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THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT THE NOVEMBER REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
[2. Pledge of Allegiance]
FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT.
TONIGHT WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL HERE TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH US.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3.A. National Merit Semi-Finalists]
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 3 A NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALIST.I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR COORDINATOR OF EVENTS ACADEMICS TO COME TO THE PODIUM, MR. KRISHNA CHETTY, WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR 110 STUDENTS FROM FRISCO ISD.
NO, I DIDN'T PICK THE RIGHT ONE.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO SEE ME TONIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S LIKE THE HEADLINER GOING FIRST AT A CONCERT, RIGHT? YOU START WITH THE BEST, YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE 110 FRISCO ISD STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED AS NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS IN THE 67TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
THIS IS A RECORD NUMBER FOR FRISCO ISD, WHICH IS A 45 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2020 AND A 32 PERCENT INCREASE FROM OUR PREVIOUS HIGH.
STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR THIS HONOR.
[APPLAUSE] STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR THIS HONOR THROUGH THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THE PSAT NMSQT EXAM AND REPRESENT LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF ALL U.S.
SEMIFINALISTS CAN FULFILL ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO COMPETE FOR THE FINALIST LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
ALL OF OUR NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR YARD SIGN AND A CAMPUS PRESENTATION.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THEM ALL HERE TONIGHT BY NAME.
ON EACH SLIDE YOU WILL ALSO SEE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN, AS WELL AS ANY CURRENT PLANS I HAVE FOR CONTINUING STUDIES.
LET'S START WITH CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE SARIKA AHIRE, DIVYA ARIVALAGAN, AVANIKO ASOKKUMAR, SAI MIHITH BOMMINENI, SRIKAR CHAMARTHI, KARAN DONG, IRENE JACOB, MIHIR NAKRA, SRISARANYA PUJARI, SRIYA PUTTA, IBRAHIM QURESHI, VISHAL SAI RELANGI, AALIYA SHERFUDDIN, SNEHA SHRINIVAS, AND PRAKUL SINGH.
[APPLAUSE] FROM FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE ANANTH KOTHURI, MAADHAV KOTHURI, ABBAS PIRWANI, PRANAV PUDU, RUSHIL RANDHAR, ANIKA SEELAM.
FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE ANAND CHERUVU, TEJAS DEVATA, SATVIK GURRAM, ANDY KIM, PIYUSH RATH, SHRUJIN SHAH AND HAWK VELUZ [APPLAUSE].
FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE SHREYA BHANDARI, DAVID BONILLA, MIHIT GARLANKA, JAE WOO KANG, SUMANA KARNALA, AYAN KHAN, ARYAN KHATRI, MATTEO KIMURA,
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ABHIRAM, KODALI, PRANAV KOUSIK, SATVIK MOVVA, ADITYA MUDGAL, ATHARVA MULAY, RAKSHIT MUNDADA, DIEGO PATINO, RAGHAV PUNNAM, SUJAY RASAMSETTI, SNEHA REDDY, ADITYA UDYAVAR, GHAZAL YADAV, NITHIK YEKOLLU, AMEYA YELNE, AND CHLOE YIM .[APPLAUSE] FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE LOGAN CHENG, NITIN CHIKKODI, CHAMPERS FU, HALYNN JUNG, AAYUSH KADAKIA, ANVESH KANIPAKAM, SANAT KUMAR, VICTORIA LEE, ZACH LI, KRISHNA MADHAV, PARAM NAIK, GOVIND NARAYAN, ANIKA NESARIKAR, YEE HONG PUA, JAKE QIN, OMAR SIKKIKI, GAURAV SRIVATCHAN, AMANDA SUN, ALLISON TSENG, NATHAN TSERNG AND JENNIFER ZHANG.
FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE PRANEETH AKKINENI, SAUJASH BARMAN, BIYANKA HATI, KUNAL JAIN, SHRAY JAIN, HARSHITH JELLA, KELLY LIU, HARSH PASWAN, SARP SAHIN, AAREJ SYED, RISHA THIMMANCHERIA, ROBERT VIOLANTE, VAGMIN VISWANATHAN, CHARLIE ZHANG AND RYAN ZHENG.
[APPLAUSE] FROM LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE HYAN TAE KIM, OLIVIA MO AND THARUN KUMAR TIRUPPALI KALIDOSS.
FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE VIVEK ABRAHAM, KHUSH GUPTA, PRATYUSH PATRA, SUHAS VAKALAPUDI.
THERE IS AN AND IN THERE SORRY.
[APPLAUSE] FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE PRANAV JAGANATHAN, VIBHAV JARIPATKE, VIVEK KOGILATHOTA, SAATHVIK KONIDENA, SINDHU MARAKKANAM, PRANATHI PRASANNA, ADITYA PURUGULLA, ARSULA RAJESH, ISHA RIAZ, ANIKETH SUDUNAGUNTA, YASH TOTLANI AND ANANTH VIVEKANAND.
[APPLAUSE] FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE AHMAD EL BELTAGY, MOLLY MCMANUS, COLIN PEEK, AND ABBEY SUMMERS.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO END THIS BY TAKING JUST A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAMILIES OF ALL THESE STUDENTS AND ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THE CAMPUS FACULTY AND STAFF THAT HAVE WORKED WITH THESE STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.
GREAT JOB TO ALL OUR NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 3B SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AWARDS, MR.
[3.B. Science Teachers Association of Texas Awards]
CHANDLER.AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DR.
WES CUNNINGHAM, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, TO SHARE WITH SOME CONGRATULATIONS TO SOME OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT EVERY YEAR, THE SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS HONORS SIX EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
THIS YEAR FRISCO ISD IS PROUD TO HAVE THREE OF THOSE SIX HONOREES SERVING OUR STUDENTS RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO ISD.
[APPLAUSE] THAT'S 50 PERCENT FOR YOU MATH FOLKS OUT THERE.
WE'VE GOT ALL THREE OF OUR HONOREES HERE THIS EVENING.
AND I'LL ASK THEM TO COME TO THE STAGE WHERE AFTER THIS THEY WILL TAKE AN AMAZING PHOTO WITH DR. WALDRIP AND OUR BOARD PRESIDENT.
NOW, SO WE'RE AT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SCIENCE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR MS. MELISSA TOLLINGER AT RIDDLE ELEMENTARY.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE THE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MS.
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SABRINA EWALD FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.[APPLAUSE] AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE THE DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AND SCIENCE AWARD BEING GIVEN TO OUR VERY OWN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE COORDINATOR MS. LAURA LEE MCLEOD.
[APPLAUSE] IT'S AN AMAZING HONOR.
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE OUR EDUCATORS MAKE AN IMPACT ON SCIENCE EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD AND THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU.
[APPLAUSE] CAN WE GET A PICTURE.
HOW LUCKY ARE WE THAT YOU ALL THREE HAVE CHOSEN FISD IN WHICH TO SHARE YOUR TALENTS? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
CAN WE GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM FOUR COMMUNITY PARTNER PRESENTATION, MRS.
[4. Community partner presentation]
MCCUNE.I'D LIKE TO ASK ALLISON MILLER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS, TO COME UP FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, DR. WALDRIP AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND [INAUDIBLE].
IT'S OUR PLEASURE EVERY MONTH TO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION WHO HELP US IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND ON OUR CAMPUSES.
TONIGHT, WE FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VFW AND THE AMERICAN LEGION, WHO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH US AND OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN FRISCO.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE VFW VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 8273.
FOR DECADES FRISCO VFW POST 8273 UNDERSTANDS THAT THE YOUTH OF TODAY WILL BE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
THAT IS WHY THEY REMAIN DEDICATED TO ESTABLISHING PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND EDUCATORS, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR TEACHERS.
EVERY DAY, FRISCO VFW STRIVES TO THANK AMERICA'S EDUCATORS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HELPFUL RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGING THEIR MEMBERS TO VISIT LOCAL CLASSROOMS, AND HAS DONE SO SINCE 1968.
IN FRISCO SPECIFICALLY, THEY HAVE ENGAGED AND IMPACTED OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, ESSAY CONTESTS, NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION TEACHER AWARDS, SCOUT OF THE YEAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND VFW IN THE CLASSROOMS. THEY HAVE AWARDED OVER $6000 GIVEN IN PATRIOTIC STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST, TEACHER AWARDS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. THEY AWARD THE PATRIOT SCHOLARSHIP EVERY YEAR FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND THE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST FOR ANY STUDENT GRADE NINE THROUGH 12.
THOSE RANGE FROM A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THIS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1947 WITH THEIR VOICE OF DEMOCRACY AUDIO ESSAY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL NINE THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN REGARDS TO A DEMOCRATIC AND PATRIOTIC THEMED RECORDED ESSAY.
THEIR PATRIOTS PEN SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST FOR ANY STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT.
IT'S AN ESSAY CONTEST THAT ENCOURAGES YOUNG MINDS TO EXAMINE AMERICA'S HISTORY, ALONG WITH THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES IN MODERN AMERICAN SOCIETY BY DRAFTING A THREE HUNDRED TO 400 WORD ESSAY EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS BASED ON A PATRIOTIC THEME CHOSEN BY THE VFW COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
THE SMART/MAHER VFW NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION TEACHER AWARDS GO TO ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL AN HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS.
THE VFW TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD CONTEST RECOGNIZES THREE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO TEACHING AMERICANISM AND PATRIOTISM TO THEIR STUDENTS.
EACH YEAR A CLASSROOM, ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WHOSE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON CITIZENSHIP, EDUCATION TOPICS AND THEIR VFW SCOUT OF THE YEAR FOR GIRLS AND BOYS FRISCO VFW POST 8273 SCOUT OF THE YEAR PROGRAM PROVIDES MEMBERS OF THE BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL SCOUTS WHO DISPLAY STANDOUT CITIZENSHIP, PATRIOTISM AND LOVE OF COUNTRY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REWARDED WITH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $5000.
AT THIS TIME IF PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT AND DR.
WALDRIP COULD PLEASE COME TO THE STAGE ALONG WITH SHARON WHITE, OUR COMMUNITY
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OUTREACH LIAISON.TONIGHT, FROM THE VFW POST 8273, WE HAVE SHEENA LAWSON, AN IRAQ VETERAN AND POST COMMANDER.
[APPLAUSE] DON FINK, CHAPLAIN AND VIETNAM VETERAN.
[APPLAUSE] AND EDDIE WARREN, A TRUSTEE AND A VETERAN OF THE KOREAN WAR.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 178.
THE MOTTO OF AMERICAN LEGION POST ONE SEVENTY EIGHT IS VETERANS STRENGTHENING AMERICA.
SINCE ITS CHARTER IN 2014, THE POST HAS BEEN A PROUD PARTNER OF THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT'S MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED MEMBERS ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, MENTORING AND PROVISION OF PATRIOTIC AND WHOLESOME PROGRAMS THAT AFFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES TO A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANS.
POST ONE SEVENTY EIGHT HAS AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS OF THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BY OFFERING PROGRAMS SUCH AS TEXAS BOYS STATE.
ORATORICAL SCHOLARSHIP SPEECH CONTESTS, SCOUTING, COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND FLAG EDUCATION, THEIR COLOR GUARD ALSO ACTIVELY PRESENTS OUR NATIONAL COLORS AT SCHOOL EVENTS.
POST ONE SEVENTY EIGHT APPRECIATES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PASS SUPPORT AND LOOKS FORWARD TO AN EVEN STRONGER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT IN THE FUTURE.
WALDRIP AND PRESENT ARCHAMBAULT COULD PLEASE COME TO THE STAGE AND IF SHARON WHITE COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON WILL JOIN US AGAIN.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP TERRY GILBERT, VIETNAM VETERAN AND VICE COMMANDER FOR PROGRAMS. [APPLAUSE] AND LARRY WILHELM, TEXAS BOYS STATE CHAIRMAN AND COLOR GUARD, CAPTAIN AND VETERAN OF THE COLD WAR.
OK, NOW THAT YOU ALL SAT DOWN, IF THERE ARE ANY VETERANS OR ACTIVE DUTY IN THE AUDIENCE, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [APPLAUSE] WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOLS AND THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BIG GROUP PHOTO NOW.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
[5. Invocation]
WELL, NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE INVOCATION.IF YOU WILL, PLEASE BOW WITH ME.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR
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EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS FILLED A SEAT TONIGHT, BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE.WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THIS TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR MANY BLESSINGS AND SUCCESSES IN THIS TIME OF THANKSGIVING.
WHILE WE ALSO ASK FOR GRACE AND MERCY FOR THE MANY CHALLENGES THAT WE ALL CONTINUE TO FACE AND ASK THAT YOU HEAR OUR UNSPOKEN PRAYERS.
WE CONTINUE TO SEEK YOUR WISDOM AND ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US IN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERSHIP.
WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER AND PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES EVERY DAY, AND ESPECIALLY NOW AS WE BEGIN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
PLEASE HELP US TO REMEMBER THE MANY FREEDOMS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US AND ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVICE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO PROTECT THOSE FREEDOMS. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.
[6. Board Report]
NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX BOARD REPORT.I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MRS. GILLESPIE, MS. DAVIS, MS. ARCHAMBAULT AND MYSELF HAD THE ABSOLUTE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO TRAVEL DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO LAST WEEK TO WATCH LEBANON TRAIL, WAKELAND AND LONE STAR ROCK THE HOUSE.
THEY HAD THE STATE BAND COMPETITION, AND IF I WERE THE JUDGE, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL WON.
BUT WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL DID COME HOME WITH FOURTH PLACE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL AND TO LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY ARE CO DISTRICT CHAMPIONS FOR FOOTBALL.
THOSE WERE HARD FOUGHT WINS AND TO OUR CROSS COUNTRY, I THINK THAT STATE WAS THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.
