>> I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
[1.A. Call to Order]
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IT IS NOW SEVEN O'CLOCK, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED, AND NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN THE TIME AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
THEREFORE, AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES TO ORDER.
MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU LEAD US ON OUR INVOCATION, PLEASE?
>> I WILL. THANK YOU. CAN YOU PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE? HEAVENLY, FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS DISTRICT AND TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR SUCCESSES, RECOGNIZE NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND WELCOME THEM INTO THE TIGER FAMILY.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH, LORD, FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO THIS COMMUNITY, FOR THE STAFF, AND FOR THE KIDS WHO GO TO SCHOOL HERE.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S DONE BY ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU PROVIDE AND IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> COULD YOU STAND FOR THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? CHIEF BASSETT.
>> I HOPE EVERYBODY'S HAD A GOOD DAY.
THE WEATHER WARMED UP A LITTLE BIT, AND IT WAS NICE OUT THERE.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE A CROWD LIKE THIS AT A BOARD MEETING AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE PEOPLE.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN HER OVER TO DR. MCCORD.
>> I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING TO YOU
[1.G. Consideration and possible action to fill the Place 1 vacancy of the board of trustees pursuant to Board Policy BBC(LEGAL)]
THE POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD MEMBER TOO FOR PLACE 1.IN ACCORDANCE WITH BBC LEGAL POLICY, IF A VACANCY OCCURS ON THE BOARD, THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS MAY FILL THE VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE NEXT TRUSTEE ELECTION.
AS THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ABOUT FRENSHIP, KNOW THAT MR. BRAD DRAPER, AFTER SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR 20 YEARS, HE MOVED OUT OF THE DISTRICT, FOUND A HOME OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT, AND SO HE RETIRED FROM THE DISTRICT, SO TO SPEAK.
DO YOU RETIRE FROM A JOB THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR? [LAUGHTER] I GUESS, HE DID.
THE BOARD CAN APPOINT SOMEONE TO FULFILL THAT UNEXPIRED TERM.
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD, THE PERSON MUST HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE ELECTION CODE.
I WON'T TELL YOU WHERE IN THE CODE, YOU CAN JUST LOOK THAT UP.
MR. DRAPER RESIGNED IN OCTOBER 2024, AND SO THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR PLACE 1 TO FULFILL MR. DRAPER'S UNEXPIRED TERM.
THIS PERSON, ONCE APPOINTED, WILL SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION IN MAY OF 2025.
GIVEN THAT THIS IS A BOARD DECISION, THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
IT'S FOR BOARD RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION ONLY.
I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> WELL, WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR ANY APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS POSITION AND ANYBODY ON THE BOARD CAN CAN MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT.
>> I MOVE. WELL, I'M NOT SURE I SHOULD SAY THAT.
I DO MOVE. [LAUGHTER] I MOVE THAT WE APPOINT TYLER HAYNES TO THE VACANT POSITION ON THE BOARD.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. KYLE ROGERS AND A SECOND BY MR. SHAWN VINSON FOR MR. TYLER HAYNES TO FILL THAT POSITION.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.>> ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. TYLER, WELCOME.
[APPLAUSE] CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY TO US.
>> I'VE GOT MY WIFE, [INAUDIBLE], AND MY TWO BOYS.
MY YOUNGEST ONE, HE'S AT CRESTVIEW. THIS IS HUDSON.
MY OLDEST IS AT HERITAGE, HE'S A SEVENTH GRADER. HIS NAME IS JACKSON.
>> WELCOME. YES, IT'S VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, BOYS.
WE ALREADY KNOW TYLER, AND WE'RE VERY GLAD TO HAVE HIM.
WE WANT TO JUST THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF TYLER WITH US BECAUSE THIS IS AN UNPAID POSITION, BUT IT IS A NOBLE PROFESSION.
IS IT A PROFESSION? I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT'S A NOBLE THING TO SPEND YOUR TIME ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND IT IS A SACRIFICE.
HE'LL BE HERE MAKING REALLY IMPORTANT DECISIONS, AND SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIM WITH US.
TYLER, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM,
[H. Oath of office for the newly-appointed board member pursuant to Board Policy BBBB(LEGAL)]
THEN I'LL COME AROUND.LISA'S LIKE, WHAT'D YOU DO? I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT SHE WILL DO THE SWEARING IN AND WHEN SHE SAYS, STATE YOUR NAME, DON'T SAY STATE YOUR NAME. [LAUGHTER] SAY YOUR NAME.
TYLER, I MET THROUGH FORMER BOARD MEMBER, MIKELLA NEWSOM, WHO SERVED ON THE BOARD UNTIL, I THINK THIS PAST YEAR, AND SHE NOW SERVES ON THE UMC BOARD.
BUT MIKELLA GAVE YOUR NAME TO ME WHEN WE STARTED WORKING ON, WAS IT THE LONG RANGE PLANNING? YES. THE LONG RANGE PLANNING, WHEN WE CAME TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASKED, DO WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON TO FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL OR IS IT TIME THAT WE NEED TO BUILD A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL? TYLER WAS A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE.
SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO US BY JAMEY PHILLIPS WAS ANDREW COX.
