[1.0 Call to Order]
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I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MR. KIRSCHNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 1 NADER ROBINSON.
MS. ROBINSON IS ABSENT THIS EVENING.
TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DOCTOR LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DOCTOR MIA HALL.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE W. DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, DARYL DAVIS II.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 7, KELICIA STEVENSON.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
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'VE JOINED US TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE 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 PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AGENDA ITEM 2.0.
PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET COLONEL MARTHA AND THE CROWLEY ISD CORE OF CADETS PRESENT THE COLORS.
>> MA'AM, CADET COLONEL MARTHA REPRESENTING NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GERAGHTY SEE PANTHER BATTALION HONOR UNIT WITH DISTINCTION RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR PERMISSION TO PRESENT THE COLORS, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 3.0,
[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
CELEBRATIONS AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.AT THIS TIME, OUR BOARD TRUSTEES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE CELEBRATIONS.
I WILL ASK IF ANY WANT TO SHARE AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'LL SHARE OUT.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE FALL HBCU WHICH IS HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TOUR, SPONSORED BY THE BETA THETA LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INCORPORATED, WHICH WAS AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS.
EIGHTY FIVE SENIOR STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DFW AREA PARTICIPATED.
CROWLEY ISD HAD 13 OF THOSE STUDENTS.
ALL STUDENTS APPLIED FOR ADMISSION AT ALL COLLEGES VISITED.
APPLICATION FEES WERE WAIVED ON-SITE,
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AND EVEN SOME LETTERS OF ADMISSIONS OR ACCEPTANCE WERE GRANTED ON SITE.THE FRATERNITY HAS RECENTLY APPROVED A SPRING TOUR, WHICH WILL BE FOCUSED ON 9TH-11TH GRADERS, AND THE PLAN IS TO TAKE 75 STUDENTS.
THE CURRENT ALLOTMENT FOR CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS IS 20-25 OF THOSE 75.
AS A MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THANKS TO THE GOOD BROTHERS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT TRUSTEE DAVIS, IT BRINGS MUSIC TO MY EARS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO WANT TO SHARE?
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE SO PROUD OF MEADOW CREEK ELEMENTARY AND THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM AND CHEER SQUAD.
THE MUSTANGS COMPETE IN THE FORT WORTH JUNIOR OPTIMIST FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
THE TEAM IS 4.0 AND HAS NOT ALLOWED A POINT ALL SEASON.
[LAUGHTER] KUDOS GO OUT TO COACH JACKSON, COACH ARMSTRONG, COACH CARTER ROSS, COACH MORAN, AND PRINCIPAL MR. KETO.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, WE'RE GETTING THEM READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT TRADITION. [APPLAUSE]
ANY OTHER TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE STEVENSON?
>> HERE I'LL GO. TAILGATE SHOWCASE.
THE STAGE IS SET FOR CROSS-TOWN SHOWDOWN BETWEEN CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER THE 4TH, AT THE NEW CROWLEY ISD MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM.
ALL CISD STUDENTS GET IN FREE, BUT MUST RESERVE A TICKET ONLINE AND SHOW THEIR ID.
JOIN US BEFORE THE GAME FOR A TAILGATE SHOWCASE AS WE CELEBRATE OUR STAR SUCCESS.
HOW MANY CROWLEY FANS DO WE HAVE? [APPLAUSE] THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH, EVERYBODY SHOULD BE YELLING. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE STEVENSON. ANY OTHERS?
>> I'M GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE, WELL, SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
THE CROWLEY ISD HELD UIL FOR A MARCHING BAND AND BOTH BANDS DID EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
NORTH CROWLEY GOT A ONE AND IS GOING TO ADVANCE TO AREA AND I BELIEVE THAT IS NEXT WEEK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THEM ON TO GO TO AREA. VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THEM TOMORROW NIGHT AS WELL AND NEXT WEEK BOTH BANDS. ANY OTHERS?
BOTH CROWLEY ISD FOOTBALL PROGRAMS ARE RANKED FIRST AND SECOND IN DISTRICT 36A.
YOU ALL SHOULD BE APPLAUDING. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] NORTH CROWLEY IS CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER 21 IN THE STATE AND IN FIRST PLACE WITH A 5.0 RECORD IN DISTRICT PLAY, WHILE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY 4.1 IN DISTRICT ACTION.
NEXT WEEK COULD DETERMINE THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL COME OUT AND WATCH THE BIG GAME.
ALSO, I WANTED TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO CROWLEY ISDS ALL PRO-DADS.
THEY HOSTED THEIR DRAFT IN CONJUNCTION WITH [NOISE] THE HISPANIC HERITAGE BALL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH.
AT THAT EVENT, DISTRICT LEVEL TEAM LEADERS WERE DRAFTED FOR EACH OF THE CAMPUSES.
THESE MEN WILL BE ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER CISD BANDS TO HELP IMPACT, MENTOR, AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS FOR THE BENEFIT AND BETTERMENT OF OUR SCHOOLS.
KUDOS TO ALL PRO-DADS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. I MEAN, TRUSTEE HALL.
I WILL SHARE ONE ALSO, NATIONAL HISPANIC MERIT AWARD.
I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND FORGIVE ME IF I SAY THE NAME WRONG.
IT'S EITHER DEANNA OR DEANNA LOPEZ.
SHE IS A STAND-OUT SENIOR FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, ON EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS PSAT NATIONAL HISPANIC MERIT AWARD.
THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES APPROXIMATELY
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5,000 HISPANIC AND LATINO STUDENTS EACH YEAR FROM AMONG THE MORE THAN 400,000 STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE PSAT.WAY TO GO, DEANNA OR DEANNA AND LET'S GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THE ENTIRE BOARD, AND EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, "HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO STRONG EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY CREATE STRONG AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS BY FOSTERING A CLIMATE OF CONTINUOUS GROWTH, EMPOWERING STAFF TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES, AND MAKING DATA-INFORMED DECISIONS.
THEY ALSO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, ORGANIZE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD, AND LEAD AND SUPPORT DEEPER LEARNING INSTRUCTION." CELEBRATED EVERY OCTOBER, NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR INCREDIBLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS, EMPHASIZING, TIRELESS PURSUIT OF SUCCESS FOR EACH STUDENT.
TONIGHT, PLEASE JOIN US AS WE HONOR 29 OF OUR DISTRICT PRINCIPALS, EXECUTIVE PRINCIPALS, AND PRINCIPLES IN RESIDENTS.
WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU'RE IN ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES? [APPLAUSE] YES. COME ON DOWN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. KEEP CLAPPING FOR THEM, THEY DESERVE IT.
THEY'RE ARE TIRELESS. REMEMBER THAT WORD.
DON'T LEAVE. WE NEED YOU TO STAY SO WE CAN GET A GROUP PICTURE AND WE DO HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WILL SOME OF Y'ALL COME DOWN ON THIS SIDE HERE.
AND YOU'LL ACTUALLY GET LOST TO SQUEEZING. SQUEEZE OUT THERE.
[BACKGROUND] [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] DR. MAYFIELD, I THINK YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WE RECOGNIZE, AGAIN THAT BIG WORD, TIRELESS AND ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT IN CALLS FROM PARENTS, CALLS FROM EVERYWHERE.
YOU ALL WORKED SO HARD AND WE CAN ONLY SAY THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE A SWEET TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK ANY BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY WANT TO SHARE ANY SENTIMENTS IN ADDITION TO WHAT I'VE SHARED.
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WELL, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.DON'T LEAVE THE STAGE WITHOUT GETTING IT.
THANK YOU CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH THEM? [LAUGHTER] DID WE GET, EVERYBODY? DID WE MISS SOMEBODY? WHO DID NOT GET ONE? DID WE MISS ANYBODY? WE'RE GOOD? DR. MAYFIELD.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR PRINCIPALS.
THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO FACTOR MORE IMPORTANT AND WHETHER OR NOT A SCHOOL PERFORMS THAN THE PRINCIPAL.
THE PRINCIPAL WE KNOW IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR, WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING PRINCIPALS AND THANK YOU BOARD FOR RECOGNIZING THEM.
[4.0 Public Hearing]
>> AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS SCHOOL FINANCE INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
THIS IS KNOWN AS THE FIRST REPORT.
INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING WERE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WE'LL START WITH THE PRESENTATION FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STACY ADRIAN, AND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENTS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE MS. ADRIAN PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. ADRIAN.
>> THANK YOU. DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FIRST REPORT BASED ON THE 2021 YEAR DATA.
OUR DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED A B RATING WHICH IS ABOVE STANDARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH EACH INDICATOR WITH YOU JUST TO GET ACCLIMATED TO THE REPORT ITSELF.
WE HAVE 20 INDICATORS TONIGHT AND I WILL GO THROUGH THEM.
BUT PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE STOP AND ASK.
THE FIRST FOUR INDICATORS ARE REQUIRED TO PASS THE FIRST REPORT.
THE FIRST ONE SIMPLY IS, DID WE COMPLETE THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT AND WAS IT SUBMITTED TO TEA BY NOVEMBER 27TH? YES, WE DID.
THE SECOND ONE, WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL REPORT? YES, WE DID.
THE UNMODIFIED OPINION IS THE BEST OPINION THAT WE CAN RECEIVE ON THE FINANCIAL AUDIT.
WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OUR DEBT AGREEMENTS? YES, WE WERE. DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO TWC, IRS, AND TRS? YES, WE DID.
AGAIN, THOSE ARE REQUIRED TO PASS THE FIRST REPORT AND THOSE ARE ALL YES'S FOR US.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? NO.
GOING ON, NUMBER 5 WAS NOT BEING SCORED THIS YEAR.
