Apr 07, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

GOOD EVENING. I'M LAUREN TYRA BOARD PRESIDENT PRESIDING OFFICER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER ]

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ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2026. ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE AT THIS TIME.

I WILL ASK SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR THERESA WILLIAMS TO PLEASE VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. TYRA. I VERIFY THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

GREAT. THE SEGMENT IS BEING RECORDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS SENATE BILL 413, WHICH AMENDS SECTION 11.062, ONE OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING WILL REFLECT EACH MEMBER'S ATTENDANCE IN THEIR VOTE ON ANY ITEM.

ADDITIONALLY, THE APPROVED MINUTES, ANY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS AND THE RECORDING OF THIS MEETING WILL BE POSTED ON OUR DISTRICT'S WEBSITE NO LATER THAN SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER TODAY'S MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH ROLL CALL.

KINDLY PLEASE RESPOND WHEN YOUR NAME IS ANNOUNCED. LAUREN. TYRA AND PRESIDENT.

NANCY. HUMPHREY. I'M PRESENT. TARRAH. LANTZ. PRESENT.

SAM JOHNSON PRESENT. MICHAEL COOK IS ON HIS WAY.

STUCK IN TRAFFIC. WE WILL ANNOUNCE HIS ARRIVAL WHEN HE GETS HERE.

ELISA. KLEIN. PRESIDENT. KATHERINE GOODWIN PRESENT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS TO MY LEFT.

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR THERESA WILLIAMS, DOCTOR SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS.

ON MY RIGHT, JOHNNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY.

LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING.

DOCTOR. PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

DOCTOR COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, AND IVAN CANTU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO. THIS EVENING, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS,

[2. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE]

WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU ALL TO OUR PTA FOLKS FOR LEADING OUR PLEDGES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING MORE WITH YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

LET'S SEE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS RECOGNITIONS.

[3. RECOGNITIONS]

FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAMS FROM PLANO WEST, PLANO EAST AND PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, ALL OF WHOM PLACED IN THE TOP 20 AT THE TEXAS FORENSIC ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPION TOURNAMENT LAST MONTH.

THEY RANKED AS FOLLOWS PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH, SECOND PLACE IN STATE.

PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH 10TH PLACE IN STATE PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 17TH PLACE IN STATE.

THE STATEWIDE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER 176 SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 1400 STUDENTS TO COMPETE ACROSS MULTIPLE DEBATE AND SPEECH CATEGORIES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH STUDENT COACH SPONSOR FROM ALL THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THEIR HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN SPEECH AND DEBATE.

ALL RIGHT. PLANO ISD IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT FIVE PRINCIPALS WERE RECENTLY SELECTED TO THE LATEST COHORT OF THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER'S CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN AUSTIN.

THIS TWO YEAR ENDEAVOR FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING SCHOOL LEADERS TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR TEXAS STUDENTS PRE-K THROUGH 12.

THIS ELITE GROUP INCLUDED MORE THAN 100 APPLICANTS REPRESENTING 40 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.

MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPALS.

WE'VE GOT THEIR PICTURES UP THERE. SARAH STEWART FROM CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY, JEFFREY WALLER FROM HARRINGTON ELEMENTARY, MICHELLE HERRERA FROM HICKEY ELEMENTARY, TY CARL STINSON ELEMENTARY, AND JOHN TEDFORD MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL.

FINALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH BOYS SOCCER TEAM FOR HAVING AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.

THEIR AMAZING RUN FOR STATE CAME TO AN END IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS LAST FRIDAY, THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO REACH THE FINAL FOUR.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR HEART, TEAMWORK AND UNSHAKABLE SPIRIT IS SO PROUD OF THE HEART, TEAMWORK AND UNSHAKABLE SPIRIT SHOWN BY THESE STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR COACHES. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WOLF PACK ON SUCH A REMARKABLE SEASON.

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TAS VP MEMBERSHIP. AARON SEARS WHO IS GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO TEXAS PTA IS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION WHOSE SUCCESS IS BUILT ON A LEGACY OF FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND LEADERS JOINING TOGETHER WITH A COMMON GOAL OF MAKING EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL A REALITY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN A PTA EACH YEAR, AND IT'S NOT TOO LATE IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY.

BUT I KNOW MANY OF THOSE IN THIS ROOM HAVE. TONIGHT, WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE A FEW STATE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEXAS PTA THAT HAVE ALSO JOINED US FOR THIS CELEBRATION, AND WE'LL INVITE THEM UP BECAUSE THEY'LL WANT TO BE IN THE PICTURES, I'M SURE.

PRESIDENT HEIDI PICOULT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES KELLY THOMAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SUPPORT.

THE VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD AWARDS ARE THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MEMBERSHIP AWARDS.

LOCAL PTA STRIVE TO HAVE ONE VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD ON THEIR CAMPUS.

AND TONIGHT WE'RE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE WITH THREE OF OUR LOCAL PTAS THAT HAVE EARNED THE PLATINUM VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THESE SCHOOLS HAVE MEMBERSHIP THAT EQUALS AT LEAST 100% OF ITS CAMPUS STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

OUR FIRST SCHOOL IS ALDRIDGE PTA. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE JAMIE PRIMEAU, WHO'S PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.

DANIEL ZAKI, VP OF MEMBERSHIP, AND THE PRINCIPAL, KAMA CUNNINGHAM.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

OUR SECOND SCHOOL IS BARKSDALE'S PTA. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE JOINING US, MEGAN PICA PRESIDENT, JENNY JACKSON, BONNIE PAN, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, STEPHANIE WE VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND KRISTY GIFFIN, THE SECRETARY, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WE ALSO HAVE LAUREN MEYER, WHO IS ABLE TO JOIN US AS WELL.

SO. PERFECT.

OKAY, SO I CAN SEE. PERFECT. FOR YOU.

ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT.

AND THEN OUR FINAL SCHOOL IS S P T A. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE HEATHER CLARY, THE VP OF MEMBERSHIP.

JESSICA BAILEY, THE VP OF PROGRAMS. AND THE PRINCIPAL, CONNIE MATTHEWS.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD.

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AND I WAS REMARKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, Y'ALL ALWAYS BRING A BANNER WITHOUT FAIL.

IT'S GREAT ORGANIZATION, I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT, NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DOCTOR PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, TO PLEASE LEAD OUR NEXT RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR TARRAH. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET.

IT IS INDEED MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR PLANO ISD'S TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT BACK IN FEBRUARY 2026. PLANO ISD WAS HONORED AT THE NATIONAL SKYWARD INNOVATORS CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA, WHERE THE DISTRICT RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS LEADER AND EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM SKYWARD.

THIS AWARD HONORS INNOVATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE SKYWARD USER COMMUNITY WHO DEMONSTRATE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATION.

IT RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE INNOVATORS, CHANGE MAKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, PIONEERS, AND FORWARD THINKERS WHO USE SKYWARD SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, STREAMLINE WORKFLOWS, AND ENHANCE STUDENT AND STAFF EXPERIENCES.

PLANO ISD WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO DISTRICTS IN THE NATION RECOGNIZED IN THE SKYWARD CUMULATIVE CATEGORY.

THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS THE DISTRICT'S SUCCESSFUL MIGRATION TO THE SKYWARD PLATFORM AND EXTRAORDINARY MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT TRANSFORMED HOW WE MANAGE STUDENT AND BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM LED 24 DATA MIGRATIONS, SUPPORTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SERVICE INTERACTIONS, AND DELIVERED EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 8000 EMPLOYEES, SERVING OVER 45,000 STUDENTS.

AND WHILE THAT CERTAINLY SIGNIFIES WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, THAT'S NOT THE ESSENCE OF WHAT THIS AWARD IS REALLY ABOUT.

YOU SEE, IT'S DURING THIS TIME THAT PLANO ISD SERVED AS A TRUE PARTNER IN INNOVATION COLLABORATING WITH SKYWARD AS WELL AS OUR INTERNAL CUSTOMERS ON MORE THAN 300 SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS THAT BENEFIT NOT ONLY OUR DISTRICT, BUT LARGE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE VERY WELL COULD HAVE IMPLEMENTED SKYWARD OUT OF THE BOX, SO TO SPEAK THE WAY THAT THEY WANTED TO DO IT.

BUT WE KNEW THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PLANO.

ISD. AND SO OUR STAFF, OUR ENGINEERS, OUR PROGRAMMERS, OUR ANALYSTS, SPECIALISTS.

THEY PUSHED BACK ON THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM OF SKYWARD AND REALLY PUSHED THEM TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE, TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE DO BUSINESS AND REALLY CHANGE THEIR PROCESSES SO THAT WE WOULD END UP WITH A BETTER TOOL.

A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE INNOVATION OUR TEAM INFLUENCED INCLUDES SCHEDULE HOLES AND FAMILY ACCESS.

AGE VERIFICATION ON NEW STUDENT ONLINE ENROLLMENT CONDITIONAL FORMATTING WITHIN THE ONLINE FORUMS NEW PHONE EXTENSIONS IN THE ROOM TO, TO SERVE AS A STUDENT LOCATOR SO THAT THE OFFICE CAN EASILY SEE WHERE STUDENTS WERE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY ALLOWING NURSES TO SEE MEDICATION COUNTDOWN AND TO EASILY COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS BANK NAMES ON ACH FOR SECOND LEVEL VERIFICATION DEPLOYING AND SHARING DASHBOARD TILES FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND THEN AUTOMATING INTEGRATION BETWEEN EMPLOYEE ERP AND STAFF RECORDS, WHICH WERE DEVELOPED BY PLANO, IS BEING UTILIZED AS PART OF THIS FRAMEWORK FOR MAJOR PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT.

SO IN ESSENCE, WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH THEM ON MORE THAN 300 ENHANCEMENTS OR AT LEAST PRODUCT IDEAS THAT NOT ONLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TODAY, BUT ARE ALSO SERVING LARGE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THIS AWARD IS A TESTAMENT TO THE VISION, DEDICATION, AND EXPERTISE OF THE PLANO ISD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THEIR WORK EXEMPLIFIES OUR DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, DATA SECURITY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN SERVING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THE PLANO ISD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT.

AND WHILE THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IMPLEMENTATION TRULY IMPACTED EVERYBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT.

I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE A FEW KEY INDIVIDUALS WHO LED THIS IMPLEMENTATION.

AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, GAVE US THE DIRECTION AND FOCUS THAT WE NEEDED.

SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE COME UP FRONT TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE AND TAKE A PICTURE.

MR. GREG GRIMES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS, HE WAS THE OVERALL PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS ENDEAVOR.

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MISS TRACY MARTIN, SHE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS. HER TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING OUT OUR FINANCE AND HR TEAMS ON THE ERP SIDE OF THINGS.

AND THEN A FEW MEMBERS OF HER TEAM. THESE ARE OUR LASERFICHE ENGINEERS WHO REALLY DEVELOP WORKFLOWS AND AUTOMATIONS WITH OUR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. MR. JONATHAN MCFEELY AND MR. JASON JALLOW.

NEXT WE HAVE MISS REBECCA GARCIA. SHE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLATFORM WITH ALL THINGS STUDENT INFORMATION ONLINE ENROLLMENT EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE AS A PARENT ON YOUR STUDENT. MISS DANA ADAMS, WHO IS AN APPLICATION DEVELOPER FOR OUR TEAM. MISS MELISSA COLVIN, WHO'S A STUDENT SYSTEMS ANALYST FOR OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS TEAM.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST, MISS RHONDA SNYDER.

RACHEL KAUFMAN. CHRISTINE ANY.

AND MISS ROSA RANCHERIA. PATRICK, WILL YOU JOIN THEM FOR A PICTURE? PERFECT. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PATRICK, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, DOCTOR SELENDA FREEMAN, TO LEAD OUR NEXT RECOGNITION FOR US.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT TYRA. I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR THE OUTSTANDING WORK FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

WE ALL BENEFIT REGULARLY FROM THINGS THAT WE SEE, LIKE THEIR WEBSITES, THEIR PHOTOS, SOCIAL MEDIA, THE VIDEOS THAT THEY DO. AND IT'S REALLY NICE BECAUSE THEY ALSO DO THE RECOGNITIONS PORTION HERE AT THE BOARD MEETING.

SO YOU GET TO SEE THEIR WORK TONIGHT, BUT IT'S NICE TO TURN THE TABLES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL.

THIS TEAM WAS HONORED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS T SARA, AT ITS ANNUAL STAR BANQUET. I'M SORRY. STAR AWARDS BANQUET HELD IN GALVESTON THIS PAST FEBRUARY.

THIS PROGRAM CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.

THESE AWARDS ARE JUDGED BY INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS WHO EVALUATE EACH ENTRY AGAINST RIGOROUS STANDARDS, MAKING THIS RECOGNITION ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR OUR TEAM.

THIS TEAM EARNED A TOTAL OF SIX AWARDS, ALONG WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS BEST OF CATEGORY DISTINCTION, A TESTAMENT TO THEIR CREATIVITY, PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT TO TELLING THE STORY OF OUR OF OUR SCHOOLS WITH CLARITY AND IMPACT.

THEIR WORK NOT ONLY HIGHLIGHTS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE. THIS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE REFLECTS BOTH TALENT AND DEDICATION, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THEM REPRESENTING PLANO ISD.

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BRONZE STAR FOR DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT. THE SILVER STAR FOR VIDEO AND MARKETING.

THERESA'S TAKE ON KINDNESS. GOLD STAR LOGO, TEACHER OF THE YEAR OR COMMONLY TOADY BOWL.

GOLD STAR. ADVERTISEMENT. CHAMPIONS CHOOSE TO LEARN HERE.

BILLBOARD AND GOLD STAR. TRAINING. INTRODUCTION.

VIDEO. ATTENDANCE MATTERS AND GOLD STAR AND BEST IN CATEGORY LIVE EVENT BROADCAST VIDEO.

THE 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR OR OUR TOADY BOWL EVENT.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON THESE WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITIONS AND TAKING IN THANKING THEM FOR THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN SUPPORTING TEAM PLANO ISD. AS I CALL THEIR NAMES, WE ASK THAT THEY PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SEE TABLES TURNED UP TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FROM THE BOARD AND PRESENTED BY VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY.

THEY ARE LESLIE RANGE STANTON, OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

AND SHE HAS HER WHOLE TEAM HERE TONIGHT. VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE YOU ALL IN THE SAME PLACE.

SHAWNA. KENNEY. ATKIN. BROCKMAN.

MILLICENT. HAYES. HAYNES. ZOHEB. HASSAN. ALI.

LEONARDI. MITCHELL. JACKSON.

DO YOU NEED ME TO COME DOWN AND TAKE THE PICTURE? OKAY, SUPERINTENDENT IS GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE THE PICTURE FOR YOU.

LIKE I SAID, TABLES TURNED. ALEX. HARVEY.

RODRIGO. MARTINEZ. SHAWNEE. DAWN. TEAGUE.

JANE. STEWART. AND RENA. NITTOLO.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND TO MAKE PLANO ISD VERY PROUD.

SHE ESCAPED.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, LESLIE STANTON, TO LEAD OUR FINAL RECOGNITION. OKAY. THAT REALLY IS AN ODD FEELING TO BE IN FRONT OF THE ROOM.

OKAY. IN THAT WAY. OKAY. SO IT IS MY PLEASURE AND ALWAYS MY PLEASURE TO CELEBRATE OTHERS.

AND TONIGHT, WE GET TO RECOGNIZE YET MORE OF OUR PLANO ISD PROUD AWARD RECIPIENTS.

