Feb 10, 2025 Board of Trustees

[1. Call Meeting to Order]

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GOOD EVENING. WE ARE NOW CONVENED TO FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRISCO ISD MEETING, WHICH IS TODAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING INTO A CLOSED SESSION.

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

[3. Reconvene in Open Meeting]

LET'S TRY IT ONE MORE TIME. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. WE ARE GOING TO RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION.

WE'RE RECONVENING. IT IS NOW 6:35 AND WE WILL MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 4,

[4. Pledge of Allegiance]

TONIGHT WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM NORRIS ELEMENTARY HERE TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH US.

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[5. Board Report]

AT THIS TIME, IF THERE ARE ANY TRUSTEES THAT HAVE REPORTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE, PLEASE DO SO.

MRS. ALLOTT. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE TWO THINGS.

WE HAD A MEETING OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE, WHERE WE CONTINUED TO LOOK AT OUR GRADING PRACTICES, AND WE SHOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR THE FULL BOARD.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, DOCTOR FIORE? MARCH. MAYBE APRIL.

I APOLOGIZE. WE'RE LOOKING AT APRIL IS A GOOD TIMELINE, POTENTIALLY, BUT WE'LL GET THAT ALL NAILED DOWN SOON.

YES, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS I HAD THE CHANCE TO GO WITH MY DAUGHTER AND SEE THE FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF LEGALLY BLOND, AND IT WAS IT WAS FANTASTIC. WE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.

WE HAVE SUCH GREAT FINE ARTS PROGRAMS HERE IN FRISCO ISD, AND IT WAS NICE TO GET A NIGHT OUT, VISIT ANOTHER CAMPUS AND SEE THE TALENTED STUDENTS.

AND THEY DID HAVE AN ACTUAL REAL DOG IN THE SHOW.

THAT WAS KIND OF FUN. I FIGURED THEY WERE GOING TO USE A STUFFED ANIMAL, BUT IT WAS A REAL DOG.

SO BRUISER WAS PLAYED BY AN ACTUAL DOG AND IT WAS FUN AND THE OTHER THING I LEARNED WHEN I WENT, I ENDED UP SITTING NEXT TO THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE SHOW, AND I LEARNED THAT THE STUDENTS WERE REALLY RUNNING THE SHOW.

I ASSUMED THAT THE TEACHERS WERE KIND OF RUNNING IT AND THE STUDENTS WERE SORT OF ASSISTING, BUT SHE WAS SITTING THERE THE WHOLE TIME SHE HAD HER PHONE IN CASE THEY NEEDED HER.

BUT SHE SAID THEY DO THE WHOLE THING. THEY HANDLE ANYTHING THAT COMES UP IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES.

SO I LEARNED SOMETHING AND IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THANK YOU, MRS. SALAS. OH, SORRY. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING TRENT ON THEIR TEN YEAR CELEBRATION FOR BEING OPEN FOR TEN YEARS.

IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THEIR STAFF COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HEAR THE PRINCIPAL SAY THEY HAD MANY EDUCATORS THAT WERE IN THAT BUILDING THAT OPENED IT AND HAD STILL BEEN THERE, SO I REALLY APPRECIATED AND ENJOYED THAT.

MR. PONANGI. YEAH, I ECHO WITH MISS SALAS ABOUT THE 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

I SEE SOME EMOJIS HERE, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE. AND IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION AND THE OTHER ONE IS ABOUT THE PEP RALLY, COMMUNITY PEP RALLY, WHICH HAPPENED ON SATURDAY.

IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL ONE THAT WE HAVE IN THE LIKE THE PARADE.

IT WAS DIFFERENT, BUT A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL BANDS WHO WERE PRESENT THERE.

THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB, AND THE THIRD ONE THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THE CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL TODAY, AND THEN SIT WITH THE STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF THE INCUBATOR.

EDU. SOME OF THEIR IDEAS ARE REALLY AMAZING. BIG SHOUT OUT TO TOMMY THOMPSON, WHO IS LEADING IT AT CENTENNIAL,

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BUT WHAT REALLY IS VERY INSPIRING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE TAUGHT ARE, YOU KNOW, SO FAR AHEAD AND VERY RELEVANT AT THE SAME TIME TOO.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET THAT KNOW. THANK YOU, MR. HILL. I'LL ECHO MR. PONANGI COMMENTS ON THE PEP RALLY.

THIS IS THE ANNUAL CITY PARADE THAT BECAUSE MAIN STREET IS A DISASTER AT THE MOMENT THAT THEY HAVE MOVED TO FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS THIS PAST YEAR, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL BE NEXT YEAR? I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND.

I THINK SPECIAL KUDOS FOR THIS EVENT, WHICH IS KIND OF A JOINT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT EVENT.

THE DISTRICT DID A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING FOR THIS EVENT, PARTICULARLY THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENTS, THE BANDS OF ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, THE CHEERLEADING GROUPS.

THANK YOU, MISS ALICE AND HONESTLY, THEY WERE A MAIN DRIVER IN PULLING THIS EVENT OFF IN VERY SHORT ORDER AND ASHLEY SIGN. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT DAVIS OF THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND SO THE POINT BEING IS THE DISTRICT AND ITS DIFFERENT PIECES REALLY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO THE FBF THE SIGN.

ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL BANDS CHEERLEADERS. WITHOUT THEM, THIS FUNCTION WOULD NOT HAVE EVER GOTTEN OFF THE GROUND AND SO KUDOS TO THEM ON THAT.

WE ALSO HAD WITHIN THE IT WAS A BUSY MONTH, BUT IN THE PAST MONTH WE HAD THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE MEET WITH WAS ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND WE HAD EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE AND WE HAD PRETTY MUCH ALL OF OUR REPS, MOST OF OUR REPS ONE OF OUR STATE SENATORS IN ATTENDANCE SPEAKING TO US THERE IS A LOT GOING ON THERE.

THEY ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF WHAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A VERY ENLIGHTENING LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT IS STILL YET TO BE DETERMINED. ALL OF YOU ALL OUT THERE STILL HAVE A VOICE.

AND WE, ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, IN FACT KIM SMITH AND OTHERS ARE THERE IN AUSTIN AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE AND SO THEY ARE THERE ON OUR BEHALF AND CERTAINLY IF THERE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU, WHATEVER THEY ARE, THEN THERE'S A RANGE OF THEM.

PLEASE SPEND THE TIME NOW TO LOOK INTO THAT AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS VERY QUICKLY, WE ARE IN REGIONALS AND NOW ON STATE TWO IN A COUPLE BIG THINGS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

MR. MCCLENDON, I THINK YOU SENT OUT A MESSAGE EARLIER TO THIS EFFECT, BUT FRISCO HAS EXCELLENT SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS AND ALSO EXCELLENT WRESTLING PROGRAMS AND BOTH OF THOSE, IF YOU CAN ADD A LITTLE COLOR FOR ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

BUT I THINK BOTH OF THOSE ARE GOING ON TO STATE AS WE SPEAK.

YEAH, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. SO STATE WRESTLING STARTS THIS WEEK DOWN IN AUSTIN OR DOWN IN HOUSTON.

SO THAT'LL BE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEN 4A STATE SWIM WILL TAKE PLACE THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DOWN IN SAN ANTONIO AND THEN 5A SWIM WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS WHO ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS STARTING OFF TONIGHT.

SO A VERY BUSY WEEK, A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN ATHLETICS AND OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING AWESOME AS USUAL.

YEAH. SO FRISCO HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF IN THAT REGARD AND JUST GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT THEM WHERE YOU CAN.

THANK YOU, MR. HILL. SPEAKING OF PRIDE, I WROTE THIS OUT OR I HAVE JUST A FEW WORDS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, A TIME TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE RICH CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGHOUT HISTORY.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE STRUGGLES FOR EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND RECOGNITION FACED BY BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.

FROM THE TRAILBLAZING EFFORTS OF FIGURES LIKE HARRIET TUBMAN AND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR TO THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF ARTISTS, WRITERS AND ACTIVISTS. THIS MONTH REMINDS US OF THE RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH WITHIN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

LET US CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING JOURNEY TOWARD EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

TOGETHER, WE CAN CONTINUE TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND UNITY.

AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT DURING MY BOARD REPORT, BECAUSE I AM THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BE ELECTED TO THIS SCHOOL BOARD, AND I DO NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS MONTH THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE MY HERITAGE, OUR HERITAGE, AND OUR HISTORY. THANK YOU. THANK.

YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF OUR SPECIAL ED PROFESSIONALS.

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AND THIS ONE IS TAMARA FREY. SHE'S A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL AT WEBSTER, AND SOMEBODY CALLED ME UP.

I WON'T MENTION NAMES AND JUST CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD THEY WERE AND HOW MUCH THEY HELPED AND IF MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE A LOAD OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS IN OUR DISTRICTS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING ON THE PARENTS AND THE PEOPLE AROUND, AND WE HAVE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE JUST MAKING LIFE A LOT EASIER ON THESE PARENTS AND ON THE LEARNING OF THESE STUDENTS AND SO THIS PERSON JUST I COULDN'T GET OFF THE PHONE.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT TAMARA FIRE SO MUCH. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT, TELL HER GREAT JOB.

I'M GLAD FOR HOW SHE REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU, TAMARA.

THANK YOU AGAIN, BOARD, FOR SHARING YOUR BOARD REPORT.

[6. Recognitions]

IT IS MY HONOR.

IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF OUR STUDENT RESOURCE OFFICERS WITH FRISCO ISD.

OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SROS GOES BEYOND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS.

TOGETHER, WE WORK TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED, UNDERSTOOD, AND EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED.

FROM PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL EVENTS TO HOSTING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, THESE OFFICERS ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING.

THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, OUR SROS BUILD TRUST AND FORM LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, OFFERING GUIDANCE IN TIMES OF NEED WHILE FOSTERING A CULTURE OF RESPECT AND KINDNESS.

THEIR INVOLVEMENT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND THEIR DUTIES AS OFFICERS.

THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PARTNER IN OUR ACADEMICS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE, THEIR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING TRUST AND THE GENUINE CARE THEY SHOW WHEN INTERACTING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR SCHOOLS AND ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT FEELS SAFE, SUPPORTED AND READY TO SUCCEED.

ON BEHALF OF FRISCO ISD, THANK YOU TO OUR SROS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

YOUR WORK IS INVALUABLE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU.

BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM SIX B STUDENT RECOGNITION FOR HIGHEST COMPOSITE ACT OR SAT SCORE.

DOCTOR FIORE. THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE WILL BE CELEBRATING STUDENTS THAT RECENTLY ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE COMPOSITE SCORE ON A SINGLE SAT OR ACT EXAM EACH YEAR. AS YOU ALL KNOW, MILLIONS OF STUDENTS TAKE THE SAT AND THE ACT IN LESS THAN 1% ACHIEVE THE TOP SCORES. THE SAT IS MADE UP OF THREE MAIN SECTIONS MATH, EVIDENCE BASED READING AND WRITING, AND THEN THE MATH SECTION IS SCORED ON A SCALE OF 200 TO 800, WHILE THE EVIDENCE BASED READING AND WRITING SECTIONS ARE COMBINED INTO ONE SCORE ON A SCALE OF 200 TO 800. TOTAL SAT SCORES RANGE FROM 400 TO 1600.

THE ACT CONSISTS OF TESTS IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, READING AND SCIENCE, SCORED ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 36.

A STUDENT'S COMPOSITE SCORE IS THE AVERAGE OF THE FOUR TEST SCORES.

THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE COMPOSITE SCORE ON THE ACT IS A 36.

THIS IS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR VERY BRIGHT STUDENTS THAT WE'LL BE HONORING TONIGHT.

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WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR FIORE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS THIS EVENING.

DOCTOR FIORE SAID THE TOP 1%, ACTUALLY THE TOP ONE TENTH OF 1% THAT SCORED THIS.

SO THAT'S ONE OUT OF 1000, RIGHT? SO IF WE COULD HAVE OUR FIRST GROUP OF HIGHEST ACT AND SAT STUDENTS STEP UP, THEN WE'LL START THERE. THERE WERE ACTUALLY 12 THAT SCORED THE HIGHEST ACT AND THREE THAT SCORED THE HIGHEST SAT. THEY JUST DIDN'T ALL CHOOSE TO COME BECAUSE THEY'RE BUSY DOING SCHOOL THINGS, I'M SURE.

SO AS WE CALL THEIR NAMES, I'LL KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THEM. SO WE HAVE ANDERSON DOE FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL WHO'S NOT HERE, BUT ANDERSON IS A MEMBER OF THE ECO CLUB, SCIENCE, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, AND MU ALPHA THETA.

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

SIR, CAN YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT? WE CAN'T HEAR UP THIS WAY.

WHO SAID THAT? ME? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS DAVIS.

HI. OKAY. SO. OKAY. SECOND, WE HAVE AKSHAY [INAUDIBLE] FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.

STEP FORWARD. AKSHAY PARTICIPATES IN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, COMPUTER SCIENCE CLUB, AND VOLUNTEER TEACHING.

HE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING.

PERFECT, ALEXA [INAUDIBLE]. WELL, ACTUALLY HE'S HERE.

CLAP FOR HIM. OKAY. ALEXA [INAUDIBLE] FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL. ALEXA IS A MEMBER OF BPA, USMP, AND HOSA, AND SHE'S STILL UNDECIDED ON HER COLLEGE PLANS.

ETHAN LANCE FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL. ETHAN PLANS TO STUDY MATH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

SOPHIA LUO FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL. SOPHIA IS A MEMBER OF DECA AND THE VARSITY TENNIS TEAM.

SHE PLANS TO STUDY APPLIED MATH AND IS STILL UNDECIDED ON HER UNIVERSITY [INAUDIBLE].

FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL. [INAUDIBLE] PARTICIPATES IN YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT DEBATE AND THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER.

FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL OF [INAUDIBLE], IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE MATH HONOR SOCIETY AND PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

NEXT WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, WHO IS THE DRUM MAJOR IN BAND AND OFFICER IN BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA AND SECRETARY FOR THE TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY. HE PLANS TO STUDY COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT MIT.

NEHA CURRY FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL. NEHA IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, A DECA COMPETITOR AND VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT PARTICIPANT.

SHE PLANS TO STUDY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, LIKELY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

[INAUDIBLE] FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, [INAUDIBLE] IS AN OFFICER IN ORCHESTRA AND IS ALSO IN THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. HE PLANS TO ATTEND A TOP TIER UNIVERSITY AND STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE.

BRANDON YU FROM REEDY HIGH SCHOOL. BRANDON IS THE TEAM STUDY LEAD AND THE REEDY HIGH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD CO-FOUNDER AND CHEMISTRY LEAD AND HE PLANS TO STUDY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.

OKAY. AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] IS ALSO OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

ARVIN PARTICIPATES IN MU ALPHA THETA AND THE SCIENCE BOWL AND IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE RESEARCH CLUB.

HE IS PLANNING TO STUDY PHYSICS AND HOPES TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

[INAUDIBLE] FROM WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF OF THE UN, MODEL, UN SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND THE PYTHON CODING CLUB. PLANS TO ATTEND.

PLANS TO STUDY BIOLOGY PRE-MED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

HE JUST THREW IN. I SAID, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS? HE SAID HE'S ALSO LOOKING INTO EITHER JOINING THE NAVY AND OR OPENING A NOODLE RESTAURANT, BUT I CAN'T ASK HIM ABOUT IT.

RITESH SETHI IS FROM LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.

RITESH PLANS TO ATTEND JOHNS HOPKINS AND STUDIED PRE-MEDICINE.

IF YOU'RE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE STUDENTS, IF YOU WOULD ALSO PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE YOU TALLYING?

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I KNOW YES. I DON'T KNOW THAT I HEARD A&M OR REALLY ANY.

SORRY TO OFFEND BUT I'M JUST PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WORDS.

CAREFUL, CHETTY. CAREFUL, CHETTY. YEAH, I KNOW.

I KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS UP HERE, I GET IT. DO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS THAT THE COLLEGE BOARD AWARDED WITH ACADEMIC HONORS AS PART OF THE COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS CREATE PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES BY AWARDING THEM ACADEMIC HONORS AND CONNECTING THEM WITH UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COLLEGE BOARD'S NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM, SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS HAD TO SCORE IN THE TOP 10% ON THE PSAT OR THE NMSQT, OR SCORE A THREE OR HIGHER ON TWO OR MORE DISTINCT AP EXAMS. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 3.5 GPA AND SELF-IDENTIFY AS AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, OR INDIGENOUS, A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT, OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN A RURAL AREA, AREA, OR SMALL TOWN. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY BY THE COLLEGE BOARD AND THEY CHOOSE TO APPLY ON THEIR OWN.

GOOD JOB TO OUR STUDENTS FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND WE HAVE MR. CHETTY TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS AT THE PODIUM.

AGAIN, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE OVER 500 STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS AND NO, I'M NOT SAYING ALL THEIR NAMES, BUT WHAT WE DO WANT TO DO IS PUT THEIR NAMES UP ON SCREEN.

SO YOU'LL SEE BY CAMPUS. SO AT THIS POINT, IF YOU ARE THE.

SO THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAD STUDENTS THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN RECOGNITION, HISPANIC RECOGNITION, INDIGENOUS AND FIRST GENERATION. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS AND GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLEASE STAND AND TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR AMAZING KIDS, AND WE'LL WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE CAMPUSES. SO CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND PARENTS, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED. STAND UP. TAKE YOUR PICTURE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU GUYS. DID YOU TAKE YOUR PICTURE? OKAY, GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL.

EMERSON HAD STUDENTS QUALIFY ALSO IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RECOGNITION.

HISPANIC, INDIGENOUS AND FIRST GENERATION. SO THESE ARE SOME OF OUR EMERSON STUDENTS.

IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ONE OF THEM IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE OR GOING TO CHEER NEXT AND SHE ASKED, GREAT JOB. SO IF WE WOULD HAVE THE PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR AMAZING KIDS.

THESE ARE OUR FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND AGAIN, WE HAD STUDENTS THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, INDIGENOUS AND FIRST GENERATION. SO THESE STUDENTS ARE FRISCO HIGH.

THERE SHOULD BE A SECOND SLIDE AS WELL. SO AGAIN, PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS PLEASE STAND AND RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING KIDS AND TAKE THEIR NICE PICTURE.

THESE ARE STUDENTS FROM HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE WE HAD STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC AND FIRST GENERATION AWARDS. SO AGAIN, HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU'RE PARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN WOULD PLEASE STAND UP AS WELL SO WE CAN TAKE YOU GET A GOOD PICTURE AND WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. NEXT WE HAVE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO INDEPENDENCE AND A COUPLE OF OUR OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS ARE LISTED AS RURAL SCHOOLS AS WELL.

SO I ACTUALLY HAVE SIX SLIDES TO SHOW HERE. BUT SO WE DID HAVE STUDENTS THAT QUALIFIED THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS, AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC FIRST GENERATION AND THEN WE HAVE A LARGE GROUP THAT ALSO POPPED IN FROM THE RURAL.

SO IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ANY OF THESE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND AND TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

YOU GUYS WAIT.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ALL OF

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NEXT WE HAVE LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT SCHOOL? ARE YOU OKAY HERE? LEBANON TRAIL. OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE MORE FROM LEBANON TRAIL? NO. OKAY. SO LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN.

WE HAD STUDENTS THAT ACCOMPLISHED THE. OKAY. THESE ARE STILL INDEPENDENTS, RIGHT? DID YOU TELL ME THAT? OH, I CAN'T HEAR WELL. I'M SORRY.

THESE ARE STILL INDEPENDENT STUDENTS BEFORE WE GET TO LEBANON TRAIL.

SO SCRATCH EVERYTHING I JUST SAID AND TAKE THEIR PICTURE.

OKAY, SO. ALL RIGHT.

NOW THESE FOR REAL, ARE THE LEBANON TRAIL STUDENTS WHO QUALIFIED THROUGH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, INDIGENOUS AND FIRST GENERATION. SO IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND AS WELL AND TAKE THEIR PICTURE AND APPLAUSE FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. SHE REALLY WANTS A GOOD PICTURE. YEAH.

YAY! ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. THAT'S AWESOME AND I'VE TOLD THIS STORY BEFORE AS THESE I ACTUALLY HAD A STUDENT STOP ME IN THE GROCERY STORE AND TELL ME HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THIS LAST YEAR. SO THIS IS PHENOMENAL. I KNOW THE KIDS DON'T ALWAYS TAKE IT, BUT THIS IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

SO I'M SUPER PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF A&M KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE. YEAH. I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN OU FAN.

SAY THAT AGAIN. I AGAIN. I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN OU FAN. I MEAN, BOOMER SOONER.

NO, THAT'S WAY MORE INAPPROPRIATE. IF IT'S BETWEEN.

BUT TODAY, IF IT'S BETWEEN A&M AND TEXAS, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE OUTNUMBERED.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH Y'ALL. OKAY.

SORRY. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, WE HAVE A HISPANIC RECOGNITION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN AS WELL AS INDIGENOUS FIRST GENERATION AND SOME RURAL STUDENTS.

RIGHT, Y'ALL ARE LIBERTY. YES. OKAY. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.

SO IF ANY OF THESE PARENTS WOULD PLEASE STAND SO THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL AND GET YOUR PICTURES.

ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. YOU GUYS ARE GOOD. UNLESS THERE'S STILL SOMEONE TAKING A PICTURE.

THANK Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT. LONE STAR IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR RURAL SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS HISPANIC, AFRICAN AMERICAN, INDIGENOUS, AND FIRST GENERATION.

SO I GOT A PRETTY GOOD SIZED GROUP COMING UP HERE.

VERY GOOD SIZED GROUP. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT, SO THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS FROM LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL. SO IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE, PLEASE STAND AS WELL AND TAKE A PICTURE OF ALL THESE GREAT KIDS.

GOOD [INAUDIBLE]. Y'ALL GOOD PARENTS? I SEE LOTS OF Y'ALL. GOOD. DO Y'ALL FEEL LIKE THEY GOT YOU? ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT.

NICE JOB. [INAUDIBLE].

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WE HAD STUDENTS WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISPANIC, INDIGENOUS AND FIRST GENERATION.

Y'ALL ARE MEMORIAL RIGHT OKAY. PERFECT. SO THESE ARE TWO BRAVE MEMORIAL STUDENTS RIGHT HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. DID A FANTASTIC JOB. PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE.

[INAUDIBLE].

PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. PANTHER CREEK, WE HAD STUDENTS WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC FIRST GENERATION AND INDIGENOUS. SO THESE ARE OUR PANTHER CREEK STUDENTS.

IF YOU ARE PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND WE CAN APPLAUD THESE WONDERFUL KIDS.

DID THEY GET THEIR PICTURES OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU GUYS. REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.

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SO THESE ARE OUR REEDY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND AND EVERYONE ELSE APPLAUD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. FANTASTIC AND OUR FINAL CAMPUS WE HAVE WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL. WAKELAND HAD STUDENTS THAT QUALIFIED FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RECOGNITION.

HISPANIC AND FIRST GENERATION. WE'LL LET THEM ALL STAND UP HERE.

IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND AS WELL AND THEN GET YOUR PICTURES AND CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN, EVERYONE, FOR RECOGNIZING THESE KIDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO JOIN US TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS.

SAID YOU'RE WELCOME. [INAUDIBLE].

[7. Invocation]

AS SOON AS WE CLEAR THE BOARD ROOM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO INVOCATION WITH MR. MADDOX. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. [INAUDIBLE] . SO OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT COMES FROM PROVERBS THREE VERSE ONE THROUGH TEN.

MY SON, DO NOT FORGET MY TEACHING, BUT HAVE YOUR HEART COMPLY WITH MY COMMANDMENTS.

FOR LENGTH OF DAYS AND YEARS OF LIFE AND PEACE, THEY WILL ADD TO YOU.

DO NOT LET YOUR KINDNESS AND TRUTH LEAVE YOU.

BIND THEM AROUND YOUR NECK. WRITE THEM ON THE TABLET ON YOUR HEART, SO YOU WILL FIND FAVOR AND A GOOD REPUTATION IN THE SIGHT OF GOD AND MAN.

