Aug 03, 2021 Regular Board Meeting

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ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, LET'S GET STARTED.

[1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 PM CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 PM]

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2021.

ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I WISH TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR VIEWERS AND ALL WHO ARE PRESENT WITH US THIS EVENING. I'D LIKE TO START BY INTRODUCING MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS. SEATED TO MY LEFT, SARA BONSER, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR.

THERESA WILLIAMS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, TRUSTEE ANGELA POWELL TRUSTEE DR.

HEATHER WANG, TRUSTEE DR.

LAUREN TYRA AND BOARD SECRETARY JERI CHAMBERS.

SEATED TO MY RIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY TRUSTEE CODY WEAVER, RANDY MCDOWELL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

DR. KATRINA HASLEY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES, DR.

COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, DR.

SELENDA, LINDA ANDERSON, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND DISTRICT SERVICES. DR.

BETH BROCKMAN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES.

AND SHARON NOWAK, THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AT THIS TIME, I ASKED SUPERINTENDENT BONSER TO VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT REGARDING THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STOLLE.

I VERIFY THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE

[2. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE]

OF ALLEGIANCE] THANK YOU ALL.

[3. RECOGNITIONS]

OUR 19 NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WERE FEATURED ON THE SCROLLING PRESENTATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING'S CALL TO ORDER.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES, DR.

BETH BROCKMAN WILL INTRODUCE THIS RECOGNITION.

DR. BROCKMAN. GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE JOE STOKER AND GLORIA MARTINEZ TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS AND OUR SECONDARY PRINCIPALS.

PRINCIPLES, AS YOU ARE INTRODUCED, IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WOULD STAND SO THEY CAN PUT A NAME WITH A FACE.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT STOLLE, SUPERINTENDENT BONSER AND ESTEEMED TRUSTEES TONIGHT, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST PRINCIPALS IN THE DISTRICT AND MEET THEIR FAMILIES.

WE HAVE FIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND NEW PRINCIPALS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

OUR FIRST FORMER HEAD START DIRECTOR, DENNIS MILLER, IS OUR PRINCIPAL NEW PRINCIPAL AT HAUN. JOINING HER THIS EVENING IS--STAY STANDING, DENISE--JOINING HER THIS EVENING IS HER HUSBAND, JOHN, AND DAUGHTERS MEGAN AND OLIVIA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ROSE HAGGAR [INAUDIBLE] IS OUR NEW HEAD START DIRECTOR, AND JOINING HER TONIGHT IS HER HUSBAND, RYAN, AND DAUGHTERS, EVA AND NINA.

ALSO AND FORMER MATTHEW MAVERICK, SO IN CURRENT, OUR NEXT FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT RASOR ELEMENTARY [INAUDIBLE] IS THEIR NEW PRINCIPAL AT HIGHTOWER ELEMENTARY.

JOINING HER TONIGHT IS HER HUSBAND, TARMINDER, HER DAUGHTER SIMRAN, AND HER SON JOSS.

FORMER PRINCIPAL FROM OUTSIDE DISTRICT AND OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT HUFFMAN ELEMENTARY IS VANESSA STEWART AND HER HUSBAND DENNIS IS JOINING HER TONIGHT.

WELCOME. WELCOME TO PISD AND OUR LAST ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL,

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR NEW ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HEAD START, GLORIA.

ALL RIGHT, TONIGHT, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF ANNOUNCING OUR NEW SECONDARY PRINCIPALS AS WE WELCOME YOU TO THE PLANO ISD FAMILY, I'D LIKE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, I'D LIKE TO FIRST ANNOUNCE BRIAN MCCORD, FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JASPER HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE BRINGS WITH HIM THIS EVENING HIS WIFE, CRYSTAL, HIS DAUGHTERS, RILEY AND RYAN AND THEIR SON, WILLIAM. NEXT, WE HAVE FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT VINES HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVING TO OTTO MIDDLE SCHOOL, THAT WOULD BE AMY ROBERSON.

AND JOINING HER THIS EVENING ARE HER HUSBAND, JASON, THEIR SON ETHAN, AND THEIR DAUGHTER, SARA. AND I DON'T THINK THAT I ANNOUNCE THAT BRIAN MCCORD WAS GOING TO HAGGARD, I LEFT THAT OUT, SO SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT TOWNVIEW MAGNET IN DALLAS. SHE IS MOVING TO OUR NEW ARE NOT NEW RENNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND [INAUDIBLE] OTHER HALF COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE IS SURROUNDED BY HER ALL OF HER ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TONIGHT.

NEXT, WE HAVE KRISTIN CANARD, WHO IS GOING TO SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SHE'S A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE HAS WITH HER TONIGHT HER HUSBAND, RON.

AND HER MOM, PAT WEBB.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE DAVID JONES WHO IS A NEW PRINCIPAL AT SHEPTON HIGH SCHOOL, FORMER PRINCIPAL AT SHEPTON HIGH SCHOOL, SO THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY EXCITED THAT THEY GOT TO CONTINUE ON WITH DAVID.

AND JOINING HIM THIS EVENING ARE HIS SON, GARRETT.

HIS WIFE, ASHLEY, I'M SO SORRY, YOU'RE SUPER IMPORTANT, LYLA MAY, CLARA AND HIS PARENTS, MICHAEL AND JOYCE JONES.

HE ALSO HAS SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE TOO BACK IN THE BACK, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T HEAR THEM, THEY'RE ALL EXCITED.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE JILL ENGELKING, WHO WILL BE A WILLIAMS WARRIOR.

NOW, SHE IS A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT RENNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SHE BRINGS WITH HER HER HUSBAND, JOHN, AND THEIR DAUGHTERS, MADELINE AND SOPHIA.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT MADELINE AND SOPHIA WERE MY STUDENTS AT BOWMAN AND AT WILLIAMS AS WELL, TOO.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR NEW SECONDARY ADMINISTRATORS, OUR NEW PRINCIPALS, AND ACTUALLY TO ALL OF YOU THIS EVENING.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR COMING.

ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR NEW PRINCIPALS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INTRODUCTIONS, AND WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED THAT YOU ALL A.) COULD JOIN US HERE TONIGHT AND B.) THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE MOVING UP INTO A NEW POSITION AND HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE STILL WITH US AND THOSE OF YOU BRAND NEW.

WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU AND WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.

SO WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO HAVE ANY WORD, SAY ANYTHING? I WANT TO SAY I'M SO EXCITED FOR OUR NEW PRINCIPALS BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL WONDERFUL.

YOU'RE ALL GOOD. I'M SO EXCITED BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF YOU.

I KNOW THE MAJORITY OF YOU.

AND I'VE KNOWN JILL SINCE 12 YEARS.

AND I'VE KNOWN BRIAN EIGHT YEARS AND I'VE KNOWN KRISTIN FIVE YEARS.

SO I KNOW THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR YEARS.

AND WE'RE PROMOTING FROM WITHIN.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRINCIPLES.

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YOU HAVE A WHOLE TEAM FULL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AS INVESTED IN YOUR SUCCESS AS ANYBODY.

AND TO THE FAMILIES WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING, THANK YOU.

IN ADVANCE. I HAVE TOLD EVERYONE THAT WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO HOME, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

BUT SOMETIMES NEW PRINCIPALS DON'T LISTEN.

SO I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO HELP THEM FIND THEIR HAPPY BALANCE SO THAT THEY CAN STAY IN THIS CAREER FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BECAUSE WHEN YOU CAN FIND THE BALANCE, IT IS THE BEST JOB ON EARTH. AND SO WE'RE HERE FOR YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND THANKFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S PICTURE TIME, SO YOU ALL ARE DISMISSED TO GO TO VARIOUS CELEBRATIONS THAT YOUR FAMILIES WILL HAVE AS WELL AS PICTURES.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT, SO THE BOARD'S ABOUT TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, BUT LET ME JUST MAKE A STATEMENT. WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF COMMENT CARDS.

AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL WHO ARE HERE TO COMMENT, CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT TYPICALLY LASTS ABOUT AN HOUR.

WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. IT'S GOING TO LAST LONGER THAN THAT.

IT COULD LAST UP TO TWO HOURS.

WE HAVE TWO HOURS BOOKED ON THE AGENDA.

SO PLEASE BEAR THAT IN MIND AND REMAIN PATIENT WITH US AS WE GO TAKE CARE OF OUR CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS.

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551.082, 551.0821, 551.129.

THE TIME IS 5:42 PM.

WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU

[5. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]

TODAY'S TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2021, AND THE TIME IS 8:38 PM.

WE WILL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DR.

[6. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION]

AN INDIVIDUAL'S COMMENTS SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO MINUTES IN THIS INSTANCE, AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT SPEAKERS TO TWO MINUTES.

IF YOU'RE NOT FINISHED SPEAKING AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO STOP OR I WILL INTERRUPT AND THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.

AS A REMINDER, THE BOARD SHALL NOT DELIBERATE OR DECIDE REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.

FOR THE SAKE OF KEEPING THE MEETING ORDERLY AND MOVING ALONG, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE AGENDA ITEMS NOW AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE NINE AGENDA ITEMS AT THE END OF THE MEETING AT ITEM NUMBER 11.

DR. WILLIAMS, PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM, OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS JULIE JENNINGS AGENDA ITEM TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

SO MS. JENNINGS AND ALL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL HAVE A CLOCK HERE THAT YOU CAN SEE.

AND THEN ALSO BOARD SECRETARY JERI CHAMBERS WILL KEEP THE TIME AND WILL GIVE YOU A FAIR WARNING RIGHT BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE PODIUM OVER TO YOU.

AND I WILL BE THE ONE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES AT THE END. THANK YOU.

HI, MY NAME IS JULIE JENNINGS AND MY KIDS GO TO STINSON ELEMENTARY.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY FOURTH GRADER AND MY IMMUNE COMPROMISED KINDERGARTNER AND AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ROW OF PARENTS WHO STAND BEHIND US AS WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE CASE COUNTS RISE AND DELTA CHANGING THE GAME.

WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AS WE SAT WAITING, A PEDIATRICIAN IN THE ROOM TOLD US THAT SHE'S SEEN THE CASES GO FROM

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AND AS PARENTS, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY ANXIOUS.

WE KNOW YOUR HANDS ARE TIED ON MASKS AND WE'RE NOT HERE TO ASK YOU TO FIGHT THAT.

BUT WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS FOR OTHER MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT WE KNOW WORK.

MANY OF THEM WERE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED BY PLANO LAST YEAR AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THEM TO BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN THIS YEAR.

THEY INCLUDE HAVING LUNCHES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS LIKE LAST YEAR TO AVOID THE ENTIRE GRADE SITTING MASK-LESS IN A CAFETERIA, EATING TOGETHER, AVOIDING ALL SCHOOLWIDE EVENTS LIKE ASSEMBLIES. WE KNOW OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS PLANNING ONE ON THE FIRST DAY AND ONE ON THE FIRST FRIDAY WE'RE BACK.

WE'RE ASKING TO WAIT AND GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW CASES ARE HANDLED BEFORE WE EXPOSE OUR CHILDREN TO ALL 600 KIDS IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ONE GYMNASIUM.

WE'RE ASKING TO COMMIT TO SENDING THE ENTIRE CLASS HOME WHEN THERE'S A POSITIVE CASE IN THAT CLASSROOM AND CONTACT TRACE WITH OUR NURSES RATHER THAN RELYING ON OUR OBVIOUSLY OVERWORKED HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY IF WE CHOOSE TO SEND OUR CHILDREN HOME BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEND THE ENTIRE CLASS HOME, THAT WORK WILL BE PROVIDED AND THE ABSENCES WILL BE EXCUSED.

THAT WAY, WE CAN MAKE A FAMILY DECISION ON WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR KIDS.

STATISTICALLY, WE KNOW THAT A PORTION OF OUR KIDS WILL GET SICK.

SOME MAY BE VERY SICK.

AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THESE PRECAUTIONS BE TAKEN UNTIL OUR UNDER 12 KIDS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE VACCINATED.

ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED IN THE GUIDELINES IS THEY DON'T DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE KIDS WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE VACCINATED AND OUR CHILDREN WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO BE VACCINATED YET.

SO OUR KIDS HAVE SACRIFICED THE LAST YEAR TO PROTECT THE TEACHERS AND THE ADULTS IN THEIR LIVES. AND WE'RE ASKING YOU GUYS FOR SIX MORE MONTHS TO GIVE OUR KIDS A CHANCE TO BE VACCINATED, BUT GO SAFELY TO SCHOOL.

WE KNOW THEY NEED TO BE THERE IN PERSON, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT WORKS.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR LAST YEAR'S MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO BE IN PLACE THIS YEAR WHEN WE KNOW THINGS ARE WORSE. MRS. JENNINGS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S ENTHUSIASM, BUT IF WE COULD AVOID ANY KIND OF RESPONSE FROM THE CROWD, THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE BOARD.

SO LET'S ALLOW THOSE FOLKS TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. OK. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRIAN ROE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

GOOD EVENING, I MUST SAY, I DON'T ENVY THE DECISIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO MAKE AS WE ENTER THIS YEAR. MY NAME IS BRIAN ROE.

I'M A DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SECURITY AND IT FOR A LARGE PLASTICS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

AND I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR CLOSE TO A DECADE.

MY FAMILY IS ABOUT TO ENTER THE PLANO SCHOOL DISTRICT AS MY FIVE YEAR OLD IS ABOUT TO BECOME A KINDERGARTNER AT STINSON ELEMENTARY.

TO BE HONEST, AS I READ THROUGH THE PROPOSAL AND HAD OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW, THE REALITY IS I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND I LOOK AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE PUTTING THE ONUS ON MY FIVE YEAR OLD TO BE ABLE TO MAKE REALLY GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT HER OWN PERSONAL HEALTH.

