[D. Reconvene from Closed Session]
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>> THE BOARD ENDED ITS WORKSHOP AT 6:45 AFTER A BRIEF RECESS.
WE ARE NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION CURRENTLY.
>> NO SIR, MR. MILLER. NO SIR.
[E. Invocation]
MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION?>> SURE, CAN YOU BOW OUR HEAD PLEASE? HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT YOU BLESSED US WITH.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO COME HERE AND CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THIS DISTRICT, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WE WILL GET TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT THAT MAKE THIS DISTRICT THE GREAT PLACE THAT IT IS.
WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE.
THAT WE ALWAYS PUT YOU FIRST, ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF, AND JUST DO THE RIGHT THING FATHER, IN YOUR EYES, LORD.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU PROVIDE US EACH AND EVERYDAY.
THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US TO LIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY.
IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY.
>> CAN YOU STAND WITH BOTH OF THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
[F. Pledge of Allegiance]
CHIEF WOULD YOU DO THE HONOR?>> IF I MEAN EVERYTHING TO YOU, SIRS.
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
I GUESS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A RECOGNITION.
[H.1. Texas Assistant Principal of the Year Award]
YOU HAVE MISS TIFFANY TAYLOR HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.>> THANK YOU, MR. MILLER, BOARD, WE ARE VERY EXCITED AT THE PACKED HOUSE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME KELSEY TAYLOR UP HERE, AND MR. MCAFEE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ALSO JOIN US, SOME GOOD SPACE HERE.
FRENSHIP ISD IS VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT KELSEY TAYLOR, OUR NINTH GRADE CENTER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
THE STATEWIDE AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, FROM THE 20 REGIONS ACROSS TEXAS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARE NOMINATED AND CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS WITHIN THEIR REGIONS, AND OUT OF ALL THE FINALISTS, KELSEY WAS SELECTED AS THE TEXAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR HER EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE, AND OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP.
NOW KELSEY IS A PROUD 2006 FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO ATTENDED FRENSHIP SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, AND AFTER EARNING A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, SHE RETURNED TO HER ROOTS, AND BEGAN HER EDUCATIONAL CAREER AS A TEACHER AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.
IN 2020, KELSEY WAS NAMED THE NINTH GRADE CENTER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND SHE IS CURRENTLY IN HER 13TH YEAR IN EDUCATION ALL HERE AT FRENSHIP ISD.
AS A RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD, AND KELSEY WILL BE HONORED DURING THE TEXAS PAST SUMMER WORKSHOPS HELD IN AUSTIN, AND THEN SHE IS ALSO IS A RUNNING FOR THE NATIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.
TONIGHT WE HAVE SPECIAL GUEST, ARCHIE MCAFEE, HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
HE MADE THE TRIP TO FRENSHIP FROM AUSTIN SO THAT HE COULD HELP RECOGNIZE KELSEY TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU TIFFANY. TIFFANY JUST TOOK ALL OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SAY.
>> SO MAYBE I SIT DOWN. BUT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT OF COURSE IT'S TRULY MY HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING REPRESENTING OVER 6,000 SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN TEXAS, TO HONOR KELSEY TAYLOR.
KELSEY WAS SELECTED AS THE REGION 17 HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR LAST JUNE BY HER PEERS, AND THEN LAST DECEMBER, AFTER FOLLOWING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCIPAL IMAGE COMMITTEE OF AUSTIN, KELSEY WAS SELECTED BY THE PRINCIPAL IMAGE COMMITTEE, ANTHONY TEXAS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, WHICH COVERS BOTH THE MIDDLE LEVEL AND HIGH [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] SCHOOL.
I THINK THIS DESERVES AN APPLAUSE.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AS A REMINDER.
KELSEY HAS DISTINGUISHED HERSELF AS THE LEADER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
ADMINISTRATORS IN TEXAS AND THIS AWARD IS INDICATIVE OF HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NINTH GRADE CAMPUS OF FRENSHIP ISD, AND KELSEY IS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF OUR ASSOCIATION [INAUDIBLE].
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I'M NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION PROCESS OF THE PRINCIPAL REVIEW.HOWEVER, I DO TAKE THE LIBERTY OF READING THE APPLICATION, BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THESE YOUNG PRINCIPALS ARE DOING TO HELP MOTIVATE THEIR STUDENTS TO DO WELL.
IT'S MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL 100 YEARS AGO.
[LAUGHTER] I READ THE APPLICATION AND IT JUST GIVES ME A THRILL TO READ ABOUT THINGS THAT KELSEY AND HER PEERS ARE DOING FOR KIDS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO READ PART OF A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION I WAS READING.
MY FAVORITE PART OF THE APPLICATION ARE THE RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE THEY GIVE A CLOSE AND PERSONAL VIEW OF THE CANDIDATE, AND AS I READ THE LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF KELSEY, A SIMPLE THING BECAME VERY EVIDENT, A THING BASED ON WHAT I CALL THE THREE CS OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, CARE, COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.
PART OF THE LETTER I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WAS WRITTEN BY A PARENT, MISS WHITNEY SMITH, IF SHE'S HERE WITH YOU?
>> IN HER LETTER, MISS SMITH WRITES, "I HAVE KNOWN KELSEY TAYLOR IN BOTH THE STUDENT, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAUGHTER, KIMBERLY SMITH, AT THE FRENSHIP NINTH GRADE CENTER, AND AS A SOFTBALL COACH WITH MY DAUGHTER, KIMBERLY SMITH, HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS." SHE SAYS, "MY DAUGHTER KIMBERLY WAS A STUDENT AT THE NINTH GRADE CENTER, KELSEY IS A DIRECT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
SHE'S INVOLVED WITH STUDENTS AND IN MANY ASPECTS OF THEIR SCHOOL LIFE, AND SHE REMEMBERS STUDENTS NAMES WHICH MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE SHE KNOWS THEM PERSONALLY.
HER DOOR WAS ALWAYS OPEN WHEN YOU NEED TO TALK, AND SHE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO HELP THE STUDENTS WITH THE PROBLEMS. SHE CAN BE STERN AND KEEPS THE STUDENTS IN LINE, WHICH IS HARD TO DO WITH HUNDREDS OF 14-15 YEAR OLD TEENAGERS, BUT SHE IS STILL VERY FRIENDLY AND CAN MAKE YOU SMILE.
SHE HAS A WAY OF MAKING YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND IS VERY APPROACHABLE." SHE CONCLUDES HER LETTER BY SAYING, "I FEEL LIKE KELSEY DESERVES TO WIN THIS STATE PRINCIPAL AWARD FOR HOW GREAT SHE IS, NOT ONLY AS A PERSON BUT AS A PRINCIPAL WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT HER STUDENTS." KELSEY, BECAUSE OF YOUR CARE, CONCERN, AND COMMITMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS, WE HAVE THIS PLAQUE FOR YOU AND IT SAYS, SELECTED FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO TAKE RISKS TO HELP STUDENTS, HER ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND SUCCESS IN IMPROVING THE SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
KELSEY TAYLOR, 2024 TEXAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AND KELSEY, YOU TRULY ARE LIVING OUT OUR MOTTO, WHICH IS ABOVE ALL STUDENTS' PERSON. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]
>> [OVERLAPPING] MR. MCAFEE, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE.
>> THERE TO STAND. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
I THINK DR. MCCORD HAS GOT SOMETHING THAT SHE LIKE TO ANNOUNCE.
