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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
I'M NANCY HUMPHREY, BOARD PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER, NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I WISH TO WELCOME OUR VIEWERS AND ALL WHO ARE PRESENT WITH US THIS EVENING.
BEFORE I INTRODUCE THOSE SEATED AT THE DAIS, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT, IF I MAY.
AND IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE RECENT EVENTS IN OUR WORLD, FOR US TO PLEASE SHARE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT, OUR EMPATHY, COMPASSION AND CARE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ENDURED HARDSHIP, LOSS AND SUFFERING.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS TO MY LEFT.
LINDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS.
SEATED TO MY RIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT DR.
I'M SORRY. GOT YOU OUT OF ORDER THERE.
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.
JED REID, INTERIM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES.
DANNY STOCKTON, CHIEF OF STAFF.
AND SHARON NOWAK, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ALL RIGHT. AT WORK SESSIONS, THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.
DR. FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING THE AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING? PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.
[6. DISCUSSION AND ACTION]
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECLARING OCTOBER AS PRINCIPALS MONTH.YAY! WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THAT.
HOWEVER, FOR RIGHT NOW, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR FREEMAN.
NOPE, NOPE. OH, THAT'S WHERE MY ORDER IS OFF.
TO ME, YOU'RE TURN IT OVER TO ME, AND THEN I'LL.
SO I AM JUST SO PROUD AND SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL PRINCIPALS THAT WE HAVE AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR NATIONAL PRINCIPAL MONTH AND TO HONOR EACH OF EACH OF YOU, BEING IN THIS PROFESSION FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE MANY, MANY CHALLENGES AND THE MANY, MANY REWARDS THAT COME WITH THIS ROLE THAT YOU ALL PLAY IN OUR DISTRICT AND ALSO TO OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND OUR PROFESSION. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS LEVEL UP, AND THAT PERFECTLY DESCRIBES OUR PRINCIPALS IN THEIR ROLE OF HONORING OUR RICH HISTORY, LIVING OUR LEGACY EVERY DAY, AND ELEVATING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE.
AND IT'S THROUGH THEIR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO CARING, TO THEIR COMMITMENT OF EXCELLENCE AND THE WAY THEY SET THE TONE AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND THE WAY THEY LEVEL UP LEARNING FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF WITH ALL THE LOVE AND CARE.
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TONIGHT, WE APPLAUD AND HONOR YOU FOR THESE INCREDIBLE LEADERS AND FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO ON YOUR CAMPUSES EACH AND EVERY DAY.AS YOU ALL WORK TIRELESSLY TO SHAPE THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR.
FREEMAN TO PICK UP FROM THERE.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU.
WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU IN OUR DISTRICT AS PART OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR OUR KIDS AND FOR OUR FAMILIES. SO, THANK YOU.
THIS CELEBRATION IS REALLY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, BECAUSE MANY OF THESE AMAZING PRINCIPALS THAT ARE SITTING OUT HERE, I SERVED ALONGSIDE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO, THERE IS NO OTHER GROUP OF LEADERS THAT I THINK IS MORE DESERVING OF A RECOGNITION DURING NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH THAN YOU GUYS SITTING OUT IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SINCERELY, FOR ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION, CARE, LEADERSHIP THAT YOU BRING TO YOUR CAMPUSES EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR YOUR STAFF AND YOUR STUDENTS.
I'M GOING TO NOW INVITE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, DR.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND CABINET.
WE'RE GOING TO ECHO SOME OF THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE SLI TEAM.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO HONOR AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF LEADERS, OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, PRINCIPALS ARE AMONG THE HARDEST WORKING INDIVIDUALS IN EDUCATION.
PRINCIPALS SET THE ACADEMIC TONE FOR THEIR SCHOOLS, AND IT IS THEIR VISION, DEDICATION, AND DETERMINATION THAT PROVIDE THE MOBILIZING FORCE FOR ACHIEVING STUDENT SUCCESS. WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS VIDEO TRIBUTE AND ARE REMINDED OF THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE IN HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO US.
I LIKE MY PRINCIPAL BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS, SHE'S KNOWN TO EVERYONE THAT SHE SEES IN THE MORNING.
SHE GREETS THEM. SHE SAYS GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU EVEN PASS, GO PASS HER.
THANK YOU, DR. MAHATHIR, FOR MOTIVATING US AND HELPING US DO GOOD AT SCHOOL.
MR. TEDFORD IS OUR PRINCIPAL AT ARMSTRONG.
HE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND WELCOMES US WHENEVER I SEE HIM.
PATRICK IS THAT SHE'S NICE, SHE'S KIND.
THANK YOU, MISS FOSTER, FOR MAKING THIS SCHOOL STRONGER.
THANK YOU, MISS FOSTER, FOR THE BEST PRINCIPAL.
THANK YOU, MR. BANNER, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON OUR CAMPUS.
YES, I LIKE HOW MY PRINCIPAL, MRS. PACHOLSKI, HAS CHANGED OUR SCHOOL'S MORNING MEETING.
IT'S A LOT MORE FUN NOW SINCE WE GET TO DO IT WITH HER AND OUR VICE PRINCIPAL.
AND I LIKE HOW IF YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD STUDENT, THEN IN THE MORNING, YOU GET TO GO TO THE FRONT OFFICE AND CASH IN YOUR TICKET FOR A NUMBER. AND THEN WE PUT IT ON OUR PRINCIPLES 200 CLUB BOARD, AND YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BE PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPAL AT ONE POINT.
THANK YOU. VILLALPANDO, I REALLY LIKE MR. JONES BECAUSE HE IS FULL OF SCHOOL SPIRIT AND HE'S SUPER HYPE AT THE GAMES AND HE'S ALSO REALLY INVOLVED AND HE'S ALWAYS IN THE HALLWAYS SAYING HI AND HE ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED. WE LOVE MISS LEAD BECAUSE SHE IS ENCOURAGING.
MR. GLASSCOCK IS LOVING AND KIND.
HE IS REALLY FUNNY AND HE SHOWS STUDENTS THAT THEY MATTER.
I LOVE OUR NEW PRINCIPAL, MISS WASHINGTON.
STUDENT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU HAPPY NATIONAL PRINCIPAL'S MONTH BECAUSE YES.
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SO, I THINK THEY PROBABLY SAID IT BEST AND THEY WERE CERTAINLY THE CUTEST.THEIR WORK EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE CONFINES OF A TRADITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION.
THEIR DEDICATION TO CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE.
ALL RIGHT. MANY OF OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS ARE WITH US HERE TONIGHT.
AND THOSE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO COME, I KNOW THEY'RE WATCHING LIVE.
BUT I'LL CALL QUICKLY, I PROMISE.
KAREN WILLIAMS AT BEVERLEY ELEMENTARY.
DR. KATHERINE KELLY AT HIGHTOWER.
JENNIFER CAPLINGER AT HOUSTON.
WENDY MILLER AT MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY.
ALL RIGHT. MIDDLE SCHOOL'S JOHN TEDFORD AT ARMSTRONG.
BRIAN MCCORD AT HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BURU. BURU. I'M GOING TO GET IT.
ALL RIGHT. HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH.
PAMELA CLARK FROM CLARK HIGH SCHOOL.
COURTNEY WASHINGTON, FROM SHEPTON.
JILL ENGELKING AT WILLIAMS. CATHERINE GASKIN AT THE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, JANICE WILLIAMS PLANO WEST.
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. ALL RIGHT, JOY AND RYAN, THANK YOU FOR THAT.SO, I WOULD SAY THAT THE TRUSTEES WILL WANT TO SAY A WORD OR TWO IN A MOMENT.
BOARD SECRETARY JERRY CHAMBERS, WOULD YOU PLEASE PROUDLY READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE MINUTES? I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO.
THANK YOU. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECLARING OCTOBER AS PRINCIPALS MONTH, WHEREAS PRINCIPALS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN MAKING A SCHOOL GREAT.
AND WHEREAS PRINCIPALS ARE VALUED AND RESPECTED GROUP OF ADMINISTRATORS THAT SUSTAIN THE DISTRICT'S MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS, ITS PEOPLE AND STUDENTS.
WHEREAS PRINCIPALS ARE SUPPORTIVE, DEDICATED, DETERMINED TO ENCOURAGE STAFF AND STUDENT SUCCESS.
WHEREAS CONTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPALS IMPACT STUDENT LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND WHEREAS, THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF TRUSTEES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE THAT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WILL BE OBSERVED AS PRINCIPALS MONTH THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THE BOARD ALSO ENCOURAGES STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION TO PLANO ISD PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR CAMPUS, COMMUNITIES, STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND THIS WILL BE SIGNED THIS DAY, THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023.
I THINK, MITCHELL, WE NEED ONE MORE PHOTO.
IF I COULD ORCHESTRATE THIS, PLEASE.
TYRER TO STAND IN THE CENTER SO SHE CAN BE IN VIEW OF ALL THE PRINCIPALS.
AND SHE'S HANDING THEM A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION IN THE PHOTO.
CAN YOU GET FROM THIS SIDE, MITCHELL? IT'S NOT AWKWARD AT ALL.
NOT AT ALL. WELL, WE LEFT YOU OUT OF THE OTHER PHOTO, AND I'M MAKING UP FOR THAT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IF I MAY HAVE A MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANGELA POWELL AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECLARING OCTOBER AS PRINCIPALS MONTH.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL RIGHT. AND THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WELL, WE GOT A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER.
SORRY. NOW WE WE SENT YOU DOWN.
WE HAD THIS WHOLE DIFFERENT SCHEME, AND I APOLOGIZE.
SO NOW I WILL ASK ANY OF MY FELLOW TRUSTEES IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
I MEAN, I'M EXCITED TO GET TO SHAKE ALL Y'ALL'S HANDS AND SAY THANK YOU TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
AND THAT'S AN HONOR AND A GIFT, BECAUSE I THINK EVERY ONE OF US, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL HAD KIDS GO THROUGH THESE SCHOOLS OR WE HAVE KIDS IN THESE SCHOOLS, AND WE KNOW THE DEDICATION AND THE PERSEVERANCE AND THE WORK THAT Y'ALL PUT IN DAY AFTER DAY, DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THAT
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BRINGS, THE JOY THAT THAT BRINGS.YOU KNOW, IT IT HOURS THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING IT SOMETIMES YOU KNOW AND I JUST SINCERELY THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU. AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS AMAZING FOR OUR KIDS.