MUCH AS JULIE MENTIONED, WE HAVE A MISSION HERE.

YOU HAVE IT PLASTERED ON THE WALL TO EDUCATE AND HOW CAN WE EDUCATE IF OUR KIDS ARE SICK, IF OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE TO GET SHUT DOWN BECAUSE WE HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. AND FRANKLY, I READ THROUGH THE CDC'S RECOMMENDATIONS, AS I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE, THEY REPEATEDLY RECOMMENDED LAYERED STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING OUR KIDS.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE OR WHAT APPEARS TO BE IN THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS SHOES. ALL OF THE WISDOM THAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND HOW TO PROTECT THE WEAKEST AND THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.

I'M WORRIED FOR MY CHILD.

I'M WORRIED FOR EVERY ONE OF OUR CHILDREN.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DIFFICULT SET OF DECISIONS, BUT THE REALITY HERE IS WE KNOW WE COULD TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. WHY ARE WE NOT DOING THAT? WHY ARE WE NOT ISOLATING GRADES AMONG THEMSELVES? WHY ARE THE KIDS NOT ALLOWED TO EAT SCHOOL LIKE LUNCH IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AS OPPOSED TO BEING IN WITH THE OTHER KIDS? WHY ARE WE ALLOWING INDOOR ALL SCHOOL EVENTS? MAYBE IT SHOULD BE DIFFERENT AS JULIE NOTED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU MY FIVE YEAR OLD CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION.

SHE'S DEVELOPMENTALLY NOT CAPABLE.

AND I KNOW SHE WILL WEAR A MASK BECAUSE WE'LL ASK HER TO.

BUT WE CAN'T CONTROL EVERYBODY ELSE, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE], AND I MAY HAVE SAID THAT COMPLETELY WRONG AND I APOLOGIZE, TO SPEAK OUT AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

SURE. HEY, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE PARENTS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND NON-ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF HERE.

I'M HERE AS A CONCERNED PARENT, I HAVE TWO KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO PLANO ISD.

ONE IS IN THE 10TH GRADE, HE'S FULLY VACCINATED AND ANOTHER KID WHO IS NINE YEARS OLD AND

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AND I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED AT THIS POINT OF TIME BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY SEE ANY COMMUNICATION FROM THE PISD ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE PLANS OF HOW YOU CAN SAFELY KEEP THEM IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

I HAVE SOME POINTS I WOULD LIKE TO [INAUDIBLE] HERE.

FOR CDC AND OTHER HEALTH EXPERTS GUIDELINES, THE CURRENT VARIANT IN CIRCULATION IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, AND NONE OF THE ELEMENTARY GRADE STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION AT THIS POINT OF TIME. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] THE TRANSMISSION AND, YOU KNOW, THE MEASURES YOU ARE TAKING TO CLEAN THE SURFACES AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE CUSTODIAN EFFORTS, YOU KNOW, GREATLY APPRECIATE THEM DOING IT.

IT DEFINITELY IMPROVES THE HYGIENE.

BUT WE NEED TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT THIS IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND IT'S AIRBORNE AND ESPECIALLY WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE SOCIAL DISTANCE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE LEARNED. AND THAT'S WHAT THE CDC IS STRESSING FOR THE LAST MAYBE 18 MONTHS. AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME LIKE BACKFLIPPING FROM THE CDC.

I MEAN, CDC SAYING THAT NOBODY NEEDS MASS, THAT, YOU KNOW, NEWS AS OF LIKE THREE MONTHS AGO. BUT NOW THEY CAME BACK, THEY WENT FULL CIRCLE AND THEY'RE, IN FACT, ADVISING EVEN THE VACCINATED FOLKS.

AND, YOU KNOW, MASK UP, BECAUSE THE VIRAL LOADS ARE BASICALLY EQUALLY YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE EQUAL [INAUDIBLE]IN BOTH VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED FOLKS.

THAT POINT BEING SAID.

BUT MY SECOND KID IS NOT VACCINATED.

AND ALSO WHEN THE SCHOOLS GO BACK TO 100 PERCENT CAPACITY, HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN THE SOCIAL DISTANCE IN THE CLASSROOMS, CAFETERIAS AND THE BUSSES AND THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS AND IN THE HALLWAYS? AND--SIR THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

OK, AND WHY CAN'T WE JUST GO WITH THE ONLINE OPTION LIKE FRISCO ISD IS DOING IT? THANK YOU, SIR. SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN AUSTIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] ROYALE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

I'M GOING TO KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF TODAY, BECAUSE I LARGELY WOULD JUST REITERATE WHAT JULIE JENNINGS HAD SAID BEFORE, BUT MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] ROYALE AND I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO STINSON ELEMENTARY CHILDREN, ONE OF WHOM IS ON THE SPECTRUM.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL RAN FOR THESE BOARD SEATS BECAUSE YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR PLANO ISD.

I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

BUT THE ANSWER ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CARE MORE AND CARE BEST FOR THESE CHILDREN DURING COVID IS CLEAR.

IT IS MADE CLEAR BY THE CDC, IT WAS MADE CLEAR BY YOU GUYS LAST YEAR WITH THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT WE HAD PUT IN PLACE.

AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKS IN POLITICS, I UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICALITIES OF THE REQUEST THAT WE HAVE MADE AND THE REQUEST THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING OF YOU, IT WON'T BE EASY AND IT CERTAINLY WON'T BE WITHOUT CONFLICT.

BUT SOME THINGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN REELECTION.

PROTECTING THE LIVES OF PISD CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

AND IF YOU STAND UP FOR US AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND PROTECT US AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES, YOU WILL NOT STAND ALONE.

WE WILL BE HERE BESIDE YOU EVERY DAY DEFENDING YOUR DECISIONS AND SPEAKING OUT ON YOUR BEHALF AS WELL. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE].

HELLO, EVERYBODY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS MY HONOR TO BE SPEAKING HERE, THIS PRIVILEGE TO ADDRESS THIS ESTEEMED GROUP OF ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

I HOPE WE WILL ALL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORM IN THE FUTURE MINUS THE THREAT OF PANDEMIC. BUT THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING, I HOPE I'M WRONG.

BUT IF I'M NOT, PLEASE MARK MY WORDS, THIS IS A NEW KIND OF THREAT.

IT IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.

AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS KIND OF DISEASE LONGER TERM.

SO LET US NOT PLAY DICE WITH THE FORTUNES OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR LOVED ONES.

AND ANYTHING THAT MATTERS TO US IS MY HUMBLE REQUEST.

I AM NOT HERE JUST BECAUSE OF MY SONS.

THEY ARE IN ANDREWS ELEMENTARY AND SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY.

I AM NOT HERE BECAUSE OF THEM NECESSARILY, BUT I DID STAY HERE 40 MINUTES AFTER 8:00 PM BECAUSE OF THEM. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SO MANY OF THE 52

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THERE'S MANY, MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE DELTA VIRUS TODAY, THE RISING CASE COUNT, AND THE FACT THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE STILL NOT VACCINATED, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE. SO I URGE YOU ALL TO STRONGLY CONSIDER GIVING US THOSE NINE WEEKS, LIKE FRISCO ISD HAS.

AN OPTION OF BEING ONLINE AT THE VERY LEAST.

WE OWE THIS TO OUR CHILDREN AND EVEN EVERYBODY ELSE THAT MIGHT BE PASSIVE CARRIERS OF THE VIRUS TO NOT LET THIS BECOME A SUPER SPREADER EVENT OR SOME CATASTROPHIC OF THAT NATURE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING.

I HOPE YOU ALL CAN CONSIDER THIS IN YOUR POWER.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN STAFFORD TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

JOHN STAFFORD, 1401 HARVEST GLENN DRIVE, PROUD FATHER OF AN EIGHTH GRADER AT CARPENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A SIXTH GRADER AT CHRISTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

LAST YEAR, PLANO ISD DID A GREAT JOB AT HANDLING OUR SCHOOLS.

YOU GUYS WERE GIVEN A BAD HAND YOU DID THE BEST THAT YOU COULD WITH IT.

AND I WAS REALLY PROUD OF THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS DID IT LAST YEAR AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. I WAS VERY HOPEFUL; MY FAMILY WAS ABLE TO GET ON AN AIRPLANE AND GO ON A TRIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE.

THE DAY THAT OUR PLANE TOOK OFF, THE SEVEN DAY ROLLING CASE COUNT HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY OF CORONAVIRUS CASES WAS ZERO.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

WE HAD TWO PEOPLE DIE THAT WEEK THAT HAD HAD THE CASE FOR TWO MONTHS, AND THAT WAS IT.

I WAS IMPRESSED. BUT SIX WEEKS LATER, THE CASE COUNTS ARE GOING IN THE EXACT OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CASE COUNT, THE ROLLING CASE COUNT IN COLLIN COUNTY IS ALMOST 400 AS OF TODAY.

HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE GONE FROM UNDER ONE PERCENT THE DAY THAT I WENT ON MY TRIP TO SIX AND A HALF PERCENT LAST WEEK TO ELEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT HERE IN DISTRICT D RIGHT NOW.

AND GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S ORDER, HE SPECIFICALLY CITED ORDER THIRTY FOUR, WHICH ENABLED YOU TO INSTITUTE A MASK ORDER IF THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE HIT 15 PERCENT IN THE HOSPITAL.

SO I'M ASKING YOU TO AMEND THE AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU'VE GOT THERE AND INSTITUTE A MASK MANDATE IN THE SCHOOLS IF WE HIT A SPECIFIC HOSPITALIZATION THRESHOLD, AS GOVERNOR ABBOTT PUT IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 34.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SIMON SALINAS TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

HELLO AGAIN, I'M SIMON.

I CAME HERE TO TALK ABOUT WAYS TO KEEP THE STUDENTS AT PISD SAFER FROM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, BOTH OF MY GRANDPARENTS RECENTLY PASSED AWAY WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER FROM COVID. AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER MY EDUCATION AND FUTURE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY TO BE A FRONT LINE LEARNER.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT SOMEONE'S PERSONAL FREEDOMS BECAUSE MY GRANDPARENTS DON'T HAVE ANY FREEDOMS ANYMORE AND I FEEL LIKE PISD IS NOT LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS, WE'RE TERRIFIED. ONLY 57 PERCENT OF COLLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED, AND IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY PLUS STUDENTS AND STAFF CONTRACTED COVID. THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER FOUR THINGS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT LEGALLY YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO OVERTURN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.

AND FIRSTLY, I WOULD ASK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO PROVIDE MORE DISPOSABLE MASKS TO SCHOOLS THIS YEAR BECAUSE STUDENTS CAN BE FORGETFUL TO BRING THEM.

IT ALSO REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE TEACHERS HAVE TO SPEND BUYING MASKS FOR THEIR OWN STUDENTS. AND SECONDLY, I'M ASKING THE BOARD CHANGE THE LANGUAGE FROM RECOMMENDS ON THE DRAFT PROTOCOLS FOR FACE MASKS TO ENCOURAGES.

I THINK THAT SHOWS THAT THE BOARD SUPPORTS PROPER COVID SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE STUDENTS HEALTH WHILE NOT MANDATING IT.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE AN INFORMATIONAL TRAINING SIMILAR TO THE UPSTANDER TRAINING SHOWING STUDENTS HOW TO PROPERLY WEAR A MASK AND PARENTS CAN OPT OUT, OF COURSE.

AND WHEN I WENT TO MY CAMPUS FOR SOME CLASSES, I WOULD OFTEN SEE THE STUDENTS MISUSING THE MASKS. AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THIS DECISION THROUGH A PARENT STUDENT SURVEY.

WHEN THE GOVERNOR AND THEREFORE THE BOARD IS MAKING THIS DECISION, IT IS WITH LITTLE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARENTS IN ENGLISH AND IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

AND I HAVE GATHERED A PETITION OF OVER 100 PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE, FRANKLY.

AND THEY STATED THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SILENT.

IT IS NOT WHAT MY GRANDPARENTS WANT ME TO DO, TO BE SILENT.

AND MANY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD A HOSPITAL BILL.

LET'S NOT GIVE THEM ONE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY [INAUDIBLE] TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE

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I TOOK THE RISK ANYWAY, I TOLD MYSELF THAT AT ANY POINT I FELT THEY WERE UNSAFE, I WOULD PULL THEM INTO VIRTUAL SCHOOLING.

MY STOMACH SANK.

EVERY TIME I SAW THE SUBJECT LINE IN AN EMAIL FROM THE TEACHER THAT SAID POSITIVE COVID CASE CONFIRMATION.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THIS BOARD AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN LAST YEAR. ALONG WITH THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF TEACHERS, STAFF AND PARENTS, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT ALL OF THE PROTOCOLS PUT INTO PLACE BY THE DISTRICT WERE EFFECTIVE AND KEPT THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING WITHIN THE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING UNIVERSAL MASKING, SOCIAL DISTANCING, CONTACT TRACING, EXPOSURE, QUARANTINING AND SANITIZING.

I KNOW IT WORKED BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S CLASSMATE AND BEST FRIEND GOT COVID AND MY DAUGHTER DIDN'T. NONE OF US IN OUR HOUSEHOLD HAVE HAD IT AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. SINCE THESE PROTOCOLS WORKED TO SLOWING DOWN THE SPREAD LAST YEAR, WHY ARE YOU ELIMINATING THE MAJORITY OF THEM? WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE PLEXIGLASSS AND SEPARATED LAST YEAR THAT ARE PAID FOR? CAN'T, AT LEAST, WE USE THEM THIS YEAR.

I KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE HAD THEIR HAND TIED WITH THE GOVERNOR [INAUDIBLE] OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF FIGURING IT OUT AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. LET'S CONTINUE TO SET THE EXAMPLE TO THE REST OF THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY BY DOING WHAT IS RIGHT THAT OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE NOT FOR SALE.

AND THE THREATS AND ULTIMATUMS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ALL PARENTS HERE, MANY OF YOU HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE OLDER.

HAVE YOU HONESTLY PUT YOURSELVES IN OUR POSITION OF THOSE OF US WHO DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO VACCINATE OUR CHILDREN YET? WE CAN DO BETTER.

I BEG YOU TO DO BETTER FOR OUR CHILDREN AND REEVALUATE THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS PROPOSAL AND REPEAT WHAT YOU DID LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARY MARTIN, AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS MARY MARTIN, AND I'M A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS ENROLLED AT SIGLER ELEMENTARY AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR PTA BOARD.

WE BOUGHT OUR HOME IN PLANO SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I HOPE PARENT VOICES AND CONCERNS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.

FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12, THE COVID SITUATION HAS NOT IMPROVED FROM LAST FALL.

WITH THE HIGH TRANSMISSION OF DELTA VARIANT, OUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP SHOULD BE WORKING TO FIND EVERY CREATIVE SOLUTION POSSIBLE TO KEEP STUDENTS IN SCHOOL AND FREE OF VIRAL INFECTION, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE VACCINATED.

I KNOW THERE'S MUCH WE CANNOT DO, MUCH WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO.

AND JUST LIKE WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO COME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES, THE ADMINISTRATORS AT THE DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL LEVEL NEED TO STEP UP AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID IN OUR SCHOOLS.

I OWE THIS CHILD, A FOURTH GRADER AT SIGLER.

HE HAS ASTHMA, PUTTING HIM AT A HIGHER RISK CATEGORY.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CLASSROOM PODS, A CENTRAL TRACKING SYSTEM, ENCOURAGING MASKS FOR EVERYONE, ACCORDING TO CDC GUIDELINES, TO HELP MINIMIZE HIS CHANCE OF BECOMING INFECTED.

UPDATED REPORTS SHOW A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF HIGH VIRAL LOAD FOR THE DELTA VARIANT, EVEN IN VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS.

AND I EXPECT THAT THE DISTRICT GUIDELINES WOULD MATCH THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION WE FACE. AND TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE PROBLEM-SOLVING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT WILL SUPPORT THEM WHEN THEY COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS FOR DISTANCING, MONITORING AND CREATING A CULTURE THAT PUT SAFETY FIRST.

MAKING DECISIONS OUT OF FEAR OF POLITICAL RETRIBUTION IS NOT LEADERSHIP, AND I TRUST THAT THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE EVER CHANGING DATA AND MAKE BOLD DECISIONS THAT PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND SCHOOL STAFF.

I ALSO FIND IT PROBLEMATIC THAT THE DRAFT HEALTH PROTOCOLS WERE NOT OFFERED IN ANY LANGUAGE BUT ENGLISH, ESPECIALLY SINCE HALF OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SPEAK SPANISH AS THEIR FIRST AND OFTEN ONLY LANGUAGE.

ALL PARENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY KEEP THEIR FAMILY SAFE AND RECEIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KYLE RANDALL TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS KYLE RANDALL AND I WILL BE A SENIOR NEXT YEAR AT PLANO EAST DURING MY JUNIOR YEAR DURING SPRING BREAK, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD SUSPEND SCHOOL FOR TWO WEEKS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND PREPARE FOR THIS NEW VIRUS WHEN THAT TIME INDEED WE AGAIN EXTENDED OUR SUSPENSION OF SCHOOL SO THAT WE COULD FURTHER PREPARE AND UNDERSTAND.

WE DID THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL HERE WE ARE NOW MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF

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NOW, THE IDEA WITH ALL THIS WAS NOT TO CREATE A NEW NORMAL.

RATHER, IT WAS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL.

IN THE TIME IT HAS TAKEN US TO CREATE THIS, THOUGH, WE HAVE TAKEN LOSSES AND BEEN HURT.

I LOST MY GREAT AUNT A FEW MONTHS AGO, NOT TO COVID, BUT I DID LOSE HER.

SO I KNOW HOW IT FEELS.

AND I DID CONTRACT COVID A WHILE AGO TOO.

BUT WITH THE REGENERON TREATMENT, I FELT BETTER VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

BUT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ALL LOST SOMEONE OR KNOWN SOMEONE WHO HAS LOST SOMETHING DUE TO THIS VIRUS.

WE CANNOT LET FEAR CONTROL US.

WE ARE THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE, AND IN ORDER TO BE EXCELLENT, ONE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY AND FEAR.

AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A BLIND COURAGE THAT IGNORES REALITY.

I'M TALKING ABOUT A COURAGE THAT HAS BEEN BUILT UP FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF, THAT IS REINFORCED BY THE REGENERON TREATMENT AND BY THE VACCINE.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL WARY, I SUGGEST WE PROMOTE THE N95 FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT SO THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER IF OTHERS DO NOT HAVE A MASK OR NOT.

FOR THE REST OF US WHO ARE SCARED BUT STILL TRYING TO GO FORWARD BECAUSE WE KNOW WE ARE PREPARED, LET US BE EXCELLENT.

LET US BE THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.

THANK YOU, MR. RANDALL. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MELINDA RODRIGUEZ TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS MELINDA RODRIGUEZ AND I AM THE TREASURER AT GULLEDGE ELEMENTARY PTA, THE LARGEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PLANO.

AND I RESPECT YOUR JOBS.

AND I'M JUST HERE BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, A NINE YEAR OLD AND A SEVEN YEAR OLD, LIKE A LOT OF US DO HERE. AND THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND I WANT THEM TO WEAR MASKS.

AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE MADE FUN OF FOR WEARING MASKS.

SO I WOULD LIKE--THIS IS SOUNDING SUPER SELFISH AND I'M A MOTIONAL--BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO NOT BE MADE FUN OF FOR WEARING MASKS.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU ALL COULD REARRANGE HOW YOU HAVE PUT STRONGLY ENCOURAGING TO A DIFFERENT WORD SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE WEARING MASKS WITH THEM.

I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING.

I TOLD MY SON WHEN I WAS LEAVING TONIGHT THAT I WAS COMING TO SPEAK TO A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WOULD UNDERSTAND WHERE I WAS COMING FROM.

AND YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE'S SUPPORT IF YOU CAN HELP US AND THE PARENTS THAT HAVE YOUNG KIDS THAT CANNOT BE VACCINATED YET.

I PROMISE YOU, THERE'S A LOT OF US THAT AREN'T SCREAMING AND ANGRY AND E-MAILING YOU EVERY DAY THAT CARE.

AND I'M HERE IS ONE OF THEM, ONE OF THE ONES THAT I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMANDA M.

TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

HELLO, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TECHNIQUES TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF CONTRACTING COVID-19 IN OUR YOUNG CHILDREN.

THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO WORK AND WE ARE NOT BARRED FROM IMPLEMENTING THOSE AGAIN THIS YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A LOT THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM LOCAL CONTROL.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT GET THAT; READ, YOU KNOW THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE CAN STILL DO.

WE'RE SMART ENOUGH TO CONTINUE PUTTING THE THINGS IN PLACE THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE. I'M EXCITED FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

MY KIDS ARE EXCITED FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THEY WANT TO GET BACK TO PLAYING WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

I CAN ONLY FEEL SAFE IF AT THIS TOP LEVEL WE PUT THINGS INTO PLACE THAT GIVE OUR PRINCIPLES, THAT WANT TO KEEP ALL OF OUR KIDS SAFE, TO GIVE OUR TEACHERS, THAT WANT TO KEEP ALL OF OUR KIDS SAFE COVER.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM TO MAKE SMART DECISIONS THAT WORK FOR THE CAMPUS, THAT WORK FOR THE KIDS, THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, IN CHARGE OF THAT THEY CARE FOR, NEED TO MAKE IT A CULTURE OF MASK WEARING.

SINCE THAT'S WHAT THE CDC HAS PUT OUT.

WE NEED TO MAKE IT A CULTURE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.

THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO.

WE CAN HIGHLY ENCOURAGE.

WE CAN HAND THEM OUT.

IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE ONE, THEY CAN STILL REFUSE.

THAT'S NOT MANDATING.

WE'RE SMART ENOUGH TO PUT THINGS LIKE THAT INTO PLACE.

AND I REALLY URGE YOU TO DO SO.

I UNDERSTAND THE A MOTION OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE AMOUNT OF TIMES AS A PARENT THAT I WORRY AND I STAY UP IN THE MIDDLE

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THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND IT'S OUR KIDS HEALTH AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO PLEASE DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU. OUR FINAL AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER IS JAMIE S., AGENDA ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

HI, MY NAME IS JAMIE S.

I AM THE PARENT OF AN INCOMING KINDERGARTNER AND SECOND GRADERS AT STINSON ELEMENTARY, AND THEY'RE SO EXCITED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

MY OLDEST HAS ALREADY LOST PART OF HER KINDERGARTEN YEAR AND HER FIRST GRADE YEAR.

AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO MY YOUNGEST.

SHE'S SACRIFICED A YEAR BEING AROUND KIDS HER AGE.

SHE SACRIFICED A YEAR OF BEING IN SCHOOL.

I WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO BE THERE IN PERSON.

BUT ALL THESE SACRIFICES THAT WE HAVE MADE FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE BEEN FOR NOTHING IF WE CAN'T SAFELY SEND OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

SO I'M ASKING THAT WE DO THE SAME THINGS THAT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT, THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN WORK THAT ARE WITHIN OUR POWER TO DO.

I'M ASKING THAT WE HAVE OUR KIDS HAVE LUNCHES AT THEIR CLASSROOMS. IF THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN A CLASSROOM, WE'RE ALLOWED TO KEEP OUR KIDS HOME WITH THE WORK THEY NEED TO DO. WE'RE ALLOWED TO QUARANTINE OUR KIDS IF THERE'S A POSITIVE CASE.

THERE'S NO ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES.

ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE, DISCUSS, PROVIDE MASKS FOR THOSE THAT WILL WEAR THEM.

AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO ALIENATE THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WEARING MASKS. I THINK THAT YOU AS LEADERS AND OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR TEACHERS AS LEADERS NEED TO SHOW MASK WEARING AS A NORMALCY.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE PLEXIGLASSS BACK.

WE OWN IT. WE PAID FOR IT.

CAN WE USE IT STILL? WE DO HAVE LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN AS JULIE SAID IN THE LAST WEEK, THE PEDIATRIC CASES, JUST IN HER CLINIC HAVE RISEN FROM ONE PERCENT TO 10 PERCENT.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RISK OUR KIDS WITH.

SO I ASK YOU TO WHAT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER TO DO.

AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT EVERYTHING THAT WE SHOULD, BUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS WITHIN YOUR POWER TO DO TO PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE AND DON'T MAKE MY KIDS MISS ANOTHER YEAR. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS, AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL ADDRESS NON AGENDA ITEMS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

WE WILL NOW ADDRESS THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF ROUTINE ITEMS GROUPED TOGETHER

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

UNLESS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, THESE ITEMS WILL BE ACTED ON AT ONE TIME WITH NO DISCUSSION.

BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS OR ANY REQUEST TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND? I SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION BY ANGELA POWELL, SECOND BY NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE AGENDA THAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS? OK.

OK, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AND THE BOARD WILL HEAR A REPORT REGARDING

[8.1. Communications for Back to School]

ALL RIGHT, DR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STOLLE.

SO OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN GEARING UP AND PUTTING TOGETHER RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILIES AS WE APPROACH THE AUGUST 11TH FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR VERY CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER SOME RESOURCES ON OUR WEBSITE AND FOR PARENTS THAT WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING.

AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, LESLEY RANGE-STANTON.

TAKE US TAKE US THROUGH THAT.

OK, THANK YOU, DR.

WILLIAMS. AND GOOD EVENING TO OUR TRUSTEES.

I'M GOING TO SEE IF I HAVE ACCESS HERE TO THIS.

YES, I DO. AND HIT REFRESH.

HERE WE GO. SO WITH THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, JUST NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS.

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WE'VE CREATED A HUB ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR ALL THINGS BACK TO SCHOOL. YOU CAN FIND IT AT WWW.PISD.EDU/BACKTOSCHOOL.

THIS PAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR NEW FAMILIES AND RETURNING FAMILIES AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH A FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE, SO WE'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION HERE AT THE TOP, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING TAX FREE WEEKEND THIS WEEKEND, AND SO FAMILIES CAN CLICK AND FIND OUT MORE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE ITEMS LIKE POPULAR LINKS.

THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE THERE, NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND ANNUAL REGISTRATION, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ONLINE THIS YEAR.

SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE EASY ONLINE PROCESS FOR THAT.

WE'VE GOT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING HOW TO VOLUNTEER OTHER RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES, SOME DISTRICT PROGRAMS AND SOME GENERAL PLANO ISD INFORMATION SO PARENTS CAN COME HERE TO GET THEIR ATHLETIC FORMS, FIND OUT THE SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST, SOME REALLY CONVENIENT INFORMATION RIGHT HERE, TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ALL RIGHT HERE ON THIS PAGE.

TOMORROW, WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A BACK TO SCHOOL FAMILY UPDATE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR WITH OUR ALMOST DAILY FAMILY UPDATES THAT FAMILIES PROVIDE. AND YOU CAN ACCESS THAT FROM THIS PAGE AS WELL.

SO, THOSE UPDATES FOR THIS YEAR ARE HERE ON THIS PAGE, PISD.EDU DISTRICT UPDATES AND ARCHIVED TO ALL OF THE COMMUNICATION WE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THAT PAGE AS WELL.