ANDREW, I'M SAD, CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE HAS THE FLU.
WE SAID, WE LOVE YOU, BUT HE'S LIKE, "I THINK I CAN MAKE IT." I WAS LIKE, NO, THAT'S OKAY.
BUT IT WAS CLEAR THAT BOTH ANDREW AND TYLER, IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WERE A FEW THAT THEY JUST RISE AS LEADERS OF THAT GROUP, NOT NECESSARILY BY TRYING TO DEMAND ATTENTION OR ANYTHING, JUST BY WHEN THEY SAY SOMETHING, PEOPLE LEANED IN.
AFTER THAT, WE ASKED TYLER TO SERVE ON THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION.
HE'S DONE THAT, DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.
HE LOVES FRENSHIP, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY, FIRST OF ALL, IN THE DISTRICT.
BUT THEN TYLER IS GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
HE'S A THOUGHTFUL LEADER, AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU.
NOW, REALLY, HONEYMOON'S OVER, SO WE'RE GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN.
[LAUGHTER] DO WE HAVE A NAME PLATE?
[OVERLAPPING] I'LL JUST GET A LITTLE SHARP.
SORRY, YOU GOT TO COME IN FOR A MINUTE, SO JUST LET THAT ROLL OFF.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO ACT LIKE WE PLANNED ON IT.
>> TYLER HAS SERVED ON OUR 2024 ON PAC COMMITTEE.
>> YES. [OVERLAPPING] THEY HAVE JUST A LOT.
>> ALL WE NEED TO DO TO GET THAT BOND PASSED.
YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AND I, STATE YOUR NAME.
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>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
>> OF THE FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
>> OF THE FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> I'VE SERVED ON THIS BOARD A FEW YEARS AND REALLY A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE.
WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THEM TO MOVE ON, I ASK MYSELF, HOW ARE WE GOING TO REPLACE THAT PERSON? THEY'VE BEEN SO VITAL AND THEIR EXPERTISE AND THEIR GUIDANCE ON THIS BOARD, HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THEM? THE FRENSHIP COMMUNITY ALWAYS FINDS THAT PERSON FOR US, AND THAT'S WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THIS DISTRICT.
IT'S JUST NOT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UP HERE AT THE DAIS, IT'S THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SERVE.
TYLER, WE APPRECIATE YOU WANTING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> NEXT PART OF BUSINESS IS RECOGNITION. MS. KELSEY TAYLOR.
>> ALL PARENTS, IF YOU WANT TO GO IN THE BACK WHERE BRITTANY IS,
[I.1. All-State Volleyball]
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO BACK THERE TO TAKE PICTURES.DON'T BE SHY. YOU CAN GO WITH IT.
[LAUGHTER] FIRST UP, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SEVERAL FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY VOLLEYBALL STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON AND OFF THE COURT.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD A SENIOR EARN THE 6A ALL-STATE HONORS AND ANOTHER FOUR SENIORS EARNED THE HONOR OF ACADEMIC ALL-STATE THROUGH THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION AND THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION.
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS, THE STUDENTS MUST MAINTAIN A HIGH GPA AVERAGE THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS AND EXHIBIT GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.
THIS TEAM, THEY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL RUN THIS SEASON COMING IN AS A DISTRICT CHAMP.
THAT'S THE SECOND TIME IN THE PROGRAM'S HISTORY SINCE BEING CLASSIFIED AS A 6A, SO THEY DID HAVE A VERY GREAT SEASON.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH AMY MANGUM HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HER STUDENTS. COACH?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HONOR THESE YOUNG LADIES.
THEY ARE GREAT ON AND OFF THE COURT FOR SURE, AND SO THANKFUL FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROGRAM.
THERE'S VERY GREAT OUTSTANDING LEADERS THAT WE HAVE AND THEY'LL BE MISSED ON THE VOLLEYBALL COURT FOR SURE.
OUR FIRST AWARD IS FOR HADLEE WELCH, AND SHE IS ON THE TGCA ALL-STATE TEAM.
THERE'S 50 YOUNG LADIES THAT GET CHOSEN AND 6A FOR THAT, AND SO THIS IS A HUGE HONOR.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MAN, SINCE WE'VE BEEN 6A, THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS HONOR, BUT IT IS HUGE TO BE ONE OF THE 50 TOP PLAYERS IN 6A TO BE CHOSEN FOR THAT AWARD, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR HER.
[APPLAUSE] WE GOT BLISS THIS THIS YEAR.
SHE GOT ALL SECOND TEAM, ALL ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM FOR THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION, AND SHE ALSO GOT THE TGCA ALL-STATE TEAM AS WELL.
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TGCA HAD BEEN A 91, 92, AND THEY'VE UP THAT TO A 94 AVERAGE OR HIGHER, AND SO IT IS VERY GREAT HONOR AT THIS POINT TO BE ABLE TO BE HONORED WITH THAT.AS YOU KNOW, BLISS DOES A GREAT JOB AND IS RANKED VERY HIGH IN HER CLASS AND IS INVOLVED IN SO MANY THINGS.
