[3. Reconvene in Open Meeting]
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IF YOU CAN HEAR ME CLAP ONCE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME CLAP TWICE, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
IT IS 6:29 AND WE ARE RECONVENING INTO OUR OPEN MEETING.
WE DO STILL HAVE SEVEN TRUSTEES PRESENT AND OUR WONDERFUL SUPERINTENDENT.
[Items 4.A & 4.B]
I'LL ACTUALLY MOVE TO OUR RECOGNITION, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR.YOU CAN TELL OUR BOARD PRESIDENT IS A TEACHER HOW QUICK SHE GOT Y'ALL'S ATTENTION.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE MOST FUN PART OF THE NIGHT.
AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE AS PARENTS, SIBLINGS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US CELEBRATE YOUR KIDDOS.
THIS IS A COOL THING THAT WE DO.
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OVER HERE IN THE CORNER LINED UP, WE HAVE PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, COORDINATORS.
MR. MCCLENDON, I'M SORRY, IT IS NOT 06:30 YET, SO WE ARE RECESSING THIS MEETING INTO OUR STUDENT EVENT, OUR STUDENT RECOGNITION EVENT.
WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE ARE INSIDE OUR STUDENT RECOGNITION EVENT.
WE HAVE NOT RECONVENED INTO OUR MEETING.
ALL OUR PRINCIPALS, EVERYBODY'S HAD A LONG DAY, BUT THEY'RE STILL HERE CELEBRATING OUR KIDS TOO.
SO A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM BEING HERE.
ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
THIS IS INFORMAL, AND WE WANT YOU TO GET PICTURES.
WE WANT YOU TO CLAP, HOOP AND HOLLER WHEN YOUR KIDDO'S UP HERE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GROUP OF ATHLETES COME THROUGH.
WE HAVE SOCCER AND GOLF, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO FINE ARTS AND THEN TO ACADEMICS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN END CELEBRATION WITH OUR MILITARY GRADUATES.
PRETTY COOL WAY TO END THE NIGHT OF CELEBRATIONS.
WHAT YOU CAN DO, THOUGH, ONCE YOUR GROUP IS HONORED, SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WAKELAND SOCCER HERE IN JUST A SECOND, THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP HERE ALL TOGETHER.
WHEN THEY LEAVE, IF YOU WANT TO WALK OUT IN THE ATRIUM WITH THEM, YOU CAN EXIT AT THAT TIME AS WELL AND TAKE PICTURES OUT IN THE ATRIUM WITH ALL OF THEM OUT THERE.
SO AGAIN, INFORMAL, WE WILL KEEP THEM, WE'LL TAKE PICTURES UP HERE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM STAND A LITTLE LONGER SO YOU ALL, YOU PARENTS, CAN STAND UP AND GET THE PICTURES THAT YOU WANT AS WELL.
FOUCH, ALL THE BOARD WILL COME DOWN HERE WITH THEM TOO, SO YOU'LL GET A REALLY, REALLY COOL PICTURE.
SO WE'LL START OFF WITH WAKELAND.
DEIDRE RUTGER, OUR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AT THE PODIUM, I'LL LET HER TAKE IT FROM HERE.
AT THIS TIME, GUARDIAN, FAMILY MEMBER, OR FAMILY FRIEND, PLEASE STAND SO YOU CAN BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR HARD WORK, SACRIFICE, AND SUPPORT OF THESE STUDENT-ATHLETES.
WAKELAND BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER HAD AN INCREDIBLE RUN THIS SEASON.
THE GIRLS WENT INTO THE STATE SEMIFINAL WITH AN UNDEFEATED RECORD OF 25-0.
THE TEAMS OVER THE LAST SIX SEASONS HAVE ADVANCED TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS, AND THE WOLVERINES BOYS SOCCER TEAM MADE THEIR 10TH APPEARANCE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND WERE PURSUING THEIR SIXTH TITLE.
THE GIRLS PROGRAM WAS NAMED STATE CHAMPIONS IN 2022-24 AND STATE RUNNER-UP IN 2021-25.
AND OUR BOYS WERE NAMED STATE CHAMPIONS IN 2021 AND 22 AND ALSO STATE RUNNER-UP IN 2024.
ALTHOUGH THE SEASON ENDED IN HEARTBREAK FOR BOTH TEAMS, THESE KIDS REPRESENTED WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL AND FRISCO ISD WITH A LOT OF GRIT, DETERMINATION, AND PRIDE.
RIGHT NOW I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WAKELAND GIRLS SOCCER TEAM, YOUR 2006 5A DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONS, AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WAKELAND BOYS SOCCER TEAM FOR EARNING THE TITLE OF 5A DIVISION II STATE RUNNER-UP.
COACHES, IF Y'ALL GET THEM IN TWO LINES RIGHT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING.
SO PARENTS, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE RIGHT HERE FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL HOLD EVERYBODY, AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PICTURES AFTER THAT.
YOU CAN TAKE THEM RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
PARENTS, Y'ALL HOLD YOUR POSE.
PARENTS, Y'ALL WANT TO STAND UP AND GET YOUR PICTURES.
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OH, HOLD ON.ALL RIGHT, ONE BIG FINAL APPLAUSE FOR OUR WAKELAND SOCCER.
PARENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN THEM OUT IN THE ATRIUM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO WALK OUT THERE AND MEET THEM OUT THERE.
NICK SHARP, OUR ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, HAS COME TO THE PODIUM AND WE HAVE SOME GOLFERS.
ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR COACHES.
AND THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HELP PROVIDE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL-BASED ATHLETICS.
SECONDLY, PARENTS AND FAMILIES, PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF THESE STUDENT-ATHLETES.
YOUR TIME AND ENCOURAGEMENT, EARLY MORNINGS AND LATE AFTERNOONS, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESS WE'RE CELEBRATING.
TONIGHT, WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE...
[4.C. Recognition of State Golf Students]
TONIGHT, WE'RE...PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO HAVE REPRESENTED FRISCO ISD WITH DISTINCTION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION.
THE TEAMS WE ARE HONORING THIS EVENING EARNED A STATE MEDAL IN GOLF, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT REFLECTS NOT ONLY ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, BUT ALSO DISCIPLINE, COMPOSURE, AND PERSEVERANCE.
GOLF IS A SPORT THAT DEMANDS CONSISTENCY, INTEGRITY, AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS.
QUALITIES THESE STUDENT-ATHLETES DEMONSTRATED BOTH ON THE COURSE AND IN THE CLASSROOM.
THEIR SUCCESS IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR WORK ETHIC, LEADERSHIP OF THEIR COACHES, AND THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILIES.
GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
FIRST HERE ON YOUR LEFT, WE HAVE PANTHER CREEK GIRLS GOLF TEAM, OUR 4A STATE BRONZE MEDALIST THIRD PLACE TEAM.
AND ON YOUR RIGHT, OUR REEDY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF PROGRAM.
OUR 5A, OUR 5A SILVER MEDALIST STATE RUNNER-UP.
GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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ALL RIGHT, ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR PANTHER CREEK.ALL RIGHT, FINAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR REED EAGER.
[4.D. Recognition of UIL State One Act Play, Theatrical Design, and State VASE Gold Seal students]
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH TO FINE ARTS NOW.WE HAVE PETE HAZARD, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS, IS AT THE PODIUM, AND HE WILL INTRODUCE SOME OUTSTANDING, LOOK LIKE ARTISTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
WELL, TONIGHT WE PROUDLY HONOR THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS STAFF AND STUDENTS BY RECOGNIZING NINE FRISCO ISD STUDENTS SELECTED AS GOLD SEAL WINNERS AT THE STATE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT CONTEST.
THIS PRESTIGIOUS TITLE IS AWARDED THROUGH THE TEXAS ART EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION.
STUDENTS EARNING THIS HONOR PARTICIPATED IN A REGIONAL VASE EVENT ON FEBRUARY THE 28TH AND RECEIVED A 4 RATING AT THAT LEVEL.
THOSE WERE THEN SELECTED TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE VASE EVENT BY BEING IN THE TOP 10% AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL AND PARTICIPATED AT THE STATE VASE EVENT ON APRIL THE 24TH.
ONCE AT STATE, IN ORDER TO EARN A GOLD SEAL, STUDENTS MUST RECEIVE A RATING 05, DISTINGUISHED, AND ULTIMATELY REPRESENTED THE TOP 5 TO 7 PERCENT OF PIECES ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PIECES THAT RECEIVE THE 5 RATING.
THESE STUDENTS TRIUMPHED THROUGH A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS THAT BEGAN WITH OVER 32,400 ENTRIES STATEWIDE.
CULMINATING IN REGION AND STATE COMPETITIONS.
ONLY 2,100 PIECES ADVANCED TO THE STATE CONTEST, MAKING ABOUT 100 STATEWIDE PIECES THAT RECEIVED A GOLD SEAL EXTREMELY EXCLUSIVE.
FRISCO ISD RECEIVED NINE OF THOSE GOLD SEALS, AND IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
THEY REPRESENT 0.2% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PIECES ENTERED STATEWIDE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS GUIDING THESE TALENTED STUDENTS.
THEIR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT ARE VITAL TO NURTURING AND GROWING THESE STUDENT ARTISTS.
OUR TEACHERS, AS YOU KNOW, ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST, AND TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE BOTH OUR ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS AND THE INCREDIBLE EDUCATORS THAT STAND BEHIND THEIR SUCCESS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR FRISCO ISD VASE GOLD SEAL WINNERS AND THEIR TEACHERS.
PARENTS, IF YOU WANT TO GET READY TO TAKE SOME PICTURES HERE IN JUST A MOMENT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE AS A GROUP AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO DO SO AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT, ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR FACE STUDENTS.
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AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE DO HAVE A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION WE HAVE SHARED WITH YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ARTWORK OF THESE GREAT STUDENTS.THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND OF THREE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT FOR THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
TONIGHT, WE PROUDLY HONOR THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ARTS STAFF AND STUDENTS BY RECOGNIZING 13 FRISCO ISD STUDENTS SELECTED AS STATE QUALIFIERS AT THE UIL THEATER THEATRICAL DESIGN CONTEST.
THE ADVANCEMENT IN THIS CONTEST IS AWARDED THROUGH UIL THEATER AND FILM.
STUDENTS EARNING THIS HONOR PARTICIPATED IN THE INITIAL VIRTUAL EVALUATIVE PHASE OF THE CONTEST WHERE SELECT ENTRIES WERE IDENTIFIED AS STATE QUALIFIERS.
THESE STUDENTS EXCELLED THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS THAT BEGAN IN JANUARY AND WILL CULMINATE AT THE STATE MEET ON MAY THE 15TH. THAT'S REALLY SOON.
ONLY 126 ENTRIES ADVANCED TO THE STATE CONTEST IN 4A AND 5A COMBINED.
FRISCO ISD RECEIVED 13 OF THOSE DESIGNATIONS FOR BEING A STATE QUALIFIER.
IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I CAN TELL YOU HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS OF OUR THEATER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN FRISCO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THROUGH OUR UIL MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATRICAL DESIGN CONTEST THAT CULMINATES IN THIS EXPERIENCE.
THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE COLLABORATIVELY TO GET TO THIS POINT AT THE STATE LEVEL IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS THAT GUIDE THESE TALENTED STUDENTS.
THEIR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT ARE VITAL TO NURTURING AND GROWING THESE STUDENT ARTISTS, AND IT REALLY IS ARTWORK WHEN YOU SEE THE FANTASTIC WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN THIS AREA.
OUR TEACHERS HERE, AGAIN, ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST.
I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT, BUT IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE.
SO WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR FRISCO ISD UIL THEATRICAL DESIGN STATE QUALIFIERS AND THEIR TEACHERS TONIGHT.
AS WE'RE GETTING THIS PICTURE ABOARD IN THAT SLIDESHOW, YOU'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE THE THEATRICAL DESIGN WORK OF THESE FANTASTIC STUDENTS.
AND OUR THIRD PRESENTATION THIS EVENING I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT.
TONIGHT WE GET TO HONOR THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ART STAFF AGAIN AND STUDENTS BY RECOGNIZING A FRISCO ISD HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PROGRAM THAT WAS SELECTED AS A STATE QUALIFIER AT THE UIL ONE-ACT PLAY CONTEST.
THE ADVANCEMENT IN THE ONE-ACT PLAY CONTEST IS AWARDED AGAIN THROUGH THE UIL THEATER AND FILM CATEGORY.
STUDENTS EARNING THIS HONOR PARTICIPATED IN ZONE, DISTRICT, BY DISTRICT, AREA, AND ULTIMATELY THE REGIONAL PHASE OF THE CONTEST WHERE SELECT THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AS STATE QUALIFIERS.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IN THE 11 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN THIS FINE ARTS DIRECTOR ROLE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS ONE-ACT PLAY BECAUSE I NEVER GET IT RIGHT.
I NEVER CALL IT CORRECTLY ON WHAT THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS YEAR I GOT IT RIGHT EVERY SINGLE ROUND.
THESE STUDENTS EXCELLED THROUGH A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS.
IT ACTUALLY BEGAN IN MARCH AND WILL CULMINATE AT THE STATE MEET ON MAY THE 18TH, ALSO VERY SOON.
OUT OF THE 271 UIL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE 5A SCHOOLS, ONLY 8 OF THOSE SCHOOLS ADVANCED TO THE STATE CONTEST IN 5A,
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AND CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THOSE.THIS PRODUCTION IS FANTASTIC AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT TOMORROW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE NEW VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME.
THEY ARE LED BY TWO FANTASTIC EDUCATORS THAT I'M JUST SO PROUD OF.
