Dec 15, 2025 Board of Trustees

>> WE ARE NOW RETURNING FROM RECESS.

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WE HAVE SIX TRUSTEES PRESENT THIS EVENING.

ONE TRUSTEE, MISS OLADE, IS OUT THIS EVENING.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:31 PM.

MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MS. MCCUNE.

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT, WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

OUR GROUP TONIGHT IS OUR FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS AND PEER BUDDIES.

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>> MOVE FORWARD, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING DOWN FOR A QUICK PICTURE.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 6,

[6. Performance by the award-winning Frisco ISD Elementary Honor Choir]

MR. MCCLENDON.

>> YES. THANKS AGAIN. PETE HAZZARD.

OUR MANAGER OF FINE ARTS IS COMING TO THE PODIUM.

HE IS GOING TO TAKE IT FROM HERE.

>> WELL, GOOD EVENING, DR. WALDRIP, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF OUR ISD AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IT IS TRULY A DELIGHT TO WELCOME SOME SPECIAL GUESTS, WHO ARE HERE TO SPRINKLE A LITTLE HOLIDAY MAGIC INTO OUR MEETING.

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE THE FRISCO ISD ELEMENTARY HONOR CHOIR.

THIS REMARKABLE GROUP OF 100 PLUS VOICES REPRESENTS STUDENTS FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

YES, ALL 43 SCHOOLS, PLUS STUDENTS FROM WORAM INTERMEDIA.

TALK ABOUT TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION.

UNDER THE EXCEPTIONAL DIRECTION OF ERIC PLYLER AND KIM WILLOCK, THESE TALENTED YOUNG SINGERS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO FORM SOMETHING TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.

AS YOU KNOW, AND AS WAS DEMONSTRATED EARLIER TONIGHT, MUSIC EDUCATION IS ALIVE AND THRIVING IN FRISCO ISD, WITH ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RECEIVING WEEKLY INSTRUCTION FROM SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC EDUCATORS IN THE COUNTRY.

TONIGHT, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO EXPERIENCE THE CULMINATION OF THEIR DEDICATION AND TALENT.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT WHAT WE SEE FROM OUR SECONDARY MUSIC PROGRAMS STARTS RIGHT HERE.

IT STARTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

THE SUCCESS THAT OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AND GET THE JOY OF BEING ABLE TO DO TOGETHER, IN OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS, STARTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

REPRESENTING THIS ELEMENTARY HONOR CHOIR THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ABOUT 30 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO PERFORM TWO SELECTIONS FOR YOU.

WINTER MOON BY JORDAN RICKS, AND I WILL CARRY THE LIGHT BY ANDY BECK.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT THESE AMAZING YOUNG MUSICIANS, THE FRISCO ISD ELEMENTARY HONOR CHOIR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ERIC PLYLER AND KIM WILLOCK. ENJOY.

>> [MUSIC]

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>> BOARD. LET'S GO TAKE A PICTURE, PLEASE.

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

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NOTING THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR TONIGHT, WE CAN MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 8, BOARD REPORT.

[8. Board Report]

WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? MS. DAVIS, I CAN TELL.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HILL.

>> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THIS YEAR'S BOARD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN THE AUDIENCE.

THE BOARD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS DESIGNED FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

THE ACADEMY EDUCATES PARTICIPANTS ABOUT DISTRICT OPERATIONS AND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A TRUSTEE.

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS TO COMPLETE THE ACADEMY, IS TO ATTEND A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE DO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

IF YOU ARE HERE, WHAT YOU PLEASE STAND SO YOU CAN BE RECOGNIZED [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR INTEREST AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT THE ROLE OF A TRUSTEE DOES.

IT IS AN EXCITING ROLE, AND SO I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A LOT DURING THIS BOARD LEADERSHIP SEASON.

>> THANK YOU, MS. DAVIS. MS. SALAS.

>> YES. THIS MONTH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE FARSP MONTHLY MEETING.

THAT'S THE FRISCO AREA RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

IT'S OUR RETIRED TEACHERS GROUP.

AT THIS MONTHLY MEETING, I WAS ABLE TO WATCH OUR COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY CHOIR PERFORM.

LET ME TELL YOU THOSE KIDS, THEY HAD SOME CHOREOGRAPHY AND THEY HAD SOME CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SONGS THAT REALLY HAD US GO AND IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM PERFORM.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM.

THEY HOSTED THE ALC ESTRAVAGANZA.

THIS IS OUR ACTIVE LEARNING CLASS, AND IT'S BASICALLY KIDS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

THEY COME TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

THIS EVENT IS SUPPORTED BY OUR BPA BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA.

IT'S OUR STUDENTS FROM RD, AND THAT GROUP IS SUPPORTED BY MS. MONROE, AND THEY ACTUALLY HELP FACILITATE THIS EVENT.

IT WAS AN AMAZING THAT DOCTOR JACKSON COULD PROBABLY SPEAK TO BETTER, BUT IT WAS AT FIELDHOUSE.

THEY SET UP THIS COURSE FOR THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN AND IT IS AN AMAZING THING TO WITNESS.

THE KIDS HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AND HAVING FUN AND ANOTHER GROUP OF KIDS HELPING THEM TO DO THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE DOING. IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO FIELDHOUSE FOR PROVIDING THAT VENUE FOR FREE.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD ADD TO THAT EVENT.

THEN ALSO, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE SENIOR BUS TOURS, WHERE OUR DISTRICT TAKE SOME OF OUR MORE SEASONED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO HAVEN'T MAYBE SEEN A CLASSROOM IN A LONG TIME, AND THEY LOAD THEM UP ON A BUS AND TAKE TO VISIT SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES AND THEY WERE ABLE TO VISIT CTE CENTER, HUNT MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY, AND A LOT OF THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

HEART TO HEART SPONSORED THAT LUNCHEON, SO WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM.

THEN LASTLY, LET'S HEAR IT FOR LONESTAR FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WILL BE PLAYING FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE STATE FINALS, GO LONESTAR.

>> MS. AMPLE.

>> THANK YOU, BOY, PRESIDENT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM.

I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO DR. FIORI, DR. CUNNINGHAM, DR. MCDONELL, ASHLEY NELSON, AND KRISTIN HOOD, WHO ARE BOTH PART OF THE DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT AI.

WHERE IT IS IN THE SCHOOLS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH IT? WE WERE GOING TO GO AND WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE IN OUR CLASSES, EVEN FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT SESSION, BUT WE'LL DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO AI WITH FRISCO ISD. THANK YOU.

>> MR. MADUVA.

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>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN AS PART OF THE CTE PROMOTIONAL TOUR WITH THE SENTINEL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND THE OTHER COACH PLUS MR. THOMPSON.

WE MET AT THE WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I THINK THERE ARE MANY, MANY STUDENTS SHOWED THE INTEREST.

I KNOW ALL THE STUDENTS FROM SENTINEL, THEY HAD THE DIFFERENT TABLES LIKE, EXPLAINING ALL THE PROGRAMS THEY OFFER AT THE CT.

IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK STILL SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE THINKING.

CTE COURSES ONLY OFFER AT THE CTE CENTER, BUT NOT AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK THEY HAPPEN TO KNOW THROUGH THE TOUR.

IT'S NOT ONLY AT THE CTE CENTER, BUT THEY CAN TAKE THE COURSES AT THE RESPECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS ALSO.

IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S NICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MANDEV. MS. DAVIS.

>> I'M SORRY. I HAVE ONE MORE THING.

THIS PAST WEEK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN ON THE BRIGHT ACADEMY IB RE EVALUATION VISIT THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE CAMPUS OF BRIGHT ELEMENTARY.

IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN OUR INTERNATIONAL B LAUREATE PROGRAM ON AN ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

WHILE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OR BEEN REAUTHORIZED AS OF YET, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING FILLED WITH ALL OF THE DATA THAT WE'VE COLLECTED DURING THE TIME.

EVERYONE THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I HEART BRIGHT ACADEMY.

IT IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS MY CAMPUS, AND SO IT WAS A JOY TO HEAR OF ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THAT STUDENT POPULATION.

I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK DOCTOR WALDRIP FOR HIS VISION IN MAKING SURE THAT WE OFFER THE BEST PUBLIC PRIVATE OPTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE IN FRISCO ISD, BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR SYSTEM. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. DAVIS. I WILL ECHO A LOT OF THE GREAT SENTIMENTS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN THIS DISTRICT EVERY MONTH.

I WOULD JUST ADD, WE ALSO HAD OUR NAVAL JROTC ANNUAL INSPECTION THIS PAST WEEK, WHERE WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS A DISTINGUISHED UNIT, WHICH IS VERY HARD TO DO IN YEAR 2.

BIG KUDOS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM BEHIND THAT.

I'M AN ROTC PRODUCT MYSELF, AS MOST OF YOU ALL KNOW.

BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES FROM A FEW YEARS BACK. T'S CALL IT? BUT THOSE KIDS, MUCH LIKE THE MARCHING BANDS, PUT IN A TON OF HARD WORK AND ARE IN A PROGRAM THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM IN WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE TO DO, COLLEGE, LAW SCHOOL, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WELL DONE.

THE CADETS WERE EXEMPLARY OBVIOUSLY IN ALL PHASES.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT UNIT CONTINUES TO GROW, AND WE HAVE MORE AWARENESS OF IT HERE IN THE DISTRICT. I THINK THAT'S KEY.

KUDOS TO ALL INVOLVED.

THANK YOU, BOARD FOR BEING SO ACTIVE THIS PAST MONTH.

IT WAS A VERY REWARDING MONTH IN MANY WAYS FOR THIS DISTRICT.

I WOULD ALSO ECHO WHOEVER SAID THE LONE STAR THING.

I THINK IT WAS SHERRY. BIG, BIG GAME FRIDAY.

AND SO WE'RE ALL RAMPING UP FOR THAT FOR SURE.

WITH THAT, I NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 9,

[9. Community Relations]

>> MR. HILL, DR. WALDRIP, WOULD YOU JOIN US DOWN HERE? DO YOU WANT THE HOLE BOARD TO?

>> I'D LIKE THE HOLE BOARD TO CO, PLEASE.

>> THANKS. WOULD YOU ALL JOIN US ON STAGE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. WHILE YOU'RE COMING DOWN, I WANT TO INTRODUCE.

THIS IS SIDNEY BLACKBURN.

SHE'S NOT GOING TO STAND UP THEY'RE BY YOURSELF, OR PROMISE SYDNEY.

I KNOW, BUT WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE FRISCO ROUGH RIDERS TONIGHT FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH FRISCO ISD AND THEIR LONGSTANDING SUPPORT OF OUR SCHOOLS.

EACH YEAR, THE UGH WRITERS HELP US CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, WHICH WE JUST HAD A MEETING A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.

THEY RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, RECOGNIZING THE EDUCATORS WHO INSPIRE LEAD AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THROUGH PTA AND BOOSTER CLUB, SPIRIT NIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE PTA AND FEF NIGHT.

THEY PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER WHILE SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS.

IN ADDITION, THE ROUGH RIDERS OPEN THEIR DOORS TO

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THEIR COMMITMENT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND THE BALLPARK, AND WE SINCERELY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FRISCO ROUGH RIDERS PARTNERSHIP WITH US.

THANK YOU, CINDY [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, FRISCO ROUGH RIDERS, AND WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 10, INVOCATION, TRUSTEE SALAS.

[10. Invocation]

>> I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A FEW MOMENTS FOR ALL FAITH, A FEW MOMENTS OF SILENCE FOR ALL FAITHS BEFORE I PRAY.

LET US PRAY. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER THIS EVENING AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND STAFF WHO MAKE THIS DISTRICT WHAT IT IS.

WE LIFT UP OUR STUDENTS TONIGHT.

MAY THEY BE SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND ENCOURAGED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

WE PRAY FOR OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF, GRANT THEM STRENGTH, PATIENCE, WISDOM, AND RENEWALS AND GUIDE OUR STUDENTS EACH DAY.

AS WE BEGIN THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS, WE ASK FOR DISCERNMENT AND UNITY.

HELP THIS BOARD TO LISTEN CAREFULLY, WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND MAKE DECISIONS ROOTED IN INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND A SHARED VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT.

LORD, WE ALSO KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS THOSE AFFECTED BY RECENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SALAS.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 11,

[11. Discussion regarding findings from Intruder Detection Audit at Frisco ISD campuses]

>> THANK YOU, BOARD. OUR DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, JOHN BODIE IS AT THE PODIUM.

JOHN IS FRESH OFF, HE MISSED LAST MONTH, BUT HE WAS IN I BELIEVE IT WAS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY PRESENTING AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE JOHN IN THIS DISTRICT, NOT ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS IN THEIR SAFETY, BUT JOHN IS REALLY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK, JOHN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, SCOTT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WARM WELCOME.

PRESIDENT HILL, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, DR. WALTER PEN, ISD MEMBERS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT.

MY PURPOSE IN JOINING YOU IS IN REGARDS TO RECENT ANNUAL INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT RESULTS THAT WERE CONDUCTED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

AS A REMINDER, IDA VISITS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2022, BASED ON A DIRECTIVE FROM GOVERNOR ABBOTT AND THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF ASSESSING THE ABILITY FOR INTRUDERS OR IN THIS CASE, A STATE INSPECTOR TO GAIN ENTRY TO OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH ENTRY POINTS, OUR EXTERIOR ENTRY POINTS.

EACH FISD CAMPUS IS VISITED ANNUALLY FOR AN NNOUNCED VISIT.

AS OF TODAY, TEA HAS COMPLETED AUDITS AT 37 OF 76 CAMPUSES, SO ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR CAMPUSES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S LIKELY OUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE AUDIT FINDINGS.

HOWEVER, STATE LAW PROHIBITS THIS PRACTICE AS IT COULD COMPROMISE CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY.

BUT AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT RESULTS WERE DISCUSSED IN THE BOARD EXECUTIVE SESSION EARLIER THIS EVENING.

IDA RESULTS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING COMING UP IN FEBRUARY OF 2026, ALSO AS MANDATED UNDER THE LAW.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR FORM OF AUDIT IS ONE OF SEVERAL LAYERS OF AUDITS THAT OUR DISTRICT CONDUCTS EACH YEAR TO ENSURE OUR CAMPUSES ARE SAFE PLACES FOR LEARNING.

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I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> NO QUESTIONS, MR. BODIE. I WOULD JUST ADD WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

THE BOARD, LIKE YOU BELIEVES THAT FRISCO ISD LEADS IN SAFETY AND THE HARD AND IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK TO MAKE IT THAT WAY WITH SO MANY CAMPUSES OUT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND REPORTING TO THE BOARD ON THIS UPDATE.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S VERY MEANINGFUL.

I'LL PASS IT ALONG TO THE TEAM, AND JUST PLEASE NOTE ALSO THAT THE HEAVY LIFTING REALLY OCCURS AT THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR LEVEL.

THEY REALLY HAVE BOUGHT IN AND HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB TO KEEP US SAFE.

THANK. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 12,

[12. Discussion regarding Update on Internal Audit Activity]

I'LL CALL ON MISSES TAYLOR. GOOD EVENING.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON INTERNAL AUDIT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

I'LL START WITH THE AUDIT PLAN STATUS REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

DURING THE QUARTER, I FINALIZED, AND ISSUED A REPORT ON CHILD NUTRITION.

YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT DURING THE QUARTER, AND YOU HAVE THAT WITH YOU IN YOUR MATERIALS THIS EVENING.

I AM CURRENTLY CONDUCTING AN AUDIT OF TRANSPORTATION.

I'M IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF THAT AUDIT RIGHT NOW, AND I'D SAY I'M ABOUT 10% DONE WITH THE AUDIT.

THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TRACKING SLIDE, WHICH SHOWS THE RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION PERCENTAGE PER YEAR.

SINCE WE MET AND I DID MY PRESENTATION DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, YOU'LL SEE FISCAL YEAR 2024, AND 2025.

WE'VE MOVED THE NEEDLE ON THOSE A LITTLE BIT, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE 2025 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE LEFT ARE NOT YET DUE, AND THAT CAN BE SAID FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AS WELL.

OF THOSE THAT ARE REMAINING OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATIONS, THIS SLIDE GIVES SOME MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND YOU CAN SEE WHICH AUDITS THEY RELATE TO AND HOW MANY ARE OUTSTANDING.

