May 07, 2019 Regular Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE OPEN SESSION. TODAY IS TUESDAY MAY 7, 2019

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KATRINA HASLEY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES, SUSAN MODISETTE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR CAMPUS SERVICES, DR. KARY COOPER ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR DISTRICT SERVICES, DR. BETH BROCKMAN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES, KARLA OLIVER ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY AND PLANNING INITIATIVES AND SHARON NOWAK EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT BONSER WILL YOU VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU PRESIDENT BENDER, YES THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ENTITLED INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE AND APPROPRIATELY FOR THIS EVENING MY GOOD FRIEND JERI CHAMBERS I'M SURE WILL DELIVER A LOVELY INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE. WHY THANK YOU MRS. BENDER. WE ARE HONORING OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS TONIGHT BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND I SEARCHED REALLY HARD TO FIND SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL AND APPROPRIATE FOR CELEBRATING THAT. AND I HAPPENED TO STUMBLE ACROSS SOMETHING THIS MORNING IN MY SOCIAL MEDIA AND I HAVE PERMISSION TO SHARE THIS. BRIAN THURMAN IS A HISTORY AND PACE TEACHER AT HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HE HAD A STUDENT WRITE TO HIM A PERSONAL NOTE THAT I THOUGHT SHOWED NOT ONLY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE EVERYDAY HEROES EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS BUT IT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE BRILLIANCE OF OUR STUDENTS. SO HERE IS HIS TRIBUTE THAT I WANT TO APPLY TO ALL TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT. AND IT SAYS DEAR TEACHER, YOU ARE THE JEFFERSON DAVIS TO MY CONFEDERACY. BERNARDO DE GALVEZ TO MY SPANISH MILITARY. YOU ARE MY ANDREW JACKSON TO MY DEMOCRATIC PARTY. YOU ARE MY BILL OF RIGHTS TO MY CONSTITUTION. YOU ARE MY HAMILTON TO MY FEDERALIST PAPERS. YOU ARE THOMAS PAINE TO MY COMMON SENSE. YOU ARE CRISPUS ATTUCKS TO MY BOSTON TEA PARTY. YOU ARE MY JOHN ADAMS TO MY BRITISH SOLDIERS. YOU WERE THOMAS HOOKER TO MY CONNECTICUT AND YOU ARE  ULYSSES S. GRANT TO MY UNION TROOPS AND WITH MY LITTLE EDIT HERE AND BEST AND MOST OF ALL YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER TO MYSELF. SO TP ALL OF OUR TEACHERS IN PISD AND EVERYWHERE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEROISM AND YOUR SERVICE AND FOR MAKING STUDENTS TO DO GREAT WORK. [APPLAUSE] NOW IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEASE BE SEATED. WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. WE ARE

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KATRINA HASLEY WILL INTRODUCE THIS RECOGNITION AND VICE PRESIDENT DR. YORAM SOLOMON WILL PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE. KATRINA. THANK YOU MS. BENDER. ACTUALLY LAURIE TAYLOR OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ELEMENTARY ACADEMIC SERVICES IS GOING TO CONGRATULATE AND RECOGNIZE THIS SPECIAL YOUNG LADY. 

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SHE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CONTINENTAL MATHEMATICS LEAGUE AS A NATIONAL WINNER FOR THE EUCLIDEAN DIVISION IN THIRD GRADE. SO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]  MOM AND DAD YOU COME ON OVER WE'LL GET A  PICTURE WITH YOU.  SO [INAUDIBLE], I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SWEETHEART, IS MATH YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT? YES. YES. SO IS THERE SOMEONE AT SCHOOL OR HOME THAT'S BEEN ENCOURAGING YOU WITH MATH? YES. WHO WOULD THAT BE? YOUR MOM AND DAD. AWESOME. WELL GOOD JOB MOM AND DAD. [APPLAUSE]  AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE FROM SCHOOL WITH YOU HERE TOO? YES. WHO CAME WITH YOU FROM SCHOOL? MY PACE TEACHER AND MY PRINCIPAL. AND YOUR PRINCIPAL. SO PACE  TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL WHERE ARE YOU? OH ALL IN ONE NOW. I'M SORRY. I'M MS.  PATRICK, I'M THE PACE TEACHER AND MS. IRVINE IS THE PRINCIPAL. OK. THANK YOU FOR BOTH BEING HERE. WELL WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY. BUT YOU'RE FREE TO GO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SO THAT WE COULD HONOR YOU. NEXT IS THE RECOGNITION OF THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS  FOUNDATION INNOVATION IN STEM TEACHING AWARDS. I AM PLEASED TO INVITE DR. KATRINA HASLEY TO INTRODUCE THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION. THANK YOU MS.BENDER. FOR OVER 12 YEARS OUR STAFF HAS BEEN HONORED TO WORK WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION AND THE PLANO ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING PLANO ISD TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS.

THE INNOVATIONS IN STEM TEACHING AWARDS ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION SO TO BEGIN OUR AWARDS PRESENTATION I INVITE TO THE PODIUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION ANDY SMITH ALONG WITH WHITNEY EVANS OUR DISTRICT SECONDARY MATH COORDINATOR.  AT THAT TIME WE'VE GIVEN OUT ABOUT 1. OH THERE WE GO, IT'S OK. WE'VE GIVEN OUT 1.8 MILLION DOLLARS IN AWARDS TO TEACHERS IN PLANO ISD SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING THE THREE WHO WILL BE HONORED TONIGHT. WE HAVE AWARDED 33, RECOGNIZED 33 TEACHERS IN PLANO ISD AND WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT A GOOD TEACHER IS PROBABLY THE BEST INFLUENCE ON A STUDENT WE JUST HEARD FROM OUR OUR THIRD GRADER HERE WHAT HER TEACHER IS DOING FOR  HER AND WE CAN THINK IN OUR OWN LIVES WHAT THAT ONE TEACHER DID FOR US THAT OR TWO TEACHERS PERHAPS WHO INSPIRED US TO REALLY GO FOR IT AND WE BELIEVE IN TEACHERS WE BELIEVE IN STEM TEACHERS AND WHAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING AND WE ARE SO DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO HONOR THESE THREE

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THEN THE STUDENTS BEGIN TO WORK ON THEIR DESIGNS, ULTIMATELY TURNING THEIR PROJECTS INTO A FORMAL PROPOSAL. WE GOT TO SEE ONE OF THOSE WHEN WE VISITED AND I WAS VERY EXCITED BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL COURTYARD. MARK HAS MADE SCIENCE REAL FOR HIS STUDENTS. THIS IS ACCORDING TO MARK'S PRINCIPAL SARAH WATKINS. HE HAS TAUGHT THEM SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS BUT HE ALSO HAS GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO  APPLY THOSE CONCEPTS TO THE REAL WORLD. THEY LEAVE HIS CLASS WITH SKILLS THEY WILL USE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. SO CONGRATULATIONS MARK. [APPLAUSE] AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE THREE 2019 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION'S INNOVATIONS IN STEM TEACHING AWARD WINNERS. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL AGAIN. EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN AWARDS. WINNERS  RECEIVE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR PERSONAL CASH AWARD AND A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR AWARD FOR THEIR SCHOOL TO GO TOWARD CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SO OUR FIRST WINNER IS DANIEL ANAYA FROM RENNER MIDDLE SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] MR. ANAYA SERVES AS THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND THE LEADER OF EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE TEAM. THE TEAM UTILIZES VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ORGANIZE AND DISAGGREGATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA AND THEY USE THIS DATA TO INFORM THEIR LESSON PLANNING OR TO DIAGNOSE AREAS THEY MAY NEED TO  REVISIT OR RETEACH. ACCORDING TO DANIEL'S PRINCIPAL JILL ENGELKING MR. ANAYA IS A LEADER ON OUR CAMPUS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT TEAM. HE IS OUR NORTH STAR WHEN IT COMES TO GROUNDING  DECISIONS IN DATA REMINDING US ALL TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE GOOD THAT STUDENTS DO EVERY DAY AS OPPOSED TO FOCUSING SOLELY ON THE ISSUES FOR THE NEGATIVE. SO  THANK YOU DANIEL. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. I SHOULD MENTION HIS WIFE IS A FORMER TI STEM  AWARD WINNER SO THEY'RE KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY. [LAUGHTER] OUR NEXT WINNER IS REBECCA BOTTIN FROM RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] WHO HAS TAUGHT BOTH MATH AND

