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>> GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF
[1.0 Call to Order]
THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE OF PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER 2C, GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AMENDED BY THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING, A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KRISCHNER.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DOCTOR NEDER ROBINSON.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DOCTOR LATANYA WOODSON MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, MR. MICHAEL LASSE.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4, MISS JUNE W DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MISS SHAKINA WATKINS?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRACIA.
TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MISS CELCIA STEVENSON.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLANE.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEES THIS EVENING FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE LILIANA SIBRNO.
>> WE HAVE FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, JOHN WHITFIELD.
>> FROM CROWLEY COLEGIATE ACADEMY, DESTINY CASTILLO.
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 EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELLPHONES, OUR COMMUNICATION DEVICES, BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL MORALES AND THE CROWLEY ISD FOUR CADETS PRESENT THE COLORS.
>> CATIE COLONEL ROSS, REPRESENTING THE CISC, LIEUTENANT, ARGUES WITH DISTINCTION.
>> THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.0 CELEBRATIONS, AND POINT OF PRIDE.
[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
I'LL START ON MY RIGHT.>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT CHRISTMAS AND CROWLEY.
I'D LIKE TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO THE RICHARD ALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT SQUADS, ALONG WITH THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL MIGHTY EAGLE BAND, CHEERLEADERS, AND TINETS, AS THEY LET UP THE NIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS AND CROWLEY PARADE OF LIGHTS EARLIER THIS MONTH.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS FOR BRINGING
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AMAZING ENERGY AND HOLIDAY SPIRIT TO THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION. [APPLAUSE]>> THE FORT WORTH CIVIC ORCHESTRA, HEDY BEAR CONCERT WAS FULL OF CROWLEY PRIDE LAST WEEKEND.
CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIRS DELIVERED WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES, AND TWO STUDENT GROUPS FROM HF STEVENS EARNED FIRST AND SECOND-PLACE AWARDS IN THE CHRISTMAS CAROL CONTEST.
IT'S ANOTHER INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF THE TALENT, HARD WORK, AND CREATIVITY OF OUR FINE ART STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, A WAY TO REPRESENT CROWLEY ISD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.
I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LANGUAGE SUPPORT PARENT ENGAGEMENT EVENT.
CROWLEY ISD LANGUAGE SUPPORT SERVICES HOSTED A PARENT ENGAGEMENT EVENT THIS WEEK AT OUR OLD CENTRAL ADMIN BUILDING ON PETE STREET THAT FOCUSED ON HELPING FAMILIES SUPPORT YOUNG READERS AT HOME WITH SESSIONS THAT WERE OFFERED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE.
PARENTS LEARNED ABOUT AVAILABLE SERVICES AND GAINED INSIGHT INTO THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
THERE WAS ALSO A STATION FOR FAMILIES TO SELECT FREE BOOKS, AND THEY ALSO GOT TO WRAP THEIR CHILDREN'S BOOKS AS GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AND THAT WAS A JOY TO SEE THEM DO THAT.
GREAT JOB GOES OUT TO MISS MARIA AGUIANA AND HER TEAM FOR EMBRACING OUR FAMILIES AND MAKING READING MEANINGFUL BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
LET'S GIVE THEM A WONDERFUL ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] MADAM FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, I DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE, IF I MAY.
THE SPARKS ALL ABILITIES CHEER DANCE AND PERFORMANCE TEAM WOWED THE CROWD DURING THEIR VERY FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION WINTER FAMILY PARTY EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE GROUP IS MADE UP OF STUDENTS FROM THIRD THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE, AND THEY ALSO PERFORM DURING THE NIGHT OF THIS WEEK'S JINGLE JAM EVENT.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WAS LAST NIGHT, ISN'T IT? OH MY GOD. THE DAYS ARE GOING BY.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS GROUP, AS ALL OF US ARE, OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS COME TOGETHER, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PROGRAM GROW.
WE KNOW IT WILL. LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR INAUGURAL SPARKS SPIRIT TEAM. [APPLAUSE]
>> SPEAKING OF THE JINGLE JAM, IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE BRJ CENTER LAST NIGHT, YOU MISSED AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AT THE ANNUAL JINGLE JAM FINE ARTS EVENT.
IN TOTAL, 975 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED, AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
WITH FOUR STAGES, HACKED WITH PERFORMANCES, AND A PAINTING, FREE POPCORN, AND HOT CHOCOLATE.
TASTY. THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT IN THE EVENING WAS THE DISTRICT-WIDE HOLIDAY SHOWCASE IN THE COURTYARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISS STACEY LAWTON, DOCTOR KIVA SMITH, AND THE ENTIRE FINE ARTS TEAM FOR HOSTING A TREMENDOUS NIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY.
IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT LAST NIGHT, PLEASE TRY TO MAKE IT NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE ART TEAM.
MISS LAWTON, AND AGAIN, DOCTOR KIVA SMITH. [APPLAUSE]
>> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT IF I COULD JUST ADD SOMETHING TO THAT.
I THINK IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR US TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE DISTRICT EVER.
BEING THERE LAST NIGHT, AND YOU SAID, HOW MANY STUDENTS? NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS.
TO GET THAT MANY STUDENTS IN ONE PLACE AND IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, AND THE PERFORMANCES WERE EXCELLENT.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST A REALLY, REALLY GREAT NIGHT FOR CROWLEY ISD.
AS TRUSTEE STEVENSON SAID, IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE IT,
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PLEASE TRY TO MAKE IT NEXT YEAR.>> I'M GOING TO GO INTO MY POINT OF PRIDE, BUT I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT THEY SAID. THE JINGLE JAM WAS LIT.
FOR REAL. I WAS IN MY FIRST YEAR GOING, AND IT LOOKED LIKE I STEPPED INTO, LIKE, A MOVIE PRODUCTION.
THE LAST PERFORMANCE I SAW WAS WAS IT THE CROWLEY CHOIR? THEY SUNG I MEAN, HE WAS IN THERE.
FOR REAL, YOU ALL GET THERE, NICK, HERE IT WAS AMAZING, BUT I'LL DO MY POINT OF PRIDE NOW.
MAYOR MATTY PARKER READS AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY.
STUDENTS AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY WERE DELIGHTED TO HAVE FORT WORTH MAYOR MATTY PARKER ON CAMPUS LAST WEEK TO READ THE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS.
MAYOR PARKER IS PROUD TO BE A TEACHER ON STAFF AT BAYLOR ELEMENTARY, AND SHE SPENT TIME ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND ENGAGING WITH OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
WE LOVE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS SACRIFICE THEIR TIME TO INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS.
CROWLEY ISD STOLE THE SHOW AT THE ANNUAL CROWLEY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON LAST WEEK.
THE DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PREPARED AND SERVED BY OUR OWN STUDENTS IN THE CULINARY PROGRAM FROM THE BILL R. JOHNSON CTE CENTER.
WHILE THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR MADE A JOYFUL NOISE FOR THE GROUP, THEY SOUNDED INCREDIBLE.
IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO SHOWCASE THE EVERYDAY EXCELLENCE WE HAVE IN CROWLEY ISD WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LEADERS.
[APPLAUSE] AGENDA ITEM 4.0 BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEW OF OPEN FORUM REGULATIONS.
[4.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum]
FOR 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 THE 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 CROWLEYISDTX.ORG./OPENFORUM.
FOR INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO SIGN UP WITH 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 CALL. 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 EMAILED 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 WILL BE 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 ON THE DAYS WHILE MAKING COMMENTS.
FOR BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF, AFTER ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
THANK YOU. MR. KRISCHNER, WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT?
>> MADAM FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT, ROBINSON, OUR FIRST AND ONLY SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS AMY GARCIA.
DO YOU GUYS WANT MY ADDRESS, LIKE MY HOME ADDRESS? IS THAT WHAT YOU ASK FOR?
>> YES. LET'S SAY IF YOU LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
>> YES, 1228 SWITCH GRASS LANE.
GOOD EVENING, GUYS. I AM THE MOTHER OF A FRESHMAN AT THE NINTH-GRADE CAMPUS.
THIS SEMESTER, HE HAS NOT HAD A GEOMETRY TEACHER.
I UNDERSTAND THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT CROWLEY ISD HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TEACHER TURNOVER RATES IN THE METROPLEX.
EVEN THOUGH THE ISD IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAIN, WHICH WE CAN ALWAYS PAY THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE.
TO ME, THAT MEANS THE LEADERSHIP IS FAILING.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU LOSING TEACHERS, BUT YOU'RE LOSING VALUABLE PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
I KNOW THIS. I TALK TO THESE PEOPLE. THESE PEOPLE TALK TO ME.
I'VE HAD MULTIPLE TEACHERS REACH OUT TO ME,
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SAYING THEY WERE TOLD NOT TO REPORT BAD BEHAVIORS AND TO DEAL WITH THEM ON THEIR OWN.THAT IS NOT SUPPORT, THAT IS ABANDONMENT.
THE CROWLEY ISD MISSION STATEMENT SAYS, CROWLEY ISD PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATION SO THAT ALL STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE FAILING.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU FAILING OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, BUT YOU ARE FAILING THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CARE MORE ABOUT ATTENDANCE THAT EQUALS MONEY THAN YOU DO ABOUT PROVIDING A GOOD EDUCATION.
IT SEEMS LIKE OUR KIDS ARE SEEN AS MONEYMAKERS INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY ARE, THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT THEM THAT WAY, THEN LET'S LOOK AT YOU THE SAME WAY.
IF YOU WERE A STOCK, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD AT A LOSS.
IF YOU WERE A BUSINESS, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO MANAGEMENT FAILURE.
HERE'S THE DATA. THE CROWLEY ISD TEACHER TURNOVER RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 19-20%.
WHEN TOTAL STAFF IS INCLUDED, IT'S 27%, WELL ABOVE STATE AVERAGES.
WHAT'S ALSO HIGH IS SUPERINTENDENT'S PAY SALARY.
WITH ROUGHLY 16,500 STUDENTS, THIS EQUALS ABOUT $23 PER STUDENT, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN PEER DISTRICTS. TEACHER PAY.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT'S WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, BUT THE TURNOVER REMAINS.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR THAT? ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW THESE TEACHERS TO DISCIPLINE THESE KIDS TO ACTUALLY SUSPEND THEM? MAYBE YOU LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT DAY? BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE THEM ANYWAY WHEN THESE PARENTS TAKE THEIR VOUCHER AND GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT OR GO TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
I AM ALL FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION DONE CORRECTLY.
I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE THE STATE ANY MORE POWER OVER THIS VOUCHER THING.
I AM COMPLETELY AGAINST IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO HOLD LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABLE.
ARE WE PLANNING TO DO ANYTHING? NO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 5.0 RECOGNITION ITEMS.
[5.0 Recognition Item(s)]
>> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THESE NEXT RECOGNITION ITEMS. WE HAVE MR KRISCHNER HERE WHO WILL SHARE OUR ITEM RELATIVE TO THRIVING STUDENTS. MR. KRISCHNER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. MCFARLANE AND MADAM VICE PRESIDENT ROBINSON.
THRIVING STUDENTS, THAT'S THE GOAL, ONE OF OUR VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT STUDENTS ACROSS CROWLEY ISD ARE THRIVING.
TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO MEET ONE OF THEM WHO'S HAD A PHENOMENAL IMPACT, NOT ONLY ON HIS CAMPUS, BUT CAMPUSES ACROSS CROWLEY ISD.
THIS IS GOING TO A LINE WITH GOAL 1, THRIVING STUDENTS, BUT ALSO GOAL 2, ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AT THE BOARD LEVEL, AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, AND EVEN AT THE CLASSROOM LEVEL.
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THIS VIDEO, AND THEN I CAN'T WAIT TO INTRODUCE THIS STUDENT TO YOU IN PERSON. CHECK THIS OUT.
>> IT FALL DOWN BUT WHAT HAPPENS? THIS CATCHES ALL THE AIR.
ISN'T THAT COOL? YOU WANT TO SWITCH SIDES AND SEE HOW IT GOES?
>> THIS IS FUN STUFF, I'M READY TO LEARN SOME COOL STUFF AND SPECIAL ROBOTICS.
>> WHAT [INAUDIBLE] IS THAT IT'S A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AS LEADERS INNOVATORS IS TEST.
WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO STEM MORE ACCESSABLE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT HAVE THOSE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES TO QUITE EXPERIENCE THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR INCOME, GENDER, OR RACE, ETC.
HOW WE SEE THIS IS WE MAKE FREE STEM [INAUDIBLE].
WHAT I ENJOYED MOST ABOUT STEM CAP WAS WORKING WITH THE LITTLE KIDS.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW I COULD THINK ADVANCED PROGRAM.
PROGRAM LIKE THE ROBOTS TO GO THROUGH A MAZE.
EVERY TIME THEY HAD A PROGRAM.
SOMETIMES THEY WOULD MESS UP AND GO A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR OR THEY WOULD TURN COMPLETELY WRONG DIRECTION.
THEN I WOULD I WOULD HAVE TO ASK THEM, LIKE OH SO WHAT WENT WRONG OUT THERE? THEN THEY WOULD COME UP WITH A RESPONSE LIKE IF IT TURNS THIS WAY, TURNS THAT WAY OR IT IT NEEDS TO STOP RIGHT HERE.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT STEM IS ALL ABOUT.
