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>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER
[1.0 Call to Order ]
THE COLD BOARD MEETING OF CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 89TH LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KIRCHNER.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR NTA ROBINSON.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, MR. MICHAEL LAS.
TRUSTEE PLACE FOUR MISS JUNE W. DAVIS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5 MISS CHEKINA WATKINS.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRASSIA.
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 7 MISS CALSIA STEVENSON.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
>> THANK YOU. I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ATTENDING AND YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 2.0,
[2.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride ]
CELEBRATIONS AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING LAST MONTH, BUT I WELCOME YOU ALL BACK, CROWLEY ISD.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF BACK IN THE CLASSROOMS, RECONNECTING WITH FRIENDS AND READY TO CONTINUE THE 2025, 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE WILL SEE GREAT ACADEMIC GROWTH, ENJOY ENGAGING EVENTS AND SEEING THE CLASS OF '26 WALK THE STAGE AT GRADUATION.
AS A BOARD, WE ARE EXCITED TO LEAD OUR DISTRICT THIS SPRING SEMESTER FOR OUR DISTRICT. WELCOME BACK, YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE]
>> DEER CREEK 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. WE INVITE FORMER STUDENTS, FORMER TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WALK THE HALLS, RECONNECT WITH MEMORIES AND SEE THE RECENT RENOVATIONS TO THE CAMPUS.
COME CELEBRATE THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF DEER CREEK.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. [APPLAUSE]
MIDDLE SCHOOL PREVIEW NIGHT, CALLING ALL FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE'RE HOSTING A MIDDLE SCHOOL PREVIEW NIGHT AT ALL FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH.
YOU WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET THE PRINCIPAL, TOUR YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LEARN ALL ABOUT THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO YOUR CHILD IN CROWLEY ISD, INCLUDING ATHLETICS, ADVANCED ACADEMICS, FINE ARTS, CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MORE.
YOU'LL ALSO HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP WITH PAUL QUINN COLLEGE.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH, AND WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
THE COMMUNICATION IN CROWLEY ISD IS GETTING AN UPGRADE THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AS WE ARE INTRODUCING PARENT SQUARE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR FAMILIES TO RECEIVE INFORMATION, UPDATES, MESSAGES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, ALL IN ONE PLACE, USING THE PREFERRED LANGUAGE AND CONTACT MESSAGE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ON THE TOOL AND WE WILL HAVE A FULL ROLL OUT TO FAMILIES SOON.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO CONNECT WITH CROWLEY ISD ON PARENT SQUARE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS, MORE THAN 12,000 FANS FROM COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS TEXAS FIELD, CROWLEY ISD, MULTI PURPOSE STADIUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAMES.
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WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL TO EVERY STUDENT ATHLETE, COACH, FAMILY, FAMILIES, AND FANS WHO TRAVELED TO CROWLEY AND EXPERIENCED OUR STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES.WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR FACILITIES.
THANK YOU FOR THE ENERGY, SPORTSMANSHIP AND THE MEMORIES, AND BEST OF LUCK TO ALL TEAMS IN THE SEASONS AHEAD. [APPLAUSE]
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST DR. ROBINSON.
>> PARKWAY ELEMENTARY IS RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH FRESH SIGNAGE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE, REPLACING THEIR OLD BANNER WITH A NEW LOOK AND HIGHLIGHTING WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A GREAT PARKWAY PANTHER FOR ALL WHO ENTER THE BUILDING.
I WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB TO PRINCIPAL LAUREN SMITH AND HER TEAM FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON AND DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, I'M JUST DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING THIS POINT OF PRIDE OUT TO YOU ALL TODAY.
HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M GOING TO DO THIS, BUT I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT OUR ATHLETE DIRECTOR, MR. GREG WILLIAMS, WILL YOU COME FORWARD, MR. WILLIAMS? AS HE'S COMING, [APPLAUSE] MOST PEOPLE IF THEY'RE RECEIVING A NATIONAL OR A STATE LEVEL AWARD, THEY WOULD LET EVERYBODY KNOW, BUT I FOUND OUT JUST BY HAPPENSTANCE THAT HE'S BEING INDUCTED INTO THE TEXAS TRACK AND FIELD COACHES ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME.
[APPLAUSE] ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE DEFINITELY EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM, BUT JUST LISTENING AT THESE STATS, HE HAS SEVEN STATE TITLES IN TRACK, FIVE RUNNER UP TITLES, 22 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS, 15 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HE WAS A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR, AND ALSO THE TEXAS BLACK SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE IN 25 AS WELL.
HE'S BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME IN TEXAS, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND PROUD OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU PROVIDED TO CROWLEY ISD AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] COACH WILLIAMS, YOU CAN COME ON BACK.
WE NEED WORDS. HE WAS HOPING HE COULD GET OUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING.
>> REALLY JUST GRATEFUL, MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT GOD HAS PUT SOME PEOPLE IN MY PATH TO HELP ME GET TO THE PLACE THAT I'M AT.
I'M GOING TO PRACTICE MY SPEECH FOR TOMORROW.
[LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S JUST BEEN SOME GREAT THINGS AND GREAT PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET AND REALLY JUST HELP ME WORK MY WAY THROUGH THIS.
A LOT OF DEDICATION TO MY ATHLETES, A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO MY ASSISTANT COACHES AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING ME TONIGHT AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY AN HONOR. THANK YOU, BOARD.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.0.
OPEN FORM. MR. KIRCHNER, DO WE HAVE?
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
WE DID HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGN UP BEFORE THE HOUR DEADLINE THIS EVENING.
I WANTED TO SEE IF MISS JADA BOONE HAS ARRIVED, MISS BOONE? THAT WAS THE ONLY SIGN UP, SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY OPEN FORM TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 4.1.
[4.0 Recognition Item(s)]
RECOGNITION OF NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. DOCTOR MCFARLAND.MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE EXCITED AGAIN TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE NORTH CROWLEY FOOTBALL TEAM AS OUTSTANDING PLAYERS OF OUR TEAM WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT.
WE ALSO HAVE MR. GREG WILLIAMS HERE TO PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM. MR. WILLIAMS.
>> PRESIDENT GRASSIA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
IT'S WITH EXTREME PLEASURE THAT I COME TO YOU TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S NORTH CROWLEY FOOTBALL TEAM.
THEY FINISHED THE SEASON 12 AND TWO, REGIONAL FINALIST.
WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE ABSENCE OF THE FORMER COACH, COACH GATES,
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I WANT TO BRING UP THE CURRENT DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, RECRUITMENT COORDINATOR, COACH DMARCUS.HARRIS, TO TALK ABOUT THE SEASON. [APPLAUSE]
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS.
WHAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE FOR US, THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, IT MAKES OUR JOB EASY TO COACH THESE GUYS.
A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS, GREAT SEASON.
WE WENT THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THIS YEAR, INJURIES.
WE HAD STAFF, BUT WE CAME OUT AND THESE GUYS THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF FIGHTING THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS, GREAT TEAM MATES, GREAT ENERGY.
THEY GAVE IT EVERYTHING THEY HAD.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THAT'S OUR GOAL, BUT THESE GUYS DID A GREAT JOB, AND WE'RE PROUD OF THEM, JUST THE WAY THEY PLAY, THE WAY THEY ACT, THE WAY THEY LEAD IN THE BUILDING, THE WAY THEY LEAD IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF OUR KIDS, AND FOOTBALL IS JUST A SMALL PART, WE PLAY REALLY, REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL BECAUSE WE GOT KIDS WITH GREAT CHARACTER, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THOSE THINGS.
TODAY, WE HAVE ELIJA HOUSTON HERE.
YOU GUYS WANT TO COME UP? YOU GUYS COME UP. WE GOT ELIJAH IN HOUSTON. HE'S A SAFETY.
HE WAS A PLAYER MVP OF THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE HAYDEN GREEN, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT.
WE GOT MY SON, WHO WAS THE SECOND TEAM ALL DISTRICT QUARTERBACK.
HE GETS MAD AT ME SOMETIMES WHEN I MESSED THAT UP.
I THINK I'VE BEEN GOOD THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES.
HE WAS FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, GOT OVER 1,000 YARDS AT RUNNING BACK.
FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, GOT TRAY TAPE, GOT IT MOVED OVER AND DID EVERYTHING.
AGAIN, TY IN, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE JERRY OUTHOUSE, CORNER, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT PLAYER, AND THEN WE HAVE ANTONIO SMITH, WHO'S FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT PLAYER ALSO, GREAT PLAYERS, GREAT LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL, GREAT LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, AND THEY ALLOW US TO WIN A LOT OF GAMES.
[APPLAUSE] [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
>> OKAY LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR PANTHER [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
>> DO WE HAVE ANY PARENTS HERE TONIGHT? NO PARENTS.
>> COACH HARRIS. CAN YOU JUST COME UP AND TELL US HOW MANY WE HAVE COMING BACK AND JUST GIVE US JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.
THE SENIORS WHO ARE LEAVING JUST LET US KNOW WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE.
>> WE HAD THREE EARLY SIGNEES.
WE HAD JOHN TURNTINE THAT WENT TO TEXAS.
THOSE GUYS DID A GREAT JOB IN THE CLASSROOM, SO THEY WERE ABLE TO GRADUATE EARLY.
WE HAD THOMAS COOK, WHO'S AT COLORADO STATE.
AGAIN, GREAT IN THE CLASSROOM, GREAT ON THE FIELD.
WE HAD AARON BRADSHAW, WHO WAS AN EARLY SIGNEE TO TEXAS TECH.
DID A GREAT JOB, AND THEY WERE AWESOME, BUT THOSE GUYS CAN GRADUATE EARLY BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM.
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WE HAVE A NUMBER OF KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL.MY GOAL AS THE RECRUITING COORDINATOR AND FUTURE READY COORDINATOR IS TO MAKE SURE WE GET 25 PLUS TO SCHOOL.
IT'S HARD WITH THE PORTAL AND SO MANY COLLEGE GUYS THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER HOME.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO GO AND GET THOSE KIDS A PLACE TO PLAY.
WE GOT KIDS THIS WEEK, I THINK WE GOT ABOUT EIGHT KIDS THAT WENT ON COLLEGE VISITS.
OUR GOAL IS 25 PLUS EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE A B ABOVE AVERAGE PROGRAM.
THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T MAKE ANYTHING UNDER A B.
THEY GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE BEHAVE IN THE RIGHT WAY AND THEY'RE BEING LEADERS IN THE CLASSROOM SO THAT ALLOWS US TO TO GET THEM TO SCHOOL.
WE GET ALL THESE KIDS TO SCHOOL, BUT THEY'RE DOING THEIR PART ALSO.
ALL THESE GUYS ARE COMING BACK.
[APPLAUSE] EXCEPT MY SON IS NOT COMING BACK.
I WISH HE WAS BACK, BUT EXCEPT ONE, BUT THESE GUYS ARE COMING BACK.
WE HAVE EIGHT GUYS ON OFFENSE THAT'LL BE BACK.
HEADLINE, KINTE 1,000 YARD RUSHER, QUARTERBACK'S COMING BACK, JERMAN'S COMING BACK.
THEN ON DEFENSE, WE GOT A GUY THAT'S MAKING THE CHECKS TO CALLS, ELIJA ONE AND WE GOT JERRY OUTHOUSE.
THESE GUYS GOT ALMOST EVERY OFFER IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY TOOK CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS AND THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE.
WE GOT ABOUT EIGHT ON OFFENSE EIGHT ON DEFENSE COMING BACK, AND WE'RE PRIME TO GO MAKE ANOTHER RUN.
OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS THE THIRD ROUND, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS' SUPPORT, AND OUR PRINCIPAL DOES A GREAT JOB.
HE SUPPORTS US, GIVES US EVERYTHING WE NEED, ALLOWS US TO GO BE SPECIAL EVERY WEEK AND YOU GUYS, WHAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE ALL ALLOW US TO GO BE SPECIAL SO WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> YES, MA'AM. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
>> IN THE MANY HATS THAT I WEAR, ONE OF MY HATS IS, I TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD AND SPEAK TO YOUTH AT DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.