AND SO ANY INFORMATION THAT IF WE'RE APPROVING OUR RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN AND PROTOCOLS TODAY, THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS PAGE AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO OVER HERE ON THE SIDEBAR, WE LAUNCHED A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 1ST.

IT'S OUR PLANO ISD BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN.

OUR HASHTAG IS PISD FIRST DAY TWENTY ONE.

SO YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT HASHTAG ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR THIS FROM THIS PAGE AS WELL. I AM NOT GOING TO TALK VERY MUCH ABOUT THAT.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER VIA VIDEO TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT INTERN THAT WE HAD, HOGAN LEE, WHO IS THE RISING SENIOR AT PLANO WEST.

HE ACTUALLY HELPED TO CREATE THIS PAGE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF HIS ASSIGNMENTS THIS SUMMER, WAS TO HELP PUT THIS PAGE TOGETHER AND GIVE US INPUT ON WHAT, AS A STUDENT, HE WANTED TO SEE.

AND THEN WE LAUNCHED OUR SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH A VIDEO FROM HOGAN.

SO WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THAT NOW.

AND THE GUYS IN THE BACK HAVE GOT TO HELP ME OUT WITH THAT.

HELLO, PLANO ISD FAMILIES, I'M LOGANLEA AND I'M AN INTERN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TODAY, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN THAT WE ARE LAUNCHING THIS WEEK. EVERY DAY WE'LL BE SHARING TIPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO POINT FAMILIES TO RESOURCES TO HELP US GET READY FOR SCHOOL.

SO JOIN US ALL WEEK ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SEE YOU ON AUGUST 11TH, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, HOGAN.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF OUR FAMILIES ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ON AUGUST 11TH.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED SO FAR.

AGAIN, LOOK OUT FOR OUR DISTRICT UPDATES THAT WILL BE ARCHIVED HERE ON THIS PAGE, AS WELL AS AT PISD.EDU DISTRICT UPDATES.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LESLEY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING SO MUCH OF THAT ONLINE FOR OUR PARENTS AND FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO CHASE SO MUCH PAPER.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT. WE HAVE TO EXTEND THAT.

THANK YOU TO PATRICK AND HIS TEAM, TOO, FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AVAILABLE ONLINE THIS YEAR.

LESLIE, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, ARE THINGS BEING OFFERED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES OR DOES THE WEBSITE SET UP TO WORK WITH GOOGLE TRANSLATOR IS THERE A WAY FOR PARENTS TO GET THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

SO WE HAVE RESOURCES THAT EXPLAIN.

ONE THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS WE CHANGED THAT KIND OF NONDESCRIPT TRANSLATE BUTTON ON THE WEB PAGE TO SAY ESPAÑOL.

SO YOU EASILY CAN TRANSLATE THE WEBSITE TO SPANISH.

BUT ARE UPDATES AND GOING BACK IS A LITTLE BIT TRICKY.

BUT IF YOU CAN LOOK AT OUR UPDATES, THESE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

SO THIS IS THE ENGLISH PAGE THAT IS NOW TRANSLATED--LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET BACK TO ENGLISH HERE--BUT YOU CAN EASILY ACCESS FROM THIS PAGE, WELL, THIS IS THE SPANISH PAGE.

I THINK WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, BUT ALL OF OUR UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH EVERY DAY.

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SO THE FAMILY UPDATES ARE SENT EVERY DAY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

SO THROUGH SCHOOL MESSENGER PEOPLE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR LANGUAGE OF PREFERENCE IS, AND SO IF THEY IDENTIFY SPANISH, THEN THEY'RE GETTING THEIR COMMUNICATION IN SPANISH AND MOST OF OUR ATTACHMENTS AND OTHER THINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AS WELL.

SO WHENEVER WE FINALIZE OUR RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH LANGUAGES.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

LESLEY, THIS IS A GREAT TAB.

THE THING IS THAT LAST YEAR WE GAVE OUR STUDENTS A CHROMEBOOK AND THIS YEAR WILL THE FAMILIES WHO DON'T HAVE CONNECTIVITY AND CHROMEBOOKS THIS YEAR, WILL THEY BE OFFERED? THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR PATRICK, BUT WE DO HAVE ON THE BACK TO SCHOOL PAGE, THERE IS TECHNOLOGY AND THE ANSWER IS YES.

AND IF I COULD GET THAT TO BE--SO THEY CAN CAN GO INTO OUR WEBSITE AND SEE THIS LINK, SO.

YES, LET ME GO BACK TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL PAGE REAL QUICK, AND ONE OF THE ICONS THAT HOGAN ADDED IS TECHNOLOGY, AND IT'S GOT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CHROMEBOOKS.

BUT AGAIN, I'M HAVING TROUBLE.

PATRICK, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TELL US ABOUT THAT? HERE WE GO. YEAH, SO HERE WE ARE--OK, GO AHEAD.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID TO KIND OF HELP FACILITATE THAT PROCESS THROUGH THE ONLINE ENROLLMENT AS WELL AS THE REGISTRATION, WE COLLECTED THAT INFORMATION TO SEE WHO NEEDED CHROMEBOOKS, SO WE WERE ASKING AND WE'VE GATHERED THAT INFORMATION.

WE WILL HAND IT OUT TO EACH CAMPUS AND WHOEVER NEEDS A CHROMEBOOK CAN COME AND GET ONE, OR IF THEY NEED CONNECTIVITY AS WELL, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT AS WELL.

AND THAT'S GREAT, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE ONE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT, TOO, FOR THE FAMILIES WHO DON'T HAVE ONES THAT THEY CAN GO INTO OUR WEBSITE AND GO TO DIFFERENT SITES.

AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS UPDATE LIKE THIS GOES JUST TO OUR DEPARTMENT PAGE.

SO WE NEED TO LINK THAT DIRECTLY TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CHROMEBOOK.

I JUST LEARNED THAT RIGHT HERE ON THE SPOT, A LITTLE UPDATE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE IN OUR MANUAL, YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR LESLEY, SINCE SHE'S ALREADY SEATED HERSELF.

[LAUGHTER] NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OK, WE NOW MOVE TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM NINE POINT ONE.

[9.1. Approval of Health and Safety Protocols for the 2021 - 2022 School Year School Year]

DR.

BROCKMAN HAS YIELDED THE FLOOR TO SUPERINTENDENT BONSER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT STOLLE.

THANK YOU BETH FOR YIELDING THE FLOOR.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WE PREPARE TO SHARE PROTOCOLS WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH OUR VISITORS IN THE BOARDROOM.

AND SO I DO HAVE SOME REMARKS PREPARED BEFORE WE START THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATION.

SO, YOU KNOW, AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR APPROACHES, WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN AND THE EVER INCREASING CONCERN ABOUT THE DELTA VARIANT, COVID-19 VIRUS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE ON OUR PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

SO PLEASE KNOW THAT WE HEAR YOU AND WE ARE ALSO MONITORING THE SITUATION.

SO THE DISTRICT IS TONIGHT PRESENTING THE INITIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT THE STATE HAS SET FOR OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE IN ORDER TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AND TO DO OUR PART TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY AS THIS IMPACTS NOW THE THIRD SCHOOL YEAR.

I MEAN, YOU ALL HAVE REFERENCED THAT IT WAS THE END OF A YEAR AND THEN ANOTHER FULL YEAR AND NOW WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER.

FEELS LIKE THREE HUNDRED YEARS.

RIGHT. BUT IT'S BEEN THREE SCHOOL YEARS THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH THE VIRUS.

AND SOME OF THE PARAMETERS, AS YOU REFERENCED IN YOUR COMMENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, HAVE HAD IMPLICATIONS ON OUR PROTOCOLS.

AND PART OF THAT IS AROUND THE AUTHORITY.

AND SO I WANT TO SPEND JUST A SECOND ABOUT THAT.

AND IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE CAN'T DO, BUT IT IS TO HELP EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT AUTHORITIES HAVE CHANGED.

SO WITHIN THE LEVELS OF CONTROL, WHAT IS THERE? AND I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFERENCE THAT.

SO LAST YEAR, THE DISTRICT HAD THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITIES.

AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S CHANGED IN REGARD TO THOSE THINGS AND SOME OF THOSE YOU ALREADY KNOW, BUT SOME OF THEM MAYBE YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF.

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LAST YEAR, WE HAD THE ABILITY TO ISSUE A MASK MANDATE OR REQUIRE MASKING IN SCHOOLS.

BUT THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER HAS CHANGED THAT FOR US.

AND SO THE LANGUAGE IN OUR PROTOCOLS, AS YOU WILL SEE, DOES REFERENCE WHAT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE CDC AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICS. AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR VACCINATE, VACCINATED.

AND THEN UNIVERSALLY, I'LL LET BETH TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE MASK LANGUAGE.

LAST YEAR, WE WERE REQUIRED TO OFFER A VIRTUAL OPTION TO OUR FAMILIES, CLEARLY THAT TEA REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR US TO OFFER A VIRTUAL LEARNING.

AND NOR DID THE LEGISLATURE TAKE THIS UP ON THEIR AGENDA.

THAT MADE THE CUT, SO TO SPEAK, OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS OTHER THAN THE EIGHT OR NINE PROVIDERS THROUGH THE TEXAS VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK TO OFFER VIRTUAL LEARNING WITH THE FUNDING ATTACHED TO IT.

LAST YEAR, WE WERE ALLOWED TO HAVE WAIVERS FOR ATTENDANCE TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL SCHEDULING OPTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED DIFFERENT SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES.

AND THOSE WAIVERS, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, WILL NOT BE GRANTED THIS YEAR.

LAST YEAR, WE DID THE CONTACT TRACING THAT WAS DELEGATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK OVER BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

AND SO WE NO LONGER HAVE THE CONTACT TRACING AUTHORITY GIVEN TO US.

AND ALSO LAST YEAR, WE WERE REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE CLOSE CONTACTS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TEA THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN, I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE EXCUSES AND I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THERE'S NOT PLENTY THAT WE CAN DO TO WORK ON THESE SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT TO HELP EVERYONE HAVE A CONCEPT OF UNDERSTANDING.

FIRST, THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER, I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT REQUIRING MASKS BE OPTIONAL DOES TAKE AWAY THE ABILITY TO MANDATE MASKING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THEREFORE, YOU WILL HEAR OUR PROTOCOLS THIS EVENING AND HEAR THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING. THAT SAID, THERE ARE THINGS--ALREADY SAID THAT IN MY BEGINNING REMARKS.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HEARING AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT AS THIS YEAR UNFOLDS, WE STAND READY TO ADJUST OR INTENSIFY OUR PROTOCOLS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY, BUT STILL COMPLY WITH THE LEGAL PARAMETERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT AROUND US IN THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER AND IN THE TEA REQUIREMENTS.

I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED TONIGHT AND THE EMAILS THAT WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING AS THEY ARE HELPING GUIDE THE DISTRICT IN FINDING OUR WAY THROUGH BEING CREATIVE YET AGAIN ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PROTOCOLS.

SO PLEASE KNOW WE HEAR YOU.

WE THANK YOU.

WE KNOW YOU HAVE STOOD WITH US FOR THE LAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS AND WE STAND WITH YOU AGAIN, WORKING TOWARDS ENSURING SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT SUPPORT AND FOR THE FEEDBACK THIS EVENING.

DUE TO THE EVER CHANGING ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19, THE CAMPUS RESPONSE PROTOCOL IS SUBJECT TO REVISION.

AT ANY TIME SUBJECT TO DISTRICT, LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GUIDANCE RULES OR REGULATIONS.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVISE PROTOCOLS AS WE NEED TO IN ORDER TO HELP ENSURE SAFETY TO THE MAXIMUM DEGREE THAT WE CAN WITHIN THE LEGAL PARAMETERS THAT ARE AROUND US.

AND WE WILL WORK TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ALL OF THAT AS WE GO.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO BETH AND THANK YOU FOR YIELDING THE FLOOR.

AND NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO TALK ABOUT THE PROTOCOLS FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REVISE THESE PROTOCOLS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS AS THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO CHANGE AND GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE UPDATED AND ADJUSTED.

OUR WORK HERE HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, TEA SCHOOL HEALTH OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS, COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE UTILIZED THE GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC, AS WELL AS THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICIANS. WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE SITUATION AS IT UNFOLDS THIS FALL. WE WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY LAWS, WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS AND ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

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AS MS. BONSER REFERENCED, WE'VE HAD CHANGES IN AUTHORITY, THEN AND NOW, A NUMBER OF THINGS WERE WITHIN DISTRICT CONTROL THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LAST YEAR THAT ARE NOW TAKEN BY OTHER ENTITIES, WHETHER IT'S THE MASKING AUTHORITY, WHICH NOW THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER PROHIBITS OUR ABILITY TO REQUIRE MASKS THE REQUIRED VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION, VIRTUAL LEARNING NOT APPROVED THROUGH THE LEGISLATION, WAIVERS FOR ATTENDANCE THAT ALLOWED US TO HAVE FEWER STUDENTS AT A TIME AND ALLOW FOR THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NO LONGER ALLOWED BY TEA.

LAST YEAR, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HANDLED THE CONTACT TRACING THROUGH OUR HEALTH SERVICES AND OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR SCHOOL NURSES ON CAMPUSES, AND THAT CONTACT TRACING IS NOW IN THE AUTHORITY OF THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR US, WHICH IS THE COLLIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.

LAST YEAR WE HAD TO QUARANTINE ALL CLOSE CONTACTS.

THIS YEAR WE CANNOT REQUIRE QUARANTINE OF CLOSE CONTACTS, PER TEA.

