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All right. Welcome to the regular board meeting of the Leader of I.C. Trustees. The date is March 17, 2025. Let the record show there's a column of board members present, myself, or his columns, as well as trustees, exact parent, Jim Scott, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear. For the more let the record show this meeting has been billy posted in accordance with the Texas of the meeting exact. The time is 602 p.m. and we have some special visitors today.

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Do you want to come up and introduce yourself, here you can stand right here in front of everybody, and tell us, come on, hey, don't beat, come on, you're an ambassador, you've already volunteered to do things, I know you're not scared, tell us what your name is, what story you're from, my name is Liam Scott, and I go to McKenney Elementary, my name is Brooklyn, I go to McKenney Elementary, my name is Carly Melina, and I go to McKenney Elementary, okay, we're greater than you have,

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This grade fifth grade fifth grade fifth grade. What's your favorite subject. I like writing the most writing

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I like math math. I like math too. Okay, what do you want to do when you grow up and get out of school?

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I want to be like a baker a baker. I like that. I want to be a nurse.

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That's a good profession. I want to play in the NFL. There you go.

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Dream I like the dream. I like the parents. So today y'all are gonna up. Well, I got to ask you this question.

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Do you have any idea what a school board, oh, let me start with this.

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What does a barricade ambassador do?

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Then lead their fellow students?

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Yeah, what else is an ambassador do?

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They show great example throughout the school.

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Yeah, what do you think?

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They represent the school.

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represent the school.

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What do you think people in the school board do?

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Talk about adult stuff.

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Talk about adult stuff.

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So we're, we are elected volunteer officials.

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We help oversee the school district, we help create budgets, make sure your teachers use students

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at the resources they need, so that's a little bit of what we do.

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It's really long and somewhat boring, I mean, but that's what we do.

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So, are you all going to lead us in our pledge of allegiance today?

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All right.

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Y'all step up front here and we'll follow you guys.

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We're going to show up as our American flag first and then we'll do the Texas flag.

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Okay.

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American flag right here.

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I'm glad I laid in to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, America, and divisible for liberty justice for all.

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On on the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

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All right. Now, if y'all all please join us in a moment of prayer or reflection.

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Now, what is today?

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Say, Pastor, are you wearing green?

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No, no.

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I'm not a Celtic Span. I'm a Maverick Span.

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But, well, how do you feel about looking at the tree?

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It's not good.

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Okay, you volunteer to read a couple of these jokes, and so we're going to see if they can answer them.

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You sure?

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All right, you can send the picture if you want, it's okay.

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Why did the leprechaun turn down a bowl of soup?

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Because the already has a particle?

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Oh my god.

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That was terrible.

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I struggled with that one by the way.

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What kind of spells do leprechauns use?

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Good.

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Lucky charms.

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All right, let's give them one more.

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Okay.

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What's the good one there?

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You don't like that one?

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OK, fine.

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The best one.

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And let's do that one.

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I like the last one, huh?

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Yes.

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Let's leave that one.

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Why do left repellents hate amusement parks?

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They're too short for the rides.

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I told you they were terrible jokes too.

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Here.

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Can we get a bigger round of applause for our ambassadors?

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Here.

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You think what to be on there?

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All right, I'm going to sit down.

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First, you guys, thanks a lot for coming.

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We do that every meeting.

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And it's always fun to hear the kids' responses

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and the questions.

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Next up is our board member reports.

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And so I'm going to start off with a presence report.

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Our good things for this month is that our barricade

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And Lady Cuts, Lady Cat, sock teams, both one district.

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We have power lifters estate, airy methods.

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7th place finished, this is the highest finish ever

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for power lifting for lean out state.

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And we had three boys, state qualifiers.

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Kelly Griffith, AMS sixth grade social studies teacher,

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won the Jack Harvey Academy at the exemplary teachers

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award, congratulations to her.

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AMS principal, Mandy Musselwhite,

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is going to be our new director of human services

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So correct congratulations to Ms. Musselwhite for that.

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Also, Dr. Susan Bone was the Parker County Chamber of Commerce business person of the year.

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And I understand there's about 50 nominations for that award.

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It's voted on by people outside of the community so people didn't know who Susan was.

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A good question I got was why did the superintendent win the business person of the year award?

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I thought it was a great question.

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And as someone who's part of the chamber myself, you may not recognize, but Elito ISD is the largest employer in Parker County.

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We have over 1,000, about 1,000 employees.

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We have everything from educate kids, transport kids, child nutrition, real estate transactions, construction.

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There's a lot that goes into it.

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And if you haven't been here for a little while, maybe five or six years if you kind of knew,

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I'll utilize these made up of eight or nine, nine different towns, two counties, and emergency

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services district.

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There is a lot going on and historically, they don't play well together.

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And so one of the things that we were going to ask to do, and we took on as a district and

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talked about this kind of led this, is bringing entities together and understanding that when

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we all work together for the benefit of our kids, then great things happen.

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When we're building schools, we need infrastructure, we need electricity, we need water, we need roads and so those partnerships have literally saved our taxpayers, millions of dollars land donations that you see recently.

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We had two land donations, one was kind of a swap, those things don't happen by accident, that's a lot of hard work in connection.

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So congratulations to Dr. Bone on getting that.

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And then also I just want to talk about the budget a little bit. You've probably seen the communication from the district about the budget.

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Last year, we had to make a lot of difficult cuts.

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It was very painful for everybody.

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This year, we find ourselves in a little bit better spot

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because we did the things last year.

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If you're watching the news, you're seeing school districts

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having to close schools.

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You're seeing school districts, lay off teachers.

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We don't find ourselves in that position.

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But we will continue to keep you informed of that.

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We've even seen school districts like Keller who tried to split their school district in half because they thought it was what was best for their community.

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Just just look out for a future email communication about that and we'll keep y'all informed and how you can go advocate to your legislators to about that.

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And so next we'll have the superintendent report.

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Okay, so we're going to get the opportunity to recognize lots of students and staff tonight to serve our favorite part of the meeting.

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So thank you for being here to celebrate your students and our staff as well.

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So we're coming off spring break, which means we're headed into the last nine weeks of the school year.

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And seniors and their parents and the celebrations that come with that.

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So congratulations to all of you who are seniors or senior parents.

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We also had a teacher professional learning and work day today.

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Thank you parents for helping us give that to our staff so that they can be fully ready when kids walk in the door tomorrow.

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And they spend their time very wisely planning for the next nine weeks, really, for three weeks at a time.

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We also have an event coming up that I wanted to make sure everybody in the room knows about.

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We do have a Silver Cats program, which is our 55 plus program.

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And we invite anybody to join that, who's 55 plus.

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We have an event coming up on March 28th, where those folks are going to get to hear from some of our high school students.

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You are in career and technical education programs and advanced academics.

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A really, really impressive group of kids that they'll get to hear from them.

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That's March 28th, 830-9.

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We would love for you.

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If any of you are eligible, we'd love for you to join that program and ask you or friends and family

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neighbors who are to do that as well.

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That's all I have.

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All right.

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Next up is our strategic partners, Elido Education Foundation, Elido SDPTO, an advocate report,

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Mr. Taylor.

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The legal education foundation is having one of their largest fundraisers very soon on March 28th

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is Baracats and Boots.

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And what I've been told tickets are sold out, so find a friend who might have a table if you'd like to go.

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But I do know that they welcome you to bid on auction items online need if you're not intended.

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So support them in their efforts.

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Lito PTO is working diligently for the last nine weeks with staff appreciation and various

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teacher appreciation week programs.

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I know some elementary's are celebrating that a little bit earlier than the national teacher

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appreciation to avoid testing schedules and that sort of thing.

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So stay tuned to your local PTO campus to see how you can support in their teacher appreciation

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efforts.

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A leader of children's advocates is having their run walk crawl, glow run, at Picanan Stadium

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on March 29th in the evening.

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Registration is still open, so please join them.

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This is also their largest fundraiser of the year.

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It's a great family, friendly event, so I hope to see all of you there.

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Yeah, it's pretty cool if you've never been.

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You run state, you can do a 1K or a 5K, you run station station and they give you things

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light up and kind of looking down the stadium at Bay of Ranch Road at night time, seeing all

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that glowing.

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It's pretty cool.

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I take my family every year and it's special event for my family.

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Next up, we'll be our legislative subcommittee report, Mr. Lear.

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Okay.

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So the legislative session continues, a few of us will be going down to Austin some week.

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or this week, I guess, and several days,

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next week, next week, next week, next month,

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sorry, not next week.

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And, you know, a couple of days,

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basically, we're advocating for public school funding,

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we're advocating for local control.

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I know you guys all have some flyers that were handed out

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at the back.

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It gives you some details into some of the shortfalls

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that we're seeing as a district.

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You know, $2 million, $1,200, it's been,

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free billion dollars in the funder to transportation and almost a million in safety so there's some of the things that we're highlighting

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that we need some help with

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right now a couple of bills a couple of big bills just to mention one is a house bill to which is

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which is being debated is kind of an all-in-one bill with their you know they have a small basic law

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management that have some money for teacher raises some money for it's been increases things like that

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And since it's kind of taking the different approach, they have, for instance, Senate Bill 26,

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where they're focusing just on teacher pay.

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And here's the idea might be that they send them much of money for us to do teacher salaries,

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and teacher incentives, and then that frees up money in the district to do other things,

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not sure how that is exactly true.

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But that's kind of their idea.

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They also have one Senate Bill 568, which is focused primarily on state funding, increasing,

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which is really needed in the state.

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It has been tested by the Commissioner of education that we're way under funded in that area.

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So, look forward to kind of see how they kind of work with each other to figure out how to make all it work.

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Also pay attention, House Bill 3 and Senate Bill 2, those are the bills that have been debated about school vouchers,

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which is, you know, if you haven't already been beaten enough with the discussion of vouchers, it's time to kind of check back in.

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There's the other night they had or the other day and night they had an open you know open community comment for House Bill 3 and it would last a 20 hours

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And I've my understanding it was mostly against House Bill 3, but I guess we'll just kind of see how it works out

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That's it.

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Yeah, that's great.

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Also on there on those sheets, there is on the information I think about a contact to your representative is and so as you were paying attention to legislative process

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And you have opinions, please make sure to reach out to them.

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We will obviously advocate, but it helps to hear from the community as well, the more people

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that are letting them know, you know, when we're there, however you feel about it, please reach

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out to them.

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The one good thing I will say about the voucher debate is, for years we've asked people,

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make education a priority, and I do believe that conversation has brought it out front.

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I've had people that I know don't think about education have walked up to me, and so like,

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what do you think about those vouchers?

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That's interesting, so good work, Mr. Lair.

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Barn progress in playing subcommittee report, Mr. Taranton.

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Thank you, good evening.

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Well, we have an opportunity to take a little field trip

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before this meeting and field trips are found for anybody,

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whether you're a student or a adult.

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So we got to go out and check out the progress on the Ag Barn

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and Steve Wood Complex.

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both places just live awesome.

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Value ads for our students and staff.

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Ag Barn is the addition right now is finished,

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and we've got students and staff that are utilizing

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that right now.

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Still have some finishing touches to go

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on the Steve Wood complex,

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but the number of students and opportunities

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that's going to provide is really, really,

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something really cool.

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So we're looking for a grand opening, hopefully some time in April

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with those specific dates, just yet.

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But Kudos to the entire administration, especially

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Mr. Campbell, Brooks, furthermore.

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Thank you, Chair. And before our campus presentation, I always do this in my presence report. We forgot. If you are a parent of a child receiving a commendation tonight, we just call it raise your hand. So we can acknowledge you.

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We truly believe all of us are parents up there. Everybody see it, there's a parent. We truly believe our district is great because we have parent engagement. So thank you for being great parents and having great kids and our schools. Next up is going to be our campus presentation, Lynn McKinney Elementary, Ms. Heather Street.

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Good evening, guys. I am super excited to be here and have the opportunity to brag on

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Lynn McKinney Elementary as a brand new opening campus. We had some really intentional practices

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in wanting to ensure that for a lot of our older students, our fourth and fifth graders, for

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some of them this was their second or third campus to attend. So we had a lot of intentional planning behind

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we wanted to ensure that we had some really solid relationship building tasks and opportunities in place

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And we also wanted to ensure that we had student voice in the celebrations, the traditions, and everything that we were building for our campus.

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So we've had a wide variety of groups, give input into how we are accomplishing that on campus, but the number one leading voice that we chose to use for this was our student voice.

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And so for that, we've had a lot of opportunities for them to provide feedback, a lot of opportunities for them to give us all the ideas.

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We learned very quickly that we don't have a $20,000 budget for field day.

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Things like that, you know.

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So, but this group, we have our fifth grade group with lots of leadership opportunities.

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You'll sell some of them today in regards to our leadership there, but also with student council and some of our buddy cohorts,

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cohorts, which one of our principal cohorts members here will talk to you a little bit about.

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But we have our third grade leadership, which is our junior teachers cohort.

