Nov 08, 2023 Regular Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

I'M NANCY HUMPHREY, AND I'M BOARD PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER OF TONIGHT'S MEETING, NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

I CALL TO ORDER THIS BOARD MEETING OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 6 P.M.

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I WISH TO WELCOME OUR VIEWERS AND ALL WHO ARE PRESENT WITH US TODAY.

AT THIS TIME, I ASK SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS TO VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

REGARDING THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, I VERIFIED THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND THE STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS TO MY LEFT, SUPERINTENDENT DR.

THERESA WILLIAMS, DR.

SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, BOARD SECRETARY JERI CHAMBERS, TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ, TRUSTEE KATHERINE GOODWIN AND I BELIEVE TRUSTEE MICHAEL COOK IS PROBABLY STUCK IN A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC.

SEATED TO MY RIGHT IS VICE PRESIDENT DR.

LAUREN TYRA, TRUSTEE ANGELA POWELL.

JOHNNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES.

LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING, LEARNING AND LIFE READINESS.

PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

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

AND THEN JED REED, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES.

DANNY STOCKTON, CHIEF OF STAFF.

AND SHARON NOWAK, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

NOW WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENT GUESTS WITH US THIS EVENING.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL IS HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES OF THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS.

STUDENTS, PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.

AND EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGES AT THIS TIME.

ALLEGIANCE], PLEDGE]. ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT JOB.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU JOINING US THIS EVENING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MUCH MORE ABOUT YOUR GROUP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING A SEAT IN THE FRONT ROW.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS.

[3. RECOGNITIONS]

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO CELEBRATE THEM ALL.

PLANO ISD STUDENTS COMPLETED IN THE ANNUAL TEXAS JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE COMPETITION ON OCTOBER 12TH AND 13TH IN COLLEGE STATION HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE ENTERED THE FIFTH AND 50 SORRY ENTERED, AND 51 PLANO ISD STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO PRESENT AT THIS COMPETITION.

THREE OF OUR STUDENTS EARNED FIRST PLACE AWARDS, AND ONE CAPTURED THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE NATURAL SCIENCE CATEGORY.

ALL FIRST PLACE AND GRAND PRIZE WINNERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN JUNIOR ACADEMY SCIENCE OF CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN FEBRUARY IN DENVER, COLORADO.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO PLANO EAST AND PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS FOR RECEIVING RECEIVING THE BIG THINKERS GRANT PRESENTED BY ONCOR AND DAVE CAMPBELL'S TEXAS FOOTBALL.

THE $1,000 GRANT WILL HELP SUPPORT SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES TO BENEFIT PLANO ISD STUDENTS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS STEM.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

NOW, THE PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS REPRESENTED PLANO ISD IN OCTOBER IN THE REGIONAL MEET HELD IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS.

THE GIRLS TEAM PLACED FIFTH AND THE BOYS TEAM FINISHED NINTH OVERALL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRESHMAN KENNEDY HODGES FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE UIL STATE MEET IN

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LET'S APPLAUD THEI REFFORT.

AND THE PLANO EAST LADY PANTHERS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WENT ALL THE WAY TO THIRD ROUND PLAYOFFS, ULTIMATELY LOSING LAST NIGHT TO PROSPER.

THEY WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR WAS THEIR LONGEST PLAYOFF JOURNEY SINCE 2008.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LADY PANTHERS.

AND WE'RE SENDING OUR BEST WISHES TO THE PLANO EAST PANTHERS FOOTBALL TEAM WHO HAVE ADVANCED TO THE PLAYOFFS.

THEY FACE PROSPER ON FRIDAY IN THE FIRST ROUND AND WE WISH THEM LUCK IN THIS POSTSEASON PLAY.

GO, PANTHERS! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

NOW, THE BOARD IS VERY PLEASED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OUTSTANDING STUDENT GROUPS IN THIS EVENING.

SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS WILL INTRODUCE THIS FIRST RECOGNITION FOR US.

DR. WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CABINET.

WE ARE SO PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENTS AND AS PART OF OUR RECOGNITION THIS EVENING, WILL THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PLEASE COME UP TO THE FRONT AND JOIN US AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM? SO AS SUPERINTENDENT, I SEEK LOTS OF INPUT FROM SCHOOL COMMUNITY GROUPS, PARENTS AND ALSO OUR STUDENTS.

EACH YEAR I HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS, 14 TO BE EXACT, REPRESENTING ALL THREE SENIOR HIGH'S AND ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL THAT COME AS PART OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE INPUT TO OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME RUNNING SOME THINGS BY THEM.

THEY BRING THINGS FORWARD THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE STUDENTS AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS. AND THIS GROUP OF JUNIORS AND SENIORS MEET MONTHLY WITH US OVER LUNCH, AND WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND BOY, THIS GROUP IS OUTSTANDING.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A DAY OR A MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD THAT WE DON'T LEAVE JUST COMPLETELY WOWED BY THE INPUT THAT THEY PROVIDE AND THE WAY THEY PROBLEM SOLVE THEIR IDEAS ARE PRETTY INCREDIBLE. SO I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO OUR BOARD.

AND ALSO IF YOU WANT TO TURN AROUND, AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU TOO. SO IF YOU'LL SHARE YOUR NAME, YOUR SCHOOL, WHAT GRADE LEVEL YOU'RE IN, AND IF YOU'RE A SENIOR, IF YOU'LL SHARE WITH US WHERE YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO COLLEGE, OR IF YOU'VE ALREADY DECIDED THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO COLLEGE AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAJOR IN.

HELLO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO SPEAK HERE.

THANK YOU, DR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MS. HUMPHREY.

AND MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT NOW I'M A SENIOR IN PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND I REALLY HOPE TO BE MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE IN UT AUSTIN THE UPCOMING YEAR.

YEAH. HELLO, MY NAME IS SASHA ROBERSON.

I GO TO PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M A SENIOR AND I'M A NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR.

AND I GOT INTO BAYLOR BEARS HONORS COLLEGE, SO.

HELLO, I'M AVA [INAUDIBLE] I GO TO PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM CURRENTLY A JUNIOR. HI, I'M MATTHEW MOORE, I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO SENIOR, AND I'LL BE MAJORING IN INTERIOR DESIGN AT OU.

HELLO EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

I AM FROM PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

I PLAN TO GET INTO OR I HOPE TO GET INTO WEST POINT AND MAJOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. WOW! HELLO, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] I'M A JUNIOR AT PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS, I AM SO, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS GROUP.

WE ALWAYS MISS OUR SENIORS WHEN THEY LEAVE US, BUT IT GIVES US TWO YEARS WITH THOSE THAT ARE COMING AS JUNIORS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO GET TO HAVE THEM THE NEXT YEAR AS SENIORS. I'M GOING TO COME DOWN THERE IN JUST A MINUTE AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

ALRIGHT AND WHILE DR.

WILLIAMS COMES DOWN, DR.

TYRA HAS SOME CERTIFICATES TO HAND EACH OF YOU.

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I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING TO GIVE STUDENTS A VOICE IN PLANO ISD WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF ANY OF YOU I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE THE MICROPHONE, BUT DO YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CAMPUS AND ASSESS BEFORE YOU GO TO MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TELL HER, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I'M SEEING ON MY CAMPUS, OR THIS IS WHAT MY PEERS ARE TALKING ABOUT. IS THAT KIND OF HOW SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS GO? I LOVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ON THIS STUDENT COUNCIL.

AND I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL YOU STUDENTS AND FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR MAKING SUCH AN EFFORT, FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR SCHOOL, TO YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR DISTRICT. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE ONCE A MONTH MEETINGS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEN YOU ALSO ADVOCATE FOR OUR DISTRICT IN YOUR, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR SCHOOLS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I HOPE THAT THIS EXPERIENCE IS FRUITFUL FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE SO THAT YOU WILL BECOME ADVOCATES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JERI? JUST THANK YOU KNOW THAT WE DO REALLY CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT YOUR INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT DR.

WILLIAMS HAS THIS VENUE FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO SHARE.

SO IT'S ONLY NOVEMBER, SO YOU HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO STILL SHARE.

SO PLEASE BE SURE AND SO SHE PASSES ON YOUR GREAT INSIGHTS AND WISDOM ONTO US AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. AND I WAS ALSO I DIDN'T REALIZE IT.

BUT YOUR PRINCIPLES AND SOME FORMER PRINCIPLES MIGHT BE HERE.

ARE WE DOING IT BY STUDENT OR NO? NO [INAUDIBLE].

SORRY. WE HAVE LOTS OF PRINCIPLES IN THE ROOM.

AND SO SOME OF YOU, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN A PART OF THESE STUDENTS JOURNEYS ALONG THE WAY AND OUR GREAT STUDENT LEADERS COME FROM HAVING TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM THAT HELP DEVELOP THAT LEADERSHIP, ALONG WITH THE CAMPUS LEADERS THAT THEY'VE HAD ALONG THE WAY, EITHER ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR PRINCIPALS THAT ALSO HELP SHAPE OUR STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU. I SEE SOME HAND WAVING.

DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP? IF YOU WERE ONE OF THEIR FORMER OR CURRENT PRINCIPALS, LET'S SEE THAT RECOGNITION? THERE WE GO.

THAT'S A PROUD MOMENT, ISN'T IT? I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING LEADERS TO BE DOING THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. AND WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK WHEN YOU GRADUATE AND COME INSPIRE SOME OF THE EXISTING STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE IN PLANO WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'VE GRADUATED, COME TALK TO OUR STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK OR WHENEVER.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME BACK.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

AND SO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION FOR THIS EVENING IS FOR ANOTHER GROUP OF SPECIAL STUDENTS.

AND DR. FREEMAN, YOU WILL INTRODUCE THIS RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE FINE ARTS COORDINATOR, MR. COLIN MCGRANE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRITTNEA USSERY TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

EVERY YEAR WE DO THE KINDNESS CARD CONTEST.

AND IT IS A TRADITION HERE IN PLANO ISD.

AND IT GOES BACK QUITE A LONG WAY.

IN FACT, ALL OF YOU WINNERS HERE ARE QUITE YOUNGER THAN THE CONTEST ITSELF, WHICH I

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AND THE IMAGERY THAT THESE STUDENTS CREATED DOES TWO THINGS, I THINK, FOR THE DISTRICT.

ONE IS IT SHOWS THE BREADTH OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN VISUAL ARTS IN PLANO ISD, AND ONE IS IT HAS THE ROOTS.

BASIC DRAWING SKILLS, MARKERS, CRAYONS, MEDIA.

AND THEN WE START TO SEE THE 21ST CENTURY SIDE OF GRAPHIC DESIGN AND 2D ANIMATION AND OTHER THINGS STARTING TO COME INTO THE REALM OF THE ART WORLD.

AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR JUDGES, ACTUALLY, FOR SELECTING SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF PIECES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE IMAGES OF THE PIECES OR NOT TO SHOW HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW.

ONE WAS A PUZZLE.

AND IMAGINE HOW YOU THINK THAT LEVELS UP KINDNESS, HOW YOU BUILD A PUZZLE.

CHARLOTTE? FROM PIECE TO PIECE.

IT CAN'T HAPPEN ON ITS OWN.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A PUZZLE WITH A SINGLE PIECE.

YOU CAN'T HAVE KINDNESS WITH A SINGLE PIECE.

WE ALSO HAD A GROUP OF CHARACTERS AND SORT OF LEVELING UP, AND IT LOOKED LIKE A TRACTOR BEAM OR SOMETHING COMING OUT FROM THE SPACE OR WHATNOT.

WAS IT A SPACESHIP? LUKE? OKAY, COOL.

SORRY. YOU KNOW.

I'VE BEEN OUT OF ART FOR LIKE SIX MONTHS NOW, SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP.

AND SO THE SAME IDEA OF LEVELING, LEVELING UP, KINDNESS AND THEN THE OTHER ONE FROM NATALIE HAS ARMS SUPPORTING OTHER ARMS. AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S NEAT HOW KINDNESS WAS AT THE VERY TOP.

AND IT ACTUALLY REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING THAT JOHNNY HILL ACTUALLY HAD SAID AT ONE OF OUR STAFF MEETINGS ABOUT THAT SAME THING OF IT CAN'T BE DONE ALONE.

IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO CREATE KINDNESS.

AND I THINK THESE KIDS NAILED IT WITH THIS PARTICULAR SET OF IMAGES, AND THEY'LL BE PASSED OUT AS CARDS FROM OUR STAFF HERE.

AND SOME OF LIKE SUPERINTENDENT OR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WILL SEND OUT CARDS AND YOUR IMAGES WILL BE ON THEM.

AND IT IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY AS YOUNG ARTISTS.

AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THREE OF YOU GUYS HERE TODAY, BUT I'M ACTUALLY MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO NEXT.

SO KEEP MAKING ART.

ALRIGHT, MR. MCGRANE, CAN WE INVITE THE STUDENTS UP HERE? I THINK DR. TYRA HAS SOME CERTIFICATES FOR THEM.[INAUDIBLE].

SO YEAH, WE'VE GOT DOUBLE.

OH, WONDERFUL.

CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE IS OUR DAY 2, DIVISION WINNER.

LUKE [INAUDIBLE] IS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION WINNER AND NATALIE [INAUDIBLE] ACTUALLY HAS TWO CERTIFICATES FOR ME BECAUSE SHE'S NOT ONLY THE THREE TIME DIVISION WINNER, BUT SHE IS THE OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. [INAUDIBLE] . IF PARENTS WANT TO GET CLOSER, WE'LL OBLIGE YOU.

THIS IS A PROUD MOMENT.

[INAUDIBLE] . ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I WILL INVITE MY BOARD MEMBERS IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE.

I KNOW YOU'RE RACING TO GET BACK.

NANCY'S JOKING ABOUT ME RACING BACK BECAUSE I AM OBSESSED WITH THE KINDNESS CARDS.

I LOVE THEM AND I WRITE A LOT OF CARDS, AND I JOKE IN MY FAMILY BECAUSE MY MOTHER IS ARTISTIC AND PAINTS.

SHE'S BRILLIANT AT THIS, AND MY SON ALSO PAINTS AND IS DOING ART LESSONS.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT SKIPPED A GENERATION BECAUSE I GOT THE SCIENCE GENES AND THE ARTS

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AND SO I HAVE MAD RESPECT FOR YOU GUYS AND JUST THE CREATIVE PROCESS, RIGHT? IT'S CLEARLY A WAY THAT YOUR BRAIN FUNCTIONS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE. IT'S A VISION THAT YOU HAVE, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT VISION AND TRANSLATING IT INTO YOUR ART, AND THEN YOUR ART THAT GETS SEEN BY ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, WHETHER IT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT OR CABINET, USING THESE CARDS TO WRITE NOTES OF KINDNESS TO PEOPLE, OR WHETHER IT'S US AS TRUSTEES, USING THESE CARDS TO WRITE NOTES OF KINDNESS TO PEOPLE OR THE STAFF OR NOTES OF THANKS OR WHATEVER.

AND SO I HOPE THAT Y'ALL ARE JUST SO IMMENSELY PROUD OF YOURSELF.

BUT YOU'RE ALSO PROUD OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE SHARING A LITTLE PART OF YOUR CREATIVITY WITH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW, AND BRIGHTENING THEIR DAY AND MAKING THEIR DAY HAPPIER AND GIVING THEM YOUR LITTLE MOMENT OF KINDNESS.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR US AND CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS SO MUCH FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB OF ACTUALLY.

ACTUALLY REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT WITH YOUR KINDNESS CARDS, BECAUSE I DO USE THEM AS THANK YOU NOTES FOR THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HELP OUR DISTRICT.

AND I WANT TO SAY THOSE KINDNESS CARDS MEAN A LOT.

AND WHEN THEY RECEIVE THESE KINDNESS CARDS FROM OUR DISTRICT, IT HAS A LOT OF MEANING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU FOR TAKING SUCH GREAT TIME AND CARE IN THE ARTWORK THAT YOU SUBMITTED. THANK YOU.

I HAVE TWO THAT ARE GOING IN TOMORROW'S MAIL.

SO THEY ARE HEADED.

THESE ARE FROM PAST WINNERS, BUT THEY'LL BE HEADED TO THESE ARE NOTES TO REPRESENTATIVES IN AUSTIN. SO THESE ARE THE SORT OF NOTES THAT WE'LL BE SENDING.

SO YOUR ARTWORK WILL BE SEEN BY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE BECAUSE I LOVE SENDING LETTERS.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

AND DON'T EVER GIVE UP YOUR ARTWORK.

I ENDED UP STUDYING ACCOUNTING IN COLLEGE AND REALLY, TRULY SOMEWHERE INSIDE I'M REALLY AN ARTIST, SO I HAVE TO FIND MY CREATIVE RELEASE ON OCCASION.

BUT YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING YOU WANT, BUT DON'T GIVE UP YOUR ARTISTRY.

WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.

PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.

DID I, WHERE DID I? PAGE? [INAUDIBLE]. OH, THERE WE GO. YOU'RE RIGHT, I APOLOGIZE.

I MISSED A PARAGRAPH.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR BOARD RECOGNITIONS OF THE EVENING.

AND OUR HONOREES ARE WELCOME TO EXIT TO THE LOBBY.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE TAKE PHOTOS OUT THERE.

AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY]

THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA RELATED ITEMS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME.

NON-AGENDA RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

DR. FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING? PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE BY SIGNING UP ONLINE IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

IF A SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALLED UPON, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WILL BE

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ADDITIONALLY, NO INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REASONABLY LINKED TO AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON MAY BE SHARED DURING PUBLIC INFORMATION OR PUBLIC COMMENT.

TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH FOR AGENDA ITEM.

COMMENTS. IF YOU ARE NOT FINISHED SPEAKING AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO STOP. SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO STOP SPEAKING WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO ARE OUT OF ORDER AND THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF.

SPEAKERS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXPECTATIONS OF PATRONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

AS A REMINDER TO ALL IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING.

IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING, AN INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, THE PERSON WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IF NECESSARY.

IF WE HAVE TO STOP FOR A DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING, THE CLOCK WILL BE STOPPED.

THE TIME REMAINING WILL BE REINSTATED ONCE ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED.

FINALLY, THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF SPEECH SPOKEN AT THE PUBLIC PART OF OUR MEETINGS.

WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT.

DR. FREEMAN, PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU. FIRST SPEAKER IS AMBER PIERCE, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT ON THE AGENDA ITEM 9.3, TOPIC CHAPTER 23 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

MISS PIERCE, DO YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WARNING OR DO YOU WANT TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH? I'LL GO STRAIGHT THROUGH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.

MY NAME IS AMBER PIERCE, AND YES, I RESIDE IN PLANO ISD.

I'M A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS AT HIGHTOWER AND ONE STUDENT AT FRANKFORD.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO URGE YOU TO REJECT SCHOOL CHAPLAINS AS EMPLOYEES AND OR AS SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS UNDER SECTION 23 OF THE SCHOOL EDUCATION CODE.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

IN ADDITION TO BEING A PARENT, I AM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LONE STAR STATE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION, WITH 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

GIVEN MY BACKGROUND, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE PROGRESSION OF SB 763, WHICH HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE CHAPLAIN BILL.

THIS BILL WAS WRITTEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HIRE CHAPLAINS IN LIEU OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

WHILE THE WORDING OF THE BILL CHANGED BEFORE IT PASSED TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS, THIS DANGEROUS POLICY STILL ALLOWS CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE UNDEFINED SERVICES, SUPPORT, AND PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.

SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AND TRAINED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM.

MOST CHAPLAINS ARE NOT WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING.

CHAPLAINS COULD PROVIDE INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSES OR INTERVENTIONS THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND WELL-BEING OR I'M SORRY, STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING. SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ALSO QUALIFIED AND TRAINED TO IDENTIFY STUDENT NEEDS, RECOGNIZE WHEN A STUDENT NEEDS INTERVENTION, AND BE A SAFE PLACE FOR STUDENTS, WHICH AID IN THE OVERALL CLIMATE AND SAFETY OF THE SCHOOL.

CHAPLAINS ARE SIMPLY NOT QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT.

ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT OUR PISD FAMILY IS THE DIVERSITY.

OUR COMMUNITY IS HOME TO PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND FAITHS.

HAVING A CHAPLAIN OF A SPECIFIC RELIGION WILL ALIENATE STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. WITH ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA ON THE RISE, THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN. I ALSO WORRY ABOUT OUR LGBTQ STUDENTS, WHO MAY NOT FEEL FREE TO BE THEMSELVES IN THE PRESENCE OF A CHAPLAIN.

OPENING THE DOOR TO CHAPLAINS AND MENTAL HEALTH ROLES COULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON OUR COMMUNITY.

BY SELECTING A CHAPLAIN OF A PARTICULAR BACKGROUND, THE SCHOOL IS CHOOSING A RELIGIOUS POINT OF VIEW, THUS VIOLATING THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE OF THE US CONSTITUTION AND VIOLATING THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN TEXAS DESERVE ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION FREE FROM PROSELYTIZING.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK TO A RELIGIOUS LEADER, PARENTS CAN SELECT ONE FROM THEIR OWN RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY ON THEIR OWN TIME OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

OUR CHILDREN DO NOT NEED RELIGIOUS GUIDANCE AT SCHOOL.