>> DR. MCCORD WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE RECOMMENDATION FOR ATMS PRINCIPAL AFTER THIS RECOGNITION.
>> YES. THIS IS A BIG NIGHT FOR KELSEY TAYLOR.
YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT WHAT A GREAT JOB SHE DOES, SO I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT.
BUT KELSEY HAS GONE ALL THROUGH SCHOOL HERE IN FRENSHIP AND THEN RETURNED TO FRENSHIP.
SHE'S BEEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR HOW MANY YEARS?
>> FOUR YEARS, SO SHE'S GOT THAT DOWN.
WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT APPLICANTS FOR THE OPENING OF HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER IN JANUARY, WE NAMED CHELSEY CAMPBELL, WHO WAS THE HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AS FRENSHIP MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND SO THAT LEFT THAT SLOT OPEN, AND KELSEY INTERVIEWED.
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ALL OF THOSE GREAT ATTRIBUTES THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE LETTER CAME ACROSS IN HER INTERVIEW FOR HERITAGE.IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET BECAUSE THE BOARD HAS TO TAKE A VOTE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT'S COMING UP AFTER THE RECOGNITIONS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND KELSEY TAYLOR AS THE PRINCIPAL FOR HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I WAS GOING TO SAY MEDICAL SCHOOL, [LAUGHTER] BUT THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT COOPERATING FOR THAT YET, BUT PROBABLY, I KNOW YOU COULD DO IT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO TELL HER, KELSEY, THAT SHE'S LIKE, DEAR, WHAT IS SHE GOING TO SAY? BUT YOU JUST HEARD IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DON'T HEAR VERY MUCH, COMING FROM SECONDARY PRINCIPALS OR REALLY ADMINISTRATORS, I KNOW I DON'T DO IT HARDLY ENOUGH.
BUT WHEN I ASKED KELSEY IF SHE WAS STILL INTERESTED IN THE POSITION, SHE GIGGLED.
THERE SHOULD BE MORE GIGGLING, [LAUGHTER] IN SECONDARY ADMINISTRATION.
I JUST LOVE THAT ENTHUSIASM AND THAT PASSION, AND KNOW THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE.
BUT BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE, KELSEY, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE YOUR SPECIAL GUESTS?
>> YES. I'LL START WITH INTRODUCING MY FAMILY.
MY HUSBAND, ZAK, IS HERE IN THE FRONT ROW ALONG WITH OUR NINE-YEAR-OLD COLLIN AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD BROOKS WITH THE SUCKER IN HER MOUTH.
THAT IS MY MOM THERE AT THE DOOR WITH OUR TWO-YEAR-OLD WELLS, RUNNING.
SHE'S TAKEN HIM OUT AS NEEDED, BED TIME.
>> MEEMAW IS NOT HERE. I KNOW.
>> MEEMAW WAS A BIG PART OF THE INTERVIEW.
[LAUGHTER] MEEMAW WAS PART OF GUEST.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
IS THERE ANYTHING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY, ANYTHING THAT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THIS DISTRICT IS SO SPECIAL TO ME.
IT IS A DISTRICT THAT HAS MOLDED ME AND SHAPED ME BECAUSE OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE THIS DISTRICT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS DISTRICT SO SPECIAL.
I'M JUST SO THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BE HERE AND BE A FRENSHIP TIGER BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A HUGE PART OF WHO I AM AND I'M JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL.
>> GET A QUICK FAMILY PICTURE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] QUICK FAMILY PICTURE.
>> CAN YOU ALL STAND IN FRONT OF CAMERA REAL QUICK. [NOISE] [BACKGROUND]
>> KELSEY, THIS ISN'T A [INAUDIBLE] YOU ALSO GOT A CERTIFICATE.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST, I'D LIKE TO INVITE CESAR GUZMAN AND HIS TEACHER,
[H.2. National Spanish Spelling Bee Qualifier]
MRS. BARRAGAN, UP HERE.[NOISE] FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, FRENSHIP STUDENT CESAR GUZMAN IS HEADED TO THE NATIONAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE COMPETITION THIS SUMMER.
NOW THIS MARKS THE SIXTH YEAR A FRENSHIP STUDENT HAS ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION.
LAST YEAR IS A FIFTH GRADER AT WILLOW BEND ELEMENTARY, HE QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE, AND NOW IS A SIXTH GRADER AT TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HIS SPELLING BEE SKILLS REMAINED UNMASHED.
HE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE FRENSHIP DISTRICT SPANISH SPELLING BEE BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
IN NOVEMBER, HE TOOK HOME THE FIRST PLACE REGIONAL TROPHY, SECURING A BACK-TO-BACK APPEARANCE AT NATIONALS.
NOW TONIGHT, WE HAVE HIS TEACHER, MRS. BARRAGAN, HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE CESAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENT.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOR RECOGNIZING CESAR.
HE'S SHY, I'M SHY TOO SO WE [LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST REMEMBER LAST SUMMER WHEN I WENT WITH HIM, DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A FIFTH GRADER AND I'M A SIXTH GRADE TEACHER AT TERRA VISTA.
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THE SECOND THE COMPETITION ENDED, HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE GOES, "MS. BARRAGAN, WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR." [LAUGHTER] HE PLACED IN THE TOP 10 OUT OF 32 CONTESTANTS.WHAT WAS THE WORD THAT JUST GOT YOU?
>> ALITERACION. [LAUGHTER] JUST REALLY TRULY, HE JUST IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF TRULY WHAT FRENSHIP IS ALL ABOUT.
JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE DISTRICT FOR SUPPORTING CESAR AND OUR KIDS GOING TO THE NATIONAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE, AND JUST HE'S AN AMAZING KID.
THANKS FOR MOM AND DAD FOR SUCH A GOOD WORK.
I THINK THAT YOU'RE INSTILLING IN IN CESAR AND WE'RE GOING TO ROCK IT.
HE'S SO DEDICATED TO THE COMPETITION.
THANK YOU AGAIN, BRIDGES, FOR LETTING US STUDY AND DOING ALL THE THINGS TO GET HIM READY.
BUT YES, HE'S GOING TO ROCK IT AND HE'S JUST SUCH A GREAT KID. [OVERLAPPING]
>> CESAR, I HAVEN'T ASKED YOU A QUESTION.
DON'T ANSWER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
THAT WORD THAT YOU JUST SAID WAS TOUGH FOR YOU, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW TO SPELL IT?
>> WE WON'T KNOW IF YOU GET IT WRONG.
>> A-L-I-T-E-R-A-C-I-O-N, ALITERACION.
>> THEN PARENTS, IF YOU WANT TO GO BEHIND THE BOARD, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE PICTURES.
UP NEXT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE
[H.3. All-State Choir]
FOUR OF OUR FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENTS FOR THEIR RECENT SELECTION TO THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE CHOIR.BEING SELECTED FOR ALL-STATE CHOIR IS CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST HONOR A TEXAS MUSIC STUDENT CAN RECEIVE.
ACROSS THE STATE, NEARLY 1,900 STUDENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A PROCESS THAT BEGAN WITH OVER 70,000 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE VYING FOR THIS HONOR TO PERFORM IN ONE OF THE 18 ENSEMBLES.
NOW, ONLY THE TOP 2.6% OF MUSICIANS WHO INITIALLY AUDITION BECOME ALL-STATE MUSICIANS.