SO OUR KIDS ARE DOING REALLY GOOD THINGS AND I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THAT.
[7. Discussion regarding 2020-2021 Financial Audit]
ON TO ITEM SEVEN DISCUSSION REGARDING 2020-2021 FINANCIAL AUDIT, MRS. SMITH.I'M NOT GOING TO TALK FOR THIS ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOHN DEBURRO, WHO IS A PARTNER WITH WEAVER, OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS, TO GIVE YOU YOUR PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO MEET WITH YOU THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 AUDIT.
AND AS KIMBERLY MENTIONED, MY NAME IS JOHN DEBURRO.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH ME, I'M A PARTNER WITH WEAVER AND I WANT TO TAKE THE NEXT 10 MINUTES OR SO JUST TO PRESENT TO YOU THE RESULTS AND GO OVER A FEW THINGS, SUCH AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AUDIT PROCESS AND OUR AUDIT SCHEDULE.
WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS, AND THEN I HAVE SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH OUR FIRM, WEAVER, WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY, ONE OF THE 35 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT WE'RE BASED HERE IN TEXAS.
WE SPECIALIZE IN EDUCATION BOTH WITH ISDS AS WELL AS WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND WE HAVE A FOCUSED GOVERNMENT PRACTICE AS PART OF OUR FIRM.
AS I MENTIONED, I SERVED AS THE AUDIT PARTNER AGAIN THIS YEAR ON THIS YEAR'S AUDIT, AND BRIAN SANCHEZ JOINED ME AS THE MANAGER ON THE ENGAGEMENT.
WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE AUDIT PROCESS BACK IN MAY WITH PLANNING FOR THIS YEAR'S AUDIT AND PERFORMING INTERIM PROCEDURES AND WHAT WE DO DURING THE INTERIM PROCEDURES PRIOR TO THE YEAR END.
WE FOCUS ON INTERNAL CONTROL WORK AND WE WALK THROUGH THE VARIOUS TRANSACTION CYCLES OF THE SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING CYCLES OF THE DISTRICT, AND WE GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES AND IDENTIFY CONTROLS.
AND IF WE HAD SEEN ANY WEAKNESSES IN CONTROLS, WE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THOSE TO MANAGEMENT'S ATTENTION.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SUCH REPORT.
WE ACTUALLY WALK THROUGH TRANSACTIONS JUST TO SEE THAT THE CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE AND OPERATING AS DESIGNED.
WHEN WE CAME BACK IN THE FALL, WE USED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO TEST THE VARIOUS BALANCES AND ACTIVITY OF THE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
WE PERFORMED OUR AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND WHAT'S CALLED THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE, WHICH IS WHAT GOVERNS THE SINGLE AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT'S FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND WE ALSO PERFORMED TESTING OF THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF LAW AND REGULATIONS, GRANT AGREEMENTS AND THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT AND TEA STATE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.
AND WE USE WHAT'S CALLED A RISK BASED APPROACH TO OUR AUDIT, WHERE WE TRY TO
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IDENTIFY AREAS THAT ARE OF HIGHER RISK OF MATERIAL, MISSTATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.WE WEIGH OUR RESOURCES MORE HEAVILY IN THOSE AREAS, THINGS SUCH AS FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT REVENUES, THE STATE FOUNDATION, REVENUE, CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASING AND VARIOUS LIABILITIES.
AND AS I MENTIONED, WE WEIGH OUR RESOURCE A LITTLE BIT MORE HEAVIER IN THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT.
I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT WE PERFORMED WALKTHROUGHS OF THE DISTRICT'S VARIOUS INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER A SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING CYCLES.
WE ALSO PERFORMED TESTS OF THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE.
AND WE HAD TO LOOK AT FOUR DIFFERENT FEDERAL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE INFLUX OF COVID RELATED FUNDING.
SOME PROGRAMS WERE OF HIGHER RISK THIS YEAR AND REQUIRED TESTING UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT.
WE TESTED THE CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER, TITLE THREE AND THE ESSER PROGRAM.
I MENTIONED THAT WE TESTED CAPITAL PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION TESTING, BID AND PROCUREMENT TESTING AND ALSO TESTS OF THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL CONTROLS OVER CASH DISBURSEMENTS AND PAYROLL.
IN THE AREA OF REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT BEFORE I DO SO THAT THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT AUDIT THIS YEAR, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ISSUED THREE REPORTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR AUDIT.
THE FIRST IS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND WE'VE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH MEANS THAT WE FEEL THAT THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY PRESENTED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
WE'VE ALSO ISSUED A REPORT ON OUR CONSIDERATION OF THE DISTRICT'S INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WERE NO FINDINGS WHATSOEVER IN THAT REPORT.
NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES.
AND THE FINAL REPORT THAT WE'VE ISSUED IS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH EACH MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OF A COMPLIANCE.
AND WE'VE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION THAT JUST MEANS THAT WE FEEL THAT THE DISTRICT COMPLIED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS WITH THE DIRECT AND MATERIAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF ITS MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DISTRICT AND TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ON A VERY CLEAN AUDIT.
SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ARE IF THERE WERE ANY MATERIAL CORRECTED OR UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS, WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE TO THOSE TO YOU, BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WERE NONE OF EITHER.
SOME OTHER AREAS OF COMMUNICATION ARE ESTIMATES.
THERE WERE VARIOUS ESTIMATES EMBODIED IN THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE VARIOUS ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THESE ESTIMATES AND FELT THAT THEY WERE ALL REASONABLE IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE.
THERE WERE NO MATERIAL ERRORS OF ANY KIND, NO DIFFICULTIES OR DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT, AND THE DISTRICT DID IMPLEMENT ONE NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD THIS YEAR.
IT'S KNOWN AS GASB 84 ENTITLED FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES, AND IT JUST CHANGES THE PRESENTATION OF THE DISTRICT'S FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES, WHICH RELATE TO STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS THIS YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT COME DIRECTLY FROM THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE FIRST TWO SLIDES FOCUS ON THE DISTRICT'S GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS REVENUES, WHICH TOTALED 799 MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR, AND THAT WAS A FOURTEEN POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE OVER FISCAL YEAR 2020.
AND IT WAS PRETTY BALANCED BETWEEN AN INCREASE IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL REVENUE THIS YEAR, FEDERAL INCREASING BY 7.9, WHILE STATE REVENUES INCREASED BY 8.6 MILLION.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, THIS SHOWS YOU SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON TO YEAR TO YEAR OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS OF EACH OF THE REVENUE SOURCE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE FEDERAL PROGRAM REVENUE INCREASING FROM TWENTY ONE POINT FIVE MILLION TO TWENTY NINE POINT FOUR, WHILE THE STATE PROGRAM REVENUES INCREASED FROM ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE MILLION TO JUST UNDER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY MILLION.
THE NEXT TWO SLIDES PRESENT A SIMILAR SCENARIO FOR THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL I'M SORRY, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS EXPENDITURES, WHICH TOTALED NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR.
THAT'S AN EIGHTY NINE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE OVER FISCAL YEAR 2020 .
AND THE INCREASE WAS REALLY COMPRISED OF A NUMBER OF INCREASES IN DIFFERENT
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AREAS, SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS REALLY BASED ON THE TIMING OF BOND PROCEEDS AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON DEBT SERVICE, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISONS HERE OF THE VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL FUNCTIONAL AREAS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE AT JUNE 30TH TOTALED SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $129 MILLION DOLLARS AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT RELATED TO THE BOND PROCEEDS IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND THAT WERE ISSUED THIS YEAR TO FUND VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING.
AND FINALLY, THE GENERAL FUND BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHOWS A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF TWENTY EIGHT POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S THE NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE, AND IT'S REALLY COMPRISED OF TWO THINGS THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUES EXCEEDED BUDGET BY NINE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS, WHILE EXPENDITURES WERE UNDER BUDGET BY TWENTY THREE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS DUE TO COST SAVINGS EVERYWHERE.
AND JUST BEFORE I WRAP THINGS UP, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE GASB HAS BEEN VERY BUSY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH NEW STANDARDS, AND NEXT YEAR WILL BE ONE THAT WILL PROBABLY AFFECT THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS MOST GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
IT'S CALLED GASB 87 ENTITLED LEASES, AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE THAT LEASES BE PUT ON THE BALANCE SHEET OR THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING BOTH IN THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR AS WELL AS THE PROFIT SECTOR, BUT I KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT IS WORKING HARD ON IT, MAKING SURE THAT THIS CORRECTLY IMPLEMENTED AND WILL WORK WITH THEM TO HELP ENSURE IT.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
AND AGAIN, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK KIMBERLY AND ROBIN AND THE REST OF THE FINANCE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL AUDIT.
THANK YOU, BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE OUR BUSINESS AND FINANCE TEAM, Y'ALL ROCK.
[APPLAUSE] WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT DISCUSSION REGARDING UPDATE ON
[8. Discussion regarding update on FISD+]
FISD PLUS DR.MAKING SURE I DID HIT THE WRONG ONE.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE FISD PLUS PROGRAM THAT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK.
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING AND YET ANOTHER OPTION TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEXT YEAR THROUGH THE FISD PLUS PROGRAM.
THIS IS NOT A PANDEMIC RESPONSE, BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A PROGRAM FROM THE GROUND UP TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT FRISCO ISD.
THIS IS A REMOTE LEARNING PROGRAM THAT WILL BEGIN THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR, STARTING WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND WILL ALLOW TWO OPTIONS A FULL TIME PROGRAM AND A HYBRID PROGRAM.
THE FULL TIME PROGRAM WILL ALLOW OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM FRISCO ISD WITH UP TO A DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ENDORSEMENTS AVAILABLE.
THE HYBRID PROGRAM WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO TAKE THEIR CORE CLASSES THROUGH THE FISD PLUS PROGRAM AND THEN TAKE THE OTHER COURSES, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS IN A FACE TO FACE ENVIRONMENT.
SO WE'RE OFFERING LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
WE'VE GOT SOME WEBINARS COMING UP ONE ON WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 P.M.
AND ONE NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY AT NOON.
WE REALLY DO NEED OUR INTERESTED PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO TUNE IN TO THE WEBINARS SO THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXCITING PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING AN APPLICATION IN EARLY DECEMBER.
THE TARGET DATE OF DECEMBER 1ST SO THAT WE CAN ALIGN THIS PROCESS WITH OUR NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL COURSE SELECTION PROCESS IN EARLY SPRING.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO HIRE AND RECRUIT SOME HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN THE SPRING, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY.
THE WEBINARS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR FRISCO ISD WEBSITE UNDER FISD PLUS LIVE LINKS.
ALL THEY DO IS CLICK AND YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE WEBINARS RIGHT THERE.
COUPLE OF LAST MINUTE PIECES, WE DO HAVE AN AMAZING WEBSITE PUT TOGETHER BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND THAT IS AT THIS WEB ADDRESS, OR YOU CAN GO TO THE MAIN WEB PAGE IN FRISCO ISD AND SEARCH FISD PLUS AND IT'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU CAN'T GET YOUR ANSWERS THERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE, COURSE OFFERINGS, PROGRAM STRUCTURE, STUDENT PROFILE, ADMISSION PROCESS AND FAQS,
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WHICH ARE UPDATED PRETTY REGULARLY.IN ADDITION, WE RELEASED A PODCAST TODAY.
I'M NOT SAYING BECAUSE I WAS IN IT BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME, BUT IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION FROM LOTS OF SMART PEOPLE.
WE DO HAVE A TEAM OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING PRINCIPALS AND COUNSELORS AND MEMBERS OF ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS.
EVEN LAST SPRING, BUT PUTTING IT TOGETHER HERE RECENTLY SO WE CAN ANNOUNCE THAT TO OUR PUBLIC.
AND WITH THAT, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
CUNNINGHAM HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT IT KIND OF COMES OFF THE HEELS OF THIS AS A COVID RESPONSE.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND MAYBE YOU COULD IDENTIFY A COUPLE OF THE UNIQUE SITUATIONS WHERE THIS WILL BE VERY APPLICABLE TO SOME OF OUR STUDENTS.
SO OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND I'VE SAID THIS EVERY CHANCE I GET THE MIC TO TALK ABOUT HOW AMAZING OUR TEACHERS DID IN RESPONSE TO COVID AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDED.
AND THEY HAVE TAKEN A A VERY GOOD TEACHING LEARNING PROGRAM AND MADE IT WORK IN THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT, IN THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AND ALL THOSE PIECES.
WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO HERE IS TO CREATE SOMETHING IN THE GROUND UP WHERE THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE THE INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY.
ALL OF THAT'S BUILT FOR THIS ONLINE ENVIRONMENT, FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS.
WHERE THIS MIGHT COME IN HANDY IS WE'VE GOT SOME STUDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SOME WORLD CLASS ACTIVITIES THAT AREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND FRISCO ISD ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CLASSES THROUGH FRISCO ISD IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT.
THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO COME TO TO CLASS AS IT WERE.
THERE'LL BE SOME ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEM, BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN FRISCO ISD QUALITY EDUCATION WHERE THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF OTHER SITUATIONS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR CONTROL.
THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION OR NOT.
WE ARE EXCITED WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR A FEW YEARS, AND WE FINALLY GOT THE PERMISSION FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO WORK THROUGH THIS, AND WE'VE GOT STAFF WORKING ON THIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR TRYING TO PLAN FOR THIS.
BOARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THIS, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHETHER THOSE ARE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL.
WE'VE LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT SOME OF THESE VIRTUAL OFFERINGS HAVE BEEN.
