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THANK YOU, SERGEANT. THE TIME IS 6:02 P.M. AND THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER.
[1. Call to order]
WE HAVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM ATTENDING IN PERSON.IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE RISE AND STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED BY SHELLY STROUD.
SHELBY STROUD FROM MOLALLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
AND YOU SEE, BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT. WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED. AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING? WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS. THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING. AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL. OH, SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE.
O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
[4. Recognitions]
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. DOCTOR SMITH AND TRUSTEES.NONE OTHER THAN MUSIC TEACHER SHELBY STROUD.
YOU KNOW, 1231112. THREE. THANK YOU.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS. FIRST, WE HAVE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM WON FIRST PLACE FOR MISSION COURSE AT THE SEA PERCH INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE. THE TEAM PLACED SEVENTH OVERALL AND WAS THE ONLY TEXAS TEAM IN THE TOP TEN.
TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US COACH MICHELLE RUDACILLE, KRISHNAN DESAI, UVA DAY, VIDYA KRISHNAN, AYUSH PUTRA, BRAD UNIPOLAR, DRAVEN SUNDARAM AND ANIRUDH VIJAY.
GRADUATION. CONGRATULATIONS! IF WE CAN HAVE YOU TO STEP IN FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.
OKAY. EVERYONE LOOKING HERE, PLEASE. ONE. TWO.
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THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.NEXT UP FROM SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEIR MATH LEAGUE TEAM WON THE PRESIDENT'S TROPHY FOR THE MOST OUTSTANDING SEASON LONG TEAM AND FIRST PLACE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE FOR THE HIGHEST COMBINED TEAM SCORE AT THE US ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION FIVE MATH LEAGUE COMPETITION.
HERE TONIGHT WE HAVE JEREMY HAHN. ISHAAN MONDAL.
SORAYA, TATTOO, NANI, ANA WALL, SUMMER WOO, AND COACH DREW SALEH WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE PRINCIPAL DONNA. WASN'T IT? GREAT.
OKAY. EVERYONE LOOKING HERE, PLEASE. ONE. TWO.
THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
CHAMPS. THIS CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE, DOCTOR SMITH.
[5. Superintendent Update]
YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING AGAIN TO OUR TRUSTEES, THOSE THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.I HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST IS A RECAP OF OUR 2526 CONVOCATION.
IT WAS A VIRTUAL CONVOCATION AGAIN THIS YEAR AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, OUR THEME IS LEVELING UP.
AND IT'S USING OUR INFLUENCE, OUR IMPACT AND OUR POTENTIAL.
SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES, THEY JOINED TOGETHER TO WATCH THE CONVOCATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD DEPARTMENTS THAT GATHERED AT WHEELER FIELDHOUSE.
AND WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME. AND I AM SO GLAD THAT THERE WAS NO VIDEO CAPTURING ME TRYING TO DO A LINE DANCE, SO. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO IN THAT AREA.
BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR STAFF COME TOGETHER, HAVE FUN, AND CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN ENGAGED IN SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A GOOD START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR AND REALLY JUST SET THE TONE FOR AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS YEAR. WE OPENED THREE BRAND NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ALDRIDGE MISSION AND FERNDALE HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOOLS I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AND YOU COULD FEEL THE EXCITEMENT.
THE STAFF WAS VERY WELCOMING. THE STUDENTS WERE SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THEIR NEW BUILDINGS.
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NEWS AND FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO IT WAS JUST GREAT COVERAGE FOR US ON THE FIRST DAY.I ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT WORK TO SUPPORT OUR COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES DEPARTMENT.
THEY DID GREAT WORK. THIS NUMBER IS ASTOUNDING, BUT THEY HAD APPROXIMATELY 16,500 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND IN PREPARING THESE THREE NEW SCHOOLS, IN PARTICULAR FOR A GREAT FIRST DAY AND JUST FOR SETTING THE TONE FOR AN AWESOME SCHOOL YEAR.
THE NEXT ITEM IS RECOGNIZING OUR FINE ARTS AND OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.
SEEMS LIKE EACH MONTH WE ARE RECOGNIZING OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY'RE JUST THAT GREAT.
THEY DO GREAT THINGS, AND THEY REALLY SET THE TONE NOT ONLY IN THE STATE, BUT NATIONALLY.
THAT WAS BY THE EDUCATIONAL THEATER ASSOCIATION.
SO I ALSO HAVE EXCITING NEWS FROM OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE NEWS THIS WEEKEND. OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, DINA SCOTT, WAS FEATURED ON THE HOUSTON TEXANS WITH GIRLS SOFTBALL, BUT OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN NAMED A TEXAS WADE DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.
AND BASICALLY, THIS RECOGNITION CELEBRATES THE COMMITMENT OF PROMOTING GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. AND SO I WANT TO APPRECIATE DENA AND HER LEADERSHIP.
THERE IS AN EVENT TOMORROW EVENING. WELL, NOT TOMORROW EVENING.
IT'S ON THE 20TH. SORRY. AUGUST 20TH AT WHEELER FIELDHOUSE.
AND OUR DISTRICT WILL BE HOSTING THE TEXAS WAY DAY COMMUNITY PEP RALLY.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM THAT I HAVE IS JUST AS WE CLOSE OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL WANTED TO SHARE OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ON OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO IMPROVE.
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING TO IMPROVE RESULTS ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT STAR AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.
IT'S NOT THE END ALL, BE ALL, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.
I WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY THANK OUR TRUSTEES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING THE PROCESS.
WE'VE BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ONE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND WE KNOW WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF HOLES THAT WE NEED TO FILL.
WE WE WANT TO BE PERFECT. WE STRIVE FOR PERFECTION.
AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A CHALLENGE TO BE PERFECT.
BUT IT IS WHAT WE STRIVE FOR. AND THAT'S OUR MINDSET.
BECAUSE UNTIL EVERY KID ACHIEVES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, WE'RE JUST NOT RESTING EASY.
BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THE TRUSTEES FOR JUST TRUSTING THE PROCESS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR ADMINISTRATION AND OUR CENTRAL OFFICE SUPPORT TEAMS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR SUPPORT AND SERVE MINDSET, OUR PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR BUY IN AND THEIR RESPONSIVENESS TO SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
AND THEN OUR TEACHERS, OUR TEACHERS ARE REALLY THE TRUE CHAMPIONS BEHIND OUR STUDENT SUCCESS, SO WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR, SETTING THE TONE AND GAINING MOMENTUM FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS YEAR.
