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>> WELCOME. I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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 THE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THIS IS GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 2.0 OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET SALINAS AND THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COURT OF CADETS PRESENT THE COLORS.
>> SIR, CADET COLONEL SALINAS, REPRESENTING CISD, PETER PAT, HONOR UNIT WITH DISTINCTION.
REQUESTING PERMISSION TO PRESENT THE COLORS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. [INAUDIBLE] THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[1.0 Call to Order]
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE THAT I SKIPPED THE CALL TO ORDER. GOOD EVENING.I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER 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. KIRSCHNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, MR. MICHAEL LASZEK.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4, MISS JUNE W. DAVIS?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MISS CHAKINA WATKINS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRASSIA.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MISS KELICIA STEVENSON.
>> SUPERINTENDENT DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
>> OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES TONIGHT FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, LUCAS SWAY.
>> NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, JOHN WHITFIELD.
>> CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, DESTINY CASTILLO.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.0,
[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
CELEBRATIONS AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.TRUSTEES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR CELEBRATIONS OR ITEMS FROM THE POINTS OF PRIDE.
I WOULD LIKE TO START TO MY LEFT.
>> YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
ATTENDANCE MATTERS IN CROWLEY ISD, AND WE'RE SEEING SOME GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA.
WE'RE PROUD TO SHARE THAT EVERY CAMPUS IN OUR DISTRICT SAW ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN MARKING PERIOD 2, BOASTING A 1% INCREASE OVERALL COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S MARKING PERIOD 2 OR ATTENDANCE.
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THIS DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].I DON'T KNOW IF REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THEY SAW THE HIGHEST JUMP WITH A 2.5% INCREASE.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT, YES [APPLAUSE].
THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A REFLECTION OF THE COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT MADE BY OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES TO SHOWING UP FOR SUCCESS EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU TO MISS CARMEN FLORES AND HER TEAM OF ATTENDANCE CLERKS FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS MISSION.
THANK YOU CROWLEY ISD ALL ACROSS THE BOARD FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE EFFORTS [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY NEXT FALL.
IN THIS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL MODEL, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE WITH THEIR DIPLOMA, AS WELL AS A TWO YEAR ASSOCIATES DEGREE.
THE INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER THE 8TH AND JANUARY THE 8TH BEFORE THE APPLICATION WINDOW CLOSES ON JANUARY 9TH.
THIS IS FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR INCOMING FRESHMANS, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED, APPLY TODAY [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
CROWLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY IS HOSTING PARENT INFORMATION NIGHTS FOR PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MONTESSORI FAMILY IN THE FALL OF 2026.
PARENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE MONTESSORI APPROACH AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
ATTENDANCE AT ONE OF THE INFORMATION MEETINGS IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
DECEMBER MEETINGS ARE 6:00-7:00 PM IN THE CMA CAFETERIA, AS WELL AS A ZOOM OPTION ON JANUARY 6TH.
INTERESTED FAMILIES CAN VISIT THE CAMPUS WEBSITE FOR ALL DATES AND INFORMATION. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
IN CROWLEY ISD, WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY.
I'M EXCITED TO BRAG ABOUT BOTH OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL PROGRAMS FOR REACHING THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR [APPLAUSE].
AFTER AN OPENING ROUND WIN OVER KELLER, THE NORTH CROWLEY PANTHERS WILL NOW TRAVEL TO ABILENE SATURDAY TO TAKE ON MIDLAND LEGACY.
DESPITE DROPPING THEIR BY DISTRICT GAME AT SOUTH LAKE, THE CROWLEY EAGLES HAD A GREAT SEASON, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THEIR PROGRAM CONTINUE TO PROGRESS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR THEIR SUCCESS THIS FALL [APPLAUSE].
>> CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR COACH LAURIE SHAD AND THE NORTH CROWLEY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM.
LAST WEEK AT THE HOUSTON HOOP FEST INVITATIONAL, THE LADY PANTHERS EARNED A 46-38 VICTORY OVER THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE STATE, DEFEATING SUMMER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
AFTER THE VICTORY, NORTH CROWLEY IS NOW RANKED NUMBER 3 IN TEXAS GIRLS BASKETBALL.
THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO PLAY OUT OF STATE FOR A FEW NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THEM PLAY THIS SEASON.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
SHOUT OUT FOR OUR CTE DISTINCTION.
IT'S NO SECRET IN CROWLEY THAT OUR GOAL IN CROWLEY ISD IS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FUTURE READY.
I'M PROUD TO CELEBRATE OUR RECENT SELECTION AS A CTE DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION BY THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS.
THIS RECOGNITION CELEBRATES OUR PROGRAMS FOR DEMONSTRATING THE BEST IN LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, AND A COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CTE PROGRAM.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR. ANNETTE DUVALL, BRJ PRINCIPAL, OMARIAN BROWN, AND HIS TEAM FOR ALWAYS PUTTING OUR STUDENTS FIRST.
SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO ME IS THE FLAVORS OF THE FUTURE COOKING CHALLENGE.
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IT'S TIME TO TURN UP THE HEAT AND SHOWCASE YOUR CULINARY CREATIVITY FOR SODEXOS FLAVOR OF THE FUTURE COOKING CHALLENGE.STUDENTS MUST CREATE A RECIPE USING INGREDIENTS CURATED BY CROWLEY ISD SODEXOS CHEF JOSH.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 21ST.
THE TOP CHEFS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE COOKING CHALLENGE EVENT HOSTED ON DECEMBER 8TH AND 10TH AT THE BILL R JOHNSON CTE CENTER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. VERY COOL [APPLAUSE]. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE, IF I MAY PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. ON NOVEMBER THE 8TH, OUR HONOR CHOIR HAD A VETERANS DAY PROGRAM.
IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, YOU MISSED A REAL TREAT.
THE STUDENTS PERFORMED MEDLEYS FROM DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS THAT ONLY PROBABLY SOME OF US OLDER PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEY WERE DOING, BUT IT WAS A REAL TREAT.
AS WELL AS THEY RECOGNIZED THE VETERANS FROM EACH BRANCH OF THE MILITARY.
ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IN PARTICULAR, I THINK THE LADY THAT DIRECTS THE CHOIR IS A CONSULTANT, AM I CORRECT?
>> THE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM, HER MOTHER PASSED AWAY.
BUT SHE WAS SO COMMITTED TO THE PROCESS AND THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM THAT SHE SHOWED UP ANYWAY.
DIRECTED THE STUDENTS TO ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES I'VE SEEN FROM CHOIR.
JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 4.0,
[4.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum]
BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEW OPEN FORM.PER BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL ALLOT 30 MINUTES TO HEAR PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.
IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE ELECTRONIC FORM ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE THE TOPIC YOU WILL ADDRESS.
THE ELECTRONIC FORM IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CROWLEYISDTX.ORG/OPENFORUM.
FOR INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ELECTRONIC FORM, A PAPER COPY OF THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE CROWLEY ISD CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING.
WHEN CALLED, SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTER TO SPEAK.
COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE E-MAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK.
ONLY ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL YOUR REMAINING TIME.
UPON EXPIRATION OF THE TIME LIMIT, YOU'RE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING AND CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
GROUPS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS AND PLEASE FACE THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE DAIS WHILE MAKING COMMENTS.
PER BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER OR WORDS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
THANK YOU. MR. KIRSCHNER, WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER?
>> YES. MR. PRESIDENT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER, AND ONLY SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MR. ERIC CRILE.
>> PRESIDENT GRASSIA, TRUSTEES, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING.
I'M DOWN HERE AS ONE OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE VOTING ON TONIGHT FOR THE TERRAN APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, BUSY YEAR FOR ME, AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE IN A YEAR. I EMAILED YOU GUYS.
I'M NOT GOING TO REGURGITATE THE SAME STUFF THAT I SAID.
BUT WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A STORY BECAUSE I THINK THE STORY WILL SAY A LOT ABOUT ME.
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FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, I RAN FOR THIS BACK IN THE ELECTED POSITION BACK IN MAY OF 2024, AND I DIDN'T GET IT.I LOST MY PLACE TO BY ABOUT 38 POINTS.
A FRIEND SAID TO ME, WELL, YOU CAN TRY THIS APPOINTMENT PROCESS.
I FIGURED IT OUT LAST YEAR AND I WENT AROUND TO YOU GUYS AND I TRIED TO SEEK AN APPOINTMENT AND WELL, THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
LATER ON IN THAT PROCESS, I HAD A CITY THAT I HAD A REAL GOOD RAPPORT WITH.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE ME THEIR VOTES.
I WENT TO THEM THE NIGHT THEY VOTED AND I BEGGED WITH THEM AND I PLEADED WITH THEM.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GIVE SOME OF THE VOTES TO SOME OF THE CURRENT SITTING BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THEIR SEAT.
AFTER IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, THE BOARD, THEY STILL VOTED FOR ME, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAME UP TO ME AND SHE SAID, "ERIC, FIRST TIME I RAN DIDN'T MAKE IT.
SECOND TIME I RAN, STILL DIDN'T MAKE IT.
BUT THE THIRD TIME I RAN, I MADE IT," AND IT STUCK WITH ME.
THIS PAST YEAR, I'VE WENT AROUND TARRANT COUNTY AND I'VE LISTENED TO SCHOOLS AND I'VE LISTENED TO CITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE PLIGHT THAT THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN HAS PUT ON YOU GUYS, FOR THE RECORD FOR GOING BACK TO EVERY YEAR APPRAISAL.
THERE'S THAT LITTLE STORY. THEN THERE'S WITH MY REMAINING MINUTE HERE WITH MY STORIES, I SERVED ON MY HOA BOARD, AND I GOT OFF OF IT IN MARCH OF '24.
MY WIFE WAS EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT.
I'M RUNNING FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND I NEEDED TO BE WITH HER MORE THAN I NEEDED TO BE WITH THE HOA, AND MY TERM WAS COMING DUE IN MAY, AND I KNEW FOR A FACT I WASN'T GOING TO DO IT.
I STEPPED DOWN. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, I GET A KNOCK ON MY DOOR.
HEY, WOULD YOU RUN FOR THE BOARD? NO, DON'T WANT IT.
DON'T WANT TO INTEREST IN IT, IT'S TOO MUCH DRAMA.
HEY, WOULD YOU RUN FOR THE BOARD? NO, I'M NOT RUNNING FOR THE HOA BOARD, I'M DONE WITH IT.
MARCH, CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT COMES TO ME.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RUN FOR THE BOARD BECAUSE WE NEED YOU TO COME BACK TO BRING YOUR LEADERSHIP BACK? TURNS OUT, I GOT MORE VOTES THAN ANYONE HAS EVER GOTTEN IN ANY OF OUR ELECTIONS BEFORE.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY THIS EVENING AS THERE ARE EIGHT OTHER MEETINGS TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES THAT SECTION.
[5.0 Superintendent Report]
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 5.0, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, FIRST, I WANT TO JUST START OFF BY JUST SAYING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
ALL OF YOU ALL ACTUALLY GAVE AN ENTIRE DAY, EIGHT HOURS TO TRAINING LAST WEEK.
WE HAD A GREAT TRAINING, I BELIEVE, AND SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD, BUT MORE THAN THAT, I JUST THANK YOU FOR SACRIFICING EIGHT HOURS OF YOUR DAY TO DO THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHAT I WANT TO DO QUICKLY IS JUST BRING BACK THE GOALS THAT WE DISCUSSED, JUST TO REMIND YOU ALL TO ALSO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR GOALS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE BEHAVIORS, THE METRICS, AND THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT ARE ALIGNED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.
I JUST WANT TO HIT THEM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL JUST SO THAT WE WILL BE REMINDED OF THAT.
OUR FIRST GOAL IN THE DISTRICT, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT LITERACY THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE MEASURE LITERACY BY LOOKING A READING PROFICIENCY AND PARTICULARLY AT OUR FIFTH-GRADE READING PROFICIENCY.
OUR GOAL IS BY 2030 WILL BE AT 71%, AND WE HAVE SET YEARLY GROWTH PROGRESS MEASURES AS WELL.
BUT BY 71% BY 2030, ALL OF THESE GOALS ARE SET TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE THE TOP PERFORMING OF OUR TARRANT COUNTY COHORT DISTRICTS BY 2030.
THERE'S ALSO A HOUSE BILL 3 GOAL WHICH FOCUSES ON THIRD-GRADE READING.
OUR FOCUS WITH LITERACY IS BOTH THIRD GRADE AND FIFTH GRADE.
NOW, BOARD AND COMMUNITY, WE WILL BE MONITORING LITERACY ACROSS THE BOARD IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL, BUT THESE ARE THE TWO GRADE LEVELS THAT WE'LL BE PRESENTING OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
BOARD IN DECEMBER, WE'LL HAVE OUR QUALITY REVIEW FROM ACADEMIC STANDPOINT AND BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE IN RELATION TO THESE GOALS.
AGAIN, DEFINITELY THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT TIME AS RELATES TO LITERACY.
THE NEXT GOAL THAT WE HAVE DEALS WITH NUMERACY.
AGAIN, WE NOT ONLY WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE LITERATE, WE ALSO WANT THEM TO BE NUMERATE AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO REASON ALGEBRAICALLY.
OUR GOAL FOR GOAL 2 IS REALLY A FOCUS EXTERNALLY ON EIGHTH GRADE,
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STAR MATH, AND ALGEBRA.AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE 65% OF OUR STUDENTS PROFICIENT AT THE MEETS LEVEL BY 2030.
IF WE HIT THE 2030 TARGETS OR WHEN WE HIT THE 2030 TARGETS, WE WILL BE THE TOP PERFORMING IN THIS AREA.
THE HOUSE BILL 3 GOAL RELATIVE TO NUMERACY DEALS WITH THIRD-GRADE MATH.
AGAIN, OUR TARGET IS TO BE AT 68% MEETS OR ABOVE BY 2030.
GOAL 3 DEALS WITH IMPROVING WHAT WE CALL CCMR, WHICH IS COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.
WE ALSO HAVE DEEMED THIS GOAL AS A FUTURE-READY GOAL.
ACHIEVING THIS GOAL WILL ENSURE US THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO LEAVE US WITH MORE THAN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
OUR GOAL IS TO BE AT 100%, MEANING 100% OF OUR GRADUATES WOULD BE COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READY.
YOU'LL HEAR MORE AGAIN IN DECEMBER ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS.
THERE ARE 13 DIFFERENT WAYS THAT A STUDENT COULD BE COLLEGE, CAREER, OR MILITARY READY.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE AT 94 TODAY, AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE AT 100 BY 2030 FOR SURE.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT GOAL.
GOAL 4 DEALS WITH THE ACADEMIC GROWTH AND THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE GROWING BY MORE THAN ONE YEAR OVER A ONE-YEAR PERIOD.
OUR GOAL IS THAT BY 2030, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE GROWING BY 15 MONTHS OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD.
WE'RE PUTTING SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO DELIVER ON THAT GOAL AS WELL.
THEN THE FINAL GOAL THAT WE IDENTIFY FOCUSES REALLY ON OUR LETTER GRADE.
OUR ASPIRATION IS TO BE 80 OR ABOVE NEXT YEAR, THAT'S A B BY NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BY JUNE 2026.
THEN BY 2030, OUR GOAL IS TO HIT THE 92%.
WE FEEL LIKE WITH THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE SHOWN, THESE ARE ALL ATTAINABLE GOALS.
BOARD, THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US TO SET THESE GOALS.
WE'LL BE BRINGING THESE GOALS BACK FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN DECEMBER, AND WE WANT TO REALLY LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN RELATION TO THESE GOALS. THANK YOU AGAIN.
WE KNOW THAT OUR GOALS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THE SYSTEMS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE ARE MOST IMPORTANT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU AS WELL.
THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. MS. DAVIS.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, AND I GUESS THE COMMENT, YOU MENTIONED THE GOALS AND THE LITERACY, NUMERACY, CCMR, AND ALL OF THAT.
YOU RECENTLY FINISHED IN THE MONDAYS WITH MCFARLAND, TALKING ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE.
WE HAD REALLY GOOD PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN THAT.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WILL YOU BE DOING THAT AGAIN SO THAT PARENTS THAT DID NOT OR COULD NOT PARTICIPATE BEFORE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT? I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY GOOD SESSIONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE DO PLAN TO CONTINUE THOSE THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER.
WE ALSO PLAN TO ENSURE THAT CAMPUSES ARE ACTUALLY HOSTING THEIR VIRTUAL MEETINGS AS WELL.
WE FEEL LIKE WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE KNOW THAT CAMPUS PARENTS RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL AS WELL, WE PLAN TO HAVE THOSE SESSIONS, VIRTUAL SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AT ALL CAMPUSES AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEMESTER TO GET REAL SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP US IN EVERY AREA.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FOR DR. MCFARLAND? THANK YOU, SIR.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS,
[6.0 Recognition Item(s)]
GOAL NUMBER 1, THRIVING STUDENTS, AGENDA ITEM 6.1 BAND STUDENT RECOGNITIONS. DR. MCFARLAND.>> PRESIDENT GRASSIA AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THESE NEXT ITEMS OF RECOGNITION.
WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING SEVERAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE MS. LAWTON HERE TO BRING FORWARD THOSE RECOGNITIONS.
I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME, BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU ALL WILL JOIN US, WE'LL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR SO THAT WE CAN GREET STUDENTS AS THEY COME FORWARD.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND.
THIS EVENING, THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A WONDERFUL SUCCESS OF OUR FINE ARTS STUDENTS AND THEIR TALENTED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS.
THIS PAST OCTOBER, RICHARD J. ALI, MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND MEMBERS, GLORIA QUASI, AND SARAH MCKENNELL, PERFORM THEIR FIRST CONCERT WITH THE FORT WORTH YOUTH ORCHESTRAS JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE AT WILL ROGERS AUDITORIUM.
THE JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE IS AN HONOR BAND CONSISTING OF EXCEPTIONAL SEVENTH AND EIGHTH-GRADE MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE FORT WORTH METROPLEX,
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SELECTED BY A COMPETITIVE AUDITION, MEETING WEEKLY TO PREPARE A FOUR-CONCERT SEASON.OUR EIGHTH-GRADE FRENCH HORN STUDENT JOSIN BURNS IS HERE, ADDITIONALLY EARNED ADMISSION TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS ENSEMBLE, AND WE'LL JOIN GLORIA AND SARAH AT THE ENSEMBLES' NEXT CONCERT, DECEMBER 6TH AT TCU VAN CLIBURN HALL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS ESTEEMED WIND ENSEMBLE, AND THEIR DIRECTORS ARE HEAD BAND DIRECTOR WILLIAM LYMAN.
COME ON, MR. LYMAN, AND HIS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADAM WALLACE.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD, GIVE THEM A HAND.
HF MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MS. BEVERLY HEATHERS SIXTH-GRADE BAND STUDENTS HAVE ONCE AGAIN ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING SUCCESS IN THE FORT WORTH CIVIC ORCHESTRA'S HOLIDAY CAROL WRITING COMPETITION.
EARNING BOTH FIRST AND SECOND PLACE HONORS, FIRST PLACE WINNERS, CHRISTOPHER, SALDVAR, CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ, WILLIAM ORIGINAL CAROL, MY GIFT.
SECOND PLACE WINNERS, IAN CHAVEZ, JACOB GONZALEZ, AND OLIVER RECINDEZ, ORIGINAL CAROL CHRISTMAS DAY DELIGHT.
BOTH COMPOSITIONS WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE FORT WORTH CIVIC ORCHESTRA DURING THEIR ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR CONCERT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, AT 6:30 AT BIRCHMAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN FORT WORTH.
PLEASE WEAR YOUR PURPLE IN SUPPORT AND BE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A TOY FOR A HOPEFUL RECIPIENT. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND.
>> [BACKGROUND] TURN AROUND. DIRECTOR JILL. STUDENTS MOVE BACK JUST A LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL FOR THE PICTURE.
PARENTS THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOUR STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.
THANK YOU. LET'S HEAR IT ONCE AGAIN.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EXHIBITING EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY, STUDENTS.
NEXT, OUR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL MIGHTY EAGLE BAND IS CELEBRATING A REALLY SUCCESSFUL MARCHING BAND SEASON.
BAND STUDENTS BEGAN WORKING ON MARCHING BAND IN JULY, AND LONG DAYS OF MARCHING BAND REHEARSALS IN THE SUMMER.
SUN PAID OFF WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS.
PERFORMANCES THIS FALL INCLUDED 11 FOOTBALL GAMES, FIVE MARCHING CONTESTS, A LIVE RADIO APPEARANCE ON 95.9, THE RANCH, HOME CAMPOREE, AND COUNTLESS EVENTS FOR CHS IN THE CROWLEY COMMUNITY.
THE BAND EARNED HIGH AWARDS AT US BANDS BURLESON, INCLUDING SECOND OVERALL IN CLASS, BEST PERCUSSION, BEST COLOR GUARD, AND IN ADVANCE TO THE FINALS ROUND.
AT THE UIL REGION 30 CONTEST, THE BAND EARNED A DIVISION 1 SUPERIOR RATING FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW IN ADVANCE TO THE AREA CONTEST.
