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>> GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF
[1.0 Call to Order]
THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A CORE MISS PRESENT.I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KIRCHNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LATANYA WOODS AND MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4 MS. JUNE W DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MR. DARRYL DAVIS THE SECOND?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRASSIA.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MS. CLESIA STEVENSON.
SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEE FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NAVEA HAMILTON ROBERTS.
>> FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ETHAN HUNT?
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. 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.
THE QUORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 2.0, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET COLONEL NONI AND THE CROWLEY ISD CORP OF CADETS PRESENTS THE COLORS.
>> SIR, CADET COLONEL, REPRESENTING CROWLEY ISD.
REQUESTING PERMISSION PRESENT THE COLORS, SIR.
>> LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT.
LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT.
>> ORDER, ARM, MARCH LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT. [APPLAUSE]
>> YOU MAY BE SEATED. AT THIS TIME,
[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride ]
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 3.0 CELEBRATION AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.I WILL START TO MY RIGHT WITH MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY POINTS OF PRIDE OR CELEBRATIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO IDENTIFY, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY SECOND GRADE GATE STUDENTS HAD AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE AT TIMBERVIEW FARMS WITH MS. WEAVER AND MS. SLEY ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.
THE STUDENTS DOVE INTO THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE THROUGH HANDS ON ACTIVITIES ALIGNED WITH THEIR TEETH.
THEY EXPLORED AQUAPONICS AND HYDROPONIC GARDENING, EXAMINED ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO HOLD AND INTERACT WITH FARM ANIMALS.
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO TIMBERVIEW FARMS FOR PROVIDING SUCH AN ENGAGING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
YOUR UNIQUE BLEND OF FARMING AND SCIENCE BROUGHT LEARNING TO LIFE AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE]
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>> MINE IS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SUMMIT.
THE CROWLEY ISD YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SUMMIT WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE TWO DAY EVENT HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH AND SATURDAY DECEMBER 7TH.
CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE AND FOSTER A CULTURE OF PEACE.
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE UNITED WAY, ONE SECOND COLLABORATIVE.
THE CITY OF FORT FORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BISHOP RODNEY MCINTOSH, OUR MODERATOR KRISTIN GEEZ AND ALL DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO MADE THE EVENT IMPACTFUL AND POSSIBLE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON. VICE PRESIDENT HALL.
>> YES. TOMORROW, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, THERE WILL BE A NIGHT OF FAMILY FUN AND FOOD AT HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME FAMILIES FROM 5:00-7:00 PM.
FOR FREE DINNER AND PLENTY OF PRIZES.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE FOR THIS AWESOME EVENT.
OUR FELLOW TRUSTEE, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON WILL RECEIVE HER DOCTORAL DEGREE TOMORROW FROM CARLTON UNIVERSITY AT 3:00 PM.
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HALL AND AGAIN, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
THE FIRST IS THE FINE ARTS CROWLEY ISD JINGLE JAM KICKS OFF ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH FROM 6:00-8:00 AT THE BILL R JOHNSON CTE CENTER.
THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST HOLIDAY EVENT OF THE SEASON FEATURING OVER 30 LIVE PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THE FOR SNOW, HOT COCOA, TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, COOKIE DECORATING, CAROLING, FACE PAINTING AND PICTURES WITH THE GRINCH.
BE SURE TO BRING A COZY BLANKET AND ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES IN THE COURTYARD WEATHER PERMITTING.
OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE JOINED BY SINGERS FROM THE JUBILEE THEATER AND OTHER PERFORMERS.
DON'T MISS THE CISD JINGLE JAM.
IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. VERY COOL.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE DALLAS PARK RUN CLUB LED BY COACH KATES INVITES EVERYONE TO JOIN THEM AT THE COWTOWN KIDS 5K.
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS DECEMBER THE 13TH, SO TOMORROW.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE CROWLEY ISD WELL REPRESENTED.
LET'S GET HEALTHY TOGETHER AND KEEP THE MAIN THING, THE MAIN THING IN 2025. GO RUN.
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SH CROWLEY ELEMENTARY, ON DECEMBER 2ND, SH CROWLEY CELEBRATED NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY BY HONORING THEIR PHENOMENAL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM.
WE JOIN THEM IN RECOGNIZING THESE PASSIONATE EDUCATORS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
SECONDLY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE CISDB WELL NEWSLETTER IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF HOW CROWLEY HEALTH SERVICES GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF NOT JUST DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT ALL YEAR LONG.
FILLED WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ON MAMMOGRAMS, PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS, HOLIDAY SELF CARE, OUR EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
THE B WELL NEWSLETTER SERVES AS A TRUSTED GUIDE TO KEEPING OUR TEAM HEALTHY, HAPPY AND THRIVING.
THANK YOU TO MS. VAN CAMPIN AND TO ALL OF OUR DISTRICT NURSES WHO ARE HELPING US TO STAY HEALTHY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 4.1,
[4.0 Recognition Item(s)]
LEGION OF VALOR BRONZE CROSS FOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION, DR. MCFARLANE.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER.
MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS RECOGNITION YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH GAL ONE THRIVING STUDENTS AND THE STUDENT WE'RE ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE IS NO STRANGER TO CROWLEY ISD OR OUR BOARD MEETINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK CADET COLONEL NONI TO COME TO THE FRONT ALONG WITH HER JRTC INSTRUCTOR, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAWYER.
AT COLONEL EON, IF YOU'LL STAND RIGHT HERE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CADET COLONEL NONI HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST AWARD POSSIBLE AT ALL OF JRGC FOR THE NATION.
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IT'S THE LEGION OF VALOR BRONZE CROSS FOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.>> TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD, IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE AND NOMINATIONS COME IN FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
THE REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT THE CADET MUST BE AT LEAST IN THE TOP 25% OF THEIR CLASS AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING MILITARY LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE SHE GETS ALL THAT WITH FLYING COLORS BECAUSE SHE IS CURRENTLY NUMBER 2 IN HER CLASS.
[APPLAUSE] SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO JRTC THAT IS NOW AN HONOR UNIT WITH DISTINCTION AND SO HER LEADERSHIP, HOW MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SHE IS ALSO PRESIDENT OF PANTHERS FOR CHRIST.
SHE IS THE VARSITY SOCCER TEAM CAPTAIN.
SHE'S IN STUDENT COUNCIL, THE BLACK STUDENT UNION, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND TEXAS GIRLS STATE.
SHE HAS A LEADER THROUGH AND THROUGH AND SHE HAS ALREADY MORE THAN 200 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THE OTHER PHENOMENAL THING ABOUT CADET COLONEL NONI IS THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED NOMINATIONS FOR WEST POINT, THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
SHE TELLS US SHE HAS NOT MADE HER DECISION JUST YET.
WE ASK LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAWYER TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CADET COLONEL NONI.
ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO INVITE PRESIDENT DAVIS DOWN BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE THE HONOR OF PUTTING THE PIN ON HER FOR THIS BRONZE CROSS.
PRESIDENT DAVIS, YOU'D LIKE TO COME DOWN, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAWYER.
>> YES. GLAD TO HAVE HER HERE TODAY.
WHEN SHE CAME TO US ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO GO TO WEST POINT.
I TOLD HER THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU THERE. ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS DO GREAT THINGS AND SHE'S BEEN DOING GREAT THINGS SINCE SHE'S BEEN HERE.
SHE'S BEEN A LEADER AT ALL LEVELS AND SHE'S READY TO GO AND PUT A FINAL DESTINATION.
SHE WANTS TO BE A MEDICAL DOCTOR.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS AND I THINK SHE'S GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS.
THANKS TO HER PARENTS THAT ARE HERE.
CAN YOUR PARENTS STAND UP, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] NOW, SHE COULDN'T DO THIS BY HERSELF.
SHE HAS AN XO WHO IS RIGHT OVER THERE.
MR. HUNT AND SIR MAJOR IS RIGHT OVER THERE.
THAT HELPS OUT, THAT MAKES SURE THINGS GO GREAT.
WE'VE BEEN DOING GREAT WITH THE ROTC PROGRAM.
SHE'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT MAIN REASON WHY WE WERE ABLE TO GET ON YOU WITH DISTINCTION LAST YEAR.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL WHAT YOU DO.
>> I DO HAVE MY COUNTERPARTS IN THE BACK, SAR FIRST CLASS PV AND SAR FIRST CLASS MYERS IN THE BACK.
THEY WAS [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE].
>> TAKE A PICTURE WITH [INAUDIBLE].
LET'S GET OUR INSTRUCTORS UP HERE AS WELL.
OTHER CADETS. LET'S JOIN WITH THE PICTURE RIGHT HERE.
>> THIS HOLE AS WELL AS THE LEGION OF CONTRIBUTED. LET'S GET ON TO THAT. [APPLAUSE]
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AGAIN, THIS IS AN AMAZING HONOR AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I KNOW WE AS AN ENTIRE DISTRICT ARE PROUD OF.
SHE IS CERTAINLY A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF YOU ALL'S HARD WORK.
THIS IS NOT JUST A CELEBRATION OF HERBERT.
IT'S ALSO A CELEBRATION OF THE TWO OF YOU AS WELL.
I'LL YIELD BRIEFLY TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AT THIS TIME. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH MISS WHAT'S HER TITLE.
>> CADET COLONEL NONI, WHEN I WAS WORKING ON A PROJECT AND SHE IS JUST SO KIND.
SHE AT FIRST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS ASKING HER.
SHE WAS VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SAY THE WRONG THING.
BUT THEN I EXPLAINED THOROUGHLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO AND THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO HELP ME WITH MY PROJECT.
TOP NOTCH STUDENT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR HELPING ME WITH THAT PROJECT AND CONGRATULATIONS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA? NO. I THOUGHT YOU WERE WAITING FOR YOUR BUTTON.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, CADET COLONEL NONI, SECRETARY ROBINSON.
>> THE STUDENT TRUSTEE LIKE THE SAME THING.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
>> I'VE KNOWN CADET COLONEL NONI SINCE FIFTH GRADE AND I'VE GOTTEN TO GROW UP WITH HER AND SHE'S BEEN AN INSPIRATION AND A MODEL AND SHE'S HELPED WITH AN INSANE AMOUNT OF THINGS, RIGHT NOW, SHE MANAGES 156 CADETS AND OUR BATTALION AND TEACHES THEM AND HELPS THEM TO BE DISCIPLINED AND TRIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED WHEN THEY GRADUATE AND THAT'S NOT EVEN FOCUSING ON HERSELF.
SHE HAS A LOT TO DO AND A LOT ON HER PLATE AND SHE'S TAKING ADVANCED CLASSES AND SHE'S PUTTING HER 100% INTO OUR BATTALION INTO OUR SCHOOL.
THANK YOU AGAIN NONI FOR ALL YOU DO.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HUNT. [APPLAUSE] AWESOME.
>> ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS FOR I AM NOT EDUCATED ON THIS MATTER, I AM VERY PROUD, TO SAY THE LEAST I'M SO HAPPY I WAS IN THE ROOM TO EXPERIENCE THIS WITH ALL OF YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ONE MORE HAND FOR CADET [INAUDIBLE] IN THIS AMAZING HONOR.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 4.2, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AREA CHAMPIONS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT RECOGNITION.
WE HAVE OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, MR. GREG WILLIAMS, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. WILLIAMS.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TO SAY THAT I'M PEACOCK PROUD IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT OF THIS GROUP.
BRINGING COACH LYNN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HAS CHANGED THE CULTURE OF THIS PROGRAM AND CHANGED THE CULTURE OF THIS SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M EMBARRASSING HIM OR EMBARRASSING MYSELF, BUT I'VE KNOWN COACH LYNN SINCE HE WAS 16.
THROUGHOUT THAT TIME, HE'S BEEN A MODEL OF CHARACTER, HE'S BEEN A MODEL OF DIGNITY, DOES EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY, AND HE TEACHES HIS STUDENTS AND HIS ATHLETES THE SAME THING.
I'M JUST SO PROUD OF WHAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED THIS YEAR.
SOMETHING THAT LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, HISTORIC.
REACHING THE THIRD ROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THAT'S MOMENTOUS.
I KNOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS AHEAD FOR THIS PROGRAM UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO BRING HIM UP.
COACH, LYNN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SEASON, INTRODUCE THE YOUNG MEN THAT HE HAD WITH HIM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE HIS RECOGNITION. COACH LYNN.
>> HOW EVERYBODY DOING THIS EVENING? BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND, EVERYONE PRESENT TODAY, I'M ALSO PROUD. I'M A CRIER.
MY BARK IS A LOT BIGGER THAN MY BITE.
I TOLD THE KIDS, WHEN THE SEASON IS OVER, I'M NOT GOING TO CRY WITH YOU.
I TRY TO GET THOSE SENIORS TO CHERISH THE MOMENT AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY, AND WHO THE FIRST ONE TO START CRYING? ME. BUT IT HAS
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TRULY BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE HERE AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.MY CIRCUMSTANCES GETTING HERE, I HAD A LOT OF DOUBT.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, AT THIS POINT OF MY CAREER, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? WHEN I GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY, IT WAS LIKE A SECOND CHANCE OF LIFE.
IT WAS LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS RESUSCITATED.
I AM SO PROUD TO BE THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
MY STAFF AND THESE YOUNG MEN, AS MUCH AS EVERYONE THINK THAT I'VE HELPED THEM, THEY HAVE TRULY HELPED ME.
IT'S BEEN GREAT FOR MY FAMILY, AND JUST EVERYTHING.
I'M A PROCESS DRIVEN GUY, AND I'M TRYING TO TEACH MY STAFF AND MY TEAM TO BE PROCESS DRIVEN, AND THIS IS JUST A PIECE OF THE PROCESS.
I REALLY BELIEVE THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO RESPECT THE PROCESS AND NOT TRY TO SKIP STEPS, IT'S REAL HARD WHEN THE PEOPLE DOWN THE STREET JUST TRYING TO TURN IT UP [LAUGHTER].
BUT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS TOO.
UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING THAT, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE STATE OF THE PROGRAM, THE MORALE OF THE PROGRAM, THE MORALE OF THE SCHOOL, ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TOP NOTCH, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TYPE NOTCH.
I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY SIT A PRESS BOX LAST WEEK AT THE CROWLEY GAME.
WE JUST CUT UP AND JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT IS TRULY A FAMILY, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME.
WITH ME THIS EVENING, I HAVE COACH TED JONES, HE'S MY DEFENSE AND LINE COACH, COACH NICK HARVEY, RECEIVERS COACH, COACH D' ANDRE HILL, HE'S MY OFFENSE AND LINE COACH.