SHE JUST DOES A FANTASTIC JOB IN THE CLASSROOM OUT AS A LEADER FOR HER SCHOOL DISTRICT, FRENSHIP ISD IN GENERAL.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS SCOUT TRUMBLE.
SCOUT IS WE THOUGHT AT ONE POINT, HAD BEEN SEEN WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT SHOWED HER A SECOND TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.
ONCE WE GOT IN HER SAT, ACT SCORES, WHICHEVER ONE IT WAS, I THINK IT'S HER SAT SCORES, SHE IS ACTUALLY FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.
SO VERY PROUD OF HER FOR THAT.
THAT'S A GREAT HONOR. SHE DOES, AGAIN, GREAT JOB ON AND OFF THE COURT, WORK ETHIC WISE.
WE CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.
SHE'S GOING TO BE DOING GREAT THINGS OF HER TRACK PROGRAM AS WELL COMING UP, AND I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT SHE'S DONE FOR US. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT ONE IS OLIVIA WHITFIELD.
SHE IS ALSO SECOND TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FOR THSCA AND TGCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, MEANING THAT SHE WAS IN 94 ABOVE, WHICH IS A GREAT HONOR.
SHE'S GOING TO GO ON AND DO GREAT THINGS.
SHE'S BEEN AN AMAZING SETTER FOR US, FOR ME, THE LAST TWO YEARS.
[INAUDIBLE] SAID THE COLLEGE HONORS, THAT THESE KIDDOS ARE GOING TO GET TO GO ON AND PLAY, BUT SHE'S GOING TO GET TO GO ON AND SUCCEED AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
I KNOW SHE'LL DO GREAT THINGS BECAUSE SHE CAN DO IT ON AND OFF THE COURT, AND I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
[APPLAUSE] WE ALSO HAVE MS.JAYCEE GARZA.
SHE IS A FANTASTIC ATHLETE AND MULTISPORT ATHLETE AS WELL, AND IS IN A LOT OF COOL RIGHT NOW WITH SOCCER AND DOING A GREAT JOB THERE.
I HAVE NO DOUBT. SHE IS THSCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE ON FULL MENTION.
[APPLAUSE] THESE GIRLS, AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY BE MISSING THEM IN THE COMING SEASONS, BUT THANKFUL FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE FOR FRENSHIP INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
>> LOOK HERE.,1, 2, 3, 04, PERFECT.
[OVERLAPPING] CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [BACKGROUND] NOW WE GET TO TURN THE ATTENTION TO Y'ALL.
[I.2. School Board Appreciation]
JANUARY IS OFFICIALLY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION MONTH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND THE DEDICATION AND PASSION THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU SERVE OUR DISTRICT.
EACH YEAR, TASB SETS A STATEWIDE THEME.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS LEADERSHIP FOR TOMORROW'S TEXAS, AND THEY USE A LIGHT BULB [NOISE] AS THE MAIN FOCAL POINT AND LOGO.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SO MANY LIGHT BULBS IN THE ROOM TODAY.
IT'S TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT HOW YOUR LEADERSHIP IS LEADING TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
BEFORE WE GET INTO ALL THE GIFTS, WE WANT TO SHOW A QUICK VIDEO WHERE SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS DEFINE WHAT LEADERSHIP MEANS TO THEM AND HOW YOUR LEADERSHIP IS SHAPING TOMORROW'S TEXAS.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET IT TO PLAY.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LEADER?
>> SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS PUTS THEMSELVES WITH OTHERS AND ALWAYS WILL HELP VOLUNTEER AND IS SOMEONE WHO IS BRAVE AND KIND.
>> A LEADER IS SOMEONE WHO IS A VOICE FOR OTHERS.
>> A LEADER IS SOMEBODY THAT IS SELFLESS, THAT THEY HELP THE COMMUNITY, THEY HELP THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS, AND THEY'RE JUST WILLING TO PUT OTHER PEOPLE FIRST.
>> IT MEANS TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
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>> LEADERSHIP MEAN TO BE KIND.
>> SOME QUALITIES OF A LEADER THAT I BELIEVE THEY MUST OR MAY HAVE IS BEING PASSIONATE, SHOWING INTEGRITY, BUT ALSO CREATING AND FOSTERING A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.
>> TO ME, A LEADER IS SOMEONE WHO WILL ALWAYS RISE UP TO THE OCCASION.
THEY NEED TO BE PASSIONATE AND CARING.
THEY NEED TO BE KIND AND RESPECTFUL.
>> HARDWORKING AND BEING ACCOUNTABLE.
>> A LEADER IS SOMEBODY WHO HELPS [LAUGHTER].
>> OBVIOUSLY, TO BE EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS, BUT ALSO TO LEARN WITH PEOPLE, TO GROW WITH PEOPLE, AND TO BE OPEN TO CRITICISM FROM THE PEERS, BUT ALSO HAVE YOUR BELIEFS AND STAY TRUE TO THOSE BELIEFS.
>> BEING A LEADER MEANS TO LEAD PEOPLE AND GUIDE PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] IF PEOPLE ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND, BE KIND TO THEM AND BE NICE TO THEM [INAUDIBLE].
>> THEY SUPPORT ME AND THEY SUPPORT YOU TOO.
