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>> AGENDA 3.1 BACK TO SCHOOL DATES, DR. MCFARLAND.
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>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BE BRINGING THIS REPORT FORWARD FOR BACK TO SCHOOL.
SCHOOL IS UPON US, AND MR. KIRCHNER ARE HERE WILL BE PRESENTING ON THIS ITEM. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> GOOD EVENING. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND.
WE ARE EXCITED AND WE ARE READY.
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ALMOST HERE, JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY THIS YEAR IN CROWLEY, I SEE THAT'S TUESDAY AUGUST 12TH.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS AND SOME IMPORTANT DATES TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS READY TO GO ON THOSE RED CARPETS THE NEXT TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH.
NEXT WEEK, WE DO HAVE SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS HAPPENING AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CROWLEY ISD THAT HAS NOT STARTED YET.
MARY HARRIS STARTED BACK IN JULY, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH FROM 5-6:30.
OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO HAVE SCHEDULE PICKUP NIGHTS AND HOW THEY'RE DOING THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR IS THEY'RE TARGETING SPECIFIC GRADES ON SPECIFIC NIGHTS, SIXTH GRADES ON TUESDAY, SEVENTH GRADE ON WEDNESDAY AND EIGHTH GRADE ON THURSDAY.
IF PARENTS NEED TO COME ON A DIFFERENT NIGHT, THEY CAN, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO TARGET IT ON THOSE GRADE LEVEL SPECIFIC NIGHTS.
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE PICK UP NIGHTS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY FROM 6-7:30 AT ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
ANOTHER FUN EVENT, WE SENT OUT SOME CALENDAR VITE FOR TO LET YOU KNOW, COMING UP OUR VERY FAVORITE MEET THE EAGLES AND MEET THE PANTHERS NIGHTS.
MET THE EAGLES IS GOING TO BE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH AND THAT'S GOING TO BE OVER HERE AT THE MULTI PURPOSE STADIUM BECAUSE IF THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE.
THEN MEET THE PANTHERS NIGHT WILL BE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH AT SIX AT THE NORTH CROWLEY GYM. BIG IMPORTANT REMINDER.
WE'VE BEEN DOING LOTS OF CALL OUTS AND TEXT MESSAGE AND REMINDERS FOR OUR FAMILIES, MAKING SURE THEY KNOW ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED FOR SCHOOL.
IF YOU ATTENDED CROWLEY ISD LAST YEAR, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR REGISTRATION IS UP TO DATE THERE IN SKYWARD.
WE'RE VERY PROUD THIS YEAR, THOUGH, THAT WAS STILL MORE THAN A WEEK TO GO BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
MORE THAN 75% OF OUR RETURNING STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED AND THEY'RE SET TO GO.
WE'RE CONTINUING THOSE TARGETED MESSAGES TO ALL OF THEM.
AS OF YESTERDAY, END OF DAY, WE'RE AT 16,296 STUDENTS ENROLLED.
THAT IS MORE THAN 150 MORE THAN THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
WE KNOW THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB AS WE CLOSER TO THE FIRST DAY SCHOOL IN THAT FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL.
WE'RE GOING TO GET CLOSE TO THAT 70,000 AGAIN.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALREADY 150 STUDENTS AHEAD WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING HARD AND WE HAVE 2,432 STAFF EMPLOYED IN CROWLEY ISD.
YESTERDAY, WE WELCOMED A COUPLE HUNDRED OF THEM TO OUR NEW PROFESSIONALS ORIENTATION.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES FOR HELPING WELCOME OUR TEACHERS THERE.
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THEN 27 SCHOOLS ALREADY.I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NUMBER 27.
WE ARE GROWING TOMORROW THAT CELEBRATION CONTINUES WITH OUR NEWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CROWLEY ISD, THANKS TO THE VOTER APPROVED BOND 2023, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST AT 10:00 A.M.
THERE AT THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS, SO TRUSTEES GAVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ARRIVAL, THE CELEBRATION IS GOING TO BE GREAT.
WE'LL CUT THE RIBBON THERE IN THE CAFETERIA, THEN OFFER TOURS OF THE SCHOOL AND THEN IN THE GYMNASIUM.
TWO SPECIAL THINGS WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, WE FOUND OUT THAT GRANNY BAYLOR, THE MOTHER OF THE FOUR BAYLOR SIBLINGS, HAS A FAMOUS LEMON CAKE.
ONE OF HER RELATIVES IS GOING TO BE HANDING OUT SLICES OF GRANNY BAYLOR'S FAMOUS CAKE TOMORROW.
THEN ALSO, THE BAYLOR FAMILY SAT DOWN WITH MS. MIDDLETON FOR A PHENOMENAL FEATURE VIDEO ABOUT THEIR FAMILY THEY'RE IMPACTING CROWLEY ISD.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SHOWING IN THE GYMNASIUM FOR EVERYONE THERE AND THEN WE'LL POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUT IT OUT LIKE WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THE BAYLOR STORY TO BE TOLD TO THE ENTIRE WORLD.
SEE YOU ALL THERE TOMORROW, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OTHER BOND PROJECT WE'RE CAPPING AT CROWLEY ISD, IT'S NOT JUST NEW CAMPUSES, WE'RE RENOVATING AND EXPANDING OUR CURRENT CAMPUSES.
THE BIG ONES THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
NORTH CARL HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION.
WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING SURE WE'RE COMMUNICATING REGULARLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, JUST ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO TRAFFIC PATTERNS, BUILDING PATTERNS, ANYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS JUST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRESS THAT'S HAPPENING, AND TO PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH THIS.
THE HIGH SCHOOLS, OF COURSE, THOSE ARE THE BIG PROJECTS.
THEN ALSO THREE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE GOING THROUGH SIGNIFICANT EXPANSIONS, DEER CREEK, SYCAMORE, AND MEADOW CREEK WITH EXPANDED CAFETERIAS, KITCHEN SPACES, PARENT DROP OFF LANES, BUS LANES, PARKING, SO WE'RE EXCITED, AND WE'RE ASKING EVERYONE JUST TO BE PATIENT A LITTLE LONGER.
AS WE CONTINUE THAT WORK, IT WILL BE WORTH IT.
I LOVE THESE POSTERS THAT MR. ELLIS HELPED MAKE, BUT THE SPACES ARE EXCELLENT.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THEM.
A FEW ITEMS THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO BE VOTING ON TONIGHT THAT WILL IMPACT BACK TO SCHOOL AND PARENTS AS WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE'S A NEW SENATE BILL ABOUT PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
YOU'LL BE VOTING ON THAT POLICY TONIGHT.
THE STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS PRESENTED THAT FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TONIGHT AND ALSO THAT STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
WATCH FOR THOSE ITEMS LATER TONIGHT.
WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO REMIND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES CLEAR BACKPACKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECONDARY STUDENTS.
THAT'S 6-12TH GRADE, CLEAR BACKPACKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED.
LOT OF NEW INFORMATION THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CELL PHONE AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE NEW CAMPUSES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR FAMILIES KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CROWLEY ISD.
DR. MCFARLAND IS GOING TO BE GOING ON ZOOM.
THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD IN THE EVENING, AND THEN MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH AT THE LUNCHTIME TO CATCH PEOPLE ON THEIR LUNCH BREAK.
BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT ALL THINGS BACK TO SCHOOL.
THEN THE FOLLOWING NIGHTS IS WHEN THOSE MEET THE TEACHERS AND SCHEDULE PICK UP NIGHTS WILL BE HAPPENING.
