Jun 25, 2020 Regular Board Meetings

NEVER KNOW. ALL RIGHT.

[Items A & B]

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THE TIME IS 5:30, A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS AND CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL MANDATES, THIS MEETING OF THE BIRDVILLE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE VIDEO CONFERENCING SOFTWARE ZOOM, WHICH WILL BE AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE TO THE BOARD AND PUBLIC.

THE QUORUM OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOT BE PHYSICALLY PRESIDENT ONE LOCATION AND WILL NOT BE PERMITTING IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR STAFF AND OR STAFF.

TO DOCUMENT THE QUORUM FOR OUR RECORDS I WILL ASK EACH BOARD MEMBER TO RESPOND AS I CALL ROLL.

DR. BROWN, WILL YOU CONFIRMED THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT? YES, MR. MCCARTY, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISED THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

WE'LL BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING BY TURNING THE FLOOR OVER TO ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF

[Item C]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

WE'RE HAPPY TONIGHT.

IT WAS NICE WHEN WE CAN PRESENT THE BUDGET FORWARD.

AND STATE LAW REQUIRES THIS PUBLIC MEETING PRIOR TO THE BOARD'S ADOPTION OF THAT BUDGET AND DIRECTOR BUSINESSES AND FINANCE SHARAY BOYNTON IS HERE TONIGHT TO GO OVER THAT PRESENTATION. SHARAY.

GOOD EVENING. YES.

THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE SHARING TONIGHT IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BUDGET FOR 2021.

GO AHEAD. DISTRICT MUST HOLD AN ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE.

THE NOTICE HAD TO BE PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS 10 TO 30 DAYS BEFORE [INAUDIBLE].

THIS NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FORT WORTH STAAR TELEGRAM ON JUNE 12, 2020.

WE ALSO POSTED THE REQUIRED BUDGET SUMMARY ON THE BISD WEB SITE [INAUDIBLE].

NEXT, PLEASE.

BUDGETS REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL ARE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BUDGET OR THE GENERAL FUND OR M & O.

THE INTEREST IN SINKING FUND BUDGET OR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND AND THE ACCELERATED LEARNING BUDGET REMEDIATION FUNDS FOR AT RISK STUDENTS.

BASED ON THE BUDGETS ARE APPROVED AT THE FUNCTION LEVEL, MEANING THE SECOND DIGITS THERE ARE LIKE FUNCTION 11 FOR INSTRUCTION.

FUNCTION 12 FOR LIBRARY, FUNCTION TWENTY THREE, FOUR FOR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION AND ALIKE . THE BUDGET ADOPTION DEADLINE FOR OUR DISTRICT IS JUNE 30TH.

THE TAX RATE WILL BE SET AT A LATER DATE.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING APRIL TWENTY SEVENTH.

THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED THUS FAR.

WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR PRELIMINARY TAX VALUES FROM THE TARRANT COUNTY ASSESSOR.

WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING OUR CERTIFIED VALUES AROUND JULY 25TH.

WE HAVE A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE TWENTY SEVENTH, WHICH WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.

AND THAT DATE COULD CHANGE BASED ON THE REQUIRED TEA TAX RATE CALCULATION.

AS YOU RECALL, THAT IS A NEW PROCESS THIS YEAR.

WE WILL BE SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO TEA STARTING JULY 15TH OR AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES AND THEY WILL DETERMINE THE TAX RATE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADOPT FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

SO IF THINGS DON'T GO AS THEY ANTICIPATE, WE MAY HAVE TO DELAY THAT DATE.

BUT WE DON'T AT THIS POINT ANTICIPATE THAT HAPPENING.

IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT OUR TAX RATE BE ADOPTED AFTER THE BUDGET, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR US SINCE WE ARE JUNE 30TH YEAR END.

AS YOU WILL REMEMBER, SENATE BILL 2 PASSED DURING THE 86TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION ACTUALLY CHANGED SOME OF THE NAMES THAT WE'VE BEEN USED TO.

WE'VE BEEN USED TO THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.

IT IS NOW NAMED NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

THE ROLLBACK RATE IS NO LONGER IT IS NOW THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

THERE ARE NO MAJOR CALCULATION CHANGES RELATED TO THE TAX RATE.

THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THIS BUDGET PRESENTED TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE A DOLLAR THIRTY SEVEN 17. OF THAT, NINETY FIVE SEVENTY EIGHT POINT NINE FIVE CENTS WILL BE M&O AND THE INTEREST AND SINKING TAX RATE WILL BE 41 CENTS.

THAT IS AN ANTICIPATED RATE.

THAT FINAL RATE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WILL BE DETERMINED BY TEA.

HOWEVER, EVEN AT THIS RATE, IT IS STILL ONE POINT TWENTY TWO CENTS LOWER THAN THE 19-20

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THE NEW INITIATIVES THAT WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED THUS FA, WE'RE INCORPORATING ONE TIME EXPENDITURES OR ONE TIME INITIATIVES AND ALSO RECURRING INITIATIVES, ONE TIME INITIATIVES TOTALING FOUR POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WERE PRESENTED AND ARE IN THE BUDGET PRESENTED TONIGHT. AND OF THAT ALMOST THREE POINT ONE MILLION WERE FUNDED WITH A 19-20 BUDGET SAVINGS, LEAVING THE ONE POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO BE FUNDED WITH 2021 BUDGET.

RECURRING INITIATIVES TOTALING FOUR POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PRESENTED TONIGHT FOR A TOTAL 20 21 INITIATIVES OF SIX POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

THE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, OF COURSE, INCLUDE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUIRED ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE VOTERS PREVIOUSLY.

TAXABLE VALUE OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH WE MENTIONED EARLIER, IS ANTICIPATED AT FIVE PERCENT GROWTH AND A PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 41 CENTS.

THE CHILD NUTRITION BUDGET IS BASED ON FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT, PRICES OF STUDENT MEALS AND NUMBERS OF STUDENTS.

THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET, AS PRESENTED, WILL ADDRESS ALL EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS OF BIRDVILLE ISD.

IT WILL PROVIDE A FAIR AND MARKET APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND REFLECTS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE YEARS.

AND THIS IS THE BUDGET GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD TONIGHT FOR ADOPTION.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND OF EIGHT HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS, A PLANNED DEFICIT IN THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND OF ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND RIGHT NOW IS SHOWING AN INCREASE OF ONE POINT TWO WHICH WE ANTICIPATE ONCE WE'VE HAVE FINAL NUMBERS, TO BRING FORWARD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO PREPAY SOME OF THAT OUTSTANDING DEBT TO SAVE THE TAXPAYERS ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

SO THAT IS BASICALLY THE BUDGET.

WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? CAN'T REALLY SEE EVERYBODY.

SOMEONE WANT TO SPEAK UP IF THERE ARE.

THERE WE GO. I CAN SEE EVERYONE AGAIN.

AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND POSTED ON THE WEB SITE, THOSE WANTING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OF THE 2021 BUDGET PROPOSED TAX RATE WERE ASKED TO E-MAIL THEIR COMMENTS TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT WAS PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ENTER THESE COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD.

I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MARK THOMAS.

MARK, I BELIEVE WE HAVE NO COMMENTS, RIGHT, FOR THIS? NO COMMENT SUBMITTED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE BUDGET OR PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THANK YOU. AS WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

[Items D & E]

THE TIME IS FIVE THIRTY NINE.

AND JUST A REMINDER FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, YOU NEED TO LEAVE THIS MEETING AND GO CLICK ON THE CLOSED SESSION LINK IN THE EMAIL IN ORDER TO JOIN THE CLOSED SESSION ZOOM MEETING.

IT IS A SEPARATE MEETING.

THANK YOU.

THERE WERE TWO E-MAILS YOU'RE SAYING? NO, IT'S IN THE SAME E-MAIL, MR. DAVIS. BUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT LIST.

BOTTOM OF THE ONE THAT YOU SENT. ONE E-MAIL, BUT YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT.

DAVE. YES, SIR.

TELL YOUR SON NOT TO PICK HIS NOSE.

BUT THE OTHER THE OTHER THING IS WILL IT HURT ANYTHING IF I LEAVE THIS ONE GOING? IT WILL NOT. SIR, I'M GOING TO STAY HERE AS THE HOST TO KEEP IT RUNNING.

YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU CAN TURN YOUR CAMERAS OFF.

AND THEN WHEN THE BOARD COMES BACK, YOU'LL HEAR THEM START SPEAKING.

OKAY, SO I CAN STOP VIDEO?

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I KNOW, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET BACK.

THE SAME WAY YOU GOT BACK IN, ORIGINALLY.

I DIDN'T, THE IT GUY SET IT UP FOR ME.

OKAY. I CAN'T GET MY E-MAILS AND STUFF ON THIS COMPUTER.

HIT STOP VIDEO AND MUTE ON HERE AND THEN GO GET IN THE OTHER MEETING AND THEN WHEN YOU COME BACK, YOU CAN START YOUR VIDEO AND UNMUTE.

THERE YOU GO. AND JUST FOR OUR PUBLIC, THAT MAY BE VIEWING AT THIS TIME, I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OUT THERE. THE BOARD IS IN CLOSED AND IS GETTING BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:00 AND EVERYBODY ELSE LIKES.

WHAT DO WE DO? DO WE JUST STAY? DO WE JUST STAY HERE? THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, DR.

CLARK, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH THEIR CLOSED SESSION.

JUST STAY PUT. YES.

OK. RIGHT NOW, EVERYBODY, MUTE YOUR MICS.

MARK, DID YOU SAY SIX THIRTY? YOU KIND OF WENT OUT WHEN YOU SAID THAT.

YES. SIX THIRTY.

I'VE GOT SIX THIRTY DAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS SIX THIRTY WE'LL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC COMMENTS AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND POSTED ON A WEB SITE.