A FEW YEARS AGO, I ADDRESSED THE PRINCIPALS AS THE COUNCIL OF PTAS PRESIDENT, AND I USED THE WORDS THAT OUR PRINCIPALS ARE OUR CULTURE CREATORS, AND I LOVE THAT ALL OF YOU DO THAT ON YOUR CAMPUSES. YOU SET THE TONE AS THE TOP LEADER ON YOUR ON YOUR CAMPUS, AND ONE THAT IS WELCOMING OF ALL STUDENTS, WELCOMING OF ALL FAMILIES, SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO DOING THAT IN A LOVING WAY.
I'M JUST SO EXCITED WE GET TO CELEBRATE YOU THIS MONTH.
IT CAN BE A THANKLESS JOB WHEN THINGS GO RIGHT.
PLEASE KNOW AND I'M SO GLAD WE ARE DOING THIS THIS EVENING.
YOU ARE A CEO OF YOUR OWN EMPIRE OF SORTS, AND YET YOU ARE ALSO THERE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS.
SO, IT IS WITH GREAT GRATITUDE THAT WE GET TO HONOR WITH YOU.
AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL AND VERY.
WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH AMAZING PRINCIPALS LEADING OUR CAMPUSES, SO THANK YOU.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR PRINCIPALS, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY SERVED ON THIS SCHOOL BOARD FOR SIX YEARS, I HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR OUR DISTRICT FOR 17 YEARS.
AND THE THING IS THAT I KNOW SOME OF YOU, SINCE MY KIDS WERE AT ISAAC'S, SINCE MY KIDS WERE AT HICKEY, SINCE MY KIDS WERE AT MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SINCE MY KIDS WERE AT WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL, AND SINCE MY KIDS WERE AT PESH, AND I HAVE KNOWN SOME OF YOU WHO WERE TEACHERS AT THE TIME, AND NOW YOU'RE PRINCIPALS, AND I'VE KNOWN YOU WHEN YOU WERE A VOLUNTEER MOM, WHEN I WAS A VOLUNTEER MOM WITH YOU WHEN YOUR CHILDREN WERE AT OUR ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY, I'M BRAND NEW AT THIS AND I GET EXPOSURE ON A VERY SMALL SCALE, VERY SMALL COMPARED TO WHAT YOU LISTEN TO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND GET IN YOUR EMAILS, I'M SURE ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE DEPTH OF HEART AND UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU MUST HAVE TO STILL DO THE JOB AND COME BACK EVERY DAY AND STILL LOVE ON EVERYBODY.
BUT EVERY DAY YOU LOVE ON KIDS AND YOU JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM SO THAT WHEN THEY DO LEAVE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY'RE READY FOR LIFE. AND SO YOU GUYS ARE A HUGE Y'ALL.
I SHOULD SAY, Y'ALL, BECAUSE Y'ALL AREN'T ALL GUYS.
BUT Y'ALL HAVE SUCH A HEART FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FUTURE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
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YOU'RE KIND OF UNSUNG HEROES IN SOME WAYS.I THINK THAT YOU DO PUT UP WITH A LOT OF EMAILS AND SUCH, BUT I THINK YOU'RE ALSO YOUR MEDIATORS, YOUR LEADERS, YOUR TEACHERS, BECAUSE YOU YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE WHY ON YOUR CAMPUS OF WHAT YOUR MISSION IS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT OR THANK YOU FOR VIEWING TONIGHT AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
ALL RIGHT. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? YOU ALREADY. OKAY.
ALL RIGHTY. WE KIND OF GOT OUT OF ORDER.
AFTER WE'VE GOTTEN TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CLOSED SESSION.
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES.SECTIONS 551.071, 551.087 AND 551.129, AND THE TIME IS 6:26.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT GETTING THE REST OF THE TREATS OUT THERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING. ALL RIGHT.
[4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]
THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION, AND THE TIME IS 7:14 P.M.AND I CAN'T READ WHAT NUMBER IT IS.
[5. PUBLIC HEARING]
WE WILL MOVE TO 5.1 PUBLIC HEARING ON SCHOOLS FIRST, WHICH IS FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS RATING.THIS EVENING, THE BOARD IS CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DISTRICT'S FIRST RATING.
WE'LL BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH A PRESENTATION FROM DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT JOHNNY HILL AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COURTNEY REEVES, AFTER WHICH I WILL INVITE THE PUBLIC TO THE PODIUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING THE FIRST RATING, MR. HILL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
BUT I WILL SAY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS THAT I'M NOT DELIVERING THIS.
AND I'M A LITTLE, A LITTLE SAD, BUT NOT THAT SAD.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COURTNEY, WHO'S DEFINITELY CAPABLE AND DOING A GREAT JOB.
SO THANK YOU COURTNEY, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US A PRESENTATION, AS ALWAYS.
THANK YOU, MR. HILL, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, DR.
WILLIAMS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CABINET MEMBERS, I'M ALWAYS EXTRAORDINARILY HONORED AND IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE PLANO ISD SCHOOL FIRST RATING. SO FIRST ACTUALLY STANDS FOR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
AND THAT WAS APPROVED LEGISLATION THROUGH THE 76TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 1999.
SO, IT ACTUALLY REQUIRED THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMPTROLLER, TO DEVELOP A BASICALLY SCHOOL FINANCE RATING SYSTEM, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION IN 2000.
LEGISLATURE IN 2001 ACTUALLY ADOPTED THOSE RULES AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
AND SO AS JOHNNY WAS SAYING, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 20TH YEAR.
SO IN 2002, 2003 WAS THE ACTUAL FIRST FIRST.
AND THEN THAT WAS BASED ON THE FINANCIAL DATA FROM 2001-2002.
SO AGAIN, IT'S OUR 20TH YEAR FOR SCHOOL FIRST.
SO THE DESIRED OUTCOME FROM TEA WAS TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM AND PUT IT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. SO, ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ALL OVER 1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ACTUALLY HAVE THE SAME 20 UNIFORM INDICATORS TO MEASURE OUR DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE.
WE DO HAVE SOME REQUIREMENTS UNDER SCHOOL.
FIRST, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED OUR FINAL RATING FOR OUR 21-22 DATA, OUR 22-23 ACTUAL FIRST REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, AND WE HAVE WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF RECEIVING OUR RATING, WE'RE REQUIRED TO DISTRIBUTE OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT WITH REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN A PUBLIC MEETING.
WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO OBVIOUSLY ADVERTISE OUR PUBLIC MEETING, WHICH WE DID SO ON OCTOBER 8TH.
AND WE DID THAT ON OCTOBER 8TH AND THE PLANO STAR COURIER.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE TO HOLD OUR PUBLIC MEETING.
SO, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M HERE THIS EVENING.
SO, THE BASIS OF THIS RATING IS ACTUALLY FROM 2122.
SO, OUR STAFF STUDENT DATA AND OUR BUDGETED FINANCIAL DATA ARE FROM OUR FALL SNAPSHOT OF 2021.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL DATA IS FROM OUR AFRA OF JUNE 30TH, 2022.
IT'S STILL A FOUR-TIER RATING SYSTEM A, B, C, AND THEN F.
OF COURSE, A IS THE HIGHEST AND WE HAVE TO GET 90 TO 100 POINTS.
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AND THEN F WHICH IS NOT PASSING IS ANYTHING BELOW 70 POINTS.SO, THE LAST THREE YEARS WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD 20 UNIFORM INDICATORS.
AND AGAIN, JUST THOSE ARE PASS FAIL.
AND THEN OF COURSE THEY DO HAVE MAXIMUM POINTS.
IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DON'T PASS A CEILING INDICATOR.
AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A QUICK SUMMARY OF THAT.
THIS IS A THIRD YEAR FOR THESE INDICATORS.
AND JUST A SUMMARY SCORE FOR PLANO ISD ARE 2223.
FIRST RATING IS ACTUALLY A SUPERIOR.
THIS IS AGAIN THE 20TH YEAR FOR PLANO I.S.
TO HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE FOR THE FIRST RATING.
SO AGAIN WE GOT A SUPERIOR RATING.
I'M GOING TO QUICKLY OVERVIEW SOME OF OUR INDICATORS.
I COULD GO THROUGH ALL 20, I WILL NOT, I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW FOR YOU.
BUT THESE ARE OUR CRITICAL INDICATORS.
AND SO THESE OF COURSE ARE SERIOUS CRITICAL MEANS.
WE GOT TO SAY YES ON ALL OF THESE.
AND SO OUR FIRST ONE IS ASKING IF WE COMPLETED OUR FINANCIAL REPORT AND FILED IT ON TIME.
WE DO HAVE 30 DAYS AFTER NOVEMBER 27TH TO FILE OUR ACTOR WITH TIA.
WE MADE THAT. WE ACTUALLY BEAT THE DEADLINE.
OUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR IS WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP, AND IF THEY ASK BASICALLY THE QUESTION IS ASKING WHETHER THERE WAS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ISSUED FOR ECKFORD AND THERE WAS AND THEN THREE, IT WAS THE DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL DEBT AGREEMENTS FOR AT THE FISCAL YEAR END.
BASICALLY, DID WE PAY ALL OF OUR DEBT? DID WE PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS TIMELY? AND YES, WE DID.
DID THE DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO US, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, IRS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY? THESE ARE MAINLY PAYROLL RELATED.
INDICATOR SIX IS A CEILING INDICATOR.
AND AGAIN WE'LL JUST HIT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS ON THESE.
THIS ONE IS BASICALLY MEASURING THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE FOR OUR FUND BALANCE.
TO PASS THIS ONE. WE CANNOT HAVE A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 25% FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS.
IN OUR FUND BALANCE, WE DID NOT HAVE AN INCREASE, A DECREASE.
WE HAD A 2.55% INCREASE IN OUR FUND BALANCE.
SO WE DID PASS THIS INDICATOR.
INDICATOR EIGHT IS THE ONLY INDICATOR WE DID NOT GET THE MAX POINTS ON, AND IT IS INDICATOR EIGHT.
ITS CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES IS OF COURSE THE FORMULA OF ASSETS OVER LIABILITIES.
THE HIGHER THE RATIO, THE HIGHER THE SCORE.
WE DID GET A HIGHER RATIO OVER PRIOR YEAR AND 2020-2021.
WE DID GET A 1.85, AND THIS CURRENT YEAR WE HAD A 1.91.
AND OF COURSE WE HAD TO GET A 3.0 TO GET THE FULL TEN POINTS.
THE MAIN DRIVER BEHIND THIS BASICALLY FOR US.
SO, THE ONLY THING THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PARTICULAR RATIO IS OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
SO, THE MAIN DRIVER BEHIND THIS FOR SPECIFICALLY EXCUSE ME, IS OUR CURRENT ASSETS.