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.

IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT.

DO NOT BE WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES. FEAR THE LORD AND TURN AWAY FROM EVIL.

IT WILL BE HEALING TO YOUR BODY AND REFRESHMENT TO YOUR BONE.

HONOR THE LORD WITH YOUR WEALTH AND FROM THE FIRST OF ALL YOUR PRODUCTS.

THEN YOUR BARNS WILL BE FILLED WITH PLENTY AND YOUR VATS WILL OVERFLOW WITH NEW WINE.

MAY GOD [INAUDIBLE] READING AND BLESSING TO THE WORD.

AMEN. THANK YOU, MR. MADDOX. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 8.

[8. Future Ready Campus Spotlight]

WE HAVE CHRISTY GARZA WITH US TONIGHT. CHRISTY.

SHE'S AN AWESOME PERSON. AWESOME PRINCIPAL. SHE HAS A REALLY COOL.

THERE YOU GO. TAYLOR CRUZ. SHE HAS A REALLY COOL STORY HOW SHE GOT INTO EDUCATION AND SHE'S NOT GOING INTO THAT TONIGHT, BUT SHE JUST NEEDS TO KNOW THAT SHE HAS A REALLY COOL STORY HOW SHE GOT HERE AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS SHE IS GOOD FOR KIDS.

IF YOU WANT. I WOULD WANT MY DAUGHTERS AROUND HER AND HER BUILDING AND LEARNING FROM HER AND SHE WAS OVER AT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY FOR A WHILE, AND SHE CAME OVER TO HELP US AT CHRISTY ELEMENTARY THIS YEAR.

THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR. CHRISTY ELEMENTARY. SO SHE'S GOING TO OPEN THE DOORS THROUGH A PRESENTATION TODAY AND SHOW THE COOL STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IN CHRISTY ELEMENTARY.

SO YOU GOT IT. CHRISTY. THANK YOU. CAN I SAY SOMETHING BEFORE SHE STARTS? MR. MCCLENDON, YOU SAID YOU WOULD LOVE FOR YOUR DAUGHTERS TO EXPERIENCE HER.

WELL, MINE DID ALL THREE OF THEM. I'M GRATEFUL FOR HER.

HER LEADERSHIP THAT SHE HAD OVER AT TAYLOR. AND I BEGGED HER NOT TO MOVE TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT UNTIL THAT LAST ONE GOT OUT,

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WE MADE IT. I ALSO HAVE A FEW TAYLOR PARENTS BACK HERE IN MY CHEER SECTION, SO I DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE COMING TODAY, BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE Y'ALL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WELL, MISS DAVIS. OKAY. THE ROOM SUDDENLY GOT SO MUCH MORE INTIMATE NOW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS MORE NERVE WRACKING.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME TO BE HERE.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR ISD MEMBERS.

JUST THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU GIVE US IN ORDER TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO SHINE EACH AND EVERY DAY.

I LOVE THAT I GET TO COME UP HERE AFTER EVERYTHING THAT WE JUST GOT TO SEE, TO WITNESS OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AND EVERYTHING THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

IT ALL STARTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I GET TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE FOUNDATION THAT WE'RE BUILDING THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD ALL OF OUR YOUNG STUDENTS UP TO THAT LEVEL.

SO I'M PRESENTING TONIGHT FOR THE FEATURE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR IDEA LAB AT CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, I KIND OF WANT YOU TO PICTURE IN YOUR MIND, GIVE YOU KIND OF A FRAME OF REFERENCE OF AN IDEA LAB.

SO THINK ABOUT OUR FOCUS. IS FUTURE READY? WE'RE BUILDING OUR CHILDREN FOR THAT FUTURE THAT EXISTS OUT THERE.

AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES AND EVERY EVERYONE THAT'S LEADING OUR WORLD TODAY, GOOGLE, APPLE, NOKIA, ALL OF THOSE COMPANIES ARE BUILT ON COLLABORATION AND DESIGN AND INNOVATION.

AND SO THAT AS WE'VE ADOPTED THAT FUTURE READY VISION FOR OUR STUDENTS, I'M GOING TO SHOWCASE WHAT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HOW WE START AT THAT VERY FOUNDATIONAL LEVEL TO BUILD UP TO THAT.

FIRST, I WANT YOU TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY. I DID JUST MOVE THERE THIS YEAR, AND CHRISTIE HAS STOLEN MY HEART. JUST WHEN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF WALKING THE CAMPUS WITH MISS DODD LAST YEAR TO MEET THE CAMPUS STUDENTS AND STAFF, CHRISTIE OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1999 WHEN FRISCO ISD LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT AND HAS DONE NOTHING BUT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND PROGRESS. AS OUR STUDENT BODY HAS CHANGED AND OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS HAVE ADJUSTED.

IN 2020, WE WERE REMODELED AND THAT'S WHERE WE GOT THE BENEFIT OF HAVING LIKE STEM SPACES BUILT INTO OUR BLUEPRINT OF OUR REDESIGN. MISS A LOT. WHEN YOU CAME TO TAYLOR LAST YEAR, YOU GOT TO SEE WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ESTABLISH IN A CAMPUS THAT HAD NOT HAD THAT REMODEL.

SO I'M EXCITED TO BE AT CHRISTIE. I'VE GOT THAT OPPORTUNITY IN SPACE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE THERE THAT MANY SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TO CREATE.

WE ARE ONE OF TWO DUAL LANGUAGE CAMPUSES, WHICH MEANS OUR STUDENTS LEARN EVERY DAY.

WE HAVE MONOLINGUAL STUDENTS LEARNING JUST LIKE ANY STUDENT IN FRISCO ISD AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH OUR PRE-K THROUGH FIVE CURRICULUM. AND THE GOAL AND PLAN IS FOR THEM TO LEAVE FRISCO ISD, LEAVE CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY BILINGUAL, BILITERATE AND BICULTURAL IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

WE HAVE A PRE-K PROGRAM, AN SLC PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS OCCURRING IN OUR CAMPUS AT ONE GIVEN TIME.

SO WE ALSO HAVE THE HIGHEST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT BASED GROUP AT CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY AND 18% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. IT'S A VERY UNIQUE CAMPUS WITH A LOT OF LOVE AND A LOT OF NEED SITTING IN IT AND SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CREATIVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO WALK ALONGSIDE EVERY OTHER STUDENT AND EVERY OTHER HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE DAY. JUST NEXT YEAR, OUR CURRENT FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL GO INTO NINE DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE UNIQUE TO US.

WE ARE NOT FIT WITHIN A SINGLE FEEDER PATTERN BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS COME TO OUR BILINGUAL PROGRAM.

THEY'RE FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, AND THEY WILL LEAVE US TO ALL THE DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

ONE MORE REASON IS A PRIORITY FOR US TO CREATE THAT FUTURE READY ABILITY TO WALK INTO ANY TYPE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING, BECAUSE OUR FUTURE BOUND IS MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO THEY ARE EQUIPPED AND PREPARED FOR THEIR NEXT STAGE OF EDUCATION.

SO IN OUR IDEA LAB IS A SPACE WHERE WE CAN TAKE THAT HOLISTIC STUDENT DEVELOPMENT.

WE DO IT EVERY DAY, IN EVERY CLASS, IN EVERY WAY.

BUT THAT IDEA LAB IS JUST ONE WAY THAT WE CAN BRING OUR KIDS TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON FUTURE READY SKILLS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND OUR CURRICULUM ALL IN ONE LESSON, LIKE A 30 MINUTE LAB SPACE EXPERIENCE.

THE IDEA LAB IS REALLY THE BEAUTIFUL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF OUR DIGITAL LEARNING COACH, OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AND OUR GRADE LEVEL TEACHERS. FEATURES. THEY COME TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE ON THE FUTURE READY SKILLS, THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS AND THE CURRICULUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENT.

EACH MONTH IN OUR IDEA LAB, THERE IS A FOCUS.

