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>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 05:30 P.M. AND I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CLOSED SESSION.
[1. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E (Part 1 of 2)]
AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 1, D1, WHICH IS TO HERE, AND CONSIDER THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL FILED BY MS. DANIELS PLACIDO, 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 CLOSE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY REGARDING THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE LEVEL THREE APPEAL HEARING.
ADDITIONALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.074, AND 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE THE BOARD WILL ALSO HEAR AND CONSIDER THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL IN CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL RESUME INTO OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 06:30 P.M. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
IT IS 06:35 P.M AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST WITH US THIS EVENING FOR
[2. Pledge of Allegiance ]
THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND THE PLEDGES.WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM THE FRISCO ISD, NATIONAL NAVY DEFENSE CADET CORPS PROGRAM, WHICH IS HOW'S THAT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL TO PRESENT OUR COLORS.
ALSO, WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE TO STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES.
>> 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.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS.
[3. Recognitions]
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO CELEBRATE SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS THIS EVENING FROM ACROSS MILITARY AND FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY YOU ALL JOINED US.OUR FIRST RECOGNITION OUR FIST MILITARY GRADUATES, DR. CUNNINGHAM.
>> GOING TO ASK DR. CHRIS CLARK ARE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO THE PODIUM.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. DR. WALDRIP, IST BOARD MEMBERS, IST AND FIC BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND HIGHLIGHT A NEW PROGRAM, BUT A GROWING PROGRAM, AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL IN FRISCO ISD, IN ADDITION TO RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY GRADUATES.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO START OFF TONIGHT AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NATIONAL NAVY DEFENSE CADET CORPS PROGRAM THAT'S AT LEBANON TRAIL, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS NNDCC.
LET'S SEE. SORRY, I JUST LOST MY PLACE.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING FIRST GOES IN NNDCC PROGRAM AND GETTING IT OFF TO A GREAT START.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. JAMES ERRORS, IS HERE? YOU'LL WAVE JAMES OVER THERE.
[APPLAUSE] JAMES IS A COORDINATOR
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HERE AT THE ADMIN BUILDING WHO OVERSEES THE NNDCC PROGRAM.HE WORKS A LOT WITH MAJOR, GARY BILLINGS, WHO'S RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
[APPLAUSE] MAJOR BILLINGS IS A RETIRED NAVY OFFICER AND HE'S BEEN OUR SENIOR NAVAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR.
SEE I GOT THAT RIGHT. MAJOR BILLINGS.
HE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL GETTING THIS PROGRAM STARTED AND WE JUST LEARNED FOR REAL TONIGHT THAT STUDENTS REALLY LOVE HIM.
SOME OF HIS STUDENTS ARE IN THIS GROUP.
SO HE'S A TOUGH MAJOR, BUT THE KIDS LOVE HIM AT THE SAME TIME.
THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DR. JAC DUES.
HE'S THE PRINCIPAL LEBANON TRAIL.
WHERE IS DR. DEUCE? [APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, DR. DEUCE IS GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS.
DR. WALDRIP, IST BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
ELEVEN ON TRAIL, WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HOUSE FRISCO ISD'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, NOT A MILITARY PROGRAM, A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THEN NNDCC.
STUDENTS FROM ALL 12 HIGH SCHOOLS ATTEND THE PROGRAM AND SOME OF THEM TRANSFERRED 11 ON TRAIL.
WE STARTED THE PROGRAM TWO YEARS AGO WITH A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR OUR SENIOR NAVAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR.
AFTER INTERVIEWING INSTRUCTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE SELECTED MAJOR GARY BILLINGS AS THE BEST LEADER FOR THE PROGRAM, AND SOMEONE THAT COULD QUICKLY GROW THE PROGRAM IN TRANSITION IT INTO A JUNIOR ROTC.
MAJOR BILLINGS RETIRED FROM THE MARINES WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
WE STARTED THE PROGRAM WITH 72 CADETS COMING FROM EACH OF THE DISTRICTS HIGH SCHOOLS.
INITIAL RECRUITMENT EFFORTS CAME VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL BLASTS, AND WEBINARS.
STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WORK ON LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ENSURING EACH CADET IS MORALLY AND MENTALLY READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE IN LIFE.
CADETS CAN BE SEEN WORKING THROUGH THEIR CURRICULUM, ACADEMIC COMPETITION, STUDY GUIDES, PHYSICAL TRAINING.
IF YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE THAT DRILL, MARCHING, AND ONCE A WEEK CAN BE SEEN WEARING THEIR SHARP LOOKING NAVY UNIFORMS. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, RECRUITMENT EFFORTS HAVE LED TO AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OF 53 PERCENT.
MAJOR BILLINGS AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM ATTEND MIDDLE SCHOOL LUNCHES, CAREER FAIRS, OTHER LOCAL EVENTS TO RECRUIT FUTURE CADETS.
ADDITIONALLY OUR, NNDCC PROGRAM IS OFTEN SEEN AT THE STAR OR TEXTING LEGENDS GAMES, PRESENTING COLORS FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
THESE EVENTS AND THE INCREASE IN CADETS HAVE PUT US ON PACE TO APPLY FOR ROTC STATUS NEXT YEAR, WHICH COMES WITH ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
[APPLAUSE] THIS FALL, WE WILL ADD AN ENLISTED NAVAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR TO HELP WITH THE PROGRAM, IN WHICH WILL ALLOW US FOR AN INCREASE IN RECRUITMENT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND PT COURSE, ARCHITECTS HAVE HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN COMPETITIONS ACROSS THE STATE IN DRILL, PHYSICAL TRAINING, AND ACADEMIC QUIZ.
AT ONE OF THE LOCAL COMPETITIONS LAST MONTH IN MCKINNEY, I OBSERVE PUSH-UPS, TUG-OF-WAR, A RELAY RACE, COLOR GUARD, AND OTHER PHYSICAL STRAINING EVENTS.
AT THESE CONTESTS, SEVERAL OF OUR CADETS HAVE EARNED MEDALS, TROPHIES, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
ADDITIONALLY, ARCHITECTS ALSO VISITED THE USS LEXINGTON, WHICH PROVIDED AN ACADEMIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SECOND TO NONE.
FINALLY, LET ME SHARE A FEW NUMBERS WITH YOU THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
IN THIS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WE ARE SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE, ESSENTIALLY 51 PERCENT MALE, 49 PERCENT FEMALE CADETS, 16 PERCENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 27 PERCENT ASIAN, 36 PERCENT CAUCASIAN, 5 PERCENT HISPANIC, AND 6 PERCENT TWO OR MORE RACES.
16 OF OUR CADETS HAVE EARNED ACADEMIC AWARDS.
30 UPPERCLASSMEN HAVE COMPLETED AN SAT AND ACT PREP, AND THEN TOOK THE EXAM.
TEN CADETS HAD SERVICE ACADEMY ORIENTATION VISITS.
FOUR OF OUR CADETS HAD SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS, 49 OF OUR CADETS OUT OF THE 76 ARE ON THE HONOR ROLL.
FOUR OF THE 15 SENIORS AND LISTENING TO THE MILITARY, AND THREE ARE EARNING ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS, 457 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS THIS YEAR ALONE AND 12 OF OUR CADETS ARE ALSO CAPTAINS, PRESIDENTS, OR LEADERS OF OTHER SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS AT LOT.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING OUR CADETS, OUR PROGRAM, AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. DEUCE.
I REALLY DON'T EVEN WANT TO SPEAK AFTER HIM.
HE'S SO WELL SPOKEN UP HERE, SO THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION OVER TO OUR INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECOGNITION PORTION OF THE MILITARY RECOGNITION NIGHT.
WE WILL CALL EACH STUDENT UP TO THE STAGE, PRESENT THEM WITH A FLAG THAT HAS BEEN FLOWN OVER THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL, AND THEN PROPERLY FOLDED AND PREPARED BY MAJOR BILLINGS AND THE NNDCC CADETS.
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MAJOR BILLINGS. WHOOPS, SORRY.I ALREADY SAID THAT, HE'S GOING TO PRESENT THEM WITH THEIR FLAG.
STUDENTS WILL REMAIN ON THE STAGE BY BRANCH UNTIL ALL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS BY BRANCH. I GOT TO GET THIS.
THERE WE GO. YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WHEN THERE'S 300 PEOPLE WATCHING YOU.
[LAUGHTER] TO START OFF FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY, WE HAVE SAMAH SALIM KASMANI FROM LONE STAR.
[APPLAUSE] SABANOV SENTHIL KUMAR FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] KARAN SHARMA FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] EZEKIEL TIG FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU STUDENTS.
YOU MAY EXIT THE STAGE TO THE LEFT.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE OUR UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ENLISTEES.
AMARI ARMSTRONG FROM LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] KRISH DURORI FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] JACOB FISHER FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] JACOB KIRBY FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] JAKE MALSBURY FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] WILLIAM VESTAL FROM LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] AND HIS NAME IS NOT ON THE SLIDE.
I'LL ADD IT AND SEND HIM A CORRECTED COPY, BUT TOMMY TUCKER FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
THESE GUYS ARE SHIPPING OFF JUNE 5TH, I THINK IS WHAT YOU GUYS SAID.
THEY'RE GOING SOON, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ENLISTING.
[APPLAUSE] YOU MAY EXIT STAGE TO THE LEFT.
YOU GUYS MAY LEAD TO THE LEFT.
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR AIR FORCE ENLISTEES, ADIT BOT FROM LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] CADEN BRUCE FROM LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] CHRISTIAN MITCHELL FROM FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] VIVIAN MENDEZ FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] CADEN RAMOS FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT CADEN'S DAD IS ONE OF OUR AMAZING SRS FOR THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE'S HERE TONIGHT AS WELL, SO SHOUT OUT TO OFFICER RAMOS.
[APPLAUSE] AND KENDALL SHUFORD FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU TO OUR US AIR FORCE ENLISTEES.
YOU GUYS MAY EXIT TO THE LEFT.
[APPLAUSE] THIS NEXT STUDENT IS JAKE TRAMMELL.
SORRY, I'M GOING TO SWITCH IT.
HE HAS SIGNED UP FOR THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ALL OF THE ACADEMY ENLISTEES ON THE STAGE FOR THIS ONE SO JUST WAIT UNTIL I CALL YOUR NAME.
DANIEL GOUREVITCH FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
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THE US NAVAL ACADEMY ALONG WITH CHERLONE MCNAIR FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.[APPLAUSE] FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
WE HAVE SOPHIE KENT FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] NEWMAN KIM FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] PRATCHETT UPADROSTER FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL IS AT WEST POINT.
[APPLAUSE] AND ANDREW SMITH FROM LEBANON TRAIL IS ALSO AT WEST POINT.
[APPLAUSE] JACK CLUTTER FROM LIBERTY IS GOING TO WEST POINT VIA THE MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A PREP SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] HANNAH WHITCOMB IS GOING TO JOIN THE MARINES, BUT THROUGH THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE CITADEL, [APPLAUSE] AND BRIAN HAGADORN FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY AND I DON'T BELIEVE BRIAN'S WITH US TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] WE'LL PAUSE FOR A PICTURE.
THESE ARE ALL OF OUR ACADEMY STUDENTS.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] YOU GUYS MAY EXIT TO YOUR RIGHT.
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR ROTC STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO A UNIVERSITY THROUGH AN ROTC PROGRAM, MANY OF THEM ON AN ROTC SCHOLARSHIP SO WE ONLY HAVE TWO OF THEM HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL NAMES TO CALL.
FIRST IS ANNA BERG FROM CENTENNIAL AND SHE'S GOING TO TEXAS TECH.
[APPLAUSE] RYAN WATSON FROM INDEPENDENCE AND ERIC CORONA FROM LIBERTY ARE GOING TO COLLIN COLLEGE.
[APPLAUSE] MICHELLE B. FROM INDEPENDENCE IS GOING TO SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
[APPLAUSE] AMAR RAMIK KRISHNAN FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY.
[APPLAUSE] IMONI PATENT IS GOING TO PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] BRANDON AND ANDHRA ZIDJAROUSSKY FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO TEXAS A&M.
[APPLAUSE] PAUL LYNN FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO A&M.
ABHIK MAJUMDAR FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO A&M.
[APPLAUSE] JOEL MATTHEW FROM INDEPENDENCE IS GOING TO A&M.
[APPLAUSE] BRIGHTON SCHULLER FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL IS ALSO GOING TO A&M.
[APPLAUSE] DYLAN LACEY FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO A&M GALVESTON.
[APPLAUSE] WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE NAMES.
LONDON DY FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY.
[APPLAUSE] ZACHARY HUNT FROM LIBERTY IS GOING TO KU, KANSAS UNIVERSITY.
[APPLAUSE] CHRISTIAN ALVARADO FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND ANIT KHALIL FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ARE BOTH GOING TO UNT.
[APPLAUSE] BRITAIN VETORIC FROM LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA.
[APPLAUSE] GARETH SAMBERSON FROM WAKELAND IS GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.
[APPLAUSE] DANIEL GULLAH FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.
[APPLAUSE] AND KAI, IS KAI IN HERE? THERE HE IS. COME ON UP.
KAI SLOVAK FROM REEDY IS GOING TO UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS.
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[APPLAUSE] JOSE ARRIAGA FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO PENN STATE.[APPLAUSE] THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
BUT IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE CALLED THE NAME TONIGHT, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND UP OR A FAMILY MEMBER, IF YOU WOULD JUST STAND, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] COINCIDENTALLY, MAY IS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.
SO IF WE HAVE ANY RETIRED OR CURRENT ENLISTED MILITARY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND SO WE COULD HONOR YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL? [APPLAUSE] SORRY, GUYS. I JUST LEFT YOU HANGING UP THERE.
[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STAND THERE ALL NIGHT.
>>THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND WE'RE OVERWHELMED AND SITTING UP HERE WITH GOOSE BUMPS THAT YOU ALL HAVE CHOSEN TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN THIS WAY.
AS PARENTS, I KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MUCH PRIDE TONIGHT AS YOU SEE YOUR KIDDOS UP ON THE STAGE BEING RECOGNIZED AND I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY A BIT OF APPREHENSION TO YOU BECAUSE THERE'S A LONG ROAD AHEAD FOR THESE VERY BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN.
IF WE COULD PLEASE TAKE ONE MORE MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BRAVERY OF THESE KIDDOS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B UNDER RECOGNITIONS, THE 2023 UIL THEATRICAL DESIGN AND FILM CONTESTS. MS. MILLER.
>>THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
MR. CHRIS CANSLER IS GOING TO COME UP TO START OFF THE STUDENT RECOGNITIONS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENT RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I SEE A LOT OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS OVER THERE AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT YOUR KIDS.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDRIP, DISTINGUISHED TRUSTEES, AND ISD.
TONIGHT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. FRISCO ISD IS PROUD TO PRESENT SOME HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR OUR VISUAL ARTS AND THEATER STUDENTS.
AS WE SEEK TO RECOGNIZE THESE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS AND THEATER TECHNICIANS TONIGHT, LET US NOT FORGET THAT SUPERIOR ARTISTRY DOES NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT IS THE RESULT OF INTENTIONALITY DEMONSTRATED DAILY IN THE CLASSROOM BY THE FINEST FINE ARTS FACULTY ON THE PLANET.
TONIGHT WE TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING FINE ARTS EDUCATORS BEHIND THE EXCELLENCE WE HAVE SEEN DEMONSTRATED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
PARENTS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, WE WILL ALSO TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS WELL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO A ROBUST AND RELEVANT FINE ARTS EDUCATION FOR YOUR STUDENTS IN FRISCO ISD.
FINE ARTS COORDINATORS ROB DRAPER AND CADE BUTLER WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE RESULTS OF THE STATE VASE COMPETITION.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDRIP, ISD, AND DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS. RIGHT TO IT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT OR VASE IS TO RECOGNIZE EXEMPLARY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE VISUAL ARTS BY PROVIDING HIGH SCHOOL ART STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN WHICH TO ACHIEVE.
I THINK WE ARE OUT OF ORDER ON OUR ITEM NUMBERS IN CASE YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR AGENDA.
THE FIRST VASE EVENT WAS HELD IN 1994 WITH JUST OVER 400 STUDENTS ENTRIES ACROSS THE STATE.
IN 2023 ALMOST 32,000 WORKS WERE ENTERED INTO VASE FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS SERIES OF REGIONAL EVALUATIONS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, APPROXIMATELY 2,100 STUDENT ART PIECES ADVANCED TO THE STATE ROUND.
SEVENTY OF THOSE PIECES WERE FROM FRISCO ISD AND OF THOSE 70 WORKS THAT ADVANCED ESTATE, 55 RECEIVED MEDALS FOR EARNING THE HIGHEST SCORES AND 14 OF THOSE 55 WORKS RECEIVED THE COVETED GOLD SEAL, THE HIGHEST HONOR BESTOWED BY THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
THE STATE ONLY AWARDED THIS DISTINCTION TO 151 PIECES AND 14 OF THOSE WERE AWARDED TO FRISCO ISD ARTISTS.
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[APPLAUSE] PLACING THEM IN THE TOP 0.47% OF ARTISTS IN THE STATE.TO PUT ALL OF THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE 29 REGIONS IN TEXAS.
REGION 10N OF WHICH FRISCO ISD IS A MEMBER RECEIVED 22 GOLD SEALS, THE MOST BY ANY SINGLE REGION AND FRISCO ISD ALONE RECEIVED MORE GOLD SEALS THAN EVERY OTHER REGION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE.
THAT'S OUR DISTRICT RECEIVING MORE GOLD SEALS THAN ENTIRE REGIONS OF THE STATE.
[APPLAUSE] FRISCO ISD OUTSCORED REGIONS 2, 3, 4N, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, AND 19, COMBINED.
[APPLAUSE] IN SHORT, FRISCO ISD OUTPERFORMED EVERY OTHER DISTRICT AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER REGION IN TEXAS AND TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING EFFORTS OF THE AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS.
AS OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PREPARE FOR RECOGNITION, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT NONE OF THE WORKS YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS.
TECHNICALLY THEY'RE ALL DIGITAL IMAGES, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.
AS WE CALL THE STUDENT ARTISTS FOR RECOGNITION, WE INVITE THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS TO STAND AS WELL.
FIRST WE HAVE TWO GOLD SEALS FROM EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DR. KRISTEN SOMMERS SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
THE ART TEAM AT EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL IS COMPRISED OF JAMIE SNIDER AND CHEYENNE WILSON.
JAMIE SNIDER HAS BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR 16 YEARS, ALL OF WHICH TIME HAS BEEN IN FRISCO ISD.
THIS IS HER SECOND YEAR AT EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE SERVES AS THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR.
HER STUDENT RECEIVING A GOLD SEAL TONIGHT IS YENA NAM FOR HER PIECE ENTITLED MY LITTLE BIRTHDAY CAKES.
[APPLAUSE] CHEYENNE WILSON HAS BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR TWO YEARS AND HAS BEEN IN FISD FOR BOTH OF THEM.
HER GOLD SEAL STUDENT IS SEHAR KAPADIA FOR HER WORK ENTITLED GOLDEN HOUR.
[APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR GOLD SEAL STUDENTS FROM EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT THERE ARE NINE GOLD SEALS FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE MR. ALLEN WALDER SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
[APPLAUSE] THE ART TEAM IS COMPRISED OF LEONARD BUSCEMI AND RYAN REIMMER.
LEONARD BUSCEMI HAS BEEN TEACHING ART FOR 22 YEARS WITH NINE OF THOSE YEARS IN FRISCO ISD.
IN ADDITION TO HIS SERVICE AT INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, MR. BUSCEMI SERVES AS THE REGION 10 NORTH FACE DIRECTOR.
SEVEN OF MR. BUSCEMI'S STUDENTS ARE IN THE GOLD SEAL DISTINCTION THIS YEAR.
HIS STUDENTS RECEIVING THE GOLD SEAL FOR THEIR WORK ARE ANANYA ARUN FOR HER PIECE, MARIPOSA, [APPLAUSE] HITHA ATTHIPATLA FOR HER PIECE, SERENITY, [APPLAUSE] YUZHU CAI FOR HER PIECE, ETHEREAL, [APPLAUSE] CHLOE CALLOWAY FOR HER PIECE, NATURAL IN NATURE, [APPLAUSE] KAELI KISLIG FOR HER PIECE, GLIMPSE OF FATE, [APPLAUSE] HARINATHRA RAMANATHAN OFTEN FOR HER PIECE, REMINISCENCE, [APPLAUSE] AND SELIHOM TEWOLDEMEDHIN FOR PIECE, YOU'RE TOO CLOSE.
[APPLAUSE] RYAN REIMMER HAS BEEN TEACHING ART FOR 13 YEARS, ALL OF WHICH HAS BEEN IN FRISCO ISD.
MR. REIMMER SERVES AS THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL FINANCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND IS THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION CHAIR.
MR. REIMMER'S STUDENTS RECEIVING GOLD SEALS ARE HELEN QIN FOR HER PIECE, HOW SOON IS NOW, [APPLAUSE] AND VIDYA YALAMANCHILI FOR HER PIECE, COLORFUL WORLD SELF PORTRAIT.
[APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR GOLD SEAL RECIPIENTS FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THERE IS ONE GOLD SEAL FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DR. JACOB DO SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
THE ART TEAM AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL IS COMPRISED OF YONA CHONG,
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RACHEL MCGEE, AND KRISTEN SOMMERS.KRISTEN SOMMERS HAS BEEN TEACHING ART FOR 25 YEARS AND HAS BEEN IN FRISCO ISD FOR THE PAST 19.
MRS. SOMMERS ALSO SERVES AS THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND IS THE LEAD TEACHER FOR HIGH-SCHOOL VISUAL ART IN FRISCO.
MRS. SOMMERS' STUDENT RECEIVING A GOLD SEAL THIS YEAR IS CAMILA SALINAS FOR HER PIECE ENTITLED, IS IT OVER YET? [APPLAUSE] YOUR GOLD SEAL RECIPIENT FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.
NEXT WE HAVE ONE GOLD SEAL RECIPIENT FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DR. PHILLIP POTTER SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
THE ART TEAM AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS COMPRISED OF STEPHANIE LAMBERT, ALYSSA NEWMAN, AND SARAH WATKINS.
SARAH WATKINS HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 17 YEARS, ALL OF THEM IN FRISCO ISD.
SARAH SERVES AS THE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND IS THE FRISCO ISD VISUAL ART CONTEST COORDINATOR.
MRS. WATKINS' STUDENT RECEIVING A GOLD SEAL THIS YEAR, IS SAMANTHA DIAZ DE LEON FOR HER PIECE, CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT.
[APPLAUSE] YOUR GOLD SEAL STUDENT FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] OUR FINAL GOLD SEAL STUDENTS TONIGHT IS FROM PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WHERE RYAN SOLANO SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
THE VISUAL ART TEAM AT PANTHER CREEK IS COMPRISED OF JACLYN SEIDLER AND JESSICA SPENILLA.
JACLYN SEIDLER HAS BEEN TEACHING ART FOR NINE YEARS WITH THE PAST THREE YEARS IN FRISCO ISD.
THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR AT PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL AND THE FIRST GOLD SEAL IN THE HISTORY OF PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
HER STUDENT RECEIVING A GOLD SEAL FOR THEIR WORK IS NEELESH CHEVURI FOR HIS WORK, THE CYBER DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE] ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR YOUR GOLD SEAL FROM PANTHER CREEK.
[APPLAUSE] BOARD, IST, AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THESE OUTSTANDING ARTISTS AND THEIR TEACHERS.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO RECOGNITION OF OUR UIL THEATRICAL DESIGN STUDENTS WITH MR. BUTLER.
>> THE PURPOSES OF THE UIL THEATRICAL DESIGN CONTESTS ARE TO FOSTER APPRECIATION OF GOOD THEATRICAL DESIGN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE ADOPTED TECHNICAL THEATER AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
TO LEARN, TO LOSE, OR WIN, GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTING WITH GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, THE DECISION AND CRITIQUE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVE FUTURE PROJECTS AND TO SATISFY THE COMPETITIVE ARTISTIC SPIRIT WITH FRIENDLY RIVALRY AMONG SCHOOLS.
EACH SCHOOL SUBMITS DESIGNS TO THE UIL OFFICE AS DIRECTED IN THE CURRENT THEATRICAL DESIGN GUIDE.
FROM THERE, DESIGNS ARE ADJUDICATED AND RATED AND ADVANCING SCHOOLS ARE ANNOUNCED, RANKING FIRST THROUGH SIXTH PLACE.
THIS YEAR, FRISCO ISD HAD NINE STUDENTS ADVANCE TO THE STATE ROUND REPRESENTING SIX CAMPUSES.
FRISCO, HERITAGE, LEBANON TRAIL, LIBERTY, MEMORIAL, AND WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOLS.
TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE THESE INCREDIBLE THEATRICAL DESIGNS, THE STUDENTS THAT CREATED THEM, AND THE TEACHERS THAT INSPIRED THEM.
FROM FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE DOCTOR SHAWN PERRY SERVES AS PRINCIPAL, WE HAVE MISS LISA CUSTER.
MRS. CUSTER HAS BEEN TEACHING THEATER ARTS FOR 21 YEARS, WITH TWO OF THOSE YEARS IN FRISCO ISD.
SHE IS CURRENTLY IN HER SECOND YEAR TEACHING AT FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
MISS JAMIE SOULS HAS BEEN TEACHING THEATER FOR 19 YEARS, TWO OF WHICH HAVE BEEN AT FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.
BRYNN PERALTA, THEIR 12TH GRADE STUDENT AT FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, COMPETED AND QUALIFIED FOR THIS STATE SCENIC DESIGN CATEGORY AND EARN ADVANCEMENT TO THE STATE LEVEL CONTEST IN ROUND ROCK.
[APPLAUSE] FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DOCTOR KATIE GRAY SERVES AS PRINCIPAL, WE HAVE MISS MICHELLE ROBINSON AND MISS SARAH JARVIS.
MISS ROBINSON HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 18 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY IN HER SEVENTH YEAR IN FRISCO ISD, WITH SIX OF THEM AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
MS. JARVIS HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 10 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY IN HER SECOND YEAR IN FRISCO ISD.
WITH MISS ROBINSON TONIGHT IS THE LUNA GIBSON, A CURRENT 10TH GRADE STUDENT AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
HER MARKETING DESIGN ADVANCED TO THE STATE CONTEST.
ADREDER RAMACHANDRA IS ALSO A SOPHOMORE AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
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SHE ADVANCED THE STATE LEVEL COMPETITION AND THE COSTUME DESIGN CATEGORY.[APPLAUSE] UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DOCTOR JAKE DEW SERVES AS PRINCIPAL, IS MR. JOHN DAVENPORT, MR. MICHAEL HOFFMAN.
MR. DAVENPORT HAS TAUGHT FOR 11 YEARS WITH FIVE OF THOSE YEARS BEING IN FRISCO ISD.
HE IS CURRENTLY IN ITS FIFTH YEAR AT LT. MR. MICHAEL HOFFMAN HAS TAUGHT FOR 23 YEARS WITH SEVEN OF THOSE BEING IN FRISCO ISD.
BRIANA WILLINGHAM IS A CURRENT 12TH GRADER AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE COMPETED IN THE HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN CATEGORY AND ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL CONTESTS IN ROUND ROCK.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] ALSO UNABLE TO ATTEND WITH US TONIGHT IS FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL WHERE MISS STACY WHALING SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
MISS LAURA DARCE, AND MISS HEATHER WILLINGHAM.
LAURA DARCE HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 25 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY IN HER THIRD YEAR OF TEACHING IN FRISCO ISD.
MISS WILLINGHAM HAS TAUGHT THEATER FOR 17 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY IN HER 13TH YEAR OF TEACHING IN FRISCO ISD.
THEIR STUDENT, SYLVIA V. SCHWARTZ, IS IN THE 10TH GRADE AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE ADVANCED TO STATE IN HER COSTUME DESIGN CATEGORY IN ROUND ROCK.
NOW FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DR. PHILLIP POTTER SERVES AS PRINCIPAL.
MISS JULIE PATRISTIC, AND MISS NIKKI SILVA.
MISS PATRISTIC HAS BEEN TEACHING THEATER FOR FIVE YEARS AND HAS SERVED FOR THE PAST TWO OF THEM AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
MISS NIKKI SILVA HAS BEEN TEACHING THEATER FOR 21 YEARS WITH THE PAST TWO OF THEM BEING AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
KAYLA GONZALEZ YAP IS AN 11TH GRADER AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND HER MARKETING DESIGN ADVANCED TO STATE IN ROUND ROCK.
KATHLEEN YOUNT IS A CURRENT SENIOR AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND HER MARKETING DESIGN ALSO ADVANCED TO STATE.
[APPLAUSE] FINALLY FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DOCTOR DONNA EDGE SERVICES PRINCIPLE, WE HAVE MR. AARON YELL AND MISS JOHN DELFONZO.