I WAS JUST IN OKLAHOMA AN HOUR AGO.
EVERY TIME I GO WHEN I SAY, HEY, I'M A CROWLEY SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, THE FIRST THING I GET IS SMOKE BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO YOU GUYS ARE.
YOU MAKE IT EASY FOR ME TO GO IN WITH MY CHEST OUT BECAUSE TRUSTEE TALK NOISE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN BECAUSE THEY COME FOR US.
I'M SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRASSIA.
COACH HARRIS, I HEARD YOU SAY THE GOALS THAT YOU AND THE OTHER COACHES HAVE FOR THESE STUDENTS.
BUT I'M REALLY BIG ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS, AND I WANT TO TAKE MY HEAD OFF TO THESE YOUNG GUYS BECAUSE THEY WHEN UP HERE, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THEY ARE HIGH QUALITY YOUNG MEN BY THE WAY THEY PRESENTED THEMSELVES AND CARRIED THEMSELVES UP HERE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO THE YOUNG MEN BECAUSE IT'S VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT YOU ARE LEARNING WHAT IT IS THE COACHES ARE TRYING TO TEACH YOU.
NORMALLY WHEN STUDENTS COME IN, THEY'RE ALL LOUD AND EVERYTHING, BUT YOU GUYS, YOU REALLY DID PRESENT YOURSELF TODAY, AND I AM REALLY PLEASED TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOUNG MEN IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE PRESENTING THEMSELVES WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON. THANK YOU ALL. GREAT JOB.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 5.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[5.0 Executive Session ]
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:24 PM.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 7:01 PM.
[6.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL,[00:20:02]
VARSITY FOOTBALL COACH, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, I'M EXCITED TONIGHT TO RECOMMEND TO YOU ALL COACH DEMARCUS HARRIS AS THE NEXT COACH AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
MR. HARRIS HAS BEEN IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS SINCE 2019 FOR SIX OUT OF THE SEVEN YEARS 2019-2025.
HE MADE THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN TWO OF THOSE YEARS, AND THEY WERE THE STATE CHAMPIONS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WERE THE STATE CHAMPIONS IN 2024.
HE WAS A VITAL PART OF THAT TEAM.
WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH COACH HARRIS, AND EVEN WITH COACH GATES BEFORE HE LEFT AND OUR CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT BUILDING A DYNASTY AND SUSTAINING SUCCESS AND TAKING WHAT WE STARTED HERE IN CROWLEY ISD TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AND IT WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION FROM THE COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT WE TALKED TO ABOUT CONTINUING THE TRAINING HERE IN CROWLEY ISD THAT WE WOULD STAY IN HOUSE AND RELY ON COACH HARRIS TO LEAD US AS WE DEVELOP THIS DYNASTY HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL BOARD IS THAT WE HIRE MR. DEMARCUS HARRIS AS OUR COACH AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS.
I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND DEMARCUS HARRIS FOR THE POSITION OF HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM DR. MAYFIELD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS AND THE SMILE ON YOUR SON'S FACE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
IT MEANS YOU'RE DOING GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WATKINS.
>> I WANT TO RESTATE SOMETHING THAT DR. MCFARLAND SAID, BUILDING A DYNASTY AND THAT MEANS WINNING, SO WE'D LIKE TO WIN.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE MOVE TO VOTE? THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME DOING AND I KNOW THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS IS THANK YOUR FAMILY.
MY WIFE AND I TOLD DR. MCFARLAND, MY WIFE IS THE BEST COACH IN THE HOUSE.
SHE'S BEEN COACHING ME UP SINCE I WAS 18, AND IT'S WORKING.
THEN MY KIDS, [INAUDIBLE], MY SON THIS YEAR WAS AMAZING.
BEING ABLE TO DO IT HERE IN NORTH CROWLEY WAS SO UNBELIEVABLE.
WHAT A PLACE. I WANTED TO BE HERE, AND I TOLD THEM I MOVED MY FAMILY HERE.
WE'VE ALWAYS DROVE TO THE SCHOOL I WORKED AT.
WE MOVED HERE. MY WIFE WORK WORKS HERE.
MY SON, MY SEVENTH GRADER GOES TO SUMMER CREEK. WE'RE ALL IN.
WE'RE NORTH CROWLEY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, BUT I WAS ALL IN THE DAY I GOT HERE.
MY JOB IS TO KEEP IT GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER.
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I DON'T WANT TO JUST STAY THE SAME, BUT TO KEEP IT BETTER.I WANT THE PLAYERS TO KNOW, AND YOU GUYS TO KNOW.
JUST LIKE ALL CHOSE ME, MAN, I CHOSE YOU GUYS AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, DR. LANE, SUPPORTING ME, BELIEVING IN ME, DR. MCFARLAND, YOU GUYS, BELIEVING IN ME, GREG WILLIAMS, BELIEVE IN ME AND ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
GREAT SUPPORT. YOU CAN TELL, WE GOT GREAT KIDS. THEY'RE AWESOME.
BUT MY JOB IS NOT TO KEEP IT GOING, BUT TO MAKE IT BETTER.
THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING JUST TAKE HIM TO ANOTHER LEVEL. THAT'S MY GOAL.
YOU GUYS GOING TO GET EVERYTHING FROM ME EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERYTHING I GOT.
I WAKE UP WITH MY TANK FULL, AND I'M TRYING TO EMPTY THE TANK EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND WHAT A BLESSING.
I LOST MY MOM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I KNOW SHE'S SMILING DOWN FROM HEAVEN, WATCHING HER SON TAKE THIS JOB AND WHAT A JOB.
MY GOAL IS TO KEEP PUSHING OUR CORE VALUES, OUR STANDARD OF BEHAVIOR, OUR MISSION STATEMENT TO MAKE THESE GUYS BE CHAMPIONS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE, NOT JUST FOOTBALL, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO WIN GAMES BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO THOSE THINGS.
MY GOAL IS TO PLAY IN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS AND BEYOND AND TO PLAY FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
YOU GUYS HAVE INVESTED SO MUCH INTO THIS PLACE, NORTH CROWLEY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE EVER TOLD US, NO, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW JUST JUST WATCHING YOU GUYS AND THE WAY ALL WORK AND THE WAY Y'ALL HANDLE THINGS.
I KNOW I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THE DYNASTY CONTINUES.
>> TRUSTEES, IF YOU'LL JOIN US DOWN HERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SIGNING CEREMONY AND A PHOTO OP.
PLAYERS AFTER WE'VE TAKEN THIS PHOTO THE SCHOOL BOARD.
I GET THERE BY MOM. CONGRATULATIONS.
[7.0 Public Hearing ]
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>> THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.1 PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. FISHER IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. FISHER.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM SO PROUD TO OPEN THIS FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL BEGIN WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE FIRST RATING ACTUALLY IS.
SENATE BILL 218 OF THE 77TH LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
IT MEANS THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
THE LAW REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING, WHICH CAN BE A PART OF A REGULAR MEETING.
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON THE REPORT AT THE PUBLIC MEETING, AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE A PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT THAT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BASED ON INDICATORS PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE SCHOOL IS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS' FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
IT EXPANDS A PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN TEXAS TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL SERVICES.
YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.
THIS IS THE COUSIN TO THAT, IF YOU WILL.
IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FINANCE, AND ENCOURAGES MEANINGFUL FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT.
THERE ARE 20-21 CRITERIA THAT ARE EVALUATED EVERY THREE YEARS, AND THE RATINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT THE FIRST RATING FOR 24-25, BUT IT IS RATING THE 23-24 AUDITED FINANCIALS.
THERE IS A PASS FAIL ON INDICATORS ONE THROUGH SIX, 16 THROUGH 17, AND 20 THROUGH 21.
THIS YEAR, OUR DISTRICT SCORED 84 POINTS OUT OF A MAXIMUM OF 100 POINTS.
LAST YEAR, WE SCORED 86 POINTS.
WE STILL MAINTAIN THE B ABOVE STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT.
THE METRICS REALLY MEASURE COMPLIANCE, SOLVENCY, AND LIQUIDITY.
THE SCORES ARE BASED ON A TOTAL OF RATING POINTS.
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT A MAXIMUM OF 100.
THESE ARE THE SCORES, THE RANGES, IF YOU WILL, NO POINTS WERE AWARDED FOR THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT HAD A PASS FAIL.
BOARD, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE INDICATORS.
I'LL GO AS FAST AS YOU WANT OR AS SLOW AS YOU WANT ME TO DO, AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
INDICATOR NUMBER 1, WAS THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO TA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE NOVEMBER 27 OR JANUARY 28 DEADLINE?
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WE PASSED. INDICATOR NUMBER 2, WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE AFR, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT? WE PASSED.WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL DEBT AGREEMENTS AT FISCAL YEAR END? PASS. DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, AND THE IRS? PASS. WAS THE TOTAL NET POSITION IN GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES GREATER THAN ZERO? WE PASSED.
WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE ASSIGNED OR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES OVER THREE YEARS LESS THAN 25%? WE PASSED.
WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND OR CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND SUFFICIENT TO COVER OPERATING EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING FACILITIES, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION? WE GOT SIX OUT OF 10 POINTS.
OUR CASH ON HAND IS APPROXIMATELY 63 DAYS.
WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS, THE CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO, SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE SHORT-TERM DEBT? WE GOT 10 POINTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 10.
OUR CURRENT ASSETS WERE 6.5 TIMES OUR RATIO CURRENT LIABILITY RATIO.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES? WE PASSED THIS BECAUSE OF OUR CASH DAYS ON HAND.
INDICATOR NUMBER 10 WAS NOT BEING EVALUATED.
WAS THE RATIO OF LONG TERM LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LONG TERM SOLVENCY? WE GOT FOUR POINTS OUT OF 10.
YOU'LL SEE THAT ONE OF THE WAYS WE COULD HAVE PASSED THIS WAS TO HAVE 1,000 STUDENTS OVER THIS TERM, I THINK IT WAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
WAS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS AND THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE? WHAT IS THE CORRELATION? WE GOT SIX POINTS OUT OF 10.
OUR DISTRICT HAS COMMITTED TO THROUGH THE 2023 BOND, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE OUTSTANDING FACILITIES THAT I'M SO PROUD OF THAT ARE PART OF THE FRUITS OF WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH OUR FOOTBALL TEAM? WAS THE DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD? WE GOT EIGHT POINTS OUT OF 10.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE A 15% DECLINE IN STUDENTS TO STAFF RATIO? WE PASSED.
WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 88 WITHIN THE ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE BI-ANNUAL PUPIL PROJECTION SUBMITTED TO TA? FIVE POINTS OUT OF FIVE, WE PASSED.
DID THE COMPARISON OF PMS DATA TO THE INFORMATION IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S AFR RESULT IN TOTAL IN A TOTAL VARIANCE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION? WE PASSED.
17. DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESS OVER INTERNAL CONTROLS? WE PASSED. DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND LAWS? 10 POINTS, PASSED.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POST REQUIRE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE? FIVE POINTS OUT OF FIVE, WE PASSED.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATION TALK ABOUT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDING AT THE BOARD MEETING WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE DISTRICT? WE SURELY PASSED.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVE AN ADJUSTED REPAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR OVERALLOCATION OF THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FUND BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP? WE DID NOT, WE PASSED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BOARD, DID ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON DR. MAYFIELD?
>> YES. THANK YOU, MR. FISHER, AND GLAD TO SEE A LOT OF THE PASSES.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ONES THAT WE DID NOT PASS THAT WE SCORED LOW.
BASICALLY, IT'S JUST FOR MY KNOWLEDGE.
NUMBER 7, FOR INSTANCE, IF WE CAN GO TO THAT ONE.
MY QUESTION IS, IF WE SCORED A SIX OUT OF 10, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MEASURES HOW LONG IN DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE DISTRICT COULD HAVE DISPERSED FUNDS, WHAT WOULD MAKE IT A SEVEN AND EIGHT,
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A NINE, OR A 10? BECAUSE I SEE THE 63.38, BUT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS?>> 90 IS ACTUALLY GREATER THAN 90 IS THE 10.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STRIVING TO GET. 90 DAYS.
