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>> GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER
[1.0 Call to Order]
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUB-CHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING, AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KIRCHNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON.
TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL.
TRUSTEE PLACE 4, MS. D. W. DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MR. DARYL R. DAVIS II.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRASSIA.
TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MS. KELICIA STEVENSON.
>> SUPERINTENDENT DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
>> OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, VINCENT JAMES?
>> FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLEY MCADOO?
>> I BELIEVE CHANCELLOR SLATER FROM CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, WILL BE HERE SOON. THANK YOU.
I DO WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AS WE BEGIN OUR MEETING.
IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, OUR FIRST VIE PRESIDENT, MR. GARY GRASSIA, HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING AS WELL AS OUR MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO.
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. GRASSIA'S FATHER PASSED AWAY.
AS HE IS ATTEMPTING TO, OF COURSE, MOURN THE LOSS OF HIS FATHER AS WELL AS HANDLE ALL OF THE BUSINESS THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT, WHICH I'M SURE MANY OF US CAN UNDERSTAND AND RELATE TO, HE WILL BE ABSENT TONIGHT, AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY IN OUR NEXT COMING MEETING.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO SEND OUR THOUGHTS, OUR PRAYERS, AND WELL WISHES TO THE GRASSIA FAMILY, AND CERTAINLY OUR SUPPORT AS A BOARD FOR HIS ABSENCE.
WE ARE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH TRUSTEE GRASSIA, AND AGAIN, WE WISH HIS FAMILY WELL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
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 ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
WE'LL 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 HONOR UNIT WITH DISTINCTION.
QUESTION, PERMISSION. PRESENT THE COLORS, SIR.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD,
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ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. [APPLAUSE]>> YOU MAY HAVE YOUR SEAT. LET'S GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR THE ALL FEMALE HONOR GOD.
[APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 3.0,
[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
CELEBRATION AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES, AND I WILL START TODAY TO MY LEFT WITH TRUSTEE WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
ON THIS PAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, DURING THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL, CISD STUDENTS SERVICES HOSTED A VERY SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL LITERACY BOOTCAMP.
THE EVENT HAD CLOSE TO 100 ATTENDEES AND WAS HOSTED BY MR. RASHAD MUHAMMED, MR. CLARENCE GREER, WITH RBC CAPITAL MARKETS AND MR. TIM BOSTICK WITH JP MORGAN CHASE PRIVATE BANK.
I HAVE ONE MORE, IF THAT'S OKAY.
BILL R. JOHNSON, CTE NEEDS GENTLY USED NAVY, GRAY, AND BLACK SUITS FOR STUDENT INTERNS THAT ARE INTERVIEWING WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN AND BELL.
HELICOPTER. IN CISD, WE'RE FAMILY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN, WHAT TIME, SPECIFIC LOCATIONS TO DROP THESE ITEMS OFF, PLEASE LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE DO WANT OUR STUDENTS TO PRESENT VERY WELL IN THEIR BUSINESS ATTIRE AT THESE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE GREAT PROGRESS THAT THEY MAKE.
LET US KNOW, BUT LET'S CHEER OUR STUDENTS ON FOR THEIR SUCCESS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE CULINARY ART GRADUATION.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE STUDENTS AT THE GRADUATION AND ALSO THE LAMAR COLLEGE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS 76, AM I CORRECT? ANYBODY KNOW?
>> SEVENTY-FOUR JUNIORS AND TWO SENIORS.
>> WE HAD A TOTAL OF 76 STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED THEIR LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATE FROM LAMAR STATE COLLEGE.
THE CEREMONY LED BY COLLEGE PARTNERS SHOWCASED THE VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ALL AND THANK YOU AGAIN, LAMAR UNIVERSITY FOR HELPING WITH OUR STUDENTS.
[APPLAUSE] WHAT THAT MEANS IS THESE STUDENTS THEY ARE READY TO GO OUT AND START WORKING AND WORKING THEIR OWN CULINARY.
I'M JUST SO PROUD OF ALL OF THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE VOTER ENGAGEMENT.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR STUDENT VOTER ENGAGEMENT CLUB TO OUR NINTH GRADE CAMPUSES.
OUR STUDENTS ARE EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND ARE PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION OFFICIAL FORUM.
AWESOME WORK. THANK YOU STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
I WILL NOW GO TO TRUSTEE JUNE DAVIS. SURPRISE. [LAUGHTER]
>> SURPRISE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ONE REGARDING FUTURE ENGINEERS.
ON MARCH 4TH, CROWLEY PRIDE WILL SHINE AS 75 JUNIORS INCOMING SENIORS TAKE PART IN THE FUTURE ENGINEERS STEAM INTERNSHIP INTERVIEW WORKSHOP.
A KEY STEP TOWARD CAREER SUCCESS.
STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN THREE IMPACTFUL BREAKOUT SESSIONS.
ONE, THEY WILL DRESS FOR SUCCESS, UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE.
TWO, RESUME REVIEW, WHERE ENGINEERS PROVIDE DIRECT FEEDBACK FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
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THREE, COSMETOLOGY BARBERING CONSULTATION, WHERE THE STUDENTS LEARN PERSONAL GROOMING TIPS.A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE PROFESSIONALS WORKING TOGETHER TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS.
RALLY PRIDE? UNIFY. THEN MY NEXT ONE IS REGARDING THE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM.
WE ARE STILL RECEIVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE CISD MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM, AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD.
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH, OVER 300 REGISTRANTS ATTENDED 60 PLUS EXPERT LED SESSIONS ON STRESS MANAGEMENT, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
THE EVENT ALSO FEATURED A RESOURCE FAIR WITH 30 VENDORS OFFERING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT MENTAL WELL BEING.
BUT IN CISD, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS ISN'T JUST A ONCE A YEAR EFFORT.
WE PROUDLY EMPLOY 40 CERTIFIED COUNSELORS AND PARTNER WITH MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
>> AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] SECRETARY DR. ROBINSON.
YESTERDAY, STUDENTS FROM SH CROWLEY, STUDENT COUNCIL STEPPED UP TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY BY HELPING AT THE TERRAN AREA FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION EVENT AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THEIR DEDICATION TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS. THAT'S ONE.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS A FUTURE EVENT.
TOMORROW, CHEERLEADERS FROM SEVERAL CAMPUSES WILL BE HAVING A SHOWCASE AT NORTH VALLEY.
IT'S CALLED STARS OF THE SIDELINES.
JOIN US FOR A NIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY, CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND NORTH CROWLEY 9TH GRADE AND NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.
THE EVENT INCLUDES EXCITING PERFORMANCES, AWARDS, RAPPLES, AND SO MUCH MORE.
JOIN TOMORROW, YOU CAN GET TICKETS TODAY, PRE-SALE $5 OR $8 AT THE DOOR.
THE EVENT STARTS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK AT NORTH CROWLEY'S AUDITORIUM.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON.
[APPLAUSE] I HAVE TWO AS WELL.
I GUESS TONIGHT IS A NIGHT OF DOUBLE HONOR.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR FUTURE EDUCATORS ON FEBRUARY 16TH THROUGH 19TH, FOUR STUDENTS FROM CROWLEY HIGH AND THREE STUDENTS FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH PARTICIPATED IN THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATOR STATE COMPETITION IN GALVESTON, TEXAS.
CAITLIN LAMB, COREEN TRICE, PLACED AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE 2025 EDUCATORS RISING NATIONAL CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, FROM JUNE 26TH TO JUNE 29TH, 2025.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CAITLIN AND COREEN, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS, STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS RIGHT HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
[APPLAUSE] THEN LASTLY, ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, THE WOMEN CENTER HOSTED ITS SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE STAY SAFE SERIES, SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR CISD PARENTS.
OVER 30 PARENTS ATTENDED THE VIRTUAL ENGLISH SESSION AND OVER 10 ATTENDED THE SPANISH SESSION.
THE NEXT EVENT IS PLANNED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH.
PARENTS, PLEASE BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR THAT VIRTUAL SESSION.
LET'S THANK THOSE PARENTS THAT ATTENDED.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, I JUST WANT TO JUST DIVE IN ON THESE POINTS OF PRIDE.
I'M SITTING HERE LISTENING TO ALL THESE OUTSTANDING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND DEFINITELY MAKES ME PROUD JUST TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM.
BUT I WANT TO JUST TAKE A POINT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CENTRAL OFFICE TEAM.
ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES REALLY HARD.
A LOT OF THESE THINGS I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.
I FIND OUT ABOUT THEM ON HERE.
I WENT THE CENTRAL OFFICE TEAM, IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE TEAM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? I LIKE THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WORKING IN THE DARK, MAKING THINGS HAPPEN FOR OUR CHILDREN.
[APPLAUSE] YEAH, I WAS LISTENING TO THOSE POINTS OF PRIDE, AND I'M LIKE, MAN, I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT DISTRICT.
>> YOU PLAY A ROLE HERE. [LAUGHTER] WE SAY HERE IN CROWLEY ISD, WE ACT LIKE A FAMILY [BACKGROUND] AND THERE WE GO.
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WE WILL MOVE NOW TO OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS,[4.0. Recognition Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 4.1, BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL AND ART SHOW WINNERS, DOCTOR MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE ALWAYS EXCITED WHEN WE ARE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS AND RECOGNIZE THE HISTORY AND THE HERITAGE OF OUR STUDENTS.
WHAT WE KNOW A PERSON WITHOUT A KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR ROOTS REALLY IS LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ANY STABILITY.
WE'RE EXCITED WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HISTORY IN OUR DISTRICT.
TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OUR BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM AND THE TEAM THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER. MISS POPE.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCFARLAND, PRESIDENT DAVIS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
IT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH ALL FOUR OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
THIS PAST SATURDAY, WE HAD OUR BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL AND WHAT A TIME WE HAD.
FROM OUR ART COMPETITION, FROM OUR STEPPERS TO OUR AMAZING MASTER OF CEREMONY, TO OUR STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO SEE THEIR DREAMS AND THEIR CAREERS OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.
IT TRULY TAKES AN ENTIRE VILLAGE TO PUT ON AN EVENT.
EVERYONE IN CROWLEY ISD FROM MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO CAFETERIA TO CENTRAL OFFICE TO EVERY SCHOOL IN CROWLEY ISD PLAYED A HAND IN MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
BOARD, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WELL, I DO HAVE ONE LITTLE CAVEAT THIS YEAR THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT COME INTO THE DISTRICT, AND THEY WATCH OUR AMAZING BOWL AND OUR AMAZING STUDENTS.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE SOCIETY INCORPORATED THAT HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS FOR THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL, WINNERS AS WELL AS THE ART WINNERS.
WE WILL BRING THOSE LADIES BACK UP.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THEIR NAMES CORRECTLY, WHICH ARE THE TARRANT COUNTY PEARLS CHAP TRAIL SOCIETY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE A MONETARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FOR FIRST PLACE WINNERS.
STUDENTS, WE WILL GET WITH YOUR PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ALL THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS. [APPLAUSE]
>> IF THE TRUSTEES, IF WE CAN COME DOWN SO THAT WE CAN GREET THE STUDENTS, THANK YOU.
>> WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FIRST-PLACE WINNERS.
OUR FIRST-PLACE WINNERS FROM ELEMENTARY THIS YEAR ARE FROM MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY, MARY HARRIS REBEL ROSES, COACH LATISHA TILLMAN AND PRINCIPAL BELL.
>> REBEL ROSES, DON'T GO TOO FAR.
>> PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GRAB A PICTURE AT THIS TIME. YES, [INAUDIBLE].
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MARY HARRIS.
[APPLAUSE] FOR OUR SECOND-PLACE WINNERS, WE ARE GOING TO CONGRATULATE CROWLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY, ROSAS REBELS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] OVER HERE. ONE, 2, 3.
>> ANY OTHER CROWLEY MONTESSORI PARENTS WHO'D LIKE A PICTURE?
>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, CROWLEY MONTESSORI. GREAT JOB.
[APPLAUSE] NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR SECONDARY DIVISION FOR OUR BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL WINNER,
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AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS FOR OUR BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL WINNERS IS GOING TO CROWLEY NINTH GRADE CAMPUS BLACK HISTORY ELITE. [APPLAUSE]>> [INAUDIBLE] GO GET A PICTURE.
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE, I'M SORRY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, CROWLEY NINTH.
FOR OUR SECOND PLACE SECONDARY WINNER, GOES TO CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL FREEDOM FIGHTERS.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. THERE YOU GO. ONE, 2, 3.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, [INAUDIBLE]. GOT IT.
FOR OUR NEXT CATEGORY, MS. HURD AND MS. FRAZIER LET UP OUR BLACK DOOR DECORATING CONTEST.
SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THOSE WINNERS FOR ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER GOES TO HIDDEN FINGERS, MS. TAYLOR.
SECOND PLACE GOES TO MS. VERA MCDONALD.
SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, AND THIRD PLACE GOES TO LETESHIA JONES.
WE CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR WINNERS FOR BLACK DOOR DECORATION.
>> NOW, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MS. LYTTON FOR OUR BLACK HISTORY ART CONTEST WINNERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND.
AS WE CELEBRATED BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I WAS ABLE TO WORK AGAIN WITH MS. POLK'S AMAZING TEAM.
I HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM OF ART TEACHERS OF MY OWN.
MS. RUSSELL, OUR DISTRICT ART LEAD WILL HELP ME PRESENT OUR TALENTED STUDENT ARTISTS TONIGHT.
THE NATIONAL THEME THIS YEAR WAS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LABOR.
OUR STUDENTS EXPLORE CROSS CURRICULAR STUDIES TO FIND FIGURES THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON SOCIETY.
THESE YOUNG ARTISTS USE MIXED MEDIA, PASTELS, CHARCOAL, TEXTILES, PORTRAIT STUDIES, AND ELEMENTARY ARTISTS CREATED CLAY SCULPTURES.
LET'S CONGRATULATE THEIR EFFORTS AND THE BEAUTIFUL WORK THAT THEY CREATED.
WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE FIRST GRADE FROM CROWLEY MONTESSORI, MS. ECHO BRITTAIN.
[APPLAUSE] OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENT FROM JUNE DAVIS, DANNY CARROLL.
[APPLAUSE] A KINDERGARTNER ALSO
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FROM JUNE DAVIS, JEREMY JACKSON.>> THESE ARE OUR KINDER AND FIRST GRADE WINNERS.
>> FIRST GRADE PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS GOING UP. TWO, THREE.
NOW, KEEP LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS.
>> MS. CHIN, THEIR INSTRUCTOR. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR SECOND GRADER FROM JUNE DAVIS ELEMENTARY, MS. ELIF OZTURK, CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] ANOTHER SECOND GRADER FROM CROWLEY MONTESSORI, LEYNA BALLARD.
SECOND GRADER FROM JUNE DAVIS ELEMENTARY, CHLOE HUYNH.
CONGRATULATIONS. MRS. PRUGH'S STUDENT.
>> THIS IS OUR SECOND AND THIRD GRADE CATEGORY.
>> PARENTS, THIS IS [INAUDIBLE].
>> PARENTS, COME ON UP. TAKE A PICTURE.
THEY'RE DOING AMAZING WORK FOR SUCH LITTLE ARTISTS, LITTLE TINY FINGERS.
[APPLAUSE] FOURTH GRADE, CROWLEY MONTESSORI, OUR FIRST GRADE WINNER IS HAVEN AKERS.
[APPLAUSE] STAY THERE, MS. CHIN.
YES, YOU'RE DOING ALL THE WORK, MS. CHIN. STAY THERE.
IT'S HER TEACHER. OUR SECOND GRADE WINNER IS GIA LEE.
FIFTH GRADE FROM JUNE DAVIS ELEMENTARY.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] AND JOSHUA TORRES, THIRD PLACE WINNER, A FIFTH GRADER AT JUNE DAVIS ELEMENTARY AS WELL.
FAMILY, TAKE A FAMILY PICTURE RIGHT BACK HERE, MS. DELGADO.
>> CAN I MOVE FORWARD? [LAUGHTER]
>> COME ON FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, HAVEN.
OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR SIXTH GRADE FROM RICHARD ALLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ELANY RAYA.
NO HERE TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] SECOND PLACE IS JOURNEE WILLIAMS FROM RICHARD ALLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIXTH GRADER.
[APPLAUSE] SKYLAR MARTIN, OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS A SEVENTH GRADER FROM RICHARD ALLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL.
THEIR TEACHER, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE MS. CLINE.
GOOD JOB, MS. CLINE. OUR NEXT CATEGORY ARE OUR EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADERS.
FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, FIRST PLACE WINNER IS STEPHANY CASTILLO.
[APPLAUSE] OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS A NINTH GRADER FROM NORTH CROWLEY, NINTH GRADE CENTER, ARIA COLEMAN.
[APPLAUSE] OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS DA'LIA MEADE, EIGHTH GRADER FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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I WANT TO INVITE MR. QUINN AND, WE CALL HER MS. A, COME ON FORWARD, MS. A. ACARTURK.SLIDE TO THE LEFT JUST A LITTLE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT CATEGORY IS 10TH GRADE WITH OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, TATIANA BAKER.
SHE [APPLAUSE] IS FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS VALERIA NERIO, ALSO FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS WASHINGTON NGUYEN ALSO FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
AT THE SAME TIME? MOVING ON TO 11TH GRADE.
WE'VE GOT ZOUMANA TRAORE FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN WE HAVE HECTOR PEREZ-SANCHEZ.
HECTOR FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] AND RUTH BAWITLUNG FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] FOR OUR 12TH GRADE CATEGORY, WE HAVE NATIYA DICKERSON FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] GREGORY STOKES TOOK SECOND PLACE FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] GRACE FAMOROTI FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
>> [INAUDIBLE] TEACHER. WE'LL GET OUR TEACHER UP THERE AND ANY PARENTS.
>> MR. TERRY MOORE IS OUR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER AND MS. RUSSELL FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
SCOOT OVER JUST A LITTLE TO THE LEFT.
>> JUST SQUEEZE IN [INAUDIBLE] .
>> STUDENTS, WE'VE GOTTEN SO MANY OF OUR STAFF, AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING IF THEY CAN BUY YOUR ART, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER.
YOU LIKE TO KEEP YOUR STUFF AT YOUR PORTFOLIOS, BUT WE HAVE SOME BIDS THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING.
