1 00:00:09,850 --> 00:00:15,170 We'd like to extend a very warm welcome to Mr. Lee Daniels, and Dr. Jukweta. 2 00:00:15,850 --> 00:00:23,720 Thank you very much for being here tonight and for your interest in serving our district as board members. 3 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:29,400 Again, like I said, I'm Senator McRue, and I am honored to facilitate tonight's discussion as a moderator. 4 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:35,700 This form is a part of our business, continue commitment to transparency, civic education, and student-led engagement. 5 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:45,180 Tonight's event is student-led and gives our community, families, and scholars, and opportunities to hear from the candidates who are running in a contested race for CHIC Board of Trustees. 6 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:51,440 You will be hearing directly from the candidates as they answer questions selected and developed by CHIC Scholars. 7 00:00:52,460 --> 00:00:55,940 We will begin with a brief overview of tonight's format and our rules and engagement. 8 00:00:55,940 --> 00:01:01,020 If time allows at the end of our forum, we will also consider answering questions from the community. 9 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:06,320 Attendees may submit their questions by writing them on the posted notes provided at the table near the entrance. 10 00:01:08,450 --> 00:01:12,590 Here's how our evening will work. Each candidate will begin with a three-minute opening statement. 11 00:01:13,330 --> 00:01:18,350 It will then move into five themed rounds of questions where each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond. 12 00:01:19,110 --> 00:01:21,730 Again, if time allows, we may include questions from our community. 13 00:01:22,390 --> 00:01:25,430 Finally, each candidate will give a three-minute closing statement. 14 00:01:25,430 --> 00:01:25,950 Please 15 00:01:28,990 --> 00:01:36,870 remember that this is a respectful space. Candidates will receive equal times to answer and our timekeeper will provide visual cues as a time run exam. 16 00:01:36,990 --> 00:01:38,350 Let's begin. Is everybody ready? 17 00:01:39,450 --> 00:01:40,910 Oh, all right. 18 00:01:41,010 --> 00:01:42,650 We'll begin with our opening statements. 19 00:01:43,090 --> 00:01:44,470 Each candidate will have three minutes. 20 00:01:44,970 --> 00:01:48,830 And to determine the order of our opening statements, we're pulling what we did last year. 21 00:01:49,090 --> 00:01:50,470 Pulling out of a cup. 22 00:01:51,370 --> 00:01:53,050 And this will decide who will speak first. 23 00:01:53,770 --> 00:01:55,610 After both candidates have shared their statements, 24 00:01:55,610 --> 00:02:01,690 We'll transition into our theme question rounds for explore the issues that matter most of our students, families and community. 25 00:02:02,730 --> 00:02:05,650 So first we'll start with Dr. Dukwana Haygood. 26 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,600 I appreciate this opportunity to introduce myself and this is a pleasure. 27 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:19,780 I am Dr. Dukwana Haygood, I am running for school board, trustee, place 1, for seat of your LISD. 28 00:02:20,100 --> 00:02:21,620 Yes, here we go. My seat is in the moment. 29 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:22,780 Little lower, little lower. 30 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,220 I would like to first say about who I am. 31 00:02:28,820 --> 00:02:34,460 I am a mother of two students who, as well, went through C2RISD. 32 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:42,920 I had one student who graduated from C2RISD, which is my son, also, participated in DRLTC 33 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:49,880 here at RLCSD at C2RISD, and he went into the arm and served in the military so he's 34 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:50,560 a veteran now. 35 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:54,660 I am married to my husband as of 27 years. 36 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,560 Dr. Norbus Haked, he is a retired audiologist. 37 00:02:58,560 --> 00:02:59,600 I'll go to your audiologist. 38 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:00,580 Let me get that out. 39 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,340 Get out in the campaign streets for a while. 40 00:03:04,260 --> 00:03:08,500 And I want to say that I have 33 years experience in education. 41 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,360 Public education at that. 42 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,800 I have been working as a high school administrator. 43 00:03:14,380 --> 00:03:16,780 I've done that for 16 years. 44 00:03:16,780 --> 00:03:21,420 And I've also been an elementary school principal for about four years. 45 00:03:21,980 --> 00:03:26,440 I also started an education as a peer professional in the Special Education Classroom. 46 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:32,240 I then went into teaching high school for 14 years as a special education teacher. 47 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:42,420 I've had this experience of being an education and serving students parents in the community for 33 years. 48 00:03:42,420 --> 00:03:57,420 And by doing that within my leadership, I've been able to reach a population of students as well as parents and the community to help them to grow into well developed citizens as well. 49 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:12,300 And also I believe that a lot of things that I've been able to do as a teacher, as an educator, as a administrator, has helped shape young lives and to become something great and has to reach in their highest potential. 50 00:04:12,420 --> 00:04:19,240 want to continue to do that as a board member to work with students who are wanting to do things 51 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:25,740 outside of high school. I want to make sure that they are prepared for life, for career, for college, 52 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:30,640 for military, and for that readiness skills that they need to be able to be successful outside 53 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:38,760 of high school. I have a passion for working with students. I have a passion for working with staff 54 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:45,500 members and also just been able to find ways to help them to help students, to do the best 55 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:48,880 they can do also to be a better version of themselves. 56 00:04:50,020 --> 00:04:58,240 I find a lot of and work in life every day, I've been doing it so long that it just comes 57 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:04,140 easy and it doesn't, it's not something I second guess, I believe it's a purpose that I've 58 00:05:04,140 --> 00:05:08,400 been given, and I want to continue to do that as a school board member here at Cedar 59 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,780 Christy. Thank you. 60 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,820 Now we're here from Mrs. Riley Danks. 61 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:22,080 My name is Shirley Danyos. 62 00:05:23,820 --> 00:05:32,460 I am elated to be standing before you young people. This has been my life. 63 00:05:32,460 --> 00:05:37,000 I've bought it five years working with students. 64 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,520 I have taken students around this world. 65 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,120 I've taken students to Washington DC 66 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:52,940 to meet several presidents at every school 67 00:05:52,940 --> 00:05:54,460 that I worked at. 68 00:05:55,280 --> 00:05:57,200 I didn't teach government, 69 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:02,660 but the government department was my passion. 70 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:11,540 What they learned in the classroom about civics, legislatures, 71 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:16,120 I wanted them to experience what they learned in both books. 72 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:24,200 So every school that I worked at, those students were able to be able to 73 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:35,900 Meet, President, Governus, City Council, Commissioners, they were able to actually be in the 74 00:06:35,900 --> 00:06:38,620 presence of those people. 