Aug 19, 2025 Board Work Session

>> NO. THANK YOU. HOW DID WE GET HERE? HOW DID THIS TEAM OF EIGHT BECOME THE TEAM OF HATE? WHILE JEWISH STUDENTS AND PLANO ISD ARE HARASSED, BULLIED, AND FORCED TO DEFEND THEIR VERY EXISTENCE, YOU HAVE REMAINED SILENT.

SINCE OCTOBER 7TH, ANTISEMITISM HAS SKYROCKETED, AND INSTEAD OF PROTECTING KIDS, YOU'VE PROTECTED THE STATUS QUO.

WE NOW HAVE CONFIRMATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO PLANO ISD, YET YOU CONTINUE TO DENY, DISTRACT, AND DECEIVE.

AT THE LAST MEETING, DR. GOBER GAVE FALSE NUMBERS ON ANTISEMITIC INCIDENCES.

NOT ONE OF YOU CORRECTED HIM.

THE BUCK STOPS WITH THIS BOARD, AND WE ARE DONE WITH YOUR LIES AND MANIPULATION.

NOW, YOU'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT, A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO SILENCE, DISSENT, AND SHUT PARENTS OUT.

THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP, THAT'S CENSORSHIP, AND IT'S A VIOLATION OF YOUR OATH.

YOU HAVE FAILED PLANO ISD PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE DESTROYED PUBLIC TRUST, AND YOU CANNOT FIX IT. HEAR ME CLEARLY.

IT'S TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP.

IT'S TIME FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, IT'S TIME FOR A NEW BOARD.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO RESIGN. YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU, [APPLAUSE] MR. WEAVER, FOR YOUR COMMENT. FOR THE AUDIENCE.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE CLAPPING, PLEASE, BETWEEN COMMENTS.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A RESPECTFUL PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

CLAPPING MAY INTERRUPT THAT SPEAKER.

IT MAY INTERRUPT US CALLING THE NEXT SPEAKER.

PLEASE THAT WE CONSIDER THAT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> NEXT SPEAKER, LISA SMITH, PLANO ISD RESIDENT, AGENDA TOPIC 7.2.

DID YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WARNING? YOU'RE ONE MINUTE.

>> GOOD EVENING, LISA SMITH, FORMER PISD PARENT K THROUGH 12.

I'M HERE TO VOICE STRONG OPPOSITION TO REMOVING NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS.

BY REMOVING THEM, YOU'RE NOT JUST LIMITING INPUT, YOU'RE LIMITING AWARENESS FOR THE PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WATCHING.

THESE MEETINGS HAVE SERVED AS A TOWN HALL WHERE PARENTS COULD SPEAK FREELY ABOUT REAL CONCERNS, NOT JUST WHAT YOU DECIDE AS AGENDA WORTHY.

REPLACING THAT WITH THE LET'S TALK AI CHAT BOT IS NOT THE SAME.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE RECORDED AND TRANSPARENT.

LET'S TALK IS PRIVATE AND UNACCOUNTABLE.

WILL YOU POST THOSE SUBMISSIONS OR ONLY THE ONES YOU LIKE? WILL OTHERS BE DISREGARDED? IN PERSON COMMENTS CAN SHIFT A TRUSTEES PERSPECTIVE.

THEY TAKE VERY LITTLE OF YOUR TIME, BUT THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE.

YOU'RE CALLED TRUSTEES WERE SUPPOSED TO TRUST YOU. WE DON'T.

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I URGE YOU TO KEEP NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PLACE THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING WHERE THEY BELONG. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MISS SMITH. DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

>> NEXT SPEAKER, ADINA RITTER, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT AGENDA TOPIC 7.2.

>> YES. FIRST OF ALL, I'M THRILLED THAT I WAS CALLED EARLY.

>> NO.

>> YOU SAID NO, CORRECT?

>> I SAID NO. OKAY.

>> JUST MAKING SURE.

MY NAME IS ADINA RITTER.

I'M A PISD PARENT AND LONG TIME RESIDENT.

CRAZY TO SAY LONG TIME, BUT I DO HAVE A SENIOR, AND I DO HAVE AN EIGHTH GRADER.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK AND SAY THAT I'M COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO REMOVING NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING OUR DISTRICT MEETINGS.

WAY BACK ONE IN 2010, NANCY HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, WHICH STILL STANDS ON HER WEBSITE TODAY.

SHE FOUGHT HARD AND LED THE TEAM TO A SIX TO ONE VOTE TO ALLOW NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OUR MEETING.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS NOW.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT? ARE WE NOT? IS OUR VOICE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS IT WAS BACK IN 2010, OR IS IT IMPORTANT? TONIGHT, YOU GUYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO TELL US THAT OUR VOICE MATTERS.

WHETHER IT'S MINE, MY NEIGHBORS, MY KIDS, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO COME UP AND SPEAK AS WELL.

THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. WE WANT TO BE HEARD.

GOING THROUGH AI, I LOVE AI.

I USE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT I WANT TO BE HEARD AND ALL OF US WANT TO BE HEARD TOO.

I URGE YOU GUYS TO STAND WITH US, STAND WITH OUR VOICE, AND VOTE? NO OR WHATEVER IT IS.

NO OR YES. WHATEVER. DON'T REMOVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MISS RITTER, FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL STATEMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS MEGAN VECCHIO, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT AGENDA TOPIC 7.2.

DID YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WARNING?

>> I THINK I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.

I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 7.2, BUT I'M ALSO SURE THAT THE BOARD WILL VOTE IN FAVOR TONIGHT, NO MATTER WHAT THEY HEAR FROM US.

AN AI CHAT BOT LIKE THE LET'S TALK FEATURE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR COMMENTS THAT WOULD BE HEARD BY THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.

AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT JUST SENDS PEOPLE TO A WEBSITE OR AN EMAIL ISN'T THE SAME AS MAKING A PUBLIC COMMENT.

WHERE'S THE TRANSPARENCY IN THAT? THE COMMUNITY CAN'T SEE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS THEY HAPPEN.

TAXPAYERS HAVE A RIGHT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.

OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WORK FOR US.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM THE ONES YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SERVE, THEN YOU'RE IN THE WRONG POSITIONS.

ELIMINATING NON AGENDA COMMENTS PREVENTS PARENTS FROM SHARING CONCERNS ABOUT ISSUES WITH BUS SERVICE, ONGOING HVAC PROBLEMS AT PLANO WEST, ANTISEMITISM, ISSUES WITH THE NEW CELL PHONE POLICY, AND MORE, INCLUDING THE POOR TREATMENT OF STAFF.

YOU ALWAYS COULD HAVE PLACED THESE COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETINGS.

YOU'RE NOW LEGALLY REQUIRED TO PLACE THEM AT THE START OF THE MEETINGS PER SB_12.

THE DISTRICT NOW WANTS THEM REMOVED.

IT'S SHAMEFUL ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WOULD CONSIDER VOTING FOR THIS.

BY MOVING THESE COMMENTS POTENTIALLY TO A COMMUNITY INPUT NIGHT, YOU PUT A BURDEN ON PARENTS OF ATTENDING AN ADDITIONAL MEETING IN ORDER TO BE HEARD.

THE WHOLE APPROACH SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THE BOARD THINKS THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AND DON'T NEED TO HEAR FROM THE PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN THAT THEY SERVE.

THAT'S NOT HOW PUBLIC EDUCATION IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

>> THANK YOU, MISS VECCHIO FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

DOCTOR FREEMAN, PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COLEEN AGUILAR EPSTEIN, PLANO ISD RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> YES, PLEASE. REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. SCHOOL BOARDS MEETINGS ARE DELIBERATIVE BODIES.

BUT HOW CAN YOU MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE COMMUNITY IF YOU DON'T PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VALUABLE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS ON TOPICS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.

LIMITING COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEMS SEVERELY LIMITS FREE SPEECH BECAUSE THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE REALLY ABOUT? WHEN YOU CLICK ON THEM, THEY'RE NOT VERY INTERACTIVE? THEY DON'T GIVE MANY DETAILS.

TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO FIT YOUR COMMENT WITHIN THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE GIVEN AGENDA, MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO LIMIT SPEECH.

MY QUESTION IS, WHY DOES PLANO ISD WANT TO LIMIT PARENTS FREE SPEECH?

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LIGHT OF THE CONTROVERSIES IN RECENT YEARS, IS THAT REALLY THE REPUTATION YOU'RE GOING FOR? THIS APPROACH SEEMS TO COMMUNICATE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST AND THAT YOU DON'T NEED OUR INPUT.

BUT I THINK THAT YOU DO. THERE HAVE BEEN BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE ACTUALLY SAID THAT THEY'VE LEARNED THINGS FROM THE COMMENTS.

>>ONE A MINUTE.

>> PARENTS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD.

I WOULD URGE YOU TO NOT CUT OFF THIS WEALTH OF INFORMATION FROM PARENTS WHO HAVE INSIGHTS? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR THEM. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MISS AGUILAR, [INAUDIBLE] FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> KYLE SIMMS, PLANO ISD NON RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. BOARD, LAST YEAR, THERE WAS WELL OVER 100 INCIDENTS WITH STAFF AND INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SURPASSED THAT NUMBER ALREADY.

WE'VE HAD THOUSANDS OF BOOKS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL BOARDS ATTENTION BY RESIDENTS AS YOU SEE SITTING RIGHT HERE IN THIS CROWD TONIGHT.

>> WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS, I THOUGHT OF, ARE WE IN CHINA, ARE WE IN NORTH KOREA, ARE WE IN SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY, THAT YOU TOOK AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, AND HERE YOU ARE TRYING TO TRAMPLE ON THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH BY CITIZENS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND EVERYBODY THAT CARES ABOUT THESE KIDS.

YOU CANNOT SIT UP HERE AND SAY YOU CARE ABOUT KIDS IF YOU'RE GOING TO SILENCE SPEECH.

THERE'S MANY OF US THAT SPEAK AT DISTRICTS ALL OVER NORTH TEXAS.

I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING THAT Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AWAY FROM THE VERY PEOPLE THAT VOTED YOU IN OFFICE.

I DIDN'T PERSONALLY, BUT THERE'S SOME IN HERE THAT DID.

YOU'RE FAILING AT YOUR JOB, YOU'RE FAILING AT YOUR DUTY TO PROTECT THESE KIDS.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD LOOK ON Y'ALL.

WE CAN'T BE A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS, IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK.

I WILL ALWAYS SPEAK FOR MY SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, ALWAYS.

OUR VOICES ARE JUST GOING TO GET LOUDER AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE COMMON.

WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET Y'ALL BRING TYRANNY UP ON PLANO ISD, OR ANY OTHER DISTRICT FOR THAT MATTER.

WE'RE HERE TO STAY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE OUR VOICES.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SIMS, FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUSTIN BENNETT, PLANO ISD PARENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> CAN I GET A 15 SECOND WARNING?

>> SURE.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I JUSTIN BENNETT, GEO PRECINCT CHAIR OF PRECINCT 138, AND A CONCERNED PARENT OF THREE STUDENTS HERE IN PISD.

I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PUBLIC COMMENT, PARTICULARLY ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IT IS A CORNERSTONE OF AN EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE SCHOOL BOARD.

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS ENSURES TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT PROVIDES A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE CONCERNS, OFFER FEEDBACK, AND HIGHLIGHT ISSUES THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED OR FORMALLY ADDED TO THE AGENDA.

WITHOUT THIS, THE BOARD MIGHT MISS VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO DECISIONS THAT DON'T FULLY CONSIDER THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, MAKING IT EASIER FOR PARENTS AND RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL DECISION MAKING, ACCORDING TO THE STATE POLICY NETWORK.

WHEN INDIVIDUALS FEEL HEARD AND RESPECTED, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS TASB, SAYS THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO TRUST THE BOARD AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT.

THIS ENGAGEMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND CREATE POLICIES THAT GENERALLY REFLECT THE VALUES OF OBJECTIVES OF PISD.

THE PISD BOARD SHOULD CONTINUE PRIORITIZING AND UPHOLDING THE PRACTICE OF ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

>> FIFTEEN SECONDS.

>> IT'S IN TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT ULTIMATELY BENEFITS EACH STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS, AND THANK YOU TO THE AUDIENCE.

I'LL JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY GENTLEMAN BACK HERE WHO'S BEEN MAKING A THUMBS UP.

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I APPRECIATE ALL HELPING US CONDUCT THIS VERY BUSY PUBLIC COMMENT IN A RESPECTFUL WAY.

THANK YOU. DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDY NEAL, PLANO ISD RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.5.

>> I DON'T THINK I'LL NEED ONE, THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS JUDY NEAL.

I'M A RESIDENT OF PLANO, GRANDMOTHER OF 10 AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER OF 3.5.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO VOICE MY CONCERNS OVER THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE HATEFUL AND DISTURBING ANTISEMITISM BEING DISPLAYED IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THE LAST PLACE OUR KIDS SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IS IN SCHOOL.

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ALLOWED THREATENING BEHAVIOR TO GROW AND FESTER RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES.

NOW, YOU WANT TO STIFLE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS BY LIMITING OUR ABILITY TO DISCUSS ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA CALENDAR.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PUT YOU ON NOTICE THAT WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PROTECT EVERY CHILD AND OUR RIGHT TO HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD.

SITTING ON THE DIAS COMES WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

START LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS OVER THOSE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. NEAL, FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TISHA AMOS, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> DID YOU WANT ONE MINUTE WARNING?

>> THIRTY SECONDS WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.

HI. MY NAME IS TISHA AMOS.

I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE PLANO ISD SCHOOL SYSTEM.

I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER, DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THIS CHANGE WOULD SILENCE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VOICES IN OUR SCHOOLS, THE VOICES OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES.

WHEN A PARENT COMES TO THIS PODIUM, IT'S RARELY BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXTRA TIME LIKE ME.

IT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE EXHAUSTED EVERY OTHER OPTION AND FEEL UNHEARD.

PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDES THE ONLY DIRECT CHANNEL FOR PARENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS SPEAKING UP FOR THEM.

TAKING THAT OPPORTUNITY AWAY DOESN'T JUST REDUCE TRANSPARENCY, IT ERASES TRUST BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE FAMILIES IT SERVES.

NOT EVERY ISSUE FITS NEATLY INTO A POSTED AGENDA.

SOMETIMES A PARENT NEEDS TO SHARE AN URGENT CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY, BULLYING, SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS, OR EVEN A CULTURE OF CLASSROOM.

THESE CONCERNS MAY NOT ALWAYS REQUIRE A VOTE, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE BEING HEARD.

REMOVING THIS OPTION TELLS PARENTS THAT THEIR VOICES ONLY MATTER WHEN IT'S CONVENIENCE, AND THAT'S NOT THE PARTNERSHIP OUR SCHOOL SHOULD MODEL.

WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING, STRONG SCHOOLS, SAFE CLASSROOMS, AND SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS, BUT YOU CANNOT HAVE THAT WITHOUT GENUINE DIALOGUE.

PUBLIC COMMENT ISN'T A BURDEN.

IT'S AN ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> THIRTY SECONDS.

>> IT'S A COLLABORATION.

IT'S THE HEARTBEAT OF A HEALTHY DISTRICT.

BY SILENCING PARENTS, WE RISK CREATING MORE DIVISION INSTEAD OF PARTNERSHIP.

WE URGE YOU, I URGE YOU, WE, TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN PARENTS ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SPEAK, THEY'RE NOT JUST ADVOCATING FOR THEIR OWN CHILD, THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR EVERY CHILD IN THIS DISTRICT.

PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS MEASURE.

KEEP PUBLIC COMMENTS OPEN FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. OUR CHILDREN DESERVE NOTHING LESS THAN FOR THEIR PARENTS TO HAVE A VOICE FOR THEM.

>> THANK YOU, MS. AMOS, FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN MONTEZ, PLANO ISD NON-RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> TEN SECOND WARNING, PLEASE. THANK YOU, BOARD.

FRIENDS, FELLOW PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE MANY IN THE COMMUNITY ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD THIS IS ALL ABOUT US SAVING TIME.

BUT IT FEELS MORE LIKE A WAY TO LIMIT OUR VOICES.

THIS NEW SYSTEM APPEARS DESIGNED TO CREATE A BUREAUCRATIC BARRIER, MAKING IT HARDER FOR THE BUSY FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE.

AN AUTOMATED BOT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS.

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WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ADDRESS OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, AND YOU CANNOT TAKE THAT AWAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, YOU WERE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU WORKED FOR THEM.

YOU WERE ELECTED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE YOUR EMPLOYERS.

WE URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS DECISION, LISTEN TO THE PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS WHO PUT YOU IN OFFICE AND RESTORE OUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD.

OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION DEPENDS ON IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MONTEZ, FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELBY WILLIAMS, PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> DR. FREEMAN, I DON'T SEE MR. WILLIAMS. WE'LL GIVE HIM JUST A SECOND IN CASE HE'S IN THE LOBBY.

WOULD YOU PLEASE RECALL THE SPEAKER?

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELBY WILLIAMS, PLANO ISD PARENT RESIDENT, AND AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> KEVIN'S INDICATING TO ME THAT NO ONE IS IN THE LOBBY, SO WE WILL MOVE ON.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> YES. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL CONWAY.

PLANO ISD NON-RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> DID YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE, 30 SECOND WARNING?

>> I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. HEY, GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

WE'RE ACQUAINTED. FIRST, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICHAEL COOK.

I LAST SPOKE AND I SPOKE ABOUT THE WORKS OF FICTION IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT ENCOURAGE INDOCTRINATE GROOM CHILDREN THAT ARE BLACK TO BE AFRAID TO GO TO THIS WHITE OFFICER.

YOU MADE EYE CONTACT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGED, I FELT HEARD.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT TO FEEL HEARD.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DOESN'T CUT IT.

I'VE HEARD FROM TOO MANY TRUSTEES THAT SAID THANK YOU FOR TALKING.

IT HELPS ME WHEN I GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CHOICES, MAKE DECISIONS ON BENEFIT ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS HERE.

WE NEED THAT. I'M NEVER GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR SPEAKING OUT FOR CHILDREN FOR THE DEFENSELESS.

'CAUSE THAT'S THE REALITY. THEY'RE DEFENSELESS.

THEY NEED US TO SPEAK FOR THEM, TO HELP THEM, TO PROTECT THEM.

THE CRAZINESS THAT I SEE GOING ON IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TODAY REALLY SCARES ME AND WE CAN DO BETTER.

YOU ALL CAN DO BETTER. THIS IS MY HOMETOWN, GUYS.

MY MOM CELEBRATES 50 YEARS LIVING HERE THIS MONTH.

THE REALITY IS, YES, WE GET PASSIONATE.

I GET PASSIONATE ON OCCASIONS SPEAKING, BUT I'VE ALWAYS DONE SO IN A CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL WAY TO EVERY ONE OF YOU.

EVEN WHEN SOMEONE ELSE KICKED ME OUT WITHOUT WARNING.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN RESPECTFUL TO Y'ALL.

YOU ALL NEED TO GIVE US TIME TO BE UP HERE SPEAKING ON NON-AGENDA.

I SAT, BE WAITING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO SPEAK.

NO PARENT CAN SPEAK AT MIDNIGHT.

NOW, YOU'RE BEING PUT TO THE FRONT, WHICH IS GREAT.

IT NEEDS TO BE PUT TO THE FRONT FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR US TO BE AT A REASONABLE HOUR FOR PARENTS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS BECAUSE YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TOPICS ON THE AGENDA THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

THERE'S A QUESTION MARK OF WHETHER YOU'D EVER LET THEM BE ON THE AGENDA TO BEGIN WITH.

SOME OF YOU ALL EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT BEING UNCOMFORTABLE.

WELL, MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE UNCOMFORTABLE IF YOU'D DO YOUR JOB.

STEP UP, LET US BE HEARD. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CONWAY, FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDITH CODY, PLANO ISD NON-RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2 AND 7.5.

>> DID YOU WANT ANY WARNING, ONE MINUTE, 30 SECONDS?

>> THIRTY SECONDS WARNING. THANK YOU.

I'M JUDITH CODY, AND I LIVE IN ALLEN, AND I HAVE A RECENT GRADUATE AND ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE A JEWISH FAMILY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, INVOLVED IN CITY AND STATE POLITICS, BOTH NON-PARTISAN AND PARTISAN, AND GO TO A PLANO SYNAGOGUE.

YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING IF I'M IN THE ALLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHY AM I HERE? WHAT IS MY BUSINESS WITH WHAT PLANO DOES WITH REGARDS TO 7.2 AND 7.5 AGENDA ITEMS? FIRST, I'LL SPEAK ON 7.5, THE ANTISEMITISM TOPIC, AND SECOND ON 7.2.

IN CASE I RUN OUT OF TIME FOR ME, JUST SAY I'M FERVENTLY FOR SAFEGUARDING CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. LAST APRIL, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ATTENDING A PLANO ISD STOP ANTISEMITISM AND K-12 EVENT AT THE PLANO ISD SOCKWELL CENTER.

SITTING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TABLE, I COMMISERATED WITH A GROUP OF EXHAUSTED UPSET PLANO ISD PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN HAD BEEN DEALING WITH ESCALATING ANTISEMITIC HARASSMENT IN THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PLANO ISD SINCE OCTOBER 7TH, 2023.

NOW, THE CITIZENS HERE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN THE COMMENTS SO FAR, SO I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE TWO MORE POINTS ABOUT THAT.

I'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT JEWISH PLANO ISD FATHERS TELL ME THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD ANYMORE.

WHICH IS ASTONISHING.

I'M SO THANKFUL ALLAN ISD DOESN'T TREAT PARENTS THIS WAY.

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I ALSO KNOW A JEWISH TEACHER WHO LEFT THE PLANO DISTRICT OVER BEING UNSUPPORTED BY HER PRINCIPAL WHEN STUDENTS SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW STARTED TARGETING HER FOR BEING JEWISH.

I WAS TOLD AND SHOWN BY PLANO ISD FRIENDS OF MINE THAT A HISTORICAL NARRATIVES ABOUT ISRAEL ARE BEING TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM.

IT'S MUCH LIKE THE PROPAGANDA THAT GETS PUBLISHED IN NEWS.

