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[0:04] On the board's behalf, I wish to welcome all who are present. This is a regular meeting on the board, and
[0:10] all items that we'll be discussed are voted on this evening. We'll have posted, have been posted as required by law.
[0:18] At this time, I'm going to introduce the board members and our superintendent, I'd like to start by introducing to my
[0:30] Mr. Dr. Miller is unable to be here this evening. Our superintendent, Dr. John Billial.
[0:36] I'm Sherry Packer, Board President.
[0:38] To my right is Stan Britain, Vice President, Amy Hilton, and Dr. Steve Alvers.
[0:45] Please stand for the pledge allegiance to the American and Texas flags following the pledge.
[0:49] Please remain standing for the medication.
[0:51] We've
[0:59] got that, which is dance, one nation, and you're not indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
[1:09] Honored Texas flag.
[1:11] I pledge allegiance to the Texas one-stay and you're not.
[1:16] One, and the indivisible.
[1:22] Do you know what a privilege it is to serve, and to serve in this community, and to work hard for students and families?
[1:30] What I ask you to note is we make decisions and as we listen to the comments that we'll do so with an open mind.
[1:37] God that will always make decisions that are best for our students, families, and the community.
[1:43] We'll be with us as we begin this meeting.
[1:47] I ask you to protect us as we go home.
[1:49] In Jesus' name.
[1:58] We do have one comment this evening, so let me...
[2:03] Number three.
[2:06] Sorry about that.
[2:09] We have some recognitions this evening.
[2:13] Recognition of the Rockwell High School Girl State
[2:17] Peace, Girl State Track, and Field Championship
[2:21] Middle East.
[2:27] OK, all right, good evening, Board.
[2:30] Dr. Phil Varelle, just wanted to do a board
[2:33] excellent recognition for Rockwell Heath High School
[2:36] Girl State Track and Field Championship.
[2:38] Brooklyn, we have Brooklyn Naly, a senior at Rockwell-He, on the Ladyhawk Track Team.
[2:45] She delivered an outstanding performance at the U.S. State Track Meet, Track and Field Meet, and
[2:49] held an Austin on Saturday, May 16th. She earned second place finish in the girl's class
[2:55] 6A pole vault, clearing an impressive height of 13 feet, zero inches.
[3:06] Brooklyn capped off
[3:07] an exceptional senior year, and as Simon Baylor University, she will continue her Track
[3:11] build career. Congratulations to Brooklyn and her coach, Kyle Hammond. Congratulations.
[4:08] For public comment, the board has public comment cards that are accepted from 530 p.m.
[4:13] until 6 per board policy. BED local. Speakers may have up to 3 minutes to address the
[4:20] board of trustees on agenda or non agenda topics during the designated public comment time.
[4:26] If the topic address is not listed on the agenda, the board of trustees may not deliberate
[4:30] on the topic, however, specific factual information or the referencing of existing policy may be
[4:36] provided in response. Although there is no legal requirement to do so, the Board will ask
[4:41] Rockwell-I see administration to review the feedback raised in the comment and if appropriate
[4:46] provided response. To be clear, Audis participation is limited to this portion of the board
[4:51] meeting only and at all other times during the board meeting, the Audis shall not enter into
[4:56] question or debate on matters being considered by the Board.
[5:00] Please keep your comments civil and courteous.
[5:03] Please also refrain from making personal attacks on others during the opportunity to speak.
[5:07] Please know you are required to stay within your a lot of time for public comment.
[5:11] Last we ask that you not discuss students who are not your child.
[5:16] In compliance with the Texas Government Code of Open Meetings, these proceedings are being recorded
[5:22] and will be come part of the Ruckal ISD's permanent record.
[5:25] Please state your name, and address, which is voluntary, prior to speaking during the public comment.
[5:37] Come on.
[5:39] Soty.
[5:50] Sorry.
[5:51] Thank you.
[5:52] I'm sorry.
[5:53] My first time.