>> TO ME, LEADERSHIP IS SERVING OTHER PEOPLE AND PUTTING OTHER PEOPLE'S INTERESTS IN FRONT OF YOURS.
>> THE BIGGEST QUALITIES, I THINK, AND MOST IMPORTANT OF A LEADER SHOULD BE EMPATHY.
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE LEADING, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE HELPING, YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE THERE FOR THEM, AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DO.
THAT'S WHAT LEADERSHIP HERE DOES, AND THAT'S WHAT LEADERS OVERALL SHOULD DO.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR MAKING ME A LEADER AND FOR ME BEING WHO I AM.
>> THANK YOU, FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
>> FOR INSPIRING US TO DREAM BIG.
>> FOR TEACHING US WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE THE FRENSHIP WAY.
>> BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> [APPLAUSE] THAT WAS AWESOME VIDEO.
>> IT JUST REMINDS ME OF WHY WE'RE HERE AND THE THING THAT WE DO IS FOR THE KIDS OF OUR DISTRICT.
THAT DIDN'T TOUCH YOUR HEART, SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU [LAUGHTER].
>> HANNA HELPED SHOOT THAT AS WELL, AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME GETTING TO HEAR THE RESPONSES FROM THE KIDS AND WHAT THEY THOUGHT A LEADER SHOULD BE.
THERE WAS SOME REALLY FUNNY ONES THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT.
[LAUGHTER] BUT YOU HEARD WORDS LIKE INTEGRITY, VOLUNTEER, RESPONSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE, HOLDING TRUE TO YOUR BELIEFS, EMPATHY, AND KIND, AND THOSE ARE ALL QUALITIES THAT DESCRIBE EACH OF YOU AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT.
FROM PRIZE PATROL AND SUPPORTING YOUR TEACHERS WITH GRANTS TO READING IN THE CLASSROOMS AND VOLUNTEERING AT TIGER BITES.
LIKE REALLY [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW MANY SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENTS THAT WOULD DO THAT, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY MADE OUR DAY AND THOSE SHOES WERE FABULOUS [LAUGHTER].
>> YOU CAN MOVE ON [LAUGHTER].
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS? I COULDN'T REMEMBER.
WAS IT BOBBY BUDDY'S BROTHER? I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.
BUT YOU COULD HEAR HIM WALKING DOWN THE HALL BECAUSE THERE WERE BELLS ON HIS SHOES [LAUGHTER].
>> NOW I WANT TO GET INTO AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GIFTS THAT YOU HAVE FROM OUR STUDENTS.
OUR STUDENTS ALWAYS LOVE MAKING GIFTS DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
THAT BANNER WAS MADE BY OUR NORTH RIDGE STUDENTS.
WE HAVE A POSTER OVER HERE MADE BY WESTWIND STUDENTS, AND THE LIGHT BULB POSTER WAS MADE BY OUR OAK RIDGE STUDENTS DURING ART.
THEN EACH OF YOU ALSO HAVE, AND YOU CAN SEE IT UP ON THE SCREEN, HAVE A BOOK THAT WAS CUSTOM-MADE BY OUR BENNETT ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM EACH GRADE.
THERE'S REALLY CUTE, SWEET MESSAGES AND PICTURES IN HERE.
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CHELSEA, YOURS IS PRETTY FUNNY.>> IT WAS A FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER TEXTING ASKING ME SOME QUESTIONS, SO I'M NERVOUS.
>> YOU CAN SEE THEY MADE PORTRAITS OF CHELSEA.
THOSE WERE MADE BY OUR BENNETT KIDS.
THEN WE ALSO HAD OUR WILLOW BEND STUDENTS.
THEY MADE THESE, AND THEY MATCH THE THEME, THE LIGHT BULB, AND YOU EACH HAVE A CARD FROM THEM AS WELL.
THEN THE F, THAT IS FROM OUR LEGACY STUDENTS, AND SO THEY CHOSE THE F TO GO AS A THEME OF FRENSHIP FAMILY, AND HOW YOU'RE A PART OF OUR FRENSHIP FAMILY.
THESE ARE FROM UPLAND HEIGHTS.
IN THE TEXAS, THERE ARE FINGERPRINTS.
IT SAYS EVERY FINGERPRINT TELLS A STORY.
YOUR GUIDANCE SHAPES TOMORROW'S TEXAS.
THOSE WERE SOME OF THE GIFTS FROM OUR KIDS.
THEN ALSO ON YOUR DESK, YOU'LL FIND A UNIQUE SPIN ON THE THEME'S LOGO.
[NOISE] OUR SCHOOL OF DESIGN STUDENTS USED A PLASTIC LIGHT BULB TO CREATE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, AND THEN THE ART MECHANIC STUDENTS ACTUALLY MADE THOSE STANDS.
THOSE SHOULD BE INTERESTING TRYING TO GET THEM HOME.
>> BUT THEY'RE VERY UNIQUE, AND WE LOVE THAT HIGHLIGHT THE TALENT THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING THINGS.
BUT ALSO HERE TONIGHT, WE HAVE ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS, AND ON BEHALF OF THAT GROUP, I WANT TO INVITE FRENSHIP MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, CHELSEY CAMPBELL TO PRESENT THE PRINCIPAL'S GIFT.