[Item F]

COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE READ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

I WILL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MARK THOMAS.

THANK YOU, MR. MCCARTY.

JUST A REMINDER FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE VIEWING TONIGHT THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PART OF A BOARD MEETING BEFORE, THE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE BOARD TO DELIBERATE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

MS. MCCCARTY ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED ARE RELATED TO TOPICS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

THEREFORE, BOARD POLICY B LOCAL LIMITS COMMENTS TO NON AGENDA ITEMS TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER WITH A TOTAL TIME OF INPUT FOR 30 MINUTES.

I WILL DO MY BEST TO READ AS MUCH AS I CAN FOR EACH SPEAKER.

I'VE ASKED EXCUSE ME, DAVE LAMBSON TO BE MY TIMEKEEPER TONIGHT, IF I HIT THAT THREE MINUTES ON ANY OF THE SPEAKERS.

I WILL ALSO SHARE WITH THOSE THAT ARE VIEWING THAT ALL COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED WERE SHARED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO THE WITH THE BOARD EARLIER TODAY.

SO IF I DON'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY, FINISH READING THOSE, YOU WILL.

THEY STILL HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FULL COMMENTS.

AND THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE READ THIS EVENING WILL BE READ IN THE ORDER THAT THEY WERE RECEIVED IN THE DISTRICT.

LET ME BEGIN THIS EVENING.

IT SAYS, DEAR BISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M AN NRH RESIDENT AND BISD PARENT WHO ATTENDED THE SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 19TH.

I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY THANKING THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR MAKING WHAT I FEEL WAS THE BEST DECISION FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT BISD SERVES.

IN CONTINUING THE CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY FOUND WITHIN BISD DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR 2019 2020, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC AND ASIAN STUDENTS MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 57 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION.

ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT POPULATION HAS SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC AND ASIAN STUDENTS.

THERE ARE NO SUCH MEMBERS WITHIN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SIX WHITE MALES AND ONE WHITE FEMALE.

A SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD IDEALLY REFLECT THE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.

ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO INVITE, PROMOTE OR SUPPORT DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES GOING FORWARD? SO THAT MINORITY STUDENTS HAVE A VOICE AND MORE REPRESENTATION? HOW ABOUT CREATING A DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE THE BOARD? WHAT ABOUT IMPLICIT BIAS OR DIVERSITY TRAINING? CAN YOU SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND OUR DETAILS FOR SUCH PLANS? AND NUMBER TWO OF THE 1553 TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY ISD DURING THE 2018 19 SCHOOL YEAR, 80 PERCENT WERE WHITE, ALTHOUGH MINORITIES MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENT BODY.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TEACHERS OF COLOR HELPED CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND ARE HIGHLY RATED BY STUDENTS OF ALL RACES.

HOW DOES BISD GO ABOUT RECRUITING ITS TEACHERS? WHAT EFFORTS, IF ANY, ARE BEING PUT INTO RECRUITING, EMPLOYING AND RETAINING MORE MINORITY TEACHERS?

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JUST AN OBSERVATION.

BISD WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MY DECISION TO LIVE IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.

WHILE IT IS A GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF EDUCATION MY CHILDREN HAVE RECEIVED.

IMPROVEMENTS CAN ALWAYS BE MADE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY.

WARMEST REGARDS.

SHAUNTAY JACQUES.

AND PLEASE FORGIVE ME ON THESE IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.

THE NEXT ONE WAS RECEIVED BY KEITHA EDWARD ADAMS. AND IT STATES, I THINK THE CONFEDERATE FLAG SYMBOLIZES OR EVOKES HATRED AND IS EQUIVALENT TO THE. AND THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF THAT COMMENT RECEIVED.

THE NEXT COMMENT WAS RECEIVED BY BRIANNA OSBORNE, NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL [INAUDIBLE] TEACHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE AT THE MEETING LAST WEEK.

I COMMEND YOU ON YOUR COURAGE.

AS I KNOW THIS WAS NOT A POPULAR DECISION.

YOU HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING.

THAT IS NOT ALWAYS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE POPULAR THINGS.

THERE WAS A STORY ON CNN ABOUT A GIRL AT TYLER LEE HIGH WHO WAS FROM GHANA.

SHE KNOWS THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY AND HAS DECIDED NOT TO WEAR THE UNIFORM TO COMPETE IN TRACK. I WAS TALKING WITH A FRIEND WHOSE KIDS GO TO GCISD HIGH SCHOOL.

HER DAUGHTER WAS HORRIFIED AT HAVING TO ATTEND CHOIR EVENTS AT RICHLAND WITH BLACK CLASSMATES. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT MEANS TO US.

IT MATTERS WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THE DISTRICT I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF.

THE NEXT COMMENT RECEIVED WAS FROM MARK VON.

HE WROTE LAST WEEK, I ONLY LEARNED THE DETAILS OF THE MEETING AND WAS STILL FORMULATING MY THOUGHTS BY THE TIME I LEARNED OF THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS.

IN FACT, MANY OF MY CLASSMATES, OTHER ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER THE MEETING WAS OVER.

AS A SCHOOL BOARD, YOU ARE NOT JUST A GOVERNING BODY, BUT YOU ARE EDUCATORS.

IF NOT BY OCCUPATION, THEN BY THE EXAMPLES YOU SET IN LEADING THE DISTRICT.

I CANNOT SAY I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THE ULTIMATE DECISION, BUT I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PROCESS.

I FEEL SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN THE LIGHT OF DAY WAS NOT MINIMUM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WERE BARELY MET FOR A DECISION WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND CALLS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WOULD YOU WANT A GOVERNMENT CLASS IN BISD TO STUDY THIS AS HOW REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK? THE TIMEFRAME GUARANTEE THAT MANY WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS IN TIME FOR TO PARTICIPATE.

USING SOCIAL MEDIA INSTEAD OF THE NEWS SECTION ON THE WEB SITE, GUARANTEED THAT ALGORITHMS WOULD SHOW THIS TO SOME PEOPLE AND NOT OTHERS.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND, I KNOW AND HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THIS BOARD AND ITS MEMBERS. I DO NOT THINK THIS WAS INTENTIONAL, BUT IT IS THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RUSH TO MOVE THIS THROUGH.

WANTING TO ACT BEFORE IT BECAME A BIGGER ISSUE IS ADMITTED YOU WANTED TO ACT BEFORE MANY HAD A CHANCE TO CONSIDER THE ARGUMENTS OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION.

I FOUND THE CAT COMMENTS IN LAST WEEK'S MEETING VERY PERSUASIVE.

I WISH OTHERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO THOSE AND ALLOW THEM TO IMPACT THEIR THOUGHTS. SINCE THEN, I'VE HEARD EVEN MORE ARGUMENTS FROM SEVERAL ANGLES THAT ARE VALUABLE, AT LEAST VALUABLE TO ME, BUT NOT SHOWING ANY VALUE IN THE PROCESS.

WHEN A NUMBER OF CHANGES COULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AND ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE CHANGES COULD HAVE BEEN DECIDED ON IT.

IT BECAME A RUSH TO SIMPLY CHANGE AT ALL.

I HEARD A NUMBER OF GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS OF KEEPING ONLY THE REBEL NAME, RENAMING EVERYTHING AND EVEN REBRANDING THE REBEL.

SO MANY IMPORTANT LEADERS HAVE REBELS FROM EQUAL RIGHTS TO POLITICAL CHANGE TO SOCIAL CHANGE. FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS CHANGE.

REBELS HAVE LED OUT TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE.

COULD WE HAVE FOUND A WAY TO HONOR AND FOCUS ON THAT? I DO NOT KNOW. WE WERE DENIED THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION.

SO MUCH OF WHAT WE ARE LEARNING RIGHT NOW IS CENTERED ON THE NEED TO LISTEN.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE EFFECTIVELY SILENCED.

WE COULD HAVE ALLOWED CARRYING PEOPLE TO INFLUENCE EACH OTHER.

THAT'S THE THREE MINUTE TIMER ON THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. VON, THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS WERE SHARED IN THEIR ENTIRETY WITH THE BOARD.

AND THE LAST ONE.

AND LET ME SKIP TO IT, BECAUSE THIS RATHER LATE THAN I DON'T TRY MY BEST TO GET AS FAR AS I CAN. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS FROM LEXI FREEMAN, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN, CLASS OF TWENTY SEVENTEEN.

LEXI WROTE, TODAY, I WILL BE ADDRESSING THE BOARD'S RECENT DECISION REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND I ARGUE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE DISTRICT RESCIND THEIR DECISION.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL IS A SPECIAL PLACE.

OUT OF BISD'S HIGH SCHOOLS, RHS IS IN THE MIDDLE.

NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY, BUT ALSO AS THE MOST SOCIO ECONOMICALLY AND RACIALLY DIVERSE.

WE REPRESENT A CENTRAL BALANCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAD A WONDERFUL MASCOT, THE REBEL THAT UNIFIED US IN OUR JOURNEY.

IT WAS OUR MISSION TO BE DIFFERENT AND TO GO AGAINST THE GRAIN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AS MODERN DAY REBELS IN THIS RAPIDLY GLOBALIZING WORLD CENTERED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONNECTION. WE WERE TAUGHT TO QUESTION WHAT GOES ON AROUND US AND TO STAND AND ACT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT WHAT WAS POPULAR AND TRENDING AT THE TIME.

RICHLAND IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS COLLABORATE AND BEFRIEND EACH OTHER. MY OWN EXPERIENCE AT RICHLAND EXEMPLIFIES THIS.

MY CLOSEST FRIENDS WERE A CAUCASIAN MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, THE DAUGHTER OF A VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT AND PRACTICING BUDDHIST.

