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I'M GOING TO BE OVER THERE. THE TIME IS 5:30 AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
[A. CALL TO ORDER ]
DR. STINSON, YOU CONFIRM THAT THIS MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND NOTICED THAT THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT?[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS ]
YES, MR. DILKS WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.[C. CLOSED SESSION ]
PROPERTY .071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND .076 SECURITY.BUT HEY, WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION ]
WE WILL. THE TIME IS 7:00, AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING ]
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON MRS. CHARLIE LOKEY, PRINCIPAL AT STOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DILKS, MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND DR.
WE NEVER REST UNTIL OUR GOOD IS BETTER AND OUR BETTER IS BEST.
AND THESE ARE TRULY TWO OF THE TWO BEST THAT WE COULD BRING TO YOU.
AVA PEREZ IS A SIXTH YEAR STOWE STUDENT AND IS HERE TONIGHT WITH HER MOM, LINDSEY MATTHEWS, AND VIVANIA BATISTA, WHO IS A FIFTH YEAR STOW STUDENT AND HERE WITH HER PARENTS, JOSIE AND AMBER.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE OUR SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE.
WE ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES.
WE START OFF LEADERSHIP SHARING GOOD THINGS.
THREE PEOPLE ARE CALLED ON TO SHARE SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENING IN THEIR LIFE.
NEXT, WE GET A WRITING PROMPT AND WRITE A COUPLE OF SENTENCES ON IT.
AS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAD TO WRITE ABOUT ONE THING THAT WE COULD KEEP MORE ORGANIZED.
MOST DAYS WE DO FUN ACTIVITIES IN LEADERSHIP CLASS AS WELL.
THE CLASS HELPS US BECOME BETTER FRIENDS, CLASSMATES AND GREAT PEOPLE OVERALL.
BEING A PART OF [INAUDIBLE] WEED WORTHY LEADERSHIP TEAM IS WONDERFUL.
A POINT OF PRIDE WITH ME, AVA, IS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF MY FORMER STUDENTS.
YOU LEARN HOW TO TALK LIKE THAT AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ]
I'M MOVING ON TO AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.THANK YOU. MR. DILKS WE'LL START THIS EVENING WITH OUR ALL-STATE HONOREES.
MR. DANNY DIETRICH WILL DO THOSE INTRODUCTIONS.
PRESIDENT DILKS AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I WENT TO THE WEBSITE AT [INAUDIBLE] AND DOUBLE CHECK THAT NUMBER.
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ULTIMATELY SELECTED TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM DURING THE ANNUAL TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CLINIC AND CONVENTION IN ONE OF THE 18 TEXAS ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES. IT TAKES AN INTENSE LEVEL OF FOCUS, WORK ETHIC AND MUSICAL SKILL AND TALENT TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST OF HONORS FOR A TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIAN.IT'S WONDERFUL TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO YOU THAT ALTHOUGH THE 2022 TEXAS STATE SAT AVERAGE SCORE WAS 1013 AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WAS 1060.
THE 2022 TEXAS ALL STATE AVERAGE WAS 1307.
SO THAT'S AN OUTSTANDING STATISTIC FOR YOU.
BIRDVILLE ISD IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE NINE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT THAT ACHIEVE THE HONOR OF BECOMING A 2023 TEXAS ALL-STATE MUSICIAN. THESE STUDENTS PERSEVERED THROUGH MULTIPLE AUDITIONS ON THE DISTRICT, REGION AND AREA LEVELS, WITH MOST BEGINNING THEIR MUSICAL PREPARATIONS THIS PAST SUMMER, AS I'M SURE THEIR PARENTS REMEMBER.
WITH ALL OF THE ATTITUDES AND ALL OF THE VOCAL THINGS GOING ON BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR WONDERFUL AND FANTASTIC TEACHER MENTORS.
SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE DIRECTORS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT TAUGHT THESE STUDENTS.
AND ALSO THEY'RE AWESOME PARENTS.
SO IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE ALL STATERS, WE WANT YOU TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR THREE ALL-STATE BAND MEMBERS, ELIZABETH GARDNER.
WITH US TONIGHT IS WILLIAM QIAN.
AND THEN OUR ALL-STATE CHOIR MEMBERS ARE JACOB BECKER.
ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN STEP BACK A BIT.
THEY CAN MAKE YOU FEEL AFTER YOU TAKE THE PICTURES.
WOULD YOU MIND MOVING OUT OF THE WAY SO THE PARENTS COULD TAKE SOME? SO IF THE KIDS WOULD STAY THERE FOR A SECOND SO THE PARENTS CAN TAKE SOME IN A SECOND [INAUDIBLE].
AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO CALL DR.
JENNIFER PERRY TO THE PODIUM TO MAKE OUR NEXT INTRODUCTIONS.
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GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU.BIRDVILLE ISD PARTNERED WITH FIVE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE PARTNERED WITH EAGLE MOUNTAIN, SAGINAW, NORTHWEST, H-E-B, MANSFIELD AND CARROLL ISD TO FORM THE COHORT TITLED SUPPORTING TEACHER EXCELLENCE A PATHWAY TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION.
THE ESTIMATED TIME FOR A CANDIDATE TO COMPLETE ALL FOUR COMPONENTS IS BETWEEN 300 AND 400 HOURS.
HOWEVER, I THINK IF YOU ASK SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE TONIGHT, THEY WOULD SAY IT FEELS LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT WITHIN THE GREATER COHORT OF ALL OF THE SIX COLLABORATING DISTRICTS, THERE WERE 14 TEACHERS WHO ACHIEVED CERTIFICATION.
