Feb 18, 2026 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

[1.D. Reconvene from Closed Session -- 7:00 p.m.]

THIS EVENING, A BRIEF RECESS.

WE ARE NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION.

MR. ROGERS WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION, PLEASE? SURE. YOU PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS DISTRICT.

NOR DO WE THANK YOU, MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES OF THIS DISTRICT.

IT'S AN HONOR TO GET TO DO THIS WORK ON THEIR BEHALF.

AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE THE JOYS WE HAVE EACH AND EVERY DAY TO TO WITNESS WHAT GOES ON IN THIS DISTRICT.

LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY THE FIRES HERE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WHICH IS WHAT I'D ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER THEM AND BE WITH THOSE WHO DEFEND OUR FREEDOMS, BOTH HERE AT HOME AND ABROAD.

IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU. CHIEF MENDOZA, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? 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, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? YES, SIR.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO RECOGNITIONS.

MISS TIFFANY TAYLOR. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER, FOR CHOIR.

AND IF YOU'RE A CHOIR PARENT AND YOU WANT TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO IN THE BACK.

AND LET THE PARENTS GET IN.

YES, YOU CAN TAKE PICTURES AND PICTURES AND PICTURES.

YEAH. COME ON DOWN. COME ON DOWN.

YES. AND WE'RE HAVING YOU COME BACK HERE SO YOU CAN TAKE PICTURES OR DO THIS SOMETHING.

YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT. OKAY.

WE'RE EXCITED TO KICK OFF OUR RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT WITH FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

[1.H.1. All-State Choir]

FRENSHIP HAD FOUR STUDENTS FROM FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, AND THREE STUDENTS FROM FRENSHIP MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL EARNED THIS HONOR, AND IT IS THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOR FOR A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIAN, AND ONLY THE TOP 3% OF MUSICIANS WHO INITIALLY AUDITIONED FOR THIS BECOME ALL-STATE MUSICIANS. NOW, TONIGHT, OUR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR WHO IS GOING TO BE HERE.

I COULD NOT BE HERE FOR FOR DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR FRIENDSHIP.

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR AMY MOSS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.

AND THIS IS A SPECIAL TREAT FOR HER BECAUSE THESE MEMORIAL KIDS WERE ACTUALLY HER STUDENTS LAST YEAR. SO IT FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD HAPPEN THIS WAY.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU BOARD SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

IT'S REALLY MY DISTINCT HONOR TO GET TO INTRODUCE BOTH.

JUST A FEW SHORT THINGS TO SAY.

ALYSSA JONES, THE ALL-STATE TREBLE CHOIR CLINICIAN, POSTED THIS MEME TO HER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AFTER SATURDAY'S CONCERT.

IT'S A MEME FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. BUT SHE SAID, YOUR NEXT MOVE MATTERS MORE THAN YOUR LAST MISTAKE. CRISTIAN DE LA CRUZ FROM THE MIXED CHOIR HE'S MIXED CHOIR COORDINATOR LEFT THIS NUGGET OF WISDOM AS WELL AS STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

THIS LAST WEEK, HE GAVE THEM THE WORD EPHEMERAL, MEANING THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE MEANT TO BE ENJOYED FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WHILE. THESE ARE, THESE ARE TWO HUGE LIFE LESSONS THAT MIGHT SEEM COUNTER TO EACH OTHER, BUT GO HAND IN HAND.

THEY CAN'T DWELL. STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS COULD NOT DWELL ON WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THE MUSIC. ALSO IN LIFE.

BECAUSE IT DOESN'T STOP.

THEY HAVE TO LEARN TO KEEP GOING.

STAY IN THE GAME TO BE PREPARED FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY NEED TO LEARN TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE BEAUTIFUL AND POIGNANT MOMENTS WHEN THEY DO HAPPEN.

AM I CORRECT? BECAUSE THIS REALLY IS A WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

OTHERWISE, THEY'LL MISS THE MAGIC IN MAKING MUSIC AND MEMORIES, CHERISHING EACH OTHER AND OTHER HUMANS.

BECAUSE ONCE IT'S OVER, IT'S OVER.

SO, AND SOME OF THESE ARE SENIORS.

SO I'M ALSO GETTING REALLY.

EMOTIONAL. THESE FINE MUSICIANS AND HUMANS HAVE EMBRACED THESE CONCEPTS.

I SAW THEM CHERISHING AND CELEBRATING THIS EXPERIENCE AND EACH OTHER.

AS THEY FINALLY GOT TO PERFORM THE MUSIC THEY HAD POURED THEMSELVES INTO. AND THROUGH THIS VERY LONG AND ARDUOUS PROCESS.

IT STARTED BACK IN JUNE FOR THESE STUDENTS.

THEY SPENT SIX MONTHS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE PREPARED MULTIPLE YEARS TO ACHIEVE THIS.

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THEY HAVE ALSO SHOWN EXTREME TENACITY, WORK ETHIC, AND POISE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS, OVERCOMING DIFFICULT SEASONS AND MOVING FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT.

THEY HAVE TRULY SOUGHT PERFECTION AND CAPTURED EXCELLENCE.

SO AGAIN, IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THESE STUDENTS TO YOU TONIGHT AND RECOGNIZE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT.

I'M GOING TO START WITH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS ALSO USED TO BE STUDENTS.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS MISS ERIN LACIERDA.

SHE IS MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST SOPRANO FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKE THE ALL STATE SMALL SCHOOL CHOIR.

CONGRATULATIONS. THE NEXT IS MR. PARKER. HE IS MAKING HISTORY AS ONE OF TWO FACES FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE THE FIRST EVER IN THE ALL STATE SMALL SCHOOL CHOIR.

CONGRATULATIONS. MR. ETHAN ALSO MAKING HISTORY AS ONE OF THE TWO BASES FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL STATE SMALL SCHOOL CHOIR.

