Jan 20, 2020 Board Meeting

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A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING

[D. Open Session – 7:00 p.m.]

THEREFORE, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER. MR.

[E. Invocation]

PRAY WITH ME.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY LORD.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

AND WE JUST WANT TO LIFT UP THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, THE TEACHERS AND JUST EVERYONE THAT'S EMPLOYED TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT WE ASK THAT YOU DO BLESSINGS OVER THEM AND ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.

WE JUST ALWAYS LIFT THEM UP TO YOU.

WE HOPE THAT THEY JUST CONTINUE TO BE BLESSED AND HAVE A GREAT YEAR.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US.

AND WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. CHIEF BASSETT WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP HERE PLEASE SIR.

[F. Pledge of Allegiance]

I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

ALLEGIANCE].

CHIEF, THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR KEEPING US SAFE TOO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

MS. LIBRE HAVE WE HAD ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC FORUM.

[1. School Board Appreciation]

AND EVERYONE THAT'S EXTRA HERE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT IS HERE FOR YOU ALL TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR SCHOOL BOARD.

JANUARY IS DESIGNATED AS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

AND SO, AS I RECOGNIZE YOU, I'D LIKE TO ASK ANY OF YOU WHO ARE JANUARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH, IF YOU WILL COME JOIN ME AND HELP GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.

THESE STUDENTS REPRESENT CAMPUSES ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

AS WE SET ASIDE THE TIME TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS DISTRICT.

YOU SPEND HOURS ENSURING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE MET.

YOU HELP THE DISTRICT'S LEADERSHIP NAVIGATE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IS JUST BEYOND WORDS.

AND TO HELP US SAY THANK YOU ALONG WITH THESE STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT WE DO WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH A VIDEO.

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I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOURS SHE SPENT ON THAT, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR HAVING YOUR TALENT HERE AT FRENSHIP.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A LITTLE SAND IN MY EYE.

YES. OK.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE GIFTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH.

SO IF YOU STUDENTS WILL MAKE YOUR WAY AROUND, IF YOU'RE HOLDING ONE WITH A NAME ON IT AND FIND THE BOARD MEMBER, THESE GIFTS ARE FROM OUR PRINCIPALS PRESENTED BY OUR STUDENTS.

SO LET'S MAKE OUR WAY AROUND AND YOU CAN HAND THEM YOUR GIFTS. WHAT'S YOUR NAME.

CAN WE GET A GROUP PICTURE OF EVERYONE JUST IT'S KIND OF WARM IN HERE. I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BUT I WAS GOING TO SAY I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME AIR. [LAUGHTER] YOU GUYS CAN BLEND IN WITH US SHORT PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER] MR. DRAPER YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET IN FRONT. I WILL. AND THEN WE'LL ANGLE THIS WAY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND AS YOU'RE MAKING YOUR WAY BACK TO YOUR SEATS, I'LL ASK THE PRINCIPALS TO ALSO COME UP AND SHAKE HANDS WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS.

THOSE GIFTS THAT YOU GOT WHICH I LOVE ONE OF THEM IS FROM YOU'LL SEE YOUR PORTRAIT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU. THAT ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE WILLOW BEND ELEMENTARY THEIR ART CLASS.

AND THE DOUGHNUT BOX COMES FROM UPLAND HEIGHTS.

AND THEN THE BINDER'S ARE FROM THE PRINCIPALS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

SO IT'S A BOX OF DOUGHNUTS AND THEY ARE ALL LIKE THE KIDS DID THEIR ARTWORK AND THEN THEY SAID SOMETHING SWEET ON THE BACK.

BUT LOOK AT THESE TOO.

THESE ARE TALENTED.

MR. ROGERS HAS GRAY HAIR.

[LAUGHTER] I LOVE IT.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE GRAY HAIR ON DAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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IT'S A LITTLE WARM IN HERE.

IF YOU DIDN'T CATCH THAT ONE I WAS GOING TO [INAUDIBLE] CINDI ON YA.

OKAY SO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION GOES TO TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED FUNDS FOR A

[2. George and Linda McMahan Recognition]

BUT MR. MCMAHAN YOU REMEMBER THAT WE [INAUDIBLE] WE STAND ON THIS SO THE CAMERA SEE US.

YEAH. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] CALLED MEETING AND I WAS UP HERE WITH ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM.

I'M GOING TO STAND BEHIND AND I'M GOING TO BE ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE GEORGE AND LINDA MCMAHAN.

I DON'T NEED TO INTRODUCE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE GREAT FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE ALLOWED ME TO SHARE THAT THEY HAVE SUPPORTED SO MANY THINGS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTLESS THINGS.

ONE IS OUR FRENSHIP FOUNDATION.

WE'VE HAD A FRENSHIP FOUNDATION FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT THROUGH THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT, IT WAS REALLY ELEVATED TO GREATER HEIGHTS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS.

WE DO TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS, THAT SORT OF THING.

BUT THE LATEST AREA OF SUPPORT IS MR. AND MRS. MCMAHAN, THEY ACTUALLY DIDN'T DESIGNATE THIS SUPPORT BUT I HAVE BEEN THINKING A LONG WHILE ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE FITTING FOR THESE TWO.

AND THESE TWO ARE ENTREPRENEURS AND SUPPORTERS.

