[1.0 Call to Order]
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>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE CALLED MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING, AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KIRCHNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NETTER ROBINSON.
TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LATANYA WOODSON BAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL.
TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE W. DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MR. DARRYL R. DAVIS II.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRACIA.
TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MS. CLESIA STEVENSON?
TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NETTER ROBINSON?
>> AND SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
>> 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.
DECORUM 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 YOUR ATTENDANCE AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 2.1 CELEBRATIONS AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.
[2.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
I WILL START TO MY LEFT.DR. WOODSON MAYFIELD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH OUR POINTS OF PRIDE?
>> THANK YOU. YES, ABSOLUTELY.
I'LL START WITH THE WORLD LANGUAGES JOURNEY FAIR THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, WHERE OVER 180 STUDENTS, INCLUDING FIFTH GRADERS, GATHERED AT OUR RJCTE TO TAKE THE SPANISH CREDIT BY EXAM AND EARN HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT EARLY.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF EACH OF THOSE SCHOLARS.
WE'RE CROWLEY PRIDE, I SHOULD SAY, AND JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE STUDENTS.
ALSO AT THE WORLD LANGUAGES FAIR, THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF A LOT OF ART AROUND THE WORLD, BUT IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
THESE STUDENTS ARE VERY TALENTED.
ALONG WITH LEARNING THE LANGUAGES, THEY'RE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT THE CULTURES OF THESE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY ON SATURDAY.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEIR EFFORT.
[APPLAUSE] I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE, IF YOU WILL, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
>> OUR WINTER GRADUATION, WE HAD 11 INSPIRING STUDENTS THAT MARKED A MAJOR MILESTONE AS THEY RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMAS AT OUR WINTER GRADUATION ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD MARTIN BURTS, DERICK ELLIS, JOSE ESTEVEZ JUNIOR, ALICIA FARRELL, BRALAN KERVIN, ALEJANDRO NAVARRO, CHRISTOPHER VALENTINE JUNIOR.
FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD TAYNE HALL, DECORUM, PERRY LANGHAM, MALAKI SAVAGE, AND KIARA SMITH, AND WE CELEBRATE WITH THEM AND LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR INCREDIBLE FUTURE.
>> AWESOME. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON MAYFIELD, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> GOOD EVENING. CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH CROWLEY SWIM TEAM.
YAY. [APPLAUSE] LONG SECURED THIRD PLACE IN THE 200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY, EARNING AN UNOFFICIAL QUALIFICATION FOR 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ALSO PLAYED SIX IN 100 YARD.
KIER ALONG ALSO EARNED AN UNOFFICIAL STATE QUALIFICATION FINISHING THIRD AND 100 YARD BACKSTROKE, ALONG WITH THE STRONG FOURTH FINISH IN 100 YARD BUTTERFLY.
THE GIRLS 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY AND 200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY TEAM, BOTH PLACED 11TH IN THE REGIONAL CONTRIBUTING TO AN OVERALL NINTH-PLACE FINISH FOR NORTH CROWLEY GIRLS TEAM.
AN INCREDIBLE SHOWING FOR THE TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SWIMMERS.
NEXT STOP, WE'RE HOSTING FOR THE 6A STATE CHAMPION IN TWO WEEKS.
CONGRATULATIONS. NORTH CROWLEY SWIM TEAM. [APPLAUSE]
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>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
I HAVE A CELEBRATION FOR THE AGES.
IT IS FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, CROWLEY ISD WELCOMED ONE OF ITS OWN MR. BILLY BAYLOR BACK TO THE COURT.
VOTED MOST ATHLETIC BY HIS SENIOR CLASS IN 1969, MR. BAYLOR PLAYED ALL SPORTS, LEADING THE TEAMS WITH HIS BROTHERS WHO WERE FONDLY KNOWN AS THE BAYLOR BOYS.
MR. BAYLOR EVEN PICKED UP A PART-TIME JOB HELPING LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CURRENT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY WAS OVER THE MOON TO LEARN ABOUT MR. BAYLOR'S JOURNEY THROUGH INTEGRATION AND WELCOMED HIM HOME WITH OPEN ARMS TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS SHARING HIS STORY OF LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, EVEN THROUGH ADVERSITY.
HE REMINDS US THAT CROWLEY IS A FAMILY, AND WE ARE SO VERY PROUD.
[APPLAUSE] I UNDERSTAND, MR. BAYLOR IS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THAT. BUT THIS IS EXCITING.
WE ARE CROWLEY OF MILTON WILLIAMS, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 ALUM AND DEFENSIVE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES.
[APPLAUSE] ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, WILLIAMS HELPED LEAD THE EAGLES TO A 40 TO 22 VICTORY OVER THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS IN SUPER BOWL 59, DELIVERING TWO SECS, A FORCED FUMBLE AND A FUMBLE RECOVERY.
HIS DEDICATION, TALENT, AND DETERMINATION CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL OF CROWLEY COMMUNITY AND DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
WE KNOW THE NEXT GENERATION OF CROWLEY ISD CHAMPIONS WERE WATCHING AND ENVISIONING THEIR FUTURES BECAUSE OF YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS, MILTON, ON THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT. [APPLAUSE]
>> AS A CROWLEY TRUSTEE, WE CELEBRATE MILTON, BUT AS A LIFELONG COWBOY FAN, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE TWO POINTS OF PRIDE THAT I WANT TO LIFT TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE OAKMONT ELEMENTARY.
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, THE OAKMONT STUDENTS AND STAFF CELEBRATED THEIR 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL.
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE WORKED HARD THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF OUR GROWTH.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR YOU TO FINISH THE YEAR STRONG, SO GO HAWKS.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OAKMONT ELEMENTARY.
[APPLAUSE] THEN WE ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE CROWLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY.
OUR MONTESSORI STUDENTS HAD A FUN-FILLED DAY CELEBRATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR ON JANUARY 30.
STUDENTS WATCHED A TRADITIONAL DRAGON DANCE, LEARNED ABOUT THE CHINESE ZODIAC AND MADE LANTERNS.
DIVERSITY IN CROWLEY ISD IS OUR SUPERPOWER.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE EFFORTS OF THE CROWLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY.
[APPLAUSE] DR. MCFARLAND, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME POINTS OF PRIDE AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY. MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO ALWAYS BRING IN NEW MEMBERS TO OUR TEAM.
WE'RE EXCITED TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE OUR TWO NEWEST MEMBERS THAT WILL BE JOINING US AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE DR. KELLY KIRKPATRICK.
DR. KIRKPATRICK, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? DR. KIRKPATRICK IS JOINING US AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, DR. KIRKPATRICK.
ALSO, WE HAVE SOON-TO-BE DR. MALCOLM MCARTHUR.
DR. MCARTHUR [APPLAUSE] MCARTHUR IS SERVING AT CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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AGAIN, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BOTH OF YOU ALL COMING INTO OUR DISTRICT.WELCOME HOME, AND WE ACT LIKE A FAMILY, AND WE WORK LIKE A TEAM.
