Nov 13, 2023 Board of Trustees

>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

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I KNOW WE WERE A LITTLE DELAYED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US.

WE HAVE AN AMAZING AGENDA.

I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY HEAR THE VOICES COMING FROM THE HALLS.

WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS THIS EVENING AND TO GET TO THE BUSINESS OF OUR DISTRICT.

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

HEY. [BACKGROUND] WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2,

[2. Pledge of Allegiance ]

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM ROBERTSON ELEMENTARY HERE TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US.

>> ALLEGIANCE] AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR. THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND USEFUL. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]

>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND LEADING THE PLEDGES.

WE SAW THE KIDDOS ON SATURDAY, AND SO I SAW SOME FAMILIAR FACES OUT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3,

[3. Recognitions]

>> HI. GOOD EVENING. DR. WALTER AND MISS DAVIS, WOULD YOU JOIN ME DOWN HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE VFW AND THE AMERICAN LEGION? WE CAN DO IT. WE'RE JUST DOING TWO PART. THAT'S FINE.

GO AHEAD. [BACKGROUND] RIGHT UP ON STAGE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE.

TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND THANK OUR VETERANS AND FRISCO AS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION.

FIRST, THE FRISCO VFW POSTS 8273, AND IN JUST A MINUTE, THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 178.

THEY CONTINUALLY MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS IN FRISCO ISD IN THE CLASSROOM AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE DEDICATED TO SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE AS SPEAKERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS OR SCHOOLS VOLUNTEERING FOR EFFICACY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, AND SERVING ON COMMITTEES.

THE VFW OFFERS STUDENT ESSAYS, SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST, AND FLACK PROGRAM ETIQUETTE.

ACTUALLY I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. AMERICAN LEGION IS UP THERE TOO.

AMERICAN LEGION ALSO PROVIDES A SCHOLARSHIP SPEECH CONTEST, BOYS AND GIRLS STATE CONTEST IN THE CAMPS.

THERE ARE ALSO ACTIVE PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS FOR OUR AMAZING JROTC PROGRAM AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH-SCHOOL.

EACH OF THESE GROUPS WORKS TIRELESSLY TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO BE FUTURE READY IN THE AREAS OF CITIZENSHIP AND CHARACTER.

THIS IS AN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PROGRAMMING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR STUDENTS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS. ON BEHALF OF FRISCO ISD, THANK YOU TO VFW AND THE AMERICAN LEGION FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND OUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> YEAH, SURE. GO AHEAD.

DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND TAKE A PICTURE? YEAH. LAURA, WOULD YOU GET BACK IN? [INAUDIBLE]. YOU GOT IT.

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THANK YOU GUYS. WRITE YOUR COURSE.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION.

WITHOUT YOU, WE WOULDN'T NOT BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING FOR OUR FRISCO ISD KIDS.

THANK YOU AGAIN. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 3B, NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS. DR. FIORE?

>> YES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR SOME OF OUR AMAZING FRISCO ISD STUDENTS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS EVENING.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR GIVING US THIS TIME THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE 113 FRISCO ISD STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED AS NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS IN THE 69TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

ALSO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WHO ARE ALL STANDING IN THE BACK THERE FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

[APPLAUSE] ALSO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL, EVEN BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SHARING THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.

[APPLAUSE] JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THIS HONOR THROUGH THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TESTS.

THIS REPRESENTS LESS THAN 1% OF ALL US HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.

SEMI-FINALISTS CAN FULFILL ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE FOR THEIR FINALISTS A LEVEL OF COMPETITION.

ALL OF OUR NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR YARD SIGN IN A CAMPUS PRESENTATION, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THEM HERE AGAIN TONIGHT.

WE WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THEIR PLANNED UNIVERSITY AND FIELD OF STUDY.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. KRISHNA CHETTY, OUR ADVANCED ACADEMICS COORDINATOR, AND HE'LL BE INTRODUCING OUR STUDENTS TONIGHT.

WE HAVE DR. HARP HERE AS WELL.

SHE'S OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AND SHE'LL BE ASSISTING IN THIS HONOR AS WELL. [APPLAUSE]

>> CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALL STEP UP, PLEASE.

GOODNESS.

HERE WE GO.

I WILL SAY NAMES AND WHERE THEY PLAN TO GO IF THEY TOLD ME AND THEN THEY'LL STEP FORWARD AND LEAVE.

BRITNEY ARIA, PLANNING TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, CLAIRE BUYAN.

CHAITHRI PIKKY, PLAN TO STUDY PRE-MED AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY.

RUSHAN VICKY PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

SHREE PANAV CHEDLAPALY PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

MISHA CHOKSHI PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

JOSH GUPTA PLANS TO TAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE THEORY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

FERVAN RENDY, JAKOB RENDY, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE, CARDTHICK CALIGULA, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

CHE CALORIE. NEUROSCIENCE AT RICE UNIVERSITY, SUNDAY AND NAKOTA NEUROSCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

AUDIT KRISHNA, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. URGE KRISHNAN.

SHURIAS KUMAR, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

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RITHMETIC PARTYGALA.

PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. ESTIMATE BANDA.

PLAINTIFFS TO STUDY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.

KRISH PER EAC, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

ARE YOU ALL LIVED TOGETHER? [LAUGHTER] IAN ROHOT, ROJAS RALLY PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

ASHA ROY AT ADISH TELEKA PLAN STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

SECTOVILE VIJAY KUMAR AND NATHAN'S OUT. WELCOME OUR LONGHORNS.

[APPLAUSE] IF ANY PARENTS OF THOSE STUDENTS WOULD ALSO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED PLEASE.

>> WAIT, YOU SAID WELCOME LONGHORNS. WHAT ABOUT BOHMER?

>> WHAT'S THAT SOONER? WE HAVE SOME UNIVERSE AT OKLAHOMA.

>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> I THINK WE HAD ABOUT THREE OR FOUR, [OVERLAPPING] BOHMER KIDS.

>> JUST ONE SOONER.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] FROM EMERSON, WE HAVE ISSUED JOHN WHO PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE? VICYATH JONALAGADA PLANS TO STUDY BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY.

ISH SEAN JEWRY PLAN TO STUDY BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.

SETYET, PAULA PORTOLA PLANS TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE, COVENE OMASANKUR PLAN TO STUDY COMPUTER AND OR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TO EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND EMERSON PARENTS, PLEASE STAND.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE CHRIS SHALAH, ROEHAN DOSHI, TISHEN AYAH PLANS STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

JACOB LESTER, PLAN STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT MIT.

[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] ISHWA [INAUDIBLE] ARMANI.

ANIKSHA DOCTRY PLANS TO STUDY BIOLOGY AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

MAHISH VANKET, GET YOU RIGHT? YES. GOOD PLAN TO STUDY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AT PRINCETON.

[APPLAUSE] ANY PARENTS OF FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL. [APPLAUSE]

>> YOU MADE IT YOU GUYS.

>> WE DID IT.

>> NEXT, WE HAVE HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SORIA HONEY WHO PLANS TO STUDY HEALTH CARE STUDIES.

RISHI, CHILERA PLANS TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

SERINE, CHEDDARBUD, RUPAP KENDALWALL PLANS TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AND PRE-MED TRACK.

ALEXANDER NOAH PLANS TO STUDY BIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

METHALLY REDABADINI PLANS TO STUDY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING.

PRETTYKA [INAUDIBLE] PLAN STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

CHRIS SHARMA,IRENE SRIVASTAVA, PLANS TO STUDY DATA SCIENCE.

SHREE KRIDISHTA, PLAN STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

KEVIN SOO, PLAN STUDY MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BABANUS ADUOLA, PLAN STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AT THE PRE-MED TRACK AND NICHOLAS TESSY,

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THANK YOU HERITAGE AND HERITAGE PARENTS, IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE STAND.

[APPLAUSE] NOW, WE HAVE INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. SHE'S NOT HERE.

[INAUDIBLE] SHE'S NOT HERE.

DANIELLE YUN AND [INAUDIBLE] ARE ALSO INDEPENDENT STUDENTS, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH, ESPECIALLY ON YOUR UNIVERSITY CHOICE.

[APPLAUSE] LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE LUKE CHANG, [INAUDIBLE] DATA PLANNING.

COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

HARSHA [INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE, KENDALL G, POLITICAL SCIENCE.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY GOVERNMENT, PRE-LAW.

[INAUDIBLE] KAUSHIK, PLANS TO STUDY AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

MAX KEATON, PLANNING TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

[INAUDIBLE] YAKUZA, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

GAUTHAM [INAUDIBLE], PLANNING TO STUDY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANNING TO STUDY BIOCHEMISTRY, AND OLIVIA SUNG, PLANNING TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

[APPLAUSE] CLAP FOR LEBANON PARENTS.

[APPLAUSE] LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.

LIBERTY, WE HAVE AVI HUGGERWALL PLAN TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

[INAUDIBLE], PLANNING TO STUDY BIOCHEMISTRY AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS.

LOUIS DECA, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[INAUDIBLE] PLAN TO STUDY BIOLOGY AND BUSINESS ON A PRE-MED TRACK.

AKASH HAWK, [INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

JOSHUA LEE, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE US MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT.

[INAUDIBLE], PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

BALA KRISHNA [INAUDIBLE] RYAN SADIKY, MAYA SILBERMAN, SHIVANI SHTUARI, JASON JEE, AARON CHU, AND SOPHIE YANG,T HEY ARE ALL IN THERE.

HOW ABOUT THAT? THANK YOU GUYS.

THAT'S LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL AND LIBERTY PARENTS, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAND.

[APPLAUSE] ARE YOU ALL MEMORIAL RIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LONE STAR.

WELL, DAWKINS STAND HERE WHILE I SAY FOR MONSTER HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD KEVIN WONG AND [INAUDIBLE] WHO PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

THESE FINE CHILDREN ARE MEMORIAL STUDENTS.

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE ETHAN GOMEZ, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, DALLAS.

SHRI [INAUDIBLE], PLANS TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AND [INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT TEXAS A&M.

[APPLAUSE] COMPLETELY UNCALLED FOR.

[APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO SKIP ALL THE A&M ONES.

[LAUGHTER] NOW WE HAVE PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.

[INAUDIBLE] AND WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] WHO PLAN TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

PANTHER CREEK, AND ANY PARENTS FROM PANTHER CREEK.

[APPLAUSE] 3D HIGH SCHOOL.

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ALEXANDER DANKO, PLANS TO STUDY DATA SCIENCE AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY.

BOW HONG LI, PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING PHYSICS.

RIAMAIN [INAUDIBLE] PATEL PATELOLA, PLANS TO STUDY FINANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[INAUDIBLE], PLANS TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE AT RICE UNIVERSITY.

IPSA PRUSTY PLANS TO STUDY BUSINESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

ASHLEY RABINOVITZ, PLANS TO STUDY BUSINESS.

AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

AUSTIN ROTTERDAM, AND EMMANUEL SEBASTIAN, NEIL [INAUDIBLE], PLANS TO STUDY ARTS TECHNOLOGY AND EMERGING COMMUNICATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

[INAUDIBLE] VJ, PLAN TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[APPLAUSE] AND ANY PARENTS FROM 3D.

[APPLAUSE] NOW WE END WITH LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] WE'LL END WITH YOU.

WE HAVE COOPER HILL WHO PLANS TO STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT PURDUE.

WE HAVE SOPHIA RAO AND WE HAVE LUCAS [INAUDIBLE] WHO PLANS ON STUDYING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT STANFORD.

THIS IS SEMI KAHN, WHO PLANNED ON STUDYING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.

YOU GAVE ME TWO ANSWERS FOR YOUR UNIVERSITY, BOTH A&M AND UT AUSTIN.

[LAUGHTER] WOULD YOU LIKE TO DECLARE RIGHT NOW? WELL, HE'LL GO TO A GOOD SCHOOL.

[LAUGHTER] THAT IS EVERYBODY. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

[APPLAUSE] IF WE HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF FOR MORE CAMPUSES, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.

ANY PARENTS WHO DIDN'T STAND, IF YOU'D STAND NOW AND YOU WANT TO GO CATCH YOUR KIDS ANYWAY.

THANK YOU GUYS.

[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]

>> WE'RE ALWAYS SO PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND THANKFUL THAT WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THEM AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

THIS GROUP THAT WE JUST RECOGNIZED TODAY, THEY WERE A DYNAMIC GROUP OF JUST ALL THINGS ACADEMIA.