THESE FOUR FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS JUST PERFORMED WITH THE TMEA, ALL-STATE CHOIRS, ON FEBRUARY 10TH IN SAN ANTONIO.
TONIGHT WE HAVE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR AMY MOSS TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND FOR HONORING OUR KIDS ACHIEVEMENTS.
IT'S TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF THESE KIDS, AND ONE OF OUR STUDENTS UNFORTUNATELY, COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT JUST AMAZING WORK ETHIC.
THIS PROCESS STARTS BACK IN THE SUMMER AND THEY HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF EXTRA TIME, NOT JUST IN CLASS PERIODS, BUT THEY GIVE A LOT OF EXTRA TIME OUTSIDE OF CLASS, AND A LOT OF FORETHOUGHT AND PLANNING GOES INTO IT.
THEY HAVE TO WORK SO HARD TO BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES FROM OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE ALSO SINGING ALL OF THE SAME MUSIC.
AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN ON THE JUDGING SIDE OF IT AND LISTENED TO ROOMS OF STUDENTS, AND SOMETIMES UPWARDS OF 120 STUDENTS IN ONE ROOM.
IT CAN BE REALLY DAUNTING TO BE LIKE, MY GOSH, I HEAR 80 SOPRANOS THAT SOUND THE SAME.
THEY JUST HAVE TO FIND THAT EXTRA SPARK AND THAT EXTRA DIG TO PULL SOMETHING OUT OF THAT MUSIC THAT TRULY MOVES THE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUDGING THEM AND PROVIDE A REASON TO PUT THEM IN THE TOP LAYER, AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN JUST BE SO HARD.
THEY'RE DOING MUSIC THAT IS A COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
IT'S OFTEN IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
IT'S CRAZY METERS AND TIME SIGNATURES AND THINGS THAT ARE JUST SOMETIMES COMPLETELY OUTSIDE OF THE BLOCKS, AND THEY JUST DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THAT.
IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE TO SIT, READ SOME MUSIC THAT THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
IF THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THE SIGHT READING PROCESS, THAT IS SO SCARY IN AND OF ITSELF BECAUSE IT'S WALKING IN AND LITERALLY LOOKING AT EIGHT MEASURES OF MUSIC AND SINGING IT AND BEING EXPECTED TO BE ACCURATE ON PITCH AND RHYTHM AND INTONATION AND JUST TO HEAR THAT IN YOUR HEAD AND REPRODUCE THAT OUT LOUD.
I THINK THAT'S IN AND OF ITSELF, AN AMAZING GIFT THAT THEY POSSESS, AND SO WE'RE JUST TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF THEM. THIS YEAR WAS REALLY COOL.
WE HAD A RAINBOW OF YEARS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MADE.
MADELINE LEE, WHO COULD BE HERE TO SIGN AS OUR FOUR YEAR ALL STATER AND THEN
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ABBY MILLS SENIOR HAS MADE ALL-STATE THREE TIMES, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING.JOSEPH SANTA SOPHOMORE IS HIS SECOND TIME TO MAKE ALL-STATE CHOIR AS A FRESHMAN.
MADISON BLACKMAN, THIS IS HER FIRST TIME TO MAKE ALL-STATE CHOIR AND SHE ACTUALLY HAD TO BE ON VOCAL REST AT A VERY CRUCIAL POINT OF THE SEASON AND THEN SOMEHOW MANAGED TO COME BACK AND KNOCK IT UP AT THE PARK.
WE'RE JUST SUPER PROUD OF ALL THREE.
>> PARENTS, IF YOU'LL WANT TO GO BACK BEHIND WHERE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO BACK THERE.
[H.4. All-State Band]
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SEVEN FRIEND HIGH SCHOOL BAND STUDENTS WHO ARE RECENTLY SELECTED FOR THE TEXAS ALL-STATE MUSIC ENSEMBLE.NOW AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONORS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIAN AND ONLY THE TOP 2.6% OF MUSICIANS WHO INITIALLY AUDIT BECOME ALL-STATE MUSICIANS AND WE HAD SEVEN.
ALL THESE MUSICIANS JUST RECENTLY PERFORMED AT THE TEXAS ALL-STATE ENSEMBLE IN SAN ANTONIO ON FEBRUARY 10TH.
TONIGHT WE HAVE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR SCOTT CARTER TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS. SCOTT?
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CELEBRATE THESE 2024 ALL-STATE BAND MEMBERS.
AS YOU HEARD, THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOR THAT A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIAN CAN ACHIEVE.
THE FRIENDSHIP BAND PROGRAM HAS A LONG LEGACY OF TALENTED STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE MEMBERSHIP AND THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
IN FACT, THIS IS THE MOST ALL-STATE BAND MEMBERS WE'VE HAD SINCE WE HAVE ENTERED THE 6A CLASSIFICATION.
STUDENTS SELECTED TO PERFORM IN THE ALL-STATE CONCERTS HAVE COMPETED THROUGH AUDITIONS TO QUALIFY AT THE STATE LEVEL.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A PROCESS THAT BEGIN WITH OVER 70,000 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE VYING FOR THIS HONOR TO PERFORM IN ONE OF 18 ENSEMBLES.
THIS COMPETITIVE PROCESS BEGINS THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN AUDITIONS HOSTED BY 33 TMEA REGIONS.
A SELECT GROUP OF MUSICIANS ADVANCES FROM THEIR REGION TO COMPETE AGAINST MUSICIANS AT OTHER AREAS IN THE EIGHT TMEA AREA COMPETITIONS.
THEN THE HIGHEST RANKING MUSICIANS JUDGED AT THE AREA COMPETITION QUALIFIED TO PERFORM AT THE TMEA ALL-STATE MUSIC GROUPS.
OUR STUDENTS, AS YOU HEARD, ARE PART OF THE TOP 2.6% OF THE MUSICIANS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BECOME ALL-STATE MUSICIANS.
A WEEK AGO, THESE ALL-STATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A FOUR DAYS OF REHEARSALS DIRECTED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONDUCTORS DURING THE TMEA CLINIC AND CONVENTION.
THEIR PERFORMANCES IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT, AS WELL AS AN EXPERIENCE THEY WILL TREASURE FOR A LIFETIME.
ALONG WITH THE VERY PROUD PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS, THE FRIENDSHIP BAND STAFF WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD, DR. MCCORD, MR. SHEET, DR. SMITH, AND MR. HERNANDEZ FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THE BAND PROGRAM IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS FOR THE STUDENTS OF FRIENDSHIP.
HIGHEST. LET'S RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.
FIRST WE HAVE A THREE YEAR ALL-STATE MUSICIAN, MR. RYDER DAY PERFORMING ON PICCOLO IN THE ALL-STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
[APPLAUSE]. TMEA TWO YEAR ALL-STATE MUSICIAN, NOAH LUNA PERFORMING ON DRUM SET AS A MEMBER OF THE ALL-STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
WE HAVE LULA BIONDI PERFORMING ON TROMBONE AS PART OF THE ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND, AND THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR AS AN ALL-STATE BAND MEMBER.
RACHEL BURGOS IS PERFORMING ON B FLAT CLARINET IN THE ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND AND THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR AS AN ALL-STATE MEMBER.
JULIAN CERVANTES PERFORMING ON E FLAT CLARINET IN THE ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND,
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AND THIS IS HIS FIRST YEAR AS ALL-STATE MEMBER.[APPLAUSE]. BOTH THE CLARINET, TRISTAN DURAN ON BASS CLARINET PERFORMING IN THE ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND, AND THIS IS HIS FIRST YEAR AS AN ALL-STATE MEMBER.