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BOARD AND CABINET AND ALL THE GUESTS. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE OUR APRIL PLANO ISD PROUD AWARD WINNERS, OUR FIRST RECIPIENT. AND AS I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN HERE AND STAND IN THE AWKWARD MOMENT OF US SAYING WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT YOU. SO I'M GOING TO. OUR FIRST RECIPIENT IS CATHY STEPANOVICH, OFFICE MANAGER AT MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SHE WAS NOMINATED BY HER PRINCIPAL, WENDY MILLER.

SO THANK YOU, WENDY, FOR NOMINATING HER. CATHY MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE MATTHEWS MAVERICKS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

SHE IS OFTEN THE FIRST PERSON FAMILIES ENCOUNTER, AND SHE SETS THE TONE WITH WARMTH, PATIENCE, AND GENUINE CARE, ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT, PARENT AND VISITOR FEELS WELCOMED AND VALUED FROM THE MOMENT THEY WALK THROUGH THE DOOR.

HER IMPACT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND THE FRONT OFFICE.

CATHY IS A STEADY SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR STAFF.

WHETHER SHE IS HELPING A COLLEAGUE NAVIGATE A DIFFICULT TIME, TROUBLESHOOTING ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS, OR WORKING TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES TO SECURE SUBSTITUTES AND KEEP CLASSROOMS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

SHE ALSO BRINGS A DEEP SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PRIDE TO HER WORK.

FOR MANAGING FINANCIAL PROCESSES WITH PRECISION TO ENSURING CAMPUS OPERATIONS RUN SEAMLESSLY EVEN ON THE BUSIEST DAYS IN THE SPRING, THERE ARE A LOT OF THOSE I KNOW HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS EXCEPTIONAL.

WE ARE TOLD SHE NOTICES THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN CREATING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS.

WHAT TRULY SETS HER APART IS HER COMMITMENT TO GROWTH.

IN JUST HER FIRST YEAR, SHE MASTERED COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND APPROACHED VERY EVERY CHALLENGE WITH CURIOSITY, DETERMINATION, AND A DESIRE TO LEARN. CATHY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE WITH HEART, EXCELLENCE, AND DEDICATION. WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE HER AND GRATEFUL FOR THE LASTING IMPACT SHE HAS HAD ON HER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MISS CATHY STIPANOVIC.

AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANY GUESTS OF CATHY AND CATHY.

YOU'RE GOING TO STAY UP HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER? THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF BEING FIRST. ANY GUESTS OF CATHY, PLEASE STAND. FAMILIES, COLLEAGUES WHO ARE HERE WITH CATHY.

PLEASE STAND. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. IT IS HONOR. IT IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEXT RECIPIENT, MR. ROBERT ADLER FROM SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE SCHOOL.

NOMINATED BY HIS PRINCIPAL, KRISTEN KENNARD. FOR 25 YEARS, ROBERT HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE PLANO ISD COMMUNITY, HAVING SERVED AT BOTH CARPENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIS IMPACT REACHES FAR BEYOND THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM.

HE DOESN'T JUST TEACH SCIENCE. HE IS SAID TO BRING IT TO LIFE THROUGH ENGAGING REAL WORLD LESSONS IN A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION.

HE SPARKS CURIOSITY AND HIS STUDENTS AND INSPIRES THEM TO EXPLORE, QUESTION AND LEARN AT A DEEPER LEVEL.

ROBERT IS ALSO AN EXCEPTIONAL MENTOR TO HIS COLLEAGUES.

NEW TEACHERS QUICKLY DISCOVER THAT THEY CAN RELY ON HIM FOR GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND WISDOM.

HE LEADS BY EXAMPLE, GENEROUSLY SHARING HIS EXPERTISE IN HELPING OTHERS GROW IN CONFIDENCE AND SKILL.

AND WHAT TRULY SETS ROBERT APART IS HIS PRESENCE, KNOWN AS THE CALM IN THE STORM.

HE BRINGS A STEADY, POSITIVE ENERGY TO EVERYTHING HE DOES IN A BUSY MIDDLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

AND WE ALL KNOW MIDDLE SCHOOL IS SO BUSY. HE IS A SOURCE OF CONSISTENCY AND SUPPORT FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF.

ABOVE ALL, ROBERT IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO HIS STUDENTS.

HE APPROACHES EACH ONE WITH EMPATHY AND CARE, ENSURING THEY FEEL SUPPORTED, VALUED AND CAPABLE OF SUCCESS.

IF STUDENTS KNOW HE HAS THEIR BACK. AND THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

ROBERT ADLER TRULY EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF PLANO ISD.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIS DEDICATION, HIS LEADERSHIP, AND THE LASTING IMPACT HE MAKES EVERY DAY.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ROBERT ADLER.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON ANY OF ROBERT'S FAMILY, COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE TO SUPPORT HIM THIS EVENING.

PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND FINALLY, I AM PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE A NAME THAT IS SO FAMILIAR TO ALL OF US IN THE DISTRICT. BECAUSE SHE SENDS OUT MONTHLY REPORTS TO US.

HARRIET CHANG FROM FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES OR FANS.

IS IS OUR THIRD FINALIST. COME ON UP. HARRIET.

THANK YOU. HARRIET. HARRIET WAS NOMINATED BY DIRECTOR OF FANS ASHLEY HIPP.

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HER JOURNEY FROM KITCHEN MANAGER TO HER CURRENT ROLE AS SPECIALIST OF COMPLIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS A MAJOR REFLECTION OF HER LEADERSHIP, GROWTH AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

HARRIET'S FOUNDATION BEGAN ON THE FRONT LINES AT PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE SET A HIGH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND BUILT A STRONG, SUPPORTIVE TEAM CULTURE. THAT EXPERIENCE CONTINUES TO SHAPE HER WORK TODAY.

BY ALLOWING HER TO LEAD WITH EMPATHY AND A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF CAMPUS STAFF.

IN HER CURRENT ROLE, HARRIET SERVES AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR KITCHEN MANAGERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SHE NOT ONLY HELPS THEM NAVIGATE COMPLEX SYSTEMS WITH CONFIDENCE, SHE ALSO BUILDS MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BY ENSURING EACH PERSON IS HEARD.

HER WORK IS ALSO CRITICAL BEHIND THE SCENES. HARRIET MANAGES COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL PROCESSES WITH INTEGRITY AND PRECISION, WHILE ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH FAMILIES TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MEALS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.

HER ABILITY TO BALANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WITH GENUINE CARE FOR PEOPLE ARE TRULY REMARKABLE.

HARRIET IS A PROBLEM SOLVER, A LEADER, AND AN ADVOCATE WHOSE WORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SHE REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF PLANO ISD. CONGRATULATIONS, HARRIET, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND HEART FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF. AND I WOULD, WHILE THEY'RE STILL STANDING UP HERE WITH HARRIET'S GUESTS AND COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, PLEASE STAND JUST SO WE CAN THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR HARRIET.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING ALL OF OUR RECIPIENTS TONIGHT FROM PTA TO OUR PISD FOLKS ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION. ALL OF OUR HONOREES AND GUESTS, YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING.

I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, WHILE EVERYONE'S FILING OUT, WE NEED TO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT.

TRUSTEE MICHAEL COOK JOINED US AT 5:50 P.M.. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY]

DOCTOR FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS? PRESIDENT. TYRA. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR FREEMAN. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED

[5. CLOSED SESSION ]

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE. SECTION 551.071 AND SECTION 551.0821. THE TIME IS NOW 6:04 P.M..

THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE. OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:49 P.M.

[6. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION ]

[7. CONSENT AGENDA ]

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

TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? 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 BOARD SECRETARY TARRAH LANTZ AT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S SEVEN.

HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. I WILL NOW WELCOME DOCTOR MARK LEDERER TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS,

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MARK.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT TYRA BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND CABINET. I AM VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR NEW PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT AT MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY.

JOHN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? ALL RIGHT.

I AM HONORED TO SHARE THE EXCITING NEWS THAT MR. JOHN NEWMAN HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MR. NEWMAN IS A PROUD PRODUCT OF PLANO ISD, HAVING ATTENDED WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHIMMELPFENNIG MIDDLE SCHOOL, JASPER HIGH SCHOOL, BEFORE GRADUATING FROM PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

HE HAS ALSO INVESTED HIS ENTIRE CAREER AS AN EDUCATOR RIGHT HERE IN PISD, INCLUDING EIGHT YEARS AT OTTO MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, FOUR YEARS AT MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM LEADER, AND THREE YEARS AT DOOLEY ELEMENTARY AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

THROUGHOUT HIS PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY, MR. NEWMAN HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS, COLLABORATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP. MR. NEWMAN EARNED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION FROM WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN THIS ROLE, HE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, HONORING CAMPUS TRADITIONS, AND SUPPORTING THE GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT OF EVERY STUDENT.

WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME MR. NEWMAN INTO HIS NEW ROLE AS PRINCIPAL OF MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HIS LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS, INSPIRE A GROWTH MINDSET, AND ENSURE THAT EVERY MAVERICK IS SUPPORTED IN REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. JOINING JON TONIGHT ARE HIS WIFE AMELIA, POTTY IN-LAWS SUSAN AND MIGUEL MENDEZ, MOM, BONNIE NEWMAN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING JOHN NEWMAN ON HIS NEW APPOINTMENT AS PRINCIPAL OF MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT, CONTINUING ON TO OUR NEW PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT AT MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ALISON, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND? I AM THRILLED TO SHARE THAT ALISON REAMS HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ALISON IS ALSO A PROUD PRODUCT OF PLANO SCHOOLS, HAVING ATTENDED ZEIGLER ELEMENTARY.

WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. VINES HIGH SCHOOL AND PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE IS B. SHE IS BEYOND EXCITED TO RETURN TO THE DISTRICT THAT HAS FIRST PREPARED HER FOR EXCELLENCE. MISS REAMS EARNED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AND HER BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.

SHE HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EDUCATOR FOR 18 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS THE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

WHILE SHE LOVED WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SHE IS EAGER TO RETURN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A SEVENTH GRADE MATH TEACHER.

ALLISON HAS ALSO SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND A SECONDARY MATH SPECIALIST IN HER EXPERIENCE.

ALLISON HAS SEEN THE VALUE THAT A STRONG ADMINISTRATION BRINGS TO THE CULTURE AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHAT WE PROVIDE OUR KIDS.

SHE BELIEVES THAT HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP MUST BE ROOTED IN GENUINE CARE, AND SHE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT EMPOWER BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. ALLISON, WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT YOU ARE RETURNING TO PLANO AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU FLOURISH AT MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

JOINING ALLISON TONIGHT ARE HER HUSBAND, RUSTY AND HER SON, ETHAN.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ALLISON REIMS ON HER NEW APPOINTMENT AS PRINCIPAL OF MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I'LL JUST MENTION TWO. WE HAVE OUR IMMEDIATE PAST PRINCIPAL AT MURPHY DOT TRAN WITH US.

AND OUR IMMEDIATE PAST PRINCIPAL AT MATTHEWS, PRINCIPAL MILLER.

SO JUST ALSO HERE FOR SUPPORT. VERY WILD WILDCAT HEAVY THIS EVENING.

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WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE YOU COME HOME. YOU'RE EVEN IN THE RIGHT COLORS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, STAYING LATE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND VERY EXCITED TO SEE Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP GROW WITH THE DISTRICT.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 8.1, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE UPSET IF YOU ALL SNEAK OUT.

YEAH. SORRY. EVERYBODY ELSE GETS AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

I'LL GIVE YOU ALL AN ANNOUNCEMENT. WHAT DID YOU SAY? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 8.1, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL TEXTBOOK ADOPTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL

[8.1 Approval of Instructional Material Textbook Adoption Recommendations for the 2026 - 2027 School Year]

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT TYRA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DOCTOR WILLIAMS, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON OUR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE MATH INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE REVIEW PROCESS. ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES MOVING FORWARD.

THIS WORK REPRESENTS A THOUGHTFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT FOR OUR.

OF OUR MATH RESOURCES AND THIS THIS WORK IS ALIGNED TO OUR STATE STANDARDS. IT IS SUPPORTIVE OF HIGH QUALITY TIER ONE INSTRUCTION, ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE FOR ALL LEARNERS AND SUSTAINABLE FOR THE LONG TERM DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION.

OUR GOAL THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR AND THAT IS TO STRENGTHEN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN K-12 MATHEMATICS AT FOR EVERY STUDENT. IN THEIR EXPERIENCE HERE IN PLANO.

ISD. THANK YOU. TO GROUND OUR WORK, I WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE STATE'S UPDATED APPROACH TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN 2023, HOUSE BILL 1605 ESTABLISHED THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEW AND APPROVAL, OR COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE PROCESS. THAT PROCESS WAS THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THIS REPLACED THE PREVIOUS PROCLAMATION AND TEXAS RESOURCE REVIEW PROCESSES AND REPRESENTS A MEANINGFUL SHIFT IN HOW WE HOW WE LOOK AT AND EVALUATE OUR MATERIALS AND HOW THEY'RE APPROVED AT ITS CORE.

IMRE IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN ALIGNMENT TO THE TEAKS OUR TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, THE STANDARDS BY WHICH WE TEACH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IN THE REVIEW PROCESS, PROVIDE LIAISE WITH CLEAR GUIDANCE ON HIGH QUALITY, VETTED RESOURCES. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT CREATES A NEW MINDSET FOR MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION.

I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT AND TRY TO GIVE YOU A CLIFF NOTES VERSION OF THIS IMPORTANT SHIFT IN HOW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE REVIEWED, APPROVED AND FUNDED AT THE STATE LEVEL. PREVIOUSLY, UNDER THE PROCLAMATION IN TEXAS, RESOURCE REVIEW, MATERIALS WERE ADOPTED ON A ROTATING CYCLE. OFTEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY EIGHT YEARS AND LIAISE PRIMARILY REFERENCE WHAT WAS CALLED THE COMMISSIONERS LIST.

WHEN MAKING THOSE SELECTIONS. WHILE THERE, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE PURCHASE OF THOSE TEAKS ALIGNED MATERIALS USING E.MMA OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT FUNDS.

THE PROCESS COULD BE LENGTHY, AND IT WAS LESS RESPONSIVE TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

NOW, UNDER THE M.NOUR PROCESS AND H. KIM, THE STATE HAS MOVED TO AN ONGOING APPROVAL PROCESS FOR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE SBO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CURATES A VETTED H.

KIM LIST OF TIER ONE RESOURCES THAT DISTRICTS CAN CONFIDENTLY SELECT FROM.

ONE OF THE KEY ADVANTAGES OF THE H. KIM LIST ARE.

THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING ENTITLEMENTS BEYOND THE STANDARD IMA ALLOCATION.

THIS CREATES BOTH AN INCENTIVE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEAS TO ADOPT HIGH QUALITY, RESEARCH BASED MATERIALS.

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AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO INVITE MY COLLEAGUE, DOCTOR ASHLEY DAVIS, TO COME UP AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WAS A PART OF THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ABBOTT, AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

WHERE'S THE HOW DO I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. GOT IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DOCTOR ABBOTT INTRODUCED THE HOW THE PROCESS FOR CHOOSING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS HAS CHANGED.

WHAT DID NOT CHANGE WAS THAT WE STILL USE TEAMS TO HELP US CHOOSE OUR RESOURCES.

SO WE HAD INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL REVIEW TEAMS THAT INCLUDED OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY MATH COORDINATORS WHO WERE HERE TONIGHT, CLASSROOM TEACHERS FROM VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS.

CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING MULTILINGUAL ACADEMIC SERVICES, DIGITAL LEARNING, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. WE WANTED A DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FROM THE DISTRICT.

