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[1.0 Call to Order]
551.041, SUBCHAPTER C, GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KIRCHNER. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
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.
DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 2.1, CELEBRATIONS AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.
[2.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
I WILL ACTUALLY START TO MY RIGHT WITH SECRETARY DOCTOR ROBINSON.GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE PRE-K ROUNDUP HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.
CROWLEY ISD IS EXCITED TO WELCOME LEARNERS AT THE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH, AN EVENT HELPING FAMILIES PREPARE FOR A STRONG START TO SCHOOL.
IT'S KID REPORTER KATIE CARSON HERE AND I HAVE BREAKING NEWS FROM CROWLEY ISD.
MY SOURCES ARE TELLING ME THAT IT'S TIME TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR PRE-K.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PRE-K, LET'S TALK TO THE STUDENT WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE MY SISTER KHALILAH.
KHALILAH. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PRE-K? I LOVE PRE-K AND I LOVE MY TEACHER.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN. WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING IN PRE-K? I LEARNED TO WRITE MY NAME, COUNT MY NUMBERS AND BE KIND TO OTHERS.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST. CROWLEY ISD PRE-K IS THE PLACE TO BE.
DON'T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP 9AM TO 3PM ON APRIL 12TH AT THE BILL R JOHNSON CTE CENTER. I'M KENNY CARSON AND I'M KELLY GATES.
AND UNTIL NEXT TIME, STAY AWESOME CROWLEY. A-B-C-D-E-F-G.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN PRE-K? [INAUDIBLE] NEXT TIME WON'T YOU SING WITH ME, GIRL? YAY! STAY AWESOME CROWLEY ISD. ALL RIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT DOCTOR HALL.
OKAY. SHE'S SO CUTE. AND HERE I THOUGHT SHE WAS SHY FROM THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS.
SHE IS NOT SHY BY ANY MEANS, MISS KHALILAH. ALRIGHT, SO ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH, OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS GATHERED FOR AN EXCITING AND INCLUSIVE EVENT FILLED WITH FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
THE CREATING POSSIBILITIES RESOURCE AND TRANSITION FAIR WAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, BOTH DURING SCHOOL AND AS THEY TRANSITION INTO POST-GRADUATION LIFE.
THE FAIR ALSO INCLUDED A FAMILY PICNIC, GAMES, FACE PAINTING, MUSIC, AND A SENSORY ZONE.
IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR HALL.
I WILL GO TO DOCTOR LA TONYA WOODSON MAYFIELD.
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THE ANNUAL ABILITY GAMES. A JOYFUL CELEBRATION OF INCLUSION, TEAMWORK AND DETERMINATION.THE ENERGY WAS UNFORGETTABLE AS PARTICIPANTS COMPETED IN ADAPTIVE PE ACTIVITIES AND FIELD EVENTS.
FILLING THE DAY WITH LAUGHTER, CHEERS AND ENDLESS SMILES, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROMOTING HEALTH, BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND THE ABILITY GAMES TRULY EXEMPLIFY THESE VALUES.
YOUR SUPPORT ENSURED THAT EVERY PARTICIPANT HAD AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.
SO JOIN ME CROWLEY PRIDE, UNIFIED. ALL RIGHT.
TRUSTEE STEVENSON. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ON MONDAY, APRIL THE 7TH, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAD THE HONOR OF HOSTING DEAN FRANK HERNANDEZ FROM TCU COLLEGE IN EDUCATION. DURING THE VISIT, SCHOOLS SHARED INSIGHTS ON HOW THE GO CENTER OPERATES, HIGHLIGHTED ITS COLLABORATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, AND SHOWCASE THE PROGRESS MADE THIS YEAR.
A SINCERE THANK YOU TO DEAN HERNANDEZ FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT.
WE KNOW THAT. WE KNOW THAT HE LEFT FEELING INSPIRED BY THE STUDENT SUCCESS STORY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CREATING MORE FUTURE FROGS.