THE BIGGEST PIECE IS THE DRAWDOWN ON OUR CAPITAL ASSETS FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS.
SO, AS WE'VE COMPLETELY GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF OUR BOND PROJECTS FOR 2016, WE HAVE PULLED DOWN.
WE'VE GONE TO THE KIND OF THE FINAL END OF THOSE PROJECTS, PAYING THOSE LESS OF THOSE PAY APPS.
AND SO WE'VE TAKEN THOSE CURRENT ASSETS AND MADE THEM LONG TERM ASSETS.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THIS INDICATOR SHIFT TO CLOSER TO THREE.
SO BASICALLY, DID WE SPEND MORE THAN WE EARNED THIS YEAR? ACTUALLY, WE OUR REVENUES DID EXCEED OUR EXPENDITURES BY JUST OVER 182,000.
SO, WE GOT TEN POINTS OUT OF TEN FOR THIS INDICATOR.
THIS ONE IS BASED ON THE SIZE OF YOUR DISTRICT ON ADA SPECIFICALLY.
SO, OUR ADA FOR 21-22 WAS JUST OVER 45,000.
AND SO, WE ARE IN THE TOP TIER OF THAT ALLOTTED BASED ON SIZE.
IT IS A SLIDING SCALE, BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE WE COULD GET TO GET ALL TEN POINTS.
WE NEEDED TO HAVE A RATIO LESS THAN 0.0855 TO RECEIVE THOSE TEN POINTS.
WE DID RECEIVE ALL TEN POINTS WITH A RATIO ALMOST HALF AT 0.0461.
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IT'S A PRETTY LOW.INDICATOR 16 IS ANOTHER CEILING INDICATOR.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO DATA SETS THAT THE ACTUAL THAT WE WANT TO COMPARE.
WE UPLOAD OUR FINANCIAL DATA INTO OUR SYSTEM.
AND THEN WE ALSO UPLOAD OUR FOR INFORMATION FOR TEA.
AND THEY BASICALLY TAKE THOSE TWO DATA SETS AND TRY TO MATCH THEM UP.
AND SO, WE HAVE TO HAVE A VARIANCE LESS THAN 3%.
JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT, A 3% OF OUR EXPENDITURES FOR 2122 WAS ACTUALLY $20.7 MILLION.
AND OUR ACTUAL VARIANCE FOR THIS WAS 641.
SO IT WAS A 0.0009 PERCENTAGE VARIANCE FOR US.
I GIVE MY DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING A HARD TIME AND ASKING HER WHY IT'S NOT ZERO.
AND MY EXPECTATION ANGELA MARKS COSBY IS FOR IT TO BE ZERO NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN OUR LAST TWO ARE INDICATOR 17 AND 18 FOR MATERIAL WEAKNESS AND NONCOMPLIANCE.
17 AGAIN IS A CEILING INDICATOR FOR PASS FAIL.
JUST BASICALLY ASKING IF THERE WERE ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.
BASICALLY DID WE HAVE A CLEAN AUDIT.
JUST DID WE COMPLY WITH ALL OF OUR LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
AND WE RECEIVED TEN OUT OF TEN.
I ALWAYS PROVIDE YOU GUYS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE KIND OF WHERE THE STATE IS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WAS VERY FEW OBVIOUSLY.
NO NO CHANGES REALLY BETWEEN THE DISTRICT PASSING AND FAILING FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
HOW MUCH OF THE ENROLLMENT FOR THE STATE IS.
AND IT'S ONLY FOR THOSE EIGHT DISTRICTS ONLY MAKE UP LIKE 5000 IN ENROLLMENT.
SO, IT'S LIKE 0.12% OF ALL THE ENROLLMENT.
SO, IT'S VERY SMALL DISTRICTS THAT DIDN'T PASS STATE FOR THE FIRST.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COURTNEY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE A QUESTION, COURTNEY, ON SLIDE 13 OR THE INDICATOR, IT HAPPENS TO ALSO BE INDICATOR 13 ON YOUR SLIDE.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
AND BUT CLEARLY YOU SAID IT'S WE'RE ALMOST HALF OF WHAT IS REQUIRED.
WHAT IS A RATIO THAT IS TYPICAL OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
DO YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS ANSWER, BUT I'M YOU KNOW.
WE HAVE SOME ROOM TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR ADMINISTRATION AND STILL BE WAY BELOW.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS, WHERE ARE WE RELATIVE TO OTHER SCHOOLS? I THINK WE'VE DONE SOME COMPARISONS TO OTHER DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUR OUR GROUP IN THE DFW AREA, AND WE HAVE HAD TENDED TENDENCY TO BE ON THE LOWER END OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE RATIOS.
WE DID, I THINK, A REPORT OF IT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK THAT'S GREAT, EXCEPT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING OVERWORKED AND THEY GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AT ALL LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATION. SO, I KNOW IT'S A THEME I HAVE, BUT NO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SAY THAT VERY GOOD COMMENTARY.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T THINK WE'RE STARVING THEM.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NOW I WILL INVITE TO THE PODIUM ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT SPECIFICALLY ON THE DISTRICT'S FIRST RATING.
ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY RUSHING THE PODIUM.
SO THIS CONCLUDES THE HEARING ON THE DISTRICT'S FIRST READING.
AND YES, THAT WAS A GREAT REPORT.
AND NOW WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 6.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION AND ITS APPROVAL, OF COURSE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO LISA WILSON.
KRISTIN BEAR. SHE IS OUR SECONDARY DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY ACADEMIC SERVICES.
SHE'S GOING TO BE ASSISTED BY OUR CTE DIRECTOR, KAREN BEEKMAN, IN A MOMENT.
BUT SHE'S GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR NEW COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS YEAR.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
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YOU OUR NEW COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.I HOPE THAT AS WE OFFER SOME CONTEXT TO THIS INFORMATION, YOU IT IS ILLUMINATED FOR YOU THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT THOUGHT AND INTENTION WITH THIS COMMITTEE AND THE WORK THAT IS DONE ON THE COMMITTEE.
SO ALSO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THE THE HEART AND DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH OUR KIDS INTERESTS IN MIND.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.
FROM THERE, NEW COURSES ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL.
ONCE APPROVED, THOSE COURSES ARE UNVEILED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS AND THIS YEAR FOR 24-25 REGISTRATION, WE'RE HOPING, UNLESS THEY ARE OTHERWISE NOTED, AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A WORKSHEET THAT OUTLINES WHAT THOSE COURSES ARE AND ANY COURSES THAT MIGHT BE NOTED FOR A YEAR OTHER THAN 24-25.
WELL, AS MS. WILSON SHARED, I AM GOING TO SHARE THE MIC WITH MY COLLEAGUE KAREN BEEKMAN, OUR DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SO THAT SHE CAN SHARE ABOUT SOME OF THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN STORE IN THE CTE ARENA FOR STUDENTS HERE IN PLANO ISD.
AND SO THAT STARTS DOWN WITH SIX YEAR PLANNING AND REALLY STARTS AT THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL WHERE WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND SEE REALLY WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, AND THEN OFFERING COURSES THAT POTENTIALLY ARE NEW PATHWAYS THAT CAN BE OFFERED AT THE NEW CTE CENTER.
AND THEN WE ALSO NEEDED TO LOOK AT WITH SOME CHANGES FROM TO, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE PROVIDING EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IS THAT WE WERE HAVING WE HAD TO RELEVEL SOME OF OUR COURSES, AND SO SOME OF OUR COURSES THAT MAYBE WE HAD AT THE SENIOR HIGH LEVEL ARE GOING TO BE BETTER SERVING STUDENTS AT THE 9-10 GRADE LEVEL AS WELL.
SO, WE LOOKED AT THAT AND I'LL KIND OF DIVE INTO THAT ON OUR NEXT SLIDE.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE NEEDED WE HAD SOME COURSES THAT WE RECOMMENDED TO SUNSET BECAUSE WE WERE TEACHING THOSE STANDARDS IN ANOTHER CLASS, OR TO HAS PROVIDED A NEW COURSE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE UP TO DATE AND RELEVANT ON THAT.
AND SO ANIMATION IS GOING TO BE A NEW PATH IN OUR GRAPHIC DESIGN.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE IS A COURSE THAT'S OFFERED AT THE COLLIN COLLEGE TECHNICAL CAMPUS.
BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.
IF YOU REMEMBER LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS AND HOW THE CERTIFICATION WAS NOT TIED TO A LEVEL TWO COURSE ANYMORE, ADDING THIS COURSE IN AT THE SENIOR HIGH WILL ALLOW US TO ADD THAT CERTIFICATION IN TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND MEET THAT CCMA INDICATOR FOR THAT CTE COMPLETER AND GETTING AN INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION. AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER OF THOSE KNOW WE'RE ADDING COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH TO REPLACE OUR INTERPERSONAL STUDIES COURSE.
OUR SECOND YEAR, NEXT YEAR OF COSMETOLOGY AT TONI AND GUY WILL BE OFFERED.
AND THEN LOOKING AT VIDEO GAME PROGRAMING.
AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE COURSES THAT WE'RE ADDING.
I WON'T GO THROUGH THE REVISED COURSES ON ALL OF THOSE, BUT JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE ON THERE THAT POTENTIALLY IS A OR A MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE, WE'RE NOW ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE EARLIER ACCESS POINTS TO OUR COURSES.
AND SO, SOME OF THEM USED TO JUST BE OFFERED IN EIGHTH GRADE.
WE'RE NOW PROVIDING THAT DOWN FOR A SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE EARLY ACCESS.
AGAIN, WE WE THINK THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL TIME IS A TIME TO EXPLORE AND REALLY ENGAGE IN THAT.
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AND THEN ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME OF OUR PRINCIPLES COURSES.SO, WE HAD SOME COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS COURSES AT TO HAS REMOVED.
WE HAVE PUT PRINCIPLES COURSES DOWN THAT START IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
SO WE'LL GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMING BACK INTO THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN THINGS THAT YOU'RE SEEING OVER IN THE SUNSET COLUMN.
AND AND MEETING OUR STANDARDS AND REALLY ALIGNING TO OUR, OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
WELL, THERE ARE CERTAINLY SOME EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING FOR OUR KIDS IN PLANO ISD.
OPENING A VARIETY OF NEW COURSES AS FAR AS CTE IS CONCERNED.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN OTHER CONTENT AREAS.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
FIRST, I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT OUR AP CAPSTONE.
LAST YEAR YOU APPROVED THE AP SEMINAR COURSE, AND TO BE FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO ROUND OUT THAT CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE ADDING THE AP RESEARCH COURSE.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY THAT RICH EXPERIENCE WITH THEM TO MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP AND ACTION COURSE, AND FURTHER, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE IN PLANO ISD.