75 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,660 I have five years of my service with students. 76 00:06:43,660 --> 00:06:54,220 I have mentored counselors, city council, people, that my students have been one council 77 00:06:54,220 --> 00:06:54,820 seats. 78 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:59,100 I have students that work for legislators in Washington. 79 00:06:59,940 --> 00:07:06,220 I have students that work in Austin for the legislators, and they come back and they 80 00:07:06,220 --> 00:07:07,180 tell me that. 81 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:13,440 If you hadn't had us out there on that CalPak Trail, when we didn't want to go, 82 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:19,540 And you made us go, you encouraged us to go, and can't pay for different candidates. 83 00:07:20,860 --> 00:07:22,760 I wouldn't be here where I am today. 84 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:32,840 So I look back all my life, and I see the benefit of working with young people in high scope. 85 00:07:33,940 --> 00:07:35,100 Like you are. 86 00:07:35,100 --> 00:07:42,900 If you were a senior, you had to register, if I were there. 87 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:48,580 All of my seniors had to register, and I made sure of that. 88 00:07:49,180 --> 00:07:53,400 Like I said, I didn't teach the government, but I was all in their business. 89 00:07:53,980 --> 00:07:57,200 Okay, with the civic part of it. 90 00:07:57,460 --> 00:08:03,460 So I want to say, not only did I work in the schools with the students, 91 00:08:03,460 --> 00:08:13,820 But we want to get laws passed for students, the benefit students and I often give this 92 00:08:13,820 --> 00:08:25,740 story when the tax test was administered back in the day and the students all over the state 93 00:08:25,740 --> 00:08:28,780 of taxes was failed in that tax test. 94 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,160 I don't hate to interrupt, I don't hate to keep the three minutes. 95 00:08:33,940 --> 00:08:34,480 Thank you, ma'am. 96 00:08:35,020 --> 00:08:35,560 Yes, ma'am. 97 00:08:36,060 --> 00:08:37,960 Thank you so much for this opening statement. 98 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:47,540 Before we start our Q&A, I would like to introduce a list of a group, a member of our 99 00:08:47,540 --> 00:08:52,220 team, Subrinsa de Roppio, and she'll be here in 60 minutes today and answering some questions. 100 00:08:53,720 --> 00:09:00,080 So our first question will be, what do you believe is the biggest academic challenge facing 101 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,520 the HIC and how it would dress it. And our first candidate to answer will be Ms. Shirley 102 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:05,040 Danes. 103 00:09:06,620 --> 00:09:11,560 The biggest problem, Basin, what was that last word at the Dimit challenge facing 104 00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:13,680 the HIC and how it would dress it? 105 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:15,880 Because of what I'm trying to do if you can see it. 106 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Oh, okay. 107 00:09:16,980 --> 00:09:17,620 Thank you. 108 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:28,700 The biggest academic challenge that's facing, see you here right now, is the safe to 109 00:09:28,700 --> 00:09:38,420 issues. We have students that do not feel comfortable coming to class. We have students 110 00:09:38,420 --> 00:09:45,280 that cannot function properly in the classroom because they are free of what they take 111 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:51,920 place. When they turn the TV on, kids are being shot, killed in other classroom, I mean 112 00:09:51,920 --> 00:10:04,480 schools, and we have no safety measures in place at sea to heal that would enhance our student safety. 113 00:10:05,220 --> 00:10:15,900 And Miss Daniels have been talking, begging, and pleaded for the last 15 years that my grandchildren in school. 114 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:20,740 Please let's get something in place for the safety of our children. 115 00:10:20,740 --> 00:10:28,400 Children feel better when they can function better when they're safe dimensions. 116 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:35,840 So I have a real issue because you can't really function and learn when there's no safe 117 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,740 dimension and kids are free. 118 00:10:37,900 --> 00:10:38,920 Thank you. 119 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,960 Next, the answer will be Dr. Dick. 120 00:10:44,580 --> 00:10:46,320 That's the answer to me, Dr. Hig. 121 00:10:47,980 --> 00:10:53,400 I believe that this challenges that Cedar Hill ISD 122 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:59,200 would be facing is making sure that they are closing the achievement gap. 123 00:10:59,580 --> 00:11:04,700 And that achievement gap must be closed by all populations and demographics 124 00:11:04,700 --> 00:11:11,240 and socioeconomic classes so that everyone has the opportunity to excel. 125 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:20,180 But also making sure that there's a curriculum that is viable in which students are understanding what it is that they need to be taught, 126 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:25,560 how they're supposed to be taught, and that there's a process in place in which they are learning. 127 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:37,320 And when they're not learning, what are those supports that are put in place that make sure that teachers are able to remediate, intervene, and make sure that they are able to have those students excel. 128 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:51,860 If you have high functioning students, whether they're gifted in talented, that there's curriculum that is based on third learning styles in their learning levels, but also making sure that their supports that are put in place when students are not performing like they should. 129 00:11:52,540 --> 00:12:03,040 But also making sure that we're using that in driven decisions when we're making these changes and we're trying to improve the teaching as well as the instruction as in the classroom. 130 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:11,500 But also putting support and place for care to meet that when it comes to the support that they need for their students when it comes to remediation. 131 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:13,500 Thank you. 132 00:12:13,660 --> 00:12:14,880 I don't know what that means. 133 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,600 Now we're here from Dr. David again. 134 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:30,200 And my question is, what role should board members play in supporting teachers and students acting? 135 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:59,580 That's a good question. And so as a role of a board member, they're not the principals or the superintendent of those campuses, but they do need to make sure that there are policies and procedures put in place in which those principals and the superintendent are able to work with those curriculum instructors, so that they can be able to provide the instruction, the professional development that is needed in order to work with students and to improve 136 00:12:59,580 --> 00:13:04,620 student achievement. And so, therefore, as a board member, we need to make sure that there 137 00:13:04,620 --> 00:13:10,580 are policies and procedures that are solid, that are strong enough that they are able 138 00:13:10,580 --> 00:13:14,780 to reach those students at those levels, as well as to teach those students at the levels 139 00:13:14,780 --> 00:13:18,740 that they need to be taught at. But I also believe that there should be some kind of accountability 140 00:13:19,260 --> 00:13:26,580 in that accountability would look like that they are reporting by departments, what's going on 141 00:13:26,580 --> 00:13:28,780 with those students, as far as how they are achieving, 142 00:13:29,020 --> 00:13:33,060 within those departments, whether it's the content area 143 00:13:33,060 --> 00:13:35,500 departments, as well as the elected area of departments, 144 00:13:36,020 --> 00:13:37,620 and so that there's a cadence of accountability 145 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,200 in which they are using some kind of dashboard 146 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,420 to say, hey, this is where these students should be, 147 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,520 this is where we need them to be, based on that, 148 00:13:45,560 --> 00:13:47,800 then this is what we are reporting out 149 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,140 as to how they're performing. 