[I.1. Texas Association of School Boards Proposed Policy Update 126, Affecting Local Policies Listed (First Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

OKAY. ITEM I IS OUR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS, MR. BASKERVILLE. THANK YOU SIR. THIS IS THE 1ST READING OF TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE 126 AFFECTING CHANGES TO LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICIES. TASB UPDATE 126 COMES FROM KEY EDUCATION BILLS FROM THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

TASB. UPDATE 126 INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 25 POLICY CHANGES.

OF THESE, 21 OF THESE 21 EXISTING POLICIES ARE BEING REPLACED TO REFLECT UPDATED LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES.

IN ADDITION, 4 NEW POLICIES ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO ADDRESS AREAS NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY THE DISTRICT'S POLICY FRAMEWORK.

THE EXPLANATORY NOTES POLICY MANUAL UPDATE AND THE POLICY COMPARISON SHOWING THAT RECOMMENDED CHANGES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN BOARD BOOK ADMINISTRATION HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED POLICIES. UPDATE 126 EACH DIRECTOR HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED UPDATE FOR ANY CHANGES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.

ALL POLICIES PRESENTED TONIGHT ARE ARE FOR INFORMATION, DISCUSSION AT THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION AT THE MARCH BOARD MEETING. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION TO DIGEST, AND IT WILL BE AS YOU AS YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE, THIS SESSION PRESENTED MORE BILLS AND SPECIFICALLY MORE EDUCATION BILLS AND THAN EVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SESSIONS.

AND SO WE SUSPECT AS THE MONTHS AND YEAR GOES ON, THAT WE WILL WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE FROM TASB THESE POLICY UPDATES THAT ARE THE CONTAIN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION.

AND SO OUR STAFF HAS SPLIT THE DUTIES AND ENSURED THAT EACH DEPARTMENT POURS OVER THEIR MATERIAL BEFORE IT'S PRESENTED TO YOU AS INFORMATION.

THAT'S THAT'S JUST AN FYI. IT'S ALMOST BECOME A LESSON UPON ITSELF TO DEAL WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

VERY GOOD. JOE. YEAH. FIRST, I APPLAUD YOU GUYS FOR GOING THROUGH THIS.

AS TASB SAID AT OUR LAST SESSION AT THE TASB CONVENTION THAT THIS IS THE BIGGEST REWRITE OF SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL POLICY.

AND I UNDERLINE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL POLICY IN THE HISTORY OF SCHOOLS.

SO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS OVER AND DOING IT.

WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ALREADY KIND OF HAVE SOME PLANS ON THIS, BUT, MAN, THESE AFFECT EVERYBODY AND PUTS EVERYBODY AT JEOPARDY. IF THEY DON'T COMPLY FROM IF YOU, IF YOU NAME AN EMPLOYEE, PROBABLY PROBABLY AFFECTS THEM IN SOME WAY.

HOW ARE WE GOING ABOUT TRYING TO EDUCATE OUR HARD WORKING PEOPLE ABOUT EVEN MORE REGULATIONS THAN HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO THEIR HAPPY JOBS AS WE AS THE YEAR STARTED, SCHOOL YEAR STARTED, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF THESE POLICIES WERE PUT IN PLACE BEFORE SCHOOL EVEN STARTED.

SO WE HAD SOME SESSIONS AT THAT TIME. AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, OUR OUR DISTRICT LEADERS MEET WITH OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM SUPPORT TEAM TO GO OVER THESE POLICIES AS THEY'RE AFFECTED. AS DOCTOR STINSON MENTIONED, IT AFFECTS AND AS YOU SUBSTANTIATED THERE'S IT AFFECTS EVERY EMPLOYEE.

SO AND IT TAKES A TEAM TO DO THIS. SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, EVERY EVERY DIRECTOR NOT ONLY LOOKS AT THEIR AREA, THEY LOOK AT THE COMPLETE POLICY BECAUSE IT INFUSES INTO SO MANY AREAS AND SPILLS OVER.

SO BY COVERING THIS INFORMATION AND BY READING THIS INFORMATION AND GOING OVER IT IN OUR CABINET MEETINGS,

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WE MEET MANY TIMES A MONTH AND GO OVER THIS. SO THIS IS FAIRLY NEW TO THE PUBLIC AS FAR AS TASB UPDATE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN DIGESTING FROM, FROM JUNE AND JUST KIND OF UPDATING OUR STAFF AS IT COMES ALONG.

SO IT'S A PROCESS. IT IS TO DISSEMINATE THIS OUT TO OUR 4000 EMPLOYEES IS A TASK, BUT IT TAKES A TEAM EFFORT TO DO THAT.

AND WE HAVE MANY MEETINGS. OUR AGAIN, OUR EXECUTIVE SUPPORT TEAM HAS MEETINGS WITH PRINCIPALS THAT THEN THOSE PRINCIPALS HAVE THEIR MEETINGS ON CAMPUS MEETINGS AND GO THROUGH THAT AND NOT ONLY COVERING IT, BUT HOW IT AFFECTS THEM AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING ANYONE, ANYONE WANTS TO ADD.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

THIS IS THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PLAYBOOK FOR US.