ALL RIGHT. FOR MY HUMANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITH ME.

FIRST UP IS MISS ELLA ALDERSON, SENIOR.

SHE IS A TWO TIME QUALIFIER FOR THE ALL STATE CHOIR.

THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR IN MIXED CHOIR AND SHE'S ALSO A SENIOR.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS ONE GO.

SO. I'M GOING TO TACK.

RIGHT. STUDYING BIOLOGY.

OKAY. AWESOME. THIS IS MISS GABRIELLE JAMEY, SOPRANO ONE.

THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR TO MAKE ALL-STATE CHOIR, BUT SHE'S AN ALL STATER ALL YEAR.

SHE'S AMAZING. SHE'S A SENIOR, AND SHE IS GOING TO GO TO TEXAS TECH AND STUDY ANIMAL SCIENCE, BECOME A VETERINARIAN.

SHE IS ANYONE JUNIOR. SHE IS A TWO TIME ALL STATER AS WELL.

AND SHE IS CURRENTLY WITH ME.

AND WE'LL STAY WITH ME ONE MORE YEAR. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO SKYE. THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR IN MIXED CHOIR AS WELL.

AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR TENOR SECTION IS GOING TO DO WITHOUT YOU. JOSEPH. JOSEPH.

THEY'LL BE FINE. THEY'RE GREAT. HE'S JUST A ROCK STAR. TENOR, TENOR. TWO FIRST YEAR IN MIXED CHOIR AND HE'S A THREE YEAR ALL STATER.

TREMENDOUS TEAM. AND HE'S GOING TO TEXAS TECH, MUSIC EDUCATION, TEXAS TECH, MUSIC EDUCATION.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CAN I GET Y'ALL ALL TO COME IN FRONT AND TAKE A BIG GROUP PICTURE TOGETHER? BRITTANY. I KNOW I JUST RAISED MY HAND.

I'M VERY, VERY PROUD.

AND THEN BAND PARENTS.

Y'ALL ARE NEXT. SO IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK THERE FOR PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO YOU CAN COME THIS WAY.

AND THEN BAND STUDENTS, Y'ALL COME UP HERE.

YES, SIR. OH, YEAH. DON'T MISS OUT ON THAT.

OKAY. ANYBODY? OKAY. NEXT UP, WE HAVE THREE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BAND

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THIS STARTED OUT WITH MORE THAN 60,000 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.

LESS THAN 1900 STUDENTS ARE SELECTED FOR THE DISTINCTION.

AND AGAIN, JUST LIKE I MENTIONED WITH CHOIR, THIS IS THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOR FOR A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIAN, AND ONLY ABOUT 3% OF THE MUSICIANS WHO INITIALLY AUDITIONED BECOME ALL-STATE MUSICIANS.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR, SCOTT CARTER TO HELP RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.

GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING MUSICIANS. BUT FIRST, THANKS TO YOU AND TO OUR GREAT ADMINISTRATION WE ENJOY GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FROM OUR ADMIN DOCTOR SMITH,

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I WANT TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE THE STAFF THAT WAS ABLE TO BE HERE WITH US. THIS IS MIRANDA DE BRUIN AND THIS IS MR. ZACHARY LANCASTER. I'M SO SORRY.

AND THEN KATIE BAKER MR. RODRIGUEZ HAS HIS HIS MOTHER'S IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.

HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE WITH US.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE OF OUR ALL-STATE STUDENTS WHO'S BEEN SICK ALL DAY AT HOME AND WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. MISS LULA BIONDI.

SO WE CONGRATULATE HER AS WELL.

BUT THE BUT THE ONES THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT THAT WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE FIRST IS MISS LILY CANTU. LILY IS A SENIOR HERE AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR TO BE IN THE TEXAS ALL-STATE BAND.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON HERE AT FRENSHIP IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC, IT'S ABOUT BECOMING BETTER PEOPLE.

AND WE COULD NOT HAVE BETTER EXAMPLES OF THESE TWO PEOPLE RIGHT HERE.

LILY NOT JUST IN BAND, BUT SHE HAS SHE WAS THE HOMECOMING QUEEN THIS, THIS FALL AND THEN WAS JUST RECENTLY, THIS LAST WEEK VOTED BY HER PEERS AND THE TEACHERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AS MISS FHS.

AND SHE IS GOING TO BE GOING TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND IS GOING TO BE STUDYING PEDIATRIC MEDICINE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO LILY CANTU.

ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT IS MR. TRISTAN DURAN, ANOTHER SENIOR.

AND TRISTAN IS ONE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONAL MUSICIANS WHO IS THIS IS NOT ONLY HIS HIS SECOND YEAR AS AN ALL-STATE MUSICIAN.

BUT HE IS ALSO PLAYS THE CELLO IN THE ORCHESTRA.

AND HE HAS JUST FINISHED A COMPOSITION.

HE COMPOSED HIS SECOND SYMPHONY ALREADY, AND TWO OF THE MOVEMENTS FROM HIS SYMPHONY ARE. WORK CITED ON MARCH 1ST ARE GOING TO BE PERFORMED WITH THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA OVER AT THE CIVIC CENTER, AND HE GETS TO CONDUCT THE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF THAT.

AND SO HE IS GOING TO BE GOING TO TEXAS.

NO. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND MAJORING IN COMPOSITION AND THEORY, MUSIC COMPOSITION AND THEORY. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED FOR HIM.

SO A HUGE CONGRATS TO TRISTAN DURAN.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I CAN GET YOU ALL TO COME UP AND DO A GROUP PICTURE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S HUGE.

OH, SORRY. CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'LL WAIT FOR OUR NEXT GROUP TO COME ON UP.

BUT I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO DOCTOR MCCORD FOR THIS NEXT ONE.

YES. EVERYBODY BUCKLE IN BECAUSE I'M NOT AS SMOOTH AS TIFFANY.