150 00:13:49,580 --> 00:13:53,060 And so that there's a check in balance in that aspect. 151 00:13:53,580 --> 00:13:55,160 And so as far as a school board members, 152 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,240 making sure that there are some solid procedures and expectations 153 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:04,100 could in place so that therefore those campuses can rise up to those expectations. 154 00:14:07,670 --> 00:14:09,450 Now, we'll hear from Ms. Davis. 155 00:14:09,670 --> 00:14:16,530 Okay, what role should Boyd memos play in support in teachers and students' academics? 156 00:14:17,770 --> 00:14:27,590 Okay, the Boyd members are the key factor of directing budgets. 157 00:14:28,830 --> 00:14:35,430 What's best for what that money should be spent for the way of man and the students and those campuses 158 00:14:36,650 --> 00:14:38,510 They ought to give 159 00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:45,550 And instructions to the press votes to the superintendent not to the superintendent. I'll take that back 160 00:14:46,350 --> 00:14:55,810 We deal directly with the superintendent and the superintendent deal with the principals that he have hard. Okay, so 161 00:14:55,810 --> 00:14:59,090 We are budget driven. 162 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:11,220 And the reason I say we budget driven, because we ought to place, make sure that academic is in place 163 00:15:11,220 --> 00:15:23,760 where the monies should be placed on certain issues. That's our role. Our role is not to talk 164 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:30,520 the parents about the kids, no, that's not our role. The role of a school boy person is to 165 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:38,340 make sure that the school is focusing in the right direction. And if you have people on your 166 00:15:38,340 --> 00:15:43,660 staff that you have high, we have the superintendent. So we have to make sure that superintendent 167 00:15:43,660 --> 00:15:50,000 is leaving that district in the right direction. Thank you. 168 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,440 will not be moving into our next round, focusing on community engagement and transparency. 169 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:03,180 It's thanks how would you work to strengthen trust and communication between the board 170 00:16:03,180 --> 00:16:03,980 and the community? 171 00:16:04,820 --> 00:16:05,560 Oh, that's easy. 172 00:16:06,820 --> 00:16:18,080 First of all, I would have some type of, I would have the school district to create a community, 173 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:26,120 Transparency, parent, organization, and I have seen it happen. 174 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:33,720 I have seen parents who never came to the school, but we were able to communication 175 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:44,220 department, we informed them that you need to have some type of training, but parents that 176 00:16:44,220 --> 00:16:48,820 And has their ability to know what your child is to be learning? 177 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:56,900 How to create a combination of working together with your teachers? 178 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,780 That parents has to be trained. 179 00:17:00,140 --> 00:17:01,360 That's one thing. 180 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,320 And we are products. 181 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,020 And I'm a product of the Salino Butler Institute. 182 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,680 And that's a training institute. 183 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:16,120 train your parents how to work with the teacher. 184 00:17:17,020 --> 00:17:23,380 Train your parents how to create stability at the school. 185 00:17:24,380 --> 00:17:28,820 And one thing I would tell my superintendent and his principles 186 00:17:28,820 --> 00:17:33,020 do not treat your parents like they not want it. 187 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:40,640 Every parent should be accepted as some of the important things. 188 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,820 Dr. Higgins, I'd like to ask you a question, please. 189 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:49,580 As a school board member, I would work with parents. 190 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,800 In the capacity of making sure that they have involved 191 00:17:55,660 --> 00:17:59,740 as a community member and informed parents of a district, 192 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:01,500 have that opportunity. 193 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:06,140 So currently I am on a committee that the school district has established 194 00:18:06,140 --> 00:18:10,680 for parents, as well as community members, students, staff members 195 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:17,240 to participate in conversations and that's the school board trusty connections, which is 196 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:25,060 one of the options I've had to have conversations and listen to what's going on, listen 197 00:18:25,060 --> 00:18:29,560 to what their concerns are, listen to what their interests are, and that's an avenue that 198 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:34,780 the district has opened up, and that was from the board, and so that is a continuation 199 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:41,100 that something that needs to continue, I should say. Also, even with the, the bond that was 200 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:46,640 passed last year, that was another opportunity for parents and the community members and 201 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:52,060 students and teachers to be a part of, which is unpartugated as well, and that is the bond oversight 202 00:18:52,060 --> 00:18:59,360 committee. And that transparency allowed us to see what's going on with the money that was the 203 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:04,940 in the funds and how they're being used and and what they said they were going to do with it. 204 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:10,620 Continue to have opportunities like that is very important. I know that there's also 205 00:19:10,620 --> 00:19:15,420 opportunities at the school district has where they have parent university. So those things are 206 00:19:15,420 --> 00:19:19,640 continuation of what I feel that is very important that we should have and I would love to 207 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:19,880 continue. 208 00:19:26,940 --> 00:19:31,740 Dr. Higgs, what is your view on family and community communities and partnerships 209 00:19:31,740 --> 00:19:33,540 And how would you prioritize that? 210 00:19:34,620 --> 00:19:37,540 Well, similar to that last question, it's very important. 211 00:19:37,540 --> 00:19:39,680 It's very vital that parents are involved. 212 00:19:41,060 --> 00:19:48,160 And with that partnership, the way that it should be cohesive and collaborative, 213 00:19:48,820 --> 00:19:53,160 but also being able to listen to what parents are saying and what the concerns are. 214 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,840 But also the parents need to know what's going on with the schools, 215 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:02,060 by all levels. And so if there's a parent that has concerns about a situation that's 216 00:20:02,060 --> 00:20:08,960 happening at a campus, then they should be able to have an avenue or a mechanism of which 217 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:13,920 they can have those conversations. And so making those connections and couldn't together 218 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:19,820 events, just like the play that happened on the past week that I attended with Greece 219 00:20:19,820 --> 00:20:26,820 It was wonderful and just opening up those opportunities to have those types of events 220 00:20:26,820 --> 00:20:31,240 where parents and the community can come in, but also advertising that, you know, sitting 221 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:36,540 at out as communication so that others can see that, even if they're not parents that are 222 00:20:36,540 --> 00:20:42,600 involved in the district, but also that they can come and support the students that are doing 223 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:48,300 these things and being able to showcase their gifts and talents, but I would want to continue 224 00:20:48,300 --> 00:20:52,700 to make sure that there are these partnerships with businesses, local businesses that 225 00:20:52,700 --> 00:20:58,840 they're coming in, and we're inviting them to partner with the schools during these events, 226 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,880 having them come and bring their food trucks or whatever it is that they have that they can 227 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,560 offer as well as partner with the schools, I believe that that would be something that 228 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,200 will be definitely a great asset for the district. 