CONGRATULATIONS. AN AUCTION. THANK YOU.
BOARD, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE?
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION JUST FOR CLARITY.
NUMBER 1, MS. POLK, AMAZING JOB.
I THINK YOU DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL AS YOUR TEAM.
[APPLAUSE] ARE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THOSE THAT ASSISTED? [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS. EVERYBODY STAND UP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU ALL PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE] IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT ON SATURDAY, AND CERTAINLY OUR STUDENTS REPRESENTED EXTREMELY WELL A REALLY CROWLEY PRIDE MOMENT.
YOU SAID THAT THERE WERE SCHOLARSHIPS, IS IT FOR EACH STUDENT OR IS IT FOR EACH SCHOOL?
>> EACH FIRST PLACE. SO EVERY STUDENT WHO WON FIRST PLACE FOR THE CAREER SPOT WILL RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP? EACH FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR EACH DIVISION OF ART WILL RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP.
WOW. THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY PROVIDED ARE $50 FOR ELEMENTARY AND SAVING SPAWNS IN THE FACE VALUE,
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250 FOR THE SECONDARY AT FACE VALUE, AND 500 FOR THE SENIOR.>> WOW. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] TO OUR SPONSORS. THAT'S AMAZING.
I WILL PAUSE AND YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES.
I'LL START ON MY RIGHT, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR PART, THE ROLE YOU PLAYED IN THE BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM AS THE MC. GREAT JOB.
>> [LAUGHTER] I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE THE FINE ARTS PART OF THE DAY, THE EVENT.
EVERYTHING FROM THE CHOIR SINGING, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM TO THE STUDENT PERFORMANCES.
IT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD AND EVERYTHING WAS JUST SO ON POINT.
THANK YOU, MS. LYTTON FOR THAT AS WELL [APPLAUSE].
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IN MY LEFT, TRUSTEE STEVENSON?
>> I'M SORRY, BUT WE HAD TO STOP A COUPLE OF STUDENTS JUST TO FIND OUT WHO THEY DREW.
I MEAN, WE WERE FASCINATED OF ALL THOSE DRAWINGS.
I MEAN, AMAZING WORK FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY UP TO HIGH SCHOOL.
I MEAN, AMAZING. WHEN YOU GUYS GET READY TO DO YOUR AUCTIONS, LET US KNOW.
FOR SURE. BECAUSE THOSE WERE I MEAN, I WAS AN ARTIST IN SCHOOL, BUT OH, MY GOD, THEY REALLY OUTDID A LOT OF US THAT I'M JUST BLOWN AWAY.
>> MS. FOK I WILL SAY, I WAS A LITTLE GEEK.
YOU WOULD THOUGHT SOMEBODY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS WINNING AN OSCAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN YOU ALL REACHED OUT FOR ME TO HOST, IT WAS A TREMENDOUS HONOR.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO SO.
>> THANK YOU. YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 4.2, TEXAS SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION STAR AWARDS, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
IT'S ODD THAT WE'RE BRINGING THE PERSON FORWARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TO RECOGNIZE TO RECOGNIZE.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TONIGHT.
MR. KURTZ, WON'T YOU EXPLAIN TO US THIS TSP AWARDS THAT WE RECEIVED AND JUST SHARE WITH US WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS PRESENTATION RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS GOING TO ALIGN WITH THE GOAL TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY.
CROWLEY ISD AS WE'VE SEEN TONIGHT, WE SEE EVERY DAY IS FILLED WITH GREAT STORIES TO TELL AND WE HAVE A TEAM OF GREAT STORYTELLERS AT EVERY CAMPUS AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
TONIGHT IN PARTICULAR, WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM WHO TRAVEL TO THE TSPRA CONFERENCE THAT STANDS FOR TEXAS SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION.
COMMUNICATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS COME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE THEIR BEST WORK FROM THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE HAD FOUR MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM GO DOWN FOR THAT CONFERENCE, MR. HANDY FIELD ADVANCE OF THAT PICTURE.
I'M GOING TO BRING THEM UP. WE HAVE MR. HANDY, MS. MIDDLETON, MS. LIBERTE SMITH, MR. DAVID ELLIS, IF ALL WILL JOIN ME UP HERE.
I WANT TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SOME OF THE SWAG AND METALS AND HARDWARE THAT [APPLAUSE] THIS GROUP BROUGHT BACK.
I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, MR. HANDY. IN CROWLEY ISD, WE COMPETE IN A DIVISION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE 15,000-40,000 STUDENTS.
CROWLEY ISD HAVE RIGHT AT 17,000.
WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST SCHOOL DISTRICTS TWICE OUR SIZE AND WE BROUGHT HOME 21 GOLD STAR AWARDS, EIGHT SILVER STAR AWARDS, TWO BRONZE STAR AWARDS, THREE BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS.
THOSE ARE A BIG DEAL. WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU WHY HERE IN A SECOND AND ONE CRYSTAL CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
LET ME DIVE INTO THOSE BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS.
UP FIRST, THE BEST POSTER IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS WAS DESIGNED BY OUR VERY OWN MS. LE BRITNEY SMITH [APPLAUSE].
OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES ARE GOING TO HELP WITH THIS.
THIS IS A 16 FOOT POSTER HIGHLIGHTING BLACK HISTORY IN A TIMELINE.
THIS POSTER IS SEEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY CAMPUSES ACROSS CROWLEY ISD AND MS. SMITH DESIGNED THIS 16 FOOT MASTERPIECE [APPLAUSE].
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THANK YOU, STUDENT TRUSTEES.OUR NEXT BEST OF AWARD, BEST ORIGINAL ART IN ALL OF TEXAS DESIGNED BY MR. DAVID ELLIS.
ALSO THAT PHOTOGRAPH WAS DONE BY MR. DAVID ELLIS.
LAST YEAR, YOU'LL REMEMBER WE GOT TO RECOGNIZE INDIA MAYBERRY, WHO BROKE TWO STATE RECORDS AND GOT TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
MR. ELLIS DESIGNED THIS ART AND THE COMMITTEE, THEY JUST LOVED IT.
I MEAN, I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A NIKE AD, SOMETHING YOU SEE IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.
LET'S HEAR FROM MR. DAVID ELLIS [APPLAUSE].
OUR NEXT BEST OF CATEGORY AWARD, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THIS ONE, MS. MEGHAN MIDDLETON DID A FEATURE VIDEO AND WON THE BEST FEATURE STORY IN ALL OF TEXAS.
LOTS AND LOTS OF COMPETITION IN THIS CATEGORY.
DISTRICTS ARE PUTTING OUT A LOT OF GREAT STORIES TO TELL.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES BECAUSE IT CELEBRATES THE STORY OF A SYCAMORE TEACHER WHO WENT FROM PARAPROFESSIONAL TO CLASSROOM TEACHER.
ALL THIS VIDEO IS PHENOMENAL BECAUSE IT CAPTURES WHO WE ARE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD AND WHAT WE'VE OVERCOME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
WE WANTED TO SHOW A SMALL CLIP OF THIS VIDEO SO YOU ALL CAN REMEMBER THIS GREAT, GREAT STORY OF MISS KARLISHA LEE.
I'M A PRE-K TEACHER RESIDENCE IN CROWLEY ISD, AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TEACHER. THAT Q.
>> I HAVE APPOINTED TO BE A TEACHER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
I REMEMBER ASKING MY PARENTS WHO FOR THOSE GIANT LIKE FLIP DOUBLE SIDED CHALKBOARDS FOR CHRISTMAS ONE YEAR AND THEY GOT IT FOR ME, AND I WOULD SIT IN MY BARBIE DOLLS AND MY TEDDY BEARS OUT ON THE RUG IN MY ROOM AND TEACH THEM.
I WOULD ASK MY TEACHERS AT THE END OF SCHOOL YEAR FOR EXTRA WORK SHEETS.
I COULD PLAY SCHOOL WITH MY DOLLS OR GET GRAPH PAY PAPER AND THEY GET LIKE AN OLD SCHOOL GRAD BOOK.
BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO TEACH.
>> MS. LEE IS ALL THINGS GOOD IN EDUCATION.
SHE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SYMPATHETIC LOVING AND GENUINELY LOVING HUMAN BEINGS AND THAT IS SHOWN IN HER CLASSROOM, THE WAY THAT SHE TEACHES AND LEADS WITH SUCH LOVE.
>> BEING ABLE TO WATCH MS. LEE ACCOMPLISH HER DREAMS, OVERCOMING SO MANY CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY HAS BEEN THE MOST INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US HERE IN SYCAMORE.
>> WHILE I WAS IN THE SCHOOL, I COMPLETED MY FIRST TERM AND SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE I ACCELERATED, I FINISHED EXTRA CLASSES AND STARTED MY SECOND TERM ON APRIL 12TH OF 2020, MY HUSBAND WAS SICK.
WE TOOK HIM TO URGENT CARE AND HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
THEY TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.
THIS WAS VERY EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO VISIT.
THERE'S A LOT OF FACETIME CALLS.
HE PASSED AWAY APRIL 19TH OF 2020 AND I HAD TO PUT PAUSE ON SCHOOL.
I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF I HAD ANY TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL BECAUSE I HAD TWO BABIES WHO DON'T HAVE A DADDY.
I DIDN'T HAVE MY HUSBAND, SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I FOCUS.
I DIDN'T KNOW FINANCIALLY IF CONTINUING MY DEGREE WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
I TOOK A GREAT BREAK FOR A FEW MISSING MY FOCUS.
I THOUGHT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ME.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE TOO HARD.
BUT LOOKING AT MY KIDS AND REMEMBERING THAT HE WANTED THAT FOR ME AND REMEMBERING I WANTED IT FOR MYSELF.
THAT THAT LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS PLAYING SCHOOL WITH HER DOLLS, SHE COULD DO IT [APPLAUSE].
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>> THE PHENOMENAL THING ABOUT ALL OF THESE STORIES WERE THAT THESE WERE STORIES THAT OUR TEAM FOUND OUT ABOUT BY VISITING CAMPUSES OR HEARING FROM PRINCIPALS OR OTHER TEAMMATES HERE IN THE DISTRICT, AND THESE WERE ASSIGNMENTS THAT WE DIDN'T ASSIGN FROM THEIR SUPERVISOR, THESE WERE STORIES THEY HEARD AND THEY WANTED TO GO TELL.
GREAT, GREAT WORK, ALL OF YOU.
WE ALSO HAD A BIG AWARD FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO.
IF YOU'VE SEEN ANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF MR. ELLIS', YOU KNOW THEY'RE PHENOMENAL HE SUBMITTED AN ENTIRE PORTFOLIO CALLED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM JUST FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL IMAGES FROM HIS FIRST YEAR HERE WORKING IN THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT.
THIS PICTURE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BECAUSE MAYOR MATTIE PARKER CAME TO HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MR. ELLIS CAPTURED THIS PHOTO.
THEN WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF US POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HER COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS CALLING SAYING, WHO IS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER? CAN YOU DO MORE? THEY REALLY WERE IMPRESSED.
THIS WAS FROM LAST YEAR'S BLACK HISTORY QUIZ.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. ELLIS FOR THAT CRYSTAL CERTIFICATE OF MERITTLE CRYSTAL STAR THERE TO HAVE THEIR DISPLAYED IN OUR OFFICE.
WAY TO GO, MR. ELLIS [APPLAUSE].
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO BE THERE THAT DAY, I HAD THE HONOR TO BE WITH YOU BOARD DOWN IN AUSTIN FOR OUR ADVOCACY DAY WITH OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES WHICH IS PHENOMENAL.
ALSO HAVE MISS MARLIS DIGGLES, WE HAVE MELISSA SEATON WHO KEEPS US RUNNING AND DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB FOR ALL OF US.
THEN MISS ELDORA WOOD AND JESSICA WELL, SITTING AT THE FRONT DESK.
THEY'RE THE FACE AND THE VOICE OF CROWLEY ISD WHEN WE HAVE VISITORS AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND GETTING PEOPLE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU BOARD FOR SUPPORTING US AND INVESTING IN COMMUNICATIONS.
WE HAVE SO MANY STORIES TO TELL AND WE ARE ALL STORYTELLERS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING SPREAD THE GREAT WORDS ABOUT CROWLEY ISD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.
>> DO WE GET TO SHAKE THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HERE?
>> [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ONE MORE TIME [APPLAUSE].
I MEAN, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, I'M JUST GLAD THE STATE OF TEXAS RECOGNIZES WHAT IT IS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE HAVE THE BEST COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.
I WILL PAUSE AND I WILL GIVE MY COLLEAGUES AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY HAVE ANY WORDS, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS TO SHARE.
>> NO, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEAM.
I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST I DON'T KNOW, THINGS THAT AN ORGANIZATION CAN DO IS TELL THEIR STORY.
YOU ALL ALWAYS DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF CROWLEY ISD.
MUCH DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS AND I WOULD LOVE CELEBRATING YOUR WINS WITH YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS? SECRETARY ROBINSON?
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
WE OFTEN SEE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND HEAR YOUR STORY AND YOUR JOURNEY FOR GETTING HERE.
IS THAT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
>> THAT'S OF COURSE STORIES THAT WE TELL.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. MR. ELLIS, I LOVE YOUR WORK. IT'S SO EDITORIUM.
>> AWESOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> JUST I'M GOING TO SHARE WHAT I SHARED WITH MR. ELLIS, BECAUSE GENERALLY WHEN SOMEBODY LIKE MAYOR PARKER OR HER OFFICE CALLS WANTING TO KNOW WHO THAT PERSON WAS, THEY TRY TO RECRUIT.
[APPLAUSE] NOT AN OPTION [LAUGHTER].
>> THE DOOR IS CLOSED, NOBODY GETS OUT. THANK YOU AGAIN.
CONGRATULATIONS COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
AMAZING JOB AND THANK YOU ALL FOR REPRESENTING CROWLEY ISD SO WELL.
LET'S GIVE THE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].
[5.0 Student School Board Trustee Program]
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 5.0, OUR STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAM, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS,
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WE ARE DEFINITELY PROUD OF OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES AND WE HAVE SEVERAL NEW STUDENT TRUSTEES TONIGHT AND SO MR. KIRCHNER, WILL BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
WE DO HAVE THREE STUDENT TRUSTEES HERE TONIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM AS THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR THREE CS.
THESE ARE THEIR CAMPUS CELEBRATIONS CAMPUS EVENTS, AND CONSIDERATIONS.
ALL YEAR, WE'VE BEEN INTRODUCING NEW REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE CAMPUSES.
YOU SEE THERE ARE THE FULL LIST FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH CROWLEY AND CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY BEING REPRESENTED THIS EVENING BY MR. CHANCELLOR SLATER.
FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE VINCENT JAMES AND FROM NORTH CROWLEY, WE HAVE ASHLEY MCADOO.
WE WILL START THE THREE CS TONIGHT WITH MR. JAMES.
YESTERDAY, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION.
THE BAND, CHOIR, THEATER, TALENTS, AND SOME PRAISE DANCERS ALL PERFORMED THEIR OWN SPECIAL SHOW AND TALENT AND REALLY SHOWED OUT.
THE THEME FOR IT WAS CELEBRATING THE WORK.
WE SHOW UP IN CAREERS, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE.
OUR BASKETBALL TEAM WERE AREA CHAMPIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST THE THIRD ROUND, BUT THEY HAD AN AMAZING SEASON GOING 23 AND 13.
THE CELEBRATIONS, OUR TRACK TEAM HAS BEEN DOING VERY WELL.
WE'VE BROKEN FOUR SCHOOL RECORDS, INCLUDING ME, AS YOU CAN SEE [LAUGHTER].
OUR FOUR BY TWO BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD WITH A TIME OF A MINUTE AND 25 SECONDS PLACING US NINTH IN THE NATION.
I RAN 48.05 AND I'M THIRD IN THE NATION RIGHT NOW AND THIS PAST WEEKEND, I BROKE THE 800 RECORD WITH A TWO FLAT [APPLAUSE].
>> THE CAMPUS EVENT SINCE WE'RE GETTING A NEW SCHOOL, CROWLEY'S HAVING A FARE ROD TOUR FOR ALL ITS ALUMNIS AND OLD CROWLEY TEACHERS, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO COME INTO THE SCHOOL BEFORE WE TEAR IT DOWN IT'S GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST FROM 2:00-6:00.
MY CONSIDERATION AT FIRST, I DID NOT KNOW, BUT MY AVID TEACHER HELPED ME [LAUGHTER].
AVID IS A VERY HELPFUL INITIATIVE IN SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN IN IT SINCE I WAS IN FOURTH GRADE AND I'VE NEVER LEFT.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE IDEA OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO BUILD IT BACK UP, GET MORE PARTICIPATION AND GET STUDENTS BACK INVOLVED IN AVID.
SINCE THERE'S MANY OTHER INITIATIVES AND I'M PROPOSING THAT WE BRING AVID INTO MORE CLASSES.
THERE ARE AVID CERTIFIED SCHOOLS WHERE THEY HAVE AVID IN EVERY CLASS AND THEY TEACH THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS IN EVERY CLASS AND BUILDING EACH SCHOLAR UP TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE.
[NOISE] MY PROPOSAL FOR YOU IS TO ENHANCE AVID'S ROLE IN THE DISTRICT WIDE CCMR STRATEGIES BY INTEGRATING CTE CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPANDING WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS AND MILITARY READINESS COMPONENTS.
SHOWCASING AVID AS A CCMR PARTNER USING DISTRICT CAMPUS LEVEL DATA TO PROVE THAT INVESTING IN AVID STRENGTHENS CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES AND ALIGNS WITH TEXAS LONG TERM VISIONS.
IF YOU WANT A PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT AVID CAN DO, JUST NOW, AVID HAS RAISED $15.4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS [APPLAUSE].
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT NORTH CROWLEY'S THREE CS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR SPORTS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.
THE BASKETBALL TEAMS JUST ENDED THEIR SEASON.
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THE LADY PANTHERS WERE REGIONAL FINALISTS AND THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WAS THE AREA CHAMPIONS AS WELL.I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THAT.
FOR OUR NORTH CROWLEY CELEBRATIONS AGAIN, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR SWIM TEAM MEMBERS, KATE AND KIERA LUONG.
THEY COMPETED IN THE TEXAS UIL STATE SWIM MEET.