THE BAND'S 2025 PRODUCTION DESPERADO SCORED HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE AT BOTH US BANDS COMPETITIONS AND UIL AREA.
THE BAND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUCCESS THIS YEAR AS THEY COMPETE IN ALL REGION AUDITIONS, INDOOR DRUM LINE, WINDSOR GUARD, AND UIL CONCERT IN SIGHT READING THIS SPRING.
THE BAND WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO THEIR UPCOMING PERFORMANCES, WHICH YOU'VE BEEN TO MANY ALREADY.
THEY WILL PRESENT A JAZZ BAND CONCERT DECEMBER 11TH, A FULL WINTER CONCERT ON DECEMBER 15TH, AND SEVERAL PERFORMANCES AT JINGLE JAM, DECEMBER 17TH.
THESE AMAZING STUDENTS HAVE SOME REALLY STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS.
COME FORWARD, MR. CHRISTOPHER DUNNING, OUR HEAD BAND DIRECTOR AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
HIS ASSISTANT, ALI MASSWI, AND KENNETH DANFORTH.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PICTURES AGAIN.
>> ANY OTHER PARENTS OR FAMILY,
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AND FRIENDS OF CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL MIGHTY EAGLE BAND THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A PICTURE?CHOIR DEPARTMENT OUT OF 1,533 STUDENTS WHO AUDITIONED.
WE ARE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE TWO OF OUR OUTSTANDING CROWLEY ISD SINGERS.
DEVIN WASHINGTON FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TONY CURRY [APPLAUSE] FROM SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHO EARNED A SPOT IN THE PRESTIGIOUS REGION 30 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR.
BOTH STUDENTS [APPLAUSE] ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MS. KENOSHA WHITE.
SHE'S THEIR CHORAL DIRECTOR FOR BOTH CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SUMMER CREEK.
THEY TOOK THE STAGE AT WEATHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL ON NOVEMBER 1ST, REPRESENTING CROWLEY ISD WITH PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR.
>> AS FAR FOR [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]
>> FINALLY, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAD SIX NINTH AND TENTH GRADE HONOR CHOIR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINIC AND CONCERT FOR REGION 30.
THE EVENT WAS HELD AT ARBOLN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
THE STUDENTS WORKED HARD AND DID AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE WITH OTHER HONOR CHOIR STUDENTS IN THE REGION CHOIR.
CONGRATULATIONS, JABARI STEWART, JAMARI SWIG LIGANES, JOSIAH JOHNSON, ZOE CHAPELLE, RANDY ROENTO, AND ETHAN NELSON.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEIR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HEAD CHOIR DIRECTOR, MISS ANGIE GOINS.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> GREAT JOB. FAMILIES? [BACKGROUND] A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR EXHIBITING EXCELLENCE EVERYDAY, YOUNG PEOPLE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MISS LAWTON, FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO GOAL 2, ENGAGED AGENDA ITEM 6.3 FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT CLASS OF 2023. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MISS ROE, OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER IS HERE TO PRESENT ON THIS NEXT ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, ESTEEM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
TONIGHT, I AM EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR DISTRICT WIDE FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT HELD LAST WEEK FOR OUR INCOMING NINTH GRADERS, OUR CROWLEY ISD CLASS OF 2030.
THIS EVENT IS ROOTED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR DISTRICT PRIORITIES, THRIVING STUDENTS AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
THE GOAL OF FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT IS TO PROVIDE CLARITY, CONNECTION, AND A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AS OUR STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY INTO HIGH SCHOOL.
THE EVENT IS ABOUT EARLY TRANSITION SUPPORT, MAKING SURE OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, OUR PATHWAYS, AND WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT DOESN'T REALLY STOP THERE BECAUSE REALLY THE GOAL OF THIS NIGHT IS TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING.
OUR GOAL IS FOR EVERY STUDENT TO STEP INTO NINTH GRADE, ALREADY CONNECTED TO THEIR CAMPUS AND CONFIDENT IN THE PATH AND JOURNEY FORWARD.
IN OUR THIRD YEAR OF FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT,
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WE HAD OVER 250 FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN OUR NIGHT, WHICH IS OUR STRONGEST TURNOUT TO DATE.OUR FAMILIES FOLLOWED OUR PASSPORT TO PATHWAYS EXPERIENCE, WHICH GUIDED THEM THROUGH KEY STOPS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND ALIGNED SUPPORTS THAT WE OFFER HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
OUR FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH PRINCIPALS, WITH COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, WITH DIRECTORS, AND WITH CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM EVERY MAJOR PROGRAM AREA TO ASK QUESTIONS AND BE ABLE TO REALLY FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP THEM MAKE DECISIONS THAT REALLY DIVE INTO THEIR INTERESTS AS THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY.
THE NIGHT SHOWCASE, ACADEMICS, AND FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS, CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AS WELL AS JROTC AND AVID, WE HAD TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE AND TARLETON, DEGREE OPPORTUNITIES, LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, AND SO MANY MORE AUTHENTIC EXAMPLES OF WHAT HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING LOOKS LIKE.
WE PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON ENDORSEMENTS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT IS MORE THAN AN INFORMATION NIGHT.
IT'S A PREVIEW OF THE CULTURE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE EXPERIENCES THAT STUDENTS HAVE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
ONCE THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR PASSPORT, OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL OUT AN INTEREST FORM WHERE THEY CAN PICK THEIR TOP THREE PATHWAYS.
THEIR INTEREST IN ATHLETICS OR EXTRACURRICULAR, OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT INTEREST FORM GIVES OUR COUNSELING TEAMS AND OUR SCHOOLS AN IDEA OF WHEN THEY START COUNSELING WITH STUDENTS, THAT THEY CAN TAP INTO THEIR INTEREST.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH FAMILIES TO FILL OUT THAT FORM AND SO THAT WE HAVE A TRUE FAMILY STUDENT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP.
NOW, THE TRADITION THAT EVERY FAMILY LOVES IS THAT EVERY STUDENT LEAVES WITH THEIR VERY FIRST HIGH SCHOOL T SHIRT.
A CLASS OF 2030 T SHIRT THAT REPRESENTS EITHER CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL OR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS A CONNECTION BEFORE THEY EVEN WALK INTO THE DOORS.
BUT OUR WORK DOES NOT END WITH THIS EVENT.
WE CONTINUE WITH ONE ON ONE COUNSELING FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS MIDDLE SCHOOL OUTREACH SO THAT ALL STUDENTS HEAR THE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES AS THEY DECISION MAKE FOR THEIR PATHWAYS IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY AS THEY ENTER THE NINTH GRADE.
WE DO HAVE CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AND OUR CROWLEY ACADEMY OF AVIATION, TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS.
THEY BOTH THE APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON JANUARY 9.
OUR PROGRAM LOTTERY WILL OPEN ON DECEMBER 1 THROUGH THE JANUARY 9.
THERE ARE ANOTHER COUPLE OF OPPORTUNITIES WHERE OUR CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ADVANCED ACADEMIC LEADERS WILL HOST INCOMING NINTH GRADE FAMILY MEETINGS.
A COUPLE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO BE INVOLVED AS THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS FOR THEIR STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL.
AS A RESULT OF THE RESPONSE OF OUR FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT, WE ARE EXPANDING THIS MODEL TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THIS YEAR, WE WILL HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL PREVIEW NIGHT FOR ALL OF OUR CURRENT FIFTH GRADERS, OUR INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS TO INTRODUCE FAMILIES TO THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, THE ADVANCED PROGRAMMING, FINE ARTS, ELECTIVES, ATHLETICS, AND CAMPUS CULTURE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
STAY TUNED FOR THIS EXCITING NIGHT.
FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHT DEMONSTRATES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DISTRICTS AND FAMILIES COME TOGETHER WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATION.
OUR STUDENTS SHOWED UP, OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS LED, AND OUR CAMPUS SHINED.
OUR STUDENTS WALKED OUT WITH THEIR CLASS OF 2030 T SHIRTS, ALREADY FEELING LIKE A CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL EAGLE AND A NORTH CROWLEY PANTHER.
I WANT TO END WITH ONE NIGHT THAT REALLY CAPTURES THE HEART OF THE NIGHT.
A FAMILY CAME UP RIGHT AFTER THE OPENING, AND THEY ARE NOT YET ENROLLED IN CROWLEY ISD, BUT THEY HAD SEEN THE NIGHT ADVERTISED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEY WERE INQUIRING ABOUT CROWLEY, AND WE ENCOURAGED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND AND THEY WENT AND VISITED EVERY PROGRAM.
A LITTLE LATER IN THE NIGHT, A CURRENT EIGHTH GRADER AND SOON TO BE INCOMING CROWLEY ISD NINTH GRADER, CAME UP, AND SHE SAID, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU I'VE ALREADY MADE FRIENDS.
I'VE ALREADY MADE FRIENDS, THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL THEATER TEAM.
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SHE WAS SO EXCITED AND HER MOM HAD TEARS IN HER EYES.I SAID THAT IS THE MOMENT THAT MATTERS BECAUSE WE SHOW BELONGING AND CONNECTION BEFORE WE EVEN START THAT JOURNEY.WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS MOMENTUM AS WE PREPARE THE CLASS OF 2030 FOR A CONFIDENT AND CONNECTED START TO HIGH SCHOOL.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE WALKINS?
AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE HAD STUDENT TRUSTEES HERE.
SOME OF THEM BROUGHT UP WAYS OF CONNECTING MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE HIGH SCHOOL CAN BE SCARY.
TO GIVE THEM A PREVIEW BEFORE THEY GET OUT OF EIGHTH GRADE IS BEAUTIFUL AND I'M EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WALKINS.
>> YES, MISS ROE. MY WIFE AND I AND MY DAUGHTER, BUTE FRESHMAN, WERE THERE THAT NIGHT AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.
IT WAS DEFINITELY CLEAR AND I CAN TELL YOU WE MEASURED IT BY THE FACT THAT WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE WITH OUR DAUGHTER.
NOW WE ARE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IF I TAKE THIS CLASS, THEN I'LL DO THIS.
WELL, IF I GO TO THIS DIRECTION, WE'LL DO THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LASZEK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
YOU READ MY MIND IN DOING IT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THAT NIGHT WAS CRAZY, BUSY.
I MEAN, IT WAS THE HALLS WERE PACKED.
I MEAN, YOU HAD TO GO DOWN THE HALL SIDEWAYS SOMETIMES BECAUSE IT WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THERE.
I WAS THINKING, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A FORMULA OR SOME CALCULATION YOU ALL DID TO COME UP WITH THAT.
BUT WHATEVER IT WAS, IT WORKED, AND WE NEED TO DUPLICATE IT.
I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT FOR THE FIFTH GRADERS.
ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITY, LIKE I SAID, WHATEVER YOU DID, THOSE T SHIRTS, THOUGH, WERE A REAL WINNER.
I MEAN, THE KIDS THEY GOT THAT, AND THAT WAS NOTHING YOU COULD TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE NOT ALREADY IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I MEAN, THOSE T SHIRTS WERE REALLY A REAL HIT.
I CONSIDER IT A SUCCESS. THANK YOU.
STUDENT TRUSTEE, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> IT TAKES AN ENTIRE TEAM AND I WILL SAY THERE WAS AN ENTIRE TEAM BEHIND, AND IF YOU SAW EVERYONE REPRESENTED, AND IT'S JUST THE SPIRIT OF CROWLEY AND JUST INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.1 CELEBRATIONS,
[7.0 Student School Board Trustee Program]
CAMPUS EVENTS, AND CONSIDERATIONS. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRSCHNER WILL BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM. MR. KIRSCHNER.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, THIS REPORT ALIGNS WITH GOAL ONE THRIVING STUDENTS, AND OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS THRIVE.
WE HAVE NEW FACES WITH US TONIGHT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HEARD FROM LUCAS SWAY EARLIER.
HE'S A MEMBER OF THE MIGHTY EAGLE BAND, SO HE CAME UP FOR THAT RECOGNITION, SERVING TONIGHT AS A STUDENT TRUSTEE.
WE ALSO FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAVE 12TH GRADER JOHN WHITFIELD JOINING US.
THEN FROM CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN DESTINY CASTILE BEFORE.
SHE'S VERY INVOLVED WITH THE STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS AND ELECTION DAYS.
SHE TOOK MY ID ONE TIME TO HELP ME VOTE.
SHE'S ALREADY VERY INVOLVED IN CROWLEY IC.
TONIGHT, THEY'RE BRINGING THEIR 3CS, DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS, CAMPUS EVENTS, AND CONSIDERATIONS FROM THEIR HOME CAMPUSES.
TONIGHT, WE'LL START WITH MR. LUCAS SWAY.
>> MY CELEBRATION IS GOING TO BE ABOUT AVID AND AVID IS PROBABLY ONE OF I'D ARGUE THE BEST PROGRAMS DONE IN CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR SENIOR CLASS THIS YEAR HAS WORKED REALLY HARD TO HELP EVERYONE GET CCMR MET AS ONE OF OUR GOALS.
BEING AN AVID HAS BEEN A REALLY BIG HELP WITH THAT.
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AVID HELP TEACH YOU HOW TO MANAGE UNDER STRESS AND UNDER THESE TIME CRUNCHES.IT HELPS YOU HOW TO MANAGE YOUR WORKLOAD BETTER.
IT TEACHES YOU THESE REALLY HEALTHY STUDY HABITS AND NOTE TAKING HABITS.
JUST IN GENERAL, HELPS YOU GET THROUGH YOUR SCHOOL WORK BETTER TO GET THOSE BETTER GRADES TO GET THROUGH THE TSI, TEACH YOU TEST TAKING STRATEGIES, EVERYTHING.
FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THERE'S A POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN CCMR MET STUDENTS AND AVID.
[LAUGHTER] THIS YEAR, IN AVID THIRD YEARS HAVE RAISED A TOTAL OF $3.341 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THERE'S 20 OF US WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.
THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT $176,000.
THE SECOND YEARS HAVE RAISED OVER AROUND 900,000 AND THE FIRST YEARS HAVE RAISED AROUND 3 MILLION.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS IN TOTAL FOR ALL OF AVID BEEN 9 MILLION WITH MANY COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES.
>> THEN MY CONSIDERATION FOR THIS EVENING IS GOING TO BE ABOUT POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT OR PBIS FOR SHORT.
WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S EASY TO SAY THAT THE MORALE HAS DROPPED A LITTLE BIT, AND WE DON'T HAVE MANY WAYS TO REALLY ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO DO BETTER AND DO THEIR BEST.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH A FEW OF THESE PROGRAMS WHERE WE HAVE LIKE COYOTE BUCKS AT SH, OR MY SECOND GRADE TEACHER DID MISS HOWELL BUCKS, AND THERE'S A LITTLE SHOP WHERE YOU CAN GO BUY SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF AND YOU GET REWARDED FOR DOING GOOD.
I THINK THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN CHS WOULD REALLY HELP IMPROVE THE MORALE, GIVE STUDENTS ANOTHER REASON TO DO BETTER, JUST IN GENERAL, IT'S GOING TO GIVE.
THAT'S IT. IT'S A I GOT.[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE JOHN WHITFIELD. GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING. FOR MY CELEBRATION FOR OUR SENIOR CLASS, OUR PRINCIPAL, DR. LANE CHALLENGED OUR SENIORS TO SURPASS THE RECORD BREAKING ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP TOTAL FROM LAST YEAR OF $102 MILLION.
THIS YEAR, I'M TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS OF NOVEMBER 13, WE HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER $112 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS.
[APPLAUSE] BECAUSE OF THIS, WE ARE NOW REACHING FOR 120 MILLION.
MY CONSIDERATION IS A COLLEGE TOUR.
MY AP, MISS MCCAULEY, HER GOAL IS TO HAVE A COLLEGE TOUR FOR OUR JUNIORS NEXT YEAR, SO THEY CAN KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, OTHER UNIVERSITIES THAT CAN GO TO OTHER WAYS THEY CAN FIND SUCCESS IN LIFE.
WAY SHE SAID WE CAN FUND RAISE FOR IT WOULD BE THE STUDENT COUNCIL IN THIS YEAR BOARD FINDING WAYS FUND RAISERS LIKE THE OLD FASHIONED CANDY, JUST WAYS WE CAN FUND IT FOR OURSELVES.
THE POPULATION WOULD BE LIKE 200 TO 300 KIDS, JUNIORS AND SENIORS. I THINK THAT WAS IT.
>> I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE CELEBRATION.
CCA CAME TOGETHER, STUDENTS AND STAFF CAME TOGETHER TO OPEN A FOOD PANTRY TO HELP SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
RIGHT HERE, THIS WAS A LOCKER ROOM IN OUR ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH WE ALL DECIDED TO CLEAN OUT AND GRAB A LOT OF STUFF AND BRING FOODS, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, MEALS, WHICH WAS A REALLY BIG EYE OPENING, WHICH BROUGHT ALL THE STUDENTS TOGETHER, WHICH BROUGHT ALL THE STAFF TOGETHER, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT I FELT REALLY WARMED ALL OF OUR HEARTS BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT IN TIMES LIKE THIS, IT'S BETTER TO STICK TOGETHER AND TO MAKE A PLAN TO STICK TOGETHER TO HELP EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES WHERE WE NEED IT MOST.
>> THANK YOU. THEN UPCOMING CCA EVENTS.
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WE HAVE OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EXPO, WHICH IS AN EXPO, WHERE OUR PAST JUNIORS AND OUR GOVERNMENT CLASS HAVE CAME TOGETHER AND RESEARCHED A TOPIC FOR OVER TWO MONTHS OF HOW TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN GOVERNMENT AND CAME UP WITH AN ACTION PLAN.WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THIS TO JUDGES, TO PEOPLE IN POLITICS, TO BUSINESS PEOPLE.
TO REALLY SHOW OUR OPINION AND PUT IT OUT INTO THE GOVERNMENT INTO THE WORLD SO WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR INCOMING FRESHMAN AND PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT ON DECEMBER 8TH ON MONDAY.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SEMI FORMAL DANCE ON DECEMBER 13TH.
THEN CCAS CONSIDERATION AND SOLUTION.
HOW CAN WE SUPPORT CCA FAMILIES AND NEED DURING THE HOLIDAY? CCA HAS CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO MAKE A GOOGLE FORM TO RECEIVE HOW MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN EACH HOUSEHOLD THAT ARE GOING TO NEED FOOD DURING THIS UPCOMING THANKSGIVING BREAK SINCE A LOT OF STUDENTS DEPEND ON BREAKFAST AT SCHOOL AND AT LUNCH.
TOGETHER, CCA IS GOING TO HELP MAKE MEALS AND MAKE FOOD FOR THESE FAMILIES DURING THAT WEEK.
>> VERY NICE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] TRUSTEES, WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DR. MAYFIELD.
>> YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, AND WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS BOARD.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PANTRY.
I KNOW YOU SAID IT WAS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
>> THEN YOU HOW WERE YOU COLLECTING ITEMS OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING FOR THE STUDENTS? DID YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE?
>> AT FIRST IT STARTED AS A STAFF WAS JUST PUTTING ITEMS BECAUSE STUDENTS STARTED TO COME TO TEACHERS SAYING THAT THEY WERE HUNGRY OR THEY NEEDED SOMETHING.
THOSE TEACHERS STARTED TO JUST PUT IT OUT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS OR TELL THEM, YOU NEED SOMETHING COME TO ME.
BUT THEN WE STARTED TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT OFFICE.
THEN WE ACTUALLY JUST CLEANED OUT A LOCKER ROOM AND PUT IT ALL THERE, SO THAT STUDENTS COULD ENTER WHEN THEY NEED IT AND TAKE.
ALSO STUDENTS COME EVERY DAY BRINGING MORE STUFF AND THEY JUST SET IT UP THEMSELVES.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL REALLY ARE GOING TO KEEP GOING AND KEEP DOING IT, EVEN AFTER THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS OVER, WE'RE STILL GOING TO ENCOURAGE IT.
>> HELLO. YOU GUYS HAD SOME WONDERFUL IDEAS.
I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON IT MY WAY? YOU AND TRUSTEE VINCE AND JAMES HAVE REALLY ADVOCATED FOR ABBOTT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, TOO, CONSIDERING THE STUDENTS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE HAVE TAKEN THE PROGRAM.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE MAY THINK ABOUT MAKING A MANDATORY FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT[LAUGHTER].
>> NO. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE COULD GO THAT FAR.
ALSO, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHITFIELD.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS DID A SCHOLARSHIP? HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING THE SCHOLARSHIPS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE PUTTING OUT FOR PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS?
>> THE SCHOLARSHIPS HAPPEN WHERE IT'S LIKE AN OPEN THING.
OUR GAL CENTER, THEY POST LIKE SCHOLARSHIPS MAYBE ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK, BUT ALSO IT COMES FROM US APPLYING OURSELVES AND THEN WE REPORT IT TO THEM.
COLLEGES COME, THEY DO OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS, THEY'LL GIVE IT TO YOU ON THE SPOT, AND WE ALSO REPORT THAT TO THE GAL CENTER.
>> IT'S SCHOLARSHIPS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE APPLIED FOR AND THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, TRUSTEE WATKINS?