SO WHAT ARE OUR LEVELS OF RESPONSE WE HAVE NEEDED TO ADJUST THESE LEVELS OF RESPONSE ACCORDING TO THE LEGAL PARAMETERS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITHIN.

SOME THINGS WILL BE FAMILIAR AND OTHERS WILL BE ADJUSTED.

LEVEL ONE IS OUR PREVENTION.

ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE IN PREVENTION LEVEL ONE RIGHT NOW.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ON AN ONGOING BASIS, WHETHER IT BE AN EMPHASIS ON COVERING COUGHS AND SNEEZES, CLEANING ROUTINE CLEANING, MORE IN-DEPTH CLEANING WHEN NECESSARY, WHEN THERE'S BEEN A POSITIVE CASE, AN EMPHASIS ON HAND WASHING, FREQUENT HAND WASHING AND HAND SANITIZER, USE AND AVAILABILITY LEVEL TO MITIGATION WILL OCCUR WHEN WE HAVE ONE OR MORE POSITIVE CASES ON CAMPUS.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT THAT TO THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THEN PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION AS REQUIRED AND NEEDED FOR THEIR CONTACT TRACING EFFORTS, AS WELL AS INFORMING CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OR BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF A POSITIVE CASE.

LEVEL THREE IS MODIFIED OPERATIONS.

WHEN WE HIT TWO OR MORE CASES THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FEEL ARE LINKED, THEY'RE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER, THEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STARTS MORE ACTIVE MONITORING OF THE CAMPUS AND THE AND THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN IT.

THERE MAY BE SOME MODIFIED OPERATIONS FOR SOME STUDENTS OR STAFF ON THE CAMPUS.

THAT MAY BE ADJUSTMENT TO SOME SCHEDULES, SOME SPACING, SOME CHANGES TO ROUTINES.

AND THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT ADVISES US WHEN THEY FEEL THAT WE NEED TO MODIFY OPERATIONS AND WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON WHAT THOSE MODIFICATIONS NEED TO BE.

LEVEL FOUR IS A FACILITY CLOSURE.

THIS IS WHEN WE HAVE TWO OR MORE LINKED CASES WITH A CONTINUED INCREASE OF CASES OR WHEN THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS OR STUDENTS THAT ARE TO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE IMPACTS, THE ABILITY OF THE CAMPUS TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATIONS.

THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AGAIN WILL ADVISE US OF THE NEED TO CLOSE A FACILITY, AND WE DO THAT UNDER THEIR REQUEST.

FINALLY, THE DISTRICT CLOSURE LEVEL FIVE IS ONLY ALLOWABLE WHEN AUTHORIZED AT FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEVELS.

SO HOW DO WE MOVE FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER? SOME OF IT IS DRIVEN BY THE NUMBER OF CASES AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE LINKED.

SO WHERE DID THEY COME FROM IN THE BUILDING? WHERE DO WE HAVE INTERACTION BETWEEN PEOPLE OR THOSE WHO'VE BECOME ILL? AND OUR CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THEY AND OUR LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY WILL BE PARTNERS IN THOSE DECISIONS AS WE MOVE FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER.

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SO IN LAST YEAR'S WORK, WE REQUIRE MASKS, WHICH WE KNOW NOW WE CANNOT REQUIRE, BUT WE CAN RECOMMEND.

WE WERE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH A SOCIAL DISTANCING PARAMETER OF SIX FEET.

THIS WAS GREATLY INFLUENCED BY FEWER STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.

WE HAD THE EMPHASIS ON HAND WASHING HANDS SANITIZING, SANITIZER AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING IN CLASSROOMS, REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS ENCOURAGEMENT, PERIODIC CLEANING AND DISINFECTION THROUGHOUT THE DAY REQUIRED DISTRICT SCREENING PRIOR TO BUILDING ENTRY AND ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE WORK WITH THE HAND WASHING AND THE SANITIZING OF HANDS CLEANING AND DISINFECTION DAILY AND AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SELF SCREENING PRIOR TO BUILDING ENTRY FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND VISITORS, AND THEN THE ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE OF POSITIVE AND SYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS.

WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT REQUIRE MASKS, BUT IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED CONTINUE TO WEAR AN APPROPRIATE FACE MASK WHEN AROUND OTHERS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING UNIVERSAL INDOOR MASKING FOR ALL TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND VISITORS TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR VACCINATION STATUS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO TEACH AND REINFORCE HANDWASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER, YOU WILL SEE THAT NOT ONLY IN THE LEAD UP TO SCHOOL BEGINNING, BUT AS PART OF DAILY ROUTINES, ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

HAND SANITIZER WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EVERY CLASSROOM AS WELL AS IN BUILDING ENTRANCES AND IN COMMON AREAS SUCH AS CAFETERIAS.

AGAIN, ENCOURAGING AND TEACHING AROUND, COVERING COUGHS AND SNEEZES, AND WE WILL CONTINUE OUR DAILY CLEANING EFFORTS AND HAVE CLEAN AIR AVAILABLE WHEN IT IS NEEDED MORE OFTEN.

LAST YEAR, WE UPGRADED OUR AIR FILTERS TO MERV 11 FILTERS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MOVE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FILTERS THAT OUR SYSTEMS COULD HANDLE.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT UPGRADED USE OF THE MERV 11 FILTERS.

SCREENING, PARENTS, WE ARE RELYING ON PARENTS TO SCREEN STUDENTS FOR SYMPTOMS EACH MORNING BEFORE THEY COME TO SCHOOL, STAFF AND VISITORS WILL BE REMINDED TO SELF SCREENED FOR SYMPTOMS BEFORE ENTERING A BUILDING OR A CAMPUS THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE DOOR SIGNAGE.

INDIVIDUALS WITH COVID SYMPTOMS SHOULD NOT ENTER A CAMPUS.

THEY NEED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OR THE NURSE ON THAT CAMPUS BEFORE ENTERING THE CAMPUS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID MAY NOT ENTER A PISD BUILDING.

FINALLY, WHEN WE HAVE A CONFIRMED CASE ON CAMPUS, WE HAVE A PROTOCOL IN PLACE AND REQUIRED FORMS THAT WE USE TO REPORT TO THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE ALSO WILL CONTINUE THE WEEKLY REPORTS TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. WE WILL NOTIFY FAMILIES AND STAFF AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR ANY ADDITIONAL CASES, SYMPTOMS OR AN INCREASE IN ABSENCES.

AND FINALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT, IT'S IMPERATIVE TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS AN EVER EVOLVING SITUATION AND OUR PROTOCOLS AND RESPONSES DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE AND ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION AT ANY TIME THAT WE FEEL IS NECESSARY OR NEEDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES, OUR STATE AUTHORITIES AND ANY FEDERAL GUIDANCE OR RULES THAT COME OUT.

I AM HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, BETH.

QUESTIONS? I HAVE SEVERAL I WANTED TO JUST START BY SAYING A LOT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE PARENTS

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I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.

I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD IN FIRST GRADE AT DAFFRON ELEMENTARY.

AND I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE OF US UP HERE THAT IS IN THAT SITUATION THAT I HAVE A CHILD WHO'S TOO YOUNG TO BE VACCINATED, WHO IS GOING TO SCHOOL IN PERSON THIS YEAR.

AND I SHARE YOUR CONCERNS AND I HEAR YOU.

QUESTION, SO IN TERMS OF CONTACT TRACING, ARE WE AND THIS IS SORT OF LINKED TO THE DASHBOARD AND A COUPLE LINKED QUESTIONS, ARE WE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM CONTACT TRACING OR ARE WE JUST NOT REQUIRED TO DO THE CONTACT TRACING? OR IS IT REDUNDANT OR IS IT PROHIBITED BY THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT THIS POINT? THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

OK. OK, SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE OPERATING THE DASHBOARD THIS YEAR THAT WE DID LAST YEAR THAT SHOWED CASES ON CAMPUS? THE DASHBOARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TEA DASHBOARD BY CAMPUS THAT THEY OPERATED LAST YEAR.

AND THAT IS BASED ON THE REPORTS THAT WE SUBMIT ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

IF I GET AN EMAIL THAT THERE WAS A CASE IN MY CHILD'S CLASS AND I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTARILY QUARANTINE MY CHILD WOULD THOSE ABSENCES BE EXCUSED OR ARE THOSE GOING TO BE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES IF I KEEP MY CHILD AT HOME BASED ON EXPOSURE.

I'M LOOKING TO MY FRIENDS HERE THAT HANDLE ABSENCES.

IT'S NOT AN EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A CASE BY CASE SITUATION, AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE A BROAD ANSWER.

CONVERSATION. IF YOU ALL ALLOW US TO HAVE OUR CONVERSATION, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

SO IT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

AND I YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF THE PARENTS BROUGHT UP THAT IS A DESIRE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMISSIONER TEA WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER MEETING ON THURSDAY, AND HE HAS SUGGESTED THAT HE WILL BE COMING FORWARD WITH ATTENDANCE GUIDANCE.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE.

SOMETIMES, THE MEETINGS HAPPEN AND SOMETIMES THINGS GET COVERED THAT WE THINK ARE GOING TO BE COVERED BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TOLD THEY MIGHT BE COVERED.

SO IF ANY OF THE GUIDANCE CHANGES, THAT GIVES US DISCRETION IN THE ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS.

SO, I THINK THERE WILL BE A MEETING ON THURSDAY WHERE WE'LL GET SOME MORE CLARIFICATION.

WE HAVE ALL BEEN ASKING THESE QUESTIONS.

AND SO AS SOON AS WE KNOW WHERE WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE WITH THAT, WE WILL COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR FAMILIES. SO I HOPE THAT'S AN ANSWER THAT WE CAN LIVE TILL THURSDAY TO FIGURE OUT.

OK, IN TERMS OF THE FLOW THROUGH OF THIS INFORMATION FROM HERE TO THE CAMPUSES AND FLOWING THROUGH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

RIGHT. RECOMMENDED MASK WEARING HANDWASHING, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, HOW IS THAT BEING PUT OUT IN TERMS OF SIGNAGE OR COMMUNICATION AND EMAILS? AND IS THAT SIGNAL BEING PROPAGATED BY THE CAMPUSES OR IS IT MAINLY A CENTRAL OFFICE SIGNAL? SO THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN THERE.

SO REMIND ME IF THERE'S ONE THAT I DON'T GET ANSWERED.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICES COMPANY TO REFRESH A LOT OF THE SIGNAGE AROUND THE HEALTHY HABITS, THE HANDWASHING, ET CETERA, THAT WAS PLACED ON CAMPUSES LAST YEAR. AND THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE WHEN SCHOOL STARTS IN ALL AREAS WHERE THERE WOULD BE SINK FOR STUDENTS TO WASH HANDS.

WE SHARED SEVERAL OF THESE ITEMS WITH PRINCIPALS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ABOUT CHECKING HAND SANITIZER, SUPPLY ON THE CAMPUS CLEANING SOLUTION, SUPPLY IN CLASSROOMS AND RESTOCKING AS NEEDED.

WE ALSO HAVE A MEETING WITH CAMPUS LEADERS TOMORROW TO SHARE WHAT IS APPROVED TONIGHT AND ALSO SHARE THE STEPS ON GOING THROUGH STEP BY STEP WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU HAVE A POSITIVE CASE ON CAMPUS.

IT REALLY MIRRORS THE TYPE OF TRAINING WE DID LAST YEAR.

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LAST YEAR, MASKS WERE AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS WHO NEEDED THEM, FORGOT THEM.

IS THAT GOING TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR? YES, IT WILL.

WE HAVE MASKS TO PROVIDE THE CAMPUSES.

WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THOSE IN PLACE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

WE ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT FAMILIES WHO DESIRE THEIR STUDENT TO WEAR A MASK TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN MASK AND TAKE CARE OF IT.

BUT KIDS FORGET AND WE WILL HAVE THOSE SUPPLIES FOR KIDS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE VEHICLES FOR KEEPING A STOCK OF THOSE ITEMS IN THE WAREHOUSE FOR OUR CAMPUSES TO ACCESS THROUGH THE YEAR AS THEY RUN LOW.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD ABOUT WAS THIS CONCEPT OF PODS AND KEEPING KIDS, AT LEAST AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, I REALIZE THAT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE THEY'RE MOVING AROUND, IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

BUT KEEPING KIDS IN CLASSROOM, EATING LUNCH RATHER THAN ALL IN THE CAFETERIA AND TRYING TO KEEP KIDS ISOLATED IN PODS, IS THAT SORT OF A LEVEL ONE PREVENTION OR IS THAT A LEVEL 2 MITIGATION? IS THAT AN ESCALATION EFFORT THAT IS GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON CASES ON CAMPUS OR HOW IS THAT DECIDED? AND IS IT DISTRICT WIDE OR IS IT GOING TO BE CAMPUS BY CAMPUS? THAT GROUPING OF STUDENTS, AS YOU REFERRED TO AS IN PODS OR LUNCH IN THE CLASSROOMS, IS AN EFFORT THAT WE WILL RECOMMEND AND CAN UTILIZE WHEN WE NEED TO MOVE BEYOND STAGE ONE.

OK. LET ME SEE HERE.

SORRY, YOU CAN TELL I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THIS.

IS THE DISTRICT CONSIDERING NOT JUST CASES ON CAMPUS, BUT ALSO NUMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SPREAD IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN DECIDING WHAT LEVEL WE'RE AT ON OUR CAMPUSES? WE DO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION.

SOME WEEKS, IT'S ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE TAP INTO KEEP OUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE GREATER COMMUNITY, WHETHER THAT IS RIGHT HERE IN PLANO OR DALLAS OR RICHARDSON OR ANY OF THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS AND STAFF.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING THIS SIDE-BY-SIDE CHART TOGETHER.

