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THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY
[1. Call to Order]
CALLED AND NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN THE TIME AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW.THEREFORE, AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP ORDER OF TRUSTEES, I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES TO ORDER.
YES. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
MR. COX, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN INVOCATION, PLEASE?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. DEARLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND JUST ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAD.
LORD, WE JUST KNOW ALL THE BLESSINGS COME FROM YOU AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US TONIGHT AND AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS DISTRICT, LORD TO JUST BE WITH US AND LORD JUST TO BE WITH ALL THE NEW STAFF AND EMPLOYEES AS THEY'RE GETTING NEW POSITIONS, LORD, JUST BLESS THEM AND JUST GIVE THEM THE STRENGTH THAT THEY NEED.
LORD WE JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED.
>> WOULD YOU STAND IT FOR ME IN THE PLEDGE PLEASE.
>> MS. LEE RAY, ANYBODY YOU SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD?
>> THANK YOU. I GUESS THE NEXT OF BUSINESS IS PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATION.
[5. Personnel Recommendations]
I DON'T WANT TO TURN THAT OVER TO DR. MCCORD.>> WELL, THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING.
THIS I WILL PROBABLY NOT DO AS GOOD A JOB OF THIS AS TIFFANY DOES.
BUT WE WERE HAVING A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO DO SOME BUSINESS, AND WE WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL MEETING TO MAKE SOME VERY SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD.
AS EACH OF YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN A PHASE OF FAST GROWTH.
PART OF THAT FAST GROWTH IS THE OPENING OF SEVERAL SCHOOLS, ONE OF WHICH IS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT WITH THAT GROWTH, AND WITH SOME RETIREMENTS THAT WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE WILL HAVE PARTIES AND ALL THAT. BUT NO TEARS.
THIS IS JUST HAPPY TIMES TODAY.
WITH ALL THESE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH RETIREMENTS, AND THEN WE HAVE PROMOTIONS AND ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
THEN ALSO WE'RE ADDING A COUPLE OF POSITIONS AT MY REQUEST, AND I APPRECIATE THE BOARD ALLOWING ME TO ADD THESE COUPLE OF POSITIONS, THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THAT.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GROUP KNOWS, TOO, THAT THE REASON THAT WE'RE ADDING A COUPLE OF POSITIONS THAT ARE CENTRAL OFFICE POSITIONS.
THESE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE ADDING ARE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED TO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO BE A DESTINATION DISTRICT.
PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO FRENSHIP.
IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS, GREAT STAFF, GREAT PRINCIPALS.
I THINK ANYONE WHO'S IN THIS ROOM HERE OR BEHIND ME KNOWS THAT THESE AREN'T EASY TIMES.
THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE TO EXCEL AND TO SEEK PERFECTION AND CAPTURE EXCELLENCE FOR EVERY SINGLE CHILD AND EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE AND OURSELVES, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WORLD IN WHICH WE FIND OURSELVES.
WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SEVERAL POSITIONS.
NOW, SOME OF THESE ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT.
SOME ARE NOT NEW TO THE DISTRICT,
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BUT I'M RECOMMENDING THEM FOR A NEW POSITION.LET'S START WITH CHRISTY GILLESPIE.
NO, YOU'RE GOOD. SHE IS COMING TO US FROM LUBBOCK ISD CAVAZOS, AND SHE IS GOING TO BE COMING TO US AS COORDINATOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE INTERVIEWED CHRISTY THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME THAT SHE SAID IS SO SHE'S HAD SOME CHALLENGES.
FROM CHALLENGING CAMPUSES WITH LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID IS THAT THINGS PEOPLE SAY ABOUT HER THAT SHE ALWAYS HAS A SENSE OF CALM.
SHE DOES THESE ALL THESE THINGS CALMLY.
GIRL I USED TO BE CALM. [LAUGHTER] I USED TO BE CALM.
BUT I THINK THAT AS YOU ALL KNOW, IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, A LOT OF THAT IS AROUND COMPLAINTS, PROBLEMS, ISSUES, PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP AND NOT TO SAY THAT RICHARD'S NOT CALM BECAUSE HE'S CALM.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD ANYBODY IN THAT OFFICE WHO HAS AN ELEMENTARY BACKGROUND.
