Aug 08, 2022 Board of Trustees

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GOOD EVENING. IT'S 5:30 P.M.

[1. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E]

OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551 SUB CHAPTERS D AND E AND RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 P.M..

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THE AUGUST REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IT IS 6:42 AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.

[2. Pledge of Allegiance]

MRS. SMITH. THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MEMBERS OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 77 TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

COLOR GUARD ATTENTION.

AUDIENCE PLEASE RISE.

SCOUT SALUTE THOSE IN UNIFORM PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

COLOR GUARD FORWARD MARCH.

COLOR GUARD HALT. COLOR GUARD CROSS THE COLORS.

COLOR GUARD POSE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

COLOR GUARD POSE THE FLAG OF THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

TO COLOR GUARD RETURN TO RANKS.

AUDIENCE PLEASE BE SEATED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN [APPLAUSE].

BEFORE YOU ALL LEAVE, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP ON THE STAGE SO THAT YOUR PARENTS CAN GET A PHOTO OF YOU ALL? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW THERE'S A MOM OUT THERE THAT'S GOT HER CAMERA READY.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP HER FROM DOING THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] MOMS AND DADS.

THANK YOU. GREAT JOB [APPLAUSE].

[3. Discussion regarding Partners in Education]

MRS. MILLER.

PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT SCHOOL BOARD.

DR. WALDRIP AND ISD.

AS USUAL, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE A PARTNER IN EDUCATION TONIGHT AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE GEARBOX SOFTWARE AS A PARTNER IN EDUCATION FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION OF TIME AND EXPERTISE TO OUR ADVANCED ANIMATION STUDENTS AT THE FISD CTE CENTER AND THEIR TEACHER, MR. JIM CLAYTON.

SEVERAL TOP LEVEL TEAM MEMBERS FROM GEARBOX SOFTWARE PROVIDED A VIRTUAL FEEDBACK SESSION FOR MR. CLAYTON'S STUDENTS.

INSTEAD OF ONE SHORT VIDEO, THEY CREATED SEVERAL VIDEOS, SOME 35 MINUTES LONG, GIVING INVALUABLE FEEDBACK AND IN-DEPTH EXPLANATIONS.

THESE GEARBOX SOFTWARE TEAM MEMBERS GIFTED CLOSE TO 3 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN ONE DAY, WHICH WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN THE ARENA OF ANIMATION.

IN THE WORDS OF OUR TEACHER, MR. CLAYTON. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW BLOWN AWAY I AM.

GEARBOX SOFTWARE EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE.

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WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE GEARBOX SOFTWARE AS A PARTNER.

I'M BLOWN AWAY BY THEIR GENEROSITY.

FROM THE DISTRICT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO GEARBOX SOFTWARE FOR SUPPORTING FUTURE READY LEARNING AND FISD BY SHARING THEIR EXPERTISE AND TIME WITH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

AT THIS TIME IF DR.

WALDRIP AND PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE MEET US ON THE STAGE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP FISD ANIMATION TEACHER JIM CLAYTON, GEARBOX SOFTWARE ANIMATION DIRECTOR KENT ALFRED , SENIOR ANIMATOR JERETT REARICK AND CINEMATICS TEAM ANIMATOR BRANDON KOLAKOWSKI [APPLAUSE].

I SAID IT RIGHT. AND FISD COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON SHARON WHITE HAS A PLAQUE TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS.

YOU'RE LOOKING OUT HERE SOMEWHERE.

ALL RIGHT, KENT, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT TALKING TO THE GUYS HERE, WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT, HELP THE ANIMATORS OUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE NEVER REALLY HAD THAT CHANCE.

NONE OF US REALLY STARTED ANIMATION UNTIL WELL INTO COLLEGE.

SO WE THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THE STUDENTS HERE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT SO MUCH FARTHER BEFORE WE CAN.

WE'RE ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THAT [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU GUYS WILL JOIN US OUT IN THE LOBBY, WE'LL TAKE SOME MORE PICTURES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, GEARBOX SOFTWARE.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. WELL, NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR INVOCATION [INAUDIBLE].

PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS AND JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND RECOGNITION OF EVERY FAITH THAT IS REPRESENTED IN FRISCO ISD.

FATHER THANK YOU FOR EVERY SEAT THAT HAS BEEN FILLED HERE TODAY.

FOR EACH MIND AND HEART THAT FILLS THE PRESENCE OF THIS ROOM, WE THANK YOU.

ONLY YOU TRULY KNOW WHAT WE ARE SETTING OUT TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY.

WE HAVE AN IDEA, A VISION, HINTS AND DAILY INSTRUCTIONS.

WE HAVE TALENTS, ABILITIES AND TIME TO WORK.

HOWEVER, ONLY YOU SEE IN PERFECT DETAIL THE END OF EVERY BEGINNING, EVERY PROJECT, EVERY SEASON, EVERY LIFE.

NOTHING IS EVER IN VAIN FOR EVEN MISTAKES AND MISSTEPS ARE USED FOR YOUR GOOD STRENGTHEN OUR CONFIDENCE IN WHO YOU HAVE MADE US TO BE.

BLESS THIS MEETING TODAY, ALL THOSE PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF THOSE WE WILL ENCOUNTER AFTERWARD.

READY US TO MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT.

AMEN. THANK YOU.

[5. Board Report]

SO WE'VE NOT BEEN TOGETHER IN A FORMAL BOARD MEETING SINCE JUNE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT AS A BOARD AND AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT SOME OF THE REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE WE WERE ALL TOGETHER LAST.

MANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ATTENDED THE TASB SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN JUNE.

WE'VE HAD MANY SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS ALONGSIDE STAFF, ISD MEMBERS THAT ARE SITTING UP HERE TO OUR RIGHT AND LEFT.

WE ONBOARDED OUR TWO NEW TRUSTEES MISS A LOT.

AND MR. LOWE, WE HAVE SPENT SOME REALLY GREAT TIME WITH SOME OF OUR STATE LEGISLATORS GOING OVER SAFETY, SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH WITH THEM, LED BY OUR INCREDIBLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE HAD A GREAT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WELCOMING OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND OTHERS TO FRISCO ISD BOTH RETURNING AND NEW.

WE ATTENDED THE VERY FIRST EVER ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT LED BY OUR AWESOME AD GRACE MCDOWELL WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT AT THE STAR THAT THEY PUT ON FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

WE HAD OUR NEW TEACHER WELCOME, WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE FRISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHERE WE WELCOMED HUNDREDS OF NEW TEACHERS THAT ARE NOW CALLING FRISCO ISD HOME, WHICH WE ARE SO

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HAD A GREAT AND VERY INSPIRING KEYNOTE THAT I JUST THOUGHT WAS AMAZING.

SO AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DEDICATED OUR BRAND NEW HIGH SCHOOL, PANTHER CREEK, WHICH IS OUR 12TH HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN TODAY WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO A WALKING TOUR OF OUR NEWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MINETT ELEMENTARY.

AND WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO DO ANOTHER WALK THROUGH OF PANTHER CREEK.

SO WHILE WE HAVE NOT BEEN TOGETHER IN THIS BOARDROOM FOR A WHILE, WE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.

AND I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FOR BEING AT ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE EVENTS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK FRISCO ISD STAFF AND ESPECIALLY ALL THE ISD MEMBERS THAT ARE LEADING THE CHARGE EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT THE DESTINATION DISTRICT THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE BECAUSE WE NEVER STOP.

AND THAT IS LED BY SOME INCREDIBLE STAFF MEMBERS.

SO IF YOU ALL WOULD JOIN ME IN GIVING A WONDERFUL ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF THESE FOLKS UP HERE WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR ENTIRE SUMMER WORKING AND READYING THIS DISTRICT TO GET KICKED OFF. SO THANK YOU ALL ISD [APPLAUSE].

DO YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? OKAY. AWESOME.

WELL, LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM SIX DISCUSSION REGARDING SAFE PERSON OR I'M SORRY, SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PLAN WEBSITE UPDATES.

[6. Discussion regarding Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan website update]

IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND WHILE I OPEN THE WEBSITE.

SO I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL IN JUNE THAT WE WOULD BE UPDATING THE SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON OPERATIONS PLAN ON OUR WEBSITE IN AUGUST.

AND SO I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE DID THAT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO CONTINUE RECEIVING ESSER FUNDS.

SO I AM SHOWING YOU ON THE SCREEN HOW TO ACCESS THAT PLAN.

IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU TYPE IN THE SEARCH BAR, COVID 19.

YOU WILL GET TO OUR COVID 19 RESPONSE PAGE.

THIS PLAN IS A LITTLE BIT OF A MISNOMER BECAUSE WE HAVE RETURNED TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

BUT THAT'S JUST THE NAME OF IT.

JUST A FEW QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S BEEN UPDATED IN HERE.

ALL OF THE GUIDANCE THAT'S BEEN UPDATED IS CONSISTENT WITH TEA'S MOST RECENT GUIDELINES THAT THEY HAVE PUBLISHED.

WE'VE REALLY GONE THROUGH AND CONSOLIDATED A LOT OF OUR COVID PROTOCOLS WITH JUST OUR GENERAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE ILLNESS ON CAMPUS.

SO THINGS LIKE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE HANDWASHING AND STAYING HOME WHEN YOU'RE SICK AND AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULD HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHAT ILLNESS IT IS.

WE'VE KIND OF CONSOLIDATED ALL OF THAT.