KATE DID THE 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL AND SHE FINISHED AMONG THE TOP 10 SWIMMERS IN TEXAS.
NOW THIS MADE HER ONE OF THE TOP SWIMMERS IN THE STATE CURRENTLY.
ALSO KIARA DID THE 100 YARD BACKSTROKE AND SHE ALSO SECURED A TOP 10 PLACE.
THEY'RE JUNIORS RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE GOING TO SET THE STAGE FOR A SENIOR SEASON FOR SURE.
YOU REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM AND OVERALL THE WHOLE SWIM TEAM.
THEY'VE HAD A FANTASTIC SEASON.
FOR OUR NORTH CROWLEY CAMPUS EVENTS, WE HAD A MID YEAR GRADUATION CHECK IN FOR SENIORS YESTERDAY.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE DID WAS WENT WITH ALL OUR GO CENTER COUNSELORS AND MADE SURE THAT WE HAD EVERYTHING WE NEEDED.
AS A SENIOR, THIS REALLY HELPED BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WE HAD THIS MANY THINGS TO COMPLETE.
AFTER THAT FOUR HOUR TORTURE OF REMINDERS, WE GOT SENIOR COOKOUT.
ALSO TO HELP OUT SENIORS, WE HAVE FAFSA AND TASFA WORKSHOPS WITH THE CO CENTER COUNSELORS COMING UP.
FOR SENIOR PARENTS, THAT WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL SO THAT THEY CAN HELP THEIR STUDENTS MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL THEIR REQUIREMENTS MET.
FOR OUR CONSIDERATION, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE I THINK NORTH CROWLEY HAS BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD.
THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD HEARD FROM MOST OF MY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW IN MY CLASS WAS BATHROOM PROBLEMS WHICH IS BECAUSE HALF OF THE SCHOOL OR MORE THAN HALF IS DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO AND THEY WANT TO USE THE REST ROOMS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE BATHROOMS LOCKED.
BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH DR. LANE, HE EXPLAINED HOW WE HAVE OUR SCHEDULE SET UP AND IT MAKES SENSE, BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO CONSIDER MORE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO USE THE RESTROOMS. MOSTLY WITH CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, THERE'S LESS BATHROOMS OPEN AT NORTH CROWLEY.
WE HAVE TO WALK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCHOOL TO USE THEM AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE LOCKED DUE TO THE NO GOING TO THE RESTROOM 10 MINUTES AFTER CLASS STARTS OR BEFORE IT ENDS.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
MAYBE ALLOW US MORE TIME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT WOULD BE USEFUL. THAT'S REALLY ALL. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M CHANCELLOR SLATER.
I'M SPEAKING FOR THE CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
A COUPLE OF CELEBRATIONS THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP FIRST IS WE ARE CELEBRATING THAT OUR 78 SENIORS RAISED OVER THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
AS WELL AS WE HAVE SEVEN SENIORS WHO INDIVIDUALLY HAVE RAISED ONE MILLION OR MORE DOLLARS.
OUR DUAL CREDIT ENROLLMENT HAS RISEN.
WE HAVE 1,969 CREDITS IN THE FALL OF 2024 AND 2021 CREDITS IN SPRING OF 2025.
A COUPLE OF THE CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAD A HUGE FUNDRAISER [LAUGHTER].
THE STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TO SLASH TEACHERS, SENIORS, AND EVEN OUR OWN SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCFARLAND.
ON A CHILLY DAY MAKING FOR FUN AND MEMORABLE EVENTS WHILE RAISING FUNDS OF THE SCHOOL.
A COUPLE OF UPCOMING CCA CAMPUS EVENTS INCLUDE OUR SENIOR GALA FORMAL, OUR SVEC VOTER REGISTRATION, OUR SPANISH CLUB FIESTA, AS WELL AS OUR TCC GRADUATION FOR THE GRADUATING SENIORS.
ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT I'VE GOT FROM ADMINS AND TEACHERS IS BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CCA AND THE HOME CAMPUSES WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
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ONE IDEA THAT WE HAVE HAD IS ENHANCING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CCA AND THE HOME CAMPUSES.BOTH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN STEPS TO BRING CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION TO CCA TO HELP STRENGTHEN AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS.
ONE SUGGESTION TO FURTHER THIS EFFORT WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH A STUDENT LIAISON ON EACH CAMPUS, ENSURING BETTER COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO HOME CAMPUSES WITH CCA.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME AS A STUDENT ATHLETE.
I TRANSITION THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM BASEBALL BACK TO THE HOME CAMPUS, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES THE ISSUES THAT WE GO THROUGH.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY MORE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE CONSIDERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE IT UP OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES [APPLAUSE].
GREAT JOB WITH YOUR REPORTS AND ALL OF THE THINGS FOR US TO CONSIDER AND TO CELEBRATE.
YOU ALL WOULD NOT BELIEVE WHEN WE WERE IN AUSTIN, I GUESS THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.
WAS THAT LAST WEEK OR WHENEVER IT WAS.
MY DAYS ARE RUNNING TOGETHER NOW.
BUT WHEN WE WERE DOWN IN AUSTIN AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL, WE TOOK NINE OF OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES WITH US AND I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD ABOUT, WHO ARE THESE AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WITH ALL THESE STUFFY GROWN PEOPLE? THEY WERE SO IMPRESSIVE NOT ONLY DURING THE CONFERENCE, BUT LISTEN, LET ME TELL YOU.
THEY BROUGHT THE HEAT WHEN WE WENT ADVOCATING THROUGHOUT THE CAPITOL.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN TEENAGERS MAKE ELECTED OFFICIALS UNCOMFORTABLE [LAUGHTER].
BUT IT HAPPENED AND I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT.
NOT ONLY DID YOU ALL REPRESENT CROWLEY ISD WELL, YOU REPRESENTED THE 5.5 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS EXTREMELY WELL.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF YOU ALL AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ALL DO ON A CONSISTENT BASIS HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
I'LL PAUSE RIGHT NOW, AND I WILL GIVE. THAT'S OKAY.
WE CAN GIVE IT UP FOR YOU [APPLAUSE].
I'LL PAUSE. I'LL START HERE TO MY LEFT, IF ANY OF OUR TRUSTEES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> I JUST HAVE ONE, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
MR. JAMES, HOW DID YOU DO? YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR STUDENT OF THE WEEK FOR ATHLETICS, RIGHT?
>> HEY. YOU DID TO IT [APPLAUSE]. GOOD JOB.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
I JUST HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
THOSE ARE GREAT REPORTS. THANK YOU.
I DO HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS [NOISE] AND I'LL START WITH AVID.
IF STUDENTS ARE NOT ENROLLING AS MUCH ANYMORE, I AGREE WITH YOU AGAIN THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO INCREASE THAT ENROLLMENT.
WHEN YOU TALK TO STUDENTS, DO YOU EVER TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT AVID STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE ENROLLED? DO YOU EVER TALK TO THEM ABOUT AVID AND THE ADVANTAGES OF THE PROGRAM?
NORMALLY, I GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT COMING TO CROWLEY AND JOINING THE TRACK CLUBS AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO HIGH SCHOOL LIFE.
I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THEM TO JOIN AVID.
IT'S GOING TO HELP YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
IT'S GOING TO HELP YOU SUCCEED WHEN YOU GRADUATE?
>> DO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT AVID IS, DO YOU THINK? OR DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT AS WELL?
I EXPLAIN IT AS IT'S A COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.
IT'S GOING TO BUILD YOU AS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND HELP BUILD YOU IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S GOING TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR COLLEGES, YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ALSO SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN LIFE AND REALLY GET INSIGHT ON YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
THEN THE SUCCESSES WITH THE SWIM TEAM.
DO YOU TALK PERSONALLY WITH ANY OF THE SWIMMERS?
>> I TALKED TO THE CAPTAIN OF SWIM TEAM AND THEN
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ALSO ONE OF OUR FELLOW STUDENT TRUSTEE MEMBERS, DYLAN DILL.I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT SWIM AND I MET THEM.
THEY'RE REALLY NICE PEOPLE, BUT I REALLY WAS PROUD OF THEM EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT CLOSE TO THEM.
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY SAID THAT THE NEW CENTER THAT WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS [LAUGHTER].
THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE CONNECTIONS FROM THE CCA TO THE HOME CAMPUS.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT, COULD YOU JUST TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT CONNECTIONS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? IS IT STUDENTS BEING ACCLIMATED BACK AT THE HOME CAMPUS OR NOT FEELING A PART OF THE HOME CAMPUS OR COULD YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?
>> YES, MA'AM. FROM A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I CAN TALK FROM BEING A SENIOR AND WE'RE HAVING LOTS OF SENIOR EVENTS FOR NORTH CROWLEY, LIKE THE SENIOR COOKOUT.
I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND IT BECAUSE OF MY TCC CLASSES.
I HAD MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS I HAD TO BE.
I FELT AS THOUGH MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A STUDENT LIAISON OR SOMETHING OF THAT MAGNITUDE TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE, OR WE CAN SCHEDULE THESE EVENTS OR SCHEDULE HAVE OUR ATTENDANCE EXCUSED OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES TO HELP US TO WHERE WE AT CCA DON'T FEEL LEFT OUT, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE PART OF THOSE HOME CAMPUSES AS WELL.
>> VERY GOOD POINT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE, DAVIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND ALSO A STUDENT TRUSTEES.
I WANT TO FIRST JUST AFFIRM THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO BRING CONCERNS FORWARD.
I KNOW SOMETIMES AS A TRUSTEE, YOU BRING OTHER PEOPLE'S POSITION, BUT YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB, VINCENT, OF ARTICULATING THE NEED FOR AVID.
THE NEED FOR EXPANDING AVID AND THE GOOD THING IS BRINGING IT RIGHT NOW IS CRITICAL BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STARTING THE BUDGET PREPARATION PROCESS.
IT'S GOOD FOR US TO KNOW THAT.
IT'S GOOD FOR US TO REALLY TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH AVID AND HOW WE'RE INVESTING IN THAT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCFARLAND. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AGAIN TO OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES [APPLAUSE].
>> GREAT REPORTS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING THE VOICE OF YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE POWER OF YOUR VOICES.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING, AGENDA ITEM 6.1, THE 2023 2024 TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW
[6.0. Public Hearing]
THE 2023 2024 TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.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, WE ARE EXCITED TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE TAPR REPORT AS REQUIRED BY TEA.
WE HAVE HERE WITH US, THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, MS. ANNA ROE AND ALSO MR. CJ HILL WHO WILL BE PROVIDING THIS PRESENTATION. MS. ROE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
EACH YEAR WE HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT KNOWN AS THE TAPR.
THE TAPR PULLS TOGETHER A WIDE VARIETY OF INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCE ON DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
TO EXPAND ON THE COMPONENTS OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS OUR DIRECTOR OF DATA ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MR. CJ HILL.
>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THE ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION AS MS. ROE MENTIONED.
IT CONTAINS THE TEXAS ACADEMICS PERFORMANCE REPORT OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TAPR, THE PEIMS FINANCIAL STANDARDS REPORT, THE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS, A REPORT ON VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENCES, AND INFORMATION FROM THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.
THESE CAN BE FOUND IN THE FRONT OFFICE OF EVERY CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE FRONT OFFICE OF OUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
THEY WILL BE DELIVERED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TAPR REPORT IS AVAILABLE IN TWO PLACES ONLINE, THAT IS THE TEA WEBSITE AND ON OUR CROWLEY ISD WEBSITE.
WITHIN THE ANNUAL REPORT, WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED SCHOOL QUALITY REPORTS WHICH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE BINDERS AS WELL AS ONLINE ON THE CROWLEY ISD WEBSITE.
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AS OF THE RELEASE OF THE TAPER IN DECEMBER OF 2024, THE STATE HAD NOT RELEASED ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT PRESENT AS THEY ARE STILL PENDING.
>> AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT QUALITY REPORTS.
THESE HIGHLIGHT KEY METRICS THAT MATTER TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILY, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
THESE REPORTS GO BEYOND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, REALLY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF FINANCIAL DATA, DEMOGRAPHICS, EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES, COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS, GRADUATION RATES, ATTENDANCE, AND OTHER CRITICAL INDICATORS THAT REFLECT THE OVERALL STATE OF OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CAMPUSES.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MS. PAUL, MS. SMITH AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR REALLY COMPILING ALL OF THIS DATA AND REALLY SHOWCASING THE EFFORTS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
THESE REPORTS AS MR. HILL SAID, ARE READILY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
ADDITIONALLY, I THINK MOST OF YOU WOULD RECALL BECAUSE YOU WERE THERE, EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES HELD INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS TO SHARE THEIR SCHOOL QUALITY REPORTS, REALLY PARTNERING WITH OUR FAMILIES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AS WE DO SHARE IN THE SUPPORT OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND REALLY HITTING THAT TARGET OF EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ROE. THANK YOU, EXCUSE ME, MR. HILL.
I WILL YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES.
DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL JUST LIFT UP IS THE IMPACT OF THE SCHOOL QUALITY REPORTS.
THOSE HAVE REALLY GONE A LONG WAY TO SHARE WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS WITH OUR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT, HOW THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL IS PERFORMING AND UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE ARE IN A VERY HEATED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, I'M GRATEFUL OF THE FACT THAT CROWLEY ISD TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER THAN SIMPLY DEFINING OUR SCHOOLS BY THE ACADEMIC RATING SYSTEM, BUT LOOKING AT THE METRICS THAT MATTER AND MANY OF OUR PARENTS HAD NO IDEA HOW MANY CLUBS WERE AVAILABLE AT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS AND HOW MANY PARENT ENGAGEMENT AVENUES THERE ARE AT CAMPUSES AS WELL AS HOW MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAVE NEVER HAD DISCIPLINE REFERRALS AND ALL OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
EVEN DURING OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, WE DIDN'T JUST STOP WITH OUR PRIORITIES AND THOSE THINGS THAT WE WERE ADVOCATING FOR.
BUT ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, WE HAD ON THE VERY BACK OUR DISTRICT QUALITY REPORT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT TO SHOW MANY OF OUR LAWMAKERS THIS IS WHAT A QUALITY DISTRICT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE DON'T JUST STICK WITH THE NORM, WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHARING WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE METRICS THAT MATTER.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU TO OUR ENTIRE ACADEMIC TEAM AND ALL THAT MAKE CROWLEY ISD WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].
MR. KIRCHNER, DID WE HAVE ANYONE TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE TO MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, AT THIS TIME,
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OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED AND WE WILL TRANSITION BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 9.1, OUR ANNUAL REPORT,
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FISCAL YEAR 2023 REBATES FROM PURCHASING COOPERATIVE CASH BACK REBATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
WE HAVE MS. POWERS, WHO WILL BE BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD. MS. POWERS.
PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY GUESTS TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY HAVE PRIOR ENGAGEMENTS.
SO I WILL BE GOING OVER THE REPORT MYSELF.
WE DO HAVE ONE CHECK THAT IS EN ROUTE THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED YET, SO I PUT A PICTURE OF THAT ACTUAL CHECK THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE HERE THE 2024 CREDIT CARD REBATE.
I'LL GO OVER ALL OF THAT IN MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 44, ANYTIME THE DISTRICT RECEIVES ANY REBATES,
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IT'S MANAGEMENT FEES BECAUSE WE SIGN UP TO UTILIZE COOPERATIVES AND OR WE ARE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CASHBACK PROGRAMS, ANY AMOUNT THAT IS $25,000 OR MORE MUST BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD.THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M BRINGING THIS REPORT ITEM TO YOU TODAY.
WE DO HAVE TWO OF THOSE REBATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24 THAT FALLS UNDER THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 44, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK AND ALSO THE BUYBOARD.
NOT ONLY DID I INCLUDE THE BUYBOARD AND JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, BUT I ALSO INCLUDED THE OTHER REBATES THAT WE RECEIVED FOR 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH EQUATED TO $73,699.68.
YOU MAY WONDER HOW THESE REBATES ARE GENERATED.
AGAIN, IT GOES BY YOUR ANNUAL SPEND AND THE DISTRICT RECEIVES A PERCENTAGE OR A PORTION OF A REBATE AND THOSE ACTUALLY THEY CALCULATE THAT AND THEN THEY GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION.
THOSE REBATES ARE THEN PLACED INTO THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT UNLESS IT'S PAID FOR WITH GRANT FUNDS AND WHICH WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY 200 WHAT IS IT.
HOLD ON. I WROTE IT DOWN BECAUSE I KNEW I WOULDN'T REMEMBER THAT NUMBER TONIGHT.
IT'S TWO CFR PART 200.406 PLUS YOU.
BASICALLY, IN THE TWO CFR PART 200.406, IT TELLS US THAT ANY REBATE THAT WE RECEIVE RELATED TO A PURCHASE, UTILIZING FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE CREDITED BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE GRANT.
SO I DO WORK WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND I HAVE TO PROVIDE HER REPORTS ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE REBATE AND THE ACCOUNT THAT SHE NEEDS TO CREDIT BACK SO THAT WE'LL STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
HERE IS A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE SIX YEAR BUYBOARD REBATE.
FOR 23-24, WE RECEIVED $27,417.
HERE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S $248,405 FOR SIX YEAR.
JUST KEEP IN MIND ANYTIME THAT YOU ARE GENERATING THESE REBATES, THEY ARE BASED OFF OF ANNUAL SPEND.
YOU KNOW WE'RE IN SOME TOUGH TIMES.
WE HAD TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AND HAD TO REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT WE WERE SPENDING ON AND HOW WE WERE SPENDING.
EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT SPEND A LOT OF MONEY, I STILL WENT AFTER THE REBATES THAT I COULD GET SO THAT WE WOULD BRING SOMETHING HOME.
HERE'S A QUICK IMAGE OF THE BY BOARD CHECK THAT'S EN ROUTE. NEXT SLIDE.
HERE IS THE FOUR YEAR JP MORGAN CHASE BANK REBATE RECAP.
IN THIS PROGRAM WITH JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, WE USE SOMETHING CALLED VIRTUAL CAR PAYMENT.
IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS THE VENDORS TO GET PAID NET 10 VERSUS THE NORMAL NET 30 WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO WE CAN TURN THOSE PAYMENTS AROUND REALLY QUICK.
