[1.0 Call to Order ]
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I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR 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. KIRSHNER.
TRUSTEE PLACE 3, MR. MICHAEL LASSICK.
TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MS. CECE WATKINS.
TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRACIA.
TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MS. KALISHA STEVENSON.
AND FOR OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, LILIANA SOBRANO.
NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ANAYA LEE.
AND CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, WE HAVE EMANUELA AMAJOR.
I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE QUORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
AGENDA 2.0 IS A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET COLONEL MORALES AND THE CROWLEY ISD CORPS OF CADETS PRESENT THE COLORS.
SIR, CADET COLONEL MORALES, REPRESENTING THE CISD PANTHER BATTALION, HONORING YOU WITH DISTINCTION, REQUESTS PERMISSION TO PRESENT THE COLORS.
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I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
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[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride ]
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.0, BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.IF WE CAN START OUT TONIGHT WITH TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
SO MY POINT OF PRIDE IS WITH THE UIL COMPETITION.
JOHNSON CTE CENTER WAS FILLED WITH ENERGY AND INCREDIBLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AS ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES CAME TOGETHER TO COMPETE IN THE UIL ACADEMIC COMPETITION.
FROM MATH AND SCIENCE TO LANGUAGE ARTS AND BEYOND.
MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE AND MADE US PROUD.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE COACHES, STAFF, AND FAMILY WHO SUPPORTED THESE LEARNERS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS.IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL HEALTHY KIDS DAY, THE DISTRICT HOSTED TRYOUTS.
FOR OUR FIRST EVER CROWLEY ISD DISTRICT-WIDE BARRACUDA SWIM TEAM AND THE TURNOUT WAS INCREDIBLE.
NEARLY 100 STUDENTS SHOWED UP READY TO COMPETE AND BE PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL, RANGING FROM JUST FOUR YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EIGHT HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS WHO EARNED THEIR SPOT ON THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.
THANK YOU TO THE RYAN FAMILY YMCA FOR HOSTING OUR COACHES.
FOR HOSTING, OUR COACHES FOR EVALUATING, AND THE FAMILIES WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT.
LET'S CELEBRATE SOME AMAZING FINE ARTS TALENT FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THEY HAD A PAIR OF 8TH GRADE ARTISTS STAND OUT AT THE RECENT TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT, OR VASE, COMPETITION.
SIR KYRON ROBERTS EARNED A MEDAL FOR HIS STORYBOARD, WHILE IYABA OSMOND ALSO TOOK HOME A MEDAL AND TOP HONORS FOR HER PAINTING.
BOTH ARTISTS ARE PART OF MRS. TUGGLE'S CLASS AND STOOD OUT AMONG HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH QUINLAN GERMANY ON EARNING HIS 100TH CAREER WIN LAST FRIDAY WITH A 7-2 VICTORY AGAINST NORTH CROWLEY.
AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR THE EAGLES WHILE THEIR HOME FACILITIES WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CHS WAS ABLE TO END THE SEASON ON A FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, COACH GERMANY.
HERE'S TO YOUR AND THE TEAM'S CONTINUED SUCCESS AND MANY, MANY MORE WINS AHEAD.
50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE AT DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SCHOOL WAS CELEBRATED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH.
FROM PAST TO PRESENT, THE DRAGONS SHOWED UP AS FORMER AND CURRENT STUDENTS, STAFF, PRINCIPALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO HONOR A LASTING LEGACY.
THE DAY WAS FILLED WITH LAUGHS AND LOVE AS VISITORS WERE ABLE TO WALK THE HALLS, SEE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS, AND CATCH UP WITH EACH OTHER.
AND I AM GOING TO ROUND US OUT WITH BASS FISHING.
BIG FISH AND BIG CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO THE CROWLEY ISD FISHING CLUB AFTER REELING IN AN AMAZING SHOWING AT THE TEXAS BASS NATIONAL YOUTH AND COLLEGE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AT POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE.
MICHAEL TASKOFF AND KINGSTON MCGINLESS, BOTH JUNIORS FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, LANDED BIG FISH.
AND HONORS AND FINISHED FOURTH OVERALL IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FIELD.
[4.0 Superintendent Report ]
AGENDA ITEM 4.0, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.SO, BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE'D LIKE TO SHARE OUR...
QUICK VIDEO WITH YOU THEN DISCUSS OUR BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS ARE YOU READY FOR A BREAKTHROUGH? WHAT IF YOUR CHILD HAD MORE TIME TO LEARN? MORE STRATEGIC SUPPORT? AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS ARE TO DELIVER.
AND THEY ARE COMING TO COLLEGE.
...SYCAMORE WILL ALL BECOME THROUGH SCHOOLS.
THIS MEANS THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE MORE TIME WITH 30 ADDITIONAL SCHOOL DAYS.
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STRATEGICALLY-STYLE CLASSROOMS, TEACHERS, AND INSTRUCTION-DRIVEN E-STUDENTS.YEAH, SO TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT QUICK VIDEO WITH YOU ALL JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR AND OUR INNOVATION TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO DESIGN AND REALLY REDESIGN WHAT OCCURS AT THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS.
NOW WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF COMMUNICATING TO BOTH PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS, BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST WALK YOU BRIEFLY THROUGH WHAT THE BREAK SCHOOLS ARE AND KIND OF THE KEY PILLARS THAT WE'RE BUILDING THESE BREAK SCHOOLS AROUND.
STARTING OFF WITH MARY HARRIS.
NEXT YEAR, MARY HARRIS WILL BE AN EC THROUGH 2, EC THROUGH 2ND GRADE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE WITH 30 ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR STUDENTS IN EC THROUGH 2ND GRADE.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS CHANGE IN MARY HARRIS IS THAT IT WILL ALSO GIVE US ADDITIONAL SEATS FOR OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD AGE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE THREE-YEAR-OLDS, FOUR-YEAR-OLDS THAT CURRENTLY NOW ARE NOT QUALIFYING FOR PRE-K.
AND SO WITH THE ADDITIONAL SEATS, WE NOW WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PRE-K TO PARENTS WHO QUALIFY AND A FEE-BASED PRE-K FOR PARENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY.
WE'RE EXCITED, BOY, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALREADY OVER 100 STUDENTS MORE ENROLLED IN PRE-K THAN WHAT WE HAD THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS TO COME AT MARY HARRIS ELEMENTARY.
JACKIE CARDEN WILL NOW BECOME AN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH MEANS JACKIE CARDEN WILL HAVE THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
AND AGAIN, THE ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS WILL ALLOW US TO BE INNOVATIVE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AT JACKIE CARDEN.
AGAIN, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
IN ADDITION, BOTH MARY HARRIS AND JACKIE CARDEN WILL ALSO HAVE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THEIR TEACHERS WILL BE TIA TEACHERS.
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT TIA TEACHERS ARE.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE REPLACING OUR MOST PRODUCTIVE AND MOST EFFECTIVE TEACHERS WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED THEM THE MOST.
HARGRAVE, YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT AND KNOW ABOUT, BEEN A PART OF THE TRANSFORMATION THAT'S OCCURRED AT HARGRAVE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE ARE RETURNING TO THE ATSI MODEL AT HARGRAVE, AND SO AT HARGRAVE, WE WILL ALSO HAVE 30 ADDITIONAL DAYS AT J.A.
HARGRAVE WILL REMAIN PRE-K THROUGH 5, BUT AGAIN, THEY'LL HAVE...
30 ADDITIONAL DAYS TO ENGAGE IN REALLY HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, GREAT SUCCESS AT J.
HARGRAVE AS WELL, IT'S THE SAME AT ALL BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS, THAT ALL CAMPUSES WILL HAVE AT LEAST 50% OF THEIR FACULTY WILL BE TIA-DESIGNATED. THAT IS IMPORTANT.
SYCAMORE IS A SCHOOL THAT HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING, PERFORMING FOR A LONG TIME.
AND SO THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY WITH BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS TO ACTUALLY INVEST MORE INTO SYCAMORE.
WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IN THE PAST, BUT MAN, THIS GIVES US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
SYCAMORE WILL ALSO REMAIN AS A PRE-K THROUGH 5, BUT AT SYCAMORE WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD 30 ADDITIONAL DAYS.
WHAT WE KNOW IN CRYOLIZE D, BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE, IS THAT THERE ARE FOUR WAYS TO ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING.
INCREASING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, WE'RE DOING THAT WITH BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS.
INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE TEACHERS.
WE'RE DOING THAT IN BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS.
INCREASING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CURRICULUM AND THE RESOURCES TO THE ASSESSMENT IN BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS, WE'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF THAT.
AND THEN THE FOURTH ONE IS IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND RELEVANCY OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE SCHOOLS WITH THE FAMILIES.
AND SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT THESE BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS WILL ACTUALLY BE BUILT AROUND THESE FOUR PILLARS, AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT IN ADDITION WITH BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS COMES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
THESE FOUR BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS WILL GENERATE OVER $4 MILLION THAT CAN BE REINVESTED INTO OUR DISTRICT TO MEET THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CAMPUSES.
IN THESE BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS, TEACHERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN OVER $100,000.
AGAIN, AS A TIA MASTER TEACHER, WE HAVE INCREASED THE STIPEND FROM $10,000 AS IT WAS IN THE PAST.
THAT STIPEND HAS NOW BEEN MOVED TO $11,000 AND THEN ALSO A $5,000.
ONE-TIME BREAKTHROUGH STIPEND.
TIA TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE AN $11,000 STIPEND, AN ETSY STIPEND, AND THEN A ONE-TIME $5,000 STIPEND FOR WORKING IN A BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOL.
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TO COME.AND BOY, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST ALREADY.
AND SO YOU'LL HEAR IT AS WE GO.
BUT THE MAIN THING IS OUR STUDENTS WILL GET WHAT THEY NEED, RESOURCES, TIME, AND ATTENTION FROM HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING.
