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GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[1.0 Call to Order]
I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUB CHAPTER 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. KIRSCH.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, NEDRA ROBINSON.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE W. DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, DARRYL R. DAVIS II.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA.
>>> TRUSTEE PLACE 7, KELICIA STEVENSON AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE TONIGHT FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
STUDENT TRUSTEE, VINCENT JAMES.
>> AND STUDENT TRUSTEE FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, TOMMY TRAN.
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 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.
DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELLPHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD. AT THIS TIME.
AGENDA ITEM 2.0 IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL COLLADO AND THE CROWLEY ISD CORPS OF CADETS PRESENT THE COLORS[APPLAUSE] YOU MAY BE SEATED.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR DISTINGUISHED CROWLEY ISD CORPS OF CADETS.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 3.0 WHICH IS THE CELEBRATIONS AND POINTS OF PRIDE,
[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
AND THIS IS WHERE OUR TRUSTEES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR CELEBRATIONS.AND SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD FOR ANY VOLUNTEERS. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
MY HIGHLIGHT IS ABOUT THE SCHOOL QUALITY REPORTS.
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, CAMPUSES HAVE ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF CISD FAMILIES VIA ZOOM,
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TO REVIEW THE SCHOOL QUALITY REPORTS.THE VIRTUAL FORMAT HAS ALLOWED FAMILIES TO INTERACT, ASK QUESTIONS, AND REVIEW DATA WITH THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND DISTRICT STAFF.
IN CROWLEY ISD, WE FOCUS ON THE METRICS THAT MATTER TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
IS THERE ANOTHER VOLUNTEER? TRUSTEE GRASSIA.
>> YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING YELL ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, CROWLEY ISD WILL CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1999 CROWLEY EAGLE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE RECOGNITION WILL BE HELD AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM BETWEEN GIRLS AND BOYS GAMES VERSUS L.D BELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR ALUMNI AND ENJOYING SOME GREAT BASKETBALL WITH THE TEAM. CONGRATS.
>> [APPLAUSE] AWESOME. TRUSTEE HALL.
>> YES, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS CREW FOR THEIR HARD WORK THIS WINTER.
DURING LAST WEEK'S FRIGID WEATHER, OUR TEAM WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK TO TAKE CARE OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS SO THAT EVERYTHING WAS READY FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO RETURN.
OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FAMILY ARE OFTEN BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT THEIR EXCELLENCE IS ALWAYS ON FULL DISPLAY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANOTHER VOLUNTEER. TRUSTEE ROBINSON. YES.
>> THE FIRST ONE, THE STUDENTS AND STAFF AT SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE ELEVATING THE STANDARD.
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD, THE CAMPUS OFFERED ON SITE HAIRCUTS FOR STUDENTS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY BARBER WHO PARTICIPATED IN SUMMER CREEKS.
ALSO FRESH AND CLEAN CUTS, SELF ESTEEM INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE DREAM TEAM. AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] READY TO GO? SUMMER 3.
>> THE NEXT ONE, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM CROWLEY ISD SHARED THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS KAREN COUNTRY ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH, AT THE BILL JOHNSON CTE CENTER.
WE WERE PROUD TO HOST LEADERSHIP ISD'S CIVIC VOICES MONTHLY MEETING TO EQUIP PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATES TO CREATE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS.
>> AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH, BEST RACE ELEMENTARY, WELCOME FAMILIES, STAFF, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AND PRESTIGIOUS COMMUNITY HONOREES TO THE BOYS TO MEN INDUCTION CEREMONY.
THE 17 INDUCTEES APPLIED AND WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS INTERVIEW PROCESS.
WE CELEBRATE THESE STUDENTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN CROWLEY ISD.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO MR. DARRYL MOFFATT, WHO WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THAT EVENT AND GAVE AN EXCELLENT MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH TO THOSE YOUNG MEN.
BUT AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE 17 INDUCTEES.
>> WONDERFUL. [APPLAUSE]. I WILL ROUND THIS OUT, AND THIS ONE IS A SHOUT OUT TO NORTH CROWLEY FOR THE FOLLOWING HONORS.
I THINK I HEARD THAT NAME A LOT THIS PAST SEASON.
STAR TELEGRAM, FORT WORTH AREA FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR. RAY GATES.
THE STAR TELEGRAM, FORT WORTH AREA FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR. TOMMY BRACCO.
COACH TOMMY BRACCO, THE MCDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAME BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE WEST.
YES, WE ARE ALSO PROUD OF THEM.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]
>> I'M SORRY. I DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE.
>> I HATE TO COME BACK TO THAT. THIS IS ABOUT CHRISTOPHER STANLEY WARD, A 2006 GRADUATE OF NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND FORT WORTH NATIVE HAS RETURNED HOME WITH THE TINA TURNER NATIONAL TOUR.
PRESENTLY PERFORMING AT DALLAS FAIR PARK AND COMING TO FORT WORTH BASS HALL ON FEBRUARY 6, 2024.
CHRISTOPHER HAS AN EXTENSIVE RESUME INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR, A BEAUTIFUL THE CAROL KING MUSICAL, THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF SHREK, THE MUSICAL, HOLLAND AMERICAN CRUISE LINE, COUNTLESS REGIONAL THEATER FROM NEW YORK TO FLORIDA TO OREGON.
CISD, PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE CHRISTOPHER WARD.
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[APPLAUSE] I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS OF FINE ARTS.WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENTED STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT.
CHRISTOPHER IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
KUDOS TO CHRISTOPHER AND TO OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM AND ALL IT IS GOING TO BE, IT IS NOW AND WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE.
>> I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT.
I WILL BE AT THE SHOW ON SUNDAY THE 4TH, SO I WILL LOOK FOR CHRISTOPHER IN THAT PERFORMANCE.
ANY OTHERS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? WE ARE AT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM
[4.0 Superintendent Report]
4.0 AND SO DR. MCFARLAND WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.
BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW AND THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT JANUARY IS ACTUALLY A BOARD MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH.
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE JUST A SECOND TO REALLY TALK ABOUT OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE WHAT AND WHY BEHIND ALL OF THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE OUR COUNTRY GREAT IS THAT WE'RE A DEMOCRACY, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THE GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION OF THEIR COMMUNITY, OF THEIR CITY, OF THEIR STATE, OF THEIR COUNTRY.
THE WAY THE PEOPLE ACT AND THE WAY THE PEOPLE LET THEIR VOICE HEARD IS THROUGH THEIR VOTE.
ALL OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE DIAS, THEY'VE SET THEMSELVES APART BY BEING WILLING TO SACRIFICE THEIR TIME, THEIR TALENT, THEIR CONNECTIONS, THEIR INTUITION, AND THEIR INTELLIGENCE TO HELP SET THE VISION.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE PRINCIPALS AND ALL SET THE VISION, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S THE BOARD THAT SETS THE VISION FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND ALL, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTUALLY EXECUTING.
THE VISION IN CROWLEY ISD IS THAT WE PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
THE BOARD HAS BEEN REALLY CLEAR IN THAT WE WANT TO BE THE TOP ENTIRE COUNTY, SO WE WANT EXCELLENCE.
YOU SEE EXCELLENCE EVOLVING THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT.
IT'S BECAUSE SEVEN PEOPLE MADE A DECISION TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME SO THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SET GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN OPERATE TO PRODUCE AND BRING FORWARD THE VISION THAT THEY'VE SET.
I WANT TO FIRST JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED AND ARE ACHIEVING IS BECAUSE SEVEN PEOPLE DECIDED TO SERVE FREE OF CHARGE, BUT WITH SACRIFICE, TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY.
I THINK OUR BOARD DESERVES A HAND JUST FOR THAT.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU BOARD FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE.
BUT IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS BOARD, THAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL AND WHAT WE THINK ABOUT YOU.
LET'S SHOW THE BOARD, REALLY GIVE THEM A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHY WE VALUE THEM AS ONE OF THE BEST.
MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU ALL STARTED US TONIGHT WITH CELEBRATIONS.
WE HAVE MORE CELEBRATIONS TO COME TONIGHT FROM OUR AWESOME STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT WE WANT TO PAUSE TO CELEBRATE YOU.
WE KNOW YOU'RE THE BEST. WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT.
NOW THE REST OF THE STATE KNOWS THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE A TOP FIVE HONOR BOARD IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.
THIS YEAR'S THEME ACROSS THE STATE FOR SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH IS THE BEST ONE I'VE EVER HEARD.
LOCALLY ELECTED, COMMUNITY CONNECTED.
YOU ARE ELECTED BY THIS COMMUNITY AND YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THAT SERVICE THAT DR. MCFARLAND TALKED ABOUT.
EVERYONE OF THE DISTRICT WANTS TO SAY THANK YOU.
THEY ALL COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT WE WENT AROUND AND CAPTURED SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WITH THIS SPECIAL VIDEO MESSAGE FOR YOU.
>> IT'S THAT SPECIAL TIME TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL BOARD.
>> FOR ALL YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.
>> WE SEE YOU OPEN CAR DOORS AND GREET US WITH A SNACK.
>> YOU EVEN COME TO READ US BOOKS AND CHAT WITH US A WHILE.
>> WE SEE YOU SHOWING UP FOR US.
>> YOU PUT US FIRST IN WHAT YOU DO.
>> YOU WORK FOR US AS VOLUNTEER, YOU DON'T GET PAID TO DO THAT, BUT DESPITE THOSE WORKING HOURS, YOU STILL DEVOTE YOUR TIME.
>> IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO US.
>> WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THIS IS TRUE.
>> THAT YOU ARE TOP FIVE IN THE STATE.
>> CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL BOARD, THAT'S WHO.
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>> THANK YOU FOR BEING AWESOME, FOR REPRESENTING US SO WELL.
YOU'RE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HELPING US EXCEL.
>> IN CONCLUSION, WE THANK YOU.
>> FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION.
>> ENSURING WE GET THE VERY BEST EDUCATION.
>> WE HEARD FROM THOSE STUDENTS JUST SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WERE ALL DOING WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE AT THESE MEETINGS.
YOUR DEDICATION MEANS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND ACROSS CROWLEY ISD.
DR. MCFARLAND, WE HAVE THE BEST BOARD IN TEXAS, SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE YOU ALL.
THE CAMPUSES HAVE DELIVERED GOODIES AND SWAG AND NOTES AND ARTWORK FROM THE STUDENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO LOAD YOU ALL UP WHEN YOU GO HOME TONIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.
DR. MCFARLAND. [APPLAUSE] AGAIN. THANK YOU, BOARD. THE NEXT ITEM DURING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT IS REALLY A INTRODUCTION OF A NEW PRINCIPAL.
WE HAVE A NEW FAMILY MEMBER TO CROWLEY ISD, PRINCIPAL CHARLOTTE CARTER. WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? SHE IS THE NEW PRINCIPAL FOR DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY.
LET'S GIVE A HAND AND WELCOME HER TO CROWLEY ISD.
>> GOOD EVENING TO MADAM PRESIDENT, YOUR OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND TO DR. MCFARLAND.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A GRAND OPPORTUNITY, AND I CAN SAY CROWLEY IS UNIFIED.
I FELT THE PRIDE IMMEDIATELY, AND I FELT THE UNITY IMMEDIATELY.
FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, EVERYONE HAS COME OVER, WELCOMED ME TO THE CAMPUS.
I'M GLAD TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I THINK WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T JUST HAVE A MOMENT TO RESPOND TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HONORING US.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT I SAW WAS A DISPLAY OF BEAUTIFUL GOODIES THAT YOU SAID, THE SWAG AND ALL OF THAT.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET CLOSER AND SEE WHAT'S ALL THERE.
THIS IS A SELFLESS ROLE THAT WE HAVE.
I LOVE THE STUDENT THAT SAID AND YOU DON'T GET PAID OR SOMETHING.
[LAUGHTER] WE GET PAID IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS BECAUSE IT IS TRULY REWARDING, THE WORK THAT WE DO.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WOULD DO THIS IF WE DIDN'T FEEL, NOT NECESSARILY ONLY THE NEED, BUT THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GIVE.
I THINK MISS JUNE SAYS IT ALL THE TIME, THE REASON WHY SHE SERVES, I THINK FOR ALL OF US IS TO GIVE BACK.
THE DISTRICT HAS GIVEN US SO MUCH.
WE'RE ALL PART OF THE DISTRICT, AND THEN TO GIVE BACK IN THE WAY THAT WE SERVE, IT'S AN HONOR FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT.
WE APPRECIATE DR. MCFARLAND AND HIS WONDERFUL TEAM, AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND THE RESIDENTS OF CROWLEY ISD.
THANK YOU. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD IF THEY HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO, I THINK WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 5.1 WHICH IS
[5.0 Recognition Item(s)]
THE PRESENTATION BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DR. JARED WILLIAMS, WHO IS ALSO A DISTINGUISHED ALUM OF CROWLEY ISD. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TONIGHT TO WELCOME A CITY COUNCILMAN DR. JARED WILLIAMS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION FROM FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL. DR. WILLIAMS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, OFFICERS OF THE BOARD, [INAUDIBLE] MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IT'S REALLY A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU ALL AND REALLY JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
I AM FILLED WITH A LOT OF EMOTIONS.
ONE BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, AND LET ME SAY, IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
TWO, TO SEE THE CELEBRATIONS AND TO KNOW JUST HOW GREAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY IS.
THREE, I'M NOT ONLY A GIRL DAD,
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BUT I'M A BOY DAD AS OF TUESDAY.[APPLAUSE] WE'VE PICKED THE NAME.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SAY IT YET, [LAUGHTER] BUT MY WIFE MAY NOT AGREE, BUT JAMIESON WOULD BE AND WILL BE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS DISTRICT.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY KIDS, I THINK ABOUT ONE OF OUR GREATEST RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS TO RAISE UP A CHILD SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO BE ALL THAT THEY WERE CREATED TO BE, AND TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND INTO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
IT'S WITHOUT DOUBT THAT YOU ALL AS A BOARD DO THAT WITHOUT A DIME.
I HEARD THE YOUNG LADY IN THE VIDEO.
ALTHOUGH YOU ALL DESERVE MILLIONS OF DIMES FOR THE IMPACT THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN YOU ALL'S COMMUNITY.
IF I HAD IT, I WOULD CERTAINLY GIVE IT.
[LAUGHTER] WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST PRESENT YOU ALL WITH A RECOGNITION, ONE IN HONOR OF THIS TEAM AWARD THAT ALL HAD EARNED AND RIGHTFULLY DESERVED AS THE REGION 11 SCHOOL BOARD OF THE YEAR.
ALSO, IT'S NATURALLY FITTING BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND INDULGE ME, I'D LOVE TO READ THE CERTIFICATE FOR YOU ALL IN HONOR OF YOU ALL.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, OFFICE OF DISTRICT 6.
THIS CERTIFICATE HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH WAS SELECTED AS A 2023 REGION 11, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS WINNER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT DEMONSTRATES THE BOARD'S OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, I HEREBY RECOGNIZE CROWLEY ISD FOR THIS NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT, AND HONOR THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING THIS MONTH OF JANUARY, IN CELEBRATION OF SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS HEREBY PRESENTED TO THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2023 REGION 11 SCHOOL BOARD OF THE YEAR ON THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY 2024, SIGNED BY MYSELF.
THIS AWARD ALSO GOES TO OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES AS WELL.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT ON MANY BOARDS ACROSS THE STATE.
AGAIN, IT'S EVIDENT OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING FOR AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALL, CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU ALL.
I'M CERTAINLY CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED. THANK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] IT'S LIKE TAKING A PICTURE WITH A SUPER BOWL TEAM.
[LAUGHTER] ALTHOUGH IT'S A COWBOY'S [LAUGHTER].
>> DR. MAYFIELD, IF I COULD CREATE A VISUAL WITH THAT HONOR BOARD RECOGNITION? HOW MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO WE HAVE IN TEXAS? HOW MANY SCHOOL BOARDS DO WE HAVE?
>> ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY-TWO.
>> ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY-TWO BOARDS AND GROWING, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE.
>> THAT WAS A NICE ILLUSTRATION. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
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[LAUGHTER] VERY NICE.THANK YOU AGAIN, DR. WILLIAMS. AGENDA ITEM 5.2: THE PURPOSE DRIVEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT DONATION IN MEMORY OF FORMER PRINCIPAL VIVIAN J. LINCOLN. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM, AND WE HAVE MR. KIRSCHEN HERE TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM. MR. KIRSCHEN.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THIS RECOGNITION ALIGNS WITH ALL THREE GOALS IN CROWLEY ISD, THRIVING STUDENTS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWERED STAFF.
WHEN WE SAY THE NAME VIVIAN LINCOLN IN CROWLEY ISD, PEOPLE LISTEN.
SHE'S A LEGEND THAT MADE AN IMPACT HERE AMONG GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS, AND THAT IMPACT CONTINUES BECAUSE OF THE VIVIAN J. LINCOLN LIBRARY BY THE CITY OF FORT WORTH THAT'S JUST RIGHT HERE IN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
YOU CAN SEE SOME INFORMATION THERE ABOUT MISS LINCOLN THERE ON THE SCREEN.
SHE WAS BELOVED, AND HER LEGACY WILL CONTINUE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD BECAUSE OF A VERY, VERY GENEROUS DONATION BY THE PURPOSE DRIVEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND MISS NITA PAGE IS HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THIS VERY SPECIAL DONATION IN MEMORY OF MISS LINCOLN.
MISS PAGE, WELCOME TO CROWLEY ISD.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, DR. MCFARLAND, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, HONORED GUESTS, AND CROWLEY ISD COMMUNITY.
MY HUSBAND KENNETH AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS FOUNDERS OF PURPOSE DRIVEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.
WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO INSPIRING, EDUCATING, AND EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH THROUGH CHARACTER-BUILDING, INNOVATIVE THINKING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
OUR ORGANIZATION COMPRISES OF THE YOUTH MENTORING AND EMPOWERMENT GROUPS, WHICH ARE CALLED LADIES OF DISTINCTION AND MEN OF VISION.
AND WITHIN THESE GROUPS, WE PROMOTE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, PEER MENTORING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ADVOCACY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LITERACY ENHANCEMENT AND APPRECIATION.
WE ARE HERE TO SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT BROUGHT US HERE TONIGHT, AND THAT EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY, COMMUNITY, AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EDUCATION.
OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF BEING SELECTED AS A BENEFICIARY OF THE 2023 DD'S DISCOUNTS YOUTH LITERACY FUNDRAISER.
THIS ANNUAL INITIATIVE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS THROUGH THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF DD'S DISCOUNTS AND PARTICULARLY THE STORE LOCATED AT 7440 MCCART AVENUE.
THEY RAISED A COMMENDABLE TOTAL OF $3,407.02.
THIS FINANCIAL BACKING BECAME THE CATALYST FOR A MEANINGFUL PROJECT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE VALUES AND VISION OF A REMARKABLE WOMAN, THE LATE MRS. VIVIAN J. LINCOLN, FORMER PRINCIPAL HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
IN TRIBUTE OF MRS. LINCOLN'S ENDURING LEGACY, WE CHOSE TO DIRECT THESE FUNDS TOWARDS PURCHASING 670 BOOKS THROUGH ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, FIRST BOOK.
WE HOPE THESE BOOKS ARE NOT JUST MERE WORDS ON A PAGE, BUT THAT THEY REPRESENT A GATEWAY TO KNOWLEDGE, A BEACON OF HOPE, AND A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THE YOUNG MINDS THAT WE AIM TO UPLIFT.
AS WE PREPARE TO MAKE THIS GENEROUS DONATION TO CROWLEY ISD, WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THESE BOOKS WILL SERVE AS A LASTING TESTAMENT TO MRS. LINCOLN'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND HER PROFOUND IMPACT ON STUDENTS' LIVES.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION EXTENDS BEYOND THE PAGES OF THE BOOKS THEMSELVES AND IT SYMBOLIZES THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS FROM ALL PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT TO OUR NEXT GENERATION.
AND NOW MY HUSBAND, KENNETH, MY BODYGUARD, WOULD SHARE A FEW COMMENTS BEFORE I RECOGNIZE A FEW PEOPLE.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO COME HOME.
I STAYED HERE IN THE FORT WORTH AREA FOR 31 YEARS.
OUR SON GRADUATED FROM CROWLEY ISD, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
HE IS NOW ADULTING IN DALLAS AS AN ARCHITECT STUDENT AFTER GRADUATING FROM TEXAS A&M.
WE HAVE TWO TWINS AT NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE CAMPUS, AND I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT'S AT BESS RACE ELEMENTARY.