AGAIN, THIS IS HOW WE IN TURN RECEIVE A PORTION OF A REBATE FOR EVERY TRANSACTION THAT'S PROCESSED.
WE HAVE ALMOST 100 VENDORS CURRENTLY SET UP WITH THE VIRTUAL CAR PAYMENT.
I'M GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM JP MORGAN CHASE BANK SO THAT WE CAN START A THIRD CAMPAIGN.
BASICALLY, I WORK WITH THEM BY PROVIDING THEM A LIST OF ALL THE ACTIVE VENDORS THAT WE HAVE A SPECIFIC SPEND AMOUNT WITH AND THEN THEY'LL DO THE REST BY REACHING OUT TO THESE VENDORS AND EDUCATING THEM ON THE PROCESS AND HOW THEY CAN GET PAID NET 10 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR MONEY.
A LOT OF THEM THEY DECIDE, ESPECIALLY DURING COVID, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY RAMPED IT UP, BECAUSE OF THE MAIL AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL TO OUR VENDORS.
I TALK TO VENDORS ALL THE TIME.
ALSO, I HAD A SCHOOL DISTRICT REACH OUT TO ME RECENTLY.
I BELIEVE IT WAS GAINESVILLE ISD.
THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THE SAME PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING IN SOME REVENUE.
THEY TOLD ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT ME T THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTACTED ME.
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BUT THAT ACTUALLY SUMS UP MY REBATE REPORT FOR TONIGHT AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE.>> THANK YOU, MS. POWERS. LET ME JUST SAY, I ALWAYS LOVE WHEN YOU'RE ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE I KNOW YOU COME IN WITH SOME REBATES AND RETURNS.
[LAUGHTER] I'M ALWAYS EXCITED.
ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. LET'S GIVE MS. POWERS A HAND FOR HER AMAZING WORK [APPLAUSE].
GREAT JOB. I WILL PAUSE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES.
>> I HAVE. YES. THANK YOU, MS. POWERS ALWAYS.
>> LEARNING HOW TO BUDGET WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
YOU JUST SAID SOMETHING AT THE END THAT THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE REACHING OUT AND ASKING ABOUT THIS MODEL.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IT'S NOT REQUIRED, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HELPS OUR DISTRICT THAT'S INNOVATIVE.
>> CORRECT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT HELPS OUR DISTRICT THAT HELPS US BRING IN REBATE AMOUNTS.
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S REALLY HARD IN DISTRICTS WITH BUDGETS.
THEY'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT AVENUES TO BRING IN REVENUE.
THIS IS ONE. I PRETTY MUCH SET UP A ZOOM MEETING WITH THAT DIRECTOR AND I WENT OVER THE PROCESS.
I LET THEM KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.
I GAVE THEM THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR JP MORGAN CHASE BANK.
I WAS LIKE, YEAH, THAT'S IT [LAUGHTER].
I MEAN, IT'S WORK ON MY END, BUT I DON'T MIND DOING IT.
I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU'RE SPENDING MONEY ANYWAY, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL TRY TO RETAIN OR GET SOME OF IT BACK AND IT DOESN'T COST THE DISTRICT ANYTHING TO DO THIS. IT'S FREE.
>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO. THANK YOU.
I ECHO PRESIDENT DAVIS' SENTIMENT. THANK YOU.
>> FOR THE RECORD GAINESVILLE ISD, OUR DOOR IS CLOSED [LAUGHTER].
WE WILL SHARE INFORMATION, NOT OUR EMPLOYEE.
THANK YOU, SO VERY MUCH. [LAUGHTER] TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID, DR. MAYFIELD. THANKS TO MS. POWERS. THAT'S HOW WE WROTE.
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DID MENTION, WAS IT NET 10?
>> COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE?
>> YES, MA'AM. IN MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE'RE NET 30, MEANING ONCE WE PROCESS THE ORDER AND THE VENDOR DELIVERS THE PRODUCT AND OR SERVICES AND THEY INVOICE US, WE HAVE UP TO 30 DAYS TO PAY THEM.
IN THIS INSTANCE WITH THE VIRTUAL CAR PAYMENT, THEY ARE NET 10.
AS SOON AS THE PRODUCT OR SERVICES IS RECEIVED BY CROWLEY ISD AND WE ALSO RECEIVE THE INVOICE AND DO OUR PART IN THE SYSTEM, THEN THOSE VENDORS CAN GET PAID NET 10.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 30 DAYS.
>> WOW. [LAUGHTER] I'M A VERY VISUAL PERSON, SO I LOVE SEEING THE CHECK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TRUSTEES? THANK YOU, MS. POWERS SO MUCH. LET'S GIVE MS. POWERS ANOTHER HAND [APPLAUSE].
WE'RE MOVING NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 9.2, BILL R. JOHNSON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAMS OF STUDY HIGHLIGHT, DR. MCFARLAND.
MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEXT PRESENTATION, HAD THE AWESOME OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH OUR CAMPUS PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS OVER AT OUR BILL R. JOHNSON AND CREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND I WAS LIKE, WOW.
WHEN I HEARD THE REPORTS IT WAS TUESDAY, AND I'M LIKE, YOU ALL ARE PRESENTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND SO THEY PULLED IT TOGETHER.
DEFINITELY APPRECIATE DR. DUVALL, APPRECIATE MR. BROWN AND THE LEADERSHIP THERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION. DR. DUVALL.
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M SO EXCITED TONIGHT TO BRING TO YOU MR. OMARIAN BROWN, OUR PRINCIPAL OF BILL R. JOHNSON, CTE CENTER TO HIGHLIGHT THREE OF OUR PROGRAMS OF STUDY. MR. BROWN.
>> PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IN ALIGNMENT WITH CROWLEY ISD'S VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN.
WHAT WE WILL PRESENT TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH GOAL 1 THRIVING STUDENTS.
OUR CT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FOUR MAIN PARTS, WHICH ARE STUDENTS TAKING A SEQUENCE OF COURSES, EARNING POST SECONDARY CREDENTIALING, PARTICIPATING IN WORK BASED LEARNING, AS WELL AS COMPETING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
WITH THOSE FOUR COMPONENTS, WE WILL PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO BE FUTURE READY,
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AS WELL AS THRIVE IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY.NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL BROWN.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
DR. MCFARLAND AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS CHERYL NEWSOM AND I'M THE HEAD OF THE HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT BILL R. JOHNSON CTE.
I ALSO TEACH THE PHARMACY DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.
NOW, THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS TAKE EIGHT COURSES OVER FOUR YEARS OF SPECIALIZED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN COURSES.
EVERYTHING FROM PHARMACY LAW AND REGULATIONS TO PHARMACY OPERATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND COMPOUNDING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT.
WHEN THEY COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM, THEY WILL HAVE 24 DUAL CREDIT HOURS THROUGH LAMAR STATE COLLEGE PORT ARTHUR.
THEY ALSO RECEIVE A NATIONAL PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION LEVEL 1.
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, '23 AND '24, WE HAD 100% PASSING RATE.
[APPLAUSE] NOW, WORK BASED LEARNING.
I HAVE ENJOYED OVER 30 YEARS IN A PHARMACY PROFESSION.
I STARTED OUT AS A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN IN CARDIOVASCULAR ICU AND OR AT METHODIST HOSPITAL, BUT CURRENTLY, AS A LICENSED REGISTERED PHARMACIST, I'VE WORKED IN INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, HOSPITAL, PHARMACIES, CLINICS, MAIL ORDER, AND GENETIC CANCER RESEARCH.
WITH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I'VE BUILT, I HAVE A HARTFORD COMMUNITY AND THE PHARMACY PROFESSION, BUT MY PASSION IS EDUCATING FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO DO THAT HERE IN CROWLEY ISD AT BILL R. JOHNSON.
THROUGH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, WALGREENS IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS AND BECAUSE I'VE SPENT SEVEN YEARS AS A STAFF PHARMACIST THERE, 13 AS A PHARMACY MANAGER, AND I WAS THE MTM LEAD OF THE FORT WORTH IN WEST REGION FOR MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT, MY STUDENTS START THEIR FOUNDATION THERE.
THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS AND THEY CAN SPRINGBOARD THERE MINIWARE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY GO THEIR FIRST ROTATION.
THEIR SECOND ROTATION, THEY GO TO CVS.
CVS, I'M CURRENTLY A DISTRICT SUPPORT SPECIALIST THERE, AND SO OUR STUDENTS GO THERE TO LEARN THE BUSINESS OF PHARMACY.
THEN ONE OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE'VE HAD, OUR VERY FIRST PARTNER WHEN I CAME TO THE DISTRICT WAS BETTER HEALTH PHARMACY.
BETTER HEALTH PHARMACY IS AN INDEPENDENT PHARMACY AND IT ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE AN ADVANCED SKILL SET BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY GET TO LEARN COMPOUNDING.
THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEIR MARKETABILITY, AND IT ALSO HELPS THEIR EARNING POTENTIAL BECAUSE A LEVEL 1 PHARMACY TECHNICIAN THAT CAN COMPOUND CAN START OFF MAKING $45,000 A YEAR STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
THE CLINICAL ASPECT OF IT, WE REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THE HOSPITAL PORTION OF PHARMACY BECAUSE STUDENTS HAVE LET ME KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM AS MANY OPTIONS AS POSSIBLE.
RECENTLY, WE GOT ON A CALL WITH TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES AND THEY HAVE AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
PROBLEM IS THEY DO IT ALL DAY DURING THE TIME THAT THEY'RE NORMALLY AT THEIR ASSIGNED PRACTICUM SITES, SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO AND THEY ALL QUALIFIED TO DO THE SUMMER APPRENTICE PROGRAM.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS THE ONE I LIKE.
[LAUGHTER] I LIKE IT ALL, BUT PHARMACY CTSOS, THIS IS OUR SPORT.
NOW, WE CAN'T RUN AS FAST AS YOU.
[LAUGHTER] THIS WAS MY FIRST YEAR AS A HOSPITAL ADVISOR, AND WE HAD TWO STATE QUALIFIERS.
ONE IS USED TO STATE BECAUSE HE ALSO PLAYS CROWLEY NORTH CROWLEY FOOTBALL TEAM, AND THAT'S JAY STAYING AT THE CENTER, [APPLAUSE] A STATE QUALIFIER.
OUR OTHER STATE QUALIFIER ISN'T HERE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY HIS SISTER.
HE IS A SENIOR IN OUR PHARMACY PROGRAM AND HIS SISTER IS A FRESHMAN IN OUR PHARMACY DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.
BUT FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE BEEN THE ADVISOR FOR SKILLSUSA AND WE'VE GONE TO STAY EVERY YEAR, AND THIS YEAR IS EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME HAVING A HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM DO.
ONE OF OUR STATE QUALIFIERS IN MEDICAL MATH, WE QUALIFIED IN MEDICAL MATH, AND THAT'S SHALOM KAMARA.
[APPLAUSE] SHE'S ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF SKILLSUSA.
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JOB DEMONSTRATION, THAT'S SHANIA HOLLOWAY.SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT WAS HER FIRST TIME COMPETING AND SHE'S GOING TO BE GOING TO STATE.
OUR HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PORTFOLIO.
THIS IS JASMINE GRIMALDO, AND SHE'S ACTUALLY A CCA STUDENT.
THIS IS HER SECOND TIME GOING TO STATE, AND SHE WAS OUR CTE CCA LIAISON.
OUR HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM.
WE HAVE TWO TEAMS GOING TO STATE.
WELL, TWO TEAMS WON'T GET A CHANCE TO GO TO STATE WITH TWO TEAMS BOTH TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED.
THE FIRST TEAM, OUR JUNIOR TEAM, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME COMPETING.
[APPLAUSE] I HAVE GOLDEN WAYNE, RICKY WAYNE, AND JORDAN BARAJAS AND TAO AGO BALDE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT HE'S A SOCCER PRACTICE.
THANK YOU, GUYS. [APPLAUSE] OUR SENIOR HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM CONSISTS OF ABDUL SAMAD, WHO'S ALSO THE TREASURER OF SKILLSUSA, [APPLAUSE] ADEN RAXTER, WHO'S OUR FUND RAISING CHAIR, HE'S CO CHAIR [APPLAUSE] WITH JAY LENOX AND JAY BUS, [APPLAUSE] SHE DOES EVERYTHING.
NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE HEAD OF OUR AVIATION DEPARTMENT, MILLER SCALING. MR. SCALING. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR AVIATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR OF BEING CERTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
BRJ CTECH IS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL FAA CERTIFIED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS [APPLAUSE] ALONG WITH ONLY BEING THE FOURTH ONE IN THE UNITED STATES.
OUR STUDENTS HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT HERE THAT SIMILAR TO MY PATH.
WHEN I LEFT HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT THROUGH A TECH SCHOOL, RECEIVED MY FAA LICENSES, WENT TO WORK AT AMERICAN AIRLINES WHEN I WAS 19-YEARS-OLD.
MY STORY RESONATES WITH THESE STUDENTS THAT WILL BE PREPARED WHEN THEY GRADUATE OUR PROGRAM CAN GO RIGHT INTO THE FIELD OR CONTINUE ON.
SOME OF OUR AVIATION WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE.
WE'VE BUILT SOME GREAT RELATIONSHIPS RIGHT HERE LOCALLY RIGHT AT SPHINX AIRPORT.
WE HAVE CAM AVIONICS AND NORTH TEXAS AERONAUTICS.
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO COME TO WORK IN THE SUMMER.
OUR PROGRAM DOESN'T ALLOW TIME FOR A PRACTICUM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
I WILL SAY THEY STARTED INTERVIEWING AS SOPHOMORES.
WE DO MOCK INTERVIEWS THROUGH THESE COMPANIES, JUNIOR YEAR, THEY LIVE INTERVIEW.
I WILL SAY LAST YEAR, EVERY STUDENT THAT INTERVIEWED WAS OFFERED A JOB THERE FOR THE SUMMER.
[APPLAUSE] ALONG WITH THAT, WE DO SOME VOLUNTEER WORK WITH THE VINTAGE FLY MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED IN MECHAN FIELD.
THIS ALLOWS JOB SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO UTILIZE THE SKILLS THAT WE'RE TEACHING HERE ON OUR CAMPUS.
THE WAY OUR PROGRAM IS SET UP, OUR STUDENTS WILL ENTER THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR.
THEY'LL REMAIN THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR.
UPON COMPLETION, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TEST FOR THEIR FA POWER PLANT LICENSE WHICH ALONG THE WAY THEY'LL ACHIEVE EIGHT COLLEGE HOURS.
AT THAT POINT, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION.
WE'VE HAD COMPANIES REACH OUT TO US.
THEY'RE WAITING ON OUR FIRST GRADUATES.
WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR AWAY FROM THAT SINCE WE'VE ONLY HAD THE THREE YEAR PROGRAM, BUT WE'VE GOT SENIORS THAT ARE GRADUATING THIS YEAR.
ALL NINE OF OUR SENIORS ARE GOING ON TO TCC TO FINISH UP THE PORTION OF THE POWER PLANT AND ALONG WITH THAT TO RECEIVE THEIR AIRFRAME LICENSE WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE.
STARTING SALARY RIGHT NOW FOR AN AMP MECHANIC AT AN AIRLINE IS $38 AN HOUR.
IN 6.5 YEARS, THEY'LL TOP OUT $122,000.
TIMELY, THE STUDENTS ARE 19 AND 20, THEY'LL BE HELL ON THEIR WAY TO THOSE CAREERS.
WE THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING ON.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MS. SHAW.
I SHOULD HAVE THAT IN MY NOTE.
I DO HAVE ONE OF MY STUDENTS HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
>> HEY. MY NAME IS ZACHARY PONTES.
I'M A SENIOR AND I'M IN THE AVIATION PROGRAM.
I BUILT THIS WHOLE THING I'M GOING TO SAY, BUT I'M GOING TO JUST SPEAK FROM THE MIND BECAUSE I WANT TO DO THAT.
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THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS BEFORE I SEEN THIS AVIATION PROGRAM, I WAS JUST GOING THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND I WAS JUST LIKE, I'M TO FINISH SCHOOL, I'M GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE.BUT THE ONE THING THAT I LOVED ABOUT THE TEACHER OBVIOUSLY AND THE PROGRAM IS THAT IT GAVE ME A VISION TO WHERE I WANT TO GO AND HAVE MY CAREER PATH.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, BUT BASICALLY, IT'S JUST A GREAT PROGRAM FROM WHAT HE'S BEEN SAYING, HIGH OFFERS, A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES LIKE SOUTHWEST, THE AIRLINES.
SOUTHWEST THEMSELVES GAVE US A FIELD TRIP TO GO OVER THERE AND LOOK AT THEIR HANGER RIGHT AT DFW AIRPORT.
IT'S JUST A GREAT PROGRAM AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING THAT FAA TO BE CERTIFIED WITH OUR SCHOOL.
>> NOW, I'LL INTRODUCE MS. SHAW.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY OUR PROGRAMS. MY NAME IS DEWANDA SHAW.
I'M A HEALTH SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR AT THE BILL R. JOHNSON CT CENTER.
AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS OF NURSING WHICH WAS MY FIRST LOVE, IT DEVELOPED INTO A PASSION TO EDUCATE THE FUTURE HEALTHCARE LEADERS OF AMERICA AND THEN MS. WHEELER.
>> HI. PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR AT CTE.
I TEACH BOTH MEDICAL ASSISTING AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.
I HAVE OVER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ENCOMPASSING BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL SKILLS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IMPARTING MY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO OUR STUDENTS, AND I'M DEEPLY COMMITTED TO FOSTERING THEIR SUCCESS AND BY EXTENSION THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAMS.
>> WITH OUR MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM, IT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL CLASSES, WHICH INCLUDE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, HEALTH SCIENCE THEORY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, MEDICAL ASSISTANT, AND PRACTICUM AND HEALTH SCIENCE.
WE DO PRIDE OURSELVES ON HAVING A 98% PASS RATE.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS A NATIONALLY REGISTERED CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
OUR STUDENTS WHO PASSED, WHICH WE HAD 192 STUDENTS PASS LAST YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] THESE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
WITH OUR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, WE DO PRIDE OURSELVES ON HAVING A WORK BASED LEARNING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY EDUCATED AND KNOW HOW TO DO MEDICAL PROCEDURES, BUT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING INTO THE WORKPLACE.
