>> IT'S BEEN DETERMINED THAT ACCORDING TO PRESENCE,
[C. Reconvene from Closed Session]
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MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND NOTICE THIS MEETING HAVING BEEN POSTED IN TIME AND MANNERS REQUIRED BY LAW.THEREFORE, AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.
MR. SEAN, COULD YOU MIND LEADING THE STAGE?
[D. Invocation]
>> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
TO DO THAT IN YOUR HONOR, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT'S HERE, ASK YOU TO BLESS US, GIVE US THE WORDS OF WISDOM.
>> PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
[E. Pledge of Allegiance]
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A SEAT. WE'RE GOING TO INVITE SOME ON THE FORM?
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITION AND I'M GOING TO TURN THE FLOOR TO MS. TIFFANY TAYLOR.
[G.1. Aramark Lone Star Chef State Competition]
WE HAVE SEVERAL GROUPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH OUR CULINARY STUDENTS. LET'S ALL COME UP HERE.
THEN YOU ALL CAN LINE UP RIGHT THERE.
PARENTS, IF Y'ALL ARE HERE AND WANT TO TAKE PICTURES, Y'ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO STAND IN THE BACK.
>> BEFORE YOU BEGIN, WE GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TOO COME BACK HERE.
I BELIEVE I HAVE A BOARD MEMBER ASKING WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO DO IF THE TEAM WANTED [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT AND YOU MAY HAVE TO EARN IT.
HE'S ASKING THE PLACE OF TASTER.
>> WELL, TONIGHT WE WANT TO KICK OFF OUR CELEBRATIONS BY CONGRATULATING FOUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY STUDENTS WHO RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE ARAMARK CULINARY STAR COMPETITION AT MINUTE MAID PARK IN HOUSTON.
NOW THE TEAM OF FOUR WHIPPED UP A DELICIOUSLY CREATIVE MENU FOR THE JUDGES AND IN ADDITION TO BEING NUTRITIOUS, THE COMPETITION ALSO INCLUDED CHALLENGES LIKE REQUIREMENTS TO ADD MYSTERY INGREDIENTS INTO THEIR DISHES.
DURING THE STATE COMPETITION, THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO PUT THEIR SKILLS TO THE TEST, TESTING THINGS LIKE PLATING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, SAFETY AND SANITATION, AND MORE.
THE TEAM WALKED AWAY FEELING ACCOMPLISHED, PROUD OF THEIR WORK, AND GRATEFUL FOR THE EXPERIENCE.
THEN THEY EVEN GOT A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE MINUTE MAID PARK EXECUTIVE DINING ROOMS AND KITCHENS BY THE HOUSTON ASTROS EXECUTIVE CHEF.
SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY COOL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.
TONIGHT, CULINARY TEACHER DELIA MCDANIEL IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HER STUDENTS. STAND HERE.
>> SO FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD AND FRENSHIP ISD FOR PROVIDING SUCH GREAT ACCOMMODATIONS AND GREAT TRANSPORTATION.
AS WE DROVE NINE HOURS TO HOUSTON, Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB AND I KNOW THE KIDS FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN A THREE STAR HOTEL.
THEY WERE JUST LIKE, WOW, THIS IS SO NICE.
THAT HELPED THEM RELAX AND GET READY FOR THE DAY THAT THEY WERE STARTING COMPETITION.
THEN I WANT TO THANK CHEF LIZ WILLIAMS AND GIVE HER [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT STAFF HERE AT FRENSHIP ISD.
THEY WORKED WONDERS WITH ACADEMY FOR KENT TO LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS COMPETITION AND THEN CHEF LIZ COMING TO WORK WITH US.
I MEAN, IT IS A JOURNEY WITH THESE KIDS JUST.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE DREAMED SOMETHING MORE REAL AND THEY JUST DO A GREAT JOB AT COMPETITION.
HAVING LIZ AND KEN, SUCH POSITIVE FORCES FOR US.
AMAZING. I WANT TO BRAG ON THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE MADDISON PAINTER WHO IS A SENIOR, WE HAVE SIMONE AND TERRACE WHO IS A SOPHOMORE, RIO SOLIS WHO IS A SOPHOMORE, AND SOLOMON VASQUEZ WHO IS A SOPHOMORE.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE EVER ENTERED THIS COMPETITION.
WE PRACTICED THREE DAYS A WEEK ABOUT TOTAL LIKE 62 HOURS AFTER SCHOOL; WASHING DISHES, CLEANING, COOKING,
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MAKING WRONG RECIPES, MAKING WRONG DECISIONS, AND BURNING YOURSELF, AND CUTTING YOURSELF.[LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE THESE JACKETS.
>> THEY DIDN'T LOSE WITH THE BURNING AND THE CUTTING.
>> THE WAY WE DESCRIBE THESE KIDS IS DETERMINED, PROUD, HARDWORKING, AND TRUE FRENSHIP TIGERS BECAUSE DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT THEY WENT THROUGH AT COMPETITION, JUST TO BE THERE AT MINUTE MAID PARK AND COMPETING WITH ALL THESE OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND SEEING WHAT DETERMINATION MEANS, I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE THEIR TEACHER AND THEIR CULINARY TEACHER.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE ME CRY A BIT.
I'M SO PROUD OF THEM AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MADDISON PAINTER [APPLAUSE] AND SOLOMON VASQUEZ. [APPLAUSE]
>> KEN, IF YOU WANT TO HOP IN COME ON UP. [LAUGHTER]
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE TWO CERAMIC STUDENTS,
[G.2. National K-12 Clay Art Competition]
IF YOU'LL WANT TO COME UP HERE.PARENTS, AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO GO IN THE BACK, FEEL FREE TO GO GRAB PICTURES.
SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE TWO FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CERAMIC STUDENTS WHO RECENTLY RECEIVED ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NATIONAL K-12 CLAY ART COMPETITION.
NOW THIS NATIONAL PLATFORM CELEBRATES THE FINEST K-12 CERAMIC CREATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTING THEIR REMARKABLE TALENT.
IT'S HELD ALONGSIDE THE RENOWNED NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR CERAMIC ARTS CONFERENCE IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
THEIR ACCEPTANCE MARKS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS.
NOW THE COMPETITION SERVES AS A GATEWAY FOR YOUNG CERAMICIST TO EXHIBIT THEIR TALENT ON A NATIONAL SCALE.
WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THESE TWO STUDENTS.
THEN ADDITIONALLY, BOTH STUDENTS PLAN TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS PAVING THE WAY FOR THEIR FUTURE ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE OUR TEACHER DAVID ECHOLS TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE TWO STUDENTS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US AND RECOGNIZING THESE STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR CERAMIC ARTS, WE JUST CALL IT NCECA; PROBABLY IT'S TOO HARD TO SAY.