WE ENSURED THAT ALL THREE OF OUR CLUSTERS WERE REPRESENTED, REPRESENTED, AND WE ALSO HAD TEACHERS FROM TITLE AND NON-TITLE CAMPUSES, AND WE ALSO HAD NEW AND VETERAN TEACHERS. WE WANTED A DIVERSE MIXTURE OF PEOPLE HELPING US, AND WE ALSO GATHERED AND INCORPORATED COMMUNITY INPUT INTO THE SELECTION PROCESS.

SO WE HAVE OUR TEAMS FORMED AND WE HAD TO SET GUIDANCE FOR THEM ON HOW TO EVALUATE THE MATERIALS THAT WE WERE EVALUATING.

SO WE CONNECTED IT TO THE EMWRIGHT INDICATORS WHICH ARE LISTED DOWN THE LEFT.

AND WE STARTED WITH THE SAMPLE EMMAHR RUBRIC THAT YOU SEE HERE.

BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY WE TOOK THE RUBRIC AND WE ADDED TO IT BECAUSE WE WANTED A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING THE RESOURCES THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS WOULD BE USING. SO OUR TEAMS WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS.

WE USED THIS RUBRIC WHICH FOCUSES ON THE EMWRIGHT INDICATORS HERE, EACH EMRA INDICATOR HAS MULTIPLE DESCRIPTORS, SO EACH EACH TEAM MEMBER WENT THROUGH EACH OF THE RESOURCES WE WERE EVALUATING, AND THEY SCORED EACH DESCRIPTOR.

AND ALONG WITH EVERY SCORE, THEY HAD TO PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO PIECES OF EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT WHY THEY CHOSE THAT SCORE FOR THAT DESCRIPTOR.

AND THEN THE TEAM CAME TOGETHER. THEY SHARED WHAT THEY SCORED, EACH DESCRIPTOR FOR EACH RESOURCE AND WHY.

AND THE TEAM WORKED TO COME TOGETHER ON A CONSENSUS OF THE SCORES FOR EACH RESOURCE.

AND WE WANTED IT TO BE BASED ON EVIDENCE, WHICH IS WHY WE ROOTED IT IN THE EMRA INDICATORS.

TO SUPPORT THE TEAMS IN DOING THIS. WE PROVIDED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THEM.

WE HAD A TEAM THROUGH OUR LASSO CYCLE THREE GRANT.

WE HAD A TEAM OF TEACHERS AND COACHES AND PRINCIPALS AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES WHO ATTENDED THE RESEARCH BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TRAINING THAT WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO WAS GOING TO BE ON THE MATERIAL SELECTION PROCESS COMMITTEE ALSO ATTENDED THIS TRAINING, BECAUSE WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ARE THE RESEARCH BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN MATH BEFORE THEY EVEN BEGAN LOOKING AT MATERIALS. WE WANTED IT ALL GROUNDED IN RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE.

THEN ON TOP OF THAT, OUR MATH COORDINATORS ALSO PROVIDED SPECIFIC TRAINING ON THOSE EMWRIGHT INDICATORS THAT WERE ON THE LAST SLIDE, BECAUSE THEY REALLY WANTED EVERYONE ON THE TEAM TO HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.

THEY WENT OVER WHAT EACH INDICATOR MEANS. THEY WENT OVER THE CLARITY ON THE LANGUAGE EXAMPLES AND NON EXAMPLES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN A MATH RESOURCE. AND SO WHENEVER THEY WERE BEGINNING TO LOOK AT THE RESOURCES, THEY HAD THIS TRAINING THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED.

AND THEN WITH EACH RESOURCE, THEY USED THE RESOURCES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THAT.

THE PUBLISHERS FOR EACH RESOURCE CAME, DEMONSTRATED THEIR PRODUCT, ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD, AND THEN THEY MET TOGETHER TO COME TO THAT CONSENSUS.

SO I MENTIONED THE LASSO CYCLE THREE GRANT THAT ALLOWED US TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAINED IN THE ARBY'S.

IT ALSO SUPPORTED OUR DEVELOPMENT OF A MATH INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY FINALIZING THAT BASICALLY JUST STATES,

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NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO ALONG WITH CHOOSING THESE RESOURCES, WHAT COMES NEXT IS THIS SUMMER WE'LL HAVE OUR CURRICULUM WRITING TEAMS DO SOME WORK OF TAKING THE OUR CURRICULUM RESOURCE AND ALIGNING IT TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS, INCLUDING OUR ASSESSMENT CALENDAR.

OUR HIGH PRIORITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND DATA AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO OUR TEACHERS AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE USE OF THIS NEW RESOURCE. AND EXCITING NEWS. WE WERE APPROVED FOR THE LASSO CYCLE FOR GRANT, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO SOME OF THIS SIMILAR WORK FOR K THROUGH FIVE LITERACY. STARTING NEXT YEAR.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR NEXT MATH CURRICULUM RESOURCES ARE HERE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL BAND. ALL THE RECOMMENDED MATERIALS HERE ON THIS SLIDE ARE ON THE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LIST, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING ENTITLEMENTS FOR GRADES K THROUGH ALGEBRA TWO.

IT DOESN'T. THE LIST DOESN'T GO BEYOND ALGEBRA TWO.

SO WHY WERE THESE RESOURCES CHOSEN ALONG WITH THAT THOROUGH THROUGHOUT THAT THOROUGH REVIEW PROCESS WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT? SORRY. TEACHER GUIDANCE WAS VERY HEAVY IN OUR SELECTION PROCESS.

THE RESOURCE HAS SUPPORT FOR NOVICE TEACHERS AS WELL AS OFFERING INSIGHTS FOR OUR VETERAN TEACHERS.

THEY ARE STRONG IN VERTICAL COHERENCE BETWEEN THE GRADE LEVELS.

EXCUSE ME. THEY INCLUDE TEACHER QUESTIONS TO HELP TEACHERS ASSESS AND ADVANCE STUDENT THINKING.

THEY HAD LEARNING SPACES, GUIDES FOR SUPPORT AND WHOLE GROUP, SMALL GROUP INDEPENDENT LEARNING.

AND IT ALSO HAD RATED HIGH FOR PROGRESS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT.

THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AT THE UNIT SUBUNIT AND THE LESSON LEVELS.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN EVERY LESSON AND SUPPORT FOR ALL LEARNERS.

THERE'S EMBEDDED SUPPORTS FOR ALL LEARNERS DOWN TO THE LESSON LEVEL, INCLUDING INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT WITHIN EVERY LESSON.

AND EVEN SOMETHING LIKE THE SPANISH TRANSLATION IS ACTUALLY TRANSMUTED.

IT WASN'T JUST A DIRECT TRANSLATION OF THE ENGLISH, IT ACTUALLY CHILI WAS TRANSMUTED, WHICH MEANS IT WAS MADE BETTER, LIKE IT ACTUALLY IS IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, AND NOT JUST A DIRECT TRANSLATION AND DIFFERENTIATION.

THE RESOURCES PROVIDE DIFFERENTIATION IN THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE LESSON, INCLUDING QUESTIONING STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT THINKING AND EXTEND STUDENT THINKING, AND THEN ALSO GROWTH MINDSET, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT HERE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. EACH LESSON PROVIDES A QUICK DAILY COMPONENT THAT SUPPORTS AND GUIDES TEACHERS IN BUILDING A GROWTH MINDSET CULTURE IN THEIR CLASSROOM FOR THEIR STUDENTS, AND IT ALSO HAS FAMILY SUPPORT FEATURES WITHIN THE RESOURCES THAT TEACHERS CAN SEND HOME TO LET THE PARENTS KNOW WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT IT IN SCHOOL AND HOW THEY CAN ASSIST AT HOME.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? WE ARE ALL HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

TRUSTEE. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION. SO IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM, WE CAN HANDLE THOSE NOW AND THEN WE'LL NEED A MOTION.

OH, YOU NEED A MOTION. QUESTIONS. OR WE CAN HAVE A MOTION.

I'M JUST CURIOUS. IT SO HAPPENED THAT THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU IDENTIFIED QUALIFIES FOR THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE IT'S ON THAT, ON THAT MQ LIST. THAT'S RIGHT. IS THIS OUR FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS LIKE THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR LIST? BECAUSE I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ANY CONCERNS? THIS IS MATH. SO MATH IS PRETTY EASY AS FAR AS I KNOW, CUT AND DRIED.

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I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU ANTICIPATE THAT THERE MIGHT BE MATERIALS.

LIKE IF WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN FOR, YOU KNOW, SAY, ENGLISH OR SOCIAL STUDIES OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, MATH IS LIKE, OKAY, HERE'S A BUNCH OF PERFECTLY GOOD MATH BOOKS THAT MEET OUR CRITERIA FOR WHAT, HOW, AND WHAT WE NEED TO TEACH. YES. THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS IN REGARDS TO THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, LIKE WE HAD OUR SCIENCE ADOPTION LAST YEAR, BUT THAT'S NOT IT'S JUST FROM THE HCM LIST.

IT'S FOR MATH AND READING. AND T E A HAS AN EMRA SCHEDULE.

SO IT BASICALLY STATES WHEN YOU CAN, I MEAN YOU CAN WITH THE ONGOING PROCESS, WE CAN CHOOSE MATERIALS AT ANY TIME, BUT TO MATCH UP WITH THE FUNDING IN A COUPLE OF YEARS WILL BE THE LITERACY ADOPTION AS WELL.

AND IT'LL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AS WHAT WE DESCRIBED TONIGHT.

AND I THINK I WOULD ADD TO THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU SAY MATH IS, IS MATH.

THEY'RE NOT ALL MATERIALS ARE MADE EQUAL. AND THE TEAM WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TEACHER SUPPORT THAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE PARTICULAR RESOURCES THAT THEY CHOSE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

IT'S BEEN QUITE A HOT MINUTE SINCE WE'VE HAD A MATH ADOPTION.

AND I THINK IF YOU HEAR GINGER AND KAREN TALK ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT FROM THE TEACHERS, ABOUT THE SUPPORT THAT THESE PARTICULAR RESOURCES BRING TO THE TABLE, IT'S IT'S EXCITING. WELL, I WAS GOING TO JUST MAKE AN OBSERVATION.

NUMBER ONE, I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE PROCESS AND THE, THE TRAINING THAT YOU'VE PUT THE THE COMMITTEE THROUGH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CONSENSUS, IF YOU WILL, ON THE MATERIALS. BUT WHAT I REALLY LIKED WAS THE FACT THAT THE LESSONS HAVE A PARENT ASPECT TO IT.

AND SO I THINK OUR FAMILIES, IF THEY CAN BE INVOLVED, THE MORE THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THEIR STUDENTS LEARNING.

I THINK UNLESS IT'S MY KID, BECAUSE HE GOT MAD AT ME BECAUSE I GOT A FOURTH GRADE PROBLEM, I MESSED HIM UP ON THAT. SO HE DIDN'T TRUST ME AFTER THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T USE THE BROWNIE PAN METHOD ANYWAY.

BUT I'M JUST SAYING, THE MORE WE GET THE PARENTS INVOLVED IN THEIR STUDENTS LEARNING, I THINK THE MORE SUCCESSFUL THE STUDENTS WILL BE.

AND SO I'M GLAD THAT THEY HAVE THOSE ASPECTS AND THE, THE DIFFERENTIATION AND THE ENRICHMENT OR THE ACCELERATION PIECES FOR THE TEACHERS TO USE. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL REALLY FOUND SOME GREAT MATERIALS.

AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE TIME THAT THE COMMITTEE TOOK GETTING THERE.

THANK YOU. TERRY, YOU HAD A QUESTION? YEAH, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT VERY SPECIFIC CURRICULA THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THAT THE TI HAS PUT OUT FOR MATH AND READING, AND YOU.

I DID NOT REALIZE. I THOUGHT STATEWIDE FUNDING WENT TO JUST CERTAIN ONES THAT THEY APPROVED AT THE T LEVEL, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LIST THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH AND THEN ASSESS.

SO THAT'S WHAT YOU APPLIED THE RUBRIC TO? YES.

PERFECT. SO THERE IS A REJECTED LIST. YOU CAN USE ANY MATERIAL THAT YOU WANT, EXCEPT THERE'S NOW A REJECTED LIST.

YOU CAN'T USE ANYTHING ON THE REJECTED LIST, BUT THERE'S A, THERE'S A PROCESS PUBLISHERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET ON THE LIST, THE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE RIGOROUS. RIGHT? AND WE ONLY LOOKED AT THE MATERIALS THAT WERE ON THAT LIST.

SO YOU GET YOUR BASIC FUNDING FOR YOUR RESOURCES THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

BUT IF YOU CHOOSE SOMETHING FROM THE LIST, YOU GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR, FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO SAY THERE IS THERE IS ONE PRODUCT THAT THE STATE ENTICES YOU A LITTLE BIT WITH A LITTLE EXTRA, BUT THAT'S TO COVER PRINTING COSTS BECAUSE THAT PARTICULAR RESOURCE YOU ARE IN THE PRINTING BUSINESS, PRINTING WORKSHEETS AND THINGS. AND SO THAT THAT LITTLE EXTRA IS EATEN UP IN PRINTING COSTS.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE TURNING MONEY DOWN. THE EXTRA WOULD WOULD HAVE COVERED, BUT WE, WE ARE GETTING THE ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT BECAUSE WE DID SELECT SOMETHING THAT WAS ON THE HIGH QUALITY LIST. YES.

OKAY. PERFECT. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD COME UP FOR, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WHY SCHOOLS GETTING EXTRA FUNDING.

WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US THOUGH IS THAT EXTRA, THAT EXTRA GETS EATEN UP JUST IN TERMS OF PROVIDING THE MATERIAL AND IT'S EVEN IDENTIFIED, IT SAYS FOR COPYING. I WAS WONDERING, YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS PUBLIC FEEDBACK.

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SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY GO IN THERE AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES WHAT THE RESOURCES LOOK LIKE.

AND WE RECEIVED A FEW RESPONSES. WE DID, BUT THEY ALL WERE JUST SAYING THAT THEY DON'T WANT US TO USE THE CURRICULUM THAT THE STATE IS PUSHING ALL, ALL OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM AGAIN.

IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, CAN I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.

TEXTBOOK ADOPTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

A SECOND. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD SECRETARY TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL TEXTBOOK ADOPTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THIS SORT OF THING IS ON CONSENT AND THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AGENDA PLANNING WILL SAY, I THINK WE SHOULD PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE THERE'S A NEW PROCESS OR, YOU KNOW, AND THEN LIKE WITH THE LIBRARY BOOK, THE FIRST TIME WE DID IT SO THE PUBLIC COULD UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, NOW THAT'S ON CONSENT. THIS IS ONE THAT WE PULLED OFF OF A TRADITIONAL CONSENT AGENDA BOTH TO INFORM THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW PROCESS, BUT ALSO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE NEW PROCESS.

SO I THINK THIS WAS A REQUEST MADE BY DOCTOR WILLIAMS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT GOES ON CONSENT AND WHAT MAY GET PULLED OUT FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION AND WHY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A ROUTINE THING, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN LAW, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN IN PARAMETERS.

SHE WANTED US TO BE BETTER INFORMED OF, OF THE NEW PROCESS.

I THINK I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK FOR EXAMINING ALL OF THE CURRICULA AND THE DIFFERENT ONES THAT EXISTED.

AND JUST GOING THROUGH THAT RUBRIC AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, WHAT IS YOUR POSITION? OKAY, NOW YOU'RE GIVING ME THIS POSITION. I NEED YOU TO BACK IT UP WITH EVIDENCE.

SO I LOVE THAT YOU DID THAT. AND I MEAN, THAT TAKES TIME.