>> THIRTY SECONDS.

>> THEN FACT CHECK, DISPROVEN, AND WHISPER CORRECTED IN THE CURRENT MEDIA.

THESE BIAS NARRATIVES ARE EXPERTLY DESIGNED AND FINE TUNED TO TURN SOMEONE AGAINST US, EVOKE ANGER AT ISRAEL AND BY PROXY, EVOKE ANGER AT LOCAL JEWS TOO.

THIS IS PHYSICALLY ENDANGERING THE LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY, INCLUDING IN YOUR SCHOOLS.

ASK YOUR JEWISH COLLEAGUE THERE ON THE DIAS TO HELP EXPLAIN THAT HOW THAT WORKS BECAUSE I'M TIME LIMITED.

HE CAN EXPLAIN IT FURTHER.

PLANO ISD NEEDS TO TAKE REPORTS OF ANTISEMITISM FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND STAFF SERIOUSLY AND OFFICIALLY GET THE A HISTORICAL NARRATIVES OUT OF YOUR CURRICULUM.

>> THANK YOU MS. CODY, FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL THE REST OF IT TO THE BOARD IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> DERICK ANTHONY, PLANO ISD PARENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE A WARNING 30 SECONDS, ONE MINUTE?

>> FIFTEEN WOULD PERFECT.

>> PERFECT.

>> I'M HERE TO ADDRESS PRACTICES THAT UNDERMINE AND VIOLATE THE SACRED TRUST THAT YOU HAVE SWORN TO UPHOLD.

PROPOSALS TO BAN PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA TOPICS FURTHER MUZZLE US, WHICH IS TONGUE IN CHEEK TO THE BOARD'S UNLAWFUL MASKING OF STUDENTS DURING COVID.

THESE ACTIONS STRIKE AT THE HEART OF THE US CONSTITUTION.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT GUARANTEES OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.

BY STIFLING CRITICISM, YOU INFRINGE ON THESE CIVIL RIGHTS, TURNING THESE MEETINGS, WHICH ARE PUBLIC, BY THE WAY, INTO ECHO CHAMBERS, RATHER THAN FORMS FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE.

OPEN DIALOGUE ALSO, PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY NOT PROHIBIT PUBLIC CRITICISM OF A GOVERNMENTAL BODY, INCLUDING CRITICISM OF ANY ACT EMISSION POLICY PROCEDURE, PROGRAM OR SERVICE.

FURTHERMORE, PER FEDERAL LAWS 18 USC 241 AND 242, IT'S A CRIME FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS CONSPIRING AND OR ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW TO DEPRIVE PEOPLE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AND IT IS PUNISHABLE BY FINES, IMPRISONMENT, OR EVEN DEATH.

YOUR EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS OUR FREE SPEECH RISK CROSSING THAT LINE.

REMEMBER THE OATH THAT YOU TOOK UPON ENTERING OFFICE.

THAT OATH IS NOT MERE FORMALITY.

IT IS BOUND BY SURETY BONDS THAT WARRANT ETHICAL PERFORMANCE.

YOUR VIOLATIONS OPEN THE DOOR TO CLAIMS AGAINST THOSE BONDS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN YOUR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR FAILURE TO HONOR YOUR COMMITMENTS.

IT'S NOT ONLY YOUR SELECTIONS THAT CAN HAVE YOU REPLACED.

HISTORY TEACHES US THAT UNJUST LAWS ENACTED BY A TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT JUSTIFY AND EVEN REQUIRE RESISTANCE TO PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. AS A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE REMINDS US, WHEN GOVERNMENT BECOMES DESTRUCTIVE TO THESE ENDS, IT IS THE RIGHT OF WE THE PEOPLE TO ALTER IT.

I URGE YOU TO HONOR YOUR OATHS, RESTORE INTEGRITY, RESPECT OUR RIGHTS, AND REFORM YOUR PRACTICES IMMEDIATELY, [OVERLAPPING] TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LET TRANSPARENCY AND FREE SPEECH PREVAIL IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. ANTHONY FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> NEXT SPEAKER, GREGORY KNAPP, PLANO ISD RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> NO, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GREG KNAAP I LIVE HERE IN PLANO, AND I'M A CHRISTIAN.

I SUPPORT ISRAEL.

I'M ALSO A PRECINCT CHAIR FOR A POLITICAL PARTY, AND I WAS ELECTED.

IN FACT, PRECINCT CHAIRS ARE THE LOWEST LEVEL OF ELECTION YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE.

BUT I SWORE AN OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS JUST AS YOU ALL DID.

THAT MEANS I SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, 100%, INCLUDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT, WHICH IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

YOU ALL HERE ARE CONSIDERING TO RESTRICT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR THESE PEOPLE AND THE REST OF OUR CITIZENS OF OUR CITY.

THAT IS THE VEHICLE OF DESPOTS AND TYRANTS, JUST LIKE MUSS TONE, JUST LIKE FIDEL CASTRO, TODAY, PUTIN, LENIN, ALL OF THEM.

THE BASIC QUESTION HERE IN ALL OF THIS IS, ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH? ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT THE LIKES OF THESE DESPOTS AND DICTATORS? THAT'S THE QUESTION.

YOU MUST ANSWER IT.

APPARENTLY, YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER IT TONIGHT, AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO KNOW IT.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

>> THANK YOU, MR. KNAPP FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

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>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LEE MOORE, PLANO ISD NON-RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2 AND 7.5.

>> DID YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WARNING OR 30 SECONDS?

>> I'M GOOD. I'M HERE TONIGHT LIKE SO MANY OTHERS BECAUSE THIS PROPOSED POLICY CHANGE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN OUR ABILITY TO SPEAK? TO BRING UP ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON YOUR AGENDA THAT YOU SET? INSTEAD, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TALK TO SOME AI CHAT BOT, WHICH IS NOT ACTUALLY TALKING, IT'S TYPING THAT SENDS YOU INTO AN ENDLESS LOOP.

YES, I DID TEST IT OUT, OR WAIT FOR ANOTHER MEETING THAT YOU MIGHT SCHEDULE SOMETIME.

THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS.

YOU GUYS WORK FOR US, THE CITIZENS.

WE ELECTED YOU, AND SOMETIMES URGENT STUFF COMES UP THAT CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU DECIDE TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA THREE WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD.

WHAT IF THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE AT SCHOOL THAT A PARENT JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT? WHAT IF SOMEONE DISCOVERS SOMETHING SKETCHY WITH THE BUDGET? WE'RE SUPPOSED TO JUST CHAT WITH A ROBOT ABOUT.

THIS WHOLE CHAT BOT THING IS RIDICULOUS.

IT'S LIKE PUTTING UP A SUGGESTION BOX AND PRETENDING THAT'S THE SAME AS ACTUALLY LISTENING TO US FACE TO FACE.

THERE'S NO GUARANTEE YOU'LL EVER SEE WHAT WE SUBMIT AND DEFINITELY NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU'LL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

NOW, YOU WANT US TO COME TO A SEPARATE MEETING.

SERIOUSLY, MOST OF US CAN BARELY MAKE IT TO ONE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

WE'RE JUGGLING WORK, KIDS, AND JUST LIFE IN GENERAL.

NOW, WE NEED TO CLEAR OUR CALENDARS FOR ANOTHER MEETING JUST SO YOU'LL LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY? THAT'S GOING TO SHUT OUT EVERY WORKING PARENT AND SINGLE MOM WHO'S ALREADY DOING THEIR BEST JUST TO STAY INVOLVED.

HERE'S ONE THING. YOU'RE ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

IT MEANS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ACCESSIBLE.

IT MEANS THAT YOU CAN'T JUST DECIDE WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT AND WHEN WE'RE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU TOOK THIS JOB KNOWING THAT MEANT, DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, EVEN WHEN WE BRING UP STUFF THAT'S INCONVENIENT FOR YOU.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT MAKING MEETINGS RUN SMOOTHER, THIS IS ABOUT YOUR CONTROL.

YOU WANT TO CONTROL A CONVERSATION AND AVOID DEALING WITH THINGS THAT MIGHT BE UNCOMFORTABLE.

BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHEN WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK UP THE MOST.

PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS.

DON'T SILENCE US AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR PARENTS TO HAVE A VOICE.

DO YOUR JOB AND TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE, SAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. MORE FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBERT CAMACHO.

PLANO ISD PARENT AND RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2 AND 7.5.

>> DID YOU NEED 30 SECONDS?

>> NO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR HAVING US HERE.

YOU GUYS ARE IN INCREDIBLE POSITION.

YOU GUYS ARE THE LEADERS OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'M SUPER EXCITED HERE. I COULDN'T IMAGINE BEING IN YOUR SEATS RIGHT NOW.

NOW, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AS A YOUNG COUPLE, WE FOUND OUT WE WERE PREGNANT.

WE STARTED LOOKING FOR PLACES TO MOVE TO.

LIKE MANY YOUNG COUPLES, WE MOVED FROM DALLAS TO THE SUBURBS AND WE CHOSE PLANO BECAUSE PLANO WAS AMAZING.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS AMAZING AND WE WANTED TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN IN AN AMAZING PLACE.

WE HAVE THREE KIDS, TWO HAVE GRADUATED, ONE STILL IN SCHOOL.

NOW, FAST FORWARD, 10 YEARS.

US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT SAYS PLANO IS THE BEST PLACE FOR MEN TO LIVE BECAUSE THEY LIVE LONGER.

WE WERE NUMBER 4, AND I WAS LIKE, "YES, SCORED AGAIN." NOW, LET'S GO BACK. WHAT'S THE BAD STUFF HERE? SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS ARE DOING SOME SILLY STUFF ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

LET'S GO TO THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM.

LOU IN VIRGINIA, WHERE A DAD COMES IN HERE.

HE IS MATTERING A HORNET'S NEST BECAUSE HE'S SCREAMING AND EVERYBODY BLAMES THE DAD.

WELL, THE DAD WAS DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.

THEY ARRESTED HIM IN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING BECAUSE HE GOT REALLY AGITATED BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER WAS RAPED.

THEY MOVED THE BOY TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, AND GUESS WHAT? HE DID IT AGAIN.

THE SCHOOL BOARD COVERED IT UP.

LET'S BRING A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME, ROCKWELL ISD.

LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A SIT OUT OF STUDENTS BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER ALLEGE AS WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, ANOTHER ISSUE OF CHILD ISSUES.

THAT WAS TERRIBLE. I KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE, YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT.

WELL, LET'S BRING A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME, 2008.

THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS NOT LISTENING.

DUNCAN WEBB WAS THE PRESIDENT AND RICHARD MAKIN THE SUPERINTENDENT.

MS. HUMPHREY, YOUR TAGLINE WAS LISTENING TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING.

IN 2008, YOU ALL WANT TO DO SOMETHING SILLY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD FOUGHT AGAINST AND WE OVERFLOW THE CITY COUNCIL ROOM.

YOU KNEW THAT BECAUSE ALL OF US WERE WEARING WHITE SHIRTS AND MAIN THEY WERE COUNTING.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE? GUYS, LISTEN.

WE JUST WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO US.

WE'RE PART OF THE COMMUNITY WITH YOU.

WE JUST WANT YOU TO LISTEN IF YOU'RE NOT REALLY LISTENING TO [OVERLAPPING]

>> THANKS CAMACHO FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENT.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN DONOVAN, PLAINTIFF ISD RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> DID YOU WANT A WARNING 30 SECONDS, ONE MINUTE?

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>> HOW ABOUT 16 SECONDS.

>> PERFECT.

>> [LAUGHTER] IT'S OKAY. MY NAME IS JOHN DONOVAN, MOVED TO PLANO IN 1997.

MY TWO DAUGHTERS ATTENDED PLANO SCHOOLS FOR TOTAL COMBINED 14 YEARS.

NANCY KNOWS TO HELP GET ORIGINALLY ELECTED DECADE PLUS AGO.

I WAS EXTREMELY ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY KIDS WERE IN SCHOOL.

I HAVEN'T BEEN AS AS ACTIVE I'VE BEEN MORE ACTIVE IN CITY COUNCIL SINCE THEN.

BUT BOTTOM LINE IS, I'VE BEEN UP HERE A LOT OVER THE YEARS, TALKING TO ALL ABOUT A VARIETY AND TOPICS.

I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE WAS THE EMBARRASSMENT OF THE MASK SITUATION.

WE FINALLY GOT YOU GUYS TO ACTUALLY STOP ABUSING OUR CHILDREN WITH THE MASKS.

THANK GOODNESS. OF COURSE, YOU WOULDN'T TAKE IT OFF THE TEACHERS WHICH IS, WAS ANOTHER ABOMINATION.

BUT THE POINT TODAY IS, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH TO REMIND YOU GUYS WHO YOU WORK FOR. YOU WORK FOR US.

YOU'RE ALL THESE PEOPLE SITTING HERE TONIGHT.

YOU WORK FOR US.

THUS, YOU SHOULD TRULY LISTEN TO US.

MOST OF YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE DEAD BOARD, YOU'D RATHER BE ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT HERE.

YOU SHOULD BE ZEROED IN FOCUSED EARS WIDE OPEN, HEARTS AND MINDS WIDE OPEN, LISTENING TO EVERY WORD WE SAY, BECAUSE WE'RE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

YOUR JOB IS TO SERVE US AND OUR CHILDREN.

THAT'S YOUR JOB. HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY SERVICE IF YOU WILL NOT ACTUALLY LISTEN TO US? WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY TO YOU ABOUT ANY TOPIC, WHETHER IT'S ON A GIVEN AGENDA OR NOT? WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO US.

SPEAKING OF AGENDA. WHAT IS YOURS? WHY IS THIS EVEN UP FOR CONSIDERATION? EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SHOULD BE SINCERELY EMBARRASSED THAT YOU [OVERLAPPING] ARE EVEN CONTEMPLATING THIS.

YOU SHOULD BE TRULY EMBARRASSED.

YOU SHOULD GO LOOK AT YOUR OWN SPOUSE, LOOK AT YOUR OWN KIDS IN THE EYES, AND THINK, WHY WOULD I WANT TO MUZZLE THEIR VOICE? BECAUSE WE ARE THE CHILDREN'S VOICE.

WE ARE THE SPOUSE'S VOICE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DONOVAN FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENT.

I WILL REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT VERBAL OUTBURST DURING SOMEONE'S PUBLIC COMMENT TIME CAN DISRUPT THAT PERSON'S COMMENT.

THANK YOU TO THE GROUP BACK HERE FOR DEATH CLAPPING, AND AGAIN, MY FRIEND WHO IS THUMBS UPPING ON EVERYTHING. TOTALLY OKAY.

APPRECIATE THAT, BUT PLEASE KEEP THE VERBAL OUTBURST TO A MINIMUM SO THAT WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER SPEAKERS TIMES.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER?

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROGER WHEELOCK, AND IT IS A PLANO ISD NON-RESIDENT AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> DID YOU WANT A WARNING 30 SECONDS, 16 SECONDS?

>> NO. THAT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU ALL.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS FROM WHAT WE'RE SAYING THAT EVERYBODY BELIEVES THAT WE ALL NEED TO TALK TO EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE.

WE'VE GOT SO MANY PEOPLE WITH OPINIONS LEFT AND RIGHT.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS, NOT WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH SCHOOL, BY ANY MEANS.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAD BACK IN THE 1960S WAS CHEWING GUM, TALKING IN CLASS, THROWING TRASH AROUND IN THE SCHOOL CLASS.

BUT TODAY, WE'RE DEALING WITH FAR A WIDE RANGE OF RADICAL ISSUES THAT NEVER APPEARED TO ANY OF US.

BEFORE 2019, WE DIDN'T EVEN NEED A LAW ON THE BOOKS, SAYING THAT THE PARENTS NEED TO COME AND SPEAK BECAUSE THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH TO SPEAK ABOUT UNTIL THE LAST PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY OR THE 20TH CENTURY.

NOW OUR ISSUES, WE'RE DEALING WITH THINGS THAT ARE HEAVY, MORAL ISSUES AS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, WE ARE ALL EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT, AND I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.

GENDER ISSUES, SEXUALITY, HORMONE THERAPY.

BOOKS ALLOWED OR NOT ALLOWED, HORMONE THERAPIES, RADICAL BULLYING, AND IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON.

WE NEVER SAW STUFF LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL AS A KID.

NOW, THESE MORAL ISSUES ARE THE TOP OF THE SCALE THAT WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH.

WE NEED A VOICE.

PARENTS NOW NEED A VOICE.

THEY ARE OUR CHILDREN AND WE CARE ABOUT THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING.

WHEN YOU DON'T ALLOW US TO HAVE THE VOICE OR MAKE IT EXTREMELY HARD TO FIGURE OUT LOAD, WHEN IS MY ITEM OF CONCERN GOING TO COME UP ON THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA? THAT JUST TAKES ALL OF THE FIGHT OUT OF US.

WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING.

WHEN WE'RE SILENCED, EVERYTHING GOES CRAZY.

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>> THANK YOU, MR. WHEELOCK FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENTS.

DR. FREEMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR LAST SPEAKER?

>> OUR LAST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MARSHALL JACKSON, PLANO ISD RESIDENT, AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

>> DID YOU WANT ANY WARNING?

>> I'M GOOD. I HAD SOMETHING PREPARED, AND AFTER LISTENING TO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM, WE ALL ARE HERE FOR A GREAT CAUSE.

WE'RE ALL FIGHTING TO STAY RELATIVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I WROTE THIS AND I STAND BY IT.

I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM THAT HAS THIS FEELING BECAUSE I WASN'T ON THE BLAST EMAIL OR THE PHONE CALL CHAIN AND ALL OF THAT TO COME UP HERE.

BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM.

THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF A BOARD MEETING IS AN ANTIQUATED PROCESS.

TRUST ME, SITTING THROUGH A 5-6 HOUR MEETING FOR THREE MINUTES IS A WHIP.

WHEN ALL THE BOARD CAN DO IS JUST SIT AND LISTEN.

AT THE END OF THE EVENING, EVERYONE GOES HOME.

WE TALK ABOUT WHY CAN'T JOHNNY BRING HIS DOG TO SCHOOL? THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF A 5-6 HOUR MEETING FOR NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE'S USUALLY ABOUT TWO IN THE ROOM.

WITH THAT SAID, I SEE IT AS A POSITIVE.

I SEE IT AS A POSITIVE BECAUSE I DON'T VIEW IT AS WE'RE GETTING SOMETHING TAKEN AWAY FROM US.

I SEE IT AS WE'RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING IN RETURN.

WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE LESS TALK PLATFORM.

IT'S NOT A CHATGPT, IT'S A PLATFORM THAT GIVES PARENTS ACCESS TO STAFF, TO STUDENT OR TO ADMINISTRATORS, TO BOARD MEMBERS TO HAVE THEIR ISSUES ADDRESSED AND THEIR VOICES HEARD.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO SILENCE ANYBODY.

WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE PEOPLE MORE REACH AND MORE ACCESS TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEIR ISSUES SOLVED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL COMMENTS.

>> I WILL THANK YOU ALL TO ALL OF OUR AUDIENCE AND ALL OF OUR COMMENTERS FOR A VERY RESPECTFUL PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION INSIGHTFUL.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE.

SECTION 551.071, SECTION 551.0821, AND SECTION 551.076.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:19 P.M.

THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE OPEN SESSION.

[4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]

THE TIME IS 9:09 P.M. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 5,

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF ROUTINE ITEMS GROUPED TOGETHER FOR APPROVAL WITH NO DISCUSSION.

BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY, AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE ALISA KLEIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE SEVEN HANDS UP.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

GIVEN OUR TIMELINE HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE MOVE REPORTS TO THE END OF THE MEETING.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL MOVE THE ITEMS UNDER SECTION 6, WHICH ARE REPORTS TO THE END OF THE MEETING AND PROCEED WITH SECTION 7, WHICH IS OUR DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, WE WILL PROCEED WITH DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

WE WILL MOVE TO THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF THE MEETING AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

[7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION]

THE FIRST ITEM HERE IS ITEM 7.1, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE 2025/2026 TAX RATE.

I WILL INVITE COURTNEY REEFS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO THE PODIUM TO PLEASE PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA, DR. FREEMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CABINET.

THIS EVENING MARKS OUR FINAL STEP IN OUR 2025/2026 BUDGET AND TAX RATE PROCESS.

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TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME IMPORTANT UPDATES AND THEN THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR ADOPTION OF OUR TAX RATE.

IF YOU'LL JUST INDULGE ME JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT, I'D LIKE TO TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF OUR HISTORY OF TRUTH AND TAXATION, AND A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, LEGISLATION OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS SPECIFICALLY SINCE 2019.

THE MOST RECENT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THAT WE, OF COURSE, ARE GOING TO BE SEEING FOR OUR TAX YEAR 2025 IS FROM UNDER SENATE BILL FOUR FROM THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.

THAT IS PART OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE INCREASING OUR HOME EXEMPTION 100,000-140,000.

ALSO, THAT CAME UPON LAYERS, OF COURSE, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE VOTED.

IT'S GOING TO GO TO THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.

I WILL SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CERTIFIED VALUES HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WHAT WE DID HERE FROM OUR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS EVEN THOUGH THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY THE VOTERS YET IN NOVEMBER, THE COMPTROLLER WENT AHEAD AND TOLD THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, WE WANT YOU NEED TO SEND OUT CERTIFIED VALUES BASED ON THAT 140,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.

THAT'S OF COURSE LAYERED UPON THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED OUT OF SENATE BILL 2 OF THE 88TH LEGISLATURE AND THAT WAS WHEN OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WENT 40,000-100,000.

THEN OF COURSE, IN 2019 WITH TAX COMPRESSION, HB 3 WITH OUR 86TH LEGISLATURE.

THAT ACTUALLY WAS PAIRED WITH SB 2 FROM 86TH LEGISLATURE IN 2019, AND THAT WAS THE PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND TRANSPARENCY ACT.

THAT'S WHERE WE FIRST HEARD OF OR THE CHANGE FROM OUR EFFECTIVE TAX RATE TO OUR NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, WHICH IS A PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX AS THE REVENUE AS IT DID FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

OF COURSE, IT USED TO BE CALLED THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.

IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

IT TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FORMULAS.

OUR NEW NO NET REVENUE TAX RATE DOES NOT.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE ACCOUNTED FOR SCHOOL FUNDING IN THOSE FORMULAS AND NO NEW REVENUE DOES NOT.

SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX RATES ARE BASED ON FINANCE FORMULAS AND VOTER APPROVAL.

THEN, OF COURSE, DISTRICTS ARE GIVEN A FLOOR FOR OUR TAX RATE FOR RECEIVE ALL FUNDING.

THEN ALSO, WHICH CAME WITH THAT SB 2 FROM THE 86TH LEGISLATOR WAS THE NEW VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

THAT'S A NUMBER THAT SHOWS THE ACTUAL TAX RATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE FULL FUNDING THAT WOULD BE APPROVED, THAT'S USUALLY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.

AS WE HAVE OF COURSE OUR BUDGET CALENDAR AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BUDGET AND TAX RATE CALENDAR.

OUR REGULAR BUDGET CALENDAR, YOU ALL KNOW STARTS IN JANUARY.

OF COURSE, OUR BUDGET PROCESS STARTS REALLY IN NOVEMBER, AND WE WORKED STEADILY THROUGH EACH STEP, OF COURSE, ULTIMATELY CULMINATING WITH THE ADOPTION OF OUR TAX RATE.

THIS YEAR, WE POSTED OUR NOTICE OF OUR BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE THROUGH OUR PLANOL STAR COURIER, WHICH WAS ON JUNE 6TH.

DO YOU REMEMBER MAY 20TH, WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD TO REVIEW THAT FOR THAT NOTICE.

THAT NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE 6TH.

ON JUNE 24TH, WE HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND THE BOARD ADOPTED OUR 2025/2026 BUDGET.

OF COURSE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TAX RATE AT THAT TIME.

OF COURSE, WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES, SO WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THOSE IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE TONIGHT.

WE DID RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES ACTUALLY ON 24TH OF JULY.

THEN OF COURSE TONIGHT, AND OUR FINAL STEP WOULD BE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.

THIS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

I KNOW I'VE SLEPT A LITTLE BIT SINCE MAY 20TH, BUT THIS DOES LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

IF YOU WILL RECALL, OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE ACTUALLY HAD OUR TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE INCREASING OF ABOUT 2.87%.

AS YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OUR 2024 TAX YEAR COMPARED TO OUR 2025 TAX YEAR, THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT AN INCREASE.

IT IS A DECREASE.

IT'S A 4.35% DECREASE FROM WHAT WE SAW IN OUR TAX YEAR 24.

OF COURSE, THAT IS MAINLY DUE TO THIS NEW SB 4 FOR THAT INCREASE OF THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 100,000-140,000.

I DID A LITTLE BIT OF CALCULATIONS.

AGAIN, THE COMPTROLLER DID TELL THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THEY DID NOT NEED TO CERTIFY ON $100,000 HOMESTEAD, BUT THEY DID PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION.

JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

I DID SOME CALCULATIONS ON 100,000.

IF WE HAD KEPT A 100,000, IT ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN ABOUT A 2% TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE.

AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT ON.

I THINK WE'VE TALKED AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR CERTIFIED VALUES WHEN WE GET FROM OUR CHIEF APPRAISER, HE'S USUALLY PRETTY CONSERVATIVE.

THIS YEAR, HE WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT MARK, BECAUSE AGAIN, HE CAME WITH A 2.87 INITIALLY.

IF IT HAD BEEN 100,000, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT ABOUT A 2%, BUT OF COURSE, IT IS A DECREASE NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING THOSE EFFECTS OF SB 4 APPLIED TO OUR TAXABLE VALUES.

OUR REQUIRED RATE COMPARISONS.

OF COURSE, WE'RE REQUIRED TO BRING OUR 24/25 ADOPTED TAX RATE AND COMPARE IT

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TO OUR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE AND OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WE CALCULATED OUR VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

OF COURSE, THIS IS THE MAXIMUM RATE THAT WE CAN ADOPT WITHOUT CALLING AN ELECTION.

THANKS TO OUR ADA APPROVED IN NOVEMBER 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN FULL ACCESS TO OUR M&O CAPACITY, AND OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE IS OF COURSE THE SAME AS OUR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR ADOPTED TAX RATE FOR 24/25, OUR M&O RATE, WHICH IS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION WAS 0.80510.

OUR INTEREST IN SINKING, INS WAS 0.23735 FOR A TOTAL OF $1.04245, OUR 25/26 PROPOSED TAX RATE AND VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

OUR M&O RATE IS 0.80220.

OUR INS STAYING THE SAME AT 2.23735 WITH A DECREASE OF $1.03955.

THIS IS A 10 YEAR HISTORICAL, OBVIOUSLY, COMPARED WITH OUR PROPOSED OF OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE SINCE 2016.

OF COURSE, THAT TOTAL BAR CHART IS THE TOTAL TAX RATE.

THE RED PORTION, OF COURSE, IS THE PORTION THAT IS REPRESENTED FOR OUR M&O TAX RATE, AND THE BLUE PORTION IS OUR INS OUR INTEREST IN SINKING TAX RATE.

BASICALLY, WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, I THINK THE BIGGEST PIECE IS TO TAKE AWAY IS THAT SINCE 2016, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN OUR TAX RATE JUST UNDER 28%, WHICH IS RIGHT AT THAT $0.40.

IT'S 0.3395 SINCE 2016.

BUT ALSO, I THINK TO NOTE, EVEN SINCE HB 3 IN 2019, IF YOU SEE THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 20, SINCE THEN, IT'S ACTUALLY DECREASED COMPARED TO OUR FISCAL YEAR 26, ALMOST 30 CENTS $0.2978, WHICH IS ABOUT 22%.

JUST INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, HOW MUCH AGAIN, ALL THESE EFFECTS FOR OUR TAX RATE COMPRESSION THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OVERALL ALMOST $0.40 SINCE 2016.

ANOTHER 11 YEAR LOOK IS LOOK ON OUR TAXES ON OUR AVERAGE RESIDENTS.

FOR TAX YEAR 2025, THE PROJECTED TAX RATE ON AN AVERAGE RESIDENTS IS 4,670, WHICH IS A DECREASE OF $21 COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR AVERAGE 4,691.

WE WILL GET A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION OBVIOUSLY FROM OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THE AVERAGE MARKET HOME ACTUALLY ROSE FROM TAX YEAR 24 TO TAX YEAR 25.

IT WAS JUST OVER 600,000 IN TAX YEAR 24.

IT'S RIGHT AT 613 THAN FOR TAX YEAR 25.

THAT AVERAGE TAXABLE, WHICH OF COURSE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DECREASE, OF COURSE WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL THOSE EXEMPTIONS.

THE AVERAGE TAXABLE, IT ACTUALLY DECREASED INSTEAD OF INCREASE LIKE THE MARKET VALUE, IT DECREASED FROM JUST OVER 450,000-449,000.

OF COURSE, THE DECREASE IS ATTRIBUTED TO SB 4, WHICH OF COURSE IS EFFECTIVE FOR OUR TAX YEAR 2025.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2 IS APPROVED BY VOTERS, WHICH, AGAIN, THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASING 100,000-140,000.

ALSO, THINK IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING TO NOTE, I THINK OUR HIGHEST YEAR WAS TAX YEAR 22.

YOU SEE THAT MAJOR DECREASE IN TAX YEAR 23.

OF COURSE, THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO SENATE BILL 2, WHERE THE INCREASE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THAT WENT 40,000-100,000.

THEN BEFORE THAT IN TAX YEAR 18, AGAIN, THAT WAS IN RESPONSE.

YOU SEE THAT DROP IN TAX YEAR 19, THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO HOUSE BILL 3 OF 2019.

SINCE OUR HIGHEST YEAR IN 2022, WHICH TAX YEAR 22, WE SEE A DECREASE OF JUST OVER $503.

THEN BEFORE THAT, TAX YEAR 18 IS $434.

OVERALL, IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, ME BEING A TAXPAYER.

I LOVE SEEING THAT THAT RATE HAS GONE DOWN, AT LEAST IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

LOOKING AT, OBVIOUSLY, WE LIKE TO BREAK DOWN TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR TAX RATE AND OUR TAX COLLECTIONS AS COMPARED TO RECAPTURE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS EIGHT YEARS TOTAL OF OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX COLLECTION.

THAT TOTAL BAR IS THE TOTAL COLLECTIONS.

THE BLUE PORTION IS ACTUALLY THE AMOUNT OF THOSE COLLECTIONS THAT WE RETAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE RETAINED BY THE DISTRICT, AND THAT RED PIECE OF IT IS THE PART THAT WE ACTUALLY SENT BACK TO THE STATE IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR PEAK YEAR WAS IN FISCAL YEAR 23, WHERE WE SENT ABOUT 37% BACK TO THE STATE.

OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 24, AGAIN, RESPONSE TO SB 2.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT JUST OUR PRIOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE SENT BACK ABOUT 25% OF THOSE COLLECTIONS BACK TO THE STATE, AND WE ANTICIPATE, OF COURSE, IN RESPONSE TO HB 2, THOSE CHANGES FOR HB 2 IN THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE DO SEE A DECREASE IN THAT AMOUNT OF RECAPTURE BACK TO THE STATE PROJECTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.

IT'S ABOUT 21% OF THOSE COLLECTIONS.

WE ANTICIPATE SENDING BACK TO THE STATE.

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THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR M&O TAX RATE AS COMPARED AGAIN TO THOSE SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR M&O RATE.

THIS IS AGAIN, OUR TOTAL M&O TAX RATE.

THEN AGAIN, HOW MUCH OF THAT DO WE KEEP AND THEN HOW MUCH OF THAT M&O GOES BACK IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE.

OF COURSE, AGAIN, THAT'S THAT SAME EIGHT YEAR PRESENTATION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH SHOWS THE SAME PROJECTION THERE.

THEN AS YOU CAN SEE IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A COMPRESSION.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS AND OBVIOUSLY OUR FISCAL YEAR 25 OF HOW THAT TAX RATE IS GOING BACK TO THE STATE IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE.

AGAIN, THAT WAS DUE TO HOUSE BILL 2.

THIS IS ALWAYS THE FUN PART IS TO AGAIN EXPLAIN, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TAX RATE.

WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE GOT THERE HISTORICALLY.

NOW WE ARE REQUIRED TO TALK ABOUT THESE TWO DIFFERENT TAX RATES.

UNDER PROPERTY TAX CODE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, WHICH IS AGAIN THE RATE NECESSARY TO PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES AS LAST YEAR FROM THE PROPERTIES ON THE PROPERTY TAX, WHICH EXCLUDE ALL NEW PROPERTY.

THIS IS WHAT WE USED TO REFER TO AS THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.

OF COURSE, WE ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO POINT OUT ON THIS IS WHERE IT GETS REALLY CONFUSING.

DON AND I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR TAX COLLECTOR ASSESSOR THIS YEAR.

EVEN THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATION AS WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THESE CALCULATIONS, TRYING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, PART OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH HER WAS THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THEY APPLIED THIS SB 2, IT WAS TO ALL TAXING ENTITIES.

IT WAS TO COUNTIES, TO CITIES.

IT REALLY DOESN'T FIT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MAINLY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY OF OUR STATE ADJUSTMENTS, STATE AID, IT'S ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, RECAPTURE, OBVIOUSLY ANY EFFECTS OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT, WHICH AFFECTS STATE AID, AND THEN ALSO INFLATION.

IT DOESN'T TAKE ANY OF THOSE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT.

OF COURSE, THAT NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS $1.00997.

THEN AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT OUR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE, WHICH IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE IS THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE THE BOARD MAY ADOPT WITHOUT REQUIRING VOTER APPROVAL OR EVADER.

OF COURSE, THAT'S $1.03955.

AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ACTUAL TAX RATE COMPARED TO OUR 2024 ADOPTED TAX RATE, OUR ACTUAL TAX RATE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS GOING TO DECREASE, NOT A LOT, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A DECREASE OF 0.00290.

>> WE DO HAVE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FOR OUR MOTION SETTING THE YEAR'S TAX RATE, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE, OUR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE EXCEEDS OUR NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE.

THAT $1.03955 DOES EXCEED THE $1.009907, AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE HAVE A SPECIFIC MOTION WITH THAT 2.94% INCREASE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW MUCH OBVIOUSLY OUR DOLLAR THREE IS OVER THAT $009.

OF COURSE, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE, IT DOES NOT CONSIDER ANYTHING AS FAR AS OUR STATE ADJUSTMENTS, RECAPTURE, INFLATION, BUT OUR ACTUAL TAX RATE IS DECREASING BY 0.0029.

THIS IS JUST THE COPY OBVIOUSLY OF THE RESOLUTION, ADOPTING OUR TAX RATE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE, IT TALKS ABOUT OBVIOUSLY WHAT OUR TAX RATE TO BE SET AT THAT $1.03955 PER $100 VALUATION.

AGAIN, WITH OUR M&O TAX RATE BEING 0.80220, AND THEN OUR INS STAYING THE SAME AS OUR PRIOR YEAR AT 0.2 3735.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU, COE. WE APPRECIATE IT.

I WILL NOW ASK BOARD SECRETARY TARA LANCE TO PLEASE READ THIS RESOLUTION.

>> PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2025-2026 TAX RATE.

WHEREAS ON JUNE 24TH, 2025, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT MET IN OPEN SESSION TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THE YEAR 2025-2026, AFTER WHICH THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED.

WHEREAS A TAX RATE FOR THE YEAR 2025 IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 26.05 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE, AND WHEREAS THE TOTAL TAX RATE CONSISTS OF TWO SEPARATE RATES, A DEBT SERVICE RATE, AND A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE, AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY, IS THAT LANGUAGE CORRECT? IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT THE TAX RATE FOR THE YEAR 2025/2026 BE SET AT $1.003955 PER $100 VALUATION,

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0.80220 DESIGNATED TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND 0.2 3735 DESIGNATED TO DEBT SERVICE, BEING LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ACTUAL RATE, AND FURTHER THAT TAXES ARE HEREBY LEVIED ON ALL PROPERTIES NOW OR HERE AND AFTER ON THE ROLES OF SID DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2025-2026.

>> THANK YOU, SECRETARY LANCE.

WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2025-2026 TAX RATE.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2025-2026 TAX RATE.

>> I WILL SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE KATHERINE GOODWIN AND A SECOND BY BOARD, VICE PRESIDENT, NANCY HUMPHREY, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2025-2026 TAX RATE.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MICROPHONE, PLEASE, SAM.

>> I BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE NEEDED FOR THE MOTION WAS IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT THE MOTION DOESN'T SEEM TO TRACK THE REQUIRED LANGUAGE AS IT WAS ACTUALLY MADE FOR THE BOARD.

>> CAN YOU PUT THE PRESENTATION BACK FOR US, PLEASE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM. RIGHT THERE.

>> WELL, IT'S THE RESOLUTION.

>> THERE WAS VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATUTE.

>> IF I MAY JUMP IN, THE MOTIONS NEEDS TO BE WHAT THE ACTUAL TAX RATE IS OVER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE.

IT'S THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OVER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE.

>> THE ACTUAL WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE IS WHAT THE MOTION SHOULD BE?

>> KATHERINE [INAUDIBLE].

>> WE'LL ASK FOR AN AMENDED MOTION.

I MOVE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO SAY.

>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO SAY, BECAUSE THE YEAR'S PROPOSED TAX RATE $1.03955 EXCEEDS THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE OF $1.009907.

THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION MUST BE MADE IN THE FOLLOWING FORM.

I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $1.003955, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2.94% INCREASE IN THE LAST TAX RATE.

THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE DOES NOT CONSIDER THE STATE'S OFFSET OF RECAPTURE OR THE EFFECT.

>> YES. WE DON'T HAVE TO READ THAT. THANK YOU.

>> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION AND THE QUOTES THAT SHE JUST READ.

WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION BY KATHERINE GOODWIN AND A SECOND BY NANCY HUMPHREY, THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 1.03955, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2.94% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

TRUSTEES IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE A LAWYER AROUND. THANK YOU, SAM.

>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, SAM.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

SEVEN PANS UP, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.2, DISCUSSION AND ACTION, ADOPTION OF POLICY BED LOCAL BOARD MEETINGS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER SECOND READING.

WE WILL MOVE TO SECTION 7.2 ADOPTION OF BED LOCAL, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER SECOND READING.

I WILL NOW INVITE LUCAS HENRY TO THE PODIUM TO PRESENT.

SINCE THIS TOPIC IS ONE THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS, IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT OUR COUNSEL PRESENT THE LEGALITIES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS AND ALTERNATIVE AVENUES TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC COMMENT AND FEELINGS ON THIS.

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU BE RESPECTFUL TO COMMENTS BEING MADE AND PRESENTATIONS BEING GIVEN AND NOT HAVE VERBALIZATION OF OPINIONS WHILE THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE OCCURRING. LUCAS.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT PRIMARILY ON THE LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THIS POLICY.

I WANT TO ADDRESS ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO STOP AND ASK.

WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS POLICY BED LOCAL.

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OF COURSE, WITH EVERY LOCAL POLICY, THERE IS A LEGAL POLICY THAT GOES WITH THAT.

THE LEGAL POLICY OUTLINES THE LAW.

THE LOCAL POLICY IS, OF COURSE, WHERE THE BOARD HAS DISCRETION TO ACT WITHIN THAT LAW, AND SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRIMARILY TALK ABOUT THE LOCAL POLICY.

THE QUESTION HAS COME UP.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FREEDOM OF SPEECH VERSUS PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? THE ANSWER IS THESE ARE RELATED CONCEPTS, BUT THEY ARE DISTINCT CONCEPTS.

OF COURSE, FREE SPEECH IS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

IT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK.

PUBLIC COMMENT IS A MECHANISM FOR CITIZENS TO EXERCISE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.

HOWEVER, PUBLIC COMMENT IS A STATUTORY CREATION.

IT IS NOT A CONSTITUTIONAL CREATION.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OR TEXAS DOES NOT CONTAIN A SPECIFIC PROVISION THAT SAYS, AT EVERY PUBLIC MEETING, HERE'S EXACTLY HOW YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD GO.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A CREATURE OF STATUTE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT STATUTES THAT INTERPLAY TOGETHER TO EXPLAIN HOW THE BOARD MUST HANDLE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ONE OF THOSE IS THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

IS PUBLIC COMMENT REQUIRED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEANINGS ACT? THE ANSWER IS YES.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT GRANTS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS TO THE PUBLIC.

HOWEVER, PARTICIPATION OR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA RELATED TOPICS IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND SUBJECT TO THEIR ESTABLISHED REASONABLE RULES AND PROCEDURES.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT GUARANTEES PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS, THE REMAINDER, WHETHER OR NOT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE ENTERTAINED ON OTHER ITEMS IS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD TO DETERMINE.

LEGISLATION IN 2019 551.007, WHICH IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, EXPLAIN WHICH DOES APPLY TO SCHOOL BOARDS, AND I'M GOING TO QUOTE FROM THE TEXT.

IT SAYS, "A GOVERNMENTAL BODY SHALL ALLOW EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO DESIRES TO ADDRESS THE BODY REGARDING AN ITEM ON AN AGENDA FOR AN OPEN MEETING OF THE BODY TO ADDRESS THE BODY REGARDING THE ITEM AT THE MEETING BEFORE OR DURING THE BODY'S CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM".

LAWYERS OBVIOUSLY WROTE THAT.

THEY USED THE WORD BODY TOO MANY TIMES.

BREAKING IT DOWN, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? IT MEANS THAT THERE MUST BE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THE RIGHT THAT IS CONVEYED BY THIS STATUTE IS LIMITED TO SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE RIGHT TO SPEAK MUST OCCUR AT THE MEETING AND THAT THAT PUBLIC COMMENT MUST OCCUR BEFORE OR DURING THE BODY'S CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM.

THIS WAS MEANT TO ADDRESS BOARDS THAT WOULD VOTE ON A TOPIC PRIOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN PEOPLE WOULD COME UP TO ADDRESS THAT AGENDA ITEM AFTER THE BOARD HAD ALREADY VOTED, AND THERE WAS ESSENTIALLY NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AT THAT POINT IN RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS.

THE LEGISLATURE CLARIFIED THAT YOU HAVE TO MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE BEGINNING AT LEAST BEFORE THE ITEM IS ENTERTAINED FROM THE AGENDA AND GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS. THIS SECTION OF THE CODE ALLOWS REASONABLE RULES.

THERE IS AMPLE CASE LAW OUT THERE THAT SAYS, A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY HAS THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF ITS MEETING.

YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY.

YOU SET THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE FLOW WITH SOME CONSTRAINTS.

THOSE CONSTRAINTS ARE FIRST UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.

ANY RULES YOU HAVE FOR SPEAKING MUST BE VIEWPOINT NEUTRAL.

FOR EXAMPLE, NO RULE THAT SAYS YOU CAN ONLY SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST ITEM X, Y, OR Z, THAT WOULD NOT BE CONTENT NEUTRAL.

RESTRICTING SPEAKERS TO ONLY CERTAIN TIMES DURING THE MEETING, AS IN NOT COMMENTS FROM THE GALLERY DURING THE MEETING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ORDER, THOSE HAVE BEEN UPHELD AS REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS.

THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE BOARD CAN SAY IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS.

BOARD MEMBERS CAN COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. HOWEVER, WITH NON-AGENDA ITEMS, THERE'S ACTUALLY STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF WHAT THE BOARD CAN

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SAY IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ABOUT NON-AGENDA ITEMS, AND IT'S VERY LIMITED.

THEN THE TIME THAT THE BOARD ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY OR PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE LIMITED.

THAT'S NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS, BUT IT'S LIMITING OVERALL TIME.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A SUMMARY.

THERE IS NO MANDATE THAT GOVERNMENTAL BODIES ALLOW COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IT IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BODY AND REASONABLE RULES APPLY.

I WANT TO READ FROM BED LEGAL MOMENTARILY, THAT IT'S NOT ON THE SCREEN, BUT BED LEGAL SUMMARIZES THE HOLDING FROM A CASE CALLED FAIRCHILD.

