[1.0 Call to Order]
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GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE CALLED BOARD MEETING OF THE 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. KERSNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON.
TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LATANYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD.
TRUSTEE PLACE 3, MR. MICHAEL LASSICK.
TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MS. SHEKINAH C.C. WATKINS.
TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRACIA.
TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MS. KALISHA STEVENSON.
SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND.
I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE QUORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN THE 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.
[2.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride ]
TO AGENDA ITEM 2.0, CELEBRATIONS AND POINTS OF PRIDE.WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOPHOMORE SAMIA AUGUST, I HOPE I'M PRONOUNCING HER NAME CORRECTLY, AND JUNIOR KAYLA FRANKLIN FROM THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM.
THE DUO RECENTLY WENT HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH MANSFIELD LEGACY, THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE AT THE DISTRICT COMPETITION FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION.
AND ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T ADVANCE, THE PANTHERS HELD THEIR OWN.
THEY COMPETED WITH CONFIDENCE AND EARNED A TON OF GENUINE RESPECT AND COMPLIMENTS FROM JUDGES AND COMPETITORS ALIKE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME NORTH CROWLEY HAS FIELDED A CROSS-EXAMINATION DEBATE TEAM IN MANY YEARS.
AND IN THEIR FIRST YEAR BACK, THEY FACED ELITE COMPETITION AND PROVED THEY BELONG IN THE CONVERSATION.
AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF GRIT, PREPARATION, AND STUDENTS WILLING TO STEP INTO SOMETHING NEW AND UNCOMFORTABLE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROGRAM GROW.
WE KNOW THEY'LL BE BACK, AND WE KNOW THEY'LL WIN.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
SO LAST WEEK, THE RETIRED EDUCATORS BREAKFAST.
LAST WEEK'S STORY, SMILES, AND LAUGHTER WERE ON FULL DISPLAY AT CROWLEY ISD-HOSTED RETIRED EDUCATORS FOR A SPECIAL BREAKFAST WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
COLLECTIVELY, MORE THAN 550 YEARS OF SERVICE WAS PRESENTED IN THE ROOM, AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES AGAIN.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT AND SHARE THEM WITH A RETIRED TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED WITH CROWLEY ISD.
THANK YOU, RETIRED TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS.
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT OUR BASKETBALL TEAM.
AND NORTH CROWLEY, FRESHMAN JV AND VARSITY WERE CHAMPIONS THIS YEAR.
SO NORTH CROWLEY, NINTH GRADE, LOST ONE GAME IN THE DISTRICT, AND THE JV AND VARSITY WON ALL OF THEIR GAMES.
SO THE VARSITY GIRLS WAS HEADING FOR THE PLAYOFFS, AND THE PLAYOFFS WILL START THIS COMING MONDAY.
AND ALSO, CROWLEY BOYS WON THEIR GAME ON LAST TUESDAY, AND THEY ARE ALSO HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS.
SO WE HAVE SOME PLAYOFF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN.
I'LL GO NEXT, AND I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST ALL-STATE MUSICIAN FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, SADRICK HAYNES, THROUGH A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AUDITION PROCESS, SADRICK HAS EARNED A POSITION IN THE 2026 TEXAS
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ALL-STATE BAND AND WILL PERFORM THIS SATURDAY DURING THE 2026 TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CLINIC CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO.SADRICK IS A FOUR-YEAR MEMBER OF THE MIGHTY EAGLE BAND, SERVING AS PRINCIPAL CLARINET IN WIND ENSEMBLE, TENOR SAXOPHONE AND JAZZ BAND, AND WOODWIND CAPTAIN.
HE HAS ALSO EARNED ALL-REGION HONORS EVERY YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS ADVANCED THREE TIMES TO THE UIL STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION.
ALL-STATE IS THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOR A TEXAS MUSIC STUDENT CAN ACHIEVE.
CAN I PASS IT DOWN THE LINE? YES.
IN CROWLEY ISD, WE ACT LIKE A FAMILY AND WORK LIKE A TEAM.
OUR TEACHERS ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS EVERY DAY.
AND LAST FRIDAY, MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION TEAM VISITED OUR NEWEST EDUCATORS TO OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT AND PERSONALLY THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
THEY SHARED WORDS OF AFFIRMATION ALONG WITH A SMALL GOODIE BAG AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
AND TRUSTEE LASSICK? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRACIA.
WE'RE CELEBRATING AND VERY PROUD OF THE NATIONAL SIGNING DAY.
CROWLEY ISD WAS WELL REPRESENTED DURING NATIONAL SIGNING DAY ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
FROM BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL TO DANCE AND TENNIS, WE CELEBRATED 33 STUDENT ATHLETES WHO OFFICIALLY SIGNED THEIR NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT TO COMPETE AT THE NEXT LEVEL, JOINING SEVEN OTHERS WHO SIGNED DURING THE EARLY SIGNING PERIOD IN DECEMBER.
THAT MAKES 40 SENIORS FROM THE CLASS OF 2026, THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO KEEP PLAYING THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORT IN COLLEGE.
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU AND CHEERING YOU ON EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK.
ALTHOUGH NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK WAS LAST WEEK, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL FOR OUR INCREDIBLE CROWLEY ISD COUNSELORS WHO SUPPORT, ENCOURAGE, AND GUIDE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE MORE THAN 50 COUNSELORS SERVING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND THEIR IMPACT IS FELT IN EVERY SCHOOL AND IN EVERY SUCCESS STORY.
TOMORROW, THIS TEAM IS HOSTING THE MIND OVER MEDALS MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT, BRINGING IN DYNAMIC GUEST SPEAKERS AND OFFERING ANOTHER LINE OF SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS' FAMILIES, SERVING AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY FROM OUR OUTSTANDING COUNSELORS.
AND I HAVE ONE MORE, AND THIS IS THE TIA SURPRISES, AND UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THIS YESTERDAY, AND I REALLY WANTED TO.
BUT IF YOU DIDN'T CATCH THE EXCITEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA YESTERDAY, CROWLEY ISD SURPRISED AND CELEBRATED 60 TEACHERS DESIGNATED THROUGH THE STATE'S TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, INCLUDING EIGHT TEACHERS, INCLUDING EIGHT TEACHERS WHO ARE ADVANCING TO A HIGHER DESIGNATION.
WE NOW HAVE 161 TEACHERS DESIGNATED THROUGH TIA, A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE POWERFUL IMPACT OUR EDUCATORS MAKE EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. THIS INVESTMENT CELEBRATES INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE AND REINFORCES OUR COMMITMENT TO RECRUITING, RETAINING, AND REWARDING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE ALL OF OUR NEW TIA TEACHERS AT OUR NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
[3.0 Superintendent Report]
AND THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.1, THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO PAUSE
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FOR A SECOND AND TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY WITH ME.FIRST OF ALL, 1865, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EXECUTIVE ORDER EMANCIPATING FORMERLY ENSLAVED PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION.
IMMEDIATELY, IN COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE, ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IMMEDIATELY, FORMERLY ENSLAVED HUMAN BEINGS THAT RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF EDUCATION, IMMEDIATELY BUILT A CHURCH, USED A CHURCH TO EDUCATE THEIR PEOPLE.
BECAUSE WHAT THEY REALIZED IS THAT EDUCATION IS ACTUALLY LIBERATION.