IT'S A NATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
ACTUALLY, I WAS WATCHING THE AWARD CEREMONY, ABOUT THE PRESENTATION OF STUFF EARLIER TODAY ON YOUTUBE.
IT'S A CONFERENCE FROM NOT JUST THE US, BUT THERE ARE PROBABLY 30,000 CERAMICIST IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW THAT JUST TOOK OVER THE ENTIRE TOWN.
ALL KINDS OF CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS; IT'S THE PLACE FOR US CLAY NERDS TO GO.
THEY HAVE A COMPETITION CALLED K-12 AND IT'S FOR STUDENTS ANYWHERE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
AS TODAY I WAS LISTENING TO THEM, THERE WERE 1,169 ENTRANTS AND ONLY 150 GOT INTO THE SHOW.
WE SENT IN SIX APPLICANTS AND TWO OF THEM GOT IN, SO A THIRD OF OURS GOT INTO THAT.
THEN TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT THEY HAD APPLIED FOR; THIS IS NEWS TO THEM, THEY ACTUALLY WON A SCHOLARSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] IT WAS REALLY HARD NOT TO TELL THEM THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM. THEIR WORK IS REALLY AMAZING.
THEY HAVE BOTH ACTUALLY BEEN IN OTHER COMPETITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WON.
THEY WON EVERYTHING THEY PUT THEIR HAND INTO SO JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
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>> I THINK ONE OF YOU-ALL ARE STAYING UP HERE.
NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR VASE STUDENTS,
[G.3. Visual Arts Scholastic Events State Qualifiers]
IF YOU-ALL WANT TO COME UP HERE.WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO VISUAL ARTS AT STATE COMPETITIONS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT.
WE HAD 11 FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ART STUDENTS WHO MADE IT TO THE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT STATE COMPETITION THAT WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH.
THESE STUDENTS SUBMITTED VARIOUS FORMS OF ARTWORK, INCLUDING DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND CERAMICS.
THIS SELECTION PROCESS IS VERY RIGOROUS, AND STUDENTS MUST INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF RESEARCH AND LEARNING INVOLVED IN CREATING THE PIECE, THE ARTISTIC PROCESS, AND THE MEANING OF THEIR PIECE.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE A FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS COORDINATOR, JOY MCCLEAN, TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HIS STUDENTS.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANKS EVERYBODY FOR RECOGNIZING US.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
IT'S CALLED VASE, VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT, EASIER TO SAY VASE JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE.
WE HAD 107 ENTRIES FROM FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WAS THE MOST IN THE REGION.
FOR THE ENTIRE REGION, THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE UNDER 500 TOTAL ART ENTRIES IN THIS CONTEST, AND WE DID EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
WE HAD OUT OF 33 PIECES IN THE REGION THAT QUALIFIED FOR STATE, FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 OF THE 33.
SO THAT'S BY FAR THE MOST IN THE REGION, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THOSE 12, WE HAVE FOUR KIDS HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR TEACHER.
THE FIRST ONE FROM DIVISION 1 IS ALEXIS GAUNA [PHONETIC].
THEN DIVISION 2 IS CARLIN KING.
IN DIVISION 3, TWO PIECES THAT QUALIFIED FOR STATE: ISABEL FLORES.
WE ALSO DECIDED THAT ALL FIVE OF THE TEACHERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAD STUDENTS THAT QUALIFIED FOR STATE, WHICH I THINK IS THE FIRST IN A WHILE.
MS. MONTEZ, ART ONE AND PRINTMAKING, AND THEN MYSELF FOR DRAWING.
>> YOU'RE THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
>> HE ALSO IS THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR. PICTURE.
>> EVERYBODY, THANK YOU. 1, 2, 3.
>> IF Y'ALL JUST WANT TO LINE UP RIGHT THERE.
THEN PARENTS, IF Y'ALL LIKE TO GO IN THE BACK TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO.
WE'LL LET EVERYONE GET IN PLACE.
IS THAT EVERYONE? WE HAVE ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING RECOGNITION.
[G.4. Sports Medicine State Qualifiers and Academic All-State]
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRENSHIP HISTORY, OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINERS WILL COMPETE AT THE STATE LEVEL.NOW, THE STUDENTS RECENTLY COMPETED AT THE WEST TEXAS SPORTS MEDICINE SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM THROUGH THE TEXAS STATE ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION.
THE TEAM PLAYS FIRST INQUIZABLE AND THIRD PLACE OVERALL AT THE COMPETITION, SECURING THEIR SPOT AT THE STATE CONTEST HELD AT TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY IN MAY.
THE COMPETITION CENTERS AROUND SPORTS MEDICINE AND INCLUDES QUESTIONS AND TOPICS PERTAINING TO THE ATHLETIC TRAINING PROFESSION.
THINGS LIKE ANKLE TAPING, CHALLENGES, IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT MUSCLES, BONES, JOINTS, BUT IN ADDITION TO QUALIFYING FOR THAT STATE COMPETITION, WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS WHO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR RECEIVING ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONORS THROUGH THE TEXAS STATE ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION.
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TONIGHT WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER, DUSTIN RUSH, TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.>> THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS REALIZE HOW DEEP IN THE CLOSET I HAD TO DIG TO FIND SOME PANTS FOR THIS, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IS THEY STILL FITS.
IT COULDN'T COME ON A BETTER MONTH.
MARCH IS NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS MONTH, SO WE GET TO RECOGNIZE ATHLETIC TRAINERS NATIONWIDE.
SO IT'S REALLY COOL TO HAVE THE HONOR.
WE'RE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, WE'RE THE BACKBONE WE'VE BEEN, WE LIKE TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND, SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS.
YOU'RE ONLY STRONG AS YOUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP, AND OUR CREW HERE IS BAR NONE.
FIRST OFF, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE STATE QUALIFIERS.
WE HAVE HALEY BRADDOCK, ADDISON HUTCHINSON, JAYDA MONTOYA, [INAUDIBLE].
AS SHE SAID, THIS COMPETITION WILL BE HELD MAY 19TH AND 20TH AT TARLETON.
WE GOT TO PRACTICE THIS MORNING AGAINST 14 OTHER SCHOOLS, AND WE GOT CHEATED OUT OF THE LAST QUESTION BECAUSE WE ASKED A REALLY RANDOM QUESTION ABOUT CHARLESTON STATE.
UNLESS YOU WENT TO CHARLESTON, YOU [INAUDIBLE].
IT WAS WORTH DOUBLE THE POINT, SO WE GOT KNOCKED OUT OF OUR THIRD PLACE SHOWING FOR THAT, BUT IN ALL WE'RE REALLY PREPARED.
SECOND, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH OUR SENIOR, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT PURPLE POO.
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A TRICK QUESTION.