PARTNERING WITH THE CROWLEY HOUSE OF HOPE, CROWLEY NURSING REHAB, CHIROPRACTIC, ALSO CROWLEY ISD SPED AND CLINIC DEPARTMENTS ALSO HELP US WITH OUR WORK BASED LEARNING.
STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE TCU, SUMMER NURSING PROGRAM AND MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE JPS SHINE PROGRAM.
WITH THE JPS SHINE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EIGHT WEEKS OF FOCUSED LEARNING.
WELL, THEY CAN GAIN AND POLISH THEIR SKILLS IN FLUB WHICH WE DO TEACH THEM HERE.
THEY WILL ALSO LEARN EKGS AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.
WE ALSO PRIDE OURSELVES IN OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
WE DO PARTICIPATE IN TWO HOSA WHICH IS OUR HEALTH OCCUPATIONS FOR STUDENTS OF AMERICA AND ALSO SKILLSUSA.
MOST RECENTLY, IN FEBRUARY, WE COMPETED AT THE TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE TRINITY RIVER CAMPUS, AND WE SWEPT THE COMPETITION IN MEDICAL ASSISTING.
[APPLAUSE] WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER HERE, WHICH IS SHALOM KAMARA, OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER, WHICH IS MICHAEL YOUNG WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
WE WILL TAKE THESE STUDENTS TO OUR REGIONAL COMPETITION IN CORPUS CHRISTI FROM APRIL 2ND THROUGH APRIL 5TH AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN WIN STATE AGAIN BECAUSE SHALOM KAMARA WON STATE LAST YEAR AND WENT TO NATIONALS IN ATLANTA.
[APPLAUSE] SHE MADE US A PROMISE ON LAST YEAR THAT SHE WAS GOING TO WIN AND SHE WAS GOING TO BRING MORE PEOPLE WITH HER WHICH SHE HELD UP ON THAT PROMISE.
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WE'RE TAKING MICHAEL WITH US TO STATE AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL MAKE IT BACK TO ATLANTA AGAIN AND WIN.[LAUGHTER] WE ALSO VOLUNTEER, SUCH AS BLOOD DRIVES WITH CAR BLOOD CARE, MIRA VISTA NURSING HOME, AND THE COLON CANCER WALK.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US?
>> WELL, THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AROUND OF APPLAUSE.
>> [APPLAUSE] I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD, MR. BROWN.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT.
I TELL YOU IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING AT THE BRJ.
THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ARE PHENOMENAL EDUCATORS.
THEY COME IN EVERY SINGLE DAY AND EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN, THEY BRING IT TO THE MAX.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, I CAN TELL YOU WHEN WE'RE GOING TO THOSE CLASSES, OUR STUDENTS ARE SHINING, SO THANK YOU FOR INVESTING INTO OUR KIDS, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
AT THIS TIME, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US AND MY TEAM?
>> THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. I WILL START TO MY LEFT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH ALL OF THIS WORK.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER TAKING THE TOUR OF CTE AND JUST BEING FLOORED BY ALL OF THIS ESSENCE THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW AND THE STUDENTS AT WORK.
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I SAW WAS YOUR HANGAR.
I WAS LIKE, WE HAVE A REAL THING IN HERE.
[LAUGHTER] THERE WERE NO STUDENTS AROUND THAT DAY, BUT YOU AND I WERE TALKING AND YOU WERE JUST SHARING WITH ME AND THE PASSION IN YOUR VOICE AND HOW EXCITED YOU WERE TO HAVE THESE STUDENTS LEARN AND BEGIN THEIR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
HOW INSPIRING IS THAT? THEN I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM.
STUDENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.
YOUNGER GENERATION, THEY CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE LAST THING THAT I HEARD ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERISM, A LOT OF THIS WORK, AND I'M FROM CORPORATE AMERICA, WE DO WORK ALL THE TIME, BUT ONE OF THE BIG AREAS FOR US THAT'S IMPORTANT IS GIVING BACK.
THAT ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM ABOUT VOLUNTEERING IS SO HUGE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING THAT BE A PART OF YOUR PROGRAM.
MY HEART IS WARM AND I'M SMILING BIG AND I'M JUST SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU STUDENTS, FACULTY, THE PARENTS THAT SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BROWN, FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD. TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> I'M JUST LIKE HER. I'M JUST SO EXCITED.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MISS.
NEWSOME. MISS. NEWSOME USED TO BE MY PHARMACIST.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE, SHE WAS WALGREENS CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT I ALSO WANT TO ASK THE AVIATION INSTRUCTOR, HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU HAVE?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 23 ENROLLED RIGHT NOW.
DUE TO THE FAA REGULATIONS, CLASS SIZE ARE SMALLER.
WE'RE BUILDING EACH YEAR UPON THAT NUMBER.
LIKE I SAID, WE GOT NINE SENIORS THAT'LL GRADUATE THIS YEAR.
THEN WE HAVE A HUGE CLASS, 13 SOPHOMORES. I GOT ONE JUNIOR.
THAT ONE JUNIOR WILL HOPEFULLY BE OUR FIRST STUDENT TO GRADUATE TO BE ABLE TO TEST FOR THE FAA LICENSE.
WE'RE WAITING ON HIM BECAUSE THAT'LL BE OUR FIRST ONE OUT.
THEN AFTER THAT, EVERY STUDENT THAT COMES IN, WE SHOULD BE ON THAT ROTATION.
I USED TO BE A HOST OF STUDENTS, SO I LOVE THIS.
DO YOU PARTNER WITH OTHER PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA OR HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT REACHING OUT?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER DOCTOR'S OFFICE HERE IN ALPHA ALTA MESA.
WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY AND EXPAND THAT AND REALLY ACTUALLY GET OUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND JUST GO AND TALK TO THEM.
A LOT OF THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES WANT THE STUDENTS TO BE 18.
THAT'S SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE.
BUT YES, WE'RE DEFINITELY TRYING TO GET THAT.
>> LASTLY, I WANT TO MAKE THIS COMMENT.
>> WE NEED TO TAKE THEM TO AUSTIN BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE HAVE SOME AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON FOR OUR CHILDREN, BUT YOU GUYS JUST PRESENTED A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION TO US.
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OUR LAWMAKERS NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS.I THINK THIS TAKE OUR KIDS LIKE WE TOOK OUR JUNIOR TRUSTEES, BUT THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THAT THEY CAN APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> JUST TO TAG ON WHAT TRUSTEE STEVENSON SAID, PUBLIC SCHOOL.
[LAUGHTER] YES, PUBLIC SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOL.
>> I LOVE Y'ALL. NOW, ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF TRUSTEE STEVENSON, AS AN EDUCATOR IN EDUCATION, WE HAVE A LOT OF ACRONYMS. WE HEAR CCMR, WHICH IS COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.
THEN WE HEAR DOI, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE VOTED ON A MILLION YEARS AGO HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
BUT YOU ALL EMBODY THOSE THINGS.
YOU ARE MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY.
WE GO THROUGH GRADE SCHOOL AND THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO RELEASE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR STUDENTS, WHICH I LOVE IN YOUR PROGRAM, NOT ONLY ARE PREPARED TO ENTER CAREER, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE AN OPTION TO CONTINUE IN COLLEGE IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
ALSO, FOR YOU AS THE INSTRUCTORS, THOSE OF YOU ALL WHO HAVE DECIDED TO COME INTO THE EDUCATION PROFESSION AND SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE AND PASSION FROM YOUR PREVIOUS CAREERS, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO DO THAT AND SHARE WITH OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE YOU BRING WHAT THEY HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT OR IMAGINED TO LIFE.
STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING A RISK AND CHASING A DREAM, AND EMBARKING ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HALL.
[APPLAUSE] SECRETARY, DR. ROBINSON.
PIGGY BACKING OFF THE STORY AND EVERYONE HAS A STORY, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME NOW, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE STUDENT STORIES, WHERE THEY PLAN TO GO WITH THIS.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR FUTURE.
JUST LIKE THE YOUNG MAN STATED, HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AND THEN HE GOT INTO AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND HIS TEACHER JUST SPARKED INTEREST IN HIM, AND HE WANTS TO STAY ON THAT PATH.
I JUST WANT TO HEAR WHAT EVERYONE PLANS TO DO.
I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I HEARD THAT [INAUDIBLE] WAS IN PHARMACY AND MEDICAL ASSISTING.
CAN SHE SPEAK REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT BEING IN BOTH PROGRAMS AND WHAT IS THAT LIKE? I JUST WANT TO KNOW EVERYONE'S STORY.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I'M [INAUDIBLE] I JOINED CROWLEY ISD 11TH GRADE.
I'M ACTUALLY FROM SYRIA AND WEST AFRICA.
I MOVED TO THE STATE 10TH GRADE AND I WAS AT [INAUDIBLE] WE MOVED TO NORTH CROWLEY.
FIRST, WHEN I GOT HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PHARMACY PROGRAM OR THE MA PROGRAMS. I JUST DECIDED TO COMPETE IN THE MA COMPETITION BECAUSE I KNOW MA PROGRESS ME TO GO INTO THE NURSING FIELD.
I DID THAT AND I WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE MA PROGRAM AND I LEARNED ABOUT IT, AND IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT PREPARES ME FOR THE NURSING FIELD AND I FEEL A LOT MORE CONFIDENT.
THEN, MISS. NEWSOME HERE ALSO INTRODUCED ME TO PHARMACY.
HONESTLY, WHEN I GOT INTO PHARMACY, I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE TEDIOUS WORK.
BUT I GOT IN THERE AND I LIKED IT AND I LOVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
I GO TO MY INTERNSHIP, AND I GO TO INTERACT WITH PATIENTS, AND IT'S ALL BEEN JUST SO GREAT AND I FEEL CONFIDENCE FOR GOING INTO THE NURSING FIELD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALSO, SHE'S BEEN ACCEPTED TO UTA IN THE NURSING PROGRAM.
>> AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> JUST A COMMENT, AND OF COURSE, ECHOING EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID.
BUT JUST YESTERDAY, I WAS TALKING TO SOME PARENTS AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN [LAUGHTER] THE CTE PROGRAM TO THEM.
I THINK MY QUESTION MAY BE, IS IT ANY WAY THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN BE SET UP FOR PARENTS TO SEE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN AND SELL THE PROGRAM?
>> YES, WE DO HAVE NIGHTS WHERE PARENTS ARE ABLE TO COME UP AND TOUR THE SCHOOL AND SEE
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EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT ANY TIME THAT A PARENT WANT TO COME AND VISIT CTE.THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL THEM, WE'LL DO THAT FOR YOU, SO JUST SEND THEM TO US AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
>> CAN I SAY ONE THING ON THAT? LAST YEAR, I HAD FOUR PARENTS COME TO THE AVIATION BUILDING.
THIS YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 60 PARENTS BRING THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH THE AVIATION BUILDING ON EIGHTH-GRADE NIGHT.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ACTUALLY LIFT UP THAT.
I KNOW THAT WE START WITH EIGHTH GRADE AND TRYING TO CREATE THAT BUZZ AND EXCITEMENT.
BUT WE'VE DEFINITELY GOT TO GET MORE PARENTS TO COME OUT SO THEY CAN SEE ALL OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND THOSE TYPE THINGS BECAUSE THIS IS SIMPLY PHENOMENAL. DOCTOR HALL, I THINK.
>> COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, CAN Y'ALL MAKE US A FANTASTIC VIDEO? I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE IT IN YOU TO DO IT, Y'ALL CAN MARKET JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
>> I SEE ANOTHER GOLD STAR AWARD IN THE FUTURE OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THE STORY OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS AND OUR EXCELLENCE IN CROWLEY ISD.
>> BEFORE WE GO, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE I HAVE SOME MORE OF MY OTHER CTE TEACHERS.
WOULD YOU GUYS PLEASE STAND? [APPLAUSE] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DR. DUVALL, WHOSE LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN PARAMOUNT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM AT BRJ, SO WE APPRECIATE DR. DUVALL. [APPLAUSE]
>> I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES A LISTEN.
ANYTIME I YIELD TO COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL ARE INCLUDED IN THAT.
STUDENT TRUSTEES, DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU WANT TO LIFT? THANK YOU, TRUSTEE, JAMES. [LAUGHTER]
>> I LOVE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.
I USED TO BE AT THE CTE IN THE LEGAL STUDIES, BUT NOW I'M JUST BACK AT CROWLEY.
BUT WHEN I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CTE, THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT AS IT LOOKS.
IT WAS JUST LIKE, OH, COLLEGE CLASS, YOU CAN GET YOUR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE DONE ON THIS.
WHEN I GOT THERE, IT WAS SO MUCH MORE LIVELY.
YOU COULD SEE THAT THE TEACHERS WANTED TO BE THERE, YOU COULD SEE THAT TEACHERS WANTED TO TEACH, YOU COULD SEE THAT STUDENTS WERE ACTUALLY THERE TO LEARN AND GET BETTER IN THEIR FIELDS, AND I LOVE THAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I JUST SWITCHED INTO MA IN HEALTH SCIENCE, MY JUNIOR YEAR, ALSO.
I FINALLY DECIDED THAT I WANTED SOMETHING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
WHEELER. I HAVE TWO CLASSES WITH HER, AND OVERALL, I'VE BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD.
I JUST GOT CPR CERTIFIED, AND I'M ALSO ABOUT TO TAKE THE MA CERTIFICATION TEST, AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT I WILL PASS, THANKS TO HER.
[APPLAUSE] ALSO, I DID FEEL LIKE I WAS MISSING A COUPLE OF THINGS SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE A MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY TEACHER FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER, BUT NOW WE HAVE MISS.
HENSLEY, AND SHE'S BEEN REALLY GREAT, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT THEM OUT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHUT OFF OF WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AT THE CTE CENTER.
I TRANSFERRED INTO CROWLEY ISD IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR.
BEFORE I TRANSFERRED TO CTE, I WAS ABLE TO BE THERE FOR A SEMESTER, AND I WAS CERTIFIED IN GRAPHIC ARTS AS WELL AS VIDEO AND AUDIO PRODUCTION.
I REALLY AM A PRODUCT OF THE CTE CENTER AS WELL, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN EVERYTHING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SLATER. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS REAL QUICK, BUT CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND MR. BROWN? IF WE CAN DO THAT REAL QUICKLY, I THINK THIS IS AMAZING, AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT, SO Y'ALL COME ON UP.
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[APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 9.3: LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE PUT THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA JUST IN CASE BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REPORT OUT ON YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THE CAPITOL.
WE WILL YIELD TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TIME ON THE CAPITOL.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND.
ANY REPORTS, TRUSTEES, THAT Y'ALL WANT TO REPORT OUT?
>> I HAD A PHENOMENAL TIME WITH THE STUDENTS.
WE BROKE INTO GROUPS LATER ON AND I HAD THREE STUDENT TRUSTEES AND THEY WERE ABLE TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS AND TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AS STUDENT TRUSTEES.
IT WAS A REMARKABLE TIME THEY ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE STATE SENATORS, STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
I HOPE IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'LL TAKE BACK WITH THEM.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I LIVED IN CHEYENNE WYOMING AND CHEYENNE IS THE CAPITOL SEAT AND SO I WAS ABLE TO GO TO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCES AT THE TIME, ADVOCATE FOR THE PASSING OF BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY 0.0825? 0.08. I'M THINKING OF TAX, I'M SORRY.
0.08. [LAUGHTER] I HOPE OUR STUDENTS WILL TAKE THOSE EXPERIENCES.
SOME OF THEM MAY BE FUTURE POLITICIANS AND SO HOPEFULLY WE PLANTED A SEED AND THEY'LL BE FUTURE ADVOCATES, NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES, BUT CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON. DR. HALL.
>> I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO, I THINK ALL OF THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS POSSIBLE AND I WANT TO DEFINITELY THANK OUR STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
THE CHARTER BUS WAS A NICE ADDED TOUCH AND I WANT TO THANK OUR SENATOR ROYCE WEST AND OUR STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE, NICOLE COLLIER FOR AVAILING THEMSELVES.
NOT ONLY DID THEY TAKE OUR STUDENTS AND THOSE OF US TRUSTEES AND STAFF THAT COULD GO TO DINNER, BUT THEN THEY ALSO MADE SURE THAT WE HAD TIME WITH THEM THAT DAY AT THE CAPITOL AND THEN ALSO PULL SOME OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SIDE WHERE THEY COULD SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT EXTRA TIME.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO MAKING THAT DAY HAPPEN.
UNLIKE MY COLLEAGUE HERE, I HAD NEVER MET I DON'T REMEMBER MEETING A SENATOR OR A STATE REPRESENTATIVE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE AND TO BE ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN, MAKING THAT POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HALL.
TRUSTEES, MY LEFT. TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK AROUND THE CAPITOL WITH TRUSTEE JAMES.
IT WAS AMAZING WATCHING OUR STUDENTS, LIKE TRUSTEE HALL SAID, IT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE OUR KIDS STEPPED INTO THE ROOM LIKE THEY BELONG THERE.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT UP FRONT, BUT THEY REALLY, REALLY LOOKED LIKE THEY BELONG THERE.
I WAS AMAZED AT EVERYTHING THAT THEY TALKED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT AND THEY REALLY REPRESENTED CROWLEY ISD VERY WELL.
YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD TO SEE OUR STUDENTS WALKING AROUND AND JUST TO BE IN THE ROOM.
ALSO I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
TRUSTEE DAVIS AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THIS PAST WEEK TO GO AND TO RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS AND TO WRITE LETTERS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO THE CAPITOL TO ADVERTISE,
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I MEAN TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.WHAT WE DID WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE A LETTER TO SOMEONE THAT IS GOING TO THE CAPITOL FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I WENT TO THE CAPITOL AND TO ADVOCATE.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE AS CITIZENS.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF A VOICE WE HAVE.
EVERY LESS ONE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, EVERY LESS ONE OF US SHOULD WRITE OUR LEGISLATOR EVERY CHANCE WE GET.
THAT WAY WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS, WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR OUR PARENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED THAT.
IT GAVE ME GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO WRITE A LETTER TO SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO THE CAPITOL FOR THE FIRST TIME SO THAT THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THAT, HEY, YOU BELONG THERE, YOU HAVE A VOICE.
USE YOUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR SCHOOLS, AND YOUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
TRUSTEE JAMES, YOU WERE THERE WITH US.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.