[6. Board Activity Report]
NEXT IS OUR BOARD ACTIVITY REPORT. DOCTOR GILLIAM, OKIE DOKIE.YOUR FORT BEND ISD SCHOOL BOARD AT WORK. BOARD MEMBERS.
SNEAK PEEK. FERNDALE HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, SUMMER GRADUATION, ALDRIDGE ELEMENTARY TEACHER SHOPPING SPREE AT OFFICE DEPOT, WHICH WAS ALL THAT AND MORE.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL CAMPUS VISITS AT MISSION ELEMENTARY, ALDRIDGE ELEMENTARY, FERNDALE ELEMENTARY, AND CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GILLIAM.
[7. Public Comment]
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NEXT UP IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.I WILL CALL YOUR NAME, AND ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. OUR BOARD SECRETARY, DOCTOR GILLIAM, WILL KEEP TIME AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU A 32ND WARNING. FIRST UP THIS EVENING IS MATTHEW SYKES.
LET'S. LET'S GET HIS MIGHT TURNED ON. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MATTHEW SYKES, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY SON AND A DOZEN OTHER STUDENTS AT THE GT ACADEMY AT QUAIL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED TO TAKE THEIR FIRST OR SECOND PERIOD CLASS AT ELKINS OR DULLES HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE RETURNING TO A VALLEY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
THE HIGH SCHOOL IS DISMISSED AT 9:16 A.M., AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REPORT TO VALLEY AT 09:50 A.M..
PARENTS ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR SHUTTLING THEIR KIDS BETWEEN TWO CAMPUSES EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THIS PRESENTS SERIOUS ISSUES. FIRST, IT PLACES A HEAVY BURDEN ON WORKING FAMILIES WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OR RESOURCES TO MANAGE THIS DAILY COMMUTE, LIKE MYSELF AND MY WIFE. SECOND, IT RAISES SAFETY CONCERNS AS THE ONLY ALTERNATIVES APPEAR TO BE PRIVATE RIDESHARE SUCH AS UBER OR CARPOOLING ARRANGEMENTS WITH LIMITED OVERSIGHT. THIRD, IT LEAVES FAMILIES WITH AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE.
WHAT'S FRUSTRATING IS THAT BOTH SCHOOLS ARE CLOSE TO THE LAKE OLYMPIA TRANSPORTATION CENTER, AND THIS ROUTE COULD BEGIN AFTER MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUTES HAVE COMMENCED OR HAVE COMPLETED.
YET INSTEAD OF SOLVING THIS, FAMILIES ARE LEFT SCRAMBLING MERE DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S HIGHEST ACHIEVING STUDENTS IN AN ALREADY SELECTED PROGRAM.
I WON'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE AT LEAST ONE OF THEM ON STAGE GIVING A GRADUATION SPEECH IN 2030.
WHETHER THAT'S ADJUSTING ROUTES, CREATING A PAID OPTION, OR SCHEDULING THESE STUDENTS AT ONE CAMPUS, TRANSPORTATION SHOULD NEVER BE THE BARRIER THAT KEEPS MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SYKES. NEXT UP, CHRISTINA JONES.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA JONES. I'M A WIFE, A MOM OF TWO FEMALE ATHLETES.
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING FOR A REAL ESTATE COMPANY. AND A PROUD PRODUCT OF FORT BEND ISD.
I FOUND THAT NEW HIGH SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BUILT FOR 2800 STUDENTS, WITH SPACE FOR 3000.
BUILT IN 2006, IT WAS CLEARLY NOT SIZED OR PLANNED FOR THIS KIND OF GROWTH, AND IT SHOWS THE SCHOOL HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND UPDATED IN MY OPINION, AND AS THE BOOSTER CLUB PRESIDENT, I'VE TOURED THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES, SPOKEN WITH PARENTS AND COACHES, AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IS DEEPLY CONCERNING AND HONESTLY VERY DISAPPOINTING.
PARENTS ARE FRUSTRATED BUT UNSURE WHERE TO TURN.
COACHES ARE VERY RESILIENT BUT WORN DOWN BY DELAYS AND DISMISSALS.
THEY MAKE DO, BUT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER.
LET ME HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW URGENT SAFETY ISSUES.
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I'VE SEEN LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS WITH MORE SAFETY MEASURES.IT'S LIFTING, IT'S DISCOLORED, AND IT'S IMPROPERLY MARKED.
BEYOND THESE, WE'RE DEALING WITH OUTDATED LIGHTING, CRACKED BLEACHERS, AND A FIELD HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT FOR A THREE DAY SCHOOL WITH 3000 STUDENTS PLUS STUDENTS, NONE OF WHICH MATCH THE SCALE OR NEEDS THAT TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL HAS TODAY.
OUR ATHLETES GIVE EVERYTHING TO THEIR SPORTS, AND AS A MOM OF TWO ATHLETES, I UNDERSTAND THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT, AND THEY DESERVE FACILITIES THAT REFLECT THE SAME LEVEL OF COMMITMENT FROM THE DISTRICT.
I WANT THEM TO BE PROUD OF WHERE THEY PRACTICE AND PLAY.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS SCHOOL, HAVING GROWN UP VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE NOW, AND I WANT TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS BETTER.
YOU WILL RECEIVE A DETAILED EMAIL FROM ME WITH PHOTOS THIS WEEK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING ON SOLUTIONS AND RESTORING PRIDE IN TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MISS JONES.
NEXT, JOHN FLETCHER. NEXT STEPHANIE BROWN.
I RESPECT OUR BOARD MEMBERS. ADMINISTRATION. I JUST WANTED TO AND THANK YOU.
I SPOKE AT THE LAST SPECIAL CALL MEETING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT EMPHASIS ON A COUPLE OF CONCERNS.
AGAIN, I WANTED TO MENTION THE CLUB EXCEL THAT EXISTS AT SOME OF THE OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE NOT BEING OFFERED IN OUR FEEDER PATTERN.
AND I THINK I CALLED OFF MAYBE ABOUT FIVE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER THINGS LIKE HOMEWORK TIME, SNACKS.
MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. BEING ABLE TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF AT 7 A.M.
ON THEIR WAY TO WORK AND PICK THEM UP AT 630.
WOULD BE A GREAT SERVICE TO THOSE STUDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO HELP THEM START WITH THEIR HOMEWORK AND OTHER THINGS THAT THAT CLUB PROVIDES. AGAIN, AND I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN THAT APPROACHED ME TO TELL ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO GET WITH ME ON THAT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I MENTIONED IT AGAIN AT THIS MEETING.
