H.1. 2024 Annual Financial Management Report-Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas Reports and Required Disclosures [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

[H.1. 2024 Annual Financial Management Report-Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas Reports and Required Disclosures [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

NOW WE WILL MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2024 ANNUAL FIRST REPORTS, FIRST OR FIRST, KATIE BOWMAN.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DREES.

DR. GAYLE IS HERE TONIGHT TO DO THE FIRST PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> WE'VE LIVED.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DREES AND BOARD MEMBERS.

DR. STINSON AND CABINET IS AN HONOR TONIGHT TO COME BEFORE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE PRESENTATION OF OUR FIRST RATING AND OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

THE FIRST STANDS FOR THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS AND WAS ESTABLISHED BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY IN 1999.

OUR RATING CALCULATIONS FOR THIS YEAR ARE BASED ON DATA FROM THE 22,23 FISCAL YEAR.

THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRST IS TO HELP DISTRICTS ACHIEVE THAT QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES, TO MEASURE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE RESOURCES ARE USED FOR INSTRUCTION, AND TO OPENLY REPORT THOSE RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.

UNDER THE FIRST RATING SYSTEM, DISTRICTS CAN ACHIEVE ONE OF FOUR LETTER GRADES, THAT IS AN A, B, C, OR F, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

I'M PROUD TO BRING OUR RATING, ONCE AGAIN, OF AN A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT, WE DID INCREASE OUR SCORE TWO POINTS UP FROM LAST YEAR, AND BIRDVILLE ISD HAS RECEIVED AN A SUPERIOR RATING SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE FIRST RATING DESIGNATION SYSTEM OVER 20 YEARS AGO.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT THOSE RESULTS IN A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WE DID POST IN THE FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2024.

IN ADDITION, THE REPORT WILL BE POSTED ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE FIVE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES, WHICH ARE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE YEAR 22,23, OUTSIDE COMPENSATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE SAME YEAR, GIFTS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING THE BEST.

>> THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANYBODY PRESENT WHO WANTS TO SPEAK CONCERNING THE FIRST REPORT? I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING CLOSED.

NOW WE'VE COME TO PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD,

[I. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]

SO THE BOND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE, MR. KLEIN.

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>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DREES, DR. STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT BLK HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE DISTRICT.

GO AHEAD AND FLIP THE SLIDE HERE.

THE FIRST ONE IS MOLENDOR ELEMENTARY.

LAST YEAR, I THINK I CAME IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND TALKED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS WE WERE BIDDING IT.

SINCE THAT TIME, IT'S GONE OUT FOR BID, AND ALSO IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION OCTOBER OF 2023.

LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'RE MOVING THIS PROJECT'S GOING VERY VERY WELL.

I HAD A MEETING JUST YESTERDAY WITH LEE LEWIS, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

WE'RE ON SCHEDULE FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH OF 2025, SO WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THAT.

>> JOHN I WAS ACTUALLY OVER THERE THIS WEEKEND.

WHAT AN AMAZING PROJECT.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING EXTREMELY WELL, AND I JUST THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

>> WELL, THANK YOU, DR. STINSON.

I'LL SKIP THROUGH THAT WE HAVE I THINK A DRONE FOOTAGE AT THE END, SO I'LL SKIP THROUGH THIS SLIDE IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS QUICK.

ANOTHER PROJECT THAT I TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR WAS HVAC REPLACEMENTS AT THE ADMIN BUILDING, WATAUGA ELEMENTARY, AND HOLIDAY HEIGHTS.

THAT PROJECT BID, HAD EVERYTHING READY TO GO FIRST DAY OF SUMMER.

LEE LEWIS, AGAIN, WAS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

THEY GOT AFTER IT, IT WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF CEILINGS AND THEN ALSO HVAC EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THOSE CAMPUSES.

THEY TOOK THE BUILDING APART, TOOK DOWN THE CEILING, GOT THE HVAC EQUIPMENT INTO THE BUILDING AND GOT IT BACK AND READY TO GO FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

NEXT PROJECT, PAVILION AT CHENEY HILLS.

YOU MAY RECALL LAST YEAR, I THINK YOU ALL RENTED A PAVILION THERE FOR THE STUDENTS SO THAT IF IT WAS RAINING OR SUNNY, THEY HAD SOME SHADE.

WE WORKED ON THIS LAST YEAR, HAD IT READY TO START CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER AND GOLDSMITH CONSTRUCTION FINISHED THAT DURING THE SUMMERTIME, AND IT'S BEING USED RIGHT NOW.

THEN FINALLY, THIS LAST PROJECT IS ONE THAT'S IN DESIGN.

THIS IS PHASE TWO OF OUR HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECTS FOR SMITHFIELD SPICER AND THE FAAC.

RIGHT NOW, TOMORROW, WE'RE ACTUALLY PRINTING THE 90% REVIEW DOCUMENTS.

WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT OUT TO BID SO THAT IT'LL BE READY FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN DECEMBER IN THE SAME SCENARIO, LEE LEWIS WILL BE READY TO GO FIRST DAY OF SUMMER TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS DONE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN 25.

I'LL FLIP THAT AND THEN HERE IS SOME DRONE FOOTAGE OF THIS WAS ACTUALLY TAKEN, I THINK, LAST TUESDAY, SO YOU CAN SEE THE AREA WHERE THE BLACK IS, THAT'S THE START OF GETTING THE ROOF ON, THE OTHER AREAS THAT ARE SILVER THEY HAVE THE METAL DECK.

ACCORDING TO LEE LEWIS, THEY SAID THAT BY, I THINK MID OCTOBER, THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THE ROOF ON THAT BUILDING, AND SO THEN THEY CAN GET GOING ON ALL OF THE FINISHES.

THAT ONE AREA THAT YOU SEE THAT IS THE LIGHT GRAY WITH THE BLUE TRIM AROUND IT THAT IS THE STORM SHELTER.

THEY HAVE POURED THE CONCRETE DECK ON TOP OF THAT AND THEY WILL START ROOFING IT HERE SHORTLY.

THEN YOU CAN SEE MASONS WORKING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.

ONE OF THE ACADEMIC WINGS HERE TO THE BOTTOM.

THEY'VE GOT THE MASONRY GOING UP.

THEY'VE COMPLETED THE MASONRY THERE ON THE UPPER ACADEMIC WING THAT BROWN THERE.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE PARKING LOTS AND FIRE LANES.

THEY HAVE THOSE POURED AND DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM, YOU SEE APE RANGER PARK.

AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GET IN TO THAT AREA AS WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE FOR THE KIDS WHEN THE SCHOOL OPENS UP AND WE'LL MAKE OUR WAY AROUND REAL QUICK.

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RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER IS THE LEARNING COMMONS, THE LOW ROOF AT THE VERY FRONT.

THAT IS THE ADMINISTRATION AREA AND THEN AS WE WORK OUR WAY AROUND UP BY THE ACTIVITY ROOM STORM SHELTER, THAT IS THE CAFETERIA.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER.

>> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ON THE CHENEY HILLS PAVILION.

THERE'S STILL A CONNECTION FROM THE PAVILION TO THE BRIDGE WAITING FOR CORE APPROVAL?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

THERE'S TWO COLUMNS THAT ARE TECHNICALLY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, AND SO WHEN WE WENT THROUGH CITY REVIEW, THEY SAID THAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE 408 PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COLUMNS DO NOT INFRINGE ON THE FLOODPLAIN.

THAT WILL BE CONNECTED, AND I THINK WE'RE PLANNING ON HAVING THAT READY FOR NEXT SUMMER.

>> OKAY. THIS IS A SHORT SEGMENT.

>> YEAH. NOW, WE LOOKED AT MULTIPLE OPTIONS.

WE EVEN LOOKED AT HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CAN OR IT AND GET THOSE COLUMNS OUT OF THERE.

>> HAS THE INFORMATION BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CORE ALREADY?

>> YEAH.

>> NOW IT'S JUST WAIT.

>> IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GOING THROUGH THE 408 PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> SURE.

>> ANY OTHERS? THANK YOU, JOHN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT, 2023 24 STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA AND HOUSE BILL THREE DISTRICT LEVEL BOARD GOALS, DR. CLARK.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DREES, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT THE 2024 STATE ASSESSMENT DATA ALONG WITH OUR TPA STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA AND OUR AP STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT AS MR. ALLEN PRESENTS THIS REPORT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THAT BIRDVILLE ISD HAS SCORED AT OR ABOVE THE STATE AND OUR REGION IN 18 OF THE 20 ASSESSED AREAS FOR A TOTAL OF 90%.

I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THAT WHILE WE MAY TAKE ISSUE PARTS ARE ALL OF THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

WE DO TAKE THE DATA VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE USE THAT DATA TO DEVELOP OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS, OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND WE ALSO ARE ALWAYS REMINDED THAT BEHIND THOSE NUMBERS ARE THE FACES OF CHILDREN.

THAT EVERY CHILD THAT IS ASSESSED IS IMPORTANT AND IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT THEY GROW IN THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE DO ASSESS.

ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH HB3, SCHOOL BOARDS ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH GOALS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATH, AS WELL AS COLLEGE CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS.

PART OF THE REPORT IS THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE INCLUDED ANNUAL REVIEW OF THOSE BOARD GOALS WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BRIAN ALLEN, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTABILITY IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DREES, DR. STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS EVENING, AS DR. CLARK SHARED, I'M GOING TO SHARE 23,24 STATE ASSESSMENT RESULTS WITH YOU, AS WELL AS A QUICK REVIEW OF OUR PROGRESS OF HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD GOALS AND THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO THE DATA.

ALL STUDENTS, GRADES 3-8 ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STAAR ASSESSMENT.

