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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
I CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 5:31 P.M.ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2023.
ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I WISH TO WELCOME OUR VIEWERS AND ALL WHO ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
AT THIS TIME, I ASK SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS TO VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS TO MY LEFT, SUPERINTENDENT DR.
THERESA WILLIAMS. DR. LINDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS BOARD SECRETARY.
TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ IS ON HER WAY.
THERE'S SOME TRAFFIC OUT THERE.
TRUSTEE KATHERINE GOODWIN AND TRUSTEE MICHAEL COOK, ALSO A VICTIM OF TRAFFIC.
SEATED TO MY RIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT, DR.
LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING, LEARNING AND LIFE READINESS.
PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
DR. COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
NOW THIS EVENING, WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR STUDENT GROUP FROM MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALONG WITH THEIR ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS, THE STUDENTS WILL COME UP AND WHEN YOU'RE READY, YOU WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS, PLEASE STAND.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US THIS EVENING, ALONG WITH YOUR PRINCIPAL, MR. CHAD STOKER.
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A GRANT FROM SPROUTS.
MARKET, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION TO BUILD A GARDEN AT THEIR CAMPUS.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.
GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
WE ARE GRATEFUL. WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THE CONNECTION THAT WE HAVE WITH SPROUTS.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR SCHOOL BOARD OF EXCELLENCE HERE, OUR PRESIDENT AND MISS [INAUDIBLE], WHO ARE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN NOMINATING MITCHELL FOR THE SCHOOL GARDEN GRANT, AND SO WE ARE EXCITED.
WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO DIG OUR HANDS INTO THE GARDEN AND GET THE WORK AND PLANTING SEEDS, AND SO WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT AND OUR KIDS ARE REALLY EXCITED.
THIS IS PART OF OUR GARDEN COMMITTEE.
OUR STUDENTS TOOK INITIATIVE AND CREATING GARDEN DESIGNS AND SO THEY ARE HERE AND WE HAVE YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. LET ME.
THERE YOU GO. LET ME KNOW YOUR GRADE LEVEL, TOO WHAT GRADE YOU'RE IN.
NAME AND GRADE LEVEL. VERY GOOD.
HI, MY NAME IS ARIA RYE AND I AM IN FOURTH GRADE.
HI, MY NAME IS JULIETTA AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE.
HELLO, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] ARREANO AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AT MITCHELL ELEMENTARY.
HELLO. MY NAME IS FINLEY AND I AM IN SECOND GRADE.
HELLO, MY NAME IS GRACE [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M IN THIRD GRADE.
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HELLO, MY NAME IS MIGUEL HERRERA DE LA CRUZ, AND I AM IN FOURTH GRADE.ALL RIGHT, WELL, WELCOME TO THE.
OH, DID YOU GET TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? I'M SO SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M MICHELLE STACK AND I'M THE PARENT LIAISON AT MITCHELL ELEMENTARY, AND I'M OUR APPOINTED GARDEN CHAMPION FOR SPROUTS, SO I AM LEADING THE PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT.
YES. BOARD MEMBERS, I ASK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? MAYBE NOT A COMMENT, BUT A QUESTION.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING OR DOING IN THIS GARDENING PROCESS? WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO? AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ON THE COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU ALL ARE GOING TO DO, BUT I WOULD JUST LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
HELLO. MY NAME IS MIGUEL HERRERA DE LA CRUZ AND I AM IN FOURTH GRADE.
OVER THE SUMMER WE APPLIED AND RECEIVED A GRANT FROM SPROUTS TO HELP BUILD OUR GARDEN.
WE WERE PART OF A PROMOTION TO BUILD 24 GARDENS IN 24 CITIES IN 24 HOURS.
IT IS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WHERE EVERYONE AT MITCHELL CAN LEARN, GROW AND GROW.
OUR VISION IS FOR THIS GARDEN TO BE A PLACE OF HANDS ON LEARNING FOR EVERY STUDENT.
WE HAVE NON DIVERGENT STUDENTS AND NON-BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE PART IN PLANTING, LEARNING AND GROWING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GRACE [INAUDIBLE] AND I AM IN THIRD GRADE.
MISS KEYES, CLASS [INAUDIBLE] EXCUSE ME.
SORRY, AND I GO TO SCHOOL AT MITCHELL ELEMENTARY.
I AM ONE OF THE GARDEN WINNERS OF MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND OUR GARDEN IS A BETTER PLACE WHERE KIDS ARE ALLOWED TO STUDY AND LEARN AND ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO LEARN HOW TO GARDEN.
I THINK OUR SCHOOL CAN ALSO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED FOR FOOD, AND MY GREAT GRANDFATHER INSPIRED ME ABOUT GARDENING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE I CAN'T DO THIS.
HELLO. MY NAME IS FINLEY, AND I WANT TO SEE HOW THE VEGETABLES GROW AND EAT IT.
TO PLANT VEGETABLES LIKE LETTUCE, CARROTS AND CABBAGE TO MAKE SILENT.
FOR OUR GARDEN, IT WAS MY IDEA TO PLANT TREES.
MY NAME IS ARIA, AND I BELIEVE THE GARDEN WILL HELP THE HOMELESS.
ALL RIGHT, BEAUTIFUL. GIVE IT UP.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE MITCHELL METEORS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR MITCHELL STORY, AND SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE GARDEN, EXCITED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME TONIGHT.
SO GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB, AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO COME JOIN, TOO, AND IF YOU ALL WANT TO KIND OF SCOOT TO THE CENTER A LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL SHARE THAT.
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ALL RIGHT.ANYONE ELSE HAVE A STATEMENT? NO. OKAY.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR OTHER RECOGNITIONS.
[3. RECOGNITIONS]
ITEM 3.1.PLANO ISD IS PROUD TO CONGRATULATE OUR 74 NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM SEMIFINALISTS OVER 1.3 MILLION JUNIORS IN 21,000 HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION ENTERED THE 2024 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BASED ON THEIR QUALIFYING 2022 PSAT SCORES.
SEMIFINALISTS REPRESENT LESS THAN 1% OF US HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AS THEY WORK TO ADVANCE TO FINALIST AND ULTIMATELY MERIT SCHOLARS, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER IN THE SPRING.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST OF LUCK TO THIS TALENTED GROUP OF 74 MEMBERS, BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.
SIX PLANO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WERE NAMED AS TOP 300 COMPETITORS IN THE 2023 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC JUNIOR INNOVATIVE INNOVATORS CHALLENGE.
THE TOP 300 WERE SELECTED FROM OVER 1800 APPLICANTS, EACH RECEIVING $125 AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STEM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE AMAZING STUDENTS, AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SHEPTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RAHUL MEHTA.
HE EARNED A PERFECT SCORE ON THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES EXAM LAST MAY.
NOT ONLY DID RAHUL RECEIVE THE TOP SCORE OF FIVE, HE WAS ALSO ONE OF ONLY 459 STUDENTS IN THE WORLD TO EARN EVERY POINT POSSIBLE ON THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES EXAM.
PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RANDY GUO LIKEWISE EARNED PERFECT SCORES IN TWO AP EXAMS LAST MAY ON BOTH THE AP CHEMISTRY EXAM AND THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE EXAM.
HE WAS ONE OF ONLY 23 STUDENTS INTERNATIONALLY TO EARN EVERY POINT POSSIBLE ON THE AP CHEMISTRY EXAM AND ONE OF ONLY 91 STUDENTS WORLDWIDE TO EARN EVERY POINT POSSIBLE ON THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A EXAM MAKING HIM ONE OF ONLY 17 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO EARN EVERY POSSIBLE POINT IN MULTIPLE AP EXAMS IN 2023.
SO WE HAVE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS ON THEIR PERFECT SCORES, AND THEN WE RECOGNIZE JACK THOMPSON, A CURRENT SENIOR AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH.
HE WAS PRESENTED THE DAVE CAMPBELL'S TEXAS FOOTBALL INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD DURING PRACTICE BY DAVE CAMPBELL'S TEXAS FOOTBALL AND FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA. HE IS THE SECOND PLANO ISD ATHLETE AND ONE OF ONLY TEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN TEXAS TO EARN THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.
JACK WAS NOMINATED BY HIS COACH, CODY WHITE, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, AS WELL AS HIS SERVICE TO HIS TEAM, HIS SCHOOL AND HIS COMMUNITY.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF JACK ON RECEIVING THIS TREMENDOUS HONOR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS FOR A JOB WELL DONE, AND NOW WE HAVE THE PLEASURE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE SOME OF OUR DISTRICT SUCCESSES THIS EVENING.
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THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH A SPECIAL STAFF RECOGNITION FROM THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR DIRECTOR PHILIP MORGAN, TO COME UP AND DO THAT RECOGNITION.
MARVELOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR.
FREEMAN. I TAKE SOME SOME EXCEPTIONAL PLEASURE AND GETTING TO ANNOUNCE THIS AWARD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TO BESTOW THIS HONOR.
I HAVE WORKED FOR OVER A DECADE WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL.
EVERY YEAR THE TEXAS THEATER ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE, OR TTAC, WHICH IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE TEXAS EDUCATIONAL THEATER ASSOCIATION INC., HAS AN ENTIRE BODY OF ADMINISTRATORS THAT FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE GROWTH AND NETWORKING OF THEATER ADMINISTRATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR THEATER PROGRAMS ARE HEALTHY, WELL PREPARED, FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL, ABLE TO CALL UPON THEM IN NEED, AND EVERY YEAR, THE TEXAS THEATER ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE SELECTS ONE OF ITS OWN TO BE REPRESENTED AS THE TEXAS THEATER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR.
THIS YEAR, PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A STAFF MEMBER THAT WAS NAMED THE 2023-2024 THEATER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, AND AS THE BUILDUP CONTINUES, I JUST WANT TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL.
I WAS ABLE TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, AND I'M VERY HONORED.
THANK YOU, DR. FREEMAN, FOR ALSO SUPPORTING US IN THAT AS WELL.
SHE ALSO SUBMITTED A LETTER FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO READ JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE BOTH SAID PROFESSIONALLY.
I'VE WATCHED MR. ARP APPROACH EMOTIONALLY TAXING SITUATIONS WITH PATIENCE, A CALM NATURE AND REASSURANCE TO HIS PEERS, HIS ADVOCACY FOR THEATER ARTS PROGRAMS AND FINE ARTS PROGRAMS AS A WHOLE TRULY AFFIRMS HIS PASSION AND DEDICATION TO ALL PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THEATER ARTS.
HE IS INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING SUCCESS OF THEATER, EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS WITHIN PLANO ISD AND UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, ESPECIALLY ON THE BOARD WITH ME ON TTAC, HE HAS MOVED US LEAPS AND BOUNDS FORWARD.
IT COMES WITH HOURS OF BEHIND THE SCENES ZOOMS AND PHONE CALLS AND LAST MINUTE PRESENTATIONS TO THE TEXAS EDUCATIONAL THEATER BOARD, AND HE HAS DONE THAT AND WILL NOW ACTUALLY ROTATE ON TO THE STATE BOARD AS THE CHAIR OF THE TEXAS THEATER ADMINISTRATORS TO SERVE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS OUR CHAIRPERSON.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WONDERFUL.
SO I'M GOING TO READ A SECTION FROM FROM DR.
FREEMAN'S. GREG'S COMMITMENT TO THEATER ARTS EDUCATION HAS ASSISTED IN THE EXPANSION OF THEATER ARTS CONTENT, PROVIDING INCREASED INEQUITABLE ARTS ACCESS TO THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND HIS PARTNERSHIP IN OUR DISTRICT HAS INVOLVED THE COLLABORATIVE GROWTH AND IMPROVED OUR HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAMS UNDER HIS SCOPE.
GREG IS EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED, ALWAYS OPTIMISTIC AND A TRUE LEADER IN HIS ADMINISTRATIVE FIELD.
AS SUCH, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE 2023-2024 THEATER EDUCATOR OR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, MR. GREG ARP.
NOW, I KNOW THEY GAVE YOU A REALLY NICE CRYSTAL TROPHY.
DID YOU BRING IT WITH YOU, BY ANY CHANCE? STRAIGHT FROM OTTO. OKAY. GOTCHA.
WE'VE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL PICTURES UP ON OUR FACEBOOK TO BE ABLE TO SEE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, MR. ARP. YOU ARE NOT ONLY A GREAT COLLEAGUE, BUT YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT FRIEND AND A GREAT FRIEND TO TEXAS THEATER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND THERE'S NO ONE THAT'S MORE DESERVING IN YOUR YEARS AND LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, AND I BELIEVE GREG HAS SOME FAMILY AS WELL HERE SUPPORTING HIM, GO AHEAD AND STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED, PLEASE.
WE HAVE THE MICROPHONE SO YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY A WORD OR TWO? YEAH, PLEASE. I DON'T NEED TO SAY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR.
YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT PUBLIC SPEAKING, I GUESS, RIGHT? YEAH.
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THINGS YOU DON'T ALWAYS PRACTICE, AND WHEN YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE IT, THAT'S WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU EXPECT OF YOUR KIDS.I WAS STARTING A SPEECH TEAM AT OTTO THIS AFTERNOON, SO THAT'S WHY I WAS UNABLE TO I CAME RACING BACK OVER HERE BECAUSE WE STARTED A SPEECH TEAM TODAY, BUT THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU DO. YOU JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET.
HELP KIDS, HELP TEACHERS MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT FROM DR.
FREEMAN, AND ALL OF THE STAFF FROM PLANO ISD.
THIS IS MY 29TH YEAR IN PLANO 31 TOTAL, AND I COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER PEOPLE TO SUPPORT AND TO SERVE AS THE SUPPORT FOR MYSELF.
ALL RIGHT. SO MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. ARP. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR KIDDOS FOR 29 YEARS AND PLANO.
IT'S AN EXCITING HONOR AND SO I WILL OPEN IT UP IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW TRUSTEES.
OH, YES, I CANNOT LET THIS MOMENT GO BY AT 29 YEARS, HUH? WELL, I WAS THERE, AND PHILIP, YOU SAID YEARS AND LIFETIME OF SERVICE, AND I CAN BE SAY I'M HONORED AND PLEASURED TO KNOW THAT I WAS WATCHING HIM MAKE THINGS HAPPEN 29 YEARS AGO WHEN YOU ENTERED THE CAMPUS AND I WILL SAY IT AT WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU CHANGED THINGS FROM THE VERY MOMENT YOU STEPPED ON THAT CAMPUS, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE CONTINUED TO CHANGE AND MAKE THINGS BETTER WHEREVER YOU HAVE BEEN, BUT THANK YOU, BUT THANK YOU ALSO FOR BEING A WONDERFUL CO-TEACHER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A WONDERFUL CHAMPION OF KIDS AND A SUPER FANTASTIC WILSON RAMS FRIEND.
GREG, JUST A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
I CANNOT THINK OF A SINGLE PERSON MORE DESERVING THAN YOU.
YOU SHINE EVERYWHERE YOU GO, YOU HAVE A SERVANT HEART.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO GET TO RECOGNIZE YOU THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION COMING UP, AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MR. JOHNNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
I'M VERY HONORED TO RECOGNIZE MR. JUAN RAMOS AND OUR PLANO ISD FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY OUR HVAC HEROES, FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS WORK AT THE START OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR.
IF YOU'LL COME, MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
THIS PLANO ISD FACILITY SERVICES TEAM IS A TREMENDOUS GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS AND ARE SOMEHOW ALWAYS ABLE TO KEEP US UP AND RUNNING, EVEN WHEN THERE ARE STRUGGLES ALL AROUND US.
SO WHEN WE DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THEM, THEY'RE WORKING.
IT CAN BE EASY TO FORGET THAT THERE IS A SKILLED TEAM OF DEDICATED AND CARING INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK CONTINUOUSLY TO KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING EVERY DAY, ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EVERY DISTRICT BUILDING AND FACILITY.
THIS IS A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO HEART.
OUR MOST RECENT SUMMER CHALLENGES AND RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE PROVEN THAT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THEY WILL STEP UP TO MAKE SURE OUR BUILDINGS ARE SAFE AND READY FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE WHO IS WITH US THIS EVENING.
MR. JUAN RAMOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES SERVICES.
YOU CAN JUST GIVE A LITTLE HAND.
THANK YOU, SIR. UNABLE TO ATTEND IS, OF COURSE, MR. BILL COUSINS, WHO IS A CLUSTER MANAGER, AND ALSO WE HAVE MR.
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WARREN KINSEY, WHO'S THE CENTRAL CLUSTER MANAGER.THANKS, WARREN. WE HAVE MR. MARCOS RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS OUR EAST CLUSTER MANAGER.
WE HAVE MS. AMY BROWN, WHO'S OUR FACILITY SERVICES MANAGER AND KEEPS EVERYTHING RUNNING.
THANK YOU, AMY. WE HAVE MR. MANUEL RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S OUR ENERGY MANAGER, DOES A FANTASTIC JOB.
WE DO NOT HAVE MR. OSCAR MEJIA WITH US, WHO IS A FACILITY SERVICES FACILITATOR, BUT WE DO HAVE MR. DAVID GODINEZ.
I'M SORRY FOR THAT LAST THING FOR PRONOUNCING THAT LAST NAME.
WHO'S FACILITY SERVICES FACILITATOR.
WE HAVE MR. DANIEL HOUSEWORTH, WHO'S AN HVAC CHILLER TECHNICIAN.
I'M SORRY. YEAH, WE HAVE MR. [INAUDIBLE] VILLARREAL, HVAC TECHNICIAN.
WE HAVE MR. KEITH HOUSEWORTH, HVAC TECHNICIAN.
JUAN AND THE ENTIRE FACILITIES TEAM HAVE TRULY GONE THE EXTRA MILE ALREADY THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS INCLUDES OUR TECHNICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN OUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND, THE ONES WITH WRENCHES IN THE TRENCHES TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND OPERABLE TEMPERATURES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
IT'S RIDICULOUS IN THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND TRUSTEES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE ENTIRE HVAC TEAM AND JUAN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY HOT SUMMER WHICH HAS POSED A LOT OF CHALLENGES FOR OUR SYSTEMS AND ACROSS OUR DISTRICT AND ACROSS PROBABLY OTHER SYSTEMS AS WELL, BUT YOU GUYS, I KNOW HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK OVERNIGHT INTO THE WEEKENDS, TRYING EVERYTHING WITHIN THE RESOURCES AND REACH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE SETTING FOR OUR STAFF.