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Our junior teachers cohort comes up with extension opportunities for their peers.

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And to bring in and support connections between the lower grades.

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And our fourth grade group is our principals cohort, which we're going to be talking about today.

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And this has to do with leadership for kiddos, but also very needed area of extensions for our campus.

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We are in a great place with lots of parent community and district support, where we need additional ideas outside to your one curriculum.

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We need lots of extension challenges, lots of ways to challenge our learners, and so this provided both opportunities.

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So some fabulous ladies here who are going to talk to us a little bit about the principal's cohort,

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What you guys will see up front and other pictures are kind of tiny, but they started with what we call a graffiti wall.

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It's actually a learning strategy where they brain-damped all kinds of information about what was most important to them as a student.

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What traditions they wanted to carry on, what do they want to be the first of doing?

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And so from that came different groups and different priorities for leadership on campus.

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So, I have a couple of ladies who are going to talk about some opportunities.

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What they probably won't mention is the fact that, in order to be part of the principal's

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cohort, they have to have recommendations from multiple teachers.

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They also, however, had to make sure that the class works that they were going to be missing,

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was something that they were okay with being able to either make up, work ahead, or supplement

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with a replacement project.

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and a lot of these replacement projects are taking the place of both because their work here

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is important and hard, right?

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And so with the opportunities you see here, we were going to wrap up with Buddy Day, but

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I have somebody who wants to talk to you guys a little bit about our campus digital newsletter.

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And so we have traditions of like student-led newspapers.

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This is a little bit different.

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And you ready to get us started in this country?

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Let me skip this over and you can stop by.

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Hello, my name is Kenzie, and I'm a fourth grader at McKinney Elementary.

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I worked with the friend to design an online school newsletter that we decided to start

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because we needed a place for kids to get information in a fun way.

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It is extremely important for us to combine ideas and work together to get the product we want.

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Our newsletter is a smart page that we built and developed together.

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We built a QR code for our broadcasted announcements to allow students to scan and read individually,

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and a QR code is located in the newsletter for our classmates to submit story ideas.

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When designing the newsletter, we made sure to design it so that it is appropriate for all grade levels, not just fourth and fifth graders.

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To do this, we created separate activity and grade level sections that connected to what different grades were learning.

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We made sure to include jokes that were appropriate for Kinder through 5th grade.

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Creating the first student newsletter and McKinney Elementary has helped me learn how to create and build links, forms and QR codes, work within this more, and that hard work produces a product that people love.

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And now Miss Julie, I want to talk to you a little bit about Buddy Day, a completely student run, and this should have on campus.

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Hi, my name is Julie, I'm a fourth grader at McKiney Elementary and I am in our principal's cohort program.

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Our goal in principal's cohort is to make traditions for our school.

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For example, some of the things we are doing is big and little buddies, game day and a newspaper for our school.

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All the things we do in this program is still fun, but we also have to use our brains.

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For example, when we have to, is brainstorming, making presentations for the school and parents and deciding on things.

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We do not go to these meetings alone.

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Mystery will always be there to give us a help in hand.

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These are all the reasons why I enjoy principles, California.

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So just to kind of wrap up, this group has been responsible for starting our tradition of McKinney Day,

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which is coming up soon.

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They started with the initiative programs for Buddy Day, partnered up all of the classes.

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They had to request information from our team's secretary.

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They scheduled meetings with my secretary to come and meet with me.

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They have to present all of their ideas for approval.

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Some of our other committees, we have a field day committee,

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and that they are planning the entire full day of field day.

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At the end of the school year, they are working with the secretary to submit peos to find ideas

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to request budgeting and information.

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They had big ideas.

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And then we have a group that is working through a wide variety of traditions having to do with fifth grade promotion

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because this will be our first promotion as a campus and then our fabulous student news paper.

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They make it sound like it's super easy, right?

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We do all these great things and it's wonderful.

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The work that they do in addition to their classwork to get these things done involves work outside of the classroom.

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It involves them saying, okay about my recess, can we please do a meeting then?

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So they take a lot of ownership in this process and as a result, we have fabulous feedback, lots of buy-in, and it helps us make decisions as a campus.

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So we appreciate you letting us talk with you today about McKinney.

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did not do it.

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I did not do it.

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Thank you.

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Could we have any bikini staff members come up?

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Laura.

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Come on.

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And Miss McKinney?

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I'm nine-state.

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We got more of a bikini.

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Come on, bikini.

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Okay, we are very excited for this opportunity to recognize an amazing group of educators from

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Annetta Elementary School and I have Mrs. Holly Eldon, the campus principal that's going

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to say a few words about this team that we are recognizing as our featured collaborative team.

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Good evening and thank you for this opportunity, we are so incredibly proud of our fourth grade

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collaborative team. They have just had a can-do attitude from the start of the year. They've

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got so many students and their classrooms and they have just jumped in identified needs

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and made sure that they are addressing each and every one of them. And so I'm going to

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introduce you to our team and then Lindsay Rutherford, our team lead, talk to you a little bit

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about the work that they have done. So we have Lindsay Rutherford, team lead, Lauren Drew,

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We want to first thank you for this recognition and just being able to tell our story.

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Though we are tiny for a man team, we like to view ourselves as tiny but mighty.

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Through the changes we've seen this last year, our constant support system has strived to give our kids 110% every day.

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We know a leader of ISD school is to be all in and truly that is the mindset that we have made to guide us every day.

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These fourth graders are not just mine, they are ours.

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We pride ourselves in knowing that every kid who steps into the fourth grade pod is ours.

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We know there's areas of strength.

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We know there areas of struggle and we foster ways to make sure they grow.

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When the child steps into each of our rooms, they know their value in how much they are loved.

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Our focus this year has been on differentiation and seeing every kid grow.

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Throughout the grade level, in both math and RLA, you will see differentiation and extensions in every classroom.

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And math projects based learning is something we have truly jumped all in for.

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Our students find ways to differentiate projects through mild mediums by CPVLs and have found so much joy and pride in seeing our students take ownership of their learning and dive deep into these projects.

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In RLA, we try to incorporate writing into every extension, giving students a chance to strengthen their writing muscles.

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Students can choose to respond to creative writing prompts showcasing their independent reading

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selections or write their own myth based on creation or something in nature.

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This allows a lot of choice and creativity.

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As a team, we believe that students grow the most when they take ownership of their learning.

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Every student in fourth grade has a data binder where they chalk their own IXL map and so much

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more data.

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It gives them such tangible ways to see their growth and the growth they have made throughout

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student set goals, work on these goals, weekly to achieve them and monitor and check in on their progress.

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Some of the biggest celebrations we've seen this year is watching students see their worth and knowing how hard they have achieved these goals.

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I know I can tell you first year, and none of this would be possible without the foundation we've built as a team.

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We truly are a family and each other's anchors. We've experienced new babies, surgery, and even loss, and throw it out.

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you remain there for each other.

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It's the foundation that allows us to be a rock slow

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for these kids and give us a place we love every day.

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Oh, there you go.

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So proud of the work of this high functioning collaborative team.

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And ladies, we have a certificate for you.

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And if you come up and shake the board members hand

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and then stay for a picture.

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Let's see, rather, for a dean of the test team,

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Amanda Bock, and more Andrew.

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And next, commendation is one of our favorites, always the very cats of character. And this

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month's character, strength is love. P2 says that the character's strength of love represents

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the way we think, feel and behave toward the people within we have close relationships. When

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one person loves another person, that person comforts and makes the other feel safe. Sacrifices

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on the others we have, supports the other during struggles and places the others needs ahead of

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his or her own. If you love a person, that person makes you feel safe and secure. You could be yourself

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with that person and you miss that person when they're not around.

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So this group of students this month represent that character trait.

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We have a wall here.

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Someone closer.

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OK, we're going to start out with Elito High School Senior Addie Smith.

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Addie always shows the character of love with the way that she invites others

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into our lunch table.

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She truly doesn't discriminate and loves others well.

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She also sends people love no matter what,

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and even helped pay for someone singing Valentine.

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Again, Elito High School Senior Addiesmith.

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Okay, not able to join us tonight is Kylie Joe Weber, a freshman at Elito High School

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Daniel Knight-Grey Campus.

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Kylie Joe shows constant.

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Kylie's the one.

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Okay, Kylie Joe shows constant affection to all of her peers.

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She's a great person to be around because when you see her, you feel appreciated and

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cared for.

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Kylie Joe Weber.

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Elito Learning Center senior camey Jones, and camey's English teacher Ms. Robert, nominated

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camey and said for her constant display of love through her thoughtful work ethic, kindness,

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and compassion toward both her peers and adults, and all the ALC staff is very proud of

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her.

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Okay, next we have from Elito Middle School, Harper Roberts, seventh grader.

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Harper recently was made aware of a difficult time that someone in her class was going

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through, and she went out of her way to show that person love by bringing a sweet gift

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to them.

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I know personally that made the other person feel loved and noticed.

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Congratulations, Harper.

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Up next from Macanali Middle School is Hayden McCullough, a sixth grader.

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Ms. Guyagos, Ms. Park, Ms. Pius, and Ms. Sears selected Hayden as a Macanali Barricut

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character for his wonderful example of what it means to show love and empathy.

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Whether offering a friendly smile, assisting classmates who are struggling or showing patience

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in difficult situations, Hayden constantly, consistently demonstrates a positive and compassionate

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attitude.

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He has the ability to uplift those around him and treats everyone with kindness.

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Hayden has a love of learning, love for his peers, and an overall love for life.

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Congratulations Hayden.

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Next we have Rebecca Edwards from a net elementary school.

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Rebecca is in second grade.

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Rebecca shows love by being kind and caring to everyone around her.

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She gives out of her way to include others and makes her friends feel important.

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She shows love by helping others when they need it and celebrating their successes.

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Whether through a kind word or thoughtful action, she makes sure everyone feels supported.

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Her warm heart and thoughtful actions help create a happy and welcoming classroom for everyone.

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That's from Ms. Heppel, her second grade teacher.

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Congratulations.

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Okay, ready?

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Okay, next from Coder Elementary, we have a D-Larman.

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-D demonstrates the character's strength of love through her genuine care and compassion for others.

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She radiates love and brings joy to everyone around her.

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She is a positive light on her campus and is always willing to offer encouragement or one of her amazing hugs.

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Being her teacher this year has been an absolute joy. I'm so proud of you, Eddie. That's from Ms. McCarthy, her second grade teacher.

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McKinney Elementary.

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Okay, next up from McKinney Elementary, we have Molly Johnson and a kindergarten.

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Molly's teacher said Molly is a great example of love in our classroom and in our grade level.

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She loves her friendships and our class and offers kind words and hugs. She does this as well for her friends across the grade level.

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Her favorite saying is, I'm a hugger.

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Our warm personality and kindness make us all feel welcomed and loved.

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Great job, Molly.

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Okay, not able to join us tonight from Macau Elementary is Finley Burrows, a first

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grader.

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Open the ass here.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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Fill in your hair.

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Fill in your hair.

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Okay.

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All right.

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So here we have from Macau Elementary.

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Come on.

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Finley.

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Finley Burrows, first grader.

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Okay.

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Her teacher Miss Arvis had this to say about Finley.

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Philly's heart is so full of love and kindness.

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She doesn't shy away from expressing her love for others,

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whether it's hugs, sweet notes, or simply saying those three magic words

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thinly brightens the day of those around her with her love and kindness.

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Each day as we walk to lunch, she passes her brother in the hallway.

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She stops to give him a big hug and tell him that she loves him.

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One of my favorite moments with Philly is when I call them her during class.

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A class discussion thinking she was going to answer question, but instead she

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out of factly said, I love you.

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Her warmth and caring nature makes her a beloved member

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of our classroom family.

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Congratulations, Benly.

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And now, from Seared Elementary School,

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we have a Taylor Reader, a fourth grader.

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Author Robert Heinlein said, love is that condition

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in which the happiness of another person

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is essential to your own.

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Taylor demonstrates love in the way she puts others

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ahead of herself.

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She greets her teachers with warm hugs,

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works hard to make our class the best place to learn

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and shows that relationships with peers and friends

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are important to her and both her words and actions.

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Her patience, kindness, peacefulness, and self-control

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are the personification of love.

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Congratulations, Taylor.

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I'm going around here.

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OK, now from Vandergriff Elementary,

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we have Dennis Gordon, a kindergartener.

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Dennis shows the strength of love through small,

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but powerful acts of kindness.

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For example, he loves to share hugs.

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This is becoming a thing, I believe, with love.

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He loves to share hugs, high-fives, fist bumps,

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and super sweet compliments with his peers and teachers.

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Dennis shows concern for others,

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and does his best to help a friend in need. He does a great job at making others feel special

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and cared for. The class always tells me that Dennis is the kindest and nicest person we

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know. Dennis shows strengths of love when he has a willingness to put others needs first,

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offering kindness without expecting anything in need. As his teacher is amazing to see these

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acts he does daily and so naturally. Not only does he show loving kindness, but he is the

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number one encourager for us all. I hope everyone can take notes from Dennis' daily love and apply it

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to make our world a better place.

