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>> GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER
[1.0 Call to Order]
THE REGULAR MEETING OF CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUB-CHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 89TH 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. TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LATONYA WOODS AND MAYFIELD.
TRUSTEE PLACE 4, MISS JUN W. DAVIS?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MISS SHAKINA WATKINS?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRASSIA.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MISS CASSIA STEVENSON.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, DR MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
>> I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE QUORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELLPHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 2.0, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET COLONEL SALINAS AND THE CROWLEY ISD CORPS OF CADETS PRESENTS THE COLORS.
>> SIR, CADET, CARO SALINA, REPRESENTING CISD PETRA MATALA, HONOR UNIT WITH THE STATION.
REQUESTED PERMISSION TO PRESENT THE QUORUM.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
>> YOU MAY BE SEATED. WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO AN AGENDA ITEM REAL QUICK, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO OUR GRADUATION.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO AGENDA ITEM 4.1,
[4.0 Superintendent Report]
STUDENT ENROLLMENT UPDATE. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
THIS ITEM IS A REPORT ON THE ENROLLMENT IN CROWLEY ISD FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE INCREASES THAT WE HAVE AND JUST WHAT'S GOING ON IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE THINK PARENTS AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZING THAT AS WELL.
BUT WE HAVE MS. BETTIS HERE TO JUST GIVE YOU A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH ENROLLMENT. MS. BETTIS.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, GRASSIA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR CURRENT TREND IN ENROLLMENT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR OVERALL ENROLLMENT FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AS OF YESTERDAY, AUGUST 27TH, '25, IS 16,845 STUDENTS.
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WE CURRENTLY HAVE ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT AT 7,893 STUDENTS, SECONDARY ENROLLMENT, 8,952 STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE 667 PENDING APPLICATIONS.OUR ENROLLMENT TRENDS WHEN WE DO A THREE-YEAR TREND IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAD 16,667 STUDENTS, THAT'S THE ORANGE COLOR.
GREEN IS THE 25, I'M SORRY, THAT YEAR NUMBER IS WRONG, BUT AM I READING IT WRONG? I AM SORRY, 23-24, WE HAD 16,610 STUDENTS.
LAST YEAR, 24-25, WE HAD 16,667 STUDENTS, AND THIS YEAR, WE ARE AT 16,680 STUDENTS.
AS YOU SEE, THE GROWTH CONTINUES WITH OUR ELEMENTARY AND OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES AS WELL.
OUT OF DISTRICT, SOMETIMES WE OFTEN WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'RE TAKING IN THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THE CROWLEY ISD BOUNDARIES.
AS OF LAST YEAR, WE HAD 391 STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT WITHIN CROWLEY ISD, AND THEN 423 OUT OF ALL OF THE YEAR BEFORE, 300 SHOULD BE THE 22-23, AND THE 24-25 IS THE 423.
THAT'S IN COMPARISON TO THE TOTAL DISTRICT NUMBERS.
ONCE WE GET ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ENROLLED, WE THEN BEGIN TO START WITH WHAT'S CALLED OUR LEVELING PROCESS, MEANING THAT WE ARE BALANCING OUT OUR CLASSROOMS TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE WITHIN RATIO.
THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET OF SOME OF THE DATA THAT WE LOOK AT, AND JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF LOOK AT TO HOW WE GO ABOUT LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE BEGIN THAT PROCESS ON THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL, ONCE ROSTERS ARE CLEARED UP BY DROPPING STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T RETURN.
OUR ATTENDANCE NUMBERS ARE REVIEWED DAILY BY THE CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN WE BEGIN BALANCING CLASS SIZES AND MOVING TEACHERS.
THAT HAPPENS ALL WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF SCHOOL.
WE THEN GO AND LOOK AT WHAT CAMPUSES NEED ACTUAL GRADE LEVELS CLOSED AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AND THIS ALL BEGINS BY THE THIRD DAY OF SCHOOL, AND WE ALSO START RE-ROUTING STUDENTS TO WHAT'S CALLED OVERFLOWING TO OTHER CAMPUSES WHERE THOSE GRADE LEVELS HAVE BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE THEY'RE EXCEEDING CLASS SIZE RATIO.
AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS ARE BEING MADE DURING THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF SCHOOL.
STUDENTS ARE STILL GETTING ANY FIXES THAT MAY NEED TO HAPPEN ON THEIR SCHEDULE AND AS WELL AS STILL ENROLLING NEW STUDENTS.