AN UNDOCUMENTED MEXICAN IMMIGRANT PROTECTED UNDER DACA AND CHRISTIAN AND MYSELF, A ROMAN CATHOLIC DAUGHTER OF AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, FATHER AND GERMAN MOTHER.

FROM SPORTS TEAMS TO CLUBS, TO SIMPLY FRIEND GROUPS, IT IS EVIDENT THAT RICHLAND EMBODIES AND CELEBRATES THESE UNIQUE STUDENT BODIES, DEMOGRAPHICS WITH A COMMON GOAL TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, TO LEAVE THE WORLD BETTER THAN WHEN WE FOUND IT.

AND TO SERIOUSLY EXAMINE OURSELVES AND OUR ACTIONS SO THAT WE CAN ACT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT FOR WHAT IS POPULAR OR CONSIDERED COOL.

THIS I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH.

IN RECENT YEARS MAY HAVE CAUGHT UP IN WHAT IS POPULAR AND TRENDY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL I ATTENDED UNIVERSITY WHEN I HEARD HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT STARKLY CONTRASTED FROM MY OWN.

RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL IS VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PLACE THAT FACILITATED OUR SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC SUCCESSES.

THE IDEOLOGY THAT WE COULD ACHIEVE WHATEVER WE SET OUR MINDS TO AND DIDN'T NEED TO FEAR BEING DIFFERENT. THIS MINDSET WAS EMBODIED IN OUR MASCOT, THE REBEL AND IN OUR UNIFIED LOVE FOR OUR SCHOOL.

NOW, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH REBELS? WELL, I INTRODUCE YOU TO THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ATMOSPHERE OF RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE DELVING INTO THE DISTRICT'S POOR DECISION MAKING, THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS FAILED THE STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS.

BETWEEN THE TIME THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON MAY TWENTY EIGHTH AND TODAY'S ON JUNE 25TH, THE DISTRICT'S BOARD MEMBERS MADE A MILLION DOLLAR DECISION.

THAT'S THE THREE MINUTE TIME ON THAT ONE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. EXCUSE ME, MISS FREEMAN, YOUR COMPLETE COMMENTS WERE SHARED WITH THE BOARD IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED.

MR. MCCARTY, YOUR MUTED.

THANK YOU.

I SOUNDED REALLY WELL THERE FOR A MINUTE.

THANKS, MARK. PRESENTATION OF THE BOARD, DR.

[Item G]

YES. OUR CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN CENTERED AROUND INFORMATION.

WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ON THE TWENTY THIRD FROM THE COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE UPDATES FROM HIM TWICE EACH WEEK.

AND THEY KIND OF SHIFTED AND THEY FOCUSED ON REMOTE INSTRUCTION, BUT THEY DIDN'T GO INTO IT IN PERSON. I THINK SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN AROUND FROM THE COMMISSIONER A WEEK OR SO AGO COMING OUT THAT IT WAS GONNA BE SAFE TO GO TO SCHOOL, DO SOME UPTICKS.

I THINK THEY PASSED A LITTLE BIT.

WE DID HAVE ANOTHER CONFERENCE WITH HIM TODAY AND HE GAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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REGARDLESS, WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD PRETTY MUCH, BUT JUST NOT PUBLICIZING TOO MUCH BECAUSE THINGS ARE CHANGING SO MUCH.

BUT WE'RE AT A POINT NOW THAT WE FEEL WE JUST NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD AND WE'LL ADJUST AS WE GET INFORMATION IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

WE'VE GOT A PLAN IN PLACE.

WE'RE STILL PLANNING FOR A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.

AND WE KNOW THAT.

WE KNOW THERE CAN BE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.

YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT MANY SCENARIOS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON REGARDING WHEN A STUDENT OR A TEACHER OR A SITUATION THAT INVOLVES COVID-19 OCCURS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE ALL THOSE THINGS IN PLACE.

SO TONIGHT, DR.

CLARK'S GOING TO KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE MIGRATED TO.

THE PLAN'S EVOLVED OVER TIME AS WE GET INFORMATION AND AS WE PLAN TO MOVE AHEAD.

THAT'S A LOT TO DO WITH TRAINING TEACHERS.

WE DO KNOW IT'S DIFFERENT IN THE FALL VERSUS THE SPRING.

SPRING, WE WERE JUST DOING THE BEST WE COULD WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR PASS/FAIL.

WE KNOW NOW THE STATE'S GOING TO HOLD US MORE ACCOUNTABLE.

SO WE'VE GOT TO BE OPERATING AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

AND WE CERTAINLY KNOW THAT SOME TEACHERS EMBRACE THE REMOTE INSTRUCTION MORE THAN OTHERS.

SO WE'RE PLANNING FOR ALL THAT.

DR. CLARK WILL GO OVER SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR.

CLARK. THANK YOU, DR.

BROWN. AND GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT MCCARTY, AND BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PLANNING AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE AS WE PREPARE FOR REOPENING SCHOOL.

THE BOARD IS AWARE OF THE PROPOSAL FOR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT THAT I PRESENTED DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TODAY WHERE WE ARE AS WE PREPARE FOR THE REAL THING OF SCHOOL.

I WILL NOT READ ALL OF THIS, BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THIS REPRESENTS A GREAT DEAL OF WORK ON THE PART OF MANY INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AS USED IN AT LIST THEIR.

AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT I SHOWED YOU THIS TIMELINE WITH SOME VERY CRITICAL MILESTONES SO THAT WE ARE FULLY PREPARED WITH TWO VIABLE CONTINGENCY PLANS TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO COMMUNICATING TO PARENTS AND COMMUNITY AS TO WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT FOR THE START OF SCHOOL.

YOU WILL NOTE THAT TONIGHT I HAVE ADDED THE DATES.

HOWEVER, BASED ON WHAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM THE TEA, WE MAY NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. I HAVE PRESENTED SEVERAL TIMES AND PROVIDED YOU WITH A PROPOSAL AS WELL AS AN UPDATE. HOWEVER, WE CONTINUE TO STAY CONNECTED TO THE TEA.

AND I CAN REALLY EMPHASIZE WHAT DR.

BROWN SAID ABOUT THAT.

IT'S FOREVER CHANGING, AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT AGENCIES AND WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS THAT WE COLLABORATE WITH ON REALLY A DAILY BASIS.

AND SO THESE THINGS HAVE HELPED TO DETERMINE OUR NEXT STEPS SO THAT WE CAN BE FULLY PREPARED. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING OUR ONLINE WEB SITE TO COMMUNICATE TO PARENTS THE TWO OPTIONS.

SINCE DEVELOPING THE BACKGROUND IMAGE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION, THE WORDING HAS ALREADY CHANGED BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.

SO THIS IS JUST ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF THIS ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING.

OUR GOAL, HOWEVER, IS TO HAVE THIS WEB SITE GO LIVE BY JULY THE THIRD.

PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK EACH ICON, FOR INSTANCE, THE FACE TO FACE ICON OF ONLINE ICON AND HAVE ACCESS TO MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN EACH SCENARIO, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AS WE LEARN MORE FROM THE TEA, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACE TO FACE INSIDE OUR PHYSICAL FACILITIES COULD CHANGE.

WHILE WE ORIGINALLY ORGANIZE THREE SUBCOMMITTEES TO START WORKING ON THREE DIFFERENT CONTINGENCY PLANS.

BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE GOVERNOR LAST WEEK, AS WELL AS WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMISSIONER THIS WEEK, WE HAVE GONE TO ONLY TWO OPTIONS.

THE FULL FACE TO FACE INSIDE, PHYSICAL FACILITIES ARE REMOTE ONLINE WITH OPTIONS FOR SAFENESS AND OUR ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM WITHIN ALL THESE SUBCOMMITTEES AND EACH OF THE SEVEN COMMITTEES INVOLVE A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING SOME TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND SO FORTH.

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THE DISTRICT WILL GUARANTEE PARENTS THE ABOVE.

AGAIN, WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE TEA TO PROVIDE SOME SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR FACE TO FACE. AND KNOWING THAT AS THIS UPTICK IN CORONA HAS OCCURRED, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

WITH GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SCHOOLS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN WITH FACE TO FACE INSTRUCTION.

WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE PLANNING FOCUSED ON PREPARING FOR SCHOOLS TO OPEN WITH OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO THE CAMPUS IN THE FALL.

SO THIS LED US TO THE CONTINGENCY PLAN B, WHICH PROVIDES A CHOICE FOR PARENTS AND REALLY FOR ASYNCHRONOUS.

BUT IT'S ALSO COULD BE SOME SYNCHRONOUS IN PLAN B.

SO WE ARE STILL WORKING ON MANY OF THE DETAILS.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR 10 ONLINE TEACHERS AND HAVE ALREADY STARTED INTERVIEWING FOR THOSE POSITIONS.

WE ARE DEVELOPING A REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR FAMILIES TO SELECT THIS OPTION.

AND WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING THE TRAINING MODULES WHICH MAY NEED TO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH CAMPUS. IF WE CANNOT DO FACE TO FACE.

BUT THESE TRAINING MODULES ARE FOR PREPARING OUR TEACHERS.

THE NEXT SLIDE. WHEN I START THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS.

THERE WAS A QUOTE THAT THE COMMISSIONER MADE THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY PROFOUND AND HE BASICALLY SAID, WE CANNOT LET A HEALTH CRISIS CAUSE A GENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CRISIS.

AND I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT TOO MUCH.

SO AS WE THINK ABOUT REMOTE, ASYNCHRONOUS FACE TO FACE ALL OF THIS, OUR PRIMARY FOCUS HAS GOT TO BE ON TRAINING OUR TEACHERS TO DEVELOP QUALITY AND RIGOR ONLINE COURSE CONTENT THAT ALIGN TO THE TEKS.

AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE USING CANVAS AND OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES.

AND IT'S GOT TO BE AT THE LEVEL THAT THE STAAR IS.