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That's from Ms. LaRoke.

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Next up, from the early childhood academy,

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we have Olivia Burstino.

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She's in Pre-K.

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Olivia's teacher, Ms. LaVesque,

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shares that Olivia shows love each and every day.

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She is a very kind friend to all students in the class.

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She always shows empathy and a willingness to help others.

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Olivia is very bright, but never brags or complaints

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about having to review for those that

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may need to hear things just one more time.

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She will take the hand over friend that needs a little extra guidance

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when transitioning both in the classroom and outside.

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She shows, she shows love to all of her friends

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and has a smile for everyone.

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She encounters each and every day.

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Congratulations, Olivia.

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And then one more student who wasn't able to make it tonight,

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I don't think.

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So if you're here, you'll out of me.

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Walsh Elementary School, third grader, Jonathan Vales.

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From Jonathan's home room teacher, Ms. Lindell,

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Jonathan is always eager to lend a helping hand

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and write in someone's day.

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He walks into school each morning with a smile ready

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take on the day with kindness and positivity. His caring heart and friendly nature make him a wonderful

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example of love, and he consistently treats others with warmth and respect. Jonathan's ability

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to spread joy and encouragement creates a welcoming atmosphere in our classroom. That is a

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Jonathan Vales from O'Shael, mind yourself.

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Okay, we're going to get a great picture.

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do we get

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everybody

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okay okay next we're going to have our little high school principal

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Michael Martinack make presentation for us okay good evening I'm a super excited to be

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to introduce, I'm sure you may have met or at least maybe have seen her around our campus before,

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but I'd like to introduce Lauren's school field, is our National Merit Finalist.

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A little bit about Lauren, come on up on.

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Over 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the

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2,025 national merit scholarship program by taking the 2,023 preliminary SAT national merit scholarship qualifying test.

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The nationwide pool of semi-finalists represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors and the finalists represent an even smaller percentage.

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Lauren is one of roughly 2,500 finalists in the name of this year.

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She plans to attend the University of Oklahoma and study engineering.

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Lauren is heavily involved in the leader robotics as a member of Team 13811, so congratulations

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Lauren on your conference.

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Okay, next we have Megan Robertson, our swimming coach for our THSCA academic all state swimmers.

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Thank you guys so much for having us.

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So, a THSCA recognizes our athletes based on their GPA, their class rank, and their test scores.

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And this year we had three athletes that have qualified for academic all-state, which is most we've had in the last four years.

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So, first I would like to recognize Hayley Robertson. She is second team academic all-state.

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Next, we have Avery Faulkner. She is academic first team all-state.

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And lastly, we have Tyler Jackson, who is elite team academic all state, which is the highest

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room to meet with us.

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Okay, next, we have a very special word, Amber, is going to help us present with Mr. Susan

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Rachel.

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Right?

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Okay, we are very excited this evening to get to recognize one of our amazing campuses, a net

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at elementary.

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This ties back a little bit to the work of the featured collaborative team, the fourth

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that I believe is still back there.

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Oh, there we are, we moved, we moved, but we're here.

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One of the things with being a high functioning collaborative team

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is we are all part of the professional learning community process.

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And as you know, that is core to the work that we do in a leader ISD.

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We have been working on this work for the last seven years

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and we are really, really excited that a net elementary

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who is in their fourth year as a campus, has worked hard to become a promising practices

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district. One of the things we talk about in a lead OISD is that we want to make sure we're

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fully committed to this work of ensuring high levels of learning for all of our students.

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And we look at, what does it take to be really...

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A model professional learning community. And we have many campuses that are doing this work every single day. This starts with the work of these amazing teams that we were able to recognize at the start of our meeting.

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But we're thrilled to get to showcase a net of this evening, their hard work, some data to back up the work that they're doing and just very, very proud. So at this time, I'd love to introduce Mrs. Susan Raebel.

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And she is our representative from solution tree.

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Hi, y'all. Thanks so much for having me here tonight. Dr. Bound, President Collins and

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trustees. I'm honored to be with you this evening to recognize a net elementary. It's

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one of our newest promising practices campuses. Our promising practices designation is an

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initial step towards becoming a model PLC school. Promising practices schools have strong

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evidence of the solid foundation required to become a model PLC at work and share at least

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when you're a data that shows student achievement growth.

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Solution trees proud to partner with the leader, ISD,

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and to celebrate the growth of your educational community.

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Teachers, leaders, and most importantly students.

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The very foundation of professional learning communities

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at work is to build a lasting culture of learning

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with the daily focus on student achievement.

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Principal, Holly Eldon, and her staff have done just that.

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And because of their focus on collaboration and communication

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within their collaborative teams, they have increased capacity

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in both their teachers and students.

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These educators have a sense of ownership

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and collective responsibility within their collaborative teams

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and a common school wide mission to educate, inspire,

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and empower all students.

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Please join me in congratulating Annetta Elementary.

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And

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we have a certificate and a flag, which we don't have here.

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I think we have a happy right.

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That is the certificate.

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We have a very present on the table.

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Why is it hard?

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Or is it hard?

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Or is it hard?

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Yes.

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One, two, three, five.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I will say I didn't speak as so in principle, he's near here and he told me to ask him to listen to there's a point that he doesn't get the answer.

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The mission is to deal with the process, he's not as often as that.

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Thank you, so I think he's looking at what he's going to do.

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So, thank you for those thoughts on that.

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I thought that was very interesting.

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We have another little high school,

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so I'm here with Miss Greenwood, and we are here to

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recognize Ariana Storms this evening.

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A little bit about Arianna, she advanced to the visual arts, scholastic event, with her

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amazing art piece titled, Jack of all trades.

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This piece was attributed to her dad, not only is this piece masterfully executed, its

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intrigue included hidden images of meaningful symbols and inside messages.

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If you hold a flashlight to the back, there are special messages that are revealed in

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the painting.

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Additionally, in 2023, she had a piece that was a tribute to her mother, so, you know, we have to play both sides.

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I was delighted to support her as her piece advanced to the state competition that year as well. Congratulations, Aryan Storms.

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Thank you very much for being here.

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I'm sure they'd like to see your artwork, so there it is up here as well.

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So, this

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is the answer here in the middle of the day.

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I've

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ever

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backed,

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but wait, there's more.

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So, I'm going to talk a little bit about our swim season this year.

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A lead us from many guys, our swimmers have to wake up really, really early in the morning and meet me for a bus that takes them into Fort Worth and they do this four days a week.

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So this is a dedicated bunch of kids and so here's our successes for this season.

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As you remember we had three that were recognized for Tiska academic all state honors highlighting their commitment both in the pool and the classroom.

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We sent three relays to the state meet this year, with one advancing to finals, the 200

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freestyle relays for the girls was our highest placing for a relay in recent years.

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Attestimate to our growing competitive edge.

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Haley Robertson finished her high school career with the highest individual

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placement that she's had at state in both of her events.

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This marks a perfect four for four state qualifier for both Haley and Victoria.

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So all four years of their high school career, they have made it to state to represent a widow.

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Both our boys and girls teams finished as district runners up and forth at Regionals, which

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is not bad considering Grandberry 1 districts and we had more finalist at state.

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So depth may have tip the scale in their favor, but our summer's proved that quality

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needs quantity when it counts.

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All state teams have our athletic all state teams have yet to be announced, but we anticipate

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several swimmers and events making the cut there.

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A total of six new team records were set this year, which is pretty outstanding.

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Of those, the girls 400 free and 200 free relay with Victoria, Julia, Mackenzie, and Hayley.

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And then the boys 400 free and 200 free relays with Kayle, Braden, Ian,

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Evan on the 200 and Tyler on the 400.

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And then Hayley lowered both her 500 free and 100 backstroke records,

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bringing her high school total to seven records in four years, five of which will be her legacy.

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So we bid farewell to seven seniors this year, but the future remains bright.

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We have six freshmen and six sophomores ready to step up and continue to represent Alito.

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So the season proved Alito's coming continues to rise, and we look forward to what's to come.

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First up, we have Kail Robertson recognized for the 400-free relay at state,

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braiding the bower for the 400-free relay at state,

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Tyler Dexon for the 400-free relay at state.

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And then Ian Perez is not here today, but he will pick that up later.

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And then for our girls, we have Victoria Cruz for the 200-free and the 400-free-reliance state.

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Julia Bordy for the 200-free and 400-free-reliance state.

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McKenzie will reach slager for the 200-free and 400-free-reliance state.

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McKenzie is a freshman, so we've got more out of her.

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And then Hayley Robertson for the 200 free relay, the 400 free relay, the 500 free style, and the 200 individual medley.

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Thank you guys so much for having us and recognizing the hard work that these kids put in.

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All right, next up is our public comment section.

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The Board, the Boarding card just public comment about the district and citizens of the district, from district employees or from other members of the public.

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Anyone wishing to speak, either as an individual or a representative of a group may do so at this time.

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The Board asks that each participant's comments pertain to public education and be no longer than three meds.

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Remember that board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not posted on our agenda.

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If an issue mentioned is listed on tonight's agenda, the board would refer to the discussion of the issue until the appropriate time during the meeting.

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In addition, the board has adopted complaint policies that are designed to secure at the lowest administrative level of like prompt and equitable resolution of complaints and concerns.

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Complaints brought by employees may be heard in accordance with policies,

679
00:56:53,780 --> 00:56:59,700
DGBA by students or their parents in accordance with policies FNG and by citizens in accordance

680
00:56:59,700 --> 00:57:01,060
with policies GF.

681
00:57:01,420 --> 00:57:05,280
Each of these processes provide that if a resolution cannot be achieved administratively,

682
00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:09,120
the person may feel the administrative decision to the board as they properly post-additioned

683
00:57:09,120 --> 00:57:09,420
item.

684
00:57:10,180 --> 00:57:15,300
Copies of the district policies on public participation in meetings and fines, complaints are

685
00:57:15,300 --> 00:57:20,320
available at LIOSD.org or policy DGBA, FNG, and GF.

686
00:57:20,320 --> 00:57:24,340
In addition, it is a board request that during public comment, speakers referring from training

687
00:57:24,340 --> 00:57:29,220
the name of minor students who are not their own child without the permission of that child's parents.

688
00:57:31,220 --> 00:57:35,440
So we have several people signed up tonight and what we'll do is I'll call you one at a time.

689
00:57:36,340 --> 00:57:38,300
You have three minutes, you'll hear a buzzer go off.

690
00:57:38,700 --> 00:57:42,460
Once you hear that, just kindly wrap up your comments and then we'll move to the next person.

691
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:44,480
So first up is Jeremiah Stoker.

692
00:57:53,570 --> 00:57:54,370
Welcome, Mr. Stoker.

693
00:57:59,770 --> 00:58:01,130
I'm Jeremiah Stoker.

694
00:58:01,450 --> 00:58:02,770
I'm running for school board.

695
00:58:03,050 --> 00:58:05,430
I guess the incumbent president, that's here.

696
00:58:05,690 --> 00:58:08,590
I have on this sheet of paper, a list of 15 questions,

697
00:58:09,310 --> 00:58:11,250
but I will only share five of them with you right now.

698
00:58:12,790 --> 00:58:15,530
What is the reasoning behind typing all information for an

699
00:58:15,530 --> 00:58:17,910
IEP into the Google document form?

700
00:58:17,990 --> 00:58:19,810
Is this known to avoid the key stroke,

701
00:58:19,810 --> 00:58:22,870
history, afforded with success at program?

702
00:58:23,390 --> 00:58:24,950
Should this process not be transparent?

703
00:58:26,210 --> 00:58:28,170
Is it standard practice to not read assurances

704
00:58:28,170 --> 00:58:30,350
and deliberations during a transferred order.

705
00:58:32,560 --> 00:58:37,580
Can the district explain my students needing accommodations to not receive support in the

706
00:58:37,580 --> 00:58:38,320
Spets staff?

707
00:58:38,940 --> 00:58:44,180
Can the commentating their work of why the speed teachers are not pushing in or pulling students

708
00:58:44,180 --> 00:58:49,000
for tutorials to assist with the coursework that they may be struggling in?

709
00:58:49,480 --> 00:58:54,100
Can the district account for the minutes of the day where the inclusion support is not

710
00:58:54,100 --> 00:58:58,760
within their assigned classroom and explaining the reasoning for them not being in the classroom?

711
00:58:58,760 --> 00:59:05,010
Can the district explain the reason of not writing the effect of goals which are staggered out to show growth over time?

712
00:59:05,980 --> 00:59:07,660
Why are the goals so vaguely written?

713
00:59:08,220 --> 00:59:09,360
Who is writing these?

714
00:59:09,660 --> 00:59:13,760
And why is it not a standard cohesive practice on how goals are written?

715
00:59:15,870 --> 00:59:17,750
Alito ISD is spailing our children.

716
00:59:18,550 --> 00:59:21,890
Basic laws for education plans are constantly being broken.

