Feb 17, 2020 Board Meeting

[C. Open Session – 7:00 p.m.]

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BOARD IN ITS CLOSED SESSION THAT 6:58 AND WE'RE NOW RECONVENING IN OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LATE IT'S 7:02.

WE HAVE THE TIME ALL MEMBERS OF PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR.

[D. Invocation]

SURE I WILL. PRAY WITH ME. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY LORD.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR THIS DISTRICT.

WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS DISTRICT.

WE JUST AS YOUR CONTINUED BLESSINGS OVER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

WE JUST ASKED. WE LOOK FOR YOU FOR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS DISTRICT. AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. SO PLEASE JOIN ME AND RISE.

[E. Pledge of Allegiance]

MS. LIBRE DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO SIR. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ONE OF

[1. College Board National Hispanic Scholars]

RECOGNITION'S [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU MR. DRAPER. THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD.

KICKING YOUR THOUGHT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE TWO VERY SPECIAL SENIORS WITH US BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS ON THE PSA [INAUDIBLE] AND THE NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

MR. FRANK HERNANDEZ, PRINCIPAL AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.

AND IF THERE ARE PARENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PHOTOS AT ANY POINT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP RIGHT WERE TIFFANY IS AND TAKE PHOTOS FROM THERE.

THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE THESE TWO FINE YOUNG MEN.

THEY ARE TWO OF RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE TONIGHT FOR THE NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM. IT'S AN INVITATION FROM COLLEGE BOARD, AND IT WAS EXTENDED TO STUDENTS WHO SCORED IN THE 2.5 PERCENT AMONG HISPANIC OR LATINO 11TH GRADE PSAT AND [INAUDIBLE] TEST TAKERS IN OUR REGION. THEY ALSO HAVE A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.5 OR HIGHER. AND THESE STUDENTS HAD TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION WHERE THEY WERE EVALUATED AND THEY WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED BY COLLEGE BOARD.

BECAUSE OF THIS NOTABLE RECOGNITION T HESE YOUNG MAN HAVE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS THESE TWO FINE YOUNG MAN HAVE ACHIEVED.

AND THEY ARE JOSHUA [INAUDIBLE] AND MARCUS [INAUDIBLE].

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM.

MARCUS. [APPLAUSE] OK. NEXT STEP, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THREE FRENSHIP HIGH

[2. All-State Choir]

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD. AT THIS TIME WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS. WE'VE HAD THREE STUDENTS, ONE OF WHICH COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.

SHE HAD SOME COMMITMENTS WITH [INAUDIBLE] THAT SHE'S IN [INAUDIBLE]REALLY QUICKLY, SO SHE NEEDED TO BE THERE FOR THAT. WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THESE TWO STUDENTS.

THEY ALL PARTICIPATE IN THE ALL STATE CHOIR AUDITIONS.

THIS PROCESS WAS A VERY ARDUOUS PROCESS.

IT STARTS BACK AS EARLY AS JUNE OF THE PREVIOUS SUMMER AND THEY GO THROUGH T HERE ARE PARTICULAR STUDENTS WENT THROUGH FOUR ROUNDS.

NORMALLY THERE'S THREE.

AND WE ADDED AN EXTRA ROUND THIS YEAR IN OUR REGION.

AND SO THEY WENT THROUGH FOUR DIFFICULT ROUNDS OF AUDITIONS TO BE SELECTED FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] ALL STATE CHOIRS.

THIS IS ABOUT T HEY MAKE IT INTO ABOUT THE TOP 2 PERCENT OUT OF ABOUT 16000 STUDENTS THAT START THIS PROCESS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT AWARE, [INAUDIBLE] IS THE LARGEST MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN THE NATION AND IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED.

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IT'S ABOUT MUSIC EDUCATION AND KEEPING ARTS AND IN THE SCHOOLS, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

MANY COLLEGES PROVIDE LARGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS [INAUDIBLE] ALL STATE CHOIR.

SO THAT IS A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SE STUDENT PART OF THE PROCESS AS THEY LEARN 10 AROUND COLLEGIATE PIECES AND HAVE TO SIGHT READ MATERIAL THAT THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT TIME.

THE AUDITION PROCESS IS A VERY LONG PROCESS, BUT THE ACTUAL AUDITION TAKES ABOUT THREE MINUTES IF THAT. AND SO IT'S A VERY SHORT SNAPSHOT OF MUSIC THAT THEY POLISHED AND PREPARED AND THE SKILLS THAT THEY DEMONSTRATED AT EACH AUDITION.

AND THEN THEY GET TO SPEND ABOUT A WEEK OR HALF A WEEK WITH THE CLINICIAN THAT BRINGS THEM. AND FURTHER POLISHES THAT MUSIC FOR PERFORMANCE FOR THE CONFERENCE.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE [INAUDIBLE].

SHE'S A THIRD YEAR AL-SAKAR.

NO, THIS IS HER FINAL YEAR WITH US.

SHE'S A SENIOR. AND WILL BE GRADUATING, SO [INAUDIBLE].

SUPER PROUD OF HER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.

AND THEN MARK [INAUDIBLE], THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME TO MAKE ALL STATE CHOIR AS A JUNIOR.

WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF HIM AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.

PARENTS IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT THAT'S RECEIVING AN AWARD.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND UP BEHIND US.

[INAUDIBLE]

[3. All-State Band]

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE STUDENTS UP HERE.