ALSO, I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT PAPER, AND I WANT TO ASK THE DISTRICT TO PLEASE STOP PUTTING THE NARRATIVE OUT THERE THAT THE MARSHALL COMMUNITY, ENTITY IS FAILING A FAILING SCHOOL.
WE OBTAINED A C THIS TIME, AND I'LL GIVE OUR OWN PETER PATTON A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
BUT IF YOU GUYS, AS A DISTRICT, CONTINUE TO PUT THE NARRATIVE THAT WE ARE A NEGATIVE SCHOOL OUT THERE, THEN THAT'S WHAT THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY WILL BELIEVE.
SO WHEN YOU GUYS DOCTOR DUPREE APOLOGIZED ABOUT THAT SOME YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT'S BEGINNING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I JUST WANT THAT NARRATIVE TO STOP. THANK YOU.
ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY THAT HUNTER'S GLENN AND SOME OF THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE WITHOUT COVERS ON THEIR PLAYGROUNDS, AND I ALSO SERVE ON SHAQ, I KNOW THAT HEALTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE SCHOOLS, THE ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOLS. AND I THINK THAT WITH THIS KIND OF WEATHER IN FORT BEND ISD IN HOUSTON IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE UP HERE ADVOCATING FOR.
IT SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC. SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT, RECOGNIZE THAT, AND ADDED THAT IN BOND OR WHEREVER IT NEEDED TO BE IN CONTINGENCY FUNDS, IF AVAILABLE, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN THAT FEEDER PATTERN.
THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. WILLIE RAINWATER.
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OKAY. GOOD EVENING. AS MISS BROWN SAID, I SPOKE TO YOU EARLIER, SO I'D LIKE TO FINISH.AS I HAD ASKED YOU BEFORE, ABOUT THE INFORMATION FOR THE INNER IN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT EXPOSED EXCELLENT YOUTH PROGRAM. SOMEONE DID TELL ME THAT THEY WILL GET WITH ME AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A FREE PROGRAM, YOU GUYS, BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PARTICULARS ARE TO IT.
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
SOME OF THEM DON'T NEED TO BE HERE. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HEAR A PARENT STAND UP AND SAY, WELL, WE GOT BIG HOLES IN THE TRACK, WELL, NOBODY KNEW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS SUFFICIENT FOR OUR SCHOOLS.
WE GOT THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS, LIGHTING PROBLEMS, ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.
WHAT ARE WE SLEEP. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OTHER PEOPLE? I UNDERSTAND THAT AS THE SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR SMITH'S RESPONSIBLE.
I UNDERSTAND THIS PRESIDENT, THE TRUSTEES, Y'ALL GUYS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CERTAIN POINT, BUT YOU HAVE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE OTHER JOBS WHO'VE BEEN HERE A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN YOU HAVE.
ARE YOU CLEAR ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING? COULD IT BE SOME PEOPLE RUNNING SOME OTHER ITINERARIES AND THINGS THAT YOU'RE NOT THAT PRIVATE AGENDAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT THE YOU GUYS NOT FILLING THE VACANCY.
SEE. YOU KNOW, TO ME THAT THAT SHOULDN'T BE, BECAUSE WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT THERE ARE SOME OUTSIDE INFLUENCES THAT YOU GUYS LOOK AT MORE SO THAN YOU LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS JUST MAKE A DECISION, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS, MAKE THAT DECISION, DO WHAT'S RIGHT OR WHAT'S AFFORDABLE.
BUT IT APPEARS THAT WE DON'T DO THOSE THINGS.
WHAT WE DO IS KICK THINGS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN TELL US THE VOTER TAX PAYER OR, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT NEXT TIME, OR IT'LL GET BETTER FOR YOUR KID. OR IF YOU'RE IN A CERTAIN ECONOMIC SITUATION, IT'S ALWAYS HOPE AND CHANGE.
AND YOU CAN HOPE FOR CHANGE, BUT CHANGE NEVER COMES.
SO ALL I GOT TO SAY TO YOU ALL IS I PRAY THAT YOU ALL TAKE YOUR JOB SERIOUSLY, I PRAY THAT THE STAFF AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT WOULD DO THE SAME. THANK YOU, MR. RAINWATER.
[8.A.2025 Accountability Update]
NEXT UP IS OUR INFORMATION ITEM. IT'S THE 2025 ACCOUNTABILITY UPDATE.DOCTOR SMITH. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR SMITH, IT IS MY HONOR TO STAND HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR 2025 ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS. TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE JUST AN ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW.
THEN I WILL GO INTO OUR OWN ACCOUNTABILITY SUMMARY, WHICH WILL INCLUDE SOME OF OUR CELEBRATIONS, SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS TO DIG DEEPER.
SO AS WE BEGIN THE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW, I REALLY WANT TO START BY SHARING A LOT OF INFORMATION COMES OUT, WHETHER WE CALL IT STARR OR WE CALL IT A THROUGH F, AND I WOULD TRY TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD THIS EVENING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF OUR RATINGS. SO WE HAVE TWO WAYS THAT WE ARE RATED AS IT RELATES TO OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
THAT'S THROUGH THE STATE AND THAT'S THROUGH FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE STATE IS USED FOR TEXAS INITIATIVES. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR STANDARDS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT READING ACADEMIES, THAT'S USUALLY OUR STATE ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH WHEN WE GET OUR SCHOOL REPORT CARDS ON THE SCHOOLS.GOV.
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WHEN WE HAVE OUR A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY THAT COMES FROM OUR STATE STAR ASSESSMENT.AND THEN ON TOP OF OUR STATE WE HAVE FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
IT'S WHERE WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT OR ESSA.
AND THEN OUR IDEA DEA INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, WHERE WE SEE OUR FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY COMES AND OVERLAPS OUR A THROUGH F NORMALLY IS THROUGH OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATINGS.
SO TONIGHT, AS I SHARE WITH YOU A THROUGH F, I WILL ALSO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
A THROUGH F COMES FROM STATE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LABELS COMES FROM OUR FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
AND SO IT IS POSSIBLE FOR US TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS WITH A C OR A B RATING.
AND THEY CAN STILL BE A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CAMPUS.
SO AS WE TALK ABOUT OUR A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, IT IS AS CLEAR AS MUD FOR MOST PEOPLE.
AND SO WE HAVE THREE DOMAINS IN WHICH WE WILL RECEIVE A GRADE.
OUR FIRST DOMAIN IS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOMAIN ONE.