>> YOU GUYS HAD AWESOME SUGGESTIONS. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A TRUSTEE IS GETTING TO SEE WHAT THE KIDS ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT YOU DO.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I NEED BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
WHEN YOU SAY FOR AVI, MY DAUGHTER IS AN EAGLE AND SHE'S A PART OF THE ABBOTT PROGRAM.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT BACK.
YOU SAID THAT AVID BRA YOU GUYS RAISED 3.34.
$1 MILLION FOR THE THIRD YEAR. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GUYS RAISING THE MONEY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT? OR ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO SHOW THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE CONTRIBUTION? I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.
>> THAT'S COLLEGE OFFERS. I SEE.
>> WELL, I'M PROUD OF. WELL, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WATKINS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER? TRUSTEE ROBINSON?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
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I HAVE A QUESTION FOR TRUSTEE WAY.WHAT TYPE OF INCENTIVES ARE YOU LOOKING AT TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CLASSMATES?
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D WANT TO DO MORE OF LIKE A POLL FOR TO SEE IF I PUT THIS OUT ON THE SENIOR BANDA ONE OF A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN LOOK AT BE LIKE, HEY, WHAT WOULD A BE EVEN INTERESTED IN? WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO MOTIVATE ALL TO DO BETTER? MAYBE IF YOU HAVE THIS MUCH, WHATEVER, YOU COULD HAVE A FOOD TRUCK DAY WHERE WE BRING THE FOOD TRUCKS OUT TO THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AND YOU CAN COME OR SOMEWHERE, AND YOU ALL CAN GO GET FOOD FROM THE FOOD TRUCKS INSTEAD.
JUST SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO MOTIVATE THE KIDS TO TRY TO DO BETTER.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR US.
DID WE STILL DO THE DIGITAL BOOKS? I KNOW AT ONE TIME WE MENTIONED INSTEAD OF HAVING THE PRINTOUT, UPON, YOU KNOW THAT YOU RECEIVED AN ELEMENTARY, LIKE A DIGITAL TRACKER, SO YOU CAN HAVE IT ON YOUR DEVICE AND MANAGE YOUR POINTS THAT.
>> I GOT THIS IDEA FROM MISS KENNEDY AND SHE'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF DIGGING INTO IT.
I KNOW THAT SHE WAS WITH SOMEONE ELSE WORKING LIKE LOOKING INTO THAT.
SHE WAS LOOKING INTO THE FACT THAT I THINK THERE'S SOME SORT OF APP OR WEBSITE OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN USE TO DO THAT DIGITALLY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLDER KIDS AS WE'RE HIGH SCHOOLERS, IT KIND OF FITS IN MORE WITH US.
>> I KNOW AT NORTH CROWLEY, WE HAD AN APP FOR PBIS, SO THERE IS ONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HOPEFULLY 18,000 WATCHING ONLINE RIGHT NOW.
IF ANYONE HAPPENS TO BE A MANAGER OF A TACO BELL, WENDY'S, ANYTHING THAT COULD GIVE THERE YOU GO.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THIS GREAT I GUESS PROCESS OR ORGANIZATION.
PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, ANTHONY KIRSCHNER.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. ARE THERE TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> YES. THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR YOU MAKE A SUGGESTION LIKE THAT AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, THAT YOU STILL RESPOND TO INCENTIVES LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE EXPO.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?
OUR EXPO, WE HAVE A TEACHER HER NAMES MITCH, SHE'S OUR TCC GOVERNMENT TEACHER, AND SHE HAS CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE UNIT TEST AND WE LEARN BY THE BOOK, WE LEARN BY THE TEXTBOOK.
BUT ALSO SHE WANTS US TO LEARN HOW TO APPLY THAT.
WE STARTED TO DO RESEARCH PAPERS OVER A SPECIFIC TOPIC.
FIRST, YOU HAVE YOUR MEDIA RESEARCH, YOU LEARN GOVERNMENT, YOU LEARN HOW TO APPLY THAT ALL.
AT THE END, YOU FINALLY DO YOUR PRESENTATION, AND YOU HAVE YOUR ACTION PLAN.
YOU ALSO MAIL A LETTER TO A CONGRESSMAN OR TO A CONGRESSWOMAN.
AT THE EXPO, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU'RE PRESENTING IT AND YOU'RE ALSO GETTING JUDGED BASED ON HOW WELL YOU'RE DOING IT.
AT THE END, THE PERSON THAT WINS, GETS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, GETS TCT CERTIFICATES, AND ALSO YOUR QUESTION IS REALLY PERSONAL TO YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO QUESTIONS THAT ARE VERY PERSONAL TO THEM OR THE ISSUE THAT THEY CARE A LOT ABOUT.
MINE WAS ABOUT EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE AND RACIAL REMANDING, AND I CONNECTED THAT TO COURT CASES TO THE COURT CASE THAT'S HAPPENING IN TARRANT COUNTY NOW.
IT'S REALLY A WAY THAT YOU CAN VOCALIZE YOUR VOICE AND FIND AN ACTION PLAN IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
>> DECEMBER 2ND, YES. FROM 6-8.
>> AT THAT EXPO, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT?
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO JUST CAPTURE SOME FOLLOW UP ITEMS FROM US FROM WHAT THE STUDENTS HAVE SHARED WITH US.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR JUST LEANING IN AND REALLY BEING A PART OF THE SOLUTION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU FOR THE THINGS YOU'VE SHARED.
AS IT RELATES TO PBIS, I KNOW THAT I SEE MR. MOFFITT AND I BELIEVE MISS BUCHHOLZ ALSO IS IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE WILL BE HAVING THEM FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, LUCAS BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE A GREAT IDEA OF YOU ALL COMING UP WITH IN SENTENCES.
WE CAN COME UP WITH A SENTENCE, BUT YOU ALL CAN ACTUALLY TELL US WHAT IS REALLY MOTIVATIONAL TO YOU.
WE'LL DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
MISS BUCHHOLZ, MR. MOFFITT WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
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DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN HEARING CASTILE ABOUT THE MEALS DURING THE BREAK.THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO, THEN THAT WE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU.
WE'LL CIRCLE UP AND TALK WITH YOU TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE WE FACILITATE THAT AND EVEN GO FARTHER.
ALSO THE COLLEGE TOURS, THAT PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT COLLEGE ATHLETES THAT ARE GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS, OPPORTUNITY OF SCHOLARSHIPS.
THEY'RE TAKING FOUR AND FIVE TRIPS JUST NATURALLY THAT ARE PAID FOR BY THE COLLEGES.
WE HAVE TO REALLY BE MORE CREATIVE AND FIND OUT HOW WE GET ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, ALL OF OUR JUNIORS, AND SENIORS ON AT LEAST ONE, MAYBE TWO COLLEGE TRIPS, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT AND WORKING BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO.
THE THINGS THAT ALL HAVE MENTIONED, I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THOSE AND DEFINITELY WE'LL BE WORKING AND FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND FOR MENTIONING THAT.
THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW, ARE YOU ASKING, OR CAN WE DONATE AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE FOOD BANK?
BUT I ALSO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT IF THERE IS A WAY THAT WE COULD BRANCH THIS OUT TO THE OTHER CAMPUSES, SO EACH CAMPUS COULD HAVE THEIR OWN.
LIKE NORTH CROWLEY, BRJ, NORTH CROWLEY COULD HAVE THEIR OWN CAMPUSES.
STUDENTS COULD ALSO JUST GO THERE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME TO CCA AND CCA HAVING TO GO TO THEM.
ALSO BE ABLE THOSE STUDENTS COME TOGETHER THAT STAFF WOULD COME TOGETHER AND MAKE SOMETHING LIKE HOW CCA HAS.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. IT WAS A GREAT DIALOGUE THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO THE REPORT ITEMS AGENDA ITEM
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8.1 MIDDLE SCHOOL FINE ARTS EXPOSURE INITIATIVES. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM CONCERNING OUR FINE ARTS EXPOSURE, OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED TO BOTH OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, BUT BOARD, I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION BACK TO OUR CONVERSATION DURING OUR WORK SESSION LAST WEEK.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY IS REALLY TO SET THE VISION AND IT'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BOARD FOR YOUR VISION OVER THE LAST EIGHT, NINE YEARS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FINE ARTS.
BUT WE'VE NOT ONLY TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FINE ARTS.
YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO INVEST IN IT.
WHAT I HOPE YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT IS SOME OF THE INITIAL RESULTS OF SOME INVESTMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE MADE IN CROWLEY AS THE IN OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM.
MOST OF THE TIME WE SAY FINE ARTS, WE FOCUS ON HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT WE SEE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS OR IN THE MAJOR EVENTS.
BUT THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING FROM THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE'LL BE PRESENTING TO YOU ALL TONIGHT.
WE HAVE MS. LATIN HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS DR. SMITH. MS. LATIN.
>> THANK YOU, AND HE TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MOUTH.
THIS SEGMENT OF OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT REVIEW WILL BE PRESENTED BY DR. KEFA SMITH, WHO SERVES AS OUR INTEGRATION AND INNOVATION SPECIALIST, BUT ALSO AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF A LIAISON BETWEEN LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND SHE'S ASSISTED WITH MANY OF THE FINE ARTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS DR. MCFARLAND SAID, YOU ALL HAVE AFFORDED OUR DEPARTMENT.
DR. SMITH AND HER WORK TO HELP US WITH BUDGET AND BRING THESE ENRICHING EXPERIENCES TO ALMOST ALL OF OUR CISD STUDENTS, WHICH WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR. DR. SMITH.
>> [LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT GRASSIA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCFARLAND.
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FINE ARTS EXPOSURE ACTIVITIES TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POTENTIALLY OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THIS YEAR, ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EXPERIENCED A RICH VARIETY OF FINE ARTS RESIDENCIES, FIELD TRIPS, AND INTERACTIVE ASSEMBLIES FROM MUSIC TO DANCE TO THEATER.
SO FAR THIS YEAR AND IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NEXT SEMESTER OUR GRADES FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE WILL ATTEND GREAT APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCES AT BASS PERFORMANCE HALL, TO SEE PERFORMANCES SUCH AS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, MAGIC SCHOOL BUSES FOUR GRADES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, FOURTH GRADE.
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ALL OF THE CAMPUSES, FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS GOT ON THE BUS, WENT TO BASS HALL, TO SEE THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS.ONCE UPON A TAIL IS FOR OUR FIRST GRADE STUDENTS, PETER AND THE WOLF WAS FOR OUR SECOND GRADE STUDENTS AND THE NUT CRACKER WAS FOR OUR THIRD GRADE STUDENTS.
FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WENT TO SEE ELLIS ISLAND, THE AMERICAN DREAM, AND THAT WAS IN SEPTEMBER.
YOU SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES ON THE SCREEN OF OUR CHILDREN ACTUALLY AT BASS HALL ENJOYING THE PERFORMANCES.
STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO SEE A PERFORMANCE OF DISNEY'S THE NEWS TODAY THIS MORNING, MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY FIRST GRADERS ALSO ENJOYED RUDOLPH RED NOSE REINDEER THE MUSICAL AT CASA MANANA.
THIS SUMMER AT MARY HARRIS AS WELL, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT'S EXTENDED YEAR SCHOOL.
THIS SUMMER THEY HAD THEIR PROGRAM AND RHYTHM PATH PROVIDED A DAY OF DRUMMING FOR MARY HARRIS FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS DURING THEIR SPECIALS TIME.
STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED THEIR OWN DRUMS FOR THAT EXPERIENCE.
THROUGH OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH BALLET FRONTIER A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS BALLET THEATER, THEY ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING A BALLET RESIDENCY AT MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY, FRONTIER BALLET PROVIDED SHOES AND COSTUMING FOR ALL STUDENTS.
YOU SEE THE PICTURES OF THE SHOES THAT THE COMPANY PROVIDED, AND ALSO FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES, THEY'RE PROVIDING THEIR COSTUMES AS WELL.
>> I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU SORRY.
OUR STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO DECIDE BETWEEN PE OR BALLET, AND SO THEY GOT A CHANCE TO SELECT WHICH ONE THEY WANTED TO DO.
THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A PROFESSIONAL DANCER FROM BALLET FRONTIER WHO COMES IN, AND THEY'RE PROVIDING THE SERVICE FOR FREE FOR US ALL YEAR TO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED.
OUR BALLET SHOES AND COSTUMES, THEY'LL HAVE A PERFORMANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND LITTLE BABY BALLERINAS WILL MELT YOUR HEART, WE JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.
THEN THE LAST SLIDE WITH THE DRUMS, KIDS LEARN ABOUT GIM BAYS HOW THE ANIMAL FABRIC IS HOW THE DRUM IS CREATED.
THEY HAVE THIS LITTLE DRUM CIRCLE, AND THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME IMPROV THINGS AND THAT JUST HELPS THEM WITH THE SELF ESTEEM AND LEARNING ABOUT MUSICALITY.
IT'S A FUN TIME FOR ALL OF THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN INSTRUMENT. THANK YOU.
>> NOT ONLY DID OUR GNERAL MUSIC STUDENTS, OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCES.
OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCES AS WELL.
THEY HAVE EXPOSURE ACTIVITIES, RESIDENCIES, AND THEY ALSO HAVE INTERACTIVE ASSEMBLIES.
OUR FIRST ONE THAT WE HAD WE NOT REALLY OUR FIRST ONE, BUT OUR FIRST MASTER CLASS THAT WE HAD WAS THIS WEEK.
WITH DR. JELISA JONEL, SHE'S PICTURED ON THE SCREEN.
SHE WAS HERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TO DO MASTER CLASSES FOR OUR CHOIR DEPARTMENTS AND SHE ALSO DID A PRESENTATION OF HER CAREER IN MUSIC FOR OUR FINE ARS APPRECIATION CLASSES.
DR. JELISA JONEL IS A CONSULTANT, AND SHE GIVES VOICE LESSONS.
SHE'S FROM NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, SO SHE CAME OUT HERE.
SHE HAS PERFORMED FOR THE DISTRICT BEFORE.
YES, I'LL GO BACK TO CROWLEY TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.
SHE PREPARES KIDS WITH COMPETITIONS AND THEY WIN.
SHE HAS SEVERAL CDS AND SHE IS SLATED, SORRY AND SHE IS SLATED TO RETURN NEXT SEMESTER TO CULMINATE HER MASTER CLASSES AS THE CHOIR PREPARE FOR UIL.
IN THE MIDDLE, YOU SEE HER HOSTING HER MASTER CLASSES THAT WAS THIS WEEK.
ON MY RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THAT IS MR. COLTS AND BLAKE, OUR MALE TENOR AND BASE CHOIRS, HAVE GROWN SO BIG.
HE'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR TENER AND BASE CHOIRS AT CROWLEY MIDDLE AND SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL TO PREPARE THEM FOR UIL, AND HE'S AN AMAZING CONSULTANT.
HE'S WELL KNOWN AND HE WAS MOVED OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TO GO TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
WE WAS EXCITED TO GRAB BEHOLD OF HIM.
THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE SPRING.
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE'RE ALSO IMPLEMENTING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SO THAT STUDENTS CAN FURTHER ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AND DELVE INTO NEW EXPERIENCES.
MS. SHAVON DAVIS FROM ACTING WITH MS. DAVIS WILL HOST THEATER CLASSES THAT INTEGRATE LITERACY,
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DANCE, AND SINGING FOR ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.AT THIS MOMENT, SHE IS HOSTING CLASSES AT RAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ONCE SHE FINISHES THAT, SHE'S GOING TO COME TO WORK WITH ME FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER, AND WE'RE GOING TO OFFER THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP AND BE A PART OF HER PROGRAM.
>> THE VISION IS DOCTOR SMITH IS WORKING ON AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO EXPAND THAT FOR EVERY STUDENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE'RE OFFERING TRANSPORTATION. LET'S SAY ON MONDAYS, WE'LL HAVE THEATER ON TUESDAYS, WE'LL HAVE DALLAS BLACK, SHE'LL TALK ABOUT ON WEDNESDAYS.
ALL OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP AND MEETS AT PROBABLY CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SUMMER CREEK, WHICH IS RENOVATED A REALLY NICE DANCE STUDIO TO OFFER THOSE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO COME AND TO LEARN FROM PROFESSIONALS, AND HOPEFULLY ROPE THEM IN THE FINE ARTS AND KEEP THEM SO WE CAN GET TO THOSE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND BE COLLEGE READY.
>> DALLAS BLACK IS ALSO COMING AS WELL FOR OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
THEY WILL TEACH AFRICAN DANCES TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
ALSO TO BRIDGE THE CULTURE GAP BECAUSE WE WANT TO EMBRACE EVERY CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
BALLET GLOBAL DFW WILL PROVIDE BALLET FOR GLOBAL INSTRUCTION FOR ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH PLANS TO EXPAND MASTER CLASSES AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SHE'S GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE THE COSTUMING AS WELL FOR EACH CHILD THAT SIGNS UP FOR BALLET FOR GLOBAL.
>> FOR FREE. WE'RE ALSO ADDING TEACHER LED PROGRAMS SUCH AS A DJ CLUB, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO SOME LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES AS WELL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
WHILE THE KIDS ARE EATING LUNCH, THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE KIDS PERFORMING ON THE STAGE OR WE'LL BRING SOME GUESTS IN AND THEY'LL PERFORM DURING LUNCHTIME.
I WANT TO SAY THIS THAT FOR ALL OF OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THERE WILL BE A CULMINATING PERFORMANCE FOR EACH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER.
NOT ONLY DID OUR STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE THAT, SO FAR, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED PREVIEW A&M, WHICH IS SO BIG.
EVEN THE LITTLE KIDS ARE LIKE, CAN WE GO THIS YEAR, CAN WE GO? MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS SO EXCITED TO HEAR THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE IT AGAIN.
THAT OPPORTUNITY WAS FOR ALL OF OUR EIGHTH GRADE BAND CHEER AND DANCE STUDENTS, AND IT WAS HELD AT THE CROWLEY ISD STADIUM.
THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR THAT IT WAS HELD.
STUDENTS LEFT INSPIRED AND WANTED TO IMPROVE IN THEIR PERFORMANCE KILL SKILLS.
KIDS WERE DANCING, DANCE TEAM GOT TO START DANCING DOING THEIR LITTLE THING AND THE BAND WAS TRYING TO DO THEIR LITTLE THING.
IT WAS JUST A REAL GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR US.
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP, BASS HALL OFFERED 300 SEATS FOR OUR FIVE STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE BLACK VOLIN FULL CIRCLE TOUR, BLENDING CLASSICAL MUSIC WITH HIP HOP BEATS.
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP ALSO BALLET FRONTIER PROVIDED 1,250 SEATS FOR OUR FINE ART STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE THE NUT CRACKER OVER TWO DAYS, AND THAT WILL BE ON DECEMBER 4TH AND 5TH.
STUDENTS ALSO APPRECIATED THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE OF DISNEY JUNIORS THE NESIS.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MARIACHI, IN DECEMBER, WE'LL ATTEND MARIACHI HERENCIA, THE MEXICO AT BASS HALL, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GAIN LIVE PERFORMING EXPERIENCE AND TIPS TO GROW IN THEIR SKILLS.
FINALLY, TOMORROW AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE BOBBY SESSIONS WHO'S A MULTI PLATINUM GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER, SINGER, AND SONGWRITER, OF THE TITLE TRACK OF THE HATE YOU GIVE WILL PRESENT AN INSPIRING ASSEMBLY FOR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND HOW TO PURSUE A CAREER AS A MUSIC PRODUCER.
[INAUDIBLE] YES AND I MADE A NOTE OF THAT.
I WANT TO THANK DR. WILLIAMS FOR BRINGING HIS NAME UP.
HE KEPT BRINGING BRING BOBBY SESSIONS, BRING BOBBY SESSIONS.
I WAS LIKE, OKAY, SO I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM ON THE PHONE AND HE WAS EXCITED ABOUT COMING HERE.
HE'S A REALLY NICE GUY AND HE HAS A GREAT HE SAID, I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS BECAUSE I CALL THEM MY KIDS.
HE SAID I'M TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS OR TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
THE KIDS ARE EXCITED FOR THOSE WHO ACTUALLY SAW THE MOVIE, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT HE'S COMING.
>> THAT'S ALL THE EIGHTH GRADERS.
YES. AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW AT ONE O'CLOCK SO IF YOU'RE FREE, JUST COME ON OVER.
>> THANK YOU, DR. SMITH. THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT IS MUSIC PRODUCTION, WHAT IS DIGITAL MUSIC,
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AND WHAT A CAREER COULD LOOK LIKE FOR THEM FROM HIS PRESENTATION TOMORROW, SO ALL OF OUR EIGHTH GRADERS ARE GOING TO BUS OVER TO NORTH CROWLEY'S AUDITORIUM FOR THAT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING AT ONE O'CLOCK?LAST BUT NOT LEASH JINGLE JAM IS JINGLE JAM TIME.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR CROWLEY ISD FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT'S VISUAL ARTS AND PERFORMERS FOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF JINGLE JAM, DECEMBER 17TH FROM 6:00-8:00 AT THE BILLAR JOHNSON CTE BUILDING.