THEY REPRESENTED FRENSHIP IN THE ALL STATE PROCESS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT [INAUDIBLE] TOLD YOU, BUT I'LL TELL YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE STARTED OUT WITH SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS AROUND THE STATE AUDITIONING AT THE FIRST LEVEL. AND WHEN IT FINALLY COMES DOWN TO THE END 2.5 PERCENT, THOSE STUDENTS ARE SELECTED AS ALL STATERS IN ALL STATE CHOIR, ALL STATE BANDS AND ALL STATE ORCHESTRAS.

[INAUDIBLE] WHO ARE ALL STATERS DID THEIR AUDITIONS LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE END OF THE AUDITIONS. THE BAND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SELECT WHICH GROUP THEY WANT TO BE IN.

THERE'S A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND A PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, CONCERT BAND, [INAUDIBLE] BAND AND CONCERT BAND. AND BASED ON THEIR PLACEMENT IN [INAUDIBLE], THEY NEED TO SELECT THE POSITION. OUR 2 STUDENTS PLACED VERY HIGH.

AND BOTH TELL ME THAT THEY SELECTED TO BE IN THE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, MAINLY BECAUSE THEY'D NEVER BEEN IN AN ORCHESTRA BEFORE.

AND THEY'RE BOTH FINE MUSICIANS AND THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO CONTINUE.

SO I FELT THAT WAS A GOOD CHOICE TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE.

BUT THE PERFORMANCE THAT [INAUDIBLE] THEY BOTH WERE IN THE SAME GROUP, IN FACT, THEY SIT BESIDE IT WITH ONE BEHIND THE OTHER.

AND IT WAS TERRIFIC. VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM.

[INAUDIBLE] FIRST IS CAMDEN [INAUDIBLE], CAMDEN'S A TRUMPET PLAYER.

HE'S A TRUMPET PLAYER AND THIS IS HIS SECOND YEAR IN THE ALL-STATE BAND AND HE'S A JUNIOR.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR FIRST CHAIR NEXT YEAR.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT'S TERRIFIC..

THE 11TH BEST TRUMPET PLAYER IN THE STATE.

VERY PROUD OF HIM. AND OUR OTHER ALL STATER IS [INAUDIBLE].

QUENTIN IS A TROMBONE PLAYER AND HE'S A SENIOR.

AND THIS IS HIS SECOND YEAR TO BE IN ALL STATE.

AND AGAIN T ERRIFIC [INAUDIBLE].

OUR FIRST ALTERNATES.

YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT WE HAD FOUR OTHER STUDENTS THAT WERE SO CLOSE TO MAKING IT JUST

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BUT THEY DID FABULOUS AT [INAUDIBLE] THE FIRST ONE IS [INAUDIBLE].

AND [INAUDIBLE] IS A BASS TROMBONE PLAYER AND HE'S A SENIOR.

TERRIFIC BASS TROMBONE PLAYER. AND THEN WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] GREENLY.

THERE SHE IS. [INAUDIBLE] A FLUTE PLAYER.

AND SHE'S A SENIOR AND SHE'S GOING ON TO COLLEGE.

I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR, TOO, AT LEAST PARTIALLY.

[INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] IS A FANTASTIC CLARINET PLAYER.

[INAUDIBLE] IF THEY HAD ONE MORE YEAR.

THEY WOULD HAVE KNOCKED IS OUT OF THE PARK, BUT FANTASTIC PLACEMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THEN WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE].

AND [INAUDIBLE] IS A TENOR TROMBONE PLAYER, THE SAME AS [INAUDIBLE].

IN FACT, AT THE AREA TRY OUTS FOR ALL STATE [INAUDIBLE] JUST BEAT [INAUDIBLE] A LITTLE BIT OR IT COULD BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. VERY PROUD OF THAT.

AND [INAUDIBLE] AS A JUNIOR.

HE'LL BE BACK WITH US ANOTHER YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS. VERY PROUD OF THESE KIDDOS AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WISH YOU COULD HEAR THE CONCERT.

ITS AMAZING. AMAZING WHAT THEY DID IN THOSE PROGRAMS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, DON'T THESE GUYS LOOK GREAT.

AND IF Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE PHOTOS, PARENTS THAT JUST WALKED IN.

IF Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR STUDENTS THEN YOU CAN STAND RIGHT BACK HERE BEHIND THE BOARD AT ANY POINT.

SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS YEAR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED E-

[4. eSports State Championship Qualifiers]

WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THREE STUDENTS WHO COMPETED IN THE E-SPORTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON FEBRUARY 6 AND REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT VERY WELL.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE E-SPORT COORDINATOR JOE BARNETT AND E-SPORTS COACH NICHOLAS COPELAND. COME ON UP JOE.

HERE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THEIR AMAZING RUN TO THE STATE FINALS.

TURN IT OVER TO YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO THINK DR.

MCCORD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF WHEN I FIRST TALKED ABOUT E-SPORTS.

IT'S KIND OF NEW. AND WHEN SHE SAW THE VALUE OF KIDS COULD PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE OFFERED TO PARTICIPATE.

SHE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN.

[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE TWO ATHLETIC DIRECTORS.

[INAUDIBLE] ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

[INAUDIBLE] AND SAID WE'D LIKE TO [INAUDIBLE].

I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S OVER TWELVE HUNDRED HIGH SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE THAT ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING. THERE'S CLOSE TO 500 UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER THAT CLUB AND THE CURRENT COUNT IS A LITTLE OVER 300 O FFER A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE TOP PERFORMERS.

AND SO WHEN THEY HAD THEIR TOURNAMENT, FIRST OF ALL, [INAUDIBLE] WAS EXCITED BECAUSE THE TRAVEL BUDGET WAS PRETTY MUCH NOTHING BECAUSE THEY JUST WENT DOWN THAT HALL.