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THANK YOU. WELL I WOULD. I'D LIKE TO THANK TI. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EVENINGS EVERY YEAR WHEN WE HAVE THIS PRESENTATION AND IT'S A REALLY IT'S A GREAT WAY TO HONOR OUR STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THAT BUT THEY DESERVE IT. AND SO WE'RE GREAT TO HAVE A COMMUNITY PARTNER LIKE THAT WHO IS WILLING TO SHOW OUR STAFF HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM AND FOR OUR WINNERS TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. AND REALLY THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF A CAREER. A LOT OF HARD WORK GOES INTO BEING ABLE TO PREPARE A LESSON PLAN THE WAY YOU DO TO REACH STUDENTS, TOUCHED THOSE STUDENTS AND MAKE GIVE THEM A LIFETIME BENEFIT. SO THANK YOU ALL. TI, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A LONGSTANDING PARTNER TO THE DISTRICT AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS AND THE PROCESS OF LEARNING. WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THAT IS ALSO THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND YOU KNOW THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THESE TEACHERS ARE FORMING WITH THEIR KIDS ARE LIFE CHANGING. BUT I WANT TO SAY ONE THING. WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING MATH AND SCIENCE STEM TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT

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SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER. DO WE HAVE  SEVEN SECOND DELAY? YEAH. NO THERE'S NO DELAY BUT I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOUR FELLOW BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND LET THEM SAY WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKE. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH BOTH YOU MISSY AND YORAM AND WE ALL HAVE OUR INDIVIDUAL GIFTS AND TALENTS AND I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THE ONES THAT YOU PRESENT TO THIS DISTRICT AND THE CHILDREN OF THIS DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVORS.

THANK YOU YORAM AND MISSY FOR SHOWING ME TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED BEING WHEN I WAS ELECTED FIRST ELECTED THAT IT WAS YORAM AND  MISSY WHO TAUGHT ME A LOT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HOW TO BASICALLY LEARN THE BOARD PROTOCOL AND OH SO SO MANY WAYS OF EXPLAINING SO MANY THINGS TO ME AND ESPECIALLY, WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YORAM FOR ACTUALLY TAKING THAT EXTRA EFFORT TO ANSWER MY CALLS WHEN I CALL THEM AT NIGHT AND I CALL IN THE MORNING AND A CALL AT MIDDAY TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE THAT YORAM, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DON'T IGNORE MY CALLS. THANK YOU. WELL I'VE BEEN BLESSED AND FORTUNATE TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU AT CAPACITY AS OUTSIDE OF THIS TABLE BEFORE JOINING YOU ALL HERE. YORAM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU MISSED IT BUT SUNDAY EVENING WE HAD THE PLANO YOUTH LEADERSHIP GRADUATION AND YOU WERE CALLED OUT BY ONE OF OUR SENIOR GRADUATES TO SAY HOW THANKFUL HE WAS FOR YOU TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING. SO YOU ARE A TEACHER IN BOTH HERE AT THE BOARD BUT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND MISSY AND I DID THE WISEST THING OF ASKING YOU TO BE MY MENTOR AND SO

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THANK YOU. AND ALL THE WORK YOU DID TO HELP US WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION  THAT WAS CRITICAL I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW WITHOUT THAT GUIDANCE RIGHT.

AND MISSY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD. SKIP JENKINS WHERE IS HE. DID HE WALK OUT. NO. OH THERE HE IS. OK. SKIP TOLD ME SHE'S EVERYWHERE. SHE'S GOT A CLONE. SHE'S AT EVERYTHING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO I'VE TRIED TO DO THAT MYSELF AND I'VE REALLY BEEN INSPIRED BY YOUR LEADERSHIP AS FAR AS LEGISLATIVE. DON'T LOOK AT ME. YOU'RE MAKING ME TEAR UP.  THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND THE  LEADERSHIP IN THAT REGARD. YOU'VE MADE AN IMPACT. YES LOCALLY BUT STATEWIDE. AND SO THERE IS GOING TO BE A RATHER BIG VOID AND I HOPE THAT WE HAVE YOU AROUND TO ASK FOR GUIDANCE ON THOSE ISSUES AND MAYBE YOU'LL BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT ROLE. I DON'T KNOW. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT AND JUST YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE IN PLANO AND YOUR PATIENCE AND EVERY TIME WE'RE AT A MEETING YOU ALWAYS THINK OF ALL THE ANGLES AND YOU'RE CALM AND DELIBERATE IN THE WAY YOU THINK THINGS THROUGH. SO THANK YOU. SO YORAM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. I'VE HAD A BLAST SERVING WITH YOU. YORAM AND I AGREE ON LOTS OF THINGS WE DISAGREE ON LOTS OF THINGS. WE BOTH LIKE TO ARGUE WHICH HAS BEEN FUN. BUT ONE THING ABOUT YORAM THAT YOU CAN TAKE TO HEART IS THAT YORAM APPROACHES EVERYTHING WITH LOGIC AND REASON AND COMES AT DECISIONS LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND AND THEN ADVOCATING FOR HIS BELIEF. AND WE MAY NOT COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION BUT I ALWAYS RESPECT THE APPROACH YOU TAKE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TAKING IN THE FUTURE AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. WHEN YOUR ENTREPRENEUR CAREER REALLY TOOK OFF I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS DAY WOULD COME WHEN YOU WOULDN'T YOU MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO THINGS. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THE BOARD AND IT'S BEEN IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN. MISSY YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT. [LAUGHTER] SO I TOLD MISSY I WAS GONNA MAKE HER CRY AND WE'LL SEE IF THIS CAN HAPPEN. I THINK ACTUALLY I'VE ALREADY ALREADY DONE IT. YEAH. SO LET ME TAKE YOU BACK EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD TAMMY AND NANCY AND I WERE ON THE BOARD BUT WE HAD ALL BEEN ELECTED WITHIN A YEAR. CAROLYN WAS ON THE BOARD AND HAD BEEN ELECTED A YEAR AND THEN MIKE [INAUDIBLE] HAD JUST BEEN ELECTED WITH ME. WE HAD FIVE BRAND NEW TRUSTEES WHO HAD LITTLE TO NO EXPERIENCE. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO. THERE WERE TWO  EXPERIENCED TRUSTEES, MARILYN AND MISSY AND MISSY AND I DID NOT LIKE EACH OTHER. IN THE ELECTION PROCESS YOU'RE TOLD LOTS OF THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE AND SHE HAD BEEN TOLD THINGS. YOU JUST DIDN'T LIKE ME. I DON'T KNOW. I'VE BEEN TOLD THINGS ABOUT MISSY AND WE DID NOT GET ALONG. AND IN AUGUST BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED WE MET AND TO TO SEE IF THERE WAS COMMON GROUND AND THERE WAS NONE AND MISSY CRIED AND LEFT THAT MEETING. THAT'S TRUE. THAT IS TRUE. [LAUGHTER] BUT IT WASN'T LONG AFTER THAT THAT WE SAT ACROSS ONE ANOTHER ON A TRIP DOWN TO AUSTIN FOR A CONVENTION AND WE SAT ACROSS THE AISLE FROM ONE ANOTHER ON AN AIRPLANE. WE START TALKING ABOUT OK WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE. AND LO AND BEHOLD WE FOUND OUT WHEN WE HAVE A LOT MORE COMMON THAN WE HAVE DIFFERENT AND SO WE WENT TO DINNER THAT NIGHT TOGETHER AND WELL WITH THE WHOLE GROUP BUT WE SAT ACROSS THE TABLE FROM ONE ANOTHER AND KEPT TALKING ABOUT WHAT OUR DESIRES AND OUR GOALS WERE. AND WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THAN DIFFERENCES. AND SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE BEEN KIND OF THICK AS THIEVES. TO PARAPHRASE OUR INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE, I WOULD SAY THAT MISSY YOU ARE THE LUCY TO MY ETHEL. THE FONZIE TO MY RICHIE AND THE JERRY TO MY KRAMER. [LAUGHTER] VERY LOOSELY