WE'VE HAD TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND WE'VE HAD TO BE VERY NIMBLE IN OUR RESPONSE TO CERTAIN STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I THINK THIS PRESENTS A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AND IT KEEPS US AHEAD OF THE CURVE IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE DISCUSSION REGARDING ESSER
[9. Discussion regarding ESSER website and use of funds]
WEBSITE AND USE OF FUNDS.SO AS PART OF OUR ESSER FUNDING, ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS IS TO REVISIT WITH YOU GUYS AT A PUBLIC BOARD MEETING, OUR COVID RESPONSE WEB PAGE AND OUR USE OF ESSER FUNDING.
SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS JUST REALLY QUICKLY REMIND EVERYONE THE BOARD AND PUBLIC INCLUDED WHERE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION LIVES ON OUR WEBSITE AND SHOW YOU WHAT'S NEW AND SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS.
SO FROM OUR FRISCO ISD WEB PAGE, IF YOU CLICK ON THE COVID 19 RESPONSE BUTTON, YOU'LL GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COVID 19 RESPONSE, INCLUDING OUR SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PLAN.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP UP FOR ON THE WEBSITE FOR AS LONG AS WE'RE RECEIVING AND SPENDING ESSER MONEY.
SO WE WILL REVIEW AND UPDATE THESE KIND OF OVER TIME AS THINGS CHANGE.
THE TWO THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS OUR ESSER THREE SPENDING PLAN.
WE PRESENTED THIS TO YOU GUYS BACK IN THE SUMMER.
WE'RE STILL KIND OF GOING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND SPENDING THE WAY THAT WE ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO AS WE GO ON OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.
IF WE MAKE CHANGES TO ANY OF THE APPROXIMATE COSTS OR ANYTHING, WE'LL UPDATE THOSE.
AND THEN EVERY SIX MONTHS WHEN WE REVISIT THIS WITH YOU, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT WAS UPDATED.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, NOTHING ON THE ESSER THREE SPENDING PLAN HAS BEEN CHANGED SINCE YOU SAW IT LAST.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED THIS TAB CALLED THE ESSER SUPPLEMENTAL SPENDING PLAN.
SO IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS NEW ESSER SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT THAT WE GOT OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE IN THE SPRING.
THIS IS AN EXTRA THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
IT'S REALLY ONLY ABOUT 18 MONTHS ONCE WE KIND OF GOT ALL THE RULEMAKING AND HAD TIME TO SET A BUDGET FOR IT.
BUT THIS GOES THROUGH AUGUST OF 2023.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE KIND OF GIVEN EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPLANATION ON
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WHAT THIS IS FOR.AND THEN GIVEN THE PRELIMINARY SPENDING PLAN, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND TIME READING ALL OF THIS TO YOU, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT IT.
THERE IS A PLACE FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS OR ANY OF OUR OTHER ESSER PLANS.
THE ONE THING THAT I WILL POINT OUT ABOUT THIS IS THE TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST ON HERE DO NOT ADD UP TO THE THIRTY SIX POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE'VE BEEN ALLOTTED.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD A VERY SHORT TIME TO KIND OF PLAN ALL OF THIS OUT.
SO WE'RE STILL REVIEWING THE AREAS THAT NEED THE MONEY THE MOST.
AND SO WE'LL COME BACK IN AND MAKE CHANGES TO THIS.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE TO REVISIT THIS WITH YOU AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS.
SO AS WE MAKE CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE, WE'LL BE SURE TO COME AND UPDATE EVERYONE IN A PUBLIC MEETING.
SO THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS.
WE'LL, NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 10 COMMUNICATIONS TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING
[10. Communication to and from the Board including public comments]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.MR. SECRETARY, ANY COMMUNICATIONS? MR. CLASSE.
BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE OPEN MEETING AND ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SPEAKERS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INFORMATION SHARED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE INFORMATION SHARED BY THE PRESENTER AND SOLELY PROVIDES THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, NOT THE DISTRICT.
DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ONLY NOT OTHER ATTENDEES AND ONLY MADE ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO SPEAK.
TO ENSURE THAT ALL SPEAKERS ARE TREATED EQUALLY AND HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, THE PODIUM MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TIME FOR EVERY SPEAKER.
THE TOTAL TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION THIS EVENING IS ONE MINUTE EACH SPEAKER, SHE'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-ACTION ITEMS IS DEFERRED TO THE END OF THE MEETING OR TO THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
SPEAKERS ON ACTION ITEMS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.
IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES DGBA LOCAL F AND G LOCAL AND GF LOCAL.
EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.
FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST JOSEPH CRUZ, FOLLOWED BY ANDREW LUCCI, FOLLOWED BY BRYAN BASH.
JOSEPH, I'M SORRY, CAN I PAUSE YOU FOR JUST A MOMENT BECAUSE YOUR MIC IS NOT WORKING AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU, THAT'S STREAMING.
MY NAME IS JOSEPH CRUZ AND I SERVE AS THE REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP SPECIALIST FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS HERE IN REGION 10.
ON BEHALF OF NEARLY 500 ATPE MEMBERS IN FRISCO ISD ISD, I WANT TO EXPRESS ATPS SUPPORT FOR AGENDA ITEM 11 G THE JANUARY 2022 EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE.
WE URGE TRUSTEES TO VOTE YES ON THIS RESOLUTION.
GIVEN THE STAFFING CHALLENGES FACED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS, WE BELIEVE THIS RETENTION SUPPLEMENT WILL BE A USEFUL TOOL IN FRISCO'S EFFORTS TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN IDEAL USE OF ESSER FUNDS PROVIDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
WE THANK THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS STAFFING CHALLENGES IN THIS WAY, AND ATPE IS AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO YOU NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING TO KEEP THE FRISCO COMMUNITY SAFE AND STRONG.
WE ASK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WAYS TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO HAVE FACED AND MET UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.
[APPLAUSE] ANDREW, FOLLOWED BY BRIAN BASH, FOLLOWED BY IMAN VELLANI.
REGARDING THE VOTE, YOU WILL BE TAKING LATER THIS EVENING ON THE SCHOOL REZONING PLAN.
I WISH TO MAKE ONE FINAL PLEA FOR THE BOARD TO DO THE CORRECT THING AND REJECT THE ORIGINAL ZONING PLAN MADE PUBLIC AT THE OCTOBER 12 BOARD MEETING.
MY FERVENT HOPE IS THAT YOU WILL EVENTUALLY VOTE ON ONE OF THE MANY REVISED PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL OF FRISCO ISD AND THAT WILL KEEP OUR KIDS LOCAL.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
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YOU HAVE HEARD ALL OF THEM.YOU HAVE SEEN THE COMMUNITY SUBMIT OTHER AND BETTER PLANS.
YOU, THE BOARD, ARE THE CUSTODIANS OF THE ISD AND OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSETS, OUR CHILDREN, THE STUDENTS.
PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS AND UNELECTED CONSULTANTS TO DRIVE THIS DECISION.
YOU SHOULD SEE THEIR FACES, THEIR NAMES.
WHAT WOULD BE A REZONE FAILURE? MAYBE IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL MOVING TO 6A.
[INAUDIBLE] THE PROJECTIONS ARE ESTIMATES.
I WORKED WITH AN ESTIMATE, AND HE ALWAYS SAID I'M PAID TO BE WRONG EVERY DAY, COMPARING PASA REPORTS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LOW.
FOR EXAMPLE, REEDY ON AVERAGE HAS BEEN FORTY SIX STUDENTS LOW OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
SMALL, BUT ACTUALLY NOT WHEN LOOKING AT THE UIL 5A CAP.
REEDY IS IN 5A BY ONLY 22 STUDENTS IN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
I RECOMMEND ADDING THIRTY FIVE STUDENTS TO PROJECTIONS AS A 5A SAFETY CUSHION.
ADDING THIS TO THE CURRENT PROPOSAL MOVES REEDY TO SIX 6A.
I PROVIDED ALTERNATIVES SEVEN WITH A THIRTY FIVE STUDENT ADDER THAT KEEPS ALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN 5 A.
THIS IS A LESS RISKY OPTION FOR ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF US.
IT ALSO IMPACTS LESS STUDENTS.
PLEASE KEEP OUR KIDS LOCAL AND IN FIVE A.
THERE IS A MUCH BETTER OPTION.
[APPLAUSE] IMAN VELLANI, FOLLOWED BY UPTA VELLANI, FOLLOWED BY JESSICA WING.
HELLO, BOARD MEMBERS, I'M HERE TODAY TO PLEAD WITH YOU TO GRANDFATHER, THE FRESHMAN OF OUR COMMUNITY STONEWATER CROSSING.
I HAVE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY OF STONEWATER CROSSING FOR 12 YEARS, GONE THROUGH SPARKS PIONEER AND I NOW GO TO REEDY.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ON THE QUIET SIDE AND THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AMPLIFIED THAT.
THE FRIENDSHIPS I KEEP, I VALUE VERY, VERY MUCH.
JUST AS I START TO OPEN UP, I'M HIT BY THIS.
NOT TO MENTION I'VE BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ORCHESTRA PROGRAM AT REEDY.
THERE ARE ONLY 25 OF US EQUIVALENT TO THREE PERCENT OF REEDY'S POPULATION.
PLEASE, PLEASE, I BEG YOU, DO NOT DISRUPT OUR LIVES WITH THIS CHANGE.
FISDS MOTTO IS TO KNOW EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED.
WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECOGNIZE OUR NEEDS .
[APPLAUSE] SO I KNOW THE DECISIONS MIGHT HAVE PROBABLY, ARE PROBABLY BEEN MADE BY NOW.
AND MY SPEAKING HERE TODAY MIGHT NOT MATTER.
BUT HERE I AM AS A MOM TRYING ONE MORE TIME FOR MY SON.
HE'S A CURRENT FRESHMAN AT REEDY, AND I'M PLEADING WITH YOU JUST LIKE HOW HE PLED NOW.
I'M PLEADING AGAIN TO LET HIM STAY.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO LOOK AFTER THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR KIDS.
AND BE FAIR WITH SOME GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
FISD SPENDS MONEY IN SERVICES TO ENSURE MENTAL HEALTH OF KIDS, YOU KNOW, TO HELP THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS.
BUT BY RIPPING OUR FRESHMEN FROM THEIR COMMUNITY AND PULLING THEM AWAY FROM REEDY, WE ARE CREATING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES IN OUR KIDS THAT WILL HAVE A FAR REACHING IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES AND FUTURE SUCCESS.
IN SUPPORT OF THESE POINTS, I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT.
SORRY, SORRY, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
[APPLAUSE] JESSICA, FOLLOWED BY SHILPA, FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE].
I HAVE A SEVENTH GRADER AT PEARSON.
EVER SINCE WE MOVED HERE FIVE YEARS AGO, EVERY YEAR MY DAUGHTER WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE LITTLE MS. SAPPHIRE'S EVENT.
WE PLAN TO DO THE SAME THIS DECEMBER.
SHE EVEN STARTED ATTENDING A DRILL DANCE CLASS THIS YEAR, HOPING TO MAKE INTO THE REEDY
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HIGH SCHOOL SAPPHIRE'S ONE DAY.WITH THIS CURRENT REZONING PROPOSAL, YOU ARE CRUSHING HER DREAMS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCE, IMPACTING THIS DECISION TO ALL OF OUR KIDS, AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY.
[APPLAUSE] HI, EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK MY MIND HERE ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL THE ANALYSTS WHO'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND GO THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS.
I BELIEVE IT WAS VERY HARD TO KIND OF MEET EVERYBODY'S REQUIREMENTS.
SO I'M HERE TO PLEAD ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER, WHO'S A RISING EIGHTH GRADER IN PIONEER.
THIS IS VERY DISRUPTIVE FOR HER.
I'M A RESIDENT OF STONEWATER CROSSING.
OUR HEARTS ARE STONED AND WITH WATERY EYES.
THERE MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL THAT SHE MIGHT NOT CONTINUE AT PIONEER.
SHE'S A RISING EIGHTH GRADER, SO I REQUEST UPON THE TRUSTEES HERE TO CONSIDER THE RISING EIGHTH GRADERS TO FINISH WHERE THEY STARTED.
[INAUDIBLE] FOLLOWED BY SREENIVASAN BACUNA AND THEN NISHA MATEE.
FIRSTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE.
I'M MONTEE SWAIM AND PART OF THE CLASS OF 2025 AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOU TO GRANDFATHER OUR COMMUNITY STONEWATER CROSSING TO REEDY.
I HAVE GROWN UP WITH THIS CLASS SINCE SPARKS ELEMENTARY.
I FOUND A GROUP OF FRIENDS AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY ACTIVITIES.
LIKE EVERY OTHER FRESHMAN IN STONEWATER CROSSING, I PLEAD FOR YOU TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE NEEDS OF MY CLASS.
I REMEMBER BEING SO NERVOUS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL SCARED THAT I WOULD BE A SMALL FISH IN A BIG SEA, NOT KNOWING ANYONE.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I FOUND A PLACE WITHIN THIS SCHOOL AND THE ART PROGRAM IN MY CLASSES.
I HAVE MET MANY TEACHERS PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR JOBS, READY TO SUPPORT ME AND ALL OF MY DREAMS. IF WE MOVE AWAY, WE WILL HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN.
WE NEED THESE RELATIONSHIPS FOR SUPPORT AND TO GROW.
WE ONLY MAKE UP THREE PERCENT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION.
BUT THIS DECISION WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO US.
PLEASE GRANDFATHER US TO REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A RESIDENT OF STONEWATER CROSSING COMMUNITY, 42 C.
TODAY, I'M SPEAKING MAINLY ON REQUEST FOR GRANDFATHERING OUR REEDY FRESHMEN.