>> BETWEEN 63.38 AND 90, THERE ARE THRESHOLDS THAT WOULD GIVE YOU THE SEVEN OR THE EIGHT.
THE FOUR POINTS OUT OF 10 ARE BASICALLY THE SAME, WHAT CONSTITUTES A FOUR VERSUS A NINE OR AN EIGHT OR A 10 FOR THIS ONE.
I KNOW WHAT IT MEASURES, BUT WHAT WOULD GIVE US THE HIGHER POINTS? WHAT THRESHOLD?
>> LOWER LONG TERM LIABILITIES.
LONG TERM LIABILITIES LIKE THE DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH OUR BOND PROGRAM.
>> BUT DO WE KNOW THOSE THRESHOLDS, DOES IT CHANGE? IT'S NOT FOUR OR 10.
>> IF WE DON'T HAVE THEM, READY?
>> I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. WHAT NUMBER IS THAT 11?
>> WHILE HE'S LOCATING THAT, ONE OF THINGS THAT IS A MAJOR FACTOR IS IN DISTRICTS WHERE YOU HAVE BONDS, WHICH ARE LONG-TERM LIABILITIES, THEN WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE FACT IS THAT THE BOND IS AN UNUSUAL LONG-TERM LIABILITY THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE BALANCED WITH EITHER ADDITIONAL STUDENTS OR ADDITIONAL ASSETS TO SUPPORT THAT.
THE BOND IS TO FUND AN ASSET THAT HAD BEEN BUILT YET.
YOU HAVE THIS BILL FOR THIS BUILDING THAT YOU HAVE NOT BUILT YET.
YOU DON'T GET THE BENEFIT OF THE ASSET COUNTING FORWARD, BUT YOU GET THE DEBT FOR THE ASSET.
ONCE WE PAY IT OFF, THEN THIS ONE WOULD GO.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL. THAT CONTEXT IS HELPFUL FOR THIS.
>> DR. MAYFIELD, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SUCCINCTLY, A SIX WOULD BE GREATER THAN 70%, BUT LESS THAN 80%, AND AN EIGHT WOULD BE GREATER THAN 60%, BUT LESS THAN 70%.
A TEN WOULD BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 60%.
>> I HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE EITHER IT SAYS THE CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP 70% OR 1,000 STUDENTS.
IF WE HAD 36 MORE STUDENTS, WE WOULD HAVE PASSED.
>> I BELIEVE THAT THE THIRD CHANGE IN STUDENTS, YES.
THE THRESHOLD WAS 1,000 STUDENTS; 36 WOULD HAVE GIVEN US 1,000, AND WE WOULD HAVE, AND ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH SEVERAL OF OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS IS LOBBYING FOR THIS NUMBER TO BE DECREASED BECAUSE OF THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
>> YES. MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT NUMBER 7 AS WELL BECAUSE THAT'S TALKING ABOUT FUND BALANCE.
>> I THINK AS I WAS READING THROUGH THIS, BASED ON THE NEXT PROJECTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD $1.1 MILLION TO FUND BALANCE, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE THAT.
>> IT WILL. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRUSTEE DAVIS, OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THIS AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE HERE, REPRESENTED IN 2023-24 AS WELL.
>> AGAIN, I STILL HAD THE SAME QUESTIONS AT 17:11, BUT I ALSO HAD QUESTIONS ON 12, 13, AND 19.
IF YOU COULD COVER THOSE, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> ITEM NUMBER 12. WHAT IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS AND THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE? OUR FUTURE DEBT IS ABOUT ONE BILLION, AND OUR PROPERTY VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.8, I BELIEVE, THIS YEAR.
DR. MCFARLAND MENTIONED SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT'S BUILDING A LARGE BOND PROGRAM.
THEY'VE GOT ABOUT $35 BILLION WORTH OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE.
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A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN US.THEY INCREASED IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, ABOUT 5,000, REALLY IS ABOUT 5,600 KIDS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
THEY STILL LOST TWO POINTS ON ONE OF THESE RATINGS. WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE?
>> BEFORE YOU GO THERE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO 12 FOR A SECOND?
>> THIS IS A QUESTION, FISHER.
>> DUE TO THE RECENT PROPERTY TAX LEGISLATION?
>> IN ESSENCE, OUR ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN WHAT IT REALLY BE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE ASSESSMENTS ARE DONE THE WAY THEY ARE DONE NOW.
AS OUR PROPERTY VALUE ASSESSMENTS EITHER DECREASE OR DON'T INCREASE AT THE RATE IT NEEDS TO, THIS ACTUALLY ENDS UP BECOMING AN ISSUE FOR US BECAUSE IF WE HAVE A FUTURE DEBT WITH BUILDING BUILDINGS, AND OUR PROPERTY VALUE IS EITHER BEING HELD AT AN ARTIFICIAL OR LOW LEVEL, IT CREATES AN ISSUE WITH THIS INDICATOR.
>> ANY DISTRICT THAT'S BUILDING BUILDINGS, IF THEIR PROPERTY VALUE IS NOT GROWING AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE BENEFIT OF IT, WE HAVE THIS CHALLENGE FOR US.
FOR US, IT'S REALLY TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND ESTIMATE, QUITE FRANKLY, WHERE WE THINK OUR PROPERTY VALUE WILL BE, AND THEN USING THAT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH OF OUR LONG-TERM DEBT WE NEED TO PAY.
HOW MUCH DO WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S GOING TO HIT US HERE UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO?
>> THIRTEEN WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO.
THAT IS JUST SIMPLY THE FUNCTION 21 AND 41 DIVIDED BY THE INSTRUCTIONAL-RELATED FUNCTIONS.
FUNCTION 11 IS INSTRUCTION, FUNCTION 12 IS MEDIA RELATIONS, FUNCTION 13 IS INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FUNCTION 31 IS COUNSELING.
>> WE JUST NEED TO SIMPLY THIS RATIO, HAVE LESS PEOPLE IN 21 AND 41? WHAT WAS THE OTHER NUMBER OF TRUSTEE STEVE?
>> THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY DISTRICTS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN A LOT OF BUILDING LIKE WE ARE NOW, THAT'S THE REASON FOR SOME OF THESE SCORES.
>> IT IS. IT INCREASES YOUR LONG-TERM DEBT. YES, MA'AM.
>> AS LONG AS WE'RE IN THE THROES OF BUILDING, THIS IS THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.
>> IT MAY BE PART OF OUR CURRENT REALITY.
>> IS THERE A PROJECTION OF LEVELING OFF [INAUDIBLE]
>> WELL, ONE OF THE WAYS AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE THE METRIC CAN BE MET THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I THINK THAT OUR DISTRICT CAN IMPROVE IN THAT AREA IS BY ATTRACTING MORE STUDENTS.
>> IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LONG TERM DEBT THAT'S NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE 2023 BOND.
WE HAVE OTHER BONDS THAT'S CONNECTED TO IT.
WE COULD DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO RETIRE DEBT FROM BONDS FROM 20 YEARS AGO OR 30 YEARS AGO, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE OVERALL DEBT.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT TRYING TO IDENTIFY HOW MUCH OF OUR LONG TERM DEBT DO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN? WHAT DO WE NEED TO PAY OFF? HOW DO WE NEED TO AD JUDGE THAT? THAT'S WHAT OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND MR. FISHER, THEY MONITOR IT AND WE DETERMINE, HEY, NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO RETIRE THE DEBT, REFINANCE THE DEBT, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU ALL APPROVE OF THE IMPACTS THESE INDICATORS AS WELL.
>> COMMISSIONER MARLIN, DID WE JUST DO THAT THIS YEAR?
>> WE DID. ANYTIME THE INTEREST RATE CHANGES, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AGAIN,
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BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE AGE OF THE BOND AND ALL THOSE.>> IF THERE ARE COST PROVISIONS.
>> THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS?
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. KIRCHNER, DID WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE TO MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. FISHER.
>> THAT'S HIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED AND WE WILL
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TRANSITION BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS, AGENDA ITEM 9.1,
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2024, 2025 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. FISHER IS BACK AGAIN TO BRING OUR AUDIT FORWARD. MR. FISHER.
>> GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, I AM PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD PARTNER FROM WEAVER, OUR CPA FIRM THAT AUDITS OUR FINANCIALS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED AND PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD MISSES JACKIE GONZALEZ, PARTNER WITH WEAVER TO DISCUSS AND PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE BOARD.
>> MICROPHONE HAS COME DOWN TO JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE THE GOOD NEWS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HEARING TONIGHT AND PRESENT THE RESULTS OF YOUR AUDIT.
AS MENTIONED TO YOU AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, WE'RE HERE A LITTLE LATER BECAUSE THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT WITH WHICH WE USE FOR YOUR SINGLE AUDIT OR THOSE AUDIT OVER YOUR FEDERAL AWARDS WAS DELAYED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE AS YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, WERE NOT ALLOWED TO ISSUE OUR REPORT.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT, COMPLETED OUR PROCEDURES, AND SO WE ARE ABLE TO ISSUE THAT REPORT AND PRESENT IT TO YOU THIS EVENING.
AS MR. FISHER MENTIONED, I AM WITH WEAVER.
WE ARE A NATIONAL PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
OUR GOVERNMENT PRACTICE REMAINS TO BE ONE OF OUR LARGEST AREAS OF PRACTICE WITHIN THE FIRM.
WE SERVE OVER 300 GOVERNMENTAL CLIENTS AND HAVE OVER 170 PROFESSIONALS THAT SPECIALIZE IN SERVING OUR GOVERNMENTAL CLIENTS.
AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS JACKIE GONZALEZ.
I SERVE AS YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTNER.
I HAVE MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOING THIS.
I WON'T MYSELF BY THE EXACT NUMBER.
BUT I DO PRACTICE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL SPACE AND DO MANY DISTRICTS, CITIES AND COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO MYSELF, I ALSO HAD BRENT YOUNG SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR, AND ADAM DUKE, SERVING AS THE SUPERVISOR, REALLY HANDLED THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND AUDITING HERE ON SITE.
THEN IN ADDITION, WE HAD ELISA GILBERTSON, WHO SERVES AS OUR DATA ANALYTICS IN CHARGE AND MANAGER TAKING ALL THAT BIG DATA, BREAKING IT DOWN SO THAT WE CAN ANALYZE.
THEN I ALSO HAD JENNIFER RIKA AND ADAM MCCAIN SERVING AS MY QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW PARTNERS.
AFTER I'VE REVIEWED THE FILE, THEY COME IN AS A SET OF INDEPENDENT EYES ON BOTH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT OF YOUR FEDERAL AWARDS.
WE DO CONDUCT OUR AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE PERFORM THAT SINGLE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE.
WE ALSO PERFORM TESTS OF COMPLIANCE THAT ARE SET FORTH BY THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT AND BY TEA.
HERE IS OUR REPORT SUMMARY OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WE HAVE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OR A CLEAN OPINION, IF YOU WILL.
THERE ARE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND NO MATTERS OF NON COMPLIANCE RELATED TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
OVERALL, A VERY CLEAN AUDIT, AND THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE AS YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CAN PROVIDE.
OVER YOUR SINGLE AUDIT OR THOSE FEDERAL AWARDS, YOU CAN SEE DOWN THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THE MAJOR PROGRAMS THAT WE AUDITED WERE YOUR CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER AND THE STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. WE ARE ALSO ISSUING UNMODIFIED OPINIONS OR CLEAN OPINIONS ON THE COMPLIANCE FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. YOU DO QUALIFY AS A LOW RISK AUDITEE, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FINDINGS OR MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN AT LEAST THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, BUT IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN THAT.
YOU HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESS, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND NO FINDINGS IN EITHER OF THOSE PROGRAMS. NEXT, WE'LL HIT SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.
THESE HIGHLIGHTS ARE OVER THE GENERAL FUND SPECIFICALLY.