717
00:59:22,590 --> 00:59:27,010
Parents are being bullied in a culture of fear, fostered by top administration

718
00:59:27,010 --> 00:59:29,070
and is forcing great teachers out.

719
00:59:29,670 --> 00:59:35,170
The superintendent and special education director are doing this intentionally and it has to stop.

720
00:59:35,730 --> 00:59:36,830
Is this growing greatness?

721
00:59:57,170 --> 00:59:59,870
My name is Courtney Mori, my daughter Annie.

722
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:02,400
This four-year-old and has down syndrome.

723
01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:10,920
Elito ISD is deliberately failing my child. The superintendent and special education director,

724
01:00:11,620 --> 01:00:18,480
our ignoring education laws, intimidating parents, and driving out great teachers to serve their own agenda.

725
01:00:19,720 --> 01:00:25,260
This isn't mismanagement, it's intentional. Is this what growing greatness looks like?

726
01:00:29,670 --> 01:00:31,510
Next up is Katie Rivera.

727
01:00:31,510 --> 01:00:32,570
My

728
01:00:40,570 --> 01:00:46,030
name is Katie Rivera and my son's name is Cal. Cal is five years old and Cal has

729
01:00:46,030 --> 01:00:52,030
down syndrome. Elito ISC is deliberately failing my child. The superintendent and

730
01:00:52,030 --> 01:00:57,370
special education director are ignoring education laws, intimidating parents, and

731
01:00:57,370 --> 01:01:02,470
driving out great teachers to serve their own agenda. This isn't mismanagement, it's

732
01:01:02,470 --> 01:01:05,470
intentional. Is this what growing greatness looks like?

733
01:01:08,540 --> 01:01:10,700
Next up, we have Carol Canan.

734
01:01:12,200 --> 01:01:13,460
I'm sorry, Karen.

735
01:01:14,740 --> 01:01:16,820
The R was, and I'm sorry about that, Carol.

736
01:01:18,580 --> 01:01:19,920
My name is Carol Karen.

737
01:01:20,920 --> 01:01:22,760
My daughter, Ellie, who's 10 years old,

738
01:01:22,900 --> 01:01:25,320
goes to Stewart Elementary, she's in the fourth grade.

739
01:01:27,420 --> 01:01:29,920
As you all are aware, because I've talked to most of you,

740
01:01:29,920 --> 01:01:32,820
I'm not real happy with the special ed services

741
01:01:32,820 --> 01:01:34,660
that are being provided at the Lido ST.

742
01:01:36,320 --> 01:01:42,980
And I brought a couple of examples with me tonight to kind of show you exactly what I'm talking about.

743
01:01:43,340 --> 01:01:47,420
So, Ellie's in fourth grade. She's supposed to be learning math. This is an example.

744
01:01:49,020 --> 01:01:55,080
Sign language math. So, I'm not sure why she's learning it. She's not deaf.

745
01:01:56,320 --> 01:02:00,800
And I'm pretty sure it's not helping her learn additional subtraction. Here's another example.

746
01:02:02,700 --> 01:02:05,980
three, actually, Ellie's learning how to spell her name.

747
01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:09,180
Oddly, she could spell it whenever we came here three years ago.

748
01:02:10,360 --> 01:02:13,520
And if you notice, these are three separate examples.

749
01:02:14,940 --> 01:02:16,240
Her name's not spelled right.

750
01:02:16,860 --> 01:02:20,760
Y'all jammed in extra L in there, and nobody seemed to notice it.

751
01:02:21,280 --> 01:02:23,040
So you're teaching her to spell her name wrong.

752
01:02:24,240 --> 01:02:26,000
So here's where you're failing my child.

753
01:02:26,700 --> 01:02:29,700
So as a board, I would ask that you ask yourselves,

754
01:02:29,700 --> 01:02:31,560
Is this growing greatness?

755
01:02:37,610 --> 01:02:38,970
Next up is Scott Kern.

756
01:02:39,770 --> 01:02:40,670
That's my wife.

757
01:02:44,380 --> 01:02:45,300
My name is Scott Kern.

758
01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:48,280
My daughter's owner Grace.

759
01:02:48,460 --> 01:02:52,300
She also goes by Ellie. She's a wonderful child. She has Down syndrome.

760
01:02:53,660 --> 01:02:58,900
A Leo ISD, the leadership, is deliberately failing to educate my child.

761
01:02:59,960 --> 01:03:02,220
We've worked through every tedious step

762
01:03:02,600 --> 01:03:05,640
to try to meet with the school, the school leadership.

763
01:03:05,640 --> 01:03:10,700
we have done everything within our power to do everything and we are out of options.

764
01:03:12,180 --> 01:03:17,400
This is superintendent and a special educator, our ignoring education laws and Texas

765
01:03:17,400 --> 01:03:24,220
code, intimidating parents, and driving out great teachers to serve their own agenda.

766
01:03:24,820 --> 01:03:26,940
This is not mismanagement, it is intentional.

767
01:03:27,900 --> 01:03:29,940
Is this what growing greatness looks like?

768
01:03:33,680 --> 01:03:35,380
Next up we have Price Marshall.

769
01:03:35,380 --> 01:03:36,280
My

770
01:03:44,820 --> 01:03:49,720
name is Price Marshall, and my son, his name is Sully, he's four years old and has

771
01:03:49,720 --> 01:03:50,360
down syndrome.

772
01:03:50,920 --> 01:03:55,180
Elido SD is deliberately failing my child, the superintendent and special education

773
01:03:55,180 --> 01:03:59,380
director are ignoring educational laws, intending the appearance and driving out great

774
01:03:59,380 --> 01:04:00,960
teachers to serve their own agenda.

775
01:04:01,680 --> 01:04:05,680
This isn't mismanagement, it's intentional, is this what growing greatness looks like?

776
01:04:09,860 --> 01:04:12,840
All right, next, we have Theresa, Theresa, I can't read you last name, what is it last

777
01:04:12,840 --> 01:04:13,140
name?

778
01:04:13,140 --> 01:04:13,440
Amen.

779
01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:14,720
Amen, okay.

780
01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:15,400
Thank you.

781
01:04:15,980 --> 01:04:17,180
I'm sorry, Teresa.

782
01:04:25,310 --> 01:04:25,850
Good evening.

783
01:04:26,750 --> 01:04:28,350
My name is Teresa Lomin.

784
01:04:29,030 --> 01:04:31,370
And my son is Johann Summers.

785
01:04:33,130 --> 01:04:34,750
And he is 19 years old.

786
01:04:34,770 --> 01:04:36,150
He's a senior this year.

787
01:04:37,630 --> 01:04:45,390
And he has learning differences in the superintendent and the special education director are ignoring

788
01:04:45,390 --> 01:04:54,470
education laws, they're intimidating parents. They're driving out great teachers.

789
01:04:56,980 --> 01:05:03,860
This isn't mismanagement, guys. This intentional. Is this what growing greatness?

790
01:05:04,940 --> 01:05:05,840
Looks like

791
01:05:08,560 --> 01:05:12,080
any sped students are graduating this year.

792
01:05:16,360 --> 01:05:20,180
How many are transitioning

793
01:05:20,180 --> 01:05:31,200
and using the transition program, not us, it's not right for us, very few of these kids

794
01:05:31,200 --> 01:05:36,560
are using the transition program that are a senior this year in this fed program.

795
01:05:38,160 --> 01:05:46,540
This is because a failed leadership has left them without the support that they need to

796
01:05:46,540 --> 01:05:47,340
get a job.

797
01:05:48,560 --> 01:05:49,720
Thank you so much.

798
01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:51,640
My name is Theresa Lowland.

799
01:05:52,680 --> 01:05:53,380
And you go home.

800
01:05:53,540 --> 01:05:54,100
Is your son?

801
01:05:54,400 --> 01:05:55,980
He carries the flag at the...

802
01:05:55,980 --> 01:05:56,520
Yes, he has.

803
01:05:56,760 --> 01:05:57,820
Here's the A, very proudly.

804
01:05:58,300 --> 01:05:58,800
Thank you.

805
01:06:00,860 --> 01:06:02,800
Next up, we have Mary Kate Parminer.

806
01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:17,020
Good evening.

807
01:06:17,360 --> 01:06:18,500
My name is Mary Kate Parminter.

808
01:06:18,980 --> 01:06:21,020
I'm a seventh grade student at a little middle school.

809
01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:24,340
I'm here to express my concern for my brother's safety at school.

810
01:06:25,340 --> 01:06:28,900
Three years ago, I was honored by Stuart Elementary to accept an award for kindness.

811
01:06:29,700 --> 01:06:32,520
All years before the 2024 to 2025 school year,

812
01:06:32,520 --> 01:06:37,040
My brother was a leader at Stewart Elementary, excited to go to school.

813
01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:40,720
Now I'm scared for his physical and emotional safety at school.

814
01:06:41,420 --> 01:06:44,420
I've not seen my friends who are in functional academics, walking the halls,

815
01:06:44,520 --> 01:06:46,380
are eating lunch with us in two years.

816
01:06:47,200 --> 01:06:49,220
Before they were active in class and making friends,

817
01:06:49,760 --> 01:06:52,180
now when I see them it's like they have to hide or are ashamed.

818
01:06:53,040 --> 01:06:53,440
Ward numbers.

819
01:06:54,740 --> 01:06:57,720
I would like to ask you, where are my friends?

820
01:06:58,520 --> 01:06:59,440
Are you hiding them?

821
01:06:59,440 --> 01:07:02,280
As a leader, you claim to wrote greatness.

822
01:07:03,360 --> 01:07:07,460
I believe that everyone deserves a chance to build and be educated no matter how long it takes

823
01:07:07,460 --> 01:07:09,500
or where you have to do to teach them.

824
01:07:09,980 --> 01:07:10,540
Thank you.

825
01:07:12,950 --> 01:07:14,450
We have Heather Barmaner.

826
01:07:35,290 --> 01:07:36,550
You get your email today.

827
01:07:36,910 --> 01:07:37,810
I appreciate it.

828
01:07:37,810 --> 01:07:38,890
Thank you so much.

829
01:07:43,710 --> 01:07:44,670
She's better at the computer.

830
01:07:44,970 --> 01:07:45,390
I am.

831
01:07:45,630 --> 01:07:46,210
I apologize.

832
01:07:48,150 --> 01:07:48,790
Hello there.

833
01:07:48,930 --> 01:07:50,190
My name is Heather Barmancer.

834
01:07:50,470 --> 01:07:52,810
And I have two children in a leader of ISD.

835
01:07:53,610 --> 01:08:05,330
You all received an email from me today with my formal request for a strong staff attendants at the upcoming down syndrome Congress conference, which is taking place this year in Dallas.

836
01:08:06,650 --> 01:08:17,470
I think it's speak for a large population of people when I say that it has been a long difficult heartbreaking and sometimes abusive year for special education students in a Lito ISD.

837
01:08:17,470 --> 01:08:26,450
Much like the children we've heard from earlier this evening, our children want to become nurses and doctors and NFL stars, just like their typical peers.

838
01:08:26,870 --> 01:08:32,990
In fact, my son, Bo, dreams of becoming just like his hero, officer Scott Hogg, adds Stuart Elementary.

839
01:08:33,550 --> 01:08:37,250
In fact, I think he can do it. This child can do anything.

840
01:08:38,190 --> 01:08:47,450
But we can't do it alone. We need your help. This will not happen unless we see some serious change in regard to special education.

841
01:08:47,450 --> 01:08:52,070
and attitudes toward people with disabilities in Alito, ISD.

842
01:08:52,530 --> 01:08:56,130
There's too many assumptions about what this population can and cannot do.

843
01:08:56,450 --> 01:09:01,090
Often with antiquated data that ignores the progress we have made as a community.

844
01:09:01,670 --> 01:09:05,890
I've passed on several suggestions to staff over the years for inclusive practices,

845
01:09:06,270 --> 01:09:08,670
often free through different organizations.

846
01:09:09,130 --> 01:09:11,850
I have been ignored every single time.

847
01:09:12,270 --> 01:09:16,070
It is time to grow greatness for all of our barricades.

848
01:09:16,070 --> 01:09:23,110
Native Americans view families with children's of disabilities as being blessed by the gods.

849
01:09:23,470 --> 01:09:28,370
Somehow we have lost this in contemporary American society, but make no mistake about it.

850
01:09:28,610 --> 01:09:32,090
We truly believe that God trusted us with both.

851
01:09:32,470 --> 01:09:35,250
We have the same trust in you. Please don't abuse it.

852
01:09:40,700 --> 01:09:42,520
Lastly, we have Jeff Stringman.

853
01:09:51,240 --> 01:09:51,600
Good evening.

854
01:09:52,040 --> 01:09:53,460
My name is Jeff Stringman tonight.

855
01:09:53,600 --> 01:09:57,840
I am representing the elite community lines club,

856
01:09:58,400 --> 01:10:00,000
and on behalf of the lines club,

857
01:10:00,180 --> 01:10:04,660
also I am a board member for the elite lines club youth basketball association.