MR. DAVIS, ONE OF THE THINGS IS IN CROWLEY WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, AND WE WANT TO BE EXCELLENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
EXCELLENCE AND PERFECTION ARE NOT THE SAME.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO OUR PARENTS THAT IN OUR EFFORT TO REALLY INCREASE OUR ATTENDANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF ATTENDANCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOLS, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A NEW SYSTEM.
WITH OUR NEW SYSTEM, IT SENDS OUT AUTOMATIC CALLS, AUTOMATIC LETTERS WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE ABSENT OR WHO ARE TRUING.
HAD A GLITCH IN OUR SYSTEM THIS WEEK AND SEVERAL PARENTS RECEIVED MULTIPLE LETTERS, MULTIPLE CALLS.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT GLITCH, BUT I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE FELL A LITTLE SHORT ON, BUT WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD. OUR TENNIS RATE IS UP.
THAT'S A GOOD THING, BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO BECOME A NUISANCE WITH THE CALLS AND THE LETTERS SO PARENTS, WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GET IT FIXED, AND WE'LL DEFINITELY DO BETTER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, AND CERTAINLY TO OUR TWO NEWEST FAMILY MEMBERS.
WELCOME TO THE CROWLEY ISD FAMILY.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 3.1 IN OUR RECOGNITION OF ITEM SECTION,
[3.0 Recognition Item(s)]
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS WINNERS. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE KNOW THAT READING IS FUNDAMENTAL IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE BELIEVE LITERACY IS CRITICAL TO LIFELONG SUCCESS.
WE'RE EXCITED WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE LITERACY THROUGH COMPETITION, THROUGH FUN GAMES, SO WE HAD AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT HERE RECENTLY WITH OUR BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.
WE HAVE MR. PARKER HERE, AS WELL AS MS. KOKAN HERE TO SHARE THE BATTLE OF THE BOOK WINNERS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND.
IT'S ALWAYS A TREMENDOUS PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE ANOTHER GROWING CROWLEY ISD STUDENT SUCCESS.
TONIGHT, UNDER THE CISD GOAL OF THRIVING STUDENTS, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S CROWLEY ISD BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.
IT'S A MONTHS-LONG DISTRICT-WIDE READING COMPETITION THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AND AS OF THIS YEAR EXTENDS OUT EVEN FURTHER INTO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
LAST YEAR, WE INCLUDED SEVENTH GRADERS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THIS YEAR, THE CONTEST EXPANDED INTO EIGHTH GRADE AS WELL.
AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THIS PROGRAM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GROWTH LIKE THIS REQUIRES AN ARMY OF UNSEEN STAFF WORKING TOGETHER TO PULL THIS OFF.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CAMPUS AIDES AND LIBRARIANS AND SPECIALISTS, THE JUDGES, THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, AND EVEN MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF CROWLEY ISD, WE DON'T GET TO DO THINGS LIKE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS ON THE SCALE THAT WE DO THEM.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT.
THIS TIME, I WANT TO INTRODUCE JANE COCHENOUR TO YOU.
AGAIN, SHE'S THE DISTRICT'S COORDINATOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
SHE OVERSEES ALL LIBRARIES IN THE DISTRICT AND IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SUCCESS AND GROWTH OF BATTLE OF THE BOOKS IN OUR DISTRICT. JANE COCHENOUR.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE CHISHOLM TRAIL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, BATTLE OF THE BOOKS HAS BEEN A READING AND LITERACY TRADITION IN CROWLEY ISD FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
ACROSS THE DISTRICT, INTERESTED STUDENTS READ FROM A DESIGNATED BOOK LIST OF LITERATURE FEATURING BOOKS ON THEIR GRADE LEVEL.
CAMPUS COMPETITIONS ARE HELD AT THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER TO DETERMINE THE TEAM OF FIVE STUDENTS WHO WILL REPRESENT THEIR GRADE AT THE DISTRICT COMPETITION.
THIS YEAR, WE ADDED EIGHTH GRADE TO THE COMPETITION WITH A TOTAL OF 20 SCHOOLS REPRESENTED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL COMPETITIONS.
ON JANUARY 30TH, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS MET AT CARLTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO COMPETE IN THE QUIZ-STYLE COMPETITION TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD TAKE HOME THE TROPHIES.
THE NEXT DAY ON JANUARY 31ST, ALL 16 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COMPLETELY PACKED CARLTON'S BRAND NEW AUDITORIUM FOR THEIR COMPETITION.
SANDY ISAACS FROM OUR VERY OWN CROWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND MIDORI CLARK, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, WERE OUR MODERATORS FOR THESE EVENTS.
OVER BOTH DAYS, 287 STUDENTS COMPETED IN THE DISTRICT COMPETITION WITH HUNDREDS MORE AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WINNING TEAM.
>> TRUSTEES, AS OUR TEAMS ARE COMING IN, WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO COME UP TO THE FRONT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PICTURES WITH EACH OF THE FIRST PLACE IN EACH GRADE LEVEL.
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>> OUR THIRD-GRADE WINNING TEAM FROM JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY IS THE JC STORYBOOK SQUAD, LED BY FACILITATORS KIMBERLEY GATSON AND LIBRARIAN, GLENDA LYONS.
[APPLAUSE] STUDENTS ARE TRUE MOORE, HARPER ABBOTT, SOPHIA HA, ISAIAH MARSH, AND HAYDEN HARRELL.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] YES.
ONCE AGAIN, STUDENTS ARE TRUE MOORE. YOU CAN WAIVE.
HARPER ABBOTT, SOPHIA HA. SOPHIA, WAVE.
[LAUGHTER] ISAIAH MARSH, AND HAYDEN HARRELL.
>> PARENTS, COME OVER HERE AND TAKE PICTURES NOW.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, THIRD GRADE. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
OUR FOURTH-GRADE WINNING TEAM FROM OAKMONT ELEMENTARY IS LED BY LIBRARIAN ELINOR HAYES, BUT THEIR TEAM HAD A CONFLICT, AND SO THEY WILL NOT BE JOINING US THIS EVENING.
BUT THEY ARE THE 4-EVER HAWKS AND THEY DID VERY WELL.
NOW, OUR FIFTH-GRADE WINNING TEAM, ALSO FROM JACKIE CARDEN.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] THESE ARE THE FICTION FINDERS, ALSO LED BY FACILITATORS KIMBERLEY GATSON AND GLENDA LYONS.
YOU MAY WAIVE WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE.
STUDENTS ARE SON VO, TYLER HUKILL. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THAT'S IT FOR FIFTH GRADE. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS, JACKIE CARDEN.
OUR SIXTH GRADE WINNING TEAM IS FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ARE CALLED THE READY READERS, LED BY FACILITATORS CHIARA REID AND LIBRARIAN LINETTE DOMINGO, WHO IS THE ONLY ONE TO REPRESENT CMS TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] I ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT MY LIBRARY STAFF.
THANK YOU, MS. DOMINGO, FOR YOUR HELP WITH THE STUDENTS AS WELL.
OUR SEVENTH-GRADE WINNING TEAM FROM SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, LED BY KISHA DORSEY, ARE THE COLT READERS.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] JULIET, LET'S SCOOP BACK IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.
YOU MAY RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.