AARON YELL HAS BEEN TEACHING THEATER FOR 15 YEARS AND HAS SERVED THE PAST FOUR OF THEM AT WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.
MR. DELFONZO HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 30 YEARS WITH 18 OF THEM IN FRISCO ISD.
SHE IS COMPLETING HER SIXTH YEAR AT WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.
WITH THEM TONIGHT IS GARRETT BROOKS AND 11TH GRADER AT WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL, WHO COMPETED IN THE STATE LEVEL OF COMPETITION WITH HIS SCENIC DESIGN.
ALSO DYLAN ODUM, A 12TH GRADER WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL AND HIS MARKETING DESIGN ADVANCED TO STAY IN ROUND ROCK.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENT ARTISTS, THEATER TECHNICIANS, AND THEIR TEACHERS.
AT THIS TIME, IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ANY OF THESE WONDERFUL ARTISTS, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU BOARD, IST AND DOCTOR WALDRIP FOR CELEBRATING FINE ARTS EDUCATION IN FRISCO ISD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR THEATER AND FINE ARTS STUDENTS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE THAT ARE THIS YOUNG CAN BE SO TALENTED.
I THOUGHT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE PAINTINGS WAS A PHOTOGRAPH. THEY WERE THAT GREAT.
THANK YOU-ALL FOR REPRESENTING FRISCO ISD, SO WELL.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM D, SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, DOCTOR WALDRIP.
>> YOU'VE GOT HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE? THERE'S LIKE 50 OF YOU [LAUGHTER] LIKE TWO OF YOU HERE.
NO. COME ON UP. YOU GUYS COME ON UP ON THE STAGE.
>> I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO SHARE ON THAT.
I'LL SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS AT THE END.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A REAL QUICK URINE REVIEW.
THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE FOUR FROM EVERY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, THEIR NINTH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS, OF COURSE PANTHER CREEK AND EMERSON WILL HAVE ONE SHORT SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE SENIORS YET.
THEIR GOAL IS TO MEET WITH DOCTOR WALDRIP ONCE A MONTH AND WE TALK TO THEM AND THEY GIVE US ADVICE.
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WHEN ARE YOU ON REVIEW? WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER JUST TALKING TO THEM AND ASKING THEM WHAT ARE SOME THINGS IN WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OR WANTING TO GIVE INPUT ON.THEN IN OCTOBER WE STARTED THAT, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE WERE WORKING ON GETTING FEEDBACK FROM OUR FRAMEWORK WHICH WAS CORRELATED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE DAC WHO ARE ALSO HERE TODAY.
DOCTOR FALTYS GAVE A LITTLE SPEECH ABOUT THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT SO THEY CAN GET A HIGH OVERVIEW OF WHAT WAS ALL HAPPENING IN FRISCO ISD.
IN NOVEMBER, DR. LINTON HAD HER TEAM COME AND TAUGHT WORK WITH THE STUDENTS AND THEY WERE GETTING FEEDBACK ON RETENTION AND HIRING HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.
THEY ATTENDED OUR SPRING JOB FAIR.
THEY HAD A PANEL AND JUST GAVE US LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT THEY DID FOR HR.
IN JANUARY, WE VISITED MINETTE, ONE OF OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
WE GOT TO GO DOWN THE SLIDE, AND WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE BEST HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.
AND THEN WE WERE STARTING TO TALK WITH MS. MILLER AND DR. COOK FROM ABOUT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AND THEY WERE GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS ABOUT THAT.
FEBRUARY 10TH STARTED OFF WITH US LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE LEGISLATOR AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH A CAPITAL SINCE THE SESSION WAS ABOUT TO START THE ADH SESSION AND THEN THEY STARTED INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN BILLS THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN SO THAT THEY COULD BE MORE INFORMED ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT BILLS THAT WERE GOING ON IN AUSTIN ARE ABOUT TWO.
IN MARCH, WE ACTUALLY VISITED THE CAPITAL.
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER.
IT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH THEM AND THEY LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
I THINK WE'LL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
THEY EVEN GOT ON THE BUS AT 5:45 THAT MORNING AND WE DIDN'T GET BACK UNTIL 9: 30 AT NIGHT AND THEY STAYED WITH US THE WHOLE TIME.
WE DID FEED THEM, AND THAT WAS GOOD [LAUGHTER].
WHAT WAS THE PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF WE WERE RECOGNIZED ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.
BUT THEY ACTUALLY MET WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AND SOME OF THEM EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE BILLS THAT THEY WERE LEARNING ABOUT AND WERE WARNED ABOUT AND GAVE THEIR OPINIONS ON THE BILLS, AND THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO SEE HOW WELL SPOKEN OUR STUDENTS ARE.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO WATCH THEM IN ACTION.
WE ENDED IN MARCH WITH THEM GIVING FEEDBACK TO TEACHING AND LEARNING AND THEY WERE GIVING DIFFERENT KIND OF DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY HAD AROUND STUDENT LEARNING AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
THESE ARE ALL OF OUR STUDENT MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT, WE'VE GOT A SMALLER REPRESENTATION THE SITE THIS EVENING, BUT THESE ARE ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAD ABOUT 50 OR SO MEMBERS AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
>> LITERALLY THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
I THINK EVERYBODY ON IST AND I KNOW BOARD MEMBERS AND WE'VE ALL INTERACTED WITH THESE STUDENTS AND THEY GIVE US SUCH GOOD FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION AND SO MANY THINGS THAT THEY TELL US WE ACT ON, WE ACTUALLY OVERHAULED THE GPA SYSTEM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BASED ON FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THESE KIDS ARE GREAT AND IF YOU EVER QUESTION THAT THE FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS, I PROMISE YOU, IT'S IN GOOD HANDS.
GIVE THESE KIDS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] THEY ARE AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] YOU ALL CAN EXIT NOW. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING AT HOME AND THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW FOR NEXT YEAR, SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR HIGH-SCHOOL KIDDOS TO APPLY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM E, INCUBATOR EDU AND ACCELERATOR STUDENTS, DR. CUNNINGHAM.
>> I REFER ONCE AGAIN TO DR. CLARK.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M BACK. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES, SPECIFICALLY INCUBATOR AND ACCELERATOR, THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, WE OFFER AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS IDEA THAT THEY CAN TURN INTO A SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS, AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY DO.
YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S SHOCKING HOW ARTISTICALLY TALENTED.
I'M AMAZED AT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES OUR STUDENTS START
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AND TURN IT INTO A PROFITABLE BUSINESS.UNCHARTED LEARNING IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS SOME OF OUR COURSES THROUGH A SPECIALIZED PROGRAM CALLED INCUBATOR.
THAT'S THE LEVEL 1 COURSE AND ACCELERATOR IS THE LEVEL 2 COURSE.
UNCHARTED LEARNING COLLABORATED WITH THE DALLAS MAVERICKS TO PUT ON THE MAVERICKS PITCH NIGHT, AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO OUR INCUBATOR ACCELERATOR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM OTHER NORTH TEXAS DISTRICTS.
THERE WERE 26 TEAMS IN THIS CONTEST FROM ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS AREA AND THEY ALL PITCH THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS TO A PANEL OF BUSINESS EXPERTS AT THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER PRIOR TO A RECENT MAVERICKS GAME.
FRISCO ISD SENT 10 TEAMS FROM FRISCO HIGH, CENTENNIAL, AND EMERSON.
THESE STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN JUST TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPENT MULTIPLE SEMESTERS COLLABORATING TO CREATE AND DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESSES, AND WERE EXTREMELY MOTIVATED BY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE TOP THREE BUSINESSES IN THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE EVENT.
I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT FRISCO ISD STUDENTS FROM CENTENNIAL AND EMERSON TOOK FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE, ALL THREE SPOTS.
[APPLAUSE] THEY WERE ABLE TO EDGE OUT EVERY OTHER DISTRICT THAT PARTICIPATED THAT DAY, WHICH WE'RE SORRY FOR THEM, BUT WE'RE HAPPY FOR OUR FRISCO STUDENTS FOR SURE.
IN ADDITION TO THE MAVERICKS PITCH EVENT, INCUBATOR AND ACCELERATOR STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN OUR OWN DISTRICT PITCH EVENT.
THEN THEY ALSO WENT TO COLLEGE STATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS A&M HIGH-SCHOOL IDEAS CHALLENGE.
A LOT OF A&M FANS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT.
[NOISE] [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE FOR BUSINESSES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND I'LL RECOGNIZE THE TEACHERS IN A MINUTE, BUT ALSO THE PRINCIPALS BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR DOES REQUIRE PRINCIPAL SUPPORT AND ALLOWING TEACHERS TO BE OUT, STUDENTS TO GO AND ATTEND THINGS, HELPING COVER COSTS FOR TRAVEL, ETC.
OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS AND THAT HELPS OUR STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL.
AT CENTENNIAL, THE PRINCIPAL IS KIARA HENDERSON AND I BELIEVE SHE WAS HERE IF SHE'S STILL HERE.
YES, THERE SHE IS. [APPLAUSE] AT EMERSON IT'S KRISTEN SOMMERS.
THIS IS PRINCIPAL. THANK YOU, MS SUMMERS.
[APPLAUSE] THEN FRISCO HIGH'S PRINCIPAL IS DR. SHAWN PERRY.
[APPLAUSE] WE APPRECIATE THEM.
OUR FIRST GROUP, OUR FIRST BUSINESS WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE FROM CENTENNIAL WHERE MR. TOMMY THOMPSON IS THE TEACHER IF YOU WANT TO BRING THEM UP, MR. THOMPSON, THIS BUSINESS IS ENTITLED MYCOURSEWAY.
ON THE TEAM ARE ESHA BANDI, CASIE PLAT, MEGAN PATEL, AND AKSHAYA ATHILA.
MYCOURSEWAY IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT-BASED APPLICATION THAT ENABLES DISTRICTS TO DIGITIZE THEIR COURSE CATALOG, GIVING STUDENTS A SEARCHABLE CATALOG WITH COUNSELOR CONTACTS, INFORMATION ON WHICH CREDITS ARE ACCEPTED AT COLLEGE, AND A DESCRIPTION FROM STUDENTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE COURSE.
MYCOURSEWAY WON SECOND PLACE AT THE MAVERICKS PITCH EVENT.
LET'S GIVE THESE YOUNG LADIES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] NOW I WILL HAVE TO SAY, I KNOW THIS GROUP A LITTLE BIT MORE, PARTICULARLY ESHA, AND SHE IS A TOUGH BUSINESSWOMAN.
DR. WALDRIP HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM AS WELL AND THEY DID A PRESENTATION.
I FELT LIKE I HAD A HOT LIGHT ON ME ONE TIME WHEN I WAS OVER THERE AT CENTENNIAL VISITING WITH HIM.
THANK YOU, LADIES. I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE PARENTS OF THE MYCOURSEWAY BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT IF YOU ALL WANT TO STAND UP? LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THE NEXT BUSINESS FROM CENTENNIAL ALSO, MR. THOMPSON, STUDENTS IS INFINITI BOARD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME ON UP ON THE STAGE, WE HAVE RUPA KUMARAN, KRISHITA MADHEKAR, ANACHAL SHAH, AND RAAM RAODEO.
INFINITI BOARD IS A NEURO-DIVERSE, FRIENDLY, MULTIPLAYER EDUCATIONAL BOARD GAME THAT CAN BE EITHER CASUAL OR COMPETITIVE DEPENDING ON THE PLAYER'S PREFERENCES AND BUILDS THE PLAYER'S SOCIAL,
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FUNCTIONAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS IN A FUN WAY.INFINITI BOARD WON THIRD PLACE IN THE CROWDFUND CATEGORY AT THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL IDEAS CHALLENGE AT TEXAS A&M, WHICH INCLUDED A $1,000 FOR THEM TO USE FOR THEIR BUSINESS, THIRD PLACE AT THE MAVERICKS PITCH EVENT, AND TIED FOR SECOND PLACE AT THE FASD INCUBATOR PITCH EVENT, WHICH GAVE HIM ANOTHER 750 FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
LET'S GIVE THESE BUSINESSPEOPLE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE PARENTS OF INFINITI BOARD BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AUDIENCE, IF WE COULD RECOGNIZE YOU? THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I WAS JUST TOLD TO SAY THAT 750 CAME FROM FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION SO WE APPRECIATE THEM.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GUYS.
THAT YOU MAY EXIT TO THE RIGHT.
NEXT, WE HAVE MS. RAVENIA LOCK FROM EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND HER FIRST GROUP, IF YOU WANT TO BRING THEM ON UP, MS. LOCK IS AGNI.
ON THE TEAM THAT OWNS AGNI IS KRISHA ARUN, RIDDHI CHOWDHURY, ARNAV LAVANURU, SHREYAS ARIGE.
AGNI IS A LINE OF SOY WAX CANDLES THAT PROVIDE A CLEAN ECO-FRIENDLY WAY TO ENJOY SINCE INSPIRED BY, I'M GOING TO TRY AND PRONOUNCE THIS AYURVEDA.\
>> WHAT SHE SAID. [LAUGHTER] OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE THAT IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BURNS CLEANER AND LONGER, AND PROVIDES A BRIGHTER, VIBRANT FLAME.
AGNI WON FIRST PLACE AT THE MAVERICKS PITCH EVENT, TIED FOR SECOND PLACE AT THE FRISCO ISD INCUBATOR PITCH, WHICH ALSO CAME FROM $750, WHICH ALSO CAME FROM THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO AGNI.
[APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE PARENTS OF THE AGNI BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AUDIENCE? THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP FROM FRISCO HIGH WHERE THE TEACHER IS, MR. JAMARCUS LANGSTON.
I DON'T BELIEVE MR. LANGSTON IS HERE TONIGHT.
IN HIS DEFENSE, HE DID GET A LATE NOTICE.
DR. PERRY [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] EESHWAR IS THE LONE OWNER OF THIS BUSINESS.
NOW, DON'T LET DR. PERRY TRY TO TALK YOU INTO BUYING HALF OF THAT OR ANYTHING, STEALING HALF OF IT.
I DID NOT GET TO HEAR THIS PITCH, BUT THIS PRODUCT IS PRETTY AMAZING TO ME.
HE CREATED A PRODUCT CALLED NOTABLE, AND IT'S AN APP THAT USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TAKE NOTES FOR YOU AND SUMMARIZE THEM. IS THAT CORRECT? YOU CAN EVEN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG EESHWAR, YOU CAN EVEN SAY I WANT THREE BULLET POINTS, FOUR BULLET POINTS, FIVE BULLET POINTS.
AM I CORRECT? BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN, CORRECT? [APPLAUSE] HANG ON.
[APPLAUSE] HE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE FRISCO ISD INCUBATOR PITCH, WHICH CAME WITH $1,500, ALSO FROM THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
[APPLAUSE] NOW LET'S GIVE EESHWAR A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DR. PERRY.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR AMAZING STUDENTS.
NOW LIKE TO MOVE TO ITEM F, CITIZEN BEE STATE QUALIFIERS AND A STUDENT WHO SERVED AS A US SENATE PAGE, DR. CUNNINGHAM.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MS. MEREDITH MINUS, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY TEACHING AND LEARNING.
SHE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE HER SECOND REPRESENTS.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDRIP, BOARD, IS TEAM MEMBERS.
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN AND QUALIFIED IN OUR CITIZEN BEE AND BEE IN THE BOX.
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YOU MAY KNOW THAT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL WE USED TO HAVE GEOGRAPHY BEE, BUT SINCE COVID, THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE HAS BEEN CANCELED.BUT OUR WONDERFUL COORDINATORS, SOCIALIZED COORDINATOR, PATIENTS LEBLANC REPLACED IT QUICKLY WITH CITIZEN BEE FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS WHO DID AMAZING IN STATE OF COURSE.
I WANT TO ALSO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK OUR TEACHER SPONSORS WHO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO SPONSOR THESE ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO PATIENTS AND I'LL GET TO HAND OUT THE AWARDS.
>> THANK YOU, MEREDITH. THANK YOU, DR. WALDRIP AND BOARD, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU INVITING US TO HONOR THESE AWESOME KIDS.
TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, THE SOCIAL STUDIES, THERE'S REALLY TWO COMPETITIONS.
THERE'S A MIDDLE-SCHOOL COMPETITION CALLED BEE IN THE BOX AND THERE'S HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CALLED CITIZEN BEE.
BOTH OUR ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, THEY CONSIST OF A WRITTEN TEST.
THE STUDENTS HAVE TO TAKE A WRITTEN TESTS AND AFTER-SCHOOL ORAL COMPETITION AND A REGIONAL COMPETITION.
REGION 10 ACTUALLY SPONSORS THE COMPETITION.
THE COMPETITION INCORPORATES 11TH GRADE AND 8TH GRADES STATE US HISTORY STANDARDS.
THE TOPICS INCLUDE THE CONSTITUTION, DOCUMENTS, PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BY THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS AND LAW RELATED EDUCATION AND SUDDENNESS FOUNDATION.
THIS YEAR, THE FRISCO ISD HAD EIGHT STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, COMPETE FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL, AND PANTHER CREEK.
THEY ALL PARTICIPATED IN THE CITIZEN BEE COMPETITION.
THE REGION TEN WINNER WAS FROM LEBANON TRAIL, AND SHE ADVANCED THE STATE COMPETITION.
WE'RE GOING TO HONOR HER IN JUST A SECOND.
AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, LIKE MS. MANA, SAID THIS IS OUR FIRST-YEAR DOING A CITIZEN BEE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.
I'M REALLY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ALL 17 MIDDLE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED THANKS TO THEIR AWESOME ADMINISTRATORS THAT HELPS SUPPORT THIS AT THE BEE COMPETITION AND THEY PROVIDED A TEACHER SPONSOR TO HELP ORGANIZE THE COMPETITIONS AT THEIR CAMPUSES.
IN TOTAL, WE HAD 4,685 STUDENTS TAKE THE CLASSROOM TESTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, 378 STUDENTS COMPETED IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION, AND 34 STUDENTS COMPETED AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL COMPETITION.
THE TOP 10 AT REGIONS MOVE TO THE SECOND ROUND.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ALL TOP 10 CAME FROM FRISCO ISD.
[APPLAUSE] THAT'S WHO WE'RE HONORING TONIGHT.
THE TOP TWO AT OUR REGIONALS WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATE COMPETITION.
THEY ACTUALLY COMPETED IN THE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT AND THEY WILL COMPETE AGAIN IN THE SECOND ROUND TOMORROW.
I'LL EMAIL OUT WHO THE FINAL WINNERS AND IT'S GOING TO BE US.
I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH OUR HIGH-SCHOOL COMPETITOR FIRST, SPANISH WILL COME UP.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE KENDALL G, FROM LEBANON TRAIL COME UP.
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KENDALL.
FIRST OF ALL, KENDALL PARTICIPATED AS A MIDDLE SCHOOLER.
SHE'S FROM LAWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL ORIGINALLY WHEN SHE WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE, SHE COMPETED IN 2020.
SHE WAS IN THE SCHOOL COMPETITION, BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED.
COVID HAPPENED AND THE REGIONAL COMPETITION WAS CANCELED, BUT SHE SHOWED A LOT OF GRIT THE REST OF THE SUMMER, SHE STUDIED HARD AND SHE REACHED OUT TO ME WHEN SHE GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL AND SAID, MS. BLANK, I WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN.
WE REGISTERED FOR THE STATE COMPETITION HER FRESHMAN YEAR, AND SHE WON FIRST PRICE, $5,000.
[APPLAUSE] KENDALL WENT ON TO COMPETE AS A SOPHOMORE.
HER SOPHOMORE YEAR, SHE CAME IN THIRD PLACE AND WON ANOTHER $1,000.
SHE'S A JUNIOR, SO JUST GET ONE MORE YEAR AFTER THIS AND SHE CAME IN NINTH PLACE AT STATE.
I WANT JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO KENDALL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, KENDALL.
NEXT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE TOP TEN MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP AND RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE FROM MS. MANAS.
THIS TOP TEN STUDENTS WENT AHEAD AND WENT TO THE SECOND ROUND AT REGIONAL COMPETITION.
AGAIN, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU'LL JUST STEP UP AND YOU'LL GET YOUR CERTIFICATE.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH VISH FROM LAWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, VISHNU TALLADEGA.
[APPLAUSE] FROM FOWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL ARISHI TADA [APPLAUSE] SORRY,
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I WANT A PICTURE AFTER THIS.MOSQUE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SINGH SHREWD AND SHE CANNOT BE HERE TODAY, SO WE WANT TO THANK HER FOR PARTICIPATING AS WELL.
FROM CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, GAVIN TORSAN.
[APPLAUSE] FROM FOWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, YE LANG SUE, AND SHE CANNOT BE HERE TODAY AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOLS EMILY BURDETTE, AND SHE UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT BE NOT BE WITH US AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] FROM WESTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE JUNE PAULA KNEAPPER.
[APPLAUSE] THIRD PLACE AT REGIONALS WAS FROM VAND VENTER'S HANNAH NARASIMHAN, [APPLAUSE] AND JOHANNA WON THIRD PLACE AT REGIONALS AND SHE GOT A $25 GIFT CARD.
[APPLAUSE] ARNOFF ARAJA, HE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
HE ALSO WON SECOND PLACE AT REGIONALS AND RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD.
[APPLAUSE] EUTIKA PATEK WON FIRST PLACE AT REGIONALS AND SHE HAS ADVANCED THE STATE COMPETITION AND SHE WON A $100 GIFT CARD.
[APPLAUSE] OUR TOP TWO WINNERS, OF COURSE ARE GOING ON TO STATE AND THEY COMPETE THEIR LAST ROUND TOMORROW AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.
I'M GOING TO TAKE PICTURE REAL QUICK.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DR. WALDRIP. THANK YOU BOARD
>> GOING TO ASK RILEY MCCAIN TO COME UP TO THE STAGE, PLEASE.
I TOLD RILEY I WAS GOING TO SAY LOTS OF NICE THINGS.
RILEY MCCAIN IS A JUNIOR IN WYTHONY HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS THE ONLY STUDENT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE SELECTED AS A PAGE IN THE US SENATE FOR THE FALL OF 2022.
[APPLAUSE] WE BELIEVE HE'S THE ONLY STUDENT EVER FROM FRISCO ISD TO BE CHOSEN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] FURTHERMORE, RILEY WAS ONE OF 26 STUDENTS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE ONLY STUDENT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE SELECTED BY SENATOR JOHN CORNYN FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
THIS WAS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS AND RILEY LIVED, WORKED, AND ATTENDED SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON DC DURING THE BULK OF THE FALL SEMESTER.
HIS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED DELIVERY OF CORRESPONDENCE, LEGISLATIVE MATERIAL WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL COMPLEX, PREPARING THE CHAMBER FOR SENATE SESSIONS AND DELIVERING BILLS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE DESK.
BEING A SENATE PAGE PROVIDED RILEY WITH A VARIETY OF FUTURE READY EXPERIENCES WHERE HE LEARNED FIRSTHAND ABOUT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROCESS AND DEVELOP WORKPLACE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
DURING THIS FALL, RILEY WAS ABLE TO INTERACT WITH ALL 100 UNITED STATES SENATORS AND EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF RILEY MCCAIN.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
>> CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH YOU AND DR. WALDRIP?
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS RILEY.
>> CONGRATULATION. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT GROUP OF AMAZING KIDDOS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FROM FINE ARTS AND ACADEMICS IN TO STUDENT ATHLETES, VERY ACADEMIC, ALSO VERY ATHLETIC.
OUR FIRST RECOGNITION ARE TENNIS PLAYERS, MR. MCCLENDON.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW THIS BUT WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING KIDS NOW FOR OVER AN HOUR AND STILL GOING STRONG [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
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IT'S A GREAT WAY TO FINISH UP A SCHOOL YEAR, SO GRACE MCCLENDON, OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, IS AT THE PODIUM, I'LL LET HER TAKE IT FROM HERE.WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE SOME OUTSTANDING TENNIS PLAYERS.
GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDRIP AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING US THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR TENNIS STATE MEDALIST AND OUR STATE RUNNER UP AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER TEAMS THIS EVENING.
WE'RE SO BLESSED IN FRISCO ISD TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ATHLETICS AS WELL AS OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
TO FINISH THE YEAR, WE'RE NOT DONE YET WE STILL HAVE FOUR BASEBALL TEAMS AND FOUR SOFTBALL TEAM STILL COMPETING IN THE PLAYOFFS.
WE HAVE 24 ATHLETES THAT HAVE ADVANCED AND WILL BE COMPETING AT THE STATE TRACK MEETS THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THEN WE ALSO, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF FRISCO ISD, WE HAVE 23 GOLFERS, INCLUDING TWO GIRLS TEAMS AND TWO BOYS TEAMS THAT WILL BE COMPETING IN STATE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR FRISCO ISD ATHLETICS.
BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL THE PARENTS OF OUR TENNIS STATE MEDALIST AND OUR GIRLS SOCCER STATE RUNNER-UP AND BOYS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONS TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED, PLEASE, PARENTS, [APPLAUSE] OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, COACHES AND THE FRISCO ISD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU SHOW YOUR SON OR YOUR DAUGHTER, AS WELL AS OUR COACHES AND OUR PROGRAMS. IT'S TRULY A PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS THIS TYPE OF SUCCESS, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.
TENNIS, WE HAVE FANTASTIC TENNIS TEAMS HERE IN FRISCO ISD, A TOTAL OF ONLY 16 TENNIS PLAYERS ACTUALLY ADVANCED TO REGIONAL IN THE SPRING TENNIS, 16 TOTAL.
LAST YEAR, 11 OF THOSE 16 WERE FRISCO ISD, THIS YEAR,13 OF THOSE 16 ARE FRISCO ISD ATHLETES.
OVERALL, WE FINISHED WITH EIGHT STATE MEDALISTS AND THEIR COACHES ARE HERE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
I'LL START BY ASKING OUR HEAD COACH FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH-SCHOOL, JARRETT DAWSON, TO COME ON OUT ON THE STAGE [APPLAUSE].
COACH DAWSON HAS 12 YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCE TOO AS THE HEAD COACH AT LEBANON TRAIL AND EIGHT YEARS IN FRISCO ISD.
LET ME GIVE HIM THE MICROPHONE, HERE, SO THAT HE CAN INTRODUCE THIS.
THIS IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE, I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THAT SHOULD WORK. IT'S NOT , THERE WE GO.
>> BOARD AND GUESTS, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR PLAYERS.
IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE THE 5A BRONZE MEDALIST IN MIXED DOUBLES FROM LEBANON TRAIL, ASHMAN PYLORI, AND AUDIT RISHI.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS MY ASSISTANT COACH, JOHN LATHAM [APPLAUSE].
JUST A REAL QUICK ABOUT THESE TWO.
THIS IS THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AT STATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU-ALL UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET OUT OF THE FRISCO ISD DISTRICT IN TENNIS, BUT IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD.
ASHMAN HAS BEEN TRYING, THIS IS HER FOURTH YEAR NOW, AND SHE WENT FROM DISTRICT CHAMPION TO THIRD PLACE MEDALS AND THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
WHEREAS AUDIT IS ONE OF OUR BEST FRESHMEN IN THE DISTRICT AND IS MAKING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AS A FRESHMAN SO CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
>> NEXT IS OUR HEAD COACH FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL, HEIDI KING, WHO HAS BEEN COACHING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND IS FINISHING HER 10TH YEAR AS THE HEAD COACH AT WAKELAND [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TONIGHT.
THIS IS ELLA WOODS, SHE'S A FRESHMAN, FINISHED SECOND STATE IN SINGLES.
THIS IS SUCH A DELIGHTFUL YOUNG LADY.
SHE IS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING ATHLETES I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME AND SHE'S VERY COMMITTED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE'S VERY HUMBLE.
SHE ALSO HELPED THE WAKELAND CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM GETS TO STATE.
VERY TALENTED AND WE'RE VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HER AT WAKELAND [APPLAUSE].
>> NEXT, WE HAVE CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL COACH DOUGFAIR WITH 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, 13 YEARS IN FRISCO ISD, AND THIS IS SIXTH YEAR AS THE CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH [APPLAUSE].
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>> I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT MY DAUGHTER AND FUTURE TIGHTENED TENNIS PLAYER JOSEPHINE.
[LAUGHTER] CURRENTLY SUPERFAN.
I HAVE COACH AGULAR MY GREAT ASSISTANT AND I'M BRINGING BACK THESE GUYS FROM LAST YEAR.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THEM, JUST KIDDING, THERE'S LIKE 1,000 PEOPLE THAT GET RECOGNIZED, I UNDERSTAND.
ARVIN SHREDO IS MY SENIOR AND SRIAN DAGGERMOLLY IS MY JUNIOR.
THESE GUYS GOT THIRD PLACE LAST YEAR AT STATE AND THIS YEAR STATE RUNNER UP.