AND SO I JUST WANTED JUST THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE OFFERING COMPETITIVE STARTING SALARIES.
OVER $63,000 IS THE STARTING SALARY IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND AGAIN, WE HAVE 27 CAMPUSES, AND 161 OF OUR TEACHERS RIGHT NOW ARE ALREADY TIA TEACHERS, AND WE PAY THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF TIA REWARDS OF ANY DISTRICT AROUND.
WE PAY 90% OF THAT AWARD, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND WE ARE ATTRACTING REALLY GOOD.
HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS, TIA TEACHERS, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A HOME, CRYOLIZE V IS THE PLACE TO BE.
YES, THAT'S ALL VERY EXCITING, DR.
AND TO HEAR THAT WE ARE BEING COMPETITIVE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DEFINE TIA.
SO THE TIA STANDS FOR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, AND IT IS ACTUALLY THE DESIGNATION, AND I SEE OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER BACK THERE, SO ROMAN, HAVE TO FOLLOW THE FRIEND, SO COME ON UP.
SO I CAN TELL YOU IT IS WHAT WE DESIGNATE TEACHERS AS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, AND ONCE THEY'RE DESIGNATED AS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE BASED ON THEIR STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THEIR EVALUATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, THEN THE STATE ACTUALLY ALLOCATES ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRICT AND APPORTIONED TO THAT TEACHER FOR THAT DESIGNATION.
ROWE, IF YOU CAN JUST KIND OF ADD TO THAT ANYTHING THAT I LEFT OUT.
SO WE ARE PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS IN THE AREA THAT DOES ALLOW THE 90% OF THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT RIGHT BACK TO THE TEACHERS WHO ARE DESIGNATED FOR TII.
AND SO THE ADDITIONAL 10% COMES TO THE DISTRICT, AND WE'RE ABLE TO POUR THAT INTO CONTINUED TEACHER GROWTH WITH THAT ADDITIONAL 10%.
AND ONE THING, THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT, DR.
ROWE, BECAUSE THE ONE DIFFERENCE, MS. DAVIS AND BOARD MEMBERS, IS THE DISTRICT CAN DETERMINE WHAT PERCENT OF THE AWARD GOES TO THE DISTRICT AND THEN WHAT PERCENT GOES TO THE TEACHER.
IN CROWLEY, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT 90% OF IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE TEACHER.
QUESTION SO IF I'M A TIA TEACHER IN ANOTHER DISTRICT AND I WANT TO COME TO CROWLEY WILL MY TIA DESIGNATION TRANSFER TO CROWLEY WITH ME GREAT QUESTION YES MA'AM IT SURE DOES IT DOES AND SO DESIGNATIONS STAY WITH TEACHERS FOR FIVE YEARS SO NOWHERE NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE DESIGNATED IT WILL FOLLOW THEM AND WE WILL GENERATE THAT ALLOTMENT FOR THAT TEACHER WHEN THEY ARE SIGNED ON HERE AT CROWLEY, AND THEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR TIA ALLOTMENT.
AND THEY CAN RENEW EVERY FIVE YEARS.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE.
MCFARLAND, PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT MS. DAVIS SAID, IF THEY COME TO THE DISTRICT, AND THEY'RE NOT AT ONE OF THE BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS, DO THEY STILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT? DO THEY HAVE TO BE AT ONE OF THE BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS? ANOTHER REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
SO FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS, THEY WILL RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL STIPENDS THAT WE MENTIONED HERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY ON TOP OF WHAT THEY GET FROM THE STATE.
IF THEY ARE AT A TRADITIONAL CAMPUS THAT'S NOT CONSIDERED A BREAKTHROUGH, THEY STILL GET THE TIA STIPEND.
THEY DON'T GET THE ADDITIONAL.
16,000 THAT WE'RE MENTIONING HERE IN THESE BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, DR.
ALL RIGHT, I HAD ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP BOARD.
THIS IS ACTUALLY, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN STUDENTS OR EVEN COMMUNITY MEMBER COMES TO US IN OPEN SESSION, WE DON'T NECESSARILY RESPOND THAT DAY.
BUT ALSO WHEN WE HAVE A RESPONSE, WE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT.
SO WE HAVE A RESPONSE TO A REQUEST THAT WAS MADE A COUPLE BOARD MEETINGS AGO FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENTS.
ROWE, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND JUST TALK TO US ABOUT THE RESPONSE TO THE STUDENT AND WHAT THE REQUEST WAS.
PRESIDENT GRACIA, TEAM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
MCFARLAND, I AM THRILLED TO BE HERE WITH MR. CHANNING BROWN.
AND IN RESPONSE TO HIS ADVOCACY, YOU REMEMBER HIM COMING IN AND TALKING ABOUT THIS LEGAL STUDIES PATHWAY.
AND IN RESPONSE TO THAT ADVOCACY, WE HAVE ADDED A MOCK TRIAL COURSE
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TO THE COURSE GUIDE FOR ALL JUNIORS AND SENIORS FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR.IN ADDITION TO THAT, MR. BROWN HAS MET WITH...
MR. BROWN, THE PRINCIPAL OF OUR BRJ CTE CENTER, AS WELL AS DR.
DUVALL, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THEY ALSO HAVE ONGOING MEETINGS, I BELIEVE IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS THEY'LL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE MOCK TRIAL GROUP.
AND SO BECAUSE, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT ADVOCACY, IT'S ELEVATING THAT STUDENT VOICE.
AND NOT ONLY HAS MR. BROWN CHANGED FOR THIS CURRENT GROUP, THIS IS FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL.
AND SO REALLY ELEVATING THAT STUDENT VOICE.
SIX STUDENTS IN MOCK TRIAL HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO ATTEND THE YOUNG ASPIRING LAWYERS CAMP.
AND SO THAT'S ALSO VERY EXCITING FOR THEM.
HEY, HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? GOOD.
I REALLY JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.
AS MUCH ADVOCACY AS I CAN DO, IT ALSO IS A TWO-WAY STREET.
WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR US AND AS MUCH AS WE DO FOR YOU GUYS, IT'S GREAT TO REALLY JUST SEE IT ALL BEING PAID FOR BECAUSE A LOT OF HARD WORK GOES INTO EVERYTHING.
THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE PUT FORTH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZED, BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IN OUR GENERATION, MENTAL HEALTH IS A BIG THING.
THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE PUT FORTH, EVEN SOMETIMES WHERE I FEEL LIKE I WASN'T ADEQUATE OR I FEEL LIKE I WASN'T ENOUGH, BEING ABLE TO SEE MY WORK COME FORTH, BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE EFFORT I'M PUTTING IN IS BEING GIVEN BACK, MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND MORE THAN YOU GUYS WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO KNOW.
WOULD YOU PLEASE COME BACK UP? YES, SIR.
FIRST OF ALL, NORMALLY I PASS IT, BUT I WANT TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE YOU STOOD UP FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVED IN AND SOMETHING GREAT CAME OF IT, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, NOT ONLY FOR YOU BUT FOR US AS WELL BECAUSE THIS, AS YOU SAY, IS A TWO-WAY STREET, AND KUDOS TO YOU, MAN.
I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER TRUSTEES.
CHANNING, YOU KNOW WHAT? I MAY NEED A LAWYER TODAY.
AND YOU PRESENTED YOUR ARGUMENTS TO US, AND WE LISTENED TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, BUT IT WASN'T SO MUCH US LISTENING TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
AND I REALLY ADMIRE YOU FOR COMING FORWARD AND TALKING TO US ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN CROWLEY ISD.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING.
I'LL MAKE SURE I HAVE A CARD FOR YOU.
TRUSTEE WATKINS? CHANNING, YOU REPRESENT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I RAN TO BECOME A, I FORGOT WHAT I AM.
TO SEE OUR STUDENTS THRIVE AND TO HEAR YOUR PASSION AND FOR YOU TO STAY.
STAND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME PERSONALLY.
I HEAR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL, AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO WATCH YOU REPRESENT IN THE COURTROOM AT THE BILL R.J.
JOHNSON CENTER, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, AND I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THE REST OF YOUR CAREER UNFOLD.
SO TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT CC, TRUSTEE WATKINS, JUST SAID, YES, WE WERE THERE THAT DAY, AND YOU DEFINITELY STOOD OUT.
SO THERE'S NO SURPRISE THAT YOU'RE STANDING HERE TODAY DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, LEADING THE WHOLE INITIATIVE TO GET.
CLASS AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOUR PARENTS THIS WEEKEND.
I HOPE THEY TOLD YOU THIS, THAT I SAID, YOU'RE AN AMAZING STUDENT.
I KNOW I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT I CAN LIVE THROUGH YOU TO PRETEND, YOU KNOW.
AND JUST AGAIN, I EXTEND MY GREATEST GRATITUDE BEING ABLE TO SEE MY WORK REALLY UNFOLD BECAUSE THIS REALLY IS MY WORLD IN THE REALM OF LAW, BEING ABLE TO SEE MY CAREER REALLY JUST BE PUSHED FORTH AND THAT I HAVE THE SUPPORT.
JUST NOT FOR MYSELF BUT FOR OTHERS THAT PURSUE THIS PATHWAY IT REALLY DOES OPEN SO MANY DOORS FOR NOT JUST MYSELF BUT FOR OTHERS AS WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU SIR DR MCFARLAND ALL RIGHT AND SO JUST ONE FINAL THING UH BOARD AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU ALL ARE ON OUR COMMITTEES WHERE WE HAVE SPEAK THAT SPOKEN DIRECTLY TO PARENTS AND DIRECTLY TO UH TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE HEARD ON I BELIEVE IT WAS ON ONE OF THE ZOOMS UH ON ONE OF THE MONDAY ZOOMS OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A STUDENT VOICE COMMITTEE.
WE HEARD ABOUT THE DESIRE TO HAVE PARENTS MORE ENGAGED WITH REPORT CARDS AND PROGRESS REPORTS.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS, BUT I KNOW YOU ALL.