QUICK SHOUT OUT TO COACH HILL.
HIS DAUGHTER WAS BORN AND SPENT 77 DAYS IN A NICU, SO SHE'S BEEN HOME HOW LONG NOW? BEEN HOME THREE WEEKS.
EXCITED ABOUT HIS NEW FATHERHOOD.
COACH FOLLOWS MY DEFENSIVE HAND COACH.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET SOME KIDS OUT OF HIM.
WE'RE WORKING ON THAT [LAUGHTER]. COME ON, COACH.
WE GOT COACH WASHINGTON, MY RUNNING BACK'S COACH.
COACH BOND IS MY CORNER'S COACH.
COACH REED IS MY WIDE RECEIVER'S COACH, AND COACH [INAUDIBLE] IS ONE OF OUR FRESHMAN COACHES THAT HELPS WITH THE RUNNING BACKS.
SOME OF OTHER COACHES HAD SOME FAMILY OBLIGATIONS TONIGHT BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.
STUDENTS. WE HAVE NUMBER 0 ON THE FIELD, BUT NUMBER 1 IN YOUR HEART.
CALEB WILLIAMS PLAYED QUARTERBACK FOR US, NUMBER 27, JONATHAN BLAKE, ONE OF OUR SAFETIES AND HIS DUO, THE SAFETY ON THE OTHER SIDE, TO MONDRE BOUY.
THEN WE HAVE KIA HARRIS, OFFENSE OF TACKLE.
ALL FOUR OF THESE GUYS AND DEREK TASBY HAD TO WORK TONIGHT.
HE PLAYS RECEIVER, BUT THESE GUYS WERE THE GLUE TO OUR TEAM.
ALL OF THEM HAD OUTSTANDING SEASONS.
THOUGH [INAUDIBLE], A CRAZY STORY ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] GOT HURT IN THE THIRD WEEK OF THE SEASON, AND I PROMISE YOU HE PROBABLY DIDN'T MISS A PRACTICE, DIDN'T MISS A FILM SESSION, WAS THERE THE THE WHOLE TIME, AND HE CAME BACK IN THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON, AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO START HIM IN THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON.
HE PERSEVERED AND THAT'S A REAL GOOD STORY.
I APPRECIATE YOU TO FOR STICKING WITH IT AND STAYING WITH US.
WE DID BRING THE TROPHIES. PICK THAT UP KIA.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY AND AND THE AREA TROPHY.
THESE SENIORS, THEY LAID THE FOUNDATION.
WE TOLD THE TEAM THE OTHER DAY, WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY IN DECEMBER NEXT YEAR.
EACH YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE IT ONE MORE STEP AND SEE IF WE SEE IF WE CAN COMPLETE IT.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CHARGE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD EACH WEEK. THAT'S IT.
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>> TRUSTEES, I KNOW YOU I'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THESE TWO TROPHIES AND THESE EAGLES.
COACHES, LET'S GET YOU ALL UP THERE AS WELL.
>>LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE EAGLES [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].
>> THIS IS CERTAINLY A PROUD MOMENT FOR US, TRUSTEES.
I WILL YIELD IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE BEFORE I SAY SOMETHING [LAUGHTER]. WOW.
>> I GOT SOMETHING NICE TO SAY, Y'ALL GOING TO LEAVE BEFORE I SAY SOMETHING? RUDE. HELLO? OKAY. AS A BAND KID, I'VE BEEN THERE FOR EVERY SINGLE GAME.
I AM BEYOND PROUD OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF Y'ALL.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD ME, BUT I SCREAM AS LOUD AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
NO MATTER HOW YOU WIN OR LOSE, I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT PROUD OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE BAND HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROUD OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
WE GAVE YOU A POSTER FOR IT, OBVIOUSLY. WE LOVE Y'ALL.
I AM SO HAPPY YOU GUYS MADE IT THIS FAR.
I KNOW FOR A FACT, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO EVEN FURTHER, EVEN THOUGH I'M GOING TO GRADUATE THIS YEAR.
BUT I'LL TRY TO MAKE EVERY GAME, PROMISE, OR THE ONES THAT I CAN MAKE.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU WILL ALWAYS WIN IN MY HEART [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS.
COACH WILLIAMS SHARED THAT THIS SEASON WAS HISTORIC, BUT I DON'T THINK HE SPECIFIED HOW HISTORIC IT WAS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS THAT THE CROWLEY EAGLES MADE IT AS FAR AS THEY DID IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THAT IS MOMENTOUS, AND TO SAY THAT WE ARE PROUD IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS COACH LYNN, TO YOU, THE ENTIRE COACHING STAFF, AS WELL AS THESE YOUNG MEN WHO REPRESENTED CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THEM ONE MORE TIME.
IS IT OKAY FOR THEM TO LEAVE NOW, TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS?
>> I WANTED TO CHECK AND JUST MAKE SURE [LAUGHTER].
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 4.3, THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL AWARD FOR US HERE IN CROWLEY.
WE HAVE MR. KIRCHNER HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> THANK YOU. DR. MCFARLAND, MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS ALIGNS WITH GOAL 3 EMPOWERED STAFF, AND WE KNOW WE HAVE PHENOMENAL EDUCATORS ACROSS CROWLEY ISD.
THIS MONTH, WE GET TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THEM, AND YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE HOW THIS ALIGNS WITH OUR FUTURE FOCUS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE FUTURE READY WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM CROWLEY ISD. WATCH THIS VIDEO.
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>> IF I DON'T WANT TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THAT SCALP, THIS IS WHERE I CAN NOW TURN MY BRUSH AND BLEND THIS OUT SO IT'S NOT ALL THE WAY UP TO THAT SCALP, OKAY? HIGH POROSITY SAYS THAT IT'S GOING TO ABSORB EVERYTHING REALLY QUICKLY.
I WANT YOU TO REALLY SATURATE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE STICK AND I'M GOING TO LET IT FALL JUST LIKE SO. THAT THE BOMB.
DO Y'ALL SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN HER HAIR? YOU SEE IT? I KNOW YOU SEE IT.
>> I BELIEVE MS. SINGLETON IS DESERVING OF THE HEARTBEAT AWARD BECAUSE SHE IS THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR PROGRAM.
SHE ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, NOT ONLY FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT FOR HER TEAM MATES.
SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAM.
SHE GIVES SO MUCH PASSION, AND SHE PUT EVERYTHING SHE HAS INTO HER POSITION.
THE [INAUDIBLE] THE CROWLEY ISD PART B TEAM AWARDS RECIPIENT, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> SINGLETON TO ME HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL SINCE I STARTED THE COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM.
SHE HONESTLY HAS CHANGED MY LIFE PERSONALLY BY PUSHING ME, GIVING ME MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE INDUSTRY AND ALLOWING ME TO PURSUE IT, GRADUATE WITH MY LICENSE, HER BEING ABLE TO PUSH TO GET MY LICENSE HAS GIVEN ME THE ABILITY TO WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH FINANCIALLY BECAUSE IT IS A TRADING, YOU DO GET PAID PRETTY WELL.
>> OUR COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM, IN MY OPINION, IS AMAZING.
SIMPLY BECAUSE IN THE INDUSTRY, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 20-28 THOUSAND DOLLARS RIGHT AT A INDUSTRY SCHOOL.
CROWLEY ISD HAS MADE IT TO WHERE THESE STUDENTS ARE GETTING EVERYTHING THEY NEED FREE OF CHARGE, AND WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
>> A TIGHTER CURL, I'VE GOT TO CLOSER TO THE SCALP.
A BIGGER CURL, I MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SCALP. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
>> SHE KNOWS WHAT WE NEED TO SEE IN OUR INDUSTRY TODAY.
SHE DOESN'T JUST TEACH FOR THE STUDENTS TO GET LICENSE.
SHE TEACHES FOR THEM TO HAVE A LIFETIME COMMITMENT IN THE INDUSTRY.
SHE'S SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT SHE'S DOING, AND SHE LOVES THESE STUDENTS GENUINELY.
>> SHE WOULDN'T LET US WALK THROUGH THE DOOR WITHOUT A SMILE ON HER FACE.
IF THE SMILE WEREN'T TO COME IN, PULL US TO THE SIDE, WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S GOING ON? HER ENERGY JUST KEPT ME GOING.
THERE ARE TIMES I CAME TO TELL HER, I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO QUIT. I CAN'T.
IT'S GETTING TOO MUCH, AND SHE WAS LIKE, NO. YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT.
I'M GOING TO SAY HERE WITH YOU, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR, LICENSE IF IT'S THE LAST THING YOU DO DO.
I'VE SEEN HER TREAT THESE STUDENTS NOT ONLY LIKE STUDENTS, BUT LIKE THEY'RE HER CHILDREN.
>> HER BEING PATIENCE AND IN HER TONE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN MS. SINGLETON GET AT ANYBODY.
EVEN IF YOU DO SOMETHING THAT'S THE WORST THING EVER, SHE WOULDN'T YELL AT YOU.
SHE WOULD TALK TO YOU AS IF YOU WERE HER CHILD.
>> SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR ME WHEN I NEEDED HER.
SHE HELPED HELP ME THROUGH A LOT. I JUST LOVE HER.
>> MY JOB HERE IN CROWLEY ISD IS SO FULFILLING FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS MISSING OUT.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THESE KIDS NEEDED ME, AND I ACTUALLY NEED THEM.
I DIDN'T KNOW. I THOUGHT I WAS WHERE I WAS GOING TO BE FOREVER.
I'M LITERALLY CONNECTED TO MY STUDENTS FOR LIFE.
>> THIS IS NOT MY HOME, BUT SHE MAKES MY CLASSROOM FEEL LIKE HOME.
I HAVE CONFIDENCE. SHE PUTS ME IN PLACES WHERE I SEE A LOT OF POTENTIAL IN MYSELF.
>> IF THEY REALIZE THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND THEY CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE AND THEY CAN MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE WITH WHO THEY ARE, AND LOVE THEMSELVES, THAT, IT CHANGES THE OUTCOME FOR ME.
AFTER IT CHANGES THEIR OUTCOME IT CHANGES THEIR INCOME.
>> SHE HELPS THEM SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.
SHE WON'T LET YOU JUST STOP AT ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU GOT TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE YOU BE GREAT.
HER IMPACT ON THEM IS LIFE CHANGING.
>> MS. SINGLETON REALLY IS MY MOM.
IT WASN'T JUST COSMETOLOGY SHE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT IN OUR LIVES IT WAS NEVER ABOUT, THIS IS MY JOB.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO Y'ALL, GET Y'ALL LICENSE AND Y'ALL GO.
IT WAS I'M GOING TO KNOW YOU, I'M GOING TO UNDERSTAND YOU, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE BEST YOU CAN WHILE YOU'RE HERE [APPLAUSE].
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>> I HOPE YOU ALL NOTICED, OFTEN IN HEARTBEAT VIDEOS, WE TALK TO FORMER CO WORKERS, WE TALK TO STUDENTS.
IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE GET TO TALK TO FORMER STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT BEING SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THE HEARTBEAT RECIPIENT.
SO MS. SINGLETON, HOW DID IT FEEL TO SEE THOSE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES UP THERE ON THE SCREEN?
I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MY STUDENTS. I DO.
WHEN THEY GRADUATE AND THEY LEAVE ME, I TELL THEM YOU'VE JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, BUT NOW YOU'RE PART OF MY NETWORK.
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THEM NOW BEING SOMEBODY THAT I CAN WORK WITH, I CAN DEPEND ON TO BE A PART OF MY NEXT GENERATION OR MY NEXT CLASS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE GETTING LICENSED AND COMING OUT INTO THE INDUSTRY.
THESE STUDENTS ARE TRULY MAKING A LIFE AND A LIVING FOR THEMSELVES AND BECOMING LESS OF A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THEIR PARENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES, AND IT'S LITERALLY THROUGH OUR PROGRAM THAT THEY ARE BECOMING SUCCESSFUL.
THEY ARE STILL GOING TO COLLEGE, BUT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THINGS A BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN SOME OF US HAD TO.
IT CHANGES EVERYTHING. IT CHANGES THEIR TRAJECTORY, AND IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY GRATEFUL THAT I'M WHERE I AM.
>> LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN ONE MORE TIME FOR MS. SINGLETON. [APPLAUSE]
>> IF I COULD REALLY THANK YOU GUYS, MY SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE BOARD, CROWLEY ISD.
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF MY COOLEST EXPERIENCES, HONESTLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
ALSO, I REALLY DO HAVE TO THANK, OF COURSE, MY TEAM BECAUSE THEY HELP MAKE IT WHAT I GET TO BE IN OUR PROGRAM.
BUT ULTIMATELY, I MUST THANK GOD AND THEN MY HUSBAND AND MY FAMILY, BECAUSE THEY REALLY HELPED ME TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON HERE AT TIMES.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE AND LOVE Y'ALL SO VERY MUCH.
>> WE'D LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND MS. SINGLETON.
>> I'LL JUST SAY BRIEFLY, MS. SINGLETON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE DIFFERENCE MAKER IN CROWLEY ISD ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HELP US FACILITATE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.
IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THROUGH NOT ONLY THE TESTAMENT OF YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES, BUT THE STUDENTS, THOSE WHOM YOU TOUCH EVERY DAY, THAT YOU ARE GIVING YOURSELF AS A LIVING SACRIFICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS.
WE ARE HERE JUST TO SAY TO YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH MS. SINGLETON? MR. SINGLETON, ARE YOU?
>> WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE THAT YOU MAKE IN ALLOWING HER TO SERVE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE MORE TIME.
LET'S CELEBRATE OUR HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER.
[5.0 Report Item(s)]
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO OUR REPORT ITEMS, AGENDA ITEM 5.1, MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WILL BE LAUNCHING OUR MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE STARTING IN JANUARY.
WE HAVE MS. TRINA LANE HERE TO SHARE THIS ITEM. MS. LANE.
GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
I AM HONORED TO PRESENT THE NEXT ITEM WHICH ADDRESSES ALL THREE BOARD GOALS.
THRIVING STUDENTS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY AND EMPOWERED STAFF.
MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM IN CROWLEY ISD, THIS IS THE SECOND MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM THAT WE ARE HOSTING HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT WILL BE HELD JANUARY 25TH, 2025 FROM 8:30 TO 2:00 PM.
WE HAVE A RANGE OF TOPICS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUPPORT, BALANCING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH, COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS, AND MANY MORE RESOURCES TO OFFER.