DURING THE SAME TIME, THE 13TH, 14TH, 15TH AMENDMENT OCCURRED AND ALL MEN, WOMEN, ALL, EXCUSE ME, ALL MEN WAS GIVEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR EARNED THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
RECONSTRUCTION IS ACTUALLY COMING TO AN END.
IN 1897, JIM CROW BEGINS TO BE THE LAW OF THE LAND.
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL IS THE LAW OF THE LAND.
AND IN 1897, THERE WAS A LEADER, MUCH LIKE EACH ONE OF YOU ALL, WHO RAISED HER HAND AND SAID THAT, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF THESE STUDENTS IN THIS AREA.
HER NAME IS NOT MENTIONED MUCH.
BECAUSE BACK THEN, WE DIDN'T REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FEMALES.
HER NAME WAS MARY CHURCH TERRELL.
AND BOARD MEMBERS, SHE ACTUALLY SAT IN THE SAME SEATS YOU ALL ARE SITTING TODAY.
MARY CHURCH TERRELL WAS APPOINTED AS A BOARD MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
AND DURING THAT TIME, AS A BOARD MEMBER, SHE RECOGNIZED THAT THE HISTORY THAT THE STUDENTS WERE LEARNING WAS INCOMPLETE.
AND SO SHE CHALLENGED THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ELEVATE THIS IDEA OF HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMPORTANT AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE TIME.
AND SHE ACTUALLY FORCED, NOT FORCED, BUT ADVOCATED TO THE BOARD.
AND THE BOARD MADE A DECISION TO HONOR FREDERICK DOUGLASS DAY ON FEBRUARY 14TH.
AND SO ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN 1897, FEBRUARY 14TH WAS A DAY THAT WAS RECOGNIZED TO HONOR AND TO ELEVATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS ACROSS OUR NATION.
AND THAT WAS CALLED DOUGLASS DAY.
DURING THIS SAME TIME, THERE WAS A PERSON WHO WAS GRADUATING FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
AND HIS NAME WAS DR. CARTER G. WOODSON.
HE WAS THE SECOND PERSON TO GRADUATE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN THEIR HISTORY DEPARTMENT.
AND HE WAS ALSO A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND A PROFESSOR.
HE ACTUALLY WAS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN RESEARCH SOCIETY, PAID DUES.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS NEVER ALLOWED TO ACTUALLY ATTEND.
AND SO AS A RESULT, HE DECIDED TO CREATE THE ASSOCIATION.
IT'S NOW CALLED THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY.
AND WITH THIS ORGANIZATION, THEY DECIDED THAT WE GIVE HIM THE CREDIT FOR BEING THE FATHER OF BLACK HISTORY.
BUT IN ACTUALITY, MARY CHURCHILL, ACTUALLY A BOARD MEMBER, STARTED THE INITIATIVE.
HE THEN SAID, HEY, WE ARE CELEBRATING ON THIS ONE DAY.
WE NEED TO ADD STRUCTURE TO IT.
AND HE SAID WE NEED TO GIVE A THEME TO OUR CELEBRATIONS.
AND SO THAT WAS ON FEBRUARY 14TH, WAS FREDERICK DOUGLASS' BIRTHDAY.
AND SO THEY BEGAN TO REALLY ELEVATE DOUGLASS DAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND IN 1926, WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WAS ADD MORE CONTENT TO IT.
AND HE IDENTIFIED ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, WHICH WAS FEBRUARY 12TH.
SO FEBRUARY 12TH WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
FEBRUARY 14TH WAS ACTUALLY FREDERICK DOUGLASS' BIRTHDAY.
AND SO HE, BEING A PROFESSOR AND AN EDUCATOR, SAID LET'S DO THIS.
LET'S PUT SOME STRUCTURE AROUND WHAT WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO.
AND SO LET'S CREATE THIS WHOLE WEEK AND LET'S FOCUS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS ACROSS THE NATION AND HOW THEY WERE A PART OF CREATING THIS NATION, NOT JUST SLAVERY, BUT EVEN WAY BEYOND THAT.
AND SO IN 1926 IS ACTUALLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, DR. CARTER G.
WOODSON CREATED WHAT WAS CALLED NEGRO HISTORY WEEK.
AND THEN AGAIN, OF COURSE, THAT OCCURRED FROM 1926, IN THE MIDDLE OF JIM CROW, SEPARATE BUT EQUAL, FROM 1926 ALL THE WAY FOR 50 YEARS UNTIL 1976.
THAT ALSO COINCIDES WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING.
IF YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THE LEGISLATORS WERE ELECTED DURING RECONSTRUCTION, THEN THAT WAS 100 YEARS BEFORE AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS OR LEGISLATORS WERE ELECTED AGAIN.
AND IN 1976, DURING THE FORD ADMINISTRATION, WITH BARBARA JARD AND A LOT OF OTHER LEGISLATORS THAT WERE ACTUALLY ELECTED TO THEIR PLACE IN CONGRESS, THEY BEGAN TO ADVOCATE.
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THE FORD ADMINISTRATION WORKED WITH THEM.AND IN 1976, THE NAME WAS CHANGED FROM NEGRO HISTORY WEEK TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH OR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
AND SO FROM 1976, WHICH WAS 50 YEARS FROM THE TIME THAT CARTER G. WOODSON STARTED, TO 1976, IT WAS NEGRO HISTORY WEEK.
PRESIDENT FORD EXPANDED IT TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH OR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
AND SO TODAY, 50 YEARS LATER, IN 2026, WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE BICENTENNIAL AS WELL OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY, THAT WHEN WE CELEBRATE ALL CULTURES, WE REALLY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT STUDENTS WILL SEE THE VALUE IN THEMSELVES.
WE, IN CROWLEY ISD, OUR MISSION IS VERY CLEAR.
HE SAID, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SO THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION IF WE DON'T ELEVATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL OF THE CULTURES IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE CAN SHOW OUR STUDENTS THAT PEOPLE BEFORE YOU HAVE ACHIEVED EXCELLENCE, AND YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
MARY CHURCHILL, SHE SAW SOMETHING, SHE SAID SOMETHING, SHE DID SOMETHING.
CARTER G. WOODSON, HE SAW SOMETHING, HE SAID SOMETHING, HE DID SOMETHING.
EACH ONE OF YOU, WHEN YOU RAN FOR THE BOARD, YOU SAW A NEED, YOU SAW SOMETHING THAT YOU FELT LIKE YOU COULD ADD TO.
YOU SAID SOMETHING, AND YOU DID SOMETHING.
SO I HONOR YOU BOARD MEMBERS AS WE HONOR THIS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST LIFT UP THOSE NAMES THAT WE DON'T OFTENTIMES RECOGNIZE.
A BOARD MEMBER IS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY STARTED THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
SO LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR MARY CHURCHILL.
I JUST HAVE A COMMENT, I GUESS.
MCFARLANE, FOR THAT LESSON, THAT HISTORY LESSON.
BUT IT IS JUST SO CLEAR TO ME THAT, AND WHAT YEAR WAS THAT WHEN MARY CHURCHILL DID THAT? 1897.
OKAY, THAT IN 1897, SHE REALIZED THE NEED TO EDUCATE CHILDREN.
IN 2026, WE'RE STILL FIGHTING TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.
AND I JUST, THAT'S JUST VERY, IT'S EYE-OPENING, BUT TO GO BACK THAT FAR.
SO WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THAT LONG TO TRY AND EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.2, CISD BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, I JUST WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY REVIEW THE COMMITTEES.
THESE ARE INITIAL, THESE ARE A DRAFT OF THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS WALK THROUGH THE COMMITTEES, COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS.