THEN ALSO UPON COMPLETION OF THAT, THEY GO AHEAD AND THEY START MAKING THE LEVELING PROCESS COME INTO PLAY BY ENSURING THAT THE CLASS SECTIONS ARE BALANCED, AND THAT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR ENROLLMENT UPDATE.
>> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
DID YOU SAY THERE'S 692 PENDING?
>> 697 AND ALMOST 200 OR PRE-K?
>> BASED ON PREVIOUS YEARS, ABOUT HOW MANY OF THOSE DO YOU THINK WILL ACTUALLY COMPLETE IN THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR THEM? I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> ONCE THEY GET ALL THEIR PAPERWORK IN AND THEIR SHOT RECORDS AND ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY JUST GO AWAY.
>> WE HAVE SIX FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, MISS DAVIS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE SEATS, WE HAVE TO HAVE TEACHERS AVAILABLE FOR THAT TIME.
WE DO HAVE SPACE IN SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO ADD STAFF AS WE ENROLL THE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS.
BATES FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE PRE-K, BUT MAYBE A THIRD OR FOURTH GRADER THAT WILL BE ON THE PENDING LIST, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY A HIGHER UPPER-LEVEL GRADE STUDENT WOULD BE ON THE PENDING LIST?
>> A DOCUMENTS, RESIDENCY DOCUMENTS, AND ALSO, LIKE SHOT RECORDS, BUT WE TRY NOT TO MAKE THAT A BARRIER.
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>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE PENDING OR ALREADY ENROLLED, BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE OUT OF DISTRICT, THE PRIORITY IS FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE OUT OF DISTRICT.
WHAT DO THEY FALL IN LINE, DO WE PRIORITIZE IN DISTRICT, AND THEN GO TO OUT OF DISTRICT, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> WE HAVE A WINDOW FOR OUT-OF-DISTRICT TRANSFERS, THAT WINDOW HAS PASSED.
>> YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE TO SEAT THOSE 697, THOSE ARE WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES.
>> TRUSTEE, THAT WAS THE COUNT OF MY QUESTIONS. ANSWER.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE LEVELING PROCESS IS A VERY COMPLEX, VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY, AND THIS TEAM WORKED REALLY HARD THIS YEAR AND FINISHED IT WITHIN PROBABLY A WEEK AND A HALF.
IF YOU WERE PART OF THE LEVELING PROCESS, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND IF YOU WERE PART OF THE PROCESS?
>> MOST OF THEM ARE HERE, SO I'LL GO AHEAD.
>> WE HAVE MR. HANDY, MR. KIRCHNER, DR. BERRY, MISS SHEFFIELD, DR. MILLNER, AND CARA HYATT IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE TEAMS AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
ALSO, MR. MOFFITT AND OTHERS THAT ARE BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> THEY DO AWESOME. THIS PROCESS USED TO TAKE US ABOUT THREE WEEKS, AND THEN THEY STOPPED LETTING ME ATTEND THE MEETINGS, AND IT HAPPENED IN A WEEK.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.1,
[3.0 Recognition Item(s)]
CLASS OF 2025 SUMMER GRADUATES. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT RECOGNIZING OUR SUMMER GRADUATES.
IF YOU COULD JOIN ME IN FRONT OF THE DS AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. KIRCHNER.
>> YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, WE ARE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE OUR SUMMER GRADUATES THIS EVENING.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
THIS IS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, AND WE ARE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE YOUR CHILDREN AND ALSO GIVE YOU LOTS OF TIME FOR PICTURES.
AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'RE A GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU WILL STAND, WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR GRADUATES LINED UP, OUR TRUSTEES IN PLACE, AND HERE IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS, WE'LL QUEUE SOME VERY SPECIAL MUSIC.
TO INTRODUCE THE SUMMER GRADUATION CLASS OF 2025.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND GUESTS.
MY NAME IS DR. MARKEBA WARFIELD, AND I SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL OF CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CISD SUMMER COMMENCEMENT FOR THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR TWO GRADUATES WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THEIR DIPLOMAS THIS EVENING, AND WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US.
NOW, HERE'S NORTH CROWLEY'S PRINCIPAL, DR. MARIO LANE WITH A SALUTE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS.
GOOD EVENING GRADUATES, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS.
I AM FILLED WITH PRIDE AND ADMIRATION TONIGHT.
BOTH OF YOU GRADUATES SITTING HERE TONIGHT ARE A TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND THE POWER OF BELIEVING IN YOURSELF.
I KNOW THAT YOUR JOURNEY TO THIS DAY HASN'T BEEN EASY.