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THIS EVENT WAS POSTED TWO MONTHS AGO OR SAVED A DATE ON JANUARY 25TH.IT'S BEEN SHOWN ON MANY PLATFORMS SUCH AS OUR BOARDS AT OUR FOOTBALL GAMES, AND WE JUST REALLY WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL OUT, BOARD.
YOU ALL RECEIVE PERSONAL INVITATIONS.
HOWEVER, I WANT TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU.
THE STAFF AND THE VOLUNTEERS, THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, AND ALL MY COLLEAGUES HERE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO SECURE THIS EVENT.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 40 PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED, AND THESE ARE NOT WITH DUPLICITY.
IT MAY BE MORE THAN 40 OFFERED, HOWEVER, WE HAVE ACTUALLY OVER 40 PRESENTATIONS AND OVER 25 RESOURCE TABLES.
AT THIS EVENT, THE GOAL IS TO NOT ONLY EDUCATE OUR PARTICIPANTS, BUT ALSO TO GIVE THEM RESOURCES WHEN THEY LEAVE.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH MHMR, MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTION, UNITED WAY, JPS, COOK CHILDREN, TO NAME A FEW.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
WE JUST RECENTLY PRESENTED TO OUR SHACK BOARD WHERE WE HAD PARENTS THERE AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON., WE WANT TO JUST BASICALLY TELL ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT FEELS THAT THEY WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS EVENT TO PLEASE COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT THE EVENT.
WE WILL HAVE OUR LIVE REGISTRATION GOING OUT ON TOMORROW AND YOU'LL REGISTER AND BE ABLE TO SECURE YOUR EVENTS OR YOUR SESSIONS THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN, AND WE ARE FEEDING OUR PARTICIPANTS.
WE WANT THE FAMILY TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT, SO WHEN YOU COME OUT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BUT TO COME AND GET THE RESOURCES AND HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
AGAIN, OUR TARGET AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY, AND ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS EVENT.
TO, AGAIN, GO OVER THE VARIOUS TOPICS, TECHNOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH, STUDENT PARENT PANEL DISCUSSION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INTER-GENERATIONAL DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE MENTALLY HEALTHY? WHAT DOES MENTAL HEALTH MEAN TO THEM IN TODAY'S TIME? BECAUSE OFTEN WE ALL HAVE SAID TO OUR CHILDREN, "WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, THIS IS WHAT I DID, AND THIS IS HOW LIFE WAS," BUT THEY TELL US, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A STUDENT OR A CHILD IN 2024?" WELL, MANY OF US DON'T. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHERE OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS CAN ALSO SPEAK OPENLY AND CANDIDLY ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS.
AGAIN, THE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM, JANUARY 25TH, 2025, MIND OVER MATTERS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE YOUR MIND SHOULD BE OVER THE MATTERS OF LIFE.
THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER.
>> THANK YOU, MS. LANE. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> I DO HAVE ONE. I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THIS SYMPOSIUM.
HE HAPPENS TO LIVE MAYBE 30, 35 MILES FROM HERE AND HE WANTED TO KNOW IF HE COULD ATTEND.
>> IT'S NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY?
>> NO. OUR COMMUNITY IS THE ENTIRE DFW BECAUSE WHAT I KNOW AND BELIEVE IS IF A STUDENT OR A PARENT OR AN ADULT IS AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH, WHO KNOWS HOW THAT PERSON IS GOING TO INTERACT WITH SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY? SHARING IS CARING, SO WE WANT TO EXPLORE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND YOU, MS. LANE AND YOUR TEAM MEMBERS, FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED, I THINK LAST YEAR MAYBE.
WAS THAT THE INAUGURAL YEAR LAST YEAR?
>> WELL, YES. BUT JANUARY 2023.
>> '23. I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
I ALSO WAS EXCITED ALSO TO SEE THAT THE [INAUDIBLE], AND JUST TO SAY THAT, IN CROWLEY ISD I THINK IT'S COMMENDABLE ABOUT THE APPROACH WITH REGARDS TO SERVING THE WHOLE CHILD AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR THE WORK, NOT JUST DEDICATED TO ACHIEVEMENT IN ACADEMICS, BUT ALSO JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HEALTHY AND THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU.
>> BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. LANE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT IT, ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS LET US KNOW.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO DO, ANY SUGGESTIONS, WE'RE HERE FOR IT, AND WE CAN MONITOR AND ADJUST.
>> LISTEN, YOU'RE SERVING LUNCH, SO I'M THERE.
>> THAT COLOR, IS AGAIN, BLACK AND GOLD, BUT FOR OTHER REASONS.
BUT YES, FOR YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
>> [LAUGHTER] I LOVE IT. I KNOW THE OTHER GUYS IN THE ROOM HAVE A LITTLE ISSUE WITH THAT,
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BUT THEY'LL BE OKAY.WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM 5.2, FUTURE READY FOCUS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION.
AS WE BEGIN THIS PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO REALLY JUST FORMALLY INTRODUCE DR. TONNI GRANT AS THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE AREA OF COLLEGE CAREER, MILITARY READINESS.
SHE'S BEEN DOING A REALLY ADMIRABLE JOB OF BEING ON THE GROUND, GETTING THINGS HAPPENING, AND YOU'VE SEEN THINGS PROBABLY THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING, BUT TONIGHT WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE AS IT RELATES TO FUTURE READY FOCUS. DR. GRANT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. MCFARLAND, AND OUR ESTEEMED GUESTS.
TONIGHT, I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT UPDATES ON COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS AND HOW CROWLEY ISD IS GOING BEYOND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY CCMR COMPLIANT, BUT TRULY FUTURE READY.
OUR FOCUS IS ON ALIGNMENT, COMMUNICATION, AND DATA.
THE PILLARS THAT ARE DRIVING OUR FOCUS IN OUR WORK TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE POISED FOR SUCCESS.
AT CROWLEY ISD, WE BELIEVE IN GOING BEYOND THE STATE MANDATED CCMR STANDARDS.
WE TRULY BELIEVE IN GIVING OUR STUDENTS THE SKILL SETS OF ADAPTABILITY, MINDSETS, AND SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE IN THE EVER THRIVING WORLD.
BUT FUTURE READINESS, ON THE OTHER HAND, TAKES IT A STEP FURTHER.
IT EMPHASIZES MORE OF THE LIFELONG LEARNING, THE CRITICAL THINKING, AND THE RESILIENCE.
AT CROWLEY ISD, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
ONE OF OUR MOST IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES IS MONDAYS WITH DR. MCFARLAND, FUTURE READY PRESENTATION SERIES.
WE'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK PRESIDENT DAVIS AND TRUSTEE DAVIS FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE AT THESE SESSIONS.
THIS PARENT EDUCATION SERIES INTRODUCES PARENTS TO KEY CCMR CONCEPTS ALL WHILE GIVING THEM ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS ON HOW TO GUIDE THEIR CHILD INTO BEING FUTURE READY.
WE'VE HOSTED SESSIONS THAT INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS COLLEGE READINESS, CAREER PATHWAYS, AND MILITARY OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AVAILABLE OUT THERE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE WITH PARENTS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS GUIDANCE AND THIS CLARITY WHILE THEY'RE SUPPORTING THEIR CHILD.
TO FURTHER SUPPORT FAMILIES, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A FUTURE READINESS INFORMATION HUB.
IT'S HYPERLINKED IN THIS PRESENTATION IN CASE YOU WANT TO EXPLORE IT IN GREATER DETAIL.
THIS HUB SERVES AS A CENTRALIZED ONLINE INFORMATION HUB FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE RESOURCES SUCH AS PROCESS MAPS AND ROADMAPS, BY GRADE LEVEL, A PARENTS GUIDE TO FUTURE READINESS, AND OUR FUTURE READY PRESENTATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE CREATED A FUTURE READY EMAIL ADDRESS, ALLOWING PARENTS TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM.
WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST EMAIL TODAY.
IT WAS GROUNDBREAKING, SUPER EXCITING.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR RESOURCES WITHIN THE FUTURE READY INFORMATION HUB IS THE CCMR MAP.
WE'VE BEEN USING THIS DURING OUR MONDAYS WITH MCFARLAND SESSIONS TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO BEING CCMR MET.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE CREATED THESE ROADMAPS BY GRADE LEVEL TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE CONSISTENT GUIDELINES THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEED TO MEET STARTING IN 9TH GRADE.
BY STARTING EARLY, WE'RE ENABLING OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS AND ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR POST SECONDARY GOALS.
TO ADVANCE OUR FUTURE READY INITIATIVE, WE DEVELOP FUTURE READY PATHWAYS.
THESE PATHWAYS SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS, HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS AND GOALS THAT IT TAKES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, IS SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR EIGHTH GRADE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.
IT HELPS THEM, STARTING WITH FUTURE READY FRESHMAN NIGHT, IN UNDERSTANDING EACH OF THE STEPS AFTER THE FUTURE READY FRESHMAN NIGHT SO THAT THEY CAN BE READY TO GO INTO 9TH GRADE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE PATHWAYS HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR NOT ONLY 8TH GRADE, BUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12TH GRADE IN THE ADDITIONAL SLIDES.
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DATA PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR STRATEGY.WE HAVE CONDUCTED INDIVIDUAL CTE AND ADVANCED ACADEMICS AUDITS FOR SENIORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ON THE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS.
FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT ON TRACK, WE'VE CREATED INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS OF SUPPORT TO HELP THEM BE READY TO GRADUATE FUTURE READY, AND MEET THOSE CCMR STANDARDS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT IDENTIFYING OUR STUDENTS IN 8TH GRADE THAT MAY BE A CANDIDATE TO JUMP START THEIR FUTURE READINESS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
THE EARLIER WE START, THE BETTER OFF OUR STUDENTS ARE.
ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS OUR ALIGNMENT THROUGH COMMUNICATION.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO PARENTS AND WE'RE TALKING TO STUDENTS, AND WE'RE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY ARE ALL GETTING THE SAME MESSAGE THE SAME WAY, AND GETTING THE SAME UNDERSTANDING FROM THE MESSAGE IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR SUCCESS.
WE HAVE INTRODUCED A CCMR DEPARTMENTAL CALENDAR TO COORDINATE ACROSS ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE TOUCHING CCMR SO THAT WE CAN KNOW WHEN THEY'RE ON THE CAMPUSES SPEAKING WITH PARENTS OR WHEN THEY'RE SPEAKING WITH STUDENTS, IF THERE'S ANY COMMUNICATIONS THAT NEED TO GO OUT TO THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS, IF THERE'S ANY WAY WHERE WE CAN ADVERTISE OR WE NEED TO ADVERTISE THIS INFORMATION, THAT WE'RE AHEAD OF IT, AND WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR PARENTS ARE AWARE AND THEY'RE INFORMED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BETTER PARTICIPATION AND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE PARENTS REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THIS WONDERFUL INFORMATION.
OUR NEXT STEPS FOR SHORT TERM IS DEFINITELY TO EXPAND OUR EDUCATION PARENT SERIES.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE READINESS, AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INFORMING PARENTS OF OTHER PROGRAMS AND SUCCESSFUL OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
WE WANT TO ALSO BE ABLE TO FEATURE OUR PARTNERS IN THESE FUTURE READY SERIES SO THE PARENTS CAN KNOW EVERYTHING THAT CROWLEY ISD IS OFFERING, TO HELP THEIR CHILD BE FUTURE READY.
LONG TERM, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MONITOR AND REFINE OUR CTE AND ADVANCED ACADEMIC AUDITS, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR CCMR CALENDAR TO ENSURE THAT WE GET AHEAD OF THOSE COMMUNICATIONS AND REALLY PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT SO THAT EVERYONE CAN BE ON ONE ACCORD IN CROWLEY ISD.
>> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS.
FIRST AS TO DR. MCFARLAND'S POINT, WELCOME TO CROWLEY ISD.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM AND I CAN PERSONALLY SAY I'M REALLY PROUD AND EXCITED OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING.
YOU CAME IN AND JUMPED IN HEADFIRST AND REALLY BEGAN TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE CROWLEY ISD FAMILY.
I THINK YOUR FIRST WEEK YOU WERE ALREADY HOSTING MONDAYS WITH MCFARLAND.
THAT SPEAKS TO YOUR INTENTIONALITY ABOUT REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THIS EFFORT.
THIS IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO US AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING AND CERTAINLY WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO DR. MCFARLAND FOR A GREAT SELECTION IN BRINGING YOU ONTO THE TEAM.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL YIELD TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS AND THANK YOU DR. MCFARLAND FOR CREATING THIS PLATFORM FOR PARENTS TO TUNE IN AND BECOME AWARE.
WE HAVE GOOD NUMBERS AT THOSE MONDAYS WITH DR. MCFARLAND, BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW CAN WE REACH EVEN MORE PARENTS.
AT FOOTBALL GAMES, COULD SOMETHING BE WEAVED IN THERE AND JUST IMMERSE THIS KIND OF INFORMATION AND REACHING THE PARENTS THAT ARE THERE? THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WHILE YOU WERE TALKING.
BUT JUST TRYING TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO REACH MORE PARENTS.
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD INFORMATION, I'M LEARNING A LOT TOO AS I TUNE INTO THOSE.
SO JUST WANTING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN REACH EVEN MORE PARENTS TO GET THIS VALUABLE INFORMATION.
BUT THANK YOU, DR. GRANT FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING, HAVE DONE, AND WILL DO. THANK YOU.
>> YES. WELCOME TO THE CIC FAMILY. I JUST HAD A QUESTION.
I KNOW WITH REGARDS TO CCMR AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IT'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES WITH REGARDS TO THE STUDENTS; I GUESS PARENTS' RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW AND ENCOURAGE THEIR STUDENTS AND ADVOCATE FOR THEM.
WHO ARE YOUR PARTNERS IN THE WORK WITH REGARDS TO ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL? WHO WOULD A PARENT CONTACT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL
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TO ENSURE THAT THEIR STUDENT IS CCMR READY OR IF A STUDENT HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PATHWAY OR NEXT STEP?>> DEFINITELY. AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, THERE ARE ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO BE OVER CCMR. OUR DISTRICT LEVEL CCMR TEAM; EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES ANY PART OF CCMR HAS CONNECTIONS ON THE CAMPUS AS WELL OVER THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS SUCH AS ADVANCED ACADEMICS OR CTE.
THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TO INFORM STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT THEY NEED FOR CCMR. ALSO SPECIFICALLY, COUNSELS ARE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN REALLY MONITORING STUDENTS' CCMR PATHWAYS.