IT IS SUCH AN HONOR JUST TO COME BACK AND BLESS YOU GUYS BECAUSE OUR WHOLE BELIEF IS READING IS FUNDAMENTAL.
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WE HOPE THAT THE BOOKS THAT WE DONATE IN HONOR OF MRS. LINCOLN WILL CHANGE SOMEBODY'S MIND, MAKE KIDS START TO DREAM AGAIN AND BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN.MISS DAVIS SAID IT, RECOGNIZING ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST BELIEVE IN THEM A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE HONORED THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LET US EVEN COME HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU GUYS AND DONATE THESE BOOKS, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE BACK.
>> OF COURSE, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE I BROUGHT WITH ME.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILY OF MRS. VIVIAN LINCOLN, HER HUSBAND, MR. CHARLES LINCOLN, [APPLAUSE] AND HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, MELISSA SMITH.
[APPLAUSE] ALSO WITH US TONIGHT IS ONE OF OUR NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBERS, CONSTABLE SANDRA LEE.
[APPLAUSE] STORE MANAGER AT DD'S DISCOUNTS ON MCCART AVENUE, THE BEST IN THE NATION, IS MISS BERTHA CARTER [APPLAUSE] SHE BROUGHT WITH HER, SHE'S OUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADER AND FUNDRAISER AT DD'S DISCOUNTS, MISS VICKY DAVIS [APPLAUSE] THEY'RE ARE TOO MANY TO NAME, BUT THEY'RE ALL HERE, AND I CERTAINLY DO LOVE AND APPRECIATE THEM ALL, AND THAT'S OUR PURPOSE DRIVEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FAMILY.
>> COULD YOU HAVE ALL OF THEM COME UP FRONT? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE GIVING BACK.
IF ALL OF Y'ALL COULD COME UP TO THE FRONT SO WE CAN AT LEAST SEE YOU ALL AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SACRIFICE.
>> LET ME JUST SAY NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO WITHOUT OUR VILLAGE.
THESE PEOPLE, JUST LIKE YOU GUYS, DON'T GET PAID ONE DIME.
THEY VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME, THEIR INTELLIGENCE, THEIR TALENTS, THEIR MONEY WHEN IT'S NEEDED, AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT WE LOVE YOU GUYS FOR THAT.
>> WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, I REMEMBER GOING TO THE BOOK FAIR.
TO THE LINCOLN FAMILY, THANK YOU AS WELL. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> DR. MAYFIELD, I KNOW MR. PAGE TALKED ABOUT HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, BUT HE DIDN'T MENTION THE FACT THAT HIS WIFE USED TO WORK IN THIS DISTRICT.
>> I KNOW THAT PLACE. [BACKGROUND]
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AGAIN, FOR THE PRESENTATION.WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 5.3 WHICH IS THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BAND RECOGNITION. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MS. [INAUDIBLE] HERE, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS, TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM. MS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. MCFARLAND.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT IN CELEBRATION OF ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING TEAMS IN CROWLEY ISD.
BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE BAND PROGRAM, I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT YOU ALL HELP ME SLAP YOUR LAPS AND GIVE US A DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
[NOISE] LOUDER. COME ON UP, LET'S CELEBRATE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HEAD DIRECTOR OF BANDS, MR. CHRISTOPHER DUNNING; [APPLAUSE] ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BANDS, RYAN MCCUE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> DIRECTOR OF PERCUSSION, KENNETH DANFORTH, AND COLORGUARD DIRECTOR JACOB WESSELS, WHICH THEY'RE IN REHEARSAL RIGHT NOW, SO THEY COULDN'T BE HERE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE CONTEST RESULTS FOR THE FALL.
WE'VE RANKED HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE.
FOR USBANDS, THE BURLINGTON MARCHING CONTEST, THEY PLACED FOURTH IN THEIR GROUP.
USBANDS DALLAS IN CROWLEY MARCHING CONTEST, FIRST PLACE IN THEIR GROUP, AND EIGHTH OVERALL IN FINALS, THERE'S A LIST.
UIL MARCHING DIVISION, ONE RATING.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, YOU CAN'T GET ANY BETTER.
THAT'S ONE, THAT'S THE HIGHEST.
>> ALL REGION AUDITIONS, WE HAD EIGHT STUDENTS THAT EARNED CHAIRS IN UIL REGION BAND, AND WE ADVANCED TO AREA.
AREA MARCHING RANKING WAS 25TH OVERALL.
THAT IS, WHAT, THE FIRST TIME IN CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE QUALIFIED IN AREA SINCE 2017.
THAT IS A MAJOR TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING.
WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT CAME TONIGHT.
WE HAVE EIGHT STUDENTS WHO EARNED THAT ALL-REGION HONOR.
COME FORWARD, SHADRACK HAYNES, [INAUDIBLE] MONTERO RAMOS, TAYLOR MCINTOSH, ALYSSA GARCIA, HOPE TURNER, VALERIA NARIO, MAX BARRAZA REYES, AND QUINTON JACKSON.
GIVE THEM A HAND, GUYS. [APPLAUSE] THE MIGHTY EAGLE BAND WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2023 DRUM MAJORS, AZYA KRAUSE, TAYLOR MCINTOSH, OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM, OUR BAND BOOSTER PRESIDENT MS. CRYSTAL HAMILTON. STAND UP, [APPLAUSE] AND OUR BOARD, OUR AWESOME PARENT VOLUNTEERS, DR. WARFIELD, AND THE ENTIRE CHS ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM.
THANKS TO MS. BRANDENBURG AND CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF FOR SUPPORTING AND PROCESSING A MILLION POS, AND DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT IT TAKES TO GET THESE KIDS TRAVEL AND PARTICIPATING, AND DOING THE VERY BEST THAT THEY CAN.
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[BACKGROUND]>> WAIT FOR ME. I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE TOO, GUYS.
I NEED A DRUM ROLL FOR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THE MIGHTY PANTHER BAND, COME FORWARD.
HEAD DIRECTOR OF BANDS, CHRISTOPHER SAMPLE. COME ON UP, MR. SAMPLE. [APPLAUSE] ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BANDS, STEPHEN GRANT.
DIRECTOR OF PERCUSSION, STEPHEN FARRELL.
COLOR GUARD DIRECTOR, TRISTAN PORTER.
AND HE'S WORKING RIGHT NOW ON THEIR CONTEST AND REHEARSING WITH STUDENTS AT THE MOMENT.
AGAIN, WE HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENT IN GAINS THIS YEAR, WE RANKED HIGHER THAN WE HAVE BEFORE.
OUR CONTEST RESULTS FOR THE FALL SEASON FOR THE US BANDS SAGINAW MARCHING CONTEST, WE PLACE FOURTH IN THEIR GROUP AND TENTH OVERALL IN FINALS.
US BANDS DALLAS AND CROWLEY MARCHING CONTEST.
FOURTH PLACE IN GROUP AND EIGHTH OVERALL IN FINALS.
THAT'S OUT OF 30 BANDS. WE DID GOOD.
SOUND OF SPRINGTOWN MARCHING CONTESTS.
BEST IN CLASS, 468, YOU ALL HEARD THAT? [APPLAUSE] SECOND PLACE IN PRELIMINARY ROUND, AND FOURTH PLACE IN THE OVERALL FINALS.
THEN FOR UIL MARCHING CONTESTS, DIVISION 1, SUPERIOR RATING FROM ALL OF THE JUDGES, THAT'S THE HIGHEST YOU CAN GET.
[APPLAUSE] THEY DID ALSO ADVANCE TO UIL AREA MARCHING CONTEST PLACE 22ND OF 35.
IT WAS THE HIGHEST PLACEMENT IN SCHOOL HISTORY SINCE THE CREATION OF REGION 30.
THEY MOVED UP IN RANKING FROM LAST YEAR, SO KUDOS TO GROWING OUR STUDENTS IN THE BAND PROGRAM.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE JOINING US TONIGHT AND THEY'RE ON PHOTOS.
YOU CAN SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THOSE PICTURES ARE.
LET'S HAVE CAREN TRYCE, CAMIA JOHNSON, DARIAN THOMPSON, AND MAYA SCOTT.
THAT'S IN THE DRUM MAJOR PHOTO.
THEN STUDENT LEADERSHIP, COME FORWARD.
DARIAN THOMPSON, CAREN TRYCE, YOU'RE HERE, COME ON, MAYA SCOTT, AND JALEN TERRY.
[APPLAUSE] IF YOU EVER SEE OUR STUDENT LEADERS IN ACTION, THEY'RE VERY SERIOUS, THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED.
THEY HAVE ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH EYES THE WHOLE TIME THEY'RE PERFORMING AND UNDERSTANDING CUES.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED SINCE THE DAY THAT I MET YOU ALL.
CONGRATULATIONS. THE MIGHTY PANTHER BAND WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEIR AWESOME BOOSTER AND BAND PARENTS, DR. LAYNE, PRINCIPAL OF NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE CAMPUS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING PATIENT AS I LEARN YOUR BAND CULTURE.
THANK YOU FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS AND THE WEEKENDS OF PRACTICES AND CONTESTS.
ALMOST EVERY SATURDAY, IT'S A LOT.
THANK YOU FOR BUILDING CHARACTER AND GROWING YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THANK YOU FOR POURING YOUR PASSION AND YOUR PROFESSIONAL SKILL INTO CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS.
WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BAND STAFF.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FINE ARTS.
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TRUSTEE DAVIS, I WANTED TO SPEAK BEFORE TRUSTEE GRACIA BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE COMMENTS.I JUST FEEL IT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THERE WERE A LOT OF MORNINGS.
THOSE BAND STUDENTS ARE THERE AT SIX SOMETHING IN THE MORNING.
IT'S HARD, I'M NOT A MORNING PERSON, BUT THEY ARE THE MOST ENERGETIC AT ANY TIME, THEY SACRIFICE SO MUCH, THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S AN ART FORM FOR THEM.
BUT WE GET SO MUCH JOY FROM IT, FROM THEIR TALENTS.
BUT I KNOW THE SACRIFICE AND THOSE PARENTS THAT HAVE TO DROP OFF IN THE MORNINGS, I FEEL YOU, BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE ACCOLADES, THE RECOGNITION ALSO.
AGAIN, TO TRUSTEE DAVIS' POINT, WE HAVE TO INVEST IN FINE ARTS.
IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE MANY THINGS THAT REALLY HELP OUR STUDENTS GROW. THANK YOU PARENTS.
THANK YOU TEACHERS AND COACHES, AND THE DIRECTORS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POURING INTO OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU STUDENTS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE GRACIA.
>> I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY, BUT I AGREE.
FOR THE DIRECTORS THAT COME IN DAY IN, DAY OUT, SATURDAYS, OFF DAYS, EVERYTHING, AND DO THAT FOR 4, 5, 6 MONTHS, PREPARING THE SHOW, GETTING THE SHOW READY, HAVING A VISION OF THE SHOW, AND THEN NOT HAVING ENOUGH FUNDING TO PUT OUT THERE, NOT BECAUSE OF ANYONE IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT THE SHOW OUT THERE THAT YOU ENVISION IS A LITTLE HARD SOMETIMES.
TO GRAB AND MOLD 200 KIDS IN A MELTING POT OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.
IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST, IF NOT THE BIGGEST, ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE IN CISD.
FOR THESE TWO HEAD BAND DIRECTORS OR ALL OF THEM, TO MOLD THESE KIDS INTO A PLACE WHERE THEY ALL HAVE TO LOOK GREAT, SOUND GREAT, MAKE EVERYTHING CLICK ALL AT THE SAME TIME, IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
MR. SAMPLE KNOWS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE FINE ARTS.
MR. DUNNING ALSO KNOWS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE FINE ARTS.
JUNE DAVIS OVER HERE, SHE WAS IN FINE ARTS AND PLAYED CLARINET. DRUM MAJOR TOO?
>> IT WAS ACTUALLY THE MAJORETTE.
>> A MAJORETTE. OH MY WORD, MAN. [LAUGHTER] WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT, AND REALLY QUICK THING, SORRY, MY MIND WENT BLANK.
BUT IF YOU GO AND YOU LOOK BACK AT ALL OF THE VALEDICTORIANS AND THE SALUTATORIANS OF THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW, 10 YEARS, SEVEN YEARS BAND, ONE OF THEM WAS EITHER A VALEDICTORIAN OR A SALUTATORIAN.
>> FINE ARTS. [LAUGHTER] MIC DROP.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALSO MS. LAWTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH AS WELL FOR ALL YOUR WORK. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO AGENDA ITEM 5.5, AND IT'S THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, OUR FINAL RECOGNITION TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH GOAL 3, EMPOWERED STAFF.
WE KNOW CROWLEY ISD IS FILLED WITH PHENOMENAL EDUCATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF, AND WE GET TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THEM EACH MONTH FOR BEING THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD WINNER.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THE WINNER FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
YOU'LL GET TO MEET HER RIGHT HERE IN THIS VIDEO.
>> GOOD MORNING, MS. MONTES. MAY I INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
MS. MONTES, COME UP HERE WITH US.
>> STUDENTS, WE ARE ALL HERE WITH A VERY SPECIAL PRIZE FOR MS. MONTES.
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SHE IS THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD WINNER FOR ALL OF CROWLEY ISD. [APPLAUSE]>> MS. MONTES IS ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS, NOT ONLY AT S.H.
CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT IN ALL OF CROWLEY ISD.
SHE DOES A LOT OF THINGS HERE IN YOUR CLASS, BUT ALL ACROSS S.H.
CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SHE HELPS OTHER TEACHERS, SHE HELPS WITH YOUR PBIS CLUB.
MS. MONTES IS VERY BUSY, BUT SHE IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN AWESOME TEACHER FOR THIS FIRST-GRADE CLASSROOM.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR MS. MONTES FOR BEING OUR HEARTBEAT WINNER THIS MONTH.
>> MS. MONTES IS A FIRST-GRADE CLASSROOM TEACHER HERE AT S.H.
SHE IS INDEED WELL DESERVED TO WIN THE CISD HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD BECAUSE OF THE PASSION AND THE WORK THAT SHE DOES IN THE CLASSROOM, FOR THE CAMPUS, AND ULTIMATELY FOR THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR STUDENTS.
GOOD. WHAT WAS THE SOUND THAT YOU HEARD IN THE MIDDLE?
>> IT IS NOT COMMON TO WALK ONTO MS. MONTES' ROOM AND THERE IS HIGH ENERGY, AND SHE'S IN THE MIDST OF THE STUDENTS.
SHE BRINGS RELEVANCE TO THEIR LEARNING.
SHE WANTS HER STUDENTS TO THRIVE, AND THEY DO.
EVERY STUDENT LEAVES MS. MONTES' ROOM MUCH BETTER, MUCH SMARTER THAN THE FIRST DAY THAT THEY WALKED IN.
>> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY JOB IS THAT EVERY DAY, I GET TO COME HERE AND SPEND MY TIME ON SIX-YEAR OLDS.
THEY ARE SO CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING, AND THAT CURIOSITY IS SO CONTAGIOUS.
I THINK, AS ADULTS, WE FORGET HOW TO FORGIVE, HOW TO BE KIND, HOW TO ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE EVERYTHING SO EXCITING TO THEM FROM THE SKY TO THE CLOUD TO A LITTLE BIT OF FLOWER OR A BUG THAT JUST FLEW BY THEM, AND THEY GET SO EXCITED.
I THINK THAT, TO ME, IS THE BEST PART.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT MS. MONTES IS THAT SHE TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF US.
SHE GAVE A REALLY GOOD CLASSROOM AND KEPT US SAFE, AND KEPT US HAPPY.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE ALL STUFF IN THIS SECOND GRADE WITHOUT HER.
>> IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD THAT I HAVE MS. MONTES AS MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER.
ONE TIME I GOT STUCK ON A WORD AND SHE WAS RIGHT READY TO HELP ME.
>> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MS. MONTES IS HOW KIND AND POSITIVE SHE IS TO EVERYONE.
IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, SHE'LL HELP YOU AND TELL YOU A DIFFERENT WAY OF SOLVING IT.
>> SHE DEFINITELY ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR HER STUDENTS.
GREYSON INVITED THE CLASS TO HIS SEVENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY, AND HE SAID, I GAVE MS. MONTES A BIRTHDAY INVITE.
I WAS LIKE, GREYSON, SHE'LL PROBABLY NOT GOING TO COME IF THE TEACHERS DON'T COME.
HERE SHE COMES, SKATES IN HAND, SHOWS UP TO THE PARTY.
SHE SURE DID PUT HER SKATES ON AND GOT OUT THERE AND HAND IN HAND, THEY SKATED ROUND AND ROUND AND HE LOVED IT.
>> SHE SERVES AS THE FIRST-GRADE TEAM LEAD.
SHE CONDUCTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
ALSO AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, SHE WRITES CURRICULUM.
>> AS A NEW TEACHER, TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE MS. MONTES AS MY MENTOR, IT MADE ME THE TEACHER I AM TODAY.
I WOULDN'T BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS I AM WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF MS. MONTES.
SHE BRINGS A LOT OF PASSION AND JOY TO THE CAMPUS.
SHE'S ALWAYS VERY POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING.
CROWLEY TO BE THE BEST PLACE TO BE IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
>> LET'S HEAR IT FOR MS. MONTES.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. ONE THING IN THAT VIDEO, YOU MAY HAVE SAW A LITTLE SMALL CLIP OF IT.
THERE'S AN ORANGE SIGN OUTSIDE OF MS. MONTES' CLASSROOM DOOR THAT SAYS, TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, MASTER LEVEL TEACHER.
YOU ALL REMEMBER ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A GROUP OF TEACHERS IN HERE BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE FOR BEING THE BEST OF THE BEST.
THERE'S THREE CATEGORIES, MASTER'S THE HIGHEST.
WE COULDN'T EVEN GET TO THAT PART OF THE VIDEO, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO BE EXPANDING THAT PROGRAM, BUT SHE WAS ONE OF THE INAUGURAL CLASS IN THAT.
THAT IS EVIDENCE OF WHY SHE'S SUCH A PHENOMENAL TEACHER.
MS. MONTES, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD TONIGHT?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
I STARTED WITH MS. LINCOLN, SO IT'S AN HONOR TO STILL BE HERE TO SEE WHAT SHE'S DONE.
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SHE INSTILLED SOME GREAT VALUES IN MAKING ME WHO I AM TODAY AND I'VE HAD SOME GREAT PRINCIPALS.DR. REYNOLDS IS AWESOME, IN CASE YOU ALL DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST LOVE WORKING FOR CROWLEY.
SO FAR, I WOULD JUST ENJOY IT. THANK YOU.
HE'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS.
>> I THINK I SAW A FAN IN THE BACK.
CAN YOU HOLD THAT SIGN UP? WE WANT TO READ IT.
OR BRING IT FORWARD. [BACKGROUND] HE'S LIKE, OH, OH. [APPLAUSE]
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF OUR BOARD MEETING, IS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS IN OUR DISTRICT, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THANK YOU.
BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAM,
[6.0 Student School Board Trustee Program]
AND THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 6.1, OR WE HAVE INTRODUCTIONS AND THE UPDATES FROM OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES. DR. MCFARLAND?>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THIS NEXT SLATE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES.
MR. KIRCHNER WILL BE LEADING US THROUGH THIS ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER?
>> DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HEARD THEIR INTRODUCTION AT THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT TONIGHT WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TWO NEW STUDENT TRUSTEES FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE MR. VINCENT JAMES, AND FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE MR. TOMMY TRAN.
TONIGHT GOING TO BE HEARING WHAT WE CALL THE THREE C'S FROM THEM, CELEBRATIONS, CAMPUS EVENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS THEY HAVE FOR THE BOARD.
SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MR. JAMES FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, SHARING HIS THREE CS. MR. JAMES?
>> FIRST, LET ME JUST SAY THAT IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE BECAUSE, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT THIS IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND FOR ME TO SHARE MY VIEWS ON WHAT MY SCHOOL IS DOING AND HOW WE'RE DOING.
FIRST, WE HAVE FOUR AVID SENIORS WHO HAVE EACH RECEIVED A MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS, AND EVEN ONE OF THEM WINNING 1.4 MILLION.
[APPLAUSE] SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE THE COLLEGE AND CAREER.
THE COLLEGE AND CAREER IN MILITARY READINESS RECEIVED $10 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED SO FAR FOR OUR SENIORS, AND ALSO THAT OUR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAVE COMPLETED 1,500 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.
>> LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST A LITTLE BRIEF ABOUT OUR STUDENT ADVISORY MEETING THAT WE HAD ON TUESDAY.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND AWARENESS AND THE THINGS THAT WE CAN BRING TO CROWLEY ISD AND JUST MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
FIRST, WE HAVE OUR TSI EAGLE CAMP THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 08:00.
FOR ANY STUDENTS THAT MISSED IT LAST YEAR, FOR THEM TO TAKE DUAL CREDIT CLASSES ARE BEING ROLLED INTO AN APR ON-RAMPS CLASS.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.
NEXT, WE HAVE FASFA NIGHT, FEBRUARY 8, 05:00 PM THROUGH 7:00.
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FASFA HAS A NEW APPLICATION, AND IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT WE HAVE SOME AMAZING PEOPLE AT CROWLEY TO HELP AND GET US THROUGH IT, AND THERE'S EVEN AN ONLINE ONE TOO THAT DAY.LASTLY, FEBRUARY 16, TCC WILL VISIT ALL CAMPUSES TO JUST TALK WITH THE STUDENTS AND GET SOME INSIGHT ON THE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS THAT Y'ALL HAVE ENROLLED HERE AT CROWLEY ISD.
NEXT, OUR CAMPUS CONSIDERATION.
THIS ONE TOOK ME A LITTLE BIT TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW.
BUT AFTER TALKING WITH MY ABBOTT TEACHER, MISS AIMES, SHE SHARED A LIGHT TO ME THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ABBOTT AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT FOR THE STUDENTS.
LET ME JUST FIRST OF SAY THAT THE CROWLEY ABBOTT SENIORS, THERE'S ONLY 28 OF THEM, AND THEY HAVE RAISED $12 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] BUT ABBOTT IS A GREAT PROGRAM JUST FOR COLLEGE READINESS AND ALSO CAREER READINESS, AND I FEEL LIKE IF WE BRING MORE OF THAT INTO CROWLEY AND GET PEOPLE MORE INVOLVED, THAT NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS, THE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, IT CAN TRIPLE, MAYBE EVEN QUADRUPLE IN AMOUNT AND THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE AMAZING.
YEAH, THAT'S IT. THEN LASTLY, OUR STUDENT ADVISORY MEETING THAT WE HAD ON TUESDAY, WE TALKED ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND THE THINGS THAT WE CAN BRING.
THE THING THAT WE REALLY WENT INTO WAS THAT STUDENTS REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HEALTH.
STUDENTS DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HEALTH, HOW SOME DISEASES CAN GET PASSED ON OR THEY CAN GET.
WHEN WE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE WELLNESS PART, ONE OF THE TRUSTEES MENTIONED THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A HEALTH CLASS, EVEN IF WE JUST HAVE PEOPLE, EXPERTS, OR PROFESSIONALS JUST COMING TO THE CAMPUSES AND TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS THAT REALLY COULD HAPPEN FROM CERTAIN STUFF.
WE JUST HAD A VERY GOOD TALK ABOUT JUST WHAT MENTAL HEALTH IS AND HOW CROWLEY CAN JUST BRING US CLOSER AS A FAMILY AND JUST MAKE IT A BIGGER COMMUNITY THAN IT IS.
>> WONDERFUL. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW WE DID THE MENTAL HEALTH FARE LAST YEAR, BUT YOU'RE SAYING HEALTH FARE IN GENERAL OR HEALTH SYMPOSIUM IN GENERAL, OR WERE YOU SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY FOR MENTAL HEALTH?
SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS HAVING STUDENTS TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT HEALTH, LIKE HAVING A HEALTH CLASS WHERE STUDENTS TEACH STUDENTS AND FROM THE STUDENT TRUSTEES AND WE WOULD LEARN FROM PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR PEERS AND TEACH THEM.
>> GOT YOU. THANK YOU, SO PEER TRAINING.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [NOISE]
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, DR. MAYFIELD.
THIS IS A COMMITTEE THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH, THIS HEALTH COMMITTEE, IS THAT WHAT IT IS? A GROUP OF STUDENTS, JUST A GROUP OF STUDENTS?
>> OKAY. COULD YOU POSSIBLY DO A HEALTH TIP IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS EVERY DAY? [LAUGHTER] JUST COME UP WITH WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH THE STUDENTS, AND DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND BY THE WAY, THE HEALTH TIP FOR TODAY IS.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE SHOULD DO, BECAUSE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE LOUD, SO THEY WILL HEAR YOU. [LAUGHTER].
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND AND EVERYONE HERE.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO START MY THREE CS WITH JUST A CELEBRATION THAT I WROTE DOWN FOR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
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ACTUALLY, THIS WEEK, WE HAD OUR FIRST PTA MEETING OR PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATES MEETING, WHICH I BELIEVE IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR A SCHOOL BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT PARENTS SHOULD BE MORE INVOLVED WITH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND EVERYTHING.WITH THIS NEW FIRST PTA POLICY, YOU COULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS WITH THE PBIS REWARD SYSTEM THAT HELPS ENCOURAGE STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL MORE.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS CELEBRATION BECAUSE I WANT MORE PARENTS TO SHOW UP AND REALLY CARE FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
NEXT ON MY LIST, I HAVE TWO CAMPUS EVENTS.
THE FIRST ONE I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS THE NHS THEATER AND CHOIR THAT WE WILL BE HAVING FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 AT 07:30 P.M, AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 07:30 P.M.
OUR STUDENTS HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD FOR THIS SPELLING BEE THEATER ACT.
I WOULD WANT A LOT OF MORE STUDENTS TO SHOW UP BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THE THEATERS, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE WOULD BE AROUND 40 STUDENTS OR SOMETHING.
BUT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THEATER WORK REALLY HARD, AND I FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO BE APPRECIATED MORE FOR THEIR WORK.
NEXT ON MARCH 26 OF TUESDAY, THERE WILL ACTUALLY BE OUR FINAL AND THIRD BLOOD DRIVE.
AT NORTH CROWLEY, WE HAVE SO FAR DONE TWO BLOOD DRIVE WITH CARTER BLOOD DRIVE.
I ACTUALLY HOST A STUDENT LED ORGANIZATION CALLED [INAUDIBLE] AND WE PARTNER WITH CARTER BLOOD DRIVE TO HELP CONVINCE STUDENTS TO DONATE BLOOD.
I ALSO TELL SENIORS THAT, IF YOU DONATE TWICE, THEN YOU CAN GET A CORD AND EVERYTHING.
I REALLY WANT A GOAL OF 100 STUDENTS.
THE FIRST TIME WE HAD 130 STUDENTS, AND THAT EXCLUDES TEACHERS TOO.
IF WE ADD TEACHERS, IT WOULD BE 100 AND MAYBE 35 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH STAFF MEMBERS.
THE SECOND TIME, WE ACTUALLY ONLY HAD 90.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANT AT LEAST 100, WHETHER IT BE STAFF OR STUDENT.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MORE STUDENTS TO DONATE, TO HELP OUT.
IF YOU DO DONATE, THEN THERE'S ALSO A REWARD SYSTEM.
FOR EVERY TIME YOU DO, THERE'S A POINT SYSTEM THAT YOU CAN GET WHERE YOU CAN ALSO RECEIVE REWARDS AS LIKE CLOTHING OR AMAZON GIFT CARDS, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEN FINALLY FOR OUR CONSIDERATION, I'VE TALKED TO MR. MUHAMMAD ABOUT THIS, BUT THROUGH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I'VE SEEN THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE BACKPACK CHECKS.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE CLEAR ONES, I'VE NOTICED THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY DONE THE BEST JOB.
WE JUST TAP THE BAG, NOT REALLY SEARCH INSIDE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IF WE CAN MANAGE TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS, THEN I BELIEVE OUR SCHOOL WILL BE SAFER, AND JUST IN GENERAL, A BETTER ENVIRONMENT.
>> AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
REALLY QUICK, BECAUSE MARCH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, CAN YOU ENCOURAGE MARKETING AND MAYBE, KIRCHNER, YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS, IS IT A DISTRICT WIDE DRIVE OR JUST THE CAMPUS?
>> YES. I WOULD SAY YES TO PROMOTING THAT.
AS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, OR JUST STUDENTS?
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IS THAT ALSO A TASSEL OR SOMETHING FOR GRADUATION?
>> A CORD. AWESOME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR REPORTS.
ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEM?
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY APPRECIATE, IT'S GREAT TO MEET SOME NEW FACES AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GAVE.
AS FOR HEALTH CLASS, I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD TALK TO EACH OTHER AND TELL THE BENEFITS OF GIVING BLOOD.
I THINK WE HAVE A FIRST CONNECTION HERE AND ALL OF THE BENEFITS THAT DONATING BLOOD DOES.
I'M INTRIGUED BY THE PTA THING.
I THINK THAT'S JUST A GREAT THING BECAUSE ONCE OBVIOUSLY KIDS GET TO HIGH SCHOOL, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE NORMALLY AROUND MOM AND DAD ANYMORE, AND INFORMATION DOESN'T FLOW I GUESS UP TO MOM AND DAD ANYMORE, AND AS PARENTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION,
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SO KUDOS TO WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THAT.>> DR. LANE, WOULD YOU STAND UP, PLEASE?
>> I WAS GIVING HIM A LITTLE SHOUT OUT BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THEN AS TO THE REWARDS, IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE OR SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL WANT TO DO?
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT STARTED IN JANUARY.
>> THE AMAZON CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WILL BE FOR FUTURE?
>> STARTING, IT WAS THIS MONTH.
CARTER BLOOD DRIVE WILL DONATE OR GIFT LIKE AMAZON GIFT CARD OR A GIFT CARD FOR THOSE WHO DONATE LIKE THREE TIMES, OR IF YOU HAVE A CERTAIN SPECIFIC BLOOD TYPE.
>> READY FOR [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD JOB.
>> BLOOD DRIVE IS REALLY NEAT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 6.2, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT FOLLOW UP TO PRIOR CONCERNS, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, JUST BEFORE WE ADDRESS THAT ITEM, I WOULD LIKE IF THERE ARE PARENTS OF TRUSTEE JAMES OR TRUSTEE TRAN, IF ANY PARENTS IN THE AUDIENCE OF TRUSTEES, IF YOU WOULD STAND UP, WE JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS WELL.
AS A PART OF OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE PROGRAM, ONE THING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS AS STUDENTS BRING SUGGESTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS, THAT WE ACTUALLY FOLLOW UP.
WE TOLD YOU, I WAS AT THE LAST MEETING, THAT WE WILL FOLLOW UP.
I BELIEVE MR. MUHAMMAD HAS A FOLLOW UP TO SEVERAL OF THE CONCERNS THAT OUR PRIOR STUDENT TRUSTEES BROUGHT FORWARD.
MR. MUHAMMAD, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND WE WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOW UP ITEMS FROM THE PRIOR STUDENT TRUSTEES CONCERNED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, DR. MCFARLAND.
AT THE LAST BOARD BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 14TH, STUDENT TRUSTEE, NAVA HAMILTON ROBERTS ASKED IF WE CAN OFFER FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN THE DISTRICT.
HER MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT NOT ALL PARENTS HAVE THE FOUNDATION TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY, SHE FELT THAT THIS WOULD HELP PREPARE STUDENTS SO THEY ARE NOT AFRAID TO GRADUATE AND ENTER THE REAL WORLD AND MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS ON THEIR OWN.
SOME OF HER PROPOSED SOLUTIONS WERE TO OFFER A SEMINAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO BUILD AWARENESS.
IN ADDITION, SHE WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD POSSIBLY WEAVE IT INTO MATH OR ANOTHER CLASS AS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, OR WITHIN THE INSTRUCTION.
SHE ALSO WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD RUN A SURVEY FOR STUDENTS TO RESPOND TO THE NEED AND DESIRE.
ALSO, CAN WE PARTNER WITH A LOCAL CHURCH SUCH AS HALLMARK BAPTIST CHURCH, WHO OFFERS DAVE RAMSEY'S FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY? SHE ALSO ASKED IF WE COULD BUILD AND DESIGN REAL WORLD MODULES SUCH AS HEALTH INSURANCE, CAR INSURANCE, RENTAL INSURANCE, AND BASIC NECESSITIES.
IN ADDITION, SHE ASKED ABOUT TEACHING THE STUDENTS ABOUT DIGITAL SCAMS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIGITAL SCAMS GOING ON, PARTICULARLY TEXT MESSAGE SCAMS. THAT WAS A CONCERN OF HERS AS WELL.
I LOOKED INTO IT AND I DID FIND OUT THAT WE HAVE TWO CURRENT DISTRICT OFFERINGS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
THE FIRST ONE IS CALLED PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND THAT IS OFFERED FOR GRADES 10 THROUGH 12, AND IT CAN BE USED AS AN ELECTIVE HISTORY CREDIT.
THE SECOND ONE IS PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMICS FOR GRADE 12 ONLY, AND THAT CAN BE USED AS A HISTORY CREDIT AND CAN REPLACE ECONOMICS IF THE STUDENT CHOOSES.
WE ALSO LOOKED INTO SOME OTHER POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WE WOULD PUSH OUT DISTRICT WIDE.
THE FIRST ONE, AND ACTUALLY, MISS MATABA, I THINK YOU HAVE PHOTOS FOR EVERYBODY.
IN THE PHOTO THAT SHE'S PASSING OUT, IT SHOULD BE A SAMPLE LESSON. THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT GREEN LIGHT FOR CLASSROOMS IS THAT IT COMES AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT.
IT IS DEVELOPED BY TEACHERS, FOR TEACHERS.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF 26 STANDARD-BASED LESSONS INCLUDING: INCOME, TAXES, DEBT LOANS, INTEREST, INVESTING, CONSUMER RESEARCH, MONEY DECISIONS, ET CETERA.
EACH LESSON HAS OBJECTIVES, KEY QUESTIONS, KEY TERMS, VIDEO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, AND ACTIVITIES.
NOW DR. MCFARLAND IF YOU JUST WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A POTENTIAL PLAN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WHAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING RIGHT NOW, BOARD, IS WE'LL HAVE OUR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION TEAM REVIEW THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I
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DO BELIEVE IT IS ACTUALLY A FREE OF CHARGE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND OTHERS.WE WANT TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EITHER INTEGRATE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PUSH OUT TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS AS A STANDALONE.
BUT THE THING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WHAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT FREE IS NOT ALWAYS FREE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND ANY INFORMATION SHARING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE OCCURRING AND ALL THAT BEFORE WE EXPOSE ALL OF OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO IT.
BUT THIS DOES LIKE A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH PARENTS AND WITH STUDENTS.
BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AT A LATER DATE AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO.
>> THANK YOU DOCTOR. NOW ON TO THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, IT IS THE FIDELITY YOUTH APP.
THIS IS A PHENOMENAL TOOL THAT IS DEVELOPED FOR TEENAGERS AGES 13-17, AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO MAKE, MANAGE, AND INVEST THEIR OWN MONEY.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR APP IS THAT IF A STUDENT BETWEEN 13-17 SIGNS UP FOR THE APP, THEY GET $53 LIKE NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
NOW THE THING ABOUT IT OBVIOUSLY IS THAT FIDELITY IS NOT DOING THAT OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF THEIR HEART.
IT'S SOMETHING CALLED BRAND AWARENESS, A BRAND LOYALTY.
IF THEY GET THESE YOUNG CHILDREN COMMITTED TO THEIR INSTITUTION AT AN EARLY AGE, THEN AS THEY GET JOBS AND AS THEY GET INTO CAREERS, THEY MIGHT OPEN THEIR ROTH IRAS OR 401(K)S WITH FIDELITY.
THAT'S REALLY WHY THEY'RE DOING IT, BUT THEY WANT TO BUILD AWARENESS AT AN EARLY AGE.
STUDENTS CAN EARN MONEY BY COMPLETING FINANCIAL LESSONS WITHIN THE APP.
THEY CAN START INVESTING IN US STOCKS AND LOW COST FIDELITY MUTUAL FUNDS WITH AS LITTLE AS ONE DOLLAR.
SO THEY CAN TAKE THAT $50 AND BUY A TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND.
I THINK AS OF TODAY, THEY COULD BUY THREE SHARES OF DEBT INDEX FUND.
THE TEAMS UNINVESTED CASH IS AUTOMATICALLY PUT INTO A MONEY MARKET FUND AND CAN EARN THEM 4.99% AS OF TODAY.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A DISTRICT IS TO PROMOTE THIS APP.
WE CAN PUT QR CODES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, PUT IT IN NEWSLETTERS, AND LET THE PARENTS KNOW THAT IF THEIR CHILD SIGNS UP FOR THIS APP, THEY GET $50 AND AS I SAID, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
ALSO, FOR EVERY CHILD THAT YOU RECRUIT AS A CHILD, THAT YOU REFER, YOU GET $10 SO EVERY YEAR, YOU CAN GET UP TO $100 YOU CAN REFER TO 10 PEOPLE.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PUSH OUT TO THE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT.
ONE LAST THING, AS FAR AS FINANCIAL LITERACY IS CONCERNED ON APRIL 13TH, WE'RE WORKING WITH MR. GILLIES TO DO A PRE-K ROUND UP.
AT THIS ROUND UP, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INTEGRATE FINANCIAL LITERACY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SEMINAR, A HOME BUYERS WORKSHOP.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE RULE OF 2025 AND THE RULE OF 72, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY, ALL THESE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES.
FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STUDENT AND COMMUNITY JOB HERE.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY BETTER WAY OF TEACHING THESE STUDENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND THEN HELPING THEM GET JOBS SO THAT THEY COULD PUT THOSE THINGS INTO PLAY.
I KNOW WHEN MY SON GOT HIS FIRST JOB AT BRAHMS, A FEW YEARS AGO, I OPENED A ROTH IRA FOR HIM.
I SAID, YOU GOT TO PUT 50% OF EVERY DOLLAR YOU EARN INTO THAT ROTH IRA AND NOW HE'S ABOUT TO GRADUATE.
HE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT $7,000 IN THAT ROTH AT 17-YEARS-OLD.
THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY.
>> TRUSTEE DAVIS, I MEAN TRUSTEE GRASSIA.
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A COMMENT.
MY SON IS IN CROWLEY'S BUSINESS ASSOCIATES PROGRAM.
HE'S TAKING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS OR ECONOMICS. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE.
BUT ONE OF THEM, HE CAME HOME WITH THE PERMISSION SLIP AND IT WAS ANOTHER PROGRAM SIMILAR TO THE FIDELITY APP, BUT IT WAS TO SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM WHERE IT HAS SAVINGS, THE DEBIT CARD, ALL OF THIS.
BUT THE GOOD THING IS IT CONNECTS TO HIS PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
WELL, IT COULD CONNECT TO MINE, BUT I WAS LIKE WE'LL CONNECT IT TO YOURS, AND HE'LL ASK ME LIKE, "MOM, CAN YOU TRANSFER $100?" I CAN SEE WHAT HE'S SPENDING HIS MONEY ON.
AS A PARENT, I CAN SEE, LOOK, YOU NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND YOU KNOW THE SAME THING THAT YOU DO WITH YOUR SON, LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MANAGING MONEY BECAUSE I CAN SEE IN REAL-TIME WHAT HE'S DOING VERSUS IF HE HAD A STANDALONE DEBIT CARD, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE HIS TRANSACTIONS, BUT I CAN SEE IT AND I CAN DISCUSS THAT WITH HIM.
THEY ALSO HAVE A PHENOMENAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT, AND THAT CAME THROUGH CROWLEY ISD, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROGRAM HAD HE NOT BEEN IN THE CLASS AND CAME HOME WITH THE PERMISSION SLIP.
HE ALSO CAME HOME, HE WAS LIKE, I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT INVESTING AND LEARNING ABOUT STOCK.
I THINK STUDENTS NOW WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MONEY, INCREASING THEIR MONEY, HOW THEY LEVERAGE IT.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING THAT WE'RE DOING, AND I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT VERSUS STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM.
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>> ALSO TO EXPAND ON TRUSTEE ROBINSON, AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER DR. MCFARLAND COMING INTO THIS DISTRICT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, AND I KNOW THAT YOU AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATION IS FINANCIAL LITERACY.
NOT ONLY FOR THE PARENTS, BUT FOR THE STUDENTS AS WELL.
YOU CAN MAKE IT AS EASY OR AS HARD AS YOU WANT.
A QUICK STORY THAT WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, MY GODPARENTS GAVE ME TWO SHARES IN MCDONALD'S.
MCDONALD'S IS A COMPANY THAT PAYS YOU DIVIDENDS, SO EVERY QUARTER, I GET MONEY JUST FOR DOING NOTHING ON THOSE STOCKS.