MY DAUGHTER IS A JUNIOR VARSITY GOLFER AT REEDY AND SHE'S ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN ABOUT FOUR TOURNAMENTS AND WILL HAVE MORE TO GO THROUGH TO THE REST OF THE YEAR.
AND SHE WORKS WITH HER JUNIOR VARSITY VARSITY TEAMMATES ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.
COACH FARRELL, COACH PAUL THEY KNOW NIKITA'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, AND THEY DO HAVE A GAME IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
I AM CONCERNED ONCE SHE SWITCHES TO A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WILL HAVE A RESET ON HER GOLF AND A GREAT PORTION OF HER SOPHOMORE YEAR WILL BE SPENT ON TRANSITION INSTEAD OF CONTINUATION.
I'M ALSO CONCERNED IF THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT ON HER SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE GOLF RECRUITING IF SHE MAKES [INAUDIBLE] HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WE'RE NOT JUST ALONE IN THIS SITUATION.
THIS APPLIES TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF STONEWATER FRESHMEN WHO ARE IN VOLLEYBALL, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, SOCCER ORCHESTRA CHOIR.
APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN LET THE TEAM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN CONTINUE.
[INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY MADHUKAR SONAM AND THEN BENU THAMOCHRIE.
MY NAME IS NITHYA MATTA AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE COME HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO GRANDFATHER ALL STONEWATER CROSSING STUDENTS.
I'M A HARPIST AND I GO TO REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
OBVIOUSLY, SORRY, I'M PART OF A SMALL COMMUNITY OF HARPIST, AND WE EACH HAVE A CONNECTION, UNLIKE ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR FOOTBALL TEAM OR VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A TIGHT CONNECTION, WE ARE DETERMINED TO STAY TOGETHER ENTIRE FISD, THERE'S AT LEAST MAYBE A HUNDRED HARPIST AND THEN IN OUR SMALL COMMUNITY ALONE, THERE MAY BE FIVE.
WE HAVE SUCH A TIGHT KNIT RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU CAN FIND IT NOWHERE ELSE.
PLEASE, GRANDFATHER, ALL THE STUDENTS OF STONEWATER CROSSING SO THAT WE CAN
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CONTINUE OUR STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND NOT HAVE ANY MENTAL DISTRESS.[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES, THANKS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL ZONES AND THE IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
THE FRESHMEN ARE FINALLY GETTING ADJUSTED TO THE RIGORS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE FORMED BONDS AND FRIENDSHIP THAT WILL HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL YEARS.
TO MOVE THESE FRESHMEN TO NEW SCHOOL NOW AND ASK THEM TO START ALL OVER AGAIN WILL CAUSE UNDUE STRESS TO THEM.
MOST OF THESE KIDS ARE ALREADY PART OF CLUBS, VARSITY TEAMS, AND MOVING THEM NOW WILL CAUSE THEM TO LOSE THEIR STANDING AND ALSO CAUSE THEM TO LOSE THEIR CHANCES OF SCHOLARSHIP.
WE REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE LEAVE ALL CURRENT FRESHMEN TO FINISH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SAME SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE NOW [APPLAUSE] AND NOT CAUSE ANY DISRUPTIONS IN THEIR SCHOOLING.
BENU FOLLOWED BY NIHAR SCMACKERY AND THEN AHUMI KHATRI.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
TODAY, I HAVE ONLY ONE REQUEST.
PLEASE CONSIDER CURRENT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN TO BE GRANDFATHERED IN SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE IN REEDY WHERE THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR ROOTS IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS.
AS A FAMILY, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS REZONING ONCE BEFORE.
OUR SON STARTED HIS HIGH SCHOOL AT FRISCO HIGH THEN WAS MOVED TO REEDY WHEN REEDY HIGH SCHOOL OPENED.
HE REMEMBERS THAT TO BE VERY DISRUPTIVE AND HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE A NEW HOME IN THE NEW SCHOOL.
NOW WE ARE AGAIN FACING A SIMILAR SITUATION.
OUR DAUGHTER, NIHAB, IS A FRESHMAN IN REEDY, SHE PLAYS REEDY VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
WITH THIS NEW ZONING CHANGES, SHE'S FORCED TO GO TO A NEW SCHOOL AND START EVERYTHING ALL OVER AGAIN.
NOT EVERY KID MAKES FRIENDS EASY AND THRIVES IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT.
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME NIHAB WHO HAS DEVELOPED AN IDENTITY AROUND HER SCHOOL AND HER VOLLEYBALL TEAM IT FEELS LIKE SHE HAS BEEN KICKED OUT OF HER OWN SCHOOL TEAM AND FORCED TO GO TO AND FIGURE OUT EVERYTHING IN THE NEW SCHOOL.
AS A PARENT, IT'S VERY HARD TO WATCH THEM GO THROUGH THE EMOTIONAL STRUGGLE WITH ALL THESE, ALONG WITH AN ALREADY CHALLENGING HIGH SCHOOL LIFE.
[APPLAUSE] NIHAB, FOLLOWED BY AHUMI, FOLLOWED BY AJ KHATRI.
GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M FROM STONEWATER CROSSING, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE ZONED TO LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M CURRENTLY A FRESHMAN AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL AND A PART OF THE SCHOOL'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
IN THE MONTHS I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE REEDY VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE IT.
I FORMED IRREPLACEABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PLAYERS AND COACHES THERE.
LATELY, I'M FORCED TO WORRY IF I EVER PLAY WITH THESE KIDS AGAIN ONES I'VE KNOWN SINCE KINDERGARTEN.
MY GOAL WITH THIS TEAM IS TO GROW IN FUTURE SEASONS AND MAYBE EVEN EARN A BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH REQUIRES THE ATHLETE TO PLAY ALL FOUR YEARS.
I WOULD ABSOLUTELY HATE TO HAVE TO LEAVE THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, AND I'M SURE THAT GOES FOR ALL THE REST OF THE CURRENT FRESHMEN WHO HAVE FOUND COMFORT AND ENJOYMENT IN THEIR OWN CLUB'S CLASSES OR PROGRAMS. I PLEAD THAT THE CLASS OF 2025 BE GRANDFATHERED IN FROM STONEWATER CROSSING AND LET US STAY AT REEDY.
[APPLAUSE] HELLO, I'M ONE OF THE FRESHMEN AT REEDY, AND ALMOST ALL THE FRESHMEN IN STONEWATER CROSSING HAVE A PASSION, WHETHER IT'S ART, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, ORCHESTRA, BAND OR CHOIR.
WE ALL HAVE TALENTS THAT WE LOVE TO PURSUE, AND ALL OF THESE PASSIONS NEED A GOOD ENVIRONMENT AND GOOD ENVIRONMENTS NEED CONSISTENCY.
THESE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HAVE THE SAME TEACHER FOR ALL FOUR YEARS, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILD WITH THEM CAN'T BE REPLACED WITH ANYTHING ELSE.
MY REEDY CHOIR TEACHER HAS ALREADY DONE SO MUCH FOR ME, AND I CAN NEVER IMAGINE DOING CHOIR IN HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT HIM.
IF THE ZONING GOES THROUGH, I'M LIKELY GOING TO BE DROPPING CHOIR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
EVEN LITTLE THINGS LIKE A LETTERMAN JACKET OR RECOMMENDATION LETTERS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE I WILL HAVE TO RESTART THE PROGRESS THAT I'VE MADE WITH MY CHOIR STUDENTS AND MY TEACHER.
[APPLAUSE] AJ, FOLLOWED BY KELLY KARTHICK AND THEN FOLLOWED BY HIRANI.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO IMPLORE YOU GUYS TO RECONSIDER THIS REZONING, ESPECIALLY FOR FRESHMEN, FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOLS, I SUPPOSE NOT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, 42 C IN STONEWATER CROSSING.
THE BONDS THAT THESE GUYS ARE DEVELOPING WILL NOT ONLY HELP WITH THE THINGS THAT
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YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD, BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP THEM WITH THEIR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS.THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD WITH THEIR TEACHERS WILL PRODUCE MEANINGFUL RECOMMENDATION LETTERS FOR THEM, NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY SUPERFICIAL AND WILL NOT HAVE MUCH WEIGHT WHEN THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.
BUT REALLY, LIKE YOU GUYS TO RECONSIDER THE REZONING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRESHMEN.
[APPLAUSE] KELLY, FOLLOWED BY BAUHOROUPHY, FOLLOWED BY SOPHIA COBOS.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A QUICK COMMENT REGARDING THE LAST BOARD MEETING FROM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO REGARDING THE REZONING.
I KNOW IT'S A REALLY HOT TOPIC AND IT STILL IS FOR EVERYONE, BUT OVERALL IT SEEMED LIKE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD YOU RESIDE IN.
MOST EVERYBODY WAS IN AGREEMENT ABOUT ONE THING, AND THAT WAS THEIR UNHAPPINESS OF THIS NOT BEING AN ACCEPTABLE MAP FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
IT WAS REJUVENATING TO WITNESS OUR COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER.
IT WAS NEIGHBORHOODS HELPING NEIGHBORHOODS TO ORGANIZE AND GET THEIR VOICES HEARD.
I KNOW IT WAS A LONG NIGHT, BUT THE SATISFACTION OF SEEING PARENTS AND STUDENTS BEING HEARD WAS PALPABLE THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.
IT WAS POSITIVE, AND I HOPE THAT THIS LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION AND POSITIVITY MAY CONTINUE DURING ALL OUR FUTURE FISD SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
[APPLAUSE] BAUHOROUPHY FOLLOWED BY SOPHIA CROSS, FOLLOWED BY PC THOMAS.
I THINK EARLIER TODAY WE SAW A PRESENTATION WHERE WE HAD CLOSE TO ONE 10 FINALIST.
THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD A LOT OF TIME TO ACTUALLY DO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS. BUT THIS REZONING, I SEE THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE MORE THAN AN HOUR IN TRANSIT WHERE THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE GREAT FINALIST HERE.
SO I URGE, I THINK I'M VERY SURE THAT THE HOSP COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A LION'S SHARE OF ALL THOSE GREAT PEOPLE THAT WILL SHOW UP IN THIS, AND WE ARE REALLY CARVING THEIR OPPORTUNITY AWAY.
I WANTED THIS BOARD TO BE RESPONSIBLY THINK AND THEN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE STUDENTS OF HOSP COMMUNITY.
GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS SOPHIA COBOS.
I'M A NINTH GRADER WHO ATTENDS REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONED, 38M AUSTIN RIDGE.
I AM INVOLVED IN THE BAND AND I PLAY THE MELLOPHONE OR FRENCH HORN, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY SECTION AND I LOVE EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE BAND.
AND I FEEL LIKE IF WE GET ZONED, THEN I WILL LOSE A LOT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS I'VE ALREADY BUILT IN THE BAND.
AND EVEN IF I MOVED TO FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, I WON'T BE EVEN BE ABLE TO BE IN FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL BAND BECAUSE I'M NOT EVEN ABLE TO GET A RIDE FOR THOSE EARLY MORNING REHEARSALS IN ORDER TO BUILD THOSE NEW RELATIONSHIPS.
AND NOT ONLY IN BAND, BUT I'M ALSO LOSING A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT I HAVE IN ALL MY OTHER CLASSES, AND IT'S JUST REALLY UPSETTING TO ME THAT I CAN'T EVEN PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY THAT I REALLY ENJOY AND LOVE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, PC, FOLLOWED BY CHINA SATYAM, FOLLOWED BY KIERAN.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.
I WANT TO BRING YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS TO HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS IN LIFE AND BUSINESSES AND VERY VARIOUS MODES OF THINKING.
SO I WANT TO INDULGE YOU IN THINKING LIKE A SCIENTIST.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT VARIOUS MODES OF THINKING SCIENTISTS THINK WITH HYPOTHESES AND THE PROVEN THE RESULTS OF IT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY SCIENTIFIC MODEL OF THINKING, WE REFUSE TO LET OUR IDEAS BECOME IDEOLOGIES, THE IDEA THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM OF CAPACITY, THE SOLUTION IS REZONING.
I THINK THAT'S THE WAY SCIENTISTS THINK ABOUT WITHOUT THE PROOF THEY DON'T MAKE THAT DECISION.
WE REFUSE TO LET OUR IDEAS BECOME IDEOLOGIES, AND WE DON'T START WITH ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS.
WE MUST LEAD WITH QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES, AND WE DON'T PREACH FROM INTUITION AND WE TEACH FROM EVIDENCE.
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MAKE THE PROBLEM OF CAPACITY AND THE SOLUTION AS REZONING, THINKING LIKE SCIENTISTS, THIS INVOLVES MORE THAN REACTING WITH JUST AN OPEN MIND.
IT MEANS BEING ACTIVELY OPEN MIND.
IT REQUIRES SEARCHING FOR REASONS WHY WE MIGHT BE WRONG, NOT FOR REASONS WHY WE MIGHT BE RIGHT.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EVERYONE HERE, I'M STANDING HERE HOPING THAT FISD
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HAVE CONSIDERED THE COMMUNITY INPUT BEFORE CASTING THEIR DECISION TODAY ON REZONING.COMMUNITY HAS SHARED SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS AND MAPS WITH LITTLE IMPACT TO KIDS.
WE HAVE HIGH TRUST ON THE BOARD THAT THEY WILL PUT KIDS FUTURE AND SAFETY AS THE TOP PRIORITY, WITH SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS SEPARATED, LOSING PRODUCTIVE TIME TOWARDS THE COMMUTE DISTURBED SCHEDULES.
OUR KIDS HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ARE PUT IN TURMOIL.
PLEASE DO THE NEEDFUL AND TODAY FISD [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE IN FAVOR OF KIDS BRIGHT FUTURE.
I'M SORRY, I JUST CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME.