OUR SENIORS, WHAT MAKES THIS SO AMAZING FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY DO THEY SPEND COUNTLESS OF HOURS WITH US, MOST OF THEM ARE INVOLVED IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THAT'S FROM STUDENT COUNCIL, NHS, AG, IN YOUR BOOK, AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS.
THEN THEY ALSO HAVE PART TIME JOBS, AND SOMEHOW THEY STILL FIND TIME TO ACHIEVE THESE HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS.
THAT, TO ME, IS WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THE CHARACTER THAT THEY HAVE AND HOW SUCCESSFULLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN LIFE, BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO BALANCE EVERYTHING WITH ACADEMICS.
WE HAVE HALEY BRADDOCK AGAIN, WHO'D ALSO RECEIVED A MEDALS FROM TEXAS STATE ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION, SO [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL.
RYAN PONS, KRISTIN MILES, BAILEY SCULLY, ADDISON [INAUDIBLE] J.C WELCH, AND [INAUDIBLE] WOLF.
AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH TOGETHER.
>> [INAUDIBLE] 1, 2, 3. ONE MORE.
>> THEN AFTER THAT, PARENTS, IF YOU-ALL WANT TO GO IN THE BACK TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.
OUR LAST STUDENT RECOGNITION OF THE NIGHT,
[G.5. Academic Decathlon State Competitors]
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM AND THEIR RECENT SUCCESS AT THE REGIONAL AND STATE COMPETITION.THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WON FIRST PLACE OVERALL IN THE REGION 1 COMPETITION, SECURING THEIR SPOT AT THE STATE COMPETITION LAST MONTH AND THE TEAM SET A NEW SCHOOL RECORD BY PLACING FIFTH IN THE STATE.
THE STUDENTS ALSO BROUGHT HOME 10 MEDALS AND SOME SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AS WELL.
HERE TONIGHT TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS,
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OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC SPONSOR, [INAUDIBLE] LOUIS [PHONETIC].>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE EFFORT AND THE COUNTLESS HOURS OUR STUDENTS PUT FORTH TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE KEEP BREAKING SCHOOL RECORDS EACH TIME WE GO TO STATE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR PROGRAM.
HERE WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE TATUM CAMERON, [INAUDIBLE] HERNANDEZ, [INAUDIBLE], JANE PETERSON, AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> YOU VOTED LAST TIME, SO I'M ASKING.
>> I DID VOTE, AND I VOTED TO LET MYSELF PRESENT CORRECTLY.
IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT,
[G.6. Texas School Public Relations Association State Awards]
AND I'M REALLY SAD THAT DESRI WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US.SHE IS SICK TODAY AND SO I WISH THAT SHE WERE HERE.
BUT EACH FEBRUARY, TSF HAS A CONFERENCE AND THEY GIVE AWAY AWARDS AND MOSTLY FRENSHIP THIS YEAR.
THEY PARTICIPATE AS THEY DO EVERY YEAR AT THE CONFERENCE, AND THEY SUBMIT WORK THAT THEY HAVE CREATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, NEWSLETTERS, DIGITAL GRAPHICS, VIDEOS, AND ALL KINDS OF PROJECTS.
I THOUGHT THEY ONLY WON EIGHT AWARDS.
HOW MANY AWARDS WERE THERE, TEN? I'M SURE THEY WON NINE THERE.
I'LL LIST THE ONES THAT THEY WON, AND THEN I WILL ATTEMPT TO HAND IT OUT LEGAL CERTIFICATE.
>> WE HAD A VIDEO FEATURE FORWARD TOGETHER, A SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION, GOLD AND BEST OF CATEGORY; A BOOKLET, FRENSHIP ISD STATE OF THE DISTRICT, GOLD; DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, TIGER TALES, I KNOW THAT BRITTANEY DOES THOSE.
WE HAVE FEATURE WRITING WHICH IS FRENSHIP TEACHER HELPS CREATE ESTEEM OUTREACH PROGRAM, SO THAT'S STEM PLUS THE ARTS INCLUDED, AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK GRAPHICS FOR THE SPRING FOOTBALL GAME, THE VIDEO BOARD GRAPHIC.
BY THE WAY, IF DIDN'T MENTION IT, GOLD IN ALL OF THESE SO FAR.
ORIGINAL ARTWORK GRAPHICS FOR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SIGNING DAY, GOLD.
PHOTO IN ACADEMIC CLASSROOM SUBJECTS, GOLD.
VIDEO, GENERAL EVENT, FRENSHIP ALARM SURPRISE MILITARY HOMECOMING, ANOTHER GOLD.
VIDEO, PROMOTIONAL SEAT PERFECTION CAPTURE EXCELLENCE, GOLD.
PHOTO SPORTS SUBJECTS, SILVER.
PHOTO, OTHER SUBJECTS, SILVER.
THEN ADVERTISEMENT FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDER ROUND UP, SILVER.
WE'VE SEEN TIFFANY, THE LEADER OF THE TEAM OFTEN, THAT THIS IS HER TEAM, AND THEY ARE FANTASTIC AS WELL.
BRITTANEY JAMES IS A COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST, AND A GRADUATE OF FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IN 2018.
HANNAH FRANKLIN-MORELOS WHO IS ALSO A FRENSHIP
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GRADUATE. WHAT YEAR DID YOU GRADUATE?>> 2018, AND HER MOM, REDINA FRANKLIN, LONG TIME ON THE FOUNDATION.
JUST GREAT FAMILY, AND YOU HAVE A SENIOR, A BROTHER. YOU DON'T HAVE A SENIOR.
YOU DON'T HAVE A KID BUT I'M SO PROUD OF THIS.
>> WILL YOU ALL MOVE THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT? THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO REALLY GREAT PICTURE.
>> THEY'RE LIKE, JUST SMILE, WE'LL RETAKE IT.
>> THAT WILL WRAP UP OUR RECOGNITION FOR THEM.
[2.A. Effectiveness Report on Technology Program]
ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS OF THE BOARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS REPORT ON THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. MR. BARNETT.>> THE EFFECTIVENESS REPORT FOR TECHNOLOGY IS IN YOUR PACKET, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS WITHIN THAT REPORT, BASICALLY THREE ITEMS OF COMMUNICATION CAPACITY AND SECURITY.
AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNICATION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE MICROSOFT HAS OFFERED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE US, A DIAL-TONE PLAN FOR REPLACING TYPICAL CARRIERS.
IF YOU HAVE IP PHONE SYSTEMS LIKE WE HAVE, YOU CAN REALLY LEVERAGE THE SAVINGS IN THAT.
YEAR OVER YEAR, WE'VE SAVED 60% ON OUR MONTHLY REOCCURRING CHARGES FOR THE PHONES.
IN ADDITION, THE TIED INTEGRATION HAS GIVEN US A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS MULTI-LINGUAL ACCESS AS FAR AS VOICEMAILS, THE EMAIL, VOICEMAILS THAT CAN COME THROUGH WITH THE AUDIO ATTACHMENTS, AND JUST A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE PRIOR TO.