JINGLE JAM IS A FESTIVE NIGHT WITH FOUR STAGES OF PERFORMANCES BY MANY OF THE DISTRICT'S BANDS, COLLABORATIVE, CHOIRS, DANCERS, AND ACTORS? THE ART TEAM WILL PAINT YOUR FACE OR YOU CAN DO CISD PAINTING WITH A TWIST, AND THE WEATHER MAY BE WARM.
BUT WEAR YOUR HOLIDAY GEAR AND ENJOY THE COLLABORATION WITH CTE, MAKING TAKE TABLES AND DISPLAYS AND FINE ARTS PERFORMANCES THAT WILL FILL YOUR HEART WITH HOLIDAY CHEER.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US?
>> GREAT PRESENTATION, LADIES.
TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? LET'S START WITH DR. MAYFIELD.
>> YES. THANK YOU. WONDERFUL PRESENT.
I MEAN, I'M OVERWHELMED BY ALL OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE.
I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH.
THE DIVERSE OFFERINGS FOR THESE STUDENTS IS INCREDIBLE.
IT'S REALLY LIFE CHANGING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE DREAMS AND GOALS OF BECOMING AN ARTIST HERE OR BAND DIRECTOR OR WHATEVER THEY SET THEIR MINDS TO TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH IT, BUT TO SEE IT AND TO BE IMMERSED IN IT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ALSO I REMEMBER GOING ON FIELD TRIPS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND THAT WAS THE JOY OF THE YEAR, GOING ON FIELD TRIPS, IT DIDN'T EVEN DAWN ON ME THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO STILL TO A BASS HALL AND PARTICIPATE WITH BALLET FRONTIER.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE PARTNERS ALSO FOR STILL BEING AROUND AND DONATING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT YOU ALL JUST DO AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOB.
I'M SO THANKFUL. THIS WARMS MY HEART TO HAVE ALL OF THESE THINGS PRESENTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I MEAN, AS I SIT HERE, I JUST WANTED TO JUMP UP OUT OF MY SEAT TO HEAR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT OUR KIDS ARE BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN.
AS A PARENT, THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.
BECAUSE I MEAN, NOT ONLY IS IT JUST OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, BUT ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I AM JUST EXTREMELY OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN CROWLEY ISD, AND I COMMEND BOTH OF YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE STEVENSON, TRUSTEE WATKINS?
>> I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT THEY SAID.
I THINK THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IS AMAZING.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH GRADES GET TO DO WHAT? FOR WITH THE MARCHING STORM, THE EIGHTH GRADERS WENT, AND I WAS THERE.
SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS GOT TO GO.
THEN FOR THIS BOBBIE SESSIONS EVENT, HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHICH GRADE GROUP GETS TO PARTICIPATE?
>> WELL,SORRY, YOUR KIDS, AND WHEN YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, WHAT THEY'RE ATTRACTED TO THROUGH CONVERSATION.
WITH THE EXPOSURE WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENT EXPOSURE.
WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ELEMENTARY.
WHO WOULD BE MORE GRAVITATED LIKE BOBBY SESSIONS.
THESE KIDS, EIGHTH GRADERS, THEY'RE GETTING THEY'RE ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE NEXT GENERATION.
THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT MUSIC PRODUCTION, I WANT TO BE IN MOVIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE WERE THINKING, HEY, LET'S GET OUR EIGHTH GRADERS, SINCE WE'RE WORKING ON MIDDLE SCHOOL INITIATIVES, LET'S GET OUR EIGHTH GRADERS TO GO TO THE BOBBI SESSIONS EXPERIENCE.
NOT THAT IT WOULDN'T BENEFIT THE LITTLE ONES, BUT WE WERE JUST THINKING, HEY, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS, THEY'RE THERE AND THEY'RE READY.
WITH THE BASS HALL EXPERIENCES, THOSE WERE ALREADY A HOW WOULD I SAY? IT WAS ALREADY LAID OUT OF WHO WOULD GO FOR FIRST SECOND AND THIRD GRADE.OUR NEWS,
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THAT WAS ALREADY LAID OUT AS WELL.IT WAS OPEN FOR THIRD THROUGH SIX.
I WAS LIKE, I KNOW MYSELF PERSONALLY, I WAS LIKE, FINE ARTS APPRECIATION, WHICH IS A SIXTH GRADE CLASS.
THAT CLASS IS MAINLY FOR KIDS WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT FINE ARTS TO TAKE.
TAKING INTO THE NEWS, THEY SAW SINGING, DANCING, ACTING, THEY SAW THE BACKDROPS.
THAT EXPERIENCE IS GOOD FOR SIX GRADERS.
WHEN THEY GET TO SEVENTH GRADE, THEY CAN SAY, HEY, I WANT TO DANCE, I WANT TO DO THIS, I WANT TO DO THAT.
>> ALSO, IN ADDITION, TRUSTEE WATKINS, WHEN WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT HOW WE COULD TRANSFORM OUR SCHOOLS THAT WERE IN NEED, QUITE FRANKLY.
YOU'VE HEARD A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES TONIGHT TARGET MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT FINE ARTS IS REALLY A KEY LEVER TO INCREASING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT AND ALL THAT.
WE REALLY TRIED TO INVEST QUITE A BIT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. THEN ELEMENTARY.
BOTH MARY HARRIS, CMS, AND OUR OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE HAD ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FOR THE 18 82 PARTNERSHIP, QUITE FRANKLY, WAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING THAT WE COULD USE.
SO WE WANTED TO NOT ONLY INVEST ACADEMICALLY, USE THE FUNDS TO INVEST IN ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES.
WE ALSO WANTED TO INVEST IN A FINE FINE ARTS EXPERIENCES.
MOST OF THE FUNDING THAT WE HAD TO HAVE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES CAME FROM GRANT FUNDING, 1882 FUNDING, AND OTHER GRANTS.
THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR MARY HARRIS, AND THEN YOU HEAR MIDDLE SCHOOLS QUITE FRANKLY, AND THEN WE MOVE UP AFTER THAT.
>>> SO YOU GUYS MOVE UP AFTER THAT? I GUESS BECAUSE I WAS JUST LIKE, WHERE ARE THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WITH LOVE.
IF I WAS WELL, I WAS IN BAD, I DID DANCE, I PLAYED THE CELLO.
IF I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL TO SEE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT, EVEN IF I WAS A STUDENT WHO WASN'T SO MUCH ON TRACK, AND THE TRUSTEES ARE AGREEING, IT WOULD ENCOURAGE ME MORE.
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL BABIES.
I'M LIKE, THEY'RE MISSING OUT ON SOME GREAT THINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH INCENTIVE ADVISING THEM JUST TO HEY, YOUR WORK IS NOT IN VAIN.
MAYBE ALL WE DO AND FORGIVE THE WAY I'M ABOUT TO SAY, PLAY REGULAR BOARD AND BAND MUSIC.
BUT YOU CAN GO AND MEET SOMEBODY LIKE BOBBIE SESSIONS AND YOU CAN HEAR HIM.
I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE BACK WORK.
BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN START TO INCLUDE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.
>> THERE'S A GREAT POINT TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WE WERE JUST FOCUSING ON ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL INITIATIVES.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL BRING BACK HIGH SCHOOL INITIATIVES JUST TO SHOW YOU THE SPAN.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT TONIGHT WE JUST WANT TO SHOW THE ELEMENTARY.
BUT LET'S DO IT. LET'S PREPARE TO BRING BACK THE EXTRA THINGS WE'RE DOING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WATKINS.
TRUSTEES. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION TONIGHT.
EVERYTHING JUST SOUNDS WONDERFUL.
ONE THING THAT STRUCK A CORD WITH ME, PUN INTENDED, IS THE MUSIC AT LUNCH.
I THINK THAT IS A FABULOUS IDEA.
I LOVE THAT, I HAVE A VISION OF IT RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU EXPAND UPON THAT? NUMBER 1, WHEN DOES IT START? NUMBER 2, WHAT SCHOOLS? WHAT LEVEL?
>> WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.
>> WE I BELIEVE ORCHESTRA HAS ALREADY STARTED TO PRESENT.
SOME OF THE TEACHERS EVEN ARE TRYING TO GUIDE KIDS INTO THE CAFETERIA AS THEY'RE PLAYING.
WE'VE ASKED THEM TO MAKE EFFORT TO DO THAT.
I WAS JUST IMPACTED BY A PRINCIPAL ONCE I SAW DOING THAT FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE A DJ. ONE OF THE ART TEACHER IS A DJ, AND SO HE PLAYS FOR STUDENTS.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED JUST ARE ENCOURAGING THE STAFF TO WHEN THEY CAN FIND TIME TO DO THAT AND OFFER THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
>> I WENT A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAY ON THAT, AND I WAS LIKE, MAN, I GUESS THEY'RE DOING, MEAT BALLS AND MOZART [LAUGHTER]
>> BY BAD. SORRY. SORRY, Y'ALL.
>> I WAS THINKING THAT I WAS LIKE, SMOOTH JAZZ. I LIKE.
BUT MAYBE THAT'S AGING MET [LAUGHTER] I TO LIKE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES I THINK I'VE SAID BEFORE.
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS OFTEN NEGLECTED, PARTICULARLY AFTER SCHOOL, UNLESS YOU'RE AN ATHLETE OR MAYBE IN BEN, THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH FOR YOU TO DO AFTER SCHOOL OTHER THAN GO HOME.
I'M GLAD THESE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST.
I KNOW PAGE TO THE STAGE WAS HERE LAST SUMMER AND THEY DID THE SUMMER PROGRAM.
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I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT EXPAND TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE SPRING SEMESTER.THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SANDWICH BABIES, AND IF ANYTHING ABOUT BIRTH ORDER.
MIDDLE IS OFTEN LEFT OUT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. DOCTOR ROBINSON.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
EVERYTHING HAS REALLY BEEN SAID BY NOW [LAUGHTER] BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
TO YOU, DOCTOR MCFARLAND, IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT SEATS ON THE BUS. THANK YOU.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. TRUSTEE WAY.
>> I WANTED TO PUT IN A THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WATKINS FOR HELPING OUR HIGH SCHOOL OUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT BOBBY SESSIONS THING IS SUPER COOL.
I ALREADY KNOW A FEW KIDS THAT I KNOW PERSONALLY WHO WANT TO BECOME MUSIC PRODUCERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT'D BE A REALLY COOL THING.
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT THE MUSIC AT LUNCH, LIKE KIDS PERFORMING AT LUNCH WAS A SUPER COOL IDEA.
I KNOW THAT WE DO THAT IN THE FINE ARTS CAMP, WHICH IS ALSO A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT EXPOSURE INTO THE FINE ARTS.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I DID THE PILOT YEAR FOR THAT FINE ARTS CAMP, AND IT REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO FINE ARTS.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT FINE ARTS UNTIL THAT.
THE EXPOSURE FOR IT IS GREAT, AND ALSO THE MARCHING STORM THING IS INCREDIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXPOSURE LOOKS LIKE FOR THE FINE ARTS CAMP IN THE LOWER GRADE LEVELS, BUT SOME MORE EXPOSURE FOR THAT COULD BE GREAT BECAUSE IT IS REALLY JUST AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM OVER THE SUMMER.
>> BECAUSE LUCAS RUNS THE CAMP COUNSELORS FOR THE ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS CAMP.
>> HE'LL BE PART OF THE TEAM TO.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. JESTE, WHITFIELD, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.2 QUARTERLY REVIEW DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION. DOCTOR MCFARLANE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE COMMITTED THIS YEAR TO EVERY QUARTER BRINGING YOU A REPORT FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SLATED TONIGHT TO REPORT TO YOU ARE OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS AND STUDENT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS.
WE ALSO HAD CCMR LISTED, BUT WE ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE THE CCMR REPORT TO THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING.
TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND OUR STUDENT SERVICES.
WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, EXCUSE ME, DR. BERRY HERE, TO PRESENT THIS NEXT SECTION. DR. BERRY.
PRESIDENT GRASSIA, DOCTOR MCFARLANE AND OUR ESTEEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS EVENING, AS DOCTOR MCFARLAND JUST STATED, WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE JUST A DEPARTMENT UPDATE YOU'LL HEAR FROM HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT MYSELF.
I'LL BE JOINED MOMENTARILY BY MISS SHERFIELD, ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, AS WE GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE SLIDES, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT JUST OUR KEY METRICS THAT WE USE TO MONITOR DEPARTMENT AND REALLY TRYING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AS COMMUNICATED BY THOSE METRICS, AND HOW WE MEASURE THEM AND THINGS OF THAT REGARD.
IN FRONT OF YOU OR ON THE SIDE OF YOU SOMEWHERE, YOU HAVE JUST A LITTLE NOTE CATCHER, IF YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH US AND AS WE DEFINE WHAT WE DO IN OUR DEPARTMENTS, AS WE DEFINE THE METRICS THAT WE USE TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT IN THOSE AREAS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER NOTES, BUT DEFINITELY WE HOPE TO BE A Q&A TYPE SITUATION, SO STOP US WHEN YOU NEED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING A METRIC OR A TOOL THAT WE USE TO MONITOR.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, AS YOU SEE, AND I'M JOINED THIS EVENING WITH THE TWO DIRECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF AN AMAZING TEAM.
WE ARE CURRENTLY RESTRUCTURING, AS YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE DATA POINTS THAT WE FEEL LIKE.
THIS GIVES US SOME EFFICIENCY AND SUPPORT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE REALLY TRY TO STRUCTURE THE DEPARTMENT WITH FEEDER PATTERNS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT EACH FEEDER PATTERN IS LED BY A COORDINATOR.
OR SORRY, A DIRECTOR, FIRST AND FOREMOST, SO YOU'LL SEE ON THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL SIDE, THAT IS MR. MICHAEL WILLIAMS WHO IS WITH US THIS EVENING.
HE ALSO MANAGES A TEAM OF A COORDINATOR,
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MISS DIANA GONZALEZ, AND TWO HR SPECIALISTS.AGAIN, THIS TEAM REALLY JUST CENTERS AROUND, CIRCLES AROUND ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT FEED INTO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FROM ELEMENTARY ON UP.
THEY PROVIDE ALL OF THE SERVICES AS WE CALL FROM RECRUITMENT TO RETIREMENT.
ON THE NORTH CROWLEY FEEDER PATTERN SIDE OF THE DISTRICT, YOU'LL SEE THE SAME STRUCTURE AND MODEL.
THEY ARE LED BY DIRECTOR MISS SHERFIELD, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR FROM LATER THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS HER TEAM OF A COORDINATOR, MISS MARSELLA COLEMAN, MISS LUCIA LOZANO AND SONIA ALLEN ARE HR SPECIALISTS.
THEN YOU SEE THE TEAM THAT SERVES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISTRICT, AND THEY HAVE SPECIFIC ROLES AS WELL FROM FMLA TO ONBOARDING IN THE HIRING PROCESS.
THAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TEAM.
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ARE SIMPLE, YET VERY POWERFUL.
WE FOCUS ON REWARDING OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE FOCUS ON RETAINING AND KEEPING GOOD QUALITY TEACHERS IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS.
THE NEXT SLIDE, HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF OVERALL IN GENERAL, WHAT WE DO.
WE ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE RECRUITMENT FAIRS, BOTH THE FARE THAT YOU ENJOY, I HOPE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR HUGE JOB FAIR AND JOURNEY FAIR AT THE CTE CENTER.
BUT WE ALSO ARE VERY MUCH EMBEDDED AND ACTUALLY CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WITH MANY VIRTUAL FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WE'RE CONNECTING QUALITY CANDIDATES AND DECEMBER GRADUATES WITH CAMPUSES THAT STILL SEE A NEED.
WE ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ONBOARDING OUR EMPLOYEES, ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE A QUALITY ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY GET TO THE CAMPUS OR AS WE LIKE TO CALL A WARM HANDOFF.
SUBSTITUTE MANAGEMENT, COMPENSATION PLANNING, CAMPUS SUPPORT, AND ON OUR SIDE AND YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE LATER ON ABOUT STUDENT GRIEVANCES, THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HAVE THE STAFF OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR STAFF GRIEVANCES.
THESE FUNCTIONS AGAIN, CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR OPERATIONAL STABILITY AND STAFF SATISFACTION AS WE LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING METRICS.
THE METRICS THAT WE USE TO MONITOR IN THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, WELL, LET ME STOP FOR JUST A MOMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DO OR.
YOU HAVE SUBSTITUTES ON THERE? ARE WE DOING SUBSTITUTES AGAIN NOW? BECAUSE I THINK AT ONE TIME WE WERE WORKING WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT NOW WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN.
>> YES, MA'AM. WE DO STILL PARTNER WITH ESS.
IT IS OUR CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER THAT DOES SUBS, IF YOU WILL, AND ENSURES THAT WE HAVE A POOL OF SUBS, AND SO ON, BUT WE DO HAVE A LIAISON.
MR. WILLIAMS, AS WELL AS TERESA GONZALEZ, ONE OF OUR HR SPECIALISTS THAT OVERSEES FMLA.
THEY ARE OUR LIAISON THAT CONNECTS WITH THEM.
WE MEET WITH THEM MONTHLY JUST TO GET UPDATES.
WE'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.
IN FACT, WE JUST TALKING TO THEM ABOUT LOOKING AT AND YOU'LL SEE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT THE VACANCIES IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THE SUBSTITUTE FILL RATE.
AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHERE ARE TARGETED CAMPUSES THAT CONSISTENTLY, IT'S HARD TO GET SUBS TO FILL IN THOSE AREAS.
WE JUST IN FACT IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM THAT STARTED LAST WEEK, MAYBE THE WEEK BEFORE THAT, WHAT IS CALL OUR BASE SUBS.
WE ARE NOW HAVING 10 SUBS THAT REPORT TO THE DISTRICT EACH DAY.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THEM LONG TERM SUB PAY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT IN THE SAME CLASSROOM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THEY ARE IN A CLASSROOM IN THE DISTRICT SOMEWHERE.
CAMPUSES THAT WE'VE TARGETED FOR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT, THEY KNOW THEY RECEIVE THREE OF THOSE SUBS EVERY DAY AND THREE MAY GO HERE.
WE DO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT WE NEED.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. WE DIDN'T JUST HAND IT OFF TO THEM?
>> WE ARE STILL ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN THE DAY TO DAY, BASICALLY?
>> YES, MA'AM. IN FACT, THEIR EMPLOYEE OFFICES HERE IN OUR BUILDING.
IT'S EASY TO BE ABLE TO GO AROUND THE CORNER IF WE NEED TO,
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OR AS CAMPUSES OR CALL IN BECAUSE 10 PARENTS OR 10 STAFF MEMBERS CALLED IN THE NIGHT BEFORE.SHE'S HERE ON CAMPUS AND THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO HER, AND SHE WORKS VERY WELL WITH THE CAMPUSES AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS SO FAR? DR. BERRY.
>> NEXT SLIDE. THE METRICS THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING TONIGHT ARE REALLY OUR KEY METRICS.
WE MONITOR A VARIETY OF THINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BUT OUR KEY METRICS THAT WE MONITOR ARE REALLY LOOKING AT EXIT SURVEYS, AND WE LOOK AT THAT ANNUALLY, PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO OBVIOUSLY OUR DISTRICT TEAM AS WELL AS DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPUSES.
WE MONITOR CLASSROOM VACANCIES AND FILL RATES, THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU JUST SHARED WITH YOU, MS. DAVIS IS WE SHIFT OUR SUPPORT BASED UPON THOSE THINGS BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WEEKLY.
WE ALSO LOOK AT STAFF ATTENDANCE, GRIEVANCES AND INCIDENT REPORTING, AND THEN OUR VERY ON GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS THAT WE MONITOR QUARTERLY, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THOSE AREAS THIS EVENING.
AS WE SHIFT THAT FIRST AREA OF OUR EXIT SURVEY DATA, AS YOU SEE THE MAJORITY, AND THIS IS THE DATA FROM THE 23. [OVERLAPPING].
>> TRUSTEE STEVENS, DID YOU EVER?
I JUST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE GROW YOUR OWN.
HOW ARE WE HANDLING THAT AND HOW I SEE IT'S QUARTERLY? IS A STAFF WITHIN A DISTRICT THAT APPLIES? IS THERE A TIME FRAME FOR THEM TO APPLY?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE WILL GO INTO DEPTH AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE A FEW SLIDES ON THAT IN GENERAL.
MISS SHARKFEL WILL BE SHARING A LOT OF GOOD THAT'S ONE THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF.
SHE'LL BE SHARING SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
THE ANSWER JUST ON THE FRONT END, THERE'S A FEW LEVELS OF GROW YOUR OWN.
THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND HOW YOU GET IN AND HOW WE MONITOR.
OUR QUARTERLY REVIEW REALLY IS SPECIFIC TO THOSE THAT ARE LIKE IN OUR TEACHER AND RESIDENTS PROGRAM, SO WE CAN ENSURE THEY'RE PROGRESSING ALONG TO GET THEIR TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
>> YES, MA'AM. AS WE LOOK AT OUR EXIT SURVEY DATA, AS YOU CAN SEE AND JUST GIVE YOU A SECOND TO LOOK AT THE GRAPH THERE.