YEAH. SO I WAS STANDING NEXT TO DOCTOR.

YES. Y'ALL CAN COME BACK HERE TO TAKE PICTURES, OR YOU CAN SIT DOWN IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK.

YEAH. AND IF YOU WANT TO.

IF YOU WANT TO BE. SO WE'RE RECORDING THIS.

DID YOU STAND ON THIS MAT? YOU'RE IN THE PICTURE LIKE IN THE.

SO BUT IT IS MY PLEASURE, AS ALWAYS, TO INTRODUCE THE

[1.H.3. Seniors from Superintendent's Student Advisory Board]

AND SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE, NEEDS A LOT OF ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN TRYING TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF TRACK OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE YOUTH THESE DAYS, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR 40 YEARS.

WE WENT THROUGH THAT THING. WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT.

IT WAS TRAUMATIC FOR ME.

SO THEY IF THEY'RE TRAUMATIZED, I'M THE REASON.

BUT WHAT A SPECIAL GROUP OF KIDS EVERY YEAR.

AND THIS GROUP IS NO EXCEPTION.

THEY'RE THEY'RE JUST AMAZING.

THEY'RE THE CREAM OF THE CROP. THEY HAVE THE HEARTS OF SERVANTS AND THEY HAVE THEY HAVE INTELLECT AND THEY ARE SO WILLING TO SPEND THEIR TIME AND THEIR TREASURE AND THEIR

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AND SO MANY FAMILIES, MANY WHO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, THEY WEREN'T GETTING CHECKS.

AND SO THEY ALSO WEREN'T DIDN'T HAVE FOOD.

AND SO WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY.

IT WAS JUST LAST MINUTE WITH THE SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK TO THEY HAD VEGETABLES, FRESH VEGETABLES THAT WERE GOING TO RUIN BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE SPACE TO, TO HAND IT, HAND IT OUT.

AND SO THIS GROUP, THEY HAD NO TIME, NO ADVANCE WARNING.

AND THEY WERE, I THINK I COULD USE THE WORD DELIGHTED.

THEY WERE DELIGHTED. THEY WERE REALLY JUST DELIGHTED TO HELP.

AND SO THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE.

WHAT WE DO IS DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

ANOTHER ONE THAT WE DO EACH YEAR THAT WE JUST DID THE LAST TIME WE MET.

AND I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO TELL ABOUT IT, BUT I DIDN'T WARN YOU.

SO I WON'T DO THAT TO YOU.

BUT WE MAKE WELL WE DON'T, THEY MAKE BLANKETS AND GIVE THEM TO UMC HAS A CLINIC THAT TREATS SPECIFICALLY PATIENTS WHO ARE IN UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. AND SO THE SYMPTOMS AND THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

AND SO THEY MAKE THE BLANKETS.

AND THEN UMC PUTS A REALLY NICE NOTE ON THOSE BLANKETS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM. AND THESE, THE KIDS STARTED DOING THIS MANY YEARS AGO.

MY MOM PASSED AWAY IN FEBRUARY OF 2017, AND HER LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS SHE SPENT IN HOSPICE IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.

AND WHEN WE ARRIVED THERE, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE GOT WAS A BLANKET FROM. IT WASN'T AFFILIATED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT THERE WAS A NEARBY CHURCH AND THE YOUTH GROUP MADE BLANKETS.

AND SO NOT ONLY DID THE BLANKET SERVE AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS USEFUL BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS FREEZING IN PLACES LIKE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO IT WAS SUCH AN ENCOURAGEMENT.

AND SO I WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS WHAT DEFINES THIS GROUP OF KIDS.

IS THERE AN ENCOURAGEMENT IN ANYONE WHO SAYS THAT THE FUTURE IS DOWNHILL AND THERE'S NOT MUCH HOPE HAS NOT MET THE CHILDREN WHO GO TO FRENSHIP ISD AND THEY CERTAINLY HAVEN'T MET THESE KIDS. I'M JUST ABOUT TO GET MAD, SO I'LL JUST TURN IT OVER TO THEM AND INTRODUCE THEM. AND SO I'M JUST ABOUT TO GET ON A RANT THERE.

SO NOBODY NEEDS THAT. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER, BUT WELL MAYBE I WILL.

SO JACK POLLARD JACK, COME AND STAND HERE.

YES. HERE'S YOUR CERTIFICATE.

AND SO THIS IS JACK POLLARD AND JACK.

DID YOU BRING ANY SPECIAL GUESTS? I BROUGHT MY TWO PARENTS AND MY DAD'S OLDEST BROTHER, NORVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING HIM WITH US.

HE IS A IS A GREAT YOUNG MAN.

HE'S A MISCHIEVOUS AT TIMES, BUT BUT I WILL SAY SOME OF THAT'S AN ACT BECAUSE I SAW HIM, HE DIDN'T SEE ME, BUT HE WAS AT TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE TEACHERS LOUNGE.

AND I THOUGHT, WHAT IS HE DOING IN THERE? HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE TEACHER BECAUSE HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT HE WAS PLAYING A GAME.

HE MENTORS KIDS AND HE WAS SO KIND.

IT MAKES ME ALMOST WANT TO CRY, BECAUSE IT WAS A KID WHO LIKELY DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO PLAY A GAME WITH.

AND PROBABLY HARD FOR THAT KIDDO TO MAKE FRIENDS.

AND HE DID THAT WHEN NOBODY WAS LOOKING, WHEN NOBODY WAS LOOKING.

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HERE'S YOUR CERTIFICATE.

SUITABLE FOR FRAMING. OKAY.

AND SO DID YOU BRING ANY SPECIAL GUESTS? YES. MY MOM. WAIT. MOM.

YES. YES. SO BRADY IS A QUIET LEADER.

LISTEN TO YOUR YOUR YOU'RE LAUGHING.