>> WELL, BEFORE TONIGHT, ME AND ALL OF THE OTHER EIGHT PEOPLE THAT WENT ON THE TRIP WE ALL SPOKE AND I'M SPEAKING FOR EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US GO.
IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND WE ALL JUST LOVED WALKING CAPITOL, TALKING TO THE SENATORS, LOOKING ON THE FLOOR.
WELL, IT WAS A LOT OF WALKING, [LAUGHTER] BUT NOT TOO.
BUT WE REALLY LOVED THE EXPERIENCE, AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US GO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR AVAILING YOURSELF TO GO.
I WILL JUST CONCLUDE BY SAYING, DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE.
THERE IS MESSAGING OUT THERE THAT IS SAYING THAT THINGS THAT WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THAT THOSE TRAINS HAVE ALREADY LEFT THE STATION AND THAT IS NOT TRUE.
THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN THAT HAS SOLIDIFIED, UTILIZING OR TAKING DOLLARS AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE ARE STILL STANDING IN OPPOSITION TO VOUCHERS AND EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DETERMINATION THAT THAT IS A REALITY IN TEXAS.
I KNOW THAT LEGISLATOR SOME ARE TAKING A VICTORY LAP, BUT THIS FIGHT IS STILL ON.
PLEASE TO TRUSTEE STEVENSON'S POINT, ALLOW YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS NOT EVEN NEARLY OVER.
WE NEED NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE HERE ON THIS DAY AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES, BUT WE NEED THE CROWLEY ISD COMMUNITY TO RISE UP AND ALLOW OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD.
THOSE REPRESENTATIVES IN AUSTIN, THEY WORK FOR US.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, OUR RIGHT, AND OUR PRIVILEGE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT IT IS THAT WE HOLD TRUE TO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY ELSE ACROSS THE STATE, BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ADVOCATE FOR WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT TO SEE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
AGAIN, I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, TO DR. HALL'S POINT, ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND TO OUR ELECTED TRUSTEES AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES.
LISTEN, WHEN I TELL YOU WE WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN, WE BROUGHT THE HEAT.
WE DID AND YOU WOULD BE PROUD OF HOW WE DEMONSTRATED WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT HERE IN OUR DISTRICT TO THE POINT AND THE THEME OF THE NIGHT WE TOLD OUR STORY.
OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HAD TO LISTEN.
JOB WELL DONE, TRUSTEE DAVIS I'LL YIELD TO YOU.
WE'RE WANTING THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY TO ADVOCATE.
ARE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SOMEWHERE ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT.
>> OKAY. SPEAK TO THAT WHEN YOU ADVOCATE WHEN YOU WRITE LETTERS?
>> YES. THEY ARE ON OUR WEBSITE. DR. HALL.
>> JUST LEAN INTO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WITH REGARDS TO I THINK WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS VOUCHERS.
REVIVING OUR PUBLIC DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.
JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT LAST TIME WHICH WAS JUST TO SHORT YEARS AGO, WE HAD THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED DOWN.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE IN VERY, HOW DO WE SAY IT? POLARIZED POLITICAL TIMES.
BUT WHAT WE FOUND OUT IN LAST SESSION WHICH WE COULD STILL FIND OUT IN THIS SESSION IS THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE THAT WE ALL SHARE THAT IN COMMON, AND THAT WE OVERWHELMINGLY WANT TO FUND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TO PRESIDENT DAVIS' POINT, DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYPE THAT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN WON, IT HAS NOT, CONTINUED TO CALL, ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO CALL,
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STAY ACTIVE ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE IT IS A FIGHT THAT WE CAN STILL WIN.>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
IN CONTINUATION WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE SHARING IN REGARDS TO OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, WE JUST WANT TO GIVE SOME CONTINUED REMINDERS AND TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHERE WE STAND WITH EVERYTHING AS TRUSTEE JUNE DAVIS SHARED AND ALL OF THE OTHER TRUSTEES SHARED THAT OUR CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES MADE THEIR WAY TO AUSTIN.
FRONT AND BACK THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, THE FRONT SIDE WAS THE PRIORITIES, THE BACKSIDE WAS OUR SCHOOL QUALITY REPORTS.
AS A REMINDER TO OUR COMMUNITY, SCHOOL SAFETY WAS ONE OF OUR TOP CHOICES FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THEY CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES.
SCHOOL FUNDING IS A HOT TOPIC ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND IN CROWLEY ISD, WE SUPPORT PER PUPIL FUNDING AT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, ADJUSTING THE BASIC FUNDING ALLOTMENT EACH BIENNIUM BASED ON INFLATION.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, THE SAME TRANSPARENCY ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS AND ENROLLMENT PRACTICES FOR ALL SCHOOLS RECEIVING STATE FUNDING, THE CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PROGRAM FOR TRS MEMBERS, AND AS STATED LAST BOARD MEETING, WE STRONGLY OPPOSE MEASURES THAT ERODE LOCAL DISCRETION DIVERTING PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS TO PRIVATELY RUN SCHOOLS THROUGH VOUCHERS, TAX CREDITS, TAXPAYER SAVINGS, GRANTS, TUITION, REIMBURSEMENTS, OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS. DATES OF INTEREST, JUST KEEPING EVERYTHING ALIGNED TO ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
THE REGULAR SESSION BEGAN TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2025 AND IT CONVENED AT NOON.
ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, GOVERNOR ABBOTT ANNOUNCED A SCHOOL CHOICE AS AN EMERGENCY ITEM, SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO TRY TO KEEP SOME MOMENTUM WITH THAT.
THEN ON THE FEBRUARY 5TH, THE SENATE BILL 2 SCHOOL CHOICE PASSED IN THE TEXAS SENATE WITH A 19-12 VOTE.
AS YOU ALL CLEARLY STATED, IT WAS NOT AN OVERWHELMING VOTE IN THE TEXAS SENATE.
TEXAS CURRENTLY EDUCATES 6.3 MILLION STUDENTS, AND THEN ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025, CISD ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL TOOK PLACE.
WE WERE ABLE TO LET SOME OF OUR STUDENT VOICES BE HEARD.
ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025, THE TEXAS HOUSE HAD ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS SORRY, THE TEXAS HOUSE HAS ENOUGH PASSES 75 SORRY, TO BRING SCHOOL CHOICE UP TO A POSSIBLE PAST VOTE, 75 REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SUPPORT THE BILL, BUT AS STATED EARLIER, NOTHING IS FINAL YET.
SIXTY TWO HOUSE DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO OPPOSE HB3 AND 12 REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WHICH IS REALLY GREAT NEWS.
THAT GOES INTO WHAT WE WERE STATING.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING AND CONTACTING LAWMAKERS.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS PUT OUT A LIST OF REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WHO ARE WITHHOLDING SUPPORT AND IT MAYBE THEY CAN GET SOME OF THEIR COLLEAGUES TO COME ON BOARD.
GREAT NEWS, I KNOW THAT MAYBE A FEW OF US HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT REPRESENTATIVE GEREN FROM FORT WORTH AND YOU CAN CONTACT HIM TO SAY, HEY, KEEP FIGHTING FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.
THEN MOVING ON THE DATE OF INTEREST MOVING FORWARD, JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW BESIDES SCHOOL CHOICE.
WE HAVE HAD 476 BILLS IN REGARDS TO EDUCATION THAT HAVE BEEN FILED BY THE TEXAS HOUSE JUST FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THEN 199 BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE TEXAS SENATE.
EDUCATION IS A TOP CONCERN AND PRIORITY.
THEN AS OF THE 27TH, SIX BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED.
THESE ARE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS THAT COULD POSSIBLY SHOW UP ON BALLOT.
THEY'VE BEEN FILED IN THE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION AND ONE BILL HAS BEEN FILED AS A SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION BILL THAT COULD BE SHOWN UP ON AN ACTUAL VOTING BALLOT.
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THOSE ARE SOME HOT TOPICS.THE REASON THOSE COME UP AS A POWERFUL POINT OF DISCUSSION IS BECAUSE NOTHING WILL BE FINAL UNLESS THE TEXAS CITIZENS WHO GO OUT AND VOTE ACTUALLY PASS THOSE.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AMENDING OR ADDING CERTAIN STIPULATIONS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND MANY OF IT HAS TO DO LOCAL OPTIONS ON TAX DOLLARS AND TAXATION.
NO VOUCHERS [NOISE] ARE BIG AND ADAMANT AND TAKING A LOT OF ATTENTION AS WELL, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND WE JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON THAT.
THEN ON FRIDAY, MARCH 14, IT IS THE LAST DAY TO FILE ANY BILLS AND THEN MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, THAT'S WHEN THE REGULAR SESSION CONCLUDES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR YOU ALL AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, MISS BATES. THANK YOU.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS, LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD.
[LAUGHTER] TRUSTEES, WE ARE GOING TO BYPASS OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[11.0 Consent Agenda ]
YOU HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN THE CONSENT AGENDA IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
HEARING NONE, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, SO WE WILL ENTERTAIN [NOISE] A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
>> PRESIDENT DAVIS, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON 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 OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS,
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AGENDA ITEM 12.1, TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR MARY HARRIS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS PLAN.
MARY HARRIS HAS MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
DR. PAUL LEWIS IS THE SUPERVISOR FOR THAT CAMPUS, AND SHE'LL BE LEADING THIS PRESENTATION AND ALSO BE INTRODUCING PRINCIPAL BELL. DR. LEWIS.
>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL BELL.
WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED THIS 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS PLAN HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO HELP WITH INCREASE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AT THE MARY HARRIS CAMPUS.
AS PRINCIPAL BELL SHARES MORE INFORMATION, YOU WILL HEAR THAT THE PLAN DOES ALIGN WITH ALL FOUR OF THE VISION 2030 GOALS.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PRINCIPAL BELL SO THAT SHE CAN DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE CAMPUS AND TO BASICALLY TELL YOU WHY WE HAVE DEVELOPED THIS TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. PRINCIPAL BELL.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
I'M CAPRICIA BELL AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE PRINCIPAL OF MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY.
I'M HERE STANDING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO DISCUSS OUR COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED CSI STATUS.
WHAT IS CSI YOU MIGHT ASK? CSI, SCHOOLS ARE IDENTIFIED BY TEA FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO IMPROVE STUDENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
>> BECAUSE WE'RE A CFI CAMPUS, WE HAD TO IMPLEMENT OR ADOPT A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR TIP.
THE TIP INVOLVES IDENTIFYING AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT, SETTING GOALS, AND DEVELOPING RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES TO BUILD TEACHER CAPACITY AND IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THE TIP ALSO FOLLOWS THE GUIDELINES OF THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK OR ESF, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDELINES OR FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING SCHOOLS.
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THE TIP REQUIRES THAT WE FOCUS ON ESSENTIAL ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT.MARY HARRIS FOCUS ON ESSENTIAL ACTIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND TO BUILD TEACHER CAPACITY THROUGH OBSERVATION.
MARY HARRIS IS FOCUSING ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BY IMPLEMENTING A FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COACHING MODEL THAT ENHANCES TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING COMMUNITIES, AND TARGETED FEEDBACK CYCLES.
THIS STRATEGY INCORPORATES EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION OF TIERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FOSTER COLLABORATIVE DATA ANALYSIS AND INFORMED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES.
THIS IS SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH THAT SAYS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PLCS AND FEEDBACK CYCLES IS TO IMPROVE TEACHER QUALITY, WHICH THEN IMPROVES STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT TEACHER COLLABORATION AND FEEDBACK CYCLES WHEN IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
WE ANTICIPATE EXITING OUR CSI STATUS BASED ON RESEARCH-BASED SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT.
TO SUPPORT OUR ESSENTIAL ACTIONS, WE HAVE REALLOCATED RESOURCES.
THAT'S TIME, FUNDING, AND TALENT.
WE'VE INCREASED AND DEDICATED TIME FOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY PLCS AND FEEDBACK BY RESTRUCTURING SCHEDULES TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS.
WE'VE INVESTED IN TRACKING AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS TO STREAMLINE MONITORING OF INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT PROGRESS.
WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO DELIVER TRAINING ON EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES LIKE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE OTHER REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES LISTED.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THOSE.
AS A RESULT OF THE GOALS SET AND ESSENTIAL ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED THIS CURRENT YEAR, OUR CAMPUS HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN PROGRESS.
TEA HAS IDENTIFIED US AS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRESS CAMPUS ON TRACK TO EXIT CFI STATUS THIS YEAR.
INTERNAL METRICS SHOW MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSING THE GAPS IN PERFORMANCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE JUST COMPLETED SPRING BENCHMARKS AND THAT CURRENT DATA SHOWS THAT THIRD GRADE READING HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR'S 2024 START.
FOURTH GRADE AND FIFTH GRADE READING ARE ALSO MAKING STEADY IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.
I AM HONORED AGAIN TO LEAD MARY HARRIS AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE JOURNEY, MOVING FORWARD AND CONTINUED GROWTH AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN STRATEGIES.
MY STAFF IS HERE, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND.
[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] WE WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU TO MARY HARRIS AT ANYTIME THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TO SEE OUR STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTATION IN ACTION. CROWLEY PRIDE.
>> AT THIS TIME, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRINCIPAL BELL, DR. LEWIS, FOR YOU LADIES AND YOUR STELLAR LEADERSHIP, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU AND TO THE AMAZING STAFF THAT IS HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO YIELD TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING THE TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR MARY HARRIS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? VICE PRESIDENT HALL?
>> THIS IS INTENDED TO BE LIKE A SOFT-TOSS-TYPE QUESTION.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW AND I SEE HOW YOU'VE ALLOCATED RESOURCES AND SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT YOU'VE EMPLOYED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU'RE MEASURING FOR SUCCESS TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE ACHIEVING YOUR BENCHMARKS OR WORKING TOWARDS YOUR GOAL?
>> YOU MEAN AS FAR AS SIMILAR TO OUR BENCHMARK DATA AND UNIT ASSESSMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? WE HAVE TARGET ACTION PLANS IN PLACE CURRENTLY FOR EACH CONTENT, WHERE OUR PLCS ARE VERY STRATEGIC AND THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED ACTION PLANS THAT DETERMINE WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON CAMPUS BASED ON MHS DATA THAT DETERMINES WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON AND WHERE WE NEED TO SEE GROWTH.
IN THOSE PLCS, WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT, WHAT'S ESSENTIAL FOR US,
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AND THEN HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASSESSED.WE'RE ASSESSING THAT DATA WEEKLY AND THEN WE DETERMINE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> JUST FOR CLARITY, PRINCIPAL BELL, PLCS ARE?
>> PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS OUR ACRONYMS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF ACRONYMS IN EDUCATION.
YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR THAT. TRUSTEE STEVENSON?
>> I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, JUST TWO, PROBABLY.
I KNOW WE HAD A PROGRAM CALLED [INAUDIBLE] AT ONE TIME HERE.
DO YOU HAVE THAT AT YOUR CAMPUS?
>> YES, MA'AM, WE DO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND WE ARE ALSO SLATED TO INVITE THEM BACK AGAIN.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MATCH UP OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR STUDENTS THE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK.
>> WHAT ABOUT PARENT PARTICIPATION?
>> WE'RE PROUD OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND PARENT PARTICIPATION.
IT HAS DEFINITELY INCREASED SINCE ME ENTERING THE CAMPUS OR TAKING OVER LEAD OF THE CAMPUS IN 2022.
WE HAVE TURNED OURSELVES INTO A FINE ARTS CAMPUS, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FINE ARTS INITIATIVES AND THAT IN ITSELF HAS INCREASED OUR PARENT PARTICIPATION AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT, SO IT IS INCREASED, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO.
>> YOU HAVE PARENTS COMING IN TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP ONE ON ONE WITH THE CHILDREN OR IT ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED?
>> IT'S ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED.
WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH THE COUNCIL TO COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT IT IS A PRIORITY GOAL OF OURS.
>> AWESOME. DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
I JUST WENT THROUGH IT BECAUSE I STEPPED OUT FOR A SECOND, BUT JUST BASED ON WHAT TRUSTEE STEVENSON WAS SAYING, WITH THOSE OTHER IDEAS, SO I'M LOOKING AT, FOR INSTANCE, SLIDE 4 WITH THE STRATEGY.
TWO OR THREE OF THEM INVOLVED ON THE TEACHER SIDE, AND SO I'M WONDERING JUST BASED ON WHAT SHE'S SAYING, ARE THERE ANY OTHER STRATEGIC POINTS THAT COULD BE ADDED BECAUSE THIS IS ON THE TEACHER DIRECTIVE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPONENTS THAT COULD SUPPORT A STRATEGY FOR IMPROVEMENT? I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TODAY, BUT JUST CONSIDERING SOME OTHER AREAS THAT COULD BE ADDED.
>> THAT MAKE IT COMPREHENSIVE.
>> WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, WE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC VISIT AND OBSERVATION WHERE THEY TOOK A LOOK AT EVERY SYSTEM THAT WAS IN PLACE AT MARY HARRIS AND THEY GAVE US FEEDBACK ON THOSE THINGS.
FROM THAT, ONCE WE GOT OUR FEEDBACK AND OUR OUTCOME, WE LOOKED AT THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS GIVEN AND THEN WE THEN MADE IMPROVEMENTS.
YES, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING CAPACITY WAS DEFINITELY ONE AREA TO IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT WAS ALSO ONE AREA THAT WOULD IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND THEN ALSO ENSURING THAT WE WERE STRATEGIC IN OUR HIRING PROCESS AND MAKING SURE WE HAD THE BEST TEACHERS IN FRONT OF STUDENTS.
WE HAD TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR HIRING PROCESS AND THEN HOW WE MADE SURE WE HAD THE BEST TEACHERS.
THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE WERE GIVEN FEEDBACK ON AND WE WERE SUGGESTED TO FOCUS ON AS WELL, SO WE FOCUSED ON MANY AREAS.
THERE ARE OTHER STRATEGIES, BUT AGAIN, WE TAKE THOSE SMALL BITES AND WE DECIDED THAT TEACHER CAPACITY AND BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY WILL GIVE US THE BIG BANG FOR OUR BUCK IN MAKING SURE STUDENTS ACHIEVE, SO WE'RE FOCUSING ON THOSE.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. EXCUSE ME.