AND THAT REALLY NECESSITATED THE ADDITION OF SOME SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES.
WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST SAY THAT MANY OF THE REVISED COURSES AND THE SUNSET COURSES, THE DATA BEHIND SUNSETTING OR REVISING THOSE COURSES WERE JUST CHANGES IN COLLEGE BOARD STANDARDS AND OR LOW ENROLLMENT IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN SOME DUAL CREDIT COURSES THAT WOULD GIVE OUR KIDS JUST MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.
WELL, WITH THAT, WHAT QUESTIONS MIGHT YOU ALL HAVE? I HAD ONE QUESTION.
AS I WAS DOING PACKET REVIEW THIS WEEK, I WAS THINKING BACK TO A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AND SOMETHING MICHAEL BROUGHT UP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR SORT OF PERCENTAGE OF KIDS TAKING AP TESTS.
WE HAVE VERY SUCCESSFUL KIDS TAKING AP TESTS.
AND I WAS WONDERING IN THIS IF WE ARE.
DE-EMPHASIZING HONORS OR SUNSETTING THESE HONORS COURSES? OR DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING MORE KIDS IN AP COURSES AND DRIVING THAT HIGHER ACCESS TO AP COURSES AND AP TESTS USING THIS TYPE OF OR WITH SOME OF THESE COURSE REALIGNMENTS.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAD THOUGHTS ON THAT.
SURE. THOUGHTS I CAN'T SEE INTO THE FUTURE, BUT CERTAINLY THOUGHTS.
I THINK IT DOES PUSH KIDS INTO COURSES THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO EARN SOME COLLEGE CREDIT, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH AP OR THROUGH DUAL CREDIT.
I'M CURIOUS WITH SOME OF THESE AP CLASSES I SAW THAT ONE WAS, I GUESS, LOW ENROLLMENT.
HOW DO WE SORT OF ADVERTISE THESE THINGS? BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, I WOULD THINK, AND I'M ACTUALLY RATHER SURPRISED THAT AP ECONOMICS WAS NOT ONE THAT ACTUALLY GOT MORE UPTAKE BECAUSE IT WASN'T.
AS AP CLASSES GO, IT'S NOT AS HARD AS SOME.
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CLASS WAS SUNSET IS IT WAS MORE OF A BLENDED COURSE THAT WAS CREATED IN 2020 DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND IT SERVED A NEED DURING THAT TIME.SO ABSOLUTELY STILL AN OFFERING WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN THE BLENDED FORMAT.
SO, I HOPE THAT THAT OFFERS A LITTLE BIT MORE JOY TO YOUR SOUL AND YOUR FOLLOW UP QUESTION WAS, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? NO. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY.
MY FOCUS. OH, HOW DO WE ADVERTISE? YES, YES, YES, YES.
AND I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANY THUNDER FROM OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, BUT THERE ARE SOME GREAT PLANS IN STORE TO JUST REALLY WHAT THE APPETITE OF OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT EXISTS FOR THEM IN PLANO ISD.
AND KAREN TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SIX-YEAR PLAN.
WE ARE MOVING DOWN, AND THERE'S SO MUCH INTENTIONALITY BEHIND EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS ON WHAT PROGRAMS AND WHAT EXISTS FOR THEM IN PLANO, SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO ALL OF THOSE.
BUT WE'VE ALSO THIS YEAR AND REALLY DONE SOME INTENTIONAL WORK WITH OUR COUNSELORS ON ACADEMIC COUNSELING AND REACHING OUR STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE TIME WITH AN ADULT THAT CAN HELP WALK THEM THROUGH WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY WANT TO EXPLORE.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE REIMAGINED SOME OF OUR MARKETING MATERIALS, AND THAT IS WE HAVE TAKEN WHAT WAS FORMERLY A COURSE CATALOG, AND WE HAVE SPLIT THAT INTO AN ACADEMIC GUIDE AND A WEB BASED COURSE CATALOG TO THE ACADEMIC GUIDES ARE REALLY THERE TO ASSIST AND GUIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN WHAT THEIR TRAJECTORY WILL LOOK LIKE IN SECONDARY ED HERE IN PLANO.
BUT THEN THE WEB BASED COURSE CATALOG IS JUST SLIGHTLY MORE INTUITIVE THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, AND IT JUST SEEMED LIKE A NEAT OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO EXPOSE OUR CHILDREN TO WHAT THEY MIGHT SEE BEYOND PUBLIC SCHOOL, SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO MOVE INTO HIGHER ED TECHNICAL SCHOOL, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE MORE OF A REGISTRATION PROCESS THAT MIRRORS WHAT WHAT LOOKS LIKE BEYOND JUST HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I THINK THEY ALSO HAVE LUCRATIVE CAREERS.
SO, YOU KNOW, HIGH WAGE, HIGH DEMAND FIELDS.
THAT'S WHERE WE SHOULD BE MOVING FOR OUR COURSE WORK.
AND I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE THE TEAM WHO'S PUTTING TOGETHER THE FIND YOUR FUTURE.
I THINK THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN INVITED TO TUNE IN ON NOVEMBER 1ST TO SEE HOW SOME OF THOSE PANELS ARE GOING FORWARD, AND IT'LL BE TEACHING OUR STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERS THAT THEY MAY NOT KNOW EXIST, AND TALKING TO PROFESSIONALS IN THOSE FIELDS ALREADY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY JUST KNOW WHAT MOM AND DAD DO. AND SO THIS GIVES THEM AN OPENING TO SEE THOSE.
THE COSMETOLOGY TWO AND LAB TWO.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT'S THAT'S A GREAT HIGH WAGE CAREER FOR A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO GO INTO THAT.
AND THIS MORNING, SEVERAL OF US WERE AT THE SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE AND GOT TO JUST HEAR ALL OF THE INPUT FROM FOLKS IN THE ROOM REGARDING OUR HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY AND THE COURSES THAT WE CAN OFFER IN CTE RELATED THERE, TOO.
AND IT'S JUST GREAT THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT CTE CENTER OPEN.
BUT FOR SURE, FOR SURE, DEFINITELY REIMAGINING WHAT THAT REGISTRATION PROCESS LOOKS LIKE AND BEING SUPER INTENTIONAL, REACHING DOWN TO OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AND GIVING THEM HOPE AND PROMISE FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO DO BEYOND, BEYOND PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THANK YOU. SO WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DID YOU HAVE YOUR MIC ON? DID I MISS YOU? OKAY, SO NOW WE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM IN FRONT OF US.
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DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE ANGELA POWELL AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT LAUREN TYRA, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND I'M SEEING UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND SO I WON'T ASK FOR THOSE OPPOSED.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.3.
APPROVAL OF BOARD, ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL 2023 2024 GOALS.
AND I GET TO TURN THIS OVER TO LISA WILSON.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, IN AN EFFORT TO EXPEDITE THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT, INSTEAD OF HAVING EVERY SINGLE COMMITTEE COME UP AND PRESENT THEIR GOALS THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO PRESENT THEM ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE ELSE.
SO THIS IS THE WORK OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I JUST GET THE PLEASURE OF SHARING THOSE WITH YOU.
SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THAT.
EACH YEAR WE HAVE SEVERAL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS THAT SOME TRUSTEES WHO SERVE ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE WHO HELP US TO VET THESE GOALS BEFORE WE BRING THEM FORWARD TO YOU.
AND THIS YEAR, OF COURSE, THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON EXTENDING THOSE MARKETING PLANS.
I KNOW DR. ABER MENTIONED THOSE JUST A MINUTE AGO, BUT REALLY HELPING OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THOSE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF OUR STRATEGIC ROADMAP WORK LAST YEAR AND SOMETHING WE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, SHE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO CONNECT WITH EXPERTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO GOALS FOR THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
SO THEIR FOCUS THIS THIS YEAR, KEVIN MOORE AND HIS TEAM IS REALLY ON SUMMER ENRICHMENT.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS FOCUSED.
I THINK YOU MAY REMEMBER WE JUST DID A SPED HERO EXPO NOT TOO LONG AGO WITH OUR PARENTS THAT WAS BORN OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE A FEW YEARS AGO, AND NOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO LOOKING AT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, MAYBE LOOKING AT SOME TYPES OF ATHLETIC EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MIGHT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN.
SO, THEY'LL BE EXPLORING THAT THIS YEAR.
SO THEY WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP NOT ONLY AN AUDIT THAT EACH CAMPUS COULD USE AS KIND OF A PERSONAL OR A SELF REFLECTION, AND THEN APPOINT A CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT TEAM TO REALLY WORK ON THAT CAMPUS, TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO FOCUS ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
SO AS UPDATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY CHANGES TO CURRICULUM THAT IS GOVERNED BY SHACK, OF COURSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO KICK INTO HIGH GEAR AND WORK ON THAT. THEY ALSO WILL ANALYZE CURRENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THOSE, AND THEY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT STAFF WELLNESS INITIATIVES AS WELL. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE MORE THIS YEAR.
GOBER OVER HERE IS READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE GOALS FOR THE BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.
GOBER? WAY TO THROW HIM UNDER THE BUS.
ALL RIGHT. I WILL THEN ASK FOR A MOTION.
LAUREN TYRA, VICE PRESIDENT A SECOND BY TRUSTEE ANGELA POWELL THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES.
THE BOARD, ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL 2023 2024 GOALS.
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IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE WHO SAT IN AND HELPED ANALYZE THESE GOALS.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL RIGHT. I SEE NONE OPPOSED.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, AND WE WILL MOVE TO THE REPORT SECTION OF THE AGENDA.
[7. REPORTS]
AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM UPDATE.AND WHO DO I GET TO TURN IT OVER TO? LISA. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. I HAVE A VERY EXCITED TALLY GOMEZ, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET UP HERE.
LET ME ADJUST THAT A LITTLE BIT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
AND AS YOU COULD TELL, IT WAS A LITTLE EXCITED TO GET UP HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AND TALK ABOUT PRE-K.
AND AS LISA MENTIONED, THIS IS REALLY JUST AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
SINCE WE ARE GOING THROUGH OUR FIRST PHASE OF ASSESSMENT, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT TO COMPARE IT TO YET, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY LATER IN THE YEAR TO SHOW HOW THE STUDENTS HAVE GROWN.
SO, OUR PRE-K PROGRAM, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A TUITION PROGRAM.
WE HAVE THREE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOLS, ONE HEAD START CAMPUS.