THEY ARE IN A VERY SPECIAL CATEGORY OF ATHLETES, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM [APPLAUSE].
>> LASTLY IS OUR HEAD COACH FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL, ERICA DOBSON, WHO HAS COACHED FOR 19 YEARS AND HAS BEEN THE ONLY HEAD COACH AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL SINCE IT OPENED ITS DOORS 17 YEARS AGO.
COUCH DOBSON'S DAUGHTER WHO IS A SENIOR AT LIBERTY, HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE ATHLETES SHE'S GOING TO BE INTRODUCING IN A MOMENT.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
HAILEY ZAYN, EMILIA DOBSON ARE THE SILVER MEDALIST IN GIRLS DOUBLES.
[APPLAUSE] HAILEY ZAYN IS A SOPHOMORE AND COMPETED LAST YEAR AT STATE IN GIRLS SINGLES.
THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR TO MEDAL AND THEY GOT SECOND PLACE.
THEY FOUGHT OFF FIVE MATCH POINTS THIS YEAR AT THE STATE TOURNAMENTS IN THE QUARTER FINAL MATCH SO GOOD JOB.
[APPLAUSE] NEILA DOBSON HAS PLACED THIRD, FIRST, AND SECOND AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THE FIRST TWO YEARS IT WAS A MIXED DOUBLES WITH SANJEEV AND THIS YEAR WITH HAYLEY, NEILA HAS THE MOST WINS AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND FISD HISTORY.
[APPLAUSE] SANJY BROWN IS THE BRONZE MEDALIST IN BOYS SINGLE.
HE HAD A PERSONAL BEST IN HIS SEMI-FINAL AGAINST THE STATE CHAMPION KNOW WE DOPE LOSING 6,4,6,4.
THIS WAS ALSO HIS THIRD TIME TO QUALIFY FOR STATE AND HE WON FIRST LAST YEAR IN MIXED DOUBLES.
HE WILL BE PLAYING COLLEGE TENNIS FOR WASHINGTON IN LEE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STATE TENNIS MEDALISTS.
NEXT UP, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, JERRY LITTLE JOHN WILL INTRODUCE OUR SOCCER COACHES AND TEAMS. [APPLAUSE]
THERE'S NO OTHER DISTRICT IN THE STATE THAT COMPETES IN SOCCER LIKE FRISCO ISD DOES.
[APPLAUSE] THIS SEASON WE HAD 18 TEAMS REACHED THE PLAYOFFS.
WE HAD NINE BY DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS.
WE SENT FOUR TEAMS TO THE REGION 25A CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE TWO TEAMS BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT ADVANCED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AS REGION 25A CHAMPIONS.
FIRST WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE STAGE FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM AND HEAD COACH JAIME LERAAS.
[APPLAUSE] THIS GROUP OF COACHES AND YOUNG LADIES ARE THE 2023 5A STATE RUNNER UP SOCCER TEAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US TO COME OUT TONIGHT.
MY ASSISTANT COACH IS COACH OWINGS RIGHT THERE, MATT OWINGS.
HE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR 16 YEARS, LONG TIME.
I'LL INTRODUCE THE GIRLS RIGHT NOW.
LET'S MAKE SURE YOU CAN ALL SEE EVERYBODY.
JUNIOR PAIN BARNHILL, SENIOR ARIANA ANDERSON, JUNIOR SOPHIA CAVAZOS, SENIOR MAIYA HALLIBURTON, FRESHMAN ROSIE SKIOTO, SENIOR [INAUDIBLE], SENIOR LUCI RODRIGUEZ, SENIOR MADDIE KHANHKHAM, JUNIOR KAT CAMPBELL, SENIOR LEXI LEE, JUNIOR ADDISON CHRISTIAN, JUNIOR MCKENNA GRANT, SENIOR KAITLYN VANCE, JUNIOR MALLORY RUSH, SENIOR TAYLOR VANCE, JUNIOR KIMORA HALL,
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SR. BELLA HERMANSON, FRESHMAN LONDON YOUNG, SENIOR KORI BALLARD, SOPHOMORE MAYA BOA, SOPHOMORE EMILY SCHNEIDER, JUNIOR JEANETTE BOYD, SOPHOMORE ANNA DUKE, AND SENIOR AVAIOS.[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE AN AMAZING GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES HERE TONIGHT.
THE GOAL THIS YEAR WAS TO MAKE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL, SO SUPER PROUD OF THEM.
IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HISTORY THAT WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE ACTUAL STATE FINALS.
WE ALSO HAD 23 WINS, THREE LOSSES, AND TWO TIES, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ANOTHER ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS WE'VE EVER HAD FOR THE GIRLS SOCCER.
THESE LADIES WERE DYNAMIC, AGGRESSIVE, COMPETITIVE THROUGH AND THROUGH, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WHY WE MADE IT AS FAR AS WE DID.
I'M VERY BLESSED TO HAVE COACHED THESE LADIES FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HONORING THESE YOUNG WOMEN.
WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BRING HOME A MEDAL.
>> NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL HEAD SOCCER COACH, CLINTON HOLLINGWORTH AND HIS 2023, 5A STATE CHAMPION SOCCER TEAM.
>> GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THESE BOYS AND HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH TO START OFF WITH, SAME WITH WHAT JAMIE SAID, COACH LOPEZ IS MY ASSISTANT.
HE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR TOO MANY YEARS NOW THAT I CAN REMEMBER RIGHT NOW I THINK IT'S EIGHT YEARS.
IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY SAYS, YOU GOT HEAD COACH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT HAND MAN.
HE DEFINITELY WAS MY RIGHT-HAND MAN THROUGH THE WHOLE SEASONS. THANK YOU TO HIM.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH AND JUST INTRODUCE THE BOYS REAL QUICK.
SENIOR REED TOMPKINS, SENIOR MATT TROUY, SENIOR JACOB WENZEL, SENIOR, DARAGE GOVU, SENIOR DIEGO SILVER, SENIOR ALEX GONZALEZ, SOPHOMORE TUCKER EASON, SENIOR MVP OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT, BARTEK ZABEK, JUNIOR GERMAN SIMMONS, SENIOR AMINE AZIZI, SENIOR MADDOX THOMAS, SENIOR DIEGO MARTINEZ, SENIOR.
ADAM AZIZI, SOPHOMORE AUSTIN DODI, SOPHOMORE, J.T.
SHEPPERD, FRESHMAN MILES EZIDOR.
THEN OUR MANAGER AND CAMERAMEN, WILL ANDERSON SENIOR.
AS YOU COULD TELL WITH OUR ROSTER IT'S VERY HEAVY, SENIOR LADEN WITH OUR GROUPS.
MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU, AS A HIGH SCHOOL COACH, YOU DON'T GET TO RECRUIT PLAYERS AND YOU DON'T GET TO AWESOME PLAYERS TO COME IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU JUST DO WITH WHAT YOU GOT WHEN THEY SHOW UP TO YOUR DOORSTEP.
MAJORITY OF THESE KIDS SHOWED UP TO OUR DOORSTEP ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AS FRESHMEN.
BOTH COACH LOPEZ AND I SAID TO EACH OTHER, THIS IS THE GROUP THAT'S GOING TO DO IT.
WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY THINK WE'RE GOING TO COME HOME WITH THE STATE TITLE, BUT WE DEFINITELY THOUGHT THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING.
TO SAY THAT THESE GUYS, ONE, YOU CAN GET A TALENTED GROUP AND IT'S A BLESSING TO GET A TALENTED GROUP.
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BUT THEN ALSO YOU TURN AROUND AND HOPE THAT YOU GET A GOOD GROUP OF KIDS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY GOING TO WORK FOR EVERY SINGLE DAY.WE WERE TRULY BLESSED WITH HAVING BOTH VERY TALENTED GROUP AND JUST A GREAT GROUP OF KIDS.
IT MADE OUR JOB A HECK OF A LOT EASIER AND MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE TO GO TO EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AS FAR AS THE STATE JUST GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE TITLE JAMIE, I MENTIONED HER RECORD.
I THINK WE WERE 24 1-2, WE ONLY HAD ONE LOSS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON.
[APPLAUSE] TO GO THROUGH IT AS WELL, WINNING DISTRICT AND THEN WE GOT TO REGIONAL FINALS LAST YEAR AND IT WAS HEARTBREAKING TO LOSE THE WAY WE DID.
WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THIS SEASON, WE JUST LOOKED AT IT AND SAY, WELL WE CAN DO.
THE BOYS ALL GOT TOGETHER AND SAID WE AREN'T GOING TO GET DENIED.
THEY SURELY SHOW THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
THEY WEREN'T GOING TO GET DENIED.
THIS IS DEFINITELY MOST MEMORABLE SEASON I'VE EVER HAD IN MY COACHING CAREER AND PROBABLY WILL MAINTAIN TO BE THAT ONE.
I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEM AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US RECOGNIZE OUR ATHLETES TONIGHT.
>> AS WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SIT HERE AND LOOK AT SO MUCH ACHIEVEMENT IN OUR DISTRICT ACROSS ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS, ACADEMICS, I THINK IT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE TEACHERS, COACHES, AND STAFF MEMBERS HERE AS WE CELEBRATE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THOSE KIDDOS HAVE AMAZING SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITHIN OUR CAMPUSES AND WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE LOVE AND THE CARE AND EXPERTISE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WORKS FOR FRISCO ISD POURS INTO EACH OF OUR STUDENTS.
CAN WE PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM J, DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, MRS. SMITH.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE STAGE WHILE I GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WORK YOU GUYS DID THIS YEAR.
FOR THOSE IN OUR AUDIENCE THAT DON'T KNOW, THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL [NOISE] IS A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO BOTH THE BOARD AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.
THEY ARE TASKED WITH REVIEWING AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON A NUMBER OF DISTRICT WIDE INITIATIVES, GOALS, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THEY ALSO SERVE AS OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION COMMITTEE.
THEY DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF WORK EVERY YEAR.
THIS COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF ALMOST 200 STAKEHOLDERS.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ARE STAFF, TEACHERS AND NON TEACHING STAFF.
WE ALSO HAVE 68 PARENTS AND SEVEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SERVED WITH US THIS YEAR.
THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION AND THEN WE BRING THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED TO THE BOARD EACH FALL TO APPROVE SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE.
THIS YEAR'S DAC WAS DIVIDED INTO THE COMMITTEES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN TO MIRROR OUR FUTURE-READY FOCUS AREAS.
WE HAD A CURRICULUM COMMITTEE, AND INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE, A LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE LOOKING AT THE LEARNER ENVIRONMENT AND THE WHOLE CHILD.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE COMMITTEES, WE ALSO HAD A CAPITAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE AND A DIVERSITY COMMITTEE.
[NOISE] THESE WERE THE THINGS THAT THEY DID THIS YEAR.
WE DIVIDED THEIR WORK INTO TWO PIECES.
WE LOOKED AT ACCOUNTABILITY AND WE ALSO LOOKED AT STRATEGIC PLANNING.
EACH OF THOSE COMMITTEES THEY WERE PART OF THE FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK FOCUS AREAS PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE CLARITY OF EACH FUTURE READY FOCUS AREA IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS
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ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS AND ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PROFILES.THEY ALSO AGREED ON ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE TO BE REPORTED AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE PUBLISHED OUR FIRST DISTRICT WIDE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.
ONCE THEY FINISHED THAT WORK, THEY TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND LOOKING FORWARD.
EACH COMMITTEE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF FRISCO ISD RELATED TO EACH OF THOSE FOCUS AREAS TO HELP US DEVELOP OUR COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NEXT YEAR THAT YOU GUYS ON THE BOARD WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR WORKSHOP LATER IN MAY.
THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED DISTRICT WIDE PRIORITIES THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS AT THAT WORKSHOP.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS GROUP DID SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN. THEY TOURED CAMPUSES DURING EACH OF THE MEETINGS THIS YEAR.
THEY REFLECTED ON THE 2018 BOND PROGRAM AND THEY TOURED THE CAMPUSES TO BEGIN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS. THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.
THIS COMMITTEE IS REGULARLY TAPPED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO VARIOUS FRISCO ISD DEPARTMENTS ON DIFFERENT INITIATIVES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NEED FEEDBACK ON FROM EITHER STAFF OR PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE REALLY RELY HEAVILY ON THEM.
WE EVEN HAD A GROUP OF TEACHERS FROM THE DOCK SERVICE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMBASSADORS THIS YEAR.
ALL OF THAT TO SAY WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THIS COMMITTEE DOES.
THIS COMMITTEE HAS EVOLVED OVER THE PAST SEVEN OR SO YEARS FROM A BUDGET COMMITTEE TO A BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND NOW TO THIS ROBUST DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE WORK THAT WAS DONE THIS YEAR HAS JUST BEEN LEAPS AND BOUNDS BEYOND ANYTHING WE COULD HAVE IMAGINED GETTING OUT OF THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP.
IT WAS SUPER VALUABLE TO US AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE MORE WITH THE BOARD AT YOUR MAY 25TH WORKSHOP.
WITH THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COMMITTEE AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE.
IF WE COULD REALLY QUICKLY, WE WOULD LOVE FOR THE BOARD TO COME DOWN AND DR.
WALDRIP TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A [NOISE] PICTURE WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE.
[NOISE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR SERVING THIS YEAR.
I WANTED TO MENTION THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR ONE OF OUR DISTRICT COMMITTEES, APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN ON AUGUST 1ST AND WILL CLOSE AUGUST 31ST.
THAT'S FOR OUR COMMITTEES ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, INCLUSIVE OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS COUNCIL, WHICH I MISTAKENLY TOLD YOU ALL THE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW, THEY ARE NOT.
AUGUST 1ST IS THE DATE FOR ALL DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM K, PARTNER AND EDUCATION, MRS. MILLER,.
>> DR. WALDRIP, SCHOOL BOARD, AND ISD, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TIME TO RECOGNIZE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THOUGHT CHRIS CLARK BROKE MY STUFF.
TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE GRADUATION CEREMONY HERE FOR SOME VERY IMPORTANT ADULTS WHO TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY ONCE A MONTH TO PARTICIPATE IN FISD INSIGHT.
FISD INSIGHT IS A COMMUNITY EDUCATION FORUM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS TO FRISCO ISD STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH OF THE FOUR COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, FRISCO, L MCKINNEY, AND PLANO.
FROM STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL BOARD TO TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGY, CLASSES ALLOW FRISCO ISD TO SHED LIGHT ON WHAT GOES INTO CULTIVATING THE SUCCESSES OF OUR STUDENTS.
THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO GENERATE AWARENESS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS BY SHARING THE STORY OF FRISCO ISD.
CULTIVATING THESE RELATIONSHIPS WILL CREATE INFORMED CITIZENS WHO CAN HELP ADVANCE HIGHER LEVELS OF COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG FAMILIES, CITIZENS, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE CLASSES TAKE PLACE JANUARY THROUGH MAY ON ONE FRIDAY MORNING A MONTH, ROUGHLY FROM ABOUT 8:00 AM TO 12 30.
VARIOUS FISD SCHOOL AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS ARE DISCUSSED.
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THE GROUP VISITS CAMPUSES AND NON-EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDING ATHLETICS, MAINTENANCE, NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL OPEN I'M GOING TO SAY AROUND NOVEMBER.
IN ADDITION TO ONCE A MONTH FRIDAY CLASSES, EACH MEMBER IS ASKED TO ATTEND OUR MAY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN WHICH WE WILL RECOGNIZE THEM.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK DR. WALDRIP AND PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT TO COME TO THE STAGE ALONG WITH TERRY WEST, OUR PROGRAM SPECIALIST AND SHARON WHITE OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIASON.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF THESE ADULTS CAN FOLLOW JUST LIKE THE STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS HERE.
YOU'RE BROKEN UP INTO TWO GROUPS.
THE FIRST GROUP IS GOING TO GO SEE TERRY WEST TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATES AND THEN THE SECOND GROUP WILL GO TO SHARON.
I'M GOING TO SAY IF YOU CAN STAY IN ORDER, IF YOU CAN STAND IN LINEUP AND JUST GO UP THOSE STEPS RIGHT THERE, STAYING IN ORDER, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
TANYA, YOU'RE GOING TO START FIRST.
[APPLAUSE] MELISSA HIGHTOWER [APPLAUSE].
[APPLAUSE] IF YOU GUYS WILL JUST STAY THERE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO PICTURES TOO. NEXT ROW.
SHARON WHITE HAS YOUR CERTIFICATES.
[APPLAUSE] SHALLICE MCKNIGHT, [APPLAUSE] MARISSA MELLONCON, [APPLAUSE] OMA MOHAN.
AMANDA REED [APPLAUSE], KEVIN SCOTT [APPLAUSE], LINDSEY TEEK [APPLAUSE].
NOT WITH US TONIGHT IS SUSAN RICKETS AND SOMEONE, OTHER PEOPLE YOU'VE GOT THERE [APPLAUSE].
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
WE KNOW GETTING THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING IS NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE START ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WANT TO LEARN AND GROW AND KNOW MORE ABOUT FRISCO ISD AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
I'M GOING TO ASK MELISSA HIGHTOWER TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE IN FISD INSIGHT.
>> HEY, MY NAME IS MELISSA HIGHTOWER.
THANK YOU DR. WALDRIP AND THANK YOU BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I HAVE A RISING FOURTH GRADER AT BRIAN ACADEMY AND THEN I HAVE A RISING SEVENTH GRADER AT FOWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
FRISCO ISD INSIGHT, I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT AFTER ALL WE SAW TODAY OR THIS EVENING WITH FINE ARTS AND SPORTS, MY KIDS AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS IN FRISCO ISD HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
MY KIDS, I'M NOW GOING TO MAKE THEM DO ALL THINGS.
THIS HAS TAUGHT ME THE INS AND OUTS LEARNING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, ABOUT ALL THE MINI BUS DRIVERS THAT WE HAVE, THE CHILD NUTRITIONISTS WHO HAVE TO FOLLOW CERTAIN GUIDELINES WITHIN THE TEXAS STATE.
IT'S JUST BEEN WONDERFUL IN FIGURING OUT HOW EVERYTHING JUST WORKS.
I HAD ONE MORE THING AND NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER IT.
THIS MEAN TO THE FINE ARTS AND LISTENING TO ALL THE STUDENTS THAT WE TALKED TO AT WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL.
JUST HELPS ME REALIZE THAT WE HAVE GREAT STUDENTS.
THIS IS A GREAT DISTRICT AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A PARENT, A PTA MEMBER, AND ALSO FOR SCOPE AN INSIDE GRADUATE.
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THANK YOU EVERYBODY [APPLAUSE].>> JAMIE, DID YOU TAKE A PICTURE ALREADY? WHERE ARE YOU?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE ME [LAUGHTER].
[BACKGROUND] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GOT TO WITNESS EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT WHAT TO WITNESS TONIGHT, SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].
>> BOARD AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO COVER.
BUT WE WANTED TO EAT A LOT OF KIDDOS HERE TONIGHT THAT NEEDED TO GET TO THEIR EVENING ACTIVITIES.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEM ALL WHILE THEY COULD ALSO GO AND FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENTS.
[1. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E (Part 2 of 2)]
AT THIS TIME, BOARD, WE WILL MOVE BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551 SUB-CHAPTERS D AND E. WE WILL RECONVENE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.IT IS 08:46 PM AND THE BOARD WILL RETURN INTO OPEN SESSION.
WE'RE NOT SURE WHY YOU CLAP FOR US, BUT FELT GOOD, SO THANKS [LAUGHTER].
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 4 ON OUR AGENDA, INVICATION. MS. GILLESPIE.
[4. Invocation]
>> MAY ALL WILL BOW WITH ME, PLEASE.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE SO MANY GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN FRISCO ISD, SUCH AS ALL OF THESE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING.
WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US WITH WISDOM AND GRACE AS WE WIND DOWN THE SCHOOL YEAR AND PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
PLEASE HELP US TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERSHIP.
WE ASK THAT THOSE DECISIONS REFLECT WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU BESTOW UPON US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
FATHER, YOU KNOW WHAT IS ON OUR HEARTS AND YOU KNOW THAT TODAY WE MAY SHARE JOY WITH MANY, BUT WE ALSO SHARE THE GRIEF OF OTHERS AND OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY WITH BURDEN AND SORROW.
WE'RE PRAYING FOR THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY OF ALAN AS THEY STRUGGLE WITH THE HORRIFIC SENSELESS TRAGEDY FROM THIS PAST SATURDAY.
IT IS HARD FOR ANY OF US TO UNDERSTAND OR MAKE SENSE OF THE HOW OR WHY.
WE ALSO PRAY FOR THOSE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY THAT HAS SUFFERED LOSS TO ILLNESS OR TRAGEDY.
WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD HELP CALM OUR FEARS AND HELP US FIND WAYS TO COMFORT THOSE THAT ARE GRIEVING FOR SO MANY REASONS.
THANK YOU FATHER FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT NOT ONLY PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER TO PROTECT OTHERS AND KEEP US SAFE DAILY, BUT ALSO PARTNER WITH OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAMS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH SITUATIONS.
LIKE TODAY THEY KEPT SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HOME FOR FEAR OF SAFETY WHILE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR CAMPUS TEACHERS AND STAFF SAFE THAT WELCOME THEIR STUDENTS WITH OPEN ARMS. FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, GIVE THEM THE ENERGY AND PATIENTS TO FINISH THIS YEAR SAFE AND STRONG.
WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF OVER THE SUMMER WEEKS AND THAT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TAKE THE TIME TO REST SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE THE BEST WE CAN BE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 5 IS BOARD REPORT.
[5. Board Report]
BOARD, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPORT OUT?>> THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK FOR ALL OF OUR AMAZING TEACHERS [APPLAUSE].
WE THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING, AND I HOPE YOU GET SPOILED THIS ENTIRE WEEK FOR WHATEVER PLANS AND CELEBRATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR YOU.
THE NEXT THING IS WE HAVE CELEBRATED A COUPLE OF THINGS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THEN PIN CEREMONY.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR SPANISH OLYMPIANS.
NOW WE LOOK FORWARD TO TOP 10 LUNCH TO CELEBRATE OUR TOP 10 OF EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND FEF SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST.
OF COURSE, OUR GRADUATIONS ARE COMING UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS ALREADY. THAT'S ALARM.
>> WE'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE HERE IS AWARE THAT WE JUST RECENTLY HAD OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, AND WE WANTED TO THANK MR. BROWN AND MISS KERSHAW FOR PUTTING THEIR NAME IN THE HAT TO RUN FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD.
THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MR. HILL AND ALSO MISS
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DAVIS FOR THEIR [APPLAUSE] SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT THREE YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF OF FRISCO ISD.WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 6,
[6. Discussion regarding update on the 88th Legislative Session]
DISCUSSION REGARDING UPDATE ON THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MR. STOCKTON.>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ADA LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WE'D BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST 120 DAYS FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS ARE AND WHAT WE THINK IS COMING IN THESE LAST 20 DAYS OF THE SESSION.
>> WE'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS WE GO THROUGHOUT BY THE NUMBERS.
THE TOTAL BILLS FILED ON ALL TOPICS IS OVER 8,000 BILLS THIS SESSION, WHICH IS QUITE A BIT MORE FROM LAST SESSION.
BUT WE ALWAYS TELL EVERYONE THAT THE WAY IT WORKS IN AUSTIN IS THAT BILLS ARE REALLY MORE LIKELY TO DIE AND THE SYSTEM IS MORE LIKELY TO KILL A BILL THAN IT IS TO PASS A BILL.
YOU GUYS CAN SEE AS THESE NUMBERS GO DOWN, LESS AND LESS MAKE IT THROUGH THE PROCESS.
OF THOSE 8,000 BILLS, WE HAVE ABOUT 1,200 THAT HAD BEEN EDUCATION-RELATED THAT WE'VE TAGGED AS EDUCATION-RELATED AND 90 OF THOSE BILLS HAVE MADE IT PAST THE POINT WHERE THEY HAVE PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE.
THEN WE HAVE 173 THAT HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE WAY TO PASS OUT OF THAT ORIGINATING CHAMBER SO THAT THEY CAN GO OVER AND START THE PROCESS AGAIN IN THE OPPOSITE CHAMBER.
THEN SIX BILLS, EDUCATION-RELATED BILLS, HAVE PASSED OUT OF THE SECOND CHAMBER.
ONE IS SITTING ON THE EXECUTIVE DESK AND THEN ONE BILL HAS BEEN ENACTED.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT TOO.
THE DEADLINES THAT ARE COMING UP, ONE OF THEM IS TODAY, IF A HOUSE BILL DID NOT PASS OUT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TODAY, THEN THAT BILL IS DEAD.
DANNY AND I GET REALLY EXCITED WHEN BILLS START TO DIE BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW LESS AND LESS THINGS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT IF THEY DIDN'T REPORT IT OUT OF A COMMITTEE TODAY IN THE HOUSE THAT THOSE BILLS ARE ALL DEAD.
IF YOU GUYS LOOK AT SOME OF OUR RESOURCES, THERE'S SOME BILLS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SUMMARIZED AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER MADE IT TO A HEARING IN THE HOUSE OR IN THE SENATE.
WE DIDN'T SUMMARIZE THEM IF THEY DIDN'T GET THAT FAR.
THEN MAY 12TH, THIS FRIDAY, IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE HOUSE TO CONSIDER HOUSE ON THE FLOOR.
THEY'LL STILL PASS SENATE BILLS AS THEY CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS.
BUT SINCE IT TAKES LONGER, IF THEY START IN THE HOUSE, OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE TO PASS THOSE HOUSE BILLS OUT OR HAVE TO HEAR THEM ON THE HOUSE FLOOR BY THE 12TH.
THEN MAY 24TH IS THE LAST DAY TO PASS BILLS ALTOGETHER. SO THE END OF THIS MONTH.
ANY AMENDMENTS HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THEN MAY 28TH.
THEN THE LAST DAY OF SESSION IS CALLED SINE DIE AND THAT'S MAY 29TH AND THEY CAN ONLY JUST MAKE CORRECTIONS ON BILLS ON THAT DAY.
>> ONE NOTE ABOUT THAT MAY 12TH DATE.
THAT IS THE LAST DAY FOR BILLS IN THE HOUSE TO PASS ON THE THIRD READING.
SO BILLS IN THE HOUSE HAVE TO PASS ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS.
IT'S TECHNICALLY TRUE IN THE SENATE AS WELL, BUT THEY SUSPEND THE RULES ALMOST EVERY TIME.
IF A BILL HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AT ALL FOR A CALENDAR YET ON MAY 11TH, THEN IT WILL NOT MAKE IT EITHER.
THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT DEADLINES.
ON MAY 24TH TO MAY 28TH, THAT TIME PERIOD, THOSE FOUR DAYS, THEY'RE BASICALLY WORKING ON RECONCILING BILLS THAT HAVE PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS, BUT IN DIFFERENT FORUMS. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR LEGISLATION.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR LEGISLATION THAT HAS MADE IT THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT POINT IN THE PROCESS THAT STILL HAD A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF MOVING FORWARD OR THAT WE THINK HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF MOVING FORWARD AT THIS POINT.
FIRST I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL FINANCE AND THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT BILLS THAT I'M GOING TO HIT ON HERE.
HOUSE BILL 1 IS THE STATE BUDGET AND SO THIS IS THE ONE BILL THAT THE LEGISLATURE REQUIRED TO PASS EVERY BIENNIUM.
THEY ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE GETTING TO CARRY IT.
LAST SESSION IT WAS SP1, SO THIS SESSION IT'S HB1.
BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE PASSED RELATIVELY SIMILAR BUDGETS AS THEY GO AS FAR AS PUBLIC EDUCATION IS CONCERNED, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THEY SPEND THAT MONEY PRETTY DIFFERENTLY, BUT THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.
HOUSE BILL 1 PROVIDES $2.4 BILLION TO INCREASE THE STATE AID FOR THE GUARANTEED YIELD ON GOLDEN PENNIES, WHICH IS A PART OF OUR TAX RATE THAT WE GET SOME STATE AID ON.
IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL $5 BILLION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING INCREASES.
AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO CHAMBERS, IS HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT MONEY.
THAT'S WHY TOGETHER THOSE ARE SET AT $7.4 BILLION IN NEW MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
THAT'S A NUMBER THAT YOU'LL HEAR US TALK ABOUT QUITE A BIT.
THE BUDGET ALSO DEDICATES BETWEEN 16 BILLION IN THE SENATE AND 17.3 BILLION IN THE HOUSE FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
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ABOUT 5.3 BILLION OF THAT IS PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSION THAT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY LAW.I'M GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE LATER ON WHEN WE GET TO PROPERTY TAXES.
SENATE BILL 30 IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
YOU ALL PASS BUDGET AMENDMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE LEGISLATURE'S VERSION OF THAT THAT THEY PASS EVERY SESSION TO TRUE UP THE CURRENT BIENNIUM'S BUDGET.