AWESOME! WHAT IS IT? GO FROGS? THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
GOOD EVENING. I HAVE TWO. FIRST, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MR. BILLINGSLY, STUDENT TRUSTEE KEN KENNEDY NGUYEN AND THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUB.
AS OF APRIL 3RD, THEY HAD REGISTERED OVER 46 STUDENTS TO VOTE.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WAY TO GO.
AND MY SECOND ONE ON APRIL THE 2ND, CROWLEY ISD PROUDLY CELEBRATED PARAPROFESSIONALS APPRECIATION DAY BY HONORING THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORTED OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH CARE, CONSISTENCY, AND COMMITMENT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. AND I WILL CONCLUDE WITH CELEBRATING OUR FUTURE CHEFS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! MAGGIE FLORES, A THIRD GRADER AT PARKWAY ELEMENTARY, EARNED FIRST PLACE WITH HER DISH LIL MAC TOSTADA. FAIZA AKANI, A FOURTH GRADER FROM DAVID L WALKER ELEMENTARY, WON SECOND PLACE WITH SPAGHETTI AND HOMEMADE MINI MEATBALLS. AND PRESLEY B BENBACK, A FIFTH GRADER FROM BESS RACE ELEMENTARY, TOOK THIRD PLACE WITH CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH A DIJON CREAM SAUCE. WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THE YOUNG CHEFS WHO SHOWCASED THEIR SKILLS AND PASSION IN THE KITCHEN, AND I HAD THE AMAZING PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS ONE OF THE JUDGES FOR THAT EVENT.
SHOUT OUT TO MY OTHER CO-JUDGES, MR. MOFFAT AND DOCTOR GRANT.
WE WERE ABLE TO DINE SUFFICIENTLY OFF OF THE CULINARY CREATIONS OF OUR STUDENTS.
SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO APPRECIATE THE GIFTS OF ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THEM.
[3.0 Recognition Item(s)]
DOCTOR MCFARLAND. MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT RECOGNITION.MISS POLK WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT.
G OOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
IN TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION ALIGNS WITH GOALS ONE AND TWO.
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THEY GENEROUSLY PROVIDED ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WITH A FIRST PLACE FOR THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL WINNERS, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR ART WINNERS A SCHOLARSHIP.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR CHERYL HARRIS, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAMING, WHO WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE WORDS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND THEIR WHY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MISS POLK. TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, MR. DAVIS, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
IT'S ALSO MY PLEASURE TO REPRESENT THE TARRANT COUNTY PEARLS CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY INCORPORATED, AND TO SUPPORT THE AMAZING WORK OF THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF HERE AT CROWLEY ISD.
THE VERY FIRST TIME I CAME TO THE BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM HERE AT CROWLEY, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
I SAID, THIS IS AMAZING. I ASKED THE STAFF. I SAID, WHAT CAN WE.
WHAT CAN I DO TO SUPPORT THESE KIDS? CAN I BUY THEIR ARTWORK? THEY DO PHENOMENAL WORK. THEY DO. I SAT THROUGH THE QUIZ BOWL.
I SAID, OKAY, THESE KIDS ARE SMART TO LOOK AT THIS.
AND SO AS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, THE TARRANT COUNTY PEARLS, THE SOCIETY, INC., WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS ARTS FOR YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, YOUTH THAT MAY BE AT RISK AND YOUTH THAT MAY OTHERWISE NOT BE INTRODUCED TO THE ARTS, NOT LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE ARTS. AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THE ARTS DO AMAZING THINGS FOR EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY FOR CRITICAL THINKING, FOR DEVELOPMENT, OUR FINE MOTOR SKILLS, AND SO MANY MORE SKILLS.
SO OFTEN WE THINK ABOUT STEM, STEM, STEM. LET'S THINK ABOUT STEAM, STEAM, STEAM.
SO ANYWAY, I KEPT THAT IN THE BACK OF MY BRAIN.
SO IN THE SOCIETY CAME ABOUT. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S NOT NEW.
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 40, OVER 40 YEARS.
THE TARRANT COUNTY PEARLS CHAPTER IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, SO IT'S NEW.