AND SO WE'RE STARTING A NEW PROGRAM IT'S A CLASS NEXT YEAR AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

AND IT'S CALLED INCUBATOR EDU.

AND SO WHEN YOU'RE SIMPLISTIC LIKE ME, YOU THINK OF AN INCUBATOR AS SOMETHING YOU PUT AN EGG AND MAYBE WATCH IT CRACK AND A LITTLE CHICK COMES OUT.

WELL, THIS IS NOT THE SAME THING.

THIS IS WHERE YOU INCUBATE A SMALL BUSINESS.

AND STUDENTS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY CREATE, DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THEIR OWN BUSINESSES THROUGH YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.

AND THEN APART FROM THEIR GENEROSITY, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE MOST ABOUT THE MCMAHAN'S AND I THINK THEY KNOW THIS IS THAT THEY ARE SUCH AN ENCOURAGEMENT OF PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE BEEN A HUGE ENCOURAGER OF MINE SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.

YES. AND I'LL TELL THIS STORY THEY'VE ALREADY HEARD ME TELL IT BUT I LIKE TO TELL IT BE CAREFUL OR I'LL HIT YA.

[LAUGHTER] YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT I MIGHT DO.

I WANT TO GET ON THE FRONT ROW UP HERE.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] BUT BACK IN 2015, I HAD BEEN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SO I WAS SERVING AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

AND I HAD A LOT OF DOUBTS ABOUT WHETHER I COULD DO THE JOB OR WHETHER I WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE JOB AND THEN MR. MCMAHAN EARLY ON, HE HAD INVITED ME.

BECAUSE REMEMBER, WE HAD PEYTON MANNING COMING AND WE WERE RAISING MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION. AND MR. AND MRS. MCMAHAN HAD BOUGHT A TABLE AND ABOUT I DON'T KNOW, A WEEK AFTER I'D BEEN NAMED

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AND THE EVENT WASN'T UNTIL APRIL.

AND THIS WAS BACK IN MAY OR ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE.

ALMOST A YEAR. ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE.

AND I SAID, OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, MR. MCMAHAN I'M NOT SURE THEY'RE GONNA PICK ME.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL COME IF THEY PICK ME.

BUT IF THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN RESCIND THE INVITE.

[LAUGHTER] BUT HE WAS LIKE, NO.

WE HAVE FAITH IN YOU.

IT'S GONNA WORK OUT.

AND SO THAT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE THAT, WELL, IF MR. MCMAHAN AND MRS. MCMAHAN THINK I CAN DO IT, THEN MAYBE I CAN.

AND I'M JUST ONE OF MANY THAT THEY HAVE SUPPORTED LIKE THAT.

AND I KIND OF GREW UP HERE IN FRENSHIP.

I MEAN, I WAS FORTY SOMETHING WHEN I GOT HERE BUT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TRUSTED IN ME.

SO I KNEW THAT I HAD EARNED SOME OF THEIR TRUST AND THAT THEY HAD TAKEN A CHANCE ON ME.

BUT FOR GEORGE AND LINDA TO TAKE A CHANCE ON ME AND EXTEND THAT INVITATION TO ME WAS A BIG GAME CHANGER FOR ME.

AND SO THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT INCUBATOREDU.

BUT IT'S ABOUT Y'ALL AND JUST THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BUT ALSO FOR ALLOWING US TO RECOGNIZE YOU BECAUSE THEY DON'T USUALLY DO THAT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER GIFT.

SO I OWE Y'ALL BIG TIME. SO I DON'T THINK YOU CAN STEP AWAY.

I THINK MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, IF GEORGE IF YOU AND LINDA WOULDN'T MIND.

WE ARE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE.

IN MY OPINION, I THINK THE LUBBOCK AND WOLFFORTH COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU INVEST IN THESE TWO COMMUNITIES LIKE YOU HAVE.

I THINK YOU'VE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL, PARTICULARLY WITH THE GROWTH OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. GEORGE, YOU WILL NEVER ADMIT IT BUT I THINK MR. MILLER WOULD SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD, YOU'RE TRULY A VISIONARY AND I ALSO KNOW THAT YOUR PARTNER STANDING NEXT TO YOU IS WHAT MAKES IT RUN.

I GOT THAT. THERE'S GOTTA BE A GOOD IDEA PERSON AND THEN A PERSON THAT MAKES IT RUN BUT THE DISTRICT YOU TWO HAVE BEEN TRULY BEHIND THE SCENES UNSUNG HEROES OF THIS DISTRICT.

YOU'VE BEEN A FRIEND OF THIS DISTRICT WHEN THE DISTRICT NEEDED IT THE MOST, AND IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY QUIET BEHIND THE SCENES.

NO, WE DON'T WANT ANY FANFARE, BUT IN MY OPINION, THERE'S TWO THOUGHTS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN YOU SAY, GEORGE MCMAHAN.

IS NUMBER ONE BOTH MCMAHAN'S IF YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW WHAT'S ON THEIR MIND.

DON'T ASK THEM.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS WORLD NEEDS REALLY IN ALL FAIRNESS.

WE'VE BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF HAVING YOU GUYS OUT HERE IN DEVELOPING OUR DISTRICT LIKE YOU HAVE. AND IT'S BEEN DEVELOPING OUR KIDS AND IT'S ALSO HELPED TO GET THIS DISTRICT WHERE IT'S AT. AND QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE WITHOUT YOUR VISION THAT YOU HAD MANY YEARS AGO, 20, 30 YEARS AGO.

