[00:00:07] NEDRA ROBINSON: GOOD EVENING. [1.0 Call to Order] I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE CALLED MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041, SUBCHAPTER C, GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE. PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT. I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. KIRCHNER. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, DR. NEDRA ROBINSON. NEDRA ROBINSON: PRESENT. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: PRESENT. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: TRUSTEE PLACE 3, MR. DARYL R. DAVIS II. DARYL DAVIS II: PRESENT. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: TRUSTEE PLACE 4, MS. JUNE W. DAVIS. JUNE DAVIS: PRESENT. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: TRUSTEE PLACE 5, MS. CC WATKINS. TRUSTEE PLACE 6, MR. GARY GRASSIA. GARY GRASSIA: PRESENT. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: TRUSTEE PLACE 7, MS. KELICIA STEVENSON. KELICIA STEVENSON: PRESENT. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: AND SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND. MICHAEL MCFARLAND: PRESENT. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS. [5.0 Report Item(s)] WE WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM 5, REPORT ITEMS 5.1, QUINNITE SCHOOLS NETWORK, NEW YORK CITY EXPLORATION REPORT. AND DR. STAPINSKI WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. MICHAEL MCFARLAND: MADAM PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO, FIRST, ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS QUINNITE NETWORK PARTNERSHIP WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU ALL TOOK A RISK, YOU ALL LAID A VISION, VERY EARLY, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ABOUT PARTNERING WITH HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS. AND SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE QUINNITE NETWORK, PAUL QUINN, AND OUR PRINCIPALS AND OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL PRINCIPALS IN THE ROOM, BUT OUR PRINCIPALS WORK TOGETHER TO NOT ONLY TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, BUT TRANSFORM THEIR EXPERIENCES REALLY FROM A GLOBAL STANDPOINT. OUR MISSION TALKS ABOUT THE FACT-- OUR MISSION SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WELL, A PART OF THEM ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A WORLD CONCEPT THAT'S BIGGER THAN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. THESE STUDENTS HAD AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE, AND I JUST WANT TO-- BEFORE WE JUMP IN, I WANT YOU, THE BOARD, AS YOU'RE LISTENING TO THESE PRESENTATIONS, I WANT YOU TO REALIZE AND REMEMBER THAT THEY'RE GETTING THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE CONSISTENTLY AT THIS TABLE. AND I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT EVEN BEFORE WE GET STARTED. [APPLAUSE] DR. STAPINSKI IS COMING FORWARD TO JUST SHARE THIS ITEM. DR. STAPINSKI. CAMCEA STAPINSKI: ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE LAST TIME THAT WE WERE HERE, I HAD A BRIEF SESSION OR MOMENT ABOUT THE QUINNITE NETWORK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL WANTED TO KNOW, WHAT WAS THAT STUDENT EXPERIENCE? AND SO WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE CAME BACK TODAY TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SPEAK ABOUT. SO JUST A RECAP REAL QUICK, WE HAD 48 STUDENT AMBASSADORS, 12 CHAPERONES. THEY WENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM, ELLIS ISLAND MUSEUM. THEY GOT TO GO TO A BROADWAY SHOW. THEY WENT TO TIMES SQUARE. THEY HAD ROCKEFELLER CENTER. THEY HAD AN EXPERIENCE ON THE SUBWAY, WHICH I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, AND THEN THEY HAD AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR HARLEM. BUT ENOUGH OF ME TALKING. IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS TO COME UP AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH YOU. ZA'LYNE COLEMAN: HELLO, MY NAME IS ZA'LYNE COLEMAN, AND I'M GOING TO BE TELLING EVERYONE ABOUT MY TRIP TO NEW YORK AND HOW IT'S PREPARED ME FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO ONE MAJOR TRIP THAT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON IS THE TRIP TO ELLIS ISLAND. THE MAIN LEARNING POINT FOR ME WAS WHILE I WAS THERE, I GAINED LIKE AN EPIPHANY, WHICH IS A SUDDEN REALIZATION, ABOUT WHAT IT TOOK FOR ALL THESE SORTS OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA TO GET HERE TODAY. OF COURSE, I ALREADY KNEW THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THANKS TO HISTORY. BUT BEING THERE, SEEING THE VIDEOS, SEEING THE ACTUAL BUILDING, IT WAS [00:05:02] LIKE WORLD-CHANGING IN MY MIND. SO THIS EXPERIENCE MADE ME MORE GRATEFUL, LIKE HOW EVERYONE'S HERE TODAY AND HOW EVERYONE IS IN SCHOOLS LEARNING AND STAYING VERY NICE. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SANTIAGO PINON: GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SANTIAGO PINON, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES IN NEW YORK AND HOW THEY PREPARE ME FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. ONE BIG EXPERIENCE THAT HELPED ME WAS VISITING SPANISH HARLEM. THE MAIN THING I NOTICED WAS THE DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT CULTURES. IT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVES AND WAYS OF LIFE. THE DIFFERENT FOODS AND GRAFFITI ART, EACH HAD THEIR OWN STORY TO TELL ABOUT THE CULTURE OF NEW YORK. IT MADE ME MORE EXCITED ABOUT FUTURE TRAVEL AND EXPLORING OTHER CULTURES. IT ALSO GAVE ME A DEEPER PRIDE IN MY PUERTO RICAN HISTORY. THIS EXPERIENCE HELPED ME PREPARE TO BE A LEADER BY TEACHING ME TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. AT SCHOOL, I CAN USE WHAT I LEARNED BY LISTENING TO MY CLASSMATES, WELCOMING NEW STUDENTS AND HELPING OTHERS FEEL INCLUDED. THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS, CHAPERONES, AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME MAKE THIS-- AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS TRIP POSSIBLE. I HOPE MORE STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO EXPLORE OTHER CULTURES AND GROW AS LEADERS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] EVAN GREEN: GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND, PARENTS, STAFF, AND GUESTS OF CROWLEY ISD. MY NAME IS EVAN GREENE. ADDISON ANDERSON: AND MY NAME IS ADDISON ANDERSON. EVAN GREEN: AND WE ARE STUDENTS FROM HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL. BEFORE WE START, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR PRESENCE TODAY. ADDISON ANDERSON: I AM NOT JUST AN AMBASSADOR, I'M ALSO A ROLE MODEL AND LEADER OF HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL. TODAY, I'M HERE TO SHARE ALL OF THE AMAZING EXPERIENCES THAT I HAD DURING MY TIME IN NEW YORK THIS SUMMER. DURING THE QSN NEW YORK TRIP, I LEARNED ABOUT LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS WITH ALL OF THE STUDENT AMBASSADORS, ADULT VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PAUL QUINN LEADERS. IN NEW YORK, THERE WERE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF LEADERSHIP, BUT ONE THAT STUCK OUT TO ME WAS THE 9/11 MEMORIAL. THE 9/11 MEMORIAL SHOWED A LOT OF VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF THE TRAUMATIC EVENT. THE VIDEO SHOWED ME LEADERSHIP BY SHOWING ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS RISKING THEIR LIVES BY GOING INTO A BUILDING THAT COULD COMPLETELY COLLAPSE AT ANY MINUTE TO SAVE OTHERS. THIS SHOWED ME THAT BEING A LEADER IS PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK THE QSN LEADERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE. EVAN GREEN: ONCE AGAIN, WE ALWAYS WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT GOOD LEADERSHIP AND COURAGEOUS. THE QSN NEW YORK SUMMIT WAS VERY EYE-OPENING AND INFORMATIVE. SOME WAYS THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT LEADERSHIP DURING THIS SUMMIT WERE THROUGH LIVING MEMORIALS AND THROUGH LANDMARKS. ONE OF THE INFLUENTIAL LANDMARKS OF THE TRIP TO ME WAS THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER. THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER SHOWED INSPIRATIONAL WAS A EXAMPLE OF INSPIRATION AND GRIT AND DETERMINATION BECAUSE THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. A REASON WHY THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER WAS SO IMPORTANT TO LEADERSHIP, TO ME, WAS BECAUSE THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS A HARD AND DIFFICULT PERIOD FOR AMERICANS, BUT THEY NEVERTHELESS CONTINUED AND PERSEVERED TO FINISH THE RECREATIONAL CENTER. ANOTHER INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT DURING THE SUMMIT WAS ELLIS ISLAND. ELLIS ISLAND WAS A PLACE WHERE IMMIGRANTS WERE BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES TO REACH A SAFE AND COMFORTING PLACE, WHICH COULD BE SCARY TO SOME. ANOTHER REASON WHY ELLIS ISLAND WAS AN INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT WAS THAT THEY LEFT THEIR HOMES TO FIND A BETTER OPPORTUNITY EVEN WHEN LEAVING HOME MAY BECOME SCARY. THESE IMMIGRANTS SHOWED COURAGE IN EVERY STEP THAT THEY MADE. THE NEW YORK SUMMIT WAS AN ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN, QSN LEADERSHIP, STAFF, AND TEACHERS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TAKES US NEXT IN OUR LEADERSHIP JOURNEY. HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] MAIAH WHEELERSBURG: HELLO, I'M MAIAH WHEELERSBURG. GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT [00:10:02] AND FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON THIS TRIP TO NEW YORK. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT I GOT TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS WAS HONESTLY JUST BEING IN NEW YORK AND TAKING IN THE SCENERY. EVERYTHING FELT SO DIFFERENT FROM HOME, AND THERE WAS A PLACE ALWAYS-- THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO SEE. I ALSO REALLY ENJOYED VISITING PLACES THAT HAD SO MUCH HISTORY BEHIND THEM AND MADE WHAT WE LEARN IN SCHOOL FEEL MORE REAL BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY STANDING IN SOME OF THOSE PLACES INSTEAD OF JUST READING ABOUT THEM. WHAT MADE THE TRIP EVEN BETTER WAS GETTING TO EXPERIENCE IT WITH MY TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES. WE HAD FUN, WE LEARNED A LOT, AND WE MADE MEMORIES TOGETHER. I WOULD DEFINITELY GO AGAIN. I REALLY ENJOYED THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE AND IT IS SOMETHING I KNOW I'LL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR GIVING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY. [APPLAUSE] JAMISON THOMAS: GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JAMISON THOMAS, AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. I PROUDLY SERVE AS A QSN STUDENT AMBASSADOR FOR MY SCHOOL, WHERE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT MY SCHOOL AND DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN ADDITION TO MY LEADERSHIP ROLE, I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN CROSS-COUNTRY AND I ALSO PLAYED BASKETBALL. TONIGHT, I WANT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE FROM MY TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY THIS SUMMER THAT QSN SPONSORED. MY TRIP TO NEW YORK WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. WE HAD A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SOME REALLY INTERESTING PLACES. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE TRIP WAS EATING AT A NEW YORK-STYLE BURGER RESTAURANT. I ALSO ENJOYED VISITING ELLIS ISLAND AND SEEING THE FAMOUS EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. I AM TRULY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE. I KNOW THAT MANY STUDENTS MAY NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO TRAVEL TO A PLACE LIKE NEW YORK CITY, SO I APPRECIATE BEING GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY. TRIPS LIKE THESE ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ALLOW STUDENTS TO EXPLORE NEW PLACES, LEARN ABOUT HISTORY, MEET NEW PEOPLE, AND EXPERIENCE THINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. OVERALL, I HAD A GREAT TIME IN NEW YORK CITY. I LEARNED NEW THINGS, VISITED FAMOUS LANDMARKS, AND MADE NEW FRIENDS. THIS TRIP WAS MORE THAN JUST A FUN EXPERIENCE. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW, AND SEE MORE OF THE WORLD. [APPLAUSE] ALANA MARSHAL: GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND. MY NAME IS ALANA MARSHAL. AUDRIENAH CONCEPCION: AND MY NAME IS AUDRIENAH CONCEPCION. BOTH: AND WE ARE PROUD STUDENTS OF CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. AUDRIENAH CONCEPCION: NOT ONLY ARE WE AMBASSADORS, WE ARE ALSO LEADERS OF CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A PART OF QUINNITE SCHOOL NETWORK. TODAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAD VISITING NEW YORK THIS SUMMER. DURING THIS NEW YORK TRIP, WE LEARNED ABOUT COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP WITH AMBASSADORS FROM THE FOUR CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THIS CROWLEY ISD. ALANA MARSHAL: WE LEARNED LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH OUR FUN EXPERIENCES IN NEW YORK. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE OF THE MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL, ELLIS ISLAND AND THE 9/11 MEMORIAL. MICHAEL JACKSON THE MUSICAL WAS AN EXUBERANT EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SEE MICHAEL JACKSON'S LIFE FROM THE BEGINNING. AND I LEARNED HOW HIS LIFE IMPACTED THE WORLD. THROUGH HIS MUSIC, MICHAEL JACKSON IS ABLE TO SHOW LEADERSHIP BY SPEAKING UP ABOUT RACISM IN THE BLACK AND WHITE SONG, AND TRYING TO UNITE THE WORLD WITH HIS SONG WE ARE THE WORLD. AUDRIENAH CONCEPCION: IN ADDITION, WE ALSO GOT TO EXPERIENCE AND SEE ELLIS ISLAND. ELLIS ISLAND WAS AN IMMIGRATION STATION AND THE BUSIEST IMMIGRANT PROCESSING STATION IN THE UNITED STATES. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WENT THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND TO START A NEW LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS SHOWS COLLABORATION, AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAD TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THIS ELLIS ISLAND RUNNING. ALANA MARSHAL: WE ALSO WENT TO THE 9/11 MEMORIAL, WHICH WAS A VERY TOUCHING PLACE FOR ME BECAUSE I SAW THE PICTURES OF MANY PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THAT DAY. BUT ALSO, I SAW THE PICTURES OF THE SURVIVORS AND HOW THEY CAME TOGETHER TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY AFTER THIS TRAGIC EVENT BY PAINTING BEAUTIFUL MURALS ALL OVER THE CITY AND BY DISPLAYING THEIR NAMES ALL OVER THE 9/11 MEMORIAL WALL. AUDRIENAH CONCEPCION: WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK PAUL QUINN COLLEGE AND CROWLEY ISD FOR THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS TRULY A MOVING AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. BOTH: WE OVER ME. CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED. [APPLAUSE] CAMCEA STAPINSKI: AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU, STUDENTS, SO MUCH. IT WAS WONDERFUL. [APPLAUSE] I WILL OPEN TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. I'LL START AT MY LEFT. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ROBINSON. HOW EXCITING. I DO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I MAKE A COMMENT. [00:15:04] HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO NEW YORK OR HAD BEEN TO NEW YORK BEFORE TAKING THIS TRIP? JUST ONE OF YOU? AWESOME. SO I KNOW HOW EXCITING IT IS TO GO VISIT A PLACE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. I AM CURIOUS, AND ANY ONE OF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THAT YOU EXPERIENCED THERE THAN WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN TEXAS? YES. EVAN GREEN: ONE OF THE BIGGEST, I WOULD SAY, DIFFERENCES THAT WE EXPERIENCE WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE] CAMCEA STAPINSKI: THERE YOU GO. EVAN GREEN: ONE OF THE MORE DIFFERENT OR CHANGES THAT WE EXPERIENCED IN NEW YORK, I WOULD SAY, WOULD BE THE FAST PACE. ALWAYS HAVING TO KEEP UP DURING CROSSWALKS OR JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU GOT YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER RIGHT NEXT TO YOU COULD BE A LOT TO HANDLE COMPARED TO LITTLE OLD CROWLEY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE ALL SAW THERE. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU ALL EXPERIENCED THIS. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK ONE OF YOU SPOKE ABOUT HOW RARE THIS IS. NOT VERY MANY STUDENTS GET TO EXPERIENCE TRIPS LIKE THIS. SO I WOULD JUST SAY TO YOU, BE ENCOURAGED. KEEP BEING THE LEADERS THAT YOU ARE. SET THE EXAMPLES. CONTINUE TO ROLE MODEL ON YOUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES AS WELL. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU ALL TO SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE AND HOW TO EXPERIENCE WHAT YOU'VE EXPERIENCED. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING. TODAY, AND I WILL SAY, I AM STILL LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO SEE MICHAEL JACKSON THE MUSICAL. I'VE TRIED THREE TIMES. IT'S BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES, AND THEN I WAS IN NEW YORK AND MISSED IT. SO, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GOT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. ALL OF THESE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU HAD, THE TRIPS, THE TOURS, AND EVERYTHING WAS WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING. I'M SO EXCITED FOR Y'ALL. WONDERFUL. KELICIA STEVENSON: I AM EXCITED, TOO, JUST HEARING ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS EXPERIENCED. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. ONE OF YOU MENTIONED THE 9/11 MEMORIAL. HOW DID YOU FEEL GOING TO SEE THAT? AND ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THAT AS WELL. ZA'LYNE COLEMAN: HELLO. JUST LIKE VISITING THE MUSEUM, IT WAS FASCINATING TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THEY STILL HAD PIECES FROM THE EVENT, AND THEY WERE HUGE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE BUILDING WAS THAT BIG. KELICIA STEVENSON: I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW NOT ANY OF YOU WERE BORN WHEN THE 9/11 HAPPENED. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU SAW AND THE THINGS THAT YOU EXPERIENCED. HAVE ANY OF YOU WENT BACK AND SAW ANY OF THE MOVIES IN RELATION TO THE 9/11 EVENT THAT HAPPENED? I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THAT OUT, SINCE YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN TO THE MUSEUM, TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AND WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SAW AND WITNESSED. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, PARENTS, FOR ALLOWING YOUR STUDENTS TO GO AND PARTICIPATE. [APPLAUSE] THIS IS A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME, AND I'M SO HAPPY FOR THESE STUDENTS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THEM TO GO. AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WILL REMEMBER THIS FROM THROUGHOUT HISTORY. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING IT BACK TO US AND LETTING US KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCE. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU ALL. TO MY RIGHT, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DARYL DAVIS II: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL JUST SAY REALLY QUICKLY THAT I AM GRATEFUL TO THE QUINNITE NETWORK FOR PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS-- AND I'LL SAY THIS EVERY CHANCE I GET. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT WAS FINDING THE PARTNER THAT FIT CROWLEY ISD. AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, OUR PARTNERS AT THE QUINNITE SCHOOL NETWORK, YOU ALL CONTINUE TO SHOW US JUST HOW IMPACTFUL THE DECISION WE, AS A BOARD, MADE IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE LITERALLY CHANGED THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN, BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY MENTIONED TODAY THAT THEY WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED ON THIS TRIP, THEY'LL NEVER FORGET. AND WE OFTENTIMES SIMPLY-- NOT SIMPLY, BUT WE OFTENTIMES FOCUS, YES, ON EDUCATION. BUT THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT EXPOSURE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT OUR CHILDREN EXPERIENCED, OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCED ON THIS TRIP WAS EXPOSURE. [00:20:02] AND I THINK IT WAS MR. PINON THAT SHARED VISITING SPANISH HARLEM GAVE HIM A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ALSO TALKING ABOUT ELLIS ISLAND AND THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS THAT CAME INTO THIS COUNTRY AND HOW IMPACTFUL THAT IMMIGRATION STATION WAS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTRY. AND IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, THAT WILL BE LOST. AND SO I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT THAT WAS A PART OF Y'ALL'S EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WHAT IT ULTIMATELY SAYS TO YOU IS IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR PEDIGREE IS, WE ALL BELONG IN THIS COUNTRY. SO AGAIN, QUINNITE SCHOOL NETWORK, THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING OUR STUDENTS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. [APPLAUSE] JUNE DAVIS: JUST VERY QUICKLY, IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, I AM SO ENCOURAGED WHEN I LISTEN TO THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE I HEARD THEM USING WORDS LIKE COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP AND BEING AN AMBASSADOR. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO SEE WITH YOU AND OTHER STUDENTS. AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS EVEN MENTIONED WANTING OTHER STUDENTS TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. SO WHEN I HEAR YOU INTERNALIZE AND OWN WORDS LIKE THAT YOU ARE A LEADER, I AM VERY, VERY ENCOURAGED. SO I'M EXCITED THAT YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO, AND KEEP LEARNING. [APPLAUSE] NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU. I WILL ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE QUINNITE NETWORK, FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CROWLEY ISD. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE THIS PARTNERSHIP GOES AND HOW IT FLOURISHES. I'M GRATEFUL THAT ALL FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS COULD PARTICIPATE AND 48 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT COULD PARTICIPATE IN THIS. AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT TRUSTEE DARYL DAVIS SAID-- NO, TRUSTEE JUNE DAVIS, ABOUT THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE COLLABORATION, DIVERSITY, IMMIGRATION, LEADING THROUGH CRISIS, BECAUSE ALL OF THAT MATTERS. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, AND ENCOURAGE YOUR PEERS TO SIGN UP. HOPEFULLY, WE TAKE ANOTHER TRIP SOMEWHERE THIS SUMMER, AND YOU CAN SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THEM. BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING TO SHARE WITH US. DR. MCFARLAND? MICHAEL MCFARLAND: SO, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, AGAIN, WE'RE PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS AND PROUD OF THE ADULTS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH THEM. WE DO HAVE A TRIP FOR THIS SUMMER, BUT I'LL LET HER FIRST INTRODUCE THE STAFF AND THEN I'LL CLOSE WITH THE TRIP. CAMCEA STAPINSKI: IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE THE STAFF OF THE FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IF YOU ARE PRESENT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU, PLEASE, AND THANK YOU. YES, HERE WE ARE. WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, REPRESENTATION FROM SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU HAVE PRINCIPAL, DR. ROBBINS, AND YOU HAVE MR. PERRY. THEY ALL HAD TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER TODAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALSO SOME EVENTS AT THE CAMPUS, SO SHOUT OUT TO DR. WILLIAMS AND TO MR. CATO FOR HOLDING IT DOWN AT THE CAMPUS WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ABLE TO SHOW UP. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGED THEM ALL. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO EVERY DAY ON THE CAMPUS. THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST ONE LAST, IF THE PARENTS COULD STAND SO YOU GUYS COULD ACTUALLY SEE THEM. PARENTS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND. [APPLAUSE] I KNOW THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AND WAS VERY HAPPY AND GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALL PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY AND TRUSTED US AND LOANED YOUR BABIES TO US TO HAVE THOSE EXPERIENCES. AND SO WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. MICHAEL MCFARLAND: THANK YOU, DR. STAPINSKI, FOR SURE. AND SO, STUDENTS, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL ARE EIGHTH GRADERS? ALL Y'ALL ARE EIGHTH GRADERS? GREAT. SO WE HAVE TO DO THIS QUICKLY. SO I HAVE-- AND THIS IS FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO JUST ATTENDED CUBE IN CHICAGO. THIS IS AN INSIDE JOKE. THEY GET IT. BUT I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I HAVE MADE A CALL TO MR. JAMES, AND SO WE WILL BE TAKING Y'ALL TO CHICAGO THIS YEAR. AND SO WE WILL-- PROVIDED YOU CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVISOR AND CONTINUE TO DO THOSE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO CHICAGO AND GO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S LIBRARY AND BE ABLE TO TOUR CHICAGO. SO STAY ON THE RIGHT TRACK, I KNOW YOU WILL. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE GOING. WE, WE, COLLECTIVELY, WILL BE GOING TOGETHER. [APPLAUSE] NEDRA ROBINSON: SO EXCITING. I HOPE TO JOIN YOU IN THE WINDY CITY. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. [00:25:01] THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 6.0. [6.0 Executive Session (Part 1 of 2)] AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY. THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE ADJOURNING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:25 PM. [7.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s) (Part 1 of 2)] WE ARE BACK FROM OPEN SESSION AT 6:52 PM. WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 7.1, SEARCH FIRM PROPOSALS AND POSSIBLE SELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM. DR. MCFARLAND WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. MICHAEL MCFARLAND: MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND FLEXIBILITY TONIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT YOU'LL MAKE AS A BOARD. AND SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO CONSIDER OUR SEARCH FIRMS WHO WILL GO OUT AND HOPEFULLY IDENTIFY US AN OUTSTANDING CANDIDATE. WE HAVE A PROCESS TONIGHT THAT WE WILL WALK THROUGH. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. KIRCHNER, AND AGAIN, BOARD, WE WILL HEAR FROM EACH FIRM AND THEN BEGIN TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. MR. KIRCHNER. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TONIGHT, WE HAVE SIX SEARCH FIRMS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR YOUR REVIEW. AND BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT DREW NUMBERS FOR THE ORDER OF OUR PRESENTERS TONIGHT. EACH FIRM WILL HAVE 12 MINUTES FOR THEIR PRESENTATION AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL THREE MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. WE'LL HAVE A TIMER SET OVER HERE FOR THOSE 12 MINUTES. SO WHEN YOU HEAR THAT EXPIRE, IF YOU'LL WRAP UP YOUR PRESENTATION, AND WE'LL GET TO OUR Q&A WITH OUR TRUSTEES. AND I WILL ALSO-- AT THE END OF EACH PRESENTATION, THE BOARD WILL TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE THEIR NOTES AND THEIR SCORING RUBRIC, AND? THEN WE'LL CALL UP THE NEXT FIRM. OUR FIRST FIRM THIS EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU ALL ARE READY, IS SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP, LLC. ANTON PANTER: WELL, GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ANTON PANTER. PAIGE BOSTIC: AND I'M PAIGE BOSTIC. ANTON PANTER: WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT REPRESENTING SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP. DR. BOSTIC APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. HE'S ACTUALLY IN BEEVILLE INSTALLING THEIR NEW SUPERINTENDENT. BUT HE LEFT YOU IN GOOD HANDS HERE WITH US. I KNOW THIS IS A NIGHT THAT HE'D HATE TO MISS. I THINK I SPEAK FOR BOTH OF US. WE WERE DEFINITELY BLESSED BY SEEING THE REPORTS OF THE STUDENT TRIP. IT WAS A BLESSING TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY DOING HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND HOPEFULLY BE A PART OF IT. LIKE I MENTIONED, MY NAME IS ANTON PANTER. MY ROLE IN SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP IS AS THE NATIONAL RECRUITER. MY JOB IS TO HANDLE ALL THINGS SOURCING, APPLICANTS, PROACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH OUR ACTIVE POOL OF CANDIDATES AND HELPING ASSIST THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE RIGHT CANDIDATE AND THE RIGHT FIT SPECIFICALLY FOR CROWLEY ISD. PAIGE BOSTIC: AND I AM PAIGE BOSTIC. AND IF YOU HAVE EVER MET MY FATHER, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE MY FACE. AND SO I SERVE AS SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP'S LEGAL COUNSEL. AND I WOULD BE HERE TO DRAFT THE CONTRACT OF THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR BOARD COUNSEL ON ANY ADDITIONAL LEGAL QUESTIONS. AND SO THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE IS, I SET AROUND THE DINNER TABLE LISTENING TO MY DAD ON THE PHONE WITH ANOTHER PERSON AND ANOTHER PERSON AND ANOTHER PERSON BECAUSE SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP BELIEVES IN DEVELOPING LEADERS. AND SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS HE'S TAKEN A LIFETIME MISSION OF DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE SAW WITH THE QSN, BUT DOING IT ON THE LEVEL OF THOSE SITTING IN YOUR PLACE, ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. AND THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OF SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP. AND SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS DR. ROBERT BOSTIC TOOK SEVEN PLUS YEARS BUILDING AND DEVELOPING SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN OVER A HUNDRED PLUS LEADERS ALL AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHETHER THAT IS IN CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT POSITIONS, ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENT ROLES, NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP OR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. BUT WHAT WE BELIEVE HERE IS REAL PEOPLE, REAL EXPERIENCE AND REAL IMPACT. SO SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP IS THIS IDEA THAT ONE SIZE WILL NEVER FIT ALL, AND ESPECIALLY NOT HERE, BECAUSE IF EXCELLENCE IS YOUR EVERYDAY WAY, THEN YOU NEED SOMETHING THAT IS JUST AS EXCELLENT AS WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE WITH DR. MCFARLAND. ANTON PANTER: JUST LIKE PAIGE HAD MENTIONED, EXCELLENCE IS THE PRIORITY. WE KNOW, AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, THAT YOUR SUPERINTENDENT DOES NOT JUST IMPACT YOUR STUDENTS, DOES NOT JUST IMPACT YOUR EMPLOYEES, [00:30:02] BUT IMPACTS YOUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE. AND WE BELIEVE THAT GREAT DISTRICTS DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. THEY HAPPEN BECAUSE BOARDS CHOOSE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS. PAIGE BOSTIC: AND SO IN THAT VEIN, YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY. AND WE TOOK SOME TIME TO GET TO LEARN ABOUT CROWLEY ISD. AND SO WITH ALL THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND SUCH A RICH HISTORY OF TRADITION, WITH ALMOST 20,000 STUDENTS AND THE LARGEST BOND PASSED TO DATE-- CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT, Y'ALL, WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T JUST PUT ANYONE IN THIS SEAT. AND SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TAILOR YOUR SUPERINTENDENT TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUR DISTRICT, MAKING SURE THAT AS YOU DEVELOP STUDENTS, YOUR LEADERS ALSO REFLECT THAT MISSION. ANTON PANTER: AND SO THE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS TO LISTEN TO YOU ALL. DR. BOSTIC WOULD BE GETTING WITH EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO HEAR FROM YOU PERSONALLY WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. WE KNOW THAT DR. MCFARLAND IS LEAVING MIGHTY BIG SHOES TO FILL. AND SO IN FINDING THAT RIGHT