HE DOESN'T SEE HIMSELF AS A LEADER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO SEE SOMETHING IN YOU THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE IN YOURSELF, BUT THE OTHERS.

SO THIS IS THE SENIOR CLASS, BUT WE HAVE JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN.

AND PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT BRADY IS DOING.

AND HE DOESN'T SAY A LOT.

BUT WHEN HE DOES PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THEN ELLA, Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE SEEN HER A FEW MINUTES AGO.

SHE WAS UP HERE. SHE'S MULTITALENTED.

SO ELLA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND DID YOU BRING ANY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH YOU OVER HERE, MOM? YES. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, ELLA.

AND I THINK WE ALREADY KNOW SHE'S MULTITALENTED.

SHE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY? I EXPECT YOU TO SING EVERY DAY WHEN YOU GO IN THERE AND MAKE EVERY.

MAKE EVERYBODY'S LIVES AS BRIGHT AS SHE JUST BRIGHTENS UP THE ROOM.

Y'ALL CAN TELL THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THEN. YES. SO, BRIDGET, COME ON UP HERE.

THIS IS BRIDGET CASTRO, ONE OF THE OTHERS THAT SHE WILL NOT TELL YOU ALL OF HER TALENTS. BUT SHE SHARES HER TALENT.

AND SHE HAS A SERVANT'S HEART.

AND SHE CAN MAKE A BLANKET, AND SHE CAN GET SOME OF THE BOYS WHO MAY OR MAY NOT GET, YOU KNOW, ACTING FOOLISH.

SHE BRINGS EVERYBODY BACK TO REALITY AND WE HAVE A TASK TO ACCOMPLISH.

BUT SHE DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING LIKE I AM RIGHT NOW.

SHE JUST PEOPLE FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. I BROUGHT MY DAD AND MY BOYFRIEND FOR SUPPORT.

YES. YES. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, GISELLE. COME ON UP HERE.

SO THIS IS GISELLE VILLAREAL AND SHE IS.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HER ON PALM SQUAD, AND SHE IS SO KIND AND SMART AND HUMBLE AND JUST THINK OF ALL THE ATTRIBUTES THAT YOU WOULD WANT A SON OR DAUGHTER, A YOUNG PERSON TO HAVE, AND SHE HAS THEM.

AND SO DID YOU BRING ANY SPECIAL GUESTS? I JUST, I BROUGHT MY MOM.

OH, OKAY. MOM. YES. I LOVE MY MOM.

OKAY. SO TO THANK YOU, GISELLE, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YES. AND SO THANK YOU.

AND JUST THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS FOR LETTING, FOR SHARING THEM WITH US.

AND I TELL THEM THIS, AND I THINK THEY THINK I'M KIDDING, BUT I'M NOT. BUT THAT THIS IS THE FAVORITE THING THAT I DO BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST HOPE IN A WORLD THAT SOMETIMES LOOKS HOPELESS.

BUT YOU SPEND SOME TIME WITH THESE KIDS AND IT'S NOT JUST THESE KIDS, IT'S FRIENDSHIP KIDS. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.

SO ANYWAY, THEY'RE LIKE, WHO'S THIS LADY? SHE NEVER SAYS ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHEN WE'RE MEETING, BUT LET'S TAKE A PICTURE, OKAY? YEAH, TURN THAT UP. WE DON'T WANT TO.

WE'RE IN DISTRESS. OKAY.

AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE ONE MORE RECOGNITION NEWS.

WHATEVER. I'LL GET BACK HERE.

WELL, NO, BUT NOW I KNOW WHERE HE IS.

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OKAY. SO. SO SHANE LANGEN DOES NOT NEED AN INTRODUCTION.

BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE VIEWERS SHANE LANGEN HAS BEEN IN FRENSHIP LONGER THAN I HAVE. AND SO DO YOU REMEMBER I'M GOING ON 2019 OR 20.

OKAY. CLOSE ENOUGH. AND WHAT DID YOU WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE WHEN YOU STARTED? I STARTED AT CRESTVIEW AS A SPECIAL ED TEACHER FOR TWO YEARS, SPECIAL ED TEACHER, AND SOMEBODY THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO BE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OAK RIDGE. THAT WASN'T ME.

IT WAS. I WASN'T HERE THEN.

I'VE BEEN THE PRINCIPAL AT OAK RIDGE, AND THEN SOMEBODY TOOK A CHANCE AS THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, AND NOW WE ARE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. YES. SO SHANE HAS EARNED HIS WAY INTO THIS ROLE.

SO HE FORMERLY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AS MOST RECENTLY.

AND THEN DEREK COBB LEFT.

WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. SORRY, CINDI BUT DEREK.

BUT HE LEFT. HE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND SO THAT OPENED THE DOOR FOR SHANE, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HE WILL DO AMAZING THINGS, JUST LIKE HE ALWAYS HAS, BECAUSE WHAT HE'LL DO IS HIS BEST.

AND WHAT HE WILL DO IS WHATEVER YOU ASK AND WHATEVER IS REQUIRED.

AND SO WHILE YOU MAY NOT HAVE DONE THIS ROLE BEFORE, I'VE NEVER HAD NEVER BEEN SUPERINTENDENT BEFORE.

AND THEY TOOK A CHANCE ON ME.

BUT IT'S, HE HAS ALL THE ATTRIBUTES THAT ONE NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM AND EXCITED FOR WHAT HE'LL ACCOMPLISH.

AND THEN DID YOU BRING ANY SPECIAL GIFTS? I SURE DID, YEAH, I SURE DID.

OKAY. FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE.

SO IT ALL STARTED LAYING IN THE CLASSIFIED AD MEET MY WIFE THERE, BUT SHE'S THE ONE WHO KIND OF GOT ME INTO CLASSIFIED THE EDUCATION.