YOU'VE NAVIGATED OBSTACLES BOTH INSIDE AND OUT OF SCHOOL.
OBSTACLES THAT HAVE MADE OTHERS GIVE UP.
BUT NOT YOU. NO. YOU CHOSE TO KEEP GOING.
YEAH, CLAP FOR THEM, YOU CHOSE TO PUSH FORWARD.
YOU CHOSE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WORTH IT.
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BUT THIS IS NOT THE END OF YOUR JOURNEY.AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, REMEMBER THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED, ABOUT PERSEVERANCE, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO LIFT YOU UP AND ABOUT BELIEVING IN YOUR OWN POTENTIAL.
I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS THOUGHT.
YOUR LIFE IS YOUR STORY, AND THE PEN IS IN YOUR HANDS.
WRITE A STORY THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF.
WRITE A STORY OF RESILIENCE OF KINDNESS, OF SUCCESS, AND OF DREAMS, REALIZE.
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR YOU, AND I KNOW YOU'RE READY TO SHINE. THANK YOU.
NOW, MEMBERS OF CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. MCFARLAND, I CERTIFY THAT THESE CANDIDATES OF 2025 SENIOR CLASS HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO GRADUATE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. LANE. ON BEHALF OF THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I ACCEPT THE CERTIFICATION FROM DR. LANE AND DR. WARFIELD THAT THESE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2025 HAVE MET ALL REQUIREMENTS AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO GRADUATE.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE CROWLEY COMMUNITY, I PRESENT TO YOU THE CROWLEY ISD SUMMER GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND, BOARD PRESIDENT GRASSIA AND TRUSTEES, AND NOW THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THE AWARDING OF OUR DIPLOMAS FOR OUR TWO SUMMER GRADUATES THIS EVENING.
I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO MAKE THEIR WAY OVER THERE WITH OUR DIPLOMAS.
STUDENTS, WE'LL CALL YOUR NAME ONE AT A TIME AND YOU'LL GO DOWN THE LINE AND SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH OF OUR TRUSTEES AND THEN RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA DOWN HERE.
ONCE YOU'VE RECEIVED YOUR DIPLOMA, STAY UP HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE TRUSTEES AND PARENTS AND GUESTS, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY ALSO FOR YOU TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE AS WELL.
FIRST, GRADUATE THIS EVENING FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
FAZAL, IF YOU'LL GET THERE IN THE MIDDLE AND WE'RE GOING TO SQUEEZE IN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL THE TRUSTEES AND YOUR PRINCIPAL, DR. LANE GET IN THERE AS WELL.
STAY THERE FOR A MINUTE. MOM AND DAD AND PARENTS, WANT TO TAKE PICTURES. COME ON UP.
[BACKGROUND] LET'S HEAR FROM FASO.
THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, FAZAL.
FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL OUR 2025 SUMMER GRADUATE CAMERON SLOAN.
CAMERON, MAKE YOUR WAY THERE TO THE MIDDLE.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS. PULL OUT THOSE CAMERAS.
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YES. FAZAL, WILL YOU COME UP NOW? WE'RE GOING TO DO A PICTURE WITH BOTH GRADUATES TOGETHER, TRUSTEES.IF YOU'LL STAY PUT THERE WITH DR. MCFARLAND, AND PRINCIPALS, WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE MORE PICTURE WITH BOTH GRADUATES AND DR. WARFIELD AS WELL.
LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR SUMMER GRADUATES.
>> AGAIN, JUST ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR OUTSTANDING SUMMER GRADUATES.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THESE YOUNG MEN.
THEY EXEMPLIFY FOR US IN CROWLEY WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY ALL CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
THEY HAVE PERSEVERED AND THEY'VE MADE IT TO THIS POINT AND SO PARENTS, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE SO PROUD OF THEM, WE'RE PROUD OF THEM AS WELL, SO WE'VE ASKED THEM TO GIVE SOME WORDS AND THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE WORD WITH YOU.
GIVE A HAND AS THEY SHARE THE WORD.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE FOR APPRECIATING ME.
I THANK YOU DR. LANE FOR BELIEVING IN ME.
I MOST LIKELY BELIEVE IN MY COUNSELOR, MOST LIKELY THE LADY YOU OVER THERE WHO WALKED ME OUT THAT DAY.
I THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT AND MAKING ME FEEL SO SPECIAL TODAY GRADUATING. THANK Y'ALL.
>> APPRECIATE Y'ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS, WOULD ANY OF YOU ALL LIKE TO HAVE ANY WORDS OR ENCOURAGEMENT?