THAT'S VERY HELPFUL IN SORT OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR AND WHAT WORKED TO KEEP OUR CAMPUSES OPEN AND OUR KIDS IN CLASSES LEARNING AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY COULD.

I JUST WANTED, IF I COULD, TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND JUST SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT 18 MONTHS FOR EVERYONE, AND IT HASN'T IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR EVERY PERSON SITTING UP HERE IN THE DISTRICT TRYING TO KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE AND TRYING TO KEEP YOUR KIDS MASKED LAST YEAR, TRYING TO KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL AND LEARNING PRODUCTIVELY. AND IS THE SUPERINTENDENT REFERENCED.

WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT THIS.

AND ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME IN THESE EMAILS THIS WEEK WAS THAT WE HAD DOZENS OF PHYSICIANS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO ARE PEDIATRICIANS, HOSPITALISTS, RHEUMATOLOGISTS, YOU NAME IT, SURGEONS, DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PHYSICIANS WHO WROTE US COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY, VERY WORKED UP.

AND THAT SORT OF SURPRISED ME.

PHYSICIANS TEND TO BE GOOD UNDER PRESSURE AND GOOD AT STAYING CALM.

RIGHT. WE TRUST THEM WITH OUR LIVES.

AND THE FACT THAT WE GOT SO MANY COMMUNICATIONS FROM PHYSICIANS WITH EXTREME CONCERN REALLY MADE ME VERY MINDFUL THIS WEEK OF HOW SERIOUS THE SITUATION POTENTIALLY COULD BE.

AND SO AS A TRUSTEE, I'M REALLY JUST ASKING THE COMMUNITY, LOOK AT THE DISTRICT'S GUIDELINES, LOOK AT WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.

LOOK AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS GUIDELINES VERY STRONGLY CONSIDER THAT.

AND I JUST IMPLORE YOU TO TRY AND FOLLOW THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AS A COMMUNITY THAT'S GOING TO HELP THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE UP HERE THAT ARE TRYING TO KEEP YOUR KIDS IN SCHOOL AND LEARNING EVERY DAY THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE PHYSICIANS IN OUR COMMUNITY KEEP ALL OF US SAFE, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN DOING.

I AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE COMMONLY HEAR IS THAT COVID IS

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BUT I HAVE TO SAY, HAVING A CHILD THAT HAS A CONDITION THAT LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF CHILDREN HAS. IT'S NOT SO RARE WHEN IT'S YOUR KID.

IT'S REALLY NOT.

AND SO I'M ASKING THE COMMUNITY AND I'M ASKING OUR PARENTS AND I'M ASKING OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE SOME COMPASSION AND HAVE SOME EMPATHY.

CONSIDER THE GUIDELINES THAT THE PHYSICIANS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ARE ASKING US TO DO TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE AND IN SCHOOL AND LEARNING WHERE THEY BELONG. THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, I THINK ONE OF THE SPEAKERS TONIGHT MADE A VERY GOOD POINT ABOUT MAKING CERTAIN THAT STUDENTS DON'T FEEL ASHAMED WEARING A MASK.

AND SO I WONDER, ARE WE HAVING ANY KIND OF CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COUNSELORS AND THE TEACHERS AND GETTING THAT MESSAGE ACROSS TO THE STUDENTS SO THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WEARING A MASK IF THEY SO DESIRE.

WE DO NOT WANT STUDENTS TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ANY REASON.

I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN PART OF CONVERSATIONS OF HOW TO HELP STUDENTS FEEL.

OK, TO WEAR A MASK, IF THAT IS WHAT THEY AND THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAMILY IS ASKING THEM TO DO, WE HAVE MADE A POINT WITH ADMINISTRATORS THAT THE CAMPUS NEEDS TO BE A PLACE THAT'S VERY ACCEPTING OF WEARING MASKS.

IT'S ENCOURAGED.

IT'S RECOMMENDED.

AND THAT MESSAGE WILL BE REITERATED AGAIN TOMORROW.

BETH IS THAT POSSIBLE, LIKE THE RECOMMEND LANGUAGE IS IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE DISTRICT TO ADD, LIKE ENCOURAGE JUST LIKE YOU JUST SAID, BECAUSE THAT CAN SEND A ENCOURAGING MESSAGE, BECAUSE IF THAT'S WITHIN THE LEGAL PARAMETERS, IS IT POSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE TO ENCOURAGE? WHAT WE DID IN OUR MANUAL AS WELL AS IN THESE SLIDES WAS LIFT THE LANGUAGE FROM THE CDC, WHICH IS RECOMMEND.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT IN DOING ENCOURAGED.

AND WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT.

WHAT I HEAR HEATHER SAYING IS NOT TO TAKE AWAY THE RECOMMEND THIS AD, THE LANGUAGE OF RECOMMEND AND ENCOURAGE.

AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HELP ESTABLISH THAT ENVIRONMENT OF ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE SCIENCE SAYS, TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AND FOLLOW THEM. SO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

THANK YOU, HEATHER, FOR SAYING THAT.

THANK YOU. I HAD ONE QUESTION.

DIDN'T TALK ABOUT QUARANTINE LENGTH OF TIME.

HAS THAT CHANGED FROM, THAT IS ONE OF THE ONES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

IS THERE A DELTA THERE OR WHERE ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT TIME PERIOD? IT ACTUALLY CHANGED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR.

IT WENT FROM 14 DAYS DOWN TO 10 DURING THE YEAR.

AND IT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THAT 10 DAY MARK.

THANK YOU. I WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS, I THINK TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE HAD HEARD THAT THE PLEXIGLASSS ACTUALLY SCIENTIFICALLY DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WAS THAT SOMETHING? DID I MISREAD THAT OR MISUNDERSTAND THAT? OR WAS THAT GUIDANCE THAT WAS FROM THE CDC THAT CAME OUT? THERE HAS BEEN RESEARCH DONE THAT THE PLEXIGLASSS IS NOT EFFICACIOUS IN PREVENTING.

THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE, HOWEVER, IT IS STILL AVAILABLE.

IF A PARENT WERE TO ASK FOR THAT, FOR THEIR CHILD, WOULD THEY WOULD THAT ACCOMMODATION BE MADE? YES, THAT REQUEST WOULD NEED TO BE MADE TO A CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR.

AND THERE WOULD BE A SLIGHT LAG TIME IN GETTING IT FROM THE WAREHOUSE.

OK, I THINK THE ONE THING I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD IS BEING BLINDSIDED BY THE TEA.

AND THURSDAY THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT MEETING.

I THINK THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT ALTHOUGH THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE FAILED TO PASS VIRTUAL LEARNING DUE TO NOT HAVING QUORUM, I THINK THAT THE VIRTUAL LEARNING MIGHT COME UP AND THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER SMALL OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, IF BLINDSIDED, WERE ABLE TO PIVOT IF WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO? WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT TEA SAYS, AND I'M NOT HEARING THAT.

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OK. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE WOULD BE HEARING FROM AND HEARING OTHERS ABOUT LARGE ASSEMBLIES INDOORS.

I KNOW THAT WE REALLY WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS CHANCE TO CONGREGATE AND BE TOGETHER AND HAVE THIS BONDING MOMENTS.

BUT JUST AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY THAT A LARGE ASSEMBLY OR A PEP RALLY OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT THROW SOME CAUTION TO? IS THERE IS THERE SOME GUIDANCE WE'RE FOLLOWING TO SAY, YES, IT'S OK OR MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE PULLED BACK? WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ASSEMBLIES OR THE LARGE GATHERINGS AND PUTTING A LIMIT ON THOSE IN THE STAGING AND THE RESPONSES.

THE PROHIBITION OF THOSE THINGS IS NOT IN THE LEVEL ONE.

YOU KNOW, I'VE TOURED SOME CAMPUSES AND SOME CAMPUSES HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING FOR OUTDOOR LUNCHES, SO ARE WE GOING TO UTILIZE THEM MORE THIS YEAR FOR SOME CAMPUSES TO HAVE ABILITY TO HAVE SOME STUDENTS EAT OUTDOOR LUNCH? THAT WILL BE A CAMPUS DECISION FOR THOSE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE SOME STUDENTS OUTSIDE.

WHETHER IT BE IN LUNCHES OR LEARNING OR IN ANY WAY THAT THEY CAN.

OK, THANK YOU. I JUST HAD ONE MORE QUESTION.

SORRY, I FORGOT IT IN MY LIST HERE.

STUDENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE, SO STUDENTS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT ARE REALLY REASONABLY PUT THEM AT EXTREMELY HIGH RISK.

ARE THERE AT-HOME LEARNING OPTIONS, ITINERANT TEACHING OPTIONS? AND WHO SHOULD THOSE FAMILIES REACH OUT TO IN ORDER TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT CAN BE MADE FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE? SO SOME STUDENTS MAY QUALIFY FOR HOMEBOUND EDUCATION SERVICES.

IF THAT STUDENT IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVED THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION, THEY NEED TO CONTACT THEIR SPECIAL EDUCATION LIAISON ON THE CAMPUS.

IF THEY'RE NOT SERVED BY SPECIAL EDUCATION, THEY WOULD GO THROUGH STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. THANK YOU.

OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

YOU KNOW, MY ONLY COMMENT HERE IS THAT WE'VE SEEN FOR THE PAST YEAR OR MORE HOW QUICKLY THAT THE SANDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO THE SPREAD OF A DISEASE, RELATIVE TO THE SPEED AT WHICH A VACCINE WAS GENERATED, RELATIVE TO WHICH OUR OWN GOVERNING BODIES, SUCH AS TEA, CHANGES THE RULES, WHICH SEEM TO BE ON A DAILY BASIS.

THE COMMON ELEMENT IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THE DENOMINATOR OF THE LAST 18 MONTHS IS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PIVOT WHEN NECESSARY TO MOVE TO ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, WHETHER IT'S GOING FULLY VIRTUAL OVER SPRING BREAK, ESSENTIALLY WHEN THIS ALL STARTED, TO THE OPTIONS WE PROVIDED LAST YEAR TO WHERE WE'RE STARTING NOW, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN.

PROVIDING EDUCATION TO OUR KIDS, EVERYBODY ACKNOWLEDGES WE WERE DEALT A TOUGH HAND.

BUT WE'VE ABLE TO KEEP OUR KIDS GOING ON TRACK, AND THAT'S OUR GOAL HERE, TOO, RELATIVE TO KEEPING THEM SAFE, KEEPING THEM HEALTHY AND KEEPING THEM IN SCHOOL.

I'M PREPARED TO FULLY SUPPORT WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED HERE TONIGHT.

I THINK THAT THIS STUFF IS CHANGING ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND PART OF THE AUTHORIZATION IS THAT OUR APPROACH MAY CHANGE AS NEEDED.

SO WITH THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST A QUESTION THAT WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT AND IN THE LANGUAGE OF AND ENCOURAGE, CAN WE PUT THAT AS PART OF THE MOTION OR IS THAT I MEAN, HOW DO WE GET A PULSE ON THAT? SO IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE, WE'LL NEED TO AMEND THAT LANGUAGE.

LET ME PREFACE THAT BY SAYING THE LANGUAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY CHOSEN TO MIRROR WAS IN CDC LANGUAGE. SO IT'S NOT TO SUGGEST THAT WE CAN'T MAKE A CHANGE, BUT THE LANGUAGE ITSELF IS

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WELL, CAN I ASK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, AS THE PROTOCOLS CHANGE, IF THE PROTOCOLS CHANGE IN A RAPIDLY MOVING SITUATION, ARE WE ALSO EMPOWERING THE DISTRICT TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE AS THE SITUATION CHANGES? OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE REQUIRING A VOTE ON EVERY SINGLE CHANGE? SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

I'LL LET SARA ANSWER PARTIALLY THIS QUESTION, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY EXPECTATION IS THAT CHANGES TO PROTOCOLS WILL COME BEFORE THE BOARD PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.

AND SO IF THAT MEANS WE NEED TO HAVE SPECIALLY CALLED MEETINGS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES, I'M READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO DO THAT.

BUT THE PROTOCOLS THEMSELVES NEED TO BE, IN MY OPINION, APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

I WOULD JUST SAY I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE HEARING THIS EVENING THAT ARE MORE CAMPUS RELATED, THEY'RE NOT DISTRICT RELATED, BUT THEY'RE CAMPUS RELATED.

LIKE IF SOMEBODY WANTED A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO PUT THAT INTO THE HEALTH AND PROTOCOL PLAN LIKE WE CAN DO THAT WITHOUT MAKING A CHANGE.

IF WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT JUST THE CAMPUSES CAN MAKE DISCRETIONARY CHANGES TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO HAVE KIDS ENTER AND EXIT A BUILDING OR HOW THEY WALK TO LUNCH OR, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT MIGHT BE OUTSIDE OF THEY WOULD DO THAT IN ANY YEAR, IN ANY PROCESS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING ALL THE TIME ANYWAY.

RIGHT. HOW DO WE WALK TO THE BUS? HOW DO WE GO TO THE BATHROOM? HOW DO WE GO TO LUNCH? I THINK THOSE ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY A PART OF THE PROTOCOL. THEY'RE JUST A PART OF A CAMPUS PRINCIPAL RUNNING THEIR BUILDING SAFELY.

AND SO I THINK THAT IF THERE ARE THINGS RELATED TO MASKING THE LANGUAGE OR THE PROTOCOLS AROUND THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE PLAN, LIKE IF WE TAKE BACK ON CONTACT TRACING, IF CDC, WHICH COULD HAPPEN, IF IT OVERWHELMS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IT'S COMING BACK TO US.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

WE'VE DONE IT. WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL DOING IT.