IT WAS JUST SO COOL SEEING THAT IN REAL TIME.
>> I THINK IT WAS FUN AND THEN I LIKED HOW WE MADE OUR OWN STRETCH BALL, AND I THINK I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN, I HAD FUN.
>> THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO TEACH AT STEM CAMP IS THAT I WANTED TO GIVE KIDS THE SAME SPARK THAT I HAD WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
IN ELEMENTARY, WE HAD PEOPLE COME BY AND ALL
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OF THE KIDS IN THE LIBRARY AND MADE US LIKE CODE A WEBSITE.IT'S CALLED [INAUDIBLE], AND IT'S SUPER SENSIBLE.
IT'S JUST LIKE LOG WHERE YOU HAVE THESE BLOCKS, AND IT SAYS LIKE MOVE TEN STEPS.
AND IT SAYS TURN RIGHT, TURN LEFT, AND IT WAS SO FUN, AND IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE 2 HOURS.
THOSE 2 HOURS LIKE SPARKED MY INTEREST IN CODING.
JUST THAT LITTLE THING CHANGED MY WHOLE FOREVER.
MY PASSION FOR [INAUDIBLE] ROW FURTHER AND FURTHER ALONG SINCE THE END AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO STUDY LIKE TEACH NOW.
I WANT TO BE A [INAUDIBLE] IN THE FUTURE.
GO INTO AI AND CHANGE ALL THAT.
I JUST WANT TO WANT TO HAVE THAT SAME SPARK FOR THE CHILD CHILDREN WHO ALL COME TO THE STEM CAMP MAYBE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO BE BECAUSE OF STEM CAMP THEY ATTEND WHEN THEY'RE YOUNGER.
ALL RIGHT? HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS WHAT HE'S TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND THAT'S UNUSUAL FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR A YOUNG [INAUDIBLE].
AND THEN THE THING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT MOST JUST HIS PASSION FOR IT.
WHEN YOU HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT IT, YOU FEEL HIS PASSION FOR WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO, AND YOU FEEL THAT PASSION, YOU WANT TO GET BEHIND IT.
ARMSTRONG IS AN AMAZING LEARDER.
HE REALLY TALKED ABOUT HIS DREAMS FOR THIS AND HOW MUCH IT MATTERS TO HIM TO INSPIRE THESE KIDS IT REALLY GOT ME WANTING TO BE A [INAUDIBLE].
>>THE CAMP IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE WORKING AS ARMSTRONG OR HIS [INAUDIBLE].
THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY DID NOT SEE. IT REALLY INSPIRING TO ME TO WORK HARD ORDER FROM SEE HOW WELL THEY CAME TOGETHER.
>> WE SPENT MANY MONTHS JUST DOING AUTO RUNS OUR STATION NEEDS.
KNOWING MY SLIDE PRESENTATIONS, ARMSTRONG MADE A LOT OF THE, MEETINGS AND TOTAL [INAUDIBLE] AND TO JUST STUDENT BE THE STATION NEEDS WAS REALLY AMAZING AND JUST BEING ABLE TO DO [INAUDIBLE] KIDS STRICTLY CONDUCTED BY.
IT WAS JUST AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT REALLY.
THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY LIKE, LIKE, REALLY EXCITING INTERACT.
I LEARNED A LOT LO THAN I AND THE.
THEY TALK ABOUT, S OPPORTUNITIES.
AND I GOT THAT INFORMED ABOUT WHAT WHAT DID AND, LIKE, LIKE WHAT ARE THE DIST CAREER I USE? SO I DO FEEL LIKE I REACHED MY GOAL FOR THE COUNT CAT.
AND THAT GOAL WAS TO GET KIDS TOPOS TO STAND THEM.
AND ALSO, LIKE, LIKE, HAVE HAVE THEM HAVE FUN FUN WHILE THEY'RE LIKE EXPOSED TO THAT, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO WHILE I WAS TALKING TO A KID, I WAS DOWN DOWN BECAUSE HIT TO GO HOME UNFORTUNATELY. I WAS LIKE, TALKING TO MY.
HE WAS LIKE, TALKING ABOUT ALL THE STATIONS LIKE HE DID AND, LIKE, ALL THE ACTIVITIES.
AND WHEN HE HAD TO GO HOME, HE TALKED TO ART FOR.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO HOME.
THAT'S HOW THE CAMPAIGN REALLY DID WELL IN THAT I GOT THE STUDS INTEREST INTO.
IMPACT MORE AND MORE KIDS LIVES.
I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SGO OF THE VISION AGENT THAT HE HAS, HE STARTS TO REALIZE THAT PROBABLY PRESS THE WORLD CHANGE.
AND THAT WORLD CHANGE E NE CHURCH HAD NEOS.
THAT WAS HIS FIRST TIME TO SEE THAT VIDEO.
HE HAD A VERY BUSY SEMESTER, AS YOU CAN TELL PLANNING OUT A STEM CAMP.
HE BEFORE THE CAMP, CAME UP TO CENTRAL OFFICE AND PITCHED THIS IDEA, AND WHEN WE MET ARMSTRONG, WE KNEW IT WAS POSSIBLE.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S ONE THING FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED TO STEM IN SCHOOL THROUGH THEIR TEACHERS, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY POWERFUL ABOUT HEARING ABOUT STEM FROM OTHER STUDENTS IN CROWLEY ISD.
ARMSTRONG, WE SAW THAT PICTURE OF YOU BACK IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY, AND SOMEONE CAME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT STEM AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING OTHERS.
TELL US ABOUT THE IMPACT OF YOUR CAMP, HOW MANY STUDENTS YOU REACHED, AND WHAT'S NEXT? HI. FIRST OF ALL, I THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AND I THANK DOCTOR MICHAEL MCFARLANE.
I'M A JUNIOR IN NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND I SERVE AS AMENDED STEM PRESIDENT AND ALSO THE FLIPS ORGANIZER AT CROWLEY ID.
FLIPS IS A NON PROFIT NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION, STANDING FOR FOSTERING LEADERS, INNOVATORS, AND PIONEERS IN STEM.
AT FLIPS, WE SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED CHILDREN WHO SORRY, WE SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED CHILDREN BY HOSTING FREE AND MEANINGFUL STEM CAMPS RUN BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
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THIS WAS CREATED AS A MEANS TO MAKE STEM MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET STEM EXPOSURE.OUR MISSION AT CROWLEY ISD IS TO SPARK KIDS PASSION IN STEM BY ALLOWING THEM TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT AREAS IN A FUN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FREE HANDS ON WAY.
IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, HERE IS OUR CAMP REPORT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HELD A CAMP RECENTLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE BILL A JOHNSON CC CENTER.
BEFORE I GET INTO IT, I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR POKE, MR. FISHER AND DOCTOR VALENCIA FOR MAKING THIS ALL POSSIBLE AND WORKING WITH ME AND GETTING THIS WHOLE CAMP SET UP IN THE FIRST PLACE.
GETTING BACK INTO IT, OUR CAMP IMPACTED 80 CHILDREN, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.
15 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE REPRESENTED AND THREE OF WHICH WERE NOT IN CROWLEY ISD, WHICH IS EVEN MORE EXCITING TO SEE THAT CHILDREN AND PARENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT GOT TO COME TO CROWLEY ISD AND GET EXPOSED AND TO NOT ONLY STEM OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO CROWLEY ISD AND ITSELF.
THEY GOT TO COME SEE WHAT CROWLEY IS ALL ABOUT AND WHAT WE DO HERE AND THE KIND OF PROGRAMS THAT WE RUN ALSO HAD FIVE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS REPRESENTED FROM THIRD TO EIGHTH GRADE AND ALSO 40/40 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAME, INCLUDING MY TEAM OF 12 STATION LEADS.
IF WE COULD GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS THE FUTURE OF OUR FLIP STEM CAMP.
OUR FIRST STEM CAMP HAS BEEN DONE, AND WE'RE HOLDING ANOTHER STEM CAMP NEXT SEMESTER, AND WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING IS TO HAVE MORE DISTRICTS INVOLVED.
MY SECRETARY IS ACTUALLY NOT FROM CROWLEY ISD.
SO THAT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE CAN DO, AND SHE HAS VERY GOOD CONNECTIONS WITH ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND ALL THE HIGHER UPS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
SO CROWLEY ISD AND MANSFIELD ID AND THEN MAYBE FORD ID AND THEN ANY DISTRICTS AROUND US THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH US IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE CAMPERS, AND THEN ALSO BETTER STATIONS, AND WITH ALL THAT, WHAT WE NEED IS MORE FUNDING.
WE NEED MORE FUNDING SO WE CAN GET BETTER STATIONS IN GENERAL AND WITH THOSE BETTER STATIONS, WE CAN IMPACT MORE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE THREE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WEREN'T IN CROWLEY ISD, WE CAN HAVE EVEN MORE OF THAT AND MORE PARENTS CAN BE EXPOSED TO WHAT CROWLEY IS ALL ABOUT, WHAT PROGRAMS THAT WE HOLD, AND WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
THAT'LL BE ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO TRUSTEES, WE TOLD YOU ARMSTRONG AND HIS TEAM ARE IMPRESSIVE.
SO WE STILL HAVE A YEAR AND A HALF WITH ARMSTRONG TO HELP GROW FLIPS AND HELP HIM BE A PHENOMENAL AMBASSADOR FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
SO ARMSTRONG, WERE THERE ANY OTHER FOLKS HERE THAT YOU WANTED TO INTRODUCE FROM YOUR TEAM? YES. IF I COULD HAVE MY TWO BIOLOGY STATION LEADS STAND UP.
AMY AND LULU, THEY WERE THERE AT THE CAMP.
YES. THEY WERE THERE AT THE CAP AND THEY WERE A PART OF THE BIOLOGY STATION.
AND IN THAT BIOLOGY STATION, THE CHILDREN GOT TO CREATE A THREE D MODEL OF A DNA STRAND AND ALSO GOT TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT BIOLOGY IS ALL ABOUT AND WHAT KIND OF CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN GET IN BIOLOGY. SO.
WELL, ARMSTRONG, I KNOW THE TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS TONIGHT AND LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT THEY KNEW YOU W BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ARMSTRONG IS GOING PLACES.
SO I'LL GET YOU UP HERE AND SHAKE AND TRUSTEES.
YES. OUR OTHER STUDENTS SO NORTH CROWLEY AND HE WAS THE ALSO FOR SHAKING HANDS WITH HER TRUST.
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ARMSTRONG, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE US.I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FLIP TO CROWLEY ISD AND ALSO INCORPORATING YOUR CLASSMATES AS STATION LEADERS.
AS DOCTOR LANE SAID, YOU ARE A WORLD CHANGER.
AND YOU ALREADY SPARKED SPARKED WHAT IGNITED SPARKS IN THE 80 CHILDREN THAT YOU RECRUITED TO COME HERE.
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU.
AND AS TRUSTEE WATKINS SAID, MR. CO WORLD CHANGER, WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE READ UPS, THE ARTICLES, EVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS CERTAIN BRILLIANCE THAT YOU'RE BORN WITH.
YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE BORN TO SING, YOU MEET SOMEBODY THEY CAN JUST SING.
YOU MEET SOMEBODY THAT CAN JUST RUN FAST.
I JUST MET YOU AND YOU'RE A LEADER.
YOU'RE BORN WITH IT, AND I'M VERY HONORED TO KNOW YOU, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL BRILLIANT THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
THANK YOU. THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE NEED A PICTURE BEFORE YOU GO BECAUSE WE WANT TO HANG THIS PICTURE SO WE CAN SEE 20 YEARS FROM NOW THAT WE WERE IN THIS PICTURE, WE KNOW YOU PERSONALLY.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING, AND I LOVE WATCHING YOU INTERACT WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE BECAUSE THEN THEY GET TO SEE THEIR PEERS, SOMEONE WHERE THEY'RE STRIVING TO BE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
THAT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
I SEE THAT WE HAD FIVE SCHOOLS.
SO WHERE WAS THIS ALL HELD AT? SO THIS WAS ALL HELD AT THE BAR JOHNSON CT CENTER.
OKAY. AND THERE WERE 15 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 15 MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS REPRESENTED AND THREE OF WHICH WEREN'T FROM CROWLEY SD, BUT 14 OF THOSE WERE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS.
THEY WERE GOVERNMENT FUNDED AND THAT ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH WHAT AUDIENCE WE'RE TRYING TO REACH, WHICH IS LIKE THE UNDERREPRESENTED CHILDREN, AND THE CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT HAVE AS MUCH RESOURCES AND Y.
SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO TAKE THIS TO THE DICKE'S ARENA.
OKAY. BUT ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW I HAD THIS PERSONAL QUESTION IS, HOW CAN WE DONATE TO THE NONPROFIT IF IT'S GOING THROUGH THE SCHOOL OR IS IT GOING THROUGH A THE COMMUNITY ABLE TO DONATE? I'M WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ON THIS, IF THERE COULD BE MORE FUNDING GIVEN TO THE STEM DEPARTMENT AND THEN THE STEM DEPARTMENT CAN DIRECTLY JUST HELP US OUT ON THIS, THE FLIPS PROGRAM, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO ALL OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, KUDOS TO YOU, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IS THAT YOU DID THIS OUT OF A SELF LESS PASSION, AND THAT SAYS A WHOLE LOT.