ALSO, I'LL SHARE THIS WITH YOU AS WELL.
IF YOU DESIRE TO BE ON ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES AND THAT WORKS FOR YOU, THEN DEFINITELY WE WANT TO KNOW THAT.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, MR. PRESIDENT, IS BRING THESE COMMITTEES BACK FOR THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING FOR US TO VOTE ON THE BOARD COMMITTEE SO THAT WE'LL ALL KNOW WHICH COMMITTEES WE'RE SERVING ON.
THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW, AND YOU'LL ALSO KNOW THE CADENCE OF THOSE MEETINGS.
SO THE FIRST COMMITTEE IS A POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE.
AND, AGAIN, THESE ARE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
THE FREQUENCY OF THE MEETING REALLY DEPENDS UPON THE NATURE OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
BUT THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERS ARE DR.
ROBINSON, TRUSTEE STEVENSON, TRUSTEE DAVID, TRUSTEE DAVIS.
THOSE ARE THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED, DEFINITELY TAKE YOUR NAME AND YOU CAN SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE.
OR IF WE HAVE A, SOMETIMES A PERSON IS OUT, WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE A BOARD MEMBER ON THERE.
THE ONE THING ABOUT THE COMMITTEE IS WE CANNOT HAVE ANY MORE THAN THREE AT A TIME, BUT WE CAN, THAT NUMBER COULD CHANGE.
SO THESE ARE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
YOU'LL ALSO HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WILL BE A PART OF THOSE COMMITTEES AS WELL, AND WE'LL HAVE CONVERSATIONS.
POLICY COMMITTEE REALLY DEALS WITH PROVIDING INSIGHT ON BOARD POLICY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
IF THERE ARE TOPICS OR IDEAS THAT YOU WANT US TO CONSIDER OR INVESTIGATE, IT WILL START IN THAT COMMITTEE.
WE ALSO WILL BRING THE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE FULL BOARD, SO THE FULL BOARD WILL ALWAYS BE INVOLVED IN ANY FINAL DECISION.
THOSE COMMITTEES WILL JUST PROVIDE ADVICE.
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THAT IS AN AS-NEEDED COMMITTEE, AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A COMMITTEE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF PENDING ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, THE NEXT ONE IS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND WE HAVE FINANCE SLASH CAPITAL FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.WE CALL THAT COMMITTEE OUR CFAC.
THIS COMMITTEE IS REALLY SEASONAL, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
IT ACTUALLY, WE'LL ACTUALLY PICK UP OUR MEETINGS PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
WE'LL START IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, BOARD MEMBERS, WE START OUR BUDGET PROCESS AROUND THIS TIME.
I BELIEVE IN LATE FEBRUARY, MR. FISHER WILL COME TO US WITH A TIMELINE, BUDGET TIMELINE, AND WE'LL BE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMITTEE AT THAT TIME.
MEMBERS ARE PRESIDENT GRACIA, TRUSTEE LASSICK, TRUSTEE WATKINS.
THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THAT COMMITTEE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THAT COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND INSIGHT INTO HOW WE ALLOCATE DISTRICT RESOURCES AND HOW WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE IS OUR MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE.
ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TRUSTEE DAVIS, TRUSTEE MAYFIELD, TRUSTEE WATKINS.
ALSO, ON THAT COMMITTEE, THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE.
I KNOW WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING ACTUALLY TOMORROW.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE MIND OVER MEDALS EVENT.
THIS COMMITTEE, THESE BOARD MEMBERS AND THIS COMMITTEE IS REALLY DESIGNED ON REALLY HELPING US TO THINK THROUGH HOW DO WE FOCUS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR PARENTS, AND OUR FAMILIES.
AND SO THAT COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE ENGAGED IN THAT.
AGAIN, THERE IS THE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM TOMORROW, MIND OVER MEDALS, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
JANUARY, EXCUSE ME, THERE WILL BE APRIL MEETINGS FOR THAT MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT'S COMING UP.
STUDENT VOICE COMMITTEE IS AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
WITH THE STUDENT VOICE COMMITTEE, WE HAVE DR.
ROBINSON, TRUSTEE MAYFIELD, TRUSTEE DAVIS, AND ALSO TRUSTEE LASSICK.
AGAIN, THIS ONE PROVIDES INSIGHT ON HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS ABOUT THE INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT.
THERE IS A MEETING FOR THAT COMMITTEE COMING UP THIS MONTH, SO BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTICE THOSE DATES.
DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE, THAT'S PRESIDENT GRACIA, DR.
ROBINSON, TRUSTEE LASSICK, AND MYSELF AND OTHERS WILL BE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, WE ARE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING OUR EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE THINGS IN PLACE.
AGAIN, ANOTHER COMMITTEE IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
ROBINSON, TRUSTEE DAVIS IS ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND THAT IS A YEARLY COMMITTEE AS WELL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE APPARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
ON THE APPARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
YOU HAD A QUESTION? YES, WHAT DID I SAY? DID I SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT? OKAY, IT'S DR. ROBINSON, PRESIDENT GRACIA, TRUSTEE DAVIS, AND THEN IF STEVENSON WANT TO BE ADDED TO THAT, YOU'D LIKE TO BE IT.
OKAY, WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT.
THESE ARE DRAFTS, SO IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONS, THEN WE CAN DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT? AND THEN, AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT FINAL TONIGHT, SO WE'LL HAVE CONVERSATIONS, AND IT'S PERFECTLY FINE TO HAVE FOUR ON A COMMITTEE AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE FOUR AT THE MEETING.
AND THEN THE NEXT MEETING IS PARENT ENGAGEMENT, AND WE ENCOURAGE THAT, ACTUALLY.
PARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TRUSTEE STEVENSON, TRUSTEE DR. MAYFIELD, TRUSTEE WATKINS AS WELL ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, PARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS ONE THAT ADVISES US ON THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO ENGAGING PARENTS.
THOSE ARE THE INITIAL COMMITTEES.
AGAIN, WE MAY HAVE OTHERS THAT POP UP BASED ON WHAT WE NEED.
AND ALSO, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'LL GIVE YOU COPIES OF THIS SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT, CHECK YOUR SCHEDULES, AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU, DEFINITELY LET MONTALVO KNOW.
ALL RIGHT? THAT'S ALL I HAVE, PRESIDENT GRACIA.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING SOME NEW CAPACITIES AND SOME JOINING AGAIN.
[5.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 5.1, RESOLUTION TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER, JANUARY 26TH THROUGH 28TH.MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO JUST PAUSE AND JUST APPRECIATE OUR MEMBERS WHO CAME IN DURING THE ICE STORM.
OFTENTIMES, WHEN THE BUILDING SHUTS DOWN, SCHOOL SHUTS DOWN, WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
AND SO, MR. FISHER IS HERE TO ADDRESS THAT ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
I BRING TO YOU TONIGHT A RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE THE BOARD'S AUTHORIZATION
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TO COMPENSATE CROWLEY ISD EMPLOYEES FOR JANUARY 26TH, 27TH, AND 28TH, THE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS THAT DR. MCFARLAND JUST ALLUDED TO.THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? DR. STEVENSON, OR TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION, MR. FISHER.
DOES THAT INCLUDE MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT, I GUESS, WOULD BE HOURLY WAGES? OR IS THAT ALL INCLUDED, LIKE, OUR PARAS? YES, MA'AM.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY IMPACTFUL TO PARAPROFESSIONALS AND AUXILIARY PERSONNEL BECAUSE THEY ARE HOURLY EMPLOYEES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS JANUARY 26TH THROUGH THE 28TH, 2026, AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE.