FRISCO ISD HAS A CHARACTER TRAIT FOCUS FOR THE MONTH ACROSS THE DISTRICT, SO WE ALIGN OUR IDEA LAB WITH THOSE CHARACTER TRAITS,

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SO WHEN OUR STUDENTS GO TO OUR LABS THIS MONTH, THEY'LL BE TAUGHT AND FOCUSED ON THOSE TWO SKILLS AS THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND THEY'RE DIRECTLY TOLD, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON. THIS IS HOW WE'RE TALKING TO OUR KIDS ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS TO BE FUTURE READY, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOOD CHARACTER IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THIS IS KIND OF AN KIND OF EXAMPLE OF A CHALLENGE WE CREATE, NOT WE. I DON'T DO ANY OF THIS. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY CREDIT FROM THIS.

OUR TEAM CREATES STEM CHALLENGES THAT CONNECT TO EITHER CURRENT LIKE HOLIDAYS, SOMETHING HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY.

IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE LEARN A LOT ABOUT HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS AND THIS HAPPENED TO BE IN OCTOBER.

THEY WERE CREATING A BROOM TO PUT SPIDERS ON AND HOW MANY SPIDERS? SPIDERS THEY COULD PUT ON IT AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE INNOVATING, THEY'RE DESIGNING, THEY'RE SHARING THE IDEAS WITH PARTNERS.

THEY'RE TRYING EACH OTHER'S IDEAS. THEY'RE DECIDING WHOSE IDEA THEY'RE GOING TO TRY IN THAT TIME.

AND THOSE TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND DIGITAL LEARNING COACH ARE WALKING AROUND COACHING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS, NOT THE PRODUCT, BUT THE PROCESS. AFTER THEY HAVE DESIGNED THEIR CREATIONS, THE BEST PART, OR ONE OF THE GREATEST PARTS OF THE LAB FOR ME, IS THAT THEY WILL THEN REFLECT ON WHAT THEY DID.

THEY GET TO WALK EACH OTHER'S DESIGNS, SEE HOW OTHER PEOPLE, HOW OTHER STUDENTS USE THE EXACT SAME MATERIALS IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

AND IF WE POP OPEN THESE GUIDED REFLECTION QUESTIONS.

OH, YOU DON'T HAVE I CAN'T VERIFY. I'M MEGAN DEWOLF.

SOME OF THE GUIDING QUESTIONS THAT THEY REFLECT ON ARE WAS I GOOD GROUP MEMBER TODAY? DID I LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS OR ONLY WANT TO DO MY OWN IDEAS? IF I WERE TO BE IF WE WERE GOING TO DO A GROUP AGAIN, WOULD MY PARTNERS WANT ME IN THEIR GROUP? AND SO THAT'S LIKE ANY OF US SHOULD BE REFLECTING ON THAT.

WE ALL WORK IN GROUPS. YOU GUYS ARE A COLLABORATIVE GROUP LEAVING OUR DISTRICT.

LEAVING OUR DISTRICT. RIGHT? TEACHERS ARE COLLABORATING DAY IN AND DAY OUT. ADMINISTRATORS COLLABORATE.

SO WE'RE STARTING AT THE VERY BASIC LEVEL, GETTING THAT SELF-AWARENESS BUILT WITHIN OUR CHILDREN.

AND THEN THIS IS WHERE THE CURRICULUM TIES IN.

SO THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING CURRICULUM WE HAVE IN SCIENCE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.

LOTS OF HANDS ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES. SO AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PROJECTS KIND OF COME TOGETHER IN ONE IS STUDENTS WERE LEARNING ABOUT FORCE AND MOTION.

THESE PICTURES ARE FROM THE CURRENT CURRICULUM. THEY ARE EXPLORING THE MATERIALS, DOING INQUIRY BASED LESSONS AND THEN WHEN THAT KIND OF UNIT CLUSTER CLOSED, THEY WENT TO THE STEM, THE IDEA LAB AND A STEM CHALLENGE WAS CREATED AROUND THIS TEK AND THEN BUILT IN THAT FEATURE, WRITING THAT CHARACTER TRAIT TO ALSO BUILD INTO THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

AND HERE'S JUST SOME PICTURES OF OUR KIDDOS. JUST CREATING, BUILDING, DESIGNING.

THE THING IS, THERE'S A PURPOSE BEHIND EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE NOT PLAYING WITH MATERIALS. THEY ARE CREATING AND DESIGNING AND COLLABORATING, CODING, COMMUNICATING, RESPONDING TO EACH OTHER.

IT'S VERY HARD AS AN EIGHT YEAR OLD TO THINK YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL IDEA AND YOUR GROUP PARTNERS DON'T WANT TO USE THAT IDEA.

THAT IS TEACHABLE MOMENTS FOR US TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THROUGH.

HERE'S JUST SOME MORE OF THEM IN ACTION. ALL RIGHT.

TELL ME ABOUT THE CHALLENGE TODAY. SO THE CHALLENGE AT THE STORE WE THOUGHT, LIKE, THE SAME IDEAS THAT WE TAUGHT AT THE END.

AND THEN AND THEN WE TRIED. WE FORGOT ABOUT THOSE A LITTLE, AND WE TRIED TO NEW IDEAS.

BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO TIME, WE HAD TO THINK FAST.

SO WE JUST DID THE EASIEST IDEAS WE COULD THINK OF.

AND RIGHT THERE SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT.

WE ALL HAVE TIME MANAGEMENT IN OUR JOBS, RIGHT? AND SO THERE THEY HAD TO MAKE A DECISION. WE HAVE THIS MUCH TIME AND THIS MANY IDEAS.

WHICH OF OUR IDEAS WILL FIT INTO THIS AMOUNT OF TIME? SO THAT'S JUST ONE QUICK EXAMPLE. SORRY, I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO PLAY RIGHT WHEN I TURNED IT, EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IT WOULD. I'M SORRY. YEAH, WE DID THE EASIEST IDEAS WE COULD THINK OF.

OKAY, SO DID Y'ALL GIVE UP? NO. NO, Y'ALL KEPT WORKING TO THE VERY END.

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BUT AT LEAST WE LEARNED FROM OUR MISTAKES TODAY, WHICH WAS GOOD. SO NEXT TIME, IF WE EVER, LIKE, DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN, WE CAN REMEMBER.

OH, RIGHT. WE DIDN'T. WE CAN'T PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN IT BECAUSE I REMEMBER LAST TIME WE DIDN'T WE MESSED UP.

I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO GROWTH MINDSET IS ONE OF THE KEYSTONE FUTURE READY MINDSETS WE HAVE TO HAVE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

AND WE DIDN'T TEACH HER THAT. SHE LEARNED THAT SHE IS PROBABLY SOMEONE THAT PLACES A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HER TO DO WELL, AND THAT WAS A LEARNING MOMENT FOR HER. WHEN I PLACED THAT PRESSURE, IT MAY NOT GO AS WELL AS I NEED IT TO.

SO GOOD LIFE LESSON FROM HER. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO GET OUR STUDENTS READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL OR WHAT THAT IDEA LAB IS HELPING THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY'RE GETTING PREPARED TO BE COLLABORATIVE IN THEIR MATH STATIONS, IN ELEMENTARY TO COMPLETE TASKS AND SHARE PROJECTS, WHICH IS WHERE WE GIVE THEM A PROBLEM.

AND THEY THINK THROUGH BEFORE WE'VE TAUGHT THEM WHAT THAT SKILL IS.

THEY THINK THROUGH. THEY GET CREATIVE. THEY SOLVE IT FOR THEMSELVES FIRST.

THEY LEARN THEIR MISCONCEPTIONS, AND THEN WE TEACH THROUGH ALL OF THAT.

BOOK CLUBS, GROUP PROJECTS, PRESENTATIONS, INQUIRY LESSONS, SECONDARY.

WE'RE BUILDING THOSE TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS THAT SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING BASIC ENGINEERING CONCEPTS, THEIR SELF-DISCOVERY OF STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS, THEIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

BECAUSE WITHIN EVERY GROUP, FROM PRE-K ILL THEY LEAVE US, NATURAL LEADERS EMERGE AND NATURAL FOLLOWERS FOLLOW.

AND SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO COMPETE FOR THOSE POSITIONS.

SOMETIMES THEY MIGHT BE THE NATURAL LEADER, AND THE NEXT TIME THEY MIGHT BE THE NATURAL FOLLOWER AND SO THEY LEARN THAT ABOUT THEMSELVES AND WHERE THEY FEEL CONFIDENT AND WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE STEPPING BACK AND LETTING SOMEONE ELSE LEAD.