858
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:09,400
And we just wrapped up a very successful season.

859
01:10:09,880 --> 01:10:13,100
And I wanted to come up here and thank you and thank Chris,

860
01:10:13,100 --> 01:10:19,360
Chris and Samantha may not agree that it was a complete successful, but they did give us

861
01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:27,220
and worked with us and a leader of ISD, Dr. Bohn, Chris, board members, you guys are a great partner

862
01:10:27,220 --> 01:10:36,300
for the Lions Club. As a organization, we are non-profit and our motto is Lions Serve, and since 1984

863
01:10:36,300 --> 01:10:47,020
or the youth basketball association that has started in Alito has been sponsored, I say sponsored.

864
01:10:47,560 --> 01:10:51,780
We use our nonprofit to support the lines of youth basketball.

865
01:10:52,240 --> 01:10:56,820
And one of our members who still remember Rick stores us, started that in 1984, there

866
01:10:56,820 --> 01:10:58,100
were maybe 40 kids.

867
01:10:58,560 --> 01:11:03,320
This year we had 900 kids, or over 900 kids, which is the highest we've ever had, probably

868
01:11:03,320 --> 01:11:04,780
as many as we can have right now.

869
01:11:04,780 --> 01:11:10,580
But that represents over a hundred teams, over a hundred coaches, one of the coaches.

870
01:11:10,720 --> 01:11:12,160
My might see up here on the board.

871
01:11:12,400 --> 01:11:20,140
We've also had faculty members that were coaches, and that also represents over 100 hours a week

872
01:11:20,140 --> 01:11:22,520
that were practiced in the elite of gyms.

873
01:11:22,940 --> 01:11:24,500
Again, we couldn't do without you guys.

874
01:11:24,580 --> 01:11:26,080
We really appreciate it.

875
01:11:26,160 --> 01:11:31,740
We're able to give hours and hours of opportunities for kids to learn, to play with their

876
01:11:32,260 --> 01:11:37,840
to learn the game and to get out and run around and to stay off their phones for at least

877
01:11:37,840 --> 01:11:38,600
an hour anyway.

878
01:11:39,340 --> 01:11:39,900
Thank you so much.

879
01:11:40,020 --> 01:11:40,820
Appreciate you all.

880
01:11:40,920 --> 01:11:41,540
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

881
01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:47,220
Is that everybody that signed up for public comment?

882
01:11:50,410 --> 01:11:52,010
Thank you all for coming to speak tonight.

883
01:11:52,310 --> 01:11:52,690
Appreciate it.

884
01:11:55,330 --> 01:11:56,230
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

885
01:11:56,510 --> 01:11:58,610
That's an organization we'll continue to support.

886
01:12:15,480 --> 01:12:15,620
All right.

887
01:12:16,040 --> 01:12:17,460
We'll move to our consent agenda.

888
01:12:18,420 --> 01:12:20,720
On the consent agenda we have consider approval of board minutes.

889
01:12:21,540 --> 01:12:23,420
Consider approval of monthly financial reports.

890
01:12:23,420 --> 01:12:28,740
consider approval of resolution regarding wage payments during emergency school closing.

891
01:12:29,560 --> 01:12:34,300
Trustees, if there's any one of those items you'd like to pull from the agenda, you may do so.

892
01:12:34,620 --> 01:12:39,420
If not, I'll take a motion to pass the agenda as listed.

893
01:12:40,780 --> 01:12:46,080
Motion by Mr. Territ, second by Mr. Harris, all of those in favor of please say aye.

894
01:12:47,320 --> 01:12:47,860
Opposed?

895
01:12:48,300 --> 01:12:49,500
No, I'm motion carries an answer.

896
01:12:49,500 --> 01:12:54,560
The next step is our communication items, as always, we'll start with our district instruction

897
01:12:54,560 --> 01:12:55,260
of focus.

898
01:12:55,760 --> 01:12:59,440
Dr. Kirsten, and Ms. Williams, is here tonight.

899
01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:00,180
Yes.

900
01:13:00,840 --> 01:13:01,420
Good evening.

901
01:13:01,440 --> 01:13:05,600
It's great to see you all and to bring you our instructional focus update.

902
01:13:07,260 --> 01:13:12,380
As you know, guiding everything we do, as we mentioned that I've got to celebrate as the

903
01:13:12,380 --> 01:13:18,740
work of the PLC in addition to that, we want to be able to provide you with some of our instructional

904
01:13:18,740 --> 01:13:26,820
focus data from our top priorities as a district. We've established goals around these priorities

905
01:13:26,820 --> 01:13:32,020
that are outlined for you on the screen, and this evening wanted to provide you with a brief

906
01:13:32,020 --> 01:13:38,140
update on how we are doing in relation to these goals that we've set ourselves. As you know, we've

907
01:13:38,140 --> 01:13:44,660
set a very high bar for our district instructional priorities, and that is to be 100% of classrooms

908
01:13:44,660 --> 01:13:52,760
with fidelity of implementation by June, and this last reporting period, we had 688 daily

909
01:13:52,760 --> 01:13:57,320
impact walks. Again, this is from our campus assistant principles and our principles,

910
01:13:58,660 --> 01:14:03,430
and each week they are in and out of classrooms gathering this implementation data for us.

911
01:14:03,430 --> 01:14:10,490
year to date we have conducted 4,842 daily impact walks.

912
01:14:11,170 --> 01:14:15,190
So 4,842 instructional walks.

913
01:14:15,870 --> 01:14:17,010
That's a lot of steps.

914
01:14:17,990 --> 01:14:20,690
But we get to see great things happening in the classroom.

915
01:14:23,830 --> 01:14:24,450
Yes, gathering.

916
01:14:24,550 --> 01:14:25,610
Really hard it work.

917
01:14:26,390 --> 01:14:26,470
Absolutely.

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Even during some of the busy seasons of the year,

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they still keep that a top priority every single week.

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So what you see on this screen is our four daily practices

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that we are looking for consistent evidence,

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K through 12 in every classroom.

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You can see in the far right turquoise colored bar,

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that is our data from this last reporting cycle,

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which is cycle six.

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I thought I would simply share with you the average,

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again, year to date for these six.

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So, you can see for the lesson frame, that is something that we know is instructually sound that every classroom has the learning target posted, anchored in the classroom and that students know the learning standard for the day and of course that students know the why behind what they're learning.

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You can see high levels of implementation with this again pre-K through 12 in all of our

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content areas and our average to date is 95% of our classrooms have consistent evidence

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of the lesson frame.

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Moving on to daily critical writing, you can see that we are proud of this work, especially

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if I were to put up previous school years and where we started with this particular look

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for. We started in the 50% range several years ago and our average today is 89% of classrooms

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have evidence of daily critical writing. I didn't want to point out on this look for we do not

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count just you know writing a word or something of that nature. We have done calibration around

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that it really should be critical thinking evidence through writing. So our campus principles this year

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we have worked to calibrate around this look for and to really ensure that we're measuring

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this with fidelity.

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So, not just simply are they writing, but can we see clear evidence of critical thinking

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through the writing?

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You're welcome for this every other years.

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We do.

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Yes.

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This has been a look for the last three years, so we have data over time.

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Like I said, the year one that we implemented this, we were in the 50% range and I think

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that each year not only have we seen significant growth in progress, but the quality of the writing has also improved.

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So this is one measurement of that. It's our quick check, so to speak, but we also see evidence in students writing,

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our students do a beginning of your writing sample and an end of your writing sample.

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And that's really where we get to evaluate the growth of a student's writing year to year.

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So we're very proud of this work, but there's also a lot of other variables that show that

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this has been something to really be proud of, a point of pride for our students and lots

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of explicit instruction from our teachers and training. The third look for is frequent small group

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purposeful talk and this is also then a look for for quite some time. At one point we did

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move this off and then we moved it back on post-COVID because we noticed that kids were not

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talking when we came back from COVID and we needed our students engaging at academic

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discussion. We have put a lot of intentional work on this one specifically this

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school year. Many of our campuses, this is one of their state-of-the-school goals that

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they're working on, is to make sure that students have opportunities to talk

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about their learning and to really see that they're thinking through academic

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discussion and year-to-date we have 86% of classrooms that have evidence of frequent

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smog or purposeful talk. And that's not just talking one time throughout the course of

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a lesson but that's talking multiple times to really again have an opportunity to share

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their thinking with peers before they move perhaps to an assignment or a critical piece of writing.

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And then finally our last district look for is active participation. This is where we are really

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looking our students authentically engaged in learning.

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We're looking to see that they are not simply compliant.

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We have amazing kids that will be compliant,

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our kids are very respectful,

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but for this measure we're looking beyond compliance

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and really are they authentically engaged in the learning task.

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So very proud of the high levels of implementation with this look for.

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Lots to celebrate here.

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I know that these are just bar graphs,

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But behind the data, we have a lot of intentional work that goes on from our campus admin team,

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our teachers, our students, and we're really proud of these high levels of implementation.

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The next slide shows you the data broken down at the elementary levels so that you can see how our elementary campuses are playing into this overall data.

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And then you can also see how the secondary schools are contributing to this data as well.

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I also want to do quickly highlight a couple of exceptional experiences before I turn it over with the Kathy Williams who's going to provide us with the social studies update this evening.

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We provide you with these every month.

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Don't necessarily share them at each board meeting, but did want the opportunity to just highlight a couple of exceptional experiences.

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When we talk about active participation, this is to me what it really looks like in action.

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kind of the work behind the bar graphs. So you can see on the left side we have a fourth grade science classroom

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and they were investigating the impact of erosion and looking at ways to protect homes from the effects of erosion.

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You can see that they're doing some hands-on models in this far left example and then on the right side.

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actually got to see this one in action in human anatomy and physiology and was blown away

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01:20:18,500 --> 01:20:26,180
by our students who were really using this model that they had created to simulate a heart attack

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01:20:26,180 --> 01:20:30,480
and what does that look like when the arteries are clogged, et cetera?

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01:20:31,440 --> 01:20:36,360
The level of thinking in this classroom truly off the charts made me feel

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01:20:36,360 --> 01:20:41,020
at ease knowing that our future is in the hands of these bright students.

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The next one that I thought would be a great transition,

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before we talk about our social studies update,

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or a couple of examples from a few of our social studies classrooms.

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You can see on the far left side and fourth grade at McKinney Elementary.

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01:20:56,160 --> 01:20:59,940
Students, we're reading about different Texas Revolutionary Heroes,

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and you can see one of their trading cards that they created.

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So, not only did they research, but they also created trading cards to really see

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them at their learning around these heroes.

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And then on the right side, you can see from Mac and Alley Middle School, Mrs. Gallardo

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Sixth grade classroom, we're utilizing a strategy called Little By Little, where they started

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to uncover the photograph, and you can see students engaged in that academic discussion

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01:21:28,400 --> 01:21:32,940
like we were just discussing, really being able to talk with their peers about what they

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see while they were learning about the people of Sudan.

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So proud of the work that's happening across the district.

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You have some additional photos as well,

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but thought we would just highlight a few of those.

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And at this time, I'm going to invite Ms. Kathy Williams,

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our social studies coordinator for the district.

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So he's going to provide us with a brief update

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of what's happening with all things.

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So thank you.

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Dr. Bone and Mr. Collins mentioned it that this morning,

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We did have staff professional learning and our staff was hard at work planning for this last

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writing cycle to finish the year strong and we got to see the American Social Studies team

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and action today designing some great experiences.

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So we'll let Kathy highlight a few of those for us this evening.

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Good evening, President Collins.

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Dr. Bohn, members of the board.

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Thank you for the opportunity to share about how our society's apartment is growing greatness

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in the lead OISD.

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There are two changes that I wanted to share with you.

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The first one this year, social studies in our lab again,

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integrating the instruction of these core contents in grades K through five.

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Reachers is showing us that social studies

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has a statistically significant effect on reading improvement.

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We also know that students want more problem-based kinds

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01:22:55,010 --> 01:22:58,070
of multi-discipline area approaches to their learning.

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Additionally, students will face real-world experiences that require multiple multidisciplinary

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skillset. In these pictures, you can see this in action. These fifth-grade students

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read the novel, Curse Journey, in particular, barely. The story follows the family and their

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01:23:16,910 --> 01:23:21,970
journey along the Oregon Trail. While reading the novel, students are building their background

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01:23:21,970 --> 01:23:26,670
knowledge of Westward Expansion. You can see at the teacher table, the teacher is able to

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a discussion about author's purpose and plot while talking about the challenges

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pioneer space on the Oregon Trail.

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Another new thing to associate this year is our personal financial literacy and economics

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course being offered to seniors at the high school that replaces the traditional

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01:23:44,390 --> 01:23:49,750
economics. This innovative course provides students with the opportunity to learn real

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01:23:49,750 --> 01:23:55,130
world units such as managing credit, taxes, insurance, banking, and budgeting.

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Teachers are utilizing the next-generation personal finance curriculum to facilitate the instruction

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and support relevant connections to students and their needs.