229 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:23,860 Okay, family and community partnerships that's been my life is getting parents and 230 00:21:23,860 --> 00:21:31,940 bought in the school system and the school mechanism high schools ought to be run. 231 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:38,880 Trin, I know we invite parents to come to different programs, whatever. 232 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:45,080 We need a place and a time where we can sit down with parents. 233 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:52,640 This is how these, we still have the possible decide his budget. 234 00:21:53,860 --> 00:21:56,540 What that school was going to need. 235 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,520 We decided the budget. 236 00:22:00,260 --> 00:22:01,820 The parents did it. 237 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:07,560 So parents has to be trained how to work with the principal 238 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,540 on what that particular school needs. 239 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,340 And I started on a PT at Council of Dallas, PTAs. 240 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,180 So we would go to different various schools, 241 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,240 all the schools in this Dallas area, 242 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,060 and work with those parents to train them. 243 00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:29,240 What to look for when we talk about the budget, 244 00:22:30,060 --> 00:22:34,820 how to speak up, but what was needed at your school, 245 00:22:34,820 --> 00:22:44,360 And I've seen in first, you know, nothing about nothing, but when we finish training them, 246 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:50,840 they knew how to collaborate with that principle and tell the principles. 247 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:55,960 Look, this is what my child needs, this is what our children need, and we want to 248 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,400 Yes, ma'am. Thank you. 249 00:23:01,610 --> 00:23:04,510 I'm moving into round three, which is turning our focus of 250 00:23:04,510 --> 00:23:08,770 school and making the Institute of Albion. Our first question is, how should the district 251 00:23:08,770 --> 00:23:13,030 continue to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all students? And we started 252 00:23:13,030 --> 00:23:14,550 with the names. Oh, my. 253 00:23:16,810 --> 00:23:18,090 When I get on their board, 254 00:23:21,420 --> 00:23:26,360 it will not be a quiet moment. I'm sure 255 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:32,020 on TLC to heal, get some 256 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,840 detectives, no detectives out of date now. 257 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:48,420 We need those type that Ms. Hager and no Hager. And at you, I'll go to the end of that. 258 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:58,400 All of the students who want through, and they'll be able to detect what whether they have 259 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:07,940 guns, knives, whatever weapons. We don't have to invest in that. I don't want to hear 260 00:24:07,940 --> 00:24:15,600 this anymore for board members. We got too many doors. They got a lot of doors. 261 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:24,560 Mass field is the only school district that has this type of detect. And I'm so related that 262 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:29,300 I got it. I don't know what to do because I'm seated here. He was going to get it too. 263 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:38,620 You are going to feel safe when at school because you won't, you'll know that it 264 00:24:38,620 --> 00:24:45,160 been about to come through that mal-detectant type. Detectant, they will be caught. 265 00:24:46,180 --> 00:24:47,860 And I won't be afraid to go to your school. 266 00:24:49,170 --> 00:24:55,450 Dr. Haker, a great question and I would like to start off by saying, 267 00:24:55,810 --> 00:25:04,570 school safety is not just about physical security. It's also about emotional mental 268 00:25:04,570 --> 00:25:10,110 and just making sure that it's a social environment that is also safe. 269 00:25:10,690 --> 00:25:15,730 And so when you're looking at all those aspects of safety, then you want to consider that. 270 00:25:15,730 --> 00:25:20,730 And so you want to make sure that there are mental health supports in place when you have 271 00:25:20,730 --> 00:25:29,130 four counselors and counselors in place that helps when it comes to the students who have mental health issues. 272 00:25:29,870 --> 00:25:37,770 Also, you want to look at the physical part of your campuses and that's where you make sure that people aren't 273 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:42,810 bringing things into the building that is not safe or people are not coming into the building that want to do 274 00:25:42,810 --> 00:25:47,970 things that are not safe for students or staff, and you want staff members to feel safe 275 00:25:47,970 --> 00:25:48,530 too. 276 00:25:48,930 --> 00:25:55,190 So when it comes to discipline and fighting or disruptions or physical altercations, you 277 00:25:55,190 --> 00:26:00,790 want to make sure that there are viable policies and procedures in place that allows us 278 00:26:00,790 --> 00:26:06,510 to be able to keep a safe learning environment in which that students will feel safe when 279 00:26:06,510 --> 00:26:07,830 they walk into a building. 280 00:26:08,190 --> 00:26:09,790 And that should be a number one priority. 281 00:26:09,790 --> 00:26:29,610 And the way that you do that is she makes sure that you have some sound procedures and systems of place, whether they are involved systems that are equipment that will help detect someone come into a building with something that they shouldn't have, but you want to make sure that you have those procedures in place. 282 00:26:30,230 --> 00:26:30,910 Thank you. 283 00:26:30,910 --> 00:26:31,670 Now 284 00:26:35,540 --> 00:26:37,380 we hear from Dr. Hake. 285 00:26:38,140 --> 00:26:39,620 Close to the last question. 286 00:26:39,940 --> 00:26:44,260 How can CHIC better support mental health services and 287 00:26:44,260 --> 00:26:47,040 social and emotional learning insults? 288 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:47,580 Great question. 289 00:26:47,860 --> 00:26:49,760 That's kind of like the segue to what I just said. 290 00:26:51,380 --> 00:26:56,420 So the way that you can better support and whatever is in place right now 291 00:26:56,420 --> 00:27:00,240 is definitely making sure that when you have the mental health 292 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,760 piece and the support there, whether you have 293 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:10,140 and you have SCL, which is the social emotional learning curriculum. 294 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,620 How that is embedded into the regular curriculum. 295 00:27:14,860 --> 00:27:18,560 That's very important because that's just part of just character education as well. 296 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:25,960 But teaching students how to deal with situations that they may not be ready to deal with. 297 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:32,560 When you are working with them when it comes to academics and content and subjects, you're teaching that. 298 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:39,820 You also have to teach behavior, and so when you are having to deal with situations that are outside of their control, 299 00:27:40,540 --> 00:27:46,080 some things that happen outside of their home lives or at work and then they come bring it to school, 300 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:52,160 they need a way of being able to release that and know how to deal with and how to utilize Kobe skills 301 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:56,680 to manage some of those behaviors from elementary-allway to high school. 