WE HAVE AT DAFFRON ELEMENTARY, OUR FIRST TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PRE-K CLASSROOM IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP THERE YET, BUT WHEN YOU DO, IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO JUST WATCH HOW THE THE KIDS ARE ALREADY GROWING.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A NEW PROGRAM, BUT WE HAVE MOVED THE PRE K REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF FROM PEARSON TO DAVIS ELEMENTARY THIS SCHOOL YEAR. ALL RIGHT.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR PRE K ENROLLMENT.
AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW OUR NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.
BUT WE CONTINUE TO GROW EVERY DAY.
SO THIS NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
NOT NOT BY INFORMAL ASSESSMENT AT ALL.
BUT WE USE CIRCLE FOR OUR PROGRESS MONITORING IN PRE-K.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE ASSESSMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S LIST OF APPROVED ASSESSMENTS.
WE MONITOR THE STUDENTS THREE TIMES A YEAR, BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END.
THOSE THOSE ASSESSMENTS MEASURE EARLY LITERACY, MATH SKILLS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE ABLE TO THEN USE THAT ASSESSMENT DATA TO REALLY TARGET SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION.
AND WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THOSE MEETINGS WITH OUR CAMPUS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, SO THAT THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING CRITICALLY AT THAT DATA AND LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN FORM SMALL GROUPS TO TARGET INSTRUCTION AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP PUSHING OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE READY TO CONTINUE.
ALL RIGHT. SO I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SKILLS ARE ASSESSED.
BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEPER LOOK.
SO OUR EMERGENT LITERACY LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, MATH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH AND EARLY WRITING SKILLS ARE ALL ASSESSED USING CIRCLE.
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THIS IS VERY MUCH A BASELINE.SO WHAT WE DID WAS COMPARE TO WHERE OUR STUDENTS WERE LAST YEAR.
OF COURSE THESE ARE NOT THE SAME STUDENTS.
SO THIS IS NOT ABOUT GROWTH AT ALL.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT THESE ARE AVERAGES.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE CUT SCORE FOR EACH OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS IS DIFFERENT.
SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE SAME AVERAGE FOR EVERY SINGLE SUB CATEGORY HERE OF THIS ASSESSMENT.
OKAY. WE ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK.
THIS SLIDE MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IF YOU ARE USED TO LOOKING AT THIS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
WE INCLUDED SOME DATA FROM OUR DIFFERENT ETHNICITY GROUPS.
BUT HOW OUR STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE PERFORMING AT THE START OF THE YEAR.
ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WE HAVE A SLIDE TO LOOK AT THOSE SAME SUB CATEGORIES OF THE ASSESSMENT.
BUT IN SPANISH AGAIN THIS IS NOT ABOUT GROWTH.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THESE ARE AVERAGES.
AND AND IT IS A DIFFERENT CUT SCORE FOR EACH OF THESE SUB CATEGORIES.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE TO MAKE IS THAT IT'S NOT THE SAME CUT SCORE FOR SPANISH AS IT IS FOR ENGLISH, AND SO YOU'LL SEE SOME VARIABILITY THERE BETWEEN WITH THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE CIRCLE.
AGAIN, WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW OUR STUDENTS GROW THROUGHOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THAT WAS A VERY FAST VERSION OF PRE-K IN PLANO ISD.
BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR WORK IN AND JUST CONTINUING TO GROW THE PROGRAM AND CONTINUING TO SEE HOW WE CAN OFFER AND BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CAN YOU JUST TELL US REALLY QUICKLY WHAT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE? I SURE CAN, AND I HAVE THAT RIGHT HERE, JUST IN CASE.
I WAS ASKED THAT AND I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
SO I WISH THE FIRST BULLET WEREN'T QUITE WRITTEN THE WAY IT IS.
BUT THIS IS FROM THE STATE UNABLE TO SPEAK AND COMPREHEND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED, MEANING ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.
HOMELESS AS DEFINED BY THE STATE.
THE CHILD OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES, INCLUDING THE STATE MILITARY FORCES OR RESERVE COMPONENT, WHO IS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY BY PROPER AUTHORITY AS THE CHILD OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE STATE MILITARY FORCES OR RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO WAS INJURED OR KILLED WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IS OR HAS EVER BEEN IN THE PART OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
AND THEN FOSTER CARE IS LISTED THERE, AND THEN IS A CHILD OF A PERSON ELIGIBLE FOR THE STAR OF TEXAS AWARD, WHICH COULD BE A PEACE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDER.
THEN JUST ONE MORE FOLLOW UP. SURE.
I WILL GET BACK. WE'LL HAVE TO WORK ON THAT ONE.
I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, SO THAT MY QUESTION IS IN THAT LIGHT, AND WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS HAD TUITION BASED, WHAT YEAR DID WE START. AND AS THAT HELPING THE GROWTH.
AND DO WE KNOW LIKE HOW ARE WE FOLLOWING THAT? IS THAT HOW WE'VE HAD A LITTLE INCREASE IS BECAUSE OF MORE STUDENTS WITH TUITION? I WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT BETTER AFTER I LOOK UP DATA ON THAT ONE.
WE HAVE 81 TUITION BASED STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN OUR PRE-K PROGRAM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
I WOULD HAVE TO COMPARE THAT TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
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SO QUITE NATURALLY, WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT AT PRE-K WITH THAT STUDENT GROUP AS WELL.YOU RECALL WHEN WE STARTED DOING THE TUITION? BECAUSE IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY, RIGHT? YEAH, WE WE HAD IT IN PLACE SOME YEARS BACK AND THEN WE STOPPED OFFERING IT.
AND IT HAS COME BACK INTO PLAY AGAIN.
BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK THAT UP AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DUAL LANGUAGE PRE-K PROGRAM.
SO AS THEY GO TO KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE AND MOVE UP EACH YEAR, DO WE HAVE PLANS TO HAVE A DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR THEM? ABSOLUTELY, YES.
BUT ABSOLUTELY, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT AS THE STUDENTS MOVE FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL TO ANOTHER, THAT WE WILL KEEP THEM IN THE PROGRAM, AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE OFFERINGS AT SECONDARY THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT THAT CONTINUED LITERACY AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AS AS WELL AS SOME GOALS FOR THE SEAL OF BILITERACY.
WOULD THAT BE OPEN TO ANY PARENT IN THE DISTRICT, OR IS IT JUST FOR THOSE AT THE DAFFRON? WE WILL HAVE A LOTTERY TYPE SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO FILL SEATS FOR THE PROGRAM AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION.
IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT NEED AND SPACE FOR THAT AND STAFF AND STAFF.
YES. I HAD A QUESTION AND THEN 1 OR 2 OTHER THINGS ON THE PLANO REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
DO WE DO PRE-K FOR DEAF CHILDREN? THREE AND FOUR OR ONLY FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO A DIFFERENT WAYS.
I'M NOT CERTAIN, BUT I THOUGHT WE DID THREE.
BUT WE CAN CHECK THAT FOR YOU AS WELL.
SO, MY QUESTION IS WE'RE MOVING THE THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS OFF EARLY CHILDHOOD INTO DAVIS OR JUST THE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS FOR PRE K THREE.
IT WOULD BE THREE AND IT WOULD BE THREE AND FOUR.
GOT IT. GOT IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.
THROUGH A COMBINATION OF PAPERWORK THAT IS NOT ALWAYS APPARENT.
WHAT PAPERWORK YOU NEED QUALIFIED FOR PRE-K THIS YEAR FOR OUR DAUGHTER, AND I WAS A LITTLE LOST AND KARINA REALLY WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND HELPING US UNDERSTAND LIKE WHAT PAPERWORK WE NEEDED TO GIVE AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE'RE WE GOT HER ENROLLED PROPERLY AND IN THE RIGHT PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S THROUGH THE MILITARY SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
BUT THEN THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO PROVE SOME OF THESE OTHER ELIGIBILITIES.
AND SO, THE PAPERWORK IS ALL DIFFERENT.
RIGHT. AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS APPARENT EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO SEE.
RIGHT. AND SO I JUST IF, IF YOU HAVE NOT VISITED THE WELCOME AND ENROLLMENT CENTER OR IF YOU HAVE A CHILD COMING TO THE PRE-K AGE AND YOU THINK YOU MAY QUALIFY, IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH A CONVERSATION WITH THE WELCOME AND ENROLLMENT CENTER STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL, TRYING TO GET YOUR CHILD PROPERLY, PROPERLY ENROLLED.
SO, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT.
EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE GOOD WORK WITH PRE-K.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT AND YOUR EXCITEMENT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.2, THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR REPORT.
AND I WILL INVITE LESLIE STANTON, CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, TO PRESENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND CABINET, I AM HAPPY TO START OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT THE 2024-25 CALENDAR PLANNING PROCESS.
SO, AS USUAL, WE OBSERVE SOME VERY STANDARD GUIDING PRINCIPLES WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, STARTING WITH THOSE MINUTES THAT ARE REQUIRED FROM THE STATE 75,600 MINUTES.
WE ALWAYS WANT OUR CALENDAR TO BE STUDENT FOCUSED.
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WE WANT TO BALANCE OUR SEMESTERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER BEING FILLED WITH TESTING SUCH AS STAR, AP AND IB, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT EXAM TESTING CALENDAR.WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT EXTENDED PLANNING OR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TIME FOR STAFF AND OF COURSE, GRADUATION OCCURRING THERE AS THE CULMINATION OF ALL THIS WORK FOR THE YEAR.
OTHER PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS ARE STUDENT ACTIVITIES OVERALL COMMUNITY PREFERENCES.
THAT INCLUDES HISTORICAL DATA WITH PAST SURVEYS.
AND WE'RE DOING A NEW DISTRICT WIDE SURVEY THIS YEAR THAT WE JUST ROLLED OUT TODAY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE ALREADY HAVE ABOUT 600 RESPONSES TO THAT SURVEY. WE WANT TO ALIGN WITH DUAL CREDIT WITH COLLIN COLLEGE THIS YEAR.
WE'RE CONSIDERING THE NEW FUNDING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CTE COURSES.
PLACEMENT AND DURATION OF BREAKS IS ALWAYS A CONSIDERATION.
NEXT MONTH WE'RE GOING TO SEE OUR 1ST NOVEMBER ELECTION DAY SCHEDULED OFF FOR STUDENTS, BUT IT'S A STAFF WORK DAY, ALIGNING WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AGAIN AND THEN OUR FLEXIBILITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES.
AND FOCUSING ON THAT COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
AND SO WE ARE MEETING TO TOGETHER, KEEPING EACH OTHER UPDATED ON WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR PROGRESS.