FINALLY, KRITIKA GAUTAM PERFORMING ON FLUTE WITH THE ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND, AND THIS IS AGAIN, HER FIRST YEAR AS AN ALL-STATE MEMBER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.
>> [BACKGROUND] I'M GOING TO INVITE DR. MCCORD UP HERE FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
[H.5. Seniors from Superintendent's Student Advisory Board]
NEXT STEP, WE HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO CURRENTLY SERVE ON DR. MCCORD, SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD, THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HERE.>> TIME JUST GOES BACK REALLY QUICK.
IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY, MAYBE NOT FOR Y'ALL, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY THAT THESE KIDDOS WERE MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS.
THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY BOARD, THEY ARE ACTUALLY SELECTED BY THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN THE SPRING BEFORE THEY COME TO THE NINTH GRADE.
THEN THEY SERVE ON THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY BOARD FOR ALL FOUR YEARS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.
NEXT YEAR, WHEN WE ADD THE FRESHMAN, WE'LL HAVE MORE.
WE'LL HAVE TWO MORE REPRESENTATIVES BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
UNFORTUNATELY TO NIGHT, CATHERINE WASN'T ABLE TO BE WITH US.
I IMAGINE THAT SHE'S PROBABLY WORKING FOR STUDYING BECAUSE SHE WORKS A LOT AND PROBABLY STUDIES A LOT.
BUT SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS.
WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE AND JUST WHERE ARE THESE KIDS HEADED? WELL, THESE KIDS ARE HEADED, THEY'RE ALREADY LEADERS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE LEADERS AND IN MY ESTIMATION, HAVE MORE INFLUENCE OVER MORE THINGS AND MORE PEOPLE IN YEARS TO COME.
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS AND I CERTAINLY KNOW, THAT WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS LEADERS WHO ARE CONSCIENTIOUS AND WHO ARE KIND AND WHO HAVE INTEGRITY, AND WHO CARE ABOUT THINGS LIKE JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ALL OF THE THINGS.
THEY ALSO ARE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS.
WE DO COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK, WE PACK FOOD, BACK PACKS, AND THEN THEY MAKE BLANKETS.
THOSE BLANKETS ARE GIVEN TO UMC, HAS A CLINIC THAT SPECIALIZES FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY AND THEY'RE TREATING THE SYMPTOMS AT THAT CLINIC.
THIS GROUP MAKES THOSE BLANKETS AND THEN THEY'RE PASSED OUT TO CANCER PATIENTS.
THEY ALSO ADVISE ME ON THINGS THAT ARE JUST HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S WHY THEY ADVISE ME, ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY SMART AND TWO, THEY GIVE ME A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE.
I TOLD Y'ALL THIS WAS THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT MY 40TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION IS THIS SUMMER, AND SO WHEN I CAME BACK ON 40 YEARS AGO, I CAN STILL REMEMBER BARELY, BUT I DID NOT HAVE IT TOGETHER LIKE THESE KIDS HAVE IT TOGETHER.
I ALSO THINK ABOUT HOW OUT OF TOUCH I FELT LIKE
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SOMEONE WHO GRADUATED IN 1944 WOULD BE FOR ME IN 1984.IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THESE KIDDOS.
I'LL CALL YOU KIDS, BUT I'LL STILL CALL YOU KIDS PROBABLY 50 YEARS FROM NOW.
BUT Y'ALL ARE YOUNG ADULTS AND ALREADY LEADERS.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE MEETINGS, BUT THEY GET SO BUSY.
WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BLINK TWICE AND IT'S GOING TO BE MAY.
THIS IS CHARLES, CHARLIE HITLER.
SEE ANDREW NARVAS, NOLA GONZALEZ, AND CARLY NELSON AND CATHERINE DOW COULD NOT BE HERE WITH US.
SO PLEASE HELP ME [APPLAUSE] I FORGOT TO MENTION THEY ALSO DO COMMUNITY TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THEY SOMEHOW WORK THAT INTO THEIR BUSY WORK SCHEDULES AND THEIR SCHOOL SCHEDULES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [BACKGROUND]
>> I'M GOING TO JUMP OUT OF LINE HERE AND GO DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 3 AND WE'LL COME BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 2.
ITEM NUMBER 3, IS ROUTINE DISTRICT OPERATIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA.
>> YOU HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ROGERS, AND A SECOND BY THE [INAUDIBLE] AND WHO GOT A SECOND.
>> YOU HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES [APPLAUSE] AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO JOIN THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY NOW.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AS THOUGHT. HAVE I EVER INTENDED TO DO THAT BEFORE? I'VE NOT DONE IT BEFORE.
>> WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 2, PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD AND A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH INCLUDES THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.
MS. AMY STEW HAS PREPARED OUR PRESENTATION. IT'S ALL YOURS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME TO GO OVER OUR DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT.
IN OUR 700 REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT HAS EIGHT SECTIONS.
SECTION 1 IS OUR TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, OUR TAPR.
THIS REPORT TRIGGERS THE PROCESS OF HAVING THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
IT IS COMPILED BY TA FOR EVERY DISTRICT AND CAMPUS USING OUR PEIMS AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA.
YOU WILL NOTICE THIS YEAR ON EACH COVER PAGE FOR OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CAMPUS, IT ONLY INCLUDES OUR DISTRICT NAME OR CAMPUS NAME AND NUMBER.
CURRENTLY, TAPR DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR SCALE SCORES,
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OUR AIM TO A-F RATINGS OR DISTINCTIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION BECAUSE THE ISSUANCE OF THE A TO F RATINGS ARE UNDER THE 2023 RULE AND IT IS PENDING AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.IN THE TAPR, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION HAS OUR STAAR PERFORMANCE, APPROACHES MEANS AND MASTERS FOR EACH ASSESSMENT AND ALL GRADE LEVELS AND GRADES.
IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR SCHOOL PROGRESS.
IT IS ONLY REPORTED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THEY DID CHANGE THE METHODOLOGY OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING WITH ACADEMIC GROWTH.
IT HAS OUR ANNUAL GROWTH ALONG WITH OUR ACCELERATED LEARNING FOR 45, 45.
ALSO WITHIN THE TAPR YOU WILL SEE OUR BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND OUR ESL AND STRUCTURAL MODELS ALONG WITH THEIR STAAR PERFORMANCE, THEIR ANNUAL GROWTH AND ACCELERATED LEARNING.
IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR STAAR PARTICIPATION RATES FOR EACH ASSESSMENT.
IT ALSO HAS ATTENDANCE, GRADUATION, AND DROPOUT RATES.
THIS PIECE OF DATA IS LAGGING, SO THE MOST RECENT YEAR IS OUR '21, '22 SCHOOL YEAR.
IT ALSO HAS OUR GRADUATION PROFILE FOR '21 AND '22 GRADUATES.
ALONG WITH THAT, OUR COLLEGE CAREER IN MILITARY READINESS IS REPORTED WITHIN THE TAPR.
IT ALSO HAS OTHER POST-SECONDARY INDICATORS.
THE LAST PIECE OF INFORMATION IN OUR TAPR REPORT INCLUDES OUR STUDENT, OUR STAFF, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION.
IN SECTION 2 OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT, YOU WILL SEE OUR PEIMS FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORTS.