STUDENTS ARE ETHAN VO, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, KAYAUHN FELTON, [APPLAUSE] AIDEN ARAIZA, BRANDON NGUYEN, AND JULIET DEATON. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THE SUMMER CREEK. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS, SUMMER CREEK.
OUR FIRST WINNING EIGHTH-GRADE TEAM IS ALSO FROM SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE.
MR. CATO IS ALSO A VERY PLEASED PRINCIPAL.
THESE ARE THE COLT READERS LED BY MARCY NELSON.
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STUDENTS ARE CAITLIN ALEXANDER, [APPLAUSE] RAINE BELUSO, ANDREW NELSON, AND ANGEL LEONARD.CONGRATULATIONS, COLT READERS.
>> THAT'S ARE OUR EIGHTH GRADE. [APPLAUSE]
>> BATTLE OF THE BOOKS IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
>> BATTLE OF THE BOOKS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE EVENTS THAT WE ENJOY IN THIS DISTRICT AND CERTAINLY TO MR. PARKER AND TO MS. COCANOUGHER, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID IN MAKING THIS YEAR'S EVENT A RESOUNDING SUCCESS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEAM AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT MADE THIS YEAR SUCH AN EXCITING TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I'LL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IN RELATION TO BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> JUST DITTO TO WHAT YOU SAID, PRESIDENT DAVIS, IS A VERY EXCITING EVENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES, THE STUDENTS ARE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT, A LOT OF WORK FOR THE STAFF AND FOR THE STUDENTS.
ANYONE ELSE? CONGRATULATIONS, PARENTS.
I KNOW YOU ALL ARE PROUD OF YOUR SCHOLARS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID IN ASSISTING THEM IN GETTING PREPARED.
WE CERTAINLY HONOR YOUR PRESENCE ON TONIGHT, AND THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 4.0, OPEN FORUM.
[4.0 Board President Review Open-Forum Regulations - Open Forum]
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 CISD CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING.
WHEN CALL SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK, 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.
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 CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS, AND PLEASE FACE THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE DAIS 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 CONTINUALLY 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?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DR. JARED WILLIAMS. DR. WILLIAMS?
>> GOOD EVENING. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE FIRST UP.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS AND ESTEEMED TRUSTEES AND DR. MCFARLAND, THANK YOU ALL AS ALWAYS FOR HOLDING THESE FORUMS. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
AS AN ALUMNI OF CROWLEY ISD, I ALWAYS GET NERVOUS SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD BECAUSE I HAD MEMORIES LONG AGO LIKE THE LITTLE KIDS, READING BOOKS, COMING IN HERE AND JUST SEEING OUR LEADERS DOING THEIR THING.
IT'S REALLY COOL TO BE A PART OF IT, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
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I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE NAMING OF THE NEW SCHOOL IN CROWLEY ISD AFTER BILLY JEAN BAYLOR.I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL CONSIDERING THIS ITEM.
MR. BAYLOR AND HIS FAMILY WERE PART OF THE FIRST GROUP OF STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE CROWLEY ISD BACK IN 1964, JUST 11 YEARS AFTER BROWN VERSUS BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE CARE COURAGE HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS LIKE ME IN THE NAMING OF THE SCHOOL FOR MR. BAYLOR, ENSURES THAT THIS LEGACY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
I HAVE A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO CROWLEY ISD.
AS YOU KNOW, BOTH OF MY PARENTS WERE PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATES AND FOUGHT FOR INCLUSION, MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN THIS DISTRICT RECEIVES AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.
THERE'S MANY LONG NIGHTS OF THEM ON THE PHONE AS TRUSTEE DAVIS KNOWS, JUST BEING A VOICE TO OUR DISTRICT AND ENSURING THAT CROWLEY ISD, NOT ONLY IS UNIFIED, BUT EXCELLENT AS WELL.
WE ALL ARE CERTAINLY LIVING OUT THAT VISION.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO SPEAK TOO, MR. BAYLOR'S NAME WILL INSPIRE OUR FUTURE GENERATION OF LEADERS, DICKENS TRAIL BLAZE, THE WAY HE WAS AN ATHLETE, A LEADER WHOSE NAME WILL SERVE AS A DAILY REMINDER OF OUR STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT HE COME BACK AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR KIDDOS HAVE AN EXCELLENT ROLE MODEL IN MR. BAYLOR.
I COULDN'T THINK OF A MORE FITTING OPPORTUNITY THAN THIS.
PUBLIC EDUCATION INDEED IS THE FOUNDATION OF STRONG COMMUNITIES, AND I'LL ALWAYS STAND WITH CROWLEY ISD TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.
MY TWO BABIES, JANELLE, TWO-YEARS-OLD, AND JAMIESON, EIGHT-MONTHS OLD, WILL BE FUTURE OAKMONT STUDENTS HERE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY AND I'LL END WITH THIS, I WANT TO GIVE OFFICIAL MOLLY PIN TO MR. BAYLOR.
THIS IS OFFICIAL MOLLY PIN OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
ALTHOUGH I AM RETIRING FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR OF THE LIFETIME TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN WHICH I GREW UP IN THAT RAISED ME, AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OFFICIAL PIN OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WILLIAMS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MR. KIRCHNER.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. MELISSA STILES. MS. STILES?
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ALL OF US HERE TONIGHT.
THIS EVENING, I AM DISCUSSING OR TALKING TO YOU REGARDING THE SCHOOL NAME CONSIDERATION FOR THE BAYLOR FAMILY.
I HAVE BEEN BILLY'S PREVIOUS MANAGER AT RUSSELL FEED, BUT MOST OF ALL, ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS FOR 17 YEARS.
TODAY, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND OF ED CANNON, WHO IS BILLY'S MANAGER FOR 32 YEARS AT RUSSELL FEED IN CROWLEY, AND ALSO ONE OF HIS VERY BEST FRIENDS.
AROUND 1945, ALTON SR. AND ELIZABETH BAYLOR MOVED TO CROWLEY, TEXAS, AND THEY ASKED THEMSELVES, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE? AS THE FIRST BLACK FAMILY IN CROWLEY, THEY WORKED AT THE LOCAL DAIRY, AND MRS. BAYLOR CLEANED HOMES TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WAKING UP EVERYDAY IN A CITY WHERE YOU LIVE AND WORK AND SEEING NO ONE WHO LOOK LIKE YOUR FAMILY? CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVING CHILDREN, ALTON, LINDA, JACKIE, AND BILLY, WHO WERE NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND A SCHOOL THAT YOU LIVED AND WORKED HARD FOR? IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1965, 20 YEARS AFTER THE BAYLORS ARRIVED, WHEN BILLY WAS IN THE NINTH GRADE AND HE WAS FINALLY ALLOWED TO GO TO SCHOOL IN CROWLEY.
EVEN THOUGH HIS FAMILY WAS A PILLAR IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THEY GAVE ALL THAT THEY HAD EVERY DAY, SADLY ON HIS WALKS TO SCHOOL, HE AND HIS SIBLINGS WERE MET WITH RACIAL SLURS AND OBSCENITIES.
THEY TOOK THE ABUSE AND THEY PRESSED ON.