E-TRAVEL. YEAH, YOU CAN PARENTS CAN WATCH IT LIVE AT HOME OR IN THIS CASE.

IT WAS A SMALL VENUE IN THE SMALL THEATER OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS A PRETTY RAUCOUS GROUP THERE.

LOTS OF CHEERING AND IT WAS VERY EXCITING.

AND WE PLAYED GRAPEVINE THAT'S BEEN AROUND A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEY WERE THE DOMINANT FORCE AND WE PRETTY MUCH BOTH CAME INTO THE MATCH UNDEFEATED, WHICH WAS KIND OF EXCITING

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[INAUDIBLE] GOT GREAT KIDS, SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON HIS OWN TIME.

HE WENT TO A COACHING CLINIC FOR SUMMER AND GOT SPUN UP AND READY TO GO.

HE'S DONE AN AWESOME JOB. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

MCCORD AND MR BARNETT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND THE THANK YOU TO MR [INAUDIBLE] ON THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORTING THIS VERY UNIQUE GROUP OF ATHLETES.

RECENTLY AT TCEA, WHEN I WAS THERE FOR AUSTIN, E-SPORTS WAS THE BUZZ WORD.

AND I WILL TELL YOU ALL, WE ARE FAR AND ABOVE WHAT THE REST OF THE STATE IS DOING A S FAR AS E-SPORTS IS CONCERNED, A LOT OF THE COACHES CAME TO ME AND SAID, HOW DO YOU GET SUPPORT? HOW DID YOU GET FUNDING? HOW DID YOU GET ANYTHING? AND I JUST KIND OF SHEEPISHLY SAID, I DON'T KNOW.

IT JUST HAPPENED. LIKE WE HAD SUPPORT AND WE HAD WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE DOING IT.

SO WE REALLY ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THE KIDS STARTED COMPETING IN SEPTEMBER.

WE HAD TRYOUTS. WE HAD AN EIGHT WEEK LONG SEASON AND THEN A FIVE WEEK LONG PLAYOFFS.

I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF THE SUBS BECAUSE THEY ALSO HELPED COMPETE DURING THE PLAYOFF TIME IN JANUARY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU [INAUDIBLE] HENRY AND NATHANIEL MARTINEZ.

I THINK YOU'LL SEE. AND THEN CHRISTIAN HANSEN IS NOT HERE.

BUT ALSO THIS IS JEREMIAH NEWMAN AND [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE] AND BEFORE Y'ALL LEAVE.

E-SPORTS, E-ATHLETES, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, E-ATHLETES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. [INAUDIBLE]. HE IS BEING VERY HUMBLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY E-SPORTS CAME TO FRUITION IS BECAUSE WHEN HE CAUGHT WIND THAT WE [INAUDIBLE] TO GET TO DO IT.

HE SAID, I'LL DO IT FOR NOTHING.

DON'T PAY ME. I DON'T WANT ANY MONEY.

I'LL JUST I'LL DO IT.

AND SO. AND WHEN PEOPLE COME TO YOU WITH THAT SORT OF ATTITUDE YOU WANT TO PAY THEM DOUBLE. WE DIDN'T PAY HIM DOUBLE.

[LAUGHTER] THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT FRENSHIP IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE, NOT BECAUSE OF ME, BUT BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE MR. [INAUDIBLE], BUT ALSO AND I THINK THE YOUNG MAN WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.

I DON'T RECALL HIS NAME. CHRISTIAN.

CHRISTIAN HE WAS ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALL THE STREAMING AND ELECTRONIC THINGS, HIS MOTHER WAS GOING TO WATCH AND PARTICIPATE FROM PENNSYLVANIA. AND THEN ALSO JUST TO KIND OF SPEAK OF THE CULTURE.

IS THAT COACH SMITH, WHO IS THE NOT E -SPORTS.

HE'S LIKE THE ACTUAL LIKE PHYSICAL SPORT, SOCCER COACH.

HE HAD THE SOCCER TEAM THERE AND THAT PLACE WAS ELECTRIC WITH YOUR OTHER ATHLETES SUPPORTING ELECTRONIC ATHLETES.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE RIGHT LINGO.

IT WAS ALL A GREAT ATMOSPHERE WITH EVERYBODY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.

AND THAT'S THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD IN A WHILE.

I DON'T GET OUT A LOT, BUT THAT WAS THE [INAUDIBLE].

[LAUGHTER] SO THANK YOU. OK.

NEXT, WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND SAY THANK YOU TO 6 FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO

[5. Seniors from Superintendent's Student Advisory Board]

MCCORD'S SUPERINTENDENTS STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD.

DR. MCCORD WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR SERVANT LEADERSHIP TO THE DISTRICT.

YES, I'M GONNA COME AROUND AND I'LL BE HERE WITH THEM.

THERE'S A COUPLE WHO AREN'T ABLE TO JOIN US.

SO ALEC [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT HERE, AND I SUSPECT HE'S PROBABLY INVOLVED IN ONE ACT PLAY SOMEHOW. AND THEN EMILY [INAUDIBLE] IS OUT OF TOWN AT A STOCK SHOW.

BUT WHO WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT IS, RATHER THAN ME, INTRODUCE YOU BECAUSE THEY GET TO HEAR

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I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] SAY YOUR NAME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL GUESTS THAT BROUGHT.

[INAUDIBLE] MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] MONTGOMERY AND I BROUGHT MY MOM AND DAD [INAUDIBLE].