YOU WILL SEE THE DISTRICT AND EACH CAMPUS FINANCIAL REPORT.
SECTION 3 IS OUR DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS, AND OUR DISTRICT IS ACCREDITED AND THAT IS THE HIGHEST STATUS A DISTRICT CAN HAVE.
IN SECTION 4 IS OUR CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
IT IS THE UPDATED CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR.
IT HAS THE OBJECTIVES OF EACH CAMPUS AND EACH CAMPUS PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING ITS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
SECTION 5 REQUIRES US TO REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENCES THAT OCCUR AT EACH CAMPUS.
DUE TO THE MINIMAL NUMBER OF THESE INCIDENCES, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE DATA IS MARK DUE TO TAPR.
SECTION 6 IS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, IS A REPORT ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR ENROLLED AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS DATA IS COMPILED BY THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.
SECTION 7 OF THE REPORT IS THE PROGRESS OF THE DISTRICT IN EACH CAMPUS AND MEETING THE BOARD ADOPTED HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS.
THE LAST PIECE OF OUR REPORT IS OUR TAPR.
THIS HAS A DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITIONS OF EACH PIECE OF THE TAPR POINTS.
THESE RESOURCES, THE TAPR WILL BE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WITHIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS MEETING, ALONG WITH THIS ANNUAL REPORT, ALONG WITH MY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME?
>> I THINK YOU MUST HAVE COVERED IT PRETTY GOOD.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NOBODY, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OVER.
>> THANK YOU, AMY. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE 700 BEST PAGES INFORMATION AND CONDENSE IT INTO THIS PRESENTATION.
I ALSO WANTED TO SAY TO AMY, AND JUST OUR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND EVERYONE, THAT 700 PAGES WORTH OF DATA IS ALL REPORTED TO THE STATE AND WE ARE GRADED IN VARIOUS WAYS.
I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE ITS IMPORTANCE BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MONEY AND OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
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THIS REPORT DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL OF THE WAYS THAT OUR STUDENTS EXCEL.IT BASICALLY IS A REPORT IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT AND ON ONE TEST, ON ONE DAY, THE STAAR.
THEN WHEN YOU GET TO HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADES NINE THROUGH 12, IT DOES INCLUDE SOME OTHER ASPECTS.
LIKE IF YOU TOOK DUAL CREDIT COURSES, WERE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THOSE ADVANCED PLACEMENT, INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS, THAT SORT OF THING.
[NOISE] THEY DO LOOK AT OTHER MEASURES.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FRENSHIP PRIDES ITSELF ON IS LOOKING AT THE WHOLE STUDENT.
THERE ARE OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSING THE GREAT THINGS AND THE GREAT POTENTIAL THAT OUR KIDS HAVE.
BUT THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE GO OVER THIS PARTICULAR BIT OF INFORMATION AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
IT'S TEXT EDUCATION CODE, AND FOR POLICY REQUIRES THAT.
WE TRY TO REPRESENT THOSE OTHER AREAS OF STUDENT SUCCESSES AT OTHER DISTRICT PRESENTATIONS THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON ADVANCED ACADEMICS AND ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
BUT, AMY, IS REQUIRED TO KEEP ALL THOSE 700 PAGES WORTH OF THINGS, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THEY LIKE THE NAME, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S LIKE ALL THOSE MEASUREMENTS, SO THANK YOU, AMY.
>> DESERVES A CERTIFICATE OR SOMETHING. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M GOING TO MAIL IT TO YOU, AND IF WE WERE GOING TO VOTE [LAUGHTER] I WOULD VOTE FOR AMY.
>> NEXT IS EFFECTIVE REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MR. HEATH SIMPSON.
>> MR. MILLER, THANK YOU MEMBERS OF BOARD.
FIRST OFF, I'M NOT THE GUY TO GO OVER 700 PAGES AND GET THIS THERE.
>> IF YOU DON'T, NO CERTIFICATION IF IT'S NOT 700 PAGES [LAUGHTER]
THE SISTER KNOCKS OFF SOME OF THESE BULLETS THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
FIRST OFF, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR A CHANCE TO STAND UP AND TO STAND UP HERE AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THE DEPARTMENT DOES, BRAG ON THE DEPARTMENT SHOWS WAYS THAT WE SUPPORT OUR FACULTY AND STAFF AND THEN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE VISION FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
SEVEN, I'M SORRY. NONE OF US, WE'RE ALL BLESSED WITH ALL, NONE OF US REALLY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
WE TALK ABOUT IT IN OUR BELIEFS OF PEOPLE BEING OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE.
BUT FOR US, AND WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT, WE'RE COMMITTED TO FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
LET'S GOT CARE FOR AND EDUCATE THE 11,500 STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT. JUST A COUPLE OF NUMBERS.
I KNOW THAT YOU SAW I THINK THIS LAST MONTH.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, A BOARD, JUST LET IT GO.
THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAD 68 ADDED POSITIONS.
THIS DEPARTMENTS PROCESSED 275 NEW EMPLOYEES TO THIS DISTRICT THIS LAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY BRAGON, VICKY, AND OLIVIA IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY SIT DOWN AND JURY VISIT WITH EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE THAT THEY HAVE THAT WALKS THROUGH THOSE DOORS.
I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE SERVE MODES, SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE IN, IN FRIENDSHIP.
NOT ONLY RECRUITING, PROCESSING, HELPING OUT WITH EVALUATIONS, THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE TRULY TRY TO SUPPORT THE FACULTY AND STAFF HERE A FRENSHIP.
JUST GOING TO GUIDE, TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT POINTS, JUST ON THE COLLAGE ITSELF AND THEN ALSO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AS WELL.
THIS LAST YEAR WAS A BIG YEAR FOR US.
WITH THE HELP OF MY 5TH MAY, WE MADE THE TRANSITION TO BLUE GLOSS BRASHLY.
BUT THERE WAS A MAJOR TRANSITION BACK IN JANUARY.
I KNOW THE RON UP HERE TALKED ABOUT THAT ALREADY EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT THAT HELPS SAVE A POSSIBLE 38% INCREASE ON INSURANCE.
ALONG WITH SUPPORTING THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF OUR STAFF AND FACULTY,
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WE'VE REALLY PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.A COUPLE OF THINGS, IT'S UP THERE.
THE EDWARDS RISK MANAGEMENT, WE'VE TAKEN OVER OUR DEPARTMENTS, THAT NEWSLETTER THAT'S GONE OUT.
WE'VE GONE ALSO AND PRODUCED A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.
AS OUR FACULTY AND STAFF, WITH THE HELP OF THE BUSINESS OFFICE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THAT MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THAT POSITION AND BE ABLE TO PUT IT BACK TO OUR STAFF.
FOR EXAMPLE, I OFFER FREE NIGHTS AND FREE EVENTS FOR A FACULTY.
WE HAVE BOWLING NIGHTS, SKATING KNOTS, AND THEN ALSO GOING UP THERE AND THEN ALSO PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR FACULTY STAFF THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE WELLNESS.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THEY GOT THIS DATA FROM HIGH WELLNESS LATE THIS LAST WEEK.
HIGH WELLNESS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ALSO USE HERE IN THE DISTRICT ITSELF.
AGAIN, A PORTIONS OF BLOOD WORK FOR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF THAT THEY CAN GO IN AND GET THEIR BLOOD WORK DONE ON.