THAT'S VOLUMES FOR WANTING TO GIVE YOUR TIME, YOUR EFFORT, YOUR EXPERTISE, AND WANTING TO EXPOSE TO STUDENTS.
THE SKILL IS THERE, BUT ALSO JUST HAVING THE HEART TO WANT TO DO THIS IS HUGE.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU PLANNING TO DO NUMBER 2 IN THE SPRING.
THESE TRUSTEES RIGHT HERE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND LET THEM HELP SPREAD THE WORD FOR YOU AND LET THEM GO BACK INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS AND THEIR GROUPS AND REALLY MAKE THIS EVEN BIGGER BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE IN IT, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK, ALL OF THE LEADERS THAT SUPPORTED THIS, THE TEACHERS, MS. VALENCIA, AND JUST KUDOS ALL THE WAY AROUND. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED, BUT I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ARMSTRONG AND HE TALKED ABOUT THE SPARK THAT IGNITED THIS THINKING FOR HIM.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO PRESENT
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AND PROVIDE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHICH THING WE PRESENT IS GOING TO SPARK AND IGNITE A LOVE OF SAM, LIKE IT DID WITH ARMSTRONG.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THAT AND I HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR DR. LANE.
HE SAID, LOOK AT WHAT NORTH CROWLEY HAS DONE.
EXCUSE ME DR. LANE, IS CROWLEY ISD.
HE WAS HERE DURING HIS ELEMENTARY YEARS, MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NOW HE'S WITH YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT FOR THAT DR. LANE. THANK YOU.
>> ARMSTRONG, THIS SITS HOME WITH ME AS A FELLOW SCIENTIST.
I WISH THEY HAD IT WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE.
BUT I THINK YOU AND YOUR TEAM JUST AGAIN, JUST INCREDIBLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
AS I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU JUST NOW YOU MENTIONED YOUR INTEREST IN CODING?
>> I THINK THAT IS FANTASTIC AND THAT SPEAKS TOO BECAUSE WE TELL THAT TO OUR GIRLS TO DON'T WAIT FOR SOMETHING.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST CODE IT YOURSELF? WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING, WHATEVER SOFTWARE, WHATEVER GAMES THEY'RE PLAYING, WHAT HAVE YOU? WE SAID, YOU CAN JUST CODE IT YOURSELF, DO THE PROGRAMMING YOURSELF AND SO ANYWAY, THAT HIT HOME WITH ME, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY KEY AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOURS. YES.
TRUSTEE STEVENSON? WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A COMMENT?
>> I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DID, AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY COULD SPREAD THE WORD AND HOW WE CAN GET A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED AND STEM MAJORS AT OUR SCHOOL INVOLVED IN YOUR PROGRAM.
>> YES. THE STATION LEADS OVER THERE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY FROM THE CCA AS WELL AND SO WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL WAY OF SPREADING THE NEWS AROUND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEW STATION LEADS OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS THAT CAN VOLUNTEER FOR FLIPS.
BUT NOW I MET YOU GUYS AND YOU GUYS COULD DO THAT.
NOW THAT WE'VE COMPLETED OUR FIRST STEM CAMP, MORE STUDENTS WILL BE INTERESTED IN FLIPS AND WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT AND WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
>> AS A FELLOW NORTH CROWLEY STUDENT, YES.
JUST GIVE ME WHATEVER YOU NEED TO INFO YOU WANT TO PUT OUT, AND I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO AND GIVE IT TO EVERY ORGANIZATION I'M PART OF.
>> I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS HONOR SOCIETY AT THE CTE CENTER.
WE WOULD LOVE TO COOPERATE WITH YOU GUYS.
SINCE RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE A DWINDLING AMOUNT OF MEMBERS.
WE WOULD JUST LOVE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE COME IN AND JOIN US.
>> SOUNDS GREAT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A ROBOTIC STATION, SO THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE A FUTURE CLUB, AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON HAVING YOUR MEMBERS VOLUNTEER FOR US IN THE ROBOTIC STATION AND DO ALL THAT.
WE ARE DEFINITELY IGNITING SPARKS AND CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED, SO THANK YOU.
>> THE OTHER TWO YOUNG LADIES, ALSO, IF ALL CAN COME FORWARD. [BACKGROUND]
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>> WE'RE COMING TO AGENDA ITEM 6.0.
[6.0 Student School Board Trustee Program]
STUDENT TRUSTEES, WE ARE GOING TO PASS THIS TO YOU.MR. KRISCHNER, WILL YOU INTRODUCE THIS MONTH'S TRUSTEES?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS ALIGNS WITH GOAL ONE THRIVING STUDENTS.
THESE STUDENT TRUSTEES WERE SELECTED THROUGH AN INTENSE PROCESS.
YOU'LL SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN ALL OF THE 25/26 TRUSTEES, REPRESENTING CROWLEY HIGH, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH, AND CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
EACH MONTH, WE ASK THEM TO BRING A VARIETY OF WHAT WE CALL THE THREE CS.
ANY CELEBRATIONS OR CAMPUS EVENTS.
ALSO SOME CONSIDERATIONS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO RETURNING STUDENT TRUSTEES AND A NEW ONE YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM.
THEY'RE ALREADY CONTRIBUTING IN SO MANY WAYS TONIGHT AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THEIR 3CS.
WE WILL START FROM CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY WITH DESTINY CASTO
>> DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY STUDENTS COMPLETED FINAL COURSEWORK AND ASSESSMENTS WHILE CONTINUING TO BALANCE COLLEGE LEVEL RESPONSIBILITIES.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH INCLUDED STUDENT MEETINGS, ACADEMIC CHECK INS, AND PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER.
WE ALSO HELD THE TCC GOVERNMENT EXPO ON DECEMBER 2ND, WHICH PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH TOPICS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION OF PREPARING INFORMED AND ACTIVE CITIZENS.
ONE CONSIDERATION FOR CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY IS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EARLY COLLEGE STUDENTS AS THEY MANAGE THE DEMANDS OF BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COURSE WORKS.
ONGOING ACADEMIC RESOURCES, CLEAR COMMUNICATION, AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES HELP ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD CONTINUED FOCUS ON PROVIDING THESE SUPPORTS SO STUDENTS CAN THRIVE ACADEMICALLY AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR FUTURE COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS.
>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FOR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW CAN WE HELP?
>> WELL, I KNOW THAT THE BOARD ARE READY TO GIVE SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY BY PROVIDING THE CCA SIDE OF CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY BECAUSE TTC DOES PROVIDE LOTS OF OUR COURSE, BUT YOU DO PROVIDE OUR STAFF, OUR FACILITIES, OUR TRANSPORTATION.
JUST CONTINUING THIS FACILITY THAT WE HAVE IN THIS ACADEMY THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE CAN HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE NOW.
>> MY FIRST CELEBRATION WILL BE THE PANTHER AMBASSADORS, A PROGRAM MADE BY OUR PRINCIPAL, DR. LANE.
IT IS A STUDENT PROGRAM SUPPORTING STUDENT ORGANIZATION.
OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO PROVIDE ADVICE, BECOME A LISTENING EAR AND ALSO HELP BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW STUDENTS AND GIVE US A WAY OF ENCOURAGING PANTHER PRIDE AS WE WALK THROUGH THE NORTH CROWLEY HALLS.
MY NEXT ONE WILL BE THE GATEWAY TO COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE COLLEGE TOUR THAT I HAD PRESENTED LAST MONTH.
BUT WITH HELP FROM MISS KUNSCHIK, IT'S EVOLVED NOW INTO A HOPE PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOLS.
IT'LL HELP THOSE WHO ARE UNDECIDED WITH THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEYS, TECHNICAL AND NON TECHNICAL, IT'LL HELP FIND A WAY A PATHWAY FOR THEM TO GO, WHETHER IT'S MATH, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, THOSE PATHWAYS, AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, THOSE.
IT'LL HELP THEM FIND WAYS TO BE GREAT AND FIND SUCCESS IN LIFE AND IN COLLEGE.
MY CONSIDERATION IS A SENIOR SURVEY.
ME AND MS. KUNSCHIK WAS WORKING ON THIS.
IT IS A SURVEY WHERE WE WILL GIVE ALL SENIORS AND JUST SEE THEIR MINDSETS AND GOALS AS OF GRADUATION AND AFTER THAT.
I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE QUESTIONS AND SEE IF THEY WOULD HAVE ANY EXTRA QUESTIONS THEY WOULD WANT TO GIVE US.
I HAVE FOUR QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
NUMBER 1, ARE YOU ALWAYS CONFIDENT IN YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE? NUMBER 2, HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE DRIVEN YOU TO THE CAREER PATH THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOUR LIFE WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER YOU WALK ACROSS THE STAGE? ARE YOU SCARED, PREPARED, OR EXCITED? THAT ONE WILL BE MULTIPLE.
YOU CAN CHOOSE MULTIPLE ANSWERS.
>> JUST A WITHOUT SEEING THE QUESTIONS, I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA AND JUST I GUESS, A RECOMMENDATION HIGH LEVEL, AGAIN, WITHOUT SEEING THEM AND WITHOUT I MEAN,
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JUST REALLY MY MINDS THINKING LIKE WHAT ELSE THERE COULD BE OR THOSE QUESTIONS.BUT I WOULD PROBABLY REVISE THE QUESTIONS TO MAKE THEM MORE OPEN ENDED VERSUS CLOSED ENDED BECAUSE EACH OF THE QUESTIONS STARTED WITH HAVE YOU OR DO YOU, WHICH LEADS TO A YES OR NO.
IF YOU WANT MORE OF A RESPONSE, I WOULD JUST EVALUATE THE QUESTION STRUCTURE TO SEE THE INFORMATION IS GREAT, WHAT YOU WANT TO CAPTURE FROM IT.
IT'S JUST REVISING THE QUESTION, HOW IT'S ASKED.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA, AND IT REALLY WILL GIVE YOU A SENTIMENT.
IS ALMOST LIKE AN EXIT SURVEY, GIVE YOU A SENTIMENT OF THE SENIORS EXPERIENCE, WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT THEY ENJOYED, WHAT THEY LOOK FOR FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT THEY MAYBE WISH THEY WOULD HAVE HAD, AND THEN GOING INTO THE FUTURE WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING.
IT ALSO GIVES YOU AN IDEA OR A SEGUE INTO KEEPING UP WITH THOSE SENIORS FOR FUTURE BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO COME BACK AND TELL US ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. GREAT JOB THERE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT TO TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, YOU COULD JUST CHANGE IT.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE? HOW DO YOU FEEL SO PUT THAT IN FRONT OF YOUR QUESTION AND IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES IT MAKES IT OPEN ENDED.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I MISSED IT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO ADD IT.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW CAN WE HELP, MEANING HOW CAN CISD HELP THE STUDENTS ONCE THEY LEAVE?
>> BECAUSE WE WOULD LOVE THAT INSIGHT.
BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING LIKE AN ALUMNI TELLING US WHAT THEY LOVE, WHAT THEY HATED, HOW CAN WE MAKE KEEP CROWLEY GRADE? I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ADD THAT QUESTION.
>> I THINK WE SUPPORT YOU GUYS ONCE YOU GRADUATE.
>> FIRST OF ALL. GREAT JOB AND THE IDEA. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT A SURVEY BEFORE BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE STUDENT TRUSTEES THAT COME AND SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON ON THEIR CAMPUSES, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE SCOPE TO HEAR FROM ALL OF THE STUDENTS.
I'M JUST WONDERING AND THIS IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
A SURVEY SO THAT WE CAN GET AN IDEA FROM THE STUDENT BODY ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS, AND OF COURSE, THE QUESTIONS COULD BE DETERMINED LATER.
IN DOING THAT, WE COULD SEE IF THERE'S A COMMON THEME THAT'S GOING ON ON THESE CAMPUSES.
YOU SPARKED THAT IDEA THAT REMINDER FOR ME SO THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, YOU CAME LAST MONTH, YOU MENTIONED A COLLEGE TOUR AND YOU SEE HOW IT EVOLVED? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND BEING A VOICE AND SPEAKING UP FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE IT IMMEDIATELY CHANGED AND EVOLVED INTO SOMETHING ELSE.
>> MY CELEBRATION FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL IS A 89.25% OF CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE CCMR MET AS IN THEY MET ONE OF THE THREE AS IN CAREER READY, COLLEGE READY, OR MILITARY READY.
THEN FOR OUR CAMPUS EVENT THERE'S A TEXAS TECH FIELD TRIP TO, INCLUDING THE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS, JANUARY 15TH.
FOR THE TEXAS TECH FIELD TRIP FROM IRD, IT IS A TOUR AND NETWORKING EVENT.
I'M ALSO ATTENDING IT AS WELL, ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER SENIORS.
IT'S A MOSTLY SENIOR FIELD TRIP.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SHARE.
>> THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS TREE [INAUDIBLE]?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT CCMR PERCENTAGE BECAUSE THAT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE LAST YEAR.
WE'RE DEFINITELY TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND THIS IS JUST DECEMBER.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS
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LIKE IN THE MONTHS TO COME BECAUSE THAT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. STUDENT TRUSTEES.
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.1,
[7.0 Report Item(s)]
STUDENT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT REPORT.MR. MUHAMMAD WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLANE.
TONIGHT'S STUDENT AND ENGAGEMENT UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS HOW OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS ADVANCE CROWLEY ISDS, VISION 2030 GOALS OF THRIVING STUDENTS, AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY EMPOWER STAFF AND A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
BEFORE WE INVITE OUR GUESTS UP TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WE HAVE AN INVESTING COURSE, A THREE PART INVESTMENT COURSE, "SIMPLE STEPS TO THE FIRST MILLION" WHERE WE TALK 14 19-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS ON HOW TO PREPARE TO BECOME MILLIONAIRES.
JUST WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE TORTOISE AND THE HAIR, HOW SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GO THROUGH VARIOUS INVESTING APPS AND TEACH THEM HOW TO JUST GET START UP AND OPEN UP VARIOUS ACCOUNTS LIKE A ROTH IRA OR A REGULAR BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE HAVE AN EVENT ON SATURDAY MAY 9, A FINANCIAL LITERACY EVENT, ALL PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE, AND A SUMMER STUDENT JOB FAIR.
TONIGHT, OUR FIRST GUEST WILL BE MS. JACKIE SMITH.
SHE IS THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LEAD WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS OF OKLAHOMA TEXAS PLAINS.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING.
TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MCFARLANE.
I AM THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LEAD FOR GIRL SCOUTS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA PLAINS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP HERE WITH CROWLEY ISD FOR THE SECOND YEAR, AND WE JUST WANTED TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
GIRL SCOUTS AT SCHOOL IS A FREE GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM.
IT'S OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND AFTER SCHOOL AS AN ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, AND WE DELIVER THE GIRL SCOUTS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE DIRECTLY TO THE GIRLS AT THE SCHOOLS.
WE DO SERVE GIRLS GRADES K THROUGH 12 NORMALLY DURING THEIR SPECIAL GYM TIME.
ALSO, TO THIS DAY, WE HAVE SERVED 550 GIRLS IN THE CROWLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THIS YEAR, OUR PARTNERS ARE SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, S.H.
CROWLEY, AND SYDNEY H. POYNTER.
THROUGH THE GIRL SCOUTS AT SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, THE GIRLS GAIN SUPPORT IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
THEY ALSO ARE INTRODUCED TO THE 4 PILLARS OF GIRL SCOUTING, WHICH ARE LEADERSHIP, STEM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, AND LIFE SKILLS.
THE GIRLS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS THROUGH SERVICE PROJECTS.
IN THE FUTURE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP NEXT YEAR AND OFFERING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
ALSO ALIGNING WITH THE DISTRICT PRIORITIES AS WE SEE VISION 2030.
WE DO APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
HOW WERE THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED SELECTED OR DID THEY COME TO YOU AND SAY THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE?
>> WE NORMALLY DO SERVE TITLE 1 SCHOOLS.
FOR CROWLEY ISD SPECIFICALLY, I MET WITH MR. ROCHA AND WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST NEED.
>> MY NEXT QUESTION, HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?
>> ONE YEAR AND A HALF, SO YOU DID IT LAST YEAR, AND YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR?
S.H. CROWLEY IS NEW TO US THIS YEAR.
ALL OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS WE PARTNERED WITH LAST YEAR.
>> DO YOU HAVE THE SAME GIRLS RETURNING THIS YEAR TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION?
>> YES. FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT WE MET WITH LAST YEAR, WE WILL CONSIDER THOSE GIRLS RENEWED SINCE WE ALREADY MET WITH THEM LAST YEAR.
IF WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP INTO THE NEXT YEAR, WE DO TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I USED TO BE A TROOP LEADER AND TRYING TO KEEP THE GIRLS ENGAGED WAS INTERESTING, SO HAT'S GOOD.
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THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS?>> YES, MA'AM. WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CROWLEY ISD.
>> THANK YOU BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A EASY JOB.
I USED TO BE A GIRL SCOUTS LEADER AS WELL.
BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, ARE YOU RECRUITING PARENTS TO BE LEADERS OR HOW IS THAT WORKING? DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN LEADERS COMING IN? OR IS IT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED?
WE ALSO HAVE A METHOD WHERE THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED WHAT'S A HYBRID TROOP.
THIS IS WHERE YOUR COMMUNITY LEADERS, YOUR PARENTS, MAYBE SCHOOL STAFF WILL STEP UP AND PLAY THE ROLE OF A TROOP LEADER.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS TRAIN THEM ON THE CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE, WE PROVIDE THE MATERIALS.
WE MAKE SURE THE GIRLS ARE REGISTERED AS GIRL SCOUTS AND THEN THEY WOULD LEAD THE PROGRAM.
I WASN'T A TROOP LEADER, BUT I WAS A DAISY, A BROWNIE, AND A JUNIOR. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, MS. SMITH. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BRING UP KATSIA WILLIAMS, WHO WAS THE SPONSOR ENGAGEMENT OFFICER OF DEVELOPMENT AT THE TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? EXCELLENT. MY NAME IS KATSIA WILLIAMS. I AM THE SPONSOR ENGAGEMENT OFFICER AT TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
I HAVE A DISTINCT PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MUHAMMAD FOR INVITING ME, AND GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU.
WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF PARTNERING WITH CROWLEY ISD, MR. MUHAMMAD AND SOME OF HIS STUDENTS IN OCTOBER AT OUR CAL TOWN BRUSH EVENT.
BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT TRINITY HABITAT, WE SERVICE TARRANT COUNTY, JOHNSON COUNTY, PARKER COUNTY, AND WISE COUNTY.
WE ARE BUILDING HOMES AND WE'RE PRESERVING HOMES.
IT IS ALL ABOUT BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME TO WORK WITH HABITAT AND BECOME FIRST TIME HOME OWNERS.
NOW, BACK TO COWTOWN BRUSHUP, COWTOWN BRUSHUP IS A ONE DAY PAINTING PARTY IN FORT WORTH.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
EVERY SPRING AND EVERY FALL IN APRIL AND OCTOBER.
WE WILL REPAIR AND REPAINT 40 HOMES THROUGHOUT FORT WORTH, WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY ISD TERRITORY.
WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 35 FAMILIES THIS OCTOBER.
MR. MUHAMMAD AND HIS TEAM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE, BUT THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT HELPED US IN OCTOBER REPAINT THE HOME, WHICH WAS A CROWLEY ISD TERRITORY HOME.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT BIGGER.
WE WERE SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH THIS TEAM.
HE WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT GIVING BACK AND GETTING INVOLVED WITH HABITAT THAT I MADE IT HAPPEN.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HABITAT? WE ARE BUILDING HOMES.
WE ARE BUILDING A BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT NOT FAR FROM HERE OFF OF SOUTH HULEN AND WEST CLEBURNE ROAD ACROSS FROM MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY CALLED GARDEN SPRINGS, 88 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
WE ALREADY HAVE SEVEN FAMILIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR THEIR HOMES TO BE BUILT, SO THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS VAST.
YOU WILL HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN FAMILIES WHO WILL BE ABLE TO COME AND BE A PART OF CROWLEY ISD.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. MUHAMMAD FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE YOUR ENERGY.
JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION. HOW DID YOU ALL CHOOSE WHICH STUDENTS GOT TO GO PAINTING?
>> MR. MUHAMMAD CALLED AND EACH TEAM GETS 20 SLOTS.
IT IS UP TO THE TEAM LEADER TO CHOOSE WHICH STUDENTS GET TO PARTICIPATE.
>> MR. MUHAMMAD, HOW DID YOU PICK THE 20 STUDENTS? WAS IT LIKE I DON'T KNOW, LIKE A RAFFLE OR?
>> WE DROPPED OUR STUDENT LEADERS WHO HAD THEM SHARED ON OUR CAMPUSES.
>> I WILL JOIN YOU ONE DAY AND PICK UP A HAMMER AND SOME NAILS BECAUSE I LOVE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
I'VE WORKED ON TWO PROJECTS, AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET BACK OUT THERE AGAIN, SO CAN WE PUT ON OUR HARD HATS?
>> ABSOLUTELY, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING WE'RE FINISHING UP OUR BILL SEASON FOR THIS WINTER.
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ACTUALLY, SATURDAY IS OUR LAST DAY.WE WILL PICK BACK UP IN MARCH, WE'LL RUN FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE, AND THEN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER.
WE HAVE PINK HARD HATS AND SHIRTS.
>> YES. WOMEN COME ON OUT, BUT YES, MA'AM, I WILL GET YOU THE INFORMATION.
I RUN THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AT TRINITY HABITAT, SO I'M YOUR POINT OF CONTACT, AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BE INTIMIDATED BY CONSTRUCTION.
WE WILL TEACH YOU WHAT TO DO, SWING YOUR HAMMER CLIMB YOUR LADDER.
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, SO WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE A CROWLEY ISD TEAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM.
>> I AM THE ONE THAT CONTACTED YOU A FEW MONTHS AGO.
ALICIA STEVENSON, BUT WE'LL TALK LATER.
I WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT THE BOARD WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE DID THIS BACK IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
>> [LAUGHTER] BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. MUHAMMAD FOR INTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF GIVING BACK TO OUR STUDENTS.
THAT'S A HABIT OF SKILL THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEE, I KEEP OVERLOOKING UP.
>> OUR NEXT GUEST WILL BE JORE GUADALUPE.
HE'S THE BILINGUAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION SPECIALIST WITH THE WOMEN CENTER.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ROMER FOR INVITING ME.
I'M FROM THE WOMAN'S CENTRE COUNTY.
WOMAN CENTRE COUNTY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THAT HELPS MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN OVERCOME CRISIS VIOLENCE AND POVERTY THROUGH THREE MAIN DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE WE HELP PEOPLE GET BACK INTO LABOR FORCE.
WE HAVE A JOHN COUNSEL DEPARTMENT THAT OFFERS MENTAL SERVICES TO DIFFERENT GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS HELP BEEN AROUND FOR THE BETTER PART OF 40 YEARS.
THEN WE HAVE A RAPE CRISIS AND VICTIM SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT I WORK FOR.
IN THAT DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE THREE SUB DEPARTMENTS, ONE THAT OFFERS FOR COUNSELING TO THE COMMUNITY CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH OUR CRISIS LINE AND OUR CASE MANAGERS, AND THEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT I WORKED FOR.
OUR CONNECTION WITH MS. RAMIT IS TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS TO PARENTS, SO WE'VE HAD A ONGOING SERIES FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR AND A HALF WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT OVER 200 PARENTS SINCE 2024.
I GUESS I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN I OUGHT. I'M GOOD.
THAT BEING SAID, WOMAN CENTER DOES HAVE A LONG STANDING RESHIP WITH CROWLEY ISD.
BACK IN 2017, I BELIEVE A BOARD MEMBER, SOMEONE IN ONE OF THE SCHOOLS TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SINCE THEN, THERE'S BEEN A BIG SUPPORT TO OUR VICTOR VIOLENCE WALK THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR FROM CROWLEY ISD.
THAT ALSO LED TO OUR CONNECTION WITH A PLAY SA PROGRAM BEING MANDATED IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN CROWLEY ID, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT LEADS OUR COMMUNICATION TO THESE CHILDREN OVER 5,000 CHILDREN IN CROWLEY SD EVERY YEAR.
BUT, I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR WITH PARENT ENGAGEMENT.
WE HAD 74 PEOPLE SHOW UP TO A PRESENTATION THIS NOVEMBER, WHICH IS A GROWING INTEREST IN THIS EDUCATION THAT'S SO HELPFUL TO BOTH PARENTS AND HOW THEY GET TO SUPPORT CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WERE YOU ON THE ZOOM MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO AGO, TALKING ABOUT TEAM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR TEAM VIOLENCE? THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
I THINK I PARTICIPATED IN THE VICTORY OVER VIOLENCE WALK, AND DO THE THOUSAND STEPS IN HER SHOES OR WALK IN HER SHOES? IS THAT PART OF YOUR ARC?
>> THAT MIGHT BE THAT ARE SAFE PLACE.
.>> THANK YOU BECAUSE AS A WOMAN, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED THESE PROGRAMS ALSO FOR OUR TEENS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DATING VIOLENCE LOOKS LIKE, SOUNDS LIKE, AND SO THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN ESCAPE QUICKLY BEFORE THINGS ESCALATE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PROGRAMMING THAT YOU OFFER.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? KRISTY WATKINS.
>> HI. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHEN IS THE WALK?
>> VICTOR'S WALK HAPPENS EVERY APRIL.
I BELIEVE THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL.
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AS WELL AS FOR THE PARENT PRESENTATIONS, BLANK A LITTLE.ALL THE PRESENTATIONS ARE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
WE'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT SESSIONS.
WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET THESE PRESENTATIONS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU TO CROWLEY ISD FOR BEING A PLATFORM AND FOR CARING ABOUT THESE PRESENTATIONS IN THIS EDUCATION.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEES ANYONE HAVE A COMMENT QUESTION? THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, MR. GUADALUPE. AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO BRING UP MR. RONNIE MITCHELL, CACHE POKE, AND MISS TALITHA DAVIS, WHO ARE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ZONE LIAISONS.
>> [LAUGHTER] CAN'T DO NOTHING WITHOUT MY TEAM.
GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENTS AND ALL OF CROWLEY ISD.
I STAND HERE WITH A CASHIER POLK AND TALITHA DAVIS.
WE ARE COMMUNITY ZONE AS FOR CROWLEY ISD.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID, WHAT ARE COMMUNITY ZONE LEADERS? Y'ALL MADE UP A POSITION.
WELL, WE DON'T GET PAID, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
[LAUGHTER]. BUT NO, WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR, WE HAD A INCIDENT AT SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL WERE FIGHTING BEHIND THE MOVIE THEATER.
I SEEN A COUPLE OF VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK AND I WAS CONVICTED.
I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GET ON FACEBOOK AND TALK TO SOME MEN AND SAY, LET'S GO OUT THERE AND STAND SO THAT KIDS ARE NOT PICKED ON OR BULLIED AFTER SCHOOL.
AS A RESULT OF THAT THE NEXT DAY, WE HAD ABOUT 15 PEOPLE SHOW UP, AND THEY SHOWED UP AND THE KIDS WERE ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY.
FURTHER THAN THAT, MR. MCFARLANE, MR. MOFFITT AND MR. MUHAMMAD SAID, HEY, LET'S DO A COMMUNITY CALL OUT.
WE WENT TO THE STUDIO MOVIE GRILL.
WE DID A COMMUNITY CALL OUT, AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.
WE HAD MANY OF YOU BOARD MEMBER, IF NOT ALL TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, STUDENTS, EVERYBODY WAS THERE.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE NEXT DAY, EVERYBODY SHOWED UP.
THE STUDENTS WERE SAFE FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WAS NOT ONE MORE INCIDENT.. WE DID A GOOD JOB.
I WANT MISS POKE TO STEP UP AND TELL YOU HOW MANY KIDS WE IMPACT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CASHIER POLK.
I'M A ZONE LEADER SERVING CROWLEY ISD, AND I ALSO WORK ALONGSIDE KID-CARRIAGE TRANSPORTATION.
WHILE EACH OF US WERE ASSIGNED TO A HOME CAMPUS, THERE'S NO LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT WE SERVICE BECAUSE WE AIM TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHEREVER THERE IS A NEED.
WE AIM TO BE PRESENT, SUPPORTIVE, AND TO HELP BRIDGE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE FAMILIES AND THE DISTRICT.
I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW ME TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU GUYS.
>> HELLO, I'M TALITHA DAVIS, AND I'M ALSO A ZONE LEADER.
I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER PARENT, ACTIVE PARENT IN CROWLEY ISD ON CROWLEY SIDE AND NORTH CROWLEY SIDE. I'M ALL IN THE MIDDLE.
I'M STANDING HERE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE ZONE LEADERS.
WE THANK RONNIE HERE BECAUSE HE'S LIKE SHIRE, WE'RE GOING IN AND I WAS LIKE, RONNIE, IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP, WE'RE NOT SHOWING UP BECAUSE THESE KIDS THEY TOUGH.
BUT THE IMPACT, A LOT OF THE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS DON'T KNOW US.
SOMETIMES WE JUST GO UP THERE AND WE'RE DOING THINGS THAT THE PRINCIPALS AND THE TEACHERS CAN'T DO.
WE'RE OUT THERE TALKING TO THE PARENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE NO CELL PHONE POLICY WAS INTRODUCED, MANY FAMILIES HAD CONCERNS.
WE WERE ABLE TO HELP EDUCATE PARENTS AND ADVOCATE WHEN NEEDED AND CONNECT FAMILIES TO RESOURCES THAT THEY WASN'T AWARE OF.
WE ALSO SPENT TIME HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS, KNOWING THAT TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATIONS ARE ALREADY CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD.
WE TOOK THE LOAD UP ON OURSELVES AND STOOD OUTSIDE AND TALK TO THEM AND ALSO TALK TO THE PARENTS.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE.
WE'RE ALSO ON CROWLEY TALK BEHIND SCENES, TRYING TO MEET UP WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEM AND EDUCATE THEM ON, HEY, IT WASN'T CROWLEY ISD WHO PUT THE NO CELL PHONE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE CHANGE.
LOOK AT US NOW. ARE WE GOOD? EVERYBODY'S GOOD NOW? WE DON'T HAVE IT. WE GOT LITTLE ISSUES BUT NOT LIE.
ON BEHALF OF THE ZONE, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THE ZONE LEADER, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO MY WORK AS NEEDED FOR CROWLEY ISD,
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AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL.
BUT FROM THE BOARD WHAT WE NEED, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE NEED YOUR RESOURCES.
WE WANT TO EXPAND THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SERVICE THE WHOLE DISTRICT EFFECTIVELY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS LEAVE SCHOOL AND ARRIVE TO SCHOOL SAFELY AND WITHOUT THE WORRY OF ANYBODY BOTHERING THEM.
WE THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MR. MCFARLANE FOR GIVING US A VOICE AND ALLOW US TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
>>THANK YOU, MR. MITCHELL AND ZONE LEADERS FOR WHICH YOU DO AND THANK YOU FOR STANDING IN THE GAP.
MR. MITCHELL, I MET YOU LAST YEAR AT THE MULTI PURPOSE CENTER WHEN WE GATHERED TOGETHER AND WE WANTED TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS.
I BELIEVE EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS OWN ZONE?
>> YES. CORRECT. WE'RE SPLIT UP INTO FOUR ZONES, HF STEVENS, SOMMER CREEK, RICHARD ALLY AND CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS TO BE AT THOSE SITES?
>> YES, WE DO HAVE VOLUNTEERS, BUT WE WANT TO EXPAND IT BECAUSE LIKE TO SAID, SOME PARENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO AND PRINCIPALS DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO.
THEY THINK, MOST TIME, WE'RE JUST PEOPLE JUST STANDING THERE OR JUST SHOWING UP WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY NOTED, WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD LETS THEM NOTED, HEY, WE'RE LEGITIMATE TO BE THERE AND WE'RE THERE FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR A SUPPORT AND YOUR RESOURCES.
WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT, HEY, WE NEED PARENTS TO VOLUNTEER, WE NEED TEACHERS TO VOLUNTEER, WHICH WE HAD A FIRST.
IT DON'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE JUST VOLUNTEERS, AND WE WANTED TO TRICKLE DOWN TO WHERE EVENTUALLY WE CAN LET THE STUDENTS MAKE SURE THEY HELP PROTECT THEIR OWN.
THEY CAN PROTECT EACH OTHER BY LOOKING AT SOCIAL MEDIA, LOOKING AT THE CROWLEY ISD WEBSITES, LIKE MISS DAVIS SAID, STOPPING IT BEFORE IT STARTS AND BEING ABLE TO GET AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM.
IT'S JUST SLOT FOR FOUR PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT UNTIL WE GET MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, CHRISTY STEVENSON?
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR STEPPING UP.
CROWLEY WAS A SMALL DISTRICT BACK THEN WHEN WE MOVED HERE.
WHAT I LIKE TO SEE IN CROWLEY IS NOT ONLY JUST THE THREE OF YOU, BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER BECAUSE THIS IS A LITTLE VILLAGE THAT WE HAVE.
COMING TOGETHER, MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS, MAKING SURE WE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.
WE HEAR ALL THE TIME ABOUT HOW KIDS ARE BULLIED.
IT STARTS AT HOME WHEN WE KNOW THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF US TALKING MORE ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED WITH OUR DISTRICTS IN THE ZONING TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DEALING WITH.
I COMMEND YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND IF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN.
I APPRECIATE YOU. [OVERLAPPING]
I THINK I WAS BUYING A COUPLE OF MOVIE TICKETS ONE EVENING AND JUST WALKED OVER AND STARTED TALKING, MAY YOU, MR. MITCHELL, STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOUR DAUGHTER.
HOPEFULLY YOU LET HER KNOW. I'M STILL WAITING.
BUT THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE MEANS.
TO DO WHAT YOU DO OFF THE SIDE OF YOUR DESK ON YOUR OWN FREE TIME, THE WILLINGNESS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR THIS DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STUDENTS IS INCREDIBLY GENEROUS.
WE APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT DOING IT FOR ANY REASON, BUT FOR WHAT YOU STATED, AND THAT IS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE AND THAT THEY GET HOME TO THEIR PARENTS.
BUT I ALSO ENJOY ONE OF YOU MENTIONED IT.
BUT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU WERE HAVING WITH THE PARENTS, EVEN AS THEY WERE DRIVING UP OR WALKING SOME OF THEM WERE AFTER THE INCIDENT, THEY WERE MAKING SURE THEY WERE GOING TO BE THERE FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND PICK THEIR STUDENTS UP AND EVERYTHING AND JUST THOSE CASUAL CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAD, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL AND I DO WANT TO SEE THE PROGRAM EXPANDED.
I DO WANT TO SEE THIS SERVICE EXPANDED ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO US. THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, BECAUSE I ALWAYS TELL MY FAMILY OR PEOPLE EVEN WHEN I WAS RUNNING TO BE A TRUSTEE, I HAD A LOT OF PARENTS COME UP TO ME AND SAY, IF YOU WIN, WE NEED TO DO THIS, IT'S NET.
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I'M LIKE, IF YOU SEE A NEED, MEET A NEED.BECAUSE THE DISTRICT, THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.
WE ARE ON THE GROUND AND YOU GET TO SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT IS HAPPENING.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR MEETING THE NEED.
BUT THEN I WANT TO SAY BECAUSE YOU SAID, YOU NEED OUR RESOURCES, YOU NEED OUR HELP, BUT AWESOME, I'M HERE FOR IT.
BUT YOU HAD THE MOVIE MEETING AT THE MOVIE PLACE? HAS THERE BEEN ANOTHER ONE?
>> NO THERE HASN'T BEEN ANOTHER ONE.
>> JUST SAYING AS A PARENT? [OVERLAPPING] YES.
BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A TREMENDOUS WONDERFUL EVENT.
I FEEL LIKE EVEN AFTER YOU GET THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE BOARD, THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT WORKED LIKE THE MOVIE MEETING, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
THAT SHOULD BE A STABLE EVENT TO BRING THE PARENTS OUT AS WELL AS DO YOU HAVE ON SHIRTS OR SOME AFTER SCHOOL TO SAY WE ZONED UP OR SOMETHING? [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE HOW DO WE KNOW? BECAUSE STILL KIDS RESPECT STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT'S LIKE, YEAH, WE INCOGNITO, BUT I SEE THAT THE PARENTS ARE ZONED I THINK THEY SHOULD SAY WE ZONED UP TOO BECAUSE IT SPARKS QUESTIONS.
BUT HOW DO WE MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN? BECAUSE I'M ALSO A PARENT BEFORE I WAS A TRUSTEE AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ZONE? THE ZONED UP PARENTS. WHICHEVER.
AT FIRST, THE KIDS JUST WALK BY LIKE, WHAT ARE THEY DOING OUT HERE? EVENTUALLY, THEY STARTED SPEAKING.
THEN WE BEGIN SPEAKING TO THE KIDS AND WE KNEW THEIR STORY.
WE KNEW WHO EACH KID WAS, WHO THEIR PARENT WAS, PICKING THEM UP.
WE WENT AROUND AT THE HARD WAY.
>> WE IN THERE NOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> YOU'RE SAYING HOW DO WE KEEP THE IMPACT GOING? MY MIND STARTS MOVING INTO THE SOLUTION.
I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WE NEED TO HAVE THIS OTHER ANNUAL MOVIE MEETING. I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF IT, BUT THAT'S FUN TO ALL BE THERE.
THEN WE NEED TO BE ZONED UP IN SOME SHIRTS.
THEN ALSO, HOW MANY SCHOOLS DID WE SAY WE'RE ALREADY ZONED UP AT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT AT EVERY SCHOOL?
>> WE SPLIT IT UP IN THE FOUR FETAL SCHOOLS.
>>YES. BUT WE DO SERVICE THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
>> IF WE SEE IT HAPPEN ANYWHERE, THAT'S WHERE WE GOING.
>> THEN, FOR EXAMPLE, AND FORGIVE ME.
WE'RE AT FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, CROWLEY AND NORTH CROWLEY ARE COVERED AS WELL.
>> LIKE SOMEBODY ZONED UP OUT THERE TOO?
>> IF WE SEE THE NEED FOR NORTH CROWLEY AND CROWLEY, WE GOING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT VERY PROUD YOU GUYS.
>> SORRY. YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND. MR. MUHAMMAD.
HE DID SEND OUT A EMAIL TO ALL AND TO THE SCHOOLS TO LET US KNOW THAT THE ZONE LEADERS WERE COMING.
SHE IS WHO WE ARE, AND THEY HAD OUR PICTURES TOO.
TODAY IS THE DATA LIKE, HEY, HERE WE ARE.
