I KNOW. IT'S SO COOL. IT'S SO COOL. OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. OKAY. WELCOME,
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[I. Welcome– Catalina Flores-Rau, SHAC Chair]
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EVERYBODY. SO THIS FORT BEND ISD SHAC MEETING IS AN OPEN MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND OR VIEW. THE TIME IS 1203 ON MAY 13TH. AND THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER. NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE AND AT THE FORT BEND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS. THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND MEETING MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE FORT BEND ISD SHAC WEBPAGE WITHIN TEN DAYS. IF WE HAVE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUORUM, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR VOTES AND WE ASK AT THIS TIME, EVERYBODY SILENCE YOUR PHONE AND PLEASE HOLD COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UNTIL EACH PRESENTER IS DONE. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU GUYS. I HOPE EVERYBODY'S HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY TODAY. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING HERE. CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME AT A MEETING? OKAY, AWESOME. WELL, WELCOME YOU GUYS. WE HAVE THE AGENDA OVER THERE AND WE HAVE THE CHECK IN. SO TODAY WE HAVE[II. Presentations]
A COUPLE OF GREAT SPEAKERS. WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SUMMER SUN AND WATER SAFETY AND SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS AT FORT BEND ISD. AND THIS IS OUR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR. SO JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING.ALL RIGHT. SO KIM IS UP FOR ENERGIZER. OKAY. WHERE'S THIS BUTTON? NO. OH COME ON. OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING KIND OF OH DOES THIS GO FORWARD. I THINK THERE'S A SLIDE FOR IT.
YEAH, YEAH. WHERE IS IT? THERE WE GO. THERE YOU GO. SORRY. YOU GO. OH YEAH. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE EMOJI CHARADES JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE SILLY FUN AND LEARN SOMETHING FRIVOLOUS ABOUT SOMEBODY. SO YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A PARTNER, TURN TO YOUR PARTNER, AND THEN YOU ARE GOING TO ACT OUT YOUR FAVORITE EMOJI FOR YOUR PARTNER TO GUESS. OKAY, SO AND WE'LL DO MAYBE WE'LL, WE'LL DO LIKE TWO ROUNDS. OKAY, SO EACH OF YOU TAKE A TURN TO CHARADE OUT YOUR FAVORITE EMOJI AND GUESS, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE GO AND I'LL GIVE YOU ALL A FEW MINUTES TO DO THAT AND WE'LL FIND A NEW PARTNER AND DO IT AGAIN. EVERYBODY GO. NO TALKING. YOU HAVE TO ACT IT OUT.
OKAY? IT CAN BE ANY EMOJI. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE UP HERE. ANY EMOJI, SUNGLASSES. YEAH.
OKAY. SMILING. BUT IT'S LIKE. SOME PEOPLE SAY FIVE. OKAY. I MAY HAVE A THUMBS UP IF YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE BOTH FINISHED. THUMBS UP, THUMBS UP. IF YOU AND YOUR PARTNER BOTH FINISHED, OKAY, I'M GOING TO COUNT DOWN AND THEN WE WILL SWITCH PARTNERS. THREE, TWO, ONE SWITCH, FIND A NEW PARTNER. THE SAME ONE, WHATEVER YOU DESIRE. ACT OUT YOUR FAVORITE EMOJI.
NICOLE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE SUNGLASSES. THE HEARTS. YES. OH THAT'S GOOD. MINE IS. THE HEART.
MAKE A GOOD HEART. HOW EASY THEY ARE TO DESCRIBE. YEAH.
THERE'S SO MANY. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR SEAT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT SILLY ACTIVITY. THANK YOU KIM, THAT WAS FUN. OKAY, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS. OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS VICTORIA, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE COMING UP TO US AND TALKING TO US ABOUT SUMMER SUN AND WATER SAFETY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SHE'S FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SERVICES. THANK YOU. THANK
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YOU ALL. ALRIGHTY. HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS VICTORIA COLLEGE AND I AM A PROGRAM SPECIALIST WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. IN THEIR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM. WE SPECIFICALLY WELL, I SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON INJURY PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. AND TODAY WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION. FORT BEND ISD IS INCLUDED IN OUR REGION. WE DO COVER 16 COUNTIES, INCLUDING HARRIS COUNTY. SO I'LL GET INTO ALL THE THINGS I DO IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION. AND IF YOU ALL EVER WANT TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY PRESENTATIONS OR KNOW OF ANY SUMMER EVENTS, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ATTEND. AWESOME. SO SOME WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING STATISTICS. WHAT IS WATER SAFETY? IT IS PREVENTING INJURY, DROWNING, AND HEAT SUN RELATED HARM. WHENEVER FAMILIES ARE IN, ON OR AROUND BODIES OF WATER. THIS DOES INCLUDE ACTIVE SUPERVISION BARRIERS. WE'LL GET INTO WHAT KIND OF BARRIERS SWIM SKILLS, LIFE JACKETS, SUN PROTECTION, HYDRATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. SO WHY IS WATER SAFETY IMPORTANT? WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT THESE AREN'T JUST THE ONLY REASONS WATER SAFETY PREVENTS DROWNING, WHICH IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, HELPS CHILDREN AND ADULTS RECOGNIZE WATER RELATED DANGERS. IT ALSO BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND SWIMMING SURVIVAL SKILLS, WHICH DO INCLUDE LEARNING HOW TO SWIM, PRACTICING SAFE WATER ENTRY TECHNIQUES. WE ALL KNOW KIDS LIKE TO JUST JUMP ON IN AND NOT REALLY CARE ABOUT HOW, AND THEN BEING AWARE OF THE RISK OF DIFFERENT WATER ENVIRONMENTS. OKAY, SO THE ENVIRONMENT OF A POOL IS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THE BODY OF WATER IN A LAKE OR A POND. NEXT, IT SAVES LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION, PREPARATION, AND AWARENESS. AND THEN LASTLY, NEARLY ALL DROWNINGS ARE PREVENTABLE WITH THE RIGHT STEPS. AND I'LL GET INTO THAT. SO FOR THE US, A FEW CHILD DROWNING STATISTICS STATISTICS INCLUDE THAT DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE THROUGH FOUR. FOR CHILDREN'S AGES FIVE THROUGH 14. IT IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURY BEHIND MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. RECENT US DATA SHOWS NEARLY 900 CHILDREN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DIE FROM DROWNING AND SORRY ANNUALLY, AND THE CDC DATA DOES SHOW THAT DROWNING IS OFTEN QUICK AND SILENT, WHICH IS WHY THAT ACTIVE SUPERVISION IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE'RE GOING TO NARROW IT DOWN TO TEXAS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 19. IN 2025, 88 CHILDREN DROWNED IN TEXAS. UNFORTUNATELY, CURRENTLY IN 2026, THERE HAVE BEEN 21 CHILD DROWNINGS. AND THAT WAS BASED OFF OF LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO AND CAN BE UPDATED IF IF NEEDED. OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT THAT, BUT FORT BEND COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY EACH HAVE THREE OF THESE RECORDED DROWNINGS TOTALING SIX AS OF APRIL OF 2026. DROWNINGS CAN HAPPEN IN ALMOST ANY AMOUNT OF WATER, SO THAT DOES INCLUDE POOLS, BATHTUBS, EVEN BUCKETS OF WATER. YOU MIGHT THINK, WHY WOULD I NEED A BUCKET OF WATER? BUT IF YOU OWN LIKE A FARM OR A LOT OF LAND AND THAT'S YOUR EVERYDAY THING, THEN YOU'LL HAVE BUCKETS OF WATER PONDS, LAKES, RIVERS, AND EVEN BEACHES. THAT ARROW SHOWS OUR REGION.THIS OVER HERE IS OUR REGION OF 16 COUNTIES. NOT ALL OF THE RED, BUT DEFINITELY A LOT RIGHT HERE.
COMMON RISK AREAS FOR DROWNING THAT HAVE BEEN RECORDED HAVE BEEN POOLS, TOILETS, BUCKETS, BATHTUBS AND OPEN BODIES OF WATER. SO JUST DRIVING SOME AWARENESS THERE. AND THEN WHAT INCREASES THE RISK OF DROWNING. SO WE HAVE LACK OF CLOSE DISTRACTION FREE SUPERVISION, LIMITED SWIMMING OR WATER SAFETY SKILLS, UNSUPERVISED ACCESS TO POOLS OR OPEN WATER.
SO THAT CAN LOOK LIKE JUST HAVING YOUR DOORS UNLOCKED, OR EVEN HAVING TODDLERS WHO KNOW HOW TO OPEN DOORS AND JUST WALK ON OUT. NOT HAVING THAT SECURITY AROUND YOUR POOL OR BARRIERS OR FENCING, NOT WEARING A US COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKET, WHICH WILL ALSO GET INTO. BUT JUST A SMALL NOTE, MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS MAKE. MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS PURCHASE A LIFE JACKETS THAT ARE CERTIFIED AND APPROVED, NOT JUST ONES OFF OF EBAY OR TEMU.
THOSE KIND OF SITES THERE. WITHOUT THAT CERTIFICATION ON THAT LIFE JACKET, OPEN WATER HAZARDS SUCH AS CURRENTS AND POOR VISIBILITY FOR THOSE LAKES, PONDS AND BEACHES. AND THEN LASTLY, CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND MALES FACE HIGHER DROWNING RISK. AND WE'LL GET INTO WHY A FEW CONSEQUENCES OF DROWNING INJURIES INCLUDE BRAIN DAMAGE, MEMORY LOSS, MOTOR SKILL PROBLEMS. THEY COULD HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS, PTSD, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND EVEN LIFELONG DISABILITIES.