IT SAYS, A BOARD MAY CREATE A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC SO LONG AS AND HERE ARE THE THREE CONSTRAINTS.

NUMBER 1, THE BOARD DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SPEECH ON THE BASIS OF VIEWPOINT.

NUMBER 2 ANY RESTRICTIONS ARE REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE PURPOSE SERVED BY THE FORUM.

THREE, THE BOARD PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE PATHS FOR EXPRESSING CATEGORIES OF PROTECTED SPEECH THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE FORUM.

WHAT NUMBER 3 THERE MEANS IS IF THE BOARD IS NOT GOING TO HAVE COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF A BOARD MEETING, IT MUST HAVE OTHER AVENUES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH TRUSTEES.

I'VE GONE OVER THE REASONABLE RULES.

HERE, SPECIFICALLY, THESE TWO BULLET POINTS AT THE BOTTOM ARE WHAT THE BOARD CAN DO WHEN SOMEONE COMMENTS ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM.

THE BOARD IS LIMITED TO ONLY PROVIDING FACTUAL INFORMATION TO THE PERSON WHO MADE THE COMMENT OR TO THE PUBLIC AND STATING EXISTING POLICY.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE WERE TO RAISE A COMPLAINT ABOUT SOMETHING, THE BOARD MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAY, BOARD POLICY FNG, OUTLINES, THE BOARD'S POLICY ON THAT ISSUE.

YOU CAN CONSULT OUR WEBSITE AND FIND A COPY OF THAT POLICY THERE.

SOME RECENT LEGISLATION ABOUT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

SB 413, THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT PLANO ISD HAS BEEN DOING FOR A LONG TIME, BUT REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS TO BE RECORDED, MAKE THOSE RECORDINGS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, MAKE MINUTES AVAILABLE, AND POST RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE ADOPTED ONLINE.

PLANOLSD HAS A VERY ROBUST WEBSITE.

YOU CAN GO BACK A VERY LONG TIME AND WATCH BOARD MEETINGS AND GET THIS INFORMATION.

SOME SMALLER DISTRICTS MAY NOT HAVE DONE THIS REGULARLY, AND THIS WAS THE IMPETUS FOR SB 413.

>> SB 12, WHICH IS A LAW THAT COVERS MUCH MORE THAN WHAT I'M ABOUT TO REPORT.

BUT SB 12 REQUIRES THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ALLOW AGENDA RELATED PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND REALLY THE LANGUAGE IS TO PRIORITIZE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING AS FAR AS TIMING GOES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY MANY DISTRICTS HAVE SHIFTED PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE THE FIRST THING THAT OCCURS AT A MEETING, EVEN LIKE TONIGHT, EVEN BEFORE CLOSED SESSION.

THEN IT HAS SOME OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, AND ALSO REQUIRES THAT BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD OUTSIDE OF THE TYPICAL WORK HOURS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ATTEND.

THE AMENDMENT TO BED LOCAL THAT IS BEING PROPOSED THIS EVENING, THE CHANGES ARE REDLINED HERE.

THE BED LOCAL IN ITS NEW FORM WOULD READ, AT ALL BOARD MEETINGS, INCLUDING WORK SESSIONS AND SPECIAL MEETINGS, PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA POSTED WITH NOTICE OF THE MEETING.

I DID A INFORMAL SURVEY TODAY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND THEIR POLICIES AND ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICTS BED LOCAL LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS BED LOCAL IN SOME WAY.

SEVERAL DISTRICTS HAVE A POLICY THAT READS VERY SIMILARLY TO THIS CHANGE.

OTHERS HAVE IT READ MORE THE WAY IT READ PRIOR TO THIS PROPOSED CHANGE.

AND SO THERE IS FLEXIBILITY AMONG WHAT DIFFERENT BOARDS DO IN THIS AREA.

SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.

AS I EXPLAINED EARLIER, BED LEGAL REQUIRES THAT IF THERE'S NOT COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS AT A MEETING,

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THAT THERE BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.

WHAT ARE THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD? WELL, THE FIRST IS AGENDA RELATED ITEMS AT THE MEETINGS, AND IT SAYS 22 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT'S JUST TALLYING UP WHAT THE NUMBER OF REGULAR SPECIAL AND WORKSHOP MEETINGS THAT YOU ARE LIKELY TO HAVE IN A YEAR, AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT CAN FLUCTUATE DUE TO NEED.

THE SECOND IS COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS.

I HAVE A SLIDE ABOUT THAT HERE IN A MINUTE.

THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ABOUT NON AGENDA ITEMS. THEN THE ONLINE PORTAL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, LET'S TALK.

I HAVE A SLIDE ABOUT THAT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN A MOMENT.

THEN, OF COURSE, ALL TRUSTEES HAVE E MAIL THAT IS PUBLICLY POSTED ON YOUR TRUSTEE PAGES, AND ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEND TRUSTEES AN E MAIL EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS ON ANY TOPIC AGENDA OR NON AGENDA ITEM.

THESE COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, INPUT, ASK QUESTIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS, THESE MEETINGS WILL NOT HAVE SPECIFIC TOPICS ON THE AGENDA, AND SPEAKERS CAN SPEAK ABOUT ANY TOPIC RELATED TO PLANO ISD BUSINESS.

THESE WILL ONLY BE ATTENDED BY THREE OF THE TRUSTEES BECAUSE THE QUORUM RULES THAT WOULD REQUIRE POSTING FOR A MEETING AND MORE FORMALITY KICK IN WHEN YOU GET THAT QUORUM HELD, AND SO THREE ENSURES THAT THERE WON'T BE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING. QUESTIONS?

>> YES.

>> REGARDING THAT COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING DESIGN, YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO BE LIMITED TO THREE TRUSTEES.

AND DOES THAT PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO WAY COMMUNICATION VERSUS IF YOU HAD A QUORUM, THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT A NOTICE OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE TO STICK TO THE AGENDA?

>> YES. SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

A MEETING OF THREE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT STRICTURES ON PROCEDURES OF WHAT CAN AND CANNOT OCCUR AS FAR AS TWO A COMMUNICATIONS AT A MEETING.

MUCH LIKE A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY MIGHT GO HAVE COFFEE WITH A TRUSTEE AT STARBUCKS AND DISCUSS PLANO ISD BUSINESS.

THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE PUBLICLY POSTED.

IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE VIDEO RECORDED AND POSTED ONLINE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A MEETING UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

IT'S AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH A CONSTITUENT.

>> THAT SAID, IF WE WANTED TO RECORD THESE MEETINGS, COULD WE? IS ONE QUESTION AND A SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE WITHOUT THE STRICTURES OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, ARE WE AS TRUSTEES ALLOWED TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS DURING THIS TYPE OF THIS TYPE OF COMMUNITY MEETING GETTING AROUND THE STRICT LIMITATIONS WE HAVE ABOUT?

>> THE ANSWER TO BOTH QUESTIONS IS YES.

SO THE ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION ABOUT RECORDING IS YES, THOSE CAN BE RECORDED EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR THE SAKE OF MEMORY, REMEMBERING WHAT WAS ASKED AND BEING ABLE TO RELAY THAT OR PUT IT ON AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA LATER, WHICH CAN HAPPEN.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT BECOME AN AGENDA ITEM AND THE COMMUNITY COULD COMMENT ON IT AT THAT MEETING.

BUT THE ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION IS YES.

THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION IS, YES, BOARD MEMBERS CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THE BOARD CAN ONLY ACT AS A BODY CORPORATE THROUGH VOTES AT THIS MEETING, AND SO OR AT AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING.

SO BOARD MEMBERS, OBVIOUSLY, BE CAUTIOUS WHEN YOU MEET WITH PEOPLE THAT IT TAKES A VOTE IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN.

>> SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE US FROM PUTTING THESE COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS AS AN UPDATE ITEM ON AN AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, SO THAT THE THREE OF US POTENTIALLY THAT WE'RE AT ONE OF THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING THAT COMMUNITY MEETING, CAN THE THREE SAY, WE HAD THIS MANY PARENTS COME, HERE WERE THE TOPICS.

HERE'S WHERE I THINK WE MIGHT WANT SOME MORE DISCUSSION LATER, AS LONG AS THAT IS DONE IN A DULY CALLED OPEN MEETING,

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THAT IT'S WE DO LIAISON OR BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTING OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD.

SO COULD YOU DO THE SAME?

>> YES. AND I'LL MAKE SURE I ANSWER THAT QUESTION THOROUGHLY.

THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT IF THERE IS TO BE ANY ACTION TAKEN ON ANY ITEM THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT A COMMUNITY FEEDBACK MEETING, THAT ITEM WOULD NEED TO BE VERY SPECIFICALLY LISTED SO THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD BE APPRISED OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE VOTED ON.

>> AND TO CLARIFY ON THAT, LAUREN, I BELIEVE THE PROCEDURE THEN, IF WE WANTED TO PLACE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, CORRECT?

>> YES, UNDER YOUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

THIS IS A PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS.

I DON'T KNOW THE FINALITY OF THIS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING FOR MAYBE ADMINISTRATION TO WORK ON SETTING UP, BUT HERE'S SOME PROPOSED OPTIONS.

AGAIN, ALL OF THESE ARE OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WORKING HOURS UNLESS YOU'RE PLANO ISD BOARD MEMBER OR AN ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD IN WHICH CASE, NORMAL WORKING HOURS SEEM TO BE VERY LATE TONIGHT.

THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC IS A PLATFORM CALLED LET'S TALK.

I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO DOCTOR FREEMAN TO EXPLAIN BECAUSE FRANKLY, SHE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO.

IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THIS PLATFORM IS, HOW PEOPLE CAN INTERACT WITH IT ET CETERA.

>> WE'VE HAD LET'S TALK FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND IT REALLY IS A DIRECT TWO WAY OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNICATION, SO YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL, YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH DISTRICT STAFF AND THE BOARD.

JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE IS A CHAT BOX OPTION THAT WE ARE DISABLING AND HAVE DISABLED ON SEVERAL ALREADY.

SO WHEN YOU SEND AN E MAIL OR YOU GO INTO LET'S TALK, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO RECEIVE, TO BE ABLE TO LOG AND TRACK, AND THEN ASSIGN WHO THEY WANT TO RESPOND TO THE MESSAGE.

PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION AND IT IS A REQUIREMENT NOW TO HAVE AN ONLINE PORTAL.

SO LET'S TALK SERVES AS THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THAT.

>> AND BY ASSIGN, I BELIEVE YOU MEAN, IF THIS IS A QUESTION THAT CAN BE ANSWERED BY SAY, A CAMPUS PRINCIPAL ABOUT A LUNCH SCHEDULE OR PRACTICE AT THE CAMPUS, THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THAT CAMPUS PRINCIPLE THAT CAN ANSWER.

>> AND YES, THEY CAN E MAIL TOO.

I MEAN, E MAIL IS ALWAYS AN OPTION.

THE BENEFIT OF LETS TALK IS THAT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN SEE IT BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TRAINING AND BE ABLE TO GO IN AND RESPOND.

BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A WAY OF TRACKING WHAT'S COMING IN.

IF THERE IS A TOPIC THAT THEY WANT TO REQUEST TO PRESIDENT TYRA TO PUT ON AN AGENDA OR SO ON AND SO FORTH, THEY COULD DO THAT.

SO IT'S ALMOST IN MY OPINION, BETTER THAN E MAIL BECAUSE THEN WE KNOW THAT IT'S LOGGED INTO THE LET'S TALK PLATFORM.

>> TERRIFIC. AS ALWAYS, EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO HAVE A COMPLAINT RESOLUTION SYSTEM OR A MEANS FOR PARENTS TO REDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.

PLANOLSDS COMPLAINT RESOLUTION PROCESS IS PUBLISHED ONLINE.

THE LINK IS THERE.

THIS IS LESS, I THINK ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT AND MORE ABOUT, WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THOSE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT RISE THE LEVEL OF REQUIRING A RESOLUTION THAT COULD BE AND SO THIS OUTLINES IT AND JUST THE BASIC FLOW IS WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS PRACTICED AS A DISTRICT.

IF IT CAN BE RESOLVED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, START AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, IF IT CAN BE RESOLVED INFORMALLY, AIM FOR INFORMAL RESOLUTION, IF IT CANNOT, THERE'S A PROCESS THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN WALK THROUGH.

THERE ARE ALSO WHICH I'M LESS FAMILIAR WITH, BUT THE DISTRICT HAS AVENUES FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO REPORT CONCERNS AND MISCONDUCT,

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BASICALLY TIPS ABOUT THINGS LIKE CRIME OR HARASSMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

POLICY AE LOCAL JUST OUTLINES THE PARENT AND FAMILY ROLE AS CRITICAL PARTNERS IN KIDS EDUCATION.

THIS IS A STATUTORY PROVISION IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED TO BE AN ASPIRATIONAL STATUTE THAT SAYS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TO ASPIRE TO BE PARTNERS WITH PARENTS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

YOU HAVE A BOARD POLICY THAT RECOGNIZES THAT, AND IT RECOGNIZES THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT YOU HAVE AVENUES FOR PARENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE DISTRICT.

THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION ON THE LEGALITIES OF THIS.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU AS A BOARD TAKE UP THE ISSUE OF THESE AMENDMENTS?

>> I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

SO IF I MAKE THE STATEMENT, I SAID THIS AT THE LAST MEETING THAT OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM WHERE THERE ARE MEETINGS THAT ARE FOR THE PUBLIC AND NOT OF THE PUBLIC.

IS THAT A REASONABLE STATEMENT BASED ON EVERYTHING YOU TOLD US TONIGHT ABOUT THE LAW?

>> YES. SO YES, ANYTIME PUBLIC COMMENT IS INVITED, A LIMITED FORUM IS CREATED TO SOME DEGREE.

AND THEN THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES, WELL, WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS THAT ARE PERMISSIBLE AND WHAT IS THE FORUM AND WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT FORUM> FOR EXAMPLE, THE LUNCH ROOM AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL IS TO SOME EXTENT A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM.

KIDS ARE ALLOWED TO GO TO LUNCH AND TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT WE CAN AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND AS SCHOOL HAVE RULES ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, SWEARING AND BULLYING, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT FORUM THAN MAYBE A PUBLIC MEETING.

AT A PUBLIC MEETING, WE ACTUALLY HAVE STATUTORY GUIDELINES THAT TELL US WHAT IS AND IS NOT REQUIRED AT A MEETING LIKE THIS.

THAT'S WHY YES, WE HAVE A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM, THAT WAS A CORRECT STATEMENT, AND THEN WE LOOK TO THE STATUTE, WHICH I'VE GONE THROUGH TO SEE, WELL, WHAT LIMITATIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE IN THAT LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM, WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS HERE TO PRESENT ABOUT TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, LUCAS.

TRUSTEES, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF POLICY BED LOCAL BOARD MEETINGS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER SECOND READING.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF POLICY BED LOCAL, BOARD MEETINGS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER SECOND READING.

>> I SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER TARA LANCE AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF POLICY BED LOCAL BOARD MEETINGS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER SECOND READING.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> I'LL START. WELL, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THESE COMMUNITY FORMS. IT ONCE AGAIN FEELS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WASN'T BROKEN.

I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GOING FROM WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 10-12 OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK DOWN TO FIVE AT A TIME THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE BOARD MEETING, WHICH REQUIRES US AS A BOARD TO GO TO MORE MEETINGS AND SPEND MORE TIME SOMEHOW.

>> MICHAEL, WOULD YOU HANG ON A SECOND? I'M HEARING A LOT OF OUTBURSTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

WE CONSIDER THAT DISRUPTIVE.

I WILL ASK YOU ALL TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELF WHILE MICHAEL IS SPEAKING, JUST LIKE YOU WERE ALL AFFORDED THE SAME COURTESY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU.

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS SOMEHOW MORE CONVENIENT FOR US WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S LESS CONVENIENT, AND IT IS ALSO PROVIDING LESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY VOICE THEIR OPINION.

I THINK THAT WE HAD 20 OR 30 PEOPLE COMMENT TODAY.

YES, IT TOOK AN HOUR.

BUT I DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT ANYWAY TOOK AWAY FROM OUR MEETING, FRANKLY, I GET ADDED TO IT.

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AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS, THIS DOES NOT GO NEARLY TO THE PLACE WHERE I HAD ENVISIONED OR I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING.

I KNOW UNFORTUNATELY, THERESA IS NOT HERE TODAY.

BUT MY DISCUSSION WITH HER WAS POTENTIALLY SAYING, "WELL, IF WE DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THE MEETING, THEN MAYBE HAVE IT HAPPEN A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING." BUT NOW WE'VE GOT THIS, WHERE WE HAVE LESS MEETINGS.

WE HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF TRUSTEES THAT ARE THERE, NOT EVEN THE FULL BOARD, AND ALL OF THIS IS NOT A POLICY.

WE ARE REMOVING A POLICY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

ALL OF THIS THAT WE'RE SAYING HERE, WE'RE NOT PUTTING INTO POLICY.

THIS CAN BE CHANGED.

THIS CAN GO 3-2 TO ZERO.

WITHOUT THE FULL VOTE OF THE BOARD, THE FACT THAT WE ONLY HAVE THREE PEOPLE THERE, THE FACT THAT IT'S RECORDED OR NOT RECORDED, NONE OF THAT IS POLICY.

WE'RE TAKING AWAY A POLICY, WE'RE CHANGING A POLICY THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SPEAK.

WE'RE CHANGING A POLICY THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE 10-12 OPPORTUNITIES, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY MEETINGS WE HAVE A YEAR.

FOR ME, I THINK THAT WHILE I APPRECIATE THIS GOING TO TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP, IT REALLY DOES NOT DO THAT FOR ME.

I THINK THAT WE AS A BOARD, SHOULD REALLY STRONGLY RECONSIDER MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THIS POLICY.

ULTIMATELY, I THINK TODAY WAS A VERY GOOD TRIAL RUN OF HAVING PUBLIC COMMENT WHAT POTENTIAL NON-PUBLIC AGENDA COMMENTS.

FROM THE MEETING, WE HAD 20 OR 30 PEOPLE SPEAK.

AGAIN, I REALLY STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.

>> I'LL SPEAK FOR MY OWN PART AND SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FRUSTRATES ME ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I TALKED ABOUT A SPEAKER LAST TIME, AND I WILL SAY TO OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, "CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU? WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SIT ASIDE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND SEE IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE YOUR CONCERNS?" THAT TO ME, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PRIORITIZE OUR PARENTS AND GETTING OUR PARENTS' CONCERNS RESOLVED.

IN A COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING FORMAT, WE ARE ABLE TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND SAY, "WITHOUT NAMING SPECIFIC STAFF MEMBERS, COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CONCERN?" WE CAN ALSO SAY, "WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT?" THERE ARE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOT USED A REAL NAME.

THERE ARE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE LEAVE, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS THAT I FIND INTERESTING IS THAT WHEN WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE GO DOWN FROM 3 MINUTES TO 2 MINUTES TO 1 MINUTE BECAUSE WE ARE ALLOWED TO ALLOT 30 MINUTES, AND LUCAS CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS.

HE'S NODDING. WE ARE ALLOWED TO ALLOT 30 MINUTES.

WE CAN TAKE COMMENTS DOWN TO A MINUTE OR 30 SECONDS IF WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER SHOW UP.

THEREFORE, DOING IT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING REALLY, IF WE HAVE MANY COMMENTERS SHOW UP, THEN WE'RE GOING TO NOT HAVE THAT ABILITY TO HAVE A PARENT MAKING A FULL STATEMENT, BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS WITH THE BOARD AND POTENTIALLY RESPOND TO THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEN SIT ASIDE WITH A STAFF MEMBER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION TO TRY AND RESOLVE THEIR CONCERNS.

I THINK, HONESTLY, AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS FOR MYSELF, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN HOW LATE OUR MEETINGS GO, INCLUDING TRUSTEES, AND WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO BE HOME WITH THEIR KIDS ON SCHOOL NIGHTS, AND I WANT TO BE HOME WITH MY KIDS ON SCHOOL NIGHTS AND AT LEAST AT A DECENT TIME.

MY HOPE IS THAT WITH THIS FORMAT, PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A FULL PUBLIC COMMENT TIME AND NOT BE STRICTLY LIMITED IF WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER SHOW UP.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS OF THAT PUBLIC COMMENTER, AND WE WILL JUST BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE OUR PARENTS AT A TIME THAT IS OUTSIDE OF WORKING BUSINESS HOURS, ALSO.

I MADE SOME COMMENTS LAST TIME, AND I'LL SAY AGAIN,

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I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THE BOARD CAN BRING BACK POLICY AND AMEND POLICY AGAIN.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES US FROM COMING BACK AND AMENDING THAT POLICY AGAIN, AND I WILL REMIND YOU EVERY TRUSTEE WITH THE VOTE WITH THE REQUEST OF TWO TRUSTEES CAN HAVE SOMETHING PUT BACK ON THE BOARD AGENDA, IF THE BOARD PRESIDENT DOES NOT USE THEIR DISCRETION TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.

>> I CAN JUST VERY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO THAT.

I THINK A COUPLE OF YOUR POINTS, I DON'T THINK I AM TRACKING.

OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE LONG, BUT THEY'RE NOT LONG BECAUSE OF PUBLIC COMMENT.

I THINK IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK AT ALL THE BOARD MEETINGS WE'VE HAD, PUBLIC COMMENT PROBABLY MAKES UP MOST OF THE TIME, 10 MINUTES AT MOST OF THESE SIX-HOUR BOARD MEETINGS.

PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT THE DRIVING THING BEHIND THE TIME IN OUR MEETINGS.

IF WE WANT TO GET PARENTS HOME EARLIER, WE NEED TO CONDUCT OURSELVES DIFFERENTLY AS A BOARD TO DO THAT, OR DO OUR AGENDA DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT'S NOT GETTING RID OF PUBLIC COMMENT.

TWO, WHEN PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THEY PROVIDE THEIR INFORMATION.