HE CONTINUED AT CROWLEY SCHOOLS, AND HE AND HIS BROTHERS BECAME VERY WELL-KNOWN CROWLEY FOOTBALL STARS, BRINGING GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT IN HIS LIFE, BILLY HAS SEEN SEGREGATION? HE HAS SEEN DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH.
HE HAS SEEN THE FREEDOM WRITERS, HE HAS SEEN INTEGRATION, AND HE WAS ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.
WOW, HOW THIS WORLD HAS CHANGED IN HIS LIFETIME AND IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE.
DR. MAYA ANGELOU ONCE SAID, WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.
BILLY IS KNOWN FOR NOTHING BUT HIS SMILING FACE AND HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS AT THE FEED STORE.
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PEOPLE COME TO THE FEED STORE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR HIM AND HIS IDEAS FOR THEIR GARDEN, FOR THEIR LAWN, OR FOR THEIR PETS.CHILDREN COME INTO THE FEED STORE, AND INSTEAD OF FEARING THIS BIG BURLY MAN, THEY RUN TO HIM TO BECOME HIS FRIEND AND WANT A GREAT BIG HUG.
>> THAT EXACTLY BRINGS ME TO HOW I BECAME HIS FRIEND.
QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS HIS ASSISTANT MANAGER.
BUT BEFORE THAT, I WAS ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS WHO HAD 1,000 QUESTIONS.
LEAVING THE FEED STORE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP ME FROM MAKING BILLY A PERMANENT PART OF MY FAMILY.
HE HAS BEEN AT EVERY FAMILY GATHERING TO INCLUDE CHRISTMASES, MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY, GRADUATION, AND SADLY, WE'VE ATTENDED MANY FUNERALS TOGETHER, WHICH, WHETHER IT'S MY FAMILY OR HIS.
BILLY IS SOMEONE WHO IS ALWAYS IN YOUR CORNER AND HIS HEART COMES FROM HIS MOM AND DAD.
HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE SUFFERED SO MANY HARDSHIPS, BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW AS HE HAS THE HEART OF A LION AND IS ALWAYS HERE TO HELP, AND THIS BRINGS US TO TO WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL THAT THIS IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THAT CROWLEY IS CONSIDERING NAMING A SCHOOL AFTER THE BAYLOR FAMILY.
THEIR FAMILY TRULY BUILT THIS COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.
AS FOR MR. BAYLOR, MRS. BAYLOR, BETTER KNOWN AS BABE, ALTON JUNIOR, LINDA, AND OUR SWEET JACKIE.
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOOKING DOWN AND SO VERY PROUD OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND WHAT BILLY CONTINUES TO DO.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING AND HONORING THIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, MS. ANNE. [APPLAUSE] MR. KIRCHNER, WHO IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MS. KIMBERLY BROWN.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND.
I AM BILLY BAYLOR'S, NUMBER 1, OLDEST DAUGHTER.
WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT MY FATHER THAT NOBODY KNOWS? THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT IN THESE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, I NEVER KNEW HAPPENED.
WE WERE SHELTERED FROM ALL THIS.
BUT TO KNOW THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR FAMILY TO BE HONORED IN THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE IS REALLY TRULY EXPIRING.
FOR MY CHILDREN, I HAVE THREE GRANDCHILDREN GOING TO CROWLEY ALONE.
IF YOU SAY CROWLEY, YOU KNOW YOU SAY BAYLOR.
I PUT A POST ON FACEBOOK, NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
OVER 800 PEOPLE RESPONDED BECAUSE OF THAT NAME, AND THAT THAT MAKES ME SO OF EVERYTHING OF MY GRANDMOTHER, IF SHE WAS HERE NOW, YOU SAID THREE MINUTES TO TALK? NO. SHE'S GOING TO TALK.
I ADMIRE MY DADDY FOR WHAT HE WENT THROUGH, THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU WENT THROUGH, THE HARDSHIP.
BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, DADDY AND UNCLE JUNIOR AND UNCLE JACKIE AND AUNT LINDA, TO GO WITH WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH, WHAT WE HAVE HERE RIGHT NOW WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD NORTH CROWLEY WENT IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, EVEN THOUGH CROWLEY NEEDS TO DO BETTER TOO.
BUT FOR WHAT YOU DID AND FOR YOUR SACRIFICE, DAD AND ALWAYS HAVING A SMILE FOR ANYBODY.
NOBODY'S A STRANGER IN YOUR EYES, YOU'RE THE STRONGEST MAN THAT I KNOW. YOU ARE DAD.
I WOULD LOVE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE HONORED TO HAVE THIS SCHOOL NAMED AFTER THEM.
MY UNCLE JACKIE, IF HE WAS HERE TOO, HE'D BE SITTING RIGHT HERE.
HE'S THE BABY OF THE FAMILY, BUT HE WAS A BIG GUY.
MY AUNT LINDA, THEY'RE ALL HAPPY AND SMILING DOWN ON ME.
I THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR CONSIDERING THIS AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR FAMILY.
EVEN THOUGH YOU SAY WE'VE DONE IT.
BUT THANK YOU ALL TOO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BROWN. [APPLAUSE].
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEBORAH BAYLOR, MS. BAYLOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
I BELIEVE MY SISTER SIGNED ME UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT, SO I TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.
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I TOO AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BAYLOR FAMILY.WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS, BACK THEN, MY UNCLES, MY AUNT, AND MY DAD, I THINK THEY WERE WALKING THROUGH LIFE.
THEY WERE GOING TO SCHOOL. THEY WERE HAVING A TOUGH TIME, AND I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZED THAT THEY WERE PLANTING A SEED.
WHEN I LOOK AT THIS ADMINISTRATION, WHEN I LOOK AT THE BODY, WHEN I LOOK AT ROWDY, I SEE FRUIT.
I DON'T THINK WE ALWAYS TAKE THAT IN.
I THINK WHAT THEY DID WAS COURAGEOUS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING A PARENT AND WORRYING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WALKING DOWN THE STREETS AND BEING CALLED NAMES AND, YOU KNOW, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING LABELED ONE OF THE GOOD ONES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TALENT WHEN YOU WERE GOOD ENOUGH THE MOMENT YOU STEPPED INTO THIS TOWN.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COURAGE AND THE RESILIENCE OF MY FAMILY, AND THAT'S THE LEGACY THAT I PRAY THAT THEY LEAVE HERE IN THIS TOWN.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERING THIS FOR MY FAMILY, AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS.BAYLOR. [APPLAUSE].
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. JOY LOFTON, MS. LOFTON.
>> EVERYONE. WELL, GOD IS GOOD.
Y'ALL I KNOW I'M GOING TO SAY IT.
HALELLUYA. I WAS LISTENING TO EVERYONE.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY WHAT I GOT TO SAY.
I AM A CUSTOMER THAT COMES INTO THE FEED STORE.
BUT I'M YOUR SISTER IN BLACK HISTORY BECAUSE YOU'RE MY BROTHER.
MR. BAYLOR HAS ALWAYS MADE HIMSELF AVAIL.
MR. BAYLOR, WHAT DO I NEED FOR THIS ARTHRITIS? HE SAID TWO OLD GOATS.
Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THOSE THAT'S IN THE FEED HIS MOTHER.
WELL, I'M JUST HERE TO SAY AS A CUSTOMER, AS A PERSON THAT'S IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS. YOU WERE THERE.
I REMEMBER TAKING MY KIDS TO THE SKATING RINK WHEN IT WAS JUST CROWDING FEED STORE.
I FELL DOWN AND I HAD A BRUISE AND I COULDN'T TAKE OFF FROM WORK, AND I SAID, I NEED SOMETHING.
MY UNCLE SAID, GO TO THAT FEED STORE DOWN THERE.
IT'S A LITTLE SHORT FELLOW NAMED BILLY.
I WAS LIKE, TELL ME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, TELL ME TO PUT SOME ICE ON, GO TO THE FEED STORE.
IT'S SOME OINTMENT. I KNOW THEY PUT IT ON HORSES, BUT MR. BILLY, HE WOULD TELL YOU WHAT TO GET.
I NOT ONLY THAT RECOMMENDATION, BUT IT LAST.
IT WORKED. I MEAN, I SHOULD BE GETTING SOME MONEY FROM THEM ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THIS.
[LAUGHTER] BUT IT LAST AND IT WORKED.
WE ARE STILL GOING TO THE FEED STORE.
Y'ALL CHECK OUT THE FEED STORE THAT IS NOW RUSSELL'S. NOW IT'S RUSSELL'S.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, MR. BILLY, YOU HAVE LED MANY OF US IN THERE.
I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR LABOR TODAY BECAUSE BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS ABOUT BLACK AMERICANS AND LABOR.
THAT'S OUR THING. SO YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED DAY.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. THANK YOU, MR. BAYLOR.
>> THANK YOU, MS. LOFTON. [APPLAUSE].
>> OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MR. LEON POKE. MR. POKE.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET ME SPEAK THIS AFTERNOON.
I STAND HERE ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER RODERICK MILES JUNIOR TARRANT COUNTY PRECINCT 1.
ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER MILES, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF NAMING THE NEW CROWLEY ISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN HONOR OF BILLY JEAN BAYLOR, A TRAILBLAZER WHOSE IMPACT ON THIS DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY IS MEASURABLE.
BILLY JEAN BAYLOR'S LEGACY IS ONE OF RESILIENCE, EXCELLENCE, AND LEADERSHIP.
AS ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE CROWLEY ISD IN 1964, HE PAVED THE WAY FOR COUNTLESS STUDENTS WHO FOLLOWED.
HIS SUCCESS AS A STANDOUT ATHLETE, SCHOLAR,
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AND COMMUNITY LEADER REFLECTS HIS VALUES WE INSTILL IN OUR STUDENTS TODAY, DETERMINATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.BEYOND ITS PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, MR. BAYLOR'S STORY IS A TESTAMENT TO PROGRESS AND INCLUSION.
NAMING THE SCHOOL IN HIS HONOR IS MORE THAN A TRIBUTE.
IT IS A POWERFUL STATEMENT THAT CROWLEY ISD VALUES, ITS HISTORY, AND THE PIONEERS WHO SHAPED IT.
IT ALSO SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION FOR FUTURE STUDENTS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, REMINDING STUDENTS THAT THEIR SUCCESS STANDS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE THEM.
I URGE THE BOARD TO SEIZE THIS MOMENT.
TO HONOR A MAN WHO HELPED SHAPE THIS DISTRICT AND ENSURE THAT HIS NAME BE REMEMBERED IN THE VERY INSTITUTION WHERE HE MADE HISTORY.
LET'S GIVE OUR CHILDREN A ROLE MODEL THEY CAN LOOK TO LOOK UP TO EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. POKE. [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR OPEN FORUM SPEAKERS FOR THE WORDS THAT YOU SHARED TONIGHT.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO
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TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE'RE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:00 PM.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 7:12 PM.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1 BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL PREVIEW. DR. MCFARLAND.
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>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL THAT'S COMING UP PRETTY SOON.
WE HAVE MS. POKE HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MS. POKE.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND.
TONIGHT'S BOARD EXHIBIT ALIGNS WITH ALL THREE OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TONIGHT TO TELL YOU I'LL GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF OUR BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL THAT IS COMING UP.
OUR BLACK HISTORY THEME THIS YEAR IS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LABOR, AND THAT IT COMES FROM ASYLUM, I'M SORRY.
THAT STANDS FOR ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY.
THEY PUT OUT THE NATIONAL THEME EVERY YEAR, AND THAT'S THE THEME THAT CROWLEY ISD HAS ALSO ADOPTED.
THIS YEAR, OUR QUIZ BOWL WILL BE THIS COMING, BUT NEXT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE 22ND.
IT WILL START AT 9:00 AM AND WE'LL HAVE AN OPENING CEREMONY.
THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE AT THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE WILL HAVE 31 ELEMENTARY TEAMS THAT WILL BE COMPETING, AND WE WILL HAVE 18 SECONDARY TEAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 49 TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT WILL BE COMPETING THIS YEAR.
DURING OUR LUNCH HOUR, WE INVITE YOU TO COME TO CROWLEY'S GOT TALENT STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS TEACHERS WILL BE PERFORMING THERE IN THE CAFETERIA, AND IT'S LOTS OF FUN AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND TO ENJOY THAT.
THIS YEAR, OUR ART CONTEST WILL BE FROM MS. MISTY WEREZ, AS WELL AS MS. LAWTON WILL BE HOSTING THAT.
IT WILL BE ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN PLEASE VISIT TARLETON FROM FEBRUARY 25 THROUGH MARCH 1, WHERE ALL THE ART WILL BE ON DISPLAY THERE AT CARLTON.
OUR DOOR DECORATING CONTEXT IS ALSO OFTEN TAKEN AWAY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
RIGHT NOW, ALL THE ELEMENTARY, AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE DIFFERENT DOOR DECORATING CONTEXTS GOING ON.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT THERE THAT DAY OF TO BE ABLE THE FINAL CONTESTANTS TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE OUR TOP THREE WINNERS FOR THAT DAY, AND THAT WILL BE IN THE HOSPITALITY ROOM FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THOSE DOOR DECORATING CONTEXTS, AND MS. HURD AND MS. FRAZIER HATING THAT UP.
THIS YEAR, IN LIEU OF OUR THEME, MR. MUHAMMAD IS WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER A JOB FAIR, AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL LITERACY BOOT CAMP THAT WE'LL BE HAVING CLASSES ON THAT DAY.
BOARD, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUS UNDERTAKING WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.
WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO SUCH AN EVENT LIKE THIS.
BOARD DOCTOR WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
WE ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COM, TO OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, AND ALL OF VOLUNTEERS AND OUR COACHES THAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK OUR COMMITTEE. PLEASE STAND UP.
Y'ALL DO A WHOLE LOT AND WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.
[APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, MS. POKE. I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY COMMENTS, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
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>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED THE NUMBER OF TEAMS PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR.
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT IS THE MOST WE'VE HAD IN ALL OF THE TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS. IT'S GROWING.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEES?
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. POKE.
>> WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 6.2, LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS UNDERWAY CURRENTLY IN AUSTIN.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW BILLS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO AUSTIN WITH YOU ALL ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CROWLEY ISD AND ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
MS. BATISTE IS HERE TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. MS. BATISTE.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU CURRENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
AND THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL FOUR OF OUR VISION 2030 STRATEGIC GOALS.
MR. KIRCHNER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DISTRIBUTING THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2025/2026.
AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DID ON NARROWING DOWN THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE PRIORITIES, IT'S NICE AND CONCISE, SO I HOPE THAT YOU LIKE THAT.
THIS PUBLICATION IS NOW PUBLIC AND IS READY FOR YOU TO DISTRIBUTE AT YOUR WILL AND PLEASURE.
SCHOOL SAFETY IS TOP AND FOREMOST, THEN SCHOOL FUNDING, AND THEN WHAT WE SUPPORT WITHIN THAT SCHOOL FUNDING, AND THEN WHAT WE OPPOSE AS A DISTRICT.
GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, JUST SOME IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
AS DR. MCFARLAND ALREADY STATED, THE REGULAR SESSION BEGAN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2025, AND IT CONVENED AT NOON.
SOMETHING EXCITING HAPPENED ALREADY.
BASICALLY, ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SAID WE HAVE SOME EMERGENCY ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER.
SCHOOL CHOICE WAS ONE OF THOSE EMERGENCY ITEMS THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT, SO IT WOULDN'T LINGER ALONG DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, THE SENATE PASSED SCHOOL-CHOICE IN THE SENATE WITH A 19 TO 12 VOTE, AND IT WAS LONG PARTY LINES AND ONE OTHER MEMBER CROSSED OVER TO JOIN THE 12 THAT OPPOSED THE BILL IN THE SENATE.
IT'S NOW WAITING TO BE VOTED ON IN THE TEXAS STATE HOUSE.
IT HASN'T BEEN VOTED ON IN THE HOUSE YET.
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 IS YOUR DAY IN AUSTIN.
IT'S THE CISD ADVOCACY DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
AS YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW MR. KIRCHNER AND THE TEAM, MR. MUHAMMAD, MYSELF, AND DR. MCFARLAND AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH THE STUDENT TRUSTEES WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN YOU THIS YEAR FOR THAT DAY OF ADVOCACY AT THE CAPITOL AS WELL.
I BELIEVE MR. KIRCHNER MAY HAVE ALREADY SHARED THE ITINERARY FOR THAT DAY WITH YOU.
SOME OTHER INTERESTING DATES, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING, BUT FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH, IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE ANY BILLS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVES AT THE STATE CAPITOL TO IMMERSE SOME OF CISD'S POSITIONS INTO MANY OF THE BILLS THAT WILL BE GOING BEFORE THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
MAYBE ONE OF OURS IS THAT WE HAVE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE TO WILL PASS, TOO, SO THAT'S FORTHCOMING.
THEN MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2025, THAT'S THE LAST DAY OF THE REGULAR SESSION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT, DR. MCFARLAND AND BOARD PRESIDENT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BATISTE. I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES FIRST FOR ANY COMMENTS, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
JUST TO GO BACK OVER ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU SAID WE OPPOSE, DIVERTING PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS TO PRIVATELY RUN SCHOOLS THROUGH VOUCHERS, TAX CREDITS, TAXPAYER-SAVING GRANTS, TUITION REIMBURSEMENTS, OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS.
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TO BE CLEAR, ON THE ONE HAND, THERE'S A LOT OF TALK AND DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW POORLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE DOING, THEN YOU TAKE MONEY FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT COULD GO A LONG WAY IN IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND YOU WITHHOLD ANY INCREASE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNLESS THE VOUCHER PASSES.WE HAVEN'T HAD A RAISE, I THINK IT'S BEEN SAID NUMEROUS TIMES, SINCE 2019.
BUT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO EDUCATE STUDENTS WITH A BUDGET FROM 2019.
YOU CAN'T EVEN RUN YOUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGET BASED ON WHAT YOU DID IN 2019.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, AM I UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY?
>> YES, MA'AM. THE VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS UNANIMOUS, AND THAT IS THE OPPOSITION OF THE BOARD, EXACTLY WHAT YOU STATED.
>> I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON WE OPPOSE THAT, THE VOUCHERS.
JUST FOR OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE, WE SAID IT AND WE SAID IT WITH OUR CHEST.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? WELL, MS. BATISTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING ON THE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE WORK THROUGH A LOT OF THIS LANGUAGE AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU, AS WELL AS THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE DONE.
I WAS ADAMANT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE VERY CLEAR AND STRAIGHTFORWARD IN OUR POSITIONS BOTH IN WHAT WE SUPPORT AND THOSE THINGS IN WHICH WE OPPOSE.
WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO GET LOST IN THE SAUCE WITH ALL THE LANGUAGE AND EVERYTHING, AND SO THIS DOCUMENT WAS MASTERFULLY PUT TOGETHER, SO KUDOS TO YOU ALL FOR DOING IT.
TRUSTEE DAVIS, TO YOUR POINT, WHEN THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW DISTRICTS ARE PERFORMING, I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE PUT OUR OUR DISTRICT QUALITY REPORT ON THE BACK OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO SAY, WE'RE DOING THE DOGGONE THING IN CROWLEY ISD, AND WE'RE DOING IT WITH 2019 DOLLARS.
HAVE YOU [OVERLAPPING] SEEN THE COST OF EGGS RIGHT NOW? [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND I THINK THAT IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO DOWN TO AUSTIN THIS WEEK, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE ARE TAKING OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE OUR LEGISLATORS GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK US AS ELECTED TRUSTEES IN THE FACE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE INDIVIDUALS, THOSE STUDENTS WHO THEY ARE DENYING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION BY NOT PROPERLY FUNDING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE TO TELL THOSE STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE TAX DOLLARS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUT THEM IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18TH.
[OVERLAPPING] TRUSTEE, ANYTHING ELSE?
>> BOARD PRESIDENT, MAY, I ADD THAT THE PUBLICATION THAT YOU ALL RECEIVED, AND I FAILED TO MENTION THAT THAT IS THE VISION OF DR. MCFARLAND AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TELLING OUR STORY BECAUSE WE ARE THE CHIEF STORYTELLERS AND IF WE DON'T TELL OUR STORY, NO ONE ELSE WILL.
KUDOS TO THE COMMUNICATION TEAM AND DR. MCFARLAND FOR THAT VISION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MS. BATISTE.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 7.1,
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CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 7.1 IS THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES. DR. MCFARLAND.>> WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ACTUALLY EDITED THOSE GUIDELINES BACK IN JANUARY, AND SO THIS ITEM IS JUST ON OUR AGENDA FOR A POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE.
THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY EDITS SINCE THAT FIRST MEETING, AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR ACTION TO APPROVE THESE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. THE TRUSTEES, THIS IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM FOR US TO APPROVE WHAT IT IS THAT WE COMPLETED DURING OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING BACK IN JANUARY, SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS ONE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2024/'25 SCHOOL BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON, FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
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THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 7.2, CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS ON MAY 3RD, 2025.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ALSO DO AGENDA ITEM 7.3, THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY ON MAY 3RD, 2025. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MS. MONTALVO IS HERE TO PRESENT THESE ITEMS. MS. MONTALVO.
BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LAST MONTH ON JANUARY 30TH, THE BOARD APPROVED AND TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDER ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 3RD, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ELECTING THREE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, PLACE 5, 6, AND 7.
THIS EVENING IN LINE WITH GOAL 2, ENGAGE COMMUNITY, WE BRING YOU ITEM 7.2 AND 7.3, WHICH IS TO PUT INTO PLACE RESOLUTIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT WILL HELP US FACILITATE THE ELECTION PROCESS.
7.2 IS CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES' RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY, AND 7.3 IS THE SAME ENTERING A RESOLUTION WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEM 7.2 AND 7.3? THANK YOU, MS. MONTALVO.
THIS IS OR THESE ARE ACTION ITEMS. TRUSTEES, THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS, SO WE WILL HAVE TO ENTERTAIN MOTIONS FOR BOTH 7.2 AND 7.3.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM 7.2. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025 CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, EXCUSE ME, SECRETARY ROBINSON, FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY READINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM 7.3. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MAY 3RD, 2025 CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MAYFIELD, FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON, FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 7.4, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE PRESENTING THIS DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND WE HAVE MS. BATISTE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. MS. BATISTE.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE 2024/2025 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL FOUR OF OUR GOALS; THRIVING STUDENTS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, EMPOWERED STAFF, AND SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS TO GUIDE CROWLEY ISD AND CAMPUS STAFF IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE FOR ALL STUDENT GROUPS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN STATE STANDARDS WITH RESPECT TO ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS.
IN ORDER TO FULFILL THIS REQUIREMENT OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 11.252(A) AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39.053, CISD SHALL HAVE A DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT IS DEVELOPED, EVALUATED, AND THEN REVISED ANNUALLY.
IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, YOU WILL FIND A COPY OF THAT ACTUAL DOCUMENT.
THERE ARE SOME KEY COMPONENTS OF THE DOCUMENT THAT I JUST WANT TO LIFT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
THE MISSION STATEMENT, VISION, AND DISTRICT VALUES ARE LISTED WITHIN THERE, THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT INCORPORATING CISD'S VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU ALL JUST RECENTLY APPROVED AND ADOPTED FOR THE FUTURE, THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DATA DOCUMENTATION, WHICH IS DETAILING ALL THE STRATEGIES
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THAT WE'RE DOING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THRIVING STUDENTS, AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY AND AN EMPOWERED STAFF, AND THEN HOW WE'RE UTILIZING OUR TITLE I FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOLWIDE ELEMENTS, AND THEN DISTRICT AND STAFF COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.THIS CONCLUDES THE OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MS. BATISTE.
TRUSTEES, THIS IS ALSO AN ACTION ITEM, SO AT THIS TIME, IF THERE IS A MOTION, I WILL ENTERTAIN ONE FOR AGENDA ITEM 7.4, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, DR. MAYFIELD, FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7.5 NAMING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 17, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS MS. KIRCHNER WILL PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THIS PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH GOAL 2 OF VISION 2030 ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
WE DO HAVE A VERY ENGAGED AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY HERE IN CROWLEY ISD THAT WE APPRECIATE THIS NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 17, YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL BE OPENING THIS UPCOMING FALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGES NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS NEAR RICHARD J ALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE VOTER APPROVED BOND 2023, THAT OUR VOTERS APPROVED THIS FACILITY AND A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER NEW IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES ACROSS CROWLEY ISD SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT NEW SCHOOL YOU ALL KNOW, AND TO JUST MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITIES IS AWARE THAT THE PROCESS FOR NAMING SCHOOLS OR RENAMING SCHOOLS IS ADDRESSED IN SCHOOL BOARD POLICY, CW LOCAL.
THIS IS AN X POLICY BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT OUR BOARD MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO IT, AND THAT HAPPENED BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 BECAUSE WE SAW THE GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE KNEW WE'D BE OPENING A LOT OF NEW FACILITIES, SO THE BOARD CAME TOGETHER WITH THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE TO UPDATE THIS POLICY.
IT'S A REALLY STRONG POLICY NOW THAT TALKS ABOUT THE AUTHORITY THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, THE RECOMMENDATION PROCESS, THE BOARD DECISION, HOW WE RENAME FACILITIES, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO OPEN THEM IN DEDICATIONS AND EVEN DOWN TO THE DEDICATION PLAQUE, AND WE GET TO HANG RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL FOR EVERYONE TO SEE FOR ALL OF HISTORY.
THE BIG THING TO KNOW ABOUT BOARD POLICY CW LOCAL IS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DECISION IN NAMING OR RENAMING SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT RESTS WITH THE BOARD.
WHAT WE DID IS WE INVITED, AGAIN, OUR COMMUNITY TO SUBMIT NAMES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 17.
WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY WERE VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUBMITTED NAMES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE SAW SOME TRENDS THERE AND WE SAW FIVE DIFFERENT NAMES WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
WHAT WE ASKED IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDE DETAILS OR BIOGRAPHY AND INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THOSE TOP FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
THESE ARE NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY JUST AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY FIRST NAME.
WE HAD BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE HEARD SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPEAK ABOUT THE BAYLOR FAMILY AND THEIR IMPACT AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY WHO INTEGRATED CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN THE MID 60S AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND SERVE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS DAY.
WE ALSO RECEIVED MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR A BUCK DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MR. DAVIS WAS A LONGTIME CROWLEY ISD EMPLOYEE WHO STARTED AS A CUSTODIAN AND MOVED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE DISTRICT TO SERVE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
WE ALSO HAVE A NOMINATION FOR FANNY LACKEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MS. LACKEY WAS A LONG TIME KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT BEST RACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RETIRED FROM THERE.
MICKEY GARLOFF, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, COACH GERLOFF WAS AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS ALSO A SCIENCE TEACHER THERE.
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VIVIAN J LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MS. LINCOLN WAS A LONGTIME CROWLEY IT ADMINISTRATOR.
SHE WAS ALSO THE FIRST FEMALE AFRICAN AMERICAN PRINCIPAL AND RETIRED FROM JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
DR. MCFARLAND, THOSE ARE THE NAMES THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE SOME REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK. WE'LL HAND BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. T THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND ALSO
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TO THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR INPUT.THIS DEFINITELY WAS A VERY THOUGHTFUL PROCESS.
A BOARD, AS I BEGIN TO DELIBERATE OVER THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE LIKE TO MAKE TONIGHT, I WAS REMINDED OF A QUOTE THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE.
THE QUOTE SAYS, A MAN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HIS ORIGIN, HIS HISTORY OR HERITAGE, IS LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, MARCUS GARVEY WAS A PERSON WHO MADE THIS STATEMENT, HE SAID, A MAN OR WOMAN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HIS ORIGIN OR HIS HISTORY OR HERITAGE, IS LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS IN CROWLEY ISD THAT WE TALK ABOUT, WE SHARE, WE ADVOCATE, WE SPEAK THAT DIVERSITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS DISTRICT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
IN OUR SEARCH TO TRY TO FIND HISTORY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.