THAT BUDGET REDUCED APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING BY $8.2 BILLION IN THE CURRENT BIENNIUM AND THAT'S DUE TO TWO PRIMARY SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT RESULTED IN THE STATE HAVING TO PAY LESS.
THAT'S INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES WHICH RESULTS IN INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES.
ALSO COVID RELIEF FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SENATE APPROPRIATE $600 MILLION OUT OF THE CURRENT BIENNIUM FOR SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVES.
THAT'S LIKE FOR GRANTS FOR DIFFERENT SCHOOL SAFETY FACILITY TYPE THINGS, WHICH THEY'VE ALREADY APPROPRIATED $400 MILLION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 600 MILLION ON TOP OF THAT.
THE HOUSE HAS APPROPRIATED 1.6 BILLION, SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL BILLION DOLLARS ON TOP OF THE 600 MILLION.
THEY'VE GOT THAT 600 MILLION THERE FOR ONETIME COSTS AND THEN THEY'VE GOT A BILLION DOLLARS FOR ONGOING COSTS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AS WELL.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHERE THAT MONEY COMES FROM WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY.
WE HAVE TWO PRIMARY BILLS THAT SPEND OUT OF THAT $5 BILLION.
THE HOUSE BILL IS HOUSE BILL 100 AND THE SENATE BILL IS SENATE BILL 9.
THE HOUSE BILL IS REALLY THE ONLY ACTUAL SCHOOL FINANCE BILL.
THE SENATE BILL I WOULDN'T REALLY CALL A SCHOOL FINANCE BILL.
THAT WOULD INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT BY $90 FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN BY AN ADDITIONAL $50 FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
SO A TOTAL OF $140 IN THAT YEAR FROM WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
IT ALSO ADDS AN INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE NEXT BIENNIUM, SO THAT'S THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR, BASED ON INFLATION OVER THE PRIOR 10 YEARS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE LEGISLATURE HAS EVER CONSIDERED DOING AN INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.
THEN WE'LL TALK IN A MINUTE ABOUT HOW INFLATION IMPACTS US AND WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
IT DOES INCREASE THE PORTION OF THE NEW FUNDING THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND ON TEACHER RAISES.
SOME OF THAT MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON NON-ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS.
BUT IT'S LIKE 75% OF 30% HAS TO BE SPENT ON TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS, AND NURSES.
IT INCREASES THAT TO 50%, BUT STILL KEEPS THAT 75/25 SPLIT BETWEEN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT POSITIONS OR CAMPUSES AND THOSE OTHER POSITIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A $500 PER STUDENT ALLOTMENT FOR EACH STUDENT FOR WHOM WE CONDUCT A FULL AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
IT CREATES THE FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.08 PER STUDENT TO SUPPORT FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. IT ADJUSTS SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING PRETTY DRAMATICALLY.
HONESTLY, THIS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT, BUT IT'S EXTREMELY COMPLICATED AND WOULD HAVE TAKEN A WHOLE SLIDE ON ITS OWN.
BUT IT COMPLETELY REVAMPED HOW WE FUND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO BE BASED ON INTENSITY OF SERVICES RATHER THAN INSTRUCTIONAL ARRANGEMENT.
YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT YOU ADOPTED FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IT ALSO MAKES MOST OF THE PROGRAM ALLOTMENTS BASED ON ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN ON AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
THEN FINALLY, IMPORTANTLY FOR US, IT REPEALS THE CAP ON THE FAST GROWTH ALLOTMENT.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S A FAST GROWTH ALLOTMENT THAT WE QUALIFY FOR.
BUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT CAN BE SPENT ON THAT IN A GIVEN YEAR IS CAPPED AND THEY PRORATE IT FOR EACH DISTRICT.
THIS WOULD REPEAL THAT CAP, MEANING WE WOULD GET THE FULL AMOUNT THERE.
THE SENATE BILL IS SENATE BILL 9 AND REALLY IT DOES QUITE A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS BESIDES THIS RELATED TO TEACHER RIGHTS AND SOME OTHER THINGS FOR TEACHER RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT.
BUT THE MONEY PART OF IT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON A ONETIME TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT, WHICH IS $2,000.
THERE'S SOME EXTRA WORDS IN THAT BULLET POINT I'M NOTICING.
A ONETIME TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT OF $2,000 PER TEACHER FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS LIKE FRISCO ISD AND $6,000 PER TEACHER FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH LESS THAN 20,000 STUDENTS.
WE HAVE TO PAY THAT IN THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AGAIN THAT THAT IS ONE-TIME MONEY.
THIS IS NOT AN ONGOING SOURCE OF REVENUE.
WE'VE HEARD THIS CALLED THE TEACHER PAY RAISE AND IT'S REALLY A TEACHER RETENTION STIPEND BECAUSE IT'S JUST ONE TIME MONEY.
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INFLATION FROM JUNE 2019 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2023 WAS 17%.IT'S ACTUALLY GONE UP EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE SINCE THEN, AND SO IN ORDER FOR THE STATE TO JUST PROVIDE DISTRICTS WITH THE SAME BUYING POWER THAT WE HAD IN 2019, WE WOULD NEED TO SEE $14.5 BILLION IN NEW PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS STATEWIDE THIS BIENNIUM.
I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'RE AT 7.4.
WE'RE OBVIOUSLY QUITE AWAYS OFF FROM THAT.
THAT IS SEPARATE FROM ENROLLMENT GROWTH IN PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, SCHOOL DISTRICT M&O BUDGETS DO NOT INCREASE, SCHOOL DISTRICT M&O REVENUE DOES NOT INCREASE IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES.
THERE ARE A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAVE ENOUGH PROPERTY VALUE THAT THEY DO GET THE BENEFIT OF THAT ON A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THEIR TAX RATE, WE'RE NOT ONE OF THEM SO ON THE M&O SIDE OF OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS THE BUDGET THAT WE USE TO PAY TEACHERS AND DO EVERYTHING TO OPERATE THE DISTRICT, INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES DOES NOT ACTUALLY INCREASE OUR REVENUE.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT DECREASES HOW MUCH MONEY WE GET FROM THE STATE, SO IT SHIFTS THE BURDEN FROM THE STATE TO OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS.
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
WE ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY BY OUR PROPERTY TAXPAYERS.
RIGHT NOW THE STATE IS PAYING FOR ABOUT 36% OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR THE REST, SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO DO PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THIS SESSION TO GIVE THAT RELIEF TO OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, BUT THAT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF DOES NOT INCREASE OUR FUNDING SO WE NEED THE LEGISLATURE TO REALLY LOOK AT BOTH OF THESE TWO PROBLEMS. THERE'S MONEY TO DO BOTH.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS WE'VE HEARD IT PRESENTED AS IF IT'S A CHOICE AND THERE REALLY IS MONEY TO DO BOTH.
MAYBE NOT TO GIVE US $14.5 BILLION, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY ENOUGH MONEY TO DO MORE THAN 7.4 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS STATE-WIDE.
WE CONTINUE TO ASK LEGISLATORS TO LOOK AT WHAT CAN YOU RESPONSIVELY APPROPRIATE, HOW CAN YOU LEVERAGE THE CURRENT BIENNIUM TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS? WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE STATES' RAINY DAY FUND IS GOING TO MAX OUT IN THIS NEXT BIENNIUM BECAUSE OF THE SURPLUS THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IT'S NEVER DONE BEFORE IN ITS HISTORY SO THERE'S THINGS THAT STATE CAN DO AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE THEY STILL DO THAT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
>> WITH SCHOOL SAFETY, THESE ARE THE BILLS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS THE MAY PASS THAT HAVE GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH IN THE PROCESS.
THESE BILLS ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON INCREASING FUNDING AND ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORTS AND STRUCTURES TO HELP DISTRICTS COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SB 11 WHICH CAME OUT OF THE 2019 SESSION.
FRISCO ISD, ACTUALLY THANKS TO OUR AWESOME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOLKS AND OUR SECURITY FOLKS AND THE WORK OF OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH MOST OF THESE PROVISIONS. I'M SORRY.
>> EXCUSE ME. ALL OF THE PROVISIONS.
FRISCO ISD IS ACTUALLY OFTEN LOOKED AT AS A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.
HB 13 REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM AND THEN ALSO CREATES AN ALLOTMENT TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS OF THOSE TRAININGS.
ALSO, DISTRICTS HAVE TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR STUDENTS TO REPORT CONCERNING BEHAVIOR FOR ANOTHER STUDENT FOR AN ASSESSMENT TO THE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM, SO STUDENT REPORTING RATHER THAN JUST STAFF.
DISTRICTS ALSO HAVE TO ADOPT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER PREPAREDNESS APPENDIX TO THE MULTI HAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
IT SETS THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT AT $100 PER STUDENT.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN THE PAST, IT WAS JUST SETTING APPROPRIATIONS EACH YEAR AND IT WASN'T SET ACTUALLY IN THE LAW AND SO WE DIDN'T EVER KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO BE THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S 972 PER ADA AND, SO THIS IS UP QUITE A BIT.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT MAKES IT TO WHERE WE CAN PLAN FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR.
IT'S A SET AMOUNT THAT WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR INSTEAD OF JUST WHATEVER THEY HAVE LEFTOVER FOR SAFETY AND SO THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT CHANGE.
THEN SB 838 REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE EACH CLASSROOM WITH A SILENT PANIC ALERT TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS FOR IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITH DISTRICT EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND THIS IS THE BILL, IT IS ACTUALLY ALREADY PASSED.
THE NEXT ONE IS LIKE A TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION BILL.
IT'S SIMILAR IN A LOT OF WAYS TO SB 9, EXCUSE ME.
SOME OF THE BULLETS ON HERE ARE IN THERE BUT THEY WERE ON THAT SLIDE.
IT EXPANDS TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, SO IT ADDS ANOTHER DESIGNATION AND ACKNOWLEDGED DESIGNATION.
IT INCREASES THE ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS FOR ALL OF THE LEVELS EXCEPT FOR THE NATIONALLY BOARD-CERTIFIED,
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IT'LL STAY AT ACKNOWLEDGED, SO IT'LL BE THAT SAME AMOUNT THAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.IT ALSO CREATES A GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP DISTRICTS DEVELOP A LOCAL DESIGNATION SYSTEM FOR TIA BECAUSE IT IS A LONG PROCESS AND IT IS VERY HARD.
TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING ON IT AND SO THIS HELPS THEM PULL IN PEOPLE TO WORK ON THAT TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT SYSTEM.
IT MAKES STUDENTS OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS ELIGIBLE FOR PRE-K. THEN IT ALSO ADDS AN INCREASE TO THE TEACHER RECRUITMENT, EARLY CAREER TEACHER RETENTION WITH SOME RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT ARE REALLY COOL THAT I WISH WERE IN PLACE WHEN I WAS BECOMING A TEACHER.
>> ANOTHER LARGE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT HAS GAINED MOMENTUM IN RECENT WEEKS IS SENATE BILL 418.
THERE IS A HOUSE BILL THAT IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR BUT STILL DISSIMILAR ENOUGH, THEY'RE NOT EVEN CONSIDERED COMPANIONS, CALLED HOUSE BILL 4148, BUT IT APPEARS THAT SENATE BILL 418 WOULD BE THE VEHICLE FOR THIS MOVE.
THIS IS A BIG SHIFT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TEXAS.
THIS WOULD MAKE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPEN ENROLLMENT ACROSS THE STATE.
RIGHT NOW, DISTRICTS HAVE THE OPTION TO BE OPEN ENROLLMENT AND IF THEY ARE OPEN ENROLLMENT AND THEY BRING STUDENTS IN FROM OUT OF THEIR DISTRICTS, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CHARGE TUITION BECAUSE THEY DON'T RECEIVE THAT FUNDING.
THIS WOULD CHANGE THAT STRUCTURE, WOULD REQUIRE ALL DISTRICTS TO BE OPEN ENROLLMENT AND WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THOSE STUDENTS BASED ON THE SAME STRUCTURE AS IF THOSE STUDENTS WERE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND WOULD PROHIBIT THE CHARGING OF TUITION.
IT WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO TRANSFER TO ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE BEFORE THE START OF THE YEAR AND COUNT THOSE STUDENTS AS PART OF THE DISTRICTS ADA FOR FUNDING.
IT SETS AN ORDER OF PRIORITY FOR THOSE TRANSFERS, WHICH IS LISTED THERE, I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THEM.
ONE WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IS STUDENTS OF DEPENDENTS OF EMPLOYEES.
IN SENATE BILL 418, THAT'S THE THIRD PRIORITY LEVEL BEHIND RESIDENT STUDENTS, AND THEN STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT.
THAT'S REALLY BASED ON, WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A WAIT LIST FOR CAMPUSES THAT MAY BE AT CAPACITY AND SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO TRANSFER INTO A PARTICULAR CAMPUS AND GOT PUT ON THIS WAIT LIST, WE COULD OFFER THEM A SPOT AT A DIFFERENT CAMPUS AND THEN THEY GET PRIORITY IF ONE OPENS UP AT THE CAMPUS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY TRYING TO TRANSFER INTO.
ESSENTIALLY THE ONLY REASONS THAT A DISTRICT COULD DENY A TRANSFER APPLICATION WOULD BE IF THE SCHOOL OR GRADE LEVEL WAS THAT CAPACITY.
OR IF THE STUDENT WAS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION, DAP PLACEMENT, OR EXPULSION.
IT ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO REMAIN AT A SCHOOL THROUGH THE HIGHEST GRADE OFFERED AT THAT SCHOOL UNLESS, AGAIN, WE CAN REVOKE FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT RELATED TO DISCIPLINE OR ATTENDANCE.
THEN IT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO REAPPLY TO REMAIN IN THE DISTRICT AFTER COMPLETING THE HIGHEST GRADE OUT OF CAMPUS, SO THEY WOULD THEN WHATEVER THE NEXT CAMPUS IS UP, IF THEY FINISHED OUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WANTED TO GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT, THEY WOULD REAPPLY FOR WHATEVER MIDDLE-SCHOOL THEY WERE INTERESTED IN GOING TO.
THEN IT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DETERMINE CAPACITY FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL ON CAMPUS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING FAST, SO YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO JUST WAIT AND ASK QUESTIONS AT THE END OR IF YOU WANT INTERRUPT US, YOU CAN INTERRUPT US AS WELL.
ANOTHER BIG TOPIC THAT WE'RE HEARING THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DEALING WITH AND TALKING ABOUT IS LIBRARY MATERIALS AND THERE'S TWO PRIMARY BILLS ON THIS TOPIC.
I DON'T REALLY CALL THEM COMPANIONS, BECAUSE THEY DO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY IN CONFLICT EITHER, SO THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BOTH PASS.
THE SENATE BILL IS SENATE BILL 13 AND THE HOUSE BILL IS HOUSE BILL 900.
SENATE BILL 13 REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH AN OPT-IN NOTIFICATION FOR PARENTS EACH TIME THEIR STUDENT CHECKS OUT A LIBRARY BOOK.
ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO REMEMBER TO CHANGE THAT.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE PEOPLE AT THE BEGINNING OF A SCHOOL YEAR THE ABILITY TO CHECK A BOX THAT SAYS, YES, I WANT TO GET AN EMAIL EVERY TIME MY STUDENT CHECKS OUT A LIBRARY BOOK.
WE'RE ACTUALLY ALREADY DOING THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THIS BILL PASSES OR NOT.
IT'S ACTUALLY AN IDEA THAT THE AUTHOR GOT FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH US.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IN THIS BILL.
IT ALSO REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH LOCAL SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCILS TO RECOMMEND MATERIALS FOR ADDITIONAL LIBRARY CATALOG AND TO REVIEW CHALLENGE MATERIALS.
AGAIN, THIS IS IN PART BASED ON SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR INVOLVING OUR COMMUNITY IN GIVING US GUIDANCE ON OUR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS REVIEWING OUR RECONSIDERATION PROCESS THAT YOU ALL APPROVED BACK IN NOVEMBER.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THEN IT REQUIRES LIBRARY MATERIALS PROPOSED FOR SELECTION TO BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC 30 DAYS BEFORE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND REQUIRES THOSE LIBRARY MATERIALS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO PURCHASE.
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SENATE BILL 13 IS BY SENATOR ANGELA PAXTON WHO HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT TO WORK WITH ON THIS BILL, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH HER OFFICE, AND ACTUALLY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS WELL.WE HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH HIS OFFICE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHERE WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS BILL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT, AND HE WAS VERY GRACIOUS AND THEY COMMUNICATED TO US THAT THEY APPRECIATED THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN THIS AREA.
THAT WAS A GOOD MEETING FOR US TO HAVE.
ON THE HOUSE SIDE WE HAVE HOUSE BILL 900, WHICH IS BY REPRESENTATIVE JARED PATTERSON, ALSO FROM OUR AREA, OBVIOUSLY.
THIS BILL WOULD REALLY BE FOCUSED A LOT LESS ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A LOT MORE ON VENDORS.
IT BASICALLY REQUIRES ALL SCHOOL BOOK VENDORS TO RATE MATERIALS BASED ON WHETHER THEY'RE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR CONTAINS SEXUALLY RELEVANT MATERIAL.
THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BILL CREATED SPECIFIC RATING GUIDELINES FOR VENDORS TO GIVE THEM SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.
IT WOULD PROHIBIT SCHOOL VENDORS FROM SELLING MATERIALS THAT ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IT REQUIRES VENDORS TO ISSUE RECALLS FOR BOOKS THEY'VE ALREADY SOLD, THAT THEY'RE NOW RATING AS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT.
IT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OBTAIN PARENTAL CONSENT FOR A STUDENT TO CHECK OUT SEXUALLY RELEVANT BOOKS.
SEXUALLY RELEVANT BOOKS IS THINGS LIKE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LIKE SEX ED TYPE MATERIAL.
THAT'S STILL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT MATERIAL, BUT WOULD NEED TO GET PARENTAL CONSENT BEFORE A STUDENT COULD ACCESS THAT MATERIAL.
THEN IT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REVIEW THOSE SEXUALLY RELEVANT MATERIAL ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THEN POST ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE A REPORT OF WHETHER WE'VE DECIDED WE WANT TO KEEP ANY OF THOSE MATERIALS OR REMOVE THEM EACH TIME WE REVIEW THOSE.
>> THIS BILL HAS BEEN DUBBED THE CURRICULUM BILL, HB 1605.
IT ADJUSTS THE PROCESS IS A LOT FOR ADOPTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND IT ACTUALLY PUTS THE TEA IN A LOT MORE CONTROL, IF YOU WILL, JUST IN THE PROCESS MORE.
IT ALLOWS TEA TO PURCHASE OR DEVELOP OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE MATERIALS, THEN TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
I THINK THAT'S A BIG MISCONCEPTION, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS THINKING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TEACH A CERTAIN CURRICULUM.
IT'S OPTIONAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EXCEPT THE PART WHERE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS TO CHOOSE A LIST OF REQUIRED VOCAB WORDS AND A LITERARY WORK FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL, AND ADD THOSE, I GUESS THE TICKS.
IT PROVIDES ALSO FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO USE THESE STATE-APPROVED MATERIALS, BUT IT DOES ALLOW US TO SUBMIT OUR OWN MATERIALS IF WE WANT TO, FOR THE CURRICULUM WRITING THAT WE'VE DONE IN FRISCO ISD, AND SO WE CAN SUBMIT THOSE TO BE APPROVED.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN MIND THAT THESE ALLOTMENTS IS ON TOP OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT.
THIS IS NOT IN LIEU OF THEY DIDN'T TAKE FROM THAT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT TO CREATE THIS MONEY, SO WE STILL GET OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT RESTORED TO CLOSE TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
THIS IS ON TOP OF THAT, AND SO WE COULD GET OUR MATERIALS APPROVED AND THEN WE COULD GET COMPENSATED, IF YOU WILL, FOR THAT.
THEN THE NEXT BILL, THIS IS THE HB 4545 CLEANUP BILL.
IT REDUCES THE BURDEN A LITTLE BIT.
IT DOESN'T DO AWAY WITH HB 4545 OR ANY OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS, OR DOES WITH SOME OF THEM.
IT ELIMINATES THE ACCELERATED LEARNING COMMITTEES, BECAUSE IT WAS PRESCRIBED AND THOSE WERE UNNECESSARY.
IT ALSO LIMITS IT TO JUST READING AND MATH ASSESSMENTS.
IT ELIMINATES THE MINIMUM HOURS REQUIREMENT FOR THE ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION, BUT IT ALSO REDUCES THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION TO JUST 15 HOURS, AND THAT'S NOT PER CLASS OR PER TEST, THAT'S JUST 15 HOURS.
IT ALSO ALLOWS IT TO BE BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL, WHICH IS A BURDEN THAT IS LIFTED OFF OF OUR SCHEDULES, IF YOU WILL.
THEN IT ALSO INCREASES THE TUTOR STUDENT RATIOS AND IT ALLOWS PARENTS TO OPT OUT.
>> THIS SLIDE IS NOT IN YOUR SLIDE DECK, BECAUSE I ADDED IT LIKE 35 MINUTES AGO.
THIS IS THE LEGISLATURE FOR YOU.
THEY'RE JUST CONSTANTLY DOING THINGS DOWN THERE.
HOUSE BILL 4402 ACTUALLY PASSED TODAY.
WE'VE BEEN CALLING THIS THE LAZARUS BILL BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS DEAD AND IT CAME BACK.
LAST WEEK, THIS BILL WAS POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 22ND OF THIS YEAR.
IT WAS BEING HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.
THEY POSTPONED IT TO JUNE 22ND.
WELL, THAT'S AFTER THE LEGISLATURE IS NO LONGER IN SESSION.
WHENEVER THEY POSTPONE A BILL UNTIL AFTER THE END OF
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THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT MEANS THE BILL IS DEAD.THEY THEN CAME BACK AND HAD A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND SET IT FOR TODAY, HENCE, THE LAZARUS BILL.
IT WAS HEARD TODAY AND WAS AMENDED FOUR TIMES AND PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE.
WELL, IT PASSED ONTO THIRD READING, SO IT'LL PASS OUT OF THE HOUSE TOMORROW.
THIS IS A PRETTY BIG BILL, AND SO THAT'S WHY I ADDED IN HERE THIS EVENING FOR YOU ALL.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF MAJOR THINGS THAT THIS DOES.
IT COMPLETELY ADJUSTS HOW WE DO ASSESSMENTS MOVING FORWARD FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS.
IT MOVES AWAY FROM A ONE-TIME END OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENT INTO WHAT THEY'RE CALLING A THROUGH-YEAR ASSESSMENT, JUST TO BE ADMINISTERED AT LEAST THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IT LIMITS HOW MANY SUBJECTS THAT ASSESSMENT WOULD BE ADMINISTERED IN.
THIS IS BEGINNING WITH THE 27, 28 SCHOOL YEAR.
THERE WILL BE A TRANSITION PLAN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS IF THIS PASSED TO MOVE TO THIS THROUGH-YEAR ASSESSMENT.
THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF GROWTH, WHICH IS WHAT WE GENERALLY WANT TO SEE IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE ASSESSING SCHOOLS.
IT ALSO ADDS A COUPLE OF INDICATORS, INCLUDING AN INDICATOR FOR EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR STUDENT SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MIDDLE-SCHOOL CTE COURSES, AND THEN ALSO AN INDICATOR FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCESS IN ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS.
THOSE ALL GO INTO THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOMAIN.
ACTUALLY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS BEFORE, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO GET OUR PRESENTATION ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
I TOLD THEM I WOULD TELL YOU ALL THAT, BASICALLY, EVERYTHING THEY SAID YOU COULD POTENTIALLY JUST THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW IF THIS BILL PASSES. THAT'LL BE FUN.
THAT'S HOW IT GOES IN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, UNFORTUNATELY.
THIS ALSO CREATES AN EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR ALLOTMENT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THIS BILL DOES THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS IT WOULD REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO USE THE EXISTING COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS CALCULATIONS THROUGH THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE FIRST YEAR THEY COULD EVALUATE US WITH THE HIGHER CUT SCORES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT WOULD BE THE 2024, 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS HAS BEEN A BIG EFFORT THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH A LOT OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ON.
THEN FINALLY, IT ADDS A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS FOR STUDENTS TO SHOW MILITARY READINESS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO GET DATA THAT SUPPORTS THE WAY THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE MILITARY READINESS, BECAUSE IT'S JUST ENLISTMENT IN MILITARY, AND WE JUST DON'T GET GOOD DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON THAT.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING STUDENTS SELF-REPORT.
ANYWAY, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF POTENTIAL ISSUES.
THIS WOULD ADD TWO ADDITIONAL WAYS THAT STUDENTS COULD SHOW MILITARY READINESS, AND THAT WOULD BE BY COMPLETING A JROTC PROGRAM OR BY PASSING THE ASVAB, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT STANDS FOR, BUT IT'S RELATED TO.
>> ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY.
>> LOOK AT THAT. NICELY DONE, TODD.
>> THE ONLY THING I ATE. NOT THAT. [LAUGHTER]
IT'S GOT TO PASS OUT OF THE HOUSE TOMORROW AND THEN IT'LL HEAD OVER TO THE SENATE.
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW IT'S PROSPECTS IN THE SENATE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT ACTUALLY THIS WEEK.
THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVES IN HERE.
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ALSO CONSIDER THAT WOULD BE MAJOR SHIFTS FOR US, AND SO ANYWAY, WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
THE LAST SET OF TOPICS, I THINK, AM I RIGHT ABOUT THIS? NICE. THEN I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS PROPERTY TAXES.
ONE OF THE REASONS I PUT THIS LAST IS BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY THE AREA WHERE THE LEGISLATURE DISAGREES THE MOST RIGHT NOW.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE JUST IN TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLACES ON THIS, AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM SEEMS TO BE SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF WANTING TO MOVE, BUT THEY BOTH AGREE THAT WE NEED TO GIVE A LOT OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, THEY JUST DON'T AGREE ON HOW TO DO IT.
THE HOUSE IS ATTACKING IT FROM THE APPRAISAL PERSPECTIVE.
YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS' HOMESTEADS HAVE A 10% APPRAISAL CAP.
YOUR APPRAISAL CAN'T GO UP BY MORE THAN 10% IN A GIVEN YEAR OTHER THAN IMPROVEMENTS.
IF IT'S A RESIDENT'S HOMESTEAD, HBV-2 WOULD LOWER THAT TO 5% AND THEN WOULD APPLY THAT CAP TO ALL PROPERTY, NOT JUST HOMESTEADS.
IT WOULD ALSO LOWER SCHOOL DISTRICT MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATES BY 15 CENTS, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN OUR TIER 1 TAX RATE.
THERE'S SOME CONCERNS WITH THIS ON THE SENATE SIDE PRIMARILY THAT THIS REALLY HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THERE, WHO CURRENTLY OWN THEIR PROPERTY.
IT WON'T HELP SOMEONE WHEN THEY MOVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THAT APPRAISAL CAP WHEN YOU MOVE, YOU HAVE TO BEEN THERE ALREADY, WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET AND DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM MOVING, FROM SELLING THEIR HOMES, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INVENTORY PROBLEM.
ANYWAY, COULD CAUSE SOME ISSUES THERE.
SENATE BILL 3 IS THE SENATE'S VERSION OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF,
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PART OF IT, AND IT WOULD RAISE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 40,000-$70,000.SO WE JUST RAISED IT LAST SESSION FROM 25-40.
NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RAISING IT FROM 40-70.
THAT'S PENDING VOTER APPROVAL.
THE VOTERS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE THAT IN A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION, DEPENDING ON WHEN IT PASSED, IT COULD BE NOVEMBER, IT COULD BE NEXT MAY.
THEN SENATE BILL 4 WOULD ALLOW THE COMMISSIONER TO COMPRESS SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAXES, AND BASICALLY THE WAY THAT WOULD WORK IS THEY WOULD JUST SAY, HERE'S HOW MUCH MONEY WE PUT IN THE BUDGET, GO, DO THE CALCULATIONS AND FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THEY DON'T SET AN ACTUAL AMOUNT IN THERE, THEY SAY BY APPROPRIATION.
BUT ANOTHER BIG PIECE OF THIS BILL THAT'S IMPORTANT IS RIGHT NOW, OUR PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSION STOPS.
THERE'S A FLOOR FOR HOW LOW OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE CAN GO.
IT'S 90% OF THE HIGHEST TIER 1 RATE IN THE STATE, AND THAT'S FROM HOUSE BILL 3.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE TWO-AND-A-HALF PERCENT REVENUE CAP THAT WAS PLACED IN HOUSE BILL 3, WHERE YOU CAN'T GO ABOVE TWO-AND-A-HALF PERCENT LOCAL REVENUE, YOU HAVE TO COMPRESS TO KEEP YOURSELF FROM DOING THAT.