YOU ENDED THE YEAR WITH REVENUE TOTALING ALMOST $180.7 MILLION.
THAT'S COMPRISED OF 52.6% IN STATE PROGRAM REVENUES OR THE AMOUNT THAT COMES FROM TEA IN YOUR FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND 46.4 IN LOCAL AND INTERMEDIATE SOURCES OR
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PROPERTY TAXES WITH THE REMAINING ABOUT 1% COMING FROM FEDERAL PROGRAM REVENUES.EXPENDITURES ENDED THE YEAR AT JUST OVER 185 MILLION, AND 59.9% OF THAT WAS IN INSTRUCTION, 7.6% IN PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND THEN 33.5% IN THE REMAINING FUNCTIONS.
THAT BROUGHT YOU TO AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 36.25 MILLION OF WHICH JUST OVER 34 MILLION IS UNASSIGNED WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.
THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE HAS REMAINED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS 18-24%.
NEXT, WE'LL LOOK AT THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS IN THAT GENERAL FUND.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THE ACTUAL AMOUNT, AS I MENTIONED, WAS AT ABOUT 180.7 MILLION AS COMPARED TO YOUR FINAL BUDGET OF 184.
THAT WAS A VARIANCE OF $3.4 MILLION.
YOUR EXPENDITURES ENDED AT THAT 185.9 AGAINST A BUDGET OF 186.9.
THAT WAS A VAN A POSITIVE VARIANCE OF JUST OVER $1 MILLION.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE SOME TRANSFERS IN OF 6.3, AND THEN THAT BROUGHT YOU TO YOUR NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE OF 1.1, WHICH BROUGHT US AGAIN TO THAT ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 36.25.
NEXT, THIS IS JUST A TREND OF YOUR GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS REMAINED HEALTHY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IN 2025 CONTINUES TO BE HEALTHY IN THAT GENERAL FUND, KEEPING AT THAT 20% OF CURRENT EXPENDITURES OR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, AGAIN, WHICH IS WITHIN THAT BOARD POLICY OF 18-24%.
NEXT, WE'LL GO OVER THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND HIGHLIGHTS.
IN YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, YOU ENDED THE YEAR WITH CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF $518.5 MILLION, WHICH IS MAINLY THOSE UNSPENT BOND PROCEEDS.
YOU ALSO HAD AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 482.3 MILLION, WHICH IS ALL RESTRICTED AGAIN FOR THOSE CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS BECAUSE THAT IS THE UNSPENT BOND PROCEEDS.
THE MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THIS YEAR INCLUDED CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. FISHER FOR ALL OF HIS HARD WORK, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PRETTY TEDIOUS PROCESS AND BEING DELAYED, IT JUST MEANT WE WORKED LONGER, NOT THAT WE GOT TO FINISH SOONER.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A SUCCESSFUL AUDIT, AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE LAST STATEMENT YOU MADE, WORKING WITH MR. FISHER, AND I THINK I SAW THAT IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO PULLING THIS ALL TOGETHER AND IT WAS A REAL INDICATION OF ACTING LIKE A FAMILY AND WORKING LIKE A TEAM BECAUSE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS I SEE OUT HERE I THINK HAD A HAND IN THIS PULLING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS GONZALEZ.
>> MR. FISHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 10.1,
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QUARTERLY REVIEW DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE REALLY HAVE DEPARTMENTS TONIGHT THAT WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AND JUST ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION WITH YOU.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A WORK SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO REMAIN AT THE TABLE FOR THIS ONE.
OUR FIRST PRESENTATION WILL COME FROM OUR CCMR DEPARTMENT, OUR FUTURE READY DEPARTMENT, DR. TONY GRANT WILL PRESENT THAT ITEM. MR. FISHER WILL BRING.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
WE DO NEED THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION ON APPROVING THAT AUDIT.
IF THERE'S A MOTION FOR THAT ONE OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I KNOW MR. FISHER WILL BE AVAILABLE.
>> I AM SORRY. THAT WAS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? GO AHEAD.
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2024, 2025 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR. ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DAVIS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE.
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>>MR. GORE GOING TO ASK YOU TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS.
>> BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR? THEN THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> WHICH WILL THEN TURN US TO AGENDA ITEM 10.1, QUARTERLY REVIEW DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. GRANT WILL LEAD US THROUGH THE FIRST PORTION OF THIS ITEM, DR. GRANT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRASSIA, BOARD TRUSTEES AND DR. MCFARLAND.
IT BRINGS ME GREAT PLEASURE TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE READY UPDATE OF HOW WE ARE DOING IN CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND TO BREAK THINGS UP SINCE WE ARE IN A WORKSHOP MODE RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN WITH AN ACTIVITY THIS EVENING.
WHAT YOU LOOKING ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HOLD ON.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CCMR MET IN FUTURE READY? I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNERS TO SEE HOW MANY OF THE CCMR INDICATORS YOU CAN PRODUCE.
YOU HAVE A NO CARD WITH LINES ON IT AT ADS, I WANT YOU TO JUST WORK TOGETHER, TEAMWORK AND SEE JUST HOW MANY OF THE CCMR INDICATORS YOU CAN NAME.
JUST THINK OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, WHAT DOES CCMR MEAN? YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THIS ACTIVITY?
>> I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
ARE YOU ASKING THEM TO DEFINE WHAT CCMR MEAN OR TO IDENTIFY THE INDICATORS?
[BACKGROUND] I HEAR A LOT OF TALKING.
>> DR. GRANT, DO YOU SEE THE SMOKE COMING FROM OUR HEAD?
>> [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.
>> WE'RE A TEAM UP HERE, SO YOU ALL CAN HELP EACH OTHER.
SOME OF YOU ALL HAVE QUITE A FEW.
>> I KNOW MISS LOKI IS UNFAIR BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T HERE WHEN WE HAD THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT, BUT YOU'RE DOING GOOD HANGING IN.
>> LET'S DO THAT. LET'S COMBINE ALL OF US.
WE'RE GOING TO START OVER HERE THIS WAY.
GIVE US ONE AND YOU TELL US WHETHER WE'RE RIGHT OR NOT, DOCTOR GRANT, WE'LL START WITH MISS DAVIS, AND WE'LL JUST COME ACROSS.
WE'LL KEEP GOING UNTIL WE GET ALL 13. I BET YOU WE CAN GET 13.
[LAUGHTER] WHAT'S WRONG MISS DAVIS?
>> I DIDN'T GIVE THE NUMBER, DR. MCFARLAND ON PURPOSE.
>> INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS.
THAT'S ONE. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.
SHE SAID, SAT ACT, AND THEN YOU GO AHEAD AND SAY YOURS.
>> AWESOME. DUAL CREDIT, COLLEGE CREDIT.
WE WANT TO GO AROUND ONE MORE TIME.
>> IN LISTING IN THE MILITARY.
>> IN LISTING IN THE MILITARY.
AWESOME. [LAUGHTER] ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHERS,
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01, 2, 3, 04, 5 ASSOCIATES. THAT'S SEVEN.>> WONDERFUL. GREAT JOB, GIVE YOURSELF A HEAD.
[APPLAUSE] TEN OUT OF 13 IS NOT BAD AT ALL. NO, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THAT MEANS THAT I HAVE DONE MY JOB.
NO. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S ONLY A SMALL PIECE OF IT.
WE DO HAVE THE COLLEGE READINESS ENGLISH AND MATH ASSESSMENTS, WHICH ARE THE TSI, THE SAT, AND THE ACT.
YOU HAVE COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH IN MATH.
THAT'S A PART OF THAT COLLEGE READINESS PIECE.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ADVANCED ACADEMICS COURSES, THE DUAL CREDIT COURSES FOR THE COLLEGE CREDIT.
THAT'S AP OR IB, THE DUAL CREDIT IN THE RAMS. WE MENTIONED ASSOCIATES DEGREES.
WE DID THE IBCS AND PLUS COMPLETER STATUS FOR PLUS THE COURSE WORK FOR CTE, WHICH ALSO LEADS US TO A LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE, WHICH IS ALSO CTE.
THE TWO THAT YOU WERE MISSING WERE IN THE SPECIAL ED AREA.
REMEMBER THE WORKFORCE READY FOR SPECIAL ED AND THE ADVANCED DIPLOMA FOR SPECIAL ED.
THOSE WERE THE TWO THAT YOU COULDN'T THINK ABOUT, AND THEN THE LAST ONE WAS ARMED FORCES.
>> [BACKGROUND] I SAID ARMED FORCES.
>> YES. I'M GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THAT.
>> YOU CHANGE REALLY QUICK. GOOD.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INDULGING ME IN THIS OPENING ACTIVITY.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON AND JUST TALK ABOUT, AS YOU DID UP THERE WITH YOUR TEAMWORK, WHO'S A PART OF THE TEAM THAT'S ACTUALLY HELPING US WORK ON ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT INDICATORS THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW.
AS WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HERE TODAY, I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO JUST STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORKING COLLABORATION TO HELP US BE EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE AND WE'LL GET TO THOSE NUMBERS REAL QUICKLY.
WE HAVE SECONDARY COUNSELING SERVICES, ADVANCED ACADEMICS, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING AND ARMED FORCES.
THOSE ARE ALL OF US THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO COMMUNICATE OUT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES ABOUT HOW TO BE FUTURE READY.
NONE OF THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM.
FIRST. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MRS. ANNA ROE, AS WE ARE REALLY WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE CCMR MET TO GRADUATE FUTURE READY.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A NEW EXCITING EXPANSION THAT WE HAVE WITH ONE OF OUR HIGHER ED PARTNERS, AND SO MS. ROE IS GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> PRESIDENT GRASSIA AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY BY ADDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO MEET, COLLEGE, CAREER, MILITARY READINESS, OR CCMR THROUGH DUAL CREDIT COURSE WORK.
NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE ADDING A COUPLE OF NEW COURSES.
THE FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY A CURRENT CTE COURSE.
IT'S STATISTICS AND BUSINESS DECISION MAKING.
BUT THROUGH TARLETON, WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THAT AS A DUAL CREDIT COURSE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THIS COURSE IT'S A MATH FOCUS COURSE, FOCUS ON FINANCE, MARKETING, DATA, ANALYSIS, AND REAL WORLD APPLICATION.
IT'S A YEAR LONG COURSE, AND IT DOES COUNT AS A MATH CREDIT AS WELL AS THREE HOURS OF DUAL CREDIT IN THE MATHEMATICS AREA.
THE SECOND COURSE WE'RE ADDING, WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
IT IS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING AREA, BUT IT IS CALLED COLLEGE READINESS AND STUDY SKILLS.
THIS IS BUILT ON PUBLIC SPEAKING AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND REALLY WORKED WITH TARLETON TO BUILD THIS WITH A STRONG ALIGNMENT TO AVID.
STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP ACADEMIC DISCOURSE, ARGUMENTATION, AUDIENCE ANALYSIS, AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION.
THIS WILL ALSO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THREE HOURS OF DUAL CREDIT AND ALSO MET A CCMR INDICATOR.
SO THESE COURSES WILL EXPAND OUR ACCESS TO CCMR. THEY'LL STRENGTHEN OUR COLLEGE READINESS, AND THE ENSURE OUR STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE WITH
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TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AND MEANINGFUL POST SECONDARY READINESS.AS BOTH OF THESE COURSES NOT ONLY PROVIDE THE CCMR INDICATOR AND DUAL CREDIT THE THREE HOURS, THEY BOTH TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY AS CORE CREDIT.
>> FOR THE TWO PROGRAMS YOU SPOKE ABOUT, IS THERE A GRADE LEVEL, IS IT FOR NINTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE OR JUST WHAT GRADE LEVELS ARE WE TALKING?
>> GREAT QUESTION. NEXT YEAR, WE ARE LOOKING TO REALLY ADD THESE COURSES IN OUR SENIOR YEAR, BUT THEY ARE NOT LIMITED.