BECAUSE ANOTHER THING THE COMMISSIONER SAID IS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE EXCUSED FOR FROM A STAAR THIS COMING YEAR.

OUR STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE IN FACE TO FACE, ARE REMOTE, ASYNCHRONOUS OR REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS.

WE WILL BE TAKING THE STAAR.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT HE EMPHASIZED WAS THAT WE WILL BE GIVING GRADES.

NO LONGER WILL WE DO PASS FAIL.

OH, I'M AFRAID THAT MAYBE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND EVEN PARENTS THINK THAT WHAT WE HAD IN THAT EMERGENCY REMOTE ENVIRONMENT IS WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT WITH ONLINE NOW.

AND THAT IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH.

IF THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE REPRESENTS ALL THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING THAT HAS STARTED IN THAT WE ARE WORKING TO HAVE IT READY BY THE MIDDLE OF JULY IN ORDER THAT WE CAN START COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS INSTEAD.

AND AS YOU WILL KNOW, THERE ARE EIGHT CRITICAL SECTIONS OF THIS POINT.

WE ARE COLLABORATING AS A TEAM AS WE DEVELOP THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR PLAN A.

WHICH IS FACE TO FACE.

AND PLAN B, WHICH IS THE ONLINE.

THE REASON THIS COLLABORATION IS CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY AT THE CABINET LEVEL, IS THAT WE ARE A SYSTEM. AND WHAT WE PLAN FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, FOR INSTANCE, HAS A GREAT IMPACT ON OPERATIONS, ON HUMAN RESOURCES, ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, ON STUDENT MANAGEMENT.

SO THE INTERDEPENDENCY AND THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AS WE PLAN.

SECTION ONE HAS TO DO WITH THE ACADEMIC STRATEGIES AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT AS WE STARTED THIS PLANNING PROCESS, WE USE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING.

AND THAT PARTICULAR RESOURCE PROVIDED US WITH A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GUIDE THAT GAVE US MANY, MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER.

AND WE COUPLED THAT WITH WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMISSIONER, FROM THE GOVERNOR AND FROM ALL THESE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE'RE STAYING IN CONTACT.

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SHE AND HER TEAM ARE WORKING ON THIS SECTION IN COLLABORATION WITH DAVE LAMBSON AND KELLY MONTGOMERY, BECAUSE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE OTHER KINDS OF TOOLS, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES, NECESSARY TO PULL THIS OFF. SECTION TWO IS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

AND AS YOU LOOK OVER THOSE PARTICULAR STRATEGIES, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WE PREPARE ALL TEACHERS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF REMOTE INSTRUCTION NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR ONLINE TEACHERS THAT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE EQUIPPED TO DO TO IMPLEMENT ONLINE AND TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE HAS PUT IN PLACE FOR US TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR ONLINE.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE POSSIBILITY DOES EXIST THAT WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER EMERGENCY CLOSURE. SO, AGAIN, THAT'S WHY OVER TIME WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN GET OUR TEACHERS PREPARED FOR THAT. AND THEY'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL THAN WHAT WE EXPERIENCED THIS SPRING. SO DR.

HYMAN AND OTHERS WHERE THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION DIVISION AND THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING ON THIS SECTION AS WELL.

SECTION THREE HAS TO DO WITH OPERATION GUIDELINES STRATEGIES.

AND THIS WORK IS BEING DIRECTED BY KATIE BOWMAN AND ALL OF HER TEAM.

YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPRIZED OF MANY OF THE SAFETY AND CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE SAFE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO ENTER. THIS WORK CONTINUES AS WE LEARN MORE FROM THE TEA AND OTHER IMPORTANT AGENCIES.

SECTION FOUR IS THE HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES, AND THIS WORK IS CRITICAL BECAUSE HUMAN RESOURCES TOUCHES EVERY COMPONENT OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND SKIP BASKERVILLE AND THE H.R.

DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING ON THIS SECTION.

SECTION NUMBER FIVE.

STUDENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

SKIP BASKERVILLE IN COLLABORATION WITH DR.

[INAUDIBLE] MICHELLE PROVINCE ARE WORKING ON THIS WITH DR.

OWNBY AND MR. SIMMONS VERY MUCH INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS HAS TO DO WITH STUDENT MANAGEMENT AT THE CAMPUSES. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR THE VOICE OF THE PRINCIPALS AND THE TEACHERS AS WELL AS THE NURSES AND ALL THAT ARE INVOLVED IN STUDENT MANAGEMENT.

SECTION SIX.

AGAIN, STUDENT FAMILY AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICE STRATEGIES.

THIS INVOLVES NOT ONLY SKIP BASKERVILLE AND LEE AND CAROL, BUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SUPERVISED BY JENNIFER MILLER, TAMMY DILLER, DR.

OWNBY AND MR. SIMMONS. SECTION SEVEN COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, AS WE ALL KNOW.

THIS PARTICULAR SECTION IMPACTS EVERY DEPARTMENT.

IT IMPACTS THE DISTRICT IT REPRESENTS--IT'S THE VOICE OF OUR DISTRICT BEING SPOKEN.

THUS, MARK THOMAS AND HIS STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ALL THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AS WE ARE COUPLED TOGETHER AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SURVEYS, VIDEOS AND KEEP OUR WEBSITE UPDATED WITH ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION AND THEN TO SEE THAT OUR PARENTS ARE CONNECTED TO THAT, THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY OR KEPT WELL-INFORMED. THEN LAST, WE ADDED A SECTION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THIS ONE, I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW COMPLEX THIS IS, AND THE AGENCY HAS NOT REALLY GIVEN ANY GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THIS ONE HAS TO DO WITH SO MUCH THAT WE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO.

AND AS TO DATE, NONE OF THOSE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN LIFTED BY THE FEDERAL OR STATE . TAMMY DAYLOR, OUR NEW SPECIAL ED.

DIRECTOR, IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH HER STAFF TO LITERALLY PLAN FOR ALL THE VARIOUS SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ALL THE VARIOUS STUDENT DISABILITIES THAT WE ADDRESSED

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AND AS WE FINALIZE ALL THESE PLANS, WE ARE WORKING ON OUR INTRA-DISTRICT WEB PAGE OR STAFF HUB SITE THAT WILL CONSIST OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE TEA AND OTHER AGENCIES FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES SO THAT ALL THESE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT PLAN ARE KEPT CURRENT.

THE WEB SITE WILL THEN BE UPDATED AS WE LEARN.

SO LET ME CLOSE BY SAYING THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE INVOLVEMENT FROM SO MANY OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROCESS HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE COLLABORATIVE.

IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DYNAMIC AND COMPLEX AS WE CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE FROM THE TEA, THE UIL, THE CDC AND TARRANT COUNTY OFFICIALS, THE LANDSCAPE IN THIS TIME OF COVID IS CONSTANTLY SHIFTING.

OUR COMMITMENT, HOWEVER, IS TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AND TO DO IT SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY.

THANK YOU, DR. CLARK. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MR. TOLBERT. FIRST, DR.

CLARK COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.

THE FIRST ONE IS KIND OF DIRECTED A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS MARK, I GUESS, BUT YOUR SURVEY SHOWED THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH COMMUNICATIONS.

SO FAR, WITH HOW WE DEALT WITH COVID.

SO KUDOS TO MR. THOMAS GROUP ON THAT.

HOWEVER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CHALLENGE GOING FORWARD.

I THINK THE MAIN COMMUNITY, AS YOU POINTED OUT, DR.

CLARK, IT'S REALLY GOING TO NEED A LOT OF, I THINK, GOOD COMMUNICATION ON THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO CHOOSE, IF THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES, THE ONLINE LEARNING, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK, FEEL AND ACT LIKE THE PRIOR ONLINE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG SHIFT FOR THEM.

SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING.

THE OTHER THING DR. CLARK, AND IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND. I KNOW YOU'VE NEVER ADDRESSED THIS, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT YOU SAID THE COMMISSIONER DISCUSSED IT, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE GRADES FOR ONLINE LEARNING.

HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THOSE ARE GOING TO BE COMPARED TO STUDENTS THAT OR, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO COMPARE SOMEBODY WHO IS AT HOME WITH MAYBE STUDENTS AT HOME GETTING A GRADE AND A STUDENT THAT'S ACTUALLY THE CLASSROOM BEING MONITORED AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOW THOSE GRADES ARE GOING TO BE APPLIED.

THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WILL BE DOING.

AND PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT WE HAVE ONE OF THREE WAYS TO REALLY GET FUNDING AND WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT.

BUT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROGRESS MONITOR.

AND SO THE ONLINE INSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE RIGOROUS, MUCH MORE COMPLEX, MUCH MORE TEACHER INVOLVEMENT.

AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE KNOWING THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK, THAT THEIR PARENTS ARE NOT DOING IT FOR THEM, AND THAT WE HAVE TO GET DAILY ASSIGNMENTS FROM THEM AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GRADING THOSE ASSIGNMENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLETE A PLAN FOR ONLINE AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT TO THE TEA.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW THEM HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL OF THIS.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO PRODUCE A SCHEDULE THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW AND THAT TEACHERS WILL FOLLOW AND THE TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE DOING THIS FROM DISTRICT FACILITIES. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLINE DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE AT HOME ONLINE.

SO IT'S VERY DIFFERENT.

AND WHEN THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FUND IT, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTROL THEY'RE GOING TO SET THE RULES AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW ONLINE WORKS.

I JUST WOULD FOLLOW UP AND AGAIN, MAYBE WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS MORE AND NOT HERE, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS A LONGTIME EDUCATOR, SOMEBODY THAT'S AT HOME, NOW WITH ELECTRONICS, THE FIRST PERIOD KID CAN SEND INFORMATION OUT TO EVERYBODY.

AND LET ME PUT THIS WAY.