OH, YOU'RE PASSING, OK? AND THEN NEXT IS SATHRICK RISHI AND [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] AND THEN FOLLOWING WILL BE THIAGARAJAN AND THEN ROBBIE [INAUDIBLE].
I'M [INAUDIBLE] MAGDUM, I'M [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M [INAUDIBLE] LURIE, WE WERE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITIES, THE SOUTHWEST OF LEBANON AND [INAUDIBLE] WHO ARE BEING REZONED TO FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
FRISCO HIGH AND REEDY ARE BOTH VERY GOOD SCHOOLS, IN MY OPINION.
I WOULD BE FINE GOING WITH EITHER SCHOOL IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, BUT WE ARE AGAINST THE REZONING FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE, THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WILL TAKE MY PARENTS TO DRIVE ME AND THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON MY ACADEMIC RECORD IF I'M NOT ABLE TO MAKE A TUTORIAL OR CLUB MEETING.
AS IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET TO SCHOOL PERFORMING BEFORE SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT, PUTTING STUDENTS AT A SEVERE ACADEMIC DISADVANTAGE.
MOREOVER, IF STUDENTS WANT TO GO TO TUTORIALS TO RETAKE A TEST OR LEARN A TOPIC THAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING ON, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT DUE TO THE LARGE DISTANCE FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
MY HOUSE IS IN AUSTIN RIDGE TO GO FROM MY HOUSE TO A FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FIVE MINUTES EACH WAY DURING PEAK TRAFFIC AT EIGHT A.M.
AND AROUND 13 TO TWENTY TWO MINUTES EACH WAY AT FIVE P.M..
AND THIS DATA IS PROVIDED BY GOOGLE MAPS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
[APPLAUSE] Y'ALL HAVEN'T SEEN THREE PEOPLE CRUSH ONE MINUTE LIKE THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
DEAR BOARD THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE.
I MEAN, LIKE, I'M JUST A WALKING TALKER.
I MEAN, LIKE, I CASUALLY CAME HERE AND THEN I'M TALKING SPONTANEOUSLY HERE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A STORY ABOUT MYSELF.
I MEAN, LIKE I LIVED IN DIFFERENT STATES.
AND THEN FINALLY, I WANTED TO SETTLE IN LEWISVILLE.
MY ELDER DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR IN RICK REEDY HIGH SCHOOL AND LIKE WHEN SHE WAS IN LEWISVILLE ISD WE HAD TO MOVE HER ACROSS MULTIPLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THREE OR FOUR REZONINGS.
AND MY ELDER YOUNGER ONE IS IN FOURTH GRADE RIGHT NOW IN HOSP ELEMENTARY.
WE HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH ENOUGH IN MY 10 YEARS OF MY LIFE WITH THE LEWISVILLE ISD.
AND THEN RIGHT NOW WE ANTICIPATED THAT.
I MEAN, LIKE MOVING TO FRISCO ISD, LOOKING AT THE SCHOOLS AND LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT OPPORTUNITY HERE.
WE MOVED INTO FRISCO ISD FOUR YEARS AGO AND I AM PART OF PRESERVE AT LONE STAR COMMUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] RAVI, FOLLOWED BY JULIE ANDERSON, FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH MICHEAL.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA.
MAIN CRITERIA THAT YOU'RE HANGING ON.
BUT WHOEVER THE CONSULTING FIRM IT IS TO ME DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR A KID TO TRAVEL CROSSING TWO HIGHWAYS IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING, 6.2 MILES IN A FRISCO ISD, WHICH HAS 11 HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE.
I MEAN, WHAT WOULD BE THE CRITERIA? I MEAN, LIKE YOU NEED TO JUSTIFY THAT A KID HAS TO TRAVEL LIKE SIX MILES FOR REACHING HIS HIGH SCHOOL, SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THE TRAFFIC.
AND ALSO YOU'RE FEELING LITERALLY WITH THIS REZONING, YOU'RE LITERALLY FILLING THE STREETS WITH TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING.
AND IT IS NOT EVEN ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY.
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YES, MA'AM.HI, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
MY NAME IS JULIE ANDERSON AND I'M A MOM TO THREE WONDERFUL KIDS AND I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT REZONING.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY.
ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN ARE STUDENTS IN FRISCO ISD.
I HAVE A FIFTH GRADER AT COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY.
I HAVE AN EIGHTH GRADER AT SCOGGINS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I HAVE A SIXTH GRADER WHO UNTIL THIS MORNING WAS ENROLLED ALSO AT SCOGGINS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MY SIXTH GRADER WAS GRANTED A SAFETY TRANSFER AND WILL START AT VANDEVENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL TOMORROW ON NOVEMBER 9TH.
HOWEVER, I AM VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE UPTICK IN STUDENT VIOLENCE AND MY STUDENT, MY CHILDREN AND IN GENERAL, ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF, FRANKLY, AT SCOGGINS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
LAST WEEK, MY SIXTH GRADE DAUGHTER WAS AMBUSHED AND ASSAULTED ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY BY DIFFERENT STUDENTS AT SCOGGINS MIDDLE SCHOOL WHILE IN THE HALLWAYS.
ONE OF THOSE TWO INCIDENCES RESULTED IN AN ASSAULT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND WE'VE RECEIVED YOUR EMAILS AS WELL.
AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE STAFF WORK THROUGH THESE CONCERNS AND JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE RECEIVED EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE SENT US AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] ELIZABETH MICHAELE, FOLLOWED BY DEBORAH THORNE, FOLLOWED BY LINNEA ARTUNIAN, I'M ELIZABETH MICHEALE, AND I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT REZONING EITHER, BUT I FULLY SUPPORT THE REEDY HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN SAYING.
[APPLAUSE] THAT MAKES MAKES SENSE.
BUT I WANTED TO ALSO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS BOARD AND FOR THE TEACHERS OF FRISCO ISD, IT SEEMS LATELY THAT ALLOWED OUTSPOKEN MINORITY OF RESIDENTS HAVE CHOSEN TO ACTIVELY ATTACK FRISCO ISD TEACHERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND STUDENTS THAT ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SPEAK AT THESE MEETINGS.
AND, OF COURSE, THE FISD PARENTS THAT CALL OUT THAT BAD BEHAVIOR.
I'VE BEEN A TEACHER, AND I'D LIKE TO SAY, UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN A TEACHER, YOU NEED TO BE QUIET.
OUR TEACHERS NEED OUR SUPPORT.
AS A MEMBER OF THE COLLIN COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, I'M A PROUD.
I AM PROUD THAT DEMOCRATS SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EDUCATORS AND FUNDING AND TRUST OUR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES NEXT TO THEIR PARENTS.
IT'S NOT EVEN IT'S SOMETHING REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN AGREE ON.
IT'S INCUMBENT ON REASONABLE PARENTS OF FISD TO SPEAK OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS.
YOU CAN JUST SHORTCUT YOUR FINE.
LINNEA ARTUNIAN FOLLOWED BY ANNA MARIA.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK NOT ABOUT THE REZONING, BUT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND TRUTH REGARDING CURRICULUM.
[LAUGHTER] DAWN IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
WE'RE GOING TO START YOUR TIME OVER BECAUSE THOSE LIGHT SOCKETS BACK THERE ARE TRICKY.
OK, YOU JUST LEAN AGAINST THEM AND THEN IT'S GAME OVER.
AGAIN TRANSPARENCY AND TRUTH REGARDING CURRICULUM IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
DON IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE TAKEDOWN OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AS WE KNOW IT TODAY.
AND HOW DID WE END UP HERE? WRITE THIS DOWN, EVERYONE.
WWW.DIVERSITYOURNARRATIVE.CO M THEY ALWAYS HAVE NEW LESSON PLANS.
MAYBE THIS IS THE REASON NO TEXTBOOKS ANYMORE AND EVERYTHING BEING ONLINE IN SCHOOL APPS ARE USEFUL TOOLS TO KEEP THE AGENDA HIDDEN FROM THE SITE.
LGBTQ PLUS FOCUSED LESSON PLANS FOR ALL THE SUBJECTS ELA, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS AND AP CLASSES AS WELL.
TEACHING SEXUAL NIHILISM INSTEAD OF COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION IS WHAT DON IS OFFERING FISD .
ON THE WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE STUDENTS FROM SOME OF THE MOST LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES RUNNING THE SHOW.
OR ARE THEY WHO IS REALLY SPONSORING THIS? THANK YOU.
LINNEA, FOLLOWED BY ANNA MARIA AND THEN OUR FINAL SPEAKER WILL BE LISA KIRBY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT CHILDREN AND HOW THEY SHOULD NEVER BE IN HARM'S WAY.
CERTAIN SEXUAL IDEOLOGIES ARE BEING PROMOTED THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH LIBRARY BOOKS, CURRICULUM, GAY PRIDE FLAGS AND GROUPS LIKE THE CONTROVERSIAL NATIONAL
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ORGANIZATION DIVERSIFIER NARRATIVE.THE REALITY IS THAT MANY OF US TEACH CHRISTIAN VALUES IN OUR HOME WHERE HOMOSEXUALITY IS FORBIDDEN, ACCORDING TO MOST HOLY, IMPORTANT HOLY WRITING IN OUR RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS, THE BIBLE AND OTHER BELIEF SYSTEMS, SCHOOLS SHOULD BE A SAFE, INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR ALL CHILDREN TO THRIVE AND LEARN WITHOUT COMPROMISING ONE'S FAITH.
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT GRAPHIC NOVEL ENTITLED GENDER QUEER BY MAIA KOBABE CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS BOOK, ALONG WITH OTHER SIMILAR BOOKS, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN OUR FRISCO ISD LIBRARIES.
I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.
WALDRIP ASSURE US THAT THIS BOOK IS NOWHERE INSIDE ANY OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
WE TRUST YOU WOULD NOT ALLOW SUCH HARMFUL AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT NOVELS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
[APPLAUSE] HELLO, MY NAME IS ANA MARIA AGRELES.
MS. HEBERT, MR. CHAD, MR. GOPAL NEXT YEAR, YOUR SEATS ARE UP FOR REELECTION.
YOU HAVE KEPT SILENT AND NEVER MADE A PUBLIC STATEMENT WITH YOUR STAND VISA [INAUDIBLE] NSBA LETTER TO DOJ CALLING PARENTS LIKE US DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
ON OCTOBER 19TH, TWENTY THREE AND TWENTY FOURTH YOU RECEIVED EMAILS ON THIS TOPIC ON BEHALF OF HUNDREDS OF PARENTS, AND NONE OF YOU BOTHERED TO ANSWER.
WHY? WHY? INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE NEWS OUTLETS CC'D ON YOUR PUBLIC EMAILS RESPONDED FASTER THAN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
MS. HEBERT YOU WILL BE ATTENDING SOON THE NSBA EVENT.
WHAT WILL BE A MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF THE PARENTS, THE PARENTS THAT PAY TAXES AND BRING MONEY TO THE BUDGET OF FISD AND VOTES DURING ELECTIONS? WHAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF THE PARENTS? DON'T FORGET, THE VIRGINIA ELECTIONS WERE WON BY THE PARENTS MOVEMENT WHO DEFEND EDUCATION.
AND I WILL I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT I AM COPIED ON ALL EMAILS AND OUR TRUSTEES, MANY OF THEM DID RESPOND TO THOSE REQUESTS, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAYBE CHECK YOUR SPAM INBOX AND SEE IF THAT'S WHERE THOSE EMAILS RESIDE, BECAUSE I WAS COPIED AND THEY ABSOLUTELY DID RESPOND.
HELLO, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE FOR SUPPORTING THE FRISCO FINE ARTS.
I AM A PROUD BAND MOM, AS SOME OF YOU MAY HERE AS WELL, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT FOR SUPPORTING THE BANDS.
WE HAD A REALLY GREAT MARCHING SEASON.
WE HAD THREE OF US IN THE STATE FINALS.
WAKELAND WAS ACTUALLY PLACED FOURTH LEBANON TRAIL WAS 15TH AND LONE STAR CAME IN 16TH.
AND YOU THINK, WELL, WOW, THAT'S NOT REALLY THAT GREAT, MAYBE.
BUT IF YOU THINK THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR OR TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THREE BANDS WE HAD DID REALLY, REALLY WELL.
SO I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
[APPLAUSE] IT'S NICE TO END ON A HAPPY NOTE SOMETIMES.
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT CAME AN ADVOCATED ON YOUR OWN BEHALF AND WERE SO BRAVE TO COME TO THE PODIUM, WE KNOW HOW CHALLENGING PUBLIC SPEAKING CAN BE, ESPECIALLY ON A TOPIC THAT IS SO EMOTIONAL.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND WE ARE SO PROUD THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE FRISCO ISD STUDENTS.
SO CAN WE GIVE THESE STUDENTS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE PLEASE [APPLAUSE] .
MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE POINT, IF I COULD.
JUST TO THE SPEAKER WHO SPOKE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY WITH CURRICULUM, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS BOARD IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAS INSTRUCTED STAFF TO PUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON THE WEBSITE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS ASKED BY PARENTS AT PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THESE MEETINGS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME TO GO, LOOK AT IT I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO.
THERE ARE ALSO PARENT NIGHTS FOR PARENTS TO GET INVOLVED TO DIRECTLY ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE, PLEASE DO.
AND THEN YOUR TEACHER, YOUR KID'S TEACHER IS ALWAYS A RESOURCE AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS OUT THERE FOR YOU GUYS THIS EVENING.
[11.A. Consider and act on approval of minutes from October 12 regular meeting, October 21 special meeting, and October 25 special meeting]
OUR ACTION ITEMS CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 12TH REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 21ST SPECIAL MEETING AND OCTOBER 25TH SPECIAL MEETING.BOARD IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I LOOK FOR A MOTION.