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IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE KIND OF INJURY IT IS AND HOW LONG THEY WERE UNCONSCIOUS FOR.DROWNING PREVENTION. SO THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF PREVENTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER TODAY THAT DOES INCLUDE SUPERVISION BARRIERS, SWIM SKILLS AND LIFE JACKETS AND ATTIRE FOR THE DIFFERENT OPEN BODIES OF WATER. SO SUPERVISION. WHAT IS A WATER WATCHER? HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF WATER WATCHERS? OKAY, NOT NOT MANY, BUT THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE TODAY. SO A WATER WATCHER IS A RESPONSIBLE ADULT ASSIGNED TO ACTIVELY AND ATTENTIVELY SUPERVISE CHILDREN IN OR AROUND THE WATER, LIKE A POOL OR A LAKE. AND THAT IS WITHOUT DISTRACTION. AND SO WHAT ARE DISTRACTIONS? READING A BOOK, BEING ON YOUR PHONE, SOCIAL MEDIA, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, EVEN DRINKING OR DOING ANYTHING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING. THE CHILDREN ALL COUNT AS DISTRACTIONS. AND SO WHY ARE WATER WATCHERS IMPORTANT? DROWNING HAPPENS QUICKLY AND OFTEN SILENT, PER THE CDC'S RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT THEY'VE COLLECTED IN THEIR DATA. CHILDREN GIFTS SORRY GIVES CHILDREN CLOSE AND CONSTANT ATTENTION. WITHOUT THE PHONES, THE ALCOHOL OR THE READING OR EVEN MULTITASKING, YOU COULD HAVE MULTIPLE KIDS AND YOU'RE JUST SPREAD STRETCHED THIN. SO THAT CAN ALSO COUNT AS WELL. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR DESIGNATED WATER WATCHER, YOU WANT TO SWITCH WATER WATCHERS EVERY 15 TO 30 MINUTES. IF YOU ARE IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE JUST TO GIVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO ANOTHER ADULT, ANOTHER RESPONSIBLE ADULT, RIGHT? AND THEN AFTER SWIM TIME, JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU SHUT AND LOCK DOORS SLASH GATES THAT LEAD TO WATER AND THEN CHECK THE WATER FIRST. IF A CHILD IS MISSING, WHEN I DO MY WATER PRESENTATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS ALL 16 COUNTIES, I DO BRING SOME EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT HELP WITH REMEMBERING AND ALSO JUST KEEPING ON THEM WHEN THEY'RE IN THESE WATER SITUATIONS. SO WE DO HAVE ENGLISH AND SPANISH WATER FANS WITH INFORMATION ON POOL SAFETY. I BROUGHT NOT A LOT, BUT A FEW. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THESE WATER LANYARDS THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE ADULT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WATCHING THE CHILDREN. THEY ARE IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, AND I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SOURCES TO RECEIVE THESE. THEY ARE FREE. AND SO WE LOVE FREE THINGS. AND THEN LASTLY, THIS IS MORE FOR BATHTUB SAFETY. WE DO ALSO HAVE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH THEY ARE WATER THERMOMETERS FOR BATH TIME. THEY MEASURE HOW HOT OR COLD THE WATER IS BEFORE PLACING YOUR BABY IN THE WATER, ESPECIALLY SINCE ADULTS HAVE TOUGHER, YOU KNOW, MORE STRONGER SKIN THAN BABIES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE USED TO THE HEAT BY NOW. SO. AND YEAH, SO YOU ALL CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THESE ONCE WE'RE DONE AND THEY'LL BE OVER WITH ME IF YOU WANT. OH, THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. MY BUSINESS CARDS ARE ALSO IN THERE. WE DO PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO IF YOU KNOW SCHOOLS OR ANYTHING, JUST ANOTHER PLUG. OUR SECOND TYPE OF PREVENTION ARE BARRIERS, FENCING AND SAFETY DEVICES, INSTALLING A FOUR SIDED FENCE AROUND POOLS WITH SELF-CLOSING SELF LATCHING GATES ARE THE TOP WHAT PEOPLE LIKE TO USE JUST TO PREVENT TODDLERS. THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE IN ALL IS WELL LIKED, USING POOL ALARMS AND SAFETY COVERS FOR ADDED PROTECTION. IF YOU HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR YOU, KEEPING BATHROOM DOORS CLOSED AND SUPERVISED BATH TIME CLOSELY AND AT ALL TIMES, WE MAY THINK THAT WE CAN GO DO THE LAUNDRY WHILE OUR KIDS ARE IN THE TUB.
THAT TENDS TO BE THE MOMENT THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN. SO JUST STAY ALERT. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, EMPTYING BUCKETS, KIDDY POOLS AND CONTAINERS IMMEDIATELY AND STORING FLOTATION DEVICES AND POOL TOYS AWAY FROM THE WATER WHEN NOT IN USE BECAUSE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY ATTRACTED TO THOSE THINGS AND THINK, OH, LOOK, MY TOYS. AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO GO AND PLAY. AND WE DON'T WANT THAT UNLESS WITHOUT, UNLESS WITH SUPERVISION, AND THEN JUST KEEPING RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND A PHONE NEAR THE POOL AREA OR WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE AT THESE OPEN BODIES OF WATER, SWIM SKILLS, BUILDING WATER COMPETENCY, FORMAL SWIM LESSONS CAN REDUCE DROWNING IN CHILDREN AGES ONE THROUGH FOUR BY UP TO 88%. THIS HELPS BUILD WATER COMPETENCY, CONFIDENCE AND SURVIVAL SKILLS. CHILDREN SHOULD LEARN SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY SKILLS EARLY. A LOT OF PARENTS LOVE PUTTING THEIR BABIES IN WATER CLASSES. THERE ARE A LOT OF FREE CLASSES AT YMCA OR LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT DO OBTAIN POOLS, AND I HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AS WELL, PRACTICING SWIMMING SKILLS IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS IS ALSO A PLUS IF YOU HAVE THAT TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY. ADULTS AND OLDER CHILDREN SHOULD LEARN CPR AND EMERGENCY WATER RESCUE SKILLS PRIOR TO ANY WATER ACTIVITY. REALLY. AND THEN OVER HALF OF THE US ADULTS REPORT NEVER TAKING A SWIMMING LESSON, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR GREATER ACCESS TO SWIM EDUCATION. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR LIFE JACKETS AND SWIM ATTIRE
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AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE A WATER. A LOT OF WORDS, BUT I'LL JUST SUM IT UP. WEARING A US COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKET IN LAKES, RIVERS AND OCEANS. WHILE BOATING IS VERY IMPORTANT, IT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED WHEN DOING SUCH. OH NO. WHEN DOING SUCH ACTIVITIES, LIFE JACKETS SHOULD FIT SNUGLY AND BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CHILD'S WEIGHT AND SIZE. JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS MEDIUM DOES NOT MEAN YOU'RE TALL. SIX FOOT CHILD SHOULD BE IN A MEDIUM LIFE JACKET. SO REALLY JUST TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. AND THEN WATER WINGS AND INFLATABLE FLOATIES ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES FOR LIFE JACKETS OR SUPERVISION, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T PRIORITIZE THOSE ITEMS FOR LIFE JACKET. BRIGHT COLORED SWIMWEAR CAN IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN POOLS AND OPEN WATER, AND I EVEN LISTED THE THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TYPE OF COLOR THAT IS PREFERRED IN THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE OUR POOL NEON PINK, ORANGE, GREEN LAKES AND RIVERS, NEON ORANGE, GREEN, YELLOW OFTEN CONTRAST BETTER. AND THEN LASTLY IN THE OCEAN, THOSE BRIGHT NEON COLORS ALSO, PLUS RASH GUARDS OR SWIM CAPS IMPROVE VISIBILITY TOO, SO CONTINUE CLOSE ACTIVE SUPERVISION EVEN WHEN LIFE JACKETS ARE USED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AN ALTERNATIVE, THEY ARE TO BE COUPLED. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE BECAUSE IT'S YOUTUBE. BUT IT DID JUST SHOW HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL A LIFE JACKET ON YOUR LITTLE ONE. SUN SAFETY AND HEAT PROTECTION. SKIN PROTECTION, PREVENTING SUNBURN WHILE AROUND WATER.JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU UTILIZE SUNSCREEN USING BROAD SPECTRUM, WATER RESISTANT SPF 30 PLUS, THE STORES DO SELL LOWER THAN 30, BUT THE RECOMMENDED IS 30 AND ABOVE JUST FOR THAT MORE FULL COVERAGE OF PROTECTION, APPLY BEFORE GOING OUTSIDE AND THEN REAPPLY EVERY TWO HOURS AND AFTER SWIMMING OR SWEATING. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT.
THEY THINK, OH, I PUT MY SUNSCREEN ON ONE TIME. I'M FINE. BUT THAT REAPPLICATION IS WHAT REALLY DOES IT. AND THEN ALSO JUST USE ENOUGH TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. DON'T USE JUST A DAB. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THOROUGH, BUT NOT IN YOUR CHILD'S FACE TO WHERE IT'S LIKE IN THEIR EYES AND BURNING BECAUSE SUNSCREEN DOES BURN. NEXT, WE HAVE SHADE AND CLOTHING. TRY TO SEEK SHADE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TIME RANGE OF 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. BECAUSE THAT IS MIDDAY. USE WIDE BRIMMED HATS AND UV BLOCKING SUNGLASSES. CHOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT LONG SLEEVES, SLASH RASH GUARDS IF NEEDED, AND THEN KEEP INFANTS SIX MONTHS AND UNDER OUT OF DIRECT MIDDAY SUN. A LOT OF PEOPLE SKIP OVER HYDRATION, BUT YOU'RE OUT IN THE SUN AND YOU NEED WATER, SO MAKE WATER BREAKS PART OF WATER SAFETY, RIGHT? PLANNING AHEAD BRING REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES FOR EVERYONE. START HYDRATED. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE THIRSTY FOR THE WATER. ALWAYS SCHEDULE THE SHADE SLASH COOLING BREAKS AND THEN OFFER WATER RICH SNACKS LIKE FRUITS. OKAY, WHEN IT'S CANDY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT SUCKS UP ALL THE WATER. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE HYDRATED AND NOT TRYING TO BALANCE OUT. WATCH FOR HEAT, ILLNESS, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, NAUSEA. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT ILLNESS. GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO SHADE, SLASH COOL AREAS AND HYDRATE AND THEN CALL 911 WHEN THERE'S CONFUSION OR FAINTING OR HEAT STROKE SYMPTOM INVOLVED. FOR KIDS, PLAIN WATER IS A BEST CHOICE. DRINK FOR CHILDREN. WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN DO DRINK LIKE ENERGY DRINKS AND GATORADE, POWERADE, ALL THE THINGS NOT UNDER ARMOR. THAT'S A CLOTHING BUT BODY ARMOR. THANK YOU. BUT THEY ALSO DRINK THOSE TOO. SO JUST MAKING SURE, JUST MAKING SURE THAT PLAIN WATER IS THE PRIORITY. AND THEN YOUNG CHILDREN DEPEND ON ADULTS FOR HYDRATION REMINDERS. THEY'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT WATER. THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT HAVING FUN AND DOING DIVES AND HANDSTANDS AND ALL THAT. SO IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. USE SPORTS DRINKS ONLY WHEN APPROPRIATE FOR PROLONGED HEAT, INTENSE ACTIVITIES. OKAY, SO WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE IN SPORT.