THERE'S NO PREREQUISITE TO BOTH OF THESE COURSES, WHICH IS ANOTHER BENEFIT OF WORKING WITH TARLETON AND PARTNERING AND BUILD THESE COURSES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE WILL LOOK NEXT YEAR FOR OUR 12TH GRADERS.
BUT AS WE BUILD OUT OUR GRADUATION PLANS WITH OUR COUNSELING TEAM AND REALLY PARTNER TOGETHER DR. DUVAL WITH DR. GRANT, AS WELL AS MISS CARL IN THE ACADEMIC TEAM.
ALSO OUR CAMPUSES, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT WHERE DOES THIS BEST FIT? BUT NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT GRADE 12.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. ROE.
JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION THAT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND TO OUR STUDENTS SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW THEM OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THAT CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.
JUST AS WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR BY ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE, WE WANT TO JUMP TO THE DATA JUST TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY HOW WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR.
I AM PROUD TO SAY, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PREVIOUS YEAR COMPARISON, NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER, SO LAST YEAR OF 2024, WHERE WE WERE IN NOVEMBER, LAST YEAR 2024, WHERE WE WERE IN DECEMBER.
IF WE LOOK AT NOVEMBER SPECIFICALLY, LAST YEAR IN 2024, WE WERE AT 42% FOR CCMR. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT CCMR IN 2025 IN NOVEMBER, WE WERE AT 66%.
AS WE LOOK AT TSI FOR 2024 IN NOVEMBER, WE WERE AT 18% AND IN NOVEMBER FOR TSI, WE WERE IN 26%.
EVEN IN NOVEMBER, WE HAD ALREADY INCREASED 24 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER LAST YEAR FOR CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY AS A DISTRICT, AND WE HAD INCREASED EIGHT PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM LAST YEAR FOR TSI FOR US AS A DISTRICT.
AS YOU LOOK AT DECEMBER GUYS, AS YOU LOOK AT DECEMBER 2024 AND DECEMBER OF 2025, LAST YEAR, WE WERE SITTING AT 53% CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY AS A DISTRICT, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE AT 86% IN DECEMBER.
THAT'S ONLY 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS AWAY FROM OUR GOAL.
[APPLAUSE] SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AS WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR TSI IN DECEMBER OF 2024, WE'RE AT 20% AND FOR 2025, WE'RE AT 35%.
THAT'S SO WOPPING 33% GAIN FOR CCMR AND A 15% GAIN FOR TSI.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DOUBLE DIG GAINS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER FROM 2024.
OF COURSE, THAT DEFINITELY COMES WITH THAT INTENTIONAL COORDINATION, COLLABORATION WITH ALL OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS FROM ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, OUR IMPROVED DATA CADENCE AND JUST CAMPUS OWNERSHIP OF RESULTS.
AS WE DIG A LITTLE DEEPER AND WE LOOK AT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR MONTH OF MONTH, JUST SO FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE STARTED THE YEAR IN SEPTEMBER AT 56% AND THAT WE'VE GROWN INCREMENTALLY FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER WHERE WE ARE NOW.
YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER COMPARISON THAT'S GIVING YOU THE CAMPUS VIEW OF SHOWING YOU WHERE WE WERE IN 2024 AND WHERE WE ARE IN 2025.
IF WE'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY IN 2024 OF DECEMBER, THEY WERE AT 50%.
THIS YEAR, DECEMBER OF 2025, THEY'RE AT 91%.
THAT IS A 41% INCREASE FOR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FROM LAST DECEMBER.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE LOOKING AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WHO LAST YEAR, FOR CCMR WERE AT 56% IN DECEMBER, AND THIS YEAR, 2025, THEY'RE AT 82%, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A WOPPING 26% INCREASE FROM LAST DECEMBER.
[APPLAUSE] AS WE LOOK AT TSI SPECIFICALLY FOR BOTH CAMPUSES, 2024 FOR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AT 16%, 2025, 30%, THAT'S 14% GROWTH IN NORTH CROWLEY, 24% IN 2024 AND 38% IN 2025, 14% GROWTH FROM LAST DECEMBER.
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I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BRING THE CAMPUSES UP TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ON THEIR CAMPUSES THIS YEAR TO ADDRESS CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY, THEIR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF CCMR, AND JUST THE OVERALL CULTURE OF THEIR CAMPUS SURROUNDING FUTURE READINESS.WE'LL START WITH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FIRST.
[APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP MISS KOCHI SO THAT SHE CAN INTRODUCE HER TEAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT GRASSIA ESTEEMED TRUSTEES AND ALSO SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCFARLAND.
WELL, IT BRINGS ME GREAT PLEASURE. THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
I THOUGHT PARTNER WITH THEM EVERY DAY, AND I GET TO BE IN THE GRIND WITH THEM EVERY DAY.
BUT I VERY SELDOMLY GET TO INTRODUCE THEM, SO WOULD YOU PLEASE ALLOW ME TO START WITH A QUOTE THAT MAKES ME THINK OF THESE AWESOME LEADERS I'M ABOUT TO BRING UP AND VISIT WITH YOU? THE QUOTA IS READ, IT READS, YOU CAN NEVER CROSS THE OCEAN UNTIL YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHORE.
I'M GOING TO SAY IT ONCE AGAIN, YOU CAN NEVER CROSS THE OCEAN UNTIL YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHORE.
THE BIG WORD THAT STANDS OUT FOR ME IS COURAGE BECAUSE WE CAN SIT HERE AND I CELEBRATE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE MEASURE OURSELVES OR THE NUMBERS, AND BEHIND THE SCENE IS THE WORK THAT IS HAVING TO BE PRODUCED, NOT ONLY THE WORK BUT ALSO MOTIVATING PARENTS TO ENCOURAGE THE KIDS, THE KIDS TO UNDERSTAND THE WHY, THE TEACHERS TO BUY IN, ADMINISTRATORS TO FOLLOW, DISTRICT TO PUSH IN.
WHEN I THINK OF INTRODUCING CAMPUS LEADERS AND THE COURAGE THAT IT TAKES TO LEAD, I REALLY WANT TO STAMP AND HONOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CAMPUS LEADER.
IN HAVING SAID THAT TO YOU, IT DRILLS DOWN TO THE STUDENT, AND WE USE THE WORD DESIGN WITH THE COACH.
THEY TAKE THE TIME TO DESIGN EVERLASTING LIFE.
ALTERING EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOLARS.
THINK OF THAT AS PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS.
I'M A PARENT. I'VE HAD FOUR PUSHED THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
DID WE GIVE THEM LIFE ALTERING EXPERIENCES? I HAVE A NURSE RIGHT NOW.
I ALSO HAVE A TEACHER RIGHT NOW.
IN MY OWN FAMILY THAT WENT THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
I CAN LOOK UP HERE AND I SEE YOU ALL TOO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
JUST BEFORE I INTRODUCE THEM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD.
YOU ALL ACTUALLY APPROVE OUR PRINCIPLES, AND IT BRINGS ME HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE STELLAR PRINCIPLES I'M BRINGING TO YOU TODAY THAT IT'S SMILES, IT'S CHEERS, AND THEN THERE'S TIMES WHERE WE HAVE SOME VERY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AND WE HAVE TO LIFT AND RISE EACH OTHER.
THEY GROW ME AS MUCH AS I GROW THEM WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, IT IS ABOUT THEM I WANT TO INTRODUCE.
I SEE THAT DR. WARFIELD IS FIRST, DR. WARFIELD AND HER TEAM, AND I WANT TO HONOR WHO'S STANDING NEXT TO.
ANYBODY THAT HELPS OUR PRINCIPLES BE SUCCESSFUL, I AM ROOTING THEM UP AND LIFTING THEM UP BECAUSE I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO LEAD A CAMPUS.
DR. PAYNE'S COMING UP WITH HER WHO HELPS HER WITH CCMR, DR. LANE WILL FOLLOW, WHO WILL COME UP WITH MS. MCCULLEY, AND I WILL TELL YOU THOSE THAT ARE STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM ARE LIFT AND RISING THEM.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY COME FORWARD AS FIRST DR. WARFIELD.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. MCFARLAND, PRESIDENT GRASSIA AND THE BOARD.
I HAVE ENTRUSTED CCMR WITH ONE OF MY FEARLESS LEADERS, DR. PAYNE.
SHE HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB, THE WONDERFUL JOB LEADING THE TEAM.
SHE HAS DONE JUST SO MUCH WITH GIVING US THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
I'M ACTUALLY JUST GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO HER SO SHE CAN GIVE US A FEW BULLET POINTS ABOUT HOW SUCCESSFUL WE'VE BEEN THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WARFIELD GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. MCCLAIN.
I WON'T BE HERE LONG, BUT I JUST WANT TO START OUT WITH AND LAST YEAR, WE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH THE 94%, WHICH WAS AWESOME.
WE BEAT THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY, WE MET OUR GOAL, BUT IT WAS STILL WITHIN 100%, SO I WAS NOT SATISFIED.
WHEN WE CAME BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I SHOWED UP WITH THIS 15 PAGE ACTION PLAN THAT I JUST HAD TO SHOW DR. WARFIELD.
I WAS LIKE, TRUST ME, THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO EXCEED OUR RESULTS, AND SHE DID JUST THAT.
WHEN WE CAME TO THE DRAWING BOARD WITH OUR SENIOR SUCCESS TEAM AND WE SPOKE ABOUT CCMR, WE BROKE DOWN ALL OF THE COMPONENTS.
WHEN WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, WE KNEW THAT OUR KIDS KNEW ABOUT IT.
THE PARENTS KNEW SOME OF THE INFORMATION.
BUT IN ORDER TO TRULY GET THE BUY IN THAT WE NEEDED, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS ALIGNED.
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WHEN WE CAME IN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE WAS ABLE TO DO OUR BACK TO SCHOOL TOWN HALL.IN THAT TOWN HALL, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL ALL THE PARENTS WHAT COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS MEANT.
WE TOLD THEM THE BENEFITS THAT IT WOULD BE FOR THEIR KIDS LONG TERM GOALS.
WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ALL OF OUR CLASSES AND IMPLEMENT THE CCMR. WE UTILIZE OUR FUTURE READY STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF CCMR. THEY TOLD US THE INDICATOR AS FAR AS HOW THEY WAS ALREADY CCMR MET, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A CCMR PRESENTATION WITH OUR STAFF.
WITH THAT BEING STATED, WE HAD ALL STAKEHOLDERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND EVERYONE ON BOARD, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT COMMUNICATION IS A BIG COMPONENT.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S OUR PARENTS THAT DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR OUR KIDS, THEY JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING, JUST THE COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING, AND THAT HELPED US A LOT.
WHEN WE MOVE INTO OUR COMPETITIONS AND INCENTIVES, WE SAT DOWN WITH MISS KON CHICK AND DR. MCFARLAND LAST YEAR AND WE ASKED FOR INCENTIVE MONEY.
WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TIED TO THE GOAL, BECAUSE IF NOT, THEY'LL LOSE INTEREST.
THEY HAVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MINDS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, DR. MCFARLAND WAS SO GRACIOUS TO ALLOW US THIS MONEY.
WITH THE MONEY, WE DECIDED TO DO A CHALLENGE.
OUR STUDENTS WANTED THEIR FIELD TRIPS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE BEEN A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BEFORE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE AGREED WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT WE CHALLENGED THEM.
WE SAID, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO MEET THE 88% ACCOUNTABILITY STATE GOAL BY OCTOBER 1ST, WE WILL OPEN UP FUN THINGS TO DO.
WITH THAT BEING STATED, THEY DID EXACTLY THAT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO NOT ONLY HAVE FIELD TRIPS, BUT WE ALSO HAD A CCMR EXPO AT THE CTE CENTER WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO GET 32 REPRESENTATIVES TO COME IN.
WITH THAT CCMR EXPO, OUR STUDENTS WERE EXPOSED TO FINANCIAL LITERACY.
THEY WERE ABLE TO OPEN UP A BANK ACCOUNT.
WE HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE, CHIEF MATHIS, THAT TALKED ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOL AND ENCOUNTERS.