[6.0 Future Action Item(s)]
MR. FISHER.THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 6.1, 2025-2026, CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, CAD VACANCY NOMINATION TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I'M CONTACT YOU, BUYER SUPPORTS, AND CHAIR HEARNS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, LETTING US KNOW THAT THEY'VE HAD A RESIGNATION ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THEIR PROCESS TO FILL A RESIGNATION IS DESCRIBED THERE IN THAT LETTER, BUT IT GIVES TAXING ENTITIES LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPALITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS TO POTENTIALLY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TERM.
THAT NAME MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CAD, CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BY MARCH 2ND.
SO WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO YOU AS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM TONIGHT. IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO TAKE ACTION AND SELECT AN INDIVIDUAL'S NAME TO NOMINATE, WE WOULD NEED TO DO THAT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND SO THERE'S MORE INFORMATION THERE FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND WE CAN
[7.0 Report Item(s)]
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TONIGHT.THANK YOU, MR. KIRSHNER. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR REPORT ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 7.1, BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL PREVIEW.
MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE DR. POLK HERE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BOARD OF PRESIDENT GRASSI AND DR.
I AM SO EXCITED THAT OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH ALL FOUR OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
AND THIS YEAR, OUR BLACK HISTORY THEME IS A NATIONAL THEME THAT WE UTILIZE.
IT IS A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY COMMEMORATIONS.
THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, FOR GIVING US A PREQUEL OF THE 100 YEARS OF HOW WE GOT TO THE 1926 WHERE DR. CARTER G. WOODSON BEGAN BLACK HISTORY WEEK IN 1926.
THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 21ST, WHICH IS NEXT SATURDAY.
WE WILL START OUR OPENING CEREMONY AT 9 A.M.
WE WILL SERVE BREAKFAST FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE LUNCH FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
THIS YEAR, WE WILL ALSO HAVE TWO DIVISIONS, ELEMENTARY AND OUR SENIOR YEAR DIVISIONS.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 70 TEAMS. I TAKE A BREATH BECAUSE THIS IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF STUDENTS WE HAVE EVER HAD.
AND LITERALLY RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAN WE HAVE CLASSROOMS. WE ARE FIGURING IT OUT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE 42 ELEMENTARY TEAMS AND 28 SECONDARY TEAMS. LET'S GIVE US A TOTAL OF 70 TEAMS. WOW.
OUR ART CONTEST WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE.
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OF THE CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY COMMEMORATIONS.WE ARE ASKING OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND VOTE ON SATURDAY.
THAT IS LED BY MS. STACEY LAWTON.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR DOOR DECORATING COMPETITION THAT'S TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
AND WE WILL BRING BOTH, ALL OF THOSE WINNERS BACK TO YOU ON THAT LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY FOR OUR FINAL WINNERS.
AND BOARD AND DR. MARK MCFARLAND, WE COULD NOT DO THIS POWER, I MEAN, WE COULD NOT DO THIS PRESENTATION, WE COULD NOT DO THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.
WE KNOW THAT IT TAKES YOU ALL, IT TAKES OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PARENTS, OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, AND EVERYONE TO MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO STAND.
THEY DEAL WITH ME FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE WATKINS? LAST YEAR, MY DAUGHTER WAS A PART OF THE WINNING TEAM FOR THE BLACK HISTORY BOWL.
AND SO SHE'S GOING UP AGAIN, SO I'M NERVOUS AND EXCITED TO BE JOINING AS A TRUSTEE.
BUT LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST TIME GOING TO THE BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL, AND IT WAS AMAZING.
ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AS A PARENT, WHEN I WALKED IN, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
SO TODAY, WHEN WE COME IN NEXT WEEK, I'M ALREADY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DR. POLK, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND YOUR AWESOME TEAM BEHIND YOU.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT NEXT WEEK.
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THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR STUDY SESSIONS, AGENDA ITEM 8.1, 2025-2026, TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS.MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT PORTION OF THE MEETING.
WE ARE REALLY BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT KEEPING OUR FOCUS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM, WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUSES.
AND SO TONIGHT, WE'RE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT OUR TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
WE HAVE DR. MILNER HERE TO PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRACIA, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, DR. MCFARLAND.
I BRING TO YOU TONIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR STUDY SESSIONS REGARDING OUR 2026 TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
AND SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONVERSATION AND THE STUDY SESSION TONIGHT IS TO PRESENT THE STATE-REQUIRED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR POTENTIAL BOARD APPROVAL AT A LATER SESSION.
OF COURSE, WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH BOTH TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND ESSA, WHICH ARE OUR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, TO PROVIDE CLARITY TO THE BOARD, TO MAKE THE BOARD AWARE OF CAMPUS DESIGNATIONS OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, THE REQUIRED IMPROVEMENT PLANNING THAT MUST OCCUR OR HAS ALREADY BEGUN OCCURRING, OUR DISTRICT, REGIONAL, AND STATE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND OUR EXIT CRITERIA AND WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.
SO JUST AN OVERVIEW AND TO BRING THIS INTO CONTEXT, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE THE RESULT OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY'S ACCOUNTABILITY EVALUATION OF EACH SCHOOL ON THAT A THROUGH F RATING SYSTEM EACH YEAR.
ALONG WITH THE TEXAS A THROUGH F RATING SYSTEM, THERE ARE GUIDELINES OR METRICS THAT ARE THRESHOLDS THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT COMES FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT MUST BE MET WITHIN THE STATE'S ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
AND SO WHEN A CAMPUS FALLS BELOW THOSE PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS, THAT IS WHAT FACILITATES THE NEED FOR A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
TARGETED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE INTENDED TO ENSURE EQUITY FOR STUDENT GROUPS.
MANY OF THESE PLANS COME TO BEING BECAUSE OF A DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE IN ONE DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP VERSUS ANOTHER GROUP.
THEY'RE INTENDED TO PROVIDE TARGETED AND DATA-DRIVEN ACTION TO CLOSE THOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
AND ALSO IT'S A METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND SUPPORT FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL CATEGORIES OR IDENTIFICATION LEVELS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
AND SO CROWLEY HAS CAMPUSES IDENTIFIED IN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
SO THERE IS TARGETED SUPPORTED IMPROVEMENT,
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ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORTED IMPROVEMENT, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTED IMPROVEMENT, AND THOSE ARE ALL FEDERAL LABELS.AND THEN THERE IS A STATE IDENTIFICATION THAT IS A POTENTIAL POSSIBILITY.
SO EACH CATEGORY HAS SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA, PLANNING REQUIREMENTS, AND EXIT EXPECTATIONS.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME TONIGHT LETTING YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT EACH PLAN, THE MAKEUP OF EACH PLAN AND THE EXIT CRITERIA FOR EACH PLAN.
SO JUST TO BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, THE FIRST LEVEL OF TARGETED IMPROVEMENT IS TARGETED SUPPORTED IMPROVEMENT.
THESE BECOME MORE EXTREME AS WE GO.
SO TO BECOME A TARGETED SUPPORTED IMPROVEMENT CAMPUS, A CAMPUS HAS ONE OR MORE CONSISTENTLY UNDERPERFORMING STUDENT GROUPS.
THAT MEANS THE SAME INDICATORS FOR THIS ONE DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP ARE MISSED FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
SO THAT COULD BE ANY ETHNIC POPULATION, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, SPECIAL EDUCATION, ANY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT IS BEING MEASURED.