LOTS OF INFORMATION GOING OUT NEXT WEEK TO OUR FAMILIES.
TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OUR RED CARPET WELCOMES.
EVERY CAMPUS WILL BE ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH.
IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO HERE TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THE HARD WORK THIS SUMMER TRUSTEES.
WE ARE EXCITED AND WE'RE READY.
THE CROWLEY WAY IS EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY AND WE'RE SET.
ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT YOU HAVE ABOUT BACK TO SCHOOL?
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> JUST EXCITED. THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.2, INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARD PRESENTATION, DR. MCFARLAND.
MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. BRADLEY PARKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL LEARNING, IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARDS. MR. PARKER.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, DR. MCFARLAND AND MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU AND UPDATE YOU ON OUR PROGRESS WITH AN AMAZING INITIATIVE THAT YOU PASSED LAST FEBRUARY.
AN INITIATIVE THAT SERVES TO PROVIDE STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN THE DISTRICT IN THE FORM OF INTERNET EQUIPPED INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARDS. THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
THE INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION OF THESE BOARDS HIGHLIGHT ALL FOUR OF OUR DISTRICT GOALS.
GOAL 1, THRIVING STUDENTS, GOAL 2 AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY, GOAL 3 EMPOWERED STAFF, AND GOAL 4 FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ROLLS AROUND, WE SHOULD BE FINISHED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF PHASE 1 OF THIS THREE PHASE PROJECT.
YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE CAMPUSES IN PHASE ONE ARE AT OUR ELEMENTARIES, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY, SYCAMORE, DEER CREEK, AND MEADOW CREEK.
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THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL BE HF STEVENS, CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND RICHARD ALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN PHASE 1 WILL BE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE, AND CROWLEY NINTH GRADE.THESE INSTALLATIONS ARE SET TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, THERE ARE 182, 65 INCH WALL MOUNTED DISPLAY BOARDS THAT WILL BE GOING UP IN OUR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS. THERE WERE 423, 75 INCH WALL MOUNTED DISPLAY BOARDS IN OUR SECONDARY CLASSROOMS, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE THREE, 86 INCH DISPLAY BOARDS ON ROLLING CARTS WITH MORE COMING SOON THAT SHOULD BE READY WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK.
THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GET THESE BOARDS UP AND RUNNING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN.
AS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR WORK ON ALL OF THEIR WORK.
ALL OF OUR NEW PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION PRESENTERS, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THE BOARD TO PROVIDE NEW STAFF WITH CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT OUR PRESENTERS, THE FIRST TO FIRE UP THESE BOARDS FOR ANY INSTRUCTION, COMMITTED TO LEARNING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME IN ORDER TO PRESENT THESE SESSIONS.
IT'S TAKEN A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE AND DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
NOW WHAT. WE HAVE THESE BOARDS INSTALLED AND READY TO GO.
NOW WHAT? THE DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL LEARNING AND LIBRARY SERVICES WILL BE ROLLING OUT A FOUR TIER TRAINING PROGRAM TO GET OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS UP TO SPEED ON THEM.
YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, OUR CURRENT TRAINING PLAN IS TO DO FACE TO FACE FULL CAMPUS TRAININGS FOR ALL STAFF ON OUR PHASE 1 CAMPUSES, AND THEN FOLLOW UP AS NEEDED FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY NEED CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING REMOTE BYTE SIZE MODULES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE ON DEMAND AT ANY TIME BY ANYONE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WEBSITE.
WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE ONE ON ONE SCHEDULE TIMES BY THE DIGITAL LEARNING AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT BY APPOINTMENT OR REQUEST, AND THEN THERE'LL BE REGULARLY SCHEDULED DEPARTMENTAL NEWSLETTER TIPS AND TRICKS.
OF COURSE, WE'LL ALSO BE PROVIDING REAL TIME OPERATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, LET'S TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.
OVER HERE WE HAVE TEST. THIS IS OUR BENQ PRO 75 INCH DISPLAY BOARD.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S GOING INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN USING TO TRAIN ON, SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
BUT THIS IS WHAT'S GOING IN THE CLASSROOMS. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE BASIC THINGS ON THIS BOARD JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON WHAT IT CAN DO.
IT CAN DO A LOT. WE CAN'T DO IT ALL TONIGHT AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY AMAZING BOARD, BUT I DO WANT YOU TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS, SEE WHAT IT CAN DO, AND THEN LET YOUR IMAGINATION EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES BEYOND THAT BECAUSE IT REALLY IS COOL.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SOME VERY BASIC TOOLS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING OUR TEACHERS ON HOW TO USE ALL OF THE BUTTONS AND ALL THE REMOTES ON THE BOARD.
BUT RIGHT NOW I'M LOGGING IN AS A GUEST.
I DON'T NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR SIGN IN OR ANYTHING.
I CAN WALK INTO THE ROOM, LOG IN OR POWER IT ON AS A GUEST AND IMMEDIATELY GET TO WORK.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO LAUNCH EASY WRITE.
THIS IS A WHITE BOARD FUNCTION THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS THAT ANYONE CAN USE.
I'VE GOT MY PIN TOOL HERE, MY STYLUS IS READY TO GO, AND I'M GOING TO START WRITING ON HERE.
THE MICROPHONE IS A NEW AS FIVE FINGER ERASER. THAT'S FINE.
I'M GOING TO GET STARTED AND I'M GOING TO JUST START WITH MY LESSON, 4+4=8, 2*10=20, ETC AND THEN WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO SHOW MY KIDS WHERE THEY CAN FIND THIS ELSEWHERE TO HELP THEM STUDY TO HELP THEM FIND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP MY TOOLBOX AND I'M GOING TO THE INTERNET CHROME AND IT'S GOING TO COME UP OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE.
I'M STILL JUST COMING IN, DRY, FRESH, NOT HAVING TO DO ANYTHING.
I GOT IT. WE WANT TO DO SOME MATH.
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TURN ON MY KEYBOARD. I WANT THE SMALL KEYBOARD. MATH PROBLEMS. LET'S SEE SOME IMAGES OF MATH PROBLEMS. THESE ARE GOOD. I LIKE THIS.I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, I'M GOING TO BRING IT OVER HERE.
NOW I HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR MY KIDS TO USE AS A LESSON GUIDE FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I CAN NOW START TO MARK IT UP.
I'VE GOT MY STYLUS HERE, BUT ALSO YOUR FINGER WORKS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A STYLUS, AND WE CAN SAY, WITH OUR ORDER OF OPERATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO START HERE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT WITH OUR ANSWER.
THE ANSWER IS, RIGHT HERE, PLEASE PARDON MY HANDWRITING.
I'VE GOT MY ANSWER RIGHT THERE.
SOON IN THE BACK SAYS, MR. PARKER, YOUR HANDWRITING IS TERRIBLE. THANKS CLASS.
I'M GOING TO SELECT THAT, AND WHAT I WANT TO DO NEXT, I SELECT IT TOO MUCH. I'M GOING TO SELECT THAT.
WHAT I WANT TO DO IS LET'S PUT THAT INTO A HANDWRITING THAT WE CAN ALL READ. IT'S GOING TO LOAD THAT.
AGAIN, I'M IN A GUEST MODE, SO I'M HAVING TO DO SOME OF THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IT CAME PRETTY CLOSE.
YOU NEVER KNOW. >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S RIGHT. DOESN'T QUITE SMELL THE SAME.
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM. MR. PARKER CAN FINALLY WRITE.
I HAVE THAT HERE AND MAYBE I NEED THAT IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.