THIS YEAR YOU WILL SEE THE CALENDAR THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE ALL OBSERVING SIMILAR WINTER BREAK, START AND STOP, START AND END DATES ALIGNMENT ALIGNING OUR SPRING BREAK WITH COLLIN COLLEGE.
AND FOR STUDENTS, TIME OFF IN THE FALL WAS A CONSIDERATION FOR THIS YEAR.
EVERYBODY HAS A PREFERENCE TO END BY MEMORIAL DAY.
AND SO ALL THE DISTRICTS ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT A JULY START TIME FOR TEACHERS.
AND MCKINNEY IS AT 173 AND FRISCO'S AT 172.
IF WE WERE TO DO THAT, THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE TO THE TEACHER WORKDAY.
THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL TIME WITH STUDENTS, BUT NOT A LONGER WORKDAY.
NO CHANGE IN THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SERVICES TO STUDENTS.
AND OF COURSE, WE'D HAVE TO DO SOME ADJUSTMENT WITH TRANSPORTATION.
THE BENEFITS TO EXTENDING MINUTES WOULD BE ADDING TWO DEDICATED DAYS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, OR THAT THAT PLANNING TIME THAT TEACHERS NEED, KEEPING TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH STUDENTS AND ELIMINATING THE NEED AND COST FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT 172 DAYS COMPARED TO 174.
AND THEN WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO BANK MINUTES FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURES.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TIME, STAFF PLANNING, STUDENT INTERVENTION, AND STUDENT ENRICHMENT.
SO, WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE BANK EMERGENCY CLOSURE DAYS AS WELL AS TIME FOR INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT, THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY THAT REMAINS FOR PROVIDING TIME FOR TEACHER PLANNING.
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THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND SENIOR HIGH.
AND THEN AN EXAMPLE CALENDAR IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE, IT KIND OF ROUNDS OUT THE DAY.
SO INSTEAD OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD TIME THEY END AT 3:10.
ELEMENTARY WOULD BE 3:00 RATHER THAN 2:55.
SO, IT KIND OF CREATES A ROUND NUMBER OF WHEN THE DAY STARTS AND ENDS.
AND THAT ALIGNS A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY WITH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
RIGHT NOW. THIS IS WHAT OUR CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES LOOKS LIKE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO ALL OF THAT.
IF WE WERE TO ADD OUR FIVE MINUTES, IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR MINUTES.
STILL GIVING US TIME FOR GIVING US THOSE EXTRA TWO DAYS.
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO IS THE 174 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OBSERVING, GOING DOWN TO 172, SO THOSE EXTRA TWO DAYS FOR TEACHER PLANNING WOULD BE GIVEN TO THEM.
SPENDING TIME PLANNING WITHOUT HAVING TO GET SUBSTITUTES, WITHOUT HAVING TO DISRUPT THE LEARNING OF STUDENTS AND SPENDING THAT EXTRA COST THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAIVER DAYS WOULD JUST GO FROM 5 TO 7, AND SO WE HAVE TO PARCEL OUT THOSE 2100 MINUTES.
THE WAY IT'S JUST IT'S SHOWN HERE.
SO, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING.
AND THEN I WANT TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT AT THE FEEDBACK TIMELINE, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT YESTERDAY.
WE MET WITH OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL YESTERDAY TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE IDEAS AND QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE ON THE SURVEY AND TO GET THEIR IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE CURRENT SCHOOL CALENDAR.
AND THE MINUTE WE BROUGHT UP CALENDAR, THE FIRST THING THEY SAID WAS WE LOVE FALL BREAK.
THAT WAS WHAT WE HEARD AND IT WASN'T.
YOU KNOW, WE LOVE FALL BREAK BECAUSE I NEEDED TO REST.
IT WAS WE LOVE FALL BREAK BECAUSE I GOT TO GO VISIT COLLEGES.
I GOT TO WORK ON MY COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.
THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT EXTRA TIME.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S GIVING US TIME TO DO HOMEWORK, TO GET TO KIND OF HAVE A BREATHER.
IT FELT LIKE THEIR DAYS FELT LESS RUSHED.
SO THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE MET WITH THE STUDENTS ON THE 16TH AND ON THE 13TH.
I'D LOVE TO VISIT WITH THEM AGAIN.
WE HAVE THAT ON THE SCHEDULE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT ACTUAL SAMPLE CALENDARS.
OUR COMMUNITY WIDE SURVEY WENT OUT TODAY, AND PEOPLE HAVE THE NEXT TEN DAYS TO TO COMPLETE AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT SURVEY, OUR PTA COUNCIL, WE ARE GOING TO MEET WITH THEM IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, SPEND A FEW MINUTES TALKING ABOUT THIS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE THE SURVEY PRINCIPALS ON OCTOBER 25TH, ON NOVEMBER 10TH, AND THEN OUR TEACHER LEADER COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 14TH.
AND THEN THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
WE'RE STARTING TODAY WITH THE BOARD JUST GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL BRING BACK THE DRAFT CALENDARS FOR NOVEMBER 8TH TO TO DISCUSS THOSE.
AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO APPROVAL ON NOVEMBER 28TH.
BUT IF NOT, WE HAVE IT SLATED FOR DECEMBER 12TH.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
AND I ALSO BROUGHT A PIN THIS TIME BECAUSE YOU ALL OFTEN HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR ME, SO I'M READY.
THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ONE OF THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN ROUTINELY, AND I KNOW I FREAKED OUT A LITTLE BIT AT THE CALENDAR LAST YEAR, SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WALKING NOT ONLY US, BUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S EASY TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND BE LIKE, WHO APPROVED THIS AND WHY? YOU KNOW? BUT, WALKING US THROUGH THIS AND WALKING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS, I THINK IS ALWAYS VERY NICELY DONE.
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COLLIN COUNTY.PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT BECAUSE IT HELPS COORDINATING, LIKE IF YOU HAVE SCOUTING EVENTS OR IF YOU'RE DOING CAMPS OR, YOU KNOW, IF SOME SOMEBODY I CODE OR WHATEVER IN FRISCO IS ONLY DOING CAMPS ACCORDING TO FRISCO SCHOOLS, THAT'S HARDER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BOOK THOSE CAMPS.
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF PARENTS SAY SAYING THAT THEY'RE HAPPY THAT WE ARE MAKING THOSE COORDINATING STEPS WITH OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS BECAUSE IT MAKES IT MAKES ORGANIZING THAT TIME OFF SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER.
SO GREAT TO HAVE PROSPER IN THAT GROUP, TOO.
HAVE YOU CHANGED? WAS IT CHANGED VERY MUCH FROM SURVEYS IN THE PAST? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT'S.
THAT IS UNIQUE THAT WE'RE ASKING THIS TIME AROUND THAT WE HAVEN'T ASKED BEFORE.
I THINK THE ONLY THING IT'S A VERY BRIEF SURVEY IN THE PAST.
LAST YEAR IT WAS PRETTY BRIEF TOO.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE DID ASK, JUST ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR ABOUT IS HOW HOT IT IS IN AUGUST WHEN SCHOOL STARTS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF GET AN APPETITE FOR WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO START LATER BUT END AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.
SO THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE.
AND WE'VE ASKED THAT QUESTION BEFORE, OR SIMILAR QUESTIONS ENDING BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE INSISTED ON, BUT AFTER THE SUMMER THAT WE EXPERIENCED THE SUMMER, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF IF THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT.
AND SECOND QUESTION FOR ME IS I DIDN'T SEE AS A PRINCIPLE AMID START WEEK FOR THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE WORKING WITH DON'T HAVE AS A VALUE, OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING? WE'LL SEE. SO SAY THAT AGAIN.
I'M SORRY. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BEING THE MID WEEK RATHER THAN A MONDAY.
THAT IS ON THE SURVEY AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THE STUDENTS ARE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE MID WEEK START.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THAT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
YOU MENTIONED THE HOT SUMMER AND I ALWAYS I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT YOU PROBABLY CONSIDER IT, YOU KNOW, THE THE FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND THE BAND AND THE DRILL TEAM AND ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE TO PRACTICE.
HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT ALL OF THAT? AND I'LL START, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT REGULATIONS THERE THAT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY.
THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IS THOUGHT ABOUT EVERY YEAR.
FREEMAN IS PROBABLY THE RIGHT PERSON TO TALK ABOUT THAT, MORE SO THAN I AM.
YEAH. I MEAN, IT IS LOOKED AT EVERY YEAR AND WE ABIDE BY YOUR WILL, BUT WE DO CHANGE THOSE PRACTICES TO EARLIER IN THE MORNING OR LATER IN THE EVENING.
LOTS OF WATER BREAKS INSIDE WHEN WE CAN BE INSIDE.
SO PHILIP AND JEFF ARE VERY MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LESLIE, I KNOW IT'S A SPIDER WEB.
IT'S HARD TO CREATE THAT CALENDAR.
AND I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO CHIEF OF STAFF DANNY STOCKTON.
YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.
HUMPHREY AND BOARD AND DOCTOR WILLIAMS. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL A REALLY KIND OF QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS THIRD CALLED SPECIAL SESSION OF THE 88TH LEGISLATURE.
SO THE FIRST THING TO KNOW AND I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT FOR ANYBODY WATCHING IS THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS FOR 140 DAYS FROM JANUARY TO MAY.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEY CAN ONLY MEET IF THE GOVERNOR CALLS THEM BACK FOR A SPECIAL SESSION.
THOSE SPECIAL SESSIONS CAN ONLY BE UP TO 30 DAYS.
SO, IT'S VOUCHERS FOR ALL TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN MAKING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, A STATE CRIME, INCREASING PENALTIES FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING, INCREASED FUNDING FOR BORDER BARRIERS, LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE COLONY RIDGE DEVELOPMENT, AND PROHIBITING PRIVATE EMPLOYERS FROM REQUIRING COVID 19 VACCINATION.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS ALLOWED TO CONSIDER, NOT ON THE CALL, WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE ARE INCREASES TO SCHOOL FUNDING TO COVER INFLATION, TEACHER PAY RAISES, ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.
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SO RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING RELATED TO EDUCATION.THAT'S ON THE TABLE FOR THE CALL.
SO WE'RE EIGHT DAYS INTO THIS PARTICULAR SPECIAL SESSION.
THE HOUSE HAS YET TO FILE A BILL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.
THE FIRST ONE IS SENATE BILL ONE, WHICH WAS THE SENATE'S VOUCHER LEGISLATION.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE AN $8,000 VOUCHER FOR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING THOSE CURRENTLY IN PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL, SO THAT ELIGIBILITY TO ATTEND PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOL IS REALLY BASED ON AGE AND LIVING IN TEXAS.