I ALSO WANT OUR STAFF TO KNOW THAT THIS THIS GROUP HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO TRY TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY'VE NEEDED TO, AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE'VE MISSED THE MARK WITH THE TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY AT THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF SCHOOL THAT WE HAD DAY AFTER DAY THAT WE HAD TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, AND SO IT'S NOT FROM A LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR CARE OR BUT TRULY A PLACE OF JUST A TOLL ON OUR SYSTEM THIS YEAR, AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL THAT YOU DO AND YOUR CARING HEARTS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE NEED FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
OUR FINAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING IS FOR AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT OF HARD WORKERS.
OUR HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM MEMBERS IN EMPLOYEE SERVICES.
JOHNNY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START THIS RECOGNITION? I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO.
I WANTED JUST TO SAY THIS IS ALSO AN EXTREMELY HARD WORKING GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE REALIZE THIS, BUT WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 6500 EMPLOYEES HERE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW THESE GUYS A LOT BETTER, A LOT CLOSER.
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I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THESE GUYS OVER THE LAST YEAR SPECIFICALLY, AND I CAN SAY THAT THESE GUYS HAVE A HEART FOR THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY ARE INCREDIBLY HARD-WORKING AND THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT HEART, AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THIS GROUP, AND I JUST WANT TO JUST IT DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.AFTER MITCHELL TAKES THE PICTURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE REAL QUICKLY AND THEN THERE'LL BE A RESOLUTION READ, BUT FIRST OF ALL, IF WHENEVER I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU WILL JUST DO A SLIGHT WAVE SO WE KNOW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE GAIL IN THE IN THIS ROOM, BUT SHE'S OBVIOUSLY SHE'S AROUND.
SO, GAIL, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, JUST GIVE A BIG WAVE.
SHE'S NORMALLY OUT IN THE LOBBY TRYING TO CONTROL THINGS IN THE LOBBY.
WE ALSO HAVE JOI CARTMILL, AND WE HAVE GERRI ELSING.
KATIE BURNSIDE, AND FINALLY, BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, MISS STEPHANIE RAMOS.
THANK YOU, GUYS. OH, I'M SORRY.
[CHUCKLING] I SPENT SO MUCH TIME WITH THIS GUY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HE'S THERE HALF THE TIME, SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.
NO, SIR, NOT AT ALL. THANK YOU, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK VICE PRESIDENT TYRA IS TRYING TO HAND OFF THE CERTIFICATE, BUT WITH THAT, THE BOARD IS VERY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU TONIGHT.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND BEING RECOGNIZED.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT PICTURE, AND MORE THAN THAT, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION DECLARING OCTOBER 11TH, 2023, AS TEXAS EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DAY IN PLANO ISD, AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE TIME TO SAY HI TO ALL OF THESE TALENTED PEOPLE AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. BOARD SECRETARY JERI CHAMBERS WILL NOW READ THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH WILL BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.
JERI. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION IN YOUR IN YOUR HONOR FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR DISTRICT, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, E VERYBODY. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECLARING OCTOBER 11TH, 2023, AS TEXAS EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DAY IN PLANO ISD, WHEREAS EMPLOYEE SERVICES IS INSTRUMENTAL IN RECRUITING, SELECTING, RESOURCING AND RETAINING QUALITY STAFF IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND . WHEREAS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN FOSTERING SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY AMONG EMPLOYEES BY ALLOWING FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND KEEPING EMPLOYEES INFORMED ABOUT POLICIES, WORKING CONDITIONS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND.
WHEREAS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES MONITORS AND MANAGES CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE TRENDS, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE TRENDS, AND ETHICAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND WHEREAS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS VITAL TO THE OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE DISTRICT'S WORKFORCE, AND WHEREAS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES IS A VALUED AND RESPECTED DEPARTMENT THAT SUSTAINS THE DISTRICT'S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET, ITS PEOPLE.
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2023, AS TEXAS EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DAY, A DAY SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SCHOOL STAFF WHO WORK IN HUMAN RESOURCES.THE BOARD ENCOURAGES STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES, TEAM MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO PLANO ISD EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL DONE, MISS CHAMBERS.
I'M SURE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS.
THIS IS A REALLY COMPLICATED SITUATION, RIGHT? I OFTEN THINK ABOUT PLANO ISD IS SORT OF LIKE AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER, RIGHT? JUST THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION, BUT IN A WAY THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE 73 CAMPUSES WITH STUDENTS ON THEM, AS WELL AS AUXILIARY BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION AND ALL OF THESE OTHER COMPLEX ISSUES.
RIGHT, AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY PUT YOU GUYS UP AGAINST THE HR DEPARTMENT OF A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY ANY DAY IN THE COMPLEXITY OF WHAT YOU ALL HANDLE AND DEALING WITH THE BUDGET SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN, RIGHT? WITH 86% OF OUR BUDGET BEING OUR STAFF PAYROLL, YOU ALL ARE THE ONES THAT ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO JUGGLE AND MANAGE AND BUDGET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN DO AND TAKING CARE OF OUR STAFF SO SINCERELY.
THANK YOU GUYS. YOU ALL ARE LIKE THE BEHIND THE SCENES, UNSUNG HEROES OF THIS DISTRICT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE FIVE PILLARS AND YOU FLAT SQUARELY HAVE ONE OF THEM ALL TO YOURSELF IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THE LEADERSHIP IS THERE FOR OUR CAMPUSES AND FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THAT IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND AND FULFILL ALL THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE, BUT IT IS INCREDIBLE THE HIGH QUALITY OF STAFF THAT YOU BRING TO OUR DISTRICT, AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ANOTHER SET OF OUR HEROES.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING AGAIN TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CARE AND DEDICATION TO OUR TEACHERS, TO OUR 6300 PLUS, RIGHT? YEAH. 6300 PLUS EMPLOYEES.
SO THANK YOU, AND A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HR TEAM AND TO MISTER REED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST YEAR.
ALL RIGHT. NOBODY'S PICKING ON YOU, JED.
SO IT IS IT IS WELL KNOWN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND HOW GRACEFULLY YOU'RE DOING IT.
IF YOU NEED TO TAKE PICTURES OUT IN THE LOBBY, PLEASE MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE.
WE'RE THANKFUL THAT YOU WERE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.
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ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RESUME THE MEETING AFTER EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO MILL OUT.WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION ON AGENDA ITEMS.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY]
AT BOARD MEETINGS, THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME.NON-AGENDA RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
DR. FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING THE AGENDA ITEMS? PRESIDENT HUMPHREY WE HAVE ONE AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL CONTINUE ON.
IF A SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALLED UPON, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WILL BE FORFEITED.
FAILURE TO LIST THE AGENDA ITEM BEING ADDRESSED WILL RESULT IN THE PRESUMPTION THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM WHICH WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF THIS MEETING. SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THE TOPIC THEY LISTED UPON SIGN UP ARE OUT OF ORDER AND WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION 551.074 PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION WILL NOT BE USED AS A VOICE TO VOICE A COMPLAINT INVOLVING THE NAMING OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NAMES OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS.
TONIGHT'S SPEAKER IN THE AGENDA ITEM PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH. IF YOU ARE NOT FINISHED SPEAKING AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO STOP.
AS A REMINDER TO ALL, IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING.
IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING AN INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, THE PERSON WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN NECESSARY.
DR. FREEMAN, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM? THANK YOU. PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
CODY WEAVER IS OUR SPEAKER THIS EVENING FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.
THE TOPIC SUBMITTED WAS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 AND DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 9.2 AND 9.3.
MR. WEAVER, DO YOU WANT THE ONE MINUTE WARNING OR DO YOU WANT TO PLOW THROUGH THE THREE MINUTES? ONE MINUTE WARNING WOULD BE NICE.
THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME.
MY NAME IS CODY WEAVER. I RESIDE IN PLANO AND I'M OBVIOUSLY A PREVIOUS TRUSTEE.
I TOOK A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT.
SO FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8.5 APPROVAL OF HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
WE HAVE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND VERY FEW PROSPECTS OF GROWTH IN OUR DISTRICT.
WHEN YOU TEAR DOWN THAT BUILDING, THE STUDENTS MUST GO SOMEWHERE DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
DON'T RELEGATE THESE STUDENTS TO PORTABLES.
DO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH REBUILDING HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THERE MAY BE SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.
PULL IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.
DEBATE IT, DISCUSS IT, AND TELL THE PUBLIC WHY IT'S A GOOD OR BAD IDEA.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8.6 APPROVAL OF COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL CSP 2022-060.
WRAPAROUND SERVICES CENTER CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE.
WE JUST HAD A BOND IN 2022 AND NOW WE'RE HAVING A CENTER THAT WE HAD APPROVED AND AGREED TO PAY OUT OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND THEN WE HAD A BOND COME THROUGH THAT COULD HAVE FUNDED THIS, AND INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT MONEY ON THE BOND, WE'RE NOW TAKING A HUGE M&O HIT, WHICH IS OUT OF OUR FUND BALANCE WHEN WE'RE ALREADY OPERATING OUT OF A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT.
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ONE MINUTE.THANK YOU. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8.7 APPROVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF STAFF.
OUR ENROLLMENT SHRINKS AND WE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET FULL TIME TEACHERS IN EVERY CLASSROOM, BUT WE HAVE TIME AND MONEY TO CREATE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION WITH NO EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC.
I THINK THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT THIS IS FOR AND WHY.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 9.2 AND 9.3.
9.3 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR PLANO'S STRATEGIC ROADMAP.
NONE OF THESE WERE ONLINE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT AHEAD OF TIME.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND OUT AFTER YOU VOTE ON IT, AFTER YOU DISCUSS IT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION.
[5. CLOSED SESSION]
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES.SECTIONS 551.071, 551.074 AND 551.0821.
THE BOARD WILL HEAR A LEVEL FOUR GRIEVANCE APPEAL THIS EVENING IN CLOSED SESSION.
PRIOR TO THE LEVEL FOUR HEARING, THE BOARD WILL CONSULT IN CLOSED SESSION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY REGARDING THE LEVEL FOUR PROCESS AND PROCEDURES AS REQUIRED IN WRITING BY EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN THE GRIEVANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 21 AND THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE BOARD WILL HEAR THE APPEAL IN CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE NOW IN ITEM NUMBER SIX TO RECONVENE OPEN SESSION.
[6. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]
THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 8:42 P.M, AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, DISCUSSION AND ACTION, AND[7.1 Consideration and Possible Action regarding the Level Four Appeal Filed by Schyyra Hayes Pursuant to Board Policy FNG(LOCAL)]
7.1 IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE LEVEL FOUR APPEAL FILED BY SHYRA HAYES.PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY F AND G LOCAL, THE BOARD HEARD A LEVEL FOUR APPEAL FILED BY SHYRA HAYES IN CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
ANY ACTION REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE LEVEL FOUR APPEAL FILED BY SHYRA HAYES? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DENIES THE LEVEL FOUR APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING ADMINISTRATION'S PREVIOUS DECISION AT LEVEL THREE.
NOW, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE A MOTION BY JERI CHAMBERS AND A SECOND BY TARRAH LANTZ.
THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DENIES THE LEVEL FOUR APPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S PREVIOUS DECISION AT LEVEL THREE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT NOT HEARING ANY.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, AND I SEE NONE ARE OPPOSED.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
LET'S SEE. THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO DENY THE REQUEST AND AFFIRM THE DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
MS. HAYES AND MR. BOOKER WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THIS DECISION.
NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO JUST TAKE A COURTESY BREAK FOR A MOMENT SO OUR COURT REPORTER CAN PACK UP.
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ALL RIGHT. NOT TO PUSH HER OUT OF THE WAY.I WILL CONTINUE ON AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS IT CONSISTS OF ROUTINE ITEMS GROUPED TOGETHER FOR APPROVAL WITH NO DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS.
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION.I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
LAUREN TYRA AND A SECOND BY TARRAH LANTZ THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL RIGHT, AND THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO THE MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE BOARD HAS GIVEN A THUMBS UP TO SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION ITEMS FROM OUR VOTER APPROVAL APPROVED BOND, AND, JOHNNY, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE APPROVED CONSTRUCTION ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
JUST WANTED TO JUST TO KIND OF JUST GO OVER REAL BRIEFLY, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE LOADED INTO THIS CONSENT THIS EVENING WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA. WE NOW CURRENTLY HAVE 36 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH OUR DISTRICT.
THAT'S A LOT. THAT'S THANKS TO OUR NOVEMBER ELECTION THAT WE HAD THE SUCCESSFUL ELECTION.
SO WE ARE DOING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE DISTRICT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THE FRUITS OF THAT.
ALL FIVE OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE HAVE A DELIVERY METHOD CALLED CMAR OR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
BY DOING THAT, YOU KIND OF CUT YOU SHOULD CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF CHANGE ORDERS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND YOU'RE ABLE TO GET A, IN MY OPINION, A BETTER PRODUCT AS A RESULT OF THAT. I THINK MOST CONTRACTORS WILL AGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT.
ON BIGGER PROJECTS OR RENOVATION PROJECTS, IT IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR.
IF YOU GO ON DOWN FURTHER INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS FROM 815 ALL THE WAY THROUGH 821 AND YOU SEE THOSE HAVE A DELIVERY METHOD CALLED CSP OR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL.
SIMPLY THOSE ARE MORE SIMPLE IN NATURE.
THE PROJECTS ARE ARE A LITTLE MORE CUT AND DRY.
THOSE ARE PROJECTS LIKE YOUR SYSTEM AND COMPLIANCE, LIKE YOUR HVAC PROJECTS, YOUR ROOFING PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT ARE PRETTY OR YOUR TRACK PROJECTS, ANYTHING THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SET THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A WHOLE LOT OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN YOUR CONTRACTOR AND YOUR AND YOUR ARCHITECT.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE ALL THE WAY FROM 815 ALL THE WAY TO 21, AND THEN ON 822 YOU SEE A WHOLE LIST.
BY LAW, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY APPROVE AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER ANY KIND OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ALONG WITH YOU'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY SAY WHAT YOUR DELIVERY METHOD IS GOING TO BE, THE WAY YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GO ABOUT BUILDING, AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST STEP ON THOSE NINE PROJECTS UNDER 8.22, THEY'RE BASICALLY HAVING TO DO WITH HVAC PROJECTS AND WHAT WE CALL SYSTEM AND COMPLIANCE AND ROOFING PROJECTS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT'S LAID OUT.
I WAS TALKING WITH TONY PEARSON, OUR DIRECTOR OF NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AND WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET THIS WORK WHERE WE CAN START SEEING SOME SOME OF THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE DISTRICT, THOSE RENOVATIONS AROUND THE DISTRICTS.
WE THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOHNNY, AND ALSO, WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, DR.
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WILLIAMS HAS A NEW STAFF MEMBER TO INTRODUCE.HE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, A JURIS DOCTOR FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND AN MBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN EXTENDING A WARM WELCOME TO DANNY STOCKTON.
HE'S JOINED TONIGHT THIS WITH HIS WIFE, CHRISTINA, AND THEIR TWO SONS, GRAYSON AND CHARLIE AND DANNY WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOIN OUR TEAM, AND WE'RE READY FOR YOU TO SHOW UP TOMORROW.
SO JUST SO THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE, WE'VE LAST YEAR WE RESTRUCTURED OUR CABINET LEVEL TO THREE DIVISIONS AND WE ELIMINATED SOME POSITIONS, AND IT AFTER HAVING WE NEEDED A YEAR UNDER OUR BELT TO ALIGN THE WORK IN THREE DIVISIONS, AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE A NEED FOR A CHIEF OF STAFF THAT CAN COME IN AND WORK WITH ME, THE THREE DEPUTIES, OUR CABINET TEAM, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OUR DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.
AND AGAIN, HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL HELP US IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND DANNY, WE CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU TO START, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOINING OUR TEAM. CHRISTINA, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE OCCASIONAL LONG HOURS LIKE THIS EVENING.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A LOT OF CUTENESS RIGHT THERE, [CHUCKLING] AND IT'S LATE, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO HOME AND GET THE BOYS TO BED.
BYE. OH, SO ADORABLE. ALL RIGHT I KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO FOCUS ON ME RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM
[9.1 Approval of the Resolution Approving Investment Policy, Investment Strategies, Investment Training Providers and Investment Broker/Dealers]
NINE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.ITEM 9.1 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS AND THE INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS, AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO JOHNNY HILL AND I WILL QUICKLY TURN IT OVER TO MISS COURTNEY REEVES, OUR NEW CFO, AND VERY, VERY HAPPY, OBVIOUSLY, COURTNEY, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO SHE IS, BUT SHE THE ONLY THING SHE SAID ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION IS I BET I CAN DO IT A LOT BETTER THAN YOU.
WELL, I DO KNOW I CAN BEAT HIS INVESTMENT NUMBER FROM LAST YEAR.
SO ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COURTNEY AND LET HER GO THROUGH THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED EVERY YEAR REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THIS, AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED THAT SHE'S TAKEN ABOUT 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT ITEMS AND ROLLED IT INTO ONE PRESENTATION AND ONE ITEM, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY NICELY DONE.
SO, MISS REEVES, THANK YOU, JOHNNY.
APPRECIATE. WELL, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, DR.
WILLIAMS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CABINET MEMBERS.
SO AS JOHNNY SAID, BY LAW, WE ARE ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO PRESENT ANNUALLY TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF OUR DISTRICT'S ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT, OUR INVESTMENT POLICY, OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, OUR TRAINING PROVIDERS AND OUR BROKERS AND OUR DEALERS.