I THINK THE ONLY REAL CHANGE THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT IS THAT STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL NEED TO STAY HOME FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER TESTING POSITIVE, WHICH AGAIN IS CONSISTENT WITH TEA'S MOST RECENT GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS THE CDC GUIDELINES.

SO ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED ON OUR WEBSITE, FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

THE ESSER SPENDING PLANS ARE ALSO STILL OUT HERE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE I SHOWED THEM TO YOU GUYS IN JUNE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THANK YOU. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SMITH? OKAY, THEN WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO YOUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, MS. SMITH, DISCUSSION REGARDING A 2022-2023 STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT.

[7. Discussion regarding 2022-2023 Strategic Blueprint]

CUNNINGHAM AND I ARE GOING TO PRESENT THIS TOGETHER TONIGHT.

YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS ABOUT OUR DYNAMIC ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, WHICH IS KIND OF OUR REPLACEMENT FOR A TRADITIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE EXPECT THIS TO LOOK LIKE AT YOUR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AND THEN KIND OF GIVE YOU THE END GOAL IN MIND FOR FOR WHERE WE'RE MOVING IN TERMS OF REPORTING AND THAT KIND OF THING GOING INTO NEXT YEAR AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

SO WE'RE CALLING THIS A STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT BECAUSE THE INTENT IS THAT EACH YEAR WE WOULD HAVE A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD WITH INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, CHANGES THAT WE'RE NEEDING TO MAKE, DATA THAT WE'RE WANTING TO GATHER AND MEASURE IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO ANNUALLY WE WOULD WE WOULD PROVIDE TO YOU AND PUBLISH AN ANNUAL BLUEPRINT FOR STRATEGIC CHANGE.

JUST AS A REMINDER OF KIND OF WHERE WE HAVE COME FROM AND HOW WE'VE HOW WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT.

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SO THE FRAMEWORK IS BASICALLY THE WAY THAT WE WORK TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, TO KNOW EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED.

AND WE SPENT SEVERAL YEARS REALLY BUILDING OUT THAT FRAMEWORK AND DEVELOPING THE FOCUS AREAS THAT REALLY GUIDE OUR THE WORK ON OUR CAMPUSES AND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL IN DEVELOPING FUTURE READY LEARNERS.

AND WES IS GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS AND WHAT THEY MEAN HERE IN A MINUTE.

IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK, WE ALSO STARTED WORK PRE COVID ON A COMMUNITY BASED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE SYSTEM THAT DRIVES CHANGE AND KIND OF HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE TO THAT FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK.

SO WE KNOW THAT THE STATE HAS ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT THEY PLACE UPON US.

BUT IN FRISCO ISD WERE MORE SORRY, I'M GETTING FEEDBACK IN FRISCO ISD WE REALLY WANT TO MEASURE MORE THAN JUST OUR PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT ON STANDARDIZED TESTS.

AND SO WE LOOKED AT EACH OF THOSE AREAS OF THE FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK AND BUILT OUT KEY QUESTIONS THAT WE COULD ANSWER TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND TO HELP THE COMMUNITY HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE TO DOING THAT WORK AND MEETING THAT MISSION.

TAKING IT ONE STEP FURTHER, KNOWING THAT THAT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM DRIVES CHANGE.

WE CAME IN OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS OR SO AND STARTED TO DEVELOP AN [INAUDIBLE] CHANGE PROCESS TO HELP OUR LEADERS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND ALSO CENTRALLY WORK THROUGH, LEAD THROUGH AND MANAGE CHANGE.

WE DEVELOPED THAT PROCESS WITH COMMUNICATION AT THE CENTER OF IT.

ONE OF THE LESSONS LEARNED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, JUST AS WE'VE STARTED TO IMPLEMENT SOME REALLY MAJOR INITIATIVES, IS THAT COMMUNICATION CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE AND WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE OF IT.

AND SO WE REALLY THOUGHT WITH THAT IN MIND WHEN WE DEVELOPED THIS CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS.

SO ALL OF THESE THINGS WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH OUR DYNAMIC ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND HELP US BUILD THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE COMING YEAR.

SO DR. CUNNINGHAM IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR MAJOR INITIATIVES ARE THIS YEAR AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE OVER THE COMING YEAR.

SO THIS SHOULD JUST BE REVIEW FOR YOU, WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP ON THE SLIDE, THE FOCUS AREA, KIND OF A BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND WE CAN LIST THE KEY QUESTIONS.

REMEMBER THE FOCUS AREA.

THESE ARE AREAS OF SUPPORT THAT GUIDE OUR WORK AS WE TRY TO DEVELOP OUR FUTURE LEARNERS HERE IN FRISCO ISD.

AND OUR KEY QUESTIONS ARE GOAL STATEMENTS OF DIRECTION THAT WE RESPOND TO AND ARE RELATED TO THE FOCUS AREA, AND THEY'RE BASED ON CAMPUS NEED AND DISTRICT NEEDS.

AND SO FIRST ONE ON THE SCREEN STRATEGIC COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP.

AND THIS IS JUST AN APPROACH THAT ALLOWS LEADERS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS, TO LEAVE FOCUSED PLANNING AND STRATEGIC MONITORING OF OUTCOMES TO HELP GUIDE THE DISTRICT IN FUTURE READY LEARNING. AND YOU SEE SOME OF THE KEY QUESTIONS THERE YOU'LL SEE THREE OR FOUR ON EACH OF THESE AREAS.

GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM IS A RESOURCE THAT ARTICULATES HOW ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE, ACADEMICALLY EQUITABLE, RIGOROUS AND STANDARDS BASED EDUCATION ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES AND GRADE LEVEL IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS.

AND THIS IS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND AGAIN, YOU SEE A COUPLE OF KEY QUESTIONS THERE ARE THREE RELATED TO THIS FOCUS AREA.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT.

IT'S AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN THAT MEETS INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS AND THEIR INTERESTS BY PROVIDING A WIDE ARRAY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND PROGRAMING OPTIONS. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MEETING, MEETING EVERY STUDENTS BY NAME AND NEED, THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.

AND WE HAVE THE WHOLE CHILD MODEL.

THIS IS THE SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN EDUCATION AND HEALTH TO IMPROVE EACH CHILD'S COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD IN FRISCO ISD AND KNOWING YOUR STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED AND THIS IS ANOTHER WAY YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT , FOUR QUESTIONS HERE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE LEARNING CENTERED ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT HIGH LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT THROUGH VOICE AND CHOICE, WHILE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO BE CREATIVE THINKERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND THREE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.

IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSED BY FRISCO ISD BEING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION.

I DON'T MEAN THAT BECAUSE WE'RE AN ISD.

WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION SKILLED AT CREATING, ACQUIRING, TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE, MODIFYING OUR BEHAVIOR TO REFLECT NEW KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS.

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ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE ORGANIZATION IS TWO WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT A LOT.

YOU SAW THE VERY FIRST SLIDE.

IT'S STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON THE ORGANIZATION IN FUTURE READY LEARNER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON HERE IN FRISCO ISD.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE AS KIM TALKS ABOUT THESE MAJOR INITIATIVES IN A MOMENT AND AS YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT IN SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS, ALL OF THESE ARE ALL OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE TALK ABOUT ARE ATTACHED TO A FOCUS AREA.

THEY'RE ATTACHED TO ONE OR MORE KEY QUESTIONS THAT'S THAT'S BY DESIGN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE OUR COMMUNITY CAN SEE EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING TO TO WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS IS ALIGNED TO OUR STRATEGIC VISION.

SO IN TERMS OF THIS YEAR'S MAJOR INITIATIVES, THERE ARE SIX THAT WE HAVE CALLED OUT AS KIND OF OUR OUR HIGH PRIORITY INITIATIVES.

ONE THING THAT I'LL SAY ABOUT INITIATIVES IS WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE THINGS GOING ON THAN JUST SIX BIG THINGS.

RIGHT. THEY MAY NOT ALL BE AS WIDESPREAD AS THESE.

THEY MAY NOT ALL BE AS INTENSIVE AS THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN.

WE ARE STILL UTILIZING OUR, YOU KNOW, THE THE HIERARCHY OF PURPOSE THAT I'VE SHOWED YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF TIMES.

ANY TIME WE GO THROUGH CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S REALLY MINOR OR A MAJOR INITIATIVE LIKE THIS ONE, WE'RE STILL MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AND ANYTHING NEW THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IS ALIGNED WITH.

THAT FUTURE FRAMEWORK HELPS US BETTER ANSWER ONE OF THOSE KEY QUESTIONS, AND THAT THE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOWARDS IT ARE ALSO ALIGNED WITH THAT FRAMEWORK IN OUR MISSION. SO THE CHANGE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE CREATED WORKS FOR, FOR REALLY SMALL CHANGES AND FOR REALLY BIG MAJOR INITIATIVES.

SO I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THESE ARE THE ONLY THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON THIS YEAR, RIGHT.

BUT THESE ARE THE SIX THAT WE HAVE TARGETED AS MAJOR INITIATIVES THAT WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE COME AND REPORT ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO YOU GUYS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE OTHER THING THAT I'LL SAY ABOUT THESE IS NONE OF THESE ARE NEW INITIATIVES EXCEPT FOR THE LAST ONE, AND WE'LL GET TO THAT.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND KIND OF CREATING THIS PROCESS AND REALLY TRYING TO TIE EVERYTHING TOGETHER IS THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD YEAR TO TAKE STOCK WHERE WE'RE AT, TO TAKE STOCK OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS OR COMMUNITY ON SOME OF THESE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD AND NOT NECESSARILY PUSH ANYTHING NEW, BUT REALLY DEEPEN THE UNDERSTANDING AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN GIVE FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS.

SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS GOING TO TO BE A REVELATION.

AND, OH, LOOK, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NEW.

BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING AS AS KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR US THIS YEAR.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS INQUIRY BASED LEARNING.

THIS IS REALLY THE HEART OF FUTURE READY LEARNING.

IT'S ALL ABOUT VOICE AND CHOICE FOR STUDENTS.

AND OUR GOAL THIS YEAR, REALLY, LIKE I SAID A MINUTE AGO AND I'M GOING TO REPEAT MYSELF A FEW TIMES, IS JUST TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING, THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR TEACHERS, THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR STUDENTS, THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PARENTS ON THIS TYPE OF LEARNING AND HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR TEACHERS TO GET EVEN BETTER AT THIS TYPE OF INSTRUCTION THAN THEY ALREADY ARE.

SO THAT'S REALLY OUR GOAL THERE.

STANDARDS BASED PRACTICES IS THE SECOND ONE.

AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE FOCUSING ON CONTENT CONCEPTS, SKILLS WITHIN THE STANDARDS TO BASICALLY ADAPT THE WAY THAT WE TEACH AND ASSESS STUDENTS TO MEET EACH ONE BY NAME AND NEED.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WE'VE REALLY BEEN MOVING IT FORWARD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND THIS IS A YEAR FOR US TO TAKE STOCK OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT TO GET BETTER AT WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.

I THINK YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE PARENT ACADEMIES AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT INFORMATION COME OUT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT STANDARDS BASED PRACTICES.

SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR EFFORTS THERE.

RELATIONSHIP CENTERED LEARNING IS THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS REALLY ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO AGAIN NOT PUSH ANYTHING FORWARD THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE, BUT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND REDEFINE WHAT THIS APPROACH IS.

IT REALLY THIS IS A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT VERSUS A REACTIVE CONSEQUENCES STYLE APPROACH.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TWO APPROACHES ARE DIFFERENTIATED AND THAT THERE'S A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT RELATIONSHIP CENTERED LEARNING IS AND WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN FRISCO ISD.

SCHOOL SAFETY IS ANOTHER ONE.

AGAIN, NOT ANYTHING NEW HERE, BUT REALLY JUST ENHANCING WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING AND LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND

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RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS THE FIFTH ONE.

AGAIN, NOT ANYTHING THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY BEEN DOING.

ONE OF THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE THIS YEAR WITH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS TO SOLICIT SOME MORE TARGETED FEEDBACK FROM THOSE BOTH THAT STAY WITH FRISCO ISD AND THAT LEAVE FRISCO ISD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE, BUT WE WANT TO DEEPEN THAT WORK A LITTLE BIT IN ORDER TO HELP US IDENTIFY OTHER STRATEGIES THAT MAY BE USEFUL IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHERE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS KEY FOR ALL ISD'S EVERYONE IN EDUCATION RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS THE NEW ONE, IS STRATEGIC ABANDONMENT.

AND IT'S NOT TOO NEW TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT BEFORE.

BUT STRATEGIC ABANDONMENT REALLY IS THE ART OF LETTING GO.

IT'S IT'S US TAKING A LOOK AT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED AND FIGURING OUT WHAT IS MAKING A LASTING IMPACT, WHAT IS TRULY ALIGNED WITH A MAJOR INITIATIVE, AND WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN GIVE PEOPLE THE FREEDOM TO LET GO, BE IT REALLY SMALL OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. AND IF WE CAN'T GIVE THEM THE FREEDOM TO LET IT GO, HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT IN A WAY THAT VALUES PEOPLE'S TIME MORE, GIVES THEM SOME TIME BACK TO MEET SOME OF THE OTHER NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO THIS YEAR'S GOAL, WHILE I CAN'T PROMISE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LIST BY THE END OF THE YEAR, OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE LET GO OF THIS YEAR'S GOAL IS REALLY TO TAKE STOCK AND LOOK AT HOW WHAT CHANGES CAN WE MAKE THAT WOULD HELP MAKE AN IMPACT.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THE OTHER FIVE INITIATIVES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN ARE PLACES THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND THINGS THAT WE CAN TWEAK OR CHANGE OR WORK TO, TO DO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

THAT WILL REALLY BUILD A LOT OF CAPACITY IN PEOPLE.

SO IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE LETTING STUFF GO, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A REALLY LONG LIST OF THINGS THAT WE STOPPED DOING.

SO WHAT DOES ACCOUNTABILITY LOOK LIKE IN FRISCO ISD? HERE IN A FEW WEEKS THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING WILL COME OUT.

WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING IS ONE METRIC AND IT MEASURES HOW WELL WE DO ON STANDARDIZED TESTS.

AND THAT IS ONLY ONE PIECE OF OUR FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK AND NOT EVEN ONE WHOLE PIECE.

IT'S MAYBE A COUPLE OF KEY QUESTIONS OF OUR FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK.

AND WE'RE REALLY WORKING OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO BUILD UP A REPORTING STYLE THAT WILL TELL YOU GUYS IN OUR COMMUNITY HOW WELL WE'RE DOING AT ALL OF THOSE PIECES OF THE FRAMEWORK.

SO WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE WHEN THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS COME OUT ARE SOME SHEETS FOR EACH CAMPUS DETAILING WHAT WHAT THE CAMPUSES ARE WORKING ON, WHAT THEIR INITIATIVES ARE, WHAT SOME OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SOME OF THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN, IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEIR STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING IS.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR WE'LL ALSO BE DOING THAT AT A DISTRICT LEVEL THROUGH PRESENTATIONS LIKE THIS.

AND ALSO WE'RE WORKING ON REVAMPING OUR WEBSITE TO HELP TILE ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND REPORT THAT OUT IN A CLEARER MANNER.

WE HOPE EVENTUALLY TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT ABOUT THIS TIME EVERY YEAR.

THAT ESSENTIALLY IS A LOOK BACK AT HOW WELL WE DID AND HOW WILL WE ANSWERED THOSE KEY QUESTIONS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

IN ADDITION TO A LOOK FORWARD AT OUR STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT OUR MAJOR INITIATIVES ARE, TO HELP US TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD OVER THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND TIE IN OUR ANNUAL BUDGET TO THAT TO SHOW YOU HOW OUR RESOURCES ARE REALLY ALIGNED WITH THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE.

SO WITH THAT, THAT IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU GUYS CAN EXPECT.

WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU OUTLINE THE SIX PILLARS? SURE. THE FIRST QUESTION IS FOR YOU.

THE SECOND ONE IS PROBABLY FOR DR.

CUNNINGHAM. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS SLIDE? YEAH. YEAH. ACTUALLY, GO ONE FORWARD.

THAT'S WHY I'LL ASK YOU FIRST, DR.

CUNNINGHAM. SO CAN YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC ABANDONMENT, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIND OF WHO'S INVOLVED WITH THAT? I DON'T MEAN NAMES, OBVIOUSLY, BUT LIKE DIFFERENT LIKE DO WE HAVE TEACHERS INVOLVED? WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARENTS LIKE WHO'S INVOLVED IN WHAT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF KIND OF COMMITTEE STRUCTURE? SURE. SO THERE IS NOT ONE SPECIFIC COMMITTEE THAT'S LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WE ABANDON BECAUSE WE HAVE 73, 75 CAMPUSES.

I LOSE TRACK SORRY, BUT WE'RE ALL TAKING AN APPROACH TO THIS.

SO CENTRAL OFFICE, WE HAVE EVERY DIRECTOR AND ABOVE IN CENTRAL OFFICE THAT'S MEETING MONTHLY AND LOOKING AT INITIATIVES AND TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS. WE ALSO HAVE EVERY LEADER IN THE DISTRICT, EVERY PRINCIPAL TALKING ABOUT THIS AND LOOKING AT THESE THINGS.

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WE INTEND TO UTILIZE OUR DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO HELP LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THIS IDEA THROUGH SOME OF THESE OTHER INITIATIVES. SO WE'RE INVOLVING A WHOLE LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS.

THERE ARE TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS ON DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRINCIPALS LOOKING AT THIS FROM THEIR CAMPUS LENS WILL BE INVOLVING TEACHERS.

SO SO IT IS A BIG GROUP EFFORT AND THAT'S WHY I SAY I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT WE CAN HAVE A WHOLE LONG LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT WE LET GO OF AND MAYBE THAT THIS CAMPUS FIGURED OUT WE COULD STOP DOING X AND THAT FREED UP A WHOLE BUNCH OF TIME, WHEREAS THIS CAMPUS WASN'T REALLY DOING THAT AND THEY FIGURED OUT SOMETHING ELSE.

AND CENTRAL OFFICE HAS FIGURED OUT WAYS TO BETTER SUPPORT ALL CAMPUSES TO FREE UP SOME TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

SO WE ARE WE ARE WORKING COLLECTIVELY.

AND AS MUCH AS WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THE THINGS THAT WE FIND AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO, WE INTEND TO REPORT THAT OUT.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.

AND I THINK I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE, I LIKE THE NAME STRATEGIC ABANDONMENT.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD TERM. OKAY.

MY SECOND QUESTION IS FOR DR.