NUMBER 6 WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE FUND BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS, LESS THAN A 25 PERCENT DECREASE? YES, WE PASS THAT WITH NO POINTS EARNED, BUT WE HAD TO PASS THAT IN ORDER TO GO ON AS WELL.
NUMBER 7, THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND, WAS IT SUFFICIENT TO COVER OUR IMMEDIATE EXPENDITURES? LAST YEAR YOU CAN SEE WE RECEIVED A 10, THIS YEAR, INSTEAD OF 90 DAYS, WE HAD 89.4 DAYS SO THEY DROPPED US TWO POINTS,
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SO WE HAVE TO BRING THAT UP JUST HALF A DAY.BUT OUR ACTION PLAN TO RESOLVE THAT EVERY TWO YEARS, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE WHAT OUT ANTICIPATED ADA WILL BE AND THEY PAY US BASED ON OUR ANTICIPATED ADA.
IF WE ARE LESS CONSERVATIVE ON THAT, WHICH I'M VERY CONSERVATIVE, YOU ALL KNOW THAT, BUT IF WE ARE LESS CONSERVATIVE ON THAT, THEY WILL PAY US ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN WE'LL DO A SUBTLE UP.
THAT CASH THAT WE EARNED FOR THAT YEAR WILL BE IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT.
THAT WILL HELP US ON THAT INDICATOR.
THE NEXT ONE THOUGH WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES SUFFICIENT? YES, THAT'S A GOOD TESTIMONY TO ME, IS ON THE BALANCE SHEET, DID WE HAVE ENOUGH ASSETS? WHAT THAT AMOUNTS TO IS IF THEY UNDERPAID US AND THEY OWE US MONEY, THAT'S ON THE BALANCE SHEET BECAUSE AS A RECEIVABLE THAT WE'VE EARNED.
THAT'S WHY WE RECEIVED A 10 ON NUMBER 8 AND ONLY AN EIGHT AND NUMBER 7.
DID THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUES EXCEED EXPENDITURES? YES, THEY DID. IT'S OKAY TO DIP INTO FUND DOWNS ONCE IN A WHILE BUT IF WE DO DIP INTO FUND BALANCE IN ORDER TO PASS THIS INDICATOR, WE WOULD STILL NEED 60 DAYS OF CASH ON HAND.
BUT WE WERE GOOD, OUR REVENUES EXCEED OUR EXPENDITURES.
NUMBER 10 IT'S NOT BEING SCORED, BUT WE RECEIVE 10 POINTS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SCORE INDICATOR.
NUMBER 11 WAS OUR LONG-TERM LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS SUFFICIENT TO COVER FOR SOLVENCY PURPOSES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY CONSISTENT ON THAT.
ONLY RECEIVING A FOUR OUT OF 10.
BUT AS OUR TAX BASE GROWS AND INCREASE, IT'LL CHANGE THAT RATIO A LITTLE BIT AND CURRENTLY OUR RATIO WAS 0.8944 PERCENT.
BUT AS WE GROW, I CALCULATED IT FOR NEXT YEAR AND IT'LL INCREASE THAT AS WELL.
BUT ALSO THE GOOD NEWS ON THIS ONE IS IF OUR ENROLLMENT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD INCREASES MORE THAN SEVEN PERCENT, WE AUTOMATICALLY PASS THIS WITH 10 POINTS.
NEXT YEAR I CALCULATED THE 21, 22 INFORMATION AND WE WILL BE AT FIVE PERCENT FOR NEXT YEAR.
PROBABLY IN TWO YEARS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SCORE A 10 ON THIS JUST BECAUSE OF ENROLLMENT INCREASE OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
NUMBER 12 WAS THE DEBT PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT FUTURE DEBT PAYMENTS.
WE RECEIVED A SIX OUT OF 10 ON THAT ONE.
THAT IS A NEW INDICATOR AS OF LAST YEAR, A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH LONG-TERM DEBT AND WE HAVE TO HAVE MONEY TO BUILD BUILDINGS WHEN WE HAVE AN INCREASED ENROLLMENT.
THE DISTRICTS THAT SEE GROWTH ARE REALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BONDS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN.
BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES RECEIVING A SIX ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
NUMBER 13, WAS THE DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD? WE'RE PRETTY CONSISTENT ON THAT AS WELL EIGHT OUT OF 10.
OUR ACTION PLAN THOUGH, IS TO REEVALUATE AND MAKES SURE ALL THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE ARE CODED IN THE PROPER FUNCTION AREA.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN JUST MONITOR THAT AND MAKE SURE AND TRY TO BRING THAT UP TO 10.
NUMBER 14, DID THE DISTRICT NOT HAVE A 15 PERCENT DECLINE IN THE STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO? WE'RE VERY CONSISTENT ON THAT AS WELL.
OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT DOES NOT DECREASE, SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE.
DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT WAS FREE OF ANY MISSTATEMENTS? YES, THAT'S A NEW INDICATOR AS WELL.
WE JUST GET A PASS OR FAIL AND WE DID PASS THAT AS WELL.
DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR INDICATE THAT WE ARE FREE OF ANY MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE? THERE WE RECEIVED 10 AND WE CONSISTENTLY RECEIVE 10 ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
DID THE DISTRICT POST THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE? OF COURSE, WE DID.
DID THE BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS THE PROPERTY VALUES IN A MEETING? YOU KNOW WE DO ALL THE TIME.
[LAUGHTER] OF COURSE WE PASSED THAT AS WELL.
THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SCORE FOR THIS YEAR IS AN 86.
YOU CAN SEE OUR SCORES GOING ACROSS THERE.
WE HAD 88 LAST YEAR, 90 BEFORE THAT.
BUT YOU CAN SEE, GOING ACROSS ON THE COLUMNS IN 1920,
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THEY CHANGED THE FIRST RATING DRASTICALLY.BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN STILL BRING IT UP TO 90 IN THE FUTURE SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT.
ITSELF MORE SLIDES, DON'T IT? LATER ON YOU'LL HEAR FROM WEAVER OUR AUDITOR'S.
THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR THAT WE'RE ENDING AND AUDITING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GRAPH OF THE FUND BALANCE IS STEADILY INCREASING GOING TO THE RIGHT.
OF COURSE, WE RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON AN AUDIT REPORT AGAIN, WHICH IS THE BEST POSSIBLE GRADE, SO TO SPEAK.
WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE THE FUND BALANCE BY $1.5 MILLION.
OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE IS 44 MILLION, WHICH GIVES US 27 PERCENT OR THREE MONTHS WORTH OF EXPENDITURES THAT YOU HEAR US TALK ABOUT AS WELL.
AGAIN, YOU'LL HEAR FROM WEAVER LATER ON THIS EVENING.
THEN JUST ANOTHER LITTLE AWARD THAT I LIKED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION BUT FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW NOW, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE AWARD FROM THE GFOA, WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
BASICALLY, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAN AUDIT OR UNMODIFIED OPINION.
BUT THEN THERE'S A LOT, I THINK 20 SCHEDULES BEHIND ALL THE AUDITED INFORMATION THAT WE PUT TOGETHER, AND BASICALLY IT'S JUST SHARING MORE FINANCIAL INFORMATION WITH WHOEVER WANTS TO LOOK AT OUR AUDIT REPORT BASICALLY, BUT JUST TRYING TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY A BETTER IDEA OF HOW WELL WE'RE DOING FINANCIALLY.
THEN BY DOING ALL THAT EXTRA WORK, WE SUBMIT IT WHEN THE AUDIT IS DONE AND THEY WILL GO THROUGH AND REVIEW IT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THE AWARD AGAIN THIS YEAR. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
MS. ADRIAN, KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
YOU ALL DO AN AMAZING JOB MANAGING THE FINANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY GOTTEN A 4 OUT OF 10, AND THOUGH THAT IS CONSISTENT MY QUESTION IS THAT CONCERNING?
>> I'M GOING TO SAY NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
BECAUSE OUR PROPERTY VALUES CONTINUE TO RISE, SO THAT WILL HELP IN THAT LONG-TERM LONGEVITY AS WELL.
PLUS THE ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S POINT OF CONCERN AT ALL.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD?
I WANT TO ECHO KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
>> MY QUESTION IS ABOUT NUMBER 6.
I KNOW SOME OF THEM IT SAID THAT IT WAS NEW BUT NO POINTS.
ON NUMBER 6 IN PARTICULAR, DID THAT MEAN BECAUSE NO POINTS WERE AWARDED? IS THAT WHY WE DIDN'T GET ANY POINTS ON NUMBER 6?
>> THEY HAVE PASS OR FAIL ON SEVERAL OF THESE NOW, AND THAT, I BELIEVE HURT OUR SCORE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE LOST A COUPLE OF 10 POINTERS FROM TWO YEARS AGO.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> YES. MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I THINK I'LL GO DOWN AND ASK A QUESTION FROM THE PUBLIC.
THE QUESTION WOULD BE, WHEN WE BUDGETED LAST YEAR, HOW MUCH DID WE BUDGET TO TAKE OUT OF FUND BALANCE, AND HOW MUCH ARE WE ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING TO FUND BALANCE?
>> I KNEW YOU'RE GOING TO ASK THAT.
YES, WE APPROVED A BUDGET LAST YEAR WITH A POSSIBLE USE OF FUND BALANCE OF OVER $8 MILLION.
THIS YEAR AS IT TURNS OUT WE ARE ADDING 1.5 MILLION TO THE FUND BALANCE.
WE'RE IN WONDERFUL FINANCIAL SHAPE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME OUTSTANDING WORK DONE, ESPECIALLY ON CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT LOOKING AT OUR EXPENDITURES.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS IF YOU CAN GO BACK, I WANT TO GO BACK AND POINT OUT THE AREA WHERE WE HAD THE FOUR.
I WANT TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ABOUT WHY THAT IS AND DAVID GIVING IT ONE MORE, PLEASE.