YOU SAID TEA HAS DETERMINED UP TO THIS POINT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY AND GET OFF OF THAT TIA STATUS.
WHAT DATA OR INFORMATION DO THEY USE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AT THIS POINT SHORT OF TAKING STAAR TEST?
>> MS. DAVIS, WHAT HAPPENS IS TEA, I THINK, TWO YEARS AGO, THEY LOOKED PRIMARILY AT READING AND MATH STAAR DATA.
THEY LOOK PRIMARILY AT WHERE THEY WERE ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AGO AND MAYBE THREE, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S TWO.
THE FIRST YEAR, THEY CONSIDERED A TARGETED A COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT PLAN CAMPUS.
AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, THEN THEY LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF READING AND MATH AT THE THIRD GRADE LEVEL PRIMARILY, AND THEY IDENTIFY, IS THIS CAMPUS MAKING PROGRESS OR NOT? IF THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS, THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE TO DO THIS PLAN AGAIN, AND SO WE HAVE TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT WE PRESENT IS JUST ONE STRATEGY FROM THAT PLAN.
WHAT WE PRESENTED TONIGHT IS JUST ONE STRATEGY THAT WE'RE USING, BUT EVEN BASED ON THE STAAR'S DATA FROM LAST YEAR, FROM THE '24 TEST COMPARED TO THE '23 TEST.
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MARY HARRIS APPROVED BY OVER 15%, SO THEY MADE PROGRESS, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO COMPLETE ANOTHER PLAN.WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THAT BASED ON THE INTERNAL DATA THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, IF THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE THE PROGRESS, WE THINK WE WILL, THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THE PLAN IN THE FUTURE.
>> TEA MADE THAT STATEMENT THAT WE'LL PROBABLY BE OKAY THIS YEAR, BASED ON LAST YEAR, OR ARE THEY LOOKING AT BENCHMARK DATA SO FAR THIS YEAR? SINCE WE HAVEN'T TAKEN START YET, HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY THIS YEAR?
>> LET ME CLARIFY. TEA DIDN'T SAY THAT.
IN ORDER TO BE REQUIRED TO DO THE TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IT'S BASED ON READING AND MATH PERFORMANCE, TWO YEARS AGO BEFORE BELL GOT THERE.
THE YEAR SHE GOT THERE, WE HAD TO DO THE PLAN AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE TO DO THE PLAN FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPLETING THE PLAN, YOU MOVE FROM A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPUS TO A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPUS THAT'S CONSIDERED PROGRESS.
BASED ON THE SCORES THAT THEY ACHIEVED LAST YEAR, THEY HIT THE PROGRESS MARK, AND SO WHAT IT SIMPLY SAYS IS THE MARY HARRIS HAS TO CONTINUE TO DO THE PLAN AND THEY'RE ALL MAKING PROGRESS, AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE THE SAME PROGRESS THIS YEAR, THEN THEY WON'T HAVE TO DO THE PLAN AGAIN.
IF IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE PROGRESS, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO DO THE PLAN AGAIN.
IN ADDITION, THOUGH, WE SHARED ONE STRATEGY TONIGHT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PUTTING IN PLACE.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL STRATEGY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING FORWARD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW WITH BOTH HARGRAVE AND WALKER AND EVEN MEADOWCREEK, WE IMPLEMENTED THE ETSY MODEL, WHERE WE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS, INCREASE THE TIME FOR STUDENTS, INCREASE THE TIME FOR TEACHERS, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE CAMPUSES, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST TO REALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE OTHER CAMPUSES, WE'RE PLANNING TO ACTUALLY DO THE SAME THING WITH MARY HARRIS GOING FORWARD.
DR. LEWIS, I KNOW THERE WAS A CALL I BELIEVE LAST NIGHT WITH PARENTS.
JUST GIVE ME YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THAT CALL AND WHAT WAS THE FEEDBACK LAST NIGHT.
>> YES, WE HAD OUR FIRST PARENT ZOOM JUST LAST NIGHT.
WE HAD OVER 40 FAMILIES THAT WERE ON THE ZOOM AND IT WAS A VERY GREAT TURNOUT.
WE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF THE FAMILIES.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF CONCERNS FROM SOME OF THE FAMILIES WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY DID NOT WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO RETURN, AND SOME WERE CONCERNED WITH THEM, MAYBE NOT HAVING THEIR ENTIRE SUMMER FOR THAT FREE TIME OR WHATEVER, BUT WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THOSE ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS OF LEARNING AND THAT HOW THE RESEARCH BEHIND IT SHOWS THAT IF YOU GO TO SCHOOL THOSE ADDITIONAL DAYS THAT IT HELPS TO CUT BACK ON THAT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL OF THAT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL DAYS WITH MARY HARRIS NEXT YEAR.
WE ANSWERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE, WE HAVE A FAQ, YOU GUYS CAN SEE ONLINE FOR MORE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRANSFER PROCESS.
LOTS OF THINGS, BUT ALL THE FEEDBACK WAS VERY POSITIVE.
WE HAD PARENTS WHO WERE WANTING TO VOLUNTEER.
WE EVEN HAD ONE MOTHER WHO HAS A FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AND SHE WAS WANTING HER CHILD STILL TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE FOR THOSE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL BEFORE HE ENTERS INTO SIXTH GRADE.
LOTS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING ETSY AT MARY HARRIS AND SEEING A LOT OF THE SAME SUCCESSES AND EVEN MORE THAT OUR OTHER CAMPS HAVE EXPERIENCED HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
>> THAT'S GOOD. MS. LIZ, DO WE ASK FORMER PARENTS THAT HAVE HAD STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH PROGRAMS AT OTHER SCHOOLS TO MAYBE GIVE THEIR TESTIMONIALS? SOMETIMES, THEY HEAR US AND IT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, IT'S REQUIRED, AND IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE JARGON IN SOME CASES, BUT IF THEY HEAR EXPERIENCES AND THE SUCCESS BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S THERE, BUT IF WE HAVE THEM TO HELP PROMOTE THIS TO THE NEW FAMILIES THAT ARE ENTERING THIS PROGRAM, THAT MAY BE HELPFUL.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.
MAYBE AT OUR NEXT PARENT MEETING, WE MAY GET PARENTS FROM WALKER AND HARGRAVE TO HELP US TO COMMUNICATE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
BECAUSE I KNOW AS A PARENT, IF YOUR KID HAS STARTED SCHOOL IN JULY,
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THE FIRST CONCERN IS WHAT ABOUT SUMMER? THEY COULD TALK TO THEM ABOUT HOW THEY DEALT WITH THAT AT ALL.>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, DR. MCFARLAND.
WITH THE MOVE TO ETSY, WILL THE CAMPUS BE RECONSTITUTED OR WHAT WILL STAFFING LOOK LIKE?
>> GREAT QUESTION. WE WILL FOLLOW THE SAME MODEL THAT WE DID AT WALKER AND HARGRAVE.
THE CAMPUS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL BE PRESENT BOTH AT MARY HARRIS.
WE WILL BE RECONSTITUTING, WHICH MEANS THAT THE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO REAPPLY AND ACTUALLY HAVE TO AGREE AND THE MAIN THING IS THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE TEACHER.
WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS, BUT THEY HAVE TO EITHER SIGN ON TO DO THAT OR THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW OR HAVE OTHER OTHER POSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
I BELIEVE, DR. BELL, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE EMPLOYEES ON LAST FRIDAY, I BELIEVE, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? AGAIN, PRINCIPAL BELL, DR. LEWIS, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
TRUSTEES, THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS ONE.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD FOR THE SECOND.
TRUSTEES, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
>> THERE WE GO. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 12.2, MAY 3RD,2025, BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MISS MONTALVO WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCFARLAND, PRESIDENT DAVIS, STATE TRUSTEE.
IN LINE WITH BOARD GOAL 2, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, AS YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT IS CONDUCTING A GENERAL ELECTION MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TRUSTEE PLACES 5, 6, AND 7.
TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA AND TRUSTEE PLACE 7, KELICIA STEVENSON, ARE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES.
THEREFORE, FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE GOVERNING BODY MUST CERTIFY THE UNOPPOSED STATUS, AND THE GOVERNING BODY MUST MEET AND ACCEPT THIS CERTIFICATION.
INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET WERE DRAFT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR BOTH TRUSTEES, PLACES 6 AND 7.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, TRUSTEES? THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, IF THERE IS ONE.
>> I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025, BOARD OF TRUSTEES CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES, DECLARING GARY GRASSIA, CISD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PLACE 6, AND KELISIA LON STEVENSON, CISD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, PLACE 7.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HALL, FOR THE MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUSTEE KELICIA STEVENSON, AS WELL AS VICE PRESIDENT GARY GRASSIA.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 12.3 2025/2026 SCHOOL CALENDAR, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS, MR. CARSON IS HERE TO BEGIN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT '25/'26 SCHOOL CALENDAR. MR. CARSON.
>> THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, THIS PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM ALIGNS WITH ALL FOUR OF OUR DISTRICT GOALS.
THIS IS THE BASE CALENDAR FOR TRADITIONAL CAMPUSES.
YOU LEARNED ABOUT ATC AND WE TALKED ABOUT CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
THOSE WILL HAVE OTHER CALENDARS ONCE THIS TRADITIONAL CALENDAR IS APPROVED.
THIS YEAR, WE PRESENTED TWO DRAFT OPTIONS FOR REVIEW BY A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO ZOOM IN TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OPTION A AND B HERE.
FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, ALL THE DATES WERE THE SAME, BUT THERE WERE SOME DIFFERENCES FOR OUR TEACHERS BETWEEN OPTION A AND B.
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THE BIG ONE WITH OPTION A WAS TO LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO HOW THE CALENDAR LOOK THIS YEAR.TEACHER CONTRACTS WOULD BEGIN ON THURSDAY, JULY 31ST, THEN BE EIGHT DAYS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STAFF WORK DAYS BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL.
THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED TEACHERS TO HAVE A FOUR-DAY WEEKEND AT LABOR DAY AND THEIR CONTRACTS IN TUESDAY, MAY 26.
BUT WE ALSO KNEW THAT GOING BACK TO THAT FIRST BULLET THAT STARTING TEACHER CONTRACTS IN JULY IS A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW FOR OUR EDUCATORS WHO ARE TAKING A WELL-DESERVED SUMMER OFF, AND SO WE PRESENTED THEN AN OPTION B.
VERY SIMILAR STILL THE SAME FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, BUT THOSE TEACHER CONTRACTS WOULD INSTEAD BEGIN MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH.
THERE'D BE SIX DAYS OF PD AND STAFF WORK DAYS BEFORE THE STUDENTS START ON THAT TUESDAY, AUGUST 12.
TEACHERS WOULD GET A THREE-DAY WEEKEND AT LABOR DAY INSTEAD OF THAT FOUR DAY AND THEIR TEACHER CONTRACTS WOULD END WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, SO THEY'D HAVE THAT EXTRA DAY AND THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE YEAR TO GET SOME EARNED OFF CREDIT BUT PARTICIPATING IN OTHER PD, SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME IN THAT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY IN MAY.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND US.
THIS ALIGNS WITH THEIR START DATES AND MAJOR HOLIDAYS LIKE WINTER BREAK, SPRING BREAK, THANKSGIVING, AND THOSE THINGS.
WHAT WE DID IS WE ASKED ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR CAMPUS LEADERS, WHICH OPTION DO YOU PREFER? OVERWHELMINGLY, THE VOTE WAS FOR OPTION B, 252 VOTES, 114. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE MORE THAN 360 PEOPLE TAKE THAT SURVEY, HELP US A LOT, HELP CONFIRM THAT START DATE OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 FOR THOSE EDUCATORS.
TONIGHT, WE WILL BE RECOMMENDING YOUR APPROVAL OF CALENDAR OPTION B FOR '25/'26.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THOSE AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. TRUSTEES, I WILL YIELD FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MANY TEACHERS DO WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT?
>> WE HAVE MORE THAN 2,000 EMPLOYEES.
I THINK DR. BERRY TEACHERS ARE PROBABLY AT AROUND 1,200.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE TOOK THE SURVEY? IS IT ALL STAFF?
>> WE HAD 366 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY, WHICH IS A REALLY GREAT RESPONSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE RATE FOR SURVEY PARTICIPATION.
SO WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
.. I SAW THAT. I WAS THINKING THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. [LAUGHTER]
>> CALENDARS ARE ALWAYS A HOT TOPIC, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THEIR INPUT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES, COMMENTS?
>> JUST TO CONFIRM, BOTH OPTIONS HAVE DATES AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.
WAS THE OPTION A ALSO AFTER MEMORIAL?
>> YES, MA'AM. OPTION A AND B.
OPTION A HAS ONE DAY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIME FOR TEACHERS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY OPTION DAY. OPTION B HAS TWO.
BUT MS. ROE AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM, OFFICE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, WILL BE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR WHERE STAFF CAN EARN PD DAYS AND EARN OFF THOSE DAYS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.
THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PROVIDE INCENTIVE FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL PDS TO GET THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES, COMMENTS? TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> WHEN WILL WE START AGAIN NEXT YEAR?
>> DO WE GET TO TAKE OFF AGAIN? DID WE PUT THAT IN THE CALENDAR ALREADY? [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S DEFINITELY IN OUR MIND.
>> I ACTED BACK. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, TRUSTEES.
THE RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN MADE, AND SO WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
>> PRESIDENT DAVIS, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE OPTION B CALENDAR FOR THE 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON, MAYFIELD FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? .. SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, 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 12.4, RFP 050 2024/2025 KITCHEN EQUIPMENT FOR DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY, MEADOWCREEK ELEMENTARY, AND SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. WALKER HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. WALKER.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, PRESIDENT, MS. DAVIS, [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING IN REGARDS TO OUR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, ALSO ALIGNED WITH BID PACKAGE 5.
BENEFIT IN DEER CREEK, MEADOWCREEK, AND SYCAMORE.
IT WAS OPENED OR ADVERTISED ON THE 18TH OF DECEMBER, IT CLOSED ON 14TH JANUARY AND WE AWARDED THE VENDORS ON THE 21ST.
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NOW, ONE REASON, IF YOU LOOK AND YOU NOTICED THAT THERE'S NOT OUR NORMAL TIME SPAN IN BETWEEN THE OPENING AND THE CLOSING, THAT WAS BASED ON MISS POWER'S, I'M SORRY, ON HER EXPERTISE AND ALLOWING THE BIDDERS EXTRA DAYS DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS.I TELL YOU ANY TIME MISS POWER'S HAS A CHANCE TO ASSIST US IN OUR PRACTICES, IT GOES PRETTY WELL. NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE REPLACING.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT BUYING EQUIPMENT THAT IS FOR INDUSTRY USE IS THAT IT LASTS.
THE BAD THING ABOUT BUYING EQUIPMENT FOR INDUSTRY IS THAT IT LASTS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT REPLACING THE EQUIPMENT, THIS EQUIPMENT CAN GO TEENS, IT CAN GO 20 OF YEARS AND BEING SERVICED.
WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE TECHNICIANS THAT CAN ALSO REPAIR THESE ITEMS AND KEEP THEM GOING.
BUT WITH THE REMODEL AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE CAMPUS IS ONLY NATURAL THAT WE REPLACE THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS, AND WE DID THIS RP A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE DID A LINE ITEM FOR EACH PRODUCT.
THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM IS A MILK COOLER.
IF YOU LOOK, YOU'LL SEE THE QUANTITY WE REQUESTED WAS SIX.
THE LOWEST BID WAS $4,425.82. THAT WAS THE LOWEST BID.
HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AND YOU WILL SEE SHIPPING AT 594, PUSHING THEIR BID UP TO 27,148.92.
THEREFORE, VENDOR B WAS THE LOW BIDDER AND THEN THEY WERE AWARDED THE BID FOR THE MILK COOLER, WHICH WAS NUMBER 4. NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE VENDORS THAT WE HAD BID. WE DIDN'T PUT THE NAMES.
WE JUST PUT A, B, C, D, E, F, G AND H. YOU WILL SEE TO THE SIDE THAT VENDOR 8 RECEIVED 19, 20 AND 21 LINE ITEMS, VENDOR B 13, 14, 15 AND 17, VENDOR C 12 AND 16, VENDOR D 6, 8, 9, 10 AND 11, VENDOR E 5, VENDOR F 4 AND 18, AND VENDOR H RECEIVED 2 AND 3.
FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $421,713.06.
THAT'S MY PRESENTATION, I WILL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. MR. WALKER, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE STEVENSON?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. IN THIS PURCHASE, AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO MISS POWER, DO WE GET ANY REBATES OFF OF THESE EQUIPMENTS THAT WE'RE PURCHASING HERE?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A CISD BID, SO WE WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY REBATE ON THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
NOW, THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHERE VENDORS WILL PUT IN THEIR BID, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BIDDING ON CISD BID, THAT THEY'RE UTILIZING A COOPERATIVE AND WHICH WE CAN THEN PIGGYBACK OFF OF THE COOPERATIVE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUR BID SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET A REBATE, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE, THERE WAS NOT.
>> BILL MENTIONED THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM OUR 240 ACCOUNT AS WELL, AND IT WAS ALSO INCLUDED ON OUR SPIN-DOWN PLAN.
>> [LAUGHTER] WITH THESE BIDS AND I KNOW THEY OPERATE JUST LIKE ALL OUR OTHER BIDS.
BUT WITH THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, I NOTICED THEIR MILK COOLERS.
WHEN THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES BID ON THEM, IS IT THE SAME MILK COOLER OR SLIGHT VARIATION IN TERMS OF CAPACITY OR SOMETHING ELSE?
>> EXCELLENT QUESTION. THIS PARTICULAR BID, WE DID APPLES FOR APPLES.
IN THE PAST, WE HAVE GIVEN COMPANIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AS LONG AS IT WAS THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.
WITH THIS PARTICULAR BID, WE SAID, I'LL JUST SAY MAYTAG, FOR INSTANCE.
WE SAID WE WANT A MAYTAG COOLER.
WE GAVE THEM A MODAL NUMBER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
ANYTHING THAT WE RECEIVED THAT WASN'T MAYTAG 1203, THEN THAT BID WAS THROWN OUT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. DR. ROBINSON?