AND IT'S BEEN JUST A JOY TO WATCH THIS PROGRESS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER.
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL? CONGRATULATIONS CENTENNIAL
[Items 4.E & 4.F]
ALRIGHT, NOW ON TO ACADEMICS.PATIENCE LEBLANC IS AT OUR PODIUM AND SHE IS GOING TO INTRODUCE SOME OUTSTANDING CITIZEN B.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL B.
MY NAME IS PATIENCE LEBLANC, AND I'M ONE OF THE SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATORS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND THE CITIZEN B AND THE JUNIOR CITIZEN B ARE ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
IN BOTH CITIZEN B COMPETITIONS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A WRITTEN TEST, AN AFTER-SCHOOL VERBAL COMPETITION, AND A REGIONAL COMPETITION.
THE COMPETITION INCORPORATES THE 11TH GRADE AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS.
HISTORY STANDARDS, INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE THE CONSTITUTION.
THESE FOLKS ARE EXPERTS AT THE CONSTITUTION.
DOCUMENTS, FOUNDING DOCUMENTS, PEOPLE, AND EVENTS.
THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BY THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, LAW-RELATED EDUCATION, AND THE SUMNER'S FOUNDATION.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL B COMPETITION, THE STUDENTS AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCE TO REGION 10.
THIS YEAR WE HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS FROM FRISCO ISD HIGH SCHOOLS.
PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPETITION.
THE TOP WINNER OF THE REGION 10 COMPETITION WAS FROM FRISCO ISD.
FIRST PLACE WAS A STUDENT FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
HE WENT ON TO PLACE FIRST PLACE AT THE STATE COMPETITION AS A FRESHMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
HE RECEIVED $5,000, AND HE WAS SPONSORED BY HIS FATHER.
NOW, THE JUNIOR CITIZEN BEE COMPETITION, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ALL 18 FRISCO ISD'S MIDDLE SCHOOLS DO COMPETE IN THE JUNIOR BEE.
HERE, WE HAVE SPONSORS FROM EVERY CAMPUS, AND EVERY CAMPUS IN OUR JUNIOR BEE PARTICIPATES IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION.
THE FRISCO ISD TEACHERS SPONSOR BY HELPING ORGANIZE THE COMPETITIONS AT THEIR CAMPUS.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF 5,003 STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE SCHOOL.
CLASSROOM WRITTEN TESTS AT THEIR CAMPUS.
WE HAD 145 MORE STUDENTS THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR TAKE THAT TEST.
358 STUDENTS COMPETED IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL CAMPUS VERBAL COMPETITIONS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, 78 MORE STUDENTS THAN WE HAD THE YEAR BEFORE.
WE LIKE DATA IN THIS DISTRICT, BY THE WAY.
THE TOP TWO FROM EACH SCHOOL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCES TO THE REGION 10 JUNIOR CITIZEN B COMPETITION AFTER THE FIRST ROUND FRISCO ISD SWEPT THE TOP 10 NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE TOP 10 BUT IT WAS SO CLOSE IN SCORE WE ACTUALLY TOOK THE TOP 11 SPOTS UH WE HAD A TIE FOR THAT THAT THAT UH LAST SPOT UM BUT THE OUT OF THE TOP TEN, THE TOP TWO WILL BE ADVANCING TO THE STATE B THAT ACTUALLY STARTS TOMORROW, SO THEY'VE GOT TO GO GET STUDYING.
SO THERE WILL BE THE WRITTEN TEST TOMORROW, AND THEY WILL TAKE THE VERBAL TEST THE DAY AFTER.
SO WE WANT TO WISH THOSE KIDDOS GOOD LUCK, AND THEY WERE FROM LAWLER AND CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE IF THEIR TEACHERS WILL GO AHEAD AND RAISE, THESE ARE THE SPONSORS FROM LAWLER AND CLARK AS WELL.
AND LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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ALL RIGHT, ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[4.G. FISD Military Graduates ]
ALL RIGHT, OUR LAST GROUP, OUR FRISCO ISD MILITARY GRADUATES.IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN CELEBRATION HERE.
SENIOR CHIEF SCULLIN IS AT THE PODIUM.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE FRISCO ISD SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, FAMILIES, AND HONORED GUESTS.
AND I SERVE AS A NAVAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.
PRIOR TO ENTERING EDUCATION, I SPENT 20 YEARS SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
AND IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT RECOGNIZING THESE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE CHOSEN A PATH OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND FRISCO ISD FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
OUR NAVY JRTC PROGRAM AT LEBANON TRAIL WAS RECENTLY AWARDED ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE DISTINGUISHED UNIT AWARD WITH ACADEMIC HONORS.
THIS IS A REFLECTION NOT ONLY OF OUR CADETS, BUT THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THIS DISTRICT, OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO HONOR GRADUATING STUDENTS FROM ACROSS FRISCO ISD WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TO MILITARY SERVICE, WHETHER THROUGH ENLISTMENT, ACCEPTANCE TO A SERVICE ACADEMY, OR EARNING ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS AT UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THESE STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING A LIFE CENTERED ON DUTY, DISCIPLINE, SACRIFICE, AND LEADERSHIP.
AT A TIME WHEN THEY COULD PURSUE COUNTLESS DIFFERENT PATHS, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO STEP FORWARD AND SERVE SOMETHING GREATER THAN THEMSELVES.
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORN A UNIFORM, I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THIS DECISION WILL CHALLENGE THEM, SHAPE THEM, AND PREPARE THEM TO BECOME LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM, AND TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ANSWER THE CALL TO SERVE.
OUR FIRST GROUP WILL BE THOSE THAT ARE ENTERING MILITARY.
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THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT, BEFORE THESE YOUNG LADIES, YOUNG MEN LEAVE THE STAGE, HOW ABOUT WE ALL STAND AND GIVE THEM A HECK OF A ROUND OF APPLAUSE RIGHT HERE.
OUR NEXT GROUP ARE THOSE THAT ARE ACCEPTING ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS.
ALL RIGHT, HOW WILL WE STAND AND GIVE THESE YOUNG MEN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? AND FINALLY, THOSE WHO ACCEPTED APPOINTMENTS TO THE VARIOUS MILITARY ACADEMIES.
AND HOW ABOUT WE STAND AND GIVE THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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PARENTS HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING.YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE PLEDGE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE BOARD MEETING IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, OR IF YOU WANTED TO JOIN YOUR CHILD OUT IN THE FOYER, IF THEY'RE ALREADY GONE, YOU CAN DO THAT TOO.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE, WHILE THE REST OF OUR FAMILIES ARE EXITING, WE ARE GOING TO RETURN FROM RECESS AND RECONVENE INTO OUR OPEN MEETING.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM WILL BE AGENDA ITEM FIVE, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO GROUPS HERE WITH US.
WE HAVE THE LEBANON TRAIL NJROTC GROUP HERE TO PRESENT THE FLAGS AND STUDENTS FROM KURTZINGER ELEMENTARY TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
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THE BOARD WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM SIX, COMMUNICATIONS TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS.[6. Communication to and from the Board including Public Comments]
WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF OUR AGENDA.THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE OPEN MEETING AND ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SPEAKERS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INFORMATION SHARED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE INFORMATION SHARED BY THE PRESENTER AND SOLELY PROVIDES THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, NOT THE DISTRICT.
DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ONLY, NOT OTHER ATTENDEES, AND ONLY MADE ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO SPEAK.
TO ENSURE THAT ALL SPEAKERS ARE TREATED EQUALLY AND HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, THE PODIUM MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TIME FOR EVERY SPEAKER.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.
IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES DGPA LOCAL, FNG LOCAL, AND GF LOCAL.
EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING'S AGENDA, PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR NEXT COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING.
THE FIRST PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION IS STAKEHOLDER TESTIMONY, WHEN THE BOARD WILL HEAR FROM PARENTS OF FRISCO ISD STUDENTS, FRISCO ISD EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS, AND OTHER FRISCO ISD RESIDENTS.
ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A FULL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS WHEN SIGNING UP TO SPEAK.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A STAKEHOLDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CALLED UPON TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TESTIMONY.
WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING, MR. PAUL JESSEN.
MR. JESSEN WILL BE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM D, CONSIDER AN ACT ON LIBRARY MATERIALS LIST, AND THAT IS LOCATED IN OUR ACTION ITEM.
MR. JESSEN? GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
THIS MAY BE A BIT OF A STRETCH.
I WAS TRYING TO FIND AN AGENDA ITEM THAT I COULD SPEAK TO, AND IF I MISSED IT, PLEASE TELL ME AND I'LL SIT DOWN.
BUT I WANT TO HIT THE LIBRARY THING BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THE LIBRARY HAS IS BOOKS ON HARPS.
AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE HARP ISSUE, BUT THAT MAY BE OUT OF LINE AT THIS MEETING.
IF THAT'S THE CASE, JUST TELL ME.
MR. JESSEN, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE HAVING YOU HERE, BUT TODAY WE HAVE TO SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEM SPECIFIC TO THE LIBRARY MATERIALS LIST.
SO HARPS WOULDN'T BE ON A MATERIALS LIST FOR THIS MEETING, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF US, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION.
WHEN IS THE NEXT COMMUNITY NIGHT WHERE YOU GET INPUT? HERE, SIR.
CAN ANYBODY GET THAT INFORMATION? WE HAVE NOT SOLIDIFIED DATES FOR THAT FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[7. Board Report]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR BOARD REPORT.AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL UPON TRUSTEES PRESENT TO PROVIDE THEIR BOARD REPORTS.
IN ADDITION TO DOING SO TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE AND SHARE OUR WELL WISHES TO A RETIRING TRUSTEE AND I WILL JUST WAIT FOR YOUR LIGHTS TO SHINE BRIGHT SO THAT WE CAN SEND OUR WISHES TO OUR RETIRING TRUSTEE.
YEAH, BEFORE I GET TO MY WELL WISHES, WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR LAST TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THANKS TO DR.
CUNNINGHAM AND MS. FOWRY, WE HAD THE PLEASURE
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TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION FROM DR.MARCY CORLEY, THE DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE VARIOUS OPTIONS OFFERED FOR GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SIX OF THE TOP TEN CELEBRATIONS AT THE VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE DONE IT INDIVIDUALLY.
EACH ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT, AND IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE THEIR UNIQUENESS AT EACH ONE OF THE CELEBRATIONS AND HOW THEY CELEBRATED THEIR STUDENTS.
DO WE DO OUR CELEBRATIONS? WE CAN CONTINUE TO REPORT FIRST.
DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? TRUSTEE SALAS? I HAD THE AWESOME LUXURY OF ATTENDING FRISCO HIGH'S ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL NIGHT.
ALMA TORRES, SHE IS AN EDUCATOR AND AN ADVOCATE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE'S AN AMAZING PERSON AND SHE DOES SUCH A GOOD JOB OF SHARING THIS EVENT AND I WENT AND Y'ALL THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD.
AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS, THE UNT MARIACHI BAND WAS THERE, AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS A SEGMENT OF UNT, AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT AN EXPERIENCE.
THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT GO ON IN THAT NIGHT, AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THAT EVENT NEXT YEAR, LOOK FOR IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S GREAT.
I WENT TO THE FRISCO ISD INCUBATOR PITCH NIGHT, WHICH WAS RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND BASICALLY OUR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS COME IN HERE AND THEY THANK YOU.
DO A PITCH OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND THEIR THINGS AND HOPE TO GET SOME SUPPORT.
AND LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT OUR FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACTUALLY DID GIVE SOME MONEY TO ONE OF THE ENTREPRENEURS FOR STARTUPS, SO THAT WAS EXCITING.
WENT TO THE FRISCO HIGH END OF THE YEAR COMPUTER SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS THAT SEAN MCBRAYER ...LEADS FOR HIS STUDENTS EVERY YEAR AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.
I LEFT THERE THINKING I NEEDED SOME OF THOSE PRODUCTS THE STUDENTS OFFERED UP IN MY OWN LIFE.
AND THEN ALSO LIKE MS. SIEMPLE, I GOT TO ATTEND THE WAKELAND TOP 10 EVENT AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WE REALLY GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW OUR EDUCATORS REALLY TOUCH OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT AN IMPACT THEY HAVE HAVE AND VICE VERSA HOW OUR STUDENTS YOU KNOW, REALLY ENRICH OUR EDUCATORS ANYWAY.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, AND I WILL WAIT FOR MY CELEBRATION.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING DOWN PRESTON, AND IT WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE DARK, AND I NOTICED OFF TO THE SIDE THERE WAS THIS MASSIVE ILLUMINATED SIGN FOR THE FRISCO ISD.
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND I DON'T THINK I EVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FROM PRESTON OR THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR PRESTON I GUESS I NEVER NOTICED THE SIGN TILL IT WAS ILLUMINATED BUT IT WAS GORGEOUS I WAS TAKEN ABACK I HAD TO FOCUS ON MY DRIVING BUT I DID HAVE A LITTLE MOMENT BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY EXCITING THING AND I'M VERY EXCITED ON SATURDAY TO ATTEND THE EVENT.
I WISH MR. HAZARD WAS STILL HERE, BUT SOMEONE TELL HIM.
I THOUGHT IT LOOKED AMAZING, JUST BEAUTIFUL.
I ATTENDED, LIKE, MULTIPLE EVENTS, BUT I WANT TO MENTION, LIKE, A COUPLE OF THEM WHICH SHERRY ALREADY COVERED.
SO ONE IS THE MULTICULTURAL NIGHT AT FRISCO HIGH.