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LIKE I SAID WHEN WE STARTED ON THIS TOGETHER THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD WHO DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND YOU  WERE THERE TO HELP GUIDE US AND TO TAKE A BACKSEAT WHEN YOU NEEDED TO TAKE A  BACKSEAT AND WHEN YOU NEED TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE YOU TOOK A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN AND FOR THOSE OF US GOING FORWARD I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER EXAMPLE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE SET FOR US. AND SO FOR THAT I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU A GREAT COLLEAGUE AND A GOOD MENTOR BUT A GREAT FRIEND. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] AND SHE'S CRYING.  I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU FROM HERE. I WILL KEEP THIS TO A FEW WORDS. WHEN WE THOUGHT OF TRYING TO FIND THE PERFECT TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OF APPRECIATION TO YOU YORAM AND MISSY WE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS.

MAYBE AN APPLE. MAYBE. YOU KNOW IT'S ALWAYS AN APPLE, IT'S PLANO. MAYBE HANDS THERE'S ALWAYS HANDS RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. PINKY SWEAR. YOU KNOW ALL KINDS OF IDEAS.

BUT WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL. AND SO TODAY IN TEXAS AT OUR CAPITAL, A FLAG IS BEING FLOWN IN YOUR HONOR. AND REPRESENTATIVE [INAUDIBLE] HAS GRACIOUSLY ENSURED THAT TWO FLAGS ARE FLYING TODAY IN AUSTIN FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND SO I HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR EACH OF YOU AND SO WHEN I INVITE YOU DOWN JUST A MINUTE I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. THAT IS THE PROMISE OF THE FLAG TO COME WHEN THEY BRING IT DOWN AT THE END OF THE DAY TODAY. I THINK IT'S A FITTING TRIBUTE TO YOUR SERVICE. IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS I TALKED ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM BEING THE TRUEST FORM OF DEMOCRACY AND A FLAG FLYING IN YOUR HONOR SEEMS TO BE VERY FITTING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY AND TO THIS COUNTRY AS A SERVANT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO YORAM IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME. SO I'LL JUST SAY A FEW WORDS. DR. SOLOMON HAS SERVED ON THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES SINCE 2015 AND WAS ELECTED BY HIS PEERS AS VICE PRESIDENT THIS YEAR. MUCH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DURING HIS TERM ON THE BOARD INCLUDING  HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. SO THANKS FOR THAT. YORAM GIVES FREELY OF HIS TIME. ANGELA MENTIONED IT. EVERYONE'S MENTIONED IT BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CHIME IN THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME WHEN I HAVE MADE A CALL SENT AN EMAIL OR SENT OUT AN S.O.S. THAT YORAM HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ME IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND HELP. THESE ARE HARD JOBS AND WE NEED EACH OTHER AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TEAM PLAYER TO ME IN THIS EFFORT. SERVING ON THE BOARD IS CONSUMING AND CAN SOMETIMES GET IN THE WAY OF FAMILY OBLIGATIONS. SO WE WANT TO HONOR THE TIME  COMMITMENT. YORAM IS INCLUSIVE AND MAKES A POINT OF BEING A CHAMPION TO ALL CONSTITUENTS. TENACITY IS A WORD THAT I BELIEVE DESCRIBES YORAM. HE IS ABSOLUTELY AN ADVOCATE FOR THE MOST UTMOST FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY HE IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL TEAM PLAYER YET HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO STEP UP STEP UP IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE.

YORAM THE BOARDROOM WILL NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. YOUR THOUGHTFUL REMARKS YOUR QUESTIONS YOUR HUMOR AND YOUR GESTURES. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO PLANO ISD STUDENTS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE. I HAVE ALWAYS

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HAVING BEEN ON QUITE A FEW BOARDS ,JERRY AS YOU REMEMBER I KNEW HOW YOU JOINED THE  BOARD AND THE WAY YOU JOINED THE BOARD IS THE BOARD GIVES YOU A LETTER OF INVITATION AND YOU JOIN THE BOARD AND THAT'S THE END OF THAT. AND I SAID WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO YOUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED AND IF THEY ARE GIVE ME THAT LETTER AND SHE SAID IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. SO I ASKED HER WHAT DO YOU MEAN HOW DOES IT WORK. AND SHE SAID THE ELECTIONS. AND I ASKED HER WHAT KIND OF ELECTIONS. AND SHE SAID YOU KNOW THE GENERAL ELECTION WHERE PEOPLE GO AND VOTE AND I ASKED. SO WITH THE FOUR BY FOURS IN THE YARD SIGNS. SHE SAID YES. I SAID I'M NOT DOING THIS. AND THEN SHE HAD ME ACTUALLY MEET DOUG AND DOUG MET ME FOR BREAKFAST AND I MET SEVERAL PEOPLE AND THEN AS I SIT OUTSIDE THAT WE WENT TO WITH THE FAMILY TO A CRUISE IN JANUARY AND I ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE AND THEY WERE. THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT. SO WE CAME BACK AND I SAID I MEAN AND I RAN FOR ELECTION AND LOST. BY THAT POINT I DECIDED THAT THIS IS NOT THE END. I WILL BE ON THIS BOARD. AND I CONTINUED, I STAYED HERE IN THE SEATS WHERE YOU ARE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AND AFTER TWO YEARS I DECIDED I'M GOING TO RUN AGAIN. AND I DID.