THIS IS BASED ON THE THIRD SECTION OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN.
AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT HAS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS, AND THERE ARE TARGETS SET FOR EACH OF THOSE GROUPS THAT WE MUST MEET EACH YEAR.
SO THE FOCUS OF THIS PLAN, THIS IS AN INITIAL STEP INTO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, IS ADDRESSING THE UNDERPERFORMANCE OF THAT SPECIFIC STUDENT GROUP AND BRINGING THEM BACK INTO EQUITABLE PERFORMANCE WITH THE ALL-STUDENT GROUP.
SO LET'S PAUSE FOR A SECOND BOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT, LIKE, THIS CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS? ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I KNOW, AND YOU HAVE USED THE WORD GAP A LOT, AND I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GAPOLOGY AND ALL OF THAT.
SO HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THIS? GREAT QUESTION, GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO RECORD THAT QUESTION.
WHEN I SAY WE, THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DOING THIS PRESENTATION, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE GAP MAPS AND ALL THE OTHER DOCUMENTS.
SO ONE OF THE GOALS IS GOING TO BE TO MAKE SURE WE ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
SO IF WE DON'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION AT THE END OF THE BOARD, THEN YOU BRING THAT QUESTION BACK.
ANYBODY ELSE? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
SO ARE THESE, WHEN YOU SAY TSI, ARE THESE CAMPUS-RELATED? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE THEM BROKEN DOWN BY CAMPUSES AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR EACH CAMPUS IS WHERE THEY'RE UNDERPERFORMING? YES, MA'AM.
AND SO THE NEXT LEVEL OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IS ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT, AND THAT SOUNDS, IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT IT SOUNDS.
YOU SEE, I PUT THE TARGET IN THE PLUS SIGN.
SO FOR A CAMPUS TO QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT, THAT MEANS THEY ARE ALREADY IDENTIFIED FOR TARGETED SUPPORT.
AND THEN, IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE ANOTHER GROUP THAT FALLS BELOW THE PERFORMANCE THRESHOLD IN THEIR COMPARISON GROUP.
SO YOU HAVE ONE ETHNIC GROUP OR ONE DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP THAT IS NOT PERFORMING THAT CAUSED YOU TO BE IDENTIFIED, AND WHILE YOU'RE STILL IN THAT PROCESS, YOU HAD ANOTHER GROUP THAT FELL BELOW THE THRESHOLD.
SO THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT.
AND SO THAT INCREASES FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING AND MORE DOCUMENTATION AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TURN IN WITH REGARD TO OUR PLANS AND THE METRICS THAT WE'RE MEASURING MOVING FORWARD.
THE FOCUS OF ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT IS SUSTAINED SUBGROUP IMPROVEMENT.
SO TARGETED SUPPORT, YOU'VE GOT ONE GROUP THAT IS OUT OF SYNC WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
WE'RE FOCUSING ON THEM TO BRING THEM BACK UP.
ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT IS SUSTAINING THAT.
SO YOU HAVE TO IMPROVE THE GROUP THAT WAS UNDERPERFORMING OR THE GROUPS THAT ARE UNDERPERFORMING AND KEEP THOSE GROUPS PERFORMING AT THE REQUIRED BENCHMARKS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS MOVING FORWARD.
SO IT'S A MORE STRINGENT MONITORING.
QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE BEFORE WE GO ALONG? OKAY.
THE THIRD IS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT.
AND THAT IS JUST WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
COMPREHENSIVE IS WHOLE SCHOOL.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT A SCHOOL CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.
THE FIRST IS AN OVERALL D OR F ACCOUNTABILITY RATING AND STAYING IN THAT STATE OF OVERALL D OR F PERFORMANCE OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS.
THERE IS ALSO A TITLE I, WHICH TITLE I IS THE FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
AND SO IF YOU ARE THE LOWEST PERFORMING TITLE I CAMPUS, IN YOUR COMPARISON GROUP,
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THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT BOTTOM 5% OF YOUR COMPARISON GROUP, IT QUALIFIES YOU FOR COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.THEN THERE'S FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, GRADUATION RATE BELOW 67% WOULD QUALIFY YOU FOR COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.
I DID ALSO TAG AN ESCALATION RULE WITH THIS BECAUSE, LIKE WE'RE SAYING, WE'RE MOVING UP A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT OR IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
AND THERE IS AN ESCALATION RULE THAT EXISTS THAT, THAT LAST LEVEL WE TALKED ABOUT ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT.
IF A CAMPUS STAYS AT ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THEY AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.
AND SO AGAIN, THE FOCUS OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT IS WHOLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
AND SO THERE IS STATE-ASSIGNED SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT THAT COMES ALONG WITH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.
IS IT BASED ON LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS? YES.
EACH YEAR AS THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS COME OUT, THEY IDENTIFY CAMPUSES BASED ON THOSE RATINGS FOR THESE CATEGORIES IF THEY FALL WITHIN THEM.
AND THEN WE DO THE LIST OF HOW THEY FALL WITHIN THESE CATEGORIES? YES.
SO HOW LONG HAS CSI BEEN A THING? YEARS.
IT'S BEEN A PART OF FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR YEARS.
AND REALLY ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS DIVED WITH, AT THIS LEVEL, WE'VE NOT ALWAYS DIVED AS DEEP AS WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT.
LIKE TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER WHICH CAMPUS, WHICH GRADE LEVEL, WHICH SET OF STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD YOU ALL ASKING FOR.
SO TONIGHT IS A GOAL FOR US TO DO THAT.
AND I BELIEVE IT ACTUALLY STARTED WITH THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND IS WHEN IT FIRST BECAME REALLY.
SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A MINUTE.
SO BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS HOW TO FIX THIS.
SO THE QUESTION WE'VE ALL WONDERED ARE CROWLEY ISD CAMPUSES WHO THEY ARE THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION? SO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS MAP, YOU'LL SEE THE IDENTIFICATION LEVEL.
SO AT TARGETED SUPPORT, THAT FIRST LEVEL, WE HAVE SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BECAUSE OF PERFORMANCE WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED STUDENTS.
AND WHAT CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED IS JUST WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY IN YOUR BUILDING FOR AT LEAST THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN THERE.
THAT'S YOUR CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED GROUP.
SO THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT CAMPUSES AT BEST RACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BEST RACE IS IDENTIFIED FOR WHITE AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
AND MARY HARRIS IS IDENTIFIED FOR CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED STUDENTS.
THEN WE HAVE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT CAMPUS, JACKIE CARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND JACKIE CARDIN WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THAT CSI COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT LOW PERFORMANCE IN DOMAIN THREE, WHICH IS THEIR TITLE ONE CAMPUS THAT WAS AT THE BOTTOM 5% OF THEIR COMPARISON GROUP.
AND THEN THE FOURTH ONE THAT WE HAVEN'T YET TALKED ABOUT IS STATE IDENTIFICATION.
SO TO BE CLEAR, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM, CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND H.S. STEVENS, DO NOT HAVE A FEDERAL LABEL.
THEY HAVE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ANYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT UNDER FEDERAL LABEL.
BUT THE STATE HAS KIND OF ESTABLISHED AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO AVOID GOING INTO FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS. AND THOSE ARE BASED ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN THE A THROUGH F SYSTEM.
SO CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL QUALIFIED FOR STATE IDENTIFICATION BASED ON THEIR OVERALL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.