THEY PARTICIPATE THROUGH THE CAMBIUM ONLINE TESTING SYSTEM IN RLA, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN END OF COURSE EXAMS IN ALGEBRA, BIOLOGY, ENGLISH ONE, ENGLISH TWO, AND US HISTORY.

STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY AS HAVING THE MOST SEVERE COGNITIVE DISABILITIES ARE ALSO ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN STAAR ALT2.

NOW, FOR TELPAS, THE TEXAS ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.

ALL EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 ARE ASSESSED IN FOUR LANGUAGE DOMAINS, LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING.

STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE ARE ASSESSED HOLISTICALLY BY THEIR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-12 ARE ASSESSED THROUGH THE CAMBIUM ONLINE TESTING SYSTEM.

ALL STUDENTS THAT ARE MERGING BILINGUAL PARTICIPATE IN TELPAS,

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UNLESS THEY QUALIFY FOR TELPAS ALTERNATE.

NOW, AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, I PROVIDED A ONE PAGE REVIEW OF OUR ASSESSMENT RESULTS.

THIS VIEW REALLY EMPHASIZES WHAT DR. CLARK HAD ALLUDED TO THAT OUR PERFORMANCE IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE IN A REGION IN ALL AREAS, EXCEPT FOR TWO, WHICH I'LL SHARE HERE IS EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, WHICH WE ACTUALLY PERFORMED VERY CONSISTENTLY IN THE APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL CATEGORY, BUT WE WERE A LITTLE BIT BELOW IN METS AND MASTERS.

THEN IN FOURTH GRADE MATH, WHERE WE AGAIN PERFORMED CONSISTENTLY, BUT IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.

THE ONE THING I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO POINT OUT IS OUR END OF COURSE EXAM RESULTS FOR ALL SUBJECT AREAS HAS OUTPERFORMED THE STATE AND THE REGION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS RUNNING.

NOW, ON THE TOP RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE OUR TELPAS COMPOSITE RESULTS, WHERE WE'VE HAD JUST OVER 1,300 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS ASSESSED AND JUST OVER 4,300 3RD-12TH GRADE STUDENTS ASSESSED.

AS YOU'LL NOTICE, IN GRADES 3-12, OUR ADVANCED PROFICIENCY LEVELS ARE OUTPERFORMING THE STATE AND REGION.

ONE THING THAT GRAPH DOESN'T SHARE IS OUR YEARLY PROGRESS MEASURES, AND IN GRADES FIRST AND SECOND, YOU HAVE 33%, WHEREAS IN GRADES 3-12, WE HAVE 30% OF STUDENTS MAKING AT LEAST ONE YEAR'S GROWTH IN PROFICIENCY LEVELS FOR TELPAS.

>> NOW, FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT PERFORMANCE, THE NUMBER OF TESTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS INCREASED, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING THOSE TESTS, AND WE'VE ALSO HAD AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TESTS THAT ARE SCORING AT THREE OR HIGHER.

63% OF ALL AP TESTS SCORE AT THREE OR HIGHER.

THE NEAT THING ABOUT THAT IS, AS YOU MAY KNOW, MANY COLLEGES ACCEPT SCORES OF THREE OR HIGHER FOR COURSE CREDIT.

NOW, MOVING ON TO A REVIEW OF OUR HB3 BOARD GOALS.

GOALS WERE ALL REVIEWED AND UPDATED THIS FALL BASED ON THE NEW ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN SPRING 2023, WHICH HAVE NOW STARTED INVOLVING WRITING, DIFFERENT ITEM TYPES.

GOALS WERE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN THOSE PERFORMANCE.

OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY BOARD OUTCOME GOAL, THE PERCENT OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS THAT SCORE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAAR RLA, WILL INCREASE FROM 44% TO 59% BY JUNE OF 2028.

CONTINUING WITH THIS TRAJECTORY, THE DISTRICT IS ON TRACK TO MEETING AND EXCEEDING THE STATE'S LONG-TERM TARGET OF 73%, FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

MOVING INTO REVIEW OF THE MATHEMATICS BOARD GOAL.

AGAIN, GOALS WERE UPDATED THIS FALL.

THE PERCENTAGE OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS THAT SCORE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAAR MATH WILL INCREASE FROM 40% TO 58% BY JUNE OF 2028.

AGAIN, CONTINUING THAT TRAJECTORY, WE'LL MEET THE STATE'S LONG-TERM TARGET OF 75%, FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

LASTLY, THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR CCMR WILL INCREASE FROM 58% TO 76% BY AUGUST OF 2028.

NOW, CCMR GOALS WERE CALCULATED BASED ON 2023 CCMR LAGGING DATA.

WHAT WAS PREDICTED AND WE JUST LEARNED IS ACTUAL DATA OF 58% OF STUDENTS IN 2024 GRADUATED WITH HAVING MET THAT CCMR CRITERIA.

THAT PUTS US ON TRACK TO MEETING AND EXCEEDING THE STATE'S LONG-TERM TARGET OF 93%, AGAIN, FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

NOW, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO THE DATA.