MAYBE NOT ALL OF MY CLASS SPEAKS ENGLISH, AND I NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
LET'S FIND THE LANGUAGE THAT MY STUDENTS ARE IN.
I'M GOING TO DOWNLOAD THAT PACKAGE IF I DON'T HAVE IT ALREADY.
LOAD THAT LANGUAGE PACKAGE, AND IT'S GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE FROM ENGLISH TO GERMAN ON THE [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW GERMAN, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU [INAUDIBLE].
>> THERE WE GO. WE'VE CHANGED IT TO GERMAN.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT TO MY CLASS?
>> THAT'S HOW YOU SAID. AS YOU CAN SEE, IMMEDIATELY, JUST TURNING IT ON AND PULLING OUT THE PEN, THE ABILITY TO AFFECT IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN THE CLASSROOM IS EVIDENT.
THIS IS ONLY LIMITED BY OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS IN IMAGINATION AND CAPABILITIES.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING ON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE ABILITY TO MOVE IN BETWEEN ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO SAVE TIME AND ENERGY FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. LET'S GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY.
IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE LEARNING TO GET ALL THE BUTTONS, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
I KNOW OUR TEACHERS ARE GOING TO LIKE TO DO THAT.
BUT WHAT IF I'M A CHOIR TEACHER, A BAND TEACHER, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TEACH MY CLASS IN HERE? THIS IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN A CHOIR AND BAND CLASSROOMS. IT'S ALL THERE. CHANGE IT, SAVE IT.
WELL, THE BEST THING, BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT THIS IS AFTER I MAKE ALL MY NOTES, AFTER I WRITE EVERYTHING ON HERE THAT I NEED TO, I CAN THEN SAVE IT TO MY DRIVE.
SAVE AS EASY. NOW, I HAVE A CHOICE.
I CAN SAVE IT TO THE AMS FILES, OR I CAN SAVE IT TO GOOGLE DRIVE.
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I'M NOT LOGGED INTO GOOGLE DRIVE YET, SO I'M NOT GOING TO I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.BUT WHAT I AM GOING TO LOG IT INTO IS AMS FILES.
WE'RE SAYING THAT STANDS FOR ALL MY STUFF.
NO ONE'S GOING TO FORGET THAT.
I WANT TO PUT IT INTO AMS FILES IN MY FOLDER, SAVE.
NOW IT'S THERE. I CAN PULL THIS UP AT ANY TIME.
I CAN ACCESS IT FROM MY COMPUTER.
I CAN GO NEXT DOOR, LOG IN, AND ACCESS IT FROM THERE.
I CAN GO ACROSS TOWN, FIND ONE OF THESE BOARDS, ACCESS IT FROM THERE.
VERY COOL, VERY IMPACTFUL, VERY EFFECTIVE.
I THINK WE WOULD AGREE. NOW LET'S GO HOME.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER TOOLS, OTHER EFFICIENCY THINGS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO SHOW YOU THOSE BELLS AND WHISTLES TONIGHT, BECAUSE WHAT I DO WANT YOU TO SEE IN SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO OPEN UP THE CLASSROOMS IN WAYS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE COME TO THIS, I'VE TURNED IT ON, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THIS.
BUT WHAT IF ALL MY STUFF IS ON MY COMPUTER, AND I JUST NEED TO PRESENT, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO TAKE MY USB-C CORD AND I'M GOING TO PLUG IT IN AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS GOING TO GO SUPER QUICK.
MOST TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO WORK EXACTLY LIKE I WANTED TO. [LAUGHTER] PARDON ME.
I PLUGGED IN. I NEED TO CONNECT AT THE CONNECTION FIND MY USB-C.
THERE'S MY SCREEN ON MY COMPUTER WE'RE USED TO THIS.
WE HAVE IT RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE IT RIGHT THERE.
I PLUG IN MY COMPUTER RIGHT THERE, AND THEN I CAN EFFECT CHANGE ALL THERE.
BUT WHAT THIS ALLOWS ME TO DO IS TO COME IN AND EFFECT CHANGE RIGHT ON THE SCREEN.
SURF THE WEB, TAKE NOTES, DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO.
THIS IS ALL GOING THROUGH MY COMPUTER.
THROUGH THE BOARD, DO THE COMPUTER.
WHICH IS VERY, I THINK YOU'RE GREAT, IMPACTFUL, EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM.
BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO STEP IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AS A TEACHER IN A CLASSROOM OR EVEN AS A PRESENTER, YOU NEED TO GET AWAY FROM YOUR BOARD, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TETHERED TO WHAT YOU HAVE.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AS DR. FLENER, OUR COORDINATOR OF SECONDARY DIGITAL LEARNING IS GOING TO SHOW YOU I SHE'S GOING TO CONNECT HER COMPUTER OVER THERE AT THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOM TO THIS SCREEN, AND NOW THERE'S HER COMPUTER.
NOW SHE'S ABLE TO TEACH, SHE'S ABLE TO WALK AROUND THE CLASSROOM, GUIDE INSTRUCTION FROM ANYWHERE IN THE ROOM, ANYWHERE IN THIS ROOM, AND STILL HAVE ALL OF THE CONTROL IN THE PALM OF HER HAND IN HER COMPUTER.
LET IT LOAD, JUST LIKE PLUGGING IT IN WITH THE CORD, WE CAN AFFECT CHANGE ON THE SCREEN OR ON THE DEVICE ITSELF.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING ON THIS STARTING NEXT WEEK, PROBABLY 60-90 MINUTE TRAININGS, 45-60 MINUTE TRAININGS, THAT'S GOING TO COVER WAY MORE THAN THIS AND THEN CONTINUE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR TEACHERS ARE FULLY VERSED IN HOW TO USE AND THE ABILITY TO USE IT AND HAVE THAT EXPECTATION THAT THEY ARE BRINGING THAT INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS AS OFTEN AS THEY CAN. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. [APPLAUSE]
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I HAVE A COMMENT.
THE ONE THING THAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE,
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IT ERASES EASILY, BUT THAT IT COVERS ALL SUBJECT MATTER.YOU CAN CHANGE THE LANGUAGE. >> EXACTLY
>> THOSE THINGS ARE VERY COOL, I THINK. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DR. ROBINSON.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF TEACHERS, THIS IS THE LONG TIME COMING FOR THEM.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS TEACHING AND I WOULD COME HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH DRY RACE MARKERS ON MY HANDS AND I'LL BE COVERED IN IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.
THEN IT JUST BRINGS THAT INTERACTIVE COMPONENT TO STUDENTS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THERE'S GREAT THINGS COMING TO CROWLEY ISD AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS LEARNING.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, TRESIZE?
>> I'M EXCITED FOR THE TEACHERS, DEFINITELY.
OBVIOUSLY, NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS, BUT FOR THE TEACHERS AS WELL.
YET, WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, I WAS LIKE, MAN, THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT RIGHT THERE REMINDS ME OF THE 1980S TV WITH THE VCR UNDERNEATH, BUT THIS CAN DO A LOT MORE.
>> THAT WAS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
>> THAT'S REALLY COOL. THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.3, CITY OF FORT WORTH MCCART AVENUE DEVELOPMENT. DR. MCFARLANE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS NEXT ITEM, I HAVE TO SAY, WAS BROUGHT AS A RESULT OF REALLY TRUSTEE ROBINSON LIVING OUT ONE OF OUR GOALS, WHICH WHICH IS GAUGE COMMUNITY.
SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL OF THE CITY MEETINGS AND CITY MEETINGS THAT ARE DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED.