I AM IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH THESE PROCESS OWNERS, AND AS SOON AS THEY FEEL EVERYTHING IS IMPLEMENTED, I'LL BE OUT THERE TO TEST THOSE TO MOVE THESE OFF OUR LIST.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY FOR THIS YEAR.

WE'VE HAD 14 INCIDENT REPORTS COME IN.

FOUR OF THOSE REPORTS WERE SUBSTANTIATED.

SIX WERE UNSUBSTANTIATED, AND WE HAVE FOUR REPORTS THAT ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW.

THAT CONCLUDES MY NORMAL UPDATE FOR YOU, BUT I DO HAVE ONE MORE REQUIRED ITEM THAT I HAVE TO GO OVER.

GLOBAL INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARD 8.3 REQUIRES THAT I MUST DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MAINTAIN A QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY.

WE HAVE THAT. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST ANNUALLY, I MUST COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT TO THE BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT, WHICH I'M DOING.

THE ELEMENTS OF A QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THERE ARE TWO ELEMENTS HERE, EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTS AND INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS.

AN EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT IS WHEN WE BRING SOMEONE IN FROM THE OUTSIDE TO COME IN AND LOOK AT OUR DEPARTMENT, AND TO TELL US WHETHER WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GLOBAL INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS ARE THINGS WE DO INTERNALLY, AND THEY CONSIST OF PERIODIC SELF ASSESSMENTS, AND ONGOING MONITORING.

I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE TWO PIECES NEXT.

ONGOING MONITORING, IT'S REALLY THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

IT'S THE ROUTINE POLICIES AND PRACTICE USED TO MANAGE THE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY.

PERIODIC SELF ASSESSMENTS.

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JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GLOBAL INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS.

IT'S OUR SELF ASSESSMENT OF THAT.

I COMPLETED ONE OF THOSE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, WHICH I RECEIVED.

THE ONGOING MONITORING PIE CONSISTS OF THESE PIECES, ENGAGEMENT PLANNING, AUDIT WORK PAPER, AND REPORT REVIEW, MONITORING OF AUDIT PROGRESS, IT JUST DOESN'T GO ON FOREVER.

FOLLOWING UP ON RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WE CONSISTENTLY KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MANAGEMENT TO DO, END OF AUDIT SURVEYS, I SEND ONE OF THOSE AT THE END OF EVERY AUDIT TO EACH AUDITEE, AND OUR INTERNAL AUDIT MANUAL.

THIS IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE REPORTING OF OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

WE'RE AT THE GOLD DOT RIGHT THERE IN THE ONGOING MONITORING STAGE AT DECEMBER 2025.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH ONGOING MONITORING THROUGH DECEMBER 2026, DECEMBER 2027, AND THEN WE'LL HIT OUR EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT TIME.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR YOU TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, MISS TAYLOR. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I WILL JUST ADD THAT JUST LIKE WITH MR. BODIE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

I KNOW THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MEETS WITH YOU AND RATHER ROBUST DISCUSSIONS, I WOULD SAY, BY MR. MADDOX.

>> YES. THANK YOU.

>> BUT WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I JUST WANT TO COMMEND DANA FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW I HAVE SOME EASY QUESTIONS FOR YOU IN THE MEETING, SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MADDOX.

>> WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 13,

[13. Discussion regarding Frisco Flex]

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SHARE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE ON AN UP AND COMING PROGRAM THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 26-27, AND IT'S CALLED FRISCO FLEX.

WE HAVE MEREDITH MANIS.

SHE IS OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY TEACHING AND LEARNING.

SHE WILL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT AND THEN SHE'S ACCOMPANIED BY DR. CHRIS BIGGINO.

HE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING.

BEFORE AS SHE'S GETTING HER PRESENTATION PULLED UP, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LAUNCHING IN 26-27, THERE'S BEEN A TON OF WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED FROM THE SUMMER UNTIL NOW TO GET US TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT.

THIS WORK IS HEAVY, AND IT'S BEEN EXCITING AND EVERYONE'S BEEN SUCH A GREAT PARTNER IN BRAINSTORMING AND THINKING THIS THROUGH, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS UP AND COMING PROGRAM.

I HAVE MEREDITH MANIS READY TO GO.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. HILL AND THE BOARD AND ISD.

I WAS LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM BEFORE.

I CAME UP HERE NOW IT'S LIKE WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY IN INTENSE FASHION TO MAKE THIS WORK, SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION IN FRISCO ISD IS TO KNOW EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED, AND FRISCO FLEX OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.

IT ALSO COINCIDES PERFECTLY WITH TWO OF OUR BOARD GOALS THIS YEAR TO EXPAND THOSE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND WORKFORCE, AND THEN ALSO ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS.

FRISCO FLEX IS NOT ONLY OPEN TO FRISCO ISD STUDENTS, BUT WILL ALSO BE OPEN STATEWIDE.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN NEW ENROLLMENT AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

WHAT IS FRISCO FLEX? WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN FRISCO FLEX PROGRAMMING.

THEY CAN CHOOSE TO BE 100% ONLINE.

ALL OF THEIR COURSEWORK IS VIRTUAL, AND THEY ARE ENROLLED IN A VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S OUR 13TH HIGH SCHOOL IN FRISCO ISD, SUPER EXCITING.

THEY CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A HYBRID.

NOW, THIS IS ONLY OPEN TO OUR FRISCO ISD STUDENTS BECAUSE HALF OF THEIR CLASSES COULD BE FACE TO FACE AT THEIR ZONED HIGH SCHOOL.

THE OTHER HALF THEY'RE TAKING ONLINE IS OUR HYBRID MODEL, SO THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BUILDING.

THAT'S WHY IT'S ONLY FOR FRISCO ISD STUDENTS.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN A LA CARTE VERSION.

THIS ONE IS ONE TO THREE COURSES

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ONE THING THAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM UNIQUE, IT IS TAUGHT BY FRISCO ISD TEACHERS.

WE'LL BE HIRING AND TRAINING AND THEY'RE DEVELOPING THE CURRICULUM FOR US.

WE'LL FOLLOW OUR FRISCO ISD CURRICULUM, AND FOLLOW THAT SAME PACING THAT YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE IN OUR FACE TO FACE CLASSES.

THIS IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR SCHEDULE.

AGAIN, IT'S OPEN TO ANY RESIDENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

HERE IS JUST A QUICK CHART TO SHOW YOU THOSE THREE MODELS SIDE BY SIDE.

SOMETHING THAT TO POINT OUT IS UNIQUE IS IF THEY ARE IN THE HYBRID PROGRAM OR IN THAT VIRTUAL 100% ONLINE, THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THAT VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY'LL HAVE A GRADUATING CLASS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROM, THE WHOLE THING.

THEY'LL BE A LOT OF FUN. THEN IF THEY ARE ALL A ART, THEY'RE GOING TO STAY AT THAT ZONED CAMPUS.

LET'S LOOK AT HOW EACH ONE OF THESE IS GOING TO WORK.

100% ONLINE. AGAIN, THEY'RE IN THAT VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL, EVERYTHING'S ONLINE.

THIS IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE OPTION OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED TO REPORT TO A BUILDING.

HOWEVER, IT IS STRUCTURED.

IT'S NOT JUST ASYNCHRONOUS WORK, YOU CAN GO AT YOUR OWN PACE.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THAT FRISCO ISD SCOPE AND SEQUENCE.

THERE WILL BE WEEKLY DUE DATES, WEEKLY CHECK INS WITH TEACHERS, THERE'S PACING GUIDES, BUT THERE IS THAT FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE WEEK.

IT CAN BE COMPLETED ANYWHERE.

THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT THAT MIGHT THRIVE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

HOW THE HYBRID IS GOING TO WORK.

IT IS AGAIN A MIX.

THEY CAN TAKE FOUR TO SEVEN COURSES ONLINE, AND BE CONSIDERED THAT HYBRID STUDENT.

NOW, ONE THING WITH THIS IS THOSE CLASSES ARE BUILT INTO THEIR EIGHT PERIOD SCHEDULE, SO THEIR A DAY AND B DAY.

IF THEY HAVE FIRST PERIOD VIRTUAL, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SHOW UP A LITTLE BIT LATER TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY'LL MISS FIRST PERIOD, THEY'LL BE AT HOME WORKING ON THEIR WORK OR IS THAT WHERE THAT FLEXIBILITY COMES IN, AND THEY'LL JUST ARRIVE LATE.

THEN A LA CARTE IS VERY SIMILAR TO HYBRID, JUST LESS COURSES.

AGAIN, THEY CAN'T BE ON CAMPUS ON THEIR PHYSICAL CAMPUS, WHEN THEY'RE SCHEDULED FOR THESE COURSES, THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

THIS IS GREAT FOR KIDS WHO HAVE A TON OF CLASSES, AND IT'S HARD TO GET SCHEDULED INTO THAT MASTER SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF THE CLASSES THEY'RE CHOOSING, THIS MIGHT OPEN THAT UP FOR THEM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THAT CONNECTION WITH OUR STUDENTS.

WE ARE STAFFING FRISCO FLEX JUST LIKE WE WOULD IN A BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOL.

TEACHERS WILL HAVE A NORMAL CASE LOAD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CONNECT AND GIVE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

STUDENTS IN THAT 100% ONLINE OPTION WILL HAVE CONNECTIONS, THEY WILL HAVE CLUBS.

THEY'LL BE DOING SMALL GROUP WORK AS ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER.

THEY'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS.

THE COOL THING ABOUT 100% ONLINE IN A LA CARTE IS I CAN BE IN CLASS WITH A STUDENT THAT LIVES IN EL PASO, AND WE START TO BUILD THOSE CONNECTIONS AND NOW I'VE GOT A NEW FRIEND THAT LIVES SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO CONNECT.

ALL OF OUR KIDS WILL HAVE RESOURCES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FIC STUDENT.

WHAT TO EXPECT. AGAIN, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE FRISCO CALENDAR IN PACING.

WHEN THERE'S A HOLIDAY IN FRISCO ISD, THERE'S A HOLIDAY FOR OUR FRISCO FLEX STUDENTS.

GRADES WILL BE DUE AT THE SAME CADENCE, AND ALL OF THAT.

STUDENTS COULD EXPECT 4-6 HOURS OF COURSEWORK PER COURSE PER WEEK, AND THEIR VIRTUAL COURSES.

THE TEACHERS WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS.

THEY MAY EVEN HOST A LIVE SESSION, INVITE THEIR STUDENTS TO COME.

IF THEY CAN'T COME, IT WILL BE RECORDED, AND POSTED IN THEIR CANVAS TO SEE LATER.

SOMETHING ELSE. WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE IN THESE COURSES, IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY SHOW UP IN PERSON FOR STATE TESTING AS WELL AS AP TESTING.

WE WILL HAVE TESTING SITES AVAILABLE EITHER AT THEIR ZONED CAMPUS OR ACROSS THE STATE FOR THEM TO ATTEND.

THE ONLINE ASSESSMENTS, AND COURSES WILL BE MONITORED BY TEACHERS, AND THERE ARE SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ONLINE ASSESSMENTS GO SMOOTHLY.

WE ALSO WILL FOLLOW THE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH ANY OTHER FRISCO ISD STUDENT.

THERE'S SAME POLICIES, AND BEHAVIOR MATRIXES.

THEN ALL RESULTS OF THEIR COURSEWORK GOES ON THEIR TRANSCRIPT AS THEIR CREDIT APPEARS.

NOW, UIL PARTICIPATION IS A QUESTION THAT WE GET QUITE A BIT RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SOME FINAL RULES AND GUIDANCE AROUND THAT.

AS WE KNOW MORE, WE'LL BE SHARING THAT WITH OUR FAMILIES.

WE KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE A LA CARTE, THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES AT THEIR ZONED CAMPUS, AND ALSO IF THEY ARE HYBRID, THEY WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE AT THEIR ZONED CAMPUS.

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WE DON'T HAVE LOCATIONS FOR THEM TO BE DOING THAT AT THE BUILDING.

THEY WILL NEED THAT TRANSPORTATION TO LEAVE.

WE DO HAVE PARENT PERMISSION, AND IT GOES OUT AUTOMATICALLY.

WHEN STUDENTS PICK THEIR COURSES RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF COURSE SELECTION.

IF THEY CHOOSE EVEN ONE VIRTUAL COURSE, IT AUTOMATICALLY SENDS THE FAMILIES A PERMISSION FORM.

THE FAMILIES KNOW THAT THAT'S HAPPENING, AND THEY'RE SIGNING OFF THAT IT'S OKAY THAT THEIR STUDENT TAKE A VIRTUAL CLASS.

ONCE THEY HIT THAT FOUR OR MORE COURSES, IT AUTOMATICALLY SENDS THEM AN APPLICATION.

THIS APPLICATION HAS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND ALSO THE COMMITMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP FOR TESTING AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE ENROLLING IN THAT VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THEN ONCE THIS YEAR STARTS, IT IS A YEAR COMMITMENT.

WE DON'T WANT OUR STUDENTS FLOPPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FACE TO FACE AND ONLINE.

ONCE THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE IN.

WHO CAN APPLY? THIS IS OPEN TO ANY NINTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR AND ANY TEXAS RESIDENT.

FOR OUR CURRENT FISC STUDENTS, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE THREE, AND FOR OUR STATE WIDE STUDENTS, THEY CAN DO A 100% VIRTUAL.

WE DO HAVE ACCESS FRISCO STUDENTS THAT WILL COME IN THIS YEAR AS NINTH GRADERS.

ONCE THEY CHOOSE THEIR COURSE SELECTIONS, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO GO HYBRID OR A LA CARTE AS WELL.

>> JUST SOME IMPORTANT DATES.

OUR WINDOW IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR OUR INTERNAL STUDENTS, OUR CURRENT FIRST FRISCO ISD STUDENTS, AND THAT WILL CLOSE ONCE THEIR SCHEDULES ARE FINALIZED BY FEBRUARY 12.

OUR OUT-OF-DISTRICT WINDOW OPENS ON JANUARY 12, AND WE'LL RUN THROUGH FEBRUARY 12, AND THAT IS THAT FIRST WINDOW.

DR. BEGINHO AND I MEET WEEKLY TO APPROVE THE APPLICATIONS AS THEY'RE COMING IN, AND THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE APPROVING OUR STUDENTS.

WE DO HAVE ANOTHER WEBINAR.

WE'VE HAD TWO ALREADY.

WE HAVE ONE MORE THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED CURRENTLY FOR JANUARY 13TH.

THAT IS THE DAY AFTER IT OPENS STATEWIDE.

WE ARE HOSTING ANOTHER WEBINAR, AND FOLKS CAN REGISTER FOR THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS AN FAQ.

ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CHECK THAT OUT AND THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTACT US.

IT'S DR. BEGINHO BEHIND THAT SCENE, AND OUR ADMIN SUPPORTS ANSWERING THOSE EMAILS.

WITH THAT, LET'S SEE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> DAVIS. I YIELD TO MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.

YEAH, I BETTER GO THEN.

[LAUGHTER] JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE THE TEACHERS WILL BE DOMICILED, WILL THEY BE ACTUALLY ONLINE THEMSELVES, OR WILL THEY BE ASSIGNED TO A CAMPUS?

>> THE TEACHERS?

>> YES.

>> GREAT QUESTION. WE WILL HAVE SOME FULL-TIME STAFF.

WE'LL HAVE FULL-TIME ONLINE TEACHERS THAT WILL BE HOUSED WITH US FOR THEIR TRAINING AND THEIR COMMUNICATION, AND A CENTRAL LOCATION.

WE MAY ALSO HAVE TEACHERS THAT PICK UP AN ONLINE SECTION IF THEY CHOOSE TO.

WE'LL HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS FOR THAT, AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH HR ON THAT PROCESS.

>> WILL THOSE TEACHERS, I GUESS, ALSO BE, SINCE YOU SAY ACCEPT AN APPLICATION, THEY WILL NEED TO BE DOMICILED IN TEXAS AS WELL?

>> YES. THEY WILL BE TEXAS-CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

THEY'LL BE FRISCO IT-CERTIFIED TEACHERS. THEY'LL BE HIRED BY US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> GREAT QUESTION.