AS A MEMBER, WE AS A GROUP, WE RECEIVED A GRANT, AN EQUITY GRANT TO PROMOTE ART GOES WITH OUR PURPOSE, RIGHT? ART IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ART FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK MEANS THAT WE IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, WE CAN GET KIDS TO ART EVENTS, WE CAN PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEM AND SO FORTH.
AND SO WE'RE QUITE HONORED TO DO IT AND TO GIVE WE SAID WE WOULD AWARD ANY OF THE FIRST PLACE STUDENTS, ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY. THE AWARD, THE SCHOLARSHIP.
AND WE HAVE HAD PARENTS REACH OUT. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND SO WE DO WANT TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS HERE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE STAFF HERE AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP FINE ARTS PARTNERSHIPS. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD SOME GOOD MEETINGS.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT HOWEVER WE CAN.
AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MISS POLK.
I WILL PAUSE JUST TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ANY SENTIMENTS.
IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY. QUESTIONS. JUST TO REITERATE THE APPRECIATION FOR RECOGNIZING, I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH YOU HOW IMPORTANT STEAM IS AND PARTICULARLY THE ARTS.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE NOW TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
[5.0 Future Action Item(s)]
FUTURE ACTION ITEMS. THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS BOARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS.REGION 11 POSITION A DOCTOR MCFARLAND. MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. KIRKLAND WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
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NO ACTION REQUIRED TONIGHT ON ANY OF THESE. THESE WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT THE END OF THE MONTH.HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S THERE IN YOUR PACKETS ON THIS FIRST ITEM, THE TASB BOARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS EACH YEAR.
OUR SCHOOL BOARD, IF THEY WOULD LIKE, CAN NOMINATE ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES TO SERVE ON TASB'S BOARD.
AND THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION ABOUT WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS THAT SEAT FROM HEBISD.
AND SO BE SURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH, AND THEN WE HAVE TO GET THAT NAME IN IF A TRUSTEE WOULD DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BY MAY 9TH.
SO THAT'S AT THAT APRIL BOARD MEETING. ITEM 5.2.
THIS WILL BE PAID FOR, FUNDED WITH BOND 2023 FUNDS TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE OUR WIRELESS WI-FI NETWORK ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT EVERY FACILITY. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THERE'S BEEN A BID PROCESS UNDERWAY IN THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM WILL BE BRINGING THAT RECOMMENDATION BACK AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
OUR OFFICE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LED BY MISS ANNA ROWE, HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THAT, GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT. YOU'LL REMEMBER AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, THERE WERE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THERE IN THE FOYER THAT THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN INVITED TO REVIEW. AND SO THE TEAM'S LOOKING AT THAT, THE FEEDBACK, THE RUBRICS, AND WE'LL BE MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION.
YOU CAN SEE THE FINAL PUBLISHERS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT THE END OF THE MONTH. OUR TEAM'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THOSE AS YOU'RE REVIEWING THEM. WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS. THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS? AGENDA ITEM 5.1, TASB BOARD NOMINATIONS, DISTRICT WIRELESS NETWORK REFRESH OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? VICE PRESIDENT HALL. IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANY INTEREST IN BEING NOMINATED FOR THE TASB BOARD? TAG SOMEBODY ELSE IS IT. I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE THE LAST TWO TIMES, SO.
SILENCE FALLS OVER THE ROOM. ALRIGHTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TRUSTEES? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 6.0, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[6.0 Executive Session]
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, 551.074 FOR PERSONNEL AND 551.071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY. WE WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:18 P.M..OKAY. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 06:47 P.M.. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR REPORT ITEM SECTION.
[7.0 Board of Trustees]
AGENDA ITEM 7.1 COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.DOCTOR MCFARLAND. SO, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT ITEM, I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A JUST A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT OUR VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN. WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WITH A COUPLE OF COLLEAGUES IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
AND WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT IS A STRATEGIC PLAN A REALLY NECESSARY YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THE STRATEGIC PLAN DOESN'T JUST BECOME A DOCUMENT THAT IS DORMANT AND ON A SHELF? WE GO THROUGH THESE PROCESS, WE GO THROUGH THESE PROCEDURES TO DEVELOP GOALS AND VALUES AND BELIEFS.