I'M PROUD TO SHARE THESE CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY THE KIDDOS THAT WE'RE GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, BOHMER [LAUGHTER].

THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, THERE IS OPPORTUNITY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FOR THEM.

ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE PARENTS LEFT, WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE WE KNOW FOR SURE WITHOUT THEM,

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WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 3C, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO JUST KEEP THE PARTY GOING WITH THE CENTENNIAL STATE TENNIS TEAM.

[APPLAUSE]

>> I'LL INVITE OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CHRIS BURGE TO COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM NOW.

>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR. WALDROP FRISCO, ISD, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR STATE CHAMPIONS TONIGHT BUT ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR OUR SCHOOL AND FOR OUR DISTRICT IN ATHLETICS, JUSTICE FALL, WE HAVE HAD TO VOLLEYBALL TEAMS IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT, 25 RUNNERS AT THE STATE CROSS-COUNTRY MEET.

WE STILL HAVE FIVE TEAMS AND THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE STATE CHAMPIONS AND TEAM TENNIS.

THE TEAM TENNIS TEAM FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT GREAT VISION IN GREAT LEADERSHIP FROM OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR BOARDS.

THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF OUR STATE CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYERS, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST THAT YOU GAVE US AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU GIVE YOUR CHILDREN.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. [APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD TENNIS COACH FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL DOUG FEYA.

COACH FEYA HAS BEEN COACHING FOR 21 YEARS.

HE HAS BEEN PART OF FRISCO ISD FOR 13 YEARS AND HE'S BEEN THE HEAD COACH AT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR SEVEN YEARS.

STATE CHAMPION TEAM TENNIS COACH, DOUG FEYA [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE JUST ACCOMPLISHED SUCH A GREAT THING.

IT'S A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO BE UP HERE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM.

I'LL BE BRIEF AND GIVE THEM THE RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE JUST AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT.

NOW, IT IS NOT EASY TO WIN A STATE TITLE, BELIEVE ME, 22 YEARS.

I WAS REFLECTING ON MY OWN PERSONAL HISTORY.

I'LL BE BRIEF ABOUT THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN SO BLESSED AS A PLAYER AND A COACH TO HAVE BEEN AN IMPOSITION 18 TIMES IN MY CAREER, 18 AS A PLAYER OR A COACH TO WIN A STATE TITLE.

I MADE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT THAT MANY TIMES.

NO, THIS IS IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.

IT GETS BETTER. GETS WORSE.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND NOW IT SHOWS YOU RIGHT THERE PROBABLY TWO THINGS.

MAYBE I'VE DONE A GREAT JOB GETTING THERE, BUT I HADN'T DONE MUCH SINCE I GOT THERE.

IT TOOK 18 TRIALS AND IT JUST MEANS A LOT TO ME TO BE A SMALL PART OF THE ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE I'M HERE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW AND I'M A PART OF IT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN HAVE PUT IN.

JUST AN OUTSTANDING GROUP.

I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THEM, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW REALLY THREE THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, ON THE ACHIEVEMENT SIDE, THIS IS THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEAM TENANTS FOR FRISCO ISD.

[APPLAUSE] THERE'S BEEN SOME GREAT TEAMS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US.

WE KNOW WHAT A TOWARDS BEARING THAT IS AND THEN JUST AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

THEN ALSO THESE, THESE ARE JUST TERRIFIC STUDENT ATHLETES.

COUPLE MERIT WINNERS IN HERE IN THIS GROUP AND JUST, THEY PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THEIR CLASS LOAD AND I CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CLASSES THAT THEY'RE TAKEN AT THE API LEVEL IS IT BLOWS ME AWAY.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A'S AND B'S AND SOME BASIC CLASSES BACK IN THE DAY, BUT THESE GUYS ARE JUST GREAT STUDENTS.

THEN THIRD, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THEY REPRESENT FRISCO ISD IN THEIR CHARACTER AND HOW THEY CARRY THEMSELVES SO WELL, IT MAKES ME SO PROUD AND QUICKLY JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF STORY ACCOUNT OF THAT WOULD BE IN OUR SEMI-FINAL MATCH AT REGIONALS, OF COURSE, MECHANICS COACH CAME UP TO ME AFTERWARDS AND SAID, THERE'S TEAMS THAT WE PLAY THAT HAVE GREAT PLAYERS BUT THERE'S,

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THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AND JUST KNOW THAT THEY MAKE THE DISTRICT I THINK WOULD MAKE YOU ALL VERY PROUD.

LET ME WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL INTRODUCE THESE GUYS.

YOU ALL CAN JUST DO A LITTLE AWKWARD WAVE OR WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO AND GET YOUR RECOGNITION.

I WANT TO START WITH COACH AGUILAR, WHO IS MY ASSISTANT, JUST DOES AN AMAZING JOB WITH OUR KIDS.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS CHINA'S GURU AND I'M BLESSED TO HAVE HIM AS MY ASSISTANT COASTAL COACH AGUILAR.

[APPLAUSE] CAPTAIN NOAH KAUFMAN, JUST A PHENOMENAL YOUNG LADY WHO LEADS OUR TEAM, OUR LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR IS SECOND TO NONE INVEST IN MY 22 YEARS AND KNOW IS A BIG PART OF THAT.

NEAR ANGINA OR ROMANTIC, ISHA BANDY, AQUITY BODY, EDUARDO CRUISE, TRIA DAGGERMOLLY, TRUDY KAUFMAN, RAW ARAPU, NICHE PINGING, GUSTAVO ROSALYNN, ROHAN SHARMA, RAJ CHETTY, ROHAN CHEF.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT FOR THE CHEFS AND DOANTY.

JUST ONE MORE TIME ROUTE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE FIRST-EVER STATE CHAMPIONS IN FRISCO HISTORY.

[APPLAUSE].

HOLD ON ONE MORE WAS EXPECTED.

THIS IS MY SIXTH GRADE. [APPLAUSE]

>> WHAT A WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR GOING DOWN TO THE STATE LEVEL AND SHARING FIRST GO I AS THESE NAME.

WONDERFUL JOB AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO BE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.

[4. Invocation]

>> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU ALLOW US TO BE A SOURCE OF HOPE FOR THOSE IN NEED.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR WISDOM AND PATIENCE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, EDUCATORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THIS GREAT DISTRICT.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE DAILY BLESSINGS GIVEN TO EACH OF US.

AS WE MOVE FURTHER INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE PRAY THAT YOU ALSO KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ALL SAFE FROM HARM.

WE PRAY FOR THE SAFETY FOR ALL THOSE THAT PROTECT AND SERVE OUR SCHOOLS EVERY DAY.

HELP US TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS AND MAY EACH OF US FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITIES WITH CARE, EMPATHY, AND GRATITUDE.

WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN.

>> THANK YOU, MR. HILL.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5 AND THAT IS THE BOARD REPORT.

[5. Board Report]

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO BEGIN? MR. CARNEGIE?

>> DEFINITELY. I WAS PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TASB,

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WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN EL PASO ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AND HALF OF SATURDAY.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT COUPLE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS CANUTILLO AND EL PASO.

WE VISITED THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND IT WAS DEFINITELY AN EYE-OPENING THE WAY THEY STRUGGLES.

WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH, OUR STRUGGLES ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEIR STRUGGLES.

BUT THE WAY THEY DO THINGS, IT WAS VERY FASCINATING AND IT WAS EYE-OPENING AND I'M GLAD THAT I WAS PART OF THAT TEAM TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE ALL THESE DAYS MY LENS HAS ONLY BEEN FROM THE FRISCO ISD STANDPOINT.

NOW, THIS IS GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, PAUL.

MR. HILL.

>> I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MARCHING BANDS IN A SECOND.

BUT FIRST, WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR NATIONAL MERIT, SEMIFINALISTS.

THE SHEER OF NUMBER AND VOLUME IS TO ME STUNNING.

IT'S A REAL CREDIT TO I THINK BOTH PARENTS IN OUR DISTRICT AND THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT THAT CULTIVATE THAT KIND OF ATMOSPHERE WHERE WE CAN ACHIEVE THESE KIND OF THINGS.

IT'S ONE OF A KIND AND SO CREDIT TO ALL OF YOU ALL THAT ARE PART OF THAT.

PROBABLY GOES UNRECOGNIZED COMPARED TO SPORTS AND OTHER THINGS, AND SO KUDOS.

STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIP, THE NET AND I ALONG WITH DR. WALDROP AND OTHERS HERE GOT TO GO VISIT.

FRISCO ISD IS EXTREMELY WELL REPRESENTED IN THE STATE MARCHING BAND COMPETITION AND HAD SEVERAL SCHOOLS PLAY.

PANTHER CREEK PLAYED SECOND AND 4A, I BELIEVE.

THEN IN THE 5A LEVEL, WE HAD THREE SCHOOLS ALL ADVANCED TO THE FINALS.

WE GOT TO SEE ALL THEIR PERFORMANCES.

LEBANON TRAIL, LONE STAR AND WAKELAND, WITH WAKELAND PLACE IN THIRD AND THE MAGNITUDE, I THINK AND I KNOW MR. HAZARD AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS, BUT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE UNDERTAKING OF WHICH A STATE MARCHING BAND COMPETITION IS CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED OR CANNOT BE OVERSTATED, I SHOULD SAY.

THAT TOO HAS JUST TRULY REMARKABLE PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

THERE'S LITTLE ARMIES OF PARENTS THAT HELP MAKE THESE BANDS SUCCESSFUL ALONG WITH THEIR TALENTED KIDS AND SO IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE AND I CAN REPORT THAT FISD IS EXTREMELY WELL REPRESENTED ON THE MARCHING BAND SIDE OF THINGS, SO KUDOS THERE.

>> THANK YOU. WHAT HE WON'T SHARE IS THAT HE WAS FASCINATED BY ALL OF THE BANDS UNTIL ALL OF OUR FRISCO ISD SCHOOLS TOOK THE FIELD.

WE SHOWED HIM AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE FROM ALL THREE SCHOOLS SO MUCH SO I THINK HE OWES ME A BIG MAC.

[LAUGHTER]

>> ANYBODY CAN GO CHECK IT OUT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BAND PARENT OR WHAT, BUT IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND WE ARE VERY WELL REPRESENTED UNTIL NEXT YEAR FOR SURE.

>> THANK YOU. ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, HE MENTIONED THAT WAKELAND A THIRD PLACE.

BUT WE ALSO HAD A SEVENTH PLACE AND 12TH PLACE WHEN DOWN THERE FROM LONE STAR AND LEBANON TRAIL.

KUDOS TO ANY PARENTS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM ARE VIEWING US TODAY.

YOU ALL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE BUNCH OF KIDS.

FROM ONE BAND MOM TO ALL OF THOSE THAT WERE OUT THERE BUILDING SETS IN THE PARKING LOT, THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THE COMMUNITY PARADE.

JOHN, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARADE?

>> I WASN'T PLANNING ON, BUT IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST WEATHER I CAN REMEMBER FOR COMMUNITY PARADE.

WE HAD A GREAT CROWD OUT THERE SATURDAY MORNING PROBABLY WEATHER RELATED AS WELL.

IT WAS PRETTY SOLIDLY LINE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM FC DALLAS STADIUM ON UP TO NORTH COUNTY WHERE IT ENDED.

WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME HANDING OUT CANDY THAT

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WE HAD A GREAT TIME. GOT STOPPED BY A TRAIN IN THE PROCESS.

I THINK THAT WAS THE FIRST AT LEAST FOR ME ANYWAY TO AND THAT'S A GREAT ANNUAL EVENT.

>> THANK YOU. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6,

[6. Future-Ready Spotlight]

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR SECOND FUTURE READY SPOTLIGHT OF THE YEAR.

IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST MONTH WE DID BASIC CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING.

WE SHOWED YOU GUYS A LITTLE VIDEO AND HAD A PRESENTATION FROM SOME PRINCIPLES.

WE'RE REPEATING THAT PROCESS AGAIN THIS MONTH WITH GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM WHICH IS THE NEXT FOCUS AREA IN OUR FRAMEWORK THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO TO PLAY AND THEN I'LL INTRODUCE OUR PRINCIPAL PRESENTERS.

[MUSIC]

>> WITHIN THE FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK, FRISCO ISD IS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, ENSURES EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO A GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM.