SCHOOL IS NOT THE SETTING FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE.

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THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HEATHER MUSTAIN.

SHE'S A PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT.

AGENDA ITEM 9.3 WITH THE TOPIC OF SB 763.

MS. MUSTAIN, DO YOU WANT THE MINUTE WARNING OR YOU WANT TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH? I'LL GO STRAIGHT THROUGH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REVEREND HEATHER MUSTAIN.

I'M A PROUD PLANO ISD PARENT TO A THIRD GRADE STUDENT AT DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I ARE ORDAINED BAPTIST CLERGY.

I HAVE FAITHFULLY SERVED A LOCAL CONGREGATION FOR OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND MY HUSBAND, WHO REGRETFULLY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, IS A BOARD CERTIFIED CHAPLAIN WHO HAS SERVED MULTIPLE HOSPITAL CAMPUSES WITHIN THE DFW METROPLEX.

WE HAVE LOVED BEING MEMBERS OF THE PLANO ISD FAMILY, AND PARTICULARLY HAVE ENJOYED THE DIVERSITY THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY SO TEXTURED AND RICH.

TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO ASK THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD REJECT THE OPTION TO HAVE PAID OR VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS APPOINTED TO PLANO ISD CAMPUSES.

SB 763 IS PROBLEMATIC IN MANY WAYS.

FIRST, IT ALLOWS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GIVE ANY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WHO CAN PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK THE TITLE OF CHAPLAIN.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH.

PROFESSIONAL CHAPLAINS HAVE SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE TO FULFILL THEIR ROLE IN HELPING OTHERS ENGAGE THEIR OWN RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AND TRADITIONS.

AND I SHOULD KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE ARE IN FACT, STILL PAYING OFF THOSE STUDENT LOANS.

SECONDLY, THE LAW PROVIDES FOR CHAPLAIN SALARIES TO BE DRAWN FROM FUNDS DESIGNATED TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THOSE FUNDS ARE DIRECTED AT, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ROLES OF RESTORATIVE DISCIPLINE AND JUSTICE PRACTICES, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.

I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT USING CHAPLAINS IN THESE ROLES TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, PARTICULARLY AS, LIKE I STATED EARLIER, THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY SPECIFIC TRAINING OR QUALIFICATIONS. THIRDLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS WITHIN SB 763 THAT WOULD PREVENT A SCHOOL CHAPLAIN FROM PROSELYTIZING, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT PARENTS OR GUARDIANS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO INFLUENCE THEIR CHILDREN'S SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT INTERFERE OR ALTER WITH THOSE PARENTAL DECISIONS AND THE REALM OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE OR SPIRITUAL CARE.

TONIGHT, I THEREFORE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND PARENTAL RIGHTS BY REJECTING THIS HARMFUL PROGRAM.

I BELIEVE THAT A STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ONE IN WHICH THE LIMITED FUNDING FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY OF STUDENTS SHOULD BE USED TO HIRE THE MOST SKILLED PROFESSIONALS FOR THOSE ROLES.

AND AS A FAITH LEADER, I BELIEVE THAT FAMILIES ARE ENTRUSTED WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S SPIRITUAL CARE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WAYS THAT YOU SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT PLANO ISD.

I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS FROM THIS MISGUIDED OPTION, AND CREATING A CHAPLAIN PROGRAM AT PLANO ISD.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CODY WEAVER, PLANO ISD RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 5.3. TOPIC SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.

GOOD EVENING BOARD.

TONIGHT I WILL BE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM 5.3, DELIBERATION RELATED TO REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY PERSONNEL OF DISTRICT CAMPUSES AND THEIR DEPLOYMENT AND SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. SO FIRST THING, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR JEWISH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF PLANO ISD SAFER TODAY COMPARED TO WHEN WE WERE JUST ONE MONTH AGO.

THE ANSWER IS A RESOUNDING NO.

WE NEED NOT LOOK AT THE COLLEGE CAMPUSES OR URBAN CITY CENTERS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO CITE THE EXPONENTIAL RISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM.

NO, WE NEED ONLY LOOK AT OUR OWN PLANO ISD HIGH SCHOOLS AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.

ON OCTOBER 19TH, JUST 12 DAYS AFTER THE LARGEST MASS MURDER OF JEWS SINCE THE HOLOCAUST, MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCED OVER THE PA SYSTEM THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A PRE-PLANNED AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION APPROVED WALKOUT IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS AND GAZA.

STUDENTS SOON GATHERED AT THE E HALL EXIT NEAR THE BUS PICK UP AND DROP OFF LOCATION.

AS THE CROWD GREW, THE CHANTS BEGAN.

IF YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LISTEN TO THE CHANTS FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE.

THE LAST PLACE YOU WOULD PICTURE YOURSELF IS AT A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA.

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OR AT LEAST THAT'S HOW MCMILLEN MSA WOULD PUT IT.

PLANO ISD LEADERSHIP WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS JUST A PEACEFUL RALLY.

THEY WILL TELL YOU THIS WALKOUT WAS CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO BOARD POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION.

IF IT WAS JUST A PEACEFUL RALLY AND THEY COMPLIED WITH ALL POLICY AND REGULATION, WHY DID PLANO ISD LEADERSHIP ASK FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS TO BE PRESENT AT MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE WALKOUT? PLANO ISD LEADERSHIP LOVES TO TALK ABOUT DEI DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

THEY SAY THEY WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING.

HOW IS A JEWISH STUDENT SUPPOSED TO FEEL WHEN THIS IS TOLERATED ON CAMPUS AND DONE WITH THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION? PLANO ISD IS FACILITATED JEW HATRED, ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE SPEECH ON ITS CAMPUSES AND MADE THIS DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY LESS SAFE FOR JEWS BY ALLOWING THESE WALK OUTS, WHICH EXCUSED STUDENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME TO HAVE A PRO GENOCIDE RALLY. TO DATE, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THE MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL MSA.

PLANO ISD LEADERSHIP MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT INTERVENING OR TAKING ACTION WHEN STUDENTS ACT IN A THREATENING OR INTIMIDATING MANNER.

YOU HAVE SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT IN THIS DISTRICT BY ALLOWING THIS BEHAVIOR TO GO ON WITHOUT RECOURSE.

YOU HAVE SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE JEWS OF THIS DISTRICT, AND WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. NOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO FIX THIS? THAT'S ALL, ALRIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 5, CLOSED SESSION.

[5. CLOSED SESSION]

SECTIONS 5510.071, 5510.074, 5510.076, 5510.089 AND 5510.129.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:37 P.M.

ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE OPEN SESSION, AND THE TIME IS 8:21 P.M.

[6. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]

[7.1 Public Hearing on Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value between the District and Texas Instruments Incorporated, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1286, Pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code, as that Statute Existed Immediately Before Its Expiration Pursuant to Section 313.171(a) Amendment No. 2]

MR. HILL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS REALLY PRETTY QUICK.

I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT WE HAD AN AMENDMENT, THE BOARD HAD APPROVED THE FIRST AMENDMENT BACK IN 2019.

THAT'S WHENEVER TI WAS THINKING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN 2024.

AND SO WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO ACTUALLY MOVE THAT WHOLE CHAPTER 313 UP BY ONE YEAR SINCE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO ALL OF THEIR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AND START THAT A LOT QUICKER THAN THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

AND SO THIS EVENING, THE REQUEST IS TO JUST TAKE THAT LIMITATION PERIOD UP BY ONE YEAR.

THE GOOD NEWS WITH THIS IS THE DISTRICT IS ABLE TO MAXIMIZE OUR REVENUE.

THERE IS A REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT WITHIN THE SECTION 313, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US.

IT GENERATES APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL $3.5 MILLION, WHICH IS GOOD FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE DID HAVE MOAKCASEY AS A CONSULTANT THAT ACTUALLY DID A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THIS AGREEMENT, AND I KNOW THAT'S HARD TO READ.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

BUT IF YOU GO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO THE NEXT TO THE RIGHT COLUMN AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DISTRICT OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THIS CHAPTER 313 PROPERTY VALUE AGREEMENT WOULD GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL 23, ABOUT $23 MILLION, OVER $23 MILLION THAT WE WILL START RECEIVING INSTEAD OF IN 24, 25 WE'LL GET INSTEAD OF IN 25-26.

IT MOVES UP A YEAR AND WE START GETTING THAT IN 24-25, WHICH IS GREAT.

SO THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE BENEFIT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.

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I DON'T HEAR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS.

I NOW INVITE TO THE PODIUM ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT SPECIFICALLY ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED.

YOU MAY COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND THIS HAS TO BE REGARDING THE AMENDMENT.

OKAY. ALL THIS INFORMATION BE FOUND SINCE ALL OF US CAN'T READ IT.

BUT IS THERE LIKE A SUMMARY PAGE WHERE WE CAN FIND IT? OF COURSE THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE ON ONLINE.

IT WILL BE SAVED. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO RIGHT BACK AND LOOK.

AND YOU CAN BLOW UP THE SHEET SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN READ THAT.

BUT ALSO THE CONTROLLER KEEPS UP WITH THESE NUMBERS.

AND YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND LOOK UNDER CHAPTER 313.

AND NOT ONLY OUR DISTRICT BUT ALL THE DISTRICTS WHO HAVE AN OUTSTANDING CHAPTER 313 AGREEMENT. YOU CAN FIND ALL THE INFORMATION OUT ON THAT.

OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

YOU BET. ALL RIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS TO THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THE BOARD WILL NOW VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I WILL ASK US TO MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT, THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF ROUTINE

[8. CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA ITEM 8.23 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF ADMINISTRATION. BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUESTS TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

MAY I ASK FOR A MOTION? ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA, REMOVING ITEM 8.23.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA AND A SECOND BY TARRAH LANTZ THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA.

HOWEVER, REMOVING AGENDA ITEM 8.23.

WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE ALL SEVEN HANDS UP.

SO THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.1.

[9.1 Approval of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023]

THE ACFR USED TO BE CFR SORRY.

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2023 AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MR. JOHNNY HILL. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT JENNIFER RIPKA IS COMING ON UP.

SHE HAS BEEN THE AUDIT PARTNER WITH WEAVER FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, HAS WORKED WITH OUR DISTRICT FOR, I THINK, 16 YEARS NOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE WHENEVER SHE BRINGS A BRIEFCASE UP WITH HER TO THE PODIUM, BUT SHE'S GOING TO GO OVER AND DO A PRESENTATION.

AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE AUDITED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THEY GO OVER ALL OF OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ALL OF OUR FINANCES, PERIOD, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HER TO GIVE A SUMMARY UPDATE ON THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR.

GREAT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I'LL KEEP THIS AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE AS I DID MEET WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS WEEK, OR SOME MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

BUT I'LL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS ITSELF.

THE AUDIT RESULTS AND THEN SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

SO IN TERMS OF THE AUDIT PROCESS ITSELF, WE DO PERFORM THE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS.

WE PERFORM A SINGLE AUDIT OR A COMPLIANCE AUDIT OVER FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

SO THAT IS A SEPARATELY SILOED AUDIT OUTSIDE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

WE ALSO DO PERFORM COMPLIANCE TESTS OVER THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, AS WELL AS A LOT OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO TEA STATE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.

WE TAKE A RISK BASED APPROACH TO OUR AUDITS.

EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT.

WE DO DO A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO WE DO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC RISKS, FOR PLANO ISD FOR YOU ALL THAT IS FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT REVENUES AND THE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE REVENUES AND STATE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM, THE REVENUE AND RELATED ESTIMATES WITH REGARDS TO THAT FUNDING, PAYABLES, ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION AND

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AND WE TEST INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AS WELL AS INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER COMPLIANCE. WE ALSO LOOK AT THE MAJOR PROGRAMS WITH REGARDS TO THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THIS YEAR.

THAT WAS TITLE ONE AND THE ESSER FUNDING.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE OVER THOSE TWO PROGRAMS IN PARTICULAR.

ALSO WE JUST LOOK AT GENERAL COMPLIANCE OVER LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

JENNIFER, DO YOU MIND MOVING THAT MIC JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? OK. YES. THANK YOU.

AS FAR AS THE AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THEMSELVES, WE WILL ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

THAT IS A CLEAN OPINION.

IT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT CAN BE PLACED ON A SET OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AS JOHNNY MENTIONED, WE DO LOOK AT INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE THAT ALL OF THE INTERNAL CONTROLS THAT THE DISTRICT DOES HAVE NOTED AS IN PLACE, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THERE WERE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES AND NO NONCOMPLIANCE THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE NOTED.

SO IN TERMS OF A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, A NO, NONE REPORTED AS WELL AS A NO.

SO GREAT OVERALL FROM THAT STANDPOINT, ON THE FEDERAL AWARD SIDE, WE ALSO ISSUE AN OPINION ON COMPLIANCE.

THAT'S AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

YOU ALL ARE A LOW RISK ODDITY THAT JUST DETERMINES HOW MUCH TESTING WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM WITH REGARDS TO FEDERAL AWARDS.

WE DO LOOK AT INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THOSE MAJOR PROGRAMS, WHICH WAS TITLE ONE AND ESSER. AGAIN, NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND THEN NO AUDIT FINDINGS. WE DID IMPLEMENT A NEW STANDARD THIS YEAR, GASB 96, WHICH WAS THE SUBSCRIPTION BASED IT ARRANGEMENTS THAT WAS NEW, TO ALL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.

THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS THAT HAD TO BE EVALUATED BY THE DISTRICT.

WE ENDED UP WITH SIX AGREEMENTS THAT WERE REPORTED AS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES WITHIN THE REPORT. AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS THEMSELVES, THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, YOU ALL ENDED AT 1.1 BILLION IN FUND BALANCE.

THAT'S BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND THEN THE OTHER AGGREGATE FUNDS, BECAUSE YOU ALL HAD THE ISSUANCE OF THE DEBT THIS YEAR THAT DID BUMP THAT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND UP SIGNIFICANTLY AS THOSE PROJECTS GO INTO ACTUAL COMPLETION MODE, THAT WILL SPEND DOWN AND THE FUND BALANCE WILL DECREASE IN THAT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.

FOR THE BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS.

THE MAIN THING TO NOTICE HERE IS YOU ALL HAD A FAVORABLE BUDGET VARIANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND THERE WERE NO EXCESS EXPENDITURES OVER BUDGET, SO THE DISTRICT DID NOT SPEND IN EXCESS OF WHAT THEY BUDGETED FOR THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.

CAPITAL ASSETS TOTAL DECREASED 32.1 MILLION.

THAT'S REALLY DUE TO DEPRECIATION, WHICH EXCEEDED THE CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT THE DISTRICT DID DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND THEN LONG TERM DEBT.

TOTAL BONDED DEBT AT 1.1 MILLION, A BILLION.

AND YOU ALL HAD A CASH DEFEASANCE OF 30 MILLION THIS YEAR.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE 631 MILLION IN ISSUED BONDS THIS YEAR.

THAT LEAVES THE DISTRICT AT JUNE 30TH, 2023, WITH 49.9 MILLION IN THAT MAY 2016 BOND ELECTION ON AUTHORIZED BONDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SPENT, AS WELL AS 649 MILLION IN AUTHORIZED BONDS THAT HAVE REMAINED UNISSUED.

SO OVERALL A REALLY GREAT YEAR.

YOU KNOW WE.

THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD YEARS FOR THE DISTRICT.

IN TERMS OF THE AUDIT, YOU ALL DO HAVE A REALLY GREAT FINANCE TEAM HERE.

WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM AN AUDITOR'S STANDPOINT, WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FINDINGS, MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH WASN'T IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT SOMETHING ALSO TO NOTE, ESPECIALLY IN YEARS WHEN WE'RE IMPLEMENTING NEW STANDARDS, THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, GREAT FOR YOUR FINANCE TEAM.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. JENNIFER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND EXPLAINING THAT REPORT TO EVERYONE. THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.

YEAH, A LOT OF 200 PAGES.

IF YOU ALL WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND READ IT.

SOME OF US HAVE READ ALL OF THAT.

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THOSE ARE WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT THE FINANCE TEAM.

THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT LEAD THAT TEAM.

AND THEY DO. THEY REALLY DO AN AMAZING JOB.

SO I'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL Y'ALL DO.

THANK YOU LADIES, I KNOW YOU'RE TOO SHY TO STAND UP, BUT WE SEE YOU BACK THERE.

ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND SO DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL ANNUAL REPORT.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE REQUIRED ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2023.

I SECOND WAS THAT JERI? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY ANGELA POWELL AND A SECOND BY JERI CHAMBERS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE REQUIRED ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2023.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THERE IS. I REALLY JUST HAVE A STATEMENT.

I THINK THAT REPORTS LIKE THIS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HEAR HOW WELL OUR DISTRICT IS MANAGED.

YOU JUST HEARD THE AUDITOR SAY SHE LOOKED AT THIS.

WE'RE COMING IN UNDER BUDGET, UNDER ALL OF THE MEASURES THAT ARE PUT IN OUR BUDGET, ALL THE LINE ITEMS. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TRANSPARENCY AND HOW WE'RE SPENDING MONEY, THIS DISTRICT DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB AT IT.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY MY ONLY COMMENT.

WELL, AND I THINK I'LL ECHO, I THINK IN THE FRONT COVER OF THE REPORT, IT TALKS ABOUT THE AWARDS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS CONSISTENTLY WON, AND ONE OF THEM IS THE EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR LIKE THE 40TH YEAR IN A ROW THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS MET THAT MARK. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF COMING FROM AN AUDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE, I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT THE DISTRICT DOES AS FAR AS MANAGING THE FUNDS AND REPORTING TRANSPARENTLY.

THE CHECK REGISTER IS ONLINE, YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE.

EVERYTHING'S FISCALLY TRANSPARENT, WHICH IT HAS TO BE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

BEING ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR AND HAVING MET WITH JENNIFER TO GO OVER THIS.

I JUST WANT TO ECHO JOHNNY'S COMMENTS AND JUST SAY FROM THE BOARD, I APPRECIATE OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES STAFF.

IT'S REALLY NOT COMMON TO NOT HAVE ANY ADJUSTMENTS AND TO HAVE THIS LEVEL OF OF STRENGTH IN AN AUDIT AND IT SPEAKS TO THE TESTAMENT OF THE QUALITY OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE AND THE CARE IN WHICH THIS TRACKING EVERYTHING IS DONE, THE CARE IN WHICH ALL OF THIS WORK IS DONE. SO THANK YOU TO WEAVER FOR BEING A GREAT AUDIT PARTNER AND WALKING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THROUGH THIS REPORT EVERY YEAR AND, YOU KNOW, ECHO JOHNNY'S COMMENTS AND THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING FINANCIAL SERVICES STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE THE MOTION.

WE WILL NOW VOTE.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE ALL SEVEN HANDS, SO THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 9.2 DISCUSSION AND ACTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE

[9.2 Approval of the Resolution Adopting 2023 Property Tax Roll]

AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MR. HILL AGAIN FOR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

DR. WILLIAMS, BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF, THIS IS REALLY PRETTY QUICK.

IT'S JUST BASICALLY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR.

IT'S REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 26 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.

YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY IS OBVIOUSLY ON A, IS ON A LITTLE DIFFERENT FISCAL YEAR.

THEY'RE ON THEY GO FROM OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE IT'S TAKING A FEW MORE MONTHS TO ACTUALLY APPROVE THIS.

BUT WE GET THIS EVERY MONTH EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME.

AND SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS SIMPLY JUST THE TAX LEVY THAT'S BEEN SENT TO US BASED ON THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE.

WE'VE INCREASED ABOUT 7% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE GET TO KEEP ALL OF THAT 7%.

BUT AS YOU GUYS UP HERE KNOW, THAT 7% SIMPLY GOES INTO OUR ACCOUNTS AND GOES OUT IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE BACK TO THE STATE.

SO, MR. HILL, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

THAT 7% INCREASE THAT ISN'T RELATED TO A TAX RATE INCREASE, BUT IT'S RELATED TO WHAT? IT'S RELATED TO THE PROPERTY VALUES.

I MEAN, I THINK EVERYONE HERE KNOWS HOW THEIR PROPERTY LIABILITY IS CALCULATED, ITS VALUES TIMES THE RATE.

AND I MEAN, IT'S OUR RATES HAVE GONE DOWN $0.18 LAST YEAR OVER.

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AND IT'S GONE DOWN ABOUT $0.36 OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF TAX COMPRESSION LAWS THAT WE HAVE IN TEXAS, WHICH IS GREAT.

IT'S GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, FOR US, YOU KNOW, WE GET SO MUCH OF OUR TAXES PER STUDENT. AND SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE CALCULATED ON WHAT WE GET TO KEEP THE EXCESS.

AND IN FACT, THEY'VE EVEN CALLED THAT EXCESS REVENUE.

NOW WE STILL CALL IT RECAPTURE.