WHILE YOU'RE NOT AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOW, TELL ME WHERE YOU WERE?
>> I WAS A WOLFORD ELEMENTARY.
WOLFORD. YES. I NOTICED THAT THIS STILL SAYS MED, BUT YOU ARE YOU.
>> SHE GRADUATES THURSDAY, AND SHE WILL BE DR. GILLESPIE.
NOW, IS THAT WITH YOUR EDD OR YOUR PHD?
>> THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.
>> [BACKGROUND] IF YOU CAN'T GET THERE, YOU GET THE EDD, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE OR ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE ASKED HER TO DO.
WE POURED A LOT OF RESOURCES OVER THESE LAST FEW YEARS INTO OUR PRINCIPLES AND MAKING SURE WE'RE BUILDING OUR BENCH AND EQUIPPING PRINCIPLES FOR THIS INCREASINGLY COMPLEX ROLE.
WHAT WE HAVEN'T PROBABLY DONE AS MUCH WORK ON IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
NO THAT OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AREN'T DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT THAT'S AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX ROLE.
THE PRINCIPLE IS BUSY DOING A LOT OF THINGS, AND SO IS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE DON'T WE HAVE TO INVEST THE TIME IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE EQUIPPED AND THAT IT'S ONGOING BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME TURNOVER NOW WITH OUR GROWTH.
THEN I KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY HEARD THIS, BUT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T CLAMORING TO GET INTO THIS PROFESSION.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE.
THIS IS A NEW POSITION FOR US, COORDINATOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, AN ELEMENTARY BACKGROUND, AND A LOT OF BACKGROUND IN JUST MAKING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS BETTER AND HELPING KIDS AND STAFF BE THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
SHE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
SHE WANTS TO COME TO FRENSHIP.
IS THERE ANYONE YOU WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU?
>> YES. I HAVE MY HUSBAND, GABE, IS HERE WITH ME AND THEN MY DAUGHTERS, CLAIRE AND SADIE. YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY [APPLAUSE] YES.
>> COME ON UP. COME ON OVER HERE.
GINGER IS NOT NEW TO THE DISTRICT.
SHE'S RETURNING TO THE DISTRICT.
>> I'M A SENIOR BACK FOR BASEBALL.
>> GINGER IS COMING BACK AND SHE IS GOING TO SERVE IN THE ROLE AS PRINCIPAL AT CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
BUT SHE IS NOT NEW TO FRENSHIP.
YOU WERE 18 YEARS, I THINK, A TEACHER AT BENNETT ELEMENTARY.
EVEN THOUGH WE ALLOWED HER TO GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET TRAINED AS AN ADMINISTRATOR SO SHE COULD COME BACK, INTRODUCE YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR HUSBAND, AND TELL THEM WHERE THEY'VE BEEN.
>> I HAVE THE WHOLE FRONT ROW, PRETTY MUCH.
>> HE'S A SENIOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS HARPER.
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SHE IS AN EIGHTH GRADER AT ALCOVE.THEN THESE ARE MY TWINS, HUDSON AND HAGEN, AND THEY ARE SIXTH GRADERS AT ALCOVE.
>> YES. NOW HARPER I PROMISE NEVER TO TELL ANOTHER STORY.
BUT WHEN WE TALK TO GINGER SHE LIKE WHAT IS SHE GOING TO SAY? SHE REALLY WANTED HER MOM TO BE WE HAVE OPENING AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE WOULD WANT THEIR MOM TO GO WITH THEM TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AS A ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
BUT SO THAT DID WORK OUT FOR HER [LAUGHTER] THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, BUT WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE SHE'S COMING BACK TO US AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN LEVELLAND FOR THREE YEARS.
I WAS AT THE INTERMEDIATE FOR ONE YEAR AND THE INTERMEDIATE CLOSED AFTER MY FIRST YEAR.
>> YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT [LAUGHTER].
>> IT ADDS SOMETHING TO THE RESUME. I'M SURE.
I WENT TO ABC AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND SO INTERMEDIATES A FOUR OR FIVE CAMPUS, AND ABC IS PRE K K AND ONE.
I'VE BEEN AT ABC FOR TWO YEARS.
>> GREAT TO HAVE YOU. YES. [APPLAUSE].
