
>> ALL RIGHT. NORMALLY WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD, BUT WE'LL TAKE THIS FIVE SECOND AND ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS HERE FOR GOOD.
WE HAVE TWO YOUNG LADIES AND THEY'RE VERY DILIGENT AND SERVE AS DISTRICT, IN MY OPINION, WE LOVE BEYOND.
A LOT OF THESE KIDS GO HOME AND KNOCK OFF [INAUDIBLE] EVERYTHING ELSE.
THEY SEEM TO HANDLE THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS AND THINGS THAT POP UP FROM TIME TO TIME.
ONE OF THESE HAS A BIRTHDAY COMING UP THIS WEEK, ISN'T THAT CORRECT MS. STEPHANIE?
>> THERE WE GO. THEN THE OTHER PART THAT WE'VE GOT GOING UP TO IS WITH MS. [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE].
>> NO, THANK YOU. WHAT DAY IS YOURS?
>> SATURDAY, THE 20TH, ALL RIGHT.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WISH BOTH OF YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
AGAIN, YOU ALL DID SO MUCH FOR THIS DISTRICT, SO MUCH FOR US SO WE WANT TO TAKE THE TIME AND SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD,
[2.A. Effectiveness Report on Professional Development Program]
WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.WE HAVE MS. STEPHANIE LEAHMORE AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> MY NAME IS STEPHANIE LEAHMORE AND THIS [INAUDIBLE] AND WE ARE VERY NERVOUS, OBVIOUSLY.
[NOISE] WE ARE THERE IN YOUR HONOR TONIGHT SAYS REPRESENT THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION TEAM AND TALK ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE FIRST THING THAT WE WANTED TO VISIT ABOUT WAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES.
THIS SUMMER, IN JUNE OF 2021, WE HAD A VERY LARGE GROUP OF TEACHERS THAT WERE TRAINED ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT VIRTUALLY THROUGH SOLUTION TREE.
IN THE PAST, WE WERE ABLE TO GO AND HAVE THAT TRAINING OCCUR, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A LIVE STREAM AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE BIG NUMBER FROM EACH OF THE CAMPUSES THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.
OF ALL 14 CAMPUSES WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
WE EVEN WEREN'T ABLE TO BE PAIRED WITH A CONSULTANT FROM SOLUTION TREE TO HELP US CREATE CAMPUS PLANS.
I'M ON THE VERY LAST DAY, ALL OF OUR TEAMS CAME TOGETHER.
WE WROTE ACTION PLANS FOR HOW WE WERE GOING TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS THROUGH PLC WORK AND WE ARE PLANNING TO DO A SIMILAR CONFERENCE AGAIN THIS NEXT JUNE.
THE NEXT AREA OF FOCUS THAT WE HAVE IS MATH, AND THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, BEING THE MATH COORDINATOR.
THE STATE AND OUR DISTRICT, WE'VE ALL NOTICED THAT MATH HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID-19 MORE THAN OTHER SUBJECT AREAS, AND SO WE'VE RESPONDED TO THAT PROACTIVELY.
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TEACHERS EVERY YEAR AND WE HELP TEACHERS WHO ARE NEW IN THE CONTENT AREA, NEW TO THE GRADE LEVEL, WE HELP THEM GET STARTED.WE PROVIDE TRAINING, BUT WE'VE ALSO ADDED SOME EXTRA LAYERS OF SUPPORT THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THOSE, WE'VE PULLED SECOND GRADE, SIXTH GRADE, AND ALGEBRA 1 AS A FOCUS THIS YEAR, WE'RE WORKING ON NUMERACY, WORKING ON HELPING KIDS BECOME MORE FLUENT IN MATHEMATICS.
THEN WE'VE ALSO STARTED OPTIONAL TRAININGS FOR TEACHERS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT.
>> AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE HAD PRE-K ADOPTION COME UP AND WE NARROWED DOWN OUR CHOICES THAT WERE GIVEN TO US BY THE STATE DOWN TO THREE.