WE HAVE EVERY YEAR GRADUATIONS AND WE HAVE OVER 600 AND SO STUDENTS, BUT TODAY IS EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE YOU STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND YOU ARE HERE TODAY, AND I'M EVEN MORE PROUD TO BE WITH THE TWO OF YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CONTINUING ON THE PATH.
THIS IS JUST A STEPPING STONE.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH MORE AHEAD OF YOU THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I KNOW. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS IS YOUR FAMILY.
I LOVE Y'ALL. I GREW UP WITH THEM.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE BOTH OF YOU.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE, AND I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS BOTH FOR BELIEVING IN YOURSELVES AND NOT GIVING UP.
YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO NEXT.
>> JUST A QUICK NOTE TO THE PARENTS AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THEM TO HANG IN THERE AND SEE IT TO THE END.
THANK YOU, PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU ALL. AGAIN, THANK YOU BOY FOR YOUR VISION AND LEADERSHIP IN JUST MAKING THIS POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS, DR. LANE.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS, PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN IN CONGRATULATING THE CISD, SUMMER GRADUATES OF CLASS OF 2025.
GRADUATES. PLEASE STAND. THERE YOU GO.
TURN YOUR TASSELS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, INDICATING YOU HAVE GRADUATED.
CONGRATULATIONS. EVERYONE THE GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 2025.
PLEASE STAND. THE REMAIN STANDING AS OUR GRADUATES EXIT. THANK YOU, DJ.
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>> PRESIDENT GRASSIA MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR GRADUATION CEREMONY.
OUR TRUSTEES THAT WE MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO THE DAS TO CONTINUE WITH OUR BOARD MEETING.
>> IT'S ALWAYS SO NEAT TO SEE STUDENTS WHO WORK TO GET TO THE END RESULT.
LIKE TRUSTEE STEVENSON SAID, AND TRUSTEE WATKINS, DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S ONE, TWO, 650.
THESE TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN DID A GREAT JOB AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ARE COMING THEIR WAY.
IT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.0.
[6.0 Executive Session]
WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 551.071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.074 PERSONNEL AND 551.072 PROPERTY.
THE BOARD WILL IMMEDIATELY RETURN FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:36 P.M.
>> WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 6:08 P.M. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO CONSENT AGENDA.
[7.0 Consent Agenda]
WE ARE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA.TRUSTEES. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT IS AND IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> PRESIDENT GRASSIA? YES. I BELIEVE WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS 7.11 STUDENT FEES, FINES, AND CHARGES.
WE WILL REMOVE THAT FROM THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ALL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> EXCEPTION OF 7.11 IS IT 11 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 7.11?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE STEVENSON, MOVE TO VOTE.
WE DO IT BY SHOW HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS,
[8.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
AGENDA 8.1 EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERSONNEL.
FOR THE COORDINATOR OR PRE K12 SOCIAL STUDIES.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING MR. MICHAEL CLEAR.
>> THERE'S A MR. CLEAR. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I HAVE RECOMMEND MICHAEL CLEAR FOR THE POSITION OF COORDINATOR PK THROUGH 12.
SOCIAL STUDIES AS RECOMMENDED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE WATKINS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY DOCTOR MAYFIELD.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR.
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THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.2, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL OAKMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.>> MR. PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND COREY LEE FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OAKMONT ELEMENTARY AS RECOMMENDED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DOCTOR MAYFIELD.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS.
HALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE FINE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.3 BOARD POLICY EFB LOCAL INSTRUCTION RESOURCES LIBRARY MATERIALS, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MS. BETTIS, WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRASSIA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THREE POLICIES THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING.
YOU'LL SEE THOSE ITEMS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
AS SOON AS THE SCREEN REAPPEARS, THEY WILL ADDRESS ALL FOUR OF OUR STRATEGIC 203030 GOALS.
THE FIRST ONE IS EFB LOCAL, AND THIS ADDRESSES INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND LIBRARY MATERIALS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY THAT SUPPORT ACHIEVEMENT.
SOME OF THE KEY POINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY THAT YOU ALL SEE IN YOUR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE BASICALLY THE DONATION AND PROPOSED PROCUREMENT LIST.
IF ANYONE IS DONATING AN ITEM, IT HAS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD BEFORE WE ACCEPT THAT, YOU ALL DID THAT THIS SPRING, THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUATION OF THAT.
ALL OF THESE CAME INTO PLAY BECAUSE OF SB 13 THAT RECENTLY PASSED.