>> IF WE GOING TO HAVE A FAMILY PICTURE BECAUSE THEY LOOK REALLY [BACKGROUND]
>> NEXT WE HAVE LINDSEY LITTLEFIELD.
LINDSEY IS CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NORTH RIDGE. THIS IS YOUR FIRST YEAR?
>> YES. IT'S HER FIRST YEAR WITH US.
WE HAVE SELECTED LINDSEY TO SERVE AS OUR NEXT WILLOW BEND PRINCIPAL.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT LINDSEY THAT I LOVE IS THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL POSITIONS OPEN.
WHEN I CALLED LINDSEY AND ASKED HER BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
DO YOU STILL WANT TO BE A PRINCIPAL IN FRENSHIP? SHE SAID YES. I TOLD HER IT WAS WILLOW BEND. WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> THAT'S THE ONE I WANTED. [LAUGHTER]
>> SHE WILL DO AMAZING THINGS THERE.
SHE'S A PROVEN LEADER, AND SHE'S MET THE WILLOW BEND STAFF AND CAMPUS.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING YOU TOO.
BUT TELL US WHERE YOU WERE RIGHT BEFORE YOU CAME, THE LAST COUPLE OF LUBBOCK ISD.
TELL WHAT YOU DID THERE. IT'S OKAY TO SAY LUBBOCK ISD.
>> I WAS IN LUBBOCK ISD I WAS ACTUALLY WITH GABE HE'S HERE.
SO HE ACTUALLY HIRED ME AS AN APE AT DUNBAR. HE'S AMAZING.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UNDER HIM, SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THEN NATALIE ANDERSON TOOK OVER AFTER GABE WENT BACK TO ELEMENTARY, SO I GOT TO LEARN UNDER HER AS WELL A DUNBAR.
PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS AT EVANS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE I WAS AVID COORDINATOR AND I WAS A COACH FOR A WHILE.
PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS A VARSITY COACH FOR A LITTLE BIT.
>> YES. DID YOU BRING ANY EXPECTED GUESTS?.
>> I DID. MY HUSBAND, JOEY, MY OLDEST SON, JACKSON.
WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT BACK FROM FORT WORTH LAST NIGHT.
HE HAD A BIG SURGERY AT COOK'S CHILDREN.
HE'S HERE. HE'S A LITTLE SORE, BUT HE'S HERE.
>> WE DON'T GIVE ANY BIG COOKS [LAUGHTER]
>> CONNOR IS MY MIDDLE CHILD AND THEN LENIN MY DAUGHTER.
>> [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] KIMBERLY MORGAN.
>> COME ON UP. KIMBERLY MOORE, NOT NEW TO FRENSHIP.
KIMBERLY IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT BENNETT ELEMENTARY.
YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS?
>> FOUR YEARS. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WAS AT HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SHE WAS A DATA INTERVENTION SPECIALIST.
THEY HAD DIFFERENT NAME THEN BUT IT WAS THE SAME THING.
KIMBERLY COULD'VE BEEN PRINCIPAL A LONG TIME. SHE REALLY COULD'VE.
BUT SHE'S READY, AND SHE HAS THESE GREAT EXPERIENCES FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FROM BENNETT, WHICH EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT'S OUR SOUTH SIDE CAMPUS THAT HAS THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR KIDS WHO HAVE SOME OF THE MOST NEEDS IN TERMS OF MAYBE MEDICAL NEEDS, COGNITIVE NEEDS, AND INTERVENTION SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE CURRICULUM JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER KIDS.
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SHE'S GOING TO BE OUR PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY.LEGACY HAS THOSE SAME PROGRAMS, AND IT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DISTRICT.
WAY BACK IN THE DAY, WE JUST HAD THE ONE, BENNETT.
THEN CHERYL BOOHER OPENED LEGACY FOR US A MINUTE AGO.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE GREAT, WE DECIDED TO HAVE YOU.
DID YOU BRING ANY SPECIAL GUESTS?
>> I DID. I HAVE MY HUSBAND, CRAIG, BACK HERE, AND NEXT TO HIM IS MY MOM, DONNA.
THEN I HAVE MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, [INAUDIBLE], WAVE [INAUDIBLE].
MY OLDEST BLAKE AND HIS WIFE, RILEY, AND THEN MY MIDDLE ONE, EMILY.
>> THE MIDDLE ONE. SHE SAID THE MIDDLE LAST [LAUGHTER].