NUMBER 7, I SAY FOUR BUT SEVEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS, AS MS. ADRIAN MENTIONED BEFORE, WE TAKE A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO BUDGETING.
WE ALWAYS UNDERESTIMATE OUR ENROLLMENT,
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AND WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT PUTS US IN A POSITION TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF OUR BUDGET CYCLE TO ACTUALLY ADD MONEY TO OUR FUND BALANCE, BUT THAT'S A CHOICE.WHAT WE REALIZE IS THAT AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO BE CONSERVATIVE, ON OUR FIRST REPORT WE WILL BE IMPACTED, AND SO WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO THINK TOGETHER AS A BOARD.
WE NEED TO PROBABLY TALK ABOUT WHETHER WE WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A HIGHER FIRST RATING OR IF THE IS THE IDEA THAT CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO FUND BALANCE, AND IF SO, THEN WE CONTINUE ALONG THIS PATH.
BUT AGAIN, I'M DEFINITELY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PUT $1.5 MILLION BACK INTO FUND BALANCE, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO.
THANK YOU-ALL PRINCIPLES ON THE CAMPUSES AND ALSO DEPARTMENTS SO IT TAKES A TEAM EFFORT TO DO IT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] MR. KIRSCHNER, WERE THERE ANY? AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO BOARD REPORT ITEMS 6.1,
[6.0 Board Report Item(s)]
THE TASA/TASB CONVENTION REPORT.AT THIS TIME, THE TRUSTEES THAT ATTENDED THAT CONFERENCE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
BOARD, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE THAT ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PRESENT.
THE TITLE OF THAT CONFERENCE AND IDEAS, INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATION AND IT WAS HELD IN SAN ANTONIO IN SEPTEMBER.
BOARD MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED, DO YOU HAVE ANY HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE IT THIS TIME?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO JUST GIVE KUDOS TO OUR EARLY LEARNING DEPARTMENT WHO PRESENTED WHILE WE WERE THERE.
I BELIEVE THAT TRUSTEE DAVIS AND TRUSTEE ROBINSON WERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH ME AS WELL.
IT WAS 8:00 IN THE MORNING ON A SATURDAY MORNING, WHICH REMINDS WOULD HAVE BEEN 5:00 IN THE MORNING.
BUT IT WASN'T A DISAPPOINTMENT AT ALL, I FELT TREMENDOUS PRIDE TO BE IN THE ROOM AND WATCH OUR TEAM PRESENT ON ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE WITH REGARDS TO OUR EARLY LEARNING CENTER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER TO COME.
THE ROOM WAS FULL. I WAS VERY SURPRISED AT 8:00 AM ON A SATURDAY MORNING, THERE WILL BE SO MANY IN ATTENDANCE AND THEY WERE SO ENGAGED IN THE DISCUSSION, IN THE PRESENTATION.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS DURING THE PRESENTATION, QUESTIONS AFTER, IN FACT, PEOPLE WERE COMING INTO THE ROOMS IN THE NEXT SESSION AND THEY WERE STILL ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
I WAS PROUD TO BE THERE AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE TASA/TASB CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, I WON'T SAY MUCH IMPROVED TO SAY THAT THEY WEREN'T GOOD IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
BUT POST-COVID, THERE HAD BEEN SOME CHALLENGES AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE CONTENT THIS YEAR WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I ENJOYED BEING THERE.
>> SURE. I WILL JUST SHARE A FEW THINGS AS THIS WAS MY FIRST TASA/TASB CONFERENCE.
I APPRECIATE BEING IN A SPACE LIKE THAT WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE WALKING A SIMILAR JOURNEY, NOT ONLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BEING ABLE TO GLEAN FROM THEM AND THEIR EXPERIENCE, BUT TO ALSO BE ABLE TO SHARE JUST HOW AMAZING CROWLEY ISD IS.
I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE DOING THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT OTHERS COULD ONLY IMAGINE.
WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, AND SO THAT FOR ME WAS A POINT OF PRIDE.
BUT ALSO I LEFT THEY ARE CHALLENGED AND INSPIRED BECAUSE IN HEARING THE STORIES OF THOSE THAT WERE FINALISTS AND EVEN THE WINNERS OF THE HONOR BOARD, I SAW NOTHING ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
I'M GOING TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY, I AM MAKING IT MY MISSION TO ENSURE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD IS AN HONOR BOARD BY TASA/TASB.
>> WE'RE COMING FOR THEM [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] VERY GOOD. THANK YOU BOTH.
THOSE WERE GREAT COMMENTS AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING HOW ABOVE THE REST.
I MEAN, WE REALLY COULD PRESENT EVERY YEAR AT THOSE CONFERENCES BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SUCH GREAT WORK SO THANK YOU BOTH.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD ADD TO BOTH YOUR SENTIMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE BOARD TO ALSO BE PRESENTERS.
WE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF SESSIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING IN THEIR DISTRICT AND
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NOT TO SELL THEM SHORT WE SHOULD BE THERE BOASTING AND NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING, BUT ALSO INFORMING OTHERS HOW THEY ALSO CAN MAKE THOSE SAME ACHIEVEMENTS.IT'S ON [LAUGHTER] THAT'S OUR MISSION.
THANK YOU. WELL, WE'RE MOVING ON,
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AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED TONIGHT TO BRING THIS SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK.
I ASKED FOR DR. DUVALL TO COME UP AND JUST GIVE YOU SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS ABOUT OUR AVIATION. DR. DUVALL.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM SO EXCITED TO PRESENT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR P-TECH ACADEMY, WHICH IS SEATTLE, AND ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS OF STUDY IS AVIATION MAINTENANCE.
AVIATION MAINTENANCE, WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES IS IT'S TRAINING THOSE TO GO OUT AND TO WORK ON AIRCRAFT WITH MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AND IT'S A TWO-PART CERTIFICATION THAT THEY CAN GO THROUGH.
WE CURRENTLY OFFER THAT IN CROWLEY ISD.
THE OTHER IS AIRFRAME AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AS A POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.
BUT IN ORDER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE EMPLOYABLE, WE HAD TO GO THROUGH CREDENTIALING BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OR AGENCY.
I WANT TO SAY AFTER TWO YEARS, WE ARE NOW CREDENTIALED TO BE AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS SCHOOL.
THIS MEANS THAT [APPLAUSE] WE ARE STAND ALONE.
IT'S A DIRECT PIPELINE TO INDUSTRY FROM CROWLEY ISD, AND THE FAA TELLS US WE'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES [APPLAUSE] THE OTHERS BEING IN FLORIDA AND NEW YORK SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF SOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
DR. WARFIELD, HER LEADERSHIP IN THIS INITIATIVE.
[APPLAUSE] MRS. KIM WRICK IS OUR P-TECH COORDINATOR.
MR. MILLER SCANLAN IS OUR AVIATION MAINTENANCE TEACHER.
I CANNOT TELL YOU THE HOURS THEY HAVE MET WITH THE FAA IN CONVERSATIONS, WRITING OPS MANUALS, DOING CURRICULUM, GATHERING EQUIPMENT, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE NOW ARE THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH TEAM, DEFINITELY THAT WAS EXCITING NEWS THIS WEEK AND I TOLD DR. DUVALL, YOU HAVE TO TELL THAT NEWS, IT'S GOOD NEWS.
>> [LAUGHTER] I JUST WANTED TO SAY TOO IT IS VERY EXCITING EVEN AFTER HEARING THE COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEE DAVIS AND TRUSTEE HALL.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF STORIES THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW ABOUT, NOT JUST US IN CROWLEY ISD, WE HAVE A HUGE STORY TO TELL AND THAT'S ONE OF THEM.
THANK YOU DR. DUVALL AND YOUR TEAM, DR. WARFIELD AND OTHERS FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
>> ALSO, I GOT A COUPLE OF MORE STORIES TO TELL.
DEFINITELY EXCITED IT'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED I'M HEARING ABOUT THEM AND FINDING OUT ABOUT THEM.
I FOUND OUT TODAY ABOUT OUR STEM ACTIVITY.
WE HAVE DR. VALENCIA HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR STEM FOR ALL INITIATIVE. DR. VALENCIA.
>> YEAH SO GOOD AFTERNOON TO DR. MCFARLAND AND THE BOARD.
YES, TODAY WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT OUR STEM DAY THAT'S COMING UP AGAIN.
IT'S NEXT THURSDAY, IT'S NATIONAL STEM DAY.
ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE EMBEDDING STEM IN ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ALL DAY ON THURSDAY.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME TO ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES.
ON THAT DAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON FORCE AND MOTION.
OUR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND OUR YOUNGER ONES ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOUND AND ENERGY.
IN THERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING HOW WE'RE EMBEDDING ENGINEERING INTO EACH ONE OF THE CLASSES.
AS WELL IN METAL CURRICULUM ENTRY, WE HAVE TELEMUNDO WHO'S GOING TO COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A SEGMENT ON OUR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN STEM.
I'M VERY EXCITED AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN TURN IN THAT AFTERNOON IN TELEMUNDO AND BE ABLE TO SEE THAT SEGMENT SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DR. VALENCIA. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE ON TOP WITH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ART.
WE HAVE DR. WILLIAMS HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT NORTH CROWLEY NINTH.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD,
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DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.MY NAME IS DR. COLECIA WILLIAMS AND I AM THE VERY PROUD PRINCIPLE OF NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE CAMPUS.
ON YESTERDAY, WE TOOK OVER 200, I SAID IT.
OVER 200 9TH GRADE STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE ABRIDGED VERSION OF SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET, PRODUCED BY STAGE WEST.
THIS PLAY WAS PERFECT TIMING BECAUSE OUR ENGLISH WANTS STUDENTS BEGAN READING AND ANALYZING THE PLAY, ROMEO AND JULIET, IN ENGLISH CLASS ON LAST WEEK.