SO I YOUR WORK IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND I THINK CONTRIBUTES TO THE HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PLANO ISD.

BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT DO OUR STUDENTS NEED? HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEET THOSE NEEDS? AND I'M JUST, I'M SO IMPRESSED AT THE WORK YOU DO AT THE CURRICULUM LEVEL FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT IS SEVEN.

HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THAT, WE WILL CONCLUDE THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE REPORT SECTION OF THE MEETING.

[9.1 Transportation Update]

I WILL INVITE STEVE EWING, CHIEF OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS, TO PLEASE PRESENT THE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE.

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR TYRA. OH, GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR TYRA.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES CABINET EXTENDED VIEWING AUDIENCE.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS STEVE EWING, CHIEF OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

AND I'M HERE TO BEGIN THE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE.

AND THEN SHORTLY, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SO YOU GUYS CAN SPEND SOME TIME WITH HIM FOR SOME OTHER EXCITING UPDATES TONIGHT. SO THE FIRST UPDATE, THE INTRODUCTION OR THE FIRST UPDATE IS HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS.

IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER WHEN I STARTED BACK IN THIS ROLE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE BEGAN TO EVALUATE.

OUR ROADWAYS HAD NOT BEEN OR OUR HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED IN MANY YEARS.

AND SO WE WENT THROUGH A LONG PROCESS TO REALLY EVALUATE WORK WITH THE CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO EVALUATE ALL OF OUR ROADWAYS, AND THEN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE CREATED A PROCESS WHERE WE WOULD INFORM YOU YEARLY OR ANNUALLY.

WE CERTAINLY USE T A SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT HANDBOOK AS ONE OF OUR GUIDES.

AND THEN WE'VE CREATED A, A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE TO HELP ALSO GUIDE THIS WORK IN OUR AREAS, INCLUDING THE CITY OF PLANO, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THEN AGAIN, I SAID WE WOULD REPORT THESE THINGS, THESE FINDINGS TO YOU EVERY YEAR. AND SO IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS IF YOU'VE DRIVEN AROUND PLANO, YOU'VE SEEN TONS OF POSITIVE WORK GOING ON BY BY THE CITY OR IN OUR OTHER AREAS IN THE ISD WHERE THE CITIES ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE OUR ROADWAYS,

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AND SO CERTAINLY THIS WORK IS GUIDED WITH POLICIES.

AND C, A LOCAL IS THE POLICY THAT WE USE TO LOOK AT OUR HAZARDOUS ROADWAY WORK AND TO HELP US MAKE DECISIONS.

AND SO THAT IS THERE ALSO, AS ALWAYS FOR YOU TO REVIEW.

AND THEN THIS, THIS SLIDE IS, IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THIS IS THE, THE SLIDE THAT WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH LAST YEAR ABOUT THE THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS BECAUSE I THINK THE WORD ITSELF HAZARDOUS IS, IS THERE'S A LOT OF SUBJECTIVITY TO THAT.

SO WE NEEDED SOMETHING THAT WAS MORE IT GIVES US THE MORE IMPROVED GUIDELINES TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS OBJECTIVE.

I COULD NOT THINK OF THAT WORD. TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS THAT MUST CROSS 4 OR 6 LANE ROADWAYS WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 45 MILES AN HOUR, 4 OR 6 LANE ROADWAYS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

US 75 DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, THE GEORGE BUSH STATE HIGHWAY 289, WHICH IS PRESTON ROAD ACTIVE RAILROAD TRACKS.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS OR SAFE PATHS A SAFE PATH DOES NOT HAVE TO, TO BE A SIDEWALK. AND BECAUSE WE DID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME IS NOT RECOMMENDING ANY ANY NEW OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE OVERALL HAZARDOUS ZONES FOR THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR. BUT THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR NEW NEIGHBORHOODS CONSTRUCTIONS, CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE ROADWAYS AND WORKING WITH OUR MUNICIPALITIES.

AND SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO GO TO OUR NEXT UPDATE.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO. MARK SKINNER.

I THINK WE HAVE THIS IN ONE MORE VIDEO. I THINK.

THAT'S FINE. THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT. WELL. GOOD EVENING. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THE PLANO ISD STUDENT ID PILOT PROGRAM.

THIS IS A BIG STEP FOR OUR DISTRICT, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TONIGHT.

SO I WANTED TO KICK THIS OFF AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT PLAYING OFF THAT VIDEO OF ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH THIS INITIATIVE THAT PLAYS OFF.

DO WE HAVE THE CLICKER? LET ME GET THIS TO GET THE SYSTEM MOVING AND STARTED.

SO TO KIND OF REITERATE, SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WITH THIS INITIATIVE.

AND WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS HOW THE SAFETY IS GOING TO INTEGRATE INTO TRANSPORTATION.

HOW IS THAT INFORMATION GOING TO BE PROTECTED AND CARRIED IS GOING TO BE THROUGH OUR NEW ID CARDS, WHICH ARE GOING TO HAVE THE RFID TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION.

THIS INFORMATION IS I'LL SHARE WITH YOU IS ENCRYPTED.

AND THAT'S PART OF THAT SECURITY PROTOCOL FOR THESE ID CARDS.

THE SYSTEM DOES NOT PROVIDE REAL TIME GPS TRACKING OF THOSE IDS.

NOW OUR BUSSES HAVE GPS AND I HAVE LIVE TRACKING OF MY SCHOOL BUSSES OR OUR SCHOOL BUSSES, BUT THE ACTUAL STUDENT CARDS DO NOT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND CLARIFY THAT.

SO BASICALLY RECORDS ON THOSE STUDENTS, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE VIDEO, WHEN THEY BOARD THAT BUS AND WHEN THEY EXIT THAT BUS AND IT'S BASICALLY TAKING ROLL,

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I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THESE ARE ALL THE POSSIBILITIES THAT WE CAN DO WITH THIS SYSTEM. I'M PRIMARILY GOING TO BE SHARING ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION PIECE.

BUT THIS CIRCLE HERE YOU HAVE IT. THERE'S A VISUAL THERE OF THOSE ID CARDS, BUT THOSE SURROUNDING ICONS ARE ALL THE POTENTIAL AREAS THAT WE COULD UTILIZE.

THESE THESE STUDENT IDS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR STUDENT SAFETY PROCEDURES, ESPECIALLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF OUR STUDENT COUNTS AND OUR NUMBERS. RIGHT NOW, IT'S A VERY MANUAL PROCESS.

IT'S WE'RE HAVING TO RELY ON. YOU KNOW, STEVE WAS ONE OF MY DRIVERS.

STEVE, HOW MANY ROAD TODAY? WELL, STEVE MAY OR MAY NOT BE VERY ACCURATE IN THAT INFORMATION.

AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS SYSTEM IS THAT IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO PROVIDE SOME INTERESTING DATA THAT WE CAN PULL REPORTS ON.

SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE OUR HEAVY RIDERSHIP IS.

HOW WOULD WE YOU KNOW, MODIFY OUR ROUTES AND PLAN FOR OUR ROUTES SO IT WOULD BE LESS GUESSING AND MORE REAL DATA PLANNING.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO AS I INDICATE HERE, REDUCE MANUAL PROCESSES, MINIMIZE ERRORS, GIVE US SOME REAL TIME VISIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE'RE MOVING OUR BUSSES AROUND THE DISTRICT. THE ALSO THE ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND SOME TARGETED CAMPUSES, WE CAN REALLY HIT HARD ON THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WOULD NEED OUR EXTRA SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION.

SO THE VISION OF OUR PILOT IS TO LAUNCH LIMITED ELEMENTARIES.

WE WANT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS AS WE GO THROUGH THE PILOT.

WE'RE GOING TO LEARN WHAT ARE THOSE NEW PROCEDURES WE NEED TO REFINE. WHAT ARE THOSE SYSTEMS WE NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK, STRENGTHEN OUR SAFEGUARDS AND EXPAND TO POTENTIALLY TO ALL ELEMENTARIES. IF OUR PILOT GOES WELL, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD THAT ACROSS THE BOARD.

BOTTOM LINE, SAFETY IS THE PRIORITY. HOW ARE WE GOING TO SUPPORT SAFE TRANSPORTATION, SAFE SERVICES IMPROVES THAT STUDENT SUPPORT AND POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENT INTO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES FROM A SECOND, FROM ELEMENTARY TO SECONDARY.

SO GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITHIN THE DISTRICT. I'M PLEASED TO SAY THIS WASN'T A SOLO OPERATION FOR ME.

I WAS ABLE TO PARTNER WITH SLY, SALAI, OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAMS TO DEVELOP.

WHAT CAMPUSES WOULD WE PILOT? HOW WOULD WE CHOOSE THOSE.

AND WE EMPHASIZE. HOW WOULD WE LOOK AT EASTER CLUSTERS.

CENTRAL WEST CLUSTERS AND. AND HOW COULD EACH SLI LEADER SUPPORT THOSE CAMPUSES? SO WE REALLY HAVE A WHOLE CENTERED REVIEW OF THE PILOT.

SO THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE BRINKER, HICKEY HUNT, JACKSON STINSON AND WELLS CAMPUSES.

AND THAT WE FEEL LIKE WOULD BE A GOOD COVERAGE OVERALL FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE STUDENT ID CARDS WILL BE PERSONALIZED ID CARDS.

THEY'RE GOING TO FEATURE THE PHOTO NAME ID, WHICH WILL BE ENCRYPTED INTO THE CARD.

SO IT'S ALL ENCRYPTED. THE HOME SCHOOL AND WE'LL BE USING THOSE WHEN THEY BOARD THE BUS IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.

STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED DURING THIS PROCESS TO RIDE THE BUS INDEPENDENT OF THE BADGE.

BUT OUR GOAL IS FOR THEM TO GET IN THE HABIT AND SEE HOW DOES THAT WORK? HOW WILL THEY BADGE ON AND BADGE OFF? BUT DOES IT MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO GET DENIED A RIDE? THEY WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY GET HOME SAFE AND TO THE CAMPUSES SAFELY.

THIS IS A BROADER INITIATIVE. IT'S NOT JUST A BUS INITIATIVE.

THIS IS AN INITIATIVE TO SERVE AS AN IDENTIFICATION FOR THE SCHOOL.

BECAUSE AS I WAS SHOWING YOU IN THE VIDEO AND IN THOSE ICONS, THE CIRCLE, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR LIBRARY USE AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE. POLICY CURRENTLY, JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT, WE CURRENTLY HAVE POLICY THAT COVERS SIX THROUGH 12 THAT REQUIRE ID BADGES. WE WANT TO LOOK AT TO SEE IF WE WANTED TO MODIFY THAT FOR PK ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

AND GET AN IDEA OF HOW THOSE CARDS LOOK. SO THE ROLLOUT PLAN, EACH CAMPUS WILL BE PROVIDED NEW STUDENT ID BADGES FOR EVERY STUDENT. THEY'LL BE PRINTED AND DELIVERED. AND TO THOSE CAMPUSES, THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PULLED BY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERING WITH TECHNOLOGY THROUGH OUR SKYWARD SYSTEM. SO IT'S ALL ACCURATELY PULLED THROUGH.

AND THOSE ARE ENCRYPT. THAT INFORMATION IS ENCRYPTED ONTO THE CARDS.

EACH BADGE WILL INCLUDE A LANYARD AND A BADGE HOLDER.

JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SYSTEM FOR OUR PRE-K K AND FIRST GRADE STUDENTS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MATCH EVERY DRIVER.

EVERY ASSISTANT MATCHES A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH THOSE CHILDREN.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS SYSTEM, IT'S A LESS MANUAL SYSTEM WE HAVE.

THIS WILL INTEGRATE WITH OUR TABLETS AND OUR BUSSES.

AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT WHY, JUST WHY WE HAVE TWO COLORED BADGES.

EVERY STUDENT THAT'S ABOVE THAT FIRST GRADE LEVEL WILL HAVE A GOLD BADGE.

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SO THAT'LL BE A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE DRIVER. NOT ONLY ON THE BADGE, BUT THE TABLET ITSELF WILL ALSO FLAG TO GO.

WAIT A MINUTE. WE CAN'T LET STEVE OFF UNTIL WE MATCH THEM WITH THEIR PROPER PARENT OR GUARDIAN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S SAFETY.

WE NEVER WANT TO HAVE THOSE LITTLE, LITTLE ONES STRANDED ANYWHERE, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MATCH THEM UP APPROPRIATELY.

AND THEN THE CAMPUSES WILL FOLLOW REPLACEMENT BATCH PROCESS. IF SOMEONE LOSES A BATCH, WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH SLY TO WORK OUT WHAT THOSE PARAMETERS ARE AND GUIDELINES ARE FOR THAT. OKAY, SO KEEP GOING. SO EACH CAMPUS WILL RECEIVE A BADGE ID CARD, AN RFID CARD PRINTER, A CAMERA KIT ALL THE STARTING SUPPLIES, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TRAINING. SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE BADGE PRINTER AND THE CAMERA.

SO THAT WAY A MEMBER. JUST TO REITERATE, THE CAMPUSES WILL RECEIVE CARDS FOR EVERY STUDENT.

ANY NEW STUDENT WILL HAVE A CAMERA AND BADGE READER TO CREATE THAT.

WHEN THOSE NEW STUDENTS ARRIVE AT THE CAMPUS. SO THE CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH A TRAINING ON THAT. AND THEN AGAIN, AS WE GO THROUGH THE PILOT, WE'LL WORK OUT ALL THOSE COBWEBS AND THOSE CHALLENGES AS WE TRY TO SOLVE ALL THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

TRANSPORTATION HIGHLIGHTS. SO MORE ABOUT ME. TRANSPORTATION ROUTING SYSTEM WILL INTEGRATE WITH THE NEW ID BADGE.

STUDENTS WILL BADGE ON. SO AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK WITH OUR DRIVERS TO TRAIN THOSE STUDENTS TO GO HANG ON.

SWIPE THAT BADGE. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE OUR READERS SO THEY CAN'T LOSE THEM SO THEY CAN GET IN THE HABIT.

I'VE TALKED TO OTHER DISTRICTS AND THEY WITH CONSISTENT TRAINING.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.

IF WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH IT, THOSE KIDS JUST KNOW IMMEDIATELY THEY HAVE TO DO IT. IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING THAT THAT WE CAN GO THAT DIRECTION.

CRITICAL INFORMATION TO WHERE THE TIME THE STUDENT WAS PICKED UP AND DROPPED OFF. AGAIN, IT'S NOT LIVE GPS TRACKING, BUT IF I DID HAVE A SITUATION WHERE I WANTED TO PULL NUMBERS FOR A CERTAIN CAMPUS, I CAN IDENTIFY, OKAY. HOW MANY? THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY WORKING WITH JOHNNY AND STEVE ON IS OKAY, WELL, HOW MANY KIDS ARE WE TRANSPORTING HERE SPECIFICALLY? WHERE'S THE HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR BUS RIDERS? AND WHERE ARE SOME AREAS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT CUT SOME ROUTES AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

BUT THOSE INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL AS WE GO THROUGH THE PILOT.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN UP REPORTING FOR CAMPUSES AS WELL.

SO IF YOU HAVE A PRINCIPAL OR AN AP OR FOR WORKING SOMEONE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME, AT LEAST SOME TRAINING FOR THEM TO, TO PULL THEIR OWN REPORTS.

BECAUSE A LOT OF LOT OF THINGS WE TRY TO DO WELL, ESPECIALLY WHAT WE TRY TO DO EVERY YEAR IS PROVIDE THAT LIST OF WRITERS FOR THOSE CAMPUSES WHO'S RIDING, WHAT BUS ARE THEY ON? AND WE CAN GET REALLY DOWN TO STRONG SPECIFIC DATA FOR THAT.