CUNNINGHAM, ACTUALLY, AND I THINK PROBABLY GO BACK TO THE SLIDE, THE ONE THAT'S ABOUT STANDARDS BASED GRADING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FORWARD OR BACK.

YES. THERE WE GO.

SO I'M FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CREATING THOSE COMMUNITY INFO SESSIONS, I GUESS IS WHAT THEY ARE.

ACADEMY. YES.

PARENT ACADEMY. THANK YOU. THAT'S A BETTER NAME.

I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF FOLKS WANTING TO ATTEND, SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF AT LEAST FROM FROM SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME, SOME CONCERN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THIS AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN.

SO I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO SO I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT I WAS AT NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, I THINK THEY CALL IT FLIGHT SCHOOL TODAY FOR SIXTH GRADE ORIENTATION.

AND THE PRINCIPAL MENTIONED THE RETESTING AT THAT CAMPUS UP TO 90%.

AND I DON'T THINK I HAD REALIZED THAT WE WERE GOING TO LAUNCH THIS AT ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

OR I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HAVE WE LAUNCHED IT AT ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, ALL 17? AND ARE WE MORE CONSISTENT THIS YEAR WITH WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE KIND OF GOING WITH IT? AND ARE WE ALSO CONSISTENT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF KIND OF WHAT THE STANDARDS AND RULES ARE WHEN WHEN YOU CAN RETEST, WHAT GRADE YOU CAN RETEST UP TO THINGS LIKE THAT? THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THERE IS A RELATIVELY STANDARD REASSESSMENT PROCESS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

EVERY CAMPUS, AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, HAS A LITTLE BIT OF AUTONOMY IN HOW THEY CARRY THESE THINGS OUT.

ONE OF THE GOALS OF THIS, AND I MENTIONED THIS WORKSHOP EARLIER IN THE YEAR, IS THAT BY THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WILL BE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT STANDARDS BASED PRACTICES JUST JUST LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN.

SO IN TERMS OF IS NELSON DOING SOMETHING DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT, OTHER CAMPUSES? I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW THE DIFFERENT DETAILS THAT YOU WERE INFORMED ABOUT TODAY, BUT THERE THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD IN THAT WE DO ALL OUR ASSESSMENT. THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS, CAMPUS TO CAMPUS THAT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE STAFF HAS PUT IN PLACE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BOARD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. DR.

CUNNINGHAM. THANKS FOR MEETING WITH ME, BY THE WAY, EARLIER.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE GOT A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS INVOLVED WITH STANDARDS BASED GRADING AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I STILL HAVE A MAYBE I DON'T GRASP THE BIT RIGHT, QUITE RIGHT.

BUT HOW DO WE DIFFERENTIATE STUDENTS WHO GO IN AND DO THE WORK WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT? THEY GET AN A OR GET THEIR GRADE ON THE FIRST TIME.

HOW DO WE DIFFERENTIATE DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM THE PERSON WHO TAKES THE TEST SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN GETS THE SAME GRADE? DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD? IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? AND DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD NOTE THAT DIFFERENCE IN SOME TYPE OF IN SOME FORM.

SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT THERE'S NUANCES TO EVERY QUESTION AND THAT WE ARE ABOUT LEARNING FRISCO ISD.

AND WE OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS DO LEARN SOME.

SOME STUDENTS LEARN CERTAIN TOPICS AT DIFFERENT RATES THAN OTHER STUDENTS.

AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO MEET EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED.

AND SO ARE THERE TIMES WHERE A STUDENT MIGHT NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT? SOMETIMES THAT'S TUTORIALS.

SOMETIMES THAT'S A REASSESSMENT.

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ABSOLUTELY. WHAT OUR AMAZING TEACHERS DO AND I CAN'T COMPLIMENT THEM ENOUGH IS ENSURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO GO ON IN THE LEARNING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT HERE AND THERE.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION EXACTLY, BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT THAT STUDENTS LEARN AS OPPOSED TO WHEN STUDENTS LEARN.

AND I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR FOLKS LISTENING.

WE HAVE A STANDARDS BASED STANDARDS, A STANDARDS BASED PRACTICES ON OUR WEBSITE, WE'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION OUT THERE.

INVITE FOLKS TO SIGN UP FOR THE STANDARDS BASED PARENTS ACADEMY.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUT INFORMATION OUT THERE TO TRY TO DISPEL SOME OF THESE MYTHS, ANSWER QUESTIONS.

AND I WILL I WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, WE LEARN SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO DO BETTER AT COMMUNICATING AND EXPLAINING.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL DO A VERY TRANSPARENT JOB OF COMMUNICATING.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TOO TO NOTE THAT EVEN PRIOR TO DISCUSSING STANDARDS BASED PRACTICES AND GRADING, THE DISTRICT HAS ALWAYS UTILIZE REASSESSMENT, I SAY ALWAYS, I MEAN, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN I MEAN, WE'VE WE'VE ALWAYS UTILIZED RE-ASSESSMENT AS PART OF OUR TOOLBOX FOR MASTERY, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WANT KIDS TO MASTER THE CONTENT BEFORE THEY MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SUBJECT AREA OR THE NEXT.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO TO MASTER AND TUTORIALS ARE THERE FOR THAT REASON.

REASSESSMENT IS THERE FOR THAT REASON.

IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD PRACTICE REASSESSMENT THROUGHOUT K 12.

AND SO THIS IS NOT A THAT COMPONENT OF THIS IS NOT A HUGE CHANGE FOR OUR DISTRICT, BUT IT'S THE STANDARDIZATION OF HOW WE DO THAT ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES.

THAT IS THE CHANGE AND BOARD JUST SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WE'LL HAVE AN ENTIRE WORKSHOP ON THIS LATER IN THE YEAR.

ONCE THE COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE MET, THE PARENT GROUPS HAVE MET SO THAT WE CAN GLEAN DATA FROM CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY, EXCITEMENT ABOUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THERE IS A LOT THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND FROM THE PARENT PERSPECTIVE PRIOR TO SORT OF DEBATING THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS AS A BOARD.

AND SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT OUR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK HAS TO SAY.

AND CERTAINLY I KNOW THAT WE A LOT OF OUR DECISIONS WILL BE CONTINUE TO BE INFORMED BY THAT FEEDBACK.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ALL.

AND YOU'VE DONE A TON OF WORK FOR US ALREADY.

WE HAD A WORKSHOP LAST YEAR SURROUNDING THIS.

YOU GAVE US A GREAT BOOK TO READ, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AS BOARD MEMBERS.

JUST IT'S NEW.

CERTAINLY, WE ALWAYS WANT YOU ALL TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE AND BE INNOVATIVE.

AND I THINK ONCE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT A BIT BETTER AND THEN THAT COMMUNICATION OBVIOUSLY GOES OUT TO PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO DO AND WE CERTAINLY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THIS.

OKAY. I THINK IT'S MAYBE IMPORTANT RIGHT HERE TO POINT OUT THAT WHAT YOU GUYS SHARED WITH US DURING THE WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT'S A BIT TO MARVIN'S POINT, I THINK, AND MAYBE WHERE SOME OF THE CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY COMES ON THIS IS THAT THE GOAL OF THIS IS IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE KIDS CAN ABUSE THE SYSTEM.

NO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO STUDY FOR SOMETHING ON THE FIRST PASS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER CRACK AT THE APPLE.

THAT'S NOT THE INTENT OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO OR WHAT WE'RE SUPPORTING.

BUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, AND I THINK WHERE WE CAN ALL AGREE IS THAT ULTIMATELY, AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS DOES A CHILD LEARN WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LEARN? AND IF IF THEY ARE GIFTED ENOUGH TO DO IT AT THE FIRST CRACK GREAT, THEIR GRADE SHOULD REFLECT IT.

BUT IF THEY ULTIMATELY GET THERE IN SOME WAY, THEIR GRADES SHOULD REFLECT IT AS WELL.

AND WE SHOULD PUT SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE SO THAT THERE'S NOT ABUSE OF THAT, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THE GOAL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

YEAH. AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.

I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE KIDS WILL LEARN AND THAT THEY'RE MASTERING THE MATERIAL.

THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT IN COMPANIES OR ANYWHERE YOU DO BUSINESS THEY'RE GOING TO WANT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHO THE BEST PERSON IS, WHO THE SECOND BEST, AND WHO THE THIRD BEST. AND AND WE TYPICALLY DID THAT THROUGH WRITING A, B, C AND ADDING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

IF THEY DO THEIR HOMEWORK, DID THEY TURN IN THEIR ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME? AND ALL THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.

ALSO, NOT ONLY DID THEY MASTER THE MATERIAL, BUT DID THEY DO IT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

AND IS THE STANDARD BASED GRADING APPROACH, DOES IT MEASURE ANY OF THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW AND A PRE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE REVIEW IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW STUDENTS ARE ACCESSING WHAT I WOULD CALL FUTURE READY SKILLS [INAUDIBLE] SUCH AS COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION.

THERE'S SIX OF THEM, AS YOU CAN SEE.

SO WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR THOSE MEASURES.

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AND THAT ALLOWS US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS, PARENTS AND OUR TEACHERS WITH HOW STUDENTS ARE LEARNING.

AND THAT IS A MEASURE THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT.

I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT A FEW YEARS AGO, THIS BOARD, LED BY A WONDERFUL RECOMMENDATION FROM IST AND OUR CAMPUSES AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS, WE REDUCED THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASS RANK.

WE WANT ALL OF OUR KIDS TO BE THE BEST.