I MEAN, I REALLY ENJOYED, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE FOOD FROM.
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND THEN SO THANKS TO ALMA AND ALL THE ORGANIZERS WHO ARE BEHIND THE THING AND THE SECOND ONE WHICH IS MY FAVORITE ONE IS THE PITCH NIGHT INCUBATOR EDU THANK YOU FEF SUPPORTING THAT PROGRAM FOR A LONG TIME I MEAN WITHOUT THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORT I MEAN WE CANNOT HAVE THE PROGRAMS LIKE THOSE SO THANK YOU.
I REALLY ENJOYED IT BECAUSE BOTH MY KIDS ARE IN THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM ALSO, SO I KNOW HOW IT IS FROM THE STUDENT SIDE AND THE PARENT SIDE.
AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING, AND I REALLY ENJOYED ALL THE BUSINESS IDEAS WHICH THE KIDS CAME UP WITH, AND I WISH THEM ALL THE BEST FOR THEIR CAREER ALSO.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL GIVE OUR REMARKS FOR.
[00:51:17]
SURE, WE'RE GOING TO PIVOT.I HAVE TO WRITE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO GIVE COMMENTS OR REMARKS.
[00:55:02]
MARK, SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON THE BOARD FOR 11 MONTHS, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE, FOR SURE.ENJOYED YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I'VE ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH YOU BEFORE.
ON FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AND IT WAS ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
SO I HOPE WE CONTINUE OUR FRIENDSHIP.
OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE US BACK A MINUTE FROM WHEN YOU DECIDED TO RUN FOR THIS POSITION.
AND I WAS LIKE, WHO IS MARK HILL? LET ME SIT DOWN WITH HIM.
AND I MET WITH YOU, AND YOU LET ME JUST ASK YOU EVERY QUESTION AND HAND IT TO YOU, AND YOU REALLY...
SHOWED UP FOR THE ROLE IN THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN FAST FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
AND I JUST APPRECIATE HOW, FIRST OFF, YOU'RE JUST SUCH A GOOD SPEAKER.
BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE THIS UNDERLYING, UNWAVERING MESSAGE OF DOING STUFF, MAKING FRISCO GREAT, FRISCO ISD GREAT, AND ALWAYS SHOWING UP FOR THE KIDS.
AND THAT REALLY NEVER, EVER, EVER WAVERED FOR YOU.
AND I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WAIT, MARK, I THINK YOU WERE THE FIRST TRUSTEE I MET WITH AT COWBOYS CLUB.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE FOOD OR THE SODA WE HAD OR THE FACT THAT YOU PAID.
SO IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TIME SINCE DAY ONE, AND WE EVEN LET TIFF AND DEE COME HANG OUT WITH US A COUPLE OF TIMES.
SO WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE THOSE DINNER PARTIES.
GLAD I KNOW YOU NOW SO WHEN YOU WON'T SCREAM MY CALLS AND I CAN CALL YOU AND SAY HI.
SO DEFINITELY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A HOME HERE AND A FRIEND AND DEFINITELY ENJOYED OUR TIME.
I THINK AND EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW THIS.
I THINK ONE ONE THEME OF MARK'S LEADERSHIP THAT CAME OUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN WAS THIS IS A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WE NEED TO TELL OUR STORY, RIGHT? WE NEED IN EVERYTHING WE DO FOR OUR EXCELLENCE TO SHOW THROUGH AND FOR US TO TELL OUR STORY.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO LAST BEYOND YOUR TIME ON THE BOARD.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONSISTENTLY DRIVING THAT HOME, MARK.
THAT HAS BEEN THE TWO OF US FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
WHEN YOU CAME INTO THIS BOARD IN 2023, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN WITH YOU, AND WE WENT THROUGH THE TRENCHES.
THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, I HAD A RUNNING MATE WHO EVENTUALLY BECAME A TRUSTEE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I FOUND A FRIEND.
AND I KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU WON'T BE TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT OF ME FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, YOU WON'T BE FAR.
THANK YOU FOR THE CALLS, NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF MEETINGS YOU WERE IN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE FRESH, THE BREATH OF FRESH AIR THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS BOARD THREE YEARS AGO.
WE WILL BE, WE'LL BE MISSING YOU.
SO I REMEMBER MEETING YOU, MARK, AT THE COWBOYS CLUB, AND YOU MUST HANG OUT THERE A LOT, BECAUSE I DON'T GO THERE VERY MUCH.
BUT I REMEMBER MEETING YOU, AND SOMEONE SAID TO ME, THAT'S MARK HILL, AND I SAID, WHO'S MARK HILL? BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE, BUT WE TALKED THAT NIGHT, AND YOU WERE VERY GRACIOUS AND KIND.
AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT WAS SIX MONTHS LATER, YOU DECIDED TO RUN FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S THAT GUY I MET AT THE COWBOYS CLUB.
AND I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED JUST THE TIMES WE MET FOR COFFEE, JUST TALKING ABOUT THINGS, THE PHONE CALLS.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE A VERY STEADY AND EVEN WAY OF APPROACHING THINGS AND ALWAYS ADDING.
THE RIGHT BALANCE, I THINK, OF ANALYTICAL AND EMPATHY AT TIMES FOR SOME OF THE TOUGH DECISIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE IN YOUR TIME ON THIS BOARD.
AND I THINK I'VE SAT NEXT TO YOU EVERY YEAR.
AND IT'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE.
I'VE REALLY ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SWEET WIFE AND YOUR SWEET DAUGHTER.
AND I'LL STILL SEE YOUR WIFE WHEN RACHEL GETS HER BRACES ADJUSTED.
SO I'LL SEE HER THEN AND I'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP TABS ON YOU.
BUT IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE AND BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.
[01:00:02]
WE'LL MISS YOU.MARK, LIKE RENE SAID, EVEN THOUGH I WORKED WITH YOU LAST 11 MONTHS ON THE BOARD, BUT I KNOW YOU, WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY CONTESTED, I'M PART OF THE HELPING ON THE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE WE HAVE COMMON FRIENDS BETWEEN YOU AND US.
AND THEN I STILL REMEMBER WHEN I DECIDED TO RUN FOR THE BOARD, I KNOW YOU GAVE SOME VERY VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS AS A FRIEND.
AS A MENTOR, AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU DURING YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AND THANK YOU, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT I KNOW WHERE TO GET HOLD OF YOU.
WE BOTH HAVE COMMON FRIENDS ANYWAY.
SO WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, AND GOOD LUCK.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ON THE SIDE.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, TIFFANY AND EMILY.
IT'S EMOTIONAL, BUT VERY SUPPORTIVE.
YOU KNOW, TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE FAMILY.
SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND FOR SUPPORTING ME.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD NOW FOR A SECOND.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU ALL, EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL, INCLUDING THE PREDECESSORS TO THIS BOARD, RENEE AND JOHN.
I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW SO MANY FRIENDS, MARVIN, DEBBIE GILLESPIE, WHOSE SEAT THIS ACTUALLY IS, AND WHO I THOUGHT WAS ALWAYS A...
VERY GOOD AMBASSADOR FOR THIS DISTRICT, BUT I WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT WHILE WE'RE A YOUNG BOARD, THIS BOARD'S VERY GOOD AT COLLABORATING, AT ASKING QUESTIONS, AND AT CONDUCTING ITSELF PROFESSIONALLY, WHICH I THINK REALLY MATTERS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL NEED TO REALLY KEEP, AND IT'S IMPORTANT.
MAN, WHY AM I SO EMOTIONAL? IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT REFLECTS ON THE COMMUNITY AND SO KEEP THAT AT ALL TIMES.
THE PUBLIC SEES IT AND THEY WANT TO SEE GOOD REPRESENTATIVES UP HERE TO THE DISTRICT.
I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE DR.
I THINK THAT WAS A VERY SMART MOVE BY THIS BOARD AND I THINK YOU'LL BE GREAT FOR THIS DISTRICT.
FOR THE YEARS TO COME TO ALL THE IST UP HERE, TO THE PRINCIPALS, EDUCATORS AT THE CAMPUSES, IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE Y'ALL.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALENT AT THIS, NOT JUST UP HERE, BUT AT THIS DISTRICT AND IT SHOWS YOU HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SO MANY LIVES.
PLEASE KNOW THAT THE CITY THE DISTRICT LOVES YOU GUYS, IT VALUES Y'ALL, AND IT NEEDS YOU.
LASTLY, THE DISTRICT IS A GREAT DISTRICT.
LIKE JUST TODAY ALONE DURING RECOGNITIONS, WE HEARD ABOUT THE ATHLETICS AND THE FINE ARTS AND THE ACADEMICS AND THEN THE MILITARY COMPONENT OF IT ALL.
I MEAN, JUST IT'S OBJECTIVELY GOOD IN SO MANY WAYS.
WHEN WE ARE OUT IN THE PUBLIC, WE SEE TIME AND TIME AGAIN HOW IT'S THIS DISTRICT THAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO THIS CITY ALMOST ALL THE TIME.
AND IT'S THE REASON SO MANY GOOD PARENTS MOVE HERE, GOOD FAMILIES MOVE HERE, EDUCATORS WORK HERE.
THE CITY'S LUCKY TO HAVE A DISTRICT LIKE IT IN IT, AND IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE.
THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE IN THIS DISTRICT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND SO IN CLOSING, ALL I WANNA SAY IS I REALLY LOVE THIS PLACE.
LIFE, LIKE I THINK YOU ALL MENTIONED, LIFE KINDA BROUGHT ME HERE IN AN UNEXPECTED FASHION, AND IT'S TAKEN ME ELSEWHERE IN AN UNEXPECTED FASHION.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'LL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR YOU GUYS AND WORK FOR YOU ALL.
FOUCH SAID, BE A POSITIVE AMBASSADOR FOR THIS DISTRICT AT EVERY CHANCE YOU GET.
[01:05:02]
AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARK, FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE OF OUR BOARD REPORT IS, AND I FEEL LIKE MAYBE I SHOULDN'T EVEN SAY IT, MAYBE I SHOULD JUST WAIT UNTIL JUNE, BUT WHY NOT? I GOT REELECTED, Y'ALL.
I AM ELATED TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU IN THIS CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND I'M ALSO EXCITED TO GET ON EVERYBODY ON THIS DAY AS HIS NURSE.
[8. Community Relations]
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 8, COMMUNITY RELATIONS.ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE YOU GUYS STAY RIGHT THERE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT AS I GO OVER A FEW FEF STEPS.
OKAY, SO A FEW THINGS ABOUT FEF AND THEN I'M GOING TO CALL ALL OF YOU UP, INCLUDING OUR FEF BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS JUST OUR YEAR IN REVIEW.
JUST A REMINDER, OUR FOUR MAIN PROGRAMS WE HAVE ARE BEST KNOWN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND THEN OUR GRANTS, OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT, AND OUR STEAM CAMP.
SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR, THE CLASS OF 2026, WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR CEREMONY ON THURSDAY, SO WE HAVE NOT AWARDED THESE SCHOLARSHIPS YET.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE NUMBERS ARE 752,295 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED.
THAT'S 953 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 813 STUDENTS IMPACTED THIS YEAR.
SO SINCE 1999, OUR FIRST YEAR WAS 1999-2000, SO THE CLASS OF 2000 GOT THE FIRST SCHOLARSHIPS.
THAT IS A TOTAL OF $12 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED SINCE OUR FOUNDING.
15,000 SCHOLARSHIPS AND OVER 12,000 STUDENTS IMPACTED.
SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR.
OUR GRANTS, WE AWARDED THESE IN NOVEMBER.
THIS IS THE PROGRAM WE CALL GRANTS FOR GREAT IDEAS.
JUST THIS YEAR, WE AWARDED OUR HIGHEST YET AT 92,129 TO 60 DIFFERENT TEACHERS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE KIND OF FORGET ABOUT BECAUSE WE START THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN WE JUST START RUNNING, BUT AT THE NEW TEACHER BREAKFAST, WE AWARDED 138 TEACHERS WITH SUPPLY GRANTS AT $100 EACH.
SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF $105,000 IN IMPACT THIS YEAR FROM GRANTS.
BUT SINCE 1999, I ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP OUR RUNNING TOTAL.
WE ARE OVER $1 MILLION IN OUR TEACHER AND STAFF GRANTS.
IT'S NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
AND THEN 973 NEW TEACHER GRANTS AWARDED.
SOME YEARS WE DID 200, SOME YEARS WE DID 100, BUT TOTAL IMPACT IS $1.4 MILLION.
SO PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT FOR OUR STAFF.
FOR SOME REASON AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE START THE SUMMER WITH THE WHOLE STEAM CAMP AND WE HAVE ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS COME.
SO I GUESS WHEN WE'RE ALL TIRED AND THE KIDS ARE TIRED WE'RE STILL AT IT.
AND THIS IS A REALLY FUN WEEK.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT THIS YEAR.
IT'S OUR MINDBENDER STEAM CAMP.
AND WE'VE ADDED SOME DIFFERENT THINGS TO IT.
WE'RE STARTING TO NOTICE THAT PARENTS REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT THEIR CHILD IS DOING WHILE THEY'RE THERE.
SO OUR TRADITIONAL MIND VENDORS SIGN UP AND COME AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, THAT'S NOT WORKING AS WELL.
AND SO WE'VE REALLY IDENTIFIED SOME NEW PATHS.
AND SO LAST YEAR WE ADDED HEALTH SCIENCE CAMP AND THAT SOLD OUT.