AND THE RESULT IS A LEARNER WHO IS NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY PREPARED FOR OUR FUTURE, BUT ALSO POSSESSES A SET OF SKILLS THAT ENABLES THEM TO EMBRACE CHALLENGES, COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, COMMUNICATE, CONTRIBUTE, AND RESPOND TO WHATEVER THEIR FUTURE HOLDS.

WHICH IS THE FRISCO ISD DEFINITION OF A FUTURE READY GRADUATE FROM FRISCO.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW TEACHER COMMENTS. YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT HOW TEACHERS ARE PERCEIVING THIS EXPERIENCE.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LUCKY. ANDERSON IS LUCKY. I THINK ROGERS HAVE HAD THESE LABS BUILT IN THEIR SPACES.

BUT LIKE AT TAYLOR AND OTHER SCHOOLS, WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE REALLY HELPING US TO CREATE THESE SPACES IN WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR PODS POD AREAS RIGHT NOW AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANY OF YOU, THESE ARE SOME UPCOMING STEM LABS.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMING TO SEE ONE IN PERSON, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO SHERI RICHARDSON.

WE'LL GET YOU SET UP. THESE ARE SOME FEBRUARY DATES THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR LISTENING.

THANK YOU. CHRISTY FROM CHRISTIE. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO.

DON'T GO AWAY. NOT YET. COME BACK. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I DO REMEMBER VISITING YOUR CAMPUS? AND I REMEMBER THE ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU CREATED, AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL THE TRUSTEES WHEN I SAY THAT WE LOVE VISITING CAMPUSES BECAUSE IT CONNECTS US TO WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. BUT EACH CAMPUS, AT LEAST FOR ME AND I BET FOR EVERYONE ELSE, ALSO HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE FEEL TO IT. IT HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE THINGS THAT IT DOES, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES OUR SMALL SCHOOL MODEL SO SPECIAL.

AND I REMEMBER VISITING YOUR CAMPUS. I'M GLAD YOU REMINDED ME, BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU SAID IT, I REMEMBERED WHAT A SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT YOU CREATED.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. PONANGI I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOUR OFFER ON VISITING ON 24TH OF FEBRUARY AND CRISTIE, I HAVE VISITED IT SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS PART OF THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES EVALUATION COMMITTEE WHEN WE DID THE BOND IN 2018.

SO WE VISITED THAT AND THEN THOUGHT ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT THE WOOD CHIPS SO, WHICH WE REMEMBER? I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY WOOD CHIPS AT CHRISTIE. THANKS TO THE BOND IN 2018.

BUT VERY GOOD PRESENTATION. I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO TAKE UP THE OFFER AND VISIT ON 24TH OF FEBRUARY.

I APPRECIATE WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE WHICH IS COMMUNICATION TO

[9. Communication to and from the Board including Public Comments]

MR. HILL. WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THIS EVENING,

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IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES.

GBA LOCAL, F AND G, LOCAL AND GF LOCAL. EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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 THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING'S AGENDA, PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025. THE FIRST PERSON FOR THE FIRST PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION IS STAKEHOLDER TESTIMONY, WHEN THE BOARD WILL HEAR FROM PARENTS OF STUDENTS, FRISCO ISD EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS, AND OTHER FRISCO ISD RESIDENTS.

ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A FULL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS WHEN SIGNING UP TO SPEAK. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A STAKEHOLDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CALLED UPON TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY. EACH STAKEHOLDER SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU, MR. HILL. WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP THIS EVENING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND THAT INDIVIDUAL IS MR. PAUL JESSEN. MR. JESSEN.

YOU. WANT TO SET MY TIMER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BUDGETS AND FINANCES, AND TO DO SO I WANTED TO.

GET YOUR ATTENTION. NOT EVERYBODY'S LISTENING.

STILL NOT OKAY? OKAY. MR. JOHNSON, BEFORE YOU.

BEFORE YOU CONTINUE. FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE THAT WHAT YOU JUST USED.

BUT WE DO NEED YOU TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT ACTION ITEM THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US FOR TODAY.

WELL, THE BUDGET IS LISTED TWICE, AND THE REASON I WAS DOING THAT IS BECAUSE YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW DIFFERENT TIMES I'VE SAID ANYTHING AND YOU HAVE GIVE YOU GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE WEBSITE.

NOT ONE TIME HAS I EVER GOTTEN FEEDBACK. AND I'VE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING A FORENSIC AUDIT.

NO FEEDBACK. NOBODY GETS BACK TO ME AND I'M WONDERING HOW TO DO THAT AND THIS GETS, OF COURSE, INTO WHAT THE BUDGET IS AND HOW MONEY IS SPENT.

BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE'RE LEARNING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

MAYBE WE NEED TO DO. I'M ALL WITH THE ART CENTER.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE ONE. I BET THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO DO IT IF WE DID A FORENSIC BUDGET.

SO, ARE YOU HERE, SIR? ARE YOU HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM THAT YOU SELECTED, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT? I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR.

YES, BUT I'M GOING TO RUN. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME, I SEE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT I'M NOT GETTING ANY FEEDBACK.

SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO FIND OUT IF ANYBODY WAS LISTENING AND COULD GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK ON THOSE ISSUES. OH, I STILL HAVE TIME. HOW DO WE GET A HOLD OF THAT BUDGET SO WE CAN SEE WHAT IT IS IN TERMS OF A LINE ITEM UNDERSTANDING HOW DO WE AS THE PUBLIC? THE ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE IS HOW DO WE GET AHOLD OF WHAT THE BUDGET IS SO WE CAN SEE IT FOR THIS ITEM THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, OR THE ENTIRE EVERYTHING IS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

YOU AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO DIRECT YOU SPECIFICALLY TO THAT PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. PERFECT. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HANG OUT AND WE WILL GET YOU SECURED.

WE'LL GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU SIR. BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM

[10.A. Consider and Act on approval of minutes from the January 13th Regular Meeting]

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MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. ACTION ITEM 10 B, CONSIDERING.

[10.B. Consider and Adopt Resolution approving contingent fee legal services contract, including findings needed for submission of contingent fee legal services agreement and request for expedited review by the Texas Attorney General]

BOARD. I LOOK FOR A MOTION. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACT.

THAT INCLUDES THE FINDINGS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 2254, SUBCHAPTER C, AND THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMISSION OF A CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND A REQUEST TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW.

THANK YOU. MOTION BY MRS. ALLARD. SECOND BY MR. PONANGI BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? MRS. SALAS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER, ESTHER, THE CONTINGENCY FEE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

ARE WE GOING TO JUST BE HANDING OVER A CHECK? CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT? EDUCATE ME A LITTLE BIT.

SURE. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO DO TONIGHT IS APPROVE THE DISTRICT JOINING MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION THAT'S GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PLAINTIFFS, RECOVER DAMAGES THAT HAVE WE'VE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF MENTAL HEALTH HARMS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO YOUTH DUE TO SOCIAL MEDIA USE, AND THE ARGUMENT IS THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE KNEW ABOUT THE DAMAGES THAT WERE BEING DONE TO STUDENTS OR CHILDREN, AND CHOSE TO PUT PROFITS OVER THE NEEDS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

WE ARE ASKING TO GET APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO JOIN THAT LAWSUIT, AND WE WOULD DO IT THROUGH A CONTINGENCY FEE PROCESS, WHICH MEANS WE DON'T ACTUALLY OUTPUT ANY FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT AND WOULD ONLY PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES THAT WE'VE UTILIZED THROUGH THE RECOVERY.

IF WE WIN THE LAWSUIT AND RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE LAWSUIT, THEN THE LAWYERS WHO ARE REPRESENTING US WOULD BE PAID BY RECEIVING A PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY THAT WE RECOVER AS PART OF THE LAWSUIT.