OUR TEACHERS AND TOOK THAT CONTENT AND WENT INTO THE CLASSROOM AND SPENT ONE WEEK TEACHING FROM EACH OF THE ADOPTION CHOICES.
THE FRIENDSHIP TEAM ENDED UP CHOOSING FROCK STREET.
EACH SIX WEEKS THE PRE-K TEAM HAS BEEN COMING TOGETHER TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT AND JUST GO THROUGH CONTENT, LOOKING AT GUIDELINES IN PLENTY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE ALSO DONE IS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ARTIFACTS, AND SO WHEN THEY GO BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM, THEY BRING AN ARTIFACT BACK EACH PLANNING SESSION AND TO SHARE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM AND WHAT THE KIDS ARE LEARNING.
THAT'S BEEN A REALLY POSITIVE THING, I THINK.
I THINK THEY'RE REALLY ENJOYING THAT.
THE TIME SPENT DEVELOPING AND THE COMPETENCY WITH THE NEW MATERIALS ENSURES THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE A SIMILAR PRE-K EXPERIENCE AT EVERY CAMPUS AT FRENSHIP ISD.
THEN THE NEXT LITTLE PIECE IS THE TEXAS READING ACADEMY, WHICH IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD KINDERGARTEN THAT JUMPED INTO THE TEXAS READING ACADEMY, WHICH IS MANDATED BY THE STATE THROUGH HOUSE BILL 3, AND KINDERGARTEN JUMPED IN.
WE HAD ABOUT 35 TEACHERS THAT WENT THROUGH AN 11-MONTH, 60-HOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE STILL TEACHING KIDS.
THEY'VE KNOCKED OFF THE SOCKS OFF AT IT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE AND INTERVENTION, ROUGHLY 90 TEACHERS THAT ARE IN THE MIDST OF THIS.
DURING THIS TIME, THEY WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT TWO ARTIFACTS TO THE STATE.
ONE OF THEM IS A VIDEO DEMONSTRATING PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS.
THE SECOND ONE WILL BE, THEY WILL GET A PIECE OF STUDENT WORK AND THEY WILL HAVE TO ANALYZE THAT STUDENT WORK, LOOKING FOR EXPLICIT AND SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THAT WOULD BEST MEET THE NEED OF THOSE STUDENTS AND THEY SUBMIT THAT TO THE STATE AND IT'S GRADED.
WITH THAT, THEY HAVE TO SCORE AN 80 PERCENT OR ABOVE IN ORDER TO GET THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GOING THROUGH THE TEXAS READING ACADEMY.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
EVERYBODY HAS THEIR VIDEO ARTIFACTS SUBMITTED AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR A GRADIENT FROM OUR COHORTS ACROSS THE STATE NOW.
>> THE LAST AREA THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ARE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.
OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE VITAL TO OUR CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE EIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES THAT SERVE OUR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND OUR NIGHT GRADE CENTER, AND THEY PROVIDE SO MUCH SUPPORT TO OUR TEACHERS.
THEY BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEACHERS, THEY SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT INITIATIVES, THEY HELP WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THEY WORK WITH TEACHERS ON DISAGGREGATING DATA, LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP KIDS BE MORE SUCCESSFUL, AND THEY HELP WITH NEW INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A RISK WHEN YOU'VE GOT SOMEONE AND HOLD YOUR HAND ALONGSIDE WITH YOU.
THEY REALLY ARE THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT WITH WHAT ARE SUPPORTS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TEACHERS TO HELP IMPROVE INSTRUCTION.
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WELL, BEFORE THEY LEAVE, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
FIRST OF ALL, NOT ONLY THESE TWO LADIES WERE EXEMPLAR TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WHEN THEY WERE TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM, THESE WERE THE TEACHERS THAT YOU WOULD ALL WANT YOUR KIDS TO BE.
SECONDLY, TRAINING ADULTS IS A CHALLENGE IN ITSELF.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN BEING A TEACHER.
THESE TWO LADIES, WHEN THEY CAPTURE TEACHERS' HEARTS, THEY INSPIRE TEACHERS TO BE BETTER AT THEIR PRACTICE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY RESPOND AND THEY RESPOND QUICKLY.