TYPICALLY IN THE PAST LEGAL WE WOULD HAVE LEGAL SESSIONS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS IN AUGUST AND DURING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TYPICALLY ONCE A SEMESTER. BUT NOW THIS IS BECOMING A PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE, AND OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY YOU KNOW, KEPT US A GOOD SCHEDULE FOR US, A ROBUST SCHEDULE WHERE EACH TIME WE MEET, IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S BECOMING INGRAINED AS A PART OF A PART OF OUR NORMAL RHETORIC TO TO LOOK AT POLICY, STUDY POLICY AND DIGEST POLICY AND HOW IT AFFECTS ALL OF US VERSUS IN THE PAST, AGAIN, MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR WHEN WE HAD TO REALLY RENEW OUR PROWESS WITH THE, WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

BUT TODAY IT'S JUST A PART OF OUR, OUR LIFE NOW.

YEAH. AND ONE OF THE THINGS, TOO, THAT I KNOW WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE IS IS EVERY TIME NOW THAT I SEE A LEGISLATOR OR OR ONE OF ONE OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS, I SAY, IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, PLEASE TALK ABOUT THESE EFFECTIVE DATES.

MOVING ONCE YOU PASS A LAW, MAKING IT AT LEAST APPLICABLE JANUARY 1ST OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, OR MORE PREFERABLY, GIVE US A YEAR BECAUSE LIKE IN LIKE IN THIS YEAR, ALL THESE POLICIES CAVED IN ON US.

WE HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO WRITE POLICY SO WE COULD THEN IMPLEMENT IT.

AND OUR SCHOOLS HAD ALREADY STARTED AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN THEN ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, THEN THE LAW KICKS IN.

WE DON'T HAVE POLICY FROM TASB. THE LAWS ALREADY KICKED IN AND SEPTEMBER 1ST ROLLS AROUND AND IF THEY UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY, I WISH THEY WOULD GIVE US A SOME TIME TO BE ABLE TO LET TASB WRITE THE POLICIES.

LET US PASS THEM. LET US, LET US GET THOSE INDOCTRINATED INTO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN DIGEST THEM AND IMPLEMENT THEM PROPERLY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO RUSH INTO THINGS THAT WE DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO SOMETIMES.

BUT NOW IT'S A MATTER OF LAW AND WE HAVE TO DO IT.

I MEAN, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT TO START THE YEAR WITH WE WE REALLY FELT LIKE WE WERE YOU KNOW I MEAN, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE FELT LIKE. AND I DO HAVE TO REALLY COMMEND OUR OUR LEGAL HELP AND ASSISTANCE. SARAH WAS TREMENDOUS. AND A FEW OF THE OTHER FOLKS THAT WE WORK WITH AND ACTUALLY PROVIDING US WITH LISTS OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THEY LITERALLY MADE US LIST. SARAH WOULD SEND ME LISTS AND SAY, MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT TO DO THESE 25 THINGS WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME.

TALK TO YOUR STAFF. HERE'S YOUR NEXT LIST. HERE'S THE NEXT 15 THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO BY THIS DATE.

AND SO I HONESTLY, FOR I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT OUR LEGAL HELP GUIDING THE WAY, ENSURING THAT WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH DATES.

AND THEN ANYTIME OBVIOUSLY, WE WE DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY THE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS BEHIND THE LAW.

SO THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH US. NUMBER ONE, THEY HAD TO LEARN IT, AND THEN THEY HAD TO COME IN AND TEACH US.

AND SO WE DO A LOT OF THAT. IN, IN THE LAW PROFESSION TOO.

THERE'S AND I KNOW THIS IS USED OUTSIDE OF THAT, BUT IN SOME CASES YOU HAVE ONE BIG EVENT THAT OCCURS.

AND SO YOU TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER CASES, WHAT THEY CALL DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUT CASES WHERE NOTHING IN PARTICULAR IS RISES TO THE LEVEL OF A HUGE EVENT, BUT AFTER A WHILE THE WHOLE SHIP IS IS OFF COURSE AND WRECKED BECAUSE OF ALL THESE SERIES OF LITTLE THINGS.

AND, AND IF YOU GO IN HERE AND LOOK AT ALL THESE MASSIVE CHANGES, PROBABLY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DISAGREE WITH MANY OF THEM.

I MEAN YES, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF EVERYBODY HAD HAD THEIR CURRICULUM, THEIR AGENDA FOR THE YEAR ALREADY, ALREADY ONLINE, AND EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT THAT. THAT'S GREAT.

AND AND JUST OF ALL THESE THINGS ARE ALL LIKE, YEAH, SOME OF THESE THINGS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT REALLY, AS FAR AS THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. BUT AFTER A WHILE, AFTER A WHILE, I REALLY DO.

I REALLY DO CONTEND THAT THIS HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW WHERE NO NORMAL HUMAN BEING OR OR SCHOOL CAN REALLY COMPLY WITH ALL THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES.

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JUST IT'S GOTTEN OUT OF HAND EVERY, EVERY FACET OF YOUR LIFE AS A BOARD.

WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO EVEN DICTATE WHAT THE HOW TO HOW TO HOW TO CALCULATE GPAS FOR VALEDICTORIANS.

SALUTATORIANS. THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH THAT. THAT'S THAT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS. AND, AND EVERY FACET OF SCHOOL IS JUST BECOMING REGULATED, OVERREGULATED. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY CAN KEEP UP WITH IT.

I REALLY DON'T, EVEN WITH THEIR TRAINING AND EVEN WITH EVERYTHING WE DO, I DON'T KNOW.

AND I KEEP COMING BACK TO THE IDEA IS, IS THAT IF AN EVENT HAPPENS IN YOUR CLASSROOM AND YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THESE HUNDRED THINGS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IN THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION FROM, BE IT THAT A KID IS HAVING SOME KIND OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND YOU DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE PROCEDURES JUST EXACTLY RIGHT.

IF YOU DON'T TREAT THIS KID BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THIS PLAN OR THAT PLAN, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW ALL THESE THINGS 100% FOR EVERY KID IN THE CLASS MEANS YOUR CHILD IS ON THE LINE. AND WOW, IT'S JUST GOTTEN TO WHERE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE KEEP UP WITH THE REGULATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.

I APPLAUD THE PEOPLE THAT DO WHAT THEY DO, AND I WISH THEY'D LET THEM DO WHAT THEY DO. WELL SAID.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NEXT. YES, SIR. THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF BISD PROPOSED REVISIONS AFFECTING

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

CHANGES TO LOCAL POLICIES. THESE REVISIONS ARE A RESULT OF CHANGES MADE DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH LIMITED LIMITED THE ABILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION STATUS TO OPT OUT OF CERTAIN TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIREMENTS.

BASED ON THIS REGULATION ON THIS LEGISLATION, THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING UPDATES TO CERTAIN LOCAL POLICIES TO ENSURE THE DISTRICT CAN CONTINUE TO EXERCISE THE FLEXIBILITY AND LOCAL CONTROL ALLOWED UNDER THE LAW.

ADMINISTRATION HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED POLICIES.

EACH DIRECTOR HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED UPDATE FOR ANY CHANGES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.

ALL POLICIES PRESENTED TONIGHT ARE FOR INFORMATION, DISCUSSION AT THE FEBRUARY FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION AT THE MARCH BOARD MEETING. ANY COMMENTS ON IT? QUICKLY.

SARAH, THIS MAY BE FOR YOU, BUT WHAT? WHY DID THEY TAKE OUT THAT? AND I THINK IT'S IN THIS ONE. SORRY. THERE'S SO MANY. THEY ALL RUN TOGETHER. WHY DID THEY TAKE OUT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN APPOINT A DESIGNEE TO SIGN CHANGE ORDERS ON CONTRACTS? I MEAN, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO CHANGE THE TYPE OF LOCKS ON THE DOOR FOR $5,000.

NOW, SUPERINTENDENT HAS TO DO THAT, BUT SHE CANNOT DESIGNATE THAT OUT.

OR DID I MISREAD THAT? IT TOOK OUT SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE.

YEAH. OKAY, WELL, MAYBE YOU. I'M SORRY. TASB TOLD ME THERE'S ANOTHER POLICY THAT ACTUALLY ALLOWS HER TO DO A DESIGNEE.

SO EVERY ONE OF OUR POLICIES, THEY'VE BEEN PULLING THE DESIGNEE OUT BECAUSE I HAD ONE LAST YEAR AND I HE KEPT TAKING IT OUT AND HE SAID, NO, WE HAVE ANOTHER POLICY THAT COVERS THAT. WE HAVE TO PASS A POLICY TO HAVE A DESIGNEE TO TO PASS THE POLICY TO USE THE DESIGNEE SYSTEM.

THEY THINK IT'S REDUNDANT. AND SO THEY'RE PULLING IT OUT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME FROM TASB. I WAS SO CONFUSED.

WHY SHE PROBABLY KNEW THAT ALREADY. I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU'RE CONFUSED ON THAT.

THAT'S SO SIMPLE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT. AND AND JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, I EVEN HATE TO ASK THIS QUESTION.

AND PLEASE, NOBODY TAKE THIS OUT OF. HAVE THEY PROVIDED A DEFINITION OF WHAT A DEI TRANSACTION OR OCCURRENCE WOULD BE? DO WE DO WE KNOW WHAT WHAT THEY ARE OUTLAWING THERE? HAS THERE BEEN A LEGAL DEFINITION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A TO ENGAGE IN A DEI ACTIVITY, BECAUSE YOU CAN LOSE YOUR JOB FOR THAT? I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO SARAH. I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE YET.

OKAY. OKAY. I JUST AGAIN, I JUST. NO. NO JUDGMENT ZONE AT ALL ON, ON ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE.

IT'S JUST THAT IF I'M GOING TO LOSE MY JOB BECAUSE I ENGAGED IN DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION DUTIES AGAIN.

AGREE. DISAGREE WITH THAT. I JUST I THINK A TEACHER OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT WHAT WHAT THAT IS.

AND AND AND NOT LOSE THEIR JOB BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT, THAT THEY WERE ENGAGING IN SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFINED AS THAT.