AND SO THEY TRAVELED TO DIFFERENT HOSPITALS IN OUR CITY AND GET TO SEE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THEM UP THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT IN THEIR SCRUBS.
I THINK THAT'S AT TEXAS HEALTH FRISCO, RIGHT PETER? I THINK THAT'S TEXAS HEALTH FRISCO.
THAT'S HOW THEY WELCOMED THEM AND THAT'S HOW THEY HUNG OUT IN THEIR SESSION.
THEY'RE DOING SOME REALLY COOL STUFF.
WE JUST ADDED A NEW ROBOTICS CAMP THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S ALREADY ON THE MOVE TO SELLING OUT PRETTY QUICK.
AND THEN OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAMP, THAT'S ACTUALLY FOR INCOMING FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS, AND THAT ONE SELLS OUT FIRST EVERY YEAR.
SO THEY'RE REALLY ON TO SOMETHING.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW SPOTS OPEN FOR MINDVENDOR, JUST THAT TRADITIONAL PATH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME MORE KIDS FOR THAT.
AND THEN THANK YOU SO MUCH, I THINK IT WAS SHERRY AND SURESH FOR MENTIONING INCUBATOR.
[01:10:02]
LIKE YOU SAID.AND I HAVE OUR FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS.
WE AWARDED A TOTAL OF $3,000 FROM FEF.
SO FEF IS SET UP AS THE PITCH GROUP, RIGHT? WE GIVE THE STUDENTS' BUSINESSES THE MONEY.
THE FRISCO ISD SIDE, THEY HANDLE ALL THE CURRICULUM, THE TEACHERS, AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, EVERYTHING.
FEF COMES IN AND WE AWARD THE PITCH MONEY TO THE STUDENTS WHO WIN, THE STUDENT BUSINESSES WHO WIN.
SO WE HAD FIVE COMPETITORS THAT NIGHT FROM EMERSON, HERITAGE, AND FRISCO, AS YOU CAN SEE, AND THEN ALSO CENTENNIAL AND LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOLS.
THEY ALL FIVE HAVE THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM.
SO TO DATE, WE'VE AWARDED 28,000 TO 19 STUDENT BUSINESSES.
WE JUST GOT STARTED IN 2018 FOR THAT, AND I THINK WE SKIPPED A YEAR IN THERE, PROBABLY COVID.
FIRST PLACE NATURE'S NOTE FROM EMERSON, THEY DESIGNED THIS PERCENT AND IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR PH LEVELS THEY'RE A LOT SMARTER THAN ME SO CHECK THAT OUT IT'S PRETTY AMAZING UM THE GUYS REALLY WERE ON TO SOMETHING WITH THAT AND THEY GOT 1500.
SECOND PLACE IF YOU NEED YOUR GARAGE REORGANIZED THEY HAVE THIS ONE OF THE STUDENTS DESIGNED A COMPLETE AI SYSTEM WHERE THEY GO IN AND THEY ACTUALLY USE A LOT OF AI WITH IT, AND IT'S REALLY COOL.
AND THEN THE THIRD PLACE STAR FROM FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, SHE IS REDOING ONLINE STORYTELLING, AND HER AGE GROUP UNDERSTANDS IT A LOT BETTER THAN WE DO.
SO VERY IMPRESSIVE STUDENTS FOR INCUBATOR THIS YEAR.
OKAY, AND THEN I'LL MOVE ON TO OUR FUNDRAISING.
I THINK MOST OF YOU WERE THERE FOR OUR...
SECOND ANNUAL GALA WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE MADE RIGHT ABOUT NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS YEAR WE MADE A LOT MORE LAST YEAR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS THIS YEAR.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT WELL, WE'RE EXPECTING TO CONTINUE THAT SO LOOK FOR THE DATE NEXT YEAR.
I KNOW WE ALL HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME IT'S A GREAT NIGHT, AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM SUPPORTING FISD STUDENTS A COUPLE OTHER WAYS WE AT COMMON WAYS WE FUNDRAISE OUR MONTHLY DONATIONS.
THOSE ARE PRETTY IMPACTFUL FOR US AND THOSE EMPLOYER MATCHES.
THOSE ARE THE THREE FOCUS AREAS FOR OUR FUNDRAISING.
AND THEN OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP FEF, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT OR IF YOU'RE TALKING TO ANYONE, VOLUNTEERING, DONATIONS, AND CONNECTIONS.
THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES ON THAT.
MOSTLY, FEF IS THE NON-PROFIT ARM OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE THREE OF OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAMS TEAM WHO SERVES ON FEF AS WELL.
AND THEN JUST THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT RIGHT HERE.
SCHOLARSHIPS OVERALL IMPACT, ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE SINCE 1999.
12 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 12,000 STUDENTS.
GRANTS OVERALL IMPACT 1.4 MILLION TO 1,800 STAFF MEMBERS.
MINE VENDOR STEAM CAMP, WE'VE HAD OVER 5,700 CAMPERS.
AND INCUBATOR PITCH FUNDING $28,000 AND GROWING.
SO I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE FEF BOARD AS OUR PARTNER TONIGHT.
SO COME ON UP, FEF BOARD, MS. DAVIS AND DR.
[01:15:03]
Y'ALL COME ON UP.I KNOW YOU ALL GAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT I WANTED TO JUST TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT TO THANK FEF FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP.
A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IS BECAUSE OF THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE THAT POUR INTO FEF.
FRISCO ISD IS A PUBLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE JUST SIMPLY CANNOT DO.
THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFORDED TO OUR STUDENTS ARE BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORT SO LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[9. Recognition of District Library Advisory Committee (DLAC)]
WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 9 RECOGNITION OF DISTRICT LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.BUTLER IS COMING TO THE PODIUM, I WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT WHILE THIS IS PART OF THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THIS IS THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU ALL NOMINATED ONE PERSON TO VOTE FOR THE LIBRARY MATERIALS SELECTION.
AND TODAY IS YOUR LAST VOTE FOR THE YEAR FOR THE LIBRARY'S MATERIAL COLLECT LIST.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS AN INAUGURAL YEAR FOR US, AND WE WERE EXCITED AND FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO CELEBRATE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR WITH THIS WONDERFUL TEAM.
AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE WRAP-UP AT THE END WITH ANOTHER CELEBRATION FOR OUR LIBRARY SERVICES.
THANKS FOR SQUEEZING ME IN TONIGHT.
CHERYL SAID WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT EXCITING THINGS AND TONIGHT I BROUGHT MY NOTE CARD SO ONE I DIDN'T CRY AND ALSO THAT I STAYED THE COURSE SO WHILE I'M CHATTING WITH YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS UP TO THE FRONT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO BUT THIS WAS OUR INAUGURAL YEAR AND FRISCO IAC OPTED INTO HAVING A LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE SANS BEING REQUESTED TO DO SO BY OUR COMMUNITY WHICH WE ALL KIND OF WENT INTO UNSURE TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT.
THIS GROUP OF WOMEN HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK FOR US THIS YEAR.
THEY HAVE BECOME FRIENDS HONESTLY.
THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY, THIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OVER 5,000 NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE PROCURED A LITTLE OVER 33,000 LIBRARY MATERIALS THIS SCHOOL YEAR ACROSS ALL FRISCO ISD CAMPUSES.
SO THIS GROUP OF LADIES HAS, DO YOU ALL REMEMBER WAY BACK AT THE VERY FIRST BOARD MEETING WHEN YOU GUYS WERE LIKE, HANG ON A SECOND, ARE YOU SURE THAT 03,000 BOOKS IS RIGHT? THESE GUYS REALLY PUT IN THE WORK.
NOT EVERYONE IS HERE TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CELEBRATE THEM WITH YOU ALL.
LIKE CHERYL SAID, THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE IN THAT YOU ALL, TRUSTEES, APPOINTED THESE MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY.
AND SO THANK YOU TO OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR YOUR WORK THIS YEAR.
AND THEN, TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR APPOINTING WONDERFUL HUMANS FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THIS YEAR.
YAY AND IF WE COULD PRETTY PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL, SINCE THEY'RE YOUR PEOPLE.
I ACTUALLY WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK, AND I DIDN'T HAVE A MOMENT BEFORE.
I REMEMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I READ THE NEW LEGISLATION AND ALL THE THINGS.
I READ EXACTLY WHAT THIS GROUP WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THAT WAS A REALLY BIG LIFT, AND IT WAS ALL VOLUNTEER.
AND YOU ALL SHOWED UP AND GAVE YOUR TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANTED TO SEND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR SOMETHING SO NEW.
OKAY, SO CONTINUING ON WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR NEXT, OH, THIS IS THEM.
AREN'T THEY WONDERFUL? LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE.
ANYWAY, THAT'S EVERYBODY THAT IS A PART OF THE COMMITTEE.
SOME OF US COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT REALLY.
OKAY, OUR NEXT LITTLE EXCITING
[01:20:03]
SURPRISE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS THAT FRISCO ISD IS GETTING A BOOK BUS, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED, Y'ALL.IT IS GOING TO BE SO, SO GOOD.
IT'S THE FIRST EVER BUS, AND I LIKE TO JOKINGLY SAY THAT IT'S THE FIRST IN THE FLEET, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
LAST FALL, WE WERE ALL SITTING IN A LEADERS MEETING, AND DR.
WALDROP SAID, FIGURE IT OUT, AND WE SAID, OKAY, GOT IT, AND I WAS LIKE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT? WE NOTICED A LOT OF TRENDS WITH OUR ENROLLMENT IN STUDENTS THAT WERE COMING TO FRISCO ISD, WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, WHICH HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THIS EVENING.
WE ARE PREMIER AND PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL HERE.
WE DID WANT TO SPECIFICALLY MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDDOS HAD ACCESS TO FRISCO ISD RESOURCES IF THEY DID NOT HAVE A FRISCO ISD ADDRESS, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE TO YOU ALL.
A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS MAYBE DON'T HAVE A FRISCO ADDRESS BUT DO COME TO SCHOOL HERE IN FRISCO IAC AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM BY PROVIDING THEM ACCESS AND ALSO ENGAGING THEM IN BRINGING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THOSE ARE OUR LITTLE FOCUS AREAS.
WHEN WE THOUGHT OF THIS IDEA TOGETHER I CANNOT CELEBRATE IT WITHOUT HIGHLIGHTING THE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, CTE.
ALL OF THESE FOLKS, WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND ASKED THEM TO HELP US WITH THE BOOK BUS, THEY MET ME WITH YES, ABSOLUTELY, AND MORE.
THEY WANTED TO PROVIDE US MORE RESOURCES.
OUR VENDORS OUTFITTED OUR BUS WITH CUSTOM SHELVING.
OUR VENDORS DONATED LIBRARY MATERIALS.
OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DONATED AN ENTIRE BUS.
OUR CTE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN DESIGNING THE BUS WRAP.
I MEAN TRULY IT HAS BEEN A LIGHT IN THIS ENTIRE PROJECT BEING ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR DISTRICT IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE PRIORITIZE AND THAT ACCESS AND EXCITEMENT FOR LITERACY.
SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT ALWAYS STELLAR.
AND THEN THIS IS VERY COOL I WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO SEE THIS OUR STUDENTS IN MR. REEDER'S CLASS AT THE CTE CENTER THESE ARE GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION TO STUDENTS THAT WOULD THEY SUBMITTED EIGHT DESIGNS.
AND STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY SUBMITTED EIGHT DESIGNS, AND I WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED BY THEIR ABILITY, THEIR PROFESSIONALISM.
GUYS, I WOULD HAVE A LITTLE TINY PART OF ME THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET STICK FIGURES AND WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO, LIKE, SCREEN PRINT THOSE ON THE SIDE OF A BUS, BUT Y'ALL, THESE PEOPLE BLEW ME AWAY, BLEW ME AWAY.
THEY WILL BE 100% SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY LEAVE FRISCO ISD, AND THEY GET ME RIGHT IN THE HEART BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED ON ALL OF THESE DESIGNS AND THEY SELECTED HER BUS DESIGN AND YOU CAN SEE THAT UP THERE ON THE SCREEN.
AND SHE WORKED WITH 360 WRAPS, THE COMPANY THAT WE USED TO DESIGN THE WRAP, AND THEIR DESIGNERS THEY HAD A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING AND COOL FUTURE READY OPPORTUNITIES WITH THIS.
SO VERY VERY SOON YOU WILL SEE A BUS THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON YOUR SCREEN ROLLING AROUND THE STREETS OF THE FIRST YSC GIVEN FREE BOOKS TO KIDS AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED SO I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS COME FIND US AND CELEBRATE WITH US.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND OUT MORE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK BUS.
BUT BEFORE I SPEAK ON THE BOOK BUS, I DEFINITELY WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
I KNOW WE HAD A LIST AND EVERYONE GAVE THEIR NAMES.
BUT Y'ALL, MY DERMATOLOGIST IS IN THE BACK.
THAT'S RIGHT, DERMATOLOGIST, READ BOOKS, TOO.
I WAS TAKING HER BACK WHEN I SAW HER COME UP.
WITH THE BOOK BUS, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH US THE ROUTES, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS EQUITABLE ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES.
AND THEN I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO KYLIE.
I'VE KNOWN HER SINCE SHE WAS IN KINDERGARTEN.
AND SO I JUST, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT.
PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP SUPPORT IT.
AND WE WANT TO BE THERE WHEN THE FIRST GROUP OF KIDS GO ON.
I MIGHT WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FIRST GROUP OF KIDS.
THANK YOU FOR Y'ALL'S HARD WORK ON THIS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAD A BRIEF COMMENT.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN SEE MY LIGHT BECAUSE MARK'S SWAG IS BLOCKING IT.