WELL, MINE IS THREE. HE'S NOT THERE YET, BUT SOME OF US DO HAVE KIDS THAT ARE IN SPORTS.
SO JUST PRIORITIZING PLAYING WATER AND THEN THOSE SPORTS DRINKS AND THEN WATCH THEM IN MODERATION. THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOWNING LIKE FIVE SPORTS DRINKS. OH, NOPE. SAFETY TIPS AND SKILLS. SO RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF DROWNING IS VERY IMPORTANT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT DROWNING LOOKS LIKE, BUT LIKE I SAID, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, DROWNING IS SILENT AND QUICK.
AND SO RECOGNIZING THOSE SIGNS CAN SAVE TIME AND A LIFE. HEAD POSITIONING, DEPENDING ON HOW IT LOOKS, IS HEAD LOW IN THE WATER WITH MOUTH AT WATER LEVEL OR TILTED BACK, TRYING TO BREATHE, TRYING TO KEEP THE WATER OUT SO THAT THEY CAN BREATHE, HYPERVENTILATING OR GASPING FOR AIR DURING THAT TIME, THEIR MOVEMENT TRYING TO SWIM IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION WITHOUT MAKING ANY HEADWAY. THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE, PROBABLY DISCOMBOBULATED. THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION TO REALLY GO INTO BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO PADDLE. THEIR ENERGY
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IS BEING USED IN OTHER PLACES. BODY POSITION. THEY'RE UPRIGHT IN THE WATER, NOT USING THEIR LEGS. I KNOW THAT WOULD BE PRETTY HARD TO TELL IF THEY'RE USING THEIR LEGS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THAT. BUT JUST HAVING THAT, THAT DISCERNMENT, SILENCE AND THEN LACK OF FOCUS, UNABLE TO HOLD EYE CONTACT OR FIXATE ON ANYTHING. RIGHT. AFTER WATER WARNING SIGNS, WHEN TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH WAS THERE. OKAY, AFTER A WATER RESCUE OR BREATHING SCARE, YOU WANT TO MONITOR THE INDIVIDUAL FOR COUGHING THAT DOES NOT IMPROVE OR TROUBLE BREATHING ANY CHEST PAIN THAT THEY TRY TO RELATE. THESE ARE CHILDREN THAT WE'RE LIKELY TALKING ABOUT HERE. THIS DOES APPLY TO ADULTS AS WELL, BUT FOR CHILDREN, THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THAT THEY HAVE CHEST PAIN. SO JUST BEING ALERT, EXTREME TIREDNESS, TIREDNESS, EXCUSE ME, CONFUSION OR EVEN BLUE OR GRAY LIPS, JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE THEM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET CHECKED OUT. CALL 911 OR SEEK EMERGENCY CARE IF BREATHING SYMPTOMS APPEAR OR WORSEN AFTER A WATER INCIDENT LIKE I JUST MENTIONED. AND THEN PREVENTION STILL MATTERS MOST. SO SUPERVISION THOSE BARRIERS SWIM SKILLS. CPR ESPECIALLY GOES A LONG WAY.INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE OR LOOK AROUND FOR SOMEONE TO HELP AND ASSIST, THAT PERSON CAN BE YOU. SO JUST A FEW PREVENTION TIPS FOR DROWNING. ALWAYS SWIM IN A LIFEGUARDED AREA. PROVIDE CLOSE AND CONSTANT ATTENTION TO YOUR CHILDREN. FENCE POOLS AND SPAS WITH ADEQUATE BARRIERS. WHEN I SAY SPAS AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAUNAS OR STEAM ROOMS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, GO AHEAD AND JUST BLOCKING THOSE OFF. LEARNING SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY, SURVIVAL SKILLS. AND THEN LASTLY, WEARING THOSE US COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKETS, ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS, CHILDREN OR ADULTS. AND THEN WE HAVE SURVIVAL SKILLS. SO NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE. PREVENTION AND THEN SURVIVAL. RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF SOMEONE IN TROUBLE AND SHOUT FOR HELP. RESCUE AND REMOVE THE PERSON FROM THE WATER WITHOUT PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER. IF YOU CANNOT SWIM, DO NOT RUN INTO THE WATER. OKAY, THIS. WE DON'T WANT AN EXTRA PERSON THAT WE HAVE TO ASSIST GOING IN, BUT YOU CAN BE THE PERSON TO CALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND IF ALONE, GIVE TWO MINUTES OF CARE THEN PROCEED TO CALL EMS, BEGIN RESCUE BREATHING AND CPR, AND THEN USE AED IF AVAILABLE, AND TRANSFER CARE TO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT IF NEED BE. OKAY. AND THEN I THOUGHT, WHY NOT ADD A PARENT CAREGIVER WATER DAY CHECKLIST, RIGHT? USE THIS QUICK PLAN BEFORE POOL PARTIES, LAKE DAYS, AND BEACH TRIPS.
OKAY, BEFORE YOU GO CHECK THE WEATHER, BEACH FLAGS OR POOL RULES, PACK SOME WATER, SUNSCREEN, HATS, SUNGLASSES, AND LIFE JACKETS. CHOOSE BRIGHT SWIMWEAR AND THEN IDENTIFY THE NEAREST LIFEGUARD SLASH EXIT AVAILABLE. WHILE YOU'RE THERE, ASSIGN A WATER WATCHER SHIFTS.
DON'T FORGET YOUR. YOUR LANYARDS KEEP NON-SWIMMERS WITHIN ARM'S REACH. TAKE SUNSCREEN, SHADE AND HYDRATION BREAKS AND USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM AND THEN WHEN IT IS AN EMERGENCY, NO REACH OR THROW. DON'T GO. OKAY, SO EITHER YOU CAN REACH THEM OR YOU CAN THROW ONE OF THE LIFE RAFTS TO THEM. BUT IF YOU CANNOT SWIM, DO NOT GO. AND THEN OF COURSE, DEPENDING ON THE ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS, IF THE ENVIRONMENT IS UNSAFE, DO NOT. THOUGH EVEN IF YOU CAN'T SWIM, CALL 911 EARLY. START CPR IF TRAINED AND NEEDED AND THEN SEEK CARE AFTER ANY BREATHING SCARE. OKAY? AND THESE ARE MY RESOURCES THAT I CAN PROVIDE. THESE ARE SOME INFOGRAPHICS THAT WE TEND TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. THEY ARE NOT. THESE AREN'T ALL OF THEM, BUT THEY ARE GOOD AND REALLY WELL LIKED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND CAN PROVIDE THEM TO YOU ALL AS WELL AT EVENTS. AND THEN HERE ARE ALSO SOME WATER SAFETY ONLINE COURSES THAT ARE ALL FREE ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. AND EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO BECOME AN AMERICAN RED CROSS AMBASSADOR FOR WATER SAFETY ONLINE, YOU CAN. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO SWIM LESSONS, WE ALSO HAVE SOME LISTED HERE THAT ARE ALSO FREE FOR FAMILIES. SO IF YOU ALL WANT THAT INFORMATION, JUST EMAIL ME. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS? YES. YEAH. IT MENTIONED THAT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DROWNINGS. I KNOW WE HAD I THINK I REMEMBER EVEN ONE, MAYBE EVEN TWO INCIDENTS RECENTLY OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE DROWNED IN LIKE RETAINING PONDS. SO WHAT EXTRA TIPS DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR THOSE NONVERBAL CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS? I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE PARENTS AND THE CAREGIVERS GET THAT CPR TRAINING. I ALSO DO BELIEVE FOR AUTISTIC
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CHILDREN SPECIFICALLY, THAT EXTRA TRAINING THERE IS A TRAINING FOR WATER SAFETY INVOLVING THEM. WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE REALLY ATTRACTED TO WATER. AND SO THOSE BARRIERS THAT I MENTIONED THAT THAT FIRM, WHAT IS IT OBSERVATION OF THE CHILDREN AND JUST MAKING SURE THINGS ARE OUT OF REACH AT ALL TIMES ARE REFERRED. BUT I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THAT SPECIFIC POPULATION BECAUSE I MENTIONED, YES, AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND THEN SEPARATE FROM THEM MALES, THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THAT SWIM SKILL EXPERIENCE. AND SO BOTH OF THOSE POPULATIONS ARE VERY WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM A LOT MORE. SO. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WATER SAFETY, AMBASSADOR? WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? SO WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, YOU CAN ATTEND EVENTS AND VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME. YOU WOULD SHARE THESE THINGS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU LIVE IN OR SERVE. SO CURRENTLY I LIVE IN HARRIS COUNTY, BUT I SERVE 15 OTHER ONES. SO WHENEVER IT IS TIME FOR WATER SAFETY, USUALLY WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO SHOOT FOR LIKE SPRING BEFORE SUMMER, BEFORE SPRING BREAK, BEFORE SUMMER AS WELL, TRY TO START AND THEN WE CONTINUE IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO WHATEVER EVENTS YOU MAY HAVE, LIKE HEALTH FAIRS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WE EVEN DO BABY SHOWERS. SO AT THE VA HOSPITAL, TEXAS CHILDREN'S, I BELIEVE IS HAVING A BABY SHOWER NEXT WEEK. AND SO JUST THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS IS WHERE YOU CAN ADVOCATE FOR BEING A WATER AMBASSADOR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TOO. IT JUST REALLY DRIVES THE INITIATIVE. SO I JUST HAVE A COMMENT FOR DROWNING. SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE A BOBBING ACTION, LIKE THEIR HEAD GOES UP AND DOWN. YES. SO I'VE SEEN THAT A FEW TIMES. WAS THAT AN OPEN BODY EXPERIENCE, OPEN BODY OF WATER EXPERIENCE? YEAH. YES OR NO? IN THE POOL TOO. IN THE POOL. JUST KIND OF LIKE THEY WON'T YELL OR ANYTHING, BUT THEY'LL JUST KEEP POPPING THEIR HEAD UP AND THEY'RE TRYING. YEAH, YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS JUST, I KNOW YOU SAID LIKE A FENCE OR SOMETHING, BUT JUST MAKING SURE IT'S CLOSED. YEAH. SO THAT BECAUSE KIDS GET INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S YARDS, THAT'S, THAT'S TRUE TOO. YES. AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, GATES, ESPECIALLY WITH PROPERTIES WITH A LOT OF LAND, THERE'S NO NEED FOR LIKE A GATE UNLESS YOU HAVE LIKE ANIMALS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YEAH, CHILDREN GET INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S POOLS QUITE OFTEN. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOUR POOL, OKAY, SECURED THE NET, THE POOL ALARMS, THE FOR FENCING, THERE ARE ITEMS OUT THERE TO PREVENT. YES. OH. OH YES, YES. WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT TO BUY A HOUSE WITH A POOL. AS FAR AS THE PRIORITY IS THE FENCE, THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD DO THE ALARM. THE DOOR LOCKS. IT DOESN'T HAVE REALLY ANY PROTECTION ON IT RIGHT NOW. OKAY, SO I ALSO TEACH HOME SAFETY AND CHILDPROOFING CHILD.ANYTHING THAT HARMS OUR CHILDREN. YOU ALL I, I COVER. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY CHILDPROOF THAT DOOR THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO IT. AND THEN YES, A FENCE IS WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION FIRST, BECAUSE EVEN WITH THE NET, DEPENDING ON HOW SMALL YOUR CHILD IS, IT MIGHT WELL NETS COVER ONTO THE CONCRETE SO THEY SHOULD NOT FALL THROUGH, BUT JUST GIVING YOU THAT PEACE OF MIND BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD. SO JUST EVEN THINKING LIKE THE NET, JUST THE NET, THAT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH FOR ME PERSONALLY. SO THE FENCE IS A RECOMMENDATION. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A COMMENT. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO LOST THEIR CHILD, WHO WAS A SWIMMER, A COMPETITIVE SWIMMER. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT HE WAS DOING LAPS DURING LIKE IT WAS LATE EVENING DOING LAPS, NOT SUPERVISED. SO LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE A RUNNER, YOU GET TIRED, YOU CAN STOP. AND IT WAS THE HOME POOL WASN'T SUPERVISED AND DROWNED. LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF YOUR KID KNOWS HOW TO SWIM, JUST THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMEONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE KID. EXACTLY THAT. ACTIVE SUPERVISION, THE LIFEGUARDS, THE PARENTS, THE CAREGIVERS. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. DROWNING IS SILENT AND WITH NO ONE BEING THERE, IT'S LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR. OKAY. THIS WILL BE THE LAST QUESTION. YES. WHAT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDED AGE TO BEGIN? I'VE SEEN FOR CHILDREN. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? YEAH, I'VE SEEN BABIES START AS EARLY AS LIKE EIGHT MONTHS. YEAH. EIGHT MONTHS EARLY. THE EARLIER THE BETTER SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY, THEY KEEP THAT THEY RETAIN THAT INFORMATION. A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE LEARNED IS BASED OFF OF BODY INSTINCT. AND IT DEPENDS ON THE SCENARIO. AND THEY ARE GIVEN A COUPLE OF GOOD SCENARIOS TO REALLY LIKE OVER, OVER ACHIEVE.