PERFECT EXAMPLE, MICHELLE ELLIOTT GOT SICK LAST NIGHT, AND THESE TWO LADIES SAID, ''WE'LL DO IT.'' IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THEIR HEARTS.
IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AS PEOPLE, AND WE'RE JUST BLESSED TO HAVE YOU ALL.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOB.>> WE'RE NOT A BAD GROUP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I ALSO WANT TO SAY TOO, WHEN WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH MICHELLE BEING OUT SICK, AND CINDY SAID, ''I COULD DO IT.'' THEN THEY THOUGHT, AND THEY WERE LIKE, NO WAY, HOW COULD WE HELP SOME SHINING STARS THAT ARE ALREADY LEADERS IN THEIR OWN RAP, BUT HAVE NOT NECESSARILY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD? WE DECIDED TO HAVE SOME OF THESE BRIGHT AND SHINING STARS COME AND [NOISE] PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD.
I ALSO WANTED TO JUST MENTION ABOUT THE READING ACADEMY.
WE HAD ALL OF THE STUFF WITH COVID LAST YEAR, REMOTE, PEOPLE NOT IN SCHOOL.
JAMIE, WHAT DID THE STATE DECIDE ABOUT THE READING ACADEMY? THAT WE SHOULD JUST SHELL THAT UNTIL THINGS CALM DOWN?
>> NO, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD.
>> THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REQUIRE TEACHERS TO DO THIS 60 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL WORK, AND DO ALL THESE THINGS THAT THEY HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE, ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THEY DID.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THAT WORK AND MAKING SURE THAT HAPPENED HAD 100 PERCENT PASSING RATE.
IT'S NOT EASY, IS IT? I COULDN'T PASS.
>> I DON'T THINK I COULD PASS. I COULD PASS THE READING TEST, BUT HOW TO TEACH READING, IT'S NOT EASY. IS IT?
>> YOU TWO LADIES ARE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE SAW FROM JUST ABOUT ALL OF OUR TEACHING STAFF DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SOME OF THEM DID, AND I GET THAT.
THEY TOOK IT HEAD-ON AND TURNED IT AROUND.
THAT, I'M VERY PROUD OF. THANK YOU.
>> AFTER [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL HAVE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.
[2.B. Strategic Plan Update]
IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY MS. CINDY CARP.[OVERLAPPING] PRESENTING TONIGHT.
THANK YOU ALL. BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW THANKFUL I AM THAT YOU ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SUPPORT STAFF LIKE THOSE TWO LADIES.
EVERY TIME WE'RE PRESENTED WITH THE CHALLENGE FROM THE STATE, WE TRY TO BE CREATIVE IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THAT, AND WHENEVER WE COME TO YOU WITH A NEED, YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY RESPONSIVE.
THANKS SO MUCH. STRATEGIC PLAN.
AT YOUR TABLE, YOU DO HAVE A HANDOUT OR IT'S ACTUALLY ONLINE MAYBE.
I'LL ASK YOU TO GRAB THAT AND PUT THAT IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN RESULTS ARE DIVIDED OVER FIVE YEARS.
TONIGHT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT YEAR FIVE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT KICKED OFF IN OCTOBER.
YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR UPDATE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN YEAR FIVE.
THERE ARE SIX SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR YEAR FIVE, AND THERE ARE FIVE GOALS FOR YEAR FIVE AND THEN SIX SPECIFIC RESULTS, AND THAT'S LISTED IN YOUR HANDOUT.
SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GOAL NUMBER THREE, IMPLEMENT A TEACHER-TO-TEACHER OBSERVATION PROGRAM TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
STEPHANIE LEAHMORE SPOKE TO THIS BRIEFLY.
BUT PICTURED ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE THE TWO PICTURES OF THE TEACHER.
YOU SEE ONE PICTURE OF THE TEACHERS IN THE MIDDLE AND THAT IS ACTUALLY AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY LIVE EVENT THAT WE HELD AT FRENSHIP THIS PAST SUMMER.