THIS FRAMEWORK OF LEARNING STANDARDS ALLOWS ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, ENGAGING CONTENT PRECISELY WHEN THEY NEED IT TO OBTAIN THE IMPULSE.

IN TEXAS, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY DICTATES WITH EDUCATORS TEACH ACROSS THE STATE.

THESE STANDARDS ARE CALLED THE TICS OR TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

WHILE THE STATE TELLS DISTRICTS WHAT TO TEACH, IT DOES NOT DICTATE HOW EDUCATORS TEACH, NOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE LEARNING MUST OCCUR.

TRUSTING THAT EACH TEACHER OR WORKING WITHIN THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN, SITTING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. IN FRISCO ISD, TEACHERS DEFINED CLEAR LEARNING EXPECTATIONS FOR EVERY CONTENT AREA, FOCUSING ON EACH INDIVIDUAL STANDARD AND ENSURING EACH CHILD IT SHOWS GROWTH IN A WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO THEM.

STUDENTS WORK THROUGH THEIR LESSONS.

THEY ARE AWARE OF THE STANDARDS THEY'RE WORKING ON AND WHAT IT MEANS TO MASTER EACH STANDARD.

THIS ALLOWS THEM TO ASSESS THEIR OWN LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND IDENTIFY THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.

WHEN STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE LEARNING PROCESS, THEY CAN WORK WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO SET MEANINGFUL GOALS, STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS AND EXPERIENCED SUCCESS.

CURRICULUM IS TAILORED TO STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.

WHETHER THEY ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, RECEIVE SUPPORT THROUGH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR NEED OTHER SPECIALIZED ACCOMMODATIONS.

ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW.

FRISCO ISD STUDENTS LEARN THROUGH A WIRE VARIETY OF RIGOROUS AND MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE FUTURE READY SKILLS THEY NEED TO PUSH THEIR LEARNING BEYOND THE STANDARDS.

AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CAPTIVATE YOUNG MINDS THROUGH ENGAGING IN GREED DRIVEN LESSONS.

TEACHERS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THIS PROCESS, NURTURING AND ENVIRONMENT.

WE'RE EMBRACING CHALLENGES.

INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION ARE NOT JUST ENCOURAGED THAT CELEBRATED IN OUR SECONDARY PROGRAMS, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN COURSES TO EXPLORE VARIOUS INTERESTS.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN TAKE COURSES OFFERED THROUGH THE DISTRICTS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

HERE THEY CAN EXPLORE AND EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF OVER 30 SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS OF STUDY, ALL WHILE GAINING VALUABLE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS CAREER FIELDS.

THESE STUDENTS ALSO HAVE MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CERTIFICATION OPTIONS, ENSURING THEY CAN GRADUATE CAREER AND WORKFORCE READY.

HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN ALSO OPT FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR AP AND DUAL CREDIT COURSES THROUGH COLLIN COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, WHERE THEY CAN EARN COLLEGE CREDITS WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THESE COURSES PROVIDE A VALUABLE HEADSTART IN THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION, SAVING TIME AND COSTS.

IN THE LONG RUN, THE ARRAY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AFFORDED TO FASD STUDENTS EMPOWERS THEM TO DISCOVER THEIR PASSIONS, DEVELOP VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS, AND GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

WITHIN ALL THE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES STUDENTS HAVE TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

BEING ABLE TO MEASURE MASTERY OF CONTENT IS KEY.

FASD USES A VARIETY OF TOOLS TO TRACK A STUDENT'S PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND MAKE INFORMED INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS.

ASSESSMENTS AND FASD CAN BE TRADITIONAL TESTS, PROJECTS, WRITTEN PAPERS, LAB REPORTS, OR EVEN CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS.

IN FRISCO ISD UNDERSTANDS THAT A STUDENT'S LEVEL OF MASTERY OF SUBJECT EXTENDS BEYOND AN INDIVIDUAL GRADE IN THE GRADE BOOK.

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS USE ROUTINE PROGRESS CHECKS FOR LEARNING TO MEASURE A STUDENT'S UNDERSTANDING AND TO DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS TOWARD MASTERY.

ESSENTIALLY, EVERYTHING A STUDENT DOES IN THE CLASS PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF A STUDENT'S LEARNING.

BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO REFLECT AND ACCURATELY MEASURE THEIR KNOWLEDGE,

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>> THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

I NOW WANT TO INVITE LEAH NORRIS, PRINCIPAL AT SCOTT ELEMENTARY, AND MELANIE LEE, PRINCIPAL AT CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEPER DIVE FOR YOU INTO GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM.

>> GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDROP AND BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING LEANNA AND I AND OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM.

ANY GOOD EDUCATOR KNOWS THAT WE ALWAYS START WITH A GOOD DEFINITION.

WE WANTED TO START WITH THE DEFINITION OF WHAT GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM IS.

ALL IT IS IS A GOOD, WELL-STRUCTURED, COHESIVE PLAN THAT ALLOWS ANY AND EVERY STUDENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR TEACHER OR THEIR SCHOOL, TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND ACHIEVE SPECIFIC STANDARDS.

AS LEANNA AND I WERE WORKING THROUGH THIS, WE REALLY LOOKED AT THE KEY QUESTIONS AROUND GUARANTEED AND BIBLE CURRICULUM.

AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR A STUDENT TO ACCESS STANDARD-BASED CURRICULUM.

WE KEPT COMING UP WITH THESE FOUR THEMES.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THESE FOUR THEMES RECUR AS SHE AND I TAUGHT.

CORE VALUES IS AT THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

IT'S WHAT SETS OUR CULTURE.

WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT PROTECTED TIME AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT OUR CAMPUSES, WE TALKED ABOUT COMMON ASSESSMENTS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE OUR KIDS ARE IN THEIR LEARNING.

THEN WE TALKED ABOUT HOW OUR TEACHERS ARE REALLY LEANING INTO A DATA ANALYSIS TOOL AND LEARNING WHAT THE BEST WAY IS TO RESPOND TO OUR KIDS WHEN THEY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT OR WHEN THEY'RE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP.

>> I'M SORRY FOR MY VOICE.

I'M GETTING OVER A COLD.

BUT THE KEY QUESTION TO ASK, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH RIGOROUS AND MEANINGFUL FUTURE READY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND THAT REALLY BEGINS WITH INTENTIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S FOCUSED ON CAMPUS GOALS, STAFF NEEDS, AND STUDENT NEEDS.

THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS STUDENT GOAL SETTING.

THAT IS A PART OF, I THINK PROBABLY EVERY CAMPUS IN THIS DISTRICT IS WE CHALLENGE OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE MORE INITIATIVE IN THEIR LEARNING.

MULTI-TIERED STUDENTS SUPPORT SERVICES.

THAT'S WHERE WE GET VERY GRANULAR AND WE ADDRESSED THAT WHERE WE TALK ABOUT NAME AND NEED AT OUR CAMPUS LEVEL, WHERE WE KNOW OUR STUDENT'S NAME, WE KNOW THEIR NEEDS, AND WE DEVISE PLANS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND MEASURE OUTCOMES.

THE FOURTH PART IS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE READY EXPERIENCES THAT WE WANT, RELEVANT, MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT GIVE THEM VAST WAYS TO RESPOND.

THE THIRD QUESTION, ASK, REALLY, HOW DO WE MEASURE IF STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AND WE'RE ACHIEVING? THAT GOES TO OUR CAMPUS STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS. AS MELANIE AND I SAT AND TALK, WE REALIZE THERE ARE SO MANY OVERLAPPING STRUCTURES THAT ARE BETWEEN OUR SECONDARY AND OUR ELEMENTARY LEVELS THAT SURPRISED US BECAUSE WE DON'T OFTEN INTERACT ABOVE OR BEYOND OUR CORE SYSTEM.

BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES THAT WE UTILIZE THAT ARE SHARED AMONG OUR CAMPUS TO REALLY AN INTENTIONALLY MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS OVER TIME AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ACHIEVING THE MASTERY THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF.

AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON OUR CAMPUS.

WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.

EVERY YEAR WHEN WE START AT SCOTT AND INTRODUCE OUR NEW STAFF, THEY COME BACK TOGETHER FOR IN-SERVICE.

WE TALK ABOUT PAINTING THAT VISION.

WHAT IS THE REASON THAT WE'RE COMING TOGETHER? WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR? OF COURSE, THAT'S FOCUSED AROUND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

WE DEVELOP A SET OF TEACHER CREATED SCOTT BELIEFS THAT DRIVE AND FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR WORK TOGETHER.

AND WITHOUT THIS, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE THAT COMMON LANGUAGE, THAT COMMON MINDSET TO TACKLE HURDLES AND CHALLENGES AS WE PROBLEM-SOLVE THROUGH SITUATIONS.

THIS IS HOW WE START AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A COMMON CULTURE.

THE NEXT THING THAT WE LOOK AT IS OUR GOALS FOR OUR CAMPUS.

THIS COMES TOGETHER THROUGH A LOT OF PLANNING THIS YEAR.

IT'S BUILT AROUND THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.

THIS YEAR, SCOTT, WE'RE FOCUSING ON CONTINUING OUR STUDENT GOAL-SETTING AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S A MORE INTERACTIVE PROCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GIVE THEM A VOICE IN THAT PROCESS SO THAT THEY CAN ARTICULATE WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING AND WHY THAT IS THE NEXT STEP THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT.

THE SECOND PART OF OUR GOAL SETTING THIS YEAR IS BUILT AROUND PARENT COMMUNICATION.

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IT IDENTIFIED THAT ABOUT 18% OF OUR PARENTS FEEL HIGHLY DISCONNECTED WITH WHAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AND HOW TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE SCHOOL OR AT HOME FROM SCHOOL.

WE DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO TACKLE THAT AND WE WANT TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

WE'VE DEVELOPED A PROGRESS MONITOR THAT GOES HOME IN ADDITION TO OUR REPORT CARDS THAT IS STANDARDS-BASED FOR OUR PARENTS TO SEE HOW THEIR KIDS ARE GROWING IN MASTERY TOWARDS THOSE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.

BUT THE OTHER PART OF THAT WAS PARENTS SAID THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THOSE STANDARDS AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SUPPORT THEM.

WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT BY CREATING A PARENT TOOLKIT OR A RESOURCE PACKAGE THAT ELABORATES ON WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE.

THAT GIVES THEM CONVERSATIONS STARTERS AT HOME TO HAVE DIALOGUE AROUND THOSE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.

IT DEFINES VOCABULARY FOR THEM.

IT ALSO HAS SOME ALIGNMENT WITH PRACTICE ITEMS THAT KIDS CAN GO TO 24/7 AND THE PARENTS CAN PARTNER WITH THEM IN THAT.

OUR HOPE IS THAT THROUGH THIS GOAL SETTING AND THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PARENTS IN THIS WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A MORE ENHANCED AND COHESIVE LOOK AT THE STANDARDS, UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE STANDARDS AND HOW TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS WITH MASTERY IN THOSE AREAS.

THEN THE FINAL THING WHEN YOU LOOK AT A GUARANTEED BIBLE CURRICULUM IS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LEADERSHIP AND WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS WITH THIS ENDEAVOR? FOR ME, THAT MEANS CLARITY.

HOW ARE WE HOW ARE WE CONTINUING TO HAVE THAT DIALOGUE WITH OUR STAFF AND WITH OUR PARENTS? CONFIRMING THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND DOES MY STAFF UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM IN THIS DISTRICT ON OUR CAMPUS EFFECTIVELY TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THEN CREDIBILITY IS PRESUMING POSITIVE WHEN WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

BUILDING TRUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DECISIONS ARE EMPOWERING OUR TEACHERS AND SUPPORTING THEM WHERE THEY NEED THAT AND THEN REPEATING THAT OFTEN.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS AS A CAMPUS LEADER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT IS LEARNING HOW TO SAY NO TO GREAT IDEAS THAT MAYBE DON'T ALIGN WITH YOUR CAMPUS VISION THAT ARE GONNA PULL YOU OFF TASK.

THAT HAS BEEN A BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR US AS WE'VE SAID NO TO SOME THINGS, BUT YES TO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.

>> CLARK'S PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

SHE'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY.

THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR IN THE PRINCIPAL POSITION AT CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE'RE NOT AS FAR DOWN SOME OF THE ROADS AS SHE IS IN TERMS OF SYSTEMS. ON MY CAMPUS, WE REALLY BASE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO ON OUR CORE VALUES.

THERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR CORE VALUES UP THERE AND WE PUSH THOSE OUT TO OUR STUDENTS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

BUT WE'VE ALSO PUSHED IT TO OUR STAFF AND OUR STAFF CAME UP WITH THE CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF CORE VALUES AND THEY'RE LISTED, BUT THERE'S ALSO ATTRIBUTES AND LOOK FOR AS FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS.

WHAT WE'RE USING THIS FOR IS WE'RE USING IT FOR OUR HIRING PROCESS BECAUSE THIS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR WHICH WE DO ALL THINGS.

HIRING GOOD QUALITY STAFF THAT UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTION IS SO IMPORTANT, BUT KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON BOARD WITH WHAT WE DO AS A CAMPUS AND HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IS ALSO IMPORTANT.

THIS IS A FIRST PART OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM.

THE NEXT PART OF CLARK'S PROCESS REALLY IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR TEACHERS' TIME.

I TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT OUR TEACHERS' PLANNING TIME AND THEN OUR CROSS-CURRICULAR TEAMING TIME.

DURING OUR TEACHERS' PLANNING TIME, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE REALLY DEFINING THOSE PRIORITY STANDARDS.

IT'S WHERE THEY'RE REALLY DEVELOPING ENGAGING LESSONS, IT'S WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT HIGH-LEVERAGE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, AND THEN DEVELOPING ASSESSMENTS AND FIGURING OUT WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE IN THAT ASSESSMENT PROCESS; DO THEY NEED EXTRA HELP, ARE THEY READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEY NEED AN EXTENSION? CROSS-CURRICULAR TEAMING.

THIS IS NEW ON MY CAMPUS THIS YEAR.

BUT OUR KIDS ARE COMPLETELY TEAMED.

ON EVERY TEACHER TEAM, WE HAVE A MATH TEACHER, A SCIENCE TEACHER, TWO ILA TEACHERS, AND A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER, AND THOSE TEACHERS SHARE ALL OF THE SAME STUDENTS.

WE HAVE THOSE TEACHERS OFF AT THE SAME TIME, AND THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD WITH THE WHOLE CHILD MODEL AND REALLY LOOKING AT HOW ARE KIDS DOING ACADEMICALLY, BUT HOW ARE THEY ALSO DOING BEHAVIOURALLY, AND ARE THEY STRUGGLING IN ONE AREA, ARE THEY STRUGGLING ACROSS MULTIPLE SETTINGS.

THAT REALLY ALLOWS US TO REALLY LEVERAGE THE MTSS AND MTSS-B PROCESSES WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PUT SUPPORTS IN PLACE FOR KIDS THEY'RE REALLY STRUGGLING.

ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS FOR US IS HOW ARE WE

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WE WORK REALLY HARD THROUGH JOB-EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S LED BY OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND ALSO OTHER TEACHER LEADERS ON OUR CAMPUS.

THERE'S THIS HIGH PRIORITY ON HOW ARE WE BEST REACHING OUR KIDS, ARE THE STRATEGIES WE'RE USING, WORKING, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

OVER HALF OF OUR KIDS ALSO RIDE THE BUS.

WE HAVE TO REALLY MAXIMIZE OUR SCHOOL DAY FROM 8:25 UNTIL 3:45.

WE HAVE OUR ADVISORY PERIOD, AND THAT IS AN AREA WHERE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND INTENTIONALITY AND INTERVENING FOR OUR KIDS AND REACHING FOR OUR KIDS AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THEN THE LAST PART FOR US WAS, ON OUR CAMPUS, WE'VE LEARNED THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE IN THE PROCESS, BUT ACCOUNTABLE ON OUR PRACTICES AND WE HAVE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HONORING OUR TEACHERS' EXPERTISE BECAUSE EVERYBODY GETS THERE IN A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT WAY.

HONORING THAT WHILE HOLDING EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT OUR STANDARD IS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE HAVE A HIGH PRIORITY ON DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING AND OUR DECISIONS ARE MADE IN COLLABORATION.

THERE'S NO ISOLATED DECISION-MAKING THAT'S HAPPENING AT CLARK, WE HAVE A HUGE BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR TEAM LEADS, OUR CONTENT TEAM LEADS, OUR ESL TEACHERS, OUR ADMIN, OUR COUNSELORS, TEACHERS THAT JUST WANT TO SERVE IN AN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY ON OUR BLT.

THROUGH THAT PROCESS IS WHERE WE MAKE ALL OF OUR MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS.

IF WE'RE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT, IT'S BASED ON DATA, BUT IT'S ALSO MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES WITH OUR KIDDOS.

THE OTHER THING THAT I'VE REALLY LEARNED WITH MY CAMPUS IS I HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE ON MY CAMPUS AND THE BEST THING I CAN DO IS BE AN ENCOURAGER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT CHANGE IS HARD AND AS WE GO THROUGH AND WE'RE REALLY SEEKING A GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON ALL THE RIGHT THINGS THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING.

IT'S HARD, AND SO BEING AN ENCOURAGER, BEING CLEAR AND KIND, SUPER IMPORTANT.

>> OUR LAST SLIDE IS JUST TO SUMMARIZE WITH A GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM.

IT REALLY DOES GO TO STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN PLACE, THAT ARE INTENTIONAL, THAT ARE ALIGNED TO YOUR CAMPUS DATA AND TO THE NEEDS OF YOUR STUDENTS.

AT THE HEART OF ALL THESE STRUCTURES IS CORE VALUES, PROTECTED TIME, DATA PROTOCOLS, COMMON VOCABULARY.

I KNOW THESE ARE OUR STORIES, BUT THEY'RE STILL REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THE CAMPUSES IN FRISCO ISD.

WE USE THESE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES THAT HELP BUILD TEACHER EFFICACY AND THAT ALSO ENCOURAGE AND ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THE ACHIEVEMENT THAT WE SAW HERE TONIGHT, WHICH IS AMAZING.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SHARE OUR STORIES WITH YOU.

[APPLAUSE]

>> I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO WRAP THAT UP REAL QUICK BY REMINDING YOU GUYS THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE DOING THIS FUTURE-READY SPOTLIGHT EVERY MONTH IS TO MAKE THIS THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED A LITTLE BIT MORE TANGIBLE SO YOU GUYS AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN SEE WHAT THIS MEANS DAY-TO-DAY ON OUR CAMPUSES.

THANK YOU TO OUR PRINCIPALS FOR COMING TO SHARE THAT TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH US.

I KNOW THAT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE VERY LONG DAYS AND YOU COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TONIGHT BUT YOU'RE HERE WITH US.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.

BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7,

[7. Discussion regarding 2022-2023 Financial Audit]

>> THANK YOU. BEFORE I INTRODUCE JOHN, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE AT YOUR SEATS.

YOU ALL HAVE A PRINTED COPY OF OUR 2023 POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

THIS IS THE SHORT READER-FRIENDLY VERSION OF OUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE PAST YEAR.

IT IS BASED ON OUR AUDITED COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ARE MUCH LONGER AND HAVE A LOT OF ACCOUNTING JARGON IN THEM THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALLY LOVE TO READ ALL THE TIME.

JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU IN HERE.

THIS WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER FUNDS.

JOHN IS GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN HIS PRESENTATION.

BUT I THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE PAST YEAR IS WHERE DID WE END UP.

WE ADOPTED A DEFICIT BUDGET, WHERE DID WE END THE YEAR? WE DID ADOPTED DEFICIT BUDGET LAST YEAR.

AFTER THE USE OF SRO FUNDS WHICH WE ALL TALKED ABOUT WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO USE LAST YEAR TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

WE ADDED $5 MILLION TO OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

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WE WOULD HAVE REALIZED A $12 MILLION DEFICIT.

THOSE SRO FUNDS THAT WE USED DID EXPIRE ON AUGUST 31ST, SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT TO HELP US BALANCE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT IT IS REALLY HELPFUL THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE ANY FUND BALANCE LAST YEAR.

IT BUYS US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO HELP US BALANCE THE BUDGET IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 13 IN YOUR POPULAR REPORT BOOKLET, YOU'LL SEE A BREAKDOWN OF OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH IS SET ASIDE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, HOW MUCH WE NEED FOR CASH FLOW AND THEN OUR AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR A RAINY DAY.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THAT AMOUNT HAS GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

LAST YEAR, I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 55 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR A RAINY DAY AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO JUST UNDER 43 MILLION.

I KNOW THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL POSITION, SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE THINGS.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I'LL INVITE JOHN TO BURROW UP.

HE IS OUR AUDIT PARTNER WITH WEAVER WHO AUDITS OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND HE'S GOT A PRESENTATION FOR YOU ABOUT THE AUDIT.

>> THANKS, KIM. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME MEET WITH YOU THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 AUDIT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M JOHN DEBOROMY, ENGAGEMENT PARTNER ON THE AUDIT, AND WITH ME AS LAUREN FOOCH, ONE OF OUR MANAGERS WHO SERVED AS THE MANAGER ON THE AUDIT.

I'D LIKE TO SPEND FIVE OR 10 MINUTES GOING THROUGH THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT WITH YOU.

I'D LIKE TO, FIRST OF ALL, THANK KIM AND HER STAFF FOR DOING A GREAT JOB AGAIN THIS YEAR.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE RESULTS AND BEFORE I DO SO, I'D LIKE TO JUST GO OVER THE AUDIT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU.

WE PERFORM OUR AUDIT BY PERFORMING BOTH INTERIM AND FINAL FIELDWORK.

DURING INTERIM FIELDWORK, WE CAME OUT DURING MAY AND PERFORMED TESTING OF THE DISTRICT'S INTERNAL CONTROLS IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND WALK THROUGH THE PROCESSES AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTROLS THAT WE IDENTIFIED WERE IN PLACE AND OPERATING AS DESIGNED, AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT THERE WERE NO CONTROL DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED DURING OUR TESTING.

WHEN WE CAME OUT, FOR THE FINAL FIELD WORK WE USE A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS AUDIT TECHNIQUES TO TEST THE DISTRICT'S BALANCES AND ACTIVITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

WE CONDUCT OUR AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS, AND WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE, WHICH GOVERNS THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUDIT.

WE ALSO TEST THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH VARIOUS LAWS, PROVISIONS OF CONTRACTS, REGULATIONS, AND SUCH.

WE USE A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO OUR AUDIT BECAUSE WE CAN'T AUDIT EVERY TRANSACTION OF THE DISTRICT OBVIOUSLY, SO WE WEIGH OUR RESOURCES MORE HEAVILY IN AREAS THAT HAVE HIGHER RISKS, SUCH AS THE FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT REVENUES, STATE FOUNDATION AID, AND USE AS I MENTIONED, A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO TEST THE REST OF THE BALANCES AND AN ACTIVITY.

I MENTIONED THAT WE CONDUCTED WALKTHROUGHS DURING OUR INTERIM FIELDWORK, AND WE ALSO TEST INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR THERE WAS ONE MAJOR PROGRAM THAT HAD TO BE TESTED, IT WAS THE ESSER PROGRAM OR THE EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND.

NOW, TO THE GOOD PART, THE RESULTS.

[LAUGHTER] THE NEXT TWO SLIDES PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE DISTRICTS AUDIT.

THE FIRST ONE, THE AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THAT MEANS THAT WE FEEL THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE FAIRLY PRESENTED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

THERE WERE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AS A RESULT OF OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES AND NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, SO VERY CLEAN AUDIT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THE SECOND SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS OR SUMMARIZES THE DISTRICT'S FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUDIT OR WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE SINGLE AUDIT,AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE AS WELL.

THAT MEANS THAT WE FEEL THAT THE DISTRICT COMPLIED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS AND WITH THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT I MENTIONED, THE ESSER PROGRAM, AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE AND NO INDICATION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OR COMBINED.

GOOD NEWS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT TO YOU CERTAIN THINGS UNDER THE AUDIT STANDARDS, SUCH AS REPORTING TO ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCORRECTED OR CORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS

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I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WERE NONE OF THE OTHER KIND, SO NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE REQUIRED AT ALL.

THE DISTRICT DID HAVE TO IMPLEMENT A NEW AUDIT STANDARDS THIS YEAR, IT'S GASB STATEMENT 96, WHICH DEALS WITH SUBSCRIPTION-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRANGEMENTS.