AND WE HAD THIS DEBATE. AND SO WHAT I, WHAT WE ENDED WAS THAT A STRATEGIC PLAN, THE VALUES, THE VISIONS, THE GOALS THAT ALL THOSE THINGS ARE THERE NECESSARY.
AND SO WHAT I REALIZED IS THAT THAT WAS TRUE.
AND SO WE HAVE RECENTLY ENGAGED IN A PROCESS WHERE WE'RE EVALUATING OUR PROGRAMS. YOU ALL KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE DID OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO, WE DID OUR EVALUATION WITHIN OUR DISTRICT WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS, AND WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS. AND THEN WE LOOKED AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND I BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT WE SAID WERE IMPORTANT, WHAT WE BELIEVED.
WE TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.
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AND WE TALKED ABOUT STUDENTS HAVING VOICE AND CHOICE.AND SO ALL OF THESE ARE WORDS THAT WE USE. AND WE CAME UP WITH DURING THIS PROCESS.
ONE OF OUR KEY GOALS AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN MENTIONED THE NEED TO HAVE AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
AND SO AS WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE OR EVALUATE OUR COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY IN ITS CURRENT STATE WE REALIZE THAT FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT AND WITH OUR BUDGET, IT WAS GOING TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHALLENGE FOR US.
BUT WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF OUR PARENTS, AND WE TOOK TIME TO MEET WITH OUR PARENTS, TO MEET WITH OUR TEACHERS AND MEET WITH OTHERS THAT ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS PROGRAM.
AND MAN, I WAS REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE PASSION AND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED BY OUR PARENTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THIS PROGRAM. EVERYTHING CAN BE MEASURED, BUT NOT EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE MEASURED CAN REALLY BE A VALUE JUST BY THOSE NUMBERS.
AND SO WE LOOKED AT THOSE NUMBERS AND IT WAS A CHALLENGE. BUT WHEN I LISTENED TO THE THINGS THAT THE PARENTS WERE SAYING, LISTEN TO WHAT KIDS WERE SAYING, SAW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, I'M LIKE, MAN, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS EXPENSE BECOMES MORE OF AN INVESTMENT.
AND SO WE WENT BACK TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN TALKED A LOT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT BY THE YEAR 2030 THAT WE HAVE THIS INNOVATIVE, WE HAVE THESE INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND WE HAVE THESE THRIVING STUDENTS. AND WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT, HEY, HOW CAN WE ADDRESS BOTH THE DESIRE OF OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THIS ENGAGING ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCE WHERE WE'RE INTRODUCING THEM TO COLLEGE AND CAREERS AND THE FUTURE AS EARLY AS PRE-K. THEY HAD DONE A THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH OUR CURRENT PRE-K TO COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY MODEL.
BUT THE QUESTION WAS, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT MORE STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED? THE TEAM, OUR TEAM, THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB. SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY AND A HALF JUST REALLY BRAINSTORMING DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES.
AND WHAT WE'VE DETERMINED IS THAT WE CAN BOTH MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE FISCAL RESPONSIBLE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT BY MOVING THE COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY AT, AT THE ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY HOUSED AT POYNTER.
WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH STUDENTS AND OUR DISTRICT, AND MEET THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT AND ALIGN AND MEET THE GOALS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN BY MOVING IT TO A BAYLOR ELEMENTARY, OUR NEW CAMPUS.
OUR COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY TO BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.
SO A COUPLE OF THE WHAT DID I SAY, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. BAYLOR. YEAH, YEAH.
BAYLOR. YOU KNOW, I GET EXCITED WHEN I SAY BAYLOR. ALL RIGHT. SO THE COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND WHAT WE'RE DOING AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY.
WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING PRE-K TWO. WE LIKE TO GO PRE-K THROUGH FIVE.