THE VILLAGE IS HERE. HERE ONE WORKING ON SHIRTS, SO WE'RE HERE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GO I'M SAYING THAT IT WASN'T WORKING, BUT WE'RE HERE.
>> THAT'S OKAY. I JUST HAD QUESTIONS.
I'M EXCITED. I LOVE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
LIKE I SAID, MY MIND JUST STARTED GOING.
WHAT CAN WE DO IN REAL TIME TO HELP FURTHER. I VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
>> I WANT TO ADD IN SOMETHING AS WELL.
WE'RE NOT JUST TO HELP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOLS WITH THE CHILDREN GOING TO AND FROM, WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO GET INSIDE THE SCHOOLS IF THE TEACHERS NEED HELP IF THEIR SHORT STAFF NEED PAPERS PRINT WHATEVER THEY NEED WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT IN ALL AREAS.
>> YES. VERY QUICKLY, AND YOU JUST STATED SOMETHING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
WE CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH FOR RECOGNIZING A NEED AND STEPPING UP TO FEEL THAT NEED BECAUSE MANY TIMES PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WILL HEAR SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON THAT THEY DON'T LIKE OR SOMETHING THAT'S NEGATIVE, AND THEY TALK ABOUT IT.
YOU STEPPED UP TO FEEL THE NEED AND POSE THAT GAP. THANK YOU.
TO HEAR YOU SAY YOU GET INSIDE THE SCHOOLS TOO, AND WE CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE TO DO THAT KIND OF STUFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, I RAN INTO MISS LASIK LAST WEEK.
SHE DID TELL ME SHE'S GOING TO GET THOSE T SHIRTS TO THEM WHEN WE GET BACK FROM THE BREAK, SO THEY WILL HAVE T SHIRTS.
OUR NEXT GUEST WILL BE MISS JESS LUGO, WHO IS THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT MARCH TO THE POLLS.
SHE'S HERE TO DISCUSS THE STUDENT BORDER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR MCFARLANE.
IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US SOME TIME TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT.
IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, AND REALLY IT'S A PLEASURE TO TALK FOR A MINUTE AND THEN LET THE STUDENTS DO THE BIG PART OF THIS.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE REALLY GREAT WORK THAT
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OUR STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUBS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT.THESE CLUBS ARE REALLY IN SHORT, MEANT TO MAKE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUN AND INTERESTING AND SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE GET EXCITED ABOUT.
BUT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THEY AREN'T SIMPLY LEARNING ABOUT VOTING.
THEY ARE STEPPING UP ON THEIR CAMPUSES TO BE LEADERS THAT ARE DRIVING VOTER EMPOWERMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
TOGETHER, THEY ARE BUILDING A CULTURE OF CIVIC CONFIDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND PARTICIPATION AMONG THEIR PEERS.
THEY DO THIS BY PLANNING REALLY EXCITING AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES.
THEY'VE DONE MARCHES TO THE POLLS, WHICH MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF.
THEY'VE DONE FORUMS AND CANDIDATE TOWN HALLS.
THEY'VE DONE THIS IN A WAY THAT REALLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO USE THEIR VOICES AND THEY TRULY DO MATTER.
I'LL SHARE JUST A FEW QUICK HIGHLIGHTS WITH YOU BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE STUDENTS AND LET THEM TALK.
BUT THIS YEAR ALONE, OUR STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT CLUB HAVE HELPED REGISTER 100 STUDENTS TO VOTE, AND THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED STUDENTS TO ALMOST 600 SINCE THE FALL OF 2023 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WORKING WITH CROWLEY ISD.
THEY'VE, AS I MENTIONED, LED CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, ELECTION FORUMS, TOWN HALLS, MARCHES TO THE POLLS, GET OUT THE VOTE CAMPAIGNS.
THEY'VE MET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEY'RE ALREADY PLANNING HOW TO MAKE AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT THIS SPRING DURING WHAT WILL BE A VERY BUSY ELECTION YEAR.
I DO REALLY QUICKLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CLUB SPONSORS WHO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
MR. SHAW, MR. MUHAMMAD, MR. BILLINGSLEY, MISS SANFORD, WHO I THINK IS HERE, STILL.
YES, SHE'S STILL HERE, AND MISS MACINTYRE.
WE'RE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR SUPPORT.
THEN, OF COURSE, I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO THESE STUDENTS.
YOU'VE SHOWN UP AT THESE EVENTS, YOU'VE ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS.
YOU'VE REALLY MADE THEM FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICES MATTER AND THAT THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS WITH THEM.
I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU AND ACTUALLY REINTRODUCE YOU TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
JOHN WHITFIELD, THE STUDENT TRUSTEE IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU ALL AND GABBY MILES AS WELL FROM NORTH CROWLEY.
THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ON THEIR CAMPUSES OR THEIR CAMPUS, AND THEN EMMANUEL A MAJOR FROM CROWLEY COLLEGIATE WILL ALSO SHARE SOME WITH YOU.
I'M EXCITED TO TURN IT OVER TO EMMANUEL.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS EMANUEL A MAJOR AND I'M A JUNIOR AT CROWLEY COLEGIUS ACADEMY, AND ALSO VIE PRESIDENT OF ESPEC AT CCA.
THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER, ESPC CLUBS HAS HELD VARIOUS MEETINGS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING THE PHONE BANK, WHICH MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY INFORMING THEM ON WHEN TO VOTE, WHERE TO VOTE, AND HOW TO VOTE FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
LATER ON, WE INTRODUCED THE CIRCLE OF SEVEN, WHICH IS THE WAY FOR STUDENTS TO INFORM PEOPLE IN THEIR CLOSED CIRCLE, WHO ARE ACING AND UP ABOUT ELECTIONS, WHERE TO VOTE, THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR, AND TO INFORM THEM WHY THEIR VOICE MATTERS.
IN THE SPRING, SF CLUBS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING ON FIELD TRIPS TO TERRAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, WHICH MY OTHERS WOULD INTRODUCE YOU ABOUT WHAT IT'S ABOUT, WHICH I AM TRULY EXCITED FOR.
WE ALSO PLAN TO HOST A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CANDIDATE FORUM HELPING PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THEM IN MAY.
PERSONALLY, I'M EXCITED TO MODERATE MANY MORE FORUMS, AND I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING PEOPLE TO GET REGISTERED AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN USE THEIR VOICES CIVICALLY. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GABRIEL MILES, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS THE STUDENT VOTING EMPOWERMENT PRESIDENT AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE PURPOSE OF SVEC, WHICH IS TRULY JUST TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND GET THEM INVOLVED IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
AS A NONPARTISAN UNBIASED GROUP, WE HOPE TO GIVE STUDENTS A SAFE PLACE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, THEIR CURIOSITY, AND EVEN THEIR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VOTING PROCESS AND HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS THE ELECTION FORUM WHERE STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT ELECTION SECURITY AND CHALLENGES THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE FACED AS YOUNG VOTERS BEING NEWLY REGISTERED.
SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY,
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GOING BACK TO AUSTIN.WE WENT LAST YEAR WITH MARCH TO THE POLLS AND WE GOT TO VISIT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND VISIT THE SCHOOL UT.
WE TALKED TO LOBBYISTS AND OTHER CANDIDATES THERE WHO INFORMED US FURTHER ABOUT VOTING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM THROUGH ADVOCACY BY EMPOWERING YOUNG VOTERS AND THEIR VOICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HELLO. I AM JOHN W FIELD, AND I AM THE SVEC SECRETARY FOR NORTH CROWLEY.
ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE DID THIS YEAR, WE DID A EDUCATION FORM FOR BOTH JUNIORS AND SENIORS, AND WE TAUGHT THEM HOW TO VOTE.
WE HELPED THEM REGISTER IF THEY IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.
WE ALSO SHOW JUNIORS THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING, WHEN THEY GET OF AGE.
WE HELPED THEM EDUCATE THEM ON HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO VOTE AND HAVE A CIVIC VOICE.
ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WOULD BE THE OTHER EDUCATION FORMS AND SENIOR READINESS CHECKS THAT WE WILL BE HAVING AND REGISTERING OTHER SENIORS WHO ARE READY TO GRADUATE, HELPING THEM REGISTER TO VOTE AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE A CIVIC VOICE, AND THEY DO HAVE A POWER IN WHAT HAPPENS IN POLITICS AND IN OUR COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU ALL. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE WHAT YOUR EFFORTS ARE CREATING INFORMED VOTERS, AND THAT'S CRITICAL TO THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU, MISS MOS FOR SAYING THAT IT IS A NONPARTISAN GROUP SO THAT IT'S WELCOMING ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, AM I CORRECT?
>> THANK YOU. WITH SPAC, DO YOU GUYS GO INTO THE COMMUNITY AND DO SOME EDUCATIONAL PIECES ON LIKE YOU DO AT SCHOOL?
>> ACTUALLY, AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WE DID THIS YEAR IS FOR THE RECENT ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WAS VOTING ON TEXAS AMENDMENTS.
I HAD MADE A VOTER GUIDE, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE PROS AND CONS AND ALSO THE EFFECTS AND CAUSES OF EACH AMENDMENT AND HOW YOUR VOTE WOULD CHANGE THE THINGS THAT YOU WERE VOTING ON.
A WAY THAT I TRIED TO REACH INTO THE COMMUNITIES AT MY LOCAL CHURCH, RISING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH, I WENT AND I PASSED OUT THESE VOTER GUIDES.
I ALSO TOOK SOME INSPIRATION FROM THEIR VOTER GUIDES, AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY SCHOOL AND SHARED IT WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
WOULD YOU GUYS BE HOSTING A FORM THIS YEAR? I THINK I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY THAT GROUP?
>> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE INFORMATION.
>> YES. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION TOO.
FOR WHEN YOU DO THE VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES ON CAMPUSES, I KNOW WE HAVE VOLUNTEER GROUPS THAT COME ONTO THE CAMPUSES TWICE A YEAR, I BELIEVE.
IS THAT SOMETHING WHERE SVEC PARTNERS WITH THOSE GROUPS OR DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SEPARATE DEPUTY REGISTRARS AND VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES?
>> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT MARCH THE POLL SUPPLIES US WITH THE REGISTERS.
AT OUR LAST REGISTRATION DRIVE, AT NORTH CROWLEY'S FOR SPECIFICALLY.
WE HAD IT AT THE SENIOR EXTRAVAGANZA AND WE HAD A TABLE WITH OUR SPONSOR AND SOME PEOPLE WHO PASSED OUT THE FORMS TO GET REGISTERED.
>> WE HAVE THEM AT EVERY SENIOR EVENT.
WE WOULD HAVE MISS SANFORD, OUR SPONSOR.
SHE WOULD HAVE A BOOTH WITH CARDS WHERE WE CAN REGISTER ON, AND ME OR GABBY WOULD BE THERE JUST HELPING EDUCATE OUR SENIORS ON HOW TO VOTE AND HOW TO REGISTER.
>> WONDERFUL. SO YOU MENTIONED NORTH CROWLEY.
ARE WE DOING IT ON THE CROWLEY CAMPUS AS WELL?
>> YES, MA'AM. I KNOW MISS STANFORD IS NOT HERE IN MADISON.
SHE'S THE PRESIDENT AT CROWLEY, BUT I KNOW FOR SURE, SHE IS DEFINITELY LEADING TO SAVE IT.
>> WONDERFUL. I DID THAT FOR MISS DAVIS.
>> I LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
I'M ALWAYS IN THE TRUSTY WILFIEL, SIR.
YES. BUT I WANT TO KNOW, ARE WE DOING ANYTHING CUTE AND FUN FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS?
>> NO, THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT IDEA AND SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING UP AT THE NEXT MEETINGS AT CCA CROWLEY AND NORTH CROWLEY.
>> YES, BECAUSE IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START LEARNING ABOUT IT AND EMPOWERING THEM.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ASPECT LATER. GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU ALL. I PROMISE WE WINDING DOWN.
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE MISS VIANA MENDEZ AND DOCTOR JERRY WILLIAMS FROM THE TERRAN AREA FOOD BANK TO DISCUSS THE READY TO LEARN MARKETS.
THEN FOLLOWING THEM, WE WILL HAVE MR. COURTNEY BILLINGSLEY AND HIS TEAM TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE
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READY TO LEARN MARKETS HAS TRANSFORMED HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL.TO PRESIDENT GRACIA AND HIS ABSENT, FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT ROBINSON, DOCTOR MCFARLANE AND THE ENTIRE BOARD, LET ME FIRST SAY IT'S JUST A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AND SEE ALL AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN CROWLEY ISD AND OBVIOUSLY, YOUR LEADERSHIP PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN THAT.
I'M IMMENSELY GRATEFUL AS A FATHER OF TWO WHO WILL EVENTUALLY COME INTO CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL.
ON BEHALF OF OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO JULIE BUTNER, SHE WISHED COULD BE HERE, BUT COULDN'T AND SO HERE I AM.
SHE THOUGHT HOW FITTING FOR US TO PRESENT TONIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION IN TERNAA FOOD BANK, JUST HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR PARTNERS LIKE YOU.
WE SERVED 13 COUNTIES AND IN THE 13 COUNTIES THAT WE SERVE, MORE THAN 572,000 PEOPLE ARE NEIGHBORS ARE FOOD INSECURE.
THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 84,000 RESIDENTS WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 6O AND 180,000 CHILDREN.
THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 500 NON-PROFITS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CROWLEY ISD, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE EACH YEAR 65 MILLION MEALS TO FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MORE THAN 2 MILLION MEALS TO OUR READY TO LEARN INITIATIVE, WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE THAT HAS IN SCHOOL MARKETS AT OVER 100 SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR 13 COUNTY SERVICE AREA.
AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, WE COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT AMAZING LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES LIKE CROWLEY ISD AND YOU ALSO.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
SHE'LL GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU, JERRY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
AS JERRY PAINTED AT THE PICTURE OF THE NEED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S MY HONOR TO SHARE THE IMPACT AND THE SUCCESS THAT'S HAPPENING TODAY, HOW CROWLEY ISD IS RESPONDING.
WE'RE PROUD TO SHARE THAT THERE ARE 10 SCHOOLS AND 13 LOCAL NONPROFITS SERVING CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
THROUGH THAT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE 1.5 MILLION MEALS SINCE 2024, WHICH EQUATE TO A VALUE OF $3.5 MILLION.
THE IMPACT IS GREAT AND THE NEED IS BEING MET HERE IN CROWLEY THANKS TO PARTNERS AND SCHOOLS WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP UP FOR THAT.
MOST NOTABLY, I WOULD SAY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE OPERATIONALIZING TWO IN SCHOOL READY TO LEARN MARKETS.
WE OPENED AT CROWLEY MIDDLE IN OCTOBER OF 2024, WHICH MANY OF YOU ATTENDED AND CELEBRATED WITH US.
THEN WE OPENED HF STEVENS IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR REACHING AND EXPANDING THAT IMPACT TO FAMILIES IN THAT FEEDER CAMPUS AS WELL.
THROUGH THOSE TWO MARKETS, THESE ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE IMAGES, TRULY BEAUTIFUL SPACES WHERE FAMILIES CAN COME IN AND SHOP THROUGH, SELECT THE GROCERIES THAT ARE NOT ONLY KID FRIENDLY, BUT VERY NUTRITIOUS, AND ARE ALSO WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO FILL THEIR PANTRIES WITH.
IT'S A TRULY BEAUTIFUL SPACE AND ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SELECT WHAT THEY WANT AND FILL THEIR PANTRIES.
THROUGH THAT, THROUGH THE TWO THAT ARE OPERATING TODAY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE 13,121 MEALS TO OVER 220 FAMILIES JUST THROUGH THOSE TWO MARKETS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
ALL OF THAT CAME TO FRUITION THROUGH A SPONSORSHIP THANKS TO TERNARY FOOD BANK AND THE BOGOD FOUNDATION, WHERE THEY DONATED $100,000 TO NOT ONLY SET UP THESE MARKETS, SO IT HAS THIS BEAUTIFUL EQUIPMENT, BUT SO THAT WE CAN ALSO PURCHASE THE ESSENTIAL NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT IT TAKES TO STOCK THOSE MARKETS.
WHEN A FAMILY COMES AND VISITS THOSE MARKETS, NOT ONLY ARE THEY GETTING ACCESS TO, OF COURSE, EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE, BUT WE ALSO OFFER OTHER GREAT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE NUTRITION EDUCATION.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE ON SITE THAT CAN HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. IT'S REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY MEETING THE IMMEDIATE NEED OF THOSE FAMILIES, BUT ALSO HELPING CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO TRULY THRIVE.
NOW I PASS IT OVER TO MR. BENSLEY.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. MY NAME IS COURTNEY BENSLEY.
I'M JOINED WITH GRACE MAXWELL, AND WE ARE THE EAGLE COORDINATED MARKETERS AT HSV MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE PREPARED A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU WHY THE EAGLE MARKET HAS MADE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR CAMPUS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
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>>IF YOU WANT TO HELP WITH [INAUDIBLE] IT'S HARD TO GET INTO OTHER PLACES NEED TO BE A LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT IT, LEARN ABOUT IT SO THAT THEY CAN GET TO HELP NEXT.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE A PART OF THIS BECAUSE IT CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES THESE RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS ESPECIALLY DURING YOUR TIME PURCHASE.
FOR ME, THE BIG ISSUE IS, WOMEN AS FAR AS STUDENTS I DON'T TO GET NUTRITION THEY NEED [INAUDIBLE].
>> IT FELT AMAZING THIS PLACES COME TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE READY TO LEARN.
>> THE FIRST TIME THAT I CAME IN HERE IT WAS A VERY WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S NICE BEING AROUND PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND AND DON'T FEEL LIKE LIKE YOU'RE BEING BUT ACTUALLY BEING HERE TO HELP.
>> BOARD, I WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH OUR QSN, HF STEVENS FAMILY, OUR ENTIRE TEAM.
THEY PUT SO MUCH WORK IN THIS.
IT WASN'T JUST A ME THING, IT WAS A WE THING, A WE OVER ME.
HF STEVENS FAMILY. I THANK YOU ALL.
MR. KOBODOU, DR. ROBBINS, DR. JOE, DR. PETTIGREW, THE ENTIRE TEAM MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
MY TEAM, MS. MAXWELL, WE HAVE FAMILIES BACK AT THE CAMPUS RIGHT NOW STILL SERVING FAMILIES, BUT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT EVERYBODY'S HANDS INCLUDED IN THIS MISSION AND WE THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
I'M ALSO ONE OF THE EAGLE MARKET COORDINATORS.
I DIRECTED TODAY'S VIDEO BECAUSE I WANTED YOU TO REALLY SEE WHAT A SHARED EFFORT THIS REALLY HAS BEEN FROM THE STUDENTS TO THE STAFF TO FAMILY TO LEADERSHIP.
WE ALL CAME TOGETHER FOR ONE COMMON GOAL AND THAT WAS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
WE'VE ACTUALLY SERVED OVER 20 FAMILIES AND AROUND 75 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN JUST TWO SHORT MONTHS OF US BEING OPEN.
OUR GOAL TODAY WAS REALLY TO GET MORE OF THE WORD OUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE COULD GET MORE FAMILIES IN THERE AND SO THAT WE CAN SERVE MORE STUDENTS AND GET IT.
[LAUGHTER] SO THAT WE COULD REALLY JUST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I HAD FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN BEING THERE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? [BACKGROUND] BECAUSE YOU GUYS DID A PASS I FLEW YESTERDAY AT NORTHERN CROWLEY, RIGHT? OR WAS IT?
>> THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, IF YOU, BUT IT'S THE SAME COMPANY, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. ALL OF THAT IS THROUGH THE NETWORK.
THEY'RE OF THE 10 THAT WE MENTIONED.
SO THAT'S A WAY THAT FAMILY CAN ACCESS IT. ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WANT TO BE SURE. THANK YOU.
I KNOW PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THAT LINE AND PEOPLE REALLY NEED LOVE, THEY NEED SUPPORT, AND THEY NEED HELP, AND IT MAKES A REAL IMPACT. THANK YOU.
>> ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS AND BEFORE STUDENTS GET AT.
>> STUFF GOOD STUFF. THE LAST THING WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT WILL BE THE ALL PRO DAD INITIATIVE, AND I HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
FIRST WILL BE MR. DEON BURGER WITH FAMILY FIRST.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MCFARLANE, BOARD PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD, AND MR. HOMAN,
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THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE AND THE GREATER CROWLEY ISD COMMUNITY.THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS TO PRESENT TO YOU A FRAMED LETTER OF APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ARE ALL PRO DAD CHAPTERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
I'LL JUST READ THIS OFF AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE A PERSONAL TESTIMONY FROM ONE OF OUR CHAPTERS, WHICH SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE.
I KNOW THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR COACH TONY DUNGY, WHO HELPED CO FOUND ORGANIZATION OVER 30 YEARS AGO TO BE HERE.
HE DOES NOT TRAVEL THAT FREQUENTLY ANYMORE.
I HAVE REQUESTED A PERSONALIZED VIDEO FROM HIM THAT I HOPE TO SHARE WITH YOU LATER THIS YEAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE ALL PRO DAD EVENT THIS MAY.
BUT ON BEHALF OF FAMILY FIRST AND THE ALL PRO DAD TEAM, I'M HONORED TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND RECOGNITION TO CROWLEY ISD FOR ITS BOLD AND VISIONARY COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE INTENTIONAL INCLUSION OF FATHER, FATHER FIGURES ACROSS ALL 28 CAMPUSES.
CROWLEY ISD IS DEMONSTRATING THAT FATHER ENGAGEMENT IS NOT JUST A STRATEGY, IT IS A CATALYST FOR CONNECTION, BELONGING, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT OF ALL PRO DAD INITIATIVES, YOU LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ROOTED PROGRAMMING THAT UPLIFTS STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAMPUSES ALIKE.
CROWLEY ISD HAS TAKEN REAL STEPS TO ENSURE THAT PARENT INVOLVEMENT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY AND STRENGTH OF YOUR FAMILIES WHERE EVERY CHILD IS SUPPORTED NOT ONLY BY EDUCATORS, BUT BY ITS PARENTS, MENTORS, AND ROLE MODELS, WHO SHOW UP CONSISTENTLY.
ALL PRO DAD FRAMEWORK FITS NATURALLY WITHIN CROWLEY ISD'S COMMITMENT TO THE WHOLE CHILD AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
WE COMMEND YOU FOR RECOGNIZING FATHER FIGURES AS VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STUDENT GROWTH, FOR CHAMPIONING EQUITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES, AND FOR SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FROM EVERYONE AT FAMILY FIRST AND ALL PRO DAD, WE THANK YOU FOR SAYING YES TO FAMILIES FOR INVESTING IN FATHERS AND FOR BUILDING SOMETHING IN CROWLEY ISD THAT WILL CONTINUE TO LAST FOR GENERATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] WE WOULD LOVE TO JUST TO GIVE THIS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HAVE AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT NOW OR LATER, THAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE.
[BACKGROUND] I ACTUALLY FORGOT.
I MADE A MISTAKE ON THE NUMBERS.
WE'VE DEFINITELY IMPACTED MORE PARTICIPANTS, AND I'LL WORK WITH MUHAMMAD ON THE REPORTING SIDE OF THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING MORE DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL IMPACT, MAYBE NOT ONLY FOR THIS YEARS BUT PRIOR YEARS AS WELL, TOO. THANK YOU?
>> THANKS AGAIN. APPRECIATE IT.
>> YES. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
I THINK THIS ALL PRO DAD PROGRAM WAS STARTED WHEN YOU CAME, DR. MCFARLANE, AM I CORRECT? YES. EXCUSE ME, AT THE START OF THE PROGRAM, I KNOW YOU SAID MR. DUNGY DOESN'T TRAVEL ANYMORE, BUT HE WAS HERE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE PROGRAM.
HE BLESSED IT AND WE TOOK IT FROM THERE.
ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE LASZEK IS ONE OF THE CAPTAINS WITH ALL PRO DAD, AM I CORRECT?
>> MR. MUHAMMAD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITE WHO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
IT'S SO I AM A CAPTAIN OF THE CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY,
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ALL PRO DAD, AND IT'S BEEN JUST AMAZING.WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD TURNOUTS.
FATHERS, FATHER FIGURES TO CONNECT, LIKE YOU SAY.
WE TALK ABOUT A TOPIC EVERY MONTH.
IT'S A TOPIC THAT I DON'T THINK FATHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN AT LEAST AT CCA, THIS CHAPTER, WOULD HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT.
I LOVE JUST BEING THE INITIATOR THERE, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THOSE PROUD MOMENTS.
EVERY TIME WE HAVE A SESSION, WE HAVE A PROUD MOMENT.
ANYWAY, I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
>> ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF REALIZING A NEED AND STEPPING UP.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE NFL, BUT IN THE NFL, LAST YEAR, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WERE HORRIBLE.
THE EAGLES WON THE SUPER BOWL.
THIS YEAR, THE PATRIOTS SERVE POSSIBLY ON THEIR WAY TO SUPER BOWL, AND THE EAGLES ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY IN FIRST PLACE IN A POOR DIVISION.
BUT I THINK THE ONLY COMMON DENOMINATOR I SEE THERE WITH THE TWO GREAT TEAMS IS THAT WE HAVE A FORMER CROWLEY EAGLE, MILTON WILLIAMS, WHO PLAYED FOR THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS AND NOW HE'S PLAYING FOR THE PATRIOTS.
TODAY, I HAVE AN ACTUAL ALL PRO DAD, MR. MILTON WILLIAMS SR. HERE TO DISCUSS THE PROGRAM.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MCFARLANE, BOARD.
THANK YOU, MR. MUHAMMAD. I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS COMING UP HERE FOR.
HE INVITED ME TO SAY LUNCH IS AT 3:45 AND MEETING'S AT 5:00.
WHAT I DO, I DO A LOT OF I VOLUNTEER IN CROWLEY, ALL OF MY CHILDREN GREW UP IN CROWLEY, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
I WANT TO SAY I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS, THAT'S GOING ON HERE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME GETTING A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
WITH MY COURT COURTNEY WITH EVERYTHING.