IF I WERE A PARENT, THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WOULD BE THAT COUNSELOR BECAUSE THAT COUNSELOR OF THAT STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY WHETHER THE KID IS ON TRACK TO BE CCMR MET OR WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IN IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO CROWLEY.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION OR A SUGGESTION REALLY FOR THE DID YOU KNOW PAGE IN THE ADVANCED ACADEMIC ADVISING SECTION.
COULD WE ADD A PAGE ABOUT DUAL CREDIT COURSES AND BEING TSI READY? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING HERE AND I SEE THE TOTAL CREDITS THAT YOU NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COURSE EXAMS, BUT I BELIEVE ALSO INFORMING PARENTS THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN COLLEGE CREDIT AND WHAT THOSE MIGHT BE, WHAT COURSES YOU NEED TO PASS THE TSI IN FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN START TAKING THEM.
I THINK IF THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DID YOU KNOW SECTION, THAT WOULD BE EXCEPTIONAL FOR PARENTS ALSO BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MONDAYS WITH MCFARLAND OR ATTEND GAMES, BUT YOU CAN GO ON HERE AND ALSO LOOK AND FIND THAT INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU. GREAT SUGGESTION.
>> MR. HUNT, I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT AGAIN.
BUT WE HAD A CONVERSATION A FEW MONTHS AGO; I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE, WITH ENGLISH 1.
I KNOW WE TEACH ALGEBRA 1 IN EIGHTH GRADE.
BUT ENGLISH 1, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT IN EIGHTH GRADE BECAUSE STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE TSI AS A FRESHMAN AND BE ABLE TO START COLLEGE 1301 EARLY.
WE TALKED BEFORE AND YOU MENTIONED HAVING ALGEBRA 1 AND ENGLISH 1 AS AN EIGHTH GRADER WOULD HAVE PROPELLED YOU FURTHER.
DO YOU MIGHT ELABORATING ON THAT?
>> YES, MA'AM. BUT I WILL SAY I'M PRETTY SURE YOU CAN TAKE THE ENGLISH TSI FRESHMAN YEAR I THINK.
I DON'T HAVE A MATH CREDIT THIS YEAR.
I WAS ABLE TO TAKE ALGEBRA 1 PRE-AP EIGHTH GRADE YEAR AND FROM THERE TAKE PRECAL ONRAMPS LAST YEAR AND BE ABLE TO MOVE ON WITH THAT AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE THAT.
SO WITH THAT, GIVING ME MORE OPTIONS FOR ANYTHING ELSE I WANT TO TAKE AND MAKING A MORE AVAILABLE AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THAT AND WITH ALL OF THE CLASSES WE CAN TAKE.
BUT HAVING NOT A CHOICE; BUT A CHOICE OF THE CLASSES AND THE THINGS YOU CAN ADVANCE IN SPECIFICALLY.
I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD PUT THAT IN EIGHTH GRADE ALSO.
>> WONDERFUL SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. HUNT AND SECRETARY ROBINSON. DULY NOTED.
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TRUSTEES? THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. GRANT.
>> WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 5.3, CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WITH DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER WILL BE PRESENTING A SLIDE. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, THIS IS THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING OF EVERY CALENDAR YEAR, WE ARE REQUIRED TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR TRUSTEES HAVE MET THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SO I'LL BE READING THIS STATEMENT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY EASY STATEMENT TO READ, BUT KNOW THAT A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THIS.
I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO REALIZE THAT OUR TRUSTEES DO A LOT OF THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES WITH CLASSES AND SEMINARS TO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE CAN SAY THAT ALL TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUED EDUCATION AND NO TRUSTEES ARE DEFICIENT IN THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. [APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, THANK YOU. NO DEFICIENCIES IN CROWLEY ISD.
[LAUGHTER] WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 6.0,
[6.0 Student School Board Trustee Program ]
STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAM. DR. MCFARLAND?>> MR. PRESIDENT, MR. KIRCHNER WILL BE PRESENTING THIS SLIDE. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> AGAIN TRUSTEES, WE'VE BEEN HEARING TONIGHT FROM OUR PHENOMENAL STUDENT TRUSTEES. THERE ON THE SCREEN.
YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THIS YEAR FROM THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
TONIGHT WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON THE THREE CS FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND NORTH CROWLEY, CELEBRATIONS, CAMPUS EVENTS, CONSIDERATIONS, AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
I BELIEVE MS. HAMILTON ROBERTS IS UP FIRST.
MY FIRST CELEBRATION WHICH WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, BUT LET'S BRING THEM UP AGAIN BECAUSE THEY'RE SO AWESOME.
OUR OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL TEAM MADE IT TO A THIRD ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
VERY PROUD OF THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY LEFT.
BUT MOVING ON, FIVE BAND STUDENTS HAVE ADVANCED TO THE SECOND ROUND OF REGIONAL AUDITIONS AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM TOO BECAUSE MUSIC IS SO HARD.
LISTENING TO IT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BUT LOOKING AT, BRAIN EXPLODED WITH ALL THAT TEMPO.
LASTLY, OUR CHS TECH THEATER STUDENTS ALSO KNOWN AS THE SWOOP CREW; THAT'S A COOL NAME, HAS INCREASED FROM SIX STUDENTS TO 30 STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AFTER SCHOOL EVENTS SUCH AS CONCERTS, PLAYS IN UPCOMING JINGLE JAM EVENT; I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD ATTEND.
I THINK YOU GUYS MIGHT LIKE IT A LOT.
JUST SAYING. SO FAR I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
OH NO, I'M SORRY. MY APOLOGIES.
CAMPUS EVENTS INCLUDE CHS BAND WINTER CONCERT FROM 6:00-8:00 PM ON MONDAY.
JOLLY HOURS STARTS AT 6:00 WITH PICTURES WITH SANTA AND THE GRINCH.
I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD COME TO THAT TOO.
[LAUGHTER] ALSO HOT COCOA COOKIES AND CAKES WHICH IS AN INCENTIVE TO COME.
JINGLE JAM IS WEDNESDAY FROM 6:00-8:00, A FUN HOLIDAY EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER CSD WILL BE PERFORMING.
I THINK YOU SHOULD COME SUPPORT THEM.
I DIDN'T GIVE ENOUGH HINTS. COME TO OUR EVENTS.
CHS CONSIDERATIONS AND SOLUTIONS.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT; HOW TO PREPARE FOR A JOB WORKSHOP.
I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THIS HAS TO BE IN PERSON, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR AT LEAST A SLIDE SHOW OR A VIDEO IN HELPING KIDS UNDERSTAND HOW TO LOOK FOR A JOB, HOW TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION, AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR GETTING A JOB, LIKE HOW TO DRESS, WHAT TO SAY, POSSIBLE QUESTIONS THEY MAY RUN INTO, HOW TO ACT OR HOW TO DO THINGS IN AN INTERVIEW WHETHER IT'S IN PERSON OR ON A VIDEO CALL.
IF I WAS; WELL, I STILL AM LOOKING FOR A JOB.
BUT IF I WERE TO BE LOOKING FOR A JOB RIGHT NOW, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ALL THESE THINGS BECAUSE JUST GOING FROM, I'M JUST A LITTLE KID, THE WORLD'S BIG VAST, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO OH MY GOD, I HAVE TO LOOK FOR A JOB NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO START.
PARENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS DOING THEIR OWN THING AND KNOW HOW TO PAY BILLS AND STUFF.
IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL ESPECIALLY SINCE A LOT OF KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB ESPECIALLY TOWARDS SENIORS AND JUNIORS BECAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR COLLEGE AND STUFF.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL PLEASE.
IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO DO THAT, THAT'S GREAT.
>> OKAY. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS?
>> VERY GOOD PRESENTATION AND SUGGESTIONS.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE SWOOP CREW.
>> WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO YOU BECOME A MEMBER?
>> SWOOP CREW. I BELIEVE THAT'S THEATER.
SORRY, LET ME SWITCH BACK TO THE PAGE.
>> FORGIVE ME IF YOU SAID AND I WASN'T LISTENING.
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THEY'RE TECH THEATER STUDENTS.
THEY BASICALLY WORK ON THE LIGHTS, THE BACKGROUND; STUFF LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU GO INTO A THEATER, YOU DON'T SEE JUST THE ACTORS; ALL OF THE CASTS OF THE ACTORS BECAUSE SOMEONE'S DOING THE AMAZING LIGHTS, THE SOUNDS, THE COSTUMES IN THE BACK, SO TECHNICIANS.
>> OKAY. YOU SAID IT STARTED OUT BEING SIX MEMBERS?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK CAUSED THAT INCREASE? WAS IT BECAUSE OF NEED AND TEACHERS ASKED MORE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE OR DID THE STUDENTS JUST VOLUNTEER AND WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT?
>> IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
I KNOW THERE'S PLENTY OF KIDS WHO WOULD LOVE TO BE IN THEATER BUT DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO DO THE ACTING PART.
SOME KIDS LIKE TO DO ART OR SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO DO TECH STUFF LIKE WORK WITH LIGHTS OR THE SOUND OR SOME PEOPLE JUST SIMPLY LIKE TO WORK WITH COSTUMES.
IT COULD BE REALLY ANYTHING THAT BROUGHT THEM IN THERE.
I WOULD SAY THAT THE STUDENTS MOST LIKELY VOLUNTEERED OUT OF THEIR OWN VOLITION BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO AND THEATER IS REALLY FUN.
I PERSONALLY WANTED TO BE IN THEATER, BUT I ALREADY DO A LOT SO I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAVE WORKED OUT FOR ME PERSONALLY.
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD?
>> I MEAN, YOU CAN'T REALLY RUN A THEATER WITHOUT THE BACKGROUND FIRST.
>> AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR US. ARE WE DOING A SPRING STUDENT JOB FAIR THIS YEAR?
>> SO WE DEFINITELY WILL BE PREPARING TO DO THAT, BUT I JUST DEFINITELY MADE A NOTE THAT EVEN AS WE GET READY FOR BREAKS, I UNDERSTAND STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND JUST OTHER THINGS.
SO MAYBE OTHER TIMES IN THE YEAR THAT WE CAN DO IT.
>> BECAUSE I WAS THINKING MAYBE BEFORE THE STUDENT JOB FAIR HAVE AN INTERVIEW SESSION AND A RESUME BUILDING SO WHEN THEY GO TO THE JOB FAIR THEY'LL BE PREPARED.
>> I JUST WANT TO PLUG THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
MY SON HAS WORKED THERE THE LAST TWO SUMMERS.
IT'S FOR THE CAMP LEADER, BUT THEY WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 08:00-5:00 FROM THE END OF MAY TO THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND IT PAYS 15 PLUS AND IT MAY GO UP TO 20 THIS YEAR.
BUT IT'S GREAT BECAUSE YOU'RE A 16-YEAR-OLD AND YOU'RE WORKING FULL-TIME AND MAKING $15 AN HOUR AND YOU HAVE SOME ADULTS WHO DON'T MAKE THAT.
YOU CAN DO THAT EVEN WHEN YOU GO TO COLLEGE AND YOU COME BACK BECAUSE A LOT OF STUDENTS COME BACK IN THE SUMMER FOR COLLEGE AND THAT'S THE JOB THEY HAVE WAITING FOR THEM.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT WAS THE NAME AGAIN? I'M SORRY.
>> I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED CAMP LEADER.
YOU WORK WITH KIDS IN THE SUMMER CAMP WHEN THEY HAVE CAMP FORT WORTH.
LOOK FOR THOSE FLIERS. WHEN CAMP FORT WORTH OPENS, PARENTS WORK IN THE SUMMER, THEY NEED A PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO GO WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT.
>> MR. FISHER, CAN YOU SEND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH THE INVOICE FOR THAT ADVERTISEMENT? [LAUGHTER]
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE HUNT. WE'RE ON YOU.
>> SOME OF OUR CELEBRATIONS, NORTH CROWLEY HAS MADE IT TO SEMIFINALS.
I DON'T THINK WE MADE IT TO SEMIFINALS LAST YEAR OR WE LOST IN THE SEMIFINALS.
THEN WINTER BREAK IS COMING AFTER NEXT WEEK, SO TWO WEEKS OUT, THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING ON OUR TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
OUR FOOTBALL GAME IS THIS FRIDAY AT 3:00 PM IN ALLEN.
NORTH CROWLEY IS OFFERING RIDES THERE FOR BUSES FROM NORTH CROWLEY TO THE GAME.
THEN YESTERDAY WAS THE FAFSA COMPLETION COOKIES AND COCOA WITH OUR COUNSELORS, WHICH IS A BIG EVENT BECAUSE FAFSA IS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION OR FEDERAL FORMS. THAT GIVES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE TO GET SOME MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT WITH THAT SO THEY CAN HELP PAY OFF LOANS AND GET SOMETHING STARTED WITH THAT.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL BUT COOKIES AND COCOA, IS A PRETTY GOOD INCENTIVE FOR ME.
[LAUGHTER] GETTING THERE AND GIVING PARENTS AND STUDENTS THE MATERIALS IN TIME TO STEP ASIDE, STEP AWAY FROM DISTRACTIONS AND JUST TO FOCUS ON THIS AND PREPARING THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD THING TO HAVE.
THEN SOME CONSIDERATIONS AND SOLUTIONS IS TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP STUDENTS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE MESS AT NORTH CROWLEY.
OUR TRAYS FOR LUNCH ARE A RECYCLABLE THING WHERE THERE IS A BOX WHERE YOU CAN DROP THEM AFTER YOU USE THEM, AND THEY GET RECYCLED AND THEY GET GIVEN UP, BUT IT SAVES US SOME TRASH SPACE AS WELL AS MAKING IT EASIER ON THE CUSTODIANS,
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AND JUST TRASH AROUND THE BUILDING BECAUSE WITH 2,000 PLUS KIDS, IT'S A BUSY PLACE AND THE CUSTODIANS HAVE A LOT ON THEIR HANDS WITH THE CAMPUS.TRYING TO FIND A WAY OR TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR STUDENTS TO HELP AND TO CLEAN AND TO MAKE IT EASIER ON OUR CUSTODIANS AS WELL AS MAKE A MORE PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HUNT. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
THIS LAST ONE, EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE MORE OWNERSHIP FOR A CLEAN CAMPUS.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE WANTING US TO COME UP WITH IDEAS OR CAN THAT BE A STUDENT LED OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FORM SOME GROUP TO INITIATE THAT AND GET THAT GOING? WHICH ONE?