SO I HAVE THE WONDERFUL HONOR OF PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU TONIGHT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON OUR INVESTMENT REPORT AND JUST KIND OF WANTED TO QUICKLY POINT OUT, IF YOU LOOK IN THAT TOP RIGHT CORNER, YOU'LL SEE HILLTOP SECURITIES. JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, THEY'RE ACTUALLY OUR INVESTMENT ADVISORS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.
I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE I ENJOY INVESTMENTS, AND I WILL SAY RIGHT NOW THE MARKET, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ENJOYABLE, BUT I AM NOT A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND THEY ARE IN IT AND THEY LIVE IT, THEY BREATHE IT, THEY'RE IN THE MARKET ALL THE TIME.
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SO WE DEFINITELY RELY ON THEM FOR INFORMATION.WE TALK TO THEM PRETTY OFTEN, USUALLY WEEKLY.
THEY COME TO US WITH MANY OPTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS.
THEY ALSO SUPPORT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, SO THEY ARE AGAIN, EXPERTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR REQUIREMENTS UNDER LAW, WE HAVE CERTAIN, AGAIN, GUIDANCE FOR LAW FOR HOW WE CAN INVEST.
THEY KNOW VERY WELL SCHOOL BUSINESS AND HOW WE NEED TO INVEST.
SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
THEY ALSO PREPARE OUR REPORTS FOR US.
WE GET A MONTHLY REPORT FROM THEM.
A REQUIRED QUARTERLY REPORT COMES FROM THEM AND OF COURSE, OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
SO AGAIN, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
THIS IS AGAIN, OUR PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT, AND JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO QUICKLY POINT OUT IS OUR BEGINNING BOOK VALUE, WHICH WAS JUST UNDER $675 MILLION, AND THEN WE ENDED THE YEAR AT OVER $1.4 BILLION.
WE DID GO OUT FOR ISSUANCE FOR OUR BONDS VERY QUICKLY, EARLY IN 2023, AND WE RECEIVED THOSE FUNDS IN EARLY ACTUALLY MID FEBRUARY, BUT THE OTHER PIECE OF OUR INCREASE WAS ACTUALLY, IF YOU LOOK OVER IN THE SECOND COLUMN UNDER OUR INCOME SUMMARY LAST YEAR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER AGAIN, THIS IS HOW I FEEL.
I'M GOING TO BEAT JOHNNY FROM LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAD A NET INCOME INTEREST INCOME OF JUST UNDER $2 MILLION.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE $35.2 MILLION.
SO OF COURSE WE HAD SOME INCREASED FUNDS TO INVEST, BUT ALSO IF YOU'LL KIND OF MOVE OVER TO OUR PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS, YOU'LL SEE THAT LAST YEAR'S INTEREST RATE WAS ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL. IT WAS JUST UNDER 1% AND THIS YEAR WE ENDED UP OVER 5%.
SO LOOKING A LITTLE BIT BETTER IN THE MARKET RIGHT NOW, AND THEN IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER IS ACTUALLY OUR ASSET ALLOCATION AND THAT'S BASICALLY WE INVEST ALL OF OUR FUNDS AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE THINGS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THESE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED IMPROVED INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SECURITIES.
IF YOU'LL LOOK KIND OF AT THE BOTTOM.
THAT'S JUST BASICALLY OUR SECURITY DISTRIBUTION.
SO AGAIN, ALL OF THE $1.4 BILLION WAS INVESTED.
WE ARE ABLE TO INVEST IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
WE HAVE OUR BANK DEPOSIT, WHICH IS THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT.
OUR LGIPS ARE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS, WHICH WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF FUNDS IN IT, AND THEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ARE ACTUALLY T-BILLS, T BONDS, AND JUST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT YIELD, BUT HONESTLY, WE TALK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR STRATEGIES AND OUR INVESTMENT GOALS YIELD IS ACTUALLY NOT OUR TOP PRIORITY.
THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THAT IS WE WANT TO ENSURE OUR CASH FLOW.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FUNDS ARE LIQUID.
THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, OBVIOUSLY, THAT WE HAVE LARGE PAYMENTS GO OUT THE DOOR.
SO WE DO LIKE AS YOU'LL SEE, WE TYPICALLY DON'T INVEST PAST 12 MONTHS.
SO JUST HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY AND ALSO GETTING THAT RATE OF RETURN HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT TO KEEP IT IN OUR INVESTMENT POOLS, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL JUST SEE KIND OF OUR TOP TEN HOLDINGS.
AGAIN, THE NUMBER ONE IS TEXAS CLASS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR INVESTMENT POOLS.
THIS IS OUR WONDERFUL YIELD GRAPH.
SO THIS YIELD GRAPH ACTUALLY IS OVER TWO YEARS, AND IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OVER TO THE LEFT, BACK IN JULY OF 2021, OUR RATE WAS ZERO POINT, .11, AND THEN ABOUT OF COURSE, LAST JUNE, WE GOT UP TO RIGHT UNDER 1%, AND THEN AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE SITTING AT AT JUST OVER 5%. SO I THINK EVERYONE'S BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MARKET.
I WAS I WAS READING A COMMENTARY TODAY ABOUT WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE.
JOHNNY AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS OF LIKE, WHAT DO WE THINK? DO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO HOLD RIGHT NOW? I THINK WE WHAT COMMENTARY SAYS IS I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ONE MORE RATE HIKE THIS YEAR, MAYBE INTO JANUARY.
I THINK THE ECONOMISTS ARE SAYING THERE'S ABOUT A 50% CHANCE OF AN INCREASE OF PROBABLY 25 BASIS POINTS, AND THAT WILL PROBABLY BE THE PEAK OF AND THAT'S WHERE WE'LL STOP AT THAT POINT. I THINK THEY'RE SAYING MAYBE SPRING IS WHEN THEY'LL START SEEING RATES START COMING DOWN.
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ANOTHER PIECE THAT WE ASK FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ACTUALLY APPROVE IS OUR INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS.SO WE ACTUALLY IF YOU'RE AN INVESTMENT OFFICER OR I'M AN INVESTMENT OFFICER AND MR. HILL IS AS WELL, WE ACTUALLY HAVE REQUIRED TRAINING.
WHEN YOU FIRST TAKE OUR FIRST TAKE ON THE INVESTMENT OFFICER ROLE OR YOU'RE NEW TO THE DISTRICT, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE TRAINING WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS AND IT'S A MINIMUM OF TEN HOURS, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE ONGOING TRAINING, WHICH IS EVERY OTHER YEAR AND IT'S EIGHT HOURS, BUT OF COURSE WE HAVE TO BE THEY HAVE TO BE ONE OF OUR APPROVED VENDORS, BASICALLY OUR APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS.
SO THIS IS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE LIST.
WE HAVEN'T HAD VERY MANY CHANGES.
WE HAVE I THINK THIS WAS THE SAME LIST FROM LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER ONE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS OUR DEALERS AND OUR BROKERS.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN AMAZING NETWORK.
OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE SOME REALLY LARGE NAMES ON HERE, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BOLDFACE INDICATES OUR PRIMARY DEALERS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY TO THE SIDE, WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER PROVIDERS THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE SOME OTHER DEPOSIT PRODUCTS, CDS AND OF COURSE, OUR INVESTMENT POOLS.
AGAIN, OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND SAFETY OF OUR PRINCIPAL, MAINTAIN LIQUIDITY, TO MEET ANTICIPATED CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS AND OF COURSE, MAXIMIZE OUR FINANCIAL RETURNS AND THEN UNDERNEATH THAT IS JUST A LIST OF THE TYPES OF INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO INVEST IN, AND ALL OF THE ONES OBVIOUSLY, THAT WERE ON OUR REPORT FALL UNDER THIS LIST, AND THEN JUST QUICKLY HITTING THE HIGHLIGHTS AGAIN, WE BROUGHT IN $32.5 MILLION IN THAT WEIGHTED YIELD, JUST OVER 5%.
WE ALSO JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE THAT OUR MATURITIES THAT BASICALLY KIND OF FELL OFF OUR BOOKS WERE JUST 115 MILLION AND THOSE THAT YIELD WAS AGAIN QUITE LOW.
IT WAS 1.1%, AND THEN ALL OF OUR EITHER NEW INVESTMENTS OR NEW PURCHASES AT 482 MILLION ACTUALLY HAD A MUCH HIGHER YIELD AT JUST OVER 5%, AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE DAY TO DAY INVESTMENTS ARE ACTUALLY MANAGED BY MYSELF AND THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING, ANGELA MARKS-COSBY.
AGAIN, WE TALKED TO HILLTOP ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT OVERSIGHT FROM MR. HILL, AND THEN OUR RESOLUTION FOR APPROVING OUR INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT STRATEGY JUST KIND OF WALKS US THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE COVER TONIGHT, TALKS AGAIN ABOUT HOW WE INTEND TO USE OUR SAME INVESTMENT STRATEGIES MOVING FORWARD.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE OUR LIST OF OUR OFFICERS LISTED THERE.
CONTINUE THE TRAINING WITH YOUR APPROVAL OF OUR LISTED INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS AND THEN THE APPROVAL OF OUR BROKERS AND OUR DEALERS, AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
MAY I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE IN A YEAR WHERE WE'RE FINDING OURSELVES WITH AN EXTRA $35 MILLION THAT WE WERE NOT EXPECTING.
WHAT CAN THAT MONEY BE USED FOR UNDER THE LAW? WELL, WE ALLOCATE THOSE BASED ON, AGAIN, THE HOLDING.
SO AGAIN, WE HAVE OUR OPERATING FUND, WHICH GOES INTO OUR GENERAL OPERATING FUND.
SO ABOUT HALF OF THAT 35 MILLION WAS ACTUALLY GENERATED TO OUR GENERAL OPERATING FUND, AND AGAIN, THAT JUST HELPS TO OFFSET OUR BUDGET DEFICIT IF WE HAVE ONE, JUST INCREASES THE REVENUE, AND THEN ON THE BOND, AGAIN, THE BOND SIDE GOES DIRECTLY INTO OUR BOND, AND MR. HILL, I MEAN, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE CAN STILL USE THOSE TOWARDS THOSE BOND PROJECTS OR BOND RELATED PROJECTS AS WELL.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING.
SO YOU CAN'T MAKE MONEY, BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO UP TO WHAT YOU'RE SPENDING.
WE CAN EARN UP TO THAT AMOUNT.
ANYTHING OVER THAT, THE IRS HAS TO SETTLE UP OVER FIVE YEARS CALLED IN ITS ARBITRAGE.
SO JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
IT'S NOT UNLIMITED FUNDS, BUT IT DOES DEFINITELY HELPS.
YES, WE'LL TAKE IT, AND SO I PRESUME THAT THIS THAT HELPS MITIGATE INFLATION SOMEWHAT TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE DEBT, BUT THEN ALSO IT WILL ALLOW US TO AS COSTS FOR BUILDING OR INCREASING, WE CAN USE THAT CORRECT IN THAT WAY TO HELP MITIGATE THAT, CORRECT? THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
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THANK YOU, MISS REEVES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I GUESS WE'RE DONE WITH THAT.ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES ACTION, AND IT'S THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING AND PROVIDERS AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS. THANK YOU.
I SECOND. OH, YOU HAVE? OKAY. JERI, WAS THAT YOU? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU.
I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY SECRETARY JERRY CHAMBERS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 6 TO 0 AND SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE TWO, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAN OF WORK, THE 2023-2024 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT
[9.2 Approval of the Plan of Work: 2023 - 2024 District Improvement Plan, House Bill 3 Goals, and Campus Performance Objectives]
PLAN HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS AND CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND SO I GET TO TURN THIS OVER TO LISA WILSON.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS. TONIGHT WE ARE PRESENTING THREE SPECIFIC ITEMS FROM OUR PLAN OF WORK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
THAT INCLUDES THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH ENCOMPASSES OUR HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD GOALS AND OUR CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. IF YOU WILL RECALL, THE LAST TIME WE MET, WE SPENT SOME TIME GOING THROUGH THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE GOALS THAT WE WERE PRESENTING FOR OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO THE DISTRICT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES STRATEGIC PLAN, WE TAKE ALL OF THOSE PILLARS, WE WORK THAT INTO OBJECTIVES AND WE APPLY STRATEGIES, AND AGAIN, LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THE THREE TRIBUTARIES, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT ANALOGY OF ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO THE PLAN OF WORK, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE HAVE GOALS FROM THE STATE LEVEL THAT WE MUST SET FOR PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING THOSE FOR APPROVAL.
ALONG WITH THAT, THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WHICH DRILL DOWN FROM THAT.
SO AS WE ARE TRYING TO MEET OUR DISTRICT GOALS, WE DRILL DOWN TO EACH CAMPUS AND THEY GET PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES THAT WILL WORK THROUGH AGAIN, THE STRATEGIC ROADMAP ANCHORS EVERYTHING. WE HAVE A DISTRICT BASED IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE THAT WORKS ON SPECIFICALLY WHAT WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
I ISSUED A CAUTION LAST TIME THAT IF WE NEED TO ALTER OUR GOALS WHEN WE RECEIVE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STAAR TESTING, WE MAY BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IF WE DISCOVER WE NEED TO DO THAT, AND THAT MAY BE THE SAME FOR THE CAMPUS BASED IMPROVEMENT GOALS.
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR, AS I LIKE TO SAY, WE INSPECT WHAT WE EXPECT AND SO WE WILL BRING TO YOU FORMATIVE REVIEWS WE WILL CONDUCT IN NOVEMBER, FEBRUARY AND IN JUNE, BUT ALSO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE KEEP TRACK OF THIS VERY REGULARLY ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE.
SO CABINET REGULARLY REVIEWS PERFORMANCE DATA AND ADJUSTS THINGS AS NEEDED.
OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING GROUP THAT MEETS ONCE A MONTH.
WE HAVE ORGANIZED THAT AROUND OUR STRATEGIC PILLARS.
SO THAT IS CONTINUED WORK, AND OF COURSE THE DATA OR THE DISTRICT BASED COMMITTEE AND THE CAMPUS BASED COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE UPDATES AND WE WILL PROVIDE YOU UPDATES BY LAW.
WE ARE TO POST THE PLANS ONLINE, AND I'VE JUST INCLUDED INCLUDED A SNIPPET.
WE DO POST THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH ACTUALLY ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE PLAN OF WORK WE WILL POST ON OUR WEBSITE ONCE IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND SUMMATIVE AND FORMATIVE REVIEWS AS WE CONDUCT THOSE WILL ALSO BE POSTED.
SO IN THAT DOCUMENT YOU HAVE, I THINK ABOUT 50 PAGES OR SO OF THE ENTIRE PLAN OF WORK WITH ALL OF THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES, AND FOLLOWING THAT, YOU HAVE A COPY OF EACH CAMPUS'S PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES TO THE TUNE, I THINK OF ABOUT 500 PAGES.
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SO THANK YOU FOR DIGGING THROUGH ALL OF THAT.ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, LISA, I KNOW THIS IS THE CULMINATING EVENT OF A LOT OF WORK EITHER AT THE BOARD TABLE OR IN YOU ALL'S WORLD AS WELL.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED HARD ON THIS, SO THANK YOU.
NO, I JUST THOUGHT OF IT AFTER YOU STARTED TALKING.
LISA, IF OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO FIND EITHER OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS OR ANY OF THESE GOALS, WHERE CAN THEY FIND THOSE AFTER IT IS APPROVED TONIGHT? WE WILL POST THE DISTRICT PLAN ONLINE ON OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PAGE.
SO THERE'S A LOT ENCOMPASSED IN ALL OF THAT, BUT YOU CAN FIND IT ALL ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY PAGE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WAS JUST THANKING THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
ANY MORE COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2023-2024 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS AND CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
LAUREN TYRA A SECOND BY KATHERINE GOODWIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2023-2024 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS AND CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW VOTE.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0.
IT'S UNANIMOUS, AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE THREE.
[9.3 Approval of the Guiding Principles for the Plano ISD Strategic Roadmap Long Range Facility Advisory Committee]
APPROVAL OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLES FOR THE PLANO ISD STRATEGIC ROADMAP, LONG RANGE FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO JOHNNY.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET.
SO OBVIOUSLY, AS EVERYONE IS WELL AWARE, THE BOARD ACTUALLY PASSED A RESOLUTION AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS SEPTEMBER THE 17TH? SEPTEMBER 17TH.
YES, MA'AM. SORRY, I HAD TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SEC, AND IN THAT RESOLUTION, OF COURSE, THERE WAS THERE WAS A THE CREATION OR THE CHARGE OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO STUDY LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLANNING.
SORRY, I'M GETTING TONGUE TIED, AND SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS HAPPENED THIS LAST MONTH, AND PART OF THAT RESOLUTION ALSO SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE PARAMETERS OR GUIDELINES THAT ARE SET UP ON WHAT THE COMMITTEE WAS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, AND SO THERE WAS A CHARGE.
YOU CAN SEE IT UP ON THE SCREEN.
IT WAS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE TEN YEAR PLAN THAT INCLUDES ACTIONS AND DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STAFF PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, PROPERTIES, USING THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK CRITERIA, AND THEY WANTED A RESULT.
THEY WANTED A FEEDBACK NO LATER THAN MAY OF 2024.
SO THE EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK WAS BASICALLY THE DATA THAT WENT INTO THE DECISIONS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE ACCUMULATED INTO THIS RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE BOARD IN MAY OF '24, AND THE EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK, THE DATA THAT WOULD GO INTO MAKING THESE DECISIONS, OF COURSE, WAS THE ENROLLMENT. WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN OUR DISTRICT AND NOT JUST NOW, BUT OVER TIME? WHAT ARE THE HISTORICAL TRENDS? ALSO BUILDING CAPACITIES AND EFFICIENCIES.
IN OTHER WORDS, HOW FULL ARE THE CAMPUSES? ARE THEY BEING OPERATED EFFICIENTLY OR INEFFICIENTLY? THEN FACILITY ASSESSMENT SCORE.
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WERE OUR BUILDINGS ACTUALLY IN? AND OF COURSE, THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT SCORE IS MADE UP OF THREE DIFFERENT CRITERIA.