WE ARE RECEIVE A GRADE BASED ON OUR STAR PERFORMANCE.
OUR CMR AND OUR GRADUATION RATES. OUR CMR AND OUR GRADUATION RATES ARE LAG DATA, MEANING THAT WE HAVE IT FOR THE 25 SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT'S BASED ON OUR DATA IN THE PAST.
OUR SECOND DOMAIN IS SCHOOL PROGRESS. SCHOOL PROGRESS IS SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT AREAS.
PART A IS ACADEMIC GROWTH. HOW WELL ARE OUR STUDENTS MOVING AND THEN RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, HOW OUR CAMPUSES PERFORM WITH STAR AND CMR BASED UPON SCHOOLS THAT LOOK SOMEWHAT LIKE THEM.
AND THEN PART B IS RELATIVE PERFORMANCE. HOW WELL DO OUR CAMPUSES PERFORMED? LOOKING AT OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED NUMBERS.
SO ON PAPER, WE MIGHT HAVE A CAMPUS WITH A 40% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RATE, OR PERCENTAGE.
IF ON PAPER, A SURROUNDING SCHOOL HAS THAT SAME NUMBER, THEY MIGHT BE IN THE COMPARISON GROUP.
SO DOMAINS ONE AND TWO STUDENTS ARE ALL PUT TOGETHER.
DOMAIN THREE. WE START BREAKING STUDENTS OUT AND LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS AT THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, THEIR ACADEMIC GROWTH. WE LOOK AT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND THEN THEIR STUDENT SUCCESS ON ALL STAR TESTS ACROSS THE BOARD IN EACH ONE OF THE THREE DOMAINS. WE RECEIVE A LETTER GRADE, AND FROM THOSE LETTER GRADES THEY ARE ALL PUT TOGETHER.
AND THEN WE ARE GIVEN AN OVERALL CAMPUS GRADE.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WE GO THROUGH THE DATA.
SO FROM DOMAINS ONE AND TWO. WHICHEVER ONE IS HIGHER WE GET 70%.
AND THEN FROM DOMAIN 330% OF THE OVERALL LETTER GRADE IS CONTRIBUTED THERE.
SO FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 100% OF THE DOMAIN SCORE COMES FROM STAR.
THE SAME FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL'S 40% OF THE OVERALL GRADE COMES FROM STAR, 40% COMES FROM CMR, AND 20% COMES FROM GRADUATION RATES.
AND SO AS WE SHARE DATA WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE WILL BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT NOT ONLY HIGHLIGHTING STAR, BUT FOCUSING ON ONE OF OUR BOARD PRIORITIES, CMR, AND THEN ALSO SHARING THE GRADUATION INFORMATION WITH YOU.
SO THE SCHOOL PROGRESS DOMAIN FOR MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES HAS BEEN OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.
THAT'S WHERE WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR POINTS. AS STATED EARLIER, IT'S TWO PARTS.
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SO CAMPUSES CAN GROW STUDENTS AT LEAST ONE YEAR.SO THAT'S CONNECTING BACK TO THE GOAL THAT DOCTOR SMITH SET WITH OUR CAMPUS LEADERS LAST YEAR.
WE WANTED TO SEE STUDENTS GROW ONE YEAR THAT'S CONNECTED TO DOMAIN TWO AND BASED UPON HOW THEY GROW, WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY POINTS WE EARN FOR EACH STUDENT.
PART A IS FOCUSED ON ELA, READING AND MATH. THEN PART B IS REALLY.
WHAT I LIKE TO SAY IS WE'RE TRYING TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, TRYING TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT COMPARED TO CAMPUSES THAT LOOK SOMEWHAT LIKE THEM.
AND LAST IS OUR DOMAIN THREE WHICH IS CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN.
NOW EARLIER I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT STATE. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
BUT THIS IS THE DOMAIN THAT TRIGGERS THAT INFORMS THE FEDERAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING.
SO THIS DATA IS WHERE WE START TO BREAK STUDENTS INFORMATION DOWN INTO 14 DIFFERENT STUDENT GROUPS.
IT COULD BE ALL STUDENTS, HISPANIC STUDENTS, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, ASIAN.
AND IF OUR STUDENT SUBGROUPS DO NOT MEET A CERTAIN NUMBER, THEN OUR CAMPUSES WILL GO INTO WHAT WE CALL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. SO AGAIN, WE CAN HAVE A CAMPUS WITH A B RATING OR CAMPUS WITH A C RATING, AND WE HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP THAT'S NOT PERFORMING AT THE CUT SCORE, AND THEY CAN STILL BE IDENTIFIED AS A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CAMPUS.
HERE ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE 14 STUDENT GROUPS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS CLOSING THE GAPS.
AND FOR SOME OF THESE SUBGROUPS OR STUDENT GROUPS, CAMPUSES DID NOT HAVE 20.
WITH THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTABILITY. NOW IT'S TEN STUDENTS.
AND SO IT'S MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY CAMPUSES WHO HAVE HAD A CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A STUDENT GROUP, SO THEY ARE PREPARED TO MONITOR ACCORDINGLY. SO THAT'S JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW TONIGHT WE'RE FOCUSING ON STATE.
I WILL WEAVE IN SOME OF THE FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY LIKE DOCTOR SMITH SAID EARLIER.
OUR STAR SCORES ARE ONE LEVEL OF DATA THAT WE USE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DATA AND CELEBRATING, THAT, I SHARE SOME INFORMATION FOR SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT WILL MOVE BACK INTO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING AT THOSE CAMPUSES. SO FOR 23 AND 24, OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING WAS A C, A 79. DOCTOR SMITH MAY HAVE STOLE MY THUNDER IN HIS SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE.
I DECIDED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE MOVED TO A B RATING FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT I WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU A LOT OF POSITIVE, GREAT THINGS THIS EVENING.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING FOR US AND THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO CELEBRATE.
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. AND SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS B RATING, SUPER, SUPER EXCITED, WE ALSO KNOW OUR POTENTIAL AND WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR RATING, I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT IN 2024, WE HAD 18 CAMPUSES THAT WERE RATED AN A, AND FOR THE 25 SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE 24. SO WE HAD AN INCREASE AND WE HAD 24 CAMPUSES IN 2024 WITH A B RATING, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE 30.
SO BOTH ARE NUMBER OF A'S AND B'S HAVE INCREASED FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
I AM EQUALLY EXCITED, PROBABLY MORE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT THE NUMBER OF CAMPUSES HAVE DECREASED.