IT IS BROKEN DOWN BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE EACH OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT EXITED AT ANY POINT IN TIME DURING THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.
AT THE CONCLUSION WHEN AN EMPLOYEE RETIRES OR EMPLOYEE RESIGNS, WE DO CONDUCT EXIT INTERVIEWS THAT ARE VERY HIGH LEVEL IN GENERAL, BUT THEY ALSO RECEIVE A SURVEY TO GIVE US FEEDBACK AS TO HOW WE CAN IMPROVE YOUR EXPERIENCE WHILE YOU'RE HERE IN CROWLEY.
YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS HERE SHOW THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OF A PERSON THAT CHOSE TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT AT THE END OF THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR OR SOMETIME THROUGHOUT THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR EXITING EMPLOYEES RANGE FROM THREE, WHICH IS THE RED THERE, I BELIEVE IF I CAN SEE IT THERE CORRECTLY.
THREE TO TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
THAT RED ALL THE WAY AROUND TO OR BACKWARDS TO THAT PURPLE AREA ARE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT CHOSE TO RESIGN DURING THAT SCHOOL YEAR.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE EITHER 3-10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND OUR TOP 3 REASONS FOR LEAVING IN 24, 25 CENTERED AROUND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT.
MISS STEVES, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL GO BACK TO THAT.
THE OTHER AREA THAT WE LOOK AT, JUST IN GENERAL, AS WE THINK ABOUT, OUR STAFF THAT ARE CHOOSING TO EXIT FOR THE VARIOUS REASONS ARE REALLY THEIR EXPERIENCE.
WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE? HOW WOULD YOU RATE CROWLEY ISD? THEY ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE JUST QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK REGARDING JUST THE QUANTITATIVE NUMBERS, BUT ALSO THEIR STORY.
THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OPEN RESPONSES.
BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT JUST THEIR GENERAL DATA AND AVERAGE RATINGS AROUND CLIMATE SUPERVISOR SUPPORT, DISTRICT SUPPORT, AND JUST THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE.
THEIR RATINGS RANGE FROM 3.2-4.5.
THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE REFLECTED IN THE DATA CHART IN FRONT OF YOU.
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YOU CAN SEE THAT CLIMATE IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN SUPERVISOR SUPPORT.THEY RATE THAT A LITTLE HIGHER.
RATED DISTRICT SUPPORT A LITTLE LOWER THAN THAT.
BUT THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE RANGES, IT'S REALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLOR SCHEME AROUND 3.3-3.4 OUT OF FIVE.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT STILL GIVES US GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY INVEST IN WHERE WE SEE CULTURE AND THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE, AS PEOPLE ARE SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH US WHEN WE EXIT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO THAT WE'VE SHIFTED THIS YEAR AS I'M REALLY TAKING THESE ARE NUMBERS ON THE PAGE.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION.
BUT WHEN EMPLOYEES EXIT, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT MAYBE IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, OR IT'S AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, REALLY REQUIRING A FACE TO FACE EXIT SURVEY, JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT CAN WE DO OR WHAT ARE YOU SEE THAT CAREER ADVANCEMENT, WHAT'S AT THE TOP OF THE LIST AND REALLY GETTING TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR US.
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT WE'RE ADDING.
BUT WHAT CAN WE ADD TO WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GO IN YOUR CAREER PATH.
>> BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS SLIDE, COULD YOU TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPERVISOR SUPPORT AND DISTRICT SUPPORT?
>> MANY TIMES THE SUPERVISOR SUPPORT MAY BE DIRECTLY ON THE CAMPUS.
FOR A TEACHER, IT'S GOING TO BE THEIR PRINCIPAL.
FOR THE PRINCIPAL, IT MAY BE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
IT MAY BE THEIR CAMPUS LEVEL OR OUR DISTRICT LEVEL LEADERSHIP.
THAT IS YOUR DIRECT SUPERVISOR VERSUS THE DISTRICT SUPPORT WOULD BE THINGS THAT WE MAY NEED TO PROVIDE, WHETHER THAT IS PEOPLE SUPPORT, OR CURRICULUM OR ACTIVITIES OR A LEADERSHIP PIPELINE IN ORDER FOR ME TO GROW WITHIN IT.
IT MAY BE OTHER RESOURCES BEYOND JUST WHAT YOUR SUPERVISOR PROVIDES YOU DAILY.
>> YES. I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE EXIT SURVEY COLLECTION BECAUSE BASED ON MY INTERPRETATION, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS FOLLOWING THE TREND WHERE TEACHERS ARE LEAVING IN THE FIRST SLIDE.
>> SLIDE 6. BETWEEN YEARS ZERO AND FIVE, WHICH FOLLOWS NATIONAL TRENDS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE OVERWHELMINGLY OUR NEW TEACHERS ARE LEAVING FIRST AND SECOND YEAR TEACHERS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM REBECCA HUNT BEFORE IN THIS AREA, SHE HAS BEGAN AND WELL, NOT BEGIN, BUT BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS FOR MANY YEARS.
BUT I THINK SHE'S REALLY INVESTED A LOT OF TIME HE I DON'T KNOW IF MISS ROE IS STILL HERE IN THAT TEAM, BUT OUR NEWBIE NETWORK.
REALLY POURING INTO THAT GROUP, OF SUPPORT, AS WE KNOW, OUR 0-3 YEAR TEACHERS REPORT EARLY BURNOUT.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS, OCTOBER IS THE MONTH.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL AND WE HAD B WELL WEEK DURING OCTOBER TO REALLY TALK TO TEACHERS ABOUT ONE, THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE FOR YOUR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS OF THE NEWBIE NETWORK.
I KNOW LAST WEEK, THEY WERE OVER AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM WITH JUST THE NEW TEACHERS.
SHE'S PROVIDING THEM WITH TRAINING ON WHAT THIS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT LOOK LIKE.
HOW ARE YOU? IS YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF RESOURCES AND TIME INTO GIVING THEM TIME TO WE'RE PUSHING IN SUBS.
THEY CAN AT LEAST HAVE A HALF DAY OR A FULL DAY TO COME AND GET SOME OF THAT NEWBIE EXPERIENCE.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL ARE TOUCHPOINTS FOR CAMPUSES, WHERE IT IS JUST A VERY INTENTIONAL.
TODAY IS THIS DAY, MAKE SURE YOU REACH OUT TO THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TEACHER, WHETHER THAT'S WHAT WE CALL OUR IRREPLACEABLE, OR THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, OUR VERY FIRST TOUCH POINT IS, JUST GO MAKE SURE THE NEW TEACHERS STILL IN THERE, AND SHE'S OKAY AND HE'S OKAY.
THOSE ARE THE INTENTIONAL EFFORTS THAT CENTER AROUND THAT.
>> THEN THE CLIMATE ON THE NEXT PAGE.
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THE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND THE BEHAVIORAL PIECE, IS THAT PART OF THE CLIMATE OR NOT? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT HOW THE QUESTIONS ANSWER OR HOW THE QUESTION IS ASKED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ASK IN THAT AREA.BUT TYPICALLY, THAT IS THE CLIMATE AND CULTURE OF WHATEVER SPACE THAT THEY'RE IN.
IT COULD BE A CENTRAL OFFICE FACILITY, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I DO, I DEFINITELY WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY HOW THOSE QUESTIONS ARE ASKED SO WE CAN GET THE DATA BACK THAT HELPS US MOVE ACCORDINGLY.
>> BUT YOU KNOW THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE RATES PRETTY HIGH, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY?
>> YES. WE APPRECIATE IT'S AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY.
IT REALLY DOES GIVE US QUALITY FEEDBACK.
BUT AT THE END OF IT TO YOUR POINT, MS. DAVIS, THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE CONTINUES TO RANK HIGH, ABOUT 4.5 OUT OF FIVE.
THEN IF WE WERE TO GO ON AND LAY OUT THE WHOLE SURVEY, IT WILL SHOW YOU THAT ABOUT 85% OR MORE OF STAFF WILL SAY THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND CROWLEY ISD.
MANY TIMES THE TRANSITION IS JUST CAREER ADVANCEMENT, RETIREMENT. I'M READY.
THEY STILL GENERALLY GIVE US A GOOD RATING I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO SOMEONE ELSE.
[BACKGROUND] I AM NOT THE EXACT FOR SURE OF THE NEWBIE SCHEDULE.
I'LL TELL YOU WE PUSH IN WITH THE GROW YOUR OWN AND TEACHER AND RESIDENTS, AND I KNOW WE MEET WITH THEM THREE TIMES A YEAR.
BUT I KNOW THE NEWBIE NETWORK MEETS BEYOND THAT.
>> SIX TIMES A YEAR, AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM THREE OF THOSE TIMES SO THEN PULL OUT OUR TEACHER AND RESIDENTS AS WELL FROM A HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT.
>> ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THAT.
YOU MEET WITH THE NEWBIES THE SIX TIMES, BUT THEY DO OR DO THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY TO SAY, HELP, IN BETWEEN THOSE SIX TIMES?
>> YES, MA'AM. THEY DO HAVE A MENTOR THAT'S ON CAMPUS.
WE ALSO HAVE MENTORS AT THE THEY'RE AT THE CAMPUS ALSO, BUT THEY'RE TRAINED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL BY MISS HUNTON, THEIR TEAM TO SUPPORT THE NEWBIES, BUT THEIR MENTORS ARE ON THE CAMPUS WITH THEM, AND WE DO PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR INDIVIDUALS, SEASONED TEACHERS THAT HAVE SHOWN SUCCESS IN THAT LANDSCAPE TO PROVIDE DAILY MENTORSHIP TO THE NEW TEACHERS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THIS TO DEATH, BUT I JUST HAD A QUESTION.
BECAUSE I'VE HEARD AT TIMES WHEN NEWBIES LEAVE, IS THERE KIND OF A WARNING SIGN OR IS THERE SOMETHING THAT IF A TEACHER IS HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME, ARE THEY ALLOWED TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER AREA OR ARE THEY STAYING IN THAT SAME AREA?
>> I THINK THAT'S PART OF I MENTIONED EXIT INTERVIEWS.
THEY DON'T ALWAYS END IN AN EXIT.
THAT'S PART OF AS THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO TYPICALLY THEIR PRINCIPAL OR TO THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY SUBMIT A RESIGNATION.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE THOSE WARNINGS AND PRINCIPALS ARE TYPICALLY SAYING, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.
WE ALSO HAVE IN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT.
THEY MEET WITH THE CAMPUSES AND WE'D HAVE WHAT IS CALLED A STOP LIGHT MEETING.
LOOKING FOR WHO IS IN THE YELLOW RIGHT NOW IS CAMPUSES ARE REPORTING THAT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS TO THEIR HR OR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO SHIFT FROM THERE.
MANY TIMES A CONVERSATION IS JUST, WHAT'S GOING ON.
LET'S GET SOME OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE MAY NEED BEFORE WE GO DOWN THAT PATH.
AGAIN, VERY MUCH SO AS YOU SAW THE EXIT SURVEY DATA, THIS IS VERY WELL CONNECTED TO THAT SAME AREAS AS WELL.
TEACHER RETENTION REMAINS A CHALLENGE FOR THE CROWLEY ISD FAMILY.
IF YOU'LL SEE OUR CAMPUS IN DISTRICT RETENTION,
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YOU'LL SEE RIGHT NOW IS AT 67.3, AND I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THIS SLIDE AND SEE ANYTHING THAT JUMPS OUT TO YOU.IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE BLUE BAR IS THE RETENTION LEVEL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS FOR OUR DISTRICT, AND TO THE OPPOSITE OF THAT, YOU WILL SEE THE ORANGE BAR IS TURNOVER.
THAT'S HOW MANY TEACHERS THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR AND THIS IS NOT TEACHERS, SO LET ME BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS WHOLE STAFF TURNOVER RATE VERSUS WHOLE STAFF RETENTION RATE.
>> ALSO, BOARD, I JUST WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO WHEN YOU LOOK AT 23:24 AND 24-25, YOU'LL SEE MORE OF A SIGNIFICANT DROP QUITE FRANKLY, WHEN YOU GO 72-67.
AS A PART OF THAT, WHAT CORRELATES WITH THIS NUMBER IS THAT WE ALSO HAD THE BUDGET REDUCTION, AND WE HAD TO REDUCE QUITE A FEW PERSONNEL DURING THAT TIME GOING LEADING INTO THE 24 SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT'S A PART OF THAT. THAT'S NOT ALL OF IT, BUT THAT'S A PART OF THAT DIFFERENCE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THERE ANY, COMPARISON TO OTHER ISDS WITH THIS INFORMATION?
>> YES, SIR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS OUR DISTRICT DATA.
WE ALSO LOOK AT JUST IN GENERAL, OUR COMPARISON TO THE STATE AVERAGE AT THE SAME TIME, WAS IT RIGHT AT ABOUT 87%.
BUT THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT WE WOULD CALL OUR COHORT.
THOSE SURROUNDING BURLES AND EVERMAN, FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON.
AT THAT TIME, WE'RE ABOUT 6% LOWER THAN OUR COHORT AVERAGE.
IN SHOWING THE SAME DECREASING TREND, IF YOU WILL, FOR OUR COHORT AND REALLY EVERYONE IN THE STATE ALMOST, BUT WE DO STILL SIT ABOUT 6% BEHIND OUR COHORT COMPARISON GROUP.
>> JUST ANOTHER QUESTION, QUICK QUESTION.
DO WE KNOW WHERE OUR TEACHERS OR A STAFF ARE GOING TO DISTRICT WHICH DISTRICT THEY'RE LEAVING TO GO TO OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF?
>> YES. IN GENERAL, YES, MA'AM.
WE ASKED THAT QUESTION IN THE SURVEY, BUT IT REALLY IS UP TO THEM TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
AS WE LOOK AT THE END OF YEAR SURVEY, THERE'S A LOT OF DATA POINTS THAT WE REVIEW, THAT BEING ONE OF THEM, AND THEN JUST GOING OUT TO INVESTIGATE FOR THEM, WHAT DOES THEIR COMP PLAN LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES THEIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? IS IT JUST REGIONAL MOVEMENT? MOST DO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AND SOME JUST LEAVE THAT BLANK.
THERE'S NOT A TREND IN A PARTICULAR DISTRICT. I WILL SAY. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOING BECAUSE WE BE CHASING.
>> TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO STEAL OUR CORES?
>> YES, MA'AM. YES. THERE'S NOT A CONSISTENT TREND THAT WE'VE SEEN.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY IS A BIT ANECDOTAL.
BUT LOOKING AT THE TRENDS, IT LOOKS LIKE COMING OUT OF COVID.
MORE STAFF HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING THEMSELVES AND TO VALUE THEMSELVES OVER MAYBE BEING IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT DON'T FULFILL THEM.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING OVERALL.
JUST NOT HERE, BUT JUST TRENDING NATIONALLY, BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FILL TEACHING POSITIONS NATIONALLY.
EVEN UNIVERSITIES ARE CLOSING THEIR EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A PROFESSION THAT PEOPLE ARE RUNNING TO ANYMORE, WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THAT PROFESSION WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR SUMMERS OFF WITH YOUR KIDS AND YOU KNOW THE BREAKS.
NOW, IT'S PRETTY TOUGH OUT HERE IN THESE EDUCATION STREETS.
[LAUGHTER] JUST CLIMATE NATIONALLY, NOT EVEN LOCALLY CROWLEY ISD.
BUT WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATURE AND THE WEIGHT THAT'S BEING PUT ON EDUCATORS, I THINK PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO VALUE THEMSELVES AND TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE I CAN EARN MORE AND BE FULFILLED VERSUS BEING IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE I'M
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NOT ABLE TO GROW OR BE FULFILLED OR HAVE THAT CAPACITY.I DON'T KNOW. THAT MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO ATTRACT PEOPLE OR MAYBE TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND TO ENTICE THEM TO STAY.
BUT I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT TRENDS, IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE DON'T WANT IT TO GO?
>> YES MA'AM. WELL, IF I CAN, JUST PIGGYBACK OFF THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE EDUCATIONAL.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD IN ANY INDUSTRY, AND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
IT'S HARD TO FIND A SERVER OR A KITCHEN PERSON OR ANYTHING NOW.
I AGREE, 100% ON YOUR ASSESSMENT.
>> I WAS LAUGHING WITH SOME PEOPLE YESTERDAY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW STUDENTS FEEL, BUT I SAID, I THINK SOMEONE ASKED ME A QUESTION ABOUT STUDENTS DOING HOMEWORK.
I WAS LIKE, LET ME TELL YOU, THIS GENERATION REALLY DOES CHOOSE WORK LIFE BALANCE.
IF IT CANNOT BE DONE AT SCHOOL, THEY'RE NOT DOING IT AT HOME.
[LAUGHTER] I THINK PEOPLE SEE THAT EVEN IN THE CLASSROOM.
IF IT CAN BE DONE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, I'M NOT TAKING IT HOME.
WHEREAS THOSE OF US WHO JOINED IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE WERE UP ON THE WEEKEND.
WE WERE SPENDING FOUR AND FIVE HOURS WORK ON LESSON PLANS.
WE SEE EVEN THE STATE TRY TO SAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO LESSON PLANS, WE'LL HAVE HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS FOR YOU.
PEOPLE ARE VALUING THEMSELVES.
>> MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT PBIS FOR THE TEACHERS. JUST CHOKING.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> YES. JUST ONE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS LEAVING.
I KNOW WHEN WE GET THE PRINTOUT EVERY YEAR FROM UEA LISTING THE SALARIES, THE SALARIES FOR EACH DISTRICT.
I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE PERSONALLY.
IF WE'RE PAYING 635, AND ANOTHER DISTRICT IS PAYING 641, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT 641 AND IT IS JUST $600, WHICH IS NOT GOING TO ADD UP TO ANY IT.
BUT IN THEIR MIND, NOW I'M MAKING 64,000 AND I WAS MAKING 63.
THAT MEANS A LOT TO SOME PEOPLE.
LIKE I SAID, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST $600 MORE, THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH THAT $600 MORE THAT WILL BE EATEN UP IN TAX.
IT COULD INVOLVE A LONGER COMMUTE, WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE THAT $200 THAT MAYBE THEY GET FROM THAT 600 IN GAS. BUT ANYWAY.
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT CONTINUES TO REMAIN A DEFINITE RETENTION STRATEGY FOR US AS WE DISCUSS COMPENSATION LATER ON IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR THAT. STAFF ATTENDANCE.
YOU HEARD EARLIER TODAY THAT ATTENDANCE MATTERS FOR STUDENTS, WELL GUESS WHAT ATTENDANCE MATTERS FOR STAFF.
WE ARE FREQUENTLY MONITORING, WE MONITOR STAFF ATTENDANCE MONTHLY AND PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK TO THE CAMPUS AND OBVIOUSLY OUR WEEKLY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEY SUB FIR AND WE GOT A FEW PEOPLE OUT AND JUST MAKING FOR SURE THAT NOTHING IS GOING ON AND THE CAMPUS IS WITH HEALTH OR ILLNESS THAT IS PUSHING THOSE NUMBERS IN THAT MANNER.
WE DO MONITOR THOSE THINGS AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ON AVERAGE, OUR ELEMENTARIES AVERAGE AT ABOUT 92% AS WELL AS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE AVERAGE IS AROUND 90%.
AS WE KNOW ATTENDANCE IMPACTS INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY, SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT CLOSELY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PUTTING A LITTLE COMPETITION TO IT AND WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING SOME OF THESE CAMPUSES AT THE SEMESTER FOR THEIR STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE.
YOU'LL SEE CURRENTLY WHERE SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES FALL THAT ARE BETWEEN 93 AND ON.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM GOING TO REALLY DIVE INTO SOME OF THE COMPONENTS THAT WERE MENTIONED TONIGHT REGARDING GROW YOUR OWN.
BUT I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR CLASSROOM FILL RATES.
DR. BERRY LEANED INTO THIS AS WELL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPH, YOU'LL SEE A PURPLE SIDE.
THAT REPRESENTS THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER CAMPUSES
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AND THEIR FILL RATES VERSUS THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FILL RATES.I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT JUST TO LOOK AT THAT JUST TO SEE IF YOU SEE ANY TRENDS OR ANYTHING THAT MAY CATCH YOUR EYE.
>> ALSO, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT A FILL RATE IS?
>> YES. BASICALLY, WITH THE FILL RATE, THAT IS GOING TO TELL YOU THESE ARE THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
WE KNOW THAT THAT CAN BE A COMBINATION OF TEACHER RESIDENTS, CLASSROOM TEACHER, LONG-TERM SUB, LIKE DR. BERRY MENTIONED EARLIER.
THAT IS A PERCENTAGE OF CLASSROOMS THAT HAVE ACTUAL LONG-TERM SUBS.
NOW, NOT TO SAY THAT THE OTHER PERCENTAGE OF THE FILL RATE DOES NOT HAVE ANYONE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SUBSTITUTES THAT CAN FILL THE GAPS IN THOSE OTHER AREAS.
A CLASSROOM FILL RATE, WHEN YOU SAY PERCENTAGES THAT HAVE LONG-TERM SLOB.
