[1.0 Call to Order]
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>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE CALLED MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION 55 1.041.
THIRD CHAPTERS C, GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, NEDRA ROBINSON?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE, PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON -MAYFIELD?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE, PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE W. DAVIS?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE PLACE 5. RYAN RAY?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PLACE 6. GARY GRASSIA?
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND?
>> THANK YOU. I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECT OF OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE QUORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDING.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTERESTS IN CROWLEY ISD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THIS NOW BRINGS US [NOISE] TO AGENDA ITEM 2.0 WHICH IS OUR OPEN FORUM
[2.0 Board President Review Open-Forum Regulations - Open Forum]
[INAUDIBLE] THE BOARD SHALL ALLOT 30 MINUTES TO HEAR PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A SPEAKER CARD ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE THE TOPIC YOU WILL ADDRESS.
THE SPEAKER CARD IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CROWLEYISDTX.ORG/OPEN FORUM.
WHEN CALLED, SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK.
ONLY ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL YOUR REMAINING TIME.
UPON EXPIRATION OF THE TIME LIMIT, YOU'LL BE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING, AND TO CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
GROUPS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.
PLEASE, REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS.
[INAUDIBLE], THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
MR. KIRCHNER, WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER FOR THIS EVENING?
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS DEVIN CLAIBORNE. MISS CLAIBORNE.
>> [NOISE] DEVIN CLAIBORNE, EVERTON SOUTH.
THIS IS FUNNY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE AUGUST.
THERE'S A WALKIE IN MY POCKET.
DO YOU EVER HAVE A FEELING THERE'S CORRUPTION IN THIS JUNCTION OR SOMETHING ON TOWARD ABOUT THIS SCHOOL BOARD? OR A HYPOCRITE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO QUIT? SOMETIMES I'M QUITE CERTAIN THERE'S SOMETHING SHADY BEHIND THE CURTAIN KNOWN AS COERCION.
SOMETIMES I HAVE A FEELING THERE'S SOME CROOKS IN THE BOOKS, A CRIMINAL AT MINIMAL.
I HAVE SEEN HIM MYSELF, THAT'S THE DISTRICT I LIVE IN.
THERE'S LEFTIST WITH A CHECKLIST AND THE MANDATES FROM OUR SUPER AND BRANDON, BUT THAT WE SHOULD ALL ABANDON.
SOME OF THE BOARD I'M SURE ARE FRIENDLY, LIKE THE YACHT IN THE PORT.
BUT THOSE SPOILED POLITICIANS, SOME ARE FRIENDLY AND THEY ARE NOT.
FOR A TOP-SIX PAID SUPER, HE SURE PERFORMS IN SUCH A STUPOR.
I CAN THINK OF 380,000 REASONS WHY HE SHOULD GO, BUT WITH WHAT WILL COME OUT, WE ALL SOON WILL KNOW.
EVERYTHING I HAVE DISCOVERED LIKE THE TEACHER THAT REACHED OUT, AFRAID TO SPEAK UP AND FIGHT AGAINST WHAT THE DISTRICT SAYS IS MANDATED, AND JUST TO FORGET ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS,
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THAT'S SUPER I COULD DO WITHOUT.THE ONLY ONES REALLY SCARED ARE THE PARENTS, BUT IN TIME THERE WILL BE MANY MORE OF US THAT BECOME COHERENT.
WE ARE HERE TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE AND WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY.
WE ARE WATCHING YOUR VOTES IN PLACEMENTS OF THIS OR THAT, AND ANYONE YOU PAY.
AS I SAID LAST WEEK, EVERYTHING YOU DO, I WILL FIND OUT.
YOU CAN PONDER, BUT IN TERMS OF MY ABILITY, YOU ALSO NEVER DOUBT.
THIS ENDS MY SPEECH OF RHYME, AND TO END IT WITH A REMINDER THAT YOU ALL SHOULD RESIGN, THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT COMMENTS WERE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL BY SARAH ANDERSON AND I WILL BE READING THOSE.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SARAH ANDERSON.
I RESIDE AT FOREST CREEK DRIVE.
I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING MY KIDS HAD BEEN ENROLLED IN CROWLEY ISD SINCE WE MOVED HERE TO TEXAS IN 2018.
THEY STARTED OFF AT MEADOW CREEK ELEMENTARY.