SO THAT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHAT, WHAT ENGAGING AND DIVERSITY.

EQUITY, INCLUSION IS. I MEAN, WE ALL MAKE IN OUR GUT KIND OF KNOW IT WHEN WE SEE IT, BUT THAT'S NOT A WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD.

YOU NEED YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT'S NOT.

IT HAD NOT THE LAST TIME I LOOKED, SIR. BUT I WILL LOOK AGAIN AND LET YOU KNOW. OKAY, THANKS.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR LAST INFORMATION ITEM.

[I.3. Proposed 2026-27 Instructional Calendar [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

I THINK YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US ON THIS, AND I THINK THIS COMES FROM A COMMITTEE THAT WAS EVEN LARGER THAN THE BOND COMMITTEE.

COME ON. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PRESENTATION.

I'M WAITING FOR MY MY COLLEAGUE TO COME ON UP HERE ON THE BISD 2026-27 INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR BOARD PRESENTATION.

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AND THE ONE THING THAT I WANT TO STRESS IS INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR CLARK, BECAUSE THIS IS BASICALLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO INSTRUCT OUR STUDENTS ON WHAT DAYS AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS.

SO THIS IS ME CREATING OR OUR TEAM CREATING A CALENDAR FOR DOCTOR CLARK.

I THOUGHT I GAVE THIS TO YOU LAST YEAR. THAT'S WHAT YOU THOUGHT.

OUR COMMITTEE, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED IS 74 MEMBERS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT LIST THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO COVER THE BISD COMMUNITY, NO MATTER WHAT AREA THEY WERE FROM.

AND WE HAD PARENTS. OUR PTA PRESIDENT WAS PRESENT WAS THERE 14 PRINCIPALS, 19 TEACHERS PARENTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, CABINET MEMBERS. WE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT AS MANY STAKEHOLDERS AT THE MEETING AS POSSIBLE.

AND AS WE TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS OR AS WE BEGAN THE PROCESS, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU KNOW, GETTING WHAT YOU WANT.

IT'S IT'S ABOUT FINDING A COLLECTIVE WAY TO TO BUILD A CALENDAR.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S INPUT BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME VERY IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS AND ALL ALL FOR THE FOR THE GOOD OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK KIND OF GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF REQUIREMENTS HERE OR A COUPLE OF DEFINITIONS.

AND WHEN YOU BUILD A A INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF CONSTRAINTS OR QUITE A FEW.

BUT THE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO ATTEND SCHOOL FOR A MINIMUM OF 75,600 1600 MINUTES.

AND TEA DESIGNATES AN INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AS THE PORTION OF THE SCHOOL DAY IN WHICH INSTRUCTION TAKES PLACE.

NOW, INSTRUCTIONAL DAY WE USE PRETTY MUCH FOR PRE-K OPERATIONAL IS BELL TO BELL.

AND YOU MAY REMEMBER OPERATIONAL WAS USED ALSO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE CELL PHONE.

LAW OF WHEN YOU CAN USE A CELL PHONE. SO OPERATION DAY TO DAY I MEAN FROM BELL TO BELL AND YOU'RE ALLOWED TO WAVE UP TO 5 DAYS OR THE EQUIVALENT OF 2100 MINUTES. SCHOOL CANNOT START BEFORE THE 4TH DAY, THE 4TH MONDAY IN AUGUST.

BUT BECAUSE OF OUR DOI DESIGNATION, WE'RE ALLOWED TO MOVE THAT DAY AND START A LITTLE BIT LATER.

AND WE'VE HAD THAT DESIGNATION SINCE OCTOBER 2016.

A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS THE KEY WORD IS INSTRUCTIONAL AGAIN.

AND THE ITEMS THAT ARE BOLD ARE REQUIRED BY LAW.

AND THAT THOSE ARE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED AGAIN FOR 75 6 TEACHERS ARE NOT BY MINUTES, THEIR BY DAYS AND THAT IS 187 DAYS.

THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE TRY TO FOLLOW, BECAUSE OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED AND ALSO WORKING WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, I'D LIKE TO TAKE TWO WEEKS OFF FOR WINTER BREAK AND ONE WEEK IN SPRING BREAK.

WE LIKE TO ALIGN THAT WITH OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AS WELL AS TCC FOR DUAL CREDIT, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS SB 12, WHICH IS A MANDATE. WE HAD 1.

NOW WE HAVE 2 STARTING NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THE 2 INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS THAT HAVE TO BE IN THE CALENDAR.

AND WE ALWAYS TRY TO END THE FIRST SEMESTER IN DECEMBER BECAUSE OF DUAL CREDIT AND ALSO STUDENTS TRANSFERRING IN, TRANSFERRING OUT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE MAKES IT NICE AND CLEAN. ONE WEEK OFF FOR THANKSGIVING, WE HAVE A TESTING CALENDAR CALENDAR THAT MR. ALLEN DOES A GREAT JOB OF OF GIVING THAT INFORMATION.

AND HE HE HIS TEAM PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN US TRYING TO BUILD THIS CALENDAR.