IF WE'RE GOING TO COMPARE GRADES FROM FACE TO FACE AND ONLINE, I WANT THEM TO ALL HAVE THE SAME LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.

AND IF SOMEBODY IS LOOKING AT A TEXT THAT SOMEBODY SENT THEM FOR FIRST PERIOD, THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN IN A REGULAR CLASSROOM BECAUSE A TEACHER WOULD BE MONITORING.

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SO I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE A FAIR PLAYING FIELD.

WELL, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES FOR DOING CAMPUS.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EVEN THE EXTENT OF HAVING A TEST WHERE [INAUDIBLE].

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND THE OTHER THING IS WE WANT THESE STUDENTS TO DO WELL ON THE STAAR TOO.

AND SO TO HAVE THE.

THANKS, JOE. MR. DILKS. DR.

CLARK. LET'S SAY THAT YOU HAVE A TEACHER WHO HAS 70 PERCENT OF THEIR STUDENTS FACE TO FACE AND 30 PERCENT ONLINE.

WILL THAT TEACHER'S CLASS LOADS BE REDUCED.

I MEAN, THEY USUALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL WILL TEACH SIX CLASSES.

WILL, THEY HAVE FEWER CLASSES SO THEY CAN DEAL WITH THE ONLINE.

HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK? MR. DILKS, YOU BRING UP JUST ONE OF MANY OF THE SCENARIOS THAT WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE WANTING TO GO WITH OUR ONLINE TEACHERS TO START WITH, WE ARE RIGHT OUT OF THE SHOOT WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND SHIFT PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE RIGHT NOW DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, UNTIL WE HAVE REGISTRATION PROCESS.

HOW MANY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? SO THE THOUGHT OF YOU COULD HAVE A CLASSROOM WHERE YOU [INAUDIBLE] YOU COULD HAVE FIVE KIDS IN YOUR CLASS AT HOME.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT [INAUDIBLE] TO DO ONLINE.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE].

SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE NEED TO HAVE THESE ONLINE TEACHER.

SO, OUR THOUGHT IS THAT AS WE LEARN MORE, WE WILL MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH [INAUDIBLE] THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

WE COULD REALLOCATE.

YOU REMEMBER IN MY PRIOR PRESENTATION I SAID THAT WE HAVE TO REALLOCATION OF [INAUDIBLE] BASED ON HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.

BUT IT IS SO TENTATIVE RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO PUT THE TRAINING TOGETHER, THE REQUIREMENTS TOGETHER.

ONCE WE GET SOME NUMBERS THAT WE CAN BE PRETTY SURE, THEN WE'LL KNOW HOW TO PLACE.

WHAT I HEAR IS THAT I DON'T THINK TEACHERS--I THINK TEACHERS, WHILE THEY MIGHT NEED TO BE PREPARED TO GO REMOTE AND IF A KID GETS SICK.

SEE, ANOTHER THING WITH [INAUDIBLE] IS THAT IF A KID HAS TO SELF-QUARANTINE, LET'S SAY [INAUDIBLE] GO OUT FOR 14 DAYS THAT.

THAT CLASS WOULD HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING.

SO. THEY MAY HAVE TO GO REMOTE.

SO IT'S JUST SO MUCH THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL.

WELL, LET ME FOLLOW. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PLCS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION, WITH THE STRAIN ON THE ONLINE CLASSES AND ALL.

HAVE YOU LOOKED AT DOING AWAY WITH THOSE PLCS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR OR SO, THAT YOU COULD FREE UP SOME OF THOSE EDUCATIONAL UNITS [INAUDIBLE] TO HELP WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] CLASSES THAT WE MIGHT BE FACING.

LET ME RESPOND TO THAT.

DR. CLARK, WE'VE MINIMIZED THAT QUITE A BIT OVER THE YEARS WHEN OUR EOC SHIFTED FROM 15 DOWN TO FIVE. BUT IF YOU TAKE APLC AWAY FROM THOSE MINIMAL NUMBERS, IT WOULD FREE UP, OBVIOUSLY, A SECTION FOR THAT TEACHER.

BUT UNLESS YOU HAVE SEVERAL, IT WOULD BE MINIMAL UNITS.

I THINK THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO RECAPTURE OUT OF ONE SCHOOL.

AND THE UNCERTAINTY IS WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH REGARD TO HOW MANY THOSE KIDS ARE REMOTE INSTRUCTION VS.

GETTING IN-CLASS SUPPORT.

AND THE CHANGE IN THE VARIANCE, AND THE BACK AND FORTH.

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY SIGNIFICANT AND IT WOULD AFFECT VERY FEW COURSES OR OPPORTUNITIES. AGAIN, MAJORITY OF OUR PEOPLE, AS YOU KNOW, GET THOSE EXTRA PERIODS.

NONE OF OUR ADDITIONAL CLASSES DO.

ONLY OUR CORE NINE TESTED.

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AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH BENEFIT THAT WOULD BE.

WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT IT.

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'LL BE A LOT OF BENEFIT OF THE SECTION HERE A SECTION THERE.

AGAIN, YOU'RE ASKING TEACHERS TO GIVE UP THAT PERIOD.

THEN YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO TEACH AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD TOO.

ANYBODY ELSE, ANYTHING? MR. DAVIS. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE ONLINE TEACHERS.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH SET ASIDE THE 10.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE SOME BACKUPS OR AT LEAST A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR IF WE DO NEED MORE AFTER THE REGISTRATION PROCESS STARTS.

MY QUESTION IS, ARE WE GIVING CONSIDERATION TO EXISTING TEACHERS? MAYBE THOSE THAT ARE MORE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS THAT ARE IN SOME OF THE HIGHER RISK GROUPS WOULD BE A HEALTH ISSUE OR JUST THE AGE FACTOR OF BEING OVER 60 YEARS OLD AND STUFF THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE UPTURNING TO BE SCHOOLS, ONLINE TEACHERS, INSTEAD OF BEING IN THE CLASSROOM. NOT MAKING IT AS A REQUEST, BUT JUST TO KEEP THE THOUGHT PROCESS GOING.

WE CAN DRAW UPON THAT EXPERTISE.

IF YOU'RE QUALIFIED TO DO THE ONLINE.

AND AGE IS A FACTOR OR THEY CAN'T BE IN A CLASSROOM.

GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO THAT.

YEAH, LET ME ADDRESS THAT FIRST, DR.

CLARK, BECAUSE LET ME BE CLEAR, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ONLINE TEACHERS, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ONLINE TEACHERS.

THEY WOULD BE THE ONLINE FOCUSED.

THEY'D BE DOING A LOT OF PLANNING.

THEY MAY BE DOING SOME INSTRUCTION, BUT WE WOULD HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH THEM.

AS I THINK WE ALL KNOW, IF OUR PERCENTAGE OF ONLINE IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND WITH RECENT IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, IT COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

MANY OF OUR CURRENT TEACHERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ONLINE TEACHERS.

SO I DIDN'T WANT SO TO THINK THAT WE'VE GOT JUST 10 ONLINE, AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS, IS IN HOUSE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE WHEREVER THEY ARE, AND MR. DAVIS, WE'RE ABSOLUTELY DOING THAT.

WE JUST SENT SOMETHING OUT TO THEM ASKING BECAUSE WE KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST THE OLDER THAT YOU COULD BE SOMEONE, COMPROMISED IN YOUR 40S OR HAVE A SPOUSE THAT HAS CANCER.

SO WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE FIRST, ASKING IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] PERFECTLY, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE SITUATIONS.

IT'S GOING TO CHANGE.

THEY MAY GO FROM STARTING ONLINE AND THEN HOPEFULLY [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME RELIEF FROM THIS POINT.

AND THEY [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE THE KIDS COME BACK.

BUT WE'RE HOPING FOR THAT.

BUT A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY, KNOWING WE'RE GOING TO LEARN AND HOW MANY [INAUDIBLE] ARE GOING TO NOTIFY US, THAT HEY, MY PREFERENCE IS TO DO THIS, AND I NEED TO.

SO, YES, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE AS MANY OF THE SECTIONS AS THE STUDENTS IDENTIFY WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE IN CLASS OR ONLINE.

MR. BASKERVILLE WANTED TO RESPOND TO AS WELL, MR. DAVIS. YES. THANK YOU.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT WITH EVERY TEACHER.

WE CAN'T. BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE US INFORMATION ON.

WE DON'T WANT TO TARGET TEACHERS ARE DEPENDENT ON AGE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, I THINK LOOKING AT EVERY TEACHER'S SITUATION.

AND THEN DR. BROWN, MENTIONED MATCH THEIR SITUATION WITH STUDENTS THAT WE CAN WE CAN PAIR THEM WITH IT BASED ON CERTIFICATION, BASED ON GRADE LEVEL THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT OUR TEACHERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR COMFORT LEVEL OF RETURNING AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS.

BUT I WANT TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT SPEAK DIRECTLY TO TEACHERS DUE TO AGE THINGS THAT NATURE THAT WILL CAUSE OTHER CONCERNS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF.

I WANTED TO INTERJECT THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, MR. BASKERVILLE. YES.

ONE LAST COMMENT, I MIGHT ADD, IS THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLINE, WE STILL HAVE STUDENTS THAT WE'LL HAVE 504, DYSLEXIA INTERVENTIONS SPECIAL ED AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. DON'T GO AWAY.

SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CONCERNS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

SO IT IS A VERY COMPLEX.

WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY CONNECTED.

WE'RE CONSTANTLY TALKING.

WE'RE CONSTANTLY READING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE PLANS READY.

AND YOU'RE CONSTANTLY GETTING NEW INFORMATION.

YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'RE CREATING NEW VARIABLES FOR YOU.

THEY KEEP YOUR HANDS VERY FULL THIS YEAR.

AND THE TIMELINE IS VERY SHORT TO MEET OUR GOALS.

