[I. Welcome– Nicole Juracek, SHAC Chair] [00:00:06] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. IT'S 1202. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS MEETING STARTED. IT'S 1202 ON OCTOBER 7TH. SO I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING OFFICIALLY TO ORDER. NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE AT THE FORT BEND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND THE MEETING MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE SHACK FORT BEND ISD WEBSITE WITHIN TEN DAYS. IF WE HAVE ATTENDANCE OF QUORUM, WE'LL BE ASKING FOR VOTES. SO JUST A REMINDER TO SILENCE YOUR PHONES. WE'LL HAVE WE HAVE TWO GREAT SPEAKERS TODAY WHICH WILL SPEAK. AND THEN THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR A COUPLE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. TODAY OUR THEME IS BECAUSE I LOVE A THEME IS SHACK GROWS LAST. TIME I ASKED YOU TO SHARE WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW. THIS THEME IS SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. IT'S GROWING. YOU PLANT SOMETHING AND LET IT KEEP GOING. SO SHACK IS A LOT LIKE PLANTING BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE PLANT THINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. WE MIGHT BE DOING PROGRAMS THAT BY THE TIME THEY'RE DEVELOPED, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT IN SCHOOL ANYMORE OR WE'VE MOVED ON, BUT WE'RE MAKING THESE PROGRAMS NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT FOR EVERYBODY THAT COMES AFTER US. MUCH LIKE THE FARMERS GROW CROPS. MOST OF THE TIME THE CROPS, THEY'RE NOT GROWING THEM FOR THEM IN THEIR FAMILY. THEY'RE GROWING THEM FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO AND THEN WE'RE SPREADING LIKE THE SEEDS DO GOOD PRACTICE. YOU GUYS LEARN A LOT HERE. IT'S BEST PRACTICE. IF YOU CAN PASS ON WHAT YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT FOR YOU TO KNOW IT. IT'S EVEN BETTER TO PASS YOUR INFORMATION ON SO EVERYBODY LEARNS FROM WHAT YOU'RE LEARNING TODAY. SO FOR OUR MINDFUL MOMENT, I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE A BREATH AND THINK OF WHAT YOUR INTENTION IS FOR THIS MEETING TODAY. IS IT SOMETHING FOR YOU? ARE YOU TRYING TO DEVELOP A SKILL OR A HABIT? IS IT SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE ELSE? ARE YOU INVESTING IN SOMEONE ELSE? HELPING SOMEONE ELSE LEARN SOMETHING? OR ARE YOU THINKING OF BUILDING SOMETHING THAT OUTLASTS YOU? MAYBE A SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WILL BE THAT WILL KEEP GOING LONG AFTER YOU'VE LEFT. SO LET'S JUST TAKE A FEW SECONDS, CENTER YOURSELF AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THE MEETING TODAY. ONE THING, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY PASSION PROJECTS IS GARDENS AS WELL AS THE BUTTERFLY MIGRATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE TO THE BUTTERFLIES. MIGRATION TO IS SOMEONE THAT THEY WORK IN COMMUNITY. ONE GENERATION FLIES THE WHOLE WAY SOUTH, BUT IT TAKES MANY GENERATIONS TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK. THAT'S A LOT LIKE SHAQ SOMETIMES SOME THINGS THAT WERE INITIATING HERE WE WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH, AND WE WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SHAQ BOARD WHEN THEY COME. SO THE. THE PURPOSE THOUGH, IS THAT WE KEEP GOING JUST LIKE THE MONARCH. SO THEY'RE NOT COMPLETING THE WHOLE JOURNEY, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE PART OF THE JOURNEY IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE NEXT PERSON, THE NEXT PERSON OR BUTTERFLY CAN TAKE THE NEXT STEP. RIGHT NOW IN THIS IS THE PATHWAY THE MONARCHS GO. THEY COME ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA. AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE EVERY FORT BEND ISD SCHOOL IS IN THE MONARCH PATH. SO EARLY OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER IS WHEN THEY'RE COMING THROUGH. SO REALLY KEEP AN EYE OUT THIS IN THE NEXT MONTH FOR THE BUTTERFLIES. YOU'LL SEE THEM COMING THROUGH. WISH THEM WELL. THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO MEXICO. ANOTHER BUTTERFLY THAT COMES THROUGH HERE IS THE DILL SEEDS. THERE'S PACKETS IN THE BACK. THEY SAY SEEDS. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME THING. THEY'RE DILL SEEDS. SO IF YOU WANT SOME, I INVITE YOU TO TAKE SOME. YOU CAN PLANT THEM SO YOU CAN PLANT THEM AND YOU CAN USE IT FOR YOUR KITCHEN. KEEP IT GROWING. THE SWALLOWTAILS WILL COME AND THEY'LL PLANT THEIR SEEDS ON. THE CATERPILLARS WILL COME FROM THERE, SO THEY WILL USE IT AFTER YOU'RE DONE. DON'T CUT IT DOWN. WHEN YOU KEEP. IT'LL KEEP GOING. IT'LL BLOOM WITH A FLOWER, AND THAT FLOWER WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE DILL SEEDS, WHICH YOU CAN HARVEST FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE IN THE BACK WHEN WE TAKE A BREAK OR SOMETHING. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A PACKET, FEEL FREE. AND THEN I THINK NEXT I WANT TO INTRODUCE LORI TO TALK ABOUT OUR SHOUT OUT. HEY EVERYONE, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. WE'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED WAITING FOR THIS MEETING. WE [00:05:04] DID MAKE THESE COOL LITTLE CARDS. AND SO IF YOU DIDN'T GET ONE, WE CAN BRING ONE AROUND TO YOU. BUT WE HAVE THESE. AND WHAT THEY'RE FOR IS A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST, WE'RE TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE CAMPUSES. SO IF YOU'RE A PARENT ON A CAMPUS OR A STUDENT ON A CAMPUS AND THERE'S A PROGRAM YOU SAW THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING, YOU THINK THAT MIGHT WANT TO BE HIGHLIGHTED OR DID A SHOUT OUT FOR ON ONE PART OF THE CARD, IT SAYS SHOUT OUT. SO WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A CARD AND WRITE IT. SO THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING THAT PROGRAM TO SHACK AND SPREAD IT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND THEN TWO, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING SPEAKERS TODAY AND OUR AGENDA IS PRETTY PACKED, SO WE CAN ONLY ASK THE SPEAKERS A COUPLE QUESTIONS. AND WE REALLY NEED THE QUESTIONS TO STAY FOCUSED TO WHAT THE SPEAKER IS TALKING ABOUT. BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU'RE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, OR IT'S SOMETHING ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT THE SPEAKER IS TALKING ABOUT, ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT SAYS SHARE WITH YOUR SHACK SO YOU CAN SHARE THAT. LIKE, HEY, DID THEY ALSO KNOW THIS? OR, HEY, I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT TOPIC TO HAVE SOMEONE COME SPEAK ABOUT. SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING YOUR THOUGHTS. AND SO SHOUT OUT ON ONE SIDE TO A PROGRAM YOU THINK THAT SHACK MIGHT WANT TO BE AWARE OF AND BE ABLE TO SHARE DISTRICT WIDE? AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE THE SHACK AWARE OF ANY KIND OF INITIATIVE, THOUGHTS, COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS OR FUTURE SPEAKERS. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WANT TO DEFINITELY CAPTURE YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. SO NOW WE HAVE THESE COOL NIFTY CARDS TO DO IT. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WE HAVE COMING UP IS TARA WESTERKAMP NEW. THE [II. Presentations] NUTRITION DEPARTMENT HAS INTRODUCED PEANUTS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL MENUS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO WE HAVE ASKED TARA TO COME AND GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PEANUTS AND ALSO ABOUT MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES. SO, TARA WESTERKAMP, IF YOU COULD COME UP HERE FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, I GUESS EVERYONE, HOW Y'ALL DOING? GOOD, GOOD. I HAVE SOME HANDOUTS SO YOU GUYS CAN GRAB ONE AND JUST PASS IT ALONG. THERE'S ONE THERE LIKE SLIPPERY. OH YEAH. SURE. THIS ONE IS SPANISH VERSION OF THAT ONE. THAT SECOND ONE. AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE. SO SORRY. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GETTING THOSE HANDOUTS TO YOU. THESE ARE GREAT IF YOU WANT TO USE THEM. MAYBE LIKE JULIE WAS SAYING IN A SPECIFIC SCHOOL MEETING AS WELL AS NUTRITIONAL THINGS. SO THERE'S MORE THAN JUST I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT PEANUTS, BUT I'M A DIETITIAN. I WORKED IN SCHOOL NUTRITION A VERY LONG TIME. YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, GABRIELLE, IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL GARDENS. I LOVED DOING THAT WHEN I WAS A DIETITIAN. SO IT'S JUST REALLY COOL TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TODAY. SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PEANUTS, AS WELL AS SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT FOOD ALLERGY MANAGEMENT. SO IF YOU'RE IN A SCHOOL AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH, I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT. THERE ARE CRUCIAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE ALLERGIES AND WE SERVE THEM, SERVE FOODS IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THOSE TODAY. BUT FIRST, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO OVERVIEW THE BENEFITS OF PEANUTS. YOU ARE ONE OF VERY FEW LUCKY STATES THAT ACTUALLY CAN GROW PEANUTS. WHERE I'M FROM, I'M FROM INDIANA. PEANUTS ARE A NO GO. YOU PROBABLY ASK MISS GABRIELLA HERE ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THE SOIL AND THE HUMIDITY AND THE HEAT IS WHAT PEANUTS NEED. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE DO PEANUTS GROW? WHAT KIND? WHAT KIND OF PLANT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? IT'S FAIR. ALL RIGHT. NO. IT'S COOL. THIS IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION. SO HAVE YOU ALL HEARD OF A TREE NUT? YEAH. SO A TREE NUT LITERALLY GROWS ON A TREE. LIKE YOU WOULD THINK LIKE A WALNUT TREE. LIKE AN APPLE TREE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. PEANUTS ARE AGRICULTURALLY COUSINS TO LEGUMES BECAUSE THEY GROW UNDERGROUND. THEY LITERALLY GROW UNDERGROUND. YOU PULL UP THE PLANT AND THEY'RE LIKE THE ROOTS. AND SO THAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT. I'LL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. BUT THERE ARE THREE BIG THINGS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PEANUTS. AND I GOT TO MAKE SURE MY PHONE IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE SO I CAN SEE THE TIME. THE FIRST, THE THREE ARE AFFORDABILITY, NUTRITION, AND SUSTAINABILITY AND KIND OF AFFORDABILITY. BASED ON 2024 [00:10:02] DATA, IT'S JUST ABOUT $0.19 TO, TO, TO GET THIS FOR OUR SCHOOLS. SO OUR SCHOOL NUTRITION DEPARTMENTS, IT'S A VERY GOOD AFFORDABLE PRODUCT. BUT ALSO IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR HOME OR A SNACK, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE AN ATHLETE, ONE OF THESE TALKS ABOUT COMPETITION. PEANUTS ARE ALSO VERY CHEAP AND GOOD ON THE GO, RIGHT PRODUCT. I WAS AN ATHLETE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THAT WAS THE BEST FUEL I HAD FOR AFTER PRACTICE OR DURING GAMES AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT PEANUTS IS THAT THEY REQUIRE VERY LITTLE AMOUNTS OF WATER. SO YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE SCREEN. IT'S 3.2 GALLONS TO MAKE AN OUNCE OF PEANUTS. IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR, YOU KNOW, RELATIVES, NOT REALLY, BUT TREE NUTS REQUIRE OVER 20 GALLONS. IT'S A LOT OF WATER. SO FOR ONE OUNCE. SO ONE OUNCE REQUIRES VERY LITTLE. AND ALSO WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW THEY TREAT THE EARTH. ONCE AGAIN, I'M NOT THE EXPERT IN THE ROOM. GABRIELA IS BUT PEANUTS BECAUSE THEY ARE RELATED TO LEGUMES ACTUALLY PUT NUTRIENTS BACK INTO THE SOIL. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES FARMERS WILL ROTATE CROPS AND PUT PEANUTS BETWEEN THEM TO HELP GET THAT SOIL MORE NUTRIENT. SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING FOR OUR SOIL. ACTUALLY, BEING A DIETICIAN, I CAN'T HELP IT. ONE SERVING. SO THAT'S LIKE AN OUNCE PROVIDES YOU SEVEN GRAMS OF PROTEIN, A LOT OF GOOD FIBER THAT YOU NEED TO BE HEALTHY, GOOD FATS AND SO MANY VITAMINS AND MINERALS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE IN A SECOND. SO ALL OF US HERE HAVE GONE THROUGH CHILD DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE HERE TO CREATE A GOOD SHACK PROGRAM AND TO FOCUS ON THINGS THAT HELP OUR STUDENTS BE HEALTHY. AND SO THIS IS A TIME IF YOU HAVE YOUR HANDOUTS. I'M SO SORRY THAT IT'S TAKING THIS LONG IS TO LIKE, LOOK AT THEM. AND AS I TALK, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME. ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE 20 MINUTES. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO POWER THROUGH. BUT ALL OF THIS DATA IS RECENT RESEARCH AND LIKE HUGE STUDIES, WE'RE TALKING FROM EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, LIKE ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS GROUP, IT'S CALLED THE PEANUT INSTITUTE. IT'S KIND OF FUN. DOES DATA ON DIFFERENT HEALTH BENEFITS THAT PEANUTS PROVIDE US. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THEIR LOGO IN ONE OF THE HANDOUTS AT THE BOTTOM, BUT WHAT THEY'VE SEEN OVERALL IS THAT PEANUTS ARE GOOD FOR CHILDREN, OBVIOUSLY ADULTS, BUT REALLY GOOD FOR KIDDOS BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN WE'RE GROWING THE MOST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST OUR BODIES IN TERMS OF LIKE GROWTH SPURTS, BUT OUR BRAINS, OUR MUSCLES, LIKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED GOOD SOUND NUTRITION. AND PEANUTS ARE ONCE AGAIN, AFFORDABLE, EASY TO USE SNACK THAT PROVIDE MORE PROTEIN. IT'S NUTRIENT DENSE, SO IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE CALORIES. IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT NUTRIENT DENSE IS, IT IS NOT LIKE A DRINK LIKE YOU GET FROM A COFFEE PLACE THAT HAS JUST CALORIES. THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. FOR NUTRIENT DENSE, NUTRIENT DENSE PROVIDES YOU CALORIES, BUT ALSO PROVIDES YOU WITH VITAMINS, MINERALS, PROTEIN. SO MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS THAT YOU NEED FOR THE DAY. MORE RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IT ACTUALLY HELPS WITH BRAIN HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND LIFELONG HEALTH. SO I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT INTO THOSE. AND AS WE SEE THE BODY AND THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, IT SHOWS THAT THE IMPORTANT SOURCES FROM PEANUTS AND NUTS, IRON, ZINC, PROTEIN, CHOLINE AND LAUNCH LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS, SORRY, TALKING IS DIFFICULT, IS REALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE BODY AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF, OF OUR OF ALL OF US. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THIS ONE. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD ONE. IT KIND OF TALKS ABOUT THOSE. AND ALSO THIS ONE IS FOR LITTLE, LITTLE KIDDOS, BUT IT ALSO GIVES THAT CALL OUT OF SPECIFIC GOOD VITAMINS, MINERALS, ALL OF THOSE BENEFITS. THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE HANDOUT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT TELLS YOU ALL OF THE THINGS THAT PEANUTS DO PROVIDE AND WHAT THEY ARE RELATED TO IN TERMS OF OUR GROWTH DEVELOPMENT. AND SO ONE OF THE MORE CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH IS THAT PEANUTS ALSO HELP WITH GUT HEALTH. SO RAISE YOUR HANDS. WHO HAS HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT MICROBIOME. YEAH IT'S A TRENDY TOPIC. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW OF A TOPIC TO PUT FOR SHAQ TO FOCUS ON, MAYBE IT'S THAT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT. BUT MICROBIOME IS ONE THAT PEANUTS ACTUALLY, THE RECENT STUDY SHOW THAT IT DOES HELP BRAIN HEALTH. AND SO THIS IS ABOUT LIKE HELPING US TO PREVENT DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S. AND THAT HAS REALLY SHOWN THAT EATING PEANUTS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. SO OUR LIFE SPAN ACTUALLY REDUCES THAT LIKELIHOOD. AND ALSO SINCE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, FOCUSING ON STUDENTS. SO NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO FOCUS ON HEALTHY HABITS. AND SO IF WE DO [00:15:04] THIS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND PEANUTS ARE A GREAT WAY TO INSERT A HEALTHY HABIT BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S FALL, RIGHT? SO APPLES ARE KIND OF A THING. DO YOU GUYS LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND APPLES? YEAH. LIKE IT'S A GREAT COMBO. SO IT'S ALWAYS YOU GET A FRUIT AS WELL AS A PROTEIN THERE. SO THESE ARE JUST ANOTHER BIG HIGHLIGHT. IT'S ON ONE OF THE IT'S ON THIS ONE AS WELL. SO THESE ARE THE BIG VITAMINS, MINERALS THINGS, BENEFITS THAT PROVIDE GROWTH SUPPORT. AND SO THAT'S PROTEIN. YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN READ UP THERE WHAT IT'S LINKED TO ARGININE COPPER POLYUNSATURATED FATS. I'M SAYING THAT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN THE 90S, FATS GOT A BAD RAP. AND SO IT WAS LIKE, DON'T HAVE ANY FATS, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR, FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, HONESTLY, AS WELL AS JUST DEVELOPMENT OVERALL, IT KEEPS YOU FULL LONGER, IRON AND ZINC. ALL RIGHT. SO I KNOW I KIND OF RUSHED THROUGH THAT, BUT I WANT TO GET THROUGH EVERYTHING. SO I HAVE A FUN QUIZ. YOU GUYS CAN YELL IT OUT IF THAT'S OKAY. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? HOW MANY PB AND J SANDWICHES DOES ONE AMERICAN EAT IN A LIFETIME? I HEARD 300. I HEARD 3400. YES, 500, 700. SOMEONE SAID 3000. YEAH, THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE ENTIRE LIFETIME, RIGHT? SO IN ONE LIFETIME YOU WILL EAT 3000. THE AVERAGE PERSON, AVERAGE AMERICAN WILL EAT 3000 PB AND J. GUESS HOW MUCH THOUGH OF THAT 3000 TOTAL NUMBER IS JUST IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. 80%. YES, EXACTLY. 1200 PB AND J ARE EATEN FROM ELEMENTARY ALL THE WAY UP TO HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S CRAZY. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE SEEN OR YOU'VE EATEN, YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR HANDS A PB AND J. I'LL INCLUDE IT IN CRISTOBAL IN THE PAST MONTH AND THAT'S EVERYONE. OKAY, SO THIS I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE PB AND J IS ICONIC. IT IS PART OF OUR AMERICAN CULTURE CUISINE. IF YOU, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE SEES IT AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT KIND OF TWISTS AND Y ALSO BRING THIS UP IS THAT THERE IS SOME BIG FOOD TRENDS THAT ARE NOW OUT FOR YOUR GENERATION. AND A LOT OF IT IS ABOUT NOSTALGIA. SO THIS IS A NOSTALGIA FOOD ITEM. ANOTHER ONE THAT I SEE A LOT OF IS THE CAESAR SALAD. BUT THEY Y'ALL, THEY'VE SEEN THE DATA ESSENTIALS. FOLKS HAVE SEEN THAT THIS GENERATION IN SCHOOLS WANT THAT NOSTALGIA FEEL OF A, OF AN ITEM OF A RECIPE, BUT THEY LIKE IT WITH A LITTLE TWIST. AND THE MORE RECENT FOOD TREND TERM IS CALLED SPICY. SO THEY WANT IT A LITTLE HOT BUT A LITTLE SWEET. IS THAT RING WITH YOU ALL KNOW WHAT DO YOU ALL LIKE? NO, NO. SPICY, SWEET AND SOUR. SWEET. YOU LIKE YOU KIND OF. YEAH, YEAH. SO I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE SOME SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DOING HOMEMADE PB AND J, BUT THEY ARE ADDING SOME SWEETNESS AND SOME HOTNESS ON THE BACK END AND IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. PB AND J SO JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE YOU ALL WERE IN SCHOOL. I USED TO PUT POTATO CHIPS ON MY PB AND J IN HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT'S NOT NUTRITIOUS, BUT HEY, IT BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO FOOD ALLERGIES AND I THINK TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN FORT BEND, WE HAVE TO FIRST UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR FOOD ALLERGIES GENERALLY. SO I'M GOING TO TALK THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER HOW COMMON ARE FOOD ALLERGIES. AND SO WE HAVE WE HAVE THE MOST COMMON ONE IN CHILDREN ARE PEANUTS, MILK, SHELLFISH AND TREE NUTS. THE MOST COMMON IN ADULTS WOULD BE SHELLFISH, MILK, PEANUT AND TREE NUT. HAVING. I AM A PERSON THAT HAS GOTTEN AN ALLERGY FOOD ALLERGY IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, SO I'M AN ADULT. GLUTEN IS MINE AND SO THAT IS NO FUN. SO THAT GETS ME TO MY SECOND QUESTION, WHICH IS CAN THEY BE OUTGROWN? IF YOU GET AN ALLERGY, A FOOD ALLERGY AS AN ADULT? NO. I'M SORRY. SO TARA CAN NO LONGER EAT LOVELY BREAD ITEMS ANYMORE. SO AS AN ADULT, MORE THAN LIKELY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO OUTGROW IT. BUT AS A STUDENT, ESPECIALLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE LIKELIHOOD IS VERY HIGH AND THOSE THAT ARE MORE LIKELY OUTGROWN ARE MILK, EGG, WHEAT, AND SOY ALLERGENS. NOW I, I WILL GET TO MORE SPECIFIC OF OVERALL OUR COUNTRY, HOW MANY ALLERGIES THERE ARE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT IT'S A THERE'S A REASON TO MY MADNESS HERE. ONE OTHER THING WE SEE A LOT OF. AND YOUR FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES DO IS ALSO ACCOMMODATE FOR FOOD INTOLERANCES. SO LACTOSE OR GLUTEN INTOLERANCE, PLEASE DON'T RAISE YOUR HAND. BUT THAT'S YOU. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE [00:20:04] REQUIRED TO DO. AND THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WHY THAT'S DIFFERENT IS JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. A FOOD ALLERGY IS A LEGIT IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE. YOUR BODY RESPONDS TO THAT PROTEIN FROM THAT FOOD ALLERGEN AS IF IT WAS AN ENEMY AND STARTS ATTACKING IT. SO THAT'S WHY YOU WOULD SEE LIKE HIVES, VOMITING, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE TO THAT PERSON. IT'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS, BUT THEY REACT BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THAT FOOD ITEM OUT OF THEIR SYSTEM TO SAVE THEIR BODY. THAT'S WHAT THEIR BODY THINKS. AN INTOLERANCE IS NOT THAT. IT IS NOT AN IMMUNE SYSTEM. IT IS SIMPLY YOUR BODY'S INABILITY TO DIGEST THAT FOOD ITEM. SO LACTOSE INTOLERANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT, YOU WILL NOT HAVE THAT SEVERE TYPE OF RESPONSE. MAYBE YOUR STOMACH IS JUST UPSET IF YOU HAVE ICE CREAM OR MILK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOUR STOMACH IS JUST UPSET BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THE ENZYMES. I WON'T GET TO SCIENCE BECAUSE THAT'S BORING TO DIGEST THAT SUGAR PROTEIN. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. SO BUT WE DO ACCOMMODATE FOR BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. ANOTHER COMMON QUESTION I GET ALL THE TIME IS THAT LAST ONE THERE IS AIRBORNE REACTIONS. WE SAW THIS A LOT IN 2000. I THINK WITH AIRPLANES GETTING SCARED ABOUT THAT, SPECIFICALLY WITH PEANUTS. BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF STUDIES. AND I CAN TELL YOU AIRBORNE REACTION IS VERY, VERY RARE. NOT TO SAY IT NEVER WILL HAPPEN, BUT IT'S VERY RARE AND IT HAS TO BE A VERY, VERY, VERY SEVERE ALLERGY. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE STUDIES OUT THERE. I WORK WITH A PEDIATRIC ALLERGIST AND HE HAS THE SAME COMMENT THAT HE WOULD SAY IS THAT IT'S VERY YOU HAVE TO GET A TON OF THAT PROTEIN MOLECULE IN, IN THE AIR TO MAKE A REACTION. AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. ONE OF OUR RESEARCHERS DID THIS STUDY. THEY REMOVED THE AIR FILTERS FROM A ROOM. THEY INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF PROTEIN MOLECULES FROM PEANUTS IN THE ROOM. AND THEY ALSO INCLUDED LITTLE ONES LIKE WE'RE TALKING PRE-K TO SIXTH GRADE. THOSE ARE TYPICALLY WHEN YOU SEE AN ALLERGY START. AND THEY TRIED ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING CASUAL CONTACT, WHICH CASUAL CONTACT IS IF THERE'S A FOOD ALLERGEN ON THIS TABLE. PEOPLE THINK IF I REMOVE THE FOOD ALLERGEN AND I GO TO TOUCH WITH MY HAND, I'M GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY HAVE A REACTION. AND THAT RESEARCH ALSO SHOWED THAT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. SORRY. AND SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW. YOUR TEAMS DO A GREAT JOB AT MAKING SURE FOOD AREAS ARE SAFELY AND PROPERLY CLEANED. AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. AND THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT REACTIONS IS HAND WASHING. WE ALL WASH OUR HANDS. WE SHOULD TO KEEP SAFE. AND THAT PRACTICE IS THE THE BEST PRACTICE TO REMOVE ANY TYPE OF FOOD ALLERGEN OFF YOUR HANDS. SO THEY DID THIS WITH LIKE HAND SANITIZER, COLD WATER, NO SOAP, ALL THEY DID ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES. AND THE BEST WAY TO GET THE MOST PROTEINS OFF YOUR HANDS SO YOU DO NOT HAVE A REACTION IS LUKEWARM WATER SOAP. AND YOU RINSE IT AND YOU SING YOUR SING TO YOURSELF HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWICE OR FOR 20S. AND THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK THOUGH, WE ALSO COMING BACK TO THIS FOUNDATION, THERE ARE NINE FOOD ALLERGENS THAT OUR COUNTRY RECOGNIZES. AND THIS IS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FDA, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THERE'S ACTUALLY OVER 170 FOODS AND FOOD ADDITIVES THAT CAUSE ALLERGIES IN OUR COUNTRY. BUT THESE ARE THE MOST COMMON FOR AMERICANS, AND THAT'S WHY THEY PICK THESE NINE. IF WE LIVED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THIS WOULD LOOK DIFFERENTLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IN ENGLAND OR BRITAIN, CELERY AND MUSTARD WOULD BE UP HERE. SO WEIRD. BUT THAT'S TRUE. SO EVERYONE'S MAKEUP IS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT BASED ON WHERE THEY LIVE, THE THE AGRICULTURAL OF THE FOODS. MAYBE YOU MIGHT HAVE BE INTERESTED ON THAT, GABRIELA. BUT THAT IS THAT IS SOME INTERESTING FACTS. SO TO KIND OF OVERALL, HOW MANY AMERICANS HAVE A FOOD ALLERGY GENERALLY, THAT'S ABOUT 32 MILLION PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY. AND THEN OF THAT, 32, 5.6 MILLION ARE LITTLE CHILDREN. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT IN IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, THAT'S LIKE 1 IN 13 CHILDREN OR ROUGHLY TWO IN EVERY CLASSROOM. IF YOU KIND OF BREAK THAT DOWN AND THAT'S EVERY FOOD ALLERGEN OUT THERE. BUT ONE FUN THING, ONCE AGAIN, WITH THIS RESEARCH THAT THEY DID IS THAT MOST FOLKS THINK THAT PEANUT IS THE FOOD ALLERGY. IT IS THE ONLY ONE. NO, THERE'S NINE AND I TALK A LOT ABOUT PEANUTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO. AND RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ACTUALLY THAT NUMBER. SO ONCE AGAIN, 5.6 MILLION. THERE'S ACTUALLY ONLY 2% OF CHILDREN WITH A PEANUT ALLERGY. SO 98% OF CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE A PEANUT ALLERGY. THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER. AND WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THESE THINGS. PEANUTS ARE A GREAT DIFFERENT CULTURAL CUISINE ADDITIVE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT LIKE THAI FOOD OR WEST AFRICAN PEANUT IS IS IN THEIR FOOD. SO REAL QUICKLY. I HAVE [00:25:06] THREE MINUTES. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH COMMON CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED. AND I JUST REALLY WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT YOUR SCHOOL NUTRITION TEAM AT FORT BEND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AT TRAINING EVERYONE IN YOUR CAFETERIAS, EVERYONE THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE SAFELY SERVED. YOU'RE AWARE COMMUNICATION. SO PART OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR SHACK MEETING IS CONSISTENT AND CONFIDENTLY COMMUNICATING THE SAME THING. AND THAT'S PART OF THE THING YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT WITH YOUR SHACK MEETINGS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THE FOOD ALLERGENS. SO THIS IS A COMMON CONCERN THAT I GET A LOT. I ACTUALLY JUST ANSWERED IT. THIS IS THAT CASUAL, CASUAL CONTACT. IT IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE JUST BY SIMPLY WASH AND SANITIZE A TABLE OR A CHAIR, OR WASHING YOUR HANDS PROPERLY FOR 20S. SO THAT ONE'S PRETTY GOOD. ANOTHER ONE IS IF STUDENTS HAVE A FOOD ALLERGY REACTION, IT WILL BE IN THE CAFETERIA. THIS IS THE ONE I HEAR ALL THE TIME. THE MOST RECENT DATA, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR, SO 2025 SHOWED THAT ACTUALLY WHEN STUDENTS ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIKE PRACTICE. SO LIKE EVERY DAY WE DO LUNCH AT THIS TIME, RIGHT? LIKE THERE'S A ROUTINE THAT IT'S MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A REACTION OF ANY KIND WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE THAT ROUTINE. SO THINK ABOUT LIKE, IF ONE DAY YOU HAVE A FIELD TRIP OR YOU DO A FUN FIELD DAY KIND OF THING, THAT IS A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING A FOOD ALLERGY BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN THE SAME PRACTICE, LIKE WASHING YOUR HANDS, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING DOESN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE FOOD ALLERGEN IN THE LABEL. THE OTHER ONE ACTUALLY ALSO IS THE NUMBER ONE IS THE CLASSROOM. AND SO THAT IS BECAUSE KIDS ARE THERE ALL THE TIME HANGING OUT IN OUR INTERCHANGING WITH ONE ANOTHER, DIFFERENT GERMS AS WELL AS IT'S USUALLY A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING COMFORTABLE IN THAT SPACE. BUT IF WE HAVE CLASSROOM CELEBRATIONS, IT'S SOMETHING TO REALLY CONSIDER ABOUT THAT ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING SAFE FOR STUDENTS. OKAY, LAST ONE IS LIABILITY. I HEAR THIS A LOT WITHIN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. IT'S A LEGIT THING TO TO ASK. I WORK WITH A SCHOOL ATTORNEY AND THEY TALK ABOUT LIABILITY ALL THE TIME. AND ACTUALLY THIS IS FALSE BECAUSE ANY BAN OF ANY KIND, IF WE CANNOT 100% PROMISE THAT THAT ITEM CANNOT, WILL NOT BE THROUGH OUR SCHOOL DOORS, THEN THAT IS A PROMISE WE CANNOT KEEP. AND THAT IS AN EXACT WAY OF GETTING EXCESSIVE LIABILITY, OF HAVING SOMETHING HAPPEN. AND SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE I HAVE IN THIS NEXT SLIDES WITH ALL THESE RESOURCES AND DATA. ONE LAST THING, BECAUSE IT IS 1230. SO I'M GOING TO GET ONE MORE QUESTION OUT HOW WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? HOW MANY PEANUTS DOES IT TAKE TO FILL A 12 OUNCE JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER? SHOUT IT OUT. SHELLS LIKE THE PEANUTS, WHICH IS JUST A PEANUT, JUST LIKE UNSHELLED. YEAH, I HEARD 200, 100,500. OH MY GOODNESS. 500 WAS REALLY CLOSE. IT'S 540, SO 540 IN A 12 OUNCE JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER. SO NEXT TIME YOU HAVE SOME GOOD FACTS FOR, YOU KNOW, A FRIEND DOING SOME KIND OF GAME. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THIS IS A QR CODE. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO TO IT, YOU CAN GET THAT TOOLKIT. BUT I CAN TAKE QUESTIONS. DO I SIT DOWN? NO. OKAY. KEEP STANDING. OKAY. IF ANYBODY HAS A QUESTION, RAISE YOUR HAND AND KIM WILL COME TO YOU WITH THE MICROPHONE. NO, NO, DON'T FORGET OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT HOME. THEY HAVE TO HEAR IT. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THOSE JUST IN CASE. I JUST WANT TO. SO SO THERE ARE PEANUTS IN THE LOSS OF ALLERGIES TO IT. SO CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME? YOU SAID MILK, EGGS, WHEAT AND SOY. KIDS CAN LOSE THEIR ALLERGIES. OUTGROW IT. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT PEANUTS? THEY ARE ON THE LIST. THEY'RE JUST FURTHER DOWN. THEY'RE LIKE NUMBER SIX, RIGHT? YOU CAN, YOU CAN, YOU CAN OUTGROW THAT ONE. YES, MA'AM. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS ON INTRODUCING PEANUTS INTO A YOUNG CHILD'S DIET AT LIKE 4 TO 6 MONTHS? YES, MA'AM. AND HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S I ACTUALLY HAVE A I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT I CAME IN A LITTLE LATE, SO YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT. I DIDN'T ACTUALLY. SO IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I ACTUALLY HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD. SO I'VE DONE THIS PERSONALLY. THERE IS ON THAT PEANUT INSTITUTE ALSO, IF YOU GO TO LEAP STUDY, THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, STEP BY STEP PROCESSES OF HOW TO DO THAT. AND THIS STUDY WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR AS WELL. AND IT SHOWS THAT IF YOU INTRODUCE PEANUT [00:30:02] PEANUTS AS WELL AS EGGS, EGGS IS PART OF THIS TOO. THOSE ARE THE MOST HIGHEST ALLERGENS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR OUR LITTLE ONES. IF YOU DO THAT WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, AND TO BE CONSISTENT ABOUT IT, YOU'LL YOU WON'T HAVE AN ALLERGY FOR THAT, KIDDO. I DID THAT WITH MY KIDDO. I MADE LIKE SCRAMBLED EGG POPS. IT WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE EXCITING FOR HIM AS WELL AS PEANUT BUTTER POPS. AND WE SLOWLY CHANGED THE THE TYPE OF PEANUT OR EGG. AND HE DOES NOT HAVE AN ALLERGY TO THAT. BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT TO DO THAT. SO YEP, THERE'S MORE I CAN GIVE YOU MORE SPECIFIC IF YOU WANT LIKE LEGIT STEPS. BUT THE LEAP STUDY IS. GOT IT ALL. SO HI. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE FOOD ALLERGY PIECE. AND I KNOW WE HAVE OUR STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION STUDENTS HERE THIS MORNING. SO THE ADVICE SHE GAVE ABOUT WASHING YOUR HANDS, IT'S REAL AND IT'S TRUE. AND SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS THAT MAY HAVE ONE OF THOSE NINE ALLERGENS, I DON'T, I DON'T. ARE ALL OF THOSE ALLERGENS SERVED IN OUR SCHOOL CAFETERIAS? I BELIEVE FISH AND SHELLFISH. YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S A COMMON THOSE AREN'T COMMONLY SERVED IN SCHOOL. SO WHAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE SHACK IS REALLY ALSO ABOUT WHOLE CHILD HEALTH. YEAH. AND SO WE HAVE TO I'M GOING TO JUST ASK THE SHACK AND AND EVERYONE IN HERE IS FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO DO HAVE LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIES, THEY CARRY EPINEPHRINE OR THEY'RE IN THE NURSE'S OFFICE THAT THAT OFTENTIMES THEY MASK THEIR ANXIETY ABOUT THEIR FOOD ALLERGY. AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW STRESSED OUT THEY ARE BY BEING SURROUNDED BY THEM. SO I'M GOING TO JUST SAY, IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR PEERS IN YOUR CLASSROOMS OR IN THE CAFETERIA, IS, IS MAYBE JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST BE AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY ABOUT THEIR FOOD ALLERGY, IT IS REAL, BUT YOU MAY NOT SEE IT THAT THEY'RE WORRIED. THEY'RE WORRIED WHEN THEY ARE EATING. YEAH, YOU YOU MAKE A VALID POINT. I DIDN'T TOUCH ON IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME. BUT THERE IS A STUDY THAT WAS PUBLISHED 2025 ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT OF OUR STUDENTS WITH A FOOD ALLERGY. AND SO IF YOU GUYS NEEDED SOMETHING TO FOCUS ON THIS, THAT'S PERFECT BECAUSE THERE'S DATA THAT WAS JUST RELEASED ABOUT HOW ANXIETY AFFECTS KIDDOS WITH A FOOD ALLERGY, HOW IT AFFECTS THE PARENTS, HOW IT IMPACTS WHAT THEY DO IN TERMS OF SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OR WHAT ACTIVITIES. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT JUST BEYOND THE CAFETERIA. SO THAT'S A GREAT POINT TO MAKE. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. NEXT UP WE HAVE GABRIELLE BUTLER WHO WILL TALK ABOUT GARDENS AND GROWING IN OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS. THANK YOU. SET MY TIMER 20 MINUTES. HI. HI, EVERYBODY. OKAY. I'M GOING TO TRY REALLY HARD TO STAY ON TIME BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS. BUT GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS GABRIEL BUTLER AND I AM THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GARDENS EXTENSION EDUCATOR FOR FORT BEND, AGRILIFE EXTENSION. OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING BECAUSE I LIKE TO MOVE. OH, I CAN. LIKE THIS. YEAH. OH, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE HIGH TECH THINGS. OH, LOOK AT THAT. OKAY, WELL, I LIKE TO MOVE AND WALK AND TALK WHILE I PRESENT ANYWAYS, SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP MINDFUL OF THE MIC. BUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. OH, THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER, YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. I AM A GARDENER, SO I LIKE TO MOVE AROUND A LOT. SO IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, STAND IN ONE PLACE, BUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. MY NAME IS GABRIEL BUTLER. I WAS BORN BASICALLY BORN IN FORT BEND COUNTY. I WENT TO STAFFORD FOR ALL K THROUGH 12. SO IT WAS ONE SCHOOL, ONE CAMPUS THE ENTIRE TIME. SO I DON'T HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE OF MOVING FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF DIFFERENT TEACHERS. BUT OUR COMMUNITY WAS VERY TIGHT KNIT. AND I WILL SAY NOW THAT I'M IN THIS LINE OF WORK, ONE OF THE RESENTMENTS THAT I HAVE IS THAT WE HAD A SCHOOL GARDEN AT MY SCHOOL, AND THEY RESTRICTED IT TO ONLY ONE CLASS IN ONE GRADE, AND I WOULD WALK BY THE WINDOW EVERY DAY AND I WOULD SEE IT, AND I WOULD JUST BE SO SAD. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME TO BREAK THE ICE, I GUESS. BUT I AM A HORTICULTURALIST. HORTICULTURE IS THE PORTION OF AGRICULTURE THAT REFERS TO THE FOOD AND CROPS THAT WE EAT, AS WELL AS LIKE ORNAMENTALS. THINGS YOU WOULD SEE IN YOUR LANDSCAPES, LIKE YOUR GARDENS AND LAWNS. I STUDIED AT SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY AND A FEW OF MY FAVORITE AREAS OF HORTICULTURE. WITH MY JOB EXPERIENCE THAT [00:35:03] I'VE HAD BEFORE THIS ROLE INCLUDE HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, WHICH IS GARDENING THERAPY AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN. BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE GARDEN REALLY AFFECTS THE MANAGEMENT, IT AFFECTS THE EXPERIENCE, THE WHOLE THING. SO I REALLY LIKE TO COMBINE ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTO THIS ROLE AND TO LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION THAT I WORK FOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH EXTENSION. DOES ANYBODY HERE IN FOUR-H OR WAS IN FOUR-H KNOWS WHAT FOUR-H IS. OKAY, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX PEOPLE. I'LL SAY MAYBE THERE'S 50 PEOPLE IN HERE. SIX OUT OF 50. MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE FOUR-H AGRILIFE EXTENSION IS ONE OF THE BEST KEPT SECRETS, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE A SECRET. AND SO I PUT AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF OUR MISSION HERE, WHICH IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF TEXANS THROUGH EDUCATION AND SERVICE, WHERE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, FOUR-H, AND YOUR HEALTH ALL INTERSECT, WHICH BASICALLY JUST MEANS EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE EXTENSION CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THAT EDUCATION. AND SO SPECIFICALLY, MY ROLE IS IN THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GARDENS. BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT A GARDEN IN A SCHOOL GARDEN, YOU CAN INCORPORATE EVERYTHING INTO MANY DIFFERENT LESSONS. SO I TRIED TO KEEP THIS PRESENTATION SHORT. LIKE I SAID, I GET VERY EXCITED. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE SCHOOL GARDENS THAT ARE IN FORT BEND FIRST, FIRST. AND SO CANVA DIDN'T REALLY TRANSLATE REALLY GOOD. SO PLEASE FORGIVE ANY OF THE MISTAKES. BUT THESE ARE JUST THE CAMPUSES THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIED. SO DOES ANYBODY IN HERE, ARE Y'ALL AWARE OF A CAMPUS THAT HAS A SCHOOL GARDEN THAT'S NOT ON THIS LIST? BECAUSE I'M GOING TO WRITE IT DOWN RIGHT NOW, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THEM AS SOON AS I LEAVE. COMMONWEALTH, COMMONWEALTH. IT DOESN'T. OH, NO. OKAY. WELL, COMMONWEALTH USED TO HAVE ONE BUT THAT'S STILL GOOD KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW. SO I'M GOING TO WRITE THAT DOWN. DID I HAVE A HAND FOR YOU. RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. SO DOES ANYBODY NOTICE ANY TYPE OF PATTERN OR DISCREPANCY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS CHART ANYTHING GLARING? YES, EXACTLY. THE PATTERN THAT WE SEE IS THAT IT'S COMMONLY YOU'RE MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO SEE THEM IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THAT'S FOR A LOT OF REASONS. THERE'S SOME PROGRAMS THAT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY THRIVE WITH LIKE AN AFTER SCHOOL FOR AGE PROGRAM. AND I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER. AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS ALSO MISSING A H. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I PROMISE YOU GUYS, I KNOW HOW TO READ AND SPELL AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THERE'S THREE, THREE CAMPUSES THAT I'VE INTERACTED WITH AND SUPPORTED. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CAMPUSES RIGHT IN FORT BEND COUNTY. THROUGH EXTENSION, WE SERVE ALL OF FORT BEND. SO I WORK WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE HAVE SEVEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FORT BEND, RIGHT? SO THESE ARE JUST A FEW PICTURES FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS. ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY, NOT THAT FAR FROM HERE. QUAIL VALLEY ELEMENTARY, MALALA AND FERGUSON. QUAIL VALLEY IS VERY SPECIAL IN MY HEART BECAUSE THE FOUR H GARDEN PROGRAM LEADER THERE, SHE'S I THINK IT'S BEEN ABOUT TEN YEARS AND SHE HAS REALLY HELD THAT GARDEN TOGETHER, THAT THE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING IS REALLY AMAZING. AND SO I REALLY LIKE TO SHARE THAT PICTURE BECAUSE THAT PICTURE WAS TAKEN, I THINK, IN MAY OF THIS PAST 2026. AND THEY HARVESTED ALL THEIR FOOD AND THEY DID LIKE A GARDEN CELEBRATION AND THEY ACTUALLY COOKED IN THE CLASS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I INCLUDED THAT PICTURE, BUT I CAN SHARE MORE PICTURES. AND THEN HERE IN FERGUSON, YOU SEE, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT MOST SCHOOL GARDENS LOOK LIKE. SO I WANTED TO INCLUDE THAT JUST BECAUSE I SEE THIS. AND SOME PEOPLE MAY BE SAD WHEN THEY SEE THAT, BUT THIS ACTUALLY MAKES ME EXCITED BECAUSE FOR ONE, THEY HAVEN'T TORN IT DOWN YET. LIKE YOU SAID, COMMONWEALTH, A LOT OF SCHOOL GARDENS GET TORN DOWN. SO EVEN IF THERE WAS A GARDEN BEFORE THE CURRENT STUDENT AND STAFF THERE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW. AND SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN DO TO HAVE MORE SUCCESSFUL GARDENS VERSUS TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES, BECAUSE I'LL ASK THIS AS ANYBODY PARTICIPATED OR ATTEMPTED TO START A SCHOOL GARDEN OR WANTED ONE REALLY BAD AND GOT SHOT DOWN, ONE PERSON, TWO PEOPLE, THREE PEOPLE, FOUR, FIVE. I'M VERY LIMITED IN TIME. BUT USUALLY AT THIS POINT, I WOULD KIND OF ASK YOU ONE OF A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE STRATEGIES. A GARDEN COMMITTEE IS VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO REALLY CENTRALIZE THE LEADERSHIP, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF ORDER, YOU WANT TO HAVE PLANNING, YOU KNOW, THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING YEAR OVER YEAR BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ALL OF THIS WORK JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, THREE MONTHS OF [00:40:02] LESSONS AND EXPERIENCE AND THEN HAVE TO START ALL OVER THE NEXT YEAR FOR A LOT OF REASONS, YOU KNOW, TURNOVER, SOME PARENTS GET INVESTED AND THEN THEIR STUDENTS MOVE TO ANOTHER CAMPUS, AND THEN THEY TAKE ALL OF THAT INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WITH THEM. AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. SO HAVING A STRONG COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND DELEGATION GOES A LONG WAY. NEXT IS FUNDING AND RESOURCES. THERE ARE SO MANY GRANTS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE. I SPEND A LOT OF MY WORK ACTUALLY WITH GRANT WRITING, BECAUSE THE MONEY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE, AND YOU HAVE TO REALLY EXPLICITLY TELL WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT MONEY AND TELL YOUR STORY IN ORDER TO GET IT. AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, IT CAN BE KIND OF DIFFICULT TO REALLY CONCEPTUALIZE WHAT A SCHOOL GARDEN CAN LOOK LIKE. AND THAT'S WHERE I COME INTO PLAY. SO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT I DO SUPPORTING THESE CAMPUSES IS THAT GRANT WRITING PIECE, WHICH I WOULD PREFER TO HAPPEN VERY EARLY ON. I'VE HAD A FEW SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, THE DEADLINE TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY IS NEXT WEEK, SO CAN YOU HELP? TELL ME WHAT TO BUY? AND THEN THE LADY SENT ME HER CART AND IT WAS FULL OF STUFF FROM AMAZON BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS LIMITED TO PURCHASE FROM. SHE HAD TO PURCHASE PURCHASE FROM AMAZON BUSINESS. AND ANY GARDENER KNOWS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BUY PLANTS SIGHT UNSEEN. AND SO WE KIND OF WORKED OUT WHAT WE COULD DO WITH WHAT SHE HAD, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL GARDENS. BUT I CAN'T FALL FOR I CAN'T FAULT HER FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING THROWN INTO THAT SITUATION AND NOT KNOWING THAT I EXISTED. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT I CAN HELP WITH. SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY, IT'S ABOUT THE MATERIALS. A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE WILLING TO GIVE MATERIAL DONATIONS OVER, YOU KNOW, LIKE A CHECK OR GIFT CARD. TOOL DRIVES ARE A VERY POPULAR WAY TO GET MATERIALS IN BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY HOME GARDENERS THAT MAYBE STARTED GARDENING AND THEN STOPPED, AND NOW THEY HAVE A WHOLE SHED FULL OF MATERIALS THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO GIFT TO A SCHOOL. SO IF YOU HAVE A TOOL DRIVE, PEOPLE WILL DONATE THE TIMING. IF YOU ALIGN YOUR HARVEST, WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO GROW AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, USE WITH THE SCHOOL CALENDAR, THAT GOES A REALLY LONG WAY. THERE'S TWO SEMESTERS, IF YOU CAN REALISTICALLY PLAN DURING THE SUMMER, GET STARTED IN THE FALL. WE'RE VERY BLESSED WITH A LONG GROWING SEASON HERE IN HOUSTON. SO YOU CAN POTENTIALLY GROW CROPS ALL YEAR LONG, BUT THAT TAKES A LOT OF COMMITMENT. SO BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT THE SCHOOL AND WHO'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE SCHOOL TO TAKE CARE OF THE GARDEN. IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL IT'S THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST AND PLANTS NEED TO BE WATERED, OR YOU COME BACK IN AUGUST AND THE SUNFLOWERS ARE 12FT TALL AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WHAT DO WE DO? BUT THAT'S ALSO A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT THE STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL GARDEN COMMITTEE WILL WORK THROUGH. THAT CURRICULUM PIECE IS ALSO ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC WITH WHAT WE TEACH AND HOW WE TEACH AND WHEN WE TEACH. AND I'M NOT A FORMAL PUBLIC EDUCATOR, BUT I TRY MY BEST TO SUPPORT WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE ALREADY PLANNING TO TEACH. AND AGRILIFE EXTENSION PROVIDES A LOT OF CURRICULUM THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY TEA. SO JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAMS ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST POPULAR THAT ARE USED IN TEXAS, AND I CAN PROVIDE CPE CREDITS FOR TRAININGS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT. NEXT THING I'LL SAY IS STARTING SIMPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY GET EXCITED, BUT IF ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HAVING A GARDEN AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION, A SQUARE FOOT, MAYBE I WOULD SAY EVEN FOUR SQUARE FEET ACROSS, FOUR FEET ACROSS, YOU CAN GROW A LOT. AND I'VE SEEN SOME SITUATIONS WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE THE SPACE THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD, WHICH WOULD BE DRAMATIC, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT THAT AND YOU SAY, WOW, WE COULD REALLY PLANT A LOT OF STUFF. YOU KNOW, WE COULD GROW EVERYTHING THAT ALL THE KIDS ARE GOING TO EAT FOR ALL YEAR LONG. AND THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. AND SO THE NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL MOVEMENT IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO KIND OF TIE IN WHAT YOU'RE EATING AT AN EATING THROUGH THE SCHOOL LINE, WHICH YOU'RE GROWING IN THE GARDEN, ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. AND ACTUALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER THAT CONNECT SCHOOLS TO LOCAL PRODUCERS THROUGH THAT TOO. AND SO YOU CAN GROW A LOT IN A SMALL SPACE. AND I DO RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE START SMALL. AND I ALSO WILL SAY THAT CONTAINER GARDENING IS GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE BRAND NEW TO GARDENING. SO HOPEFULLY THAT GARDENING COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE WITH GARDENING EXPERIENCE. BUT IF EVERYONE IS COMPLETELY NEW, STARTING WITH CONTAINER GARDENS [00:45:04] IS DEFINITELY A GOOD WAY. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT A REAL GARDENER. THERE'S NO SHAME IN, YOU KNOW, STARTING SMALL. SO THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT TIES INTO INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUS EASY TO TAKE APART TO MO. IF YOU REALIZE THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE GOOD OR THE PRINCIPAL DOESN'T WANT IT TO BE THERE, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY AT FIRST AND THEY SAY, ACTUALLY, NO, MOVE IT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LITERALLY PICK UP AND MOVE RAISED BED SYSTEMS. NOW THEY HAVE LIKE ALL THESE NEW TECHNOLOGY, BUT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO PLAN FOR, YOU KNOW, KNOWING WHERE THE WATER IS, ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE WATER? YOU KNOW, IS THE AREA IS THE AREA IN DIRECT SUN? ARE THERE PLACES FOR THE STUDENTS TO SIT ALL THOSE THINGS? YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS SOON AS YOU CAN. SO THIS IS JUST A FEW STRATEGIES, THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, PLANNING. BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND THEY ALL REALLY INTERSECT. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THEM IN THIS ORDER, BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE INCORPORATING THAT INTO YOUR PLAN, YOU, YOU'LL BE SETTING YOURSELF UP TO AVOID SOME VERY EASY FAULTS, I GUESS. LET'S SEE, HELPFUL RESOURCES. I INCLUDED THESE HERE. I MEANT TO PUT THE HYPERLINKS. DO YOU SHARE THE PRESENTATIONS WITH. OKAY, SO YEAH, SO THE HYPERLINKS WILL BE THERE. I'LL SEND ANOTHER VERSION. BUT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE FOUR H PROGRAM JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM IS FACILITATED THROUGH AGRILIFE EXTENSION. AND SO WE HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GARDENING, LIKE HOW TO KEEP THE PLANTS ALIVE, YOU KNOW, HOW TO TEACH IN AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE PROJECTS, PROJECT BASED LEARNING, HOW TO DESIGN A PROJECT, YOU KNOW WHAT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER YOU'VE DONE THAT PROJECT, YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL AS OUR EXTENSION HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT. AND SO THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT EXTENSION, AND I'LL SAY CAVEAT AT THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T REALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THE SYSTEM IS. AND SO THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM THAT WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE MORRILL ACTS IN THE EARLY 1900S BASICALLY SAID, OKAY, EACH INDIVIDUAL STATE IN AMERICA IS GOING TO HAVE A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO RESEARCH. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND AWARD DEGREES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND THAT RESEARCH TO THE COMMON PERSON THROUGH THE EXTENSION SERVICE. AND SO EVERY COUNTY IN EVERY STATE HAS AN EXTENSION OFFICE FULL OF PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT ARE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT RESEARCH BACK EDUCATION AND EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS FOR FREE OR LOW COST. AND THAT'S SO POWERFUL. SO IF YOU AREN'T TAPPED INTO EXTENSION, PLEASE TAP IN. FORT BEND IS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. WE'RE I'M ON ONE OF THEIR COMMITTEES, THE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS COMMITTEE, AND WE ARE WORKING ON A GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH NEXT MONTH. ACTUALLY, IT'S OCTOBER THIS MONTH, AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP COMMUNITIES ADOPT A GARDEN AND PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPPORT. AND THEN LASTLY, THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, KIDS GARDENING AND SCHOOL GARDEN SUPPORT ORGANIZATION, ARE NATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT I HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN BLESSED TO WORK WITH BECAUSE THEY OFFER SO MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW OTHER STATES ARE MAKING THIS WORK. BECAUSE CALIFORNIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEVADA, COLORADO HAVE SUCH A BROAD, EXPANSIVE FARM TO SCHOOL MOVEMENT THAT'S REALLY LIKE FROM THE TOP DOWN, IT'S SUPPORTED AND WE CAN DO THAT HERE. AND I WANT TO HELP THAT HAPPEN IN FORT BEND. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME RESOURCES, LIKE I MENTIONED, FIT FORT BEND, ONE OF OUR FUNDRAISER EVENTS TO PROVIDE FUNDS. WE'LL RAISE FUNDS FOR THAT. ADOPT A SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM IS HAPPENING OCTOBER 24TH FROM 9 TO 11 AT OYSTER CREEK PARK. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME OUT AND WALK WITH US. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU DONATE EVEN IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU OUT. ENJOY THE PARK. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK. THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE KEEP SUGAR LAND BEAUTIFUL THERE. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM ON SOME POLLINATOR GARDENS AS WELL. AND THEN OUR EXTENSION PROGRAM, THAT'S PROBABLY MY FAVORITE BECAUSE IT'S A VEGETABLE CONFERENCE. WE HAVE A VEGETABLE CONFERENCE EVERY FEBRUARY. AND SO MY ROLE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY NEW. TWO YEARS AGO, WE GOT SOME EXTRA FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO BASICALLY HIRE SOMEONE THAT CAN SOLELY FOCUS ON COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GARDENS. AND THIS PROGRAM HAS HAPPENED FOR 41 YEARS, AND LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE EXPANDED IT TO FIVE TRACKS. AND SO THEY GAVE ME THE POWER TO DO A WHOLE TRACK JUST ABOUT SCHOOL GARDENS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT UP. SO THIS NEXT YEAR I'M GOING TO DO ANOTHER SCHOOL GARDENS TRACK, AND I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT TO GET THAT KNOWLEDGE AS WELL. SO SHAMELESS PLUG. SORRY, I DON'T KNOW IF [00:50:03] I'M ALLOWED TO DO THAT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I'M JUST DYING TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. SO I HOPE I HIT MY MARK. I GOT YES, I GOT THREE MINUTES LEFT FOR QUESTIONS. SEE IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK TOGETHER. I NEED TO ASK THIS. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR GABRIELLE AND I'M GOING TO WRITE THEM DOWN BECAUSE I CARE. AND I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP. SO I. GABRIELLE, I WAS WONDERING WHAT ASPIRED OR LIKE, WHAT WOULD WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO LOOK MORE INTO AGRICULTURE AND WHAT IS LIKE ONE LIKE A NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT YOU SEE TODAY PERTAINING TO AGRICULTURE AND LIKE PLANTS? OKAY, SO WHAT INSPIRED ME? OH DEAR. OH YEAH. WHAT INSPIRED ME IS THAT I'M A HUMAN THAT HAS TO EAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CALORIES EVERY DAY SO THAT I DON'T DIE, WHICH IS A JOKE, BUT IT'S NOT. WE HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO OUR FOOD FOR PERSONAL REASONS. I JUST DECIDED THAT I'M ALWAYS GOING TO KNOW WHERE MY FOOD IS GOING TO COME FROM, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, CREATING IT. AND EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, I MEAN, BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY ARE FROM RURAL AREAS AND THEY WERE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE. BUT I WAS RAISED HERE IN THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN AMERICA. AND SO I REGRET THAT I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-H WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MY MOM ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO DO IT, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ANIMALS. BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT. SO THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM, I GUESS, IS THAT AWARENESS THAT YOU CAN DO IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE 500 ACRES AND A LOT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE FROM YOUR GRANDPARENTS. LIKE EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM AGRICULTURE, YOU CAN START TODAY. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IS STARTING TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. I JUST STARTED MY OWN GARDEN AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, TODAY WHEN YOU GO IN THE STORES, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THESE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ALL DROWNED IN CHEMICALS AND ALL KIND OF PESTICIDES. AND SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EATING. SO IT'S BETTER TO GROW YOUR OWN AND YOU GET FRESHER AND IT TASTES BETTER THAN EVEN THE STORE BOUGHT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT DO YOU GUYS EVER TALK ABOUT HYDROPONIC GARDENING? BECAUSE I KNOW LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO START A GARDEN AND BACK WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY AND MY KID WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A HYDROPONIC GARDEN SEEMED MORE REASONABLE BECAUSE OF THE THE SCHEDULE OF THE SCHOOL. IT FELT LIKE WE COULD CONTROL IT BETTER, BUT WE ALSO KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO IF YOU HAVE A PROGRAM FOR THAT. SO YES, WE DO. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ASKED BECAUSE WE, WE ONE OF MY COWORKERS, OUR, ONE OF OUR AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AGENTS DOES A PRESENTATION ON HYDROPONICS, HOW TO GET STARTED. WE HAVE A, A COUPLE COMPANIES THAT WE WORK WITH THAT HAVE DONE SOME DEMONSTRATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT, I THINK, 20 TABLETOP HYDROPONIC KITS. AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR THEM TO HAVE HOMES. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET ONE OF THOSE AT YOUR SCHOOL, SEE ME AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET ONE TODAY. AND WE ALSO DID A WHOLE TRACK, A CLASS ON CAFETERIA HYDROPONICS BECAUSE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED NUTRITION PROGRAM PURCHASE, I THINK IT'S LIKE A $5,000 UNIT AND THEY ROTATE IT FROM THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SO WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE. OH, WE DO. OH MY GOSH, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT TOO. WE HAVE TWO. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. YES, YES, THAT'S THE NEXT SLIDE. AND I ALSO HAVE MY BUSINESS CARDS SO YOU CAN GET THEM FROM ME LATER. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL BE QUIET NOW. THANK YOU. LAURIE. GLORIOUS. OKAY. WELL, THE KIDS ARE OKAY. GREAT CHAMPIONS. ALL RIGHT, COME ON UP. NOW, AFTER THE [III. Administration] THESE TWO GREAT PRESENTATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUICK BRAIN BREAK. HI, MY NAME IS SARAH. I'M FROM RIDGE POINT HIGH SCHOOL AND MY NAME IS RITA. I'M FROM CLEMENTS. SO CAN WE START OFF BY HAVING EVERYONE STAND UP AND THEN COULD LIKE MAKE TWO CIRCLES, LIKE AROUND, KIND OF AROUND THE CHAIRS IF POSSIBLE. SO SPLITTING THIS ROOM IN HALF, CAN WE HAVE CAN WE HAVE A CIRCLE AROUND EACH OF THESE CHAIRS, THESE GROUP OF CHAIRS? THAT'S ACTUALLY EMBARRASSING. AND THEN ALSO, IF YOU GUYS COULD LIKE TRY TO BE WITHIN LIKE, LIKE ARM'S LENGTH, [00:55:02] KIND OF LIKE YOU'RE LIKE CLOSE ENOUGH TO EACH OTHER. YOU WANT TO BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHERE YOU CAN GIVE THE OTHER PERSON A HIGH FIVE. OH, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE? CAN YOU SAY, MAKE SURE THE CIRCLES ARE CONNECTED? OKAY, WAIT, COULD YOU GUYS LIKE KIND OF CONNECT THE CIRCLE A LITTLE BIT? OH, SORRY. OR I THINK IT'S OKAY. I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT. OKAY, THEN DO YOU WANT TO. OKAY. AND THEN BASICALLY WHAT LIKE THE GOAL IS TO IS TO LIKE SEND A CLAP AROUND THE CIRCLE. SO ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS JUST LIKE, LIKE IT'S LIKE THIS. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HIGH FIVE THE NEXT. YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH. AND THEN WE'LL LIKE SAY LIKE REVERSE. SO THEN YOU'LL GO IN THE OTHER DIRECTION OR LIKE WHATEVER WE SAY IS LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW. AND THEN IT'S JUST LIKE, LIKE THE GOAL IS TO BE SYNCHRONIZED. SO YEAH. A STARTER. OKAY. YEAH. SO COULD YOU START THIS CIRCLE AND THEN COULD YOU START THIS? SURE. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. Y'ALL CAN START. ANYTIME. OH. OKAY. AND THEN ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT, YOU GUYS CAN, LIKE, START TO GO FASTER. DO WE NEED TO BE LOUDER TO. YEAH, MAKE SURE LIKE THE CLAPS CAN BE GENTLE, BUT LIKE, IF YOU CAN MAKE THEM LOUD, THEN. OKAY, GO FASTER NOW. ONLY SLOW. OKAY, NOW REVERSE. NOW REVERSE YOUR HIGH FIVE. REVERSE. REVERSE REVERSE. OKAY. OKAY. NOW REVERSE AGAIN. DO YOU WANT TO START? OKAY. NOW, IF YOU CAN LIKE, CHALLENGE YOURSELVES, YOU CAN TRY TO LIKE, DO A DOUBLE CLAP. I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN. OH, NOT A DOUBLE. OKAY. REVERSE. REVERSE. FASTER. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? GUYS? WE ALREADY BROUGHT. OKAY. WAIT, SHOULD WE ASK HER? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO. OKAY. YAY! OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND AS YOU'RE SITTING DOWN, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE HAVE QUORUM. IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED IN IN THE BACK, COULD YOU SIGN IN NOW? IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAME IN THAT. OKAY, SO WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM TODAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO SKIP VOTING ON MEETING MINUTES UNTIL NEXT MONTH. I KNOW NEXT WE HAVE THE UPCOMING EVENTS. LORI IS GOING TO PRESENT. OKAY UP HERE UP ON THE BOARD, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ACTION FOR HAPPINESS.ORG IS A WEBSITE. AND SHANNON ALWAYS LIKES TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THEY HAVE FOR EACH MONTH. SO THEY HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC OCTOBER CALENDAR. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING THAT, YOU CAN GO TO THAT WEBSITE AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE CALENDAR. AND THEN YOU CAN KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE BEING OPTIMISTIC AND HEALTHY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. OKAY. HERE ARE WHOLE CHILD HEALTH EVENTS FOR OCTOBER. OCTOBER IS A SUPER, SUPER BUSY MONTH. WE HAVE FENTANYL AWARENESS MONTH. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE GOVERNOR PUT IN PLACE IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE HAVE FARM FRESH MONTH, AND THEN WE HAVE NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH. SO LOTS OF THINGS ARE GOING TO SEE LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE CAMPUS. THAT INCLUDES TODAY, WHICH IS WALK OR ROLL TO SCHOOL. SO WE SAW LOTS OF CAMPUSES PARTICIPATING IN THAT THIS MORNING. WE HAVE PINK OUT, AND OUR PINK OUT DAY IS THE 23RD OF [01:00:07] OCTOBER. SO WE'RE GOING TO ALL WEAR PINK DISTRICT WIDE. NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK IS THE 19TH TO THE 23RD. BULLYING PREVENTION IS OBVIOUSLY THE MONTH, BUT WE DO CELEBRATE UNITY DAY ON OCTOBER 21ST, AND WE'LL BE PUSHING OUT COMMUNICATIONS AND ASKING EVERYBODY TO WEAR ORANGE FOR UNITY DAY. AND THEN WE HAVE RED RIBBON WEEK, THE WEEK OF THE 23RD. SO LOTS OF STUFF COMING YOUR WAY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WE ALSO HAVE OUR NEW SOUND BITE SERIES, SO WE MET WITH A LOT OF THE STUDENTS LAST YEAR IN OUR WELLNESS COALITION MEETINGS AND WITH OUR LEADERSHIP GROUPS, AND THEY SHARED THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO FOCUS OUR SOUND BITES ON. SO FIRST IS THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING TO SCHOOL IS THE FIRST ONE. THAT ONE ACTUALLY AIRED LAST WEEK AND TOWARDS THE END OF OCTOBER IS OUR NEXT ONE. AND THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO THINK BEFORE YOU ACT AND SOME RESOURCES FOR SELF-REGULATION. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE THE MAKE YOUR MARK THINK BEFORE YOU REACT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SOME ANXIETY RESOURCES FOR YOU. AND THEN WHEN TESTING COMES AROUND MID-APRIL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME STRESS STRATEGIES FOR YOU ON HOW TO, YOU KNOW, PREPARE FOR THINGS. HOW DO YOU BE PROACTIVE? AND THEN IF YOU GET OVERLY STRESSED, WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES YOU CAN USE TO HELP KIND OF GROUND YOURSELF AND HELP YOURSELF? SO THOSE WILL ALL BE COMING. THEY'LL BE POSTED ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, ALL THOSE WONDERFUL SITES. AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON OUR HOTEL HEALTH WEBSITE. WE HAVE OUR OWN WHOLE CHILD HEALTH INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK PAGE NOW, SO THEY'RE BOTH AT FBISD WHOLE CHILD HEALTH. SO WE HOPE THAT YOU FOLLOW US. THE PARENTS KIND OF LIKE FACEBOOK, THE STUDENTS ARE LIKE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT FACEBOOK IS. WHAT IS THAT? YOU ALL USE INSTAGRAM. SO WE'RE TRYING TO HIT BOTH GROUPS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS MORE. I KNOW A LOT OF THEM HAVE ASKED FOR INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS, DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR ANXIETY, STRESS, STRESS AND GRIEF. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A LOT OF THAT STUFF ON THERE. SO PLEASE FOLLOW US. WE'LL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INITIATIVES. AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SHARE ALL THE THINGS GOING ON AT YOUR CAMPUS. A COUPLE THINGS FROM CHILD NUTRITION. WE JUST KIND OF TALKED ABOUT NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK. SO IT'S THE 12TH THROUGH THE 16TH, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE ALL WILL BE HOME THAT WEEK. WELL, SORRY, NOT ALL THE PARENTS, BUT THE CHILDREN WILL BE IN STAFF. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CELEBRATE THAT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEEK WE GET BACK THE 19TH TO THE 23RD AND THE THEME IS CIRCUS. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE LOTS OF COOL CIRCUS CAFETERIAS AND ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN YOUR SCHOOLS. WHEN WE GET BACK FROM FALL BREAK, THE NEXT ONE IS HOLIDAY MEALS. SO IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF OUR AWESOME CAFETERIA STAFF, ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE A HOLIDAY MEAL AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF ON THE CAMPUSES. SO THAT WILL BE NOVEMBER 18TH AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AMAZING MENU OVER THERE. ROASTED TURKEY, MASHED POTATOES. YUM. SO HOPEFULLY YOU PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. SO DIABETES MONTH, HOLIDAY MEALS WEEK. WE JUST WENT OVER THAT. AND I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HAND WASHING. THAT IS DECEMBER HAND WASHING AWARENESS. SO I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT'S NOT JUST IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOU EAT, BUT FOR OTHERS, BECAUSE WE ALL ARE FOCUSED ON WHOLE CHILD HEALTH AND TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER YOUR EAT, AFTER YOU EAT SO YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN AND THEN YOU'RE NOT SPREADING ANY CHANCE OF ANY TYPE OF ALLERGY. SO MORE FUN STUFF TO COME. A DISTRICT COALITION UPDATE THEY HAD THEIR SECOND MEETING TODAY, AND LET'S JUST GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, Y'ALL ARE A REMARKABLE Y'ALL GIVE UP YOUR TIME AND A LOT OF YOUR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT SCHOOL AND BE IN CLASSES RIGHT NOW. SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE UP STUFF AND GET STUFF IN JUST TO BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR PEERS ON WHAT YOU FEEL IS A FOCUS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT YOUR CAMPUS, AND THEN YOU GET EMPOWERED TO GO BACK TO YOUR CAMPUS TO MAKE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND SHIFTS. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. YOU'RE DEFINITELY SERVANT LEADERS. AND I THINK SOMETIMES YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU DO TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OR THE BIG EVENTS, HOW BIG OR SMALL YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF YOUR PEERS ON YOUR CAMPUSES. SO THANK Y'ALL. THANK Y'ALL FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CAMPUSES IN REGARDS TO WELLNESS AND THINK TANKS COMING, Y'ALL. SO THAT'S ALSO NOVEMBER 18TH. SO THEY'VE BEEN PLANNING HARD. I THINK THAT'S OUR NEXT SLIDE. YEAH. THINK TANK IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THINK TANK IS IS THEY IDENTIFY CREATE PRESENT AND WIN. HOPEFULLY. SO THEY THEY TALK TO THEIR PEERS. SOME OF THEM DO VERY LENGTHY SURVEYS [01:05:01] AND ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING THINGS TO KIND OF COLLECT. WHAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHALLENGES THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THEIR CAMPUS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY AND NAME THE STRUGGLE OR THE CHALLENGE. THEY'LL COME UP WITH A PLAN. THEY'LL PUT A WHOLE PRESENTATION TOGETHER, THEY COME PRESENT AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WIN THE BIG THE BIG BUCKS, RIGHT? UNITED HEALTHCARE DONATES $2,500, AND THE JUDGES WILL KIND OF DETERMINE HOW THEY SPLIT IT UP. SO THIS IS OUR FIFTH YEAR, I THINK OF THINK TANK. SO WE'RE SUPER, SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE IN STORE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO CHRIS. SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE UNPLUGGED ED PROJECT UNPLUGGED. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO MY FRIEND GRACE CHEN, WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY. SHE'S ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT RAISED THIS AS ONE OF THE FOCUS ISSUES. AND THANK NICOLE FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS TO THE SHARKS AWARENESS. SO GRACE ACTUALLY GETS ALL CREDIT FOR THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL. BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE. HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THE UNPLUGGED PROJECT? THAT'S BECAUSE THIS IS THE INAUGURAL EDITION AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WE'RE IN THE HOLD ON. LET ME MAKE SURE I CAN GET THIS ARROWS. YEAH. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SMARTPHONE FREE CHILDHOOD AND A HOLD ON. DID I GO TO THE RIGHT SLIDE? OH, I FEEL LIKE THESE ALL CAME OUT OF ORDER. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. WE WE MISSED A COUPLE OF SLIDES, I GUESS, IN THE TRANSITION OVER. SO THE, THE SMARTPHONE FREE CHILDHOOD PROJECT AS WELL AS THE INITIATIVE TO INCREASE LEGISLATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REDUCE TO INCREASE DISTRACTION FREE LEARNING. THEY, THEY, THEY WERE ONE OF THE ONES WHO HELPED ENACT THE THE RECENT TEXAS BILL TO REMOVE SMARTPHONES FROM THE SCHOOL DAY. SO THIS WEEK IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE TRIED TO PUT TOGETHER THIS PROJECT ON HAVING COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DISTRACTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES. SO BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY IN THE THIS THIS WEEK, THIS FOCUS, THE PRESENTATION IS KIND OF FOCUSED ON FAMILIES. BUT WHAT I WOULD CHALLENGE ALL OF YOU TO DO IS KIND OF THINK ABOUT PLANTING THE SEED. AS NICOLE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND THINK ABOUT WHERE WE CAN INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE THE DISTRICT MORE BROADLY AND MAYBE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEXT ITERATION OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN JANUARY. BUT SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR UNPLUGGED. KIND OF GET OFF THE GRID. RIGHT? SO THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS AGAIN, LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT EDUCATION AS WELL AND TRYING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO, TO HAVE DISTRACTION FREE LEARNING BECAUSE WE'RE JUST SO INUNDATED WITH ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE SCREENS, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST IN HOME, BUT THE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP OUR CHILDREN LEARN, RIGHT? SO WE WANT SOME FOCUS OF EFFORT. SO LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE REMOVE SOME OF THOSE DISTRACTIONS, RIGHT? WHEN WE FOCUS ON THOSE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND THE HUMAN INTERACTIONS THAT THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER. HONESTLY, I'M TRYING TO KIND OF AD LIB HERE SINCE I KNOW THAT SOME OF MY, MY SLIDES ARE MISSING, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS PROJECT, IT JUST ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO JUST START WHERE YOU ARE. IT'S NOT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A FULL WEEK LONG. YOU CAN, WHETHER IT'S YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR SCHOOL, BRINGING IT TO YOUR SCHOOL TO JUST COMMIT TO MAYBE A SINGLE DAY AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR SCHOOL, RIGHT? LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A FULL WEEK. JUST START WHERE YOU ARE. THEY'VE IDENTIFIED KIND OF THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS, MILD BEING A ONE DAY MEDIUM, 2 TO 3 DAYS AND SPICY 4 TO 5 DAYS. AND IN THE END, EVERYBODY BENEFITS. YOU'RE GOING TO GET BETTER FOCUS, STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND AND JUST INCREASE THE CREATIVITY. SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE DISTRACTIONS, RIGHT? SINCE WE'RE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK, LIKE I SAID, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION IS MAYBE HOW YOU INCORPORATE THIS IDEA OF THE UNPLUGGED PROJECT AT HOME WITH YOUR FAMILIES BEING INTENTIONAL AND MAYBE CREATING THINGS TOGETHER. I KNOW FOR SOME OF YOU STUDENTS, YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT OLDER, SO MAYBE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE STILL DOING FORT BUILDING AT HOME, BUT PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, SCRAPBOOKING, IF THAT'S ONE OF YOUR THINGS, YOU KNOW, INCORPORATING ARTWORK, [01:10:02] SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T THAT, THAT MAKES YOU PUT AWAY THE PHONES. DOES ANYBODY LIKE TO COOK? YOU KNOW, MAYBE DECIDING, PICKING ONE MEAL LIKE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO DURING THE WEEK, OR MAYBE IT'S ON THE WEEKEND BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE BEST TIME FOR YOU TO FIT IT INTO THE SCHEDULE. LEARNING A NEW SKILL. ALL THESE ARE DIFFERENT IDEAS. I KNOW I'M KIND OF RUNNING OUT OF TIME, SO I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT SHORT, BUT YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE SLIDES. I KNOW YOU CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH MORE CREATIVE IDEAS AS WELL, THINGS THAT INTEREST YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMETHING FROM THIS LIST. JUST THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU AGAIN, PUT THE PHONES AWAY, LEAVE THE SCREENS OFF, AND REALLY JUST INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. AGAIN, JUST A FEW MORE IDEAS LIKE HAVING READING CHALLENGES, BOARD GAME NIGHTS. I KNOW MY MY KIDS ARE YOUNG, BUT THEY STILL ENJOY PLAYING SOME UNO AND EVEN EVEN CHECKERS TAKING FAMILY WALKS TOGETHER. THE WEATHER IS GETTING NICER NOW TOO, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THE REDUCED TEMPERATURES AND THE LESS HUMIDITY. I MEAN, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET RID OF ALL OF IT. BUT AGAIN, JUST COMMIT TO MAYBE ONE THING TO DO TOGETHER AS A FAMILY TO, TO JUST TRY TO PRACTICE GETTING UNPLUGGED, STARTING SMALL, AND THEN KIND OF REGROUPING AT THE END AND WHAT, AND WHAT YOU ENJOYED THE MOST SO THAT MAYBE YOU CAN REPEAT IT AGAIN. BUT AGAIN, RIGHT NOW, LIKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST FOCUSES FOR MY FRIENDS, WHO FOR GRACE, LIKE IS REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT WHERE, WHERE WE MIGHT BE OVERUSING TECHNOLOGY, NOT JUST IN OUR DAILY LIVES, BUT WITHIN THE CLASSROOM. SO I JUST WANT TO PLANT THAT SEED FOR SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN THE DISTRICT. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, FEEL FREE. MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS UP THERE. SHANNON WAS REALLY HELPFUL ENOUGH TO ADD THIS QR CODE TO, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, THE PLAYBOOK THAT THE, THE UNPLUGGED PROJECT CREATED SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT IT FROM A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE, FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, AND EVEN FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS PERSPECTIVES. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT TIPS IN THERE AND HOW TO, HOW TO TAKE A LOOK, INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. THANK YOU. I KNOW I WENT OVER A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. LIKE SHE SAID, YOU CAN START WHERE YOU ARE. I KNOW FOR MY FAMILY AFTER DINNER, THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAS A DEVICE IS GOING TO CLEAN THE DISHES, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ME. FOR [IV. SHAC Committees: Structure, Roles & Call to Action (Time: 1:10-1:25pm) Sub Committee Breakout] OUR LAST PART OF THE MEETING FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO CIRCLE UP AND GO BACK INTO YOUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS. SO IT IS TO REMIND YOU PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ACTIVITY, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND NUTRITION ADVOCACY. IF YOU ARE WEREN'T HERE LAST TIME, JUST PICK THE GROUP THAT YOU WANT TO BE IN. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THREE CIRCLES. LET'S SEE. SO THEY CAN. THEIR INFORMATION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FULL LIST OF OUR. OKAY. SO FOR. HOW DO WE WANT TO DO THIS? LET'S SEE. SHOULD WE PUT PHYSICAL FITNESS OVER HERE? WE'LL PUT LEGISLATIVE IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN NUTRITION OVER HERE. SO I JUST DID IT OPPOSITE OF THE SCREEN JUST TO CONFUSE YOU GUYS. YEAH. YEAH. THAT MATCHES. OH GOOD. IT'S THAT IT'S OKAY. IT'S THE OTHER WAY ONLINE. OKAY. SO PHYSICAL FITNESS OVER HERE LEGISLATIVE IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN NUTRITION OVER HERE. SO AS YOU'RE GETTING YOUR PHONE, YOU CAN MOVE TO WHICH ONE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. OKAY. OKAY. LIKE WHAT? I WAS LIKE, OH, SHOOT. THAT GOOD THING. I WAS LIKE, NO, MINE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO WHAT I WAS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU IS OUR. FLIERS, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A LIST OF. [01:15:10] SO. IF YOU CAN, IF YOU WANT TO BE, YOU JUST. SHARE THE LINK AND EVERYTHING. SO OUR GOAL. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OUR EVERY YEAR IS. WHAT OUR THOUGHTS ARE, WHAT WE'D LIKE THEM TO KNOW THAT KIND OF LIKE RESOURCES. SO I WOULD LIKE THEY KIND OF KNOW. THAT. NOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT HAVE LIKE FOR. LIKE, REALLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET OUR. SPECIFIC ONES BECAUSE THEY CAN ALL LIKE, THEY CAN. YEAH, I KNOW. BUT I. BUT AT LEAST SO KNOW, SO AS THEY ADVOCATE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT. CONVERSATIONS AND THEY ARE WORKING ON DIFFERENT POLICIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE ACTUAL DISTRICT. THEY KNOW HOW. SO I KNOW LIKE MY CELL PHONE STUFF LIKE THAT. THEY'RE ALREADY SHARED ON HOW WE FEEL ABOUT STARTING RIGHT NOW, WHERE OUR FOCUS IS REALLY ON ACTION. AND NOT CLASSROOM. I TALKED ABOUT THE GARDEN DISTRICT TO HELP. AND FOCUS ON, AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH AND. A LITTLE BIT LATER ABOUT THE BENEFITS. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE WHERE OUR THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE, THOSE ARE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SHOULD BE ALIGNED WITH THAT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT. I KNOW, LIKE CHRIS WAS TALKING EARLIER ABOUT TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM, THAT'S PROBABLY. YEAH. SO YOUR TEACHERS JUST GIVE YOU THOSE THINGS OUT. IT'S GOING TO GO FAST OR BREAK IN THERE, BUT SOME OF THEM KIND OF LIKE A. YEAH, WHAT ABOUT. LIKE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? SO CELL PHONES, CELL PHONES, THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY. COLLABORATE WITH STUDENTS TO MAKE CHOICES LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THE STATE HAS AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL LEGAL POLICIES. AND LEGALLY WE HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS RIGHT. THINGS THAT ARE MORE THINGS THAT'S NOT LEGAL MANDATE THAT WE HAVE MORE. SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT LIKE WE KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS LOOSE AND TIGHT, RIGHT? SO IF THE STATE SAYS NO CELL PHONES, THEY SAID NO CELL PHONES. DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE ANY FLEXIBILITY, RIGHT? THERE'S SOMETHING, WHATEVER, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO LIMIT THAT SMALL DEVICES. SO WE RECOMMEND LIMITING IT. THEN AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY ON. THAT'S USUALLY WHERE WE WOULD HAVE GROUPS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS. REALLY GOOD JOB. A LOT OF. NO CELL PHONES IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. FOR OTHER KIDS TO STAND UP. DISTRICTS HAVE TO DO IT. SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW. OKAY, SO I'M SORRY. I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT ARE YOUR MOST PROMINENT NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK I FELT LIKE I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY MORE POSITIVE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE EASIER TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AND MORE EASY TO JUST LIKE STAND UP AND, BUT LIKE, I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW THE PROCESS WORKED. LIKE IF WE COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CELL PHONE, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY STUDENTS WHO JUST LIKE EVERYBODY DID IT, THEY STILL ADVOCATE AT THE STATE LEVEL. YEAH. WHEREVER THE LAW IS, YOU WOULD NEED YOUR OPINION AND. YEAH, I FEEL LIKE PERSONALLY, IT'S NOT AFFECTING ME. AND I FEEL LIKE IT CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL. LIKE THE YEAH, I THINK IT'S MORE BENEFICIAL TO BE LIKE UNPLUGGED BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE SO CONSUMED IN OUR DEVICES MOST OF THE DAY AND LIKE, IT'S HARDER FOR US TO BE LIKE, ESPECIALLY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LIKE, TEENAGERS HAVE A LOT LESS THAN WE LIKE TO TALK TO TALK CONNECTION. AND SO LIKE, THAT'S WHY THEY DID THE CELL PHONE. BUT LIKE, I KNOW STUDENTS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT IN GENERAL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE SAFETY CONCERNS, LIKE THEY WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE. YEAH, STAND UP REPRESENTATIVE. AND [01:20:01] THERE'S ALWAYS TIME WHEN IT'S JUST COME TOGETHER. YOU CAN ADVOCATE THERE AND OFTEN. SO THERE'S LOTS THAT YOU CAN DO IT. YEAH. AND I, AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, MOST THINGS COME FROM PEOPLE ADVOCATING, SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS. SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LAW, I WOULD ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. SO MAYBE EVEN LIKE WITHIN YOUR SCHOOL FOR ALL OF YOU, LIKE, IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS OR WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A CONSENSUS OR A PARTICULAR ISSUE, LIKE MAYBE BRINGING TOGETHER THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS AND BE LIKE, SO WHAT ARE YOU OKAY? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, OH, TO BE THE CHAMPION SMOKING SECTION, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN THAT. IS THAT NO WORRIES. BUT YOU CAN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMOKE. AND YOU DID SHARE MORE INFORMATION TO YOU ALL AROUND, ADVOCATE FOR THE THINGS YOU KNOW, AGREE WITH AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY MAKE HISTORY. YES. AND WE CAN WRITE THINGS. LISTENING TO US. THEN THEY WOULD GO TO THEIR. SMOKE IT UP, AND THEN ALL THE SMOKE LAPTOP IS DOING THAT WORK AGAINST COVID. LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS MANDATORY AND ALSO SAY, WELL, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT, BUT DON'T YOU IT'S MORE BENEFICIAL TO ACTUALLY. BUT I KNOW LIKE THAT WAS YOU'RE LAUGHING. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SO THAT THERE'S NO SIGNAL ABOUT THAT. SO I THINK FROM A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY FELT LIKE NOT EVERYBODY HAD A COMPUTER AS THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD A COMPUTER. BUT NOW IT'S KIND OF SHOWING. WE'VE ALWAYS DONE. THAT. WE DO. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING REALLY GOOD FOR US TO BE LIKE, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING LIKE WE HAD CHRIS WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT, RIGHT? SO WHAT DO Y'ALL FEEL LIKE IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE ON YOUR LAPTOPS AT SCHOOL AND OFFER THAT SMOKE? WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS ON THAT? WHAT ABOUT IF YOU FEEL. LIKE EVERY YEAR LIKE THIS IS MEANT TO LIKE, MAKE US UNPLUG AND STAY OFF BECAUSE WE'RE ON OUR LAPTOPS? LIKE EVERYTHING WE DO IS ANYWAY, SO LIKE EVEN OUR SMARTPHONES, ALL WE DO IS LIKE WATCH VIDEOS AND THINGS. JUST VIDEO WATCHING. SO IT'S LIKE, EVEN THOUGH THE PHONE IS MEANT TO LIKE MAKE US RUN, LIKE IT'S ACTUALLY DONE NOTHING BECAUSE IT JUST INCREASES OUR RELIANCE ON COMPUTERS AND OTHER DIGITAL PRODUCTS. SO I'M SO LOVING THIS. PARENTS. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU IN RESTAURANTS TO EMAIL ME, LIKE BRINGING YOUR VOICE TO BECAUSE THEY CAN SPEAK AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE PARENTS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY'RE TELLING LIKE REAL STORIES ON WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND CHOLESTEROL BECAUSE OF THINGS YOU'RE FORCED AND. HOURS, YOU HAVE TO DO ALL YOUR HOMEWORK ON A COMPUTER, RIGHT? BUT THE SCIENCE SHOWS THAT READING ON PAPER, WRITING ON PAPER, THOSE ARE HELPING ME TO COMMIT TO MEMORY. RIGHT? SO, OKAY, SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS OUR NEXT MEETING. WE NEED TO DO SOME ADVOCACY AWARENESS. YEAH. HOW DO YOU SHARE LOCALLY HOW YOU'RE FEELING YOUR THOUGHTS IN A RESPECTFUL, PROFESSIONAL WAY? RIGHT. AND THEN HOW DO YOU DO THAT IN MAYBE TEN, 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOU'RE SUPER? YEAH, IT'S. RIGHT. EVERY WORD, EVERY, EVERY SINGLE MINUTES FOR AN HOUR. I DON'T KNOW. SO WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE OPPORTUNITY. SO THERE'S A BOARD MEETING. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE AGENDA, RIGHT? ANYTHING RELATED TO THINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU CAN STUDENTS DO IT. PARENTS DO IT. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC CAN COME AND THEY CAN, THEY'LL HAVE LIKE 2 TO 3 MINUTES, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP. AND YOU CAN RESPECTFULLY ASK, ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD YOUR THOUGHTS? AND THEN THAT GIVES YOU A VOICE, RIGHT? AND I REALLY LIKE THE AUDIENCE. AND THEY REPRESENT AND THEY WANT TO KNOW. YEAH, WELL, OF COURSE WE HAVE TWO OF THEM IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE ALREADY LISTENING. YEAH, IT'S AN AMAZING BOARD MEMBER. SO THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT RACE IN THE CLASSROOM. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE SOME ADVOCACY AWARENESS AND ACTION. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE DEFINITELY KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOPIC. THE ONLY THING THAT I. AND SO THE NEXT TIME WE COME TOGETHER AND MEET OR ACTUALLY MEETING, I'LL BRING TO YOU ALL WHAT OUR CURRENT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ARE. SO WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT [01:25:06] THEM AND LET US KNOW IF YOU THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IT. ANNOUNCEMENT FEEL LIKE IT'S A TOPIC THAT MAYBE IT'S ALREADY BEEN ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED. BUT I GUESS AND THEN ANYTHING I DON'T WANT TO, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL CAN'T BE. I CAN TAKE THAT. YOU GOT YOUR HEAD DOWN MEETING, RIGHT? SO LIKE, SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY HEAR YOUR VOICE. WELL, THAT'S IT. JUST BE A ROLE MODEL. YOU COULD STAND UP. Y'ALL ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SEATS EVERY DAY. THE ONES THAT WALK AROUND THE CLASSROOM A LITTLE BIT, OR INSTEAD OF SAYING. OKAY, WELL, A LOT OF BRAVERY. OBVIOUSLY NOT NEXT TO THE VOICE. SO. I'LL TELL YOU THAT YOUR TEACHERS. ARE DONE. EXACTLY. YEAH, I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. YEAH. SIGN UP. I FEEL LIKE. IT LITERALLY DID NOTHING BECAUSE WE JUST LIKE, SO I JUST FEEL LIKE I WOULD LIKE. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO. YEAH. ESPECIALLY. WELL, THAT MEETING IS. THE LAST MONDAY OF CLASS MONDAY. SO SIGN UP AND. SPEAK AT THE BOARD MEETING FOR THE COMMITTEE. IF YOU EMAIL ME, I WANT TO SEND YOU. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, SHE CAN TAKE ANY. ESPECIALLY FOR US AT LEAST. DEFINITELY THERE'S. YEAH. IT'S SO SHE'S VERY CREATIVE. I JUST. YEAH. YEAH YEAH. AND I WAS LIKE, IT'S NOT RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING. YEAH. LIKE IT TAKES ALL. IT DOESN'T BECOME A HOT TOPIC, YOU KNOW, ON THAT DAY. IT'S SO. AND I THINK IF. BECAUSE YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO LIKE A LOT OF. YEAH. YEAH, THEY'RE RIGHT OR WRONG. HOW DO YOU FIND OUT LIKE EXACTLY. YEAH, I HAVE MY KIDS, MY KIDS ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LIKE. THEY'RE LIKE, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT ANYTHING WRONG IS WRONG. NO, IF IT'S RIGHT, IT'S LIKE THEY KNOW. YEAH, THEY WERE ALL THE PROBLEMS LAST YEAR ON THE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT THAT MY ENERGY AND. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THESE PRODUCTS ARE STRAIGHT. YEAH. SO WE'RE LIKE, YEAH, LIKE SO WE EVEN SO WE DON'T LIKE THOSE THINGS. THAT'S WHY I. I WISH I COULD. SO THEY'RE GOING TO GROW UP WITHOUT LIKE THE FUNDAMENTALS. LIKE IT'S HELPFUL. IT'S YEAH. THERE'S OVERRELIANCE. YEAH, YEAH. I'M ACTUALLY. YEAH, I JUST, I KNOW. YOU DIDN'T REALIZE. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT. [01:30:14] ESPECIALLY LIKE, BECAUSE KIDS DON'T EVEN TALK TO EACH OTHER, EVEN THOUGH. RIGHT. YEAH. SO MANY KIDS LIKE, WOW, LIKE THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING JUST LIKE, YEAH, I KNOW. LIKE. LIKE, BEST WAY TO GET THAT'S THE BEST. OH YEAH. I WAS HERE TODAY. I WAS. AND SHE THAT CONVERSATION IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING. OH, OKAY. THE SOCIAL SKILLS ARE DEFINITELY A LOT. AND THEN ALSO THE CONVERSATIONS. YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY I THINK A LOT OF US ARE LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, PRETTY MUCH DIGITAL COMMUNICATION, LITERALLY LIKE. SO LIKE, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S, I GUESS I CAN SHARE WITH THEM SO THEY CAN. WRITE AND WE GIVE THEM A FLIER. AND IT COULD JUST BE A REMINDER. YEAH. NO. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. LATER, END OF THE YEAR. REMEMBER ME? I DON'T WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING ON YOU IN OCTOBER. ALL RIGHT. IF I COULD HAVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR JUST A SECOND. SO WE NEED TO OFFICIALLY ADJOURN FOR TODAY. BUT YOU ARE WELCOME IF YOU WANT TO COME AND KEEP TALKING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT. SO. I KNOW, SHOULD I JUST ADJOURN IT OR SHOULD IT BE OKAY? [V. Meeting Closure- Nicole Juracek, SHAC Chair] OKAY, SO I AM OFFICIALLY ADJOURNING THE MEETING AT 134. THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR COMING. IT'S A REMINDER OUR NEXT MEETING IS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.