>> OLDEST DAUGHTER, HOW'S THAT? [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE AT LEGACY AND TO STAY ON THE LIFE SKILLS CAMPUS AND JUST SERVE IN FRENSHIP BECAUSE I LOVE THIS DISTRICT.
IT FEELS LIKE HOME. I LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE ENCOURAGED ME AND BEEN SUPPORTIVE TO ME ALONG THE WAY.
I CAN'T SIT DOWN WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING TO KELLY, WHO'S BEEN MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER.
I JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND IF I DIDN'T CRY, MY FAMILY, THEY WOULD BE LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED TO HER? [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THOSE PREVIOUS YEARS.
>> BUT LARA IS A LONG TIME TRUSTED TEACHER, NORTH RIDGE, WILLOW BEND.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN IN UPLAND HEIGHTS SINCE IT OPENED?
>> THE SECOND YEAR. SHE'S BEEN AT UPLAND HEIGHTS AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR MANY YEARS.
SHE APPLIED TO BE PRINCIPAL, AND THEN WE HAD ALL THESE PRINCIPAL OPENINGS.
WHEN SHE FIRST APPLIED, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT, WELL THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CATS OUT BAG LATER, BUT DENISE STEWART IS HERE AND SHE GOT MOTION, AND SO I WAS LIKE, WELL, I CAN'T MOVE LARA OFF THE CAMPUS SHE'S ALREADY ON.
HERE'S WHAT SHE CAN DO; KEEP A SECRET.
SHE CAN KEEP A SECRET, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
>> FOR A LONG TIME [LAUGHTER].
I TOLD HER I DIDN'T EVEN TELL THE EVIDENCE.
WHAT DID I SAY? IF YOU TELL ANYONE?
>> THEN I CAN'T [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> I SAID IF YOU TELL ANYONE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUMP.
BUT I FELT SO BAD BECAUSE I COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO HER.
I COULDN'T STAND IT, SO I TOLD HER.
SHE ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE THEN, JUST LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES, AND SHE IS POISED TO CONTINUE ON THE GREAT THINGS THAT DENISE AND THAT STAFF HAS STARTED AT UPLAND HEIGHTS.
HERE'S [INAUDIBLE] WHEN I STARTED, DON'T [INAUDIBLE] THE DITCH [LAUGHTER].
>> I SURE DID. MY HUSBAND IS OVER HERE, JEFF NELSON, AND THEN MY DAUGHTER, KATE NELSON, SHE'S A 7TH GRADER AT TERRA VISTA, AND THEN I HAVE A SENIOR AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, BUT HE'S DOING SENIORY THINGS SO HE COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING.
THEN MY MOM, KATHY HODGES, WHO TAUGHT IN FRENSHIP FOR A LONG TIME, AND THEN MY DAD, TOM HODGES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
JUST LIKE KIM DID, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU TO DENISE STEWART, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL THAT I'VE WORKED UNDER.
I'VE LEARNED FROM THE VERY BEST.
PLEASE KNOW THAT I PROMISE I WILL JUST HELP THAT SCHOOL JUST CONTINUE TO GROW AND JUST DO ITS BEST.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. ANGELA RICHARDS.
Y'ALL MAY HAVE REMEMBER MEETING ANGELA OR SEEING HER HERE ON ONE OF THESE ROWS WHEN WE HIRED JASON RICHARDS IN THE HEAD COACH IN MEMORIAL,
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BUT I WAS LIKE, NOW SHE GETS TO STAND HERE AT FRONT AND CENTER, AND WE ARE SO GLAD THAT WE HIRED JASON, SO WE COULD GET ANGELA [INAUDIBLE].WE'LL SEE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
SHE COMES TO US FROM MULESHOE, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, SHE HAS A GREAT NUMBER OF EXPERIENCES AND A GREAT PASSION FOR KIDS WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHETHER THEY COST THEM THEMSELVES OR WITHOUT THEIR OWN DOING HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION, WHETHER THROUGH A CHOICE THEY MADE, SO SHE WILL BE OUR REESE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL.
TO REMIND EVERYONE, SO REESE DOES SERVE AS OUR DISCIPLINE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CAMPUS, BUT THAT IS NOT A BAD PLACE, AND THAT IS NOT THE END OF THE ROAD FOR ANYONE.