THE NC-9PANTHERS FEEL THE BASS HALL WITH A SEA OF BLUE SHIRTS AND REPRESENTED CROWLEY ISD WITH SUCH PRIDE AND SOPHISTICATION.
STUDENTS FOUND THIS UPDATED PRODUCTION OF THE CLASSIC LOVE STORY TO BE ENERGETIC, ENGAGING, AND RELATABLE.
THE PLAY WAS RULED WITH MODERN SONGS THAT HAD OUR STUDENTS SINGING AND DANCING.
THE EXPERIENCE WAS AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.
THIS STUDENT EXPERIENCE WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM EQUIPPED WITH PLENTY OF BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE AND REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS TO CONTINUE THEIR IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE ELIZABETHIAN ERA TALE.
WE BELIEVE THAT EXPOSURE MATTERS AND WE AIM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH QUALITY ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE EMPHASIS, EXPLORE THINGS, MAKE CONNECTIONS.
EVERY PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE CHEERING, MASTER THE CONCEPT OF AUTHOR'S PURPOSE AND EXPLORE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.
I AM MOST PROUD OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPLEMENTS OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE.
OUR STUDENTS WERE COMPLIMENTED ON THEIR BEHAVIOR AND HOW THEY INTERACTED WITH OTHER SCHOOLS AND BASS HALL STAFF.
THANK YOU, CROWLEY ISD, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [APPLAUSE]
>> AWESOME MOVES DR. WILLIAMS. ALL OF THESE REPORTS TONIGHT INDICATE THAT WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOAL 1, WHICH IS THRIVING STUDENTS.
THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SHARE IS THAT WE TALK IN OUR DISTRICT ABOUT DIVERSITY BEING OUR STRENGTH.
I HAD AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE AT THE HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION.
WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS IN A SECOND.
BUT I HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO TWO YOUNG LADIES.
ONE WAS FROM UGANDA, THE OTHER ONE WAS FROM ETHIOPIA, AND WE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION, AND WHAT THEY SAID IS WE WANT SOME INTERNATIONAL DAY, AND I SAID, OKAY, WELL YOU ALL CREATE IT.
THEY TALKED TO ME THIS WEEK AND SO WE WILL BE HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL DAY TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER.
I USED TO TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE 55 HOME LANGUAGES, BUT I FOUND OUT TODAY WE NOW HAVE 63 HOME LANGUAGES SPOKEN, SO WE ARE DEFINITELY A DIVERSE DISTRICT.
LOOK FORWARD TO INTERNATIONAL DAY COMING UP IN MARCH SO THANK YOU ALL BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. [APPLAUSE]
>> SIXTY THREE? THAT'S A HUGE INCREASE.
AWESOME. THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND.
AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR RECOGNITION ITEM 8.1,
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HISPANIC HERITAGE QUIZ BOWL AND THE ART SHOW WINNERS, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MISS AGUILERA TO PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 15TH, CROWLEY ISD HOSTED THE HISPANIC HERITAGE BOWL DURING A SPIN THE DAY WITH CROWLEY ISD.
STUDENTS, TEAMS FROM ACROSS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY CAMPUSES COMPETED IN AN ACADEMIC QUIZ BOWL, WHILE OTHER STUDENTS FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL SUBMITTED ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR THE ART CONTEST.
THESE GRADE LEVELS RANGE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ALSO GOT TO ENJOY THE CARNIVAL LIVE GAMES PROVIDED BY NCHS, LATINO STUDENT UNION.
ALSO AS PART OF THE SPEND THE DAY WITH CROWLEY ISD, FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL PRO DANCE A DYSLEXIA AWARENESS FAIR, AND A HEALTH FAIR.
THIS EVENT WAS PROVIDED WITH OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS.
I WANT TO START OUT WITH OUR ELEMENTARY ENGLISH COMPETITION, AND THE WINNERS OF FIRST-PLACE WENT TO JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY INTELIGENTE PUMAS AND WE HAVE HOLY MAWI, TEEBA ALKHAYYAT, ZARYAH PARKER, LIYAH CLAYTON.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] IN OUR ELEMENTARY SPANISH COMPETITION, THE FIRST PLACE WHEN IT GOES TO OAKMONT ELEMENTARY LOS HALCONES.
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KARLA QUINTANA, VALERIA MARULANDA, JUAN GARCIA, EMILY GUZMAN ROLON [APPLAUSE] OUR SECONDARY.WINNERS TO THE HISPANIC HERITAGE QUIZ VOTE, GOES TO CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, FIRST PLACE.
CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ, ISIS DE DIOS, VALERIA GONZALEZ, KARLA VAZQUEZ, AND CHARLENE RENTERIA.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAD OVER 50 TEAMS COMPETING WITH OVER 250 STUDENTS.
[APPLAUSE] NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE ART CONTEST, FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN THE K1 DIVISION, AND THIS IS NEW TO CROWLEY ISD.
WE HAD COMPETITIONS BEGINNING IN THIRD GRADE AND GOING THROUGH 12TH GRADE, AND ON THE REQUEST OF OUR ART TEACHERS, THEY ASKED THAT WE CREATE MORE CATEGORIES AND INCLUDE A STUDENTS BEGINNING IN KINDERGARTEN.
FOR K1 KHLOE BELL, FIRST GRADE JUNE DAVIS [APPLAUSE] FOR THE SECOND THIRD GRADE DIVISION ZOE UNOKWAH SECOND GRADE JUNE DAVIS, FOURTH, FIFTH GRADE ALAINE HILL.
SHE'S A FIFTH GRADER FROM DALLAS PARK [APPLAUSE] OUR SIXTH OR SEVENTH DIVISION MCKINLEY SANFORD, SIXTH GRADE, HF STEVENS, AND MR. RUSSELL AND HER TEAM WILL BE HOLDING SOME OF THESE FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADE DIVISION, DEREK OBER IS AN EIGHTH GRADER FROM RICHARD ALLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE BEHIND YOU THAT BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK THAT THEY'VE JUST EXCELLENT WORK.
OUR 10TH GRADE DIVISION, JOCELYN VERA FROM NORTH CROWLEY [APPLAUSE].
OUR ELEVENTH GRADE A WINNER AND MELINDA ROSIC, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR TWELVTH GRADE WINNER, SARAH FLORES NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART IN MAKING SPEND THE DAY WITH CROWLEY ISD AND EXCELLENT EVENT FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO THANK THE COACHES, THE JUDGES, TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE, AND MANY, MANY MORE, AND ESPECIALLY MISS RUSSELL, WHO JUST PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.
SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR BOTH THE HISPANIC HERITAGE AND BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOSS.
[APPLAUSE] DEFINITELY, THIS EVENT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS WITH ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAD FROM OUR CROWLEY ISD FAMILY.
THANK YOU-ALL. [APPLAUSE] WE ALSO HAVE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED THAT ONE, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE.
WE DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM SO IF YOU WOULD STAND, PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE] CAN YOU COME UP TO THE FRONT, PLEASE? WE WANT TO GET YOUR PICTURE.
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>> SOME OF YOU ALL CAN STEP BACK FOR A SECOND [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> I DO WANT TO PUT NAMES TO THESE BEAUTIFUL FACES THAT ARE HERE.
OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER, DEAN PRUITT, FIRST GRADE FROM JUNE DAVIS.
[APPLAUSE] CHRISTINA GOT THE THIRD GRADE, SECOND PLACE FROM JIM DAVIS AND LEVI PHILLIPS, THIRD PLACE, FOURTH GRADER FROM JUNE DAVIS. CONGRATULATIONS.
BOARD, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I KNOW SOME OF YOU ATTENDED, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU'D WANT TO SHARE.
>> I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO SAY.
>> FIRST OF ALL, GOING BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT TO TACITUS BE, DR. WRIGHT DID A PRESENTATION WHICH WAS EXTREMELY GOOD AS WELL, AND DR. MCFARLAND WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT HE DID GET SICK, BUT DR. WRIGHT'S STEPPED UP AND DID A GREAT PRESENTATION SO I WAS THERE FOR YOU.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THERE IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OUR WEST THAT GETS A LOT OF PUBLICITY AND THEY HAD THE SUPPORT AND THEY DID A PRESENTATION AS WELL AND THEY HAVE JUST AS MANY PROBLEMS. I MEAN, EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS, BUT THEY HAVE JUST AS MANY PROBLEMS AS WE DO.
I ALSO WANTED TO ECHO DR. HALL AND MR. DAVIS, THAT WE ARE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, AND I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THESE KIDS AND THESE PIECES OF ARTWORK, AND I ALSO WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE BOWL, THE HERITAGE THAT THE DANCERS IN THOSE DRESSES, THOSE LADIES WERE PHENOMENAL AND JUST EVERYONE WHO HELPED PUT THAT BOWL ON, IT WAS JUST AMAZING AND ALL OF THE TIME THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB.
>> ANY OTHERS? I WANT TO SHIFT.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO TRUSTEE GRACIA WITH I WAS GOING TO MENTION THE DANCERS AS WELL.
THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY GOOD AND I KNOW IT'S A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT WERE DANCING IN THE GROUP AND THE MUSIC.
EVERYTHING WAS SO FESTIVE AND FUN AND ENERGETIC FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT, AND AT THE END, DURING THE FINAL COMPETITION, IT WAS VERY INTENSE.
THOSE STUDENTS PUT A LOT OF WORK IN.
I COULD JUST FEEL THE BRAINS WORKING DURING THE FINAL COMPETITION, AND IT WAS VERY STIFF WITH THE ARTWORK.
BEAUTIFUL CREATIVE DESIGNS, AND I HOPE THOSE WILL CONTINUE OR WILL GET TO SEE THOSE CONTINUED.