302 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:07,520 And so it's very important that there is a viable, strong type of curriculum or process in place for dealing with mental health. 303 00:28:08,300 --> 00:28:12,480 And not just putting in the slide and saying, okay, they'll get over it. 304 00:28:12,660 --> 00:28:26,380 And so that means that you might have to look at when it comes to the procedures that are in place for bullying and procedures that are in place for when students are not acting and behaving as they should in the classroom. 305 00:28:26,380 --> 00:28:39,500 or with one another, conflict resolution, and so you just want to make sure that those policies and procedures are in place for specific things when it comes to SEO and that is the social emotional learning. 306 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:42,740 Okay, 307 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:53,550 as a board member, we can only encourage and 308 00:28:55,630 --> 00:29:05,210 make sure that our principals on those campuses have all of this in place to meet the needs of those students. 309 00:29:05,470 --> 00:29:10,750 We as people and board members, we not own those camps. 310 00:29:11,410 --> 00:29:21,910 So we've got to insist, maybe have different meetings, 311 00:29:22,810 --> 00:29:30,570 meetings with the minimum health counselors, and ask them what type of environment. 312 00:29:30,570 --> 00:29:34,770 through you present for those kids that you have 313 00:29:35,330 --> 00:29:40,630 detective that may have mental health issues. 314 00:29:41,850 --> 00:29:47,350 And if the word back in the day was less 315 00:29:47,350 --> 00:29:53,330 watched closely to the ones that seen mental 316 00:29:53,330 --> 00:29:58,430 and they're the ones that we need to really focus on 317 00:29:58,430 --> 00:29:59,750 because they may be the... 318 00:30:03,820 --> 00:30:20,920 So, my question is, how are we going to detect the students that are having problems that would probably do this type of killing a suit in the schools? 319 00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:31,000 Because out of it, 1,948 keys in a gut heel, it was always someone that the council 320 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,740 didn't expect to do that. 321 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:35,920 So, thank you. 322 00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:37,360 Move it on. 323 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:38,260 It's around four. 324 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:39,940 We'll talk to you on budget to do that. 325 00:30:42,350 --> 00:30:44,450 Sorry, Mr Daniels. 326 00:30:44,530 --> 00:30:48,330 What principles would guide your decision making when it comes to a budget class or 327 00:30:48,330 --> 00:30:48,730 reality? 328 00:30:49,930 --> 00:30:50,350 Okay. 329 00:30:50,350 --> 00:30:51,830 First of all, 330 00:30:54,130 --> 00:30:55,010 I want to 331 00:30:57,730 --> 00:31:06,550 say to a Steve Award, have briefings with the so-bentent, before any 332 00:31:06,550 --> 00:31:09,670 information comes to the public. 333 00:31:11,350 --> 00:31:20,100 Therefore, if we have briefed sessions on budgeting, with that, what I'm used to, we can 334 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:34,040 Work through it will be a big shock to us when the budget committee bring us the budget at the board meeting that we have can talk about it. 335 00:31:34,260 --> 00:31:36,280 We made it can work through it. 336 00:31:36,820 --> 00:31:45,920 You have suggestions from the board to the budget department that we need to cut this. 337 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:59,540 and this particular program, we don't need any surprises to the community from the board meetings. 338 00:32:00,260 --> 00:32:05,900 And I'm 100% less meat before hand, not 10 to 15 minutes in the back. 339 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:14,200 No, we need to go over the budget with the superintendent, because I got questions I want to answer. 340 00:32:14,820 --> 00:32:20,420 And it's not going to take them. I'm not going to have time in the back. So I believe in 341 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:24,700 bunch of briefs. Thank you. 342 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:25,400 Dr. Hager. 343 00:32:40,510 --> 00:32:41,290 It's been wisely. 344 00:32:44,070 --> 00:32:49,970 How our funds are being used is a lie to the mission and the value of C2RISD. 345 00:32:51,710 --> 00:32:53,910 And that we also must have transparency. 346 00:32:55,470 --> 00:32:59,130 And those things are happening with C2RISD. 347 00:32:59,130 --> 00:33:05,630 I know I've attended some board meetings that have in the budget board meetings where they 348 00:33:05,630 --> 00:33:11,890 are looking at the budget and you're there and you can come in as well and have an opportunity 349 00:33:11,890 --> 00:33:17,710 to listen to what they're doing when it comes to making those decisions, when it comes 350 00:33:17,710 --> 00:33:27,670 to making budget cuts and when you need to make them and how you need to make them and 351 00:33:27,670 --> 00:33:33,650 information that has been brought to them based on the departments, as well as the superintendent. 352 00:33:34,570 --> 00:33:41,010 And so then as a board member, we have to look at what's more important. 353 00:33:41,310 --> 00:33:48,050 We have to prioritize when it comes to making those cuts because that is people's livelihood, 354 00:33:48,870 --> 00:33:55,710 that's at stake, as well as the students' academic success and what that looks like when you're 355 00:33:55,710 --> 00:34:03,090 cutting budgets here and there, but it has to be wise decisions that are made and sound decisions that are made when it comes to budget. 356 00:34:09,210 --> 00:34:15,330 Dr. Hey, good. How would you ensure fiscal responsibility while meeting student needs? 357 00:34:16,530 --> 00:34:22,530 Well, again, I'll segue to what I just said. And that is making sure that when you're looking at 358 00:34:24,010 --> 00:34:30,610 where you need to spend money, where you need to pull money from, you have to look at where those needs are, 359 00:34:30,610 --> 00:34:32,350 You have to prioritize and 360 00:34:35,070 --> 00:34:36,590 it has to be echoed. 361 00:34:37,090 --> 00:34:44,750 And if there is a campus that needs, you know, the sillings fixed in, and they need technology 362 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:50,150 and they need certain items that they are in need of as far as for instruction, and you have 363 00:34:50,150 --> 00:34:50,870 to look at that. 364 00:34:51,230 --> 00:34:55,350 So, how do we move this money over here, so make sure we're taking care of this campus here. 365 00:34:56,370 --> 00:35:02,790 So you have to make those decisions based on the needs of those campuses as well as the needs 366 00:35:02,790 --> 00:35:10,990 the students. And so if you are pulling funds from a campus and that is impacting their 367 00:35:10,990 --> 00:35:18,090 achievement academically or their involvement in a particular event or activity, then you 368 00:35:18,090 --> 00:35:23,050 have to look at that as well. You look at the impact that it has when you're pulling funds. 369 00:35:23,630 --> 00:35:28,630 And when there are funds that are available, then you want to make sure that you push 370 00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:36,570 those funds in that area. And so it's just being able to have enough information, making informed decisions, 371 00:35:37,410 --> 00:35:41,670 and being transparent about how you're doing it and when you're doing it and why you're doing 372 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:46,360 it. 373 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:48,520 Okay, how would you ensure physical spongebob? 