I'M KATIE LONG AND I BROUGHT MY MOM [INAUDIBLE] MY NAME IS KELLY [INAUDIBLE].

AND I BROUGHT MY PARENTS, RANDY AND JENNIFER [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] I BROUGHT MY MOM AND DAD, CODY AND SARAH.

VERY GOOD. AND SO JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO IS THAT THESE YOUNG LADIES WERE DECIDED, EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN BEING PART OF A SERVICE ORGANIZATION.

SO THIS IS THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

AND BASICALLY, WE DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE HELP ORGANIZE THE FOOD BEFORE WINTER.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF FOOD THAT'S BEEN DONATED BY ROTARY AND OTHER SOURCES.

BUT IT'S IT'S OUR JOB.

IT'S A BIG JOB, ISN'T IT? OH, YES. IT'S A LOT OF FOOD.

AND WE ORGANIZE THE FOOD AND THEN WE HAVE YOUNGER STUDENTS COME IN AND PACK THE BACKPACKS. AND THEN I THINK WE PACKED 130 SOME ODD BACKPACKS OR MORE.

AND THE CHILDREN TOOK THOSE HOME SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE FOOD TO EAT FOR THE TWO WEEKS THAT WERE OUT OF SCHOOL.

AND THEN ALSO, I JUST RELY UPON THEM IF I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING OR A CONCERN ABOUT SOMETHING. WHEN YOU'RE 53 AND YOU'RE OVER HERE IN THIS OFFICE, IT'S HARD TO REALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS AND LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

SO THEY HELPED ME OUT IN THAT REGARD TO ASK THEIR ADVICE ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THE E-SPORTS THING WAS WAS BIG.

BUT I TELL THEM EVERY TIME I SEE THEM THAT THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, THE MOST FUN AND THE MOST THING I'D LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SIX WEEKS IS TO GET TO SEE THEM AND TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM. AND THEY, DON'T I SAY THAT.

YEAH. AND THEY LOOK AT YOU LIKE [INAUDIBLE].

BUT I'M NOT KIDDING. IT IS.

SO I GET KIND OF DISCONNECTED FROM THE YOUTH AND THE ROLE THAT I HAVE.

BUT IF YOU'RE AROUND YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY, AND I THINK IN A LARGE PART, THEY KIND OF GET A BAD RAP. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITH A HEART FOR SERVICE WHO ARE NO DOUBT GOING TO GO OFF AND DO MORE GREAT THINGS.

YOU'VE ALREADY DONE GREAT THINGS, BUT IT'S NOT THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT MAKES US PROUD OF YOU. IT IS THE CHARACTER THAT YOU HAVE AND THE ATTRIBUTES OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE THAT MAKES US MOST PROUD.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL.

LET'S DO THAT. [APPLAUSE] OH, IS IT TOO LATE TO TAKE THE PICTURE? THE SUPERINTENDENT FORGOT TO [INAUDIBLE].

OK. JUST KIDDING.

COME BACK.

BEFORE Y'ALL GO ANYWHERE Y'ALL NEED TO HEAR THIS NEXT ONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER. OK.

OK. NEXT, WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING OUR OWN DR.

[7. YWCA Women of Excellence]

THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO INSPIRE OTHERS NOT ONLY WITH THEIR

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TONIGHT, WE WELCOME YWCA BOARD PRESIDENT ELIZABETH HILL AND THE CHAIR OF THE WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE COMMITTEE, [INAUDIBLE] SANDERSON, TO HELP US RECOGNIZE DR.

MCCORD. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS OUR 3 2 ANNUAL [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS OUR 32ND WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE EVENT AND WE ARE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE DR.

MCCORD. THE WOMEN THAT WE HONOR R EALLY MAKE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HELPING OUR CHILDREN BE MORE SUCCESSFUL. AND WOMEN, MORE THAN ANYTHING, NEED TO EMBRACE AND EMPOWER MORE WOMEN.

SO THIS IS THE ONE NIGHT OF THE OPPORTUNITY WE GET TO DO THAT.

IT'S MARCH 12TH AT THE CIVIC CENTER.

WE WELCOME ALL OF YOU ALL FOR JOINING US AND HELPING US RECOGNIZE DR.

MCCORD. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

OUR EVENT STARTS AT 6 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

[INAUDIBLE] I TAKE IT THAT YOU'RE USED TO HANDING THESE OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M SO HONORED TO BE HERE.

AGAIN, I'M ELIZABETH HILL.

I AM A FRENSHIP HOMEOWNER HERE IN THE AREA AND HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT I BELIEVE MIKELLA NEWSOM NOMINATED ME FOR.

AND YOU ASKED ME TO BE ON.

AND I GOT THE PRIVILEGE TO KNOW YOU.

AND IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR.

I CAME IN A LITTLE BIT HESITANT ABOUT THE PLAN, AND AFTER LOTS OF TIME BEING ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.

I UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS FOR THE DISTRICT AND YOU HELPED US DO THAT.

AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR.

MCCORD. CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING A WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE.

THANK YOU. NICE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] I WAS GOING TO SAY IS LET ME GET [INAUDIBLE].

IS THAT THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU TO THE YWCA [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT I DESERVE THIS AWARD.

HOWEVER, I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR FOR YWCA AND FOR FRENSHIP AND THEN THE TEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SOULS AND GROWING THAT PARENTS ENTRUST THEIR EDUCATION AND THEIR SAFETY TO US EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR SERVING THE COMMITTEE TOO.

CONGRATULATIONS VERY MUCH.

OK. [APPLAUSE].