I KNOW SOME OF THE STUDENTS PROBABLY TOOK THEIR ARTWORK, BUT ALL OF THEM WERE BEAUTIFUL.
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR LEADERS AND OUR PARENTS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE OUT TAKING PICTURES, BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY AND A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE WITH EVERYONE SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 8.2 THE INTRODUCTION OF CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, DR. MCFARLAND.
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>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE ARE EXCITED TONIGHT TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS TO NEW POSITIONS ON OUR TEAM.
MR. KIRSCHNER, WE'LL BRING THIS [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. MAYFIELD, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS RECOGNITION ALIGNS WITH GOLD THREE EMPOWERED STAFF.
TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO OFFICIALLY MEET OUR EMPLOYEES AS DR. MCFARLAND WHO ARE NEW ROLES IN OUR DISTRICT, WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED FROM WITHIN AND WE'RE EXCITED TO LET YOU SEE THEM TONIGHT AND LET OUR COMMUNITY MEET THEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO THE FRONT RIGHT HERE BY THE PODIUM, MR. TERRY ON LOCK RIDGE AND MISS BRENDA GONZALEZ AS THEY'RE COMING UP ON UNTIL YOU [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
>> TWO SHORT WEEKS AGO, OCTOBER 13TH, TRUSTEES YOU ALL APPROVE THEIR NEW POSITIONS IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE'LL START WITH MR. LOCKRIDGE HERE.
HE IS THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN AT DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT HE IS NOT NEW TO THAT CAMPUS BECAUSE BEFORE THIS POSITION, HE WAS THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST THERE AT DEER CREEK.
HAS BEEN HELPING THE TEAM AND THE STUDENTS THERE ACCOMPLISH SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS AT DEER CREEK.
PRIOR TO JOINING CISD IN THAT ROLE, HE WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND TEACHER IN FORT WORTH ISD, AND IN HIS VERY SHORT TIME HERE IN CROWLEY ISD, HE'S MADE A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT.
I KNOW HE'S JOINED BY HIS PRINCIPALS HERE THIS EVENING.
WE HAD MS. CELESTE, MS. GRAVELY GREAT, GOOD TEAM THERE HAS WORKED TOGETHER REALLY WELL, BUT PRINCIPAL GRAVELY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THIS NEW ROLE AND SO DREAM TEAM THERE AT DEER CREEK AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE YOU SERVE AS ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN.
WELCOME. MR. LOCKRIDGE. [APPLAUSE] ANOTHER FAMILIAR FACE, ALSO HAD SOME TIME AT DEER CREEK.
WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN BUT SHE'S GOING TO BE AT SH CROWLEY.
THIS IS BRENDA GONZALEZ, THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN AT SH CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE DISTRICT-LEVEL READING INSTRUCTIONAL SPORTS SPECIALIST, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WAS ALSO AT DEER CREEK AS A TEACHER THERE.
DEER CREEK HAS BEEN DOING SOME GREAT THINGS TO BUILD UP FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR MS. GONZALEZ TO TAKE HER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OVER AT SH CROWLEY.
CONGRATULATIONS, MS. GONZALEZ.
[APPLAUSE] OUR TRUSTEES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU TO THE TEAM.
>> DO THEY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS HERE? I'M NOT SURE.
>> ANY FAMILY MEMBERS? I FAILED TO MENTION [INAUDIBLE] MESSAGE, CROWLEY'S, HERE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRSCHNER, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO YOU.
LET'S GIVE HIM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] FOR JOINING OUR TISD FAMILY, FOR CONTINUING, BEING PROMOTED WITH THE END. WE LOVE IT.
WE'RE AT THE AGENDA ITEM 8.3, ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD WINNER, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRSCHNER WILL BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM. MR. KIRSCHNER.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, OUR FINAL RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS ALSO ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE AN EMPOWERED STAFF ACROSS CROWLEY ISD IN EACH MONTH, WE GET TO PICK ONE PERSON BY THE HEARTBEAT COMMITTEE THAT REPRESENTS HEART AND ALL THAT THEY DO GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
THIS MONTH'S WINNER IS IN THE ROOM WITH US TONIGHT.
WE'LL INVITE HER TO THE FRONT HERE IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO LET YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT HOW WE SURPRISE YOU AND SHARE HER STORY AND THE IMPACT SHE'S MAKING HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WATCH THIS.
>> SURPRISE [APPLAUSE]. COACH BRUDER, IS THE HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER FOR ALL CROWLEY ISD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND NOT ONLY HERE AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, BUT ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAD COACH BRUDER AS A COACH.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAD COACH BRUDER AT THE CLASSROOM, ISN'T SHE BEST? LET'S HEAR FROM COACH BRUDER [APPLAUSE] WHAT MAKES COACH BRUDER THE HEARTBEAT OF CROWLEY ISD IS SHE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EACH AND EVERY MOMENT SHE HAS WITH STUDENTS NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM BUT ALSO ON THE VOLLEYBALL COURT.
SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND AND SHE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE WITH A PURPOSE.
NOT ONLY FOR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CIC COMMUNITY AND ALL NORTH TEXAS IS GETTING READY TO HEAR YOUR STORY,
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AND WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU AND YOU GIVE US SUCH PRIDE CROWLEY PRIDE.>> ALL RIGHT LET'S HEAR FROM COACH BRUDER [APPLAUSE].
>> COACH BRUDER IS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON FOR A LOT OF REASONS, SHE'S A REALLY GOOD FRIEND.
ANYTIME THAT I NEEDED ANYTHING OR ANY OF OUR FRIENDS NEEDED ANYTHING, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
SHE IS A GREAT TEACHER AND A COACH BECAUSE SHE IS VERY DIRECT AND TO THE POINT, BUT SHE DOES IT WITH A LOVING MANNER BEHIND IT UNTIL THE KIDS ARE VERY RESPECTFUL AND RESPONSIVE TO THE WAY THAT SHE TEACHES, THE WAY SHE COACHES. [BACKGROUND].
>> I'VE HAD A LOT OF COACHES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND SHE'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST COACHES I'VE HAD.
SHE'S GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT IT IS.
SHE'S A GREAT PERSON TO HAVE AROUND FIRST OF ALL.
SHE'S GOING TO BE IN THERE FOR YOU IN WHATEVER YOU NEED AND GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE.
TELL YOU, WHAT'S PROBABLY BEST FOR YOUR INTEREST.
>> SHE'S JUST A CARING PERSON ALL AROUND ON THE COURT, OFF THE COURT, IN THE SCHOOL, JUST AROUND US.
SHE SETS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE FOR US.
>> WHAT IS 48 DIVIDED BY EIGHT?
>> SIX. SO BASICALLY [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE ALL KNOW WHAT A GREAT COACH SHE IS ON THE COURT, BUT WHAT REALLY IMPRESSES ME ABOUT HER IS HOW SHE REALLY RELATED TO MY DAUGHTER EMMA IN THE CLASSROOM.
SHE'S AN AMAZING TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND I DON'T THINK TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS.
EMMA REALLY STRUGGLED WITH MATH AND WHEN WE GOT HER INTO COACH BRUDER'S MATH CLASS, [INAUDIBLE] EMMA JUST FLOURISHED AND LOVES MATH AND I THINK IT WAS A RELATIONSHIP THAT COACH BRUDER TOOK THE TIME TO BUILD WITH HER AND NOT JUST WITH HER, I HEAR LOTS OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT COACH BRUDER.
>> COACH BRUDER IS LIKE A MOM.
NOT EVEN OVER-EXAGGERATING COACH BRUDER MEANS A LOT TO ME, LIKE THE WORLD.
I THINK HER BEING THE HEARTBEAT WINNER, IT JUST FITS PERFECT FOR HER.
SHE'S A REALLY STRONG WOMAN AND SHE'S GOING THROUGH A LOT RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT FOR US AS HER PLAYERS.
IT'S DEFINITELY BROUGHT US CLOSER.
I FEEL LIKE IT MADE US FAMILY, WE'RE SISTERS, WE'RE ALL ONE NOW.
>> EVERYWHERE YOU GO THERE'S SHIRTS, THERE'S POSTERS, THERE'S FLOWERS, THERE'S GIFTS, FOR THE GIRLS AND ME, THERE'S DONATION.
IT'S HIGHLY OVERWHELMING BUT VERY NICE.
WE LEARNED A LOT THAT, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN LIFE.
WE LEARNED THAT YOU GOT TO FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING, YOU GOT TO GIVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING THE BEST THAT YOU CAN GIVE.
YOU GOT TO LOVE THE PEOPLE AROUND AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE.
>> UNTIL YOU ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LESS TIME LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.
LET'S BE HONEST. EVERYBODY KNOWS.
YOU COULD DIE IN A CAR, RIGHT HOME, BUT HAVING BLATANTLY AROUND WITH A TIME FRAME, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT THAT CHANGES YOUR PRIORITIES.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE MYSELF A SMALL MILESTONE HERE.
I HOPE TO BE THERE NEXT SEASON I HOPE TO SEE MY KIDS DRIVE, TURN 16, GO TO THEIR SENIOR NIGHT, GO TO THEIR GRADUATION, IF YOU GET FAR THAN THAT, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO KEEP SETTING NEW ONES.
>> JUST SEEING HOW SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO KEEP DOING WHAT SHE'S DOING WITH THE SAME PASSION AND THE SAME DRIVE THAT SHE ALWAYS HAS,
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HAS BEEN REALLY INSPIRING TO ME AND I KNOW TO SEVERAL OTHER COLLEAGUES AND TO OUR STUDENTS AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY SHE'S DESERVING THE HEARTBEAT AWARD [APPLAUSE].>> CONGRATULATIONS. BECAUSE BRUDER OUR HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER.