EVERYTHING OVER THAT AMOUNT GOES BACK TO THE STATE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THAT'S A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY.

PROBABLY. I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2023 PROPERTY TAX ROLL AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY CATHERINE GOODWIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2023 PROPERTY TAX ROLL AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE THAT AS A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

SEVEN IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM 9.3 OF DISCUSSION AND ACTION, THE APPROVAL OF A

[9.3 Approval of a Resolution of the Plano ISD Board of Trustees as Required by Senate Bill 763]

AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MR. DANNY STOCKTON TO DISCUSS.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY AND DR.

WILLIAMS BOARD AND THE REST OF STAFF.

SO TODAY YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION THAT IS REQUIRED BY SENATE BILL 763 FOR YOU TO TAKE A VOTE ON REGARDING CHAPLAINS.

SO YOU'VE I KNOW YOU'VE ALL HEARD OF SENATE BILL 763 BEFORE, BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE BILL AS IT STARTED OUT THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

IT ORIGINALLY WAS DESIGNED TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HIRE CHAPLAINS TO SERVE THE ROLE OF PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS.

SO THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL THE ORIGINAL WAY THE BILL WAS SET UP.

AS IT WAS MOVED THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT WAS AMENDED PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.

THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BILL DOESN'T ACTUALLY INCLUDE THE WORD COUNSELOR ANYMORE.

AND SO THE WAY THE BILL IS STRUCTURED NOW, IT ALLOWS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EITHER HIRE OR ACCEPT AS VOLUNTEERS CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. NONE OF THAT IS DEFINED.

THE WORD CHAPLAIN ISN'T DEFINED.

SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AREN'T DEFINED.

IT'S A VERY VAGUE AND GENERIC LANGUAGE.

BUT YOU ARE, AS A BOARD, REQUIRED UNDER THAT BILL TO TAKE A VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO ADOPT A POLICY TO DO THAT, TO ALLOW TO HIRE CHAPLAINS OR ALLOW CHAPLAINS TO VOLUNTEER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES OR PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS ASSIGNED BY THE BOARD.

SO AS WE LOOKED AT THIS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION PERSPECTIVE, WE LOOKED AT THE BILL, WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS, AND WE HAD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL WOULD BE.

AND WE EVALUATED WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A NEED THAT WAS UNMET WITH OUR CURRENT CURRENT STRUCTURE OF PHYSICIANS AND VOLUNTEER STRUCTURES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF SUPPORT SERVICES OR PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S HOW WE DEVELOPED WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION ON THIS WOULD BE.

ANY KIND OF PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED AROUND THIS WOULD REQUIRE RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT. NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FOR.

THAT IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE BILL IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ANYBODY SERVING IN THESE POSITIONS, AS WE DO NOW FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE PROVIDING. WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT POLICIES IN PLACE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT, BECAUSE PROSELYTIZING IN SCHOOLS BY ANYBODY ACTING IN OFFICIAL COLOR WOULD BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THOSE THOSE PROVISIONS IN PLACE AS WELL.

AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RESOURCES IT WOULD TAKE TO DEVELOP SUCH A PROGRAM AND PUT SUCH A PROGRAM IN PLACE AND THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THAT, WE DO THAT KIND OF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHAT WE THINK WE NEED TO DO.

WE'VE DONE THAT. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE ANY BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM COULDN'T BE ACHIEVED THROUGH OUR EXISTING STRUCTURES, OUR EXISTING POSITIONS, OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEE, I'M SORRY, VOLUNTEER STRUCTURES.

AND SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT PRACTICE, WHICH IS NOT TO EMPLOY PEOPLE AS CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES OR PROGRAMS, OR TO SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATE CHAPLAIN VOLUNTEER POSITIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT FAITHS VOLUNTEER IN OUR SCHOOLS AND CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO. THIS DOESN'T STOP THAT.

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SO I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE.

DO YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW IF THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL WAS FRIENDLY TOWARDS AN AMENDMENT TO MAKE CHAPLAINS INTERFAITH, OR WAS IT SPECIFICALLY LEFT JUST GENERIC OR IT WASN'T DEFINED? I DON'T RECALL OFF THE BAT OFF MY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THAT SPECIFICALLY.

BUT AGAIN, THE WORD CHAPLAINS NOT DEFINED.

THERE'S NO SPECIFIC FAITH DEFINED IN THE LEGISLATION.

SO I DON'T THINK THE CHAPLAIN, IF YOU DID MOVE THAT WAY, WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF SPECIFIC FAITH THAT THEY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH.

ALRIGHT, I WILL THEN ASK JERRY CHAMBERS, BOARD SECRETARY, TO PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT OR ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEERS AS CHAPLAINS.

WHEREAS SECTION 23.001 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE PERMITS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS ASSIGNED BY THE BOARD.

AND WHEREAS SENATE BILL 763, PASSED BY THE 88TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND MARCH 1ST, 2024, ON WHETHER TO ADOPT A POLICY AUTHORIZING A CAMPUS OF THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN UNDER EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 23.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.

THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY DOES NOT PERMIT A DISTRICT CAMPUS TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS.

AND THIS WOULD BE ADOPTED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU, SECRETARY CHAMBERS.

BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS REQUIRED BY SENATE BILL 763.

IS THERE A SECOND AND I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY KATHERINE GOODWIN, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS REQUIRED BY SENATE BILL 700 OR 763.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE SEVEN MEMBERS VOTING IN FAVOR, SO I WILL NOT CALL FOR OPPOSITION.

WE HAVE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE MOTION.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 10.1, WHICH IS IN THE REPORTS.

[10.1 2024 - 2025 Academic Calendar Drafts]

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN OUR CALENDAR PROCESS.

WE DID A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE.

2471 TOTAL RESPONSES IN ENGLISH AND 34 TO OUR SPANISH LANGUAGE SURVEY.

MOST OF OUR RESPONDENTS WERE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE DRAFT IN THE GRAPH.

WE ASKED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT OUR COMMUNITY PREFERRED A MONDAY START OR A MIDWEEK START, AND OVERWHELMINGLY, THE MIDWEEK START IS STILL THE PREFERENCE IN PLANO ISD.

WE DID ASK IF OUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY WOULD BE WILLING TO END AFTER MEMORIAL DAY IN ORDER TO MAYBE START THE SCHOOL YEAR A LITTLE BIT LATER.

AND THAT WAS SPLIT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

SO I'M ALMOST 46%, EXACTLY 46.5 SAID YES, 46% SAID NO.

AND THEN THE REMAINDER HAD NO OPINION.

SO THAT WAS IT WAS JUST INTERESTING TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABOUT HALF AND HALF THERE. SO AND THEN WE ASKED ABOUT THE SATISFACTION OF THE CURRENT YEAR'S CALENDAR.

AND WITH THAT, WE LEARNED THAT WE HAD SEVERAL WHO WERE COMPLETELY SATISFIED.

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SEVERAL WERE NEUTRAL.

AND THEN WE HAD A SMALL NUMBER WHO DID EXPRESS SOME DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CURRENT YEAR'S CALENDAR. SO THAT WAS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 15% WHO DID HAVE SOME DISSATISFACTION ABOUT THE CALENDAR.

SO WE ARE TAKING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION INTO ACCOUNT AS WE VET OUR CALENDAR.

SO YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY ABOUT FOUR DRAFTS OF THE CALENDAR, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FEATURES OF THOSE CALENDARS HERE IN A MINUTE.

BUT WE ARE ALSO VETTING THOSE CALENDARS WITH SOME COMMUNITY GROUPS.

AND SO WE HAVE LEFT IN THAT GROUP, WE'VE TALKED TO PTA, THEY'VE RESPONDED ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE AND DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT SOME OF THE DRAFTS THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

OUR PRINCIPALS GAVE THEIR FEEDBACK, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM ON FRIDAY AND OUR TEACHER LEADER COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 14TH.

SO THE CALENDAR.

OH, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND VISIT ON NOVEMBER 13TH OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO THERE'S ONE SPOT.

SO THE KIDS THAT YOU SAW EARLIER TONIGHT, THEY WERE GOING TO GET TO SEE A COUPLE OF DRAFTS AND OFFER THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THAT.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AND I KNOW THIS IS REALLY SMALL TO SEE YOU HAVE IT PRINTED OUT IN YOUR BINDERS, BUT ALSO THIS WILL BE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE, THE DRAFT MODE.

AND WE'VE GOT AN A AND A B AND AN A2 AND A B2 WITH SOME SLIGHT VARIANCES.

THIS CHART GIVES YOU A SUMMARY OF WHAT EACH OF THOSE CALENDARS FEATURE.

THE START DATE END DATE WITH ONE CALENDAR ACTUALLY ENDING AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.

TO SEE WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF THOSE FEATURES.

WE TRY TO DO BALANCE SEMESTERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ALWAYS END UP WITH A FEW MORE DAYS IN THAT SPRING SEMESTER BECAUSE THAT IS OUR HEAVY TESTING SEMESTER.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE CHART AND IN YOUR NOTES WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE PER EACH CALENDAR.

AND SO IN LOOKING THAT OVER, I'M READY TO TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THOSE DRAFTS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE DRAFTS.

AND THEN WITH ALL OF THE FEEDBACK.

IF WE ARE ABLE TO COME BACK ON NOVEMBER 28TH, WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT AND HAVE THE CALENDAR APPROVED AT THAT WORK SESSION.

IF NOT, THEN WE WILL PUSH IT TO DECEMBER.

DECEMBER IS THE TIME THAT WE USUALLY APPROVE THE CALENDAR EACH YEAR, AND IF WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION AND CAN ACTUALLY OFFER SOME FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING. IS THAT A POSSIBILITY TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE TWO YEARS WORTH OF CALENDARS? SO BUT IT'S HARD TO THINK ABOUT THE YEAR FOLLOWING NEXT YEAR UNTIL WE HAVE THIS NEXT YEAR.

PRETTY SOLID.

AND WITH LOOKING AT ADDING SOME INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SOME EXTRA TIME FOR STAFF TO PLAN, THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD AFTER THIS YEAR.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM READY TO HEAR ANY QUESTIONS OR TAKE SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT THE CALENDAR DRAFTS THAT YOU HAVE.

WELL, THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS WITH THE OCTOBER DATE.

SO? AND WHEN YOU SAY THE OCTOBER DATE WITH CALENDAR DRAFTS A'S COMPARED TO DRAFTS B'S.

YES. WITH THE A'S? WAS IT I WOULD SAY, WAS IT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT LIKE THE WHOLE FOR THE STUDENTS LIKING THE WHOLE WEEK OFF COMPARED TO CALENDAR DRAFT B WHERE YOU ONLY GET.

YOU KNOW, 14TH AND 15TH OFF.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND OUR VETTING GROUP SO FAR.

THE CALENDAR DRAFT A THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU AND THIS ONE IS THE THIS VERSION OF A IS THE ONE THAT MOST GROUPS ARE PREFERRING, WHETHER THAT'S PARENTS OR THE STAFF, THE LEADERSHIP STAFF, THE PRINCIPALS WHO'VE LOOKED AT IT SO FAR.

AND WHAT THEY'RE RESPONDING TO MOST IS THAT FULL WEEK OFF FOR A FALL BREAK AND THE TRADE OFF IS THAT THEY JUST GO A FEW DAYS LONGER IN MAY.

YES. AND THEY ARE PREFERRING THAT, EVEN THOUGH THAT GOES A FEW DAYS LONGER IN MAY.

SO THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

AND I THINK THAT OUR STUDENTS, WHILE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEY HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE DRAFTS YET WHEN WE TALK TO THEM AROUND THE TABLE AT THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY FAVORED HAVING A FALL BREAK AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED. ONE PERSON SAID, YOU KNOW, FALL BREAK WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN

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SO ACCORDING TO THE STUDENTS, ANYWAY, THEY'RE PUTTING IT TO GOOD USE.

WELL, I THINK I'VE HEARD IN THE YEARS PAST THAT FALL BREAK KIND OF GIVES A NICE RESPITE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU START IN AUGUST, YOU GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS INTO THE MONTH.

THEY KIND OF NEED THAT BREAK.

AND SOME PEOPLE USED TO SAY, IT'S EASIER TO GO TO DISNEY IN THE FALL BREAK THAN IN THE SPRING BREAK. I MEAN, THAT'S SOME OF THE COMMENTARY I RECALL HEARING.

SO AND WHILE THEY MIGHT BE GOING TO DISNEY, ACCORDING TO OUR KIDS, THEY'RE GOING THEY'RE FILLING OUT THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

SO AND LESLEY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT IS UNTIL YOU'VE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE, IS HOW MANY COLLEGES ARE ASKING, ONCE YOU GRADUATE FOR STUDENTS TO GO AHEAD AND GET REGISTERED AND GET STARTED, IT'S A MUCH EARLIER IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THEY'RE MOVING IT EARLIER AND EARLIER ALL THE TIME.

SO THAT FINISHING UP BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY, I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S ONLY ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS, BUT I THINK THAT'S A REAL HELPFUL THING.

AND THEN ALSO, HOW DOES THAT CHANGE THE POTENTIAL OF GRADUATION DATE? SO ARE YOU ASKING HOW THAT MIGHT CHANGE IF YOU GO AFTER MEMORIAL DAY? DOES THAT MEAN WE COULD STILL I MEAN, AND I KNOW THERE'S MORE FACTORS TO DETERMINING GRADUATION. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS.

BUT I DID ASK WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK TO SEE.

SO LOOKING AT THE TWO CALENDARS, YOU KNOW, THE EARLIEST DATE THAT WE COULD LOOK AT GRADUATION WOULD BE THE 24TH OF MAY.

AND THEN IF WE GO PAST THE DATE, THERE'S THE, YOU KNOW, THE 31ST AND THEN THE SEVENTH.

SO WITHIN THOSE WEEKENDS, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LOOK AT.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF OUR VENUE.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPACES THAT CAN FIT THE SIZE CLASSES THAT WE HAVE.

PEOPLE DO ENJOY GRADUATING AT THE STAR, AND WE ARE WORKING TO TO TRY TO RESERVE SOME DATES. SO WHEN FRISCO PICKS THEIR DATE, THAT'S WHEN WE CAN PICK OURS.

DID WE COORDINATE OUR BRAKES AT ALL WITH ANY OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES? YES. SO THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION TOO.

SO THIS YEAR, THE CALENDAR THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE ALL GOT TOGETHER AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE SHARE A LOT OF STAFF MEMBERS AND WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY OR LIVE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN SURROUNDING AREAS.

SO WE WORKED FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR'S CALENDAR WITH FRISCO AND ALLEN AND I BELIEVE MCKINNEY AND I THINK FOR THE ONE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, I THINK PROSPER'S JOINED IN THAT GROUP AS WELL.

AND THEN WE ALSO ARE, YOU KNOW, BEING IN COLLIN COUNTY.

COLLIN COUNTY COLLIN COLLEGE IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.

SO SPRING BREAK, THE COLLIN COUNTY DISTRICTS DO HAVE TO COORDINATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH COLLIN COLLEGE BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE, THEIR STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING DUAL CREDIT. SO THEY HAVE PUSHED THEIR SPRING BREAK TO BE A LITTLE BIT LATER, WHICH WE GOT A FAVORABLE RESPONSE FOR THIS YEAR, THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS YEAR THAN IT HAD BEEN IN YEARS PAST.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT ONE WEEK, A LITTLE BIT LATER FOR NEXT YEAR, AND MAYBE EVEN INTO THE YEAR AFTER THAT.

SO SPRING BREAK IS DEFINITELY COORDINATED, NOT JUST WITH THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, BUT WITH COLLIN COLLEGE.

THE WINTER BREAK IS COORDINATED WITH THOSE GROUPS AS WELL, AND SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING AT LIKE WE DID THIS YEAR.

WE WENT AHEAD AND CLOSED YESTERDAY FOR ELECTION DAY.

THAT'S THE FIRST WE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS TO THE PUBLIC.

AND SO A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING AT DOING THE SAME, MAKING ELECTION DAY A DAY WHERE THE BUILDINGS ARE CLOSED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE VOTERS COMING AND GOING FROM OUR BUILDINGS DURING THAT TIME AND SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND I'LL JUST FOLLOW UP ON THAT POINT QUICKLY. I HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASKING ME WHY WE HAVE THIS RANDOM DAY OFF.

AND LIKE, THEY WEREN'T CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN AN ELECTION DAY, PARTICULARLY SORT OF IN AN OFF CYCLE YEAR.

AND WHEN I EXPLAINED, YOU KNOW, MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HERE, MAYBE LIKE A THIRD, I'M SURE JOHNNY PROBABLY KNOWS OR USED AS POLLING LOCATIONS.

PART OF THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR SCHOOLS, THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING PEOPLE ON AND OFF OF CAMPUS VOTING WHILE WE HAVE STUDENTS ON THE PREMISES.

SO ONCE SORT OF TALK THROUGH THAT WITH A LOT OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ASKED ME, THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

SO I GOT SEVERAL STRONG POSITIVE POINTS OF FEEDBACK.

JUST AS SAFETY AND SECURITY IS ON EVERYBODY'S MIND AND NOT HAVING ANY SORT OF.

YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL CONCERNS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY USING OUR CAMPUSES AS POLLING PLACES, WHICH IS PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ANSWER THIS RIGHT NOW.

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AND SO I GET THAT PIECE OF FEEDBACK LOUD AND CLEAR AT HOME.

BUT I'M BEING A LITTLE BIT FLIPPANT HERE.

YEAH I DON'T THINK I'LL HAVE THAT DATA, BUT I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND.

FOR OUR TWO CPAS UP HERE.

THERE YOU GO. THE THIRD THING THAT I HAVE IS THERE ARE VERY OFTEN TIMES WHERE YOU GUYS, AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM, WILL CONSULT LEADERS OF OUR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES FOR ADVICE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT A LOT LATELY.

AND SO I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD SORT OF WALK US THROUGH HOW YOU LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND YOU LOOK AT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCE OF RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND UTILIZE THOSE RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND EXPERTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER CALENDARS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE IN THAT REGARD.

SURE, I CAN STEP THROUGH THAT.

SO AND THEN THESE ARE DRAFTS.

SO I HAVEN'T GONE BACK AND VETTED IT AS CLOSELY AS WE WILL BEFORE WE MAKE THIS FINAL.

BUT YOU WILL SEE IN THE DRAFTS, THERE ARE CERTAIN DAYS THAT ARE DESIGNATED WITH A LITTLE DIAMOND DESIGNATION.

AND THOSE ARE THE DAYS THAT THROUGH A COMMUNITY STUDY.

AND IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE WE DID THAT STUDY, BUT WE REACHED OUT TO FAITH COMMUNITIES AND OUR RESPONSE CAME IN.

WE WORKED WITH OUR ABRAHAMIC FAITHS, ISLAM AND JEWISH AND THEN OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH AS WELL.

SO THOSE THREE FAITHS ARE REPRESENTED ON THIS CALENDAR WITH THOSE DIAMOND DESIGNATED DATES AS THE HOLIEST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THOSE GROUPS.

AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE HAD A BOARD MEMBER AT THE TIME WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, THE THE LIST OF RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS IS PRETTY VAST.

AND SO HOW DOES A CAMPUS OR STAFF MEMBERS PLAN AROUND THAT WHOLE LIST? SO LET'S DESIGNATE CERTAIN DATES WHERE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SCHEDULE AROUND THOSE WHERE STUDENTS ARE NOT MISSING IMPORTANT TESTS OR EVENTS.

AND SO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, OUR CAMPUS STAFF MEMBERS AND DISTRICT, AS WE'RE PLANNING EVENTS, TRY TO PLAN AROUND THOSE DATES THAT ARE DESIGNATED.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE A RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS CALENDAR THAT WE SHARE INTERNALLY FOR STAFF TO USE. AND WITH THAT CALENDAR, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FAITH GROUPS, WHO HELP US VET THOSE CALENDARS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE DATES ACCURATE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DESIGNATING THOSE DATES.

AND SO OUR STAFF, WE USE THAT AS AN INTERNAL TOOL.

NOW FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE POSTED IT ONLINE.

AND WHAT I LEARNED WAS PEOPLE STARTED CALLING AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO POST A RELIGIOUS CALENDAR? COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, IN MUNICIPALITIES.

AND I SAID, WELL, I DON'T WANT PLANO ISD TO BE THE FOREMOST EXPERT ON RELIGIOUS HOLYDAYS.

SO IF YOU'RE USING MY CALENDAR, THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S MEANT FOR.

IT'S REALLY USED AS AN INTERNAL RESOURCE.

SO WE STILL HAVE THAT.

WE'VE MADE IT I THINK THIS YEAR WE TRIED TO STREAMLINE IT IN A WAY, IT'S EASY TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT WHICH DATES TO LOOK AT, LOOKING AT THOSE DIAMOND DESIGNATED DATES ON THE CALENDAR.

ALL OF THAT IS REALLY CLEAR FOR THE INTERNAL PROCESS.