I STARTED OUT AS A SUMMER SUMMER SCHOOL SUCKS.

OH. WELL. AT LEAST HE'S NOT ON THE MAT.

SHELBY. NOBODY CAN HEAR HIM.

HE'S OFF THE MAT. AWAY FROM THE MAT! GET AWAY FROM THE MAT! WHAT? 28 YEARS? 29. STRETCH IT OUT.

30. IT FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY.

SO THEN THE OLDEST CADEN, 2019 GRADUATE OF FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

KENDALL IS NOT HERE. HE'S DOING AN INTERNSHIP IN DALLAS. FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, 2022. CARTER'S HERE. CARTER GRADUATED LAST YEAR.

2025 FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN KAYLA, 2030.

HE'LL BE A FRESHMAN NEXT YEAR. HE'S AN EIGHTH GRADER AT ALCOVE TRAILS, AND HE WILL ALSO BE A FRENSHIP TIGER. SO WE HAVE WE'RE BIG CATS.

WE'RE BIG CATS. ALL THREE OF THOSE FOUR BIG CATS.

NO, IT'S IT'S FRENCH. IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR OUR FAMILY.

IT'S HELPED ME GROW. IT'S HELPED THEM GROW AS YOUNG MEN.

SHELBY'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH LOTS OF COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT THE THE LIFETIME OF THESE KIDS THROUGH HERE, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT EVERYBODY'S SCHOOL. THEY THEY COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU THEY HATED BEING AT THE CAMPUS.

AND THEY PROBABLY HAD NO FRIENDS BECAUSE THEIR DAD WAS A PRINCIPAL. BUT I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO SEE ALMOST THEM THROUGH.

I THINK CADEN WAS A FIRST GRADER AT CRESTVIEW, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE, I GOT TO SEE K THROUGH FIVE AT OAK RIDGE, SO IT'S BEEN A BLESSING.

IT'S AN HONOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHANCE ON ME TO PROVE WHAT WE CAN DO. AND I'M EXCITED.

I HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT I'M A BIG GUY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORTING STAFF TO HELP.

IT'S JUST NOT ONE GUY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A IT'S A COMMUNITY.

SO I'M VERY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THIS.

AND SO THANK YOU. OKAY, I DON'T HAVE.

OR YOU CAN. DO WHAT YOUR DAD TELLS YOU.

YEAH. I'M GOING TO KILL THEM ALL.

WE KNOW THAT.

OKAY. WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING

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THANK YOU, MR. MILLER AND BOARD, FOR GIVING ME THIS TIME TO GO OVER OUR DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT.

IN THIS 800 PLUS REPORT, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT I WILL GO OVER THIS EVENING.

THE DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING IN SECTION ONE, LIKE YOU SAID IS THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.

IT IS COMPILED EACH YEAR BY TEA FOR EACH DISTRICT IN THE STATE AND EACH CAMPUS USING TEENS AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA ON EACH TYPE OF REPORT.

THERE IS A COVER PAGE.

THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.

THERE'S ALSO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION STATUS AND THE DISTINCTIONS.

IF THEY WERE EARNED FOR THE DISTRICT OR EACH CAMPUS, THE BULK OF THE TAPER REPORTS ON STAR PERFORMANCE ON STUDENT GROUPS AND ETHNICITIES. IT GIVES THE PERFORMANCE RATES ALONG WITH EACH ASSESSMENT, EACH SUBJECT AND GRADE LEVEL.

IT ALSO HAS OUR ANNUAL GROWTH OF STUDENTS, HOW THEY PERFORM IN LA AND MATH FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, AND ACCELERATED LEARNING OF THE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PASS TO THE PERCENT OF PASSING THE NEXT YEAR.

IN ELA AND MATH, STAR PERFORMANCE, ANNUAL GROWTH AND ACCELERATED LEARNING IS ALSO REPORTED FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE SERVED IN THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. HERE AT FRENSHIP. WE ALSO HAVE THE STAR PARTICIPATION RATES.

IN THE REPORT, YOU WILL SEE ATTENDANCE, GRADUATION AND DROPOUT RATES ALSO ALONG WITH GRADUATION PROFILE FOR THE ATTENDANCE AND GRADUATION THAT IS LAGGING DATA.

YOU WILL SEE THAT IT REPORTS FROM 2223 AND 2324.

ALSO WITHIN THE REPORT THERE IS INFORMATION ON OUR COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.

KEY RELATED INDICATORS SUCH AS TSIA ASSESSMENTS, SAT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT.

ALSO WITH SOME OTHER POST-SECONDARY INDICATORS INDICATORS.

EXCUSE ME. AND THAT IS ALSO LAGGING DATA.

THE END OF THE TAPER IS MOST OF THE TEAMS REPORT TEAMS REPORTING OF STUDENT INFORMATION, STAFF INFORMATION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION.

THE SECOND SECTION OF THE DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT IS OUR TEAMS FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORT. THERE IS ONE FOR THE DISTRICT IN EACH CAMPUS AND THE BULLETS BELOW.

DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THAT REPORT.

SECTION THREE OF THE REPORT IS OUR DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS.

EACH YEAR TI ASSIGNS ACCREDITATION STATUS BASED ON THE SECOND BULLET.

ALL OF THOSE AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, DATA INTEGRITY, INTEGRITY AND PROGRAM AREA DEFICIENCIES. FRENSHIP GOT THE HIGHEST ACCREDITATION OF ACCREDITED.

ALSO WITHIN THE REPORT IS OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS FROM THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

WITH THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, IT SHOWS THE OBJECTIVES OF EACH CAMPUS AND THE PROGRESS THAT EACH CAMPUS MADE TOWARDS THOSE GOALS LAST YEAR.

WE ALSO HAVE THE REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.

IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL SEE IT IS VERY MINIMAL.

WE HAD TO MASK THE DATA DUE TO FERPA.