SORRY. SO THEY'RE REALLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL
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RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE MELISSA COMING UP HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET TO HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE GREAT NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AT FORT BEND ISD. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICTORIA. I GOT IT. I WAS GOING TO SAY GOOD EVENING, BUT THAT'S WHAT I USUALLY SAY UP HERE. BUT IT'S GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE COMING IN FORT BEND ISD ASSOCIATED WITH OUR REDESIGN. AND THEN I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR ONE OF OUR NEW PROGRAMS AS WELL. SO REALLY WHAT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IS SOME EXPANDED LANGUAGE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT WE HAVE LAUNCHING IN THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS SOME STUDENT CHOICE OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO SOME NEW PROGRAMING AND THEN SOME NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE BUILDING IN TO ATTRACT EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO TO RETAIN OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES. AND SO ONE OF OUR BOARD GOALS AND PRIORITIES IS AROUND SUCCESSFUL STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH ENHANCED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO REALLY, MY GOAL HERE IS TO SHARE WHAT SOME OF THOSE ENHANCED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THAT WILL THEN IMPACT STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. SO SOME OF THOSE LONG TERM IMPACTS. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR 2627, SOME OF THE REDESIGN OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO FORT BEND ISD BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 2026 IS A MANDARIN IMMERSION PROGRAM THAT IS AT ONE OF OUR LANGUAGE CHOICE PROGRAMS. THAT'S BEGINNING EARLY ON. I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THE DETAILS THERE. WE ARE LAUNCHING A VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL OPTION FOR STUDENTS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WE'VE GOT SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS THAT WE WILL BE LAUNCHING TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE, WHICH IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR LANGUAGE CHOICE PROGRAMS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, LIMITED OPEN ENROLLMENT. THAT THAT WINDOW WAS OPEN BEGINNING OF MAY, EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE AND THEN SOME LEADERSHIP PIPELINES. AND THAT SPEAKS TO SOME OF THAT RETENTION PIECE. HOW DO YOU KEEP EMPLOYEES? YOU KEEP THEM BY INVESTING IN THEM. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FORT BEND ISD? SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FORT BEND ISD IS A DESTINATION DISTRICT. AND SO WE LAUNCHED KIND OF THESE TWO DIFFERENT AVENUES TO HAVE SOME CHOICE IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU ATTEND FOR NEXT YEAR. SO WE HAVE AN INTRA DISTRICT, MEANING I LIVE HERE IN FORT BEND ISD.MY STUDENT GOES TO FORT BEND ISD. HOW CAN I TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT? OKAY, INTERDISTRICT, THAT'S OUR LIMITED OPEN ENROLLMENT OPTION. AND THOSE ARE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE NOT RESIDENTS AND WHO DO NOT. MAYBE THEY LIVE IN A LEAF OR THEY LIVE IN STAFFORD AND THEY WANT TO COME TO FORT BEND ISD TO HAVE OUR LEARNING EXPERIENCES HERE. SO THESE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT LAUNCHED WITH AN APPLICATION PROCESS THAT OPENED ON MAY THE 1ST, I BELIEVE, OR APRIL 24TH. IT'S LIKE END OF APRIL. AND THEN NOTIFICATION RELATED TO THIS WILL BE COMING VERY SOON. FOR THOSE THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ONE CAVEAT THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IS THAT THROUGH BOTH OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, SO THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THE CHILD TO THE THEIR SCHOOL OF CHOICE IF THEY GOT ACCEPTED INTO THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR LANGUAGE CHOICE PROGRAMS. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY TEAM IS LEADING THIS EFFORT AND THEY'RE SUPER PUMPED. AND WE HAD OUR COMMITMENT. WE HAD OUR COMMITMENT SESSIONS LAST WEEK. WE HAD TONS OF PARENTS AND KIDS.
THEY'RE EXCITED. SO WE ARE LAUNCHING A MANDARIN IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR INCOMING KINDER STUDENTS ONLY IN THIS FIRST COHORT. AND THEN THE PROGRAM WILL BUILD ON ITSELF YEAR OVER
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YEAR. RIGHT? SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE A GROUP OF KINDERGARTEN KIDDOS, AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADERS, AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL FOR NEXT YEAR. OUR SITE FOR MANDARIN IMMERSION PROGRAM IS COLONY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY. SO WE HAD THE APPLICATION OPEN IN FEBRUARY, CLOSED THAT THAT APPLICATION, AND THEN RAN OUR LOTTERY SYSTEM TO SELECT THE STUDENTS THAT WOULD ENGAGE IN THAT PROGRAM. AND THEN WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE LEFT IN THAT PROGRAM. SO WE OPENED THE APPLICATION BACK UP. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST YOURSELF OR FRIENDS OR FAMILIES OUT THERE, WE HAVE SOME LIMITED SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE IN THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE, SIMILAR MODEL. NEXT YEAR WILL BE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ONLY. AND THEN WE WILL EXPAND YEAR OVER YEAR UNTIL WE HAVE AN ENTIRE KINDERGARTEN CLASS KINDER THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. THE FOCUS IN A TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM IS THAT YOU HAVE A GROUP OF NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKING STUDENTS, AND THEN NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS OR SOME OTHER NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND THEY LEARN TOGETHER IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH, SO THAT BY THE TIME THEY FINISH THEIR FIFTH GRADE YEAR, THEY THEY ARE BOTH GROUPS ARE FLUENT IN BOTH LANGUAGES, ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE WILL HAVE TWO CAMPUSES LAUNCHING THIS PROGRAM NEXT YEAR.BARRINGTON PLACE ELEMENTARY AND COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY. AND LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD OUR INITIAL COMMITMENT CEREMONIES WITH FAMILIES LAST WEEK WITH GREAT ATTENDANCE AND LOTS OF EXCITEMENT TO TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE LIMITED SEATS LEFT IN THIS PROGRAM AT BARRINGTON PLACE. AND SO IF ANYBODY, IF, IF YOU KNOW, FAMILIES OUT THERE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN, IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, WE DID OPEN THE APPLICATION BACK UP SO THAT WE COULD FILL THOSE SEATS. FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS. WE WILL HAVE SIX LAUNCHING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. COLEMAN IS GOING TO FOCUS IN ON AVIATION AND AEROSPACE. SO THEY WILL HAVE SOME SPECIALIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT KIND OF CATER TO THAT LEARNING. BOTH SCHOOL WIDE EXPERIENCES AND THEN TARGETED EXPERIENCES IN THE SIXTH GRADE. SO WE'RE STARTING IT WITH OUR SIXTH GRADE COHORT WITH SOME OF THOSE SPECIALIZED HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
CROCKETT IS GOING TO FOCUS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. GARCIA WILL HAVE A CREATIVE ARTS AND INNOVATION CHOICE PROGRAM THERE, HODGES BEND AND ENVIRO TECH LEARNING LAB. MISSOURI CITY WILL FOCUS IN ON PARTNERSHIP FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND SATARTIA LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. AND SO I TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT THAT APPLICATION PROCESS FOR INTRA AND INTER DISTRICT FAMILIES COULD HAVE APPLIED TO TRANSFER TO THESE CAMPUSES TO BE PART OF THESE PROGRAMS. OKAY. AND SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL. AND STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT BEING PART OF THESE KIND OF HANDS ON EXPERIENCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT GET THEM PLUGGED IN TO THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMING. AND SO WE, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL OPTION FOR NEXT YEAR. THE FOCUS FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE ON RISING NINTH GRADERS. AND THIS WAS PURPOSEFUL SO THAT WE COULD START KIND OF SMALL AND HAVE TARGETED COURSES AVAILABLE AT THAT NINTH GRADE LEVEL. BUT ALSO THIS GIVES US TIME AS A DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR A STANDALONE VIRTUAL SCHOOL.