>> WELL, HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND WELCOME.
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR FRENSHIP ISD PRINCIPALS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR EFFORT.
I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF HOURS THAT GO INTO MAKING THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT YOU ALL MAKE, SO WE ALL WANT TO SHARE OUR GRATITUDE WITH YOU AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE A PLACE OF EXCELLENCE.
WE'RE ALL APPRECIATIVE OF THE IMPACT YOU MAKE ON US, OUR STAFF, AND OUR STUDENTS.
WITH THE LIGHT BULB THEM, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO DO A CUSTOM DESK LAMP FOR ALL OF YOU.
IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO SHARE. IT INCLUDES BOTH THE TIGER HEAD AND PANTHER HEAD.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CREDIT TO THE PRINCIPALS.
ONE, FOR HELPING ME WITH THIS.
REBECCA WHIPKEY FROM ALCOVE HAD THE IDEA FOR THE CUSTOM LAMP.
THEN THIS CUSTOM LAMP WAS SPECIALLY BUILT AND CRAFTED BY ONE OF OUR OWN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, KYLE BILLETT AT FMS. HE MADE THOSE PERSONALLY FOR EACH OF YOU.
THANK YOU TO THEM, AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US, AND WE HOPE THIS IS A GREAT KEEPSAKE FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
>> [BACKGROUND] AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO LEAD OUR DISTRICT.
WE KNOW THAT WITH EACH DECISION THAT YOU MAKE THAT YOU MAKE IT WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS AT HEART, AND SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU.
EVEN THOUGH WE MAY ONLY DO THIS ONCE A MONTH, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO YEAR-ROUND TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO WELCOME SOME FUTURE PANTHERS.
WE HAVE A FEW NEW MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS THAT ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO RECOMMEND FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
I'M GOING TO LET PRINCIPAL CAMPBELL TAKE THE LEAD AND BEGIN WITH THOSE INTRODUCTIONS FOLLOWED BY RYAN SMITH FOR BAND AND BRYAN GERLICH FOR ATHLETICS.
>> I'M EXCITED TO START WITH YOU.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE THIS RIGHT THERE.
>> THIS IS A VERY EXCITING NIGHT FOR US.
OBVIOUSLY, I AM PUMPED [LAUGHTER] A LOT OF YOU IN THE ROOM, AND I WANT TO GET CRAZY, BUT I'M GOING TO BE CALM.
THE VERY FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO SAY I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU TODAY TO INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MEMORIAL LEAD COUNSELOR, NICKI MORRISON.
WE'RE INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE NICKI BECOME A PART OF OUR MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP TEAM.
SHE COMES TO US WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF COUNSELOR EXPERIENCE, EIGHT OF THOSE AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, AND FOUR OF THOSE AS LEAD COUNSELOR.
NICKI BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS OF OUR FRENSHIP STUDENTS.
WITH A BACKGROUND IN PSYCHOLOGY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL COUNSELING, SHE HAS SHOWN COMPASSION AND GUIDANCE, AND EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO ALL OF OUR FRENSHIP STUDENTS.
SHE'S VERY WELL KNOWN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR FAMILIES ARE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED, AND THEY LOVE HER.
WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE HER JOIN OUR TEAM AND WELCOME HER.
FOR HER TO WELCOME OUR FIRST GROUP OF MEMORIAL STUDENTS IS SUCH A BLESSING TO US.
NICKI MORRISON IS OUR RECOMMENDATION.
>> [APPLAUSE] NICKI, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE BEING GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY.
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>> THEN DID YOU BRING ANYONE WITH YOU?
>> I DID. MY HUSBAND, JEFF IS WITH ME.
ALL OF MY KIDS ARE IN COLLEGE, SO THEY'RE NOT HERE. [LAUGHTER].
>> WELL, I KNOW THAT WHAT NICKI DOES IS NOT AN 8:00-5:00 THING.
IT NEVER HAS BEEN IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, AND THIS IS MY, I DON'T REMEMBER, 14TH OR 15TH YEAR.
I KNOW THAT THAT IS A SACRIFICE, TOO.
THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR KIDDOS SHARING NICKI WITH US SO THAT SHE CAN IMPACT THE FUTURE LITERALLY FOR THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF KIDS. THANK YOU, NICKI.
>> NICKI HAD THE PS, AND SO SHE GOT TO HAVE ALL THE PHILLIPS CHILDREN, [LAUGHTER] AND SHE'S STILL HERE.
[LAUGHTER] I WILL SAY THAT, WOW, WHAT A ROCK STAR AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER OVER THERE BECAUSE SHE'S AMAZING.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE] I WILL STAY. I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS.
>> [LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. MCCORD.
IT IS WITH EXTREME HONOR THAT I'M ABLE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TO INTRODUCE OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NEW MEMORIAL PANTHER BAND DIRECTOR, MICHELLE LESSING.
I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON STAFF.
DURING MY TENURE AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, MICHELLE WAS A VITAL TEAM MEMBER FOR ALL OF OUR SUCCESSES.