HOW OLD IS THE BUILDING? IT'S THE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
HOW MUCH WORK IS HAVING TO BE DONE TO MAINTAIN THESE BUILDINGS? AND THEN FINALLY, JUST PHYSICAL INSPECTION, AND THEN FINALLY, JUST THE COST EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK CRITERIA IS JUST THE ACTUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THESE BUILDINGS, AND THAT COST CAN TAKE DIFFERENT FORMS. IT CAN TAKE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS.
WHAT DOES IT COST JUST TO OPERATE A BUILDING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? NUMBER TWO IS WHAT DOES IT TAKE IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND RENOVATE OR REPLACE WHAT ARE THOSE CAPITAL TOP OPERATING OR CAPITAL EXPENSES? AND THEN FINALLY THE PER PUPIL COST THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH WITH CAPACITIES AND EFFICIENCIES AS WELL.
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SO ALL OF THAT WENT INTO THESE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND IT'S NOT COMMUNITY GUIDING PRINCIPLES.THIS IS BOARD GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT ARE GOING TO BE HANDED OVER TO THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO RUN AND ACTUALLY DO THE WORK, AND SO THERE'S TEN DIFFERENT GUIDING PRINCIPLES. I WILL SAY THAT AFTER THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED ON THE 19TH AND THE BOARD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON WHAT MADE UP THESE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THESE ARE A CULMINATION OF THEIR FEEDBACK.
I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THESE REAL QUICKLY, BUT NUMBER ONE WAS EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND EXPAND CHOICE OFFERINGS THROUGH STREAMLINED LOCATIONS.
NUMBER TWO, ALIGN RESOURCES TO STUDENT NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHIES.
IN OTHER WORDS, NO MATTER WHERE A STUDENT RESIDES, THEY NEED TO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES.
NUMBER THREE IS MAINTAIN EQUITY OF RESOURCES DEPLOYED ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.
NUMBER FOUR, MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF FEEDER PATTERNS IF POSSIBLE.
NUMBER FIVE, BALANCE ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICALLY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SIX CONSIDER TRANSPORTATION TIMES.
IN OTHER WORDS, HOW LONG IS A STUDENT HAVE TO BE ON THE BUS TO GET TO THEIR CAMPUS? NUMBER SEVEN IS CONSIDER IMPACT ON STAFF, INCLUDING A HOLD HARMLESS FOR COMPENSATION AND RETENTION TO ENSURE JOB SECURITY FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB AS AS OUR ENROLLMENT HAS DECREASED.
WE'VE ALSO DECREASED OUR STAFFING, AND WE'RE WE ACTUALLY ARE AUDITED ON THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THROUGH THE SCHOOL'S FIRST REPORT, WHICH WE WILL PRESENT THIS NEXT MONTH, AND SO WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THE SECURITY TO KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND THERE'S A HOLD HARMLESS IN THERE FOR THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE FACILITIES, AND THEN NUMBER EIGHT IS CONSIDER SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE ANY DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL, ESPECIALLY OF THE NEEDIEST STUDENTS, THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THOSE GUYS, AND NUMBER NINE, PHASED CHANGES OVER TIME TO ALLOW FOR RELOCATION OF STAFF.
IN OTHER WORDS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IF YOU DO RIGHT-SIZE SOME OF THESE CAMPUSES, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME, THEN YOU CAN HAVE LOGISTICAL ISSUES AS WELL. SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU DO IT IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY, AND NUMBER TEN IS ENSURE COMPARABLE AND EQUITABLE FACILITIES ACROSS ALL OF THE DISTRICTS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AND MAY I MAKE ONE COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW OVER TIME OUR ENROLLMENT AND OUR STAFFING MIRRORS EACH OTHER PERCENTAGE WISE, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THROUGH ATTRITION, AND IT'S NOT THROUGH ANY KIND OF LAYOFFS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
OKAY. NOW I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
SO, JOHNNY, CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN? BECAUSE THERE'S A BELIEF.
I MEAN, IT'S A STANDARD THAT CLASS SIZE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE SMALL, BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT CAMPUS SIZE BEING SMALL, HOW THAT WORKS TO A DISADVANTAGE? YES. ECONOMICS.
YES, BUT HOW DOES THAT WORK TO A DISADVANTAGE FOR STUDENTS? SO WE SHOWED THAT. I MEAN, OF COURSE WE'VE GIVEN DATA AND INFORMATION AND WE ARE TRYING TO FINISH UP A WEBSITE WHERE ANYBODY CAN GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AND WE'LL HAVE THAT UP AND RUNNING BUT ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT I DID IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT COST PER STUDENT, AND SO LET ME JUST TAKE A MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR INSTANCE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE OVER 1000 STUDENTS.
THE COST TO EDUCATE A STUDENT AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A THOUSAND STUDENTS IS RIGHT AT 5000 PER STUDENT, AND OF COURSE WE DO WE DO EQUAL WE PROVIDE EQUAL RESOURCES TO ALL STUDENTS, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT HAS HALF THAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS, 500 STUDENTS AND EDUCATE A STUDENT AT THAT CAMPUS IS ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH.
IT'S $10,000 PER STUDENT, A LITTLE BIT UNDER $10,000.
I THINK IT'S LIKE $9400 PER STUDENT.
SO BOTTOM LINE IS THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND IT ADDS UP MILLIONS, MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND SO I WILL SAY THAT WITH STAFFING, IT'S ALSO A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT CAMPUSES THAT ARE THAT ARE 50, 60% OCCUPIED, A LOT OF YOUR CAMPUSES, YOU HAVE MAYBE PER GRADE LEVEL.
YOU MAY HAVE TWO TEACHERS, WHEREAS ON ONE THAT YOU HAVE FIVE.
THERE'S JUST THERE'S A LOT MORE EFFICIENCIES YOU CAN DO AS FAR AS OFFERINGS OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES.
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TALKED LAST WEEK ABOUT OR TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE COMMUNITY INPUT, AND WE'RE TALKING THIS WEEK ABOUT THE STUDENT AND STAFF FOCUSED, AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A DATA DRIVEN PROCESS THAT HAS COMMUNITY INPUT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY STUDENT AND STAFF FOCUS, WE SHOULD JUST THROW DARTS AT THE MAP UPSTAIRS AND SLASH THE BUDGET, AND THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.I THINK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BROUGHT VERY SMART PRINCIPLES, BROUGHT VERY SMART FACILITY FRAMEWORK, AND I HONESTLY REALLY BELIEVE ANY UNILATERAL CLOSURE OF CAMPUSES BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITHOUT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE BETRAYAL OF THE TRUST THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN US.
THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH IS APPOINTED BY THE TRUSTEES THROUGH THE THE FEEDBACK SESSIONS THAT YOU ALL ARE LINING UP THROUGH GUIDANCE AND THINGS FROM STAFF, AND SO I JUST WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OUR FOOTPRINT NEEDS A HARD LOOK, AND RATHER THAN THROWING DARTS AT THE MAP UPSTAIRS OR MAKING QUICK AND EASY DECISIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN NO INPUT INTO ON A LARGE SCALE, ACTUALLY RUNNING THIS PROCESS AND PUTTING A TIMELINE ON IT TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TO BRING THAT INPUT BACK IN MAY I HONESTLY.
I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD WANT FROM US, AND I THINK THAT IS A WAY TO MAINTAIN THE TRUST AS TRUSTEES THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS PUT IN US. WELL, AND I THOUGHT I MIGHT TAG ALONG TO THAT BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THE COMMITTEE, BUT THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO OFFER MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS SO THAT THEY CAN GO AT THE TIME AND PLACE THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
SO WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF INFORMATION OUT THERE, AND THAT'S BEING SCHEDULED RIGHT NOW, IS THAT RIGHT? IT IS, AND SO JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT ARE WATCHING OR ARE HERE THIS EVENING, WE ARE ANTICIPATING HAVING EIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS STARTING IN OCTOBER, GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH MAY, BUT WE'RE ALSO ANTICIPATING HAVING COMMUNITY AT EACH OF OUR SIX HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO WITHIN THE BODY OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WE'LL HAVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AS WELL.
SO AND THAT'S JUST TO GET INFORMATION AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
IF YOU JUST TALK AMONGST YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS, WE WON'T HEAR THAT INFORMATION.
SO PLEASE USE THOSE MEETINGS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE GETS HEARD, AND TARRAH, I DO WANT TO MENTION REAL QUICKLY, BECAUSE LISA BROUGHT UP A REALLY GOOD POINT. THANK YOU, LISA, AND THAT IS WE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUAL LANGUAGE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE.
EVERYBODY WANT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PLANNING FOR THE BOND AND WE HAD LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN PERSON VIA A SURVEY.
THEN WE WENT INTO THE SPRING FOR THE STRATEGIC ROADMAP THAT THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON IN MAY, AND WE HAD 118 TOUCHPOINTS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY, AND SO WE'VE DONE THIS EVERY SINGLE SEMESTER AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALIZE THIS IS A TEN YEAR PLAN, AND THAT JUST SPEAKS TO THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND INTENTIONALITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE NOT DO IT HASTILY, THAT WE DO IT WITH EFFICACY, AND SO I REALLY GREATLY, GREATLY APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS OF THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT OF COURSE WE AS TRUSTEES THAT HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO ADD MEMBERS TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD AND I KNOW I AND MY FELLOW TRUSTEES HAVE HAVE THOUGHTFULLY TRIED TO FIND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCLUDE ON THIS ADVISORY BOARD
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THAT WE THINK ARE THE VOICES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BRING MORE THAN JUST THEIR INDIVIDUAL VOICE, BUT PERHAPS MORE MORE THAN THAT, AND I WILL DOUBLE ECHO WHAT TARRAH HAS SAID.PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK SO THAT YOUR VOICES CAN BE HEARD, AND JUST TO LOB ON TO THAT, THE TRUSTEES SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND WE TRIED TO REPRESENT FAMILIES FROM THE WEST SIDE, THE CENTRAL CLUSTER AND THE EAST SIDE, AS WELL AS REPRESENTING ELEMENTARY REPRESENTATION AND SECONDARY REPRESENTATION.
SO WE HAVE A GOOD, RICH WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND INPUT AT THIS IN THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROCESS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HARD WORK, BUT I THINK WE'VE HAD A VERY THOUGHTFUL START, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE, ALL OF THE TEN THERE, THEY ALL FALL WITHIN FIVE CATEGORIES AND ONE IS EFFICIENCY OF FACILITIES THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU BROUGHT UP.
THE OTHER ONE IS STUDENT CONSIDERATIONS.
WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERY DECISION WE MAKE.
SO WE HAVE THAT HOLD HARMLESS, AS YOU MENTIONED, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL A BIG FAMILY HERE AND WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE ANYBODY WANT TO LEAVE THE FAMILY. ALL RIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOHNNY, FOR PRESENTING THAT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GIRLS ARE QUICK.
I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT DR.
LAUREN TYRA THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PLANO ISD STRATEGIC ROADMAP LONG RANGE FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY OPPOSED.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0 AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING WORK TO TAKE PLACE GOING FORWARD.
[10.1 Quality Education for Successful Teaching (QuEST) Update]
TEACHING, AND THIS IS OUR QUEST UPDATE, AND SO I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO JOHNNY AGAIN.I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO [CHUCKLING] I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JED REED.
I'LL TAKE THE PASS. I'M SORRY.
THAT'S RIGHT. SHOCKED ME THERE FOR A SECOND.
AS WE ALL KNOW FROM CURRENT HEADLINES, TEACHER CANDIDATES ARE SLIM AND FAR BETWEEN.
THE STATE OF TEXAS IS PRODUCING LESS THAN 55% OR 55% OF CURRENT INDIVIDUALS GOING INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE FROM NONTRADITIONAL PATHWAYS, AND SO WE TEAMED UP WITH A GROUP TO CREATE OUR OWN IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
THIS ADDRESSES PILLAR THREE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, OBJECTIVE 3.1, AND THAT IS TO IMPLEMENT A TALENT, RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION PLAN TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY STAFF MEMBERS IN EVERY POSITION.
OUR PARTNERS IN THIS ACTIVITY IS AN ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS TEACHWORTHY THAT PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN COALITION WITH THAT GROUP.
WE ALSO ARE ENGAGED WITH INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE COLLEGE COURSE TRAINING THROUGH THE VARIOUS TRANSIT POINTS, AND WE'LL DISCUSS THAT MORE AS WE MOVE THROUGH.
IN THE PURPLE FOLDER, YOU'LL FIND A HARD COPY OF THIS SHEET, AND IF YOU'LL PULL THAT OUT, IT'S GOING TO HELP US TRANSGRESS THROUGH OUR SLIDES BECAUSE THE SLIDES ARE COLOR CODED AS TO THE EMPLOYMENT TRACK, A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL CAN FOLLOW, REACHING THE
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POINT OF BEING HIRED AS A FULLY CERTIFIED TEACHER IN THE PLANO ISD.THE BLUE SECTION DEALS WITH OUR DEGREE SEEKERS.
TRACK TWO ARE COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO ARE IN NEED OF STATE CERTIFICATION TO TAKE ON A CERTIFIED POSITION. THE WHITE AREA DEALS WITH OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PROCESS ON WHICH WE CAN COVER CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH SKILL SETS THAT WE WILL NEED IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND WHO CAN WORK ON A FULL CERTIFICATE, IF NOT A DEGREE, IN THAT DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PROCESS, AND FINALLY, THE GOLD AREA IS ADDRESSED TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AND WE CAN TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL GRADUATING FROM PLANO ISD HIGH SCHOOL, PLACE THEM IN THIS PROGRAM AND MOVE THEM THROUGH NOT ONLY THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION, BUT ALSO THEIR CERTIFICATION AND INTO A TEACHING POSITION OVER TIME.
WE HAVE 72 MEMBERS IN THE BLUE COHORT, WHICH IS THE ASSOCIATE TEACHER TRACK PIPELINE.
67 OF THOSE ARE IN CURRENT POSITIONS.
SEVERAL OF THOSE WILL ENTER IN CLASSROOMS IN JANUARY WITH SOME PLANNED RETIREMENTS.
THEY'RE SERVING CURRENTLY AS AIDES IN OUR CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN COLLEGE COURSEWORK MOVING TOWARDS THAT COLLEGE DEGREE, AND WE'LL SEE HOW ALL THAT FITS IN.
SO LET'S LOOK AT OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHER TRACK.
A CURRENT EMPLOYED PARAPROFESSIONAL CAN, IF THEY EXPRESS INTEREST IN THIS, CAN BECOME PART OF THE PROGRAM DEPENDING UPON HOW THEY ARE PLACED. THEY CAN GO IN AS AN ASSOCIATE TEACHER AND MAKE $42,936.24 A YEAR.
THAT'S DOUBLE WHAT A STANDARD PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITION PAYS WITH NO EXPERIENCE ATTACHED TO THAT.
EVERY ASSOCIATE TEACHER IS A TEACHER ADVISOR WHO IS A FULLY CERTIFIED TEACHER AT THE CAMPUS, AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WORKS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TEACHER, COACHES, GOES AND DOES OBSERVATIONS AND ALSO ADDRESSES SUPPORT TO THAT TEACHER AND THAT INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES A $4,000 ANNUAL STIPEND. SO WHAT TYPE OF CANDIDATES ARE WE LOOKING FOR? AND AS WE COVER THIS MATERIAL, WE'RE GOING TO BE LAYING OUT A TIMELINE FOR MOVING INTO THE SECOND YEAR COHORT AS WE BEGIN TO SOLICIT PEOPLE TO ENTER THE PROGRAM FOR PLACEMENT IN THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.
SO YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WITH THE PLANO ISD, AND THAT WOULD BE HIRED BY SEPTEMBER 1ST AND OR BE A CURRENT SUBSTITUTE WHO HAS SUBBED AT LEAST 85 DAYS IN THE PREVIOUS TWO SEMESTERS.
THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE APPLICANTS HAVE EXPOSURE TO INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO TO PROVIDE THEM THAT SUPPORT MECHANISM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CLASSROOM REALLY IS.
IN 23-24, WE HAD NO PREVIOUS EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, LOOKING AT OUR NEEDS, WE'VE APPLIED FOR 24-25 THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST COMPLETED SIX HOURS OF COLLEGE CREDIT WITH AT LEAST A C AVERAGE.
THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL, WHERE THEY'RE WORKING AS A SUPPORT STAFF, MUST BE WILLING TO HIRE THEM ON THEIR CAMPUS IF A POSITION IS AVAILABLE, AND BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF OUR STUDENTS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF DUAL CREDIT WITH THE CREATION OF THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES, THE POTENTIAL IS THAT WE MAY HAVE SOME COLLEGE GRADUATES COMING THROUGH PISD THAT WOULD BE UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE.
WE'VE MADE THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH 21 AS A MINIMUM AGE TO BE AN ASSOCIATE TEACHER BECAUSE WE DO NEED SOME MATURITY IN THOSE POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.
HOW DO THEY ACCESS THE PROGRAM? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
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WE ARE SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND FLIERS ON THE CAMPUS IN STAFF SPACES, THE CANDIDATES WILL COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AND THAT'S DUE IN JANUARY OF 24 FOR THE 24-25 COHORT.NOMINATIONS ARE SENT TO PARTICIPANTS BY THE END OF APRIL, AND THEN THE COHORTS WILL BEGIN DOING THEIR CORE CLASSROOM STUDIES IN THE SUMMER OF 24.
PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT 30 HOURS OF THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE IS BASED ON COURSEWORK DEVELOPED SOLELY SOLELY BY THE PISD MEETING OUR NEEDS, LOOKING AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, LOOKING AT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS, AND SO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE KEY AND IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY AS TO CONTENT, BUT AS TO RIGOR.
SO. HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE OUR CURRENT 67 TEACHERS ARE PLACED BY ASSIGNMENT. 29 ARE IN SPECIAL ED.
18 ARE IN BILINGUAL PLACEMENTS.
TWO BY TWO BILINGUAL SPECIAL ED.