>> I PROMISE IT'S NOT THAT DEPRESSING.
IT'S THE MUSIC THAT YOU PUT ON THERE IT MAKES IT SO MUCH WORSE.
>> WELL CONGRATULATIONS I KNOW OUR TRUSTEES ARE APPRECIATIVE AND THEY WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND LET YOU KNOW WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU, WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND CROWLEY ISD.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRSCHNER, AND I THINK IT'S FITTING.
I KNOW OCTOBER IS A LOT OF THINGS DURING THE MONTH.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CELEBRATE IN OCTOBER, AND ONE OF THOSE IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
I JUST THINK IT'S VERY, VERY HONORABLE AS WELL. COACH BRUDER.
I JUST PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE DISTRICT AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST CONTINUED ROAD AHEAD TO YOUR RECOVERY.
LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] IS THEIR FAMILY HERE? NOT SURE. YOU'RE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY DID?
>> YES. WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY?
>> STAND UP DAUGHTER [APPLAUSE] YES.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 9.1,
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THE STUDENT VOICE INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.IT INCLUDES THE STUDENTS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAM PILOT, AND THE BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL PILOT, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY MR. MUHAMMAD HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM MR. MUHAMMAD.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND, I'M EXCITED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE STUDENT VOICE INITIATIVE, WHICH WE FEEL EXEMPLIFIES THOSE TWO GOALS, THRIVING STUDENTS AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STUDENT VOICE INITIATIVE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THREE DISTINCT PROGRAMS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE STUDENTS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PILOT PROGRAM, AND THE BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL PILOT, AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE THREE PROGRAMS BASICALLY IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVISE STUDENT LEADERS ABOUT GOVERNANCE AND TO EMPOWER STUDENT LEADERS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE A PART OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
THE FIRST PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IS THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THIS IS MADE UP OF 19 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, RANGING FROM GRADE 6 THROUGH 12.
THE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND AS YOU SEE IN THAT PICTURE, THEY WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH DR. MCFARLAND TO ADDRESS VARIOUS CONCERNS AND FIND SOLUTIONS.
WE HELD OUR FIRST MEETING ON OCTOBER 18TH, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO MORE THAT ARE SCHEDULED IN PERSON FOR JANUARY 17TH AND APRIL 17 AND AS NEEDED WE WILL HOLD ANY VIRTUAL MEETINGS AS WELL.
THE SECOND PROGRAM IS THE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAMMING DR. MCFARLAND YOU WANT TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO THIS PROGRAM HAS A BRANCH OUT OF REAL QUICK.
>> YEAH, SO I THINK AT A COUPLE OF THE WORKSHOPS THAT WE ATTENDED, THE NATIONAL WORKSHOPS, MR. RAY AND ALSO MISS DAVIS BOTH MENTIONED TO ME THAT THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT NEXT TO A STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, AND SO WE BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE AND FIND A LITTLE BIT MORE AND WE THOUGHT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PILOT HERE IN CROWLEY ISD SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BASICALLY BRINGING THIS IDEA BOARD AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PILOTING THIS YEAR AND LEARNING ABOUT IT TO SEE HOW WE COULD DO IT IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU DOC, SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT PILOTING A PROGRAM, WE FIGURED IT'D MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO JUST USE THOSE STUDENTS THAT WE ALREADY SELECTED FOR THE STUDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL,
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AND WE DECIDED WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW TWO STUDENTS TO SERVE AT EACH BOARD MEETING, AND THEY WILL BE SITTING RIGHT HERE AT THIS TABLE RIGHT HERE, AND THEY WILL BE RAISED 10TH TO 12TH, WILL SERVE IT TWO BOARDS BOARD MEETINGS EACH GRADE SIX THROUGH NINE WITH EACH SERVER AT ONE BOARD MEETING, AND WE DECIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MUST CONDUCT FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS ON THEIR CAMPUSES TO EDUCATE OTHER STUDENTS ABOUT DISTRICT LEVEL DECISIONS AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK.WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BOARD MEETING REGULATIONS, THE STUDENTS, AS I SAID, IT SHOULD BE SHALL BE SEATED NEXT TO THE DAIS.
THEY SHALL PREPARE REMARKS AND READ THEM ALOUD DURING A STUDENT TRUSTEE AGENDA ITEM SECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING, THEY SHALL SERVE IN AN ADVISORY ROLE ONLY AND THEY WON'T HAVE ANY VOTING RIGHTS, THEY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ESTABLISH AN A QUORUM OR MAKING ANY OFFICIAL DECISION, AND FINALLY, THEY SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE THIRD AND FINAL PROGRAM OF THIS INITIATIVE IS ALSO A PILOT PROGRAM AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE, AND THIS WILL BE WHERE WE TAKE TWO FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM EACH ELEMENTARY CAMPUS WHO ARE SELECTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAMS, AND WE'LL TAKE 5-10 STUDENTS FROM EACH SECONDARY CAMPUS WHO ALSO ARE SELECTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAMS, AND THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERSHIP GROUPS ON CAMPUS AND ATHLETIC CLUBS.
THE BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE A STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN ON DISTRICT MATTERS BY GATHERING FIRST-HAND INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENTS, AND THEY WILL MEET WITH THE BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL QUARTERLY, AND THEY'LL MEET BY FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS.
THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAD A QUESTION. YOU SAID THAT THEY WERE SELECTED BY APPLICATION PROCESS.
>> DO YOU DO APPLICATIONS EVERY YEAR AND HOW DOES A STUDENT GET AN APPLICATION TO APPLY? IS IT ADVERTISED ANYWHERE?
>> WHAT WE DID, WE ACTUALLY, THREE YEARS AGO WE HAD AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND WE HAD A GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT WERE PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE ACTUALLY ADVERTISE IT AND SELECTED ADDITIONAL FOR ONCE A STUDENT IS A PART OF THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THEN THEY REMAIN A PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNTIL THEY GRADUATED.
THIS YEAR THOUGH, AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE PILOTING THE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAM, AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WORK WITH THE BOARD OVER THE SUMMER AFTER WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS UNDER OUR BELT AND WE'LL DETERMINE HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS GROUP IS REPRESENTATIVE? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, WILL WORK ON ALL THOSE DETAILS.
BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO NOW IS GET STARTED AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PILOT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING.
[NOISE] YOU DIDN'T DO IT THAT TIME. JUST THE COMMENT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND AND FOR TAKING THIS FORWARD [LAUGHTER] AND RECOGNIZING IT AS AN OPTION FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MR. MUHAMMAD FOR SPEARHEADING IT.
TWO THINGS COME TO MIND FOR ME WITH THIS.
ONE IS THESE STUDENTS WILL BE CIVIC-MINDED, AND IF THEY ARE THE BEST PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS, TO BRING ABOUT THAT AWARENESS, AND BEING CIVIC-MINDED WILL PRODUCE THE CITIZENS, AND AGAIN, IS EACH ONE TOUCHING ONE, AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT AND THE POSSIBILITIES THAT THE STUDENTS ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEN THE STUDENTS SERVING ON AS A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
THERE'S NO END TO HOW FAR THAT RIPPLE EFFECT CAN GO FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND THE ONES THEY CAN TOUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> I THINK DR. MCFARLAND WILL AGREE. WE LEARNED A LOT THAT NIGHT.
I COULD TELL BY HIS CONVERSATION FAIRLY SO MUCH COLLABORATION AND IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.
I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS, THANK YOU.
>> IF I COULD JUST ECHO TRUSTEE DAVIS'S SENTIMENTS.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TRAVELING TO BALTIMORE EARLIER IN THE SUMMER TO THE CAMPUS AND THEY HAVE A PROGRAM THERE WHERE THEY HAVE STUDENT TRUSTEES AND THE AGENCY AND EMPOWERMENT THAT IT GAVE THE STUDENTS THE ENTIRE TOUR, THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION WAS FACILITATED BY THE STUDENT BODY, AND SO JUST TO SEE THOSE STUDENT LEADERS STANDING BEFORE THEIR STUDENT BODY AND JUST TO MISS DAVIS' POINT,
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THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOVERNANCE PROCESS AND THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY SO I'M EXCITED.WHEN I CAME BACK, I THOUGHT, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THIS AND I THOUGHT MORE ABOUT IN MY PLACE WHERE I WORK IS A MORE THAN I EVEN DID HERE, CONSIDER IT IN CROWLEY AND SO I'M EXCITED.
THAT WILL BE A BLAZING ANOTHER TRAIL.
I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL OF THE THINGS THAT THE STUDENTS WILL DO.
I TALKED TO A PROSPECTIVE PARENT EARLIER THIS WEEK.
TODAY IS THURSDAY, EARLIER THIS WEEK OR MAYBE THE END OF LAST WEEK.
I WAS WILLING TO DO A TOUR WITH THEM, BUT MY WORK SCHEDULE GOT IN THE WAY AND I THOUGHT IN MY HEAD IS, AND SHE HAS A CHILD THAT'S IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT CAME TO MY HEAD WAS, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE FOR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS FROM THE ADVISORY COUNCILS TO BE ABLE TO TOUR OR SHARE SOME INSIGHTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH HER HIGH-SCHOOL DAUGHTER, AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY ALSO FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THEY'RE MEETING WITH THEIR EXISTING CLASSMATES, BUT PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES THAT ARE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT, IF WE CAN HAVE THEM TO SHARE INSIGHTS OR THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES.
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE COULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. YES, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MUHAMMAD, AND BY THE WAY, GREAT JOB TO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PARENTS ATTENDED THE PARENT UNIVERSITY THIS WEEK, BUT IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT LEADERS.