SO THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, WORKING WITH TRANSPORTATION, SLY AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS WE PRESENTED THIS PROGRAM TO THOSE PRINCIPALS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH. WE'RE LOOKING TO PILOT THE BADGE ROLLOUT GUIDELINES.

THE SLY AND THE PILOT PRINCIPLES WORKED INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN COLLABORATIVELY WITH US AS A TEAM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THOSE GUIDELINES AND WHAT ARE THOSE? HOW DO WE REPLACE BADGES AND HOW DO WE HANDLE THOSE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS? THE COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING IS COMING. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH LESLIE AND HER TEAM AND COMMUNICATIONS ON HOW THE DISTRICT WIDE PARENT LETTER WILL GO OUT IN APRIL. REINFORCE EXPECTATIONS AND SHARE CAMPUS SPECIFICS.

AND FOR THE MOST PART, ALL THE PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN VERY OPEN TO THE IDEA AND EXCITED, I THINK, TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME, ACTUALLY. SO THAT'S BEEN GREAT SUPPORT FROM THEM.

GRADE LEVEL TRAINING ON BADGE USE AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY.

AGAIN, GREAT COLLABORATION. EVERYBODY'S WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO KEEP THAT PULLED TOGETHER IN TRAINING AND ON THE SAME PAGE.

THE PLAN, WE'RE SO CLOSE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT COMMUNICATION WHEN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP THAT FINAL TRAINING TO START THIS MONTH AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF MAY SO WE CAN EVALUATE AT THE END AND SEE HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND WHAT WERE OUR CHALLENGES, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OVERCOME? AND WE'LL WORK ALL THAT TOGETHER. SO THAT'S THE, THE PILOT OVERVIEW REAL QUICK.

THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S JUST BEEN AN ONGOING INITIATIVE FOR PLANO.

AND I'M EXCITED TO SAY WE ARE RUNNING THESE ELECTRIC BUSSES NOW, SO WE ARE MOVING WITH ELECTRICITY.

SO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE REGARDING JUST KIND OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

SO JUST, JUST REPRESENTS A LOT OF TRAINING. THERE'S, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TRAINING THAT WE'VE HAD TO FIGURE OUT AND CLARIFY REGARDING THE ENGINE AND JUST HOW WOULD WE REPAIR AND THE HIGH VOLTAGE VERSUS LOW VOLTAGE AND WHAT'S SAFE.

BUT WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT TRAINING WITH OUR PARTNERS FOR OUR DRIVERS MECHANICS, OUR LEADERSHIP OUR DISPATCH TEAM,

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JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW. THIS BOTTOM IMAGE SHOWS YOU AND IF YOU CAN MAKE OUT WHAT'S ORANGE, THOSE ARE THE SUPER HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES THAT RUN THOSE, THE MAIN HIGH VOLTAGE PIECE OF THE BUS, THOSE ARE ALL PROTECTED AND WITHIN THE FRAME ITSELF.

SO THERE IS NO EASY ACCESS FOR ANYONE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE SAFE, BUT JUST FOR CURIOSITY'S SAKE, IT WILL RUN AN AVERAGE HOME FOR TEN DAYS, JUST ONE OF THESE BUSSES.

SO I GUESS IF WE HAD TO PULL UP TO THE ADMIN BUILDING, WE COULD EMPOWER YOU GUYS FOR A LITTLE BIT. IT RECHARGES WHILE YOU DRIVE.

SO WHAT'S VERY INTERESTING IS WHAT THEY CALL REGENERATIVE BRAKING.

SO WHEN YOU DRIVE AND YOU DO THIS BRAKING, IT DOES IMMEDIATELY START IMPACTING THE BATTERY AND RECHARGE THE BATTERY, WHICH IS JUST A NICE LITTLE FAILSAFE TO KEEP US.

IT DOESN'T RECHARGE THE WHOLE THING, BUT IT CERTAINLY MAINTAINS A BATTERY CHARGE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE LONG LASTING FOR THE DAY.

THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT IS IF YOU I KNOW SOME OF YOU WERE ON THE BUS TOUR, BUT IF YOU'RE STANDING BY THIS BUS, YOU DO NOT KNOW IT IS ON. I MEAN, IT IS THAT QUIET.

SO THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO COME UP WITH A SPEAKER SYSTEM, WHICH THEY'RE CALLING A NOISE GENERATOR.

SO HAS THAT VEHICLE GOES AND BUILDS SPEED. THERE'S A GENERATOR AT THE FRONT NOISE GENERATOR AND A NOISE GENERATOR IN THE REAR.

AND AS THAT BUS GETS LOUDER OR IT GETS LOUDER AS THE BUS PICKS UP SPEED, AND AS IT SLOWS DOWN, IT GETS QUIETER. BUT IT IS IT'S STILL VERY HARD TO GET USED TO BECAUSE BUSSES ARE NORMALLY VERY LOUD AND IT'S VERY QUIET WHEN YOU SIT IN THERE AND YOU DON'T REALIZE IT'S RUNNING UP. ONE CHARGE CAN HANDLE MOST ROUTES.

MOST OF OUR ROUTES ARE AROUND WHAT THE AVERAGE IS IN THE US, AND THE SYSTEM INCLUDES MULTI COOLING SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN PROTECTIONS.

WHICH LEADS ME TO I ONLY SHOW THIS IMAGE TO KIND OF DESCRIBE IT.

IT HAS A REGULAR BATTERY SYSTEM, JUST LIKE ANY, ANY OTHER SCHOOL BUS OR YOUR CAR.

IF THAT SMALL BATTERY SYSTEM THAT RUNS THE RADIOS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IF THAT GOES DOWN, THEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE WILL NOT WORK. SO THEY HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.

BUT IF THE LARGE BATTERY SYSTEM GOES DOWN, WE STILL HAVE RADIO.

WE STILL HAVE SYSTEMS. WE CAN STILL RUN AND CALL FOR EMERGENCIES OR DO THOSE THINGS.

BUT WITH ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE BOTH TO ACTUALLY RUN THE BUS COMPLETELY.

SO JUST KIND OF WANT TO REITERATE THAT FULL DIGITAL SYSTEM IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE DASH.

IT'S AN ALL DIGITAL DASH. IT SHOWS DIFFERENT CHARGING AREAS.

HOW MUCH LIKE THE BOTTOM, RIGHT, THE VOLT INDICATOR OF THE CHARGING ALL THESE NEW WARNING LIGHTS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH TRAINING ON AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THAT NUMBER NINE IS NOT ON AND IT WON'T START, THEN THAT'S A BIG RED FLAG.

SO WE'VE GOT THE, THAT'S THE MAIN ONE WE'VE HAD TO TEACH OUR DRIVERS IS THAT IF THAT'S NOT GREEN, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. BUT OVERALL, THE ARE VERY PROUD AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE DISTRICT INVESTING IN THIS.

IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO COME TO TRANSPORTATION, I'M VERY PROUD TO SHOW.

I HAVE A LOT OF DISTRICTS ASKING ME AND THEY WANT TO COME TO HER, BY THE WAY. BUT WE HAVE A VERY NICE LITTLE AISLE THERE OF GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE HAVE ALL OUR BUSSES PARKED THERE AND ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE US MOVING FORWARD.

AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT FOR THAT.

SO AGAIN, JUST TO CLOSE OUT FOR THIS, THIS PART WE WILL BE CHARGING THESE BUSSES BETWEEN ROUTES.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING MAINLY SHUTTLES RIGHT NOW JUST TO KIND OF GET OUR SELVES ACCLIMATED, BUT WE CAN SEE OURSELVES EXPANDING THESE OUT.

WE DO HAVE 16 TOTAL BUSSES. THE CHARGERS ARE BUILT AND READY TO GO.

SO WE'VE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES SO FAR. SO WE'RE DOING GREAT AND EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THOSE ELECTRIC BUSSES UPDATE.

SO ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES THIS IS A REPORT.

SO QUESTIONS COMMENTS OR HOT SPORTS OPINIONS FOR THE TEAM.

I DO. JUST GOING BACK TO THE IDS. I HAVE A COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THAT USING THAT DATA TO PLAN BETTER ROUTES, BE MORE EFFICIENT.

I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL, I LOVE THAT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS.

RIGHT? AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S GREAT. MY QUESTION WOULD JUST BE ABOUT LIKE THE ROLLOUT AND GETTING BUY IN FROM PARENTS.

JUST GIVING THEM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CONFIDENCE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DATA IS, IS NOT GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE OKAY. I MEAN, I GUESS THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.

JUST, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND EVERYTHING, BUT HOW HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAD INFORMATION FROM OTHER DISTRICTS, HOW HAVE THEY KIND OF ROLLED THAT OUT SO THAT PARENTS WILL BE, YOU KNOW,

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SO YEAH, JUST, JUST HOW, HOW HAVE OTHER SCHOOLS DONE IT? AND HOW CAN WE, YOU KNOW, HELP OUR PARENTS, YOU KNOW, GET THAT COMFORT LEVEL AS WELL? I THOUGHT THAT QUESTION WOULD COME UP. SO I HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER, GREG GRIMES, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY, WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT THAT QUESTION, AND HE IS VERY EXCITED TO ANSWER IT.

HE'S EAGER. AND HE STAYED ALL HIS TIME WHEN HE DID.

YES. AFTER RECEIVING THAT AWARD, LET'S BE HONEST, I MISSED YOU GUYS.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG SINCE I'VE DONE A SKYWARD UPDATE. SO I THINK I THINK A LOT WILL BE COMMUNICATION.

SO THE CARDS THEMSELVES, THE THE STUDENT ID IS ENCRYPTED ON THAT CARD.

THE CARD READERS. IF WE DO THINGS LIKE FOR FOR THE LIBRARY SYSTEMS, THOSE READERS ARE SPECIFIC TO PLANO.

SO WE HAVE A DIFFERENT ENCRYPTION KEY THAN SAY, YOU KNOW, PROSPER WHO'S USING THE SAME SYSTEM.

IF YOU TAKE ONE OF OUR BADGES AND TRY TO USE IT ON THEIR READERS, THEIR READERS WILL NOT READ OUR STUDENTS CARDS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ON MOVING TOWARDS THE RFID AND AWAY FROM THE BARCODES, WHICH ANYBODY CAN GO BUY A BARCODE READER AND SCAN AND GET OFF.

SO FOR NOW, THE CARDS STILL HAVE A BARCODE, BUT THE GOAL WILL BE EVENTUALLY TO MOVE STRICTLY TO THE RFID BECAUSE IT IS MORE SECURE.

AS FAR AS THE DATA MOST OF THE DATA, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PRINTING THE BADGES ARE ALREADY GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO STUDENT FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, GRADE. AND THE SCHOOL PHOTO. THE SAME INFORMATION THAT I HAVE ON SKYWARD THAT WILL BE LIMITED TO SOME ADMINISTRATORS AND FRONT OFFICE PERSONNEL WHO CAN REPRINT THE CARDS OR PRINT NEW CARDS. AND THEN ALL OF THIS DATA.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S NEWLY GENERATED DATA WILL BE WHAT IS THE TAP ON AND OFF OF THE BUSSES THAT GOES INTO TYLER.

SO THERE AGAIN, THE SAME PEOPLE AT TRANSPORTATION WHO COULD TRACK THE BUSSES OR SEE WHAT STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE ROUTES WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT STEVE GOT ON THE BUS. NOT JUST THAT STEVE SHOULD BE ON THE BUS, OR THAT STEVE GOT OFF THE BUS AT 357.

NOT. WE THINK HE GOT OFF AT THE STOP. SO THAT DATA WILL BE VERY LIMITED ON TRANSPORTATION STAFF AND THEN WHAT REPORTS THEY MAKE AVAILABLE TO CAMPUSES AS FAR AS RIDERSHIP. GREAT. THANK YOU.

I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WHEN LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE AN INCOMING KINDERGARTNER, OBVIOUSLY, LIKE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP DAY TO REALLY JUST INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PARENTS OF A NEW PROCESS.

BUT OBVIOUSLY OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PRETTY FLEXIBLE AND RESILIENT.

SO THEY'LL THEY'LL JUST GET USED TO A NEW PROCESS.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK YOU'RE DOING AS WELL. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

WILL THERE BE A FEE FOR REPLACEMENTS? I'M ASKING BECAUSE I SPENT $40 MY SON'S FRESHMAN YEAR AND IT WAS $5.

SO THAT'S LIKE EIGHT THAT HE LOST. AND AS, AS MARK WAS SAYING, WE, WE PARTNER WITH SLY CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE FROM, FROM THE CAMPUS PERSPECTIVE.

AND PART OF THIS PILOT IS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW OFTEN ARE THEY GOING TO LOSE THEM, RIGHT? AND MAKING SURE WE'RE MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS FOR, FOR KIDS IN THAT ASPECT, FOR FAMILIES IN THAT ASPECT, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT IT TO, THERE'S ALWAYS FRUSTRATION WITH NEW THINGS THAT ROLL OUT, BUT ALSO WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO BEST ATTACK THOSE THINGS, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE CHANCES TO LOSE AND BE OKAY WITH THAT, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNTABLE SYSTEM EVENTUALLY.

CERTAINLY ONCE WE'VE TRAINED AND WE HAVE THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND PROCEDURES VERY WELL IN PLACE.

BUT ON THE FRONT END, THERE'S GOT TO BE A LOT OF LEARNING, AND THERE'S GOT TO BE CHANCES FOR PEOPLE TO TO LOSE THEIR BADGES. SO IS THIS JUST FOR BUS RIDERS OR IT'S FOR ALL? AND THE REASON I ASK THAT IS, AS YOU WERE SPEAKING, I WAS LIKE, WELL, PART OF THE REASON IT WAS EIGHT IS THAT SOME GOT LEFT IN MOM'S CAR, SOME WERE IN DAD'S CAR, SOME WERE IN THE BACKPACK SOMEWHERE UP IN HIS ROOM.

AND THAT'S WHERE. AND SO WE WERE THE DRIVERS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THE CAPABILITIES THAT AS MARK SHOWED YOU IT HAS A LOT OF CAPABILITIES.

ACTUALLY, THE, THE, THE INITIAL DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES AND LIBRARY.

AND SO CURRENTLY GREG IS WORKING TO TEST THE COMPATIBILITY COMPATIBILITY WITH THE FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.

SPEAKING WITH THE DIRECTOR, ASHLEY HIPP, A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVE REVIEWS WITH, WITH THAT POTENTIAL. AND I BELIEVE GREG, AM I CORRECT IN THAT WE'VE ALREADY TESTED THE TECHNOLOGY WITH LIBRARY.

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I SO THANK YOU. I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THE ON THE TIMELINE ON THIS.

SO WE'RE HAVING ABOUT A MONTH'S WORTH OF TIME JUST TO PILOT THIS.

SO ARE WE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING INTO THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR? IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME, ENOUGH DATA, ENOUGH TIME TO IMPLEMENT THROUGH THE SUMMER BEFORE WE START IN AUGUST.

SO WHEN WE WHEN WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THE TECHNOLOGY, THE, THE, THE BADGES AND EVERYTHING, THE ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE DISCOVERED WAS TO HAVE AT LEAST SIX WEEKS OF PILOT ATTEMPT MORE.

SO TO HELP US WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, YOU KNOW, NOT, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND.

KIDS WILL LOSE. LOSE BADGES AND THINGS WILL HAPPEN.

AND THE CAMP, THERE'S TRAINING PIECES THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO PLACE. BUT IT WAS REALLY THE SIX WEEKS.

IT'S IT IS A SHORT WINDOW. BUT ACCORDING TO WHEN WE MET WITH THE COMPANY, THAT SIX WEEKS IS PERFECT.