IF WE WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM, WE CAN.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT WE CAN'T EITHER CATCH A BOARD MEMBER OR CATCH THE PERSON AFTER THE MEETING, OR GET THEIR INFORMATION, SEND THEM AN EMAIL, AND DO THE EXACT SAME THING YOU JUST SAID.

A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD FROM YOU TODAY DID NOT SUGGEST THAT GETTING RID OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS IS GOING TO FIX ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

WHAT'S MORE, AS A BOARD MEMBER, I GET A LITTLE CONCERNED WHEN WE HAVE THE PUBLIC SPEAKING TO A SMALL PORTION OF US AS AN OFFICIAL FORUM.

IF THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF THESE AND WE'RE ONLY HAVING THREE BOARD MEMBERS, THEN YOU'VE ONLY GOT REALLY TWO.

SOME BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THREE CHANCES TO HEAR THESE BROADER MEETINGS.

WE CAN'T EVEN ACTUALLY GO OURSELVES BECAUSE BY DEFAULT, IF WE GO, IT'D BE A QUORUM.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A FLAWED SOLUTION TO SOMETHING THAT WASN'T A PROBLEM, AND THEN IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A BIGGER PROBLEM, A BIGGER THING THAN IT WAS.

AGAIN, THIS IS MY FIRST TERM.

I WAS NOT HERE DURING COVID WHEN THERE WAS 150 PEOPLE OUTSIDE.

I'VE NOT EXPERIENCED THAT.

MY EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN, FOR THE MOST PART, GENERALLY PLEASANT.

YES, WE GET BERATED SOMETIMES IF THAT'S PART OF THE JOB.

YES, WE GET CONGRATULATED SOMETIMES THAT'S PART OF THE JOB, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD A COMPELLING ARGUMENT FROM ANYONE SO FAR AS TO WHY WE EVEN BROUGHT THIS TO A CHANGE IN POLICY, AND I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

BUT AGAIN, I'M SURE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THINGS TO SAY.

BUT AT THIS POINT, IT FEELS LIKE EVERY TIME WE SAY SOMETHING, WE'RE SAYING SOMETHING THAT IS DIRECTLY TOWARD PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT WE'RE SKEWING IT WITH OTHER THINGS.

I FEEL LIKE I NEED SOMEBODY TO TELL ME WHY PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENT ITEMS IS THE PROBLEM.

I THINK WHAT I'VE HEARD WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WERE NOT PUBLIC COMMENT PROBLEMS.

>> TRUSTEES, OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A VERY SHORT COMMENT HERE.

AGAIN, THIS IS MY PERSONAL FEELING ON THIS.

I DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS MEANT TO MAKE THE MEETING SHORTER.

I DO THINK IT WAS MEANT TO ADDRESS THAT NON-AGENDA ITEMS COULD BE TALKED ABOUT IN AN EARLIER PART OF THE MEETING, MORE THAN HOW LONG A MEETING IT WAS GOING TO MAKE.

BUT SPECIFICALLY TO ME, THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE CAN ADD MORE MEETINGS OR LEAVE MORE MEETINGS OR AGAIN, TALK ABOUT THIS ALL OVER AGAIN.

BUT TO ME, THE DIFFERENCE IS WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN AND DOES A NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT TIME THEY DO IT, BECAUSE OF THE STRICTURES OF OPEN MEETING LAW.

THEY COME IN, THEY HAVE THEIR 1-3 MINUTES, AND THEY MAKE A STATEMENT, AND THAT'S IT.

THEY GET TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

I THINK IT'S TRUE FOR ALL OF US WHO SIT UP HERE THAT WE'RE MORE INTERESTED IN

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A SOLUTION IN HELPING YOU FIND A SOLUTION THAN JUST HEARING YOU MAKE A STATEMENT, AND HOPEFULLY THAT IT'S A HARD, STRONG ENOUGH STATEMENT THAT IT'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR MINDS.

WE'RE HOPING THAT WE COULD HAVE AN ACTUAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE ALTERNATE MEANS TO CALL OR EMAIL US, AND WE'LL ALWAYS WELCOME A DISCUSSION ON THOSE GROUNDS AS WELL.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE BROUGHT THIS UP, I DID HAVE HESITATIONS BECAUSE WE HAD NOT LOOKED AT THIS COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS OPTION.

I'M A PARENT. I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE DISTRICT WHO DO LOTS OF ACTIVITIES, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST LIKE WHAT KATHERINE SAID, ENGAGE US AND US BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU, ALL OF OUR INFORMATION.

THERE'S MULTIPLE AVENUES FOR YOU TO GET A HOLD OF US.

I'VE ANSWERED EVERY SINGLE PHONE CALL THAT I'VE GOTTEN.

I ANSWER ALL MY EMAILS.

WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU.

WE WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU, WE WANT TO TALK WITH YOU.

THE WAY THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW WITH NON-AGENDA COMMENTS, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

I HAD LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

I ASKED FOR A LOT OF DATA BECAUSE AGAIN, I HAD A LOT OF HESITATION.

WHEN I SAW THE SOLUTION, I THINK IT'S A GOOD SOLUTION.

I THINK THAT PROVIDES US WITH THAT AVENUE TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

>> ALISA, PLEASE HANG ON.

I'VE ALREADY WARNED YOU ALL IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE YOU SPEAKING THROUGH OUR COMMENTS, JUST LIKE NO ONE SPOKE THROUGH YOUR COMMENTS.

DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, SIR, IN THE WHITE SHIRT, I WILL ASK YOU TO GO OUT IN THE LOBBY.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THE MEETING.

BUT I AM ASKING YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE CONTINUALLY BACK THERE TALKING TO PLEASE STEP OUT IN THE LOBBY, SIR.

SIR, I'M GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP OUT IN THE LOBBY.

IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY, I AM ALLOWED UNDER THE LAW TO HAVE YOU REMOVED FROM THIS MEETING.

I AM TRYING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.

[NOISE] I CAN HEAR YOU TALKING, SIR.

I AM ASKING YOU TO STEP OUT IN THE LOBBY, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE GLASS, AND YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REST OF THE MEETING WITHOUT BEING DISRUPTIVE.

[NOISE] PLEASE STEP OUT ONTO THE LOBBY, SIR.

[NOISE] SIR, PLEASE STEP OUT ONTO THE LOBBY.

SIR? [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU, ALISA.

PLEASE CONTINUE.

>> SO BASICALLY BEING NEW HERE AND TRYING TO GET ACCLIMATED AND, NOT THAT VERY LONG AGO, I'VE BEEN ON YOUR SIDE.

I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU GUYS ARE COMING FROM. I'VE BEEN THERE.

OUR GOAL UP HERE IS TO LISTEN TO YOU AND TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS.

AGAIN, OUR INFORMATION IS ALL POSTED.

WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS AN ENVIRONMENT OF COLLABORATION.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. THANKS.

>> CAN I JUST MAKE ONE OTHER NOTE.

WE CAN'T COMMENT ON AGENDA COMMENTS EITHER?

>>NOT ON AGENDA.

>> NO, WE CAN'T COMMENT ON AGENDA COMMENTS EITHER.

SO WHEN SOMEONE GETS UP HERE AND WANTS TO COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING ON AGENDA COMMENTS, WE CAN'T COMMENT BACK TO THEM EITHER.

>> NOT DIRECTLY. WE ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THAT AGENDA ITEM.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE UP, AND LUCAS, AGAIN, IF I'M LEADING US ASTRAY HERE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

>> NO, YOU'RE NOT. YOU CAN COMMENT ABOUT WHAT COMMENTERS SAID DURING PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS DURING THE DISCUSSION PERIOD.

THE GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE GIVEN IS TO LET EACH PERSON HAVE THEIR THREE MINUTES AND THEN TO MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA AS THE BOARD HAS IT LAID OUT WITH THE DEVIATIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY AND ALLOWED AS FAR AS ORDER IS CONCERNED, AND TO PUT YOUR DISCUSSION OF THOSE ITEMS DURING THE DISCUSSION PERIOD.

BUT THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, YES, THAT'S THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATION.

>> WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY NOT COMMENTED ON AGENDA ITEMS SIMILARLY OR ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS WE HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

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AGAIN, I'M NOT TRYING TO JUST BE A CURMUDGEON.

I'M TRYING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, WHAT ARE WE GETTING FROM DOING THIS? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE UPSET, AND WE'RE GETTING LESS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO I REALLY DO WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GETTING.

>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

AS A REMINDER, I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, NANCY HUMPHREY, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF POLICY BED LOCAL BOARD MEETINGS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER SECOND READING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU. I SEE FIVE HANDS UP.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE TWO OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO TWO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, LUCAS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 7.3, ADOPTION OF POLICY CW LOCAL NAMING FACILITIES UNDER SECOND READING.

I WILL ASK DR. FREEMAN TO PLEASE PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, TYRA.

REVISIONS TO POLICY CW LOCAL, CLARIFYING NAMING GUIDELINES FOR OTHER DISTRICT SPACES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PORTIONS OF BUILDING, SUCH AS WINGS, ANNEXES, LIBRARIES, AUDITORIUM, STUDENT CENTERS, GYMNASIUMS, AND DRIVES LOCATED ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION UNDER SECOND READING THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU,I. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF POLICY CW LOCAL NAMING FACILITIES UNDER SECOND READING.

TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF POLICY CW LOCAL NAMING FACILITIES UNDER SECOND READING.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> IS THAT KATHERINE?

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD SECRETARY, TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE KATHERINE GOODWIN.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF POLICY CW LOCAL, NAMING FACILITIES UNDER SECOND READING.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. THERE ARE NO OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.4, APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION LOCAL PLAN REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF INNOVATION PLAN EXEMPTIONS 2, 04, 9, 10, AND 11, AND THE ADDITION OF ONE EXEMPTION FOR TEC CHAPTER 26.001.

I WILL INVITE LISA WILSON AND DR. GOBER TO PLEASE PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA.

THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION HAS BEEN OPEN TO TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 2015.

PLANO ISD HAS TAKEN PART OF IT SINCE 2016.

DISTRICT OF INNOVATION IS GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS, AND WE ARE IN YEAR 5 OF OUR SECOND FIFTH YEAR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION.

OURS WILL EXPIRE IN 2026.

THIS GIVES A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT ALL THAT.

LIKE I SAID, IT STARTED IN 2015.

WHAT THE INNOVATION LAW DOES IS, IT JUST ALLOWS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE AND ADAPTABLE, JUST LIKE THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE, AND SO WE CAN EXEMPT OURSELVES FROM CERTAIN TEXAS EDUCATION LAWS.

TO CHANGE OR AMEND OUR INNOVATION PLAN IS SPELLED OUT IN THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND LONG STORY SHORT, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE FULL RENEWAL PROCESS.

IT JUST REQUIRES A DISTRICT COMMITTEE AND A SCHOOL BOARD VOTE.

WE HAD A DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK ON THE 15TH, AND THAT DISTRICT COMMITTEE IS MAKING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

IF YOU CONSIDER THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY, THEN NUMBERS 3, 4, AND 5 WILL HAPPEN ALL NEXT WEEK.

THOSE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE WHO MET LAST WEEK.

THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF FIVE DIFFERENT EXEMPTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE IS EXEMPTION NUMBER 2, WHICH EXEMPTED US, PLANO ISD, FROM HAVING A CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR.

WE DID NOT HAVE CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATORS,

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AND WE'RE ASKING TO REMOVE THAT.

QUITE FRANKLY, BECAUSE ANYTHING IN THE CHAPTER 37 SECTION OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE IS NON-REMOVABLE DUE TO THE LATEST LEGISLATION.

WE CAN'T EXEMPT OURSELVES FROM IT ANYMORE STARTING SEPTEMBER 1, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST GET IT OFF OF OUR PLAN AND CLEAN OUR PLAN UP.

WE'RE ALSO ASKING TO REMOVE EXEMPTION NUMBER 4, WHICH GAVE US EXEMPTIONS FOR HIRING TEACHERS.

WE DON'T NEED THIS ANYMORE.

WE ONLY HIRE CERTIFIED TEACHERS, SO THIS IS REALLY NULL AND VOID FOR US.

TRS ACTIVE-CARE.

FIVE YEARS AGO, WE LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING OUR OWN INSURANCE OPTION.

FIVE YEARS AGO, WE REALIZED THAT WAS NOT FEASIBLE, SO WE NEVER REALLY ENDED UP USING IT AND SO WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE IT OFF AND CLEAN UP OUR BOOKS.

AS I SAID, FOR EXEMPTION NUMBER 10, ANYTHING IN CHAPTER 37 IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE EXEMPT FROM STARTING SEPTEMBER 1, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THAT OFF AND THAT'S TRUE FOR EXEMPTION 10 AND EXEMPTION 11.

WE ARE ASKING TO ADD A NEW EXEMPTION, WHICH IF WE GET RID OF THOSE FIVE, THIS WOULD BE EXEMPTION NUMBER 8, SO THE NUMBERING COULD CHANGE.

BUT IF WE GOT RID OF FIVE, THIS WOULD BE THE NEW EXEMPTION 8.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH PARENT GRIEVANCES.

LONG STORY SHORT, IN SENATE BILL 12, IT SPELLS OUT HOW GRIEVANCES SHALL BE DONE AT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE NOT ASKING TO EXEMPT OURSELVES FROM THAT PROCESS, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO ADD SOME CLARITY TO IT.

IN SENATE BILL 12, IT DEFINES DAYS AS CALENDAR DAYS, AND WE WANT TO DEFINE DAYS AS BUSINESS DAYS.

WE DON'T SEE REALLY THERE BEING ANY CONCERN WITH THAT BECAUSE REALLY IT ULTIMATELY IS GOING TO GIVE MORE DAYS TO BOTH PARENTS AND THE DISTRICT AND THE TIMELINES ESTABLISHED.

AGAIN, JUST TO REMIND YOU, IF YOU APPROVE OF THIS TODAY, TOMORROW OR LATER THIS WEEK, I'LL SUBMIT THIS TO TA AND THEN WE'LL POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE, AND THAT'S REALLY THE PROCESS.

I WILL JUST GIVE YOU A REMINDER THAT OUR CURRENT DISTRICT INNOVATION PLAN, WHICH WE MAY BE AMENDING TONIGHT IS EXPIRING IN 2026.

WE'LL START THE WORK OF UPDATING THAT PLAN SOON AND THAT PART TO RENEW THE TOTAL PLAN.

THIS IS NOT A RENEWAL. THIS IS JUST AN AMENDMENT.

RENEWAL PROCESS DOES REQUIRE SOME PARENT AND PUBLIC INPUT AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU, COURTNEY. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN, DOI, LOCAL PLAN REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF INNOVATION PLAN EXEMPTIONS 2, 4, 9, 10, AND 11, AND THE ADDITION OF ONE EXEMPTION FOR TEC CHAPTER 26.011.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, THE DOI LOCAL PLAN, REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF INNOVATION PLAN EXEMPTIONS 2, 04, 9, 10, AND 11, AND THE ADDITION OF ONE EXEMPTION FOR TEC CHAPTER 26.011.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, NANCY HUMPHREY, AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE KATHERINE GOODWIN, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN, LOCAL PLAN REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF INNOVATION PLAN EXEMPTIONS 2, 04, 9, 10, AND 11, AND THE ADDITION OF ONE EXEMPTION FOR TEC CHAPTER 26.011.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DR. GOBER WE'RE EXPLICIT ABOUT SOMETHING WITH THE DAYS BECAUSE THE NEW LEGISLATION OUTLINES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS THAT A PARENT HAS FROM THEIR FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF AN INCIDENT TO FILE A GRIEVANCE, AND THEN THE DISTRICT HAS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS TO RESPOND TO THAT GRIEVANCE.

THERE ARE DAYS AND TIMELINES IN PART IN LAW NOW AND IN PART IN OUR GRIEVANCE POLICY.

IN THIS CASE, WE ARE NOT ADJUSTING ANY OF THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT ARE IN THE LAW.

WE ARE SIMPLY DEFINING THE DAYS AS BUSINESS DAYS, NOT CALENDAR DAYS SO THAT IF SOMEBODY FILES A GRIEVANCE ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK AND WHOEVER NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THAT IS ON VACATION, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS DONE.

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OR PARENTS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ULTIMATELY MORE CALENDAR DAYS TO FILE THEIR GRIEVANCE, TO FILE THEIR REBUTTAL, BUT APPEAL, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

PART OF THIS IS CERTAINLY TO BENEFIT THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROPERLY SERVING OUR FAMILIES, BUT THEN THIS ALSO IS A BENEFIT TO FAMILIES, THAT THEY'RE GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TIME FROM WHEN THE EVENT FIRST OCCURRED TO WHEN THEY CAN FILE A GRIEVANCE.

>> IT WILL BENEFIT BOTH PARENTS AND THE DISTRICT.

FOR THOSE EXACT REASONS, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT SCENARIO.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENED THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS QUITE NORMAL FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL, 60 CALENDAR DAYS WOULD GET EATEN UP REAL QUICK THROUGH SUMMER BREAK AND A LOT OF THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE GONE, MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO LOOK INTO MATTERS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SIXTY BUSINESS DAYS, THERE'S STILL BUSINESS DAYS IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE THE DISTRICT IS STILL OPEN, BUT THERE'S A WEEK OFF, I THINK FOR 4TH OF JULY WEEK AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO HAVE STAFF HOPEFULLY BACK IN AUGUST AND MEET WITH STAFF AND DO THE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

NO ONE'S LOSING DAYS.

EVERYONE IS GAINING DAYS, GAINING DAYS TO FILE AN APPEAL, BUT ALSO DISTRICT IS GAINING DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE APPEAL AND GRIEVANCE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, DR. GOBER, TRUSTEE, ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT IS SEVEN HANDS RAISED.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO DISCUSSION ITEM 7.5, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING COMPLAINTS AND RESPONSES TO ADDRESSING ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITISM.

I HAVE A STATEMENT PREPARED, AND I AM NOT QUITE THE ORATOR AS SOME OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE.

THIS IS WHAT THE REPORT IS TO THE BOARD AND TO THE COMMUNITY THIS EVENING.

I INTENTIONALLY PLACE THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT BECAUSE OUR FAMILIES DESERVE CLARITY AND FACTS.

LET ME BEGIN WITH WHAT MATTERS MOST.

IN PLANO ISD, ALL STUDENTS COME FIRST.

WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT COMPROMISE ON THAT.

I HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF THOUGHT AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS OF HOW TO RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE PUBLICLY AT OUR BOARD MEETING OF SYSTEMIC ANTI-SEMITISM.

>> HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO A POLITICIAN WITHOUT CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT RUNNING FOR A THIRD ELECTED OFFICE IN THREE YEARS OR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, REPEATEDLY CLAIMING YOU WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION BEFORE YOU EVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION BY THE INVESTIGATING BODY? HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO A HIGHLY POLITICAL ROBO EMAIL CAMPAIGN TO ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE WHEN MORE THAN 99% OF THOSE EMAILS ARE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PLANO ISD PARENTS OR FAMILIES, HAVE NO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE IN OUR COMMUNITY DISTRICT, OR OUR PRACTICES.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND WHEN CONSEQUENCES OR REMEDIATION ARISING FROM INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM INVOLVING STUDENTS OR TEACHERS ARE SHIELDED FROM PUBLIC VIEW BY STRICT PRIVACY LAWS, YET MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO DEMAND INFORMATION ABOUT INCIDENTS THAT DID NOT INVOLVE THEIR CHILD AND UNDER THE LAW, THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO LEGAL RIGHT TO? HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAY BE CO-OPTING STORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN TRULY HARMED, POSSIBLY WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT? HOW DO YOU RESPOND WHEN THERE IS THE VERY REAL RISK THAT STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY COULD BE COMPROMISED, PARTICULARLY BY ADULTS WHO MAY LACK UNDERSTANDING OF THE FULL IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR ACTIONS? SETTING ANY PUBLIC NARRATIVE ASIDE FOR THE MOMENT TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, OUR STUDENTS.

OUR GOAL HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE SAFETY AND SUPPORT OF EVERY STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT.

AS A BOARD, AND AS A DISTRICT, WE STRONGLY REJECT AND WILL NOT TOLERATE ANTI-SEMITISM, RACISM, OR ANY FORM OF HATE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WITH AROUND 50,000 STAFF AND STUDENTS, WE ARE NOT ALWAYS PERFECT, WE ARE ALL HUMAN.

WE MAKE MISTAKES, OUR STAFF CAN MAKE MISTAKES,

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AND OUR STUDENTS MAKE MISTAKES.

SOMETIMES HATE IS INTENTIONAL, AND STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, OR OTHERS CAN INTENTIONALLY MAKE STATEMENTS OR TAKE DELIBERATE ACTIONS TO HURT OTHERS.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SEMITIC BEHAVIOR AND BIAS IN PLANO ISD SCHOOLS, AND WHEN THOSE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, THEY HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED AND THE CONSEQUENCES HAVE BEEN IMPOSED.

OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR RESPONSE BY WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH RESPECTED PARTNERS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE, AND THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DALLAS, AS WELL AS LOCAL FAITH LEADERS.

TOGETHER, WE HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE DELIBERATE STEPS TO IMPROVE OUR PRACTICES AND TO CREATE A MORE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK OUR PARTNERS AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS FOR THE MANY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS THUS FAR.

WE ARE ACTIVELY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM TO CONTINUOUSLY GROW AND IMPROVE IN THIS WORK.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING THIS WORK AND SHINING A LIGHT ON IT, SO OUR FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY RESPOND TO DIVISIVE TACTICS.

WHEN POLITICAL OPERATIVES ATTEMPT TO USE THE DISTRICT AS A PLATFORM FOR CAMPAIGNS, THEY ERODE TRUST AND DISTRACT FROM THE REAL WORK OF PROTECTING AND EDUCATING CHILDREN.

THIS NARRATIVE OF SYSTEMIC ANTI SEMITISM AND DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE IS NOT ONLY INACCURATE, IT IS HARMFUL AND DANGEROUS TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE.

TO BE CLEAR, DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE IS IGNORING WHEN SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF HARM EXISTS AND TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THOSE MISTAKES OR DELIBERATE ACTIONS WHEN THEY CAUSE HARM.