LAST YEAR DURING COVID WHEN SCHOOLS REOPENED, AND THERE WAS A MASK MANDATE, MY TWO OLDER BOYS BEGGED ME TO STAY VIRTUAL DUE TO THE MASK.
I ALLOWED THEM TO STAY HOME AND THEY DID WELL, THEY MADE A/B HONOR ROLL.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM AT DAVID L. WALKER, I JUMPED ON GETTING THEM SIGNED UP.
THREE OUT OF MY FIVE CHILDREN STARTED AT DAVID L. WALKER ON JULY 12TH OF THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST YEAR TO EXPERIENCE SCHOOL THAT SHE HAS BEEN WAITING TO ATTEND.
THAT WAS VERY SHORT-LIVED FOR HER AND VERY SAD.
THERE WERE NO MASKS REQUIRED AT THE TIME AT DLW, MY CHILDREN WERE LOVING SCHOOL.
EVERY DAY I WOULD PICK THEM UP, THEY WERE HAPPY, ALL SMILES TELLING ME HOW MUCH THEY LOVED THE SCHOOL AND THE PROGRAM.
MY SIX AND EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WERE BOTH ALSO IN THE GATE PROGRAM.
THINGS STARTED GOING SOUTH WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME ABOUT MASKING MANDATORY ON AUGUST 12TH.
MY CHILDREN WOULD CRY EVERY MORNING, SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO WEAR A MASK.
I TOLD THEM TO DO WHAT YOU MUST TO GET INTO SCHOOL.
EVERY DAY WHEN I WOULD PICK THEM UP, THEY WOULD BE CRYING AND HAVING MELTDOWNS.
THEY WERE THREATENED BY STAFF AND THE PRINCIPAL FOR DAYS ABOUT THE MASK.
I WAS SO UPSET TO SEE THEM UPSET FOR SO MANY DAYS AND NOT WANTING TO GET OUT OF THE VAN TO GO TO SCHOOL.
I DECIDED TO CALL THE PRINCIPAL, THE FIRST THING OUT OF HER MOUTH WAS THAT SHE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK TO ME, AND THAT'S SOME LAWYER WAS GOING TO BE CALLING ME.
SHE THEN DECIDED TO TALK TO ME AND I EXPRESSED TO HER MY FEELINGS ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CHILDREN.
SHE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IF I DID NOT FORCE MY CHILDREN TO WEAR MASKS, SHE WOULD LOCK THEM IN A WELL ROOM ALL DAY, ALL ALONE.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A THREE-YEAR-OLD AND A SIX-YEAR-OLD AND AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD.
I WAS CLEARLY NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH HER, SO I DECIDED TO REACH OUT TO MR. MCFARLAND.
I SENT HIM AN EMAIL ABOUT THE CONVERSATION ON AUGUST 15TH.
WELL, TO MY SURPRISE, I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE FROM HIM, I LATER REALIZED I HAD AN EMAIL ON A SUNDAY FROM A STAN SWANN CLAIMING HE WOULD TALK TO ME ON THAT SUNDAY IF I CALLED.
IT WAS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN I SAW THAT EMAIL.
MR. MCFARLAND TOLD HIM TO CONTACT ME TO GET BACKGROUND AND RESOLVE AT CAMPUS LEVEL, SO I NEVER GOT TO TALK TO ANYONE.
I COULD CLEARLY SEE MR. MCFARLAND WAS NOT WILLING TO TALK TO ME PERSONALLY, BUT TO BRUSH ME OFF ON SOMEONE ELSE.
DUE TO MY CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH DECLINING AT A THREAT OF THEM BEING LOCKED IN A ROOM ALL DAY ALL ALONE, I MADE THE DECISION TO PULL THEM FROM THE CROWLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PARENTS THAT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING AND SCHOOL GRADES.
I FEEL IF MR. MCFARLAND REALLY CARED ABOUT THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS, HE WOULD BE RESPONDING TO EMAILS THAT CONCERN PARENTS AND NOT POINTING THEM OFF ON SOMEONE ELSE TO DEAL WITH.
THEN FOR MR. MCFARLAND TO CALL PARENTS TO COME SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF, CLAIMING HE HAS A GROUP OF PARENTS ATTACKING HIM IS A LOW MOVE.