[INAUDIBLE] YEAH. SWITCH THAT AROUND BECAUSE AS YOU MASTERFULLY ALWAYS PUT THE AGENDA TOGETHER YOU MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS GONE BEFORE [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] OK.

THIS IS OUR LAST ONE. IT'S NOT REALLY A RECOGNITION, BUT MORE OF JUST AN APPRECIATION TO

[6. United Way Book Donation]

FRENSHIP ISD RECEIVED A VERY GENEROUS GIFT FROM THE LUBBOCK AREA UNITED WAY THAT AFFORDED SEVERAL [INAUDIBLE] AND FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS, NEW BOOKS.

AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE LEGACY ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL CAROL KIDD AND FRENSHIP INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR [INAUDIBLE] .

IF Y'ALL WILL JOIN ME UP HERE.

HERE TO HELP US SAY THANK YOU TO THE UNITED WAY IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE UNITED WAY IS PRESIDENT AND CEO [INAUDIBLE] AND BOARD CHAIR JON STEPHENS.

IF YOU WILL ALSO JOIN US.

AND A YOUNG MR. STEPHENS. [INAUDIBLE].

AS EMILY MENTIONED WE RECEIVED A VERY GENEROUS DONATION FROM UNITED WAY TO PURCHASE BOOKS FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.

AND SO I WORKED WITH THE CAMPUS MEDIA SPECIALIST TO DECIDE WHERE THOSE WOULD BE GREATEST THE GREATEST IMPACT. AND WE CHOSE KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE CLASSES.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT GENEROUS GIFT, WE WERE ABLE TO GIFT 15 KINDERGARTEN BOOKS AND 15

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BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE WHAT WE DID WITH SOME OF THOSE BOOKS.

[INAUDIBLE] YES. WHAT DID YOU BRING.

THAT'S HEAVY. WE WERE SO EXCITED TO HEAR THAT WE WERE GETTING BOOKS.

AND I'M JUST THE READER.

THIS IS THE BRAINS AND THE CREATIVITY BEHIND THE READER.

MRS. ROBERTSON CAME TO ME AND SAID, WHY DON'T WE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT RATHER THAN JUST HANDING THEM THE BOOKS? SO SHE GOT EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER AND WE HAD THE TEACHER'S COME INTO THE LIBRARY.

THE WHOLE FIRST GRADE CAME TOGETHER AND THE WHOLE KINDERGARTEN CAME TOGETHER.

AND SHE SAID, YOU 'RE GOING TO HAVE A SURPRISE READER.

RIGHT A GUEST READER.

SO THEY ALL CAME AND I WALKED AND I READ A STORY TO THEM BECAUSE I'M A READING TEACHER AT HEART. AND MS. ROBERTSON GOT UP AND THEN TOLD THEM THAT WHERE THE BOOKS CAME FROM AND THAT THIS WAS THE BOOK THAT I HAD READ WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BOOKS AND THAT THEY WERE BEING DONATED TO THE CLASSROOM. AND IF YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE LOOKS ON THE TEACHER'S FACES, THEY WERE SO EXCITED AND SO SURPRISED AND SO APPRECIATIVE.

SO WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID.

AND OUR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE WROTE THANK YOU NOTES.

THANK YOU LETTERS. WOW.

THIS IS ACTUALLY [INAUDIBLE] DISTRICT KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.

AND THEN OUR KINDERGARTEN.

YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN ABOUT WHAT [INAUDIBLE]. SO OUR KINDERGARTEN DECIDED TO MAKE A BOOK FOR Y'ALL AND EACH CHILD WROTE A NOTE AND DREW A PICTURE TO THANK YOU FOR THE BOOKS BECAUSE THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO RECEIVE THEM IN THEIR CLASS.

SO JULIA WANTS TO PRESENT THE BOOK TO YOU FROM LEGACY ELEMENTARY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.

[INAUDIBLE] AND THEN WALKER WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ALL THE THANK YOU NOTES.

THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] . A LOT OF THANK YOU NOTES THIS IS FROM THE WHOLE DISTRICT.

[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] SO MR. [INAUDIBLE], IS THERE ANY THING THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY? THIS GRANT WAS NOT FROM OUR LOCAL FUNDS HERE.

BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF A PARTNERSHIP FRENSHIP AND [INAUDIBLE] AND LUBBOCK COOPER AND LUBBOCK ISD HAVE ENTERED INTO START SMART TEXAS IT'S THE CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE LEVEL READING.

AND WE'RE PARTNERED UP WITH TEXAS PBS, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND UNITED WAYS OF TEXAS, WHICH IS OUR STATE ORGANIZATION.

AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GOT THIS GRANT FOR US AND WE SPLIT IT AMONG THOSE PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND I WAS JUST TELLING MS. [INAUDIBLE] HERE THAT I HOPE THIS RECURS.

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AND SO IT'S WE HAVE THE SAME OBJECTIVES GO ON HERE.

GETTING THE YOUNG ONES [INAUDIBLE] .

AND THEN JON STEPHENS IS A PARENT HERE IN FRENSHIP.

AND TELL HIM WHAT ELSE YOU DID FOR US IN THE FALL.

[INAUDIBLE] WITH ELIZABETH, I SERVED ON THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND IT WAS REALLY AN HONOR TO BE ASKED TO SERVE ON THAT AND REALLY EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH FRENSHIP HAS TO OFFER KIDS.

AND SO IT WAS A REALLY IT WAS A TREAT TO BE A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE BOND C OMING UP, WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE.

[INAUDIBLE] YEAH.

OH, YEAH. AND THIS IS MY SON GRAHAM.