SIX OF THOSE 14 CAME FROM RIGHT HERE IN BIRDVILLE ISD.
AND WE ARE SO HONORED THAT WE GET TO ADD THESE SIX TEACHERS INTO THAT COUNT.
IT IS A TESTAMENT OF THEIR RESILIENCE, THEIR DEDICATION AND THEIR GROWTH MINDSET OF OUR BISD EMPLOYEES, AND WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE EACH ONE FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE COHORT AND THEIR SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION.
SO THE FIRST TEACHER WE ARE CELEBRATING IS LAURA LYONS.
LAURA, YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? LAURA IS AN INTERMEDIATE INTERVENTIONIST SERVING MULTIPLE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, INCLUDING BIRDVILLE, DAVID E SMITH, W FRANCISCO, OHO, WATAUGA HARDIMAN, SPICER AND WEST BIRDVILLE.
DID I FORGET ANY LAURA'S PURPOSE IN SEEKING CERTIFICATION CAME FROM HER DESIRE TO EXAMINE AND IDENTIFY HER PERSONAL PRACTICES, HER STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES AS AN EDUCATOR.
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, SHE HAS LEARNED HOW TO UNCOVER AND UNDERSTAND A STUDENT'S MOST EFFICIENT LEARNING MODALITIES, HOW TO COMBINE THAT DATA WITH HER STRENGTHS AND GUIDE HER INSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE DIVERSE POINTS OF ACADEMIC AND COGNITIVE SKILL ACQUISITION.
OUR NEXT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER IS ANGELICA MARTINEZ.
ANGELICA, YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? MISS MARTINEZ IS A FIFTH GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHER AT WEST BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY.
ANGELICA FULLY APPRECIATES THE POWER OF EMBARKING ON THIS JOURNEY AS A TEAM.
WORK TIME THAT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
WE ARE PROUD OF MS. MARTINEZ AND THE DEDICATION THAT SHE SHOWED THROUGHOUT HER TIME IN THE COHORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING HER BACK TO SHARE HER EXPERTISE DURING OUR NEXT COHORT EXPERIENCE.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT, WE CELEBRATE SHEVIN RUSSELL.
MS. RUSSELL IS A PRIMARY, GIFTED AND TALENTED INTERVENTIONIST, SERVING MULTIPLE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
SHE SERVES MULL INDOOR SNOW HEIGHTS, SPICER AND WEST BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY.
SHEVIN HAS REFLECTED ON HOW THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROCESS STRENGTHENED AND DEEPENED HER INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND EQUIPPED HER TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS.
NEXT, WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER SEBESTA.
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SEBESTA IS THE HEAD BAND DIRECTOR AT HALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.REFLECTING AND WRITING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS DAILY IN HIS BAND, HALL HAS HELPED HIM TO SEE THE VARIED WAYS IN WHICH HE CAN HELP HIS STUDENTS GROW IN A POSITIVE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. CHRIS HAS EARNED HIS CERTIFICATION IN THE AREA OF MUSIC EARLY ADOLESCENCE THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD.
MS. TREADWAY SERVES MULTIPLE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, INCLUDING BIRDVILLE, DAVID E SMITH, W, T, FRANCISCO, BINYON CHENEY, HILLS, STOWE, WEST BIRDVILLE, WATAUGA AND ACT AS A READING ACADEMY COACH.
LISA DESCRIBES THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROCESS IS CHALLENGING BUT LIFE CHANGING.
I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE WITH THAT ONE.
SHE NOW VIEWS HER TEACHING AND COACHING DIFFERENTLY.
HER NEW PERSPECTIVE HELPS HER COACH AND SUPPORT TEACHERS IN MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS.
WE ARE PROUD OF LISA FOR EARNING HER CERTIFICATION IN THE AREA OF ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE.
EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.
AND NEXT, WE HONOR MAEGAN HOLYCROSS.
MISS HOLYCROSS IS A FIFTH GRADE READING AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT SNOW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY.
MAEGAN NOT ONLY USED THIS LAST YEAR TO EARN HER OWN MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION, BUT SHE ALSO SHARED HER KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS SEEKING CERTIFICATION WHILE WORKING AS A FACILITATOR HERE IN BIRDVILLE ISD.
THROUGHOUT HER LEADERSHIP IN THE COHORT, SHE HAS SHARED WITH OTHERS THAT THIS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO PUSH, CHALLENGE AND GROW YOU BY DOING THE WORK, YOU BECOME DEEPLY, DEEPLY REFLECTIVE OF YOUR PRACTICE, HEIGHTEN YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT GROWS STUDENTS AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN STUDY AND COLLABORATION TO GROW YOUR CRAFT.
MAEGAN CERTIFICATION IS IN THE AREA OF LITERACY, READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, MAEGAN.
I THINK WE DON'T WANT YOU TO GET AWAY WITHOUT US PERSONALLY CONGRATULATING YOU AGAIN AND TELLING YOU HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
FOR BISD TO HAVE 43% OF THE COHORT.
IT'S AN AMAZING TESTAMENT TO YOUR HARD WORK.
I PERSONALLY WENT THROUGH THERE ON A FEW NIGHTS AND SAW HOW HARD YOU WERE WORKING.
YOUR HEAD WAS DOWN, YOU WERE IN IT, AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION TODAY, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT NATIONAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND THE DIFFICULTY AND THE TIME THAT IT TAKES.
AND HE EVEN SAID THAT IT'S EQUIVALENT ALMOST TO GETTING A MASTER'S DEGREE.
AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE SEE IT.
WE SEE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.
AS THEY LEAVE. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DR.