WHENEVER YOU [INAUDIBLE] ON THIS SIDE HERE.

AND I THINK IT'S TRULY, TRULY AWESOME.

AND I'M PROUD TO KNOW YOU AND PROUD TO BE YOUR FRIEND.

AND I'M SURE SOME OF MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY AS WELL.

OH, YEAH. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD THAT Y'ALL WOULD AGREE TO COME BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WHAT HE SAID.

Y'ALL HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO RECKON FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR OUR KIDS.

AND DON'T GET NEAR THE CREDIT OR THE ACCOLADES.

AND DON'T DO IT FOR THAT. AND I KNOW THAT.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT TOUCH OUR STUDENTS THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU ALL. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A SCHOLARSHIP AT TECH THAT YOU HAVE TO BE A FRENSHIP GRAD TO GET THE GEORGE AND LINDA MCMAHAN SCHOLARSHIP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TOUCHES ME BECAUSE YOU'VE RECOGNIZED, YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS AND YOU DOING THIS FOR THE KIDS AND FOR NOTHING ELSE THAN TO JUST KEEP IT GROWING AND KEEP IT GOING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T EVER GIVE BACK TO YOU WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

BUT WE CAN'T SAY A BIG HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND HOPE THAT BY YOUR EXAMPLE WE CAN ALL JUST FOLLOW THE BEST WE CAN AND TRY TO KEEP THAT GOING.

I'LL SAY I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.

AND I RUN INTO GEORGE AND LINDA ALL THE TIME, USUALLY TECH SPORTING EVENTS AND THINGS.

BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THERE'S NO TIME THAT GOES BY WHERE THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING GREAT THAT'S HAPPENING OUT HERE.

AND MICHELLE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD, THEY WERE YOUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS.

BECAUSE I WOULD SEE THEM AROUND TOWN THEN LIKE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] WELL, WE'LL SEE.

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AND WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR LUBBOCK AND FOR FRENSHIP.

AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AND AS JAMEY SAID WE COULD NEVER REPAY WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE.

WELL, THANK YOU BUT Y'ALL HAVE.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE FRENSHIP DISTRICT SINCE 1977.

AND THIS BOARD, BOARDS HAVE PERSONALITIES.

I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS BOARD'S ESTABLISH PERSONALITIES AND PEOPLE WILL CHANGE OVER A FIVE OR TEN YEAR PERIOD BUT THE PERSONALITY OF THE BOARD DOESN'T CHANGE.

AND THIS BOARD HAS HAD AN EXCELLENT PERSONALITY SINCE LONG BEFORE WE MOVED INTO THE DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE]. AND THE MAGIC OF THE DISTRICT, WAS WHY WE MOVED INTO IT IN 1977. AND I USED TO SAY THAT THE BOARD WAS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF OLD WEST TEXAS COUNTRY BOYS. AND I MEANT THAT VERY COMPLIMENTARY BECAUSE WEST TEXAS [INAUDIBLE] COMMON SENSE AND CERTAINLY HIGHLY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE.

MOST OF Y'ALL ARE NOT FARMERS RIGHT NOW BUT YOU HAVE THAT SAME WEST TEXAS, WORK ETHIC, PRIDE CONSERVATISM THAT IS EMBODIED IN THE PERSONALITY OF THIS BOARD.

SO Y'ALL ARE A REAL EASY GROUP TO HELP.

WE JUST THINK THE WORLD OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND HAPPY TO DO A FEW THINGS FOR YA.

GEORGE AND LINDA WE CONSIDER YOU PART OF THE FRENSHIP FAMILY AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THIS DISTRICT WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT IS TODAY WITHOUT YOU, LINDA AND GEORGE.

I MEAN, JUST THROUGH LIKE BRAD SAID, THROUGH YOUR VISION AND WHAT ALL YOU'VE DEVELOPED IN OUR DISTRICT AND HOW MUCH THAT THAT MEANS TO THIS DISTRICT'S GROWTH.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

THANK YOU. AND I ALMOST FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT [INAUDIBLE] CERTIFICATE FOR YOU SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.

WE DIDN'T GET YOU A FRAME. [LAUGHTER] I SHOULD HAVE GOT YOU A FRAME. THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INVESTMENT JUST IN PEOPLE AND IN COMMUNITY.

AND YOU DO EMBODY OUR CORE VALUES.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YES.

[APPLAUSE].

CONTINUING ALONG THAT SAME LINE OF THE INCUBATOREDU AND OTHER PROGRAMS AT FRENSHIP HIGH

[3. Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) and Workforce Solutions South Plains (WSSP) Grants]

HE'S HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, EMILY. WELL, THANK YOU BOARD LETTING ME DO A COUPLE MORE RECOGNITION'S ON TOP OF THAT. THANK YOU, DR.