[5:55] Good evening, trustees, and Dr. V.
[5:57] My name is Kamal Soty.
[5:59] I'm a parent, taxpayer, and a volunteer in Robball ISD.
[6:02] I'm here because I want to work with you to make our rules fair for all students.
[6:06] For many years, our old athletic director allows student athletes to have a flexible schedule.
[6:12] Students could play sports without being tied down to an athletic class period.
[6:16] They could use their school hour to take an academic class instead.
[6:20] This year, the new athletic leadership changed its practice in the APG,
[6:24] forcing everyone into a mandatory class period.
[6:27] I understand wanting things to be uniform,
[6:30] but one flawed policy cannot be the answer to a flawed practice.
[6:33] This change comes at a direct detriment to students who refuse to compromise their academic goals for their passion and fine arts or sports.
[6:42] Right now, under the guise of leveling the blank field, the strictest forcing students in today's class, that provides no real value except to delete their GPA.
[6:52] They're simply leveling the blank field downward.
[6:56] Think about our current juniors and seniors.
[6:58] Under TEA guidelines, these students have on the right to off-beariers or advanced academic classes if they so choose.
[7:07] Let's be entirely clear, no TEA or UIL rule requires students to be locked into daytime class period just to participate in sport or fine arts.
[7:16] Neither the state nor the UIL manage that restriction.
[7:20] Our district has simply chosen to be more restrictive rather than looking out for the best interest for all of our students.
[7:25] The math is inherently unfair.
[7:28] If a student is forced into...
[7:30] One unweighted elective class during the school day, our district's rules automatically lowers their GPA and drop their classroom.
[7:37] Meanwhile, a student who does not do sports can use that exact same period to take a 6.0 AP class.
[7:45] Why should a student who spends hours representing our school face an academic penalty?
[7:50] Good grades and schools better should go together, not fight against each other.
[7:54] We have two very simple solutions and they're fair to all students.
[7:58] First, for sports that must meet during the school day, we could implement a GPA waiver.
[8:05] This means that they can participate, but that unweighted grade will not count against
[8:09] their total GPA.
[8:11] This protects higher achievers and keep on level kids motivated to stay involved.
[8:16] Second, for sports and activities that need before or after school, students must be allowed
[8:21] the flexibility to take an academic class if they are so choose, but keep their off-peer
[8:25] which they have on rightfully under TEA guidelines.
[8:29] Time is running out, and there is an extreme urgency to this matter.
[8:33] School stars in just few weeks, our families cannot wait months for a committed
[8:37] view was, schools, schedules are actively disrupted.
[8:42] I'm asking this board to act immediately tonight and direct the administration to establish
[8:48] their fair options as temporary fallback for upcoming seniors and juniors.
[8:52] I want to talk with the board directly if this or choose and answer any questions they may
[8:58] have regarding this. So we can partner together on a permanent solution. I urge
[9:02] Rockwell I as the doctor, we just strive to
[9:08] go ahead and finish the matter.
[9:16] Model for other districts to follow. There are solutions that have already in practice and I
[9:22] would love to discuss more. Thank you.
[9:29] Thank you Mr. Rue, we will have someone get back
[9:33] Just to just a quick note, as we've been forward, I believe Dr. Gibbs, T.E.A. currently is working.
[9:40] The commissioners working on a GPA process for the state of Texas, is that correct?
[9:45] Okay, sure, make sure.
[9:48] Do you have any idea when that would happen?
[9:56] So coming soon based on legislation?
[9:59] Okay, thank you.
[10:02] Okay.
[10:03] Board, we're going to skip number five, and we're going to go on to number six.
[10:08] Students, services and security departments, A is an action item, consider approval of board policy update
[10:16] 127 and FD local revisions.
[10:20] Thank you, Dr. Pactor.
[10:21] Good evening, Board of Trustees and Dr. Guerrilla.