H.S. STEVENS IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON.
THEY DON'T MEET ANY OF THESE CRITERIA, BUT THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN BECAUSE OF A GRANT THAT THEY RECEIVED IN 2023, AN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT GRANT.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION THAT THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN BECAUSE THEY RECEIVED THAT FUNDING.
ALSO, BOARD, JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT TO THIS.
SO I KNOW WE ARE USED TO WHEN WE RECEIVE LABELS THAT THIS IS THIS NEGATIVE CONNOTATION FROM THE STATE, QUITE FRANKLY.
WHAT THIS IS IS THERE IS SOME NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS TO THIS, BUT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE SUPPORT.
SO IF WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS THAT ARE UNDERPERFORMING, THEN WHAT THIS TELLS US IS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN AND PROVIDE SUPPORT.
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AND IN SOME CASES, THE STATE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS WELL.AND SO YOU COULD HAVE A CAMPUS, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S PERFORMING WELL, BUT ONE GROUP IS NOT.
SO OVERALL, THE CAMPUS IS A B OR WHATEVER, BUT THERE MAY BE ONE GROUP THAT'S KIND OF THE PERFORMANCE IS MASKED BY THAT.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO PUT A PLAN IN PLACE.
WHAT DOES THE SUPPORT LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES FROM THE STATE IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT? GREAT QUESTION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT QUESTION TODAY, SOME OF THAT TONIGHT, BUT OFTENTIMES IT'S ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, FUNDS TO HELP WITH AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORIALS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO REALLY MOSTLY FUNDS ARE ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
I HAVE A QUESTION AND A COMMENT ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
YES, SO SOME OF THE FUNDS THEY'VE BEEN KEEPING FROM US, THEY'LL GIVE THEM TO US NOW FOR THIS ADDITIONAL HELP.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE FUNDS WHEN YOU START IMPROVING? OKAY.
AND THEN MY COMMENT IS, SO WE HAVE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ON HERE, AND WE KNEW THIS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, TO TRY AND ADDRESS SOME OF THIS? AM I CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR CLARITY FOR ME.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY, IT SAYS CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED.
THE GROUP OF KIDS, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ME, FROM FIRST GRADE, I'M JUST MAKING UP STUFF, OKAY? FROM FIRST GRADE TO FOURTH GRADE HAVE SHOWED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY AT THIS SCHOOL, THAT GROUP HAS A CERTAIN PROBLEM GOING ON? WELL, THE CHILDREN ARE TESTED IN GRADES THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BUT WHEN THE STATE LOOKS AT CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED, THEY'RE LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO HAVE, THERE'S A SNAPSHOT DATE WHERE THEY, LIKE, TAKE A PICTURE OF WHO'S IN YOUR BUILDING EVERY YEAR AT THE END OF OCTOBER.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN IN YOUR CAMPUS ON OCTOBER AND THROUGH THE YEAR, EVERY YEAR FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING, SO TO SPEAK? THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY STRUGGLING ALL THREE OF THOSE YEARS, BUT THEY MEASURED THAT ENTIRE GROUP.
SO WE TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS.
THERE ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WHITE, HISPANIC, EMERGENT BILINGUAL, OUR LANGUAGE LEARNERS, SPECIAL EDUCATION.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER DEMOGRAPHIC THAT THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED.
IT'S CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN IN YOUR BUILDING CONTINUOUSLY.
THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP CALLED NON-CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED.
SO, WHICH, JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF TRUSTEE WATKINS' QUESTION, THAT JUST MEANS THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL LAYERS TO EACH OF THESE, MORE TO APPEAL THAN THAT, BECAUSE WITH THAT CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED, THAT'S A BIG GROUP, BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE.
AND IT'S REALLY THERE BECAUSE CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED IS EVALUATING YOUR SYSTEM.
THEY'RE SAYING THESE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SYSTEM AND ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET THESE METRICS.
SO IT'S AN EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM.
DR. MILNER, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO THIS IS A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME THAT THESE SCHOOLS HAVE MADE IT TO THIS LIST.
WHERE WERE THESE SCHOOLS BEFORE THIS LIST? WERE THEY ON IT BEFORE, OR WERE THEY? SO WHEN WE GO TO OUR INDIVIDUAL GROUPS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET TO EACH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, MEANING AT DIFFERENT POINTS.
BUT THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME CAMPUSES COULD HAVE NOT BEEN ON AT ALL, AND NOW ON FOR THE FIRST YEAR.
SOME CAMPUSES COULD HAVE BEEN ON ONE OR TWO YEARS.
BUT WHEN WE GET TO THE GROUPS, WE'LL BLOCK OFF TIME TO REALLY DIVE INTO EACH CAMPUS AND REALLY FIGURE OUT WHY THEY'RE ON THE LIST, AND THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW, AND WHAT'S THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM BEING ON THE LIST AGAIN.
SO THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THE COMPONENTS.
SO AT EACH LEVEL, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS, BUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ALL THE LEVELS ARE THESE THINGS.
EVERY CAMPUS THAT IS IDENTIFIED HAS TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS.
OUR CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED STUDENTS ARE NOT PERFORMING WELL.
WHY? WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT GROUP? ALONG WITH THAT ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, THEY THEN HAVE TO ESTABLISH GOALS FOR THAT GROUP AND MEASURABLE ANNUAL AND INTERIM GOALS.
THE GOALS REALLY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE FOR EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP,
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THEY TELL US WHAT THE THRESHOLD IS FOR PERFORMANCE FOR THOSE STUDENTS.SO THE CAMPUSES HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE THEY'RE AT THAT GAP, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY PERFORMING WITH THAT GROUP, AND WHERE THEY NEED TO GO IN ORDER TO CLOSE THAT GAP.
THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, AND THE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES ARE GENERALLY ALIGNED TO WHAT YOU SEE, THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH COMES FROM WHAT'S CALLED THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK.
AND THAT IS A FRAMEWORK THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE TEA THAT LISTS THE COMPONENTS OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE GREAT SCHOOLS.
AND SO ALONG WITHIN THAT, THERE ARE RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES THAT ARE SUGGESTED IN THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE CAMPUSES TO ADOPT IN ORDER TO MOVE THEIR DATA FORWARD.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE IS PROGRESS MONITORING AND REPORTING TO THE STATE.
SO THIS PLAN HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE, REVIEWED BY THE STATE.
THEY DO CAMPUS WALKS, ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH IN THESE CAMPUSES.
AND BACK TO OUR FIRST WORKSHOP WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR CIPS EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THE GAP MAPS.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD UNDERSTOOD THAT THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN DOES NOT REPLACE THE CIP, THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN ESTABLISHES OVERALL ACADEMIC GOALS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR THE CAMPUS.
THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE AREA OF DEFICIT THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
SO THEY WORK IN TANDEM WITH EACH OTHER.
IT'S BASICALLY EMBEDDED INTO THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
AND WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED FOR OUR CAMPUSES TO HAVE A SINGULAR FOCUS, WHICH IS IMPROVEMENT.
BUT WE BREAK DOWN THAT IMPROVEMENT INTO THE AREAS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES.
SO THE TIP LIVES WITHIN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THAT CAMPUS.
IT JUST BECOMES MORE STUDENT GROUP SPECIFIC.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE TO GO INTO OUR BREAKOUT GROUPS.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WHO LEAD THE CAMPUSES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED WILL BE HOSTING YOU IN THESE SESSIONS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GAP MAPS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, OUR DOMAIN THREE, WHICH IS THOSE DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS, THE CLOSING THE GAPS GROUP THAT FORCES IDENTIFICATION FOR MANY OF THESE CAMPUSES.