SHE ASKED IF WE COULD BRING FORWARD THIS GROUP TO COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE MCCART DEVELOPMENT.
EXCUSE ME, DR. ROBINSON, ALLOW YOU TO INTRODUCE THE GROUP AND INTRODUCE THIS NEXT.
>> THANK YOU. HONESTLY, THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE I ATTENDED A MEETING IN MAY AT THE VIVIAN AND LINCOLN LIBRARY.
NO. IT WAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ONE SATURDAY AND I JUST WALKED BY AND I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS.
THEY HAD DISPLAY BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM WHERE YOU CAN PUT LITTLE DOTS AND JUST INTERACT, LEAVE COMMENTS, SURVEY.
ACTUALLY, I HEARD TRUSTEE STEVENSON AND DR. JAMAL WILLIAMS, HE'S IN THE BACK SPEAKING AND I WAS LIKE, WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WHAT'S HAPPENING ON MCCART.
THERE ARE PROJECTS UNDERWAY, AND SO I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THIS INFORMATION.
I WAS MEANING TO SHARE IT FORGOT I WAS, WE JUST NEED TO HEAR IT STRAIGHT FROM THE COORDINATORS OF THIS IS THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
A LOT OF IT IMPACTS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT'S GOING TO GO FROM I-20 TO EXPLAIN IT THROUGH JOHNSON COUNTY.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S AN AMAZING PROJECT.
PLEASE OPEN YOUR MIND AND YOUR EARS AND JOT DOWN QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH THEY WILL COVER TONIGHT, BUT BE OPEN AND READY.
I AM THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE MCCART CORRIDOR STUDY AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST MONTHS.
NOW, WE ALSO REALLY WE'RE ALSO HERE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK AS WELL BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALIGN OUR PLANS WITH YOUR PLANS.
WITH THAT, HERE IS THE MCCART CORRIDOR STUDY.
>> THANKS. MY NAME IS SARON FOUCHE.
I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE MCCART AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY, AND WE MET DR. NEDRA ROBINSON A FEW MONTHS AGO AND YOU GAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INPUT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT HERE AND SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS.
I'M GOING TO DO A REAL QUICK PRESENTATION TODAY AND WE CAN GET TO SOME QUESTIONS ON THE STUDY.
I'M SORRY, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE AS ENTERTAINING AS YOUR LAST PRESENTATION.
[LAUGHTER] WE'LL DO A PROJECT OVERVIEW AND THEN GO INTO OUR DISCUSSION ON EAGLE DRIVE AND THEN INTO THE NEXT STEPS OF THE STUDY. TOO FAR THERE.
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THE OVERALL PROJECT LIMITS OF THE STUDY, AS DR. NEDRA WAS SAYING GO FROM I20 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FUTURE COUNTY ROAD 920 IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.IT'S GOING TO PASS RIGHT PAST YOUR HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT THROUGH THE CITY OF CROWLEY, SO IT IS GOING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE CITY.
PART OF THAT COMES FROM A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON IN YOUR CITY CURRENTLY.
THE OTHER AREAS OF THE STUDY IS GOING TO BE ON ALTAMESA BOULEVARD AS WELL.
THE PROJECT FORMS A T. THIS IS A PART OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH THAT IS VERY SUBURBAN AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT GOING ON THERE.
THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO REVITALIZE THIS PORTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BUT ALSO LOOK AT HOW IT IMPACTS CROWLEY AND BURLESON AS WELL.
THE PROJECT AREA IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SUB AREAS.
THE CITY OF CROWLEY IS IN SUB AREA D, IF YOU SEE ON THE MAP, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SPECIFIC ANALYSIS FOR THAT SECTION.
THAT'S OF THE CITY AT IMPACTS YOUR STUDY AREA.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT LEVEL OF DEPTH TODAY, BUT WE DO HAVE A WHOLE REPORT THAT WE CAN SEND TO YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT WE'VE DONE.
WHY THE MCCART AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY.
THE BIG THING IS IMPROVING SAFETY.
THERE ARE A TON OF CRASHES ON THAT CORRIDOR.
IF YOU LOOK AT SUB AREA A BETWEEN I-20 AND ALTAMESA BOULEVARD, THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 1,200 CRASHES 2019-2024.
THAT'S A LOT IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPACE.
YOU DON'T HAVE AS MUCH DOWN HERE IN CROWLEY, BUT ONCE THAT ROADWAY CONNECTS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LOT MORE TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH.
IF YOU DON'T PUT IN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, THAT MEANS YOU MAY EXPERIENCE SOME OF THOSE SAME ISSUES IN YOUR PORTION OF THE CORRIDOR.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MULTI MODAL CONNECTIVITY.
WE KNOW CONGESTION IS A BIG ISSUE HERE IN THE REGION.
IT JUST IS. YOU CAN'T BUILD YOUR WAY OUT OF IT.
THE RIGHT OF WAY IS CONSTRAINED.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE AWAY PEOPLE'S HOUSES TO WIDEN A ROADWAY AND NO ONE WANTS AN EIGHT LANE ROAD.
IT'S JUST NOT WALKABLE, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE.
WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME WAYS TO IMPROVE OVERALL CONNECTIVITY, AND THAT MEANS MAKING IT FEASIBLE TO HAVE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
ONE OF THE BIG MODES OF TRANSPORTATION WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT ALONG THE CORRIDOR IS GOING TO BE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY.
IF YOU DRIVE UP AND DOWN MCCART CORRIDOR, YOU'LL SEE A SIDEWALK AND YOU WON'T SEE A SIDEWALK GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THAT'S JUST NOT SAFE.
YOU ALSO DON'T HAVE ANY PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES.
WHEN YOU'RE WALKING OUT THERE, IT IS HOT.
WE WERE OUT THERE DOING A SAFETY SURVEY AND I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO DIE OUT THERE AS SOON AS I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, I STARTED SWEATING.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO IMPROVE ON THE CORRIDOR TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF THE USERS OF THE CORRIDOR.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TRAFFIC OPERATIONS, AND ANOTHER BIG THING IS ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
TODAY, WE'RE TALKING MORE ABOUT THOSE MOBILITY ELEMENTS OF THE STUDY, BUT HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE GOING TO BE CRUCIAL IN THIS STUDY.
WE KNOW THERE'S A HOUSING SHORTAGE, BUT HOW THAT HOUSING LOOKS, HOW THAT HOUSING FEELS MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SOME PEOPLE WANT APARTMENTS, SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT APARTMENTS.
IT'S JUST TRYING TO BALANCE WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VITALITY, WE KNOW PEOPLE DON'T WANT A BUNCH OF BIG BOX STORES.
THEY DON'T WANT A LOT OF SHOPPING CENTERS THAT ARE JUST GOING TO DIE.
THEY WANT THINGS THAT ARE AT THE PEOPLE LEVEL.
SMALL MOM AND POP BUSINESSES, THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN INVEST IN, AND THEY CAN CARE ABOUT THEIR JOBS WHEN THEY GO IN EVERY DAY.
AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK OVERALL IN PLANNING, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF ECONOMIC FORCES YOU HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST.
THE DELIVERABLES OF THE STUDY, WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A FORM BASED CODE AND REGULATING PLAN TO GET THE ZONING IN PLACE TO MAKE THINGS POSSIBLE.
ALSO, WE HAVE THREE CATALYTIC SITES.
WE HOPE THAT THESE CATALYST SITES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR THE STUDY ARE GOING TO BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT THE MCCART CORRIDOR.