WELL, THAT'S SUBJECT TO THIS 90% FLOOR.
ONCE YOU HIT THIS FLOOR, YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE CAN GROW AND GROW AND GROW AND GROW.
WE'VE HIT THE FLOOR ALONG WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALF THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP SO MUCH.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THAT TWO-AND-A-HALF PERCENT REVENUE CAP, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW ON DISTRICTS THAT ARE HITTING THIS FLOOR, AND SO THIS WOULD LOWER THAT FLOOR TO 80%.
IT WOULD ALLOW OUR RATE TO BE COMPRESSED FURTHER, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MORE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, SHIFT THE BURDEN BACK TO THE STATE.
THIS DOESN'T IMPACT OUR FUNDING.
IT SHIFTS WHERE IT COMES FROM.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER BIG PIECE OF SENATE BILL 4.
WE EXPECT A SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS TOPIC BECAUSE THE TWO CHAMBERS JUST CAN'T GET ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT IT.
>> THIS IS THE LAST THING, I PROMISE, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NODDING OFF WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES. NO OFFENSE, DANNY.
THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE SHARED THESE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, AND A TON OF PEOPLE ARE USING THEM.
WE WILL GO PLACES WHERE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE'RE USING THE DASHBOARD AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE WE LIKE TO SHARE RESOURCES.
SO THIS IS FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE REALLY PUMPED ABOUT FOLLOWING PENDING LEGISLATION.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO HERE, AND THIS IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU FIND THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THIS.
THIS IS OUR ADA SESSION BY THE NUMBERS.
SO IT SHOWS YOU SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS THAT WE STARTED WITH UP HERE, AND IT AUTOMATICALLY UPDATES.
SO WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF A BILL MOVING, THESE WILL UPDATE AUTOMATICALLY.
YOU CAN ALSO COME OVER HERE AND SCROLL DOWN AND SEE BY THE ISSUE, AND THIS IS ALL THE BILLS THAT HAVE JUST BEEN FILED, NOT NECESSARILY HAVE MOVED AND SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY OPEN THIS UP AND SEE MORE.
I THINK YOU CAN LOAD MORE, BUT IT WON'T NOW.
YOU CAN SEE AS BILLS START TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS, THESE BARS WILL CHANGE.
WE'VE GOT ONE LITTLE TEENY, TINY INACTIVE ONE THAT WON'T EVEN SHOW UP WHEN I HOVER.
BUT DOWN HERE, I THINK IS SOME OF THE MORE INTERESTING STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. THIS IS ALL OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION BILLS, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THERE'S A FEW LISTS.
IF YOU WANTED TO SEE, I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT SCHEDULED VERY HEARING NEXT WEEK.
I WANT TO TESTIFY ON SOMETHING OR I WANT TO SEE WHAT HAS GONE TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
I WANT TO SEE BILLS THAT ARE PASSED IN THE SECOND CHAMBER.
SO HERE THEY ARE ALL LISTED DOWN HERE, BUT THE BIG LIST IS THIS ONE, ALL PUBLIC EDUCATION BILLS, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO THROUGH, AND YOU CAN SEE OUR SUMMARIES HERE.
SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE MORE IN DEPTH THAN YOU SEE WITH THEIR SUMMARIES THAT THEY GAVE, WHICH IS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.
THEN WE GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH AND YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN HOVER OVER THEM AND SEE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SORT IT BY ISSUE.
IF YOU WANT IT TO LOOK AT SAFETY, YOU COULD TYPE IT IN HINDSIGHT.
YOU'RE DONE, BUT YOU GET SUPER EXCITED.
AGAIN, IF THEY'RE BLANK, IT'S LIKELY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT GONE ANYWHERE YET.
YOU SEE A LOT OF BLANK ONES BECAUSE WE DECIDED WHY ARE WE SUMMARIZING BILLS THAT ARE NEVER GOING TO GO ANYWHERE.
BUT YOU'LL SEE A LOT THAT ARE SUMMARIZED.
YOU CAN ALSO FILTER THEM BY THEIR SPONSOR IF YOU WANT.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ THE BILL IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PUNISH YOURSELF.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THEIR STATUS, THEIR SUMMARY STATUS.
WE'VE GOT THEM LISTED AS HIGH, MEDIUM, OR LOW PRIORITY.
THAT'S NOT BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT WE LIKE THEM OR DISLIKE THEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
A LOW PRIORITY MEANS THAT IT WILL BE MINIMAL RESOURCES FOR FRISCO ISD FOR THAT CHANGE.
IT MIGHT BE A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL, BUT WE MARKED IT LOW PRIORITY BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY DO.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT COMMITTEE IT'S ASSIGNED TO.
SO THESE ARE, I THINK, REALLY FUN TOOLS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING NOW ACROSS THE STATE REALLY, ACTUALLY.
WE GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, WE PUSH EVERYTHING OUT.
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WE WORK WITH AT LEAST PROBABLY 60 DISTRICTS PRETTY REGULARLY IN REGIONS 10 AND 11, AND A LOT OF THEM USE THESE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE.>> JUST ON THOSE PRIORITY THINGS, LIKE MEGAN SAID, WE HAVE A SPECIFIC SET OF CRITERIA THAT WE USE TO PRIORITIZE BILLS THAT IS ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE DID A WORKSHOP FOR YOU ALL BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTED WHERE WE WENT THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE BLUEPRINT AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO PRIORITIZE BILLS, THAT'S ALL ON THE WEBSITE.
THAT BLUEPRINT IS POSTED THERE.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND YOU CAN SEE THE PAGE.
IT'S ACTUALLY OPENED ON MY DESK.
THAT'S HOW I REFER TO IT WHEN WE'RE SUMMARIZING THESE BILLS AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THEM.
YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT CRITERIA WE USE TO REACH THOSE DIFFERENT PRIORITY LEVELS. IT'S FOUR PRIORITY LEVELS.
PRIORITY 1 AND PRIORITY 2 ARE BOTH HIGH PRIORITY.
THEY'RE JUST KIND OF SUBCATEGORIES.
I THINK THAT'S IT. UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> SERIOUSLY. NO, I WILL TELL YOU THAT YOUR BASICALLY GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR LIKE 47 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MEANINGFUL THIS WORK IS THAT YOU ARE DOING AND NOT EVERYONE IS AS LUCKY AS FIRST OF ALL I SEE IT TO HAVE EXPERTS THAT ARE GUIDING THIS DISTRICT AND OTHER DISTRICTS THROUGH VERY COMPLICATED LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I KNOW WE SAY IT EVERY SESSION THAT IT'S CRITICAL FOR PUBLIC ED, BUT I MEAN, HERE WE ARE AGAIN, IT'S A CRITICAL PUBLIC ED SESSIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, GUYS.
I HAVE OBVIOUSLY SOME CONCERNS ABOUT A FEW OF THE BILLS, AND WE'VE ALL DISCUSSED THOSE.
SP9 GIVES ME A LOT OF PAUSE BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO FORCE SOME ADDITIONAL TEACHER RETENTION ISSUES FOR LARGE DISTRICTS LIKE OURSELVES.
I DID LOOK UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU ALL WERE TALKING CERTAIN DISTRICTS AND WHAT THEIR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS WERE RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
I THINK THAT YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB NOT ONLY WITH THIS, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS INTENTLY ON PROVIDING REAL-WORLD AND REAL-TIME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THESE BILLS COULD DO. WHAT'S HAPPENING?
>> JUST SEEING IF THOSE HANDHELD MICROPHONE.
>> I KNOW, I'M HEAR SOMETHING TOO.
>> THAT'S WHERE ALL THAT FEEDBACK IS FROM.
>> I KNOW IT'S LIKE WHAT IS IT? I KNOW THAT YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB.
I REMEMBER LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MEGAN, YOU WERE LITERALLY HELPING BILLS BE AMENDED ON THE FLOOR PRIOR TO THE VOTE SO THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT FRISCO ISD WAS REPRESENTED IN THOSE AMENDMENTS.
I KNOW YOU ALL ARE DOING A LOT OF THAT RIGHT NOW TOO, AND BEING ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR LEGISLATORS, HAVING LEGISLATORS REACH OUT TO YOU ALL TO COME AND TESTIFY, NOT FOR OR AGAINST THE BILL BECAUSE WE DON'T DO THAT, BUT JUST GIVING INFORMATION TO THEM AS HOW WILL THIS IMPACT, I SEE, THERE IT GOES, FRISCO ISD AND OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE, I THINK JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR JUST THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU-ALL ARE DOING.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND IT'LL BE INTERESTING, AS ALWAYS, TO SEE WHICH BILLS MAKE IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
>> A COUPLE OF MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THEM YET, BUT THE BILL THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT INVOLVES ADDING A PANIC BUTTON EACH ROOM.
DO WE KNOW YET IF THAT'S HARDWIRED INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IS THAT AROUND THE TEACHERS NECK? THEY TURNED OFF YOUR MIC I THINK.
>> IT'S GOT A GREEN, THERE IT GOES. THE BILL AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY FILED SOUNDED LIKE IT NEEDED TO BE A HARDWIRED BUTTON.
THEY DID AMEND THE LANGUAGE AND NOW IT JUST USES THE PHRASE SILENT PANIC ALERT TECHNOLOGY, SO THAT'S MUCH BROADER.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME DISCRETION ABOUT HOW THEY IMPLEMENT THAT.
>> THE BILL DOESN'T COME WITH ANY FUNDING, BUT MAYBE THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT I GUESS IS.
>> NO, IT DOESN'T COME WITH ANY FUNDING.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE THAT $600 MILLION THAT BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BECAUSE THEY BOTH AGREE ON THAT.
THAT'S A PRETTY SAFE BET THAT THAT'S GOING TO COME.
NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE GRANT MONEY, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ONGOING FUNDS, BUT IT COULD BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE STUFF.
THEN WE DO SEE BOTH CHAMBERS ARE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL ONGOING SAFETY MONEY.
THE SENATE IS MOVING TO A CAMPUS BASED SAFETY AND SECURITY A LOT AS OPPOSED TO A STUDENT BASED ONE, THEIR VERSION OF THE BILL DID, AND IT WOULD INCREASE OVERALL SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT MONEY FOR THE STATE BY ABOUT $200 MILLION.
THE HOUSE STICKS WITH THAT POOR STUDENT ALLOTMENT MOVES INTO $100, LIKE MEGAN SAID, WHICH IS THAT BILLION DOLLARS THAT WE HEARD ABOUT THAT'S IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL, SO THERE SHOULD BE MORE MONEY COMING ON THE SAFETY SIDE IN SOME FORM.
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WHAT ABOUT A DISTRICT, ANY INDICATION FROM YOUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS AND YOU CAN SAY NO.
IF THAT'S THE EASIEST ANSWER AT THIS POINT, A GROWING DISTRICT HAVE ROOM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, RESIDENTS MOVE IN, THEY LIVE HERE BUT THERE'S NO ROOM BECAUSE OF THE OPEN ENROLLMENT FEATURE. HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS THAT, THAT CAPACITY DETERMINATION CAN INCLUDE PROJECTIONS.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT CAPACITY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, YOU CAN DETERMINE, THIS IS HOW MANY WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE OVER THE YEAR AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BASING OUR NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SPOTS ON.
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY THE BILL ENDED UP, WE WERE TOLD THAT BEFORE IT WAS PASSED OFF THE FLOOR AND THERE WERE SOME FLOOR AMENDMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS BILL WHILE WE'RE IN AUSTIN THIS WEEK.
>> BE CURIOUS TOO, IF IT RESETS ANNUALLY SIMILAR TO OUR K TO A TRANSFER POLICY.
>> ONCE THEY'RE IN, THEY TAKE A SPOT.
>> THAT SEEMS TO BE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, YES.
>> THEN YOU HAVE POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH PEOPLE WHO MOVED HERE.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THIS THEORETICALLY THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ADDITIONAL REZONING ISSUES FOR US.
>> OR PREMATURE BOND ELECTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL CAPACITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LAST THING, THERE'S MAYBE A KIM QUESTION.
HAVE WE SEEN ANY REVENUE RUNS YET FOR MANY OF THE LEGISLATION OR WE'RE NOT THERE YET?
>> YOU'LL GET THAT ON MAY 25TH.
>> QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT THE SENATE BILL 418, ALSO, OPEN ENROLLMENT.
BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR THE THE PRESENTATION, IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.
DO WE HAVE A POSITION AS A DISTRICT ON OPEN ENROLLMENT? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT US OR SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING?
>> I'M PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THAT.
I THINK AS A GENERAL RULE, THERE'S A LOT THAT COMES WITH IT, THERE'S A LOT OF LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES TO IT.
I DO THINK WE WOULD SEE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME TO TRANSFER INDIFFERENCE CRISIS SO WE COULD THEORETICALLY RECEIVE MORE FUNDING.
BUT AS JOHN WAS POINTING OUT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CHALLENGES FOR THOSE WHO LIVE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT COULD CAUSE.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW IT WOULD WORK YET.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S CONCERNING ABOUT SENATE BILL 418, THE WAY IT'S SET UP RIGHT NOW IS IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT ACTUALLY REQUIRES THE TA TO ADOPT RULES THAT IMPLEMENT IT AND THAT'S NOT A REALISTIC TIMELINE.
THE TA WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE FORMAL RULE-MAKING PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE DEADLINES THAT THEY HAVE TO DO OR THEY HAVE TO DRAFT RULES, THEY HAVE TO GET PUBLIC COMMENT, ALL THESE THINGS.
THEY WON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS.
THERE'S SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE AND THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT WITH OUR LEGISLATORS.
>> IN HOUSE BILL 900, DO WE HAVE AN OPINION AS A DISTRICT OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU REFER TO SOMEONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION?
>> NO, AGAIN, WE DON'T TAKE POSITIONS ON ANY LEGISLATION, SO WE WOULD NEVER TESTIFY FOR OR AGAINST.
DR. CUNNINGHAM DID TESTIFY ON THAT BILL AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE FRISCO ISD HAVE COMPETING STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN, WE'VE HEARD FROM DIFFERENT SETS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SAID WE WANT THESE BOOKS AND WE DON'T WANT THESE BOOKS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THOSE AS WELL, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HOUSE BILL 900 DOES IS IT REALLY TAKES THAT OUT OF OUR HANDS, AND SETS A STATEWIDE STANDARD AND THEN ALLOWS US TO RELY ON THE VENDOR RATINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THAT STANDARD.
THERE'S SOME REALLY POSITIVE THINGS FROM A LOGISTICAL STANDPOINT THERE SO I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION ABOUT IT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT REALLY OUR ROLE.
BUT WE DO THINK THAT IT WOULD TAKE BASICALLY THESE CHALLENGING COMPETING INTERESTS, DECISIONS OUT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUT IT AT THE STATE LEVEL AND GIVE US ALL A VERY CLEAR PATH FORWARD.
>> BOARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL [OVERLAPPING]
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK, NOT ABOUT LEGISLATIVE STUFF, BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH YOU, DEBBIE, AS OUR LEGISLATIVE CHAIR AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND HAVE BEEN HONORED TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 7,
[7. Discussion regarding findings of Intruder Detection Audits at Frisco ISD campuses]
DISCUSSION REGARDING FINDINGS OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS AT FRISCO ISD CAMPUSES. MR. WHISTLER.>> AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO THE PODIUM OUR DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
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MR. JON BODIE.>> THANK YOU, MR. WHISTLER, I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> OUR VERY OWN CAPTAIN AMERICA.
>> I'M STUMPED. I'M COMPLETELY SPEECHLESS. I'M KIDDING.
DR. WALDRIP, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, ISD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WANTED TO SAY JUST A SPECIAL THANKS AS MULTIPLE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MENTIONED, THAT THE GREAT WORK THAT DANNY AND MEGHAN AND NAOMI DO WITH AS PART OF THEIR ENTIRE TEAM WITH GOVERNMENT LEGAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE MANAGE WITHOUT THEM BEFORE THIS YEAR, IT'S INCREDIBLE THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THE VOLUME AND BREADTH OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
I THINK SOME OF THAT WAS EVIDENCED BY THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN THIS EVENING.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE DASHBOARD TOOL THAT WAS REVIEWED IS SO VERY VALUABLE AS MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
I SERVE ON A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS.
THAT TOOL HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THAT GROUP AS WELL.
THESE ARE EMERGENCY MANAGERS AT THE CITY IN COUNTY LEVEL, ALL ACROSS TEXAS THAT ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF SCHOOL SAFETY.
THAT'S BEEN A REALLY VALUABLE TOOL TO US AND TO THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I ALSO LIKE TO THANK IN ADVANCE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS.
ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHERS AS PART OF TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN I'M GOING TO WRAP IT UP REALLY QUICKLY, IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT THE BUY-IN, THE VIGILANCE, AND THE DETERMINATION OF OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS TO ABSORB A LOT OF THE PROCEDURES THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH.
THEN TO TEACH THOSE TO OUR TEACHERS AND THEN HAVE OUR TEACHERS CARRY THAT OUT TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR OUR KIDS.
REALLY THE WORK THAT THEY DO AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL REALLY CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED.
THE PURPOSE FOR MY VISIT TONIGHT IS IN REGARDS TO THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS THAT THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER HAVE CONDUCTED SINCE MY LAST VISIT ON MARCH 6TH.
AS A REFRESHER, INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS BEGAN IN AUGUST 22, FOLLOWING A DIRECTIVE BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT IN JUNE OF THE SAME YEAR.
THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF ASSESSING THE ABILITY OF INTRUDERS, OR IN THIS CASE, THE STATE INSPECTOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR BUILDINGS THROUGH EXTERIOR ENTRY POINTS.
AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, AS A DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR FRISCO ISD, MY PRIMARY ROLES INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF MEASURES TAKEN IN THE PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THOSE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS, OCCUR IN THE PREVENTION AND THE MITIGATION PHASES.
THESE ARE THE VERY SAME PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN WHICH OUR ANNUAL SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDITS OCCUR NOW, AND MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT WE USE A THIRD PARTY AUDITOR FOR THAT PURPOSE.
IT'S A PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN AUDIT VISIT BY A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
THOSE MEETINGS ARE ATTENDED BY PERSONNEL FROM MY DEPARTMENT AND THEN ALSO VISITS BY LOCAL POLICE OFFICIALS THAT FOLLOW THAT MEETING.
THESE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, ARE COMPLIMENTARY TO EFFORTS THAT WE ALREADY ARE UNDERTAKING.
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT AS OF TODAY'S DATE, THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER HAS NOW CONDUCTED WHAT I CALL IDA'S, INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS, AT THREE OUT OF FOUR FISD CAMPUSES.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN VISITED.
THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE, AND WHILE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD PROBABLY BE VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING HOW THOSE RESULTS HAVE GONE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE STATES INFORMED OUR DISTRICT THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS AND IN THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS SAFETY, THAT WE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH A BROADER PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISING IMPORTANT SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS AND INFORMATION.
AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, AND AS YOU ARE ALL ALREADY AWARE, SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS TO DATE WERE DISCUSSED IN THE BOARD EXECUTIVE SESSION EARLIER THIS EVENING.
RESULTS WERE ALSO DISCUSSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 2, THAT'S ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW.
THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY FRISCO ISD TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE FOR LEARNING.
THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS SINCERELY APPRECIATED.
THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND INTO THE UPCOMING YEAR TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIVES THAT COME DOWN FROM THE IDA'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE AT THIS TIME.
>> BOARD, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> I JUST HAD A QUESTION. THIS MIGHT BE BETTER FOR DR. WALDRIP, BUT COULD YOU PROVIDE JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE INCIDENCE OF THE PAST 24 HOURS AND HOW WE PROTECTED OUR CAMPUSES AND THE IMPACT THAT OUR CAMPUSES HAD?
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BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A BUSY 24 HOURS.>> IT HAS BEEN AND QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY YEAR AND A BUSY WEEKEND AS WELL.
WE HAVE STANDARDIZED ALL HAZARD INCIDENT RESPONSE PROCESSES THAT WE FOLLOW FOR ANY EMERGENCY THAT HAPPENS, WHETHER THAT'S AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY THAT'S HAPPENING ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES OR IN THE CASE OF WHAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND.
THOSE ACTIONS BY STUDENTS THAT CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS QUESTIONABLE AT BEST.
THANKFULLY, THERE'S BEEN AN UPDATE BY THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THAT PARTICULAR INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND.
I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT AND HOW WE RESPONDED TO COORDINATE OUR ACTIONS NOT ONLY OVER THE WEEKEND BUT ALSO TODAY THROUGH AGAIN, A SERIES OF STANDARDIZED PROCESSES THAT WE FOLLOW FOR ANY EMERGENCY THAT WE FACE, WHETHER IT'S SEVERE WEATHER OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF EMERGENCY THAT WE HAVE.
WE FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND TO COORDINATE OUR ACTIONS IN A MANNER THAT'S EFFECTIVE.
THAT'S REALLY PROBABLY AS MUCH AS I SHOULD SHARE.
BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.
WE HAVE SOME MOBILE DEVICE APPS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE UTILIZE THAT AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO TOO MANY DETAILS, BUT THEY ALLOW US TO DO THOSE THINGS THAT I JUST DESCRIBED, AND THAT IS TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM EMERGENCIES THAT AFFECT OUR DISTRICT.
>> CAN I ADD ONE THING TO THAT REAL QUICK? IS THAT OKAY? I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OUR ROLES IN HERE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE THREAT, WE ARE IMMEDIATELY A NOTIFICATION WITH FRISCO PD, LITTLE MPD, PLANO PD, MCKINNEY PD, WHOEVER IT IS.
THEY START WORKING. THAT INCIDENT.
I THINK SOMETIME IT'S HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE HAVE TO ALLOW PD TO WORK THROUGH THEIR PROCESSES AND THROUGH THEIR INVESTIGATION.
IN THIS TIME WHERE EVERYTHING IS INSTANTANEOUS TO US AND AT OUR FINGERTIPS WE STRUGGLED TO BE PATIENT, AND WE WANT KNOWLEDGE INSTANTLY.
WE MAY AS PD, AS WORKING THROUGH AN INVESTIGATION, WE MAY HAVE TO GO 5,6,7 HOURS, SOMETIMES 24 HOURS, 48 HOURS FOR THEM TO DO THEIR DEAL SO THAT AS THEY WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS, IF THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE AN ARREST, IT HOLDS UP IN COURT.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND OUR PARENTS OUT THERE.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY, THIS IS A 24/7 JOB THAT WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH FRISCO PD AND OUR NEIGHBORING PDS, AND THEY DON'T SLEEP AT NIGHT WHILE THEY'RE DOING THESE INVESTIGATIONS.
THEY JUST ROLL TO THE NEXT GROUP THAT COMES IN.
BUT I JUST ASK THAT WE HAVE PATIENTS AS A COMMUNITY AND KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO KEEP INFORMATION FROM YOU, BUT WE HAVE TO LET PD DO THEIR WORK, AND I KNOW THAT'S HARD SOMETIMES, AND AS SOON AS WE GET INFORMATION AND PD CAN GIVE US AN UPDATE, WE THEN PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THANKS TO THE FRISCO PD FOR THEIR WORK THIS WEEKEND AND TODAY.
>> IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF WE COULD SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC SOME OF THINGS YOU SHARE IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
YOU GUYS INSTILL A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE THINGS WE'RE DOING ON CAMPUS IN OUR WHOLE DISTRICT.
IT'S JUST A LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT I HAVE.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AND NOTHING'S 100% PROOF.
BUT I TELL YOU WITH THE THINGS YOU SHARE WITH US, I'M NOT A SECURITY EXPERT, BUT IT'S LIKE WHAT MORE COULD WE DO? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT'S SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE DO A LOT MORE THAN MANY DISTRICTS DO.
AS YOU MENTIONED, NOTHING IS 100%, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO ENSURE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BODIE? AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE DO ALL, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 8,
[8. Discussion regarding changes to the TEA Accountability System]
DISCUSSION REGARDING CHANGES TO THE TEA ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. DR. CUNNINGHAM.>> IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW MR. BODIE AND THE SHOUT OUT THAT MR. WALSH GAVE MR. BODIE.
I'VE GOT DR. MOUTON AND DR. NIA HERE.
DR. MOUTON IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT.
DR. NIA IS OUR I MENTIONED DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE'VE TALKED TO YOU A FEW TIMES ABOUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING CHANGES WITH THE STAR TEST THIS YEAR AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESMENT THIS YEAR AS MR. STOCKTON ALLUDED TO.
IT CONTINUES TO POSSIBLY CHANGE.
WHAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT IS WHAT WE KNOW AS OF RIGHT NOW FROM THE TEA.
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WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS BIT OF INFORMATION, SO I'M GOING TO LET THE EXPERTS TALK ABOUT IT.>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WALDRIP AND DR. NIA AND I ARE HERE TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
AS MR. STOCKTON MENTIONED, SOME OF THESE THINGS MAY CHANGE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN OTHERS.
BUT CERTAINLY WE JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT THE A THROUGH F SYSTEM IS ALL ABOUT.
WHERE SOME OF THEM MAJOR CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED AND THAT'S AROUND THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PIECES, AND THEN JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE CHANGES AND HOW THEY MAY IMPACT US.
JUST QUICKLY, A REMINDER HERE THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN THUS FAR HAVE BEEN THE REDESIGN OF THE STAR TEST AND THAT WAS INITIATED JUST THIS SPRING.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE TEST WAS 100 PERCENT ONLINE FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
REALLY, REALLY WELL THERE ALSO, YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE READING AND WRITING PORTIONS ON THIS TEST ARE INTEGRATED, SO INSTEAD OF HAVING STUDENTS DO THOSE THINGS SEPARATELY, NOW THAT'S MESHED TOGETHER, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS THE KIDS TO HAVE SOME FREE RESPONSE ITEMS AS WELL SO NOT ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE.
THEN, ANOTHER CHANGE HERE IS THE B THERE THAT YOU SEE THE CHANGES IN THE CALCULATIONS AND THOSE RATINGS AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON HERE.
JUST AS A RECAP, THERE ARE THREE MAJOR DOMAINS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
ONE INCLUDES THE STAR TEST, WHICH TALKS ABOUT PERFORMANCE AND THEN GROWTH OVER TIME, SO HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVING AND THEN HOW ARE THEY COMPARE TO THEMSELVES OVER TIME? THEN THERE ARE THE COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READINESS DOMAIN, AND THERE ARE 10 INDICATORS THAT'S AFFILIATED WITH THAT AND DR. NIA, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE SHORTLY, AND THEN GRADUATION RATE.
ALL OF THOSE MAKE UP THE ENTIRE WAY THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY RATED IN THIS SYSTEM.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD AND ISD, AS DR. MOUTON MENTIONED, THAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, IT CAN SEEM A LITTLE OVERWHELMING AT TIME, SHE JUST MENTIONED THERE'S ESSENTIALLY THREE DATASETS THAT MAKE UP THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, AND TA DISTRIBUTES THAT DATASET ACROSS WHAT THEY CALL THREE DOMAINS.
DOMAIN 1 IS THE STUDENT'S ACHIEVEMENT.
DOMAIN 2 IS REFERRED TO AS STUDENT GROWTH, WHICH HAS TWO PARTS.
PART A, ACADEMIC GROWTH, PART B, RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, AND THEN DOMAIN 3 RELATIVE PERFORMANCE GAPS.
WANT TO SHOW THE THREE DATASETS THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, HOW THAT'S DISTRIBUTED AND THEN MAKES UP THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
THE BIGGEST COMPONENT OF THE EIGHTH REF SYSTEM IS RELATED TO STAAR DATA DOMAIN 1 COMPRISES STAAR PERFORMANCE, WHICH LOOKS AT PERFORMANCE AND APPROACHES, BEATS AND MASTERS FOR ALL SUBJECTS, ALL TESTS, ALL STUDENTS.
DOMAIN 2 COMPRISES AGAIN STAAR, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE ACADEMIC GROWTH DATA, WHICH COMPARES DATA FROM PRIOR YEAR, THE CURRENT YEAR ON THE STAAR TEST.
DOMAIN 2B IS RELATIVE PERFORMANCE AT, AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT STAAR, BUT THIS SPECIFICALLY IS LOOKING AT STAAR PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO OTHER CAMPUSES OR DISTRICTS WITH A SIMILAR LOW SES PERCENTAGE OR LOW SOCIOECONOMIC.
IT LOOKS AT STAAR PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO LOW SES AND THEN DOMAIN 3, TAKE STAAR PERFORMANCE AND DIS-AGGREGATES AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS, HAS DIFFERENT TERMS, BUT IT REALLY JUST COMES DOWN TO STAAR PERFORMANCE.
AT DOMAIN 3 IS ALSO WHERE THIS INCORPORATES AND INTEGRATES THE FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
THIS IS WHERE WE LOOK AT A LOT OF STUDENT GROUPS.