REALLY, 95% OF THE CLASSES, LET'S TAKE ROLE HIGH SCHOOL WITH EXPLAIN WHAT 95% IS FOR WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE 95% OF THOSE CLASSROOMS, YOU HAVE FTES IN THAT CAMPUS, SO 95% OF THOSE FTES, WHICH IS A TEACHER A BODY HAS BEEN FILLED OR IS FILLED CURRENTLY.
>> THEN THE OTHER 5% WOULD HAVE.
>> THEN THEY WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE. OKAY. YES.
>> OR A TEACHER TEACHER AND RESIDE?
>> CORRECT. YES.BUT WHAT THIS DOES SHOW FOR IS THAT.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
WITH THE 5% THAT ARE TEACHER AND RESIDENTS OR SUBS? WHAT ARE THE BECAUSE I HEAR A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS HAVING SUBS.
WHAT CAN WE TELL THE COMMUNITY WHAT QUALIFICATIONS THEY HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A SUB? IF IT'S A SUB FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT VERSUS A SHORT TIME SUBS? IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE?
>> LET'S DO THIS. LET'S START WITH THE TEACHER AND RESIDENCE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW MANY TEACHERS AND RESIDENTS BECAUSE NOT ALL 5%, WE MAY HAVE ONE OR TWO LONG-TERM SUBS, BUT TALKS ABOUT A TEACHER AND RESIDENCE, WHAT MUST QUALIFY PERSON FOR IT TO BE A TEACHER IN RESIDENCE.
THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW MANY LONG-TERM SUBS.
>> WITH OUR TEACHER AND RESIDENTS, WE LOOK FOR CANDIDATES THAT CURRENTLY HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, BUT THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE A TEACHING CERTIFICATION.
WE TYPICALLY LIKE TO LEAN INTO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THOSE QUALIFICATIONS SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO INSTRUCT OUR STUDENTS WITH HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, BUT THEY JUST MAY NOT HAVE THAT TEACHING CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME.
WELL, BUT I WILL SAY A POSITIVE ABOUT THIS SLIDE THAT OVERALL, MOST OF OUR CAMPUSES, AS YOU CAN SEE, ARE AT THAT 95% FIELD RATE.
SO THAT JUST LEANS INTO OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
ON THIS SLIDE, WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR STAFF GRIEVANCES, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND ELEMENTARIES ALL COUPLED TOGETHER.
MORE THAN 75% OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE ZERO GRIEVANCES AT THIS TIME.
BUT WE DO HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL WITH THREE GRIEVANCES CURRENTLY, MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THREE, AND THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AT SEVEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S POSITIVE ABOUT THIS IS THAT AT EIGHT OF THOSE ARE RESOLVED AND WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR THAT ARE PENDING.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A QUALIFY AS A GRIEVANCE?
>> IT VARIES. IF YOU CAN A GRIEVE PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
IT JUST VARIES BASED UPON WHAT THAT CURRENT EMPLOYER'S NEEDS MAY BE AT THE TIME.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S AT A LOWER LEVEL, SO WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE SHOWING VALUE TO OUR STAFF. NEEDS ARE BEING MET.
>> TRUSTEE WATKINS OFTENTIMES WITH A GRIEVANCE.
WHAT THIS SIMPLY MEANS IS THAT AN EMPLOYEE AT A CAMPUS LEVEL OR EVEN AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL HAS INCURRED A SITUATION THAT'S RESULTED IN SOME DECISION MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR.
THAT PERSON WHO'S GRIEVING IS QUESTIONING WHETHER THE SUPERVISOR ACTED WITHIN POLICY OR THERE'S SOME OTHER VIOLATION.
THEY FIRST WILL THEN THEIR FIRST LEVEL IS TO FILE A GRIEVANCE WITH THAT SUPERVISOR?
>> IF THEY CAN'T RESOLVE IT AT THAT LEVEL,
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THEN IT BEGINS TO MOVE UP TO LEVEL TWO?>> THEN IF WE CAN'T GET IT SOLVED AT LEVEL TWO, THEN IT REACHES THE BOARD.
>> WE DO LIKE TO SOLVE ALL OF THOSE AT THE LOWEST LEVEL POSSIBLE.
TYPICALLY, IT WILL START AT THE CAMPUS AND WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE ONE LEVEL TWO DISTRICT WIDE.
HISTORICALLY, ARE STAFF GRIEVANCES HIGHER AT ELEMENTARY OR IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THIS WAY ON THIS PARTICULAR?
>> THERE'S NO PARTICULAR TREND THAT I'M AWARE OF.
IT JUST VARIES ON WHATEVER IS GOING ON AT THE TIME.
>> THE OTHER POINT IS THAT, OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 16 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
>> IT'S PROBABLY. THAT'S A FACTOR ON THAT.
>> WE DO HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS AND WE CAN SEE IF THERE'S A CAMPUS WHERE WE HAVE MORE OR LESS AND WE HAVE THOSE TRENDS THAT WE'VE WORK THROUGH.
>> WE DO WORK WITH THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, MYSELF, AND MR. WILLIAMS, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING IN COMPLIANCE AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE GRIEVANCES THAT COME ACROSS OUR DESKS.
WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS KNOWN.
WE'RE ALSO TRACKING THOSE GRIEVANCES THROUGH A WEEKLY HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRACKER SO THAT WE CAN KNOW WHAT DATE WE'RE GETTING THE GRIEVANCES, WHEN IT'S RECEIVED.
IS THERE FOLLOW UP AND HOW ARE WE RESOLVING THE SITUATION?
>> I AM VERY THRILLED TO TALK ABOUT THIS AREA.
I DID HEAR THIS MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE KEEP OUR TEACHERS, THE RETENTION COMPONENTS, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO GROW OUR OWN.
IF WE ARE GOING TO REALLY RETAIN HIGH QUALITY STAFF THAT KNOWS OUR CULTURE AND KNOWS WHO WE ARE, WE HAVE TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO RETAIN AND GROW OUR TEACHERS.
I'M GOING TO TALK THROUGH FOUR AREAS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT FALLS UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.
FIRST, WE HAVE THE 360 EDUCATOR PROGRAM.
BASICALLY, THIS IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY HAVE STARTED WELL, NOT MAY, BUT HAVE BEEN CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS AT ONE POINT, AND THEY HAVE DECIDED TO COME BACK AND BE TEACHERS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.
NEXT IS OUR PEER EDUCATOR TO TEACHER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.
THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT PEER EDUCATORS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
THEY START OUT AS PEER EDUCATORS.
THE BASELINE IS AT LEAST A YEAR.
THEN ONCE THEY ARE HERE A YEAR, THEN THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
BASICALLY, THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PEER EDUCATOR, A TEACHER INSTRUCTOR.
THEY WILL HAVE A MENTOR AND THEY WILL BE WORKING ON THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT THE SAME TIME WHILE THEY ARE IN FRONT OF STUDENTS.
THEN THEY WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THEIR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ONCE THEY COMPETE THAT PHASE.
>> A PEER EDUCATOR IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE, ALSO KNOWN AS A TEACHER ASSISTANT.
>> DO WE CURRENTLY KNOW THE NUMBER OF HOW MANY WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW?
>> YES, WE HAVE SEVEN CURRENTLY ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
BUT OUR GOAL IS TO GROW THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM, WE'RE IN COHORT 2, SO AS WE GROW, WE'RE GOING TO HOPE TO ADD ADDITIONAL COHORTS.
THEN TEACHER AND RESIDENTS, THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN FUTURE SLIDES.
THEN LASTLY IS [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFERENT LEADERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
>> MAYBE YOU ALREADY SAID THIS, BUT HOW DO STUDENTS, CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS ARE MADE AWARE ABOUT OUR GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM?
>> WELL, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THEY HAVE CLASSES THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
BUT WE ARE COMMUNICATING TO OUR PEER EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
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AND WE'RE GOING TO JUST CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS WE GROW OUR PROGRAMS.>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, ARE YOU ASKING CAN STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS? YOU SAID, HOW DO OUR STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, I CANNOT THINK OF DEVIN'S LAST NAME.
SHE'S ALSO THE VOLLEYBALL COACH, AND SHE GRADUATED FROM CROWLEY.
UNLESS I'M THINKING WRONG, WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED FROM CROWLEY ISD TO COME BACK TO TEACH.
>> I'M SAYING, ARE STUDENTS AWARE THAT WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM? IF SO, HOW ARE WE FILTERING THIS INFORMATION TO THEM TO SAY, HEY, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE IN THE 19TH, 11, 12TH GRADE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT GOING TO EDUCATION, WE VALUE YOU GUYS TO COME BACK?
>> YOU KNOW BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK MAYBE MANY OF YOU ALL ON THE BOARD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I JUST REMEMBER GRACIE PIPES.
SHE WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST STUDENT THAT WAS IN EDUCATION PREP PROGRAM.
SHE WAS IN A CLASS. I BELIEVE, WAS SHE A PART OF CCA?
>> SHE WAS A GLOBAL PREP FUTURE EDUCATORS.
ANYWAY, THE STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE PROGRAM, THEY WERE ACTUALLY IN A CLASS WHILE THEY WERE IN SCHOOL.
WHEN THEY GRADUATE, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE EXTENDED CONTRACTS TO THE STUDENTS AND WE TOLD THEM IN FOUR YEARS COME BACK AND WE WOULD HIRE YOU.
DR. BERRY, I KNOW YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE WITHIN OUR CT PROGRAM AND OUR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE EDUCATORS PROGRAM, WHAT WE'RE DOING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMING BACK.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCFARLANE.
AS JUST MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE OUR FUTURE EDUCATORS PATHWAY THROUGH CTE.
WE HAVE STUDENTS AT BOTH NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL THAT EXPERIENCE AN EDUCATION PATHWAY THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR TO PUSH IN AND WE ACTUALLY OFFER THEM AND GIVE THEM A CONTRACT IN ORDER TO COME BACK AND TEACH IN CROWLEY ISD.
THE LAYER THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY ADDED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS FINDING THEM.
WE WERE FINDING THAT WE'RE OFFERING CONTRACTS AND THEN THEY GO, BE GREAT, AND WE'RE, SURELY, THEY GRADUATED, BUT NOW, LET ME SAY, FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE.
TRACKING WHERE THEY ARE AND THEN REACHING BACK OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE, THEY HAVE A CONTRACT TO WORK IN CROWLEY ISD UPON GRADUATION, AND WE RAN INTO MANY OF THEM EVEN AT JOB FAIRS, AND THEY'RE, HEY, I STILL HAVE MY MOM, SO WE ARE DEFINITELY REACHING OUT.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, IF THEY ARE NOT IN THE EDUCATOR PATHWAY, I DO THINK THAT'S AN AREA OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH JOB FAIRS OR END OF THE YEAR, THEIR LAST SENIOR MEETING, AND REMINDING THEM WHEREVER PATHWAY YOU GO, WHATEVER CONTENT AREA YOU LAND IN, THERE'S STILL OPPORTUNITIES TO COME BACK AND THEY MIGHT BE IN THE TEACHER AND RESIDENTS PROGRAM WHERE THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY LOVE AND THEY'RE ALSO IN A PREPARATORY PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN GET THEM CERTIFIED.
DEFINITELY, THAT'S AN AREA OF GREAT FEEDBACK FOR US AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY FUTURE EDUCATORS IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM.
THEY CAN GO TO REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES.
IT'S FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA? YES. ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
THEY ACTUALLY COMPETE AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
GRACIE, SHE WON BASED ON HER SPEECH, ONE YEAR.
ONE YEAR, WE HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA HOME GROWN SERIES.
I ENJOYED READING THAT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GROWN UP ANYWHERE.
BUT I ENJOYED SEEING THOSE WHO GRADUATED AND THEN CAME BACK TO WORK IN CROWLEY IN SOME CAPACITY.
I THINK HIGHLIGHTING THAT TOO CAN ATTRACT PEOPLE BACK.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WRAPPING UP OUR PART, JUST TEACHERS AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 133 TEACHER AND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
WE HAD ABOUT 120 LAST YEAR, AND AGAIN, IT IS FOR MANY A TWO YEAR PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A FEW THAT ARE IN YEAR THREE.
MORE SO BECAUSE OF THE DEMANDS OF THE PROGRAM.
THEY'RE TRYING TO BE A TEACHER, THEY'RE TRYING TO MANAGE EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME,
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AS WELL AS TAKE THEIR MODULES, PREPARE FOR TEST IN CONTENT AREAS, AND SO THAT NUMBER HAS INCREASED.YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS REFLECTED HERE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 64 TEACHER AND RESIDENTS, AND THEN THE REST OF THOSE NUMBERS ARE SECONDARY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN MATH THEY ARE NINE, IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING, THEY ARE 11 AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, SCIENCE, THEY ARE NINE, SOCIAL STUDIES, THEY ARE EIGHT.
IN THAT OTHER CATEGORY REALLY CAPTURES A LARGER GROUP THAT MAY INCLUDE SPECIAL ED, IT MAY INCLUDE BILINGUAL, IT INCLUDES A LOT OF FINE ARTS OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT TEACHERS PUSHING IN AND DOING GREAT THINGS.
MANY OF THEM ARE TEACHER AND RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GREAT VALUE THAT THEY CAN BRING TO THE TABLE.
THEY JUST DID NOT HAVE A TEACHER CERTIFICATION AT THAT TIME.
YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS REFLECTED THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? THEN OUR TEACHERS AND RESIDENTS WE MENTIONED EARLIER MONITORED.
THESE ARE THREE MEETINGS A YEAR THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THEM THAT ARE OUR PROGRESS CHECKS, AND THEY ALSO CONSIST OF LAB TIME.
I MENTIONED MISS HUNT EARLIER CONDUCTS MEETINGS WITH NEWBIE NETWORK OR HER NEWBIES, AND THOSE TEACHER AND RESIDENTS ARE OFTEN, THEY ARE IN THREE OF THE MEETINGS, AND WE GET TO ENJOY THEM OVER THEIR LUNCH TIME AND CHECK AND CONNECT WITH THEM AS WELL.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THESE TIMES ARE WORKING ON THEIR MODULES AND ALSO CONNECTING THEM TO SOME POTENTIAL TESTING RESOURCES TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE TEST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND IS MANY OF THEM ARE IN IT.
THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD, AND THEN THEY GET TO THE POINT OF TESTING, AND THEY'RE A LITTLE ANXIOUS ABOUT THAT AND SO ON, SO WE HAVE TO GO TO YEAR 2.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BE DILIGENT ABOUT PUSHING IN AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TIME TO DO THOSE THINGS AS WELL AS PREPARE FOR TEST.
YOU SEE WE HAVE THREE PROGRESS CHECKS ALONG THE WAY.
WE JUST CONDUCTED OUR FIRST PROGRESS CHECK IN OCTOBER AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE THAT THEY ARE ABOUT 50% COMPLETION IS WHERE WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE.
AT PROGRESS CHECK 2, 75%, AND THEN AT PROGRESS CHECK 3, THEY ARE REGISTERED FOR TESTING.
YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE.
WHEN WE MET WITH THE GROUP IN OCTOBER, THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE WAS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS, BUT 60 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR MODULES COMPLETED.
THAT'S GREAT GOING INTO MIDWAY INTO THE YEAR.
FORTY FOUR OF THEM ARE 75% COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THEIR MODULES, AND THEN 40 OF THEM ARE 100% COMPLETE.
AGAIN, THIS IS DATA THAT THEY REPORT TO US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO TAP INTO THEIR PROGRAMS AND RECEIVE IT.
THEY'RE LETTING US KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND THEY'RE BRINGING ARTIFACTS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT.
IN 21 ARE ALREADY PREPARED TO TAKE THEIR EXAM AND SIGNING UP FOR THOSE THINGS.
THEN THAT LAST 13 WHERE YOU SEE SOE, THAT MEANS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
WE ALREADY HAVE 13 THAT HAVE THEIR STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY, WHICH MEANS THE NEXT STEP FOR THEM IS TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
WE LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER MOVING FOR SURE AND LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING MORE SUCCESS ALONG THE WAY.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTION. WHEN WE SUPPORT THEM THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND THEN THEY GET CERTIFIED, DO WE HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS OF, YES, YOU'RE GOING TO WORK HERE AND FOR HOW LONG?
>> WELL, I WILL SAY WITH OUR PEER EDUCATORS TO TEACHER PROGRAM, WE DO ASK IN THEIR AGREEMENT THAT THEY AGREE TO REMAIN IN CROWLEY ISD FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS UPON THEIR CERTIFICATION OBTAINMENT.
>> MS. DAVIS, ONE OF THE WAYS OR ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE CAN DO THAT WITH THE PEER EDUCATORS IS THAT WE DO SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY IN THAT PROCESS.
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WITH THESE TEACHERS, WE SUPPORT THEM IN ALL OTHER WAYS, BUT FINANCIALLY THOSE TEACHERS ARE ACTUALLY FUNDING THEIR PROCESS.>> BUT WITH PEER EDUCATORS, WE ARE FUNDING THAT. I'M SORRY.
WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A GRANT THAT WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO FUND ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY.
ONCE WE START TO FUND THEN WE CAN ADD REQUIREMENTS OF YOU HAVING TO STAY.
>> YES, WE CAN ASK AND ADD THAT AS A REQUIREMENT.
BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE LEGAL STANDING TO ENFORCE IT, WE HAVE TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SOMETHING OF VALUE TO IT, SO WE COULD PUT A VALUE. ABSOLUTELY.
>> AS YOU SEE, JUST WRAPPING UP OUR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WE REALLY WALKED THROUGH THOSE THIS EVENING IN A VARIETY OF AREAS.
STAFF RETENTION MOST DEFINITELY REMAINS AN OPPORTUNITY.
TEACHERS AND RESIDENTS THAT WE JUST TALKED, THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THEM AND HOW WE MOVE THEM TO GET CERTIFIED QUICKLY REMAINS A CHALLENGE AND THAT WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO COMBAT THAT WITH THE LEARNING LABS AND THE OTHER PROGRAMS. JUST LOOKING AT THE OVERALL CAMPUS CULTURE AND WELLNESS, THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETENTION.
IN GENERAL, NEXT STEPS FOR US, JUST INCLUDE STRENGTHENING OUR RETENTION PROGRAMS, EXPANDING THIS IDEA OF OUR TEACHER PIPELINE INITIATIVES SUCH AS GROW YOUR OWN, AND ENHANCING OUR STAFF ENGAGEMENT AND WELLNESS EFFORTS.
WE BELIEVE THAT THESE ACTIONS WILL DEFINITELY SET US UP FOR SUCCESS IN QUARTER 2, AND LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND REPORTING SOME GREAT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THOSE AREAS.
I'M GOING TO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
TRANSITION OUR EVENING TO STUDENT SERVICES AND OUR CHIEF OF STUDENT SERVICES, MR. DARRYL MOFFITT.
>> I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO LEAN IN OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES BECAUSE THEY'RE MOSTLY IMPACTED BY TEACHER RETENTION, AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS TOPIC.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR ROBINSON.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>>THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. BERRY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO PRESENT, AND SO HONORED TO DO SO, THE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR STUDENT SERVICES.
BEFORE I BEGIN, IF I THINK ABOUT STUDENT SERVICES, THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE TEAM BEHIND MUCH OF THE WORK THAT TAKES PLACE IN STUDENT SERVICES.
I'LL BEGIN WITH INTRODUCING THAT TEAM TO YOU.
I'LL BEGIN WITH AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU YOU'VE MET HER.
SHE'S DONE A PRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD JUST RECENTLY, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOME OF THE FACT THAT ATTENDANCE DOES MATTER IN CROWLEY ISD.
MS. CORBIN FLORES, AND SHE IS ALL THINGS ATTENDANCE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD, WORKS WITH OUR CAMPUSES, OUR ATTENDANCE CLERKS, OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT OVERSEE ATTENDANCE, AND SO DOES GREAT WORK THERE WITH ATTENDANCE.
ALSO HAVE MS. KIMBERLY BUCKHALTON, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. SHE DOES A LOT WITH CREATING BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, STUDENT HANDBOOK, STUDENT CODE CONDUCT, DOES TRAINING, FACILITATES TRAINING AROUND STUDENT MANAGEMENT, WORKS WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND BEHAVIOR COORDINATORS ON OUR CAMPUSES, AND SUPPORTS THEM IN THE WORK THEY DO AROUND STUDENT MANAGEMENT.
MR. RASHAD MUHAMMAD, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT.
HE DOES QUITE A BIT OF WORK WITH OUR CHRONIC ATTENDANCE ON THE SOUTH, CROWLEY FEEDER PATTERN.
HE ALSO DOES DEALS WITH COMPLAINTS AND AND GRIEVANCES ON THAT SIDE OF THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ON THAT SIDE OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS PARENT ENGAGEMENT ON THAT SIDE OF THE DISTRICT.
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WE ALSO HAVE DR. HAMLET, AS SOME OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MANAGEMENT, DO STUDENT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT, DOES MUCH OF THE SAME WORK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DISTRICT WITH CHRONIC ATTENDANCE, SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPUSES AND THEN COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES ON THAT SIDE.THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MISS TRINA LANE, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING SERVICES AND SEL.