MCCORD. FROM THE BEGINNING OF LEARNING ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND THIS INCUBATOREDU PROGRAM, IT JUST SEEMED APPARENT THAT IT WAS A GREAT FIT FOR F RENSHIP AND THE RIGHT TIME HAS COME ALONG TO IMPLEMENT IT AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO KNOWING AS YOU DO THE THINGS THAT GEORGE AND LINDA MCMAHAN DO AROUND OUR COMMUNITY, OFTEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THINGS HAVE LEVERAGED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DOLLARS TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH THIS PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO THE GIFT FROM GEORGE AND LINDA TO THE DISTRICT WILL GO TO THE BUILD OUT OF THE FACILITIES SPACE AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE FURNITURE IN THIS INNOVATIVE SPACE IS RE-IMAGINING OF AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE.

AND THEN, CHRIS, YOU WANT TO COME UP.

THE LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE HAS PROVIDED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FRENSHIP TO GRANT OUR FIRST YEAR STARTUP COSTS.

SO THEY'RE BUYING A CURRICULUM FOR US FOR OUR FIRST YEAR.

WE FOUND A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM INCUBATOREDU THROUGH A NONPROFIT THAT SPUN OUT OF A HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THEY CREATED THIS PROGRAM AND THEY PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GREAT SUPPORT KINDA TURNKEY SERVICE TO CREATE A REALLY, REALLY GREAT ENRICHING EXPERIENCE. SO THIS IS CH RIS ALLEN, DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT LEDA.

YOU'VE SEEN HER BEFORE BECAUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEDA.

BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM WITH A CERTIFICATE ALSO.

PROGRAM. AND THEY'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES AT TEXAS TECH.

AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT IN SECONDARY EDUCATION AND BUILD THOSE PIPELINES.

AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO SAY SOMETHING IF YOU TO MAKE ME STOP TALKING.

I'LL JUST REPEAT WHAT MR. MCMAHAN SAID, YOU GUYS ARE EASY TO HELP.

AND WE FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PROFESSIONALS HERE DO A FANTASTIC JOB AND ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND TO SEE IT GROW AND DEVELOP.

AND WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF YOU GUYS AND ALL OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

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SO OR YOUR STUDENTS ARE.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT.

AND HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. I THINK SOMEONE SAID THE OTHER DAY, HEY YOU GUYS SAY YES, A LOT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO WHETHER WE'RE STARTING SOMETHING, PILOTING SOMETHING, FINDING A NEW AND INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITY.

IF IT'S GOOD FOR KIDS, FRENSHIP IS GOING TO USUALLY GIVE IT A GO.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PARTNERS.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN WE HAVE A SECOND HALF OF THAT.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING DR. MCCORD. NO.

OKAY. [INAUDIBLE] I THOUGHT I SAW A WORD ABOUT TO COME OUT.

WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH LEDA AND YOU'VE SEEN US CELEBRATE THIS BEFORE.

BETWEEN LEDA AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.

ERIN IS THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AT WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SOUTH PLAINS.

THEY LEVERAGE STATE DOLLARS THROUGH TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, WHICH THEN LEDA MATCHES IN THE HIGH DEMAND JOB TRAINING GRANT.

AND SO MS. BAKER COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.

BUT THIS GRANT EVERY YEAR FOR FIVE AWARD CYCLES HAS GONE TO CTE PROGRAMS ALL AROUND FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. WE'VE BOUGHT BRAKE LAYS FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT FOR THEM. WE'VE BOUGHT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH SCIENCES AND THIS YEAR, FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING WILL BE THE RECIPIENT OF THAT FUNDING THIRTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A WATER JET AND 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR THEM TO ADD TO WHAT THEY CAN DO.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.

THEY ALSO ARE BOTH VERY INVOLVED.

CHRIS IS THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP, WHICH AMY AND I BOTH SIT ON. JUST KEEPING ALL EDUCATION ENTITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHERS COMMUNICATING AND ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES TOGETHER IN WAYS JUST SIMPLY TO WORK TOGETHER. SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES IS JUST BEING IN THE ROOM OR AT THE TABLE TOGETHER TO FIND GOOD THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

SO ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE Y'ALL FOR THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY, EVEN HAVE ONE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT AND EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. SO THANK Y'ALL.

THEY DO A TON OF WORK WRITING THESE GRANTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

TWENTY FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THIS YEAR.

HOW LARGE IS THE GRANT ALTOGETHER? THE FULL. IN TOTAL, IT'S ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT LEDA IS PUTTING IN. WE HAD TEXAS MUTUAL STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GIVE US A GRANT.

WE HAD PLAINVIEW EDC BROWNFIELD EDC LITTLEFIELD EDC AND IDALOU EDC ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SCHOOLS IN THEIR AREAS.

AND THEN THE WORKFORCE MATCH OF [INAUDIBLE] ON TOP OF THAT.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO BASICALLY HONOUR EVERYBODY'S REQUESTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. YES, AND WE RECOGNIZED THEM IN THE SPRING.

YOU'LL REMEMBER THE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM WE STARTED HERE AT FRENSHIP HAS NOW BEEN CARRIED ON BY THEM AND OTHER GRANT FUNDS TO BE A REGIONAL PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS TO BENEFIT FROM AND WE SHOULD HEAR BACK IN A FEW DAYS ABOUT THE SECOND AWARDING OF THAT, HOPEFULLY.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YES. [LAUGHTER] THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE'RE GOING TO CONGRATULATE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

[4. All-State Cross Country]

HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE CLINTON TONIGHT IS CROSS-COUNTRY COACH AND MY SISTER AMANDA KIRKPATRICK. SISTER IS THE HEAVIEST TITLE.