AND YOU'LL SEE WHY IN A MINUTE. I'M SORRY. YES, MA'AM.

AND THAT REALLY ACCENTUATES WHY IT'S AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR.

AND WHEN YOU LAY THESE KIND OF THINGS OUT, PEOPLE BEGIN TO SEE THAT YOU REALLY HAVE VERY LITTLE FLEXIBILITY.

AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE BOOKENDS. AND SO YOU, YOU, WE REALLY LOOK AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE GRADUATION AND WHEN WE HAVE GRADUATION AND THAT MEMORIAL WEEKEND THAT, THAT SERVES AS THE END.

AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE, OKAY, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START SCHOOL? AND WHEN YOU DO THOSE 2 BOOKENDS, YOU YOU CAN YOU BEGIN TO SEE LITTLE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE THOSE 2, THOSE 2 POINTS. BUT THE TESTING CALENDAR AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL.

I'LL LET YOU DO JUST THAT. IT, IT REALLY YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE POLICIES MR. TOLBERT WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE TESTING, IT JUST ABOUT BLOWS YOU AWAY.

YEAH. AND I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. AND WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT LESS FLEXIBILITY IN A CALENDAR.

WELL, YOUR CALENDAR IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. THAT'S WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING. RIGHT.

AND SO WHEN YOU WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES, MEANING THE DAYS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THAT CALENDAR AND YOU, YOU BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND, WHICH IS THE THE MANDATED TEST FRAMEWORK OF TESTING TIME, TIME FRAME.

IT BEGINS WITH WELL, IT ENDS WITH THE LAST 2 WEEKS IN THE 1ST 2 WEEKS OF MAY ARE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE AS AP

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TESTING. ALL RIGHT. SO THOSE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF MAY ARE TOTALLY BLOCKED OFF.

THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, IS BLOCKED OFF.

AND THEN THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH IS BLOCKED OFF BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR TESTING.

THAT IS TWO SOLID MONTHS IN A ROW. BLOCKED OFF BY TEA FOR TESTING.

AND SO WHEN WE SAY BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND, THAT'S WHAT SHE'S REFERRING TO GETTING TO TO APRIL AND GETTING EVERYTHING DONE BY THEN.

AND AND THEN WORKING IN WHAT'S MANDATED BY THE STATE.

SO BY THE TIME YOU WORK WITH ALL OF THESE PARAMETERS AND CONSIDERING THAT TESTING CALENDAR, THERE'S NOT JUST A THERE'S NOT A TON OF FLEXIBILITY.

YOUR DECISIONS COME DOWN TO IS IT A FULL TWO WEEKS AT CHRISTMAS OR DO YOU GO 3 DAYS AT THANKSGIVING? THAT'S THAT'S REALLY OR DO YOU GO THE FULL WEEK AT SPRING BREAK? THOSE ARE REALLY YOUR OPTIONS. SO IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN UNTIL YOU OVERLAY THAT TESTING CALENDAR ON TOP OF YOUR REGULAR INSTRUCTION CALENDAR AND YOU SEE WHAT LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IS LEFT AVAILABLE.

I THINK THE COMMITTEE DID A GRAND JOB REALLY LOOKING AT IT AND DIGESTING AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND AND YOU WANT TO HAVE INPUT.

IT'S THE SAME THING AS POLICY, RIGHT? LOCAL GOVERNANCE.

YOU WANT TO HAVE INPUT INTO YOUR CALENDAR, BUT REALLY IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN POLICY.

IT'S PRACTICALLY MANDATED FOR US. WE ALSO HAVE TO INCORPORATE TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

DOCTOR CLARK CAN GO THROUGH AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE THIS YEAR, AND THEN ALSO WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

IMPLEMENTING NEW RESOURCES AND NEW CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.

MAJOR, MAJOR PART OF WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN TERMS OF OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

SO YOU CAN SEE AND Y'ALL HAVE APPROVED NEW RESOURCES FOR YOU KNOW OUR ALGEBRA OUR MATH PROGRAM, EXTENDING THE OUR TEXAS RESOURCES INTO ALGEBRA 2 AND GEOMETRY.

WE DID ALGEBRA ONE THIS YEAR, BUT YOU STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT YOU WANT TO DO DIFFERENTIATING.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY AND READING.

THAT'S THE BIG ONE. I MEAN, THIS IS A MAJOR ADOPTION.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO IMPACT. WE'VE ALREADY ACTUALLY STARTED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING GEARING UP WITH OUR OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. AND THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO OUR LEADERS OF LEARNERS, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AT CAMPUS TEAMS. AND THEN HOW TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN WRITING.

AND THE KEY TO THIS IS HOW CAN WE USE THAT TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW THE STATE IS GRADING IT? RIGHT. SO BECAUSE THEY USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO HELP OUR TEACHERS KNOW THIS IS HOW YOU CAN USE IT TO KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THE STATE IS ALSO DOING.

AND WHAT DOCTOR CLARK JUST MENTIONED THAT HAS TO BE DONE INSIDE THE 187 DAYS THAT TEACHERS ARE ON CONTRACT IN ADDITION TO THE INSTRUCTION PART.