ANOTHER PART OF THIS POLICY DEALS WITH PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND HOW ENGAGED OUR PARENTS ARE ABLE TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING LIBRARY MATERIALS.
THEN A NEW CHANGE OR ADDITION TO THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS IS HAVING A CHALLENGE COMMITTEE MADE OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS.
IF BY CHANCE, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON OUR LIBRARY LIST THAT'S A PUBLIC LIST OR THAT'S MADE AVAILABLE IN OUR LIBRARIES, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A COMMITTEE CHALLENGE THAT.
ALSO IF THERE'S A MONETARY GIFT OR DONATION THAT ALSO HAS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TOO.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE KEY HIGH LEVEL AREAS OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY OVERVIEW OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THIS AS RECOMMENDED OR PROPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BETTIS. THIS IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE GO ON, FOR CLARIFICATION.
THE CHALLENGE COMMITTEE, IS THAT A STANDING COMMITTEE OR IS IT FORMED AS NEEDED?
>> FORMED AS NEEDED, AND IT HAS TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THE COMMITTEE, SO IT CAN'T BE ONE TO I THINK 49.
WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE INTERESTED.
>> THE DISTRICT GETS TO SELECT THOSE PEOPLE.
>> FROM THE LAST THING THAT I READ AND I KNOW WE HAVE MR. PARKER AND MISS KOKANAER HERE AS WELL, IS THAT WE WILL TAKE EMAIL REQUEST IN OR IF WE HAVE A SURVEY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. IF A PARENT OPPOSES LIBRARY MATERIALS.
THE PROCESS WILL GO TO A CALLAN COMMIT.
BUT IS THERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PARENTS WHO HAVE TO OPPOSE THE LIBRARY MATERIAL OR ONE PARENT FINDS CONCERN?
>> THEY CAN FILE AN APPEAL, AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE VARIOUS PROCESS.
WITHIN THE POLICY, IT OUTLINES THE PROCESS EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONE PARENT WHO HAS SOME OPPOSITION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> JUST ANOTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL LIBRARY BOOKS OR
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JUST OTHER TYPES OF LIBRARY BOOKS FOR STUDENTS WHO JUST ENJOY READING.IS IT ALL TYPES OF BOOKS THAT ARE IN THE LIBRARY?
>> ALL BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY HAVE TO BE APPROVED.
IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S JUST THIS WIDE RANGE OF ANYTHING THAT CAN BE ON THE SHELVES.
THEY ALL HAVE TO BE APPROVED, AND THE DISTRICT HAS AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF LIBRARIANS AND THEIR STAFF AND OTHER DESIGNATED PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE TRAINED TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION OF THE PROPER COLLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARDS.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVING BOARD POLICY EFB LOCAL AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DOCTOR ROBINSON.
THE MOTION PASSES. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.4 BOARD POLICY FD LOCAL ADMISSIONS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MS. BETTIS WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM AS WELL, MS. BETTIS.
SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD PRESIDENT GRASSIA, DR. MCFARLAND, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
AS I SHARED WITH YOU LAST MONTH, THERE ARE A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE POLICIES THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD THAT WILL COME INTO PLAY.
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE FROM THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS IT WAS BROUGHT ON BY SENATE BILL 401 AND TEXAS EDUCATION 3.082, AND IT IS IN REGARDS TO ADMISSION.
OUR CURRENT POLICY THE PROPOSITION THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING IS TO ALLOW OUR CURRENT POLICY TO STAY THE SAME, BUT ADDING IN ADDITION TO THAT.
THAT ADDITION HAS TO DEAL WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE IN PRIVATE SCHOOL OR WHO ARE HOME SCHOOL.
THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION IS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN THE DISTRICT FOR PARTICIPATION IN CURRICULAR OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION OF FD LOCAL.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOARD POLICY FD LOCAL AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON. MOVE TO VOTE.
THE MOTION PASSES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.5 BOARD POLICY FD LOCAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MS. BETTIS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM AS WELL.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, DOCTOR MCVILN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FD LOCAL IS IN REGARDS TO STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND IT ACCOMPANIES THE FD LOCAL, I THINK THAT WAS JUST A MOMENT AGO.
WHAT THIS IS A SPECIFIC STATEMENT, VERY SHORT POLICY, BUT BASICALLY SPELLS OUT FD LOCAL A LITTLE BIT CLEARER.
IT'S THE ADDITION OF STATING THAT A STUDENT WHO IS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL THAT THEY CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN CROWLEY ISD EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY.