WE HAD COLLEGES AND MILITARY PERSONNEL THERE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE EXPOSURE AND THE BENEFITS OF MILITARY.
WE ALSO HAD A FRIENDLY COMPETITION WITHIN OUR CAMPUS, WHERE WHEN WE HAD THE BUY IN, WE HAD EACH CLASS TO COMPETE AND THE CLASS THAT EXCEEDED THE GOAL FIRST, RECEIVED RAISE AND CANE.
THAT WAS A CELEBRATION FOR THEM AS WELL.
WITH THAT BEING STATED RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AROUND 90%.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT TRACKING AND MONITORING IS EFFECTIVE FOR US TO REACH THE GOAL.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT 45 STUDENTS LEFT, WHICH IS 9% REMAINING FOR US TO GET 100%.
WE ARE OFFERING SATURDAY TSI BOOK CAMPS FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE CLOSE TO PASSING THE TSI, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THOSE INTERVENTIONS TO GET THEM OVER THE HUMP.
WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON OUR COLLABORATIVE CAMPUSES, WHICH IS OUR BRIDGES STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE COUNTED IN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE COMPLETING A TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE.
MR. PARKER IS SHARING A WEEKLY REPORT WITH US THAT WE PUSH OUT TO OUR CAMPUS WITH THOSE 45 STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MENTORING THEM AND SETTING SMALL GOALS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE.
WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXCEED OUR GOAL.
>> BOARDER, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> YES. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GARCIA.
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS I LOVE, LOVE THE INTENTIONALITY.
THAT YOU'RE BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU HAVE AND I KNOW WHEN PARENTS COME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
ARE THOSE THE ONLY PARENTS YOU COMMUNICATE THIS TO OR IF NOT, HOW DO YOU REACH OUT TO OTHER PARENTS THAT MAY NOT COME TO THAT MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR?
WE UNDERSTAND THAT PARENTS ARE WORKING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
WE DID IT ON ZOOM SO EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
IT WAS RECORDED, SO THEY WAS ABLE TO GO BACK AND REVISIT IT.
WE HAVE MONTHLY SENIOR MEETINGS AND WE TALK ABOUT IT AND UPDATED THEN THAT, AND WE ALSO SEND OUR CORRESPONDENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BANK ACCOUNTS THAT WERE SET UP?
>> WHAT HAPPENED? WE HAD PNC BANK TO COME IN AND PARTNERSHIP WITH US.
THEY ALLOWED STUDENTS WHO WERE 18 TO OPEN UP BANK ACCOUNTS AND JUST TEACH THEM THE PROCESS OF WALKING THROUGH IT.
SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, THAT DAY.
>> THE MONEY THAT THEY DEPOSITED CAME FROM THEM?
>> YES. THE KIDS DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING ANY MONEY, AS LONG AS THEY HAD THE DOCUMENTATION, THEY ACTUALLY WAIVED IT FOR THEM TO OPEN UP THEIR BANK ACCOUNT THAT DAY.
>> THE ACCOUNTS ARE STILL OPEN?
>> THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE DEPOSITS?
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>> YES. IT'S JUST A REGULAR BANK ACCOUNT.
IF THEY ADD MONEY IN THERE, IT'S FINE, IF NOT, THEY'LL JUST HAVE THE ACCESS TO IT.
LIKE A REGULAR CAN WITHDRAW IT.
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?
>> BUT THOSE ARE OUR FUN FIELD TRIPS.
>> ONLY THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN.
>> THAT ARE 90% RIGHT NOW. THAT'S MAJORITY.
WE HAVE 45 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW THAT WE STILL HAVE TO REACH THE GOAL SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE BECAUSE WE WANT TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF THINGS FIRST BEFORE WE JUST LET THEM GO OUT AND DO ALL THE FUN THINGS.
BUT THAT IS MOTIVATING THEM TO COMPLETE IT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, SO WHEN YOU SAY STUDENTS WHO HAVE MET WHAT WE MEAN BOARD IS THAT THESE STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED AT LEAST ONE OF THE 13.
SOME OF THEM HAVE ACHIEVED MULTIPLE ONES, BUT AT LEAST 90% AS SHE SAID HAVE ACHIEVED ONE.
THIS WILL BE MEASURED AND WE WILL BE GRADED THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE LEVEL WE REACHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> FIRST OF ALL, AS A CROWLEY MOM, I LOVE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO AND I GET TO SEE FIRST HAND, LIKE JUNE SAID, THE INTENTIONALITY.
LIKE I DON'T WORRY ABOUT MY STUDENT AT CROWLEY BECAUSE I SEE THE WORK THAT YOU TWO DO AND MAINLY THE PRIDE DR. PAYNE THAT YOU PUT IN WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING TOGETHER THESE PROGRAMS FOR CCMR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE EXPO.
I WAS CRUSHED. I COULD NOT MAKE IT TO ANY OF THEM, BUT IT GIVES THE STUDENTS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND YOU GUYS BRINGING IT IN FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING THAT MAY SEEM AS SMALL TO US AS A BANK ACCOUNT.
WHAT I MEAN? IT GIVES THEM REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS WHAT BEING LIFE READY.
MY MOM ALWAYS SAYS, STAY READY SO YOU AIN'T GOT TO GET READY.
TO ME, YOU ARE TEACHING CROWLEY STUDENTS HOW TO CONTINUE TO BE READY.
I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION BECAUSE I WAS PROUD THAT THERE ARE ONLY 45 STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE.
HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE WE HAD IN TOTAL AT CROWLEY TO COMPLETE ONE?
>> NUMBERS, I THINK WE HAVE 580 STUDENT.
>> PERIOD AND ONLY 45 HAVE NOT.
>> BUT WE HAVE ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE'RE HAVING NEW STUDENTS ENROLLED.
WE HAVE CREATED A PROCESS WITH THE COUNSELORS THAT THEY WILL REVIEW THE TRANSCRIPTS TO SEE IF THEY'RE ALREADY MET.
IF NOT, WE'LL ROLL THEM OVER INTO THE CLOSEST INDICATOR.
>> BRAVO, THAT IS AMAZING. I'M VERY PROUD.
I DID WANT TO SAY THAT AND JUST AS A PARENT, NOT EVEN AS A TRUSTEE, I RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AGAIN, THE WORD WAS FED ON WHAT JUNE SAID, THE INTENTIONALITY THAT IT COMES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE THRIVING EVEN AFTER THEY LEAVE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WATKINS. TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
KUDO ALSO. I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION.
YOU SAID PARENT PARTICIPATION BY ZOOM, WHAT ARE THE PARTICIPATION BESIDES ZOOM, ARE YOU UTILIZING TO CAPTURE THESE PARENTS, LIKE THE REMAINING 45, WHAT IS YOUR GOAL TO CAPTURE THESE PARENTS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS?
>> WEEKLY, WE'RE SENDING THE CALL OUTS AS WELL AS THE EMAILS, JUST TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THEIR STUDENTS ARE.
WE ALSO HAVE A BAND AT WITH OUR SENIOR PARENTS.
I TAKE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OFF A COURSE AND JUST THE ID NUMBER AND I TELL THEM, WE STILL HAVE TIME.
PLEASE REACH OUT REGARDING YOUR STUDENTS AND MOTIVATE THEM TO FINISH AND EVERYTHING.
EVEN WITH THESE 45, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT THERE YET, THEY'RE CLOSE.
THEY'RE PUTTING IN THE WORK, AND WE'RE CHECKING IN WEEKLY TO SET SMALL GOALS SO WE CAN GET THEM THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THESE STUDENTS ARE OUR IVC STUDENTS, AND WE REALLY DON'T GET THAT INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO FINISH THEIR CERTIFICATION TESTS AND DO ALL THEIR SKILL TESTS THERE AS WELL.
THEY ARE PART OF HERE AS WELL.
>> INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION. SORRY.
>> YES, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TO VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH EVERYTHING.
I THINK WE FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE CCMR EXPO FROM ONE OF THE TRUSTEES WHO WAS INFORMING US OF WHAT WAS COMING.
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BUT JUST REALLY KUDOS TO THE WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM.I LIKE THE COMPREHENSIVENESS AND THE CREATIVITY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT MOTIVATES THEM AND THEY'RE GETTING THINGS THAT THEY LIKE AND THEY'RE PUTTING IN THE WORK.
I APPRECIATE BECAUSE 91% AND TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS.
THANK YOU ALSO DR. GRANT FOR THE PRESENTATION TO SEE THE NUMBERS ACROSS THERE.
IT JUST BRINGS JOY TO OUR HEARTS.
I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE AND FINDING WAYS TO REACH THE STUDENTS WHEREVER THEY ARE.
IT'S NOT JUST ONE COOKIE CUTTER, ONE FITS ALL, YOU'RE JUST FINDING A WAY TO GET EVERYBODY AND IT'S WORKING. THANK YOU.
>> I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO MENTION ONE THING, BUT THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND MADE MY HEART SMILE.
WE HAD ATTORNEYS TO COME AND TALK TO OUR STUDENTS THAT WANTED TO DO LAW SCHOOL, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET 56 STUDENTS REGISTERED TO VOTE THAT DAY TOO.
>> THAT WAS REGISTER AMAZING SO YES, I FORGOT TO.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MAYFIELD. WE GOOD.
>> THANK YOU. DR. PAYNE. DR. WARFIELD.
>> [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. THAT'S TOUGH TO FOLLOW. GREAT JOB.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GARCIA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
I TOO ALSO HAVE A GOAT, AND HER NAME IS LAURA MCCULLEY.
SHE IS FANTASTIC, AND SHE DOES A LOT OF THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, LATE NIGHTS, EARLY MORNINGS, PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS DATA.
WE TOOK A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO CCMR THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT SOME DATA LAST YEAR.
WE NOTICED A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE NOTICED THAT KIDS THAT TOOK THE TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE SERIOUSLY, THEY PERFORMED BETTER ON TSI THAN KIDS THAT DIDN'T.
WE HAD A SLOW START, BUT THAT WAS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS WEREN'T DOING IT AT HOME AND WEREN'T TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.
WE MADE SURE THEY DID IT IN CLASS.
AS A RESULT, WE STARTED TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN TSI.
WHEN THEY PASS THE TSI MEANS THAT IT GOES STRAIGHT INTO CREDIT BRAND COURSES IN COLLEGE.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WORK REALLY STARTS A LOT IN THE SUMMER WHEN WE HAVE OUR INTENTIONAL PLANNING WITH OUR MASTER SCHEDULE.
MS. MCCULLEY GOES KID BY KID. I'M NOT KIDDING.
WE HAVE A HUGE GRADUATING CLASS. I THINK WE'RE LIKE 693.
SHE GOES KID BY KID, MCCULLEY AND COUNSELORS, OUR LEAD COUNSELOR TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE KIDS THAT AREN'T CCNMR MET ARE IN COLLEGE PREP MATH AND OR COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH DEPENDING IF PASS THE TSI.
THAT'S SUPER CRITICAL BECAUSE IF THE KIDS CAN PASS COLLEGE MATH, COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH, THEY CAN PASS TEX COLLEGE BRIDGE, THEY COUNT FOR CCMR. THAT'S THE HUGE FIRST STEP THAT WE TOOK THIS SUMMER AND WE'VE TAKEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
>> [BACKGROUND] WELL, GOOD EVENING. I WAS WONDERING HOW THAT WAS GOING TO WORK.
WE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THE MASTER SCHEDULE.
WE ARE ACTUALLY STARTING OUR MASTER SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW FOR NEXT YEAR.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO IN THE SUMMER AND THEN BOOM IT'S THERE.
WHEN ROE CAME UP AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR NEXT YEAR, THAT'S ALL SETTING IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN START THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE ALREADY INTENTIONAL AND LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH CCMR, HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR INTERVENTION CLASSES, WITH OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS.
HOW ARE ALL THESE KIDS GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CCMR MET AND THEY ARE READY FOR THEIR FUTURES, INCLUDING OUR CTE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CTE CENTER.
ALL THOSE CLASSES, IT FITS TOGETHER LIKE A PUZZLE.