[10:23] I'm here to present to you all, policy update 127 for your approval, and I'll go through
[10:30] the Comparison Pack and just to identify and highlight changes to those policies.
[10:36] So, starting with BJCF, you'll notice some changes to additions to the superintendent
[10:42] on renewables.
[10:43] The city's turn to page two.
[10:46] You'll see those additional vermage added to item number 14 as well as there is a new item
[10:53] number 27.
[10:55] And that's in reference to just controversial topics or things that at nature in the
[11:00] The 28th was a new item added to that specifically specific policy related to diversity equity and inclusion.
[11:11] Moving on, policy CAA local, the change to this policy only, as you see on the first page of that specific policy,
[11:22] is in reference to a change in the reference to reflect that the DH policies have been revised to reference to DHA instead of DH.
[11:38] Moving on to the next policy DC,
[11:46] you'll notice two changes in policy DC, specifically there, where it references posts and vacancies.
[11:54] and you notice, you can feel notice that our designee was removed from that policy, and that is specifically because the superintendent has the authority to designee in regards to those responsibilities, and that specifically is in policy BJA, so it's already referencing BJA that the superintendent has that authority to delegate responsibilities to designee, once again at the bottom of that policy,
[12:24] You'll notice that the DH on reference has been changed to DHA legal and it's also on policy DH at the top of the page and throughout the document.
[12:40] So in the DH policy, you'll notice once again, as we mentioned, in previous policies, the reference to DH exhibit has been removed and the reference to DHA legal policy.
[12:54] has been added to that policy.
[12:59] Okay, moving on to policy DP.
[13:04] And you'll notice policy DP is being recommended to,
[13:08] to be eliminated from our policy manual specifically
[13:11] because policy DP has been separated into two separate policies.
[13:17] So if you flip over your C policy DPA,
[13:21] which is in reference to principal qualifications and then continuing on policy dpb, which is a new policy,
[13:32] is in reference to the counselors responsible in their role as relates to spending 80% of their time doing counseling services.
[13:42] So basically dp was divided into two policies, dpa and dpb.
[13:49] Okay, next policy is EHD, and this is in reference to 100 education.
[13:56] This policy is no longer requirement, and it has been recommended that it be deleted because
[14:02] the 100 education instruction is no longer provided to students.
[14:06] So that policy has been recommended for total deletion from the policy manual.
[14:11] Policy EHB is in reference to gifted and talented identification.
[14:17] Basically, this revision will align our policy and regards to gifted and talented identification
[14:24] with amendments and the taxes administrative code.
[14:29] You can see specifically, as it relates to the selection process, a placement committee,
[14:35] and then items that must be prohibited in the process of determining gifted and talented services
[14:45] for those specific students. So you can see that next to the matrix or the threshold system
[14:50] as it relates to those items that are prohibitive in the process of identification for
[14:55] gifted and talented.
[14:59] Moving on to the...
[15:00] Next policy, we have policy FFF.
[15:06] And the revision to this policy is to update the definition of misconducts, as amended by Senate Bill 571. So you notice specifically when it talks about student welfare, it it outlines items 1, 2, 3 and 4 that will reference to what the definition of misconduct is.
[15:31] as relates to students welfare and students safety.
[15:38] Policy FD, FD is a proposed revision that we're making in regards to not necessarily included
[15:45] in the packet, but it's just a local provision specifically.
[15:48] As you see there on the first page of policy FD, the initial changes are the first changes
[15:54] as it relates to charter schools, not being eligible for concurrent enrollment in our
[16:02] extracurricular activities.
[16:04] So now we have charter schools or a private school and including home schools.
[16:08] Well, and in policy FD, you'll notice that there's a story.
[16:12] Yes, I don't think we have D in our book.
[16:15] You don't have FD?
[16:16] No, sir.
[16:19] Well, we'll get to FD and I'm going to move on to CQD if that's okay with you.
[16:24] That's fine.
[16:30] We could do a couple things.
[16:33] I believe it's available in the online board book.
