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[Community Input Meeting]
WE HAVE 7 TRUSTEES PRESENT.AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR ONLY AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER ONE COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS REGARDING ANY ITEM RELATED TO DISTRICT, BUSINESS OR GOVERNANCE FROM CITIZENS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SPEAKERS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INFORMATION SHARED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE INFORMATION SHARED BY THE PRESENTER AND SOLELY PROVIDES THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, NOT THE DISTRICT.
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.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
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 DBA LOCAL, F AND G, LOCAL AND GF LOCAL.
EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS AND I WILL CALL THEM IN THE ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY IS [INAUDIBLE] FOLLOWING [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE ANNETTE SMITH.
HELLO EVERYONE! MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SAI AND WE ARE BOTH SOPHOMORES AT INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS LED US TO THINK, WHY COULDN'T THERE BE A PLATFORM THAT CONNECTS EXPERIENCED JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO YOUNGER STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN? THE PROBLEM THAT WE FOUND WAS THAT MANY STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING TUTORS, AND THAT ARE OFTEN TOO EXPENSIVE.
OUR PLATFORM ENABLES STUDENTS TO GET TUTORING FOR A LOW PRICE AND HIGH ACCESSIBILITY.
MOVING ON. WE HAVE TWO MAIN USERS FOR THIS PLATFORM, THE FIRST BEING TUTORS, WHO ARE SPECIFICALLY JUNIORS AND SENIORS THAT WANT TO TEACH THEIR SERVICES FOR A LOW COST, LIKE VOLUNTEERED SERVICE OR A PAID SERVICE.
MOVING ON. WE BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO MAJOR BENEFITS OF OUR IDEA.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW A QUICK DEMONSTRATION OF OUR PLATFORM.
SO FIRSTLY, THIS IS FROM THE USER'S PERSPECTIVE WHICH IS GOING TO BE A STUDENT.
THEY CAN FIRST ENTER THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD AND LOGIN.
CAN YOU STEP UP RIGHT HERE? THANK YOU. ONCE YOU HAVE LOGGED IN, THEY CAN PICK WHAT TYPES OF DIFFERENT IDEAS AND SKILLS THAT THEY LIKE TO LEARN.
ONCE THEY LIKE THE TUTOR THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD WITH, THEY CAN CLICK ON THE TUTOR AND SEE THE DIFFERENT TIMES THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE, AND BOOK A TIME THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO, CREATE THEIR, LEARN THEIR SKILL FROM.
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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR IDEA.IF YOU CAN SEND YOUR PRESENTATION TO LEADERS AT FRISCO ISD.ORG, THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO YOU TO ASK ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AS WELL AS, GET SOME INFORMATION.
REGARDING WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING TODAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] DID AN AMAZING JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANNETTE SMITH, FOLLOWED BY LEONARDO PEREZ. GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS ANNETTE SMITH AND I HAVE OVER 30 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL. I HAVE EDUCATIONALLY SUPPORTED MY GRANDCHILD THROUGHOUT HER LIFE.
WHEN COVID CLOSED THE FRISCO ISD SCHOOLS, I HOMESCHOOLED MY GRANDCHILD AND IMPLEMENTED THE ON SCHOOL CURRICULUM PROGRAM PROVIDED BY THE FRISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I DAILY COMMUNICATED WITH THE SCHOOL, THE TEACHERS, AND CLASSMATES.
ONLINE COMMUNICATION WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THE EDUCATION AND THE WELL-BEING OF MY GRANDCHILD.
THIS SCHOOL YEAR 2023 TO 2024.
MY ABILITY TO SUPPORT MY GRANDCHILD IN HER LEARNING, SUCCESS AND MEETING HER NEEDS HAS BEEN RESTRICTED AND BLOCKED.
THE SCHOOL. WEEKLY NEWS EMAIL ARE THE GRADE LEVEL EMAIL, WHICH CONTAINS THE WEEKLY CURRICULUM, OBJECTIVES AND GOALS IN EACH SUBJECT, AND THE WEEKLY SPELLING LIST.