PERSON, IT'S VERY CRITICAL TO GET FEEDBACK FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. BUT NOT ONLY YOU, WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL VERY WELL-CONNECTED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SITTING IN YOUR CURRENT SEATS. BUT ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR CLIENTS AS WELL IS COMMUNITY SURVEYS. THE GOAL OF THIS, OBVIOUSLY, IS NOT TO MAKE THEM DECISION MAKERS. YOU ARE THE FINAL DECISION MAKERS. AND THIS ISN'T EVEN SO THAT THEY WOULD VOTE ON WHO WOULD SIT IN THE SEAT. RATHER, THIS IS TO PROVIDE YOU VALUABLE DATA ON, ONE, WHO'S INTERESTED IN THIS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH OUTSIDE OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS ROOM. WE KNOW THAT THE PARENTS ARE STAKEHOLDERS, THE TEACHERS ARE STAKEHOLDERS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS GRAPH HERE, WHO ELSE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS? WHO ELSE IS INTERESTED IN THIS DECISION? ANOTHER PIECE OF DATA THAT WE LIKE TO PROVIDE FOR OUR CLIENTS IS, WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY SAYING ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE NEXT LEADER? AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR DECISION. OUR GOAL IS JUST TO PROVIDE VALUABLE DATA TO YOU, HELP YOU KEEP TABS ON YOUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY'RE SPEAKING AROUND THIS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ONE OF OUR PAST CLIENTS, THEY SAID INTEGRITY AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR NEXT LEADER. I THINK YOU WOULD ALL AGREE. AND SO WE TRY AND PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHT AND DATA THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS FOR OUR CLIENTS. PAIGE BOSTIC: AND SO, IN THAT SAME VEIN, JUST AS ANTON SO APTLY PUT, WE LIKE TO GO IN ORDER. SO WE FIRST LISTEN AND THEN WE USE ALL OF OUR FUN LISTENING SKILLS TO ENGAGE, BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, LAWSUITS JUST HURT FEELINGS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING AND GETTING WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW. FROM THAT ENGAGEMENT, WE USE THOSE RESULTS TO HAVE DEFINITIVE CRITERION FOR OUR RECRUITING, WHICH IS STEP 4. IN THE RECRUITING, THAT IS ALSO, AGAIN, OUR HR TEAM, WHICH ANTONIO LEADS, AND THEN OUR SCREENING PROCESS, WHICH THEN WOULD TAKE US TO OUR INTERVIEW, WHICH IS THE FUN PART, ALL THE WHILE MAKING SURE THAT THE BOARD IS COMMUNICATED WITH AND ENGAGED IN. AND THEN, FINALLY, YOU GET TO SELECT WHO WILL BE YOUR LONE FINALIST. AND THEN WE WANT TO WALK HAND IN HAND WITH YOU IN THAT TRANSITION PHASE. AND WE HAVE SEEN DR. MCFARLAND'S COMMITMENT. WE KNOW THAT YOU JUST MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO WALK HAND IN HAND WITH THE DISTRICT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY. AND SO WE CONTINUE ON IN THAT PROCESS. ANTON PANTER: LIKE PAIGE JUST LAID OUT FOR US, WE KNOW THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOME OF Y'ALL'S FIRST TIME SELECTING A SUPERINTENDENT. AND SO WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT GOES INTO THAT. AND SO, CLEARLY, THE BIGGEST STEP IN THAT PROCESS IS FINDING THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR YOU. THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN. SPECIFICALLY, MY ROLE IS TO SCREEN CANDIDATES. WE BELIEVE IN NOT JUST TAKING A REACTIVE APPROACH, BUT A PROACTIVE APPROACH, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, ENGAGING CURRENT RISING LEADERS IN EDUCATION, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS LOOKING TO BECOME A FULL SUPERINTENDENT, CURRENT SUPERINTENDENTS MAY BE LOOKING FOR A NEW CHALLENGE, OR RETIRED SUPERINTENDENTS MAY BE LOOKING TO GET BACK INTO THE GAME. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING EACH AND EVERY POSSIBLE APPLICANT, EVERY POSSIBLE PERSON THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR CROWLEY ISD. THE NEXT STEP, ONCE WE RECEIVE THE APPLICATIONS, ONCE WE REACH OUT TO THE INDIVIDUALS, WOULD BE TO REVIEW THEIR CERTIFICATIONS. I'M SURE THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS CERTIFIED IN A FIT FOR THE ROLE. NOT ONLY DO WE CERTIFY THEM, BUT EACH ONE OF THEM WILL BE SITTING DOWN WITH ME FOR A 30-MINUTE SCREENING. AS I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE, NOWADAYS, ANYBODY CAN MAKE A PERFECT SUPERINTENDENT RESUME USING CHATGPT OR CLAUDE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN SPEAK TO THEIR ACTUAL EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY REACH YOU. THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, I WILL BE DOING REFERENCE CHECKS PERSONALLY, NOT JUST ON THEIR BACKGROUND, NOT JUST [00:35:03] CALLING, WHICH I WILL DO TO THE REFERENCES THEY'VE LISTED, BUT ALSO CHECKING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR IS THERE ANYTHING OUT THERE FROM PAST DISTRICTS, WHEREVER THEY'VE SERVED, ANYTHING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW AHEAD OF NAMING YOUR LONE FINALIST. ALONG THE WAY, YOU'LL BE GETTING A DOSSIER OF WHERE THESE CLIENTS STAND, THE ONES THAT WE BELIEVE ARE A FIT BASED OFF THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'VE SHARED, THE ONES THAT MIGHT BE IN THE MIDDLE THAT ARE WORTH FURTHER REVIEW, AND THE ONES THAT JUST DIDN'T QUITE MEET PAR IN TERMS OF THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'VE SHARED. LASTLY, THEY'LL ARRIVE TO YOU WITH ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN LONE FINALISTS, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU, THE BOARD MEMBERS, REQUEST THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY US, SPOKEN WITH DR. BOSTIC, MADE SURE THAT THEY CAN SPEAK TO THEIR EXPERIENCE SO THAT BY THE TIME THAT THEY GET TO YOU, THEY'VE BEEN WELL-VETTED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. PAIGE BOSTIC: WE HERE AT SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP ARE ALL ABOUT SUPPORT BECAUSE YOU DON'T DO THIS ALONE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE BEST AND MOST VIABLE CANDIDATE. AND SO, AS DISCUSSED EARLIER, I AM LEGAL GUIDANCE NOT IN THE SENSE THAT I REPRESENT THE BOARD, BUT IN THE SENSE THAT I CREATE THE CONTRACT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT. WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY. AS WE KNOW, DAY IS PRECEDED BY NIGHT AND THEN PRECEDED BY DAY AGAIN, WHICH MEANS THAT YOUR CRITERION MIGHT EVOLVE. AND IF SO, WE WANT TO COMMUNICATE THAT, AS WELL AS FACILITATE ALL OF THE INTERVIEWS AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A CONSENSUS THAT'S BUILT ON WHO THIS CANDIDATE IS. MEANWHILE, WE WOULD REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO IMPRESS UPON BOTH THE CANDIDATES AND THE BOARD AND EVERYONE SURROUNDING THAT THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT CROWLEY IS ON TIME AND ON PAR FOR THEIR GOAL. BUT BEYOND THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE WHAT OUR SERVICES ARE CALLED TRANSITION PLANNING. AND SO AS YOU KNOW, THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR CURRENT HIRE IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INTEGRITY THERE. YOU ALL WILL NOT BE LEFT ALONE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO STILL WALK ALONGSIDE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT TRANSITION IS AS EASY AND AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE. CONCURRENTLY, WE ALSO HAVE NEW SUPERINTENDENT SUPPORT. AND SO THE WAY I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THAT IS LIKE INSTEAD OF GHOSTBUSTERS, YOU CALL SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP BECAUSE YOUR QUESTIONS DON'T STOP AS A SUPERINTENDENT, AND YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY TO CALL. AND WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL? DR. BOSTIC. THAT'S WHO. AND SO THAT IS OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT SUPPORT. ANTON PANTER: ABSOLUTELY. LIKE PAIGE MENTIONED, OUR SERVICES DON'T JUST END WITH MAKING SURE THAT YOU FIND THE RIGHT CANDIDATE, BUT IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THE RIGHT CANDIDATE IS TRAINED, THAT THEY'RE CONFIDENT IN THE POSITION, WALKING HAND IN HAND WITH DR. MCFARLAND AND DR. BOSTIC. WHOEVER YOU SELECT AS YOUR LONE FINALIST WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE JUST TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR US. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING ABOUT SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP. I WILL GO TO MY RIGHT. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THIS FIRST PRESENTATION? JUNE DAVIS: I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AND YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT AND I MISSED IT, SO I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I DID. DID YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SEARCH IS UNSUCCESSFUL, OR IF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE DOESN'T WORK OUT? HOW DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? ANTON PANTER: YES, MA'AM. SO ONE OF OUR SERVICES IS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH PLACING AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT WE DID DOWN THE ROAD FOR BEEVILLE, WHERE THEY HAD AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT PLACED WHERE THE SEARCH WAS TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOUND THE RIGHT CANDIDATE. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE SUPERINTENDENT ROLE IS NOT ONE THAT CAN BE VACANT. AND SO WE PLACED AN INTERIM WHILE WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SOURCED THE RIGHT CANDIDATE. WE WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY, MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR CROWLEY ISD, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. JUNE DAVIS: IS THAT AT AN ADDITIONAL COST? ANTON PANTER: FINDING THE RIGHT CANDIDATE IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. AND SO WHATEVER IT TAKES ON OUR BEHALF TO MAKE SURE WHETHER THAT'S DR. BOSTIC LEVERAGING HIS EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT'S US PLACING AN INTERIM, THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF OUR SERVICES AND PART OF OUR PROPOSAL. SO IF IT COMES TO THAT, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR US IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SERVE YOU ALL WELL. WHETHER IT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST OR NOT, AGAIN, OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO SERVE YOU, AND SO IT CAN BE ROLLED INTO OUR COSTS IF NEED BE. JUNE DAVIS: SO IT COULD BE ADDITIONAL COSTS? ANTON PANTER: WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK WITH DR. BOSTIC. TYPICALLY, WE CAN ADD THAT IN RIGHT NOW BASED OFF OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE WERE HAVING WAS [00:40:02] TO PLACE THE FULL SUPERINTENDENT. AND SO IN THE PROPOSAL, I DON'T BELIEVE IT INCLUDED AN INTERIM. BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO SERVE YOU ALL, AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THE INTERIM AS WELL. JUNE DAVIS: THANK YOU. DARYL DAVIS II: SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M CURIOUS, YOU TALKED IN YOUR PRESENTATION AND ON ONE OF YOUR SLIDES, I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT SOME OF YOUR CANDIDATES-- SOME OF THE BEST CANDIDATES NEED TO BE RECRUITED, NOT JUST APPLIED. SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW YOU ACQUIRE THAT CANDIDATE POOL? ARE WE DOING A JOB POSTING AND SEEING WHO APPLIES, AND THEN WE JUST VET THOSE APPLICATIONS, OR DO YOU ALL TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO GATHERING HIGH-QUALITY APPLICANTS FOR US? PAIGE BOSTIC: SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. SO ANTON CAN REALLY, REALLY SPEAK TO THE POSTINGS, BUT I CAN ALSO SPEAK TO THE INTERPERSONAL. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE IS SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP IS NOT JUST US, BUT IT'S A TEAM OF PEOPLE AT CONFERENCES STILL ENGAGED, STILL ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY SEEKING AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE POSTING, BUT IT'S ALWAYS LOOKING AHEAD. AND SO, IN FACT, HE'S BEEN AT DINNERS LOOKING AHEAD BECAUSE OF ALL OF HIS SCHOOL CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT THAT, I CAN SPEAK TO AS THE INTERPERSONAL GOING OUT AND MAKING SURE IT'S A HEADHUNTING PROCESS. CONCURRENTLY, IT WORKS IN FUNCTION WITH THE ACTUAL JOB POSTINGS, AND ANTON CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT. ANTON PANTER: WE WOULD NOT BE RELYING JUST ON YOUR ACTIVE POSTINGS. THAT WOULD BE PART OF IT. SCREENING THOSE CANDIDATES WOULD BE PART OF IT, BUT ALSO UTILIZING THE POOL OF CANDIDATES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, AS WELL AS LEVERAGING DR. BOSTIC'S 33 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HIS CONNECTIONS, BUT ALSO, MY ROLE AS THE RECRUITER. MY EXPERIENCE AND MY BACKGROUND IS RECRUITING EXECUTIVES, AND SO UTILIZING PLATFORMS LIKE LINKEDIN, MY OWN NETWORK, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON, EVEN IF WE HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OF JUST THE APPLICATION IN OUR OWN POOL. DARYL DAVIS II: AND THEN JUST ONE QUESTION, I THINK, TO FOLLOW UP ON TRUSTEE DAVIS'S QUESTION. IN A SITUATION WHERE WE NAME A LONE FINALIST AND SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT THAT PERSON WE END UP NOT ACTUALLY HIRING THAT PERSON OR THEY DECLINE THE OFFER, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT, BECAUSE NOW, ARE WE LAUNCHING A NEW SEARCH? WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH TO HELPING US FILL THAT VACANCY IF ALL THINGS DON'T GO WELL AND ACCORDING TO PLAN? ANTON PANTER: ABSOLUTELY. SO WE WOULD PRESENT SIX OR SEVEN QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY YOU ASK FOR, THAT YOU WOULD REVIEW. SO WE WOULD ALREADY HAVE THAT NEXT BEST PERSON LINED UP. IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, WE ABSOLUTELY CAN. WE CAN REINITIATE THE SEARCH. BUT AFTER YOU NAME YOUR LONE FINALIST, WE'RE STILL STAYING ENGAGED WITH THOSE OTHER POOL OF CANDIDATES. THAT'S WHY WE DO HAVE AN ACTIVE POOL STILL SEARCHING. SO YES, YOU WOULD STILL HAVE SOMEBODY, HEY, YOU GUYS WOULD NAME, THIS IS OUR LONE FINALIST. YOU MIGHT LET US KNOW, BUT WE REALLY INTERVIEW TWO AND THREE. WE'LL KEEP THEM ENGAGED SHOULD YOU NEED TO GET BACK WITH THEM. JUNE DAVIS: ONE QUICK FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. DID YOU SAY, FROM THE POSTINGS THAT WE MAKE, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR CANDIDATES? HOW DO YOU GET YOUR CANDIDATES? ANTON PANTER: GREAT QUESTION. SO WE WOULD WORK WITH YOUR WEBMASTER TO CREATE A JOB POSTING FOR YOU ALL AS WELL. THAT GOES ALONGSIDE WITH THE POLL, WHICH IS OPTIONAL. BUT OUR CANDIDATES COME FROM A PERSONAL NETWORK FROM DR. BOSTIC, PERSONAL RECRUITING ON MY BEHALF THROUGH LINKEDIN, THROUGH OTHER JOB POSTINGS, DOING BOOLEAN SEARCHES TO FIND OUT, OK, WHO HAS APPLICABLE SUPERINTENDENT EXPERIENCE, PERSONALLY REACHING OUT TO THEM TO ENGAGE THEM, AS WELL AS IN ADDITION TO ANYBODY THAT APPLIES. BUT WE'RE NOT JUST RELYING ON THE JOB POSTING. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE DOING SOME LEGWORK. THE JOB POSTING IS ACTUALLY JUST A BONUS FOR NEW CANDIDATES. JUNE DAVIS: THANK YOU. NEDRA ROBINSON: I DID HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I START ON MY LEFT. YOU MENTIONED THE TRANSITION PLANNING AND IT WAS OPTIONAL. SO SINCE IT'S OPTIONAL, IS THAT AN ADD-ON SERVICE THAT WE WOULD REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL OR HAVE-- PAIGE BOSTIC: IT IS AN ADD-ON SERVICE, AND IT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ACTUAL TRANSITION. SO YOU HAVE AN INITIAL TRANSITION, BUT THE TRANSITION PLANNING, THAT WOULD INVOLVE AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. AND SO TO THE INITIAL POINT OF, IF A SEARCH NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED, THAT'S ALL ROLLED INTO THE PROPOSAL. AN INTERIM ITSELF IS A SEPARATE SUBSECTION. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE A TRANSITION, [00:45:01] WHICH IS A DIFFERENT LINE ITEM. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? DID I ANSWER IT? NEDRA ROBINSON: I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT SLIDE BECAUSE YOU HAD TRANSITION PLANNING AND THEN I THINK NEW SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. PAIGE BOSTIC: YES, THAT MAKES SENSE. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU. WE'RE OVER TIME? KELICIA STEVENSON: I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. YOU SAID SIX YEARS YOU'VE BEEN HERE DOING THIS. HOW MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE YOU FOUND SUPERINTENDENTS IN? WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE FOR THOSE SUPERINTENDENTS STILL BEING IN THE PLACES WHERE YOU PLACED THEM? PAIGE BOSTIC: I WOULD HAVE TO SEND YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBERS AND THE SUCCESS RATE, BUT I DO KNOW ALL OF THE ONES THAT WE HAVE PLACED ARE STILL THERE. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW BACK UP WITH THE BOARD AND SEND YOU THAT NUMBER. KELICIA STEVENSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. PAIGE BOSTIC: THANK YOU. ANTON PANTER: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEDRA ROBINSON: WE'LL TAKE ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO COMPLETE OUR RUBRIC, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM THE NEXT AGENCY. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS FROM JG CONSULTING. MICHAEL HINOJOSA: MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. BEFORE I INTRODUCE MYSELF, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD THINGS HAPPEN BY DESIGN, NOT BY ACCIDENT. WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BUILT HERE IS PRETTY AMAZING, AND I HADN'T ACTUALLY SEEN IT UNTIL I GOT A CHANCE TO COME OVER EARLIER TODAY AND SEE WHAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER. I'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF YOUR STUFF, [00:50:01] EXCEPT I HOPE YOU DON'T TRY TO PLAY SOUTH OAK CLIFF IN FOOTBALL BECAUSE THEN OUR FRIENDSHIP WILL BE OVER. ANYWAY, I'M MICHAEL HINOJOSA, AND YOU MAY NOT RECOGNIZE ME BECAUSE I LOOK A LOT TALLER ON TV, BUT THIS IS ALL YOU GOT. WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE, I'VE BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT FOR 27 YEARS, 13 IN DALLAS. AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN EVERY ORGANIZATION FROM FAST GROWTH TO SCHOOL ALLIANCE TO TASA, AND ALSO ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M PROUD OF IS THAT 53 PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED WITH ME HAVE BECOME SUPERINTENDENTS, AND SO PART OF MY JOB IS TO GROW TALENT. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT OF THINGS TONIGHT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE SCHEDULE DOESN'T MATTER. THE TIMELINE DOESN'T MATTER. ONLY ONE THING MATTERS IS PICKING THE BEST SUPERINTENDENT. THERE'S NO BEST TIME TO HIRE A SUPERINTENDENT. IT'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW AN APPROPRIATE PROCESS. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU INTERACT WITH THAT WE HAVE DONE WELL WITH, CROSBY, LONGVIEW, LAMAR, MANSFIELD, SOME OF THEM WERE IN TROUBLE WHEN WE DID THE SEARCH, AND THEN EVERYTHING TURNED OUT OK BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE EXPERIENCED AND WE CUSTOMIZE TO WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS ARE. AND SO WHAT YOU HAVE BUILT HERE IS TOO IMPORTANT TO GIVE TO CHANCE. AND WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE. MY WIFE WAS HIS ENGLISH TEACHER, AND HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2000 IN HAYES. AND HAYES, AT THE TIME, HAD 5,000 STUDENTS. TODAY THEY HAVE 25,000 STUDENTS. SO WE'RE NOT JOHNNY COME LATELY, AND WE DON'T BID ON EVERY JOB. WE BID ON THE ONES THAT WE THINK WE CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JAMES, AND I'LL BE BACK TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. JAMES GUERRA: THANK YOU, DOC. SO HE STOLE A LITTLE BIT OF MY THUNDER, BUT I WANT TO ECHO WHAT DR. HINOJOSA SHARED WITH YOU DURING HIS BRIEF INTRODUCTION. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR SUCCESS. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR IMMINENT RETIREMENT, DR. MCFARLAND. AND IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY, I WAS WORKING AT 512 PEACH STREET. I CUT MY TEETH IN DFW AND STARTED WORKING WITH CROWLEY ISD ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, SO IT'S A BIT SERENDIPITOUS TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. AND THINGS COME FULL CIRCLE, SO REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. AND I'M GOING TO JUST COVER THE HIGHLIGHTS, UNDERSCORE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND WHAT MIGHT RESONATE MOST WITH YOU THIS EVENING. BUT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM FIRST. WE ARE TEXAS-BASED, BUT WE'RE A NATIONAL FIRM. WE'RE THE ONLY NATIONAL FIRM THAT'S BASED IN TEXAS. WE ARE HEADQUARTERED OUT OF GEORGETOWN. THAT'S WHERE I LIVE. BUT WE HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR, AN OFFICE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE GISD ADMIN BUILDING. SO IF YOU'RE EVER DRIVING THROUGH, YOU WANT A CUP OF COFFEE, WE HAVE THE BUILDING SPACE RIGHT NEXT DOOR, SO WE INVITE YOU THERE ANYTIME. JACOB WILSON IS OUR CHIEF OF STAFF. HE COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT HE'S ONE OF THE FULL-TIME MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM. LISA GOODELL IS ALSO A FULL-TIME MEMBER OF THE TEAM. AND THEN WE HAVE 35 OTHER RECOVERING, REPURPOSED SUPERINTENDENTS LIKE DR HINOJOSA SCATTERED ACROSS THE US WHO REPRESENT US. SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING AS WELL. OVER THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS, WE'RE A 12-YEAR-OLD FIRM. WE'VE CONDUCTED 70 SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES ACROSS THE US, EAST COAST TO WEST COAST. BUT WE ARE A TEXAS-BASED FIRM, SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THE WORK IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. BUT WE'VE ALSO DONE 200 AND ROUGHLY 40 EXECUTIVE PLACEMENTS, RANGING FROM PRINCIPALS, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS, EVEN CITY MANAGER SEARCHES. SO WE'RE A FULL-SERVICE CONSULTANCY. THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH WORK IS ONLY A FIFTH OF WHAT WE DO. AS DR. HINOJOSA ALLUDED TO, WE ALSO DEVELOP ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENTS. SO WE'RE COACHING A CADRE OF SUPERINTENDENTS EVERY YEAR TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL TO AS THEY ASPIRE TO BE SUPERINTENDENTS. THIS IS A FOOTPRINT OF SOME OF THAT WORK. WE'RE IN OUR NINTH CONSECUTIVE COHORT RIGHT NOW TRAINING ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENTS. THOSE LITTLE PINS YOU SEE ON THE MAP, 27-- EXCUSE ME, 27 OF OUR GRADUATES ARE NOW SITTING SUPERINTENDENTS. BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE A DISCLAIMER AT THE BOTTOM. ONLY THREE OF THEM WERE DIRECT PLACEMENTS OF US. SO WHEN I SAY THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT WE HAVE A STABLE OF CANDIDATES. WE DON'T HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE RECYCLING FROM ONE DISTRICT TO THE NEXT. WE DO AN AMAZING JOB OF RECRUITING TALENT THAT AREN'T LOOKING TO LEAVE. THE BEST CANDIDATES ARE CONTENT AND HAPPY IN WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT HERE IN A MOMENT. SO SOME OF THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES-- I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS VERBATIM. I KNOW YOU HAVE THE PRINTOUTS. 70 SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'RE IN 24 STATES, NATIONAL CANDIDATE NETWORK. [00:55:03] DR. HINOJOSA DIDN'T MENTION BUT HE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF RESIDENTS FOR THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS. THE TWO OF US WILL BE NETWORKING THERE THIS COMING WEEK. I, ALSO, SERVE ON THE FRIENDS OF TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD. I'VE BEEN A TWO-TERM AUSTIN ISD ED FUND BOARD MEMBER, AND I SERVE AS A GOVERNANCE CHAIR. SO WE HAVE A REALLY RICH AND DEEP NETWORK. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TWO OF US AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND, PLUS OUR FULL-TIME STAFF. BUT WE HAVE 35 OTHERS ACROSS THE US WHO WILL HELP US RECRUIT AND NETWORK. WE HAVE A PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, AND I'M GOING TO GET INTO THAT HERE IN A MOMENT. LEADERSHIP RETENTION IS IMPORTANT TO US. ON AVERAGE, OUR PLACEMENTS SERVE A MINIMUM OF SIX YEARS, AND THAT'S GREAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL NORM. LEADERSHIP PIPELINE, I'VE ALREADY REFERENCED SOME OF THE NETWORKS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. WE'LL GET INTO THAT HERE IN A MOMENT. WE WORK AT THE WILL OF THE BOARD. NO ONE KNOWS THIS COMMUNITY BETTER THAN YOU. WE WILL START WITH ENGAGING WITH EACH OF YOU ONE ON ONE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ATTRIBUTES, CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITIES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. THIS IS A COVETED JOB, AND AS DR. HINOJOSA MENTIONED, WE GOT TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT FOR CROWLEY ISD. YOU HAVE A LEGACY OF TRADITION. YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THAT. YOU'RE HIGHLY RATED ACADEMICALLY. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT AS WELL. COMMUNITY VOICE IS IMPORTANT. WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE ALL OF YOUR STAKEHOLDERS, INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, WHETHER IT'S FAITH-BASED GROUPS, CIVIC LEADERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, STUDENTS. WE WANT TO HEAR STUDENT VOICES AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. EVIDENCE OVER REPUTATION, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT CANDIDATES SUCH AS ROOSEVELT NIVENS, DR. NIVENS, CHOSE TO GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND APPLY FOR THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE WASN'T LOOKING TO LEAVE COMMUNITY ISD. I WENT TO HIM OFF-SITE AND DROVE OVER THE WEEKEND TO MEET WITH HIM ONE ON ONE TO RECRUIT HIM. AND HE WOULD TELL YOU IF YOU ASKED HIM, WHY DID HE APPLY? IT WAS BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORT AND OUT REPUTATION TO PUT HIS NAME IN THE HAT FOR THAT POSITION. WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT IN WHAT WE DO. WE WILL PROVIDE REGULAR UPDATES IN-PERSON, MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE, COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AND YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. AND AGAIN, THE FIT IS LONG-TERM. DR. HINOJOSA PROVIDES AN AMAZING GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP. SO IF NEED BE, AS A PART OF THE WORK, AS A TEAM OF EIGHT, WE CAN SUPPORT YOU IN THAT EFFORT AS WELL. AND AS HE STATED, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AND MARRIED TO A SPECIFIC TIMELINE. WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS JUST AN IDEA TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE PROCESS. SO STARTING WITH PHASE I, I MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGING WITH EACH OF YOU TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. THAT INCLUDES IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. WE HAVE AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY TOOL IN AS MANY LANGUAGES THAT YOU MIGHT NEED. WE USE IT WITH EVERY EXECUTIVE SEARCH. WE'LL SYNTHESIZE ALL THE FEEDBACK, CREATE A SUMMARY REPORT AND PRESENT THAT ARTIFACT TO YOU PUBLICLY AT A BOARD MEETING. THAT, THEN, BECOMES A PIECE OF THE UNIQUE WEB PAGE THAT WE'LL CREATE WITH YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM THAT WILL RESIDE ON YOUR DISTRICT WEBSITE. SO ALL OF YOUR STAKEHOLDERS CAN SEE THE MAJOR MILESTONES FROM DAY 1 TO THE DAY WE FINISH. THE APPLICATION PORTAL WILL OPEN, AND THEN IT WILL CLOSE. PHASE IV, WE'LL BEGIN FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS. PHASE II, THE FINAL ROUND. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'LL CLOSE OUT THE SEARCH. AND THEN ALL OF THE NATIONAL NETWORKS YOU SEE TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THAT INCLUDES: SOME OF THE GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE STATE AFFILIATES THAT WE WORK WITH. I ALREADY MENTIONED THE BOARD INTERVIEWS. I WON'T GO THROUGH THAT. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO AGAIN, WE WORK AT THE WILL OF THE BOARD. IF YOU GIVE US A TWO-WEEK WINDOW TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, WE'LL WORK WITH THE STAFF AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE ALLOTTED. BUT THE IDEAL SCENARIO WOULD BE FOR HE AND I TO BE HERE IN-PERSON. WE'LL CREATE HOMOGENEOUS GROUPS. I REFERENCED FAITH-BASED GROUPS, SO WE MIGHT MEET WITH FAITH-- EXCUSE ME, FAITH-BASED LEADERS, CIVIC LEADERS, OTHERS THAT YOU FEEL ARE IMPORTANT, STUDENT GROUPS. WE'LL DO TOWN HALL MEETINGS. SO NO STONE WILL GO AND TURN, SO THAT WAY, WE CAN DEVELOP A PROFILE THAT IS MOST CONDUCIVE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CROWLEY ISD. THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS, I MENTIONED, MULTILINGUAL. WE CAN DO THAT IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER. THEN WE SYNTHESIZE EVERYTHING THAT WE HEAR AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SUMMARY REPORT I MENTIONED 70 SUPERINTENDENT PLACEMENTS. 68% ARE STILL SERVING IN THEIR CURRENT ROLE TODAY. WE HAVE A FOOTPRINT ACROSS 24 STATES AS OF RIGHT NOW, POTENTIALLY 26 AS OF EARLY AS NEXT WEEK. AND WE WORK TRADITIONALLY WITH EDUCATORS, SO THOSE HAVE STARTED THEIR CAREERS IN THE CLASSROOM, PRINCIPALSHIP, AND THEN THE SUPERINTENDENCY. WE PLACED CITY MANAGERS, AND WE DO OTHER THINGS, BUT FOR THIS WORK, IT'S THE TRADITIONAL PATHWAY. [01:00:02] SOME OF THESE THINGS, I'VE ALREADY COVERED. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE. THE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE-- SO THIS IS UNIQUE TO US. WE OWN THIS. SO ENVISION RECEIVING AN ARTIFACT, SUCH AS A RESUME, AND A CANDIDATE WERE TO SAY, I'VE MOVED THE MARK IN THIRD GRADE READING AND MATH BY X PERCENTILE. OUR SOFTWARE TAKES DISPARATE DATA SETS FROM ALL ACROSS THE US IN FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. SO YOU HAVE YOUR STATE ACCOUNTABILITY, NCES DATA, STANFORD DATA, AND GREAT SCHOOLS. AND WE CAN IDENTIFY WHETHER THAT STATEMENT ON A RESUME IS ACCURATE. SO HE MENTIONED OUR COLLEAGUES IN MANSFIELD. THEY DECIDED THAT THEY ONLY WANTED TO REVIEW CANDIDATES WHO HAD EXPERIENCE IN AN A OR B-RATED DISTRICT. SO WE DISTILLED THE CANDIDATES BASED OFF OF PERFORMANCE. AND OUR SOFTWARE CAN DO THAT. MICHAEL HINOJOSA: LET ME ADD SOMETHING TO THAT. LET'S SEE HOW PEOPLE DO. OUR SOFTWARE HAS THE ABILITY TO DO REGRESSION ANALYSIS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A MATCH OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND WHO'S MOVED THE NEEDLE IN WHATEVER DISTRICT THEY COME FROM. JAMES GUERRA: THANK YOU. AND I TALKED ABOUT THE TIMELINE. SO WE DO BACKWARDS MAPPING. SO IF YOU WERE TO SAY, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE IN PLACE BY SPRING BREAK, ALL OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN THEN AND NOW. SO THE ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE HOLIDAYS ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING. SO WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE THANKSGIVING BREAK, IF YOU HAVE A FALL BREAK. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OCCURRED OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE TO CROWLEY ISD. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE MINDFUL AND SENSITIVE TO ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE PLANNED BETWEEN NOW AND WHENEVER IT IS YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT NAMED. AND FOR US, ON AVERAGE, IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS. WE CAN DO IT IN A SHORTER TIME FRAME, BUT ENTIRELY UP TO YOU AND WHETHER THAT'S CONDUCIVE FOR YOUR SCHEDULES. SO I BURNED THROUGH A LOT VERY QUICKLY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS IS OUR FINAL INCLUSIVE COSTS, AND WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR PRESENTATION. I'LL BEGIN TO MY LEFT THIS TIME. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR JG CONSULTING? I'LL GO TO MY RIGHT. JUNE DAVIS: AGAIN, THE SCREENING AND VETTING PROCESS, TELL ME AGAIN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. MICHAEL HINOJOSA: WELL, WE HAVE A FIRM THAT WE CONTRACT WITH TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BACKGROUND. WE ALSO DON'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO CALL US. AND IF WE LOOK AT THE RESUME AND IF THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS WERE NOT LISTED, WE CALL THEM. AND SO WE'RE VERY ASSERTIVE ON THE BACK END. AND WE DO ALL OF THAT AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE WE EVEN BRING THEM TO YOU. THEN WE PUT THEM IN TO GROUND IN THEIR PERFORMANCE AND THINK THAT THEY ARE THE MOST QUALIFIED. BUT WE ALSO GIVE YOU A TIER 2, AND THEN THE BOARD DECIDES WHO YOU'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW FROM THAT. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? JAMES GUERRA: SO, IF I MAY CLARIFY, SCREENING IN TERMS OF THE BACKGROUND REPORTS OR CHECKS? JUNE DAVIS: YES. JAMES GUERRA: SO WE REQUIRE THAT EACH CANDIDATE SUBMIT A VERIFICATION FORM. SO IT'S PRETTY STANDARD IN TERMS OF ANY APPLICATION. THERE'S CERTAIN LINE ITEMS THAT HE OR SHE MUST INITIAL BY. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN PUT ON LEAVE FOR THIS OR THAT, AND IF HE OR SHE DOESN'T INITIAL, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR THAT REASON WHY THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE INITIALED. SO IT'S A TWO-PAGE DOCUMENT THAT PROMPTS US AND AUTHORIZES US TO INITIATE A FORMAL BACKGROUND CHECK. SO WE OUTSOURCE OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS TO A THIRD PARTY AS SURE HIRE. AND SO THAT DOCUMENT IS PRETTY ROBUST. IT DOES EVERYTHING FROM VERIFYING ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS, CREDIT HISTORY, IF YOU HAVE AN UNPAID PARKING TICKET-- I MEAN, IT'LL CHECK EVERYTHING. AND THAT BECOMES AN ARTIFACT AND A DOCUMENT THAT YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO. AND THEN AS FAR AS OUR OWN SCREENING AND VETTING, WE VET EVERYBODY. IT'S OUR JOB-- IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO WEED OUT ANY OF THE BAD ACTORS, SO TO SPEAK. AND WE WON'T WITHHOLD ANY INFORMATION FROM YOU. SO WE WILL TELL YOU, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE, MAYBE YOU'RE UNAWARE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME HISTORY THERE. IT'S OUR DUTY AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DISCLOSE THAT TO YOU. MICHAEL HINOJOSA: IN A VERY RECENT SEARCH, A SUPERINTENDENT IN ANOTHER DISTRICT WAS VERY HIGHLY CONSIDERED. BUT THEN, THERE WAS A CHANGE ON THE BOARD, AND WE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD THAT IT GOT CONTROVERSIAL AFTER THE BOARD FLIPPED. SO THAT KIND OF INFORMATION, WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU WHEN YOU GET TO THE FINAL ONES THAT YOU WANT TO INTERVIEW. JUNE DAVIS: THANK YOU. DARYL DAVIS II: HEY, GENTLEMEN. REALLY QUICK, CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE GUARANTEE [01:05:04] OF THE EVENTS OF UNSUCCESSFUL? JAMES GUERRA: SURE. DARYL DAVIS II: AND THEN, ALSO, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE TRANSITION PLANNING AND SUPPORT OF THE LONE FINALIST? JAMES GUERRA: ABSOLUTELY. SO OUR GUARANTEE IS SIMPLE. SHOULD THE PERSON SERVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS, WE'LL CONDUCT A SEARCH IN ITS ENTIRETY AT NO COST. SO OUR TOTAL FEE RIGHT NOW IS $40,000. KNOCK ON WOOD, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO THAT. THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE IN BATON ROUGE WHERE THE LONE FINALIST BECAME REALLY ILL SHORTLY AFTER BEING NAMED, AND WE WEREN'T OBLIGATED BUT WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THAT. AND WE WANTED TO HELP THE BOARD. AND THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME. IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT PARTICULAR SUPERINTENDENT JUST BECAME ILL AND WE WANTED TO HELP THEM. MICHAEL HINOJOSA: LET ME ADDRESS THE SECOND. I BELIEVE THAT ANYTIME THERE'S A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, AND WHAT I USE, I USE THE TEAM OF EIGHT FRAMEWORK TO HELP PLAN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS WITH THE BOARD AND THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT. AND YOU HAVE TO DO THAT ANYWAY, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL CHECK THE BOX AND DO IT RIGHT. BUT IT HELPS EVERYONE COME TO CONSENSUS VERY REAL QUICKLY ON WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES THAT YOU HAVE TO OVERCOME IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF THE TENURE. AND I WOULD FACILITATE THAT MYSELF HERE ON-SITE. JAMES GUERRA: AND THE ONLY THING I COULD OFFER, IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSITION PLANNING AND SUPPORT, AS YOU'RE BEGINNING DURING THAT 21-DAY PROCESS, SO AFTER NIGHT 1 OR DAY 1, WHEN YOU NAME YOUR LONE FINALIST, THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING DURING THAT 21-DAY PERIOD. OFTENTIMES, I BECOME THE INTERMEDIARY TO HELP WITH THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOUR COUNCIL, WHETHER THAT'S THOMPSON HORTON AS COUNSEL, THIRD PARTY, AND THE CANDIDATE'S COUNCIL TO COMMUNICATE IF NEED BE. BUT I NEED TO BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION BY YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT OR WHOEVER IS THE LIAISON TO THE BOARD, AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. MOST OF THE TIME, I'M ASKED TO STEP IN JUST TO SUPPORT IN THAT ASPECT. DARYL DAVIS II: THANK YOU. NEDRA ROBINSON: TRUSTEE STEVENSON. KELICIA STEVENSON: THE QUESTION WAS RESTATED WHEN SHE ASKED THE QUESTION. HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION. SO THANK YOU. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU, JG CONSULTING, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. JAMES GUERRA: YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. NEDRA ROBINSON: WE WILL TAKE THREE MINUTES. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: PRESIDENT ROBINSON, WE'RE GOOD? NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU. OUR NEXT-- ANTHONY KIRCHNER: OUR NEXT FIRM PRESENTING THIS EVENING IS HYA EDUCATION EXPERTS. GLORIA DAVIS: GOOD EVENING, BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND AND ADMINISTRATORS. I'M HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. I'M GLORIA DAVIS, ONE OF THE LEAD ASSOCIATES WITH HAZARD YOUNG AND ATTEA, HYA. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING. EXCEPTIONAL DISTRICT, EXCEPTIONAL SEARCH, THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE. YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL DISTRICT, AND SO YOU NEED AN EXCEPTIONAL SEARCH. AND I BELIEVE THAT HYA CAN BRING THAT TO YOU TO HELP CROWLEY FIND ITS NEXT GREAT LEADER. I WOULD BE REMISS IF, FIRST OF ALL, TO JUST SAY AGAIN HOW HEARTFELT-- I SAT THERE WITH ALMOST TEARS IN MY EYES LISTENING TO YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO YOU ARE ESPECIALLY TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR THAT. AND AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN CHICAGO, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR YOUNG FOLKS COMING TO VISIT AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO EMBRACE THEM, AS I'VE ALREADY TOLD DR. MCFARLAND. AND I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT I DO BELIEVE HYA BROUGHT DR MCFARLAND TO CROWLEY ISD. SO WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THAT. AND WE FEEL JUST LIKE A PARENT WATCHING THEIR YOUNG PERSON GROW INTO JUST A SPECIAL, SPECIAL PERSON. AND ALSO, I'VE BEEN KNOWING HIM WHEN HE WAS IN ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENTS ACADEMY, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DONE-- I HAVE DONE PERSONALLY, AS WELL AS MY COLLEAGUE AND HAVE GROWN SUPERINTENDENTS WHO START-- LEADERS WHO STARTED IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATION AND THEN GROW INTO EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS. AGAIN, I AM GLORIA DAVIS. I BRING 47 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION. I'M A LITTLE OLDER THAN I LOOK, AS WELL AS KAREN RUE, WHO IS A FORMER TEXAS SUPERINTENDENT. SHE'S LIVING IN OREGON NOW. SHE COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING. BUT I, MYSELF, AM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE SUPERINTENDENCY, KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER, VERY PROUD OF THE WORK I'VE DONE, AS WELL AS NOT ONLY AS A SUPERINTENDENT, BUT SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS. AND CURRENTLY, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ILLINOIS ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS. [01:10:03] AS I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT AS WE GO THROUGH, IT'S ALL ABOUT WHO AND HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT. THAT IS REALLY WHAT SEARCHES ARE ABOUT. YOU'VE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS, AND I CAN STAND HERE AND TELL YOU THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE KEY ASPECTS OF ANY SEARCH, BEING ABLE TO PICK UP THE PHONE, CALL PEOPLE AND HAVE THEM TO APPLY. YOU'VE HEARD THAT, BUT IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS ALSO, BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT CALLS DOESN'T GET AN ANSWER. AND SO HYA IS VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THAT'S WHAT WE DO. KAREN HAS CONDUCTED SEARCHES IN TEXAS, LOUISVILLE, DECATUR ISD, AND LAKE DALLAS ISD. SO WE BRING NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS LOCAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LEADERS ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THEIR CURRENT JOBS, SERVING AS COACHES, SERVING AS PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH SCHOOL BOARDS. I DO MANY SCHOOL BOARD RETREATS. KNOWING THE BUSINESS IS WHAT YOU NEED, SOMEONE THAT KNOWS IT INSIDE OUT AND KNOWS HOW AND WHAT IS NEEDED IN A DISTRICT THAT HAS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YOUR FINANCES OR YOUR A-PLUS RATINGS AND FINANCE, YOUR B RATINGS FROM A D, I MEAN, I CAN JUST GO ON, BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW GREAT YOU ARE. BUT THE THING IS YOU NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN SELL THAT TO OTHERS BECAUSE YOU ARE SELLING THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS. I KNOW THAT AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, IT'S ABOUT A PARTNERSHIP. IT'S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH YOU TO BRING YOU THE KIND OF INDIVIDUAL THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE, TAKING IT TO NEW HEIGHTS, DOING THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING. YOU DON'T NEED TO FIX WHAT'S WORKING, BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT TAKES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU HAVE JUST FROM THE STANDPOINT, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THE OVER $1 BILLION BOND PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE GOING ON, SOMEONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT FACILITIES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO CONTINUE THE BOND PROJECTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CONTINUES TO GROW. AND LOOK AT THE AREAS THAT I KNOW, AND THE TRANSITION WITH DR. MCFARLAND WILL HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING ON, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT A NEW SUPERINTENDENT NEEDS TO BRING TO CROWLEY ISD. AND A LOT OF THAT CONVERSATION IS GOING TO COME FROM THOSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS. OUR PROCESS IS TAILORED TO YOU. WE LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, AND THEN WE TALK WITH ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WITH THE SEVEN OF YOU AS WELL AS-- AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT FROM EVERY FIRM. MOST OF THE PROCESS IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? THE DIFFERENCE IS BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS AND TALK TO PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS SEE, GO IN PLACES WHERE YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE INDIVIDUALS TO COME AND HELP GARNER THAT INFORMATION. YOU KNOW AND I KNOW, WHEN YOU PUT THE WORD OUT, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'LL SEE IN A ROOM ARE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE A LOT OF THE TIMES. BUT LOOKING AT THOSE NAMES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO US AND MAKE SURE WE GO WHERE THEY ARE TO HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS, IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL ELEMENTS OF CROWLEY ISD ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS. WE'RE GOING TO VET. WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK AND NEED AND KNOW THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE FROM TODAY MOVING FORWARD. IT'S ABOUT CAPITALIZING ON THE PAST SUCCESSES AND MOVING FORWARD, AND KNOWING THAT THAT TAILORED PROCESS IS GOING TO BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. OUR SIGNATURE PROCESS, IN TERMS OF HOW WE ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO, FOUR STAGES, ENGAGE, RECRUIT, SELECT, AND THEN TRANSITION. OUR FIRST JOB IS TO LISTEN AND LEARN. WE DO NOT ASSUME THAT WE KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED. WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS. IT'S NOT A BOX YOU CHECK. IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO WITH THE HEART AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THOUGHTS, THEY HAVE IDEAS, AND THEY WANT TO FEEL TRANSPARENTLY THAT THOSE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS HAVE BEEN HEARD. THAT IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE PROCESS. SO IT'S NOT JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS, BUT IT'S BEING ABLE TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL THAT IN CROWLEY, WE WERE A PART OF THE PROCESS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE END OF THE DAY, THE PROCESS IS YOURS. YOU ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL SELECT THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT WITH ALL OF THE INPUT AND WITH ALL OF THE EVIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE YOU IN TERMS OF SURVEYS, IN TERMS OF DATA, SO FOUR STEPS OF ENGAGING, RECRUITING, SELECTING AND THEN TRANSITIONING, WHERE I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE TRANSITION [01:15:03] AND THE RECRUITING IN JUST A MINUTE. THIS IS OUR SEARCH TIMELINE. YOU HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. THIS IS A DRAFT, BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE VARIOUS PARTS THAT WE'LL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE MANY MONTHS. DEFINITELY, AS YOU WOULD START, LOOKING AT OCTOBER IS HALF OVER, YOU HAVE NOVEMBER HOLIDAYS AND SUCH. YES, SO YOU NEED SOMEONE AND YOU NEED A FIRM WITH OVER 50,000 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ARE NATIONAL AS WELL AS LOCAL. SO WORKING WITH MS. RUE, WE WILL HAVE INDIVIDUALS HERE IN TEXAS AS WELL AS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AGAIN, KNOWING THAT I, MYSELF, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ASSOCIATES IN HYA, KNOW PEOPLE, KNOW WHO TO TALK TO AND WHO TO BEGIN TALKING TO ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW YOU ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT GREAT LEADER. SO YOU SEE A TIMELINE BEGINNING IN OCTOBER GOING THROUGH THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, AND THEN JANUARY, DECEMBER AND ALL THE WAY UNTIL YOU ARE FINALIZING YOUR ENTIRE PROCESS. YOU KNOW THAT AS WE LOOK AT WHAT THAT SELECTION PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, WHAT THE TRANSITION PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, WE VET, WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT WE BRING BEFORE YOU IS CLEARLY VETTED. WE HAVE CHECKED THEIR BACKGROUND. WE HAVE NOT ONLY TALKED TO THE REFERENCES THAT THEY GIVE US, BUT WE KNOW WHO TO TALK TO IN ADDITION. IT'S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THE UNION LEADER IN THEIR DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND TALK TO THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS IN THEIR DISTRICT. GET INFORMATION FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE, THAT'S WHAT RECRUITING AND SERIOUS VETTING IS ABOUT. IT'S TALKING TO THOSE THAT THEY SHARE, AND IT'S TALKING TO THOSE WHO THEY DO NOT SHARE. AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHO THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHO TO CALL AND WHO TO TALK TO GET THE INFORMATION, TO THEN BRING YOU THAT SLATE OF CANDIDATES. USUALLY, WE TRY TO BRING ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO 10 AND THEN HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS MEET WITH YOU. WE WILL BRING YOU VIDEOS. WE WILL BRING YOU INFORMATION, NOT ONLY FROM THEIR PAPERWORK, BUT WE WILL THEN BRING YOU INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT'S