ELIZABETH CLARK TO DO OUR FINAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
WELL, I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT OUR ESTEEMED LEADER, DR.
AND I KNOW SHE DIDN'T WANT US TO DO THIS, BUT DR.
STINSON WAS PRESENTED WITH THE MARGARET MONTGOMERY LEADERSHIP AWARD, WHICH IS OUR TOP AWARD THAT THE TEXAS COUNCIL OF WOMEN SCHOOL EXECUTIVES, THAT WE CALL CWC.
AND AS A FORMER PRESIDENT AND RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD, IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO TALK ABOUT DR. STINSON.
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IN OUR EDUCATIONAL ARENA.DR. MONTGOMERY, IN 1984 FOUNDED THIS ORGANIZATION, AND I WAS AT THAT VERY FIRST MEETING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN TYLER.
AND SHE'S A SPUNKY LITTLE OLD LADY THAT IN HER LATE EIGHTIES RIGHT NOW, SHE IS A RETIRED EDUCATOR.
SHE WAS AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE IN GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE WHEN SHE RETIRED.
BUT SHE'S ALSO VERY RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY THIS ORGANIZATION, BUT GETTING THE CURRICULUM AUDIT FOUNDED THROUGH TASA AND WORKING WITH JOHNNY VASSILEVA.
BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION STANDS FOR, WHICH IS REALLY TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING WOMEN EDUCATORS AND AND TO TO REALLY THEIR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND QUALITY AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH RENEWAL, MENTORING AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT.
IN 1984, I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIVE WOMEN SUPERINTENDENTS AND DR.
WE WERE REALLY NOT VERY WELL WELCOMED IN THE TASA.
THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH WAS REALLY MADE UP OF MOSTLY MEN AND THE NETWORK WAS VERY STRONG AND IT WAS AND THEY HAD HUNTERS REALLY WENT AFTER THE MEN.
AND SO HER VISION WAS THAT WE NEEDED AN ORGANIZATION WHERE WOMEN COULD GATHER TOGETHER AND MENTOR EACH OTHER, HELP EACH OTHER GROW, AND TO REALLY KNOW HOW TO SEEK THOSE UPPER ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES.
STINSON AND I THINK THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMEBODY WHO HAS MENTORED PEOPLE, WHO HAVE PROMOTED WOMEN, WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED WOMEN, WHO HAVE HIRED WOMEN, WHO SEE TO IT THAT THEY ARE COACHED UP AND ENCOURAGED TO STEP OUT AND SO I THINK OF A PERSON WHO IS A PIONEER, A VISIONARY, ONE THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK.
SHE'S BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT NOW FOR 17 YEARS IN THREE DISTRICTS.
SO SHE REALLY IS THE EPITOME OF WHAT DR.
MONTGOMERY, WHAT HER VISION WAS AND WHAT SHE WANTED TO SEE, AND THAT THIS ORGANIZATION NOW, WHEN WE USED TO HAVE TO WHISPER ABOUT IT, IT'S VERY WELL KNOWN.
IT'S A RESPECTED BY OUR MEN COLLEAGUES AND IT'S INFLUENTIAL.
AND WE AND WE HAVE WOMEN SUPERINTENDENTS NOW, YOU KNOW, A LARGE NUMBER OF WOMEN SUPERINTENDENTS THAT HAVE A RIGHTFUL PLACE.
STINSON SAID, EVEN TALKING WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
RIGHT. AND WE'VE HAD A COMMISSIONER WHO WAS A WOMAN.
SO WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND WE ADMIRE YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU RECEIVE THIS AWARD.
AND HER HUSBAND, TRENT AND RHETT, ARE HERE AS WELL.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BEING DOWN HERE.
[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REMAINING OF THE BOARD MEETING OR FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.
YES. SO I KNOW YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO BE IN A PROFESSION WHERE YOU CAN YOU CAN UPLIFT OTHERS.
AND AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
BUT DON'T EVER FORGET, WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US IN 2004.
THE RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD WAS DR.
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SO. TALK ABOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS PAVED THE WAY FOR WOMEN IN OUR PROFESSION.I JUST WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHO'S SITTING IN THAT CHAIR RIGHT THERE.
AND HAVE YOU DONE YOUR MATH HOMEWORK? SO. OKAY, VERY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. HAD TO BRIBE HIM WITH TAKING ME SOMETHING TO EAT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[H. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2021-22 BIRDVILLE ISD TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT (TAPR) ]
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2021-22 BISD TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.I'M VERY HAPPY TO INTRODUCE DR.
MONICA POFF AND SHE HAS A WONDERFUL REPORT THAT FOR THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE AND I KNOW THAT THIS TO TALK ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE AND OUR TYPE OF REPORT.
SO, MONICA, IF YOU WILL, SHARE WITH US THIS GREAT INFORMATION.
IT'S NOT AS EXCITING AS THE AWARDS, BUT WITH THAT.
SO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT CONTAINS EIGHT SECTIONS.
IT RANGES FROM THE PDF VERSION OF THE TAPER, THE PM'S FINANCIAL ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOSSARY.
AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH SECTION INDIVIDUALLY.
SO SECTION ONE IS COMPILED BY TEA.
IT'S THROUGH PMS AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA.
WITHIN THIS WE ARE USING THE PDF VERSION, WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS A WIDE RANGE OF DATA AGGREGATED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR STUDENT GROUPS, INCLUDING ETHNICITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
AND THE COVER PAGE OF EACH ONE OF THESE, YOU FIND THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION, THE ASVAB OR ARMED SERVICES, VOCATIONAL VOCATIONAL APTITUDE, BATTERY TEST, AND THEN OF COURSE, DISTINCTIONS FOR DISTRICT AND THEN CAMPUSES.