CAN I ASK TWO THINGS AS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT? FIRST, THAT JUST IS, AS YOU ALL ARE, HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS CURRENTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY ON OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU SORT OF REDO THAT STUDY AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING THE DATES THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR FAITH COMMUNITIES.

AND I WOULD ALSO CONSIDER MAYBE SPEAKING WITH SOME RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF THE HINDU FAITH, GIVEN WE HAVE A VERY LARGE HINDU DEMOGRAPHIC IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS IN THE PAST, RIGHT, AND UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING SENSITIVE TO AS MANY OF OUR KIDS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN IN THEIR FAMILIES.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I'M VERY IMPRESSED THAT THE END OF THE GRADING PERIOD DOES FALL RIGHT BEFORE A BREAK. AND SO THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY HELPFUL FOR TEACHERS TO WRAP UP A TIME PERIOD.

EXAMS CAN BE DONE.

AND THEN YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GO ON YOUR VACATION AND GRADE PAPERS, WHICH IS WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS. BUT NO, IT'S WELL PLACED AND APPRECIATED.

THANKS FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

ONLY ONE OF THE FOUR CALENDAR OPTIONS HAS THE MONDAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY OFF.

THAT'S B2.

LIKE LAUREN I HEARD BACK FROM, I HEARD FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO LOVED THAT WE HAVE ELECTION DAY OFF, BUT I DID HEAR FROM A TEACHER WHO HAS KIDS IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK ON TUESDAY, AND THEN IT'S LIKE, WHAT TO DO WITH THE KIDS. SO THAT WAS JUST SHE WAS LIKE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH EASIER IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD TWO DAYS IN A ROW OFF.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

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BUT I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING I HEARD FEEDBACK FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, THAT COULD BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.

AND WE HEARD SOME OF THAT TOO, AND HENCE THE TWO CALENDARS.

SO B2 CAME ABOUT.

SAY THAT AGAIN. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OCTOBER ? I'M SORRY. NOVEMBER 4TH AND FIFTH? SO THOSE ARE BOTH STAFF WORK DAYS ON CALENDAR B2.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? YES. OKAY.

MAYBE I WASN'T MAKING MYSELF CLEAR.

WHAT I HEARD FEEDBACK WAS THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL, FROM A FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, TO HAVE TWO DAYS IN A ROW OFF VERSUS GO TO SCHOOL AND THEN ONE DAY OFF FOR THE STUDENTS. YES.

THAT'S AND AGAIN, WE HEARD SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK TOO.

AND THAT DID GENERATE THAT CALENDAR B2.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS RELATED TO WHAT YOU SEE HERE? SO DO YOU HAVE JUST TO GET A TEMPERATURE FROM THE BOARD? DO YOU HAVE FEEDBACK AND IMPRESSIONS ABOUT ENDING PAST MEMORIAL DAY? WELL, THE THING IS THAT I'M OKAY WITH PASSING A MEMORIAL DAY, BUT WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO KEEP THAT FALL BREAK IN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR DISTRICT, FOR OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND STAFF.

BUT THE THING IS THAT I ALSO AGREE WITH TARRAH THAT FOR NOVEMBER TO HAVE THAT MONDAY AND TUESDAY IF POSSIBLE OFF AND.

OKAY. YEAH.

HOW I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT? WELL, WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

IT'S A MATH PROBLEM AND I AM AN ENGLISH MAJOR, AND SO I RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP ME WITH THE MATH OF IT ALL FROM TIME TO TIME.

SO TAX ATTORNEYS IN MY HOUSEHOLD ASIDE, I WILL AGREE ON FALL BREAK THAT I HAD A LOT OF PARENTS REACH OUT WITH CONCERN, PARTICULARLY ELEMENTARY PARENTS THAT WEEK OFF IN OCTOBER, WEEK OFF IN NOVEMBER, WEEK OFF IN DECEMBER.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, BACK TO BACK IN THE FALL.

BUT THEN AFTER FALL BREAK I SOME OF THOSE SAME PARENTS FOLLOWED UP AND SAID, OH, I REALLY LIKED THE FALL BREAK.

AND YOU KNOW, I GREW UP HERE.

AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT EVERYBODY DID, RIGHT? I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL THING UNTIL I WAS MUCH OLDER.

AND SO I THINK THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL.

AND I HAVE GOTTEN THE MOST POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT FALL BREAK MORE THAN ANYTHING.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND KEEP FALL BREAK.

OKAY. I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT YOU'RE SAYING IT WAS LIKE BASICALLY 46 TO 46.

SO IT'S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IS NO MATTER WHAT YOU PICK.

HALF THE FOLKS ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT, THAT'S.

YEAH BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS WHEN FACED WITH CALENDAR A OR B AND THAT'S THE ORIGINAL A AND B OVERWHELMINGLY MORE THAN 50/50 CALENDAR A ENDING AFTER MEMORIAL DAY HAS BEEN KIND OF TRENDING TOWARD THE PREFERRED VERSION, BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE HAVING THE TWO DAYS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE EXAMS. THAT'S A HARD THING FOR STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BEGIN PART OF THEIR EXAMS BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. THEN YOU HAVE A THREE DAY WEEKEND AND THEN THEY HAVE MORE EXAMS TO DO.

SO THAT'S I REALLY WAS LEANING INTO THE A2 CALENDAR AS BEING THE ONE TO WORK OFF OF, BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE FULL FALL BREAK, AND IT'S GOT MEMORIAL DAY AND ENDING BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. BUT OKAY, THAT'S ALL GOOD FEEDBACK.

ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, LESLEY, I KNOW THAT WORKING ON THE CALENDAR IS LIKE JUGGLING AND SKATEBOARDING DOWN LOMBARDI LANE IN SAN FRANCISCO, SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY YEAR AND TAKING THE TIME TO SURVEY AND DO ALL THESE DIFFERENT STUDIES AND GET THE FEEDBACK AND REALLY TRYING YOUR BEST TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

OKAY. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 10.2 IN OUR REPORTS.

[10.2 Student Support Services in Plano ISD]

AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO LISA WILSON.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND TRUSTEES, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MACKENZIE CASALL OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. AND SHE'S GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ABOUT THOSE SERVICES IN

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GOOD EVENING.

I GET TO HONOR TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES WITH STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.

AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES SEVERAL AREAS OF INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT THROUGH MTSS, MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, AS WELL AS SERVICES FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH SECTION 504, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND DYSLEXIA.

AND SO I'M GOING TO START WITH MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, WHICH IS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR DIRECTOR KIMMIE CONLON, WHO'S HERE WITH US AND MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT IS REALLY OUR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS.

AND SO OUR GOAL FOR THAT IS TO REALLY IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT NEED SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS IN THE AREA OF ACADEMICS, ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR.

THIS AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T READ ALL OF THIS, BUT THIS IS KIND OF A DASHBOARD OF WHAT WE CAN SEE IN [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS OUR PROGRESS MONITORING TOOL FOR MTSS.

AND IT REALLY GIVES US SOME GOOD INFORMATION THROUGH ALERT BANNERS REGARDING OUR EARLY WARNING SYSTEM, ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION, STUDENT SUPPORT PLANS AND DISPROPORTIONALITY INDICATORS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT NEED IT.

THIS YEAR, WE'VE ALREADY WORKED ON REALLY STREAMLINING AN MTSS GUIDE THAT IS REALLY EASY TO FOLLOW, EASY TO USE FOR OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON MTSS AND INTERVENTIONS.

AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THIS YEAR, OUR PRIORITIES INCLUDE WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, INCREASING FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO MTSS.

MTSS IS REALLY NOT JUST THIS DEPARTMENT, IT'S MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT FEED INTO INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS.

MOVING INTO SECTION 504, WHICH IS REALLY OUR LAW AND OUR SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR IMPAIRMENTS THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR MORE LIFE FUNCTIONS AND SO LOOKING AT OUR TRENDS AND OUR DATA, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT IN SECTION 504.

THAT'S REALLY NOT SURPRISING FOR TWO THINGS.

ONE, WE KNOW OUR ENROLLMENT IN PLANO ISD IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALSO THERE IS A PRETTY LARGE CHANGE WITH DYSLEXIA THIS YEAR THROUGH HOUSE BILL 3928.

AND I'M GOING TO HIT ON THAT MORE IN THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST CHANGE.

BUT AS WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING MORE AND MORE OF OUR STUDENTS MOVING FROM 504 TO SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR DYSLEXIA, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING THESE NUMBERS DECREASE SLIGHTLY FOR 504.

AND SO FOR 504, OUR PRIORITIES THIS YEAR IS ALSO WORKING ON OUR WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR CAMPUS 504 COORDINATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, PARENT ENGAGEMENT NIGHTS, AND ALSO ONGOING PROGRESS MONITORING AND DATA WITH 504.

MOVING INTO HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND SERVICES.

SO THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT HOMEBOUND SERVICES COULD LOOK LIKE FOR A STUDENT THAT IS IN THEIR HOME GETTING SERVICES THAT IS REALLY BOUND TO THEIR HOME BASED ON AN ILLNESS OR AN IMPAIRMENT.

THERE WE SERVE THROUGH TRADITIONAL HOMEBOUND SERVICES FOR GENERAL ED, SECTION 504 AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

WE PROVIDE STUDENTS THAT ARE WITHIN PLANO ISD, BUT WE ALSO SERVE FACILITIES SUCH AS CHILDREN'S HEALTH EATING RECOVERY CENTER AND CENTER FOR DISCOVERY OF STUDENTS THAT COME FROM OUTSIDE OF PLANO ISD.

TO GO INTO THOSE FACILITIES, AND WE SERVE THEM WHILE THEY ARE IN THOSE FACILITIES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

LAST YEAR.

THIS WAS SEPARATED BY TWO DIFFERENT COORDINATORS THAT TOOK RESPONSIBILITY, BOTH SPECIAL ED AND THEN GEN ED 504.

THIS YEAR WE'VE REALLY MERGED THAT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CONSISTENCY AND EFFICIENCIES ACROSS HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND.

SO WE HAVE ONE COORDINATOR SUPPORTING BOTH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GENERAL ED HOMEBOUND THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AND WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED A FEEDER PATTERN OF CAMPUSES FOR OUR STUDENTS FROM OUT OF THE DISTRICT TO FEED INTO, SO THAT WE CAN TRACK THOSE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT IN A SEPARATE SCHOOL IN THE SKY KIND OF A THING, BEING ALIGNED WITH ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES TO SERVE THEM.

OUR PRIORITIES THIS SCHOOL YEAR ARE TO REALLY INCREASE THE MONITORING OF OUR OUT OF DISTRICT STUDENTS AND PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS TO WORK ON REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN SERVE BOTH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION.

HOMEBOUND STUDENTS.

SO MOVING INTO DYSLEXIA SERVICES IS PROBABLY WHERE THERE'S THE BIGGEST CHANGE.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE ALL VERY INFORMED ABOUT THE CHANGES WITH HOUSE BILL 3928 THAT PASSED THIS SUMMER.

AND SO LOOKING KIND OF AS A BIG PICTURE OVERVIEW LENS OF HOUSE BILL 3928.

IT'S REALLY MEANING THAT DYSLEXIA IS MOVING INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION IS CONSIDERED NOW SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION AND IS GOING TO BE PHASING OUT OF 504 AND EXCLUSIVELY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IF THEY NEED INTERVENTION

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WE ALSO THERE'S A BIG EMPHASIS WITH THIS LAW OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR PARENTS ARE VERY WELL INFORMED OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER IDEA.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A PIECE VERY UNRELATED TO DYSLEXIA.

BUT IN THIS LAW THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE INFORMED OF THE SPECIAL ED REFERRAL PROCESS THAT ARE GOING EITHER INTO A DAEP OR AND RETURNING FROM A DAEP SETTING. THERE'S A LOT OF DISTRICT IMPLICATIONS WITH THIS.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

ONE IS REALLY REGARDING CODING AND BUDGETS.

SO AS WE'RE STILL WAITING ON MORE INFORMATION, BUT PRELIMINARY INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE GIVING US IS THAT OUR DYSLEXIA THERAPISTS, OUR SERVICES, ALL THE CURRICULUM, ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO START TO MOVE UNDER A SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET.

SO AS YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, THIS YEAR'S AND NEXT YEAR'S, YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LARGER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO SHIFT UNDER THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET.

IT ALSO HAS A LARGE IMPACT ON STAFF.

THERE'S INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OUR DYSLEXIA THERAPISTS.

WE'RE REALLY HAVING TO POUR INTO HAVING OUR DYSLEXIA THERAPISTS TRAINED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. THEY'RE NOW HAVING PARTS IN THE EVALUATIONS, ATTENDING ARD MEETINGS AND REALLY HELPING TO DEVELOP THE PIECES OF THE IEP FOR A STUDENT THAT THEY HAVEN'T PREVIOUSLY DONE.

IT ALSO HAS AN INCREASED CASE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AS WE'RE NOW HAVING TO PUT EITHER INDIRECT OR DIRECT MINUTES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND THEN THERE IS A PRETTY BIG IMPACT FOR OUR EVALUATORS AND SPECIFICALLY OUR EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIANS, AS NOW ALL OF OUR EVALUATIONS WILL BE GOING THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION EXCLUSIVELY AND NOT NONE THROUGH SECTION 504.

OTHER DISTRICT IMPLICATIONS IS THAT OUR DYSLEXIA IS ALL GOING TO BE UNDER A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY UNDER IDEA.

AND WE'RE ONLY GOING TO EVALUATE UNDER IDEA AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON TRANSITION PLANS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN 504.

SO THIS LAW GIVES US TILL THE END OF 24-25 TO TRANSITION OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN SECTION 504 IF THEY STILL NEED DIRECT DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION.

SO WE'RE LOOKING ARE THEY FINISHING THE PROGRAM BY THE END OF 24-25.

AND THEY JUST NEED ACCOMMODATIONS.

AND IF THAT'S THE CASE THEY CAN VERY MUCH STAY IN SECTION 504.

BUT IF THEY'RE GOING TO NEED INTERVENTION OR ANY SORT OF SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION, THEN WE ARE NEEDING TO REFER ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS BY THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND CONSIDER THEM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY.

THESE ARE THE THREE PROGRAMS WE CURRENTLY USE IN PLANO ISD FOR DYSLEXIA.

WE USE TAKE FLIGHT, READING HORIZONS, AND ESPERANZA.

ONE THING I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY BRIGHT SPOT FOR PLANO ISD, IS THAT WE ARE AN [INAUDIBLE] ACCREDITED TRAINING CENTER.

THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY DISTRICTS THAT CAN SAY THAT.

THAT MEANS WE HAVE A VERY SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT CAN TRAIN DYSLEXIA THERAPISTS AND BECOME CERTIFIED ACADEMIC LANGUAGE THERAPISTS.

WE DO WITH TAKE FLIGHT, BUT YOU CAN ALSO BE WITH OTHER PROGRAMS. WE CAN ALSO OPEN IT UP TO OTHER DISTRICTS TO COME IN AND BE TRAINED THROUGH PLANO ISD, WHICH ACTUALLY WILL BRING SOME REVENUE INTO THE DISTRICT AS WELL.

ESPERANZA IS OUR BILINGUAL DYSLEXIA PROGRAM.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A SHIFT WITH THIS LAW AS WELL.

CURRENTLY, OUR BILINGUAL COACHES SERVE THIS, BUT WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR DYSLEXIA, WE'RE GOING TO BE SHIFTING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION BILINGUAL TEACHERS NEEDING TO PROVIDE THIS AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 60 DYSLEXIA THERAPISTS THAT SERVE 952 STUDENTS THROUGH TAKE FLIGHT OR THROUGH THE DYSLEXIA THERAPIST.

WE HAVE 1232 STUDENTS SERVED TOTAL.

IF WE LOOK AT DIRECT INTERVENTIONS FOR DYSLEXIA, MORE IF WE CONSIDER STUDENTS THAT JUST NEED ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DYSLEXIA.

AND SO OF THAT 952, WHICH IS THE YELLOW GRAPH THERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT 496 ARE CURRENTLY IN SECTION 504, AND 456 ARE CURRENTLY IN SPECIAL ED.

SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS BY THE END OF 24-25, THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY OF THOSE SERVED IN 504.

AND THAT NUMBER IS ALL GOING TO BE INCREASING INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE WE HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT, BUT IT'S STILL IMPACTFUL AT OUR CAMPUSES THAT ARE SERVED BY THE BILINGUAL COACHES FOR ESPERANZA.

AND THEN WE HAVE 234 STUDENTS CURRENTLY SERVED BY SPECIAL ED TEACHERS FOR DYSLEXIA PROGRAMS, TYPICALLY THROUGH READING HORIZONS.

WE'RE ALSO STILL WAITING ON INFORMATION.

WHILE THIS LAW CAME OUT THIS SUMMER, THEY STILL PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS. SO THEY ARE REVISING THE DYSLEXIA HANDBOOK AND THEY HAVE UNTIL THE

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SO WE CAN EXPECT THAT THERE STILL MIGHT BE SOME MORE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO PLACE THAT WE WON'T KNOW ABOUT UNTIL MOST LIKELY THIS COMING SUMMER.

BASED ON THE DYSLEXIA HANDBOOK, WE'RE ALSO WAITING ON SOME OTHER REQUIREMENTS FROM STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT DEFINE SOME OF THE PIECES THAT ARE IN THE LAW ABOUT WHO ARE DYSLEXIA PROVIDERS AND WHO HAS TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS, AND WHO HAS TO BE INVOLVED WITH ASSESSMENTS. OKAY MOVING INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WE'VE COMPLETED SEVERAL PROJECTS.

TWO BIG ONES THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN OUR SPECIAL ED HERO EXPO THAT WE HAD JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO NOW. ANOTHER LARGE PROJECT IS OUR ONLINE SPECIAL ED MANUAL.

IT USED TO BE CALLED THE E GUIDE.

WE COMPLETELY REVAMPED IT COMPLETELY REBRANDED IT AND ROLLED IT OUT THIS YEAR AS OUR SPEDNAV. AND IT'S REALLY GREAT SOURCE FOR OUR CAMPUSES OF HOW DO WE DO THINGS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TO LOOK AT THAT.

AREAS OF GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON OBVIOUSLY, WE TALKED ABOUT HOUSE BILL 3928 WITH DYSLEXIA.

ALSO WORKING ON TRANSITIONS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL ED TO KINDERGARTEN AND MONITORING OUR PROCESSES, AND THEN REALLY LOOKING AT OUR PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS ACROSS SPECIAL EDUCATION, EVALUATING THINGS THAT MAY NEED TO BE SHIFTED OR CHANGING, AND HOW DO WE CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTATION FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS. AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING ON THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

SO LOOKING AT THE ENROLLMENT, WELL YOU SAW 504 DROP A LITTLE BIT.

SPECIAL EDUCATION IS VERY MUCH ON THE RISE.

SO EVEN THOUGH OUR ENROLLMENT IN PLANO ISD IS DECREASING, IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT IN SPECIAL ED. WE HAVE GONE ABOUT 300 MORE KIDS THE LAST TWO YEARS.

I PULLED THIS NUMBERS ACTUALLY BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, AND THEN I PULLED IT AGAIN NOVEMBER 1ST, AND IT WENT UP 75 KIDS IN THAT MONTH'S TIME.

SO AND OUR REFERRALS ARE PRETTY HIGH.

SO I THINK THIS TREND IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS YOU LOOK AT THIS.

AND OBVIOUSLY THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON HOW WE SERVE KIDS AND OUR STAFFING FOR STUDENTS.

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION OF THE DISABILITIES THAT WE SERVE.

OUR THREE LARGEST AREAS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, SPEECH IMPAIRMENT, AND LEARNING DISABILITIES.

AND THEN OUR INSTRUCTIONAL ARRANGEMENT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT RESOURCE ROOM AND THE MAINSTREAM, THAT IS WHERE WE WANT THE MAJORITY OF OUR KIDS TO BE SERVED.

AND THAT IS ABOUT 54%, SO THAT WE WANT THAT TO INCREASE EVEN MORE.

BUT THAT IS OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS SERVE OUR KIDS IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE, IS THAT HIGH NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN MAINSTREAM AND RESOURCE SETTING.

AND THEN THIS THERE IS NO CHANGES IN OUR CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FROM WHEN I PRESENTED LAST YEAR. BUT THIS IS KIND OF OUR CONTINUUM OF SERVICES WITH IN-CLASS SUPPORTS, RESOURCE PULLOUT, CAMPUS BASED, SELF-CONTAINED AND CENTRALIZED.

YOU HAVE A HANDOUT TO THAT GOES OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT THOSE PROGRAMS AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE FOR OUR KIDS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS, WITH BEHAVIORAL OR COGNITIVE AND SENSORY MOTOR, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF AND OUR SOLOMON ADULT TRANSITION CENTER THAT REALLY SUPPORTS OUR KIDS THAT ARE 18 PLUS UNTIL THE AGE OF 22.

AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION VERY QUICKLY.

BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE TWO.

THE FIRST IS WHEN WE GET THESE REPORTS ABOUT STAFFING.