SO AND THIS TIME BY THE WAY MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE FIRST TIME. NOW I WANT TO AS I SAID I WANTED TO GIVE ADVICE TO THE NEW TRUSTEES. I DON'T WANT TO CALL YOU ALL TRUSTEES BUT THE SITTING TRUSTEES YOU CAN TAKE THAT ADVICE AS WELL. THE FIRST THING IS KNOW, REMEMBER AND STICK TO YOUR VALUES. MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON YOUR VALUES AND NOT BASED ON A WHIM. THE SECOND IS BE PRAGMATIC. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK STUPID QUESTIONS. AND YES THERE ARE STUPID QUESTIONS. EIGHTY PERCENT OF MINE ARE STUPID AND I'M NOT AFRAID OF ASKING THEM AVOID CONFIRMATION BIAS. BEING IN THE MINORITY IS NOT A CRIME. BEING IN THE MINORITY IS NOT A CRIME AND I'VE BEEN IN THE MINORITY AND I THINK THAT EVERY ONE OF US AT SOME POINT IN TIME HAS BEEN IN THE MINORITY. IT'S NOT A CRIME BECAUSE WE NEED TO DEVELOP A CULTURE OF DISAGREEMENT. WE DON'T NEED TO DISAGREE LESS. WE NEED TO DISAGREE BETTER. IN ONE EXAMPLE YOU KNOW DAVID YOU TOLD THE STORY SO I'LL TELL A STORY TOO MISSY, I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA MAKE YOU CRY. BUT THERE WAS A TIME WHERE WE DID NOT SEE THINGS EYE

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KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. JERRY YOU MENTIONED THAT TODAY ACTUALLY IS THE NATIONAL TEACHER'S DAY. AND I SAID THIS ONCE IN A BOARD MEETING BUT NONE OF YOU  WERE HERE OR ALMOST NONE OF YOU WERE HERE SO I WANT TO REPEAT THIS. EVERY TIME I LOOK AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IT'S SUCH A GREAT AIRLINE WITH SUCH GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHAT MAKES THEM SUCH A GREAT, PROVIDE SUCH A GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND I LOOKED AT THE WEB SITE AND WHAT I FOUND I FOUND THE STATEMENT FROM THEIR CEO AND THAT STATEMENT SAID OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR SINGLE GREATEST STRENGTH AND MOST ENDURING LONG TERM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW, TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATION, EVERYONE OUR TEACHERS ARE OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS. KEEP OUR TEACHERS HAPPY. EVERYTHING ELSE WILL JUST WORK ITSELF OUT. FINALLY WE DID HIRE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT IF I CAN CLAIM ONE THING IS THAT I WAS IN THE ROOM WHEN WE MADE THAT DECISION TO HIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT. SHE IS A GREAT SUPERINTENDENT. TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER BECAUSE IF NOT I'M COMING BACK. I AM NOT GOING AWAY. I WANTED TO THANK ALL THE TRUSTEES FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I WANT TO THANK SARA AND I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION THE TEACHERS THE STUDENTS THE PARENTS AND ESPECIALLY MY FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR. IT WAS AN HONOR BEING HERE AND A PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU DR. SOLOMON. MISSY IT'S YOUR TURN. COME ON DOWN.  WE MAY HAVE TO DO A PASS [INAUDIBLE]  OUR BOARD PRESIDENT MISSY BENDER WAS ORIGINALLY ELECTED TO OUR BOARD IN 2006. WHEN MADDIE HER DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW IN COLLEGE WAS IN FIRST GRADE. WITH FOUR TERMS ON THE BOARD SERVING AS VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD SECRETARY AND ELECTED BY HER PEERS TO SERVE THREE YEARS AS BOARD PRESIDENT THIS IS THE END OF A LEGACY. MISSY HAS PROVEN HER ABILITY TO COMMIT TO DECISIONS IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. SHE IS A HIGH STAKES NEGOTIATOR ON BEHALF OF PLANO ISD CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SHE IS HIGHLY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED FOR HER HEART FOR THE PLANO COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. MISSY YOU HAVE BEEN A VITAL FORCE IN THE DISTRICT'S MANY SUCCESSES OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS. YOU'VE BEEN READY AND WILLING TO STEP UP TO ANY CHALLENGE THAT HAS PRESENTED ITSELF TO YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THIS DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND STAFF. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING FAMILY FOR THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE SPENT AWAY SERVING OUR NEEDS INSTEAD OF THEIRS. YOU'VE OPENED NEW SCHOOLS YOU'VE REDRAWN BOUNDARIES YOU'VE HELPED ESTABLISH ACADEMIES HIRED SUPERINTENDENTS AND WRESTLED WITH BUDGETS WHEN BUDGETS ARE TIGHT AND THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. YOU HAVE LEFT A MARK THAT IS INDELIBLE IN THIS DISTRICT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WE WILL DO WITHOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE BUT WE WILL FIND A WAY TO CARRY ON YOUR LEGACY. YOU ARE A BELIEVER. YOU ARE A FORCE. YOU ARE A

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SO THAT WAS THE APPROACH THAT I TOOK WITH DR. [INAUDIBLE] AND THE CABINET MEMBERS. CARLA IS THE LONGEST. CARLA AND I WERE HERE TOGETHER. SHE'S THE ONLY CABINET MEMBER WHO WAS HERE IN THE BEGINNING. EVERYBODY ELSE IS NEW SINCE THEN. SO YOU REMEMBER.  SO THAT WAS MY GOAL. I WANTED TO EARN TRUST. AND IT TOOK A LITTLE TIME BUT YOU WELCOMED ME IN. AND SKIP I REMEMBER ASKING YOU WHAT CAN I DO TO RAMP UP THE LEARNING CURVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND YOU JUST LAUGHED AT ME. AND YOU SAID MISSY IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME. IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS AND YOU WERE RIGHT. IT TOOK TIME. AND YOU WELCOMED ME IN AND YOU TAUGHT ME. MARY BETH YOU WERE MY MENTOR AND YOU ARE STILL MY MENTOR TODAY EVEN AFTER YOU'VE ROLLED OFF THE BOARD. BUILDING THE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP WITH CABINET MEMBERS AND WITH BOARD MEMBERS IS CRITICAL IN THIS ROLE. I WANT TO JUST MENTION SOME OF THE FOLKS FROM THE DISTRICT THAT ARE REALLY SPECIAL TO ME. NOT THAT ALL OF YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL BUT SOME VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART. DR. OTTO, MY ORIGINAL SUPERINTENDENT WE HAD WHAT WERE LIKE KINDRED SPIRITS WHICH IS WHY, I'M SORRY, WE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE DISTRICT. WE JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME AND LETTING ME IN. RICHARD [INAUDIBLE] WHO WAS THE CFO FOR DOUG AND THEN HE BECAME OUR INTERIM  SUPERINTENDENT. CARLA ,STEVE [INAUDIBLE],  SARA, MY ROCKSTAR, DENISE GILLESPIE AND

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MARY BETH, DUNCAN, MELODY, SKIP, BRAD, [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE] AND EACH OF YOU 13 IN ALL 13 IS MY LUCKY NUMBER BY THE WAY. WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS AND WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH TOGETHER. SARA MENTIONED A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. REALIGNMENTS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUDGETS, NEW SCHOOL PROGRAMS, BUDGET CUTTING, HIRING SUPERINTENDENTS, BOND PROGRAMS THOSE ARE JUST LIKE THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. THERE ARE A MILLION OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN. WHEN YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER YOU HAVE A LOT OF SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCES. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE COLLEAGUES BUT WE'RE FRIENDS. SIXTH STREET.