WE HAVE A VERY SYSTEMATIC RESPONSE THAT'S GUIDED BY THE TARGETED ACTION PLAN FOCUSED ON CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT.

WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED VERY SPECIFIC PROGRESS MEASURES FOR EACH CAMPUS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO EACH SUBPOP, FOR BOTH READING AND FOR MATH.

WE ARE ALSO WORKING AND MEETING WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS QUARTERLY TO REVIEW THEIR PROGRESS AND REFLECT ON THEIR PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THESE GOALS.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I'VE MADE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

I WANT TO COMMEND MR. ALLEN AND HIS STAFF FOR, IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE WHERE YOU HAVE THE SMART GOALS ON THERE, THE PROGRESS MEASURES.

THIS IS AMAZING WORK, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY.

HIS DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED HARD TO HELP EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, ALL 31 CAMPUSES AND DEVELOP THESE SMART GOALS SPECIFIC TO THEIR CAMPUS, THEIR GRADE LEVELS, AND THEIR AREAS OF CONCERN SO THAT THE CAMPUS CAN IMMEDIATELY GO TO WORK.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THE TIME THAT IT TOOK OUR ASSESSMENT GROUP TO DO THE TARGETED WORK.

THEY DID THAT FOR THE CAMPUSES, MEET WITH THEIR PRINCIPALS WITH OUR CAMPUS SUPPORT TEAM AND ARE ABLE TO PUT THAT TARGETED ACTION PLAN INTO IMMEDIATE WORK.

THEN OF COURSE, DR. CLARK AND HER TEAM GOING IN WITH THE QUARTERLY REVIEWS WORKING WITH THOSE PRINCIPALS.

IT'S AMAZING WORK AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HOPE AN ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT WOULD DO, AND YOU'RE DOING PHENOMENAL WORK.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REALIZE WHAT DR. CLARK WAS SAYING EARLIER THAT EVEN THOUGH TEA CONTINUES TO MOVE THAT BAR, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT BAR EVER IS.

IT'S MOVED ON US FOUR TIMES JUST SINCE WE TOOK THE TEST.

WE KNOW THAT WE EITHER MET OR EXCEEDED IN 18 OF THE 20 AREAS IN OUR REGION VERSUS THE REGION AND THE STATE.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE DONE.

EIGHTEEN OUT OF 20 IS 90%.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT EQUATES TO A C OR WHAT TEA USES AS THEIR METRICS, AND I THINK THAT MANY OF US ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THAT, AND THAT IS ONE REASON WHY TEA IS BARRED FROM RELEASING WHAT WE CALL OFFICIAL RATINGS THIS YEAR, AS THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE NO RATINGS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RELEASED SINCE 2019 FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

YET AGAIN, THERE'S ANOTHER LAWSUIT BARRING THE RELEASE OF WHAT THEY CALL OFFICIAL RATINGS THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF TEA'S USE OF AI GRADING SYSTEM WITHOUT TELLING ANYBODY, AND SO ACROSS THE STATE, THERE WAS AN ORDINATE NUMBER OF ZEROS ON WRITING RESPONSES ALL ACROSS DISTRICTS.

BECAUSE TEA DID NOT RELEASE THE RULES PRIOR TO THE TESTS, AGAIN, THAT'S BEEN BARRED AND THAT'S CURRENTLY IN A LAWSUIT.

BUT WE WANTED TO GET AHEAD OF THAT BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT ALL OF THAT NOISE IS OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT, WE EMBRACE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY, WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AND OUR ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT, OUR PRINCIPALS, DR. CLARK, AND OUR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT WORK HARD EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND OUR TEACHERS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE PROGRESS.

FOR THOSE REASONS, WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION WITH YOU, LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE NOW, AND I APPRECIATE THE BAR GRAPH.

IT'S EASILY UNDERSTOOD AND READABLE AND IT SHOWS YOU THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING.

ALSO VERY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WITH OUR AP STUDENTS.

NUMBER 1, MORE TESTS BEING TAKEN.

NUMBER 2, MORE STUDENTS PASSING THOSE TESTS AT LEVELS THAT CAN BE COUNTED FOR COLLEGE CREDIT.

THE ONE AREA THAT IS OF EXTREME CONCERN ACROSS THE STATE IS WITHIN CCMR, AND THE BAR BEING RAISED BY TEA, AGAIN, ANOTHER RULE THAT WE WERE NOT TOLD PRIOR TO THE TEST, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD HAVE MATTERED AT THE TIME.

BUT WHEN YOU RAISE THE BAR FROM 66% EXPECTATION TO 80% IN ONE YEAR, TEA KNOWS GOOD AND WELL THAT IS NOT ATTAINABLE.

ESPECIALLY FOR DISTRICTS, WITH OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WHERE WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS, WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS WHO DO GO TO COLLEGE.

WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT GO DIRECTLY INTO THE WORKFORCE, AND OUR STUDENTS MAY OR MAY NOT GO DIRECTLY INTO A CERTIFIED WORKFORCE, BUT THEY CERTAINLY GO INTO THE WORKFORCE AND THEY'RE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

SOMETIMES THAT PERCENTAGE DOESN'T TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.