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WELL, I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE COMMITTEE.I THINK YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR, AND ESPECIALLY WANT TO CALL OUT LISA NORMAN, WHO'S THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO THANK MRS. MCDONALD AND YOU, DR.
BUTLER, BECAUSE THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE, AS SHERRY KIND OF REFERENCED, WE DIDN'T GET A LOT OF DIRECTION, WE DIDN'T GET A LOT OF TIME, WE MADE THE PROACTIVE DECISION TO DO THIS.
WHICH I THINK WAS WAS A GOOD CHOICE AND THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR OUR DISTRICT BUT IT WAS A LOT OF LIFT ON Y'ALL AS WELL UM AND I KNOW WITH A COUPLE THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS WERE A LITTLE BUMPY THERE WERE SOME KINKS TO WORK OUT BUT I THINK UM IN THE END WE WE DID WHAT WE WERE ASKED TO DO AND I THINK WE DID IT WELL SO THANK YOU ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO HELP THANK YOU AGAIN YEAH ALL RIGHT BOARD, I'M GOING TO JUST TAKE ONE MOMENT.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE BEHIND ON TIME, BUT ONE THING THAT I DID LEAVE OUT DURING OUR BOARD REPORT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUSTEE HILL TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH HIS FAMILY.
AND EMILY HAS BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH US FOR THIS ENTIRE FIRST HALF OF THE MEETING, AND SO IF WE CAN JUST RECESS FOR ONE MOMENT SO THAT HE'S ABLE TO GET PICTURES.
I KNOW THAT SHE PROBABLY WANTS SOME PICTURES, YOU KNOW, WITH HIS.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO RECESS FOR THREE MINUTES, EMILY.
WHERE ARE YOU? DID SHE GO AWAY? WHERE DID EMILY GO? MRS. MCKIM, DO WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN TAKE A SHOT FOR THEM? OH, HEY, EMILY.
ALL RIGHT, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S PATIENCE.
TRUSTEE MADDOX, KEEP ME ON TIME FROM HERE ON OUT, OKAY? OKAY.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 10, INVOCATION.
LET US BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER, PLEASE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING THE STUDENTS, FAMILY, FACULTY, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT SHOWN BY ALL WHO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF EDUCATION.
TONIGHT, WE ALSO PAUSE TO THANK THOSE TRUSTEES WHO HAVE FAITHFULLY SERVED THIS BOARD AND THIS COMMUNITY IN PREVIOUS TERMS. WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR LEADERSHIP, SACRIFICE, AND SERVICE
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TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILY OF PRISCO ISD.WE ALSO WARMLY WELCOME OUR NEWLY ELECTED AND RETURNING TRUSTEES, AND WE PRAY FOR WISDOM, UNITY, AND DISCERNMENT AS THEY BEGIN THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
AS SUMMER BEGINS, WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND BLESSINGS OVER OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES.
GRANT THEM REST, RENEWAL, JOY, AND SAFE TRAVELS IN THE MONTH AHEAD.
YOUR WORD REMINDS US IN NUMBERS CHAPTER 6, VERSE 24 THROUGH 25, THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.
THE LORD MAKES HIS FACE SHINE ON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU.
MAY OUR DECISIONS ALWAYS REFLECT INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND A COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS.
IT IS IN YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST SAYING WE PRAY.
[11. Discussion regarding the findings of Intruder Detection Audits conducted by the Texas School Safety Center]
WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 11, DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FINDINGS OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS CONDUCTED BY TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY.PRESIDENT DAVIS, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
FOUCH, AND ISD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU THIS EVENING.
MY PURPOSE IN JOINING YOU, AS IT HAS BEEN IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, IS REGARDING RESULTS OF AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT CONDUCTED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS BEGAN IN AUGUST OF 2022 FOLLOWING A DIRECTIVE BY GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT, AND THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF ASSESSING THE ABILITY OF INTRUDERS, OR IN THIS CASE A STATE INSPECTOR, TO GAIN ENTRY TO SCHOOLS THROUGH EXTERIOR ENTRY POINTS.
EACH FISD CAMPUS IS VISITED ANNUALLY FOR AN UNANNOUNCED VISIT.
AS OF TODAY, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY HAS COMPLETED 73 OF 76 FISD CAMPUSES, ROUGHLY 95%.
IT'S LIKELY OUR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE AUDIT PROCEDURES AND ANY 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 AUDITS WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION EARLIER THIS EVENING.
IDA RESULTS WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE AT THE MEETING THAT'S COMING UP IN JUNE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THESE TEA AUDIT VISITS ARE IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE OTHER FORMS OF AUDITS FACILITATED BY FRISCO ISD EACH SCHOOL YEAR TO ENSURE OUR CAMPUSES ARE SAFE PLACES FOR LEARNING.
THE WORK TO ENSURE CAMPUS SAFETY IS CONTINUAL, AND THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND THIS BOARD IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE THOSE AT THIS TIME.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
[12. Discussion regarding K-12 Spring 2026 Sogolytics Survey]
THERE ARE NONE.WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 12, DISCUSSION REGARDING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE SPRING 2026.
DID I GET IT? YOU DID WELL, MA'AM.
SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE HAD A THIRD-PARTY FIRM CONDUCT AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY.
OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS.
AND WE'VE GOT WITH US VIRTUALLY LIVE DR.
KATE POPHAM FROM SOGALYTICS, AND SHE'S GOING TO SHARE SOME HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY WITH YOU GUYS.
AND I PUT A PRESENTATION IN HOMEBASE A COUPLE DAYS AGO AS WELL.
CAN I GET A THUMBS-UP TO ENSURE THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME? PERFECT.
AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MUTING YOURSELF, I'M HEARING SOME FEEDBACK.
AND I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH FRISCO ISD FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ON YOUR SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY.
AND TODAY, I'LL BE SHARING SOME OF THE OVERALL DATA POINTS AND KIND OF HITTING SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU.
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME QUESTIONS.
AFTER I'M FINISHED PRESENTING TODAY.
SO AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE STUDY RAN VERY SIMILARLY TO WHAT IT HAS IN THE PAST WITH PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND STUDENTS IN GRADES 4 THROUGH 12 PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY.
YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'VE HAD THE SAME DIMENSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
WE HAD A SLIGHTLY SLIMMED DOWN VERSION THIS YEAR.
FROM LAST YEAR, AS SOME QUESTIONS WERE DEEMED NO LONGER NECESSARY, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE SURVEY WAS OPEN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF MARCH.
TODAY WE'LL JUST BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE OVERALL DATA.
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THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL REPORTS AS WELL.SO WE USE CENSUS SAMPLING FOR DATA COLLECTION.
THIS ENABLES EVERYONE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY, AND SO WE COLLECTED RESPONSES FROM ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD AN INTEREST IN RESPONDING.
THIS IS THE MOST ROBUST WAY OF COLLECTING DATA, ENSURING THAT ALL THE DATA PRESENT CAN BE UTILIZED USING DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS RATHER THAN ANYTHING WITH ANY STATISTICAL INFERENCE.
SINCE WE ARE NOT INFERRING TO ANY LARGER POPULATION FROM THE CENSUS ITSELF.
SO WE CAN SEE HERE PARTICIPATION WAS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN PAST YEARS.
WE DID HAVE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 10 PERCENT FROM ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, VERY SIMILAR PARTICIPATION FROM SECONDARY STUDENTS, SLIGHTLY HIGHER FROM PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, AND THEN SLIGHTLY LOWER FROM STAFF MEMBERS.
A COUPLE OF KEY INSIGHTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SHARING.
FIRST OF ALL, FRISCO ISD HAS A TREMENDOUSLY FAVORABLE OUTLOOK OVERALL.
PERSPECTIVES ARE VERY HIGH AS FAR AS FAVORABILITY ACROSS THE DIMENSIONS.
AND SO YEAR OVER YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING A BIT OF A CEILING EFFECT TAKE PLACE WHERE THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT YOU CAN SEE OVER TIME IS GOING TO JUST SMALLER BECAUSE THERE'S LESS GROWTH TO BE HAD BEFORE YOU REACH 100% FAVORABILITY.
AND SO FOR THAT, I WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME OF THE LARGER AREAS OF GROWTH THAT WE SAW THIS YEAR.
HOWEVER, AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE GETTING TO A CEILING EFFECT STRICTLY BECAUSE THE DATA HAS BEEN SO FAVORABLE AMONG THESE PARTICIPANTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
SO FIRST, WE SAW THAT SECONDARY STUDENTS SAID TEACHERS SUCCESSFULLY SHOW THEM HOW LESSONS RELATE TO LIFE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
THIS IS A 4% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.
HOWEVER, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT ACROSS THE BOARD NATIONWIDE, THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE LOWEST RANKING INDICATORS AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS.
AND SO TO SEE ANY LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENT OR GROWTH IS FAIRLY UNHEARD OF, VERY UNIQUE TO FRISCO ISD, AND A DEFINITE POINT OF CELEBRATION.
NEXT, I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, AGAIN, AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS, 53% SAY THEY LOOK FORWARD TO SCHOOL EACH DAY.
THIS IS, AS WELL, A 5% INCREASE.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN A MINUTE, BUT THE STAGE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH SECONDARY STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IS ONE WHERE SHARING ANY POSITIVE ASPECT ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT SCHOOL GOES AGAINST.
THEM BUILDING THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND KIND OF PUSHING AWAY FROM AUTHORITY.
AND SO TO SEE ANY GROWTH AT ALL IN THAT ITEM IS A MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION.
SO AGAIN, THAT 5% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR IS SOMETHING TO DEFINITELY BE PROUD OF.
NEXT, WE SAW THAT 70% SAID THAT STUDENTS TREAT STAFF MEMBERS WITH RESPECT, AND 64% SAID STUDENTS TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH RESPECT.
THIS IS AGAIN ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT ACROSS THE NATION, WE SEE VERY LITTLE GROWTH.
IT'S ONE OF THE LOWER RANKING INDICATORS, STUDENTS FEELING THAT THEY TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH RESPECT.
AND SO AGAIN, SEEING ANY GROWTH IN THAT AREA IS A MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION.
WE'RE SEEING POST-COVID KIND OF A BOOMERANG IN ITEMS RELATED TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR, AND FRISCO IS AHEAD OF THAT CURVE.
LASTLY, I DID WANT TO POINT OUT WE HAD A UH INCREASE IN UNFAVORABLE RESPONSES WITH REGARD TO SCHOOL LIFE BALANCE.
SO THE GREATEST DECLINE IN FAVORABLE SCORES AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OCCURRED REGARDING WHETHER THEIR CHILD IS CHALLENGED AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR ABILITY TO CREATE A SCHOOL LIFE BALANCE.
SO WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT STATEMENT AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
WE INCLUDED FOR YOU SOME RESEARCH-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THESE INSIGHTS AND THE FINDINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE REPORT.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE STRENGTHENING THAT REAL-WORLD RELEVANCE AND INSTRUCTION.
WE SAW SOME GROWTH IN THAT AREA AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THAT TRAJECTORY.
IMPLEMENTING SOME RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO BUILD THAT STUDENT RESPECT.
AGAIN, SEEING SOME GROWTH IN THAT AREA AND WANT TO CONTINUE ON.
PRIORITIZING STUDENT BELONGING AND ENGAGEMENT.
ADDRESSING THAT SCHOOL LIFE BALANCE THROUGH WELLNESS FRAMEWORKS.
AND THAT CAN SEEK TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT SCHOOL LIFE BALANCE.
THAT WE SAW SOME OF THE DECLINE IN FAVORABLE RESPONSES AND STRENGTH AND BULLYING RESPONSE AND COMMUNICATION AGAIN SHIFTING
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THE STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSIVENESS AND SUSTAINED SHARED LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP AND TRANSPARENT DECISION-MAKING WE SAW SOME REALLY HIGH FAVORABLE PERCENTAGES OF RESPONSES IN THE AREAS OF LEADERSHIP AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THERE AND SO I'M GOING TO SHARE AS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK THROUGH SOME ITEMS THAT COMPARE QUESTIONS BY RESPONDENT GROUP.AGAIN, I SHARED A LITTLE ABOUT SECONDARY STUDENTS AND THEIR STAGE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING WHERE EACH PARTICIPANT GROUP IS COMING INTO THE SURVEY WITH SO THAT WE CAN BETTER INTERPRET THEIR RESPONSES.
AND SO FIRST, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, THEY ARE TYPICALLY MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF THEIR STUDENTS HOWEVER AMONG THESE GROUPS THEY ARE ALSO THE LEAST AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SCHOOL, SIMPLY BECAUSE STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS ARE PRESENT IN THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES.
AND SO WE CAN SEE SOMETIMES FROM PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, MAYBE LOWER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES, BUT HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF DON'T KNOW SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE LESS AWARENESS OF A PARTICULAR ASPECT AND DON'T KNOW ITEMS. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ACTUAL QUESTION IS COULD BE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY.
IF YOU HAD A QUESTION THAT ASKED ABOUT WHETHER DISCIPLINE IS FAIR FOR ALL STUDENTS, IF I AM A PARENT AND I HAVE A CHILD THAT HAS NOT HAD TO ENGAGE IN ANY SORT OF DISCIPLINARY REPORTING AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY SORT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT, I WOULD MARK DON'T KNOW.
BUT THAT IS A FAVORABLE RESPONSE IF MY CHILD HAS NOT ENGAGED IN ANY DISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORS.