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IT WAS ON ZOOM.SO I THINK DR. ROWE HAS KIND OF AN UPDATE.
AND IF YOU HAVE PARENTSQUARE, YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW.
AND, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR COMMITMENT TO FAMILY TRANSPARENCY AND MORE ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE BEGAN TO, WITH THE 5TH, 6TH WEEK, SEND DIRECT OUT REPORT CARDS.
SO THAT REPORT CARD CAME OUT DIRECTLY WITH THE 5TH 6 WEEKS.
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE ON SKYWARD THAT IS OUR SYSTEM.
THERE'S A LOT OF LOGIN TO THAT AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS AN EASY ACCESS.
AND SO THANKS TO THE COMMUNICATION TEAM FOR PARENTSQUARE THEY WERE ABLE TO WE HAVE PARENTSQUARE THAT SENDS DIRECT REPORTS.
IT'S SECURE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT PARENTSQUARE LOGIN BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOG IN AND REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORDS.
YOU GO INTO PARENTSQUARE AND THAT PDF IS RIGHT THERE OF THE REPORT CARD.
THAT BEGAN WITH THE FIFTH SIX WEEKS, AND THEN WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS WEEK, PARENTS RECEIVED PROGRESS REPORTS FOR THE SIXTH SIX WEEKS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S JUST THAT INCREASED COMMUNICATION, THAT INCREASED TRANSPARENCY, THAT WE CAN WORK WITH FAMILIES.
WE KNOW WHERE YOUR STUDENTS ARE.
WE HAVE THAT TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.
AND SO THOSE WENT OUT THIS WEEK FOR THE PROGRESS REPORTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE.
THE REST OF THIS YEAR AND INTO NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
ROWE, AS A CROWLEY MOM, I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I DO NOT REMEMBER MY SKYWARD LOGIN.
I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE TEAM.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GO BEHIND.
THE PEMS DEPARTMENT PULLS THAT REPORT CARD, OUR DIGITAL LEARNING TEAM, AND AS WELL AS OUR DATA AND ASSESSMENT TEAM, ALL REALLY WORK ON GETTING THIS COMMUNICATION OUT.
SO I REALLY WANT TO SHOUT THEM OUT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE REQUEST OR THE IDEA WAS ORIGINATED FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENT LEADERS.
SO SORRY, I HAVE A MINUTE IN MY MOUTH.
WE TOOK IT FROM THEM AND THEN PRESENTED IT, AND TO HAVE THAT QUICK TURNAROUND TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF, THANK YOU, AND ALSO TO OUR STUDENT LEADERS FOR CONTINUING TO LISTEN TO THEIR CLASSMATES AND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE AND THEN BRINGING THOSE FORWARD AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU, STUDENT LEADERS.
STUDENT TRUSTEES, ARE YOU ALL EXCITED THAT THE GRADES ARE OUT EARLIER? NO COMMENT.
[6.0 Recognition Item(s) (Part 1 of 2)]
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1, NORTH CORRAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS.MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. KIRSHEN THAT WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRACIA, DR.
MCFARLANE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
OUR NORTH CAROLINA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM ARE ON THE WAY.
WHEN WE INVITED THEM A LONG TIME AGO BACK IN MARCH TO THIS MEETING, WE TOLD THEM 6 O'CLOCK STARTS.
IT'S A 5 O'CLOCK START TONIGHT, SO THEY WILL BE HERE SHORTLY WITH THEIR SWAG AND TROPHIES.
AND SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD TO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION ITEM, AND WHEN THE NORTH CAROLINA TEAM HAS ARRIVED, WE'LL COME BACK AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THEM.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.2, FUTURE CHEF COMPETITION WINNERS.
MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRSHEN WILL BE INTRODUCING THIS NEXT ITEM.
THIS PRESENTATION ALIGNS WITH GOAL ONE, THRIVING STUDENTS.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO THRIVE NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT ALSO IN THE KITCHEN.
SO OUR PARTNERS AT SODEXO HOSTED SOME FUTURE CHEF COMPETITIONS.
FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS, IT WASN'T JUST HIGH SCHOOL, NOT JUST MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE COMPETITIONS.
SOME OF OUR TRUSTEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE AND JUDGE THE WINNING DISHES, AND TONIGHT WE'RE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF OUR WINNERS.
TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION, I'M GOING TO INVITE MR. MICHAEL SLAUGHTER TO THE FRONT.
MR. HANDY HAS SOME PICTURES FROM THE EVENT.
YOU CAN SEE IT WAS PHENOMENAL OVER AT THE B.L.R.
BUT MR. SLAUGHTER, CAN YOU SHARE WITH THE BOARD THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS EVENT AND WHAT IT TEACHES STUDENTS? YEAH, IT IS GOOD.
FANTASTIC EVENT, VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR GIVING US THE SPACE AND THE WAY TO PARTICIPATE, THE ASSISTANCE WE HAD WITH IT, BECAUSE TRUST ME, IT WAS NOT JUST ME.
I'M JUST THE VISIBLE FACE RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
BUT WHAT WE DO WITH THIS COMPETITION, AT THE FUTURE CHEF COMPETITION, WE ASKED THEM TO SUBMIT A RECIPE, THEIR OWN RECIPE, AND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR WERE THINGS SUCH AS EAT.
HOW EASY IS IT FOR ANOTHER CHILD TO MAKE IT? YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THEY CAN MAKE.
WE WERE LOOKING AT NUTRITIONAL CONTENT,
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LOOKING AT THE INGREDIENTS.DO THEY PICK BOTTLED OR DO THEY PICK FRESH? YOU KNOW, WE WERE KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS THE FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH MEAT.
WE DIDN'T WANT SOMEONE BRINGING IN A LOT OF JARRED CONTENT, ALTHOUGH WE DID MAKE SOME ROOM FOR IT.
THAT REALLY, IF YOU SEE THE KIDS...
AND IF YOU'VE COME OUT TO THE COMPETITION, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED.
THEY LOVE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THEIR RECIPE.
AND JUST SOME OF THE SASS YOU GET FROM THEM THAT JUST TELL YOU, I'M GOING TO WIN THIS.
JUST LIKE THE CELEBRITY CHEFS YOU SEE ON FOOD NETWORK.
AND SO LET'S TONIGHT INTRODUCE OUR WINNERS.
WE HAVE SOME PROUD FAMILIES IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE FUTURE CHEF COMPETITION.
MR. SLAUGHTER, THAT WAS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
THIRD PLACE COMES FROM MEADOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE MADE RILEY'S DELICIOUS SALMON DISH.
ALRIGHT, OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER, LET'S INTRODUCE FROM PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CHRISTOPHER C.
SECOND PLACE IN ALL OF CROWLEY ISD.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LET'S HEAR IT FOR FIRST PLACE FROM JACKIE CARD AND BAILEY ROUGEAU.
BAILEY MADE SEAFOOD EGG ROLLS.
I'VE NEVER HAD A SEAFOOD EGG ROLL.
SO THESE WERE OUR ELEMENTARY WINNERS, AND LIKE CHEF SAID, THEY WERE A HIT.
SO MAYBE THAT COULD BE ON AT A FUTURE MENU AT ONE OF OUR EVENTS.
NOW, AT OUR SECONDARY LEVEL, WE HAD FLAVORS OF THE FUTURE.
AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER WAS FROM SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE'S HERE TONIGHT, MR. ANGELO NORMAN.
HE MADE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH CRISPY ASPARAGUS AND SEASONED POTATOES.
IF YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY, YOU WILL BE AFTER THIS.
HE IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
HE MADE PAN-SEARED CHICKEN AND STEAK, SEASONED YELLOW RICE WITH A TUSCAN KALE SOUP.
CHEF, TELL US WHERE DAVID IS TONIGHT.
WHY CAN'T HE BE HERE? HE IS AT THE FLORIDA COMPETITION, F-L-L-C.
I'M PROBABLY NOT GETTING THE INITIALS ALL IN THERE, BUT I KNOW IT'S A NATIONAL COOKING COMPETITION, AND HE WAS, I CAN'T MISS THAT.
IN FACT, ONE OF THE JUDGES THAT WAS HERE, THAT WAS THERE THAT NIGHT, HAD PUT A COMMENT ON THERE AND IT WAS BEING VERY DELICIOUS.
THEY ALSO LIKED THE FACT HOW HE REALLY IMPLEMENTED SAFETY.
MAKE SURE HE WAS GLOVED EVERY TIME.
WHEN HE WALKED AWAY AND CAME BACK, HE PUT NEW GLOVES ON, WAS VERY ADAMANT WITH THE THERMOMETER.
SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AGAIN AT THE CRITERIA.
THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND THROW THINGS TOGETHER.
HE CAME IN AND HE WAS SERIOUS.
WELL, LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR YOUNG CHEFS.
STUDENTS, IF YOU WILL TURN AROUND AND FACE THE AUDIENCE.
TRUSTEES, YOU CAN COME DOWN BEHIND.
PARENTS, THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO STAND UP AND BE ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR STUDENTS.
YOU WE'RE OBVIOUSLY DOING SOMETHING AT HOME, RIGHT, TO HELP EQUIP THE STUDENTS.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN FOR OUR YOUNG CHEFS.
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CONGRATULATIONS.BEFORE THE STUDENTS LEAVE, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
MS. RILEY, JUST A SECOND, I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE.
I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO GO TO THE COOKING SHOW.
IT WAS FABULOUS WATCHING THE KIDS DO THEIR LITTLE THING.
SHE HAD SO MUCH PERSONALITY AS SHE WAS COOKING AND SHE JUST KNEW SHE HAD FIRST PLACE.
YOU HAD FIRST PLACE IN PERSONALITY.
AND I LOVED YOUR FOOD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE AGAIN.
AND TO ALL THE KIDS, THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.
MY FAVORITE WAS THE SEAFOOD BECAUSE I LOVE SEAFOOD.
AND WHAT WAS HER NAME? I'M SORRY.