GRAHAM IS A SIXTH GRADER.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WISH I HAD A HEADS UP BEFORE THAT E-SPORTS FOLKS GOT RECOGNIZED.

BUT NOW WHEN I TELL GRAHAM TO TURN HIS X-BOX OFF.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU.

THANKS, [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU MS. EMILY. OK.

[A. Effectiveness Report on Special Education]

MS. [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE GOING FORWARD TO YOU.

[INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE EVENTS WITHIN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST EVENT I'D LIKE TO SHOWCASE IS THE REGION 17 ADAPTIVE FIELD DAY.

DESPITE DRIZZLY SKIES, THE FRENSHIP SOCCER STADIUM FILLED WITH SMILES AND LAUGHTER FOR FOUR HUNDRED STUDENTS AND TWO HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS AND EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE REGION.

ADAPTIVE PE TEACHERS PUT THEIR MINDS TOGETHER TO CREATE NEARLY TWO DOZEN STATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE EXERCISE WITH RELAYS AND GAMES LIKE TUG OF WAR, WHICH IS A FAN FAVORITE, HOOP RING TOSS, BOWLING AND A FOOTBALL DASH.

EACH ACTIVITY WAS CREATIVELY MODIFIED SO THAT EITHER INDIVIDUALLY WITH A PEER OR ASSISTANCE FROM A VOLUNTEER, ALL STUDENTS COULD PARTICIPATE.

MOST OF THESE STUDENTS WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE BEING INVOLVED IN REGULAR SPORTS AT SCHOOL.

SO WE CREATE EVENTS LIKE THIS SO THEY CAN DAWN THEIR TEAM SHIRTS AND INTERACT WITH PEERS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

FOLLOWING FIELD DAY, THE [INAUDIBLE] TEAM HOSTED OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION OR OUR LIFE SKILLS CLASSROOMS FOR INDOOR TRICK OR TREAT FESTIVAL. AND IF YOU HAVE EVER WONDERED IF THERE IS A TRANSFORMATION [INAUDIBLE] THE ANSWER IS YES [INAUDIBLE] HALLOWEEN, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES THERE.

AND I THINK PART OF OUR CNI DEPARTMENT WAS TURNED INTO THE WIZARD OF OZ.

AND DOWN NEAR RICHARD'S OFFICE, WE HAD A W ALL SET OUT FOR CLASSROOM PICTURES THERE.

SO NOT ONLY DID THE FRENSHIP FAMILY ENJOY THE EVENT, BUT IT ALSO DEFINITELY BRINGS OUT THE COMPETITIVE NATURE AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS AND [INAUDIBLE] WITH DECORATIONS AND COSTUMES. AND NOT ALL OF THE STUDENTS COULD ENJOY A SWEET TREAT.

SO THEY [INAUDIBLE] STAFF ADJUSTED THEIR OPTIONS AND PROVIDED ITEMS SUCH AS SPOOKY ACCESSORIES, SILLY STRAWS AND BUBBLES.

THAT'S A FUN EVENT. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

YOU REALLY HAVE TRANSFORMATION THIS DAY.

AND I THINK YOU HOSTED A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING AS WELL.

[INAUDIBLE] AND OUR COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT WAS DRESSED LIKE CHARACTERS FROM PETER PAN.

SO THEY CAME IN AND THEY DIDN'T THINK OF AS FUNNY AS WE DID.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. SO IT WAS A FUN DAY.

AND FINALLY, IF YOU EVER NEED A CUP OF COFFEE ON A FRIDAY MORNING OR YOU WANT TO SHARPEN YOUR BARISTA SKILLS, YOU NEED TO VISIT THE DAILY GRIND COFFEE SHOP AT LEGACY ELEMENTARY STAFF AT LEGACY CAN EITHER PURCHASE COFFEE, HOT TEA OR HOT CHOCOLATE AND HAVE IT DELIVERED TO THE CLASSROOMS ON FRIDAY MORNINGS.

THE LIFESKILLS TEACHERS HAD THIS IDEA LAST YEAR.

THEY HAD A FOOD TRUCK IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND THEY WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE WHOLE SCHOOL INVOLVED. AND THEY APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION AND WERE SELECTED AS WINNERS.

SO THESE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PRACTICE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, GOOD

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AND THEY ALL HAVE A ROLE SUCH AS A BARISTA, A GREETER, A SERVER OR A CASHIER.

OUR KIDS PARTICIPATE IN MANY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEK.

BUT THESE WERE THE THREE THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU TONIGHT.

QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

VERY NICE. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, WASN'T JUST FRENSHIP, BUT FRENSHIP HOSTED THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND.

AND IT WAS COMPETITIVE.

YEAH, IT WAS FUN.

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THE FAMILIES.

[INAUDIBLE] IT WAS STATE BOWLING THIS WEEK AS WELL.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THEY'RE GETTING TO CONNECT IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS. NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE MS.

[B. Strategic Plan Update]

THANK YOU.

THERE YOU GO. OK.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR LETTING ME HAVE SOME TIME AGAIN TONIGHT.

I ALWAYS APPRECIATE. IT'S JUST A PLEASURE TO GET TO COME AND TELL YOU GUYS JUST SOME OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

BUT BEFORE I GET STARTED, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS THE WORK OF MANY.

SO SEVERAL PEOPLE, ALMOST ALL EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE FOUR YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO AT YOUR TABLES, THE STRATEGIC PLAN RESULTS ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN YEAR 3 AND YOU HAVE YEAR THREE SPECIFIC RESULTS PRINTED AT YOUR TABLE.

WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM THESE AMAZING E-SPORTS STUDENTS TONIGHT BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2019 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT THE E-SPORTS LAB WAS BORN.

SO THIS SPECIFIC RESULT ADDRESSES PRIORITIZING FURNITURE AND CLASSROOM DESIGNS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE WITH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SPACES.

WE PLAN TO MAKE THIS A COURSE STARTING IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR.

AND JUST IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, THE FRENSHIP E-SPORTS PROGRAM IS ALREADY TURNING HEADS IN THE GAMING WORLD. SO THEY'RE NOW RANKED NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE STATE.

AND FRENSHIP BEAT CINCO RANCH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SEMI FINALS.

S O SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

ALSO, IN THE SPRING OF 2019, WE RENOVATED CLASSROOM SPACE FOR REESE TO BE A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH NEW FURNITURE, TECHNOLOGY AND READING MATERIALS.

THIS PICTURE REFLECTS OUR TEACHERS USING THE SPACE FOR A WEEKLY [INAUDIBLE] NEEDS.

AS WE TRANSITION TO GOAL NUMBER TWO, WE WILL POSITIVELY SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE GROWTH WHILE HONORING FRENSHIPS RICH TRADITION.

THIS RESULT TALKS ABOUT EXPANDING EFFORTS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES.

SO IN OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RECRUIT HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE JOB FAIR DATES THAT OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF H.R.

WE'LL BE ATTENDING THIS SPRING.

THE H.R. DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE FRENSHIPS EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND PROGRAM.

FRENSHIP STAFF HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE TO THE [INAUDIBLE] FUND EACH YEAR.

THE MONEY GOES INTO THE [INAUDIBLE] ACCOUNT AND IS USED TO HELP FRENSHIP EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IN NEED. IN EFFORTS TO RETAIN TEACHERS.

WE'RE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION IN THAT PICTURE J UST ON ON THE LEFT THERE, THEY'RE THE SPONSOR OF THE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP FUND INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT WILL ENRICH STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS HEIGHTEN THE EDUCATION EFFORTS OF OUR TEACHERS.

AND LAST YEAR, THE FOUNDATION OR THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TEACHER GRANTS.

IT'S AMAZING. IN ADDITION, ALL STAFF ENTERING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST YEAR TEACHER ACADEMY, WHERE LEARNING IS REALLY TAILORED TO SPECIFICALLY TO THE NEEDS OF FIRST YEAR TEACHERS.

ANOTHER SUPPORT THAT WE PROVIDE TO RETAIN TEACHERS IS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACH.

AND YOU CAN SEE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES EXCUSE ME.

YOU CAN SEE PICTURED RIGHT THERE, [INAUDIBLE].

SHE'S ONE OF OUR COACHES AND THEY FOCUS ON BEST PRACTICE CONNECTING TEACHERS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PROVIDING A NEW PERSPECTIVE AND PROVIDING VETTED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT. SO TODAY SPECIFICALLY WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS.

SO IF YOU WERE OUT IN THE DISTRICT, YOU WOULD SEE OUR COACHES ALL OVER THE DISTRICT LEADING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS.

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AND FOR THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT TABLE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE OF 10.5 PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS.

GOAL NUMBER TWO, WE WILL ENSURE AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ASSESSMENTS AND THE RESULT IS JUST CREATE A MENU OF PRODUCT BASED AND PRESENTATION BASED ASSESSMENT OPTIONS.

SO I'M PROUD TO JUST REALLY TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT THAT ARE CURRENTLY HAPPENING.

AND THAT'S WHAT THESE PICTURES REFLECT.

PICTURED ABOVE WERE JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FALL SHOWCASING PROJECT BASED PRESENTATION BASED CONSTRUCTION.

THE CONSTRUCTION STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR AN UPCOMING BRICK AND MORTAR COMPETITION AND THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS COMBINED FORCES FOR CO-CURRICULAR LEARNING PROJECT.

SO THE CULINARY STUDENTS DREW IDEAS FOR COOKIE CUTTER DESIGNS AND THEN PARTNERED WITH OUR ENGINEERING STUDENTS WHO TOOK THOSE DRAFTS AND INTO THEIR AND MADE THEM INTO ACTUAL PROTOTYPES. AND SO THE TOP DESIGNS WILL BE PRINTED USING OUR 3D PRINTERS.

SO THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF AND THEN THE PICTURE OF COURSE, I HAD TO INCLUDE THOSE AMAZING INSTRUCTORS, BUT THROUGHOUT THE FALL, THE CNI HAS BEEN COMPILING A MENU OF PRODUCT BASED ASSESSMENTS AND PUTTING THEM INTO OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ALL TEACHERS TO ACCESS.

SO THIS S PRING WE'LL COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS TO FINALIZE THOSE MENUS AND THEN WE'LL EQUIPPED OUR COACHES TO TRAIN ON THESE PRODUCTS AND PRESENTATION BASED OPTIONS.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS BEFORE WHEN I DID MY LAST STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE. THIS IS SUPER EXCITING.

AND I JUST WANT TO UPDATE ON THE FRENSHIP AND HOW THAT IS REALLY JUST JUST PERMEATING THROUGHOUT OUR ORGANIZATION.

EACH SIX WEEKS WE TRAIN THE STUDENTS ON THE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.

AND SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE PR DEPARTMENT AND SPECIFICALLY THIS AMAZING LADY RIGHT HERE TO ME SHE IS JUST YOU ASK HER, HEY, CAN WE CAPTURE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS DOING THESE THINGS IN ACTION AND BEFORE WE KNOW IF WE HAVE WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.