PRACTICAL JOKES. SOME OF US HAVE GONE ON VACATION TOGETHER BUT ALL ALONG. YOU KNOW YOU COME INTO THIS AND YOU REALLY DON'T NOBODY KNOWS YOU AND YOU DON'T KNOW REALLY ANYTHING. BUT THE DISTRICT JUST POURS INTO YOU AND THE PERSONAL GROWTH THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED AND THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IS SO VALUABLE TO ME. I WILL MISS EACH OF YOU AND THE RICHNESS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO MY LIFE. AND THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED TO ME THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW THROUGH. SO WHAT'S NEXT. I'M TAKING A VACATION AND WE'RE GOING TO EUROPE FOR A WHILE MY DAUGHTER'S GOING TO STUDY ABROAD. WE'LL SPEND A LITTLE TIME OVER THERE. AND WHEN I COME BACK I'LL SEE WHAT'S NEXT. I'M NOT REALLY SURE. I HOPE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY MY FRIENDS AND DOING THE THINGS THAT JUST REALLY BRING JOY TO MY LIFE. WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE BOARD? SO WE HAVE. WE HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE STAYING, WE HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING AND WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING AND FOLKS THAT HAVE RUN AND WE'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL. SO I WOULD SAY AS YOU HEARD YORAM SAY HIS FIRST TIME AROUND IT WASN'T A SUCCESS AT THAT TIME EITHER BUT YOU LEARN OTHER THINGS. SO DON'T STOP TRYING. THERE'S ALWAYS A PLACE. THERE'S ANOTHER DOOR TO OPEN. AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE BETTER DOOR. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. SO TO MY COLLEAGUES AND TO THE NEWLY ELECTED THAT WILL BE SEATED SOON. I ASK YOU TO ALWAYS BE A GREAT TEAM PLAYER AND THE TEAM YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM. THIS IS THE TEAM.

AND KEEP IN MIND THE STUDENTS FIRST AT ALL TIMES. IF YOU DO THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES. IT'S REALLY NOT MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. THINK ABOUT THE STUDENT ISSUES MORE THAN THE ADULT ISSUES. LASTLY, I WILL THANK MY FAMILY AGAIN BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO IT ENOUGH. MY FATHER PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SO HE NEVER GOT TO SEE A LOT OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I'VE ENJOYED THE LAST YEAR OR SO BUT MY PARENTS, MOTHER WAS 16 WHEN SHE HAD ME. AND THEN SHE GRADUATED COLLEGE AFTER ME. AND GROWING UP THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T DO SOMETHING.

I DREAMED BIG AND THEY SUPPORTED THAT DREAM. AND THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH FOR THE STARS. AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR EVERY ONE  OF OUR STUDENTS. AND I HOPE MADDIE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW YOU THAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU WORK HARD AND YOU TRY FOR IT AND YOU REACH FOR IT AND IF IT'S NOT PLAN A THEN YOU GO PLAN B AND PLAN C. YOU JUST KEEP TRYING. MY HUSBAND DOUG HE'S SUPPORTED ME LIKE YOU JUST WOULDN'T BELIEVE. HE'S LET ME CRY ON HIS SHOULDER.

HE'S LET ME. HE CELEBRATED MY SUCCESSES. HE'S FUNDED MY CAMPAIGN. HE'S PUT UP THE CAMPAIGN SIGNS. HE COMES TO MEETINGS. I MEAN IT IS A FAMILY COMMITMENT FOR SURE.

SO THANK YOU MOM AND [INAUDIBLE] FOR SUPPORTING ME LETTING US LIVE WITH YOU WHILE OUR HOUSE IS BEING BUILT. AND MADDIE AND DOUG, I LOVE YOU AND FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES I

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THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH MORE TO DO. WE WILL NOW ADDRESS THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH CONSISTS OF ROUTINE ITEMS GROUPED TOGETHER FOR APPROVAL AS ONE ACTION ITEM. DID I  SKIP IT. SORRY. THANK YOU. MOVING BACK ONE ITEM. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF OUR AGENDA. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS WHICH ARE ACCEPTED FROM 6 TO 7 P.M.  AND ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SPEAKERS. BY POLICY THIRTY MINUTES HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.MS. OLIVER, DO  WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO NOT. OKAY THANK YOU. BUT NOW WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA. THIS CONSISTS OF

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BETH BROCKMAN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES TO BEGIN THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS WHO ARE PRESENT WITH US THIS EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE FIRST ONE OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE DR. KATRINA HASLEY. THANK YOU DR. BROCKMAN. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ASHLEY DAVIS. ASHLEY IF YOU DON'T MIND STANDING. ASHLEY COMES TO US FROM WICHITA FALLS. SHE IS AND HAS BEEN AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL THERE FOR FOUR YEARS AND SHE HAS EVERY KIND OF PRE-K PROGRAM ON HER CAMPUS INCLUDING PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD PRE-K HEADSTART SPECIAL EDUCATION AUTISM CLASSES. SHE HAS RUN THE GAMUT. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HER JOIN THE DISTRICT. HER HUSBAND MARK WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE HE'S HOME WITH THEIR 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CELESTE. SO ASHLEY WELCOME TO PLANO ISD. [APPLAUSE] MY TURN. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES TONIGHT. AND THAT IS MS. ASHLEY HIP. [APPLAUSE] ASHLEY COULD YOU GO AHEAD AND STAND UP PLEASE. ASHLEY HAS BEEN A IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND FANS HERE IN THE DISTRICT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER MOVE INTO THIS NEW ROLE AND NEW LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE DAYS AHEAD. JOINING ASHLEY TONIGHT HER HUSBAND JONATHAN DAUGHTER RILEY AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF HER COLLEAGUES FROM THE FANS DEPARTMENT SO IF EVERYBODY COULD STAND UP THAT'D BE AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. NEXT I'D LIKE

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CARRIE IS JOINED TONIGHT BY HER HUSBAND DAN AND HER CHILDREN ELI AND ALLIE AND I THINK MATT AREND, HER PRINCIPAL CURRENT PRINCIPALS HERE AS WELL SO IF YOU WOULD ALL STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE WOLF PACK. WE'RE WELCOMING TODD WILLIAMS AS THE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. PROBABLY OTHER THAN [INAUDIBLE] HIS PRINCIPAL,  I THINK THE NEXT MOST EXCITED PERSON IN THE ROOM IS HIS WIFE THERESA WHO TODD WILL FINALLY BE JOINING AFTER A YEAR APART. TODD IS JOINED TONIGHT BY THEIR SONS HAYDEN AND NOLAN AND TODD IS COMING TO US FROM LUBBOCK WHERE HE IS SERVING IN A SIMILAR ROLE AS AN ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL. WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN  PLANO AND I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF PLANO WEST THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING CELEBRATING AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] I'D NEXT LIKE TO INTRODUCE JEANETTE [INAUDIBLE] AND JEANETTE WILL BE NAMED AS THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]  JEANETTE HAS SERVED OUR DISTRICT IN SEVERAL ROLES MOST RECENTLY AS A DISTRICT BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST AND BEFORE THAT SERVED AT MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE IS JOINED TONIGHT BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF BOTH THE MEADOWS, OF THE  MEMORIAL STAFF AND HER CURRENT DEPARTMENT. SO IF YOU WOULD ALL STAND AND JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE. [APPLAUSE] JEANETTE I THINK YOU HAVE FAMILY HERE AS WELL AND A SPECIAL FRIEND, YOUR SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW ARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING AND ALSO MR. KENDALL [INAUDIBLE] WHO IS A CLOSE FRIEND. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE STACY LAWRENCE WHO WILL BE THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. STACY IS. [APPLAUSE] STACY IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE COMMIT 504 SPECIALIST AT WELLS ELEMENTARY HAS BEEN INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST AND A TEACHER AT WELLS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SHE IS JOINED THIS EVENING BY HER HUSBAND TOM AND HER THREE CHILDREN LANDA, AVA AND HADLEY AND ALSO HER PRINCIPAL SARAH MEYER. CONGRATULATIONS STACY. [APPLAUSE]  OUR NEXT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THAT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS DIANE MATHIS WHO WILL BE THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] DIANE IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS A COUNSELOR AT MITCHELL ELEMENTARY AND SHE IS JOINED