AS A PART OF THE DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WERE PART OF A GROUP THAT PUT TOGETHER THE TECHNOLOGY PLAYBOOK.
THE TECHNOLOGY PLAYBOOK IS MEANT TO BE A RESOURCE GUIDE, A JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY OF INFORMATION.
WE COMPLETED THAT VIA SHAREPOINT LAST YEAR IN MAY, AND THAT'S REALLY A GROWING RESOURCE FOR THE DISTRICT.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S JUST OVER 1,600 DIFFERENT RESOURCES IN THERE, WHETHER IT'S VIDEOS, DOCUMENTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT FOR STAFF MEMBERS ALIKE FOR INSTANCE.
EARLY IN THE YEAR AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, THERE'S ANYTHING FROM HOW TO RUN YOUR BUDGET AND SKYWARD TO PUT IN AN ABSENCE AND GIVE THIS UP.
THE 90-DAYS SNAPSHOT WAS OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER, AND WE AVERAGED ABOUT 350 VIEWS A WEEK OF THE PLAYBOOK.
IN THE PLAYBOOK, WE ALSO LINK TO LINKEDIN LEARNING WHICH IS A PART OF IT AGAIN.
LINKEDIN LEARNING PROVIDES MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND JUST HOW TO PIVOT, CHART, AND EXCEL.
SOME OF MY TEAM PUT SOFT SKILLS.
HOW DEALING WITH DIFFICULT CUSTOMERS IS ONE.
WITHIN THAT 90-DAY PERIOD, OVER 1,500 VIDEOS WERE VIEWED AND 100 DIFFERENT COURSES, AND THE COURSES CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 30 MINUTES TO THREE HOURS, AND THERE'S CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING AS YOU GO THROUGH.
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THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.BUT AS FAR AS THE LIBRARY MATERIALS AVAILABLE, SOME ARE ASSIGNED FOR PD DAYS IN SOME CASES, BUT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE LIBRARY.
AS FAR AS THE ACCESS, THE NUMBER ONE ACCESS RESOURCE WAS SURPRISING, WHICH WAS DEALING WITH EVERYDAY STRESSES.
I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT UNTIL I WAS GETTING READY FOR THE DDR, AND I TOOK A LOOK AT THAT AND IT'S REVIEWED.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF DEEP BREATHING AND MEDITATION.
THE CATEGORY OF CAPACITY DISTRICT GROWTH IS WE'VE BEEN BLESSED AT FRENSHIP, TO CONTINUALLY BE A GROWING DISTRICT.
THAT'S NOT JUST THE BUILDINGS, BUT OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.
WIRELESS AND WIRED NETWORK, AS FAR AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CONTINUES TO GROW WITH MORE AND MORE EMPHASIS ON POWER OVER ETHERNET.
WHEN YOU HAVE PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERAS, THEY CALL IT INTERNET OF THINGS, LIKE YOUR DOOR SENSORS AND SWITCHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT IS SO MUCH MORE EFFICIENT TO DELIVER BOTH DATA AND POWER ON THE SAME CABLE.
OUR POWER OVER ETHERNET DEMANDS HAS REALLY GROWN.
THEN, OF COURSE, MY FAVORITE PART IS THE DATA CENTER, WHICH IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE DISTRICT.
THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED, ALL OF OUR CONTENT FILTERING, INTERNET FEEDS, PHONE SYSTEMS, AND EVERYTHING GOES INTO THIS ONE ROOM.
THE REASON YOU NORMALLY WANT TO BUILD IT LIKE THAT IS YOU GOT TO CONTROL PHYSICAL ACCESS, SECURITY.
YOU HAVE YOUR BACKUPS AS FAR AS DATA, BUT ALSO YOUR UPS OR YOUR BATTERY BACKUPS.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT A DECADE AND A HALF SINCE WE'VE DONE AN UPGRADE IN THIS AREA, AND SO TECHNOLOGY HAS REALLY CHANGED.
WHEN THE IPHONE SWITCHED TO LITHIUM-ION, YOU'LL NOTICE AS FAR AS THIS BATTERY SOURCE, YOU COULD CHARGE IT UP QUICKER.
IT SEEMED TO LAST LONGER, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
OVER TIME, THOSE COSTS HAVE COME DOWN.
AS A PART OF OUR UPGRADE OVER SPRING BREAK, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TECHNOLOGY AND MOVE FROM LEAD ACID, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE YOUR CAR BATTERY, VERY CAUSTIC AND I KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE HAD ONE SMOKE ON THIS BEFORE.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT TO LITHIUM-ION, THEN THE DIFFERENCE IS RUN TIME AND RECOVERY TIME.
WITH THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, WE HAVE 300% ADDITIONAL RUN TIME, WHICH IS JUST OVER THREE HOURS, AND IT CAN BE UP TO 80% CHARGED IN JUST OVER AN HOUR.
WITH OUR LEAD ACID WE WERE SETTING AT AROUND AN HOUR, AND IT TOOK ABOUT 28 OR 29 HOURS TO COME BACK ON TO BE FULLY CHARGED WITH, WHICH IS NOT ONLY A PROBLEM UNLESS YOU HAVE THE BROWN OUT.
YOU HAVE A POWER UP AND DOWN, THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE.
YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE A CENTEGIX BADGE SYSTEM, BUT LEVERAGING IS YOUR DIRECTORY.
AS FAR AS OUR GROUPS, IT'S BEEN VERY NICE TO INTEGRATE CENTEGIX SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE NEW STAFF MEMBERS ON BOARD OFF BOARD, WE PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT GROUP.
IT KNOWS WHICH CAMPUS THAT THEY'RE AT BASED ON THAT GROUP AND IT MAKES THINGS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WHEN WE CAN DO THAT FOR SECURITY AS WELL AS CONVENIENCE.
THEN CYBERSECURITY IS NOT A COURSE REALLY THAT YOU TAKE AND GIVE A SCORE, YOU COMPLETE AND YOU'RE DONE.
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IS OUR MAIN GUIDE FOR THAT, AND JUST THIS MONTH CAME OUT WITH A REPORT THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS RANKED NUMBER 6 IN THE TOP 10 TARGETS BY THREAT ACTORS.
ODDLY ENOUGH, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING WAS NUMBER 1.
REALLY FOR SCHOOLS, IT'S THE DATA WE HAVE, STUDENT DATA THAT'S NEVER HAD A CREDIT SCORE.
IT'S NOT IN THE SYSTEM ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUS AS FAR AS THE TRUST OF OUR PARENTS AND OUR STAFF TO MAINTAIN THE SECURITY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.
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AS FAR AS LOOKING AT FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS HERE TO STAY.WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THAT SUCH THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, BEHAVIOR ANALYTICS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT IN WHICH MAYBE THE NETWORK SYSTEM DOESN'T REALLY KNOW THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABNORMAL ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITY.