RIGHT. SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

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SO WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IS IF WE DROP BELOW ONE PERCENT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN BEFORE IN A.D.A FOR FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTER, THEN WE CAN EXCLUDE THOSE FROM OUR ANNUAL CALCULATIONS. SO THAT'S THE GRACE THAT WE'RE GONNA GET.

NOW, THEY DID SAY TODAY HE KIND OF EMPHASIZED THAT SOME OF THE WAIVERS WE'VE HAD BEFORE.

WE MAY HAVE TO MAKE UP.

LET'S SAY WE HAVE TO BE OUT SOME DAYS AND WE CAN'T SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE ONLINE LEARNING.

WE WOULD HAVE TO POSSIBLY DO SOME BAD WEATHER DAYS FOR MAKEUP BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE DOING ANY OF THE MISSED DAY WAIVERS THIS NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT GOES WITH, HE'S DOING THAT BECAUSE THEY WANTED YOU TO GO WITH HIS CHANGING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, MAKING IT A LITTLE LONGER THAN HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN THOSE BREAKS.

OF COURSE, HE CAME OUT TODAY AND SAID, SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS AND MOVED YOUR START DATE TO THE 1ST OF AUGUST.

I'M SURE BY NOW FROM THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE.

YOU SEE, THAT'S NOT VERY PRACTICAL.

SO OUR APOLOGIES IF YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THAT BACK.

WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND YOU STARTING ANY SOONER THAN YOU HAVE TO.

SO, ANY DAYS YOU ADD WOULD HAVE TO BE IN YOUR CALENDAR, THAT YOU HAD SOME HOLIDAYS OR THINGS OR AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T JUMP ON IT TO BEGIN WITH.

GOOD. WAIT AND SEE STRATEGY THERE.

WITH EVERYTHING CHANGING, IT DOES MAKE IT ALL VERY HARD.

SO LET ME ASK A QUESTION ON THE ONE PERCENT.

IS IT LIKE ONE PERCENT IN TOTAL MEMBERS OR ONE PERCENT AT HOME AND COUNTED? IS A KID IN A SEAT AT HOME COUNT THE SAME AS A KID IN THE [INAUDIBLE].

YES. OK. [INAUDIBLE] REQUIREMENT.

RIGHT. AND THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THAT.

YES, THE CHILDREN HAVE TO HAVE--STUDENTS--AT LEAST SOME TYPE OF CONNECTION WITH THE TEACHER OR THE CLASS; THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THAT.

SO NOW ONE THING THEY DID SAY, BECAUSE A LOT OF US WERE LOOKING AT, WOW, MAYBE WE COULD GET OUR ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGES UP.

AND THEY SAID YOU CANNOT HAVE A HIGHER RATE THAN YOU HAD LAST YEAR FOR THE 18, 19 SCHOOL YEAR, SO THERE'S KIND OF A PIECE ON THE OTHER END.

BUT IF WE DO DROP BELOW FOR THE FIRST TWO, SIX WEEKS, WE DO HAVE SOME ABILITY TO PULL THOSE PIECES OUT. SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD NEWS, I THINK, TO EVERYONE, BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT AS WE GET STARTED, JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS TOPIC?

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DR. BROWN. YES.

AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, OUR REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER CONFLICT WITH HOLIDAYS. SO THE DATES WE'RE SUGGESTING ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE RECENTLY . IN NOVEMBER WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING FROM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 TO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH. AND ALSO CONSIDER CHANGING THE REGULAR MEETING DATE OF THURSDAY 24TH, BUMP IT BACK TO THURSDAY, THE 10TH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TWO WEEKS, WHICH IS EARLY, BUT IT GETS OUT OF THE SCHEDULES FOR EXAMS AND THINGS.

SINCE WE GOT BACK TO DECEMBER FOR SOME OF THOSE.

AND IT ALSO ALLOWS THE BOARD, IF THEY WANT TO INVITE STUDENTS TO COME, THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE FREE TO DO THAT. SO WE'VE DONE THAT THE LAST YEAR OR TWO.

SO THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION.

THANK YOU. MY FEELING IS THAT MY WORK MIGHT NEVER LET ME TRAVEL AGAIN, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ANY CONFLICTS ANYMORE.

I GUESS I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, SEE IF THERE'S ANY CONFLICT SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET THAT ON NEXT TIME AROUND, UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS CONFLICT RIGHT THIS MINUTE, THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE WITH THAT.

SO. THANK YOU.

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ONE YEAR ONLY DR. CLARK.

OK. SO EVERYONE WOULD AGREE THAT THE SPRING OF 2020 WAS UNEXPECTED AND UNPRECEDENTED.

HOWEVER, HOUSE BILL STILL HAS A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATIVE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY THAT MUST BE IMPLEMENTED.

ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS WAS FOR THE DISTRICT TO SELECT THE TEA APPROVED DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT FROM A LIST OF TWO AND ADMINISTER IT TO ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.

OUR DISTRICT DID NOT USE EITHER OF THESE TWO INSTRUMENTS.

SO THEREFORE, IN THE MIDST OF EVERYTHING THAT OUR TEACHERS WERE ASKED TO DO LAST SPRING, TRAINING THEM TO USE A NEW DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT IN THE FALL INSTEAD OF USING THE CURRENT ISTATION AND FOUNTAS AND PINNELL [INAUDIBLE] WAS SEEN AS BEING TOO OVERWHELMING, ESPECIALLY SINCE BOTH OF THESE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRE A ONE TO ONE FACE TO FACE

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AND IT ALIGNS TO OUR READING PROGRAM.

THE ISTATION ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS USED IS AN ONLINE AND PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION AND CURRICULUM THAT MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE PURCHASED.

HOWEVER, WE WERE SCHEDULED TO SELECT ONE OF THESE INSTRUMENTS, TRAIN OUR TEACHERS TO ADMINISTER IT, AS WELL AS TO KNOW HOW TO USE THE DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR [INAUDIBLE] . BECAUSE OF COVID THE TRAINING WAS POSTPONED.

THEN THE TEA DID US A FAVOR.

THEY PROVIDED A WAIVER OPPORTUNITY TO DISTRICT TO POSTPONE THIS REQUIREMENT AND CONTINUE TO USE WHAT YOU CURRENTLY ARE USING.

AND IN DISCUSSING THIS OPTION WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WAIVER. THUS WE PRESENTED THIS WAIVER TO OUR COMMITTEE AND THEY APPROVED IT THROUGH CONSENSUS.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION GOING FORWARD TONIGHT IS TO PERMIT THE DISTRICT TO UTILIZE THE CURRENT READING DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT ISTATION FOR ONE MORE YEAR, GIVING US ADEQUATE TIME TO TRAIN TEACHERS ON ONE OF THE STATE REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS THAT WE WILL FULLY IMPLEMENT IN THE YEAR 21-22.

THANK YOU, DR. CLARK.

ANY QUESTIONS? NEXT ITEM, TECHNOLOGY CHROMEBOOK PURCHASE ONE-TO-ONE INITIATIVE.

[Item H3]

PRESIDENT MCCARTY, I PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION TODAY THAT I'VE TITLED LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS, BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOME LIMITS THAT ARE IN PLACE TO OUR STUDENT.

LEARNING ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL TO EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY TO A STUDENT'S SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL CAREER.

BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE GEOGRAPHICAL INCOME CHALLENGES, EVEN ETHNIC AND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN TECHNOLOGY ACCESS THAT PERSISTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

AND SO THIS IS KNOWN AS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, WHICH IS THE GAP BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AND ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THOSE WHO DON'T.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS A PROBLEM THAT MAKES IT A CHALLENGE FOR EDUCATING STUDENTS.

AND IT'S ALSO BEEN REFERRED TO AS A HOMEWORK GAP, BECAUSE THERE ARE CHALLENGES THAT STUDENTS HAVE WHEN THEY HAVE TECHNOLOGY DEFICIENT CIRCUMSTANCES, JUST WHEN TRYING TO DO THEIR ASSIGNMENTS AND THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE PUT TOGETHER A SURVEY EARLY ON IN THIS PANDEMIC TO REALLY TRY TO ASCERTAIN WHAT OUR STUDENTS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY WAS LIKE OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DAY.

YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE THE FOUR WALLS OF OUR BUILDINGS.

AND THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF THAT SURVEY.

WE HAD 14000 RESPONSES.

SO AS FAR AS THE SAMPLE SIZE GOES, IS A GOOD CHUNK OF OUR DISTRICT.

BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S 15 PERCENT THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR HOME. THERE'S ANOTHER 40 PERCENT THAT HAVE ACCESS TO DEVICES THAT THEY SHARE WITH EVERYBODY IN THE HOME.

AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER 15 OF OUR FOUR PERCENT OF THESE RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO A DEVICE THAT THEY SHARE WITH OTHER KIDS.

MAYBE IT'S NOT SHARED WITH THEIR PARENTS.

AND THEN ABOUT 30 HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN DEVICE THAT THEY CAN GO GET AT ANY TIME AND BE ABLE TO GET ON. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LIMITS TO THEIR LEARNING.

WHEN WE BREAK THAT DOWN, THOUGH, IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT OVER 60 PERCENT OF THOSE DEVICES ARE CELL PHONES, CELL PHONES OR TABLETS.

THOSE DON'T HAVE A FULL SIZED KEYBOARD OR SOMETHING FOR THE STUDENTS TO USE.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T THINK THAT A CELL PHONE IS AN ADEQUATE DEVICE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING. RIGHT, IT IS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

BUT THE SIZE OF SCREEN AND THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF ACCESSING CONTENT AND CREATING CONTENT, IT IS HARD TO DO ON A SMALL MOBILE DEVICE.

THERE ARE A CHUNK OF STUDENTS THAT DO HAVE ACCESS TO A LAPTOP.

BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST OUT OF THOSE 14000 RESPONDENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN BOND, WE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF VENDORS AND A NUMBER OF ECOSYSTEMS AND REALLY TRIED TO LOOK FOR A DEVICE THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR LEARNING AND BE ABLE TO SET THE FUTURE.

AND WE CAME UP WITH SOME STANDARDS FOR WHAT THAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

RIGHT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS A FUTURE READY DEVICE, THAT IT ALLOWED THEM SEAMLESS ACCESS TO WHAT THEY NEEDED AND REALLY FOCUSING ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASPECTS OF WHAT THAT DEVICE PROVIDES FOR THEM.

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AND THROUGHOUT OUR DIGITAL LEARNING TEAM, THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUSES, PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

AND WHAT WE LANDED ON WAS THE CHROMEBOOK.

RIGHT. THE CHROMEBOOKS, OUR DEVICES, THE BOOT REALLY FAST.

THEY GIVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES THAT SOME OF THE LEGACY, DESKTOP AND LAPTOP TYPE DEVICES HAVE.

AND THEY REALLY ARE DISRUPTING EDUCATION AND BECOMING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I PENNED THIS QUOTE THAT I'M NOT GOING TO READ FOR YOU.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR US WITH OUR STUDENT ACCESS TO DEVICES.

AND WE ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

RIGHT. JUST LIKE DR. CLARK SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF AMBIGUITY AND VOLATILITY IN THE DAILY NEWS BETWEEN ALL THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS PUTTING OUT MESSAGES AND WE SEE HOW THE MEDIA IS RESPONDING TO THIS CURRENT PANDEMIC.

WE REALLY WANT TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO THAT WITHIN THE CAPACITY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE IN OUR 2018 BOND PROGRAM.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TEA IS CHANGING THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE TESTING.

AND THIS IS A TIMELINE THAT CAME STRAIGHT OFF OF THE TEA WEB SITE.

THEY'VE CONDUCTED A NEEDS ANALYSIS, BUT BY TWENTY TWO, TWENTY THREE TEA, THIS WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THEY PUT THIS PLAN TOGETHER BY TWENTY TWO.

TWENTY THREE. ALL ACCOUNTABILITY TESTING WAS GOING TO BE 100 PERCENT ONLINE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THESE CHALLENGES COMING.

SO WE PUT AN INFORMATION ITEM HERE FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS.

THERE IS AN ACTION ITEM COMING UP ON THE AGENDA THAT GIVES SOME DETAILS ABOUT A ONE TO ONE MODEL THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO.

SO IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE CURRENTLY HAVE HALF CLASS SETS OF DEVICES PLANNED IN OUR 2018 BOND FOR ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS. AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IS MOVING THE FULL CLASS SETS IN THIRD GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE AND THEN CHECKING OUT A DEVICE TO EVERY SIXTH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT.

THE CHOICE THAT WE MADE WITH CHROME BOOKS REALLY SAVED A LOT OF BOND CAPACITY.

WHEN THAT 2018 BOND WAS PUT TOGETHER IN THE SPRING OF 2018, IT FOCUSED ON LAPTOPS.

THAT WAS OUR STANDARD AT THE TIME.

IN THE CHOICE TO SWITCH TO CHROME BOOKS, THERE ARE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF INSTRUCTION MOVING TO THE CLOUD.

AND THEY SEEM TO BE WORKING VERY WELL.

WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR BIRDVILLE ISD TO REALLY REMOVE THESE LIMITS ON LEARNING THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY DEVICES, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DAY.

AND SO THERE IS AN ACTION ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OK, SO I HAVE A FEW.

SO WHERE DOES THIS PUT YOU IN THE HARDWARE REPLACEMENT CYCLE AS FAR AS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IT FOR EVERYBODY? WHAT'S YOUR ROTATION THEORY OF WHEN YOU NEED A REPLACEMENT? THE PLAN IS THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT REPLACEMENT CYCLE.

SO EVERY YEAR WE WOULD CONTINUE TO REPLACE A FOURTH OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES WITH THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE 2018 BOND.

AND THEN AS FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS MOVE INTO SIXTH GRADE, THEY WOULD BE CHECKED OUT A DEVICE THAT THEY WOULD KEEP THROUGH THEIR EIGHTH GRADE YEAR.

WHEN THEY BECOME NINTH GRADERS AND MOVE ON TO HIGH SCHOOL.

WE WOULD TAKE THAT FOURTH YEAR OF DEVICES TO USE TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND BE HOT SWAPS FOR ANOTHER YEAR. SO WE GET THAT FOURTH YEAR OF LIFE OUT OF THOSE DEVICES.

KIDS, WHEN THEY MOVE INTO NINTH GRADE, THEY WOULD BE CHECKED OUT A NEW DEVICE AS WELL.

AND SO THAT'S OUR PLAN FOR MAINTAINING IN THE FUTURE.

AND WE'VE GOT THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS FOR SURE.

YOU HOLDING BACK REPLACEMENT INVENTORY FOR REPAIRS? WE WOULD, SIR, YES. SO WE WOULD HAVE SOME INVENTORY FOR HOT SWAPS WOULD BE OUR INTENT.

RIGHT. IF A STUDENT HA WHILE WE GO WORK ON FIXING.

WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE ANY DOWNTIME--BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO LOG DOWN THE IMAGE ON ALL OF THEM. EXACTLY.

RIGHT. SO DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOLKS TO SUPPORT THAT? THIS IS PRETTY GOOD. I MEAN, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE SUPPORTING IT CENTRALLY WITH AGENTS AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT THERE BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE MORE HARDWARE REPAIR STUFF WITH ALL THIS FAR SINCE JUST ROLLING OUT SOFTWARE AGENTS TO DO UPDATES AND UPGRADES AND STUFF, DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO HANDLE THIS? SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE REALLY BEEN CREATIVE IN THE USE OF OUR STAFF AND SHIFTING TO CHROMEBOOK HAS ACTUALLY LIGHTENED THE AMOUNT OF WORK FOR A TECHNICIAN TO BE INSIDE A DEVICE AND FIXING DIFFERENT THINGS.

AT THE CURRENT TIME, WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THAT.

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YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR TICKETS COME FROM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

SO OUR RESPONSE TIME HAS BEEN ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY.

WE DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THEM.

BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. SO I'LL THROW OUT ONE MORE LITTLE PIECE.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR KIDS OVER AT [INAUDIBLE] GET CERTIFIED IN A LOT OF THAT STUFF.

ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO FUNNEL WORK TO THEM FROM SOME OF THE REPAIR? WE'RE HAVING SOME. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXPLORING.

SO I JUST REACHED OUT TO ALLISON VINSON AND TO CAROL TO TALK ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] AND ALSO THE CTE PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE KNOW CHROME BOOKS AREN'T GOING TO WORK FOR SOME OF THE DEMANDS OF THE CTE CLASSES.

AND SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT PROVIDING SOME CLASS SET TECHNOLOGY SPECIFIC TO CTE.

AND ONE OF OUR CONVERSATIONS IS NOT JUST LIMITING THAT TO THE [INAUDIBLE], BUT EVEN TRYING TO CREATE A GENIUS BAR AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE THROUGH THE LIBRARIES WHERE THEY HAVE ONSITE ACCESS TO ASSISTANCE.

I WAS THINKING OF HE [INAUDIBLE] BEING THE GENIUS FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT EITHER WAY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON OVER THERE TO GET CERTIFIED. SO MY LAST ONE IS ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR OWN DEVICES? SO WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO BYO.

BUT THE REASON ONE TO ONE TENDS TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IS THAT IT GIVES A TEACHER ONE DEVICE TO REALLY TRY TO DEBUG AND PROVIDE ISSUES WITH.

I UNDERSTAND. THAT MAKES OUR SERVICE MODEL EASIER TO GET.

EXACTLY. BUT WE DO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BRING THEIR OWN DEVICES NOW.

OK. SOUNDS GOOD.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?

[Item H4]

INCOMPLETE PROJECTS, MISS BOWMAN.

EXCUSE ME. YES, SIR.

EVERY SUMMER IN JUNE WE BRING THE FIRST ESTIMATE TO THE BOARD OF ROLLOVER PROJECTS WITH A JUNE 30 FISCAL YEAR.

ACCOUNTING RULES ONLY ALLOW US TO REPORT EXPENDITURES IN JUNE OF PRODUCTS RECEIVED PROJECTS FINISHED AND WORK ACTUALLY COMPLETED.

SO WE ALWAYS HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE CAN'T COMPLETE OR ORDERS THAT ROLL OVER.

AND AS YOU REMEMBER FROM OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, WE HAVE A LOT OF UNIQUE THINGS THIS YEAR. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COVID RELATED ROLLOVERS WHERE A LOT OF THE TRAINING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR IN JUNE HAS NOW BEEN PUSHED OFF INTO JULY AS DR.

CLARK'S GROUP CONTINUES TO WORK THROUGH THAT.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DELIVERED YET.

AND AS I'VE ALWAYS TOLD YOU, THIS IS ALWAYS OUR HIGHEST NUMBER.

AND IF THINGS GET COMPLETED OR ARE FINISHED, RECEIVED BY THE END OF JUNE, THEN WE'LL PULL THOSE OFF THESE LISTS AND EXPENSE, THOSE IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

WE ALSO HAVE IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SECOND PAGE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT ON YOUR SCREEN, BUT WE HAD SOME OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM MONEYS THAT WE DISCUSSED, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD MONEYS AND ALL THAT ARE GONNA BE ROLLING INTO THE WORK THAT WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING WITH FULL-DAY PRE-K IS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THAT.

WE ALSO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ALL OF THE PRE-K FURNITURE.

AS YOU REMEMBER, THROUGH THAT PRE-K MONEY, YOU ALLOWED US TO REPLACE ALL THE PRE-K FURNITURE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

SO SOME OF THAT WILL COME OFF AS WELL.