LEADERSHIP TEAMS FROM ALL OF OUR 14 CAMPUSES LEARNED ABOUT THE PRACTICES, THE SYSTEMS, THE PROCESSES, WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS OUR TEACHERS TO CREATE THOSE EXPERIENCES FOR KIDS.
THE POWER IN THE PLC PROCESS IS IT FOSTERS AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEACHERS ARE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO GO WATCH EACH OTHER.
THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THOSE QUALITY LEARNING AUTHENTIC PRACTICES THAT WE NEED TO SEE HAPPEN IN THE CLASSROOM? THEN JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CASSANDRA SLAYTON, SHE PARTNERS WITH OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR LEADERSHIP AND THEY DO WALKTHROUGHS TO CALIBRATE WHAT ARE WE SEEING IN CLASSROOMS? ARE WE CONSISTENT FROM CLASSROOM TO CLASSROOM? WHAT IS THAT CONSISTENT FEEDBACK THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TEACHERS? THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS BASICALLY JUST FOR STARTING WITH DATA ON OUR KIDS.
WE'RE COLLABORATING, THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE, WHAT ARE THOSE BEST PRACTICES?
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THEN FINALLY, OUR ADMINISTRATORS TOGETHER.YOU CAN SEE IN THAT PICTURE, THE POWER OF THIS PICTURE IS THAT IS CASEY LAUFMAN AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE PRINCIPAL, AND THEN REBECCA WITGY, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY WATCHING STUDENT LEARNING TOGETHER, AND THEY'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER.
GOAL NUMBER FOUR, IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARACTER LESSONS FOR ALL LEVELS OF STAFF AND LEARNERS.
I JUST WANT TO START WITH THE QUOTE THAT'S UP THERE FROM AMY SMALL.
SHE IS OUR LEAD COUNSELOR, PROCESS COUNSELOR.
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE MIDDLE HEALTH CRISIS WE ARE EXPERIENCING, WE ARE EXCITED TO INCORPORATE THESE SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE HOPE THAT THESE PROGRAMS WILL SUPPORT AND CREATE A NEW CULTURE OF KINDNESS AND CONNECTION ON CAMPUSES.
THOSE TWO PROGRAMS ARE LISTED ABOVE.
HOPE SQUAD IS THE SECONDARY CURRICULUM, AND IT'S A PEER-NOMINATED SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR THE HOPE SQUAD ARE RECOGNIZED JUST AS EXEMPLAR STUDENTS WHO ARE RESPECTFUL AND TRUSTWORTHY, THEIR PEERS SEE THEM THAT WAY.
THE GOAL OF HOPE SQUAD IS TO REDUCE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH AND JUST TO CHANGE THE CULTURE ON THE CAMPUS TO THAT OF A REALLY SUPPORTIVE PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT.
THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM IS SECOND STEP, AND THAT IS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
IT IS A CURRICULUM FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
IT IS ACTUALLY FACILITATED BY THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, BUT THEY LEARN ABOUT JUST A GROWTH MINDSET, THEY TALK ABOUT BULLYING, RESOLVING CONFLICT, FORMING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ETC.
WITH BOTH OF THE PROGRAMS, WE ARE IN THE TRAINING PROCESS.
ONE THING THAT WE DO KNOW IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT WE'RE EQUIPPING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, AND THEN GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT.
RIGHT NOW, HOPE SQUAD IS ACTUALLY MEETING WITH THEIR SQUADS ON THEIR CAMPUS AND HAVING PARENT MEETINGS, AND THEN STARTING IN JANUARY, WE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH KIDS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
NOW, EXCITING 2001 STRATEGIC PLANS THAT WE WENT FROM.
EVERY FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.
IN 2016, WE STARTED OUR FIRST ONE, AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN THE INNER WORKINGS OF THAT PROCESS.
THIS GO AROUND, WE STARTED IN OCTOBER.
WE BEGAN WITH SUMMITS, TWO COMMUNITY SUMMITS, AND THEN WE HAVE HAD FOCUS GROUPS.