[VIDEO] [INAUDIBLE] RESPECT, VOLUNTEER AND ENCOURAGE THE PR TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO SIMILAR TO THAT SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE OUR KIDS DOING IT SO THEY GET TAUGHT IN THE CURRICULUM AND THEN IT BECOMES REAL.

SO THAT'S IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE WE TAKE ANOTHER STEP ON [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] YOU'VE BEEN WITH US FOR SHORT TIME BUT YOU'VE GOT A VERY.

I GET TICKLED, A VERY DRY SENSE OF HUMOR.

THERE'S TIMES YOU'LL SAY SOME THING TO ME AND I'LL WALK AWAY AND I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, SHE JUST GOT ME. BUT DR.

MCCORD, EVERY FRIDAY SINCE [INAUDIBLE] THAT ALWAYS HAS BASICALLY, EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED FOR THE WEEK THAT'S BEEN CIRCLING AROUND HER AND SHE HAD A DEAL ON THERE FOR A YOUTUBE LINK.

AND I GOT A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH YOU FRIDAY.

AND I THINK SOME OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAD SOME OF THAT AS WELL.

THAT WAS A VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE VIDEO THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER ON THE BOND FACTS.

IT'S NOT A [INAUDIBLE] VIDEO, IT'S JUST THE FACTS ABOUT FRENSHIP.

AND IT'S VERY POWERFUL. AND I WANTED TO AT LEAST PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU.

YOUR WORK IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED, BUT YOU'RE VERY HUMBLE.

YOU WON'T STEP UP THERE AND TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THOSE VERY, VERY GOOD VIDEO.

[APPLAUSE] AND I WILL TELL YOU, I HAD SHARED THAT ONCE BRAD

[00:50:01]

AND I HAD FRIENDS IN EDUCATION FROM OKLAHOMA.

AND I GOT A FRIEND OF MINE I WHEN TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH THAT'S ON THE SCHOOL BOARD IN OKLAHOMA, WHO CALLED AND TALKED ABOUT THAT VIDEO SO EVERYBODY WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

[INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE]

[A. Consent Agenda]

MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE [INAUDIBLE].

SECOND. SECOND BY KYLE ROGERS. ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED SOME SIGN.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE THE ACTION ITEM IS CONSIDERATION TO

[1. Consideration to Approve 2020-2021 School Calendar]

THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE WAS COMPRISED OF TWENTY SIX DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH CAMPUS AND SEVERAL CENTRAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

THE COMMITTEE MET TWICE IN JANUARY, FIRST ON THE ON JANUARY 15TH AND THE SECOND MEETING ON JANUARY 22ND TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS TWO DRAFTS.

NOTABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO DRAFTS WERE THE START DATE FOR STUDENTS.

DRAFT A HAD STUDENTS COMING BACK ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH AND DRAFT B HAD STUDENTS COMING BACK ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17, THE START DATE FOR STAFF ON BOTH DRAFTS WERE ON AUGUST 5TH AND DRAFT A WOULD HAVE BEEN FIVE STAFF DAYS BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL AND DRAFT B WOULD HAVE BEEN EIGHT STAFF DAYS.

AND ONE OTHER NOTABLE DIFFERENCE WAS THE EXTRA STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY ON DRAFT A, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ON MARCH 22ND FOLLOWING SPRING BREAK.

BOTH DRAFTS THAT WERE SUPPLIED HAD A SURPLUS AT THE REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES AND EACH MEET THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF TEACHER CONTRACT DAYS AT 187.

EACH CALENDAR HA S THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ON FRIDAY, MAY 21ST.

AFTER THE INITIAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON JANUARY 15TH, WE OPENED UP A SURVEY INTO THE COMMUNITY TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON WHICH DRAFT THEY PREFERRED. WE DISTRIBUTED THE SURVEY THROUGH [INAUDIBLE] WHICH REACHES EVERY PARENT WE HAD OUT ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE DISTRIBUTED IT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS SENT THE SURVEY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPUSES.

THE SURVEY OPENED FROM JANUARY 15TH THROUGH JANUARY 2 2ND, AND WE HAD A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE RESPONSES.

THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT THE COMMUNITY'S PREFERENCE WAS DRAFT B AT 74 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PARTICIPANTS.

SO BEFORE I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF DRAFT B FOR THE CALENDAR FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY ADMINISTRATION.

AT THIS TIME.

SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION BY MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.

SECOND. SECOND BY MR GREG ROBINSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU MS. EMILY. [INAUDIBLE] HAVE OTHER BOARD BUSINESS.

[A. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

THE NEXT MEETING IS THURSDAY MARCH 26 A REGULAR MORNING MEETING BOARD MEMBERS I F YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO GET ON THE AGENDA FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AGENDA, PLEASE GET WITH MS. LIBRE. DR.

MCCORD AND MYSELF WILL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.

[B. Upcoming Administrator Workshops]

WE HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] CONFERENCE.

FEBRUARY 24TH TO 27TH. THAT'S IN AUSTIN. I BELIEVE THAT IS YOU.

YES. AND THE NEXT ONE IS THE TASBO CONFERENCE MARCH 2ND THROUGH 5TH, WHICH WILL BE IN

[00:55:02]

[INAUDIBLE]. I'LL PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE] CONVENTION .

[INAUDIBLE] SO I WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT WE'LL BE ATTENDING FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S THE PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION AND OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS SEVERAL [INAUDIBLE].

IS THERE ANY OTHER ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT? IF NOT THIS BOARD STANDS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.