YOU WERE LIKE, YEAH, BUT HOW MANY HAVE MOVED THE OTHER DIRECTION? AND HONESTLY, AT THAT TIME WE HAD SOME MOVE THE OTHER DIRECTION.
SO IT WAS A TRICKERY OF NUMBERS THROUGH THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
THIS YEAR WE'RE MOVING UP. AND SO WHEN WE SEE OUR CAMPUSES SHIFT, THEY'RE SHIFTING UP FROM THE F'S,
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THE D'S TO THE C'S, THE B'S AND THE A'S. LAST YEAR WE HAD FIVE CAMPUSES RATED IN F, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE THREE CAMPUSES RATED IN F.SO AS WE LOOK AT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SUMMARY FOR ELEMENTARY, 70% OF OUR CAMPUSES EARNED AN A OR A B RATING, AND IT IS A MIXTURE OF CAMPUSES.
IT'S NOT THE CAMPUSES THAT WE WOULD SAY KIND OF HOLD OUR ACCOUNTABILITY WAITING AFLOAT.
WE HAVE CAMPUSES FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST TO THE CENTRAL THAT ARE IN A RATING WITH THE A OR B, WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT WERE RATED A D ELEMENTARY AND NOW THEY'VE MOVED UP TO A B.
SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE MOVEMENT. WE HAVE 15 OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES INCREASED BY AT LEAST ONE LETTER GRADE THIS YEAR, AND OUR NUMBER OF F RATED CAMPUSES FOR THE 25 TESTING CYCLE DECREASED FROM 3 TO 0.
SO WE HAVE 53 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ZERO SCHOOLS EARNED AN F RATING.
3%. 11 OUT OF THE 15 EARNED AN A OR B RATING.
EIGHT OF OUR CAMPUSES INCREASED BY A LETTER GRADE, AND OUR D RATED CAMPUSES DECREASED FROM 2 TO 1.
A PART OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS SOMETHING CALLED THE GATEKEEPER RULE.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THEIR ACTUAL EARNED RATING WAS A D.
BUT BECAUSE TWO OF THEIR DOMAINS, THEY SCORED AN F, THE HIGHEST SCORE THAT THEY CAN HAVE IS AN F.
AND SO AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE CAMPUSES AND WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THAT INFORMATION.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THEY EARNED A SCORE OF A D.
GATEKEEPING MEANS THAT WE WANT ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PERFORMING, AND IF YOU DO NOT MEET A CERTAIN LEVEL IN EACH ONE OF THOSE DOMAINS, THERE'S A CUTOFF. AND SO AS WE LOOK AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAS AN F, THEY HIT THE CUTOFF.
AND SO WE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IMPROVING IN THOSE DOMAINS.
BUT YOU'LL SEE AN ASTERISK BY SOME OF THEIR INFORMATION.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL'S 50% OF THEM EARNED AN A OR A B.
WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE HAD 11 CAMPUSES MAINTAINED OR INCREASED THEIR 2024 PROJECTED RATING, AND WE HAVE RATED CAMPUSES DECREASED FROM 4 TO 2.
THAT ASTERISK IS THERE BECAUSE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAS AN F.
AND SO WHERE WE HAD THEM LAST YEAR, THEY ACTUALLY WENT BACKWARDS.
AND SO THE ASTERISK DENOTES THAT THEY WENT BACKWARDS.
BUT THEIR OVERALL SCORE, IF THE GATEKEEPING RULE WAS NOT, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A D.
SO THEN WE GO FROM A'S TO B'S INTO DISTINCTIONS.
AND SO AS WE TALK ABOUT DISTINCTIONS AND HOW CAMPUSES ARE RECOGNIZED AND THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR OVERALL AS A DISTRICT, WE EARNED 137 DISTINCTIONS. YOU CAN EARN A DISTINCTION IN READING, A DISTINCTION IN MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES. IT'S BEING IN THE TOP TEN OF YOUR GROUP.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE 149 CAMPUS DISTINCTIONS. SO AS WE BREAK THAT DOWN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM EXCITED ABOUT, IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAINTAIN A DISTINCTION ONCE YOU'RE IN THE TOP 10% OF YOUR GROUP AND THAT MOMENTUM IS GOING, YOUR GROWTH AND YOUR ACHIEVEMENT HAS STARTED TO HIT A SPECIFIC KIND OF RAM.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO DIG DEEPER. IDENTIFY MORE STUDENTS.
THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG. THEY'VE MAXIMIZED THOSE POINTS.
AND SO IT'S A CYCLE THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH, ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
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SO WE'RE NOT PERFECT YET. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.HOWEVER, WE HAVE SOME ROOM TO GROW. WE HAVE THE 20 FOCUS AND MEASURE CAMPUSES THAT WE IDENTIFIED.
THESE WERE CAMPUSES THAT WHETHER OVER TIME THEY HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERPERFORMING.
MAYBE THEY'VE HAD A SHIFT IN LEADERSHIP. MAYBE WE'VE SEEN THEIR DATA GO UP AND DOWN AND UP AND DOWN.
AND AS A DISTRICT, WE COMMITTED TO BEING INTENTIONAL.
SO AS I SHARED WITH YOU LAST MONTH, 19 OF THOSE 20 CAMPUSES GREW.
BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE SAW GROWTH. DIG A LITTLE DEEPER.
SO 80% OF OUR FOCUS AND MEASURE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES INCREASED AT LEAST ONE LETTER GRADE.
THESE ARE THE CAMPUSES THAT WE IDENTIFIED AS NOT PERFORMING TO THEIR POTENTIAL.
EIGHT OF THE TEN INCREASED ONE LETTER GRADE THIS YEAR AS WE LOOK AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THREE OF THE FIVE THAT WERE IDENTIFIED INCREASED ONE LETTER GRADE THIS YEAR.
AND IF YOU NOTICE OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. ONE OF THE FIVE INCREASED THIS YEAR.
SO AS WE TALK ABOUT PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION.
SO AS WE REVIEW THE DATA AND DIG DEEPER, WE NOTICE THAT WE HAVE LARGER GAPS AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SETTING FOR OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, FOR OUR ESL BILINGUAL STUDENTS. AND SO I'M GOING TO SHARE THIS DATA WITH YOU FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THOSE CELEBRATIONS. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THOSE CELEBRATIONS.