WE THANKS TO MS. ASANDY ISAAC, SHE WROTE A BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF CROWLEY.
IN READING THIS BOOK, THERE WAS A PASSAGE IN THE BOOK THAT MENTIONED A SCHOOL WHERE THERE WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE 1930S ATTENDING A SCHOOL.
IN THAT SCHOOL, THERE WAS A LADY.
HER NAME WAS ELIZABETH BABE BAYLOR.
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT MS. BAYLOR, AND THEN ALSO BEING ABLE TO TALK TO MS. ISAAC.
I ASKED MS. ISAAC, I SAID, MS. ISAAC, ARE THERE ANY OTHER BAYLOR STILL IN THE AREA.
SHE SAID, WELL, YES, THERE'S A PERSON AT ROSA FEED.
I SAID, TELL ME MORE, AND SO ANYWAY HAD OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR. BAYLOR, AND HE'S JUST AN OUTSTANDING PERSON, A GREAT ROLE MODEL.
I JUST THINK OF NO OTHER PERSON, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE GREAT NAMES ON THIS LIST AND WE HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.
I JUST THINK OF TODAY FOR THIS DAY, AND THIS TIME, THE FACT THAT MR. BAYLOR IS WITH US, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND BOARD THAT IN HONOR OF ELIZABETH BABE BAYLOR, ALTON SENIOR BAYLOR, LINDA BAYLOR, JACKIE BAYLOR, ALTON JUNIOR BAYLOR, AND SPECIFICALLY MR. BILLY BAYLOR, WHO'S STILL WITH US, I LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO YOU BOARD TO NAME THE ELEMENTARY 17, THE BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TRUSTEES, THIS IS CERTAINLY A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR US AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AND PREPARING TO OPEN OUR 17TH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NAMING FACILITIES AND SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT REST SOLELY WITH THE BOARD, WE OFTENTIMES TAKE THE POSITION OF RECEIVING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS AND EVEN TAKING IT A STEP FURTHER THAN THAT TO ALSO ENLIST OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WORK HAS BEEN DONE UP TO THIS POINT, AND SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF US NEEDING TO GO AHEAD AND NAME THIS FACILITY AND TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM TODAY.
I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
>>YES, MA'AM. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> I RECOMMEND ACCEPTING THAT I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE NAMING CONVENTIONS OF THE SCHOOL, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE AND I DON'T KNOW, BUT WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO ADD THE FIRST NAME TO THE SCHOOL TO MAKE IT BILLY TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
>> I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION WAS IN.
>> IT WAS TO HONOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THAT WAS THE QUESTION.
>> I RECOMMEND ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADMINISTRATION AND NAMING THE SCHOOL AFTER THE BAYLOR FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, FOR THAT MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON MAYFIELD FOR THE SECOND.
TRUSTEES, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAYLOR FAMILY.
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MR. BAYLOR. IT WOULD BE AN HONOR OF OURS IF YOU WOULD HAVE WORDS AT THIS TIME, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.WE WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU.
>> FIRST AND MOST OF JESUS CHRIST TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
ANYBODY I HOPE THEY'RE UP THERE WATCHING EVERYTHING.
I SAID, I TALKED TO MY BROTHER.
I TOLD HIM. IF ONE OF WAS STILL ALIVE, ONE OF'S GOT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
YOU CAN WALK IN THE STUDENTS THAT DAY, WRAP MY HEART FEELS SO BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COME SUPPORT ME ON THIS.
HOW ABOUT TO GET SPEAKING, BUT I SURELY APPRECIATE THIS.
LIKE I SAID, I THOUGHT IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING, AND I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED BEFORE I LEFT BEFORE. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
YOU ARE A HISTORY MAKER, SIR, AND OUR DISTRICT IS SO MUCH GREATER BECAUSE OF THE DILIGENCE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO YOUR PARENTS, YOUR MOTHER, YOUR SIBLINGS, WHO ENDURED ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW TOOK PLACE DURING THAT TIME.
YOU ALL CONTINUED TO PERSEVERE AND CONTINUE TO STAND.
NOW YOU ARE RECORDED AND ETCHED IN THE HISTORY OF THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
NOT ONLY FOR THE 17,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THIS DISTRICT, BUT FOR THE POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OF STUDENTS THAT WILL COME THROUGH THIS DISTRICT, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY WILL ADORN THE DOORS AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
YOU WILL SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY? [APPLAUSE]. TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> MR. BAYLOR, I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I MOVED HERE IN 1997.
I STARTED SEARCHING FOR SCHOOLS IN 1996, AND I KNEW WHEN I MOVED HERE THAT THERE WASN'T MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE AREA, BUT I STILL WANTED TO COME.
I READ THE BOOK FROM CROWLEY LIBRARY ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR PAVING THE WAY FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND YOUR NAMING THE SCHOOL AFTER THE BAYLOR FAMILY, MANY OF OUR CHILDREN WILL KNOW YOUR HISTORY.
WE'RE SO PROUD TODAY TO MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVE THIS NAMING OF THE SCHOOL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BAYLOR FAMILY.
TO MY SISTER THAT SPOKE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, YOU TOUCHED ME.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO USE THE WHOLE BOX OF CLINICS.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> JUST ONE QUICK THOUGHT, AND I THINK I SAID THIS THE OTHER NIGHT, BUT, MR. BAYLOR, WE STAND ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
>> THANK YOU. SOMEBODY CUTTING ONIONS IN HERE OR SOMETHING.
MAN, Y'ALL KNOW I'M A G. [LAUGHTER] WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS.
[8.0 Future Action Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 8.1 RFP05-2024-2027 TECHNOLOGY,[01:15:06]
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARDS, AGENDA ITEM 8.2, 2025/2026 SCHOOL CALENDAR, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER, WILL TAKE THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, YOU'LL SEE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RFP.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BOND 2023 APPROVED BY OUR VOTERS TO PUT INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARDS IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN CROWLEY ISD TO HELP ENHANCE THE EDUCATION THAT'S PROVIDED FROM EDUCATORS TO STUDENTS.
THE RFP IS CLOSED, THE COMMITTEES REVIEWING THE BIDS AND WE'LL BE BRINGING A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE BOARD AT A FUTURE MEETING.
ALSO, AT OUR NEXT MEETING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE WILL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A 25/26 SCHOOL CALENDAR.
OUR COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT AND SEEING WHAT SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR, AND SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR UPDATES AND YOUR WEEKLY COMMUNICATIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE ITEMS? WE'RE HERE.
>>TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS?
>> WE ARE TOO. THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, DR.R MCFARLAND.
YEAH, JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD I ON THE BACK OF THE PAGE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY DEALS.
IT HAS OUR SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY.
WE'RE DEPARTING FROM CENTRAL OFFICE AT 12:30.
IT'S ON THE BACK OF THAT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T SEE IT.
I'M SORRY. OPERATIONS. IT DID SAY OFFICE.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 7:47 PM.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [APPLAUSE].
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