THE DISTRICT CORRECTLY IMPLEMENTED THE STANDARD, RECOGNIZING $3.6 MILLION OF SUBSCRIPTION-BASED ASSETS AND $2 MILLION OF RELATED LIABILITIES.

ALSO, JUST TO POINT OUT, THERE WERE NO MATERIAL ERRORS AS A RESULT OF OUR AUDIT FINDINGS, NO DIFFICULTIES OR DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT AS FAR AS APPLICATION OF ANY AUDIT STANDARDS OR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, NO INDEPENDENCE ISSUES AT ALL.

REALLY, I LIKED BEING THE BEARER OF GOOD NEWS AND THIS WAS A GREAT AUDIT.

LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU, AS KIM MENTIONED, SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT THESE NUMBERS COME DIRECTLY FROM YOUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

THE FIRST TWO SLIDES SPEAK TO THE DISTRICT'S GOVERNMENTAL FUND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, WHICH WERE APPROXIMATELY $945 MILLION.

THAT WAS $77.8 MILLION INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THIS INCREASE WAS REALLY TWOFOLD.

THERE WAS THE NET EFFECT OF LOCAL REVENUES INCREASING BY $105.1 MILLION.

MOST OF THAT WAS PROPERTY TAXES AND INVESTMENT INCOME AND THAT WAS OFFSET BY DECREASES IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL REVENUES.

YOU CAN SEE HERE JUST THE SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE LOCAL REVENUE SOURCES INCREASING, AS I MENTIONED, WHILE THE STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAM REVENUES DECREASED.

SIMILAR PRESENTATIONS ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES LOOK AT THE DISTRICTS GOVERNMENTAL EXPENDITURES, WHICH TOTALED $1.1 BILLION THIS YEAR OVERALL.

THAT WAS A $76 MILLION INCREASE OVER FISCAL YEAR 22.

MOST OF THE INCREASES HERE WERE AREAS THAT WE HADN'T ANTICIPATED, SUCH AS INSTRUCTION, DEBT SERVICE, AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COSTS.

THIS SLIDE JUST GIVES YOU SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISONS AGAIN THROUGH YOUR COMPARISONS, LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS COST AREAS.

THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30 OF 2023 WAS $635.3 MILLION.

THAT WAS A DECREASE OF 53 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S PRIMARILY THE RESULT OF THE TIMING OF SPENDING ON CAPITAL PROJECTS THIS PAST YEAR VERSUS THE TIMING OF THE RESOURCES THAT FUNDED THEM.

FINALLY, I HAVE A SLIDE THAT LOOKS AT THE GENERAL FUND, THE MAIN OPERATING FUND OF THE DISTRICT AS FAR AS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND ACTUAL COMPARISON SCHEDULE.

OVERALL, THE DISTRICT HAD A FAVORABLE BUDGETARY INVARIANTS THAT $39.2 MILLION, AND THIS IS PRIMARILY THE RESULT OF TWO THINGS, REVENUES OF THE DISTRICT EXCEEDED BUDGET BY 15.9 MILLION, WHILE EXPENDITURES WE'RE UNDER BUDGET BY 22.8 MILLION.

THAT, IN A NUTSHELL IS MY PRESENTATION.

ONCE AGAIN, VERY CLEAN AUDIT AND THANKS GO TO KIMBERLY AND THE REST OF THE FINANCE STUFF.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR THE PRESENTATION BOARD, I'LL OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MS. SMITH?

>> WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK ROBIN TURNBULL, OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND HER TEAM, FOR HER WORK WITH WEAVER ON THE AUDIT AND THEN COMPILING THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING, THAT LAST SLIDE THAT YOU SAW ABOUT THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL AND THE $22 MILLION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUDGET AND ACTUAL AND THE EXPENDITURES.

THAT IS BECAUSE WE SUPPLANTED ABOUT $17 MILLION WORTH OF EXPENSES WITH SO FUNDS.

ESSENTIALLY WE SPENT THE MONEY AND THEN WE USED ACCOUNTING TO MOVE THE EXPENSES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, ENCODE THEM TO THE GRANT SO THAT WE CAN HELP BALANCE OUR BUDGET.

SOMETIMES ACCOUNTING TRICKS ARE YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL WHAT'S HAPPENING WHEN YOU JUST LOOK AT BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFY THAT.

>> THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND]

>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR MS. SMITH.

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>> SURE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> STEPHANIE EMAILS AND ASKED ABOUT WHEN WE ADOPTED THE 23, 24 BUDGET IN JUNE, I HAD MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING A NEW BUDGET TOOL TO CATEGORIZE OUR EXPENDITURES IN SOME DIFFERENT WAYS, TO HELP GIVE SOME DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO THE WAY THAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY.

STEPHANIE HAD TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT TOOL.

WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT.

ALL OF OUR BUDGET OWNERS ARE WORKING ON CATEGORIZING ALL OF THEIR BUDGETS RIGHT NOW.

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THOSE CATEGORIZED BY THE TIME WE GET BACK FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK, SO THAT BETWEEN OUR THANKSGIVING BREAK AND WINTER BREAK, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CAN WORK ON CLEANING SOME OF THAT UP.

I EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU GUYS SOME INFORMATION CATEGORIZED IN DIFFERENT WAYS AT OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP EARLY IN THE SPRING.

>> THANK YOU. BOARD, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT,

[8. Discussion regarding findings of Intruder Detection Audits at Frisco ISD Campuses]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

MADAM PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. WALTER, ISD MEMBERS AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.

MY PURPOSE IN JOINING YOU TONIGHT, IS IN REGARDS TO RESULTS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS THAT WERE CONDUCTED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND SINCE MY LAST VISIT WITH YOU IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.

JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS BEGAN IN AUGUST OF 2022, FOLLOWING IN GOVERNOR ABBOTT DIRECTIVE.

THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF GAUGING THE ABILITY FOR AN INTRUDER TO ACCESS OUR BUILDINGS THROUGH EXTERIOR DOORS.

AS THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, I THINK EACH OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT MY PRIMARY ROLES INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION IN THE FORMS OF PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY AND THOSE ACCORDING PHASES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS FALL WITHIN THE PREVENTION PHASE.

IT'S THE SAME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PHASE WHERE FISD ALSO CONDUCT STATUTORY SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDITS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

WE USE A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THOSE AUDITS.

THAT'S A PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN AUDIT VISIT BY A THIRD PARTY AUDIT, INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, AND ALSO PERSONNEL FROM MY DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO FROM LOCAL POLICE OFFICIALS WHO CONDUCT AN UNAUTHORIZED VISITOR ASSESSMENT.

AS OF TODAY'S DATE, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY HAS CONDUCTED 20 INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS AT 20 DIFFERENT FISD CAMPUSES OR ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF OUR DISTRICT FACILITIES.

WHILE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LIKELY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THESE AUDIT RESULTS.

THE STATES INFORMED OUR DISTRICT THAT IT'S IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STUDENTS THAT WE NOT SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BROADER PUBLIC AS IT MAY COMPROMISE OPERATIONAL SECURITY.

AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, AND AS YOU ARE AWARE OF SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT RESULTS WERE SHARED EARLIER TONIGHT IN THE BOARD EXECUTIVE SESSION, RESULTS WERE ALSO DISCUSSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 19TH, AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS A VALUABLE ACTION.

IT'S ONE OF MANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY FISD TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE FOR LEARNING.

THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS SINCERELY APPRECIATE AS WE CONTINUE THIS WORK, WHICH IS UNENDING.

WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? MR. LOWE?

>> MR. BODDIE, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND JUST TELL YOU HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO.

I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC.

BUT I TELL YOU WHEN YOU BRIEF US IN CLOSED SESSION, YOU REALLY INSTILL A LOT OF CONFIDENCE.

NOT ONLY IN MYSELF, BUT I THINK THE ENTIRE BOARD THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

IT'S JUST MADE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR TO ME, BEGGING THE CLOSED SESSION AND EVEN OUT HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

MR. LOWE, I WOULD TELL YOU THE HEAVY LIFTING OCCURS REALLY AT OUR CAMPUSES AND REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE BUY-IN FROM OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PASS ALONG OUR STANDARDIZED PROCESSES TO OUR TEACHING STAFF.

IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS, I THINK AS MS LEAK SAID EARLIER, I LOOKED AT WHAT SHE WAS SAYING IN REGARDS TO THE CURRICULUM THAT SHE WAS MENTIONING AND THAT CHANGE IS HARD.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY REPRESENTS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE.

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BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK AND I'LL DEFINITELY PASS THAT TO MY TEAM AND I'LL SHARE THAT WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL.

>>THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. BODDIE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NINE,

[9. Discussion regarding Safety and Security Update]

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. JUST OUR MONTHLY UPDATE FROM OUR AUGUST PRESENTATION WHEN YOU-ALL ADOPTED A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION TO HOUSE BILL THREE.

REALLY, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE RFP FOR THIRD-PARTY SECURITY GUARD FIRMS. WE HAD 19 ORIGINAL THAT HAD APPLIED TO THE RFP.

WE NARROWED DOWN TO THREE FOR IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS.

THOSE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY FOUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF HERE AT THE ADMIN, PLUS TWO SROS FROM FRISCO PD.

WE HAVE NARROWED THAT DOWN TO A FINALIST.

AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE ON THAT FINALIST.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD THAT WILL ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDDOS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT.

>> BOARD IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. WHISTLER.

WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 10,

[10. Discussion regarding Academic Data Update]

>> AS DR. NICE IS GETTING HIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER, [NOISE] I JUST WANTED TO GIVE JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION INTO WHAT YOU WILL BE SEEING TONIGHT.

I SURE KNOW DR. NICE IS SERVING IN OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ROLE AND HE'S GOING TO BE REALLY JUST GIVING A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE STAR AND EOC AND OF COURSE DATA FROM THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR.

AGAIN, IT'S A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF HOW OUR STUDENTS PERFORMED IN THE SPECIFIC CONTENT AREAS AND GRADE LEVELS THAT WERE TESTED.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. NICE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU DR. NICE.

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. NICE T. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

AS DR. FIORE JUST MENTIONED I'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR 2023 ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT DATA.

IN ADDITION TO I WANT TO LAY THE PRESENTATION OUT THIS WAY, JUST GIVE A COUPLE OF QUICK POINTS ABOUT BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING OUR STAAR DATA AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH, TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ASSESSMENT DATA FROM 2023 YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL WRAP IT UP TALKING ABOUT PUTTING THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF TEAS A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROVIDE SOME UPDATES ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE TEAS A-F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

JUST AS A REMINDER AND YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE WHEN WE TALKED LAST MAY AND THEN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER BUT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES TO THE STAAR AND EOC ASSESSMENTS AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE BUT JUST HIGHLIGHTED THE FOUR BIG ONES HERE, THE TRANSITION TO ONLINE ASSESSMENTS, INCORPORATION OF CROSS-CURRICULAR PASSAGES AND READING LANGUAGE ARTS ASSESSMENTS, ADDITION OF NEW ITEM TYPES THAT THE STUDENTS COULD RESPOND TO AND THEN THE INCLUSION OF VARIETY ON ALL ROA ASSESSMENTS.

WRITING USED TO BE A STANDALONE ASSESSMENT IN FORTH AND SEVENTH GRADE BUT IT'S INTEGRATED IN ALL OUR LAY ASSESSMENTS, 33.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG CHANGES GOING INTO STAAR IN THE 23 YEAR.

THEN JUST AS A REMINDER, AGAIN, YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT JUST A REMINDER FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE WATCHING ONLINE.

TEA REPORTS OUT THE DATA FOR PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES THAT DID NOT MEET CATEGORY BUT THEN FOR ALL STUDENTS THAT MET STANDARD, THEY BREAK THAT DOWN INTO APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS AND PROVIDED JUST A WORKING DEFINITION OF WHAT THESE APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS REPRESENTS IN TERMS OF REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE TEACHER, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE STUDENT MAY NEED IN TERMS OF ACADEMIC INTERVENTION.

ALSO WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THESE THREE APPROACHES, MEETS AND MASTERS.

A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL REPORT OUT THE DATA.

YOU'LL HEAR THIS DATA REPORTED OUT IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS.