ONE OF THE BIG PIECES OF THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE THE CONCEPTUAL ROADWAY DESIGN.
SO WE ARE PLANNING THE ROADWAY, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE STARTING THE DESIGN OF THE CORRIDOR.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH THIS PROJECT, WE WANT TO PRODUCE A ROLL PLAT THAT SHOWS WHAT THE CORRIDOR LOOKS LIKE ALL THE WAY FROM I-20 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FUTURE COUNTY ROAD 920.
THAT'S GOING TO INVOLVE YOUR AREA, THE AREA THAT PASSES RIGHT IN FRONT OF CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE NOT SCOPE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIFIC FOR THE AREA IN FRONT OF EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS TAKE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT TOGETHER AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE ROLE PLOT THAT WE PUT TO THE CORRIDOR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED AND WE HAVE A CONTIGUOUS PROJECT GOING THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER.
THAT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH TXDOT PARTNER WITH NCTCOG, PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO GET SOMETHING FUNDED THAT IMPROVES SAFE CONNECTIONS TO SCHOOL, AND CAN ALSO BRING SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOWN HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BETTER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NOW.
THIS MAP HERE IS JUST SHOWING HOW OUR CONCEPTUAL ROADWAY DESIGN IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON OUR THREE CONCEPT PLAN AREAS.
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THE FIRST IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MCCART, ALTA MESA, SECOND IS AT RISINGER, AND THE THIRD IS DOWN AT MCPHERSON.WE'RE HOPING TO TAILOR WHATEVER CROSS SECTION WE COME UP WITH FOR THIS STUDY TO THOSE CONCEPT PLANS THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING FOR THE AREA.
WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION CREATES A FRAMEWORK FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER DESIGN WE COME UP WITH IS ENHANCING THAT DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S NOT BEING A HINDRANCE, AND WE KNOW THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
>> NOW INTO THE EAGLE DRIVE DISCUSSION.
RIGHT NOW, YOU GO OUT ON EAGLE DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU WALK OUT THERE AND HONESTLY, IT FEELS LIKE I'M WALKING THROUGH A DESERT OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO OUT THERE TODAY.
AGAIN, NOBODY AND THESE LANDSCAPING, YOU'RE OUT THERE, NO SIDEWALKS.
WE KNOW THE KIDS ARE WALKING ACROSS THE SCHOOL TO GET TO THE PRACTICE FIELDS.
WE KNOW AFTER THE GAME, PEOPLE ARE WALKING BACK AND FORTH EVERY DAY.
IT'S NOT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S NOT WELL LIT.
NO SIDEWALKS AGAIN, AND SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE OVERALL CONNECTIVITY AND ALSO TO MAKE THAT A PLACE IN A SENSE.
IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL GIVEN ITS PROXIMITY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE STADIUM, TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE KNOW YOU GUYS ARE REDOING THE AREA, REDOING THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A GREAT PLACE HERE AND A SAFE PLACE AT THAT.
SOME OF THE BRUTAL FACTS ABOUT THE AREA.
RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE ABOUT 5,300 CARS GOING THROUGH THE AREA EVERY DAY.
THE 2045 FORECAST SHOWS ABOUT 15,878 CARS PER DAY GOING THROUGH THE AREA.
THAT'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC FOR THAT SMALL TWO LANE ROAD.
I LOOKED AT THE NCT COG MODEL AND IT SHOWS THE ROADWAYS OPERATING LEVEL OF SERVICE F. THAT'S DARN NEAR GRIDLOCK.
I'M NOT EXPECTING IT TO BE THAT BAD ALL DAY, BUT DURING RUSH HOUR, TIMES WHEN KIDS ARE TRYING TO GET HOME, THEY IS GOING TO BE PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH THERE.
AND SO YOU NEED TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THIS CORD FOR MOBILITY, BUT ALSO WALKABILITY AND ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL.
AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO GET AHEAD OF WHAT'S COMING, TO COME UP WITH SOME CROSS SECTION THAT'S ADDRESSING THOSE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT MAY COME UP AS A RESULT OF THIS AREA.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, AGAIN, BECAUSE THE ROADWAY IS BEING EXTENDED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BURLESON, DOWN THERE, YOU HAVE A MUD AND IN THAT MUD, THEY HAVE DOWN THERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, LOTS OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, A GROCERY STORE AND A HOSPITAL.
THAT'S A LOT MORE TRAFFIC WHERE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET DOWN THERE.
BUT ALSO MCCART IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE PRIMARY NORTH SOUTH CORRIDORS.
AN ALTERNATIVE TO I 35, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY OUT TO 35 TO GET NORTH. THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE MY CAR.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO, AGAIN, IS TO SLOW THAT TRAFFIC DOWN.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS TO GO AROUND EAGLE DRIVE. THERE'S JUST NOT.
BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THE WAY THE TRAFFIC FLOWS THROUGH THAT AREA TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR THE STUDENTS, AND AGAIN, TO MAKE THAT MORE WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE POTENTIAL TREATMENTS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
AGAIN, THERE'S A NEED TO WIDEN THIS THE FOUR LANES.
WE TALKED TO SOME OF THE FOLKS AT NCT COG, AND THAT IS THE PLAN FOR EAGLE TO BE A FOUR LANE FACILITY, BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING TO MAKE IT A SAFE PLACE ANY TIME OF DAY.
PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION IS CROSS WALK WITH THE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS AT SOMETHING WHEN YOU'RE CROSSING THE ROAD, THE PERSON PRESSES THE BUTTON AND ALL THE CAR STOP.
IF YOU GO OUT ON EAST LANCASTER RIGHT NOW, THAT'S A SIX LANE ROAD, BUT THEY HAVE THOSE PEDESTRIAN BEACONS OUT THERE.
YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, ALL THE TRAFFIC STOPS FOR PEOPLE TO CROSS THE STREET.
WE KNOW THE BIGGEST PRIORITY IN THIS AREA IS GOING TO BE STUDENT SAFETY.
WE KNOW CARS NEED TO GET THROUGH THERE.
BUT CARS AREN'T MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE STUDENTS.
AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE TAILOR THIS ENVIRONMENT TO MEET THOSE NEEDS OF STUDENTS.
BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE OUT THERE.
IF YOU COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE AREA THAT'S MORE LIKE A PLAZA IN A SENSE, IT'S AN OPENING, A GATEWAY TO THE SCHOOL, A GATEWAY TO THE CITY OF CROWLEY, THAT'S A NICE PLACE TO WALK A PLACE YOU COULD HAVE FESTIVALS FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE SCHOOL.
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE A GREAT PLACE FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN GENERAL.
SOME OF THE GREATER THINGS TO THINK ABOUT HERE.
RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS HAVE HIRED A CONSULTANT.
I KNOW HAS PUT TOGETHER A POTENTIAL DESIGN FOR EAGLE.
IT WILL BE GREAT IF WE CAN CREATE SOME PARTNERSHIP TO GET US ALL IN THE ROOM AT THE SAME TIME AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WORKING ON THIS MCCART AVENUE STUDY, WE NOTICED THAT MCCART AVENUE FOR BURLESON, FOR CROWLEY, FOR TERRAN COUNTY, ALL OF THOSE ALIGNMENTS TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
THE ROADS WERE ALL CURVING ON THE MAP OF WHERE IT WAS GOING TO GO.
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ALSO SOME OF THE EAST WEST ROADS, THE SAME THING, THEY WEREN'T CONNECTING.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
WE DON'T WANT ROADS MISSING EACH OTHER.