THE STAAR PERFORMANCE IS FOR 22 AND 21 AND HAS THREE LEVELS APPROACHES, MEETS A MASTER'S AND IS REPORTED FOR EACH ASSESSMENT, GRADES, SUBJECTS AND THEN ALL GRADES BY SUBJECT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ACADEMIC GROWTH.
YOU WILL NOTE THAT IT'S 2022 AND 2019 BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE 2020, WE COULDN'T DO 2020 AND 2021.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ESL INFORMATION.
AND AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE THE 22 AND 21.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE ATTENDANCE, GRADUATION AND DROPOUT RATES.
AND THEN THE GRADUATION PROFILE.
WE ALSO HAVE STUDENT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION AND THEN STAFF INFORMATION.
AND PROGRAM INFORMATION AND THEN TEACHERS BY PROGRAM.
SECTION THREE IS GOING TO BE THE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION.
BUT BECAUSE OF COVID, THIS WILL WAS WAIVED AND WILL BE BACK IN PLACE FOR THE 2223 SCHOOL YEAR.
CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
AND SO WE HAVE RUN THOSE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PROGRESS TOWARDS THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
WE HAVE A REPORT ON VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
AND THEN THESE ARE THE OTHER ACTIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE VIOLENT CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
SECTION SIX IS STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
THIS IS ALSO LAGGING DATA BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE.
SO THIS GOES BACK TO 2018, 2019.
SECTION SEVEN IS PROGRESS TOWARDS HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS, AND WE DISCUSS THIS IN THE FALL.
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AND THEN THE LAST SECTION IS THE GLOSSARY, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE GLOSSARY.WE'LL ADD THAT SECTION AS WELL.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS, WE'VE TAKEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO SHOW YOU THE DECEMBER 2022 EOC RESULTS AS IT'S COMPARED TO DECEMBER 2021. AND THEN I'VE ALSO INCLUDED JUST SOME VERY HIGH LEVEL INFORMATION AND WE WILL GET INTO THIS MORE.
BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE JUST KIND OF A QUICK BASIS ON SOME THINGS.
SO FOR STAR EOC, THE FINAL SCORES WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.
THE TELEPATHS WRITING IS NOW ONLINE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WILL NOT HAVE OVERALL COMPOSITE SCORES THIS YEAR, AND THE 2023 ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
WE ALSO HAD SOME. MAY I MAKE ONE? ABSOLUTELY. ONE POINT ON THE LAST SLIDE.
ONE DISCUSSION, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, ONE DISCUSSION IN MY MEETING THIS MORNING WITH THE COMMISSIONER WAS ABOUT EOC SCORES AND FINAL SCORES NOT BEING RECEIVED UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT IS AFTER A GRADUATION DATE WHICH POSES A PROBLEM ACROSS TEXAS.
AND WE DID DISCUSS THAT WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF TESTING AND THE GRADING PROCESS, IT TAKES THAT LONG.
WHAT MANY DISTRICTS TURN TO IS IF A STUDENT HAS NOT PASSED.
IN OTHER WORDS, DO THEY WALK AND JUST NOT RECEIVE A DIPLOMA AND COME BACK AND GET THE DIPLOMA LATER? THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE TAKING PLACE ACROSS TEXAS.
BUT JUST IF YOU JUST I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT FINAL SCORES ARE NOT UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.
SORRY. AND SOME OTHER HIGH LEVEL CHANGES.
THIS IS THIS TOP PART IS WHY THE SCORES ARE BEING SO DELAYED.
THREE THROUGH EIGHT NOW CONTAINS NOT ONLY READING BUT WRITING.
SO IT'S BECOME AN ELA ASSESSMENTS.
WE HAVE CROSS CURRICULAR, WE HAVE TELEPORTS COMPLETELY ONLINE, WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES AND WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED ITEMS. ALSO, I WANTED YOU TO NOTE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND AGAIN, I WILL COME BACK IN AT A DEEPER LEVEL.
MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL HAVE STUDENT GROWTH.
AND WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENT CUT SCORES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAMPUSES AND CLOSING THE GAPS, WHICH IS DOMAIN THREE, WHICH IS 100% FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT 30% OF THE STATE OVERALL ACCOUNTABILITY.
THEY ARE RAISING THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS.
AS IT STANDS TODAY, THE ACCOUNTABILITY IS STILL IN DRAFT.
IN ADDITION TO CCMR, THAT RATING CHANGING, THEY ARE ALSO ALSO SUNSETTING CERTAIN IBCS THE INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATES AND THEN THE DISTRICT RATING. THIS ONE IS VERY CRITICAL.
SO THE DISTRICT HAD A RATING PREVIOUSLY BY ITSELF.
NOW IT'S GOING TO BE A PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS MAY ONLY BRING FORWARD 2% OF THE OVERALL DISTRICT RATING WHERE A HIGH SCHOOL MAY HAVE 10 TO 12% CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL GET INTO THAT MORE DEEPER AND I'LL PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES AS WELL.
ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE THIRD BULLET FROM THE BOTTOM, CLOSING THE GAPS, CMR MOVING, JUMPING FROM A CUT SCORE OF 60 TO AN 88, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE IN A YEAR HURDLE.
AND AGAIN BIG DISCUSSION WITH TEA AND THE COMMISSIONER YET WE DON'T SEE ANY HOLD HARMLESS ON THAT AND SO WE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS ONE YEAR FOR MAKING THAT JUMP.
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BUT WE'RE ALSO TAKING NEW NEW ASSESSMENTS.SO YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S TWO HITS IN ONE YEAR.