BAILEY MADE A WONDERFUL, YOU GUYS NEED THE RECIPE.
SEAFOOD AND IT WAS FABULOUS BUT ALL THE KIDS DID AN AMAZING JOB SO WE WANT TO SAY AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT'S GOING
[7 .0 Student School Board Trustee Program]
TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.1 STUDENT STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PROGRAM CELEBRATIONS CAMPUS EVENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS DR.MCFARLAND MR. PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS MR. KERSH WILL BE INTRODUCING THIS NEXT ITEM FIRST THANK YOU BOARD TONIGHT OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES REPRESENTING CROWLEY NORTH CROWLEY AND CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY ARE HERE YOU'LL SEE THERE ON THE BOARD OUR ENTIRE SLATE OF STUDENT TRUSTEES FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR IT'S COMING TO AN END WE'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO SELECT NEW STUDENT TRUSTEES FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY EARLIER THIS WEEK TO RECOGNIZE OUR GRADUATES.
THERE ARE 10 SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING AS STUDENT TRUSTEES, SOME OF THEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEM AT A LEADERSHIP APPRECIATION DINNER AND PRESENT THEM WITH THEIR STUDENT TRUSTEE STOLES THAT THEY'LL BE WEARING A FEW WEEKS AT GRADUATION.
SO WE ARE EXCITED FOR ALL OF OUR SENIORS.
TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE SENIOR HERE AND TWO JUNIORS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR SENIOR FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND HER THREE C'S, MS. LILIANA SOMBRANO.
SO FOR THE CROWLEY CELEBRATIONS, WE HAVE, SORRY, OKAY, SO FOR OUR CROWLEY SENIORS, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 3,705 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, AND IN RETURN, WE RECEIVED 2,349 ACCEPTANCES, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 100 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIP MONIES.
I FOR ONE AM GOING TO UT AUSTIN, I MEAN UT ARLINGTON.
AND FOR OUR CAMPUS EVENTS LATER TONIGHT, IT'S OUR CROWLEY BAND SPRING CONCERT.
IT STARTS AT SEVEN AND HOPEFULLY IF THE BOARD MEETING IS DONE BEFORE THEN, I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
WE'RE GETTING OUR SENIOR BAND COURTS TONIGHT, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED.
AND NEXT FRIDAY IS OUR SHOWTIME.
WELL NEXT FRIDAY IS SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO, WHICH IS A CHOIR SHOWCASE FEATURING CHOIRS FROM H.S.
STEVENS, RICHARD ALLEY, AND CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONSIDERATIONS.
SO FOR OUR NCHS, OUR CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS.
OUR NORTH CALI KEY CLUB WRAPPED UP THEIR FINAL BLOOD DRIVE WITH OVER 48 BLOOD DONATIONS.
AND OUR LADY PANTHER FLAG FOOTBALL COMPETED IN A COMPETITION ON APRIL 24TH LAST FRIDAY, AND THEY STILL HAVE THEIR COMPETITION 3-0.
FOR OUR CAMPUS EVENTS, TOMORROW IS DECISION DAY WHERE SENIORS WILL FILL THE MAIN GYM WITH DECORATED TABLES TO
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SHOWCASE WHERE THEY ARE HEADED FOR COLLEGE AND THAT WILL START AT 9 A.M.IS THE SILVER STARS SPRING DANCE SHOW.
AND FOR MY CONSIDERATION, IT WAS ABOUT BUSES BEING ON TIME FOR TARLETON'S BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WE WERE GETTING TO CHARLESTON LATE, BUT TODAY I MET WITH MR. WALKER AND MR. HAWKINS AND DURHAM, AND THEY WILL BE ADDING TWO BACKUP DRIVERS TO HELP WHEN THE MAIN DRIVERS ARE OUT, AND THEY ALSO MENTIONED LAUNCHING AN APP THAT IS CALLED MYRIDE SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK WHERE THE BUS DRIVERS ARE.
SEEING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF, SOME CELEBRATIONS THAT...
AT CCA IS THAT WE HAD 45 CCA SENIORS ATTEND THE WHERE ACHIEVEMENT BEGINS WITH MAYOR MADDIE PARKER AND ALSO 10 CTE SENIORS ATTEND, WHICH THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS.
IT REALLY ACKNOWLEDGES SENIORS WHO GRADUATE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY, EMPHASIZING WORKFORCE READINESS ALONGSIDE WITH ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHILDREN'S COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO EARNED INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS, COLLEGE CREDITS, ASSOCIATE DEGREES, OR COMPLETE INTERNSHIPS BEGIN BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION WERE HONORED.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN SEE SOME PHOTOS OF SOME CCA SENIORS WHO ATTENDED.
AND FOR SOME UPCOMING EVENTS HAPPENING AT CCA, WE DO HAVE FAMILY FIESTA, WHICH IS MAY 8TH, HAPPENING FROM 5 P.M.
TO 8 P.M., WHICH PRETTY MUCH BRINGS OUT FAMILIES.
IN THE CCA, TO SHOW ALL HISPANIC CULTURE, WHAT THE QUINCEANERA ADDRESSES US READING TO LITTLE CHILDREN IN SPANISH.
ME, MYSELF, I KNOW I MADE A BOOK TO READ TO STUDENTS, SO YOU CAN COME OUT AND SEE ME READ TO STUDENTS ABOUT A BOOK I MADE THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER.
THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF DANCING, A LOT OF LEARNING ABOUT THE CULTURES.
MAY 15TH IS TCC GRADUATION WITH OUR SENIORS.
AND ON MAY 18TH, WE HAVE FIELD DAY HAPPENING AT CCA.
TRUSTEES, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES? TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
I'M SORRY, ON YOUR EVENTS, COULD YOU GIVE US THE TIMES ON THOSE EVENTS? DO YOU HAVE THAT? I KNOW FOR FAMILY FIESTA, WE HAVE IT.
FIELD DAY FOR CCC IS MAINLY DURING SCHOOL HOURS, SO MORE OVER IN THE AFTERNOON, MAYBE AT 12.
AND THEN TCC GRADUATION, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT TIME, BUT I THINK IT'S 6, BECAUSE IT NORMALLY STARTS IN THE EVENING.
TRUSTEE DAVIS? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRACIA.
MR. KIRSHNER OR DR. MCFARLAND, BUT DO WE KNOW HOW MANY TCC GRADUATES WE HAVE? I BELIEVE DR.
DUVALL COULD COME UP AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION, SO YES.
I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND 55, 45 FROM CCA, AND THEN THE OTHER 10 FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
GREAT INFORMATION, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON UTA.
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AGENDA ITEM 8.1, ALL-PRO DAD SPOTLIGHT, PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT.MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE MR. MUHAMMAD THAT'S COMING FORWARD TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRAZIA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
I BELIEVE THERE'S A VIDEO THAT'S GOING TO BE PLAYED AND THEN WE WILL DISCUSS ALL PRO DATA FOR THE VIDEO.
ON BEHALF OF FAMILY FIRST AND THE ALL PRO DEAD TEAM, I WANT
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TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO CROWLEY ISD, TO DR.MCFARLAND AND MR. MUHAMMAD FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES ACROSS ALL 28 CAMPUSES.
YOUR DEDICATION TO ENGAGING FATHERS AND FAMILIES IS MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE.
WHEN DADS AND FATHER FIGURES ARE INVOLVED, STUDENTS THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY.
CROWLEY ISD IS SHOWING THAT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ISN'T JUST A PROGRAM, IT'S A CATALYST FOR CONNECTION AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP, FAMILIES ACROSS THIS DISTRICT ARE BUILDING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING A CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED BOTH AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME.
THAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP CHANGES LIVES.
NOW I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE ALL DADS AND FAMILIES TO JOIN US FOR THE EXCELLENCE EXPO ON MAY 9TH.
DURING THIS SPECIAL EVENT, YOU'LL TAKE PART IN THE ALL PRO DAD EXPERIENCE.
POWERFUL AND FUN DAY DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY BONDS AND ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER.
OUR GOAL IS TO SEE 1,000 FAMILIES FILLING THOSE SEATS.
AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO BE THERE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR INVESTING IN FATHERS AND FAMILIES AND IN THE FUTURE OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
OKAY, SO PART OF THAT EVENT IS GOING TO BE...
THE FINANCIAL LITERACY BOOT CAMP WHICH WILL BE FEATURING CHASE.
WE ALSO HAVE A STUDENT AND COMMUNITY JOB FAIR.
SOME OF THE CONFIRMED EMPLOYERS THAT WE HAVE ARE FORT WORTH FIRE DEPARTMENT, SIX FLAGS, KROGER, ALLEY CAPS, T-MOBILE, AND MANY OTHERS.
WE'RE ALSO HOLDING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR.
WE'LL BE DOING IMMUNIZATIONS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OPIOID PREVENTION, LIBRARY SERVICES, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES TALKING ABOUT MEDICAID AND CHIP.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS EXPO WILL BE THE ALL PRO DAD CELEBRATION.
THIS WILL BE A DAY OF FUN WITH A DJ, INFLATABLE OBSTACLE COURSE, AND MULTIPLE BALLS TO KICK AND THROW.
WE'RE TURNING THE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR INCREDIBLE MOMS JUST IN TIME FOR MOTHER'S DAY TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION.
THE FIRST 100 MOMS IN ATTENDANCE WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT BAG.
WE INVITE EVERYONE IN THE CROWLEY ISD COMMUNITY TO COME OUT FOR A DAY OF GROWTH, CONNECTION, AND CELEBRATION.
AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MR. JOHN ROGERS III TO LEAD US IN THIS CELEBRATION.
I'M THRILLED TO INTRODUCE HIM.
HE'S A DEDICATED FATHER TO STUDENTS AT RICHARD ALLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MR. ROGERS IS A POWERHOUSE IN THE COMMUNITY.
HIS ALL PRO DAD EVENTS ARE LEGENDARY, CONSISTENTLY WITH STANDING ROOM ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND CONNECT.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MR. ROGERS.