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They have remarked how engaged students are with this new course versus the previous.

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It's aligned with what students will need to know right out of high school,

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preparing them for college, the workforce, and the military.

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Now while those are new, we have some aspects that have remained constant.

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Our social studies are lifelong learners.

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They have attended multiple professional development sessions this year.

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Topics have ranged from implementation of the revised steaks that went into effect this year.

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Vertical alignment discussions about how they can support the grade level of their course.

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01:24:41,170 --> 01:24:45,370
Developing real-world learning activities and a deep dive into the relevance we're

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01:24:45,370 --> 01:24:49,310
looking at authentic resources. As a leader of professional

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01:24:49,310 --> 01:24:53,470
development sessions, it's exciting to see them take their new learning and use it in

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01:24:53,470 --> 01:24:57,450
the classroom the very next week giving their students new opportunities to master

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01:24:57,450 --> 01:24:59,690
social studies content and skills.

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The PLC process has become the cornerstone of our planning and the

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01:25:05,270 --> 01:25:09,310
social studies department. This year we have veteran collaborative teams that

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have continued to grow and become even better at utilizing data to drive

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instruction and intervention.

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They have taken their data and developed new intervention systems and strategies, which they

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have shared with other teams.

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Most exciting is watching the new teams grow and develop, because some of their team members

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01:25:26,630 --> 01:25:33,710
know the PLC process and are able to get new team members supported and engaged much more quickly

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01:25:33,710 --> 01:25:36,870
than in the days before collaborative teams.

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Document questions or DVQs we call them.

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is the foundational component of social studies instruction.

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It offers opportunities for students to engage in explicit practice of building skills

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in reading primary and secondary sources, developing a claim, and supporting that claim with

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01:25:53,770 --> 01:25:58,710
contextual evidence. Students have the opportunity to read and write about topics such as the

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heroic leadership of Sam Houston. The causes of the great depression or how the constitution

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guarantees against tyranny. In this fourth-grade example, students ran several documents about

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01:26:14,310 --> 01:26:20,090
cattle drives and hard life of a cowboy. They then had to address the prompts. Would you

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re-up next year? It's kind of 50-50.

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While those study teachers make learning about the

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01:26:29,800 --> 01:26:35,560
TX exciting, engaging, and at times entertaining, they never lose side of the importance of

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courses. Social studies is where students learn the lessons of the past and the impact of them on the

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01:26:41,480 --> 01:26:48,500
future. Students learn the importance of civic duty such as this birth grader and her voter registration

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01:26:48,500 --> 01:26:54,780
card. They learn about patriotism such as this third grader as she reads her thank you letter

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01:26:54,780 --> 01:27:00,800
to one of the founding fathers. We find ways to make history come alive such as with this fourth grader

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01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:03,980
is using a podcast to share about the Texas Revolution.

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01:27:05,120 --> 01:27:09,900
We get students thinking about and discussing our nation's role in the world, such as these

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01:27:09,900 --> 01:27:12,020
11th grade APUS history students.

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01:27:12,660 --> 01:27:16,900
We get students thinking about their communities, such as these on-level world history students

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01:27:16,900 --> 01:27:20,080
looking at the impact of our organization on cities.

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Our Social Studies department is committed to not only educating our bare cats, but also

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empowering in this future citizens of the world, our country and our community.

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01:27:31,520 --> 01:27:35,380
Thank you for your continued support of our department and our amazing teachers.

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01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:38,720
If there's any questions, I would be happy to answer them.

1087
01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:42,400
Can you tell me a little bit about the five-dimensional literacy class?

1088
01:27:42,900 --> 01:27:43,300
Yes, sir.

1089
01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:49,140
It's a new course that it is following a state suggested curriculum that has nine individual units.

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They're much followed in previous, but they are looking at real world applications such as the banking,

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01:27:54,300 --> 01:28:01,740
the budgeting credit and the kids seem to really engage in it more because they see real world

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01:28:01,740 --> 01:28:05,380
things that they for their parents talk about and they know is coming for them.

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01:28:06,120 --> 01:28:08,560
All right, raise in fiscal responsibility, that's all I can.

1094
01:28:08,820 --> 01:28:09,480
Yes, sir.

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Any questions, trustee's comments?

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01:28:14,300 --> 01:28:14,500
Thank you.

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01:28:14,760 --> 01:28:15,260
Thank you.

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Thank you.

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01:28:21,770 --> 01:28:25,170
All right, next up, there's going to be our bond date update, Mr. Campbell.

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Good evening.

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Good evening, President Collins, trustee.

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Dr. Mone, you guys got a first hand look at most of what's left of the bond of the 23 bond work.

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It's coming along nicely. Going back a little bit, Lynn McKinney.

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I spoke to the contractor yesterday on the phone.

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01:28:54,480 --> 01:28:57,880
We're waiting on two items from some contractors document wise.

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And then they'll be ready to submit their close-out documents to us for review.

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So we're looking, it's going to be tight, but we're still looking good for our March target to close out

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01:29:09,120 --> 01:29:09,820
Lynn McKinney.

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01:29:10,860 --> 01:29:14,300
High school, you guys got to see a lot of this.

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These pictures, I took at the same time that I normally take them when we do the season.

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We do the bond update.

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This was a week ago.

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So this was right before we went on spring break, is when I put this together.

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Excuse me.

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And you can see the difference in a week's worth of work all the following in these spaces on the left

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You're looking at

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Cheer on in the middle is dance

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And then one of the bathrooms

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So you saw all the flooring is in

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The dance floor is striped

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The acoustical treatments are up on the walls

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And all the bathrooms are finished out

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This was another look

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The following area, so you can see that you've got to see the progress there as well. There's the storage space in between dance and cheer, and then one of the bathrooms that was tiled at the time, but now the fixtures are there, the toilet partitions are up, all those things. Here's a couple of pictures of the exterior. On the far right, you can see the glass, the glass was in today. Last week it wasn't. Agborn, you guys got to walk through there. It was pretty much finished.

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We're not took the picture, there was a little bit of work left and nothing that you can see but they put some heat trace tape on all the water lines to keep them from freezing during the winter time.

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They came back and did that over spring break.

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But Ag is ag is fully functional and you could tell by the dropings in the wash bay that it's being used.

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So any questions?

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Questions?

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Thank you.

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01:31:05,240 --> 01:31:10,700
next step we'll have a 2024 2025 general fund budget update, Mr. House fell.

1132
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The I wanted to briefly take a few minutes and kind of give you guys an update on the status

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of our 2024 budget, and I've included there on page 111 of your agenda of your agenda is kind

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of a cap summary of the backup information behind it. You'll see that our projected student in

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but it was 8,400 and six.

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The our pens actual fall,

1137
01:31:36,440 --> 01:31:37,860
pens enrollment was 8430.

1138
01:31:38,520 --> 01:31:41,380
So very close on what our projected enrollment was.

1139
01:31:41,440 --> 01:31:43,400
In fact, we're 24 students over that.

1140
01:31:43,880 --> 01:31:45,260
The projected average day,

1141
01:31:45,380 --> 01:31:47,940
the attendance or ADA is you all know

1142
01:31:47,940 --> 01:31:50,260
we estimate what our average day,

1143
01:31:50,360 --> 01:31:52,700
the attendance will be because that's what we're funded on from the state.

1144
01:31:53,080 --> 01:31:56,680
We do that essentially year before we actually know what the numbers are.

1145
01:31:56,860 --> 01:31:58,500
So when we adopt the budget in August,

1146
01:31:58,500 --> 01:32:10,040
We're estimating of what our average daily tins will be for the course of the year, then we know what those final numbers are in the June following year and the state settles up with the same September of the following year.

1147
01:32:11,020 --> 01:32:27,860
So our projected 80 average daily tins for the 24 25 year with 7,817 and sf so I've run started running our 88 reports essentially monthly to see how we're comparing with those numbers and stuff, because you know the last couple of years we've been.

1148
01:32:28,340 --> 01:32:32,440
with the tennis, and so for this men a little estimated,

1149
01:32:33,360 --> 01:32:36,780
difficult estimating, I'll put it that away in light of current attendance patterns,

1150
01:32:37,120 --> 01:32:41,920
and so forth. So the, I ran it as of March 6th, you see there as of March 6th,

1151
01:32:41,940 --> 01:32:50,920
it was 7,052. Historically based on historical trends, our student attendance, as well as in

1152
01:32:50,920 --> 01:32:57,840
home somewhat drops in the spring of the year. So when TA funds, it's based as a

1153
01:32:57,840 --> 01:33:03,380
The longer the students are in school over the course of the year, the higher our IDA is.

1154
01:33:03,940 --> 01:33:08,080
So knowing historical trends will drop over the course of the spring.

1155
01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:17,680
So I've estimated that with you see there an estimated of about an additional 68 is what I'm estimating that our IDA will drop.

1156
01:33:18,440 --> 01:33:24,360
If, by some miracle, that was to actually be the number that we finalize with a gene,

1157
01:33:24,360 --> 01:33:27,820
then we would project to have an additional state revenue,

1158
01:33:27,920 --> 01:33:30,200
a receiv additional state revenue this year,

1159
01:33:30,320 --> 01:33:32,380
of about 1.4 million you see there.

1160
01:33:32,680 --> 01:33:35,920
Now again, that number is an estimated number based on

1161
01:33:35,920 --> 01:33:38,600
at this point in time you see there as March 6th.

1162
01:33:38,800 --> 01:33:41,000
I know it will change, we all know it will change

1163
01:33:41,000 --> 01:33:42,960
because our student tennis patterns

1164
01:33:42,960 --> 01:33:44,460
and so we will continue to change.

1165
01:33:45,040 --> 01:33:47,340
So we'll continue to monitor that each month

1166
01:33:47,340 --> 01:33:50,580
and see how we estimate a project

1167
01:33:50,580 --> 01:33:52,540
that we will conclude this year with.

1168
01:33:52,540 --> 01:33:57,840
the tax collections are running. We historically budgeted 99%

1169
01:33:57,840 --> 01:34:01,260
collection right on the current year numbers. We've been very fortunate. I've

1170
01:34:01,260 --> 01:34:04,560
included the last four years information in there. You see, we've been very

1171
01:34:04,560 --> 01:34:10,720
fortunate in our community that our people pay their taxes and stuff. So this

1172
01:34:10,720 --> 01:34:15,040
past year was every year before the priorities, four years except last year, we're in

1173
01:34:15,040 --> 01:34:20,160
98.96. So we're just a fraction under every other year, virtually has been a little

1174
01:34:20,160 --> 01:34:21,780
more than 99%.

1175
01:34:21,780 --> 01:34:23,800
The year to date, the information is

1176
01:34:23,800 --> 01:34:26,400
how far is running that we're reasonably confident

1177
01:34:26,400 --> 01:34:29,000
that we will hit that 99% number.

1178
01:34:29,380 --> 01:34:31,360
So I think we will hit or budget in that regard.

1179
01:34:32,760 --> 01:34:36,640
On the expenditure side, it came up even to that.

1180
01:34:36,740 --> 01:34:38,260
We have made some changes this year.

1181
01:34:38,360 --> 01:34:39,580
Mr. Collins mentioned earlier.

1182
01:34:40,000 --> 01:34:42,820
Based on the difficult decisions for the 24-25

1183
01:34:42,820 --> 01:34:45,400
budget and stuff, we've changed some things.

1184
01:34:45,620 --> 01:34:48,420
It's from operational standpoint, copying, printing,

1185
01:34:49,200 --> 01:34:49,560
operational things.

1186
01:34:49,560 --> 01:34:54,580
So far we're six months into the year so far those numbers there are projections

1187
01:34:54,580 --> 01:34:59,220
We're meeting those projections may be even exceeding them a little bit in some areas and stuff

1188
01:34:59,220 --> 01:35:04,420
So we're continuing to review those as we gather more data and go complete the next six months

1189
01:35:04,420 --> 01:35:10,220
We're looking to see whether we can forecast any additional savings for the 20 5 26 year

1190
01:35:10,220 --> 01:35:13,360
And if that will help us some a much thing for the following year

1191
01:35:13,360 --> 01:35:18,800
But those are all meeting as far as electricity usage and things like that that we made from operational changes

1192
01:35:18,800 --> 01:35:25,940
Those are meeting water projections are so far at least you at least meeting those in some case exceeding those and stuff

1193
01:35:25,940 --> 01:35:33,460
So that's very positive in that regard. The the last item that I put down there is our fund balance as you all of you

1194
01:35:33,460 --> 01:35:41,240
Well, no, we've got a policy that our fund balance that we for a variety of reasons that we've talked about over the years that we maintain 25% of our

1195
01:35:41,860 --> 01:35:44,840
expenditures in our fund balance. You see there at

1196
01:35:44,840 --> 01:35:45,780
August 3rd

1197
01:35:45,780 --> 01:35:52,220
in 2023, you see we were 32.93, then as of 831, 24, 28.51.