AND WE DID REQUEST A YEAR TO LEARN THE SYSTEM, TO UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE OUR COURSES FOR IT, PARTICULARLY IN THE REALM OF CTE. AND SO FAR, WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EARN THAT YEAR TO LEARN AND TO GROW.
SO I FULLY EXPECT THAT THIS WILL BE THE EXPECTATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS TESTING ROUND.
AND ONE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO POINT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR FAMILIES, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WHAT STUDENTS NOW HAVE TO DO TO EARN A CMR CREDIT.
AND I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THAT DR.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST SAY IT'S NOT ABOUT CCMR AS IT IS.
WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE WHAT WE WANT TO GIVE THEM, PROVIDE THEM AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
SO IT'S ALL ABOUT BACK TO OUR PROFILE OF A GRADUATE.
YES, IT WILL MEET THE CCMR, BUT WE'RE REALLY SETTING KIDS UP FOR THEIR FUTURE.
THAT'S THE GOAL. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REALLY DO SOME WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS TO THEIR STUDENT AND HOW THEY SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND COURSEWORK AND THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO REALLY BE COLLEGE READY IN.
INDUSTRY. READY, JOB READY, LIFE READY.
WELL, I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATE TAPER REPORT, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE STATE ITSELF IS ONLY AT 65 FOR THE CCMR. SO THEY'VE SET A GOAL THAT REALLY STATEWIDE WE'RE NOT REACHING.
WELL, AND THE OTHER THING, AGAIN, TO KEEP IN MIND, THESE STUDENTS ARE ALREADY GONE.
SO YOU'RE MAKING CHANGES ABOUT STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY LEFT US.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT, DR.
YET THE STATE OF TEXAS ITSELF RIGHT NOW IS A 65.
SO IT'S INSURMOUNTABLE IN ONE YEAR.
AND THESE ARE JUST LINKS TO SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE NOTED IN THE PRESENTATION.
WE WILL HAVE IT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
AND OF COURSE, I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY HAS.
AND THAT'S THE END MY PRESENTATION.
DR. HOFF HAVE YOU TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CERTIFICATIONS THEY'RE NOT ACCEPTING ANYMORE? THEY'RE CORRECT. HOW MANY CERTIFICATIONS ARE WE PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE AND BIRDVILLE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I DON'T WE.
SO ALISON VINCENT AND JACOB HILDEBRANDT HAVE PROVIDED DATA ON THAT.
I DON'T HAVE IT BY CAMPUS YET.
IT WAS NOT ANYTHING THAT ALARMED ME.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WE'RE ALLOWING KIDS TO GET CERTIFICATION IN MICROSOFT, WHICH NOW, BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE, THERE'S REALLY NOT A NEED FOR THAT, ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH THAT TEA.
HAS DONE. AND SO THEY'RE ELIMINATING SOME OF WHAT I WOULD KIND OF CONSIDER THOSE LOWER TIER CERTIFICATIONS AND TRYING TO REALLY PUSH KIDS INTO THOSE HIGHER LEVELS SO THEY CAN BE READY FOR JOBS WHEN THEY LEAVE.
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND SO THOSE YOU NO LONGER GET CREDIT FOR THOSE.
AND THEY'LL BE PHASING THEM OUT.
SO WE WILL HAVE FOR THIS YEAR AS IT STANDS TODAY, I ALWAYS SAY THAT BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN DRAFT, IS THAT YOU CAN HAVE FIVE GRADUATES OR 20% OF YOUR NO MORE THAN 20% OF YOUR GRADUATES, WHICHEVER ONE IS HIGHER.
SO THAT'S WHAT THE PROPOSED RULE IS FOR THIS YEAR.
AND THE PLAN HAS CHANGED AND MORPHED OVER TIME, AND THEY WILL BE PHASING THAT IN SO THAT WE WON'T REACH COMPLETERS I THINK UNTIL 25-26 WAS THE LAST I'VE SEEN ON THAT. OKAY.
IT IS NOW TIME TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS REPORT.
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IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THIS REPORT? PLEASE COME FORWARD.[I.1. Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Proposed Policy Update 120, Affecting Local Policies Listed (First Reading) ]
THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF TASB PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE 120 AFFECTING CHANGES TO LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICIES.IT'S NOTED THAT BOARD POLICY EFO LOCAL INCLUDES REVISIONS RECOMMENDED BY BIRDVILLE ISD.
I BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED LOCAL POLICY OVERVIEW, EXPLANATORY NOTES, POLICY MANUAL UPDATE AND POLICY COMPARING COMPARISON SHOWING THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED POLICIES OF UPDATE 120 EACH DIRECTOR HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED UPDATE FOR ANY CHANGES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
[I.2. Fine Arts/Athletics Complex (FAAC) LED Lighting for Concourse and LED Feature Lighting at Main Entrance ]
KATIE BOWMAN. GOOD EVENING.WE HAD SOME VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE BROUGHT FORTH AND WE'VE DONE SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH.
AND THEN THE IF YOU REMEMBER, THE ENTRYWAY COLORED LIGHTING BASED ON THE COLORS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AS WE CONTINUE TO RESEARCH THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE HAD, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD A MASCOT EMBLEM THAT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE CONCOURSE AREA, THE INITIAL PROJECTOR LIGHTING.
WHEN THEY REALLY STARTED DIGGING DOWN, WE WERE TOLD BY THE ARCHITECTS WITH THEIR CONSULTANTS THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A BRIGHT ENOUGH PROJECTOR TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THE MASCOT.
WELL, THEN WE ACTUALLY DROVE OUT TO FACILITY AND BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, WE REALIZED THAT UNLESS YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN AREA INTO THE STADIUM, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD SEE THAT MASCOT.