[16:40] And we could have Dr. Story read the changes.
[16:43] But to be clear on FDA,
[16:46] the amendment to FDA policy aligns us better
[16:50] with the recent approval of FDA and transfer policy,
[16:54] specifically in the grandparents section.
[16:57] and with the grandparents who pay taxes in our community and live here.
[17:03] In relation to their church child or grandchild coming to Rockwell, ISD.
[17:07] So this policy just simply aligns to the policy that was updated on FDA.
[17:13] We could ask, you know, we could get that printed and come back to that,
[17:17] or Dr. Short could read all the specific amendments that would help.
[17:21] Order your OK with him reading the changes to this and then they're going to bring us a copy.
[17:27] Are you OK with that?
[17:28] Yes, I can do that.
[17:30] If you'll read the changes to this and then when they get us that copy, that'll be great.
[17:35] All right, so as Dr. V stated, the changes to FD are in reference to align with the changes we made to FDA.
[17:45] If you recall, we allow grandparents who live within the district to transfer their students who are out.
[17:51] of district into a rock-allized deep. And prior to we had the grandparent affidavit, which allowed
[17:59] those students to be transferred in, based upon transparent, the grandparent affidavit, but the
[18:05] affidavit required so many hours of after-school care for students. That's no longer required
[18:14] necessary with our new revised FDA. So what has changed in FDA and I'll read this has been
[18:22] eliminated from FDA because it's covered in FDA we make those revisions allow in the grandparents.
[18:30] So basically this has been removed. Substantial after-school care for the purpose of admission
[18:36] under this provision, a substantial amount of after-school care shall consist of no fewer than
[18:43] three hours of direct after-school care and supervision in the home of the grandparent for five
[18:50] days during the regular-school week. A student enrolled under the provision may continue in
[18:57] enrollment as long as the grandparent provides the level of care. The superintendent should
[19:03] have the authority to waive these requirements on the basis of a student's extenuating circumstances.
[19:10] So, as stated, that section of the policy is being removed from FD, but it's because it's no longer required for a grandparent to provide after school care based upon the revisions we've made in FDA.
[19:26] Any questions there?
[19:29] Okay.
[19:30] Thank you.
[19:30] Yes, ma'am.
[19:31] Yes, ma'am.
[19:31] Thank you.
[19:32] And then the last policy that we're presenting to you all for approval is policy CQD.
[19:43] And this policy is specifically related to artificial intelligence.
[19:49] So if you look at policy CTD, you'll notice that students have been removed from this policy.
[19:56] And it is in due to processes and procedures have to be established and created before.
[20:04] Students will have access to artificial intelligence as it relates to implementing in the classroom for you.
[20:12] So, teachers will have access, but as of right now, we're asking that students not have access,
[20:18] until we can truly define what it looks like for students in our classroom.
[20:22] Okay. Any questions or comments that I'll just need to be clear, if you look at student
[20:32] service safety and security departments, Dr. Strauss mentioned of CDQ which removes
[20:38] student access to artificial intelligence CQ. CQD, I'm sorry, is item 6B which is an
[20:52] Dr. Packer, if you'd like to.
[20:55] So many of those on these.
[20:56] They're two separate, two separate action items.
[20:59] So Boardless, look at action item A.
[21:03] Are there any anyone having questions there?
[21:08] Okay.
[21:09] If not, I'll in favor raise you right here.
[21:14] Oh, I'm sorry.
[21:14] We need a motion.
[21:15] I'll make a motion.
[21:16] We approve as presented.
[21:18] Thanks.
[21:18] Okay.
[21:19] We have a motion made by Mr. Conselman.
[21:23] We have a second, by Mr. Dubois, may are there any questions or comments now?
[21:31] Okay, all in favor, raise your right hand.
[21:36] 7, 6, 4, 1, absent, and 0, against.
[21:44] Okay, let's...
[21:45] Do you have a question about 6B?
[21:47] And now 6B? Anybody had questions?