SHE WAS ABLE TO HELP ME EVALUATE TO REVITALIZE HOW [NOISE] THE GAMES DIFFERENT, THE TIGER MAN, TO MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE PRODUCTIVE IN GUIDING AND MENTORING OUR STUDENTS.
MICHELLE NOT ONLY BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, BUT A GENUINE ENTHUSIASM FOR MUSIC EDUCATION, FOR STUDENT SUCCESSES ON THE STAGE, ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, BUT ALSO IN THE CLASSROOM.
MICHELLE ATTAINED HER BACHELOR'S AND HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY.
SHE SERVED AS A BAND DIRECTOR FOR 17 YEARS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS HERE AT FRENSHIP ISD.
HER INTERACTIONS WITH STAFF, WITH STUDENTS, AND PARENTS EXEMPLIFIES THE FRIENDSHIP WAY IN THE SERVED MODEL.
I KNOW THE BAND ON MRS. CAMPBELL'S CAMPUS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE GREAT SUCCESS WITH MICHELLE LEADING THE WAY.
>> MICHELLE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
>> I'M SO EXCITED AND I'M HONORED AND BLESSED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET STARTED.
>> [BACKGROUND] CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GLAD [INAUDIBLE].
GREAT. [LAUGHTER] AGAIN, WHAT I WANT TO DO REAL QUICK IS THANK THE BOARD FOR THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR FUNDED PROGRAM AND ALL OF OUR KIDS THAT PARTICIPATE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
OUR PROGRAMS DO A LOT FOR OUR KIDS, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BUT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR A HISTORIC PIECE.
WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY HIRE OUR NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
I MET THIS INDIVIDUAL ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT A COACHING CLINIC AND JUST HAPPENED TO BE WALKING AROUND AND WE'RE JUST VISITING AND SOME GUY SAID, HEY, DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY AND I SAID, OH, I MEAN, NO, NOT REALLY, BUT GOT SOME TALK WITH HIM A LITTLE BIT, WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HIM.
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT, WHAT'S MEMORIAL GOING TO NEED? WHAT IS THAT PROGRAM GOING TO NEED TO GET STARTED AND NOT JUST THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM, BUT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT WAS THIS PERSON IS GOING TO NEED TO HAVE ENERGY, HE'S GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A GREAT WORK ETHIC, AND HE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE ABLE TO JUST WORK TIRELESSLY. LET'S BE HONEST.
[NOISE] HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS, NOT AN EVENT.
WE'RE GOING TO START TEAMS AND WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM GOING AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME TO GET WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
BUT WE HAD TO FIND THAT PERSON, AND I THINK WE FOUND IT IN THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE.
HE'S GOT 20-PLUS YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCE.
HE'S BEEN IN SAN ANGELO DOWN ON THE COAST OF FLOUR BLUFF AND MOST RECENTLY, HE'S BEEN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT MULESHOE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF TURNING A PROGRAM AROUND.
MULESHOE, HISTORICALLY, GO BACK TO '08 OR '09, I BELIEVE, THEY WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND HAD GONE THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF A ROUGH TIME AND JASON CAME IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND REALLY TURNED THAT PROGRAM AROUND AND HAD THEM REALLY HEADED THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FOOTBALL COACH AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL,
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JASON RICHARDS [APPLAUSE].>> [APPLAUSE] FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK DR. MCCORD AND HER TEAM IN THE SCHOOL BOARD.
IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE FOR SUCH A TREMENDOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT, ATHLETICALLY, ACADEMICALLY, AND ALL EXTRACURRICULARS, AND I'M CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO SEE THE KIDS TOMORROW.
THAT'S MY MAIN THING. I WANT TO SEE THE KIDS [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FROM FRENSHIP MEMORIAL, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LAPEL PIN FOR SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION.
>> I WONDERED. I WAS LIKE, [BACKGROUND].
[LAUGHTER] THEY'RE NOT WRAPPED OR NOTHING.
>> [BACKGROUND] I'M NOT A BIG WRAPPER.
>> [BACKGROUND] LIKE GIFT WRAP OR RAPPER? [LAUGHTER].
>> [BACKGROUND] THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE LEFT MY WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR TO PICK A COACHING JOB.
[LAUGHTER] I INTRODUCE MY WIFE, ANGELA RICHARDS AND MY AUNT, JANET RICHARDS [APPLAUSE].
>> WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AND ALL OF YOU.
ALL OF THE PANTHERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND CHELSEY HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE ENERGY, AND IT ISN'T AN EVENT, IT'S A PROCESS.
THANK YOU ALL. THEN I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS WHO ARE HERE AND FOR ARAMARK.
I DON'T KNOW. CHEF LIZ IS PROBABLY IN THE BACK WASHING DISHES SOMEWHERE, BUT SHE PROVIDED A REALLY GREAT MEAL.
KEN, THE MANAGER HERE UNDER HIS DIRECTION, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT'S ALSO NOT EVERYWHERE THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK, I SAW THE HEAD TIGER WALK IN, LIKE THE COACH.
WELL, AND THE OTHER HEAD TIGER, MR. HERNANDEZ, HE'S HERE.
BUT IT IS A SPECIAL PLACE THAT WE REALLY DO COME TOGETHER.