WALTON, THERE WAS A PRESENTER AND SEVERAL OF OUR OTHER PRESENTERS.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY AND VERY INFORMATIVE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT ON AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT PARENT UNIVERSITY EVENT SO THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE AT OUR OPEN FORUM.
MR. KIRSCHNER, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP? THANK YOU.
WE'RE AT THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS.
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AGENDA ITEM 11.1, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA 11.2, THE APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 2ST, 2022 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES, AND THE OCTOBER 13TH CALLED BOARD MEETING MINUTES.THE 2022, 2023 TEACHER APPRAISERS, THAT'S 11.3, 11.4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 11.5.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT 11.6, THE DISTRICT-WIDE CHROMEBOOKS, RFP 11.7, THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT AWARD, AND 11.8, AMPLIFY EDUCATION, WHICH IS TEXAS COVID LEARNING ACCELERATION SUPPORTS DECISIONS 6, HIGH IMPACT TUTORIALS.
AT THIS TIME, BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I DO HAVE ACTUALLY TWO QUESTIONS REGARDING TWO SEPARATE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ONE REGARDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
MISS ADRIAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS.
LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
ARE WE TRENDING LOWER IN INCOME? IF THE CASE IS YES, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE TO MY UNINFORMED EYES.
BUT WHEN I BUDGET FOR THE REVENUE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, I DIVIDE IT BY 12 AND REVENUE DOESN'T COME IN THAT WAY.
WE GET STATE PAYMENTS IN THE EARLY FALL AND THE SPRING.
BUT THEN IN THE WINTER MONTHS IS WHEN WE GET OUR TAX PAYMENTS AND SO YOU'LL SEE THE REVENUE SKYROCKET IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY PERIOD.
>> THEN MY SECOND QUESTION, MADAM PRESIDENT IS ON THE RFP FOR THE DISTRICT-WIDE CHROMEBOOKS.
IN THE SEPTEMBER 21ST MEETING, WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 785 CHROMEBOOKS THREAT.
IS THIS 415 THAT WE RECEIVED THE RFP FOR? IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE 785 OR ARE WE ONLY NEEDING 415? IS THIS AN AMENDMENT TO WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OR IS THIS AN ADDITION?
>> THIS IS AN ADDITION, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL 415 CHROMEBOOKS,
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AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 1,200 THAT WE'VE PURCHASED OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO.I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW DID WE KNOW THAT INITIALLY THAT WE NEED 1,200 VERSUS NOW.
>> IT WAS AN ESTIMATE, DR. MCFARLAND, AM I ABLE TO PULL UP MY POWERPOINT RELATIVE TO THIS ITEM?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, FOR YOUR QUESTION.
THE RFP IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF 415 CHROMEBOOKS.
IT WAS ADVERTISED SEPTEMBER 20TH, IT CLOSED OCTOBER THE 6TH.
THERE WERE 17 RESPONDENTS, FOUR OF THOSE 17 RESPONDENTS HOLD THE CLASSIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES ENTERPRISE, MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, AND HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS.
THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FROM THE DATE OF THE AWARD TO JUNE 30TH, 2023.
WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO, TRUSTEE DAVIS, RENEW THIS BID IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL CHROMEBOOKS FOR FOUR YEARS IN ONE-YEAR INCREMENTS.
THE AWARDED VENDOR, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, THIS POWERS AS A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT WE LOCK IN THE PRICE FOR AT LEAST 180 DAYS.
HOW DID WE GET HERE? YOU'VE REFERENCED, TRUSTEE DAVIS THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU A FUTURE ACTION ITEM IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE PURCHASE OF 1,200 CHROMEBOOKS.
BUT BECAUSE WE WERE USING THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, IT REQUIRED A BID IF THE TOTAL COST WAS OVER $249,999.
THAT ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS FOR $374,000.
YOU'LL REMEMBER AFTER OUR SPIRIT OF THE DISCUSSION OUR DIALOGUE ABOUT THE URGENCY OF THIS ITEM, THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE OF 785 CHROMEBOOKS.
WE THEN IN OUR ATTEMPT TO ADHERE TO THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES, THE EDGAR GUIDELINES, WHEN WE'RE USING FEDERAL FUNDS, DR. MAYFIELD, WE ADVERTISE THE BID FOR THE REMAINING 415 CHROMEBOOKS BASED UPON OUR INITIAL ESTIMATE OF 1,200 ON SEPTEMBER THE 20TH.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE ISSUED THE PO FOR THE 785 ON SEPTEMBER 23RD.
WE WENT AND WE REALLY TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO THE DATA, THE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS, THAT'S REALLY OUR PROCESS AND OUR PROTOCOLS.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE LOOKED AT THE THREE GRADES FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT, ELEMENTARY K-5, MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-8, AND HIGH SCHOOL, 9-12.
WE LOOKED AT ALL BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS A QUESTION POSED BY THE BOARD, HOW MANY STUDENTS DON'T HAVE CHROMEBOOKS.
WE TOOK A REALLY DEEP DIVE AND MR. CAMPBELL AND HIS TEAM ARE REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCELLENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR ENDEAVOR.
FOR THE CHROMEBOOKS ISSUED IN K-5, I'LL JUST ORIENTATE YOU TO THE CHART HERE.
WHAT WE DID, WE WANTED TO EXAMINE OUR CURRENT SITUATION BEFORE WE MAKE DECISIONS ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT SITUATION.
HOW MANY CHROMEBOOKS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL? AGAIN, ELEMENTARY, YOU'LL SEE THE ASTERISK, WE HAVE A POLICY AND PROCEDURE, IF YOU WILL, OF ALLOCATING CLASSROOM SETS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL.
WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT WE HAD ISSUED 8,554 CHROMEBOOKS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
NOW AGAIN, THOSE ARE CLASSROOMS SETS AND WE LOOK AT THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AS OF TODAY, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 6,680.
THERE'S A VARIANCE OF ABOUT 1,800 THERE, APPROXIMATELY 128 PERCENT IF YOU LOOK AT IT AS THE CHROMEBOOKS ISSUE IN COMPARISON TO THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR SECONDARY LEVELS THERE IS SOME KNEE THERE.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT WE'VE ISSUED 3,340 CHROMEBOOKS WITH THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BEING APPROXIMATELY 3,685, SO A VARIANCE OF ABOUT 345, BUT THAT'S STILL 91 PERCENT.
HIGH SCHOOL YOU'LL SEE THE REFERENCE THERE TO THE 4,760 CHROMEBOOKS, THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BEING 5,330.
AGAIN, THAT VARIANCE THERE, BUT WE'RE STILL RUNNING ABOUT 89 PERCENT.
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>> ALSO, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. KEITH TO COME UP FOR A SECOND BECAUSE ACTUALLY WHAT WE DID WHEN YOU MENTIONED IT AND I HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF OTHERS ABOUT THE FACT THAT STUDENTS WERE REPORTING THAT THEY WERE WITHOUT DEVICES, AND SO I'LL ASK MR. KEITH TO TALK TO THE FACT THAT I KNOW WE DID A SURVEY OF THE PRINCIPALS, AND SO WE MAY BE LOOKING AT SOME MODIFICATION IN A STRATEGY.
MR. KEITH, I WANT YOU TO COME FORWARD AND SHARE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD.
PRE-COVID, THINKING BACK WHAT FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO, WE WERE MAKING THE SHIFT AWAY FROM ONE-TO-ONE DEVICES FOR STUDENTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND SHIFTING TO CHROMEBOOK CARTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
BECAUSE WHAT WE FOUND FROM TEACHERS, WHAT WE FOUND FROM PRINCIPALS IS THAT BECAUSE STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL WEREN'T NECESSARILY BRINGING THEIR DEVICES BACK-AND-FORTH EVERY DAY THAT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR INSTRUCTION.
THEN COVID HIT, SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK THOSE CARTS APART AND WE SENT THOSE HOME WITH STUDENTS, AND SO NOW AS AN ARTIFACT OF THAT COVID TIME PERIOD, STUDENTS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL STILL HAVE THAT ONE-TO-ONE DEVICE RATIO, BUT WE'RE SEEING THE SAME ISSUES NOW THAT WE TRY TO ADDRESS PRE-PANDEMIC.
BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS FROM OUR PRINCIPALS, APS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, ONE WAY THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE IS THAT SHIFT BACK TO PROVIDING CARTS OF CHROMEBOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM SO THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS, ALONG WITH A CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NEED THOSE FOR HOME USE.
JUST REALLY WHAT WE'RE FINDING THAT THIS SIXTH OR EIGHTH GRADE LEVEL IS IT'S MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE TO HAVE THOSE DEVICES AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL AND AVAILABLE ON A CHECKOUT BASIS AS OPPOSED TO STUDENTS JUST TAKING THEM BACK AND FORTH.
WHAT WE'RE ADDRESSING HERE IS REALLY A SYMPTOM AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE ON CARTS IS WHAT WE SEE IS THE ROOT CAUSE.
>> THE CHROMEBOOKS THEY WERE PURCHASING NOW, ARE THEY GOING TO STAY IN THE CLASSROOM AS FOR CHECKOUT, OR ARE THEY GOING OUT TO STUDENTS?
>> AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, THE ONES THAT ARE BEING PURCHASED WILL GO TO TAKE CARE OF STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED A DEVICE AT THIS TIME.
THAT SHIFT TO CARTS IN THE CLASSROOM IS REALLY A LONG-TERM SOLUTION THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.
STUDENTS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF WITH THOSE DEVICES AND THEN LONG-TERM THE SHIFT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IS TO MAKE THOSE CARTS AVAILABLE, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE THESE DEVICES AT THE TIME.
>> DEFINITELY A GOOD POINT, BOARD.
IS VERY LIKELY THEY WILL BE COMING BACK WITHIN PROBABLY THE NEXT MONTH OR SO WITH ADDITIONAL PURCHASES OF CHROMEBOOKS AND THAT WILL BE FOR CLASSROOM SETS.