AS WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE INNOVATIVE DISTRICT, INNOVATIVE SCHOOL MODELS, WE LOOKED AT KIND OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL STRUCTURE WHERE WE HAVE A LOWER SCHOOL, WHERE THAT LOWER SCHOOL CAN REALLY FOCUS IN ON THESE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND REALLY BUILD UP THEIR FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO EXPOSE THEM WITH A REAL SPECIFIC FOCUS ON LITERACY.
WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS GREAT. THAT WAS A DEFINITELY A GOOD MODEL THAT WE SHOULD EVALUATE.
AND SO WE LIKE TO MAKE IT A REASSIGNMENT TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE LOWER SCHOOL FOR K-2.
FOR THE COLLEGE PREP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND SO THEN WE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT THIS IDEA OF EXPANDING THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CULTURE TO THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE AND REALLY HAVING A PRINCIPAL WHO HAD REALLY EXPERIENCE AT REALLY DOING THAT KIND OF WORK, IMPLEMENTING AVID STRATEGIES, IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
AND SO WE ALSO WOULD HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A PRINCIPAL, A HEAD PRINCIPAL OF BAYLOR ELEMENTARY.
AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE TOOK SOME TIME.
WE LISTENED TO OUR PARENTS, WE HEARD OUR PARENTS, WE HAD SOME SOLUTIONS.
BUT AFTER LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE CAME UP WITH WHAT I BELIEVE, A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, PUBLICLY TO OUR PARENTS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THEM TRUSTING US, GIVING US THE TIME TO REALLY COME TO A BETTER SOLUTION THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD.
SO TONIGHT, BOARD, WE'LL BE MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION FOR A PRINCIPAL OF BAYLOR ELEMENTARY AND THEN ALSO A LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF OUR PRE-K TWO PROGRAM AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY AS WELL.
OF COURSE, A COUPLE OF THE BENEFITS YOU SEE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO MOVE FROM AN EXPENSE TO AN INVESTMENT WHERE WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE INVEST IN INNOVATION, THAT WE BUILD ON THIS FOUNDATION, THAT WE WILL BE VERY STRATEGIC AT ENROLLMENT.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCFARLAND. AND PARENTS, DON'T WORRY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN 35 TO WACO.
BUT IF YOU DO, I HAVE A YELLOW FOLDER JUST FOR YOU.
WE'LL PAUSE NOW FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR REACTIONS.
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TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE? WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION FROM DOCTOR MCFARLAND? DOCTOR ROBINSON. YES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HEARING THE VOICE OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS, AND WORKING OUT A MODEL THAT IS BEST FOR EVERYONE, AND NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY AT COLLEGE PREP, BUT EXTENDING IT TO STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE BRIDGES NEIGHBORHOOD? ABSOLUTELY. BRIDGES NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY.THANK YOU, DOCTOR ROBINSON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES. DOCTOR ROBINSON, I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS.
IT REALLY WAS POWERFUL TO SEE PARENT ADVOCACY THE WAY THOSE PARENTS REALLY MOBILIZED THEMSELVES.
AND YOU KNOW, WE ALL GOT EMAILS, TRUSTEES, AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING INVITED TO THE COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM, AND I WENT ON FRIDAY MORNING, AND IT REALLY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT DOCTOR TATE AND HER TEAM AND THOSE FAMILIES HAVE CREATED THERE. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED JUST TO SEE HOW THOSE PARENTS ADVOCACY CAUSED US TO RECONSIDER SOME THINGS AND TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE HOW WHAT NOW IS APPROXIMATELY 40 STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING THIS NOW, IT WILL BE OPEN TO, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS.
SO GREAT JOB PARENTS. THANK YOU ALL FOR CHALLENGING US AND FOR ADVOCATING FOR YOUR STUDENTS.
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE DOCTOR MCFARLAND? THANK YOU.
JUST REALLY ZONED IN ON TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION.
SO GREAT LEADERSHIP, DOCTOR MCFARLAND AND TEAM FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
WE WILL START WITH AGENDA ITEM 8.1A, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL PAUSE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OR CONFIRMATIONS.