SECTION SIX OF THE TAPER IS OUR POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION.

ON THIS REPORT. IT REPORTS ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION AFTER THEY ARE AFTER THEY GRADUATE AND ARE ENROLLED IN A TWO YEAR OR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION AFTER THEY LEAVE.

LEAVE US IN. SECTION SEVEN IS OUR HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS.

THESE ARE GOALS THAT ARE BASED AROUND OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY AND OUR CMR COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY PLANS.

THE LAST SECTION OF THE DISTRICT AND REPORT IS OUR HYPER GLOSSARY.

THIS JUST GOES INTO MORE DETAIL OF EACH SECTION OF THE TAPER.

AND WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT.

THIS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE ALONG WITH EACH TAPER ON EACH CAMPUSES WEBSITE IN THE

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ALL RIGHT. WELL, TONIGHT WE DO HAVE LYNDSEY LITTLEFIELD, THE THE PRINCIPAL OF WILLOW BEND ALSO HERE.

I, AM. WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CAMPUS THAT HAS NOT MET THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY, EXPECTATION AND DEVELOP A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. YOU CAN SEE THE LAST THREE YEARS OF RATINGS, AND WITH THOSE RATINGS, IT PUT WILLOWBEND IN THE FIRST YEAR OF IN THE UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CAMPUS HAD TO GO THROUGH WAS AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK DIAGNOSTIC.

THE LINDSAY AND HER TEAM HAD TO SUBMIT MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO.

TEATEA APPOINTED TWO PEOPLE TO COME TO THE CAMPUS.

THEY WERE IN AND OUT OF CLASSROOMS. THEY SPENT THE DAY THERE TALKING TO STAFF, STUDENTS AND WITH ADMINISTRATION.

AND WITH THAT, THEY LOOKED AT THESE AREAS AND EVALUATED AND GAVE FEEDBACK ON THIS EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK DIAGNOSTIC.

WITH THAT, AFTER WE GOT THE INFORMATION BACK, OR AFTER LINDSAY AND HER TEAM GOT THE INFORMATION BACK? SHE WORKED WITH HER INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM USING THE DATA FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC AND OTHER DATA PIECES. AND REALLY, THEY PUT A PLAN TOGETHER THAT FOCUSED ON INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, LOOKING AT HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM, LOOKING AT THE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEMS OF WILLOWBEND LOOKED AT LEADERSHIP REPORT AND THE COACHING THAT INTENSIVE COACHING AND JUST THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ALIGNMENT.

SO ALSO WITHIN THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THERE WERE MILESTONES MADE WITHIN IT.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY STARTED MANY OF THESE MILESTONES EVEN BEFORE THE STATE RELEASED OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.

AND REALLY IN THE FALL, THE MAIN FOCUS WAS JUST HAVING SOME OF THOSE STRATEGIC, EXCUSE ME, SYSTEMS IN PLACE, LIKE THE MASTER SCHEDULE, SETTING THOSE BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS, REALLY ENSURING THAT THE PLCS WERE IN PLACE.

LOOKING AT COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS AND HAVING DATA DRIVEN DISCUSSIONS AND MAKING DECISIONS BASED ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND STUDENT GROWTH.

SO AS THEY MOVED INTO THE SPRING SEMESTER, THEY USED THE DATA FROM THE FALL SEMESTER TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.

THEY REALLY FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM JANUARY AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AND AS WE CONTINUE TO GO, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS, MONITOR STUDENTS GROWTH.

THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE CELEBRATING THE GROWTH OF STUDENTS AND NOT ONLY STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM AND REALLY BEING PRESENT IN THE CLASSROOM AND GIVING TIMELY COACHING TO THE TEACHERS.

AND SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY'RE GOING TO COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND MONITOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND MAKE ANY REFINEMENTS AND REFLECTIONS TO START OFF THE NEXT YEAR WITH THE SAME MOMENTUM THEY HAVE THIS YEAR.

SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT.

QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO OVER THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SPEAK.

I HAVE TO ASK THAT. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OVER.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE'VE GOT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[3.A. Consent Agenda]

ITEMS SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CARL ROGERS. MRS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AGAINST. NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU ALL. NEXT ACTION

[3.B.1. Consideration to adopt a resolution in accordance with Senate Bill 11, 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session), that provides for a record vote on the adoption of a school Board policy requiring every campus of the district or school to provide a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text as provided by Section 25.0823 of the Texas Education Code]

REGULAR SESSION THAT PROVIDES FOR A RECORD VOTE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY REQUIRING EVERY CAMPUS OF THE DISTRICT OR SCHOOL TO PROVIDE A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF THE BIBLE OR OTHER RELIGIOUS TEXTS AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 25.0823 OF THE TEXAS

[00:40:01]

THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 11, WHICH REQUIRES ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SCHOOL BOARDS.

PARDON ME TO TAKE A RECORDED VOTE WITHIN SIX MONTHS, SIX MONTHS OF THE PASSAGE ON WHETHER TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION, TO ALLOW A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

CURRENT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AS REFLECTED IN BOARD POLICY.

IF IN A LEGAL AND IF ANY LOCAL ALREADY PROVIDES STUDENTS THE RIGHT TO VOLUNTARILY PRAY, READ RELIGIOUS TEXTS, EXPRESS RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS, AND ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS GROUPS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL ON THE SAME BASIS AS OTHER NON CURRICULAR GROUPS.

STUDENTS RIGHTS TO EXPRESS TO RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION ARE ALREADY WELL ESTABLISHED AND FULLY SUPPORTED IN FRENSHIP ISD.