THIS IS A LOT. ESTHER CAN YOU SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU SHARED IN CLOSED SESSION? KIND OF JUST FRAMING HOW THIS CAME TO BE WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AND KIND OF THE LANDSCAPE, AS WELL AS JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF A FEW OF THE SPECIFIC HARMS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GENERAL HAVE FACED AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS, ALLEGED ACTIONS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES? SURE. SO BACK IN 2021, YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT THERE WERE WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO CAME OUT FROM VARIOUS LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AND THEY PRESENTED EVIDENCE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THE COMPANIES KNEW THEIR ALGORITHMS WERE CAUSING MENTAL HEALTH HARMS TO ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, BUT PARTICULARLY THOSE ALGORITHMS WERE HARMFUL TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND AS FOLLOWING THAT TESTIMONY THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTION ON CAPITOL HILL IN, IN WASHINGTON.

THEY CALLED UPON CEOS OF VARIOUS LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO GIVE TESTIMONY.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT TESTIMONY THAT TOOK PLACE IN 2024, THERE WAS ACTUALLY PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO TO ADD SOME PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN, SPECIFICALLY IN CONNECTION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT LEGISLATION DID NOT GET PAST THE SENATE AND SO RIGHT NOW, THERE'S STILL THE CONCERN THAT THERE ARE ONGOING HARMS FOR YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND THIS SUIT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THOSE HARMS BY CALLING OUT THESE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES THAT ARE CAUSING HARM TO OUR STUDENTS AND ESSENTIALLY MAKING THEM PAY FOR THE DAMAGES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY INCURRED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT DUE TO THOSE PUBLIC HEALTH HARMS THAT AFFECT OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS ALL STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION AND SO THIS LAWSUIT IS DESIGNED TO DO THAT.

THE TYPES OF EXPENSES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY OUTPUT IN RESPONSE TO THESE MENTAL HEALTH HARMS TO OUR YOUTH INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STAFFING THAT WE'VE

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BECAUSE WE MEET THE STUDENTS NEEDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

BUT THIS WOULD HELP TO COMPENSATE US FOR SOME OF THOSE LARGE EXPENSES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY OUTPUT TO HELP OUR STUDENTS WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH HARMS THAT COME ALONG WITH SOCIAL MEDIA USE. MISTER LOWE, CAN WE QUANTIFY OR HAVE WE QUANTIFIED THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN DONE TO THE DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL MEDIA? WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

SO WHAT WE WILL DO AS PART OF THE LAWSUIT IS GATHER DATA TO PROVIDE TO THE ATTORNEYS WHO ARE WHO ARE REPRESENTING US AND WE'LL LOOK AT DATA THAT WE'VE REPORTED TO THE STATE ALREADY ABOUT A LOT OF THE DISCIPLINARY ISSUES THAT COME ALONG WITH SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE'VE EXPENDED TO HELP COVER THOSE. DO WE HAVE A BALLPARK OF WHAT THAT IS RIGHT NOW? IT'S APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN $40 AND ABOUT $300 PER STUDENT, DEPENDING ON THE AGE OF THE STUDENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. HILL. JUST A QUICK QUESTION, AND I UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OR REIMBURSEMENT ASPECT OF THINGS, BUT HOW ABOUT ON A PROACTIVE BASIS? ISN'T THAT A PART OF THE CLAIM HERE THAT WILL BE SOUGHT AS RELIEF.

SO ECONOMIC RELIEF IS GREAT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH US AS A DISTRICT ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE ITEMS, BUT HOW ABOUT JUST FROM A PRACTICE COURSE OF CONDUCT GOING FORWARD? SO OBVIOUSLY THE PRIMARY GOAL IS NOT JUST TO RECOVER FUNDS THAT WE'VE EXPENDED, BUT TO HELP CHANGE THEB EHAVIOR OF THESE COMPANIES BY GIVING THEM ESSENTIALLY THE CARROT VERSUS THE STICK. THIS IS A STICK TO HELP ENCOURAGE THEM TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT THEY'VE PROGRAMED THEIR ALGORITHMS, SO THAT THE STUDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE HARMED AS MUCH, SO THAT THERE WOULD BE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO HELP REDUCE THE MENTAL HEALTH HARMS THAT COME ALONG WITH SOCIAL MEDIA USE. SO I WANT TO PIGGYBACK JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF OF WHAT MR. HILL JUST ASKED. AS IT RELATES TO STUDENTS. I UNDERSTAND WE'LL BE RECOVERING SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN USING TO PREVENT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE FACED AND OTHER DISTRICTS ARE PROBABLY STILL FACING.

BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, AS FAR AS THE STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED, HOW WOULD HOW IS THIS A WIN FOR OUR CHILDREN? SO THIS WOULD GIVE US FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE KIDS AND THE MENTAL HEALTH HARMS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY SUFFERED.

SO WE ALREADY ARE, OR ALREADY HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STAFF WHO HELP DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THROUGH OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE ALSO PUT IN DISCIPLINARY SUPPORTS THAT DEAL A LOT WITH CYBERBULLYING AND BULLYING INITIATIVES, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD UPON THOSE PROGRAMS IF WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER FUNDS TO HELP US GET THOSE DONE.

THANK YOU. I DO, I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT MANDATES WE CURRENTLY ARE HELD TO BY THE STATE AND POTENTIALLY FEDERAL AND WHAT FUNDING WE RECEIVE CURRENTLY TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO SPEND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON. SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT ACTIVE LEGISLATION ON THAT FROM EITHER THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL.

IT WAS PROPOSED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND CAME IN THAT PROPOSAL WITH A LOT OF MANDATES FOR WHAT SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO DO TO BUILD UPON THOSE PROGRAMS. I TALKED ABOUT COUNSELING, BULLYING BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS, DISCIPLINARY SUPPORTS.

BUT THOSE MANDATES THAT WERE IN THAT PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION DID NOT COME WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND SO IF WE WERE TO HAVE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATION, WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE PASSED IN THE FUTURE, THIS IS A BIPARTISAN ISSUE THAT'S WELL SUPPORTED ON ALL POLITICAL, ALL POLITICAL FRONTS.

THEN WE WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL COSTS TO GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS.

THANK YOU, MRS. SALAS. I JUST WANT TO CIRCLE CIRCLE BACK AROUND AND MAKE SURE I MAKE IT CLEAR NONE OF THIS IS CARE AND ATTENTION THAT WE'VE BEEN WITHHOLDING FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING. THIS IS JUST AN EFFORT TO RECOVER THE EXPENSES.

CAN YOU. YES, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WE ARE ALREADY MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES WITH HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS,

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AND JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR. YES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE WE ARE OPERATING IN A DEFICIT BUDGET.

HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST US? THIS WILL COST US $0 UP FRONT.

THE ONLY MONEY THAT WE WOULD EVER EXPEND WOULD BE IF WE WERE TO WIN FUNDS AS PART OF A LAWSUIT.

THEN A PORTION OF THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO TO PAY FOR OUR LAWYERS WHO HELPED IN THAT PROCESS.

SO WE WOULD BE SPENDING $0. WE'RE NOT UTILIZING ANY DISTRICT FUNDS.

THAT'S CORRECT. THIS LAWSUIT? YES. THE REASON WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE A CONTINGENCY FEE AGREEMENT IS SO THAT WE CAN PURSUE THIS LITIGATION WITHOUT COSTING THE DISTRICT ANY OUTPUT OF FUNDS. AGAIN, THE BENEFIT, IT WOULD ONLY RESULT IN A BENEFIT OF FUNDS TO US.

THE ONLY HARM WOULD BE IF WE DON'T PARTICIPATE AND JOIN, WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER FUNDS AS PART OF THE SUIT.

THANK YOU. I THINK WITH ALL OF THE COMMENTS AROUND, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED, I AGREE WITH ALL THAT. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS MY ENTIRE TIME ON THE BOARD.

WE DEAL WITH GRIEVANCES RELATED TO BULLYING. WE DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, OTHER STUDENT DISCIPLINE ISSUES, STAFFING ISSUES, ALL THOSE THINGS. I THINK THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, THOUGH, IS A LITTLE BROADER THAN THAT.

YOU CAN CORRECT ME OR YOU CAN YOU CAN CERTAINLY CHALLENGE IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION. BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BROADER THAN THAT, BECAUSE I REMEMBER SEEING SOME OF THAT TESTIMONY IN CONGRESS AROUND THIS ISSUE WHERE THE HEADS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES WERE SORT OF CALLED TO TASK ON THEIR BEHAVIORS AND HOW THE ALGORITHMS HAVE WORKED.