HOWEVER, IT IS EVERY STUDENT EVERY DAY, AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DIG DEEPER AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, BECAUSE WE'RE CREATING OR SEEING LARGER GAPS ARE BEING CREATED IN OUR STUDENT GROUPS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN SIXTH GRADE MATH, WE START TO SEE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR ALL STUDENTS, OUR ESL BILINGUAL STUDENTS, AND OUR SPED STUDENTS START TO GROW. THE GREEN AREA IS APPROACHES AND THEN THE ORANGE IS MEETS AND ABOVE.
WHEN YOU SLIDE OVER, YOU SEE THAT OUR ESL BILINGUAL STUDENTS ARE AT 64%.
OUR SPECIAL ED ARE AT 45. AND THEN OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GO TO 65.
THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR SEVENTH GRADE MATH. SIXTH GRADE READING IS AN AREA, IF YOU NOTICE IN SIXTH GRADE READING ALL STUDENTS FOR APPROACHES 81.
ONE. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU MOVE TO OUR ESL BILINGUAL STUDENTS, WE SEE THEM AT 65.
OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS AT 48 AND OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AT 72.
THE SAME FOR OUR EIGHTH GRADE READING AS WELL, EXCEPT THE GAP INCREASES.
SO WE HAVE 86% OF STUDENTS AT APPROACHES ESL BILINGUAL 70 SPECIAL ED 51.
AND SO IT'S MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DIGGING DEEPER AND REALLY IDENTIFYING SOME TRENDS.
MAYBE THERE'S SYSTEMIC CONCERNS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SENDING OUR STUDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL READY. SO AS WE DIG THROUGH OUR DATA AGAIN, SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE, BUT WE HAVE SOME AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. WE HAVE TO FOCUS IN ON CMR. ONE OF OUR BOARD PRIORITIES IS TO CONCLUDE THIS YEAR, WITH 90% OF THE CLASS OF 2026 BEING CMR MET.
WE ENDED THE SCHOOL YEAR AT 53%, AND FOR US, WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HIT THAT 90% AND MEET THE TARGET. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLS, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TIER ONE INSTRUCTION. SO WE HAVE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO'S FOCUSED ON INTERVENTION AND SERVING THE STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ON TRACK, BUT WE KNOW AS WE FOCUS ON STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ON TRACK, IF WE DON'T GET TIER ONE INSTRUCTION RIGHT,
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WE'RE JUST IN THIS CYCLE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE SEE FOR SOME OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT PERFORMING AT THE STANDARD IN WHICH WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE.OUR ESL BILINGUAL SUPPORT IS CRITICAL. WE SEE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE THE GAP IS SMALLER AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, BUT AS THEY MATRICULATE UP THE SYSTEM, THE GAP IS GETTING LARGER.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DIG IN AND GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS AND GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING.
IS IT GETTING SUPPORT TO THE TEACHERS? IS IT CHECKING OUR RESOURCES? IS IT LOOKING AT OUR MODEL? AND THE SAME CAN BE SPOKEN FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, OUR GEN ED STUDENTS FIRST.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR ACCELERATED LEARNERS, OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL STRETCHING THEM BEYOND THE IMAGINABLE. SO IF YOU NOTICE IN THE STUDENT GROUPS, OUR GT STUDENTS ARE AT 100%, 100%, 100%. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'VE ARRIVED.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ENRICHED AND THEY ARE STRETCHED AND IN FULL TRANSPARENCY THAT WE'RE RECAPTURING SOME OF OUR STUDENTS BACK FROM CHARTERS AND FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE PROGRAMS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN VERY COMMITTED TO BEING FOCUSED IN ON THE BOARD PRIORITIES AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, OUR KIDS CAN AND WILL. AND SO AS WE'RE REVIEWING DATA, WE'RE DRILLING DOWN TO EVERY STUDENT.
THEN WE'RE PROVIDING TARGETED SUPPORT. SEE A NEED, FILL A NEED.
I WAS A MATH TEACHER, I LOVE MATH. YOU DO NOT WANT ME TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES, RIGHT? IF YOU CAN'T TELL ME THE LANDMARK, I CAN'T GET THERE.
AND THAT'S HOW TARGETED WE ARE GOING TO BE WITH OUR SUPPORT.
AND THEN LOOKING AT CMR ENHANCEMENTS, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING ALIGNED TO SUPPORT THE CAMPUSES FOR CMR, STRENGTHENING OUR LITERACY INSTRUCTION. MONOLINGUAL BILINGUAL.
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT STARTING AT THE EARLIEST OF AGES, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE GROWTH FOR ALL STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY ALIGNMENT. FOR ME, THAT'S DATA LITERACY. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT OUR LEADERS AND OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THROUGH F, THEY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
WHY DO WE USE MAP VERSUS THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT TO BE ABLE TO CHART PROGRESS AND UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING TOWARDS ACCOUNTABILITY? THIS WILL BE OUR FOCUS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR JORDAN, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES? NO ONE. OH I DO. DOCTOR GILLIAM. GREAT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE THING THAT I RECEIVED IS I CAN UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAD, BUT AS WELL AS WHERE WE'RE GOING. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOCTOR GILLIAM, MISS HANNAN.
SO TO DOCTOR SMITH AND DOCTOR JORDAN AND ALL OF THE STAFF WHO HELPED PREPARE THIS I REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO I UNDERSTAND IT, I FEEL LIKE ALL OF THOSE MAY BE WATCHING AT HOME OR WHO ARE HERE.
THEY CAN UNDERSTAND IT. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE, THE TRANSPARENCY BY PROVIDING US WITH VERY CLEAR INFORMATION ON OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS. BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT THEM AS WELL.
AND SO SOME THINGS THAT I HEARD I HEARD ESPECIALLY TALKING ABOUT OUR FOCUS AND MEASURE CAMPUSES, THE INTENTIONAL, THOUGHTFUL, FOCUSED AND ADDING ADDITIONAL VALUE TO THOSE, THOSE CAMPUSES.
I'M NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I WAS REALLY HAPPY AND EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT VERY TARGETED AND INTENTIONAL DATA AND
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SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT AREAS. I THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.TO DO. ANYWAY, THIS WAS A VERY HELPFUL PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
AND A LOT OF AREAS FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THIS TEAM HAS BEEN TOGETHER.
SO KUDOS TO YOU GUYS FOR BEING VERY FOCUSED AND AND VERY INTENTIONAL.
I KNOW WE USE THOSE WORDS A LOT, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE ABOUT MORE THAN JUST WORDS.
AND SO THE DATA SUPPORTS THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOING TO STOP PUSHING UNTIL EVERY STUDENT GETS WHAT THEY NEED.