PLANO ISD WILL NOT ALLOW POLITICAL POSTURING OR SENSATIONALIZATION TO OVERSHADOW THE CRITICAL WORK OF BUILDING SAFE AND RESPECTFUL SCHOOLS.

FURTHER, WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR FAMILIES TO SIT AND WONDER IF THEY ARE UNSEEN AND UNHEARD.

WE ARE NOT DELIBERATELY INDIFFERENT.

LET ME BE CLEAR TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, WE WILL SEE YOU AND WE WILL HEAR YOU.

TONIGHT, I SPEAK FOR MYSELF, THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR SUPPORT STAFF, WHEN I SAY AGAIN, WE WILL NOT TOLERATE HATE OR BIGOTRY OF ANY KIND IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AFTER TWO WEEKS OF RELENTLESS BOMBARDMENT BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S NEVER HAD CHILDREN IN PLANO ISD SCHOOLS AND IS HATEFULLY USING OUR DISTRICT AS A PLATFORM IN HIS MOST RECENT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN FROM THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, MORE THAN 99% OF WHO HAVE NO STUDENTS IN PLANO ISD, WE WERE NOTIFIED FINALLY BY THE TEA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON ON AUGUST 13, 2025, THAT WE ARE UNDER SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.

WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HOW POLITICIANS AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, APPARENTLY KNEW WEEKS PRIOR TO OUR FIRST NOTIFICATION, EITHER OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL.

WE WILL FULLY COOPERATE WITH THIS INVESTIGATION, AND WE WILL EMBRACE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE OUR ULTIMATE GOAL HERE IS TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT WAIT FOR TEA OR AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO REVIEW OUR PROGRESS AND TAKE ACTIONS AS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

TONIGHT, I AM RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BOARD AUTHORIZE AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FIRM WITH EXPERTISE AND ANTI-SEMITISM, HARASSMENT, TITLE VI, AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH AUDIT OF PLANO ISD.

THIS WILL BE PAIRED WITH CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT OF EXPERTS FROM OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH FACTS, TRANSPARENCY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SOLUTIONS.

PLANO ISD IS NOT DEFINED BY POLITICAL NOISE, IT IS DEFINED BY THE DAILY WORK OF TEACHERS INSPIRING STUDENTS, STAFF CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS, COACHES BUILDING CHARACTER, AND STUDENTS ACHIEVING AN EXTRAORDINARY LEVELS.

THAT IS OUR STORY, AND THAT IS OUR MISSION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FACE THESE CHALLENGES HONESTLY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO REJECT HATE IN ALL FORMS. ABOVE ALL, WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR FOCUS WHERE IT BELONGS ON THE STUDENTS OF PLANO ISD.

TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE STATEMENT THAT I HAVE MADE?

>> YOU HAVE TO GET A MOTION.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT. TRUSTEES. HANG ON.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> I AM RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BOARD AUTHORIZE ME TO OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM, HARASSMENT, TITLE VI, AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO CONDUCT A AUDIT OF PLANO ISD.

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WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE POSSIBLE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO ADDRESSING ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITISM.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZES DR. TYRA TO OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM, HARASSMENT, TITLE VI, AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH AUDIT OF PLANO ISD'S POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITISM.

>> I SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, NANCY HUMPHREY, AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZES ME, THE BOARD PRESIDENT, TO OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM, HARASSMENT, TITLE VI, AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH AUDIT OF PLANO ISD'S POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITISM.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT IS SEVEN HANDS UP.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO REPORTS, THE BOARD WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE BE BACK AT 10:3 8.

IT IS NOW 10:38.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6,

[6. REPORTS]

THE REPORTS THAT WE SHIFTED DOWN THE AGENDA EARLIER.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM 6.1, BACK TO SCHOOL REPORT.

I WILL INVITE LESLY RANGE-STANTON, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER TO THE PODIUM TO PLEASE PRESENT.

>> TESTING. BETTER. GOOD EVENING, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LONG EVENING, BUT I WANT TO SHIFT US BACK A WEEK AGO TODAY.

SCHOOL LAUNCHED AND WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND A VERY BUSY START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS REPORT IS TO GIVE YOU A RECAP OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AS WE SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

ONE OF THE STORIES THAT YOU HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT AND INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH WITH ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID LAST YEAR IS THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR LONG RANGE FACILITY PLAN.

WE'RE MONITORING TRANSPORTATION VERY CLOSELY AS THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL WAS LAUNCHED.

ONE OF THE EXCITING NEW TOOLS AVAILABLE NOW, AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THOSE TRANSPORTATION CHANGES IS THE MYRIDE APP, WHICH PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ROUTES, ELIGIBILITY FOR RIDERSHIP, AND DELAYS IN INFORMATION.

TRANSPORTATION WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE'VE GOT 118 GENERAL EDUCATION ROUTES, 73 SPECIAL EDUCATION ROUTES, 22 MIDDAY ROUTES, 60 SHUTTLES, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES PER DAY.

FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, CONTINUE WITH OPERATIONS, OR PROVIDING STUDENT MEALS AT 69 CAMPUSES.

AN AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED PER DAY IS OVER 06,000 FOR BREAKFAST AND OVER 19,000 FOR LUNCH, OUR FREE AND REDUCED PERCENTAGE AS OF RIGHT NOW IS 37.6.

FANS ALSO TRACKS THAT THEY HAVE FANS FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, ALSO TRACKS THAT THEY HAVE 362 STAFF WITH 25 VACANCIES, STARTING THE YEAR WITH 25 VACANCIES IN THE FANS DEPARTMENT.

LOOKING AT FACILITIES.

WE HEARD A LOT LAST WEEK ON SOME OF THE FACILITY, THINGS THAT WERE MANAGED A PLANO ISD HAD NEW CONSTRUCTION HVAC-RELATED DIFFICULTIES WHICH WERE RESOLVED LAST WEEK.

MULTIPLE CAMPUSES, HAD SOME ISOLATED HEATING HVAC CONCERNS, HEATING COOLING CONCERNS, HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THERE WAS SOME INFORMATION SHARED ABOUT A DRAINAGE OVERFLOW OR BACKFLOW.

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HARRINGTON ELEMENTARY, THE RENOVATION THERE IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT WAS BEING RETROFITTED TO NOW STAND AS THE REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF AT HARRINGTON ELEMENTARY.

THE CLARK STADIUM PARKING LOT HAS BEEN RESURFACED.

THE BONSER-THOMAS WELCOME AND ENROLLMENT CENTER IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WITH A RIBBON CUTTING OCCURRING THIS FRIDAY.

THERE ARE STILL OVER 45 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDERWAY.

LOOKING AT SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND LOOK TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM TO THESE GENTLEMEN.

THE START OF SCHOOL IS ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THOSE FIVE THINGS THAT THEY TELL US ABOUT EACH YEAR, PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND MITIGATION.

STARTING THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN EXTENDED POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTNERSHIP AND PRESENCE AT OUR CAMPUSES.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU WERE OUT VISITING CAMPUSES LAST WEEK, EVEN THROUGHOUT OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES IN ADDITION TO OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, WHERE WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, OUR PARTNERS IN PLANO, I'M LOOKING TO KEVIN.

OUR MUNICIPALITIES MADE SURE THAT THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE THERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL.

STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS PROMOTING AND TRAINING ON IN PREPARATION FOR THE START OF SCHOOL, STAFF, AND PARENTS.

STAFF HAS BEEN TRAINED, STUDENTS AND PARENTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING HERE IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF SCHOOLS.

THE ONGOING DRILLS AND TRAINING HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STARTING AS EARLY IN THESE FIRST FEW WEEKS.

THE CAMPUS AND DISTRICT SAFETY PLANS AND COMMITTEES ARE IN PLACE.

SAFETY AUDITS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AND OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL MARSHALS ARE STAFFED AND READY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

OTHER AREAS WHERE WE GOT TO TEAM UP FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL JOB FAIR, BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, CONVOCATION, AND SOME COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, I'LL START WITH THE SUMMER JOB FAIR.

THEY SAW 589 ATTENDEES.

THERE'S SOME STATS THERE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS THAT CAME THROUGH WITH VERIFIED CERTIFICATIONS AND 290 CLASSROOM PAIR PROFESSIONALS THAT CAME THROUGH THE JOB FAIR.

THERE WAS INCREASED MARKETING EFFORTS, INCLUDING A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.

YOU PROBABLY SAW THIS POSTER OR VERSION OF IT A LOT IF YOU'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I THINK THAT THAT HELPED GET PEOPLE IN THE DOOR FOR THAT JOB FAIR IN JULY.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS.

A LOT OF OUR CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS WERE OUT IN FULL STAFF TO WELCOME AND MAKE OFFERS TO THOSE FOLKS COMING THROUGH.

THE EMPLOYEE SERVICES REPORTS THAT THERE WERE 595 NEW HIRES-CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

THERE ARE SEVEN REMAINING VACANCIES.

STARTING THE YEAR WITH SEVEN VACANCIES IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN PRIOR YEARS FOR SURE.

OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION TEACHERS ARE 60.

LONG-TERM SUBS HAD 187, AND OUR QUEST PROGRAM, THE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM, WE HAVE WELCOME 65 INTO THAT PROGRAM.

THEN BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.

IT'S HARD TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH DR. GOBER SITTING ON THE DAIS, BUT 6,700 ATTENDEES CAME THROUGH.

THESE ARE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT OCCURRED AT BACK-TO-SCHOOL FAIR, WE HAD 5,403 PRE-REGISTERED STUDENTS.

THOSE ARE THE FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP LETTING US KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE THERE SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE BACKPACKS FOR ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES.

SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FOUR BACKPACKS GIVEN AWAY, 1,200 MEALS, 328 VISION SCREENINGS, 223 VOLUNTEERS AMONG WHO SEVERAL OF YOU WERE THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR TRUSTEES.

DENTAL SCREENINGS, 287, 85 HAIRCUTS, 244 VENDORS PARTICIPATED, 119 IMMUNIZATIONS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE 16 TRANSLATORS ON STAFF WHO VOLUNTEERED TO HELP DURING THE FAIR.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS JUST TO REMIND US OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.

>> THESE ARE REALLY GOOD PHOTOS, SO IT WAS HARD NOT TO GO TO SLIDE [INAUDIBLE] WITH THAT.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

THERE WAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR ADMINISTRATORS.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THAT.

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THE JUNE EMPOWER CONFERENCE, SO STARTING BEFORE COMING BACK IN JULY, STARTING IN JUNE, THERE WAS THE EMPOWER CONFERENCE AND REQUIRED TRAININGS FOR PRINCIPALS AND APS.

THE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON PLC FOUNDATION INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND CAMPUS PLANNING.

THE JULY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SAW A NEW ADMINISTRATOR BOOT CAMP.

PRINCIPAL WELCOME EVENT AT THE TEXAS RESEARCH QUARTER, LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND SUPPORT OR A BIG PART OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THIS SUMMER.

NEW TEACHER ONBOARDING OR POWER.

THAT MULTI DAY ORIENTATION FOR ALL NEW TEACHERS WAS CELEBRATORY WITH STUDENTS PARTICIPATING, AND A LOT HAPPENING AND BEING OFFERED TO OUR NEW TEACHERS AS THEY JOINED PLANO ISD, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF PLANO NEW TEACHER UNIVERSITY.

THANKS AGAIN TO OUR TRUSTEES FOR BEING A PART OF THAT VERY POWERFUL DAY WITH POWER.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS.

THERE WERE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FOR TEACHERS, SUMMER INSPIRE CONFERENCE, THE TEAM LEADER ACADEMY, PLANO ISD EXTERNSHIPS.

WE CELEBRATED SEVERAL TEACHERS COMPLETING THAT OVER THE SUMMER.

PLC TRAINING, SPECIAL EDUCATION ACADEMY, ETSI, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS INITIATIVE, NATIONAL BOARD SUMMER CONFERENCE, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, AND THEN SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASYNCHRONOUS AND INDEPENDENT MODULES.

THEN WE HAD OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND WELCOME-BACK WEEK, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

THEN DURING THAT WELCOME-BACK WEEK, WE ENJOYED CONVOCATION AND WE HAD CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS WHO ENJOYED THE CONVOCATION WATCH PARTIES WITH THEIR TEAMS. THESE ARE THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT FOLKS CELEBRATED, INCLUDING CELEBRATING HERE RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND SO THANK YOU TO OUR TRUSTEES WHO JOINED US FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR OUR TRUSTEES FOR LENDING YOUR TIME TO THAT AND IN SOME CASES, LENDING YOUR CHILDREN, SO THANK YOU.

CAMPUS COLLATERALS IS PART OF CONVOCATION THIS YEAR.

ALL CAMPUSES RECEIVED SOME POSTERS TO JUST HELP PROMOTE OUR BRANDING AS A DISTRICT AS REMINDERS TO STUDENTS THAT YOU CAN START HERE IN PLANO ISD AND GO ANYWHERE.

IT ALL BEGINS HERE IN PLANO ISD.

THESE GRAPHICS WERE A WAY TO DRIVE THAT MESSAGE HOME.

FOR BACK TO SCHOOL PROMOTION, WE HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA TEN DAY COUNTDOWN THAT BEGAN ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND.

WE WANTED TO GUIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP THEM PREPARE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

THE TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED EVERYTHING FROM TRANSPORTATION, IMMUNIZATION, RETURNING TO SCHOOL AND REGISTERING AS A NEW STUDENT, TAX FREE WEEKEND, MAIL APPLICATIONS, AND MORE.

WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER STAFF WELCOME BACK CAMPAIGN THAT WE GOT THE CAMPUSES INVOLVED WITH.

IN ADDITION TO HERE IN THIS BUILDING PROMOTING THESE SPECIAL DAYS, OUR CAMPUSES GOT INVOLVED, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE IMAGES THERE FROM THE CAMPUSES.

THEIR PHOTOS ARE ALWAYS A LOT MORE FUN, SO THOSE DAYS ARE LISTED HERE.

SOME OTHER BACK TO SCHOOL PROMOTION, WITH A NEW WEBSITE WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO PUT RESOURCES FRONT AND CENTER TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND BECAUSE A LOT OF PLACES THAT PEOPLE HAD BOOKMARKED OR WERE FAMILIAR WITH WERE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

BUT FROM THIS ONE STOP PAGE OF POPULAR LINKS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, PISD.EDU/BACKTOSCHOOL, THE INFORMATION WAS THERE AND AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

WE ALSO PUT TOGETHER SOME RESOURCES.

THIS YEAR WE SAW THE RETURN OF WHAT WE STARTED POST COVID, WHICH WAS A BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN OR A RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN.

THIS YEAR, IT WAS A BACK TO SCHOOL BULLETIN BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION THAT NEEDED TO BE SHARED WITH FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT CAME OUR WAY THIS YEAR.

THE SAME CONCEPT GOES FOR OUR PRINCIPALS.

THE PRINCIPALS RECEIVED A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE CALLED THE PRINCIPAL NOTEBOOK.

THEN THE FAMILY DATE EMAILS, WE SHARED BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION THROUGH THE FAMILY UPDATE THAT GOES OUT TO FAMILIES AND IS ALSO ARCHIVED ON OUR WEBSITE.

THEN AS PART OF THE BACK TO SCHOOL BULLETIN, PARENTS LEARNED THAT IN ALIGNMENT WITH SENATE BILL 12, SB12, THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER A MINIMUM OF TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO HOLD AN IN PERSON PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND WE ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS,

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SO THOSE DATES FOR ELEMENTARY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ARE SHARED HERE.

THEN IN THE BACK TO SCHOOL BULLETIN, THAT INFORMATION IS SHARED.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE DATES ARE THERE, LISA.

THEY'RE NOT IN THERE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, WE CAN PUT THEM IN THERE.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE BACK TO SCHOOL BULLETIN, IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT.

WE CAN UPDATE IT ANYTIME, SO WE'LL ADD THOSE DATES.

THEN WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

WE INVITED MEDIA TO COME ALONG ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT.

THAT WAS FEATURED ON WFAA WHERE PEOPLE GOT UP BEHIND THE SCENES AND LOOK AT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HEAD OUT AND VISIT SCHOOLS.

IT REALLY WAS A LOT OF FUN THAT DAY.

WE CONCLUDED THE WEEK WITH OUR FIRST THERESA'S TAKE VIDEO FOR THE YEAR.

WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE HER INTERVIEWING STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND PRINCIPALS AND STAFF MEMBERS, AND JUST TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SUCCESSES, INCLUDING SOME OF THE BOARD RECOGNITIONS THAT WE HAD AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.

THAT WAS OUR FOCUS OF THERESA'S TAKE.

THEN I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE THIS WITH A VIDEO, SO I'M GOING TO CLICK HERE, BUT I MIGHT NEED THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK TO HELP ME PRESS PLAY ON THIS.

LET'S SEE. THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> [MUSIC].

>> JUST SOME SIGHTS FROM DAY 1.

>> [MUSIC].

>> THAT WAS VERY STUDENT FOCUSED, I THINK IT'S JUST A GREAT REMINDER OF WHY WE ARE ALL HERE.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A THANK YOU SLIDE AT THE END.

THAT WAS THE END.

>> WELL, THANK YOU, LESLIE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> FOR THE WONDERFUL UPDATE.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I HAVE A REALLY FUN COMMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.

I LEARNED SOMETHING THAT MADE ME EXCITED ABOUT THE KIDS TODAY.

AS THEY WERE PICKING OUT THE BACKPACKS, AS WE WERE THERE GIVING OUT THE BACKPACKS FOR THE SECONDARY STUDENTS, I'M LIKE, DO YOU WANT THE TURQUOISE ONE? THIS KID LOOKED AT ME AND HE GOES, THAT IS CYAN, THAT IS NOT TURQUOISE.

>> [LAUGHTER].

>> I WAS LIKE, MY BAD, AND SO I'M REALLY ASTOUNDED BY JUST HOW SMART OUR STUDENTS ARE, AND THAT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN TIDBIT NUGGET FOR ME TO TAKE INTO THE YEAR.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> THAT STUDENT KNOWS ABOUT X CODES.

>> [LAUGHTER].

>> I WILL JUST THANK YOU DR. GOBER, AND LESLIE AND THE COMMUNICATION TEAM FOR ENSURING THAT WE HAD INTERPRETERS.

THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND IT AS TRUSTEES CAN OFTEN BE A BARRIER TO COMMUNICATING WITH THOSE FAMILIES.

I WAS FEELING IT LAST YEAR, TRYING TO HELP FAMILIES AT THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR WHEN I AM NOT A COMPETENT SPANISH SPEAKER OR I AM NOT A COMPETENT SPEAKER OF MANDARIN OR SOME OF THESE OTHER LANGUAGES.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AFTER THE FAIR, AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE I THINK WITH ALMOST 100 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THE DISTRICT, I THINK THAT THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP THAT WE CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SERVING OUR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU, LESLIE. OUR FINAL REPORT THIS EVENING, ITEM 6.2, ACCOUNTABILITY DATE AND DISTRICT SUPPORT PLAN.

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, DR. SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEARNING AND OPERATIONS.

I WILL MAKE ONE REQUEST TEAM BECAUSE THIS IS SPLIT INTO ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM.

CAN WE PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE WITH THESE LONGER PRESENTATIONS, I WORRY THAT WE GET A LITTLE BIT LOST BY THE END FOR RELEVANT QUESTIONS, SO THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THERE WE GO.

WELL, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA.

I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THIS.

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I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG EVENING, BUT THIS IS EXCITING INFORMATION THAT WE WANT TO SHARE.

IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE YEAR, FIND OUR SUCCESSES, AND FIND THE PLACES THAT WE WANT TO IMPROVE, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS.

IF YOU WILL JUST HUMOR ME FOR A MOMENT, MANY OF US DO THIS ALL DAY EVERY DAY, AND SO WE'RE VERY ATTUNED TO EXACTLY HOW THAT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WORKS.

BUT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOU ALL I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS BEFORE, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE A CAUTION ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM DID CHANGE A FEW YEARS AGO.

I HEAR PEOPLE A LOT TALKING ABOUT, WELL, YEARS AGO, THIS IS WHAT PLANO USED TO BE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CAUTION.

WE WANT AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO LOOK YEAR TO YEAR, HOW WE ARE DOING.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT WITHOUT A LOT OF VARIABLES, SO WE KNOW IF WE'RE PUSHING IN ON THE RIGHT THINGS AND WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

IN 2023, THAT APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON BECAME AN APPLES TO PEAR COMPARISON BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY CHANGES.

JUST AS A REMINDER, AND AGAIN, YOU'VE SEEN THIS.

BUT IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY YEAR FOR 2023, WE HAD NOT ONLY A NEW STAR TEST, WHICH DIDN'T GET A NEW NAME, WHICH WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE TYPICALLY THEY CHANGED THE NAME WHEN THEY CHANGED THE TEST TO THE DEGREE THEY DID.

THEY SCALED IT DIFFERENTLY, THEY GAVE US NEW CUT SCORES FOR PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES, THEY STARTED MEASURING GROWTH DIFFERENTLY WITH A GROWTH TABLE INSTEAD OF THE WAY THEY USED TO IN THE PAST.

WE HAD NEW CUT SCORES FOR CCMR, WHICH WAS A HUGE JUMP FROM 60 TO 88.

AGAIN, WE WILL ACCEPT THAT AND WE WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY, BUT IT WAS JUST DONE SO QUICKLY THAT IT ACTUALLY APPLIED TO KIDS WHO HAD ALREADY GRADUATED, SO IT WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATING.

NEW SUBGROUP PARAMETERS AND CALCULATIONS, PUTTING IN WHAT THEY CALL SUPER GROUPS AND REALLY BASICALLY COUNTING STUDENT SCORES MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE CALCULATIONS, AND THEN HOW THEY TOOK A LOOK AT DISTRICT SCORES.

WE ALSO DIDN'T SEE RATINGS FOR 2023 UNTIL APRIL 24TH OF 2025, DUE TO LITIGATION.

WE REALLY HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THREE YEARS WORTH OF RATINGS ROLL IN ALL IN THE LAST LITTLE BIT.

THAT WAS 22 TO 23 AND THEN CAME 24, WHICH WAS TWO YEARS AGO, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE MACHINE SCORING.