IT CAN BRING THAT FORWARD FOR US TO LOOK AT AND HAVE A HUMAN EYES ON GLASS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE GOING ON? AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE SECOND AND THIRD SHIFT WORKERS IN SCHOOLS AND WE REALLY DEPEND ON THAT FOR OUR ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
THEN ANYWHERE WE CAN DO MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, WE DO.
IN SOME CASES, SOME OF OUR SYSTEMS DO NOT PROVIDE THAT, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE PUSHED THROUGH A MIDDLE TIER SURGERY THAT HANDLES THAT FOR US TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP THAT ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SECURITY BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE BUILT FOR COLLABORATION AND SOMETIMES THE FOLKS ON THE OTHER SIDE ARE NOT WHO YOU THINK THEY ARE.
THEN CAPACITY, WIRE THE WIRELESS NETWORK.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, POWER OVER ETHERNET IS REALLY EXPLODED AND SO SOME OF OUR FUTURE UPGRADES WOULD NEED TO BE IN THE POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS, WHICH IS ODD BECAUSE WE'VE INCREASED IN DATA SPEEDS TO THE POINT YOU CAN GET 10 GIG ON [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT NOW WITH MULTI GIG LAGGING CONNECTIONS TO GO ABOVE THAT, WHICH IS REALLY COOL FOR THE ONES IN THE ZEROS, BUT ON THE POWER SIDE IS REALLY GROWING AS WELL.
I COULDN'T DO WHAT I DO IF IT WASN'T MY GROUP, AND SO ONE OF THE EXERCISES WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WAS MAKE YOUR OWN [INAUDIBLE] AND SO OUR FOLKS MADE THEIR OWN, AND SO THEY'RE REPRESENTED HERE.
BUT THESE, THESE GUYS ARE A TIGHT KNIT FAMILY, FRENSHIP PROVIDES THEM WITH A REALLY STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE.
FOR MY YOUNGER FOLKS, AND SOME OF WHICH ARE YOUNGER THAN MY KIDS, THE SENSE OF PURPOSE IS THE NUMBER 1 THING THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ABOVE PAY AND ANYTHING ELSE.
THEY FEEL RIGHT AT HOME HERE, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A GROUP OF HARDWORKING FOLKS, IT SEEMS TO JUST GET STRONGER EVERY YEAR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DID YOU CHOOSE THAT? [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE SHORT, BUT IT IS MUCH BETTER IN APPEARANCE THAN I AM.
[LAUGHTER] I DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE FILTER.
>> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD JUST ADD IS, YES JOE, HIS TEAM, THEY'RE LIKE THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS OF THE EDUCATION WORLD.
THAT THEY'RE BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT THEY'RE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE WORK THAT WE DO.
NOW, IT'S JUST MORE AND MORE INVOLVED WITH THE INTERNET OF THINGS AND ALSO, WILL YOU GO BACK TO THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES? YES. I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE WERE OPPORTUNITIES OR RISKS OR CHALLENGES OR WHATEVER, BUT CYBERSECURITY IS, OF COURSE, SOMETHING THAT WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME.
BUT I CAN REMEMBER EVEN PROBABLY, WELL, FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO ON OUR PROPERTY, CASUALTY INSURANCE, THAT CYBERSECURITY, IT WAS JUST ON THERE AND IT WAS $10 OR SOMETHING FOR A YEAR.
THEN NOW, THAT IT'S INSURED AND THE BAD ACTORS KNOW THAT YOU HAVE INSURANCE.
WEREN'T YOU TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL FIND OUT HOW MUCH INSURANCE YOU HAVE AND THAT'S THE RANSOM THAT THEY ASK FOR FOR YOU TO GET YOUR DATA BACK AND PEOPLE PAY IT.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PAY IT TO GET IT BACK.
THAT'S ANOTHER REASON FOR PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COSTS.
JUST THAT'S ONE SMALL PART OF THE JUST THE GIGANTIC INCREASES IN COST OF PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE.
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>> YOU CAN GET THE DATA BACK A LOT QUICKER THAN YOUR REPUTATION.
>> REPUTATION, YOU DON'T EVER GET THAT BACK. YOU GET A NEW ONE.
>> REPUTATION, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE 100% PARTICIPATION IN WEARING PANTS [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
>> JOE, I JUST WANT TO SAY WORD. WE'RE VERY LUCKY UP HERE.
FRENSHIP HAVE YOU AND YOUR TEAM REPRESENTING US IN OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. THEY'LL DO A GREAT JOB.
>> YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOUR AVATAR HAS MORE HAIR THAN YOU.
>> YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BEGIN AT THE END OF IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO
[2.B. Effectiveness Report on Special Education Program]
SHARE SOME OF THE FUN THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE SPECIAL DEPARTMENT.I'M JENNIFER PIERCE, AND WE HAVE JUST THE FINEST LITTLE GROUP.
I HAVE SOME FUN STUFF TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY.
CURRENTLY, WE SERVE 852 STUDENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES FROM AGES 3-22.
WE DO OFFER A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES SO THAT WE ALWAYS TRY TO PUT STUDENTS IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
WE DO HAVE LOTS OF THOSE THAT ARE GOING OUT INTO THE GENERAL ED CLASSROOM, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE ANYWHERE FROM THAT GENERAL ED CLASSROOM ALL THE WAY TO A SELF CONTAINED CLASSROOM AND SOME IN BETWEEN.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THOSE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, BUT THESE ARE SOME OF OUR KEY DUTIES THAT HAVE COME UP THROUGH THE SPECIAL ED PROGRAM.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART TO SHARE.
IN ORDER TO IMPACT OUR STUDENT GROWTH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE STARTED DOING THIS YEAR WITH ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND OUR SUPPORT STAFF IS TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF DYSLEXIA, AUTISM, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, FIRST AID, AS WELL AS TRAUMA INFORMED CARE.
WE KNOW THAT, WE'VE SEEN THAT THOSE ARE SOME BIG NEEDS IN OUR DISTRICT AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AND WORK WITH ALL OF OUR TEACHERS IN THOSE AREAS AND GIVE THEM SOME TOOLS IN THEIR TOOL BELT SO THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH THESE KIDDOS.
NOW, THIS IS MY REALLY FAVORITE PART.
WE GIVE OUR KIDDOS LOTS OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES HERE AT FRENSHIP.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA THE BOWLING UNIFIED TRACK IS A BIG THING.
IN FACT, WE HAD A TRACK MEET YESTERDAY AND WE WON GOLD.
SO YES, WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT AREA IS COMING UP AS WELL AS THE STATE MEET.