LOOK AT STUDENT PERFORMANCE BY ETHNICITY IN DIFFERENT STUDENT PROGRAMS. YOU CAN SEE REALLY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, FOR WHAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO SEE HERE IS FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ACCOUNTABILITY, THE STATE'S ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT TERMS AND DIFFERENT WAYS THAT DIS-AGGREGATED DATA.
BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S 100% STAAR TEST.
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER INDICATORS WHICH ARE THE CCMR AND GRADUATION RATE.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW THAT FALLS WITHIN THE DOMAIN.
THE CCMR COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS.
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THERE'S A COMPONENT OF THAT IN DOMAIN 1, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT MORE IN JUST A MOMENT.DOMAIN 2B HALF OF THAT RATING IS ALSO CCMR, AND THEN CCMR IS AGAIN IN DOMAIN 3.
THEN THE LAST DATASET WE'VE MENTIONED, GRADUATION RATE AND THAT'S REPRESENTED IN DOMAIN 1 AND DOMAIN 3.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE CALCULATIONS HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE TOP PART OF THAT SLIDE REPRESENTS DOMAINS FOR 1 AND 2, 70% OF THE FINAL RATING WILL COME FROM THE BETTER OF THOSE THREE.
THEN 30% OF THE RATING WILL BE DOMAIN 3.
THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS REALLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO CCMR, AND THAT POTENTIAL IMPACT.
CCMR IS WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN TERMS OF CHANGES.
AS DR. MOUTON MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S 10 INDICATORS RELATED TO COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT LIST IN DETAIL, BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S INDICATORS SUCH AS STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON THE SAT, ACT, EXAM, ADVANCED PLACEMENT, DUAL CREDIT COURSES, INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS.
THEN IF YOU NOTICE ON THE VERY LAST NOT BULLET POINT BUT NUMBER THERE.
THE MILITARY READINESS PIECE THAT IS COMING BACK INTO THE ACCOUNTABILITY, IT TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS OFF AND THAT'S GETTING BROUGHT BACK INTO THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM SO THAT WILL START BEING INCLUDED WITH THE 2023 GRADUATES AND IT'LL BE REPRESENTED IN NEXT YEAR OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY, EXCUSE ME.
THESE INDICATORS THEMSELVES FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT REALLY HAVE NOT CHANGED.
WHAT'S REALLY BEING PROPOSED AS THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS HOW THESE INDICATORS ARE SCORED OR RATED SPECIFICALLY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU HERE ON THIS CHART.
IF YOU LOOK HERE, THIS CHART REPRESENTS THE MIDDLE COLUMN, 2018 TO 2022 REPRESENTS THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE CUT POINTS FOR THOSE CCMR CRITERIA AND THEN TO THE LEFT OF THAT REPRESENTS WHAT THE CORRESPONDING LETTER GRADE WOULD BE.
FOR EXAMPLE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS FOR CCMR, CUT SCORE OF 60, WHICH ESSENTIALLY REPRESENTS 60% OF THAT GRADUATING CLASS.
FOR THAT TO BE AN A, WAS REPRESENTED BY 60.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES GOING INTO 2023 WOULD CHANGE THAT CUT SCORE UP TO AN 88 IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT SAME RATING.
ONE OF THE THINGS THERE'S CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN TERMS OF INCREASED RATINGS AND STANDARDS.
BUT WHAT'S REALLY ALARMING ABOUT THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL IS THE RATE OF INCREASE FOR THE CCMR CALCULATION.
IT'S A 47% INCREASE ON THE THRESHOLD OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL TO EARN AN A, AND THAT INCREASES I HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE IN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM SO WE'RE WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY AND HOPEFULLY THE LEGISLATURE IS LOOKING AT THAT, HOPEFULLY RESPONDING TO THAT EVEN CURRENTLY AS WE SPEAK.
>> IF WE WERE TO RUN LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS, FOR EXAMPLE THROUGH THIS NEW SCALE, WHAT WOULD THE DIFFERENCE BE IN OUR RATINGS?
>> HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT YET?
>> YES. [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU. GREAT QUESTION.
TO THAT POINT, IF WE WERE TO TAKE LAST YEAR'S DISTRICT RATING, SO LAST YEAR SENIOR CLASS, WE HAD 75% OF OUR GRADUATES MEET ONE OR MORE OF THOSE CRITERIA.
IN 2022, THAT 75 EQUATED TO WHAT TA EQUATED TO A 95 GRADING WHICH EQUATES TO I GUESS AN A IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THAT EXACT SAME DATA, MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE DATA AT ALL, IT WOULD DROP TO 78.
WHAT I REALLY WANT THE FOLKS TO SEE IS HIGH-SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICT'S DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DIFFERENT.
IDENTICAL PERFORMANCE WOULD REALLY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RATING.
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THIS IS MODELING THIS USING DISTRICT DATA.JUST AS A REMINDER, OUR DISTRICT GRADING IS COMPRISED OF OUR HIGH-SCHOOL RATINGS SO WE CAN ANTICIPATE A SIMILAR DISTRIBUTION OF OUR HIGH-SCHOOL RATINGS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE HERE FROM THE DISTRICT, IF THIS HOLDS TRUE.
THIS SLIDE HERE IT'S REALLY THE SAME SLIDE AS WE SAW A COUPLE OF SLIDES BACK.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT, WE SHOW BASICALLY THE THREE DATA SETS, STAR PERFORMANCE, CCMR AND GRADUATION RATE.
BUT WE JUST SHOW THE RELATIVE WEIGHT, SO TO SPEAK, HOW TA CALCULATES THE FINAL RATINGS.
WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS SPECIFIC TO CCMR. WE SAW THE IMPACT OF THOSE CHANGES, WHAT THAT WOULD DO TO THE RATING SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS SO AS A DISTRICT.
WE CAN SEE DOMAIN 1 THAT CCMR ACCOUNTS FOR 40% OF THE OVERALL DOMAIN 1 RATING AND IT'S 50% OF DOMAIN 2B, AND THEN 30% OF DOMAIN 3 SO IT HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE CCMR RATING.
BUT THE OVERALL RATING FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICTS.
>> HAS THIS CHANGE BEEN ADOPTED?
>> NO, THAT'S WHAT DANNY SPOKE TO.
WELL, THIS PART OF THE RELATIVE WEIGHTING, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY PRETTY SOLID.
WHAT I THINK IS REALLY DRAWN INTO QUESTION WOULD BE MORE THIS SCALING RIGHT HERE WITH THE CUT POINTS IS SOUNDS LIKE WHAT'S BROUGHT INTO QUESTION.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE FRAMEWORK, IN TERMS OF THE THREE DOMAINS AND THE RELATIVE WEIGHTING OF EACH DOMAIN, I THINK IS PRETTY SOLID IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.
>> WERE THEY STILL TALKING ABOUT APPLYING IT TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR?
>> YES, IN TERMS OF THE RELATIVE WEIGHTINGS.
>> THE ONE THAT'S ALMOST OVER?
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW HERE IS THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ALMOST OVER AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE RULES IN WHICH WE'RE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
IT MAKES IT VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS THAT THEY GET THESE LETTER GRADES AND THESE RATINGS IN WHICH THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR THAT.
THE STAR TEST IS GONE, A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED, WHICH THEY'RE TELLING US PERFORMANCE IS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY STEADY.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
IT SHALL BE NICE TO SEE THE DATA FIRST.
BUT FOR SURE, WHAT'S BEING ANTICIPATED AS A MAJOR CHANGE.
NOT NECESSARILY, IT'S HOW THEY'RE GOING TO RATE AND SCORE CAMPUSES, SPECIFICALLY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
>> THIS NEW SCORING SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR DISTRICT A WHOLE LOT.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ANY CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE WHERE WE'RE DOING? WELL PRIOR TO THIS THOUGH, SCORING AND JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THAT OR ARE THERE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU FEEL NEED TO BE MADE?
>> CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS MINDSET WE CONTINUALLY ADOPT HERE IN FRISCO ISD SO WE'RE NOT AFRAID OR AGAINST INCREASES IN CUT POINTS OR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
WE VERY MUCH ADOPT THAT MINDSET.
I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS SITTING HERE THINKING AS A CEDING WAS GOING ON.
THE FIRST HOUR OF THE CEDING, IT TOOK WHILE BUT THOSE STUDENT RECOGNITIONS WERE INCREDIBLE.
SEEING THE KIDS UP HERE GETTING REWARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT THEY'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
NONE OF THAT'S REPRESENTED IN THIS.
I GUESS THE BIGGEST THING WOULD BE THESE INDICATORS THEMSELVES.
SHOULD THEY REALLY REPRESENT A RATING FOR A HIGH-SCHOOL? OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND OUR DISTRICTS, AND OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT GOES ON IN TERMS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE NOT CAPTURED WITHIN THIS LETTER GRADE SYSTEM.
THE CALCULATIONS ARE ONE THING, BUT REALLY WHAT THOSE LETTER GRADES REPRESENT, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM THAN
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JUST A LETTER GRADE COMPRISED OF STAR SCORES.>> I THINK THE OTHER THING TO ADD THERE TOO IS THAT FOR CCMR, ESPECIALLY IT'S LAGGING DATA.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SHOWING WHAT MIGHT BE THE '23 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, THIS WILL BE BASED ON THE '21, '22 SCHOOL YEAR, SO THE GRADUATES OF '22.
WHEN YOU ASK THE QUESTION, MR. LOWE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE THINGS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SLIDE HERE THAT WE'VE ANTICIPATED SOME CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THINGS.
BUT IN TERMS OF JUST LOOKING AT CCMR NUMBERS SPECIFICALLY, WE JUST HAVE TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE LAGGING.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONUNDRUM.
YES, WE CAN DO BETTER IN SOME OF OUR EFFORTS, BUT WHAT THEY'RE SHARING WITH US IS OLD AND WE CAN IMPROVE THAT NUMBER BY THE TIME WE GET IT.
>> I GUESS THAT BRINGS ME TO MY QUESTION.
ARE WE REACHING OUT TO THE KIDS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE RATING.
I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CHANGE BEING MADE IN A RETROACTIVE WAY WILL BENEFIT THE DISTRICT?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ABOUT BENEFITING THE DISTRICT.
>> THERE'S NO BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT COURT, TO BE CLEAR, OR TO THE KIDS.
>> TO THE STUDENTS [OVERLAPPING] LIKE THIS.
>> WHEN I SAY THE DISTRICT, I'M REFERRING TO STUDENTS.
>> IN TERMS OF THIS YEAR, WHEN WE WILL RECEIVE THE RESULTS, I KNOW THAT THE YEAR IS ENDED, BUT HOW SOON WILL WE KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS ARE FOR OUR CURRENT YEAR STUDENTS?
>> THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE BEST THAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.
FIRST THING THERE TO JUST POINT OUT TO YOU, MS. DAVIS IS, SOMETIME THIS MONTH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE DRAFT ACCOUNTABILITY MANUAL, SO ALL OF THESE RULES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT MANUAL TO COME, NUMBER 1.
SECONDLY, YOU'LL NOTICE THERE THAT NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME PRELIMINARY SCALE SCORES MAYBE.
THEY HAVE PUSHED SOME OF THESE THINGS BACK ALREADY, AND THEN ALL THE WAY INTO AUGUST IS WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THOSE FINAL ASSESSMENT REPORT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE, ESSENTIALLY. THERE YOU GO.
YOU SEE THERE IN SEPTEMBER, THE A THROUGH F RATINGS WILL BE RELEASED.
THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD KNOW HOW OUR SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT HAVE PERFORMED ON THE RATING SCALE.
>> WHEN WE RECEIVE THE RATINGS IN SEPTEMBER, I NOTICE WE HAVE GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 THAT WE'RE GOING TO ALSO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON, SO THEY'LL STILL BE WITH US.
DO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO THEN MAKE SURE WE ARE MANAGING THE GAPS?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY. YES. KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS HERE AT PLAY.
NUMBER 1, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL FIND OUT HOW OUR STUDENTS PERFORMED ON STAR.
SO ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL USE THAT INFORMATION TO DRIVE OUR DECISIONS AND OUR PROGRAMS AND HOW WE INFLUENCE CHILDREN MOVING FORWARD.
THE SECOND PART OF IT IS HOW THEY USE THOSE STAR DATA TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP OUR RATING IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A OR IS A SCHOOL B, THOSE PIECES, SO IT'S TWO PIECES THERE.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME AND SO ACTUALLY, I WENT THE WRONG WAY.
>> JUST TO ANSWER A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE IMPLICATION FOR OUR WORK, I THINK MR. LOWE, YOU ALLUDED TO THIS AS WELL.
WE HAVE ALREADY PUT TOGETHER A CCMR DASHBOARD FOR OUR PRINCIPLES, SO THEY KNOW RIGHT NOW THEY CAN SEE WHERE THEIR CURRENT STUDENTS ARE IN TERMS OF MEETING CCMR AND STARTING TO USE THAT INFORMATION TO WORK WITH ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT.
WE HAVE A PRINCIPAL ADVISORY GROUP THAT WE'D BEEN WORKING WITH TO JUST HELP MAKE SOME SENSE OF CCMR AND HOW WE CAN MANAGE THE INFORMATION MOVING FORWARD.
SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIG INTO THE DATA AND MAKE SOME SENSE OF WHAT THE DATA ARE REALLY TELLING US, NOT JUST MAKING DECISIONS BLANKETLY WITHOUT GETTING TO THE ROOT, SO REALLY TAKING THAT DEEP DIVE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE USE THAT INFORMATION TO INFLUENCE OUR PROGRAMMATIC DECISIONS.
ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO EXPAND ON, ARE THERE ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER? THEN ALSO CONSIDERING THE PIECE OF KEEPING OUR STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGED,
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WE HAVE HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW CCMR IS CALCULATED A LOT AT THE HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL, BUT IT STARTS EARLY ON.WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT K12 TRAJECTORY REPRESENTED AND HAVE THE VOICE OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO CONSIDER HOW WE CAN PUT TOGETHER THE DISTRICT CCMR COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD.
I THINK THAT'S OUR PRESENTATION.
>> WHEN THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES COME OUT, IF THEY USE THIS SYSTEM, IT'S GOING TO SHOW A PRECIPITOUS DROP IN THE RATINGS OF OUR SCHOOLS ALREADY THERE PLANNED.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, DO WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND SECOND OF ALL, IS THERE A PLAN TO DEAL WITH PERHAPS A FALLOUT OF THAT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THAT THAT IS NOT DRASTIC DROP IN WHAT OUR FOLKS ARE DOING IS JUST THE RATING SYSTEM HAS CHANGED.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WATCHING THEM, DON'T WORRY.
>> MARTIN, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT'S BASICALLY THE PURPOSE OF THEM BEING HERE TONIGHT IS TO GET THE PUBLIC TO START TO UNDERSTAND.
THEY'VE CHANGED THE SYSTEM, THEY'VE CHANGED THE TEST.
WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL AUGUST AFTER THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR STARTS WHERE WE ACTUALLY STAND WITH THIS AND SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T MENTION IS THAT WE GET SOME PRELIMINARY PROJECTED DATA BASED ON KIDS THAT MIGHT, WHAT'S IT CALLED, GARY? THEY COULD POSSIBLY FAIL THE TEST, WHAT DO WE CALL IT?
>> WE GET A ZONE OF UNCERTAINTY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE TO DEVELOP REMEDIATION PLANS FOR THESE STUDENTS THAT DON'T DO WELL ON THIS TEST.
BUT WHEN WE GET THE FINAL RESULTS, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT ACTUALLY HAVE FAILED THE TEST.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE PLANS FOR A BUNCH OF KIDS, AND A BUNCH OF THOSE KIDS WILL ACTUALLY PASS THE TEST AND OUR TEACHERS ARE GOING TO SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME DOING THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING THIS DATA UNTIL AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, YET WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THESE PLANS IN PLACE FOR THESE STUDENTS BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS.
BUT WE'RE USING THE ZONE OF UNCERTAINTY TO [OVERLAPPING] FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> NEXT SEPTEMBER, SO WHEN WE'RE IN THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL BE GETTING DATA IN SOME CASES FROM GRADUATING SENIORS IN THE '21, '22 SCHOOL YEAR, SO JUST THAT LAG TIME WITH THE DATA, ESPECIALLY THIS FIRST YEAR IS, THEY GRADUATE AND SEE THERE ARE ALREADY SOPHOMORES IN COLLEGE, A LOT OF THOSE KIDDOS.
SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO SEE IS IF EVERYTHING JUST STAYS THE SAME BASED UPON HOW TA IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY'RE RATING, SPECIFICALLY OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, THERE WOULD BE A DROP IF TA STAYS WITH THIS CURRENT PLAN.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 9,
[9. Discussion regarding Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Update]
DISCUSSION REGARDING TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT UPDATES.>> GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDRIP AND OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR IST.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU WHERE WE ARE WITH THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR AWHILE, PERHAPS MORE THAN THREE YEARS, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN HEARING US TALK ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT.
BECAUSE ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, MEGAN AND DANNY BROUGHT US INTO A ROOM AND STARTED TALKING TO THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, AND BOY DID IT SEEM VERY COMPLEX.
[LAUGHTER] WE DIDN'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD MEAN.
BUT ONE THING WE DIDN'T KNOW, IT WAS GOOD FOR OUR TEACHERS.
WE MADE A COMMITMENT FOUR YEARS AGO UNDER THE GUIDANCE FROM DR. WALDRIP, BUT LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR TEACHERS.
I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'RE
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MOVING FORWARD IN THIS AND WE REALLY WANTED TO JUST SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE WITH IT AND WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WITHIN THIS PROJECT.THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY DO TONIGHT IS GIVE YOU THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT TIA IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS, AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.
ONE IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW IS THAT BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS SO LARGE THAT IT COULD NOT BE DONE BY ONE PERSON AT THIS TIME.
WHAT WE HAVE IS A TEAM THAT WE CALL OUR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM SAY THAT FIVE TIMES FAST.
YOU SEE OUR FACES HERE, IT'S ME AND WHAT I GET TO DO IS WORK ON THE STUDENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THINGS IN TERMS OF THE WRITING OF THE ASSESSMENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S DIRECTLY ALIGNED TO TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND SO OUR TEAM AND OUR DEPARTMENT, OUR COORDINATORS ARE MANAGING DIRECTORS.
WE WORK HAND IN HAND IN THAT ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT PIECE.
WE HAVE CHASTITY JOHNSON, WHO'S HERE AND SHE'S GOING TO BE PRESENTING SOME INFORMATION TO YOU TONIGHT AS WELL, AND SHE REALLY HANDLES THAT HR COMPONENT AS WELL AS THAT INCLUDING THAT TEACHER OBSERVATION.
NICK MOUTON WHO IS OVER THE DATA ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION PART.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE ARE DOING ARE VALID AND RELIABLE AND IT'S GOING TO HELP OUR SYSTEM PASS WITH TEA.
ALL THIS GREAT WORK WE'RE DOING, WE WANT THAT STAMP OF APPROVAL AND HER TEAM REALLY HELPS US TO DO THAT.
THEN WE HAVE MEGAN DEWOLFE, WHO HAS REALLY CHAMPIONED THIS TIA PROJECT FROM FOUR YEARS AGO, AND SHE'S REALLY OVERSEEING OUR GENERAL COMMUNICATION AND KEEPING US LEGAL WITH A LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
THAT'S OUR IMPLEMENTATION TEAM AND YOU'LL GET TO HEAR FROM THREE OF US TONIGHT IN TERMS OF THE AREAS THAT WE WORK WITH.
WE FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT JUST TO GIVE A HIGH LEVEL WHAT ARE THE BASICS OF TIA? BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLEX PROJECT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT HOUSE BILL 3 ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN AND THAT WAS PASSED IN 2019, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS ENTIRE PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT, RECRUIT, AND RETAIN THOSE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AND REALLY FIND A WAY TO GIVE THAT HIGHER COMPENSATION OF PATHWAY TO THAT FOR TEACHERS THAT ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT COMPONENT.
ALSO JUST REALLY HELPING TO KEEP OUR REALLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS OUR EXPERTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HIGHER COMPENSATION.
IN THIS PROJECT AND IN THIS INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT AND ALLOWS FOR TEACHERS TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS, RECOGNIZED, EXEMPLARY, AND MASTER, AND SO WE'LL GO OVER THOSE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
THE DESIGNATIONS GENERATE AN ALLOTMENT THAT WE GET FROM THIS STATE.
THIS PROJECT IS DEFINITELY FUNDED AND SUPPORTED BY THE STATE, AND THIS DOES NOT REPLACE THE CURRENT PAY STRUCTURE OF OUR TEACHERS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO, AND THEN ONE THING JUST TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THIS IS THAT WE'RE PROUD THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR APPLICATION FOR PHASE 1 THAT INCORPORATED ANYTHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE STAR TEST BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT'S A RELIABLE MEASURE, AND YOU'LL GET THE COURSE LIST HERE IN A SECOND.
BUT REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET AS MANY TEACHERS EACH YEAR ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TIA ALLOTMENTS.
WITH THAT, WE UPDATED OUR APPLICATION HERE JUST THE LAST MONTH TO ADD EVEN MORE ELIGIBLE COURSES, AND TEACHER SO YOU'LL SEE HOW THIS PHASE IN APPROACH HAPPENS OVER TIME.
>. CAN I JUST ASK A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS WHOLE THING WAS FRAMED.
THERE WAS A BILL PASSED FOUR YEARS AGO THAT PROVIDED FUNDING AND THEN IT WAS THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPLY THAT HERE IN FRISCO ISD, IS THAT CORRECT? OR I'M I MISSING A PIECE?
>> YES, SO WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THIS YET, IT'S YOU HAVE TO OPT IN AS A DISTRICT AND YOU HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR FRAMEWORK, PROVIDE IT TO TIA, AND THEN THEY GIVE YOU THE RUBBER STAMP OF APPROVAL.
IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY ENGAGE IN THIS.
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A DIFFERENT FRAMEWORK THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THEIR [OVERLAPPING] COMMUNITY AND THEIR TEACHERS.>> THERE'S A LOT OF LOCAL CONTROL AND I'LL LET MEGAN JUMP IN IF I'M SPEAKING OUT OF TURN BECAUSE THIS IS HER AREA THAT SHE KNOWS THE BEST.
BUT ONE THING THAT WAS GREAT IS THAT WE ALWAYS ASK FOR LOCAL CONTROL.
WE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL CONTROL [LAUGHTER] WITHIN THIS PROJECT.
BUT THEN THAT ALSO MADE IT VERY COMPLEX ON PUTTING IT TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT WE KNEW TIA WOULD APPROVE IT.
WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT HAS REALLY BEEN RIGHT THERE WITH TIA THIS ENTIRE TIME, AND SHE'S REALLY HELPED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD EACH TIME AND MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
THAT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE TO US.
>> WHAT'S GOING WRONG. BRING IT BACK HERE.
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TWO ROUTES TO THIS DESIGNATION THROUGH TIA, AND ONE IS NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION, AND BASICALLY, TEACHERS CAN EARN THIS DESIGNATION AND GENERATE THE ALLOTMENT THAT WAY FOR THEM, THAT'S SOMETHING THEY DO COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN.
BUT THAT WE SUPPORT IN THE STATE DOES FUND US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE ALLOTMENT TO THEM.
THAT'S ONE WAY THEY CAN DO IT.
ANOTHER WAY IS THROUGH OUR LOCAL SYSTEM, WHICH WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE PUT BEHIND THIS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN REALLY OPEN IT UP TO AS MANY TEACHERS EVENTUALLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS PROCESS.
WITHIN OUR LOCAL SYSTEM, THESE ARE GUIDELINES THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE STATE AS WELL.
IT HAS TO HAVE THE TEACHER OBSERVATION PIECE, AND IT ALSO HAS TO HAVE A STUDENT GROWTH INDICATION PIECE.
>> THEN HERE ARE THE THREE DESIGNATIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, SO THERE'S RECOGNIZED EXEMPLARY AND MASTERY.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THE PERCENTAGES THAT THE STATE ANTICIPATES RECOGNIZED INCLUDES THE TOP 33 PERCENT OF TEACHERS IN THE STATE.
THE EXEMPLARY IS THE TOP 20 PERCENT, AND THE MASTER IS THE TOP FIVE PERCENT.
NOW ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS IN OUR DISTRICT, WE'RE NOT SETTING CAPS AND SAYING ONLY THIS AMOUNT CAN BE RECOGNIZED OR THIS AMOUNT CAN BE EXEMPLARY, AND THIS AMOUNT COULD BE AT THE MASTER LEVEL.
THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THAT A PART OF THEIR LOCAL SYSTEM.
WE HAVE NOT, BECAUSE WE WANT EVERY TEACHER THAT'S GOING TO QUALIFY FOR EACH SECTION OR EACH DESIGNATION TO BE ABLE TO EARN THAT AND NOT BECAUSE OF A CAT, AND SAY WE CAN'T HAVE THAT MOUNT OF TEACHERS TO EARN THAT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HOW WE REALLY ENGAGED IN THAT COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS OF TEACHERS, BECAUSE WE WE HAVE A HUGE GROUP.
HOW MANY ARE IN THAT GROUP? 150.
ABOUT 150 STAKEHOLDERS WITH TEACHERS THAT GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL, SO THAT'S BEEN GREAT.
>> LET ME JUMP IN AND ADD SOMETHING ON THIS.
>> FOR THIS LAST ONE, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT MIGHT CHANGE THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THESE ARE VERY MUCH BALLPARK NUMBERS FROM TIA TO GIVE US AN IDEA JUST IN OUR HEADS.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING LIKE THE TOP FIVE PERCENT ON FRISCO ISD.
WE MIGHT HAVE SEVEN PERCENT THAT QUALIFY AS MASTER OR WE MIGHT HAVE FOUR PERCENT THAT QUALIFIES MASTER.
ONE OF THE BILLS THAT THEY PROPOSE THE SESSION THAT MAY PASS ACTUALLY BUMPS IT DOWN TO THE TOP 50 PERCENT, THEY'RE TRYING TO ADD ANOTHER DESIGNATION SO THAT THE TOP 50 PERCENT OF TEACHERS IN THE STATE WOULD QUALIFY FOR A DESIGNATION.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL APPLY YET TO FEDERAL APPLY TO THE DATASET THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO GIVE OVER TO TIA OR IF THAT'LL APPLY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR HOW THAT WILL WORK RETROACTIVELY.
THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, BUT THESE ARE THE BALLPARK NUMBERS THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US SO THAT WE CAN JUST GENERALLY HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE SHOULD BE DESIGNATED.
THEY WANT THIS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL AS WELL, SOMETHING FOR TEACHERS TO WORK FOR, AND THAT WAS TRUE BECAUSE THEY STOOD TRUE TO THAT BECAUSE THEY HAD 33 PERCENT AND NOW THEY'RE BUMPING UP TO 50, SO THEY WANT MORE TEACHERS TO BE ELIGIBLE.
>> WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE NOT, OUR PLAN DOESN'T INCLUDE CAPPING THESE CATEGORIES.
WHY WOULD YOU? IS THE STATE ONLY GOING TO FUND YOU TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OR?
>> NO. THEY'VE SET MONEY LOT MORE ASIDE FOR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT THIS YEAR.
BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN DISTRICTS THAT CAME FROM DALLAS ISD FOR EXAMPLE, STARTED THIS WHOLE THING AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE MODELED IT AFTER THE DALLAS ISD.
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THEY HAVE A FORCED DISTRIBUTION AND THEY ACTUALLY DID REPLACE THEIR PAY STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING IT BEFORE THE STATE ACTUALLY GAVE THEM ANY MONEY.THEY HAD TO HAVE THIS FORCE DISTRIBUTION.
EVERYONE WAS LOOKING, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AT DALLAS ISD, IS IT GOING TO BE A FORCED DISTRIBUTION THING? THEY DON'T REQUIRE YOU TO DO IT THAT WAY, SO WE'RE NOT.
THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF THE MONEY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THE THREE DIFFERENT DESIGNATION LEVELS, RECOGNIZED, EXEMPLARY, AND MASTER COME WITH DIFFERENT ALLOTMENTS.
YOU'LL SEE RANGES LIKE FROM 2,700-4,100 AND RECOGNIZE, THESE ARE NUMBERS IN FRISCO ISD.
IF I'M A FRISCO ISD TEACHER AND I RECOGNIZED, I CAN EARN ANYWHERE FROM 2,700-4,100.
THE REASON IT CHANGES, IS BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION NUMBERS AT EACH CAMPUS.
IF A CAMPUS HAS A HIGH NUMBER OF LOW SES KIDDOS, THEN THAT'S CONSIDERED A MORE HIGH NEEDS CAMPUS, AND SO IT GENERATES A HIGHER ALLOTMENT.
THAT WILL CHANGE IF A TEACHER MOVES FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS OR FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT, YOU GET MORE MONEY IF IT'S A RURAL SCHOOL, WHICH NONE OF OURS ARE.