YES. WE'RE TOLD OVER AND OVER, HIRING SPED TEACHERS IS HARD.

IT IS. AND THEN WE'RE TOLD OVER AND OVER THAT HIRING BILINGUAL TEACHERS IS HARD.

AND NOW WE'RE LIKE COMBINING THOSE.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A PLAN TO TAKE TWO VERY DIFFICULT AREAS OF HIRING AND TRY AND FIND PEOPLE THAT HAVE THOSE SAME SKILLS, OR EITHER FIND THEM OR DEVELOP THEM. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

SO AND WE ALREADY HAVE BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT HAVE BILINGUAL AT ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE BILINGUAL SPECIAL ED TEACHERS.

AND SO FOR SOME OF THE CASES AT SOME CAMPUSES, WHEN IT'S ONLY 1 OR 2 STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED TO NECESSARILY INCREASE THE NUMBER.

BUT AT OTHERS, THAT MIGHT MEAN THAT WE NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL TEACHER AT THAT CAMPUS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.

BUT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES.

I THINK THIS YEAR WITH THE QUEST PROGRAM HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL WAY TO ADD SOME MORE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, AND WE'LL BE CONTINUING THAT PROGRAM, AND WE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH HUMAN RESOURCES TO TRY TO FIND VERY HARD TO FILL POSITIONS, BECAUSE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE'RE, THERE'S DEFINITELY A SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL ED TEACHERS AND A SHORTAGE OF BILINGUAL TEACHERS.

SO MY SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT THE ROLE OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND UNDERSTANDING AND DECIDING AND GIVING INPUT ON PLACEMENT.

AND THE GENESIS OF THIS QUESTION IS THAT WE HAVE FAMILIES EVERY YEAR THAT REFUSE

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AND SO AS A TRUSTEE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES THAT NEED SERVICES ARE GETTING SERVICES.

BUT AS A MOM, I'M LITERALLY THE MOM OF A DEAF KID THAT IS NOT AT THE REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF BECAUSE AS A FAMILY WE WOULD REFUSE THAT PLACEMENT, RIGHT? WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT FOR HIM.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SORT OF COMMENT AND OUTLINE WHERE THE FAMILY AND THE PARENT INPUT IS IN THAT PROCESS, AND HOW YOU ARE WORKING WITH PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE GETTING THE RIGHT PLACEMENT ACROSS THESE PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, OR ALSO THE DYSLEXIA CHANGE OR BOTH.

I THINK THE DYSLEXIA CHANGE IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS, BUT IF YOU COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT.

EXCUSE ME A LITTLE BIT ON BOTH SPED AND 504.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WITH THE CHANGE IN DYSLEXIA, THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING PIECE BECAUSE PREVIOUS THERE WAS A CHOICE EVEN IN WHEN THEY MOVED IT TO SINGLE PATHWAY.

AND WE HAD TO EVALUATE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL ED, WHICH HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.

PARENTS STILL HAD A RIGHT TO SAY NO.

AND THEN THEY HAD TO KNOW TO ASK, BUT THEY COULD GET IT THROUGH SECTION 504.

OR WE COULD EVALUATE THEM THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THEY COULD SAY NO, AND WE COULD SERVE THEM IN 504.

THIS NEW LAW SAYS WE CANNOT.

SO IF THEY CHOOSE TO GO THE SECTION 504 ROUTE AFTER THEY'VE BEEN EVALUATED, THEY WILL ONLY GET ACCOMMODATIONS.

AND THAT'S NOT ANYTHING WE HAVE A CHOICE ON.

SO THAT IS JUST AN IMPLICATION OF THIS LAW THAT WE DON'T HAVE AS FAR AS PLACEMENTS WHEN WE HAVE ARD MEETINGS, IT IS A PARENT IS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF THAT ARD COMMITTEE AND WE WANT THEIR INPUT.

ULTIMATELY, DECISIONS ARE MADE ON THE DATA AND WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE DATA. BUT THAT'S DATA FROM PARENTS, THAT'S DATA FROM SCHOOL.

AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT AND BE REALLY COLLABORATIVE IN NATURE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TRULY DEVELOPING THE RIGHT PLAN FOR STUDENTS.

PARENTS DO HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY NO TO SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THEN THEY CAN GO THE 504 ROUTE NOT FOR DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION, BUT FOR A ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES.

AND SO THERE ARE PARENTS THAT SAY, I DON'T WANT MY CHILD IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THAT IS THEIR RIGHT AS A PARENT AS WELL.

I'VE BEEN SPED ADVOCATE FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I HAVE A CHILD WITH AUTISM.

AND THE THING IS THAT WE SEE A TREND OF AN INCREASE IN SPED POPULATION FOR THE DISTRICT.

NOW, I KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE SPED TEACHERS, BUT ARE WE ALSO LOOKING AT PARAPROFESSIONALS TO HELP OUR SPED TEACHERS? OH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE PARAPROFESSIONALS AT EVERY ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT ARE HUGE IMPACT AND SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS AND SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO ABSOLUTELY, NOW IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING TO FIND SPECIAL ED PARAPROFESSIONALS AS WELL.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, BOTH OF THOSE, WE WANT TO BALANCE IT OUT AND HAVE BOTH OF THOSE TEAM MEMBERS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.

ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT I PAID FOR MY SON'S OWN TAKE FLIGHT COURSES.

THE THING IS THAT IF A PARENT BELIEVES, EVEN IF THEIR CHILD IS IN SPED, IF THEIR CHILD SHOULD BE TAKING THESE HAVE THESE SPECIFIC COURSES LIKE TAKE FLIGHT, WHICH HELPED US READING A LOT. BUT HE WASN'T DYSLEXIC.

COULD A PARENT ACTUALLY REQUEST FOR IT AND MAYBE GET APPROVED? OR IS THIS INDIVIDUALIZED? BASED ON THE DYSLEXIA HANDBOOK RIGHT NOW, TAKE FLIGHT IS A DYSLEXIA APPROVED PROGRAM, AND SO IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH DYSLEXIA.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER MULTISENSORY TEACHING CURRICULUM THAT WE USE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION BESIDES TAKE FLIGHT THAT CAN ABSOLUTELY WORK ON ACCELERATING READING.

OKAY. I HAVE ONE COMMENT, TWO QUESTIONS.

AND BY THE WAY, ANGELA, NO, BECAUSE I ASKED FOR MY CHILD SPECIFICALLY.

THEY SAID NO.

SO THE REAL ANSWER IS NO.

THE. I THOUGHT THE SPED HERE EXPO WAS PHENOMENAL.

GOOD, AND I REALLY WISH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE WELL ATTENDED.

GIVEN THAT ALMOST 15% OF OUR KIDS HAVE SOME SORT OF A SPED QUALIFIED, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE OVERALL ATTENDANCE? BECAUSE I AGAIN, I ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND I GOT I LEARNED A LOT FROM THERE, AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF WE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADVERTISE THAT BETTER. WELL, I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY AND IF YOU HAVE IDEAS, I'M VERY OPEN. I KNOW OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE WERE ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT OUT ON ALMOST EVERY ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES WEBSITES AS WELL. AND WE DID HAVE AN IMPROVED NUMBER THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE DID THREE DAYS AND SPREAD IT OUT OVER THREE DAYS, AND THIS YEAR WE DID IT OVER ONE NIGHT, WHICH I THINK HELPED IMPROVE.

SO WE WERE ACTUALLY REALLY PLEASED WITH INCREASED NUMBER OF ATTENDEES FROM THE YEAR BEFORE SAYING THAT.

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WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WE HAVE AND TO THINK WE HAD ABOUT 60 OR 70 PARENTS COME, THAT'S A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE.

SO WE ARE VERY OPEN TO OTHER IDEAS, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO GET THE WORD OUT AND GET MORE AND MORE PEOPLE THERE. WE ALSO DID IT IN A CENTRALIZED LOCATION THIS YEAR.

WE DID IT AT CLARK HIGH SCHOOL LAST THE YEAR BEFORE WE DID OVER AT SOCKWELL, REALLY HOPING THAT THAT CENTRALIZED LOCATION WOULD HELP OUR FAMILIES FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND NOT BE TOO FAR FOR SOME OF OURS THAT ARE MAYBE MORE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. NO, YEAH, I HAVE ATTENDED BOTH YEARS.

I THOUGHT THIS YEAR WAS DEFINITELY BETTER AND EASIER, BUT.

GOOD. IF WE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO WORK WITH THE PTAS AND REALLY GET THE WORD OUT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S REALLY TO ME, I THINK THAT IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR PARENTS WHO DON'T GO TO THAT.

SO MAYBE PTA IS WHERE WE NEED TO PARTNER MORE ON THAT.

OKAY. ONE COMMENT, ANOTHER COMMENT SLASH ASK QUESTION.

SO ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK PARENTS ARE LESS APT TO CHOOSE OR BE OKAY WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DESIGNATION IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT THEN ALLOWS YOU GUYS, OR ALLOWS US TO SORT OF CHANGE THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES FOR THE KIDS SO THEY NO LONGER NECESSARILY HAVE TO TAKE STAAR OR THEY DON'T HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR STAAR, OR THERE ARE SOME MILESTONES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO MEET, WHEREAS THE 504 THEY'RE BASICALLY TREATED LIKE A REGULAR STUDENT, BUT GIVEN ENHANCEMENTS.

WHEREAS IN SPECIAL ED THEY'RE TREATED LIKE A JUST A DIFFERENT CLASS OF STUDENT.

CAN YOU I GUESS I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT.

WELL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUST TO THE PEOPLE, LIKE, WHAT ARE THE SORT OF OVERALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A 504 CLASSIFICATION AND A SPED CLASSIFICATION? NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE ESSENTIALLY CLASSIFIED AS SPED? SURE. SO SECTION 504, FIRST OF ALL, IS MUCH BROADER.

IT CAN BE FOR LEARNING DIFFERENCES, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE FOR A MEDICAL IMPAIRMENT SUCH AS DIABETES. AND SO IT'S PRIMARILY LOOKING AT ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESS.

AND SO YOU'RE RIGHT THERE'S NO MODIFIED CURRICULUM IN 504.

THEY'RE ON THE SAME STANDARDS.

EVERYTHING IS THE SAME. WE ALSO DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF EVALUATION.

IN SECTION S04 YOU CAN LOOK AT CHARACTERISTICS OF YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THAT PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE FOR AN IMPAIRMENT OR A DISABILITY FOR 504 FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. WE HAVE A MUCH STRICTER CRITERIA TO GET INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND IT'S ONLY CERTAIN DISABILITIES THAT ARE SERVED UNDER SPECIAL ED, BUT IT'S A MUCH WIDER RANGE OF SERVICES AND IT'S SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION.

SO WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE GETTING ACCOMMODATIONS AND WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE EXPECTATION FOR THEM AT ALL.

WE HAVE OTHER STUDENTS THAT, BASED ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR DISABILITY, MAY NEED A MODIFIED CURRICULUM OR MAY NEED AN ALTERNATE LEVEL CURRICULUM, AND THAT MIGHT CHANGE THAT.

NOW ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE STAAR, SO WE DON'T EXEMPT FROM STAAR.

SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY SMALL.

GROUP OF THEM MIGHT TAKE A STAAR ALTERNATE, BUT THAT IS A VERY SMALL GROUP OF OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THE MAJORITY OF THEM STILL TAKE THE STAAR EXAM.

SO OUR GOAL REALLY STILL IS THE SAME IS TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS AND TO MEET THE STANDARDS THAT THE STATE PUTS OUT THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS EXPECTATIONS OF.

BUT THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT, BASED ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR DISABILITY, MAY NEED MODIFIED CURRICULUM AND MAY NEED MORE SERVICES AND MORE SUPPORT TO GET THERE.

YEAH, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THAT WERE CLEARER SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE I DO THINK PARENTS ARE OFTEN AFRAID OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DESIGNATION.

I THINK A THEY DON'T KNOW THAT ALMOST 15% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE THAT DESIGNATION.

SO IT IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND THEN B IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY.

THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION VERY WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE CONSIDERED.

YES OKAY, THANK YOU.

CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION ON THE HERO EXPO THING TO AGREE WITH MICHAEL THERE.

MANY OF US THAT HAVE CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENCES HAVE REGULAR MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT.

AND SO MY SON, FOR EXAMPLE, SEES AN AUDIOLOGIST AT CALLIER AND ANOTHER PHYSICIAN AT CHILDREN'S.

RIGHT. AND WE DON'T DO SPEECH THERAPY ANYMORE, BUT A LOT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DO. AND SO IN TERMS OF GETTING THE WORD OUT, IN ADDITION TO PTA, MAYBE TRYING TO TARGET SOME OF THESE CLINICAL PROVIDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SEE IF THEY CAN PASS THE WORD TO THEIR PATIENTS THAT THIS IS BEING OFFERED, IF THEY'RE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

JUST BECAUSE I KNOW OF THE TIMES THAT I HAVE GOTTEN ADVICE FROM MY CHILDREN'S CLINICAL PROVIDERS, AS OPPOSED TO ONE OF 500 EMAILS A DAY I GET, I MEAN, I WEIGH IT A LITTLE BIT

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THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.

ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL BRING BACK THOSE IDEAS TO THE BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE MEET IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR OUR SECOND VISIT AND DEFINITELY MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF THAT. THANK YOU.

AND WELL, THE THING IS THAT THROUGH THE YEARS, I'M SO SORRY I'M RECOVERING FROM AN ILLNESS, BUT THROUGH THE YEARS IS THAT LOCATION MATTERS OF WHERE YOU HOST THE EVENT? YES. AND I KNOW THAT YOU TRIED DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

IS IT IN A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT ACTUALLY REPEAT IT IN THREE DIFFERENT SECTORS LIKE THE WEST SIDE, THE CENTRAL SIDE AND EAST SIDE, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE PARENTS WHO CAN'T MAKE IT FOR ONE THAT ONE NIGHT OR ONE LOCATION.

IF WE CAN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, DIFFERENT LOCATION, DIFFERENT DAYS, IS THAT POSSIBLE? POSSIBLY. WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING IT BACK TO THAT BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO REALLY IS WHO GOT STARTED OUR EXPO AND LOOK AT THAT AS AN OPTION.

I DO KNOW WE BRING IN A LOT OF OUTSIDE SPEAKERS AND SO AND SOME OF WHICH DO HAVE A COST TO THEM AS WELL TO BRING IN.

AND SO BUT WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF THAT'S AN OPTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THE THING IS THAT THE REASON WHY SOMETIMES BECAUSE I'M AN EAST SIDE. AND THE REASON WHY IS THAT SOME OF OUR PARENTS, YOU KNOW, FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR WORKING ISSUES, IT'S SOMETIMES THE LOCATION WHERE THEIR CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL IS PROBABLY THE MAIN CAMPUS.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, I'M NOT DONE.

SORRY, AND MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH SLIDE 23.

IT'S THE PRIMARY DISABILITY PIE GRAPH THAT YOU HAVE.

YES OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO BACK UP THERE OR NOT, I DON'T SEE IT ON MY SCREEN.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT? SLIDE 23.

WELL, WHAT IT IS, IS THE [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK IT'S THE NEXT ONE.

THERE YOU GO. YEP. IT IS. SO MY QUESTION IS, FIRST OF ALL, WHERE DOES DYSLEXIA FALL ON THIS GRAPH UNDER LEARNING DISABILITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT SINCE WE TALKED SO MUCH ABOUT IT AND IT WAS INTEGRATED WITH A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY IN BASIC READING OR READING FLUENCY.

AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS IN IS THERE AN AREA THAT'S PRESENTED HERE THAT IS GROWING OR CHANGING, OR IS THIS KIND OF FIXED? IS THIS KIND OF HOW IT IS OVER TIME? IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR A WHILE, OR DO WE HAVE A PARTICULAR AREA THAT IS INCREASING OR CHANGING? EITHER WE'RE GETTING MORE OF OR LESS OF? ABSOLUTELY. SO I LOOKED AT IT FROM LAST YEAR AND IT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR.

I WILL SAY OUR AUTISM PERCENTAGE IS FAIRLY HIGH HERE, AND I HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK LIKE TEN YEARS, 20 YEARS TO SEE.

BUT AUTISM IS AN AREA THAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING MORE AND MORE OF ACROSS THE NATION.

SO I THINK THAT IS AN AREA THAT IS GROWING, BUT NOT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT.

SO THIS IS ON PAR WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL, BECAUSE I'VE OFTEN HEARD THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN FAMILIES WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES THAT ARE DRAWN TO PLANO ISD BECAUSE OUR SERVICES ARE SO HIGH.

SO I WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE PROVIDING MORE THAT MAYBE THAT'S A DRAW.

YEAH. I HAVEN'T COMPARED IT TO OTHER DISTRICTS.

I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE FROM JUST WORKING IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

AND I WOULD SAY THE AUTISM CATEGORY IS A LITTLE HIGHER HERE, AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SAY THAT THEY HEAR THAT WE HAVE GREAT PROGRAMING FOR OUR KIDS WITH AUTISM AND DO COME TO PLANO SOMETIMES FOR THAT, IN PARTICULAR FOR OUR SELF-CONTAINED PROGRAMING, WE HAVE MORE OPTIONS IN PLANO OF THAN MANY DISTRICTS DO, AND IT GETS VERY SPECIFIC IN THE PROGRAMING NEEDS IN PARTICULAR FOR AUTISM.

SO THE ONE AREA I WAS ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN IS THE PRIMARY DISABILITY WITH EMOTIONAL IS THAT'S PRETTY STABLE OR? THAT'S PRETTY STABLE. AND I WOULD SAY THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT FOR MOST DISTRICTS.

I DON'T THINK THAT IS 6.6% IS NOT OVERLY HIGH FOR THAT.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. MACKENZIE, I HAVE ONE THING.

OH, SURE. DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? WELL, THE THING IS THAT WITH THE LEARNING DISABILITY SECTION.

SO I KNOW THAT SPEECH IMPAIRMENT.

WE HAVE YOUR SPEECH THERAPIST.

BUT THE LEARNING DISABILITY ARE WE PUTTING WE'RE LUMPING OUR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY IN THAT SECTION OVER THERE.

SO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY ARE RELATED SERVICES.

SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A DISABILITY IN AN AREA THAT THEN IMPACTS THEM.

THEY THEY COULD BE SERVING ANY OF THESE DISABILITIES AND DO SERVE MANY OF THESE, MAYBE NOT JUST A STUDENT THAT JUST HAS A SPEECH IMPAIRMENT.

VERY UNLIKELY, BUT CERTAINLY OUR KIDS WITH ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS, MANY WITH OTHER

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ALL RIGHT, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION AND FIRST, I WANT TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION.

YOU HAVE AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE.

AND EVERY TIME YOU PRESENT TO THE BOARD, I'M ALWAYS BLOWN AWAY WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR ABILITY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT WE THROW AT YOU.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOW, MY QUESTION MAY NOT BE ONE THAT YOU CAN ANSWER, BUT I MAY LOOK OVER THIS DIRECTION AND MAYBE YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW THIS EITHER, BUT HOUSE BILL 3928 THAT SHE'S REFERRING TO, DID WE GET ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR ALLOCATIONS FOR THAT? NO.

I KNOW WE DIDN'T. THAT'S IN THE FAQS FROM TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THAT.

THERE IS A DYSLEXIA ALLOTMENT, BUT IT IS NOT CHANGING IN THEORY, AS THESE STUDENTS MOVE TO SPECIAL EDUCATION, THAT WILL EVENTUALLY INCREASE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

BUT RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

OKAY AND SO THEREFORE I ALWAYS ASK THAT QUESTION, DON'T I? NO MORE FUNDING, MORE UNFUNDED MANDATES.

AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT, YOU DID TALK ABOUT STUDENTS COMING INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND THAT WILL INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR SPED.

BUT DOES THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT WE HAVE TO HIRE? THE CASE MANAGEMENT, THE EVALUATION, THE INTERVENTIONS? THAT'S ON TOP OF THE ACTUAL STUDENT, THAT'S GEARING UP, RIGHT? SO I MEAN, SO WE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION MORE THAN WE BRING IN TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE OUR LEGISLATORS ARE TAKING NOTE OF.

AND BUT THAT IS AN AREA NOT JUST THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE TO PLANO.

THAT'S TRUE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT IN HOUSE BILL ONE, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER 750 MILLION. BUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THERE'S AN OVER $2.

BILLION SHORTFALL IN THE STATE THAT WAS STATEWIDE, NOT IN OUR BUDGET, BUT I'M JUST CALLING ATTENTION TO THIS SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN AREA THAT YOU MENTIONED. SPECIAL EDUCATION IS TRENDING UPWARD.

YOU GAVE REASONS FOR THAT.

AND NOW WE'RE REALIZING THERE'S A SIGNIFICANTLY GROWING GAP IN OUR FUNDING FOR THAT. SO I THINK THAT WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS TO SEE IF THEY COULD UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. JUST POINTING THAT OUT.

ALL RIGHT. NO, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION THAT WAS SORT OF ALONG THE LINES OF MY QUESTION WAS I JUST KEPT HEARING MORE STUDENTS WITH NEEDING IEPS.