I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BOARD AND EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRETY OF THE CONVERSATION THAT'S OUT THERE AND NOT JUST THE NUMBERS THAT ARE GENERATED FRANKLY BY, FROM WHAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING IS AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM THROUGH AI VIA TEA.

>> DR. STINSON, DID WE HAVE A CAMPUS THAT MOVED

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FROM AN F RATING UP TO AN A RATING THIS TIME, YET, AS A WHOLE DISTRICT, THEY MOVED US DOWN A LETTER?

>> YEAH, WE ABSOLUTELY DID. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

>> WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER.

IT WAS THE ONE CAMPUS THAT KNOCKED US DOWN TO B PREVIOUSLY.

WE'VE GOT TO AN A AND WE MOVED DOWN. IT'S A FALL.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY EMBARRASSING WHEN YOU GET INFORMATION FROM TEA SOON AFTER THE TESTS ARE RELEASED BACK TO US AND YOU TALK TO YOUR BOARD AND YOU RELEASE TO YOUR BOARD UNOFFICIAL CONVERSATIONS, UNOFFICIAL RATINGS.

THEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK A MONTH LATER AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, TEA MOVED THE BAR AGAIN, AND THEN YOU GIVE THEM A NEW RATING.

THEN YOU COME BACK THE NEXT MONTH AND SAY, I'M SORRY, TEA MOVED THE BAR AGAIN, AND THEN YOU GIVE ANOTHER RATING, AND THEN YOU DO THAT FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND THEN AND FINALLY, YOU GIVE.

ONCE THEY DECIDE WHATEVER THEIR BELL CURVE IS THAT THEY NEED IT TO BE, THEN WE'LL LET YOU KNOW, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO OFFICIAL RATING.

WE DO ANTICIPATE BEING BY THEIR TERMS A C AND I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW 18 OUT OF 20 IS A C. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE RUBRIC.

>> YEAH, MR. DAVIS.

>> YOU'RE WANTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FAIL.

>> SURE.

>> PLAIN, SIMPLE. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE INFORMATION, THE DATA.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

YOU MENTIONED FROM YEAR TO YEAR, WE DID VERY WELL DOING THAT.

THAT'S THE BIG KEY IS.

AS A BOARD AND AS ADMINISTRATION, WE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE TRANSPARENT.

WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE WANT TO IMPROVE ON.

YOU BET YOU. YOU MENTIONED FOURTH GRADE MATH.

>> FOURTH GRADE MATH.

>> I BET YOU, THE LADY IN RED THERE IS ON TOP OF IT ALREADY.

IF WE KNOW WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, WE'RE GOING TO MEET THAT NEEDS, WHATEVER THAT NEED MAY BE.

THE DATA IS THERE AS A TOOL TO HELP US.

UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE YOU SAID, TEA KEEPS MOVING THE BAR, AND I SAY, I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY, THE OPENNESS, WE'VE GOT PROGRESS TO MAKE.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

I'M NOT SURE THE STATE WILL EVER COME TO SOME CONCLUSION OF WHAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GRADE US.

BECAUSE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING NOW MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL.

WELL, I GUESS WE HAVE COURTS, WE HAVE LAWYERS AND OTHER DISTRICTS ARE FIGHTING THAT BATTLE.

BUT BIRDVILLE ISD DOESN'T STICK HER HEAD IN THE SAND.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO WORK, WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AT IT.

WE'RE GOING TO MEET SOME DEFICIENCIES WE HAVE.

WE'RE GOING TO ALSO CELEBRATE THE GREAT STRIDES SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING.

WE KNOW THEY'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE OF THE HARD-WORKING STAFF WE HAVE FROM SUPERINTENDENT DOWN TO THAT EA IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

EVERYONE'S GOT A MAIN GOAL IS WE'RE GOING TO GET THESE KIDS TO SUCCEED.

THIS BOARD'S BEHIND THAT.

WE'VE SAID THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE GRADES TEA MAY COME UP WITH.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD.

>> YEAH, WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I WANT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF TO KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE MADE BECAUSE THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

THEY HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT.

AND I THINK THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S EXACTLY THE CONVERSATION THAT WE WANT TO HAVE, COMMUNITY-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY BASED ON OUR PROGRESS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.

I THINK THAT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOURTH GRADE MATH WAS LOW, AND SO WE NEED TO AS A STATE, AND AS A DISTRICT, FIGURE OUT WHY AND WORK ON THAT.

EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE WERE BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE BY ONE POINT, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK ON.

PROUD OF THAT PROGRESS THERE.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. DAVIS.

I THINK REALLY THE CONVERSATION IS, WE DO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE GREAT PROGRESS AND STRIDES THAT WE'VE MADE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

>> FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE CHARLIE BROWN TRYING TO KICK THE FOOTBALL AND LUCY PULLING IT AWAY. [LAUGHTER]

>> THAT'S TRUE.