THERE MAY BE SOME CAT FIGHTS [LAUGHTER] DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WITH HONOR AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT KINDLY WITH ONE ANOTHER.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE GIFTS ARE GREAT, AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT THEY LOVE THEM.
THEY DON'T LOVE GETTING RECOGNIZED, BUT THEY DO LOVE IT.
I THINK THAT THEY ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I CARE FOR THEM.
IT REALLY DOES BECOME LIKE A FAMILY WITH JUST A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES THINGS, AND SOME UPS AND SOME DOWNS IN LIFE AND HAPPY DAYS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SAD DAYS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN SOMEONE IS SUFFERING.
BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL VERY, VERY BUSY PEOPLE AND LEADERS IN THEIR OWN PROFESSIONS, BUT THEY CHOOSE TO MAKE A SACRIFICE FOR THE KIDS, AND IT MIGHT BE ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NOT, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS, WELL, YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN I CALL.
[LAUGHTER] THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS HAPPY.
AS THOSE OF YOU WHO WORK IN IT OR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THIS, THERE'S NOT A MORE NOBLE PROFESSION.
IT IS NOT EASY WORK, BUT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WORK OF EQUIPPING THE CHILDREN FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT MIGHT PRESENT ITSELF FOR THEM.
MY BELIEF SYSTEM, I BELIEVE ETERNITY IS AT STAKE.
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YOU'RE CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF LIVES, AND YOU ARE CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF LIVES. THANK YOU ALL.THEN THIS ALL BEEN REAL FUN, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MR. MILLER BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T REALLY HAVE JOBS YET.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S NOT REALLY OFFICIAL.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO GO GOOD.
BUT WE WANT IT TO BE OFFICIAL BECAUSE THEN LOTS OF TIMES, EVERYBODY LEAVES AFTER THE RECOGNITIONS, AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT, BUT WE WANT YOU TO NOT LEAVE BEFORE THE BOARD DOES THAT PART. THE END.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, I KNOW COACH GERLICH AND RYAN SMITH LED A TEAM OF PEOPLE AND INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR THESE POSITIONS.
I SEE A FEW OF THEM OUT IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE TO FRENSHIP.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND TO KNOW THAT WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH THE PEOPLE WE HAVE THAT GO OUT AND FIND THE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED HERE AT FRENSHIP AND THEY'RE GOING TO FIT IN GREAT.
WITH THAT, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA,
[2.A. Consent Agenda]
AND I WILL NOW OPEN UP FOR A MOTION.>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BY MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS AND A SECOND BY MR. KYLE ROGERS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UNANIMOUS. THANK Y'ALL [APPLAUSE].
>> WE WILL HAVE PICTURES OUT BY THE EXIT.
NOW THAT IT'S OFFICIAL, IF YOU'LL ALL MAKE YOUR WAY THERE.
WE'LL TAKE SOME FAMILY AND STAFF PICTURES OF ALL OF OUR NEW PANTHERS.
>> [BACKGROUND] OTHER BOARD BUSINESS.
[3.A. Calendar Committee Update]
CALENDAR COMMITTEE UPDATE, MS. TIFFANY TAYLOR.>> IT SEEMS A LITTLE CRAZY TO THINK THAT WE'RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THE '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR.
BUT THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE START OUR CALENDAR PROCESS.
JUST A COUPLE OF SOME BACKGROUND.
THERE ARE STATE REQUIREMENTS OF A MINIMUM OF 75,600 INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES FOR STUDENTS.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STAFF, WE HAVE TO HAVE 187 WORKING DAYS FOR TEACHERS.
THEN EVERY YEAR, WE ALSO BUILD IN EXTRA MINUTES IN BAD WEATHER DAYS.
BOTH DRAFTS THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUDENT DAYS AND MINUTES AND THOSE EXTRA MINUTES BUILT IN.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE.
IT'S A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 40 PEOPLE.
WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL 16 CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE DISTRICT STAFF FROM [NOISE] OUR CASEY ADMIN DEPARTMENTS LIKE COMMUNICATIONS, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, STUDENT SERVICES, TEAMS, THE BUSINESS OFFICE, AND HUMAN RESOURCES, AND EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS BRING THEIR OWN EXPERTISE INTO THAT CALENDAR COMMITTEE.
THEN WE ALSO GET SEVERAL PARENTS TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE AS WELL, AND THEY HAVE CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE FEEL IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THAT PARENT PERSPECTIVE WHEN WE'RE BUILDING OUT THE CALENDARS FOR NEXT YEAR.
ORIGINALLY, THERE WERE THREE DRAFTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE,
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AND THEY NARROWED IT DOWN TO THESE TWO AFTER OUR FIRST MEETING LAST WEEK.WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FALL ON BOTH DRAFTS, THEY'RE IDENTICAL.
REALLY THE CHANGES, YOU START TO SEE THOSE CHANGES IN THE SPRING.
BUT AGAIN, BOTH OF THE DRAFTS HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF STAFF DAYS, SAME NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS, AND EXTRA MINUTES THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE CALENDAR FOR THINGS LIKE BAD WEATHER OR OTHER UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
THIS YEAR, WE USE NOVEMBER 5TH.