AND WE ALSO HAVE TEACHERS COMING UP DURING THE SUMMER ON THEIR OWN TIME, AND WE GET FLEX TIME.

SO WE BUILD THOSE FLEX DAYS INSIDE THE CALENDAR, TOO.

AND LAST SUMMER WE HAD A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF OF OUR TEACHERS ATTENDING, AND IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GET A JUMP START ON UNDERSTANDING THE THE NEW MATH RESOURCES.

AND WE WE ARE REALLY PLANNING A ROBUST PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR PEOPLE TO EARN THEIR FLEX TIME DURING THE SUMMER THIS YEAR TOO.

DOCTOR, WAIT, WAIT, Y'ALL ARE BOTH DOCTORS. I'M SORRY.

CONGRATULATIONS. BY THE WAY IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT MR. TOLBERT IS REFERRING TO, DOCTOR BASKERVILLE DEFENDED HIS DISSERTATION, AND IS NOW DOCTOR BASKERVILLE. HIS DEGREE IS OFFICIALLY CONFERRED IN MAY.

AND SO HE DOESN'T WANT US TO USE THAT MONIKER YET, BUT SO WE'LL WE'LL WE'LL AGREE TO THAT.

AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WE'LL SNEAK IT IN AND OFFICIALLY IN MAY, WHEN HE WALKS THAT STAGE, WE GET. WELL, B COMES BEFORE C, CAN WE JUST CALL HIM DOC SMITH OR DOC? DOC SKIP. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. I DID HAVE ONE SERIOUS QUESTION.

REALLY? IS SO NOBODY MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND RIOTING? AGAIN, IT'S THE GRADING. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, BUT BUT THEY.

BUT THE TEA SWITCHED TO GRADING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, YOU HAD TO PAY,

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AND YOU COULD HAVE IT ACTUALLY HAND GRADED. AND SCHOOLS HAVE SEEN HUGE CHANGES FROM THE GRADING FROM ARTIFICIAL VERSUS HUMAN TESTING, AND I FORGET HOW MANY ARLINGTON HAD THEM REGRADED IN ONE SCHOOL.

I THINK THEIR GRADE WENT UP A LETTER GRADE BECAUSE OF BECAUSE A HUMAN GRADED IT AS OPPOSED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, HOWEVER.

SO. SO EXPLAIN TO US WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK TO TRAIN OUR KIDS TO KNOW HOW TO WRITE THAT AN ARTIFICIAL YOU KNOW, PROGRAM IS GRADING THEM AS OPPOSED TO A HUMAN BECAUSE IT'S PROVEN OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THOSE THAT THE RESULTS ARE DIFFERENT.

WELL, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A NEW TOOL. AND DAVE, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME.

IT'S WHAT IT IS. BUT WHEN STUDENTS CAN FEED THEIR WRITING INTO THAT AND IT GIVES THEM IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK AND SO THEY CAN ADJUST RIGHT THERE. BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IS THAT WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO MIRROR WHAT THE STATE IS CALLING. AND SO IT'S LEARNING THAT RUBRIC.

SO YOU TRAIN AI TO GIVE YOU FEEDBACK BASED UPON A RUBRIC SO THAT WE ARE BASICALLY CALLING IT THE SAME. OUR TEACHERS AND AND AI ARE NOT THAT DIFFERENT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS.

BUT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS AND HOW THEY CAN USE IT TO IMPROVE THEIR WRITING.

SO IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO THIS IS MORE OF WRITING THAT IS WHAT'S THE WORD? WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S FORMULAIC WRITING.

AND AND BY THE WAY, A DISSERTATION IS FORMULAIC WRITING TOO.

SO IF YOU FOLLOW A TEMPLATE AND YOU FOLLOW A RUBRIC AND YOU IN, IN TERMS OF WHAT DISSERTATIONS, THEY LAY OUT THE FORMAT. SO THAT'S SO REALLY IT'S NOT IT'S JUST LEARNING TO WRITE IN A DIFFERENT DIFFERENT WAY, WHICH IS MORE TECHNICAL. AND THAT'S WHAT STUDENTS ARE HAVE TO LEARN TO DO IN THE REAL WORLD.

YOU DO THAT MORE THAN YOU WRITE CREATIVELY. SO WE TEACH BOTH.

BUT THE RUBRIC THAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN IS WHAT THE STATE IS USING.

AND THEY'RE USING AI TO HELP GRADE CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WRITING.

THEY'RE THEY'RE WRITING IN EVERY CONTENT THAT THEY'RE TESTED.

IT'S NOT JUST ENGLISH, IT'S ALSO SCIENCE. IT'S ALSO HISTORY.

SO THEY'RE THEY'RE HAVING TO WRITE EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES AS WELL AS SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES.

AND, AND WRITING IS NOW EMBEDDED INTO EVERY CONTENT THAT'S BEING TESTED.

OKAY. CAN I ASK CAN I ASK A QUESTION JUST REAL QUICK JUST TO BELABOR ALL THIS, IT'S MAYBE OFF TOPIC.

DOCTOR CLARK, YES, I SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IT SAYS READING.

WAS IT K THROUGH 5? LA K READING LANGUAGE ARTS K THROUGH 5.