>> MS. DAVIS.

>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO CONTINUE IN HIS CONVERSATION, THAT CONVERSATION, HIS QUESTION.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY NEED TO BE TEXAS-CERTIFIED TEACHERS THAT THEY WILL BE HIRED BY FRISCO ISD.

BUT ARE THEY WORKING FROM HOME?

>> GREAT QUESTION. WE BELIEVE THAT IN THE BEGINNING, A LOT THAT FIRST YEAR, THEY'RE GOING TO BE WITH US, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS IN PLACE AND EVERYBODY HAS GOT THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT SUCCESSFUL.

AS WE GO, AND WE'RE MORE CONFIDENT IN THAT, THEN THERE WILL BE SOME REMOTE WORKING WITH BEING ABLE TO COME IN FOR TRAINING ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK.

>> THANK YOU. BEAR WITH ME.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE RESPONSES TO TODAY, I'M HAPPY TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL.

AS IT RELATES TO YOU MENTIONED INITIALLY THAT THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED HIGH SCHOOL 13, WHAT WOULD BE THE RATIONALE WITH NOT ASSIGNING THEM TO CURRENT HIGH SCHOOLS VERSUS CREATING ANOTHER ENTITY?

>> GREAT QUESTION. IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE LAW.

I DON'T KNOW IF DR. BEGINHO SAT ON THREE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS GETTING THIS LAW PASSED.

DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE LAW SAYS?

>> WELL, IT WAS A LONG JOURNEY.

THE LAW, THIS IS SB 569,

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UNDER THE CAMPUS, IT'S A PART OF THAT; THE ADVANTAGE TO A CAMPUS IS THE WAY THE FUNDING AND ATTENDANCE MECHANISM WORKS.

IN THAT CASE, IT IS ENROLLMENT-BASED, AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THAT CAMPUS TIMES THE DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE BECOMES THE NUMBER FOR FUNDING PURPOSES.

IT'S A VERY CLEAN PROCESS FOR DOING THAT.

SECONDLY, THE PROGRAMS, PART OF THAT IS THAT TEA HAS TO MAKE RULES FOR THE PROGRAMS AS TO HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HANDLE THE ATTENDANCE THERE.

NOW, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU WILL, ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TEA ON THE RULE-MAKING, AND WE'VE HAD FIVE MEETINGS AROUND THAT.

THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE POINTS OF CONVERSATION IS THAT WE NEED THE FLEXIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE ON A CAMPUS TO ALSO RESIDE IN THOSE PROGRAMS. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHEN YOU HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING ONLINE IN THE ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE GOING ONLINE TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO, THEY'RE A GYMNAST, THERE, SOCCER, HOCKEY.

THEY NEED THAT FLEXIBILITY. WHAT'S THAT?

>> PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.

>> YES.

>> PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AT HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY NEED THAT FLEXIBILITY, AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHECK IN EVERY 24 HOURS, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD IN THE PAST.

THAT'S ANOTHER ASPECT ABOUT PROGRAMS. NOW, PROGRAMS DON'T HAVE TO BE APPROVED WHERE CAMPUSES HAVE TO BE APPROVED TO RUN THAT CAMPUS THROUGH.

NOW, THE OTHER PART TO THAT IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A PROGRAM THAT IS, LET'S SAY A HYBRID PROGRAM, YOU WOULD HAVE TO RUN 12 PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT, OR STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR ZONED CAMPUS TO GO TO THE CAMPUS THAT HAS THAT PROGRAM ON IT.

THIS CASE, BY HAVING ONE CAMPUS THAT IS THE VIRTUAL CAMPUS, WE CAN THEN HAVE A HYBRID PROGRAM THERE AND THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM ALL RUNNING OUT OF A SINGLE CAMPUS.

THERE'S ALSO THE SIMPLICITY OF RUNNING THAT PROGRAM WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION IS, YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT WAS FUNDING.

HOW ARE WE CALCULATING THE FUNDING FOR THIS? IS IT THE SAME PER STUDENT? AMOUNT?

>> YOU GO AHEAD.

>> SHE SAID NO WAY.

>> IT'S THE SAME. IT RUNS THROUGH THE STATE'S FUNDING FORMULA, AND LIKE DR. BEGINHO SAID, IT'S THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED TIMES THE DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE TIMES THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, BASICALLY.

>> THANK YOU. BEAR WITH ME, YOU ALL.

THE NEXT QUESTION IS, THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY AND/OR HYBRID IN THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, WILL THEY BE ISSUED DISTRICT DEVICES? THAT'S JUST ONE PART OF IT.

THEN THE SECOND PART IS, WHAT TYPE OF EXTRA CYBER PROTECTIONS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'LL BE WORKING ONLINE? WE'RE ABLE TO MONITOR IT IF THEY'RE IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT YES.

>> TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, IF THEY'RE FRISCO ISD STUDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA, WE WILL ISSUE A FRISCO ISD COMPUTER.

WE WILL NOT BE SHIPPING COMPUTERS OUT ACROSS THE STATE.

PART OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THEY HAVE A COMPUTER THAT MEETS THOSE STANDARDS.

WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO WORK OUT THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION, AND WHAT ARE THOSE PROGRAMS THAT NEED TO BE LOADED ON THE COMPUTERS SO WE CAN HELP MONITOR.

THE GREAT THING IS, DR. BEGINHO HAS RUN A VIRTUAL PROGRAM BEFORE AND DEALT WITH SECURITY AND STUDENT WORK AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.

HE COMES WITH A GREAT EXPERIENCE BEHIND THAT, AND WE WILL DEFINITELY BE PUTTING STRUCTURES IN PLACE.

>> ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE USING THEIR OWN COMPUTERS.

>> YES. THANK YOU.

THIS IS MY LAST ONE, I THINK.

WHAT IF THEY ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM AND IT IS NOT A GOOD FIT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> I HAVE HEARD I HEARD YOU MENTION ONCE THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE IN.

BUT WHAT IF IT IS NOT A GOOD FIT? WHAT IF THEIR GRADES ARE SUFFERING? WHAT IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MANAGE VIRTUAL COURSEWORK? WILL THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRANSITION EITHER BACK TO WHEREVER CAMPUS THEY ARE PART OF IN SAN ANTONIO, OR WILL THEY HAVE THE ABILITY, IF THEY'RE LOCAL, TO COME HERE?

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>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL MONITOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS' SUCCESS.

WE'LL HAVE A TEAM OF SUPPORT AROUND THEM.

IF WE NOTICE THAT A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING, WE'LL HAVE THE NECESSARY MEETINGS TO MAKE SURE IF THIS IS A FIT, OR WOULD IT BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO CUT BACK, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE TAKING MOST OF THEIR CLASSES ONLINE.

WE DON'T WANT THEM TO GET TOO FAR BEHIND.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

>> CAN I HAVE ONE? CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE, I GUESS THE WORKLOAD? IS THERE A MAXIMUM FOR, LET'S SAY, I HAVE I WANT A BIOLOGY CLASS, AND YOU HAVE TWO STUDENTS? IS THAT ENOUGH FOR RETURN ON INVESTMENT, OR YOU'RE LOOKING TO HAVE YOU NEED 10 TO MAKE IT A VIABLE CLASS, OR NO MORE THAN 50?

>> GREAT QUESTION. WE'RE GOING TO STAFF IT LIKE WE WOULD IN A BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOL.

A TEACHER'S CASELOAD OR WORKLOAD COULD BE 180 STUDENTS.

WITHIN THAT 180, THEY MAY TEACH BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WORK AT THE NUMBERS.

IT MAY BE A POINT WHERE THIS SECTION DOESN'T MAKE, JUST LIKE IT WOULDN'T MAKE AT A CAMPUS.

>> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, CAN YOU REVIEW A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL THE À LA CARTE PROGRAM?

>> ABSOLUTELY, LET ME GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE.

ON THIS ONE, STUDENTS ARE TAKING EITHER ONE, TWO, OR THREE COURSES VIRTUALLY.

THE REST OF THEIR COURSES ARE AT THEIR ZONED CAMPUS.

WHEN THEY ARE SCHEDULED, LET'S SAY FIRST AND SECOND PERIOD, THEY ARE SCHEDULED VIRTUALLY.

THEN THEY ARE NOT ON CAMPUS FIRST AND SECOND PERIOD, AND THEY'LL REPORT TO THEIR CAMPUS THIRD AND FOURTH FOR THEIR FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES.

WHERE THEY COMPLETE THEIR FIRST AND SECOND PERIOD WORK IS UP TO THEM, BUT THEY'LL JUST HAVE THOSE WEEKLY CHECK-INS.

>> THEY'RE VIRTUAL AND ON CAMPUS?

>> CORRECT.

>> HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM THE HYBRID?

>> HYBRID IS IT'S FOUR OR MORE.

IT'S JUST THAT TIPPING POINT, AND THEN THEY BECOME PART OF THE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES WITH THOSE.

>> THEY'LL STILL FINISH IN THEIR FOUR YEAR TIME FRAME?

>> CORRECT.

>> WILL THEY BE ABLE TO USE THEIR CELL PHONE?

>> WHEN THEY'RE AT HOME, WE ARE NOT ENCOURAGING THEM TO USE A CELL PHONE FOR THESE COURSES.

THEY'RE GOING TO NEED A COMPUTER.

>> BUT, WHEN THEY'RE AT HOME, AND THEY'RE ASYNCHRONOUS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ONE ASPECT OF THE À LA CARTE THAT I THINK WILL BE OF HIGH INTEREST TO OUR PARTICULAR STUDENTS IS THAT THEY CAN TAKE CLASSES OUTSIDE OF THEIR EIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO JUST MENTION A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? I KNOW WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT A LOT OF DETAILS.

>> NO, THAT'S GREAT. CURRENTLY, OUR STUDENTS SOMETIMES GO TO TEXAS TECH OR UT TO TAKE ADDITIONAL COURSES OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.

WE CAN OFFER THAT NOW.

THEY CAN TAKE THOSE COURSES WITH US, AND JUST LIKE THEY PAY UT OR TEXAS TECH FOR THE COURSE, NOW THEY'LL PAY US FOR THAT COURSE.

THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY, IT'S A HIGH INTEREST TO OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE THAT NINTH COURSE WITH US.

>> ONE LAST QUESTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

100% VIRTUAL, DO THEY HAVE TO STAY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, OR CAN THEY BE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

>> WE ARE ASKING THEM TO STAY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

>> IS THERE GOING TO BE TECHNOLOGY MONITORING IN THAT AREA?

>> SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS WON'T WORK.

IF THEY GO OVERSEAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TECHNOLOGY FIREWALLS WON'T WORK, AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR FAMILIES.

WE DO HAVE ATHLETES THAT WILL TRAVEL OUT OF STATE FOR TOURNAMENTS.

THAT'S OKAY. BUT THEIR RESIDENCY IS IN TEXAS.

>> WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO BY A RESIDENT. THANK YOU.

>> MY QUESTION IS SOMEWHAT OF WHAT MS. SAMPLE IS, I'M WONDERING FOR THE HYBRID AND THE À LA CARTE, LIKE THE IMPACT OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE DAILY FOR THE EXISTING CAMPUS STAFF.

WHAT I MEAN IS, LOOKING AT IT AS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT DO OFF-CAMPUS PE.

WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO LEAVE FOR CTE, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT LEAVE FOR DUAL CLASSES.

THIS IS NO DIFFERENT EXCEPT HOUSE BILL 1481, WHICH IS A CELL PHONE BILL.

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I'M WONDERING WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS WHEN THOSE HYBRID OR À LA CARTE KIDS GO TO CLASS, BECAUSE YOU SAID THEY MIGHT ARRIVE A LITTLE BIT LATE, FOR THEIR A BLOCK, B BLOCK.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE TEACHERS THAT ARE THERE? BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE HUMAN NATURE FOR A STUDENT TO BE LIKE, MY ONLINE CLASS DA DA DA, TO THEIR HISTORY TEACHER THAT IS ON CAMPUS IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR.

LIKE I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS OF IT, BUT THAT IS IT GOING TO BE SEPARATED ENOUGH, OR WILL IT BE COMMINGLED, OR PLANNING OF THAT?

>> LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.

THE VIRTUAL COURSES AND THE FACE-TO-FACE COURSES WILL BE VERY SIMILAR IN THE PACING AND THE CONTENT, AND THEY'RE TAUGHT BY FRISCO TEACHERS.

THE CONTINUITY BETWEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING VIRTUALLY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR.

AS MUCH AS SIMILAR AS IT CAN BE.

IT'S GOT TO BE DIFFERENT, VIRTUALLY OR ON FACE-TO-FACE A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN STUDENTS ENTER THE SCHOOL BUILDING, THEY ARE NOW BOUND BY THE RULES OF THAT SCHOOL BUILDING.

CELL PHONES MUST GO AWAY.

THEY'RE ASYNCHRONOUS.

EVEN FIRST AND SECOND PERIOD, THEY MAY NOT BE WORKING ON THEIR SCHOOLWORK WHILE THEY'RE AT HOME.

THEY'RE JUST FITTING IT IN THEIR SCHEDULE THAT WEEK AS THEY CAN.

>> IF IT'S ALL GOING TO BE AT ONE CAMPUS, THAT WOULD MAKE THAT ACTUALLY EASIER TOO, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE REASONING THERE.

THEN ONE MORE QUESTION ON THE FUNDING, I'M GLAD MS. DAVIS ASKED THAT QUESTION.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU EXPLAINED THAT TO US BECAUSE I WAS GETTING READY TO ASK THAT.

BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. HOW WILL WE FUND A STUDENT THAT MAY BE TAKING THIS CLASS THAT LIVES IN EL PASO?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

>> I KNOW OUR PUBLIC IS GOING TO WANT TO KNOW THAT THAT'S QUITE [OVERLAPPING].

>> NO, THAT'S GREAT. I CAN TAKE A STAB AT IT, AND THEN IF I MISS DETAILS, YOU ALL JUMP IN.

BUT IF THEY'RE FULL-TIME VIRTUAL WITH US, THEY'RE A FRISCO ISD STUDENT.

WE GET THE FUNDING FOR THAT STUDENT.

>> THE STATE FUNDS US, AND IT'S BASICALLY A WASH AND ACTUALITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> BOARD, WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 14 ACTION ITEMS 14A.

[14.A. Consider and Act on approval of minutes from the November 17th Regular Meeting]

BOARD I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 14A.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 17TH, REGULAR MEETING AS PRESENTED.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE.

I NOW OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HAVING HEARD NONE, I'LL NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6,0.

NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 14B.

[14.B. Consider and Act on approval of the Library Materials List ]

ORDER FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 14 B.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LIBRARY MATERIAL LIST AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE MADDOX.

I NOW OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HAVING HEARD NONE, I NOW CALL FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6,0.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 14C.

[14.C. Consider and Act on budget transfers for the 2025-26 General Fund Budget]

>> POINT OF ORDER. MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S ITEM D. OH, I'M SORRY.

IT'S C. I APOLOGIZE.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE 2025, 26 GENERAL FUND BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE MADDOX, AND NOW OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HAVING HEARD NONE, I NOW CALL FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6,0.

BOARD WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 14D.

[14.D. Consider and Act on budget amendment for the 2025-26 Debt Service Fund Budget]

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BOARD I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 14D.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 2025, 26 DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE SALAS.

I OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HAVING HEARD NONE AND I CALL FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6,0.

BOARD WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 14E.

[14.E. Consider and Act on approval of Settlement Agreement in A.C. by and through and next best friends, Mohammed and Tahmina Chowdhury, Civil Action No. 4:24-CV-00873 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division]

BOARD I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 14E.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN AC BY AND THROUGH AND NEXT BEST FRIENDS, MUHAMMED ANTAMINA CHOWDER, CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 424CV00873 IN THE US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, SHERMAN DIVISION AS PRESENTED.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE.

BOARD I NOW OPEN THIS AGENDA ITEM UP FOR DEBATE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HAVING HEARD NONE I NOW CALL FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6,0.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 15, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[15. Consent Agenda Items]

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH H AS PRESENTED.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE MANDUVA.