IN BEING INTENTIONAL WITH OUR MASTER SCHEDULE IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING SURE THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE CCMR MET.
THE GRAD TRACKER TO MONITOR PROGRESS.
WE HAVE EXTENSIVE LIST OF EVERY SINGLE ALL 693 GRADUATES ARE ON THIS LIST, THE COUNSELORS, WE GO THROUGH AND EVERYTHING IS LISTED.
THE CCMR IS LISTED, IF THEY'RE MET, IF THEY'RE TSI MET, IF THEY'RE ELAR, OR IF THEY'RE JUST MATH SO THAT WE KNOW IF THEY HAVE TO DO AN IGC, MEANING THEY DID PASS ONE OR MORE OF THEIR STAR TEST.
WE HAVE THE STAR SCORES ON THERE.
WE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL IN THIS GRAD TRACKER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
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MONITORING ALL OUR SENIORS PROGRESS AND HOW THEY'RE DOING.WITH THAT, WE HAVE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE PUT ON AS WELL.
WE DO WANT TO MAKE IT FUN FOR OUR KIDS.
WE DON'T WANT IT JUST TO BE ABOUT NUMBERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE READY.
WE ALSO WANT THEM TO HAVE FUN IN THAT PROCESS.
THAT WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY DURING THE SENIOR CHECK IN TO MAKE SURE THEY KNEW WHAT CCMR WAS ABOUT, WHAT CCMR MEANT, WHAT CCMR WAS GOING TO DO FOR THEM AND THEIR FUTURES.
WE ALSO HAD THE SENIOR EXTRAVAGANZA WHERE WAS ALL ABOUT BUSINESS AT FIRST.
WE MADE SURE THAT WE HAD A CHECK OFF.
THE KIDS KNEW IF THEY WERE CCMR MET, IF THE FAFSA WAS DONE, SO THEY ALSO MET WITH OUR CAREER IN COLLEGE READINESS CREW THAT WE HAVE UP THERE.
THEN WE HAD OUR POLAR EXPRESS AT CHRISTMAS.
WE DO TRY TO MAKE IT ENGAGING AND FUN FOR THE KIDS AS WELL AS THEM KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE ON THEIR CCMR JOURNEY.
>> MS. MCCULLEY IS SELLING HERSELF SHORT WITH THAT GRAD TRACKER, LIKE SHE IS STATING UP LATE AT NIGHT, LOOKING AT THAT GRAD TRACKER SHE'S METICULOUS ABOUT THAT.
ANOTHER THING THAT'S REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS WITH THE TEACHERS.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED HIS JOURNEY WITH COLLEGE PREP MATH, COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH, STUDENTS HAD THE PERCEPTION THAT IT WAS A THOROUWAY COURSE, AND WE WANTED TO SAY, NO, THIS CAN BE A ROBUST COURSE TO REALLY HELP YOU.
WE WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THREE AREAS OF FOCUS.
WE'RE ALSO FOCUS ON PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND ENGLISH COMP, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE KID IS.
IF YOU'RE A KID, YOU STILL NEED TO PASS TSI, YOU WORK THROUGH TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE.
IF YOU'RE A KID THAT HAS PASSED THE TSI, YOU'D BE WORKING THROUGH I EXCEL TO PREPARE FOR SAT.
THEN ON THE DAYS THAT THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON THE COMPUTER, THE TEACHERS WORKING INTENTIONALLY TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND ENGLISH COMP.
IT'S A BLENDED CLASS WHERE KIDS ARE WORKING ON THE COMPUTER, AND THEN ALSO HAVING SOME DIRECT INSTRUCTION FROM TEACHERS.
WE REALLY INVESTED A LOT TO MAKE SURE THE COURSE IS ROBUST NOT JUST FOR TSI, BUT ALSO FOR COLLEGE PREP BECAUSE THAT CCMR.
>> YES. ONE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ON OUR CAMPUS IS WHEN THESE KIDS ARE CCMR IN THEIR COLLEGE PREP MATH CLASS, WE HAVE CHANGED THEIR SCHEDULE FOR SECOND SEMESTER.
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE COLLEGE PREP MATH, AND TSI MET.
THEY GO INTO ONE CLASS FOR COLLEGE PREP MATH, WE CALL IT OUR PASSERS.
THEN ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO STILL NEED THAT COLLEGE PREP MATH AND THAT TCB WORK TO BE COMPLETE.
THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT CLASS SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR OUR PASSERS AND WE CAN STILL FOCUS ON COLLEGE PREP MATH FOR OUR NON PASSERS.
THAT WAS VERY INTENTIONAL TOO WHEN IT COMES TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS.
COLLABORATING WITH CTE, THAT'S A NO BRAINER DUVAL AND HER TEAM ARE AMAZING BIANCA MURRAY, THAT WHOLE GROUP, THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
COORDINATING EVERYTHING WITH THOSE COUNSELORS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH THE MASTER IS HUGE.
THEN VERIFICATION OF DATA USING THE EMS DASHBOARD, I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST FANS OF CC SOLUTIONS IN EMS. WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE DATA PEOPLE ON OUR CAMPUS, NIKKI CRIMES, IS ONE OF THEM, AND SHE JUST KEEPS SUCH GREAT RECORDS OF MASTER TESTING TO INCLUDE TSI.
BRADLEY PARKER SENDS US THE UPDATE.
I'M ABLE TO TAKE ALL OF THE DATA THAT OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CAMPUS IS PUTTING TOGETHER AND THEN COMPARE IT TO THE EMS SO THAT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE ACCURATE NUMBER OF WHAT WE NEED FOR THESE KIDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S NORTH CROWLEY.
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS DR. ROBINSON?
MY SON GRADUATED FROM NORTH CROWLEY LAST YEAR.
BUT I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO TAKE THE TSI MATH BECAUSE I WAS THINKING, YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE COLLEGE ALGEBRA, JUST WAIT TILL YOU GET TO COLLEGE.
HE HAD TAKEN TSI ENGLISH, I THINK, HIS FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE YEAR SO HE CAN START DOING THE DUAL CREDIT COURSES.
THEN HIS SENIOR YEAR, HE WAS IN THE COLLEGE PREP CLASS AND HE WAS LIKE, MOM, THIS IS MESSING WITH MY SCHEDULE BECAUSE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE EARLY RELEASE.
WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE INCENTIVES FOR HIM, HE WAS LIKE, I NEED TO PASS THIS TEST.
HE WENT AHEAD AND WENT TO TCC AND SEPTEMBER TO TAKE IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS STILL IN THE WINDOW TO CHANGE SCHEDULES EARLY IN THE YEAR.
>> THEN WE WENT TO COLLEGE ORIENTATION LAST SUMMER, AND THEY WERE TALKING TO PARENTS LIKE, YOUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE TSI MET BEFORE THEY COME HERE.
YOU NEED TO EITHER GO BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR WHATEVER, AND SO I WAS THINKING,
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THIS SHOULD BE EXPLAINED BETTER BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THOSE PARENTS WHO WAS LIKE, JUST HOLD OFF TIL YOU GET THERE.BUT NO, COLLEGES WANT THEM COMING ALREADY TSI MET BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES.
I THINK HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS WILL HELP, AND WITH STUDENTS TOO BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND WASTE MONEY ON A COURSE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET CREDIT FOR.
>> DR. ROBINSON, IF I CAN RESPOND TO THAT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED THIS YEAR.
WE DID A MUCH BETTER JOB, NOT PERFECT, BUT WE DID A BETTER JOB THIS YEAR.
REALLY EXPLAINED TO THE KIDS THE PURPOSE OF TSI.
WE'VE BEEN OFFERING TSI AFTER SCHOOL ON A THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL.
THAT SHOULD TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF IT AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT THEY HAVE WHEN THEY COME OUT, THEIR HIGH FIVE KIDS ARE REALLY EXCITED TO PASS THE TSI.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARENTS.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE SEND THINGS OUT, THEY MAY NOT GET IT OR WHATEVER, BUT THE KIDS ARE DEFINITELY CATCHING FIRE FOR.
>> I KNOW ONE YEAR, PARENTS WERE PANICKING BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT DOES MEAN THEY STILL HAVE TO TAKE A TEST I OUGHT THEY WERE DONE IN TESTING AND IT'S LIKE, TSI IS FOR COLLEGE READINESS.
THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY, THERE WAS ONE COLLEGE THAT MY SON APPLIED TO, BUT HE HAD TO HAVE A CERTAIN SAT SCORE TO GET IN.
HE TOOK THE TSI THAT SEPTEMBER BUT HE DIDN'T RETAKE THE SAT UNTIL MARCH.
HE GREW 60 POINTS, SO THAT WAS GOOD.
BUT HE DIDN'T MEET THAT COLLEGE'S REQUIREMENTS.
BUT HE SAID I FORGOT A LOT OF THAT.
HAD HE TAKEN IT WHEN HE TOOK THE TSI, HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED TSI THEN MOVING THE PASSERS, BUT AS STUDENTS TAKE THE TSI AND PASS, GO AHEAD AND SIGN THEM UP FOR SAT AND HAVE THEM TAKE IT WHILE EVERYTHING STILL FRESH IN THEIR BRAIN.
>> I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ANNA ROE AND DR. MAYFIELD THE BOARD FOR APPROVING I EXCEL.
I EXCEL IS THE PATHWAY THAT WE USE FOR KIDS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED A TSI BECAUSE IT CREATES A PATHWAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE FOR THE SAT.
I ACTUALLY GOT A LETTER FROM A PARENT PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, I THINK IN DECEMBER, AND THE FEEDBACK WAS LIKE, HEY, I FELT LIKE MY KID WASN'T PREPARED FOR COLLEGE.
I SHARED THAT E MAIL WITH OUR STAFF LIKE, LOOK, THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT PASSING A COURSE.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN OUR KIDS WALK OUT OF HERE, THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER READY, WHETHER THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR NOT.
LIKE WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO GO OR NOT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE READY LEAVING HERE.
THAT'S WHY OUR FOCUS HAS REALLY BEEN ON TSI, AND I'M PROUD TO SAY, LAST YEAR, WE ENDED AT 43%, THIS YEAR ALREADY AT 38% A MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.
WE'RE REALLY BEEN PUSHING THAT COLLEGE MINDSET SO THEY UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PASSING THE TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GRACIE.
AS I LISTEN TO YOUR PRESENTATION AND THE ONE BEFORE YOU, IT JUST REMINDS ME OF HOW STUDENTS WILL RISE TO OUR EXPECTATIONS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE STUDENTS THAT THOUGHT THAT WAS A THROWAWAY COURSE AND DIDN'T BOTHER TO TAKE IT.
BUT ONCE THEY REALIZED IT, AND I'M SURE YOU EXPRESSED THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY WOULD ENROLL IN THAT COURSE AND THAT THEY WOULD SUCCEED IN THAT COURSE.
JUST HAVING HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF OUR STUDENTS GOES A LONG WAY. THANK YOU.
>> MS. MCCULLEY, AGAIN, DOES A GREAT JOB.
EVERY YEAR, WE LOOK AT OUR DATA FROM THE NINTH GRADE AND KIDS THAT PERFORM WELL, WE PUT THEM IN ADVANCED COURSES.
WHEN THE PARENTS CALL, I HAVE TO GO TO MCCULLEY, SHE EXPLAINS TO THEM, HEY, THIS IS WHAT YOUR CHILD MADE IN ALGEBRA OR IN BIOLOGY, OR WHATEVER, THEY NEED TO BE IN THIS COURSE.
WHEN WE EXPLAIN THAT, PARENTS ARE REALLY EXCITED.
WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS A GROWTH IN OUR ADVANCED COURSES BECAUSE WE'RE I GUESS THE WAY [INAUDIBLE] TELLING.
[LAUGHTER] KIDS WERE LIKE NO, WE BELIEVE IN YOU.
NO, YOU CAN DO THIS, WE HAVE VERY FEW KIDS THAT GET OUT, BUT AS A RESULT, WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IS OUR PREP CLASSES HAVE GONE FROM TWO, TO FOUR, TO SIX, TO EIGHT.