WHAT TO ESL AND 16 GENERAL ED.
NOW BY ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY PLACEMENTS.
42 ARE IN ELEMENTARY, 13 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, TWO IN HIGH SCHOOL, TWO AT SENIOR HIGH, ONE AT THE ADULT TRANSITION CENTER AND SEVEN AT OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS.
NOW BEGINNING WITH THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES ARE THE COURSEWORK IS THE COURSEWORK DESCRIPTIONS FOR WHAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL BE DEVELOPING FOR OUR 30 HOURS OF EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR CANDIDATES.
YOU HAVE THIS IN A PACKET WITH YOUR MATERIALS, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO REVIEW THAT, YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPTS, THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE COMPLEXITY OF WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO DO.
OUR STAFF WILL BE DEVELOPING THE NEXT SERIES OF COURSEWORK AS DESCRIBED IN THE GOALS SECTIONS, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE COURSE NAMES AND THE COURSE OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS.
SO YOU CAN REFER BACK TO THAT.
THOSE PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED NOT ONLY IN THE HR DEPARTMENT, BUT ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THIS HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, I HOPE, FOR THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DISTRICT INITIATIVE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WHO ARE OUR CANDIDATES IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER SEEKERS? CURRENTLY, WE ARE ADDRESSING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN PLANO ISD, AND SO WE HAVE ALREADY OUTLINED A TIMELINE TO RECRUIT AND INFORM OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AT ALL OF OUR ESPECIALLY OUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE AND CAREER NIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.
WE WILL HAVE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED FOR OUR THREE SENIOR HIGHS, AND THE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES WILL COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AND THAT WILL BE DUE IN MARCH, AND THEN THOSE WHO ARE SELECTED WILL BE NOTIFIED IN THE SPRING, AND SO ALONG WITH THIS COMES A JOB.
THAT WILL BE PAYING A SALARY AS AN AIDE.
IT WILL ALSO ALLOW THEM TO SEEK START WORKING ON THEIR FIRST 50 HOURS OF COURSEWORK THROUGH EITHER A LOCAL COLLEGE OR THROUGH INDIANA WESLEYAN.
IN THAT PART OF THAT AGREEMENT, WE HAVE A SPECIALIZED TUITION RATE OF $234 A CREDIT HOUR THAT THEY CAN ACCESS, AND IN PART OF THAT RELATIONSHIP, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE PLANO ISD SEEKING ANY ADVANCED DEGREE CAN ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT REDUCED TUITION RATE AND ANY RESIDENT.
ANY RESIDENT OF THE PISD CAN ALSO APPLY TO TAKE OURS, EITHER FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE DEGREE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY AT THAT SAME RATE.
SO THERE ARE BENEFITS NOT ONLY FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, BUT ALSO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THE PROGRAM BLENDS CREATED COURSES, TEACHWORTHY TRAINING AND IWU COURSES FOR THE TOTAL HOURS NEEDED FOR A COLLEGE DEGREE.
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YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN 30 FOR THE PISD CORE TEN COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS THROUGH TEACHWORTHY COURSEWORK THAT IS PART OF THEIR ALT CERT PROGRAM AND THEN THE ACCUMULATION OF 80 COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS WITH THE.ABILITY TO TRANSFER UP TO 50 HOURS.
SO WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL CURRENT GRADUATES, THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE 21 PARTICIPANTS.
WEST HAD TWO, PLANO SENIOR HIGH HAD TEN.
WE DO HAVE A COURSE OF ACTION.
WE WILL HAVE INFORMATION MEETING ON OCTOBER 30TH AND THIS IS SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH THE DOI PROCESS, AND SO WE CAN HIRE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THEY CAN ALSO BEGIN WORKING ON THE CORE WORK FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION.
WE CAN ALSO USE THE COURSES DEVELOPED IN PLANO AS SUPPORT FOR OUR CURRENT TEACHING STAFF, AS WE HAVE TEACHERS WHO MAY NEED GROWTH AREAS, WE CAN ASSIGN THEM THESE THIS COURSE WORK FOR FREE AS PART OF THEIR IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE MULTIFACETED AND PROVIDES VARIED USAGES AND IMPLEMENTATIONS.
SO WE WANT AN EFFECTIVE RECRUITING, BUDGET FRIENDLY PROGRAMS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND IT'S DRIVEN BY THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT, AND WE WANT TO THANK A LOT OF PEOPLE, BOTH BY NAME AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS ON THIS PROCESS.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THIS ANSWER, BUT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN GET THE ANSWER TO US LATER IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT.
WHAT IS THE COST BEFORE THEY BECOME A OFFICIAL FIRST YEAR TEACHER? I JUST WANT TO COMPARE THAT WITH WHAT MIGHT BE A TYPICAL FOUR YEAR DEGREE FOR SOMEONE GRADUATING FROM ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND GO INTO ELSEWHERE FOR A COLLEGE DEGREE.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA, JED? IT DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.
IF THEY GRADUATE WITH DUAL CREDIT HOURS, THOSE WOULD BE HOURS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY ACCUMULATED.
IF THEY THEN THEY WOULD FINISH OFF THROUGH THE OUT OF STATE UNIVERSITY AT THE 254.
SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE ALONG WITH OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
WE ALSO ARE PROVIDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT.
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION RECEIVED A GRANT, AND I MEANT TO INCLUDE THAT FROM NEXPOINT OF $50,000 TO OFFSET TUITION COSTS FOR THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO SUPPORT BY PLAYING $1,000 WORTH OF THE TEACHWORTHY COURSE WORK COST.
WE PAY THE $500 FOR THE TUITION INTO THE DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REQUIRED BY TEACHWORTHY, WHICH IS CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS.
WE ALSO PROVIDE TUITION SUPPORT TO CANDIDATES ON A NEED BASIS.
SO TO GIVE YOU AN EXACT FIGURE WOULD BE BASED ON THE WHAT THE CANDIDATE BRINGS TO THE TABLE, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF OFFSETTING COSTS. THE PROGRAM ITSELF IS BEING RUN ON THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE $42,000 SALARY AND THE BUDGETED PRICE FOR A TEACHING UNIT, WHICH IS WHAT, COURTNEY ABOUT 62 TO $65,000.
OKAY. THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS, SO WE ARE INVESTING A LOT IN THIS PROGRAM.
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED RETENTION FOR PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM? WHAT ARE WE ASKING OF THEM TO SAY THEY COMMIT TO WITH THEIR CAREER WITH PLANO ISD? [INAUDIBLE] WE CAN ENCOURAGE THAT THERE'S AN EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYMENT AS A TEACHER OF RECORD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BUT TECHNICALLY, CONTRACTUALLY AND LEGALLY WE CAN'T HOLD THEM TO THAT.
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WE WOULD BELIEVE THAT AS THEY HAVE GROWN IN THE CULTURE OF THE DISTRICT BEING EMPLOYEES HERE FIRST THAT LOYALTY IS THERE.WELL, IT IS AN ALTERNATE WAY TO DO THINGS.
IT'S ONE PART OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE GROWTH.
IT'S FAR MORE THAN WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS WERE.
I KNOW THAT THE QUEST DEGREE SEEKERS HAVE COMPLETED THOSE [INAUDIBLE].
YEAH, 101, 102, 103 PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
WELL, IT'S ALMOST PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE TIME, SO HAVE WE CHECKED IN WITH THEM OR ARE THERE PLANS TO CHECK IN WITH THEM TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING IN COHORTS WITH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING? OUR FEEDBACK FROM THE CHECK INS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IS THAT OUR QUEST CANDIDATES, BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AS SUPPORT STAFF, HAVE FAR FEWER DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD TO THE PRINCIPALS THAN THOSE WHO COME FROM OTHER ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS. BECAUSE THROUGH TYPICAL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS, THE FIRST TIME AN ALTERNATIVE CANDIDATE TEACHER SEES STUDENTS IS ON THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SO BY THIS EXPERIENCE OF EXPOSURE, ACCLIMATION, UNDERSTANDING THE KIDS SHIFTING AT THE CAMPUS AT WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED, THEY ALREADY UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL CULTURE. THEY UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL PROCEDURES, THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE STUDENTS, AND SO THAT IS A GREAT LEAP FORWARD OVER THE FIRST YEAR NOVICE TEACHER, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY GOT THEIR TRAINING, AND THEN I HAD A SECOND QUESTION BECAUSE I'M THE MOM OF A PANTHER PRESCHOOLER, SO I JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT THOSE REALLY CUTE JUNIORS AND SENIORS THAT ARE THERE TEACHING THE LITTLE FOUR YEAR-OLDS HOW TO READ AND WRITE AND JUST HOW TO BEHAVE WELL AT SCHOOL.
SO I'M THINKING THESE ARE OUR TARGET AUDIENCE, BUT YOU'RE REALLY SAYING JUST FOR EVERYBODY LISTENING, THIS IS FOR ANY PLANO ISD GRADUATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREER SEEKER TRACK.
THE NUMBERS IN THOSE PROGRAMS WERE RELATIVELY SMALL, SO WE WANTED TO CAPTURE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.
THIS DOES GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY ON A PAYMENT TYPE BASIS OF INCOME TO GO OUT AND WORK WITH STUDENTS AND DETERMINE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO DO? IS THIS SOMETHING I ENJOY? IS IT SOMETHING I HAVE A KNACK FOR? AND SO IT'S THAT PREPARATION PHASE FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT GO THROUGH THE CTE PROGRAM AND HAVE THAT EXPOSURE.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR TO GET TO BE IN THIS ROOM.
WHEN YOU HAD YOUR INITIAL COHORT WHEN THEY MET AND THERE WAS SO MUCH EXCITEMENT IN THIS ROOM AND THIS IS SUCH A SMART WAY TO GROW YOUR OWN, IF YOU WILL, AND I THINK INDUSTRY DOES THIS.
THEY DRIVE THEIR OWN WORKFORCE IN MANY WAYS, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY SMART OF US TO DO THIS, AND I SAW THE LIST OF NAMES ON THE SLIDE BEFORE, BUT THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PART OF THIS PROCESS, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE US RETAIN THOSE THAT WE ARE PUTTING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND I HOPE THAT WE FIND THIS TO BE A GROWING PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE TRACKING WILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS TO SEE THE INVESTMENT VERSUS THE PRODUCT TO DETERMINE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT THE RESULTS ARE QUITE POSITIVE AT THE PRESENT TIME.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM.
I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU, BUT THANK YOU, JED.
[10.2 Student Engagement Update - Athletics and Fine Arts]
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT UPDATE.ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS, AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO SELENDA ANDERSON.
[CHUCKLING] THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.
I KNOW. [CHUCKLING] THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS TEAM IS ALWAYS EXCITED TO COME AND SPEAK AND PRESENT ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THESE EVIDENCE, BENEFIT EVIDENCE BASED BENEFITS, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE VERY LONG TO DIG INTO SOME RESEARCH AND FIND THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF BENEFITS TO OUR STUDENTS BEING ENGAGED AT SCHOOL.
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THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS.THIS IS NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE LIST BY ANY MEANS, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT DOES DEVELOP CHARACTER, AND SO WHEN THE TEAM AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ATHLETICS BENEFITS STUDENTS WITH OR FINE ARTS BENEFIT STUDENTS WITH.
WE FOUND THAT MOST OF THEM ARE THE SAME, RIGHT? SO BUT WE WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
THIS IS WHY WE WANT KIDS ENGAGED AT SCHOOL.
THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS WOULD NOT BE WHAT THEY ARE WITHOUT OUR AMAZING DIRECTORS, OUR AMAZING COACHES ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND ESPECIALLY OUR DIRECTORS IN THAT PROGRAM, AND I'VE BEEN AROUND THIS DISTRICT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WORKING WITH JEFF AND PHILLIP IN THESE TWO PROGRAMS AND WATCHING THEM ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS COME TOGETHER AND INTERVIEW STUDENTS, INTERVIEW DIRECTORS, INTERVIEW COACHES AND BLAST THAT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN SUCH A POSITIVE IMPACT, AND WE SEE YOU GUYS THERE TOO, AND THAT'S ALSO REALLY GREAT.
THERE'S NO ONE BETTER, THOUGH, TO REALLY TALK ABOUT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OTHER THAN OUR STUDENTS.
SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO PHILLIP, WHO CAME BACK IN FROM OUT OF TOWN CELEBRATING GREG AND HE WENT AROUND JUST YESTERDAY AND JUST ASKED SOME OF OUR STUDENTS TO SHARE WITH US WHY IS BEING ENGAGED AT SCHOOL IMPORTANT? SO WE'RE GOING TO WATCH A LITTLE VIDEO BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THEM.
BEING A PART OF THE ATHLETIC COMMUNITY HERE AT PLANO EAST FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A GREAT LEADER, ESPECIALLY BECOMING A VARSITY VOLLEYBALL CAPTAIN THIS YEAR. IT'S ALSO TAUGHT ME HOW TO CREATE VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY TEAMMATES ON AND OFF THE COURT, AND IT'S TAUGHT ME REALLY GREAT TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS THAT I'M ABLE TO USE IN THE FUTURE. SO WHAT I THINK HELPS KEEPS OUR STUDENTS ENGAGED IN OUR FINE ARTS COMMUNITIES IS THAT WE PROVIDE A SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S MORE THAN JUST THEIR ACADEMICS.
IT'S PART OF THE FAMILY, IT'S PART OF A COMMUNITY THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER STUDENTS THAT THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY INTERACT WITH IN DIFFERENT GRADES. IT JUST MAKES IT SPECIAL BECAUSE THE FOOTBALL TEAM, THE BASKETBALL TEAM, ALL THE SPORTS TEAMS WE CAN ALL SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
WITH FINE ARTS, YOU REALLY GET LIKE A CLOSE KNIT FAMILY WITH THE PROGRAM.
IT'S SO CLOSE KNIT AND YOU WORK SO CLOSE TOGETHER.
IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A FAMILY, AND THE THING I LOVE ABOUT FINE ARTS IS THE REWARD.
LIKE THE GRATIFICATION YOU GET FROM PERFORMING FOR THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.
SOMETHING ABOUT FINE ARTS THAT I LOVE IS THAT IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS TOGETHER, MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND JUST BRINGING THE COMMUNITY OF PLANO TOGETHER SO WE CAN JUST CELEBRATE AND WATCH EVERYONE'S TALENTS.
THE FINE ARTS IS YOU FIND YOUR PEOPLE, YOU FIND YOUR COMMUNITY THERE.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE TO HANG OUT WITH, THAT I SPEND MY TIME WITH.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT BEING PART OF THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT DIVISION HERE AT PISD IS THAT OUT OF ALL OF THE NATIONWIDE OR EVEN STATEWIDE PROGRAMS I'VE MET FROM ALL MY YEARS OF COMPETITION, THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE PISD THAT SUPPORTS ITS STUDENTS NOT ONLY EMOTIONALLY AND MENTALLY, BUT ALSO FINANCIALLY.
WE'VE NEVER HAD TO PAY A DOLLAR OUT OF POCKET TO GO TO LARGER TOURNAMENTS, AND THANKS TO THIS, I FOUND NOT ONLY A TEAM AND A SECOND FAMILY, BUT ALSO MY OWN IDENTITY, AND IT'S BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS THIS IDENTITY NOT ONLY TO TEACHERS BUT ALSO TO CLASSMATES AND MY PARENTS THAT I'M GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS DIVISION.
SO I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER FOR A LITTLE BIT TO DR.
MORGAN AND THEN TO JEFF SMITH, AND THEY ARE GOING TO SHARE SOME DATA.
ALL RIGHT. BOARD EXECUTIVE CABINET.
I COULD GO ON AND ON TALKING ABOUT THAT.
I'VE BEEN TO A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS AND A LOT OF GOOD COLLEAGUES, AND I WILL SAY, NOT JUST BECAUSE HE'S SITTING IN THE ROOM WITH ME, TOO, BUT WE SHARE A WHOLE LOT OF COMMONALITIES FROM ATHLETICS.
I WAS AN ATHLETE IN HIGH SCHOOL AN ALL-STATE ATHLETE AND UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF BEING BOTH ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE AND THE ATHLETIC SIDE AS WELL, AND AFTER HAVING TALKED TO JEFF AND BUILT OUR FRIENDSHIP AS WELL, HE WAS ALSO A ONE ACT PLAY STUDENT AND AN ACADEMIA STUDENT AS WELL, IN ADDITION TO AN ATHLETE AS WELL.
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SO WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMONALITIES KIND OF FROM SMALL TOWN TEXAS AND WORKING WITH HIM IN THE DISTRICT UNDERSTANDING WHAT HE'S ALL ABOUT, THAT TRULY DOES MAKE IT WONDERFUL BECAUSE I DON'T EVER HAVE QUESTIONS WHEN WE NEED TO DO THE HARD THINGS.I CAN JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL JEFF AND I KNOW ATHLETICS HAS OUR BACK AND VICE VERSA.
I KNOW IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING, HE KNOWS HE CAN PICK UP THE PHONE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET SOMEONE THERE OR A GROUP THERE TO SUPPORT TO, AND WE GET TO HANG OUT WITH EACH OTHER ON FRIDAY NIGHTS UNDER THE LIGHTS.
SO IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY FANTASTIC.
OK GOT TO SEE SOME OF THAT IN THERESA'S TAKE THIS PAST MONTH, TOO PRETTY FANTASTIC WATCHING THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE THINGS IT MEANS TO THEM BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT WE KNOW THEY LOVE GOING TO THEIR ACADEMIC CLASSROOMS, BUT A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS, THEY COME TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THEY'RE THEY'RE PUMPED TO GO TO SCHOOL. THEY'RE REALLY PUMPED TO GO TO THE TRACK MEET.