NOW, I HAVE A LOT MORE STOCKS, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I INVESTED MORE MONEY INTO IT, BUT BECAUSE MCDONALD'S IS PAYING ME TO HOLD THOSE STOCKS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER.
THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND I AM TRULY EXCITED.
PROFESSOR GRASSIA REALLY WANTS TO HELP OUT, Y'ALL, LET ME KNOW.
>> ONE MORE THING. IF YOU TOOK THAT $50 AND INVESTED, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, AND YOU FORGOT YOU HAD IT, BY THE TIME YOU RETIRE, IT WOULD BE ABOUT $3,600.
>> FREE. YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO GET IT. WELL, THANK Y'ALL. I APPRECIATE IT.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? GO AHEAD.
>> THE NEXT TO THE LAST SLIDE SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT COMPLETING THE LESSONS.
>> I HAVE THE APP RIGHT NOW. I CAN PULL THAT OFF IF YOU WANT ME TO.
IT'LL GIVE A SIMPLE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS INVESTING? WHAT IS COMPOUND INTEREST? WHAT'S THE RULE OF 72? JUST THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'LL BE LIKE A THREE MINUTE LESSON WITHIN THE APP THAT HE CAN COMPLETE.
>> I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
YOU SAID AT THE PRE-K ROUND UP, YOU'LL BE HAVING DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS.
ARE THESE WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS OR IS THAT ONLY FOR PARENTS?
>> WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO EVERYBODY.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE MY SON AND I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION TOO, FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ME.
I WAS A 27-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MOM.
WHEN I BOUGHT THE HOUSE, MY SON WAS 10 MONTHS OLD AND I WAS LIKE THE WORLD THAT I LIVED IN WHEN I GOT THIS HOUSE DOES NOT EXIST TODAY.
THE HOUSES THAT WERE 100,000 ARE NOT THAT TODAY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOMEOWNERSHIP, GO THROUGH THE WORKSHOP, SEE WHAT DOES THIS ENTAIL.
HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO SAVE? WHAT'S THE CONVENTIONAL LOANS? JUST THE DIFFERENT PROCESSES BECAUSE IF YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND BE A 20 SOMETHING YEAR OLD AND GET THIS HOUSE, WELL, YOU MIGHT NEED TO [LAUGHTER] RETHINK THAT, ESPECIALLY BEING A SINGLE PARENT AND SINGLE PARENT TEACHER ON THE SALARY TODAY.
THAT WOULD BE QUITE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THAT WAS ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO AND THAT WORLD JUST DOES NOT EXIST.
>> ABSOLUTELY. BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH JUST THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS FINANCIAL LITERACY SEMINAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO EXTEND THAT TO YOU.
WE'LL GET AN EMAIL OUT TO YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE TO HELP PUT IT TOGETHER, THEN WE DEFINITELY WOULD WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT AND NEED YOUR SUPPORT, ACTUALLY. THANK YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE] MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAD ONE LAST THING TO FOLLOW UP.
[BACKGROUND] YES, COMMISSIONER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. MAYFIELD, BOARD MEMBERS, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
AS DR. MCFARLAND WAS SAYING, I AM COMING TO YOU TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO CONCERN FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT OUR RESTROOMS. WE HEARD HER, WE HEARD THE CHALLENGE, AND SO OUR CHARGE WAS TO FIND A SAFER PRODUCT FOR OUR RESTROOM, IT'S A HEALTHIER PRODUCT, AND MAKE OUR RESTROOMS MORE INVITING.
ON THE EXTERNAL SIDE, WE THINK WE FOUND A PRODUCT THAT WE CAN USE IN OUR RESTROOMS THAT WILL EAT AWAY AT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ODORS.
I'M SORRY, WE'RE DOING THE INTERNALLY.
EXTERNALLY, WE ALSO FOUND A PARTNER TO HELP US WITH, LET ME SAY, AIR FRESHENER.
IT'S A AIR FRESHENER THAT WE BELIEVE IS SAFE, IS BEING USED AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ALSO AT DISNEYLAND AND DISNEY WORLD.
WE BROUGHT HEALTH SERVICES IN AND THEY ALSO SAT IN WITH US AS WE WERE TALKING TO THIS POTENTIAL PARTNER AND MS. VAN CAMPEN SIGNED OFF ON IT AS WELL.
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WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE WHERE WE CAN ADDRESS THE CONCERN.I'LL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> HAVE THEY BEEN INSTALLED? IS THAT WHAT YOU SHARED?
>> YES, I'M SORRY. WE'RE TESTING AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, NORTH CROWLEY AND CROWLEY.
THOSE ARE THE FIRST TWO PLACES THAT WE TEST AT.
>> HOW LONG IS THE TEST PERIOD?
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE FEEDBACK WE GET.
WHAT THE REACTION IS FROM POTENTIAL STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS, SO WE WANT TO TEST THAT.
BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT, LIKE I SAID, BEING IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND DISNEYLAND AND DISNEY WORLD, THE PRODUCT, WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE SAFE FOR US.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED? YOU ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS OR?
>> NO, MA'AM. INSTALLATION WE'RE HOPING THAT IT CAN START THIS WEEKEND.
>> I'M ASSUMING YOU'LL MAYBE A, I DON'T KNOW, YOU'LL DO A SURVEY OR MAYBE A FOCUS GROUP OF STUDENTS OR [OVERLAPPING] SOMETHING HERE IN THE FUTURE.
>> I KNOW THAT WE'LL ALL BE EXCITED TO HEAR BACK ON THE FOLLOW-UP AND HEAR HOW THEY TURNED OUT.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW-UP ON THE CONCERNS.
>> I HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION.
IN ADDITION TO THE AIR FRESHENER, IS THERE A SCHEDULE FOR MAINTENANCE TO GO INTO THE RESTROOMS AND I GUESS CLEAN THEM?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE ALREADY HAVE THE SCHEDULE WITH ABM.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THE PRODUCT THAT ABM HAS BEEN USING IN ADDITION TO THE NEW PRODUCT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BOTH OF THOSE COMBINED WITH THEIR REGULAR CLEANING, WE'RE THINKING THAT'LL GIVE THE RESULTS THAT WE NEED.
>> THE STUDENT TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE JAMES AND TRUSTEE TRAN, I'M SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RESTROOMS FOR CAMPUS?
>> HELLO. CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
>> WILL IT COVER UP OTHER ODORS? FOR EXAMPLE, IF A STUDENT WAS VAPING IN THE RESTROOM, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO SOLVE THAT? WILL THE FRESHENER OVERPOWER THE VAPING?
>> THE FRESHENERS WILL BE ON A TIMER.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING THEM ON TIMERS WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT IN THE RESTROOMS. IT WILL REALLY DEPEND ON THE TIME THAT THE ACTUAL UNIT RELEASES THE DEODORANT.
>> I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT IT'S JUST THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S INTERESTING.
I FEEL LIKE THAT IT'S PRETTY GOOD THAT YOU'RE DOING IT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WALKER. [APPLAUSE] APPRECIATE IT.
NOW WE'RE AT OUR DISCUSSION ITEM,
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AGENDA ITEM 7.1 WHICH IS THE FACILITY NAMING PROCEDURES. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE THE AWESOME OPPORTUNITY COMING TO ACTUALLY NAME A FACILITY.
YOU GET 16, 17, AND 18 CONFUSED.
ANYWAY, ELEMENTARY 16 IS WE CURRENTLY ARE REFERRING TO THE SCHOOL AS THE KAIRA SCHOOL.
WE WANT TO JUST HAVE JUST A BRIEF CONVERSATION TONIGHT ABOUT OUR NAMING PROCEDURES.
MR. KIRSCHEN IS HERE TO PRESENT THE CURRENT PROCEDURE FOR NAMING.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION TO DETERMINE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NAMING IN THE NEXT FEATURE BOARD MEETING. MR. KIRSCHEN.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THERE IN YOUR BOARD PACKETS, YOU'LL SEE TWO ATTACHMENTS; ONE OF THE SLIDES WE'LL BE TALKING THROUGH TONIGHT AND ALSO A COPY OF BOARD POLICY CW LOCAL.
THAT'S AN X POLICY WHICH MEANS OUR DISTRICT MADE LOCAL MODIFICATIONS TO THIS, AND THESE WERE LAST UPDATED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
JUST A QUICK OUTLINE OF THE POLICY.
IT TALKS ABOUT THE AUTHORITY, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, THE RECOMMENDATION PROCESS, BOARD DECISION, HOW WE RENAME FACILITIES, DEDICATIONS, AND FACILITY DEDICATION PLAQUES.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL THAT IN POLICY.
BUT TONIGHT WE WANTED TO PULL OUT TWO OF THOSE AREAS OF THE POLICY.
THE POLICY STATES THAT THIS RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FINAL DECISION IN NAMING OR RENAMING SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT RESTS WITH THE BOARD.
THEN JUST OUR FACILITIES NEW TO OLD, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
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WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR FACILITIES HERE IN CROWLEY ISD AND DRIVING AROUND AND NOT ONLY SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS BUT ALSO THE NAMES REPRESENTED ON THEM AND THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING INSIDE.THIS IS AN EXCITING THING THAT WE GET TO BRING TO YOU.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THAT RECOMMENDATION PROCESS.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS SPELLED OUT IN BOARD POLICY.
THE FIRST SAYS THAT THE BOARD MAY REQUEST THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SOLICIT POTENTIAL NAMES FROM STAFF, COMMUNITY, AND STUDENTS.
OPTION 2 WOULD BE THE BOARD MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO ESTABLISH A FACILITY NAMING COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD.
THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS TO DISCUSS.
EITHER OPTION, THE FINAL DECISION FOR NAMING COMES BACK TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROCESS THAT I CAN ANSWER TONIGHT?
>> I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. IF WITH THE OPTION OF NUMBER 2 AND WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FACILITY NAMING COMMITTEE, THAT COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO HAVE THE, I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE AUTHORITY, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO SOLICIT NAMES FROM THE STAFF, COMMUNITY, AND STUDENTS AS WELL, RIGHT? WELL, LET ME CLARIFY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A RIGHT FIT.
WOULD THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT IF THEY ACTED AS A COMMITTEE?
>> YES. THEY WOULD HAVE THEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SOLICITING THE NAMES AND BRINGING THE NAMES BACK, AND THE COMMITTEE COULD THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD.
THE BOARD STILL RETAINS FINAL AUTHORITY TO DECIDE.
>> IF THERE WAS A COMMITTEE, WE WOULD FACILITATE OUR STAFF OR WOULD SUPPORT THEIR ENDEAVORS TO REACH OUT TO STAFF, COMMUNITY, AND STUDENTS?
>> YEAH. YOU ALL WOULD GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.
WE WOULD TAKE THOSE PEOPLE, ORGANIZE THE MEETINGS, HAVE THE MEETINGS, AND THEN WITHIN THAT COMMITTEE, WE CAN DETERMINE DO WE WANT TO SEND OUT SURVEYS.
HOW DO WE WANT TO BRING NAMES? THE COMMITTEE WOULD CONTROL THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> THE FIRST ROUTE I BELIEVE WE ACTUALLY SOLICITED NAMES THROUGH A SURVEY.
>> THEN BOARD COULD PRESENT NAMES AND THEN WE ALSO COULD GET NAMES FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THEN WE WOULD BRING HERE'S ALL THE NAMES THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND THEN THE BOARD WOULD THEN CHOOSE FROM THAT LIST OF NAMES, OR THEY COULD DECIDE TO GO TO A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
THAT WAS HOW WE DID IT. BUT WE COULD USE A COMMITTEE TO DO THAT AS WELL.
>> IS THERE A TIMELINE FOR NAMING ELEMENTARY 16, LIKE ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTEE AND THEN WHEN DOES THE NAME NEED TO BE PRESENTED?
>> THE CHALLENGE FOR US IS THAT, OF COURSE, WE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW AND SO WE ARE RUNNING UP AGAINST THE TIME.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A NAME, I BELIEVE, BY THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING IF POSSIBLE.
IF WE HAD TO GO BEYOND THAT, WE COULD.
BUT AGAIN THE LONGER WE GO, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS FOR US TO HAVE THE NAMING ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING.
THE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN PROBABLY THE LAST OF MAY OR SOMETIME IN JUNE, AND SO NAMING OF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUT JUST A MATTER OF US HAVING TIME TO COLLECT NAMES THEN VOTE.
>> FEBRUARY IS NEXT WEEK. [LAUGHTER]
>> EXACTLY. YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] IN THE PAST, I THINK WE'VE OPENED UP THE SURVEY.
I BELIEVE WE NORMALLY DO TWO WEEKS, MAYBE MORE. KIRSCHEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, SEND IT OUT, LET ANYONE SUBMIT NAMES, AND WE ALSO ASK CERTAIN BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THAT INDIVIDUAL SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE BOARD AND WE JUST BRING THAT ENTIRE LIST TO YOU TO REVIEW.
>> OUR REPORT ITEM, AGENDA ITEM 8.2 IS THE INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUB AND MARCH TO THE POLLS SPONSORS.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, SO LET ME GO BACK TO 7.1 QUICKLY BEFORE I ADDRESS THAT ONE.
I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU ALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
WHAT WE'RE SIMPLY LOOKING FOR IS DIRECTION ON WHICH ROUTE WE'D LIKE TO USE WITH THE NAMING.
WHETHER WE WANT TO GO WITH A COMMITTEE OR WHETHER YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO DO IT.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO THINK THROUGH IT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND THEN DECIDE ON WHICH WAY TO PROCEED ON THAT ONE.
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IS DEALING WITH THE STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUB AND MARCH TO THE POLLS.WE DEFINITELY ARE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THIS NEXT ITEM FORWARD.
MR. MUHAMMAD IS HERE TO ADDRESS THAT ITEM. MR. MUHAMMAD.
>> THANKS AGAIN, DR. MCFARLAND.
MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD.
DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT SPEAKING ABOUT STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
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SOME BENEFITS OF STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT ARE ENCOURAGING LIFELONG POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, DIVERSIFYING POLITICAL REPRESENTATION, BUILDING CIVIC SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, AND FOSTERING POLITICAL AWARENESS AND INTEREST.LAST YEAR, WE PARTNERED WITH MARCH TO THE POLLS TO BRING MORE AWARENESS TO THE STUDENTS IN CROWLEY ISD AND TO REGISTER STUDENTS TO VOTE IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET ABOUT 500 STUDENTS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN CROWLEY ISD.
I THINK THAT IN ITSELF DESERVES A HAND FOR MARCH TO THE POLLS.
[APPLAUSE] MARCH TO THE POLLS IS A NONPARTISAN 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
AS MUCH AS WE CAN, WE TALK TO THE KIDS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING.
BUT NOTHING IS AS IMPORTANT AS STUDENTS AS THEIR COLLEAGUES, THEIR CLASSMATES, TELLING THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO VOTE.
THIS YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED THE STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND AT CCA.
HERE TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP ARE MISS JESS LUGO, THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF THE STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS, AND MRS. MARILYN KEPNER, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP TEAM.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MUHAMMAD FOR HAVING US HERE.
MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED BOARD, DR. MCFARLANE, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE AS WELL.
I WOULD JUST ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT-OUT TO OUR GROUP THAT'S HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT WASN'T THE THING I WANTED TO DO ON A THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPEND A FEW HOURS AT MY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
WE'RE SUPER IMPRESSED THAT THEY'RE HERE AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO COME TONIGHT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL AND SEE WHAT IT IS; ALL THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR STUDENTS HERE IN CROWLEY.
THANK YOU. BEFORE I INTRODUCE YOU TO A FEW OF THESE STUDENTS, I WANTED TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND WHAT WE DO.
I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR OUR STUDENTS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CLUBS.
AS A FORMER SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER, OUR MISSION AT MARCH TO THE POLLS IS SOMETHING THAT RESONATES VERY DEEPLY WITH ME, AS I'M SURE IT DOES WITH MANY OF YOU.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE MANY OF YOU DO, UNFORTUNATELY, THE DFW METROPLEX IS RANKED AT THE BOTTOM AMONG US CITIES IN TERMS OF VOTER TURNOUT.
IN SOME INSTANCES, AS FEW AS 2% OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS SHOW UP AND VOTE FOR LEADERS WHO ARE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT SCHOOL AND HEALTH, AND HOUSING.
VOTER TURNOUT IS EVEN LOWER FOR YOUNG VOTERS AND FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
WHEN WE GO INTO CLASSROOMS, BEFORE WE TALK TO STUDENTS, WE ASK THEM TO TAKE A SURVEY.
IN THAT SURVEY, OVER 80% OF THEM REPORT THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THEIR VOTE MATTERS.
WHY AREN'T THEY SHOWING UP TO VOTE IN HIGHER NUMBERS? MOST OF THE TIME, WHAT WE SEE IS THAT IT'S NOT A LACK OF INTEREST OR A LACK OF PASSION, IT'S SIMPLY JUST A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR RESOURCES TO KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO BE ABLE TO GO VOTE.
IN FACT, IN THAT SAME SURVEY THAT WE ASKED THEM TO TAKE, ONLY 20% OF STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE TO GO OUT AND VOTE IN AN UPCOMING ELECTION.
OUR MISSION AT MARCH TO THE POLLS IS TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.
WE WANT TO INCREASE ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION AMONG YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND WE THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, PEER-TO-PEER OUTREACH.
EVERY YEAR, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OF COURSE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT THAT REQUIRES THAT THE HIGH SCHOOLS ALLOW STUDENTS TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.
AT MARCH TO THE POLLS, WE HELP TO FULFILL THAT REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
BUT WE DON'T JUST REGISTER STUDENTS TO VOTE.
EACH YEAR, WE PROVIDE IN-CLASS VOTER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND WE'VE DONE THAT ACROSS EIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IN THE METROPLEX AT 70 HIGH SCHOOLS.
IN DOING SO, WE REACH 20,000 NORTH TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.
EIGHTY-NINE PERCENT OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR.
IN THOSE VOTER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, SINCE 2015, WE HAVE REGISTERED OVER 30,000 STUDENTS TO VOTE.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE IN-CLASS OPPORTUNITIES, OUR STUDENTS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CLUBS OFFER YEAR-ROUND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY DO THAT BY OFFERING HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
THEY GET TO COME TO MEETINGS LIKE THIS AND INTERACT WITH
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THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY DO IT.THEY GET TO HOST VOTER PARTICIPATION EVENTS, CONNECT WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND USE PEER-TO-PEER ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE VOTING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THEIR FRIENDS AND TO THEIR FAMILIES.
WITH RESOURCES FROM MARCH TO THE POLLS, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DELIVER THE RIGHT MESSAGE AT THE RIGHT TIME AND IN A WAY THAT RESONATES WITH THE PEOPLE THAT THEY CARE MOST ABOUT.
OUR STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS HAVE GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE 34 CLUBS ACROSS THE METROPLEX, IN SEVEN DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.
IN JUST THE LAST FEW MONTHS, CROWLEY ISD JUST IMPLEMENTED THE STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS THIS YEAR.
JUST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, STUDENTS HERE HAVE HOSTED VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES AND THEY'VE PARTICIPATED IN VOTER PARTICIPATION DRIVES WHERE THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO THEIR PEERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, 18-21-YEAR-OLDS, TO REMIND THEM TO GET OUT AND VOTE.
THEY DID THAT JUST IN THIS LAST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS, I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLE AND THEY ARE NO DOUBT, INSPIRING THEIR PEERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET OUT, VOTE, AND BECOME CIVICALLY ENGAGED.
OUR CROWLEY CREW HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD.
BEFORE I INTRODUCE THEM, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE JUST TO RECOGNIZE THE SPONSORS THAT ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT WHO ALSO, I MEAN, THEY WORKED A FULL DAY AND THEN BROUGHT STUDENTS TO THIS MEETING TONIGHT, AND THEY HAVE BEEN SO INCREDIBLE IN GETTING THESE PROGRAMS STARTED ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE MISS KENNEDY, [APPLAUSE] AT NORTH CROWLEY, MISS LEWIS, [APPLAUSE] AND AT CROWLEY COLLEGIATE, WE HAVE MR. LYTTON.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION.
NOW, A FEW OF OUR STUDENTS WOULD REALLY LIKE TO COME IN AND SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MOTIVATES THEM TO LEAD THEIR VOTER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
AND ALSO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
IF I COULD GET FROM CROWLEY, MADISON, STANTON, IF YOU'LL COME UP; NORTH CROWLEY, DONOVAN UGANZI; AND FROM CROWLEY COLLEGIATE, LASHAE ERI AND PAULO RODRIGUEZ, PLEASE.