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CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] I'D NEXT LIKE TO INTRODUCE AMY ROBINSON WHO IS GOING TO BE THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT VINES HIGH SCHOOL. AMY IS JOINING US FROM GRAND PRAIRIE ISD WHERE SHE HAS BEEN SERVING AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN WITH HER THIS EVENING IS HER HUSBAND JASON AND THEIR DAUGHTER SARAH AND HER PRINCIPAL JULIANNE DEAN. WELCOME TO PLANO AMY. [APPLAUSE] IN THE LAST ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS LINDSAY [INAUDIBLE] WHO WILL BE THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HUFFMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LINDSAY IS HERE THIS EVENING WITH HER HUSBAND RON AND THEIR DAUGHTER [INAUDIBLE] AND I THINK I SAW JAMEY AND JAMEY ALLEN THEIR PRINCIPAL AT HUFFMAN. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO SAY A PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. LAWRENCE. I MET HER 17 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS A THIRD GRADE TEACHER AT HUFFMAN ELEMENTARY AND SO THE LITTLE THIRD GRADER SHE TAUGHT MY DAUGHTER IS NOW 25. SO IT'S AMAZING HOW THE KIDS GET OLDER BUT WE DO NOT. [LAUGHTER] AND I PARTICULARLY WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO HOW YOU HELPED JULIE BECOME A REALLY GOOD WRITER. GOOD WRITING IS AN IMPORTANT HOT BUTTON FOR ME AND SO I THINK YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB AND SHE BENEFITS TO  THIS DAY FROM THE DISCIPLINE YOU INSTILLED IN THE GIFTS YOU GAVE HER. SO THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] ON BEHALF OF THE PLANO ISD ADMINISTRATION AND CABINET TO ALL OF OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS AND FOLKS WHO ARE JOINING THE DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST TIME  AND THOSE WHO ARE MOVING UP FROM WITHIN. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU AND  HAPPY FOR YOU. TO YOUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THEM WITH US THEIR LEADERSHIP GIFTS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M JUST KIND OF THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THE TIME THAT THEY'LL PUT IN. BUT WELCOME TO THE FAMILY AND WELCOME TO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND WE'RE SO THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. AND I THINK MS. BENDER HAS LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT REAL QUICK. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND ALL OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN INTRODUCED ARE WELCOME TO GO HOME AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS. CAN WE GET PHOTOS WITH OUR FAMILY AND THEN THEY CAN LEAVE AND YOU CAN GET PHOTOS OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE JUST BEEN INTRODUCED SO LET'S COME BACK AT ACTUALLY LET'S GIVE IT TILL 8:15 OK. THE BOARD WILL NOW HEAR REPORTS FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ONLY. OUR FIRST TWO REPORTS RECEIVING ENSURE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT LEARNING. DR.

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EDUCATION SERVICES WILL PRESENT THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. IS IT ON? YES. OK. GOOD EVENING. I AM, IT GIVES ME PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS REPORT BECAUSE I AM IN DOING SO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE GOOD WORK THAT THIS COMMITTEE HAS DONE AND ALSO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WERE PART OF IT. WHICH ONE. OK. SO THIS IS THESE ARE. THIS WAS THE COMMITTEE. AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT AND I WANT TO ASK THOSE THAT SERVED TO PLEASE STAND UP. WE HAD JEANINE ALPERT. JEANINE ARE YOU HERE? CAROLYN ARLINGTON. BRENDA AVILES AND CINDY BANISH, TERESA BRONSKY, LENA CARRERA, LYNN ELLIS, JULIE MCKINLEY, JULIE'S HERE DYLAN RAFETY. DYLAN'S HERE. CHARMAINE SOLOMON, LAURA DIZIEN, BETHANY ROGERS AND [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE]. SO THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE REALLY AWESOME IN HELPING US TO COME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY

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DYLAN AND LYNN REALLY PROVIDED THE GROUP WITH A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH THAT WAS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO HELP US ARRIVE AT A DECISION ABOUT WHAT SOME OF OUR IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WERE. AND THEN WE ALSO CONDUCTED A PARENT SURVEY. SO THESE WERE IN A NUTSHELL. THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES SO COMMUNICATION WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND THROUGH THE SURVEY AND THAT WE FOUND THROUGH OUR GAP ANALYSIS THAT WAS AN A NEED IN THE AREA OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. PARENT CONNECTIONS. HELPING PARENTS TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. CONNECTING PARENTS TO TEACHERS. BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE CONNECTIONS AND THEN THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES TO PARENTS AND HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES. SO THOSE WERE REALLY THE THREE PRIORITIES THAT SURFACED THROUGH THIS GAP ANALYSIS AND THROUGH OUR WORK. SO THE IMMEDIATE ACTION THE COMMITTEE TOOK WAS TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN A PISD PARENT AND STUDENT NAVIGATOR. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE COMMITTEE DETERMINED WERE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS NAVIGATOR WAS THAT IT HAS SOME EMBEDDED RESOURCES. THESE ARE THREE OF THE RESOURCES BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE IS THAT  IT BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE THAT IT BE DIGITAL AND THAT IT BE FOCUSED ON NEEDS OF THE USER. AND WE ALSO CONDUCTED A PARENT SURVEY. SO CURRENTLY THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING NOW AND OVER THE SUMMER FOR NEXT YEAR'S ROLLOUT HOPEFULLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WILL BE THIS NAVIGATOR. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF SOME OF THE RESULTS THAT PARENTS PROVIDED TO US. SO WE HAD FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR RESPONDENTS OUT OF A SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN POSSIBLE FAMILIES. SO THAT WAS A 7.6 PERCENT RESPONSE RATE. AND WE DID PUBLISH THAT SURVEY BROADLY. SO AND IN SEVEN LANGUAGES. SO WE LISTED IT IN JUST ABOUT EVERY VENUE WE COULD THINK OF TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOT OUT THERE FOR PARENTS. THERE WERE TWO AREAS OF STRENGTH THAT SURFACED THROUGH THAT SURVEY AND ONE WAS THAT PARENTS FELT LIKE THEY HAD AN ACTIVE ROLE IN DECISION MAKING WHICH WAS VERY POSITIVE. AND THAT THE DISTRICT WORKS  COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARENTS. SOME OF THE AREAS OF GREATEST OPPORTUNITY WERE PARENT TO PARENT CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION, ACCESS TO PARENT RESOURCES LIKE THE WEB SITE AND THEN AVAILABILITY OF PARENT RESOURCES. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO RECOMMEND FOR NEXT YEART HE GOAL FOR THE BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION WOULD BE EXPLORE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT COMMUNICATE CONNECT AND LEARN. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. I THINK IN THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO EXPLORE THAT DISTRICT OF PARENT COMMUNICATION. THE PARENT CARE AND PARENT TO PARENT CONNECTION SIBLING CARE AND CONNECTION AND PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AND SO THAT WOULD BE THAT NEXT STEP BEYOND THE PARENT NAVIGATOR AND THE EMBEDDED RESOURCES THAT WILL GO INTO THAT NAVIGATOR. JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO. WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE TRANSITION FROM THE MOMENT A CHILD IS IDENTIFIED THROUGH GRADUATION OR EXIT YOU KNOW WHEN THEY TURN 22, SOME OF THE PARENTS HAD I ASK AND THE COMMITTEE HAD ALSO ASKED FOR YOU KNOW WHEN PARENTS ARE NEEDING SOME GUIDANCE