IT'S PRETTY MINIMAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TEXAS.
SO THOSE STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE CURRENTLY IN PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL, WOULD WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN $8,000 VOUCHER TO USE ON PRIVATE SCHOOL OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
THE WAY THAT'S WORDED, IT COULD BE USED BY A HOME SCHOOLED STUDENT FOR CURRICULUM OR OTHER THINGS.
AND THERE IS A LOTTERY SYSTEM BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT IS PROVIDED.
AND THAT LOTTERY SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO PRIORITIZE LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT A MILLION STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND THEN WE HAVE ABOUT 5.5 MILLION WHO ARE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AND THAT'S THE FUNDING THAT WAS APPROPRIATED.
HOWEVER, THE BILL, SENATE BILL ONE, DOES ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO USE HIS GENERAL GENERAL FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY, WHICH MEANS THAT HE COULD PULL MONEY FROM OTHER SOURCES AND PUT IT INTO THIS PROGRAM.
IF THIS BILL WERE TO PASS, AND INCLUDING FROM OTHER SURPLUS MONEY THAT TIA HAS AT THIS POINT, OTHER AREAS AS WELL, HE'S USED THAT TRANSFER AUTHORITY MULTIPLE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY RELATED TO BORDER SECURITY, AND ALSO ACTUALLY RELATED TO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS DURING THE INTERIM BETWEEN THESE LAST TWO SESSIONS.
SO THAT IS THAT IS THERE IS THAT $500 MILLION THAT'S ALLOWED RIGHT NOW UNDER THE BUDGET.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THAT, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD.
SO IT ACTUALLY ESSENTIALLY DOUBLES THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT IT COULD COVER.
AND ONCE YOU HAVE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM.
FOR UP TO THREE YEARS FOR EACH STUDENT WHO LEAVES A DISTRICT USING A VOUCHER.
SENATE BILL TWO IS A SCHOOL FUNDING BILL THAT THE SENATE PASSED.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS NOT ON THE CALL.
AND THE SENATE TENDS TO BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE RULES.
THE SENATE REGULARLY SUSPENDS THEIR RULES.
AND SO THE SENATE JUST PASSED THIS BILL.
AND NOBODY CALLED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT GERMANE TO THE GOVERNOR'S CALL, WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL.
THAT HAPPENED IN SOME EARLIER SPECIAL SESSIONS AS WELL.
SO ON THIS BILL, WE'VE GOT AN INCREASE, AN EXPANSION OF THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, WHICH INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF THOSE ALLOTMENTS AND ALSO ADDS AN ADDITIONAL DESIGNATION FOR TEACHERS.
IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMPLICATED AND LONG TERM PROGRAM.
NEIGHBORING OR OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ENGAGED IN THIS WORK, IT'S TAKEN THEM MANY YEARS TO SET UP.
AND THEN ONCE YOU SET UP, IT'S A VERY ONEROUS APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FROM THE POINT THAT YOU'VE GOT YOUR SYSTEM IN PLACE AND READY TO GO, TO THE POINT THAT YOU ACTUALLY GET MONEY BECAUSE OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET APPROVED AND IS ACTUALLY TWO YEARS.
SO, IT'S A VERY CUMBERSOME PROGRAM.
SO BUT THEY DID EXPAND THAT HERE.
AND THEY PROVIDED SOME GRANTS TO HELP DISTRICTS GET THOSE SET UP.
NUMBER TWO IS IT INCREASED THE BASIC ALLOTMENT BY $75.
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5000 STUDENTS OR LESS.THAT IS A IT'S A ONE TIME BONUS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THEN IT'S AN ONGOING RAISE FOR THE FUTURE.
AND SO IT DOES FUND THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND THE STATE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU $10,000 TO DO THAT PER TEACHER.
BUT THEN THE NEXT YEAR YOU ADD SIX STUDENTS.
YOU STILL HAVE TO GIVE UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO CUT EVERYBODY'S PAY BY $7,000.
SO, THAT'S A TRANSITION PROVISION THEY PUT IN THERE.
SO, AS I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, THE HOUSE HAS NOT YET FILED ITS EDUCATION BILL, THE KIND OF WHAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN HEARING, THE KIND OF THE RUMOR MILL, IF YOU WILL, IS THAT THE HOUSE IS PLANNING TO FILE A SINGLE PIECE OF EDUCATION LEGISLATION THAT WILL AND BY THE HOUSE I MEAN THE BILL THAT IS SUPPORTED BY HOUSE LEADERSHIP. THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED BY MEMBERS THAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS.
SO THE BILL THAT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD IN THE PROCESS, WHICH WILL BE FILED BY CHAIRMAN BUCKLEY, WHO'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE, IS EXPECTED TO COVER SCHOOL FUNDING AND VOUCHERS.
I'M ALSO HEARING THAT IT MAY COVER SOME OTHER THINGS.
IT MAY INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION AND POTENTIALLY SOME CHANGES TO ACTIVE CARE.
SO THAT BILL HAS NOT YET BEEN FILED.
THE LATEST NEWS IS THAT IT WILL BE FILED TOMORROW.
SO IF THAT HAPPENS, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
IF IT DOES INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE THINGS, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO A POINT OF ORDER ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, UNLESS THE GOVERNOR ADDS SOME OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS TO THE CALL, BECAUSE THOSE PIECES OF THE BILL WILL BE CONSIDERED NOT GERMANE TO THE GOVERNOR'S CALL.
AND IN THE HOUSE, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY STICK TO THEIR RULES.
AND SO, IF A POINT OF ORDER IS CALLED ON IT, IT WOULD LIKELY KILL THE BILL.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF THAT THE VOUCHER PROGRAM IN THAT BILL WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE LIMITED THAN THE THAN THE SENATE VERSION OF THE BILL, IT MAY EVEN INCLUDE A TOTAL STUDENT CAP.
THE OTHER BILL DOESN'T INCLUDE A CAP ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
THERE MAY THERE MAY ALSO BE A SUNSET PROVISION IF ON THAT VOUCHER.
THESE ARE JUST THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HEARING.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL KNOW MORE ONCE THE BILL IS ACTUALLY FILED.
LIKELY SENATE BILL TWO WILL NOT BE ADVANCED TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.
AND SO THAT'S BUT IF IT WAS IT WOULD LIKELY BE KILLED WITH A POINT OF ORDER.
AND GRIFFIOEN HAS BEEN PRETTY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOMETHING THAT THAT WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH TO SEE.
AND THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID THAT HE WILL CALL A SECOND SPECIAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER TO TRY AGAIN.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE ARE HEADED MOST LIKELY AT THIS POINT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
RIGHT. WE DON'T NECESSARILY QUANTIFY HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE STATE, BUT WE GO WITH 1 MILLION.
WE GO WITH 5.5 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
IF YOU GO WITH SENATOR CRICHTON SAYING THEY CAN SERVE ABOUT 57,050 7500 STUDENTS, THAT'S LESS THAN 1% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND I GUESS THAT HARDLY SEEMS TRANSVERSAL TO ME OR FOR ALL SCHOOLCHILDREN, IS THE GOVERNOR'S CALL.
AND I'M CURIOUS, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN YOU READ ABOUT THIS IS THAT DOING A UNIVERSAL VOUCHER PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A LOT OF STATES THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED THIS.
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AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'RE HEARING ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT, THAT AND IN REGARD TO THE SORT OF TRANSFER SPENDING ALSO.AND SO, WELL, THAT CALIFORNIA MIGHT HAVE ONE.
THERE IS NO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REALLY IN SENATE BILL ONE.
SO THE ONLY LIMITATION IS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THE STATE IS WILLING TO PUT INTO IT.
AND SO THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT DOES THE STATE IN FUTURE SESSIONS OR WITH TRANSFER AUTHORITY PRIORITIZE FUNDING TO THAT PROGRAM OVER FUNDING TO TO PUBLIC EDUCATION? BECAUSE EVEN IF NOT ONE SINGLE STUDENT LEFT A PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR THIS PROGRAM, YOU HAVE A MILLION ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY NOT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL.
AND JUST FUNDING THOSE 1 MILLION STUDENTS WOULD COST THE STATE $8 A YEAR, WHICH IS $8 MILLION LESS FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND FOR FUNDING THE REMAINING STUDENTS THAT ARE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTION MARKS WITH ANY BILL THAT DOESN'T HAVE SOME SORT OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ON IT, IS WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF THAT PROGRAM GOING TO LOOK LIKE? ARE WE GETTING.
AND TO YOUR POINT, THE GOVERNOR'S CALL SAID A VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR ALL TEXAS SCHOOLCHILDREN.
AND SO IF THAT'S IF THAT'S THE INTENT IS TO ALLOW ALL TEXAS SCHOOLCHILDREN TO DO THIS.
MONEY. THE MONEY IS NOT ENDLESS.
AND SO EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS THAT WAY SOMETIMES, AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO START TRYING TO FUND THOSE 1 MILLION KIDS, THAT'S THE CONCERN, IS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TAKING CARE OF AS WELL? SO 1 MILLION KIDS TIMES $8,000 PER VOUCHER IS WHERE YOU CAME UP WITH THE $8 MILLION, HOWEVER, BILLION, 8 BILLION, $8 BILLION.
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT PIECE OF IT.
IT WOULD BE RELATIVELY MINIMAL.
YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU TALK ABOUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, IT'S WEIRD TO SAY MINIMAL, BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OUT OF 500 MILLION OR $1 BILLION, THAT GETS TO BE MINIMAL, SO THAT THAT WOULDN'T BE THE MAIN COST DRIVER.
THE MAIN COST DRIVER IS GOING TO BE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, THOUGH CERTAINLY AS THE PROGRAM GROWS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF ADMINISTERING IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT IN FRAUD PROTECTIONS OR ANY KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE STAFF TO MANAGE THAT, WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY ALSO PUT AN INCREASED BURDEN ON THE STATE. GOT IT.
AND THE LAST QUESTION FOR ME IS THIS BONUS TO TEACHERS, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $3,000 FOR DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE, WHICH TEND TO BE URBAN SUBURBAN DISTRICTS AND $10,000 FOR RURAL DISTRICTS.
SO THIS IS THIS IS SORT OF A SUBTLE UP EVENED UP BONUS.
WAS THERE ANY CONTEMPLATION FOR COST OF LIVING IN THIS? I MEAN, ONE COULD ARGUE, YES.
URBAN SUBURBAN DISTRICTS MAKE THOSE TEACHERS MAKE MORE MONEY.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE IN PLANO OF $580,000, JOHNNY'S NODDING AT ME.