WE KNOW THERE'S GREATER STUDY THAT GOES INTO IT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A PLAN IN PLACE TO DESIGNATE RIGHT OF WAYS FOR FUTURE ROADWAYS TO HAVE ROADS WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES, BUT ALSO MOVE THAT TRAFFIC THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME.
AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO GET ON THE PHONE WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY, WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, NCT COG, TEXTILE, SO WE CAN START PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN.
AND IF YOU HAVE AN APPLICATION WITH CROWLEY, CROWLEY ISD, FORT WORTH, NCT COG, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HECK OF AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO GET FUNDING TO PAY FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
HERE'S A TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR CONCEPT PLAN, TRYING TO COME UP WITH A MORE SOLIDIFIED PLAN FOR EACH OF THOSE AREAS, BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING A CONCEPTUAL ROADWAY DESIGN PIECE.
THAT'S A PIECE THAT CAN INVOLVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW ON THE CORRIDOR.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME TO JUST SIT DOWN WITH YOU GUYS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE, WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DRAWN AND SKETCHED OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE PLAN WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER.
WE'RE ALSO DOING BOOTS ON THE GROUND ENGAGEMENT.
I WAS TAKING PICTURES OF THE SLIDES YOU GUYS HAD EARLIER TODAY ABOUT THE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS OUR MOM WAS ASKING US TO DO WAS TO TALK TO SOME OF THE PARENTS, TALK TO STUDENTS, EVEN TO SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.
WE WOULD LOVE, IF WE COULD SEND OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT, TO SET UP A BOOTH AT THESE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR, WHERE SHE HAS A BOARD UP AND PEOPLE COULD SAY, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THESE ELEMENTS OUT IN FRONT OF EAGLE DRIVE.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU GUYS MIGHT BE ON BOARD WITH LETTING US DO? AWESOME. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH. YES, MA'AM.
>> I WANTED TO SAY, WE TALKED ABOUT MCCARTY AND SYCAMORE SCHOOL ROAD TO AND STUDENTS CROSSING FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ACROSS MCCARTY, AND SO WOULD THAT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MEET WITH PARENTS AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO WALK HOME FROM SCHOOL?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT INTERSECTION IS ACTUALLY PART OF OUR ACTUAL CONCEPTUAL ROADWAY DESIGN, AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT, AND SO IT WILL BE GREAT TO GET YOUR INPUT FROM PARENTS OR STUDENTS USING THAT INTERSECTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, DR. ROBINSON ABOUT RICHARD ALLEY SIDEWALK.
>> BUT I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE CATALYSTIC SITES THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.
WHAT ARE THOSE SITES AND WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING AT THOSE AT?
>> I'M GOING TO GO BACK IN THE PRESENTATION, AND I DIDN'T INCLUDE THEM BECAUSE I DIDN'T.
THE FIRST CATALYST SITE IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALTA MESA AND MCCART.
WE'RE LOOKING. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS GOING TO BE IN THAT SOUTHEAST CORNER.
JUST LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE CALLING TEASER PARKING, WHERE YOU GREEN THAT PARKING AREA, SO YOU DON'T HAVE JUST A SEA OF CONCRETE OUT THERE.
BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT PUTTING IN SOME MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, POTENTIAL MULTI FAMILY, AND THEN FRAMING UP THAT AREA TO TRY TO HAVE SOME I GUESS, NICER FACADE IMPROVEMENTS WITH SOME OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS OUT THERE TODAY.
THEN GOING DOWN SOUTH TO RISINGER AT THAT INTERSECTION.
THERE WAS A DEVELOPER PREVIOUSLY WHO WAS WANTING TO PUT IN A CAR WASH, AND SO NOW HE'S CONSIDERING SENIOR HOUSING.
THE CONCEPT PLAN WE HAVE FOR THAT AREA IS GOING TO BE MORE OF A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS A MIX OF COMMERCIAL, SOME TOWN HOME, WHAT WE'RE CALLING COTTAGE COURT HOMES, AND THEN ALSO SOME SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AT THAT INTERSECTION.
THEN YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH TO MCPHERSON WHERE YOU HAVE A TWO ROUNDABOUTS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE CALLING TRAIL ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
THAT AREA IS LARGELY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, SO YOU'RE LIMITED IN WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT.
BUT THERE'S A WAY YOU CAN WEAVE THE DEVELOPMENT INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
YOU LEVERAGE THOSE TRAILS THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE AREA NEAR TCU, WHERE YOU HAVE THE TRINITY TRAIL AND THEN YOU HAVE THOSE BUSINESSES ALONG THE TRINITY TRAIL OVERLOOKING THE RIVER, IT'S SOMETHING MODELED AFTER THAT, BUT THAT SITE WOULD HAVE MULTI FAMILY MIXED USE AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN IT AS WELL.
>> AND ONE OTHER QUESTION, I SAW WHERE ON ONE OF THE SLIDES YOU HAD A BRIDGE GOING ACROSS EAGLE DRIVE. IS THAT JUST THE.
>> SORRY. LET ME. I'LL GO BACK TO IT.
THIS IS JUST LOOKING AT WHAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY DO IN THE AREA, AND SO ONE OPTION FOR THE CORRIDOR, IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A CROSS SECTION THAT'S SAFE IS TO CREATE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE SO THE KIDS CAN WALK OVER THE ROADWAY BETWEEN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE PRACTICE FIELDS.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS DAVIS?
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT, BUT HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY OF CROWLEY UP TO NOW?
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>> YES, MA'AM. WE'VE HAD A FEW MEETINGS, AND THEY'RE ALSO A PART OF OUR STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
>> I THINK IT'S GOING WELL. I MEAN, PART OF IT IS MAKING SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH WHAT THE CITY IS PLANNING ON DOING AND WHAT CROWLEY ISD IS PLANNING ON DOING TO SEE WHO'S DOING WHAT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SAYING WE ALL NEED TO GET IN THE SAME ROOM.
THERE IS ONE COORDINATED APPROACH TO IMPROVING THAT SECTION.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION AND DR.. MCFARLIN, MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
BUT IS THE EAGLE DRIVE, IS THAT OWNED BY THE CITY OR IS IT OWNED BY CROWLEY ISD?
>> EAGLE IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CITY.
>> WE HAD CONVERSATIONS AND WHEN WE WERE DESIGNING, CROWLEY HIGH ABOUT POSSIBLY PURCHASING EAGLE DRIVE AND REALLY DEEDING ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE CITY FOR A ROAD, BUT THAT.
>> BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU OWN THE RIGHT OF WAY OUTSIDE OF THE ROADWAY, AND SO THAT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING BEYOND THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE HAVE DISPLAYED ON THE MAP HERE.
YOU CAN LOOK BEYOND 30 FEET BECAUSE IT'S YOUR PROPERTY.
>> GENTLEMEN, THE GREAT PRESENTATION.
A LOT OF THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT GROWING UP IN SOUTHWEST FORT WORTH FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS.
ON ALTMSON MCCART, ONE OF THE I GUESS BLOCKS OR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, I BELIEVE, WHERE THE SAC AND SAVE AND IT USED TO BE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN STORE FOR THAT?
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN AREAS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE KNOW THAT THE OLD SAC AND SAVE BUILDING IS OWNED BY HEB.
WE CAN'T TELL AEB WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY.
THEY CAN SIT ON IT FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT.
THEY OWN IT. WE DID INVITE THEM OUT TO OUR DESIGN WORKSHOP.
WE HAD OUR MARKETING CONSULTANT REACH OUT TO THEM JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO WITH THE SITE.
THEY'RE TIGHT LIPPED ABOUT IT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE SITES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DEFINITELY.