WE DON'T WANT TO RANK THEM WHO'S BEST BECAUSE THEY TURN IN THEIR HOMEWORK, WHO'S BEST BECAUSE THEY MASTERED A COMPONENT OF THE TEST THE FIRST TIME.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS SO THAT WHEN ALL OF OUR STUDENTS LEAVE US, WE'VE GIVEN THEM THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN.

AND SO REMOVING THAT RANK SO THAT COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, THEY'RE LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS FROM A HOLISTIC VIEWPOINT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THIS BOARD A FEW YEARS AGO.

AND I THINK THAT THIS PRACTICE GOES INTO THAT METHODOLOGY AS WELL, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE THE BEST WHEN THEY'RE WITH US AND WHEN THEY LEAVE US. SO AND WE AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING TO PUSH THAT NARRATIVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO BRING THIS BOARD REALLY INNOVATIVE AND OUT OF THE BOX IDEAS IN A WAY IN WHICH WE CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR THAN WE DID THE YEAR BEFORE.

WHAT I WOULD SAY JUST IN A FINAL NOTE IS THAT THE WE WANT STUDENTS TO LEARN.

WE WANT THEM TO LEARN DEEPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A JOY FOR LEARNING OR ENGAGING WITH THEIR LEARNING, NOT BECAUSE OF A SCORE OR A LABEL OF SOME SORT.

WHEN WE SAY WE KNOW EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

SO THAT'S THE THAT'S THE BEHIND EVERYTHING, WHY WE'RE WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS APPROACH.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DO.

[8. Communication to and from the Board including public comments]

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.

EACH SPEAKER SHALL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ACTION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WE ONLY HAVE TWO SPEAKERS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

OUR FIRST IS CHRISTINA [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] MONTGOMERY.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK FRISCO ISD IS ONE OF THE MOST FANTASTIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT EXISTS.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR ALMOST 20 TO 25 YEARS AND I'VE WATCHED IT GROW.

AND I'VE WATCHED ALL OF THE PERSONNEL AND ALL OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS SUCH AS YOURSELF, PERFORM JUST AMAZING JOBS.

AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM LOOKING AT THE SLIDES TODAY JUST HOW MUCH YOU ALL CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND YOUR DEDICATION.

AND ONE THING THAT STUCK OUT TO ME IS KNOW EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED.

WELL, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NEED IN OUR FAMILY.

AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW FROM SOME OF THE EMAILS AND SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, YOU KNOW, THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FAMILY. YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR MY SON TO ATTEND A SCHOOL THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO FLOURISH.

THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO HAVE THAT SOCIAL AND EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH HIS COMMUNITY THAT HE'S KNOWN SINCE HE WAS IN KINDERGARTEN.

SO I'M ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU.

I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE ABSENT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW TO SUBMIT, WHICH YOU NOW HAVE IN FRONT OF ME.

YOU'VE ALSO HEARD FROM ANOTHER PERSON IN MY FAMILY WHO HAS EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND WE'RE FACING.

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AND I RECOGNIZE I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS AS A BOARD TO COME UP WITH A DECISION.

I TRULY DO RECOGNIZE THAT.

I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS JOB.

YOU HAVE SO MANY APPLICATIONS, AND EVERYBODY DESERVES TO BE EVERYBODY DESERVES TO HAVE THEIRS GRANTED.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT MY CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT'S IT'S EXTREMELY EXTENUATING ON MULTIPLE LEVELS.

AND SO I HOPE THAT I HAVE ANSWERED ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

I'VE SUBMITTED ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED OF ME AND THAT THE ANSWER THAT I AM LOOKING FOR IS GRANTED BY THIS BOARD.

I HAVE FAITH IN YOU.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE AS WE HEARD FROM THAT SLIDE SHOW.

YOU WILL MEET AND YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU CAN SO THAT YOU KNOW EVERY CHILD BY NAME AND NEED, AND YOU WILL LOOK AT THE WHOLE CHILD AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THEIR BEST INTEREST.

SO I THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION THAT I LACK, FORGIVE ME.

I'M WILLING TO PROVIDE ANYTHING THAT YOU ASK FOR.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] MONTGOMERY.

WELL LEADERS THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] MONTGOMERY I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE STUDENT WELFARE FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION TONIGHT.

IN MAY I WAS INFORMED OF A SITUATION FROM ANOTHER PARENT OF A YOUNG GIRL IN ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS NOT FEELING SAFE AND COMFORTABLE WHEN HAVING TO SHARE THE RESTROOM WITH A MALE STUDENT WHO IDENTIFIES AS A FEMALE.

I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES WHO INFORMED ME THAT FISD FOLLOWS FEDERAL RULES ON ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND THAT TEXAS DOESN'T HAVE A SEX SPECIFIC BATHROOM AND LOCKER ROOM POLICY.

REGARDING DISCRIMINATION IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT IT IS DISCRIMINATORY TO ASK GIRLS AND BOYS TO DEAL WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX USING THEIR FACILITIES.

OPTION THAT I WAS OFFERED WHEN DISCUSSING THIS LAST MAY WAS TO HAVE THE CHILD THAT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION, TO GO TO THE NURSE OR THE OFFICE BATHROOMS. THERE ARE A LOT OF VERY SMART PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT AND FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION TO FIT ALL STUDENTS.

THERE'S A GROWING TREND OF TRANSGENDERISM AND AS WE SAW LAST YEAR, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AT THE SCHOOLS.

I'M ASKING FOR FISD TO ADDRESS THIS STUDENT AND PARENT CONCERN BEFORE WE HAVE AN INCIDENT IN A PROACTIVE MANNER.

AS THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS BE MADE AWARE THAT CURRENTLY FISD ACTS ACCORDING TO NATIONAL POLICY AND TASB TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON FORMING A DISTRICT WIDE POLICY.

SO THINGS AREN'T IN QUESTION.

IT WILL BE A SHOWING OF GOOD FAITH BY FISD TO BE AHEAD OF THE ISSUE, TO BE TRANSPARENT AND AN ATTEMPT TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

[9.A. Consider and act on approval of minutes from June 13 regular meeting, June 20 special meeting, June 21 special meeting, June 23 special meeting, and July 18 special meeting]

REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 20TH SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 21ST SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 23RD SPECIAL MEETING.

PAM, ARE THESE ALL YOURS? AND JULY 18TH, A SPECIAL MEETING.

BOARD IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MOVE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

BOARD WILL MOVE TO ITEM NINE B CONSIDER AND ACT ON TASB POLICY BOARD, TASB POLICY UPDATE 119 AFFECTING THE

[9.B. Consider and act on TASB Board Policy Update 119 affecting the following (LOCAL) policies]

SO IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU DO, WE CAN OPEN UP THE FLOOR.

IF NOT, THEN I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR THE POLICY UPDATE.

MOVE TO APPROVE TASB BOARD POLICY UPDATE 119 AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MR. CLASSY, SECONDED BY MS. GILLESPIE. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM C CONSIDER AN ACT ON BOARD REPRESENTATION AT THE 2022 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

[9.C. Consider and act on FISD Board representation at 2022 TASB Delegate Assembly]

BEFORE I MOVE FOR A NOMINATION, I WANT TO EXPLAIN A COUPLE.

I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ACTUALLY ABOUT THIS, AND SO I WANTED TO GO BACK THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF HOW WE GET TO THIS.

POINT, THE TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY IS THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING FOR TASB MEMBERS.

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PARTICIPATION IS VITAL IN THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DISTRICT HAS A VOICE IN DEVELOPING THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCACY PRIORITIES FOR ALL OF OUR TEXAS PUBLIC NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. THIS PROCESS BEGAN BACK IN NOVEMBER WHEN WE ALL RECEIVED AN INITIAL SURVEY THAT ALLOWED TRUSTEES IN TEXAS ALL OVER THE STATE TO SHARE TOP CONCERNS THAT THEIR DISTRICTS ARE FACING.

THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE THEN PRESENTED AT THE GRASSROOTS MEETINGS THAT ARE HELD IN EVERY SINGLE 20 OF THE 20 REGIONS IN TEXAS, WHICH BEGAN LATE JANUARY AND WENT THROUGH EARLY PART OF MARCH. OURS WAS IN FEBRUARY, I BELIEVE, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THEIR PEERS AT EACH OF THEIR REGION GRASSROOTS MEETINGS.

THIS GROUP OF 110 TRUSTEES ACROSS THE STATE MET IN APRIL TO DEVELOP A DRAFT A DRAFT LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT CAME FROM ALL 20 REGIONS. THE LAC MET AGAIN IN JUNE TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THE TASB ADVOCACY AGENDA PRIORITIES AND FINALIZED PRIORITY STATEMENTS ON ISSUES FACING TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

QUICK SIDE NOTE I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR OWN MS. DAVIS FOR BEING A MEMBER OF THE LAC AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS, SO THANK YOU.

NEXT. AFTER THAT, THOSE PRIORITIES WERE DISCUSSED THIS PAST WEEKEND DURING THE TASB BOARD LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WERE THEN PRESENTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE FULL TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON SATURDAY.

THE DELEGATES AT TASB BIG DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER, WILL NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, AMEND AND ADOPT THE STATEMENTS THAT WILL BECOME THE TASB PRIORITIES FOR THE 2022-2024 ADVOCACY AGENDA.

SO THERE'S THAT PIECE OF IT.

I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT OVER 30 DISTRICTS TURNED IN 186 RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE MORE SPECIFIC NEEDS TO DISTRICTS AND REGIONS AND DISTRICTS.