>> I THINK IT CAN BE STUDENT LED, BUT ALSO THAT INPUT OR AID FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> CERTAINLY SUPPORT FROM CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION.
>> DO YOU KNOW STUDENT TRUSTEE MIKAYLA NICOLAS?
>> BECAUSE SHE BROUGHT UP SOMETHING SIMILAR AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT CLEAN CAMPUS AND HAVING STUDENTS WORK.
MAYBE THE TWO OF YOU CAN MEET AND COLLABORATE AND DO SOME INITIATIVE STUFF.
>> THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON. TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS.
>> CAN I BE INVITED TO THE FAFSA COCOA AND COOKIES?
>> PAST TENSE. ALREADY HAPPENED.
>> CAN'T WE DO ANOTHER ONE? I WANT SOME COCOA AND COOKIES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR TRUSTEE HUNT? THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE AMAZING REPORTS THAT YOU ALL GAVE OUT TODAY.
JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW UNIQUE THIS IS.
IT IS NOT THE NORM IN MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE A STUDENT TRUSTEE PROGRAM.
MANY DISTRICTS, EVEN PARTICULARLY THOSE IN OUR AREAS, DON'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF FORUM WHERE STUDENTS CAN REPRESENT THEIR FELLOW STUDENT BODY AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
I JUST ALWAYS WANT JUST TO KEEP BEFORE OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES HOW AMAZING OF AN OPPORTUNITY THIS IS.
YOU ALL REPRESENTED BOTH OF YOUR CAMPUSES EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
LET'S GIVE IT UP OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES.
[APPLAUSE] AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS IS SO UNIQUE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO OF OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES THAT TOMORROW WILL BE FEATURED ON A NATIONAL.
IT WAS TODAY? MY GOSH. I MISSED IT.
>> THEY WERE FEATURED TODAY ON A NATIONAL PLATFORM WITH THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION.
AGAIN, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS SO IMPACTFUL, IT CREATED AN AVENUE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE FEATURED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
THANK YOU TO DR. MCFARLAND FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND MR. KIRCHNER, AND CERTAINLY TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO REPRESENTED CROWLEY ISD WELL TODAY.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING, AGENDA ITEM 7.0,
[7.0 Public Hearing ]
PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE RESULTS FROM THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE RESULTS FROM THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING WERE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WE WILL START WITH THE PRESENTATION AND THEN COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENTS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. FISHER OUR CFO, IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. FISHER.
>> GOOD EVENING DR. MCFARLAND, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, I'M HONORED TO WALK THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS REPORT, BUT BEFORE I START, TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS, AS PROUD AS YOU ARE OF YOUR TEAM AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, I AM EQUALLY AS PROUD OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TEAM IN CROWLEY ISD.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE ONE SECOND TO HAVE THESE GUYS STAND UP BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME I CANNOT CALL THEM DOWN TO THE FRONT.
[LAUGHTER] I WANT TO TAKE ONE SECOND TO HAVE THOSE GUYS STAND UP.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE],
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ON THE FAR LEFT, MS. WANDA [INAUDIBLE], S J [INAUDIBLE], NADIA POWERS, AND MADDIE STAND UP TOO.MADDIE STAND UP. SOPHOMORE OR FRESHMAN IN TARLETON? FRESHMAN?
>> FRESHMAN AT TARLETON UNIVERSITY.
ANYWAY, LET'S GET GOING WITH THIS FIRST RATING.
I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS BOARD.
WHAT IS THE FIRST RATING THOUGH? THE FIRST RATING WAS ACTUALLY CREATED BY THE 77TH LEGISLATOR WAY BACK IN 2021, AND IT AUTHORIZED THE COMMISSIONER TO FORM A SYSTEM THAT IMPLEMENTED THIS SYSTEM.
THIS REALLY REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE RATED ON VARIABLE METRICS.
THEY'VE HAD DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN DIFFERENT YEARS.
THIS YEAR WE HAD 21 METRICS THAT REALLY RATE THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
REALLY THE OBJECTIVE OF THE FIRST RATING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY EXPANDED THIS ACCOUNTABILITY RATING TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL SERVICES.
INITIALLY, IT WAS REALLY SPECIFIC TO ACADEMIC SERVICES.
IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FINANCE AND REALLY ENCOURAGES MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL METRICS THAT REALLY DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF AN ORGANIZATION.
THESE CRITERIA, I SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 21 METRICS THIS YEAR, ONLY 19 OF THEM ARE BEING RATED, BUT THESE CRITERIA ARE ACTUALLY EVALUATED EVERY THREE YEARS.
THESE RATINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
TONIGHT, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ARE THE RATINGS THAT ARE BASED UPON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE '22 '23 FISCAL YEAR.
YOU SEE THAT AGAIN. THE INDICATORS, ONE THROUGH SIX, 16 THROUGH 17, AND 20 THROUGH 21 ARE PASS FAIL INDICATORS, AND THERE ALL THE OTHER METRICS ALL HAVE A POINT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
THIS YEAR, WE SCORE 86 OUT OF THE MAXIMUM OF 100.
ON ALL THE INDICATORS LAST YEAR, WE SCORED 94 POINTS.
WE ACHIEVED A B, A ABOVE STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT THIS YEAR FOR OUR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS RATING.
NOW, THESE METRICS, THEY MEASURE REALLY, ESSENTIALLY THREE THINGS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE 11 INDICATORS THAT REALLY MEASURE COMPLIANCE.
THERE ARE FOUR INDICATORS THAT MEASURE LIQUIDITY, LIQUIDITY BEING, ARE YOU ABLE TO SATISFY YOUR CURRENT REQUIREMENTS, YOUR CURRENT OBLIGATIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR? THE LAST METRIC CATEGORY, IF YOU WILL, IS SOLVENCY.
REALLY, THERE ARE FOUR METRICS THAT REALLY MEASURE A DISTRICT SOLVENCY, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE LONG TERM ABILITY TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATIONS IN THE LONG TERM? YOU SEE THE RATING SUMMARY.
THE SCORES ARE BASED ON A RATING OF 100 POINTS.
THE SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT WOULD BE 90-100, ABOVE STANDARD 80 THROUGH 89, AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
AGAIN, YOU SEE THE PASS FAIL METRICS THERE.
INDICATOR NUMBER 1, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THESE PRETTY QUICKLY, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, BUT INDICATOR NUMBER 1 IS A PASS FAIL COMPLIANCE METRIC.
WAS THE ANNUAL AUDIT COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO TEA WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIMELINE? YOU SEE WE PASSED.
COMPLIANCE. WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT? AGAIN, WE PASSED.
WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL DEBT AGREEMENTS AT FISCAL YEAR END? AGAIN, THIS IS A COMPLIANCE METRIC. AGAIN, WE PASSED.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND THE IRS? OF COURSE, THANK GOD WE PASSED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 5, NET POSITION.
WAS OUR NET POSITION, NET OF ACCRETION OF INTEREST OR CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS, NET PENSION LIABILITY, AND OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS GREATER THAN ZERO? OUR NET POSITION WAS GREATER THAN ZERO WHEN YOU NET ALL THOSE OTHER FACTORS IN, BUT THE OTHER CAVEATS OF THIS PARTICULAR INDICATOR, IS IF YOU HAD AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS OF 1,000 OR MORE IN MEMBERSHIP OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAD AN INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OF 01,026 STUDENTS OVER THAT PARTICULAR TIME FRAME.
THAT IS A MEASURE OF SOLVENCY AND WE PASSED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 6, LIQUIDITY.
WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE ASSIGNED FUND ASSIGNED ON UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES OVER THE THREE YEARS,
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LESS THAN A 25% DECREASE? OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR'S ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES EXCEED 75 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES? PASS. NOW, WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS, CASH ON HAND IN CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE OPERATING EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING FACILITIES ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION? ACTUALLY, WE SCORED LAST YEAR ON INDICATOR NUMBER 7? WE ACTUALLY SCORED 10 POINTS.THIS WE SCORED SIX POINTS ON THAT PARTICULAR METRIC. INDICATOR NUMBER 8.
WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER A SHORT TERM DEBT? THIS IS ANOTHER METRIC THAT LAST YEAR, WE SCORED EIGHT POINTS THIS YEAR, WE SCORED SIX POINTS ON THIS INDICATOR. NUMBER 9.
THIS IS AGAIN, DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES.
WE SCORED 10 POINTS ON THIS, 74.73 DAYS CASH ON HAND.
THIS IS ONE OF THE INDICATORS THAT WASN'T EVALUATED THIS YEAR, INDICATOR NUMBER 10.
INDICATOR NUMBER 11, WAS THE RATIO OF LONG TERM LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS, THIS IS A SOLVENCY RATIO, SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LONG TERM SOLVENCY.
AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE CAVEATS WAS BASED ON THE CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP OF 1,026 STUDENTS OVER THAT TIME FRAME.
WHAT IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS IN THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE? ANOTHER METRIC OF SOLVENCY.
WE SCORED AN EIGHT ON THIS INDICATOR.
WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD RATIO? WE SCORED SIX POINTS ON THIS INDICATOR.
DID THE DISTRICT NOT HAVE A DECLINE IN STUDENTS TO STAFF RATIO OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS? THIS IS A PASS FAIL SOLVENCY RATIO? INDICATOR NUMBER 15 WAS NOT EVALUATED THIS YEAR.
INDICATOR NUMBER 16, DID THE PEIMS DATA TO LIKE INFORMATION IN THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, RESULT IN A VARIANCE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION? YOU SEE THE SUM OF THE DIFFERENCES, $124 IS WHAT THE DIFFERENCES WERE. PASS THAT.
COMPLIANCE. DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN INTERNAL CONTROLS? THIS IS A PASS FAIL METRIC, WE PASSED, COMPLIANCE METRIC. INDICATOR NUMBER 18.
DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR INDICATE THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY MATERIAL NON COMPLIANCE FOR GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND LAWS RELATED TO STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS? TEN POINTS COMPLIANCE, WE PASSED.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, INDICATOR NUMBER 19, POST THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, FIVE POINTS.
INDICATOR NUMBER 20. DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY CHANGES IN OUR IMPACT TO LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AT BOARD MEETINGS WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE ADOPTED BUDGET? WE DISCUSSED IT A LOT.
PASSED COMPLIANCE. INDICATOR NUMBER 21.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVE AN ADJUSTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR OVER ALLOCATION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDS BECAUSE OF A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP? WE PASSED, AGAIN, THAT IS THE COMPLIANCE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, BOARD, I WILL ENTERTAIN THOSE NOW.
>> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. I HAVE A QUESTION.
ONE OF THE AREAS, I THINK IT WAS INDICATOR ONE OR TWO, WE DECREASED FROM A 10 TO A SIX.
>> CAN YOU JUST EXPOUND A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY THINKING IS CORRECT ON THAT.
WHAT WAS THE REDUCTION IN THE SCORE ATTRIBUTED TO?
>> BASICALLY, THAT WAS A LIQUIDITY METRIC, IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO A DAVID, I BELIEVE IT'S METRIC NUMBER 7.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY AFFECTS OUR LIQUIDITY IS OUR FUND BALANCE.
THE BOARD, WE MAKE DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
DECISIONS LIKE PAY INCREASES HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE FUND BALANCE AND ULTIMATELY THE CASH ON HAND.
WE MADE SOME DECISIONS BACK IN '22,
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'23 TO INCREASE SALARIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND THOSE THINGS HAPPEN TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON REDUCING THE FUND BALANCE SUM.AGAIN, PLANNED EXPENDITURES, BUT WE KNOW THAT.
THAT IS WHY THIS DAY'S CASH ON HAND HAS DECREASED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE AND THIS IS A STATE MANDATED REPORT THE FIRST RATING THAT WE SUBMIT OURSELVES TO, CORRECT?
>> I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT MY THINKING IS CORRECT, THAT THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE ARE SUBJECT TO BY THE STATE, BUT WE ARE ALSO RATED BASED ON WHAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT, WHICH IS ALSO PREDICATED ON WHAT HAPPENS ON THE STATE LEVEL.
THE DECISION THAT WE MADE, AND IT'S STILL ONE THAT I'M PROUD OF THAT IN '22, '23, WE GAVE PAY RAISES TO OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE YEAR, WE ALSO INCREASED PARAPROFESSIONAL PAY, IF I'M CORRECT.
>> BUT WE WERE STILL OPERATING AT 2019 FUNDING RATES, CORRECT?
>> WITH SOMEWHERE AROUND 6% INFLATION EACH YEAR.
WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IN '22, '23 AT 2019 PAY RATES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> TRUSTEES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
JUST TO RESTATE WHAT YOU SAID IN A NOT SO ELEGANT MANNER? YOU RECEIVE THIS RATING IN SPITE OF THE STATE NOT FUNDING US AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL AND HAVING TO DO WHAT YOU SAID, MR. DAVIS, IN ORDER TO REWARD OUR EMPLOYEES AND STILL STAY AFLOAT.
IN SPITE OF WHAT THE STATE IS NOT DOING, WE'RE STILL ABLE TO ACHIEVE A B RATING ON THIS STATE MANDATED DOCUMENT.
GREAT JOB TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, MR. FISHER. VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
>> MR. FISHER, IS IT CORRECT THAT THE TARGET IS SUPPOSED TO BE 75 DAYS, IS THAT CORRECT?
NINETY DAYS WILL GET THE HIGHEST SCORE
>> THE EIGHT POINT IS THAT 74, WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES ON THAT?
>> I DON'T HAVE THOSE RATING FOR THAT PARTICULAR METRIC WITH ME, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT 90 DAYS IS THE HIGHEST.
I THINK IT'S 80 OR 85 IS IS THE SECOND ONE.
>> SIR. HOW ARE WE COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE REGARDING THAT? HOW HAVE WE ALL DONE IN COMPARED TO THE BUDGET DROP FROM THE STATE?
>> WE ARE RATED HIGHLY IN COMPARISON TO MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUE OR DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN CROWLEY ISD IS THAT THAT CHAMPIONSHIP DNA, IT'S IN EVERY FACET OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THERE ARE KIDS AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE MOVING HERE, JUST LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
WE ARE GROWING WHERE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THEIR STORY.
WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND THAT'S PART OF THE PREPARATION AS PART OF THE UTILIZATION OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR AND TO ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH.
WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING VERY WELL.
YOU HEAR STORIES AROUND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AROUND THE STATE, AROUND THE AREA THAT ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS.