BOARD I OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HAVING HEARD NONE, AND I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6,0.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 16,

[16. Presentation and Interviews of Executive Search Consulting Firms]

>> THANK YOU. BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION AT THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING, THE DISTRICT SOLICITED PROPOSALS FROM FIRMS EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT AND ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING CANDIDATES FOR THE NEXT POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

PROPOSALS WERE DUE ON DECEMBER 8TH.

THE BOARD EVALUATED THOSE PROPOSALS AND SELECTED THE TWO HIGHEST SCORING FIRMS FOR INTERVIEWS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH HOA CORPORATION, AND IF WE CAN GET THEIR PRESENTATION UP ON THE SCREEN, IT'S FAIR WITH US. JUST ONE SECOND.

>> LET'S SEE. DO YOU HAVE A CLICKER?

>> EACH FIRM HAS PREPARED FOR YOU GUYS ABOUT A 10 MINUTE PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY Q&A FROM THE BOARD.

I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO HOA.

>> FIGURED IT OUT. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAD CONTROL OF THE CLICKER WHEN WE FIGURED IT OUT OVER HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ARE YOU ALL READY FOR US TO BEGIN?

>>YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING.

>> GOOD EVENING. ON BEHALF OF THE HYA, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS SELECTING YOUR SUPERINTENDENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB THAT YOU HAVE, AND IT WOULD BE OUR PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH YOU IN THIS PROCESS.

HERE WE GO. THIS IS YOUR SEARCH TEAM.

THERE ARE THREE OF US THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE SEARCH, DR. NOLA WELLMAN, MYSELF, DR. SYLVIA IBARRA.

JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US, YOU HAVE OUR BIOS AND OUR RESUMES.

BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW ALL OF US HAVE SERVED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR OUR CAREERS.

WE ARE ALL RETIRED SUPERINTENDENTS.

WE'VE BEEN IN THE SEAT, WE'VE SAT IN THE SEAT, AND WE UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT IS INVOLVED.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FIRM.

WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 35 YEARS, ACTUALLY 38 YEARS.

WE'VE DONE MANY SEARCHES, AS YOU CAN SEE.

I THINK WHAT SETS US APART IS OUR NATIONAL REACH.

WE HAVE OVER 130 NATIONWIDE ASSOCIATES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT WE CAN TAP INTO AND

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WE ALSO HAVE, OF COURSE, RESEARCH BASED SURVEY THAT WE WILL USE ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF TOOLS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE, FULL TIME BACK OFFICE AND IT STAFF TO HELP SUPPORT US IN THE WORK THAT WE DO.

OUR PROCESS LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO MOST SEARCH FIRMS TO BE QUITE HONEST.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD.

WE HAVE A FOUR STEP PROCESS IN OUR SEARCH, AND THE SEARCH GENERALLY WILL TAKE A GOOD THREE MONTHS, PROBABLY A FULL THREE MONTHS.

SOME OF THE WORK CROSSES OVER DEPENDING ON THE TIME THAT WE ARE, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.

OUR FIRST STAGE IS THE ENGAGED PROCESS AND WE'LL BREAK DOWN EACH ONE OF THESE IN MORE DETAIL.

BUT IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT, WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR.

THE SECOND STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS RECRUITING.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO VERY WELL.

WE HAVE A VERY BROAD NETWORK, BOTH IN TEXAS AND NATIONWIDE.

WE WANT TO BRING THE BEST CANDIDATES TO YOU THAT MEET THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, OUR SELECTION PHASE.

WE WILL HELP FACILITATE THAT SELECTION PROCESS TO FIND THE BEST MATCH AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT SELECTION PROCESS AND THEN OF COURSE, TRANSITION.

WHAT HAPPENS ONCE YOU'VE SELECTED YOUR SUPERINTENDENT.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY JUST LEAVE YOU WITHOUT SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.

I KEEP HITTING THE WRONG BUTTON.

GOOD LORD. THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS IS OUR ENGAGED PROCESS.

OF COURSE, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE CONNECTING WITH YOU AS A BOARD AND YOUR COMMUNITY CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS, DOING INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY FORUMS. THIS IS WHERE WE DO OUR STAKEHOLDER SURVEY.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY VOICE AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN THIS PROCESS.

WE COMPILE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER FROM OUR LISTENING SESSIONS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP OUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE REPORT.

THAT WILL HELP INFORM US IN WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AS WE START TO RECRUIT AND WE START THAT SELECTION PHASE.

OF COURSE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN OUR LISTENING SESSIONS.

AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE FACILITATE OUR GROUPS.

WE WILL DO FACE TO FACE MEETINGS, WE WILL DO ZOOM, WE WILL GO TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE COME INTO THE DISTRICT, WE WILL BE HERE TWO AND THREE DAYS AT A TIME SO THAT WE CAN BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MORNING, EVENING, SO THAT WE CAN CAPTURE AS MANY VOICES IN THAT PROCESS AS POSSIBLE.

AGAIN, POTENTIAL FOCUS GROUPS, YOU CAN SEE THE LIST THERE.

I WON'T READ THEM TO YOU, BUT I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS IF YOU DO SELECT US AS YOUR FIRM DURING OUR PLANNING MEETING, WE'LL TALK IN DEPTH ABOUT THE FOCUS GROUPS AND WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT PROCESS.

DURING OUR RECRUIT PHASE OF COURSE WE WILL ADVERTISE AND POST THE POSITION IN A VARIETY OF PLACES.

THERE'S MANY TEXAS SITES THAT WE UTILIZE.

OF COURSE, OUR HYA WEBSITE IS A PLACE WHERE WE WOULD POST.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE ACTIVELY RECRUIT CANDIDATES.

WE ARE NOT PASSIVE RECRUITERS.

WE DON'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND APPLY FOR THE JOBS.

WE ACTUALLY WILL GO RESEARCH, LOOK FOR TASA MIDWINTER IS COMING UP.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A PLETHORA OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE MIDST, AND SO WE USE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH FOLKS THAT WE KNOW THAT ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

THEN ALSO WORKING WITH OUR ASSOCIATES ACROSS THE NATION TO HELP US RECRUIT CANDIDATES FOR OPENINGS AND OF COURSE, FOR FRISCO ST. WE WILL ASSIST IN GUIDING CANDIDATES THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT THERE IS ALSO A PRESCREEN IN THAT PROCESS.

THIS JOB IS GOING TO BE VERY APPEALING FOR A LOT OF APPLICANTS, AND SO IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF WE SEE 50, 60 APPLICANTS IN THIS PROCESS.

WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC CRITERIA, CHARACTERISTICS SO THAT WE CAN PRESCREEN THOSE.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HAND YOU 60 APPLICANTS.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND SCREEN THOSE BASED ON WHAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF SOME SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS.

OF COURSE, WE'LL DO SOME INITIAL BACKGROUND CHECKING AND THEN A DEEPER DIVE LATER IN

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THEN OF COURSE, WE'LL ASSIST YOU IN IDENTIFYING THE BEST QUALIFIED CAMPUSES.

OUR SELECTION PHASE.

GENERALLY, IT'S A TWO ROUND PROCESS.

WE'LL HELP YOU IDENTIFY THE BEST CANDIDATES, AGAIN BASED ON THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER TIME.

WE'LL NARROW THE SLATE OF FINALISTS.

WE'LL ASSIST YOU IN THAT PROCESS.

NOT JUST SELECTING THEM, BUT ALSO PREPARING FOR THOSE INTERVIEWS, HELPING WITH QUESTIONS.

WE GENERALLY WILL ASK YOU WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU WANT TO ASK, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE LEGALLY SOUND AND SO WE WILL ALSO HELP IN MAKING SURE THAT QUESTIONS ARE PREPARED AND READY AS YOU START YOUR INTERVIEWS.

PASS IT TO DR. IBARRA TO CONTINUE.

>> ONE VERY IMPORTANT VARIABLE THAT I WANTED TO MENTION ABOUT THE SELECTION PHASE IS THAT WE DO CONDUCT A THOROUGH DUE DILIGENCE BACKGROUND CHECK.

THIS BACKGROUND CHECK INCLUDES CREDIT HISTORY, CRIMINAL HISTORY, DEGREE VERIFICATION, SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEW.

THIS BACKGROUND CHECK IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THE CANDIDATE THAT YOU'RE SELECTING IS SAFE.

THERE ARE NO RED FLAGS, NO CONCERNS.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PROCESS.

IN THE TRANSITION PHASE, ONCE YOU SELECT YOUR SUPERINTENDENT, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE PROVIDE A BOARD WORKSHOP.

DURING THIS WORKSHOP, THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT DEBRIEF ON THE PROCESS.

THEY ALSO SET SOME NORMS AND SOME INITIAL GOALS FOR THE BOARD OF EIGHT, FOR THE TEAM OF EIGHT, EXCUSE ME.

BUT IN ADDITION, WE OFFER A TRANSITION VIRTUAL ACADEMY, A SIX MONTH VIRTUAL ACADEMY, AND DURING THIS ACADEMY, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ONE BOARD MEMBER WILL ENGAGE WITH OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THESE ARE FACILITATED BY VERY EXPERIENCED RETIRED SUPERINTENDENTS FROM HYA.

THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL PRODUCE FOUR ARTIFACTS, AND THAT WILL BE 100 DAY PLAN, KEY PROGRESS INDICATORS TO MEASURE HIS PROGRESS AS WELL AS AN EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND AN EVALUATION TOOL.

>> SORRY.

>> NOW, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MAINTAINING THE BOARD IN FORM THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

TO FACILITATE THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD, WE PROVIDE A CONFIDENTIAL BOARD PORTAL THAT YOU CAN ACCESS 24/7.

THIS PORTAL YOU WILL FIND ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SEARCH, INCLUDING CALENDAR INFORMATION, TIMELINES, BOARD UPDATES.

AGAIN, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE.

AGAIN, WE MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO YOU IN 24/7, AS WELL AS MAKING OURSELVES AVAILABLE 24/7.

>> NOW, HERE IS A SAMPLE TIMELINE.

THIS IS BASICALLY A PLANNING TOOL THAT CAN BE REVISED AND ADJUSTED TO MEET YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.

IF WE ARE SELECTED AS YOUR FIRM, THEN WE WILL OBVIOUSLY FINALIZE THIS TIMELINE WITH YOU DURING A PLANNING MEETING.

NOW, WE STAND BEHIND OUR PLACEMENT.

WE DO OFFER A GUARANTEE, AND THAT IS IF A SUPERINTENDENT LEAVES THE DISTRICT FOR ANY REASON WITHIN ONE YEAR OR FOR BOARD GOVERNANCE CONCERNS DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS, THEN WE WILL CONDUCT THE SEARCH AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT WITH THE EXCEPTION, OF COURSE, OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

NOW WHY, HYA.

WELL, WE HAVE NATIONAL REACH, WE HAVE CREDIBILITY, AND WE ARE REALLY THE BEST FIRM.

WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS.

WE HAVE OVER 130 ASSOCIATES THAT CAN SUPPORT US WITH THIS TYPE OF WORK.

WE ALSO WORK FOR YOU.

AGAIN, WE CUSTOMIZE YOUR SEARCH TO MEET YOUR NEEDS AND YOUR PRIORITIES, AND WE WANT TO HELP YOU RECRUIT THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR FRISCO ISD.

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU ALL. I WILL START OFF WITH THE QUESTIONS.

>> SURE.

>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FOR FRISCO ISD TO PROSPECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES?

>> FRISCO HAS A KNOWN NAME ALREADY AND I THINK CANDIDATES ARE ALREADY GOING TO COME BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION THAT FRISCO HAS.

I THINK IF THEY'RE DOING THEIR RESEARCH, I THINK THEY'LL UNDERSTAND SOME OF

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BUT I THINK FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU ALL ARE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DECLINE.

HOW WOULD A NEW SUPERINTENDENT COMING IN APPROACH THAT? BUT IT IS A LARGE DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE A SET OF TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO DO A RANGE OF THINGS.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN WORKING IN A SMALL OR A MID SIZED DISTRICT.

THEY HAVE TO HAVE A SKILL SET WITH A LARGE CABINET, HAVING KEY PEOPLE WHO YOU HIRE MATTERS.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING.

>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SAME THING.

DESTINATION DISTRICT.

MANY SUPERINTENDENTS WOULD LOVE TO WORK IN A DISTRICT LIKE FRISCO ISD.

YOU HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO OFFER, GREAT COMMUNITY, GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WONDERFUL STUDENTS, EXCELLENT ACCOLADE.

THE LIST JUST GOES ON AND ON.

I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ANY SUPERINTENDENTS CONSIDERING APPLYING IN FRISCO WOULD KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR DISTRICT BECAUSE BELIEVE ME, THEY DO THEIR HOMEWORK.

THAT'S PART OF OUR JOB ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIRECT THEM TO THE WEBSITE.

THAT WE SHARE WITH THEM AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN ABOUT FRISCO ISD.

>>MARVIN.

>> THANK YOU. WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY REGARDING BOARD INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEARCH?

>> WELL, IT'S YOUR SEARCH.

WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS.

BUT YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS.

AGAIN, WE JUST GUIDE YOU AND OBVIOUSLY, WE USE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, GOVERNANCE LAWS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE.

BUT AGAIN, WE SUPPORT YOU.

WE OFFER GUIDANCE, BUT IT IS YOUR SEARCH.

>> MS. SALAS.

>> I APPRECIATE ALL THE CONTENT YOU PROVIDED ON HOW YOU SUPPORT US.

I'M WONDERING HOW DO YOU SUPPORT THE CANDIDATES? WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? AS FAR AS SUPPORTING THEM AS THEIR RESUMES, COACHING THEM FOR INTERVIEWS.

HOW DO YOU HELP THEM PRESENT THEMSELVES TO US? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS HOW MUCH OF IT IS AUTHENTICALLY THEM AND THE COACHING?

>> WE HAVE A STRONG APPLICATION PROCESS.

WE HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE THEY WOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION IN ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIALS, WHETHER IT'S THEIR RESUME OR ANY OTHER ARTIFACTS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING OF THEM.

WHEN WE CONDUCT OUR FIRST ROUND OF SCREENING, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THOSE THAT WE WANT TO DO A MORE IN DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH.

THE ONES THAT DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WILL BE SCREENED OUT.

BUT THOSE THAT LOOK LIKE THEY ALIGN WITH THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE.

WE WANT TO TALK TO THEM, AND WE SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM, JUST TO LISTEN TO THEM TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS POTENTIALLY A GOOD FIT BASED ON WHAT THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING FOR.

OUR JOB IS REALLY TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES TO YOU AS THEY ARE BASED ON WHAT WE FROM THEIR REFERENCES, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW FROM THEIR APPLICATION.

THEN YOU'LL LEARN A LOT IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THEM.

BUT AGAIN, WE HELP FACILITATE JUST THAT MAKING THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE AND SHARING THAT WITH YOU AS A BOARD TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST INFORMED DECISION.

>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WHEN WE PRESENT THE CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD, WE TIER THEM.

TIER 1 WILL BE THOSE THAT ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND MEET ALL THE CRITERIA.

TIER 2 ARE THOSE CANDIDATES THAT ARE QUALIFY, BUT PERHAPS ARE LACKING IN ONE AREA, AND THEN TIER 3 ARE THOSE THAT JUST DON'T MEET THE STANDARD.

BUT AGAIN, WE WORK FOR YOU AND OUR GOAL IS TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES TO YOU.

WE DO FACILITATE OBVIOUSLY THEM NAVIGATING THE APPLICATION, MAKING SURE THAT THEY SUBMIT ALL THEIR CREDENTIALS, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE ARE ASKING.

OF COURSE, WE NOT NECESSARILY COACH THEM, BUT WE DO LEAD THEM TO THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE REPORT, WHICH OF COURSE, PROVIDES THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

>> APPLE.

>> YES. YOU MENTIONED A LOT ABOUT LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DIG A LITTLE DEEPER.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE A FIT A CANDIDATE THAT HAS A GOOD FIT FOR FRISCO?

>> GO AHEAD.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> THAT'S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE FOR FRISCO ISD IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US IS TO BE GOOD LISTENERS

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WE CAN TELL YOU ALL DAY LONG WHAT GREAT EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IS AND LOOKS LIKE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU ALL, LOOKING TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY ON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MANDUVA.

>> I THINK I REMEMBER YOU COVERED BRIEFLY ON THE PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.