HOW IS THIS A PRIVILEGE? OUR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
THE TEACHERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY OF MY EMAILS THAT ARE SENT.
I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT EVEN SPEAK TO ME.
I CAN'T EVEN GET A DISMISSAL CARD NUMBER TAG TO PICK UP MY GRANDCHILD AFTER SCHOOL.
CAREGIVERS WANT TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION AND NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS.
THIS SHOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS AS WELL.
WHY RESTRICT THE FREE SUPPORT BY LIMITING THE RIGHTS OF CAREGIVERS TO SUPPORT AND HELP STUDENTS? THIS RESTRICTION LIMITS THE ABILITY TO HELP EDUCATE AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE AMERICAN LEADERS OF OUR SOCIETY. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR STAFF, INVESTIGATE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE SHARED.
IF YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US VIA EMAIL.
TO GET CLARIFICATION AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHY YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ACCESS.
LEONARDO PEREZ, FOLLOWED BY JORGE PEREZ.
I AM HERE TO ASK AND TELL AND TO TELL MY [INAUDIBLE].
IS THIS PERTAINING TO AN EMPLOYEE? [INAUDIBLE], PARDON ME [INAUDIBLE] TO RESIGN FROM YOUR POSITION.
FOR NOT CARRYING TO PROVIDE HELP IN FOR NOT CARING, MR. PEREZ. IF HE'S MENTIONING AN EMPLOYEE'S NAME.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU NOT GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION EMPLOYEES NAMES.
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WE DID. WE HAVE NO ANSWER FROM THEM.OKAY. AND HELP FOR THE WELL OF THE WELL BEING FOR OF US. THE KIDS WERE WITH DISABILITIES.
YOU ALL NOT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE.
NOT ONLY YOU LET US BE BULLIED, BUT NOW FRISCO ISD BECAME A BULLY.
NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT TO MY FAMILY.
SO IF YOU IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC I THINK MR. ARCHAMBAULT READ IT INITIALLY, BUT I'LL READ IT AGAIN TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A FORMAL GRIEVANCE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC, CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE HE HAS TODAY, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE OUR GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES AND THEY'RE PROVIDED IN OUR BOARD POLICY, DBA LOCAL AND FMG LOCAL AS WELL AS CF LOCAL.
SO THOSE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU FILE A FORMAL GRIEVANCE, THEN WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
OKAY. FRISCO ISD WILL TAKE ME AND MY FAMILY TO COURT.
AND INSTEAD OF GIVING ME HELP, YOU BRING YOUR LAWYERS.
HOW MUCH MONEY FRISCO ISD PAID THE LAWYERS AND HOW MUCH MONEY FRISCO THEY SPEND.
AND IN HELPING ME ORDER COME THE TRAUMA OF BEING BULLY.
AND I'M ASKING THE AUTHORITIES TO DO, INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION? ON MY CASE FOR VIOLATING MY RIGHTS.
AND I'M ASKING THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE HAVE TO STICK TO THE THREE MINUTES THAT HE'S GIVEN SPECIFICALLY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING, A SPEAKER TONIGHT.
THE THREE MINUTES IS WHAT WE HAVE TO A LOT TO EACH SPEAKER THAT COMES BEFORE US.
IF HE HAS ANYTHING ADDITIONAL, I WOULD WELCOME AN EMAIL OR SOME FORM OF COMMUNICATION TO THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO HEAR HIS CONCERNS.
YES. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, THE DISTRICT, WHY IS THERE NO, PROGRAMS TO HELP THE KIDS WITH DISABILITIES AFTER THEY'VE BEEN BULLIED? WHY? THERE'S NOTHING.
THEY PROVIDE ANY HELP FOR THEM.
AND INSTEAD OF BUILDING NEW STADIUMS. WHY IS THERE NO PROGRAMS FOR THEM TO GET ANY HELP? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. A RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE ASKED TONIGHT WILL BE POSTED IN OUR FAQ ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN 72 HOURS.
WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS BOARD.
IT IS 6:46 AND I WILL ADJOURN AT THIS TIME.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.