THESE RIGHTS REMAIN UNCHANGED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE BOARD ADOPTS A RESOLUTION UNDER SENATE BILL 11. A RESOLUTION UNDER SENATE BILL 11 IS UNNECESSARY AND WOULD ADD BUREAUCRATIC REQUIREMENTS TO STUDENTS ALREADY POSSESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THIS WERE TO PASS, THEN FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SAID PERIOD, THEN THE PARENTS WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A PERMISSION FORM TO DO THAT.

SO WE'RE ADDING BUREAUCRACY TO RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

I WOULD JUST ADD ONE THING, AND THAT IS THAT SO IT'S A REQUIREMENT NOW, SO NO PERMISSION FORMS. IT IS IN OUR HANDBOOK AND IT'S A REQUIREMENT IN EVERY SINGLE DAY OF SCHOOL.

THE PRINCIPAL OR ONE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS GETS ON THE PA SYSTEM AND WE DO THE, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG, JUST LIKE WE DID HERE TONIGHT.

AND THEN WE DO ALSO AT EACH CAMPUS, THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG AND THEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT, THEN WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

AND THAT MOMENT IS ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, IT'S A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME AND IT IS A TIME TO REFLECT, TO PRAY, TO MEDITATE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

AND THAT EXISTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LIKE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT THEY HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE TO THAT. AND SO GREG ISN'T HERE.

HE WON'T CARE IF I TELL THIS STORY, BUT IT WAS MANY YEARS AGO.

BUT HE WAS FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

AND ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, YOU OFTEN DON'T RUN A REGULAR SCHEDULE.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA THINGS GOING ON.

AND AT THE END OF THAT DAY, THAT EVENING, I GOT A COMPLAINT FROM A PARENT. AND IT WAS BECAUSE THEIR CHILD CAME HOME AND TOLD THEM WE DIDN'T DO THE PLEDGES AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

AND SO THE NEXT DAY, I CALLED GREG AND I WAS LIKE, GREG, WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND HE WAS LIKE, AND BY THE WAY, GREG HERNANDEZ SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AND SO HE IS NOT ONE TO FORGET.

AND SO IF WE DO FORGET, OUR COMMUNITY HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE.

AND SO I ENJOY THAT ABOUT FRIENDSHIP.

AND SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT ALREADY EXIST.

AND SO I WANTED TO JUST ADD THAT, THAT OUR COMMUNITY HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE TO THESE STANDARDS ALREADY.

AND SO WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST CHIMED IN. IF YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, SCOTT. YES, MA'AM. FRENSHIP ISD ALREADY PROTECTS STUDENTS RIGHTS TO VOLUNTARILY PRAY IN RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION AND DOES NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO ADOPT A SEPARATE SENATE BILL TWO PRAYER PERIOD POLICY. THEREFORE, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD NOT ADOPT A POLICY REQUIRING EVERY CAMPUS, A FRENSHIP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF THE BIBLE OR OTHER RELIGIOUS TEXTS AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 25.0823 OF THE EDUCATION CODE. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM MR. SCOTT SIMMS ON. THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT IT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND, BY MR. ANDREW COX.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

[00:45:02]

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. NEXT IS CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN FOR DELAY

[3.B.2. Consideration to approve the submission of the plan for delay of teacher certification requirements through 2029-2030, pursuant to House Bill 2]

MR. HE'S SIMPSON. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DURING THIS PAST 89TH LEGISLATURE, I'VE BEEN.

WITH THE PASSING OF HOUSE BILL, TWO RECENT CHANGES WERE MADE TO PHASE OUT CERTIFICATION FLEXIBILITY FOR FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS BEGINNING IN THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

YOU'LL HEAR FRENSHIP. WE TRY VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIRE QUALIFIED CERTIFIED STAFF FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO AFTER THIS CAME OUT THE COMMISSIONER SAID, WELL, JUST LET'S PUMP THE BRAKES.

HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATES TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER. SO WITH THAT WAIVER OF COURSE, PART OF THAT IS A PLAN THAT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE BOARD. AND THEN THE PLAN ALLOWS US TO THEN SUBMIT THAT WAIVER TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.

AND SO YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. IF NOT, I'LL GIVE YOU A RECOMMENDATION. OKAY.

NO QUESTIONS. YES, SIR.

RECOMMENDATION. ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE PRESENTED PLAN. THAT WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR APPROVAL.

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR MR. SIMPSON'S RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED. MOTION BY MR. TYLER HAYNES. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY MISS CHELSEA SALAZAR.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEATH. THANK YOU. NEXT.

WE'RE NOT THROUGH WITH TIFFANY. SHE GETS SHE GETS THE LAST WORD TONIGHT.

OKAY, SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO GO OVER AND I DID THIS IN THE LAST MEETING,

[3.B.3. Consideration to approve the 2026-2027 school calendar]

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND.

IT INCLUDES A THE STATE REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 75,600 INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES FOR STUDENTS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STAFF, WE HAVE 187 WORKING DAYS.

SO SOMETIMES IT CAN BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.

AND TO PUT THE PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT WORK FOR A DISTRICT CALENDAR.

AND THEN NEW THIS YEAR, WE WERE REQUIRED TO BUILD IN AT LEAST TWO DAYS OF EXTRA MINUTES OR HAVE TWO BAD WEATHER DAYS DESIGNATED ON THE CALENDAR.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST, SO THAT WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING NEW FOR US.

WE ALWAYS BUILD IN EXTRA MINUTES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE DAYS THAT WE MISSED IN JANUARY, WE HAD ENOUGH MINUTES BUILT INTO THE CALENDAR TO WHERE OUR STUDENTS DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THOSE UP THIS YEAR. SO THE TWO CALENDAR DRAFTS THAT WE HAD MET, THAT REQUIREMENT OF EXTRA MINUTES, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMITTEE, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40 PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE.

IT WAS THE BIGGEST ONE THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM EVERY CAMPUS, ALL 16 CAMPUSES.