I WILL SAY THIS WAS JUST A GRAPHIC WE USED BACK IN 2023 TO OUTLINE ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT I TOLD YOU WERE HAPPENING IN 2023, AND THE LONG CAME 2024 AND 2025 WITH THESE MACHINE SCORES.

I PUT THIS UP HERE FOR A REASON BECAUSE I WANT TO SHOW YOU ANOTHER VISUAL.

WE ALSO IN 24, HAD THIS, I THINK MANY OF YOU WILL REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT OF A FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE ANOMALY.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE WHOLE STATE, IT LOOKED LIKE WE JUST QUIT TEACHING SCIENCE FOR SOME REASON IN FIFTH GRADE IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS? WE KNEW THAT WASN'T TRUE.

WE KNEW THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VALIDITY AND WHAT WAS GOING ON, SO THAT RAISED A FEW RED FLAGS FOR US.

THIS WAS A SUMMARY THAT WE RECEIVED BEFORE THE 25 RATINGS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU MY BEST ATTEMPT TO PUT THE 25 RATINGS IN HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

BUT WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE ABOUT THE 2022 RATINGS VERSUS THE 2023 RATINGS, AND THESE ARE THE STATES RATINGS.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WHAT USED TO BE AN A BECAME AN A IN A FEW BS AND THEN WHAT USED TO BE BS REALLY BECAME BS AND A LARGE CHUNK OF CS, AND THEN REALLY WHAT USED TO BE CS BECAME D. IT WAS A PRETTY BIG SHIFT, NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT, JUST POINTING IT OUT, RAISING THE RIGOR, PUTTING A LITTLE HIGHER STANDARDS ON THOSE AND HOW THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THOSE.

IN 2025, AGAIN, THERE'S MY BEST ATTEMPT.

I KNOW THERE WERE SOME INCREASES FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

I THINK THE STATE PICKED UP A FEW MORE AS, A FEW MORE BS, STILL HAVE THOSE DS AND FS.

THEN YOU'LL NOTICE ALONG THE BOTTOM A 6% GRAY.

YOU WON'T NECESSARILY SEE THAT IN OUR CAMPUS RATE OUR OWN PLANO RATINGS.

THOSE ARE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE WHO AREN'T RATED, SO JJAEP TYPE SCHOOLS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY RECEIVE RATINGS.

THERE'S A SMALL NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM, A 6% THERE THAT'S NOT RATED ACROSS THE STATE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN PLANO ISD.

AGAIN, BEFORE THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, YOU'LL SEE CHANGE, YOU'LL SEE THOSE ON THE LEFT, AND THEN YOU'LL BEGIN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE NEW MODEL, AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE MACHINE SCORING.

IF YOU'LL RECALL WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THAT MACHINE SCORING,

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WHAT WE LEARNED DIGGING INTO IT WAS THAT IT WAS PROGRAMMED, IF YOU WILL, WITH A HANDFUL OF SCORES THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND SPED STUDENTS, AND WE DO HAVE LARGE POPULATIONS OF BOTH OF THOSE.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT NECESSARILY IMPACT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT SLIGHT SHIFT AGAIN, AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE QUIT TEACHING OR DID THINGS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENTLY, THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM FOR US.

IF YOU DRAW THOSE LINES ACROSS AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR AS BECAME AS AND BS, OUR BS BECAME BS AND CS, AND OUR CS BECAME CS AND DS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN THE STATE, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A CALCULATION.

YOU'LL ALSO RECALL THAT IN 2022, THE STATE GAVE US SOMETHING CALLED A WHAT IF RATING WHEN THEY SAID, IF WE TOOK THE 2022 SCORES, AND WE APPLIED THE NEW CALCULATIONS, NOT CHANGING ANYTHING, SCORES REMAIN THE SAME, KIDS DID THE EXACT SAME, BUT WE APPLIED THE NEW RATINGS, OUR DISTRICT PERCENTAGE STRAP LIKE 6% OVERALL FROM AN A TO A B, SO IT WAS A PRETTY BIG JUMP TO GO TO THE NEW SYSTEM.

>> WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE? WE WERE RATED FOR A B FOR 23, 24, AND 25.

DO WE WANT TO BE AN A? OF COURSE, WE DO.

WILL WE CONTINUE TO WORK AND PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THAT A RATING? ABSOLUTELY. BUT I WOULD CAUTION YOU TO THINK THAT THINGS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED OR THE SKY HAS FALLEN BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THINGS ARE BEING CALCULATED.

WE HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED OUR PRIORITY AREAS, AND WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED OUR CAMPUSES, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IN SECTION 2 OF THIS PRESENTATION OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO REALLY PUSH IN ON THE PLACES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE NEED TO PUSH IN ON.

WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES WHO HAVE REALLY DEMONSTRATED SOME STRONG ACADEMIC GROWTH THIS YEAR.

REALLY PROUD OF THOSE CAMPUSES.

THEY PUSHED IN ON THE RIGHT WORK AND REALLY WE'RE ABLE TO SEE SOME GROWTH.

THEN THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF FOCUS AND SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEM THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY REFLECTED IN THESE RATINGS.

IN FACT, IF YOU DIG IN, YOU CAN BE A C CAMPUS AND LOOK REALLY HIGH IN ACHIEVEMENT, OR YOU CAN BE A C CAMPUS AND LOOK REALLY HIGH IN A RATING IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SAY THE SAME THING.

PLANO ISD, WHAT WE ARE PROUD OF IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM OUR REGIONAL AND OUR STATE PEERS ON STATE ASSESSMENTS AND NATIONALLY NORMED EXAMS. YOU DO HEAR US TALK A LOT AND WE PRESENT A LOT TO YOU ABOUT OUR MAO ASSESSMENTS AND HOW WE VALUE THOSE METRICS BECAUSE THOSE ARE NATIONALLY NORMED.

WE GIVE THEM THREE TIMES A YEAR, WE MONITOR THOSE CLOSELY.

WE GIVE OUR PSAT SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS TO OUR NINTH THROUGH 11TH GRADE STUDENTS TO REALLY CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT.

OF COURSE, OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM ALSO HELPS OUR STUDENTS TO SEE HOW WE ARE REACHING THOSE HIGH END STUDENTS.

JUST AS A QUICK GRAPHIC TO SHOW YOU WHERE PLANO LANDED IN THE SR AND THE REASON I HIGHLIGHT SR HERE IS BECAUSE THAT IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS ARE CALCULATED ON.

THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RELIES REALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SOLELY ON THIS METRIC, AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS DO ADD THE CCMR AND GRADUATION COMPONENTS.

BUT IN OUR ENGLISH RATINGS, OUR READING RATINGS, THE SOLID LINES ARE PLANO ISD.

THE BROKEN LINES, IF YOU WILL, ARE OUR REGION, AND THEN THE DOTTED LINES ARE THE STATE SCORES, AND THEY'RE THE SAME ON EACH OF THESE AS WE GO THROUGH.

BUT YOU'LL SEE AT THE TOP RED LINE IS THE PERCENT WHO ARE AT APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL IN PLANO, AND THEN BELOW THAT, YOU'LL SEE THE STATE AND REGION.

THE GOLD LINES ARE THE MEETS LEVEL, AND THEN THE BLUE LINES ARE THE MASTER'S LEVEL, AND YOU'LL SEE ACROSS THE BOARD, WE CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM OUR REGIONAL AND STATE PEERS.

THIS IS WHAT OUR MATH LOOKS LIKE.

YOU DON'T SEE QUITE THE DISTANCE THAT WE WANT TO SEE.

I WILL JUST REMIND YOU.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR MATH PATHWAYS WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND REALLY GETTING INTO THIS YEAR.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW WE CAN INCREASE THOSE SCORES.

OUR GRADES 5 8 AND EOC BIOLOGY SCORES.

US HISTORY AND GRADE EIGHT SOCIAL STUDIES SCORES.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'LL NOTICE

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SOME SUBJECT LEVELS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE TEST, COULD THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE HAPPENING THERE.

WHAT I LOVE TO SEE ARE THOSE US HISTORY MASTER SCORES, LOOK AT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WE ALSO FAREWELL IN OUR PSAT OR OUR COLLEGE BOARD SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS.

JUST A REMINDER, AND I'LL TRY TO PUT SOME CONTEXT ON EACH OF THESE.

THE TOP LINE THAT YOU'LL SEE THE BLUE LINE ARE PLANO ISD STUDENTS, THE GOLD LINE ARE THE STUDENTS IN THE NATION AND THE RED LINES ARE THE STUDENTS IN THE STATE.

I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT PLANO ISD TESTS EVERY FRESHMAN STUDENT.

WHEREAS SOME SCHOOLS WILL ONLY TEST TOP STUDENTS ON THIS PSAT.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN NECESSARILY COMPARING AN ALL GROUP TO AN ALL GROUP, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT THE METRIC UP HERE IS HOW MANY OF OUR STUDENTS MEET THE COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS.

THE FIRST DOT FOR EACH OF THOSE FOUR YEARS IS MEETING BOTH BENCHMARKS, AND THEN HOW MANY MEET THE ENGLISH READING WRITING BENCHMARK AND THEN HOW MANY MEET THE MATH BENCHMARK.

YOU WILL NOTICE AS A GENERAL RULE, MORE STUDENTS MEET THE READING BENCHMARK THAN THE MATH, AND THEN THAT ALSO BRINGS DOWN THAT MEANING BOTH METRIC.

THAT'S THE TYPICAL PATTERN FOR ALL.

THAT'S ALL OF OUR NINTH GRADERS.

THESE ARE OUR TENTH GRADERS.

WE DO TEST ALL OF OUR TENTH GRADERS WITH THE PSAT NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T COUNT AS A SOPHOMORE.

IT GIVES OUR STUDENTS A GOOD INDICATOR OF HOW THEY MIGHT DO THE FOLLOWING YEAR WHEN THEY ARE COMPETING FOR THAT NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST.

AGAIN, WE TEST ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

MOST SYSTEMS ONLY TEST THEIR HIGH STUDENTS FOR THE TENTH GRADERS WHO ARE TAKING IT ACROSS THE NATION BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO PREP FOR THAT AND MSQT THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

THEN YOU GET TO OUR JUNIORS WHO ARE TAKING THE NMSQT.

THESE ARE JUST THE JUNIORS WHO CHOOSE TO TAKE IT.

YOU SEE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WE'RE PICKING OUR TOP PERFORMERS ARE CHOOSING TO TAKE THIS TEST.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A GREATER DISTANCE IN THAT PARTICULAR CHART.

BUT REALLY PROUD THAT 84% OF OUR JUNIORS WHO DID CHOOSE TO TAKE IT WERE MEETING THAT READING SAYS THE FORMER ENGLISH TEACHER.

THE SAT SCHOOL DAY, WE GIVE TO ALL OF OUR JUNIORS, AGAIN, ROUNDING OUT THE SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS AND REALLY MONITORING THEIR PROGRESS THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE TEST ALL OF THEM.

AGAIN, REALLY PROUD TO SEE HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING THERE.

JUST AS A FUN EXTRA, WE DID LEARN FROM OUR COLLEGE BOARD REP THAT WE INCREASED OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS THIS PAST YEAR WHO WERE TAKING AP EXAMS. YOU MAY RECALL, WE ASKED STUDENTS IF THEY WANTED A FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION, THEY HAD TO TAKE THE AP EXAM.

WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE.

I THINK THERE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUSNESS THAT MAYBE OUR SCORES WOULD GO DOWN BY ASKING MORE STUDENTS TO TEST.

BUT I'M JUST SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF NOT ONLY OUR TEACHERS WHO WORKED SO HARD FOR THIS, BUT FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ALSO WORKED SO HARD.

BUT NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING, MORE EXAMS TAKEN, WE INCREASED THE NUMBERS OF THREE FOURS AND FIVE.

COMPARED TO THE NATION OF 73%, WE'RE SITTING JUST RIGHT UNDER 85%, REALLY IMPRESSIVE WORK BY OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT AREA.

THEN YOU HEARD FROM DR. EDIE A WHILE BACK THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TOWARDS CCMR. YES, THAT METRIC CHANGED FROM 60, WE WERE ROLLING ALONG IN THE A RANGE, FEELING PRETTY GOOD.

THEN THEY CHANGED THAT SCORE AND WE GOT TO WORK, AND THE CCMR TEAM BEGAN TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO REALLY GET THINGS ROLLING SO WE COULD GET MORE OF OUR SENIORS TO THAT METRIC.

REALLY PROUD OF THAT TOP LINE UP TO 67.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT 67% THE HIGHEST, IT HAS BEEN IN QUITE SOME TIME.

FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE MEETING THOSE BENCHMARKS ACADEMICALLY ON THOSE COLLEGE EXAMS, BUT REALLY GOING UP IN ALL OF THE AREAS, SEEING HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS.

WANT TO REMIND YOU IT'S EVEN MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT USED TO BE BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CERTIFICATE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT PATH OF COURSES.

THOSE NUMBERS WHILE IMPRESSIVE ARE EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU KNOW THE WORK THAT HAD TO BE BEHIND THEM TO GET THEM THERE.

REALLY PROUD OF 85%, YOU WILL NOT SEE THAT 85% IN THIS YEAR'S ACCOUNTABILITY.

THAT 85% WILL COUNT IN NEXT YEAR'S ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

CONTINUING TO EVEN INCREASE THAT NUMBER.

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ALSO, I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING THAT THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE THINGS WE'VE DONE WELL AND THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE.

WE BREAK OUR DATA DOWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO FIND OUT THOSE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO GROW, AND GROWTH IS THE KEY WORD HERE.

THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE NEED TO SEE IMPROVEMENT IN IS REALLY MOVING STUDENTS FROM ONE CATEGORY TO THE NEXT.

WE HAD TWO CAMPUSES THAT HAD RECEIVED AN F RATING IN THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM WENT TO WORK AND SUPPORTED THOSE CAMPUSES, AND THEY ACTUALLY BOTH WERE RATED AS A C FOR 24/25.

THEN UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, RECEIVE AN F RATING FOR 24/25.

BUT NOW WE HAVE SOME TOOLS IN OUR BELT THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO PUSH IN THE AREAS.

WE KNOW THE STUDENTS, WE NEED TO SERVE IN A BETTER CAPACITY TO GET THE GROWTH THAT WE NEED TO SEE.

OUR DISTRICT STAFF ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THOSE.

AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO DOCTOR FREEMAN AND I ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN JUST A MINUTE.

I WILL SAY, I PROBABLY SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, WE WILL NOT JUST LOOK AT STAR RESULTS AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT FOR A CAMPUS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE MEASURES AND MULTIPLE AREAS OF PLACES WE WANT TO LOOK FOR SUCCESS AS WE LOOK TO SUPPORT CAMPUSES.

AS A LAST NOTE, YOU MIGHT HAVE READ THE NEWS WHERE MANY OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE SUBMITTED TESTS FOR RESCORING, AND THEY'RE COMING BACK MUCH HIGHER.

IN FACT, THE THIRD GRADE TESTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED SO FAR, 70% OF THEM THAT WERE SCORED BY A HUMAN WERE SCORED HIGHER THAN THE MACHINE SCORED THEM.

IT'S ACTUALLY INCREASING NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS THEM FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THAT, BUT IT ALSO IS HELPING SOME RATINGS.

WE HAVE SUBMITTED OVER 4,000 TESTS THAT WE'RE JUST SITTING RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE NEXT CATEGORY, AND SO WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THOSE TO COME BACK TO SEE IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO IMPROVE SOME THINGS FOR SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.

OUR COMMITMENT. EVERYONE AT THIS DIAS, EVERYONE IN THIS DISTRICT IS HERE TO GET GREAT THINGS FOR KIDS, TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR KIDS.

REGARDLESS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM OR ANYTHING, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON OUR THREE PRIORITIES.

YOU ALL JUST PASSED AE LOCAL AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, SO APPRECIATIVE OF THAT REALLY PUTS A DEFINITIVE STAMP ON WHAT IT IS, WE'RE AFTER.

WE ARE AFTER EVERY SINGLE STUDENT PERFORMING AT GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE, STARTING IN PRE K. WE ARE ABOUT EVERY STUDENT OBTAINING AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF ACADEMIC GROWTH.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN OUR LOWER QUINTILES, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GROWING EVEN MORE THAN A YEAR'S WORTH, OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND THOSE WAYS TO PUSH IN AND GET THAT GREATER GROWTH FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT THERE YET.

THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ON TRACK FOR COLLEGE CAREER AND LIFE READINESS.

THOUGH WE ARE GOING TO BE RELENTLESS ABOUT THOSE, AND I LOVE THE DIRECTION, I LOVE THE CLARITY, AND WE DON'T DEFINE OUR SUCCESS BY A SINGLE METRIC.

WE USE MULTIPLE MEASURES TO TRY TO HELP OUR KIDDOS AT EVERY SINGLE GRADE LEVEL CONTINUE TO GROW.

I'VE SHARED THIS WITH YOU BEFORE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THROW IT IN HERE AGAIN.

THESE ARE OUR METRICS IN ADDITION TO SR THAT WE WATCH AND MONITOR FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

HOW DO WE MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? I'VE LISTED THOSE FOR YOU.

HOW DO WE MEASURE STUDENT GROWTH? VARIOUS WAYS THAT WE CAN USE THOSE METRICS TO MONITOR THAT.

HOW ARE WE KEEPING TRACK AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE A GREAT SHOT AT FUTURE SUCCESS.

THINK WE WANTED TO STOP FOR QUESTIONS.

>> TRUSTEES, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ON THE FIRST HALF OF THIS REPORT. PLEASE.

>> I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT IF WE'VE SUBMITTED 4,000 TESTS FOR RESCORING, THERE'S A FEE FOR THAT.

IF IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY COME BACK WITH A HIGHER SCORE, IS THE FEE WAIVED COMPLETELY?

>> YES, IT IS.

>> WE'LL KNOW WHAT THAT FEE IS WHEN WE GET THESE BACK?

>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES.

>> THANK YOU.

ON TO THE PARENTS OUT THERE, IF YOUR SCHOOL WENT FROM AN A TO A C OR B TO A D, OR VICE VERSA, I DON'T THINK THAT THINGS HAVE MATERIALLY CHANGED IN A YEAR.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO NOTE.

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BECAUSE THE GRADING METRICS CHANGE AND A LOT OF THE STANDARDS CHANGE, WHAT THEY'RE MEASURING IS DIFFERENT.

I DON'T SAY THAT TO BE DEFENSIVE.

I JUST SAY IT JUST AS A PURE UNDERSTANDING METRIC.

I DO THINK THAT WE SPEND A AND MAYBE WE WILL LAD IN THE PRESENTATION.

BUT JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE BIG OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT?

>> YES.

>> BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, IF WE'RE READY TO BE, WE HAVE TO HAVE SCHOOLS, THEN THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE ARE MISSING.

DO YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE AREAS WHERE YOU THINK WE NEED THE MOST IMPROVEMENT?

>> I WILL GIVE YOU A PREVIEW AND THEN WE'LL HIT IT MORE IN A MOMENT.

I WOULD SAY IF I WERE TO BOIL IT DOWN, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE GRADE LEVEL STANDARD, AND WHAT DOES GRADE LEVEL LOOK LIKE? ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR IS ADDED TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL, ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS IS THE LEVEL OF RIGOR AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A GRADE THE STANDARD AT THE GRADE LEVEL.

HOW DO WE ASSESS THAT, HOW DO WE MONITOR THAT? THAT'S ONE PIECE IS MAKING SURE WE'RE THERE AND THE SECOND PIECE IS FOCUSING ON GROWTH.

THERE ARE SYSTEMS WHERE KIDS COME TO SCHOOL AND THEY'RE ALREADY AT THE STANDARD.

WE MAY NOT HAVE THAT, BUT WE CAN GROW EVERY STUDENT.

THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE HAVE CONTROL OF AND THAT WE CAN WORK ON AND HELP OUR TEACHERS AND GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TOOLS AND THE RIGHT SKILLS AND THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT TO HELP OUR STUDENTS GROW MORE.

I WOULD SAY THOSE ARE THE TWO PIECES WE REALLY NEED TO WORK ON.

>> THANKS.

>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE AP AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, I KNOW WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY.

OBVIOUSLY, THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING WITH THOSE AP NUMBERS AND THE SCORES EVEN GOING UP.

THAT IS JUST BY DECIDING THAT WE WERE GOING TO PUT SOME KIDS IN HONORS CLASS THAT MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A REGULAR CLASS AND THEN OFFER THAT AP CLASS AS OPPOSED TO THE HONORS CLASS TO PUSH THESE KIDS WITHOUT ASKING THEM, BUT PLACING THEM IN THE PLACE THAT THEIR MAP SCORE SHOWED US THAT THEY WERE READY FOR.

THAT LITTLE CHANGE SHOWED IN BIG RESULTS.

I'M GRATEFUL THAT OUR STAFF, OUR TEAMS, AND OUR TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY.

THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE STAR EXAMS, AS MICHAEL WAS EMPHASIZING PLEASE DON'T MAKE YOUR KIDS OR FEEL THE TEACHERS AREN'T DOING THEIR JOBS BECAUSE THOSE KIDS ARE WORKING HARD AND THOSE TEACHERS ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM.

PLEASE CONSIDER ALL THE OTHER AREAS AS THE MAP SCORES ROLL OUT FOR THIS BEGINNING OF YEAR AND YOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH YOUR TEACHERS FOR EVERY THAT NEEDS DIFFERENT THINGS FOR EVERY SINGLE KID.

PLEASE BE AT THAT LEVEL AND NOT AT WHATEVER GETS PUBLISHED OUT THERE IN THE NEWSPAPERS.

>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK COMMENT AS WELL.

IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU HAD THE LINE ACROSS THE YEARS, 2022 VERSUS 23, 24.

THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT SO MANY REALIZATIONS, I THINK TOO PEOPLE WATCHING THIS OR LOOKING AT THE SLIDE, THIS HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND OR HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW WE WEREN'T COMPARING THE SAME THING.

>> I'VE SEEN HOW OTHER DISTRICTS ARE POSITIONING THEIR NEW RATING, IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT TO ME, THIS IS A SLIDE THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND.