RIGHT NOW, THE HOST CAMPUS FOR THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL WILL BE KEMPNER HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH MEANS THAT THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE STUDENTS AT KEMPNER. THEY'LL BE REGISTERED AS KEMPNER STUDENTS EVENTUALLY. WHEN WE MOVE TO A STANDALONE, THEN THEY WILL BE THEIR OWN SCHOOL WHERE THEY THEIR GPA AND ALL OF THAT IS CALCULATED WITH JUST THE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE WANTED TO LAUNCH WITH A SMALL GROUP. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE STARTING WITH NINTH GRADE STUDENTS. IT IS ELIGIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO, WHO RESIDE IN
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FORT BEND ISD. SO THEIR ADDRESS IS IN FORT BEND. BUT WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN CAPTURING STUDENTS WHO LIVE ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS. RIGHT. ANY THEY COULD LIVE IN LUBBOCK AND APPLY TO BE PART OF OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAM, AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE EXTRACURRICULAR AND U.I.L. THOSE ARE GOVERNED BY U.I.L. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY U.I.L RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN U.I.L GOVERNED ACTIVITIES LIKE FINE ARTS AND SPORTS. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH U.I.L TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE GUIDELINES IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. RIGHT NOW, WHAT U.I.L IS COMMUNICATING IS THAT THEY DO HAVE TO BE ZONED TO THE SCHOOL, THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED TO KEMPNER, IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE U.I.L SPORTS. OTHER EXTRACURRICULARS, THOUGH, THAT AREN'T GOVERNED BY U.I.L STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TRANSPORT TO THE CAMPUS TO ENGAGE, WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR TYPE OF ACTIVITIES. BUT TRANSPORTATION IS NOT PROVIDED JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE TO PARTICIPATE. OF COURSE, IF THEY LIVE IN LUBBOCK, I DON'T FORESEE THEM DRIVING TO KEMPNER HIGH SCHOOL TO TO GO A PEP RALLY. BUT BUT I GUESS TECHNICALLY THEY COULD THERE ARE SOME STIPULATIONS, LIKE FOR STAR TESTING, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENT THAT THEY DO HAVE TO TEST ON SITE. BUT WEROUGH TH.IN TERMS OF THE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL. YOU THINK ESPECIALLY FOR THIS GROUP, WELL, HOW DO THEY GET THE THE COUNSELING AND THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THAT THEY MIGHT NEED? BECAUSE THEY DON'T THEY'RE NOT IN A BUILDING AND THERE'S NOT A TOUCH POINT WITH A PERSON EVERY DAY. SO THE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE COUNSELORS THAT ARE ON STAFF FOR THAT KIND OF TIER ONE SUPPORT. AND THEN BECAUSE THEY'RE VIRTUAL, WE ALSO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE WITH OUR VIRTUAL PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT THE STUDENTS NEED. SO THEY WILL BE FORT BEND ISD STUDENTS AND WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE OFFER OUR FACE TO FACE STUDENTS THAT WOULD JUST DO IT IN A VIRTUAL ENVI IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT. EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE. THIS IS ALSO REALLY EXCITING. WE'RE GOING TO START TO HAVE TWO YEAR OLDS IN THE DISTRICT. THAT'S FUN RIGHT? WELL, MAYBE NOT FUN FOR EVERYBODY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO START OFFERING EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE. IT WILL BE AT THE REESE CTE CENTER. IF Y'ALL HAVE EVER DRIVEN BY ON HIGHWAY 90 AND HIGHWAY SIX, RIGHT BY BEHIND THE HEB, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT SAYS 30 SPOTS UP HERE, BUT WE'RE UP TO NOW BEING ABLE TO OFFER 44, WHICH IS TWO FULL CLASSROOMS OF TWO AND THREE YEAR OLDS. OUR FOUR YEAR OLDS WOULD GO INTO A PRE-K PROGRAM, WHICH WE HAVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO OFFER. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF GETTING OUR LICENSE APPROVED SO THAT WE CAN BE A CERTIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDER. WE'RE STARTING SMALL. THAT'S WHY WE'RE AT REESE AND BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS. THE RATES ARE COMPARABLE, EVEN A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT'S BRINGING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AN A EARLY START, RIGHT? THE EARLIER YOU CAN GET YOUR CHILDREN INTO AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IS VERY, VERY APPEALING. AND FOR EMPLOYEES, THEY TRUST, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT. AND SO THIS PROVIDES A WAY FOR US TO BRING EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE INTO THE DISTRICT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. OUR LEADERSHIP PIPELINES, WE HAVE A FEW LAUNCHING IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE WANT TO RETAIN THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FORT BEND ISD. AND THAT MEANS WE NEED TO GROW PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO WANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE THEM TYPICALLY STAY IN AN ORGANIZATION, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE AN ASPIRE PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS WHO WANT TO GO INTO THAT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POSITION AND START TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO DO THAT. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ALSO HAVE LIKE AN EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY GET TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT JOB ROLE AND GET SOME HANDS ON EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING AND LEARNING RIGHT. WITH WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE, WE WILL HAVE
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THE ASCEND PROGRAM, WHICH IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS THAT HAVE A DESIRE TO BECOME A BUILDING, A CAMPUS LEVEL PRINCIPAL. I KNOW A LOT OF THAT LEARNING ALSO IS PARTNERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN ALL OF THESE JOB ROLES, ACCELERATE ARE OUR ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS, AND THOSE USUALLY ARE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY'RE THEY'RE KIND OF SECOND IN COMMAND, RIGHT? SO THEM WANTING TO BECOME A HEAD PRINCIPAL OF A CAMPUS. AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE A DESIRE TO WANT TO COME TO CENTRAL OFFICE AND HAVE THAT IMPACT, THAT POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. RIGHT. THEY'VE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR CAMPUS, AND THEY'RE GREAT LEADERS, AND NOW THEY WANT TO EXPAND THAT TO DISTRICT SYSTEMS. SO THAT'S THE ELEVATE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE LAUNCHING FOR CURRENT PRINCIPALS IN THE DISTRICT. SO WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WELLNESS IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL OF THIS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING BUILT, SO THAT WE HAVE A BALANCE BETWEEN THAT HIGH EXPECTATION AND THE THINGS THAT WE WANT ALL OUR KIDS TO BE DOING. ALSO, THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE MINDSET IS HOW DO WE SERVE AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS? HOW DO WE ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD THESE PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS? AND THEN THAT CULTURE OF CARE AS WE'RE BUILDING THESE SUPPORTS? SO I SPOKE TO THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT THE STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO GET TO EXPERIENCE THE ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT WE DO HAVE IN THE DISTRICT. AND THEN WE'RE THINKING THROUGH WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE NOT PHYSICALLY HERE IN THE DISTRICT, TO CONTINUE THAT WRAPAROUND SERVICE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN FORT BEND ISD? AND THAT'S IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, IT'S WORKING NOW. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY, AND IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS ARE STARTING ALL THESE GREAT PROGRAMS FIRST WITH THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM. I KNOW IT'S AT ONE SCHOOL. THE IMMERSION LANGUAGE IMMERSION IS THE WHOLE SCHOOL GOING TO BE LANGUAGE IMMERSION OR JUST A FEW CLASSES? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT WILL NOT BE THE WHOLE SCHOOL. THERE ARE TWO. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH TWO KINDERGARTEN CLASSES THAT ARE FULL, RIGHT? AND THEN EACH YEAR WE'LL LAYER ON TWO MORE CLASSROOMS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. SO THERE WILL BE A REGULAR PART OF THE SCHOOL AND THE IMMERSION PART OF THE SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE TEACHERS. YES. SO THE THEIR TEACHER WHO TEACHES THOSE IMMERSION, THOSE TWO IMMERSION CLASSROOMS WILL BE CERTIFIED FOR THAT. AND THEY WILL BE SELF-CONTAINED WITH THAT TEACHER. NOW THEY WILL BE PART OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY WILL GO TO OUT CLASS AND PARTICIPATE IN LUNCH AND FIELD TRIPS AND ALL THAT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. IT'S JUST THAT THEIR TEACHERS WILL BE MANDARIN CERTIFIED, AND THEY WILL BE WITH THEM AS THEIR TEACHER OF RECORD. OKAY, OKAY. NOW. TWO OUT OF HOUSING INFORMATION. IT VARIES BY CAMPUS, RIGHT? I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AT COLONY MEADOW. ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I REMEMBER SEEING FOUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AT THERE AT THERE WERE FOUR. YEAH, YEAH. SO THERE WERE FOUR AT THE COMMITMENT NIGHT THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING. SO WHEN YOU ADD THE OTHER TWO, THAT WOULD MAKE. SIX. IF THEY MAINTAIN FOR NEXT YEAR.OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I KNOW THE SIX OPTIONS. AWESOME. ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT. WILL THE WHOLE SCHOOL AGAIN BE THAT OR WILL IT BE ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THAT PROGRAM? WE ARE STARTING WITH SIXTH GRADE NEXT YEAR. OKAY. AND THEN THERE'S KIND OF TWO MODELS THERE. THERE ARE SOME SCHOOL WIDE ACTIVITIES WHERE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE PART OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHOICE PROGRAM AND STILL HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE. THE KIDS, THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHOICE PROGRAM, THOUGH, WILL
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HAVE SOME TARGETED EXPERIENCES JUST FOR THEM. AND THEY WILL PROBABLY TRAVEL AS A LIKE A COHORT IN THEIR SCHEDULE. NOT NOT EXACTLY. BECAUSE KIDS HAVE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, THEY CHOOSE DIFFERENT ELECTIVES AND THEY, YOU MIGHT HAVE A KID THAT'S IN AN ADVANCED MATH CLASS AND THEN NOT ADVANCED MATH CLASS, BUT THEY'RE BOTH IN THAT, RIGHT? SO THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO COHORT THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE SOME SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES. OKAY. AND THIS IS ALSO ALL OPEN TO ANYBODY IN THE DISTRICT.THIS IS PART OF THE INTRA DISTRICT. SO IF I HAD A YEAH. SO IF I HAD MY MY TWO CHILDREN WERE HERE IN FORT BEND ISD, IF I WANTED THEM, IF THEY WERE ZONED TO FIRST COLONY MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I WANTED THEM TO BE IN THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. I COULD HAVE FILED THE INTRA DISTRICT TRANSFER FOR THAT PROGRAM. OKAY, AWESOME. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE MY OWN TRANSPORTATION IF THEY GOT IN. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND NOW LAST QUESTION, WHICH IS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL. AND I KNOW IT'S AT KEMPNER WITH 100 SEATS. HOW IS THE RANKING GOING TO WORK FOR THOSE STUDENTS? SO THE GOAL IS FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN VIRTUAL PROGRAM BEFORE WE GET TO THE CLASS RANKING CALCULATIONS, MEANING. IT'S ONLY YEAH, IT WOULD ONLY BE FRESHMEN FOR NEXT YEAR, RIGHT? THEN WE'LL APPLY FOR IT TO BE A STANDALONE SCHOOL. THAT WAY, THE KIDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL, THEIR CLASS RANK WOULD BE CALCULATED BY THEMSELVES. RIGHT? OKAY, OKAY. AND THIS WILL BE FOR ANYBODY IN TEXAS.