WE ALSO HAVE DISTRICT STAFF AS WELL FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS LIKE COMMUNICATIONS, CNI, STUDENT SERVICES TEAMS, BUSINESS OFFICE, HUMAN RESOURCES. IT TAKES A LOT OF THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS COLLABORATING TOGETHER WHEN IT COMES TO STAFF, PROFESSIONAL OR STAFF, PD DAYS, PAYROLL, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE CREATING THAT CALENDAR.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD PARENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR.

WE HAD 11 PARENTS ON THAT COMMITTEE FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TO HELP PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK.

THESE WERE THE TWO DRAFTS THAT THE COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH THAT WE PUT OUT FOR A SURVEY.

THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THAT YOU SEE ON THESE.

SO ON DRAFT A, OUR STAFF CAME BACK ON AUGUST 10TH WITH A WEDNESDAY START FOR OUR STUDENTS ON DRAFT B. IT WAS A MONDAY START ON AUGUST 17TH FOR STUDENTS.

AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO A MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THE SPRING SEMESTERS WHERE THERE WERE ON DRAFT A, YOU HAD MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENT HOLIDAYS VERSUS DRAFT B SINCE YOUR STAFF WERE COMING BACK EARLIER, YOU WERE ABLE TO BUILD IN A FEW MORE HOLIDAYS TO REACH THAT. 187. SO AGAIN THE THAT BOTH DRAFTS MET ALL THREE REQUIREMENTS THAT I

[00:50:04]

AND AGAIN, THOSE MAJOR DIFFERENCES THAT I POINTED OUT, THE WEDNESDAY START ON THE 19TH AND THE MONDAY START ON THE 17TH.

THAT SEEMED TO BE THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HEARD ON THE SURVEYS AS WELL.

SO AFTER THE COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH THOSE TWO DRAFTS, WE PUT IT OUT IN A PUBLIC SURVEY THAT CAME OUT ON JANUARY 16TH THIS YEAR.

WE ALSO EXTENDED THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE PUT THE CALENDARS OUT ON A SURVEY.

AND SO IT CLOSED ON THE 29TH.

AND WE SURVEYED OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR PARENTS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE PUSHED IT OUT THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHANNELS, INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE STAFF EMAILS, PARENT EMAILS, REMIND MESSAGES, SOCIAL MEDIA, PAW PRINTS, FLIERS, ALL THE THINGS. AND SO THEN DURING THAT SECOND MEETING, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE DATA FROM THAT SURVEY.

AND SO HERE'S JUST A QUICK LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHO VOTED.

SO THIS YEAR WE HAD JUST OVER 2000 PEOPLE TAKE THE SURVEY.

THAT'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN LAST YEAR.

WE KEEP SEEING MORE AND MORE EACH YEAR.

LAST YEAR WAS ABOUT 1900.

BEFORE THAT IT WAS ABOUT 1800.

SO WE'RE SLOWLY SEEING ABOUT 100 MORE PEOPLE TAKE THE SURVEY EACH YEAR.

AND AGAIN, PARENTS USUALLY MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THAT.

WE HAD ALMOST 1200 PARENTS TAKE THE SURVEY AND ANOTHER 550.

AND THEN WE ADDED THAT SUB CATEGORY TO, TO WHERE IF YOU WERE A PARENT AND A FRENSHIP STAFF. SO OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT TOOK THE SURVEY, 253 WERE ALSO PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND SO HERE IS A LOOK AT THE RESULTS.

DURING THE LAST MEETING WE WERE AT 50/50.

SO IT DID MOVE A LITTLE AFTER THAT.

AND I THINK THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY THAT WE GOT IT OUT WAS THE REMINDER MESSAGES TO THE PARENTS, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE WOULD SEND ONE, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY WOULD SEE A JUMP IN THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE TAKING THE SURVEY.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S VERY CLOSE 51% TO 49%.

AND THEN BECAUSE WE DID THOUGHT EXCHANGE, WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT THE DATA. AND I KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE.

IT'S IN YOUR PACKET THAT YOU HAD.

BUT WHEN WE BROKE IT DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC, PARENTS TENDED TO FAVOR DRAFT A WHILE STAFF TENDED TO VOTE FOR DRAFT B.

AND SO YOU KIND OF YOU CAN AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YES, IT DOES SAY 60%, BUT THERE WERE ONLY 50 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT TOOK THE VOTE. SO THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE A LITTLE BIT WIDER IN MARGIN.

SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS DATA IN THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING, MORE SO THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN PAST YEARS, BECAUSE USUALLY THERE'S A VERY CLEAR WINNER.

SO WE HAD A GREAT COMMITTEE WHERE OUR PARENTS, OUR STAFF MEMBERS WERE NOT AFRAID TO GIVE FEEDBACK.

WE HAD A LOT OF THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION.

AND THEN WE ACTUALLY TOOK A VOTE AS A COMMITTEE ON WHICH SURVEY THAT THEY WANTED TO RECOMMEND TO YOU TONIGHT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M FREE TO TAKE THOSE.

IF NOT, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.

OKAY. BASED ON THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATION, THEY RECOMMEND TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED CALENDAR FOR THE 2026 2027 ACADEMIC YEAR AS IT IS PRESENTED, WHICH WOULD BE DRAFT A, THE ONE WITH THE WEDNESDAY START.

OKAY. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM MRS. TAYLOR. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE HER RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVE. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JAMEY PHILLIPS FOR APPROVAL.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY MRS. CHELSEA SALAZAR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT'S A IT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH JOB TO BE IN CHARGE OF.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND, AND AND YOU KNOW, GETTING IT OUT TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS AND STAFF AND, AND PEOPLE TO, TO GET THE INPUT FROM THEM.

MAKING PEOPLE FEEL HEARD.

THEY DO, THEY DO. SO THANK YOU.

TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS.

[4.A. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

IT'S ON A WEDNESDAY. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.