AND SO WHEN DECIDING WHAT ACTION TO TAKE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING HOW DON'T KNOWS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED FOR A PARTICULAR ITEM.
STAFF MEMBERS, JUST AS ALL HUMANS ON ANY SURVEY THAT ASKS THEM TO SELF-REPORT, DO TYPICALLY CONTAIN SELF-REPORT BIAS.
WE ARE ASKING STAFF MEMBERS TO REPORT ON THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT QUITE A BIT OF THIS SURVEY.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THEY TYPICALLY DO HAVE HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES.
SIMPLY BECAUSE OF SELF-REPORT BIAS.
WE'VE ALREADY MENTIONED ABOUT SECONDARY STUDENTS.
TYPICALLY, WE SEE SCORES FROM THIS GROUP THAT ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN FAVORABILITY.
AGAIN, THEY ARE WORKING ON BUILDING THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND INDEPENDENCE AND DO SO BY RESISTING AUTHORITY.
AND SO, THEY ARE TYPICALLY LESS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PROVIDING FAVORABLE RESPONSES THAN THE OTHER GROUPS.
LASTLY, AND SORT OF THE OPPOSITE, WE HAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THEY ARE IN THE STAGE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE THEY'RE SEEKING APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE FROM THE ADULTS AROUND THEM.
AND SO WE'LL TYPICALLY SEE HIGHER ENTHUSIASM AND GREATER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
AND SO WE CAN SEE HERE AMONG THOSE FOUR GROUPS RATING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.
YOU CAN SEE IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A STANDARD BELL CURVE, THESE RESPONSES DEFINITELY SKEW TO THE FAVORABLE ACROSS ALL PARTICIPANT GROUPS.
SO DEFINITELY A POINT OF CELEBRATION FOR THE DISTRICT.
IF YOU COMPARE THESE ON A STACKED SCALE, AGAIN, WE'RE AIMING FOR AROUND 80% IS SORT OF OUR ANECDOTAL BENCHMARK WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SCORES.
AND SO WE CAN SEE HERE EVERY GROUP HAD PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES THAT WERE WELL ABOVE THAT 80% MARK.
WE CAN SEE SOME OF THAT POTENTIAL SELF-REPORT BIAS AMONG STAFF MEMBERS.
AND WHAT'S UNIQUE HERE IS THAT WE DON'T SEE ANY OF THAT GAP THAT WE TYPICALLY SEE BETWEEN SECONDARY STUDENTS, ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, AND PARENTS.
SO VERY INTERESTING THAT THEY HAD SIMILAR RESPONSES AS FAR AS THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT THEIR SCHOOL.
NEXT, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND CAMPUS-BASED STAFF MEMBERS WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR LIKELIHOOD TO RECOMMEND THEIR SCHOOL TO A FAMILY WITH A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD MOVING TO THE AREA.
IN ORDER TO CALCULATE YOUR NET PROMOTER SCORE, WE TAKE OUR PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES, THAT'S NINES AND TENS, AND WE SUBTRACT THEM FROM OUR PERCENTAGE OF DETRACTOR RESPONSES, THAT'S ANYTHING FROM A ZERO TO A SIX.
AND SO ANYTHING ABOVE ZERO INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE SPEAKING FAVORABLY ABOUT YOUR DISTRICT THAN YOU DO SPEAKING OUT AGAINST YOUR DISTRICT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANY POSITIVE NUMBER.
AND SO HERE AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, 38 AND CAMPUS-BASED STAFF, 46.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE HIGHEST THAT I SEE.
SO REALLY A MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION FOR THE DISTRICT.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CERTAIN FACTORS ON THE SCORE THAT THEY GAVE FOR THE NET PROMOTER SCORE, WE CAN SEE HERE SOME OF THE HIGH, THERE ARE MANY HIGH RANKING ITEMS AS FAR AS
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THOSE CREATING A POSITIVE IMPACT AMONG BOTH PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND STAFF MEMBERS.QUITE A FEW AMONG THE STAFF MEMBERS FALLING INTO THAT 93%.
SO ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING, QUALITY OF TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL SECURITY, AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE RECEIVED FROM THE FRONT OFFICE.
MANY IN THE 80% HERE FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, AGAIN, SCHOOL SECURITY AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING, CLEANLINESS OF SCHOOL GROUNDS.
I WILL POINT OUT THOSE THAT HAD THE LOWEST PERCENTAGES OF POSITIVE IMPACT.
AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WAS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND THEN AMONG STAFF MEMBERS WAS THE CLASS OR SCHOOL SIZE.
AND THEN LOOKING AT THE DIMENSION SCORES BY PARTICIPANT GROUP, WE CAN SEE HERE, AGAIN, THESE FOLLOWED THE TYPICAL TRENDS THAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE KIND OF ACROSS THE BOARD WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS.
SO WE DO SEE THAT STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THOSE HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABILITY ACROSS THE DIMENSIONS.
WE SEE SOME SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND SECONDARY STUDENT RESPONSES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, AND FUTURE READY LEARNERS.
AND AGAIN, MANY OF THESE ARE WELL OVER THAT 80% MARK, SO EXCELLENT TO SEE.
THEN LOOKING AT JUST THE TEACHING AND LEARNING DIMENSION, WE CAN SEE HERE AGAIN THEY FOLLOW THAT SAME TREND.
AND WE DO SEE, AGAIN, THAT LOWER PERCENTAGE OF FAVORABILITY AND THAT GAP BETWEEN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH REGARD TO THAT ITEM RELATED TO RELEVANCE.
HOWEVER, AGAIN, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THIS WAS GROWTH IN THIS AREA FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR.
SO IT IS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
REGARDING STUDENT SUPPORT AND RELATIONSHIPS, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT SAME TREND.
WE CAN SEE SOME MORE OF WHAT WE TYPICALLY EXPECT BETWEEN THOSE PARENTS AND GUARDIAN RESPONSES AND THE SECONDARY STUDENT RESPONSES, BUT ALL, AGAIN, WELL UP TO THAT 80% KIND OF BENCHMARK THAT WE USE.
LOOKING AT WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, VERY SIMILARLY, WE CAN NOTE HERE THAT THERE ARE THIS ITEM REGARDING THE CHILD'S EMOTIONAL NEEDS BEING MET AT THE SCHOOL.
THERE IS A DIP HERE, AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, ON THE NET PROMOTER SCORE, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WAS NOTED BY FEWER PARENTS AS BEING AN ITEM THAT HAD POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR SCORE.
HERE, THIS IS TYPICALLY WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE.
MY CHILD LOOKS FORWARD TO SCHOOL EACH DAY.
THAT GAP THAT WE SEE, IT STANDS OUT, CERTAINLY, AMONG THIS DATA.
BUT AGAIN, IT GOES AGAINST THEIR STAGE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR A SECONDARY STUDENT TO SAY THEY LOOK FORWARD TO SCHOOL.
AGAIN, WE DID SEE GROWTH IN THIS AREA.
SO THAT DOES KIND OF GO AGAINST THE TIDE THAT WE EXPECT TO SEE WITH THESE STUDENTS.
A MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION IS THE HIGH PERCENTAGE ACROSS THE BOARD THAT INDICATE THAT THEIR SCHOOL IS SAFE.
WE ALL KNOW EVERYONE HAS TO FEEL SAFE IF THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN ANYTHING IN A SCHOOL.
AND POST-COVID, WE SAW PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL SAFETY DIP CONSIDERABLY.
SO SEEING THAT TREND KIND OF COME BACK AROUND AND PEOPLE FEELING VERY MUCH THAT THEIR SCHOOL IS SAFE IS A MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION TO BE SHARED.
CONTINUING ON WITH STUDENT BEHAVIOR, WE CAN SEE HERE SIMILAR PERCEPTIONS, AGAIN, WITH THAT GAP IN STUDENTS TREATING STAFF MEMBERS WITH RESPECT.
AND THEN THAT GAP CONTINUES WITH STUDENTS TREATING ONE ANOTHER WITH RESPECT, BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS AN AREA OF GROWTH.
SO WE CAN SEE, AGAIN, WITH THOSE HIGHER PERCENTAGES AMONG STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL.
WITH REGARD TO SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, WE CAN SEE HERE, AGAIN, SIMILAR TRENDS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.
AGAIN, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FULL REPORT GOES INTO THOSE PARENT RESPONSES A LITTLE FURTHER.
SO THAT YOU CAN EVALUATE WHETHER THOSE THE REMAINING RESPONSES HERE ARE DON'T KNOW OR IF THEY ARE DISAGREEING WITH REGARD TO FAMILY INVOLVEMENT MAJOR AREA OF CELEBRATION FOR THE DISTRICT AMONG BOTH PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS WITH THE ONLY ONE HAVING AND AGAIN EXAMINING WHETHER THESE ALTERNATE RESPONSES ARE UNFAVORABLE OR DON'T KNOW IS CERTAINLY RECOMMENDED IN THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND EXPERIENCE.
I, AS A RESEARCHER, FIND IT FASCINATING THAT THIS ITEM TYPICALLY GETS LOWER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES ACROSS THE NATION THAN MANY OTHER ITEMS, AS YOU'RE SEEING HERE.
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SURVEY WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDING INPUT.SO I FIND IT FASCINATING THAT THEY DON'T FIND THIS TO BE A VEHICLE WITH WHICH THEY ARE DOING THAT.
WE DID SEE THE FUTURE READY LEARNER, AGAIN, HAVING THE, AT THE DIMENSION LEVEL, HAVING VERY CONSISTENT RESPONSES ACROSS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND SECONDARY STUDENTS.
WE VERY RARELY SEE SECONDARY STUDENTS HAVING HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES THAN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
BUT HERE THEY SEEM MUCH MORE AWARE THAN THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS MAY BE WITH REGARD TO THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY ACCURATE AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
AND APPLYING NEW OR DIFFERENT STRATEGIES WHEN FACED WITH CHALLENGES IN THEIR LEARNING.
SO THERE COULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO BUILD SOME AWARENESS AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND SHOW OFF WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE AGREEING MORE FAVORABLY THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO.
AND SEE HERE, AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE SIMILAR TRENDS AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
AND THEN WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST RANKING INDICATORS FOR EACH ITEM.
SO THESE WERE THE ONES THAT HAD THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES AND THEN THE GREATEST PERCENTAGES OF UNFAVORABLE RESPONSES.
OR YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE STRONGLY DISAGREE AND AGREE.
SO WE CAN SEE HERE WE HAD SAFETY AND SECURITY AS TWO OF THE TOP RANKING ITEMS AMONG PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION AND NOT ONE THAT HAS BEEN VERY COMMON AFTER COVID.
AND SO REALLY EXCELLENT TO SEE THIS MAKING A COMEBACK.
AMONG THE LOWER RANKING INDICATORS, WE DO NEED TO NOTICE HERE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING.
AGAIN, WE HAD NOTICED THAT ABOUT THE...
LESSONS RELATING TO LIFE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
THAT'S A VERY COMMON ONE TO BE ON THE LOWEST RANKING INDICATORS.
BUT WE CAN SEE HERE AGAIN, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL THERE WITHIN TEACHING AND LEARNING.
AMONG STAFF MEMBERS, TWO HIGHEST WERE IN THE STUDENT SUPPORT AND RELATIONSHIPS DIMENSION.
AND THEN AGAIN, TWO WITHIN SAFETY AND SECURITY.
AND THEN THREE WITHIN STUDENT BEHAVIOR.
ITEMS WITH REGARD TO TREATING ONE ANOTHER WITH RESPECT ARE VERY COMMONLY IN THAT GROUP.
BUT AGAIN, WE CAN SEE THOSE THREE WITHIN STUDENT BEHAVIOR.
AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS, THEY, AGAIN, HAD AN ITEM WITHIN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY DIMENSION UP THERE AT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKING INDICATORS, AND THEN ONE WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
SO THAT'S REALLY TREMENDOUS TO SEE.
WE HAD TWO IN TEACHING AND LEARNING.
ON THE LOWER RANKING INDICATORS.
AGAIN, WITH REGARD TO THAT RELEVANCE ITEM, HOWEVER, AGAIN, THIS WAS AN AREA OF GROWTH.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHARED REGARDING TITLE I.
SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE THAT SAID THAT THEY WERE PROVIDED WITH THE PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY AND THE SCHOOL PARENT COMPACT MAJORITY SAID YES.
AND THEN AMONG STAFF MEMBERS, VERY SIMILARLY, THEY SAID THEY PROVIDED THEM.
WITH REGARD TO TITLE I FUNDING, THESE WERE QUESTIONS REGARDING FROM STAFF MEMBERS.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, VERY FAVORABLE RESPONSES WITH REGARD TO THEIR AWARENESS AND AVAILABILITY OF TITLE I SUPPORTS.
THEN WITH REGARD TO DISTRICT QUESTIONS, WE ASKED PREVIOUSLY THE QUESTION REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THEIR SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE QUALITY OF THE OVERALL EDUCATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
AGAIN, WE CAN SEE IT VERY MUCH SKEWS TO THE FAVORABLE AMONG BOTH PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND STAFF MEMBERS.
SO AGAIN, HERE YOU CAN SEE BY RESPONDENT TYPE AGAIN COMPARING TO THAT 80% MARK, WELL OVER 80% AMONG BOTH GROUPS.
AND THEN WITH REGARD TO THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE, AGAIN, VERY HIGH PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES.
ACROSS THE BOARD REGARDING STAFF MEMBERS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR EXPERIENCE.