APPROACHES IS USUALLY WHAT'S CONSIDERED JUST PASSING IS WHAT WE USUALLY ASSOCIATE WITH PASSING THIS APPROACHES STANDARD THAT MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARD

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THIS IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THE STUDENTS BEING ON GRADE LEVEL AND THEN THE MASTERS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY IS THE HIGHEST PERFORMANCE CATEGORY AND THAT'S USED A LOT IN CAMPUSES GETTING DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS.

A LOT OF CAMPUS PRINCIPALS USE MASTERS AS PART OF THEIR GOAL SETTING AND SETTING TARGETS.

SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW SLIDES.

WE'LL HIGHLIGHT APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE.

THEN THE OTHER QUICK NOTE I WANTED TO MAKE ON THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES APPROACHES.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA, THE APPROACHES PERFORMANCE, IT'S REPRESENTED AS APPROACHES OR ABOVE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT IT REPRESENTS STUDENTS IN APPROACHES CATEGORY AS WELL AS MEETS AND MASTERS.

THE MEETS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY IS MEET, ABOVE, AND MASTERS THAT DATA STANDS.

IT'S A CATEGORY BY ITSELF.

WE'LL LOOK AT THAT HERE COMING UP NEXT.

FOR EACH ONE OF THESE SLIDES, WE'LL ORIENTATE OURSELVES HERE A LITTLE BIT.

TO ME IT'S IMPORTANT WE PUT DATA IN A CONTEXT AND WE TRY TO DO THAT FOR YOU IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

AS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WERE SHOWING APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS.

THE DARK NAVY BLUE LINE IS REPRESENTED BY APPROACHES, THE YELLOW OR GOLD LINE IS REPRESENTING THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE THAT MEETS AND THEN THE LIGHT BLUE IS MASTERS AND WE'RE SHOWING THAT LONGITUDINAL TRENDS SO YOU SEE WHAT THE DATA HAS DONE OVER TIME.

ONE THING I DO REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU NOTE ON THE GRASS IS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021 THERE WE HAVE THAT GAP.

THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHERE COVID CAME INTO PLAY.

THERE'S NO STAR TEST BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021 AND THEN ALSO HAVE NOTED THERE THE REDESIGN OF THE STAAR TASKS BETWEEN 2022 AND 2023.

JUST TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THAT, WE CAN SEE IN THIS FIRST GRAPH REPRESENTS MATH SO THAT'S REPRESENTED IN GRADES 3 THROUGH EIGHT PLUS ALGEBRA AND THIS IS ALL STUDENTS, ALL GRADE LEVELS.

WE SAW A SLIGHT INCREASE, 88 TO 90 PERCENT IN APPROACHES, AGAIN, SLIGHT INCREASE ON MEETS AND MASTERS PERFORMANCE STAYED STEADY FOR MATH.

ONE ADDITIONAL WAY WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT OF THE DATA IS THIS SEE WHAT IS THIS DATA, WHAT DO THE TRENDS OVER TIME LOOK LIKE AS COMPARED TO THE STATE DATA.

IT'S A GOOD POINT OF COMPARISON.

WE SEE HERE, THIS STARTS GETTING BUSY PUTTING ALL THREE DATA POINTS IN THERE FOR THE DISTRICT IN THE STATE BUT THE STATES DATA IS SAME COLORS, JUST REPRESENTED BY THE DASHED LINE.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT FALLS WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE.

STATES DATA HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM 70, 73 PERCENT ON APPROACHES 40 TO 43 PERCENT ON MEETS AND THEN A SLIGHT DECREASE.

THE UNSTATED DATA FROM 20 DOWN TO 18 PERCENT.

THIS REPRESENTS OUR MATH DATA.

READING LANGUAGE ARTS AGAIN, THIS IS GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT PLUS ENGLISH 1 AND ENGLISH 2 YOU'LL SEE.

AGAIN, REMINDER ON THE ROA DATA, THIS IS WHERE THE WRITING TEST IS NO LONGER A STANDALONE AND FOURTH AND SEVENTH WRITING WAS INCORPORATED INTO ASSESSMENTS IN ALL GRADE LEVELS.

I SEE SLIGHT INCREASES ON APPROACHES, SO I DIDN'T CREATE THEM ON MEETS AND THEN A SLIGHT DECREASE AT THE MASTERS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY.

LAYING OVER THE STATES DATA ON THIS SAME GRAPH, SAW SIMILAR TRENDS.

YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S SOME PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR TRENDS BETWEEN SOME OF THE STATE DATA AND THE DISTRICT DATA IN TERMS OF JUST OVERALL TRENDS.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THERE IS A SLIGHT DECREASE IN STATE DATA FROM THE MASTERS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY FROM 25 PERCENT DOWN TO 20 PERCENT ROA DATA. TAKING A LOOK AT SCIENCE, HELD STEADY AT APPROACHES TO 91%, SLIGHT INCREASE ON MEETS PERFORMANCE 70-74, AND MINIMAL DECREASE FROM 44-41% FOR THE SCIENCE.

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THEN SHOWN LAYOVER OF THE STATE DATA FOR SCIENCE.

APPROACHES FOR THE STATE WENT FROM 74-75, MEET STAYED STEADY AT 46%, AND THE MASTER'S PERFORMANCE CATEGORY DROPPED THREE POINTS FOR THE STATE DATA, 21-18%.

THEN TAKING A LOOK AT SOCIAL STUDIES, AGAIN STAYED STEADY APPROACHES AND MEETS, AND THEN A DECREASE OF 57-51% ON THE MASTERS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY.

LOOKING AT THE STATES DATA, AGAIN SHOWED SOME SIMILAR TRENDS, 73-77 AT APPROACHES, 49-50% OF POSITIVE PLUS ONE FOR MEETS, AND THEN FROM 30-27% MINUS THREE DECREASE FOR THE STATE MASTERS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY.

SOCIAL STUDIES IS, I DIDN'T SAY THAT EARLIER, IT'S EIGHTH GRADE, AND THEN THE US HISTORY EOC.

SOME OF OUR EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTS, THE ACT&SAT GO OVER HERE.

AGAIN, WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME LONGITUDINAL TRENDS.

THE NAVY BLUE IS REPRESENTED BY FRISCO ISD, THE GOLD, YELLOW IS REPRESENTING THE STATE, AND THEN THE ORANGEISH RED IS THE NATIONAL DATA.

I SEE FRISCO BEEN HOVERING IN 25, ON THE SCALE ON ACT DATA GOES FROM 1-36, 36 IS A TOP SCORE.

FRISCO ISD HAS BEEN SQUARING AROUND 25, WHICH EXCEEDS THE STATE AND NATIONAL DATA.

FRISCO ON AVERAGE ABOUT 23% OF OUR GRADUATES END UP TAKING THE ACT.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE THE SAT IN FRISCO THAN ACT.

THE SAT PERFORMANCE OF SCALE ON THIS STARTS AT 400 GOES UP TO 1,600.

AGAIN IN THE SAME COLORS OF FRISCO, STATE AND NATIONAL.

WIND UP ABOUT 95% OF OUR GRADUATES END UP TAKING THE SAT.

IN FRISCO ISD AND SEE WHAT THE PERFORMANCE TRENDS I'VE DONE HERE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR AP PERFORMANCE.

AGAIN, SHOWING THE NAVY BLUE FOR FRISCO ISD, REGION 10 IS THE LIGHTER BLUE AND THEN THE GOLD IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

THE REGION 10 ESTATE DATA WAS NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR 2023, SO WE INCLUDED IT AS MUCH OF THAT DATA AS WE COULD UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

WE CAN SAY ABOUT 72.2% OF OUR STUDENTS IN FRISCO ISD SCORE A THREE OR BETTER.

AGAIN, A THREE OR BETTER USUALLY QUALIFIES FOR COLLEGE CREDIT FOR STUDENTS GOING INTO COLLEGE.

IN FRISCO A LITTLE UNDER 50% OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE AN AP EXAM, AND THAT'S COMPARED TO ABOUT 22% OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES ON THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY, LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE HERE.

IN SEPTEMBER HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK WITH YOU AND SHARE SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TA WAS PLANNING TO RETROACTIVELY MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM BASED UPON STUDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY GRADUATED.

PART OF THE PRESENTATION, WE WOULD REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THE COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS OR CCMR AND MAKING SIGNIFICANT 47% INCREASES IN THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

THEN LATER THAT EVENING, MR. STOCKTON SHARE THE BASIS OF THE LITIGATION AGAINST TEA BASED UPON THE CHANGES TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

THE BASIS OF THE LITIGATION WAS TA DID NOT FOLLOW THEIR OWN PROCESS, THEIR OWN RULES AND REGULATIONS,

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THAT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 11, FRISCO ISD JOINED THAT LITIGATION ALONG WITH LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

JUST SO HAPPEN, NOT NECESSARILY RELATED, BUT THAT NEXT DAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, TEA ANNOUNCED A DELAY IN THAT ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.

THE PURPOSE FOR TEA'S DELAY, ACCORDING TO TEA, WAS THEY WERE RE-SCALING THE STUDENT GROWTH SCORES.

THEY WERE NOTICING ABNORMALITIES IN THE DATA OF STUDENT GROWTH SCALE SCORES, THEY WERE TAKING TIME TO RECALCULATE AND RESET THOSE MEASURES.

THE END OF SEPTEMBER WAS WHEN THE PLANNED RELEASE OF THE A-F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, AGAIN, USUALLY THAT HAPPENS IN AUGUST, BUT BECAUSE OF THE REDESIGN OF THE STAR TEST, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SEPTEMBER 28TH.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BASED UPON THE TEA'S OWN DELAY OF RATINGS.

THEN THE INITIAL INJUNCTION HEARING WAS HEARD IN OCTOBER 26TH.

THE TEMPORARY INJUNCTION WAS GRANTED, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS TEA WAS NOT ALLOWED TO REPORT OUT ON THE A-F LETTER GRADES UNTIL THE FULL HEARING.

THAT FINAL JUDGMENT TRIAL WILL HAPPEN IN FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY 12TH IS WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE A-F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LAWSUIT THERE.

WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, WITH ALL THE CHANGES, UNCERTAINTY FLUCTUATIONS THAT HAPPEN WITH THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, IT REALLY JUST FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THE VALUE OF WORKING TO DEVELOP A LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM CENTERED AROUND MEASURES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.

AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER WHEN TEA'S ACCOUNTABILITY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED, FRISCO ISD WOULD HAVE HAD TO RELEASE OUR LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT AND BIG THANK YOU TO KIM SMITH, DR. CUNNINGHAM, FOR CHAMPION IN THIS PROCESS, AS WELL IT'S A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THAT JUST TO CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEADERS WHO REALLY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO SHOW OUR STUDENTS ARE MORE THAN JUST A TEST SCORE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY REALLY REPRESENTS A LOT OF THE VALUES OF OUR DISTRICT.

JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR AWARENESS.

IT'S ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE UNDER LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS.

THAT IS ALL I HAD FOR THE PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, BOARD, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

>> I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. DR. NIA, CAN YOU PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH THE FIRST HALF OF YOUR PRESENTATION PRIOR TO THE DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT?

>> I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.

>> CAN YOU PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A COPY OF YOUR PRESENTATION REGARDING THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS AND SAT AND ACT SCORES AND ALL OF THAT? THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> DR. NIA, WE PLAN TO PUT THIS IN HOME-BASE FOR YOU ALL TOMORROW.

>> ABSOLUTELY, 100%.

>> MR. CLASSE. THANK YOU, DR. NIA, IT WAS GREAT INFORMATION.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE PUBLIC, SOFT COPY OF THIS IS AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.

IT'S GREAT READING MATERIAL AND IT'S A NICE QUICK READ, SO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK.

>> BOARD, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, DR. NIA FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 11,

[11. Discussion regarding Library Services Parent Engagement Update]

>> THANK YOU. WHILE AMANDA AND MS. BUTLER IS GETTING SET UP, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED LAST SCHOOL YEAR, CAME TO FRUITION THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE TWO THINGS WITH MY BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE, TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WE THOUGHT WE'D BE GOOD FOR US TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

MS. BUTLER IS HERE TO SHARE THE AWESOME STUFF THAT SHE'S DOING.

>> HI, EVERYBODY. AGAIN, LONG TIME NO SEE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING, BOARD AND IST.

LIKE MS. MCDONALD JUST REFERENCED, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT UPDATES OVER THE LAST,

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SO WE'RE HERE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL TODAY JUST SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A FRONT ROW SEAT TO THE ACTION. I KNOW HOW MUCH I LIKE THAT.