OF THOSE 186, THERE WERE 6 THAT WERE NOT APPROVED.

THERE WERE 60 THAT WERE DUPLICATE IN NATURE.

SO THEY JUST KIND OF COMBINED THEM WITH THE OTHER ONES.

AND THEN THERE WERE 120 THAT WERE ALSO APPROVED BY THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE AND THEN ADOPTED BY THE FULL BOARD ALSO IN THIS PAST SATURDAY.

AND THEN THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE PRIOR TO AND VOTE ON THEM IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT WILL THEN LEAD US INTO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU WANTED TO HEAR, BUT IT'S KIND OF FUN TO WATCH THIS PROCESS AND SEE THAT IT REALLY IS TRULY A GRASSROOTS EFFORT FROM ACROSS THE STATE, BEGINNING FROM EACH DISTRICT AND EVERYONE GETS A VOICE.

BUT THIS IS THE WAY THAT THAT THROUGH US, OUR COMMUNITIES GET TO SPEAK THROUGH US, AND THEN WE TAKE IT ON FORWARD TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

AND THAT'S HOW IT ALL GET STARTED AND THAT'S WHERE WE GO WITH IT.

SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RENE ARCHAMBAULT AS A DELEGATE AND JOHN CLASSE AS THE ALTERNATE.

MOTION BY MS. GILLESPIE SECOND BY MRS. DAVIS. ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES, SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS, MR. GILLESPIE WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND MR. CLASSE AND I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT OF DELEGATE ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D, CONSIDER AND ACT ON RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD TO SET THE 2022 TAX RATE, MRS.

[9.D. Consider and act on a Resolution of the Board to Set the 2022 Tax Rate]

THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A SUPER QUICK LITTLE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE TAX RATE FOR YOU BEFORE YOU VOTE TO SET THE TAX RATE.

UM, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE ALWAYS ESTIMATE WHAT OUR PROPERTY TAX TAXABLE VALUES WILL BE IN APRIL WHEN WE ARE DEVELOPING THE BUDGET. AND THEN IN JULY WE GET FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.

WE SUBMIT THOSE FINAL PROPERTY VALUES OR THOSE THOSE CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES TO TEA.

TEA THEN TELLS US WHAT OUR M&O TAX RATE SHOULD BE.

AND THAT GOES INTO THIS PRESENTATION THAT I AM GIVING YOU TONIGHT.

AND THEN OUR DEBT TAX RATE IS SET BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE NEED TO GENERATE IN ORDER TO MAKE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.

AND I WILL REMIND YOU GUYS, AS I DID DURING THE BUDGET, THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO ARTIFICIALLY LOWER THE DEBT TAX RATE BY USING FUND BALANCE INTERNAL REVENUE.

WITHOUT THOSE TWO PIECES, THE DEBT TAX RATE WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THE $0.27 THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING IT AT.

SO PROPERTY VALUES JUST KIND OF A QUICK COMPARISON TO WHERE WE WERE WHEN WE PROJECTED THIS IN APRIL, BASED ON PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES THAT THE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS GAVE US VERSUS WHERE WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP IN JULY WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE, ABOUT $3 BILLION WORTH OF TAXABLE VALUE DIFFERENT.

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ONE IS THE ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WE WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION PASSED FROM $25,000 TO $40,000 HOW MUCH THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR PROPERTY VALUES.

ALSO, APPEALS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT OVER THE PAST YEAR JUST WITH PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE.

BOTH COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE APPEALS THIS YEAR THAN THEY HAVE IN YEARS PAST.

AND SO A LOT OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WENT INTO ESTIMATING WERE BASED ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN WITH APPEALS VERSUS WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

THAT $3 BILLION DIFFERENCE EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION LESS REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND DUE TO AN INCREASE IN RECAPTURE AND APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION MORE IN I&S REVENUE.

THAT'S GREAT FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE CAN CONTINUE TO HOLD THAT 27% TAX RATE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE INITIALLY PLANNED TO BE ABLE TO DO WHEN WE LOWERED IT BACK IN 2018.

I PUT A LITTLE CHART ON THE SIDE TO SHOW YOU HISTORICAL VALUE GROWTH BETWEEN NEW CONSTRUCTION AND APPRECIATION OF EXISTING PROPERTY.

I THINK WE'VE ALL KIND OF FELT THIS.

THE CHART KIND OF GOES WITHOUT EXPLANATION, BUT YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW DRAMATIC THAT INCREASE RELATED TO APPRECIATION OF EXISTING PROPERTY HAS BEEN THIS YEAR.

A REMINDER ABOUT HOW OUR M&O TAX RATE IS STRUCTURED BECAUSE IT IS MADE UP OF THREE PIECES AND IT CAN GET A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.

OUR TIER ONE TAX RATE, SO IT'S BASED OR IT'S MADE UP OF THREE PIECES.

THE TIER ONE PIECE, WHICH IS DETERMINED BY TEA AND THEN TIER TWO PENNIES, WHICH ARE APPROVED BY VOTERS EITHER FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTIONS OR FUTURE TAX RATE ELECTIONS.

WE GET UP TO $0.17 OF TAX TAXABLE PENNIES THROUGH VOTER APPROVAL.

SO TIER ONE SETS ARE TEA SETS OUR TIER ONE TAX RATE BASED ON OUR PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH AND THE PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH OF THE STATE.

SO THEY SET KIND OF A CEILING AND A FLOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT NO DISTRICT GOES TOO FAR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE ACTUALLY HIT THE FLOOR THIS YEAR, SO WE GREW BY SO MUCH THAT WE WERE NOT OUR TAX RATE WAS NOT LOWERED BY AS MUCH AS WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE WE HIT THAT 10% FLOOR.

SO YOU CAN SEE I'VE KIND OF DETAILED FOR YOU THE PAST FIVE YEARS THOSE THREE PIECES OF OUR M&O TAX RATE AND THE CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, OUR M&O TAX RATE HAS DECREASED BY OVER $0.22 PER $100 VALUATION, WHICH IS JUST PHENOMENAL THANKS TO HOUSE BILL THREE.

SO DESPITE RISING PROPERTY VALUES, WE'VE THANKFULLY BEEN ABLE TO DECREASE THAT BURDEN ON OUR TAXPAYERS BY REDUCING OUR TAX RATE EVERY YEAR.

THIS IS JUST A TAX HISTORY.

YOU CAN SEE OUR OUR M&O, I&S AND TOTAL TAX RATE HISTORY OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAX BILL.

SO IF YOU OWN A HOME IN FRISCO ISD AND HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THIS SHOWS YOU THE AVERAGE TAX BILL ON THAT ON AN ON A HOME IN FRISCO ISD.

AND I'VE ALSO PUT THE LIGHT RED BARS IN 2022 DOLLARS FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THAT'S PROGRESSED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SO THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAX BILL IS UP IN 2022 COMPARED TO 2021, AND THAT IS BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASED BY MORE THAN WE WERE ABLE TO DECREASE OUR TAX RATE BECAUSE LIKE I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, WE DID HIT THAT FLOOR SO THAT WE'RE NOT DECREASING BEYOND THAT ACCEPTABLE LEVEL COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE STATE.

JUST SOME QUICK TERMINOLOGY FOR YOU BEFORE YOU GUYS VOTE TO SET THE TAX RATE.

THERE ARE SOME SOME NAMES OF TAX RATES ON THE OFFICIAL CALCULATIONS.

ONE IS THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE ALSO USED TO BE CALLED THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.

THIS RATE IS INTENDED TO TELL A TAXPAYER WITH THE EFFECT OF OUR TAX RATE IS ON THEM.

SO IT'S THE RATE THAT WE WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO GENERATE THE SAME TAX LEVY AS LAST YEAR.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE SAID THIS IS HOW MUCH WE NEED TO COLLECT FROM HOMEOWNERS OR PROPERTY OWNERS IN FRISCO ISD.

AND WHAT IS THAT TAX RATE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR FOR THAT SAME AMOUNT.

THIS NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

TAX RATE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR CITIES, COUNTIES WHO DON'T HAVE STATE AID TO CONTEND WITH.

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YOUR RESOLUTION WILL SAY THAT YOU'RE VOTING TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE TO A $1.2129.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE INCREASING IT ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

AND THAT IS A LEGALLY REQUIRED LANGUAGE.

YOU ARE DECREASING YOUR VOTING TO DECREASE FRISCO ISD TAX RATE SO IT CAN GET VERY CONFUSING, BUT THAT IS THE LEGAL LANGUAGE.

THE RATE TO MAINTAIN REVENUE IS WHAT RATE WOULD WE NEED TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF M&O REVENUE THIS YEAR AS WE DID LAST YEAR? WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LOCAL TAXES AND STATE AID AND RECAPTURE AND YOU'LL SEE OUR RATE TO MAINTAIN REVENUE IS HIGHER THAN THE RATE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SETTING BECAUSE OF THAT REQUIRED PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSION.

AND THEN YOUR VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS THE RATE THAT YOU CAN SET WITHOUT GOING OUT TO THE VOTERS FOR APPROVAL, WHICH IS THE RATE THAT WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ADOPT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU VOTE? NO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING US THROUGH THAT BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE IS VERY SQUIRRELY ON THE MOTION AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE INCREASING THE TAX RATE AND WE'RE NOT SO JUST CORRECT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, EVEN A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE THOUGHT THE TAX RATE WAS GOING TO COME IN AT $1.22.