WHY CAN HE CALL PARENTS TO COME SUPPORT HIM, BUT NOT CALL AND TALK WITH THE PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN WERE THREATENED TO BE LOCKED UP? WE ALL KNOW THE MASK AND VACCINES TALK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY, IT HAS TO DO WITH MONEY THAT WAS ACCEPTED IN THE RULES YOU ALL MUST FOLLOW FOR ACCEPTING THAT MONEY.
YOU ALL DON'T CARE ABOUT KIDS' MENTAL HEALTH, YOU'RE CAUSING IT TO BE WORSE.
I KNOW ALL THIS WILL ALL FALL ON DEAF EARS.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS CARIE RE MEYER, MISS RE MEYER.
>> CAN I GIVE YOU THESE HANDOUTS? THERE'S TWO OF THEM. I'M SORRY.
[INAUDIBLE] HI, MY NAME IS KERI REMEYER, I LIVE ON TREATMONT.
DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, FIRST, PLEASE STOP FIGHTING PARENTS OVER MASKS.
IT'S A WASTE OF TIME, A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY, SCIENTIFICALLY UNSOUND AND DIVISIVE.
I LISTENED TO DR. MCFARLAND SPEECH ABOUT MASKS AND VACCINES WHEN YOU DECIDED TO DROP THE MANDATE.
HE CLAIMS HE DEEPLY RESPECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT THEN WENT ON TO TALK ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE WILL FOR THE COMMON GOOD SEVERAL TIMES.
FRANKLY, IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EVANGELISTS FOR COMMUNISM.
HE THEN CLAIMS THAT CASES DROPPED OFF DRAMATICALLY DUE TO YOUR MASK POLICY.
WRONG, FORT WORTH ISD HAS NOT HAD MASKS ALL YEAR.
THEIR CASES HAVE PLUNGED OFF OF A CLIFF.
THIS IS A POLITICAL AGENDA THAT HAS ZERO TO DO WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY,
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PLEASE JUST DROP IT, ADMIT YOU WE'RE WRONG, STOP, LET'S MOVE ON.SECONDLY, WHY ARE YOU GOING TO REWARD TEACHERS ONLY IF THEY TAKE THE COVID VACCINE? THAT IS DISCRIMINATION.
HOW IS THAT FAIR TO TEACHERS THAT HAVE DONE THEIR RESEARCH AND DECIDED AGAINST INJECTING MRNA GENE THERAPY INTO THEIR BODY.
THEY HAVE GOOD REASONS AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED FOR WHAT BENEFIT? MASKS AND VACCINES DIDN'T STOP JEN ZAKI, BON JOVI OR A TRUSTEE AND FORT WORTH ISD FROM GETTING COVID, AND THAT'S THE LATEST IN A LONG LIST OF DOUBLE AND TRIPLE VACCINATED PEOPLE THAT GET IT ANYWAY.
THIS IS A LEAKY VACCINE, IT DOESN'T PREVENT INFECTION, TRANSMISSION, AND EVIDENCE IS MOUNTING IT DOESN'T PREVENT HOSPITALIZATION OR DEATH EITHER, AND THE RISKS ARE HIGH.
THESE SHOTS HAVE HAD MORE DEATHS AND DISABLING ADVERSE EVENTS THAN ALL OTHER VACCINES COMBINED SINCE KEEPING TRACK IN 1990.
IT'S WIDELY KNOWN THAT THE VARIOUS REPORT CAPTURES ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL EVENTS.
THIRDLY, YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT THREE OF THE FOUR FORT WORTH ISD BONDS WERE DEFEATED LAST NIGHT.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE DEFEATED BY THOUSANDS OF VOTES.
BUT SOMEHOW PROP A, THE BIGGEST ONE PASSED BY 42 VOTES OUT OF 25,000.
THERE'S STILL MILITARY AND PROVISIONAL VOTES TO BE COUNTED, SO THAT ONE MAY FAIL TOO.
THIS WAS NOT BECAUSE FORT WORTH DOESN'T NEED UPGRADES OR THAT PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT KIDS, IT'S A REFERENDUM ON THE FAILED LEADERSHIP OF THE FORT WORTH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
WITH YOUR CURRENT MASK LAWSUITS AND BY REWARDING TEACHERS AND DISCRIMINATING, YOU'RE FOLLOWING IN LOCK STEP WITH FORT WORTH ISD.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THAT INCUMBENT POLITICIANS ARE LOSING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
EDUCATION POLICIES WERE A BIG DRIVER.
PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT AND DUTY TO DIRECT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND ARE TIRED OF SCHOOLS THAT IGNORE THEIR CONCERNS.
WOKE POLICIES THAT DISCOUNT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND BODILY AUTONOMY ARE NOT POPULAR.
THIS NEWS ITEM STOOD OUT,19-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS SEPI TROUNCED AN INCUMBENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THAT RUIN HIS SENIOR YEAR LAST YEAR BY 17 POINTS.
HE WON ALMOST 60 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGIE HOLT. MS. HOLT.
>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANGIE HOLT, I LIVE ON SLIPPERY ROCK DRIVE.
[NOISE] I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING MUCH ATTENTION TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD UNTIL NOW.
I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH MY KIDS SCHOOL, I'M HEAVILY ACTIVE AT DALLAS PARK.
I HELP WITH THE PTA AND MAKE ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN, SO IN MY MIND, I WAS DOING MY PART BEING AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED PARENT.
BUT THEN WE HAD A MASK MANDATE COME DOWN THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL, AND I THINK ONE OF YOUR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WAS ACTIVATING PARENTS LIKE ME THAT ARE ACTIVE AT OUR SCHOOLS AND ARE ENGAGED.
NOW I REALIZE THAT MY PLACE IS HERE WITH YOU GUYS ALL THE TIME PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL THE THINGS.
MY FIRST BOARD MEETING THAT I CAME TO WAS IN AUGUST, AND IN THAT BOARD MEETING, YOU HAD A PUBLIC FORUM ABOUT SR FUNDS.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED WAS ABOUT TEACHER TRAINING FOR MASKING AND I WAS TOLD THAT THOSE SR FUNDS WERE NOT USED FOR THAT, BUT OTHER FUNDS WERE USED FOR TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.
AFTER THAT MEETING, THAT'S ALSO WHEN YOU ALL STARTED TO PUBLICIZE YOUR MASK BREAKS.
I ASKED IF THE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS WAS PUBLISHED ANYWHERE, AND ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS SAID THAT I COULD REQUEST THAT INFORMATION, SO I DID. I REQUESTED IT.
I GOT MY RESPONSE BACK THAT SAYS, "A SEARCH OF CROWLEY ISD RECORDS INDICATES THE DISTRICT IS NOT IN POSSESSION OF ANY RECORDS RESPONSIVE TO THIS REQUEST." WHICH MEANS THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE NOT HAD MASK TRAINING.
I SHOULD TELL YOU WHAT I REQUESTED.
I REQUESTED TRAINING ON MASKS GIVEN TO TEACHERS, AND YOUR MASK BREAK POLICY.
BECAUSE NEITHER OF MY CHILDREN KNEW HOW TO GET MASK BREAKS, BUT IT'S PUBLICIZED EVERYWHERE IN ALL THE EMAILS.
MY CHILDREN DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO POLICY.
HERE, MR. KIRSCHNER, THESE ARE MINE SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE THEM.
THAT'S UPSETTING TO ME BECAUSE COVID IS NOT NEW AND OUR LEADERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.
THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL, THINGS WERE SCRAMBLING AND THERE'S NO REAL PROTOCOL, THERE'S NO REAL POLICY.
WE HAVE THE 6TH HIGHEST PAID SUPERINTENDENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THAT'S PER THE TEA WEBSITE, THAT'S NOT SOME NUMBER I MADE UP.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A COVID POLICY, IS THIS NEW? ARE YOU GUYS NEW HERE? I KNOW YOU'RE NOT.
WHAT IS THIS? YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS GREAT LEADERSHIP.
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I HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS ON HERE TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO THEM.THAT ALONE SHOWS EPIC FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP, HOW WE DON'T EVEN HAVE CONCRETE COVID POLICY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ITALIA DELA CRUZ.
>> ITALIA DELA CRUZ, I RESIDE AT SUMMER SUIT LANE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THOSE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT IS BEING SAID, AND AT LEAST LOOKING AT THE SPEAKERS.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT, THAT IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND IT SAYS A LOT.
LIKE I SAY EVERYTHING YOU DO, SAYS WHO YOU ARE.