WE'VE HAD MORE ADVANCED COURSES BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE, NO, THIS IS WHO YOU ARE.
WE BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT. THEN WHAT IT DOES PUTS THE KIDS ON AN ADVANCED TRACK.
THAT'S A WHOLE ANOTHER GAME CHANGER.
THE FIVE FRIENDS THAT THEY'RE AROUND IS SHIFTING BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AN ADVANCED COURSE.
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ANYHOW, I COULD BE WRONG ABOUT THAT.>> THANK YOU, MISS DAVIS. DR. MAYFIELD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TOO, BECAUSE JUST LIKE TRUSTEE WATKINS, MY DAUGHTER, WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM, AND I REMEMBER TALKING TO YOU, MS. MCCULLEY DIRECTLY SEVERAL TIMES, AND YOU TELLING ME WHAT'S NEEDED AND EVERYTHING.
I THINK THE DIFFERENTIATOR, WHAT I'M HEARING IS CRITICAL THAT WE GET THE INFORMATION PROACTIVELY TO OUR STUDENTS AHEAD OF TIME.
WHAT I HEARD FROM BOTH PRESENTATIONS IS ABOUT GIVING THE STUDENTS THIS INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT.
LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, EVEN NOW PREPARING FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THE TOWN HALL THAT WE HEARD ABOUT EARLIER, AND ONE AREA IS TO MAKE SURE THESE PARENTS, JUST LIKE TRUSTEE, DR. ROBINSON WAS SAYING PARENTS, IT'S CRITICAL TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS SO THAT THEY KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THE TOWN HALLS, THE CALLS, AND ALL OF THAT.
I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US AS WE HEAR THESE THINGS, BEST PRACTICES AS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US CAN APPRECIATE AND JUST LEARNING WHAT CAN WORK AND THIS DOESN'T WORK, THEN LET'S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
BUT BOTH PRESENTATIONS, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYTHING SO THAT WE ARE NOT MISSING AND THAT'S A GOAL.WE DON'T WANT TO MISS A SINGLE STUDENT FOR THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE READY.
CCMR READY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. DR. MAYFIELD, TRUSTEE WATKINS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE BEEN TO NAR CROWLEY TO SPEAK AND THE SPIRIT AND THE PRIDE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IS INFECTIOUS.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
I DID WANT TO ECHO WHAT TRUSTEE.
DR. ROBINSON SAID BECAUSE I'M SITTING HERE.
I STD OFF LIKE, WHAT IS TSI? JUST BEING A PARENT, BECAUSE I PRIDE MYSELF IN BEING INVOLVED IN WHAT HARLEY DOES AND THE TEST THAT SHE HAS TO TAKE, BUT STILL EVEN NOW, I WAS JUST EDUCATED, SO I THINK THAT WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB AT BOTH SCHOOLS.
THEN I ALSO WANT TO SAY THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M WRONG OR NOT, BUT YOU'LL LET THE CHIPS FILE WHERE THEY MAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE US AS A DISTRICT AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE IN LIKE OUR TEAM OF EIGHT MEETINGS.
BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE NOT JUST GETTING CERTIFIED, BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY THRIVING PAST THIS BECAUSE I'M A COSMETOLOGIST BY TRADE.
IT IS NOTHING LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL AND WASTING YOUR TIME, AND MAYBE YOU DIDN'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND NOW YOU'VE GOT A CLAW BY YOUR NAILS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE REALLY MENTORSHIP.
I GOT THE TALENT, BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH THIS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M HOPING TO SEE GROW FURTHER.
I'VE HEARD IT IN THE YOU GUYS SAY THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT PEOPLE IN, YOU'VE DONE THINGS.
I SEE IT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE GROW REAL MENTORSHIP AND REAL PARTNERSHIP BEYOND.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE WE HAD 75 KIDS GRADUATE LAST YEAR FROM THE CULINARY ART SCHOOL? YES. WHEN I WAS AT THE STATE OF UNION ADDRESSOR WHEN I WAS AT OUR ADDRESS.
WHEN I WAS RUNNING, I WAS VERY PROUD, BUT I WAS LIKE, I WONDER HOW MANY OF THEM ARE STILL IN CULINARY.
I WONDER HOW MANY OF THEM REALLY UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THEY'RE IN THE REAL WORLD WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.
JUST AS A TRUSTEE AND A PARENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AMAZING.
>> THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT TRUSTEE WATKINS TRIGGERED.
I JUST SPOKE WITH THE PARENTS.
I THINK SOMETIME DURING THE BREAK.
HER DAUGHTER IS GOING THROUGH THE LAMAR CULINARY, SO SHE'LL HAVE THE DUAL CREDIT.
ONE, SHE HAS TO GET FOUR TRANSCRIPTS, THAT'S ONE FROM COLLEGES BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO START APPLYING.
LAMAR UT FOR ON RAMS, CARLTON, AND TCC.
GATHERING ALL THOSE TRANSCRIPTS TO SEND TO COLLEGES, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT COLLEGES WHO HAVE THE CULINARY PROGRAM AND HOSPITALITY.
MAYBE T3 OR WHOEVER TALKS ABOUT THESE COLLEGE PROGRAMS, HOW YOU CAN ALIGN YOUR INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION WITH COURSES THAT COLLEGES HAVE.
YOU'RE NOT APPLYING TO A SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THAT PROGRAM.
YOU DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TWO OR FOUR YEARS GOING THROUGH THIS AND THEN YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
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WE'RE HEADED INTO SPRING AND SO STUDENTS WHO HAVE THAT INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION FROM TCC, ENSURING THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN TCCS GRADUATION BECAUSE THAT WAS THE THING LAST YEAR BECAUSE MY SON WAS IN THE FIRST COHORT, AND HE GOT HIS CERTIFICATE IN THE MIL, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HE COULD PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION.I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHER STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO APPLY.
I THINK THE DEADLINE WAS MARCH, BUT WE WEREN'T AWARE.
JUST STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THOSE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, IF THEY ARE GOING THROUGH TCC OR LAMAR OR WHATEVER, MAKING SURE THAT PARENTS ARE AWARE OF GRADUATION DATES, NOT JUST FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES, TOO.
>> THANK YOU, DEFINITELY, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.
THAT'S ONE THING WE DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS YEAR.
I KNOW DR. GRANT AND THAT IS; WE CAN JUST MAKE A NOTE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THOSE COURSES ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION.
>> DR. ROBINSON AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT.
JUST I GUESS MORE SO LETTING THE PARENTS KNOW TOO THAT THE STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD AVENUE TO GET PARENTS MORE EXCITED AND STUDENTS MORE EXCITED THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLEGE GRADUATION.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. THANK YOU. DR. LANE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO JUST MAKE ONE JUST FINAL A COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT BACK OVER.
THIS IS A QUOTE THAT ROE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND SHE USES IT ALL THE TIME, SO I'M GOING TO USE IT.
IT SAYS THAT THE QUOTE REALLY IS THAT YOU DON'T RISE TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR GOALS, YOU FALL TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR SYSTEMS. WHAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN TONIGHT, WE SET THESE GOALS, BUT THE GOALS ARE NOT THE IMPORTANT THING.
THE IMPORTANT THING ARE REALLY THE ACTIONS THAT YOU SEE YOU HEARD FROM EACH ONE OF THE CAMPUSES, THE ACTIONS THAT THEY'RE TAKING, THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.
THEY'RE DOING THE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I CAN TELL YOU, WE CAN GO BACK MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD SOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT HAPPY.
WE WERE NOT HAPPY. BUT WHAT WE DID WAS WE PUT SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, MISS KUNSCHIK, THANK YOU.
THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND THE WHOLE TEAM.
VERY PROUD OF THE WORK, VERY PROUD OF IT.
>> JUST A QUICK COMMENT, DR. MCFARLAND, WE SEE THE WORK.
WE SEE THE INTENTIONALITY, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO BE HERE.
THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT WE MADE OR THEY'VE MADE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. MCFARLAND.
WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE MORE SLIDES, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP.
JUST AS YOU HEARD THEM, I'M SO VERY PROUD OF BOTH OF THE CAMPUS.
THAT'S WHY I CAN STAND HERE AS MY HUSBAND SAYS WITH A BIG A SMILE BECAUSE I'M JUST BEAMING AND JUST SUPER PROUD, BUT NONE OF THIS WORK CAN BE DONE WITHOUT THE TEAMWORK AND WITHOUT US COLLABORATING AND TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS AND SO SUPER PROUD OF THAT.
BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE CCMR ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S DATA THAT STILL HAS TO BE PROCESSED IS STILL YET TO COME.
ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES ALLUDED TO THAT, WE DON'T GET THE DUAL CREDIT DATA ON RIMS DATA, AP ASSOCIATES DEGREES, THE IBC INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION INFORMATION UNTIL THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER.
ONCE THAT INFORMATION IS CALCULATED, AND OF COURSE, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE POSITION TO EARN MORE THAN ONE CCMR INDICATOR, WE'LL GET THAT AS WELL, BUT WE'LL CAPTURE SOME OF THOSE OTHER STUDENTS IN OUR SPECIAL INFORMATION, WE'LL CAPTURE SOME OF THOSE OTHER STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT MET THOSE STANDARDS YET.
THE GREATNESS IS STILL ON THE WAY OVER THERE AND WE'RE CONTINUING MOVING FORWARD ON THAT.
JUST TO TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THE BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR.
JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT TA MAKES FREQUENT CHANGES TO ACCOUNTABILITY IN GENERAL.
THIS YEAR, WE JUST HAD A OVERHAUL WITH CCMR FOR JUST OVERALL OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR THE 2028 REFRESH, AND CCMR, THERE WERE SOME PIECES THAT WERE ADJUSTED IN THAT.
JUST KNOW THAT WE AS A DISTRICT ARE ADDRESSING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THOSE THINGS NOW.
THAT'S WHY MS. ROE CAME UP TO TALK ABOUT US HAVING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO MEET THE CCMR STANDARDS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING UP WITH THE 2028 REFRESH.
AS YOU'VE HEARD, OUR TEAMS TALK ABOUT ON BOTH CAMPUSES THE TSI READINESS AND THE SCHEDULING IMPORTANCE.
JUST ECHOING THOSE THINGS AND JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE THIS YEAR OF THE GROWING STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, REALLY UTILIZING THOSE FUTURE READY AMBASSADORS ON THE CAMPUSES AS WELL AS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO REPRESENT AND GET THE SHOWCASING OUT EARLY.
THEN THE EARLIER INTERVENTIONS THAT WE'RE DOING EQUALS THE HIGHER READINESS,
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AND THEN WE'RE STRENGTHENING THOSE COUNSELING SYSTEMS. WE'VE DONE A LOT THIS PAST SEMESTER, AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THOSE THINGS.JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU TO THE CAMPUSES FOR BEING APART AND OUR TEAM FOR BEING APART, AND I'M READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> NO QUESTIONS. JUST GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM VERY MUCH.
>> WHY DO WE GET INFORMATION [INAUDIBLE] CHANGES?
WE'LL SCHEDULE SOME TIME WITH DR. MCFARLAND SO THAT I CAN UPDATE YOU ON THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE 2028 REFRESH THAT WILL BE IMPACT IN CLASS OF 2027. THANK YOU, CARLTON.
>> THANK YOU, DR. [INAUDIBLE]. GREAT JOB.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, THIS NEXT ITEM IS JUST A QUALITY REVIEW UPDATE FOR FINANCE.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO PUT THIS ITEM ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AGENDA.
THAT'S IF IT'S OKAY WITH MR. FISHER.
I KNOW HE'S READY TO GET UP TO KNOW.
SERIOUSLY, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL SPEND TIME TALKING ABOUT FINANCE.
GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THAT, BUT DEFINITELY TIME IS WELL SPENT AND SO BOARD, I'D LIKE TO POSTPONE THAT ITEM.
>> I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T DO THAT.
I'M SORRY, MR. FISHER FOR THAT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING FORTH THIS BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 8:38 P.M.
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