I'M THE ALL PRO DADS TEAM CAPTAIN FOR BAYLOR ELEMENTARY AND RICHARD J.
BOTH OF MY CHILDREN ATTEND CROWLEY ISD, BAYLOR ELEMENTARY AND RICHARD ALLEY.
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALL PRO DADS, ALL PRO DADS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DADS TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR CHILDREN THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THE FATHER AND CHILD BOND.
FOR ONE HOUR EACH MONTH, YOU'LL GET TO JOIN OTHER DADS AND KIDS AT SCHOOL FOR A FUN MEMORY-MAKING EVENT.
WHEN DADS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HIS CHILD'S LIFE, THE CHILD WILL HAVE BETTER GRADES, MORE CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE, FEWER BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, AND INCREASED ABILITY TO LEARN.
MY PASSION STARTED BACK IN 2022 WITH THE CITY LAUNCH WITH MADDIE PARKER, THE MAYOR.
I MY FIRST SCHOOL WAS BEST RACE, WHERE I HAD OVER 50 DADS ATTEND, UNEXPECTED, DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STANDING ROOM.
THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, I WENT TO RICHARD ALLEY, AND AT RICHARD ALLEY WE HAD OVER 65 DADS, AGAIN, STANDING ROOM ONLY, NOT ENOUGH FOOD, WAS NOT EXPECTING IT.
BUT THIS YEAR, I THINK WE GOT IT TOGETHER.
SO I HOSTED TWO EVENTS, ONE AT BAYLOR AND ONE AT RICHARD ALLEY.
WE BOTH MOVED TO THE CAFETERIA, HAD ENOUGH FOOD, HAD ENOUGH SEATING.
MY PASSION FOR ALL PRO DAD GOES BEYOND JUST MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON AT THE SCHOOL.
I HAVE A HEART TO HELP AND SHAPE AND RAISE THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG MEN.
I WANT THEM TO BE STRONGER LEADERS, BETTER HUSBANDS, AND BETTER FATHERS, AND ALL PRO DAD HELPS ME TO FULFILL THIS CALLING.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH CROWLEY ISD AND THE ALL PRO DADS ORGANIZATION.
YEAH, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO THIS, BUT TONIGHT I REALLY WANT TO APPOINT HIM TO BE THE
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CROWLEY ISD DISTRICT TEAM CAPTAIN NEXT YEAR.AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
TRUSTEE LASSIG, AREN'T YOU A PART OF THAT AT ALLEY? YES, AT CCA.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING, IN TRYING TO GET PARENTS TO COME, WITH THIS EVENT THAT'S COMING UP, ARE THERE ANY STUDENTS PERFORMING? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY STUDENTS THAT ARE PERFORMING AT THAT EVENT.
BECAUSE PARENTS COME AND BRING THOSE BABIES TO PERFORM.
TRUSTEE LASSICK? YES, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRACIA.
MR. ROGERS, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF DEFINITELY GOING TO ONE OF YOUR SESSIONS.
AND IT'S TRUE, MR. MUHAMMAD, IT IS STANDING ROOM ONLY.
CAFETERIA, COMPLETELY FULL, VERY ENGAGING.
LIKE I SAID, I AM TRYING THIS OUT AT CCA, AND IT'S FANTASTIC.
YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD.
AND I KNOW I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY REPEAT IT AGAIN.
THESE EVENTS BRING TOGETHER FATHERS AND FATHER FIGURES AND THEIR STUDENTS, AND YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS.
THAT YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE.
WE TALK ABOUT TOPICS, WE RAISE THE TOPICS, AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT IT.
AND WE HAVE LAUGHTER, WE HAVE SOME TEARS, BUT WE ALWAYS WALK AWAY FULFILLED.
WE ALWAYS WALK AWAY WITH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND HAVE DINNER WITH THE FAMILY SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DID TODAY.
AND THAT IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
IT JUST BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER AND WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU GOING INTO NEXT YEAR ON THIS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF ALL PRO-DADS.
WE NEED A SUPER MOMS GROUP NOW.
NO, BUT SERIOUSLY, I LOVE THE IDEA FOR THAT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PUTTING MORE INFORMATION OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
WHAT THINGS HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO IN REFERENCE TO? I MEAN, WHAT ORGANIZATIONS ARE, HOW ARE YOU GETTING THE WORD OUT FOR THIS? YEAH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO GET EVERYTHING OUT, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE POSTED IN CROWLEY TALK AND CROWLEY ISD TALK AS WELL.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT 01,000 FAMILY MARK THAT COACH DUNGY MENTIONED.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TO ME, EVEN 100 IS BETTER THAN NOT EVEN HAVING THE EVENT.
AND ONE THING ABOUT APPOINTING HIM AS THE TEAM CAPTAIN FOR THE DISTRICT IS, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPEFUL THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE GAP FROM THOSE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE 65 MEMBERS AT EACH.
EACH MEETING AND THOSE THAT HAVE TO.
SO WHATEVER HE DOES, WE WANT HIM TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AT EVERY CAMPUS IN CROWLEY ISD.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT GROW, AND I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND PRESENTING THIS TO US.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
I THINK THE HANDSHAKE WAS JUST A PART OF IT.
JUST SETTING THE EXAMPLE IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR STUDENTS, AND IT SPEAKS VOLUMES.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE DATA BEHIND THE WHY, THE PURPOSE, BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ALL DADS, GRANDFATHERS, UNCLES TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE IT EXTENDS THAT MALE FIGURE.
EXTENDS AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT.
SO WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE TWO AT A SCHOOL, SPREAD IT OUT SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THAT.
AND THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND JUST EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN IS TO LET ALL OF OUR FAMILIES KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
AND TO YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
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THANK YOU.AND THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING, MAN.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.2, BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB PARTNERSHIP WITH TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK, SUPPORTING CROWLEY ISD.
MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. MUHAMMAD IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
MCFARLAND AND BOARD PRESIDENT GRAZIA.
WHEN BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB JOINED OUR COMMUNITY, THEY IMMEDIATELY SOUGHT WAYS TO SUPPORT CROWLEY ISD.
AFTER SEEING THE IMPACT OF OUR READY-TO-LEARN MARKETS, THEY PARTNERED WITH BJ'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AND TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK TO PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIVE $100,000 DONATION.
THIS FUNDING WILL ESTABLISH NEW COMMUNITY FOOD MARKETS AT SUMMER CREEK AND RICHARD ALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLS, COVERING ALL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THREE YEARS OF PANTRY SUPPLIES.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY'RE COMMITTING $20,000 TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES ACROSS ALL FOUR DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
BJ'S OFFICIALLY OPENS ON MAY 8TH AND IS OFFERING SPECIAL MEMBERSHIPS TO THE CROWLEY ISD COMMUNITY THAT GIVE BACK TO OUR STUDENTS.
WITH THE $15 CLUB MEMBERSHIP, $5 GOES BACK TO CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS.
WITH THE $50 CLUB PLUS MEMBERSHIP, $15 GOES BACK TO CROWLEY ISD STUDENTS.
I'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO KAYRON PERKINS AND EMILY MCCANN OF BJ'S AND ALSO THE TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK TEAM, DR.
JARED WILLIAMS, VIVIANA MARTINEZ, JIM MCPHERSON AND STEVEN RAYSIDE FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT IN OUR CROWLEY ISD STUDENT SUCCESS.
AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO INTRODUCE DR. JARED WILLIAMS WITH THE TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRACIA, DR.
MCFARLAND, THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD.
IT'S SO GOOD TO BE IN SPACE WITH YOU, AND I'M FILLED WITH A LOT OF GRATITUDE EVERY TIME I...
I GET TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL, I'M ALWAYS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SO MANY AMAZING THINGS THAT GOD HAS GIFTED US WITH.
IN PARTICULAR THREE THINGS, ONE IN THIS CASE MY YOU KNOW WORK WITH TERRAN AIR FOOD BANK, OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK AND FEEDING AMERICA, TO BJ'S WHOLESALE AND MY PUBLIC SERVICE.
IT WAS AWESOME TO BE A PART OF.
JUST ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IT TOOK TO GET ANOTHER GROCERY STORE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M IN THREE, MY HOME DISTRICT CROWLEY ISD.
I SAY IT ALL THE TIME, BUT I'M JUST SUPER PROUD TO BE AN ALUM OF THIS DISTRICT.
AND SUPER PROUD TO HAVE AMAZING LEADERS LIKE YOU ALL LEADING OUR DISTRICT.
I ALWAYS SAY THAT I'M A PROUD ALUM BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR COMMUNITY HEAR THAT AND OUR CHILDREN TO KNOW THAT.
YES, WE CAN GO ANYWHERE FROM CROWLEY ISD, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A CALLING AND A DUTY TO COME BACK AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO LAST TIME WE WERE HERE WAS IN DECEMBER, AND TRUSTEE DAVIS, YOU CHALLENGED US A BIT.
AND WHEN WE WERE HERE LAST, WE GAVE JUST A REALLY QUICK REPORT ON JUST AMAZING WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TOGETHER WITH THE READY TO LEARN MARKETS.
AND OUR PARTNERSHIP IN LARGE WITH THE FOOD BANK, 10 SCHOOLS PROVIDING FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, 13 NONPROFITS SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT.
MORE THAN A MILLION AND A HALF MEALS TO OUR FAMILIES RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT A THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAD TWO MARKETS THAT WE PRESENTED BACK IN DECEMBER.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE OUTFITTED IT WITH ALL KINDS OF AMAZING STUFF.
OUR KIDS DESERVE THE VERY BEST.
AND THAT WAS ABOUT A $100,000 INVESTMENT IN SETTING UP THOSE MARKETS.
AND WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND CELEBRATED IT.
AND TRUSTEE DAVIS, AS ALWAYS, SAYS, BUT THERE'S STILL MORE WORK TO DO.