NOT ON THEIR PAPERWORK. AND WITH THAT, OUR CONVERSATION, THEN YOU WILL DISCUSS, YOU WILL DECIDE, AND THEN YOU WILL NARROW THAT LARGER GROUP DOWN TO A SLATE THAT WILL BE YOUR SEMIFINALISTS. YOU WILL THEN INTERVIEW THEM WITH QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP, AND THEN ALSO THEN LOOK AT HOW YOU WILL THEN MOVE TO THE FINALISTS. THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE FINALIST DOESN'T WORK? AND THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES. WE START OVER, AND WE ALSO ARE A FIRM THAT IF WE START OVER, THERE'S NO CHARGE ON THAT. IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO BRING YOU THE BEST PERSON AVAILABLE. AS WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT FORMS OF HOW YOU KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED, YOU WILL HAVE A PORTAL. WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY FIRMS THAT DEVELOPED THIS. WE BELIEVE IN TECHNOLOGY, SO EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION WILL BE IN A PORTAL FOR YOU. AS WE KNOW THAT BOARD OF TRUSTEES LIKE TO HAVE BEDSIDE READING AND A NIGHTSTAND, AND SO WE WILL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF HAVING ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS WITH A CLICK ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR LAPTOP. ALL THE APPLICANT'S INFORMATION, EVERYTHING ON A REGULAR BASIS WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU IN THAT BOARD PORTAL. SO WE BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY, BUT WE BELIEVE IN KEEPING YOU INFORMED. SO ALL OF YOU HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION, NOT MAYBE JUST THE TEAM THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER TO INTERACT WITH THE SEARCH CONSULTANTS, BUT EVERYONE. SO THAT BOARD PORTAL PROVIDES YOU 24/7 INFORMATION, AND IT IS PASSWORD-PROTECTED, AND IT IS CONFIDENTIAL. ONLY YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. OUR FEE IS SIMILAR TO OTHERS, IN A WAY, IN TERMS OF 20% OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S FIRST COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED. AND THAT THIRD PARTY BACKGROUND CHECK IS ALSO VERY UNIQUE IN TERMS OF A BACKGROUND CHECK ON THOSE FINALISTS, THAT COVERS EVERYTHING, FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY, WHAT THEY DID IN HIGH SCHOOL ALL THE WAY TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING TODAY, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DON'T WANT IS TO HAVE SOMEONE BRING YOU SOMETHING WITH SURPRISES. SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DONE AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK. SO THE CANDIDATES THAT YOU HAVE ARE CANDIDATES THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARLY, CLEARLY VETTED. FIVE REASONS TO CHOOSE HYA AS YOUR EXECUTIVE SEARCH PARTNER. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT'S DEEP, THAT IS DIVERSE, THAT IS INCLUSIVE, THAT IS VERSATILE WITH ALL FACETS OF TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS FACE TO FACE, FROM STUDENTS TO PARENTS TO YOURSELVES. AS I SAID, AS INDIVIDUALS, TO ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT YOU SAY WE NEED TO TALK TO. AND AS WE HAVE LEARNED, THERE WILL BE GROUPS [01:20:02] THAT YOU HAVE NOT SAID THEY WILL STILL WANT US TO TALK TO. SO WE WILL ENGAGE THOSE, GET ADDED ON AS THE PROCESS CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: THAT IS TIME. GLORIA DAVIS: AND I WOULD THEN CONCLUDE WITH THIS IS AGGRESSIVE RECRUITING. AND I THINK THAT HYA HAS THE COMPANY AND HAS THE TECHNOLOGY AND HAS THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET YOUR NEEDS AND MEET YOUR GOALS. NEDRA ROBINSON: I WILL START TO MY RIGHT. TRUSTEE GRASSIA. GARY GRASSIA: GOOD EVENING. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE TRANSITION PLANNING AND THE SUPPORT FOLLOWING THE LONE FINALIST. GLORIA DAVIS: WE HAVE A TRANSITION OF-- REALLY, A WHOLE SERIES OF SESSIONS OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD THAT WE PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE FOR YOUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT AND EVEN ANY OF YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS OR ALL OF YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN BASED ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE. AND THEN WE STRUCTURE IT TO WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE FOR MAINLY THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT. SO WE DO PROVIDE A WHOLE SERIES OF SESSIONS OVER THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD AND CAN SOMETIMES EVEN GO INTO A YEAR, BUT THAT IS INCLUDED AND IT IS FREE OF CHARGE. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DARYL DAVIS. DARYL DAVIS II: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO QUICKLY, YOU MENTIONED IN TALKING WITH THE UNION PRESIDENT OF A DISTRICT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS I WOULD HAVE, OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THOSE SUPERINTENDENTS THAT ARE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, NOT NECESSARILY WANTING TO LEAVE THEIR DISTRICTS, BUT I'M INTERESTED JUST IN HOW DO YOU KEEP THE PROCESS CONFIDENTIAL, BECAUSE THAT SUPERINTENDENT MAY NOT WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT THEY ACTUALLY APPLIED TO CROWLEY ISD. AND SO WE'RE NOT HERE IN THIS PROCESS TO RUIN ANYBODY'S REPUTATION OR CREATE DIVISION IN DISTRICTS, THOUGH WE DO WANT THE SECOND BEST SUPERINTENDENT THAT WE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FIRST. GLORIA DAVIS: EXACTLY. DARYL DAVIS II: SO IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, HOW ARE WE ENSURING THAT AT CONFIDENTIALITY IS NOT AN ISSUE? GLORIA DAVIS: WHAT WE DO IS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WOULD ALWAYS GET THE PERMISSION OF THE CANDIDATE. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. SO THAT'S HOW WE ENSURE. AND WE ONLY GO TO THE LENS OF TALKING TO OTHERS WHEN WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO YOUR FINALIST CANDIDATES. AND DEPENDING ON WHETHER, AS YOU SAW IN ONE OF THE SLIDES, YOU WANT TO OPEN OR CLOSE SEARCH AND WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT, THEN WE HONOR THAT. IF IT'S OPEN, THEN WE HAVE MORE OF A FLEXIBILITY TO TALK TO OTHERS. IF IT'S CLOSED, WE JUST DO NOT. BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE NEED TO DO TALK TO OTHERS, WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DO THAT. DARYL DAVIS II: THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN ONE REAL QUICK QUESTION. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE BOARD PORTAL. IN THAT PORTAL, ARE WE HAVING ACCESS TO ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS, OR ARE WE ONLY HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE THAT YOU ALL ARE RECOMMENDING? GLORIA DAVIS: YOUR CHOICE. IF YOU WANT THEM ALL, WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL 30 OR 40. IF YOU ONLY WANT THOSE THAT ARE PART OF THE FINAL GROUP, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORK OUT WITH YOU. THE POINT IS, YOU HAVE THE ACCESS. SO YOU'RE ABLE TO READ, LOOK AND KNOW ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON YOUR OWN, AS WELL AS WHAT WE PRESENT. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IT'S RELATED TO THE-- IT'S SIMILAR TO TRUSTEE DAVIS'S QUESTION ABOUT THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE SEARCH, WHAT GROUPS ARE YOU ENGAGING WITH TO UNDERSTAND MAYBE SETTING UP THE PROFILE OR IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD, BUT CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? GLORIA DAVIS: OH, YES. FIRST OF ALL, WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US A LIST OF GROUPS. WE WORK WITH YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, WHOEVER YOU DECIDE. BUT WE FIRST LOOK AT THAT LIST. AND THEN WE ALSO-- DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF GROUPS AND WHO YOU PUT DOWN, WE MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON GROUP. AND WE ASK, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A RECENT SEARCH, I SAID, SO TELL ME ABOUT THE PTO. WELL, THERE WAS A PTO COUNCIL. I SAID, WHAT ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL PTOS OR PTAS, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU CALL THEM IN THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS? WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO TALK TO THEM. WE SAID, WELL, OK, LET'S GET THEM TOGETHER. AND SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, THEY HAD LOTS OF INFORMATION TO SHARE. SO MY POINT IS, YOU PROVIDE US A LIST. WE CAN MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON LISTS BASED ON YOUR DISTRICT, BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND FROM TALKING TO YOU. [01:25:01] AND THEN WE COME UP TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF WHO WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT. BUT WE REALLY ENCOURAGE TO GET ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE NOT. AND THERE'S A KNACK FOR GETTING PEOPLE TO COME TO A MEETING THAT DON'T USUALLY SHOW UP. I'M VERY GOOD AT THAT. NEDRA ROBINSON: ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEY, THANK YOU, HYA, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. GLORIA DAVIS: YOU ARE WELCOME. AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, DR. MCFARLAND. NEDRA ROBINSON: WE WILL TAKE THREE MINUTES TO INPUT OUR RESPONSES. YOU. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: PRESIDENT ROBINSON, WE'RE GOOD ON THIS END. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU. WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR NEXT SEARCH FIRM. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: OUR NEXT SEARCH FIRM THIS EVENING IS TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, ESS. GONZALO SALAZAR: PRESIDENT ROBINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND, WE'RE HERE WITH A GRATEFUL HEART, GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROCESS, BUT VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH WE GOT TO EXPERIENCE YOUR STUDENTS TODAY. MARK TWAIN ONCE SAID THAT OUT OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMES IS THE GREATNESS OF A NATION. THERE ARE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THERE ARE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN CROWLEY. YOU ARE NOT JUST DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS, YOU'RE DEVELOPING LEADERS. WE'VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR STUDENT TRUSTEES. IN THE PACKET THAT YOU HAVE TODAY IS AN ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN OUR LONE STAR MAGAZINE THIS SUMMER, CELEBRATING THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS. DR. MCFARLAND, THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK INTO THE ROOM. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON A STELLAR CAREER. SIR, YOU HAVE LED WITH GRACE AND ELEGANCE AND YOU ARE LEAVING A LEGACY. WE ARE, AGAIN, GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT. MY NAME IS GONZALO SALAZAR. I AM THE DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR TASB'S EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES. I HAVE SERVED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR 37 YEARS. 20 OF THOSE YEARS, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE LOS FRESNOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, A DISTRICT IN REGION 1. AND I, TOO, DEDICATED MY LIFE TO WORKING ALONGSIDE A BOARD, A TEAM OF EIGHT, TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS. AND SO THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO DO, THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU, IS NOT LOST ON US. TASB HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SINCE 1949. [01:30:01] TRUSTEES FROM AROUND THE STATE, LIKE YOURSELVES, CAME TOGETHER TO FORM THIS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, A MISSION NOT DIFFERENT THAN THE MISSION OF CROWLEY ISD, TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, AND TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THAT IT FREES UP-- SO THAT WE CAN RUN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, SO THAT IT FREES UP PRINCIPALS AND SUPERINTENDENTS TO GET IN THE CLASSROOM AND BE ABLE TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND TO WORK FROM THE BALCONY AND OBSERVE THE DANCE AND TO CREATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT KIDS DESERVE. IN 1988, AGAIN, TRUSTEES CAME TOGETHER AGAIN AND ASKED TASB TO HELP WITH SEARCH SERVICES. THEY UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO. THIS EVENING, I'M JOINED BY OUR SENIOR CONSULTANT, MS. CARA COOKE, AND YOUR FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, MR. SONNY CRUSE. WHEN YOU HIRE TASB, YOU ARE NOT SIMPLY HIRING THREE PEOPLE. THERE'S AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION THAT WILL GO TO WORK FOR YOU. THERE IS A NETWORK OF EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO EVERY REGION IN THE STATE THAT ARE OUT ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THESE ARE ROAD WARRIORS THAT ARE OUT THERE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CAN THEN LEVERAGE TO FIND THE BEST CANDIDATES, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER JOINING YOU AND FORMING THIS TEAM OF EIGHT TO CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. WHEN YOU HIRE TASB, YOU GET A DEDICATED COORDINATOR WHO WILL BE COMMUNICATING CONSTANTLY WITH YOUR DISTRICT POINT OF CONTACT, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE POSTING AGENDAS, THAT WE'RE POSTING-- THAT WE'RE USING THE CORRECT LANGUAGE. YOU ARE HIRING AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION THAT INCLUDES LEGAL SERVICES, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, POLICY EXPERTS, AND BOARD BOOK. AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WILL GO TO WORK FOR YOU FOR AN ALL-INCLUSIVE FEE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. EVEN THOUGH WE SUBMITTED IT, WE INCLUDED ANOTHER COPY OF THAT IN THE LEFT HAND PORTION OF THE PACKET THAT YOU JUST RECEIVED. MY SCREEN JUST WENT BLACK. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: ALL WENT BLACK. GONZALO SALAZAR: WAS IT SOMETHING I DID? ANTHONY KIRCHNER: THERE YOU GO. GONZALO SALAZAR: A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SEARCH PROCESS. AGAIN, AS A RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE 20 YEARS THAT I SERVED IN LOS FRESNOS AS THEIR SUPERINTENDENT, I WAS AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT, BUT I ALSO SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, AND BUILT A NETWORK OF-- I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK. I AM ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER. WE WENT THROUGH A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE ARE STILL WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER. AND I AM ALSO A FELLOW WITH THE BROAD CENTER OF AT YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. AND SO I BRING ALL OF THIS EXPERIENCE IN THIS NETWORK, BUT I'M NOT WORKING ALONE. I'M WORKING WITH A GROUP OF EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS. AND WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THIS FAR WIDE-REACHING GROUP OF CONSULTANTS WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE, WILL GO TO WORK FOR YOU UNTIL WE FIND AN EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATE. AS YOU SAID HERE TODAY, THE SECOND BEST OPTION TO DR. MCFARLAND. BUT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT-- HERE'S WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO BE. EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS. WE ARE NOT AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A BULLPEN OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PLACE. WE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT THIS SEARCH. WE'RE GOING TO START FROM SCRATCH. WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH YOU, AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT EVERY STEP IS INTENTIONAL. EVERY STEP OF THIS PROCESS IS INTENTIONAL TO BRING YOU THE EXCEPTIONAL LEADER THAT YOUR STUDENTS DESERVE. WE HAVE A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS. 90% OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS THAT WE HAVE PLACED ARE STILL SERVING IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THREE YEARS AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN PLACED. WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACING TEXAS. AS FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, ALL OF OUR CONSULTANTS ARE FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS. WE'VE SAT IN THE SEAT WE KNOW THE SOLITUDE OF LEADERSHIP. [01:35:01] WE KNOW THE CHALLENGES. WE KNOW THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. WE KNOW THE CHALLENGES THAT COME IN WITH THE STRUCTURE OF SCHOOL FINANCE, WITH ACCOUNTABILITY. AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. WE HAVE UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE. TASB ESS HAS BEEN DOING SEARCHES SINCE 1988, AND WE'VE DONE NEARLY 900 SEARCHES-- EXCUSE ME. NEARLY 900 SEARCHES WE HAVE DONE OVER ALL OF THOSE DECADES. THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH ISN'T ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO. WE ARE YOUR MEMBER ORGANIZATION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. TASB UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK, SO MUCH SO THAT THEY HAVE DEDICATED AN ENTIRE DIVISION. WE DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES. WE ARE NOT A LEGAL FIRM THAT ALSO DOES SEARCHES. WE ARE NOT A FOR PROFIT FIRM. WE ARE YOUR MEMBER ORGANIZATION PREPARED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SERVICE AND TO BE A RESOURCE TO YOU. I DID IT AGAIN. CUSTOMIZING YOUR SEARCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO WORK FOR YOU IMMEDIATELY. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAILOR THE SEARCH. AS YOU'VE HEARD HERE FROM OTHER FIRMS, WE ARE GOING TO TAILOR THE SEARCH TO YOU. WE'RE GOING TO START FROM 0. WE'RE GOING TO START-- OUR SEARCH WILL KICK OFF WITH A PLANNING MEETING, A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING THAT WE ASK-- WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT ALL TRUSTEES PARTICIPATE. WE WANT TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF ALL OF THE TRUSTEES. EVERY ONE OF YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, SUPPORTING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DELIVER ON THE MISSION OF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE WANT ALL OF YOU TO BE PRESENT. WHY? WE KNOW YOU ARE BUSY PEOPLE. WE WANT TO IDENTIFY THE DATES THAT WORK FOR YOU. YOU HAVE A SAMPLE TIMELINE IN THE LEFT HAND POCKET OF THIS PACKET THAT WE GAVE YOU. THAT TIMELINE IS IN DRAFT FORM. IT IS SIMPLY THERE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE COURSE THAT WE WOULD TAKE, HOW MUCH TIME WE WOULD TAKE, THE SPECIFICITY OF WHICH WE WOULD WORK WITH. BUT WE WANT NOT ONLY TO WORK WITH THE DATES THAT WORK FOR YOU TO TAILOR THEM TO YOUR CALENDARS, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU PARTICIPATE. THIS PLANNING MEETING IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO COMMIT TO CONFIDENTIALITY. AS IT WAS SAID HERE BEFORE, PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS IS A PRIMARY IMPORTANCE. A SCHOOL BOARD RISKS LOSING CANDIDATES IF ANYONE DIVULGES INFORMATION ABOUT A CANDIDATE WHO HAS APPLIED, AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE. AND SO WE WILL ASK THAT YOU MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY. WE DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE CROWLEY ISD THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT THE BEST CANDIDATES. IN THAT MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO FINALIZE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DISCUSS THE LEVEL OF STAKEHOLDER INPUT THAT YOU WANT. WE ORDINARILY, AND WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH YOUR PRINCIPALS, THAT WE HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF CABINET. WE RECOMMEND IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING CIVIC LEADERS, IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD-IF THE BOARD DESIRES. AND WE ALSO HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF YOUR STUDENTS AS YOU DO HERE DURING YOUR MEETINGS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. CANUTILLO CISD ALSO HAS STUDENT TRUSTEES AND WE SPENT TIME WITH THEM. WE REALLY WANT TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF YOUR STUDENTS AS WELL. SO DURING THE SEARCH, WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY PROCESS OF THE APPLICATION. WE'RE GOING TO BE ADVERTISING. WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RECRUITING. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADVERTISING ON TEXAS ISD, ON TASA'S WEBSITE, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. I'M GOING TO SEND FORMAL LETTERS INVITING COLLEAGUES TO APPLY. THOSE WHO MEET THE CHARACTERISTICS AND WHOSE CAREERS HAVE SHOWN THE PROMISE TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR STUDENTS. WE'RE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SUPERINTENDENTS SEARCHES. WE'LL ADVERTISE THEIR. THE BROAD CENTER AT YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ALSO HAS A PLATFORM THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT WE CAN USE. AND WE HAVE CONTACTS THERE. THERE'S A PIECE OF OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT WE USE THAT AFFORDS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT EVERY CANDIDATE. WE WILL PRESENT YOU WITH EVERY ONE OF THE CANDIDATES. YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK-- THE BOARD WILL HAVE A LINK TO SEE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED. AND WE HAVE A VIDEO COMPONENT WHERE THEY [01:40:03] HAVE TO ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS. 90 SECONDS, A MINUTE AND A HALF, CAN TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT HOW A PERSON PRESENTS THEMSELVES, HOW THEY CARRY THEMSELVES, HOW MUCH THOUGHT THEY PUT INTO PREPARING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, WHETHER THEY'RE SPEAKING FROM THEIR HEART OR WHETHER A PERSON IS READING OFF OF A SCRIPT. YOU GET TO SEE A LOT IN THAT. DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. WE'LL HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU. AGAIN, THE DATE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT DATE IS LISTED IN THE TIMELINE THAT WE PRESENTED. IT'S TIME? MY TIME? I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS. WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS, BUT WE WANT TO BE WITH YOU TO DOT OUR I'S, CROSS OUR T'S. AGAIN, WHEN YOU HIRE TASB, YOU'RE ARE HIRING AN ENTIRE MEMBER ORGANIZATION. I'LL PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROCESS. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I WILL START AT MY LEFT. TRUSTEE LA-TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: JUST HAVE A QUESTION, AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THE ONES WE'VE ASKED BEFORE. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: BUT LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE ALL-INCLUSIVE FEE, IT STOPS AT THE HIGHER. IT STOPS AT NAMING WHO THE SUPERINTENDENT IS AND IT DOESN'T-- THERE'S NO POST. SO I WANTED YOU TO ADDRESS THAT. GONZALO SALAZAR: THANK YOU, MA'AM. THAT'S ACTUALLY ON OUR-- THAT WAS ON MY NEXT SLIDE. ONCE YOU NAME A LONE FINALIST AND WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE 21 DAYS, YOU WILL VOTE TO HIRE AND WE'LL ALL BE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE CANDIDATE THAT YOU PICK. BUT THEN WE ENGAGE BOARD MEMBER DEVELOPMENT. ANOTHER DIVISION OF TASB WHO WILL COME IN AND DO A TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING. THAT TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING CAN BE-- AND THAT IS PART OF OUR ALL-INCLUSIVE FEE. THAT TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING CAN BE ANY TOPIC THAT THE BOARD DESIRES, BUT WE BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT. THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS FEEDBACK. WHETHER YOU'RE DEVELOPING THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENT OR DOING ANOTHER FORM OF TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING, WHETHER THAT'S GOAL SETTING OR REVISITING THE GOALS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SET, LOOKING BACK AT THE ENTRY PLAN, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE AND YOU DO GET C CREDIT FOR THAT SESSION. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: THANK YOU. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. KELICIA STEVENSON: I THINK WE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW ALSO FROM YOU. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE ONCE THE-- IF A FINALIST DOES NOT STAY. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE A TWO-YEAR GUARANTEE. IF, BY THE CHOICE OF THE BOARD, OR THE CHOICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, IF THE SUPERINTENDENT WERE TO NOT BE HERE AT THE TWO-YEAR MARK. TASB ESS WILL COME AND CONDUCT THAT SEARCH AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU. KELICIA STEVENSON: THANK YOU. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. NEDRA ROBINSON: TO MY RIGHT. DARYL DAVIS II: I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR VETTING PROCESS. I DON'T THINK WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT, SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR BACKGROUND CHECKS. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, SIR. AS WE PREPARE TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES TO YOU, AND AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE A MEETING TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, WE WILL COME PREPARED WITH ALL OF THE TALKING POINTS AND ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE DONE. WE WILL CHECK WITH THEIR CONTACTS, BUT WE ALSO DO A THIRD PARTY. BAKER EUBANKS DOES A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR US, A VERY EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK. IT'S A THIRD PARTY THAT DOES THAT BACKGROUND CHECK FOR US. AND WE'RE VERY THOROUGH. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS VETTING CANDIDATES OVER THE YEARS. KELICIA STEVENSON: I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. I'M SORRY. SO IF WE GET TO THE END AND WE DON'T HAVE A FINALIST, HOW DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK? DO WE START OVER? GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, THE BOARD IS IN CONTROL. WE ARE HERE TO BE A FACILITATOR FOR YOU, TO BE A RESOURCE FOR YOU. IF YOU WANT TO BRING BACK SOME OF THE CANDIDATES, IF YOU WANT US TO START OVER, WE'LL START OVER. WE'LL START THE PROCESS ALL OVER FROM THE BEGINNING. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, AND WE ARE, AGAIN, GOING TO TAILOR THE SEARCH TO THE DESIRES OF THE BOARD. KELICIA STEVENSON: THANK YOU. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: I'M SORRY. JUST REAL QUICK ALONG THOSE LINES, HOW SUPPORTIVE ARE YOU TO THE BOARD. AND THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE YOU SAID, WE WILL FACILITATE, BUT IS THERE SOME GUIDANCE THAT YOUR GROUP DOES. OH, ABSOLUTELY. GONZALO SALAZAR: WE'LL BE IN LOCKSTEP WITH YOU. WE ARE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WE ARE HERE TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR YOU, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING WITH LEGAL, CROSSING ALL THE I'S, CROSSING ALL THE T'S. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT AS-- [01:45:03] WE WANT TO CARRY THE BURDEN. WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU. WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU PROUD. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: THANK YOU. GONZALO SALAZAR: YES, MA'AM. NEDRA ROBINSON: I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GONZALO SALAZAR: THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH KIDS. YOU'RE DEVELOPING KIDS. WE WANTED TO-- I RAN OUT OF TIME, AND WE DO HAVE TESTIMONIALS. THERE'S A QR CODE IN THE BOOKLET THAT WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND WITH YOU. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO JUST HEAR FROM US. WE WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM OTHER SATISFIED BOARD MEMBERS AS YOURSELVES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE THREE MINUTES TO INPUT OUR RESPONSES. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: OUR FINAL FIRM THIS EVENING IS O'HANLON AND ASSOCIATES. KEVIN O'HANLON: GOOD EVENING. WHILE PRISCILLA LOZANO'S PASSING OUT, I WANT TO MAKE A FEW INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO HER. WE HAVE A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS DISTRICT. DR. MCFARLAND AND I GO BACK EVEN FURTHER. I WAS INVOLVED IN HIS INITIAL HIRING AT LANCASTER ISD. SO WE GO BACK A WAYS. WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. MS. LOZANO IS GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US, AND THEN I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT NOBODY'S DONE TONIGHT SO FAR. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT YOU, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THIS PROCESS. PRISCILLA LOZANO: GOOD AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FIRM. O'HANLON, DEMERATH AND CASTILLO HAS BEEN REPRESENTING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SINCE 1990. AND AS KEVIN SAID, IT HAS BEEN PROVIDING ADVICE TO YOUR DISTRICT ON VARIOUS ISSUES FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS. IT IS ALSO CURRENTLY REPRESENTING OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING LANCASTER, DESOTO AND FORT WORTH. AND THIS WORK HAS LED US TO THE WORK IN SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES. OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, THE FIRM HAS CONDUCTED ABOUT FOUR TO SIX SEARCHES PER YEAR. THAT IS INCLUDED-- RICHARDSON ISD IN THIS AREA, DESOTO ISD IN 2022, LANCASTER ISD. AND THROUGHOUT TEXAS, OTHER SEARCHES HAVE INCLUDED BROWNSVILLE ISD, EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD, SANTA MARIA ISD, DESOTO ISD, AND EDINBURGH ISD. THOSE ARE ALL DONE IN 2026. DESOTO IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. IN 2025, THERE WERE OTHER DISTRICTS, INCLUDING LA JOYA ISD, MONTE ALTO ISD, DEL VALLE, AND PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO. SO THAT HAS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE IN SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES. KEVIN O'HANLON: WE HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU. SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES IS A DANCE. WE'RE RECRUITING SOMEBODY TO COME HERE AND TAKE A JOB WITH THE DISTRICT. AT THIS POINT, HERE'S WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE. HERE'S WHAT CROWLEY BRINGS TO THE TABLE. YOU'VE GOT AN A-FIRST RATING. YOU'VE GOT A B RATING IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. YOU'VE JUST PASSED A BOND ISSUE. YOU HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN. YOUR FACILITIES ARE IN TIP-TOP SHAPE. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, YOU'RE IN A BIT OF A SLOW SPOT BECAUSE OF-- TEXAS IS IN A BIT OF A SLOW SPOT. I THINK LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THING THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE WHITE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. IT'S NOT JUST HERE, IT'S ALL OVER THE STATE. BUT LONG-TERM, THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THIS AREA LOOK POSITIVE. SO YOU'RE IN A GROWTH MODE. YOU ARE PARTYING IN GOOD STEAD WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT [01:50:02] OF LONG STANDING. THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR RECRUITING IN TERMS OF WHAT'S OUT THERE BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ATTRACTIVE DISTRICT FOR SOMEBODY TO COME TO WORK FOR BECAUSE OF ALL THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU ALSO HAVE AN ASSET BECAUSE DR. MCFARLAND IS GOING TO WORK HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING WHERE THEY MAY CHOOSE TO WORK. THAT'S AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ASSET AND ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING TO BEAR. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE WITH RESPECT TO WHAT'S OUT THERE. WE LOOK AT-- AND WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT POWERPOINTS GOT IT IN THERE. IT LOOKS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S. BUT OURS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS HELP GET THE RIGHT CANDIDATE. THAT STARTS WITH AN ANALYSIS FROM EACH OF THE TRUSTEES AS TO THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. THAT IS THAT, AND WE INTEND, LIKE MOST PEOPLE, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT YOUR ASPIRATIONS ARE FOR THE DISTRICT. BUT WE INTEND TO DRILL DOWN A LITTLE DEEPER. BECAUSE THE SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE TO FULFILL ASPIRATIONS, BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT ALSO SITS AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A STAFF. AND THAT STAFF HAS COMPETENCIES. IT HAS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE INTEND TO DO WITH YOUR HELP, AND WITH THAT OF DR. MCFARLAND, IS TO ASSESS THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES THAT WE HAVE AND THE ABILITY TO FULFILL ASPIRATIONS FOR FUTURE ASPIRATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT WITH THE EXISTING STAFF. THE REASON WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY TERMINATED. BUT IF YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG ACADEMIC OFFICER AND NOT SO MUCH ON FINANCE-- AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYBODY HERE, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT IN THE ABSTRACT, YOU MAY WANT A SKILL SET THAT STRENGTHENS THE SHORTFALL IN YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GOT. SO PART OF THE ASSESSMENT IS NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. AND BY THE WAY, WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMUNITY-- AND I'M NOT DISMISSING COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS. BUT LET'S BE HONEST, A TEAM OF EIGHT, THAT'S A TERM THAT WE'VE HEARD AND Y'ALL HAVE HEARD IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TRAININGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE TEAM OF EIGHT IS WHO RUNS THE DISTRICT. THAT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT EXECUTING POLICY DIRECTIVES THAT ARE SET BY THE BOARD. Y'ALL ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS. IT'S YOUR JOB TO KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. SO WHAT THE SEARCH PROCESS' JOB IS TO DETERMINE WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE BECAUSE YOU SPEAK FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND TO FIND OUT HOW TO EXECUTE THOSE IN A WAY THAT WORKS WITH THE TEAM. SO, COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS ARE ONE THING, BUT WE'RE HIRING SOMEBODY TO WORK WITH A VERY SET NUMBER OF TRUSTEES. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW WHAT EACH OF YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. AND ANY INCOMING SUPERINTENDENT KNOW WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES ARE, SO WHICH FULFILLMENT HAPPENS IN TERMS OF TRYING TO MEET YOUR ASPIRATIONAL GOALS. AND A PRAGMATIC BASED ON THE FACTS, NOT ON A PROCESS, BASED ON WHAT WE DETERMINE ON THE FACTS OF THIS DISTRICT AND SEARCH FOR THE PERSON THAT'S THE BEST FIT, NOT JUST WITH THE COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS, NOT JUST WITH YOUR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, NOT JUST WITH THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBER, BUT WITH ALL OF IT TOGETHER AND INCLUDING THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE STAFF. SO YOU HAVE A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM THAT WORKS TOGETHER TO MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD. ONLY YOU CAN DETERMINE THAT. THE PROCESS CAN'T DETERMINE THAT. THE PROCESS IS A WAY OF TRYING TO EXTRACT THAT. AND ANY OF THE PROCESSES THAT YOU'VE SEEN OUT THERE ARE CANNED WAYS OF TRYING TO EXTRACT THAT. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PARTICIPATE [01:55:03] IN THAT DELIBERATIVE PROCESS TO TEASE OUT WHAT WE WANT SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE SKILLS THAT WILL FULFILL THE WANTS AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS EXPRESSED BY THE BOARD, BECAUSE THE SUPERINTENDENT, BOARDS GOT ONE EMPLOYEE-- THAT'S WHAT ALL THE TEA TRAINING SAYS, THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THAT ONE RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CREATE INFORMATION, A SET AND A DELIBERATIVE PROCESS TO HELP DELIVER THE BEST DECISION THAT YOU HAVE. A COUPLE OF THINGS, MR. DAVIS, YOU ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO THAT ON CONFIDENTIALITY. WE HAVE A LOCK BOX, TOO. WE FOUND THAT-- LAWYERS HAVE CONFIDENTIALITY WIRED INTO OUR DNA. SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE AND PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE SENDING US INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THAT PROCESS. AND WE'LL MAKE IT AVAILABLE ONLINE WHERE IT CANNOT BE COPIED, BUT IT CAN BE ACCESSED ANY TIME THAT YOU WANT IN TERMS OF THAT. YOU WILL SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE GET. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, YET IT'S BASED ON THE PROCESS. WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AS PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE DOES. SO WE'RE GOING TO, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH YOU, IF WE'RE SELECTED, WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A NEEDS LIST. IT'LL BE FAIRLY ABBREVIATED IN TERMS OF WHAT'S OUT THERE. AND THEN BEFORE THE INTERVIEWS, ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE INTERVIEWS, WE'RE GOING TO SAY, HOW DO YOU ASSESS MR. SUPERINTENDENT OR MS. SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE? GIVE ME YOUR PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS IN THE FIRST 60 DAYS, THE FIRST YEAR AND THE FIRST THREE YEARS. PUT IT IN. WRITING, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MORE THAN TWO PAGES LONG, AND SEND IT IN. THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF THE INTERVIEW. NOW WE'VE GOT SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN ASK THEM SPECIFIC THINGS ABOUT WHAT THEIR BELIEFS ARE WITH RESPECT TO HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MANAGE THE DISTRICT, AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH THAT TEASES OUT INFORMATION. YOU'LL ALSO BE SURPRISED, AS I HAVE EVERY TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THAT, HOW MUCH YOU LEARN, EVEN FROM THE PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT GET SELECTED, ABOUT DECENT IDEAS, WHICH IS JUST A COLLATERAL BENEFIT OF THAT PROCESS. ALL OF THIS IS DESIGNED TO RUN A PROCESS THAT MAXIMIZES THE BOARD'S ACCESS TO THE MOST RELEVANT INFORMATION TO HELP IT DECIDE THE NEEDS ACCORDING TO ITS PRIORITIES. SO THAT'S OUR POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THAT. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE DO, BUT AGAIN, OUR THEME IS WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOU THE INFORMATION. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PICK ANYBODY. WE DON'T HAVE A STABLE OF FOLKS THAT WE HAVE IN THE LINE. WE'RE GOING TO CAST THIS OUT. LIKE I SAID, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD CASE FOR PEOPLE APPLYING HERE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD-- YOU'RE IN A GOOD SPOT RIGHT NOW. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET APPLICANTS. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO GET QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. AM I DONE? ANTHONY KIRCHNER: THAT'S TIME. YES, SIR. KEVIN O'HANLON: I'M DONE. THANK YOU. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU, MR. O'HANLON. I WILL START TO MY RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR THIS FIRM? KEVIN O'HANLON: OH, LET ME ADD JUST ONE THING. WE WILL DO-- ACTUALLY, WE WILL GUARANTEE-- WE'LL DO THIS NEXT SEARCH FREE IF YOU REPLACE THE PLACE THE SUPERINTENDENT, OR THEY RESIGN, EITHER WAY, PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THEIR FIRST CONTRACT. FIRST CONTRACT'S TYPICALLY THREE YEARS, BUT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE UP TO YOU. BUT IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT TO THEN, WE'LL DO IT AGAIN. NEDRA ROBINSON: TRUSTEE JUNE DAVIS. JUNE DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR ME. THE EXAMPLE YOU GAVE FOR THE NEEDS, WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT? YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT ASK THEM OR WE TELL THEM WHAT-- THEY TELL US WHAT THEIR-- [02:00:03] SOMETHING ABOUT NEEDS. YOU MENTIONED THE NEEDS LIST. PRISCILLA LOZANO: THE DEVELOPING NEEDS. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: NEEDS LIST. JUNE DAVIS: A NEEDS LIST? KEVIN O'HANLON: I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING THAT. JUST THE ROOM IN MY HEARING AID'S WENT OUT A LITTLE WHILE AGO. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? PRISCILLA LOZANO: DID I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION CORRECTLY? JUNE DAVIS: A NEEDS LIST-- HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A NEEDS LIST. WE GIVING THEM THE NEEDS LIST, OR THEY'RE GIVING US THE NEEDS LIST? PRISCILLA LOZANO: HE WOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE BOARD ARE. THEN ASK THE CANDIDATE TO WRITE A SUMMARY OR A POINT-BY-POINT RESPONSE TO HOW THEY ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IF THEY ARE SELECTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF TIME. KEVIN O'HANLON: AS WE START THROUGH THE INTERVIEW, AS WE START THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE TRUSTEES, EITHER IN SMALL GROUPS OR ONE AT A TIME, DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY-- CAN'T DO MORE THAN THREE AT A TIME BECAUSE OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE. AND FROM THAT, WE'LL COME UP WITH A LIST OF WHAT Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN. AND BASED UPON THAT, WE'LL START WORKING ON THE TEST QUESTIONS FOR EACH OF THE APPLICANTS. SO THEY WILL BE DERIVED FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SKILL SETS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT WE'LL DO EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS AND THEN CARRY IT THROUGH. JUNE DAVIS: THANK YOU. NEDRA ROBINSON: TRUSTEE DARYL DAVIS. DARYL DAVIS II: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M JUST CURIOUS, SO NOT TRYING TO GET IN OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS, BUT-- SO YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU ALL CONDUCTED THE SEARCH FOR DESOTO ISD IN 2022, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A NEW SEARCH. IS THAT A REFLECTION OF THERE NOT BEING SYNERGY WITH THE PLACEMENT AND THE BOARD. AND IS THAT A SITUATION WHERE-- KEVIN O'HANLON: ON DESOTO? LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: YES. KEVIN O'HANLON: THAT'S A REFLECTION OF A NUMBER OF THINGS, WHICH IS THERE WAS A CONSERVATOR IN 2022 AND THAT PUSHED THEM IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION. AND AFTER THE CONSERVATOR HAS STEPPED OUT, THE SUPERINTENDENT LEFT. IT WAS VOLUNTARY, WASN'T INVOLUNTARY, BUT THEY DECIDED TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER JOB OPPORTUNITY. THEY WEREN'T TERMINATED. AND SO THAT'S WHAT-- SO THEY WEREN'T THAT DISSATISFIED BECAUSE WE GOT THE REPEAT. DARYL DAVIS II: TOUCHE. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GRASSIA, ANY? TRUSTEE WOODSON-MAYFIELD. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I WAS LOOKING IN YOUR PACKET AT WHO REPRESENTS THE TEAM, THE RECRUITING TEAM. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ON THE RECRUITING TEAM THAT HAS EXPERIENCE IN BEING ON EITHER SIDE, WHETHER A BOARD POSITION OR SUPERINTENDENT POSITION. PRISCILLA LOZANO: DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY ON THE RECRUITING TEAM THAT HAS-- DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY ON THE RECRUITING TEAM THAT HAS REPRESENTED THE BOARD OR THE SUPERINTENDENT? KEVIN O'HANLON: WHICH BOARD? PRISCILLA LOZANO: JUST IN GENERAL. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: LIKE A SCHOOL BOARD OR A SUPERINTENDENT ROLE. KEVIN O'HANLON: YES. WE REPRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ROUTINELY ACROSS THE STATE. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN WE REPRESENT THE BOARD, WE DON'T REPRESENT THE SUPERINTENDENT AGAINST THE BOARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS IN TERMS OF THAT. BUT OCCASIONALLY, WE REPRESENT SUPERINTENDENTS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY FOR CLIENTS THAT WE DO NOT REPRESENT. SO YES, WE DO ALL OF THAT. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: SO IN THE SEARCH. I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS I JUST SEE ALL ATTORNEYS LISTED. SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF SOMEONE FROM THE SEARCH TEAM HAD EXPERIENCE IN A POSITION OF BEING A BOARD MEMBER, A FORMER BOARD MEMBER, OR A FORMER SUPERINTENDENT TO GIVE-- KEVIN O'HANLON: YES, ALL OF THAT-- OUR LEAD CONSULTANT ON THAT IS DEAN RAMIREZ. HE IS CURRENTLY REPRESENTS A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE VALLEY, [INAUDIBLE] IN BROWNSVILLE ISD RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST CLIENT THAT HE'S DOING. [02:05:01] HE'S ALSO A FORMER-- IN A LIFE BEFORE HE WAS A LAWYER, HE'S A FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, HIS FIRST THREE YEARS OF THAT, AND THAT CONVINCED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO BE A LAWYER INSTEAD. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: BUT HE'S NOT BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT OR A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, IF THAT-- KEVIN O'HANLON: OH, AND ONE OH. AND ONE OF OUR BEN CASTILLO, ONE OF THE NAME PARTNERS, IS ALSO A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN WESLACO ISD. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: GOOD. THANK YOU, ANTHONY KIRCHNER: MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT'S TIME ON QUESTIONS. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU, O'HANLON. WE WILL TAKE TIME TO INPUT OUR RESPONSES. KEVIN O'HANLON: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. NEDRA ROBINSON: THANK YOU TO ALL THE SEARCH FIRMS WHO PRESENTED THIS EVENING. [6.0 Executive Session (Part 2 of 2)] AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY. THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:39 PM. [7.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s) (Part 2 of 2)] WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:42 PM. WE DO HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM FOR AGENDA ITEM 7.1, SEARCH FIRM PROPOSALS AND POSSIBLE SELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM. IS THERE A MOTION? DARY DAVIS II: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MCFARLAND, TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM WITH HYA EDUCATION CONSULTANTS. NEDRA ROBINSON: THERE IS A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DARYL DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND? LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD: I'LL SECOND. NEDRA ROBINSON: WE'LL VOTE BY A SHOW-- OH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THE MOTION PASSES. [8.0 Future Action Item(s)] THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 8.1, THE 2026-27 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN-- FUTURE ACTION ITEMS, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, MR. KIRCHNER WILL PRESENT THESE ITEMS. ANTHONY KIRCHNER: MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, SEVERAL FUTURE ACTION ITEMS ARE LISTED IN ESB FOR YOUR REVIEW. AT NEXT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE A STUDY SESSION FOR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, ALONG WITH THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND A TURNAROUND PLAN. THERE'S INFORMATION IN ESB ABOUT THOSE. DR. MILNER SHARED SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, AND THAT STUDY SESSION WILL BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH. ALSO, THERE YOU'LL SEE ITEM 8.3, SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR QUINNITE SCHOOLS NETWORK AND PERFORMANCE GOALS, AND SOME UPDATES TO THOSE. THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON THOSE AND HAS A SUMMARY THERE FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK FOR ACTION AT A FUTURE MEETING. AND FINALLY, SOME GRANT AWARDS THAT ARE COMING TO CROWLEY ISD. SEVERAL ARE LISTED THERE. THE GRAND TOTAL OF ALL OF THOSE IS $2.7 MILLION. AND SO YOU CAN READ ABOUT THOSE GRANTS, AND DR. POLK AND HER TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THOSE AT OUR FUTURE MEETINGS. THOSE ARE THE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WE CAN HELP WITH TONIGHT? THANK YOU ALL. NEDRA ROBINSON: WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ADJOURN AT 9:44 PM. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.