[00:00:01] STEPHANIE ELAD: OK. I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 5:01 PM. WE HAVE SIX TRUSTEES PRESENT. [2. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E] WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM TWO, CLOSED SESSION. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION UNDER CHAPTER 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE TIME IS STILL 5:01 PM. KEITH MADDOX: THE MEETING HAS BEEN RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION. [3. Reconvene in Open Meeting] WE WILL NOW CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA. THE TIME NOW IS 6:52 PM. [4.A. Recognition of Superintendent Student Advisory Council students] I CALL ON MR. MCLENDON TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO WERE RECOGNIZED AT TONIGHT'S MEETING-- WHO WE RECOGNIZED. OH, I'M SORRY, CHERYL. [MURMURING] CHERYL: I AM A MC, BUT IT'S MCDONALD INSTEAD OF MCLENDON, SO. GOOD AFTERNOON, OR EVENING NOW. WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTING EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. AND IF YOU WILL SAY HI TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THEY'RE HERE TO SAY HI TO THESE STUDENTS AND REPRESENT OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AFTER A LONG DAY, AFTER A LONG MONDAY. THESE STUDENTS ARE PICKED BY-- THEY PICK THE AUTO FORM, AND THEN THEY PICKED BY THE PRINCIPALS TO REPRESENT THEIR CAMPUSES. THERE'S ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL, SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF ABOUT 48 STUDENTS OR SO THAT ARE IN THE MEETING. AND IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME ON UP AND GET READY FOR A PHOTO WITH THE BOARD. THEY ARE OUR SOUNDING BOARD. THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS ASKING THEIR OPINIONS, AND THEY ARE GREAT ABOUT GIVING IT. SO THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] WE'VE ONLY MET TWO TIMES SO FAR, BUT WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LESSONS ON LEADERSHIP. WE'VE GIVEN INPUT ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE '27, '28 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY MET WITH THE BOARD ON FRIDAY THIS PAST WEEK, AND WE GOT TO ASK THEM DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND GO THROUGH TALKING TO THEM. SO THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO THIS IS OUR REPRESENTATIVES. AND BOARD, IF Y'ALL WILL COME AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR STUDENTS, WE'D BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. Y'ALL KNOW HOW THAT GOES, SHORT PEOPLE IN THE FRONT. I'M ONE OF THEM. THAT'S OK, I'M GOOD. NO. IT'S OK. WE'RE GOOD. ASHLEY IS HERE TOO, SO WE'RE GOOD. I LIKE TO BE THE SUPPORTING ROLE. PHOTOGRAPHER: I'LL LET PARENTS TAKE PICTURES NOW, AND I'LL GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. [CHUCKLING] KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHERYL: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND Y'ALL CAN JUST GO ON DOWN THAT WAY. THANKS, Y'ALL, FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE] KEITH MADDOX: I CALL ON MS. LANCE TO LEAD THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. MS. LANCE: TONIGHT WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES. ECS A UNIQUE CAMPUS IN FRISCO ISD THAT SERVES OUR DISTRICT'S YOUNGEST LEARNERS. IT IS HOME TO QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION, STRUCTURED LEARNING CLASSROOM, ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM, AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN. [00:05:03] THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT THE FISD MISSION OF KNOWING EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED. OUR STUDENTS TONIGHT REPRESENT ALL PROGRAMS AT ECS, AND WE ARE PROUD TO WELCOME THEM. ATTENDEES: --AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. MS. LANCE: OK, THANK YOU. Y'ALL STAY RIGHT THERE. STAY RIGHT THERE. DR. FALCHION, MR. MADDOX, DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN? ACTUALLY, I THINK THERE'S ROOM RIGHT HERE. WHY DON'T WE COME ON DOWN? CAN YOU GUYS STAY THERE FOR A PICTURE? CAN YOU LOOK AT ME AND STAY FOR THE PICTURE? YOU DID SO GREAT. AMAZING WORK. GOOD JOB. AND WE'RE GOING TO LET TORI GET A PICTURE. AND PARENTS, Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO HAVE ONE AS WELL. OK, IS EVERYONE IN THERE? CAN WE LOOK AT MS. TORI WITH A BIG SMILE? MS. TORI: ONE, TWO, THREE, CHEESE. MS. LANCE: ONE MORE, GUYS. ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT PARENTS, ALL YOURS. HOLD ON ONE SECOND, KIDS. STAY RIGHT THERE. YOU'RE DOING SO GOOD. GOOD JOB. OK. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING. GOOD JOB. [APPLAUSE] KEITH MADDOX: HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. OH. GET ONE PERSON. PAUL JENSEN. YOU READY? [MURMURING] [6. Communication to and from the Board including Public Comments] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 6, COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS. I CALL ON MS. DAVIS FOR REVIEW OF PUBLIC COMMENTS PROCEDURES. DYNETTE DAVIS: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MADDOX. 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 DGBA-- LOCAL, FNG LOCAL, AND GF LOCAL. [00:10:02] EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING'S AGENDA, PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING. THE FIRST PORTION AND ONLY PORTION FOR THIS EVENING OF 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, HOME ADDRESS WHEN SIGNING UP TO SPEAK. IF WE WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A STAKEHOLDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CALLED UPON TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY. PRESIDENT MADDOX, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. I CALL MR. PAUL JESSON TO THE DAIS. SORRY, TO THE PODIUM. PAUL JESSON: PAUL JESSON, 5857 LEGACY DRIVE HERE IN FRISCO. YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. I THOUGHT I WAS SPEAKING ON 14A, WHICH IS ON THE NEXT PAGE, BUT THAT'S OK. WE CAN DO IT NOW. IS THAT THE ONE I'M SUPPOSED TO SPEAK ON? THE ONE I SIGNED UP FOR? KEITH MADDOX: YES. PAUL JESSON: OK. IT IS ABOUT-- THE KEYWORDS ARE APPRAISERS AND EVALUATION. AND THAT CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF WATCHING THE FOOTBALL GAME LAST NIGHT. THE GUYS WERE EVALUATING THE PLAY OF THE PLAYERS, AND THEY DIDN'T GIVE THEM A VERY GOOD GRADE. AND THEN THEY STARTED DOING APPRAISAL ON THE COACHES WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THOSE GUYS TO WHERE THEY NEEDED TO PLAY SO THAT THEY GET THE SCORE THEY WANTED. KIND OF LIKE IN SCHOOL. SO THE TRAINED APPRAISERS OF THE EVALUATION. IS THERE A PLACE SOMEWHERE IN-- AND I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE-- WHERE EACH GRADE IS. THE STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE-- EACH YEAR WE HOPE THAT THE STUDENTS WILL REACH GRADE LEVEL. AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE BELOW GRADE LEVEL, SOME ARE ABOVE. IS THAT KIND OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AND HOW DO WE GET A HOLD OF IT SO WE CAN FIND OUT, HEY, WHO'S DOING THE JOB AND GETTING IT DONE, AND WHO'S NOT? IS THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION? AND ARE WE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION ON THE EVALUATION IN TERMS OF WHETHER-- BECAUSE IF THE STUDENTS AREN'T MAKING GRADE LEVEL, AND I'M HEARING THAT FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES, THEN SOMEONE'S RESPONSIBLE AND THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING IF THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. BOY, THIS IS LOUD. KEITH MADDOX: YES, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY. [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU'D LIKE TO-- JUST IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO IT. WE'LL GET AN ANSWER TO YOU. WE'LL RESPOND TO YOU. WE WILL PROVIDE YOU AN ANSWER. PAUL JESSON: OH, I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A SIMPLE YES OR NO QUESTION, BUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU, MR. JESSON. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, LET'S MAKE A NOTE ON THE AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM 10 WILL BE PULLED. IT'S GOING TO BE MOVED TO NOVEMBER. AND ALSO, FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA-- ITEMS 14, M THROUGH P WILL BE PULLED. ITEMS 14, M THROUGH P. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 8-- HOLD ON, I'M SORRY, BOARD ITEM 7. [7. Board Report] AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON TRUSTEES PRESENT TO PROVIDE THEIR BOARD REPORTS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH TRUSTEE-- WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? [MURMURING] I DID NOT? I'M SORRY. TRUSTEE DAVIS. DYNETTE DAVIS: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MADDOX. I WON'T BE BEFORE YOU LONG. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO OUR LEADERSHIP FRISCO CLASS. THEY ARE VISITING WITH US TONIGHT. THEY ARE A PART OF A YEAR LONG PROGRAM, AND I THINK WE ARE JUST ONE OF MANY STOPS FOR THEM. BUT I SEE SO MANY FAMILIAR FACES AND SOME NEW FRIENDS THAT GET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR DISTRICT. [00:15:01] AND SO WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] I EVEN SEE TWO FORMER TRUSTEES BACK THERE. KEITH MADDOX: I SEE MANDUVA. SURESH MANDUVA: YEAH, GOOD TO SEE FORMER TRUSTEES HERE. AND IT'S A BUSY OCTOBER MONTH, I CAN SAY-- END OF SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER. FIRST OF ALL, WE ATTENDED, AS IN THE MARCHING BAND SHOWCASE, WHICH IS PRESENTATION FROM ALL THE 12 HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE THEM AT ONE PLACE. AND THE OTHER ONE, FRISCO COMMUNITY AWARENESS NIGHT, WHICH WE TRAVELED WITH THE FRISCO POLICE AND THE FIRE STAFF, AND ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S NICE TO COVER A LOT OF COMMUNITIES ON THE SAME NIGHT. I THINK PERSONALLY MYSELF, I COVERED THE GALLEGOS PARK AND LEXINGTON COMMUNITY, AND ALSO THE LAUREL PARK. I KNOW A FEW OTHER TRUSTEES COVERED A FEW OTHER COMMUNITIES, TOO. AND THE OTHER ONE IS-- NICE TO SEE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION, DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL KICK OFF. SO GREAT PARTICIPATION FROM A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE STUDENTS. I THINK WE'RE WAITING FOR THEIR FEEDBACK THIS YEAR TO SAME AS LAST TIME. AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE FISD REALTOR BREAKFAST, MEETING ALL THE REALTORS AROUND THE FRISCO AREA AND TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK TO SHOW THEM HOW THE FRISCO ISD IS DOING ON OUR SIDE. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF THEM IN THAT BREAKFAST MEETING. AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE FRISCO ISD INSIGHT. I THINK DAVIS MENTIONED, BUT THE NEW ONES, WHICH JUST SIGNED UP, THEIR SESSION STARTED. WE PARTICIPATED IN THEIR MEET AND GREET NIGHT. THANKS FOR BEING PART OF THAT, SIGNED UP FOR THE FISD INSIGHT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FRISCO ISD. AND THE BIG ONE IS ALL THE TRUSTEES PARTICIPATED AT THE HOUSTON TEXAS EDCON CONFERENCE, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY ALL THE TEXAS 1,250 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TRUSTEES FROM ALL OVER. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF TRUSTEES AROUND THE STATE, AND THEN GREAT TO LEARN FROM A LOT OF NEW THINGS WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SIDE. A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GRAB, BUT IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE. AND THE LATEST ONE, WHICH IS MEETING ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT IT COUNCIL ADVISORY MEMBERS. SO IT'S THE FIRST ONE, I THINK. THEY JUST STARTED AS A KICKOFF ON FRIDAY. WE ALL PARTICIPATED. AND THEN WE GET TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENTS, HOW BEST WE CAN IMPROVE, OR WHAT ARE THE THINGS THEY'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE ISD. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS. IT'S A BUSY OCTOBER MONTH. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: TRUSTEE SAMPLE. RENEE SAMPLE: THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MADDOX. I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS THAT ARE HERE WITH YOUR LONG DAYS, YOUR COMMITMENT TO FRISCO ISD, THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS. I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE YOUR JOB, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. [APPLAUSE] I ALSO WENT TO THE MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCES, AND IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE WITH THE BAND STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS. JUST TO GET THEM OUT ON THE FIELD, TO GET THEM TO PERFORM FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THEY'RE OFF THE FIELD AGAIN. AND JUST THE CHOREOGRAPHY THAT THEY DO IS JUST AMAZING TO ME, AND IT'S SO CREATIVE. AND I'M NOT THE CREATIVE PERSON, SO. I ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE LEX 26 LEADERSHIP SPONSORED BY FRISCO CHAMBER WITH TRUSTEE WARMOUTH, AND IT WAS A GREAT FEW DAYS. FUN PACKED AND INFORMATIONAL PACKED, LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR LEARNING, AND ALSO LEARNED ABOUT HOW THEIR STUDENTS INTERACT WITH CHAMBER. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO BRING BACK TO FRISCO. I GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE TXEDCON. THAT WAS THE SESSIONS THAT I WENT TO. REALLY EXPANDED ON THE 89TH LEGISLATURE, AND DUG DEEP INTO SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING [00:20:04] AND THAT ARE HAPPENING FOR OUR DISTRICTS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO GLEAN FROM OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TEXAS AREA. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. I JUST ENJOY MEETING WITH THE STUDENTS, HEARING THEIR VOICES. THEY ARE SO HONEST, AND THEY REALLY HAVE GREAT CONCERNS, BUT ALSO GREAT SOLUTIONS, TOO, AND I JUST ENJOY HEARING FROM THEM. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE STUDENTS' VOICES ARE HEARD. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ELAD. STEPHANIE ELAD: SO I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE HAD A MEETING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, AND I'M SHARING THAT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A BRAND NEW CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WHO JOINED OUR DISTRICT THIS YEAR, MS. LYONS. AND SHE'S GOT A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR COMMUNICATIONS EVEN BETTER IN FRISCO ISD. A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND I'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AFTER OUR NEXT MEETING IN NOVEMBER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HOW THE BOARD COMMUNICATES WITH THE COMMUNITY POST-BOARD MEETINGS AND ABOUT OTHER THINGS THAT GO ON IN THE DISTRICT. AND WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OTHER COMMUNICATION ITEMS AS WELL. SO I WANTED TO THANK MS. LYONS, AGAIN, WELCOME HER TO FRISCO ISD, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION WAS A COUPLE PEOPLE MENTIONED THE MARCHING BAND SHOWCASE, AND I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT. AND WE'VE ALSO, I THINK, DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB THIS YEAR OF INVITING OUR LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY AROUND DOING THE COIN TOSS AT THE VARSITY FOOTBALL GAMES. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVES OF HOW MUCH THEY'VE ENJOYED THAT. I ACTUALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO ATTEND CENTENNIAL'S HOMECOMING GAME AS THE COIN TOSSER, HONORARY CAPTAIN. AND MATT SHAHEEN, REPRESENTATIVE SHAHEEN, WAS THERE ALSO, AND HE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. HE ASKED ME, HE SAID, CAN I DO THIS AGAIN? I SAID, I'M SURE YOU CAN. JUST GO BACK ON THE SHEET AND SIGN UP. BUT HE REALLY ENJOYED IT. HE ENJOYED MEETING THE CONSTITUENTS, BUT ALSO JUST BEING A PART OF FRISCO ISD. AND I'VE HEARD FROM A FEW OF THE OTHER STATE REPS AND STATE SENATORS THAT THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT AS WELL. I KNOW ALSO JUDGE CHRIS HILL ATTENDED THE MARCHING BAND SHOWCASE. I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER BEEN TO A FRISCO ISD EVENT BEFORE, AND HE REALLY ENJOYED IT. SO I THINK WE'RE DOING JUST A GREAT JOB CONNECTING WITH OUR LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS YEAR. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WAMHOFF. MISTY WAMHOFF: JUST LIKE SURESH MENTIONED THAT IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE BUSY MONTHS FOR US, SO HERE ARE A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS THAT I JUST JOTTED DOWN. BUT I DID ALSO ATTEND THE 10TH ANNUAL FRISCO ISD MARCHING SHOWCASE BAND. JUST SO PROUD OF ALL OF OUR TALENTED STUDENTS AND JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE BAND DIRECTORS AND THE STAFF, THE FAMILIES THAT POURED SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY INTO THE PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ATTENDED THE FRISCO COMMUNITY AWARENESS NIGHT, ALSO WITH A COUPLE OF FELLOW TRUSTEES THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE FRISCO PD, AND JUST LOVE GETTING OUT THERE AND CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS AND HAVING GREAT CONVERSATIONS. ATTENDED THE GOLD STAR SUNSET CEREMONY HOSTED BY THE BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, YELLOW ROSE CHAPTER 20. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THEIR SACRIFICE IN THEIR FAMILIES WHO-- THAT THEY WILL CARRY THEIR LEGACY FORWARD. I ALSO ATTENDED THE FRISCO CHAMBER LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE TRIP WITH TRUSTEE SAMPLE, LIKE SHE MENTIONED, TO MICHIGAN. WE WENT TO GRAND RAPIDS AND HOLLAND, MICHIGAN. AND IT WAS JUST A SPECIAL WAY TO STEP OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, AS WELL AS BRINGING SOME OF THOSE IDEAS BACK HOME. I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT LEADERSHIP, THE ARTS, THE OUTDOOR LEARNING, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND MANY PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND THANK YOU TO THE FRISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ALL OF THE SPONSORS WHO MADE THAT EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE. I ALSO ATTENDED THE TXEDCON IN HOUSTON, WHERE I SPENT TIME WITH OUR FELLOW TRUSTEES, LEARNING AND CONNECTING WITH OTHER NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AS WELL. AND IT'S ALWAYS VALUABLE TO SEE HOW OTHER WAYS TO IMPROVE AND LEARN AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. I ALSO ATTENDED THE FRISCO MAYOR'S FIFTH ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST THIS WEEK, AND JUST THANKFUL FOR A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES FAITH, SERVICE, AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER. I ALSO HAD TWO CAMPUS VISITS THIS WEEK. THANKS, COREY, FOR ORGANIZING THAT. BUT SPARKS ELEMENTARY AND REEDY HIGH SCHOOL, [00:25:01] THANK YOU FOR PRINCIPAL SINCLAIR FOR HER TIME AND COMMITMENT AND ALL OF THE STAFF AND ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AS WELL AS MET WITH ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL BRAD BAILEY AND ALSO THE LEAD COUNSELOR THERE, MS. TEAL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ALL ARE DOING SUCH A GREAT WORK. AND I ALSO DID ATTEND THIS THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL WITH THE REST OF THE TRUSTEES AS WELL. AND THAT WAS GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR KIDS AND BEING ABLE TO HEAR WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM AND WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT, SO OBVIOUSLY, ALWAYS KEEPING AN EAR LOAD TO THEM TO MAKING SURE THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE BEING MET AS WELL. AND HAPPY PRINCIPALS MONTH TO ALL OF OUR FISD PRINCIPALS AND WELCOME LEADERSHIP FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CLASS. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: TRUSTEE DAVIS. DYNETTE DAVIS: I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT IS ALSO A PART OF THE LEADERSHIP FRISCO, AND THAT'S DR. GARRETT JACKSON. SO, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN ALSO WHEN OTHERS MENTIONED THE EXEDCON CONFERENCE, I FAILED TO MENTION THAT DURING THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, I WAS ELECTED FOR ANOTHER TWO-YEAR TERM-- MAYBE THREE. IT'S THREE? KEITH MADDOX: FOUR, ONE, FIVE? DYNETTE DAVIS: WELL, THREE YEARS, TO THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SO I'M HONORED TO REPRESENT FRISCO ISD IN THAT CAPACITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] KEITH MADDOX: YES. SHERRIE SALAS: IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY MONTH. I WILL SKIP SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN MENTIONED. MR. MANDUVA MENTIONED FISD INSIGHT. I AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF FISD INSIGHT. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS I'VE ASSIGNED. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS, PLEASE CONSIDER IT FOR NEXT FALL. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT HOW FRISCO IS RAN AND HOW AMAZING WE ARE. MS. SAMPLE AND I ATTENDED THE ISM SYMPOSIUM. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR-- I KNOW. I WAS SURPRISED. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR OUR KIDS WHO SIGN UP FOR THIS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THEM TO PRACTICE RESUMES AND THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS. AND EVERY YEAR, THEY HAVE THIS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. I DID ENLIST MY HUSBAND THIS YEAR TO COME AND VOLUNTEER, AND BASICALLY, KIDS DO INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSIONALS. SO IF YOU SEE THAT NEXT YEAR, IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED, LOOK INTO THAT. THEY CAN ALWAYS USE MORE VOLUNTEERS. AND THEN THIS WEEK, DR. FOUCHE AND I WENT TO WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY. THIS WAS A NEW EVENT FOR ME. IT'S A NEAT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO LEARN ABOUT THE AWARENESS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR ARE-- NO, BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION. AGAIN, IT WAS A NEW PROGRAM THAT THEY APPARENTLY OUR DISTRICT DOES EVERY YEAR. AND LAST YEAR, I HEARD-- WELL, THIS YEAR, THEY HAVEN'T-- IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM. ANYWAY, IF YOU WANT TO GO ON THE DISTRICT SITE, YOU CAN SEE DR. FOUCHE DOING THE OBSTACLE COURSE WHERE THEY PUT A BLINDFOLD ON YOU AND YOU LEARN HOW TO WALK AS LOW VISION OR BLIND. I ALSO ATTENDED THE REGIONAL TENNIS FOR UIL AND WATCHED CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND FRISCO HIGH BATTLE IT OUT. IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED OUR HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAMS, YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING BECAUSE THOSE KIDS PLAY LIKE PROFESSIONALS. EVEN SOME OF THE COACHES IN THE STAND WERE REACTING TO SOME OF THE BACK AND FORTH, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL TIED MATCHES. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND CENTENNIAL WILL BE REPRESENTING FRISCO ISD IN STATE. AND THEN I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOSS THE COIN AT OUR WAKELAND GAME AND BE THE HONORARY CAPTAIN. THAT IS SUCH A FUN EXPERIENCE. AND LIKE MS. ELAD SAID, I REALLY LIKE THAT WE'VE INVITED OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS INTO THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THEN, LASTLY, SATURDAY, ALL DAY, OUR BANDS WENT TO UIL REGIONALS AND THEY LEFT EVERYTHING ON THE FIELD. WE HAVE AMAZING BANDS. YOU CAN BE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU KNOW WHEN AN FISD BAND TAKES THE FIELD. AND THOSE KIDS WORK SO HARD. AND IT'S JUST AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE, AND MANY OF THEM WILL BE MOVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL FOR AREA. AND THAT'S ALL. KEITH MADDOX: ANYONE? TRUSTEE MANDUVA. SURESH MANDUVA: I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE THING. I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE THIS. TODAY IS THE LAST AND NINTH DAY OF THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OBSERVING. IT'S HAPPY VIJAYADASHAMI AND DUSSEHRA FOR WHOEVER IS OBSERVING IT. SO TOMORROW IS THE MAIN FESTIVAL. IT'S A PART OF THAT-- ALL THE NINE DAY. TODAY IS THE NINTH DAY. SO I WISH EVERYONE HAPPY DUSSEHRA. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: GREAT. SO AS WE MENTIONED, OCTOBER IS PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH. TO ALL OUR PRINCIPALS OUT THERE, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO, THE HARD WORK, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB, BUT I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT. ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, JUST SHOUT OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS AND THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS [00:30:02] AND THE STAFF THAT GAVE DR. CUNNINGHAM AND I THE ROAD TOUR. SINCE THIS PAST MEETING, WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ROBERTSON, SHAWNEE TRAIL, BRIGHT ACADEMY, GUNSTREAM, WESTER, ROGERS, CURTSINGER, NORRIS, AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN TIE UP THAT, CAN THEY? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. SO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID AND THE PATIENCE THAT THEY HAVE FOR SHOWING US AROUND. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON THROUGHOUT FRISCO ISD, SO IF YOU EVER GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND VISIT THE CAMPUS, PLEASE COORDINATE THAT. THERE'S SOME POP-UP AND YOU'LL BE SURELY IMPRESSED. SO THANK YOU. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON MS. SALAS TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU. OH, I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. JACQUE BALLENT, SHE IS THE-- COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. SHE'S ALSO IN FRISCO LEADERSHIP. SO, JACKIE? [APPLAUSE] [8. Community Relations] NOW WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 8, COMMUNITY RELATIONS. JACQUE BALLENT: THANK YOU. EMBASSY SUITES REPRESENTATIVES, ASPIRE STUDENTS, DR. FOUCHE AND BOARD, WOULD YOU GUYS ALL LIKE TO JOIN US DOWN HERE? I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET US STARTED AS EVERYONE'S COMING UP. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE PICTURES. TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FRISCO ISD ASPIRE, A TRANSITION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AGES 18 TO 21, WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REQUIRED HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS. ASPIRE TEACHERS AND PARTNERS HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT LIFE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED INSTRUCTION AND WORK-BASED LEARNING AIMED AT COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. ON BEHALF OF PROJECT SEARCH AND FRISCO ISD, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO EMBASSY SUITES, AND I THINK YOU THREE ARE DOWN THERE, RIGHT? CAN YOU WAVE TO ALL OF US REAL QUICK? WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, GENEROSITY, AND COMMITMENT TO OUR INTERNS BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL, HANDS-ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. YOU PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN HELPING OUR INTERNS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM NEEDED TO ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. YOUR SUPPORT REFLECTS THE CORE VALUES OF PROJECT SEARCH, DIGNITY, RESPECT, INCLUSION, TEAMWORK AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. THROUGH YOUR GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND WILLINGNESS TO INVEST IN OUR INTERNS, YOU HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LEARNING AND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. EVERY TASK LEARNED, EVERY CHALLENGE THEY OVERCOME, AND EVERY SUCCESS CELEBRATED BRINGS OUR INTERNS ONE STEP CLOSER TO ACHIEVING THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN OUR INTERNS, RECOGNIZING THEIR ABILITIES AND HELPING THEM DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL. YOUR PARTNERSHIP MAKES A LASTING DIFFERENCE NOT ONLY IN THEIR VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD GREATER INDEPENDENCE, MEANINGFUL WORK, AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MICHAEL, RONDA, AND ENRICO HERE WITH EMBASSY SUITES. AND OUR ASPIRE STUDENTS, CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS? SO OUR INTERNS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, GUYS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU SQUEEZE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY ON OUR LEFT SIDE RIGHT HERE. THERE YOU GO. AND WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, WE'VE GOT A FEW PICTURES UP BEHIND THEM. [CHATTER] PHOTOGRAPHER: OH, THAT'S BETTER. THAT IS MUCH, MUCH BETTER. I CAN SEE EVERYTHING. PERFECT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. JACQUE BALLENT: THANK YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE] [9. Invocation] KEITH MADDOX: WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 09, INVOCATION. I CALL ON MS. ELAD, WHO WILL DELIVER THE INVOCATION FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING. STEPHANIE ELAD: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MADDOX. LET US PRAY. GOD OF WISDOM AND COMPASSION, WE COME TOGETHER TONIGHT MINDFUL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY WE CARRY AND THE TRUST OUR COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN US. AS WE MAKE DECISIONS TONIGHT, GRANT US THE WISDOM TO LOOK BEYOND THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITIES OF TOMORROW. HELP US LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS, SPEAK WITH RESPECT AND LEAD WITH HUMILITY. REMIND US THAT BEHIND EVERY DECISION ARE STUDENTS WITH HOPES AND DREAMS, FAMILIES WHO PLACE THEIR TRUST IN US, AND EDUCATORS AND STAFF WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES [00:35:02] TO THE WORK OF TEACHING AND GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION. MAY WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, EVEN WHEN THE PATH IS DIFFICULT, AND THE DISCERNMENT TO PUT THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS ABOVE ALL ELSE. MAY OUR DELIBERATIONS BE GUIDED BY FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW, AND FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL. MAY WE LEAVE THIS MEETING NOT SIMPLY HAVING CONDUCTED THE BUSINESS BEFORE US, BUT HAVING SERVED OUR COMMUNITY WITH PURPOSE AND HONORED THE RESPONSIBILITY ENTRUSTED TO US. MAY THE WORK OF OUR HANDS AND THE INTENTIONS OF OUR HEARTS BRING BLESSING TO OUR SCHOOLS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR ENTIRE FRISCO ISD COMMUNITY. AMEN. KEITH MADDOX: AMEN. [11. Discussion regarding TEA's A-F Accountability System and related data for Frisco ISD] NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION REGARDING TEA'S A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND RELATED DATA FOR FRISCO ISD. LET ME CALL ON DR. CUNNINGHAM, WHO WILL INTRODUCE DR. NYE TO PRESENT IT ON THE TEA'S A-F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND RELATED DATA FOR FRISCO ISD. WES CUNNINGHAM: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. SO, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? WE DO THIS PRETTY ANNUALLY. AND WE GO OVER OUR PERFORMANCE ON THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. TONIGHT, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS GIVE A PRETTY HIGH-LEVEL, CONCISE OVERVIEW OF WHAT MAKES UP THAT RATING, AS WELL AS HOW WE, AS A DISTRICT AND OUR CAMPUSES, ARE CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO THE ACADEMIC NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN FRISCO ISD. SINCE THIS IS A PRETTY HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW, WE'VE SHARED SOME SLIDES WITH YOU AHEAD OF TIME. WE'LL ALSO POST THOSE SLIDES TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH BOARDBOOK. AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SCHEDULING AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP TO GET INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUSES, SOME OF THE SUBPOPULATION DATA, AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WILL ALLOW US AS A STAFF TO RESPOND WITH OUR BOARD, HAVE SOME GOOD QUESTION AND ANSWERS. SO THAT'S UPCOMING. SO IF DR. NYE SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT IN THE WORKSHOP, LEAVE HIM. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. DR. NYE, HE'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. GARY NYE: GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND ISD. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. TONIGHT, I WILL BRIEFLY SHARE OUR 2026 ACCOUNTABILITY RESULTS, REVIEW SOME OF THE KEY DATA BEHIND THOSE RATINGS, AND SHARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW WE'RE USING THAT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT. IN ORDER TO BE CONCISE WITH THE PRESENTATION, I'LL FOCUS ON THE KEY TAKEAWAYS AND WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION, EITHER THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION OR AT THE END, WHICHEVER YOU PREFER. FRISCO ISD HAS, AGAIN, EARNED AN A RATING FROM TEA, THIS YEAR, INCREASING OUR OVERALL SCORE TO 91. OF APPROXIMATELY 1,200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, ONLY 16% EARNED AN A RATING. OF THAT 16% OF DISTRICTS EARNING AN A RATING, FRISCO ISD IS THE LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO EARN THAT DISTINCTION. THIS SUSTAINED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, AND STAFF. LOOKING AT OUR CAMPUS RATINGS, 50 CAMPUSES EARNED AN A AND 23 EARNED A B. THIS MEANS THAT EVERY ACTIVE CAMPUS FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR EARNED EITHER AN A OR B RATING. ADDITIONALLY, NO CAMPUS IN FRISCO ISD WERE IDENTIFIED FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY INDICATORS. TEXAS HAS QUITE IN-DEPTH ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT IS DETAILED IN A 276-PAGE MANUAL. RATHER THAN NAVIGATING ALL THOSE DETAILS, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY DATA BEHIND OUR RATINGS. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES THREE DOMAINS, AS WE SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL PROGRESS, AND CLOSING THE GAPS. WHEN CALCULATING THE FINAL RATING, THE HIGHER SCORE FROM STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OR SCHOOL PROGRESS ACCOUNTS FOR 70% OF THE OVERALL RATING, WHILE CLOSING THE GAPS ACCOUNTS FOR THE REMAINING 30%. HERE WE CAN SEE HOW THOSE DOMAINS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR OVERALL SCORE. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WAS OUR HIGHEST PERFORMING DOMAIN AT 92, ACCOUNTING FOR 70% OF THE RATING. CLOSING THE GAPS EARNED A 90, CONTRIBUTING THE REMAINING 30%. TOGETHER, THESE PRODUCED AN OVERALL RATING OF 91, AN A. WE'LL BRIEFLY EXAMINE THE DATA BEHIND EACH DOMAIN. DOMAIN 1 MEASURES WHAT STUDENTS KNOW AND CAN DEMONSTRATE. FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS, DOMAIN 1 INCLUDES THREE INDICATORS, STAAR PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS 40% OF THE RATING, COLLEGE, CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, OR CCMR, IS 40%, AND GRADUATION RATE IS THE OTHER 20%. SO THIS GRAPH SUMMARIZES STAAR DATA ACROSS THE FOUR TESTED CONTENT AREAS. PERFORMANCE IS REPORTED AT THREE LEVELS. THE APPROACHES PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY THE BLUE BAR ON THE GRAPH, MEETS PERFORMANCE IS GREEN AND MASTERS IN ORANGE, [00:40:03] WITH MASTERS REPRESENTING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL. ACROSS ALL FOUR SUBJECTS, BETWEEN 89% AND 92% OF THE STUDENTS REACHED APPROACHES. THE GRAPH ALSO HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES IN PERFORMANCE AT MEETS AND MASTERS LEVELS, HELPING US IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT. BEYOND STAAR, CCMR READINESS OR-- EXCUSE ME, CCMR IS A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING. CCMR MEASURES THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES MEETING AT LEAST ONE INDICATOR-- AT LEAST ONE OF THE CCMR READINESS INDICATORS. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, FRISCO HAS INCREASED FROM 76% TO 82% OF GRADUATES MEETING A CCMR INDICATOR. WHILE WE'RE ENCOURAGED BY THIS GROWTH, CCMR REMAINS AN IMPORTANT AREA OF FOCUS FOR OUR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT. OUR GRADUATION RATES CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT STRENGTH. FRISCO ISD'S MOST RECENT FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION IS 98.3% COMPARED TO 91.2% STATEWIDE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR ANNUAL DROPOUT RATE IS JUST 0.1% COMPARED TO 1.9% ACROSS THE STATE. THESE RESULTS REFLECT THE EFFORTS OF OUR CAMPUSES TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED AND ON A PATHWAY TO GRADUATION. OUR SECOND DOMAIN'S SCHOOL PROGRESS, EXAMINE STUDENT PERFORMANCE THROUGH TWO PERSPECTIVES. PART A MEASURES ACADEMIC GROWTH, WHILE PART B MEASURES RELATIVE PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO SCHOOLS WITH SIMILAR LEVELS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. SO LOOKING AT THE DATA OF DOMAIN 2, ON THE LEFT IS ACADEMIC GROWTH MEASURES, STUDENT PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS AND READING LANGUAGE ARTS. OVERALL GROWTH SCORES WERE 77 IN MATHEMATICS AND 79 IN READING LANGUAGE ARTS, WITH AN OVERALL ACADEMIC GROWTH SCORE OF 78. ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS A RELATIVE PERFORMANCE THAT COMPARES OUR ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS WITH CAMPUSES, DISTRICTS SERVING SIMILAR PERCENTAGE OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. FRISCO ISD EARNED A SCORE OF 82 FOR DOMAIN 2B. OUR THIRD DOMAIN, CLOSING THE GAPS, EXAMINES PERFORMANCE ACROSS DIFFERENT STUDENT GROUPS AND INCORPORATES STATE AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. FRISCO ISD EARNED A 90 IN CLOSING THE GAPS, CONTRIBUTING TO OUR OVERALL DISTRICT RATING OF 91. WHILE OUR OVERALL RESULTS ARE STRONG, THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURES WITHIN THESE DOMAINS PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND IMPROVE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPLORING THIS INFORMATION MORE DEEPLY IN FUTURE BOARD WORKSHOPS. NOW THAT WE'VE REVIEWED THE RESULTS, I'D LIKE TO SHIFT OUR ATTENTION FROM WHAT THE DATA TELLS US TO HOW WE RESPOND TO IT. AT THE CENTER OF OUR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IS ONE GUIDING QUESTION, HOW DO WE ENSURE WE KNOW THE NAME AND NEEDS OF EVERY STUDENT AND RESPOND WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT? OUR APPROACH BEGINS WITH THE SYSTEMIC PROCESS OF REVIEWING DATA, IDENTIFYING NEEDS, ESTABLISHING GOALS, AND MONITORING PROGRESS. CAMPUSES AND THE DISTRICTS ARE PROVIDED DATA BOTH FROM THE STATE AND OUR INTERNAL ANALYSIS. WE EXAMINE PERFORMANCE AT MULTIPLE LEVELS, FROM DISTRICT AND CAMPUS TRENDS DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND SPECIFIC LEARNING STANDARDS. THERE ARE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS. CAMPUSES PRIORITIZE NEEDS AND ESTABLISH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES WITHIN THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF HOUSE BILL 3, WE CREATE AND MONITOR OBJECTIVES BROKEN DOWN BY GRADE-LEVEL STUDENT GROUPS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PROGRESS MONITORING TOOLS. ELEMENTARY HAS BEEN USING PROGRESS MONITORING TOOLS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND THIS YEAR, WE IMPLEMENTED A PROGRESS MONITORING TOOL ACROSS ALL SECONDARY CAMPUSES. THESE MONITORING TOOLS HELP TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TRACK STUDENT PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND MAKE TIMELY INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS. THE GOAL IS NOT SIMPLY TO COLLECT DATA, BUT TURN DATA INTO MEANINGFUL ACTION. OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, OR MTSS, PROVIDES A STRUCTURE FOR RESPONDING TO THE ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS. THROUGH UNIVERSAL SUPPORTS, TARGETED INTERVENTION, INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS, WE WORK TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SUPPORT BASED UPON INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS. THIS YEAR, WE ARE WORKING TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN CONSISTENCY ACROSS CAMPUSES [00:45:02] WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE, AND FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO, WE ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE CLARITY ON TARGETED RESPONSES FOR DIFFERENT TIERS OF SUPPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLS ON HOW TO LEVERAGE THEIR TIME DURING ADVISORY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT EFFORT IS OUR CAMPUS SUPPORT FRAMEWORK. THIS FRAMEWORK BRINGS DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY CAMPUS NEEDS, COORDINATE RESOURCES, IMPLEMENT TARGETED STRATEGIES, AND MONITOR PROGRESS. LAST YEAR, EIGHT CAMPUSES RECEIVED TARGETED SUPPORT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND SEVEN DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT ON THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. THIS YEAR, WE ARE CONTINUING TO REFINE THE PROCESS, STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND ALIGNING OUR SUPPORTS TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH CAMPUS. AS WE CLOSE, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT STUDENT SUCCESS EXTENDS WELL BEYOND STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS. OUR FUTURE-READY FRAMEWORK REMINDS US THAT SUPPORTING THE WHOLE CHILD REQUIRES STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND COORDINATED SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT. ULTIMATELY, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS, ULTIMATE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, REQUIRING THE COMMITMENT COLLABORATION OF EVERY PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF EVERY STUDENT. WE ARE PROUD OF THESE RESULTS, GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND COMMITTED TO BUILDING ON THIS SUCCESS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU, DOCTOR. ANY QUESTIONS? ABSOLUTELY. WES CUNNINGHAM: WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT DR. NYE'S PRESENTATION EXACTLY ANSWERED A QUESTION FROM THE PUBLIC EARLIER. I DON'T WANT ANYONE THINKING THAT DR. NYE I MADE THAT PRESENTATION UP IN THE 15 MINUTES BETWEEN THAT AND HIM PRESENTING. HE WAS ALREADY PRESENTING THAT TONIGHT. KEITH MADDOX: I THOUGHT YOU DID IT IN 15 MINUTES. I APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, TRUSTEE SALAS. SHERRIE SALAS: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'VE SAID IT ONCE, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY IT. THE ONE POINT WE WENT FROM 90 TO 91, AND I WANT TO SAY AGAIN THAT THAT HAPPENED IN A YEAR OF LAST YEAR WHEN LEGISLATION PUT SO MANY CHANGES IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO THAT ONE POINT REPRESENTS SO MUCH WORK FROM OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR PARENTS AND OUR STAFF EVERYWHERE. IT'S JUST A VERY BIG DEAL THAT THEY HAD SO MUCH CHANGE HANDED TO THEM LAST YEAR, AND THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO BRING US HOME ONE POINT OVER NONZERO. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ELAD. STEPHANIE ELAD: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATION. TONIGHT. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO SOME MORE DETAILS IN THE BOARD WORKSHOP, BUT I THINK FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, I THINK THIS WAS A GREAT BALANCE OF JUST GIVING US THE OVERVIEW AND THEN SOME OF THE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS BEHIND IT. GARY NYE: I HAD TO RESTRAIN MYSELF. I WANTED TO SHARE MORE, BUT WE'LL DO THAT IN WORKSHOP. STEPHANIE ELAD: I KNOW YOU DID. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU. GARY NYE: I APPRECIATE THAT. STEPHANIE ELAD: THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: I THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESTRAINT. [LAUGHTER] TRUSTEE DAVIS. DYNETTE DAVIS: I TURN MY MIC OFF. I'M PRACTICING RESTRAINT. KEITH MADDOX: ALL RIGHT THEN, WE'LL MOVE ON. GARY NYE: THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: THANK YOU. [12. Discussion regarding the Development of Proposed Legislative Priorities for the 90th Legislative Session] WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 12. I CALL ON MS. SMITH TO INTRODUCE MS. DEWOLFE TO PRESENT ON THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. KIMBERLY SMITH: GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MEGAN DEWOLFE, OUR DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. MEGAN DEWOLFE: I'M TRYING TO FIND MY BUTTON TO MAKE THIS FULL SCREEN. COME BACK. YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT? ALL RIGHT. I'M ALSO GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF, SO. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THIS REALLY QUICKLY. AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, OBVIOUSLY, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT I THINK WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MEET WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING WHEN YOU GUYS ACTUALLY ADOPT THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. SO THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND WE'RE JUST GOING OVER THEM TONIGHT AND NOT VOTING ON THEM JUST YET. AS A REMINDER, OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN THE DISTRICT ARE DEVELOPED BY OUR COMMUNITY, BY OUR LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, WHICH IS UPWARDS OF NEARLY A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT GET TOGETHER, AND THEY WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. SO FOR A YEAR, WE'RE MEETING AS A WHOLE GROUP. WE'RE ALSO MEETING IN DIFFERENT SUBCOMMITTEES. THEY HEAR FROM PRESENTERS WHO ARE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THEY HEAR FROM PRESENTERS WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT TO TRY TO GIVE AN OUTSIDE OF FRISCO ISD STATE PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES, AND THEY WORK THROUGH THEM, AND AS A GROUP, THEY COME UP WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES BY THE VERY END. AND THE RECOMMENDED-- EXCUSE ME, THE RECOMMENDED [00:50:03] LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO GIVE TO YOU GUYS AT THE VERY END, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE GOT HERE. WE'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE WE'VE GOT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND THESE WERE OUR SUBCOMMITTEES THAT THE GROUP WAS IN. AND ITS ASSESSMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, SCHOOL FINANCE AND DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR NEW AREAS TO LOOK AT. ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I'M GLAD THAT DR. NYE WENT RIGHT BEFORE ME SO YOU GUYS COULD SEE HOW THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS BUILT. IT'S VERY RELIANT ON STATE TESTS. SO AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, IT'S COMPLETELY RELIANT ON STATE TESTS. SECONDARY LEVEL, IT'S STILL REALLY RELIANT ON STATE TESTS. AND SO THE GOAL HERE, WHEN THAT GROUP HEARD FROM PEOPLE WITHIN, WITHOUT, AND ALSO CAME WITH THEIR OWN QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSED, THAT GROUP WANTED TO BROADEN THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF SCHOOL QUALITY-- EXCUSE ME, BALANCING STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS WITH ADDITIONAL MEANINGFUL MEASURES OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. SO JUST LIKE WE DO WITH OUR LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, THEY WANT THE STATE ADD IN ADDITIONAL MEASURES THAT PARENTS FIND VALUABLE SO THAT YOU CAN GET A REAL PICTURE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A SCHOOL BEYOND JUST A TEST. SO THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY. ALSO, MY LITTLE GHOST IS COMING WITH US BECAUSE IT'S SPOOKY MONTH, SO ENJOY HIM. SCHOOL FINANCE, THE FIRST ONE OF THAT-- THEY HAVE TWO THAT THEY NARROWED IT DOWN TO. AND ONE IS TO ESTABLISH A FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT WITHIN THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT FUNDING FOR THE SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE ARTS EDUCATION. INSTRUMENTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY, IT WAS BORN OUT OF THE IDEA-- THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE LEGISLATION THAT PASSED LAST SESSION. THIS WAS A PART OF IT UNTIL IT GOT TO A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE PROCESS, AND THEN THIS ALLOTMENT WAS REMOVED. AND SO THE GROUP HEARD THAT, AND THEY WERE LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA. AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING THE LEGISLATURE WAS OPEN TO. AND SO IF IT IS, WHY DON'T WE TRY TO BRING THAT BACK? AND SO THAT ONE'S VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT AN ALLOTMENT. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A WEIGHT OF SOME KIND, SIMILAR TO SEVERAL OTHER ALLOTMENTS IN THE SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM. THE SECOND POINT, ACTUALLY, IS BORN OUT OF LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS WELL. LAST SESSION, YOU GUYS PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT THEY PASSED A TEACHER OR THAT THEY HAVE NOW A NEW TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT THAT GAVE OUR TEACHERS A BIG RAISE. WOOHOO! AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SUPPORT STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENT, WHICH WAS FOR OTHER POSITIONS OUTSIDE OF A CLASSROOM TEACHER, TO PROVIDE AN ALLOTMENT FOR THEM. IT WASN'T AS BIG OF AN ALLOTMENT. AND SO OUR GOAL HERE IS, NUMBER ONE, TO TAKE THAT ALLOTMENT AND TO INDEX IT TO INFLATION, WHICH IS A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WE'RE ON A FIXED INCOME WITH THE STATE. AND SO IF SOMETHING IS INDEXED TO INFLATION, IT ALLOWS US TO MORE EASILY CATCH UP OR KEEP UP WITH COST OF LIVING RAISES. OTHERWISE, WE HAVE TO GET REALLY CREATIVE WITH THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT. AND THEN, ALSO, TO TRANSITION THE FUNDING MODEL TO A PER EMPLOYEE ALLOCATION, LIKE THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT IS, AS OPPOSED TO A PER STUDENT ALLOCATION IS WHAT IT'S SET UP TO DO RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE WOULD RATHER HAVE IT MATCH THE ACTUAL NUMBER, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT A DISTRICT EMPLOYS AND THAT SUPPORT STAFF AREA. SO THAT'S THE TWO FOR SCHOOL FINANCE. AND THEN DISTRICT OF INNOVATION IS A MECHANISM CREATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE THAT ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO TAKE WHAT'S IN STATE LAW AND MAYBE APPROACH SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AS IT'S APPROVED BY OUR COMMUNITY. AND Y'ALL, Y'ALL APPROVE THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN. AN EXAMPLE THAT MOST DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE-- WE DID AN ANALYSIS ON THIS, AND THE GREATEST DISTRICT OF INNOVATION EXEMPTION THAT IS USED IS FOR CALENDARS. SO LIKE, WE CREATE OUR CALENDAR IN THIS DISTRICT BY USING A CALENDAR COMMITTEE. AND THEN IT COMES TO YOU GUYS. WE COULDN'T DO THAT IF THEY GOT RID OF DISTRICT OF INNOVATION. AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULDN'T DO THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING AS A PART OF DISTRICT OF INNOVATION. AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING OTHER THINGS. AND THAT'S THE IDEA IS THAT IT'S LOCALLY DEVELOPED. AND SO OUR GOAL HERE WAS-- OR THE COMMITTEE'S GOAL, EXCUSE ME, WAS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION FLEXIBILITIES TO ENSURE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LOCALLY ELECTED BOARDS CAN REMAIN RESPONSIVE TO EVOLVING STUDENT STAFF AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. AND THAT IS HOW QUICK I WAS. SO, WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER'S MEETING. AND NOVEMBER MEETING IS WHERE YOU WOULD VOTE ON THOSE RECOMMENDED PRIORITIES. SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THEM. KEITH MADDOX: FOR MS. DEWOLFE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISTY WAMHOFF: JUST TO MAKE SURE, SO YOU SAID THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT IS INDEXED TO INFLATION, LIKE FOR SUPPORTED STAFF? MEGAN DEWOLFE: IT'S NOT CURRENTLY. WE WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE INDEXED TO INFLATION SO THAT AS INFLATION RISES, WE ALSO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY TO PROVIDE THOSE RAISES. [00:55:01] MISTY WAMHOFF: AND THEN, DO YOU WANT THE FUNDING TO BE BASED ON A PRE-EMPLOYEE BASIS? WHERE DOES THE RETENTION COME INTO PLAY IN THAT CONTRIBUTION. MEGAN DEWOLFE: SO RIGHT NOW THE SUPPORT STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENT IS BASED ON, I THINK, IT'S $5 PER STUDENT IF I REMEMBER IT CORRECTLY. BUT I COULD BE MAKING THAT UP. SO FOLLOW UP WITH ME. IF THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU, EMAIL ME AND I WILL GET YOU THE RIGHT NUMBER. BUT IT IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE, WHEREAS THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT ALLOTMENT, THEY BASE THAT ONE, THEY SAY, WE'RE GIVING YOU X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS PER TEACHER YOU HAVE EMPLOYED. AND THE GROUP, THE COMMITTEE GROUP THAT MET THOUGHT IT MADE A LOT MORE SENSE TO BASE THAT ALLOTMENT OFF OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE EMPLOYED RATHER THAN THE STUDENTS THAT YOU HAVE SO THAT YOU COULD ESSENTIALLY SPREAD IT OUT THE SAME, EVENLY, AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THAT GROUP, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. MISTY WAMHOFF: THANK YOU. MEGAN DEWOLFE: KIM WAS ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE, SO SHE COULD ADD TO THAT. KIMBERLY SMITH: IT'S $45 PER STUDENT. MEGAN DEWOLFE: SO BIG. I'M GLAD YOU LOOKED IT UP. KIMBERLY SMITH: YOU GOT THE $5 RIGHT. I DID HAVE TO LOOK IT UP. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ON THAT ONE, WHY THE COMMITTEE FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT PER STAFF AND NOT PER STUDENT, IF YOU'RE IN A DISTRICT LIKE FRISCO OR MOST OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT ARE DECLINING IN ENROLLMENT, THAT ALLOTMENT WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A RAISE TO SUPPORT STAFF. IF YOU'RE DECLINING AN ENROLLMENT, THAT ALLOTMENT IS GOING TO GO DOWN EVERY YEAR. BUT YET, THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT RAISE THAT WAS PROVIDED. SO IF IT WAS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT YOU HAVE, THEN AT LEAST IT WOULD KEEP THAT ALLOTMENT STABLE FOR THE RAISE THAT WAS PROVIDED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. KEITH MADDOX: TRUSTEE DAVIS. DYNETTE DAVIS: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE WHILE YOU JUST GAVE US A VERY HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ARE, I KNOW THAT IT HAS TAKEN AN ENTIRE YEAR TO GET TO THIS POINT. AND SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE ON OUR DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE TEAM, THOSE THAT ARE PROBABLY NO LONGER ON THE TEAM ANYMORE BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. I ALSO AM VERY EXCITED THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, Y'ALL SELECTED ME TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE. AND SO I GET TO GO DOWN TO AUSTIN, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I HOPE THAT YOU GIVE ME A SPEAKING PART. MEGAN DEWOLFE: I WILL. I DON'T THINK I COULD STOP YOU IF I TRIED. KEITH MADDOX: TRUSTEE SALAS. SHERRIE SALAS: I JUST HAVE A QUESTION THAT ALSO IS CENTERED AROUND THE STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENT. SO I REMEMBER WHEN THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND TWEAK THIS AND ADD THE SUPPORT STAFF AND TIA FUNDING THAT. I'M JUST CURIOUS, AND YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, MEGAN OR KIMBERLY, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY THE STATE STRUCTURED IT THIS WAY VERSUS JUST DOING IT LIKE THE TIA STRUCTURING, OR IS THERE A REASON? DO YOU KNOW? MEGAN DEWOLFE: IF I HAD TO GUESS, A LOT OF THE ALLOTMENTS END UP BEING BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE. AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF ALLOTMENTS THAT DON'T MATCH UP TO THE ACTUAL COST OF WHAT THAT ALLOTMENT IS SUPPORTING. AND IT'S USUALLY BASED ON WE HAVE THIS MUCH MONEY TO SPEND, AND SO WHEN WE BREAK IT UP ACROSS THIS MANY STUDENTS-- OR A LOT OF THE OTHER ALLOTMENTS ARE PER STUDENT ALLOTMENTS. AND SO MAYBE THEY JUST WENT WITH IT BECAUSE IT WAS NORMAL TO THEM. I THINK MAYBE THE ONLY ONE THAT IS AN EMPLOYEE ALLOTMENT IS THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT. AND SO MAYBE THEY JUST WENT WITH WHAT THEY WERE USED TO. AND IT PROBABLY JUST HAD MORE TO DO WITH THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE. SHERRIE SALAS: I DEFINITELY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR RESPONDING. MEGAN DEWOLFE: NO, YOU'RE GOOD. SHERRIE SALAS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. KEITH MADDOX: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANKS, MEGAN. MEGAN DEWOLFE: THANK YOU. [13.A. Consider and Act on approval of minutes from the September 21st Special Meeting and September 21st Regular Meeting] WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS, SO WITH ACTION ITEM 13A, CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 21ST SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 21ST REGULAR MEETING. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13A. DYNETTE DAVIS: I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 21ST SPECIAL MEETING AND SEPTEMBER 21ST REGULAR MEETING AS PRESENTED. RENEE SAMPLE: SECOND. KEITH MADDOX: HAVING BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE, I NOW OPEN UP THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTION OR DISCUSSION. HAVING HEARD NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE. MOTION PASSED, 7-0. [13.B. Consider and Act on Approval of the recommended employment contracts for identified personnel, including a contract for Assistant General Counsel] AGENDA ITEM 13B, CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL, INCLUDING THE CONTRACT FOR ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13B. DYNETTE DAVIS: I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL, INCLUDING A CONTRACT FOR NAOMI HARPER AS ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL. STEPHANIE ELAD: SECOND. [01:00:01] KEITH MADDOX: HAVING MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELAD, I NOW OPEN UP THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. HAVING HEARD NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE. MOTION PASSED, 7-0. INTO ITEM 13C, CONSIDER AND ACT ON OCTOBER LIBRARY MATERIAL [13.C. Consider and Act on October Library Materials List] LIST. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13C. DYNETTE DAVIS: I MOVE TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER LIBRARY MATERIALS LIST AS PRESENTED. SHERRIE SALAS: SECOND. KEITH MADDOX: HAVING BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE SALAS, I NOW OPEN UP THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. TRUSTEE ELAD. STEPHANIE ELAD: I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS TO SHARE. SO I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON TONIGHT'S LIBRARY BOOK APPROVALS, AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE REASONS WHY. ONE THING THAT MAY NOT BE WIDELY UNDERSTOOD IS THAT WHILE WE RELY ON APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE DLAC, TO HELP US REVIEW LIBRARY MATERIALS, THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DECISIONS RESTS WITH THIS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SERVE AS OUR PROXIES IN THIS PROCESS, AND THE BOARD IS ULTIMATELY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DECISIONS MADE AND THE MATERIALS PURCHASED. AFTER THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY SEVERAL OF SENATOR PAXTON'S STAFFERS THAT TRUSTEE ACCOUNTABILITY WAS A KEY PURPOSE BEHIND SB-13. IF THE BOARD IS ULTIMATELY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE DECISIONS, THEN I THINK WE NEED A PROCESS THAT GIVES THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATE TIME TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW, AND ALSO PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AND DISCUSS CONCERNS BEFORE BOOKS ARE APPROVED FOR PURCHASE. MY CONCERN IS THAT OUR PROCESS MAKES THIS DIFFICULT. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE IS FORMED VERY LATE IN THE YEAR, LEAVING ONLY A FEW WEEKS TO REVIEW WHAT CAN AMOUNT TO THOUSANDS OF TITLES, AS IS THE CASE WITH THE LIST BEFORE US TONIGHT. THAT IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MATERIAL TO EVALUATE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE DLAC GOES NEARLY SIX MONTHS WITHOUT MEETING BETWEEN THE SPRING AND THE FALL. DURING THAT TIME, THE NUMBER OF BOOKS AWAITING REVIEW CONTINUES TO GROW. BY THE TIME A NEW COMMITTEE IS FORMED IN THE FALL, THE BACKLOG CAN BE SO LARGE THAT IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE AN ADEQUATE REVIEW WITH THE TIME AVAILABLE. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AND DISCUSS QUESTIONS. MY APPOINTEE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT SEVERAL TITLES, BUT THERE WASN'T A MEANINGFUL FORUM DURING THE COMMITTEE'S PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. WE NEED A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED, CONCERNS TO BE DISCUSSED, AND MATERIALS TO RECEIVE THE THOUGHTFUL REVIEW THAT THIS RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRES. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT I'VE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH DR. FOUCHE AND MRS. MCDONALD, WHO OVERSEES OUR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE ISD. THEY HAVE LISTENED TO MY CONCERNS AND OFFERED SOME GOOD IDEAS FOR IMPROVING THE PROCESS NEXT YEAR. I APPRECIATE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOWARD SOLUTIONS, AND I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGES GOING FORWARD. I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO SENATOR PAXTON AND PLANNED TO MEET WITH HER AFTER THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS TO DISCUSS MY CONCERNS WITH HER DIRECTLY, SINCE SHE SPONSORED SB-13. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LAW SUPPORTS ITS INTENDED PURPOSE, WHILE GIVING TRUSTEES A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GAPS IN THE LEGISLATION, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS ADDRESSING THOSE IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MY VOTE TONIGHT IS NOT A CRITICISM OF OUR LIBRARY STAFF OR A DISMISSAL OF THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS PROCESS. IT'S ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT THE PROCESS NEEDS SOME IMPROVEMENT. IF WE, AS TRUSTEES, ARE GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOOKS THAT WE APPROVE, THEN WE NEED THE TIME, THE INFORMATION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT JOB PROPERLY. AGAIN, I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE ALREADY HAD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE THIS PROCESS GOING FORWARD. ULTIMATELY, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR STUDENTS, RESPECT THE CONCERNS OF PARENTS, AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS TRUSTEES. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: DAVIS. DYNETTE DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR STATEMENT. I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS-- KEITH MADDOX: TO? DYNETTE DAVIS: TO YOU. KEITH MADDOX: TO ME. I WAS GOING TO SAY, WHO'S THE-- DYNETTE DAVIS: THE PRESIDING OFFICER, OR IF I MAY. KEITH MADDOX: IF YOU MAY, I'M THE ONLY PERSON YOU CAN SPEAK TO. DYNETTE DAVIS: I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF WE ARE NOT ADHERING TO THE POLICY AS IT WAS PRESENTED TO US BY THE STATE LEGISLATORS. LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING AGAINST OR NOT IN ADHERENCE TO WHAT THEY HAVE GIVEN US, AS FAR AS THESE LIBRARY BOOKS, THE POLICIES ARE CONCERNED? BECAUSE FOR US TO VOTE AND MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE LIBRARY BOOKS, WE ARE DOING WHAT THE LAW HAS INSTRUCTED US TO DO. AND SO I WONDER IF THIS-- [01:05:02] I'M GOING TO STOP, BUT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF THE CONCERN IS ON A DISTRICT LEVEL OR IF IT IS ON A STATE LEVEL. KEITH MADDOX: SO I DON'T HAVE-- TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE THE QUESTIONS ARE DIRECTED TO ME. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES WITH OUR PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN LAID OUT. IT'S DOCUMENTED. WE ALL GET A LIST OF THE BOOKS THAT ARE UP FOR REVIEW, AND THERE'S A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD FROM-- NO ONE HAS COMPLAINED, OR I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION THAT WE'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. THAT IS TRUE. DYNETTE DAVIS: YES, THAT IS MY FIRST QUESTION. SO WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW-- KEITH MADDOX: AS I KNOW, WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE. DYNETTE DAVIS: AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ALL APPOINTED, I BELIEVE EACH OF US WERE ABLE TO APPROVE ONE. KEITH MADDOX: EACH BOARD MEMBER, A POINT, YES. DYNETTE DAVIS: WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR MEETINGS-- AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN EVEN ANSWER THIS, BUT IS THERE ROOM FOR OPEN DIALOGUE? AND PERHAPS THE DECISION THAT IS MADE BY THE MAJORITY IS OPPOSITE OF MAYBE ONE OR TWO? KEITH MADDOX: I DO NOT KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT GOES ON AT THEIR MEETING, AND HAVE NOT ATTENDED THE LIBRARY MEETING JUST FOR THE SAKE OF BEING INDEPENDENT. SO WHEN WE DO GET THE BOOKS PRESENTED TO US, I CAN MAKE A FAIR ASSESSMENT. I, AGAIN, HAVE NOT HEARD WORD THERE IS A COMPLAINT FROM A BOARD MEMBER THAT THEIR OPINIONS OR IDEAS HAVE NOT BEEN HEARD OR EXPRESSED, OR WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES THAT WERE LAID OUT. DYNETTE DAVIS: I APPRECIATE THAT. I GUESS MY CONCERN WITH THE STATEMENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY MADE IS THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME HEARING IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, TRUSTEE SALAS. SHERRIE SALAS: MS. MCDONALD, I READ OUR PACKET COVERING THIS, AND I'M QUITE CERTAIN THAT THERE'S A SECTION THAT SAYS THERE WASN'T ANY RESPONSE TO INDICATING A BOOK NEEDS TO BE PULLED. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? BECAUSE I READ IT, AND THE WAY I AM, I'M APPROACHING THIS PROCESS IS WE APPOINT OUR PEOPLE. THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. THEY DO THE DECISION MAKING, AND THEN THE REPORTS BACK TO US WILL INDICATE IF THERE WERE BOOKS OF CONCERN. AND CAN YOU ENLIGHTEN ME ON THAT? SO ULTIMATELY, THE DLAC VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, AND SO THEY VOTED THREE 3-1 TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS ONE COMMITTEE MEMBER THAT HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOKS. AND THEN THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION THERE, PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH AS WHAT THEY WANTED. AND THEN SOMEONE MADE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THAT. AND SO THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY VOTED 3-1. IT IS RECORDED. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THOSE, THEY'RE ON OUR WEBSITE. AND WE ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC FEEDBACK FORM TO ALSO FILL OUT THAT YOU ALL HAVE ACCESS TO. AND I'D ACTUALLY FORGOTTEN THAT PART. ISN'T THE RECORDING PORTION A REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE LAW? MEGAN DEWOLFE: IT IS. SHERRIE SALAS: THE AGENDA AND THE RECORDING ARE BOTH REQUIRED? MEGAN DEWOLFE: YES, MA'AM. SO JUST FULL TRANSPARENCY, THAT'S HOW I'M APPROACHING THIS. THE PAPERWORK WAS PROVIDED TO ME BASED ON WHO WE APPOINT AND HOW THAT PROCESS GOES. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: THAT'S A WARM-UP. MISTY WAMHOFF: SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, MS. MCDONALD, YOU AND I HAD ALREADY HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, BUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT LIST IS JUST FOR US TO APPROVE IT. IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PURCHASE ALL THESE 3,000 BOOKS. NATASHA MCDONALD: THE LIST IS TO-- FOR THE LIBRARIANS, THAT'S THE LIST THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE FROM. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE GOING-- LIKE, ALL THE LISTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIAN IS GOING TO GO IN AND BUY EVERY ONE OF THOSE. IT'S LIKE BROWSING IN A STORE, IF YOU WILL. MISTY WAMHOFF: AND IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THIS, BUT MAYBE FIND OUT TO SEE WHAT ARE THE LIBRARY ACTUAL CHECKS FROM-- CHECKOUTS FROM EACH OF THE CAMPUSES. I CAN PUT IN HOME BASE. USUALLY, AMANDA GIVES THAT TO ME, I THINK, EACH SEMESTER, BUT I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET ONE THAT A CIRCULATION REPORT THAT I CAN GET TO YOU ALL, AND I'LL PUT IT IN HOME BASE. AND THEN JUST THE LAST ONE, HOW MUCH WAS SPENT LAST YEAR TO PURCHASE LIBRARY BOOKS? I CAN GET THAT AS WELL. DO YOU WANT BY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH OR TOTAL OR BOTH? NATASHA MCDONALD: YEAH, I GUESS I'D LIKE ELEMENTARY. MISTY WAMHOFF: ALL OF THE ABOVE? NATASHA MCDONALD: ALL OF THE ABOVE. MISTY WAMHOFF: D? NATASHA MCDONALD: YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KEITH MADDOX: T. ELAD. STEPHANIE ELAD: THANK YOU. I JUST THOUGHT OF A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. SO HOW MANY TITLES CAN YOU REMIND ME, MRS. MCDONALD? HOW MANY TITLES ARE ON THE LIST TO APPROVE FOR TONIGHT? NATASHA MCDONALD: THIS TIME, I THINK THERE'S OVER 3,000. IT'S QUITE A LARGE LIST. STEPHANIE ELAD: AND HOW MANY IS IT TYPICALLY WHEN IT'S NOT OUR FIRST MEETING AFTER NOT HAVING HAD MEETINGS FOR A FEW MONTHS? NATASHA MCDONALD: WELL, I CAN GIVE YOU EXAMPLE FOR NOVEMBER, [01:10:01] THE LIST IS ALREADY THERE. AND I THINK THAT'S AROUND 450 OR 500 TITLES, SO CONSIDERABLY LESS. STEPHANIE ELAD: AND HOW MANY WEEKS DOES THE COMMITTEE GET TO-- BEFORE THEY-- EXCUSE ME, HOW MUCH TIME ELAPSES IN GENERAL, FROM THE TIME THE COMMITTEE, THE DLAC RECEIVES THE LIST AND THE TIME THEY HAVE TO VOTE ON THE LIST? NATASHA MCDONALD: SO THE DLAC INITIALLY RECEIVED THE LIST ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, AND THEN THEY VOTED ON OCTOBER 6TH. STEPHANIE ELAD: SO ABOUT TWO WEEKS, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS MAYBE. AND THE PURPOSE OF SB-13 IS TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT IN THEIR LIBRARIES. THAT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION FOR YOU. THAT'S REALLY MORE OF A STATEMENT, UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO HAVE A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON A COUPLE OF THE OTHER STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE POINT OF THE LAW IS TO PREVENT THAT. SO AGAIN, I'M NOT HERE TO-- I THINK THE STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB. I JUST THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO EXPECT A COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WITH THAT PERIOD OF TIME, THAT THEY'RE NOT READING EVERY BOOK. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT I KNOW THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT. I KNOW THAT SOME OF THEM ARE USING RESOURCES OUT THERE, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT DATABASES, WHERE YOU CAN FLAG THOSE THINGS. I JUST THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THEM AND ALSO THIS BOARD, THE PROPER TIME TO DO THAT. THAT WAS ALL I WAS SAYING. KEITH MADDOX: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO AGAIN, THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR THEIR COMMENTS. JUST ONE THING, I JUST WANT TO BE SURE ON AS FAR AS THE QUOTING OF THE LAW, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE OUR GENERAL COUNSEL HERE, MAKE SURE THE RECORD REFLECTS THAT TRUSTEES OPINION. AND THEN ALSO, AS FAR AS THE BOOKS AND HOW MANY ARE READ, I DON'T WANT TO IMPLY THAT WE KNOW SINCE-- I DON'T GO TO COMMITTEE MEETINGS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO OR HOW MANY THEY READ OR WITH THEIR PROCESS. SO AGAIN, JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM A FAIR SHOT OPPORTUNITY. DON'T WANT THE MINUTES TO REFLECT THAT WE KNOW FOR SURE. WE'RE MAKING A STATEMENT OF FACT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GREAT. HAVING HEARD NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE. MOTION PASSED, 5-2. [13.D. Consider and Act on the expulsion appeal submitted by parents KP and VK on behalf of Student AK under Board Policy FOD] ACTION ITEM D CONSIDERING ACT ON EXPULSION APPEALS SUBMITTED BY PARENT KP AND VK ON BEHALF OF STUDENT AK UNDER BOARD POLICY FOD. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13D. RENEE SAMPLE: I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DENY THE EXPULSION APPEAL FILED BY THE PARENTS OF STUDENT AK, AS THE BOARD FINDS THAT THE DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT THE STUDENT ENGAGED IN MISCONDUCT WARRANTING AN EXPULSION UNDER THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND CHAPTER 37 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. I FURTHER MOVE THE BOARD DIRECTS THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO NOTIFY THE PARENTS IN WRITING OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. STEPHANIE ELAD: SECOND. KEITH MADDOX: HAVING BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELAD, I NOW OPEN THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. HAVING HEARD NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE. MOTION PASSED, 7-0. [13.E. Consider and Act on the Level III grievance appeal submitted by parent SRJ on behalf of student JRJ pursuant to Board Policy FNG(Local)] AGENDA ITEM 13E, CONSIDER AND ACT ON LEVEL 3 GRIEVANCE AND APPEAL SUBMITTED BY PARENT SRJ ON BEHALF OF STUDENT JRJ, J PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY F AND T, LOCAL. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13E. STEPHANIE ELAD: I MOVE THAT THE BOARD GRANT THE APPEAL IN PART AND DENIED IN PART THE LEVEL 3 APPEAL FILED BY PARENT SRJ, ON BEHALF OF STUDENT JRJ AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE, THE BOARD GRANTS THE REQUEST TO RESCIND THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS WARNING FOR THE NATATORIUM, AS THE STUDENT IS NO LONGER IN THE PROGRAM, AND THE NEED FOR THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS WARNING IS MOOT. NUMBER TWO, THE BOARD DENIES ALL OTHER REQUESTED RELIEF, AS THE EVIDENCE DID NOT SUPPORT AN ALLEGATION OF RETALIATION. RENEE SAMPLE: SECOND. KEITH MADDOX: HAVING BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE ELAD AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE. NOW, OPEN TO THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. HAVING HEARD NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I'LL NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE. [01:15:01] MOTION PASSED, 7-0. [14. Consent Agenda] CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, AS A REMINDER, ITEMS 14 M THROUGH P. ITEMS 14 THROUGH P VERY WERE PULLED. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH L. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH L. DYNETTE DAVIS: I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 14-A THROUGH L AS PRESENTED. STEPHANIE ELAD: SECOND. KEITH MADDOX: HAVING BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELAD, I NOW OPEN UP AGENDA ITEMS FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. HAVING HEARD NO QUESTION OR DISCUSSION, I NOW LOOK FOR A VOTE. MOTION PASSED, 7-0. MONTHLY TAX REPORT. GOOD? ALL RIGHT. SO THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S REGULAR MEETING AGENDA. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:08 PM. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.