THOSE FOCUS GROUPS WERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND PARENTS.
THEN TOMORROW, WE WILL BEGIN THE DESIGN TEAM.
WHAT THE DESIGN TEAM WILL DO IS THEY WILL CREATE BASICALLY A FRAMEWORK THAT'S GOING TO SERVE AS OUR ROADMAP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN? I TALKED ABOUT ONE THAT'S MAKING A HUGE IMPACT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS THE CURRICULUM THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING TO SERVE OUR KIDS THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, THAT WE'RE SEEING JUST AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS IT FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS? CINDY, AS ALWAYS, [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
[2.C. Construction Update]
WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] BEAUTY TO BEAST. [BACKGROUND]
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> WE TALK ABOUT THE TWO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WE ARE GOING ON AS PART OF THE 2020 BOND PROGRAM.
WE'LL START WITH A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS THE FRONT PARKING LOT, WHICH WILL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
THAT'S THE CUT'S GRADE. THE PARTNER IS STARTING TO CUT TO GRADE.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
[NOISE] THAT IS THE BUILDING PATH RUNNING FROM HERE ALL THE WAY OVER HERE, THE RUNNING PATH IS SET AS WELL.
ANOTHER GOOD SIGN IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE CONTENT AND IT SHOWED UP ON SAT.
[BACKGROUND] BOTH OF THEM WILL GET CONTRACTS, FIVE PERMITS, WE WILL START UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL PRETTY QUICK, BUT IT IS PROGRESSING LOW.
THE PROJECT IS PROGRESSING LOW.
>> THE WHOLE FRENSHIP CONSTRUCTION ONCE WE STRUCTURE EACH AND EVERY LINE.
>> THAT'S GREAT. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, SO THAT'S THE NEW MIDDLE [NOISE] SCHOOL.
THE OTHER PROJECT WE ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL TURF PROJECT.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE SOFTBALL FIELD FROM, IF YOU WILL,
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THE RAT FIELD ACROSS ALL THE [INAUDIBLE].IT IS THE GREAT AND IT HAS PASSED COMPACTION.
THEY HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED THE DRAIN FIELD, BUT ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] HAVE BEEN POURED.
ALL THE CONCRETE CURBS HAVE BEEN POURED AT THE SOFTBALL FIELD.
THIS IS THE BACKSTOP HERE, THE BIG CONCRETE.
ALL CONCRETE AT THE SOFTBALL FIELD IS COMPLETE FROM A CURB STANDPOINT AS WELL AS THE CHAMPION WALL POST, THEY ARE INSTALLED.
THERE IS A START DRAIN FIELD, AND THAT WILL HEAD OUT JUST WEST OF THE PRACTICE FIELDS.
NOW THEY'VE MOVED TO BASEBALL.
THIS IS THE CURB THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THAT'S LEFT FIELD, IF YOU WILL.
ALL THE POSTS FOR THE CHAMPION WALL HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
THAT'S LOOKING DIRECTLY ACROSS AS WELL.
COMPACTION TEST HAS BEEN COMPLETED HERE, HAVE BEEN PASSED.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO POUR CURB AROUND THE OUTFIELD AND AROUND THOSE POSTS, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE FROM SOFTBALL.
ONCE WE GET THE DRAIN FIELD TRENCHED, WE'LL MOVE TO BASEBALL.
THEY'VE ALSO STARTED BASEBALL TRENCH AND DRAIN FIELD AS WELL.
I WILL TELL YOU HOW I FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT THINGS ONCE THE TURF SHOWS UP.
THE STONE THAT AFTER THE WORLD WE'RE LIVING IN TAKES PLACE UNTIL THE TURFS SHOWS UP WHEN HE GETS HERE, WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
BUT WE WILL BE READY FOR TURFS AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN.
THAT'S PRETTY ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
>> WHEN IS THE TURF SUPPOSED TO BE HERE?
>> TURFS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
THEIR SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE IS 22ND OF JANUARY.
>> COMING FROM DALTON, GEORGIA.