SO FOR $115,000 PRICE TAG, IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM FEASIBLE.
WE DID RESEARCH THE OPTION OF PUTTING SOME OF THE MASCOT EMBLEMS AT THE TOP AND DUE TO THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME REALLY TO DO A BIG INVESTIGATION, IT WAS GOING TO CREATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BIRD BIRD NESTS AND PERCHING THAT WE HAD HAD BEFORE.
SO TONIGHT WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT AS AN ACTION ITEM, AS A AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE WATERPROOFING, THIS LIGHTING, THIS PIECE, AND THEN ALSO THE COLORED LIGHTING AS YOU ENTER THE MAIN CONCOURSE AREA.
THE PRICING, WE HAD ABOUT 140 843,600 LEFT OVER IN THE WATERPROOFING BUDGET.
THE TOTAL COST FOR THE UPDATE IS 155.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. WOMBLE? I HAVE AN UNRELATED QUESTION THAT'S KIND OF RELATED.
WITH REGARD TO LIGHTS, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THE FIELD LIGHTS AT THE FACT AND WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER REPLACING THOSE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
DR. SIMPSON HAD BROUGHT THAT TO OUR ATTENTION AND ALSO COACH NORTON.
IT MAY BE A BUDGET INITIATIVE.
I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SOME ESTIMATES FOR THAT.
SO THAT MAY BE COMING TO THE BOARD POSSIBLY THIS SPRING.
JOHN, WHILE YOU'RE HERE, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DID DURING THE MOST RECENT ICE STORM. YOU KEPT OUR CAMPUSES HEATED AND SAFE.
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AND I KNOW YOU GOT YOUR FOLKS WERE ON THE CALLS WITH US FOUR TIMES A DAY.SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF DID THOSE FIVE DAYS.
I JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU, MA'AM.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY AND THANKS, MARK AND HIS CREW FOR THE EXTRA ADD ON JOB ADDED TO THE EVENT.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR A LOT OF WELL DESERVING, HARDWORKING PEOPLE.
I WAS JUST COMPLETELY AMAZED AT WHAT I SAW.
AND YOUR SPEECH, MR. DILKS. IT WAS JUST PERFECT.
YOU DID? YOU'RE A GENIUS, RICHARD.
[J.1. Consider Personnel Items ]
MOVING ALONG, TWO SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS. BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONAL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR.SIMPSON HAS ACCEPTED SIX RESIGNATIONS AND 19 RETIREMENTS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS? I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AND CONTRACT RENEWALS AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. KUNKEL. A SECOND.
A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, LET'S VOTE.
CONSIDER THE POINTING OF THE 2022 BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
[J.2. Consider Appointing the 2022 Bond Oversight Committee ]
MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED THE BOARD, APPOINT THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE 2022 BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.MICHAEL GIST OR GIST WITH A G.
REBECCA HILL, CHRIS MCDONALD, AARON MORGAN, AARON POWELL AND CHRIS ZIMMER.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. DAVIS TO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND FROM MS. WISE. ANY DISCUSSION? ONE OF THE SMARTEST THINGS WE DID BACK IN 2006, THAT LAST FIRST BOND ELECTION I WAS INVOLVED IN WAS TO ESTABLISH A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE WERE THE FIRST IN THAT AREA TO DO THAT.
THEY WILL REPORT TO US ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, I THINK.
AND THAT KIND OF KEEPS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.
IT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN YOU ASK THE VOTERS TO, HEY, GIVE ME $300 MILLION TO DO THESE THINGS.
LET'S TELL THEM ALONG THE WAY.
HERE'S HOW OUR OWN BUDGET AND HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT DOESN'T COME JUST FROM THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF.
IT COMES FROM THEIR NEIGHBORS.
IT COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO THIS IS A GREAT THING TO DO.
I'M GLAD WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO IT.
I WANT TO THANK THESE PEOPLE, SPEND A LOT OF TIME.
THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DISTRICT IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEAR COMMITMENT OR MORE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRIS, AND YOUR COLLEAGUES.
STINSON, DR. CLARK, THERE'S FOUR WOMEN AND THREE MEN.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT COMMITTEE.
OKAY. SO WE GOT THROUGH THE DISCUSSION, CALL FOR A VOTE.
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 2023-24 DISTRICT CALENDAR.
[J.3. Consider the Proposed 2023-24 District Calendar ]
YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2023 24 DISTRICT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. DREES. I'LL SECOND.
SECOND FOR MR. KUNKEL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR A VOTE.
IT'S UNANIMOUS. A LOT OF COLOR ON THAT CALENDAR.
[J.4. Consider Change Order for LED Concourse and Main Entrance Feature Lighting Associated with the FAAC Waterproofing and Chair Seating Replacements Project ]
REPLACEMENT PROJECT.DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE CONTRACT WITH LEYDEN INDUSTRIES IN THE AMOUNT OF 155 205 AND APPROVED FUNDING FROM THE WATERPROOFING PROJECT BALANCE AND REMAINING SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. WOMBLE. SECOND.
SECOND MS. EISE. ANY DISCUSSION?
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OK CALL FOR THE VOTE.[J.5. Consider Contracts for Playground Replacements at Binion, Stowe, Spicer and Green Valley Elementary Schools ]
NOW WE'LL CONSIDER THE CONTRACTS FOR PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS AT BINION'S STO.SPICER AND GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH LEE PARK AND PLAY INC FOR PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT AT SPICER AND GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND WE BUILD FUNDS FOR PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS AT BENNION AND STOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND AUTHORIZE THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM REMAINING SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR MS. WISE. DO I HAVE A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? LOOK FORWARD TO THE RIBBON CUTTING.