THANK YOU EMILY. THIS IS CLINTON BRUCE.

I THINK WE HAVE TO STAND ON THIS.

YEAH. BUT DON'T HIT EACH OTHER.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] I'M EXCITED TO HAVE CLINTON HERE TONIGHT.

THROUGH OUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN THE CROSS COUNTRY COACH, HE'S BEEN THE CONSTANT, THE QUIET LEAD BY EXAMPLE, KID.

HE DOES THAT ON THE COURSES AS WELL AS IN THE CLASSROOM, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TRIED TO PUSH IS OVERALL CULTURE FOR OUR TEAM.

AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS GETTING GRADES UP.

AND I WAS EXCITED THIS FIRST SEMESTER.

I DID JUST A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OUT OF ALL THE TEAM AND IT WAS RIGHT AT 92.

THE TOTAL TEAM GIRLS AND BOYS.

SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND THIS GUY RIGHT HERE LED THAT.

HE ACTUALLY, OF COURSE, ACADEMIC ALL-STATE IS FOR SENIORS ONLY.

AND SO SINCE HE'S A SENIOR, HE QUALIFIED FOR THAT WITH A 98.5 GPA. SO HE DEFINITELY LED THE CROWD AND HAS SET THE BAR HIGH.

HE DOES THAT A [INAUDIBLE] TROMBONE.

HE HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE ALL-STATE TROMBONE, WHERE HE GOES FROM REGIONAL TO AREAS.

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SO I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO HIM.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE THINGS HE ACCOMPLISHES THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

SECRET. NOW WE KNOW.

OK. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

SINCE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE TRAVELED SOME DISTANCE TO COME [INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING

[1. Consider and take action on an order by the board of trustees of Frenship Independent School District calling a bond election to be held within the district; making provisions for the conduct and the giving of notice of the election; and containing other provisions relating thereto]

OBVIOUSLY, SOMEBODY THAT MENTIONED THERETO, IS SITTING BEHIND YOU.

[LAUGHTER] LET'S INTRODUCE THIS FINE PEOPLE.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

[LAUGHTER] NICE TO KNOW YOU DAVE.

THEN WE HAVE WITH BOND COUNCIL, WE EMPLOYED THE SERVICES FROM BRACEWOOD LAW AND SO WE HAVE GLENN OPEL AND JULIE.

I JUST FORGOT YOUR LAST NAME.

PARTAIN. PARTAIN.

AND SO THEY CAME IN.

JULIE IS COMING IN FROM DALLAS AND GLENN'S COMING IN FROM LONGHORN COUNTRY.

SO IF HE MAKES IT OUT HERE ALIVE THINGS WILL [INAUDIBLE] BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN BEING HERE. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.

POLICY CCA LEGAL ALLOWS FOR THE CALLING OF [INAUDIBLE] BONDS MAY NOW BE ISSUED AND TAXES MAY NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT. VOTING IN AN ELECTION HELD FOR SUCH PURPOSE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELECTION CODE ACCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION CODE 45.003.

THE ELECTION SHALL BE CALLED BY A RESOLUTION OR ORDER OF THE BOARD.

THE RESOLUTION OR ORDER MUST STATE THE DATE OF THE ELECTION, THE PROPOSITION OR PROPOSITIONS TO BE SUBMITTED AND VOTED ON.

THE POLLING PLACE OR PLACES AND ANY OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE BY THE BOARD. AS FOR EDUCATION CODE 45.003.

FOR AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON A UNIFORM ELECTION DAY.

THE ELECTION SHALL BE ORDERED NO LATER THAN THE 78TH DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION DAY.

ELECTION BILL 3.005.

THIS YEAR, THE 78TH DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION DAY IS FEBRUARY THE 14TH. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

THE DISTRICT IN THE PAST ROUGHLY 16 MONTHS OR SO HAS OBTAINED INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE SOUGHT SERVICES FROM A DEMOGRAPHER OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU THE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN IDENTIFYING THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THIS DISTRICT.

BASED ON THIS INPUT A PRIORITIZED LIST OF PROJECTS WAS DEVELOPED.

THE LIST INCLUDES TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR PROPOSED BOND ELECTIONS THAT WILL ADDRESS THESE PRIORITIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN PRESENTED IN MORE DETAIL IN PREVIOUS BOARD WORKSHOPS.

THE DISTRICT BOND COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE] HAVE PREPARED THE ATTACHED ORDER, CALLING AN ELECTION BASED ON CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

THE BOARD MAY NEED TO AMEND THE BOND ELECTION ORDER IF THE DISTRICT RECEIVES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHEN MAKING THEIR POLLING PLACES ETC.

WITH THAT I PRESENT TO YOU THE OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING POSSIBILITY OF CALLING A BOND ELECTION. TRUSTEES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. REEVES AT THIS TIME.

FARLEY PLEASE PROCEED. IF NOT, I, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND

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MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. KYLE ROGERS AND A SECOND BY MR. DAVID R. MILLER FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

FARLEY IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE RESTATE YOUR RECOMMENDATION ONE MORE TIME.

JUST SO WE MAKE SURE TO HAVE THAT CLEAR.

TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED ORDER AUTHORIZING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD WITHIN THE DISTRICT ON MAY 2, 2020.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU MR. REEVES. THANK YOU, FOLKS, FOR COMING TONIGHT.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY HANG OUT.