WE JOKE THIS WILL BE THE RUN PASS OPTION TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO KEEP IT TUCKED UNTIL IT'S TIME TO SEND IT OVER TO HIM TOO.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY TAKE FINE ARTS HERE IN PLANO ISD, OUR TWO FINE ARTS THAT WE FOCUS ON SPECIFICALLY AS WE PROVIDE AN INSTRUCTOR FOR ELEMENTARY ART AND ELEMENTARY MUSIC IN THOSE CLASSROOMS. WE ALSO DO OUR BEST THROUGH THE GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHER AND THROUGH OUR MUSIC TEACHER SPECIFICALLY TO BE ABLE TO TEACH SOME MOVEMENT AND SOME THEATER TEKS AS WELL TO ENSURE THE STUDENTS DO GET A BASELINE THERE, BUT IN THAT PROCESS, THAT'S OUR MAIN FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS WE DO HAVE ART AND MUSIC AND WE HAVE 21,380 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ELEMENTARY. THUS WE HAVE 21,380 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ART AND MUSIC CLASSES ACROSS PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, SPECIFICALLY THIS YEAR, WE HAD SOME SIXTH GRADE ELECTIVES.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A BASELINE YEAR FOR US.
AS PART OF OUR PLAN OF WORK, WE EXPANDED OUR SIXTH GRADE OFFERINGS THIS YEAR AS WELL, AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE HAVE 935 ENROLLED IN BAND AT SIXTH GRADE LEVEL THIS FALL, 546 IN CHOIR, 778 IN ORCHESTRA, AND WITH THAT OPENING YEAR OF OUR BASELINE DATA, WE HAVE 760 6TH GRADERS ENROLLED IN OUR VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM AND 372 SIXTH GRADERS STARTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY IN THEATER ARTS.
THE TOTAL PARTICIPATION OF 3391.
THAT'S THE FALL NUMBERS AS WELL FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
THERE YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ON THE RIGHT.
THE NUMBERS ON THE LEFT ARE ENROLLMENT FROM LAST YEAR.
SO JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT OF YEAR TO YEAR ENROLLMENT OF WHAT WE HAVE THERE, TOO.
IF YOU'LL NOTE, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, ART AND THEATER NUMBERS ARE THAT'S FALL SEMESTER NUMBERS, TOO SOME OF THESE COURSES WERE SEMESTER BASED, BUT ON THE OTHER ONES FOR BAND ORCHESTRA, YOU CAN SEE THOSE YEAR LONG TOTALS THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE UP FROM LAST YEAR FROM 8369 TO 9246 WITH A PRETTY GOOD ENROLLMENT INCREASE ACROSS OUR PROGRAMS THERE, TOO, AND MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS, LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT GOING YEAR TO YEAR WHERE THOSE NUMBERS ARE, WE'RE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS RIGHT NOW, SPECIFICALLY OUR TEACHERS.
MAYBE YOU WANT TO BE IN THE SHOW CHOIR.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT SOME SOME YEAR OVER YEAR ENROLLMENT TOTALS THERE, TOO, AND THEN IN TERMS OF FINE ARTS COURSE ENROLLMENTS, AGAIN, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE A K-12 TOTAL COURSE ENROLLMENT OF 37,235 COURSE ENROLLMENTS, AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, TOO, THAT IS COURSE ENROLLMENT TOTAL, BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, IF IF THEY'RE LIKE SOME OF YOU I KNOW ON THE DAIS AND LIKE MYSELF AND LIKE JEFF, YOU MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE FINE ART CLASS, AND SO THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY 37,000 THAT ARE INDEPENDENTLY ENROLLED AT 37,000 COURSE ENROLLMENTS WHERE KIDS MAY BE DUAL THREADING IN BAND CHOIR OR THEATER ORCHESTRA OR ART AND DANCE EITHER OR SO.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE THERE IS RATHER A MAJOR REASON WHY OUR STUDENTS ARE SO ENROLLED AND SO SUCCESSFUL IN THE ARTS PROGRAMS, AND YOU GOT TO SEE ONE IF YOU WERE HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TODAY, EARLIER THIS MORNING, WE JUST WE GOT TO HONOR ONE OF OUR OWN, TOO AND I WILL SAY GREG IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, BUT IN ADDITION TO MR. ARP THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER AND RECOGNIZED, THE REASON WE HAVE SUCH SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS AND SUCH GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IS ONE BECAUSE YOU AS A BOARD AND OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET HAS MADE A SUBSTANTIAL, SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE IN OUR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS A TEXAS ART EDUCATOR
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ASSOCIATION DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION.WE ARE IN OUR 20TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS A BEST COMMUNITY FOR MUSIC EDUCATION, AND WE HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS THEATER ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF YEARS, IN WHICH NOW WE ALSO HAVE THE CHAIR.
SEE YOU LATER. I'M OFF THE BOARD NOW, AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ONCOMING OUR INCOMING CHAIR IN MR. GREG ART, BUT THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST FANTASTIC, WELL-EDUCATED AND MOTIVATIONAL FACULTY THAT YOU COULD ASK FOR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN THE NATION, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU'VE GOT GREAT TEACHERS, YOU GET GREAT, GREAT STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS.
I MEAN, IT CERTAINLY COULDN'T JUST PUT IT ON ONE SLIDE, BUT JUST SOME ONES TO TALK ABOUT AS WE'RE TURNING THE CORNER INTO 2023-24, OUR JASPER HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION AND WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE MIDWEST CLINIC IN CONCERT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR IS A TMEA INVITED ENSEMBLE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
THEY'RE GOING TO SOUND AMAZING DOWN IN SAN ANTONIO, SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, WE'LL BE ROLLING DOWN TO THE HENRY B GONZALEZ TO LISTEN TO THOSE FOLKS SING.
SO WE'RE DRINKING THAT IN RIGHT NOW AND ENJOYING IT, AND PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND WAS JUST RECOGNIZED WITH THE COMMENDED MARK FROM THE MARK OF EXCELLENCE NATIONAL BAND COMPETITION. SO JUST TO NAME A FEW.
I MEAN, THERE'S DOZENS MORE THAT STUDENTS COME IN WITH.
IT'S LIKE A CONSTANT ROTATION.
OUR BANDS ARE COMING UP, GETTING READY FOR REGION MARCHING CONTEST.
THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE AS WELL AS RALPH AND K.K.
OVER THERE IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO PASS THE BALL OFF TO COACH SMITH.
WELL, WE'RE PRETTY LUCKY, AREN'T WE, TO HAVE THIS GUY LEADING THE WAY FOR FINE ARTS.
I KNOW HE TALKED A LOT AND VERY GRACIOUS, VERY, VERY KIND WORDS, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE HIS FRIENDSHIP, AND MAN, HE'S MAKING A HUGE IMPACT AND HE'S ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A SHORT TIME. SO HIS PASSION IS UNPARALLELED, AND JUST THE IMPACT HE WANTS TO MAKE ON KIDS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU, DR.
WE'VE SEEN YOUR FACES AT SOME GAMES.
WE APPRECIATE THAT AND YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU, FOR YOU TO COME AND SUPPORT AND SEE WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE IT IS.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ATHLETICS AND WE'RE EXCITED.
WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING THIS YEAR.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TEAMS COMPETING, OBVIOUSLY, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT START.
AND I GAVE YOU SOME COMPARISONS HERE FROM THE FALL OF 2022 TO THE FALL OF 2023, AND I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE GONE UP AND SOME HAVE STAYED THE SAME.
SOME HAVE GONE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
MORGAN DID AS WELL, BUT OUR COACHES DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF GETTING DOWN THERE AND RECRUITING.
VOLLEYBALL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
CROSS COUNTRY BOYS WENT UP A LITTLE BIT AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AND GO DOWN THERE, BUT OVERALL, OUR NUMBERS DID GO UP FROM 1639 BACK IN FALL OF 22 TO 1651 HERE IN THE FALL OF 2023.
SO ON THE RIGHT TRACK, MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION A LITTLE BIT.
WE DIPPED JUST A LITTLE BIT IN THOSE.
YOU CAN SEE THE FALL SPORT TOTALS IN FOOTBALL.
WE WENT DOWN FROM 1285 TO 1232 VOLLEYBALL AS WELL, DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SO AND THAT'S FROM GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT.
THOSE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
WE MADE A BIG JUMP FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.
I THINK SOME REALLY EXCITING NUMBERS ARE OUR PRE ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION NUMBERS.
YOU GUYS KNOW, WE ADDED THIS PROGRAM JUST LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR AND THEN THIS IS YEAR TWO, AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE FROM 22-23 TO 23-24 IN THE GIRLS AND THE BOYS SHOWING THE DIFFERENCES.
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SO WE WENT UP QUITE A BIT OVERALL.WHY? GOOD QUESTION IS WHY? WHY HAVE THEY GONE UP? I THINK THAT PART OF THAT IS I KNOW OUR COACHES HAVE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT GOING DOWN TO THOSE FIFTH GRADES AND GETTING IN FRONT OF THOSE KIDS AND RECRUITING AND SAYING, HEY, THIS IS WHAT PRE-ATHLETICS IS ABOUT.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE A PART, AND SO TALKING TO THEM, I ASKED SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS.
I SAID, HEY, TELL ME WHY WHY DID THIS GO UP? I THINK THAT WHEN KIDS LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED.
THEY REALLY DIDN'T KNOW AS MUCH THE FIRST YEAR, AND I THINK WHEN THEY SAW IT IN ACTION, THEY WERE LIKE, I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT AND SO I THINK YOU SEE A RISE IN OUR NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THIS PICTURE OF RENNER RIGHT HERE OVER ON THE LEFT.
THEY'RE ALL WITH THEIR PRE-ATHLETIC SHIRTS ON.
PRETTY AWESOME BUNCH OF KIDDOS THERE.
OUR CHEER NUMBERS WENT UP A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR AS WELL.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THIS IS OUR NINE THROUGH 12 IN 22-23, 192 KIDS AND THEN 23-24, 216 KIDS.
SO OVERALL WE'VE GONE UP IN OUR CHEER NUMBERS.
MIDDLE SCHOOL, I DO NOT HAVE THAT DATA.
I DID SEEK THAT OUT, A FEW COACHING CHANGES, AND SO I DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF THAT DATA, BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE 227 IN GRADE EIGHT FOR OUR CHEER, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE OUR TOTAL PARTICIPATION AT THE BOTTOM AT 443.
WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING THIS DATA.
WE NOMINATE OUR KIDS EVERY CHANCE THAT WE GET.
I KNOW DR. WILLIAMS SENDS EMAILS ANYTIME SHE GETS THEM AS WELL, AND DOCTOR FREEMAN JUST ABOUT NOMINATING KIDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND WFAA, YOU KNOW DALE HANSEN, ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND WE DO THAT EVERY CHANCE THAT WE GET.
SOME THINGS THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR IS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, AND SO AT OUR SENIOR HIGH OUR SPORTS TEAMS THEY NOMINATE THESE KIDS AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN GPA OR A CERTAIN GRADE POINT TO BE NOMINATED FOR THOSE AWARDS AND YOU CAN SEE WE WENT WAY UP THIS PAST YEAR TO 478 ALL DISTRICT KIDS.
ACADEMIC ALL STATE IS EVEN MORE RIGOROUS.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE KIDS THAT THOSE ARE JUST SENIORS ONLY.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS NUMBER IS A LITTLE LOWER.
THESE ARE JUST SENIORS ONLY, AND THEY'VE GOT TO REALLY HAVE A HIGH GPA, AND THEY EVEN LEVEL THAT WITH ELITE FIRST TEAM, SECOND TEAM, AND WE HAD WE HAD AN INCREASE IN THAT AS WELL. SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF OUR ACADEMIC AWARDS, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SIGNING DAYS EVERY YEAR WE'LL HAVE 3 TO 4 SIGNINGS A YEAR.
I KNOW THERE IS A NATIONAL SIGNING DAY, BUT WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WE CELEBRATE THAT, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME TABLES UP ON THE STAGE HERE AT PLANO WEST IN THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT. THAT KIND OF SHOWS THAT CELEBRATION AT PLANO WEST, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE ATHLETES THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BREAKDOWN NUMBERS AS WELL ON THAT.
THIS IS JUST SOME OF OUR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AND LIKE DOCTOR MORGAN SAID, WE COULDN'T PUT EVERYTHING, EVERY PERSON'S NAME, EVERY STUDENT ATHLETE'S NAME THAT EXCELLED THIS THIS PAST YEAR ON THERE, BUT THIS IS KIND OF A LITTLE BREAKDOWN AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS PER CLUSTER, PER SPORT, WHICH PROGRAMS HAD SOME ATHLETIC NUMBERS OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS THAT WERE IN THE POSTSEASON IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, AND THEN SOME STATE QUALIFIERS THAT GOT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT OR TO A STATE COMPETITION AND THEN WHO MEDALED? WE DID YOU SEE THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE WITH COACH WALKER, RIGHT THERE WITH OUR TWO STATE CHAMP, MIXED DOUBLES TEAM RIGHT DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM, AND WE HAVE A STATE RUNNER UP, GOLFER ETHAN FANG RIGHT HERE DOWN IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER.
SO ALWAYS EXCITING TO BRING HOME SOME SOME STATE MEDALS.
WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START THIS YEAR AND FEEL LIKE THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO GO UP THIS YEAR IN 23-24, LIKE DOCTOR MORGAN SAID ALSO BECAUSE WITH GREAT TEAMS COME THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES, THESE COACHES AND WE'VE GOT SIMPLY THE BEST HERE IN PLANO ISD AND SOMETHING THAT WE STARTED DOING HERE IN A FEW YEARS AGO IS JUST TRYING TO RECOGNIZE THESE COACHES THAT ARE NOT JUST GREAT COACHES, BUT THEY'RE GREAT TEACHERS, AND WE SAY THIS ALL THE TIME.
A GREAT COACH IS A GREAT TEACHER AND A GREAT TEACHER IS A GREAT COACH, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE LIST OF COACHES THIS PAST YEAR THAT WERE WERE COACHES OF THE YEAR FOR PLANO ISD AND JUST WANTED TO I GOT THEIR PICTURES UP HERE, MEGAN LOU AND OVER AT RICE, MARK WOODARD AT MURPHY, KEVIN MAY AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH, JOE CRAVENS AT PLANO WEST AND COACH BENEDETTO AT PLANO EAST.
WE'RE ALL JUST TREMENDOUS THIS PAST YEAR, AND YOU KNOW WHAT WE WANT? THEY MODEL THAT EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE FIELD AND MODEL IT EVERY DAY, AND SO WE'RE PROUD OF THEM AS WELL.
SOME OTHER THINGS YOU SEE THIS GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT, MORE THAN A SCORE.
LOVE THAT BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ATHLETICS.
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YES. WE WANT TO WIN TROPHIES.WE BELIEVE THE SAME, AND IN FINE ARTS WE WANT BECAUSE THEY'RE IN OUR PROGRAMS. WHEN THEY GRADUATE, THEY ARE LIFE READY BECAUSE OF THE SKILLS THEY LEARN, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP THAT THEY CAN LEARN SOME GREAT TRAITS OF THOSE HERE.
HERE'S A FEW PICTURES RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE PLANO VOLLEYBALL TEAM THERE AT FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN.
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THAT'S CALLED.
THIS TWO WORDS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE A CURRICULUM WE PUT OUR KIDS THROUGH AND OUR COACHES LEAD THAT.
ANOTHER THREE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION AND I'LL WRAP IT UP IS JUST THE MENTORSHIP.
YOU SEE A PICTURE OF [INAUDIBLE] AND HE'S AT PLANO EAST.
HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT IOWA NEXT YEAR.
YOU SEE HIM IN THE IN THE MIDDLE PICTURE RIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE JUST MENTORING STUDENTS DOWN AT ARMSTRONG, AND SO GETTING DOWN THERE AND INVESTING WITH NOT JUST WITH OUR COACHES, WITH OUR KIDS AND VERTICALLY ALIGNING AND SO SO THESE KIDS, THEY'RE GETTING TO KNOW OUR PLAYERS AND GETTING TO KNOW OUR COACHES IF YOU WENT TO SOME OF OUR GAMES THIS FALL, YOU SEE SOME OF OUR TEAMS RUNNING OUT OF THE TUNNEL BEHIND THE VARSITY TEAM.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, RIGHT? WE WANT TO SEE THOSE CLUSTER BANDS.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN DR.
MORGAN AND I CAN SEE ALL THE BANDS, THE FEEDER BANDS PLAYING, THE HIGH SCHOOL BANDS, PLAYING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, KIDS RUNNING OUT OF THE TUNNEL, THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS BEING A PART OF THAT. TO US, THAT'S THE BEST THING EVER BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE OUT THERE DOING WHAT THEY'RE GOOD AT, AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHY WE LIKE TO SPEND FRIDAY NIGHTS TOGETHER.
YOU ALSO SEE US DOWN AT ELEMENTARIES OPEN CAR DOORS.
YOU SEE THIS IN ALL THREE OF OUR CLUSTERS.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR PICTURES.
SO IT IS MORE THAN JUST A SCORE.
AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY HOT THIS SUMMER.
WE YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR THANKFUL OUR HVAC GUYS AND OUR FACILITIES GUYS THAT DID AN AMAZING JOB, BUT THE UIL DID AS WELL, AND THEY PUT OUT SOME GUIDELINES THIS SUMMER, AND WE TOOK THOSE VERY SERIOUSLY.
US AND FINE ARTS WORKED TOGETHER VERY CLOSELY TO IMPLEMENT THE WET BULB TEMPERATURE GUIDELINES.
THE WET BULB JUST GIVES A CHART.
WE NEED TO LIMIT PRACTICE TIME.
WE NEED TO WATCH OUR WATER BREAKS.
OR HEY, THE CONCRETE'S WE MEASURE ALL THE SURFACES.
SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR COACHES.
IF YOU GO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED METAL DETECTORS AND OUR COMMUNITY'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS, HAVE HAVE ACCEPTED THAT AND HAVE REALLY QUITE HONESTLY THANKED US WHEN WHEN THEY COME THROUGH THERE A LOT OF TIMES SAID THANKS FOR THAT EXTRA SECURITY.
WE DON'T MIND STANDING A LITTLE BIT OF A LINE TO BE SAFE.
SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT AS WELL AND EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT, AND THEN LASTLY, I'M SORRY, I'M GOING KIND OF QUICK HERE. I DON'T I KNOW IT'S GETTING LATE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HIT ON THIS LAST SLIDE, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR STRATEGY AND OUR PLAN OF WORK 4.3, AND OUR STRATEGY ONE IS JUST WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, LAST SPRING, A LOT ABOUT ALIGNING OUR ATHLETIC BRANDING AT EACH FEEDER SCHOOL.
THE CLARK HIGH SCHOOL DRILL TEAM, THE VINES HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK WE'RE WAITING ON STILL A FEW OF THOSE UNIFORMS COMING IN, BUT WE'VE ORDERED THEM AND THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY OR THEY'RE ALREADY WEARING THOSE, AND I'LL BE HONEST, WHEN YOU GO TO THOSE GAMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT, IT'S AWESOME.
OKAY? I MEAN, I'VE SEEN EVERYBODY IN MAROON EVEN UP IN THE STANDS EVERYBODY'S IN MAROON OR EVERYBODY'S IN BLUE AND BLACK, AND IT'S JUST TALKING TO SOME OF THE 9/10 PRINCIPALS, A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK.
MET WITH THEM A WEEK AGO ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS, AND THEY SAID IT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE, AND THEY SAID THE CONNECTION THAT THEY FEEL WITH THE SENIOR HIGH IS SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IN A LONG TIME.
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SOME OF THE ATHLETICS WE DID UPDATE SOME GYM FLOORS WITH UPDATED MASCOTS AND REDID THOSE FLOORS, ALL THE ATHLETIC UNIFORMS HAVE BEEN UPDATED AT THE 9/10 AND THEN CHEER UNIFORMS AND MASCOTS.SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS TO DO, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BUT WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE THESE DONE AND I WILL MAKE A QUICK NOTE ON THESE WE HAVE ROTATIONAL BUDGET.
THESE ARE ROTATIONAL BUDGETED ITEMS. SO THESE THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLANNED OUT IN OUR BUDGETS, AND SO WE HAVEN'T SPENT EXTRA MONEY ON THESE THINGS.
THESE THINGS ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED AND ROTATED THROUGH AS WE AS WE ALWAYS DO, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED AND THANKFUL FOR THAT AND EXCITED FOR THE NEXT PHASES OF THAT PART, AND THAT WILL THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PART.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, JEFF AND PHILIP.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, WE'VE EMPHASIZED THAT A LOT FOR FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS TONIGHT, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, AND SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE HONORABLE MENTIONS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND THAT IS THE ELEMENTARY UIL AND THIS IS ACTUALLY UNDER LISA'S DIVISION AND ADVANCED ACADEMICS, AND KEVIN MOORE IS LEADING THIS CHARGE, BUT WE DO HAVE A STRATEGY AND UNDER PILLAR ONE AND OUR PLAN OF WORK AND HE IS WORKING WITH GROUPS TO EXPLORE ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT UIL HAS PUBLISHED FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND CURRENTLY WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS ON A PLAN TO INCREASE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AND THEN E-SPORTS.
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL UIL ACTIVITY YET.
I KNOW WE KEEP TRYING, BUT IT'S NOT QUITE THERE YET.
ENROLLED AND HELPS THEM GET THERE, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN E-SPORTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IS REALLY BIG FOR OUR KIDS RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY ON THE TECHNOLOGY SCENE, AND THEN JUST TO CLOSE OUT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THE BOARD HAS BEEN AMAZING COMING TO EVENTS, WHETHER THEY'RE ATHLETICS OR FINE ARTS.
I KNOW WE PUT THESE THINGS IN OUR BOARD UPDATES AND SAY, HEY, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO COME, BUT YOU GUYS SHOW UP FOR US EVERY TIME AND YOU SHOWING UP SHOWS SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR US.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
I'VE GOT ONE COMMENT AND ONE QUESTION.
COACH, MY DAD WILL NEVER FORGIVE ME.
IF I DON'T SAY GO HAWKEYES TO OUR PLANO EAST FOOTBALL PLAYER GOING TO IOWA.
HE'S GOT A COUSIN THAT PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR IOWA, AND THE NUMBER OF GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY ON HIS SIDE THAT WENT TO THAT UNIVERSITY IS ALL THEY TALK ABOUT IS IOWA FOOTBALL, AND THE BIG TEN IS A GREAT PLACE AND THAT IS A GREAT SCHOOL AND HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO SWITCH COLORS, AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT SEE MY PARENTS REGULARLY ON SUNDAY, YOU ALL CAN TELL MY DAD I WAS TALKING ABOUT HIM.
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WAY BACK TO THAT VENN DIAGRAM, AND I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO IT, BUT I FEEL LIKE IN THE ATHLETIC SECTION YOU HAD PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE, BUT IN THE FINE ARTS SECTION, YOU HAD PUBLIC SPEAKING, RIGHT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND THEN IN ATHLETICS YOU HAD GROUP COMMUNICATION, AND I WONDER IF IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE A CIRCLE LIKE, ARE YOU ALL SELLING YOURSELF SHORT? BECAUSE LOOKING AT THAT VIDEO AND THOSE BAND KIDS OUT THERE THAT'S REALLY PHYSICALLY RIGOROUS, IT'S MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THAN PROBABLY MOST AMERICANS GET, AND THEN, WELL, IT IS PE CREDIT, AND THEN LISTENING TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES SPEAK, RIGHT, EITHER IN THESE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS VIDEOS OR THE VIDEO THAT YOU GUYS PRESENTED TODAY.
I JUST WONDER IF IT SHOULD BE A CIRCLE RATHER THAN A VENN DIAGRAM AND SHOWING THOSE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT IF THEY ARE DOUBLING UP AND DOING FOOTBALL AS WELL AS THEATER, YOU'RE GOING TO GET TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT GO INTO EITHER OF THOSE CATEGORIES.
WE KNOW IT'S NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE LIST, AND THEN WE START SEPARATING IT OUT AND WE'RE LIKE, HMM, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, MARCHING BAND, WHEW, IT IS A SPORT IN ITSELF.
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SO YOU ARE RIGHT.I LOVE THIS VENN DIAGRAM BECAUSE I LOOKED AND THERE WAS THE WORD CHRONEMICS AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THAT WORD? SO JUST FOR ANYBODY THAT SAW THAT AND WONDERS WHAT THAT TEACHES YOU, IT'S THE STUDY OF THE USE OF TIME IN NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION.
MORGAN FOR HIS VOCABULARY ON THAT.
WE WERE LIKE, WHAT IS THAT? SO WE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TONIGHT.
YOU TOUCHED ON IT SLIGHTLY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT MIGHT BE DOUBLE DIPPING.
BOTH ARE ABLE TO OR TRYING TO DO BOTH ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS OR DOUBLE UPPING IN THEIR FINE ARTS, OR KIDS WHO ARE EXTENDING THEIR ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING MUCH MORE.
I MEAN, A LOT OF KIDS DO ALSO DO TRACK, MAYBE NOT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, BUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL BECAUSE WE CHECK OFF, THEY'VE DONE IT, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE WHEN A STUDENT IS CHECKING OFF MORE THAN ONE, AND ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE YOU KNOW, I FELT SO MUCH OF THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND YOU ALL YOU ALL SYMBOLIZE IT BY YOUR RELATIONSHIP AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR EACH OTHER BUT IT DOES FEEL LIKE THIS VERY LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A SMALL TOWN, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IN THIS COMMUNITY IS THAT WE ARE A LARGE TOWN WITH A SMALL TOWN VIBE AND A SMALL TOWN CONNECTION, AND I THINK THAT'S THAT DOUBLE DIPPING IN IS KIND OF INDICATIVE THAT YOU THINK IN A LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU CAN'T, BUT IF WE CAN SHOW THAT, YES, WE CAN AND HAVE THAT DATA, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL AT SOME POINT.
ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER QUICK COMMENT.
I HAD WRITTEN DOWN THE WORD ALIGNMENT WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT THE PRESENTATION, AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU COVERED THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS WHEN YOU GO TO A GAME, IT'S JUST NOTICEABLE THAT PEOPLE FEEL THAT ALIGNMENT THE NINTH AND 10TH GRADE FAMILIES AND I JUST LOVE THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED, WHAT, JUST LAST YEAR AND WE'RE THROUGH OUR ALMOST THROUGH WITH OUR FIRST FOOTBALL SEASON AND I THINK AND SO THIS IS GREAT JOB.
[INAUDIBLE] REMISS IF WE DIDN'T.
THIS I CAN'T SPEAK FOR JEFF ON NOT MANY THINGS, BUT HE AND I WORK ON THIS ALL THE TIME.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH THAT WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT HELP FROM DR.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL BECAUSE IT HELPS US COMMUNICATE AS KIND OF AN ALIGNED TEAM, AND SO ANYTIME WE'RE SEEKING DATA OR MAKING SURE WE GO FOR THAT ALIGNMENT, IT'S THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ALL OF OUR FOLKS ON CABINET.
SO THANK YOU. WELL, I WILL SAY I HAD A BOY IN THE BAND A GIRL IN THE DRILL TEAM.
SHE WAS ALSO IN IB, SO SHE HAD BOTH SIDES OF HER BRAIN, AND MY SON HAD A FRIEND IN BAND WHO WAS ALSO ON THE BASEBALL TEAM.
HE WAS IN THE MARCHING BAND HE GOT HIS EAGLE SCOUT.
SO IT'S AMAZING WHAT THESE KIDS CAN DO, AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD REPORTS IN THE PAST THAT SHOW FOUR YEARS PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCREASES THEIR GPA.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND GETTING THEM UP TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND LETTING THEM ENJOY THEIR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU, TO OUR COACHES, TO OUR DIRECTORS, BAND, CHEER, DRILL, EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN ENGAGING WITH OUR STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN SOMETHING, JUST I MEAN, IT HELPS. YOU SAW SELENDA'S FIRST SLIDE; THERE'S AN IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE WHEN STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND SO JUST A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOUR TEAMS AND TO OUR FOLKS BACK AT THE CAMPUSES.
THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 11, AND THAT IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE NON-AGENDA
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ITEMS AND LET ME SEE.ALL RIGHT, DR. FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY NON-AGENDA RELATED PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING?
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PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, WE HAVE 19 SPEAKERS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.AT THIS TIME, THE DISTRICT WILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I REMIND EVERYONE OF THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE READ EARLIER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.
IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO HOLD THIS MEETING IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER, THE PUBLIC WILL ABIDE BY THE RULES IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL THREE MINUTES ARE TYPICALLY ALLOTTED FOR EACH SPEAKER TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT THAT TIME MAY BE REDUCED IF NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE MEETING MANAGEMENT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL TODAY, 19 SPEAKERS HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK, SO EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED 1.5 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE MEETING IN THE 30 MINUTES ALLOTTED FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT AND ENSURE THAT ALL COMMENTERS RECEIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
ADDITIONALLY, BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE WANT TO NOTE THAT THE DISTRICT IS AWARE THAT SEVERAL OF THE NON-AGENDA SPEAKING TOPICS ARE RELATED TO LIBRARY BOOKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION OR RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY MAY BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, BUT THE BOARD SHALL NOT DELIBERATE OR DECIDE REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA POSTED WITH THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING.
AS SUCH, BASED ON THE TOPICS OF THE COMMENTS, THE FOLLOWING FACTUAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE ANTICIPATED INQUIRIES FORTHCOMING. THE DISTRICT RECEIVED 70 BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED IN AUGUST OF 2022.
CURRENTLY, FIVE BOOKS ARE BEING APPEALED THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE DISTRICT IS REVIEWING THEIR PROCEDURES TO ENSURE CALIBRATION AND CONSISTENCY SO THE APPROPRIATE DECISIONS ARE MADE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.
IF THERE ARE EVER CONCERNS REGARDING A LIBRARY BOOK OR THE PROCESS FOR RECONSIDERATION, THE DISTRICT ADHERES TO EFB LEGAL AND EFB LOCAL POLICY WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AS OUR STUDENTS SAFETY IS A PRIORITY FOR THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT. FINALLY, THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF SPEECH SPOKEN AT THE PUBLIC PART OF OUR MEETINGS.
AS A REMINDER, IF A SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALLED UPON, THEIR OPPORTUNITY WILL BE FORFEITED.
SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THE TOPIC THEY LISTED UPON SIGN UP ARE OUT OF ORDER AND WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION 551.074 PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION WILL NOT BE USED TO VOICE A COMPLAINT INVOLVING THE NAMING OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NAMES OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS.
AS STATED EARLIER, SPEAKERS WILL HAVE 1.5 MINUTES EACH.
IF YOU ARE NOT FINISHED SPEAKING AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO STOP.
SPEAKERS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXPECTATIONS OF PATRONS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION AS A REMINDER TO ALL, IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING.
IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING AN INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, THE PERSON WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IF NECESSARY.
DR. FREEMAN GOT YOUR NAME RIGHT THIS TIME.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL A SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, BEFORE SHE DOES? TYPICALLY, I GIVE A MINUTE WARNING, BUT WITH THE TIME BEING WHAT IT IS.
I'M WONDERING IF IF WE SHOULD OFFER A 32ND WARNING OR DO YOU WANT ME NOT TO? I MEAN, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? A 32ND WILL WORK, I THINK, BUT IF AN INDIVIDUAL COMES UP HERE AND SAYS, I DON'T NEED A WARNING.
SO WHY DON'T WE JUST ASK THEM IF THEY WANT THE 30 SECOND WARNING? YES. IF YOU COME UP TO SPEAK, IF YOU WANT THE 30 SECOND WARNING, TELL ME AND I WILL GIVE THAT TO YOU.
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IF YOU DON'T, TELL ME YOU DON'T NEED IT.I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING YOU THE BEST SERVICE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THAT WE CAN.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME THAT.
HI, MY NAME IS JUDY NEAL AND I LIVE IN PLANO.
I'M A MOTHER, A GRANDMOTHER AND A GREAT GRANDMOTHER, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS YOUR REFUSAL TO REMOVE INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS FROM OUR LIBRARIES. YOU'VE BECOME THAT DISTRICT THAT NO LONGER STRIVES FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, BUT INSTEAD YOU SIT ON THE DAIS IGNORING A FAILING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
THESE BOOKS ARE NOT BASED ON SCIENCE.
THEY'RE ABOUT DOMINATION AND INDOCTRINATION.
THESE BOOKS ARE MEANT TO DESENSITIZE THE INNOCENT MINDS OF OUR CHILDREN AND TO PROMOTE ABNORMAL FANTASIES OF GROOMERS UNDER THE GUISE OF EDUCATION.
YOU HAVE ONE PURPOSE AND ONE PURPOSE ONLY TO ENSURE OUR CHILDREN BECOME HARDWORKING, PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND WE AS A COMMUNITY WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MORAL DECAY OF OUR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE GOLD, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT, AND THE SUBMITTED TOPIC IS STUDENT SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION.
MY NAME IS MIKE GOLD AND I AM A I RESIDE IN PISD.
MY CHILD'S BEEN ATTENDING PISD SCHOOLS SINCE SECOND GRADE.
I WAS AN INAUGURAL MEMBER OF THE PISD LEADERSHIP AMBASSADOR ACADEMY IN 2022.
SHE WAS OFFERED LIQUOR IN HER CLASS BY ANOTHER STUDENT, WHICH SHE REFUSED.
THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION FROM THE SCHOOL ABOUT THIS ATTACK, NOT EVEN TO THIS DAY.
I HAD TO REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL BEFORE BEING GIVEN ANY INFORMATION AT ALL.
I SENT THAT EMAIL TO EACH OF YOU AND GOT NO RESPONSE.
SO MY FEELING IS THAT YOU SIMPLY DON'T CARE.
AS PARENTS, WE DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE WALLS OF OUR SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
I ASK THAT YOU PUBLISH A WEEKLY INCIDENT REPORT TO EACH WEBSITE OF EACH SCHOOL, REPORTING EVERY VIOLENT ATTACK AND THREAT, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT DRUGS ARE COVERED BY TYPE, ALCOHOL RECOVERED, VAPING AND SMOKING INCIDENTS, BULLYING AND EVEN TRUANCY ISSUES.
I WILL REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE NO OUTBURSTS AND THERE'S NO CLAPPING.
SO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN BE REMOVED FOR THAT.
SO PLEASE KEEP THE DECORUM OF THE MEETING.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COLLEEN AGUILAR EPSTEIN.
IF I AS A 61 YEAR OLD HAPPILY MARRIED WOMAN IN A LOVING AND COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP, COULD FEEL SO PERSONALLY VIOLATED AND DISTURBED JUST FROM WHAT I READ OF THESE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT AND DYSFUNCTIONAL BOOKS CURRENTLY IN THE PISD LIBRARY, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT EFFECT THESE BOOKS WOULD HAVE ON 14 YEAR OLDS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WITH NO EXPERIENCE TO THE CONTRARY.
WHAT POSSIBLE OTHER CONCLUSIONS COULD THEY REACH, BUT THAT SEX IS AN ANIMALISTIC, DREADFULLY SCARY, DIRTY AND SELFISH ACT THAT IS PART OF THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF BECOMING AN ADULT WITH THESE KINDS OF MISGUIDED ROLE MODELS IN THESE BOOKS.
IT IS NO WONDER THAT SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AGONIZING OVER THEIR SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITIES.
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HIM? AND WHAT KIND AND COMPASSIONATE MALE COULD READ THESE ACTS AND NOT CONCLUDE THAT HIS OWN GENDER IS COMPRISED OF SELF-CENTERED MONSTERS? WHY ARE WE EDUCATING OUR YOUNG MINDS IN THIS DYSFUNCTIONAL TRASH? WHAT POSSIBLE REDEEMING VALUE COULD BALANCE THE EMOTIONAL MOLESTATION AND GROOMING THAT RESULTS FROM EXPOSURE TO THESE DESCRIPTIONS OF UNLOVING AND VIOLENT ACTS? PLEASE REMOVE THEM. THANK YOU.THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHANNON AYRES, PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT AND THE SUBMITTED TOPIC IS BOOKS.