THAT IS OUR. THAT'S THE STATE ADOPTION. BUT WE'RE.

THIS IS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, RIGHT? I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS SO THERE'S THIS PUSH FOR THIS WRITING, THIS AI STUFF. I'M NOT A DOCTOR IN EDUCATION OR ANYTHING, BUT I'VE BEEN DOING.

GRADING APPLICATIONS FOR FBI SPECIAL AGENTS. THEY'RE AWFUL.

KIDS DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE TODAY. RIGHT? AND THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES.

AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATION, BUT I'M OF THE FIRM BELIEF THAT WE DON'T READ ENOUGH IN HIGH SCHOOL AND READ ACTUALLY CHALLENGING NOVELS, BECAUSE I DO THINK READING COMPREHENSION HELPS YOUR WRITING ABILITY.

ABSOLUTELY. ARE WE ARE WE DOING THAT OR WE'RE NOT? I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS WE'RE NOT JUST FOCUSING ON READING PROMPTS INTO AN AI, RIGHT? ARE WE STILL MAKING KIDS READ ACTUAL BOOKS? REAL BOOKS.

AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD. MR. WOMBLE, I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO COME VISIT MY HOUSE TONIGHT, BECAUSE WHEN I GO HOME, WE'RE IN ACT 2 OF JULIUS CAESAR. VERY GOOD. SO AND WE JUST FINISHED LORD OF THE FLIES.

SO I CAN, I CAN AS A PARENT, I CAN ANSWER YES.

AND AND I'M ALSO GOING TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IN OUR NEW READING ADOPTION, THEY ARE USING MORE RIGOROUS TEXTS THAT ARE AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET STUDENTS INTO READING MORE COMPLEX TEXTS.

IS THAT ACROSS THE BOARD, THAT'S NOT JUST AP AND HONORS CLASSES.

NO, THAT IS STARTING AT KINDERGARTEN. WITH THE WITH THE NEW STATE ADOPTED CURRICULUM, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LEVEL OF RIGOR THAT I THINK THAT THE STATE HAS NOT SEEN BEFORE. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

[01:35:03]

3RD GRADE IS THEY'RE READING ABOUT THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

5TH GRADE READING ABOUT WORLD WAR 2. SO THEY'RE READING IS NOW GOING TO BE MORE ABOUT REAL.

IT'S IT'S NONFICTION AND VERY HISTORICAL TEXTS, VERY HISTORICAL.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU. READING IS FUNDAMENTAL TO WRITING.

OKAY. OKAY. SO THIS IS A WHAT OUR TESTING CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE.

AND THAT'S WHAT DOCTOR STINSON WAS REFERRING TO EARLIER.

AND I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO A YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TESTS.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL. AND THAT'S WHAT DOCTOR STINSON WAS MENTIONING.

YOU CAN SEE FROM FEBRUARY 15TH ALL THE WAY TO MAY 14TH, THOSE ARE TESTING WINDOWS.

SO TELPAS IN FEBRUARY, TELPAS IN MARCH, APRIL YOU HAVE STAR AND MAY YOU HAVE AP AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GET BETTER WITH OUR NEW TEST THAT'S GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT IN 2028.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE. SO WE'RE BUILDING A CALENDAR WITH THAT IN MIND AS WELL.

THESE ARE THE THINGS WE KEEP IN MIND. INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR WE TRY TO IN THE FIRST SEMESTER. SOME OF THESE THINGS I'VE ALREADY COVERED. I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO WE TRY TO WORK AROUND.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING. THE CALENDAR.

SCHOOL STARTING ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WHEN YOU WE'RE BUILDING IN A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND FROM OUR CAMPUSES.

A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK EACH MONTH OR AT LEAST A DAY OFF OCTOBER.

WE HAVE KIND OF A FALL BREAK, BECAUSE ONCE YOU START SCHOOL ON AUGUST 12TH, YOU CAN EASILY GO TO THANKSGIVING AND HAVE NO BREAK.

AND WE TRY TO TRY TO BREAK THAT UP WITH SOME FLEX DAYS CAMPUS CLOSURES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE WE'RE STILL ABLE TO GET THAT 75,600 MINUTES, AS WELL AS THE 187 DAYS AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP WE JUST DISCUSSED.

WE DO EXPECT ON NOVEMBER 3RD BEING BECAUSE IT'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

WE DO EXPECT SOME GOOD FOOT TRAFFIC ON THAT DAY.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE DAYS THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE.

STUDENTS WILL BE OUT BUT BUT TEACHERS WILL BE THERE.

GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAVE THE WEEK OFF IN NOVEMBER AND THEN DECEMBER, THE WINTER BREAK. YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE COME BACK TO SCHOOL AND THEN A LITTLE BREAK IN FEBRUARY.

AND REMEMBER, THAT OVERLAY ON THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY IS WHEN THE TESTING WINDOW OPENS UP FOR SO MANY TESTS, SPRING BREAK. AND THEN THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER.

AND THAT'S WHEN EASTER OCCURS. BECAUSE EASTER IS EARLY NEXT YEAR.