IT IS A RESTORATIVE PLACE, AND A PLACE WHERE YOU LEARN SOME STRATEGIES TO MAKE A BETTER CHOICE.
ALSO, IT IS A PLACE IN WHICH KIDS WHO WANT TO ACCELERATE, MAYBE GRADUATE EARLY FOR WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCE, WE HAVE KIDS OUT THERE, WE CALL THAT WINGS.
ANGELA HAS LOTS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL WE MET A WHILE AGO, BUT ALL ROUND WE MIGHT BE RELATED.
BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA.
A LOT OF OUR PEOPLE ARE FROM OKLAHOMA, SOME OF HER PEOPLE ARE FROM OKLAHOMA.
NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING THE BIG TOWNS.
TELL US WHO YOU BROUGHT. ALREADY MADE FUN OF HIM [LAUGHTER].
>> WELL, I WOULD INTRODUCE MY CHILDREN BUT THEY'RE ALL OVER OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS SO I'LL INTRODUCE MY HUSBAND, JASON RICHARDS.
HE IS GOING TO LEAD THE PANTHERS IN FOOTBALL, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.
>> WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST SAY?
>> I'M SUPER EXCITED TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE AT REESE BECAUSE I'M SUPER PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND EMPOWER THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY AND IN LIVE.
I BELIEVE THAT I CAN EQUIP THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO WHERE THEY CAN OVERCOME THOSE CHALLENGES AND JUST BE GREAT CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> SHE'S PROVEN SHE CAN DO THAT.
>> I MEAN [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> SID, THIS WILL BE HER FIRST TIME TO WORK IT.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT ON MY PAPER.
>> MY FIRST EIGHT YEARS IN EDUCATION AT FRENSHIP.
IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH, YOU KNOW FMS WAS THE JUNIOR HIGH.
I'M NOT POINTING TO YOU, SORRY [LAUGHTER].
>> SID HAS JUST A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, BECAUSE WITH THOSE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
WE NEED THOSE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES AND A LOT OF CHURN IN JUST THE PEOPLE.
EVERY TIME THERE'S A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THERE'S NEW THINGS, NEW CHURN.
WE'VE GOT ALL THIS GREAT STAFF, ALL THIS NEW STAFF, AND IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN'T LEARN NEW THINGS AND NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE, BUT WE HAVE THE SAME BELIEFS, WE KNOW WHAT EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE, AND IT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS.
SID IS GOING TO TAKE ON THE ROLE THAT CASSANDRA FORMERLY HAD.
CASSANDRA IS GOING TO OVERSEE SECONDARY PRINCIPALS, SO SID IS GOING TO BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUE TO POUR IN TO OUR LEADERS, NOT WITH JUST ETHEREAL CONCEPTS, BUT WITH, AGAIN, THAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FINANCED FOR US, WE HAVE A CUSTOMIZED LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR COMMUNITY HELPED US BUILD BASED ON OUR BELIEFS, AND WE'LL COME IN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.
YOU'RE COMING TO US, [INAUDIBLE]?
>> I WAS GIVEN A MIXED UP. WHICH ONE IS IT?
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>> IN AMARILLO. BUT SHE FORMERLY WAS AT THE SERVICE CENTER HERE IN LUBBOCK AT REGION 17 FOR HOW MANY YEARS?
>> I BROUGHT COACH SEXTON, RETIRED TEACHER AND COACH FROM FRENSHIP ISD FOR 25 YEARS OR SO, WELL OVER, MY SENIOR SON, DOKE SEXTON, AND SAILOR, OUR DAUGHTER, WHO'S A FRESHMAN.
>> THEN, DIDN'T YOU HAVE ANOTHER?
>> I HAD A BIG ONE. MY OLDEST GRADUATED FROM FRENSHIP IN 2017.
HE'S GROWN AND FLOWN [LAUGHTER].
>> IF HE EVER WANTS TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT, I'LL SET UP ASIDE, BECAUSE HE COULD BE THE SUPERINTENDENT. BECAUSE HE'S SMART.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO JUST ADD?
>> I JUST APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY SO MUCH.
THIS DISTRICT'S MEANT A LO TO US FOR A LONG TIME, AND SO IT'S GREAT TO GET TO JOIN THE TEAM, AND I'M EAGER TO GET STARTED WORKING.