THAT IS A VERY MUCH OCCURRING EVENT AND THAT'S NOT OUR SITUATION.
>> WELL SAID, MR. FISHER? VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
>> I'M SORRY, TO FINISH OUT THE QUESTION THAT I HAD, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
>> MR. FISHER, MY LAST QUESTION IS, WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE AND A B RATING IS, I THINK, EXCEPTIONAL IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE IN WHICH WE FIND OURSELVES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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HOW WOULD YOU SAY OUR BIG SIX PRINCIPLES? HOW MUCH DID THEY PLAY A PART IN THIS RATING COMING TO BE?>> THEY PLAY A HUGE PART BOARD PRESIDENT.
ONE OF THE BIG SIX PRINCIPLES IS TO PROTECT THE FUND BALANCE.
BUT ONE OF THE OTHER BIG SIX PRINCIPLES IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE CURRENT DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED TO US BY OUR TAXPAYERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
THERE'S A DELICATE BALANCE THERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. KIRCHNER, DID WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE TO MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. FISHER.
AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED, AND WE WILL TRANSITION BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.
BUT BEFORE WE DO SO, I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE OUR FINANCIAL TEAM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL MOVE NOW TO OPEN FORUM,
[8.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum ]
AGENDA ITEM 8.0 PER BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL ALLOW 30 MINUTES TO HEAR PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE ELECTRONIC FORM ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE THE TOPIC YOU WILL ADDRESS.
THE ELECTRONIC FORM IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CROWLEYISDTX.ORG/OPENFORUM.
FOR INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO SIGN UP WITH THE ELECTRONIC FORM, A PAPER COPY OF THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE CROWLEY ISD CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING.
WHEN CALLED, SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTER TO SPEAK.
COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE E-MAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK AND ONLY ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL YOUR REMAINING TIME, AND UPON EXPIRATION OF THE TIME LIMIT, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING AND CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
GROUPS OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS AND PLEASE FACE THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE DAS WHILE MAKING COMMENTS.
PER BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
THANK YOU. MR. KIRCHNER, WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT?
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHUANDA HAMMOND. MISS HAMMOND.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, CROWLEY ISD STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
I'M A PRIOR EDUCATOR, RETIRED DOD EMPLOYEE, VETERAN, CASA, AND A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY.
TODAY, I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT 42 USC 11431, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY ORGANIZED IN 1987 AND REAUTHORIZED IN DECEMBER 2015 BY EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT.
THIS ACT ENSURED HOMELESS STUDENTS RECEIVE A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION, INCLUDING PUBLIC PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICE.
IT REMOVES ENROLLMENT BARRIERS, INCLUDING BARRIERS RELATED TO MISS APPLICATIONS OR ENROLLMENT DEADLINES, FINES, OR FEES, RECORDS REQUIRED FOR ENROLLMENT, INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS OR REQUIRED HEALTH RECORDS, PROOF OF RESIDENCY OR OTHER DOCUMENTS OR ACADEMIC RECORDS, INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION FOR CREDIT TRANSFER.
IT ACTUALLY SPELLS OUT STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS ARE TO BE ENROLLED IMMEDIATELY.
DISTRICTS CANNOT REQUIRE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELINESS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RESIDENCE, IMMUNIZATIONS, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, GUARDIANSHIPS, DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OTHER REQUIRED PAPERWORK FOR ENROLLMENT.
REQUIRING MISSING PAPERWORK OR ANY OTHER DELAYS
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IN ENROLLMENT IS A VIOLATION OF THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT.MY GRANDKIDS WAS ACTUALLY BECAME HOMELESS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND I HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
I FOUND THAT CROWLEY ISD PROGRAM FOR ENROLLMENT NEEDED TO CHANGE SOME THINGS.
IT WAS NOT FRIENDLY TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION.
I DID TALK AT LENGTH WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I EXPERIENCED.
BASED ON MY PRIOR MILITARY TRAINING, YOU NEVER BRING JUST PROBLEMS, YOU ALWAYS BRING SOME SOLUTIONS.
I DID COME UP WITH SOME THINGS THAT BEING A PRIOR EDUCATOR OR SOME THINGS THAT COULD HELP TRAINING STAFF ON THIS.
MAYBE GETTING A QUESTIONNAIRE TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY NEED ABOUT THOSE STUDENTS.
ANOTHER THING WAS BASED ON READING IS SOME GRANTS OUT THERE.
MAYBE SOME GRANTS CAN HELP WITH GETTING MORE SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS STUDENTS.
I'M SORRY, YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS THAT YOU SHARED WITH US TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TOMMY TURNER, MR. TURNER.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLANE, AND OUR GUEST. MY NAME IS TOMMY TURNER.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS ONE OF THE PASTORS AT TFF CHURCH AT 812 SOUTH CROWLEY ROAD HERE IN CROWLEY, TEXAS.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND TO RECOGNIZE AN IMPORTANT EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE RECENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WAS FIRST BROUGHT UP BY SECRETARY ROBINSON AND THEN MENTIONED BY TRUSTEE HALL, NAMELY THE YOUTH ENGAGED SUMMIT HELD FROM DECEMBER 5TH TO DECEMBER 7TH.
THE FOCUS OF THIS EVENT WAS ON ENGAGING THOSE STUDENTS WHO ACCOUNT FOR A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.
STUDENTS WHO DESPITE THEIR STRUGGLES ARE NOT DEFINED BY THEIR MISTAKES, BUT ARE FULL OF POTENTIAL.
OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS, THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE EQUIPPED WITH VALUABLE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP THEM RESOLVE CONFLICTS, BUILD COPING SKILLS AND ULTIMATELY FIND THEIR VOICES.
THE SUPPORT PROVIDED WAS NOT ACADEMIC.
BUT IT WAS HOLISTIC, OFFERING PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
WHAT STRUCK ME THE MOST HAPPENED ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS A REALIZATION THAT THESE STUDENTS WERE NOT TROUBLEMAKERS, WERE NOT BAD KIDS.
THEY'RE JUST YOUNG PEOPLE FULL OF PROMISE WHO MADE MISTAKES.
MISTAKES THAT WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT CAN BECOME STEPPING STONES TOWARDS GREATER RESILIENCE AND GROWTH.
THEY'RE INTELLIGENT, THEY'RE COMPASSIONATE, AND THEY'RE EAGER TO SUCCEED, AND THEY ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE FUTURE OF CROWLEY.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR MISS KIM BUKEHALL AND HER TEAM FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS.
THEY TRULY EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF CROWLEY ISD'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE WHOLE CHILD.
THROUGH THEIR WORK, I GOT TO SEE PERSONALLY AND WE GOT TO SEE HOW OUR DISTRICT IS MOVING TOWARDS A MORE INCLUSIVE, COMPASSIONATE APPROACH TO EDUCATION, ONE THAT RECOGNIZES THE DIGNITY AND POTENTIAL OF EVERY STUDENT.
IN CLOSING, AS A COMMUNITY, I THINK WE ALL SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO THRIVE, NOT JUST ACADEMICALLY, BUT EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY, AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS NEIL TRACHIL, MR. TRACHIL.
>> DAVIS AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
MY NAME IS NEIL TRICHE. I LIVE 217 NORTH HEIGHTS.
I TEACH AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
I GOT THE BEST STUDENTS IN THE WORLD.
THEY COME TO SCHOOL HAPPY EVERY DAY, AND I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.
DR. MCFARLAND, YOU GOT TO COME TO MY CLASSROOM EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND WITHIN 20 SECONDS, THERE WERE LAUGHTER.
I HEAR THAT EVERY DAY ALL DAY WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE WITH NOT ONLY THE STAFF, BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD TWO STUDENTS COME TO YOUR SCHOOL BOARD AND ADDRESSED WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM TO BE PART OF THE CLASSROOM.
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I HAVE STUDENT AIDS, THEY'LL COME TO CLASS, AND SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IN CLASS, BUT THEY GET HAPPY.MY KIDS WILL DO FACE TO FACE, HUG, DO THEIR NAILS AND A SOCIAL INTERACTION THAT I CANNOT EVER IMAGINE AND I ENJOYED MY JOB, I ENJOYED MY KIDS.
AS YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TEACHERS THAT HAVE A BAD DAY AND THEY'LL COME TO MY ROOM, AND THEY'LL START LAUGHING AND THEN THEY GO.
I'VE GOT PEER PARTNERS COMING TO MY ROOM EVERY DAY TO EAT LUNCH WITH MY KIDS AND TO SOCIALIZE WITH THEM.
WE HAVE A SITUATION THAT'S GOING ON WITH RELATIONSHIPS AND SO ON.
WE HAVE ONE YOUNG LADY THAT CAME TO ME, AND WE KNOW AT END OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, YOU LOSE A LOT OF YOUR FRIENDSHIPS, AND YOU NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN.
I'VE SEEN SOME AT MY 40 YEAR REUNION THAT I HADN'T SEEN SINCE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL.
THE YOUNG LADY, WE ALL KNOW, THAT YOU BROKE MY HEART WHEN SHE SAID, I'M NOT ONLY GOING TO LOSE ONE FRIEND, I'M GOING TO LOSE 18.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TRICHE. WE WILL
[9.0 Consent Agenda]
MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 9.0, THE CONSENT AGENDA.TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE ALL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AGENDA ITEM 9.3, IF POSSIBLE.
TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T THINK WE REVIEWED THIS AS A COMMITTEE AND JUST WITH AN OPPORTUNITY, UNLESS THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME UNDUE BURDEN THAT MIGHT CAUSE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS OR BURDEN.
I'D LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES WITH THE PRC, IF POSSIBLE, AND MAYBE MOVE THIS TO OUR NEXT MEETING IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> THERE'S A REQUEST TO REMOVE AGENDA ITEM 9.3, LOCAL POLICY UPDATE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> WE CAN REMOVE AGENDA ITEM 9.3 IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THAT, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA, FOR THE MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HALL FOR THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
LET'S VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
YES, SECRETARY ROBINSON IS NOT ABLE TO VOTE AT THIS TIME, SO MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR.
THANK YOU, AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS.
[10.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 10.1, VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER IS PRESENT TO PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TONIGHT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY VISION 2025, THAT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS DESIGNED BY OUR COMMUNITY BACK IN 2019 WITH THREE MAIN GOALS THAT HAVE SERVED US SO VERY WELL, BUT WE SPENT THE PAST 5-6 MONTHS WORKING WITH A NEW GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DESIGN VISION 2030.
TONIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE AND MORE GLIMPSE OF THAT.
WE'VE BEEN UPDATING YOU THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
LAST MONTH, TRUSTEES, YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THOSE TONIGHT, BUT BEFORE WE SHOW THOSE, I'M GOING TO INVITE TO THE FRONT MRS. MITZI CLARK RICHARDSON FROM ENGAGE2LEARN.
THEY ARE OUR PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO OF OUR STRATEGIC DESIGN MEMBERS WITH US.
ONE OF THEM IS A PARENT IN CROWLEY ISD, AND ONE'S AN EMPLOYEE,
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MRS. SANTIAGO, MRS. JONES, IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN TO THE FRONT.BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE PLAN, I JUST WANTED TO ASK TWO OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONE MORE TIME JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS, WHAT THEY LEARNED, AND WHAT THEY'RE EXCITED MOST ABOUT IN VISION 2030.
>> MRS. JONES, YOU WANT TO GO FIRST.
>> WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT WITH THE VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLANNING IS SEEING IT COME TO LIFE.
THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION, I'M EAGER TO WITNESS HOW OUR EFFORTS WILL CREATE A HEALTHIER MORE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS WHILE PROVIDING OUR STAFF WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO STRIVE.
AS A PARENT OF A CROWLEY FRESHMAN AND TWO ALUMNI, I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS PLAN POSITIVELY IMPACTS HER EXPERIENCE AND KNOWING THAT I PLAYED A ROLE IN SHAPING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS.
I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BE A PART OF THE TRANSFORMATION AND THE SUCCESS. THANK YOU.
>> MRS. SANTIAGO. WHAT EXCITED THE MOST IS THE PROBABILITY OF ADDING THE GOAL NUMBER 4 BECAUSE AFTER LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS, WHAT THEY WERE TALKING, THAT MORE THAN KNOWLEDGE, WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE WITH THEM AFTER THEY GRADUATE, ARE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, THOSE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, AND IT'S PART OF THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
ADDING A GOAL NUMBER 4, LET ME KNOW THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE MAIN THING. LET ME SAY THAT.
>> PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MY NAME IS MITZI CLARK RICHARDSON, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP THROUGH MY COMPANY ENGAGE2LEARN.
I WAS NOT THE FACILITATOR OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, DR.
CRYSTAL CROSS WAS, BUT SHE JUST SHARED WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT WAS TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE THE CROSS SECTION OF STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE STRATEGIC DESIGN PROCESS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY ARE IN SYNERGY WITH WITH CROWLEY ISD IS REALLY ENSURING THAT WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE HEAR EQUAL VOICES THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
YOU HEARD THE TWO MEMBERS THAT WERE SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE AND THEIR JUST EXCITEMENT TO SEE THINGS THAT STUDENTS SHARED, AS WELL AS PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FACULTY MEMBERS, AND DISTRICT LEADERS.
WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TO YOU TONIGHT.
ONCE WE GET TO IT, IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED BROCHURE, BUT A LOT OF BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS, AND INGRAINMENT WENT INTO THAT PROCESS TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST FOR CROWLEY ISD.
I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK TO THE ACTUAL PROCESS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS GONE THROUGH, AND JUST ALSO TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE COURAGE TO BE ABLE TO LET IT BE A COMMUNITY DESIGN STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO BE ABLE TO GO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF THE DISTRICT THAN IT IS TO REALLY INVITE THE COMMUNITY AND THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL STAKEHOLDERS AND STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS.
THAT'S EVIDENT BY YOUR STUDENT TRUSTEES OVER HERE AS WELL THAT YOU ALL VALUE.
WE STARTED THIS PROCESS IN AUGUST AND WE DID FOCUS GROUPS, WHICH ARE HOMOGENEOUS GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH AND ASK SPECIFIC INPUT QUESTIONS, AND WE ALSO DID AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SOLICIT AS MUCH INPUT AS POSSIBLE.
WE DESIGNED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT THAT REALLY AGGREGATED ALL OF THOSE INPUTS AND THAT WAS USED WITH THE ACTUAL STRATEGIC DESIGN COMMITTEE.
IN SEPTEMBER WE CAME TOGETHER.