>> IT DOES. ANY OTHERS?

>> YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ONE REAL QUICK, JUST TO PIGGY BACK ON WHAT YOU SAID.

I FEEL WHEN I JUMPED ON IN DOING THIS, I'M ONLY ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR TAXPAYERS IN OUR DISTRICT.

I REALLY COULDN'T CARE ANY LESS WHAT AUSTIN OR THE TEA DOES AND I THINK I'VE PROBABLY MADE THAT CLEAR OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

IT DOESN'T REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE WITH ME, BUT AS A LAYMAN, LOOKING AT THIS, SOMEBODY OUTSIDE OF THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA, WHAT I SAW IS LIKE YOU SAID, 18 OUT OF 20, AND THEN THESE AP SCORES.

I'M GOING TO PANDER A LITTLE BIT TO TEACHERS.

WHAT I SEE IS THE GREAT JOB THAT OUR TEACHERS DO IN GETTING 18 OUT OF 20 ON THESE METRICS.

THEN THE AP SCORES BLOW ME AWAY.

THE FACT THAT IN 2023 AND 2024, WE'VE GOT 62 THEN 63% OF OUR AP STUDENTS MAKING A THREE OR HIGHER,

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THAT'S AWESOME AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO OUR TEACHERS.

LET ME SAY SOMETHING THAT MIGHT GET ME INTO TROUBLE.

BUT I ALWAYS DO IT ANYWAY.

NOT EVERY KID IS SMART.

WE GOT DUMB KIDS THAT GO TO SCHOOL, BUT WE HAVE TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE REAL WORLD, AND SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE TAKING THESE TESTS, AND GOD BLESS TEACHERS THAT LIFT UP EVEN THE LOWEST THAT WE HAVE.

I SAY THAT TONGUE IN CHEEK.

I THINK THERE'S PSYCHOLOGY OF SEVEN DIFFERENT INTELLIGENCES.

ONE INTELLIGENCE IS, KIDS THAT CAN SIT DOWN AND DO BOOK STUFF.

SOME KIDS MAY NOT TAKE TEST WELL, BUT THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT JUST THE OTHER THINGS LIKE GAMES AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING.

THEY'RE A PEOPLE PERSON.

THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO PASS TESTS.

WE'RE A DISTRICT THAT HAS TIER 1 AND TIER 3 SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC AND WE HAVE VERY AFFLUENT STUDENTS.

WE'RE NOT MONOLITHIC LIKE SOUTHLAKE AND GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE.

THE EQUATION FOR BIRDVILLE ISD IS FAR DIFFERENT THAN THE EQUATIONS THAT OTHER DISTRICTS WORK WITH.

AGAIN, AS A LAYMAN OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA, WHEN I LOOK AT CHARTS LIKE THIS, IT JUST SPEAKS.

TO ME I DON'T EVEN SEE THE GRADES OR WHATEVER TEA IS DOING.

NONE OF THAT MEANS ANYTHING.

IT JUST SPEAKS TO THE TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU HAVE, DR. CLARK, AND JUST THE AWESOME TEACHERS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT TAKE A WIDE SWATH OF KIDS AND CAN HIT THESE METRICS.

DO I WANT 20 OUT OF 20? YEAH. LET'S GO GET 20 OUT OF 20.

BUT 18 OUT OF 20 IS PRETTY DAMN GOOD, AND 63% OF AP SCORES, THAT'S FREAKING AWESOME, AND SO I'M PROUD OF THE DISTRICT.

WE JUST NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR TAXPAYERS AND WE NEED TO TRUMPET THIS TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CHOOSING BIRDVILLE ISD TO BRING THEIR KIDS TO.

BECAUSE AGAIN, YOUR KID MAY NOT BE A RHODES SCHOLAR.

BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE THEM THE BEST WE CAN SO THAT WHEN THEY GET OLD ENOUGH TOO, THAT THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HATE MATH, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO MAJOR IN ENGINEERING.

I MAY WANT TO MAJOR IN SOMETHING ELSE.

I MAY NOT WANT TO MAJOR IN ANYTHING.

I MAY WANT TO GO TO A TRADE SCHOOL OR DO WHATEVER, AND THAT'S WHAT BIRDVILLE ISD IS SUPPOSED TO DO AND I THINK WE DO THAT AND I THINK WE DO IT VERY WELL.

>> YEAH, I AGREE. IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION WITH EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IN MY 33 YEARS, THE BEST TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THEN BRING THEM TO BIRDVILLE ISD.

>> ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING? ENROLLMENT IS UP. APPRECIATE.

>> ENROLLMENT IS UP. ABSOLUTELY.

>> ONE NUMBER THAT STOOD OUT TO ME THERE IS WE HAVE 5,600 ESL STUDENTS.

DID I COUNT THAT ABOUT RIGHT OUT OF 22,000? THAT'S 25%. WE'RE HAVING TO TEACH THEM ENGLISH BEFORE WE CAN TEACH THEM ANYTHING ELSE.