1198
01:35:52,840 --> 01:36:00,280
If we were to conclude the 24, 25 year at a higher than anticipated, we were just talking

1199
01:36:00,280 --> 01:36:01,600
about on the student enrollment.

1200
01:36:01,900 --> 01:36:06,960
If that ADA was to continue to increase some projections at this point in time, then as you

1201
01:36:06,960 --> 01:36:10,340
know, we adopted the budget with about $800,000 deficit.

1202
01:36:10,920 --> 01:36:15,040
We would exceed, we would be in the black or have a break, at least the minimum break even

1203
01:36:15,040 --> 01:36:19,660
possibly even positive, add a little bit to the front balance, if the numbers hold that

1204
01:36:19,660 --> 01:36:23,100
and projecting at this point, and again, we've got six months more to go.

1205
01:36:24,080 --> 01:36:29,660
So not only I can guarantee it will change, I just hope that I'm close to and based on historical

1206
01:36:29,660 --> 01:36:34,560
trends we continue to realize some of the student attendance and projections that we

1207
01:36:34,560 --> 01:36:38,820
historically done over the last 30 years I've been doing this.

1208
01:36:38,820 --> 01:36:42,300
They have included on two pages over.

1209
01:36:42,340 --> 01:36:44,520
I've included some information in there on attendance,

1210
01:36:45,400 --> 01:36:45,980
student attendance.

1211
01:36:46,520 --> 01:36:50,020
I know all of our campuses had a big push this year on student,

1212
01:36:50,120 --> 01:36:51,400
getting our students in school.

1213
01:36:51,940 --> 01:36:54,040
And so worth not only does it help financially,

1214
01:36:54,980 --> 01:36:57,060
but you can't learn if you're not in school and stuff.

1215
01:36:57,700 --> 01:37:00,040
So, you'll see there that this year,

1216
01:37:00,100 --> 01:37:02,700
each of our six weeks that we've had so far,

1217
01:37:02,900 --> 01:37:05,360
have exceeded the last couple of years the tenets.

1218
01:37:05,660 --> 01:37:08,200
So, our campuses and everyone, parents, everyone,

1219
01:37:08,200 --> 01:37:12,800
the collaborative effort they're doing a great job on having our students in school and so

1220
01:37:12,800 --> 01:37:18,380
we're so that's part of what's you're contributing to that increase the ADA that I'm projecting

1221
01:37:18,380 --> 01:37:25,580
for this year as we continue to complete this the 2425 year. The rest of the information

1222
01:37:25,580 --> 01:37:29,780
there will be happy to answer any questions I put if there's a chart like our tax collections.

1223
01:37:30,080 --> 01:37:33,960
There's some of those pages are in or monthly financial reports that you guys see every month

1224
01:37:33,960 --> 01:37:37,720
but it put those in there just so you can look at some of those and stuff like the tax

1225
01:37:37,720 --> 01:37:44,420
collections, shows you how we're comparing there, where at 96.35% for this year versus 96-12 last year.

1226
01:37:44,880 --> 01:37:46,640
There's a chart in there about fund balance.

1227
01:37:46,640 --> 01:37:51,780
So you can kind of see historically over the few years how that is fluctuated over time and stuff.

1228
01:37:51,980 --> 01:37:58,360
And where we, it's nice to have appreciate the board of proving that fund balance policy several years ago,

1229
01:37:58,780 --> 01:38:01,640
because it doesn't force us to make difficult decisions.

1230
01:38:02,360 --> 01:38:08,900
But yet it helps tremendously from the financial viability of the school district, and it's we continue to grow cell bonds

1231
01:38:08,900 --> 01:38:14,060
All of those things it makes a tremendous effort from the rating agencies and stuff as well, and it just provides

1232
01:38:14,720 --> 01:38:19,660
Amines to operate the district on a conservative, but

1233
01:38:20,500 --> 01:38:26,660
meaningful way in the board. I always appreciate the board for doing that. It makes my job simpler and a lot of respects and stuff

1234
01:38:26,660 --> 01:38:29,780
And it helps the district financial as well as our taxpayers say money and long

1235
01:38:29,780 --> 01:38:36,760
So, what that, I'll be happy to answer any questions overlooking anything or anything, but

1236
01:38:36,760 --> 01:38:44,720
to sum up our student attendance is contributing greatly to us potentially, transhold,

1237
01:38:44,720 --> 01:38:49,460
historical, transhold, finishing the year and not with the deficit budget, but with a small

1238
01:38:49,460 --> 01:38:55,780
surplus, hopefully those historical transcontiny coupled with the operational efficiencies and

1239
01:38:55,780 --> 01:39:00,500
things that we've seen and so I think it'll be both of those together based on everything

1240
01:39:00,500 --> 01:39:04,140
I know at this point in time and see at this point in time help us to finish the year,

1241
01:39:04,460 --> 01:39:07,200
not with the deficit that way that we're actually adopted by this year.

1242
01:39:07,820 --> 01:39:10,860
So positive news so far for the first six months of the fiscal year.

1243
01:39:11,280 --> 01:39:16,100
Yeah, I mean, I think that's really important to note that, you know, we made some difficult decisions

1244
01:39:16,100 --> 01:39:23,400
last year, you know, we've got a cut spending, but what I appreciate is even though we pass

1245
01:39:23,400 --> 01:39:28,340
budget throughout the year you're still looking for savings to try to turn that around and

1246
01:39:28,340 --> 01:39:32,360
put us in a better position next year. Like I said earlier in the meeting, we're seeing

1247
01:39:32,360 --> 01:39:41,160
school districts and really terrible situations and I don't judge anybody, but there were some

1248
01:39:41,160 --> 01:39:45,660
decisions that were made that they thought they were going to come in and they didn't.

1249
01:39:46,140 --> 01:39:51,920
They're in a tough situation this year and we find ourselves in not that great of a position

1250
01:39:51,920 --> 01:39:53,360
and we've got a fun balance there.

1251
01:39:53,460 --> 01:39:55,360
A lot of districts were hoping the state was going

1252
01:39:55,360 --> 01:39:57,540
to do something like a legislative session,

1253
01:39:57,800 --> 01:39:59,900
and it ended up not coming to your privilege to stuff.

1254
01:40:00,660 --> 01:40:03,640
So I've talked about in our communities and stuff

1255
01:40:03,640 --> 01:40:07,280
and with your assistance as well,

1256
01:40:07,440 --> 01:40:09,300
make some different decisions this last year stuff.

1257
01:40:09,460 --> 01:40:11,940
So we were kind of earlier a pre-emptive on some of that,

1258
01:40:11,960 --> 01:40:13,780
and I think you're seeing some of the benefits of that.

1259
01:40:14,220 --> 01:40:17,860
Now, one of the things that difficult decisions in April,

1260
01:40:18,740 --> 01:40:20,760
TASB will give us a pay study

1261
01:40:20,760 --> 01:40:22,800
that, you know, that we have typically every year and stuff.

1262
01:40:24,820 --> 01:40:27,700
So, the biggest expenditure on a budget is paid is employees,

1263
01:40:27,920 --> 01:40:29,280
because we're a service of business stuff.

1264
01:40:29,440 --> 01:40:33,740
So, you'll see by, we've not given a raise in the last year or this year.

1265
01:40:33,740 --> 01:40:36,340
We've given it one time payment, but we've not given a raise.

1266
01:40:36,420 --> 01:40:39,000
So, you'll see that we're kind of losing ground in some of those areas,

1267
01:40:39,000 --> 01:40:41,580
as well as compared to our peers and things like that and stuff.

1268
01:40:42,100 --> 01:40:47,620
So, that's something we'll have to address at some point in time.

1269
01:40:47,620 --> 01:40:50,680
But when we had the financial resources to be able to address that in,

1270
01:40:50,680 --> 01:40:55,300
responsible matter. As you look at that, we look at that every year stuff and how we can address

1271
01:40:55,300 --> 01:40:56,260
that going forward.

1272
01:40:57,400 --> 01:41:03,160
I wanted to just mention something. So though we are not closing schools or laying off staff,

1273
01:41:03,400 --> 01:41:07,300
which we're very grateful for and it's because of a lot of intentional planning and we do

1274
01:41:07,300 --> 01:41:11,860
have some really significant pain points right now. One, you saw the collaborative team, it's

1275
01:41:11,860 --> 01:41:16,580
the fourth grade team that Annetta and they have very large class sizes. So class sizes are

1276
01:41:16,580 --> 01:41:22,400
to high because we're staffed tightly because we have to be 80 percent, as you know, about 80 percent

1277
01:41:22,400 --> 01:41:27,040
of our budget goes to pay staff. So that is a paying point for our teachers. It's paying

1278
01:41:27,040 --> 01:41:31,900
point for our kids as well. And so that's one reason why we need additional funding from

1279
01:41:31,900 --> 01:41:37,380
the state, so that we can address that tight staffing and get some relief there. And then also

1280
01:41:37,380 --> 01:41:41,900
as Mr. Hasfield mentioned, we didn't give a pay raise to our teachers as you know, for

1281
01:41:41,900 --> 01:41:46,560
the last two years, just a one time payment each year. And so that is another reason why we need

1282
01:41:46,560 --> 01:41:52,900
additional funding from the state, we cut so much in the last two years that there is not much

1283
01:41:52,900 --> 01:41:59,940
more blood to squeeze out of the jar. And we're staffed so tightly that we're not able to reduce

1284
01:41:59,940 --> 01:42:05,220
any staffing positions like we have in the last two years. The other thing is that the

1285
01:42:05,220 --> 01:42:11,020
other opportunity that lawmakers have at the state level is they have the opportunity to,

1286
01:42:11,040 --> 01:42:15,420
you know, we have really great programs here. We've celebrated them tonight. They are academic,

1287
01:42:15,420 --> 01:42:20,180
they're extracurricular, they're athletic, they're fine arts, they are what our community

1288
01:42:20,180 --> 01:42:24,800
expects us to give to our students to make sure that when they leave here they are ready to go

1289
01:42:24,800 --> 01:42:30,620
and they found what they love and what they're good at and that they're going to use those skill sets

1290
01:42:30,620 --> 01:42:38,720
as as productive citizens when they graduate from a Lito ISD and what the state has the opportunity to do

1291
01:42:38,720 --> 01:42:47,860
is to support funding that's year-over-year funding that will help us make sure that those programs

1292
01:42:47,860 --> 01:42:52,180
are round in one year or two years, three years, ten years.

1293
01:42:53,520 --> 01:42:57,220
So that's why, as Mr. Linger mentioned, that's what we're asking.

1294
01:42:57,220 --> 01:43:03,440
That's the opportunity that lawmakers have to help with teacher and staff funding and sorry,

1295
01:43:03,440 --> 01:43:09,640
pay raises to and for us and allow us to have some better staffing models, so class sizes

1296
01:43:09,640 --> 01:43:14,740
aren't too high, and then also to kind of secure the longevity of programming that parents

1297
01:43:14,740 --> 01:43:15,260
expect.

1298
01:43:16,120 --> 01:43:20,320
I mean there's a lot of conversation about teacher raises and therefore the so, but you know

1299
01:43:20,320 --> 01:43:25,720
I think the thing that we've reminded our legislators and the continued, is now we have 80 people

1300
01:43:25,720 --> 01:43:30,220
on transportation department, you're a transport unit, we have over 60 people in our childhood

1301
01:43:30,220 --> 01:43:37,440
There's certainly a few teachers or certainly the most important person in child education, but there's a lot of support that goes there.

1302
01:43:38,580 --> 01:43:43,060
So we might have a continue to work with them and talk about those issues.

1303
01:43:43,460 --> 01:43:58,220
In one last thing that I mentioned is just an obvious note before our community is that when there's the legislation talks about property tax reductions and stuff like that and compression they call it.

1304
01:43:58,220 --> 01:44:06,580
things like that about releasing property taxes, sincerely needed, but that's not new money or additional money coming to publics, because publics are not a lot of trash.

1305
01:44:07,500 --> 01:44:12,540
It's not new money that's coming to the district to spend on the classroom where teachers are erasing things like that.

1306
01:44:13,180 --> 01:44:16,280
It's just the size of the past still staying the same.

1307
01:44:16,480 --> 01:44:21,760
They're not coming from the state versus what of the taxpayers is what's changing, but the size of the past still staying the same.

1308
01:44:21,820 --> 01:44:27,040
So it's not new money or additional money to be used for erasing or the teachers, stopping whatever stuff.

1309
01:44:27,040 --> 01:44:30,420
So it's a shift in where the money's coming from, but it's not in there.

1310
01:44:30,860 --> 01:44:33,400
So that's something that they're going to have to address.

1311
01:44:33,700 --> 01:44:35,920
Again, it's pain and they need to address that as well.

1312
01:44:36,040 --> 01:44:40,520
So we can continue to deliver the services that we all want to do in our community,

1313
01:44:40,720 --> 01:44:42,140
the expense from the district as well.

1314
01:44:45,210 --> 01:44:45,950
All right.