GET TO RIDE THE SWING IN THE SUMMERTIME.
THIS WILL ALL BE FINISHED BY AUGUST BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
SO EXCITING TIME FOR ALL FOUR OF THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
OKAY, I THINK WE'D ALL PAY TO SEE YOU SWING.
I CAN DO IT. MY GRANDDAUGHTERS TAUGHT ME AGAIN.
[J.6. Consider Resolution Regarding Wage Payments During Emergency School Closings ]
CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION REGARDING WAGE PAYMENTS DURING EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSINGS.I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. TOLBERT. A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? JUST TO PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WHAT AND I I'M JUST TELLING YOU DON'T KNOW THE EMPLOYEES OF BISD IF YOU HAVE THAT AND IF YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID ON THEIR OWN.
AND I'M JUST AMAZED THAT WITHOUT ANYBODY ON THIS BOARD OR ANYBODY ELSE GETTING ON THEM, THEY GO OUT THERE, THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO THEIR WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO TRY TO KEEP THESE SCHOOLS SAFE BECAUSE THE WATER BURSTS.
I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THIS MOTION AND HAPPY THAT THEY AND PROUD THAT THEY DO THAT.
AND I'M PROUD THEY WORK FOR US.
WELL, ON BEHALF OF OF THEM, THEY THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW THE FIRST FOUR DAYS WERE.
THE FIFTH DAY WAS A DIFFICULT CALL AND STRATEGICALLY BECAUSE THE SUN CAME OUT AT 10 A.M.
BUT WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE RIGHT, SEPARATE AND APART FROM ALL OF THAT.
ON JOHN HUGHES AND HIS STAFF WITH US ON ON PHONE CALLS AT 3:40 A.M.
FOR FIVE DAYS IN A ROW, 9 A.M.
AGAIN WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE FACILITIES FOLKS AND THE CUSTODIANS THAT WORKED DAILY ON THOSE CAMPUSES TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID TO ENSURE THAT THE HEAT WAS ON, THAT THE HEAT STAYED ON, THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS, THAT THERE WERE NO BURST PIPES AND THOSE FOLKS LEFT THEIR HOMES IN THOSE CONDITIONS TO COME AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR HOME WAS SAFE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING IT.
AND I'LL PIGGYBACK REAL QUICK, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO STAND ON A SOAPBOX FOR A SECOND.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW, HE'S NOT A LITTLE GUY, BUT I LIKE THAT WE STAND UP FOR THE LITTLE GUYS BECAUSE YOU NOTICE WHEN THE CUSTODIANS AREN'T THERE, THEY'RE THE ONES OUT SALTING THE SIDEWALKS.
THEY'RE THE ONES OUT THERE DOING THAT STUFF.
AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS I'M APPRECIATIVE AT BISD BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE BEFORE THAT MAYBE GET UPSET AT SOME OF THE SALARIES WITH ADMIN AND BISD.
BUT WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THIS AREA THAT WE SERVE AND WE HAVE A CEO RIGHT THERE AND A CFO THAT HAS OUR EMPLOYEES FRONT AND CENTER OF THEIR MIND AND TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE.
WE DO THIS FOR THE KIDS AND IT'S EASY TO SAY THAT.
[J.7. Consider Retroactive Approval of Belfor Property Restoration for Flood Damages and Related Budget Amendment for General Fund ]
CONSIDER THE RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF BELL FOR PROPERTY RESTORATION FOR FLOOD DAMAGES AND RELATED BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR GENERAL FUND.[00:55:05]
MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE THE CONTRACT RETROACTIVELY WITH BELL FOR PROPERTY RESTORATION FOR THE EMERGENCY RESTORATION SERVICE PERFORMANCE, THE DENTON HIGHWAY PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIAL ED BUILDING AND RELATED GENERAL FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED.I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. DAVIS. A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[J.8. Consider Purchase of Network Equipment E-Rate C1 Services with Flair Data Systems ]
CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT E RATE C ONE SERVICE SYSTEM WITH FLARING DATA DATA SYSTEMS. I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE AWARD OF REF KSP ZERO 21 DASH 23 TO FLARE DATA SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK EQUIPMENT E RATE C ONE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $884,331 AS PRESENTED, I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. KUNKEL. SECOND.A SECOND FOR MR. DREES ANY DISCUSSION? THIS IS THE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM BOND TECHNOLOGY.
IS THAT 18 OR 22? THAT'S THE 22 BONDS ARE FROM 22 BONDS? YES, SIR. SO YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE TO SPEND MONEY BEFORE DR.
CLARK DID. I GOT TO GET OUT THERE QUICK.
IT'S REALLY FOR HER, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OK CALL FOR A VOTE.
[K. CONSENT ITEMS ]
THE CONSENT AGENDA DID NOT.THE RICHLAND AREA BAND BOOSTERS TO VERBAL FINE ARTS VALUED AT 12,000.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THIS DONATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE [INAUDIBLE] AS PRESENTED HAVE A MOTION FOR MS. WISE. A SECOND.
I'LL SECOND. SECOND FROM MR. DREES ANY DISCUSSION CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD ARE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND BOARD VOTE. DOES THE BOARD OR THE SUPERINTENDENT HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE ITEMS?
[M. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS ]
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS A SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH AT THE PLAZA, BEGINNING AT 530.AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN I TAKE ONE PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE? FIRST, I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE ANOTHER THREE YEARS.
I COMMIT TO YOU THAT I'M GOING TO DO THE BEST I CAN.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, PRESIDENT, FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.