CAN WE GET MORE MARKETS? AND TRUSTEE DAVIS AND ALL OF YOU HAVE KNOWN ME A VERY LONG TIME.
TRUSTEE DAVIS HAS KNOWN ME SINCE I WAS PROBABLY LIKE 10 OR 12.
I TOLD OUR CEO, JULIE AND JIM AND STEVEN AND BJ'S.
I SAID, WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
AND ANYWAYS, BJ'S WAS SUPER GRACIOUS.
THEY'RE A GREAT PARTNER OF OURS LOCALLY, BUT ALSO ACROSS THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK, AND THEY'RE JUST SO GENEROUS.
AND SO TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE $120,000 TO SUPPORT TWO OR THREE OR HOWEVER MANY MARKETS THAT WILL SUPPORT IS JUST A HUGE BLESSING.
SO THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR ALL OF YOU ALL
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FOR REALLY JUST LEADING FORWARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.THESE MARKETS ARE REALLY CRITICAL AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT NO CHILD HAS TO EXPERIENCE HUNGER AND NO CHILD OR FAMILY FOR THAT FACT.
AND ALSO IT ENSURES THAT AND WE SUPPORT OUR AMAZING DISTRICT, ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD...
I'M SUPER PROUD TO BE CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED WITH YOU.
AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING OUR GIFT IN THIS WAY.
WILLIAMS. TRUSTEE DAVIS, DID YOU WANT TO...
IS THAT THE SAME, THAT'S NOT THE SAME AS FEEDING CHILDREN EVERYWHERE? IT'S DIFFERENT.
SO FEEDING AMERICA IS THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABOUT 250 FOOD BANKS.
TARRANT AIR FOOD BANK IS A MEMBER AS WELL.
SO FEEDING CHILDREN EVERYWHERE.
IS THAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OR IS THAT TOTALLY DIFFERENT? OR IS IT STILL IN EXISTENCE? DO YOU KNOW? I DO NOT KNOW, BUT I WILL FIND THAT OUT AND I WILL REPORT BACK.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE, TO FEED FAMILIES, BUT THEN IT ALSO IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER TO DO THAT PACKAGING OF THAT FOOD THAT IS THEN SHIPPED OFF, SOMETIMES TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
BUT ANYWAY, I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS...
SAME THING WE HAVE AS A FOOD BANK MORE THAN 500 PARTNERS ACROSS OUR 13 COUNTY SERVICE AREA AS YOU ALL KNOW OUR SERVICE AREA IS LARGER THAN THE STATE OF VERMONT BOTH IN POPULATION AND IN GEOGRAPHY SO THEY MAY VERY WELL BE A PARTNER I'LL I'LL FIND OUT FROM OUR TEAM AND WE'LL I DIDN'T MEAN TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER NO I I EXPECTED I I WELCOMED IT GLADLY THANK YOU THANK YOU TRUSTEE M.T.
DAVIS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU, DR.
AND AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP BACK.
PRESIDENT GRACIA, SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
THAT DONATION IS ACTUALLY A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD TO VOTE TO FORMALLY ACCEPT THE $20,000 DONATION FROM OUR PARTNERS AT BJ'S.
TO MAKE THIS PARTNERSHIP POSSIBLE.
SO IF THERE IS A MOTION, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD MOVE TO ACCEPT THE $20,000 DONATION IN HYGIENE SUPPLIES FROM BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB.
WOULD IT BE? BOARD, IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THE $20,000 DONATION FOR HYGIENE SUPPLIES FROM DJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB AS PRESENTED.
TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
TRUSTEE WATKINS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
OH, IS IT ON THERE? IT IS, IT IS.
SO MR. MUHAMMAD'S HERE WITH THE BIG FAT CHECK FROM BJ'S HOSTEL CLUB.
WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR TRUSTEES.
WILLIAMS STILL IN THE AUDIENCE.
TAKE A GROUP PICTURE WITH THIS BIG BEAUTIFUL CHECK FROM BJ'S HOSTEL CLUB.
MR. MUHAMMAD, LET'S BRING THAT CHECK RIGHT UP HERE.
WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR TRUSTEES.
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ALL RIGHT, AND NOW WE WILL JUMP BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1, THE NORTH CROWLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS, DR.MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING THIS NEXT RECOGNITION FORWARD.
WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, MR. GREG WILLIAMS, WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.
MR. WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRACIA, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR.
THIS RECOGNITION ALIGNS WITH GOAL 1, THRIVING STUDENTS.
WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM WINNING THE CLASS 6A DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE PANTHERS' SEASON RECORD WAS 36-4, INCLUDING A 12-0 DISTRICT RECORD.
THE TEAM'S AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY OVER THE SIX PLAYOFF GAMES WERE 16 POINTS, WITH THE CLOSEST BEING THE EXCITING VICTORY OVER DUNCANVILLE IN THE STATE SEMIFINAL.
EVERYBODY THAT'S GONE VIRAL, Y'ALL KNOW.
THE PANTHERS WENT ON TO DEFEAT SAN ANTONIO BRENNAN IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT SAN ANTONIO ALAMO DOME FOR THE PROGRAM'S SECOND STATE TITLE.
THE PANTHERS FINISHED THE SEASON RANKED NUMBER 11 IN MAX PREPS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE 2026 JOHN R.
WOODEN LEGACY AWARD WINNING COACH TOMMY BRACKLE FOR A FEW REMARKS AND TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND THE COACHES.
THANK YOU GUYS, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST IMMEDIATELY START ANNOUNCING THESE GUYS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.
IT REALLY HAS, YOU KNOW, THE LAST FEW WEEKS SINCE THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AND THESE GUYS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AT REPRESENTING NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND CROWLEY ISD IN JUST THE MOST AMAZING FASHION.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT A STUDENT ASSISTANT THERE, CAMERON HUEY.
NEIL PATEL, NUMBER ZERO, BEN JONES, NUMBER ONE, ALEX BARTHER, NUMBER TWO, CAMERON PRICE, SLIDE BACK TO THE BACK, AND NUMBER FOUR, TY HARRIS, NUMBER 10, BILLY CROCKETT, NUMBER 11, TREY HALL, NUMBER 14, DAVIN HICKS, NUMBER 12, I'M SORRY, NUMBER 14 IS AMARI HALL.
HAD AN ABSOLUTE FABULOUS STAFF THIS YEAR.
THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH THESE GUYS.
ETHAN ANDERSON, COACH ANDERSON.
THANK YOU GUYS, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US TONIGHT.
AS WE KNOW THEY'RE CELEBRITIES AND THEIR CELEBRATION CONTINUES.
TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, THEY HAVE A PACKED DAY.
THAT MORNING THE TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAS INVITED THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED.
AND THAT EVENING THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL HAS INVITED THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED, BUT THEY WANTED TO COME TO SCHOOL BOARD FIRST.
SO THANK YOU, COACH BROCKWELL AND STUDENT ATHLETES, COACHES.
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TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE AND TO CONTINUE CELEBRATING YOU.I KNOW TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR COMMENTS JUST WATCHING THE SEASON, WATCHING THAT DOMINATION AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
SO I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD, PRESIDENT GRACIA.
TRUSTEES, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
I LIKE TO SAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO ALL THE GAMES EXCEPT FOR ONE, AND YOU GUYS WERE AMAZING.
I MEAN, YOU WORK AS A TEAM ON THE COURT.
AND NOT ONLY THAT YOU WORKED AS A TEAM, BUT YOU BROUGHT SOME EXCITEMENT TO THE GAME.
AND I REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING YOU.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL BACK NEXT YEAR.
BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU ARE AMAZING ON THE COURT.
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO FOLLOW YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR COMING TO THE BOARD.
TRUSTEE DAVIS? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT TRUSTEE STEVENSON SAID.
AH, THE COACHES DIDN'T GET A MEDAL? OH, WE GOT A MEDAL.
OH, OKAY, OKAY, I WAS JUST WONDERING.
GENTLEMEN, WHO ARE JUNIORS? OH, YEAH.
AND COACH BRACKLE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 800TH.
AND LOOK, THAT'S JUST LIKE COACH BRACKLE TO BE HUMBLE LIKE THAT, TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU.
Y'ALL DID, IN THE WORDS OF TRUSTEE STEVENSON, Y'ALL DID AN AMAZING JOB.
THIS, IT REMINDED ME, THE WHOLE SEASON REMINDED ME OF MY YOUNG, YOUNG DAYS WATCHING THE DUNBAR WILDCATS ALL THOSE, LIKE GOING DOWN TO AUSTIN AND ODESSA MIDLAND AND ALL OF THOSE PLACES.
SO I'M JUST SO PROUD THAT IT'S HOME.
AND I JUST WISH ALL OF YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WIN NEXT YEAR.
SO Y'ALL GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL ARE COMING WITH IT.
AND TO THOSE SENIORS THAT ARE GOING OFF, DON'T FORGET ABOUT US.
THANK Y'ALL FOR AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU GUYS ATHLETIC, BUT YOU GUYS ARE SMART.
I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
AND LIKE I KEEP SAYING, THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR BEING A TRUSTEE, AND Y'ALL GOT ME A RING ALREADY.
I AM SO PROUD, I'M SO EXCITED, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO YELL NEXT YEAR AT THE GAMES OR RIGHT NOW GET SOME REST AND LET'S GET READY TO DO IT AGAIN.
AND BEFORE Y'ALL LEAVE, CAN WE GET A PICTURE? LET'S DO IT.
PRESIDENT GRACIO, I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A PICTURE.
MAN, THAT'S A LIFELONG MEMORY, BUT LET'S GET EVERYONE DOWN HERE.
SO BRACKLE AND PLAYERS, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, LET'S ROTATE Y'ALL.
STAGGER IT BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCES WE HAVE HERE AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE SQUEEZE EVERYONE COACH LET'S GET YOU THIS ALL RIGHT.
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THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.3, CRELLING ISD COUNSELING SERVICES AND RESOURCES.MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT ITEM.