>> OBVIOUSLY, THE MCPHERSON, I'M EXTREMELY PLEASED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY THOSE ROUNDABOUTS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY ARE DANGEROUS, SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL STEPPING UP AND LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION ON THAT. THANK YOU ALL.
>> A LOT OF FUN FACTS. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR MR. KIRCHNER, WE HAVE NO ONE FOR. THANK YOU, SIR.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[5.0 Consent Agenda]
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION?>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DR. MAYFIELD. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1,
[6.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 6.1, DR. MCFARLANE.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRSTEN WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. KIRSTEN.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'VE LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS DEADLINE COMING UP FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.
YOU'VE BEEN INVITED IF YOU'D LIKE TO ENDORSE A CANDIDATE FOR REGION 11 POSITION A.
THE TIMELINE FOR THAT IS TOMORROW.
THAT'S THE DUE DATE. AS YOU'LL SEE THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL RUNNING FROM A SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.
MISS JULIE COLE, SHE'S THE INCUMBENT FROM HEB HURST ULS BEDFORD ISD.
EVEN THOUGH SHE'S THE ONLY CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR THAT POSITION, SHE STILL IS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND BE ENDORSED BY SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO, YOU WOULD NEED TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
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>> MISS DAVIS, DO YOU WANT TO DO? [LAUGHTER] THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM.
I'M SORRY. WE DO NEED TO VOTE.
ONE SECOND. WE NEED A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 6.1.
>> THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDORSES THE CANDIDACY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL TO FILL A POSITION OF THE TAZBY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CANDIDATE INFORMATION, JULIE COLE, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HEB.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.2, BOARD POLICY, FNCE LOCAL, STUDENT CONDUCT PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. DR. MCFARLANE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE ONE THAT ENDED, WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LAW PUT IN PLACE FOR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES OR PROHIBITING USE OF PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES, AND SO MISS BETTIS IS HERE TO DISCUSS THE POLICY THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT. MISS BETTIS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLIN. GOOD EVENING.
BOARD PRESIDENT GRASSIA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. MCFARLANE.
AS DR. MCFARLANE STATED, THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATOR CONCLUDED IN JUNE AND ENACTED A SWEEPING SUITE OF EDUCATION POLICIES WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
HOUSE BILL 1481 REQUIRES SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT A WRITTEN POLICY PROHIBITING STUDENTS FROM USING PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES, INCLUDING CELL PHONES AND SMARTWATCHES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF HB 1481, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 33832, WE NEED TO BRING BEFORE YOU AS A BOARD FNCE LOCAL, WHICH WOULD MAKE THAT PRACTICAL POLICY FOR CROWLEY ISD.
CISD ADMINISTRATORS AND A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED POLICY.
>> MR. KIRCHNER PASSED IT OUT TO YOU.
THE PROPOSED POLICY BASICALLY OUTLINES WHAT STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO DO WITH THE COMMUNICATION DEVICES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND BASICALLY, IT ALLOWS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS TO PUT RULES AND REGULATIONS IN PLACE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE POLICIES.
THE POLICY ALSO STATES THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PARTICULAR LAW.
THOSE EXCEPTIONS INCLUDE STUDENTS WHO HAVE IEPS THAT STATE THAT THEY MIGHT NEED A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR A SECTION 504 PLAN THAT STATES THAT THEY MAY NEED A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AS WELL AS ANY STUDENTS WHO HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION FROM A PHYSICIAN, STATING THAT THEY MAY NEED A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
THEN THE STUDENT ALSO MAY HAVE THE DEVICES IF THERE MAY BE SOME DISTRICT POLICY IN PLACE THAT SAYS THAT IT'S A SAFETY MATTER IN HAND.
AS YOU ALL SEE WITH THAT, IT'S A PRETTY SHORT POLICY, BUT IT DOES CARRY A LOT OF WEIGHT AND A LOT OF DISCRETION AT THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY.
TONIGHT, WE JUST WANT TO FOCUS THE ATTENTION ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HB 1481 IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE BY ADOPTING THE POLICY.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER ADOPTING THE POLICY SO WE CAN DO THE REST OF THE WORK ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN PLAY IN CROWLEY ISD.
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ONCE YOU ALL CONSIDER ADOPTING THIS POLICY AS PART OF OUR EVERYDAY OPERATIONS, GOING ON TO THE NEXT SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE HOW WE PLAN ON COMMUNICATING AND GETTING MORE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND SO I'LL HAVE MR. KIRCHNER GO OVER THAT WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. BATISTE.
THIS IS, OF COURSE, AN IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY, SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
THE GUIDELINES, ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD WILL OF COURSE BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL SENT OUT TO PARENTS STARTING THIS EVENING AFTER THE VOTE, CALL OUTS, TEXT MESSAGES, AS EVERYONE'S GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL.
EVEN POSTERS OF THIS GRAPHIC PUT IN OUR CAMPUSES IN THE HALLWAYS AND CLASSROOMS THAT PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES MUST BE POWERED DOWN AND STORED OUT OF SIGHT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY BECAUSE OF THE STATE LAW.
THAT INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH OUR COMMUNITY ONCE THE BOARD VOTES ON THIS POLICY.
EARLIER TONIGHT, WE MENTIONED THE ZOOM MEETINGS THAT DR. MCFARLAND HAS COMING UP WITH PARENTS ON SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN MONDAY AT LUNCH.
THAT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REMIND EVERYONE TO CONTINUE LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS ENFORCEMENT THAT'S COMING UP.
THAT'S THE COMMUNICATION PLAN ONCE THE POLICY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
>> THEY CAN BRING THE PERSONAL DEVICE TO SCHOOL, BUT IT HAS TO BE POWERED OFF AND OUT OF SIGHT.
I'M ASKING BECAUSE I GOT A CROWLEY STUDENT.
THAT WAS TECHNICALLY MY QUESTION.
>> YES. TRUSTEE WATKINS, THAT IS TRUE.
THEY CANNOT HAVE IT INSIGHT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, WHICH STARTS AT THE FIRST PERIOD AND ENDS AT THE LAST PERIOD.
FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE AFTER SCHOOL EVENTS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE THEM, BUT IT'S AFTER THE END OF THE LAST CLASS BELL.
THAT'S WHEN THE SCHOOL DAY OFFICIALLY ENDS.
>> I JUST HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER.
CAN YOU SHARE IF THIS IS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS OR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, HOW BROAD IS THIS NEW LAW? DO YOU KNOW THAT ANSWER?
>> I'M NOT SURE. WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IS THIS IS JUST THE TEXAS CODE.
I'M ASSUMING THAT IT'S PUBLIC AND CHARTER.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S APPLICABLE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR NOT.
>> I JUST ASKED BECAUSE OF THE SAVINGS VOUCHERS.
PRESIDENT GRASSIA. MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IS PROPOSED POLICY.
IS IT MANDATED THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS OR IS IT JUST PROPOSED? GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK.
>> IT IS NOW STATE LAW, AND SO WE DO HAVE TO COMPLY.
WE DO HAVE TO PUT A POLICY IN PLACE, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY IS LEFT UP TO US, BUT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR US TO ALLOW CELL PHONES ON CAMPUS VISIBLE DURING THE DAY?
>> BUT JUST CELL PHONES, ARE APPLE WATCHES INCLUDED.
>> I WAS NOT COMPLETED MY STATEMENT.
CELL PHONES, IT'S ALL PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES.