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].
>> LAST ONE TO MAKE THE LIST [LAUGHTER].
>> WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ORDER [OVERLAPPING].
DOESN'T NEED TO BE INTRODUCED.
BUT IT'S TIME FOR HER TO SPREAD HER WINGS OR CLAWS OR WHATEVER.
SHE HAS HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE.
WHEN I CAME TO FRENSHIP, SHE WAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CRESTVIEW, AND THEN SOON AFTER BECAME PRINCIPAL AT WILLOW BEND, THEN SAID, HEY I'LL HAVE ANOTHER BABY.
>> YES. LET'S GO TO THAT [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> EACH PLACE SHE'S GONE, SHE HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE IMPRINT AND MADE WHEREVER IT IS BETTER THAN WHEN SHE STARTED THERE.. WE ARE GOING TO BENEFIT, AND OUR LEADERS, AND OUR PRINCIPALS ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM HER BEING ABLE TO EXPAND HER INFLUENCE.
SHE'S GOING TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION BECAUSE MICHELLE IS WAY BACK THERE.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] SHE IS NOT NEW, AND SHE'S TAKING ON THE ROLE AS OVERSIGHT OF ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS.
RHONDA HAD FORMERLY DONE THAT AND WAS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THOSE ARE TWO VERY COMPLEX ROLES.
Y'ALL DON'T TELL ANYBODY, BUT WE HAD HIRED TWO PEOPLE TO REPLACE RHONDA AND TWO PEOPLE TO REPLACE RICHARD. [LAUGHTER], DON'T TELL THEM THAT.
BUT WE GOT BIGGER. WE JUST GOT BIGGER.
IT'S TIME TO RAMP UP THE SUPPORT AS THINGS ARE GETTING EASIER, BUT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE TO DO THE JOB.
IN ORDER FOR US TO AGAIN CONTINUE GETTING THESE EXCELLENT RESULTS, I THINK THE SUPPORT HAS TO BEGIN TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
AS WE GROW, NINE ELEMENTARIES, TWO MORE ON THE WAY, AND NOBODY EVEN KNOWS TWO HIGH SCHOOLS THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF SUPPORT TOO.
DENISE IS THE PERSON FOR THE JOB, SO TELL US WHO ALL CAME?
>> WELL, IT'S ALWAYS ONE IN THE CROWD, BUT I RECALL WE WERE NOT HAVING ANY MORE KIDS.
[LAUGHTER] WE ARE THREE. USUALLY, WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM, THEY'RE ALL IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
BUT I PROMISE THEY'RE HAPPY FOR ME.
THEY WOULDN'T BE HERE [INAUDIBLE] THAN I DO.
SORRY. NELSON'S GOING TO DO AN AMAZING JOB AND THEN MY OFFICE STAFF IS HERE TONIGHT, TOO.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST MAKING SURE IT SOLIDIFY THAT I AM GONE.
>> WELL, WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON THIS NEW AND EXPANDING YOUR INFLUENCE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
GRATEFUL. EXCITED TO WORK WITH PRE K THROUGH 12 WITH SOME MORE [INAUDIBLE] FOLKS.
THEN JUST BITTERSWEET BECAUSE I LOVE [INAUDIBLE], WHICH I'M LEAVING IT GREAT HANDS.
>> THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME.
THOSE ARE KEY CRITICAL ROLES, AND I DO NOT WANT TO RUSH THROUGH THAT AND THEY HAVE BIG JOBS.
BUT WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING BEFORE I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION?
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ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT YOU APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PERSONNEL AS LISTED IN YOUR PACKET FOR THE '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR?>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY CHELSEA SALAZAR TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND A SECOND BY MR. KYLE ROGERS.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE, NO. MOTION CARRIES.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE MORE ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
I KNOW THAT ANDREW WOULD LIKE AN AUDIENCE.
>> FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS,
[6. Canvassing of combined early voting and election day results for the May 3, 2025 general election to elect one trustee for Place 2 on the Frenship Independent School District Board of Trustees]
WE HAVE THE CANVASSING OF COMBINED EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY RESULTS.TONIGHT, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO CANVASS THE ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE MAY 3RD PLACE 2 ELECTION.