ANYBODY IN TEXAS. OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAVE LIMITED TIME. SO FOR THE SIXTH, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOICES, THOSE SCHOOLS THAT YOU LISTED, THEIR FOCUS AREA THERE, THOSE ARE JUST THEIR FOCUS. THEY WON'T BE INTERCHANGING ACROSS SCHOOLS. IT'LL JUST BE THAT SCHOOL IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROGRAM HERE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALSO IN REFERENCE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS, THEY START IN GRADE SIX AND DOES IT IS IT A CONTINUATION TO 12TH GRADE? AND IS THERE ANY TYPE OF INCENTIVE AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM THAT THEY'LL RECEIVE? SO IT WILL GO THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THE FOLLOWING YEAR THERE WILL BE SET WILL LAYER ON SEVENTH GRADE, AND THEN THE YEAR AFTER THAT LAYER ON EIGHTH GRADE. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE CHOICE PROGRAMS, THEY DO CONNECT NICELY TO SOME HIGH SCHOOL CTE PROGRAMS. SO THE GOAL WOULD BE TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND HELP REINFORCE THAT FOR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHERE IT'S GOING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PATH, RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE ONE CONNECTION AT THIS TIME. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY CERTIFICATION TIED TO THIS YET, BUT ON THE AVIATION AND AEROSPACE, THERE ARE SOME COOL THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH GETTING DRONE LICENSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE PRETTY SHORT ON TIME. I'LL TAKE ONE MORE QUESTION AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN ASK HER QUESTIONS LATER. SO I GUESS A LOT OF THIS WAS DRIVEN BY THE BUDGET SHORTFALLS AT FORT BEND ISD. SO ANY PLANS TO OTHER ADDITIONAL OPTIONS? AND DO YOU HAVE ANY PRELIMINARY DATA ON HOW THIS COULD REALLY HELP WITH THE BUDGET SHORTFALL? ANY WHICH ONE OF THESE IS MAYBE HELPING THE MOST? I'D HAVE TO DO A LITTLE DIGGING INTO THAT SPECIFIC DATA. I DO KNOW THAT JUST BASED ON INITIAL DATA THAT'S COME IN FROM THE THE TRANSFER APPLICATION, WE DID HAVE OVER 200, MAYBE CLOSE TO 300 STUDENTS THAT WERE ARE NOT CURRENTLY FORT BEND ISD STUDENTS THAT APPLIED FOR NOT JUST THIS OPPORTUNITY, BUT ANY OF THE REDESIGN. AND SO WHEN YOU BRING KIDS IN, THAT DOES HELP WITH THE BUDGET PIECE TO. BUT GOOD QUESTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MELISSA. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THESE EXPLANATIONS. IT'S GREAT PROGRAM. YEAH. MELISSA, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO STAY AFTER FOR QUESTIONS.
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ALL RIGHTY. SO WE ARE NEEDING TO VOTE ON APRIL 20TH 26 MINUTES. AND SO JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, THIS IS ON CLASSROOM PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, OUR MAGIC PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. SECOND MOTION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? YEAH. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING SHACK CHAIR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. AND SHE'S GOING TO BE REVIEWING OUR GOALS AND MEETING DATES FOR NEXT YEAR. YAY! THANK YOU GUYS.
FIRST LINE OF BUSINESS. LEARN HOW TO USE. THIS IS IT. OH, I GOT IT. OKAY. WE PRESENTED THESE TO THE BOARD ON MONDAY, SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THESE WITH YOU TWO. OUR GOALS FOR 2627. OUR FIRST IS TO PROMOTE ACTION BASED LEARNING. AS YOU KNOW, OUR VERY SPECIAL DOCTOR CRAIG HERE. THIS IS HIS PASSION PROJECT. WE ALL BELIEVE IN IT TOO. SO KIDS CAN'T SIT STILL ALL DAY AND THAT'S FINE. THE ACTION BASED LEARNING PUTS THE MOVEMENT INTO THE LEARNING. SO DOCTOR CRAIG, DOCTOR DEREK HAS BEEN DOING STUDIES TO HELP SHOW HOW THIS IS HELPING, ESPECIALLY IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BRINGING US OUT THERE. HIS FINDINGS. AND SO WE WANTED TO PUT THIS AS A GOAL TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS AND ENCOURAGE THIS TO EXPAND ACROSS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE NEXT ONE IS LATER HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES. THIS IS A BIG ONE. AS
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MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDS LATER SCHOOL START TIMES. THIS IS A BIOLOGICAL NEED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR CHANGING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS THROUGHOUT AT THAT TIME OF THEIR LIFE. SO STARTING LATER HELPS THEM MENTALLY. CAR ACCIDENTS REDUCE. SO WE HAVE ASKED THE BOARD TO RESTART THIS, LOOKING AT THIS AGAIN TO TAKE STEPS TOWARDS THE FEASIBILITY OF SHIFTING TO A LATER SCHOOL START TIME. SO IN THE LAST ONE IS NUTRITION. WE'RE GOING TO REALLY ENCOURAGE FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS EVEN MORE TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD, TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER EATING. AND IT'S FUN. LOTS AND LOTS OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THERE. SO THOSE ARE OUR GOALS FOR 2627. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NOW WE HAVE TO GOSH, SHE'S GOING TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT OUR LEGISLATIVE REVIEW.OH, AND THEN, YEAH, MAKE SURE YOU GET THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR. TRY TO READ THAT EVERYBODY.
THIS IS YOUR EYE CHART FOR THE DAY. BUT IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND PLEASE, I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT EVERYTHING IS ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING EVERY SINGLE HANDOUT THAT WE HAVE OF OUR AT OUR MEETINGS AND ALL THE PRESENTATIONS. SO YEAH, I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT ONE. YEP. PUT THAT IN YOUR RIGHT. I'LL BE FAST AGAIN. YEAH. AS SHE SAID, THE ALL THE POWERPOINTS WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE. SO AND I DON'T HAVE TO DO THE INSPIRING SPEECHES, BUT WE, WE ARE GOING TO THERE ARE RUNOFFS STARTING NEXT WEEK, BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT. PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED TO VOTE YET, YOU STILL HAVE TIME FOR NOVEMBER. OKAY, SO YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR IS THE BIG YEAR, ODD YEARS, 90TH BIENNIAL LEGISLATURE. AGAIN, IT'LL BE 140 DAYS. THE KEY THING TO REMEMBER IS YOU CAN PROPOSE LEGISLATION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY WILL BE STARTING BILL PREP IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO WE HAVE FRIENDLIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE THAT LOVE TO HAVE CITIZENS PARTICIPATE. AND SO YOU CAN HAVE GET INVOLVED IN ACTUALLY PROPOSING LEGISLATION. SO HERE'S THE WEBSITE FOR FINDING OUT ABOUT LEGISLATION. AND THEN HERE'S SOME WEBSITES FOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, THE NITTY GRITTY OF THE EXISTING BILLS. BUT I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT LOOKING AT PROPOSED LEGISLATION. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE CODES. SO YOU HAVE LAWS. HOW DO YOU IMPLEMENT LAWS. WELL YOU HAVE THESE THINGS CALLED CODES. AND THOSE ARE THE NITTY GRITTY SORT OF ACTUAL TEXTUAL LANGUAGE THAT IMPLEMENTS THE BROADER CONCEPTS THAT ARE IN THE LAWS. SO AND THEN THE D, H, DSHS WEBSITE AND THEN THE TEXAS PLEDGE ONLINE WHERE YOU CAN GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY. SO I THINK I SHOWED SOME OF THIS LAST TIME, HB 18 MENTAL HEALTH, HB 1525 ABOUT HUMAN SEXUALITY INSTRUCTION, SB NINE RECOMMENDING PROCEDURES AND RECOMMENDING CHILD ABUSE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, DATING, VIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICKING CURRICULUM. SB 12 IS THE BIG ONE, WHICH IS ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. I BELIEVE THE BOARD JUST VOTED ON THAT A COUPLE OF LAST MONTH, MAYBE SB 11 FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, AND THEN SB 13 WAS ANOTHER BIG ONE, WHICH WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I THINK WAS ABOUT DISTRICT LIBRARY MATERIALS AND CATALOGS AND ADVISORY COUNCILS. AND THEN SB 435, WHICH WAS INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT HOW SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCILS CAN HELP WITH THE OPIOID AND OPIOID ADDICTION AND ABUSE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO THIS IS JUST A GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF LIKE, THINGS THAT LEGISLATION LOOKS AT AND, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS REQUIREMENTS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE CODE. YOU KNOW, WE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS UNDER TEXAS LAW REQUIRES YOU TO TALK ABOUT EMOTIONAL REGULATION, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AND INSTRUCTION. AND THEN THERE, THE WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE COMMUNITY, WHOLE CHILD MODEL.