WE DIDN'T ABANDON THE BELIEFS CALL TO ACTION, LEARNER PROFILE, AND GOALS FROM THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT WE WANTED TO DO WAS ANCHOR BACK TO THEM AND LEVERAGE THEM AND ALSO REALLY BEGIN TO DO A SWOT ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THOSE FIVE YEARS, HELLO PANDEMIC.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY WERE THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING WELL, BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP DOING THAT, AND WE ALSO WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PROPEL THE DISTRICT FORWARD.
THE TEAM CAME UP WITH CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT WERE THE CRITICAL MOVES THAT THE DISTRICT COULD MAKE TO CONTINUE THRIVING, AND WE ALSO THEN REALLY DEVELOPED SPECIFIC RESULTS WHICH ARE CHECKPOINTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS YOUR GOALS.
WE ALSO WANTED TO TIMELINE THOSE OUT OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
WE KNOW THAT DISTRICTS HAVE TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE.
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WE HAVE MONEY, WE HAVE PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE TIME TO GET THINGS DONE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THOSE ARE HEAVILY WEIGHTED IN ONE YEAR OR ANOTHER TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OPERATING AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION ISN'T TAXED.THROUGH YOUR INPUT, WE ALSO AS ANTHONY MENTIONED, WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE FOURTH GOAL INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT THE MAIN THREE, AND WE ALSO HELPED TO FACILITATE THE DESIGN OF YEAR 1 ACTION PLANS AND A RESPONSIBLE ROLL OUT OF HOW THE PLAN COULD ACTUALLY BE ROLLED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEN I'M GOING TO LET ANTHONY SPEAK TO THE ACTUAL PLAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MITZI. THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES ARE GOING TO BE HANDING OUT SOMETHING TO YOU ALL.
FOR MANY MONTHS NOW YOU'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF POWER SLIDES.
THIS IS A DRAFT OF WHAT THE BROCHURE WOULD LOOK LIKE BASED ON YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT OF OUR STRATEGIC DESIGN.
IT'S FILLED WITH PICTURES FROM THE PROCESS.
THERE IN FRONT AND CENTER IS OUR STUDENT PANEL, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT VISION 2030, THIS BEING PROPOSED TONIGHT IS THE FIRST BELIEF THAT WE BELIEVE A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND IS AN EQUALIZER FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THIS WILL THEN BE POSTED ONLINE.
THE SHELLS WILL BE OPENING THAT UP, AND AS YOU TURN THROUGH THERE, YOU WILL SEE AS MRS. MITZI CLARK RICHARDSON WAS MENTIONING, THAT CALL TO ACTION THAT DROVE THE WORK, THE LEARNER OUTCOMES, THESE ARE STATEMENTS THAT ALL LEARNERS WILL ACCOMPLISH IN CROWLEY ISD.
THEN WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT LEARNER PROFILE IS THAT A LEARNER WITH A GROWTH MINDSET ADAPTS, ADVOCATES, IS ACCOUNTABLE. THERE WE GO.
WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP, AUDIENCE, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOK LIKE INSIDE.
THEN OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT IS WHEN YOU GET INTO THE GOALS AND THE SPECIFIC RESULTS.
ALSO SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR, THE COMMITTEE WORKED ON WHAT WOULD BE YEAR 1 GOALS, YEAR 2, YEAR 3, AND BEYOND.
GOAL 1 WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THRIVING STUDENTS WITH SOME SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS MODIFIED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY POINT OUT 1.3, TO GRADUATE COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY AND FUTURE READY STUDENTS. THAT'S NEW.
GOAL 2 WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
THAT WE'LL PARTNER WITH FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
YOU CAN SEE FIVE SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS THERE.
GOING TO THE BACK, YOU WILL SEE GOAL 3 WOULD CONTINUE TO BE EMPOWERED STAFF.
THAT WE'LL EMPOWER ALL OF OUR STAFF TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
YOU'LL SEE THE SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS THERE AND NEW HOT OFF THE PRESSES BASED ON THE INPUT FROM THE BOARD AND BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE COMMITTEE.
MRS. SANTIAGO MENTIONED THAT WHEN WE BROUGHT THE COMMITTEE BACK TOGETHER AND WE SAID, HERE'S WHAT THE PROPOSAL, THE HEADS WERE NODDING, EVERYONE WAS IN AGREEMENT.
THIS MADE A LOT OF SENSE BECAUSE GOAL 4 NOW SAYS A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WILL PRIORITIZE THE WELLNESS OF ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF.
THOSE ITEMS YOU SEE THEY'RE LISTED 4.1-4.4, THOSE WEREN'T NEW.
THOSE WERE JUST UNDER PREVIOUS GOALS 1, 02, AND 3 THAT THE COMMITTEE WORKED ON THIS YEAR, BUT THE IDEA TO BRING THEM OUT TO GOAL 4 EXCITED EVERYONE AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TONIGHT, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT VISION 2030.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER, AND TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OUR FACILITATORS, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS TRULY A LABOR OF LOVE, AND YOU ALL WERE COMMITTED TO THIS PROCESS, AND SO WE REALLY CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PREPARED TO PRESENT TO US TONIGHT.
I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES NOW FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
TRUSTEES. VICE PRESIDENT HALL.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF OUR PRESIDENT.
WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO USE THOSE WORDS TONIGHT, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
STRATEGIC PLANNING IS NOT ALWAYS EXCITING, BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED YOUR INPUT, WE NEED YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
IT MAKES US A BETTER DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TUNED TO THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR FAMILIES ALIKE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND WE'RE ENJOYING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ENGAGE2LEARN.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND WHAT ELSE THE FUTURE HAS TO HOLD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THIS IS THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SECRETARY ROBINSON.
>> I'LL JUST SAY I LIKE HAVING A YEAR 1 GOAL, TWO AND THEN THREE AND BEYOND BECAUSE I THINK IT REALLY TARGETS THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN, LIKE THIS IS WHAT YOU DO INITIALLY, AND THEN GOING FORWARD, AND WE CAN SEE HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING AS WE GET CLOSER TO FIVE YEARS.
>> CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS? I KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR I GUESS OUR GOALS FOR TONIGHT.
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THAT'S THE ACTION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TONIGHT.I KNOW IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE HAD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE'VE SEEN WHAT LEVERS OR STRATEGIES WILL BE UTILIZED TO FULFILL THOSE GOALS.
IS THAT ADDITIONAL PLANNING THAT WILL BE DONE SUBSEQUENTLY THAT WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT BACK FROM ACTION AT A LATER DATE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE COMMITTEE STARTED WORKING ON THAT FOR THOSE YEAR 1 GOALS.
THAT'S NOT COMPLETE YET, BUT WE CONTINUE TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR CONTINUAL UPDATES.
ALSO, SOME PROGRESS MONITORING, BOTH FOR THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT THOSE ACTION STEPS ARE SPECIFICALLY AND HOW WE'RE DOING ON THEM.
TONIGHT IS APPROVING THE ACTUAL PLAN, AND THEN HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL DONE, CONTINUE TO BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD.
YOU ALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM, AND SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS ONE.
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HALL FOR THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ENGAGE TO LEARN, AS WELL AS OUR COMMITTEE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 10.2, CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION BALLOT FOR APPOINTMENT TO TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION.
JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY SAKE, I WILL RECUSE MYSELF AT THIS TIME FROM THIS DISCUSSION, SO I WILL NOW DELEGATE THIS MEETING TO FIRST VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA.
>> GOOD EVENING. DR. MCFARLANE.
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. KIRSTEN HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM AND OUR RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ITEM. MR. KIRSTEN.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLANE, VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA AND TRUSTEES.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROCESS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT NAMES TO BE ON THE BALLOT, NOW IS THE ACTUAL TIME WHERE WE VOTE ON THAT BALLOT OF NAMES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, AND ALSO, YOU'LL SEE THAT BASED ON OUR SIZE OF OUR TAXING ENTITY, CROWLEY ISD HAS ALLOCATED 128 VOTES FOR THIS PROCESS.
BASED ON THAT, WHAT THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE DIVIDE THE VOTES, ACCORDINGLY, AS YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN, 50 VOTES FOR MR. DARRYL DAVIS II, 44 VOTES FOR MR. FRED CAMPOS, AND 34 VOTES FOR MISS GLORIA PENA.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? EXCUSE ME. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND THAT CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CAST ITS 128 VOTES AS FOLLOWS FOR THE 2024 ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
FIFTY VOTES FOR MR. DARRYL DAVIS II, 44 VOTES FOR MR. FRED CAMPOS, 34 VOTES FOR MISS GLORIA PENA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO ANSWER OR WE CAN VOTE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> MR. DAVIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED AS AN ABSTAINED.
>> WHICH WILL BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 10.3 CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION BALLOT FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION. DR. MCFARLANE.
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS,
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MR. KIRSTEN WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM AS WELL. MR. KIRSTEN.VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA, TRUSTEES, VERY SIMILAR PROCESS FOR THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF JOHNSON COUNTY.
CROWLEY ISD'S ALLOCATION FOR THAT IS EIGHT TOTAL VOTES, AND THE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND BASED ON THE BALLOT YOU SEE THEY'RE ATTACHED IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, THAT THOSE EIGHT VOTES GO TO MR. CESAR DIAZ.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND THAT THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CAST ITS EIGHT VOTES AS FOLLOWS FOR THE 2024 ELECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
EIGHT VOTES FOR MR. CESAR DIAZ.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
WE DO HAVE PRESIDENT DAVIS AS ABSTAINING.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 10.4, AWARDED GRANTS. DR. MCFARLANE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE EXCITED ALWAYS TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE MISS POKE, WHO IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND TRANSFORMATION TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MISS POKE.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. MCFARLANE.
I'M EXCITED TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT SOME DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE OF WHY WE DECIDED TO EVEN BEGIN FOCUSING ON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IF YOU CAN REMEMBER AND WE LOOKED AT ELEMENTARY COMPARED TO HIGH SCHOOL, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS PER PUPIL FUNDING WAS A LITTLE BIT OFF, A LITTLE LESS THAN THE ELEMENTARY AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OUR CHARGE HAS BEEN TO LOOK FOR FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HELP WITH EQUALIZING THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND BRINGING UP THE ACCOUNTABILITY CORRELATION.
I'M SORRY, OUR PRESENTATION ALIGNED TO ALL THREE OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
BUT OUR FIRST GRANT OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT IS FROM BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION.
I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION.
THIS GRANT IS THE AI GRANT, WHICH IS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND WE'RE RECEIVING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS GRANT FOR OVER TWO YEARS.
THIS WILL BE A MATH FOCUS GRANT THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE REAL TIME FEEDBACK AND COACHING TO TEACHERS.
TEACHERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER TO BE IN THIS RESEARCH STUDY THAT GATES FOUNDATION AS WELL, ALONG WITH TEACHFX A RESEARCH COMPANY WILL WORK TOGETHER TO HELP TEACHERS FOR THEM TO LISTEN TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND GET THAT REAL TIME FEEDBACK COACHING.
THIS GRANT WILL LIVE IN THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT WITH MISS ANNA ROE, AND IT WILL ALSO HELP TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THEY'LL TAKE THEIR DATA AND BE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO THEIR PLC TO GET REAL TIME INFORMATION BACK.
WE'RE STILL RESEARCHING IT AND DEVELOPING WHAT IT'S GOING TO TALLY LOOK LIKE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A PILOT AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES.
ONCE ALL THAT DATA IS CORRELATED, WE'LL BRING IT BACK AND THE ADMIN TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S A RESEARCH STUDY AS WELL AS INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LEND OUT TO OUR SCHOOLS.
ONE THING, MISS ROE AND I WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE GATES FOUNDATION LAST WEEK, THEY SAID, HOW IS CROWLEY ISD ABLE TO DO SUCH INNOVATIVE THINGS? WE HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME GETTING OUR OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION TO PARTICIPATE AND THAT WAS A NO BRAINER FOR ME.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING BOARD AND A SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS REALLY INNOVATIVE.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU PERSONALLY, THANK YOU, BOARD BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OTHER DISTRICTS AREN'T AS INNOVATIVE BOARDS, OR AS INNOVATIVE AS YOU ALL ARE IN ALLOWING US TO DO SOME REALLY INNOVATIVE AND COOL THINGS, SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT GRANT IS THE PARTNERSHIP TEXAS GRANT.
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THESE BUCKETS BEFORE THROUGHOUT OUR 882 PARTNERSHIP.
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WE STARTED HERE LIKE LAST YEAR, LITERALLY AT THIS TIME IN DECEMBER, WHERE YOU ALL APPROVED US BEING ABLE TO HAVE A POLICY PUT IN PLACE.WE TOLD YOU WITH THE POLICY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
TONIGHT BOARD, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS HIGHLIGHTED LEVEL, THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDING BUCKETS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE WHICH IS OUR PARTNERSHIP GRANT, WHICH EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPS WILL RECEIVE $900,000.
THIS GRANT WILL HELP US BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL FOR PLANNING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THIS GRANT FOR STARTUP EQUIPMENT SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY AND FURNITURE, AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
ALONG WITH PAUL QUINN PARTNERSHIP, WE'VE ALIGNED WHAT THIS REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE, AND THIS GRANT AWARD WILL BE A $3.6 MILLION ACROSS FOR ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
TOGETHER, BOARD WITH BOTH OF THOSE GRANTS, WE WILL RECEIVE $4.1 MILLION FOR THOSE GRANTS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> MISS POKE KNOWS WHEN SHE STARTS WALKING TOWARDS THE PODIUM, I GET EXCITED BECAUSE I KNOW SHE COMING WITH SOME ZEROS.
BUT I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING IT EXCITES ME AS WELL.
RECEIVING GRANT MONEY IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE GATES FOUNDATION GRANT.
THE TEACHERS CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? IS THAT THE TEACHERS VOLUNTEER TO DO THAT? IT'S NOT A PART OF THE GRANT SO THAT THAT'S MANDATE.
>> THIS GRANT WITH BILL AND MELINDA GATES IS COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE, AND THEY'RE GIVING US A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS WILL BE COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY FOR TEACHERS TO DO.
IT IS NOT MANDATORY WHATSOEVER.
TEACHERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP, THEY WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND IF THEY SIGN UP, AND BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE DATA AND FOR US TO GET THE RESEARCH TO FEEDBACK, LEND OURSELVES HOW IT WILL LOOK, BUT IT'S NOT MANDATORY WHATSOEVER, AND IT'S COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY.