AND THAT INCLUDES KNOWING WHAT TO ORDER, KNOWING WHAT SUPPLIES, SETTING UP TRAINING, HAVING A FEW WEEKS OF DATA, AND WORKING WITH THE KIDS TO SEE WHERE OUR PITFALLS ARE GOING TO BE SO THAT WHEN WE MOVE TO ELEMENTARY IMPLEMENTATION 2627 THAT GIVES US THE SUMMER MONTH. ALSO FINE TUNE ANY ADJUSTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH PRINCIPALS, RECEIVING THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PILOT, FROM THE PRINCIPALS, FROM THE CAMPUSES. WHAT ARE YOUR CHALLENGES? SO THAT WHEN WE MOVE TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, THAT FEEDBACK COMING TO US IS ALSO FROM THE FROM OUR PILOT CAMPUSES, THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT'S GOING TO HELP US BE BETTER AND BETTER, HELP THE, THE CAMPUSES THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING IN THE FALL OF 2627.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. IF THEY ARE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE EXPECTED ON DAY ONE TO GET ON A BUS WITH AN ID BECAUSE WE'RE JUST IMPLEMENTING THIS.

BUT GOING FORWARD IN FUTURE YEARS, WOULD IT BE THAT PRIOR TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE DOING IT AT PACKET PICKUP OR WHATEVER, GETTING THE WILL THEY SET UP A PHOTO SESSION AND ALL OF THAT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS SO THAT ON DAY ONE, THEY CAN HAVE THEIR BADGE. YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE.

IN MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, WE HAD 2200 SOME ODD STUDENTS AND WE WERE PRETTY SUCCESSFUL IN WEEK ONE WITH MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS ALL HAVE THEIR BADGES.

WE SET UP A FRESHMAN TIME TO PICK UP SCHEDULE AND DO THOSE THINGS, TAKE PICTURES, GET YOUR BADGES.

AND SO WE WERE REALLY AFTER THE FIRST WEEK. WE WERE VERY WELL IMPLEMENTED, LIKE ACROSS THE CAMPUS, AND WE HAD A SYSTEM FOR NEW STUDENTS WHEN THEY CAME TO OUR CAMPUS, MAKE SURE THEY HAD WHAT THEY NEED.

AND THEN AS WE MOVED INTO THE NEXT YEAR, WE HAD A SYSTEM TO MASS PRINT THOSE BADGES, GET THOSE, HAND THOSE OUT IN LIKE, LET'S SAY FIRST PERIOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN ALSO HAVE THAT PROCESS IN PLACE FOR, AGAIN, FOR NEW STUDENTS OR UPDATING PHOTOS AS WELL WITH THE SYSTEM WHERE IT IS ACTUALLY, LET ME JUST ADD ONE THING TO THAT IS AS A POLICY PLANO IN THE AM, WE DO NOT DENY TRANSPORTATION FOR ANYONE, PERIOD.

SO WE TAKE EVERY STUDENT TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING.

NOW IT'LL GIVE US OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THOSE CAMPUSES, BUT I WOULD FORESEE US HAVING SOMEWHAT OF SOMEWHAT OF A GRACE PERIOD WHERE I THINK IT WOULD BE WE WOULD BE MORE STRICT, WOULD BE ON THOSE RED CARDS FOR THOSE PRE-K, K AND FIRST GRADE.

WE DON'T HAVE A GRACE PERIOD FOR THAT. WE JUST WANT TO REALLY PARTNER WITH THOSE CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT DAY, ONE DAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MATCHED WITH THE RIGHT, RIGHT PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

BUT I DO THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME BUILT IN LIKE, LIKE FOR THIS PILOT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME BUILT IN FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THE SYSTEM STILL PROVIDES AN APP FOR THOSE PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO GO IN AND GO, HERE'S MY BUS INFORMATION, HERE'S MY BUS STOP INFORMATION THAT'LL ALREADY BE INCORPORATED FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE'LL BE GETTING THEM HOME, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE ENCOURAGING THEM TO THOSE DRIVERS ARE GOING TO BE PUSHING THEM TO BADGE ON AND BADGE OFF IMMEDIATELY.

BUT YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE GROWING PAINS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH.

SO. TWO QUESTIONS. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THESE CARDS ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS CURRENTLY HAVE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. DO THE SECONDARY STUDENTS CURRENTLY HAVE TO LIKE SCAN ONTO THE BUS IF THEIR BUS RIDERS.

NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SECOND QUESTION. I GUESS THIRD QUESTION REALLY.

BUT WILL WE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE PROCURED FOR ALL OF THIS, WHICH I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE IT'S WORTH IT FROM THE INFORMATION WE'LL HAVE TO HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

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I ASSUME WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION AT SOME POINT AS TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU FOR RIGHT NOW. YES, SIR. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES STILL, BUT WE'VE GOT IT. I MEAN, WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS.

OH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I AM INTERESTED. OKAY.

SO AND IF YOU IF YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE DID OUR BOND PROGRAM, THIS WAS ONE OF THE INITIATIVES OF OUR BOND PROGRAM.

SO YOU KNOW, THERE IS A ONE TIME FEE AND I WILL SAY WE WERE AT THE POINT WE HAD TO SWITCH SOFTWARES NO MATTER WHAT OUR OLD TRANSPONDER SOFTWARE, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT'S BEEN, IT WAS AROUND FOREVER 30 PLUS YEARS.

WE HAD TO SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS. IT WAS DYING ON THE VINE.

IT WAS GOING AWAY. AND SO WE DID AN RFP PROCESS, AND TYLER TECHNOLOGIES WAS THE SOFTWARE THAT CAME OUT.

SO WE HAD TO DO THAT NO MATTER WHAT. THERE'S A ONE TIME UPFRONT COST OF ABOUT $800,000 TO DO THAT, DO THE TRAINING, GET EVERYTHING UP AND GOING. THERE IS A WHAT WE CALL A REOCCURRING COST FOR SOFTWARE SOFTWARE ITEMS. AND THAT'S, I BELIEVE THAT'S A LITTLE OVER $200,000 OR 200 AND $260,000 A YEAR, MAYBE NO MORE THAN 260,000 A YEAR IF I'M SERVING MY MEMORY SERVES ME. AND THEN THERE IS, FOR THE MOST PART, YOU'VE GOT AN UPFRONT COST WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT PRINTERS, SCANNERS AND ALL OF THAT. THERE'LL BE SOME UPKEEP ON THAT, BUT THAT'S BETWEEN 1 AND $200,000 TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING.

SO. AND DID YOU SAY SOME OF THAT BOND MONEY OR.

SO YES, IT WAS IF YOU GO BACK TO THE BOND INITIATIVES THIS, THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS PLACED IN THE, IN THE BOND. I WILL SAY THAT THE COST IS HAS GONE OVER A LITTLE BIT OVER, BUT WE DID HAVE MONEY EARMARKED IN THE BOND TO COVER THIS PROJECT.

THIS WAS ACTUALLY PART OF OUR. WE'VE BEEN PLANNING TO DO THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

IT WAS PART OF OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PART AND THE SAFETY, SPECIFICALLY SAFETY AND SECURITY.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT A LOT OF LARGER, MORE SOPHISTICATED DISTRICTS LIKE WE ARE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR, FOR A WHILE NOW. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SAW AS JUST A SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED TO, TO IMPLEMENT INTO OUR PROCEDURES. IF I COULD JUST HIGHLIGHT ONE MORE THING.

THIS SYSTEM IS NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENT PIECE.

THIS SYSTEM PROVIDES MAINTENANCE. WE CAN CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS.

WE CAN CHECK LOCATIONS OF THE BUSSES. IT PROVIDES A VERY ROBUST SOLUTION TO TRANSPORTATION.

IT KEEPS OUR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. LIKE I SAY, JUST BEING ABLE TO CHECK.

WE'VE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE WE'VE HAD AN EMERGENCY WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THAT BUS IMMEDIATELY AND DISPATCH OURSELVES QUICKLY IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ON THE RADIO WHERE SOMEONE IS AND IT WAS, IT'S ALREADY, TO ME, PROVEN ITSELF TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SAFETY PROTOCOL.

SO AWESOME. SO THAT'S, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TWO BIRDS, ONE STONE KIND OF SITUATION.

YEAH. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? TRUSTEES. SO SO WE'RE THINKING FOR 2627, JUST THE SCHOOL BUS, JUST THE TRANSPORTATION PART.

ARE WE THINKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTING, YOU KNOW, FANS AND THE LIBRARY AND THOSE THINGS TOO? OR YEAH, WE WOULD LIKE TO PILOT FOOD, NUTRITIONAL SERVICE LIBRARY.

THERE ARE SOME DECISION POINTS STILL TO BE MADE THERE.

BUT I THINK FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT AND SPEAKING WITH, YOU KNOW, MISS, MISS HIP AND FANS, THE DIRECTOR SHE, SHE'S READY TO, TO, TO PILOT AND I THINK JUST LIKE MARK HAS CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER TRANSPORTATION DIRECTORS, SHE'S, YOU KNOW, SHE'S ALREADY HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER FOOD NUTRITIONAL SERVICE FOLKS AS WELL.

AND I THINK SHE'S EXCITED THAT THERE IT, IT IS A PRINCIPLE.

I LOVE THE EFFICIENCY OF, OF THE LINES MOVING AND BUILDING THOSE EFFICIENT LUNCH TIMES.

THERE'S ALWAYS DELAYS. FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL REALLY THAT GO INTO INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES AND TIME.

YEAH. SO STEVE ON THAT POINT, DON'T THE STUDENTS, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAVE TO PUT THEIR NUMBER INTO A LITTLE KEYPAD INSTEAD? THEY CAN SCAN A BARCODE OR THE PUNCH AND THE PUNCH CAN BE PROBLEMATIC AT TIMES, RIGHT? OKAY, SO THIS WILL ALLEVIATE THAT. YES, MA'AM.

AS CAN KEEPING TRACK OF THE BARCODE FOR THE ELEMENTARY KIDS THAT CAN BE KEEPING TRACK OF THE BARCODE.

NOT SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE. NO, NOT AT ALL.

ONE THING I THINK IS IMPORTANT TOO, AND I'VE GONE OVER THIS ENOUGH TIMES THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S IN THE PRESENTATION OR NOT.

BUT SO ELEMENTARY IN 26, 27 MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN 2728, AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS 2829.

SO THERE IS A METHODICAL WAY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ROLL THIS OUT.

AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTROL CONTROL THE NARRATIVE A LITTLE BIT IF WE CAN.

WELL, SOMEWHAT TO ALICE'S POINT. SO WHAT IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT THEIR KID TO HAVE THIS? THEY HAVE FEARS ABOUT THEIR KID HAVING THE BADGE.

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YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST WRAP UP WITH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO ROLL OUT IN THE FALL AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, BECAUSE SHE WILL HAVE ALL SORTS OF OPINIONS ON THIS.

I'M CERTAIN THAT I WILL BE EXCITED TO HEAR AND AND SHARE.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR YOUR REPORT AND AND THE GREAT Q&A.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 9.2, OUR NEXT REPORT, WHICH IS SUMMER SCHOOL 2026 AND INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND PATHWAYS.

[9.2 Summer School 2026 and Innovative Learning Experience & Pathways (ILEAP) Update]

THANK YOU, DOCTOR TYRA. BOARD AND CABINET, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY TURN THIS ALL OVER TO STACEY.

SO, STACEY, TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT TYRA. DOCTOR WILLIAMS, TRUSTEES. AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR 2026 SUMMER PROGRAMING EFFORTS, INCLUDING BOTH SUMMER SCHOOL AND OUR INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND PATHWAYS OR THE IEP PROGRAM.

TONIGHT, I'LL BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT NEW SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.

LEADERSHIP PLANNING, DISTRICT COLLABORATION EFFORTS, AND CURRENT ELISA ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION DATA.

TO BEGIN, THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR SUMMER 2026 PROGRAM OFFERINGS.

AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, PLANO ISD WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BOTH ACADEMIC GROWTH AND ENRICHMENT FOR STUDENTS ACROSS GRADE LEVELS. THESE OFFERINGS INCLUDE TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CREDIT RECOVERY AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL LEARNING PATHWAYS THAT MEET A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL NEEDS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. FOR SUMMER OF 2026, WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE EXPANDING OUR ENGAGING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THIS YEAR INCLUDES SEVERAL NEW ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT OFFERINGS THROUGH OUR PISD EXPLORATION PROGRAM.

THESE INCLUDE HANDS ON ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE PROGRAM A WORLD IN MOTION.

THIS IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES ONE THROUGH THREE, AND WE'RE DOING THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOYOTA.

OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO SET THIS UP FOR US, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO OFFER THESE NEW COURSES FOR STUDENTS.

WE ARE ALSO REINTRODUCING A SPANISH ONE OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST GRADE STUDENTS, WHICH SUPPORTS EARLY LANGUAGE EXPOSURE AND ENRICHMENT.

AND THESE OFFERINGS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING INNOVATIVE, HIGH INTEREST LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED DURING THE SUMMER WHILE SUPPORTING ACADEMIC GROWTH AND EXPLORATION. OUR SUMMER SCHOOL LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE IS FOCUSED ON BOTH OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, STARTING IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. WE INTRODUCED OUR CURRENT PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE WITH OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMING.

THIS SUMMER WE HAVE 13 SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND 12 SUMMER SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

THESE ARE ALL FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENT APS AT OUR CAMPUSES RIGHT NOW.

BEYOND SIMPLY STAFFING SUMMER CAMPUSES, THIS WORK AS A IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LEADERSHIP PIPELINE.

IT GIVES CAMPUS LEADERS OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILLS AND STAFFING, SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, CAMPUS OPERATIONS, AND COLLABORATION WITH DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS.

THIS CONTINUES TO BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY ACROSS PLANO.

ISD. AND I'M HAPPY TO POINT OUT THAT WE SAW THAT LEADERSHIP PIPELINE IN EFFECT TODAY.

MR. JOHN NEUMANN HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A PRINCIPAL AT OUR SUMMER SCHOOL CAMPUSES THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB AS A SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE HIM THERE TODAY. SUMMER PROGRAMING IS TRULY A DISTRICT WIDE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM REQUIRES COORDINATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.

YOU CAN SEE A LIST THERE. I'M NOT GOING TO LIST THEM ALL.

I WILL ALWAYS MISS SOMEBODY AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO FEEL SLIGHTED.

BUT IT TAKES IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE THIS REALLY WORK FOR US.

THIS CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP ENSURES THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE A SEAMLESS AND WELL-SUPPORTED LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

NOW, MOVING ON TO OUR ELITE PROGRAM, I'D LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND PATHWAYS PROGRAM, OR ILEP. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR OUR PRIMARILY FOR OUR CREDIT RECOVERY STUDENTS.

THIS DATA PRESENTED HERE WAS COMPILED ON MARCH 20TH AND REFLECTS CONTINUED STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN OUR FLEXIBLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

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AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE, AS OF MARCH 20TH, WE HAD ABOUT 2000 STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING OR HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ILEP THIS YEAR WITH OVER 5200 SEMESTER ENROLLMENTS AT THAT TIME, 50% OF THOSE COURSES HAD BEEN COMPLETED.

SO ABOUT 2600 COURSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AS OF MARCH 20TH.

YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS PERCENTAGES WAS AT 66% FOR ALL OF OUR COURSES.

THAT WAS THE AVERAGE. SO I WOULD SAY WE ARE EVEN HIGHER THAN THOSE 26.