HOPEFULLY, [NOISE] YOU CAN FIND OUT IF WE QUALIFY FOR THAT STATE MEET THAT I THINK WE WILL THIS YEAR, AND THAT WILL BE HELD IN AUSTIN.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAD YESTERDAY WAS A PRESENTATION OF OUR '22, '23 UNIFIED ESPORTS TEAM AND THEY ACTUALLY DID WIN STATE IN '22, '23.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED FOR THEM AND WE GOT TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION YESTERDAY.
ONE OF PROBABLY A COUPLE OF THE SUCCESS STORIES BESIDES HAVING THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS MEET BUDDY DAY, SPOOKY HALLOWEEN HERE AT CASEY, WE HOST THAT AND ALL THE KIDS COME OVER AND EVERYBODY HAS TO DECORATE THEIR OFFICES AND THE TRICK OR TREAT AND THAT ALLOWS OUR KIDS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO TRICK OR TREATING, AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRICK OR TREAT.
WE INVITE THEIR FAMILIES TO COME AS WELL.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH UNITED WE WORK FOR JOB SHADOW DAYS, SO OUR KIDDOS THAT ARE IN THOSE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD WHERE THEY'RE ABOUT TO GO OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE WE HOPE.
THEY GET TO GO AND JOB SHADOW WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN.
KCBD IS ONE, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS ANOTHER ONE.
THEY GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND WE ASK THEM WHAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN, THAT'S WHERE WE PUT THEM.
WE HAVE THE HEART OF FRENSHIP PROM, SO THAT'LL BE COMING UP VERY SOON AND THEN ALSO OUR KIDDOS HAVE A LETTER JACKET PRESENTATION THAT THEY EARN LETTER JACKETS FOR AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THEM IN SOME OF THESE PRESENTATIONS.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT DON'T NORMALLY HAPPEN.
WE HAD TWO UNIFIED TRACK KIDDOS,
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HANNAH FAIRIES AND JP PARDO.THEY JUST SIGNED THEIR LETTER OF INTENT WITH REST REGION UNIFIED LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE.
THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPRESENT FRENSHIP AND THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT TO OTHER DISTRICTS AND EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNIFIED TRACKS SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, SO THEY'LL BE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THEN ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT'S REALLY HARD, WE PARTNER WITH QUEST [NOISE] AND IT ALLOWS OUR KIDDOS THAT ARE IN OUR TRANSITION PROGRAM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND WORK AT UMC AND SO THEY GO THROUGH A PRETTY RIGOROUS INTERVIEW PROCESS AND WE HAD THREE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED AT UMC THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LAST YEAR I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO GIVE OUR KIDDOS SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OUT TO THE WORKPLACE.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO ALWAYS GROW AND SO LOOKING AT THE VISION FOR OUR FUTURE, JUST TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO ALSO EXPAND THESE WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDDOS THAT ARE IN OUR LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND GET THEM OUT IN DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
WE DO THAT CURRENTLY, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD MORE BUSINESSES TO OUR BOOK.
WE PARTNER WITH SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE AUTISM GRANT TO GET OUR TEACHERS SOME MORE TRAINING, TEACHERS PARAPROFESSIONALS TRAINING IN THE AREA OF AUTISM.
THEN ALSO WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPLORE HAVING AN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD DAY.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS HAVE THE TRACK PIECE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO INVOLVE OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDDOS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY COLLABORATING WITH CHELSEA CAMPBELL AND THAT STAFF TO OPEN UP MEMORIAL.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND PUTTING OUR PROGRAMS OVER AT THE NEW [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE COMMENT AS A PARENT THAT MY KIDS HAVE ALWAYS PARTICIPATED IN THE UNIFIED PROGRAM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL DO.
NOT JUST WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR YOUR LIFE SKILL KIDS AND YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS, BUT THE WAY THAT YOU ARE MERGING THEM AND INTEGRATING THEM WITH YOUR GENERAL ED STUDENTS.
[NOISE] I KNOW THAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR PROGRAM, BUT THAT'S GOOD FOR THESE GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN SAY ENOUGH, HOW GOOD THAT IS FOR HIM.
SOMEBODY WAS TALKING TO ME AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THEIR KIDS DID THE SAME THING.
BOTH OF MY BOYS ARE SOPHOMORES IN COLLEGE, TWO OF THEM ARE, AND THEY APPLIED FOR COLLEGE, DID THEIR LETTERS AND THEIR APPLICATION, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAD TO WRITE ABOUT, NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER, NOT TALKING TO THEIR MOM, WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MOST BENEFICIAL AND MOST REWARDING FOR THEM IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY BOTH WROTE ABOUT UNIFIED TRACK.
THEY DID A LOT OF STUFF IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEY COULD HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT AND THEY WROTE ABOUT UNIFIED TRACK.
I WAS SAYING THAT TO A MOM AND SHE SAID HER SON'S SENIOR RIGHT NOW DOING UNIFIED RIGHT NOW AND HE DID THE SAME THING ON HIS APPLICATION, AND IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO WRITE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY TRULY FEEL IT IN THEIR HEART.
THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THOSE KIDS, BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR KIDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY BRING THAT DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WOULD LOVE IT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR YOU, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. MELINDA FERRY SAID THE SAME THING SHE TOLD HER KIDS, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN UNIFIED TRACK, AND SHE SAID IT HAS CHANGED THEM AS PEOPLE.
>> ANYWAY, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THE KIDS IN THAT FUTURE, [NOISE] THEY CAME OVER AND HELPED.
THEY COME OVER TO CASEY AND HELP SOMETIMES AND THE SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT, SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WE HAVE A MONTHLY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND DEPARTMENTS ARE IN CHARGE OF HOSTING IT AND SO THE SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, I DON'T REMEMBER, SO THEY HAD KIDS OVER HERE WORKING AT CASEY.
THEY WORKED AT THE PARTY AND THEY SERVED AND [NOISE] DID ALL THE THINGS AND THAT THE LITTLE SWEET GIRL, SHE IS THE ONE THAT GRABBED MY NAME TAG.
I TOLD HER MY NAME WAS MICHELLE, BUT SHE WAS JUST VERIFIED, [LAUGHTER] AND SO SHE GRABBED IT, LOOKED AT IT, AND THEN WE HAD OUR PICTURE MADE.
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>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE, MR. CAPRON.
[2.C. Construction Update]
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
TONIGHT, WE'LL BE DOING AN UPDATE ON THE 2020 BOND CURRENT CONSTRUCTION.
I'M GOING TO START WITH RIDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE FACILITY NEARING COMPLETION THE INTERIOR WALLS, CEILINGS, AND CABINETS ARE STARTING TO BE INSTALLED IN THE EAST END OF THE BUILDING.
THE CONCRETE CURVE SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS ARE 95% COMPLETE AND THE ASPHALT SCHEDULED TO GO ON THE PARKING LOT WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
THE FINISHED LAYER OF ROOFING HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN FOUR OUT OF FIVE SECTIONS OF THE ROOF.