YOUR PACKET INCLUDES THE TABULATIONS FROM THE ELECTION OFFICE FOR LUBBOCK AND [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY.
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 1005 VOTES WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES.
MR. COX RECEIVED 721 VOTES AND MR. CONTRERAS JR. RECEIVED 284 AND SO ANDREW IS THEREBY DECLARED THE ELECTED TO PLACE 2.
AS A REMINDER, OUR PLACE 1 BOARD MEMBER, TYLER HAYNES WAS DECLARED ELECTED.
WE WERE ABLE TO CANCEL THAT ELECTION SINCE HE WAS UNOPPOSED.
TONIGHT, EVERYTHING'S IN YOUR PACKET.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I READ THEIR RECOMMENDATION? ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 3 ELECTION FOR PLACE 2 AS PROVIDED BY THE LUBBOCK COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, DECLARING ANDREW COX ELECTED TO PLACE 2 FOR FRENSHIP ISD, AND THAT THE PRESIDING OFFICER ISSUE THE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION FOR MR. HAYNES AND MR. COX.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM MISSES LISA LIBRE FOR [INAUDIBLE] CHECKING OF THE VOTES.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY KYLE ROGERS.
>> A SECOND BY MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[7. Issuance of certificates of election and administration of oath of office to trustees in Place 1 and Place 2]
THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, IF YOU WOULD BOTH JOIN ME, SEE YOU CAN TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.>> THAT'S AWESOME. YOU GUYS GO TO GET THERE.
>> STAY BY THE PODIUM BECAUSE THEY MAY WANT ALL THE VIEWERS.
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>> NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD AND OFFICER.
[8. Reorganization of board officers]
ACCORDING TO POLICY BBAA, THE BOARD REORGANIZES ITS OFFICERS FOLLOWING THE MAY ELECTION.AT THIS TIME, I DECLARE THE BOARD DISSOLVE, WILL TURN OVER THE MEETING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHELLE MCCORD FOR THE REORGANIZATION.
>> OFFICERS WILL BE ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR PRESIDENT.
>> WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR DAVID MILLER FOR PRESIDENT BY KYLE ROGERS.
ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT? ANYONE? IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
NOW, LET'S PROCEED WITH A VOTE NAMING DAVID MILLER AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
>> THE MOTION OR WHATEVER THAT WAS, THE VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUS.
THE EYES HAVE IT. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MILLER.
>> THAT'S NOT AN EASY JOB WHAT THESE PEOPLE DO UP HERE AND IT'S NOT EASY AND I'M NOT ALWAYS EASY BECAUSE IT'S HARD, AND IT'S IMPORTANT WORK, AND THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE.
WITH THAT, TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> WELL, FOUR YEAR OF MY FIRST TERM AS PRESIDENT, IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
IT WAS MORE THAN JUST MOVING OVER FROM THIS CHAIR TO THIS CHAIR.
THERE WAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND THINGS THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN, BUT IT WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND I PLAN ON CONTINUE TO LEARN AND GET BETTER IN WHAT I'M DOING.
I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO OR WHERE YOU'RE AT, I THINK EVERYBODY CAN GET BETTER.
THAT'S GOING TO BE MY MOTTO, MANTRA, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT FOR THIS NEXT TERM AND I HOPE I DO GET BETTER.
>> ARE THERE ANY DAYS PLANNED FOR [INAUDIBLE] DRESS UP? [LAUGHTER] HOWARD WANTS TO KNOW THAT.
>> THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
>> JUST WANTED TO WARN OUR NEW PRINCIPAL.
ALL THE NEW PRINCIPAL MAKES A GREAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> YOU DO. I'M NOT LETTING OUT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
[LAUGHTER] THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL TAKE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
>> KYLE ROGERS IS NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT? IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
PROCEED WITH A VOTE NAMING KYLE ROGERS AS VICE PRESIDENT OF FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
CONGRATULATIONS, KYLE. [APPLAUSE]
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY.
>> I RECOMMEND CHELSEA SALAZAR FOR SECRETARY.
>> CHELSEA SALAZAR IS NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY? IF THERE'S NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
WE'LL PROCEED WITH A VOTE NAMING CHELSEA SALAZAR AS SECRETARY OF THE FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.[APPLAUSE] [OVERLAPPING] THAT CONCLUDES MEETING.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.