SOME OF THAT, THEY'VE GOT A LOGIN THAT THEY CAN GO IN TO PROVIDE JUST A SOURCE OF RESOURCES FOR THEM, WHETHER IT'S VIDEOS, WHETHER IT'S WELLNESS CHALLENGES.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF 2,238 LOGINS.
NOW PART LETS HAD TO DO WITH THE WELLNESS, BUT ALSO THERE'S DIFFERENT TOPICS THEY CAN GO IN AND WATCH VIDEOS ON.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF VIEWS FOR EXAMPLE, A DIFFERENT TOPIC THAT THEY LOOKED AT HAD TO DO WITH DEPRESSION.
HAD TO DO WITH ALSO JUST GOING THROUGH IT, JUST BEING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY WELL.
THERE WAS QUITE A FEW VIEWS AGAIN, ALSO ON JUST LOWERING THE HEALTH RISK.
ANOTHER PIECE, ANOTHER RESOURCE.
THAT'S JUST ONE RESOURCE THAT THEY CAN GO IN AND FIND TOOLS JUST TO BE ABLE TO GO IN THEM ON THEIR OWN.
BUT ANOTHER ONE WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, JOE TALKED ABOUT THIS I THINK IN HISTORY YOU ARE.
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LINKED IN LEARNING.
WE PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT.
WE HAVE FREE RESOURCES FOR OUR STAFF, THESE ON DEMAND TOPICS FOR DEALING TO GO IN AND ALSO USE.
ONE OF THE PAST 90 DAYS OF THE WORK OF COURSE HAD TO DO WITH EVERYDAY STRESS.
JUST DEALING WITH THE EVERYDAY STRESS.
YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE JOB IS NOT EASY.
WE'RE CALLED TO THIS PROFESSION.
I BELIEVE THESE RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE TWO PIECES, HELP OUR FACULTY AND STAFF FIND WAYS TO COPE AND DEAL WITH THOSE AS WELL.
ANOTHER PIECE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, ANOTHER TRANSITION THAT WE HAD THIS LAST YEAR HAD TO DO WITH OUR SUBSYSTEM.
SUBS THAT'S ONE OF THE ODD TOPICS, FINDING SUBS AND HAVING ENOUGH SUBS TO COVER DIFFERENT PEDINGS THAT WE OFFER IN THE DISTRICT.
BUT ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR OUR STAFFS TO USE THIS LAST YEAR WE'VE MADE THE TRANSITION TO RED ROVER.
THIS PROGRAM, WE FELT LIKE IT WAS VERY USEFUL, FRIENDLY FOR OUR SECRETARIES.
WE ALSO FELT LIKE IT WAS EASIER FOR OUR SUBS.
WITH THAT PROCESS, WE TRAINED OUR FACULTY AND STAFFS.
WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED MORE SUB TRAININGS FOR PEOPLE TO BE MORE AVAILABLE.
WE WENT FROM ONCE A MONTH TO TWICE A MONTH INSTEAD OF DOING SOME OF OUR MONTHS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE AS OF TODAY, 294 AVAILABLE SUBS IN THE DISTRICT.
THAT'S ABOUT 60 MORE THAN WE HAD THIS TIME THIS LAST YEAR.
NOW JUST GOT TO TALK ABOUT THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS KNOW, YOU HEAR, WHEN YOU HEAR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THE SHORTFALL OF TEACHERS AND TURNOVER RATES.
AGAIN, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS LAST YEAR.
ONE THING IS OUR STAY INTERVIEWS.
WE'VE ALWAYS PUT A MAJOR EMPHASIS ON OUR X INTERVIEWS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, OUR TEACHERS THAT LEAVE AND OF COURSE, THAT'S FANTASTIC DATA THAT WE CAN GET, BUT THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE HELP OF AALA, OUR ASPIRING ADMINISTRATORS ACADEMY, WE WENT IN AND WE STARTED TO COMPLETE STAY INTERVIEWS FOR OUR STAFF THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST THREE AND FOUR YEARS.
CASSANDRA, HELP PUT THAT DATA TOGETHER AND THEN THIS LAST YEAR WE PRESENTED THAT TO OUR PRINCIPALS THAT WAY THEY CAN SEE.
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IT WAS FANTASTIC DATA.THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE PLAN ON DOING AGAIN, THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO TARGET OUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS.
AGAIN, THAT'S JUST A WAY FOR US TO KEEP TABS ON, JUST THE PULLS THE CAMPUSES AND TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH IT AND HELP OUR CAMPUSES KIND OF GOT.
WHAT'S REALLY WORKING AND WHAT NEEDS BE TWEETS. ONE THING AS WELL.
AND REALLY JUST TO SHUT OUT THE CITY ON THIS, WE HAVE REVAMPED OUR MENTAL PROGRAM.
AND SO WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT OUR MENTAL PROGRAM THIS PAST YEAR AND HOW TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS THAT WE HAD.
WE BRAINSTORM, CITY CAME UP WITH THIS REALLY AS A TIME LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT OUR MENTORS, OUR MENTEES COULD GO OVER.
WE WERE VERY SELECTIVE ON OUR MENTORS.
WE TOOK MENTORS THAT MAYBE, OR I GUESS NOT AS IT WERE THIS RIGHT AWAY.
YOUR TEACHERS THAT ARE 5-7 YEARS, 10 YEARS IN, HUNGRY, EAGER, WANTING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND WE PAIRED THEM UP WITH OUR BRAND NEW TEACHERS.
THIS WAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GROW AND LEAD.
BUT THEN ALSO FOR A CHANCE FOR OUR NEW TEACHERS TO HAVE SOMEBODY, MENTOR A LITTLE.
NOW AGAIN, ANOTHER THING WITH THIS MENTOR PROGRAM, WE WENT THROUGH AND GAVE OUR MENTEES TWO DAYS OFF.
THEY'RE SPENDING TIME. THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME FOR THE FACULTY STAFF AND FOR THESE BRAND NEW TEACHERS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GAVE THAT BACK TO THEM TOMORROW.
ONE THING THAT WE'RE DOING, AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT GROWING OUR OWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EDUCATOR SEMINAR HERE.
RON HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORTS INTO HAVING THIS.
SHE'S REACHED OUT TO ALL OF OUR COLLEGES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH ALL OF OUR UNIVERSITIES, BUT ALSO WITH OUR ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATIONS.
WE SURE TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GROW OUR OWN.
AGAIN, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THAT NECESSARILY HAS THE EDUCATION DEGREE.
SOMEBODY WITH A DEGREE, SOMEBODY WITH SUPPORT STAFF THAT'S WORKING TOWARDS CERTIFICATION WITH OUR COLLEGES AND OUR ALL CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT TRULY GROW OUR OWN.
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF AN INNOVATIVE LOOK TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO FILL THAT GAP A LITTLE BIT.
LASTLY, I KNOW KIDS GOING TO COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC PLAN AND DESIGN.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM WORKING WITH 5.2 AND AGAINST THE PROCESS REALLY CULTURE PIECE OF WHERE WE ARE AT FRENSHIP.
ALSO, REALLY JUST TAKING THAT LOOK OF HOW WE'VE GOTTEN HERE.
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE? NOT ONLY THAT, OUR FACULTIES, OUR STUDENTS, OUR NEW FAMILIES TO THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WRAPPING UP SOME OF THE WORK THROUGH THAT AGAINST JUST THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY OF EVERYBODY THAT COMES THROUGH THE DISTRICT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU ALL.