2600 COMPLETIONS AT THIS TIME. IN CLOSING, BOTH OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMING AND I'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS PLANO ISD. WE ARE PROUD OF THE COLLABORATION, THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT GROWTH REFLECTED IN THIS WORK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES ALSO A REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FOR STACY. AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DUMB QUESTION, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT OUR OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS WHO WERE REQUIRING TO GET ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT THOSE ARE FREE CLASSES, BUT THE ENRICHMENT CLASSES, IS THERE A FEE FOR THOSE? YES, MA'AM. THAT YOU ARE EXACTLY CORRECT. THERE IS THERE IS FEES FOR OUR EXPLORATION PROGRAM.

OUR PLANO VIRTUAL. I JUST WENT BLANK, NOT VIRTUAL.

THAT'S THAT'S THE NEXT PRESENTATION. THE, THE PLANO VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY HAS A FEE AS WELL.

AND THEN FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY STUDENTS, THERE'S A FEE FOR, FOR RECOVERING THOSE COURSES DURING THE SUMMER.

IS THERE A SLIDING FEE BASED ON ECONOMIC NEED OR DO WE HAVE SCHOLARSHIPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YES, MA'AM. WE DO BOTH OF THOSE. WE OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, AND WE ALSO OFFER FREE STUDENTS AND REDUCED FREE FOOD OR FREE LUNCH AND REDUCED LUNCH DO HAVE REDUCED RATES. THOSE FEES ARE DUE PRETTY QUICK.

I THINK. I JUST GOT AN EMAIL YESTERDAY AND I WENT ON SKYWARD AND WAS ABLE TO PAY THEM.

PERFECT FOR MY KIDDOS. YEP, THAT'S. WE TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.

SO IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T PAY, THEN WE CAN OPEN THOSE SEATS BACK UP FOR OTHER STUDENTS.

AND FINALLY ON THE, ON THE, I DO, DO WE KEEP OTHER THAN COMPLETION AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT GO THROUGH DO WE KEEP ANY OTHER STATISTICS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT SUBJECTS ARE HAVING TO, TO, TO WORK ON MAYBE WHAT SCHOOL PATHWAYS THEY COME THROUGH, WHAT SPECIAL PROGRAMS, MAYBE THEY MAY BE INVOLVED IN ANY DISCIPLINARY CONCERNS THAT GO ALONG. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS AN INTEGRATED PART OF ALL THE, THE SORRY, STATES, ALL OF THE, THE DATA THAT WOULD FOLLOW A STUDENT.

AND WE HAVE FOR THE STUDENTS AS WELL. SO YES.

AND THEN IN I LEAP. THERE'S MORE DATA THAN YOU WOULD CARE TO KNOW HOW MANY MINUTES THEY SPENT ON EACH COURSE, HOW MANY TIMES THEY RETOOK EACH LESSON, EACH TEST, EACH QUIZ, HOW MANY TIMES THE TEACHER HAD TO OPEN IT OR REOPEN IT, SO ON AND SO FORTH. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT AND THANK OUR ADMIN TEAM.

I LOVE THE IDEA OF USING THE SUMMER PROGRAMING FOR LEADERSHIP PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT IS EXCELLENT PLANNING. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT GOOD LEADERS DO, WHICH IS GETTING GREAT SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO GET OUR NEXT LEADERS IN LINE. AND I JUST THINK THAT IS AWESOME.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHOEVER'S WORKING ON THAT. ALL OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES, ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS PLANO VIRTUAL ACADEMY UPDATE.

[9.3 Plano Virtual Academy Update]

I DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF Y'ALL NOTICED THAT, BUT I THINK YOU WERE WEARING A SWEATER EARLIER.

WEARING A BLACK CARDIGAN. YES. OKAY. SO I WILL INVITE DOCTOR COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, AND STACEY SINGLETON, OUR DIRECTOR OF EXPANDED LEARNING PATHWAYS, TO PRESENT THIS NEXT REPORT.

YEAH, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO STAGE TWO. BUT BEFORE HE GOES, I WANTED TO HAVE A SORT OF A CLEAR DELINEATION BECAUSE WE JUST FINISHED TALKING ABOUT I LEAP AND EVERYTHING I LEAP IS ALL CREDIT RECOVERY.

AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO TALK ABOUT IS SOMETHING NEW FOR US.

AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT CREDIT RECOVERY. IT WOULD BE ONLY FIRST TIME ATTEMPTS AT THESE COURSES.

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SO NOW IT'S YOURS. STACEY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. PRESIDENT TYRA, DOCTOR WILLIAMS AND TRUSTEES.

GREAT SEEING YOU AGAIN. TONIGHT I'M EXCITED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO OUR PLANO ISD'S VIRTUAL AND HYBRID LEARNING ACADEMY FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS WORK REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN EXPANDING OUR FLEXIBLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS, WHILE MAINTAINING THE ACADEMIC RIGOR AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS THAT DEFINE PLANO ISD.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, I'VE GOT A VIDEO THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

THIS IS KIND OF AN INFORMATIONAL VIDEO FOR OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS.

HEY, BUT I THINK IT GIVES A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF WHAT PLANO VIRTUAL ACADEMY IS.

WHAT'S UP EVERYONE? TODAY WE'RE DIVING INTO SOMETHING REALLY INTERESTING FROM PLANO ISD.

THE PLANO VIRTUAL ACADEMY, OR AS WE'LL CALL IT, PVA.

IF YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO'S BEEN LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR SCHOOL LIFE, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR THIS. SO LET'S JUST START WITH THE REAL QUESTION. DOES THAT CLASSIC BELL TO BELL SEVEN PERIOD DAY ACTUALLY WORK FOR YOU? I MEAN, MAYBE YOU'VE GOT A SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO SPORTS OR A CLUB.

MAYBE YOU HAVE A PART TIME JOB. OR, HEY, MAYBE YOU JUST LEARN BETTER ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULE.

IF YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEAD TO ANY OF THAT, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU.

SO TO ANSWER THAT NEED, PLANO ISD HAS CREATED THIS VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

IT'S ALL ABOUT GIVING YOU A DIFFERENT, MORE FLEXIBLE WAY TO GET THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

SO LET'S BREAK DOWN HOW IT ACTUALLY WORKS. WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THE PVA IS THAT IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL KIND OF THING.

YOU'VE BASICALLY GOT TWO FLAVORS TO CHOOSE FROM.

FIRST, THERE'S THE FULL VIRTUAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

ALL SEVEN OF YOUR CLASSES ARE ONLINE, BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT THE HYBRID PROGRAM AND THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN REALLY MIX IT UP.

YOU COULD TAKE YOUR CORE CLASSES ONLINE, BUT STILL HEAD TO CAMPUS FOR THINGS LIKE ATHLETICS BAND OR OTHER COURSES YOU WANT TO TAKE IN PERSON.

AND LET ME BE SUPER CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING ABOUT THE QUALITY.

THIS IS NOT SOME RANDOM ONLINE PROGRAM. THE CURRICULUM IS FULLY DISTRICT APPROVED AND IT ALIGNS WITH THE STATE REQUIRED TEAKS.

THAT'S THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

PLUS YOUR TEACHERS ARE CERTIFIED PLANO ISD EDUCATORS.

SO YOU'RE GETTING THAT HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION JUST DELIVERED IN A WAY THAT FITS YOUR LIFE.

OKAY, THIS ALL SOUNDS PRETTY GREAT, RIGHT? BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS, IS IT A FIT FOR YOU? NOT EVERYONE CAN JUST SIGN UP. SO LET'S GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

ALRIGHT, HERE'S THE CHECKLIST. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

FIRST, YOU NEED TO HAVE SOLID ATTENDANCE FROM LAST YEAR.

WE'RE TALKING 95% OR BETTER. SECOND, YOU HAVE TO BE ON GRADE LEVEL, WHICH JUST MEANS YOU'VE PASSED ALL YOUR PREVIOUS COURSES.

AND THIRD, YOU NEED TO HAVE MET THE STANDARD ON ALL YOUR PRIOR STAR OR END OF COURSE EXAMS. AND LOOK, THESE RULES AREN'T JUST THERE TO BE HURDLES.

THEY'RE THERE FOR A REALLY GOOD REASON TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS WHO JOIN HAVE THAT STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION.

AND JUST AS IMPORTANT, THE SELF-DISCIPLINE IT TAKES TO REALLY SUCCEED WHEN YOU'RE LEARNING MORE INDEPENDENTLY.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SAY YOU'VE CHECKED ALL THOSE BOXES? YOU'RE THINKING, I CAN DO THIS. SO WHAT'S NEXT? LET'S WALK THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS ITSELF, AND YOU'LL DEFINITELY WANT TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION HERE BECAUSE THE TIMELINE IS REALLY TIGHT. OKAY, GET YOUR CALENDARS OUT. THE APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS UP ON APRIL 8TH.

IT CLOSES PRETTY QUICKLY ON APRIL 30TH. THEN YOU'LL FIND OUT IF YOU'VE BEEN ACCEPTED BY MAY 15TH.

SEE WHAT I MEAN? IT'S A REALLY SHORT WINDOW, SO YOU HAVE TO BE ON THE BALL.

NOW THIS NEXT PART IS SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT.

SO LISTEN CLOSELY. JUST BECAUSE YOU MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE YOU A SPOT SPACE IN THE PROGRAM IS LIMITED.

SO PLACEMENT IS ACTUALLY DECIDED BY A LOTTERY SYSTEM.

THAT MEANS UNFORTUNATELY, THAT NOT EVERY SINGLE QUALIFIED STUDENT IS GUARANTEED TO GET IN.

OKAY, LET'S SHIFT GEARS FROM THE RULES AND APPLICATIONS AND TALK ABOUT THE FUN STUFF.

WHAT DOES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PVA STUDENT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN REALLY START TO SEE HOW THAT FLEXIBILITY COMES TO LIFE.

THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU A PERFECT SNAPSHOT. OVER ON THE LEFT YOU SEE ANGELICA.

SHE'S A 10TH GRADER AND SHE'S IN THE FULL VIRTUAL PROGRAM.

SO HER WHOLE DAY IS STRUCTURED AROUND ONLINE LEARNING.

THEN ON THE RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT REMY, AN 11TH GRADER, DOING THE HYBRID MODEL.

HE TAKES CLASSES LIKE PHYSICS AND ENGLISH ONLINE, BUT HE STILL GOES TO CAMPUS FOR BAND.

IT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GETTING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

AND CHECK THIS OUT. THIS IS A REALLY COOL PERK, ESPECIALLY FOR UPPERCLASSMEN.

IF YOU'RE A JUNIOR OR SENIOR IN THE HYBRID PROGRAM AND YOU HAVE A GAP IN YOUR SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF A VIRTUAL CLASS, YOU CAN ACTUALLY LEAVE CAMPUS. IT FEELS A LOT MORE LIKE A COLLEGE SCHEDULE.

NOW, FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS, YOU'D HAVE A SUPERVISED STUDY HALL DURING THOSE GAPS.

OKAY, SO ALL THIS FREEDOM SOUNDS INCREDIBLE, RIGHT? BUT YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING, WITH GREAT FLEXIBILITY COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

SO LET'S GET INTO THE FINE PRINT, THE KEY RULES, COSTS AND WHAT'S EXPECTED OF EVERYONE.

FIRST UP, LET'S TALK MONEY. NOW THE PROGRAM ITSELF IS FREE, BUT THERE CAN BE FEES FOR CERTAIN HIGH LEVEL COURSES.

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SO JUST TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, FOR A FULL YEAR COURSE, LET'S SAY AP US HISTORY, WHICH RUNS FOR TWO SEMESTERS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OF $650 FOR THE YEAR.

IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING OUT YOUR SCHEDULE. NOW FOR ALL THE ATHLETES AND BAND KIDS, LET'S TALK U.I.L RULES. FIRST. ALL THE STANDARD NO PASS, NO PLAY RULES STILL APPLY.

NO QUESTION. TO EVEN PARTICIPATE, YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE HYBRID MODEL AND THIS IS A BIG ONE.

YOU MUST LIVE INSIDE THE ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR THE CAMPUS YOU'RE PARTICIPATING AT.

THAT MEANS IF YOU'RE AN OUT-OF-DISTRICT STUDENT, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR U-I-L ACTIVITIES.

AND THIS LAST RULE? WELL, IT'S A BIG ONE AND IT IS COMPLETELY NON-NEGOTIABLE.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE FULL VIRTUAL OR HYBRID, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO PHYSICALLY SHOW UP IN PERSON AT A PLANO ISD CAMPUS TO TAKE ALL THE MANDATORY STATE TESTS LIKE THE START AND END OF COURSE EXAMS, NO EXCEPTIONS. SO WHEN YOU BOIL IT ALL DOWN, IT REALLY COMES TO THIS.

THE PLANO VIRTUAL ACADEMY OFFERS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FREEDOM.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, IT DEMANDS A REALLY HIGH LEVEL OF SELF-DISCIPLINE AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FROM YOU, THE STUDENT. AND THAT LEADS US TO THE FINAL AND MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF ALL IS THAT TRADE OFF? TRADING A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE FOR MORE FREEDOM AND MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

IS THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR YOU? WELL, THAT'S A CHOICE THAT ONLY YOU CAN MAKE.

ALL RIGHT. SO AS PREVIOUSLY SHARED I THINK IT WAS IN FEBRUARY WHENEVER I WAS HERE.

SENATE BILL 569 CREATES THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK THAT NOW ALLOWS DISTRICTS TO OFFER HYBRID SCHEDULES AND FULL TIME VIRTUAL PROGRAMING TO STUDENTS.

THIS LEGISLATION GIVES PLANO ISD THE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM THAT KEEPS STUDENTS CONNECTED TO OUR DISTRICT WHILE PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY. THIS INFORMATION THE FULL VIRTUAL VERSUS THE HYBRID SCHEDULE, WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY SHARED, AND IT OUTLINES WHAT A FULL VIRTUAL SCHEDULE VERSUS A HYBRID SCHEDULE WOULD WOULD LOOK LIKE.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO REVISIT THOSE DETAILS TONIGHT, BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF OUR PLANNING PROCESS PROCESS HAS BEEN LISTENING TO OUR FAMILIES.

WE RECEIVED OVER 3200 UNIQUE RESPONSES FROM PARENTS OF EIGHTH THROUGH 11TH GRADERS.

AND 40% OF THOSE RESPONDERS SAID YES, THEY WERE INTERESTED IN SOME TYPE OF VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR CHILD.

42% INDICATED NO INTEREST. SO ABOUT HALF AND HALF WITH 18% NOT SURE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.

THEY WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. SO THIS TELLS US THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR A VIRTUAL OPTION.

THE TOP REASONS FAMILIES CITED INCLUDED FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING BALANCING OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES, THE EARLY GRADUATION PATHWAYS AND PREFERENCE FOR SELF-PACED LEARNING.

SO WHAT IS ESPECIALLY NOTABLE IS YOU CAN SEE AS FAR AS OUR RESPONDENTS ARE CONCERNED, THE EIGHTH THROUGH 11TH GRADE.

IT WAS PRETTY EVENLY DISPERSED AMONGST THOSE GRADE LEVELS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLEARLY STATE THAT THIS IS NOT A CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM, LIKE DOCTOR GOBER TALKED ABOUT JUST A SECOND AGO.

THESE ARE DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ON TRACK TO GRADUATE, ABLE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY, AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM A FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL.

STUDENTS WILL REMAIN CONNECTED TO THEIR HOME CAMPUS AND THEIR PLANO ISD COMMUNITY.

THIS ALLOWS US TO PRESERVE STUDENT IDENTITY. CAMPUS AFFILIATION.