[LAUGHTER] OR NOT.

HE DOESN'T WANNA STAY AROUND AND WITNESS THE ASSAULT.

[LAUGHTER] I DIDN'T ACTUALLY STRIKE A PERSON.

I STRUCK.

[LAUGHTER] SOMEHOW THAT'S ESCAPING [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'M GETTING DIRT OK, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO INDULGE IN THAT.

WE GO BACK TO OUR SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHICH WAS THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[A. Public hearing on the annual report including the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)]

[LAUGHTER], HE WILL HIM OR [INAUDIBLE] ONE THEY DON'T MISS [INAUDIBLE] JUST GLAD TO [INAUDIBLE].

WELL, AFTER THAT FUN, I AM EXCITED TO COME TO YOU TONIGHT WITH OUR ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS REQUIRED BY TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

AND ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT PERTAIN TO THIS ARE GOING TO BE FOUND IN YOUR BOARD BOOK RESOURCES TAB. AND WITH THAT, JUST A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU GUYS.

AND HAPPY SCHOOLBOARD APPRECIATION.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT Y'ALL DO FOR US.

DID WE GET INTO YOUR PRESENTATION? YES SIR. WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL REPORT [INAUDIBLE] YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN, WHICH INCLUDES A TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT. DR.

LEANN FISHER HAS PREPARED THE PRESENTATION.

PROCEED. MAYBE I'M A LITTLE BETTER AT THESE.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S A MAYBE.

SO WITH THE ANNUAL REPORTS, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SEVEN SECTIONS TO THIS REPORT, ONE OF WHICH YOU JUST MENTIONED IS THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.

IF YOU'LL NOTE ON THIS SLIDE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE DATES ARE GOING TO SAY 18, 19.

SO THIS IS ALL INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

IT'S JUST A RECAP INCLUDED IN AN ANNUAL REVIEW.

SO IT DOES LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN.

WE HAVE JUST TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF PORTIONS.

AND SO WE DID ADD A FEW MORE IN THERE THIS YEAR TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.

OUR FIRST SECTION COVERS THE TAPR REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT. THIS INFORMATION WAS JUST RELEASED BY TEA IN DECEMBER.

IT'S THE JUST FINAL REVIEW FOR ALL THINGS STAAR EOC.

JUST AS A REMINDER, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS GATHERED THROUGH OUR PEMS [INAUDIBLE] SO STUDENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION, AS WELL AS ASSESSMENT DATA.

IN OUR TAPR REPORT AND IS LAST YEAR THEY INTRODUCED THE ONLINE PORTION PIECE TO IT.

ALSO THE PDF VERSIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN YOUR RESOURCES TAB.

JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM TAPR.

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AND THEN IN THE SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OVERALL STAAR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AS WELL AS GROWTH INFORMATION ON OUR STUDENTS.

YOU'LL FIND PIECES ON OUR ATTENDANCE, GRADUATION AND DROPOUT RATES FOR THE DISTRICT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

AND THEN THE MANY, MANY COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READINESS SECTION THE CCMR. AND THEN THE FINAL SECTION OF TAPR REALLY DEALS WITH OUR STUDENT AND STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. SECTION 2 OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT ENCOMPASSES ALL THINGS FINANCIAL.

SO IT DOES INCLUDE OUR DISTRICT, ACTUAL DISTRICT, JUST BALANCES AND RECEIPTS, WHATNOT, AS WELL AS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS.

MAKE SURE TO NOTE ON THIS IS THAT THIS IS ON 17, 18 DATA.

SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT LAGGING COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE SECTION.

SO IT DOES GO BACK ALMOST TWO YEARS AT THIS POINT TO GET THAT ACTUAL INFORMATION.

SECTION 3 DOES TALK ABOUT THE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS.

THIS WAS THE ACCREDITATION STATUS FROM THE 18, 19 SCHOOL YEAR AGAIN.

AND WE'LL HAVE NEW STATUS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

BUT FOR THE 18 19 SCHOOL YEAR, FRENSHIP WAS LISTED AS AN ACCREDITED DISTRICT.

SECTION 4.

IN SECTION 4 THIS IS A JUST PROGRESS OF HOW EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES DID IN REGARDS TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.

AND SO EVERY CAMPUS LISTED HAS SOME GOALS AND SO THEY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR MARK THEIR PROGRESS ON THAT. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THE FINAL STATUS ON THOSE.

AT SECTION 5 MAKES UP THE REPORT ON VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.

IN THIS SECTION, WE SPOTLIGHT ALL THE DIFFERENT POLICIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ON WHERE WE WORK TO HAVE PREVENTION AS WELL AS INTERVENTIONS FOR ANY OF THESE EVENTS.

SECTION 6, THIS IS ANOTHER SECTION THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF LAGGING.

THIS INFORMATION IS FOR OUR 16, 17 GRADUATES.

SO THIS IS OVER 2 YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT.

BUT THIS SECTION TALKS ABOUT HOW OUR STUDENTS HAVE DONE POST HIGH SCHOOL.