MS. TRINA LANE WILL BE PRESENTING THE NEXT ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRACIA, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
TONIGHT I'M PROVIDING A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF COUNSELING SERVICES AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN CROWLEY ISD.
OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN OUR FOUR BOARD GOALS, THRIVING STUDENTS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, EMPOWERED STAFF, AND SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS.
THESE PRIORITIES GUIDE HOW WE SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY.
BASED ON THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED DURING THE CISD BOARD MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING, COUNSELING SERVICES HAS RESPONDED BY STRENGTHENING HOW RESOURCES ARE COMMUNICATED AND ACCESSED.
WE ARE ENSURING RESOURCES ARE CLEARLY AVAILABLE ONLINE, WHICH I WILL HIGHLIGHT LATER, AND PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO SHARE INFORMATION ON A REGULAR CADENCE THROUGH PARENTSQUARE.
ADDITIONALLY, OUR REFERRAL PROCESS IS LED BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO RECEIVE, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, TRAINING FROM OUR PROVIDERS.
THIS ENSURES THAT THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY CONNECT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO THE RESOURCES THAT SEL COUNSELORS, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS CAN PROVIDE.
THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, WE PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT.
FIRST, WE HAVE AUTHENTIC COUNSELING SERVICES AND COACHING.
THEY EXPAND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPORT, IMPROVING STUDENT READINESS AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A SLIDING SCALE FEE FOR UNINSURED FAMILIES FUNDED THROUGH THE COUNSELING SERVICES BUDGET, AND A DISTRICT COVERS CO-PAYS FOR SIX TO EIGHT SESSIONS FOR INSURED STUDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL SESSIONS APPROVED AS NEEDED.
INVICTA COUNSELING SERVICES DELIVERS LICENSED COUNSELING AND WIN...
AND THEY PROVIDE THIS AT CAMPUSES WHEN THREE OR MORE STUDENTS ARE IN NEED.
THEY GO ON-SITE, AND THIS ELIMINATES THE NEEDS FOR STUDENTS TO LEAVE SCHOOL AND INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE.
THIS ACCESS IS ALSO GIVEN TO OUR EDUCATORS BECAUSE THEY ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATOR COUNSELING AS WELL.
SEASONS OF CHANGE SUPPORTS STUDENTS THROUGH TRANSITIONS IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
THEY PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL, BASIC NEEDS, AND TARGETED GROUP GUIDANCE LESSONS AT SELECT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND
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HIGH SCHOOLS IN CROWLEY.HELP ME THRIVE, HELP ME GROW, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MHMR, FOCUSES ON PREVENTION, BUILDING COPING SKILLS, LONG-TERM WELLNESS ALONG WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILY NEEDS.
IN ADDITION, OUR BROADER COMMUNITY NETWORKS SUPPORT FAMILIES BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND FAMILY STABILITY NEEDS.
A FEW OF THOSE ARE LISTED HERE BUT THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE TO ALL OF THE RESOURCES WE HAVE.
THIS HELPS REMOVE BARRIERS THAT IMPACT STUDENT SUCCESS.
ALL OF THE RESOURCES ARE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH OUR COUNSELING SERVICES WEBPAGE.
AS YOU SEE HERE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WEBPAGE THERE'S A COMMUNITY RESOURCES LINK.
AND IF MR. KIRSHNER OR TEAM COULD YOU CLICK THAT? THANK YOU.
IF YOU SCROLL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
YOU'LL SEE THE PLUS SIGN, AND AS YOU SEE HERE, BASED ON THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES, FAMILIES CAN EASILY ACCESS THESE RESOURCES BASED UPON THE NEED.
WE HAVE EMERGENCY NUMBERS, FAMILY VIOLENCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE, FURNITURE, HOUSING, AND AS YOU SEE, IT'S LISTED THERE, EASILY AND ACCESSIBLE TO ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO ACCESS THESE RESOURCES.
MS. LANE, COULD YOU CLICK ON HOUSING FOR A SECOND? SO IF STUDENTS OR FAMILIES ARE NEEDING HOUSING, WE WOULD DIRECT THEM TO THIS LINK, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
SO MANY OF THESE WILL ASSIST THEM WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
THEY'LL ASSIST THEM WITH STIPENDS OR ANY OF THE RESOURCES TO POINT FAMILIES IN NEED BECAUSE OFTEN WE DO HAVE FAMILY AND STAFF THAT MAY BE STRUGGLING IN THIS AREA.
SO WITH THAT, I LOVE THIS INFORMATION WHERE PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN GO.
DO WE DO ANY FOLLOW-UPS TO SEE IF THEY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE OR IF THEY NEED ANYTHING ELSE, OR DO THEY SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH US? SO BASICALLY ONCE WE TURN THEM OVER TO THE RESOURCES, THE FOLLOW-UP IS BASED UPON IF THE FAMILY COMES BACK AND SAYS, HEY, I STILL DIDN'T GET WHAT I NEEDED, BUT WE DON'T TYPICALLY INTERFERE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT'S A PRIVATE MATTER AND WE...
ALLOW FOR THEM TO SHARE AS NEEDED AND THEY NEED OTHER RESOURCES OF THE ONE THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT THEN WE'RE ABLE TO POINT THEM IN OTHER AREAS.
COLLECTIVELY THESE EFFORTS ENHANCE STUDENT SAFETY, IMPROVING COURAGE ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT STRONGER ACADEMIC OUTCOMES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF COUNSELING SERVICES AND THE WHOLE CHILD APPROACH IN.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? TRUSTEE DAVIS? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARCIA, AND THANK YOU, MS. LANE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND THIS MAY TAKE US IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED JUST REMINDS ME OF SOME OTHER THINGS.
WANTED HER TO HIGHLIGHT HOUSING.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OPTION THERE, AND I DIDN'T GET TO READ ALL OF THE THINGS AVAILABLE UNDER HOUSING, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS, HOW DOES THAT TAB HELP THEM? WELL, OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS, BASICALLY, ONCE THEY'RE CODED MCKINNEY-VENTO, WE OFFER RESOURCES BASED UPON...
YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF JUST THE RESOURCES HERE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT MAY BE STRUGGLING IN THE AREA OF HOUSING.
SO THEY CERTAINLY CAN ACCESS THOSE RESOURCES, BUT WE HAVE SERVICES THAT WE PROMOTE THAT WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE UNDER THAT MCKINNEY-VENTO CODING.
OKAY, AND IS THAT IN THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT? I WORK IN TANDEM WITH OUR CURRENTLY OUR HOMELESS HOMELESS LIAISON IS MISS MISTY VAN CAMPEN AND SO WE WORK HAND IN HAND SO TYPICALLY WHEN I DO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A STUDENT OR FAMILY IN NEED WE UTILIZE SOME OF THESE RESOURCES SUCH AS LIKE SEASONS OF CHANGE THEY PROVIDED EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT I COME ACROSS AND FIND OUT THEY'RE HOMELESS.
THEY'LL EVEN PUT STUDENTS UP IN TEMPORARY HOTELS AND AND ALSO THEY'VE GOTTEN HOUSING LIKE APARTMENTS FOR STUDENTS BASED UPON THEIR AGE.
YOU KNOW THE SUPPORT THAT'S AT HOME AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION, AGAIN,
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SOMETHING YOU SAID REMINDED ME OF IT, AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STUDENT BEHAVIOR AS IT RELATES TO ACADEMICS OR THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL THESIS, AND 504, SECTION 504 CAME TO MIND.IS THAT IN THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT? CURRENTLY, MOST COUNSELORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 504 AS FAR AS THE COORDINATION, AND SO THEY LEAD THE MEETINGS AND THEY WORK WITH THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE STUDENT, SUCH AS THE PARENTS, MAYBE THE CASEWORKER, OR THE TEACHERS OF RECORD TO PROVIDE BASIC SERVICES, WHATEVER ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT STUDENT IS SUCCESSFUL ON A DAILY BASIS.
OKAY, SO THAT IS UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA.
CURRENTLY, MS. HURD, SHE'S OVER NTSS.
HOWEVER, WE ALL COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE PIECES IN IT.
SO COUNSELORS LEAD THE 504 PROCESS IN TERMS OF GATHERING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.
HOWEVER, THE MONITORING AND MAKING SURE THE COMPLIANCE AND PAPERWORK IS IN THE TIMELY FASHION, THOSE ARE LED BY MRS. HURD'S DEPARTMENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DR.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE EXTENSIVE LIST OF RESOURCES, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ALL OF THIS WAS OUT THERE, SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO LIGHT FOR US.
AND I WOULD JUST ASK IF THERE'S A WAY, AND DR.
MCFARLAND, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED ON LATER BUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO SHARE THIS I GUESS IN A PROACTIVE MANNER SO THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH STIGMA I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIST AND YOU ALREADY KNOW THERE'S A STIGMA TO SOME OF THESE THAT ARE OUT THERE SO WHEN WE WHEN WE COME ACROSS FAMILIES IN NEED THERE MAY BE A GREATER NEED EVEN BEFORE IT'S RECOGNIZED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL OR BY A TEACHER OR AN ADMINISTRATOR AND IF OUR FAMILIES KNOW AHEAD, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN, BUT I WOULD JUST SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO HAVE THIS PRESENTED AHEAD OF TIME SO FAMILIES CAN ACCESS IT IF THEY NEED TO WITHOUT IT BEING CALLED, YOU KNOW, OR IT MAY BE A LITTLE LATE.
BUT I SURELY, SURELY APPRECIATE THIS.
IT GIVES ME CHILLS TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS OUT THERE.