WE CHANGED THE CALENDAR THAT ALLOWED US TO HAVE THAT AS A STAFF DEVELOPMENT STUDENT HOLIDAY.
THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THOSE EXTRA MINUTES CAN GO.
BOTH CALENDARS HAVE THE SAME START DAY FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS, THE SAME THANKSGIVING BREAK, WINTER BREAK AND SPRING BREAK, AND WE ALWAYS ALIGN SPRING BREAK WITH TEXAS TECH SPRING BREAK, SO EVERYONE'S OUT AT THE SAME TIME.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THREE BIG DISTRICTS ACROSS LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK-COOPER, AND US, WE TEND TO TRY TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE BIG BREAKS THE SAME.
LUBBOCK ISD, THEY HAVE THEIR DRAFTS OUT AND THOSE DO ALIGN WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR DRAFTS.
LUBBOCK-COOPER HASN'T PUT THEIRS OUT YET.
REALLY WHAT YOU START TO SEE IN THE SPRING ARE THOSE MAJOR DIFFERENCES, DRAFT A, YOU HAVE PRESIDENTS DAY AS A STAFF DEVELOPMENT STUDENT HOLIDAY.
DRAFT A IS REALLY VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE FOR THE CALENDAR THIS YEAR.
WHEN YOU COMPARE THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR IN DRAFT A, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
DRAFT B HAS PRESIDENTS DAY AS A STAFF AND STUDENT HOLIDAY, SO OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS WOULD HAVE THAT DAY OFF.
BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TEACHER DAYS, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THAT AS A HOLIDAY.
MAY 22ND, IT WAS NO LONGER A BAD WEATHER DAY AND STAFF AND STUDENTS WOULD GO THROUGH THAT FRIDAY AND THEN MAY 1ST IS A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY AND STUDENT HOLIDAY.
RIGHT AFTER OUR FIRST MEETING THAT WAS ON JANUARY 16TH, WE OPENED UP A SURVEY, AND THE SURVEY WILL ACTUALLY CLOSE TOMORROW AT NOON.
THE DIFFERENT AUDIENCES THAT WE SURVEY, WE REALLY TRY TO GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE ALSO CHANGED UP THE SURVEY A LITTLE TO INCLUDE A SECTION FOR STUDENTS, AND THEN ALSO IF YOU'RE A STAFF MEMBER AND A PARENT, THEY CAN ALSO IDENTIFY AS THAT, SO IT CAN HELP US REALLY LOOK AT THE DATA A LITTLE CLOSER.
THEN WE PUSH IT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE, STAFF EMAILS, SKYWARD EMAIL TO PARENTS, REMIND MESSAGES, CALL OUTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TIGER TAIL THROUGHOUT THAT WEEK.
NEXT STEPS, WE'RE COLLECTING THAT FEEDBACK.
THEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS ACTUALLY TOMORROW WHERE WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT DATA.
TYPICALLY, THE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO A CONSENSUS BASED ON THAT DATA.
IF THEY DON'T, THEN WE'LL HAVE A THIRD MEETING ON JANUARY 30TH, AND THEN WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING THE FEBRUARY 17TH BOARD MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR PROPS?
>> YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF GETTING THE WORD OUT.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK PARENTS SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A REMIND MESSAGE TODAY.
>> PHONE CALL REMINDS, SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> THANK YOU, MS. TAYLOR. SOME PEOPLE MAY THINK THIS IS A EASY THING TO DO, BUT IT'S NOT.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN IT AND A LOT OF IDEAS AND TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY TO AGREE IS A PROCESS IN EVERYTHING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON IT AND HELPING WITH IT.
TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR UPCOMING MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 17, 2025.
[3.B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
IT'S A WORKSHOP AND A REGULAR MEETING.MRS. [INAUDIBLE] WILL SEND OUT THE TIMES FOR THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE WORKSHOP.
>> [OVERLAPPING] IT'S A BUDGET WORKSHOP.
>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT [OVERLAPPING] IS WE'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR THAT WE SET BACK IN AUGUST.
BUT ALSO WELL, IT'S PAST TIME.
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN PLANNING NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
FARLEY HAS BEEN DOING LOTS OF WORK ON THAT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON STAFFING FOR NEXT YEAR AND
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WHICH IS ALWAYS QUITE A COMPLEX ENDEAVOR.BUT THIS YEAR, IT'S EXCITING, BUT IT'S COMPLEX BECAUSE WE'RE OPENING A HIGH SCHOOL.
RICHARD DEAN, FARLEY'S OFFICE, RHONDA, A LOT OF PEOPLE HELP WITH THAT AS WELL.
DR. SMITH, COACH GERLICH, LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE INVOLVED AND PARTICULARLY WITH OPENING A HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN ALSO WITH THE ADVICE OF LOTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS AND HAVE DONE IT WELL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE, BUT IT WON'T BE THAT LONG.
IT'LL BE JUST A BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT'S STILL HERE, ON FRIDAY AT 10:30, WE'VE GOT A RECOGNITION [LAUGHTER] FOR RETIRING POLICE CHIEF MR. ROY BASSETT, AND HOPE EVERYBODY CAN ATTEND.
WITH THAT, YOU'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.