A MOTION BY MS. HEBERT, SECOND BY MS. DAVIS, ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
ITEM 11 B CONSIDER AND ACT ON CASTING FRISCO ISD VOTES FOR COLLINS CENTRAL
[11.B. Consider and act on casting Frisco ISD votes for Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors]
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DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE CASTING SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE VOTES FOR RON KELLY TO COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
[11.C. Consider and act on casting Frisco ISD votes for Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON CASTING FRISCO ISD VOTES FOR DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.THIS ONE, WE ARE GOING TO SHARE OUR VOTES.
I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE CASTING OF TWO HUNDRED VOTES TO ROY ATWOOD AND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR VOTES TO DAVID TERRY FOR DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
MOTION BY MS. GILLESPIE, SECOND BY MR. CLASSE.
[11.D. Consider and act on approval of revisions to Board Policy EF(LOCAL)]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY EF LOCAL.I WANTED TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO OUR BOARD POLICY EF LOCAL FOR Y'ALL.
THIS IS THE BOARD POLICY THAT DEALS BOTH WITH THE SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND ALSO OBJECTIONS TO THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CAN INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS USED BY TEACHERS WITHIN A CLASSROOM TO LIBRARY BOOKS TO FORMAL RESOURCES ADOPTED BY THE DISTRICT.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE PORTION OF THE POLICY THAT DEALS WITH SELECTION OF RESOURCES.
THAT PORTION OF THE POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED IN THIS REVISION.
THE POLICY CHANGES WE'RE RECOMMENDING ONLY DEAL WITH THE OBJECTIONS TO INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND THE PROCESSES FOR RESPONDING TO THOSE.
THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE IS THAT THIS POLICY WAS WRITTEN MANY YEARS AGO AND THERE WERE VERY FEW OF THESE OBJECTIONS, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE NOT RECEIVED MANY OBJECTIONS EITHER.
BUT AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE POLICY AND THINKING THROUGH SOME OF THE KIND OF PRACTICALITIES OF RESPONDING TO OBJECTIONS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A PROCESS THAT MADE SENSE FOR ANY PARENTS OR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OBJECTING TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AS WELL AS FOR THE DISTRICT.
SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME CHANGES.
SO FIRST POLICY ENCOURAGES, LIKE ALL OF OUR POLICIES, RESOLVING RELATED TO COMPLAINTS DO ENCOURAGES INFORMAL RESOLUTION OF THE CONCERNS.
IT'S THE ONLY POLICY THAT WE HAD WHERE WE LAID OUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE PROCESS FOR INFORMAL RESOLUTION WAS, WHICH OF COURSE THEN MAKES THAT A FORMAL PROCESS.
SO IT DIDN'T REALLY MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.
SO WE REMOVED THE PROVISIONS THAT WERE RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THAT PROCESS AND BASICALLY OPEN IT UP AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING OUR STAFF TO WORK WITH PARENTS TO RESOLVE THEIR CONCERNS AS EQUITABLY AND QUICKLY AS WE CAN WITHOUT PUTTING ALL THESE CONSTRAINTS ON THAT PROCESS.
THE SECOND PIECE IS THAT WE WANTED TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN RESOURCES THAT ARE SELECTED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL AND RESOURCES THAT ARE SELECTED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL OR LIBRARY BOOKS, WHICH ARE OFTEN FOUND IN MULTIPLE CAMPUS LIBRARIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR US TO HAVE A CAMPUS BASED OBJECTION SYSTEM FOR SOMETHING THAT'S AT MULTIPLE CAMPUSES.
IF WE'VE DETERMINED IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ONE CAMPUS, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR ANOTHER CAMPUS AT THE SAME LEVEL.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T HAVING DECISIONS MADE AT AN INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS THAT REALLY NEEDED TO BE APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
SO WE SEPARATED THE TWO AND WE SAID IF IT'S A CAMPUS BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL SUCH AS, AGAIN, THOSE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT A TEACHER MAY USE IN A GIVEN LESSON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED BY THE CAMPUS AND IT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED BY THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL.
OFTEN THESE ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOUR PARAGRAPH ARTICLES OR A TWO MINUTE VIDEO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE THAT A PRINCIPAL IS GOING TO REVIEW.
THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER THAT RESOURCE WAS APPROPRIATELY SELECTED AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION.
OF COURSE, THERE CONTINUES TO BE AN APPEAL PROCESS THAT GOES THROUGH OUR OUR FNG APPEAL PROCESS AND ACTUALLY WILL NOW START AT LEVEL TWO.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE CHANGES IS WE'VE ACTUALLY TAKEN OUT ONE OF THE INTERMEDIATE LEVELS OF APPEALS TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT TO CONDENSE THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT.
SO IT DOESN'T YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH FOUR LEVELS IN THE APPEAL PROCESS AND THEN IT CAN STILL BE APPEALED TO YOU ALL AS THE BOARD AS WELL, SO THAT THAT APPEALS PROCESS TO YOU STILL EXISTS WITHIN THIS POLICY WITH THESE CHANGES.
FOR DISTRICT SELECTED MATERIALS AND LIBRARY BOOKS, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWED BY A DISTRICT APPOINTED COMMITTEE WHEN WE HAVE FORMAL OBJECTIONS TO THOSE.
THOSE WILL BE REVIEWED BY A DISTRICT APPOINTED COMMITTEE THAT WILL LOOK AT AGAIN WHETHER THAT MATERIAL, WHETHER THAT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL WAS APPROPRIATELY SELECTED BASED ON OUR SELECTION CRITERIA.
AND KEEP IN MIND TOO THAT THAT CRITERIA MAY BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING MAYBE APPROPRIATE FOR AN ASSIGNMENT VERSUS IN THE LIBRARY, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AND THEN AGE LEVEL ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT SOMETHING
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THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE.ELEMENTARY MAY BE OK AT HIGH SCHOOL, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION.
AGAIN, THAT'S ALL ALREADY LAID OUT IN OUR POLICY, AND NONE OF THAT CHANGED.
SO THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE IS GOING TO REVIEW THOSE THINGS, MAKE A DETERMINATION, PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE PARENT.
AND THEN AGAIN, THAT APPEAL PROCESS IS STILL THERE GOES DIRECTLY TO LEVEL TWO WE'RE SKIPPING THAT FIRST LEVEL.
WE'LL GO DIRECTLY TO LEVEL TWO, WHICH WILL BE A DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AND THEN LEVEL THREE WOULD BE THE BOARD.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE REALIZED IS THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AT MULTIPLE CAMPUSES, WE COULD GET MULTIPLE OBJECTIONS TO THE SAME INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FROM DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR US TO HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT REVIEW COMMITTEES GOING ON ABOUT THE EXACT SAME RESOURCE? SO THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE OBJECTIONS INTO A SINGLE REVIEW? SO THAT WAY WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS EFFICIENTLY.
WE'RE GETTING A GOOD REVIEW IN PLACE AND THEN THAT'S GOING TO APPLY AT ALL OF THE CAMPUSES.
THE POLICY DOESN'T LAY OUT A TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW IT JUST SAYS WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO TRY AND GIVE KIND OF SOME UNDERSTANDING AND STRUCTURE OF HOW LONG IT MIGHT TAKE FOR ANYBODY WHO'S MAKING AN OBJECTION, WE DID GO AHEAD AND PUT A TIME LIMIT IN THERE.
WE SET THAT AT 30 DISTRICT BUSINESS DAYS.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME, BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU'RE REVIEWING A NOVEL AND YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHOSE FULL TIME JOB IS, IS, YOU KNOW, WORKING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE'RE NOW ASKING THEM TO READ THIS NOVEL AS PART OF THAT AND DO THIS REALLY THOROUGH REVIEW THAT TAKES TIME.
SO WE PUT THAT IN AS A TIME LIMIT.
IT CAN BE SHORTER THAN THAT IF IT'S DONE BEFORE THEN, BUT WE'RE SAYING WE WANT IT DONE WITHIN 30 DISTRICT BUSINESS DAYS.
WE ALSO PUT IN THERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ONLY REVIEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ONE TIME PER SCHOOL YEAR.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT EFFICIENCY, MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING WORK.
IF WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL THAT WE'VE HAD AN OBJECTION TO THAT WE'VE REVIEWED, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND WE'VE DECIDED IT IS APPROPRIATE WE'RE NOT GOING TO REVIEW IT THE NEXT MONTH.
NOW, SOMETIMES CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, WHETHER OUR SELECTION CRITERIA CHANGED OR SOMETHING IN THE LAW CHANGES SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THERE'S POTENTIALLY A MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO IN THOSE CASES, THEN WE WOULD REREVIEW IT.
BUT ABSENT THOSE CASES, WE WOULDN'T REVIEW IT MORE THAN ONCE PER SCHOOL YEAR.
I THINK THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CHANGES.
SO DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
DANNY, I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROCESS IS ACCESSIBLE TO OUR FAMILIES, BUT ALSO WORKABLE FOR US AS A BOARD AND FOR THE STAFF AND THE DISTRICT.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE TASB POLICY SERVICES TO REVISE EF LOCAL AS PRESENTED THANK YOU.
MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE, ALL IN FAVOR.
YEAH, I'M SORRY BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT IN REFERENCE TO THE SPEAKER'S COMMENT ABOUT THE BOOK WITH THE OFFENSIVE MATERIAL NOT BEING IN OUR LIBRARIES, IT IS NOT IN OUR LIBRARIES.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION .
[11.E. Consider and act on 2022-2023 Attendance Zone Modifications as Presented]
CONSIDER AND ACT ON 2022 2023 ATTENDANCE ZONE MODIFICATIONS AS PRESENTED.SO I'LL KIND OF UPDATE YOU GUYS ON SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'VE GOTTEN 856 EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE 274 WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REEDY TO FRISCO HIGH MOVE.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE WERE REEDY TO LONE STAR 200 WERE WE LIKE THE ZONES AND DON'T MESS WITH THEM? THOSE WERE THE MAIN THREE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE SCOTT AS SCOTT'S PULLING UP THE MAPS [INAUDIBLE] GET GOING.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN THE FASTEST GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
WE'VE REZONED STUDENTS 17 OF THE LAST 20 YEARS AND AS WE'VE TALKED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE KIND OF KNOWN THIS ONE WAS COMING AND WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GET A FEW HUNDRED STUDENTS RELIEF FOR REEDY.
WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES AFTER THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK LAST WEEK.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT REALLY CLOSELY WITH THIS ONE IS TRYING TO GET ZONES DOWN MAJOR ROADS AS MUCH AS WE COULD, SO WE WEREN'T DRAWING LINES DOWN ALLEYS AND NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS.
AND ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS IN ALMOST EVERY ALTERNATIVE OPTION WE LOOKED AT, IT HAD A PIONEER HERITAGE SPLITTING TO THREE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND AS YOU'VE LISTENED TO THE STUDENTS TALK LAST WEEK AND EVEN SOME OF THE STUDENTS TALK TONIGHT, WHEN YOU'RE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS GOING INTO A HIGH
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SCHOOL, THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT.AND IF WE HAD PIONEER HERITAGE AS IT WOULD BE THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT WE'VE TURNED IN, THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WE'VE EXISTING SCHOOL THAT WE'VE TURNED INTO A SCHOOL THAT SPLITS TO THREE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND KNOWINGLY DONE THAT AND THAT WOULD KIND OF FOREVER MAKE PIONEER A VERY DIFFICULT SCHOOL FOR THOSE EIGHTH GRADERS TRANSITIONING UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
AND THAT WAS A BIG PART OF OUR DECISION MAKING ALSO.
SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MR. WARSTLER.
MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
WALDRIP, THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
AS DR. FOUCHE MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE TWO CHANGES TO PRESENT TONIGHT, ALONG WITH QUITE A FEW EXCEPTIONS FROM WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROPOSED MAP THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ZONE.
HOWEVER, INCOMING NINTH AND 11TH GRADERS THAT HAVE A SENIOR AT EITHER LONE STAR OR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOWED THE OPTION TO EITHER ATTEND PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL OR STAY WITH THEIR OLDER SIBLING AT LONE STAR AND MEMORIAL.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT CHOOSING TO REMAIN AT EITHER LONE STAR OR MEMORIAL IS A COMMITMENT THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH THEIR GRADUATION.
IF WE MOVE ON DOWN THE MAP AND LOOK AT 42 C STONEWATER CROSSING, VILLAGES AT CREEKWOOD AND KING'S COURT.
WE HAVE MADE, THIS IS ONE OF OUR CHANGES.
WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT THAT WE TAKE 42C TO WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL WITH INCOMING FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT INCOMING 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS IN 42C WILL REMAIN AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE CAN ALLOW SIBLINGS OF THOSE STUDENTS TO REMAIN AT REEDY IF THEY CHOOSE OR MOVE ON TO WAKELAND.
SO THOSE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO GO TO WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO GO TO WAKELAND OR REMAIN AT REEDY.
ONE OF THE POSITIVES OF THIS MOVE IS THAT THEN 42C, AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK WITH THE ELEMENTARY AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVES 42C NOW HAS A CLEAN FEEDER PATTERN OF FISHER COBB AND WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.
I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS WHAT MAY BE A QUESTION LATER, AND THAT IS SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT WITH OUR CURRENT FRESHMAN FROM THAT ZONE.
CAN THEY REMAIN AT REEDY IF WE ALLOW THOSE FRESHMEN TO REMAIN AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR REEDY HIGH SCHOOL WOULD GO 6A.
SCOTT, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO PAST HIGH SCHOOLS, CAN WE OPEN IT UP FOR THE BOARD TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEN MOVE ON THAT WAY? ABSOLUTELY.