374 00:35:50,540 --> 00:35:52,060 First of all, 375 00:35:52,280 --> 00:36:01,780 listen up, the evil parents are on site-based decision-making. Parents should have a role in deciding 376 00:36:01,780 --> 00:36:09,640 what their children needs. So when we come together to decide on the budget team, 377 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:17,680 I parents need to be involved. And I guess I came from the old school parents 378 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:28,920 insisted on being involved and being part of the budget hearings. But now it's like 379 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:36,960 Whatever y'all do is fine. No, we have got to go back to the old days and get in our parents' inbox. 380 00:36:37,900 --> 00:36:45,000 Whether you are educated with a degree, I don't have a degree at all. 381 00:36:45,700 --> 00:36:54,600 Your child is important at the school, and you should have a right to have input. 382 00:36:54,600 --> 00:37:02,000 and what the teachers are teaching your child and how your child is becoming of successful. 383 00:37:03,220 --> 00:37:11,880 So that's what we got to get back to is inviting our parents to become site-based management people 384 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:20,180 and working with the principal and not pushing them aside and calling them trouble makers when they want to be a part of it. 385 00:37:20,180 --> 00:37:21,100 Thank you. 386 00:37:26,530 --> 00:37:31,430 Moving on to our last round, focusing on equity and inclusion, Stangles. 387 00:37:32,030 --> 00:37:35,490 How do you define equity and education and what do you want it? 388 00:37:36,050 --> 00:37:36,710 You want it? 389 00:37:36,710 --> 00:37:36,910 You want it? 390 00:37:37,110 --> 00:37:37,490 That's the best. 391 00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:38,930 Oh, I'm reading it. 392 00:37:39,230 --> 00:37:39,350 Yeah. 393 00:37:40,370 --> 00:37:40,670 Okay. 394 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,140 I didn't finish reading it. 395 00:37:44,340 --> 00:37:44,980 Oh, I'm so sorry. 396 00:37:45,620 --> 00:37:50,920 How do you define equity and education and what does that look like? 397 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,400 C-H-I-S-D. 398 00:37:52,400 --> 00:38:02,120 Okay, equity means that every student in that school is not being discriminated against 399 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:02,740 whatever. 400 00:38:03,340 --> 00:38:04,840 It's been often in that school. 401 00:38:05,940 --> 00:38:15,280 So I don't see discrimination in our city health schools across 402 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:22,140 the board, you know, all 403 00:38:22,140 --> 00:38:33,580 students equipped to get whatever type of education that you all sit here offers, but I don't 404 00:38:33,580 --> 00:38:44,440 see any non-equity in the school district here, but I have seen elsewhere. So, I'm pretty pleased 405 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:49,400 with the equity of CHI, CHI is to. 406 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,680 Thank you. 407 00:38:53,820 --> 00:38:56,860 So I would define equity and within Cedar and ISD 408 00:38:56,860 --> 00:39:00,200 is being able to make sure that, as you are closing, 409 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:04,140 the achievement gaps that those supports are in place 410 00:39:04,140 --> 00:39:06,660 for all students helping learn. 411 00:39:07,340 --> 00:39:12,140 So if you have programs where that, you can help students 412 00:39:12,140 --> 00:39:15,980 who are needing life skills, then they need 413 00:39:15,980 --> 00:39:21,560 have classrooms in which there are specifically targeted to working with students with functional 414 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:27,940 academic life skills. And if you have students that are on a general education level, then in 415 00:39:27,940 --> 00:39:33,420 that classroom, then there are supports in that classroom for a student to be able to succeed. 416 00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:39,460 And that is that Tier 1 instruction. And if they are not succeeding at Tier 1 instruction, 417 00:39:39,500 --> 00:39:43,340 and that's just with the general education teacher, then we need to make sure that there are 418 00:39:43,340 --> 00:39:48,840 course and that may be a 504 plan that that student may need so that they can have accommodations 419 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:54,220 so that they can stay into one but they have some tier 2 instruction in support. 420 00:39:54,940 --> 00:40:00,040 Then you may have a student who is gifted and talented that there are curriculum and there are 421 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:06,000 teachers who are certified and they have those hours in which they can teach a student at that level, 422 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:12,940 at that high level of rigor and learning and you also have the availability for them to 423 00:40:12,940 --> 00:40:19,500 to do credit classes, and so that everyone has an opportunity to do that. But it's how you put 424 00:40:19,500 --> 00:40:24,120 those supports in place, you make sure that you have those assessments in place that they are able to 425 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:24,700 have access 426 00:40:31,420 --> 00:40:36,380 to. Dr. Hey, that it close to your answer. My question is, what are your priorities 427 00:40:36,380 --> 00:40:51,050 when it comes to closing achievement and opportunity gaps? My priorities with that would be 428 00:40:51,050 --> 00:40:57,130 they're performing and so if teachers are able to use assessments to say hey the student is working 429 00:40:57,130 --> 00:41:04,030 at this level and this is the curriculum that we are using and they are not meeting that level 430 00:41:04,030 --> 00:41:09,450 of achievement then what are the teachers doing and what kind of conversations are they're having 431 00:41:09,450 --> 00:41:14,690 to make sure that there are measures that are put in place to help that student to achieve 432 00:41:15,370 --> 00:41:19,670 and that could be through PLCs whether they are working together within their departments 433 00:41:19,670 --> 00:41:24,210 in their cotton area departments so that they can and that's that professional learning 434 00:41:24,210 --> 00:41:29,410 community in which they are having those conversations of this is what they're 435 00:41:29,410 --> 00:41:33,830 supposed to learn. Are they learning it and if they're not learning what they're 436 00:41:33,830 --> 00:41:37,810 supposed to learn and what are we doing if they're not learning it and then what are 437 00:41:37,810 --> 00:41:42,210 we doing if they are learning are we adding extensions to that conversation and 438 00:41:42,210 --> 00:41:47,230 to those activities and to that work and so you want to make sure that those academic 439 00:41:47,230 --> 00:41:52,970 pieces, those conversations are put out there for teachers to be able to have that conversation 440 00:41:52,970 --> 00:41:57,590 to make sure that they are tracking, they're looking at the data, and that they are using that 441 00:41:57,590 --> 00:42:04,950 data to inform their those decisions when it comes to teaching. Using backward design, using research-based 442 00:42:04,950 --> 00:42:10,510 practices that help students to achieve. And that's what I would prioritize to make sure that they're 443 00:42:10,510 --> 00:42:11,150 First 444 00:42:19,720 --> 00:42:27,980 of all, I would meet with my superintendent as a bullet number and have him bring 445 00:42:27,980 --> 00:42:36,160 data of the achievement gaps of the students because we as bullet members are not in the 446 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:43,960 school to determine who needs to who is having a gap in achieving. 447 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:56,800 And so we have to depend on that superintendent and his staff to bring us that and show us the improvement of the students in the classrooms. 448 00:42:58,060 --> 00:43:10,820 So, sort of hard maybe transfer from a teacher to a school board, because we don't have the data. 449 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:13,880 We have to set with the superintendent gifts. 450 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:25,140 So, that's what I'm data-driven. Show me in writing the progress of these students. 451 00:43:26,620 --> 00:43:34,360 Okay, so that's why we will be expecting from the superintendent how are you achieving the gap 452 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:43,940 at your Prospels camps. I want to see every Prospels depth and have you improved 453 00:43:43,940 --> 00:43:53,360 or you declined. Okay, so, and I want to know who will be visiting the scoops. 