JUST A FEW COMMENTS FROM ME. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
WELL, MY ONE QUESTION IS ON OUR FOCUSED AND MEASURED CAMPUSES.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN ANSWER THIS YET, BUT DO WE INTEND TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE 20? OR ARE WE GOING TO EXPAND IT OR WHAT'S WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE IN MIND FOR THE FUTURE FOR THOSE? SO WE ARE CONTINUING FORWARD WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE 20.
AGAIN, IF THEIR DATA HAS BEEN TRENDING UPWARDS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE THEM ON A MONITORING STATUS SO THAT WE CAN ADD OUR NEXT LAYER OF FOCUS AND MEASURE CAMPUSES. OUR GOAL IS TO TOUCH EVERY CAMPUS WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
WE CAN'T DO IT WITH THE SAME INTENSITY. AND SO ONCE WE SEE THAT THEY ARE MOVING AND SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE, WE MOVE THEM TO MONITORING. SO THIS YEAR, I THINK WE ADDED 12 NEW OUR CAMPUSES AND THEN KEPT SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES ON THE LIST.
OKAY, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING AN UPDATE.
I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL BRING US AN UPDATE OF WHICH CAMPUSES YOU HAVE ON THAT LIST AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE TARGETING THOSE JUST TO KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PROGRESS IS AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE FOCUSED ON.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY IN THE SUB POP DATA AND ALSO IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT THAT EITHER ARE CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE OR THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NEED TO MAYBE PUT SOME MORE SUPPORTS AND OR INTERVENTIONS IN THERE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE GET OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, MAYBE DIGGING IN A LITTLE MORE INTO THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TARGETING EXACTLY WHERE WE NEED TO BE TARGETING.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF UP AT THE HIGH LEVEL.
BUT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF OUR DISTRICT GOALS, WE WANT TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL IN RECEIVING THAT INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC RECEIVES IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'D LIKE TO PUT I GUESS DOCTOR SMITH, THIS IS MAYBE FOR YOU AND SOMEWHAT FOR DOCTOR GILLIAM. DOCTOR GILLIAM IS OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LIAISON FOR JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THOSE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATES, AND I'D LIKE TO GET A CMR UPDATE JUST TO DIG IN ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND, AND UNDERSTAND WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
SINCE THAT IS ONE OF OUR, OUR PRIORITIES. AND I THINK TOO, IT PROBABLY WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE HOW WE ARE STRETCHING FOR OUR HIGHER LEARNERS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT IT'S GT, BUT IT'S NOT JUST GT, BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW.
SO I, I HAVE A GT KID AND SHE DIDN'T ALWAYS EXCEL IN EVERYTHING BECAUSE SHE'S A DIFFERENT LEARNER.
I'VE SAID THIS FOR, YOU KNOW, OVER A DECADE SITTING SITTING UP HERE BECAUSE REALLY, SHE COULD HAVE USED AN IEP JUST LIKE MY DAUGHTER WITH DOWN SYNDROME COULD HAVE USED AN IEP BECAUSE, FRANKLY, SHE WAS JUST A SHE LEARNED DIFFERENTLY AND THAT'S WHY SHE WAS GHT.
SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR HOW WE'RE STRETCHING FOR ALL OF OUR HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS.
PARTICULARLY MY MY HIGH ACHIEVER, ONE OF MY HIGH ACHIEVERS.
AND I JUST I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THE PHILOSOPHY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AT EVERY CAMPUS EXPRESSING THAT STUDENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO STRETCH THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITIES AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO I, I APPRECIATED HEARING YOU SAY THAT.
I ALSO APPRECIATED HEARING YOU SAY THAT SPED STUDENTS OR ED STUDENTS FIRST.
BECAUSE I FELT THAT FIGHT FOR 20 YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY, REALLY HAS TO BE A TOP DOWN PHILOSOPHY, SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. ONE THING I'D LIKE US TO GET TO EVENTUALLY IS UNDERSTANDING HOW
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THE STAR SCORES RELATE TO THE IEPS, BECAUSE THE TWO ARE NOT THE SAME AND WE HAVE SOME KIDS WHO CAN YOU CAN ARD OUT OF THE STAR EXAM AND SOME YOU CAN'T. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NOT MAKING PROGRESS.SO THIS DATA DOESN'T ALWAYS SHOW WHERE OUR SPED KIDS ARE.
SO I'D LOVE TO SEE US DIG IN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE OR LIAISON CAN HELP WITH AS WELL, IS, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS ARE SPED STUDENTS REALLY MAKING? BECAUSE STAR DOESN'T REALLY TELL THE STORY. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE DETAIL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US AND HOW TRANSPARENT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN.
SO THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[9. Consent Agenda]
DO ANY OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO, MISS TARZAN, I ACTUALLY, I DO, BECAUSE I WOULD JUST I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THEM, JUST VERY BRIEFLY. SO I WOULD ASK IF WE COULD PULL ITEM NINE.G AND NINE I. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NINE G AND NINE I.
YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NINE G AND NINE I.
DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE VOTE.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK THE TRUSTEES TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NINE G. YES. I MOVE TO APPROVE NINE G AS PRESENTED A
[9.G. Revision of Policy FD (Local) and FM (Local) : Consideration and approval of proposed revision of local policy (FD Local) and (FM Local).]
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNAN AND A SECOND BY DOCTOR GILLIAM.DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? SO MISS HANEY. OKAY, SO JUST AS THE POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR, I KNOW THAT MISS MARTINEZ DID A REALLY NICE JOB DURING THE AGENDA REVIEW GOING OVER THOSE POLICIES.
SO I DIDN'T WANT TO GO OVER ALL OF THEM, BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE WE HAD SOME FEEDBACK.
I WOULD I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE YOU KNOW, DOCTOR SMITH FOR YOUR STAFF TO ADDRESS POLICY FD REGARDING EARL AND WHY THIS RECOMMENDATION IS COMING TO THE BOARD AS IT IS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. AND FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS IS THE ONE ON ADMISSIONS, AND IT'S RELATED TO NON NOT ENROLLED STUDENTS BEING ALLOWED THROUGH NEW LEGISLATION TO ACCESS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IN THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THEY ARE ZONED.
IF THEY WERE TO BE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AND EACH YEAR MOVING FORWARD, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS A DISTRICT TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT OF THAT REQUIREMENT. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPT IN, IF WE WANTED TO LEGISLATION CHANGE THAT TO THE DISTRICT BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.