FOR THOSE OF US AT HOME WHO ARE WATCHING AND MAYBE THOSE OF US WHO ARE NEW TO THE BOARD OR TO IST, I WAS GOING TO WALK THROUGH QUICKLY A REVIEW OF OUR PROCESSES.

THERE'S A VERY TINY TIMELINE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE THAT YOU CAN CLICK ON AND SEE AT A LATER TIME.

BUT THE SUMMARY OF THAT.

IN 2021 WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST FORMAL RECONSIDERATION AND SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN LIBRARY MATERIALS FROM A PARENT.

THAT WAS THE FIRST RECONSIDERATION WE HAD RECEIVED IN ABOUT 20 YEARS.

WE ALSO WORK TO UPDATE OUR COLLECTION GUIDELINES.

IT'S THE GUIDE THAT OUR LIBRARIANS UTILIZED TO COLLECT LIBRARY AND BOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIALS.

IN 2022, WE MADE SOME CHANGES AND UPDATED OUR EFB LOCAL, WHICH IS OUR BOARD APPROVED POLICY AND HOW WE BUILD OUR GUIDELINES.

POLICY FIRST, GUIDELINES FOLLOW SUIT FOR ALIGNMENT PURPOSES.

WE ALSO ADDED ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TO THE LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH ALLOWED US TO IMPLEMENT SOME UPDATING, PROCESSING AND PURCHASING PROCEDURES.

IN 2022, WE RECEIVED 33 FORMAL RECONSIDERATION THAT WENT TO COMMITTEE AND THEN WE BEGAN THE LIBRARY COLLECTION REVIEW PROJECT.

IN 2023, WE COMPLETED THE LIBRARY COLLECTION REVIEW PROJECT.

WE HAVE HAD ZERO FORMAL RECONSIDERATIONS COME TO COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL PARENT ENGAGEMENT PIECES WHICH WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT, BOTH EMAIL, ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATIONS AND PROHIBITED LISTS RESOURCE.

WE BEGAN OUR PATH TOWARDS INCREASING PARENT ENGAGEMENT AS A RESULT OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WERE ALSO LOOKING TO WORK TO BUILD A TOOL THAT WOULD ALIGN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH IMPENDING LEGISLATION, REFERENCING HOUSE BILL 900.

THOSE CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT ON OUR FRONT DOORSTEP VERY SOON.

WE ALSO WANTED TO FOCUS ON A MORE INDIVIDUALIZED OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PARENTS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NOTICED AS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH OUR RECONSIDERATIONS THAT PARENTS REALLY WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXERCISE PREFERENCE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT THEIR FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

THEN IT ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LIBRARY STAFF TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR PARENTS.

THE TWO SIGNIFICANT PIECES THAT WE INTRODUCED THIS YEAR, EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS, WHICH WERE AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS WHEN THEY ENROLL THEIR STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

DURING THAT ENROLLMENT PROCESS, PARENTS WERE ABLE TO SELECT OR OPT INTO RECEIVING EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS EVERY TIME THEIR CHILD CHECKED OUT A BOOK.

IF YOU HAVE AN OVERDUE, BUT I KNOW WE'VE ALL RECEIVED THOSE OVERBOOK DUE NOTICES AND ALSO THOSE ARE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.

DON'T GET UPSET WITH YOUR LIBRARIAN.

[LAUGHTER] THOSE ARE SEPARATE.

THIS IS AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION EVERY TIME YOUR CHILD CHECKS OUT AT A LIBRARY BOOK OR A STUDENT CHECKS OUT A LIBRARY BOOK.

PARENTS WERE ALLOWED TO ENROLL IN THAT PROCESS AND THEY CAN STILL ENROLL IN THAT PROCESS.

IT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR LIBRARY SERVICES WEBSITE.

IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUT THERE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY FRUSTRATED THAT YOU KEEP GETTING SO MANY EMAILS FROM US, YOU CAN OPT OUT OF THAT EMAIL ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATION.

IN OUR SECOND PARENT ENGAGEMENT PIECE THAT WE RECENTLY ROLLED OUT ARE PROHIBITED BOOK LISTS.

THROUGH THIS TOOL, PARENTS, THEY CAN USE THEIR GID TO LOG INTO THE LIBRARY CATALOG.

THEY CAN CREATE A LIST OF TITLES, VERY SPECIFIC TITLES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THEIR CHILD TO NOT CHECK OUT IN THEIR CAMPUS LIBRARY.

ONCE THOSE BOOKS ARE PUT ON THAT LIST, IF THEIR CHILD PICKS UP A BOOK AND GOES AND TRIES TO CHECK OUT THAT BOOK, IT WILL JUST KICK BACK AND TELL THEM YOUR PARENT HAS THIS BOOK ON ARE PROHIBITED LIST.

YOU NEED TO CHOOSE ANOTHER TITLE.

AGAIN, WE DID THIS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WE WERE HOPING OUR FAMILIES WOULD WANT TO SEE.

OFTENTIMES, I FEEL LIKE PROHIBITED HAS A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION.

BUT AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS IS NOT BECAUSE THERE ARE INAPPROPRIATE LIBRARY BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY.

THIS BECAUSE MAYBE YOU HAVE FOUND A BOOK THAT YOU DON'T WANT YOUR CHILD READING YET.

MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT YOUR FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTNER READING HARRY POTTER JUST YET.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WE STARTED THIS TOOL AS A PILOT AT A FEW CAMPUSES.

WE PILOTED IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN WE SLOWLY ROLLED IT OUT.

AT THIS TIME IT IS AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

ALL 67,000 FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT CAN CREATE A PROHIBITED LIST IF THEY CHOSE TO DO THAT.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, I LOVE NUMBERS EVEN THOUGH I'M A LIBRARY ORIENTED PERSON.

WE HAD 28,000 FAMILIES ENROLL IN EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE 66,760 STUDENTS, AND OF THOSE FAMILIES, ROUGHLY 28,000 ENROLLED IN EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS.

OF THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS AT THIS TIME HAVING ROLLED OUT PROHIBITED LIST DISTRICT-WIDE FOR ABOUT A MONTH,

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AS JUST AN INTERESTING FACT, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PROHIBITED LIST OR AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

THEN JUST A FEW INTERESTING LITTLE CHUNKS OF INFORMATION I'D LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

FRISCO ISD IS THE ONLY TECH OR THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT IS USING THIS TOOL.

WE BUILT THIS TOOL WITH LIBRARY.SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS OUR CHECKOUT, LIKE THE WAY THAT WE UTILIZE A CHECKOUT, CHECKING OUT BOOKS, THAT'S OUR SYSTEM.

FOR SHORT, WE CALL IT LS2.

BUT WE BUILT THIS WITH LS2 TO STARTING IN JANUARY.

IT TOOK US ABOUT EIGHT OR SO MONTHS TO BUILD THIS TOOL.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CLAIM ON IT A LITTLE BIT.

I KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO ROLL IT OUT IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS MOVING FORWARD.

WE DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL AND THIS RESOURCE THAT IS ON OUR FRISCO ISD LIBRARY SERVICES WEBSITE.

OUR PHENOMENAL COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IN THIS DISTRICT, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE AS GOOD AS THEM.

OUR LIBRARY SERVICES WEBSITE IS INCREDIBLY DENSE WITH INFORMATION, SO YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION OUT ABOUT THIS TOOL THERE.

THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THESE ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES ARE COMPLETELY OPTIONAL.

THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.

THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SO.

THEN LASTLY, BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, BECAUSE IT'S NEW, IF WE KNOW BETTER, WE CAN DO BETTER.

SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM PARENTS CURRENTLY UTILIZING PROHIBITED LIST IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO CREATE A PROHIBITED LIST FOR THEM.

THAT DOESN'T NEGATE THE PURPOSE OF A PROHIBITED LIST.

WE WANT A PARENT TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT.

A GUARDIAN, THEY HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THOSE ENGAGEMENT TOOLS.

IF THEY WANT TO ENROLL IN EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS, THEY CAN.

IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO CREATE A PROHIBITED LIST, THEY CAN.

THE LIBRARY STAFF AND CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF WILL NOT BE DOING THAT FOR THEM.

THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

THAT IS HOW WE BUILT THE TOOL.

THEN BEYOND THESE SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLS, OUR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO VET MATERIALS FOR AGE APPROPRIATENESS AS THEY DO IN THEIR NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTION AND STILL OFFER A TON OF PROGRAMMING AND A TON OF OPTIONAL INQUIRY AND READING IN THEIR LIBRARY.

THIS IS JUST REALLY A SMALL PART OF THE VERY LARGE PIE, WHICH LEADS ME INTO MY NEXT SLIDE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF COMING UP AND I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO MENTION IT.

WE HAVE OUR BATTLE OF THE BOOKS CONTEST COMING OUT FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.

IT'S BASICALLY AN ACADEMIC DECATHLON FOR KIDS WHO LOVE TO READ. IT'S PHENOMENAL.

IT IS GOING TO BE OUR FOURTH ANNUAL HOSTING OF THIS AND IS GOING TO BE AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE'S A TINY URL ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS SCREEN IN THIS PRESENTATION.

I'M SURE MS. MCDONALD CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PAST BATTLE OF THE BOOKS CONTESTS.

THESE KIDS TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

THEN THREE, WE DID THIS LAST YEAR.

IT IS BASICALLY FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, READ TOGETHER, EAT SNACKS AT PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES AND THAT WILL BE COMING IN THE SPRING.

THEN LASTLY, READING IS FUNDAMENTAL CAME OUT, RIF FOR SHORT, AND PROVIDED SOME OF OUR FOURTH GRADERS AT A FEW CAMPUSES THEIR CHOICE OF LIBRARY BOOKS.

IT WAS LIKE BOOK FAIR WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE BOOKS.

THE KIDS JUST WENT NUTS.

IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE IT AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

I SHARE ALL THESE THINGS WITH YOU.

THESE ARE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OUT OF THE PROBABLY 10-15 DIFFERENT PIECES OF PROGRAMMING THAT ARE HAPPENING AT EACH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES.

SEVENTY-FIVE CAMPUSES TIMES 12.

WE'D BE HERE ALL NIGHT AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE READY TO GO HOME.

BUT OUR LIBRARIANS ARE JUST PHENOMENAL AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO STOP BY, YOU SHOULD.

THAT'S IT. WE DO HAVE A WEBSITE, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

WE ARE ON TWITTER OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT THESE DAYS AND WE ARE ALSO ON FACEBOOK.

SO FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING PROGRAMMING THAT'S HAPPENING.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE ENGAGEMENT TOOLS?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I REMEMBER SITTING IN A ROOM WITH YOU, I THINK IT WAS JOHN AND I. DEBBIE? SOMEBODY WAS IN THE ROOM WITH ME AND YOU WERE EXPLORING THE OPTION WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES.

YOU WERE TRYING TO TELL THEM THAT THIS WAS WHAT WE NEEDED IT.

I THINK THAT WE STOPPED DOING BUSINESS WITH A FEW OF THEM BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE US THIS OUTLET, THIS PLATFORM.

SO THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP ON THAT SEARCH AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS CAME TO FRUITION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO YOUR ENTIRE STAFF.

>> MY STAFF IS BACK HERE. YOU GUYS AT HOME CAN'T SEE THEM, BUT THEY'RE AMAZING.

[APPLAUSE]

>> I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS DOES MAKE THE JOBS OF OUR LIBRARIANS A LOT EASIER AND IT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN OUR PARENTS AND OUR LIBRARIANS TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS,

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. CARNEGIE?

>> MS. BUTLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A VERY GREAT INFORMATION.

BY ANY CHANCE, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THE DATE FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS? I KNOW IT'S IN REEDY.

>> YOU CAME LAST TIME, I REMEMBER.

I THINK YOUR PICTURE IS IN THAT PRESENTATION.

IT IS IN MARCH AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE ENTIRE BOARD KNOWS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I CAN PUT A SAVE THE DATE ON HOMEBASE FOR YOU WHEN I GET THE DATE.

>> I MEAN, IT GETS WILD.

THEY'RE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR READING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YES. YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> WE'RE MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 12,

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

THEY CALLED HER TESTIMONY IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY.

THIS IS [INAUDIBLE].

>> WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF OUR AGENDA.