ARE YOU GOING TO PROVIDE US THE LIST OF ALL THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED INFORMATION ARE FROM YOUR TOP CANDIDATES LIST.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

>> YES, DEFINITELY. WE DON'T EXCLUDE ANYBODY.

YOU WILL GET THE LIST OF ALL THE CANDIDATES, INCLUDING A SUMMARY ON EACH OF THE CANDIDATES.

WHAT WE DO IS BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU GET 50-60 APPLICANTS, THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

WE SUMMARIZE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU BASED ON OUR FINDINGS BASED ON THE INTERVIEW, THE PRESCREENING, THE INTERVIEW THAT WE CONDUCT WITH THEM, THE REFERENCE CHECKS, AND ANYTHING THAT WE FIND AS FAR AS MEDIA SEARCH, MEDIA REVIEWS, AND SO FORTH.

ALL THAT INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND WE USE THAT SAME INFORMATION TO TEAR THEM, AS I MENTIONED, SO THAT AGAIN, YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

THEN ONCE WE'RE MEETING WITH YOU DURING THAT WORKSHOP, THEN OBVIOUSLY WE CAN DIG FURTHER INTO THE APPLICATIONS, THE RESUMES, THE REFERENCE LETTERS AND SO FORTH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HILL.

AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU MENTIONED IF WE HIRE A SUPERINTENDENT AND IT DOESN'T WORK OUT WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS, THEN YOU MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CONTINUE TO PLACE THOSE CANDIDATES THAT MAY NOT WORK OUT OR HAVE ENCOUNTERED CERTAIN ISSUES OR JUST WEREN'T A GOOD FIT.

IN PREVIOUS DISTRICTS, DO YOU DISCLOSE THAT TO YOUR RECRUITING DISTRICT? DO YOU DISCLOSE THAT TO US OR OTHER DISTRICTS?

>> HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE NOT BEEN IN THAT SITUATION BEFORE, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS EVERY SEARCH IS UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT.

WHILE A CANDIDATE MAY NOT BE THE BEST FIT IN ONE DISTRICT, THEY MAY BE A BETTER FIT IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, I THINK WE WOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT, ESPECIALLY IT'S PRETTY EASY TO FIND OUT WHY SUPERINTENDENT DIDN'T WORK IN A DISTRICT OR WHAT THE ISSUES WERE.

YOU CAN READ IT IN THE PAPER, YOU CAN SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE A RISK ON THAT? AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE THAT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE, BUT I THINK MY QUESTION WAS, IF THERE IS A CANDIDATE FROM YOUR LIST THAT HAS HAD OBVIOUS CHALLENGES, WOULD YOU DISCLOSE THAT?

>> WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY DISCLOSE IT.

WE WANT TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH THE PROCESS, AND WE WOULD PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS TO WHY THAT CANDIDATE DID NOT WORK.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THIS WHOLE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT.

I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION WITH YOU AS A BOARD IN THIS PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I'VE GOT A FOLLOW UP QUESTION AND IT'S A TWO PARTER.

FIRST PART IS, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO FINDING A CANDIDATE LIKE ISD FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES YOU FORESEE IN THAT SEARCH AND THE NUMBER TWO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? HOW DO YOU ADDRESS IT?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I THINK THIS DISTRICT IS GOING TO ATTRACT REALLY STRONG CANDIDATES.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS HOW DO WE NARROW THE SCOPE?

>> DECIDING BETWEEN GOOD CANDIDATES.

>> SAY AGAIN.

>> DECIDING BETWEEN REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES.

>> I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE.

YOU WILL HAVE MANY OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES.

I THINK THAT WILL BE PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE NARROWING THAT SCOPE.

WHAT WAS THE SECOND PART OF YOUR?

>> HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT DOING THAT? HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS THE BIG CHALLENGES FOR US?

>> WHAT WE USE IS LEADERSHIP PROFILE REPORT.

WE ALWAYS ASK YOU WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A DIFFICULT DECISION MAKING A SELECTION BECAUSE ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR ALL THE TOP THREE ARE EXCELLENT.

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THEY'RE GIVING YOU THEIR VOICE, THEY'RE GIVING YOU THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THEIR OPINIONS OF WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THEIR NEXT LEADER.

THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TOOL TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

>> YES. DO YOU HAVE ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS SEARCH THAT COULD IMPROVE YOUR SEARCH PROCESS FOR FRISCO ISD? ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM YOUR PREVIOUS SEARCH?

>> EVERY SEARCH IS DIFFERENT.

OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO HELP THE BOARD REACH CONSENSUS.

IT'S ALWAYS BEST FOR THE BOARD.

IT'S ALWAYS BEST FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR SOME BOARDS TO REACH CONSENSUS AS FAR AS WHO IS THE CANDIDATE.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BRING A PRIOR EXPERIENCE.

BUT AGAIN, WE ALWAYS WORK VERY HARD TO HELP YOU REACH CONSENSUS ON THAT FINAL CANDIDATE.

>> I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THIS. OUT OF ALL THE SEARCHES YOU'VE DONE, IS THERE ANYTHING, ANY LESSONS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR OUR SEARCH SPECIFICALLY?

>> SURPRISES DIFFICULTIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> IT IS CANDIDATE FROM THE SCHOOL OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW.

>> I WILL SAY THIS IS A VERY LARGE DISTRICT AND BEING ABLE TO REACH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED, I THINK COULD BE A CHALLENGE FOR US.

WE NEED TO REALLY STRATEGICALLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO PLAN FOR AND CONDUCT THOSE FOCUS GROUPS, THOSE COMMUNITY FORUMS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER A VERY LARGE DISTRICT AND GIVE AS MANY PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS.

I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IF THAT'S A LESSON LEARNED, IT'S WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE SURVEY.

THE SURVEY IS THE EASIEST THING TO DO.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND DO IT.

BUT GETTING PEOPLE TO A LOCATION, WE NEED TO MAKE IT EASY FOR FOLKS TO GET TO A LOCATION.

A DISTRICT AS LARGE AS THIS WITH THREE ASSOCIATES, WE CAN DIVIDE AND CONQUER AND SPREAD OUR RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

>> I DO WANT TO ADD A LESSON LEARNED NOT WITHIN OUR FIRM.

HOWEVER, IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO CONDUCT THAT DUE DILIGENCE BACKGROUND CHECK.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE.

THERE WAS ANOTHER DISTRICT THAT DIDN'T DO THAT.

AGAIN, THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MADE NATIONAL NEWS.

THAT IS A LESSON LEARNED THAT FOR US, NOW WE INCLUDED IT.

IT USED TO BE OPTIONAL AND WE DID OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS ON OUR OWN, BUT NOW WE DON'T MAKE IT OPTIONAL.

IT IS PART OF OUR BASE FEE BECAUSE OF THAT PARTICULAR INCIDENT.

THAT IS A LESSON LEARNED, I BELIEVE FOR ALL FIRMS.

>> MS. DAVIS.

>> YOU MENTIONED JUST IN YOUR RESPONSE TO MR. MADDOX, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE, HOW YOU PLAN TO INVOLVE.

I'M SURE YOU'VE DONE YOUR RESEARCH, AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT FRISCO ISD WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED COMMUNITY.

OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED FROM THE PLANNING OF OUR CALENDAR ALL THE WAY TO HOW WE WILL MANAGE THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THROUGH OUR DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO INVOLVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE SEARCH EFFORTS?

>> A LOT OF THAT IS PLANNED OUT IN OUR FIRST PLANNING MEETING WITH THE BOARD, AND WE TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FOCUS GROUPS, WHO YOU WANT INVOLVED.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL NEED SOMEBODY FROM THE DISTRICT TO BE OUR LIAISON IN CONTACT TO HELP REACH OUT TO THE FOLKS THAT WE WANT TO BRING IN FOR FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON FOCUS GROUPS.

COMMUNITY FORMS ARE GENERALLY THEY'RE OPEN TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO ATTEND.

WE DON'T LIMIT THAT, BUT WE TRY TO STRUCTURE IT.

WE'LL DO UP TO 24, I BELIEVE, 24 FOCUS GROUPS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS IN TOTAL.

WE WANT TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT WHO WE'RE INVITING TO THOSE EVENTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING AS MUCH GROUND AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE FIVE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK DURING THAT PROCESS.

IT'S A VERY STRUCTURED PROCESS TO GET US TO THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED SO THAT WE CAN SYNTHESIZE THAT INFORMATION TO DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE, BUT IT'S A PRETTY SOUND PROCESS.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT YOU ARE WANTING TO REACH OUT TO.

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>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FORUMS, THOSE ARE OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SO THAT WE CAN SCHEDULE THOSE VERY STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY BE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SOME DISTRICTS WANT US TO HOST THEM AT CHURCHES OR COMMUNITY CENTERS, OR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

WE'RE OPEN TO HOSTING THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS AND FOCUS GROUPS ANYWHERE IN THE DISTRICT OR WITHIN THE CITY.

AS DR. NOLA MENTIONED, ANYTIME OF DAY, IF IT'S THE WEEKEND, IF IT'S SUNDAYS, WHY DO IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY? WE TRY TO DO AS MUCH OUTREACH AS POSSIBLE.

>> IF IT'S AFTER 5:00?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

>> MS. AMPLE?

>> YES, TWO QUESTIONS.

HOW DO YOU THINK THE SIZE OF YOUR FIRM IMPACTS THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE, AND HOW DOES YOUR FIRM'S SIZE IMPACT THE CANDIDATE POOL YOU PRESENT?

>> I THINK WHAT SEPARATES US, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE FIRM THAT WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE ACCESS TO PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT US IN THE BACK OFFICE WITH THE APPLICATION, THE TECHNOLOGY, THE BOARD PORTAL.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE LEANING ON THAT ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT THIS PROCESS.

WE HAVE ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF TOOLS AND PROCESSES.

HAVING A LARGE FIRM GIVES US, I THINK, AN EDGE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO.

AGAIN, HAVING 130 ASSOCIATES THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING SEARCHES ACROSS THE NATION.

I KNOW THAT SYLVIA HAS DONE SOME OUT-OF-STATE SEARCHES.

DR. NOLA WELLMAN HAS DONE SOME SEARCHES OUT OF STATE, NOT JUST IN TEXAS, SO OUR NETWORK IS VERY BROAD.

I THINK IT ALLOWS US TO BRING A RANGE OF CANDIDATES THAT MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN YOU MIGHT FIND IN TEXAS, BUT MIGHT BE PERFECT FOR WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

WE'VE GOT A WIDE NET, AND I THINK THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE, BEING A LARGE FIRM AND THEN ALSO HAVING THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE WITH THE NETWORKS ACROSS THE NATION.

DID I ANSWER YOUR SECOND PART?

>> NO, YOU DIDN'T.

>> COULD YOU TELL ME AGAIN THE SECOND PART?

>> YES, THE SECOND PART IS, HOW DOES YOUR FIRM'S SIZE IMPACT THE CANDIDATE POOL?

>> WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE OUR APPLICATION PORTAL, AND WE HAVE OVER 600 ACTIVE CANDIDATES, AND THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

ALL THE SEARCHES THAT ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY HYA, WE HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THOSE CANDIDATES, ALL THE APPLICATIONS.

WE ARE ABLE TO SCREEN EVEN THOSE THAT HAVEN'T APPLIED, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SCREEN THEM, AND IF WE FEEL THAT THEY ARE A GOOD FIT FOR FRISCO ISD, WE CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO THEM, INVITE THEM TO APPLY.

THEY'RE VERY STRONG.

WE CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY AND AGAIN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

HAVING THAT PORTAL AND ITS VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S HOW WE CONDUCT SOME OF THE SEARCHES FOR THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

MANY TIMES WHEN WE REACH OUT TO CANDIDATES, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN APPLYING.

THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN LEAVING THEIR DISTRICT, BUT WE'RE VERY PERSISTENT WHEN WE FEEL THAT THEY'RE A GOOD MATCH.

AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE WE TELL THEM THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND MANY TIMES WE DO CONVINCE THEM, AND THEN THEY DO APPLY, AND THEN THE REST IS, OF COURSE, UP TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER.

WHAT IS THE LARGEST DISTRICT THAT YOU HAVE PLACED A SUPERINTENDENT IN THAT HAS SURVIVED FOR LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS?

>> WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA IN FRONT OF US, BUT WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE IS OUR FIVE-YEAR HISTORY OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES FROM THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND HOW MANY ARE STILL THERE, OR WE CAN EVEN GO FURTHER BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME, BUT WE DO HAVE A VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE, A 94% SUCCESS RATE, AND MOST OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS STAY THREE YEARS OR LONGER.

>> NO, SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE LARGEST DISTRICT THAT YOU HAVE PLACED A SUPERINTENDENT IN THAT HAS BEEN IN THAT POSITION FOR FIVE YEARS OR LONGER?

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>> IN TEXAS OR NATIONALLY?

>> WHAT'S YOUR LARGEST DISTRICT?

>> I'LL BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER.

I RETIRED FOR THREE YEARS.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT THEY DID BEFORE WE GOT HERE.

I JUST COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT WE'VE DONE.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS 95% OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS PLACED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS HAVE STAYED THEIR FULL TERM OF THEIR FIRST CONTRACT.

THAT I KNOW AS A FACT, BUT THE LARGEST DISTRICT, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MS. DAVIS.

>> DID YOU WANT?

>> YEAH, I BELIEVE SOME OF THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN YOUR PAPERWORK YOU PROVIDED TO US, BUT WE CAN DOUBLE-CHECK THAT.

>> LOS ANGELES IS WHAT COMES TO MIND.

I'M TRYING TO THINK, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN.

>> SAY THAT AGAIN.

>> LOS ANGELES.

>> I'M GOING TO JUST PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT OFF OF MS. SAMPLE. I KNOW YOU HAVE SHARED THE SIZE OF YOUR FIRM, AND SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CAPACITY FOR JUST A BIT.

I AM WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER WORK OR PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS, IF YOU WOULD HAVE ANY DURING THE PERIOD THAT FRISCO ISD WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS SEARCH, AND HOW MANY SEARCHES IS YOUR FIRM CURRENTLY PERFORMING?

>> THE FIRM ITSELF IS CONDUCTING SEARCHES ACROSS THE NATION.

YOU'RE THREE ASSOCIATES THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED HERE.

RIGHT NOW, TWO OF US, THIS WOULD BE OUR PRIORITY.

I KNOW SYLVIA, YOU'VE GOT ONE SEARCH THAT YOU'RE WRAPPING UP IN JANUARY, BUT YOU ARE OUR PRIORITY, AND I KNOW THAT NOLA AND I WILL NOT BE TAKING ON ANY OTHER DISTRICTS FOR SEARCHES.

>> THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS CLEARLY.

WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE 3 OR 2O?

>> THERE'S THREE OF US, AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE TWO OF US.

IF WE ARE CONDUCTING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FORUMS, FOCUS GROUPS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE TWO OF US IN THE DISTRICT TOGETHER AT A TIME.

>> GOING BACK TO THE FIRST PORTION OF THAT, AND YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT SOMEONE IS WRAPPING ONE UP IN JANUARY.

I KNOW THAT WE MAY MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR TIMELINE, BUT HOW DO YOU PLAN TO BALANCE US IN THEM?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY, GREAT QUESTION.

WE ALWAYS WORK IN TEAMS, AND I AM CURRENTLY COLLABORATING WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER ASSOCIATES IN ARIZONA, CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT PARTICULAR SEARCH WILL BE WRAPPING IT UP AROUND JANUARY 28TH.

MY COMMITMENT OVER THERE, AGAIN, IS JUST AS SUPPORT AND NOT A LEAD BECAUSE I DO LIVE IN TEXAS.

I CAN VERY EASILY IF I CAN'T BE THERE.

IN OTHER WORDS, FRISCO WOULD BE MY PRIORITY BECAUSE AGAIN, I AM FROM TEXAS, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, MY TWO OTHER COLLEAGUES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS, I GUESS, FROM DR. DURAN, THE OTHER TWO OF YOU WILL TAKE ON NO OTHER COMMITMENTS SHOULD YOU BE SELECTED?

>> THE SEARCHES, YEAH, NO OTHER COMMITMENTS, NO OTHER SEARCHES. THAT IS CORRECT.