SO HOW THEY'VE DONE IN COLLEGE AFTER THAT FIRST YEAR, MAKING IN THEIR GPA AND THEIR COURSE CREDITS. AND THEN FINAL SECTION IS JUST A GLOSSARY OF THE TAPR, BECAUSE AS YOU WELL KNOW, THAT IN EDUCATION, WELL WE HAVE A LOT OF ACRONYMS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND SO, IN CASE YOU NEED JUST A REMINDER WHAT SOMETHING MEANS, YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK IT UP WITHIN THE GLOSSARY IN SECTION 7.

AND THEN JUST LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AS A DISTRICT, WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION POSTED AND THE TAPR WILL BE POSTED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF THIS MEETING.

AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE MORE INFORMATION, THEN THEY CAN CONTACT FROM ANYONE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WISHED TO SPEAK? IF NOT THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OVER.

THANK YOU, DR.

FISHER. THANK YOU, DR.

FISHER. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT AND SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

AND IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR BOARD RESOURCES, OR IF SOMEONE WANTED TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT ANNUAL REPORT, IT'S ABOUT 800 PAGES.

SO THAT'S A LOT OF COMPILATION OF DATA.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOU DIGGING IN AND FINDING ALL OF THAT [INAUDIBLE] AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER INTO ONE REPORT.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OK.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.

[A. Effectiveness Report on Curriculum and Instruction]

MS. MICHELLE ELLIOT. YES, GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD.

HOW ARE YOU? DOING WELL.

ON WITH THE CIRRICULUM INSTRUCTION THIS YEAR.

I KNOW MY PROVIDED EFFECTIVENESS REPORT, WHICH HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION, SO I TRIED TO CHOOSE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

FIRST, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, WE HAVE THIS YEAR A NEW KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE CURRICULUM FOR READING LANGUAGE ARTS.

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ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT, THOUGH, AND SOME OF THE PHOTOS YOU SEE OUR TEACHERS WORKING WITH.

WE'VE PROVIDED THEM SKILLED GUIDES TO LEAP FORWARD SO THEY COULD LEARN THE NEW STANDARDS.

AND THIS SKILLED GUIDES THEY PROVIDE JUST SOME SUCCINCT INFORMATION TO ORGANIZE THE STANDARDS AND JUST BUILD THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE. ANOTHER AREA THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND THIS IS THE GOMEZ AND GOMEZ MODEL FOR OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM. AND BACK IN NOVEMBER, DR.

GOMEZ, HE'S ONE IT'S TWO BROTHERS THAT HAVE CREATED THIS LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT MODEL.

THEY CAME IN AND OBSERVED OUR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND GAVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW WE ARE PROGRESSING IN THAT AREA.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT THIS YEAR, THOUGH, IS THAT OUR FIRST COHORT OF DUAL LANGUAGE STUDENTS THEY ARE IN THE 10TH GRADE THIS YEAR.

SO I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] AND CINDI IN OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO GRADUATING THESE STUDENTS WITH A BILINGUAL SEAL, MEANING THEY ARE COMPLETELY FLUENT IN BOTH LANGUAGES.

SO WE HAVE THAT GOING ON.

ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT, IS YOU CAN SEE THESE CUTIES IN HERE THEY ARE ALL KINDERGARTNERS AND I'LL BEEN AT THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL LEVEL FOR 12 YEARS.

AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF KINDERGARTNERS.

AND THESE CHILDREN JUST REALLY BLEW ME AWAY.

THEY WERE READING WELL, THIS WAS ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH.

AND SO I WAS LIKE, THESE KIDS ARE READING NOVEMBER THE FOURTH.

I WAS JUST SUPER IMPRESSED.

ALSO, YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP LEFT THE LITTLE GIRL'S WRITING AND THAT'S HER WRITING JOURNAL. SO THEY DO A LOT OF REFLECTION IN ALL CONTENT AREAS.

SO WE'RE GROWING THOSE BABIES REALLY WELL.

SUPER IMPRESSED WITH THEM. AND THE NEXT AREA THAT I WANTED TO REALLY TALK ABOUT TODAY IS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE FRENSHIP WAY AND WE'VE HAD COMMITTEES REALLY TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT IT IS LIKE, WHAT IT IS TO EVERY PERSON.

AND SO THIS YEAR, WITH THE HELP OF OUR MEDIA SPECIALIST AND LAURIE [INAUDIBLE] CORRECT.

SHE GOT MARRIED. AND SO WE ARE ROLLING THAT OUT THROUGH A CURRICULUM FOR OUR KIDDOS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL. AND THEY'RE USING ONE OF THE VEHICLES THEY ARE USING IS OUR DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP LESSONS.

SO THAT'S NEW THIS YEAR AND WE'RE ALREADY FINISHING OUR FIRST SEMESTER WITH THAT.

SO WE'LL GET MORE FEEDBACK ON THAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A PHONICS CURRICULUM. IT'S CALLED FUNDATIONS.

WE DID THIS LAST YEAR ACROSS K2.

SO THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR.

IN RELATION TO INSTRUCTION WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM FUNDATIONS COME IN GO INTO OUR CLASSROOMS, LOOK AT OUR INSTRUCTION, GIVE US REFINEMENT IDEAS SO THAT WE CAN BECOME BETTER. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND ON THE TOP, RIGHT, THAT IS ACTUALLY A THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM AT WESTWIND WHO HAS RECENTLY STARTED DIGGING IN WITH THAT FOR AN INTERVENTION AND THEY ARE HELPING US TO LAY SOME OF THE GROUNDWORK BECAUSE OF HOW [INAUDIBLE] IN RECENT LEGISLATION, WE WILL BE ADDING THIRD GRADE NEXT YEAR.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO START DIGGING INTO THAT AND GETTING USED TO IT AND WORKING WITH OUR TEACHERS ON THAT. SO WE ALSO HAVE THAT GOING ON.