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE OPEN MEETINGS 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 A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES, DGBA LOCAL, FNG LOCAL AND GF LOCAL.

EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.

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 MEETING, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 27TH AT 6:30 PM.

EACH STAKEHOLDER SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING.

STAKE HOLDERS WILL BE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

>> THANK YOU, MRS. [INAUDIBLE].

WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TODAY AND THEY WILL RECEIVE THREE MINUTES EACH.

IS THAT CORRECT? FIRST WE HAVE MR. PAUL JENSEN.

FOLLOWING MR. JENSEN, WE HAVE MR. JOSEPH CREWS. MR. JENSEN?

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE BOARD.

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO GIVE INPUT.

SOME MAY SEEM A LITTLE.

WELL, JUST AS A COMMENT, I REALLY LIKE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, BUT I PREFER MORE READING THEM OR ABILITY TO READ THEM.

I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE THAT I WORKED WITH WHO MADE THOSE PRESENTATIONS.

I KNOW YOU CAN READ IT NICELY AT YOUR COMPUTER, BUT WHEN IT GETS PROJECTED UP ON THE SCREEN, WE CAN'T READ IT.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAS ACTUALLY SAT BACK THERE AND LOOKED AT THOSE SCREENS UP THERE THAT HELPS THE PEOPLE BACK THERE SEE.

THE PRINT UP THERE IS SMALLER THAN THE PRINT UP HERE, SO IT'S HARD TO SEE.

JUST A PREFERENCE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ SOME OF THAT STUFF UP THERE IF WE CAN GET BIGGER PRINT ON THAT.

SECOND THING I HAVE TO SAY IS A FOLLOW UP ON A MATTER THAT I MENTIONED LAST TIME.

I WAS GOING TO GET 72 HOUR FEEDBACK ON IT.

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY AND I DIDN'T KNOW.

I COULDN'T FIND IT ON THE WEB.

WHERE DO I GO TO GET THE FEEDBACK I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD GET 72 HOURS LATER? I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ON OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU GO TO ABOUT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO CLICK ON COMMUNITY INPUT.

EXCUSE ME, MY COMPUTER IS FREEZING UP.

UNDERNEATH COMMUNITY INPUT, YOU'RE GOING TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND YOU'LL SEE MEETING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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>> IS MINE THERE?

>> IT IS.

>> GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S JUST I'M STILL LEARNING HOW TO USE A COMPUTER.

WE GREW UP WITH PENCILS, SO WE'RE STILL ADJUSTING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

HOPEFULLY A LARGER PRINT SIZE ON THE SCREEN FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T SEE AS CLEARLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. JOSEPH CREWS?

>> GOOD EVENING, MISS DAVIS, TRUSTEES AND DR. WALDROP.

MY NAME IS JOSEPH CREWS AND I SERVE AS THE MEMBERSHIP SPECIALISTS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS HERE IN FRISCO ISD.

ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS IN THIS DISTRICT, I WANT TO EXPRESS HP SUPPORT FOR AGENDA ITEM 13B, WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP NECESSARY FOR THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A JANUARY 2024 EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE.

IF THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL CONSIDER A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN DECEMBER TO ALLOW AN ESTIMATED NINE MILLION FOR EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVES.

WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES AT THIS TIME, GIVEN THE CONTINUED STAFFING CHALLENGES FACED BY DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL FUNDING IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY POLITICAL BATTLE OVER PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE RETENTION INCENTIVE RECOGNIZE AS LONGEVITY WITH THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO ENSURES EACH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE WILL RECEIVE A MEANINGFUL AMOUNT.

AGAIN, WE THANK THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEES.

ASPE IS AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO YOU AT ANYTIME FOR YOUR ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13,

[13.A. Consider and act on minutes from October 10 Regular Meeting and October 24 Special Workshop]

>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY MRS. [INAUDIBLE], SECOND BY MR. [INAUDIBLE].

BOARD, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE PASSES 7-0.

AGENDA ITEM 13B CONSIDER AN ACT ON

[13.B. Consider and act on a resolution of the Board of Trustees declaring a public purpose for the expenditure of district funds for the January 2024 employee retention incentive]

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE SAME RETENTION INCENTIVE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED EACH YEAR I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE'VE DONE IT.

WE DID INCREASE THE AMOUNT A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR TO TRY AND SHOW A LITTLE EXTRA THANKS TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE STUCK AROUND WITH US.

THIS YEAR IS RETENTION INCENTIVE FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES IS RECOMMENDED AT $50 FOR EACH YEAR OF SERVICE TO FRISCO ISD PLUS THE GREATER OF EITHER 1 1/2 % OF THE EMPLOYEE'S BASE WAGES OR $500.

THAT IS A LITTLE BIT GREATER THAN WHAT WE HAVE PROVIDED IN THE PAST.

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE, EMPLOYEES WILL NEED AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF TRS SERVICE CREDIT BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023.

THEY ALSO NEED TO REMAIN EMPLOYED THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF THIS FALL SEMESTER WITHOUT SOME MIDDLE OF A RESIGNATION.

THEY NEED TO BE STILL HERE ON JANUARY 15TH WHEN WE PAY IT OUT.

RETIREES WILL STILL GET THE RETENTION INCENTIVE AS PER USUAL.

BUT IF ANYONE RESIGNS BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME IT'S PAID OUT, THEY WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE.

I THINK THAT ABOUT COVERS IT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INCENTIVE PAYMENT.

>> FIRST, I HAVE TO MOVE FOR A MOTION.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

>> MOTION BY MR. [INAUDIBLE].

SECOND, BY MRS. [INAUDIBLE].

BOARD, I'LL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

>> I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION BECAUSE I REMEMBER LAST YEAR THIS WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO ME AS A NEWER BOARD MEMBER, BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO ADOPT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES.

>> YES. GREAT QUESTION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THIS RESOLUTION DECLARES A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS, MEANING,

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WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THOSE IN OUR COMPENSATION PLAN.

THEY'RE DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THE VOTE TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE TERMS FOR THE RETENTION INCENTIVE AND DECLARE A PUBLIC PURPOSE.

WHAT WE'LL DO THEN IS WE'LL GO BACK, WE'LL PULL ALL THE EMPLOYEE DATA, WE'LL RUN THE TOTAL COST OF THE INCENTIVE, AND THEN WE WILL BRING YOU A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN DECEMBER EQUAL TO THE COST OF THE INCENTIVE AND WE'LL USE FUND BALANCE THAT'S BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THIS TO PAY FOR IT.

>> BOARD, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 13C,

[13.C. Consider and act on budget transfers and amendments for the 2023-2024 budget]

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT, I HAVE ACTUALLY A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR OUR CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

AS MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND HAS A CAP ON THE FUND BALANCE THAT IS ALLOWED TO CARRY.

AND IF IT EXCEEDS THAT CAP, WHICH ARE CHILD NUTRITION FUND HAS EXCEEDED, THEY HAVE TO COME UP WITH A SPENDING PLAN.

WE DID THIS ONCE LAST YEAR. WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN.

THEY'VE COME UP WITH A SPENDING PLAN FOR TO PURCHASE SOME EQUIPMENT AND SOME OTHER THINGS FROM THEIR FUND BALANCE AND SO THIS AMENDMENT IS ESSENTIALLY JUST MOVING MONEY OUT OF THEIR FUND BALANCE AND INTO THEIR REGULAR BUDGET SO THAT THEY CAN BUY THOSE ITEMS AS PER THEIR SPEND PLAN.

>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2023/2024 BUDGET.

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT, SECOND BY MR. LOWE AND MR. PONANGI.

BOARD, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL LOOK FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0.

WE'LL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA,

[14. Consent Agenda]

>> I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM F, PLEASE.

>> CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING ITEM F?

>> YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING ITEM F.

>> MOTION BY MS. ELAD, SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH E AND G THROUGH P. ARE THERE QUESTIONS?

>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT ITEM N, WHICH IS ACT ON RECOMMENDATION OF CORE CONSTRUCTION AS CMA, OUR CONTRACTOR FOR THE STALEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION AND RENOVATION.

I KNOW AS A BOARD WE'VE SPOKEN PRETTY EXTENSIVELY ABOUT SOME ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING ON THE CEILING CAMPUS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK SCOTT WOLSER AND HIS TEAM, DR. FOUCHE, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY MOVED EXPEDITIOUSLY TO BRING THE BOARD SOME SOLUTIONS FOR THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON AT STALEY AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE HOW QUICKLY YOU BROUGHT THAT TO US FOR CONSIDERATION.

>> BOARD IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL TAKE A VOTE FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH E AND G THROUGH P. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES 7-0.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 14F.

[14.F. Act on agreement with BrainPOP]

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 14F.

>>> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY MR. CLASSE, SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT.

BOARD, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU. THE REASON WHY I PULLED THIS WAS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, I HEARD QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK SPECIFICALLY AROUND BRAINPOP AND SOME THINGS RELATED TO JUST CONCERNS AROUND THE CONTENT AND SOME OF THE VIDEOS.

I REACHED OUT TO MS. MCDONALD AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION

[02:00:02]

I FRAMED IT IN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF JUST MAKING SURE THAT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS ARE VETTED IN SOME WAY.

MS. MCDONALD, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SHARING THAT INFORMATION, I THINK IT WOULD BE HIGHLY BENEFICIAL.

>> SURE, AND I TOLD YOU I WOULD LOOK AT WHEN THIS FEATURE WAS AVAILABLE.

A FEW YEARS AGO, WE DID NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE AND I LOOKED THROUGH MY EMAIL AND IT ACTUALLY STARTED JUST WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE CONTENT BY TITLES FOR BRAINPOP AND SO THEY HAVE OVER 1,000 OR SO TITLES AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO TURN OFF ACCESS ON, OFF ACCESS FOR GRADE LEVELS, FOR CAMPUSES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE IS SOME MANAGEMENT NOW THAT WE GAINED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD IN THE PAST.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT TO CONFIRM WHAT I HEARD YOU TELL ME THIS MORNING IS THAT THESE MATERIALS WON'T BE PROVIDED UNLESS THEY ARE VETTED AND APPROVED BY A FRISCO ISD EMPLOYEE OR AT LEAST THROUGH SOME KIND OF VETTING PROCESS, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY.

>> YES. THERE'S AN AREA CALLED CONTENT MANAGEMENT.

AND SO WE CAN LOOK AT, LET ME SEE WHAT THEY CALL IT REAL FAST.

BASICALLY TOPICS AND CONTENT THAT WE CAN GO IN AND CHOOSE TO DO ONLY, LIKE WE BUY BRAINPOP FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SO WE CAN HAVE SOME CONTENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT NOT FOR ELEMENTARY, AND WE CAN GO IN AND CHOOSE THOSE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVELS.

>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME EXPLAINING IT TO ME EARLIER TODAY.

>> YEAH. THANKS.

>> BOARD, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MR. HILL.

>> YES, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

THIS ONE MORE DIRECTED THAT BUDGET PIECE OF BRAINPOP I SEE IN THE MATERIALS.

I THINK THE PRICING STRUCTURE BASED UPON THE SCHOOL ITSELF, MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY.

I SEE THE TOTAL OF 119,000 AND CHANGE WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTING, I THINK BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OR THE AMOUNT WE USE.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE CLARITY AS TO HOW THAT COMPARES MAYBE YEAR OVER YEAR AND HOW THAT NUMBER IS DETERMINED.

IT'S NOT LIKE LICENSING.

IT'S MORE LIKE A PER CAMPUS NUMBER, BEST I COULD TELL.

IS THERE ANY INPUT YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THAT?

>> I CAN GO BACK AND SEE WHAT WE'VE, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS IN THE PAST YEARS.

IT USUALLY DOESN'T GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT IT IS BY CAMPUS IS NOT BY NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SO IT'S PURCHASED FOR EACH CAMPUS, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE.

>> YEAH. IT SEEMS TO BE A FIXED NUMBER PER ELEMENTARY AND A FIXED NUMBER FOR MIDDLE.

>> BOARD, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM F. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0.

BOARD, IT IS 8:58.

IT IS TIME TO GO HOME.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.

THANK YOU TO OUR IST, OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED TODAY.

THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING SROS.

JOHN CLASSE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS PIZZA FOR YOU-ALL.

[LAUGHTER]

>> FOR YOU ALL.

>> YOU-ALL HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

WE'RE ADJOURNING AT 8:58.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.