BOARD, I THOUGHT WE WOULD SPLIT OUR QUESTIONS BY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF TAKE IT IN THAT WAY.
SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL REALIGNMENT ZONES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK NOW.
I DO HAVE ONE MORE CHANGE THAT WE WILL ABSOLUTELY WAIT FOR WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY.
YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GO FIRST.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CHANGES FROM FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL TO WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL THIS CHANGE IS THAT OUR PROPOSAL TONIGHT IS THAT WE ARE MOVING INCOMING FRESHMEN ONLY.
SO CURRENT FRESHMEN IN THAT FRISCO ZONE WILL BE ABLE TO REMAIN AT FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
SO AGAIN, ONLY INCOMING FRESHMEN THAT WE'RE MOVING FROM FRISCO TO WAKELAND ARE IN OUR PROPOSAL TONIGHT.
THOSE INCOMING FRESHMEN, JUST LIKE YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT, IF THOSE INCOMING FRESHMEN INTO THE WAKELAND ZONE HAVE OLDER SIBLINGS AT FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REMAIN AT FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR OLDER SIBLING OR MOVE UP TO WAKELAND.
AND THEN LASTLY, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR ZONES THAT WENT FROM REEDY TO FRISCO HIGH, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED ZONES, FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL TO FRISCO.
HOWEVER, WE CAN'T ALLOW SIBLINGS OF THOSE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES TO REMAIN AT REEDY IF THEY HAVE OLDER JUNIORS AND SENIORS THAT WILL BE AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.
AND THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF 88 EF D AND M AND AS WELL AS 42C.
TO BE CLEAR, AND I'M SORRY, THE SIBLING OPTION THAT YOU'RE EXTENDING IS TO ALL CHANGES.
WHILE WE'RE ON IT, I JUST WANT THAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT, I KNOW IN THE PAST IT'S
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SOMETHING WE'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH.WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY TO DO AND WITH THE LAST REZONING, WE FOUND WAYS TO MAKE THAT WORK.
SO I DO APPRECIATE FINDING THAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN WHENEVER THE NUMBERS DO WORK IN OUR FAVOR BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR GIVING THE FAMILIES THAT OPTION.
SO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO US AS WELL.
CAN I ASK A SPARKS QUESTION ON 42 C OR YOU WANT ME TO WAIT.
SPARKS TODAY IS OPEN FOR TRANSFERS.
I MEAN, THAT IS A YEAR TO YEAR THING.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE, RIGHT? SO THAT'S CORRECT.
SO HYPOTHETICALLY, PEOPLE IN 42C WHO AREN'T JAZZED ABOUT GOING TO FISHER FOR WHATEVER REASON, COULD TAKE THE CHANCE OF TRANSFERRING BACK TO SPARKS, KNOWING THAT IT'S A YEAR BY YEAR GAMBLE? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THAT IS NOW UP THERE FOR ELEMENTARY'S 42 C THE SAME AS LAST SPECIAL MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO, WE DID CHANGE 42 C TO FISHER.
AGAIN, IT GIVES THAT CLEAN FEEDER PATTERN FOR THE 42 C.
FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO, LIKE YOU SAID, DO NOT WHO WOULD PREFER TO STAY AT SPARK.
SPARKS WILL BE OPEN FOR GENERAL PUBLIC TRANSFERS NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT'S UNDER 90 PERCENT.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THOSE GENERAL PUBLIC TRANSFERS ARE A YEAR TO YEAR COMMITMENT.
SO IF SPARKS WERE TO INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT WITH GEOCODING KIDS, THOSE WHO LIVE IN THAT ZONE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IF YOU WERE GIVEN A TRANSFER FOR NEXT FALL, THAT MAY NOT EXTEND TO THE TWENTY THREE SCHOOL YEAR.
VERY IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SWING BACK TO MIDDLE SCHOOL REAL QUICK IS THAT OK.
BOARD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SO WILL THERE BE ANY POSSIBILITY OF NUMBERS BEING CHANGED FOR THE UIL 5A AND THEN, YOU KNOW.
US THE NEW CUTOFFS FOR 4A OR 5A AND 6A, THOSE COULD REMAIN THE SAME.
WE DON'T BELIEVE THEY WILL GO DOWN THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL KNOW THAT AND I BELIEVE IT'S LATE JANUARY.
THEN IN CASE THERE IS ANY CHANGE, THEN WILL THERE BE ANY POSSIBILITY OF ANY REVIEW AT THAT TIME? I THINK IT WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND DETERMINE WOULD THERE BE SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT COULD BE MADE IF UIL WERE TO CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT? I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE COMMITTED TO LOOKING AT.
AND JUST VERY QUICKLY, NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ZONE 42 C.
LAST MEETING WAS RECOMMENDED TO GO TO COBB AND JUST DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND AN EIGHTH GRADE EXCEPTION.
SO THOSE STUDENTS IN 42C OUR INCOMING EIGHTH GRADERS COULD CHOOSE TO STAY AT PIONEER HERITAGE NEXT YEAR, OR THEY CAN GO ON TO COBB WITH OUR SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE CLASSMATES.
I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO GO ON TO WAKELAND FROM 42 C THAT EIGHTH GRADE YEAR IS A GOOD YEAR TO TRANSITION INTO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN, WHERE YOU GET TO KNOW SOME OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT BIG LEAP.
SO DEFINITELY A PARENT AND CHILD'S CHOICE, BUT FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT, WE WOULD RECOMMEND MAKING THAT CHANGE NEXT YEAR.
I DO WANT TO MENTION ON THE ELEMENTARY MAPS, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 42 C IN THE FISHER TO SPARKS.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ELEMENTARY SIDE, AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CHANGES THAT WE DID RECOMMEND.
WE WILL LOOK FOR ALL OTHER ELEMENTARY CHANGES FOR A FIFTH GRADE EXCEPTION.
SO ANY ELEMENTARY THAT'S MOVING FROM ONE ELEMENTARY TO ANOTHER ELEMENTARY, THOSE INCOMING FIFTH GRADERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAY AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS WHERE THEY ARE THIS YEAR, OR CHOOSE TO GO ON TO THE RECOMMENDED ZONE CHANGE.
BUT AGAIN, THAT ONLY EXTENDS TO NEXT YEAR'S FIFTH GRADERS.
IF YOU'VE GOT A THIRD GRADE SIBLING, IT WON'T EXTEND TO THEM IN TWO YEARS.
WE ALWAYS NEED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR FAMILIES SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I HAVE A FEW MORE COMMENTS, BUT I'LL TAKE ANY ELEMENTARY QUESTIONS OR MIDDLE SCHOOL QUESTIONS BEFORE I GET INTO THE CLOSING.
I DID HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION.
REGARDING THE BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE KIDDOS WHO TRANSFER HOW AND IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW, THAT'S OK.
BUT HOW DOES THAT WORK? DO THOSE KIDS WHO TRANSFER STILL DO THEY STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT SCHOLARSHIP? I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO MR. MCCLENDON OR DR.
YEAH, NATALIE, WE ASKED ABOUT THAT.
AND YES, THEY STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT SCHOLARSHIP.
I ALSO HAD A QUESTION REGARDING FFA TO PANTHER CREEK AND WILL THOSE SAME PROGRAMS REMAIN OR WILL THEY ALSO BE AT PANTHER CREEK WITH THE SAME OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER POSITIONS AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF? YES, I'M HAVING MR. CHANDLER AND DR. CUNNINGHAM SHAKE THEIR HEAD.
AND YES, THEY WILL HAVE ALL THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, ACTUALLY THE COMPREHENSIVE
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SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES.SO EVERYTHING, THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ANYTHING THERE THAT THEY WOULD AT ANY OTHER HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WITH THAT, IT'S A COUPLE OF CLOSING COMMENTS FOR YOU ALL.
IT IS IMPORTANT, AS WE TALKED ABOUT FIFTH GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE EXCEPTIONS TONIGHT AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR ELEMENTARY TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF A PARENT CHOOSES THE FIFTH GRADE OR EIGHTH GRADE EXCEPTION, THE DISTRICT DOES NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE EXCEPTIONS.
SO IF YOU ARE MOVING INTO A NEW ZONE AND THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION BASED ON THE TWO MILE RULE, MAYBE A MAJOR ROADWAY, YOU WOULD RECEIVE IT.
BUT IF YOU CHOOSE THE EXCEPTION, TRANSPORTATION IS NOT AN OPTION FOR YOUR FAMILY.
SO WE WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR WITH THAT.
THAT WILL BE COMMUNICATED IN A LETTER THAT WE ARE SENDING TO ALL STUDENTS TOMORROW.
SO ALL STUDENTS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT, IF APPROVED, WILL RECEIVE A LETTER.
THOSE FAMILIES WILL IN EMAIL TOMORROW.
IN THAT LETTER WILL BE A GOOGLE LINK, AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN THAT GOOGLE LINK, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY YES TO ONE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS, WHETHER THAT BE A FIFTH GRADE OR AN EIGHTH GRADE EXCEPTION, OR IF YOU'RE TAKING A SIBLING EXCEPTION BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN OLDER SIBLING AND YOU WANT TO REMAIN AT THE HOME CAMPUS WITH THAT OLDER SIBLING.
FOR ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THIS AGAIN.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO STAY AT A CAMPUS WITH YOUR OLDER SIBLING IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL EXCEPTION, YOU ARE COMMITTING TO STAYING AT THAT CAMPUS THROUGH GRADUATION.
WE WILL NOT COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND ALLOW YOU TO DO A TRANSFER IF YOU CHOSE TO STAY AT THAT HOME CAMPUS.
SO THAT INFORMATION WILL COME OUT TOMORROW IN AN EMAIL TO YOU WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT GOOGLE LINK, IT WILL BE JUST A LITTLE FORM THAT YOU CAN FILL OUT.
THAT DEADLINE IS SET THROUGH JANUARY 7TH OF 2022 FOR FAMILIES TO FILL THAT OUT.
THAT WAY, WE CAN START COLLECTING THAT INFORMATION AND MAKING DECISIONS FROM A STAFFING STANDPOINT FOR OUR CAMPUSES MOVING FORWARD.
AND WITH THAT, I HAVE WRAPPED UP AND WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
WOULD YOU MIND JUST CLARIFYING FOR THE SIBLING EXEMPTION FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH GRADES THOSE INCLUDE AS WELL? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT FIVE AND EIGHT, BUT THIS IS JUST FOR EIGHTH GRADERS OR RISING NINTH GRADERS.
HOW DOES THAT SIBLING EXEMPTION WORK FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS? SO LET'S START WITH THE PANTHER CREEK BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
SO PANTHER CREEK WITH INCOMING 9TH, 10TH AND 11TH GRADERS, IF THEY HAVE A SENIOR SIBLING NEXT YEAR AT LONE STAR AND MEMORIAL, THOSE INCOMING NINTH, 10TH OR 11TH COULD CHOOSE TO STAY AT LONE STAR OR MEMORIAL WITH THEIR SENIOR SIBLING.
FOR ALL OF THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, IT WILL BE.
WELL, LET ME BACK UP BECAUSE OF FRISCO.
THE REEDY TO WAKELAND AN THE REEDY TO FRISCO HIGH THAT WILL BE INCOMING NINTH AND 10TH GRADERS ONLY.
SO IF THEY HAVE A NEXT YEAR JUNIOR OR SENIOR SIBLING, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO STAY AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL WITH THAT EXCEPTION AND THEN FRISCO HIGH BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY MOVING INCOMING FRESHMEN TO WAKELAND.
IF THAT FRESHMAN HAS AN OLDER SIBLING AT FRISCO HIGH, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN AT FRISCO HIGH FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
SO WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS THAT WE ARE NOT SPLITTING SIBLINGS UP.
I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE THAT WE ARE NOT SPLITTING SIBLINGS.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO NOT GO TO SCHOOL WITH THEIR SIBLING THEN CONGRATULATIONS.
AND WE FIND THAT A LOT OF FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WOULD RATHER BE WITH THEIR PEER GROUP KIDS THAT THEY'VE GROWN UP WITH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAN THEY WOULD RATHER BE WITH THEIR OLDER BROTHERS.
WE'RE NOT FORCING SIBLINGS TO STAY TOGETHER.
IT IS JUST OPTIONAL, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SIBLINGS GET VERY OFTEN.
BUT WITH THAT SAID TOO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE ONE MORE TIME.
IF YOU HAVE A SENIOR AND YOUR NINTH 10TH 11TH GRADER WANTS TO STAY WITH THAT SENIOR, YOUR SENIOR LEAVES THE NEXT YEAR.
YOU ARE STILL GOING TO STAY AT THAT SCHOOL.
YOU ARE NOT GOING BACK TO WHERE YOUR FRIENDS WERE.
YOU ARE GOING TO STILL REMAIN AT THAT SCHOOL.
THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO THINK ABOUT WITH THEIR KIDDOS BEFORE THEY MAKE THE DECISION.
I JUST LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS JUST, YOU KNOW, WE GET HERE THIS REZONING PROCESS.
I JUST LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE STEP BACK AND JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
I MEAN, THIS STARTED DECADES AGO WITH FRISCO ISD, WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE SMALL SCHOOLS MODEL OR THE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY MODEL THAT WAS RECONFIRMED IN 2018 WITH A COMMUNITY SURVEY WITH NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF THE COMMUNITY REINFORCING THEIR SUPPORT FOR THAT TYPE OF MODEL.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE APPROVAL OF THE BOND TO FUND ANOTHER 5A OR STUDENT OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL, WHICH WAS PANTHER CREEK IN THAT BOND.