>> ITEM 2C, STRATEGIC PLAN A. MR. KEITH PATRICK.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. THANK YOU, BOARD.
I KNOW THERE'S INTEREST OUT THERE, SO I'LL JUST MENTION THE FRIENDSHIP BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WAS VICTORIOUS 64:43.
GIRLS WILL PLAY TOMORROW AT 5:00.
AGAIN, SOUTH LAKE CAROL AT ABLE.
QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU, QUARTERLY UPDATE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME MISS THIS LAST MONTH.
WE WERE CELEBRATING HERE AT FLORES AND CHELSEA GETTING 2040 RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAMBER THAT NIGHT OF THAT BOARD MEETING.
GLAD TO BRING YOU THIS UPDATE TODAY.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF OUR GOALS.
THESE WERE DEVELOPED BY THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS AND STAFF BACK IN 2021.
SIX GOALS, EACH WITH DELIVERABLES UNDERNEATH THEM THAT ARE SCHEDULED OUT ANNUALLY OVER THE COURSE OF REALLY, IT'S SCHEDULED OVER FOUR YEARS AND WE HAVE A FIFTH YEAR TO CLEAN UP AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT ONE.
WE'RE IN THE YEAR 2 OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE GOALS.
THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE THIS YEAR.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL TO YOU.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE ARE AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
ONE THING THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE LAST SPOKE AND WE LAST HAD AN UPDATE,
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WE HAD A LEAD DAY LAST MONTH.WHAT THAT IS, IS A REVISITING OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS FOR HALF A DAY WITH ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF AND WE LOOK AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR.
WE TOOK THE YEAR 3 SPECIFIC RESULTS AND CREATED ACTION PLANS FOR ALL OF THOSE.
AS WE MAKE THE TEAMS FOR NEXT YEAR, THEY'LL ALREADY HAVE A ROADMAP TO JUMP INTO THAT WORK THAT WE'VE ALREADY CRITICALLY LOOKED AT.
SO FAR IN THE LENS IT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE LENS OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON, AND SO WE KNOW WHAT IT'LL BE BUILDING ON.
ONE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION, STARTING NEXT TUESDAY, WILL BE OUR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT COMMITTEE THAT RUNS UNDER 1.2 ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THEY'LL MEET NEXT WEEK, AND THEN AGAIN IN APRIL.
IN BETWEEN, WE'LL GATHER ALL KINDS OF FEEDBACK AND THINGS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT A MASCOT AND SHARED COLOR WILL BE FOR THAT BRAND NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
1.2 IS ON ITS SECOND YEAR IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, SPECIFICALLY TO GUIDE THAT PROCESS.
TODAY, I WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE TO YOU AND GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THESE.
A DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THOSE DEVICES.
IT'S BROKEN INTO DEVICES, TROUBLESHOOTING, LESSON IMPLEMENTATION.
MICHELLE ELLIOTT IS LEADING THIS TEAM OF C&I FOLKS, MEDIA SPECIALISTS, TECHNOLOGY FOLKS FROM JOE'S TEAM REALLY JUST DIGGING INTO HOW WE APPROACH SOME OF THESE THINGS AND HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE OUR STAFF FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT.
THE LITTLE SCREENSHOT UP THERE IS OUR TECHNOLOGY PLAYBOOK WHICH WE DEVELOPED LAST YEAR.
JOE AND MICHELLE LED THAT TEAM TOGETHER.
IT IS A MEETING HOUSE OF ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, BOTH INSTRUCTIONALLY AND OPERATIONALLY.
NOW WE'RE BUILDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NOT ONLY AROUND THAT PLAYBOOK, BUT INCLUDING IT, AND THEN BUILDING OUT A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
THE PICTURES YOU SEE THERE ARE ACTUALLY FROM TODAY.
THAT WAS OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THIS MORNING.
ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AT ALL CAMPUSES DID ROTATIONS LED BY MEDIA SPECIALISTS AND TIGER TECH SQUAD AND REALLY GOT SOME NEW TIPS AND TRICKS AND TIME SAVING THINGS.
THE NEAT THING ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF THIS TEAM, WE DID SURVEYS DISTRICT WIDE AND THEN TOOK ALL OF THAT DATA CAMPUS-SPECIFIC AND MEDIA SPECIALISTS WERE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE WHAT THEY OFFERED BASED ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH CAMPUS.
TEACHERS WERE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT VERY SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY TRAINING TIME WITH THOSE EXPERTS.
THE MEDIA SPECIALISTS WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT TOO AND GOT TO CUSTOMIZE WHAT IT WAS.
THAT IS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT WILL HAPPEN UNDER THIS.
MICHELLE'S TEAM HAS DONE A TON OF WORK DIGGING INTO THIS AND BUILDING OUT A PLAN THAT WILL NOT JUST TRAIN NEW HIRES OR STAFF COMING BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT THAT WE'LL LOOK AT ALL OF THESE THINGS GOING FORWARD AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO TOOL UP OUR STAFF AND SUPPORT THEM AS WE GO THROUGHOUT A YEAR, WHETHER THEY'RE A BRAND NEW TEACHER, NEW TO THE DISTRICT, OR A RETURNING STAFF.
THEN THE OTHER ONE I'D LIKE TO MENTION TO YOU IS ONE THAT YOU'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FROM CRAIG THOMPSON WHEN HE DID HIS COUNSELING DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS REPORT, PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE TIERED INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUUM FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THESE TWO THINGS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE EXISTING PROGRAMS. WE HAVE HOPE SQUAD OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, WHICH IS SUICIDE PREVENTION.
THAT IS PEER-LED STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE HOPE SQUAD.
THEN THE OTHER SECOND STEP IN OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AND IT'S INTEGRATED INTO CLASSROOMS, BRINGING THOSE SPECIFIC LESSONS.
THIS TEAM HAS DUG INTO COUNSELING DATA, INTO REFERRALS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO REALLY SEE WHAT DAYS OF THE WEEK, WHAT TIMES OF THE YEAR DO WE NEED MORE SUPPORT THAN OTHERS AND HOW CAN WE CUSTOMIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE USING SOME OF THAT DATA.
THEN THEY HAVE ALSO SENT SURVEYS OUT DISTRICT WIDE AND SURVEYED OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR SHACK COMMITTEE AND SOME OTHERS TO SEE WHAT ARE TEACHERS SAYING THEY REALLY THINK THE NEEDS ARE, WHAT ARE COMMUNITIES SAYING WHAT THEY THINK THE NEEDS ARE? THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PLAN THAT THEY WILL COME OUT WITH THEMING WHAT WE DO MONTHLY AT A CAMPUS LEVEL AND ALLOWING COUNSELORS AND OTHERS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND OTHERS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROGRAMMING THAT WILL FIT WITHIN THAT CAMPUS UNDER A THEME THAT WILL WEAVE ITS WAY THROUGH ALL OF FRENSHIP ISD.
A SNEAK PEEK THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT WITH THIS ONE, A FUTURE YEAR 3 GOAL WILL BE ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, AND THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR THAT TO FIT IN THOSE THEMES AS WELL.
ALL BUILDING ON ITSELF AS WE GO ALONG THIS SPECIFIC RESULT.
ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS BUILT ON PREVIOUS WORK, PARTICULARLY ADDING DATA INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND TO UNLOCKING THE TIME OF COUNSELORS AND REWRITING THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION TO BEST SERVE OUR KIDS.
THIS IS THE NEXT STEP OF THAT ONE.