AND SO THE FACT THAT IT'S EVEN LOWER BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH GREAT INFORMATION THAT CAME IN THROUGH JUST THE SHEER AMOUNT OF VALUE OF THE LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF FRISCO AND FRISCO ISD, IT'S CAME IN HIGHER THAN WE THOUGHT, SO THAT ALLOWED US TO GO EVEN LOWER.

AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON HOMEOWNERS THAT SEND THEIR KIDDOS FISD.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK.

I KNOW. IT'S IT'S A LOT MORE APPRECIATIVE OF OUR LEGISLATORS, TOO, THAT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM.

HB THREE HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY GOOD FOR FRISCO ISD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT FULL FUNDING GOING FORWARD.

BOARD DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SMITH, IF NOT I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 1.2129, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 7.30% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

MOTIONED BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, BOARD.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E CONSIDER AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID 19, MRS.

[9.E. Consider and act on a resolution to provide leave to employees who test positive for COVID-19]

WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO YOU GUYS THAT WE REINSTATE COVID LEAVE THIS YEAR.

IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, YOU APPROVED COVID LEAVE LAST YEAR FOR EMPLOYEES WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID 19.

THAT LEAVE EXPIRED ON JUNE 30TH.

GIVEN THAT OUR GUIDANCE SAYS THAT STAFF WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID NEED TO ISOLATE AND BE OUT OF WORK FOR FIVE DAYS.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE UP TO FIVE DAYS OF PAID LEAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO GET THROUGH THAT REQUIRED ISOLATION PERIOD.

THIS LEAVE IN THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

SO ANY EMPLOYEE WHO TESTS POSITIVE CAN CAN HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE FIVE DAYS OF LEAVE.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SMITH? QUICK QUESTION.

I BELIEVE YOU DID SAY IT WAS RETROACTIVE TO.

OH, YES, THANK YOU. WE WILL BE IF APPROVED, WE WILL BE MAKING IT RETROACTIVE TO THE FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYEES WORK DAY CALENDARS FOR 2022-23.

SO THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN ON CONTRACT SINCE MID-JULY, IF THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN OUT WITH COVID AND USED PERSONAL LEAVE, WE'LL ALLOW THEM TO FILL OUT THE REQUEST FORM AND WE'LL GO BACK AND GIVE THEM THEIR PERSONAL DAYS BACK FOR UP TO FIVE DAYS.

OKAY. GREAT. BOARD IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID 19 AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MS. DAVIS SECOND BY MS. ELAD. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM F.

[9.F. Consider and act on a resolution for staffing incentives]

THANK YOU. IF YOU REMEMBER DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE TALKED TO YOU GUYS ABOUT OFFERING SOME STAFFING INCENTIVES OR KIND OF SIGN ON BONUSES WE CALLED THEM FOR CERTAIN HARD TO FILL POSITIONS THIS YEAR IN FRISCO ISD USING ESSER MONEY.

SO THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO PAY THOSE INCENTIVES.

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SO IT IS A ONE TIME INCENTIVE PAID IN INSTALLMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

AND I'VE OUTLINED FOR YOU IN THE RESOLUTION HOW THOSE INSTALLMENTS WILL BE PAID.

UM. WE WILL PUT OUT IF APPROVED, WE WILL PUT OUT MORE GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN EARN THIS FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE POSITIONS.

BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND IF IT'S OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE SORT OF HOW HOW THE INCENTIVE IS PAID OUT JUST FOR THOSE THAT ARE TUNING IN OR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IT IMPACTS. SO FOR THOSE EMPLOYED IN AN ELIGIBLE POSITION ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, THERE ARE THREE INSTALLMENTS FOR THE $1,000 STAFFING INCENTIVE $250 ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, $500 ON JANUARY 15TH, AND $250 ON JUNE 15TH.

FOR THOSE WHO BEGIN EMPLOYMENT IN AN ELIGIBLE POSITION BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2022 AND JANUARY 9TH, 2022, THE INSTALLMENT WILL BE PAID AND IT WILL BE PAID IN TWO INSTALLMENTS, $750 ON JANUARY 15TH AND $250 ON JUNE 15TH.

I THINK THAT SHOULD SAY 2023, RIGHT? YES. SORRY, 2023.

YOU READ IT. I MEAN, YOU READ IT, RIGHT? IT'S JUST I DON'T THINK THAT IS RIGHT.

YES. YES.

THAT WAS A TYPO ON MY PART.

WE WILL GET THAT CORRECTED.

I BELIEVE YOU GUYS ALSO, THE BOARD BOOK MAY NOT HAVE UPLOADED THE MOST UP TO DATE, ONE WE ALSO HAD IN THERE FOR EMPLOYEES WHO BEGIN EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN JANUARY 10TH AND MARCH 31ST TO RECEIVE $500 ON JUNE 15TH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TWO THAT YOU READ, JUST TO ENSURE THAT THOSE HIRED IN THE SPRING GET A PORTION.

STILL GETTING A PORTION. YES.

YES. OKAY.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS IF NOT FOR A MOTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE NET EXPENDITURE OF DISTRICT FUNDS FOR STAFFING INCENTIVES AS PRESENTED IN AMENDED BY THE EXPLANATION FOR MS. SMITH. SECOND MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. DAVIS.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU. MS. SMITH WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM G, CONSIDER AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION FOR THE 2022-2023 CLASSROOM AND TEACHING SUPPLY STIPENDS.

[9.G. Consider and act on a resolution for 2022-2023 classroom and teaching supply stipends]

EVERY SEPTEMBER, FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE BROUGHT A RESOLUTION TO YOU GUYS TO APPROVE CLASSROOM AND TEACHING SUPPLY STIPENDS FOR EMPLOYEES CODED AS TEACHER, TEACHER FACILITATOR, LIBRARIAN, OR SPEECH THERAPIST, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

AND SO THAT STIPEND WOULD BE $250 PAYABLE ON SEPTEMBER 15TH FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WITH US AS OF SEPTEMBER 9TH, WHEN WE RUN SEPTEMBER PAYROLL, FOR THOSE THAT ARE EMPLOYED AFTER SEPTEMBER 9TH, WHO WE DON'T CATCH IN THE FIRST ROUND, WE'LL MAKE A SECOND PAYMENT ON JANUARY 15TH FOR THOSE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS. IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR THE TEACHING SUPPLY STIPEND.

I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE EXPENDITURES OF DISTRICT FUNDS FOR THE 2022 CLASSROOM AND TEACHING SUPPLY STIPEND AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MS. DAVIS SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM H, CONSIDER AND ACT ON PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS, MS.

[9.H. Consider and act on personnel recommendations]

LINTON [LAUGHTER]. WELL, FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THE PERSONAL REPORT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, YOU KNOW THAT RESIGNATIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY.

TONIGHT'S RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THAT OF ALISHA MCSHAN AS PRINCIPAL OF CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY.

MS. MCSHANE HAS BEEN IN EDUCATION OVER 20 YEARS.

SHE STARTED WITH FISD IN 2016 AND SHE IS CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CARROLL ELEMENTARY.

ALL CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBMITTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

THANK YOU, DR. LINTON. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND MRS. DAVIS. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. MCSHAN AND ALL OF OUR OTHER HIRES.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE.

IT FEELS LIKE THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO HIRE.

BUT YET HERE WE ARE AND WE CONTINUE.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IF EVERYONE'S WATCHING THE NEWS, IF YOU'VE SEEN THE SHEER AMOUNT OF NEED THROUGHOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE ARE IN A VERY FORTUNATE POSITION RIGHT NOW AS FRISCO ISD, AND THAT IS THANKS TO DR.

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SO A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

I KNOW THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF WORK LEFT TO BE DONE, BUT WE ARE APPRECIATIVE AND APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PARTNERS.

AT ESS FOR GETTING READY TO HELP US WITH WHAT WILL ENSURE BE SOME NEED FOR SUBSTITUTES THIS YEAR AS WE ALWAYS HAVE.

SO IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING A PART OF OURS.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM I CONSENT AGENDA.

[9.I. Consent Agenda]

AND WOULD YOU MIND GOING OVER JUST VERY BRIEFLY WITH THE CHANGES IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT PRIOR TO US TAKING A VOTE? NO, THANK YOU.

WHILE RELATIONSHIP CENTERED LEARNING IS A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO STUDENT MANAGEMENT, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO ASSIGN CONSEQUENCES IF NECESSARY AND IT'S APPROPRIATE.

WHAT THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT DOES IS IT LISTS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS WHAT CONSEQUENCES MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE DEPENDING ON WHAT OFFENSES THE STUDENT HAS DONE.

SO WE'VE ADDED JUST TWO THINGS TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT THIS YEAR.

ONE WAS IN THE BULLET POINTS UNDER SAFETY TRANSGRESSIONS, AND THIS IS THE OFFENSES FOR WHICH STUDENTS WOULD HAVE RECEIVED CONSEQUENCES.

WE ADDED THAT STUDENTS MAY NOT SHALL NOT PROP UP AN EXTERIOR DOORS OR OPEN ANY EXTERIOR DOOR FOR ANY OTHER STUDENT, STAFF MEMBER OR VISITOR.

AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF OUR SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.

AND THERE WILL BE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES ASSIGNED IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR.

[INAUDIBLE] THE SECOND ONE HAS TO DO WITH A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT THAT WE FELT NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT IN TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 37.