>> HELLO EVERYONE. MADAM PRESIDENT.
DR. MCFARLANE, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M A 10TH GRADER AND I'M THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND PLATFORM REPRESENTATIVE.
THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO JOIN SVEC IS BECAUSE I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO VOTE.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO AND HAVE THE ACCESS TO, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY DO IT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THEIR COMMUNITY.
NOT ONLY JUST WHAT GOES AROUND THEM, BUT AT A HIGHER LEVEL TOO, AND EVERY VOTE COUNTS AND YOUR VOICE MATTERS.
I WANTED TO HELP STUDENTS EASE THE PROCESS OF VOTING SO THAT IT'S FUN AND EXCITING.
ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE TIME WE ARE AIMED TOWARDS SENIORS, WE SHOULD BE AIMED TOWARDS EVERYBODY BECAUSE EITHER WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE, WHETHER YOU'RE A SOPHOMORE OR YOU'RE A FRESHMAN, NOT JUST SENIORS BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS TO VOTE.
WE WANT TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY SO THAT THEY ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE TOO YOU.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO JOIN SVEC.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THE REASON WHY I JOINED SVEC IS BECAUSE I WANTED TO RAISE THE LOWER AGES OF VOTER TURNOUT IN MINORITIES, AND ALSO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE ADULTS THAT ARE NOT EVEN EDUCATED OF THIS.
ALSO, I WAS WANTING TO SHOW AND LEAD IN MY COMMUNITY TO SHOW HOW YOU CAN INSPIRE THE OLDER AGES IN VOTING AND EVEN IN GOVERNMENT.
>> HI, MY NAME IS PAULA RODRIGUEZ AND I'M A JUNIOR AT CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CLUB AS WELL.
I JOINED SVEC BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT OUR VOICE IS HEARD, ESPECIALLY AS YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS WELL.
SINCE I'VE JOINED SVEC, I FELT THAT I'VE KNOWN THAT MY VOICE IS NOT ONLY HEARD BUT LISTENED TO AND INCORPORATED IN THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
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>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I AM PRESIDENT OF A SVEC AT CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
OKAY. I JOINED SVEC BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS, AS WELL AS MINORITIES, HOW SIGNIFICANT USING THEIR VOICE TO EMPOWER OTHERS IS.
SOME EVENTS WE'VE HOSTED THIS YEAR ARE OUR CANNED FOOD DRIVE, DONATIONS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY, AND SVEC PHONE BOOK, A REGISTRATION TABLE AT OUR EXPO EVENT AND WE PLAN ON DOING MUCH MORE.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND TO YOU, OUR SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOR ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING US. THANK YOU.
>> ONE THING THAT OUR SPONSORS DID NOT MENTION IS EACH OF OUR STUDENTS TONIGHT GOT A ONE PAGER ABOUT THE CROWLEY IC SCHOOL BOARD.
WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD, SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.
SO THEY'RE LIVING TONIGHT, NOT ONLY EXPERIENCING A BOARD MEETING IN PERSON, BUT BEING ABLE TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION HOME. THANK YOU FOR COMPILING THAT.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO HAVE TO KEEP HERE IN CROWLEY IC, BECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB HIGHLIGHTING EACH OF YOU AND THE WORK YOU DO AND HOW YOU GOT ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TRUSTEES, I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO MEET THESE STUDENTS AND CONGRATULATE THEIR LEADERSHIP.
AND OUT IN THE FOYER, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BIG PICTURE WITH ALL OF THEM WHEN THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY OUT BECAUSE WE'RE SO EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THIS GROUP FROM THE STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUB. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT IF THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE HERE, BUT I KNOW AS ELECTED I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY AND EXERCISING YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE.
I THINK I'M EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT US STUDENTS LEADING THE CHARGE AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU GET THE WORD OUT AMONGST YOUR PEERS.
AS I THINK TRUSTEE GRACIA SAID, AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM US LESS.
SO I KNOW FROM PEER TO PEER, AS YOU TESTIFIED EARLIER, YOU TRUST EACH OTHER.
I WANT TO THANK MISS KEPNER FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND ALL.
I THANK, MR. MUHAMMAD, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS.
AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE A CHAPTER HERE.
CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT WORK AND PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU. THANK YOU.
>> EXCUSE ME. SPEAKING ON US BEING INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOL, WE ALSO HAVE A MOCK BALLOT ON THE DAYS THAT EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO VOTE.
SO WE WANT TO GET EVERYBODY, IF YOU GO TO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE WANT TO GET Y'ALL OUT THERE ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 28, AND THE 21ST.
WE WANT TO GET ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ABLE TO VOTE SO THEY KNOW THE PROCESS OF VOTING AND WHEN TO VOTE AND HOW TO VOTE.
AND YOU'RE ABLE, YOU HAVE THAT ACCESS TO.
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO VOTE RIGHT NOW, YOU STILL ARE ABLE TO BE IN THE MOCK BALLOT.
SO WE WANT TO GET EVERYBODY OUT THERE AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU MISS LUGO.
>> COULD ALL STUDENTS COME UP.
WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE ALL THE STUDENTS HAND IF Y'ALL COME AROUND.
>> THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO COME, SO YEAH.
IT CAN BE INTIMIDATING LOOKING AT ALL THAT STUFF.
[BACKGROUND] THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.
I'M SO HAPPY. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. THANK Y'ALL.
GET THOSE STUDENTS. I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL.
LISTEN, THAT'S SOME GOOD STUFF.
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I DID.>> ALL RIGHT. THEY WERE CHEERFUL SINCE THE MOMENT THEY STEPPED IN TO THE BUILDING.
SO I LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM A LOT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 8.2 STEM PLUS FOR ALL ACTIVITIES, DR. MCFARLANE.
>> [LAUGHTER] MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, THIS NEXT ITEM, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
IT'S JUST REPORT, AN OVERVIEW OF OUR STEM PLUS FOR ALL ACTIVITIES.
A LOT OF AMAZING AND EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN CROWLEY ISD, AND SO THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE VISION AND THE MISSION IN ACTION.
YOU'VE SEEN ENGAGED COMMUNITY TONIGHT.
YOU'VE SEEN EMPOWERED STAFF AND THRIVING STUDENTS.
WE HAVE DR. VALENCIA HERE TO SHARE WITH US OUR STEM FOR ALL A EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALSO FOR MY AWESOME TEAM BACK THERE, THEY MADE IT THROUGH.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE VERY EXCITED TODAY TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING IN STEM PLUS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT NEXT YEAR IN THE '24/'25 SCHOOL YEAR, ENGINEER WILL BE TESTED IN OUR SCIENCE STAR.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING READY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THIS YEAR EVEN MORE.
OUR STEM TEAM, MY AWESOME SPECIALISTS BACK THERE, AND MYSELF, WE'VE BEEN MODELING AND CO-TEACHING SCIENCE TEACHERS.
WE ARE ALSO PREPARING STUDENTS IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.
THIS POSTER THAT YOU SEE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU, THIS IS OUR ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE IN ALL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AND ALL CLASSROOMS THAT WE GO IN TO TEACH ENGINEERING.
PART OF THIS POSTER RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE THAT IN ENGLISH, WE HAVE IT IN SPANISH, AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING THE VIETNAMESE OUT AS WELL.
IF YOU WERE EVER TO GO TO LOCKHEED MARTIN, AN ENGINEER FIRM, AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM, YOU WOULD SEE THIS PROCESS IN THEIR WALLS AS THEY'RE WORKING.
THE FIRST THING THAT, AND REALLY BRIEFLY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TEACHING STUDENTS.
IT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
HERE IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN, WE START BY ASKING QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS THAT ARE ARISING IN THE WORLD.
THEN WE ASK STUDENTS TO IMAGINE HOW THEY CAN PROBLEM SOLVE.
THEN WE ASK THEM TO PLAN AND SKETCH.
THEN WE ASK THEM TO CREATE PROTOTYPES, WE TEST AND IMPROVE.
THEN THE LAST PART IS WE COMMUNICATE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTHER.
EVEN WHEN WE'RE COMING IN TO THE DIFFERENT, LET'S SAY TODAY WE WERE AT SUMMER CREEK, THEY WERE WORKING ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNS, AND SO THE COMMUNICATION PIECE WAS THE ONE THING THAT WE CONTINUED PRESS ON.
YOU GOT TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, YOU HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DIFFERENT ENGINEERING TEAMS. THAT'S PART OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE ALSO VERY EXCITED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SIX STEM DAYS THAT WE DO EVERY SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEN STEM DAYS COME UP, STUDENTS GET VERY EXCITED.
MY TEAM HERE, WE DESIGN WHAT THE THEMES ARE GOING TO BE.
WE DESIGN ALL THE CURRICULUM, AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES HERE, STUDENTS GET VERY EXCITED FOR THE DIFFERENT THEMES.
WE DON'T TEACH ENGINEERING OR STEM DAYS IN ISOLATION.
WE WORK TO EMBED THESE PRACTICES WITH THE CURRICULUM THAT IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE, WHETHER IT'S READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE.
WE DO HAVE OUR STEM DAY COMING UP, FEBRUARY THE 9TH.
THIS IS WHEN WE CELEBRATE OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STEM CAREER, AND SO WE ARE INVITING ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE GO TO LOCAL SCHOOL.
ALL OF MY STEM TEAM HERE, WE WILL BE HAVING A GREAT TIME TO BRING IN AGAIN THAT STEM DAY AND BRING IN VOLUNTEERS TO COME AND SPEAK TO OUR STUDENTS.
IN A MINUTE, MY TEAM, THEY'RE GOING TO PASS OUT SOME FLYERS FOR YOU TO HAVE.
PART OF THE WORK THAT WE ALSO DO BESIDES THE STEM DAYS, IS THAT WE COME IN TO ALL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES.
WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY TO FIFTH GRADE,
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THEY KNOW THAT ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS, AND EVEN WHEN LOCKHEED MARTIN COMES IN, LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AT THE END OF THE MONTH IN FEBRUARY, WHEN THE ENGINEERS COME IN AND ASK THEM, HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN ENGINEER DESIGN PROCESS IS? OUR STUDENTS KINDERGARTNERS, THIRD GRADERS, FIFTH GRADERS, THEY'RE RAISING THEIR HAND.THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THAT PROCESS.
SOMETHING FUN THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS THAT STARTING THIS YEAR, WE STARTED GOING INTO SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE.
WE NEED TO GET THOSE TEACHERS READY AND TRAIN ON THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.
MY TEAM AND I, WE'VE BEEN GOING IN.
WE MODEL TO THE SCIENCE TEACHERS, THEN WE CO-TEACH TO THE TEACHERS, AND THEN WE LET THEM GO A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A NEW WAY OF THINKING.
THIS IS NOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THIS IS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING, I THINK, A PRETTY GOOD JOB, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF TRAINING THAT WE HAVE TO STILL UNDERGO.
SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE.
TODAY, WE FINISHED IN SUMMER CREEK WITH EIGHTH GRADE, AND SO IT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE EIGHTH GRADE WAS THE ONLY GRADE LEVEL THAT HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS LESSON.
IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT FOR THEM TO START THINKING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
ASIDE FROM THAT, WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING.
MY SPECIALISTS HERE, WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN STEM INSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO WE ARE CONSISTENTLY JUST TRAINING IN DIFFERENT THINGS TO BRING TO THE CLASSROOMS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THROUGH A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED, WE HAVE DRONES.
WE HAVE A CLASS SET IN EVERY CAMPUS FROM ELEMENTARY TO NINTH GRADE.
THE PURPOSE OF THOSE DRONES THAT WE BROUGHT IN IS THAT FIRST STUDENTS GET TO FEEL AND LOOK AT WHAT IS A DRONE, HOW DO YOU FLY THEM? NEXT WE'RE GOING TO START TEACHING THE CODING AND THEN THE VIDEO, HOW DO YOU TAKE VIDEOS WITH THAT? WE'RE ALSO VERY EXCITED THAT EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS HAS 3D PRINTERS.
STUDENTS, AGAIN, ARE ENGAGED IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND COMING IN CREATING PROTOTYPES WITH THOSE 3D PRINTERS, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING TRAINED WITH OUR VR GLASSES.
WE WILL BE HAVING ONE SET IN EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS THIS YEAR.
THROUGH THE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, WE HAVE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, SO WE HAVE 12 KIDS PER CAMPUS FOR ELEMENTARY THROUGH NINTH GRADE.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE ROBOTICS, WHERE WE HAVE KIDS PER CAMPUS THROUGH THE NINTH GRADE.
MY STAFF HERE, WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LEARNING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LEARN THESE THINGS IN ORDER FOR US TO TEACH STUDENTS AND THEN TEACH STAFF.
IT'S COMING. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE OUR YOUNG MEN IN STEM THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE ABOUT 360 PARTICIPANTS FROM THIRD TO NINTH GRADE.
THIS IS AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
AGAIN, WE WORK THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.
THESE STUDENTS WE WORK ON ARCHITECTURE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, DRONES, ROBOTICS, SOLAR CARS, AND THAT 3D PRINTER AND GRAPHIC DESIGNS.
WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO DIFFERENT FIELD TRIPS.
WE JUST ENGAGE THE STUDENTS IN ALL SORTS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE EITHER DOING DRONING, CODING, THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FOR THE BOYS.
AGAIN, THEY GET VERY, VERY EXCITED WHEN THEY COME TO OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG PARTICIPATION.
BACK THIS YEAR, 450 PARTICIPANTS, AND THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT TYPE.
WE GET GRANTS FROM TECHBRIDGE.
THEIR CURRICULUM IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE BOYS, BUT THEY DO ARCHITECTURE, DRONING, ROBOTICS, AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, THE 3D PRINTER, AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON CODING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF PEOPLE JUST WANTING TO WORK WITH US AT ALL TIMES.
BUT WE DO HAVE THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL AND GIVEN US A LOT OF GRANTS.
WE DO HAVE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.
SOME OF US ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND JUST LIKE THAT, THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO COME IN.
WE'RE IN THE VERY PRELIMINARY STAGES OF PLANNING.
BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THE PROFESSORS THERE ARE GOING TO BE COMING IN TO TEACH OUR SCIENCE TEACHERS ABOUT ENGINEERING PROCESS.
WHO BETTER THAN A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TO COME IN AND DO THAT? WE'RE ALSO ALWAYS WORKING WITH TCU, TECHBRIDGE, WHICH AGAIN, THEY GIVE US A LOT OF MONEY FOR OUR GIRLS IN STEM.
THE FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN, I SIT IN THEIR BOARD.
THIS MOMENT IN EDUCATION, SO THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL AND GIVEN US A SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS.
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THEY HAVE BEEN GOING ON SATURDAY TRAINING FOR STEM CHALLENGES.IN THE SPRING, ALL FOURTH GRADERS WILL BE GOING TO THE BOTANICAL GARDEN, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAD TO PAY.
OF COURSE, LOCKHEED MARTIN AND NASA, WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR SPECIALISTS, SHE HAD TO GO, BUT SHE DOES WRITE CURRICULUM FOR NASA AT THIS TIME.
AGAIN, WE'RE SHARING A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION THAT'S GOING TO NASA AND SHE'S BRINGING IT BACK TO US, AND SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING OUR FIFTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, OUR GIRLS IN STEM AND YOUNG MEN IN STEM TO NASA.
THEN FINALLY 4-H, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS JUST PARTNER.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING US SOME ROVERS FOR OUR EIGHTH GRADE STEM ENGINEERING LESSON AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN MAY.
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF PRAISE ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN CROWLEY.
I THINK WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT HAS STEM FOR ALL.
IT'S NOT JUST SOME SCHOOLS OR A CHARTER SCHOOL.
THIS IS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS INVOLVED IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE READY FOR THAT STAR TEST THAT'S COMING IN NEXT YEAR.
>> I WANTED TO FIND OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE COLLEGES A&M AND TCU AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OF WHICH WE KNOW, BUT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS?
DR. RIDE CALLED ME OUT OF THE BLUE IN THE SUMMERTIME AND HE SAID, HEY, THERE'S A TRAINING THAT'S COMING UP, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO WITH SOME OF YOUR STAFF? I SAID SURE. IT WAS ABOUT 10 DAYS.
THEY PAID FOR EVERYTHING, THE FLIGHT, THE STAY, FOOD STIPEND, AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING BACK A LOT OF MONEY, GRANTS THE TRAINING, AND IN FACT, ME AND TWO OTHER OF OUR SPECIALISTS WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWCASING OUR YOUNG MEN AND STEM AND THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING THIS SATURDAY AT THE CONFERENCE.
AGAIN, WE GET TO SPEAK ABOUT IT BECAUSE A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO STEM IN SCHOOLS, AND HERE WE ARE, STEM FOR ALL.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT? HOW DO YOU PLAN? HOW'S THAT SCHEDULE WORKING? HOW DO YOU EMBED IT? WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM? WE GET TO SPEAK TO A LOT OF LEADERS WHEREVER WE GO, WHETHER IT'S NASA WITH MY SPECIALIST, WHETHER IT'S THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
AGAIN, ONE OF OUR SPECIALISTS ALSO PRESENTED AT TEXAS A&M.
AGAIN, THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW IS THIS HAPPENING.
EVEN TEA REACHED OUT TO US TO SEE WHAT OUR CURRICULUM IS LOOKING LIKE, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE COMING IN SO REGION 4 WE WORK WITH THEM, WE'RE IN THEIR BOARD AS WELL FOR STEM, AND SO WE GET TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AGAIN, VERY EXCITING WORK THAT WE DO, AND WE'RE JUST VERY MUCH NOTICED FOR THE STEM WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M EXCITED THAT WE'VE OFFERED STEM FOR ALL STUDENTS.
MY SON WENT THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN WE HAD THE STEM CHOICE PROGRAM, BUT I HAVE AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT ALSO WHO'S ABLE TO COME HOME NOW AND SAY, WE DID THIS TODAY IN STEM, OR I'M GOING TO DO THIS FOR SCIENCE FAIR.
I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS AND SHE'LL TELL ME ABOUT CODING AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY HAD WE NOT EXPANDED ACROSS THE DISTRICT VERSUS LIMITED TO TWO CAMPUSES.
>> AGAIN, IT IS JUST A VERY EXCITING WORK AND MY HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND MORE BUT WE DO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF DR. MCFARLAND, MISS POLK, MR. GILLIES.
IT IS JUST A LOT OF SUPPORT THAT WE GET IN OUR PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. CERTAINLY. WISH I HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL.
>> I'VE ALREADY SHARED A FLYER WITH MY COUSIN WHO'S AN ARCHITECT AND I HAVE ANOTHER COUSIN WHO IS AN ENGINEERING STUDENT AT PV AT PRAIRIE VIEW BUT I'LL SHARE THIS WITH THE MASSES.
I HOPE MY COUSINS CAN COME AND PRESENT TO STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMEN IN STEM.
>> THAT'S THE THING. WHENEVER WE HAVE VISITORS COMING INTO OUR SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENTS, I BELIEVE THAT IT OPENS UP FOR STUDENTS TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN DO IT.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S OUT THERE.
IT'S SOMETHING IN FRONT OF ME THAT WE CAN ENCOURAGE THEM.
AGAIN, GOING INTO EIGHTH GRADE THESE PAST TWO WEEKS, SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS WERE GOING TO THE COUNSELORS, CHANGING THEIR CTE PATHWAYS.
THEY'RE LIKE, I WANT TO GO INTO ENGINEERING, I WANT TO KNOW THIS,
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I WANT TO GO INTO ARCHITECTURE, I WANT TO GO TO THAT BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.THEY'RE CHANGING THAT AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE EXPOSING MORE STUDENTS AND NOW THEY REALIZE THAT THERE'S MORE AT THE CTE BUILDING.
>> THE BUSINESS WORLD APPRECIATES YOU.
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT IS HOW DO WE PREPARE STUDENTS TO DO THIS WORK? WE'RE DOING IT IN CROWLEY ISD SO FOR YOU TO SAY THAT WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT HAS STEM FOR ALL I THINK IS AMAZING.
>> FOR ALL. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND I ALWAYS SAY THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE STEM PROGRAMS BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU GUYS, WITHOUT DR. MCFARLAND, AND AGAIN DR. RIDE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO BECAUSE IT'S VERY INNOVATIVE, VERY SCARY.
>> ALSO, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, I KNOW WE HAVE OUR STEM SPECIALISTS, SOME TEACHERS IN THE ROOM.
OUR STEM TEAM, IF Y'ALL ARE HERE, WOULD Y'ALL PLEASE STAND? I KNOW I SAW YOU ALL BACK THERE, I BELIEVE.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
[APPLAUSE] IT'S DEFINITELY GOOD WORK AND WE KNOW IT'S DEFINITELY THE RIGHT WORK.
ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MR. FISHER BECAUSE THIS SUMMER I GOT A CALL AND THEY SAID, HEY, WE GOT SOME PEOPLE GOING TO ILLINOIS AND I'M LIKE, ILLINOIS FOR WHAT? [LAUGHTER] THEN HE SAID, DOC, I CAN FIND THE MONEY THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO.
IT WAS AND IT IS [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT WAS MR. FISHER, NOT DR. RIDE.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS CONVERSATIONS GOING ON, SO THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. [LAUGHTER]
>> IT WAS BOTH. IT WAS DR. RIDE AND MR. FISHER, THEY TAG TEAMED.
>> I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THAT IS THE NUMBER 2 ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN THE NATION AND FOR US TO HAVE BEEN THERE WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[10.0 Consent Agenda]
THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDE 10.1 WHICH IS THE APPROVAL, 10.2 THE APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 14TH, 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES, AND THE JANUARY 11TH, 2024 CALLED BOARD MEETING MINUTES.10.3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 10.4 THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, 10.5 THE RESOLUTION TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER DAY, WHICH IS JANUARY 16TH, 2024, 10.6 RFP 036-20 2023/2024, THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE REFRIGERATORS AND HEATED CABINETS, AND THEN 10.7 RFP FOR THE KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD, FLOOR, AND CEILING SURFACE CLEANING.
BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ITEMS NEEDED FOR DISCUSSION? AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HALL. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS.
[11.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
I KNOW SEVERAL OF THESE WE HAVE HAD WORKSHOPS AND PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS ON, SO THEY ARE NOW UP FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.AGENDA ITEM 11.1 CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDER CALLING A BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION ON MAY 4TH, 2024.
ORDER OF ELECTION DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS MISS PONTAVO WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM. MISS PONTAVO.
>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND ESTEEMED TRUSTEES.
IN LINE WITH GOAL 1, THRIVING STUDENTS, GOAL 2, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, AND GOAL 3, EMPOWERED STAFF WE BRING YOU ITEMS 11.1, 11.2, AND 3 WE'LL START WITH CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDER CALLING A BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION ON MAY 4TH.
A GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON MAY 4TH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES PLACES 3 AND 4 TO SERVE ON THE CROWLEY ISC BOARD.
THIS EVENING, WE BRING BEFORE YOU THE FINALIZED ORDER OF ELECTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> HEARING NO QUESTIONS IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 ORDER OF ELECTIONS AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
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>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE UP FOR 11.2 CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS ON MAY 4TH, 2024.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORDER OF ELECTION WHICH YOU JUST APPROVED ATTACHED IN YOUR EFP PACKET WAS THE DRAFT OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION WITH TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS IN ORDER TO CONDUCT OUR ELECTIONS AS IT RELATES TO OUR TARRANT COUNTY VOTERS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> HEARING NONE IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> 11.3 AGAIN. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
ATTACHED IS THE DRAFT OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 [NOISE] CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT OUR ELECTIONS AS IT RELATES TO OUR JOHNSON COUNTY VOTERS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> HEARING NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 11.4, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK; CMAR FOR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE CAMPUS PACKAGE NUMBER 3. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. REAVES WILL PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM. MR. REAVES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH AND NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE PROJECTS.
BOARD, AS YOU KNOW, THESE RENOVATIONS WILL INCLUDE THINGS RANGING FROM ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, CAFETERIA EXPANSION, FIELD HOUSE EXPANSION, IMPROVEMENTS AT BASEBALL, SOFTBALL COMPLEXES, AND THEN JUST UPGRADES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
THIS WILL NOT BE FOR A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AT A LATER DATE, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO REFERENCE THE EVALUATION ATTACHMENT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO WALK YOU THROUGH AND EXPLAIN ON THIS PROCESS.
RECALL THE CMAR PROCESS IS A TWO-STEP PROCESS.
WHAT YOU SEE THE FIVE CATEGORIES YOU SEE UP AT THE TOP IS PART OF STEP 1 AND WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION THROUGH A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
THE LOWER PORTION IS STEP 2, AND THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH THE COMPANY, AND WE ALSO RECEIVED THE PROPOSAL WHICH IS THEIR FEES FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'LL STOP RIGHT THERE FIRST AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING JUST THE SEGREGATION OF THE TWO STEPS.
>> IF I COULD RECALL, I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ALREADY ABOUT THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
DID WE NOT VOTE ON THAT ALREADY? NOT THIS ONE?
>> NO, MA'AM. NOT FOR THIS PROJECT.
FOR THESE PROJECTS, WE'LL JUST BE AWARDING THE CONTRACTOR TO DO THE WORK, AND AFTER WE GET THROUGH WITH DESIGN, WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK THE GMP WHEN WE'RE READY FOR CONSTRUCTION.
>> WHEN DO YOU THINK WE WOULD GET THAT INFORMATION ALONG?
>> WHEN WILL WE GET THAT INFORMATION? [OVERLAPPING]
>> SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IT BACK?
>> WE MAY DO TWO PACKAGES IN THIS PROJECT, SO IT MAY BE APRIL FOR AN EARLY PACKAGE AND THEN JUNE FOR THE OVERALL PACKAGE.
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>> MR. REAVES, I KNOW IN THE LAST MEETING YOU MADE THE PRESENTATION ABOUT RECOMMENDING THE CMAR PROCESS.
WE DIDN'T VOTE ON THAT IN THE LAST MEETING?
>> BUT WE ALREADY ISSUED RFPS.
>> WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, THIS TWO-STEP PROCESS.
ONCE WE APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY METHOD, THEN WE ADVERTISE AND THEN WE SEND OUT THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION AND THEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
THAT TWO-STEP PROCESS HAPPENED, IT'S JUST A FEW DAYS APART, SO WE'LL RECEIVE THE QUALIFICATIONS, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THEM, RATE THAT PORTION, AND THEN WE'LL CALL THEM BACK FOR AN INTERVIEW, RECEIVE THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THEIR FEES TO DO THE WORK.
WE'LL HAVE THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE QUESTIONS AND THAT'S WHEN WE MAKE THE FINAL SELECTION AND BRING BACK TO THE BOARD OUR RECOMMENDATION.
BOARD WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THE FEE PORTION OF IT.
[NOISE] THESE FEES ARE PRE-CONSTRUCTION FEES, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FEES, AND GENERAL CONDITIONS.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION; ANYTHING BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IS BASICALLY THE STAFF ON SITE, AND THEN YOUR GENERAL CONDITIONS ARE JUST THE COST OF RUNNING A CONSTRUCTION SITE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? FOR THE FEES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THE COMMITTEE LOOKED AT WITH THE TWO PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE, WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING A RECOMMENDATION, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INCLUDING THE GRADING CRITERIA HERE RECOMMENDED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
[NOISE] BUT WE'VE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT BEING ABLE TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THOSE THAT WERE OFFERED BIDS FOR THE DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE GRADING CRITERIA HERE IS ANY PAST PERFORMANCE OR HISTORY THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH THE DISTRICT.
IF THEY'RE NEW TO THE DISTRICT, THEY OBVIOUSLY NOT.
THEY DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S THE REASON I PUT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SPREADSHEET, JUST TO SHOW YOU IF THAT LINE ITEM WAS NOT THERE, HOW THE GRADING WOULD EQUAL OUT.
ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE FEES IS THAT ALL WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER TO DO THE WORK.
ONCE WE DO THAT, THEN WE ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS AND WE CAN NEGOTIATE WITH THE FIRM ON THE FEES THAT THEY'VE PRESENTED.
IF WE CANNOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FIRM AND THE DISTRICT, THEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO END NEGOTIATIONS AND THEN MOVE TO THE NEXT.
WITH THAT BOARD, THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT BALFOUR BEATTY AND GCC ENTERPRISES JOINT VENTURE AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH AND NORTH CROWLEY NINTH PROJECTS.
I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. [NOISE] ARE THEY DOING ANY OTHER PROJECTS RIGHT NOW OR IS THIS THE ONLY PROJECT SO FAR?
>> NO, MA'AM. WE ONLY HAVE ONE CONTRACTOR IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S STILL IN FREEMAN.
>> MR. REAVES. I GUESS I'M AT A LOSS HERE.
I'M AT A LOSS HERE. YOU SAID BALFOUR; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR. BALFOUR BEATTY AND GCC ENTERPRISES.
>> [NOISE] IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND I'M LOOKING AT THIS EVALUATION RANKING.
IS THAT WHAT WE WENT OFF OF, IS THAT CORRECT, AND IF THAT IS CORRECT, THEN IS THAT 72.9 IS DIFFERENT THAN THE 74, STILL IN FREEMAN?
>> YES. THE METHOD THAT WE CHOSE, BASICALLY CMAR METHOD ALLOWS US TO SELECT THE BEST VALUE, DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE THE LOWEST COST.
WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU ALL IN THE PAST WAS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DIVERSIFY.
NOT ONLY DIVERSIFY WITH ETHNICITY BUT ALSO DIVERSIFY AS FAR AS COMPANY WITH THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, I KNOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS HAS BEEN,
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HOW MANY PEOPLE RESPONDED TO THE BID? THE CHALLENGE IS THAT IF WE CONTINUE TO REWARD, OR CONTINUE TO AWARD TO ONE COMPANY, IT LIMITS AND ACTUALLY DECREASES THE MOTIVATION FOR OTHERS TO EVEN MAKE AN EFFORT TO DO THAT.WHAT WE HEARD IS TWO THINGS: WE HEARD THAT WE WANTED A DIVERSIFIED POOL, AND WE HEARD WE WANTED JOINT VENTURES.
WHAT WE'VE REQUIRED NOW IS THAT EVERYBODY THAT SUBMITS, SUBMIT A JOINT VENTURE.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT IF WE AWARD POINTS BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE AND WE NEVER GIVE ANOTHER COMPANY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, THEN THEY NEVER GET THOSE POINTS.
[NOISE] THAT'S WHY WE REMOVED THE POINTS FOR THE PAST EXPERIENCE OUT AND WE REMOVED IT ON BOTH TO SEE WHERE THEY WOULD FALL.
THEN WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT ONE WAS AT 72.9, ONE WAS AT 74.
THERE'S A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE COST.
THAT'S WHY WE SAID THAT WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE THE ACTUAL FEE, TO GET TO CLOSE THAT GAP.
BUT WE THOUGHT, AND I BELIEVE THAT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LONG-TERM VALUE AND MAKING SURE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THESE PROJECTS, THAT ALL COMPANIES FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
THEN WE FELT LIKE BALFOUR, THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS THE JC AND THE MINORITY PARTICIPATION AND THEY MET ALL THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
WE FELT LIKE WITH THIS PROJECT WHICH IS PACKAGE 3, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO GO IN THAT ROUTE.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, JUST BEING IN DOWNTOWN AND STUFF, SCOTT DENNETT CONSTRUCTION AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I KNOW THAT HE'S DONE SEVERAL PROJECTS AND ONE RIGHT OFF OF I-20.
ARE WE SAYING THAT ONCE WE HOPEFULLY START OPENING THIS UP, WE WILL HAVE MORE COMPANIES, MORE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES THAT WILL FILTER IN BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE OF OBTAINING A CONTRACT WITH US; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS A PERSPECTIVE WE BELIEVE.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE NEVER OPENED IT UP. IT'S LIKELY IT WON'T CHANGE.
>> HI, BOB. I HAVE A QUESTION [OVERLAPPING]
>> JUST BASED ON THE POINT SYSTEM, SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND.
FOR THE FINANCIALS, LITIGATION, CONTRACT TERMINATION, SAFETY RECORD, IS THE SCORE LOWER FOR BALFOUR IN THAT AREA?
>> NO, MA'AM. THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME.
THEY BOTH RECEIVED THE MAXIMUM.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE NOT ALIGNED. THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE MAIN ONE FOR ME.
>> SO IT WOULD BE ALIGNED WITH WHAT'S IN THE BOLD.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE QUESTION THAT TRUSTEE GRACIA ASKED.
WHEN I LOOK AT THIS SCORING MECHANISM, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO AWARD IT TO THE HIGHEST-SCORING PERSON WITHIN THIS PROCESS.
WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH MAYBE THE PERSON RANKS SECOND BECAUSE WE WANT TO DIVERSIFY WHO WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH.
>> WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT THE ONE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING MET ALL THE CRITERIA THAT THE BOARD SET.
BASED ON THE NUMBERS AND THE WAY THE NUMBERS FAIL, THEY WERE AT 72.9 AND THE OTHER GROUP WAS AT 74.
THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE WAS IN THE FEES.
THEN WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE FEES.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE THE FEES TO REDUCE THEIR DISTANCE, AND BE ABLE TO BE BEST VALUE TO US LONG TERM OVER THE PROJECT.
NOT OVER JUST THIS ONE PROJECT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT LONG TERM.
FOR US, WE FELT LIKE THE BEST VALUE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE ONE THAT SCORES THE HIGHEST ON THE DOCUMENT, AS IT IS.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NEGOTIATED WITHOUT THE NEGOTIATION.
THIS DOCUMENT IS REVIEWED WITHOUT THE NEGOTIATION.
>> THERE'S JUST A ONE-POINT DIFFERENCE.
>> I GUESS THAT'S A PART THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND SO IN STEP 1, I DON'T THINK I UNDERSTAND THE CHART.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M CONFUSED.
WHEN I LOOK AT THIS CHART, WE GET I SEE STEP 1 AND STEP 2, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU COME DOWN HERE AND YOU GET THIS, 84.9 AND 8.92.
SO THAT'S WHEN YOU PUT STEP 1 AND STEP 2 TOGETHER.
THEN STEP 1 IS STEP 1 EVERYTHING ABOVE THAT'S STEP 1.
>> STEP 1 WOULD BE THE OWNERSHIP.
IT WOULD BE THE EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, CAPABILITY TO PERFORM, AND PAST PERFORMANCE.
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>> THAT NUMBER THEN THERE'S A MAXIMUM OF 60 AND FOUR GOT 47, 50.
THEN STEEL FRAMING GOT 53 OUT OF 60.
THEN WE LOOK AT PRICE, BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY NEGOTIATING, SO WHAT'S THE PRICE BASED ON?
>> THAT WAS THE FEES. THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, AND GENERAL CONDITIONS FEES.
>> THE FEES FOR THEIR PERFORMING THE WORK, NOT NECESSARILY THE COST OF THE WORK, THE BUILDING, AND ALL THAT STUFF OR WHATEVER THAT IS.
THEN THERE WAS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.
IS THAT STEP 2? WHERE DO I GET THE STEP 2? I GET I SEE WHERE STEP 1 IS, BUT I DON'T SEE WHAT STEP 2 IS.
>> STEP 2 IS THE INTERVIEW AND THE PROPOSAL FEES, THE PROCESSING.
>> THEN DOWN HERE THERE'S THIS THING, ABOUT 72.98 AND 74 AND I SEE THE LINE NOTE HERE AND IT'S SAYING IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE FUTURE RESPONDING TO RFPS.
THIS LINE ITEM SHOWS WHAT THE SCORE WOULD BE WITHOUT PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT BEING GRADED.
WHERE IS THAT GRADED HERE? WHERE DO I SEE WHERE DID THAT GET PULLED OUT FROM? SO THAT MAKES SENSE. AM I ASKING THAT CORRECTLY?
>> THAT'S IN THE PAST PERFORMANCE.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PAST RELATIONSHIP IF THE FIRM HAD PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT.
>> SO HOW DO YOU GET A 12 AND HOW DO YOU GET AN 18 IF YOU NEVER HAD ANY PAST, THEREFORE, I'M ASSUMING HAS NEVER HAD A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH US.
FOR THE OTHER TWO, I'M JUST CONFUSED ON HOW THAT.
>> SO IN THAT PAST PERFORMANCE SECTION, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT'S CONSIDERED THE EXPERIENCE OF THE TEAM WITHIN THIS K12 AREA.
THERE'S ALSO PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AND THEN ALSO MINORITY PARTICIPATION.
THE ONE THING THAT BALFOUR DID NOT HAVE WAS THE PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THAT DIFFERENCE WITH THE 12 AND 18 DEALS WITH THE PAST RELATIONSHIP.
THAT'S SO WE REMOVED 18 FROM THE FIRST GROUP AND WE MOVED 12.
WE JUST MOVE IT OUT AS A CRITERIA.
>> WHAT DOES THE RUBRIC LOOK LIKE IN PAST PERFORMANCE? BECAUSE IT'S A CULMINATION OF A NUMBER OF THINGS.
THOSE TEAM EXPERIENCE FIVE COINS AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT LOOKS LIKE THAT.
IF THE TEAM SAY THE EXPERIENCE, THERE'S TWO CRITERIA ON EXPERIENCE.
IT'S THE YEARS THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE FIRM THEMSELVES AND THEN JUST YEARS OVERALL IN CONSTRUCTION.
>> HOW MANY POINTS CAN YOU GET ON THAT?
>> WELL, THAT'S BROKEN OUT ALSO.
IF IT WAS 0-9, IT'S TWO POINTS, I BELIEVE.
IF IT WAS 10-19, IT'S THREE, AND THEN 20 PLUS IT'S BROKEN OUT.
>> BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PIECE, WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST PULL OUT THE PAST RELATIONSHIP PIECE AS OPPOSED TO THROWING OUT THE WHOLE 12 IN THE WHOLE 18? IF IT TOOK A NUMBER OF DIMENSIONS TO GET TO 12 AND GET TO 18, WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST PULL OUT PAST PERFORMANCE? IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME THINGS IN HERE LIKE MINORITY PERCENT IN RECENT PROJECTS THAT'S IN THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SCORE THEY GOT ON THAT PAST RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S FAIR TAKE IT OUT BECAUSE I GUESS ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, 12 SCHOOLS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN AGE 12 SCHOOLS AND THEN TEAM EXPERIENCE.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THAT IS, BUT IT SEEMS IMPORTANT.
I GET THE PAST RELATIONSHIP EXPLANATION.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE ENTIRE TOTALITY IS THROWN OUT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
IS THERE EVER A CONCERN ABOUT THE CONTRACTOR OVEREXTENDING THEMSELVES AND MAYBE MONOPOLIZING? BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT SEYMOUR FOR CHS, THE SEYMOUR FOR ELEMENTARY 17, AND THE SEYMOUR FOR PACKAGE 5, THEY'RE ALL THE SAME CONTRACTOR.
SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR ONE, IS THAT BROUGHT INTO CONSIDERATION TOO?
WE DISCUSSED THAT, THE CAPACITY OF A FIRM, BOTH FINANCIALLY, WHICH IS VERIFIED, AND ALSO JUST THROUGH RESOURCES, STAFFING, AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
SO YES, MA'AM. YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT.
I HEARD YOU SAY EARLIER THAT YOU DID EVERYTHING THAT WE ASKED YOU TO DO WHEN YOU BROUGHT THIS PACKET BACK IS THAT CORRECT?
>> OKAY. SO YOU FOLLOWED OUR GUIDELINES WHEN YOU DECIDED TO BRING THIS PERSON BACK TO US?
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>> WE FOLLOW THE SAME GUIDELINES WE FOLLOWED WITH ALL OF THE SELECTION OF MRS GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
WE TOOK THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT JCS WERE INVOLVED AND WE TOOK THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AS MANY RESPONDENTS TO RP'S AS POSSIBLE.
WE CONSIDER THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBABLY EIGHT PACKAGES BEFORE WE'RE DONE WITH THE BOND.
IF WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR POOL, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT AT SOME POINT.
THAT'S WHAT WE DID AS WE WERE RECEIVED.
THE RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE TONIGHT IS BASED UPON ALL OF THOSE FACTORS.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE OVEREXTENSION.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE NEXT ITEM THAT MARK IS FOR RENOVATION AT CROWLEY HIGH NINTH GRADE CAMPUS, DEER CREEK, MEADOW CREEK, AND SYCAMORE.
DO WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BEING OVEREXTENDED AS WELL?
>> WELL, I KNOW WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT I'M JUST SAYING IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING OVER EXTENDED, IT LOOKS LIKE ALL OF THE PROJECTS ARE EXTENDED ABOUT THE SAME.
OR MAYBE NOT THE SAME, BUT THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS GOING AT ONE TIME.
>> THEY HAVE VARIOUS TIME LINES ALSO.
THEN ALSO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CAPACITY.