SO IN MY MIND, I'M THINKING MORE PAPERWORK, MORE MEETINGS, MORE TIME SPENT TRYING TO COORDINATE THIS, MEANING LESS TIME WITH THE STUDENTS EDUCATING THEM BECAUSE THIS IS ALL BEHIND THE SCENES.

SO WOULD THAT INCREASE OR SHOULD WE ANTICIPATE FROM A BUDGETARY PERSPECTIVE, AN INCREASE FOR CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION STAFF TO HELP WITH THAT? OR WOULD IT BE CAMPUS BASED, OR DO YOU SEE THAT? I MEAN, IS THIS THIS SORT OF PIGGYBACKS OFF WHAT NANCY WAS SAYING.

I THINK THE PRIMARY CONCERN FROM MY LENS IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR CAMPUSES HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF STAFF TO SERVE KIDS.

BUT IT DOES AFFECT MORE OF OUR ITINERANT STAFF AS WELL.

SO NOT NECESSARILY OUR CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF AS MUCH AS WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DIAGNOSTICIANS, OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AS OUR NUMBERS INCREASE. THOSE ARE ALSO PEOPLE THAT ARE FEELING THE IMPACT OF THEIR CASELOAD GROWING PERFECT. AND THEN JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT FOR MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO PTAS IN THE PAST HAVE HAD A POSITION CALLED SAGE.

THERE MIGHT BE SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WHO REMEMBER THIS.

IT STANDS FOR SPECIAL AND GIFTED EDUCATION.

THIS WAS A COUNCIL LED POSITION OVER THE YEARS FROM LIKE 20, FROM OUR HIGHEST ENROLLMENT YEARS, FROM THE 2011 2012, YOU SAW THAT POSITION DECLINE ACROSS CAMPUSES.

PARENTS WERE NOT VOLUNTEERING TO FULFILL THAT POSITION ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

AND SO THEN AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL, THERE WAS NO ONE TO LEAD THAT WITH THE EXPERTISE TO LEAD THAT POSITION.

SO REALLY, THEIR BIG SAGE EXPO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE EACH YEAR AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH IN THE CAFETERIA WAS THE PREDECESSOR TO THE NEW EVENT THAT THE DISTRICT IS HOSTING.

AND SO REALLY FROM A PTA PERSPECTIVE, I'M SUPER EXCITED.

THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN THIS BACK SO THAT PARENTS HAVE AN OPTION AND RESOURCES TO GET THIS INFORMATION AND HAVE IT IN HAND.

BUT IF WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO HELP, MAYBE THAT WOULD BE A WAY TO DRUM UP MORE PARENT ENGAGEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY JUST BASED ON THE HISTORY OF PTA INVOLVEMENT IN THIS AREA, SPECIFICALLY IF REACHING OUT TO PTA IS GOING TO HELP, BUT MAYBE FROM, YOU KNOW, JUST A

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ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT DEFINITELY CAME UP WHEN WE MET WITH OUR BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE THIS LAST TIME. THERE WERE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT ARE VERY INVOLVED WITH PTA, AND THEY VERY MUCH BROUGHT THAT FORWARD.

AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO.

ALL RIGHT MACKENZIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. LOTS OF INFORMATION THERE.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.3 REPORTS UPDATE ON THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION OF THE

[10.3 Update on the Third Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislature]

AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO DANNY STOCKTON.

THANK YOU AGAIN, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY AND DR.

WILLIAMS. SO TONIGHT, I WANT TO GO THROUGH A REALLY BRIEF UPDATE ON THE THIRD LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH IS THAT IT'S OVER AND NOTHING HAPPENED.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY YOUR UPDATE ON THE THIRD SESSION.

SO THE GOVERNOR DID ADJUST THE CALL IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE SESSION AND ADDED PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING TO THE CALL HE ANNOUNCED ON X OR TWITTER, IF YOU'RE STILL USING THE OLD BRANDING THAT A DEAL HAD BEEN REACHED WITH HOUSE LEADERSHIP TO PASS A VOUCHER PROGRAM AND PROVIDE SCHOOL FUNDING, THAT POST FROM THE GOVERNOR WAS FOLLOWED UP WITH A POST FROM THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THAT MADE IT LESS CLEAR WHAT HAD ACTUALLY TRANSPIRED AT THAT POINT, AND SO IT SOUNDED LESS LIKE THERE HAD BEEN A DEAL REACHED, AND MORE LIKE THERE HAD BEEN A DEAL TO TALK ABOUT, A DEAL REACHED.

SO THEN WE SAW A BIG FLURRY OF ACTIVITY FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS, AND THEN EVERYTHING CAME OUT THAT EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. THERE WASN'T TIME.

AND SO THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION ENDED WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON ON THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD ANNOUNCED HAD BEEN REACHED ON A DEAL.

SO THAT SESSION ENDED DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY, AND THE GOVERNOR IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE LEGISLATURE BACK TUESDAY NIGHT AT 5 P.M.

FOR A FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION, USING THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT HE HAD USED IN THE EXPANDED CALL AT THE END OF THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION.

SO AGAIN, THAT STARTED OFF A WHOLE NEW SET OF ACTIONS IN THE LEGISLATURE.

AND WE DO HAVE NOW A FILED BILL, HB ONE, WHICH YOU ALLUDED TO A MOMENT AGO, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT BEFORE I GET TO THAT, THIS IS THE CALL.

THIS IS THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE CALL RELATED TO EDUCATION.

FOR THE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION.

THERE IS ANOTHER ITEM ON THERE AS WELL THAT'S RELATED TO BORDER SECURITY.

SO THE FOURTH SPECIAL INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOUCHER PROGRAM, AN INCREASE TO SCHOOL FUNDING INCLUDING SCHOOL SAFETY, SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, HEALTH COVERAGE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. SO THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CALL FROM THE GOVERNOR, FROM THE GOVERNOR FOR THE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE SAME AS THE EXPANDED CALL AT THE END OF THE THIRD.

SO WE DO HAVE A BILL. WE HAVE HOUSE BILL ONE.

IT'S 177 PAGES LONG.

I WILL POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, THIS ALL HAPPENED FROM 5 P.M.

LAST NIGHT THROUGH TODAY.

SO THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PRESENTATION THAN WHAT WAS PREPARED FOR YOU TONIGHT ORIGINALLY.

AND SO I AM STILL REVIEWING ALL OF THIS STUFF.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS IN THIS 177 PAGES.

ONE OF THE THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THAT IS THE SAFETY PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF HOUSE BILL ONE, AND THEY ARE IN A SEPARATE BILL, WHICH WAS ALSO FILED EARLIER TODAY, THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING.

BUT THE REASON BEHIND THAT IS THE LEGISLATURE IS SUBJECT TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SPENDING CAPS.

ONE IS STATUTORY, ONE IS CONSTITUTIONAL, AND THEN THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM THOSE SPENDING CAPS AND SO CONSTITUTIONALLY DEDICATED REVENUE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL SPENDING CAPS.

AND THIS IS ALL IT'S ALL VERY COMPLICATED.

BUT THE LEGISLATURE WILL OFTEN SPEND MONEY IN WAYS THAT MAKES IT EXEMPT FROM THOSE SPENDING CAPS.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE HOUSE IS TRYING TO TAKE THE APPROACH OF SPENDING MONEY ON SAFETY THROUGH A NEW, CONSTITUTIONALLY DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCE, TO MAKE THAT MONEY, BRING THAT MONEY OUTSIDE OF THE SPENDING CAPS, BECAUSE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY, MORE REVENUE AVAILABLE THIS SESSION THAN WHAT THE LEGISLATURE COULD SPEND UNDER THE SPENDING CAPS, UNLESS THEY DO SOME OF THESE KIND OF MANEUVERS. AND SO, DANNY, THAT'S HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ONE, RIGHT.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ONE AND HB TWO, WHICH IS THE ENABLING LEGISLATION.

YES. SO I WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ON THAT ONCE I GET A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY READ THAT BILL, SO THAT DID GET PULLED OUT.

SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THE REST OF THIS THERE'S IT REALLY IS AN OMNIBUS EDUCATION BILL. IT TOUCHES A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF.

HERE ARE THE HIGH POINTS FOR YOU ONE.

TEACHER RETENTION. IT IMPLEMENTS A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TEACHER VACANCY TASK FORCE, WHICH WERE LEFT UNDONE IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT INCLUDES CREATING A TEACHER RESIDENCY TASK FORCE, I'M SORRY, A TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT'S DESIGNED TO KIND OF GIVE TEACHERS THE SAME TYPE OF ON RAMP INTO

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NOT QUITE AS LONG, BUT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, RIGHT WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GET A CHANCE TO TO WORK UNDER A, AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE ALSO STILL GETTING PAID FOR THAT.

AND SO THIS IS A TEACHER RETENTION TOOL AND ALSO TRYING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHERS AS THEY COME INTO THE PROFESSION, HELP THEM FEEL MORE PREPARED AND MORE SUPPORTED. IT ALSO EXPANDS THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN OPTIONAL PROGRAM THAT DISTRICTS HAVE TO CHOOSE TO DO.

THAT'S EXTREMELY BURDENSOME AND VERY COMPLICATED, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DOLLARS IN THAT. BUT IT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST DO. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT.

AND SO THEY EXPANDED THAT BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF RECOGNITION.

AND THEY ALSO CREATED A GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP SUPPORT DISTRICTS IN GETTING THESE LOCAL DESIGNATION SYSTEMS SET UP TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

SO THAT'S ONE PIECE.

THE SECOND PIECE IS IS FUNDING.

THE BILL ACTUALLY CREATES A HOST OF NEW ALLOTMENTS THAT ARE KIND OF SMALL LITTLE ALLOTMENTS TO PAY FOR SMALL, LITTLE DIFFERENT THINGS.

THAT BEING SAID, IT DOES INCLUDE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT OF $540 FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'RE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF A FISCAL YEAR, SO THERE'S NOT REALLY A WAY TO INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR THIS YEAR.

SO IT WOULD IT WOULD PUSH THAT TO NEXT YEAR.

AND IT DOES ADD AN INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TO THAT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN IN THERE BEFORE. IT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT WITH LEGISLATORS IS WE'VE HAD INFLATION OF 18% SINCE 2019 AND SO TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE RISING COSTS THAT ARE IMPACTING ALL OF US.

IF YOU PUT AN INFLATION ADJUSTMENT IN THERE THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT.

SO THAT IS IN THERE. AND THEN IT DOES ACTUALLY REDESIGN SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

AND YOU WERE ALLUDING TO THIS EARLIER.

SO THE RIGHT NOW SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING IS BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE PLACEMENT AND NOT THE INTENSITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED.

FOR EXAMPLE, ALL CENTRALIZED CLASSROOMS ARE FUNDED AT THE SAME WEIGHT.

IF STUDENTS IN CENTRALIZED CLASSROOMS ARE ALL FUNDED AT THE SAME WEIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CENTRALIZED PROGRAMS. AND SO THIS WOULD REDESIGN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, AND THAT IS STRAIGHT FROM THE COMMISSION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING REPORT THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSION.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS A $4,000.

I PUT IT IN HERE AS A RAISE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A ONE TIME BONUS FOR THIS FIRST YEAR OF $4,000 FOR ALL TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, AND NURSES, $2,000 FOR PART TIME, I DON'T THINK.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE PART TIME TEACHERS, BUT PART TIME TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS AND NURSES.

AND THE REASON I SAID IT IN HERE IS A RAISE IS THAT'S A HARD THING TO SAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU $4,000 THIS YEAR AND THEN NOT IN THE FUTURE.

I THINK THE LEGISLATURE INTENDS FOR SCHOOLS TO USE THAT INCREASED FUNDING THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT TO FUND THAT ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

BUT THEY DO PROVIDE THIS YEAR, THEY PROVIDE ONE YEAR OF FUNDING SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT AMOUNT IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT FOR THAT FUNDING INCREASE TO KICK IN NEXT YEAR AND THEN THE FOURTH PIECE, WHICH IS THE OTHER REALLY LARGE PIECE OF THIS BILL IS THE VOUCHER PROGRAM.

IT DOES CREATE A VOUCHER PROGRAM WITH UNIVERSAL ELIGIBILITY, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE GOVERNOR REALLY FELT LIKE WAS A DEAL BREAKER FOR HIM, THAT VOUCHER PROGRAM, IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT OF HOW MUCH THE VOUCHER IS IN THE BILL. IT SAYS 75% OF THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FSP FUNDING, AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE CALCULATED THAT DIFFERENT WAYS.

BUT ULTIMATELY, THE COMMISSIONER GETS TO CALCULATE THAT THE COMMISSIONER IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID THAT'S GOING TO BE $10,400.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT'S A PRETTY SAFE BET THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO THAT FOR PARENTS TO USE TO PAY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR OTHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.

AGAIN, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE IN THIS BILL THAN WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT.

THERE IS ACTUALLY AN ALLOTMENT FOR FOR INDIVIDUAL EVALUATIONS.

SO FOR EVERY EVALUATION WE HAVE TO DO FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, THERE'S A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD GET.

SO THERE'S A LOT IN THERE.

BUT AGAIN IT'S AN EXTREMELY LONG COMPLICATED BILL AND I THE ONE THING I CAN GUARANTEE YOU ABOUT THE BILL IS THAT IT IS NOT IN THE FORM THAT IT WILL BE IN WHEN IT IF IT MOVES.

SO THE BILL IS GOING TO BE HEARD IN A COMMITTEE HEARING TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN HOUSE BILL TWO AND HJR ONE WILL BE HEARD IN A COMMITTEE HEARING ON FRIDAY.

BOTH BILLS ARE EXPECTED TO PASS OUT OF THE COMMITTEE THEY'VE BEEN REFERRED TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE THAT THE HOUSE SET UP ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

AND THERE'S SOME OTHER WORDS IN THERE THAT I'M NOT REMEMBERING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT IT'S NOT THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

IT IS STILL CHAIRED BY BRAD BUCKLEY THOUGH, WHO CHAIRED THE HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO PASS OFF OF OUT OF THE COMMITTEE AND MAKE IT TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE BILL'S PROSPECTS AT

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A LOT OF THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND A LOT OF RUMORS.

YOU HEAR ONE THING THAT ONE PERSON IS GOING ONE WAY AND THEN BUT THEN YOU LATER ON, YOU FIND OUT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO THAT WAY BECAUSE THE DEAL WAS THIS.

AND NOW THE DEAL IS SOMETHING ELSE, AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO THAT WAY ANYMORE. SO IT'S VERY MUCH ALL OF THAT GOING ON.

AND ACTUALLY ONE OF THE STATE REPS SAID IT BEST, I THINK, LAST NIGHT AND SAID NO ONE IN THE BUILDING, IN THAT PINK BUILDING DOWN THERE KNOWS WHERE THE VOTES ARE ON THIS.

AND I THINK THAT'S TRUE.

SO BUT EVEN IF IT DID PASS THE HOUSE, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE SENATE WOULD DO WITH IT BECAUSE IT SPENDS A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THE SENATE HAS SIGNALED THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH. AND SO, IN FACT, THE VOUCHER IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT THE SENATE HAD PUT IN THEIR VOUCHER PLAN.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT CLEAR WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE FUTURE OF THIS BILL IS.

SO BUT WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAVE HAVE CONDITIONED THOSE FUNDING INCREASES THAT WE NEED TO OFFSET INFLATION ON THE PASSAGE OF A VOUCHER BILL. THERE WILL NOT BE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL FUNDING WITHOUT THE PASSAGE OF A VOUCHER BILL. HOUSE, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THE GOVERNOR WOULD SUPPORT HB ONE AS IT EXISTS RIGHT NOW IF IT MADE IT TO HIS DESK, ALTHOUGH AGAIN, IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT IT WOULD MAKE IT TO HIS DESK, ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT FORM.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WATCHING IT AND AND TRYING TO MAKE FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS IS ALL GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT PERIOD OF HOWEVER MANY DAYS IT TAKES THEM TO FINISH THIS PARTICULAR SPECIAL SESSION.

SO CAN I JUMP IN? ABSOLUTELY. INTO THE POOL, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR SLIDE, YOU A COUPLE OF SLIDES BACK.

YOU TALKED ABOUT $540 ADDED TO THE NUMBER TWO.

THERE TO INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

AND I THINK WHAT I'VE HEARD IS JUST TO GET US BACK TO THE 2019 SPENDING LEVEL, WE WOULD NEED BETWEEN 1000 AND $1100 ADDED TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

SO I JUST WANT ANYONE WHO'S PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS, THAT IS STILL NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUNDING.

SO YES, HOWEVER, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH WE NEED, IF ALL THE MONEY WAS GOING INTO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY TRUE. THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY IN THIS BILL THAT DOESN'T GO INTO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT AND I MENTIONED THE FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S IN THE FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE SPEND ON FINE ARTS, RIGHT? SO IF WE GET A FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT, WE HAVE TO SPEND IT ON FINE ARTS.

IT ALLOWS THAT MONEY TO BE USED IN OTHER PLACES.

SO. SO THERE IS OTHER MONEY IN HERE.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT $6.4 BILLION THAT'S SPENT IN THIS BILL OVER TWO YEARS, WITH VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF THAT BEING IN THE FIRST YEAR.

MOST OF THAT IS IN THE SECOND YEAR.

SO IT'S PROBABLY CLOSE TO ABOUT 10 TO $11 BILLION OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

THAT'S IF A FUNDING INCREASES THAT ARE IN THIS BILL, WHICH IS STILL SHORT OF THE 14.5 BILLION WE'D NEED TO MAKE UP FOR INFLATION.

BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER THAN IT MAY SEEM JUST FROM THAT BASIC ALLOTMENT NUMBER.

GOTCHA. OKAY.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT DISTRICTS LIKE OURS, WE HAVE ADVOCATED FOR SEPARATING THE TWO BILLS, SEPARATING THE ISSUES, THE ESA VERSUS THE FUNDING.

AND I THINK THAT IS WHERE THE RUB IS BETWEEN THE TWO CHAMBERS, BECAUSE THE, THE THE SENATE HAS ABSOLUTELY SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CONSIDER FUNDING UNLESS AN ESA IS PASSED.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE STALEMATE IS.

I ALSO I SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVE GINA AND HOST OF TODAY BY TEXT, AND SHE LET ME KNOW THAT EVERY SPECIAL SESSION COSTS THE STATE BETWEEN 2 AND $3 MILLION.

SO YOU JUST MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO WE EXITED [INAUDIBLE] FROM SESSION THREE YESTERDAY WITH NOTHING DONE.

WE HAD DONE THAT IN LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION TWO, WHICH THAT'S WHERE WE DID GET THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF BILL.

SO THAT WAS GOOD.

BUT SESSION ONE ONLY LASTED A DAY.

SO IF YOU ADD THAT UP RIGHT THERE, THAT'S $9 MILLION.

AND WE'RE GETTING READY TOMORROW TO START HEARING BILLS IN AUSTIN.

AND IT'S SESSION FOUR.

SO IT'S JUST RACKING UP COSTS.

THAT'S JUST A COMMENT I HAD A COMMENT.

AND THEN MY LAST POINT IS IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED YOU, THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVOCACY.

THERE'S CALLS TO ACTION OUT THERE.

I BELIEVE OUR PLANO COUNCIL PTA PROBABLY HAS ONE.

IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND LET THEM KNOW YOUR OPINION, WE WELCOME YOU TO DO THAT.

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OKAY. YES. SORRY, OU GET TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE QUESTION SLIDE.

I DIDN'T GET TO THE QUESTION SLIDE.

MAKING SURE I'M FOLLOWING THE RULES.

WE ARE THERE. YES.

OKAY. UM, I HAVE TWO POINTS OF CLARIFICATION.

UNFORTUNATELYTHERE ON THE SLIDE YOU JUST CHANGED FROM.

SO I APOLOGIZE FOR MY BEHAVIOR.

SO ONE IS THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MEDICAL RESIDENCY, IT IS DONE AFTER THE EDUCATION IS COMPLETED.

RIGHT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEAR A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT IS FUNDED STUDENT TEACHING, WHICH STUDENT TEACHING IS DONE WHILE A TEACHER IS STILL IN COLLEGE.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE THAT THIS IS VERY CONFUSING BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO KNOW, IS THIS GOING TO FUND STUDENT TEACHING AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAID DURING THEIR STUDENT TEACHING TIME? OR IS THIS SORT OF ADDING ON AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF INTERNSHIP TYPE OF TIME WHERE THEY ARE PAID, WHEREAS A TEACHER RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW IS PAID DURING THAT YEAR? THIS IS CONFUSING LANGUAGE TO ME.

SURE, AND IT'S REALLY BASED ON SOME EXISTING PROGRAMS, SOME PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY ARE ALREADY IN PLACE IN CERTAIN PLACES THAT ARE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES WHO HAVE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE THEY'RE PLACING TEACHERS.

SO IT IS INTENDED TO BE INTEGRATED WITH THAT PROGRAM, BUT IT'S NOT YOUR TRADITIONAL STUDENT TEACHING TYPE SITUATION.