>> I HAVE A SEPARATE QUESTION, BUT JUST FOLLOWING WHAT MS. DAVIS ASKED, WHAT ABOUT DR. NOLA WELLMAN? WHAT IS SHE WORKING ON? WILL SHE BE COMMITTED TO OTHER SEARCHES, OR WILL SHE BE?

>> THIS IS HER PRIORITY.

SHE LIVES IN COLORADO, SO SHE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE WILL ONCE PLANNING MEETINGS START, AND WE KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO BE IN THE DISTRICT, IF WE ARE SELECTED, WE'LL ARRANGE FOR HER TO BE.

>> I UNDERSTAND.

>> THIS IS HER PRIORITY.

>> I READ UP ON HER, I READ UP ON ALL OF YOU QUITE A BIT. HERE'S MY QUESTION.

DO ANY OF THE PROSPECTS, POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT ARE IN YOUR NETWORK AND OR THAT YOU RECRUIT RECEIVE ANY BENEFITS FROM YOU, RATHER MONETARY OR OTHERWISE? DO YOU OR ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH HYA RECEIVE THE SAME?

>> NO.

>> NO.

>> SAY THE SECOND PART. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE SECOND.

>> I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. DO ANY OF THE PROSPECTS OR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT ARE IN YOUR NETWORK AND OR THAT YOU RECRUIT RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM YOU, WHETHER MONETARY OR OTHERWISE? FOR EXAMPLE, SPORTING EVENTS.

BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU HAD A DATABASE OF 600 APPLICANTS ALREADY.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S RECRUITING RECEPTIONS AND SUCH LIKE?

>> NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

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>> THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO ASK A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT.

YOU MENTIONED AN APPLICATION PORTAL.

IS THERE ANY FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT APPLICATION PORTAL FROM THE APPLICANTS?

>> NO, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE.

>> IT'S A FREE APPLICANT, SO THEY'RE NOT TIERED IN ANY WAY IN YOUR APPLICANT POOL BASED UPON ANY [OVERLAPPING]

>> MS. [INAUDIBLE] CAN I GO BACK TO? I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON THE BACKGROUND.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY.

I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE NOT DOING SOMETHING, BUT YOU'RE DOING IT NOW.

CAN YOU JUST TOUCH ON THAT TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, THE BACKGROUND CHECK?

>> IT'S MORE OF A BASIC PACKAGE OF A BACKGROUND CHECK.

THEN THERE USED TO BE AN OPTION FOR A DEEPER DIVE, WHERE WE LOOK AT FINANCIAL STANDING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CRIMINAL HISTORY.

IT'S A MUCH DEEPER DIVE THAT USED TO BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

THAT IS NOW JUST PART OF THE SEARCH.

IT'S NOT AN ADDED COST, IT IS JUST AN EXPECTATION THAT THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]

>> WHY DID YOU GO FROM A BASIC? WHY WAS THAT NOT PART OF THE DEEP DIVE SEARCH BEFORE?

>> MOST DISTRICTS WOULD SELECT [OVERLAPPING]

>> I WANT TO CUT YOU OFF ME, SO I'M ON THE SAME PAGE.

WHAT'S THE BASIC SEARCH? WHAT DID THAT MEAN?

>> YOU MAY HAVE TO HELP ME, BUT MY RECOLLECTION, IT WAS JUST A STANDARD CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK.

WE CAN DO A TEXAS AND NATIONAL JUST BASIC CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK.

THE LARGER PACKAGE OR THE MORE ADVANCED VERSION DOES A MUCH DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT PERSON AND BACKGROUND.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M EXPLAINING THAT.

>> WELL, EXACTLY WHAT SHE SAID, WE STILL CONDUCT SEARCHES ON OUR OWN.

WHAT WE DO IS, AGAIN, WE CHECK SOCIAL MEDIA AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE TOOLS, SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T UNCOVER.

THE STRUCTURE THAT WE OFFER SCHOOL BOARDS, WE ALWAYS INCLUDED THAT, OR IN STILL DO FOR ALL THE APPLICANTS.

BUT FOR THE TOP CANDIDATE, IT WAS OPTIONAL IF THE BOARD WANTED TO DO A DUE DILIGENCE BACKGROUND CHECK.

IT IS A THIRD-PARTY BACKGROUND CHECK.

AGAIN, IT'S VERY THOROUGH, AND IT WILL FIND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, THE REPORT IS ABOUT 50 PAGES.

YOU GET EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR CANDIDATE.

WE OFFER THAT AS PART OF OUR BASE FEE FOR THE TOP CANDIDATE.

IT IS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD-PARTY FIRM.

WE PASS ON OBVIOUSLY THE COST TO THAT COMPANY BECAUSE WE FEEL IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PERFORM THAT BACKGROUND CHECK, BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES, NOT AT HYA, BUT ANOTHER FIRM HAD THAT EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY DIDN'T DO THE BACKGROUND CHECK, AND THEN LATER ON, SOME THINGS WERE DISCOVERED, UNFORTUNATELY, AND THAT SUPERINTENDENT, I WAS DISMISSED.

>> AGAIN, HELP ME WITH THIS WITH THE BACKGROUND CHECK, THE EXTENSIVE.

IT SAYS FIVE YEARS, SEVEN YEARS, 10 YEARS.

HOW FAR BACK ARE YOU GOING?

>> WELL, I THINK THEY COVER THE WHOLE GAMUT OF THAT PERSON.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD.

SIMILAR TO [OVERLAPPING]

>> FOR A FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF BACKGROUND THAT YOU HAVE, CONFIDENTIAL, TOP SECRET SECRET, THEY GO, IT DEPENDS.

IT'S NOT JUST A GAMUT, IT DEPENDS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO NAIL DOWN.

THE BACKGROUND CHECK THAT YOU WILL CONDUCT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, WILL IT BE A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD, 10-YEAR PERIOD, FIVE-YEAR PERIOD?

>> WE WANTED TO GET BACK TO YOU TO FIND OUT THE EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT FROM THE MOMENT THAT THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ON THAT CANDIDATE, IT'LL APPEAR.

>> JUST LAST PART TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

WHO DO THEY TAKE THE LIABILITY ON FOR THE BACKGROUND CHECK, OR THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU TAKE ON? SHOULD THERE BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BACKGROUND CHECK? DOES THE RESPONSIBILITY FALL WITH YOU, OR WILL IT FALL WITH THE THIRD PARTY?

>> ON THE THIRD PARTY.

>> ON THE THIRD PARTY?

>> YES.

>> I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION TODAY.

YOU SAID THERE'S A BASIC AND AN ADVANCED TIER.

DOES THAT COST COME BACK TO US?

>> NO. IT'S INCLUDED IN THE QUOTE THAT WE GAVE YOU ALREADY.

THAT'S NO LONGER AN ADDED OPTION.

IT USED TO BE.

THOSE DISTRICTS WOULD PICK THAT ANYWAY.

BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF A DISTRICT SAYING, WE'LL JUST GO WITH THE BASIC,

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WITH THE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU HIRE, YOU TAKE THEM THROUGH THE BACKGROUND CHECK, THE CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK THAT COVERS TEXAS NATIONALLY.

THIS IS A MUCH DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT PERSON'S AGAIN, FINANCIAL, ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE SURFACED THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP IN A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR ALL YOUR ENGAGING QUESTIONS, AND THANK YOU, DR. DURAN AND DR. IBARRA FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR TAKING OUR QUESTIONS AND RESPONDING.

WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN YOUR SEARCH AND YOUR SELECTION.

>> OKAY. THANK Y'ALL.

>> I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH THE HANDOUT.

>> MICHELLE, YOU CAN CALL IT IN.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP ABOUT A ONE OR TWO MINUTE QUICK BREAK.

PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, GUYS.

THANK YOU FOR PATIENTLY WAITING ON US.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> YOU DON'T MIND. YOU'RE UP ON THE CLOCK NOW AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND GET GOING.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS DOUG WILLIAMS. I AM A PART OF IMPACT EDUCATION SPECIALIST.

I AM A RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT.

I WAS IN SUNNYVALE, ISD, WHICH IS A PART OF REGION 10.

I WAS IN DALLAS COUNTY.

I WAS THERE FOR 16 YEARS AND RETIRED JULY OF '23.

MYSELF AND I'M SORRY, THREE OTHER GUYS, FORMED IMPACT EDUCATION SPECIALISTS.

ONE OF THEM IS PICTURED TONIGHT, KEVIN WORTHY, RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT ROY CITY ISD,

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STAN SURRATT FROM THE LINDALE AREA.

STAN IS ACTUALLY WORKING STILL AS A SUPERINTENDENT.

BECAUSE OF THE MOONLIGHTING LOSS, STAN HAS TAKEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST OUR FOURTH PARTNER RECENTLY, BLAKE COOPER, LONGTIME SUPERINTENDENT COMMERCE ISD, BLAKE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY, AND SO WE REMEMBER BLAKE TONIGHT.

WE MADE PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BEST DECISIONS AND THAT WAS ADDING A PARTNER, OUR WEST TEXAS PARTNER, KEITH BRYANT.

KEITH IS RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT LUBBOCK COOPER, ISD.

THAT'S IMPACT EDUCATION SPECIALIST.

WE CURRENTLY ARE FOUR SUPERINTENDENTS ALL RETIRED EXCEPT FOR STAN WITH THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

AGAIN, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TONIGHT, TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OURSELVES AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS.

WE WERE FORMED IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.

WE'RE A FAIRLY NEW COMPANY.

WE HAVE FINALIZED 19 SEARCHES IN OUR FIRST TWO YEARS.

WE HAVE RECENT CAREERS, EACH OF US.

I'VE BEEN RETIRED TWO YEARS.

HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO JUNE 2 OF THIS YEAR.

I TOOK THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT JOB IN KOPPEL.

I WAS THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT KOPPEL FOR 4.5 MONTHS.

I COMPLETED MY TIME IN KOPPEL OCTOBER 8.

WE BELIEVE THAT OUR NETWORK HELPS THE PROCESS ITSELF.

WE HAVE A WEST TEXAS PARTNER, WE HAVE AN EAST TEXAS PARTNER, MYSELF AND KEVIN IN THE CENTER PART OF THE STATE HERE IN THE METROPLEX.

WE UNDERSTAND REGION 10, WE UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE NETWORK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

EACH OF US HAVE SERVED ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I WAS TASCA PRESIDENT AT ONE POINT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

KEITH BRYANT WITH UL AND HIS WORK THERE.

WE THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE DO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH DISTRICTS IN THIS AREA.

AGAIN, 16 YEARS AS SUPERINTENDENT IN SUNNYVALE AND HAVING DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF FRISCO AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WHEN WE DECIDED TO FORM IMPACT EDUCATION SPECIALISTS IS WE DESIGNED A PROCESS AND IT WAS DESIGNED BY SUPERINTENDENTS.

WE UNDERSTAND SCHOOL, WE UNDERSTAND HOW SCHOOLS WORK.

WE ALSO DESIGNED IT FOR DISTRICTS OF ALL SIZES AND DEMOGRAPHICS, AND WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE IN IS WE DO BELIEVE IN THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE GET TO KNOW THE DISTRICT, AND WE'LL TALK AGAIN MORE ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

>> GOOD EVENING, KEITH BRYANT.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH A PROCESS IF WE ARE SELECTED OF DEVELOPING A PROFILE FOR THIS SEARCH.

THIS PROFILE WILL BE SPECIFIC TO FRISCO ISD.

WE WILL TAKE THAT, POST THE JOB, AND THEN WE GO OUT AND SELECT APPLICANTS AND PURSUE POTENTIAL SUPERINTENDENTS BASED ON THE PROFILE.

WE DON'T HAVE A STABLE OF CANDIDATES THAT WE SELECT FROM.

WE GO OUT AND PERSONALIZE IT TO WHAT YOUR DISTRICT NEEDS.

WE WILL CONDUCT COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS.

WE CAN DO THAT A VARIETY OF WAYS AND GET INTO MORE DETAIL WITH THAT LATER.

THEN WE DO A RANKING SYSTEM.

WE BRING ALL THE CANDIDATES TO YOU IN RANK ORDER.

THEN WE ASK YOU AS THE BOARD TO SELECT SOME TO DO VIDEO SUBMISSIONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THEIR FACES, YOU CAN SEE THEIR BACKGROUNDS, YOU CAN KNOW YOU CAN HAVE THEIR RESUMES IN FRONT OF YOU AND GET A PICTURE OF WHO YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE VIDEO ROUND.

AFTER THAT, WE ASK YOU TO SELECT UP TO ABOUT SIX THAT YOU WANT TO DO FIRST ROUND INTERVIEWS WITH.

THEN AFTER THAT, WE GO TO SECOND ROUND INTERVIEWS, THE LOAN FINALIST AND THE HIRING PROCESS.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PROPOSED TIMELINE BASED UPON WHAT FRISCO HAD PUT OUT IN REGARD TO HOPEFULLY HAVING SOMEONE BY MARCH 30.

THIS JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA, THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE.

WE WANT YOUR INPUT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR DISTRICT AND YOUR SEARCH.

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU TO WORK WITH YOU, NOT TO TELL YOU HOW TO DO IT, BUT TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.

THIS TIMELINE IS AN IDEA OF HOW THINGS COULD WORK JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTATION OF HOW DETAILED THE DATES ARE AND THE TIMELINES.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE A LITTLE BIT OVER 1,000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, ABOUT 1,000 SUPERINTENDENTS.

WITH OUR NETWORK IN TEXAS, WE KNOW PROBABLY 400 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS PERSONALLY.

THEN WITH OUR CONNECTIONS ALL OVER TEXAS, WE KNOW THREE OR 400 OTHERS THROUGH SECONDHAND.

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WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW THE PROFILE DEVELOPMENT WOULD WORK.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS IN REGARD TO THE PROFILE DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD WORKSHOP IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE WERE ENTHUSED ABOUT IF WE ARE SELECTED THE BOARD WORKSHOP THAT WE WOULD BE MEETING WITH YOU ON.

WE BELIEVE THAT THAT REALLY HELPS SOLIDIFY THE RIGHT TIME, THE RIGHT PERSON, IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

THE SEARCH INPUT SESSIONS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

THIS WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

EVERYONE FROM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS ON CAMPUS.

WE UNDERSTAND FRISCO, IN THE WAY I ENVISION THIS PROCESS WOULD BE WE WOULD ACTUALLY WORK OFF OF QUADRANTS, SO TO SPEAK, IF YOU THINK ABOUT MAIN STREET AND PRESTON ROAD AND THEN DIVIDE FRISCO INTO FOURS SO THAT WE COULD INSTEAD OF ASKING EVERYONE TO COME TO A CENTRAL, ACTUALLY GO OUT WHERE THEY ARE AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

THAT PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT INPUT SESSIONS WILL PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET GREAT INFORMATION TO YOU, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET A REPORT FROM US.

YOU'LL GET THE COMPOSITE REPORT, BUT THEN YOU'LL ALSO GET AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THOSE KEY ISSUES THAT YOU AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE FACING.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU IN THIS PROCESS, I BELIEVE.

THE SIZE OF YOUR DISTRICT, I THINK, SOMETIMES CAN LEND ITSELF TO MAYBE THINGS OPERATING BEHIND THE SCENES.

I BELIEVE THAT THE PROCESS ITSELF NEEDS TO LEND ITSELF TOWARD TRANSPARENCY.

TARGETED RECRUITMENT IS IMPORTANT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A HIGH PROFILE JOB.

THIS IS THE JOB THAT WE THINK THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND GET GREAT APPLICANTS THAT WILL BE INTERESTED IN THIS JOB JUST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SOLID AND WELL THOUGHT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE PROCESS THAT WE PROVIDE WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO YOU AND TO ALL CANDIDATES.

WHEN WE LEAVE HERE AND WE GO HOME, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A CANDIDATE OUT THERE THAT WOULD HAVE FIT YOU BETTER.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY WORK YOU THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS.

ONE THING THAT WE EMPHASIZE IS WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MUST BE A TIMELY PROCESS.

I WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO DO A SEARCH.

WE WILL BE THERE AT THE MID WINTER CONFERENCE, AND THIS JOB WILL NOT CLOSE UNTIL AFTER MID WINTER.

THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT.

BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE THOROUGH.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT AND SO THAT YOU HIRE THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT THAT CAN LEAD YOUR DISTRICT FORWARD.

FINALLY, WHY IMPACT? FIRST OF ALL, I'LL GO BACK TO THE NETWORK.

THE NETWORK DOES PROVIDE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A BETTER JOB IN RECRUITMENT.

WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

ALSO HELPS US IN REFERENCES.

WE DON'T CHECK THE PEOPLE ON THE REFERENCE LIST.

WE CHECK THE PEOPLE OFF THE REFERENCE LIST AND WE DO THAT BY TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW DIRECTLY OR PEOPLE THAT KNOW YOUR CANDIDATE.

WE ARE RECENT IN THE SUPERINTENDENCY.

WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACE.

AGAIN, HAVING BEEN IN KOPPEL, I WORKED A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT FACED A DEFICIT, AND I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE ISSUES THERE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE IN IS WE BELIEVE IN TREATING YOU LIKE OUR BOARD.

WE ARE RETIRED SUPERINTENDENTS.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET REGULAR COMMUNICATION DIRECTLY FROM ME.

I DON'T WANT YOU GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO THE CHURCH, TO WHEREVER, AND PEOPLE SAYING, HOW'S THE SEARCH PROCESS GOING? THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY INFORMED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT FROM US ON A REGULAR BASIS.

FINALLY, THE LAST THING IS OUR PHILOSOPHY, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT, IT'S YOUR SEARCH.

OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FACILITATE THIS AND MAKE THIS AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU.

AGAIN, DWILLIAMS.IMPACTED@GMAIL.COM, AND THEN KBRYANTIMPACT@GMAIL.COM.

THAT'S OUR CONTACT AND OUR PHONE INFORMATION.

WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND WILL OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO BEGIN BY SENDING CONDOLENCES FOR THE PASSING OF YOUR PARTNER.

>> THANK YOU SIR.

>> YOU HANDLED YOURSELF PROFESSIONALLY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SO KUDOS TO YOU FOR THAT.

>> DR. WALDRIP, KNEW MR. COOPER AND WHAT A QUALITY MAN HE WAS.

BLAKE WAS ACTUALLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR A WHILE AND JUST A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND KIDS.

HE'LL DEFINITELY BE MISSED.

BUT THANK YOU, MR. HILL.

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>> THANK YOU, SIR. MY QUESTION IS BASICALLY, IF YOU HAD A 20, 30 SECOND ELEVATOR PITCH TO A CANDIDATE AS TO WHY FRISCO ISD, CAN YOU GIVE IT?

>> YEAH, I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WOULD START WITH THE FACT THAT THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A TRADITION OF SUCCESS.

THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS GREAT PEOPLE IN PLACE.

THE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT FRISCO.

>> I AM FROM WOLF CITY.

I AM FROM HUNT COUNTY, AND ONE OF MY FIRST COACHING JOBS WAS AT LEONARD.

LEONARD AND FRISCO, WE WERE ALMOST THE SAME SIZE BACK WHEN.

BUT AS THE DISTRICT GREW, IT MAINTAINED THAT PERSONAL FEEL.

I THINK THAT THIS JOB HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN SOMEONE THAT CAN MAINTAIN THAT CULTURE.

CULTURE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IN SCHOOLS.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MADDOX.

>> YES. CAN YOU TOUCH ON YOUR PHILOSOPHY REGARDING THE BOARD'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEARCH? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S OUR SEARCH.

YOU'VE MADE THAT CLEAR.

>> YES, SIR.

>> OBVIOUSLY, WE COULD DO IT OURSELVES, BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING A RESEARCH FIRM IN.

WHAT'S YOUR PHILOSOPHY ON OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROCESS?

>> MR. MADDOX, I WOULD SAY IT IS EXTREMELY VITAL FOR YOU TO BE AS INVOLVED AS YOU WISH TO BE.

WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO GAIN VERY DETAILED INPUT FROM YOU, SO WE CAN DEVELOP THAT PROFILE.

THAT PROFILE IS WHAT WE SHARE WITH CANDIDATES, BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT WE USE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.

THEN, DURING EACH STEP OF THE PROCESS, AGAIN, YOUR DISTRICT, YOUR SEARCH, YOU ARE EXTREMELY INVOLVED IN IT.

WHEN WE BRING CANDIDATES TO YOU, YOU'RE THE ONES MAKING THE SELECTIONS OF WHOM YOU WISH TO INTERVIEW.

IT'S NOT US TELLING YOU YOU NEED TO INTERVIEW THIS PERSON, THIS PERSON, THIS PERSON.

WE WILL HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH THAT, BUT YOU MAKE THAT DECISION.

AFTER YOU DO THE VIDEO SCREENING, YOU'RE THE ONES PICKING THOSE INTERVIEWEES.

WE SUGGEST, AT YOUR DISPOSAL, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT, A BANK OF QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU, BUT YOU CAN DEVELOP YOUR OWN.

EACH STEP OF THE PROCESS, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, WE WANT YOU TO BE EXTREMELY INVOLVED.

IT'S NOT OUR DISTRICT, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT.

IT'S NOT OUR SEARCH, IT'S YOUR SEARCH.

WE JUST WANT TO BE A RESOURCE TO MAKE IT AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE AND AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE AS YOU SELECT SOMEONE TO FILL THE BIG SHOES OF MICHA CALDER.

>> THE ONLY THING I'LL ADD TO THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE EXPERIENCED SUPERINTENDENTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SAT IN THAT CHAIR, THE JOB OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS IN RELATION TO THE BOARD IS REALLY TO PROVIDE GOOD GUIDANCE.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

THAT'S NATURAL IN OUR WORLD, FROM JUST THE STANDPOINT OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FROM US OVER AND OVER.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YES.

>> ALICE.

>> YES. WHAT SUPPORT DOES YOUR FIRM PROVIDE TO CANDIDATES, SUCH AS HELPING THEM CRAFT RESUMES OR COACHING THEM FOR INTERVIEWS, AS IT PERTAINS TO WHAT THE BOARD'S PREFERENCES ARE? WHAT HELP DO YOU PROVIDE THEM TO HELP CRAFT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, VERSUS LETTING THEM JUST BE ON THEIR OWN?

>> RELATING TO THE RESUME PROCESS ITSELF OR PREPARING THEM FOR AN INTERVIEW, WE DO NOT.

NOW, WHAT WE DO IS WE PROVIDE THEM THAT PROFILE.

WE'RE GOING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT THE BOARD IS LOOKING FOR, WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT ARE, AND WE WANT TO PERSONALIZE THAT.

BUT WE BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE CHALLENGE.

YOU SHOULD DESIGN SOME SEARCH QUESTIONS.

YOU SHOULD DESIGN SOME INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR TAPER NUMBERS.

WE WANT THEM TO HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR FINANCIALS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

IF THEY HAVEN'T DONE THEIR HOMEWORK, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT QUICKLY SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPETING FOR THE JOB, AND IN MY OPINION, IT'S UP TO THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PACKED THEIR OWN PARACHUTES, SO TO SPEAK.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, SIR.

>> WELL, LET ME ADD ONE THING TO IT.

WE WANT THE CANDIDATES, WHEN THEY ARRIVE FOR THE INTERVIEW, TO BE AUTHENTIC WITH YOU.

IF THEY'VE BEEN COACHED BY US AS TO WHAT WE THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAR, THAT COULD SWAY WHO THEY REALLY ARE AND HOW THEY PORTRAY THEMSELVES.

JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.

>> THANK YOU. MS. AMPLE.

[02:10:01]

>> YES. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS A GOOD FIT CANDIDATE FOR FRISCO? WHAT IF YOU DON'T FIND THE BEST CANDIDATE?

>> TO ME, THE FIT CONVERSATION REALLY STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT.

I THINK THAT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD.

TO REALLY ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION, WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU IS THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO SAY, TELL US WHY A CANDIDATE SHOULD APPLY HERE.

WE WANT YOU TO HELP US RECRUIT FOR THIS JOB, AND WE NEED THAT INFORMATION FROM YOU.

THE SECOND QUESTION THAT WE ASK IS, TELL US WHAT THE STRENGTHS OF THE DISTRICT ARE, AND WHAT ARE SOME AREAS TO ADDRESS? WE THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THEN WE WANT TO KNOW THE QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS.

EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT.

I THINK IN A DISTRICT THIS SIZE, I THINK IT IS PARAMOUNT FOR YOU TO HAVE TO IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FIT, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE ABSOLUTE IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING A GREAT TEAM IN PLACE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT GREAT TEAM, I DON'T KNOW HOW FUNCTIONAL YOU CAN BE.

I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IS I WOULD WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU LED A TEAM IN THE PAST.

NOW, IF WE DON'T BRING SOMEONE IN THAT FITS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, IF WE GET TO THE END OF THE PROCESS AND IT'S STILL TIME.

THE THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF IN, AND BY THE WAY, WE HAVE NOT FACED THAT SITUATION.

WHEN WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE.

WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A CANDIDATE OUT THERE FOR YOU, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEARCH UNTIL WE FIND IT.

>> LET ME ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, MS. AMPLE, FOR A MOMENT.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE UNDERSTAND IS THAT FRISCO HAS OVER 60,000 STUDENTS.

WE KNOW THAT A SUPERINTENDENT, A VERY SMALL DISTRICT, MAY NOT FIT THE PROFILE OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT.

THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THAT JUST IN OUR EXPERTISE.

BETWEEN THE PARTNERS, WE HAVE 80 YEARS OF SUPERINTENDENT EXPERIENCE OVER 80 YEARS.

WE UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT-SIZED DISTRICTS.

WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL SITUATION DISTRICTS ARE IN, BIG AND SMALL.

SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN REGARD TO ENROLLMENT, DECREASES, AND INCREASES, AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT AS DOUG SAID, IT STARTS WITH YOU AND THE FEEDBACK YOU GIVE US BEFORE WE CAN GO OUT AND SEARCH FOR CANDIDATES THAT FIT THAT PROFILE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH THAT BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET THE PROFILE, DO YOU ACTUALLY SCREEN THOSE APPLICATIONS? I KNOW WE GET THEM ALL, BUT DO YOU SCREEN THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT TO RECOMMEND WHAT IS THE BEST FIT?

>> YES, WE DO. WE USE A RATING SYSTEM AMONG OUR PARTNERS THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL.

THEN WE USE A SYSTEM THAT IS GRADED BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT YOU ESTABLISH ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.

WE HAVE A SERIES OF CRITERIA FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM.

YOU, AS A COLLECTIVE GROUP OF SEVEN, DETERMINE WHICH CRITERIA ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU, AND WE USE THAT TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION, AND WE SCREEN THAT.

THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL CANDIDATES OR JUST THOSE THAT MEET A CERTAIN THRESHOLD, WHATEVER THE BOARD WISHES.

DIFFERENT DISTRICTS DO DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE THEM ALL, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE INFORMATION WE'VE GIVEN YOU AND SOME OF THE SCORING WE'VE DONE, AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT AND RUN WITH IT, OR YOU COULD EXPAND UPON THAT WITH OTHER CANDIDATES.

>> THEN AGAIN, WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THE PROCESS OF HELPING A BOARD REACH A DECISION.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HELP FACILITATE THAT CONVERSATION.

AS YOU BEGAN TO NARROW THE FIELD, THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT I THINK THE MOST THAT WE'VE EVER HAD APPLIED FOR A JOB WAS 77, AND OF THOSE 77 APPLICANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING WORK THEM FROM 77 TO AROUND 15 PRETTY QUICKLY, BASED ON THAT CRITERIA, AND BY THE WAY, THE CRITERIA HAS TO LOOK DIFFERENT FOR EVERY DISTRICT BECAUSE EVERY DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT.

TO ME, THAT'S THE REASON THAT YOUR INVOLVEMENT, GOING BACK TO WHAT MR. MADDOX ASKED, GOING BACK TO THAT, THAT'S WHY YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS.

WE CANNOT USE THE CRITERIA THAT WE DEVELOPED.

IT HAS TO BE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> MR. MUNDUA.

>> I THINK THE ONE WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO ASK,

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I JUST WANT TO ASK A TWO-PART QUESTION.

ONE IS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, ABOUT THE VIDEO INTERVIEWS, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN.

IS THAT HOW MANY NUMBERS, DO YOU THINK WE JUST LIKE YOUR TOP LIST? DO YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE?

>> IT DEPENDS. WE NORMALLY SUGGEST 10-16.

IT DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF APPLICANTS, SO IT COULD FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT.

IF YOU GET MUCH MORE THAN THAT, YOU GET BOGGED DOWN IN THE NUMBERS, BUT THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE BALLPARK RANGE.

>> BEN TO 16, WHAT?

>> OF THE VIDEO, VIDEO ROUND? YES.

>> I THINK OUR RECORD WAS 19, WHICH I TOLD THE BOARD, 19 IS ABOUT THE SAME AS WATCHING A FULL-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE.

WE BROUGHT THEM POPCORN TO THAT ONE.

>> THE CONTINUATION QUESTION IS, IN CASE, IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW THE OTHER CANDIDATES, HOW DO YOU PROVIDE THE LIST OF THOSE CANDIDATES?

>> ABSOLUTELY. HERE'S WHAT WE RECOMMEND.

WHEN WE BRING THE INITIAL LIST TO YOU, BE IT 40 CANDIDATES OR 77 CANDIDATES.

IF THERE IS ONE CANDIDATE THAT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU FEEL LIKE DESERVES A LONGER LOOK, LET'S SEND THEM A VIDEO.

THE VIDEOS ARE 5 MINUTES EACH.

WE ONLY ASK THEM TWO QUESTIONS.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO BE THE SUPERINTENDENT IN FRISCO? IF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S A CANDIDATE THAT MERITS A LONGER LOOK, LET'S TAKE A LONGER LOOK AT THEM BEFORE WE ELIMINATE ANYONE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MS. DAVIS.

>> THANK YOU. DO YOU CONTINUE TO PLACE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES, WERE NOT A GOOD FIT, OR HAVE OTHER POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN PREVIOUS DISTRICTS? DO YOU DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION TO US AS A RECRUITING DISTRICT?

>> GO FOR IT.

>> MS. DAVIS, THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION IN SOCIETY AND TODAY'S CULTURE.

THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS NO, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU ARE INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES THAT BRING BAGGAGE TO THE JOB IS THE BEST WAY TO SAY IT? THERE ARE CERTAINLY DIFFERENT BOARDS, DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

WE DIG DEEPLY INTO THOSE CANDIDATES AND FIND OUT ALL THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, BACKGROUNDS, AGAIN, REFERENCE CHECKING THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST.

WITH OUR NETWORK OF KNOWLEDGE, WE TEND TO KNOW WHAT HAS GONE ON THE FULL STORY IN THE DISTRICT.

WHILE THERE CAN BE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE CANDIDATE OUTSIDE THEIR OWN ABILITY TO CONTROL.

YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW THAT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW ALL THAT INFORMATION BEFORE YOU EVEN GET TO THE VIDEO ROUND.

>> THAT PROCESS WILL BE DONE IN CLOSED SESSION, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE CANDIDATE INFORMATION, I BELIEVE IN OVER-DISCLOSE INSTEAD OF UNDER-DISCLOSE FOR SURE.

AT SOME POINT, IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO YOU TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THIS.

IT'S PROBABLY IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO MOVE ON, AND WE DON'T HESITATE TO DO THAT.

NOW, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A GOOD FIT.

FITS DIFFERENT. IT REALLY IS.

I THINK THE CONCEPT OF FIT, IF THAT PERSON DIDN'T FIT BECAUSE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS STRONG FINANCIAL, AND THIS PERSON JUST DOESN'T HAVE THAT.

THAT PERSON MAY NOT BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOU.

HOWEVER, IF WE WERE TO GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT AND THEY HAD THEY HAD AN ACCOMPLISHED CFO, THEN IF THEY DIDN'T NEED THAT SKILL SET, THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD BE A BETTER FIT FOR ANOTHER DISTRICT.