BUT IT ALSO MIGHT CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR IF A TEACHER STAYS AT THE SAME CAMPUS JUST BECAUSE THE POPULATION MIGHT CHANGE.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THOSE VARYING NUMBERS FOR EACH OF THOSE LEVELS.
THE IDEA THERE IS TO PULL PEOPLE TO MORE HIGHER NEEDS CAMPUS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE DESIGNS IN TIA.
IS TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE IN HARD TO STAFF PLACES.
IF IT'S A HIGHER NEEDS PLACE, IT'S GOING TO COME WITH A HIGHER ALLOTMENT AND THAT CAN CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
NOW, TEA ACTUALLY HAS THIS ON THEIR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN SEARCH UP YOUR SCHOOL AND WHATEVER DISTRICT AND YOU CAN SEE THE ALLOTMENT THAT THEY GENERATE.
THERE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BECAUSE THE ACTUAL ALLOTMENT THAT THEY GENERATE IS 10% HIGHER THAN THESE NUMBERS.
BUT TEA ALLOWS DISTRICTS TO HOLD BACK 10% FOR IMPLEMENTATION COSTS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SUPER EXPENSIVE TO BUY THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR STUDENT GROWTH IF WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE VALID AND RELIABLE, OR IF WE'RE CREATING OUR OWN ASSESSMENTS OR EVEN BASING IT OFF OF ASSESSMENTS THAT WE ALREADY GIVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO GRADE THOSE THINGS.
THERE'S A LOT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THIS.
LIKE FOR RIGHT NOW, WE PAY NOT VERY MUCH, THANK GOODNESS, BUT WE PAY FOR A CONSULTANT TO HELP US BUILD THIS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE GOT RIGHT NOW AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THAT THEY CAN PAY PEOPLE ESSENTIALLY TO HELP BUILD THIS.
BECAUSE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING, WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE DOING THIS? WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE DOING TIA? WE'RE LIKE, BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST COMPLICATED THING IN THE WORLD.
LIKE KRISTI SAID, WE ASKED FOR LOCAL CONTROL, LOCAL CONTROL AND THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, FINE, HERE YOU GO, AND WE WE'RE LIKE, TAKE IT BACK. THIS IS TOO HARD.
THEY'VE GIVEN US ALL THESE PARAMETERS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET, BUT THEN WE BUILD OUR OWN SYSTEMS, SO IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED.
YOU CAN HOLD 10% OF THIS TO HELP PAY FOR THE SYSTEM THAT YOU PUT IN PLACE.
OTHERWISE, IT'D BE REALLY HARD TO DO.
THIS JUST GIVES YOU A REALLY QUICK OVERVIEW OF HOW MANY DISTRICTS ARE DOING THIS.
I THINK A LOT OF DISTRICTS STARTED THE PROCESS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DISTRICTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
ONCE THEY GOT INTO THE WORK, THEY SAID, NEVER MIND, WE'RE JUST GOING TO LET OUR PEOPLE GET NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION BECAUSE THIS IS TOO HARD TO BUILD.
WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE, WE DON'T HAVE THE MANPOWER TO BUILD THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE REGION 10 DISTRICTS THAT YOU'VE GOT APPROVED IS A FAIRLY SHORT LIST.
I WILL SAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THIS LIST ARE NOT USUALLY BUILDING A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM.
THEY MIGHT BE INCLUDING ONLY YOUR STAR COURSES, OR ONLY SOME OTHER HARD TO STAFF COURSES, AND SO WE'RE VERY DIFFERENT.
I WILL SAY, I WILL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT FRISCO ISD FINE ARTS AND HOW THEY'RE BUILDING THIS.
SOME OF THE WORK THAT PETE HAZZARD IS DOING IS REALLY AMAZING.
THEY'RE LIKE, HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS? THEY WANT A COPY OF THE STUFF THAT WE'VE DONE BECAUSE HE'S PUT A LOT OF WORK.
IT FIT INTO SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE ALREADY DOING IN FINE ARTS.
NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR FINE ARTS TEACHERS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IS MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE.
OUT OF ALL THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, ROUGHLY 1,200, ONLY 200 TO HAVE APPLIED, 175 BEEN APPROVED, AND THEN THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE A REALLY GOOD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL FOR US.
THIS GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW AND I'LL BE REALLY QUICK WITH THIS BECAUSE IT CAN GET JUMBLED AND LOOK COMPLICATED.
BUT THE BIG TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT THERE IS A TWO-YEAR LAG FROM THE SPRING WHEN YOU MIGHT APPLY WITH YOUR SUBMISSION.
THIS IS WHAT MY SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE TO THE SPRING OF PAYOUTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN APRIL OF 2022, THAT'S WHEN WE APPLIED WITH OUR PHASE 1 TEACHERS, WHICH WAS JUST OUR STAR TESTED COURSES AND [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING TO GO OVER THAT MORE DETAIL.
WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR WHETHER OR NOT OUR SYSTEM IS EVEN APPROVED.
THEY HAVE TO COME THROUGH OUR DATA, MAKE SURE IT LOOKS GOOD, EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT, AND THEN TEACHERS WILL GET PAID IN JUNE.
IF SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WAIT, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOREVER, WHERE'S MY MONEY? IT'S BECAUSE IT TAKES FOREVER FOR THE PROCESS TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH.
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YOU SEE OUR PHASES COME IN WHERE WE'VE APPLIED NOW WITH PHASE 2 IN 2023 OF APRIL.THOSE PHASE 2 TEACHERS, THE EARLIEST THEY MIGHT SEE A PAYOUT IS 2025 IN JUNE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF ALL OF THE THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE, THIS IS A LAYERED VIEW.
IF YOU LOOK AND SEE WE'RE IN OBVIOUSLY SPRING OF 2023.
WE PUT THOSE LITTLE STARS HERE TO SHOW THAT THERE'S SOME ONGOING COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT ALWAYS FOR ALL OF THE PHASES.
BUT IN PHASE 1, WE'RE NEAR THE END OF DATA COLLECTION AND THEN WE'LL SUBMIT IT IN THE FALL.
FOR PHASE 2, WE WERE IDENTIFYING ELIGIBILITY AND WE'RE APPLYING.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO LIVE WITH THE COLLECTION OF DATA IN THE FALL AND THEN THE FALL AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT THAT DATA.
THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO PHASE 3.
WHAT TEACHERS CAN WE BRING IN? HEART MYSELF.
WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE, I WISH THIS WOULD GO AWAY, BUT POSSIBLE GROUPS FOR PHASE 3, IT'S BECAUSE I GAVE MYSELF A HEART.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE ANY COMPLICATED HERE.
I'M GOING TO PASS THIS ON TO [INAUDIBLE] AND SHE'S GOING TO TELL YOU THE GROUPS THAT WE'VE INCLUDED IN PHASE 1 AND 2.
>> LIKE MEGAN SAID, THERE IS MULTIPLE YEARS GOING ON AT ONCE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IN PHASE 1, MEANING WE SUBMITTED OUR OFFICIAL APPLICATION LAST SPRING AND GOT APPROVED.
THIS YEAR WE'RE IN PHASE 1 AND YOU CAN SEE THE COURSES THAT ARE LISTED THERE.
OUR TIA ELIGIBLE COURSES THIS YEAR IS GRADES 4 THROUGH 8, READING AND MATH, ALGEBRA 1 AND ENGLISH 2.
A PART OF THAT PROCESS IS THIS YEAR ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS HAVE TO BE EVALUATED WITH T-TESTS.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE WAITING ON THAT STORED DATA, LIKE DR. NIA, DR. MOUTON, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE GET THAT NEXT YEAR.
THAT STORED GROWTH DATA FOR THOSE TEACHERS AND THEIR T-TESTS HAS TO BE SENT OFF TO TEXAS TECH FOR VERIFICATION AND THEN TO TEA.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL, THERE'S LOCAL CONTROL, BUT THERE'S LOCAL CONTROL WITH PARAMETERS AND PASSING THINGS.
THIS IS A PIECE WHERE, WHEN MEGAN WAS SHOWING ALL THE DISTRICTS AROUND US THAT HAVE APPLIED AS WE REACHED OUT TO WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? A LOT OF TIMES WE GET THE RESPONSE OF, WE STARTED THE APPLICATION, BUT THIS IS A WHOLE LOT OF WORK, SO WE PAUSED.
OR WE ARE DOING IT, BUT WE'RE ONLY DOING IT WITH THE STAR GRADE LEVELS.
IF ANY OTHER TEACHERS WENT TO QUALIFY, THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PIECE BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LOT EASIER ON DISTRICTS BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF WORK.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
NEXT YEAR WHEN WE GET THAT STORED DATA BACK FOR THESE TEACHERS IN PHASE 1, WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THAT OFF BY NOVEMBER AND THEN WE WILL HEAR BACK HOPEFULLY NEXT JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, WHERE WE STAND WITH THIS PHASE.
IN THE MEANTIME, BEHIND THE SCENES, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON WRITING ASSESSMENTS AS CHRISTY TALKED ABOUT.
BECAUSE NEXT YEAR WE ARE GOING INTO PHASE 2.
WE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION FOR THOSE TEACHERS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
PRETTY MUCH ALL OF ELEMENTARY THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS A LOT OF SECONDARY AND STARTING WITH CTE COURSES AND A LOT OF FINE ARTS COURSES NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BEGIN PHASE 2.
THEY WILL BE IN WHAT WE CALL DATA CAPTURE NEXT YEAR WHERE THEY WILL ALL HAVE AN OBSERVATION AND THEY WILL BE DOING THEIR PRE AND POST ASSESSMENTS FOR US THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN 2025, TO SEND THEIR STUFF OFF AND FIGURE OUT IF WE GET APPROVED FOR THEIR PIECE.
>> IS IT SOME TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AND OTHERS AREN'T?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND I THINK MY NEXT SLIDE MIGHT ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
>> YES. WITH THAT, HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR PHASE-IN.
YOU CAN SEE BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY, WE'VE GOT OVER 1,000 TEACHERS THAT ARE IN PHASE 1.
NEXT YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THAT IS A LARGE GROUP FOR US NEXT YEAR.
WHEN WE'VE GOT OVER 2,000 TEACHERS THAT WILL ADDITIONALLY BE QUALIFIED FOR THAT.
THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR WE ARE PHASING IN PHASE 3 TEACHERS.
THIS IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE PLAN TO GET THE MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
THEN WE'VE GOT A FEW TEACHERS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE CALLED PHASE X THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND DETERMINE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR YEAR 5 OR ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM EXCUSE ME A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, MAYBE IN PHASE 4.
SO THAT THE GOAL IS THAT WE DO HAVE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS INCLUDED ON A PATHWAY TO TIA.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> YES, I JUST WONDER IS IT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR MORALE OR ANYTHING YOU'RE ABLE TO GET THIS? DO YOU GUYS ANTICIPATE ANY OF THOSE ISSUES?
>> WE HAD A CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH A DISTRICT THAT STARTED AT THE BEGINNING AND WE ASKED THAT SAME QUESTION AND
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THEY SAID WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN IS THEY'RE SEEING TEACHERS COME TOGETHER AND PLAN AND HELP EACH OTHER AND DO MORE TEAMING AND LOOKING AT STUDENT DATA.THEY'RE SEEING IT BRING THEIR TEAMS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY, WHICH WE DO IN FRISCO ALREADY, INSTEAD OF THE OPPOSITE WITH THE COMPETITION PART.
I ALSO THINK IT NOT BEING A FORCED DISTRIBUTION, THERE'S ALSO NOT THAT COMPETITION AS WELL TO WHERE YOU HAVE A CAP ON IT THAT OUR GOAL IS TO GET AS MANY TEACHERS AS POSSIBLE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE OTHER THING.
THE REASON WHY YOU SEE IT PHASED OUT THIS WAY AS WELL, THESE TEACHERS THAT WOULD BE IN THAT PHASE X CATEGORY, THEIR COURSE IS VERY COMPLEX TO MEASURE GROWTH.
WE DO NOT WANT TO PUT SOMETHING FORWARD TO TIA THAT'S GOING TO REJECT OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM.
WE HAVE TO SPEND MORE TIME BECAUSE ALL OF THESE COURSES YOU SEE, OUR TEAM OF COORDINATORS ARE WRITING THESE ASSESSMENTS AND WE'RE USING DIFFERENT DATABASES OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS TO HELP BUILD ALL OF THESE.
IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO DO THAT.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ANY ASSESSMENT THAT WE PUT OUT THERE FOR TIA HAS BEEN REALLY THROUGH THAT VALIDATION PROCESS.
LIKE I SAID, THESE MORE COMPLEX COURSES, WE NEED MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MEET THAT MARK WITH THE STATE.
>> ALSO, ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS IT'S A FIVE-YEAR ALLOTMENT.
IF A TEACHER QUALIFIES ONE YEAR AND THEY GET RECOGNIZED, THEY GET THAT AND IT ACTUALLY GOES ON THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATE AND IT IS FOR FIVE YEARS.
THEY WOULD GET PAID OUT AT THAT RECOGNIZED LEVEL BASED UPON WHATEVER SCHOOL THEY'RE AT AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN A TEACHING COURSE BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO RETAIN TEACHERS.
SO THEY WOULD GET THAT ALLOTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS.
NOW, DURING THAT FIVE-YEAR TIME, IF THEY'RE RECOGNIZED AND SAY TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD THEY MEET MASTERS OR EXEMPLARY, THEN THEY WOULD GET THAT ON THEIR CERTIFICATE FOR FIVE YEARS AND GET THAT HIGHER PAYOUT FOR FIVE YEARS AS WELL.
IT'S NOT A YEAR-BY-YEAR COMPETITION PIECE.
I THINK THAT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT PIECE.
>> CAN A TEACHER TRANSITION FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER AND THEN THAT ALLOTMENT FOLLOWS HIM OR HER?
>> AS LONG AS THEY HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NINE TEACHERS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED.
FIVE OF THEM ARE NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED THAT THEY WENT AND DID ON THEIR OWN, AND THAT TAKES ABOUT A TWO-YEAR PROCESS AND THEN THEY GET REIMBURSED ONCE THEY COMPLETE THAT, SO WE HAVE FIVE TEACHERS THAT HAVE GONE THAT ROUTE, AND THEN WE HAVE FOR TEACHERS THAT HAVE MOVED IN FROM OTHER DISTRICTS WHERE THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR LOCAL DESIGNATION SYSTEM, SO THEY ARE GETTING THEIR PAYOUT IN JUNE BASED UPON THE SCHOOL THAT THEY'RE AT.
TEACHERS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE IN PHASE 1, SO IT'S A TWO-YEAR PROCESS, SO THOSE TEACHERS DO HAVE TO STAY FOR THE TWO YEARS.
IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE EARLY BEFORE WE COMPLETE ALL THE DATA CAPTURE AND GET IT SENT OFF AND APPROVED, THEN THEY WOULDN'T GET THAT ADDED TO THEIR CERTIFICATE, BUT YES, THEY WOULD.
>> BECAUSE ALL DISTRICTS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN FRAMEWORK, IF OUR FRAMEWORK HAS A DIFFERENT METRIC THAN A DISTRICT IN WHICH THIS TEACHER QUALIFIED INITIALLY, IS THERE ANY FLEXIBILITY OR IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FRAMEWORK THAT THE OTHER DISTRICT PUT FORWARD?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE DO HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FRAMEWORK THAT THEY PUT FORWARD BECAUSE WE'RE NOT VALIDATING THAT, IT'S ON THEIR CERTIFICATE, SO THE MONEY COMES IN THE ALLOTMENT FROM THIS DATE AND IT'S PAID OUT.
NOW, IF THEY'VE HAD THAT ON THEIR CERTIFICATE FOR THREE YEARS AND IT'S GOING TO EXPIRE IN TWO YEARS, THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO RE-QUALIFY WITH OUR FRAMEWORK.
>> I'LL ADD THAT THAT'S PART OF THE CHECK THAT TIA DOES.
WHEN WE ACTUALLY BUILD OUR SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO APPLY TO TIA FIRST AND SAY, DOES OUR SYSTEM LOOK GOOD? DO YOU LIKE IT? THEY GO, "YEAH, IT LOOKS GREAT." THEN WE SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL OF OUR DATA CAPTURE AND THEN WE SEND IT OFF TO TEXAS TECH AND TIA.
THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO VALIDATE OUR SYSTEM AND THEY BASICALLY DO ALL KINDS OF CROSS-CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE AND THAT THE SYSTEM IS VALID AND IT'S RELIABLE.
IT'S COMPARABLE TO OTHER SYSTEMS THAT WE'VE PASSED BEFORE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE SOMEBODY COME THROUGH FROM A REALLY LOW-RIGOR SYSTEM BECAUSE THAT SYSTEM WOULD HAVE HAD TO PASS THE SAME CHECKS THAT WE WOULD WITH TIA.
TIA HAS THAT OPTION TO REJECT A SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.
ANOTHER ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE STARTED WITH SOME OF THE REALLY EASY COURSES, BECAUSE IF WE BUILD THIS SYSTEM AND IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN USING THE TERM SQUISHY WITH DATA AND WE TURN IT INTO THEM AND SAY SEE, LOOK AT ALL THE GREAT WORK WE DID, AND THEY GO, YEAH, THIS REALLY DOESN'T LOOK THAT GOOD, I DON'T THINK YOUR SYSTEM PASSES, TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
THEY DON'T GO TEACHER BY TEACHER AND SAY, YES, THIS ONE IS GOOD, NO, THIS ONE IS NOT.
THEY SAY, OH GOSH, YOUR SYSTEM FAILS, YOU'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
SO IT STARTS THE PROCESS BACK OVER.
THERE IS A RIGOROUS CHECK THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH TIA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPARABLE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SEE SOMEONE COME THROUGH WITH IT LIKE GOT IT REALLY EASY AND THEN COMES OVER HERE AND IS JUST COLLECTING THEIR STIPEND.
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>> WELL, I GUESS MY CONCERN ISN'T THAT THE RIGOR WOULD BE SO MISMATCHED THAT IT WOULD SHOCK US, THAT'S NOT REALLY MY CONCERN.
I JUST THINK ABOUT TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN FRISCO ISD FOR A LONG TIME THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO TAKE PART IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S NEW FOR US.
YES, WE WANT ALL OF THE TEACHERS TO COME TO FRISCO ISD, BUT I ALSO GET CONCERNED BECAUSE JUST THE TERM ALLOTMENT, IT IS FINITE.
IT CONCERNS ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN INFLUX OF TEACHERS MOVING IN AND OUT OF A DISTRICT AND THEN VETERAN TEACHERS THAT ARE WITHIN FRISCO ISD, IF AN ALLOTMENT HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED, THEN WE MAY NOT HAVE THAT FUNDING FOR TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME.
I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY SAFEGUARDS WITH THAT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A PERCENTAGE THAT REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE VERSUS THOSE THAT ARE COMING IN AND UTILIZING IT, WHICH AGAIN, IT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD TAKE THEM ALL, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE DISPROPORTIONATE FOR OUR TEACHERS THAT ARE ALREADY WITHIN FRISCO ISD.
DANNY, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH THEY INCREASED? BECAUSE DANNY'S BRAIN, GO, HOW MUCH DID THEY INCREASE TIA THIS YEAR? YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP HERE.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
>> YEAH, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT TO YOUR POINT, RENE, THE MONEY THAT IS SET ASIDE FOR THIS IS STATEWIDE MONEY, IT'S NOT DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT MONEY.
THEY'RE BASING THAT AMOUNT THAT THEY ARE APPROPRIATING ON THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS THEY HAVE IN THE PIPELINE, THE WAY THAT TIA IS DOING THESE APPLICATIONS, THEY HAVE THESE COHORTS.
THEY HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT DISTRICTS ARE APPLYING, WHERE THEY'RE AT, HOW MANY TEACHERS MIGHT QUALIFY, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BASING THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO FUND IN TIA ON.
THEY CONTINUE FOR EACH OF THESE BY IDIOMS THAT CONTINUES TO ADD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THE AMOUNT OF MONEY APPROPRIATED IS REALLY MORE THAN IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE ALLOTMENT FOR EVERY TEACHER THAT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER A LOCAL DESIGNATION SYSTEM.
SO IT'S NOT DISTRICT BY DISTRICT, IT'S A STATEWIDE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
>> WE'VE TRIED TO BE REALLY CLEAR WITH EVERYONE THAT THIS IS A STATE STIPEND.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING FROM THE STATE.
IF THERE'S EVER A YEAR WHERE THEY DECIDE, MAYBE TIA WASN'T OUR GREATEST IDEA AND THEY TAKE IT AWAY, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS MONEY THAT WAS COMING FROM THE STATE AND NOW IT'S NO LONGER COMING FROM THE STATE, AND SO WE NO LONGER HAVE IT.
WE'VE BEEN CALLING IT STATE STIPEND.
>> IF A TEACHER IS, AS RECOGNIZED INITIALLY, SO CAN THEY WORK ON BECOMING A MASTER? ARE THEY LOCKED FOR THE FIVE YEARS OR CAN THEY CHANGE THE FOLLOWING YEAR?
>> THEY ARE GUARANTEED THAT FIVE YEARS AT THAT MINIMUM, IT WON'T DECREASE OR GO AWAY, BUT THEY CAN DEFINITELY TRY FOR THE HIGHER DESIGNATION.
>> YOU EXPLAINED HOW GETTING OUR SYSTEM ADOPTED WAS A MULTIYEAR PROCESS.
ONCE IT'S ADOPTED IN PLACE, IS IT EXPIRED AT CERTAIN POINTS? IS IT RE-EVALUATED AT CERTAIN POINTS?
>> WE DO A LIGHT APPLICATION IN FIVE YEARS.
THEY JUST RECERTIFY THAT OUR SYSTEM HAS STAYED VALID AND RELIABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T FALL OFF THE RAILS AND WE'RE JUST PASSING THEM OUT LIKE CANDY.
>> ONCE WE HAVE A VALIDATED SYSTEM AND WE'RE UP AND RUNNING, A NEW HIRE COMES IN FISD WHO HAS NOT BEEN A PART OF THIS SYSTEM IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT IN THE STATE, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THAT TEACHER TO GET UP AND RUNNING IN FISD IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE?
NEXT YEAR IF A NEW TEACHER COMES IN AND THEY TEACH ONE OF THE PHASE 1 COURSES, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN PHASE 2, THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS WHERE THEY'RE BEING EVALUATED, THEY HAVE THEIR STUDENT GROWTH DATA AND IT'S SUBMITTED THAT NEXT YEAR.
>> SO IT'S ONE OF THE SAME. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ONE THING BEFORE WE GO, I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR PRINCIPALS IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD SA TEACHER OBSERVATION A LOT.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON THEIR CALIBRATIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEIR OBSERVATIONS ARE AT THE LEVEL THEY NEED TO BE, THEY'RE MAKING SURE THEY'RE GIVING TEACHERS THE FEEDBACK, SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK FOR OUR PRINCIPALS TOO, BUT THEY'RE VERY COMMITTED TO IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOOD FOR OUR TEACHERS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO COMPLIMENT OUR PRINCIPALS IF THEY'RE OUT THERE WATCHING.
>> ALSO, THIS LAST SLIDE GIVES SOME RESOURCES AND YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AND I THINK IT'LL BE ATTACHED TO THE BOARD BOOK.
THIS TIA FISD IN FISD GUIDEBOOK, IT'S LIKE A 20-30 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT GOES IN REALLY GREAT DEPTH FOR PHASE 1, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING SOME STUFF TO IT FOR PHASE 2 SINCE WE JUST APPLY IT AND WE JUST NOW HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THAT.
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WE ALSO HAVE A WEBPAGE UNDER THE HR SECTION OF OUR WEB PAGE.THEN THERE'S ALSO AN FAQ THAT WE'RE UPDATING REGULARLY SO PEOPLE CAN GO IN AND SEARCH KEYWORD IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
STUFF DOES CHANGE AND SO STUFF WILL BE UPDATED, BUT WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE LINKS ARE THERE FOR YOU ALL IF YOU ALL WANT TO JUST DIVE INTO THIS A LOT DEEPER.
>> I DIDN'T SEE IT IN BOARD BOOK, IS IT IN HOME-BASED INSTEAD?
>> IT IS IN HOME-BASED, IT'S ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE AND WE'LL GET THIS DOCUMENT UPLOADED AS WELL.
BUT THE LINKS, EVERYTHING MEGAN IS TALKING ABOUT IS THERE FOR YOU.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. THE ONE-PAGER WE DID HAVE IN BOARD BOOK HAD A LINK IN IT, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE PDF.
IF IT'S IN THAT PRESENTATION AND THAT'S HOME-BASED, THAT'D BE GREAT.
>> WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE UPDATED LINKS TO YOU.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE STUFF THAT WE SENT YOU AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL THE SAME STUFF.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 10,
[10. Public Comment Session]
COMMUNICATIONS TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS. MS. GILLESPIE? WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF OUR AGENDA.THE BOARDWALK COMES COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL 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.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO DISTRICT BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE.
IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES, DGBA LOCAL, F&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 INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN ITEM NOT ON THIS MEETING'S AGENDA, PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COMMUNITY INPUT NIGHT, WHICH WILL BE IN THE FALL.
THE FIRST PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION IS STAKEHOLDER TESTIMONY, WHEN THE BOARD WE'LL HEAR FROM PARENTS OF FIST STUDENTS, FIST EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS, AND OTHER FIST RESIDENTS.
ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A FULL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS WHEN SIGNING UP TO SPEED.
IF WE WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A STAKEHOLDER, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THE INDIVIDUAL BE CALLED UPON TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
EACH STAKEHOLDER SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING.
STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MEG READ, FOLLOWED BY KEN TAISSEL AND MONICA ROUSSEAU.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD, DR. WALDRIP.
HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.
AS THEY SAY, IF YOU NEED AN APPRECIATION WEEK, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU'RE UNDERPAID, BUT HOPEFULLY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE WILL FIX THAT THIS MONTH.
IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S SHOW OUR APPRECIATION BY GIVING TEACHERS THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE.
THEIR PROFESSIONALS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH.
I'M BEYOND GRATEFUL THAT THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO AGREED AND TURNED OUT TO SAY ENOUGH OF THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST TEACHERS, ENOUGH OF THE EFFORTS TO ERASE TRANS KIDS, ENOUGH OF TELLING US WHAT BOOKS OUR KIDS CAN READ, ENOUGH OF THE EFFORTS TO POLITICIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION.
I HOPE OUR LEGISLATORS ALSO GET THE MESSAGE THAT THEY'RE REAL DANGERS FACING OUR CHILDREN, AND DIVERSITY IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
FIREARMS ARE THE NUMBER 1 CAUSE OF DEATH IN KIDS UP TO AGE 18, AND SOLVING THAT PROBLEM WILL REQUIRE BACKBONE THAT IS CURRENTLY ABSENT IN AUSTIN AND DC.
CURRENT PROPOSALS TO REPLACE LICENSED SCHOOL COUNSELORS WITH CHRISTIAN CHAPLAINS, OR TO POST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN EVERY CLASSROOM, ETC, WILL DO NOTHING BUT MAKE NON-CHRISTIAN KIDS REALIZE THEY ARE NOT VALUED BY CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST.
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THE NATIONALIST AGENDA WAS ON FULL DISPLAY TO CHURCH IN MCKINNEY LAST MONTH.MR. LOWE WAS THERE STATING THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
CHAD GREEN, TRUSTEE OF MCKINNEY ISD, SAID, CHRIST SHOULD BE ON THE TIPS OF EVERYBODY'S LIPS THAT'S IN THAT SCHOOL.
A FRISCO ISD PARENT SAID THAT ADHD, LEARNING DISABILITY AND GENDER IDENTITY, CONFUSION ARE THE RESULT OF DEMONIC SPIRITS.
THIS SHOULD MAKE ALL OF US VERY GLAD THAT SHE WAS WRONG ABOUT THE LORD HAVING PREDETERMINED THEIR ELECTION VICTORY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. DAVIS AND MR. HILL AND TO DR. WALDRIP ON THE EXTENSION OF HIS CONTRACT.
>> KEN TAISSEL, FOLLOWED BY MONICA ROUSSEAU AND THEN SANDRA GARCIA.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. KEN TAISSEL ALL HERE.
WE'VE LIVED IN FRISCO FOR AWHILE AND OUR KIDS GO TO AWAKLEN.
MY COMMENTS ARE ON AGENDA ITEM 11C INVOLVING THE EXTENSION OF DR. WALDRIP'S CONTRACT AS A SUPERINTENDENT.
THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE SEEN REALLY UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONWIDE.
GLOBAL PANDEMIC CHALLENGES ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING LAWS, TEACHER RETENTION CHALLENGES, POLITICAL DIVISIVENESS, RAGING CULTURE WARS, MISINFORMATION, FAST-MOVING TECHNOLOGY, AND ALL THE USUAL FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY CONCERNS.