AT LAST MONTH'S BOARD MEETING, I READ AN EXTREMELY GRAPHIC BOOK THAT HAD BEEN REVIEWED AFTER BEING SUBMITTED FOR RECONSIDERATION TO YOU AND APPROVED TO BE RETAINED IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES. IT WAS A VERY DETAILED PLAY BY PLAY DESCRIPTION OF A BRUTAL RAPE.
I WAS THE LAST SPEAKER DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WHEN I FINISHED READING, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ATTEMPTED TO PREMATURELY ADJOURN THE MEETING AND WHEN REMINDED BY ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT THE MEETING WASN'T OVER YET, SHE SAID, OH, I'M SORRY, I'M JUMPING AHEAD.
CAN ANYONE BLAME HER? HAVE ANY OF YOU CONSIDERED HOW DISTRACTING THAT BOOK MIGHT BE TO A TEENAGER TRYING TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL? WHAT I READ WAS EXTREMELY DISTURBING, EXTREMELY GRAPHIC, AND IT IS STILL AVAILABLE IN PLANO ISD TO MINORS.
SHAME ON ANY ADULT IN THIS DISTRICT WHO DECLARED IT APPROPRIATE FOR MINORS, AS WELL AS ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO KNOWS IT'S THERE COWARDLY STAYS SILENT AND REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KYLE SIMS, PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT, AND THE SUBMITTED TOPIC IS BOOKS IN SCHOOL. DESENSITIZING OUR CHILDREN WITH SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL IN SCHOOLS IS CREATING A DARK ISSUE FOR OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND SOCIETY.
CHILDREN ARE BEING GROOMED WITH THE BOOKS IN SCHOOL, WITHOUT QUESTION.
HERE'S WHAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW.
THERE ARE 63 KNOWN BROTHELS IN THIS CITY.
MANY OF THEM ARE FULL SERVICE SALONS.
SOME OF THEM ARE RESTAURANTS, SOME ARE MOTELS, SOME OF THEM ARE B&BS.
SOME ARE EVEN ILLICIT MASSAGE PARLORS.
MANY CHILDREN ARE BEING TRAFFICKED IN COLLIN COUNTY.
THAT'S JUST PLANO NUMBERS I GAVE YOU.
IN MOST OF THESE CHILDREN ARE NOT FROM THIS AREA.
SOME OF THEM ARE; MOST OF THEM ARE NOT.
FOR ANY LEADER, ESPECIALLY IN EDUCATION TO NOT MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY IN YOUR POSITION IS SHAMEFUL AND YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO THESE CHILDREN WITH THIS CRAP IN THESE SCHOOLS.
GET THE PORNOGRAPHY OUT OF THE SCHOOLS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CARRIE WEEDEN, PLANO ISD PARENT, AND THE SUBMITTED TOPIC IS BOOKS.
I'M GOING TO READ YOU SOME PORNOGRAPHY BROUGHT TO YOU BY PLANO ISD.
THANK YOU FOR SEXUALIZING OUR CHILDREN.
I PULL HIM OUT OF HIS UNDERWEAR AND HE'S SOFT IN MY HAND.
THE JET OF HIM IS WARM AND SALTY AND TASTES LIKE THICKENED SWEAT.
YOU WANT TO CONSUME THE PERSON YOU LOVE, YOU WANT TO EAT HIM, SO HE'S INSIDE YOU.
SO HE BECOMES PART OF GRANDPARENTS, EATING GRANDCHILDREN, CHEWING THE FLESH AND DRINKING THE BLOOD OF JESUS EVERY SUNDAY IN CHURCH. YOU ARE SEXUALIZING OUR CHILDREN AND YOU NEED TO STOP.
I HAVE THREE KIDS IN PLANO ISD.
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LOOK AT MY FACE.YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT THIS IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS SINCE FEBRUARY.
YOU NEED TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE.
STOP TREATING US LIKE PEASANTS AND DO WHAT PARENTS WANT.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROGER WHEELOCK, PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT, AND THE SUBMITTED TOPIC IS OBSCENE BOOKS IN LIBRARIES. I THANK THE LADY THAT JUST EXPRESSED HOW SHE EXPRESSED.
WE HAVE FOUND 70 BOOKS, OVER 70 BOOKS CONTAINING THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE IN IT, IN PLANO ISD, PORNOGRAPHY FOLKS IS DEFINED AS THE PORTRAYAL OF SEXUAL SUBJECT MATTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL AROUSAL.
IS THAT WHAT PLANO ISD'S GOAL IS IN EDUCATION? I KNOW IT ISN'T, BECAUSE ONCE A CHILD IS HOOKED ON THE SEXUAL, THE INTELLECTUAL GETS PUSHED TO THE BACK OF THEIR MIND.
NO WONDER MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ALL STUDENTS IN TEXAS ARE NOT PROFICIENT IN ANYTHING.
PORNOGRAPHY FAILS TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE REPRODUCTIVE ASPECTS OF SEX.
THE DANGERS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, THE CONSEQUENCES FROM CONTRACTING THEM LIKE GONORRHEA OR AIDS OR OTHERS, WHICH BOTH CAN LEAD TO STERILIZATION OR PREMATURE DEATH OF A CHILD BY GETTING EXPOSED TO THIS FOR JUST SMALL AMOUNTS.
THE LAWS HAVE CHANGED IN THIS STATE.
PLEASE, WE URGE YOU REMOVE THESE BOOKS NOW.
WE WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR--YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TARA SCHULTE, PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT SUBMITTED TOPIC RECONSIDERATION PROCESS.
I'M THE CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND IN THE RECONSIDERATION PROCESS, YOU KEPT THE BOOK IDENTICAL, AND THIS IS WHAT WAS SAID AS TO WHY, AFTER A VOTE BY THE COMMITTEE WHO DECIDED TO RETAIN THE BOOK DUE TO ITS MERIT, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE COMPLEX TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, IT REPRESENTS THE DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS OF THE STUDENTS POPULATION AS IT DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANCE AND AS A HIGH DEGREE OF USER APPEAL WHY FILLING GAPS IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY? IDENTICAL. THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD MOLESTATION, VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SELF-HARM, SUICIDE, PROFANITY, DEROGATORY TERMS, AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND SADOMASOCHISTS.
I DON'T THINK THAT FILLS THE GAP FOR OUR CHILDREN.
IT DOES NOT FILL THE GAP FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WHO IS ON YOUR COMMITTEES? WHO IS KEEPING THESE BOOKS IN YOUR SCHOOL? I WOULD SAY THAT IS NOT COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF PLANO.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT HAS THE VALUES.
THAT DOESN'T WANT THIS FOR THEIR TIME IS UP.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS WHITNEY KENNEY, PLANO ISD NON-RESIDENT, AND THE TOPIC SUBMITTED WAS LIBRARY BOOKS.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS TODAY.
A COLLIN COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER TOLD ME THAT A MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN IN THE COLLIN COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER FOR SEX CRIMES WERE NOT VICTIMS THEMSELVES, BUT RATHER SAW OR READ SOMETHING EXPLICIT AND WERE ACTING OUT WHAT THEY SAW OR READ.
OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING HYPER-SEXUALIZED.
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TONI MORRISON SAID IN THE PREFACE TO HER BOOK THAT IT WAS WRITTEN SO THAT THE READER CAN FEEL WITH THE ABUSER.WE DON'T NEED AN UPCOMING $20 MILLION BOND PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.
WE NEED TO TARGET ONE OF THE ROOTS OF THIS HYPER-SEXUALIZATION REMOVE THE OBSCENE MATERIALS AND POINT OUR CHILDREN TO VIRTUOUS LITERATURE THAT UPLIFTS AND INSPIRES, AND THERE ARE TONS OF BOOKS THAT DO THAT.
MY HOME DISTRICT, MCKINNEY ISD, IS ALREADY PULLING STUFF OFF THE SHELF SO YOU CAN DO IT AND YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT POWER, SO WHY NOT DO IT NOW? THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH GONZALEZ PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT TOPIC SUBMITTED PISD LIBRARIES.
HE PALMED MY BREAST, HIS THUMB FLICKING OVER MY NIPPLE.
I CRIED OUT AND HE BURIED HIMSELF IN ME WITH A MIGHTY STROKE.
HE PULLED OUT A FEW TIMES THE MUSCLES OF HIS BACK FLEXING BENEATH MY HANDS, AND THEN HE SLAMMED BACK INTO ME AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND WHEN THAT LIGHTNING ONCE MORE FILLED MY VEINS, MY HEAD WHEN I GASPED OUT HIS NAME, HIS OWN RELEASE FOUND HIM.
HE MADE ME [EXPLETIVE], BUT THEN I PLEADED FOR MORE.
[EXPLETIVE] ME! HE SMILED. SAY IT AGAIN.
SUDDENLY HE WAS INSIDE ME IN ONE GIGANTIC SHUDDER.
IT WAS ALL RELEASED RIGHT THERE IN ME.
THAT RIGHT THERE IS FOUND IN PLANO ISD SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS FOUND? THE WORDS [EXPLETIVES].
ARE ANY OF YOU UNCOMFORTABLE YET? I WONDER IF YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE WHY YOU ALLOW THIS SMUT TO BE IN PLANO LIBRARIES ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN? BECAUSE ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT THIS DISGUSTING GARBAGE HAS A PLACE IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES, QUITE FRANKLY, SHOULDN'T BE WITHIN 500FT OF ANY SCHOOL.
PLANO PARENTS ENTRUSTED ALL OF YOU WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING THEIR CHILDREN.
AT THIS POINT, YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE.
WILL YOU PROTECT THEM OR WILL YOU BE A COWARD? HAVE THE [EXPLETIVE]. YOUR TIME IS UP.
WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE MEETING'S DECORUM, PLEASE.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MEGAN VECCHIO, PLANO ISD PARENT AND THE TOPIC SUBMITTED BOOKS HB 900 MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERNS IN CLASS.
THEY CLOSED THE DOOR AND STARTED KISSING.
AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE BOY'S HAND WENT UP THE GIRL'S SHIRT AND SHE STARTED PROTESTING.
HE REACHED TO TAKE OFF HER PANTS, BUT SHE STARTED CRYING REALLY HARD.
HE PULLED HIS PANTS AND UNDERWEAR DOWN TO HIS KNEES.
THE BOY PUSHED THE GIRL'S HEAD DOWN AND SHE STARTED TO KISS HIS PENIS.
YOU DIDN'T TAKE OUT VERY MANY.
SO GOD KNOWS HOW BAD THE ONES WERE THAT YOU DID REMOVE, AND EVEN BEFORE HB 900, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ILLEGAL TO PROVIDE PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL TO MINORS, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS NO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
THESE BOOKS NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR LIBRARIES.
WE'RE NOT BOOK BANNERS OR BURNERS.
THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER JARED WEEDEN, PLANO ISD PARENT SUBMITTED TOPIC PORNOGRAPHIC SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS DEGRADE EDUCATION.
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IF I GAVE MY KIDS THE BOOKS THAT BY YOUR DISTRICT'S OWN RATING SYSTEM CONTAIN PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT, THE STATE COULD TAKE MY CHILDREN FROM ME.THESE BOOKS HAVE NO EDUCATIONAL VALUE.
WHY THEN, OR WHY THEN WOULD THE DISTRICT LIBRARIANS AND SCHOOL BOARD MAKE THESE BOOKS AVAILABLE TO THE CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT WITHOUT FACING LEGAL RECOURSE? SECTION 43.24 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE STATES IN SUBSECTIONS B ONE THROUGH E THREE.
A PERSON COMMITS AN OFFENSE IF KNOWING THAT THE MATERIAL IS HARMFUL AND KNOWING THE PERSON IS A MINOR, HE SELLS DISTRIBUTES EXHIBITS OR OR POSSESSES FOR SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR EXHIBITION TO A MINOR HARMFUL MATERIAL.
HE DISPLAYS HARMFUL MATERIAL AND IS RECKLESS ABOUT WHETHER A MINOR IS PRESENT.
WHO WILL BE OFFENDED OR ALARMED BY THE DISPLAY.
HE HIRES, EMPLOYEES, OR USES A MINOR TO DO OR ACCOMPLISH OR ASSIST IN DOING OR ACCOMPLISHING ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED IN SUBSECTIONS B ONE OR B TWO.
FIX THIS BEFORE THESE CRIMES COST THE DISTRICT AND TAXPAYERS MONEY WE CAN'T SPARE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, FIX THIS BEFORE YOU RUIN THE MINDS OF OUR CHILDREN.
YES. NEXT SPEAKER JOHN EDWIN HUMPHREYS, PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT SUBMITTED TOPIC DEFEND OUR KIDS.
OKAY. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
[INAUDIBLE]. PLANO ISD PARENT.
WE ARE KISSING, LICKING, BITING, MOANING LOUDER THAN THE TV IN THE ROOM.
HE'S READY. HE WANTS INSIDE ME.
NOT YET. WHERE'S THE CONDOM? I FORGOT IT, BUT IT'S OKAY.
IT WAS RIGHT AFTER MY LAST PERIOD BUT NOW IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, PROMISE; I WON'T GET YOU PREGNANT, AND I HAVE TO HAVE YOU RIGHT NOW.
HE HESITATES, WAITING FOR MY ANSWER.
EVERYTHING ABOUT ME IS SHOUTING, YES.
MAKING LOVE WITH HIM IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
WE ROCK TOGETHER IN RHYTHM ONE.
AS HE STARTS TO TENSE, I REMIND HIM WITH A SUBTLE LIFT OF HIS HIPS, HE WITHDRAWS JUST IN TIME.
I AM HAPPY FOR THE TOWEL BENEATH US.
HAPPY TO LIE TOGETHER, BATHED IN SWEAT AND STICKY PROOF OF OUR LOVE.
'TILT,' THIS IS ONE OF THE BOOKS YOU WILL NOT REMOVE.
YOU ARE VIOLATING HB 900 AND YOU ARE ALLOWING CHILDREN TO BELIEVE THAT PULLING OUT IS NOT GOING TO GET THEM PREGNANT BY KEEPING THIS ON THE SHELVES, AND THAT IS WRONG.
PLANO ISD PARENT SUBMITTED TOPIC PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IN PISD LIBRARIES.
I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT I DON'T BLAME ANY OF YOU FOR THIS STUFF.
IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THANK YOU FOR STILL ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT.
WELL, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT'S ILLEGALLY BEING SHUT DOWN IN PLACES.
17 YEARS LATER, WITH TWO CHILDREN STILL ATTENDING PLANO ISD SCHOOLS.
AFTER WATCHING THESE PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL FIGHTS WITH SCHOOL BOARDS, INCLUDING THIS ONE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, I INITIALLY WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN. I NOW UNDERSTAND THE ROOT OF THIS MORAL FIGHT OVER THE COUNTRY WITH PARENTS LABELED AS DOMESTIC TERRORISTS BY THE FBI ALL FIGHTING FOR THEIR CHILDREN . THE BOARD HAS HEARD PUBLICLY FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS IN PASSAGES FROM SEVERAL PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS BEFORE AND TONIGHT THAT ARE AVAILABLE
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TO PLANO ISD MINOR CHILDREN.AS A CHRISTIAN OBSERVING JESUS'S WORDS IN MATTHEW CHAPTER SEVEN, VERSES 15 THROUGH 20, WHEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL--SIR, THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS OVER. NEXT SPEAKER JOHN MONTES.
PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT SUBMITTED TOPIC INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS IN LIBRARIES.
THANK YOU. I'LL SHARE WITH THE BOARD FOR THEIR ENLIGHTENMENT.
A SNIPPET FROM A BOOK CALLED TILT.
THIS BOOK WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PLANO ISD.
IT BEGINS WITH THE THOUGHTS OF A YOUNG WOMAN THAT'S TEXTING BACK AND FORTH WITH A YOUNG YOUNG BOY.
THE KISSING AND LICKING AND TOUCHING AND RUBBING.
LUCAS TEXTED ME INSTRUCTIONS, GET NAKED AND LIE DOWN ON YOUR BED.
AS FAR AS HE KNOWS, I'M STILL ON MY PERIOD.
HERE COMES ANOTHER INSTRUCTION FROM LUCAS.
BACK TO THE GIRL. I TRY TO MAKE IT SEXY LIKE THE GIRL IN THAT MOVIE.
I'M NOT SURE I CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT WITH A CELL PHONE CAMERA AND I'LL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT AND HIT SEND BEFORE I CHICKEN OUT AND SHE SUBMITS PORNOGRAPHY TO LUCAS, AND THEN SHE THINKS I'M WAITING FOR ANOTHER TEXT.
BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS AWESOME, AND I WANT ANOTHER ONE.
TILT, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PLANO ISD.
VANESSA [INAUDIBLE] PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT SUBMITTED TOPIC INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS.
OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER KYLE KEPNER, PLANO ISD PARENT, SUBMITTED TOPIC VIOLENCE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO MY DAUGHTER SITS AT THE TABLE THAT THE GIRL WAS BEATEN AT AT VINES HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE CAME HOME AND SAID, I COULD STILL SMELL THE BLOOD ON THE FLOOR.
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
THE PERPETRATOR WAS KNOWN TO BE VIOLENT.
MY DAUGHTER WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIM AT WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL.
WHEN WE DROP OUR KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL, WE JUST WANT THEM TO BE SAFE, AND SENDING VIOLENT KIDS BACK INTO OUR SCHOOLS REPEATEDLY IS NOT DOING THE JOB.
WITH THIS KID IF HE COMES BACK TO SCHOOL, WHICH AS A PARENT, I THINK THIS BOY SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED ON A PISD CAMPUS AGAIN, BUT IF HE IS, HE'S IN MY DAUGHTER'S GRADE AND I WILL HOLD ANYONE ACCOUNTABLE UP THERE AT THE SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATION IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY DAUGHTER. THANK YOU.
LAURA [INAUDIBLE] OR I'M SORRY.
PLANO ISD PARENT SUBMITTED TOPIC COMPLIMENT.
WE HAVE AN ELECTRONIC SIGN UP AND THERE IS A DEADLINE.
SO I MEAN, SHE'S GOT THE PRINT OUT.
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I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE DO.TECHNOLOGY NEVER FAILS, RIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2023.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.