THIS YEAR WOULD HAVE TO OPT OUT. AND WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THIS POLICY ALONG WITH FM, VERY SLIGHT TWEAKS TO THAT ADMISSIONS POLICY TO OPT OUT OF THAT REQUIREMENT. TO NOT ALLOW ANY STUDENT WHO IS NOT ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
THE RATIONALE FOR THAT, WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT, WITH OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, AND THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS TO VERIFY ATTENDANCE, VERIFY GRADES.
AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE GAMUT OF STUDENTS WHO COULD BE LIVING IN AN AREA OF OUR DISTRICT BUT NOT ENROLLED THAT PERTAINS TO HOME SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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WOULD THAT THEY WOULD KNOW IF STUDENTS WERE PASSING OR NOT IN ORDER TO PLAY OR TO PERFORM, PROVIDES ANOTHER LAYER OF REQUIREMENT FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS.THANK THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ, FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU, MISS HANNAN. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE AGAIN BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NINE?
[9.I. Revision of Policy FNCE (Local): Consideration and approval of proposed revision of local policy FNCE (Local).]
I YES, I MOVE TO ACCEPT ITEM NINE. I AS PRESENTED.WELL, SECONDED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNAN AND A SECOND BY MISS CERONE.
DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IN A IN A SIMILAR WAY.
I JUST WANTED DOCTOR SMITH, YOUR STAFF TO HAVE ANY JUST HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE WHEN THIS AGENDA ITEM CAME TO THE BOARD, IT WAS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.
AND NOW WE'RE FOUR DAYS IN. IS THAT RIGHT? FIVE DAYS IN.
AND I JUST WANTED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST MAYBE REMIND THE COMMUNITY WHERE THIS POLICY CHANGE CAME FROM, FROM THE SPRING TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, MISS MARTINEZ. ABSOLUTELY.
AGAIN, LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER, WHETHER TO NOT ALLOW COMMUNICATION DEVICES. SO IT'S MORE THAN CELL PHONES, CELL PHONES, AIRPODS, WATCHES, ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE. SO DISTRICTS HAVE TO ADOPT A POLICY TO EITHER NOT ALLOW THEM AT ALL FOR STUDENTS TO BRING THEM ONTO CAMPUS, OR TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BRING THEM ONTO CAMPUS, BUT TO HAVE THEM TURNED OFF AND STORED AWAY DURING THE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
AND THAT CHANGED FROM WHAT USED TO BE WORDING THAT INDICATED THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.
SO THAT'S BELL TO BELL. STUDENTS CANNOT ACCESS.
IF WE CHOSE TO GO THAT ROUTE, WHICH WE DID, THAT'S THE POLICY THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BRING THEM SECOND THROUGH 12TH GRADE, STILL CONTINUING NOT TO ALLOW OUR PRE-K THROUGH FIRST GRADE TO BRING DEVICES ONTO CAMPUS, BUT FOR SECOND THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS, THEY CAN BRING THEM ONTO CAMPUS. THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEM TURNED OFF AND STORED AWAY DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.
WE'RE DOING PARDON ME DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. SO THAT'S BELL TO BELL.
BUT THOSE DID COME OUT OF THE THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HANNAH AND MISS WURZBACH.
OKAY. THANKS FOR PULLING THIS ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I DID ACTUALLY WANT TO JUST PUBLICLY CLARIFY, BECAUSE I THINK PARENTS, AS A SCHOOL YEAR STARTED, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CHATTER. AND AS A PARENT MYSELF WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING OUR PARENTS OF? WHAT IS THAT STORED AWAY? WHAT IS THAT? IT'S IN THE POLICY SAYS.
MUST BE IT JUST SAYS MUST BE STORED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR PARENTS? SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THEIR THEIR STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES UNDERSTANDS. YES, MA'AM. STORED AWAY IN THEIR BACKPACKS. OKAY, SO THAT IS THE CONSISTENT MESSAGE THAT'S BEING PUT ACROSS.
THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU, MISS PIGGY. OKAY.
BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[10. Convene in closed session under Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 under the following sections: 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law; Section 551.072 - Consider purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, Section 551.074 - Personnel matters, Section 551.076 - Security matters, Section 551.082 - Student discipline matter or complaint, or Section 551.0821 - Personally identifiable information about public school student]
OKAY. WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551. UNDER THOSE SECTIONS LISTED IN THE AGENDA AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY ON ANY OR ALL SUBJECTS OR MATTERS AUTHORIZED BY LAW JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION. WE WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION.THE TIME IS 7:11 P.M. AND WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.
THE TIME IS 8:58 P.M. AND WE ARE RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION.
[11. Reconvene in Open Session]
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS.[12. Consider Action on Closed Session Items]
FIRST UP, DOCTOR GILLIAM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE AGREED RESOLUTION OF THE MATTER INVOLVING STUDENT K B.SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR GILLIAM AND A SECOND BY MR. CHAUVEAU. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
PLEASE VOTE. WE'RE NOT UP. OKAY, THERE WE GO.
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MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS OUR ACTION ITEM, ITEM 13 A.[13.A. Voting Alternate to TASB Delegate Asssembly: Consideration and approval of a Delegate and Alternate to the 2025 Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Delegate Assembly.]
WE WILL HAVE TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS ON THIS ITEM.MISS HANNON. YES. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT TRUSTEE SHIRLEY ROSE GILLIAM AS THE DELEGATE TO THE 2025 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. I SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNON AND A SECOND BY MISS SHARON.
DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR SECOND MOTION ON ITEM 13.
AYE, MISS HANNON. I MOVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, APPOINT TRUSTEE KRISTEN THOMSON AS THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE 2025 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNON AND A SECOND BY DOCTOR GILLIAM.
DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS FUTURE MEETING.
[14. Future Meeting Discussion]
DISCUSSION. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.WE ALSO HAVE THE COMPENSATION STUDY. THAT'S SOME WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH THE TRUSTEES. WE HAVE BOND UPDATES SCHEDULED.
WE HAVE AN INTRUDER DETECTION REPORT SCHEDULED.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE CLIMATE AND CULTURE SURVEY.
AS WE TRANSITION TO OCTOBER, WE HAVE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENT.
WE HAVE THE THREE ASSESSMENTS OF THE YEAR. SO WE'LL BE PROVIDING THE DATA ON THE FIRST ASSESSMENT.
AND OF COURSE THE CONTINUED INFORMATION ON THE BOUNDARY PLANNING.
THOSE ARE THE BIG ITEMS AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR SMITH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND. TIME IS 9:02 P.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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