I CAN HELP OUT. I HELP SO AFTER THIS MEET, I WILL EXCHANGE INFORMATION.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I VOLUNTEER AT DEER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ELEMENTARY AND CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T WORK ANYMORE BECAUSE MY SON, AFTER HE WON THE SUPER BOWL LAST YEAR, HE RETIRED ME.
IT'S SO TOUCHING TO COME FROM WHERE I CAME FROM.
WHEN I GOT MY CHILDREN GREW UP, LIKE I SAID IN CROWLEY, I SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I WANT TO BE A BETTER DAD THAN MY FATHER.
NOT JUST A BETTER DAD, BUT A BETTER MENTOR FOR JUST THE COMMUNITY.
ANY KID, YOU GO TO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ANY SCHOOL IN CROWLEY, YOU GO TO SAY, DO YOU KNOW MR. WILLIAMS? ALL THE KIDS KNOW ME, A LOT OF THEM.
I TRAINED A LOT OF THEM FOR SPORTS.
RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, VOLUNTEER AT DEER CREEK, I GO TO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
MY CHILDREN DIDN'T WANT TO ACT CRAZY IN SCHOOL BECAUSE I WAS AT THE SCHOOL.
I KNEW THE PRINCIPALS, I KNEW THE COACHES.
I MIGHT DROP THEM OFF AT SCHOOL AT 8:00 AND TAKE THEM UP AT SCHOOL WALKING AROUND CAMPUS.
THEIR FRIEND WOULD BE WOULD BE LIKE, YOUR DAD IS UP HERE.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO ACT UP. BECAUSE I FELT PASSIONATE ABOUT CHILDREN.
THE ALL PRO DAD THING I WAS INVOLVED IN NOW, IT'S AMAZING.
WE NEED MORE DADS TO COME OUT, JUST TO SUPPORT MORE DAD, STEPDAD, GRANDDAD, WHATEVER, COME OUT AND HELP THIS THING SITUATION NOT CROWLEY.
I CAME TO CROWLEY BACK IN 2001 AND BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.
LOVE IT. IT'S A SMALL COMMUNITY. IT'S A LOVING COMMUNITY.
NO COMMUNITY IS PERFECT, THOUGH, BUT STILL CROWLEY IS GROWING, MAN.
I HEARD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
I'M LIKE, WOW, BY ME NOT HAVING A JOB, [APPLAUSE] WHEN HE SAY, DADDY, I WANT YOU TO STOP WORKING.
MY KID DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] FOR EVERYBODY THAT DON'T KNOW MY SON.
MY SON IS MILTON WILLIAMS. HE GRADUATED FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2017.
HE GOT DRAFTED BY THE EAGLES IN THE THIRD ROUND, 73RD PICK.
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THEN AFTER HE WON SUPER BOWL, HE SIGNED WITH THE PATRIOTS. HE WON.HE GOT THE LARGEST CONTRACT IN PATRIOT HISTORY, $104 MILLION CONTRACT.
I'M GOING TO RUN THIS BY YOU. ALL MY LIFE.
I WANTED MY NAME TO BE CALLED ON DRAFT NIGHT GROWING UP IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
IN 1991, MY NAME WASN'T CALLED.
BUT IN 2021, THEY STILL CALLED MY NAME BECAUSE MY NAME IS MILTON WILLIAM SR.
THEY STILL CALL. GOD HAVE A RAM IN THE BUSH FOR YOU.
I KNEW I WAS AWESOME, BUT I WAS TRYING TO JUGGLE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.
MY DAD WASN'T AROUND TO GUIDE ME HELP ME OUT AND STUFF.
I SAY, MY SON, LIKE I SAY, HE WOULD BE HERE.
MATTER OF FACT, HE WAS HERE LAST WEEK JUST FOR A SHORT PERIOD.
BUT HE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING FOR CROWLEY.
HE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING BIG AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU ALL IN ON IT YET.
HE WOULD GET WITH YOU, MR. MCFARLANE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN HERE IN CROWLEY.
THESE CHILDREN IN CROWLEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT IT MADE.
I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THIS STUFF THAT THEY HAVE GROWING UP IN SCHOOL THAT THEY HAVE NOW, THE PRACTICE FACILITY, THE NEW FIELD. JUST EVERYTHING.
I TOLD HIM HE'S THE SECOND PERSON FROM CROWLEY IN NFL.
YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE WAY FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NOT NORTH CROWLEY, FOR CROWLEY.
HE JUST LAID BACK, HE SEE YOU ALL. YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR.
HE ALL WANT TO DO IS WALK AROUND WITH SOME FLIP FLOPS ON, PLAYS GAME, AND SAY, DAD WHAT ARE WE GOING TO EAT? THAT'S ALL.
HE'S BIG MAN, BUT HE'S STILL MY CHILD.
PEOPLE ASKED ME ALL THE TIME, HOW I FEEL HAVING A SON IN THE NFL SUPER BOWL CHAMPION? I SAID, IT FEEL NORMAL.
HE COME HOME AND GOT THAT CATCH, TAKE THE TRASH.
YES, HE'S A MILLIONAIRE, BUT HE STILL RESPECT ME AS DADDY.
BUT ALL PRO DAD IS SOMETHING AWESOME.
I LOVE IT, AND I'M TRYING TO GET MORE INVOLVED NOW.
LIKE I SAID, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A JOB.
MATTER OF FACT, I'M VOLUNTEERING TOMORROW AT DEER CREEK.
MR. REED CALLED ME, HEY, CAN YOU COME IN? Y'ALL, COME IN. Y'ALL NEED SOME HELP? CALL ME.
REACH OUT TO MUHAMMAD. LET ME KNOW, WHATEVER.
I CAN HELP OUT. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. [APPLAUSE]
>> NOW, FOR YOU COWBOY FANS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER SEEN THE SUPER BALL RING.
THIS IS WHAT A SUPER BOWL RING LOOKS LIKE RIGHT HERE.
[LAUGHTER]. BUT MY SON TOLD ME HE DIDN'T WANT THIS ONE BECAUSE THE EAGLE WOULD RESIGNED HIM.
HE GAVE ME THIS. HE SAID HE GO TO GET ONE WITH THE PATRI SO GOD BLESS YOU.
>> WELL, THAT'S IT FOR THIS EVENING.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION AND ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.2, CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AND MR. KRISCHNER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> YES, MADAM FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR MCFARLANE AND ENTIRE CROWLEY IT COMMUNITY, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THE HARD WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AFTER HOURS HERE FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THERE ARE STATE REQUIRED TRAININGS THAT OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE TO REPORT PROUDLY THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN MET AND MADAM FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.
THERE'S NO VOTE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TONIGHT, BUT THERE IS A STATEMENT.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO READ THERE DOWN IN THE RECOMMENDATION SECTION, MR. HANDY, IF YOU'LL SCROLL DOWN.
YOUR STATEMENT IS THAT ALL CROWLEY ISD BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MET THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. I'LL HAND THAT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE THAT ALL CROWLEY ISD BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MET THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRUSTEES FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> WE ARE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[8.0 Consent Agenda]
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE HAVE 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, AND 8.4.>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> TRUSTEE DAVIS APPROVED. IS THERE A SECOND?
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THE MOTION PASSES.NEXT SECTION. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS,
[9.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
AGENDA ITEM 9.1 2025 2026 TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT VACANCY NOMINATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MISS [INAUDIBLE].>> MADAM FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES, DOCTOR MCFARLANE, AS WE REPORTED LAST MONTH, THERE HAS BEEN A RESIGNATION ON THE TERRAN APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THE TAD, WHAT WE'LL CALL THE ABBREVIATION.
TAD'S POLICY IS IF THERE'S A RESIGNATION DURING A TERM, TAXING ENTITIES LIKE CROWLEY ISD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE ONE PERSON TO BE CONSIDERED TO FILL THE REMAINING TERM OF THAT VACANCY.
THEN TAD WILL LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE NOMINATIONS AND DECIDE WHO TO FILL THAT VACANCY.
TONIGHT, IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO DO SO, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION.
BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO SO TONIGHT WILL BE THE NIGHT, WE WOULD GET TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE ONE PERSON.
HIS NAME TO SEND TO THE TERRAN APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROCESS?
>> A QUESTION DO WE HAVE? THIS IS SOMEONE THAT WE SAY [INAUDIBLE].
>> IT'S ANYONE THAT THE BOARD CAN NAME, AND THEN THE TAD WILL TAKE ALL OF THOSE NAMES SUBMITTED AND LOOK AT THEM.
LAST MONTH, YOU VOTED ON A BALLOT FOR A CANDIDATE FOR A FULL TERM.
YOU ALL HAVE DONE YOUR JOB THERE.
THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S AN UNEXPECTED VACANCY.
>> ESTES IS THERE A NOMINATION?
>> DO WE VOTE THAT WE'RE NOT NOMINATING?
>> I THINK THE BOARD CAN GO TO THE NEXT ITEM AND NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 9.2, 2025 26 CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT VACANCY NOMINATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
>> VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ITEM.
THIS IS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS JOHNSON COUNTY.
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS ASKING TAXING ENTITIES IF THEY HAVE ANY NAMES TO SUBMIT FOR A NOMINEE TO FILL THAT VACANCY.
THE BOARD, IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT, YOU CAN OR IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE NO ACTION, THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.
>> AS FOR THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WE'LL MOVE ON.
>> THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 10.1,
[10.0 Future Action Item(s)]
WE'RE AT FUTURE ACTION ITEMS. CONSIDERATION AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDER CALLING A BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION IN THE DISTRICT ON MAY 2, 2026. MR. MISS MONTALVO.>> FOR THESE NEXT FEW FUTURE ACTION ITEMS, FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT, WE CAN LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THEM VERY QUICK.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS, OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THOSE.
THAT FIRST DOCUMENT YOU INTRODUCED IS THE ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE MAY 2, 2026 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION.
MISS MONTALVO IS WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEYS TO FINALIZE THAT ORDER OF ELECTION, AND WE'VE BROUGHT BACK TO US IN A FUTURE MEETING IN THE NEW YEAR.
SHE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THAT.
ALSO, IS THAT TIME OF YEAR, WE'RE STARTING NEED TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEARS CALENDAR 2026, 2027.
OUR TEAM WILL BE LOOKING AT DRAFTS TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO OPTIMIZE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ACROSS CROWLEY IT AND WILL BE REVIEWING DRAFTS TO BRING BROUGHT BACK TO YOU.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THAT APPROVED BY FEBRUARY, SO OUR FAMILIES HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PLAN AND ENOUGH TIME TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
THE FINAL FUTURE ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING, THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT KF.
THAT'S OUR ANNUAL AUDIT THAT MR. FISHER AND THE FINANCE TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH EXTERNAL AUDITORS ON.
THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL IN THE JANUARY MEETING TO REVIEW AND VOTE ON ACCEPTING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS?
>> THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 11.
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 12.
BEFORE WE GET TO AGENDA ITEM 12, WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF RECESS AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO OUR PIT STOP.
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WE'LL BE BACK AT 7:15. THANK YOU.[* Portions of this meeting are without audio *]
>> WE ARE SHARING WITH YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WHAT WE'LL DO IN JANUARY AND THE JANUARY WORK SESSION, WE'LL SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING SPECIFICALLY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THE NINTH GRADE AS WELL.
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO REALLY HEAR AND SEE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING SO THAT WHEN YOU SEE THE RESULTS, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS NOT JUST AN ACCIDENT FOR US TO GET TO WHERE WE WILL BE.
>> QUICK QUESTION AGAIN, I'M SORRY.
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>> WE SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
HOW AS A BOARD CAN WE HELP WITH OTHER AREAS TO HELP MAKE SURE WHETHER IT BE WITH GETTING PARENTS MORE INVOLVED OR HOW CAN WE BE A BOARD OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU GUYS?.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE THEM BRAINSTORM SOME THINGS AND MAYBE DOCTOR WILLIAMS WILL COME BACK AND SPEAK TO THAT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
THIS HAS BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE, AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT AND I REALLY WISH MORE PEOPLE COULD SEE AND HEAR WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN CROWLEY.
I'M GOING TO CALL THIS KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE BALL BECAUSE WHEN WE DON'T, THINGS HAPPEN, AND HEARING THIS INFORMATION AND WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT AND ON OUR CAMPUSES, I THINK WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE BALL.
>> I WANT TO SAY. [LAUGHTER]. THIS MORNING, BUT FOR REALLY, AS JOB AS A NEW TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE] DID LIKE ME.
AS A PARENT, I WILL JUST MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE AND ON THAT, YOU GUYS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM FOR FRODO. THANK YOU.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM.
LISTENING TO EVERYONE FROM PRINCIPALS TO ADMINISTRATORS.
I LOVE THE DESIGNATION OF ROLES AMONGST APS, THE TDSI.
I WAS LIKE EVERYONE IS A STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER.
ANYONE CAN MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION.
I WANT TO SAY YOU ALL GET A WELL DESERVED TWO WEEK BREAK.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN TODAY.
MAY YOU REST, REFRESH, ENJOY YOURSELVES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOMENTUM WHEN YOU RETURN IN 2026, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE YOU.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:16.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.