1315
01:44:46,270 --> 01:44:46,950
New close and stress.

1316
01:44:52,060 --> 01:44:54,780
Next up, we'll have board policy update.

1317
01:45:00,180 --> 01:45:30,000
Good evening, and happy same Patrick's day. I don't know about y'all, but I received a call from another, whose maiden name is Murphy. At 6.30 this morning to make sure I had on my green. So, you know, I would be banished from the family. If I did not, I'm probably she didn't ask for a picture. I may have to send her one later. There you go. I'm excited to bring to you this evening. Board policy update 124, and this is eight policies for review this evening. This is just for review.

1318
01:45:30,180 --> 01:45:37,380
You do have a summary of the revisions of these policies as far as red line versions in your packet.

1319
01:45:38,040 --> 01:45:45,200
Again, this is just to review the seeding for you to be able to look at these over the next month.

1320
01:45:45,600 --> 01:45:54,600
And then certainly I'm happy to entertain any questions that you might have and we'll bring these policies back to you at the April Board meeting for you to vote on.

1321
01:45:55,040 --> 01:45:58,080
Any questions that I can help you with the seeding?

1322
01:45:58,080 --> 01:45:59,320
Any questions about positive?

1323
01:46:00,660 --> 01:46:01,600
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

1324
01:46:02,080 --> 01:46:03,440
Thanks so much.

1325
01:46:04,120 --> 01:46:05,640
Well, next move to our action items.

1326
01:46:06,220 --> 01:46:09,100
First up is our consider approval of a legal medical

1327
01:46:09,100 --> 01:46:12,100
stadium turf replacement, Mr. Campbell.

1328
01:46:14,960 --> 01:46:15,940
I'm back.

1329
01:46:17,020 --> 01:46:18,440
A little bit of history.

1330
01:46:20,700 --> 01:46:22,820
The turf was put down in about 2012.

1331
01:46:24,420 --> 01:46:27,020
So it's got about an eight to ten year lifespan.

1332
01:46:27,560 --> 01:46:29,500
We got about 12 out of it.

1333
01:46:29,500 --> 01:46:36,120
It was originally a part of the 2019 bond package for Alito Mill School.

1334
01:46:36,540 --> 01:46:39,940
It was part of the renovation and addition project that happened there.

1335
01:46:40,080 --> 01:46:41,400
It was supposed to get replaced.

1336
01:46:42,220 --> 01:46:43,080
COVID happened.

1337
01:46:43,320 --> 01:46:45,000
Started trying to find money.

1338
01:46:46,280 --> 01:46:51,240
And the turf was one of the things that got value engineered out to free up money to spend

1339
01:46:51,240 --> 01:46:54,160
on other things that were more critical at the time.

1340
01:46:54,560 --> 01:46:58,240
We were still passing all of our GMACs test at that time.

1341
01:46:58,240 --> 01:47:06,340
But it was still, it was starting to look like it was worn, and it needed to be replaced, but we had a little time.

1342
01:47:06,740 --> 01:47:08,640
So that time is now.

1343
01:47:09,620 --> 01:47:12,320
And working with Earl, he was able to find.

1344
01:47:12,460 --> 01:47:16,540
We had some interest income off of the bond.

1345
01:47:17,300 --> 01:47:25,420
And this is now a need because our latest DMX test, we average just under the threshold for failure.

1346
01:47:25,420 --> 01:47:28,560
So this is, this is the perfect time to do it.

1347
01:47:29,620 --> 01:47:41,000
We're bringing it to you in March like this because we want to have time to manufacture the material and be able to put it in and install it this summer so that we'll be ready for all the sports activity in the fall.

1348
01:47:42,060 --> 01:47:44,460
We've gotten 12 years out of it, it's pretty good.

1349
01:47:47,120 --> 01:47:51,620
If there are no questions at this point, I'll go ahead and read the recommendation.

1350
01:47:51,620 --> 01:47:55,820
If I can get it pulled up here, there we go.

1351
01:47:57,480 --> 01:48:05,500
This is through Paragon Sports Contractors, PSC, you may know they gave us a pretty good deal

1352
01:48:05,500 --> 01:48:09,880
on it through a byboard contract and the cost that I'll present to you here in a second

1353
01:48:09,880 --> 01:48:16,600
I just want to add that this includes a groomer for the turf so that the coaches can use

1354
01:48:16,600 --> 01:48:27,180
the groomer on the field periodically in regular, regular sequences to clean it, sweep it, maintain

1355
01:48:27,180 --> 01:48:33,300
it, help the pulse and up so that we can hopefully get another 12 years out of this

1356
01:48:33,300 --> 01:48:33,780
product.

1357
01:48:34,440 --> 01:48:38,100
The one that's at AMS, it's broken, it doesn't work.

1358
01:48:38,640 --> 01:48:45,200
This is a better one, but I think I think we need it, and the coaches are willing to, they're

1359
01:48:45,200 --> 01:48:48,580
in the group of fields and that will help it last longer.

1360
01:48:49,500 --> 01:48:51,720
So I'll read the recommendation, I'll take any questions.

1361
01:48:52,340 --> 01:48:53,880
Administration recommends the Board of Trustees

1362
01:48:53,880 --> 01:48:56,320
approved the by board proposal for turf replacement

1363
01:48:56,320 --> 01:48:59,020
at a legal and no school stadium from paragraphs

1364
01:48:59,020 --> 01:49:04,280
sports constructors in the amount of $599,754 as presented.

1365
01:49:06,260 --> 01:49:07,080
First is any questions?

1366
01:49:07,600 --> 01:49:08,120
Comments?

1367
01:49:09,660 --> 01:49:12,980
I will say that that is very much a community facility.

1368
01:49:12,980 --> 01:49:20,240
Any day it's open for anybody to use football baseball, softball, track.

1369
01:49:20,680 --> 01:49:22,920
I see people doing the cross and everything else there.

1370
01:49:23,920 --> 01:49:27,980
The fact that it's used that much in last 12 years is pretty impressive actually.

1371
01:49:29,000 --> 01:49:31,240
I've seen it recently, it's a pretty bad condition.

1372
01:49:31,740 --> 01:49:33,460
Every time I drive by there, there's a least.

1373
01:49:34,200 --> 01:49:36,100
It's guidance, money, it's worth it.

1374
01:49:38,940 --> 01:49:41,360
Trustees, we have a motion to accept the recommendation.

1375
01:49:41,360 --> 01:49:46,980
so move. Motion on Mr. Scott, give a second. Second on Mr. Tarot. All those in favor of

1376
01:49:46,980 --> 01:49:52,900
Place A. I. Aye. Aye. Opposed? None. Motion carries an answer. Thank you. Thank you.

1377
01:49:55,200 --> 01:49:58,900
Next step, we'll be consider approval of a purchase of Chromebooks, Brooks Moore.

1378
01:50:00,860 --> 01:50:07,580
Thank you, sir. As we discussed at the February meeting, we are in need of purchasing some

1379
01:50:07,580 --> 01:50:28,300
for Linda Kinney Elementary as we prepare for the 2526 school year and so we have received quotes from CDWG and tonight the administration recommends the Board of Trustees approve the purchase of Chromebooks from CDW in the amount of

1380
01:50:28,300 --> 01:50:32,420
$108,000, $140 as presented.

1381
01:50:35,380 --> 01:50:36,880
Motion by Mr. Taylor.

1382
01:50:37,780 --> 01:50:38,840
Second by Mr. Lair.

1383
01:50:39,260 --> 01:50:40,100
Trust me, is any questions?

1384
01:50:41,720 --> 01:50:43,060
Then we talk about this last meeting.

1385
01:50:44,920 --> 01:50:46,680
All those in favor please say aye.

1386
01:50:47,780 --> 01:50:48,200
Opposed?

1387
01:50:48,460 --> 01:50:48,480
None.

1388
01:50:48,980 --> 01:50:49,640
Motion carries a name.

1389
01:50:51,720 --> 01:50:53,480
Next step is consider approval.

1390
01:50:53,740 --> 01:50:56,860
A purchase that we don't high school auditorium audio system upgrade.

1391
01:50:56,860 --> 01:51:07,220
Yes, sir. So also at the February meeting we discussed the age of the audio equipment in the auditorium at a legal high school. It has

1392
01:51:07,860 --> 01:51:12,220
It has been touched very little in

1393
01:51:12,220 --> 01:51:20,360
Since the building has opened and it is in need of some serious upgrades. So we discussed last month

1394
01:51:20,360 --> 01:51:26,840
our intention to bring you a quote, we've worked with a consultant, an outside consultant

1395
01:51:26,840 --> 01:51:34,400
to help us design a system that will fit the room appropriately so the kids will get the benefit

1396
01:51:34,400 --> 01:51:45,360
of newer technology in the space. And so tonight, also the vendor that we were, that we've

1397
01:51:45,360 --> 01:51:51,800
we're going to recommend tonight. Originally, I wasn't sure if we would be able to get it in,

1398
01:51:52,120 --> 01:51:57,520
but our goal was to get in by the summer, by this coming summer. We thought it would be

1399
01:51:57,520 --> 01:52:02,500
more like Christmas, but it's looking like that's backing up a little bit. So I'm hoping that we'll

1400
01:52:02,500 --> 01:52:07,440
actually be able to get, of course, with your approval tonight, get it put into summer. So that's the

1401
01:52:07,440 --> 01:52:13,660
goal that's to push, is to get that done. But at worst, I would say it would be at the Christmas holiday.

1402
01:52:13,660 --> 01:52:17,220
So, I'm going to read the recommendation to have to read, have you to answer any questions.

1403
01:52:17,860 --> 01:52:23,320
The administration recommends the Board of Trustees approve the purchase of upgraded audio system equipment

1404
01:52:23,320 --> 01:52:33,100
for the Illegal High School Auditorium from CTI in the amount of $298,277.81.81.

1405
01:52:33,100 --> 01:52:36,100
It's as if it was.

1406
01:52:36,100 --> 01:52:37,760
Well, your results will go.

1407
01:52:38,260 --> 01:52:41,160
Is it too thick of the opening of the opening of the opening now?

1408
01:52:41,300 --> 01:52:42,220
So you're talking about the closing?

1409
01:52:42,640 --> 01:52:43,580
About the twenty percent of the opening.

1410
01:52:43,580 --> 01:52:43,960
Yes, we're talking about.

1411
01:52:44,360 --> 01:52:45,260
Twenty five years old.

1412
01:52:45,460 --> 01:52:46,100
I'm sure.

1413
01:52:47,420 --> 01:52:48,280
Just these are recommendations.

1414
01:52:48,560 --> 01:52:49,040
We have a motion.

1415
01:52:50,100 --> 01:52:51,500
Motion by Mr. Taylor.

1416
01:52:52,280 --> 01:52:52,400
Is that?

1417
01:52:52,880 --> 01:52:53,060
Second.

1418
01:52:53,220 --> 01:52:53,960
Second by Mr. Lear.

1419
01:52:54,220 --> 01:52:55,740
All those in favor please say aye.

1420
01:52:57,040 --> 01:52:57,080
Aye.

1421
01:52:57,100 --> 01:52:57,540
Opposed?

1422
01:52:57,980 --> 01:52:58,040
None.

1423
01:52:58,800 --> 01:52:59,300
Motion carries.

1424
01:52:59,660 --> 01:53:00,800
Thank you.

1425
01:53:01,700 --> 01:53:06,240
This border now recesses open session and convene and it closed me to the step on out of

1426
01:53:06,240 --> 01:53:11,820
the city origin as a evening as a fall. As a loud, by the Texas government code 551.074,

1427
01:53:12,240 --> 01:53:17,940
551.072, 551.051.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.591.

1428
01:53:17,940 --> 01:53:22,180
I don't know if anybody on take place in the closed meeting. Any action that more wishes to take as a result of

1429
01:53:22,180 --> 01:53:25,740
discussions and that close meeting will take place after the more reconvenes in the open meeting.

1430
01:53:25,740 --> 01:53:31,580
Today, March 17, 2025, and the time is 755 p.m.

1431
01:53:39,990 --> 01:53:42,410
This board will now reconvene into open session,

1432
01:53:42,690 --> 01:53:44,770
notices and directions for taking during the closed meeting.

1433
01:53:44,970 --> 01:53:50,230
The date is March 17, 2025, and the time is 19 p.m.

1434
01:53:50,950 --> 01:53:52,910
Last night, agenda is just the comments,

1435
01:53:53,370 --> 01:53:54,150
ignore this. Anybody?

1436
01:53:55,570 --> 01:54:00,070
Sure, was not seen the facilities today.

1437
01:54:00,070 --> 01:54:05,370
take a little tour. Everything looks pretty cool. Looking forward to all that for kids.

1438
01:54:07,830 --> 01:54:10,830
I feel lucky to serve on this board with all of you.

1439
01:54:13,990 --> 01:54:19,750
All right. With that, there being no further business before this board, this meeting is a

1440
01:54:19,750 --> 01:54:21,850
the time is 9 or 8 p.m.