SO DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT OR ANYTHING THAT WAS IN EFFECTIVENESS REPORT? WE'D LOVE TO TALK ABOUT IT PROBABLY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON. OKAY.

WE JUST APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH AND ALL THE WORK.

AND MICHELLE CERTAINLY DOESN'T ACT LIKE IT BUT IF YOU'LL RECALL, THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR AS OUR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.

SHE WAS MOST RECENTLY A PRINCIPAL AT BENNETT FOR 10 YEARS.

9 YEARS. 9 YEARS.

NINE YEARS. YES.

SO WE APPRECIATE IT.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT IT.

RIGHT NOW? LET ME TELL YOU, THE LEARNING CURVE IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE THIS YEAR.

BUT I LIKE TO LEARN. I'VE ENJOYED IT.

I REALLY HAVE. SO I'M JUST WORKING WITH THIS TEAM OVER HERE AND GETTING ACCLIMATED TO THAT. AND I KNOW I MISS THE KIDS A LITTLE, TOO.

AND ALL THEIR ENERGY AND ALL.

BUT REALLY, THE CHAOS OF IT ALL.

SOMEONE AT MY DINNER TABLE WAS LIKE, DO YOU MISS THE CHAOS.

I'M LIKE. A SMIDGE.

BUT THERE'S SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW THAT COME WITH IT.

AND YOU HAVE TWO LITTLE CHILDREN AT HOME.

THAT BRING THEIR OWN.

YES. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE'RE SURROUNDED BY A GREAT TEAM AND CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION.

ALSO, OUR TEACHERS I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM.

THEY'RE AMAZING. AND THANK YOU GUYS.

AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE WHEN YOU'RE GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION.

THAT I'M PROUD OF THEM? I KNOW.

THEY'RE WONDERFUL THEY ARE A GREAT TEAM. THANK YOU.

OKAY NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA BOARD IS A CONSENT AGENDA.

[A. Consent Agenda]

[00:50:03]

SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. GREG ROBINSON.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THE NEXT ITEM IF Y'ALL STICK WITH ME IS WE ARE GOING TO DROP DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 5 OF THE

[A. 2020-2021 Calendar Committee Update]

5A IS THE 2020-2021.

THAT'S A LOT OF TWENTIES. YEP. YOU DID THAT YOU DID GOOD. CALENDAR COMMITTEE UPDATE.

YES SIR. MS. SOLIS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CREATING THE 2020, 2021 CALENDAR FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF ABOUT THIRTY PLUS DISTRICT EMPLOYEES BOTH EVERY CAMPUS IS REPRESENTED AND THE DISTRICT LEVEL EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

WE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEK AS A COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED OPTIONS A AND B.

SO WE HAVE A DRAFT OF A AND B CALENDARS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THEN OPENED UP A SURVEY TO THE PUBLIC FOLLOWING THAT FIRST MEETING.

THE SURVEY IS GAINING INPUT FROM ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY, PARENTS STAFF, EVERYONE INVOLVED.

AND THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.

WE SENT A SCOURED E-MAIL OUT TO PARENTS.

IT'S THE FIRST STORY ON OUR WEB SITE, AS WELL AS [INAUDIBLE] NEWS AND THEN THE CAMPUSES FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SURVEY THROUGH THEIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

AND AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE ABOUT TWELVE HUNDRED RESPONSES THAT HAVE COME BACK.

SO WE WILL RECONVENE THIS WEDNESDAY TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE COMMITTEE OR FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR REVIEW THAT DATA AND BE PREPARED TO PRESENT A FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IN FEBRUARY.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE? THANK YOU, MS. SOLIS, WE APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE TENTATIVE AGENDA'S FOR THE UPCOMING MEETINGS, THE NEXT ONE

[B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

ANY BOARD MEMBER, HA VE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OR DISCUSSED. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CONTACT MYSELF OR DR.

MCCORD. JUST LEAVE [INAUDIBLE] AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.

ITEM NUMBER C IS ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING DATES IS THE TASA MIDWINTER CONFERENCE JANUARY

[C. Administration Training Dates]

[LAUGHTER] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE TSPRA CONFERENCE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS FEBRUARY 24TH TO 27TH.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S YOUR CONFERENCE IS IT NOT MS. EMILY. YES THAT'S RIGHT. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A GREAT CONFERENCE ATTENDING THERE.

AM I MISSING ANYTHING DR.

MCCORD. NO JUST KEEP ROLLING. THE TASBO CONFERENCE IS MARCH 2ND THROUGH 5TH 2020 IN HOUSTON. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO, WE APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING US TO GO TO THE CONFERENCES AND PARTICULARLY THIS YEAR AT MIDWINTER. WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT ALL OF THE NEW LEGISLATION AND HOW IT APPLIES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE 86 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PARTICIPATE AND LEARN ABOUT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED.

THIS MEETING WILL STAND ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU FOLKS, FOR COMING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.