IS THERE A QUESTION, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD POLICY FD LOCAL AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DOCTOR MAYFIELD, MOVE TO VOTE.
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THE MOTION PASSES.THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.6 APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE AS DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE TO THE 2025 TAS TASBY CONVENTION. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MR. CARSON WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, THE TASTASY CONVENTION IS COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER IN HOUSTON. EACH YEAR.
SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE A DELEGATE AND AN ALTERNATE TO SERVE DURING THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
THERE'S BEEN SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, AND TONIGHT WILL BE THE DEADLINE FOR SELECTING WHO OUR CROWLEY ISD DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE WILL BE.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL HAND THE FLOOR BACK OVER TO YOU FOR THAT DISCUSSION.
>> COULD YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE? HOLD ON A SECOND.
>> ABSOLUTE ASK YOUR QUESTION.
>> BEFORE I PUT A NAME OUT THERE, IS THERE ANYONE WHO IS JUST UBER ANXIOUS TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> THAT WAS GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT.
WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO WAS NOMINATE TRUSTEE WATKINS AND AS A SECONDARY WOULD BE MYSELF.
WHICH I PROBABLY WILL SIT IN WITH HER JUST JUST TO DO ANYWAY. YOU BET.
>> I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE THAT SO WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE OR ANYTHING, CORRECT OR DO WE? WE DO.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE THAT ONE MOTION THAT TRUSTEE WATKINS WOULD BE THE DELICATE AND MR. GRASSIA WOULD BE THE ALTERNATE.
>> YES. I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
TRUSTEE WATKINS SERVES AS THE CROWLEY ISD OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE, AND TRUSTEE GRASSIA SERVE AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THE 2025 [INAUDIBLE] DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT.
>> BECAUSE TRUSTEE WATKINS IS GOING TO HAVE [OVERLAPPING] YEAH.
>> SO I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST DO IT.
>> LET'S DO IT. NO, IF YOU'LL LAUGH.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY PREVIOUS MOTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT TRUSTEE GARY GRASSIA TO SERVE AS THE CROWLEY AS THE OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE, AND TRUSTEE WATKINS SERVE AS THE ALTERNATE TO THE 2025 TRUSTEE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR ROBINSON, IS THERE A SECOND.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY DOCTOR MAYFIELD. MOVED TO VOTE.
THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU TRUSTEE GRASSIA FOR STEPPING UP.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO FUTURE ACTION ITEMS AGENDA ITEM
[9.0 Future Action Item(s)]
9.1 BOARD POLICY UPDATE 124, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE BOARD POLICY UPDATE 124, FUTURE ACTION ITEM, ALSO BOARD POLICY UPDATE 125.
>> YES, SIR. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, AS MISS PETES MENTIONED, THERE ARE A LOT OF POLICY UPDATES COMING OUT OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
124 AND 125 WILL BE BROUGHT AT FUTURE MEETINGS.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY GREAT SUMMARIES IN YOUR BOARD BOOK ABOUT ALL OF THE MANY POLICIES THAT ARE IN THERE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THOSE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND BRING THOSE BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT THOUGH ABOUT 124 OR 125? DEFINITELY, AS YOU'RE REVIEWING THOSE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.
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THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION.>> WE NEED TO JUMP BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 7.1, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE STUDENT FEES, FINES, AND CHARGES FOR STUDENT SERVICES, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE DEFINITELY HAVE THIS ITEM, AND WE'RE PREPARE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO 7.111.
BUT WE WANT TO JUST STOP AND JUST OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS AND WE ARE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE STUDENT FEES FINES AND CHARGES BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST YEAR, I DISCUSSED CHEERLEADING UNIFORMS AND THE COST AND IT MAY BE PROHIBITED TO SOME FAMILIES.
I HAD MENTIONED POSSIBLY HAVING A LEGACY UNIFORM OR SOMETHING WHERE IT CAN BE ICONIC FOR CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS.
SOMETHING LIKE THE DALLAS COWBOYS.
YOU KNOW THEM BY THEIR UNIFORM AND SO SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE MAYBE FOR A DECADE OR LONGER THAT WOULD PREVENT THE COST FROM INCREASING ANNUALLY.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO PULL THIS TO DISCUSS CHEERLEADING FEES.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ROBINSON.
WE HAVE MISS LOTTEN, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS HERE TO ADDRESS THAT.
SO MISS LOTTEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FEES AND ACTUALLY RESPOND TO HER QUESTION ABOUT A LEGACY OR PROGRAM UNIFORM?
PRESIDENT GRASSIA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT MR. MCFARLAND.