AND AS DR. FOUCHE ALLUDED TO, WITH THIS AMAZING GROWTH, 17 OF THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE'VE
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BEEN IN THIS ROOM WITH THIS AMAZING CHALLENGE IN FRONT OF THIS.I SHARED THIS A BIT LAST MEETING AND JUST BECAUSE AND I DON'T LIKE TO EMPHASIZE IT TOO MUCH, BUT MY FAMILY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEEN IMPACTED BY REZONING.
I JUST ALLUDED TO IT LAST TIME, BUT I DID GET SOME EMAILS QUESTIONING TO WHAT EXTENT.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS BECAUSE I KNOW EVERY SITUATION'S UNIQUE AND IT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE RELEVANT.
BUT I DO HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS AND ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE BEEN REZONED MULTIPLE TIMES.
THAT INCLUDES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS CHALLENGING IN OUR FAMILY AND TO BE FRANK ABOUT IT, THE MOST CHALLENGING MOMENT WAS THE NIGHT THAT YOU FIRST LEARNED THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN REZONE ALL THE WAY UNTIL THEY GOT TO WALK INTO THOSE SCHOOLS AND QUICKLY FALL IN LOVE WITH THEIR NEW SCHOOLS.
BUT I'M NOT DISMISSING THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REZONING.
IT IS SOMETHING I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED, AND I KNOW THIS BOARD HAS EXPERIENCED IT AS WELL AT VARYING LEVELS.
IT IS VERY CHALLENGING AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
THIS IS THE MOST CHALLENGING THING THIS BOARD FACES WHEN WE ARE CONFRONTED WITH THESE DECISIONS TO REBALANCE OUR SCHOOLS.
JUST A LITTLE ABOUT THE PROCESS WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, BUT WE DID WORK WITH THE PSA NUMBERS.
WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO GET THE LATEST NUMBERS AND THE BEST NUMBERS THAT WE COULD.
THOSE THE INITIAL ZONES WERE PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHICH THEN TRIGGERED THE VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY INPUT, WHICH DR.
FOUCHE MENTIONED OVER 800 EMAILS, PHONE CALLS.
WE HAD A COMMUNITY INPUT NIGHT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND ALLOWED US SOME TIME TO REALLY REVIEW THOSE MAPS AND REVISIT THEM AND TRY TO FIND ANY CHANGES THAT WOULD HELP IN THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO TONIGHT WITH A LOT OF THESE EXCEPTIONS IN SOME OF THE LAST CHANGES.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE HERE WITH THE CULMINATION OF ALL OF THESE EVENTS THAT LED US TO THIS VERY MOMENT.
BOARD IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE 2022 2023 ATTENDANCE ZONE MODIFICATIONS AS PRESENTED.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING THERE THAT PART OF THE REASON THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AS SO MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS SPOKE ABOUT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE SECOND THAT ANYONE SITTING IN ANY OF THESE SEATS MAKES A DECISION BASED ON REELECTION, THEY SHOULD NOT BE SITTING IN THESE SEATS.
SO WHAT I WHAT I WAS HOPING THAT THOSE ELOQUENT STUDENTS WHO SPOKE HEARD IS THAT PART OF THE REASON THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO AT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS TO GIVE OUR STAFF WHO ARE WELL VERSED IN THIS PROCESS AND THOSE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO START REENGAGING OR ENGAGING IN THOSE NEW CAMPUSES THAT THOSE STUDENTS WILL GO TO.
SO THE HARPIST AND SO THE BAND MEMBER AND THE ATHLETIC PARTICIPANT CAN START TO INTEGRATE INTO THOSE TEAMS. THAT'S WHY WE DON'T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO IT.
AND I HOPE THAT THOSE FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT WALKED OUT TONIGHT, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION CHAD.
A MOTION BY MR. REEDY, SECOND BY MR. CLASSE.
BOARD DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE OUR VOTE? IF NOT, I LOOK FOR A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM F CONSIDER AND ACT ON 2020 2021 FINANCIAL AUDIT.
[11.F. Consider and act on 2020-2021 Financial Audit]
MRS. SMITH.CLEARLY, NOBODY CAME TO SEE MY FINANCIAL REPORT TONIGHT, BUT I DID LEAVE A COPY OF IT ON YOUR CHAIRS.
THE FULL ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THE BOARD BOOK AND WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ONCE WE RECEIVE THOSE FINAL OPINIONS FROM OUR AUDITORS THAT JOHN DEBURRO TALKED TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE SHORT, MORE EASY TO READ VERSION.
I HAVE A FEW EXTRAS IF ANYBODY WANTS MORE THAN ONE, AND THIS WILL ALSO BE POSTED TO OUR
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WEBSITE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.THANK YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU PRINTING THESE FOR US.
YES, BOARD, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL AUDIT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK IF NOT, THEN I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE 2020-2021 FINANCIAL AUDIT, AS PRESENTED BY MS. SMITH.
A MOTION BY MR. CLASSE, THE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE, ALL IN FAVOR.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM G CONSIDER AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE
[11.G. Consider and act on a resolution approving the January 2022 employee retention incentive]
JANUARY 2022 EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE.I HAVE A ONE SLIDE TO SHOW YOU ON THIS TONIGHT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OK? WE NORMALLY WAIT UNTIL DECEMBER TO DO OUR RETENTION INCENTIVE BECAUSE IT GETS PAID OUT IN JANUARY, BUT WE'RE PROPOSING TWO REALLY GREAT THINGS FOR STAFF TONIGHT, SO WE WANTED TO DO THEM TOGETHER AT THE SAME MEETING.
THIS FIRST ONE IS THE JANUARY 2022 EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE.
WE'VE BEEN PAYING THIS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO RECOGNIZE LONGEVITY WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THANKS TO SOME OF OUR ESSER FUNDING, WE HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY TO KIND OF BEEF UP THIS INCENTIVE THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THE ALLOWABLE USES OF ESSER FUNDS IS EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, SO WE WERE REALLY EXCITED.
WE'VE BEEN BRAINSTORMING A LOT.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR STAFF WITH THIS MONEY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'VE HAD SUCH A HARD COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
NORMALLY, THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN WE'VE PAID AN EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE, THE COST OR THE AMOUNT OF THE INCENTIVE IS EQUAL TO ONE PERCENT OF AN EMPLOYEE'S BASE PAY, PLUS FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EVERY YEAR THAT THEY HAVE WORKED FOR FRISCO ISD.
AND WE SET A FLOOR ON THAT SO THAT NOBODY RECEIVES LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS WITH THAT INCENTIVE.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE INCENTIVE PAYMENT BE FIRST FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH YEAR OF SERVICE WITH FISD AND THEN THE GREATER OF ONE PERCENT OF AN EMPLOYEE'S BASE PAY, OR SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
MEANING WHEN YOU KIND OF RUN THAT FORMULA, THE MINIMUM THAT ANYBODY WOULD RECEIVE, WHO'S ELIGIBLE FOR THIS WOULD BE $800 RATHER THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
SO WELL MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS MUCH IS WHAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED UNDER THE OLD RETENTION INCENTIVE.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT PROPOSING THAT WE REDO OUR RETENTION INCENTIVE THIS WAY FOREVER.
WE JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE EXTRA FUNDS THANKS TO ESSER TO BEEF UP THIS YEAR'S RETENTION INCENTIVE.
BUT WE DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE USE THOSE AND PROPOSE THIS, THIS YEAR SINCE WE HAVE THAT MONEY.
I PUT A COUPLE OF CHARTS ON THE SLIDE FOR YOU JUST SO YOU COULD SEE HOW MUCH MONEY THIS EQUALS FOR OUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF EMPLOYEES.
YOU CAN SEE THERE WE HAVE ONE TEACHER THAT I SAW IN THE FILE THAT'S BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR 37 YEARS, WHO WOULD GET $7800 AS PART OF FOR THIS RETENTION INCENTIVE, WHICH IS JUST AWESOME.
[APPLAUSE] ANOTHER THING, ANOTHER GREAT THING THAT THIS DOES, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR SINCE WE'VE HAD SOME REAL CHALLENGES WITH STAFFING AT OUR AUXILIARY IN OUR AUXILIARY POSITIONS, OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE WAY THAT THIS YEAR'S FORMULA WORKS, IT REALLY THERE'S NO SKEW BASED ON HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE IN YOUR SALARY.
THIS IS TRULY, YOU KNOW, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS PLUS FIFTY DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR EVERY YEAR YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE AVERAGE INCENTIVE FOR AN AUXILIARY STAFF PERSON IS OVER $1100.
THE MAXIMUM THAT I CALCULATED WAS TWENTY SIX HUNDRED FOR ANY OF OUR AUXILIARY STAFF, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
NINETY TWO PERCENT OF ALL OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF WOULD EARN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE USING THIS FORMULA THAN UNDER THE ORIGINAL INCENTIVE.
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR CLERICAL AND AUXILIARY STAFF WOULD EARN MORE UNDER THIS FORMULA THAN THE ORIGINAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M SORRY THE BOARD ROOM CLEARED OUT BEFORE THIS.
I KNOW THIS WAS LIKE THE FUN STUFF.
THIS IS LIKE THE ENCORE PERFORMANCE AT A GREAT CONCERT LIKE THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD SEE.
THIS IS AWESOME STUFF THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
SO HOPEFULLY THOSE THAT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WATCHING IT.
[APPLAUSE] SOME IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
AND I WILL SAY THAT IN ADDITION TO THIS, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW CREATIVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
ALWAYS, IF THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE, YOU ALWAYS PUT IT BACK IN THE CLASSROOM, ALWAYS REWARD OUR AMAZING EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM AND THEY CONTINUE TO STAY WITH FRISCO ISD.
SO THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE COME TO THE TABLE WITH AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY
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FOR STAFF, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU ALL CONTINUING TO LOOK OUT FOR THEIR BEST INTERESTS AND PRESENT THAT TO US.SO BOARD, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF DISTRICT FUNDS FOR THE JANUARY 2022 RETENTION INCENTIVE.
A MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. DAVIS AND MS. HEBERT AND EVERYONE ELSE.
IT'S EXCITING AND YOU ALL WILL SEND OUT SOME COMMUNICATION ON THIS TOMORROW.
WELL, THAT'LL BE A NICE SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE TO WAKE UP TO TOMORROW.
[11.H. Consider and act on a resolution regarding February 18, 2022 staff development day]
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM H CONSIDER AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE FEBRUARY 18TH 2022 STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY.SO THIS IS ANOTHER SUPER EXCITING ONE.
WE HAVE BEEN LIKE I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, IST HAS REALLY BEEN BRAINSTORMING WAYS THAT WE CAN APPRECIATE STAFF, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING THE MONEY, THE ESSER MONEY AVAILABLE WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME REALLY THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERING WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO STAFF JUST TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'VE FACED SINCE THE ONSET OF COVID.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY COST US ANY CASH, BUT WE FELT REALLY STRONGLY THAT WE WANTED TO PROPOSE IT ANYWAY.
JUST SOMETIMES THE GREATEST THING YOU CAN GET AFTER A REALLY HARD TIME IS TIME, TIME BACK TO YOURSELF, TIME BACK TO SPEND WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO YOU IN THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE IS TO CLOSE ALL OF THE DISTRICT CAMPUSES AND OFFICES ON FEBRUARY 18TH, WHICH IS ALREADY ON THE CALENDAR AS A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY.
SO STUDENTS AREN'T COMING TO SCHOOL THAT DAY ANYWAY TO JUST CLOSE THE DISTRICT AND GIVE EVERYONE THE DAY OFF.
WE CAN RESCHEDULE STAFF DEVELOPMENT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED THAT DAY.
DR. CUNNINGHAM HAS BEEN WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT CAN HAPPEN, AND NOBODY WILL GO WITHOUT PAY THAT DAY.
SO ANYBODY THAT WAS REGULARLY SCHEDULED TO WORK ON FEBRUARY 18TH WOULD STILL GET THEIR FULL DAY OF PAY AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY VACATION TIME.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT IN ALL OF THE YEARS, I THINK THIS IS THE YEAR THAT OUR STAFF DESERVES IT THE MOST, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY GOES AND DOES SOMETHING REALLY FUN ON FEBRUARY 18TH IF Y'ALL APPROVE IT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE FINDING WAYS TO RELIEVE THE STRESS AND ANXIETY THAT NOT ONLY OUR STAFF BUT OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
AND NOW THAT WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, IT'S GOOD.
SO I HOPE THAT WE TELL THAT STORY LOUDLY.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE DISTRICT ON FEBRUARY 18TH 2022 AND CONTINUING WAGE PAYMENTS TO DISTRICT STAFF.
A MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE ALL IN FAVOR.
BOARD WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM I CONSENT AGENDA.
[11.I. Consent Agenda]
FEEL FREE TO PULL ANY ITEM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.IF NOT, THEN I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
A MOTION BY MS. GILLESPIE, SECOND BY MS. DAVIS, ALL IN FAVOR.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 12 CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551 SUBCHAPTER D AND E A LEVEL THREE HEARING.
BOARD AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 12, WHICH IS TO HEAR AND
[12. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E]
CONSIDER THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL FILED BY MS. HEIDI KOCH PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY REGARDING THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL HEARING FILED BY MS. KOCH.
ADDITIONALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 551.074 AND 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE BOARD WILL ALSO HEAR AND CONSIDER THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL IN CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE HEARING.
THE TIME IS 9:14 THE BOARD CONDUCTED THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL HEARING FILED BY MS. HEIDI KOCH IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 551.074 AND 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE BOARD THEN MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 551.074 AND 551 .
0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD HAS NOW RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.ANY ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.
[13. Consideration and possible action regarding the Level III appeal filed by Heidi Koch]
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL FILED BY MRS. KOCH? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION AT LEVEL TWO.SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. RUDY AND A SECOND BY MS. HERBERT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR.
BOARD, WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.