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AND SO YES THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL WOULD BE TO DO THIS ANNUALLY SO THAT WE SOLICIT INPUT FROM PARENTS AND THAT KIND OF HELPS. IT'S LIKE THE CLIMATE SURVEYS AT THE CAMPUS IT'S YOU KNOW YOU KIND OF GET A SENSE FROM YOUR PARENTS AND THAT HELPS TO GUIDE YOUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IT HELPS YOU IN DETERMINING WHERE YOU WHERE YOUR PRIORITIES ARE FOR THAT VERY IMPORTANT PILLAR. SO YES. THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF FAMILIES ARE QUITE OFTEN VERY KEEN ON GIVING THEIR INPUT. AND SO I'D LIKE I'M HOPING THAT WHAT  YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON NEXT YEAR WILL BUILD UPON WHAT WE WORKED ON THIS PAST YEAR SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE NUMBERS UP AND REALLY MAKE THAT SURVEY MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL. YES IT WILL BE. PAULA I BELIEVE THE COMMITTEE DID A VERY GOOD JOB THIS YEAR BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A NEED FOR YOU KNOW FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE SUGGESTED GOAL THAT YOU GAVE IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THE NEXT YEAR AS YOU KNOW PARENTS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO SEEK MORE GUIDANCE AND THE GOAL IS VERY SPECIFIC FOR THAT. IT'S GOING TO HELP OUR PARENTS A LOT. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS SURVEY AND KNOW AND ASKING THE YOU KNOW THE PARENTS WHAT WE NEED FOR  SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING THEM MORE RESOURCES IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND CONTRIBUTING. OUR SECOND REPORT THIS EVENING WE'LL BE PRESENTED BY DR. BETH BROCKMAN REGARDING A DIVERSITY BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT. BETH. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE COMING TO THE MICROPHONE TO PRESENT I'D LIKE TO THANK CLINT POOLE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP OVER THIS LAST YEAR IN FACILITATING THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE AND SOMEHOW HE MANAGED TO NOT BE A PRESENTER THIS EVENING AN ADDED GIFT THAT HE HAS IN DELEGATION. SO THE WORK OF THE DIEVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE THIS YEAR REALLY FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRICT. SO ASHLEY HELMS IS GOING TO PRESENT AS WELL AS SANDY SPOONEMORE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ARE GOING TO PRESENT FOR US THIS EVENING. SANDY AND I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER AND WERE IN CHOIR TOGETHER. THAT'S RIGHT. I WAS A SOPRANO, SHE WAS AN ALTO. LET ME SEE, DO I NEED TO CHANGE THIS? SO FANCY I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO DO IT BY ITSELF. SO PRESIDENT BENDER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT BONSOR AND CABINET MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE WORK OF THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH YOU TONIGHT. WE HAVE HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR GETTING TO DO THIS WORK AND A DIFFERENT FOCUS. SO THE BOARD GOAL THIS YEAR WAS FOCUSED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. AND SO JUST BEFORE WE KIND OF GO A LITTLE TOO FAR INTO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. SO WE HAD A RATHER LARGE COMMITTEE THAT IS VERY VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT DIVERSITY. AND SO WE

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BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING INVOLVED. SO THIS IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF YOU HAD DRAWN YOUR STORY ON TOP OF A BOOK. SO WE THREW IT OUT TO SOME ART TEACHERS AND SO WE HAVE STUDENTS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT WHO ARE DRAWING THEIR STORY MAKES ME GET ALL CHOKED UP. SO THEY ARE DRAWING THEIR STORY. AND SO THE SLIDE SHOW, THE SLIDE DECK THE MATERIALS THAT GO WITH OUR STORIES MATTER TRAINING WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH OUR STUDENTS STORIES. SO KIND OF COOL. SO THE NEXT SECTION OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANTED TO INVITE SANDY TO COME AND TALK TO US JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER STORY AND ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DAC FOR NEXT YEAR.

GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE THE DAC CHAIR THIS YEAR. IT WAS VERY SPECIAL. AT THE AGE OF TWO MY PARENTS WERE GIVEN THE HORRIBLE NEWS THAT I HAD A TERMINAL DISEASE AND THAT I WOULD DIE BY THE AGE OF 2. AND TO TAKE ME TO

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR LAST REPORT ENSURES GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OF DISTRICT GOALS AS STATED IN THE BOARD OPERATING PROTOCOL AT EACH BOARD MEETING IN WORK SESSION DURING THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHALL INCLUDE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA DURING WHICH BOARD MEMBERS MAY INFORM ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN ADVOCACY EFFORTS REGARDING THE 86TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE  SESSION. DOES ANYONE HAVE REPORT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE? YES. SO WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? SARA, YOU GO AHEAD. SO IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF EXCITING WEEKS AS WE'VE MONITORED WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LEGISLATURE DOWN IN AUSTIN AND WE HAVE TAKEN A TRIP DOWN AND VISITED WITH THE STAFF FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND FROM SENATOR PAXTON'S OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGE OVER FROM THE HOUSE TO THE SENATE WITH THE SCHOOL FINANCE BILL. AND SO WE DID SEND A LETTER TO OUR LEGISLATORS OPPOSING THE MOVE FROM PRIOR YEAR VALUES TO CURRENT YEAR VALUES BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT THAT WOULD HAVE ON THE FINANCES OF OUR DISTRICT. AND SO RANDY COULD ACTUALLY GIVE NUMBERS BUT IT'S IN THE BALLPARK OF. I'M GETTING LOT OF FEEDBACK. I'LL  TURN MINE OFF. OF ABOUT 30 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND TO THE NEGATIVE IN ADDITION TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO WE FELT THIS IS REALLY A SERIOUS MATTER. THEN WHEN THE HOUSE BILL KIND OF TURNED INTO THE SUBSTITUTE BILL IN THE SENATE AND THEN THERE WAS A SUBSTITUTE TO THE SUBSTITUTE, CURRENT YEAR VALUE SEEMS TO BE THE THING THAT IS STICKING. AND SO WE DECIDED TO RAMP UP OUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THIS ISSUE. AND SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE A COLLECTIVE VOICE WOULD BE IMPORTANT. AND SO WE DRAFTED A LETTER THAT I SENT TO COLLEAGUES AROUND THE STATE TO TRY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RAISING A VOICE OPPOSING THE IDEA OF CURRENT YEAR VALUES IN AND THE THEME OF  THAT LETTER WHICH WILL GO TO THE CONFEREE COMMITTEE ONCE IT'S ESTABLISHED WHICH WE ANTICIPATE ANY MINUTE IS THAT CURRENT YEAR VALUES IS NOT RESETTING THE FISCAL CALENDAR. IT'S TAKING THE GROWTH IN VALUES IN ANY DISTRICT ACROSS THE STATE AND THE STATE GRABBING THAT MONEY FOR THEMSELVES WHERE WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE BENEFIT OF IT IF IT WERE PRIOR YEAR VALUES. WE WOULD HAVE HAD THAT BENEFIT FOR A YEAR AND IT'S AN EVERY YEAR THING. SO EVERY YEAR A

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THEY'VE ADDED FIVE STAAR TESTS TO THE BILL SO FIVE MORE TESTS. AND SO I TALKED TO THE PTA TODAY AND KIND OF VISITED WITH THEM ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE KIND OF SIMMERING THAT WE WANT TO STILL CONTINUE TO CHIME IN ON SO WE COULD RAISE OUR VOICES TOGETHER THAT THAT IS MY UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATURE.