MAYFIELD, THE PARENT SQUARE WHICH IS SOMETHING WITH THAT COMMITTEE WHEN WE MET THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ONE WAY WE'RE GOING TO ALSO LOOK AT OTHER ADDITIONAL WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS GETTING OUT ON A REGULAR CADENCE SO THAT FOLKS CAN ACCESS THAT AND JUST KNOW THAT THEY HAVE IT IN THEIR TOOLBOX IN CASE THAT THEY NEED IT SO THE PARENT SQUARE YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE UTILIZING NOW FOR OUR A LOT OF COMMUNICATION AND THE NEW COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROGRESS REPORTS AND AND GRADING THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LINK IS SENT OUT SO THE PARENTS ARE AWARE JUST IN CASE THEY WANT TO KEEP THAT PRIVATE AND NOT, YOU KNOW, THE ATTENTION.
AND ORIENTATION, YOU KNOW, START OF SCHOOL SESSIONS WITH THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS, ALL OF THOSE.
MAYFIELD, ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS BEING ON OUR WEBSITE, WE CAN, IN OUR WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY PARENT LETTERS THAT CAMPUSES ARE SENDING TO THEM, SENDING TO PARENTS, THE LETTERS THAT CAMPUSES ARE SENDING TO PARENTS, WE'LL START INCLUDING A COUNSELOR SECTION AND A LINK TO THIS WEBPAGE.
WE'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DEFINITELY JUST MAKE THIS A COMMON PRACTICE.
AND REALLY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE MENTAL HEALTH TEAM FROM THE BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS AVAILABLE, BUT YOU'RE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION BECAUSE YOU ASK US, YOU ALL ASK US, SO HOW DO WE GET THIS TO THE PARENT? AND SO OUR INITIAL RESPONSE HAS BEEN, WELL, IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE TELL THEM, BUT WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE THE TRAFFIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU, ELAINE, FOR PULLING IT TOGETHER.
ALONG WITH THAT SAME IDEA, AND I THINK IT'S THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE LINK, BUT DO COUNSELORS HAVE A COUNSELOR'S CORNER ON THEIR CAMPUS WEBPAGE? CURRENTLY, I KNOW MANY OF THEM ON THEIR NEWSLETTERS.
THEY DO HAVE, PARTICULARLY I KNOW MORE SO THE ELEMENTARY, HAVE LIKE COUNSELING CORNERS AND THEY CAN PUT INFORMATION THERE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY IMPROVE IN THAT AREA AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE INCLUDING THAT INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER INFORMATION THEY WANT TO SHARE.
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AND THAT'S A GREAT POINT BECAUSE IF YOU PUT IN A QR CODE IN THE COUNSELORS AND SAY, HEY, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WHATEVER, IF THEY SCREENSHOT THAT OR PULL IT UP WITH THE QR CODE, THEN IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO TO THE WEBSITE BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY, HEY, GO TO THIS WEBSITE, BUT THE QR CODE WOULD BE GREAT.[9.0 Consent Agenda ]
WE ARE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA, TRUSTEES.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? PRESIDENT GRACIA? YES, MA'AM.
NOT REMOVED, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT STUDENT SERVICES.
D, THE PHONE, FREE PHONE? YES, MA'AM.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US, DR.
MCFARLAND? ARE WE JUST A FREE DISTRICT, FREE PHONES, THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, OR WHAT DOES THAT? SO THIS ITEM ACTUALLY IS A GRANT WITH HB 1481, THE PHONE-FREE SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY RECEIVING, I BELIEVE.
AND SO WE HAVE MR. MUHAMMAD HERE TO DISCUSS THAT ONE.
OKAY, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD AND DR.
WE RECEIVED A GRANT OF $118,331 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE WERE ABLE TO, WE PUT A COMMITTEE TOGETHER AND HAD THREE VENDORS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.
AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED INTO YONDER AND A LOT OF LOCAL DISTRICTS ARE USING YONDER AND A LOT OF, THEY USE IT AT CONCERTS AND EVERYTHING AND GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YONDER IS FOR? IT'S BASICALLY A, IT'S A POUCH THAT YOU COULD PUT YOUR CELL PHONE IN AND OTHER DEVICES LIKE, YOU KNOW.
SMALL HEADPHONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THIS GRANT COVERS APPROXIMATELY 6,500 POUCHES AND AN ADDITIONAL, LIKE, 20% TO COVER ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND INCLUDING CCA AS WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE TRAINING.
THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THAT FIRST YEAR.
AND EACH POUCH HAS A SHELF LIFE OF APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.
EVERY DAY THE STUDENTS WILL PUT THEIR PHONES IN A POUCH.
IS IT PER CLASS PERIOD OR JUST AS THEY COME INTO THE SCHOOL? AND WHO MONITORS THOSE? I MEAN, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET INTO IT LATER, BUT I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING.
YEAH, SO IT REALLY IS UP TO THE DISTRICT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THAT OUT.
BUT WE CAN DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY AND THEN GET IT BACK AT THE END OF THE DAY.
OR YOU CAN DO IT EACH CLASS PERIOD.
OF COURSE, DOING IT EACH CLASS PERIOD IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER.
SO WE HAVE TO, AS A DISTRICT, DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD REGARDING CONSENT.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER? SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NOT A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT.
I WENT TO THE DAVE CHAPPELLE CONCERT, AND MY STUFF WAS IN A YONDER POUCH.
I MEAN, WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET KICKED OUT EITHER, BUT WE LITERALLY HAD TO, WHEN WE LEFT, LINE UP.
THAT'S WHEN I GUESS WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER, BUT SO EVERYBODY'S NOT LIKE A HERD OF COWS, YOU KNOW TRYING TO GET THEIR PHONE UNLOCKED BUT IT WAS GOOD.
IT'S GONNA DO WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
I EXPERIENCED IT THANK YOU, MR. MUHAMMAD, YOU'RE WELCOME TRUSTEES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? PRESIDENT GRACIA, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE.
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AND THE MOTION PASSES.THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 10.1, MIDDLE SCHOOL 5 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRSHNER IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
TRUSTEES, SEVERAL FUTURE ACTION ITEMS FOR YOUR REVIEW AND ELECTRONIC SCHOOL BOARD, ALL COMING FROM MR. FISHER AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
WILL BE MIDDLE SCHOOL FIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH THAT'S BEING NEGOTIATED.
ALSO, CONTINUING TO PURCHASE LIBRARY BOOKS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, CHROMEBOOK REPLACEMENTS.
AT SECONDARY CAMPUSES AND THEN
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ALSO A MEDIA LAB COMPUTER PURCHASE FOR THE BILL R.SO YOU'LL FIND A SUMMARY OF EACH OF THOSE ITEMS THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT OR IN THE DAYS AHEAD, JUST LET US KNOW.
THOSE WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT, MR. FISHER IS HERE.
TRUSTEE STEPHENSON? I DO HAVE ONE ABOUT CHROMEBOOKS.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, DO WE TAKE THESE...
DO WE HAVE AN ACCOUNT OF HOW MANY CHROMEBOOKS WE TAKE UP FROM THE SCHOOL? ARE THE KIDS KEEPING THEM FOR THE NEXT YEAR? AND THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO REPLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL? WHAT ARE WE DOING AGAIN? GOOD EVENING, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TRUSTEE STEVENSON, YES, WE HAVE AN INVENTORY WHERE WE COUNT AND ASSESS, ACTUALLY, EACH OF THESE COMPUTERS EACH YEAR.
WE ARE CONTEMPLATING THE PURCHASE OF 650 REPLACEMENTS BASED ON THE CONDITION, THE ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THESE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
WHEN STUDENTS ARE ISSUED CHROMEBOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THIS CHROMEBOOK, DO THEY GET A REPLACEMENT? DO THEY HAVE TO PAY A FEE FOR IT, OR HOW IS THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I KNOW WE JUST HAD CHROMEBOOKS A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING HOW ARE WE AND I KNOW IN ORGANIZATIONS YOU REPLENISH THINGS.
THE STUDENTS, THE ONLY STUDENTS TAKING THEM HOME ARE THE CREDIT STUDENTS.
SO THOSE STUDENTS, THEY DO BREAK ONE.
THEY ARE CHARGED A FEE TO EITHER FIX OR REPLACE THAT IF THEY LOSE THAT.
AND ALSO, THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, SO WE BRING THIS ITEM BACK.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF THE AMOUNT AND THE NUMBER OF CHROMEBOOKS THAT WE'VE PURCHASED AND THE EXPECTED KIND OF REPLACEMENT PERCENTAGE EVERY YEAR AND THEN WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THAT AS WELL.
BUT WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THAT ONE FOR SURE.
DO WE EVER GET GRANTS FOR CHROMEBOOKS? YES, WE ABSOLUTELY DO, FOR SURE.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER? THANK YOU, MR.
[11.0 Executive Session]
FISHER.THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 11.0, 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 551.074.
PERSONNEL, AND TO DISCUSS BOARD DISTRICT GOLD'S SUPERINTENDENT PROCESS AND INSTRUMENT.
THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6.41 P.M. PRESIDENT GRACIA, BEFORE WE GO, I THINK WE HAD A STUDENT OR TWO STUDENTS HERE FROM A GOVERNMENT CLASS. THEY WERE HERE OBSERVING THE PROCESS. OKAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND HOPE THEY LEARN SOMETHING TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK
[12.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
IN OPEN SESSION AT 9.32 P.M.THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 12.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
IS THERE A MOTION? YES, PRESIDENT GRACIA, I RECOMMEND DR. COLESIA-WILLIAMS FOR THE PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY DR.
MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE WATKINS. IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION PASSES. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 12.4, 2026-2027 CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONTRACTS.
IS THERE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE LASSIG. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION PASSES. THAT'S GOING
[01:40:07]
TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 12.6 APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND CONTRACT. I AM SO SORRY THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO 12.5 2026-2027 CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF CONTRACTS. IS THERE A MOTION? YES, PRESIDENT GRACIA, I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026-27 CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THE MOTION PASSES. NOW IT'S GOING TO BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 12.6, APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND CONTRACT. IS THERE A MOTION? OH, I RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY DR. MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR. AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING FORTH THIS BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 9.36 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.