INSTEAD OF JUST SEEING, HERE'S THE TOP 10 DISTRICTS WITH THE AS.

WELL, IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

THERE'S A LOT MORE DATA AND A LOT MORE THINGS THAT ACCOUNT FOR HOW THOSE SCORES CAME OUT.

TO ME, I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE RATED THE WAY WE DID AND BACK TO YOUR POINT ABOUT AP CLASSES.

EVERYBODY KNOWS, MY KID GOES TO THE ACADEMY, THAT IS A CAMPUS THAT RECENTLY, PROBABLY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, ADDED AP CLASSES, AND IT'S BEEN JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CREATED FOR THOSE KIDS TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES.

I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT CONTINUING TO DO THOSE EFFORTS TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACCESS TO THOSE CLASSES AND DO WELL IN THEM. THAT'S ALL I GOT.

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>> THANK YOU. I DO THINK BECAUSE THIS MIRRORS WHAT HAPPENED AT THE STATE.

AGAIN, NOT TO OFFER AN EXCUSE BECAUSE EDUCATORS, I THINK, BY NATURE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE.

OF COURSE, WE WANT WHAT'S VERY BEST FOR OUR KIDS ALWAYS, AND IT'S NOT TO MAKE AN EXCUSE, BUT IT DOES HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THIS SYSTEM.

>> I WILL JUST SAY SINCE WE'RE ON THIS SLIDE, I CAN PRETTY CONFIDENTLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, AND I BELIEVE SPEAK FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STAFF HERE THAT NONE OF US FIND HAVING FAILING CAMPUSES OR DERATED CAMPUSES ACCEPTABLE AND I FEEL ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT THAT OUR PRINCIPALS BELIEVE THAT, OUR TEACHERS BELIEVE THAT.

I KNOW EVERYBODY IN THIS DIAS BELIEVES THAT AND IF YOU DON'T, MAYBE TELL ME I'M THROWING OUT HOT SPORTS OPINIONS THAT I'M NOT ENTITLED TO PLEASE [LAUGHTER].

BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS AN INDICATION IN THE CHANGE IN RATING SYSTEM, AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE DO NOT HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF NEED.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THAT WE NEED TO DRILL DEEPEN AND TARGET THESE CAMPUSES AND GROW THESE KIDS.

I KNOW THAT'S THE SECOND HALF OF THE CONVERSATION, WHICH IS WHY THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE PUT TOGETHER.

BUT I JUST WANT TO STATE WE ARE SHINING A LIGHT ON THIS TONIGHT.

I THINK EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT AND EVERYONE AT THIS DIAS WILL SAY, WE DO NOT FIND THESE RATINGS ACCEPTABLE, AND WE WILL HOLD OURSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD, AND WE WILL WORK FOR OUR KIDS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE SECOND HALF.

>> LET ME BUZZ BACK THROUGH IT.

I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO DR. FREEMAN TO KICK THIS PART OFF.

>> THANK YOU, LISA.

WE ARE IN OUR EIGHTH YEAR OF DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM, AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME OFF OF A CAMPUS AND STARTED WORKING IN RP, AND IT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN DR. WILLIAMS JOINED THE PISD TEAM AND FELT THAT WE REALLY NEEDED A MORE COORDINATED EFFORT AROUND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING CAMPUSES THAT NEED THAT.

JUST LIKE ANY GOOD SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IS ALSO CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND DETERMINING, IS THAT THE RIGHT THING? DO WE NEED TO CHANGE IT? WHAT DO WE NEED TO STOP START AND CONTINUE? DST IS NO DIFFERENT, WE CONSTANTLY LOOK AT THAT TOO TO SEE HOW WE CAN ENHANCE OUR SUPPORT TO CAMPUSES.

THE DST THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT ABOUT, SOME THINGS THAT ARE BRAND NEW AND SOME THINGS THAT ARE ENHANCED.

THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK WE ARE USING THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK, WE CALL IT ESF, YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

THAT IS A RESEARCH BASED, AND WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A BETTER MODEL FOR US TO USE INSTEAD OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING, WHICH WE WERE PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER THAT WERE HELPFUL.

BUT THE ESF, I THINK, IS ONE OF THOSE FRAMEWORKS IS GOING TO REALLY BUMP UP OUR SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES.

OUR WHOLE VISION IS TO CERTAINLY PROVIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BY HELPING CAMPUSES DEFINE THOSE CLEAR SYSTEMS AND PROVIDING CONSISTENT SUPPORT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS YOU'LL ALSO HEAR ABOUT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

THEN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE TARGET THOSE CAMPUSES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AROUND PROVIDING TRAINING, PLANNING TOOLS, DIFFERENT DATA DRIVEN PRACTICES, BEST PRACTICES, AND THEN SOME TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS. WE ALSO GIVE THEM SOME VERY CLEAR EXPECTATIONS.

THESE CAMPUSES WORK VERY HARD.

WE WORK WITH THEM ON EXPECTATIONS, EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THEIR SCHEDULING, DAILY ROUTINES, INSTRUCTIONAL SNAPSHOTS, HOW THEY WORK WITH THEIR HPCS OR HIGH PRIORITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, HOW THEY PLAN IN THEIR PLCS, AND MORE.

THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK, AS I MENTIONED, IT IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN RESEARCH BASED,

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AND IT HAS FIVE LEVERS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT OUTCOMES.

REGION TEN HELPS US WITH THIS TRAINING AND THAT IS WHO WE USE TO TRAIN OUR STAFF AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALL WITH US ON THIS, AND THEN OUR DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS THAT AND GOES THROUGH THE SAME TRAINING.

WITHIN EACH OF THOSE FIVE LEVERS, THERE ARE SOME OTHER PIECES THAT ARE INCLUDED.

THERE ARE DISTRICT COMMITMENTS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE.

YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, SOME OF THOSE DISTRICT COMMITMENTS WE'VE EVEN ASSIGNED TO SOME ROLES IN OUR DST.

THERE ARE ESSENTIAL ACTIONS AND FOUNDATIONAL ACTIONS THAT THEY WORK ON.

A LOT OF THESE ARE PRINCIPAL ACTIONS, WHEN THEY'RE LEADING, HOW THEY'RE LEADING EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN ON THEIR CAMPUSES FOR THOSE KEY PRACTICES.

HERE ARE THE FIVE LEVERS.

WE HAVE USED THIS EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK IN A COUPLE OF OUR SCHOOLS LAST YEAR AND WE SAW SOME GREAT RESULTS.

PART OF THE REASON WHY WE DECIDED AND DETERMINED IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE ESF, BUT WITH ALL OF OUR DST CAMPUSES, WE FOCUSED ON I THINK ONE OR TWO OF THOSE LEVERS LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON ALL FIVE, STARTING WITH THE STRONG SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING, STRATEGIC STAFFING, POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE, HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND ASSESSMENT, AND THEN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION.

THEY'RE NOT LISTED IN PRIORITY, EITHER THEY'RE ALL ESSENTIAL.

SOMETHING THAT WE DID CHANGE UP A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR TOO, IS WE'VE ADDED SOME TEAM MEMBERS TO OUR DST.

LISA AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT NOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

BUT JOHNNY, WE'VE ADDED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIM OUT.

[LAUGHTER] OF COURSE, DR. GOBER, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIM OUT EITHER.

IF YOU NOTICE WE'VE ASSIGNED PRIMARY ROLES.

YOU CAN SEE FOR LISA, HERS IS REALLY GROUNDED IN ACADEMICS, INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM AND THEN ME, IT'S A LOT OF CAMPUS OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

DR. GOBER'S ROLE, TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, DATA.

HE HAS RP UNDER HIM NOW, THAT IS A BIG ONE FOR HIM, AND WE'VE TIED THEM TO THE ESF LEVERS.

I'D MENTIONED, THERE ARE DISTRICT COMMITMENTS WITHIN EACH OF THOSE LEVERS.

AS YOU READ THOSE, WE THOUGHT, JOHNNY IS OUR MONEY MAN, AND HE MANAGES A LOT OF THOSE RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS, AND OF COURSE, STAFFING SO HE'S LEVEL 1 THERE ARE DISTRICT COMMITMENTS ABOUT US MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AND STAFFING.

SOME OF THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN HERE, BUT WE MADE SURE THAT LIKE DR. GOMEZ AND MACKENZIE CASALL IS FOR MULTILINGUAL AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES RESPECTIVELY, THEY ARE NOW ADDED INTO THE DST AND WE MEET EVERY THURSDAY AND WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PLANNING AND CAMPUSES AND DATA, AND THAT WILL RAMP UP EVEN MORE AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GOES ON.

WE HAVE ALSO ADDED IN DR. MILEY OVER STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES BECAUSE THERE IS A LEVER THAT IS ABOUT SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS AND SCHOOL CULTURE IN PARTICULAR.

SHE HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT SHE CAN OFFER TO US ON ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINE AND HOW THOSE MIGHT IMPACT SCHOOL OR STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL.

JORDAN RIOS AND ANTON SPENCER, THE OUR DIRECTORS AND RP, THEY PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN OUR DST BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF OUR DATA ANALYSIS.

THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN ADMINISTRATORS ON A CAMPUS, THEY HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT THAT THEY CAN OFFER AS WELL.

THE ESF TRAINING AND DIAGNOSTICS.

ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE TO GET OUR SCHOOLS UP AND RUNNING WITH ESF.

IT IS A TWO DAY TRAINING AND THEY WILL BE DOING THIS TWO DAY TRAINING IN THE END OF AUGUST, IS THAT NEXT WEEK? I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK. TIME FLIES.

ONCE THEY GO THROUGH THAT TRAINING, THEY'LL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL OF THE LEVERS AND START DEVELOPING WHAT ACTIONS THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO BE

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TAKING SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR CAMPUS BECAUSE OUR CAMPUS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS, ALL THOSE THINGS.

THEN THERE IS AN EXTERNAL DIAGNOSTIC THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE THROUGH THE ESF FRAMEWORK.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO DO.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT TILL WE GET THAT DIAGNOSTIC BACK BECAUSE I THINK DR. ABER MENTIONED MAYBE DECEMBER BEFORE THEY ARE COMPLETED.

BUT WE DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT DIAGNOSTIC HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT IT SAYS AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO REALLY BE FOCUSED ON.

>> I MIGHT ALSO ADD WE ARE PUSHING IN ON THAT ESF FRAMEWORK FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE WE USED IT WITH OUR TWO F CAMPUSES LAST YEAR, WHO BECAME CS, AND WE FOUND THAT DIAGNOSTIC REALLY DRILLING DOWN TO SPECIFICALLY WHAT THAT CAMPUS NEEDS.

WE FOUND THAT TO BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO USING THAT WITH A LARGER NUMBER OF CAMPUSES THIS YEAR TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE'RE ALSO INTRODUCING SOMETHING WE'RE CALLING IT A CURRICULUM ACTUALIZATION PLANNING OR THE CAP-T, WHICH IS A FANCY NAME FOR, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY DRILL DOWN INTO LESSON PLANNING.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HOW WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE PLANNING LESSONS FOR SPECIFIC STUDENTS AND SPECIFIC NEEDS.

IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST TAKING THE CURRICULUM AND ROLLING THE BALL DOWN THE MIDDLE AND HOPING YOU GET WHAT YOU GET.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT LOOKING AT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES WE CAN PROVIDE? WHAT ARE THE TOOLS WE CAN GIVE TEACHERS AND REALLY HELP THEM DRILL DOWN AND BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW THEY'RE PLANNING LESSONS? WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW PIECE.

OUR TEAMS ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HELPING OUR TEACHERS WITH THOSE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DRILL IN A LITTLE ON OUR ELEMENTARIES AS WELL ON HOW WE'RE PLANNING IN OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES.

WE KNOW THESE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WE'VE SEEN THESE MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

USING THE RIGHT TOOLS, DOING THE RIGHT WORK IN OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES.

SUPPORT IN THAT, RAISING THE EXPECTATION OF WHAT HAPPENS THERE, PROVIDING FEEDBACK, NOT ONLY FROM THE PRINCIPAL, BUT ALSO FROM US AS A TEAM OF HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR USE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY TIME.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON AN ENHANCED MANDATED INTERVENTION TIME, THAT WORD MANDATED SOUNDS REALLY HATEFUL, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CAMPUS HAS AN INTERVENTION TIME DEDICATED TO GETTING KIDS WHAT THEY NEED AND DESIGNED FOR THEM AS LEARNERS.

USING THAT LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATE USING THE RESOURCES PROVIDED IN THE CURRICULUM AND REALLY DRILLING DOWN THROUGH THE MTSS PROCESS I SEE KIMMY OUT THERE.

I KNOW SHE WOULD PROBABLY GIVE THAT A YAHOO, BUT REALLY LOOKING AT THE MTSS PROCESS AND HOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.

EXCITED ABOUT THIS, WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE SCHEDULES.

WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR STRENGTHS AND YOU LOOK AT WHERE YOU NEED TO IMPROVE, YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, WHAT DID WE DO THAT WORKED, AND WHAT DID WE DO THAT DIDN'T HIT THE MARK? ONE OF THE THINGS WE KNOW THAT WORKED THIS YEAR, AND IT WAS WITH JUST ONE CAMPUS THAT OUR TEAM JUST REALLY DRILLED IN, THE PRINCIPAL ASKED FOR IT.

THEY WORKED TOGETHER.

HEY, LET'S STEP UP OUR DATA REVIEWS AND SO THE ELEMENTARY ACADEMIC SERVICES TEAM WORKED WITH THAT CAMPUS, THEY DEVELOPED A DATA REVIEW PROCESS THAT WAS WEEKLY AND THAT CAMPUS SAW RESULTS.

WE KNOW IT WORKED, WE'RE GOING TO STEP IT UP, WE'RE GOING TO ADD IT TO OUR DST TEAMS. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THOSE TEACHERS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT DATA AND WHAT IT MEANS AND HOW IT HELPS THEM DESIGN INSTRUCTION TO REALLY MOVE KIDS FORWARD.

I KNOW EVERY TIME I SAY THE WORD DATA, I GET EXCITED SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE.

OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SNAPSHOTS, I MENTIONED EARLIER, MICHAEL, WHEN YOU ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT'S ONE THING WE REALLY NEED TO DO, WE'VE GOT TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE RIGOR OF THE STANDARD AND MAKE SURE WE'RE TEACHING TO THAT LEVEL.

WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SNAPSHOTS AND OUR HIGH PRIORITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WE'VE DESIGNATED TO REALLY DRILL DOWN ON WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS? WHAT ARE THOSE SPECIFIC SKILLS THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO GET A LOT OF BANG FOR OUR BUCK FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO MOVE THE NEEDLE? THIS IS CONTINUED WORK, BUT WE CONTINUE TO REFINE THIS WORK AND GET BETTER AND BETTER AT IT EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

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>> AS LISA MENTIONED EARLIER, WE USE MULTIPLE MEASURES WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH KIDS AND MAP IS ONE OF THOSE MEASURES THAT WE CAN DO THROUGH TIME.

IT'S NOT A ONE TIME PIECE.

WE WILL HAVE OUR CAMPUSES WHO'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR DST TO HAVE THEIR STUDENTS ENGAGE IN VERY SPECIFIC GOALS SETTING INDIVIDUALIZED TO THEM.

THEN OUR TEACHERS, THEY ARE GOING TO ALIGN THOSE WITH THEIR T-TESS GOALS, AND THAT'S THEIR EVALUATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT WE USE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT IN THEIR T-TESS AND THEN STUDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOALS.

ARPE IS GOING TO HELP ASSIST THOSE STUDENTS TO SET UP GOALS, ASSIST CAMPUSES WITH THAT.

THEN I KNOW THAT SLI, IT WILL BE WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTING TEACHERS PUTTING THOSE GOALS AND T-TESS.

HATTIE'S WORK IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT, AND HATTIE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT THE NUMBER ONE IMPACT ON STUDENTS GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT IS A TEACHER.

THE SECOND TO THAT IS PRINCIPALS, AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHER EFFICACY IS AT THE FOREFRONT.

THAT'S HOW WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE TO THOSE CLASSES.

THE TEACHER SUPPORT THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE OR THE STEP PLAN, SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EDUCATOR PROGRESS IS WHY WE JUST DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO CALL IT STEP.

THIS IS WHERE TEACHERS WILL BE TIERED BY THEIR PRINCIPALS BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH DATA SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT MAP WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT.

THEN ONCE THEY ARE TIERED, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT EACH OF THOSE TIERS AND DETERMINE VERY INDIVIDUALLY WHAT THOSE TEACHERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO GROW AND BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM.

SOME OF THESE INTERVENTIONS THAT THEY CAN USE WITH TEACHERS ARE EVERYTHING FROM HAVING THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH SUPPORT, TO DISTRICT DEPARTMENT SUPPORT, WE CAN DO VIDEO TRAININGS AND ANY OTHER STEPS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, AGAIN, SLI WILL WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PRINCIPALS OF THE CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS IN PLACE AND THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN JUST KEEP ON GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. YOU'RE DOING THAT ONE.

>> ONE THING WE STARTED LAST YEAR WAS DOING WALK THROUGHS AS A CABINET.

WE WILL CONTINUE THIS PARTICULAR PRACTICE, IF YOU WILL, BUT WE HAVE NARROWED DOWN AND ZONED IN ON OUR WALK THROUGH FORM THAT WE WANT TO USE THAT REALLY LOOKS AT THE CRITICAL SKILLS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO IMPROVE.

WE'RE REFINING THIS PROCESS.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IT AND TRY TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK FOR OUR CAMPUSES WHEN WE DO THESE WALK THROUGHS SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WALK IT IN AND LEAVING A LITTLE SMILEY FACE NOTE, BUT REALLY GIVING FEEDBACK OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND WHAT WE THINK WILL HELP THEM IMPROVE.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE OUR STAFF AND THEIR ATTITUDES WHEN WE COME IN AND THEY'RE ALWAYS WELCOMING.

OUR STAFF NOT ONLY THEY GREAT PEOPLE AND LOVE KIDS, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO GROW AND DO GREAT THINGS.

I JUST ALWAYS SO APPRECIATIVE WHEN WE WALK AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEE AND TALK WITH STAFF ABOUT THINGS.

FINALLY, DOCTOR FREEMAN ALREADY MENTIONED, WE HAVE TRAINING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 25 AND 26TH.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT GETTING THE ESF THINGS ROLLING AND MOVING.

WE HAVE SUPPORT SCHEDULES FROM OUR ACADEMIC SERVICES TEAM THAT INCLUDES ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, MULTILINGUAL, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, ALL OF THOSE SUPPORT STRUCTURES ARE ALREADY DEVELOPED.

>> SLI THEY ALSO ARE COMMITTED TO BEING ON THOSE CAMPUSES WEEKLY, BI-WEEKLY, PARTICULARLY THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED FOR DST.

THEY HAVE ALREADY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, COMMITTED TO AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK SO THAT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, THEY REALLY PRIORITIZE BEING ON CAMPUSES.

ANY OTHER DAY THAT THEY CAN FIT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE. THEY TRY TO DO THAT.

BUT I WILL SAY THEY'RE ON THOSE DST CAMPUSES A LOT.

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>> I MENTIONED A FEW DISTRICT INITIATIVES THAT WE DO BELIEVE ARE ALIGNED TO THIS DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM WORK.

ACROSS THE DISTRICT, NOT JUST WITH OUR DST CAMPUSES, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE MATH IMPROVEMENTS.

I'VE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WE HAVE A BILINGUAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO INSTRUCTURAL UNITS AND TIME IN LANGUAGES AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THOSE PIECES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUSH IN ON.

OUR SECONDARY TEAMS HAVE DEVELOPED INTERVENTION TOOL KITS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED THOSE HIGH PRIORITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO HELP FILL THOSE GAPS AND JUST THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY TRAINING AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE PAIRING UP CAMPUSES, THEY'RE WALKING EACH OTHER'S CAMPUSES, PROVIDING FEEDBACK, LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER.

WE ARE EXCITED I KNOW IT'S LATE.

YOU GIVE US THE MIC, WE GET TO TALK ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING.

WE BLABBER ON AND ON, BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US.

I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR BELIEF IN US IN MOVING THIS FORWARD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND TELL YOU ABOUT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, LISA, SELINDA.

I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR FOLKS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, SOME OF OUR SLI DIRECTORS, DOCTOR LETTER, DOCTOR PEARSON, RYAN STEEL.

WE HAVE DOCTOR EDNE AND DOCTOR KAMMIE CONLIN.

I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER IF YOU WERE DOCTOR CONLIN OR NOT BECAUSE I NEVER WANTED TO BE DISRESPECTFUL [LAUGHTER].

PEOPLE CHANGE, PEOPLE GET DEGREES AND WE FORGET.

TRUSTEES WHAT COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE TEAM?

>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE WALK THROUGHS THAT YOU TALK ABOUT.

I REMEMBER, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

WE DID THE MCRALS WALK THROUGH.

IS IT A SIMILAR?

>> IT PROBABLY LOOKS SIMILAR, BUT WE HAVE ISOLATED THE VERY SPECIFIC WE HAVE IF IT'S AN EARLY LITERACY CLASS, THESE ARE THE LOOK FOR, IF IT'S AN EARLY MATH CLASS, VERY SPECIFIC.

SKILLS, SETUPS, WHAT WE WANT THOSE CLASSROOMS TO LOOK LIKE THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING.

>> HOW MANY CAMPUSES ARE WE SERVING THROUGH THE DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM?

>> WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FINALIZE, THERE ARE SOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE SLI FOLKS, WE LOVE THEM.

THEY DON'T WANT TO LET GO OF A COUPLE CAMPUSES FOR DST, BUT I THINK WE'RE 9 AND 11.

DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? WE WERE AT NINE LAST TIME, TEETERING ON 11?

>> NINE.

>> THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN A COMMENT.

FOR THOSE FOUR THOUSAND PLUS TESTS THAT WE'VE RESUBMITTED DID WE INFORM ANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE WERE DOING THAT?

>> WE DIDN'T.

>> IT'S LIKE A PLEASANT SURPRISE?

>> THEN WE'LL TELL THEIR PARENTS.