>> PROBABLY, YOU HAVE FILTER AND ANDREW IS SOME OF THE BASIC MATERIALS THAT CODE THAT'S ART COME FROM.
>> ONCE WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO DO SO?
>> IT TAKES TWO WEEKS FOR SOFTBALL FIELD, THREE WEEKS FOR BASEBALL.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT PARAGON HAS MADE THE COMMITMENT TO SEND THREE RECRUITS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTION FOR MR. [INAUDIBLE]? THEREFORE, AGAIN, YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
[NOISE] YOU CAN APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE RETAINED DISTRICT OPERATIONS ON BOARD IN YOUR PRACTICUM WAS A CERTAIN AGENDA.
[3.A. Consent Agenda]
[NOISE] ARE YOU COMING UP? IF NOT, THIS PANEL ACCEPTING [OVERLAPPING] THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> HAVE A MOTION FOR ACCEPTANCE AND THE APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
[INAUDIBLE] ANY PART OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? [NOISE] MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT.
[4.A. Risk Management Report]
MR. REEVES, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE TAKE THE PODIUM.>> THIS IS A REPORT ONLY EVENT AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A BACK OF THE REPORT IN YOUR PACKET.
[NOISE] I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR DRAW OVER INFORMATION THAT YOU'D LIKE.
[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] ANY QUESTIONS IN THAT CLASS THAT ARE WRITTEN?
I MEAN, IT WAS A VERY IN-DEPTH REPORT.
IT HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION IN IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, YOU DO A GREAT JOB AS WELL.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[4.B. Educators Certification Report]
WE HAVE 4B, WHICH IS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION REPORT.MS. DYLAN, YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT BETTER PRESENTATION? [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU. THE EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION REPORT IS IN YOUR PACKET.
WE USED TO GO OVER IT A LITTLE BIT MORE ADVANCED BECAUSE IT RUNS EVER WE HAD TO DO.
BUT THEN, THEY CAME UP WITH SOME NEW RULES FOR IT.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE STILL WORKING VERY HARD TO HIRE THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE ROCK PHYSICIANS.
THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION ALLOWS US TO HIRE CTE IN HARD TO FAULT AREAS USING THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION,
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WE USE THAT A TONS FOR EIGHT TEACHERS THIS YEAR.TEACHERS ARE [INAUDIBLE] THERE, BUT WE ARE RECRUITING FROM OTHER FIELDS AND OTHER, THEY'RE BORN THROUGH TEXAS TEACHERS. I TEACH TEXAS.
THEY ALL SERVE PROGRAMS AND GETTING CERTIFIED.
WE'RE ALSO HARD [NOISE] TO STAY.
THE GOOD THING THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS DONE IS USED TODAY WOULD NEVER ACCEPT OUT-OF-STATE EXAMS AND EXEMPT PEOPLE FROM THEM.
THEY HAD TO TEST IN TEXAS AND THEY REALIZED THAT THAT WAS REALLY HURTING US AND SO NOW THEY'RE EXEMPTING MOST PEOPLE ONCE THEY PROVIDE THEIR SCORES FROM THE OTHER STATE, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE IT'S MAKING IT EASIER FOR OUR STATE TO MOVE ON.
I THINK MOST OF THOSE POCKETING FROM NEW MEXICO.
PEOPLE WERE FLOCKING OVER HERE FROM NEW MEXICO.
BUT WE DO LOOK AT THE PART ON THE BOTTOM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CHOOSING THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE RIGHT POSITION.
THERE'S NO EXTRA REQUIREMENT FOR NOW. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. DYLAN.
GOOD. THANK YOU FOR RUNNING A TOP-NOTCH SHOP UP THERE.
>> OKAY. NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA,
[4.C. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS AT THE DECEMBER 13TH, 2021, REGULAR MEETING, WHICH IS THE SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH, NEXT MONTH.I MEAN, WE ALSO HAVE THE UPCOMING EVENTS.