AS A CONTRACTOR IS DOING WORK IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, ITS CRITICAL IS THE PROJECT THAT STAFF IS ON FINISHING UP TO WHERE THEY CAN, IT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE FOR THEM TO COME OVER AND DO WORK IN THIS DISTRICT.
A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE LOOKED AT ALSO.
BUT FOR THE NEXT ITEM, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IT'S A UNIQUE SITUATION.
I'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO IT, THAT THE CAPACITY IS NOT BEING ON THE FIRM THAT'S CURRENTLY HERE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT.
>> ALSO MR. [INAUDIBLE] I KNOW WE HAVE THE BOW FOR BAY AND GCC [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT.
>> WE'D LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL AT SOME POINT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ANOTHER REQUEST OF THE BOARD, WAS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM AS WELL.
WE HAVE THEM HERE PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL AS WELL. WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE.
>> COMMENTS BEFORE YOU ASK ME TO COME UP, IF IT'S OKAY.
>> I'M COMING AFTER YOU. [OVERLAPPING].
>> OKAY. GO AHEAD. NO. I WAS JUST GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT DR. HALL SAID, AND JUST FOR ME.
THE PAST RELATIONSHIP, WOULD THAT HAVE MADE SIX POINTS THEN IN THIS BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU TOOK IT OUT, OR WOULD IT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS SOME CRITERIA IN THE PAST PERFORMANCE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PAST RELATIONSHIP LINE ITEM WAS RIGHT AND IT WOULD HAVE MADE SIX PARTS OF STEP 1.
>> WITH TEAM EXPERIENCE, YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS. IT'S THE OVERALL.
JUST THEIR YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AND THEN IT'S ALSO THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE FIRM THAT IS PROPOSING.
>> THAT'S TWO ITEMS. THEN YOU HAVE THE K12 EXPERIENCE, THE PAST RELATIONSHIP, AND THEN THE MINORITY PERCENTAGE OF RECENT PROJECTS.
THE TOTAL IS 20 THAT YOU CAN SCORE, THAT'S BROKEN DOWN SO THERE'S FIVE, SO THAT'S BROKEN DOWN IN FOUR-POINT INCREMENTS.
THEN THOSE FOUR-POINT INCREMENTS, DEPENDING ON YOUR YEARS THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE, WHATEVER, THAT HAS A RANGE ALSO.
EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS HAS ITS OWN POINT.
>> IF YOU PULL OUT PAST RELATIONSHIP IS FOUR?
[OVERLAPPING] PAST PERFORMANCE IS A TOTAL OF 20.
THAT'S THE WHOLE CATEGORY THAT WE PULLED UP.
THE PAST RELATIONSHIP IS JUST AN ITEM INSIDE OF THAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY MY QUESTIONING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO BE INSINUATED WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
I GUESS FOR ME, AND CALL IT THE EDUCATOR AND ME, TYPICALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT A POINT SYSTEM, WE TYPICALLY AWARD THE PERSON WHO EARNED THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF POINTS, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO REACH, OR THE PERSON WHO HAD THE LEAST NUMBER OF INFRACTIONS, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MEASURING AS WELL.
FOR ME I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE RATIONALE AND WHY WE MIGHT BE AWARDING IT TO SOMEONE OR SOME ENTITY THAT SCORES LESS.
ALSO JUST IN THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, WHEN WE SAY WE'RE TAKING SOMETHING OUT FOR A REASON, TO I GUESS MAKE ALL THINGS EQUAL,
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THAT WE AT LEAST BE ABLE TO SEE HOW THAT'S BEING REMOVED AND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS.BECAUSE THERE'S MORE THINGS IN THAT DIMENSION.
NOT KNOWING WHAT TEAM EXPERIENCE IS OR K12 SCHOOLS OR WHAT THE EXPLANATIONS ARE THAT GO WITH THAT.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ASKING ME TO CHANGE MY SCHOOL OF THOUGHT, MY PHILOSOPHY WITH REGARDS TO SCORING AND NOT REALLY HAVING ALL OF THE THINGS TO DO THAT.
I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT EXTENDING, IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME WHICH.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD NOT BE GOING WITH THE PERSON CLOSER TO 100.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHY. THAT'S IT.
BECAUSE AS WE GO THROUGH IT, I ASSUME THAT THERE WERE OTHER PACKAGES.
I DON'T EVER WANT TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING ARBITRARY DECISIONS OR THAT I, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF, THAT I'M MAKING AN ARBITRARY DECISION.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SYSTEM IS OR WHAT THE PRACTICE IS OR PROCESS IS THAT I TRULY MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S A LENGTHY ONE AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK, I THINK.
NOT SURE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT INCREMENTALLY AND IT'S MY FIRST TIME DOING IT.
>> I'M WONDERING, AND THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT WITH THE SCORING BECAUSE WE CAN LOOK AT IT QUANTITATIVELY JUST ON PAPER, BLACK AND WHITE SCORING, AND THEN WHAT YOU MENTIONED, THAT STATEMENT THERE THAT MAKES A LITTLE QUALITATIVE ADDITION TO THAT.
BUT THERE ARE NO POINTS TO IT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, BECAUSE YOU ADDED THAT AND TO ME THAT GIVES IT A LITTLE VALUE AS WELL.
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT INDICATED THAT, SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE, WHICH I'M THANKFUL FOR, THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT CAN PLAY INTO A DECISION, SO NOT JUST A ONE-POINT DIFFERENCE IN SCORING OR EVEN A THREE OR FOUR, BUT THAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER FACTOR BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID DR. MCFARLANE IN THAT STATEMENT THERE, LOOKING AHEAD FROM A VISIONARY PERSPECTIVE AND THE RATIONALE FOR DOING THAT, THAT BRINGS IN THAT QUALITATIVE RATING FOR ME, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT INDICATED THERE.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, DR. HALL, AS FAR AS OUR FRAME OF REFERENCE.
IT MAKES SENSE FROM A SCORING, BUT I THINK IF WE ADDED WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, BASED ON THE DECISION, IT'S THE WHY.
IT'S JUST NOT INDICATED THERE, BUT IT COULD HAVE A VALUE BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID.
>> DR. MAYFIELD, I'D JUST LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
IT'S NOT A COMPARISON OF APPLES TO APPLES THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE HERE, BUT THIS REMINDS ME OF INTERVIEW COMMITTEES THAT I HAVE SERVED ON.
WE HAVE A RUBRIC, AND WE'RE MARKING AND WE COME UP WITH OUR FINAL SCORE.
BUT THEN THE PERSON THAT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY HIRE THAT EMPLOYEE AND HAVE TO WORK WITH THAT EMPLOYEE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE SPELLED OUT IN BLACK AND WHITE, BUT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, THE QUALITIES THAT MAY NOT BE LISTED THERE.
THE SAME THING IS TRUE HERE, WITH MR. REEVES BEING ONE OF THE EXPERTS HERE, KNOWS WHAT'S NOT ON THE PAPER, BUT IT MATTERS AND IT COUNTS.
BACK TO THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE, I THINK FOR ME THAT SPEAKS TO THAT.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF THIS, HE DOES, IF THERE ARE SOME NUANCES THAT ARE NOT COVERED IN THE BLACK AND WHITE, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO MY SATISFACTION.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE THING BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES IT MAY BE ASSUMED THAT AS WE DO RFPS, THAT WE MAKE JUDGMENTS.
THAT WE LOOK AT IT, WE DO A RATING AND WE HAVE A NUMBER, AND WE TAKE THE LOWEST.
WE DON'T ALWAYS TAKE THE LOWEST AMOUNT.
WE DON'T ALWAYS TAKE THE HIGHEST SCORE IN PERSON.
WE ALWAYS HAVE TO AFTER WE GET TO THAT POINT.
WE DIDN'T USE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION AND OUR JUDGMENT BASED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND BASED ON FUTURE SITUATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
THAT'S DIFFERENT. BUT IN THIS ROLE, LIKE WE'LL LOOK AT RFPS.
ALL RFPS WE LOOK AT, NONE OF THEM REQUIRE YOU TO TAKE THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST YOU CAN.
BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO THAT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JUDGE EVERYBODY ON THE SAME SCALE, AND THEN IF WE USE DISCRETION, WE CAN ACTUALLY EXPLAIN WHY.
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IN THIS SITUATION, I THINK WE EXPLAIN WHY WE USE THE DISCRETION.I WOULD LIKE FOR MR. REEVES TO JUST INTRODUCE THE TEAM THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND THEN WE'LL BE DONE WITH OUR PRESENTATION. MADAM PRESIDENT.
MR. MALDONADO, IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM AND JUST GIVE THEM SOME BRIEF INFORMATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR OUR EDUCATION DIVISION FOR BALFOUR BEATTY.
BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, 20 OF WHICH HAS BEEN WITH THIS GROUP.
IT GOES BACK TO TALKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S WHAT THIS GROUP DOES, IS K-12 ALL THROUGHOUT DFW AND BEYOND.
THE GENTLEMEN TO MY RIGHT IS GREG CODY.
I'LL LET HIM DO AN INTRODUCTION OF HIMSELF, AND THEN DENITA IS OUR MINORITY DIVERSITY DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD. MY NAME IS GREGORY CODY.
I AM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GCC ENTERPRISES.
>> GCC ENTERPRISES STANDS FOR GREGORY AND CAROL CODY.
WE ARE BOTH VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS 22 YEARS, AND WE SPECIALIZE IN INTERIOR FINISH OUT AND REMODELING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH BALFOUR ON THIS ENDEAVOR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE.
WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF HERE ON YOUR PROJECT.
>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I'M DENITA LACKIN-QUINN.
I'M THE MWBE DIVERSITY MANAGER FOR BALFOUR BEATTY.
I HAVE 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MWBE.
I ALSO WANT TO TOOT MR. CODY'S HORN A LITTLE BIT.
MR. CODY IS ALSO THE REGIONAL BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBER, AS WELL AS THE DFW MINORITY SUPPLY DIVERSITY COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER AS WELL.
I AM A FORMER BOARD MEMBER OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY, WHICH CERTIFIES ALL OF YOUR MWBE'S, HUB AND DBE'S HERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. I KNOW THE NAME.
JUST LIVING HERE FOR SO LONG, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, THERE ARE SOME THAT EVERYONE WOULD RECOGNIZE OR I KNOW THAT THERE ARE, BUT ARE THERE ONE OR TWO THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE, OH, YEAH, I KNOW THAT ONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, SIR. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION THAT WE GET ASKED IN FRONT OF WHETHER IT'S CITY COUNCILS OR SCHOOL BOARDS BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL THINK OF THE NAME ASSOCIATED WITH AND WE HAVE SEVERAL DIVISIONS AND I RUN THE BUSINESS, WE CALL THEM BUSINESS UNITS HERE IN DFW.
I RUN THE EDUCATION BUSINESS UNIT.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES THE QUESTION WE'LL GET ASKED IN A FORUM LIKE THIS IS WE HAVE A GROUP THAT'S BUILT BEYOND THE HOTEL OR PARKLAND HOSPITAL, THAT'S A COMMERCIAL GROUP.
THIS GROUP IS DEDICATED TO K12 PROJECTS.
THINGS LIKE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS HIGH SCHOOLS UP IN DENTON BRASWELL, HIGH SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARIES ALL OVER THE METROPLEX.
I CAN JUST GO ON AND ON FOR 30-PLUS YEARS STRATEGICALLY LOOKING FOR THOSE RIGHT DISTRICTS AND PARTNERS THAT WE DO WANT TO AND REALLY FOR US WHEN WE SAY THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT THEY'RE HEARING US AND WE ARE TALKING.
IT'S NOT A ONE AND DONE FOR US.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND YOU'VE PICKED A GREAT ONE WITH VLK, THAT'S A PARTNER WE'VE DONE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF ACCOUNTS, AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE AND DOLLARS, THAT'S ONE THAT WE'VE TARGETED AND WE TRACK WITH THEM A LOT.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S PROJECTS ALL OVER THE METROPLEX.
AGAIN, I COULD JUST GO DOWN THE LIST THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT MR. REEVES AND THE COMMITTEE DID OF EVALUATING THAT AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE BROUGHT TOGETHER ALONG WITH MR. CODY, AS FAR AS A TRUE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE KNOW THAT CAN TRULY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, BENEFIT CROWLEY ISD AND THE GREAT KIDS YOU HAD HERE TONIGHT.
FOR US GETTING INVOLVED WITH THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BE A PART OF SO I APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL JUST SAY, MR. REEVES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, DR. MCFARLAND THANK YOU FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ALL ARE PRESENTING TO US.
I THINK I WOULD JUST ASK THAT MAYBE WE CAN BE EDUCATED.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES.
I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO BE EDUCATED ON THIS PROCESS SO THAT AS WE ARE VOTING ON THESE,
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WE UNDERSTAND THE SCORING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS SO MAYBE IF WE CAN GET A COPY OF THE RUBRIC OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL HELP US BE MORE INFORMED IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT DISCRETION PIECE.I CERTAINLY HONOR MR. REEVES, YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR DISTRICT, BUT I THINK QUESTIONS ARE CREATED WHEN THERE IS JUST A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING.
THAT WOULD JUST BE MY ONLY REQUEST.
I KNOW WE ARE PREPARED TO VOTE ON THIS, BUT AS WE MOVE TOWARDS OTHER PACKAGES, I THINK YOU SAID IT'LL BE EIGHT MORE PACKAGES OR WHAT HAVE YOU JUST IF WE CAN JUST HAVE SOME IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE JUST ABOUT WHAT THIS PROCESS IS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THE RFP PROCESS, WE JUST SIMPLY GET A RECOMMENDATION BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'LL BE EMPOWERED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IF WE ARE MORE ABREAST OF WHAT GOES INTO THE RFP SCORING AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> IF I COULD ADD ON TO THAT. VERY WELL SAID.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MR. REEVES, YOU KNOW, THAT I RESPECT YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE EXPERTISE THAT YOU BRING.
MY QUESTIONS, I THINK TRUSTEE DAVIS SAID IT PRETTY WELL, ARE JUST WANTING TO GET IT RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY BIG ENDEAVOR.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER EXPERIENCING OR PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS AND SO TO HIS POINT NOT COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING AND JUST WANTING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE DECISIONS AND UNDERSTAND AND THAT IT IS A TRANSPARENT PROCESS.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETIMES A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS ARE QUESTIONING, YOU OR QUESTIONING STAFF OR LEADERSHIP AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR ME IT REALLY IS A DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND.
THEN ALSO FOR ME, AND THIS IS JUST MY LEARNING AND HOW I HANDLE MY DECISION-MAKING CREATING A BASELINE FOR MY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WHEN I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE FURTHER DECISIONS COMING UP.
PLEASE THE PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH HERE IN CROWLEY ISD I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO SAY THIS, WE REALLY MEAN IT WHEN WE SAY ACT LIKE A FAMILY AND WORK LIKE A TEAM.
DON'T THINK THE QUESTIONS ARE QUESTIONING.
THE QUESTIONS ARE REALLY JUST TO FEEL COMPARABLE IN THE DECISIONS BEING MADE AND THE FIDELITY OF THE TRUST THAT'S BEEN PUT IN US.
THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT YOU HEAR FROM ME.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I HEARD YOU SAID YOU SERVED HOW MANY YEARS IN THE MILITARY? SIX. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THIS, MR. REEVES I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK WHAT WE ASKED YOU TO BRING BACK AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU LISTENED TO WHAT WE ASKED YOU TO BRING BACK AND YOU BROUGHT BACK WHAT WE ASKED FOR.
I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT WE PROLONGED THINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU CAME HERE TONIGHT AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING BACK WITH THE INFORMATION.
FOR ME, I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT.
I TRUST THAT YOU ARE BRINGING BACK TO US THINGS THAT WE ASKED YOU FOR AND YOU ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE AND I HOPE THAT THIS BOARD, IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT, THAT THEY WILL ASK THEM WHILE YOU'RE HERE AND NOT WAIT TILL WHILE YOU'RE GONE, AND THEN WE NEED MORE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND BALFORD 80 AND GCC ENTERPRISE JOINT VENTURE AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, CMAR, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NORTH CROWLEY NINTH ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROJECT. THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> WHO WAS THAT? OH, THANK YOU.
MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. MR. REEVES? YES, DR. MCCARTHY.
>> I ALSO WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND SAY THANK YOU TO MR. FISHER AND ALSO MR. REEVES, BOARD YOU WOULD ASK ABOUT US REALLY TRYING TO EXPAND AND ACTUALLY WORK
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WITH THE LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND LOCAL ENTITIES TO BRING THEM IN AND EDUCATE THEM ON HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT.I KNOW GCC WAS WAS PRESENT IN SEVERAL OF THOSE WORKSHOPS.
I THINK BY US CONTINUING TO DO THOSE THINGS, WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE POOL THAT WE HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM.
THANK YOU BOARD FOR THAT. THANK YOU MR. FISHER FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU. 11.5, THE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR RENOVATION AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL NINTH GRADE CAMPUS, DEER CREEK, MEADOWCREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. REEVES IS HERE TO ADDRESS PACKAGE NUMBER 5. MR. REEVES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE CROWLEY NINTH GRADE, DEER CREEK, SYCAMORE, MEADOWCREEK PROJECT.
IN THIS RENOVATION, VERY SIMILAR TO PACKAGE 3, WE WILL ADDRESS NEEDS FROM CAFETERIA EXPANSION, COOLER FREEZER EXPANSIONS, EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, AND THEN JUST UPGRADING FINISHES THROUGHOUT THESE CAMPUSES.
THESE PACKAGES WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE SECURITY FENCING.
THEY WERE NOT A PART OF THE SECURITY FENCING AND ELEMENTARY PROJECTS.
THESE THREE ELEMENTARIES WILL HAVE THAT FENCING IN THIS PROJECT.
WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT AND SO I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE JOINT VENTURE PIECE OF THIS.
IN THIS JOINT VENTURE, IT IS LISTED AS POST L GROUP LLC AND STEELE & FREEMAN.
THE THING ABOUT THIS JOINT VENTURE AND THE UNIQUENESS OF IT IS THAT STEELE & FREEMAN WILL NOT BE RECEIVING ANY FEES FOR THIS.
THEY'RE JUST THERE TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE THAT POST L GROUP MAY NEED.
MR. POSTELL, COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION EVEN THOUGH IT IS A JOINT VENTURE.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT.
WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST FROM STEELE & FREEMAN AND POSTELL HAS BEEN WHERE STEELE & FREEMAN IS THE PRIME JV PARTNER ON OUR PAST PROJECTS.
IN THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THE ROLES ARE REVERSED.
POST L GROUP WILL BE 100% BONDING LEAD ON THE JOB.
STEELE & FREEMAN WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FEES ON THE PROJECT, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WORKING 20% OF THE TIME ON THE PROJECT, AND ALSO A GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT WORKING 20% OF TIME ON THE PROJECT.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS ULTIMATELY A THIRD CMAR WITH POST L GROUP BEING THE 100% PRIME CONTRACTOR OR CMAR ON THE JOB. THANK YOU.
>> BOARD, WITH THAT, WE'RE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE POST L GROUP AND STEELE & FREEMAN JOINT VENTURE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE PROJECT OF CROWLEY NINTH GRADE, DEER CREEK, SYCAMORE, AND MEADOWCREEK.
>> WE ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SAID WE ONLY HAD ONE TO GO OUT FOR THIS BIT.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAD ONE, BUT BEFORE PREVIOUSLY WE HAD ANOTHER CONTRACTOR EARLIER. WAS THAT CORE?
>> THAT WAS NOT FOR THESE PROJECTS, NOT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY 17.
REMEMBER BOARD, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS GONE OUT.
FIRST TIME WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL FOR BOTH PACKAGES.
WE HAD OUR EVENT THAT DR. MCFARLAND WAS SPEAKING OF.
WE WENT BACK OUT AND MADE CONTACT WITH ALL THE CONTRACTORS AND REDID THIS WHOLE PROCESS OVER AGAIN.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND ENTERTAINING MY QUESTION, COULD YOU OFFER JUST SOME PERSPECTIVE ON WHY YOU THINK IT'S BEEN THAT WAY BOTH TIMES? AGAIN, JUST WHY WE'VE ONLY GOTTEN ONE RESPONSE.
JUST AGAIN, FROM MY OWN LEARNING.
>> I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS.
I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH ALL THE BONDS THAT WERE PASSED BOTH IN MAY AND IN NOVEMBER.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE AND A LOT OF DISTRICTS WILL HAVE THEIR GO-TO CONTRACTORS THAT DO THE BULK OF THEIR WORK.
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WE HAD SOME THAT REACHED OUT AND SAID, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT AND THEN BACKED OUT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO SO.THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS FOR THIS.