454 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:55,760 Yes, ma'am, thank you. 455 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:02,420 Maybe so much to our candidates and for my volunteer kind of 456 00:44:06,110 --> 00:44:08,170 So for my sister, let's say, 457 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:13,440 okay, so we now take a moment to address our questions, the 458 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:17,360 Medivari community members and attendance, these questions read by our audience members 459 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:18,560 and collected at the entrance. 460 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:21,260 Thank you for everyone who participated in this part of our forum. 461 00:44:21,940 --> 00:44:27,100 So our community question that I do have is, what do you think about cell phone access for 462 00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:27,540 students? 463 00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:30,440 And we'll start with this question. 464 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:32,500 So you don't want access for us? 465 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:33,760 Oh, self-own assets. 466 00:44:35,940 --> 00:44:36,660 Have 467 00:44:40,620 --> 00:44:43,820 some issues, both waves. 468 00:44:49,370 --> 00:44:51,930 It's kind of hard to decide. 469 00:44:52,930 --> 00:44:59,970 If those students can't use their cell phones for anything. 470 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:24,500 And now I understand the students' new cellphones for class projects, you know. And I know you, you know, people like, don't take my cell phone, but I like that point that if you're using a cell phone, when it teacher has an authorized you to use it, then that's when she can take it up. 471 00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:33,620 So, to paying five dollars, it says just a chaotic situation when students have to pay 472 00:45:33,620 --> 00:45:36,500 to get their phone back and all of this. 473 00:45:36,940 --> 00:45:44,320 So, I saw one school that would, would like to say a thumbs up. 474 00:45:44,660 --> 00:45:45,900 Now, I like that idea. 475 00:45:46,460 --> 00:45:48,180 Like to say a thumbs up. 476 00:45:48,460 --> 00:45:52,280 And maybe we have an exercise that you need to work on it. 477 00:45:52,280 --> 00:46:00,220 then I issue you'll say a foreign to you, but then after the exercise that you were working 478 00:46:00,220 --> 00:46:06,720 on is over, you give me back you'll say a foreign, and I like it up. I like that type of program. 479 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:15,140 Thank you, Dr. Ake. Do you think about self-owned access for students? 480 00:46:15,140 --> 00:46:25,060 But as a administrator, I believe that cell phone access should only be used after and so 481 00:46:25,060 --> 00:46:28,860 or whoever family members that need to reach their student. 482 00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:33,920 I believe that it is a distraction during the school day and during a structural time. 483 00:46:34,420 --> 00:46:41,720 And the reason why it is a distraction during a structural time is because when they have access to their cell phone, 484 00:46:41,720 --> 00:46:49,580 Then they get distracted because whether it's a text message or a post that's on Snapchat or all of the social media outlets 485 00:46:49,580 --> 00:46:53,840 It becomes a distraction and it takes them away from what they need to be doing 486 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:55,880 And if we're trying to close the team again 487 00:46:55,880 --> 00:46:58,440 Then the cell phone is not helping that 488 00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,880 If we want to use technology in the classroom 489 00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:03,160 There's other ways to use technology in the classroom 490 00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:05,800 And we just want to be able to do it with cell phones 491 00:47:06,420 --> 00:47:10,180 But cell phones are important for fans to be able to reach their students 492 00:47:10,180 --> 00:47:19,580 If there's something that's happening after school, if there's something that's happening during the school day, then there's a communication of the school will give to the parents. 493 00:47:20,340 --> 00:47:25,680 But as far as cell phones happen access during the school day is not something that I would recommend. 494 00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:32,440 I believe there's very important to have a viable strong cell phone policy for a school district. 495 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:40,380 I've seen it happen, I've seen it work and it can work, I've seen the consequences of having 496 00:47:40,380 --> 00:47:43,260 a cell phone access during a school day. 497 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:48,780 It's not always a positive consequence and so therefore I would not recommend having cell 498 00:47:48,780 --> 00:47:53,020 phone access during a school day because of instructional time. 499 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:54,860 Thank you. 500 00:47:57,400 --> 00:48:00,120 And now we're moving to some bonus questions. 501 00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:04,960 Our first one of this question is, how would you engage with students' directives and 502 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:06,300 should I get both of these archers? 503 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:07,740 I'll be starting with Dr. Hank. 504 00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:09,320 Well, that's a great question. 505 00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:11,160 This is how you engage right now. 506 00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:16,940 Hey, well, having this opportunity to have student leaders like yourself, ask these 507 00:48:16,940 --> 00:48:23,560 sonic questions, but also putting together forums such as this, and getting students involved 508 00:48:23,560 --> 00:48:31,540 in leadership types of positions, whether they are team principals or team assistant principals 509 00:48:31,540 --> 00:48:37,340 or team superintendent. But giving them the opportunity, I know we have there's the student 510 00:48:37,340 --> 00:48:43,140 government's juckel that in which there's the student leaders, but given the chance to just sit 511 00:48:43,140 --> 00:48:48,780 down with them and just talk with them and ask them questions and allow them to do that. And 512 00:48:48,780 --> 00:48:55,960 Putting together forms such as this and it doesn't have to be something formal. Just hey, let's come check. Let's come talk 513 00:48:55,960 --> 00:49:01,260 But also showing up for their events. It's very important. I know sometimes 514 00:49:01,260 --> 00:49:04,860 Parents may not be able to get there because of work schedules 515 00:49:04,860 --> 00:49:10,740 So if adults that they are around whether they are the teachers or staff members custodians 516 00:49:10,740 --> 00:49:16,580 They show up for students events then that you're showing up for them and so I think it's very important that 517 00:49:16,580 --> 00:49:23,300 that when we are having these kind of conversations to engage with those students, I'd 518 00:49:23,300 --> 00:49:28,540 have the opportunity to do that even at the Greece play, I started talking with one of 519 00:49:28,540 --> 00:49:32,220 the parents and they started telling me about what the student was going to do after they 520 00:49:32,220 --> 00:49:36,540 graduate and they want to be a surgeon and I was like, wow, that is great. 521 00:49:36,780 --> 00:49:43,020 Had a conversation with one of the students with the business professional leaders, they were 522 00:49:43,020 --> 00:49:48,760 it over at school board and just having conversations with them. Just see what they like and what 523 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:56,860 they're interested in. Thank you, Stanios. Okay, before I respond, I want to ask you a question. 524 00:49:57,420 --> 00:50:05,560 How many students are in Bob with this program in the student-chia? In the round table? 525 00:50:10,620 --> 00:50:11,420 I don't have 526 00:50:11,420 --> 00:50:13,760 20 students. Okay, 527 00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:25,050 tonight I only see a few. This shouldn't be. It should have been most 528 00:50:25,050 --> 00:50:30,870 students here and bought. So how do we get the students here? 529 00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:36,820 Home ever is over the program, right? 