AND THEN WE HAD THE BUDGET INITIATIVES THAT SHARAY MENTIONED EARLIER THAT ARE BEING SPENT OUT OF CURRENT YOUR BUDGET SAVINGS.

SO THOSE HAVE NOT ALL BEEN EXPENDED YET.

SO THERE'S A GOOD CHUNK OF THOSE ROLLING OVER IN ADDITION TO THE UNSPENT FUNDS FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WE'RE USING FOR A LOT OF THESE COVID PIECES, THE POSITIONS THAT DR.

CLARK HAS, A LOT OF THE ONE TIME AND AS WE HAVE OTHER THINGS HAPPEN, WE'LL BE BRINGING THINGS BACK TO THE BOARD WITH UPDATES AND REQUEST TO UTILIZE THOSE ONETIME ROLLOVER FUNDS FOR OTHER PROJECTS THAT COME UP AS A RESULT OF THE ONLINE LEARNING AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE DONE A LOT IN REGARDS TO GETTING THE GETTING EVERYTHING PURCHASED FOR THE COMING YEAR FOR A SANITIZING AND MAKING PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR CLEAN HANDS CLEAN AND IN MANY PROGRAMS AND PLANS TO GO WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? MISS [INAUDIBLE] ON THIS? I'M PRESSING ON.

[Item I1]

BROWN ACCEPTED 19 RESIGNATIONS, NO RETIREMENTS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION ON THE PERSONNEL ITEMS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS PRESENTED IN THE RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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SECOND.

KUNKEL SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? CALL FOR VOTE.

[Item I2]

I'M MOVE THE BOARD APPROVED THE TWENTY TWENTY THROUGH TWENTY TWENTY TWO CONTRACT FOR DR.

DARRELL BROWN. SECOND? SECOND. I HEARD TWO.

I THINK I HEARD--WHITNEY, DID I HEAR YOU FIRST? POSSIBLY, YES. OK, MISS HARDING, SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSIDER APPOINTING AN OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATE

[Item I3]

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPOINT SECRETARY KELVIN DILKS AS OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE AND PRESIDENT JACK MCCARTY AS ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE 2020 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. MISS HARDING WITH A MOTION.

DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND. MR. DAVIS, SORRY WHOEVER SAID IT LAST; HE BEAT YOU TO IT.

DISCUSSION? ANYBODY ELSE DYING TO DO IT OTHER THAN THE TWO OF US? MR. DAVIS? GLAD YOU'RE DOING IT.

HAS ANYBODY HEARD ANYTHING FROM TASB ON WHETHER THE CONVENTION IS STILL PLANNED IN SEPTEMBER? I THINK IT'S THE FIRST WEEKEND OF OCTOBER, MAYBE--YEAH, OCTOBER 3RD.

YEAH, ANYBODY HEARD ANYTHING FROM TASB AT ALL? THE DECISION IS STILL TO COME.

THEY HAVE NOT SAID A WORD.

THEY'RE STILL THINKING.

STILL THINKING. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S HARD.

I MEAN, THESE NUMBERS CHANGE ALL THE TIME, IF YOU LOOK AT THEM.

I MEAN, I GET NUMBERS HONESTLY FOR EVERY COUNTRY WE'RE IN.

AND YOU CAN LOOK AT, WE HAVE BRAZIL AND BRAZIL'S.

.. WE'RE NOTHING LIKE BRAZIL RIGHT NOW.

TRUST ME. WELL, SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE DOING IT REMOTELY AND IT'S WORKING VERY WELL.

WE MAY BE HEADING THAT WAY FOR THE STATE CONVENTION AS WELL.

WHO KNOWS? GOSH, WE'D SAVE SO MUCH MONEY DOING THAT.

MR. DAVIS. WELL, THEY'LL LOSE SO MUCH MONEY, THOUGH, IN INCOME FROM THE EXHIBIT HALL.

THAT'S THEIR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER FOR THEM, TOO IN THE YEAR.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN SOON BECAUSE REMEMBER.

BACK IN THE SPRING, KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER WAS USED AS A SHELTER.

YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO CANCEL SEVERAL.

WE'LL FIND, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

I DO SUPPORT THIS, GUYS.

I'M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH.

LESS WORK FOR YOU, ISN'T IT RICHARD? NOW CALL FOR VOTE.

[Item I4]

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF 5000 BOOKS FROM DELCOM GROUP AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, MR. DREES. SECOND? SECOND. MR. KUNKEL WITH A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION. I THINK WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DISCUSSING THAT JUST A SECOND AGO.

THANK YOU, MR. LAMBSON. NOW A CALL FOR THE VOTE.

THAT MAKES IT UNANIMOUS AS WELL.

[Item I5]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD RATIFY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY MISSED SCHOOL DAYS

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AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. DREES. ANY DISCUSSION? OK.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONSIDER THE 19-20 GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE FUND, CHILD NUTRITION FUND, REVISED BUDGET.

[Item I6]

SECOND.

MOTION MS. HARDING. SECOND, MR DAVIS.

ANY DISCUSSION? CALLING FOR A VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE 2021 ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET.

[Item I7]

THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT.

SECOND, PLEASE? THANK YOU, MISS HARDING.

ANY DISCUSSION. OK.

HERE WE GO. CALL FOR VOTE: IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[Item I8]

DID I DO THAT ONE? DID IT PRINT TWICE? HOLD ON A SECOND.

YES. I NEED A MOTION, MR. DAVIS. GO AHEAD. I MOVE THE BOARD ADOPT 2021 GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGETS AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, SIR. SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS HARDING.

ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE: IT'S UNANIMOUS. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, A ONE TIME EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PAY.

[Item I9]

SECOND? SECOND. MR. DILKS.

THAT'S MOTION BY MS. DREES AND SECOND BY MR. DILKS. ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY DISCUSSION IS, I THINK IT'S IMPLIED FROM THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD WILL MAKE THE DECISION AT THE END OF THE DAY WHETHER THERE ARE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, AVAILABLE REVENUES.

YES, MR. TOLBERT. FIVE HUNDRED OR FOR THE ADDITIONAL? THAT WAS FOR THE ADDITIONAL WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT BEFORE.

RIGHT. MR. TOLBERT? RIGHT. RIGHT. OK.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT, MISS BOWMAN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR A VOTE.

MR. TOLBERT, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU WENT.

WHERE DID YOU GO? YOU MOVED.

THERE YOU ARE.

MS. BOWMAN, THE MOTION AS PRESENTED, JUST SAYS THE INCENTIVE PAYMENT.

WHERE DOES IT SAY WHAT THE AMOUNT IS? IT'S ACTUALLY--IN THE RESOLUTION.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT. OK.

THEN MY VOTE IS. YES.

OK.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

[Consent Items]

[01:25:01]

FIVE STAR FORD DONATED SEVENTY NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS TO BISD TO PAYOFF CHILD NUTRITION BALANCES DUE FOR THE 19-20 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND JANE SHEFFIELD DONATED A 2007 FORD EXPLORER VALUED AT FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS TO THE [INAUDIBLE] AUTO TECH DEPARTMENT, WHICH I CAN TELL YOU IS ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATED TO GET THAT DONE BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY CAN'T DO SOME STUFF THEY NEED TO DO.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.

ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BY A TRUSTEE FOR DISCUSSION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AN AGENDA? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. I'LL SECOND. I THINK MR. DREES WON THAT ONE.

ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A COMMENT.

HAD A COMMENT, JACK. AND THERE YOU ARE.

MISS HARDING MOVED ON ME.

IT'S JUST REGARDING THE TCU ADVISING CORPS.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FOR US WITH TCU AND [INAUDIBLE].

I'D LOVE TO SEE IF IT'S IN THE INTEREST FOR THE DISTRICT TO EXPAND THAT, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, [INAUDIBLE] STUDENTS.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE THOSE EVERYWHERE AND THEIR NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE WHAT THEY DO FOR US, AND WHAT WE GIVE THEM IS IMPRESSIVE.

AND THEN FINALLY, A SHAMELESS [INAUDIBLE] PPR.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THOSE INCOMING [INAUDIBLE] OR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO LEARN [INAUDIBLE] VIRTUALLY INDEFINITELY, THROUGH THE JORDAN ELIZABETH HARRIS FOUNDATION. THAT'S THE SUICIDE PREVENTION ONE HOUR PROGRAM.

PEOPLE ASK THE QUESTION HOW TO PERSUADE AND HOW TO GET RESOURCES TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS.

THE STUDENTS, [INAUDIBLE] PERFECT GROUP TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP ON SIGNS WHEN SOMEONE'S IN CRISIS KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ANOTHER TOOL IN THEIR TOOLKIT.

[INAUDIBLE] GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YES. THAT'S AWESOME.

THANKS. I AGREE. DON'T SHAKE YOUR HEAD, NO JOE [LAUGHTER].

CALL FOR A VOTE.

IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[K]

OUR REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW IN THE BOARD BOOK.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REPORTS?

[Items L & M]

OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE JULY TWENTY THIRD.

LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF THE MEETINGS WILL BE POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? BEFORE I DO THAT.

PRESIDENT MCCARTY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.

AND I'M SURE THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS, APPRECIATE YOU SELF-REPORTING THE FACT THAT YOU WERE IN QUARANTINE EARLY SO THAT WE CAN PUT THIS ON ZOOM.

I KNOW THAT WAS NOT OUR FIRST PRIORITY TO BE ON ZOOM.

BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING US ALL SAFE, AND LETTING US KNOW EARLY SO WE COULD POST IT QUICKLY AND GET ALL THE PROPER POSTING FOR ZOOM.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT SAID, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.

THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. AND SECOND, DAVIS.

MR. DAVIS.

WE ADJOURN AT SEVEN FORTY EIGHT P.M..

NO, WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

THANK YOU ALL. GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU.

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