LIKE DR. MCFARLAND SAID, THE KNOWLEDGE OF THAT AND CREATING SYSTEMS WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT PROVIDE US EARLY WARNINGS FOR NOT ONLY CAMPUSES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, BUT OTHER CAMPUSES THAT ARE NOT IDENTIFIED.
HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR GROUPS ARE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T FALL INTO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT? AND THEN OUR EDS WILL ALSO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE TIP SYSTEM AND HOW THE PLANS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE AND APPROVED BY THE STATE.
QUICK QUESTION ON THAT, BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ASK THIS ANYWAY.
WHEN YOU SUBMIT TO THE STATE, HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO GET THE REPORT BACK TO YOU AND FOR US TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED? THIS IS A YEAR-LONG PROCESS.
SO THE PLANS ORIGINALLY HAD TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE IN NOVEMBER, AND THEIR DEADLINE TO GIVE US FEEDBACK WAS JANUARY 23RD.
AND THEY GAVE YOU FEEDBACK? THEY DID.
WELL, THEY DIDN'T GIVE US ANY CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE.
ALL OF THIS IS VERY – IT'S LABOR-INTENSIVE, BUT NECESSARY.
AND THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK ABOUT IS IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT SEATS ON THE BUS IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND SO WE'RE READY AT THIS TIME FOR DR. MCFARLAND TO LEAD US INTO OUR GROUPS.
SO, BOARD MEMBERS, AGAIN, THIS PART OF OUR STUDY SESSION, WE'VE BLOCKED OFF QUITE A BIT OF TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GAUGE IT AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
I BELIEVE DR. MILNER, WE SAID 30 MINUTES OR SO.
SO WE'LL GAUGE 30 MINUTES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, 30 MINUTES FOR ELEMENTARY, BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY JUST DOING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY.
AND SO I WAS GOING TO ASSIGN YOU ALL AN AREA, BUT I AM – I KNOW THE BOARD THAT I WORK FOR, AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO CHOOSE YOUR AREA.
AND THEN WE'LL FILL IN AROUND.
BUT, AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY HAVE A ROBUST CONVERSATION.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME INSIGHT ON OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD BE DOING.
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YEAH, SO YOU'LL START – IF YOU START AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEN YOU'LL ROTATE TO ELEMENTARY.IF YOU START ELEMENTARY, YOU'LL ROTATE TO MIDDLE.
AND SO, KIRSTEN, WHAT WILL – MIDDLE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE BACK HERE WITH DR.
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS BACK WITH DR. WILLIAMS. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE – WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THREE AND FOUR IF POSSIBLE.
SO IF MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL START BACK WITH WILLIAMS, AND THEN ELEMENTARY WILL START IN CLOSED SESSION WITH THE ELEMENTARY SUPERVISOR.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME COPIES FOR YOU TO PICK UP.
THESE WILL BE HARD COPIES THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO USE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS.
WE HAD A GREAT STUDY SESSION ON TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
AND DR. MCFARLAND? SO, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, OUR GOAL WAS TO REALLY EXPOSE YOU ALL TO KIND OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF OUR TOOLS AND KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA, A WINDOW INTO THE PROGRESS.
DR. MILLER, YOU CAN WRAP THEM UP, AND THEN WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
SO, JUST AN OVERVIEW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THESE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND GIVING YOU A BEHIND-THE-SCENES GLIMPSE AT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
JUST WANTED TO WRAP UP THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I TOLD YOU THIS IS A YEAR-LONG PROCESS.
SO IT STARTED BACK IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
ONCE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS BECAME PUBLIC, THE CAMPUSES IDENTIFIED FOR SUPPORT WERE MADE – WERE PUBLISHED.
SO WE STARTED THE DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT AT THAT TIME.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAD TO SUBMIT OUR PLANS – OUR DRAFT PLANS TO TEA IN NOVEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT THROUGHOUT, AND PERIODIC PERFORMANCE CHECKS, LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THROUGHOUT.
IN THE FALL, BACK IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE HAD OUR FIRST WALKS WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER, REGION 11, AS WELL AS TEA CAME TO CROWLEY CAMPUSES, THE CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE CONDUCTED SITE VISIT WALKS WHERE WE ACTUALLY WENT INTO CLASSROOMS AND USED AN EVALUATIVE TOOL TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS GOING WELL WITH OUR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS AND WHAT WE STILL NEEDED TO WORK ON.
WE DID THAT, LIKE I SAID, IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS AND TEAMS MADE ADJUSTMENTS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK.
JUST THIS WEEK – LAST WEEKEND THIS WEEK, WE HAD SPRING WALKS WITH REGION 11 AND TEA THAT CAME IN TO VISIT OUR CAMPUSES.
JUST THIS PAST – WEDNESDAY? YES, YESTERDAY.
WE HAD A MEETING WITH TEA AND REGION 11 WHERE WE HAD A DEBRIEF THAT INCLUDED DR.
MCFARLANE WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE DATA THAT HAD BEEN GATHERED FROM THE WALKS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
WE TALKED THEM THROUGH SOME OF OUR PLANS FOR INTERVENING ON SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WE'VE SEEN THERE'S CONSISTENT OR TRENDS ACROSS OUR CLASSROOMS IN LESSON DELIVERY DEFICITS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK.
AND THEN THIS RESULTS IN AN END-OF-THE-YEAR EVALUATION THAT COMES FROM THE TEA WITH REGARD TO OUR PLANS.
AND ALL OF THAT IS TIED TO ULTIMATELY OUR CAMPUSES' PERFORMANCE ON STAR THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARDS IMPROVING THE CAMPUSES' PERFORMANCE ON STAR AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THAT EVALUATION IN JUNE.
SO WHAT WE ALL WANT TO KNOW AND WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS HOW DO WE EXIT THE IMPROVEMENT CYCLE.
SO DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENT THAT A CAMPUS IS IN, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN HOW THEY MIGHT EXIT.
SO FOR THOSE CAMPUSES THAT ARE TARGETED OR ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT, THEY HAVE TO MEET THE TARGETS FOR THOSE IDENTIFIED GROUPS.
IF YOU'RE JUST TARGETED FOR ONE GROUP, YOU MEET THE TARGET FOR THAT GROUP, YOU COME OUT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IF YOU'RE TARGETED.
IF YOU'RE ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE GROUP AND THEN A GROUP THAT'S PERFORMING IN THAT BOTTOM OF YOUR COMPARISON GROUP.
SO YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR GROUPS OUT TO GET BACK TO TARGETED, THEN YOU HAVE TO SUSTAIN THAT FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO COME FULLY OUT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
AND FOR CAMPUSES THAT ARE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT, THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE THEIR RATING.
SO YOU CANNOT HAVE A D OR AN F AND COME OUT OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.
YOU HAVE TO IMPROVE YOUR RATING TO AT LEAST A C TO COME OUT.
SO THOSE ARE OUR GOALS AND OUR TARGETS FOR OUR CAMPUSES AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT END.
THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS ARE, THIS ITEM WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE FULL BOARD MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH, POTENTIALLY ON CONSENT FOR APPROVAL.
WE WILL CONTINUE AS A DISTRICT TO MONITOR AND SUPPORT WORKING WITH OUR REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER AS WELL AS OUR TEA ASSIGNED PARTNER.