SO THE STUFF THAT YOU HEAR IN OUR WEBSITE, IT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED BY LAW. IT'S NOT JUST
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SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE THOUGHT UP. IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE EDUCATION CODE. MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING CHANGES. SO THERE'S BEEN AN EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH FOCUS TALKING ABOUT, WE HAD A GREAT TALK LAST MONTH ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND EXPANDED TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH AND AWARENESS. AND IT'S AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S ALL IN THE LAW. SO WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLY AS MUCH AS WE CAN. AND THEN PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENTS. THERE'S A LOT THAT WAS THE SB 11 WHERE PARENTAL CONTROL OVER STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES. SO IN A WEIRD WAY, THIS IS WHERE THAT WHOLE OPT IN VERSUS OPT OUT THING HAPPENS. WHERE ORIGINALLY IT USED TO BE STUDENTS WERE ALL AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN THINGS. AND NOW AS A PART OF THE CONSENT, EXPLICIT PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT, PARENTS ACTUALLY HAVE TO ACTIVELY AGREE THAT THEIR STUDENTS SHOULD BE ENROLLED IN ANY OF THESE INITIATIVES. SO LIKE WHEN WE HAD OUR KIDS TALKING ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMING, WE HAD TO HAVE PARENTS ACTUALLY AGREE ONCE AGAIN IN WRITING THAT THEY SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THAT, GOOD OR BAD, NOT JUDGING, JUST IT'S ALL OUT THERE IN STATE LAW, CELL PHONE RESTRICTIONS. YOU BEATEN THAT TO DEATH. BUT HEY, WE'RE WE'RE DOING IT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECESS. I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY A MENTION THAT SHARKS ARE SUPPOSED TO REVIEW RECESS POLICIES, RECOMMEND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PROMOTE STUDENT FITNESS. AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ALSO SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED LIKE STUDENT HEALTH SHARKS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS. NUTRITION AND OBESITY PREVENTION. THAT WAS, I THINK, A TOPIC AT ONE POINT THIS YEAR TOO. SO WE'RE IF IF PEOPLE CARE, WE ARE IN VIOLENT AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE PRIORITIES AND LEGISLATION, WE ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. HOUSE BILL SIX, WHICH BROADENED DISCIPLINARY AND REMOVAL POWERS RELATED TO DISRUPTIVE OR VIOLENT STUDENT BEHAVIOR, AND THEN HEALTH, EDUCATION, SEX EDUCATION. AGAIN, SHAQ IS INVOLVED IN SOME OF THAT. IT ALSO BRINGS IN PARENTAL BILLS OF RIGHTS. THAT WAS THE VOTE, I BELIEVE, LAST MONTH, WHERE ABOUT SOCIAL TRANSITIONING SUPPORT AND REDUCED DEI RELATED PROGRAMING, RELIGION AND SCHOOL CLIMATE POLICY. SO THIS IS THE ALL IMPORTANT TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAYS IN CLASSROOMS. SENATE BILL 11, WHICH WAS THE OPTIONAL PRAYER PERIOD. TEXAS DISTRICTS, INCLUDING FORT BEND ISD, HAVE DECLINED TO IMPLEMENT THE PRAYER PROVISIONS. YAY! YEAH, I WILL EDITORIALIZE ON THAT ONE. THESE LAWS HAVE SPARKED ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT STUDENT INCLUSION, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, CAMPUS CLIMATE AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY FOR MINORITY FAITH COMMUNITIES. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONTROVERSY ABOUT FORT BEND ISD WAS ONE OF THE 11 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SPECIFICALLY HAD AN INJUNCTION IN PLACE. THE FIFTH CIRCUIT LIFTED THE INJUNCTION. SO NOW, I GUESS FORT BEND ISD IS TRYING TO DEAL WITH HOW TO COMPLY, EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS THING CALLED SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE FEDERAL LAW, OVERCOMING STATE LAW. BUT WE'LL LET THE I GUESS THE PEOPLE DUKE IT OUT. MY FRIENDS AT THE ACLU.BIG PICTURE TREND. TEXAS EDUCATION POLICY IS MOVING IN TWO DIRECTIONS AT ONCE INCREASED ATTENTION TO MENTAL HEALTH, SCHOOL SAFETY, PHYSICAL WELLNESS, NUTRITION, AND TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS ON STUDENTS, WHILE ALSO INCREASING PARENTAL CONTROL RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN COUNSELING, INSTRUCTION TOPICS, AND STATE OVERSIGHT OF SCHOOL CULTURE ISSUES. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS STUFF. THE BAD NEWS IS OUR FORT BEND ISD IS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SOUPS AND ADMIN ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH HOW TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THESE SORT OF CONFLICTING PUSHES AND PULLS IN TERMS OF LAW VERSUS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE LAWS.
SO THAT'S IT. AND IF ANY ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I'M GOING TO WORK THIS SUMMER ON TRYING TO LIKE MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURED IN TERMS OF LAWS VERSUS POLICIES AND ALL OF THAT. SO YEAH, SO SORRY. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IT'S ABOUT THE RUNOFFS. SOME ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLERS ASKED ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IF YOU VOTED IN THE PRELIMINARIES FOR DEMOCRATS RUNOFF, YOU CAN ONLY VOTE NO. NO, ONCE YOU'RE COMMITTED TO A SPECIFIC PARTY AND YOU HAVE TO VOTE IN THAT SAME. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SAID. LIKE IN THE RUNOFFS, YOU CAN ONLY VOTE REPUBLICANS IF YOU VOTED REPUBLICANS IN THE PRELIM. BUT
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SO THIS KID JUST TURNED 18. CAN THAT IF THEY'RE REGISTERED, THEY CAN CHOOSE AND THEY CAN VOTE IN THE. THEY. I BELIEVE THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE PASSED LIKE APRIL 27TH, MAYBE TO REGISTER TO VOTE. BUT IF THEY REGISTERED, THEN THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND PICK WHICH PRIMARY PRIMARY THEY WANT TO VOTE IN. SO OKAY, SO IN THE RUNOFF, LIKE SINCE THEY TURNED 18, AFTER THE PRELIMINARIES, THEY CAN VOTE FOR EITHER. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. WELL, THEY STILL HAVE TO CHOOSE DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, BUT THEY CAN CHOOSE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. OKAY. SO I'M ONE OF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELORS IN T&-PO COMING TO FORT BEND ISD, I WAS ALSO A PARENT TO MY NIECE. AND SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE HOW FAR WE HAVE COME WITH ALL OF THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AS FAR AS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM RESOURCES FOR. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF TRAUMA INFORMED CARE STRATEGIES EMBEDDED INTO THE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. AND SO I THINK WE DO HAVE IT ON THE RESTORATIVE END. BUT IF WE CAN LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SERVING ALL CHILDREN WHO MAY COME FROM TRAUMA BACKGROUNDS. YEAH, YEAH. AND JUST AN EDITORIAL ON THAT NOTE, I THINK VOUCHERS ARE IMPORTANT IN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS HERE WHO MAY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND TRAUMA, TRAUMA, BECAUSE THE PERFECT KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO GO OVER TO, TO THE A VOUCHER SUPPORTED SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS AND THINGS. SO I THINK OVERALL, WE WILL HAVE A CERTAIN CHANGE IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS JUST BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE POTENTIALLY HIGHER PERCENTAGES. SO THAT'S A REALLY GREAT POINT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. I AGREE AS A MOTHER OF CHILDREN ADOPTED THROUGH CPS THAT THEY DON'T THEY RECEIVED DYSLEXIA SUPPORT, BUT THEY'RE NOT IN A, YOU KNOW, A SELF-CONTAINED SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM. BUT THEY STILL NEED THAT TRAUMA BASED, INFORMED. AND A LOT OF KIDS DO. SO YEAH. THANK YOU. SORRY I WENT TOO FAST. OKAY. SO I WANT TO SHE I DON'T IS CHRIS HERE? OH, THERE SHE IS. SO WE HAVE A SHACK SPOTLIGHT. THIS IS FROM SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY, OUR CAMPUS WELLNESS COMMITTEE REP. NOT ONLY DOES SHE SUPPORT US HERE AT SHACK, BUT SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB OF SUPPORTING AND REALLY TAKING THAT ROLE OF THE PARENT PIECE FROM OUR CAMPUS WELLNESS COMMITTEES. SO THE CAMPUS WELLNESS COMMITTEES HAVE THERE TO BE MADE UP OF PARENTS, FACULTY, SOME STUDENT INVOLVEMENT. AND THAT'S ONE OF MY BIG PUSHES BECAUSE I ALSO WORK WITH THOSE, THOSE LEADERS ON CAMPUS IS TO GET THAT PARENT CONNECTION. AND CHRIS AND I KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR. AND THEN WE SEE THAT SHE'S ROLLED OUT SOME WONDERFUL THINGS THERE. AND HER NURSE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID, WHAT A WONDERFUL ASSET SHE IS TO THEIR CAMPUS. AND SHE CREATED THIS FLIER AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS. SO I LOVE, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE WORKS WEEK IS PE AND NATIONAL SPORT WEEK. SO SHE PUT THAT UP THERE JUST FOR ME. I KNOW SHE DID IT. SUPER AWESOME FOR ALL OF US COACHES. THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF HER. AND THAT'S HER NURSE DRESSED UP AS THEIR MASCOT THERE. THEY PUT THE THE RIBBONS FOR GREEN MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, AND THEN THEY DID THE ROLL WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL. AND THEY HAD, LIKE I SAID, PATCHES THERE AND JUST A WONDERFUL THING. SO WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE WHOOP WHOOP. YOU'RE AWESOME TO CHRIS FOR DOING THAT. AND OUR CAMPUS WELLNESS COMMITTEE AND ON THEIR CAMPUS FOR THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER RECOGNITIONS MOVING AHEAD. AND I'M GOING TO HAVE MARIA JOHNSON COME UP HERE.SHE'S OUR SHE'S OUR NURSE, BUT ALSO FOR OUR DISTRICT COORDINATOR OF HEALTH SERVICES.
