[00:00:05] 658. WE'RE NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION. [1.C. Reconvene from Closed Session -- 7:00 p.m.] MR. VINCENT WOULD YOU GET US IN A WORD OF PRAYER? YES. PRAY WITH US. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER IN HONOR OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, OUR TEACHERS, COMMUNITY. WE JUST ASK YOU TO GUIDE OUR HEARTS AND HELP US. DO NOT OUR WILL, BUT YOUR WILL FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS DISTRICT. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. CHIEF, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. MRS. LIBRE. HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MISS TAYLOR. [1.G.1. School Board Appreciation] MR. TIFFANY TAYLOR, SHOW RECOGNITIONS. THANK YOU. BOARD. TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT BECAUSE WE GET TO TURN THE ATTENTION TO YOU. JANUARY IS OFFICIALLY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR DEDICATION AND PASSION THAT YOU POUR INTO SERVING OUR DISTRICT. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES THAT WE'RE PLAYING HERE TONIGHT. EACH YEAR. TASB SETS A STATEWIDE THEME, AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS OUR FUTURE IS PUBLIC WITH THE TEXAS FLAG USED IN THE LOGO. NOW, THIS YEAR'S THEME HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL ROLE THAT EACH OF YOU PLAY IN SHAPING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE SUCCESS THAT WE SEE HERE AT FRENSHIP ISD. BEFORE WE GET INTO ALL THE GIFTS, WE WANT TO PLAY A QUICK VIDEO SHOWING HOW THE DECISIONS YOU ARE MAKING AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING ARE IMPACTING THE FUTURE OF FRENSHIP STUDENTS AND STAFF. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FRENSHIP IS THE ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES. I AM IN STUDENT COUNCIL, ROBOTICS, TRACK CLUB AND U.I.L. HERE AT SIERRA VISTA, I'M INVOLVED IN FCA, STUDENT COUNCIL, SPANISH AND CHOIR. I'M INVOLVED IN ORCHESTRA. I'M IN STUDENT COUNCIL. I'M IN NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY. I AM INVOLVED IN ROBOTICS. I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT MATH AND READING AND SCIENCE. I PLAY BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL AND I GET THE SHOT PUT AND DISCUS IN TRACK. I'M INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL SPELLING BEE. I KNEW I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITHIN KIDS LIVES, AND I KNEW I COULD DO THAT WITHIN THIS MEDIA WORLD AND BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM, HEY, FROM HERE IT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I AM A KID THAT IS FROM HERE. THE ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP IS THAT WE ALLOW KIDS TO EXPLORE. THEY CAN EXPLORE WHATEVER CAREER THEY WANT. I WANT TO BE A VETERINARIAN. I WANT TO BE A ROBOTICS TEACHER FOR EITHER COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A THERAPIST. I WANT TO BE A FOOTBALL COACH. I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR. I'D LIKE TO BE A GYMNASTICS COACH. I WANT TO BE A A FIREMAN AND A POLICEMAN TO PROTECT THE CITY BECAUSE CITY NEEDS POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN. I THINK FRENSHIP HAS ALWAYS PORTRAYED THE VALUE OF WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS. AND I COULD SEE THAT A LONG TIME AGO. I COULD SEE THAT 20 YEARS AGO. AND I CAN SEE THAT NOW. WHAT WE'RE DOING IN FRENSHIP AND HERE AT HERITAGE AND ALL THROUGHOUT FRENSHIP ISD IS SO TRULY SPECIAL. WE SEE KIDS FOR WHO THEY ARE, ALSO ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE CHARACTER AND THEY HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THEMSELVES. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT RIDGE IS HOW PEOPLE TREAT OTHERS RESPECTFULLY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY LIKE THAT SO THAT WE CAN HELP OTHERS. I MEAN, JUST THE DRIVE THEY INSTILL IN US. FRENSHIP HAS A HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN OUR SCHOOL. AND SO AS THE FFA, WE JUST WANT TO CARRY THAT ON AND KIND OF CONTRIBUTE WHAT WE CAN TO FRENSHIP SUCCESS. THERE'S A CERTAIN STANDARD, OUR FRIENDSHIP, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I GET TO PUSH MYSELF TO ALWAYS TRY MY BEST, TO ALWAYS BE LIKE A BE THE BEST PERSON I CAN [00:05:07] BE. THANK YOU. FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL BOARD BECAUSE OF YOU. OUR SCHOOL IS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN. THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT STUDENTS LIKE ME. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN MY EDUCATION. BECAUSE OF YOU, I FEEL PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE. IT'S REALLY COOL THAT YOU ALL GIVE US ALL THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND WHAT WE LOVE. YOU MAKE FRIENDSHIP BETTER. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS. BECAUSE OF YOU, I BELONG OUR FRIENDSHIP. THANK YOU FOR MAKING FRIENDSHIP AWESOME. FRIENDSHIP JUST REALLY BRINGS THE BEST OUT OF OUT OF THE STUDENTS. AND IT BRINGS THE BEST OUT OF ME. THANK YOU TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO. I THINK SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SEEK THEIR JOB NOT FOR ACCLAIM, BUT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. HAVING THE SCHOOL BOARD ASKED ME TO COME UP TO ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT I DO. IT JUST MEANT A LOT KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FRENSHIP ISD BEHIND US AND EVERYTHING WE DO, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS SUPPORTING US AS A FRENSHIP GRADUATE AND A FRENSHIP EMPLOYEE AND A FRENSHIP PARENT. I AM JUST SO THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN, ALONG WITH ALL MY STUDENTS THAT I WORK WITH EVERY DAY, GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UP IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT LOVES THEM AND CARES FOR THEM AND PROVIDES FOR THEM. ALL OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD, AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO THEM FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT FOR HELPING WITH THAT VIDEO AND GETTING ALL OF THOSE INTERVIEWS. THE PARTS WE DIDN'T USE ARE REALLY FUNNY. EXTENDED VERSION FOR YOU. BUT HERE TONIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS THAT I WANT TO INTRODUCE FROM UPLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY TO PRESENT THE STUDENT GIFT. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME PRINCIPAL NELSON AND MAC MCCULLY AND THE OTHERS FROM UPLAND HEIGHTS. OKAY. LET ME LOOK THAT WAY. THERE YOU GO. SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT YOU HAVE. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS MARK AND I'M A FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AT UPLAND HEIGHTS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOLS. I KNOW THAT BEING ON A SCHOOL BOARD TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND HARD WORK. YOU MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT AFFECT SOCIETY EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVEN IF WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE IT. BECAUSE OF YOU, WE HAVE TEACHERS WHO CARE ABOUT US, SCHOOLS THAT ARE SAFE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS AND SERVING OUR STUDENTS. WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT INTO HELPING US SUCCEED. SHOW OUR APPRECIATION. APPRECIATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT EACH OF YOU WITH A SMALL GIFT. EACH OF YOU WILL RECEIVE A FRAME OF PUZZLE PIECES DESIGNED BY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN. IN THE DISTRICT, THE PUZZLE PIECES REPRESENT THE CAREERS WE HOPE TO HAVE AFTER WE GRADUATE. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR FUTURE. THANK YOU. I LOVE IT. DID EVERYONE GET ONE DOWN HERE? I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. CAN YOU SIT DOWN NOW? AND THEN. DO YOU MIND IF I GET Y'ALL TO COME OUT HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE KIDS. THEY DON'T MIND. YOU GET THE PICTURE. OKAY, STUDENTS, CAN I GET Y'ALL TO COME BACK UP HERE SO WE CAN GET A GROUP PICTURE? BOARD. I'LL JUST HAVE Y'ALL STAND. WE'LL GET ON THE OTHER SIDE. YEAH. SO Y'ALL JUST STAND RIGHT THERE. AND THEN STUDENTS, IF Y'ALL WANT TO GET IN FRONT. OF US. OH. THERE YOU GO. OKAY, MAYBE THAT ROOM. MOM. OH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, LOOK RIGHT HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. BIG SMILE. YES! PERFECT. THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. THIS IS SUCH A GOOD SYSTEM. AND PARENTS, THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THEM AND FOR LETTING US CARE FOR THEM AND TRUSTING US WITH THEIR EDUCATION. AND BUT THESE FOLKS BACK HERE THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS AND THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR [00:10:09] TIME AND THEY HAVE FAMILIES THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT I SEE ANY OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT. SO I POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE THEY SACRIFICE A LOT OF TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND MISS SOME OF THEIR EVENTS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS THE BEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ALL THE KIDS. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM AS WELL. AND BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOUR KIDS AND FOR MAKING COMING UP HERE TONIGHT. AND KIDS. Y'ALL DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. AND THE THE ART. I LOVE THE ART AND THE VIDEO WITH THEIR NAMES ON THERE. THAT WAS NICE. YEAH. I'LL ALWAYS DO SUCH A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, SORRY. YOU ALL DID GREAT. YEAH. OKAY. AND EVERYBODY'S GOING LIKE, YEAH, OAK RIDGE. THANKS FOR TELLING US. WELL, AND NOW JUST A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF THE SPECIAL GIFTS MADE BY SOME STUDENTS WHO LOVE CREATING THINGS FOR YOU DURING SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION. WE HAVE BANNERS AND SIGNS FROM OAK RIDGE, NORTHRIDGE AND WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. OAK RIDGE ALSO PROVIDED A SWEET TREAT THAT YOU'LL FIND IN YOUR BAG LATER. AND FROM BENNETT, YOU HAVE A PEN AND A NOTE, AND I'LL SEND YOU THE LINK TO AN ADORABLE VIDEO THAT THE STAFF AND STUDENTS MADE. AND YOU HAVE A FRAMED PHOTO MADE BY LEGACY STUDENTS WITH A MESSAGE THAT FOCUSES ON YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR HEART FOR THE DISTRICT. AND THEN ALSO, THERE WILL HAVE BEEN FIFTH GRADERS CREATED DECOUPAGE CANVASES ON WHAT THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP, HIGHLIGHTING FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORTED THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND THEN ALSO HERE TONIGHT, WE HAVE ALL THE PRINCIPALS. AND ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP, I WANT TO INVITE NORTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL WHITNEY ELLISON TO PRESENT THE PRINCIPAL'S GIFT. AND THEN PRINCIPALS, IF YOU HAVE A GIFT, IF YOU WANT TO COME STAND UP HERE TOO. HELLO. HELLO. SO I KNOW I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU PROVIDE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR STAFF, AND YOU GUYS TREAT US SO WELL. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU ALL. AND JUST TO SHOW SOME OF THAT, THANKS. WITH THE THEME THIS YEAR BEING THE FUTURE IS PUBLIC. THE STATE OF TEXAS FLAG IS KIND OF THE SYMBOL FOR THAT. AND SO WE HAD A TEXAS FLAG FLOWN OVER THE CAPITOL IN HONOR OF EACH OF YOU. AND THERE'S A CERTIFICATE THAT GOES WITH IT. AND WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO DISPLAY THIS IN YOUR OFFICE OR IN YOUR HOME OR IN YOUR HOME SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT AND JUST REMEMBER THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT THAT YOU'RE MAKING ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SPECIFICALLY ON FRENSHIP ISD AND ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU ALL SO, SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. I APPRECIATE YOU. VERY VERY COOL. THANK YOU. AND. AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO LEAD OUR DISTRICT. LEADING WITH INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND A DEDICATION TO CONTINUALLY DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU FELT THE LOVE TONIGHT FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION. THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR OUR RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER FOR US. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S IT'S A SHORT TIME THAT, THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT THAT VIDEO YOU KNOW, BRINGS OUT A LOT OF MEMORIES AND I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S WHAT THIS DISTRICT IS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T GET TO SEE THAT. AND THEY DON'T GET TO SEE THAT WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS, OR THEY DON'T GET TO SEE IT WITH OUR TEACHERS, WITH ADMINISTRATORS, YOU KNOW, AND SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND THESE GIFTS KIDS ARE PRICELESS. AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING UP HERE TONIGHT. AND MAC, YOU DID A GREAT JOB, BUDDY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. [00:15:03] I THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO. IT I WON'T SAY IT'S AN EASY JOB, BUT YOU'LL DEFINITELY MAKE IT EASIER, SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN. AND, WHITNEY, YOU DIDN'T SAY SHE'S A FRENSHIP. SHE'S A FRENSHIP GRAD. AND HER BROTHER'S FRENSHIP GRANT'S. AND SO SEVERAL FRENSHIP GRADS IN THE GROUP OR KIDS THAT WENT THROUGH FRENSHIP. BUT I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY. AND THIS IS LIKE, Y'ALL CAN'T HAVE THIS, BUT IT'S LIKE, THIS IS SOME PRICELESS STUFF RIGHT HERE. IT IS AWESOME. SOME OF THEM ARE SAYING WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT LEGACY SOMEDAY. AND ONE OF THESE I BELIEVE IS SAYS POKEMON TRAINER. I DON'T I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT ALL THAT MEANS, BUT IT SOUNDS AWESOME. PROFESSIONAL SOFTBALL PLAYER LOOKS LIKE MAYBE AN AN ASTRONAUT AND A PILOT AND A VET AND WELL, JUST. THEIR DREAMS ARE KIND OF IN. THEIR OPPORTUNITIES ARE ENDLESS. SO THANK Y'ALL. AND Y'ALL ARE CERTAINLY KIDS AND PARENTS. Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE DURATION OF THIS MEETING. YOU'RE WELCOME. BUT I KNOW IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT AND SO YOU'RE ALSO DON'T HAVE TO STAY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. AFTER THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS. SO THANK YOU ALL. SOMEBODY CAN BE BRAVE AND GET UP. THANK YOU. YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING IF YOU WANT TO. I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO. IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT FOR THEM. GOOD JOB GUYS. YES. HOW? HOW? RUGBY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU KEVIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE WE GO. YOU DID IT. THANK YOU. SEE YOU TOMORROW. HEY, HOW ARE YOU? SHE'S. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT'S THE REST OF THE AGENDA. THERE'S NOTHING CAN TOP THIS, SO. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER. NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR A [2.A. Consent Agenda] MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR MR. ANDREW COX. A SECOND BY MR. KYLE ROGERS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. WENT TO THE BACK SHEET ALREADY. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO. CONSIDER A CONSIDERATION OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN DOCUMENTS FOR THE [2.B.1. Consideration of schematic design documents for the Frenship Professional Learning Center] FRENSHIP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER, AND MR. SHANE LANGDON IS GOING TO GIVE THAT REPORT. SOUNDS GOOD. LET'S KEEP THE FLOW GOING. THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. WOLF AND MR. LUCCI FROM PARK HILL. THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT, AND THEIR TEAM HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON THE PROCESS OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN. SO WHAT WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT, SIR, IS THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN DOCS FOR FRENSHIP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER. THIS DESIGN INCLUDES INTERIOR RENOVATIONS FOR UPGRADES FOR WALLS, CEILINGS, LIGHT FIXTURES, FLOORING, RENOVATIONS TO THE RESTROOMS. THERE'S THREE HIGHLIGHTS. SORRY. A LITTLE BIT GREATER. DEGREE THREE. THREE HIGHLIGHTS TO THIS FRENSHIP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER, AN EVENT CENTER THAT WILL. THEY'RE WORKING ON A DESIGN RIGHT NOW, SO CURRENTLY FRENSHIP FIRST YEAR TEACHERS NEW HIRES. WE ALL MEET AT THE FRAZIER ALUMNI. WE'RE STARTING TO PACK THAT OUT RIGHT NOW. [00:20:02] THIS THIS POSSIBILITY WILL GIVE US MORE SEATS FOR THE DISTRICT. SECOND IS AUDITORIUM HIGHLIGHTING AUDITORIUM GOING TO GET WALL FIXTURE OR WALLS TEXTURE ON THE PAINT FLOORING, NEW CEILING, SWAPPING OUT CHAIR FOR CHAIR, WHICH WILL GIVE US A THREE AUDITORIUMS FOR THE DISTRICT TO USE AS WELL. SO, AND THE LAST ONE WILL BE ON THE EAST SIDE. THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER WILL GIVE NEW OFFICES LEARNING CENTERS FOR THAT TOO. SO IN YOUR BOARD DOCS, IF YOU COULD HAVE SEEN, THERE'S SOME EXISTING PICTURES FOR WHAT IS CURRENTLY AT THE FRENSHIP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALSO SOME RENOVATIONS OR SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES OF FUTURE DESIGN COULD BE. SO WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OH. OKAY. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS OR ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN DOCUMENTS FOR FRENSHIP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER. RENOVATION HAS PRESENTED BY STAFF. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM MR. LANGAN ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER. DO I HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MISS JAMEY PHILLIPS, SECOND BY MISS CHELSEA SALAZAR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SHANE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU CAN TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND. IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER A. DESIGN. DOCUMENTS FOR THE RENOVATION OF FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. [2.B.2. Consideration of design documents for the renovation of Frenship High School] YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. TERESA WIG FROM CORGAN IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT. AND SO HER TEAM HAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING FOR THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION. AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS FOR THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM. THIS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE IS ALSO FLOORS, WALL FIXTURES, LOTS OF HALLWAYS, 500,000 OVER 500,000FT² OF JUST RENOVATION BATHROOM FIXTURES CEILINGS, CLASSROOMS, LOTS OF COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO THIS WITH CORGAN AND FRENSHIP AND THE CONTRACTOR. WE WENT IN JANUARY WHEN STAFF CAME BACK, DOCTOR MCCORD TERESA GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE FRENSHIP STAFF. THEY WERE EXCITED. I MEAN, IT WAS THEY WERE WOO HOOING. THEY WERE JUST EXCITED. IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS GREAT. IT TAKES A LOT. I WAS WOO HOO! AND WHEN I SAW. YEAH. SO SORRY. GO AHEAD. NO. YOU'RE GOOD. NO, NO. READY FOR THE NEXT STEP? ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS FOR THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION IS APPROVED BY STAFF. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN DOCUMENTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. SHAUN BENSON. SECOND. SECOND BY MR. ANDREW COX. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A CALENDAR COMMITTEE UPDATE BY MISS TIFFANY TANNER. [3.A. Calendar Committee Update] OKAY. SO I KNOW IT SEEMS. I MEAN, WE STILL HAVE. WE JUST STARTED THE SECOND SEMESTER, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT CREATING THE CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER A FEW OF THE BASICS OF HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS AND WHERE WE STAND WITH THE TWO DRAFTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUT IN A SURVEY. SO SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHEN CREATING THESE DRAFTS, WE HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 75,600 INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES FOR STUDENTS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STAFF DAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE 187. SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE CONFUSING, VERY COMPLEX WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING DRAFTS [00:25:01] THAT MEET BOTH OF THOSE MINUTES FOR STUDENTS, BUT DAYS FOR TEACHERS AND NEW THIS YEAR, IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO BUILD IN EXTRA MINUTES OR DESIGNATED BAD WEATHER DAYS FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS. THAT'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE REGARDLESS. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE MAKEUP. IT'S MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, ALL 16. WE ALSO HAVE DISTRICT STAFF FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. SO BUSINESS OFFICE TEAMS HUMAN RESOURCES, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, STUDENT SERVICES. AND THEN WE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PARENTS THAT WE HAVE ON THE COMMITTEE AS WELL. SO WE HAVE ABOUT 11 PARENTS ON THE COMMITTEE THIS YEAR REPRESENTING NEARLY EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT. AND THE REASON WE HAVE SUCH A BIG COMMITTEE IS BECAUSE EACH OF THESE GROUPS BRING THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING THESE DRAFTS, FROM LOOKING AT PAYROLL, LOOKING AT WHERE TO PLACE THOSE STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL STAFF, BUT THEN ALSO OUR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION AND JUST CREATING TWO SOUND CALENDAR DRAFTS THAT WILL WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. SO THESE ARE THE TWO DRAFTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OUT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR SURVEY FOR A SURVEY. OUR FIRST MEETING WAS LAST THURSDAY. AND SO THIS THESE DRAFTS WENT OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY ON FRIDAY. AND THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE THE SURVEY OPEN, WE WANT IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MONDAY AS A HOLIDAY. WE WANTED TO GIVE OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF MORE TIME TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY. AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE FEEDBACK THIS YEAR BY DOING THAT. JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF SOME OF THE COMPARISONS. SO EACH YEAR WE ALWAYS TRY TO ALIGN OUR THANKSGIVING BREAK, WINTER BREAK AND SPRING BREAK WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS. SPRING BREAK IS ALWAYS ALIGNED WITH TEXAS TECH. THAT'S WHAT THE OTHER DISTRICTS DO AS WELL. AND BOTH CALENDARS HAVE THE SAME BAD WEATHER DAY. IT'S EASTER IS EARLY THIS YEAR. IT'S RIGHT AFTER SPRING BREAK. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE SPRING BREAK. BUT HISTORICALLY, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT GOOD FRIDAY AS A BAD WEATHER DAY. AND THEN THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS THE SAME ON BOTH CALENDARS. IT'S WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH WITH GRADUATION ON THURSDAY, MAY 27TH. THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES THAT YOU SEE BETWEEN THESE TWO DRAFTS. DRAFT IS REALLY THE START DATE. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU GET MOST OF THE COMMENTS COMING IN ON THE SURVEY. ON DRAFT A, YOU HAVE STAFF RETURNING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH AND STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH. AND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE HAD A WEDNESDAY START FOR STUDENTS DRAFT B STAFF RETURN ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH AND STUDENTS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH. AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE STAFF RETURNING TWO DAYS EARLIER ON DRAFT B, THAT MEANS YOU CAN HAVE MORE HOLIDAYS, TRUE HOLIDAYS IN THAT CALENDAR. SO WHEN YOU GO BACK YOU SEE THAT DRAFT B HAS PRESIDENTS DAY, WHICH IS FEBRUARY 15TH AND THE MONDAY AFTER EASTER, MARCH 29TH AS TRUE HOLIDAYS FOR EVERYONE ON DRAFT A, THEY ARE STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS AND THEN. THERE'S ALSO A FEW DIFFERENCES IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS. AT THE END OF THE SIX WEEKS, YOU SEE THAT ON DRAFT A, IT'S ON A FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH, AND ON DRAFT B IT'S ON A MONDAY, MAY 3RD. SO THOSE ARE THE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES THAT WE SEE. SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE CALENDAR OUT SURVEY OUT AND IT'S BEEN PRETTY NECK AND NECK SINCE IT'S BEEN OUT. AND SO WE'VE HAD ABOUT 1060 PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY OF THAT, ABOUT 55% ARE PARENTS AND ANOTHER 12% IDENTIFY AS A STAFF MEMBER AND A PARENT. SO YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE. AND HONESTLY, IT'S GONE BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. SO RIGHT NOW DRAFT A IS WINNING JUST BY 51%. AND AGAIN, THE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE KEEP HEARING IS PEOPLE LIKE THAT WEDNESDAY START, BUT THEY LIKE THOSE EXTRA HOLIDAYS IN THE SPRING. AND SO THEY WISH WE COULD MERGE THE CALENDARS. BUT AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT TO MEET THE 187 DAYS AND THEN ALSO THE INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES. AND SO WHAT'S NEXT? WE WILL CLOSE THE SURVEY ON JANUARY 29TH AT NOON. THAT IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE THE COMMITTEE WILL REALLY DIVE INTO THAT DATA. TAKE A LOOK AT IT, SEE IF WE NEED TO HAVE TO LEAVE IT OPEN IF ANY OTHER CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING THIS OUT. SO YOU'LL GET REMIND MESSAGES. WE'LL SEND OUT MORE SKYWARD EMAILS. [00:30:01] IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. WE'LL KEEP PUSHING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S ALREADY GONE OUT IN A TUESDAY FOLDER TO ELEMENTARY PARENTS. THAT'LL GO OUT AGAIN NEXT WEEK. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT OUT TO PARENTS TO TRY TO DRIVE THAT NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENT UP. AND THEN NEXT STEPS AGAIN, WE'LL MEET ON THE 29TH. GO OVER THE DATA IF WE NEED TO MEET AGAIN. IF THEY CAN'T COME TO A CONSENSUS ON JANUARY 29TH, WE'LL MEET AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 5TH. AND THEN THEY WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF WHICH CALENDAR DRAFT TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD DURING THE FEBRUARY 18TH BOARD MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT INTO RATHER THAN US JUST DEVELOPING A COUPLE OF THINGS AND PUSHING THEM OUT IS REALLY GETTING THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE TO A CHANCE TO ENGAGE. AND SO IT'S, IT'S IT MAKES IT A LENGTHIER PROCESS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY TO GET EVERYBODY'S PERSPECTIVE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR DOING THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER BEEN THIS CLOSE. NO, IT'LL BE INTERESTING AT THE JANUARY 29TH MEETING. IT GIVES OUR PARENTS A COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD BY, BY, BY DOING THIS. AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL PEOPLE WANT IS, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT SOMEBODY TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT SOMETHING. AND THIS REALLY DOES. SO THANK YOU. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY USING THOUGHT EXCHANGE FOR OUR SURVEY PLATFORM. AND SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE INTUITIVE AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN PULL IN THE DATA WE CAN PULL AND THE TRENDS AND SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN BREAK IT DOWN TO, TO REALLY USE THAT INFORMATION GOING FORWARD TO KIND OF TO APPLY WHAT THEY LIKED ABOUT THIS ONE OR THAT ONE OR SUGGESTIONS. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BUSINESS IS TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS. [3.B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings] FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 18TH WE HAVE A WORKSHOP AND A REGULAR MEETING. AND THAT'S ON A WEDNESDAY. IT IS 732. I WAS HOPING TO GET THIS DONE BY IN 30 MINUTES, BUT I FAILED. SO WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.