WE'VE GOT TWO THAT HAVE SOME HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF UNFAVORABLE RESPONSES WITH REGARD TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE INPUT.
WE DO SEE THESE TWO HIGHEST-RANKING INDICATORS AMONG THIS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.
AREA IN DEVELOPING A POSITIVE CONNECTION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND ENJOYING BEING A PART OF FRISCO ISD AGAIN.
I THINK YOU CAN SEE THIS THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGHLY FAVORABLE RESPONSES THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY.
BUT THESE ARE TREMENDOUS AREAS OF CELEBRATION THAT CAN THAT REALLY SHOW THAT THERE IS A POSITIVE CULTURE THAT'S TRICKLING DOWN
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TO THE STUDENTS.IT'S CALCULATED SIMILARLY TO THE SCHOOL NET PROMOTER SCORE.
THE DIFFERENCE IS THIS ASKS IF THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT WAS A GOOD FIT FOR A POSITION, WOULD THEY RECOMMEND FRISCO ISD AS A PLACE TO WORK? AND SO, AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANY ITEM THAT'S OVER ZERO.
THAT INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF YOUR SCHOOL THAN YOU DO AGAINST IT WITH REGARD TO EMPLOYMENT THERE.
AND HERE WE CAN SEE, AGAIN, 45.
SEE ANYTHING THAT HIGH AS FAR AS NET PROMOTER SCORE.
SO AGAIN, TREMENDOUS TO SEE, MAJOR POINT OF CELEBRATION.
WHEN LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF THEIR WORK RECOMMENDATION AND THEIR E-NET PROMOTER SCORE, WE CAN SEE HERE ITEMS THAT HAD THE GREATEST POSITIVE IMPACT WERE THEIR WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP.
THE ITEMS THAT HAVE LOWER PERCENTAGES OF FAVORABILITY HERE ARE THOSE THAT WE COMMONLY SEE.
AND THEN WE CAN LOOK HERE, COMPARISON OVER TIME.
YOU CAN SEE, BY AND LARGE, EVERYTHING IS TRENDING TOWARD THE POSITIVE.
SO WE CAN SEE THAT AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
WE CAN SEE AMONG PARENTS AND GUARDIANS THEIR NET PROMOTER SCORE HAS JUMPED EACH YEAR.
WE SAW THE SAME THING, AND YOU CAN SEE THIS THROUGHOUT.
THEIR QUALITY OF EDUCATION, SAME TREND.
SO EVERYTHING IS CONTINUING TO TREND UP, ESSENTIALLY MOVING FROM GOOD TO GREAT.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND MOVING.
I'M SKEWING TOWARD THE MORE FAVORABLE MOVING FROM GOOD TO GREAT.
WE SAW THAT SAME SLIGHTLY INCREASED TREND IN THEIR NET PROMOTER SCORE AS WE SAW WITH THE PARENTS SO THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE AMONG THE PROMOTERS AND THEN SAME WITH THE DISTRICT QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND THEN THOSE SLIGHT INCREASES AGAIN WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THAT CEILING EFFECT THERE'S SOME GROWTH BUT IT'S GOING TO START THAT GROWTH IS GOING TO START SHRINKING SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO.
SAME THING AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS.
THERE'S, AGAIN, KIND OF MOVED FROM THAT GOOD TO GREAT.
AND THEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS REMAINS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.
WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? JUST A COUPLE.
WHAT ARE MITIGATING FACTORS? I KNOW THIS IS FOR THE TITLE THERE WAS AN INDICATION THAT WE HAD A LOW PERCENTAGE OF, I THINK, STAFF, IT SAID, WAS NOT AWARE.
NOT JUST THAT PARTICULAR ONE, BUT ANY IN GENERAL WHERE THERE WERE LOW SCORES.
DO WE HAVE A PLAN OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE OR REDUCE THAT? THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
EVEN THOUGH THAT'S 14%, I WOULD THINK STILL THAT THE PARENT AND FAMILY...
AND DEFINITELY THE STAFF WOULD BE AWARE 100%.
HERE? WELL, YOU CAN GO BACK TO THAT, OR EITHER YOU CAN GO TO, YEAH, I'M AWARE OUR CAMPUS RECEIVED TITLE I FUNDING.
SO AS FAR AS THEM BEING AWARE OF TITLE I FUNDS, WE SAW THE GRAY IS NEUTRAL, AND WE HAD VERY NEGLIGIBLE RESPONSES IN THE DISAGREE AREAS.
SO AS FAR AS STAFF MEMBER TITLE I FUNDING, OVERALL, WE HAD TWO FULL DAYS OF MEETINGS WITH SITE LEADERS TWO WEEKS AGO.
AND EACH OF THEM HAD WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY ON CREATING AN ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS AREAS OF FOCUS THAT WERE REALLY ROOTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR SCHOOLS.
YOU KNOW, WE IN THIS, IN OUR REPORTS, WE PUT IN OUR OVERALL DISTRICT-WIDE RESEARCH-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ANY OF THOSE ITEMS AND KIND OF HELP IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE MAY BE.
BUT EACH SITE LEADERSHIP TEAM WORKED REALLY THOUGHTFULLY IN IDENTIFYING AREAS THAT REALLY FIT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR SITE TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY WANTED TO TAKE ACTION.
AND SO THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE ACTION PLANS.
NOW THEY WERE TAKING THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAD DEVELOPED DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER TWO WEEKS AGO, AND THEN WE'RE TAKING IT RIGHT INTO THEIR MEETINGS ON APRIL 30TH
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WITH THEIR STAFF MEMBERS.THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION WOULD BE, CAN WE GET A COMPARISON NEXT TIME OVER THE TREND FROM YEAR TO YEAR? I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW.
HOW DO WE STAND AS WE COMPARE TO OTHER YEARS? YOU WANT THAT ON EVERY QUESTION? WELL, ACTUALLY, WE COULD GET A SUMMARY.
AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WOULD BE NICE.
IT GETS A LOT OF QUESTIONS THERE.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A PATTERN OR TREND TO SEE.
AND THEN ONCE WE KNOW THE PATTERN, ARE WE IMPROVING? ARE WE REMAINING STEADY? WE'VE DROPPED OFF? JUST WHERE ARE WE PURSUING THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE THE SAME OVER THE COURSE OF TIME OR SIMILAR ENOUGH TO WHERE YOU CAN TRANSLATE? THE INFORMATION COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES.
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS IN THE FULL REPORT.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE JUST HIT THE HIGH NOTES FOR YOU ALL HERE TODAY.
WE CAN CERTAINLY ADJUST WHICH HIGH NOTES WE FOCUS ON IN THE FUTURE, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ALL OF THAT DATA, IT IS ALL IN THE FULL REPORT.
THAT WON'T BE QUITE THE FULL REPORT, BUT WE CAN GIVE THAT TO YOU.
YEAH, FOR THE MOST PART, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE CAMPUSES AND THAT THERE ARE ACTION PLANS IN PROCESS.
IS THERE ALSO GOING TO BE A DISTRICT LEVEL ACTION PLAN? I CAN CHIME IN ON THAT ONE.
SO, BOARD, AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT, WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A PACKET OF ALL OF OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA, INCLUDING THE FULL REPORT.
NYE AND HIS TEAM PUT TOGETHER OF FOCUS GROUPS THAT IST HAD WITH CAMPUSES, CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENT MEETINGS THAT WE HAD WITH PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PACKET OF ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO PREPARE FOR YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND THEN ONCE YOU GUYS SET SOME STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
THEN DISTRICT LEADERS WILL SET SOME KIND OF SMART GOALS THAT ALIGN WITH THOSE PRIORITIES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS SO ALL OF THAT WILL BE BASED ON THE SURVEY DATA AND THE OTHER NEEDS ASSESSMENT INFORMATION WE'VE COLLECTED OKAY AND THEN UM THANK YOU FOR THAT AND AS PART OF THE PLAN TO COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS LIKE TO TO THE STAFF A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF THE DISTRICT AND THEN ALSO CAMPUS LEVEL RESULTS TO THE STAFF AT THOSE CAMPUSES YES WE WILL DO OUR OUR NORMAL STAFF UM WELL EMPLOYEE OVERVIEW AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS GREAT THANK YOU AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I'LL JUST SAY UM WELL TWO MORE THINGS FIRST IS I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR WE'VE DONE THIS IS THAT RIGHT THIRD FOURTH YEAR FOURTH YEAR OKAY AND I'VE...
I'VE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED SEEING THE PROCESS EVOLVE OVER TIME AND GROW.
THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD ASK TO SEE NEXT YEAR IS A TARGET PARTICIPATION RATE, ESPECIALLY FOR STAFF.
I MEAN, I THINK WE COULD ALSO DO IT FOR THE OTHER TWO GROUPS, BUT I THINK FOR STAFF, WHAT IS THAT TARGET RATE? AND THEN AN ACTION PLAN TO ACHIEVE THAT PARTICIPATION LEVEL, BECAUSE WE'VE GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR.
NOT A TON, BUT I THINK WE WANT TO TREND IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
SO I THINK IF WE HAD A GOAL, WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT ACHIEVING GOALS HERE IN FRISCO ISD.
SO I THINK IF WE SET A GOAL AROUND THAT AND ACTION PLANNED AGAINST IT, THAT WE COULD TREND THE OTHER WAY NEXT YEAR.
SO WE HAVE, I'D LOVE TO TOUCH ON THE PARTICIPATION RATES FOR A MOMENT.
AND SO WE'VE SEEN OUR TYPICAL GOAL PARTICIPATION RATE IS ABOUT 15%.
FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS 75 TO 80 PERCENT FOR STAFF MEMBERS AND THEN 80 PERCENT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS WE ARE SEEING A TREND AMONG THE ADULT GROUPS THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THIS YEAR WE FEEL THAT AND TALKING HAVING FOCUS GROUPS WITH DIFFERENT PARTICIPANT GROUPS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS WE'RE SEEING A TREND IN THAT PEOPLE ARE BECOMING RESISTANT TO THEIR OWN TECHNOLOGY USE AND ARE STARTING TO PUT THEIR PHONES AWAY.
THEY'RE STARTING TO PROTECT THEIR TIME A LITTLE BIT MORE FULLY IN DECIDING WHERE THEY SPEND THEIR TIME ON TECHNOLOGY.
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AND THAT SEEMS TO BE KIND OF A TREND THAT IS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION RANKS AMONG STAFF MEMBERS AND PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.AND SO WE DO HAVE SOME DISTRICTS THAT STARTED TO USE SOME SOME CREATIVE WAYS THIS YEAR AND BOOSTING THEIR PARTICIPATION AGAIN AND SO IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS FURTHER ON THE DESIGN AND BEFORE THE SURVEY IS LAUNCHED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING A MORE ROBUST EFFORT IN THAT AREA, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SCHOOLS THAT ARE DISTRICTS THAT ARE REALLY UTILIZING SOME CREATIVITY IN IN COLLECTING RESPONSES ARE SEEING THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, THANK YOU.
[13.A. Consider and Act on approval of minutes from the April 13th Regular Meeting and April 27th Special Meeting ]
LEARNING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS COMMUNICATIONS.UM AGENDA ITEM 13 OUR ACTION ITEMS WILL BEGIN WITH ACTION ITEM A CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 13TH REGULAR MEETING AND APRIL 27TH SPECIAL MEETING BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 13TH REGULAR MEETING AND APRIL 27TH SPECIAL MEETING AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ALLOTT.
BOARD, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
[13.B. Consider and Act on Approval of the recommended employment contracts for identified personnel]
MOTION PASSES 7-0.13B, CONSIDER AND APPROVE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL.
BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE, SECOND BY TRUSTEE MADDOX.
BOARD, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
[13.C. Consider and Act on approval of the Canvass of the Frisco ISD May 2, 2026, General Election]
MOTION PASSES 7-0.13C, CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE CANVAS OF THE FRISCO ISD MAY 2, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION.
BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CANVAS OF THE FRISCO ISD MAY 2, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY TRUSTEE ALLARD, SECOND BY, I FEEL LIKE I HEARD SOMETHING COME DOWN FROM THIS END.
TRUSTEE HILL, SECOND BY TRUSTEE HILL.
[13.D. Consider and Act on Library Materials List]
QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13-D, CONSIDER AN ACT ON LIBRARY MATERIAL LISTS.
BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LIBRARY MATERIAL THAT'S PRESENTED.
MOTION BY TRUSTEE MADDOX, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ALLOTT.
BOARD OF FEDERAL QUESTIONS, I LOOK FOR A VOTE.
[13.E. Consider and Act on Director of Internal Audit Contract Extension]
MOTION PASSES 7-0 13-E CONSIDER AN ACT ON DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT CONTRACT EXTENSION BOARD I LOOK FOR A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE DIRECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT CONTRACT EXTENSION THAT'S IT PRESENTED SECOND MOTION BY TRUSTEE MADDOX SECOND BY TRUSTEE SALAS OR IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS I'LL LOOK[13.F. Consider and Act on the Level III grievance appeal under FNG submitted by parent RL and ML on behalf of Student KL]
FOR A VOTE MOTION PASSES 7-0.13F, CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE LEVEL 3 GRIEVANCE APPEAL UNDER FNG SUBMITTED BY PARENT RL AND ML ON BEHALF OF STUDENT KL.
BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE LEVEL 2 DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT I ALL REMEDIES REQUESTED WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED AT LEVELS ONE AND TWO SECOND MOTION
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BY TRUSTEE HILL SECOND BY TRUSTEE MADDOX BOARD IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS I'LL LOOK[13.G. Consider and Act on Proposed Nonrenewal of the 2025-2026 Chapter 21 Term Contract of the Identified Employee at the End of the Contract Period, Pursuant to Chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code]
FOR A VOTE MOTION PASSES 7-0.13G, CONSIDER AN ACT ON PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL OF THE 2025-26 CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACT OF THE IDENTIFIED EMPLOYEE AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD PURSUANT TO...
BEFORE I DO SO, DO I NEED TO NAME THE EMPLOYEE FOR THIS ONE? THANK YOU.
CONSIDER 13G, CONSIDER AN ACT ON PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL OF THE 2025-2026 CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACT OF MAUREEN SALZMAN AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MOVE TO NON-RENEW CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACT OF MAUREEN SALZMAN AT THE END OF 2025-2026 CONTRACT TERM FOR GOOD CAUSE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY DEC AND DFBB.
BY TRUSTEE MADDOX SECOND BY TRUSTEE BANDUVA OR IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS I LOOK FOR A
[14. Consent Agenda Items]
VOTE MOTION PASSES 7-0 WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA WHICH IS ITEM 14 MRS. MCDONALD WE ARE GOING TO PULL 14E SO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US BOARD IS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE ONE BY HAND OKAY PERFECT THANK YOU ALL RIGHT BOARD I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH D AND F THROUGH J.I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH D, G THROUGH J AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY TRUSTEE SALAS, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELAD.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 7-0 FOR WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO A POINT OF ORDER ON THE SLIDE MISS MCDONALD DOES IT MATTER OR MISS COLE ON OKAY SO IS THAT OKAY VISUALLY IF IT SHOWS TO THE PUBLIC YES IT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES WHICH SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE NECK AND WE VERBALLY AND WE VERBALLY PRESENTED IT CORRECTLY YES THAT'S CORRECT OKAY FOR FUTURE REFERENCE IS THAT POINT OF
[14.E. Act on Workvivo renewal]
ORDER YES OKAY THANK YOU ALL RIGHT SO WE'LL GO TO 14 E LOOK FOR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 14 E SECOND MOTION BY TRUSTEE HILL, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ALLARD.BOARD, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, AND SO I'LL LOOK FOR QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO HANNAH EARLY, WHO IS OUR FACILITATOR OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS.
SHE JUST WANTS TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND ON WORKVIVO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN INTRODUCTION TO IT.
AS POSSIBLE, WHILE ALSO ANSWERING ANY POSSIBLE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO AS MANDY SAID, MY NAME IS HANNAH EARLY.
I'VE BEEN THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FACILITATOR HERE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON WHAT WORKVIVO IS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW.
WORKVIVO IS OUR INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM.
IT IS A PLACE FOR US TO SHARE ALL OF OUR RESOURCES FOR THE DISTRICT, ANYTHING FROM OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO LINKS TO OUR PRINT SHOP WEBSITE TO TIME CLOCK PLUS FOR EMPLOYEES TO DO THEIR HOURS, ALL OF THAT CAN BE FOUND IN WORKVIVO IN ADDITION TO MANY
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OTHER DOCUMENTS AND LINKS, AS WELL AS A PLACE FOR US TO CONNECT AND SHARE INFORMATION.WE TRY AND MAKE WORKVIVO THE FIRST PLACE THAT WE SHARE INTERNAL INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT, FROM AN OFFICIAL PERSPECTIVE, AND SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON THE PLATFORM FOR THAT.
SO OUR GOAL WITH THIS IS TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR STAFF TO ACCESS THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED.
DO YOU KNOW THE WRONG THING? SO THE BACKGROUND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE CAME TO WORK WITH YOU THOUGH.
SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS DISTRICT SURVEYS.
STAFF RELIED ON THE SHAREPOINT WEBSITE.
WE HAD A PORTAL AND A RESOURCE CENTER IN ADDITION TO EMAIL AND STAFF SHARED IN THE FEEDBACK THAT IT WAS OFTEN A FRAGMENTED SEARCH EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO FIND INFORMATION AND THINGS OFTEN FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS.
THAT THEN LED THE DISTRICT AT THE TIME TO BEGIN A SEARCH FOR A PLATFORM ALTERNATIVE.
THAT LED TO WORKVIVO, WHICH, LIKE I SAID, BRINGS ALL OF OUR RESOURCES TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE.
GIVING YOU ALL SOME NUMBERS, 98% OF DISTRICT STAFF HAVE ACTIVATED THEIR WORKVIVO ACCOUNT.
THAT MEANS THAT THEY HAVE LOGGED IN AT LEAST ONE TIME.
RIGHT NOW, WE AVERAGE MORE THAN 5,000, ALMOST 6,000 STAFF MEMBERS LOGGING ON TO WORKVIVO ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
THAT IS A 42% INCREASE IN STAFF MONTHLY LOGIN SINCE WE LAUNCHED IN THE 2023-2024 SEASON.
SO FOR REFERENCE WE WERE HITTING AROUND 4,100 STAFF MEMBERS LIKE I SAID WE'RE NOW 5,900 THAT'S A 67% MONTHLY LOGIN RATE ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
SOME INDUSTRY BENCHMARKING FOR YOU ALL.
THIS IS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH 5,000 TO 15,000 EMPLOYEES.
THIS IS LOOKING AT DATA 24 PLUS MONTHS POST-LAUNCH.
SO OUR ACTIVATION RATE, LIKE I SAID, IS 98%.
THAT IS A 36% INCREASE ABOVE THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE OF 79%.
OUR MONTHLY USAGE OF 67% IS 34% HIGHER THAN THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE OF 50%.
I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CALL SPACES.
THESE ARE SMALLER HUBS THAT WE HAVE ON THE WORKVIVO SPACE.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A SMALLER VERSION OF THE LARGER WORKVIVO SPACE, BUT ACCESS IS LIMITED TO EITHER A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED OR A DEPARTMENT.
WE ALSO HAVE THEM FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
AND SO IN A DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO EASILY CONNECT WITH THESE DEPARTMENTS THAT IN SOME CASES ARE ACROSS MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.
OR A LOT OF TIMES, LIKE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT, THEIR STAFF MEMBERS ARE OFTEN ON CAMPUSES DIRECTLY SUPPORTING STAFF, SO IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET STAFF ALL TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE.
WITH THESE WORKVIVO SPACES, IT'S VERY EASY FOR DEPARTMENT AND CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TO SHARE CRITICAL UPDATES, TO UPLOAD FILES THAT STAFF NEED ON A REGULAR BASIS, TO HAVE THAT ALL IN ONE SPOT IN A WAY THAT'S EASY TO ACCESS.
ONE OF OUR BEST EXAMPLES IS...
BOTH THE NURSING DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN SEE THOSE THREE UP THERE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE NURSING DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE 77 SCHOOL NURSES.
IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ALL OF OUR SCHOOL NURSES INTO ONE BUILDING AT ONE TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WITH THEIR WORK VIVO SPACE, THEY CAN COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME, AND THAT IS MODERATED BY THEIR SUPERVISORS, SO IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY'RE GETTING ANSWERS RIGHT AWAY IN A WAY THAT MIGHT BE FASTER THAN EMAIL AT TIMES.
SAME WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING, THAT CENTRALIZES THEIR WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS AND RESOURCES.
AND SAME WITH BUSINESS SERVICES.
THAT SPACE HAS ALMOST 400 MEMBERS ACROSS A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS.
THAT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS, AND THIS HELPS MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE FOR YOU, THIS WAS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, A POST THAT WAS DONE IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES SPACE.
WORKVIVO, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION ALL IN ONE PLACE, AND IT IS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
THERE'S A FEATURE CALLED PINNING.
WHERE OUR DISTRICT AND DEPARTMENT LEADERS CAN PIN POSTS TO ALWAYS BE TOP OF MIND FOR STAFF.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT MY OUTLOOK IS A BLACK HOLE.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THINGS SOMETIMES.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 11 CAMPUSES THAT HAVE A WORKVIVO SPACE.
WE'RE BRINGING 10 MORE CAMPUSES ONLINE NEXT YEAR.
AND WE ALSO HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN INTEREST FROM OUR PRINCIPALS AT THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL TO HAVE THEIR OWN WORKVIVO SPACE SO THAT'S ONE OF MY PROJECTS BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS TO GO AHEAD AND CREATE SPACES FOR ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES SO THEY CAN START BUILDING OUT THE PLATFORM TO DETERMINE HOW IT WOULD BEST SUPPORT THEM.
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM PRINCIPALS WHO I DO MEET WITH ON A MONTHLY BASIS, THOSE WHO HAVE SPACES, THEY ARE MUCH MORE ABLE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE GETTING AND THE IMPACT OF THE REACH BECAUSE WORKVIVA OFFERS TOOLS THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE IN OUTLOOK SUCH AS RED RECEIPTS AND ANALYTICS.
SO THEY'RE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT
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INFORMATION IS GETTING TO EVERY STAFF MEMBER AND ALSO AT TIMES IDENTIFY WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THE INFORMATION.AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS FROM LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THIS WAS RECENTLY THEIR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SHARED INFORMATION.
JUST A REMINDER ABOUT META GLASSES LIKE PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES.
THESE ARE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE STATE LAW.
THIS GIVES THEM INFORMATION HELPING TEACHERS IDENTIFY THEM, WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR.
A WAY THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THAT AGAIN EASILY ACCESSIBLE OKAY ANOTHER THING TOO I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS KIM'S TALKED ABOUT THIS BUT KIM USES WORKVIVO QUITE FREQUENTLY AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR TO GIVE US SOME WONDERFUL BUDGET VIDEOS SO SHE'S FANTASTIC WE GET A THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY GET THE MOST IMPACT ON IS THESE BUDGET VIDEOS PEOPLE AS YOU CAN SEE HERE I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SCREENSHOT, THERE ARE 99 COMMENTS ON THAT VIDEO.
YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN A MORE FLATTERING PICTURE, HANNAH.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY IT'S SMALLER.
NEXT TIME I'LL USE YOUR GLAMOUR SHOT.
SO WITH THIS, THAT IS KIM IN THESE COMMENTS RESPONDING TO THOSE NEARLY 100 STAFF MEMBERS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGET, ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION.
SHE USES THAT INFORMATION TO THEN CONTINUE ON WITH HER NEXT VIDEOS.
SHE ALSO TAKES IT BACK TO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.
A VERY TWO-WAY DIALOGUE CONVERSATION, AND THIS WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE WITH A PLATFORM LIKE WORKVIVO.
WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT TWO-WAY CONVERSATION.
THAT WAS ANOTHER NEED THAT WAS REFLECTED TO US IN THE SURVEY THAT WE HAVE DONE IN PAST YEARS.
COMING UP, UPCOMING INNOVATIONS.
SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH WORKVIVO.
I ALSO MEET WITH THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO TALK ABOUT THE PLATFORM, TO TALK ABOUT STRATEGY, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
SO JUST THIS WEEK, ACTUALLY, THEY IMPROVED THE SEARCH FEATURE THAT ALLOWS FOR A DEEPER SEARCH CAPACITY, BETTER RESULTS.
COMING SOON, THEY ARE WORKING TO CREATE A HOMEPAGE FEATURE THAT WE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE TO SPECIFIC TEAMS TO IMPROVE QUICK ACCESS.
AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO INITIATE.
IN CONCLUSION FOR US, WORKVIVO GREATLY STREAMLINES OUR DISTRICT ACCESS TO IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR STAFF.
WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING IN THE AREA IN TERMS OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATION, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOBODY COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT WORKVIVO WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BEST PLATFORM FOR US IN THE FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE HIGHLY INTEGRATED. AND IT'S USED BY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU.
THAT WAS RECORD TIME. I TALKED TOO FAST. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEE ALLOTT? I JUST HAD A COMMENT. I WAS THE ONE WHO HAD ASKED THAT THIS BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KIND OF CHECK IN AS WE'RE TAKING ACTION ITEM ON RENEWING THIS CONTRACT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. LIKE, WHAT ARE WE GETTING OUT OF THIS? WHAT IS THE IMPACT? WHAT ARE WE DOING? BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT TO THIS, IT WAS A BIG CHANGE FOR THE DISTRICT AND A HUGE LIFT. BUT I THINK EVEN BEYOND THAT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AGAIN, NOT JUST AS A BOARD, BUT AS A COMMUNITY, WHEN WE'RE RENEWING SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS AND DOING SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE TAKE A PAUSE AND WE TAKE A MINUTE JUST TO SEE WHAT IS IT THAT THIS IS DOING FOR US. AND HOW IS IT BENEFITING OUR DISTRICT? WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO THIS. WE CHOOSE TO DO THIS. AND SO THE RETURN IS HOPEFULLY GREATER THAN THE INVESTMENT. BUT I THINK JUST A FEW MINUTES DOING THESE THINGS AS A BOARD, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE BUDGET AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, IS TIME WELL SPENT, AGAIN, NOT JUST FOR THE BOARD, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT IS WATCHING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES, ABSOLUTELY. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IF THERE ARE NONE, I LOOK FORWARD TO A VOTE. WE'VE MADE A MOTION.
DISCUSSION? WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. LET'S VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7-0. HE WAS TRYING TO BE FUNNY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR IST MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO, A SHOUT OUT
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TO OUR HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT THAT'S HERE THIS EVENING GETTING FOOTAGE. THANK YOU TO OUR SROS FOR BEING HERE. SINCE KEITH DELAYED OUR MEETING BY A COUPLE OF SECONDS BY NOT VOTING, HE OWES YOU PIZZA. IT IS 8.54, WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.