NOT TO MENTION OUR AMAZING TEACHERS JUST TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED ON TEACHING THEIR KIDS THROUGHOUT THE CRAZINESS.
YET IN SPITE OF THESE CHALLENGES, FRISCO ISD AS MEASURED BY VIRTUALLY ALL RELEVANT METRICS, FOR EXAMPLE, QUALITY OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, TEST SCORES, GRADUATION RATES, EXTRA CURRICULAR PROGRAMS, OR IT'S ATHLETICS, FINANCIAL RATINGS, TAX RATES, ETC, CONTINUES TO RANK IN THE TOP TIER OF DISTRICTS STATEWIDE.
IN FIST ALSO CONTINUES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN FAMILIES WHO SAY, GREAT PUBLIC EDUCATION, GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WERE AT THE TOP REASON THEY MOVED TO FRISCO AND STAYED HERE.
THIS STRONG PERFORMANCE IS NOT AN ACCIDENT, COMES FROM HARD WORK AND GOOD FAITH OUTREACH FROM COUNTLESS PEOPLE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
FROM TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND LIBRARIANS, THROUGH PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FAMILIES, AND MANY OTHERS.
YES, THE SUCCESS ALSO COMES FROM THE STRONG PERFORMANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
THANK YOU. UP TO AND VERY MUCH INCLUDING DR. WALDRIP. THANK YOU.
WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ALL BEEN RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS, WHEN CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED, DR. WALDRIP HAS BEEN A TRUE LEADER AND HAS WORKED IN GOOD FAITH, FOCUSED ON WHAT'S REAL AND FACTUAL, AND HAS BEEN A CONSTRUCTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVER, LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL IF ISD STAKEHOLDERS.
DR. WALDRIP IS THE SAME, HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT LEADER HE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND HE'S BUILT A GREAT TEAM AROUND HIM WITHIN HIS ADMINISTRATION THAT DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB EVERY DAY, KEEPING THE TRAINS RUNNING ON TIME.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO VOTE TO EXTEND DR. WALDRIP'S CONTRACT.
LET'S KEEP THE HEAD COACH ON OUR WINNING FIST TEAM.
>> MONICA ROUSSEAU FOLLOWED BY SANDRA GARCIA, AND THEN STEPHANIE [INAUDIBLE]
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN TONIGHT FOR ALL THE RECOGNITIONS THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT OUR DISTRICT TAKES THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR VAST ACHIEVEMENTS.
NEXT, I'M THANKFUL THAT WE CAN NOW MOVE FORWARD FROM THE TRUSTEE ELECTION AS A COMMUNITY.
I AM HOPEFUL AND I ADMONISHED EVERYONE, COMMUNITY AND BOARD ALIKE, TO DETERMINE HOW WE MIGHT LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE TOGETHER, KEEPING OUR STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR ACTIONS AND OUR DECISIONS.
I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES WHICH WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THE ELECTION EVERYTHING FROM TEACHER RETENTION TO SCHOOL SECURITY AND MORE.
LAST, I'VE COME TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT SCHOOL SECURITY.
IN LIGHT OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
TODAY WAS AN INTERESTING DAY, AS MANY STUDENTS AT MY SCHOOL AND SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I'M AWARE OF, WERE ABSENT, IN LIGHT OF THE THREATS MADE TO A FEW SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE EMAIL WHICH WAS SENT OUT ABOUT THIS THREAT DID ADDRESS STUDENT ABSENCES, BUT IT DID NOT ADDRESS STAFF.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER AND ADDRESS STAFF AND ANY SUCH INSTANCES IN THE FUTURE.
IT IS ABOUT A SMALL WAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS.
I'M GLAD THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH FRISCO PD SO QUICKLY AND BRINGING RESOLUTION WITH CONSEQUENCE AND HOPEFUL IT WILL SEND A STRONG MESSAGE BEFORE OTHERS CONSIDER ANY SUCH ACTIONS IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, ISD TEAM AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR ALL YOU DO. LET'S END THE YEAR STRONG. THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU. I'M A PARENT AND I'M TALKING FROM THE TRENCHES.
SO MY BIGGEST CONCERNS CAME FIRST WHEN MY SON CAME HOME AND HE SAID, "MOM, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME GET A VIDEO I SAW AT SCHOOL TODAY OUT OF MY BRAIN AND OUT FROM MY HEART." I ASKED HIM WHAT THAT WAS AND IT WAS A VIDEO IN HIS ILA IS CALLED ALMA A-L-M-A BY PIXAR.
IT'S ON YOUTUBE, AND IT ACTUALLY SHOWS A LITTLE GIRL GET TRAPPED IN A DOLL SHOP AND ENDS UP BEING IN ONE OF THE DOLLS TRAPPED.
HE WAS SCARED TO DEATH THAT HER PARENTS WERE NOT GOING TO FIND HER.
SHE WOULDN'T NEVER SEE HER PARENTS AGAIN.
WHEN I ASKED OTHER MOTHERS ABOUT THIS AND THAT SAME WEEK, OTHER LITTLE BOYS HAD EITHER WET THE BED, HAD NIGHTMARES, OR WERE THROWING UP.
I ASKED THE PRINCIPAL BELL ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID IT WAS PART OF THE CURRICULUM FOR ILA AND IT ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF NEW YORK.
MY QUESTION IS JUST WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN CHECKING WHAT CURRICULUM WE'RE USING AND WHAT OUR KIDS SEE THAT AFFECT THEIR EMOTIONAL STATUS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY TEACHING THEM.
THEN THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO SPEND AN EXTRA $300 A MONTH FOR MAGNESIUM BECAUSE COMMON CORE MATH IS NOT WORKING.
IT IS NOT IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS.
MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAVE MASTER'S DEGREES AND WE TRIED TO TEACH OURSELVES AND LEARN IT AND DO YOUTUBE AND TALK TO THE TEACHERS, AND WE JUST HAD TO GO THROUGH OURS AND DECIDED TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR THE EXTRA RESOURCES.
THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT WE STARTED TO LEARN ABOUT THE WATERFALL METHOD FOR GRAINS THAT I CAN TELL YOU IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY SIGNIFICANT WITH THIS STAR.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW IT OR NOT OR REALIZE THAT IT'S PART OF THE CURRICULUM.
BUT THEY CAN HAVE A MINOR GRADE AND FAIL IN THE '50S OR '60S AND HAVE A CHANCE TO RETAKE THE TEST UP TO 100.
THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN THE QUESTIONS, AND THEY'LL HAVE SIX QUESTIONS WITH THREE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, AND IF THEY MISS ONE, THAT'S IT.
BUT THEN THEY CAN RETEST FOR 100 AND ACTUALLY MAKE AN A ON A ROLE THAT'S PROBABLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRUE COMPREHENSION.
THEN GUESS WHAT? THEY CAN'T RETAKE THE STAR, SO IT'S REFLECTIVE ON HIS STAR GRADES.
WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR SON.
I'M FROM SNYDER, TEXAS, AND I KNOW DR. WALDRIP VEER FROM POST, AND WE SOMEHOW SURVIVE [LAUGHTER] WITHOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND BY OURSELVES, MY PARENTS WE WERE POOR MIDDLE-CLASS, THEY DIDN'T FINISH JUNIOR HIGH, BUT YEAH, I MANAGED TO GET THROUGH BECAUSE OF CURRICULUM THAT HELPED THE STUDENT.
>> STEPHANIE CUNNINGHAM, FOLLOWED BY LINNEA, HERTUNIAN, AND THEN OUR FINAL SPEAKER, PAUL JACKSON.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, DEBBIE.
I HOPE YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE IS A LITTLE MORE ON THE PEACEFUL SIDE.
CONGRATULATIONS MARK, WHO'S HERE.
I'M PROUD TO CALL YOU A FRIEND.
THERE WAS A LITTLE GLITCH IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN UP IT ONLY ALLOWS FOR ACTION ITEMS, SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO A 1D AND 11A.
YOU HAVE LET DOWN YOUR COMMUNITY, I SAY YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY STOOD UP AND ONE AGAINST BOTH YOU BOTH IN ALL YOUR LOUD AND HATEFUL FRIENDS.
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT YOU AND YOUR BASE COULDN'T GO ANY LOWER THAN ATTACKING OUR LGBTQ KIDS YOU PROVED US ALL WRONG AND YOU WENT AFTER OUR SPED COMMUNITY.
FOR THE RECORD, LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE NOT TECHNICALITIES TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE IN ADHD IS NOT CAUSED BY DEMONIC SPIRITS.
FOR EVERY FIVE TEACHERS THAT SUPPORT YOU, 500 DON'T.
THE ROGUE TEACHERS YOU AND YOUR GROUP IS ALL TALK ABOUT, ARE THE FIVE, NOT THE FIVE-HUNDRED.
OUR EDUCATORS ARE NOT PEDOPHILES OR GROOMERS.
THE LIST OF WRONGS IS LONG, THE HARM IS IRREPARABLE.
THE GOOD NEWS, OUR COMMUNITY OF AMAZING EDUCATORS HAVE A VOICE AND THEY SHOWED UP.
OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT CARE HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR WHAT'S YOUR CREDIT SCORE IS.
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OUR INDIAN COMMUNITY TOOK YOU UP ON THAT OFFER ON THAT CHALLENGE, MARVIN, AND WHEN YOU SAID TO GO PAULA, IF I WANTED TO COMPETE WITH YOU, I WOULD COMPETE THEY SHOWED UP.OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT HATE DR. WALDRIP.
MS. MILLER, MISS LINTON, DR. CUNNINGHAM, AND SO MANY MORE I'VE WATCHED, I'VE LISTENED, I'VE HURT WITH YOU.
OUR COMMUNITY SHOWED UP FOR Y'ALL.
LASTLY, OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT CARE IF YOU'RE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
THE GOOD GUYS ON THE RED TEAM SHOWED UP TO.
BUT THIS IS THE JOB YOU SIGNED UP FOR, AND IT IS IN PARTISAN AS MUCH AS YOU BOTH DESPERATELY WANTED IT TO BE OUR COMMUNITY VOTED AGAINST RADICAL.
THE MESSAGE SHOULD BE THIS HATE HAS NO HOME IN FRISCO, ISD, STEPHANIE, AND MARVIN, THERE'S ROOM FOR YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT AGAIN, HATE HAS NO HOME HERE.
LASTLY, I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS.
LAST YEAR, YOUR PRESENCE AT THE TASB CONVENTION WAS A DISASTER THIS YEAR AT THE CASB CONVENTION, MY MOVIE STAR CRASH, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY IS GOING TO BE THERE.
PLEASE REJECT THE INVITATION IF YOU CAN'T REPRESENT FRISCO ISD IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
>> THAT WASN'T POLITICAL. GOOD EVENING.
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL SECURITY.
WE KNOW IT'S ALMOST 700 MILLION IN REVENUE.
WE'RE SETTING THE STANDARD AS A TOP 10 DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT 67,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE RELYING ON OUR DISTRICT TO PROTECT THEM.
FIRST, EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR SCHOOL BATHROOMS, SO I THINK WE NEED VAPE DETECTORS, SECURITY CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SOME KIDS AREN'T USING THE RESTROOM THERE.
THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, A LOT IS GOING ON IN THEIR.
VAPING IS A HUGE PROBLEM THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND WE NEED SECURITY AND THE VAPING DETECTORS WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO HAVE.
SECONDLY, INTRUDERS AS FAR AS DETECTORS FOR THEM, THAT'S GOOD.
BUT I THINK WE NEED BULLETPROOF GLASS FOR ENTRY WAYS, STORES, GLASS DOORS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SECURITY INCREASE IN SECURITY.
LASTLY, I WOULD SAY METAL DETECTORS UPON ENTRY.
THESE ARE USED IN DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
I ACTUALLY WORKED IN A DISTRICT OR A SCHOOL THAT HAD THEM AND THE BULLETPROOF GLASS AND THEY INCREASE THE SECURITY, SO WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO WAR AND DISEASE MEASURES.
A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS PROACTIVE IN IMPLEMENTING THESE SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO BE A TARGET OF AN INTRUDER OR THAT'S WHAT MY DAUGHTER SAID.
HEIGHTENED SECURITY LIKE THAT WOULD HELP PROBABLY THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT TO DO SOMETHING MAYBE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BORROWED MONEY, FEDERAL MONEY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FRIVOLOUS SPENDING, THERE'S THINGS, I THINK WE BOUGHT ENOUGH FURNITURE AND WE HAVE ENOUGH ADMINISTRATORS AND LIBRARY CURATORS AND ALL THINGS, SO I THINK WE CAN REALLY SECURE OUR SCHOOLS AND LOOK INTO THE VENDORS AND WHO WERE USING AND WHERE WE CAN CUT ON THE BUDGET, AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AND THE KIDS ARE DEPENDING ON YOU TO MAKE SOME GOOD DECISIONS IN REGARDS TO SECURITY AND SAFETY.
THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> OUR FINAL SPEAKER, PAUL JUSTIN.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME FUN TONIGHT.
AM I SUPPOSED TO STAND OVER THE SINGLE KEY? IN FACT, I'VE HAD FUN WITH MOST OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, I MET THEM IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
IN FACT, DR. RENEE, I LOOKED AT YOU IN ONE OF THE SATURDAYS AND THIS LADY LOOKS FAMILIAR.
THEN YOU LOOKED AND SAID, WELL, YOU LOOK FAMILIAR TOO.
WE GOT INTO CONVERSATION, OH, YEAH, WE MET AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
VERY NICE. GOOD TO MEET WITH YOU AND OTHERS AND SEEING YOU OUT ON THE STUMP.
THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ALL ABOUT.
I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING HERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT.
BUT THAT'S ON ME, NOT YOU. HERE WE GO.
MY PRINTER DIDN'T WORK, SO I HAD MY DAUGHTER SEND MY NOTES TO ME.
LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS THIS WAY.
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I THOUGHT I'D FIND SOMETHING.I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S VERY UNCONTROVERSIAL AND SOMETHING THAT WILL PROBABLY UNITE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, AND THAT'S RELIGION.
I BASE MY COMMENTS ON MY OWN PAST EXPERIENCE HAVING TAUGHT WORLD RELIGIONS IN SACRAL UNIVERSITIES.
I FOUND SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D READ THESE TO YOU BECAUSE IT MAY SUGGEST HOW WE COULD BE HAVING BETTER AND MORE FUN MEETINGS.
IF WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE LEADING RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHERS, WE FIND OUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY HAVE SAID AND THEY'RE ALL SIMILAR, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RELIGION IS.
THIS IS A SUM OF DUTY, "DO NOT TO OTHERS, WHICH IF DONE TO YOU WOULD CAUSE YOU PAIN." BUDDHISM," HURT NOT OTHERS WITH THAT WHICH WOULD PAIN YOURSELF." ISLAM," NO ONE OF YOU IS A BELIEVER UNTIL HE DESIRES FOR HIS BROTHER THAT WHICH HE DESIRES FOR HIMSELF." AN AMERICAN INDIAN," LIVE IN HARMONY WE'RE ALL RELATED.
"JEWISH," WHAT IS HATEFUL TO YOU, DO NOT DO TO YOUR FELLOW MAN, LOVE NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." CHRISTIAN," DO UNTO OTHERS AS THEY WOULD WANT YOU TO DO TO THEM AND ALSO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." EMMANUEL KANT, A PHILOSOPHER," DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE EVERYONE DO UNTO EVERYBODY." THAT'S PRETTY UNIFYING.
MY PRAYER FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF CITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS THAT THESE PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF LIVING, RULES OF CIVILITY, THE GOLDEN RULE, BASICALLY FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS COULD BE THE HALLMARK OF OUR MEETINGS TOGETHER.
WE JUST PRAY THAT THE LORD WOULD GUIDE AND DIRECT YOU ACCORDINGLY.
I THINK THESE PRINCIPLES FROM THESE DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES WOULD MAKE THINGS FAR MORE SANGUINE AND FAR MORE COPACETIC.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I GREET YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[11.A. Consider and act on approval of minutes from April 4 regular meeting, April 10 special meeting, April 24 special meeting at 4:30 pm, April 24 special meeting at 6:00 pm, and May 3 special meeting]
ACTION ITEM 11A, CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 4TH, REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 10TH SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 24TH, SPECIAL MEETING AT 4:30 PM, APRIL 24TH, SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:00 PM AND MAY 3RD SPECIAL MEETINGS.>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 4TH, REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 10TH SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 24TH, SPECIAL MEETING AT 4:30 PM, APRIL 24TH SPECIAL MEETING AT 06:00 PM, AND THE MAY 3RD SPECIAL MEETING AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY MR. CLEESE SECOND BY MR. DAVIS. ALL IN FAVOR?
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM B.
[11.B. Consideration and possible action regarding the Level III appeal filed by Danielle Sposito]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL FILED BY DANIELLE SPACITO, BOARD WE HEARD THIS APPEAL IN CLOSED SESSION.>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION AT LEVEL 2.
>> MOTION BY MR. CLEESE TO DENY THE APPEAL.
>> SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE. ALL IN FAVOR OF DENIAL.
ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 5-2.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C. CONSIDER AN ACT ON
[11.C. Consider and act on language for Superintendent contract extension]
LANGUAGE FOR SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT EXTENSION.BOARD, WE WILL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, BUT ONLY REGARDING THE LANGUAGE, NOT REGARDING THE EVALUATIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD IN CLOSED SESSION.
IF THERE ARE ANY CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE WILL NEED TO MOVE BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION TO HAVE THOSE. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR.
>> I'VE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME VOTING ON THE SALARY.
DO WE HAVE AN EXACT AMOUNT OR IS IT THE VERBIAGE AND THAT I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND? CAN I GET SOME CLARITY ON IT?
>> THE SALARY STAYS THE SAME AND THE ONLY VERBIAGE THAT IS IN THE CONTRACT IS THAT DR. WALDRIP IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME INCREASES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SO BECAUSE HE IS A STAFF MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT, AND THE LANGUAGE IS THE SAME.
>> IS THAT LIKE A PERCENTAGE, WHATEVER PERCENTAGE THEY GET OR IS IT A DOLLAR AMOUNT?
>> IS THAT HOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST OR WAS THERE AN ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT?
>> BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'VE SEEN OTHER CONTRACTS THAT HAD AN ACTUAL ANNUAL SALARY AS WELL AS THE STIPEND AND THIS ONE HAS CURRENT SALARY WITH AN OPTION TO INCREASE THE SALARY.
BUT IT DOESN'T SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF THAT INCREASED SALARY OR EVEN A RANGE.
>> KIM, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT BECAUSE AS A BOARD, WE HAVE NOT ADOPTED THAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE UNTIL THE JUNE MEETING,
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THAT IT IS LEFT OPEN-ENDED UNTIL WE ADOPT WHATEVER THAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE IS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS. IS THAT CORRECT?>> THAT'S CORRECT. IN PREVIOUS YEARS WHEN THERE HAS JUST BEEN A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND NOT THAT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, IT'S BECAUSE THE BOARD HAS BEEN ABLE TO ADOPT THE COMPENSATION PLAN PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
BUT THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, OUR BUDGET PROCESSES MOVED BACK.
OUR COMPENSATION PLAN, ADOPTION IS MOVED BACK.
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND PUTTING SALARY INFORMATION INTO THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT, IT'S BEEN DONE BOTH WAYS, JUST DEPENDING ON THE TIME.
>> I GUESS MY CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT, IT COULD BE A $10,000 INCREASE, IT COULD BE A $40,000 INCREASE, IT COULD BE $100,000 INCREASE AND WE DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE APPROVING LANGUAGE AND THEN WE DON'T KNOW THE AMOUNT.
I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST FEELS LIKE A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY TO ME.
I GUESS, ARE YOU SAYING WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS NOW OR WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY FILL IN AND AMOUNT TO DECIDE IF WE VOTE YES OR NO ON THE SALARY? IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING, I THINK.
>> YOU GUYS WILL VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION PLAN BEFORE IT'S ENACTED IN JUNE.
THE COMPENSATION PLAN WILL INCLUDE WHATEVER DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT INCREASE MIGHT BE THAT WOULD GO INTO THIS CONTRACT.
>> THEN I GUESS WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON HERE? I MEAN JUST THE LANGUAGE? BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY OPEN-ENDED.
THAT'S MY CONCERN. IT'S PRETTY OPEN-ENDED.
>> THERE'S A BASE SALARY IN THE CONTRACT THAT'S TRANSPARENT.
THERE'S A PERCENTAGE INCREASE THAT WE WILL ADOPT FOR STAFF LATER IN THE BUDGET CYCLE, WHICH WILL ALSO BE TRANSPARENT AND COMMUNITY WILL KNOW THAT IT ALSO APPLIES TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT IS THE EXTENSION OF AN ADDITIONAL YEAR AND THAT'S ALSO IN THE CONTRACT.
>> OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING WE HAVE WRITTEN IT THIS WAY BEFORE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IN LEGISLATIVE YEARS? OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT.
I THINK THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT THAT I WILL MAKE JUST BEFORE WE END DISCUSSION AND VOTE IS THAT I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ROLLING THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
JUST PHILOSOPHICALLY, IT CONCERNS ME A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT AND THEN EXTENDING IT EVERY YEAR, SO IT'S CONSTANTLY THIS ROLLING THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, I THINK DOESN'T GIVE US AS MANY OPTIONS TO ADJUST IF WE HAVE PERFORMANCE CONCERNS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS.
I'M NOT MAKING A SPECIFIC COMMENT ON DR. ROGER'S PERFORMANCE WITH THAT COMMENT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT APPROACH JUST IN GENERAL.
>> BOARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE LANGUAGE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT EXTENSION AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY MR. CLAYSIE. SECOND BY MS. GLOSSY.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM D,
[11.D. Consider and act on language for Director of Internal Audit contract extension]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON LANGUAGE FOR DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT CONTRACT EXTENSION.BOARD WE ALSO DISCUSSED THIS IN CLOSED SESSION OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF EVALUATIVE SESSIONS THAT WE HAD ON BOTH DR. WALDRIP AND MR. GROOVER.
I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, THEN I'LL MOVE FOR A MOTION.
AGAIN, THE DISCUSSION SHOULD ONLY CENTER ON THE CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE, NOT ON THE VALUE TO PERFORMANCE OF MR. GROOVER.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE LANGUAGE FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT CONTRACT EXTENSION AS PRESENTED.
>> I'M SORRY. I DID HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I DON'T SEE A SALARY IN THIS ONE EITHER SO WILL IT BE THE SAME THING THAT THAT WILL GET ADDED IN LATER OR DID I MISS IT? I DIDN'T SEE ONE.
>> HIS CONTRACT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENTS IN THAT HIS SALARY IS PART OF THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION PLAN THAT YOU GUYS ADOPT.
HE'S SLOTTED INTO A PAY GRADE WITH OTHER DIRECTORS.
SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES 7-0.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE RECOMMENDED SELECTION OF CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL,
[11.E. Consider and act on the recommended selection of contractual personnel including:]
INCLUDING THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION PRINCIPAL OF HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND PRINCIPAL OF PINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.BOARD, DR. FAUCH CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN I WILL MOVE FOR A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED SELECTION OF CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL,
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INCLUDING MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION, PRINCIPAL OF HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND PRINCIPAL OF PINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES 7-0.
[11.F. Consent Agenda]
MS [INAUDIBLE] HAS ASKED TO PULL NUMBERS 4, 12, AND 16, SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3, 5 THROUGH 11.>> RENEE, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT I ACTUALLY CHANGED THE ONES I WAS PULLING BECAUSE I GOT A FEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE WE STARTED THE MEETING TONIGHT, SO IF WE COULD CHANGE TO JUST PULLING 16, 17, KIM IS 17 THE ONE ABOUT THE BUSES? OKAY. SO 16, 17, AND 18.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 15 AND 19 THROUGH 22.
>> MOTION BY MR. CLAYSIE TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 15 AND 19 THROUGH 22.
SECOND BY MS. DAVIS. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0. ALL RIGHT, BOARD WE WILL TAKE THESE ONE AT A TIME.
[11.F.16. Act on agreement with Lovejoy Independent School District]
ITEM 16, WHICH IS ACT ON AGREEMENT WITH LOVEJOY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.>> YEAH. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
I KNOW IT'S GETTING LATE, SO WE'RE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITH LOVEJOY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE STAFF OR THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THIS TRAINING FOR THEMSELVES?
>> FRISCO ISD IS AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER OF CDL TRAINING AND LICENSING AND SO WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THEIR BUS DRIVERS TO GET CERTIFIED BY US.
IT'S A REVENUE-GENERATING CONTRACT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK, IS IF WE DO ACTUALLY EARN REVENUE OFF OF THAT.
>> WHERE DO THOSE FUNDS GO FROM THE REVENUE THAT WE EARN OFF THE CONTRACT
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
>> DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON 17 AND 18?
>> YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANTED TO VOTE ON 16 FIRST.
>> THAT'S FINE. SEVENTEEN HONESTLY,
[11.F.17. Act on agreement with Tyler Technologies]
I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTERESTING THING THAT WE'RE DOING AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE FOR THE RECORD, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND THE CONCERNS OF THE PARENTS, I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT APPRECIATE HEARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND I APPRECIATED THAT THE INSIGHT THAT YOU GAVE ME A LOT EARLIER THIS EVENING, SO THAT'S WHY I PULLED IT.>> SURE. SO THE AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES IS FOR A BUS TAGGING SYSTEM THAT WAS PART OF OUR 2018 BOARD PROGRAM.
IT WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD COMMITTEE.
BASICALLY, IT IS AN RFID READER ON EACH BUS SO THAT STUDENTS WHO RIDE THE BUS CAN SCAN ON AND OFF.
WE'VE BEEN PILOTING THIS ON BUSES AT A COUPLE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, AND THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ROLL IT OUT DISTRICT-WIDE ON ALL OF OUR BUSES.
ESSENTIALLY, THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A CARD THAT THEY SCAN WHEN THEY GET ON AND SCAN WHEN THEY GET OFF.
THERE'S A PARENT APP AVAILABLE SO THAT PARENTS CAN BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEIR STUDENT GETS ON THE BUS AND OFF THE BUS AT THE END OF THE DAY.
>> THANK YOU. THEN AS IT RELATES TO ITEM 18,
[11.F.18. Act on agreement with University of Texas at Arlington]
I JUST HAD A QUESTION AND THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR PAM, BUT HOW THE TEACHERS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THIS PROGRAM? I THINK WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE BOARD BOOK, BUT.>> I'M GOING TO SEE IF DR. CUNNINGHAM CAN ANSWER THAT.
>> IT'S A GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE WERE SOME INFORMATION IN HOME-BASED, BUT IT DIDN'T ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
IT'S A COMPETITIVE GRANT SO THE TEACHERS APPLY TO UTA, AND THEN UTA MAKES DETERMINATION BASED ON THEIR INTERNAL RUBRICS.
WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD IS WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF FUNDING FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT, AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 19 TEACHERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN POSSIBILITY AND SO FAR IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, BUT WE NEED THE MOU TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS.
>> IT'D BE GREAT TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION JUST AS THE PROCESS PROGRESSES, BUT THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ACTION ITEMS 16, 17, OR 18 ON CONSENT? IF NOT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 16, 17, AND 18 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY MS. [INAUDIBLE] SECOND BY MS. DAVIS.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0.
I WAS GOING TO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT HAVING A SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION AND HAVING 80 PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD THINK THAT'S FUNNY AT 11:15 AT NIGHT.
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[LAUGHTER] THANKS, MEGAN.[LAUGHTER] TO OUR SROS THAT HAVE BREATHED ONE OF THE LONGEST MEETINGS OF OUR YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE EVERY DAY.
JUST WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH.
AGAIN, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO CELEBRATE OUR AMAZING TEACHERS THIS WEEK.
WE'LL CELEBRATE THEM EVERY WEEK, BUT THIS IS THEIR WEEK. IT'S LIKE MOTHER'S DAY.
CELEBRATE YOUR MOM EVERY DAY, BUT REALLY CELEBRATE HER HARD ON MOTHER'S DAY.
PLEASE CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR AMAZING TEACHERS ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES THIS WEEK, AND WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH EVERYONE, ALL OF THE PATIENCE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN TO US AS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION TODAY WITHIN FRISCO ISD, YOUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY AND IT IS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THEY CAN'T LEARN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH US, IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT WE WORKED TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR FRISCO POLICE.
OUR HEARTS AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE CITIZENS OF ALAN FOR A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM FOR MANY MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME, AND JUST KNOW THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS BACK TO OUR CAMPUSES TOMORROW WITH OPEN ARMS AND VERY SAFE BUILDINGS.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL TOMORROW.
IT IS 11:15, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.