IT DIDN'T NATURALLY BRING A BREAK IN APRIL LIKE WE HAVE THIS YEAR, SO THERE WAS REALLY NO DAY TO TAKE OFF UNLESS WE CREATED ONE.

AND WE DID. SO WE USUALLY TAKE GOOD FRIDAY OFF AND WE'LL DO THAT.

AND THAT'LL BE ONE OF OUR INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS ON THE 26TH OF MARCH.

AND THEN IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TIMES WE'VE TAKEN ANOTHER ONE ON TAKING A DAY OFF ON THE 29TH.

WELL, WE TOOK THE DAY OFF ON THE 29TH, THE MONDAY AFTER EASTER, AND MOVED THAT TO APRIL BECAUSE WE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT AND WE AND IN OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS THAT DID CREATE A DAY OFF IN APRIL.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. YES. DURING THE TESTING WINDOW.

BUT IT'S A TESTING WINDOW, NOT NECESSARILY A TESTING DAY.

SO THERE ARE OTHER DAYS TO TAKE THE TEST BESIDES THAT 23RD AND THEN THAT BREAK THERE, AND THEN WE JUST GO ON AND AND FINISH THE YEAR OUT.

WITH THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL BEING MAY 27TH AND THEN GRADUATION ON MAY 28TH, WHICH IS ALSO THE LAST DAY FOR TEACHERS.

SO THAT'S THE CALENDAR. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT BREAKS OUT PRETTY NICELY WHEN YOU TAKE THE TESTING DAYS, ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MORE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE ONCE YOU TAKE THE TESTING DAYS OUT.

IT'S GOING TO IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE NOT GOING TO BE 89.5.

SO WE STILL HAVE A NICE BALANCE THERE. AND WE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SOME OF THE GOALS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.

SO THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE'RE AT THE RIGHT NOW MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO CABINET AND THEN HOPEFULLY WITH IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANY CHANGES THAT WE GET FROM THE COMMUNITY OR FROM THE BOARD, THEN WE SEEK APPROVAL AT THE FEBRUARY 26TH BOARD MEETING.

MY PARTNER DOES A VERY GOOD JOB ON THAT. THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR TAG TEAMING WITH THAT. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH. ITEM J OUR SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS.

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

BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE DOCTOR STINSON'S ACCEPTED 5 RESIGNATIONS AND 13 RETIREMENTS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR PERSONNEL ITEMS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AND

[01:40:07]

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND.

IT'S UNANIMOUS. THERE ARE 6 OF US HERE TONIGHT, SO 6 VOTED IN FAVOR.

[J.2. Consider Order for the 2026 Board of Trustees General Election for Place 1 and 2 [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

ITEM 2. THE 2026 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION FOR PLACE 1 AND 2.

IS THERE A MOTION? YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL MOVE THAT.

THE BOARD APPROVE THE ORDER FOR A GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION FOR PLACES 1 AND 2 TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 2026. THANK YOU, MR. DREES.2ND. SECONDED BY MRS. SANDERS. WAS ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND.

ALL 6 HANDS ARE RAISED. IT'S UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[K. CONSENT ITEMS]

ALL ITEMS IN CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTED WITH 1 MOTION, UNLESS THEY'RE REMOVED BY A TRUSTEE FOR DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY ITEM A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? DO I HEAR A MOTION THEN? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE. IS THERE A 2ND? 2ND. SECONDED BY MR. DILKS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW.

[L. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, HERE IN THE BOARDROOM AT 5:30.

[M. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH.

ALSO HERE IN THE BOARDROOM. CLOSED SESSION 5:30.

RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:00. SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WEATHER THAT'S IN THE FORECAST.

EVERYBODY. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO YOU, DOCTOR STINSON, AS THIS WEEKEND YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING A DECISION AND ALL OF THAT.

AND ANY ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM YOU THIS WEEKEND.

ABSOLUTELY. OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A FABULOUS JOB THUS FAR, KEEPING THE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND STAFF INFORMED.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. WE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, NOT ONLY WITH OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND CITIES, BUT ALSO WITH THE TARRANT COUNTY WEATHER SERVICE AND ON ACTUAL CALLS RIGHT NOW EVERY 24 HOURS. AND THAT WILL MOVE TO EVERY 12 HOURS.

AND IF THE ICE STORM CONTINUES, AS IT DID IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THOSE PHONE CALLS WILL BE EVERY 4 HOURS.

SO ALL THROUGH THE ALL THROUGH THE DAY AND NIGHT.

BUT WE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION. WE ARE WATCHING THE WEATHER CLOSELY.

WE DO. WE HAVE AS YOU KNOW, WE MOVED ALL OF OUR AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES TO TONIGHT THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW NIGHT.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THE STORM SHOULD BLOW IN SOMEWHERE AROUND MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

AND WE'RE HOPING FOR SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED.

BUT WE WILL WATCH THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND HOPE TO MAKE A DECISION SOMETIME ON SATURDAY REGARDING MONDAY SCHOOL.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE, I'LL 2ND ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND. IT'S. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN OR NOT, BUT EIGHT 8:43.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jan 22, 2026 Regular Board Meetings

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