WE CAN DO IT. DON'T GET ME STARTED.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL COME BACK BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN SOME OF THOSE THINGS WHERE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM US AND THEN NOW GRANTED BACK TO US, THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND WE'LL CALL A MEETING AND WE'LL HAVE THE MEETING IN PUBLIC AND WE'LL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT LIKE WILL EXHAUST YOU WITH ALL THE LIKE WALKING HOW YOU WALK IN FROM THE BUS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO MY SUGGESTION ON THAT AS A KIND OF GUIDING PRINCIPLE GOING FORWARD IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE UNDER THE GUIDELINES IS 100 PERCENT UNDER YOUR PURVIEW.

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE GUIDELINES, YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE APPROACH, YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE PROTOCOLS. THAT IS WHERE THE BOARD NEEDS TO APPROVE THOSE CHANGES.

NOW, AGAIN, THAT'S ONE ONE PERSON'S OPINION.

AND SO I WANT TO OPEN THIS UP TO THE REST OF THE TRUSTEES AS TO WHETHER THAT GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL AGREE WITH OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE WANT TO SAY IN TERMS OF GUIDANCE TO STAFF.

I WAS GOING TO ADD AND ASK SARA, DO YOU FEEL THAT ALL OF YOUR PRINCIPALS FEEL EMPOWERED TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND ALSO TAKE THE FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS TO MAKE THE CHOICES FOR THEIR CAMPUSES? I DO, THEY'RE WAITING ON US, RIGHT, THEY'RE WAITING ON THIS MEETING, THEY'RE WAITING ON US, SO THEY'RE READY.

THEY HAVE BEEN PLANNING, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING.

IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE SITTING IDLE, YOU KNOW, WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL HE DO WHEN THE KIDS COME BACK? THEY'RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT IT.

THEY HAVE HEARD FROM THEIR PARENTS AS WELL.

AND SO I THINK THEY'RE STANDING READY TO MOVE.

SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT PART.

IF WE START TO CHANGE THINGS LIKE CONTACT TRACING, WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND KIND OF REINITIATE THERE MAY BE SOME NEW SCHOOL NURSES.

THERE MAY BE NEW STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVEN'T HAD TO DO THIS BEFORE, WHERE WE MAY HAVE TO RETRAIN THEM ON THINGS AS THINGS EVOLVE.

BUT AGAIN, WE'VE DONE THIS.

THIS IS OUR THIRD RODEO, NOT OUR FIRST.

AND SO, THE QUARANTINING THING, YOU KNOW, IF THEY COME BACK WITH CHANGES IN ATTENDANCE, ACCOUNTING, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHERE THAT FITS IN, WHETHER THAT REQUIRES BOARD ACTION OR NOT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WATCH AND SEE.

RIGHT. BUT THE PRINCIPALS ARE READY.

I MEAN, THEY'RE READY FOR US TO--AND I JUST I GUESS AS A PRACTICAL QUESTION FOR A PARENT

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SURE. AND THEY CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO THEIR PRINCIPAL.

AND THEN IF THE PRINCIPAL HAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THAT, YOU KNOW, IS THAT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL, BECAUSE WE DID A LOT OF ONE SIZE FITS ALL LAST YEAR, OR IS IT SPECIFIC TO THE CAMPUS? AND I CAN DO THIS MYSELF.

WE CAN WORK WITH THE PRINCIPALS--AND TEACHERS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS, CAN MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS AS WELL WITHIN REASON.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

AND TO DAVID'S QUESTION, I AGREE WITH YOU.

I'M READY TO COME ANY TIME AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE FOR A SPECIAL SESSION.

SAME. OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, QUERIES, CONCERNS? OKAY, LET'S VOTE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY CODY WEAVER, SECOND BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. IT IS NOW 10:00, I WAS TOLD IF WE GO PAST 10:30, THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK.

WE HAVE MAYBE 10, 15 MINUTES WORTH OF DISCUSSION ITEMS. WE HAVE ANOTHER 10 MINUTES WORTH OF POLICIES, AND THEN WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS AT TWO MINUTES APIECE. SO ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SHALL WE TAKE A VERY, VERY QUICK BREAK OR SHALL WE CONTINUE ON? IF YOU NEED A BREAK, TAKE ONE.

OK. MOVING ON TO SECTION NINE POINT TWO, THIS IS ANOTHER DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM AND

[9.2. Approval of the Endorsement of a Candidate for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors]

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS INVITED TO ENDORSE A CANDIDATE FOR THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REGION TEN POSITION A.

A LIST OF CANDIDATES HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ENDORSE ONE OF THESE CANDIDATES? EVERYBODY TAKE A MINUTE TO FIND YOUR LIST, JONES.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENDORSEMENT OF TY JONES FROM LANCASTER TO FIELD REGION 10 POSITION ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND I SECOND.

WHO SECONDED? JERI? ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT ENDORSEMENT, ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? YES, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ENDORSEMENT OF JEFF PENDILL TO FILL REGION 10, POSITION A ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

WHO WAS THAT, JEFF--PENDILL.

I'VE GOT A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? OK, HEARING NO SECOND THAT MOTION FAILS . ANY OTHERS BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS FIRST, NANCY? CERTAINLY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE KNOWN TY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

I KNOW HE'S A GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP TASB HE'S BEEN ON THE ALUMNI BOARD.

HE HAS BEEN A TRUSTEE FOR I FORGET HOW MANY YEARS.

IT'S PROBABLY IN HIS RESUME, BUT I KNOW HIM AND I KNOW THE WORK HE DOES.

AND THAT'S WHY I MADE THE ENDORSEMENT.

SO HE'S A STAND UP GUY AND I'VE SEEN HIM, HE'S EVERYWHERE.

YOU CAN'T MISS HIM. AND HE'S VERY INVOLVED AND WOULD REPRESENT OUR REGION VERY WELL.

I'LL JUST ADD THAT EACH OF THESE PEOPLE PROVIDED PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND HE HAD A REALLY WONDERFUL AND COMPELLING PERSONAL STATEMENT THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE HE HAD THE BEST INTERESTS OF KIDS IN REGION 10 IN MIND AND HAD THE EXPERIENCE AND THE, YOU KNOW,

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YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD MY TWO CENTS, [INAUDIBLE] TO KNOW TY AND OF TY HAS GOT A BIG SHADOW AND HE IS A GREAT TRUSTEE.

ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION BY NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY JERI CHAMBERS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ENDORSEMENT OF TY JONES TO FILL REGION 10 POSITION A ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE NOW TO ITEM NINE POINT THREE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

[9.3. Approval of Board Operating Protocol Section Revision]

THIS REVISION IS RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION ON JUNE 22ND, 2021. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROTOCOL SECTION BOARD MEMBER LIAISONS.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY JERI CHAMBERS, A SECOND BY CODY WEAVER THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, APPROVES THE REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROTOCOL SECTION BOARD MEMBER LIAISONS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NINE POINT FOUR, APPROVAL OF THE BOARD MEMBER LIAISONS AND REVIEW

[9.4. Approval of Board Member Liaisons and Review of Board Subcommittee Assignments Subcommittee Assignments]

AND ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD PRESIDENT APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS TO SPECIAL COMMITTEES CREATED BY THE BOARD.

THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE DO THIS YEAR'S APPROVALS.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEE LIAISONS AS PRESENTED FOR THE 2021 2022 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THE REVIEW OF BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE 2021 2022 SCHOOL YEAR.

I SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY JERI CHAMBERS, A SECOND BY DR.

HEATHER WANG THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEE LIAISONS AS PRESENTED FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE REVIEW OF THE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, DAVID, IT'S VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU SPENT A LOT OF TIME.

YOU SPENT SOME CONSIDERABLE THOUGHT ON THIS.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU'VE GIVEN IT EXTRA OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MAKE SURE IT'S FAIR THAT ALL OF US GET A CHANCE TO DO WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

I ECHO THAT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I TRIED TO GIVE EVERYBODY THEIR TOP CHOICES AND WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TRY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP A FAIR BALANCE AND ALL OF US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SERVE WHERE OUR TALENTS REALLY LIE, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, SO WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE . ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND THAT'S THE END OF OUR DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS THE BOARD WILL NOW CONSIDER ACTION

[10.1. Adoption of Policy EIA(LOCAL) Academic Achievement: Grading/Progress Reports to Parents on First and Final Grading/Progress Reports to Parents on First and Final Reading Reading]

THERESA WILLIAMS, WILL PRESENT THE ADOPTION OF POLICY EIA LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

DR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STOLLE.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRADING GUIDELINES IS THE STRATEGY IN THE PLAN OF WORK.

PILLAR ONE IN ADDRESSING IN OUR 2021 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

A TASK FORCE OF CAMPUS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS PARTICIPATED IN A YEAR-LONG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARNING ABOUT EFFECTIVE GRADING AND ASSESSMENT PRACTICES.

THIS WORK LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSISTENT GRADING GUIDELINES FOR THE DISTRICT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WORKED WITH TASB TO REVIEW OUR POLICIES.

THEIR REVIEW IDENTIFIED ITEMS IN LOCAL POLICY THAT SHOULD BE IN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OR WRITTEN IN DISTRICT GUIDELINES AND NOT IN LOCAL POLICY.

THEREFORE, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE RED LINE ITEMS TO REFLECT THIS GUIDANCE. HOWEVER, ALL OF THESE TOPICS WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR GRADING GUIDELINES AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC UPON APPROVAL OF POLICIES THIS EVENING. SO ALL OF THE REVISIONS TO E SERIES POLICIES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR DISTRICT TASK FORCE AND TASB.

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OUR POLICY EIA LOCAL IS THE FIRST OF THE SERIES PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION AND OUR FIRST AND FINAL READING THIS EVENING.

REVISIONS TO THESE POLICIES WERE SUBMITTED BY DR.

KATRINA HASLEY.

ANY QUESTIONS? MAY HAVE A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS POLICY, EIA LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

A SECOND. IS THAT JERI DOWN THERE SAYING THAT? I HAVE A MOTION BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA, A SECOND BY JERI CHAMBERS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT POLICY EIA LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE BOARD WILL NOW CONSIDER ADOPTION OF POLICY EIAA LOCAL GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO

[10.2. Adoption of Policy EIAA(LOCAL) Grading/Progress Reports to Parents: Examinations on First and Final Reading Parents: Examinations on First and Final Reading]

DR. WILLIAMS? POLICY EIAA LOCAL IS RECOMMENDED FOR DELETION.

THIS IS ONE OF THE POLICIES THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE DISTRICT'S GRADING GUIDELINES.

THIS ONE OUGHT TO BE PRETTY EASY.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELETES POLICY EIAA LOCAL GRADING PROCESS REPORTS TO PARENTS EXAMINATIONS UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY ANGELA POWELL, SECOND BY CODY WEAVER THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELETES POLICY EIAA LOCAL GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS EXAMINATIONS UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, LET'S VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, WE MOVE TO EIAB, LOCAL GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS,

[10.3. Adoption of Policy EIAB(LOCAL) Grading/Progress Reports to Parents: Makeup Work on First and Final Reading Parents: Makeup Work on First and Final Reading]

DR. WILLIAMS. POLICY EIAB LOCAL IS RECOMMENDED FOR DELETION AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT'S GRADING GUIDELINES.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED IN FIRST AND FINAL READING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELETES POLICY EIAB LOCAL GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS PARENTS MAKEUP WORK UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

I SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY JERI CHAMBERS, A SECOND BY NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELETES POLICY EIAB LOCAL GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS MAKE UP WORK UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. LET'S VOTE, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[10.4. Adoption of Policy EIB(LOCAL) Academic Achievement: Homework on First and Final Reading Homework on First and Final Reading]

DR. WILLIAMS. POLICY EIB LOCAL IS RECOMMENDED FOR DELETION UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING AND TO BE INCLUDED AGAIN IN GRADING GUIDELINES.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELETES POLICY EIB LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HOMEWORK UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY NANCY HUMPHREY, A SECOND BY CODY WEAVER THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELETES POLICY EIB LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HOMEWORK UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[10.5. Adoption of Policy EIE(LOCAL) Academic Achievement: Retention and Promotion on First and Final Reading Retention and Promotion on First and Final Reading]

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND PROMOTION OF FIRST AND FINAL READING, DR.

WILLIAMS REVISIONS TO EIE LOCAL BEEN MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TASB.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED [INAUDIBLE] FOR ADOPTION UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS POLICY EIE LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND PROMOTION UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY CODY WEAVER, A SECOND BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS POLICY, I.E.

LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND PROMOTION UNDER FIRST AND FINAL READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL PROCEED TO VOTE ON FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FNG LOCAL STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES,

[10.6. Approval of FNG(LOCAL) Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances on First Reading Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances on First Reading]

DR. WILLIAMS. POLICY FNG LOCAL HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ALLOW FOR THE EXTENSION OR MODIFICATION OF TIMELINES WHEN CAMPUSES ARE CLOSED FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING AND REVISIONS ARE SUBMITTED BY DR. COURTNEY GOBER. MAY I HAVE A MOTION?

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SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY NANCY HUMPHREY, A SECOND BY CODY WEAVER THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED POLICY FNG LOCAL STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, STUDENT PARENT COMPLAINTS, GRIEVANCES UNDER FIRST READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE BOARD WILL NOW CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FO LOCAL STUDENT DISCIPLINE ON FIRST READING DR.

[10.7. Approval of FO(LOCAL) Student Discipline on First Reading]

POLICY'S PRESENTED UNDER FIRST READING AND SUBMITTED BY DR.