SHE SUPPORTS OUR WORK IN TERMS OF COUNSELING AT THE K5 LEVEL AS WELL AS OUR SEL, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH CRISIS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT SITUATIONS, AS WELL AS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND SEL SUPPORT DISTRICT WIDE.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT SHE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH OUR BID 10 EVENT, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER. THIS IS THE TEAM.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT STUDENT SERVICES, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES, BUT THE MISSION IS CLEAR.
WE EXIST IN STUDENT SERVICES TO FOSTER ACCESS TO EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING CAMPUSES AND IMPROVEMENT OF ATTENDANCE, WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM THROUGH VIA HOME VISITS AND CONNECTING OUR STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AROUND THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, PROVIDING SEL SUPPORTS AND RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATION TO ENSURE ALL STAKEHOLDERS VOICES ARE HEARD, EQUIPPING AND STUDENT LEADERS WITH PROACTIVE, PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINE.
THE BOTTOM LINE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CULTIVATE A POSITIVE CAMPUS CULTURE AND CLIMATE THAT PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SUPPORTS EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS IN CROWLEY ISD.
AS YOU THINK ABOUT OUR GOALS OR GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WE'VE DEVELOPED SOME METRICS, TO GUIDE US AND GUIDE OUR WORK IN THIS AREA.
WE SPECIFICALLY FOCUS AROUND STUDENT ATTENDANCE, STUDENT MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER, COMPLAINTS IS A NEW, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER, TRACKING THAT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT ATTENDANCE, ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS 95.75%.
HOWEVER, WE'VE SET AN INTERMEDIATE GOAL TO INCREASE OUR STUDENT ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR FOR THE 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR, THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS, AND THEN REDUCE OUR CHRONIC, ABSENTEEISM BY 10 PERCENT.
HOW MANY ARE WITH ME, CHRONIC, WHEN I SAY CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT THAT MEANS? EVERYBODY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, I THINK I SAW SOME HANDS THAT DIDN'T MOVE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, THAT'S THAT STUDENT POPULATION OR STUDENT THAT HAS MISSED 10 PERCENT OF SCHOOL OR THEIR SCHOOL DAYS.
AND SO WHAT WE DO, MANY OF THOSE ARE OUR TIER 3 STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT ATTENDANCE, AND SO WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO GET THAT STUDENT BACK IN SCHOOL AND BACK ENGAGED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY'VE LOST CREDIT OR CANNOT RECOVER CREDIT, SO WE GET THEM BACK ON TRACK.
WE WANT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME DATA A LITTLE LATER THAT SPEAKS TO A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CHRONICALLY ABSENT. QUESTION.
>> I WORK WITH ATTENDANCE RECOVERY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
HOW DO WE WORK WITH PARENTS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS? BECAUSE THOSE STUDENTS ARE ABSENT BECAUSE SOMEONE DIDN'T WAKE UP AND TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL MOST OFTEN.
WHAT DO WE DO TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE GETTING TO THE SCHOOL AND NOT GETTING OVER THAT 10 PERCENT?
>> YES, MA'AM. AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS A PROBLEM.
WHAT WE FIND AND WHAT WE DO, KNOW, AND UNDERSTAND IS THAT MANY OF OUR STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY DON'T DRIVE CARS.
WHAT WE DO IS WE BEGIN WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS THROUGH HOME VISITS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS TO CREATE SOME INCENTIVES.
AS WE BEGIN INCENTIVIZE SHOWING UP, WE'VE DONE BICYCLES AND SOME OTHER THINGS TO INCENTIVIZE ATTENDANTS.
THEN YOU HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE KIDDOS ARE HAVING CONVERSATION WITH PARENTS. I NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL TODAY.
WE WANT TO WIN THE ATTENDANCE PARTY OR SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE PROVIDED AS INCENTIVES TO MOTIVATE THOSE PARENTS TO BE INTENTIONAL AND BE CONSISTENT IN GETTING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
THE OTHER QUESTION? LOOKING AT OUR ATTENDANCE DATA,
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THIS IS FIRST QUARTER DATA FOR ATTENDANCE FROM '23, '24 TO THIS YEAR, FIRST QUARTER 25, 26.I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DATA, SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER.
SEE IF YOU NOTICE ANY TRENDS IN THIS DATA.
IF YOU WILL NOTICE, WE WERE RIGHT AT A LITTLE UNDER 94 PERCENT IN '23, '24, BUT WE MADE TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT HERE FIRST QUARTER OF '25, '26 SITTING AT 94.77 PERCENT.
AGAIN, IT'S DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF MISS FLORES AND THOSE ATTENDANCE CUTS ON THE CAMPUSES, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WORKING WITH IT, AND THEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, MR. MUHAMMAD AND DOCTOR HAMLET, WHO CLOSELY WITH OUR CHRONIC, THEY HAVE CASE LOADS WHERE THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE ARE CHRONICALLY ABSENT.
I THINK LAST YEAR, THOSE GENTLEMEN CONDUCTED PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER 300 HOME VISITS JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR KIDDOS BACK IN SCHOOL AND WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE HOME VISITS?
>> WHAT THEY DO IS THEY GO IN AND SIT DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ARE AWARE THAT THERE'S A COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AND KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEED TO BE A SCHOOL AND SO THEY TAKE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND SCHOOL INFORMATION.
THEN THEY LOOK AT CONNECTING THEM WITH CREDIT RECOVERY OR CREDIT RECOVERY OPTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL THE STUDENTS AT AND THEN IF THEY'RE NOT ON THE CONTRACT, MANY TIMES THEY'RE ALREADY ON ATTENDANCE CONTRACT, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT ON ATTENDANCE CONTRACT, PUT THEM ON A ATTENDANCE CONTRACT AT THAT TIME AND THEN TALK TO THEM ABOUT OPTIONS AND GETTING BACK INTO THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
>> IS THERE A TRANSPORTATION OPTION?
>> DO YOU PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THESE STUDENTS, MAYBE THE PARENTS CAN'T MAKE IT TO SCHOOL OR TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL?
>> I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THAT WE HAVE A GENERAL TRANSPORTATION OPTION, BUT THE THING IS IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS WE SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT PARTNERSHIPS AND EXTERNAL RESOURCE, S THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE THROUGH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AND THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH TRANSPORTATION OR RESOURCES OR FINANCES.
WE LOOK AT OUR PARTNERS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PARTNERS, BUT DIRECTLY, DEPENDING ON IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TRANSPORTATION OR NOT, THEY MAKE THE DECISION AROUND WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED TO [INAUDIBLE].
>> IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST THIS YEAR, I'M SEEING THIS THIS VAN DRIVE AROUND AND I GOT A CLOSER LOOK, AND IT IS A OFFICIAL TRANSPORTATION VAN.
I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE THAT'S AN OPTION TO HELP THE CHRONIC ATTENDANCE.
>> MR. LASSI I THINK THAT THE VAN THAT YOU SEE MAY BE THE VAN THAT WE'RE USING TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING ON INTERNSHIPS OR WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
WE ARE USING VANS AND SHORT DIFFERENT BUSES NOW TO TRANSPORT KIDS JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE HAVE.
>> TRUSTEE DAVIS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT?
>> I DO. BACK ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE RIGHT QUICK.
THE DAEP RECIDIVISM, A 10 PERCENT REDUCTION.
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO GET THAT 10 PERCENT REDUCTION?
>> THE 10 PERCENT REDUCTION IS OUR GOAL.
>> NO, MA'AM. YOU CAN ASK. [LAUGHTER] CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT EARLIER.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS GRAPH AND SO IT BEGINS IN 22, 23, AND IT GOES UP TO 25,26 FIRST QUARTER.
>> I WILL SAY, THE TEXT MESSAGING AND THE EMAIL UPDATES HELP AS A PARENT, I WAS LIKE, GET YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS SENT OUT TODAY.
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED A FULL DAY OF ATTENDANCE.
I THINK THERE IS ONE SENT EARLIER THIS WEEK.
WE NEED STUDENTS EVERY DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK.
I WILL SAY AS A PARENT, I OVER SLEPT THIS MORNING, AND THIS MORNING I WAS HOPING THAT GYRA WOULD SAY,
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I COULD STAY HOME TODAY BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, GIRL, WE'RE GOING TO STAY HOME.BUT SHE WAS LIKE, I CANNOT MISS THIS WEEK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DANGLED OVER THEIR HEADS.
IF IT WAS A DANCE, IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING.
I GOT UP AND I TOOK HER TO SCHOOL AND SHE WAS THERE ON TIME.
BUT TODAY WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE I COULD SLEPT IN AND SHE COULD STAY AT HOME.
>> [LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AS YOU'LL SEE TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE REDUCTION OF OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, 17.6 BACK IN '22, '23, AND TO HAVE IT DOWN RIGHT NOW, THIS QUARTER TO BE 9.8.
I TAKE MY HATS OFF TO AGAIN, MISS FLORES, MISS MUHAMMAD, DR. HAMLET, DOING THAT WORK, AND SO GOOD JOB.
STUDENT MANAGEMENT. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT STUDENT MANAGEMENT, WE THINK ABOUT INCIDENCES OF DISCIPLINE OR EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, ANY DISCIPLINE THAT REMOVES THE STUDENT FROM THE TIER 1 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ISS, OSS, OR DAP.
THE DATA SAYS, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT, 17,000 STUDENTS, THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS, THAT WE HAVE THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ZERO DISCIPLINE, NO INCIDENCES OF DISC.
FOR THE MOST PART, 90 PLUS PERCENT OF KIDDOS HAVE RECEIVED NO DISCIPLINE.
[APPLAUSE] I SAY IF YOU LINE OUR KIDS UP, NINE OUT OF 10 OF OUR KIDS, FOR THE MOST PART, HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY DISCIPLINE, BUT REALLY, WHEN YOU BOIL THAT NUMBER DOWN, IT'S REALLY LESS THAN THAT 10 PERCENT.
ACTUALLY ONLY ABOUT EIGHT PERCENT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION COUNT FOR MOST OF THE DISCIPLINE THAT IN TERMS OF EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICE THAT WE DEAL WITH.
OUR STUDENTS, 90 PLUS PERCENT OF OUR KIDDOS ARE MAKING GOOD DECISIONS, MAKING GOOD CHOICES EVERY DAY, AND SO DEFINITELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING.
>> I DO WANT TO SAY, YOU'VE BEEN DOING AWESOME JOB SINCE I WAS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE, MR. MOFFITT.
HE IS MY SEVENTH GRADE TEACHER.
[LAUGHTER] SERIOUSLY, AMAZING TEACHER SINCE THEN.
THEN I'M ALSO PROUD OF YOU GUYS FOR THE NINE OUT OF 10.
LET ME ALSO PRAISE YOU FOR THIS.
AS A PARENT, I JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE THAT SAID, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HARLEY.
SHE NEEDS TO BE AT SCHOOL ON THIS DAY, THAT DAY, YOU GUYS DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF COMMUNICATING THAT THE KIDS NEED TO BE AT SCHOOL.
THIS MAY BE A DIFFERENT SITUATION BUT I KNOW THAT THE PEPPER RALLIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WITH SOME KIDS.
THEN TO HEAR THAT WITH THE NINE OUT OF 10, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING BECAUSE IT'S UNFAIR LITERALLY FOR A SMALL GROUP OF KIDS TO TAKE AWAY SOMETHING THAT WOULD INCENTIVIZE, SEE MY TRUSTEES, I'M WITH YOU ALL.
I HAVE SUGGESTIONS, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHILDREN WHO ARE EXCELLENT EVERY DAY ARE NOT BEING PUNISHED BY WHAT THAT SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS ARE DOING.
I HAVE SUGGESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT IN TOO BECAUSE I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS NUMBER, AND THEN I'M ALSO VERY SADDENED THAT THERE ARE NO PEPPER RALLIES, PARTICULARLY AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NORTH CROWLEY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING A FEW KIDS DID.
>> THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD POINT AND A VALID POINT.
I THINK THAT'S ONE THAT WE NEED TO LEAN IN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO SEE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT LIKE, HEY, HOW ARE WE RECOGNIZING THESE NINE STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING OUTSTANDING WORK AND NOT TAKEN AWAY FROM STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO DO.
THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT. I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN SOME OF YOUR IDEAS ABOUT THAT.
ALSO, STUDENT TRUSTEES, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INVOLVE YOU IN HELPING US TO COME UP WITH WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN REWARD STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE WANT THEM TO DO.
WE DEFINITELY WILL BE LEANING ON YOU OFF OF THAT AS WELL.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK THE ONE OUT OF 10, IS THAT JUST REPEAT OFFENDERS OR IS IT BECAUSE I KNOW FROM NORTH CROWLEY, IT'S USUALLY REPEAT OFFENDERS WHO ARE RUINING EVERYTHING.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU WENT TO TO MY NEXT SLIDE.
WILL YOU [INAUDIBLE]? [LAUGHTER] EARLIER, WE USED THE BIG WORD RECIDIVISM.
THAT'S WHAT RECIDIVISM IS, IS STUDENTS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE OFFENSES.
THIS SPEAKS TO NUMBERS THAT ARE AROUND RECIDIVISM.
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WE'LL SEE THE NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN, I STATED EARLIER, THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 8.5 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.>> REAL QUICK. IS THIS DATA FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR WHEN?
>> IT'S THE FIRST QUARTER, AND SO IT GOES UP TO THE END OF OCTOBER.
>> DO YOU SEE AN INCREASE OR A DECREASE BY THE END OF THE YEAR? HAVE YOU SEEN THE TREND?
>> GREAT QUESTION. WHEN DISCIPLINE IS A SEASON. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, MA'AM. SOME ARE LOWER THAN THAT. YES, MA'AM.
>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ABOUT 8.5 OR AROUND 8% OF OUR POPULATION THAT CONSTITUTE OF 17,000, SO ROUGHLY ABOUT 1,500 STUDENTS.
THE DATA YOU SEE, IT REPRESENTS THAT GROUP, AND THERE ARE SOME REPEAT OFFENDERS AGAIN, BUT THOSE ARE TIER 3 GROUP THAT WE'RE WORKING, WE'RE PUSHING IN.
LATER, I'LL TALK ABOUT BAG AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT WITH THOSE TIER 3 INTERVENTIONS AND WITH MENTORSHIPS AND WORKING WITH THOSE KIDDOS AND WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK.
>> REPEATED OFFENDERS. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT WE'RE STOPPING THOSE REPEATED OFFENDERS, OR HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE THAT GOING ON? TWO TIMES THREE TIMES, FOUR TIME, FIVE TIMES THE ENTIRE YEAR?
>> IT JUST DEPENDS. MUCH OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS AROUND CHANGING THAT.
I KNOW WE BROUGHT IT BEFORE YOU ALL BEFORE.
JUST SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR DAP PROGRAM OR CLC WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED BACK ON TRACK.
WHAT THAT BACK ON TRACK PROGRAM IS, THERE'S TRAINING AND MODULES AND WE PUSH IN PEOPLE, SPEAKERS TO COME IN AND WORK WITH THAT GROUP BECAUSE WHEN THEY TRANSITION BACK BASED ON THAT TRANSITION PLAN, THE PLAN IS THAT THEY REACTCOMATE THEMSELVES BACK INTO CAMPUS AND GET THEM TIED TO OR CONNECTED TO SOME EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY OR BE INVOLVED WITH SOME.
WE KNOW WHEN KIDDOS ARE INVOLVED WITH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OR ENGAGED IN SOMETHING, THEY HAVE A LESS LIKELIHOOD TO RE-OFFEND OR BE IN ANY DISCIPLINE SITUATIONS.
>> I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THE DATA IS FOR THE REPEATED OFFENDERS AND WHAT INTERVENTIONS HAVE WE TRIED IN REFERENCE TO THOSE REPEATED OFFENDERS.
IF YOU HAVE DATA REGARDING THE REPEATED OFFENDERS, AND THEN WHAT WE'VE TRIED WITH THOSE REPEATED OFFENDERS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING ON.
HAVE IT BEEN SUCCESSFUL? DO WE HAVE ANY FEEDBACK? I GUESS WE WOULDN'T HAVE FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENT THAT WOULD WE?
>> WE ACTUALLY COULD. WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS FOR OUR REPEAT OFFENDERS, WHAT ACTIONS WE'RE TAKING FROM A DISTRICT STANDPOINT? WHAT INTERVENTIONS WE'VE APPLIED, AND ARE THEY WORKING OR NOT?
>> YOU WANTED US TO BE ABLE TO.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING THIS, MAFE.
BUT WHAT WE WOULD DO IS JUST WITH OUR TIER 3 STUDENTS, SO THE STUDENTS YOU'RE SPEAKING OF ARE THE STUDENTS THAT HE'S IDENTIFIED AS TIER 3.
THAT MEANS THEY ARE THE MOST SEVERE.
THEY HAVE MULTIPLE REFERRALS OR HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, MULTIPLE REFERRALS.
THEY START OFF THE YEAR WE'VE ALREADY HAVE THEM IDENTIFIED.
WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THAT GROUP AND BE ABLE TO BRING BACK A REPORT TO SAY, OF THESE STUDENTS WHO WERE TIER 3 OR REPEAT OFFENDERS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
THIS IS HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE HAD INCIDENTS THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THOSE STUDENTS.
THERE'S A SMALL ENOUGH GROUP BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY IDENTIFY THEM.
WHAT WE DO IS BECAUSE WE TRACK THIS INFORMATION EVERY QUARTER, WE CAN JUST PULL OUT THAT GROUP, SO THE NEXT QUARTER, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT GROUP AND SAY, THEY'RE HAVING SUCCESS AND HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING OR THEY'RE NOT HAVING SUCCESS. WE CAN DO THAT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE OF THE NEWER METRICS THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRACKING NOW IS STAKEHOLDER COMPLAINTS THAT COME THROUGH STUDENT SERVICES.
WITH THAT, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS BROKEN THEM DOWN INTO TWO LEVELS.
THERE'S LEVEL ONE COMPLAINTS AND LEVEL TWO COMPLAINTS.
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TABLE AND THEN SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND I'LL WALK YOU ALL THE COMPONENTS OF IT.
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WALK US THROUGH EACH STEP?>> EACH STEP. I TALKED ABOUT LEVEL 1.
THERE'S LEVEL 1 COMPLAINTS, LEVEL 2 WHICH WE'LL GO THROUGH HERE.
THESE ARE MANY OF THE CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS THAT COME THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.
WITH LEVEL 1, THOSE ARE THAT WALK IN OR PARENTS THAT MAY BE UPSET OR COME FROM CAMPUSES.
WITH THE LEVEL 1, WE'VE HAD ABOUT 126 THIS FIRST QUARTER.
THEN WITH A TWO DAY TURNAROUND FOR THE MOST PART IN TERMS OF RESOLUTION, AND ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS POINT.
WE HAVE ONE PENDING, BUT MOST OF THOSE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, IF YOU'LL LOOK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
NOW OVER ON THE LEFT FOR THIS QUARTER, THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE CATEGORY IN WHICH THOSE OFFENSES FALL RIGHT WITH ME.
YOU SEE BULLYING, DISCIPLINE, PROBABLY CONCERN ABOUT ANY DISCIPLINE THAT TOOK PLACE OR CONCERN ABOUT HOW THE DISCIPLINE WAS DEALT WITH.
GRADES, REACHING OUT TO THE CAMPUS, POTENTIALLY, OR WAS AN ISSUE WITH GRADES OR INCONSISTENT WITH GRADES.
STUDENT MISCONDUCT, THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE ISSUED.
MAYBE THAT PARENT DIDN'T AGREE WITH THAT CONSEQUENCE, SERVICES SUPPORT, MAYBE TRANSPORTATION OR TEAMS, CAMPUS PERSONNEL, SOME CONFLICT WITH MAYBE A TEACHER OR STAFF MEMBER ON CAMPUS.
LEVEL 2 APPEALS, ANY APPEALS THAT CAME FROM CAMPUS THAT REACH STUDENT SERVICE OR REACHED LEVEL 2 CONCERNS OR ISSUES AROUND LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
THOSE ARE THE CATEGORIES WHERE EACH OF THOSE 22 FELL.
IT SAYS IF YOU LOOK AT RESOLUTION TIME ABOUT 7.5 DAYS, MANY OF THOSE A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX, THE COME THROUGH SUPERINTENDENT A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX, AND THE TURNAROUND TIME MAY BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN THE 48 HOURS NORMALLY THAT WE HAVE TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A REGISTRATION ISSUE OR A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE BECAUSE THEY MAY BE, BEFORE WE CAN CLOSE IT OUT, PUTTING THE ROUTE IN PLACE AND MAKING SURE THAT STUDENT CAN GET TO AND FROM WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, OR IT MAY BE MISSING DOCUMENTS IN TERMS OF REGISTRATION THAT DRAG IT OUT AND SO TO MOVE THAT TO THE 7.5 DAY AVERAGE RESOLUTION TIME. QUESTIONS?
>> BULLYING. IS THIS MAYBE MISS BUCK HARKER, IS YOU? I'M SORRY.
WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR AS BULLYING SINCE THE PERCENTAGE IS REALLY HIGH, 22.73%.
WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR AS THE INITIATIVE OR ARE WE DOING ANY INITIATIVE TO STOP THE BULLYING? I KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS DEAL WITH, BUT BEING 22.73%.
>> YES, MA'AM. LET ME ANSWER YOUR QUESTION FIRST.
THERE'S BULLYING INFORMATION THAT WE PUT OUT AND THROUGH OUR COUNSELORS AND TRAINING IN TERMS OF WHAT BULLYING IS AND CHARACTER LESSONS AND THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE THROUGH OUR CAMPUSES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MISS LANE FACILITATES THROUGH OUR COUNSELORS, THOSE CHARACTER LESSONS AND THINGS THAT ARE AROUND BULLYING.
WE DO A LOT IN TERMS OF SPEAKING TO BULLYING AROUND, RED RIBBON WEEK AND BULLYING AWARENESS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, THE BULLYING A LOT OF TIMES, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THAT CATEGORY, IT MAY NOT NECESSARILY, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS IT FELT AND WAS REPORTED.
MANY TIMES WHEN WE DRILL DOWN, IT'S MANY TIMES IT'S COMMUNICATION ISSUES, SYSTEMS BREAKDOWN, OR WHAT HAVE YOU OR NON COMPLIANCE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT BULLYING IN THAT CATEGORY, THE WAY IT WAS REPORTED, MANY TIMES IT SHOWS UP WHEN WE REALLY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
>> DO WE HAVE A GRADE LEVEL DATA FROM WHERE LIKE, SAY FOR INSTANCE, IF IT'S ELEMENTARY, MORE SO, HIGH SCHOOL, OR DO WE HAVE DATA FOR THAT?
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE TRACKING IT BY GRADE LEVEL. I COULD FIND OUT.
>> DO WE TRACK BULLYING BY THE TYPE OF INCIDENCES?
>> WE DO. THOSE THAT ARE ACTUALLY REPORTED OR PUT INTO THE SYSTEM AS BULLYING.
I WANTED TO SAY THESE, MANY OF THESE ARE COMING THROUGH AND AS A RESULT, WE CREATE A BULLYING REPORT.
MANY OF THESE ARE COMING THROUGH AS VIA EMAILS AND OTHER MEDIA.
>> ACTUALLY, JUST TO ADD TO THAT, BOARD.
I KNOW OFTENTIMES YOU'LL GET AN EMAIL FROM A PARENT OR YOU'LL GET EMAIL FROM A CONSTITUENT ABOUT A SITUATION, IF THEY MENTION IN THE EMAIL THAT IS BULLYING THEN I TAKE THE EMAIL AND I'M
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ACTUALLY FORWARDING THE EMAIL OR GIVING THE INFORMATION TO STUDENT SERVICES.NOW ON THE CAMPUS, THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY PUT THE INCIDENT IN THE SYSTEM AS SOMETHING ELSE.
THESE ARE LEVEL 2, MEANING IT'S COMING FROM US REPORTED DIRECTLY FROM PARENTS OR FROM STUDENTS DIRECTLY TO US, SO WE'RE JUST WORKING BACKWARDS ON IT, BUT IT'S AT THE LEVEL 2.
ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS HERE HAVE HAD A LEVEL ONE COMPONENT AT SOME POINT IN TIME ON A CAMPUS THAT'S DOCUMENTED IN OUR SYSTEM THAT WE CAN PULL IT.
THIS INFORMATION IS JUST REPORTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS TO YOU ALL OR TO ME THAT WE GET TO STUDENT SERVICES AND THEY WORK THEM FROM THE TOP DOWN.
THIS IS ONLY PERTAINING TO STUDENTS BULLYING.
IF A TEACHER IS FEELING LIKE THEY ARE BULLIED, EITHER BY A PARENT OR THEY'RE BEING HARASSED OR SOMETHING.
I NOTICE A NEW TREND ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE PARENTS ARE REMAINING ANONYMOUS, BUT THEY'RE CALLING OUT TEACHERS.
TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE CYBER BULLYING BECAUSE IF A STUDENT WAS TO DO THAT, WE WOULD SAY THAT CYBER BULLYING.
BUT WHEN PARENTS DO IT, IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU JUST GRIN AND BEAR IT.
BUT IF A TEACHER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PARENT HARASSMENT, WHO WOULD THEY REPORT THAT TO?
THAT ACTUALLY WOULD GO FIRST TO THE PRINCIPAL ON THE CAMPUS AND THEN TO HUMAN RESOURCES.
THEN THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD MANAGE ON THE HUMAN RESOURCE SIDE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CROSSFIELD.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE 7.5 DAYS.
>> I THINK I READ IN ANOTHER REPORT.
IT WAS 7.2, BUT 7.5 DAYS TO RESOLVE THESE COMPLAINTS.
THAT'S FROM THE TIME IS RECEIVED UNTIL RESOLUTION.
>> YES, MA'AM. UNTIL WE CLOSE IT OUT.
>> IS THERE A TIME WHEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON MAY WORK ON A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF IT THEN IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE LONGER THAN 7.5 DAYS?
>> THEN I KNOW LAST YEAR, WE TALKED ABOUT, AND I THINK YOU IMPLEMENTED SOMETHING TO ENSURE THAT WHEN COMPLAINTS COME IN, THEY ARE RESPONDED TO IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY. BUT THIS IS SPEAKING FROM RESOLUTION FROM CRADLE TO UNTIL [OVERLAPPING]
>> ALSO, MS. DAVIS, I THINK I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF THE SITUATION THAT YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO.
THIS ONE IS DEALING WITH JUST BASIC LEVEL 2 COMPLAINTS.
WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PROCESS WHEREBY WE DEAL WITH ACTUAL GRIEVANCES.
THERE'S TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH GRIEVANCES, AND I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, WE HAD A COUPLE OF SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAD SOME TIMELINE CHALLENGES, WHERE WE HAD X NUMBER OF DAYS TO GET BACK AND SO WE WORKED THROUGH THAT.
WE DO HAVE SOME DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THE TIMELINES RELATIVE TO THE GRIEVANCE, BUT THIS IS MORE SO JUST FOR STAKEHOLDER COMPLAINTS, THAT MAY NOT BE A A GRIEVANCE.
>> TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS MISS LANE AGAIN, DOES GREAT WORK IN THIS AREA, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
MR. MUHAMMAD, HIM AND MISS LANE, THEY ALSO DO GREAT WORK IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN THAT AREA.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MISS LANE HAS DONE I TALKED ABOUT THE BIG TEN EVENT.
THAT WAS THE MOST RECENT ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY WHERE KIDDOS AND OUR FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO COME IN.
BE A PART OF COURSES AND TRAINING AND COUNSELING SESSIONS.
THERE WAS SOME ENTERTAINMENT, THERE WAS FOOD, THERE WAS FESTIVITIES.
IT WAS JUST A GRAND EVENT AND OUR OPPORTUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY CAME OUT AND REALLY, TRULY ENJOYED IT.
THEN WE'RE ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH SOME TOOLS AND SOME RESOURCES JUST TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS.
OUR BAG CONFERENCE, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR TIER THREE KIDS, BAG MEANING BEHAVIOR, ATTENDANCE, AND GRADES.
MANY TIMES WE'LL HAVE SPEAKERS COME IN.
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WE'LL BE AT A OFFSITE LOCATION.THAT TIER 3 GROUP OF KIDDOS WILL BRING THEM IN, PROVIDE THEM WITH LUNCH, BREAKFAST AND THEN JUST GET A CHANCE TO HEAR SOME GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION FROM OUTSIDE SPEAKERS, AND THEN THERE'LL BE SOME TRAINING SESSIONS THAT THEY'LL TAKE PART IN AND BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME STRATEGIES BACK TO THEM TO THE CAMPUS SO THEY CAN MAKE GOOD CHOICES AND GOOD DECISIONS AND THEN PROVIDE THEM WITH AN INDIVIDUAL TO CHECK IN WITH ON CAMPUS.
AS I TOLD YOU EARLIER, MR. MUHAMMAD AS WELL AS DR. HAMMOND HAVE CASE LOADS OF STUDENTS THAT THEY WORK WITH THAT ARE AT THAT TIER THREE LEVEL.
>> I RAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT, IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION BECAUSE I TRY TO BRING FUND BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS, AND I SAYING THAT IT IS GONE, AND TRUSTEES' HELP ME OUT IF YOU LIKE IT.
BUT I TALKED BEFORE ABOUT MAYBE BRINGING BACK STEP SHOWS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU HAVE.
YEAH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY HAVE STEP.
I KNOW LAST YEAR WHEN I WENT TO THE, IT'S COMING UP AGAIN IN FEBRUARY, BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL, WE HAD SOME OF THE KIDS STEP, BUT WE COULD DO SOMETHING.
I'VE SPOKE BEFORE ABOUT THIS, BUT SOMETHING WHERE STUMP OUT VIOLENCE, STUMP OUT BULLYING, WHERE IT'S CENTERED AROUND THE CHILDREN, AND THEY WIN A TROPHY AND THEY GET EXCITED ABOUT IT AND WE ARE OVERT AND COVERT ABOUT IT, GETTING OUT THE MESSAGE, BUT THEN ALSO TO.
WE HAVE A FEW COMMERCIALS THAT COME ON WHERE THEY GOT TO DO SKITS AND STUFF WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, THIS IS THE WAY THAT I'M STUMPING OUT BULLYING AT MY CAMPUS, AT MY SCHOOL.
MAKE THEM MORE A PART OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S JUST A THOUGHT, AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE A FUN WAY AND AN ACTIVITY.
BECAUSE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING STEP SHOWS, TO HAVING GREEK, OUR TEACHERS, THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, AND IT MADE US FEEL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY. TRUSTEE STEVENS.
>> THIS IS REAL QUICK, I WANT TO SAY THE BIG TENT WAS WONDERFUL.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE IS WE GET THAT INFORMATION OUT QUICKLY TO OUR CHURCHES AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY HAD SOME WONDERFUL SESSIONS.
THEN ESPECIALLY ON GRIEF WHEN I WENT TO A SESSION WHERE THERE WERE CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHERE THEY'VE LOST A LOVED ONE THAT THE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO COME IN.
THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE FAMILIES IN THAT.
BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE DISCIPLINE AREAS, BUT WE HAVE DISCIPLINE AREA, REPEATED OFFENDERS, DO WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO COME TO THINGS LIKE THIS?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE OFFER THEM OPPORTUNITY AND WE UTILIZE THAT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT STUDENTS ARE PLACED. ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM.
>> BUT IT WAS WONDERFUL. I ENJOY IT.
>> THANK YOU. SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP, MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM, WILL BE COMING UP AGAIN, BIG TEN EVENT, AND SO DEFINITELY WE'LL BE GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT AND BE INTENSIVE ABOUT GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT TO OUR CHURCHES AND THIS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE
>> ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. MR. MUHAMMAD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> FOR [INAUDIBLE] OF THE PRESENTATIONS.
>> NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR.
STUDENT TRUSTEES, DID YOU HAVE ANY? I'M SORRY.
I'M A REALLY BIG BELIEVER THAT DISCIPLINE ONLY GOES A CERTAIN WAY.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE'RE COUNSELING THE STUDENTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE CORE ISSUE FOR THEM TO BE EVEN HAVING THESE INCIDENTS? WHAT IS MAKING THEM THINK THAT IT'S ACCEPTABLE OR TO KEEP DOING IT? BECAUSE DISCIPLINE ONLY GOES SO FAR.
I'M WONDERING IS THERE COUNSELING SERVICES? IS THERE SOMEONE THAT'S GUIDING THEM TO BE THEIR ROLE MODEL, TO DO BETTER, ACTUALLY?
>> MR. MOFFITT. THAT THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
ONCE YOU ARE AN OFFENDER, ARE YOU BASICALLY ASSIGNED A, WE CALLED THE SENIOR SUPERSTARS BACK IN THE DAY.
SOMEONE TO BE A MENTOR AND/OR HAVE MENTORSHIP THROUGH THEM? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S YOUR QUESTION.
BUT DO WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
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>> IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF THE SUPPORTS WERE ALREADY PROVIDED FOR OUR TIER 3 STUDENTS.
ARE YOU ASKING IF THERE'S COUNSELING SUPPORT OR INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE?
>> YES. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE'RE FINDING OUT WHAT'S THE REASON THEY'RE DOING IT? THE CORE ISSUE. IT COULD BE LIKE FAMILY ISSUES, GRADES, ARE YOU FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE CAUSING THEM?
I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY IF THAT'S WHAT THEY SET OUT TO DO.
BUT I THINK IN SOME OF THE COUNSELING SESSIONS AND TRAINING SESSION, MUCH OF THAT'S COMING OUT, AND THEN IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE.
BUT BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY THAT'S GOING IN TO SEARCH FOR A ROOT OR WORKING TO A ROOT CAUSE, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CURRENTLY SPECIFICALLY OFFER.
>> BUT I THINK YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING THOUGH.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THOUGHT ON THAT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, WHAT IF THESE TIER 3 STUDENTS DON'T HAVE LIKE THE MOTIVATION TO EVEN TRY? IF YOU HAVE ALL THESE PROGRAMS FOR THEM, AND THEY PRETEND THEY'RE ATTENDING AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO LISTEN.
THEY REFUSE TO TRY AND MEET YOU HALFWAY.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THOSE STUDENTS?
>> WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PERSEVERE AND MATCH THEM UP.
EVERY INTERACTION IS MAYBE NOT SUCCESSFUL, BUT WE TRY TO MATCH HIM THEM UP WITH THE RIGHT PERSON TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.
BUT AGAIN, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE SITUATIONS THAT ARISE WHERE YOU MAY NOT NECESSARILY RESPOND THE WAY WE WANT TO RESPOND IN TERMS OF SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD QUESTION. ANYONE ELSE? TRUSTEE DAVIS/THANK YOU, MR. MOFFITT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION DURING THAT PART OF THE QUALITY REVIEW.
I KNOW I TOOK DOWN QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS AND YOUR INPUT.
WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.
WE KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND THOSE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN AND CONCERNED ABOUT, WE ARE AS WELL.
OFTENTIMES WE HEAR ABOUT HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, OUR STUDENT SERVICES AFTER THE EVENT, AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW WHAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING ON IN THE PROCESS AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ONGOING.
THANK YOU TO OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE STUDENT SERVICES TEAM FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER.
A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. REALLY GOOD.
>> THAT SECOND ROW RIGHT THERE.
THOSE ARE ROCK STARS, RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
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WE ARE AT THE CONSENT AGENDA.TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY DR. ROBINSON.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
CAN WE MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE? WERE WE ABLE TO TAKE UP DR. NEDRA? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. WE WILL VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR, AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS,
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AGENDA 10.1 2025/2026, TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT TO TAB BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIGN VOTES IN THE TAD APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE AND APPOINT.
I HAVE MR. KIRSCHNER HERE TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT ITEM,
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AND THEN WE ARE OPEN FOR A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPLYING OUR VOTES.>> THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE INFORMATION FROM TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
FOR ACTION TONIGHT, LIKE DR. MCFARLAND SAID, CROWLEY ISD HAS BEEN ALLOTTED 52 TOTAL VOTES TO CAST FOR A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT THAT YOU SEE THERE ATTACHED TO YOUR BOARD BOOK.
THAT ACTION HAS TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S DUE DECEMBER 15 AND WE DO NOT MEET BEFORE DECEMBER 15.
THE NEXT ITEM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON TONIGHT UNLESS YOU CHOOSE TO, IS YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A SECOND RESOLUTION FOR SEPARATE ACTION, ALLOWING THE BOARD TO CAST A NOMINATION OF ONE PERSON FOR A NEW VACANCY.
VERY RECENTLY, TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR ALAN BLAYLOCK RESIGNED, AND BECAUSE HE RESIGNED LATE, THEY ARE NOW TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS ON THE TO THE BALLOT.
WE WOULDN'T VOTE FOR THAT BALLOT TONIGHT, BUT YOU WOULD SUBMIT A NAME IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO.
IF YOU'RE NOT READY FOR THAT PART YET, WE COULD DO THAT AT DECEMBER MEETING.
THE ACTION THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE TONIGHT IS YOUR 52 VOTES FOR THOSE CANDIDATES THAT YOU SEE THEY'RE LISTED IN THE BOARD BOOK FOR CONSIDERATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I KNOW IT'S A COMPLICATED PROCESS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF NAMES IN THERE, BUT WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR MR. KIRSCHNER? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND THAT THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CAST THE ALLOTED 52 ENTITY VOTES FOR ERIC CROW ON THE OFFICIAL BALLOT OF THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
>> I JUST WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS REAL QUICK. JUST BRIEFLY.
I'VE READ HIS PROFILE AND EVERYTHING AND I REALLY LIKE WHAT HE STANDS FOR.
I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT HE CAME TODAY.
I KNOW HE DIDN'T BRING OUT WHAT HE SPOKE ON IN THIS EMAILS ON HERE PUBLICLY, BUT I DID READ HIS EMAIL AND I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NICE AND SOMETHING THAT CROWLEY ISD CAN LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SUPPORT OF HIM ON THE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE ON YOUR ON YOUR DEVICE.
WE WILL TAKE A VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR.
AS FOR THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YOU MAY HAVE TO CORRECT ME.
BUT CAN I SAY I RECOMMEND THAT WE DELAY THIS VOTE UNTIL THE DECEMBER 20?
>> DECEMBER 18TH BOARD MEETING?
>> IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS? TO DELAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR. ROBINSON FOR A DELAY.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE WATKINS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO FUTURE ACTION ITEMS AGENDA ITEM 11.
>> ITEM 10.2 FOR CENTRAL APPRAISAL.
>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS. I'M SO SORRY.
AGENDA ITEM 10.2, 2025/2026, CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT TO CAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. KIRSCHNER WILL ALSO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
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>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU'LL SEE THERE, THIS IS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS JOHNSON COUNTY BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE A SMALL PORTION OF OUR CROWLEY IC BOUNDARIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY, WE ARE ALLOTTED THREE VOTES TO ASSIGN TO ANY OF THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE LISTED THERE ON THE BALLOT, AND YOU'LL SEE THREE CANDIDATES LISTED THERE ON THE BALLOT FOR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
THIS ONE ALSO HAS TO HAVE ACTION TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S DUE BEFORE OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
>> THE ATTACHMENT THAT SAYS CAD OFFICIAL BALLOT.
IS A THIRD ATTACHMENT IN THERE.
>> YOU CAN CONSIDER THE THREE CANDIDATES, OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE IN THIS IN THIS ELECTION.
WE ONLY HAVE THREE VOTES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED EITHER OF THOSE.
>> OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO NOT TAKE ACTION. IT'S UP TO THE BOARD.
>> I RECOMMEND NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE WATKINS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
THAT WILL BRING US TO FUTURE ACTION ITEMS,
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AGENDA ITEM 11.1 2025/2026 TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLANS. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE ALL THREE OF THESE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS TOGETHER, AND MR. KIRSCHNER, WILL JUST HIT THE HIGH TOPICS ON ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS. MR. KIRSCHNER.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES AND DR. MCFARLAND, THESE ARE COMING UP TO YOU AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
DR. MILLNER AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BE BRINGING BACK THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
THERE'S A SUMMARY THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK ABOUT WHAT TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE AND HOW THEY'LL BE USED TO STRENGTHEN TIER ONE INSTRUCTION, AND SO THOSE WILL BE BROUGHT AT A FUTURE MEETING, WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND BOARD UPDATES EACH WEEK.
ALSO, MS. BETIS AND THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON UPDATE 126.
THE NEXT ROUND OF BOARD POLICY UPDATES COMING OUT OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
YOU'LL SEE A LENGTHY SUMMARY IN YOUR BOARD BOOK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT POLICIES IN UPDATE 126 AND A COMPARISON PACKET THAT SHOWS HOW THOSE ALIGNED WITH CROWLEY ISD POLICIES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, MS. BETIS IS HERE FOR THOSE.
THEN FINALLY, THERE IS A STANDALONE POLICY THAT'LL BE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
IT'S A LOCAL POLICY FDA FOR ADMISSIONS INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS.
THERE'S A SUMMARY IN THERE OF THAT PROPOSED POLICY THAT WE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ITEMS TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ITEMS?
>> THE BOARD POLICY ITEMS, WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE ZOOM CONVERSATIONS WITH SMALL GROUPS TO DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT POLICY ITEMS. ONCE WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, THEN THEY'LL BE BROUGHT BACK IN DECEMBER FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE READY TO MAKE A DECISION, WE CAN, IF NOT, WE CAN DELAY IT TO THE NEXT.
WE'LL HAVE A INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATION ABOUT 1:26 BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED AND SO US WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE POLICY.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO A CLOSE.
Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB TONIGHT.
GREAT INSIGHT, GREAT QUESTIONS.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? NO? TRUSTEE WATKINS. YES, MA'AM.
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>> I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU GUYS.
THIS WAS LONG, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
YOU GUYS LOOK VERY PROFESSIONAL.
YOU LOOK LIKE ELITE EMPLOYEES.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH Y'ALL.
>> THANK Y'ALL. WELL, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THIS BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 9:25 P.M.
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