I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.
AND WE GOT YOU. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE HEARING OUT THERE IS THAT PROUD OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PROUD OF THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING? I KNOW THERE'S PROBLEMS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK AND SAY THERE'S NOT .
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING GOING FORWARD.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.
SO I THINK THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND AND I'M SORRY, THERE'S ONE OTHER THING THAT'S REALLY ON MY HEART.
AND I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT NOT SAYING THIS, BUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS GET MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS.
AND THE LEGISLATURE HAS SAID, WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT MONEY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF STRINGS ATTACHED, A LOT OF STRINGS ATTACHED, BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY'S GOING, WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH IT.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE'RE DIFFERENT AND ASSESSMENTS OUGHT TO BE FOR EVERYBODY.
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AND EVERYTHING IS PIGEONHOLED WHERE IT HAS TO BE.AND IF WE'RE NOT, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF TROUBLE AND WE GET RATED ON THAT.
BUT WE HAVE TO TRANSPORT KIDS IF THEY'RE OVER A CERTAIN AND ANYBODY THAT TAKES YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY, IF YOU CARE ABOUT KIDS, YOU OUGHT TO HAVE TO TRANSPORT THOSE KIDS, TOO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
IT'S NOT FAIR. THAT'S NOT THE WAY THE WORLD IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
I'M PROUD THAT OUR CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
BUT THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SAY YOUR MONEY HAS TO GO HERE BECAUSE THAT'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE ONE EDUCATOR TO ONE STUDENT.
WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS, BUT YET OTHERS DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND THEN WHEN WHEN A KID COMES, WE SIGN THEM UP.
WE SIGN THEM UP, WE PUT THEM THERE.
DO YOU WANT ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T WANT THAT? DO YOU NOT WANT KIDS TO BE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE? DO NOT WANT THEM EDUCATED.
WE DON'T GET TO ASK THE PARENTS, DO YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR KID? DO YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION? WELL, IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE DON'T WANT YOUR KID.
SO WHAT DO WE WANT YOUR FOLKS DO? WE WANT EDUCATION FOR ALL THE AMERICA I WAS GROWN I GREW UP IN AND THE REASON I AM WHERE I AM, BECAUSE THAT WAS AVAILABLE, I DON'T GET MY MONEY TO SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME THING.
EVERY KID. IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE MY TAX DOLLARS, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE EVERY KID.
AND IF A KID ACTS UP IN THE CLASSROOM, HAS A COMMITTED A CRIME, ACTS UP IN A CLASSROOM OR DOESN'T CARE, WE DON'T GET TO JUST TELL THEM, YOU GET TO GO HOME AND WE DON'T WANT YOU ANYMORE. WE CAN'T DO THAT.
AND IF AN EMPLOYEE MAY BE NOT IS SOMEBODY THAT WE DON'T WANT.
WE DON'T GET TO JUST WE JUST DON'T GET TO TURN AROUND AND FIRE THEM.
WE. SAY, OH, WELL, YOU HAD A BAD DAY.
YOU'RE GONE. YOU'RE OUT OF HERE.
WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT'S SET IN PLACE.
THEY CAN PRESENT THEIR SIDE OF THE EQUATION AND IT CAN BE HEARD.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO THROW THE MONEY TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
THEY CAN JUST FIRE THAT TEACHER AND GO LOOK AT THE PRICE DIFFERENT.
AM I SAYING THAT THERE'S NOTHING GOING TO BAD TO GET EVER GOING TO HAPPEN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT? OF COURSE, I'M NOT SAYING THAT, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT WE HAVE A WE HAVE THE BEST PRACTICES IN PLACE THAT WE CAN HAVE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND OUR STUDENTS.
IS THAT TRUE? EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR MONEY TO DO THEY HAVE DR.
SHOWELL'S, DO THEY HAVE THEIR SCHOOLS DESIGNED THE WAY DO THEY HAVE THE SECURITY THAT WE HAVE? THEY DON'T.
LET'S PLAY FAIR BEFORE YOU START SAYING HOW HORRIBLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE AND HOW WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THE RIGHT WAY, YOU DON'T EVEN LET US SET OUR TAX RATE ANYMORE. WE DON'T GET TO DO THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT.
SO BEFORE WE START SAYING HOW TERRIBLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE AND WE'RE GOING TO START GIVING TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THEN WHY ARE ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS ON US? BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THIS MONEY TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE IN MY WORLD.
AND I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU.
ANYWAY, SORRY FOR THAT PRESIDENT, BUT IT'S BEEN BUGGING ME.
NO, I THINK THAT WAS A WONDERFUL SPEECH.
THANK YOU. MR. TOLBERT, MAY I ADD ONE ONE LAST CLOSING ARGUMENT? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAY IN THE WORLD OF OF LAW? LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WRAP EVERYTHING YOU UP, EVERYTHING YOU SAID UP WITH A BIG BOW OF LOCAL CONTROL.
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YES. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE GOVERNED BY LOCAL CONTROL.A SCHOOL BOARD MADE UP OF LOCAL CITIZENS THAT GOVERN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AS OPPOSED TO OTHER NETWORKS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT, BUT MANY TIMES GOVERNED BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, MUCH LESS OUR OWN LOCAL TOWNS AND CITIES.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING ON THIS BOARD IS MAKING NEW FRIENDS.
WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOR THREE MORE YEARS.
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T.
OUR FOCUS IS STILL ON THE KIDS.
AND SO I HOPE THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE SIT UP HERE UNOPPOSED, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL ABOUT THE KIDS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? DO I HEAR A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. KUNKEL. ANY SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. TIME IS 8:05.
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