COURTNEY GOBER. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY FO LOCAL STUDENT DISCIPLINE UNDER FIRST READING. I SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA, SECOND BY NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY FO LOCAL STUDENT DISCIPLINE UNDER FIRST READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[10.8. Adoption of Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Localized Policy Manual Update 117, Affecting (LOCAL) Policies as Indicated on the Policy Action List and Review of (LEGAL) Policies, Exhibits and Regulations Included in the Policy Update on Second Reading Localized Policy Manual Update 117, Affecting (LOCAL) Policies as Indicated on the Policy Action List and Review of (LEGAL) Policies, Exhibits and Regulations Included in the Policy Update on Second Reading]

DR. WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT.

SO UPDATE 117 WAS REVIEWED BY CABINET AND STAFF AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT'S LEGAL COUNSEL.

LOCAL POLICIES INCLUDED IN THE UPDATE ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION UNDER SECOND READING THIS EVENING WITH REVISIONS TO CV LOCAL, WHICH IS FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION AS INCLUDED IN THE UPDATED PACKET.

REVIEW OF LEGAL POLICIES, EXHIBITS AND REGULATIONS, RESULTING IN REVISIONS TO EXHIBIT BBD, WHICH IS BOARD MEMBERS TRAINING AND ORIENTATION AND [INAUDIBLE] EXHIBIT, WHICH IS THE ASSIGNMENT AND SCHEDULES, AS NOTED.

THANK YOU, MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ADDS, REVISES OR DELETES LOCAL POLICIES AS RECOMMENDED BY TASB POLICY SERVICE, ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR TASB LOCALIZED POLICY MANUAL UPDATE ONE ONE SEVEN WITH REVISIONS AS NOTED TO POLICY CV LOCAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION UNDER SECOND READING.

I WILL SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY JERI CHAMBERS, A SECOND BY NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADDS, REVISES OR DELETES LOCAL POLICIES AS RECOMMENDED BY TASB POLICY SERVICES.

AND ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR TASB LOCALIZED POLICY MANUAL UPDATE 117 WITH REVISIONS AS NOTED TO POLICY CV LOCAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION UNDER SECOND READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE WILL PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[11. CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION (If Needed)]

DR. WILLIAMS, I BELIEVE WE HAVE...WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS.

WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS.

I'LL REMIND EVERYONE OF THE GUIDELINES READ EARLIER FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

IF ANYONE NEEDS THE GUIDELINES, READ AGAIN, I CAN DO SO.

AS A REMINDER, WE ARE LIMITING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT TO TWO MINUTES.

DR. WILLIAMS, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CAITLIN JONES AND TO SPEAK ON CURRICULUM.

AND AFTER CAITLIN WILL BE ANN LOEFFLER.

HELLO, I AM A FORMER PISD TEACHER AND A CURRENT PISD PARENT.

AS A FORMER EDUCATOR.

I HEARD CONTINUOUS REPORTS OF RACISM FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF AND ON OCCASION I WITNESSED THESE INCIDENTS MYSELF.

WITH RECENCY, I DO SEE PLANO ISD HEADING IN A BETTER DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING RACISM, BUT I THINK MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I THINK HISTORY HAS SHOWN US THAT EVERY TIME WE'VE MADE PROGRESS ON RACE AS A COUNTRY, THERE'S BEEN A BACKLASH AND THE RECENT CRT ATTACKS IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM.

SO I THINK WITH THE CONCERNS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE, THE DISTRICT SHOULD COME OUT AND PUBLICLY AND STRONGLY CONDEMN SYSTEMIC RACISM, RACIAL VIOLENCE, WHITE SUPREMACY, HATE SPEECH AND BIGOTRY IN ALL FORMS.

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THE DISTRICT SHOULD RECORD AND REPORT INCIDENTS OF RACISM AND IDENTITY BASED BULLYING OCCURRING WITHIN THE SCHOOLS AND HOLD THOSE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

AND BY HAVING HONEST CONVERSATIONS, PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE COME TO HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES, OTHERS AND HAVE FOUND A PURPOSE IN DOING THEIR PART TO BUILD A MORE FAIR AND INCLUSIVE WORLD.

AND I DO APPRECIATE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROGRESS.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANN LOEFFLER TO SPEAK ON CURRICULUM.

GOOD EVENING, I'M A PLANO RESIDENT, A FORMER PLANO PARENTS, AND TONIGHT I'M SPEAKING AS A PISD EDUCATOR.

THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, THE VALUE OF TEACHERS WITH THE PUBLIC HAS DECLINED RAPIDLY.

WE DID ENJOY A BRIEF RESPITE FROM NEGATIVITY IN MARCH OF 2020 WHEN WE ACHIEVED HERO STATUS. BUT WE QUICKLY RESUMED OUR PLACE AS LIGHTENING ROD FOR THE CRITICISM AND BLAME FOR WHAT WAS GOING WRONG DURING COVID.

THIS WAS INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL, BUT EVERYONE IN THIS DISTRICT DID AN AMAZING AND IMPOSSIBLE THINGS, AND WE DID IT ALL WHILE BEING CALLED LAZY AND SELFISH.

NOW TEACHERS ARE UNDER ATTACK AGAIN.

AS WE APPROACH THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TIME IT'S COMING FROM WITHIN.

TRUSTEE WEAVER HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING THAT IMPLICATED EDUCATORS IN A PLOT THAT WE TEACH CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

ADVICE WAS GIVEN ABOUT WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR AND BEING WARY OF CERTAIN WORDS BEING USED IN CLASS. PROBLEM IS, WE DON'T DO THAT.

TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE TIME TO PLOT.

OUR DAY IS ALREADY OVERBOOKED.

NOW, IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO DO, WE HAVE A NEW TARGET PLACED ON OUR BACK BY SOMEONE IN OUR OWN ORGANIZATION.

WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE VIGILANT TO NEVER USE SOME OF THE BUZZWORDS THAT WERE MENTIONED LIKE DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, IDENTITY.

THOSE WORDS ARE COMMONPLACE IN THE PLANO ISD AND THE WORD DIVERSITY EVEN SHOWS UP IN THE LOTE TEKS. HOW DO I AVOID THAT AS A SPANISH TEACHER? HOW DO I HELP MY CLASSES FULL OF DIVERSE STUDENTS FEEL INCLUDED AND DISCOVER THEIR IDENTITY? THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS: WE DO NOT TEACH CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND WE ARE NOT THE ENEMY. STIRRING UP FEAR OVER SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT EXIST CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT OF DISTRUST FOR ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

AND TONIGHT I'M ASKING THAT WE START BEHAVING LIKE THE TEAM THAT WE PURPORT TO BE, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, THE STUDENTS THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS BEEN CALLED TO SERVE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE HURT THE MOST.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MICHAEL COOKE.

CAN WE ALSO PLEASE KEEP THE APPLAUSE DOWN SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

MICHAEL COOKE. OK.

DEON HUDSON.

I HAD A THREE MINUTE AND THEN ONE MINUTE I THINK I'M GOING TO SCRAP IT.

I ATTENDED A MEETING IN MCKINNEY WHERE TRUSTEE WEAVER PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN TO PARENTS THE WORDS THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK FOR IN CURRICULUM.

THE WORDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN STATED.

NARRATIVE, IDENTITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION NARRATIVE IS AN IMPORTANT WAY FOR SOMEONE TO TELL A STORY WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT AFTER THAT MEETING, WHAT I REALIZED IS NO STORIES MATTER TO THIS EXTREME GROUP EXCEPT FOR THE WHITE VOICES IN THE ROOM.

OK, I'M GOING TO STAND HERE RIGHT NOW AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A BLACK WOMAN. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THAT? OR I CAN TELL YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE JEWISH? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS STATED AT THIS MEETING WAS THAT THESE GROUPS, THEY BELIEVE THAT BLACK VOICES ARE POSITIONED VERY SPECIFICALLY TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA.

MY HUSBAND IS BLACK.

MY CHILDREN ARE BIRACIAL.

BY THE WAY, ALSO, I FORGOT TO SAY I AM A PLANO ISD EDUCATOR AND I HAVE CHILDREN IN PLANO ISD BIRACIAL CHILDREN IN PLANO ISD, MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

I'M SORRY, CAN I PAUSE JUST A MINUTE.

YOUR AGENDA TOPIC ITEM, I BELIEVE WAS CURRICULUM.

IS THAT RIGHT? YES.

IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THE CURRICULUM ITEM.

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SO WE'VE GOT-- YEAH, SHE PAUSED IT.

OK, SO, WHAT IS BEING SAID IS THAT WE ARE TEACHING, FIRST OF ALL, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ARE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE GO TO WERE ATTACKED BY THIS GROUP.

AND IT'S BEING SAID THAT IT IS RAMPANT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

IT IS RAMPANT THROUGHOUT OUR CURRICULUM.

THEY'RE SAYING THAT WE ARE LITERALLY AND THE WORDS FROM THAT NIGHT WERE WE ARE MAKING WHITE KIDS FEEL GUILTY ABOUT OUR NATION'S PAST AND THAT WE ARE... I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I'VE READ HOUSE BILL 79.

I READ--I'M SORRY, YOUR TIME IS UP.

OK.

DAVID, IS IT THE PRACTICE OF THE BOARD TO CORRECT FALSE STATEMENTS THAT ARE MADE IN PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION? I WOULD ADVISE THAT WE WAIT UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANY FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

OK.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DARLENE WORKMAN, WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK ON CRT.

NEXT, WE HAVE NANCY LUSBY TO SPEAK ON PLANO ISD CURRICULUM.

VICTORIA OCHOA TO SPEAK ON MENTAL HEALTH.

HELLO, MY NAME IS VICTORIA AND I'M A SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE STUDENT AT TEXAS A&M COMMERCE UNIVERSITY, AND I'M SPEAKING ON THE LACK OF AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

HIGH SCHOOL [INAUDIBLE] AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH LIKE SUICIDE, BULLYING OR DEPRESSION, BUT IS RARELY TALKED ABOUT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

KIDS SPEND A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME AT SCHOOL, AND THEY SHOULD FEEL LIKE IT'S A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE A TEACHER OR COUNSELOR THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TALK TO IF THEY ARE FEELING DEPRESSED OR ANXIOUS.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAPPEN AS EARLY AS THREE YEARS OLD.

AND ACCORDING TO TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, ABOUT ONE IN SIX SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH EXPERIENCE IMPAIRMENTS IN LIFE FUNCTIONING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS SHOULD ALSO BE OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION CLASSES TO HELP ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNS AND KNOW THEIR STUDENT OR CHILD NEEDS HELP.

SINCE THE PANDEMIC, MORE THAN 20 PERCENT OF PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILDREN EXPERIENCE WORSENED MENTAL HEALTH OR A MOTIONAL HEALTH.

I THINK THAT IF MENTAL HEALTH IS ADDRESSED AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, IT WOULD HELP THE YOUTH TO DEAL WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WHEN THEY GET OLDER AS IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO THEY WON'T LET THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AFFECT THEIR ACADEMICS OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS DEBBIE O'REILLY TO SPEAK ON SUPPORTING TEACHERS.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DEBBIE O'REILLY.

I'M ABOUT TO START MY 28 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER.

I'M A PLANO TEACHER AND A PROUD PRODUCT OF PLANO SCHOOLS.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ALWAYS MARKED BY NERVOUS EXCITEMENT BUT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THIS YEAR ARE MORE NERVOUS THAN EVER ABOUT THIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

TWO YEARS AGO TODAY, A STUDENT, ONE OF OUR OWN WHO TOOK ENGLISH JUST DOWN THE HALL FROM ME, BROUGHT A RIFLE TO EL PASO TO GUN DOWN TWENTY THREE STUDENTS--I'M SORRY, 23 SOULS IN THAT COMMUNITY. TEACHERS WORRIED ABOUT COPYCAT KILLERS ALL YEAR LONG.

LOCKDOWN DRILLS WERE MORE CHILLING THAN ROUTINE.

THIS FEAR WAS SOON REPLACED BY THE FEAR OF COVID-19.

WE LEFT FOR SPRING BREAK AND NEVER RETURNED.

WE WORRIED ABOUT OUR STUDENTS A LOT.

ARE THEY OK? ARE THEY EATING? ARE THEIR PARENTS WORKING? ARE THEIR PARENTS HEALTHY? CAN WE CONTACT THEM? CAN WE EDUCATE THEM? LAST YEAR SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

COHORTS, SYNCHRONOUS, ASYNCHRONOUS, WORDS ANY TEACHER HOPES WE NEVER HEAR EVER AGAIN.

WE ARE IN A WHIRLWIND YET AGAIN.

GOVERNOR'S ORDERS WON'T LET US DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR OWN STUDENTS.

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AND NOW WE START OUR YEAR WITH AGITATORS STIRRING UP FEAR ABOUT A CRT BOOGEYMAN, TRACKING TEACHERS TO TRY TO CATCH US INTO SOME IMAGINED TRANSGRESSION.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE HEARTLESS AGAINST TEACHERS IN THIS MOMENT.

TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ALWAYS BE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE OF POLITICAL AGENDAS OR PERSONAL AGENDAS, BUT WE ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THE ONES WHO ARE USED AS POLITICAL FOOTBALLS IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S GAME.

MRS. O'REILLEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M SORRY. TIME'S UP.

TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF TEACHERS IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR, THANK YOU.

SO, ANYBODY, BOTH PUBLIC AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS WHO FEEL LIKE YOUR COMMENTS WEREN'T CONCLUDED, YYOU MAY EMAIL THE BOARD AS WELL.

CODY. SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS MADE WAS NOT FACTUAL, INTENTIONALLY TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND UNTRUE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OK, THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE BOARD OR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 10:31 ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2021.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.