SARA IS OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM HELPING US WITH THIS CURRENT VALUES ISSUE? YES THEY ARE. IN FACT RANDY OVER THE WEEKEND SENATOR PAXTON'S STAFF REACHED OUT TO US AND SAID CAN YOU PROVIDE US YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE IMPACT AND WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AND SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO LISTENING TO US THROUGH PHONE CALLS AND CONFERENCE CALLS AND EMAILS. YOU KNOW SENATOR PAXTON VOTED AGAINST. SHE ABSTAINED IN THE FIRST VOTE. AND THEN YESTERDAY SHE VOTED NO. SHE WAS ONE OF THREE TO VOTE NO. SO I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE APPRECIATING AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE SESSION THAT YOU KNOW ON BOTH SIDES WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE SCHOOL START DATE AND HOW THE VOTES WENT WITH THAT OUR DELEGATES VOTED BASED ON THE INPUT THAT WE HAD AT LEAST PROVIDED AND THEY VOTED AGAINST  THAT. SO WE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LISTENING AND ASKING FOR FEEDBACK. AND YOU KNOW WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE GOOD INFORMATION FOR THEM AND OTHER IDEAS YOU KNOW BESIDES JUST DON'T DO THIS. WELL YOU KNOW WHAT ARE SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE COULD CONSIDER AND YOU KNOW KIND OF THE THE FEELING THAT I'VE HAD IS YOU KNOW WE WE WANT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE ALL KNOW IT. WE WANT TEACHER COMPENSATION TO BE A PRIORITY. WE GET THAT. BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT IS THAT SCHOOL FINANCE SOLUTIONS GET LOST IN THE OTHER TWO BECAUSE IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE SHIFT IN THE SUBSTITUTE TO THE SUBSTITUTE WAS THAT IT WAS MORE ABOUT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND ACROSS THE BOARD PAY RAISE THAN IT WAS ABOUT FIXING SCHOOL FINANCE. AND THAT WORRIES ME HONESTLY. AND SO  THAT'S BEEN A CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD AND YOU KNOW WE'VE SHARED THAT OPINION WITH DELEGATES THAT YOU KNOW IT SHOULD NOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME OF ALL OF IT IN THE MEASURES. OUR HOPE AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS THAT THE CONFEREES ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS. WE GET LIKE 21.7 MILLION DOLLARS IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? RANDY OR 21 SOMETHING AND THEN THE COSTS OF JUST THE MANDATED TEACHER PAY RAISE IS 22  SOMETHING JUST THAT ONE ITEM AND ALL OF THE OTHER TRANSFORMATIVE ELEMENTS ARE ESSENTIALLY UNFUNDED. NOW YOU ADD THAT ON TOP OF THE BUDGET FIGURES WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHICH ARE IN THE RED THAT'S ANOTHER I MEAN THAT'S LIKE 50 MILLION IN TOTAL OR HOW MUCH? I MEAN THAT'S A HUGE. YES. SO OUR CURRENT PRELIMINARY BUDGET IS ABOUT A 33, 33 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. AND SO AS MISSY SAID THE RUNS THAT WE HAVE, THE LBB RUNS ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE ONES THAT WE HAVE BUT IT WOULD BASICALLY TAKE ALL OF ANY GAIN TO GO FOR 

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MISSY ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE THE MESSAGE ABOUT CURRENT YEAR VALUES. I DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE YOU KNOW NOT EVERYBODY CARES EQUALLY ABOUT THAT. SO I'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE DEAL IS TOMORROW, I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT TO SAY. ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW AND AS I GO AROUND AND TALK TO OFFICES. WELL SOMETHING I DID TODAY WAS MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS REGARDING SENATE BILL 29 AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR. THAT'S THE ONE WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SCHOOL BOARD OR THE DISTRICT FROM HAVING ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE WITH WATCHING THE BILLS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AT ANY GIVEN BIENNIUM WE HAVE ABOUT TWO THOUSAND BILLS THAT ARE FILED REGARDING PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND SO WE DO NEED ASSISTANCE IN TRACKING THOSE BILLS.

AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TASB, I THINK WE'D HAVE A HARD TIME TRACKING THOSE BILLS AND MAINTAINING THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS. SO SENATE BILL 29 IS A NO GO IN MY BRAIN. HOUSE BILL 281 WAS THE SIMILAR BILL IN THE HOUSE IT DIED YESTERDAY. SO THAT THAT NEVER MADE IT OUT OF CALENDAR COMMITTEE. SENATE BILL TWENTY NINE WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT TODAY ALSO FORWARDED THAT TO THE PTA BECAUSE THAT WOULD AFFECT ALL OF OUR PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR ABILITY TO DO ANY OF THAT CHIMING IN. AND YOU KNOW WHEN WHEN PTA CALLED THEIR DELEGATES TO TALK WITH THEM THEY SAID WELL THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO PTA, AND THEY'RE LIKE, YES IT DOES. AND SO THAT  WASN'T THE INTENTION BUT YOU KNOW IT AFFECTS A LOT OF THINGS. AND SO IT'S A BROADLY WRITTEN LAW. BUT WHEN YOU APPLY IT TO THE LETTER IT AFFECTS A LOT OF GROUPS.

WELL I THINK IT ALSO IMPAIRS OUR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT WHICH TRULY IS A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT INFRINGEMENT ON TRUSTEES. SO I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO CONSIDER HOW THEY'RE WRITING THAT BILL. SO WHAT'S THE APPETITE IN THE HOUSE FOR THE ADDITIONAL TESTING THAT WAS PUT INTO THE FUNDING BILL. I MEAN BETWEEN THAT THE TEACHER MANDATORY RAISE, CURRENT YEAR VALUES THIS FEELS A LOT LIKE POISON PILLS BEING PUT INTO, I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO  CONFERENCE BUT POISON PILLS THAT ARE GOING TO PUSH THIS TO A SPECIAL SESSION. THAT'S MY  QUESTION IS WHAT IS YOUR WHAT ARE YOUR GUT FEELINGS ABOUT WHETHER THEY BE ABLE TO GET THEIR JOB DONE OR DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE GOING TO A SPECIAL MEAN. I DON'T KNOW. IF I HAD TO GUESS, DON'T HOLD ME TO 

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[A. EI(REGULATION) Academic Achievement on Second Reading - Review Only Presenter: Karla Oliver, Assistant Superintendent for Government, Community and Planning Initiatives]

[B. CDC(LOCAL) Other Revenues: Gifts and Solicitations on First Reading Presenter: Karla Oliver, Assistant Superintendent for Government, Community and Planning Initiatives]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.