YEAH. THERE'S SOME INSIDE BASEBALL STUFF ON THAT.
THINK THAT THE COST OF LIVING WAS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE DECISION TO.
TO PROVIDE A HIGHER AMOUNT OF RAISE FOR SMALLER DISTRICTS.
AND THE OTHER THING I'D SAY, TOO, IS THAT THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT IS PROBABLY ALSO NOT THE BEST BAROMETER OF THAT, BECAUSE THERE ARE SMALL DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOT THAT ARE NOT RURAL. AND SO ALTHOUGH THOSE DISTRICTS MAY BE MORE, THEY MAY NEED THIS MORE THAN THE RURAL DISTRICTS DO.
RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY THEY WOULD BE HAVING A HIGHER COST OF LIVING POTENTIALLY.
SO, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF POLITICS AT PLAY IN WHY THAT PAYMENT AMOUNT IS WHAT IT IS.
AND I WILL PROBABLY JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
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I THINK THAT IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH ENCOURAGING, SORRY, ENCOURAGING RURAL REPUBLICANS TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.AND WELL, THAT'S THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
IT'S THAT CARROT THAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT MENTIONED DANGLING.
AND HE'S TRYING TO GET THE VOTES FOR SOMETHING THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF TEXANS THAT HAVE BEEN POLLED THAT SUPPORT THIS MEASURE, IT'S 73% OF PEOPLE POLLED IN THIS POLL THAT WAS DONE IN JUNE BY THE PERCEPTION INSIGHT. IT'S A TEXAS BASED OPINION RESEARCH FIRM.
73% OF INDIVIDUALS POLLED WANT TO SEE INCREASED TEACHER SALARIES, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND REDUCING SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES.
AT THE VERY BOTTOM WAS ANY APPROVAL FOR VOUCHERS.
SO THE INCENTIVE TO PAY TEACHERS MORE AND THE SMALL UNDER 5000 ENROLLMENT.
VOTES. HE DESPERATELY NEEDS THE VOTES.
I'M SORRY, BUT THE CONTROLLER ALSO, I THINK HAS COST, AT LEAST IN THIS BILL.
IF I'M CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I THINK THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST IS 8%.
JOHNNY, WHAT WAS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COST? PERCENT. IN PLANO IT'S 4.6 OKAY.
YEAH. SO I THOUGHT I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
PART OF MY CONCERN WAS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE 40 MILLION OF THIS, $500 MILLION GOING TO OUTSIDE EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT STATE-RUN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE TEA MAYBE ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO AN ELECTED BODY.
YEAH. SO THAT THAT PROVISION IS REALLY RELATED TO CONCERNS ABOUT THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED IN OTHER STATES, WHICH IS WHEN YOU SET UP A VOUCHER PROGRAM THERE, THERE TENDS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRAUD AND WASTE IN THE USE OF THE FUNDS.
AND SO, IN RESPONSE TO THOSE CONCERNS, THAT'S WHERE THIS KIND OF STRUCTURE OF THESE EDUCATION SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MEANT TO HELP ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM AND HELP MONITOR HOW THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED AND THE FUNDS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT.
BUT THE ALLOWABLE USE IS THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
ALLOWABLE USES ARE STILL RELATIVELY BROAD.
SO, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER STATES THAT HAVE THE VOUCHER, LIKE ARIZONA FOR INSTANCE? THEIR COSTS HAVE GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND WHAT ARE WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT THE STATE IS FUNDING? YEAH. SO, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO, YOU'LL GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
AND SO THERE'S MIXED RESULTS IN SOME PLACES.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT.
AND HOW ARE YOU HOW ARE YOU MEASURING IT.
BECAUSE PRIVATE SCHOOLS DON'T TAKE THE SAME ASSESSMENTS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO.
AND, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU CONTROLLING FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FACTORS WHICH STUDENTS ARE LEAVING, WHICH STUDENTS ARE STAYING? THERE'S A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT GOES INTO ALL OF THIS.
IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO STUDY.
BUT THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH OVER THE PAST DECADE IN PARTICULAR THAT SHOWS THAT THAT THERE'S REALLY NOT A MEASURABLE BENEFIT TO STUDENTS AS A AS A WHOLE FROM VOUCHER PROGRAMS. WELL, AND SO YOU MENTIONED THAT IN OTHER STATES, STUDENTS ARE IN THE PROGRAM AND THEN THEY PERHAPS LEAVE.
I THINK STUDIES HAVE SHOWN WITHIN ABOUT TWO YEARS IN ARIZONA, STUDENTS LEAVE THE PROGRAM AND COME BACK TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY UP ON GRADE LEVEL. SO, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE A STATE THAT WANTS TO INVEST MONEY IN SOMETHING THAT HAS NO PROVEN
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BENEFIT. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
DOES THE SENATE BILL ONE PROVIDES PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS OR PARENTS IN UNDER THE IDEA RULES? NO. SO, IF A STUDENT WHO QUALIFIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TAKES THE VOUCHER AND GOES TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, IT GOES TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
THAT PRIVATE SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO IDEA.
OKAY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THOSE STUDENTS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL, IF THEY NEED TO BE EVALUATED, WHERE DO THEY GET THEIR EVALUATION THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY RESIDE IN OR THAT THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN? OKAY, SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR A PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT.
ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALLOWED TO DENY ADMISSION? YES. PRIVATE SCHOOLS SET THEIR OWN ADMISSION CRITERIA.
OKAY. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY? FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS. WHAT WHAT WHAT DOES SENATE BILL ONE REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE AS FAR AS DO THEY HAVE ANNUAL EXTERNAL AUDITS OR DO THEY HAVE TO REPORT THEIR FINANCES.
OKAY. SO, I'LL JUST MENTION THAT TOMORROW, TARRAH, WHO SITS ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN TO AUSTIN, AND WE'RE GOING TO JOIN A GROUP OF OTHER TRUSTEES ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE HEARD, AND WE WILL TALK TO LEGISLATORS.
AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME TALKING POINTS.
WE I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL LEGISLATORS RECENTLY ABOUT OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT WE PASSED IN THE FALL OF 2022 AND KIND OF REITERATED TO THEM DURING THIS SPECIAL SESSION THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OPPOSING VOUCHERS, AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A FAIR AND MEANINGFUL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON THE CALL, BUT SOME OF THE POINTS THAT MS. LANCE AND I AND 40 OTHER TRUSTEES IN AUSTIN WILL MENTION THAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS DON'T COMPLY WITH THE STATE SAFETY STANDARDS, THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THEY LACK THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY, THE ACADEMIC TRANSPARENCY.
THEY'RE NOT TESTED THE SAME WAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE.
THEY DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY POINTED OUT, IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
THEY DRAIN DOLLARS FROM LOCAL CLASSROOMS. THEY CHOOSE WHO IS ACCEPTED TO THEIR SCHOOL.
SO, THE CONVERSE TO THAT IS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLL ALL STUDENTS AND THEY EXPOSE, APPARENTLY, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THAT IN OTHER STATES THEY EXPOSE TAXPAYERS TO FRAUD AND ABUSE.
AND THEY WILL EVENTUALLY, BECAUSE THEY TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE PUBLIC SYSTEM, CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE AND THE TEXAS ECONOMY. SO THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE'RE GOING TO CARRY TOMORROW.
AND I INVITE ANY OTHER COMMENTARY.
SO, NANCY AND I ARE PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE DOWN TOMORROW.
BUT IF PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AT HOME OR.
THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.
IS IT BEST JUST TO CONTACT LEGISLATURE LEGISLATORS THROUGH EMAIL, OR DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL? PERSONALLY, JUST FROM MY EXPERIENCE IN THE LEGISLATURE, PHONE CALLS ARE BETTER.
BUT I THINK AN EMAIL IS BETTER THAN THAN NOT DOING ANYTHING.
AND WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE AS INVOLVED AS YOU CAN BE IN THE CIVIC PROCESS.
AND SO, YOU CAN GO TO WHOREPRESENTSME.COM.
I THINK IT'S DOT COM. IT MIGHT BE.ORG, BUT IF YOU JUST GOOGLE WHO REPRESENTS ME IT WILL COME UP.
AND SO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO VOICE AN OPINION ON THESE TOPICS CAN, CAN DO SO THAT WAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DANNY, FOR THAT VERY INFORMATIVE REPORT.
AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS KIND OF HIGH RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE'LL MOVE ON TO AN INTERESTING REPORT.
ITEM 7.4 BOARD MEMBER, LIAISON SUBCOMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS.
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AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM MS..TARRAH LANTZ ABOUT THE PLANO ISD COUNCIL OF CHEETAHS.
IF YOU HAVE JOINED A PTA OR A PTA DISTRICT, SEND THAT NOTICE TO MEMBERS AT PLANO PETA.ORG UP HERE ON THE DAIS SO THAT WE CAN TRACK WHICH OF US HAS JOINED A PTA.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO JOIN A A FEEDER PATTERN.
RICHARDSON, MURPHY. ET CETERA.
BUT OUR PTAS ARE DOING GREAT THINGS ON CAMPUSES, FROM FALL FUNDRAISERS TO BOOK FAIRS.
OUR SENIOR HIGHS ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS, SO I JUST ENCOURAGE THOSE WATCHING AT HOME TO FOLLOW THEIR PTA ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND DO WHAT THEY CAN TO BUILD THAT HOME SCHOOL GAP.
CAN I ADD THAT TOMORROW THE PTA PRESIDENTS AND I HAVE OUR MONTHLY LUNCH AND LEARN.
YES, LUNCH AND LEARN FOR THE YEAR.
AND IF ANYBODY IS WATCHING THIS, IT'S A PRINCIPAL.
PLEASE TELL YOUR PTA PRESIDENT.
REMIND THEM TO JUMP ON THAT CALL.
DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, AS A FOLLOW UP, AS A PTA FELLOW PTA SUPPORTER, I WAS IMPRESSED THAT A PTA PRESIDENT OR A MEMBERSHIP CHAIR REACHED OUT SPECIFICALLY TO US IN AN EMAIL AND ASKED FOR US TO ASK ME PERSONALLY TO JOIN AS A AS A VOTE OF SUPPORT. AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO ISSUE THAT CHALLENGE TO ALL YOU MEMBERSHIP CHAIRS.
Y'ALL, Y'ALL SEND US A PERSONAL REQUEST AND I KNOW I WILL RESPOND.
AND I ALWAYS TRY TO STRONG ARM EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD TO JOIN.
AND SO LET'S I FINALLY GOT MINE DONE.
ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS NOR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE MEETING
IS ADJOURNED, AND THE TIME IS 8:45 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.