AND I THINK THIS IS A CHANCE FOR FOR CITIZENS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STATES, HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO KIND OF FIGHT BACK AND PUSH BACK. AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL LEAD TO CHANGES SO THAT THEY DON'T CONTINUE TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THE HARM ON OUR KIDS.

YOU HAVE THAT COMPOUNDED WITH SOME OF THE COVID STUFF.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN THIS IMPACT. WE KNOW. AND SO I THINK THIS WILL HELP SORT OF RIGHT SOME OF THESE WRONGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHY I WHAT I HOPE FOR AND WHY I AM GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE TONIGHT.

YES, CERTAINLY THERE IS A POTENTIAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT, BUT OVERALL, THE GOAL OF THE DISTRICT IS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND THIS IS A MECHANISM BY WHICH WE CAN DO THAT.

THANK YOU. BOARD. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

I LOOK FOR A VOTE? PRESIDENT, I THINK YOU NEED A MOTION FIRST.

OH, WE DID THE MOTION. DID YOU? MY MISTAKE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ME READ THAT AGAIN, ARE YOU? WE KNOW YOU DID THAT TO ME ONCE. THE QUESTION WENT SO LONG, I FORGOT.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY AND WE. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO, WITH ONE ABSTENTION.

MR. LOWE, CAN YOU SHARE YOUR ABSTENTION? THE REASON FOR YOUR ABSTENTION? YEAH. I ABSTAINED BECAUSE I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE BRIEFING TO HEAR ALL THE THINGS IN CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU. SIR. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM TEN C, CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE

[10.C. Consider and Adopt the contingent fee legal services agreement with Eiland & Bonnin, PC and O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC to represent Frisco Independent School District in youth social media usage and related litigation]

DEMERIT. DEMERIT AND CASTELLOW PC TO REPRESENT FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN YOUTH, SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT AND APPROVE ENTERING ENTERING TO A CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ISLAND AND BONIN PC AND O'HANLON. DEMERIT AND CASTELLOW PC TO REPRESENT FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION.

SECOND MOTION BY MR. PONANGI. SECOND BY MRS. ALARD BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? MR. PONANGI.

I JUST WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO ASK TOO MUCH WORK FOR YOU, BUT I JUST WANT OUR AUDIENCE ALSO TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS IN CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS ACTION ITEM, WHEREIN WE ARE JUST TAKING AN ACTION, MORE ALIGNING.

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YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

WHENEVER WE'RE ENTERING INTO THIS TYPE OF LITIGATION WHERE WE COULD RECOVER OVER $100,000 AS PART OF A CONTINGENCY FEE STYLED LITIGATION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SEEK CONSENT FROM THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DO THAT.

AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE NEED BOTH THE RESOLUTION YOU PREVIOUSLY VOTED ON AND FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH THE LAW FIRMS WHO WOULD REPRESENT US IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES GIVE CONSENT FOR US TO PARTICIPATE.

THANK YOU. BOARD. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. MR. LOWE, FOR THE RECORD.

I MISSED THE CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU SIR. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 10D CONSIDER

[10.D. Consider and Adopt Resolution on the proposed sale of real property and the use of sale proceeds to either construct or equip school buildings in the district, purchase necessary sites for school buildings, or pay the principal and/or interest and premium on any bonds issued pursuant to Texas Education Code, Subtitle I]

SUBTITLE ONE. BOARD. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ON THE PROPOSED SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND THE USE OF SALES PROCEEDS TO EITHER CONSTRUCT OR EQUIP SCHOOL.

BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT PURCHASE NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

OR PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND OR INTEREST IN PREMIUM ON ANY BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SUBTITLE ONE AS PRESENTED.

SECOND MOTION BY MR. LOWE. SECOND BY MR. HILL.

BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? MRS. ALLOTT? I WAS JUST HOPING THAT SOMEONE COULD EXPLAIN.

PERHAPS DOCTOR WALDRIP JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS AND ALSO WHAT THIS DOES NOT MEAN AT THIS TIME, JUST FOR CLARITY PURPOSES. THANK YOU. SO WE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS SEVERAL PIECES OF PROPERTY AROUND THE CITY OF FRISCO AND ADJOINING MUNICIPALITIES THAT THAT FALL INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SOME OF THESE PIECES OF PROPERTY, WE SEE. NO.

WE SEE NO REASON NOT TO PUT THESE PIECES OF PROPERTY OUT FOR BID FOR SALE.

THEY ARE. THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF PROPERTY. ONE IS IN ONE IS ADJACENT TO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE IS IN THE PHILLIPS CREEK RANCH AREA, AND THEN ONE IS JUST NORTH OF TRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE WILL NEVER USE THESE PIECES OF PROPERTY. MOVING FORWARD.

NOW, THERE ARE SOME OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE ARE HANGING ON TO. THEY ARE SOME LARGER PIECES OF PROPERTY IN VARIOUS AREAS AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT THESE THREE PIECES OF PROPERTY, WE SEE NO REASON AT THIS TIME THAT WE WOULD EVER NEED THEM FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSE.

SO WE'RE ASKING YOU ALL AS A BOARD TO APPROVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR THESE PIECES OF PROPERTY.

WHEN WE DO THAT THEY'LL BE APPRAISED. WE'LL RECEIVE BIDS.

AT THAT TIME, YOU ALL CAN REVIEW THOSE BIDS. YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO ACCEPT ANY OF THOSE BIDS.

OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ACCEPT BIDS ON ALL THREE PIECES OF PROPERTY.

IT WILL BE YOUR DECISION. BUT WE'RE JUST ASKING AT THIS TIME FOR YOU ALL TO GIVE US PERMISSION TO PUT THIS OUT FOR BID AND HAVE THE PROPERTY APPRAISED.

WALDRIP. YES. SO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR AUDIENCE, CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR ONCE THE SALES PROCEEDS? THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THEY COULD BE USED FOR ONE TIME. MNO PURCHASES.

THEY CAN BE USED FOR VARIOUS THINGS. ONCE THE INTEREST IF WE SELL THE PROPERTY, PAY OFF THE REMAINING BOND PRINCIPAL, WHATEVER IS LEFT CAN BE USED FOR VARIOUS EXPENSES FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING IN THE DISTRICT.

THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME RESTRICTIONS. I AM NOT AWARE OF THOSE.

I'M SURE MISS SMITH COULD TELL YOU. MRS. SALAS, ESTHER.

CAN YOU HELP OUR AUDIENCE UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS PROCESS GOING OUT FOR BID LOOKS LIKE? IT'S NOT GOING TO BE. TALK ABOUT HOW IT HAS TO BE VERY PUBLIC.

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YES. SO THE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU GUYS TO DO TONIGHT.

AFTER THIS PROCESS, WE'LL PUT TOGETHER BASICALLY OUR GUIDELINES FOR WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING FROM BIDS.

WHO WE WOULD ACCEPT BIDS FROM HOW MUCH? A RANGE OF PRICES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

COMPONENTS OF WHAT WE WOULD ACCEPT AS A BID. AND THEN WE WILL PUBLICIZE WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE THROUGH PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA. AND THEN WE WILL ACCEPT BIDS THAT COMPLY WITH THOSE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.

ONCE WE RECEIVE ALL THOSE BIDS, WHICH WE HAVE A SET TIMELINE BY THE STATE, FOR HOW LONG WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR BIDS.

OUR BID WINDOW OPEN SO WE CAN ACCEPT BIDS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.

ONCE THAT TIME PERIOD ENDS, WE WOULD THEN BRING PROPOSALS BACK TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.

TO SEE IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT ANY OF THOSE BIDS AND SELL THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER? THANK YOU. BUT I'M GOING TO STAND HERE JUST IN CASE.

WHAT IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 11, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[11. Consent Agenda]

MOTION BY MRS. ALLARD, SECOND BY MR. PONANGI BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. IT IS 7:52. AND BEFORE I ADJOURN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SRO FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. MR. LOWE SAID PIZZAS ON HIM? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT AND AT 07:52, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.