THAT'S WHAT WE KNOW WE HAVE TO SHOW UP NEXT.
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TRUSTEE DAVIS GOT HIS QUESTION ANSWERED AND HE GAVE ME THE THUMBS UP, SO IT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THOSE QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD IF THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HALL. IS THERE A SECOND?
PROBABLY NEED TO DO A SHOW OF HANDS.
HOLD A VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[LAUGHTER] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT, BUT HE WAS GOING TO HELP ME WITH MY COMPUTER.
AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM AGENDA ITEM 12.1,
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THE 2021-2022 ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT ASKING FOR ACTION TONIGHT.
YOU'LL HAVE A FULL COPY OF THE AUDIT TODAY, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THAT AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE'LL BE ASKING FOR ACTION.
BUT TONIGHT IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUDIT.
WE HAVE MS. ADRIAN HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, I'M INTRODUCING TO YOU TRAVIS STEGNER FROM WEAVER.
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THEY ARE CONCLUDING OUR FINANCIAL AUDIT THAT'S REQUIRED EVERY YEAR AND IT WILL BLEED INTO THE FIRST REPORT IN THE GFO AWARD BUT HE'LL JUST GO THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS WITH YOU TONIGHT AND THEN WE'LL PROVE IT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. TRAVIS.>> THANK YOU, MS. ADRIAN, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
I'M YOUR ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2022.
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO JUST GO OVER OUR AUDITOR RESULTS ON FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
TO START YOUR ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP INCLUDES JACKIE GONZALEZ, WHO'S YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTNER.
SHE HAS OVER 19 YEARS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE.
WITH THAT, SHE'S BEEN THE ENGAGEMENT PARTNER ON MORE THAN 15 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AUDITS.
I MYSELF HAVE OVER SEVEN YEARS OF RELEVANT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND THREE OF MY YEARS IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING HAVE BEEN SPENT WITH WEAVER.
LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THAT MAY COME UP.
AS FAR AS OUR AUDITOR RESULTS GO, WE EXPECT TO ISSUE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2022, WITH AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE WE CAN PROVIDE.
WE ALSO EXPECT TO ISSUE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND WE HAVE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES NOTED AS A RESULT OF THAT.
FINALLY, WE EXPECT TO ISSUE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE FOR EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM GUIDANCE.
WE EXPECT TO ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
AGAIN, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE WE CAN DO.
THAT REPORT COMES AS A RESULT OF SINGLE AUDITS WE PERFORMED OVER MAJOR PROGRAMS. THE MAJOR PROGRAMS THAT WE TESTED THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE ESSER FOR SHORT, THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND ESSER II AND ESSER III, AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND PROGRAM.
AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, WE'LL START WITH THE GENERAL FUND, AS MS. ADRIAN MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ENDING FUND BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2022 IS APPROXIMATELY 44 MILLION.
THE FUND BALANCE, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 27 PERCENT OR THREE MONTHS OF CURRENT EXPENDITURES.
OF THAT 44 MILLION, THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 42 MILLION AS UNASSIGNED.
IN A LATER SLIDE WE'LL SHOW GENERAL FUND BALANCE HAS REMAINED MATERIALLY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST 5-6 YEARS.
THIS YEAR, ACTUAL EXPENDITURES CAME UNDER THE REVISED BUDGET BY APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION.
THOSE EXPENDITURES WERE APPROXIMATELY $164 MILLION.
REVENUES EXCEEDED EXPENDITURES BY APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION.
THIS IS MOSTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STATE FOUNDATION REVENUE THAT COMES FROM VARIOUS ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENTS, PROPERTY VALUE AUDITS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THE BUDGETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE APPROVED AND BASED ON FINAL BUDGETED AMOUNTS, TOTAL REVENUES CAME IN ABOUT $278,000 MORE THAN BUDGETED, AND TOTAL EXPENDITURES CAME UNDER APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION.
AS I MENTIONED, TOTAL FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION, THE BUDGET.
THIS SLIDE, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW FUND BALANCE HAS TRENDED OVER THE PAST 5-6 YEARS.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S REMAINED MATERIALLY CONSISTENT EVERY YEAR, STARTING IN ABOUT 2020 YOU CAN SEE AN UPTICK MOSTLY RELATED TO THE INFLUX OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT START IN 2020.
AGAIN, AS OF JUNE 30, 2022, FUND BALANCE REPRESENTS ABOUT 27 PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES.
THE NEXT AREA WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS.
AS OF JUNE 30TH, CASH WAS APPROXIMATELY $55 MILLION, WHICH CONSISTS MAINLY OF UNSPENT BOND PROCEEDS AND THE ENDING FUND BALANCE IN THAT FUND IS APPROXIMATELY $49 MILLION, WHICH IS RESTRICTED FOR CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE IN PROCESS DURING THE YEAR ARE SHOWN UP HERE WITH TWO MAJOR PROJECTS BEING COMPLETED AND THAT WAS THE CAREER TRAINING EDUCATION CENTER AND THE INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY.
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THE OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS CONSIDERED IN PROCESS AS OF JUNE 30TH IS THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AND SPORTS COMPLEX, THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THAT WE'RE IN TONIGHT, VARIOUS UPGRADES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE NATATORIUM, AND TOTAL CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS AS OF JUNE 30TH IS APPROXIMATELY $64 MILLION.WE REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR BOARD, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. STEGNER?
>> NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE APPRECIATE IT.
WE ARE AT OUR AGENDA ITEM 13.1.
[13.0 Future Action Item(s)]
IT'S A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, THE PURCHASE OF GROUNDS EQUIPMENT, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. FISHER HERE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, OUR GROUNDS DIVISION, IS SEEKING BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF GROUNDS EQUIPMENT FOR THE UPKEEP OF OUR DISTRICT-WIDE PROPERTIES.
THIS PURCHASE WILL INCLUDE FIVE COMMERCIAL MOWERS, TWO BLOWERS, AND TWO TREMORS.
THE AGGREGATE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $169,000.
BOARD, WHEN THIS BEAUTIFUL HEAD OFFICE BATTERED ABOUT TWO MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SIDE, REALLY ABOUT 50,000 SQUARE FEET, IF YOU WILL, OF FLOWERBEDS, SO THIS EQUIPMENT WILL HELP GO FORWARD WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THIS BEAUTIFUL HEAD OFFICE THAT WE'RE IN TONIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL ANSWER NOW.
>> THE NEW EQUIPMENT, IS IT TO REPLACE ANY OLD EQUIPMENT OR IS THIS AN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE?
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY TO REPLACE SOME OF OUR OLD EQUIPMENT BUT ALSO TO AUGMENT THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT TO BETTER TAKE CARE OF THIS NEW OFFICE.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, SO THANK YOU, MR. FISHER.
>> AT THIS TIME WE'RE AT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.
>> DR. MAYFIELD, BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE PLEASE.
I CAN'T LEAVE THIS ROOM WITHOUT MENTIONING THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN AMAZING BUILDING.
I WANT TO THANK THE TAXPAYERS FOR APPROVING IT, OF COURSE, MR. REEVES FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH THE [APPLAUSE] AND DR. MCFARLAND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MAKING IT HAPPEN.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING THE TOP IN TARRANT COUNTY, WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY.
THANK YOU TO ANYBODY THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
IT'S AN AMAZING BUILDING WHAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO A REAL TOUR TO SEE THE REST OF IT, BUT IT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I THINK WE'D BE REMISS TO NOT RECOGNIZE OUR VLK ARCHITECTS LAWRENCE IN THE BACK [APPLAUSE] THAT SEEMS TO BE TO SHUT HER OUT WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE TASK VIEW, SHE WAS ALSO A PART OF THAT AMAZING PRESENTATION AND SHE JUST SHOWED HOW MUCH THOUGHTFULNESS AND INTENTION THAT GOES INTO DESIGNING OUR FACILITIES ARE TRUE, THEY MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR FACILITIES AS WELL.
>>THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, FOR SHARING THAT INTERESTS, THE HALL.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING AND HOPEFULLY YOU IN THE AUDIENCE CAN FEEL WHAT WE'RE FEELING.
I HAVE A SLIGHT HEADACHE, SO I'M A LITTLE DIFFERENT TONIGHT, BUT I APPRECIATE THE BOARD FOR MAKING THOSE COMMENTS AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL WE HAVE OTHER BOARD MEETINGS AND EVENTS HERE AND YES, I'M READY FOR THE TOUR AS WELL.
MAYBE NOT TONIGHT, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TOUR. THANK YOU.
[14.0 Executive Session]
WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY 551.074 TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL,[01:40:04]
551.072, PROPERTY 551.076, EXECUTIVE BRIEFING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY AND 551.07 FORD FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PROCESS, AN INSTRUMENT, AND THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE ARE NOW ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:48 P. M, THANK YOU.
[15.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT COORDINATOR, FORWARD HAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION.>> YES. I RECOMMEND LUCY VASQUEZ FOR THE POSITION OF MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT COORDINATOR AS RECOMMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRACIAS, IS THERE SECOND?
MODE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 15.2 APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION INSTRUMENT AND THE 2022-2023 EVALUATION CALENDAR BOARD. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EVALUATION CALENDAR FOR THE '22-'23 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE APPROVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT AND RATING SCALE FOR THE A INSTRUMENTS FOR THE '21-'22 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRASSIA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
AGENDA ITEM 15.3 IS THE INTER-JURISDICTIONAL MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH JOHNSON COUNTY AND DFW REGIONAL MUTUAL AID.
BOARD, IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION?
>> I RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, MODE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
THERE'S A RESOLUTION TO BE [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:45 P.M. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.