SECOND OF ALL, I DROP THIS LITTLE MASK GAME THAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE SEE EVERYTHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE SEE YOU GUYS PRIVATE EVENTS, PUBLIC EVENTS, HUGGING STUDENTS, HUGGING FRIENDS, HUGGING EVERYBODY, JUST DROP THE GAME.
DROP IT. ACCORDING TO RANKER.COM, A WEBSITE WHICH RANKS ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS PRESIDENT SALARY, IT STATES THAT CURRENT PRESIDENT MAKES $400,000 A YEAR.
ACCORDING TO TEA, AS OF OCTOBER 2020, OUR SUPERINTENDENT MAKES $383,000 A YEAR.
TELL ME WHY THE SUPERINTENDENT AT A C RATING DISTRICT MAKES $383,000 A YEAR? AS Y'ALL HAVE TO EVALUATE OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, NOW IT'S OUR TURN.
RATING WILL BE FROM 0-5, ZERO BEING THE WORST.
NUMBER 1, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, RANK 0, YOU HAVE FAILED AT LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITIES REQUESTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND NEEDS.
NUMBER 2, HAVING AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS, RANK 0.
TEACHERS HAVE REACHED OUT TO US, LETTING US KNOW HOW MORTIFIED THEY ARE TO COME AND SPEAK BECAUSE YOU ARE KNOWN AS BULLIES.
WE HAVE PROVED THAT YOU LOVE TO PUBLIC SHAME THOSE WHO DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.
NUMBER 3, DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS, RANK 0.
YOU SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT YOU DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR POCKETS, AND NOT OUR STUDENTS.
IT IS CLEAR YOU OPERATE ACCORDING TO YOUR POLITICAL AGENDA AND NOT OUR STUDENT'S BEST INTEREST.
NUMBER 4 BEING GOOD ROLE MODELS IN OUR COMMUNITY, RANK 0.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS ONLY FOLLOW LAWS WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
THIS WEEK, WE FOUND OUT THAT AGAIN, ONE OF OUR SCHOOL MEMBERS WAS LET GO FROM FORT WORTH ISD FOR BULLYING A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE.
YES, WE'RE DIGGING AND WE ARE NOT LIKING WHAT WE'RE FINDING.
NUMBER 5, TRANSPARENCY, RANK 0.
YOU HAVE A LAWSUIT FOR VIOLATING OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TWO STATE CHARGES AND TWO FEDERAL CHARGES.
YOUR SOLE JOB IS TO REPRESENT THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS AND TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE THE BRIDGE IN BETWEEN THE EDUCATION.
YOU HAVE FAILED, YOU'VE SHOWN NOTHING BUT ARROGANCE.
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE IN LITIGATION WITH PARENTS WHO ARE ONLY ASKING FOR THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN HAS SHOWN YOUR TRUE COLORS.
TO YOU THIS IS NOTHING BUT A POWER STRUGGLE, AND FOR THAT WE ASK THAT YOU RESIGN IMMEDIATELY AND GIVE YOUR CHAIR TO A TRUE LEADER WHO CARES ABOUT OUR KIDS, OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE LEVEL OF POWER, WHICH IS ALL YOU HAVE TO PROVE TO CARE ABOUT.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF YOU SITTING IN THOSE CHAIRS GETS RE-ELECTED.
NOW WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE, WE THANK YOU FOR ACTING LIKE DICTATORS BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT, WE WOULD STILL BE SLEEPING.
BUT WE'RE AWAKE NOW, AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
>> OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS HOLLY PLIMENTS. MS. PLIMENTS.
[NOISE] THAT CONCLUDES THE OPEN FORUM SPEAKERS. MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRSCHNER. THIS NOW BRINGS US TO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION,
[3.0 Executive Session]
AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL, SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE, APPRAISAL, AND CONTRACT.THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SECTION AT 6:20 PM.
>> WE ARE BACK INTO SESSION, AN OPEN SESSION AT 11:22 PM,
[4.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]
AND WE ARE NOW AT OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 4.1, APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND CONTRACT MODIFICATION.IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION OR MOTION?
>> YES. I RECOMMEND THAT WE INCREASE
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THE SUPERINTENDENT SALARY AT THE SAME RATE AS THE STAFF INTO A MONTHLY BONUS PROVISION TO REFLECT AS 0-25,000 AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION.>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, VICE-PRESIDENT GRASSIA, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SECOND, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 11:23 PM.
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