WE WILL CONTINUE ONGOING MONITORING, REPORTING TO THE
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TEA AS NEEDED AND THE MAIN THING WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IS IMPROVE AND WE'RE PREPARING FOR OUR NEXT ACCOUNTABILITY CYCLE WHICH COMES WITH STAR RESULTS AND THEN OF COURSE TO EXIT.WELL, DR. MILNER AND YOUR AWESOME TEAM, Y'ALL DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
BEFORE I TURN TO ASK QUESTIONS, I WANTED TO BRIEFLY ASK ON A REAL HIGH LEVEL IF IT'S, YOU SAID IT'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXITING BUT DO YOU EVER TRULY EXIT LIKE WHATEVER SCHOOL AND WHATEVER ISSUE THAT SCHOOL WAS IN, DO YOU TRULY EVER EXIT OR HOW DO YOU CONTINUE ON THE FORWARD OR UPWARD TRAJECTORY? GREAT, GREAT QUESTION.
AND THE EXITING IS REALLY THE EXITING FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING TO REPORT THE PLAN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE COULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER CAMPUSES THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A PLAN AND THE ACTIONS YOU HEARD TONIGHT ARE GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR.
SO IT'S, THESE PLANS AND THE ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TONIGHT ARE REALLY TO GET TO A B AND BY DOING THAT WE WILL EXIT FROM THE WHOLE PROCESS OF HAVING TO COMPLETE THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUT WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE OUR GAP PLAN.
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD.
TRUSTEE DAVIS, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO.
SO ALL OF THESE VISITS FROM TEA REP AND VISITING WITH REGION 11 STAFF AND ALL OF THAT, AND THEY'RE COMING HERE AND YOU SAID THEY'RE DOING WALKTHROUGHS WITH OUR TEAM, AND WHEN THEY DO, EXCUSE ME, WHEN THEY DO THE WALKTHROUGHS, THEY ARE GIVING FEEDBACK TO US AS TO WHAT THEY SEE.
THE NEXT TIME THEY COME AND DO ANOTHER WALKTHROUGH AND THEY SEE WE'RE DOING WHAT YOU SAID, OKAY, SO, AND AFTER DOING THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND EACH TIME THEY COME BACK AND THEY SAY, OKAY, WE SEE, YOU'RE MAKING THE PROGRESS, WE RECOMMEND IT.
BUT IF, WHEN IT TAKES TIME, WHEN IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE TEST AND THINGS DON'T GO AS WELL AS WE HOPE AND, BUT, BUT WE FOLLOWED AND WE DID WHAT THEY SAID, IS THERE ANY ALLOWANCE FOR THAT? WELL, IT'S NOT DIRECTIVE.
THEY COME, THEY'RE COMING IN AS A PARTNER TO WORK ALONGSIDE.
SO LIKE THE WALKS WE DID THIS WEEK, THERE IS AN AGNOSTIC TOOL THAT THE STATE HAS DEVELOPED THAT WILL WALK ANY CLASSROOM IN THE STATE REGARDLESS OF WHAT CURRICULUM YOU'RE IMPLEMENTING OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND GIVES GENERAL FEEDBACK ON BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES LIKE CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING, ACADEMIC DISCOURSE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SO WE WALKED THROUGH TOGETHER TO LOOK AT OUR CLASSROOMS HOLISTICALLY IN CROWLEY ISD TO SEE WHERE WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THAT AGNOSTIC RUBRIC AND WHERE THERE ARE AREAS FOR GROWTH.
AND WHAT WE FOUND IN THE DEBRIEF YESTERDAY WAS OUR INTERNAL WALKTHROUGHS FOR CROWLEY ISD, WE HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE THINGS THAT THEY IDENTIFIED IN THEIR WALK, IN OUR OWN INTERNAL WALKS, SO MUCH SO THAT OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, THAT IS TOMORROW, WE HAD ALREADY PLANNED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY IDENTIFIED YESTERDAY.
SO THEY DON'T COME IN REALLY TO DIRECT.
THEY ALLOW US TO SUBMIT PLANS BASED ON THAT EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK.
AND EVEN THE DEBRIEF YESTERDAY IS COACHING AND, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THIS? SHARING THINGS THAT THEY'VE SEEN IN OTHER DISTRICTS POTENTIALLY THAT MIGHT BE EFFECTIVE HERE.
THEY'RE COMING IN SAYING YOU MUST DO THIS, YOU MUST DO THIS.
YOU HAVE THIS MENU OF CHOICES OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR SCHOOLS.
WE JUST WANT TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT AND WORK ALONGSIDE YOU TO DO IT.
SO, BUT NOW WE'RE DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY LAID OUT.
THEIR MANDATES, THEIR REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE MEETING THOSE.
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WHATEVER DOCUMENTATION THEY'VE REQUESTED, WHATEVER STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE, THEY DON'T DIRECT REALLY STRATEGY, BUT ANYTHING THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH, WE ARE MEETING ALL COMPLIANCE METRICS WITH OUR TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS AGAIN.
IT WAS VERY THOROUGH, AND I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION IN BOTH GROUPS.
SO I JUST WANT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
DATA ANALYTICS, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING OVERNIGHT.
YOUR TEAM ARE AT THIS EVERY DAY STUDYING THAT DATA, INTERPRETING THAT DATA, AND WORKING ON THAT DATA TO GET THESE STUDENTS TO THRIVE, ALL STUDENTS TO THRIVE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THAT, ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
YES, AND THANK YOU, BOA, FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND REALLY FOR LEANING IN AND ASKING US REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS.
WE WILL TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE HEARD, AND MAKE THE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS.
I GUESS THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS TO THE TEAM, DEFINITELY I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT ALSO WHAT YOU'VE DONE TONIGHT HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD, AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS LIKE A TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
AND SO WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO SHOW YOU JUST A WINDOW OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING WORK.
THERE ARE SO MANY, AS YOU SEE, THERE'S SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ENGAGE AND INVOLVE IN THIS.
BUT WE WANTED TO BE INTENTIONAL THIS YEAR ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU GOT A CHANCE TO MEET WITH PRINCIPALS.
YOU'VE MET WITH OUR PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS.
AND THEN IN MARCH, WE'LL BRING OUR OFFICE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN, WHICH WILL BE OUR CURRICULUM FOLKS.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS AT THAT TIME, BY THAT TIME, WE WILL HAVE HAD THE RESULTS FROM OUR SPRING BENCHMARK, WHICH I BELIEVE STARTS NEXT WEEK, RIGHT? SO WE'LL HAVE THE RESULTS FROM THAT.
SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE WORKSHOP IN MARCH.
WE'LL HAVE OUR OFFICE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT OUR RESULTS IN THE PARTICULAR GRADES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THOSE PARTICULAR SUBJECT AREAS AND REALLY WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE SUMMER.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IS THAT THERE ARE NO SILVER BULLETS.
SO WHEN WE'RE SUCCESSFUL, IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE WE HAD A VERY INTENTIONAL PLAN, THAT WE HAD A VERY INTENTIONAL SYSTEM. WE TOOK DELIBERATE ACTIONS, AND WE FULLY ANTICIPATE SUCCESS, BUT WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS. SO THANK YOU ALL
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FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.THANKS, Y'ALL. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 9.0. WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 551.076 FOR AN EXECUTIVE BRIEFING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY. THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 8.08 P.M. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 8.48 P.M.
AND WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING FORTH THIS BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 8.49 P.M.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.