YES, I RECOMMEND BIANCA GREEN FOR THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL OF COLLEGE PREP AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON, FOR THE MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA BOARD.
IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. PRESIDENT DAVIS WILL BE VOTING ON THESE PERSONNEL ITEMS BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ANY IN OPPOSITION? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS, PRINCIPAL GREEN. OR SHOULD I SAY WELCOME BACK HOME.
ALL RIGHT, AGENDA ITEM 8.1A, THERE IS A CONFIRMATION ON THE TABLE.
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I'LL PAUSE NOW FOR THAT CONFIRMATION. YES, MR. PRESIDENT, I CONFIRM THE REASSIGNMENT OF DOCTOR FELICIA TATE FOR THE POSITION OF LOWER SCHOOL PRE-K TO PRINCIPAL OF COLLEGE PREP AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WOODSON-MAYFIELD FOR THE MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA FOR THE SECOND.
TRUSTEES, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS, DOCTOR TATE. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 8.1B.
IS THERE A MOTION OR CONFIRMATION? YES, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THE REASSIGNMENT OF ROBERT GILLIES FOR THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY, AS RECOMMENDED.
TRUSTEES, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
BY A SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. GILLIES. WELCOME BACK TO A SCHOOL CAMPUS.
ALL RIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A RECOMMENDATION. AGENDA ITEM 8.1B.
DID Y'ALL HEAR WHAT I SAID? WE CAN RUN IT BACK.
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AS RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON FOR THE MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE SECOND.
TRUSTEES, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MORENO. ALL RIGHT, MR. GILLIES, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE WANT, YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING, SO WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME.
GOOD EVENING. O KAY. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR MCFARLAND.
THIS IS REALLY CLOSE UP HERE TONIGHT. I FEEL LIKE I'M SITTING RIGHT WITH YOU.
I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE MONTESSORI COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS.
IN AUGUST, COMING TAUGHT AT COMO MONTESSORI IN FORT WORTH ISD, A LOWER ELEMENTARY TEACHER THERE AND WAS TRAINED THAT SUMMER PRIOR TO STARTING THERE. I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN MONTESSORI, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT MISS DELGADO HAS STARTED THERE.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING THAT WORK.
WE HAD SOME PARENTS VISIT TODAY, AND IT WAS JUST REMARKABLE TO GO INTO CLASSROOMS AND SEE SUCH THRIVING, HAPPY CHILDREN. AND I'M ALSO EQUALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH MR. MORENO, WHOSE DAUGHTER ATTENDS CMA. AS WE JUST CONTINUE THE WORK AND TRY TO MAKE IT THE SCHOOL THAT IS KIND OF THE GOLD STANDARD FOR MONTESSORI. I WILL SAY WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING A VERIFIED MONTESSORI SCHOOL BY AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL CREDENTIALING BODY FOR MONTESSORI.
IF THAT HAPPENS AND IT SHOULD HAPPEN BY THE END OF MAY, FIRST PART OF JUNE WILL BE THE ONLY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT'S VERIFIED AS A MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN TEXAS. SO THAT'S A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE SCHOOL.
SO KUDOS TO THE WORK THAT MISS DELGADO AND HER STAFF HAVE DONE THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
SO JUST VERY, VERY EXCITED. APPRECIATE AGAIN THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ALL OF YOU.
AND TO DOCTOR MCFARLAND FOR YOUR BELIEF IN ME AND THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU'VE GIVEN ME, I WILL.
I'M FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. GILLIES. WE APPRECIATE YOU. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR MR. GILLIES. [APPLAUSE] AND PRINCIPAL DELGADO WE ARE SO SAD TO SEE YOU GO, BUT HAPPY FOR YOUR RETIREMENT THAT IS FORTHCOMING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE MAKING CROWLEY MONTESSORI, WHAT IT IS HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
SO LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR MISS DELGADO AS WELL.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD,
WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 7:02 P.M.. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.