APPLE WATCHES, ANY PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR DEVICE THAT USED TO COMMUNICATE, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
I'M GOING TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION ON THIS.
I KNOW WE SAID PHYSICIAN STATEMENT.
JUST IN CASE WE HAVE FLOOD PHYSICIANS STATEMENTS.
WHAT EXACTLY SHOULD THAT STATEMENT SAY? SHOULD IT STATE WHY THIS PHYSICIAN IS ISSUING THIS STATEMENT FOR THE STUDENT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PHONE OR WHATEVER DEVICE IT IS OR CAN IT JUST BE A BLANKET STATEMENT FROM A PHYSICIAN THAT SAYS THIS STUDENT SHOULD HAVE THE USE OF A PHONE DURING THE DAY.
>> THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD QUESTION.
ACCORDING TO THE WAY WE'RE INTERPRETING THE POLICY, THE PHYSICIAN WOULD HAVE TO STATE CLEARLY WHAT THE HEALTH NEED IS FOR THE KID TO HAVE THE CELL PHONE.
THERE HAS TO BE SOME HEALTH NEED IDENTIFIED AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAD ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION AND IT'S ABOUT HARDSHIPS BECAUSE THAT WAS A DISCUSSION WE WERE HAVING BEFORE IT BECAME LAW.
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BUT I DON'T SEE THAT THIS CONSIDERS HARDSHIPS, AND IT MAY NOT BE FROM A PHYSICIAN HEALTH RELATED, BUT OTHER TYPES OF HARDSHIPS.>> AS WE'RE HAVING THESE QUESTION, THESE ARE GOOD POINTS YOU ALL BRINGING UP BECAUSE ALL THIS IS NEW AND WE'RE FIGURING IT OUT AS WE GO.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS NOW TO WHERE IF PARENTS NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A CHILD AND THERE'S A HARDSHIP, THEY COULD CALL THE FRONT OFFICE AND SOMEBODY CAN COME AND LOCATE THEM.
IF THERE'S A SITUATION WITH A FAMILY OR WITH A KID AND WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO HAVE COMMUNICATION, THAT KID CAN LEAVE THEIR PHONE WITH AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND WE HAVE A WAY OF MONITORING THAT.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT IF A PARENT NEEDS TO GET IN TOUCH DIRECTLY WITH A KID AND IT'S EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, WE CAN DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRASSIA.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT STUDENTS WHO HAVE MAYBE A 504 PLAN, IEP OR MEDICAL NEED LIKE TO MUNCH OR GLUCOSE OR WHATEVER.
SOMETIMES STUDENTS DON'T LIKE BEING ISOLATED.
IF YOU'RE ONE OF 20 SOMETHING STUDENTS AND YOU HAVE A DEVICE, AND EVERYONE'S LIKE, WHY DID THEY GET TO KEEP THEIR DEVICE? SOMETIMES STUDENTS MAY JUST COMPLY AND TURN IT OFF BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE STIGMATIZED AS YOU HAVE IEP. THAT'S WHY YOU NEED IT.
WHAT DO WE DO IN THAT CASE OF STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT WANT TO BE SINGLED OUT BECAUSE THEY MAY JUST POWER IT OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY NEED IT, BUT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GO ALONG WITH THEIR PEERS, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTAND YOU NEED YOUR DEVICE BECAUSE OF X Y Z VERSUS JUST COMING IN AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND TURNING IT OFF?
>> THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CONSIDER.
AS WE'RE COMING UP WITH OUR IMPLEMENTATION, I KNOW WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND OTHERS TO THINK THROUGH THAT.
THESE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE BRINGING UP, WE'LL HAVE TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN IT.
WE HAVE NOT HAD A SOLUTION TO THAT ISSUE YET, BUT THAT'S ONE WE'LL PUT THE LIGHTS ON.
>> IN ESSENCE, WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE BEFORE EVERY STUDENT HAD A CELL PHONE.
>> ACTUALLY, A COUPLE OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE ALREADY PILOTED RESTRICTING CELL PHONES.
WE BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S STATE LAW, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE MEDIA, EVERY DISTRICT REQUIRED TO DO IT, WE'RE HOPING THAT IT WILL NOT BE AS BIG OF AN ISSUE.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH IT AND DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH MONITORING.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION.
WE ARE NOT AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE DISCUSSING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS YET.
>> WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT. TONIGHT IS JUST ONLY ABOUT THE POLICY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION.
>> I JUST WANT TO FINISH WITH STATING THAT THE 18,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING US ON THE INTERNET RIGHT NOW, THAT THIS IS A STATE POLICY.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CISD DECIDED YESTERDAY THAT THEY WANTED TO IMPLEMENT JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO.
WHEN EVERYONE FINDS OUT THAT THEY CAN'T BRING THEIR CELL PHONE IN AND BE ON IT, THEY CAN CALL THEIR STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS A ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND THE BOARD ADOPT FNCE LOCAL AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DR. ROBINSON. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE?
>> I GOT KICKED OUT, GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES.
THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO FUTURE ACTION ITEMS,
[7.0 Future Action Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 7.1 2025-2026 STUDENT FEES, FINES, AND CHARGES.[01:05:08]
>> DR. MCFARLAND, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER, WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM, MR. KIRCHNER.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, HERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, YOU'LL SEE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS 7.1-7.4.
TONIGHT I WILL GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL INTRODUCTION TO THOSE, AND YOU'LL FIND MORE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THERE IN ESB.
EACH YEAR, THE BOARD APPROVES STUDENT FEES, FINES, AND CHARGES FOR A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
YOU'LL SEE A DRAFT OF THOSE FROM THIS PAST YEAR THERE.
ALSO EACH YEAR, WE APPROVE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IN BOTH TARRANT COUNTY AND JOHNSON COUNTY.
STUDENT SERVICES PROVIDED YOU INFORMATION THERE.
ALSO, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WILL BE COMING UP FOR APPROVAL NEXT MONTH.
YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED CONTRACT THERE.
THEN ALSO OUR APPLICATION FOR THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM PROVIDES SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH STUDENT SCHEDULING.
STUDENT SERVICES IS ALSO WORKING TO SUBMIT THAT APPLICATION, AND THEY'LL BRING IT TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE? THOSE ADMINISTRATORS ARE HERE TONIGHT, IF SO.
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THIS IS GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.2, 2025-2026. I'M SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ITEMS, OUR TEAMS HERE TO ANSWER THOSE.
>> WELL, EXCELLENT. THAT WILL BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.0 ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[8.0 Executive Session]
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 551.0714 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.074 PERSONNEL AND 551.076 SAFETY AND SECURITY.THE BOARD WILL ADJURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNING AT 7:09.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 8:42 PM.
[9.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS, AGENDA ITEM 9.1 EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, H.F. STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.ZILLOW MARION REEDY FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT H.F. STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY MS. STEVENSON.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR.
THE MOTION PASSES. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 9.2, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I RECOMMEND TERRION LOCKRIDGE FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE CENTER AS RECOMMENDED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR. ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY MISS TRUSTEE STEVENSON, MOVE TO VOTE.
ASKING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 9.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I RECOMMEND MS. STACY LEONARD BARRY FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR. MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 9.4, APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT END OF
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YEAR REVIEW INFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND ANY CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS. IS THERE A MOTION?>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL CONTRACT MODIFICATION AS DISCUSSED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DR. MAYFIELD.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR NEW AND RETURNING.
THANK YOU. ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. VERY NICE.
[APPLAUSE] WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT FORTH THIS BOARD, WE ARE AT EIGHT FOR 6:00 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.