THAT'S HUGE IN MY MIND.

>> YOU BET.

>> THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER THAT WE FACE EVERY DAY, STUDENTS WITH SECOND LANGUAGE.

ALSO, OUR STUDENTS IN POVERTY.

WHEN THEY TOOK THIS TEST, WE WERE RIGHT AROUND 63% OF OUR STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY, 25% OF OUR STUDENTS WITH A LANGUAGE BARRIER, 63% OF OUR STUDENTS.

>> MULTILINGUAL. WE FACE ANY OBSTACLE HEAD ON, AND WE TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS, AND I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING STAFF WE HAVE, SO THANK YOU.

>> MAY I JUST CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT WE ALSO NEED TO THANK THE BOARD AND YOU, DOCTOR STENSON FOR THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE IT IS TRUE THAT WHEN YOU TEACH THE MIXTURE OF CLASS STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE, IT TAKES A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, IT TAKES A LOT OF RESOURCES, AND YOU HAVE NEVER FAILED TO SUPPORT THAT, SO WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SYSTEMS WORKING. THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

>> YES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE'RE MOVING ON TO INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS,

[J.1. 2024-25 Campus Improvement Plans [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]

THE 2024-25 CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, DR. CLARK. IT'S YOU AGAIN.

>> WELL, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN YOUR BOARD PACKET MATERIALS AS A SEPARATE INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM.

THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN ALIGNED WITH OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM TONIGHT.

THEY ALSO INCLUDE THE TARGETS THAT YOU SAW THAT MR. ALLEN SHOW THAT DR. STENSON SPOKE TO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS HAS A VERY PERSONALIZED PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT SPEAK TO EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP.

OUR PLANS INCLUDE THOSE AS WELL.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE THOSE PLANS REVIEWED BY ALL OF OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE PURPOSES,

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SUCH AS SPECIAL ED AND OUR TITLE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUR 504, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE COMPLIANCE THAT THEY MUST MEET.

WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR CAMPUSES BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE BROUGHT BACK NEXT MONTH FOR FINAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL, SO THAT IF ANY CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE, THAT THEY CAN BE MADE.

THEN WE HAVE THE CAROUSEL TO LOOK FORWARD TO SO THAT YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR SEVEN OF OUR CAMPUSES PRESENT THEIR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND BRIAN ALLEN, TITCH MOORE, AND DR. JENNIFER GOTUACO, ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER CENTRAL STAFF, THE DIRECTORS THAT WORK SPECIFICALLY ON THE COMPLIANCE PURPOSES PARTS OF THOSE PLANS.

THEY'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH OUR CAMPUSES, VISITING THE CAMPUSES, WORKING INDIVIDUALLY WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND THEIR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PLANS ARE EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

I CAN TELL THIS YEAR THAT THERE IS A SERIOUSNESS THAT PEOPLE HAVE REALLY EMBRACED THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS AND REALLY STUDYING THE DATA AND REALLY ASKING FOR TITCH AND BRIAN TO COME OUT AND REALLY SET WITH THEM AND DELVE INTO THAT DATA SO THAT THEY ARE REALLY ADDRESSING THE VARIOUS GROUPS AND MIGHT I ADD THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.

I KNOW THE FIRST SYSTEM IS REALLY COMPLICATED WHENEVER YOU TRY TO UNDERSTAND SCHOOL FINANCE.

WELL, I THINK THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS GOTTEN JUST AS COMPLEX, AND SO IT TAKES ANOTHER KATIE IN THE ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN THE INTRICACIES OF THAT.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NOW,

[J.2. Birdville ISD Proposed Policy Update Affecting Local Policies Listed (Second Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

THE SECOND READING OF THE BISD PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE AFFECTING LOCAL POLICIES LISTED ON THE AGENDA, MR. BASKERVILLE?

>> YES. THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF BISD PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICIES GKD LOCAL, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, NON-SCHOOL USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES, DGA LOCAL EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES,.

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, FM LOCAL, STUDENT ACTIVITIES, FNAB, LOCAL STUDENT EXPRESSION, USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR NON-SCHOOL PURPOSES, GE LOCAL RELATIONS WITH PARENT ORGANIZATIONS, EHBE, LOCAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ESL.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSED LOCAL POLICIES, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NO NEW RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THESE POLICIES.

THESE REVISIONS WERE PRESENTED AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING FOR INFORMATION, PRESENTED TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION, AND WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR POSSIBLE ACTION AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I THINK NUMBER 3 IS YOU AS WELL, MR. BASKERVILLE.

[J.3. Texas Association of School Boards Proposed Policy Update 123, Affecting Local Policies Listed (Second Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

THE SECOND READING OF THE TASB PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE 123 AFFECTING LOCAL POLICIES LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

>> YES SIR. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, TASBS PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE 123 AFFECTING CHANGES TO LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICIES.

I BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH LOCAL POLICY OVERVIEW, EXPLANATORY NOTES, POLICY, MANUAL UPDATE, AND THE POLICY COMPARISON SHOWING THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES.

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NO NEW RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO TASB UPDATE 123.

ALL POLICIES WERE PRESENTED AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING FOR INFORMATION.

PRESENTED TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION, AND WE BROUGHT BACK IN OCTOBER FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. THANK YOU.

>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MR. BASKERVILLE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS.

[K.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]

NUMBER 1, CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. STENSON HAS ACCEPTED FOUR RESIGNATIONS AND THREE RETIREMENTS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS?

>> PRESENT [INAUDIBLE] I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DOAKES.

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT KUNKLE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 2, CONSIDER THE 2024-25 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN GOALS

[K.2. Consider the 2024-25 District Improvement Plan Goals and Objectives [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]

AND OBJECTIVES. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE 24-25 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKLE. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, MS. SANDERS-WISE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

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ANY OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS.

NUMBER 3, CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF

[K.3. Consider Purchase of Two Additional Regular C2-311TS Buses from Thomas Bus Gulf Coast GP, Inc [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

TWO ADDITIONAL REGULAR C2-311 TS BUSES FROM THE THOMAS BUS GULF COAST GP INC. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO ADDITIONAL C2-311 TS, REGULAR EDUCATION BUSES, 72 PASTURE CAPACITY, FROM THOMAS BUS GULF COAST GP INC AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKLE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE?

>> HOPE THEY GET DELIVERED FASTER THAN WHAT THEY [OVERLAPPING]

>> YEAH, THEY SHOULD DELIVER FAST.

>> THEY'RE ACCELERATING THIS A LITTLE IS THEY'RE TELLING US NEXT MONTH THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THESE TWO BUSES, EVEN THOUGH MANY OF OUR ORDERS ARE STILL SITTING OUT THERE OVER A YEAR, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

>> HOW COME THESE TWO GET BEFORE THE OTHERS THEN?

>> WELL, SOMETIMES [INAUDIBLE] HAVE A STASH.

>> WE'LL TAKE IT.

>> WE DECIDED WE WOULD GET IN ON THAT STASH.

>> WE'LL TAKE THE STASH.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 4,

[K.4. Consider School Resource Officer Shared Services Agreement with the City of Haltom City [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

CONSIDER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HALTOM CITY. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, SRO SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HALTOM CITY AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU, MS. SANDERS-WISE. ANY SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> MR. DAVIS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE?

>> I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER TWO MORE ITEMS WITH WESTON HILLS AND RICHLAND HILLS AND NORTHWEST HILLS AND HOW VALUABLE THAT PARTNERSHIP IS.

A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. IT'S EXPENSIVE.

THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

IT'S A BIG FINANCIAL COMMITMENT, AND THE STATE DOESN'T GIVE US MUCH MONEY TO DO THAT.

TAXPAYERS WE'RE DIGGING DEEP.

BUT THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE CITIES.

AGAIN, THANKS FOR DR. STENSON'S LEADERSHIP, AND KATIE AND OTHERS, AND DR. SHOWELL, WORKING WITH OUR CITIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THESE NEXT THREE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON WITH THOSE CITIES. WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> I ECHO THAT, THE HARD WORK PUT IN BY ALL OF THE CITIES AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA, HALTOM CITY IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, CITY MANAGERS AND THE MAYORS OF THOSE CITIES, WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO IT, WORKING WITH OUR STAFF AND THE PARTNERSHIP WE'VE GOT.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS, SHOCKER. NUMBER 5,

[K.5. Consider School Resource Officer Shared Services Agreement with the City of North Richland Hills [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

CONSIDER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SRO SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DOAKES. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?

>> THIS WILL PROVIDE A SRO AT EVERY SECONDARY CAMPUS IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. THAT'S HUGE.

>> THAT'LL COVER ALL OUR SECONDARY THEN?

>> YES. EVERYBODY BE COVERED IN SECONDARY.

>> ANY OTHERS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 6, CONSIDER CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT

[K.6. Consider Campus Police Officer Shared Services Agreement with the City of North Richland Hills (Elementary Campuses) [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

WITH THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKLE.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?

>> THIS IS A NEW ANIMAL, DIFFERENT THAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AGAIN, A GREAT IDEA HAS COME UP IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND US TO HAVE IN RICHLAND HILLS, WILL BE THREE OF THESE OFFICERS, WILL BE WORKING SCHOOL CALENDAR, TOTAL ABOUT 200 DAYS.

CITY PARTICIPATING SOME, WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN PAYING THAT.

IT'S A STEP FORWARD, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE, BUT IT'S A BIG STEP FORWARD TO MAKE SURE OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE ALSO COVERED.

LIKE I SAID, THESE CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER AT DIFFERENT TYPE OF OFFICER, BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPE OF NEEDS FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPARED TO BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

LUCKILY, WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE CITIES, WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN, A NEW ARRANGEMENT FOR US WITH NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.