IT IS A FULL YEAR.

YOU WOULD BE THE TEACHER IN THAT CLASSROOM FOR A YEAR, BUT YOU'D HAVE SUPPORT FROM AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER WHO'S KIND OF COMING ALONGSIDE YOU THROUGHOUT THAT YEAR.

SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE TRYING TO TAKE THE FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO AFTER YOU GRADUATED FROM YOUR PROGRAM, PUTTING IT AT THE END OF YOUR PROGRAM AND HAVING YOU DO IT THEN, BUT WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, BOTH FROM YOUR UNIVERSITY, YOUR EDUCATOR PREP PROGRAM, BUT ALSO FROM AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER WHO IS THERE WITH YOU IN THE CLASSROOM WHILE IT'S HAPPENING.

SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY LIKE A MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST USING THAT AS AN ANALOGY, BUT IT IS IT'S ALSO NOT JUST HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO PAY YOU WHILE YOU STUDENT TEACH.

GOT IT. AND MY SECOND QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION WAS ON THE RAISE BONUS ISSUE.

YOU KNOW, WE GAVE A ONE TIME BONUS.

AT LEAST ONCE, IF NOT TWICE, SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED.

AND ONE OF THOSE TIMES WE GOT A VERY DETAILED AND LENGTHY EMAIL FROM ONE OF OUR PHYSICS TEACHERS.

AND IT WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING EMAIL BECAUSE HE SORT OF WALKED THROUGH THE DIFFERENT IMPLICATIONS FINANCIALLY FOR OUR TEACHERS.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RAISE AND A BONUS, RIGHT? BECAUSE RAISE IS OBVIOUSLY YOUR FUTURE RAISE IS COMPOUND.

AND THIS HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS ALSO.

AND AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS HERE.

IF WE DO THIS $4,000 RAISE SLASH BONUS AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR WE DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY SPECIFICALLY ALLOTTED, IS THIS DOES THIS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PUT US PUSH US INTO A DEFICIT BUDGET? AND, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THAT, DO WE UNDERSTAND? CLEARLY THE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR STAFF AND WHAT BENEFITS OUR STAFF MORE, OR WHAT BENEFITS OUR STAFF LESS SO THAT WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR THIS ISSUE.

SO I BELIEVE I WILL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THIS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE BONUS FOR THIS YEAR IS CREDITED.

IT'S SO IT IS.

IT WOULDN'T BE TREATED ANY DIFFERENT THAN IN TERMS OF COMPENSATION AND EVERYTHING.

BUT AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I PUT IT IN HERE IS IT RAISES TO YOUR POINT, RIGHT? IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO SAY, HERE'S $4,000 IN THE NEXT YEAR.

SORRY, YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK. RIGHT.

AND SO AND I THINK THAT THE LEGISLATURE KNOWS THAT.

AND I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE INTENT BEHIND THIS IS NOT TO SAY THEY CALL THIS A ONE TIME BONUS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T.

AGAIN, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ACCOUNTING OF PROVIDING MONEY AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR HAS STARTED. RIGHT. AND SO THEY'RE CALLING IT A BONUS ON A ONE TIME RAISE, BECAUSE IT'S A ONE TIME PAYMENT TO US AS AN ALLOTMENT.

THAT THAT ALL EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

BUT I THINK THE INTENT BEHIND THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT REQUIRED IN THE BILL, I THINK THE INTENT BEHIND THIS IS THAT IT SETS US UP TO THEN SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT WITH THE FUNDING INCREASES THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING FOR THAT SECOND YEAR.

AND JOHNNY AND I DID SOME QUICK MATH ON THIS EARLIER, AND THOSE FUNDING INCREASES WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO FUND THIS RAISE.

AND SO IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE BIENNIUM, THOUGH, THAT WOULD EAT UP THE BULK OF THOSE FUNDING INCREASES. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO OFFSET OTHER COSTS, THAT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.

GREAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER FOUR ON HER AND IS THE VOUCHER LANGUAGE YOURS OR IS THAT HOW IT'S ACTUALLY WORDED IN THE BILL?

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OKAY. YEAH THEY'RE CALLED EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN THE BILL.

BUT I THAT THERE'S NO INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE SAVING MONEY IN THAT.

AND THAT'S I THINK THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. SO IT'S THE STATE PROVIDING MONEY INTO AN ACCOUNT THAT THEN GETS USED FOR FUNDING. AND THEN THE QUESTION IS, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS OR FOR FAMILIES FOR THE $10,000? WHAT'S THE ANTICIPATED? I BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS SOMEWHERE IN THE REALM OF 37 TO 38,000 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THERE'S $500 MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR THIS ORIGINALLY.

THAT'S $500 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF THE BIENNIUM.

THE ORIGINALLY DURING THE LEGISLATIVE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS VOUCHERS ARE GOING TO START THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN.

AND THEN YOU'D HAVE TWO YEARS OF VOUCHER.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR WITH $500 MILLION.

WELL, NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIENNIUM, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT STARTING UNTIL NEXT YEAR. AND SO IT'S PAYING FOR JUST TO PAY FOR THAT ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS BILL.

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO COST THE STATE $1 BILLION IN THE NEXT BIENNIUM TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR THESE 37, 38,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE OR WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE A VOUCHER UNDER THE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE BENEFITING 37,000 STUDENTS.

AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS? WE HAVE ABOUT 5.8 MILLION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THEN MAYBE ANOTHER MILLION ISH THAT ARE NOT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THANKS. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BENEFITING A VERY SMALL NUMBER.

YEAH. IT'S NOT A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PROGRAM, BUT IT'S NOT A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP.

WHEN I WAS TALKING TO MACKENZIE ABOUT THE SPECIAL ED IF WE'RE LOOKING AT NUMBER FOUR WITH THE ESA OR THE VOUCHER OR WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING IT, IF SHE MENTIONED THAT PARENTS WITH THE HOUSE BILL 3928 RETAIN THEIR RIGHTS UNDER IDEA WOULD PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTINUE TO HAVE RIGHTS UNDER IDEA? IF THEY SELECT A VOUCHER AND GO TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL? PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF IDEA.

OKAY. SO THEY LOSE A LOT OF PROTECTION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

ALRIGHT, MR. STOCKTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INSIGHTFUL.

ABSOLUTELY. WELL, NO, WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CLAP, BUT IT WAS A GREAT REPORT.

BUT YES SO IF YOU HAVE STRONG FEELINGS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE HEARING THIS BILL IN THE MORNING AT 9 A.M.

IN AUSTIN, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 11.1 POLICIES.

[11.1 Approval of Policy CFC(LOCAL) Accounting: Audits on First Reading]

ON FIRST READING.

DR. FREEMAN, I WILL LET YOU INTRODUCE THIS.

THANK YOU PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

REVISIONS TO POLICY CFC LOCAL WERE MADE TO ALIGN WITH THE INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS SET BY THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS.

PROPOSED REVISIONS ALSO INCLUDE A TITLE CHANGE FOR THE DISTRICT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY CFC LOCAL ACCOUNTING AUDITS ON FIRST READING. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

I SAW TWO HANDS GOING FOR THE MICROPHONE.

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

LAUREN TYRA, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY.

CFC LOCAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITS ON FIRST READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL RIGHT. I SEE ALL SEVEN.

HANDS UP. UNANIMOUSLY, THE MOTION PASSES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 11 TWO POLICIES, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF POLICY, EIC, LOCAL

[11.2 Adoption of Policy EIC(LOCAL) Academic Achievement: Class Ranking on First and Final Reading]

DOCTOR FREEMAN, I WILL TURN IT TO YOU.

THANK YOU. PROPOSED REVISIONS TO POLICY EIC LOCAL HAVE BEEN MADE AS CLARIFICATION AND WAS REQUESTED TO ENSURE THAT GRADES WERE RECORDED CORRECTLY AND CONSISTENTLY FOR THE GRADUATING CLASSES, FOR WHICH DIFFERENT PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY APPLY.

AS A MATTER OF TIMELINESS, THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION UNDER THE FIRST AND FINAL READING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

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ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

SO I HAVE A MOTION BY TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY KATHERINE GOODWIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS POLICY EIC LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

CLASS RANKING ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE WILL NOW VOTE.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL RIGHT. I SEE SEVEN HANDS THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 12, WHICH IS THE CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT

[12. CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS? PRESIDENT HUMPHREY WE HAVE 29 SPEAKERS REGARDING NON AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. AT THIS TIME THE DISTRICT WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO HOLD THIS MEETING IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER.

THE PUBLIC WILL ABIDE BY THE RULES IN BED LOCAL.

AS A REMINDER, INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE BY SIGNING UP ONLINE IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

IF A SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALLED UPON, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WILL BE FORFEITED. SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THE TOPIC THEY LISTED UPON SIGN UP ARE OUT OF ORDER AND WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

SECTION 551.074 PUBLIC COMMENT.

SESSION WILL NOT BE USED TO VOICE A COMPLAINT INVOLVING THE NAMING OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NAMES OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, NO INFORMATION THAT CAN BE REASONABLY LINKED TO AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON MAY BE SHARED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

SPEAKERS WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE EACH.

IF YOU ARE NOT FINISHED SPEAKING AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO STOP.

SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO STOP SPEAKING WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO ARE OUT OF ORDER AND THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF.

SPEAKERS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING EXPECTATIONS OF PATRONS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

AS A REMINDER TO ALL, IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING.

IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING, AN INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, THE PERSON WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND MAY BE REMOVED BY FROM THE MEETING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IF NECESSARY.

IF WE HAVE TO STOP FOR A DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING, THE CLOCK WILL BE STOPPED.

THE TIME REMAINING WILL BE REINSTATED ONCE ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED.

FINALLY, THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THE SPEECH SPOKEN AT THE PUBLIC PART OF OUR MEETINGS.

WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT.

DR. FREEMAN, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL A SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM? THANK YOU. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KAREN WEEDEN.

CAREN WEEDEN.

MY APOLOGIES.

PLANO ISD PARENT.

AND IT IS ON BOOKS AND SEL.

AND I USUALLY GET A MINUTE WARNING OR WHATEVER.

BUT SINCE WE'RE DOING IT, WE'RE DOING A MINUTE CORRECT.

I'LL JUST UNLESS YOU WANT A 15 SECOND WARNING, THEN I'M JUST GOING TO LET IT GO TONIGHT, IF THAT'S OKAY.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION.

CAN I, MOHAMMED WANTS TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

CAN I GIVE HIM MY MINUTE AND THEN SO THAT HE CAN GIVE HIS SPEECH, BUT ALSO DO SOMETHING NICE? I WISH THAT WE COULD DO THAT, BUT THAT IS NOT ALLOWED.

MINUTES ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE.

THEY'RE ASSIGNED AS YOU SIGN UP.

OKAY. OKAY.

WELL, THIS I'M GOING TO USE MY MINUTE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

MOHAMMED ASKED THIS TO HAPPEN FOR THE VICTIMS OF THOSE WHO DIED.

YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO DIED IN ISRAEL.

SO THIS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SILENT MOMENT WHERE WE CAN SAY PRAYERS IN PALESTINE TOO.

[02:30:16]

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMAR VARANASI.

THERE WERE TWO ITEMS SUBMITTED, BUT ACCORDING TO BED, LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON ONE AGENDA ITEM.

SO I WILL READ BOTH.

THE FIRST TOPIC IS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOK REMOVAL FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY SHELVES IN PLANO ISD, AND THE SECOND IS PETITION SHOULD DEMAND POLICY CHANGE THAT REQUIRES PARENTS TO BE ON RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEES.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR STAYING NEUTRAL IN THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WITH RESPECT TO THIS, I'M A FATHER OF A KID WHO IS STUDYING IN PLANO ISD.

I GOT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SITUATION, LIKE WHERE THESE BOOKS HAVE BEEN EXPLICITLY SEXUAL, AND IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE AGE GROUPS, WHICH I WANTED TO.

I REALLY CONDEMN THAT AT THIS POINT OF TIME, BECAUSE KIDS ARE NOT THE PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS A PROPERTY OF THE PARENTS AND PROPER PARENTS HAVE THE FIRST RIGHT OF, YOU KNOW, LIKE CONCERN ON THAT.

PLEASE REMOVE THOSE BOOKS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE.

THAT WOULD REALLY HELP THE KIDS GROW IN A SAFER ENVIRONMENT.

AND ALSO LIKE WHEN YOU ARE INTRODUCING THESE KIND OF BOOKS INTO THE LIBRARIES OF THE SCHOOLS, PLEASE MAKE SURE LIKE THAT IF YOU CAN CREATE A POLICY OR LIKE A COMMITTEE WHERE THEY CAN CREATE, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BE PART LIKE, YOU KNOW, PARENTS CAN BE PART OF THAT THING SO THAT THEY CAN READ THESE BOOKS BEFORE THEY GET INTO THE GROUND.

SO THAT THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU MA'AM. REALLY APPRECIATE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE], PLANO ISD PARENT AND STUDENT AND TOPIC ABOUT THE LGBT STORIES AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY [INAUDIBLE] . OKAY. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KYLE PIPKINS.

PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT LIBRARY BOOK MATERIAL.

THIS IS ONLY MY THIRD TIME TO EVER COME TO A BOARD MEETING, BUT I SAID IN THE ONE THIS PAST MONTH AND IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

IT WAS DISTURBING AND IT WAS DESPICABLE.

I KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS HERE RECENTLY, AND I HOPE THOSE STEPS CONTINUE, AND I HOPE YOU'RE MORE OPEN WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AND MORE FORTHCOMING TO THINGS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN PLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S AT THIS MAGNITUDE.

I'M ASKING YOU, PLEASE.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE STARTING TO LOOK NOW, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING AND THEY'VE NOTICED. THEY'VE TAKEN NOTICE.

PLEASE STRAIGHTEN THIS UP.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHANNON [INAUDIBLE] PLANO ISD.

NON RESIDENT.

TOPIC, BOOKS.

RECONSIDERATION POLICY ACCOUNTABILITY.

SHANNON [INAUDIBLE] I'M WITH CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM CDF AND PARENTS ARE INSISTING ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WHO REVIEWED AND APPROVED SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL FOR MINORS.

AS YOUR NEW INTERNAL REVIEW CONFIRMED, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED ON THESE COMMITTEES SHOWED EXTREMELY POOR JUDGMENT AND SHOULD NEVER AGAIN BE ALLOWED TO SERVE IN ANY CAPACITY THAT REQUIRES THE REVIEW OF ANY CONTENT AND THEIR APPROPRIATENESS FOR MINORS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PERSON WHO SELECTED THESE COMMITTEES SHOULD ALSO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HER HORRIFIC OR HORRIBLE LACK OF JUDGMENT.

WE NEED ASSURANCES THAT THESE ADMINS AND LIBRARIANS WILL NEVER BE GIVEN THIS RESPONSIBILITY AGAIN, AS THEY HAVE PROVEN THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH THE YOUNG, IMPRESSIONABLE MINDS OF OF A CHILD.

UNBELIEVABLY, I SAW A FEW OF THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION COMMITTEE THAT YOU JUST VOTED ON TONIGHT.

WE EXPECT THAT THIS BOARD WILL ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY, BUT IF THERE IS NO TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTABILITY, WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS IT OURSELVES.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER MARY ANN WYLIE, PLANO ISD RESIDENT, LIBRARY BOOKS.

EARLIER THIS YEAR. I SUBMITTED FIVE BOOKS FOR RECONSIDERATION AT THE TIME IN MAY.

IT WAS THE BEGINNING, RIGHT? AND SO OF THOSE FIVE, ONLY TWO WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM VARIOUS LIBRARIES ACROSS PISD.

THE OTHER 60% WERE LEFT IN.

[02:35:03]

HOW WILL WE KEEP THESE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT THE LIBRARIANS AND PRINCIPALS THAT INITIALLY LET THESE DISGUSTING BOOKS INTO PISD SCHOOL LIBRARIES FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? IS THERE A COMMITTEE FOR NEW INCOMING BOOKS GOING TO BE GATHERED? AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, PARENTS AND PEOPLE FROM PLANO WANT TO BE COLLABORATIVE WITH YOU, AND WE WANT TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN THESE BOOKS ARE BEING PRESENTED.

SO IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ORIGINALLY REVIEWED THE BOOKS I SUBMITTED, THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER, CYNTHIA [INAUDIBLE].

PLANO ISD.

NON RESIDENT TOPIC.

GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE BOARD.

GOOD EVENING. WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NEGATIVE ASSOCIATIONS WITH THIS TOPIC ABOUT PORN AND LIBRARIES. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE DISTRICT. WHEN I LOOK UP THERE AND SEE 15 OF YOU LOOKING AT US, IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE AN INSURMOUNTABLE WALL THAT IS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO OUR REQUEST.

HOWEVER, I NOTE THAT ONLY SEVEN OF YOU ARE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS.

THE OTHER EIGHT OF YOU ARE NOT.

WE DID NOT VOTE FOR YOU.

WE ARE SEEKING ACTION FROM OUR ELECTED BOARD WHO HAVE TAKEN AN OATH.

IT IS VERY DISTURBING THAT YOU, THE BOARD, DO NOT CONTINUALLY PUT THE TOPIC OF THE BOOKS ON THE AGENDA, KNOWING HOW MANY RESIDENTS SHOW UP EVERY MONTH BASED ON THE EXAMPLES READ TO US FROM THE BOOKS, OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK TO BE READING DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL ACTS AND INTERNAL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS FOR BOOK CHARACTERS WHILE EXPERIENCING THOSE ACTS. WE EXPECT YOU TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE ALL THE BOOKS FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES, AND FROM ALL REQUIRED READING ASSIGNED BY ANY TEACHER.

THERE IS NO JUSTIFIABLE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT.

WHEN WE VOTED FOR YOU, YOU GAVE US THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT OUR VOICE.

YOU HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT OUR [INAUDIBLE].THANK YOU.

YOUR TIME IS UP. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LARISSA [INAUDIBLE], PLANO ISD PARENT TOPIC.

RISING AND CANNOT READ THIS RISING ANTI.

ANTI-SEMITISM. OKAY ANTI-SEMITISM IN OUR SCHOOLS I APOLOGIZE CANNOT READ THAT.

HI EVERYONE! MY NAME IS LARISA [INAUDIBLE] AND I HAVE CHILDREN IN PLANO ISD.

IN HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SINCE THE ATTACK ON ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7TH, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING PLANO ISD HAS DONE TO KEEP PARENTS UP TO DATE ON THE HAPPENINGS IN THE SCHOOLS, BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU TO DO MORE. SINCE THE HAMAS TERRORIST GROUP ATTACKED ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7TH AND BRUTALLY KILLED OVER A THOUSAND INNOCENT CIVILIANS AND TOOK HOSTAGE ISRAELI MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF UNTRUTHFUL INFORMATION SPREAD AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT HOW SUCH ATTACKS ARE UNDERSTANDABLE AND EVEN HEROIC, AND IT'S AFFECTING THE KIDS IN A VERY NEGATIVE WAY.

SPECIFICALLY, KIDS FEED INTO UNTRUTHFUL MISINFORMATION THAT PROMOTES ANTI-SEMITISM, AND IT'S BECOMING A DANGEROUS AND SCARY ENVIRONMENT FOR JEWISH CHILDREN THAT ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS. IT'S UP TO US AS SENSIBLE ADULTS TO RAISE GOOD, KIND AND EDUCATED PEOPLE. KIDS ARE OUR FUTURE.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LILAC [INAUDIBLE].

PLANO ISD PARENT.

ANTISEMITISM. GOOD EVENING.

IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY'S AWAKE TONIGHT.

I HAVE A MINUTE.

IT LOOKS LIKE. SO I WON'T GET EVERYTHING THROUGH HERE.

BUT ON OCTOBER 19TH, MACMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL HAD A WALKOUT, AN ANTI-SEMITIC WALKOUT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO AD LIB BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TIME.

YOU ARE NOT CONDEMNING THIS BEHAVIOR.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION.

SO IF YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE, YOU WILL BE HELD LIABLE.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ANY OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THERE ARE MANY OF THEM. ON MONDAY.

PISD AND ROUND ROCK ISD SUPERINTENDENT BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD A MEETING WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. AND WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT? GUESS WHAT? THEY BELIEVE IT WAS POLITICAL.

THERE WAS NO LIST.

THERE WAS NO ACTION POINTS.

AND THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING THAT THEY ASKED YOU GUYS TO DO.

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WAS NOT DONE. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MEGAN [INAUDIBLE].

MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERNS, I.E.

BOOKS, PARENTAL RIGHTS, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT.

IT'S NOT IE BOOKS, IT'S INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT, WHICH IS Y'ALL'S CLASS THAT YOU ROLLED OUT LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR.

I CONTINUE TO BE UPSET ABOUT THIS CLASS BECAUSE IT'S NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE, AND PLANO ISD HAS NO RIGHT TO PICK MY CHILD'S ELECTIVES FOR HIM.