I DO REMEMBER SPEAKING ABOUT UNIFORMS. WE CALL THEM PROGRAM UNIFORMS, OR ALL SQUAD UNIFORMS. I HAVE A PLAN.
THE FIRST YEAR THOUGH, ONCE I SPOKE WITH OUR CHEER COACHES, STUDENTS, PARENTS, WE DECIDED THAT THE SUPPORT COULD COME FROM THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS NEEDED FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER WITH UIL COMPETITION.
THE FINE ARTS BUDGET DID SUPPORT THAT UIL CONTEST.
WE PAY FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS FOR OUR TEAMS. SUPPLY BUDGETS WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALL THE COACHES AND TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE WE STARTED TUMBLING LESSONS.
THAT WAS OUR PHASE ONE YEAR ONE PLAN.
FOR YEAR TWO, I DO BELIEVE WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE FEES AT 1,800.
YOU GUYS MAY HAVE SEEN THAT IT WAS 23, THE COACHES ARE ASKING TO INCREASE.
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE THREE UNIFORMS ON VARSITY, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MATCH THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND THEY WANT TO HAVE SPECIAL OUTFITS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT TO BE HONEST, WHEN WE MET ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXPENSE FOR CHEER.
WE'RE WORKING ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT AND HOW TO ADDRESS IT.
FIRST OF ALL, I DID CHECK SOME OTHER DISTRICTS.
WE ARE ON THE VERY LOW END FOR CHEER FEES.
IT IS EXPENSIVE, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING BAD.
WHAT I THINK WE COULD DO, AND WE COULD FLUSH THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT.
WE DO HAVE A SURVEY OUT RIGHT NOW TO SEE WHAT HOW PARENTS ARE FEELING.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I NOTICED IF YOU ARE ON THE FRESHMAN TEAM, YOU MAY PURCHASE A FRESHMAN UNIFORM.
YOU GO TO JV, YOU PURCHASE A DIFFERENT UNIFORM FOR JV, AND I THINK THEY HAVE TWO, YOU GO TO VARSITY AND THEY'RE AT THREE UNIFORMS. I BELIEVE OUR YEAR TWO IS GOING TO BE TO SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM UNIFORM.
WE COULD TAKE DOWN THAT INVESTMENT.
ALSO MAKE IT ON A FOUR YEAR ROTATION.
IT USED TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR DANCE TEAMS AS WELL.
IF YOU'RE PURCHASING YOUR UNIFORM, FRESHMAN AND JV COULD POSSIBLY KEEP THE SAME UNIFORM.
THEN WHEN YOU GO TO VARSITY IS WHEN YOU WOULD INVEST OR IF YOU MAKE THE VARSITY TEAM, YOU KEEP THAT UNIFORM ON A FOUR YEAR ROTATION.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME IDEAS.
PROGRAM UNIFORMS IS SOMETHING THAT SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE IMPLEMENTED.
I BELIEVE FOR YEAR TWO, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET SOME SPONSORS TO HELP US, AND THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO PITCH IN TO PROVIDE THOSE UNIFORMS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW PERSONAL THE UNIFORMS, HOW CUSTOM THEY ARE.
BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM OUR PARENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS WHAT CAN YOU GUYS DO TO KEEP IT DOWN? I THINK I HAVE IDENTIFIED MAYBE LIKE A $400 COST SAVINGS FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY HEART AND MY CONCERN AND LISTENING TO OTHER PARENTS AS WELL.
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>> THE $400 THE SAVINGS IS FOR EACH SQUAD?
>> WHEN WILL THE SURVEYS GO OUT FOR THE PARENTS?
>> I DIDN'T GET IT CHECK THE BAND APP, BUT I COULD CHECK WITH THE COACH, BUT I CAN SEE THE RESPONSES COMING IN.
>> YES. THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHEER, BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER SQUADS AND OTHER GROUPS, HOW ARE WE LOOKING ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND BOTH SCHOOLS FOR ALL THE OTHER TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN FINE ARTS?
>> REALLY GOOD. WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PURCHASES.
WE'VE CLEANED UP A LOT OF INSTRUMENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, EVERY BAND, ELEMENTARY MUSIC RECEIVED, OR INSTRUMENTS ON EVERY CAMPUS, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF INVESTMENT IN FINE ARTS PROGRAMMING.
AS FAR AS UNIFORMS, ON A CHOIR RECEIVED BEAUTIFUL NEW FORMAL ATTIRE, TUXEDOS, AND FORMAL GOWNS.