[21:49] Sure.
[21:50] What districts are we collaborating with or speaking to about AI and how it's being used?
[21:57] and are there any forums or anything that we're using for data or trying to learn more
[22:02] about how to integrate in the classroom?
[22:05] I'm going to ask Dr. Gistos to give us that's what I'm going to do.
[22:10] Ms. Hustle.
[22:38] Okay, thank you very much. And some of the discussion, if it's okay, aye, nay, and so part of being new and using
[22:49] a aye requires training for staff. So they understand the implications of the use of a aye. How is it used as a productive tool?
[22:57] And how can we continue to be sure that we train staff to protect information?
[23:05] And this will give us time to get our staff trained as they use AI.
[23:10] And then in the future, as things continue to evolve, we have a new legislative session.
[23:14] TEA is not putting any guidelines out for AI use for students. We'll get more information there.
[23:20] In the meantime, Google Jim and I will remain off going forward in the 26-27 school year, and this policy will show that.
[23:30] I'll just, there was a session that our summer leadership institute leadership from Austin ISD, and a couple other surrounding districts, wonderful information about how they're piloting some programs with AI.
[23:44] I think we still have access to that session.
[23:48] It'd be worth watching.
[23:49] I was really impressed with what they're doing.
[23:52] I think they're probably talking to that.
[23:53] Hey guys, it's everything.
[23:55] Sure.
[23:55] Hey, it's a part of the first one.
[23:57] So I think you're really talking to that.
[23:58] You get it.
[23:59] You get it.
[23:59] Yeah.
[24:01] It's a good distinction to make.
[24:03] It's certainly prevalent.
[24:06] Thank you.
[24:09] Thank you.
[24:10] The more do I have the inconvenience.
[24:11] Okay.
[24:12] So be as a action item.
[24:13] I'd like a motion to approve this person.
[24:15] Okay.
[24:16] Motion by Mr. Britain.
[24:18] All second.
[24:19] Second by Mr. Sultan.
[24:31] All in favour of raise right hand.
[24:34] And that is six four one absent and zero against.
[24:40] And then we have one more action item.
[24:43] Consider approval of the 2026-2027 student code of conduct.
[24:47] I think that this would be packet yes.
[24:50] You look like you're long comfortable.
[24:53] I'm then, well, Dr. Dr. V, Board of Trustees, thank you for having this opportunity to
[24:58] this evening.
[24:59] Each year the Board is required to approve the student code of conduct under Board Policy
[25:03] F.O. Local. This is not a legislative year. There are no significant changes from this
[25:09] year's code of conduct from last year's code of conduct. And so we ask that you approve
[25:15] the code for the 2627 as presented and I'll answer any questions you might have.
[25:21] So yes, I did notice there's several section 37 Texas education 37 is that from the 89
[25:28] Legislature. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you.
[25:37] Okay, there's an action out of it. So if I didn't take it motion
[25:44] motion
[25:46] From Mr. Dubois on second. I'll second. Okay. Second. My Dr. Albus on a favorite raise you're out here
[25:54] And it's 640 against
[25:57] Thank you Mr. Jeff.
[25:58] Just a minute, thank you.
[26:01] One minute.
[26:03] Okay.
[26:03] Consider approval of consent agenda.
[26:06] Minutes of the regular session held on June 15th, 2026.
[26:11] B. Personnel Resignations.
[26:13] Personnel executive session may be called under the authority of the Texas Government Code Section.
[26:17] 551.074.
[26:21] C. Colin College, dual credit partnership agreement, beginning fall 2026. E. Consider approval of legal services agreement.
[26:36] And that's it.
[26:40] I'll make a motion. I've heard the consent agenda.
[26:42] Yes, of course. I think the motion made by Ms. Hilton.
[26:46] Second. Second. Mr. Conselman. All in favor, raise your hand.
[26:51] that is 64 zero against one absent and at that it is 629 and we are adjourned.