>> BUT IF THEY DO THAT, THE FEEDBACK WILL NOT ONLY HELP THAT TEACHER, BUT IT CAN BE SHARED WITH OTHER TEACHERS TO BENEFIT AS WELL.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO VOLUNTEER TO DO THAT TO GET THAT FEEDBACK.
>> WE HOPE THAT THE FUNDING INCENTIVE WILL BE LUCRATIVE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO SAY, YES. WE'LL SEE.
>> RIGHT. IT'S EXCITING. THANK YOU.
>> JUST FOR CLARITY BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE SAID THAT IT'S COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER, THEY ARE VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM SO THEY'RE NOT MANDATED TO DO SO.
BUT FOR PARTICIPATION, YOU SAID THERE IS A STIPEND?
>> YES, SIR. THEY'RE NOT VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME, THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING THEIR PARTICIPATION?
>> IF THEY VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, THEN THEY GET A STIPEND FOR THAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS CLEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> BUT ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, THEY'RE GOING TO GET PAID FOR SOMETHING THEY'RE DOING ANYWAY.
THEY'RE RECORDING THEM WHILE THEY'RE TEACHING, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO GET PAID FOR SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING ANYWAY.
>> BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY TEACHING.
>> NOW THEY'RE THEY GET PAID FOR IT.
>> WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE EXTRA DUTIES THAT WILL BE A PART OF THAT WITH THE AI PIECE THAT WILL ACQUIRE MORE THAN WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO NORMALLY DO, AND SO THAT WAY, WE WANT TO MAKE IT LUCRATIVE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE TO LOG IN AND ADD THE LITTLE INFORMATION THERE.
THERE'S A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION THEY'LL HAVE TO PUT IN BESIDES THEIR NORMAL TEACHING EVERY DAY.
>> I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TEACHERS KNOCKING DOWN YOUR DOOR TRYING TO DO THAT.
>> I DID HAVE A QUESTION. IS IT EIGHT GRADE OR IS IT ELEMENTARY SECONDARY? HOW IS IT DIVIDED?
>> THIS IS JUST MIDDLE SCHOOL FOCUSED.
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE WILL BE FROM SIXTH GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.
HOWEVER, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE GATES FOUNDATION ON ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR ELEMENTARY, SO WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE $4.1 MILLION. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE THE AWARDED GRANTS AS PRESENTED.
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>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? I DIDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, MS. POKE, FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 10.5, LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY SURVEY. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE FAST APPROACHING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND SO WE HAVE DONE SOME PRE-WORK, AND THANK YOU OFF FOR YOUR SACRIFICE OF TIME.
MS. BETISE IS HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND THEN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE COMING DOWN THE PIPE. MS. BETISE.
BOARD PRESIDENT, DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE OVER OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND IT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL THREE OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
JUST TO KEEP US IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE AUGUST, BASICALLY, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN EXPLORING NEW PRIORITIES AND RANKING OF PREVIOUS PRIORITIES, REVIEWING THE INTERIM CHARGES AND REVIEWING THE LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS OF VARIOUS STATE BOARDS AND OTHER TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THEN SO TONIGHT, IF ONCE YOU REVIEW EVERYTHING YOU MAY WISH TO GO AHEAD AND ESTABLISH THE CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2025, 2026.
THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ARE SOME SURVEYS, AND THE BOARD, BASICALLY, WHAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IS TO START WITH PROBABLY CLOSE TO 65 DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, AND THEN THROUGH THE SURVEY PROCESS, YOU DWINDLED IT DOWN TO 37.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU SCALED IT DOWN TO SEVEN POSSIBLE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2025, 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
FUNDING AND SAFETY WERE THE KEY THINGS THAT ARE PRIORITIES THAT YOU ALL CHOSE TO FOCUS ON.
I'LL JUST READ THROUGH THESE REAL QUICK.
BUT FUNDING, BASICALLY, YOU WANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOOLS RECEIVE STATE FUNDING AND ARE HELD TO THE SAME TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND STANDARDS OF ENROLLMENT PRACTICE AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE NEXT ONE IS IN REGARDS TO SAFETY.
PROTECTING STUDENTS AND STAFF BY IMPLEMENTING SAFETY MEASURES COMPLETELY SUPPORTED BY STATE FUNDING THAT MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THEIR CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR.
THE NEXT ONE IS SUPPORT LOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOL FINANCES AND OPPOSE MEASURES THAT ERODE LOCAL DISCRETION.
THE NEXT ONE, ADVOCATE FOR AN ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM THAT RAISES PER PUPIL FUNDING TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
THE NEXT ONE, ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED STATE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS.
THE NEXT ONE IS IN REGARD TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND ADVOCATING FOR A FEW COMPONENTS.
ONE TO BE THE CONTINUATION OF CURRENT DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PROGRAM FOR TRS MEMBERS, AND ALSO ADVOCATING FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD INCREASE ANNUALLY, AND ALSO ADJUSTMENTS MADE FOR THE TRS-ACTIVECARE MEDICAL INSURANCE AND TRS-CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE.
THE NEXT ONE, A REQUIREMENT THAT THE BASIC ALLOTMENT BE ADJUSTED EACH BIENNIUM BASED ON THE RATE OF INFLATION.
THOSE ARE THE SEVEN PRIORITIES THAT RECEIVE FIVE OR MORE VOTES FROM YOU ALL AS A BOARD FROM THE SURVEY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE SURVEY RESULTS IN THE LINK THAT SAYS ROUND 2 SURVEY RESULTS, AND UNANIMOUSLY, YOU ALL CHOSE TO OPPOSE VOUCHERS, TAX CREDITS, TAXPAYER SAVING GRANTS, TUITION, REIMBURSEMENTS, OR ANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT DIVERT PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS TO PRIVATELY-RUN SCHOOLS.
THIS IS JUST A PREVIEW OF SOME PROPOSED CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY OR IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO BACK AND REDEFINE IT AS A BOARD AND FURTHER DEVELOP.
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JUST TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE REGULAR SESSION BEGINS TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH.FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025 IS THE DEADLINE FOR ALL BILL FILING, AND MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2025 IS THE LAST DAY OF THE REGULAR SESSION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BETISE. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WILL MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD HOPED THAT WE WOULD DO AS A BOARD WAS CONDENSE, OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO FEWER THINGS JUST BECAUSE IT'S MORE STRATEGIC TO USE A RIFLE THAN A SHOTGUN WITH BUCKSHOTS.
I WAS HOPING THAT OUR FOCUS WOULD BE MORE TARGETED JUST SO THAT THERE WERE TWO, MAYBE THREE THINGS THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.
WITH SEVEN, JUST TO ME, IT SEEMS RELATIVELY BROAD STILL.
I'M NOT SURE TRUSTEES AWARE ANYBODY ELSE FALLS ON THAT SPECTRUM IF MORE IS BETTER OR LESS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LIFT THAT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM. SECRETARY ROBINSON.
>> I THINK, POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR ME IS, WERE WE LOOKING AT UMBRELLA, SO UMBRELLA FUNDING, SAFETY? THAT'S TWO ITEMS, AND THEN THE STRENGTHS THAT FALL UNDER FUNDING AND THE STRENGTHS THAT FALL UNDER SAFETY.
WAS THAT NOT HOW WE WERE LOOKING AT IT?
>> I THOUGHT JUST LOOKING AT WHAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY, TO SECRETARY ROBINSON'S POINT, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF OVERARCHING THEMES, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORD, AND WE HAD MULTIPLES.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT TWO, AND THESE WOULD BE OUR STANCE IN THOSE AREAS, I THINK, IS WHAT THAT'S SAYING.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN DOWN TO TWO.
BUT THESE ARE OUR POSITIONS UNDER THOSE TWO THINGS ON SEVEN DIFFERENT INITIATIVES YOU WILL THAT WILL BE COMING UP UNDERNEATH THESE TWO THINGS.
>> EXCUSE ME. MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT I THINK WE'RE PREPARED TO DO IS TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION, KEEP ALL THOSE IN, BUT WE CAN PACKAGE IT IN A WAY THAT IS USER-FRIENDLY, EASY TO READ, AND REALLY FOCUSES ON THOSE TWO AREAS, AND THE THIRD ONE BEING OPPOSING VOUCHERS.
IN ESSENCE, IT WILL BE THREE AREAS; FUNDING, SAFETY, AND OPPOSING VOUCHERS.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS GET WITH COMMUNICATION, REALLY FINE-TUNE THE WORDING, BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS COULD BE COMBINED, REALLY FINE-TUNE THAT, AND BRING IT BACK IN JANUARY AS A DOCUMENT TO APPROVE AT THAT POINT.
TONIGHT, CONSIDERATION, YOU HAVE GIVEN US SOME FEEDBACK.
WE CAN DEFINITELY CLEAN IT UP AND MAKE IT MORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT'S EASY TO DISTRIBUTE AND EASY TO READ.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, SO THE OPPOSING VOUCHERS AND THE STRAND ONE, I DON'T HAVE MY PRESENTATION UP, BUT IT SAYS, ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVE STATE FUNDING.
SHOULD VOUCHERS BE PASSED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEN ALL SCHOOLS WHO RECEIVE STATE FUNDING SHOULD BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU PACKAGE IT, BUT UNDER THE OPPOSITION, IF THAT'S OUR THIRD STRAND, THEN NUMBER 1 SHOULD FALL UNDERNEATH THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE FUNDING, THEN THEY NEED TO BE HELD TO THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE.
>> I FEEL LIKE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL WILL PRESENT THIS.
YOU ALWAYS DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
BECAUSE THE OPPOSITION, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE A THIRD SEPARATE THING.
AGAIN, ABOUT THE TRUSTEE ROBINSON'S COMMENT, IS THERE A WAY TO, I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WORD THAT WOULD BE, BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE A POSITION.
BUT THOSE ARE POSITION STATEMENTS, I FEEL LIKE.
BUT I GUESS THE OTHER ONES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE POSITION STATEMENTS AS WELL.
I GUESS I'M CONFUSED WHEN WE LIFT SOMETHING OUT SPECIFICALLY THAT SAYS LIKE OPPOSE, OR IF WE LIFT UP NUMBER 1,
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HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM TWO THROUGH SEVEN? MAYBE THAT'S MY ONLY POINT OF CLARIFICATION IS HOW WE STAY CONSISTENT AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY.I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SUMMARY STATEMENT IN WHICH WE TALK ABOUT OUR FEELINGS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY BEING THE SAME AND THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DIVERT PUBLIC FUNDS AWAY FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S JUST A PARAGRAPH.
IN THE PAST WE'VE PRESENTED IT THAT WAY AS WELL, JUST TALK ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THINGS, AND THEN WE SPECIFICALLY BULLETED THOSE ITEMS. THAT'S JUST A, I DON'T KNOW, POINT OF DISCUSSION MAYBE.
>> THESE ARE [OVERLAPPING] THE RESULTS FROM THE SECOND SURVEY.
FROM THE SURVEY THAT YOU ALL TOOK, THIS IS JUST CAPTURING WHAT ALL GOT THE UNANIMOUS VOTE.
THIS IS NOT THE LAYOUT OF WHAT OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY PACKAGE WILL BE.
THIS IS JUST SIMPLY STATING, THIS IS WHAT WE SAID AS A BOARD OR IN THE DISTRICT THAT WE ARE A PROPONENT OF, AS OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM, AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF MAKING EVERYTHING LOOK GREAT AND SIMPLE, AND WE CAN DEFINITELY GO AND MAKE SURE THAT IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU WANTED TO LOOK WITH THE TWO OR THREE BUCKETS, BUT THE QUESTION IS, TODAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO START DRAFTING BASED ON THESE OR DO YOU WANT US TO GO BACK AND PRESENT EVERYTHING IN THE FINAL FORMAT?
HOW MANY ITEMS DID WE HAVE INITIALLY TO CHOOSE FROM?
>> NOW IT'S DOWN TO THESE SEVEN.
>> YOU LOOKED AT ABOUT SIX DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN ALL.
IT WAS DEFINITELY OVER 65 THAT YOU LOOKED AT.
NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THESE SEVEN.
>> THESE SEVEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SURVEY, THESE WERE THE SEVEN THAT THE SEVEN OF US HAD IN COMMON.
>> OR THEY HAVE FIVE OR MORE COMMONALITIES.
FIVE OR MORE [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO THESE SEVEN?
>> NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REDUCING IT EVEN MORE.
>> NOT NECESSARILY, JUST PUTTING IT IN THE BUCKET.
IN THE BIG CIRCLE WHERE YOU SEE FUNDING AND SAFETY, THOSE ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT AS A BOARD YOU ALL AGREED TO.
WE ARE ABOUT FUNDING AND WE'RE ABOUT SAFETY.
THEN HOW WE CATEGORIZE THE SEVEN UNDERNEATH THERE, THAT IS FOR THE DISPLAY OR THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ESTABLISH THE PROPOSED PRIORITIES FOR THE 2025 CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THAT RIGHT. I RECOMMEND THE PRIORITIES THAT WE PRESENTED TONIGHT TO BE OUR 2025, '26 CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, HALL, FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, FOR THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS.
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AGENDA ITEM 11.1, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDER CALLING A BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION IN THE DISTRICT ON MAY 3RD, 2025. DR. MCFARLAND.>> EXCUSE ME. MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, IF IT'S OKAY, I'LL GO THROUGH THE THREE OF THESE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER OF THESE THREE ITEMS, WE HAVE ADMINISTRATORS HERE READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THAT FIRST ITEM, 11.1, THAT ELECTION SET FOR MAY 3RD AT A FUTURE MEETING IN JANUARY WE WILL BE ORDERING THAT ELECTION FOR PLACES 5, 06, AND 7.
THEN 11.2, WE'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSING IN JANUARY THE NAMING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 17.
THIS IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW IN THE BRIDGES COMMUNITY RIGHT OVER BY RICHARD ALLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THERE IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL HAVE A COPY OF CW LOCAL, THE POLICY THAT YOU'VE SET FOR NAMING FACILITIES.
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ALSO, WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE ONE STEP CLOSER IN THE NAMING OF THE CROWLEY ISD MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM.THE RFP THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR THAT, MR. FISHER HAS PROVIDED SOME UPDATED INFORMATION THERE IN YOUR PACKET, AND WE'LL BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION AT A FUTURE MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE ITEMS TONIGHT?
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS? THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER.
WELL, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, BRING IT FOR THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:27 PM.
GOOD NIGHT, AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
[NOISE] [BACKGROUND]
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