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WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.>> ANY QUESTIONS? MR. PATRICK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THAT PLAN AND REPORTS THAT YOU GIVE US ARE VERY, VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE AND I'M GLAD WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY LIKE YOU HEADING THAT SHIP.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST TRY TO KEEP MY ARMS AROUND IT.
IT'S EVERYBODY ON THESE TEAMS DOING THE WORK, BUT I DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO WHO EVER GOT THE MOUSE THIS IS THE BEST THING.
>> ALSO, JUST A COMMENT THAT WHEN HE WAS UP HERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO PROVIDE FOR STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THROUGH LINKEDIN LEARNING AND ALSO THROUGH THE RESTORE THE ROAR AND PORTAL.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO IS PICKING WHAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE JUST KNOW THE TOPICS.
HE MENTIONED, THE TOPICS ARE, THIS IS WHAT OUR STAFF IS DRAWN TO, DEALING WITH STRESS, OVERCOMING DEPRESSION AND HOW TO STAY WELL, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
IT WAS INSIGHTFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO SEE THE NEEDS IN OUR KIDS AND FOR US TO BE DELIBERATE AND JUST TRYING TO HELP.
>> THANK YOU. WE'VE ALREADY COVERED ITEMS NUMBER 3A.
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 3B, ACTION ITEMS. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION REGARDING SB 763, CHAPLAINS AS SUPPORTS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM MR. LAYNE SHEETS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MILLER AND BOARD.
THIS NEXT ITEM PERTAINS TO SENATE BILL 763 FROM THE 88TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
THIS SENATE BILL REQUIRES THE BOARD TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHAPLAINS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
LET ME JUST BACK UP AND SAY THAT FRENSHIP HAS ALWAYS ALLOWED CHAPLAINS AMONG A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR GKC LOCAL POLICY WHICH JUST MAKE SURE WE VET THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDE PROPER BACKGROUNDS FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE FOR OUR KIDS AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.
AGAIN, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? BECAUSE THEY'RE REQUIRING US TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE THOSE VOLUNTEERS.
YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION IN YOUR BOARD PACKET THAT CAN ARTICULATE HOW WE FEEL THAT WE CAN BEST UTILIZE THOSE VOLUNTEERS.
IN THERE IT SAYS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE FOR CHAPLAINS TO BE INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEER.
ALSO IT SAYS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE FOR OUR COUNSELORS TO BE CERTIFIED.
WE FEEL LIKE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
IN THIS CASE, IT MEANS HAVING THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED PEOPLE AND THAT INCLUDES COUNSELORS IN THIS SITUATION.
THESE COUNSELORS HAVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND SPECIFIC TRAINING AS DO CHAPLAINS AND PASTORS, AND ALL OTHER VOLUNTEERS.
WE SURE DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE ANY TRAINING FROM THOSE STAFF, THOSE PEOPLE.
IN FACT, WE WANT TO HOPEFULLY UTILIZE ALL THEIR STRENGTHS, BUT WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND WHERE WE DO THAT.
THIS RESOLUTION JUST AGAIN STATES WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THEM TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR SCHOOLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR KIDS AND STAFF.
WE WANT OUR COUNSELORS TO CONTINUE TO BE CERTIFIED COUNSELORS.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY OR I ALSO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
>> NO QUESTION. MOVE TO YOUR RECOMMENDATION MR. SHEETS.
>> RECOMMENDATION IS SIMPLY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS JUST TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE.
I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE AT A DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO VOLUNTEER AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME SELFLESSLY, WHETHER IT'S CHAPLAINS OR ANY CAPACITY.
CONTINUE TO LET THOSE CHAPLAINS VOLUNTEER AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE COUNSELORS BE CERTIFIED COUNSELORS.
THAT'S WHAT WE RECOMMENDED THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE.
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION.
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>> A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM MR. SHEETS.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM SHAWN FOR APPROVAL. IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. SHEETS.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT.
>>NOW WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR. MS. TIFFANY TAPER.
>> THANK YOU MR. MILLER. I'M JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK REVIEW OF THE CALENDAR PROCESS.
THE STATE REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF 75,600 INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES FOR STUDENTS, BUT FOR STAFF, WE HAVE TO HAVE 187 WORKING DAYS FOR TEACHERS.
THEN WE ALSO BUILD IN TWO BAD WEATHER DAYS.
THOSE FALL ON APRIL 18TH, WHICH IS GOOD FRIDAY, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE HISTORICALLY DONE AND THEN THAT LAST FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUATION, WHICH WOULD BE MAY 23RD.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME ON BOTH OF THOSE DRAFTS.
THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF PARENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL 15 CAMPUSES.
THEN WE HAVE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
THAT COMMITTEE MET IN EARLY JANUARY AND FINALIZED TWO DRAFTS THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WE PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH A SURVEY ON JANUARY 18TH TO THE 24TH.
REALLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THAT YOU'LL SEE IS IN DRAFT A, WE HAD PRESIDENT'S DAY AND TRUE HOLIDAY.
IN DRAFT B, IT WAS A STAFF DEVELOPMENT STUDENT HOLIDAY.
THEN IN DRAFT A, STAFF HAD A THREE DAY WEEKEND FOR EASTER.
THEN IN DRAFT B, IT IS A FOUR DAY WEEKEND FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF.
THROUGH THAT SURVEY, WE HAD CLOSE TO 1,600 PEOPLE TAKE THE SURVEY.
OF THAT, ABOUT 60% WERE PARENTS, 38% WERE STAFF.
AGAIN, SOMETIMES YOU MAY HAVE STAFF THAT IDENTIFY AS PARENTS, AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL IDENTIFY AS STAFF.
THEN AT THE END OF THE WEEK, 75% VOTED IN FAVOR OF DRAFT B.
AGAIN, THAT WAS THE ONE THAT MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH PRESIDENT'S DAY AS A STAFF DEVELOPMENT STUDENT HOLIDAY.
THEN THE FOUR DAY WEEKEND, WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR AMONG THE PARENTS AND STAFF FOR EASTER.
BUT AS FAR AS THE START DAYS AND THE END DAYS, THE THANKSGIVING BREAK, WINTER BREAK, AND SPRING BREAK, THOSE WERE ALL VERY SIMILAR.
THEN THEY ALSO ALIGNED WITH LEANDER ISD.
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE HEARD IN THE PAST IS THEY LIKE WHEN THE THREE BIG SCHOOL DISTRICTS TRY TO HAVE VERY SIMILAR CALENDARS, IT'S JUST EASIER ON FAMILIES THAT WAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF NOT, I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
>> NO QUESTIONS. RECOMMENDATION.
>> BASED ON FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE BY PARENTS AND STAFF, ALONG WITH THE SURVEY RESULTS, THE FRENSHIP ISD CALENDAR COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED CALENDAR DRAFT B FOR THE 2024- 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR AS PRESENTED.
>> MR. KYLE ENTERTAIN A MOTION?
>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. KYLE ROGERS.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MS. CHELSEA SALAZAR.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED [INAUDIBLE] MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 4, OTHER BOARD BUSINESS, TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS.
MARCH 21ST, 2024 REGULAR MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON A THURSDAY.
>> YES. THAT IS WHEN WE COME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK THAT MONDAY.
[OVERLAPPING] THIS GIVES US A COUPLE OF DAYS TO REMEMBER.
I JUST GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT.
>> WITH THAT I ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.