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I KNOW I THINK MANY OF THESE CAMPUSES HAVE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
FOR THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, SINCE THERE'S MULTIPLE VENDORS, IS THERE A TIMELINE LIKE, YOU CAN'T INSTALL THIS UNTIL THIS IS DONE? OR IS THERE STAGING WHEN WE RECEIVE IT?
>> NO, MA'AM. ONCE WE GET THE EQUIPMENT, IT'S GOING INTO THE CAMPUS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON. TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.
ARE THESE BRAND-NEW EQUIPMENT OR A REFURBISH?
>> OH, NO, MA'AM. THIS IS BRAND NEW.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SINCE YOU SAID INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LAST, WHAT IS THE LIFETIME LIFESPAN?
>> IT VARIES PER BASED ON THE PRODUCT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE COOLERS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE ONES THAT GO THE QUICKEST, AND WE GET 4-5 YEARS ON THE COOLERS EASY.
YOU THINK ABOUT THE COOLERS ARE ACTUALLY WORKING PRETTY MUCH 24/7.
.. MY QUESTION IS, WAS THIS A BEST-VALUE BID? WAS IT LOWEST PRICE?
>> LOWEST PRICE BASED ON THE ITEM THAT WE REQUESTED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES?
>> MR. WALKER, YOU MENTIONED 240.
IF YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD, I KNOW THEY UNDERSTAND, BUT JUST EXPLAIN JUST WHAT 240 IS.
>> WITH OUR CHILD NUTRITION CONTRACT, OUR GUARANTEE, WHICH HAS CHANGED THIS PAST YEAR.
BUT WE WOULD RECEIVE MONEY BACK BASICALLY FROM THE STATE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WE CAN ONLY OPERATE WITH ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WHEN WE GO PAST A CERTAIN AMOUNT, THEN WE HAVE TO SPEND THOSE MONIES DOWN, AND WE CAN ONLY REALLY SPEND THEM IN RELATIONSHIP TO ITEMS THAT BENEFIT OUR CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT.
>> TRUSTEES, THIS IS A ACTION ITEM OR A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM, AND SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME IF THERE IS ONE.
>> PRESIDENT DAVIS, I MOVE THAT WE AWARD CONTRACTS TO THE VENDORS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
SO YOU WANT ME TO READ ALL THOSE?
>> MISSION RS LINE ITEMS 19, 20 AND 21, AND THE AMOUNT OF $44,442.
OSWALD RS LINE ITEMS 13, 14, 15 AND 17, AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,231.64.
DOUGLAS EQUIPMENT, LINE ITEMS 12 AND 16, $19,613.67, HOLNARY DEPOT LINE ITEM 68910 AND 11, AND THE AMOUNT OF $299,531.22.
A SMART RSC LINE ITEM 5 IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,619.99.
EDWARD DON AND COMPANY LINE ITEMS 4 AND 18, IN THE AMOUNT OF 36,660.54.
ISI, NO LINE ITEMS, AND THE SUPREME FIXTURE COMPANY LINE ITEMS 1 AND 2, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,614, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED $421,713.06.. ALL AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD FOR THAT MOTION.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HALL, FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY READINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. MR. WALKER, YOU JUST STAY THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 12.5 RFP 051 2025 STYROFOAM RECYCLE UNITS, ELEMENTARY USE.
>> YES, SIR. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PRESENTING THIS ONE AND YOU'LL SEE WHY IN A SECOND.
THIS IS OUR STYROFOAM RECYCLE UNIT RFP FOR THE 17 ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES IN CROWLEY ISD.
I'M GOING TO REFRESH YOUR MIND.
I KNOW YOU'LL SEEN THIS PICTURE BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 95,000 TRADES RIGHT THERE ON THAT PALETTE.
EACH BRICK, AS THEY CALL IT, IS ABOUT 1,000 TRADES.
IF YOU WOULD PICTURE THE VOLUME THAT 95,000 TRADES THAT ARE NOT COMPRESSED.
THINK ABOUT THE VOLUME OF SPACE THAT THOSE TRADES WILL TAKE UP.
WITH STYROFOAM WHICH HAS MAYBE A 500 YEAR LIFESPAN POSSIBLY,
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YOU THINK ABOUT THE ITEMS AND THE PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUT OF THE LANDFILL BY USING THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT RIGHT HERE.THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS AS WELL, THOSE BRICKS CAN BE RECYCLED BACK INTO STYROFOAM AND PLASTICS.
THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT.
THE RFP WAS ADVERTISED ON 23RD OF JANUARY, IT CLOSED IN FEBRUARY ON THE SEVENTH AND WE HAD OUR EVALUATION ON THE 11TH OF FEBRUARY.
ONCE AGAIN, AND I DIDN'T MENTION THIS ON THE FIRST ONE, THIS IS ANOTHER TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WE GOT PERMISSION AND CONSENT TO GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS RFP.
WHEN WE HAVE ITEMS OVER $10,000, WE HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM THE STATE AND THEY BLESS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
AS YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM IN RED, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY WAS INCLUDED ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS EXAMPLE OF THE LINE ITEM.
YOU SEE THE QUANTITY IS 17, THE PER UNIT COST IS $28,300, AND FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $481,100.
LIKE I SAID, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS BEING FUNDED FROM THE 240 ACCOUNTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THE TAPPING STACK IS WHERE THE TRAYS GO NEXT TO THE TRAYS, YOU SEE OBVIOUSLY THE TRASH CAN.
THEY PUT ALL THE FOOD WASTE, PAPER GOODS, GO IN THE TRASH CAN.
I GOT TO GIVE MR. WEST A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS THAT HE AND DR.
LANE PUT IN PLACE REALLY MADE NORTH CROWLEY'S PROGRAM FLOURISHED THIS YEAR.
BUT THE PARTNERS AT ABM, THEY'LL COME BETWEEN LUNCH PERIODS AND TAKE ALL THOSE TRAYS OUT, THEY'LL BAG THEM UP IN TRASH BAGS, AND THEN THEY PUT THEM IN OUR BLUE RECYCLED TRASH CANS.
SLIDE RIGHT THERE. THEN AT THE END OF THE LUNCH PERIODS, OUR PARTNERS FROM SODEXO, THEY COME THROUGH, TAKE THE CANS BACK TO THE RECYCLE UNIT AND THEY ENTER THEM INTO RECYCLE UNIT.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS WHERE THE EXCITEMENT COMES FROM.
I CALLED OUR SCIENCE COORDINATING DISTRICT LAST WEEK AND I WAS LIKE, HEY, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT SOME TEKS OR SOME RELATED TO CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING AND SHE EMAILED ME THIS LIKE 20 MINUTES LATER.
[LAUGHTER] THE GOOD THING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO IS BECAUSE A LOT OF PROGRAMS CAN TALK ABOUT THEORY, THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THEORY ALL DAY.
OUR KIDS AT THE FIFTH GRADE, FOURTH GRADE, AND THIRD GRADE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING THROUGH TEKS.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THEY GET TO TALK ABOUT IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEN SEE THE PRACTICE IN ACTION EVERY DAY IN THE CAFETERIA.
THAT JUST CAUGHT MY FANCY WHEN SHE SENT THAT TO ME. NEXT SLIDE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR PARTNERS AT SODEXO, WILL RECOGNIZE AND REWARD ONE OUTSTANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE EXCEPTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR THAT ACTIVITY IN THE PROGRAM IN THE RECYCLING PROGRAM.
NOW I KNOW WE MAY HAVE SOME LEARNERS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO MILK OR WHATEVER.
WE HAVE THE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE SHERBET AS WELL.
SODEXO HAS COMMITTED TO REWARD OUR CAMPUSES AND THAT'S THE PARTNERSHIP AND THAT'S EXCELLENT ON THEIR BEHALF.
I WILL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS.
MR. WALKER, YOU SAID THAT WHEN YOU PRESENTED THIS, DID YOU SAY TO THE STATE, AND THEY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED IT?
>> WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WEBSITE BY THE STATE.
WE HAVE TO ENTER OUR REQUEST TO WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT TO DO, HOW WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY.
THEY ASK US A FEW QUESTIONS, BUT THEY GAVE US A BLESSING, THEY GAVE US THE THUMBS UP, SO WE DID GET THE YEAH.
>> IS THERE ANY RECOGNITION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT FOR US DOING THIS RECYCLING THING? DO THEY HAVE ANY RECOGNITION THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVES?
>> NO, MA'AM. THEY DO NOT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU.
ONE THING I DIDN'T MENTION EARLIER, THEY'RE THE LARGEST DEALER OF RECYCLE UNITS IN THE STATE, STYLE GENIE RECYCLING SOLUTIONS.
THEY'RE THE LARGEST DEALER IN THE STATE.
WE WILL BE THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAS 100% OF THE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A RECYCLING PROGRAM.
THE NEXT CLOSEST DISTRICT IS LEWISVILLE WITH ABOUT 20,
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I THINK THEY SAID 20 OR 25% OF THEIR SCHOOLS.>> WE WON'T GET ANY RECOGNITION?
>> WE WON'T GET ANY RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE. NO, MA'AM.
WHENEVER WE GO AROUND AND WE ARE AT THE MEETINGS WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS, WE WILL PROMOTE CROWLEY ISD.
THEY WILL KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. [APPLAUSE]
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY WE KNOW HOW TO TELL OUR STORIES.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MR. WALKER.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES?
>> I JUST WANT TO [INAUDIBLE].
>> THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT OUR YOUNGER LEARNERS, THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT RECYCLING.
THEN I SEE AS THEY GET OLDER, AS THEY GET IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'LL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO DO IT.
WE STARTED WITH THE SENIORS AND JUNIORS AND TRYING TO GET SOME OF THEM GROWN ADULTS TO SEE THE VISION, THINK ABOUT IT BUT THEN WITH OUR YOUNG LEARNERS, DOING IT IN ELEMENTARY, IT'S GOING TO BE SECOND NATURE WHEN THEY GET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHEN THEY GET IN HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PART OF IT. THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEES, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME IF THERE IS ONE.
>> I RECOMMEND AWARDING THE RFP TO FOODSERVICE SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, LLC AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MR. WALKER.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 12.6 RFP 052, 2024, 2027 TECHNOLOGY INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARDS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. CAMPBELL HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. CAMEL.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, DR. MCFARLAND, AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARDS.
WE STARTED THIS PROCESS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, STARTED TALKING ABOUT HAVING INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND WHAT THEY COULD DO FOR THE STUDENTS.
IN THE LAST YEAR, WE ENGAGED OVER 40 TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, FINE ARTS, SPED, FINANCE, CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, MAINTENANCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ATLAS CONSULTING TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH US AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS ALL LOOKS LIKE.
WE PUT THE RFP OUT LAST MONTH.
WE'VE ENGAGED ALL THESE TEACHERS WE BROUGHT IN VENDORS IN FOR DEMONSTRATIONS, LAID HANDS ON DISPLAYS, PLAYED THE DISPLAYS, HAD TEACHERS LOOK AT DISPLAYS, HAVE PUT DISPLAYS IN CLASSROOMS. REALLY IN THE PROCESS OF THIS, WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE COME TO A GOOD POINT THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TWO OF OUR DISTRICTS GOALS, ONE BEING A THRIVING STUDENTS, THIRD BEING EMPOWERING THE STAFF.
NEXT SLIDE. IN OUR PROCESS OF DOING THIS, WE SAID THAT THERE'S BENEFITING OF PROVIDING INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, ENHANCED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, MULTI-SENSORY LEARNING, COLLABORATION AMONG THE STUDENTS.
THERE'S IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK THAT THE STUDENTS GET.
THERE'S AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THIS PROCESS. THAT'S WHAT WE LEARNED.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S A STUDY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW THAT SYNTHESIZED 44 DIFFERENT INTERACTIVE DISPLAY STUDIES AND SAID THAT THIS REALLY ENGAGES STUDENTS' HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING THING.
THE HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING DEFINED IS IT HELP STUDENTS ANALYZE BETTER, EVALUATE BETTER, APPLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING BETTER AND HELPS THEM IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF DOING THIS.
THE KEY FACTORS THAT WE LOOKED AT INCLUDE THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP.
THERE ARE CERTAIN LICENSING THAT HAPPENS NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT DOWN THE LINE.
CONTINUED TRAINING, THAT WE DIDN'T WANT SOMEONE WHO JUST DROPS THEM OFF, TELLS US HOW TO USE THEM AND LEAVES, BUT SOMEONE WHO'S IN PARTNER WITH US AND WORK WITH US THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
LONGEVITY. MOST OF THE DISPLAYS WILL LAST ABOUT 7-10 YEARS.
THE WARRANTIES LAST ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
THE LIFE CYCLE WAS A REALLY BIG FACTOR AS WELL.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO BUY A PRODUCT THAT WAS IN THE LAST YEAR OF ITS LIFE CYCLE BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE ALL THESE PURCHASED AND INSTALLING THESE.
THEY'RE ONTO THE NEXT LIFE CYCLE OF THEIR PRODUCT.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING WAS THE CASTING TECHNOLOGY, THAT WE DON'T WANT TEACHERS TIED TO THE DESK AND THAT THEY CAN CAST FROM THEIR COMPUTER TO THE SCREEN.
BUT ULTIMATELY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE EFFECTIVENESS IN ENHANCING THE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND REALLY THE SOFTWARE AND HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THIS, HOW SPED CAN USE THIS FOR OUR VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS.
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OUR CHOICE WAS A BENQ PRO.AGAIN, WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENDORS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A 65" IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 75 IN THE SECONDARIES, 85" IN LABS, ART ROOMS, AND OTHER ATYPICAL CLASSROOMS. NOW THESE ARE NOT JUST ARBITRARY SIZES THAT WE THREW UP THERE.
THESE ARE BASED ON RESEARCH AND METRICS AS FAR AS THE SIZE OF THE CLASSROOM, HOW MANY STUDENTS THERE ARE.
REALLY WITH THE 65", THE CLASSROOM'S LIMIT IS 22, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER LEARNERS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO INTERACT THE SCREEN, THEY CAN'T REACH THE TOP OF THE 85" DISPLAY.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THE 65" OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 75 IN THE SECONDARY, AGAIN, BECAUSE THOSE CLASSES A LITTLE BIT LARGER, THERE'S MORE STUDENTS.
THEN WHEN YOU GET INTO THOSE LABS AND THE ART ROOMS, THOSE THINGS, THEY'RE BIGGER, SO WE HAD THOSE 85 INCH DISPLAYS WITH THAT.
IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TONIGHT, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND LARGE PURCHASE WE'VE DONE FOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE FIRST ONE WAS WAS THE TEACHER LAPTOPS THAT WE VOTED ON LAST YEAR AND YOU APPROVED.
THE REASON WE WENT WITH THESE IS BECAUSE THEY TURN INTO TABLETS, SO NOW THE TEACHERS CAN TAKE THEIR COMPUTER WITH THEM.
THEY CAN WALK AROUND THE ROOM.
THEY CAN TALK TO THE STUDENTS AND NOT BE MORE TETHERED TO THE DESK ANYMORE.
IN A SENSE, WE CAN HAVE FREE RANGE TEACHING GOING ON.
THEY'RE NOT BOUND BY THE TABLE MORE.
THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE ABOUT THIS.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'D LOVE TO ANSWER THEM AS BEST I CAN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL. I WILL PAUSE.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING FOR CROWLEY ISD.
AS YOU STATED, IT MODERNIZES THE CLASSROOM.
IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BE MORE ENGAGED, TEACHERS, AS YOU SAID, CAN WALK AROUND THE ROOM.
THEY CAN EVEN CAST FROM THEIR PHONES IF THEY WANT TO AND THEY CAN CONNECT.
I AM TRULY EXCITED BECAUSE IT TAKES US AWAY FROM THE WHITEBOARDS AND BRINGS IN THAT INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE TALK ABOUT, THAT WE WANT STUDENTS TO HAVE.
THEN THEY GET TO JUST GO UP AND TOUCH IT.
ARE THEY ONLY MOUNTED OR DO YOU HAVE PORTABLE BOARDS? ARE WE PURCHASING PORTABLE?
>> THE MAJORITIES WILL BE MOUNTED IN THE CLASSROOM.
SOME OF THESE WILL BE ON ROLLERS LIKE IN ART ROOMS, IN LIBRARIES THAT THEY CAN MOVE AROUND AND BE PORTABLE.
>> THEN ALSO ARE THEY COMING WITH EMBEDDED APPS ALREADY?
>> YES. THEY'LL HAVE EMBEDDED APPS.
MOST OF THE APPS WHEN WE HAD ALL OF THEM COMING IN, WE REALIZED MOST OF THESE APPS ARE THE SAME AND MOST OF THEM REALLY USE THE GOOGLE BACKGROUND TO DRIVE WHAT'S GOING ON ACTUALLY IN THE BOARDS THEMSELVES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES?
ARE WE GOING TO BE USING [INAUDIBLE] CLASSROOM?
>> EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM IN CROWLEY ISD WILL HAVE AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARD.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? THIS IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RFP 052 2024 2027 TECHNOLOGY INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON, FOR THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND??
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HALL FOR THE SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL.
WE'RE NOW MOVING TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS,
[13.0 Future Action Item(s) ]
AGENDA ITEM 13.1, SET DATE TO CANVAS BALLOTS FOR MAY 3, 2025, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION, AS WELL AS AGENDA ITEM 13.2, UPCOMING REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, SERVING LINE AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT DISTRICT WIDE. DR. MCFARLAND?>> MR. PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THESE TWO ITEMS.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES AND DR. MCFARLAND, IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, YOU'LL FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR WHEN WE'LL NEED TO SET THAT CANVASSING DATE AFTER THE ELECTION.
THE EARLIEST DAY WILL BE MAY 6TH, AND THE LAST DAY IS MAY 14TH.
SO AT OUR FUTURE MEETING, WE'LL SET THAT DATE AND THEN PUBLICIZE THAT.
THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL RFP COMING UP THAT MR. WALKER AND MS. POWERS ARE WORKING ON RELATED TO SERVING LINES IN OUR CAFETERIAS AND ALSO KITCHEN EQUIPMENT DISTRICT WIDE.
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE IN FUTURE MEETINGS,
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AND THE TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS.>> THANK YOU, SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS, TRUSTEES? NO. THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER.
WELL, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 9:06 PM.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE. [BACKGROUND]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.