>> MR. REEVES, WITH ALL OF YOUR TIME DOING THIS AS A SITUATION LIKE THIS HAPPENED WHERE STEELE & FREEMAN, AND NOT NECESSARILY THEM BUT SOMEONE LIKE THEM, OR IS THIS KIND OF UNIQUE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS JUST ALL OVER THE CITY RIGHT NOW AND IT'S JUST MADAM PRESIDENT?
>> I'VE NOT SEEN YOU LIKE THIS.
IF YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST ONE, WE RECEIVED MULTIPLE PROPOSALS WAS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY.
WE RECEIVED FOUR AT THAT TIME.
ONE DID NOT HAVE A JV, BUT THE OTHER THREE DID.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THIS IS I GUESS FOR BOTH MYSTERIES AND DR. MCFARLAND.
TO TRUSTEE GRASSIA'S POINT LIKE THIS BEING A UNIQUE SITUATION IN THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY, FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.
HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH, DR. MCFARLAND WHAT YOU WERE WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH AS FAR AS HAVING MORE COMPANIES TO RESPOND TO OUR RFPS? I GUESS, THERE IS SO MUCH WORK TO DO.
I HEAR YOUR HEART AND I THINK THAT IT'S ADMIRABLE BUT IS IT REALISTIC IN THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS AT THIS POINT, I GUESS IS THE QUESTION THAT I'M ASKING.
HOW DO WE ULTIMATELY ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH SEEING THE LANDSCAPE THE WAY THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW?
>> I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A MULTITUDE OF WAYS BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M THINKING THROUGH RIGHT NOW IS WHEN YOU ASKED THE QUESTION, WHY DO WE ONLY GET ONE? WE CAN ASSIGN A REASON, BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER REASONS THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF.
THE ONE THING I WAS JUST THINKING IS THAT I'LL GET OUR TEAM AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL SEND SOME SURVEYS OUT TO FOLKS THAT DIDN'T RESPOND AND SAY, HEY, WAS IT SOMETHING THAT PREVENTED YOU FROM RESPONDING? WHAT CAN WE DO WITH OURS TEAMS TO MAKE IT MORE RESPONSIVE? JUST THINKING THROUGH THAT BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A GOOD GROUP.
I CAN SAY WHY WE BELIEVE, WE BELIEVE THAT IF IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET IN, THEN WHY WOULD YOU SPEND THE TIME AND ENERGY TO DO IT IF YOU HAVEN'T SELECTED ANYBODY? I BELIEVE THAT AS WE BEGIN TO DO WHAT WE'VE DONE TONIGHT AND AS WE BEGIN TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE SESSIONS WHERE WE'RE INVITING PEOPLE TO COME IN AND LEARN ABOUT HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH CROWLEY ISD.
THAT'S KIND OF A MYSTERY TO SOME.
THE MORE OF THOSE EVENTS THAT WE DO, THE MORE PEOPLE WE BRING IN, I THINK THE MORE JV RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CREATE WE END UP DOING WHAT'S BEEN DONE TONIGHT IS WE STARTED WITH A JV SITUATION AND NOW WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A PRIME.
I THINK THE MORE WE DO THOSE KIND OF THINGS, THEN WE BEGIN TO INCREASE OUR POOL, BUT IT'S A PROCESS.
BUT I DO THINK THE FIRST STEP FOR US WOULD BE SIMPLY THIS, WE COULD DO A SURVEY JUST TO FIND OUT, OKAY, WHAT IS IT? IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, I HAVE A QUESTION AND I MAY BE CONFUSED, BUT AT ONE MEETING, I THINK BECAUSE I ASKED A SIMILAR QUESTION TO DR. HALL AND WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE RESPOND AND I THINK WE WERE READY.
I MAY BE CONFUSED, BUT WE WERE READY.
YOU HAD A RECOMMENDATION FOR US THAT NIGHT, BUT THEN DISCUSSIONS HAPPENED AND IT WAS TABLE, AM I CORRECT?
>> NOW WHEN WE SEND IT OUT AGAIN, THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T RESPOND AGAIN, AM I CORRECT?
>> REALLY IS ABOUT PRIORITIES AND WE PRIORITIZED PARTICIPATION, LIKE WE PRIORITIZED THAT.
WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT WHEN WE SAY THAT THAT WE WANT PARTICIPATION AND WE WANT A JV RELATIONSHIP, THEY'RE VERY LIMITED.
THEY'RE AVAILABLE, AS YOU CAN SEE.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THEM, SO THERE'S NOT AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF AND SO WE'RE ALSO COMPETING AGAINST THE DALLAS AND THE FORT WORTH AND THE LARGER DISTRICTS WHERE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS PROBABLY ARE BEING TAKEN UP THERE.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THE RIGHT THING, BUT WE JUST GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE NARROWED THE POOL BECAUSE OF WHAT WE HAVE PRIORITIZED.
THAT'S A REALITY AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE, BUT IT IS A REALITY WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. PIGGY BACK ON WHAT TRUSTEE DAVIS SAID ABOUT THE FOUR THAT WE HAD, AND THEY DIDN'T COME BACK OUT AGAIN.
DID WE REACH BACK OUT TO THEM TO SAY,
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WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK AND REBID ON THIS?>> I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF POST L GROUP AND STEELE & FREEMAN JOINT VENTURE AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CROWLEY NINTH, SYCAMORE, DEER CREEK, AND MEADOWCREEK ADDITIONS, AND THE RENOVATION PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRASSIA? IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THERE WERE FIVE IN FAVOR AND TWO ABSTAINED. THANK YOU.
SO NOW WE'RE AT AGENDA ITEM 11.6 THE APPROVAL OF GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. REEVES IS HERE PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. MR. REEVES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLANE. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SO THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT AT HF STEVENS.
WHAT THAT PROJECT INVOLVES IS REPLACING A ROOF SYSTEM THAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
WE'LL REPLACE IT WITH OUR CURRENT STANDARD, WHICH IS A 20-YEAR WARRANTY FOR THAT ROOF SYSTEM.
SO THIS PROJECT, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IT'S A CSP.
THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE, IT'S NOT THE [INAUDIBLE] SO WE RECEIVED THE HARD BID WITH THEIR PROPOSAL.
SO THIS PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED WITH THE 2023 BOND DOLLARS, AND THE COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL PRICING IS 1,895,000.
BEFORE I READ THE RECOMMENDATION, BOARD, I WANTED TO EXPLAIN THE PRICING.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE SIX OFFERS FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE PRICING CALCULATION WORKS AS YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF 25 POINTS.
LOWEST PRICE GETS THE FULL 25 POINTS.
AND THE CALCULATION YOU USE IS THE NEXT LOWEST BE DIVIDED INTO THE LOWEST, AND WHATEVER THAT PERCENTAGE IS, THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF THE 25 POINTS THAT YOU GET.
YOU SEE, YOU JUST CARRY THAT ON THROUGH EACH SUCCESSIVE OFFER.
I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IF I NEED TO FURTHER.
>> SO IN THIS CASE, IS IT ARGIO?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S WHO WE'RE RECOMMENDING.
>> ACCORDING TO THIS, DID THEY COME IN THIRD PLACE? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
YOU'LL SEE THE OVERALL RANKING DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
>> AGAIN, BACK TO WHAT DR. MCFARLANE SAYING, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE WILL GIVE YOU CRITERIA TO FOLLOW.
WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE THE LOWEST COST, AND HERE WE'RE CHOOSING THE OVERALL NUMBER 1 RANKING.
WITH CSPS, THERE'S NO INTERVIEW.
SO WE'RE RECEIVING ALL THIS IN ONE PROPOSAL AND THEN GRADING ACCORDINGLY.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE QUESTIONS, BOARD, OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I'LL RECOMMEND ARGIO ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT OF HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRACIA. IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SO TRUSTEE STEVENSON, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, BOARD.
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS 11.7, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR SECURITY FENCING AT ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES. DR. MCFARLANE.
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>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. REEVES WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLANE. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE SECURITY FENCING.
WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'RE GOING TO THE 11 ELEMENTARIES THAT WERE NOT PART OF PACKAGE 5.
AND WE'RE CLOSING IN THE PLAYGROUND AREA, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A SECURE AREA FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND ALSO PROVIDE A BARRIER BETWEEN THAT BACK DRIVE THAT GOES BETWEEN THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND THE BUILDING ITSELF.
THIS PROJECT, AGAIN, IS A CSP, AND SAME GRADING CRITERIA AS THE PREVIOUS ONE.
THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED WITH THE 2023 DOLLARS, AND THE COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL PRICING IS 1,901,715.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR POSTEL GROUP LLC AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT OF SECURITY FENCING AT ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, MR. REEVES, AND I NOTICED IT'S ON THE LAST ONE, DO WE KNOW WHY THE RANGE OF PRICES IS SO GREAT? BECAUSE I ASSUME THEY'RE USING SAME MATERIALS TO SOME DEGREE.
WE HAVE SPECIFICATIONS OF WHAT MATERIALS NEED TO BE USED, BUT ON THIS ONE WE SEE ALMOST $800,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWEST AND THE HIGHEST.
AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AS WHEN THEY SUBMIT THEIR BID, WE SEE THAT BREAKDOWN, WHAT'S THE BIGGEST VARIANT THAT'S CAUSING SUCH A GREAT SWING?
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. WE DO SPECIFY FOR FENCING, WE'LL SPECIFY TWO PRODUCTS THAT WE'VE USED IN THE DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE] AND FORTRESS.
THE OTHER BREAKDOWN FOR TOTAL COST IS WE ALSO HAVE CARD ACCESS WITH PART OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING CARD READERS FOR STAFF AT THESE GATES.
YOU HAVE THAT AND WE ALSO HAVE A PRICING FOR BORING THAT WE HELP THEM GET FROM THE BUILDING UNDER THAT DRIVE TO THE FENCING AREA.
THAT'S WHERE WE SAW THE BIGGEST SWING, WAS IN THE COST FOR BORING.
SO YOU TYPICALLY SEE THAT IN A CSP ON AN ITEM LIKE THIS OR EVEN WITH THE ROOFING, THERE'S SOMETIME EVEN MORE THAN $1,000,000 RANGE WITH THOSE, BUT YES, SIR, THEY ARE WORKING OFF A SPECIFIC SPEC THAT WE PUT IN THE CSP.
>> AND I THINK PART OF THE REASON FOR THE QUESTION IS BECAUSE I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT A CORRELATION WITH THE MOST ECONOMICAL PRICE AND THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS.
SO WE'RE NOT GETTING A CHEAPER PRODUCT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING WITH A LOWER PRICE.
>> IF THEY DO NOT BID THE PRODUCT WE'RE SPECIFYING THEN IT'S AN INVALID BID.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND POSTEL GROUP LLC AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT OF SECURITY FENCING AT ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GRASSIA. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
TWO ABSTAIN. THE MOTION PASSES.
DANG IT. IT'S THE FISHER EFFECT.
>> I LOOKED YOUR WAY BUT I CALLED MR. FISHER.
WE ARE AT OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS AND WE HAVE A COUPLE.
[12.0 Future Action Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 12.1; CHILD NUTRITION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. DR. MCFARLANE.>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. FISHER WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM. MR. FISHER.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLANE. GOOD EVENING, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DR. MCFARLANE.
EXCELLENCE HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY IN OUR ORGANIZATION TONIGHT, EVEN IN THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE POSED.
DEEP DIALOGUE AND CONSIDERATION. GREATLY APPRECIATED.
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT EXCELLENCE IN OUR DINING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE ISSUED AN RFP, A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED THAT TO THE STATE, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WE SUBMITTED THAT ON DECEMBER THE 15TH.
ON APRIL 1, WE WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT A CONTRACT TO TDA FOR APPROVAL.
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AT THIS POINT, TDA IS STILL REVIEWING OUR DOCUMENT FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS.ON MAY 1, TDA WILL HAVE THE FINAL APPROVAL OF ALL OF THE NEW CONTRACTS AND RENEWALS.
ON JUNE 21, THE NEW CONTRACTS AND RENEWALS MUST BE SIGNED AND EXECUTED AND SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
ON JULY 1, THE NEW CONTRACT WILL BEGIN.
WE LOOK UPON THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RFP AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON OUR FOOD QUALITY FOR THE SERVICE OFFERINGS OR THE FOOD OFFERINGS THAT ARE OFFERED TO OUR CHILDREN AT OUR SCHOOLS.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT DINING EXPERIENCE.
IN OUR RFP, WE'VE INCLUDED THE HIGHEST QUALITY FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT INTO THE RFP.
WE'VE INCLUDED THE WHOLE MUSCLE CHICKEN PRODUCTS; THE SAME PRODUCT THAT CHICK-FIL-A USES.
WE WON'T HAVE THE PEANUT OIL, BUT WE HAVE THE WHOLE MUSCLE CHICKEN PRODUCT.
WE'VE INCLUDED 100% BEEF BURGER PATTIES.
ALSO, WITH REGARD TO OUR SERVING SIZES, WE'VE INCLUDED THE SIX CUT PIZZA AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
ON OUR 21-DAY MEAL PLAN, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT, WE HAVE CREATED A MENU WITH VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS; ENTREE ITEMS. WE'VE CREATED GREAT VARIETY IN THAT 21-DAY MEAL PLAN.
IT ALSO HAS FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE OTHER THING IS WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TDA BECAUSE WE HEARD OUR BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL OF OUR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS HAVE A LIVABLE WAGE.
WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TDA TO SEE HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE A REQUEST FOR THE PROPOSERS TO SUBMIT A HIGHER HOURLY WAGE, AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT NOW.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ANSWER THEM NOW.
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING IS I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT USING THE PEANUT OIL BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE $60 FOR FIVE GALLONS SO IT'S EXPENSIVE.
>> A LITTLE DASH OF SALT WOULD GO A LONG WAY ANYWAYS.
BUT MR. FISHER, I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL COME TO SOMETHING ON JUNE 21ST.
>> I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. DO WE HAVE AN INTERNAL CONSULTANT WHO ADVISES US ON WHAT TO EVEN ASK FOR IN A 21-DAY MEAL PLAN?
>> NO, MA'AM. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF THE GUIDELINES IS THAT WE CANNOT ACTUALLY CONSULT WITH OUR EXISTING ENTITY, OUR EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDER.
WE'VE DONE A LOT THROUGH JUST RESEARCH, CONTACTS WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME CAPACITY.
>> I'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF FOOD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND THE LACK OF VARIETY.
IN THE RFP, ARE THERE LIKE SALAD BARS, GRILLS, PIZZA BARS, JUST A VARIETY OF FOODS THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS CAN INCLUDE?
>> ABSOLUTELY, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
GREAT VARIETY, WHICH IS WHY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED THAT TONIGHT.
OF COURSE, KIDS WANT THE BURGERS AND PIZZA, BUT WE'VE GOT OTHER ENTREE ITEMS. NACHOS, POTATOES, POTATO BARS.
WE'VE GOT ALL OF THOSE THINGS INCORPORATED INTO IT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN THE 21-DAY MEAL PLAN SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET A GOOD LOOK AT THAT VARIETY AND ULTIMATELY GAIN SOME DATA FROM THE STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO BE SERVED AT THEIR CAMPUSES.
>> AT SOME POINT DURING THIS PROCESS, WILL STUDENTS BE SURVEYED OR INTERVIEWED? DO THEY HAVE A PROCESS IN THIS SELECTION LIKE INPUT?
>> DO THEY HAVE INPUT IN THIS SELECTION PROCESS?
>> NOT IN THE FORMAL TDA PROCESS.
THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY A PART OF THAT PROCESS.
>> BUT OUR PROCESS LATER AFTER THAT PHASE [OVERLAPPING] BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT HAVING OUR STUDENTS [OVERLAPPING]
>> ABSOLUTELY. FROM ALL OF US [INAUDIBLE]
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PIZZA. [LAUGHTER] I REMEMBER PIZZA WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL MANY, MANY MONTHS AGO.IS IT GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS THAT? [LAUGHTER]
[OVERLAPPING] NOT OUR PIZZA. OUR PIZZA WAS GOOD.
>> THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE. THAT IS THE GOAL.
>> THE OTHER QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION OF SALARY AMOUNT FOR WORKERS THAT ARE NEGOTIABLE?
>> IN KEEPING WITH ALL OF THE OTHER PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH TDA JUST BEFORE THIS MEETING, BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IS THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE FOR THE FOOD SERVICE WORKERS.
>> TDA HAS NOT APPROVED THAT YET. YES, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> 12.2 IS THE PURCHASE OF CHILLERS FOR NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE CAMPUS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE MR. WALKER WHO'S COMING FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE CHILLER PURCHASE. MR. WALKER.
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. MAYFIELD, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. MCFARLAND, THIS LATEST RFP THAT'S GOING OUT, WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE TWO OF THE THREE CHILLERS AT NORTH CROWLEY NINTH.
THE CHILLERS ARE ORIGINAL TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH AGES THEM TO ABOUT 20 PLUS YEARS OF AGE.
AS WE MENTIONED ONE TIME BEFORE, YOU'RE GETTING 15 YEARS OUT OF THE CHILLER, YOU'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
AS I SAID, WE'RE OUT WITH THE RFP CURRENTLY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BOARD?
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> REPLACING THESE CHILLERS, THIS IS NOT COMING OUT OF BOND FUNDS.
SO WHERE ARE THESE FUNDS COMING FROM? IS THIS FROM THE OVERAGE THAT WE HAVE WITH FOOD SERVICE?
>> NO, IT'S NOT FOOD SERVICES IT'S FROM BOND FUNDS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEE STEVENS?
>> I DO. WE'RE REPLACING THEM AT NORTH CROWLEY NINTH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SCHOOLS THAT NEED THESE.
WHAT ARE THE AGES OF THE ONES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN EXISTENCE AT OTHER SCHOOLS?
>> MR. REEVES, HE ACTUALLY HAS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE USING.
IT'S TWO THINGS WE DO. WE LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT AND WE ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT RUNNING USE AND WHAT THE CURRENT DRIVE IS OF OUR CHILDREN.
WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT TYPE OF REPAIRS WE'RE MAKING IN ADDITION TO HOW THAT CHILDREN IS CURRENTLY RUNNING.
>> AND YOU KIND OF ANSWERED THAT BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A TIMELINE, WHICH YOU SAY THERE IS.
>> WE'VE DEVELOPED AND WORKED OFF OF A REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOR ALL MAJOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.
AND THE CHILLER SYSTEMS FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT ARE ON THIS LIST BROKEN OUT.
WE LOOK AT THE INDUSTRY STANDARD RANGE OF THE 15-20 YEAR LIFE CYCLE FOR THOSE UNITS DEPENDING ON THE AGE OF.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BOARD? THANK YOU, MR. WALKER.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO
[13.0 Executive Session]
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072 TO CONSIDER THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY, AND 551.076 FOR AN EXECUTIVE BRIEFING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY.THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 09:26 PM.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 10:31 PM.
[14.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
WE HAVE A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM 14.1 THE DISCUSSION OF DISTRICT WIDE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS. DR. MCFARLAND.[03:20:05]
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. KIRCHNER TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT AT ONE OR MORE OF OUR CAMPUSES.
THE STATE GIVES SCHOOL DISTRICTS 45 DAYS FROM OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO ENACT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, AND WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION AS A RESPONSE TO THE FINDINGS.
WHILE WE ARE NOT RELEASING THOSE SENSITIVE DETAILS TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE AUDIT IN OPEN SESSION, A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN WAS PUT INTO PLACE DUE TO THE FINDINGS.
THIS AUDIT IS CONDUCTED AS PART OF GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S SCHOOL SAFETY DIRECTIVES FOR ALL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS IDENTIFY HOW CAMPUSES CAN IMPROVE SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND STAFF, SUCH AS ENSURING EXTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED.
THE AUDIT PROVIDES CROWLEY ISD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T KNOW. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DIDN'T LOOK AROUND. THIS IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, NO VOTE NEEDS TO BE MADE.
WE JUST HAVE TO READ THAT STATEMENT PUBLICLY.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 14.2.
THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM BY RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND SUBSEQUENT SALE OF DISTRICT REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 7350 GRANBURY ROAD, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76123 IN KEEPING WITH DISTRICT POLICY, CBD LEGAL.
DR. MCFARLAND. JUST GO AHEAD. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD GRANT AUTHORIZATION BY RESOLUTION TO BEGIN NEGOTIATING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7350 GRANBURY ROAD, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76123.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GRASSIA.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. TOTALLY GET IT.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:34 PM. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
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