AND I'LL LET HER TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OTHER SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS. HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARIA JOHNSON. LIKE SHE SAID, I'M THE COORDINATOR OF SCHOOL NURSE SERVICES, SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE TWO OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF OUR NURSING TEAM FOR AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT. EACH YEAR, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE HONORS EXCEPTIONAL NURSES ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL SALUTE TO NURSES PROGRAM. THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS NURSES WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP, PATIENT CARE, ADVOCACY, COMPASSION AND SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IT IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED HONOR WITH NOMINEES REPRESENTING HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, UNIVERSITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WE ARE
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INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SHARE THAT TWO OF OUR VERY OWN NURSES, NATALIE BOSTIC AT JAMES REESE CTC. AND JENNY GEORGE AT SCANLON OAKS ELEMENTARY, WERE SELECTED. THEY WERE BOTH SELECTED AS TOP TEN SCHOOL NURSES IN THE HOUSTON AREA. SO THIS RECOGNITION IS A REFLECTION NOT ONLY OF THEIR CLINICAL EXPERTISE, BUT ALSO OF THEIR COMPASSION, DEDICATION AND SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF EVERY SINGLE DAY. SCHOOL NURSES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS TRULY REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF OUR PROFESSION. UNFORTUNATELY, JENNY WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING TODAY, BUT WE STILL WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THIS WELL-DESERVED HONOR FOR BOTH OF THEM. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING NATALIE BOSTIC AND JENNY GEORGE FOR THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE IMPACT YOU'VE MADE, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A HUGE RECOGNITION BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY NURSES. WE HAVE THE MEDICAL CENTER AND SO MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND TO HAVE NOT ONE, BUT TWO NURSES SELECTED IS QUITE A FEAT. SO I SAID, THE GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR IS FIVE OUT OF TEN. SO I HAVE HIGH HOPES. BUT WE DID HAVE ONE LAST YEAR ALSO. SO THAT'S WHY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND JUST A LITTLE RECAP WE WENT OVER THIS LAST TIME, BUT TO CLOSE OUT OUR SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY, IT WAS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ONE OF THE LITTLE GREEN DUCKS OVER THERE. THERE'S ONE FOR YOU AND FOR US TO TAKE WITH YOU. IT WAS ALSO FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH. NATIONAL PE AND SPORT WEEK WAS THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY THAT WE HAD OUR SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY, CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL STAFF THAT HELPS KEEP OUR STUDENTS FED AND ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY DO, BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE UNSUNG HEROES IN THAT. IN THE CAFETERIA FOR THAT, WE HAD NATIONAL BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY, THE NURSE APPRECIATION WEEK AND OUR DAY, AND THEN MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST DAY. AND THEN OF COURSE, FRIDAY WHERE GREEN IT'S OUR MENTAL HEALTH DAY. SO, SO PUTTING AWARENESS FOR THAT. WE ALSO HAVE FUNDRAISER. THE CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT DOES THIS. THERE'S A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. AND I BELIEVE THEY BROUGHT SOME SUSAN'S HERE AND THEY BROUGHT SOME OF THESE BAGS.IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ONE ONE'S ONE FOR 15 AND TWO FOR 25. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ALL PART OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIP. SO SUPPORT FORT BEND ISD STUDENTS. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW YOU'RE TAKING CASH OR CHECKS FOR THOSE. CORRECT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARDS THAT YOU LIKE OR HOLD THEM? GO AHEAD. SCHOLARSHIP THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. SO WE NOMINATE, WE HAVE 1 OR 2 STUDENTS AT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL THAT APPLY. WE HAVE MULTIPLE THAT APPLY, BUT 1 OR 2 STUDENTS USUALLY GET SELECTED AND THEN GET THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR THEIR COLLEGE AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS. SO THIS YEAR WE HAD ONE AT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL. AND OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE MORE THAN ONE FOR EVERY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE NEXT AND UPCOMING YEARS. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THEM, I HAVE THEM IN THE BACK AND WE DO TAKE CHECKS AND CASH. YEAH. ARE THEY CUTE? EVERYONE CAN USE ANOTHER BAG, RIGHT? YES.
SO WE HAVE THE CHILD NUTRITION LOGO. AND THEN WE HAD ONE FOR KIND OF MOTHER'S DAY THEMED, A LITTLE BIRD BAG. SO DIFFERENT COLORS, RED, BLACK AND BLUE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE. AS YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION, THEY ARE AN EXTENSION OF YOU, ALL OF OUR SHAC. AND THEY ARE STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUP AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. AND THEY ARE ADVISORY TO YOU ALL. AND WHEN THEY'RE HERE, THEY MEET IN THE SUBCOMMITTEES. THEY ALSO DO SOME BRAIN BREAKS AND THINGS WITH US, BUT IT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR THEIR VOICES. SO LAST YEAR, OUR 2526 COHORT TOTAL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. WE HAD 60 AND TEN OF OUR CAMPUSES WERE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTED, AND THAT WAS UP FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO THAT WAS MY GOAL WAS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CAMPUSES REPRESENTATIVE. AND THEN AS OF NOW, WE'VE RECEIVED 71 APPLICATIONS AND ALL CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE ABOUT WE HAVE FOUR STUDENTS THAT REPRESENT EACH CAMPUS. SO A COUPLE OF THE CAMPUSES, I'M GOING TO REACH OUT AND SEE IF WE CAN PRESS A LITTLE MORE TO. BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED TO TRY
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TO GET THOSE FOUR SLOTS FILLED. BUT I WAS SUPER EXCITED. JUST PRELIMINARY LOOKING AT THE, THE, WHAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM WHAT CAMPUSES TO SEE THAT EVERY CAMPUS HAD AN APPLICANT AT LEAST ONE. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. AND THEN LASTLY, THIS WAS VERY EXCITING. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH GULF COAST BLOOD. AND THEY DONATED $8,000 FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT WELLNESS CHAMPION SCHOLARSHIP. AND WE PARTNERED WITH OUR WITH US, WITH SHAC. AND THEN I HAD SOME OF OUR LOVELY EXEC TEAM GAVE THEIR TIME TO COME IN TO EVALUATE ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS. AND THEY WERE THEY WERE AMAZING. THERE WERE SO MANY GREAT ONES. BUT WE FOLLOWED A STRICT PROCESS AND THEY WERE EVALUATED BY THE SAME PROCESS THAT THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW. SO WE USE THAT AND THESE ARE OUR FOUR THAT WERE AWARDED. THEY'LL EACH BE AWARDED $2,000. AND PART OF THE CRITERIA WAS, IS THAT THEY HAD TO BE A SENIOR THOSE GRADUATING THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AND THEY ALSO HAD TO BE. IN SOME TYPE OF LIFE SCIENCES HEALTH MAJOR. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENTATIVE VINNIE PATEL. SHE'S GOING TO TEXAS A AND M AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PRE-MED. THEN WE HAVE ANNA GRATZ. THAT'S CLEMENTS HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S GOING TO ELON UNIVERSITY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH.AND THEN LANA WIN FROM ELKINS. AND SHE IS RICE UNIVERSITY AS WELL WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL SCHOOL. AND THEN MADISON WIN IS FROM KEMPNER HIGH SCHOOL. AND SHE'S ALSO ATTENDING RICE UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY PRE-MED TRACK. AND TWO OF OUR STUDENTS, TWO OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING DISTRICT STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION KIDS. AND ONE OF THEM WERE STUDENT LEADERSHIP VOICES STUDENTS. SO THREE OF THE FOUR, WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE IT WAS ALL DONE BLINDLY UNTIL THE END. THEY WERE PART OF THE THEIR FOUR LEADERSHIP GROUPS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THREE OF THOSE FOUR WERE ALL STUDENT LEADER MEMBERS. SO WE'RE SUPER HAPPY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING FOR THEM TO HELP THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY IN, IN SCHOOL. AND IF YOU SAW WHEN YOU SIGNED IN, THERE WAS A THANK YOU NOTE FROM ANNA. SHE REALLY WANTED TO BE A HOW CAN I THANK THE SHACK? SO I SAID, WELL, MAIL IT TO ME. AND THEN WE PUT IT OUT THERE FOR YOU AND THEY'LL BE RECEIVING THIS SCHOLARSHIP AT THE FORT BEND EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS CEREMONY, AND THAT IS TOMORROW THAT I WILL BE THERE WITH THAT, WITH THEM FOR THAT. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED AND KEEP OUT, KEEP A LOOK OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO FEATURE THEM TOO. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY WERE THEY'RE EXCITED RECEIVING THEIR AWARDS. AND THAT IS A WRAP FOR ME. AND WE'LL TURN IT BACK OVER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE KESHA BECAUSE SHE IS ROLLING OFF OUR BOARD. EVERYONE ELSE IS KIND OF MOVING UP OR MOVING AROUND OR ALLISON ISN'T HERE TODAY. SO WE RECOGNIZE HER LAST TIME. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER JOB AS OUR COMPOSER, BUT SHE'S STAYING ON. SO NO WORRIES. AND I GUESS THAT'S IT. WE HAVE ONE MORE. ONE MORE. OKAY. YEAH. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CATALINA, WHO HAS BEEN OUR CHAIR FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND LUCKILY FOR ME, SHE'S STAYING AS THE EX-OFFICIO SO ALL THAT KNOWLEDGE CAN SLOWLY TRANSFER TO ME. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS, I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU GUYS ALL. SO YEAH, CHRIS, IF YOU'RE CLOSING, ARE YOU I JUST I WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THINGS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO TWO THINGS. NOT TO TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT OFF OF RECOGNIZING ALL OF YOU GUYS WHO ARE AMAZING.
THANK YOU. BUT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON MORE SO AT THE PRIMARY EDUCATION LEVEL. WE'RE TRYING TO SOME PARENTS IN SULLIVAN AND AT SETTLER'S ELEMENTARY ARE TRYING TO PUSH THE WAIT UNTIL EIGHTH INITIATIVE, THE PLEDGE TO RALLY PARENTS WITH KIDS WHO ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL OR IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO COME TOGETHER AND SAY THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE OUR KIDS SMARTPHONES UNTIL AFTER OR AT THE END OF EIGHTH GRADE. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT, LOOK IT UP. IT'S IT'S A NATIONWIDE THING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, YOU KNOW, GET A BIG PUSH HERE LOCALLY, ESPECIALLY WITHIN, YOU KNOW, THE GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA HERE IN HOUSTON. AND THEN RELATEDLY, RECENTLY, A PETITION WAS RAISED TO. LOOK AT THE USE
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OF TECHNOLOGY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, SO THAT IT IS MORE INTENTIONAL AND NOT JUST AUTOMATIC, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF SCREEN TIME THAT WE SEE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL FROM, YOU KNOW, USING IT FOR INDOOR RECESS TIMES TO INCORPORATING IT INTO LIBRARY STATION TIMES. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THAT, BUT I THINK WE'RE SEEING MORE RESEARCH NOW ABOUT HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE EARLY ACCESS TO SMARTPHONES, THE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS. SO IT'S REALLY ANOTHER ONE OF MY PASSIONS THAT I REALLY WANT TO TRY TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT. SO I WANTED TO MAKE THIS GROUP AWARE SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PUSH THIS ALONG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHRIS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. ACTUALLY, AT OUR BOARD MEETING WHEN I PRESENTED THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE 1 TO 1 SCREEN RATIOS THAT ARE AMAZING. BUT THEN ALSO AS A DISTRICT, I THINK WE'RE, WE NEED TO BE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THAT MEANS, HANDING THIS OVER TO THE STUDENTS AND THE IMPACT ON THEM. OKAY. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. REALLY GOOD POINTS. THERE IS LITERALLY NO WAY TO COMMUNICATE SCREEN TIME.SO BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN EMAIL THREE TEACHERS AROUND THE TIME THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO. AND SO THAT'S WHY I TRIED, BUT THERE'S NO WAY. AND FORGET ABOUT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL. THERE'S NO WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. I MEAN, BEFORE CELL PHONES, WE HAD, YOU COULD CALL. YOU CAN STILL CALL THE SCHOOL. YEAH. IF YOU CALL THE SCHOOL, THEY'RE LIKE, NO, YOU NAILED THEIR TEACHERS BEFORE OR AFTER THE TIME THAT YOU WANTED TO. DO YOU WANT TO? OKAY, YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN TALK
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TO YOU OFFLINE ABOUT THAT AND WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN HELP. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR AN AMAZING YEAR WITH SHAQ. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME AND ESPECIALLY COMING IN PERSON. SO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.