[4.D. Upcoming Events]
WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN DESIGN TEAM AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH MICHAEL AS WELL AS ANDREW FOR BEING SO GRACIOUS IN LONG-TERM CERTAIN MOMENTUM.YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. THAT WILL TAKE PLACE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE 16TH AND 17TH ON THE NEXT DAY, FROM 8:30 TO 4:30 HERE IN CASE ADMINISTRATION ROOM.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT, WE HAVE THE RESEARCH EDUCATION CENTER, FALL GRADUATION, AND THE FHA'S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
THAT WOULD BE DECEMBER 16TH AT SIX PM.
I'M SURE AS WE GET A LITTLE CLOSER, LEAD COMES.
LEAD RATING WILL BE PROBABLY TAKING A HEADCOUNT AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND HOW WE'RE DOING THAT.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED OR CONDUCT?
[Additional Item]
YOU GOT ANY COMMENT THAT YOU LOVED TO PLACE AFTER REMARKABLE?>> JUST A THANK YOU TO MICHAEL AND ANDREW FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 30, 35 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
ALSO, A COUPLE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN US TOMORROW AND HELP US AS WE CREATE THIS GOD.
REALLY OUR SUCCESS IS ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WORK FOR THE DISTRICT.
THEY'RE COMING IN, SPENDING BASICALLY TWO FULL WORK DAYS TO HELP US PLAN OUR FUTURE TOGETHER.
[NOISE] I CALLED EVERYONE AND INVITED THEM PERSONALLY, AND THEY WERE JUST HAPPY TO SERVE.
DO I CALL YOU ALL PERSONALLY? [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] BUT THANK YOU.
ALSO, JUST THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR SERVING AND FOR ALL OF YOU.
THIS WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN IS A CRAZY PLACE.
I'M GRATEFUL AS I READ ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE STATE, WE'RE NOT EXEMPT FROM ANY OF THAT.
BUT I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE STILL ABLE TO HAVE TEACHERS THAT WANT TO COME WORK FOR US, HAVE PARENTS WHO WANT TO PUT THEIR KIDS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT PERFECT, BUT IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ALL STILL ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND HAVE KIDS AT THE FOREFRONT.
IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THE THINGS I READ THAT KIDS AREN'T AT THE FOREFRONT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING AND BEING IN YOUR DOING. SERMON'S OVER.
>> NO SERMON THERE AT ALL, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS WHICH YOU PUT A QUOTE THERE AND YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT.
IT IS DISTURBING SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TALK TO SOME OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE LEVEL, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT SOME OF THEM WILL JUST POINT BLANK AND TELL YOU THAT EDUCATION IN KIDS IS NOT IN THE TOP 10 THINGS THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT.
I THINK THAT REALLY IS CRAMPED.
IT'S PROBABLY YOU NEED TO GET EVEN MORE ACTIVE WITH THAT AND IT WILL GET MORE PROACTIVE.
I THINK WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE AND WE HAVE STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION THAT TAKES CARE OF OUR YOUNG ONES HERE.
TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT IS IT IS VERY EASY FOR US TO GET, I'M NOT GOING SAY COMPLACENT OR RELAXED IN THE COGNITIVE POCKET OR THE UTOPIA THAT WE LIVE AT HERE IN WEST TEXAS.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF [INAUDIBLE].
SOMETIMES IT'S PRETTY EASY TO TAKE THAT FOR
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GRANTED WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON ACROSS THE US AND MAY BE OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE AND WATCHING WHAT'S HAPPENING.IT IS A LOT NOT TO NOT, AND I DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING QUICK IN GETTING HER HAND UP AND GET IT TOOK CARE OF.
AS ALWAYS, YOU GUYS ARE PROFESSIONAL AND THAT WE'RE FACING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYS THEIR FAMILY AND GETS A LITTLE RELAXATION TIME FOR A SMALL BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO GET HIT HARD WHEN WE DON'T TAKE A GOOD HOLIDAY BREAK.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE PAID FROM THE REAL FINISHES AND YOU'RE UP AND JUST DANCE UP.
AGAIN, FIGHT YOUR FIGHT FOR COMMON AND WE'LL SPEND ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.