530 00:50:38,080 --> 00:50:47,560 encourage students to be involved. Give some incentives, whatever it takes. If you 531 00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:54,260 are part of an organization, which you obtain counsel, right? Encourage those students 532 00:50:54,260 --> 00:51:03,620 to be involved in your organization to speak out. Do you know we have students on site-based 533 00:51:03,620 --> 00:51:12,580 When I was involved in that at the schools, we had students to tell us, what do you need? 534 00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:14,140 What do your needs? 535 00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:16,660 We want to hear from you out. 536 00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:18,560 What do you need in the schools? 537 00:51:20,900 --> 00:51:31,480 So, whoever is always the organization, I want to see them really motivate the students to be involved. 538 00:51:31,480 --> 00:51:40,460 So, possibly we could have had, if it's 15 in here and the organization we should have 539 00:51:40,460 --> 00:51:53,040 had at least 7,8,9,10 of those 15 to be here and be involved in ask questions to the 540 00:51:53,040 --> 00:51:55,380 potential candidates. 541 00:51:57,180 --> 00:51:59,760 So that's how I want to see students involved. 542 00:52:03,310 --> 00:52:07,950 Thank you both for your thoughtful responses this evening and for your dedication and 543 00:52:07,950 --> 00:52:08,850 starting our district. 544 00:52:08,930 --> 00:52:12,590 We appreciate your willingness to engage with our community and your interest in the coming 545 00:52:12,590 --> 00:52:14,770 members of the SAGE ISC Board of Trustees. 546 00:52:15,690 --> 00:52:17,450 We would not have been moving into our closing statement. 547 00:52:18,050 --> 00:52:21,350 Each candidate will have three minutes and we'll be beginning with 548 00:52:25,700 --> 00:52:26,900 a school board candidate 549 00:52:26,900 --> 00:52:28,500 and why I feel that 550 00:52:30,870 --> 00:52:35,670 I, school board candidate, a place one is because I have a servant heart. 551 00:52:36,570 --> 00:52:42,970 I lead, I've been leading for 33 years and I've been leading with a heart and a passion 552 00:52:42,970 --> 00:52:47,430 to work with students and to work with families as well as the community. 553 00:52:48,910 --> 00:52:55,070 And I want to make sure that seat of your ISD has a positive, like, show them seat of you know. 554 00:52:55,610 --> 00:53:01,330 I've had conversations with people in the community about seat of your ISD, I ask them, 555 00:53:01,350 --> 00:53:03,330 hey, do you have kids that go to seat of your ISD? 556 00:53:03,330 --> 00:53:09,730 I'm running for school board. I would love to represent and be a advocate and be a voice for 557 00:53:10,270 --> 00:53:15,910 for whatever concerns that you may have. And they'll tell me, oh, I have a student or I had a child 558 00:53:15,910 --> 00:53:21,310 to go through, see you guys, see you, I have currently have kids and see you're a ISD and this is great. 559 00:53:21,350 --> 00:53:24,070 This is what they're doing and I'm like, wow. 560 00:53:24,670 --> 00:53:29,010 I said, well, do they come back to the school district to let them know, hey, this is what this is what I'm doing. 561 00:53:29,010 --> 00:53:31,850 and this is a product of what you guys have done. 562 00:53:32,110 --> 00:53:34,650 And they'll say, no, they have to move away 563 00:53:34,650 --> 00:53:36,290 and there's things haven't done that. 564 00:53:36,990 --> 00:53:39,970 And so I would love to see that happen. 565 00:53:40,230 --> 00:53:43,110 People with my own children who have now 566 00:53:43,110 --> 00:53:45,750 graduated and they're gone on and my daughter 567 00:53:45,750 --> 00:53:48,290 was a senior at Prairieview is like come back 568 00:53:48,290 --> 00:53:52,390 and let everyone know what Cedar Hill ISD has to offer. 569 00:53:53,250 --> 00:53:56,210 And that is one of the things I would like to see happen 570 00:53:56,210 --> 00:54:02,650 with Cedar Hill ISD is that positive light of there's some excellence going on here. 571 00:54:02,730 --> 00:54:09,070 There's some excellent students that are achieving their becoming well-rounded citizens. 572 00:54:09,630 --> 00:54:15,210 They are involved in careers and they're going to college and degrees and they're doing 573 00:54:15,210 --> 00:54:17,750 all these things because Cedar Hill ISD has done that. 574 00:54:17,750 --> 00:54:24,250 They have shaped and developed minds to be brilliant and productive citizens. 575 00:54:24,250 --> 00:54:35,330 And I also, as a leader on the campus, I look at how to help others grow to develop leaders around me. 576 00:54:35,450 --> 00:54:43,330 And I want to do that even as a board member, because the impact that you have makes a big difference. 577 00:54:44,090 --> 00:54:50,130 And when I went to go get my doctoral degree, it was for me, but it's also for others. 578 00:54:50,130 --> 00:54:54,490 So that they can see that they can do that as well, but also that they can see representation. 579 00:54:55,690 --> 00:55:01,930 That there's a way to go past challenges, because I had a lot of challenges myself, 580 00:55:02,670 --> 00:55:06,690 but you can get past those challenges and still do what you need to do. 581 00:55:07,430 --> 00:55:13,830 So as a candidate, I want to make sure that everyone knows that their big deals happen here at Cedar Hill, ISD, 582 00:55:13,950 --> 00:55:16,590 and those big deals that acronym that I've come up with, 583 00:55:16,590 --> 00:55:24,510 and that we are being intentional, growing, developing, educating all long-haul scholars. 584 00:55:25,730 --> 00:55:26,690 Thank you, 585 00:55:29,970 --> 00:55:38,670 Ms. Danes. My cousin statement, when I am elected to the school board, 586 00:55:40,600 --> 00:55:50,240 I want to work closely with the superintendent because my work in closely with the superintendent, 587 00:55:50,780 --> 00:55:57,620 I will have high expectations of his principles and his teachers. 588 00:55:59,420 --> 00:56:05,620 I will want him to give data of what is going on in the schools. 589 00:56:06,860 --> 00:56:12,500 I want to see how the children, the students are learning and what they are learning. 590 00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:19,940 I don't want to be put in, I would not be put in the line of what's going on in our school district. 591 00:56:19,940 --> 00:56:30,080 I want to know, before hand, before his prop to the community, what is going on with the 592 00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:30,600 budget. 593 00:56:31,400 --> 00:56:40,060 I want to work with you to develop the budget and we have to do some cutting and I want to 594 00:56:40,060 --> 00:56:44,000 be there to help do that. 595 00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:52,500 That's what I've done over the past years of my life, is work with principles and 596 00:56:52,500 --> 00:57:01,840 produce meaning, successful students that I've seen go through schools that I've worked with. 597 00:57:03,540 --> 00:57:05,620 Data tells it off, 598 00:57:07,670 --> 00:57:10,770 that's what I expect will be expecting. 599 00:57:11,450 --> 00:57:19,870 And when you give me data, and I probably would take a visit to make sure that your data is correct. 600 00:57:21,470 --> 00:57:31,750 Mistakes just don't take your word, but I want to go and make sure that what you have given the moment is really happening in the schools. 601 00:57:31,750 --> 00:57:44,370 So, it's not my first rodeo being involved with the budget process, the school board process, 602 00:57:45,190 --> 00:57:51,870 director and school board members, and I'm not a quiet stone at all. 603 00:57:52,210 --> 00:57:58,210 So I will be speaking out for the parents, if they contact me, have an issue. 604 00:57:58,210 --> 00:58:05,470 Ms. Deng is going to be the first one contact that superintendent, so the press can take care of it. 605 00:58:06,070 --> 00:58:09,570 And that's how I'll be organized and what I do. 606 00:58:10,470 --> 00:58:16,610 I will not go ahead of the superintendent, but he will be called on the carpet if it's necessary 607 00:58:17,130 --> 00:58:26,170 to make sure issues of taking care of and I'll school will be going in the right direction 608 00:58:26,170 --> 00:58:27,890 to educate, too. 609 00:58:29,370 --> 00:58:30,330 Thank you. 610 00:58:30,330 --> 00:58:30,570 Thank you. 611 00:58:34,670 --> 00:58:34,710 Thank you. 612 00:58:34,710 --> 00:58:36,570 You've got to see your IRC and our students. 613 00:58:36,810 --> 00:58:39,810 Thank you so much for attending and participating in this evening's far. 614 00:58:40,390 --> 00:58:44,090 We hope you'll be tonight with valuable insights to help inform your both. 615 00:58:44,310 --> 00:58:45,310 Have a great evening. 616 00:58:45,370 --> 00:58:45,610 Thanks.