WE WERE TOLD THIS CLASS NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT TO ALL CAMPUSES BECAUSE OF EQUITY ISSUES, SINCE OTHER SCHOOLS LIKE BOWMAN AND CARPENTER WERE ON EIGHT PERIOD DAYS.

HOWEVER, BOWMAN CONTINUES TO BE ON A DOUBLE MATH BLOCK AND HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED IN THIS YEAR. NO INTERVENTION OR ENRICHMENT IS HAPPENING.

THE CLASS IS A WASTE OF TIME.

THE DISTRICT REQUIRED IT, BUT THE DISTRICT DIDN'T PLAN IT.

YOU DUMPED THE PLANNING ON THE TEACHERS.

YOU CAN'T PAY THEM ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU'VE INCREASED THEIR WORKLOAD THIS YEAR.

THE TEACHERS GENERALLY THAT ARE TASKED WITH THIS CLASS HAVE MORE PREPS AND LESS TIME TO PLAN. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT IT'S INTENDED FOR STAAR FAILURES, AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY ILLEGAL TO TAKE A STUDENT'S ELECTIVE OVER A STAAR FAILURE.

NEXT SPEAKER, MICHAEL CONWAY.

PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT.

BOOKS. GOOD EVENING BOARD.

FIRST I READ A REPORT FROM WFAA ABOUT A FEW WEEKS BACK, AND I DON'T APPRECIATE READING SAYING THAT YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE BOOKS.

THERE WAS 25 PEOPLE THAT CAME UP HERE, AND Y'ALL DID A DISCLAIMER BEFORE THE BOOKS EVEN TALKED ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THE BOOKS THAT Y'ALL KNEW.

AND THEN YOU TELL THE NEWS, WELL, WE GOT TO CHANGE, CHECK OUR PROTOCOL.

Y'ALL HAVE KNOWN, I GREW UP HERE AUGUST OF 75.

I WAS IN THIS AREA.

MY MOM STILL LIVES DOWN THE STREET.

YOU KNOW, WEATHERFORD, HAGGARD, VINES AND PLANO SENIOR HIGH.

THIS IS NOT THE CITY I GREW UP IN.

YOU KNOW, THE FIVE AND DIME, THE OLAN MILLS, THE BASKIN ROBBINS.

FOND MEMORIES OF CLARK STADIUM, SEEING THE FIREWORKS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, SENIORS AND THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON THAT Y'ALL WERE TRYING TO PROTECT STUDENTS BACK THEN.

AND NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT GIVES EXCUSES FOR HAVING BOOKS THAT AREN'T SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE BE READ AND BE SEEN, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

[INAUDIBLE] THE NEXT SPEAKER, ALLISA KLEIN.

PLANO ISD PARENT RESIDENT SHARING POSITIVE PISD SCHOOL NEWS.

AS THE TOPIC.

ALISA KLEIN.

THE NEXT SPEAKER, KELLY KILLEEN, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT TOPIC LIBRARIES.

GOOD EVENING.

I AM A PLANO ISD PARENT, BUT I'M ALSO A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER, AND I'M A PROUD FOUNDING MEMBER OF DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY, WHICH IS A NATIONWIDE NONPARTIZAN 501 C ORGANIZATION. AND OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCLUSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR ALL. LOOKING AROUND THIS ROOM TONIGHT, I REALIZE HOW AWESOME OUR DIVERSITY IN THIS AREA IS AND LOVE THAT WE CAN HAVE CIVILIZED DEBATE TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY BUILD A CAPACITY IN OUR CHILDREN TO BE EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE.

I HAVE TAUGHT FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY 19 YEARS IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOLS.

I'VE TAUGHT KIDS WHO WOULD GO ON TO COMMIT MAJOR CRIMES AFTER DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.

I'VE TAUGHT KIDS WHO WERE MURDERED OVER DRUG DEALS, KIDS WHO WERE THEMSELVES PARENTS BEFORE EVEN FINISHING MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I'VE ACTUALLY LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY TEEN PARENTS I'VE TAUGHT.

I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT BOOKS WERE NOT THE PROBLEM.

THE LACK OF EFFECTIVE SEX ED CLASSES, THE LACK OF ROOM FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CLASSROOMS, THE LACK OF FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH JONES, PLANO ISD PARENT TOPIC HATE SPEECH ON CAMPUS.

MY NAME IS SARAH JONES, AND I'M A PARENT OF A STUDENT AT MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE ON OCTOBER 19TH.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL, SUPPORTED A WALKOUT IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE AND GAZA.

AT THE WALKOUT, THE STUDENTS CHANTED FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE! THIS IS A CALL FOR GENOCIDE, THE EXTERMINATION, THE ANNIHILATION OF ISRAELIS

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THERE IS NO OTHER INTERPRETATION, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SOME ANTI-SEMITIC SUPPORTERS MAY TRY TO FABRICATE.

IT IS A CALL TO ARMS AND A RALLYING CRY FOR A TERRORIST GROUP.

THE SLOGAN A CALL FOR THE EXTERMINATION OF A RACE OF PEOPLE WAS CHANTED AT A PLANO INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUT, WHICH THE PRINCIPAL DESCRIBED AS CONDUCTED PEACEFULLY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT.

ANOTHER PISD REPRESENTATIVE STATED A SUBGROUP OF THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE WALKOUTS ENGAGED IN A PARTICULAR CHANT THAT NEITHER STUDENTS NOR STAFF NEXT SPEAKER TARRAH SCHULTE, PLANO ISD, NON RESIDENT TOPIC BOOKS.

GOOD EVENING, TARRAH SCHULTE WITH CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST MONTH TO REMOVE THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS FROM YOUR LIBRARY SHELVES.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IT TOOK A MASSIVE PUBLIC PRESSURE FROM THE PARENTS TO GET THIS DONE, BUT WE STILL LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROGRESS THAT YOU'VE MADE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO COMPLETE THAT PROCESS.

TO THAT END, CDF SENT AN EMAIL TO ALL OF YOU LAST WEEK AND JUST RECEIVED A RESPONSE AT 4:30 P.M. TODAY.

ONE OF OUR QUESTIONS WAS, HOW ARE YOU PLANNING TO SEARCH THE REMAINDER OF YOUR COLLECTIONS TO IDENTIFY OTHER TITLES THAT MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED? AND YOUR ANSWER WAS THE LIBRARIANS.

NOT ONLY IS THIS ANSWER VERY VAGUE, IT DOES NOT GIVE PARENTS CONFIDENCE.

GIVEN THAT SOME LIBRARIANS ACTUALLY REMOVED, REVIEWED, AND APPROVED SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS, WHAT CDF AND PARENTS WANT ARE DETAILED STEPS OF THE AUDIT PROCESS AND A QUICK AND TRANSPARENT AUDIT OF THE ENTIRE LIBRARY COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER DEBBIE LINDSTROM, PLANO ISD, NON RESIDENT, TOPIC BOOKS.

DEBBIE LINDSTROM WITH CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM TONIGHT, CDF IS PUBLICLY INFORMING YOU THAT WE WILL BE GATHERING SUPPORT FROM PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGE REGARDING THE RECONSIDERATION PROCESS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING ONE.

PARENTS TO ALWAYS HAVE A MAJORITY ON THESE COMMITTEES.

CURRENT POLICY DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT THEY ARE EVEN INCLUDED.

THAT NEEDS TO CHANG.

2, THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF ANY BOOK CHALLENGED FOR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT DURING THE PROCESS.

NUMBER 3, AN ELECTED BOARD MEMBER TO BE A REQUIRED COMMITTEE MEMBER.

4, A SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME BY WHICH THE RECONSIDERATION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETE.

5, ADDING TYPED NAMES AND TITLES TO EACH RECONSIDERATION RESPONSE FORM SO THAT PARENTS KNOW WHO IS ON EACH COMMITTEE.

WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL WORK WITH US ON THESE AND OTHER POLICY CHANGES.

IT IS ALWAYS OUR PREFERENCE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OFFICIALS AS PARTNERS AND NOT ADVERSARIES. HOPEFULLY YOU FEEL THE SAME.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, MARK [INAUDIBLE] PLANO ISD, NON RESIDENT, TOPIC ADDRESS EXPECTATIONS OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I'M A PRODUCT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SOME THINGS I'M PROUD ABOUT THE CULTURE CHANGE LIKE THIS AUDIENCE.

WHEN I WAS A KID THERE WASN'T.

IT WAS A PREDOMINANTLY LOOKED LIKE ME, ACT LIKE ME WAS A REPRESENTATION OF ME.

BUT YOU GUYS TONIGHT TALKED ABOUT CULTURE AND YOU OBVIOUSLY CARE ABOUT CULTURE BECAUSE IT'S IN YOUR CALENDAR.

YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS [INAUDIBLE].

YOU HAVE A POLICY FOR SOCIAL WORKERS HERE.

LET ME READ JUST A LITTLE BIT OF IT TO YOU.

IN YOUR CODE OF ETHICS IT SAYS CULTURAL COMPETENCE.

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE AND UNDERSTAND CULTURE AND THE FUNCTIONS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIETY.

WHETHER YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT TO KNOW THAT PORNOGRAPHY AND BOOKS IS OFFENSIVE TO PEOPLE OF FAITH AND CULTURE IS MANY TIMES DICTATED BY FAITH.

PLEASE BE A LEADER AND THANK YOU.

YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER, LEE MOORE.

PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT, BOOKS, SEXUAL GROOMING, VISUAL AIDS.

I WANT TO THANK CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM FOR CALLING ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF THE SEXUAL GROOMING VISUAL AIDS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DIRTY BOOKS THAT WERE, AND SOME STILL ARE AVAILABLE TO MINORS IN PLANO ISD LIBRARIES DUE TO PUBLIC PRESSURE AND NOT FROM

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YOU'VE STARTED TO REMOVE THESE GROOMING AIDS FROM THE SHELVES, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT YOU HAVEN'T CLEANED THEM ALL OUT YET.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? AMERICAN PSYCHO SOMEHOW STILL REMAINS ON THE SHELF.

THIS BOOK HAS CONTENT WAY BEYOND ANYTHING ANY OF YOU COULD IMAGINE, WHICH I HAD A HARD TIME READING AS A GROWN ADULT.

LIKE, I'VE CUT HER LIPS OFF WITH A PAIR OF NAIL SCISSORS AND TIED HER TO THE BED SO SHE COULD WATCH ME SOAR OFF THE HEAD OF HER FRIEND AND HOLD IT UP LIKE A PRIZE.

LOWER IT TO MY LAP, AND THEN TAKE MY COCK AND SHOVE IT INTO HER BLOODIED MOUTH.

EVEN AFTERWARD, I'M SO HARD I CAN WALK AROUND THE BLOOD SOAKED ROOM CARRYING THE SEVERED HEAD ON MY DICK.

HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THAT POISON REMAIN IN THE LIBRARIES? PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND GET THE BOOKS OUT.

PROTECT THE KIDS.

WE CAN'T HAVE ANY CLAPPING, I'M REALLY SORRY, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP IT QUIET.

THE NEXT SPEAKER, MOHAMMED [INAUDIBLE], PLANO ISD PARENT, TOPIC SEL CARE AND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT OF THE PISD LIBRARY BOOKS.

PEACE BE UPON YOU ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, SINCE WE ARE IN THE ACADEMIC PREMISES, I WOULD LOVE TO CLARIFY SOMETHING CALLED ANTI SEMITISM, WHICH IS NOT EXIST ANYMORE BECAUSE WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM AND ABRAHAM.

HE IS THE FATHER OF ISAAC AND ISHMAEL, AND WE ALL ARE THE SAME CHILDREN, SO THERE IS NO DIVERSITY IN BETWEEN ANYWAY.

SO WE BELIEVE A ROBUST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PLANO ISD ADMINISTRATION AND PLANO PARENTS IS CRUCIAL FOR FOSTERING A STRESS FREE AND SECURE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, FOCUSING ON NURTURING CHILDREN WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THEIR FUTURE BY SAFEGUARDING AGAINST ANY SEXUALIZATION OF THEIR YOUNG MINDS IN EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL.

I WOULD LOVE YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR REVIEWING YOUR PROCESSES AND EVALUATING THE BOX. THANK YOU. WE WILL RECESS IF THERE ARE ANY MORE CLAPS.

THE NEXT SPEAKER, [INAUDIBLE] PLANO ISD RESIDENT, TOPIC BOOKS AT PISD.

HI. IT'S THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM.

I AM A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.

I SUB EVERYWHERE I'VE SEEN MY CHILDREN WERE IN PISD FOR THE LAST.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS.

MY OLDEST IS 29 YEARS OLD.

I'VE SEEN THE DECLINE OF SEXUALITY.

THEY'RE JUST IT'S TOO MUCH FOR US TO HANDLE, FOR ME TO HANDLE.

I'M A 57 YEAR OLD WOMAN.

I CAN'T HANDLE ALL THOSE NUDITY'S AND ALL THAT.

AND ESPECIALLY SEEING THEM IN BOOKS, IT'S TOO MUCH FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, COMPREHEND WHY YOU'RE DOING IT. WHY IS MORALITY BEING, YOU KNOW, SHOVED UNDER THE CARPET AND YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING? WHAT ARE WE PRODUCING? SEXUAL ITEMS? THAT'S IT.

PLEASE CONSIDER AND BE INCLUSIVE OF WHAT WE ARE THE PARENTS WE SHOULD BE.

WE SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN IN THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO BE EDUCATED. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER. [INAUDIBLE], PLANO ISD PARENT .

TOPIC EXPLICIT BOOKS.

THANK YOU BOARD. JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE BOOKS.

I'M A PARENT AS WELL.

I'VE GOT A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT.

WE SEE YOURSELF AS A PARENT, BE A PARTNER FOR THE PISD, HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.

JUST LIKE TONIGHT, ALL THE GREAT INFORMATION, JUST LIKE ALL OF US I THINK HAVE THE SAME CONCERN AROUND THE BOOKS.

SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE CONSIDER THAT AND LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL.

BECAUSE WHEN WE PARTNERS WITH YOU GUYS, WE ARE THINKING THE SAME KIND OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WE GIVE OUT TO OUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL.

BUT FOR THEM TO LEARN SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT HOME IS KIND OF MAKES OUR JOB EVEN MORE HARDER.

SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU REALLY CONSIDER GET SOME OF THOSE BOOKS OUT.

WE'LL APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER MARSHAL JACKSON PLANO ISD.

PARENT AND RESIDENT.

TOPIC APPRECIATION.

WELL. GOOD EVENING, I JUST WANTED TO COME UP, I'M A RESIDENT OF PISD OR PLANO.

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I'VE BEEN HERE 51 YEARS, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE IT'S A HARD JOB THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.

AND IT'S A SOMETIMES IT'S A THANKLESS JOB.

IT COST A LOT OF MONEY TO RUN A CAMPAIGN TO WIN A SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.

AND YOU'RE JUGGLING FAMILIES, CAREERS AND THEN DOING THIS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS WHO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE OUR DISTRICT AND DEAL WITH THE PEOPLE AND WHAT GOES ON IN AUSTIN. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO TO KEEP THIS DISTRICT GOING, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PIECES IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE AN EXTREMELY HARD JOB. AND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET JUST HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO THIS.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE].

PLANO ISD PARENT TOPIC BOOK SELECTION PROCESS.

PISD BOARD MEMBERS, I WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOUR RECENT DECISION LAST WEEK TO REMOVE 65 BOOKS THAT HAD INITIALLY BEEN RETAINED BY THE RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEE, AND I ALSO ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING A BALANCED STANCE AND UNBIASED STANCE IN THE RECENT WAR HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

THE BOOKS THAT CONTAINS SEXUAL EXPLICIT CONTENT HAD NO EDUCATIONAL MERITS.

CAN MANIPULATE AND SEXUALIZE OUR CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

WE REQUEST A GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN THE FUTURE DECISION AND INCLUSION OF PARENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BOOK'S SELECTION AND RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEES.

THERE ARE STILL OVER 300 TITLES THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SHELVES THAT HAVE INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT.

THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS TITLES THAT CONTAIN INACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT VARIOUS RELIGIONS, CULTURES, AND RACES THAT URGENTLY REQUIRE VETTING OR [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.

YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER [INAUDIBLE], PLANO ISD PARENT.

TOPIC NO PROTESTS PLEASE ON CAMPUS.

[INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

NEXT SPEAKER [INAUDIBLE].

SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED THAT.

PLANO ISD PARENT, NO? [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. NEXT SPEAKER.

OZ KRAKOWSKI, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT, TOPIC ENSURING THE SAFETY OF JEWISH STUDENTS COMBATING THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM.

I CANNOT SAY THAT WORD TONIGHT.

ANTI-SEMITISM. SEMITISM.

I APOLOGIZE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS OZ KRAKOWSKI, I'M A PARENT OF CHILDREN THAT ATTEND SCHOOLS, AND I COME BEFORE YOU TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE OF GRAVE CONCERN.

THE SAFETY OF JEWISH STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AMID THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM.

FOLLOWING THE EVENTS, THE HORRIFIC EVENTS OF OCTOBER 7TH IN ISRAEL, WE'VE SEEN A DRASTIC RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE, ANTI-SEMITISM INCIDENTS HAVE ESCALATED BY APPROXIMATELY 400%.

HERE AT PISD, WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON INCLUSIVITY AND SAFETY.

YET THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRENDS.

IF THERE ARE ANY INDICATORS, WE MUST ASK OURSELVES, ARE WE DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT OUR JEWISH FRIENDS, JEWISH STUDENTS, FROM THIS WAVE OF ANTI-SEMITISM? WHILE WE UPHOLD THE VALUE OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, IT'S IMPERATIVE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HATE SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION, EVEN IF IT'S UNPOPULAR. HOWEVER, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, EVEN FREEDOM OF SPEECH, HAS LIMITATIONS.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER [INAUDIBLE] WISE PLANO ISD PARENT.

TOPIC SAFETY AT SCHOOL, NO PROTEST.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO IMPLORE YOU NOT TO STAY NEUTRAL ABOUT ANTISEMITISM AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN MIDDLE EAST, BECAUSE IT HAS REPERCUSSIONS ON THE KIDS AT SCHOOLS. THERE ISN'T A SEMITISM, AND IF SOMEONE SAYS THERE'S NONE OR THERE ISN'T ONE, IT MEANS THAT THEY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT.

WHERE DOES PROTECTING VERBALLY HARASSED AND ABUSED KIDS FALLS IN THE SCHOOL OF AGENDA?

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I'M ASSUMING THAT MOST OF YOU HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOLS.

ARE YOUR KIDS AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL? ARE YOU AFRAID TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL? ARE THEY ASKING YOU, IS THIS A NEW HOLOCAUST? BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ASKED THAT ONE MORE QUESTION.

IT'S ABOUT THE SCHOOL PROGRAM.

WHEN THE SCHOOL IS TEACHING A CERTAIN TOPIC, IS IT CHECKED BY THE HEAD DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE TEACHER HAS TAUGHT SOMETHING THAT HAS IGNITED ANTI-SEMITISM AT SCHOOL, AND SHE WAS REPRIMANDED FOR IT, BUT SHE NEVER CAME BACK AND SAID I WAS WRONG.

NO, WHY WOULD SHE? AND LASTLY, WHY DOESN'T THE SCHOOL OR THE PLANO ISD DISTRICT HAVE FIELD TRIPS TO THE HOLOCAUST? BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT THAT MANY OF OUR KIDS AND STUDENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT EXISTED. AND THIS IS A PROBLEM.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

NEXT SPEAKER.

KHALID MUSTAFA PLANO ISD PARENT STUDENT WALKOUT FOR PALESTINE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

I AM A PALESTINIAN THAT GREW UP UNDER THE BRUTAL OCCUPATION AND APARTHEID OF THE ISRAELI REGIME.

BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH BY INTIMIDATING US AND CALLING US ANTI-SEMITES.

I CONDEMN THE MURDER OF ISRAELI CIVILIANS, AND I ALSO CONDEMN THE MURDER OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS. 5000 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN ARE UNDER THE RUBBLE, DEAD TODAY IN A MATTER OF FOUR WEEKS DUE TO ISRAELI INDISCRIMINATE AGGRESSION.

THIS IS NOT SELF-DEFENSE.

YOU CONTINUED THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN, AND I IMPLORE YOU, YOU TAUGHT THEM THAT THROUGH PEACEFUL MEANS AND BY FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS, THEY ARE PERMITTED TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH, ABILITY TO ASSEMBLY AND PROTEST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE YOUR BACK.

CRITICIZING ISRAEL IS NOT CRITICIZING JUDAISM OR ANTI-SEMITISM.

THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.

WE WILL. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING FOR A FEW MINUTES AND COME BACK SHORTLY.

[INAUDIBLE].

AND I WILL REOPEN THE MEETING.

AND, DR.

FREEMAN, WOULD YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE? OUR LAST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS [INAUDIBLE] PLANO ISD PARENT, LIBRARY BOOKS.

[INAUDIBLE]. OKAY.

THAT IS ALL THE SPEAKERS, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

THANK YOU.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS NOR ANY OTHER OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 10:55P.M.

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.