CHOIRS, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED NEW CHOIR UNIFORMS. WE'VE FRESHENED UP EVERYBODY, LIKE EVERYBODY HAS GET.
THEY'VE DESIGNED NEW UNIFORMS FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL BANDS, AND OUR NEXT STEP IS FOR ME TO COME OVER AND SEE.
I WAS BEING A LITTLE PICKY ABOUT A COLLAR BUT WE ARE ALMOST THERE WITH THE FINISHING UP THE DESIGN FOR THE BAND AND THOSE THINGS TAKE QUITE A WHILE IN PRODUCTION.
THEY'RE THE LAST ONES THAT OR THEY MAKE SURE THEY OUTFITTED.
>> LOVE HEARING THAT. THANK YOU.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON THE ORCHESTRA AT STEVENS.
>> THAT'S NEW. WE HAVE A NEW ORCHESTRA PROGRAM AT STEVENS AND AT CMS. I FOUND GENERAL MUSIC TEACHERS WHO HAVE DEGREES IN ORCHESTRA.
THEY'VE BEEN WANTING TO BUILD ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS HERE.
WE INVESTED IN A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS.
THEN THAT ALSO BRINGS IN A LOT OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO LOVE MARIACHI.
WE'RE POURING INTO WHAT THAT PIPELINE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WE'RE STARTING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT'S EXCITING.
THEN I THINK I SAW SOMETHING THE BAND AT WAS IT STEVENS AGAIN THAT'S GROWN. SOME BAND [OVERLAPPING]
>> HAS REALLY GROWN FROM LAST YEAR.
THEY WILL FEED INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL VAN.
YES. WHEN THEY GET THERE, INCREASING THE NUMBERS THERE.
>> WE HAVE AWESOME EDUCATORS, AND WE JUST NEEDED TO EXPOSE THEM TO OUR STUDENTS LAST YEAR.
WE'VE DOUBLED EVEN CHOIR, YOU ALL GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE WITH NEW CHOIR DIRECTORS ON THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL SIDE.
THEY DOUBLED THEIR NUMBERS, AND THEY DID A ROTATION AT TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DOUBLE NUMBERS AT ALL OF THOSE CAMPUSES.
BAND, CHOIR, WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL.
KIDS ARE COMING AND ASKING, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET ME IN.
>> ONE THING I HAVE NOTICED BECAUSE I'M [INAUDIBLE] LIKE THAT AND I ATTEND THE BAND COMPETITIONS.
THE THING I'VE NOTICED IS THE LARGER BANDS.
THEY CAN DO MORE, BUT THEY ALSO LOOK SO MUCH BETTER THAN A SMALL BAND TO DO SOMETHING.
I'VE ALSO NOTICED THOSE ARE THE BANDS THAT GET THE REAL GOOD SCORE, THE BANDS WITH THE HIGH NUMBERS.
I THINK I WAS TALKING TO A PARENT THE OTHER NIGHT AND CHS HIGH SCHOOL HAS MORE IN THEIR BAND THIS YEAR IN [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES, MA'AM. NORTH CROWLEY, TOO.
>> THEY BOTH INCREASED THEIR NUMBERS, AND THEY STILL HAVE, IN FACT, I JUST GOT A CALL.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE JUST VERY QUICK COMMENTS.
FIRST, I APPRECIATE DOCTOR ROBINSON BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DR. MCFARLAND AND I HAD DISCUSSED AS WELL AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE BIGGER SCHOOLS LIKE [INAUDIBLE], LIKE FLOWER MOUND, AND YOU LOOK AT THEIR BAND FEES BECAUSE THAT'S ALL I CAN TALK TO.
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I MEAN, THEY'RE AT 4,000 5,000 DOLLAR.I THINK OUR BAND FEES ARE 400 OR 450 SOMEWHERE.
>> 190. I THINK THEY TAKE A SECOND MORTGAGE OUT FOR THEIR THEIR KIDS OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW.
>> BUT SAYING THAT PRESIDENT GRASSIA, PARENTS WILL AND I KNOW WE NEED TO GO.
>> FOR PRIORITIES FOR THEIR KIDS. THEY REALLY DO.
>> I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THIS SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> APPRECIATE THE INQUIRY, SO YOU'LL KNOW ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
WITH NO OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING FORTH THIS BOARD.
AS A SEPARATE BY SHOW OF HANDS?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 25, 26 STUDENT FEES, FINES, AND CHARGES AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE DAVIS, MOVED A VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING FORTH THIS BOARD.
WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 6:38 P.M. GO FOOTBALL.
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