THE GAC UNITS ARE BEING SET ON THE FINISHED AREAS.
DRYWALL CONTINUES TO BE HUNG IN THE WEST END OF THE BUILDING, WHILE THE WALLS AND CABINETS IN THE EAST END OF THE PROCESS BEING PAINTED, AND STAINED.
TILE IS GOING ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS AND RESTROOMS. PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE BEING SET AS THEY ARE BEING FINISHED OUT.
THE MAIN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANELS ARE SET, COMMUNICATION WIRE IS BEING RAMMED, GAS LINES ARE BEING INSTALLED ON THE ROOF.
IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE READY FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS TO ARRIVE SUMMER OF 2024.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] STILL GIVES YOU THE CONTRAST IN THE BRICK, THE TAN IN THE RIDGE IS LOOKING REALLY SHARP, IT'S COMING ON.
THE MAIN ENTRY WAY OF COURSE THE BRICK NEEDS TO BE WASHED.
THE CHICKEN BRICK BECOMES COMPLETED STONE ARCHWAYS AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE LEGEND LINE, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE A FEW WINDOWS STARTING TO BE SET.
SOME OF THE CONCRETE FLAT WORK, SOME DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS, THEY REPORT THE SIDEWALKS, PLAYGROUNDS.
ITS ABOUT 95% COMPLETE WITH THE SENIOR WORK OR THE CONCRETE WORK SO MOVING ON THAT.
HERE WE'RE DRAGGING OUT THE SITE FACILITY FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND LANDSCAPING.
THIS IS ACTUALLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
IT IS A LITTLE MUDDY OUT THERE TO COMMON THE ROOF THIS WEEK, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS WELDED UP NOW.
THEY'VE GOT THE FINAL LAYER ROOFING ON FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE SECTIONS, GAS LINERS [INAUDIBLE] CONDITIONS ON THIS WINDOW.
THIS IS A COMPUTER LAB BEHIND THE LIBRARY AREA THAT YOU SEE WALLS ARE PAINTED, CEILING IS RAINING, LIGHTS ARE BURNING, PAINTING, GETTING READY FOR FLOORING.
THIS IS A BOYS AND A GIRLS RESTROOM. IT WAS NEED ABOUT IT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAME CODE TILE, JUST REVERSE PATTERN SO IT LOOKS REALLY SHARP, GOT A REALLY NICE CONTRAST AS FAR AS THE TILES ON THE FLOOR AND PICTURES HAVE BEEN SET, SO IT'S LOOKING NICE.
MOST OF THIS IS ON THE EAST END OF THE BUILDING, POTENTIALLY EAST TO WEST, IT'S LOOKING SHARP.
COMMUNICATION WIRE RAM, PA SYSTEM WIRE RAM.
YOU CAN SEE THE DUCT WORKS IN AND THE FIRE SPRINKLERS INSTALLED, SO MAKE GOOD TIME.
THIS IS BACK ON THE EAST END AGAIN.
THIS IS WALL PROTECTION THAT'S GOING UP.
THE FRAMES HAVE BEEN PAINTED AND IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE DOOR RIGHT THERE, IT'S JUST A PIECE OF SUSTAINED MILL WORK.
IT'S CERTAINLY COMING TOGETHER.
THE MAIN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANELS BREAKERS HAVE BEEN SET.
WE ARE STARTING TO PULL WIRES AND SWITCHES AND NOW IT'S TIME TO RUN ALONG.
FROM THERE, WE'LL GO TO MEMORIAL HIGH.
AS THE HIGH SCHOOL'S EXTERIOR STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE WHAT AN AMAZING EDUCATIONAL FACILITY WE'RE BUILDING.
IN SOME SMALL AREAS THE [INAUDIBLE] IS BEING FINISHED OUT, GIVING US A TASTE OF SOME OF THE EXTERIOR COLOR.
WHILE IN OTHER AREAS, EXTERIOR SHEETING IS GOING UP, GETTING US THAT MUCH CLOSER TO [INAUDIBLE] THE STEEL CREWS ARE BRINGING OUT THE FRONT OF THE AUDITORIUM AND VESTIBULE AREA, AS WELL AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
IN THE COMPETITION PIT, STEEL BEAMS ARE BEING SET FOR SEATING.
CONCRETE SUB FLOOR IS BEING POURED AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE PIT IS BEING [INAUDIBLE] ON THE ROOF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE IS BEING POURED.
A SHEET OF ROOFING IS BEING MOPPED DOWN.
IN A FEW AREAS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME FINISHED LAYER OF ROOFING INSTALLED.
ON THE INTERIOR OF THE EAST END OF THE FACILITY DRY WALL IS GOING UP, WATER SPRINKLER LINES ARE BEING RAN DOWN THE HALLWAYS, AND DUCT WORK IS BEING INSTALLED IN THE CLASSROOM.
MOVING TO THE WEST, METAL STUD FRAME IS GOING IN AND WALL ROUGH-INS, [INAUDIBLE] WALLS ARE BEING LAID OUT.
BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR SHEETING GOING UP AND THE ROOFERS MAKING GOOD TIME, THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY ON SCHEDULE AND LOOKING GOOD.
HERE'S THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOLS. WE'RE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT HERE, BUT ON OUR LEFT HAND SIDE WE HAVE OUR PRACTICE GYMS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING THERE, THAT'S THE ADMINISTRATION AREA WITH THE PORCH HANGING OUT.
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INTO YOUR FAR RIGHT WILL BE THE AUDITORIUM AREA.BUT WHAT'S REALLY NOTEWORTHY ON THIS IS THE SECOND STORY WHERE THAT BROWN IS.
THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE COLOR OF THE SCHOOL.
THAT'S THE FINISHED COAT OF [INAUDIBLE] OR [INAUDIBLE] AS THEY CALL IT.
YOU SEE HERE THAT THIS IS OUTSIDE THE CAFETERIA WHICH KIDS WILL GATHER.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON TOP METAL STUD FRAMING IS IN.
THEY'VE GOT A SHEET AND [INAUDIBLE] TIE BACK ON IT RIGHT NOW SO THEY'RE MAKING A GOOD TIME.
EXTERIOR FACE OF THE AUDITORIUM [INAUDIBLE].
AGAIN, METAL STUD FRAMING IN, SHEETING'S UP.
THEY'RE JUST ABOUT TO WRAP THE BLOCK WORK UP ON THIS AND I HOPE WE START SEEING SOME FINISHED BRICK ON IT REAL QUICK.
COMPETITION PIT, STEEL BEAMS AND CHAIRS ARE GOING IN.
IT'S ABOUT 50% BACKFIELD AROUND THE EDGES RIGHT NOW.