IT SAYS THAT A STUDENT YOUNGER THAN SIX MAY NOT BE SENT TO THE DAP UNLESS THE STUDENT BRINGS A FIREARM TO SCHOOL.

IN 2019, WE PASSED AN AMENDMENT THROUGH OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION THAT STATED THAT IF A STUDENT UNDER THE AGE OF SIX HAS ENGAGED IN PERSISTENT MISBEHAVIOR THAT IS DEEMED BY THE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM TO PUT OTHER STUDENTS AND STAFF IN DANGER OF BODILY HARM, THAT THE STUDENT MAY BE PLACED TEMPORARILY AT THE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY CENTER.

AND SO WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THAT DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT, SINCE IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT SAYS IN CHAPTER 37 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. SO THOSE ARE OUR TWO UPDATES TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

THANK YOU. AND I WAS WHISPERING IN DR.

WALDRIP EAR, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS THAT KIND OF GOES ALONG THE LINES OF THE REASON THAT THIS IS BEING.

THESE CHANGES ARE COMING OUR WAY WITH THE EXTERIOR DOOR COMPONENT OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, AS WE ALWAYS DO, ON SAFETY AND SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR COMMUNITY OF CAMPUSES AND STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF.

AND SO WE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME INFORMATION SHARED PUBLICLY, BUT DR.

WALDRIP WANTED TO JUST MENTION A CHANGE THAT WE'RE MAKING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL FOR ON A GO FORWARD BASIS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

SURE. ON I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND IT'S COME UP PARTICULARLY AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE SROS AT OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND NOT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, FRISCO ISD IS ALSO THERE ARE PARTS OF FRISCO ISD IN MCKINNEY, PLANO AND LITTLE ELM, AND WE ARE SECURING AND HAVE SECURED SOME PATROL OFFICERS THAT WILL SPEND ADDITIONAL TIME AT OUR CAMPUSES WHEN THEY HAVE.

THEY'LL DO CHECK INS.

THEY'LL DO VARIOUS KINDS OF IF THEY HAVE TO DO PAPERWORK OR THEY HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT ARE NOT INVOLVED WITH PATROL, THEY'LL SPEND SOME TIME AT OUR CAMPUSES DOING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WE HAVE ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO AND PLANO AND ARE CONTINUALLY CONTINUING TO TALK TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ABOUT DEDICATED PATROL OFFICERS FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THE CITY OF FRISCO IS DEDICATING THREE DEDICATED THREE PATROL OFFICERS TO DO NOTHING BUT DURING THE DAY PATROL OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

THEY'LL HAVE A SCHEDULE WHAT THEY'LL THEY'LL DO SELECTIVE STOPS AT THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES, SPEND TIME AT THE CAMPUSES AND DO THAT ALL DAY LONG, EVERY DAY.

WE'RE ALSO SECURING THOSE SAME KINDS OF SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, CITY OF MCKINNEY.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE SRO SERVICES FOR OUR SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ELM.

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SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FRISCO PD, MCKINNEY, PLANO AND LITTLE ELM AND THE CITY OF FRISCO.

IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO.

MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUR SIZE ARE EITHER NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE TYPE OF COVERAGE THAT WE HAVE OR THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND SO FOR US TO HAVE THAT SHARED COST WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR AND IT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND ALLOWS FOR SOME REALLY GREAT SYNERGY BETWEEN THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT.

THANK YOU DR. WALDRIP.

BOARD IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT.

ACTUALLY, PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM 11 FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE.

WE'LL PULL ITEM 11 ACT ON AGREEMENT WITH IMAGINE LEARNING.

SO WHY DON'T WE TAKE A VOTE ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10 AND 12 THROUGH 23 AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO ITEM 11.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10 AND 12 THROUGH 23.

MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WE'LL PULL ITEM 11 ACTION AGREEMENT WITH IMAGINE LEARNING [INAUDIBLE].

YES. SO I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH DR.

CUNNINGHAM EARLIER TODAY REGARDING A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAD REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ACTION ITEM.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, I WAS MADE AWARE OF SOME INFORMATION THAT I FOUND A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING ABOUT THE VENDOR.

THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO COST THE DISTRICT OVER $660,000, SO IT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, THE INFORMATION THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THE VENDOR IS RELATED TO DATA MINING.

A HIGH LEVEL OF SCREEN TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT OUTCOME WE'RE GETTING FROM THIS.

SO I DON'T KNOW, DR. CUNNINGHAM, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET THESE QUESTIONS TO YOU BECAUSE AGAIN, I JUST WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DID DISCUSS THIS MORNING, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S RELEVANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE USE THIS PROGRAM FOR AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER AGAIN.

I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THEM TO YOU IN ADVANCE.

DR. CUNNINGHAM. YES.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS COMES FROM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT FUNDS, NOT FROM LOCAL FRISCO ISD FUNDS.

AND THIS IS A THREE YEAR COST.

SO THE THE CONTRACT IS A LARGE AMOUNT BUT OVER THREE YEARS.

WE UTILIZE THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM FOR ALL OF OUR CREDIT RECOVERY LESSON MASTERY AND OUR TIER ONE PROGRAMS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

EDGENUITY IS A DIGITAL CONTENT REPOSITORY THAT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE, TAILORED, RESPONSIVE APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED SOME ACCELERATION.

ACADEMIC RECOVERY AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, INCLUDING FISD ACCELERATED FISD PLUS, IT'S A CRITICAL MECHANISM AND FISD PLUS OUR INTERIM PROGRAM THAT WE WORK WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED. THIS PAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SERVICE 300 OVER 300 STUDENTS THAT WERE HOSPITALIZED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS PARTICULAR PLATFORM.

WE HAD OVER 100 STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM SOC DUE TO THIS PROGRAM.

WE HAVE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE HAD 4500 CREDITS ISSUED IN SUMMER SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM AND OVER 3,000 CREDITS RECOVERED THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR BY USE OF THIS PROGRAM.

NOW, I'M SAYING [INAUDIBLE] THIS PROGRAM AN AWFUL LOT.

PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE ARE THIS IS A BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

THERE ARE THE PIECES WE UTILIZE FROM EDGENUITY ARE CURATED BY FRISCO ISD CURRICULUM CONTENT STAFF.

THE THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS USE HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF.

THERE ARE FRESHLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH STUDENTS.

YES, THERE ARE SOME SELF PACED PIECES WITH THIS, BUT THE DESIGN IS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE REMEDIATION, THERE'S SOME SELF-PACED ENRICHMENT LEARNING HERE.

BUT WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THIS PROGRAM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

IT HAS ALLOWED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VERY PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SINCE THE 18-19 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO I SENT THE BOARD SOME INFORMATION EARLIER TODAY.

LOTS OF STUFF IN HOMEBASE AS WELL.

BUT WE DID SOME RUNNING THIS MORNING AND DETERMINED THAT WE'VE GOT JUST ABOUT 10,000 [INAUDIBLE] STUDENTS LAST YEAR WHO

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WHETHER THAT'S A LESSON MASTERY.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE GET STUDENTS TO HAVE A LITTLE, LITTLE, LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN A COURSE AND THIS ALLOWS THEM A CHANCE TO COME BACK AND RECOVER FOR THE CREDITS ACTUALLY ISSUED. AND AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT LEARNING AND THIS ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ANSWERING ALL YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT THAT IS IN TERMS OF DATA MINING, I WISH [INAUDIBLE] WERE HERE THIS EVENING.

TALK ABOUT WE HAVE LOTS OF PRIVACY PLACES, PRIVACY STRUCTURES IN PLACE.

SO THAT COMES LIKE THIS.

THEY SIGNED SOME VERY STRICT AGREEMENTS WHEN THEY INTERACT WITH FRISCO ISD AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT DATA MINING ISSUES YOU'VE HEARD OF.

WE'VE NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS COME OUR WAY ABOUT THAT.

AND AGAIN, I REMIND YOU THAT BECAUSE WE DO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS, THERE'S A VARIETY OF FEDERAL LAWS THAT WE'RE OBLIGATED TO RESPOND TO AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PROTECTED FROM THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

YEAH. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE THE ARTICLES THAT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THAT THEY WERE JUST RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR BEING INVESTIGATED BY LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO WAS REPORTED THAT SOME ISSUES IN PLANO ISD THAT CAUSED AT LEAST SOME PARENTS OR SOME PARENTS TO PULL THEIR KIDS FROM ONLINE LEARNING BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT OR NOT, BUT AGAIN, I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.

I WOULD LOVE TO ANY INFORMATION WE CAN WE LEARN FROM.

I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY HERE THAT'S QUESTIONS ABOUT IT IS THAT WE DON'T JUST TURN OUR STUDENTS LOOSE ON THIS PLATFORM.

WE'VE THEY'RE CURATED LESSONS, THEY'RE CURATED, PACING, SCOPE AND SEQUENCE GUIDES.

EVERYTHING'S ALIGNED TO THE FRISCO ISD CURRICULUM THAT'S TAKEN AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME, BY AN AWFUL LOT OF VERY SMART PEOPLE AND NOT NAMELESS THAT HAVE A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND DO THAT. SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH IMAGINE LEARNING AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MR. CLASSE SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE. ALL IN FAVOR AYE.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE TWO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD AS MENTIONED, PRIOR TO COMING INTO OPEN SESSION, WE STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO GO THROUGH IN CLOSED.

AND SO WE WILL NOW RECESS BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION.

UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, SUBCHAPTER D AND E, AND WE WILL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION ONCE CONCLUDED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.