TO ME, THE ISSUE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE A CANDIDATE MIGHT HAVE DISQUALIFIED THEMSELVES IF THEY HAD MADE A POOR DECISION IN THE PAST; YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

>> WELL, I LIKE THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU GAVE INITIALLY, WHERE MAYBE THEY WEREN'T A BIG FINANCIAL PERSON.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> YES.

>> WHICH IS ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT I'M CONSIDERING TO NOT BE A GOOD FIT IF THEY'RE WANTING TO MANAGE A DISTRICT OF THE SIZE OR HAVING A VERY STRONG PERSON THAT'S GOING TO HANDLE OUR FINANCES OR WHATNOT.

I'M REALLY JUST WANTING TO KNOW IF THAT PERSON JUST DOESN'T MOVE ON, OR ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH US? HEY, THIS IS A GREAT CANDIDATE,

[02:20:01]

>> YOU WILL GET THAT FROM US. YES, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE A TWO-PART QUESTION, SO I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT YOU GUYS KEEP IT BRIEF TOO.

>> WE'LL GIVE YOU A SHOT.

>> NUMBER 1, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE, IS TRYING TO FIND A SUPERINTENDENT FOR A DISTRICT LIKE US. WHAT IS IT?

>> TWO THINGS. ONE IS DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN A LARGE DISTRICT AND THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING TO CLOSE CAMPUSES, AND NUMBER 2, THE SCHOOL FINANCE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN IN TEXAS THESE DAYS.

>> NUMBER 2 IS MORE CENTRIC AROUND YOU GUYS.

I'M SENSING A MOSTLY TEXAS THEME HERE.

DO YOU ALL DO SEARCHES OUTSIDE OF THE STATE? IF SO, GIVE US A LITTLE CONTEXT OF YOUR EXPERIENCE.

>> YES. WE HAVE NOT DONE SEARCHES OUTSIDE TEXAS.

WE'RE A TEXAS COMPANY.

WE'RE FOR TEXAS SUPERINTENDENTS.

NOW, WE HAVE HAD CANDIDATES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE APPLY.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERY JOB THAT WE'VE HAD, IN FACT, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED FOUR OTHER JOBS.

WE WOULD IF IT'S THE BOARD'S PREFERENCE FOR US TO POST NATIONALLY, THEN WE'LL DO THAT.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT A LOT OF YOUR INTEREST WILL BE FROM WITHIN THE STATE.

TEXAS IS ITS OWN ENTITY. IT REALLY IS.

I THINK SOMEONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IN TEXAS IS GOING TO HAVE A LEARNING CURVE.

THEY'VE GOT TO BE READY FOR THAT.

BUT THAT WILL NOT EXCLUDE US FROM GOING OUT AND SEARCHING THERE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> SIR. REMIND ME HOW MANY SEARCHES YOU DONE?

>> WE HAVE DONE 19; WE HAVE FOUR SEARCHES THAT ARE ONGOING.

>> OUT OF THOSE 23 SEARCHES, YOU WOULD SAY, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED IN THE LESSONS LEARNED, YOU WOULD SAY, FROM THOSE 19 AND THE FOUR THAT ARE ONGOING? THAT WOULD APPLY AND HELP YOU WITH OUR SEARCH.

>> TO ME, THE THING THAT WE HAVE THAT HAS RESONATED OVER AND WE'VE HAD TO HAVE SOME REALLY TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE.

SIMPLY BECAUSE JUST A QUALITY SUPERINTENDENT MAY BE LOOKING AT THIS IS MY DREAM JOB, AND IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT.

THE CONCEPT OF FIT IS SO IMPORTANT.

THE CONCEPT OF THE RIGHT PERSON, THE RIGHT PLACE, THE RIGHT TIME IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE FIT, EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, CORRECT.

IT HELPS US AS WE GO OUT AND WE START THE RECRUITMENT EFFORT.

IT HELPS US WHEN WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

NOT THAT WE ARE GOING TO TELL ANYONE YOU SHOULD NOT APPLY FOR THIS JOB, BUT IT CREATES A SITUATION THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE EXCELLENT SEARCHES.

WE REALLY HAVE. BUT THE CONCEPT OF THAT CANDIDATE COMING IN FOR THIS JOB IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

>> I WOULD ADD TO THAT THAT THE THING WE'VE LEARNED WHERE IT'S VERY SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MEDIUM SIZED SCHOOL DISTRICT A LITTLE BIT LARGER.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE, IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, IT'S ALL ABOUT RECRUITMENT, IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING OUR HOMEWORK.

THE HOURS WE SPEND WILL BE TREMENDOUS.

WE'LL SPEND BETWEEN 150-200 HOURS ON THIS SEARCH BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT PERSON.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS AND KNOWING THE PEOPLE, NO MATTER THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S A FIT BETWEEN SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT CANDIDATE, AND THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.

>> I WAS COMING TO INTERPRET THAT AS BEING THOSE WERE PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE OR SCREENING PROCESSES.

BUT AFTER THE FACT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO, SO WHEN YOU SAY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, THAT'S LETTING AN INDIVIDUAL KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED, OBVIOUSLY, THAT MAY HURT SOME FEELINGS, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE TRUTHFUL WITH THEM.

BUT AFTER THE PROCESS, THOSE 19 THAT YOU'VE COMPLETED, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD TAKE AWAY FROM THOSE THAT YOU WOULD SAY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US IN OUR PROCESS? NOT THE PRELIMINARY. I GET THE PRELIMINARY YOUR SCREENING CANDIDATES, THAT PERSON DOESN'T FIT.

I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA YET, SO LET'S GET PAST THAT AND GET TO THE END AFTER THE FACT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET FOR.

>> I THINK TOUGH QUESTION REALLY IS.

BUT AS I THINK ABOUT IT,

[02:25:02]

I THINK ONE OF MY LAST BULLET POINTS WAS, WE WANT TO BE TIMELY, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE THOROUGH.

I THINK IT'S JUST FINE THAT IF THE CALENDAR THAT WE PRESENT MAYBE WE'RE NOT READY ON MARCH 30TH THE NAME OF THE LOAN FINALIST.

LET'S KEEP DIGGING UNTIL WE GET IT RIGHT.

WE HAD ONE SEARCH BY THE WAY, ON THE SECOND ROUND, WE RECOMMEND 1, 2, OR 3, DON'T DO ANY MORE THAN THAT. WE TOLD THEM THAT.

THEY BROUGHT FOUR BACK ON FOUR DIFFERENT NIGHTS, AND IT TOOK THEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I WAS REALLY LET'S BE TIMELY.

WE'VE GOT A DEADLINE. WE'RE READY TO SUPERINTENDENTS. HE'S RETIRING.

HE'S MOVING EAST TEXAS, ALL OF THAT.

BUT THEY WERE THOROUGH AND I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE THOROUGH.

UNTIL YOU KNOW THAT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE PERSON FOR THE JOB, LET'S KEEP DIGGING.

>> MS. DAVIS.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HILL.

YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU ALL ARE A FAIRLY NEW ENTITY.

YOU HAVE A SMALL TEAM, AND SO I'M WONDERING YOU GAVE AND SHARED MOST OF THIS AT THE VERY TOP, BUT I'M ASKING IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL WORK OR PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO HANDLE DURING THE PERIOD FRISCO ISD WILL BE CONDUCTING ITS S IF YOU ARE SELECTED.

>> MY PARTNERS HAVE OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

KEVIN WORTHY WORKS FOR BOK.

KEITH BRYANT WORKS FOR PARK HILL.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS, SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MY FACE.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MY FACE A LOT.

WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNER THAT WE'VE ADDED THAT SHE DOES STRATEGIC PLANNING.

IF WE'RE NAMED, SHE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT TO BEGIN TO WORK WITH YOU ON PROFILE.

HER NAME IS JENNIFER SETTLE, AND THAT'S WHAT JENNIFER DOES FULL TIME AND SO IT WILL BE US REALLY BEGINNING TO WORK AND DEVELOP THAT PROFILE WITH YOU, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY SUMMIT, THE COMMUNITY SESSIONS ARE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT.

NOW, I HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT HELP US WITH SMALL FUNCTIONS.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT COMMUNICATIONS PERSON HERE.

SOME OF THE SMALL DISTRICTS WE WORK WITH DON'T HAVE COMMUNICATIONS PERSON, SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF.

WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT HELPS US WITH COPY THAT I ACTUALLY LIVE WITH.

SHE WAS OUR AP ENGLISH TEACHING LIFE AND MOST OF WHAT YOU'VE READ, SHE'S PROOF WHICH IS IMPORTANT.

WE DO HAVE TEAMS THAT HELP US WITH THAT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME QUITE A BIT DURING THIS PROCESS.

>> THEN I HAVE JUST TWO QUICK QUESTIONS BECAUSE I FEEL THE SIDE OF MY FACE BEING STARED AT BY PRESIDENT HILL.

HOW MANY SEARCHES ARE YOU CURRENTLY PERFORMING AT THIS TIME?

>> WE'RE PERFORMING FOUR.

>> FOUR. YOU DID SAY THAT.

>> WE HAVE ONE IN WEST TEXAS, WE HAVE WE HAVE TWO IN REGION 7 WHICH IS IN THE TYLER AREA, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO START ONE IN REGION 10.

>> ARE THESE YOUR SEARCHES, LIKE YOU SPECIFICALLY ARE WORKING ON THESE SEARCHES?

>> WELL, AGAIN, COLLABORATIVELY, WE WORK ON THOSE TOGETHER.

>> THEN YOU JUST MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY COMPONENT.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE BEEN IN OUR AREA FOR SOME TIME, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU PLAN TO INCORPORATE OUR COMMUNITY.

AS YOU KNOW FRISCO ISD COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE VERY INVOLVED AND ENGAGED AND SO HOW DO YOU SEE INCORPORATING?

>> I THINK THE DEFAULT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS SIZE WOULD BE, WELL, LET'S JUST SEND OUT A SURVEY.

WE KNOW HOW SURVEYS WORK.

SURVEYS, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU WANT.

WE BELIEVE IN FACE TO FACE AND SO WHAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND IS I WOULD WORK WITH YOUR TEAM ON WHAT THOSE FACE TO FACE LOOK LIKE.

WE DO BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY SESSIONS.

WHEN WE GO OUT AND DO COMMUNITY SESSIONS, I WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT AGAIN, THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF FRISCO, AND SO THAT IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE TOGETHER, WE WOULD PICK A MIDDLE SCHOOL, MAYBE A HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE EVERYONE WOULD COME TOGETHER IN THAT SPOT.

WOULD IT BE YOUR PTA, YOUR PTO? COULD IT BE SUPPORT GROUPS?

[02:30:02]

THAT'S THE REASON I FELT LIKE IT WAS TWO WEEKS IN JANUARY WAS IMPORTANT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WHEN WE PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR YOU, WE LOOKED AT SOME DATES THAT WE FELT LIKE THAT WE COULD SPEND THE DAY IN FRISCO LEARNING ALL WE COULD ABOUT YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> MS. AMPLE.

>> YES. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE FOUR ACTIVE NOW, 23 TOTAL.

HOW DOES THE SIZE OF YOUR FIRM IMPACT THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE?

>> WE ARE SELECTIVE IN WHAT WE PURSUE AND WE DON'T GO AFTER EVERY SEARCH.

IN FACT, WE GO AFTER VERY FEW SEARCHES SO THAT WE CAN DEVOTE THE TIME TO IT.

AT ANY ONE TIME, THE MOST WE'VE EVER HAD IN TWO YEARS IS SIX GOING AT ONE TIME AND THAT WOULD BE THE UPPER LIMIT OF WHAT WE WOULD EVER WANT TO DO, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING TIME TO THE DISTRICTS.

IN A DISTRICT LIKE FRISCO OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT, SO THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AND WE'VE DECLINED THAT THINKING THAT THIS POSSIBILITY EXISTS IN FRISCO.

>> THE SECOND PART IS, HOW WILL YOUR FIRM SIZE AFFECT THE CANDIDATE POOL?

>> I DON'T THINK IT WILL AFFECT THE CANDIDATE POOL.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT I THINK THE CANDIDATE POOL WILL BE DEEP.

IT'LL BE RICH HERE. WE HAVE CONTACTS.

THE FIRST THING THAT WE DO IS WE WILL BEGIN TO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH.

NORMALLY, WITH A PHONE CALL TO SAY, WE WERE AWARDED THE FRISCO ISD SEARCH JOB AND HERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT APPLYING THAT AND THE FOUR OF US DIVVY THAT RESPONSIBILITY UP REALLY BASED ON THOSE WHO WE KNOW MORE THAN ANYTHING.

>> THE FACT THAT YOU WILL HAVE NO MATTER WHO YOU SELECT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF APPLICANTS, NO MATTER WHO IS SELECTED.

WE JUST WANT TO REFINE THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR YOU.

>> MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE LARGEST DISTRICT THAT YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED A SUPERINTENDENT IN FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS?

>> WE'VE ONLY BEEN DOING IT TO WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY THAT, EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE PLACED IS STILL WORKING IN THEIR DISTRICT.

>> EVERYONE?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> LARGEST. BUT WE'VE ONLY BEEN DOING IT RIGHT AT 30 MONTHS NOW.

>> THE LARGEST WAS LOB COOPER, WHICH GOT RID OF A LOUSY SUPERINTENDENT HAS A REALLY GOOD ONE NOW.

[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I'VE VACATED THAT ONE, AND LEBOOPER DID A LOT OF WORK WITH FRISCO OVER THE YEARS, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> WHAT SIZE ARE THEY?

>> 8100.

>> 8100.

>> GROWING ABOUT 6-8% A YEAR.

DOUBLING IN SIZE EVERY EIGHT YEARS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WITHIN REGION 10, WE WERE INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH IN NS AND IN GREENVILLE.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE 5A SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

>> THANK YOU. DO ANY OF THE PROSPECTS OR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT ARE IN YOUR NETWORK OR THAT YOU RECRUIT RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM YOU, WHETHER MONETARY OR OTHERWISE, AND/OR DO YOU OR ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH NPAC RECEIVE THE SAME?

>> NO, AND NO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WANT TO JUST FOLLOW UP. CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE BACKGROUND PROCESS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU DO? IT'S A THIRD PARTY? IF SO, HOW EXTENSIVE FIVE YEARS BACK, SEVEN YEARS BACK, 10 YEARS BACK, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO?

>> THE BACKGROUND WORK IS JUST A CURSORY CHECK AND HONESTLY, WE HAVE NOT HIT ON ANYTHING, SO IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND CHECK IS ALL WE DID.

>> JUST SO FOR THE RECORD, WHAT DOES QUICK CURSORY MEAN?

>> WHAT WHAT NOW?

>> WHEN YOU SAY QUICK CURSORY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? JUST WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I WANT TO PUT CURSOR IN YOUR?

>> WE JUST GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOTHING ON THE RECORD.

>> YOU DON'T USE A THIRD PARTY ANYTHING?

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>> NOT CURRENTLY. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT AGAIN, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS SIZE, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER DOING.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ENGAGING IN ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY THE BEST.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 17, CLOSED SESSION.

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

THE TIME IS NOW 9:06 PM.

WE ARE NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION.

[18. Reconvene in Open Meeting]

THE TIME IS NOW 9:45 PM.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 19.

[19.A. Consider and Act regarding the selection of an Executive Search Consulting Firm]

BEFORE I CALL FOR A MOTION, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT.

YOU MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT ON THE BOARD.

THIS IS A DIFFICULT PROCESS.

IN GENERAL, BOTH OF YOUR PRESENTATIONS WERE VERY WELL TAKEN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE, YOUR TIME, AND YOUR EFFORTS TO HELP US GET THE RIGHT PERSON, AND SO WITH THAT, I NOW WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 19A, BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION.

>> I MOVED TO APPROVE IMPACT EDUCATION SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE SEARCH, CONSULTING SERVICES, TO ASSIST THE BOARD IN HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AS PRESENTED.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE.

BOARD AND I OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION?

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK BOTH OF THE FIRMS FOR COMING OUT JUST AS YOU SHARED AND FOR DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO LEARN ABOUT FRISCO ISD AND FOR THROWING THEIR HAT IN THE RING FOR THIS SEARCH.

>> THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

I LOOK FOR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6, 0.

THANK YOU, BOARD. THANK YOU ALL.

TIME TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

THIS CONCLUDES THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED IT IS 9:47 PM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.