AND IT'S [INAUDIBLE] DIRECT BACK ON THE NORTH SIDE WITH SOME STEEL, SO IT'S COMING ALONG NICELY.
THE SUB FLOOR HAS BEEN POURED AND MAKING GOOD TIME.
ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN IS YOUR KITCHEN AREA.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN IS THE CAFETERIA.
BUT WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THIS IS YOU'RE SEEING THE FIRST STEP OF THE ROOF ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND YOUR FINAL STEP OF THE ROOF ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
NOW THE SEAMS STILL NEED TO BE WELDED, THEY PROBABLY ARE WELDED AS AT THIS POINT, BUT YOU HAVE LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE ON THE LEFT, AND THEN YOU GET A COUPLE OF MEMBRANES AND THEN YOU HAVE THE FINAL LAYER OF TP ON THE TOP, SO [INAUDIBLE] PROCESS.
THIS IS BACK ON THE EAST END OF THE FACILITY, STARTING TO HANG SOME DRY WALL AND YOU SEE THE OVERHEAD ROUGH-INS BEEN INSTALLED AND [INAUDIBLE] .
REMEMBER, I SAID ON THIS WE'VE BEEN FINISHING FROM EAST TO WEST, SO IT'S A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU WALK THE 40 ACRES ACROSS.
THEY'RE MAKING GOOD TIME. ALL RIGHT.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THIS PARTICULAR PICTURE, I'M STANDING ON THE ROOF LOOKING BACK TO THE EAST ACROSS THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX.
BACK TO YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE, EVERYBODY'S LEFT HAND SIDE YOU HAVE YOUR SOCCER PITCH, THE FIELD HOUSE.
THEN OVER ON THE RIGHT YOU'LL HAVE PARKING LOT AND THE COMPETITION TRACKS.
WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] IN BOTH AREAS.
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND TRACK AT THIS POINT.
THE WIDE IS ACTUALLY ON GRADE.
THE WHITE DIRT IS ON GRADE RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S JUST ABOUT READY FOR TURF.
IN THE OUTSIDE THEY'RE STILL BRINGING IN THE GRADE.
THEY'LL HAVE A LAYER OF ASPHALT AND YOUR RUNNING TRACK WILL BUILD OUT THERE.
THE CONCRETE CURVE, WE'VE GOT THE DRAINAGE DITCHES IN AND WE'RE MAKING GOOD TIME ON THIS.
YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE DOING UNDERGROUND ROUGH-INS FOOTINGS, BRINGING THE BLOCK UP TO GRADE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK MONDAY WE'RE SCHEDULED TO START PUTTING SOME FLOORS IN THIS AREA, SO MAKING GOOD TIME.
RIGHT HERE, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE STANDING ON THE VERY FAR EAST END OF THE FACILITY LOOKING BACK TO THE WEST.
WE'RE LOOKING ACROSS THE SPORTS COMPLEX, AND OF COURSE YOU'LL SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BACKGROUND.
THIS IS HOW THE FACILITY WILL LAY OUT.
STARTING FROM THE RIGHT, CLOSEST TO US, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR PARKING LOT.
JUST TO OTHER SIDE OF THAT, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR TENNIS COURTS.
MOVING BACK UP YOU'LL HAVE YOUR [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN YOUR FOOTBALL FIELD AND TRACK.
MOVING ON TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE, MOVING BACK TOWARDS US YOU'LL HAVE YOUR BAND MARCHING FIELD, SOCCER PITCH, FIELD HOUSE AND FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELDS.
BEHIND THIS WILL BE OUR SOFTBALL.
[INAUDIBLE] BEHIND IS GOING TO BE OUR SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, AND I BELIEVE THEY CALL IT A [INAUDIBLE] .
CONVERSION OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER.
THIS IS THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, CONCRETE'S REMOVED, THEY'RE STARTING TO BUILD THIS GRADE UP, GETTING READY FOR OUR ADDITION TO GO ON THIS, AND I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE ATHLETIC SIDE OF THE ADDITIONS. TWO ADDITIONS.
THIS WILL BE WHERE THE ATHLETICS GO.
BUT THEY'RE BRINGING THE GRADES UP AND SHOULD START DIGGING FOOTINGS IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS OR SO.
THIS SPINS AROUND TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER.
THEY'RE BUILDING EVERYTHING UP IN PREPARATION FOR FOOTINGS AND UNDERGROUND ROUGH-INS.
SPINNING BACK AROUND TO THE EAST SIDE OF OUR FACILITY THIS WILL BE OUR CONCESSION STAND TO OUR RUNNING TRACK AND FOOTBALL FIELD.
BACK AROUND THE NORTH, THIS WILL BE OUR TENNIS COURTS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL GO ON A LITTLE SIDE NOTE, I DO EXPECT THE NEXT 30 DAYS TO START ON THE SOCCER PITCH DRESSING ROOMS. WE'RE STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THE PAD OVER THERE.
>> AT THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL?
>> AT THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. YES, MA'AM. THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, KEVIN.
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>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[3.A. Consent Agenda]
BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACK CONSENT [INAUDIBLE] REVIEW.>> A MOTION TO APPROVE BY [INAUDIBLE] WAS SECOND BY DAVID MILLER.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR [INAUDIBLE] SAY AYE.
[4.A. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS.
APRIL 2, 2024 IS A WORKSHOP, CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR. WORKSHOP AND [INAUDIBLE]
>> AWESOME. APRIL 15TH, WE HAVE OUR REGULAR MEETING?
>> DO YOU HAVE AN ITEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PLACED ON THE AGENDA A QUESTION? GIVE THEM TO DR. MCCOY AND MYSELF AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
UPCOMING EVENTS OF THE BUSINESS PARTNERS LUNCHEON APRIL 23RD,
[4.B. Upcoming Events]
AT 11:30 AM HERE AT THE KC BUILDING.WE HAVE A DUAL LANGUAGE SENIOR BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2ND, 6:00 PM ALSO HERE AT THE KC BUILDING.
WE HAVE THE FRIENDSHIP STAFF APPRECIATION BANQUET, MAY 7TH, 6:00 PM AT THE TEXAS TECH FRAZIER ALUMNI PAVILION.
WE HAVE AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BANQUET MAY 14TH, 6:00 PM AT THE TEXAS STATE FRAZIER ALUMNI PAVILION.
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING STUFFED UP.
FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT.
THE SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON MAY 16TH IS A GOLF SUITES IN LUBBOCK.
WE HAVE A SPRING FOOTBALL GAME MAY 17TH AT PEOPLE'S BANK STADIUM, AND WE HAVE THE REESE EDUCATION CENTER GRADUATION SCHEDULED FOR MAY 23RD AT 6:00 PM AT THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PACK.
THEN WE HAVE THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULED FOR MAY 26TH AT 3:00 PM AT THE UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA.
THAT BEING SET THIS MEETING STANDS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.