COUNSELING. SUPPORT AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACCESS WHILE OFFERING A DIFFERENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

ALL OF OUR COURSES ARE GOING TO BE FULLY ALIGNED TO THE TECH STANDARD, AND THEY WILL ALSO INCLUDE DIRECT INSTRUCTION VIDEOS, INTERACTIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES, EMBEDDED ASSESSMENTS, PROGRESS TRACKING TOOLS, AND ON DEMAND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS.

STUDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO TOOLS SUCH AS READ ALOUD TRANSLATION, GUIDED NOTES, CALCULATORS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS, AND TUTORING SUPPORT. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO SIMPLY TO PUT CONTENT ONLINE.

OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURED, ENGAGING AND HIGHLY SUPPORTED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT REFLECTS PLANO ISD'S EXPECTATIONS FOR EXCELLENCE.

WHEN I WAS HERE PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SCIENCE LABS.

SO JUST TO JUST TO KIND OF COVER THOSE, THE PROGRAM DOES INCLUDE BOTH HIGH QUALITY VIRTUAL LABS AND OPTIONAL HANDS ON WET LABS THAT STUDENTS MAY COMPLETE AT HOME.

THESE EXPERIENCES ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN DATA ANALYSIS, SCIENTIFIC REASONING,

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THIS HELPS US MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR SCIENCE COURSES WHILE STILL PROVIDING VIRTUAL FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS.

WE ARE BUILDING CLEAR ELIGIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURES.

STUDENTS MUST MEET SPECIFIC ACADEMIC AND ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS.

THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE VIRTUAL LEARNING IS MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN STUDENTS ARE APPROPRIATELY MATCHED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

WE WANT TO ENSURE STUDENTS ENTERING THE PROGRAM ARE POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS FROM DAY ONE.

IN LOOKING AHEAD, THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS PLANO ISD'S BROADER STRATEGIC GOALS.

WE'RE EXPANDING STUDENT ACCESS, MEETING DIVERSE LEARNING NEEDS, RETAINING STUDENTS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

AND ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

SEVERAL SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY OPENED OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTIONS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

IN ORDER FOR PLANO ISD TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND RETAIN OUR STUDENTS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES. OUR IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS INCLUDE FINALIZING THE PROGRAM GUIDANCE, POSTING INFORMATION TO THE WEBSITE, OPENING REGISTRATION, WHICH WE ARE PLANNING ON OPENING THAT TOMORROW AND PREPARING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THE SUMMER.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR TIA GUIDANCE, PARTICULARLY AROUND ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, THIS IS A REPORT AGAIN. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. HOT SPORTS OPINIONS FOR THE TEAM. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU YOU MENTIONED THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS ON DEMAND IF TO A TEACHER, I GUESS.

AND WOULD THAT BE JUST THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS? THAT WOULDN'T BE. LIKE AT 8:00 AT NIGHT. CORRECT.

OKAY. SO TEACHERS WILL HAVE ASSIGNED PERIODS.

THAT WHERE THEY WILL BE MONITORING AND INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I ASSUMED. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

SO IF A STUDENT HAS LIKE A 504, AND PERHAPS ONE OF THEIR GUIDELINES IS THAT THEY'RE TO GET NOTES, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED TO SEE THAT THE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THINGS LIKE GUIDED NOTES, AND THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THOSE SUPPORTS. SO THERE SHOULD BE REALLY NO ISSUE TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS WHO NEED SOME OF THESE EXTRA SUPPORTS.

CORRECT. FOR, FOR, FOR MOST OF OUR STUDENTS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.

THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS THAT IT MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR THEM AND IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST PLACE PLACEMENT FOR THEM, BUT WE'LL HAVE THE ARD COMMITTEE 504 COMMITTEE.

KIND OF HELP WITH THAT DETERMINATION. YES, MA'AM.

IN THE PRESENTATION, I TRIED WATCHING THIS LAB VIDEO DEMONSTRATION BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'LL PUT THAT IN THERE FOR ME. IT DID NOT WORK.

SO IF IF ONE OF Y'ALL COULD SEND ME THE LINK TO THE VIDEO I'M, I'M WANTING TO SEE IT AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU, IT WAS ONE OF ONE OF MY TEAM MEMBERS. THEY, THEY BUILT THAT VIDEO.

THEY, THEY JUST WENT THROUGH THE STEPS THEMSELVES. SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. SO. GOT IT. I APPRECIATE THAT SHORT LITTLE VIDEO. ELISA YOUR.

YEAH. SORRY. ONE MORE QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. SO I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT, YOU KNOW, MARKETING MATERIALS TO FAMILIES. BUT I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE GOING TO TARGET KIND OF THE WIDER AUDIENCE AS WELL IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE MAY BE STUDENTS THAT ARE HOMESCHOOLED THAT NOW THIS IS AN OPTION.

AND THIS, YOU KNOW, JUST WITH LOOKING AT DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WELL, NOW THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A STUDENT TO GET FOLDED INTO OUR DISTRICT AND RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. SO I JUST REALLY ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TARGETING ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF FAMILIES, NOT JUST LIKE OUR IN DISTRICT ONES AS WELL, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT THAT TO STAY COMPETITIVE OUR DISTRICT DOES NEED TO MOVE TO THIS TYPE OF MODEL AS WELL.

SO I THINK JUST HAVING THE OPTION TO DO THIS IS GREAT FOR FAMILIES THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AN OPTION FOR THEM BEFORE.

YEAH. AND THAT'S A VERY, VERY GREAT POINT. WE'RE WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE'RE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AT LARGE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT.

WE, WE HAVE A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORM FOR OUR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES.

SO WE, WE'RE HAVING THEM COMPLETE A LASERFICHE.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE, OF COURSE, BUT, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO ALSO MAKE SURE WE'RE MARKETING IT.

I DO, I DO WANT TO JUST INTERJECT REAL QUICK.

I MEAN, WE ARE SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MARKETING COMPANY TO, TO TELL OUR STORY, TO GET THE WORD OUT.

JUST US GOING TO THAT NEXT STEP. I KNOW THIS, THE COMPANY IS WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, BUT THIS IS ONE, JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US HAVING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT OUR OFFERINGS ARE,

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SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I MEAN, STACEY WAS EXACTLY RIGHT, BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING.

IT'S A GREAT POINT BECAUSE AND WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING THAT THAT STRATEGY.

I, I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE CLARIFICATION THOUGH.

ACCORDING TO THE LAW A STUDENT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAD ATTENDED, IT'S CALLED A BRICK AND MORTAR PUBLIC SCHOOL THE YEAR PRIOR TO JOINING FULL TIME VIRTUAL.

SO THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS THERE BY LAW, NOT BY OUR DISTRICT.

THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE ELIGIBILITY FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING.

AND THAT'S JUST ONLY BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED HOMESCHOOL.

SO THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A HURDLE THERE, IF YOU WILL.

BUT A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE STILL BEING MORE CLEARLY DEFINED BY THE STATE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT ONE. SO YES, IT CAN BE AND SHOULD BE AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE A RECRUITING TOOL.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS, BUT IF THEY ENROLL IN HYBRID AND THEY'VE BEEN HOMESCHOOLED THIS LAST YEAR, OR IS IT DOES THE LAW SAY FULL BRICK AND MORTAR FOR EITHER? I GAVE YOU AS MUCH CLARITY AS I HAVE AS I HAD.

AND SO I, IF I HAD TO GUESS, I WOULD SAY I THINK THE HYBRID WOULD BE OKAY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT WITH CERTAINTY YET BECAUSE I JUST DON'T HAVE IT. THAT'S JUST REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE I HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHOSE DAUGHTER WAS IN THE DISTRICT AND THEN WENT ON TO BE A COMPETITIVE GYMNAST, BUT WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK TO THE DISTRICT WITH A MORE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE.

YEAH. SO I. OKAY. THANK YOU. I ASSURE YOU THAT I EXPRESSED THAT FRUSTRATION WHEN WE MET AS AS A REGION TEN GROUP. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS SO QUICKLY. I WASN'T MY EXPECTATION IS NOT THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WE WERE GOING. I, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU JUST BROUGHT IT TO US, WHAT, A MONTH OR TWO AGO.

AND, AND NOW WE'VE FULL SCALE GOING TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR.

I'M. I'M. THANK YOU. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT TOOK A BUNCH OF EFFORT ON YOUR PART AND THIS IS AWESOME.

AND IT IS VERY TIMELY BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE CLASSMATES IN MY LEADERSHIP TASB CLASS THAT ALREADY IN OUR GROUP CHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT IS ANYBODY DOING VIRTUAL HYBRID SCHOOLS? AND SO I'LL BE, IT'LL BE A FEATHER IN OUR CAP THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL MY CLASSMATES THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM AND Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I'M SURE, I'M SURE OUR TEAM WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH YOUR TEAM.

SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN FOR TWO GREAT BACK TO BACK REPORTS.

OUR LAST REPORT THIS EVENING IS ITEM 9.4, THE ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS UNDER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

[9.4 Annual Announcement of Continuing Education for Board Members]

EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER IS BOARD PRESIDENT.

I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION OR IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED ANNUALLY FROM MAY 1ST TO APRIL 30TH, AND THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE POST-LEGISLATIVE. UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TEAM.

BUILDING ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.

IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND SCHOOL SAFETY.

TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OR DEFICIENCY AS TO THE REQUIRED TRAINING.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, I WILL ANNOUNCE BOARD MEMBERS WHO EXCEEDED THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

THE STATEMENT ALL BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDES. MYSELF.

LAUREN. TYRA. NANCY. HUMPHREY. TARRAH. LANTZ.

MICHAEL. COOK. KATHERINE. GOODWIN. SAM JOHNSON AND ELISA.

KLEIN. FOR LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION. THE FOLLOWING FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION TRAINING.

TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON AND TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN. ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

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TRAINING TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON AND TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN.

POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

THE REQUIRED BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TEAM BUILDING.

ALL BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING.

ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS.

EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.

ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.

ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING.

SCHOOL SAFETY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY UNDER THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

THE FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO ALL CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY AND A PAPER COPY HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THE SUPERINTENDENT EXCEEDING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION BOARD MEMBER NANCY HUMPHREY EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 37 HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER TARRAH LANTZ EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 36 HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL COOK EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 28 HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER KATHERINE GOODWIN EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 54 HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER SAM JOHNSON EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 32.25 HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER ELISE KLEIN EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 25.25 HOURS.

AND LASTLY, MYSELF, BOARD MEMBER LAUREN TYRA EXCEEDED REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 19 HOURS.

THAT'S THE REPORT. I'LL JUST SAY ONE THING. CATHERINE'S NOT JUST A TRYHARD.

SHE'S IN LEADERSHIP. TASB TODAY. THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU GOT THOSE HOURS.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR YOU I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. THAT CONCLUDES REPORTS FOR THIS EVENING.

AND WE WILL MOVE TO THE FINAL SECTION OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER POLICY ITEMS.

[10.1 Approval of Policy EIC(LOCAL) Academic Achievement: Class Ranking on First Reading]

ON FIRST READING. I WILL INVITE DOCTOR SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, TO PLEASE PRESENT THIS POLICY.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. TYRA REVISIONS TO POLICY E I C UPDATE GPA CALCULATION PROCEDURES TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT DISTRICT PRACTICES.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING.

THANK YOU. SELENDA. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER APPROVAL OF POLICY E I C LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CLASS RANKING ON FIRST READING.

TRUSTEES. MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES APPROVAL OF POLICY E I C LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CLASS RANKING ON FIRST READING.

I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD SECRETARY TARRAH LANTZ AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY. E I C LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CLASS RANKING ON FIRST READING.

TRUSTEES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SELENDA, WOULD YOU REMIND ME, IS THIS THE ONE THE STATE IS CONSIDERING CHANGING SOME GPA? WAITING FOR SOME OF OUR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES. AND I THINK THAT THAT THAT THIS IS THE POLICY.

SO JUST FOR THE EDUCATION OF, OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE PUBLIC, THIS IS ONE THAT THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE HAS LOOKED AT.

WE ARE WAITING ON SOME RULEMAKING FROM THE STATE THAT COULD RIGHT NOW, ALL OF OUR DUAL CREDIT COURSES, WHICH ARE, ARE WEIGHTED THE SAME AT THE MOMENT, BUT THE STATE IS CONTEMPLATING A RANKING SCHEME WHERE CTE DUAL CREDIT COURSES WOULD RECEIVE A LESSER WEIGHT THAN OTHER DUAL CREDIT COURSES.

AND SO THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE HAS ASKED THE ACADEMIC TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER SOME TALKING POINTS ON THAT.

SOME INFORMATION TO MAYBE SHARE WITH THE STATE IS THEIR WORKING ON THAT, ON THAT RULEMAKING AND, AND HOW WE FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR, OUR CTE STUDENTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

SO JUST AN FYI THAT IF YOU SEE THIS ONE AGAIN WE ARE, WE ARE EXPECTING SOME SOME RULEMAKING FROM THE STATE AND THE,

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OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT IS SEVEN.

HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW HEAR ITEM 10.2 APPROVAL OF POLICY E H D E.

[10.2 Approval of Policy EHDE(LOCAL) Alternative Methods for Earning Credit: Distance Learning on First Reading]

I WILL INVITE DOCTOR SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, TO PLEASE PRESENT THIS POLICY.

THANKS AGAIN. PRESIDENT. TYRA REVISIONS TO POLICY E H D E UPDATE PROCEDURES RELATED TO ONLINE ONLINE COURSES TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT DISTRICT PRACTICES. THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR FREEMAN. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF POLICY E H E LOCAL ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT DISTANCE LEARNING ON FIRST READING.

TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES H D E LOCAL ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT DISTANCE LEARNING ON FIRST. READING SECOND. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES, I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN AND A SECOND BY BOARD SECRETARY TARRAH LANTZ.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY E H E LOCAL ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT DISTANCE LEARNING ON FIRST READING.

TRUSTEES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.

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

THAT'S SEVEN. HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL NOW HEAR ITEM 10.3 APPROVAL OF POLICY B, B B LOCAL.

[10.3 Approval of Policy BBB(LOCAL) Board Members: Elections under First Reading BBB(LOCAL)]

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

THANK YOU. SELENDA. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF POLICY B B B LOCAL UNDER FIRST READING.

OH, WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT POLICY LISTED HERE IN THE SCRIPT.

NO, IT IT DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT DESCRIPTION.

IT SAYS DISTANCE LEARNING AND IT'S NOT. SO LET ME REPHRASE THIS.

WE WILL CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF POLICY B B B LOCAL, WHICH IS BOARD MEMBERS ELECTIONS UNDER FIRST READING TRUSTEES.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY B B B LOCAL UNDER FIRST READING.

THAT'S OKAY, I SECOND. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY B B B LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS ELECTIONS UNDER FIRST READING TRUSTEES.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS A POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER, THIS WAS BROUGHT FORTH SO THAT WE COULD JUST UPDATE THE POLICY WITH THE CORRECT YEARS FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS, BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED IN A FEW YEARS.

YEAH, THIS IS ONE WHERE THERE WERE NOT SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES EXCEPT THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING LIKE 2019, 2021, LIKE ELECTIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED LISTED, WE OMITTED THOSE ADDED ON FUTURE ELECTIONS.

SO AS YOU ALL SAW IN PACKET REVIEW, THIS WAS A PRETTY LIGHT LIGHT UPDATE, BUT ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE REGULARLY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? TRUSTEES. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD IS THAT THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE IS ROCKING.

SO JUST BE READY FOR MAY. WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT IS SEVEN. HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM 11 ADJOURNMENT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS NOR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD,

[11. ADJOURNMENT]

ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2026.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.