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Good evening, I'm calling this meeting to order the time is 531pm and accordance with the Texas Open

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Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551. This meeting is officially open with the

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quorum present. We will now move to our pledge, vision, and mission statements which will be

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led by Arlington Heights High School of JRLTC Cadets.

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Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

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at Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to their public for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Now, on of the Texas flag,

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I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God, one indivisible. You may be seated.

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Fort Worth, ISD vision, igniting an every child a passion for learning. Fort Worth, ISD mission,

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preparing all students for success in college, career and community leadership.

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Thank

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you. I will now turn it over to our Chief of Communications, Mrs. Tenon, for

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our recognitions. Good evening, President Martinez, Superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar, and

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all of our trustees and guests here with us tonight. Tonight we have an incredible honor

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of celebrating three outstanding groups who exemplify the very best of our district's talent,

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dedication, and spirit. At this time, I would like to invite the trustees to come down and prepare

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for photos with our very important students with us this evening and for the audience we

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ask for you to please hold your applause until the end of each group so that each student's name

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can be heard as we recognize them for being with us here this evening. We want to kick off this evening

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with welcoming our fantastic readers from the Arlington Heights High School JROTC.

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These exceptional cadets represent the future leaders of tomorrow and embody the spirit

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of leadership, commitment, and community service that makes JROTC so vital.

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So let's show our appreciation for the students who are with us this evening, leading

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us for the pledge, cadet lieutenant commander, Aidan Bloxum,

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giving us the vision and mission.

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We've got chief cadet chief Hilary Garcia.

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and our readers this evening, Cadet Petty Officer Howard Harris, Cadet Petty Officer James Woodworth, Cadet Seaman Ontario Ross,

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and this program is led by retired senior chief Reggie Williams and Commander Lance Fisher.

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Yes, we want the spotlight on you young people, right, front and center.

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Thank you so much.

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Cadet, see you all dismissed.

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Next up, we have Ms. Ilena Gill, a junior at Pasco High School. She won first place in state, UIL, Barbara Jordan historical essay competition.

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Her essay was on Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, Champion of Rule Texas Literacy. The focus on Ms. Blanton's contributions to education and superintendency showing Texans that women could do well even if given the opportunity to lead.

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Elena is a member of the Paschal Whisquist team and placed first in ready-white writing,

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science and literary criticism at the District UIL Academic Meet.

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She is an avid reader, spectacular in math and sciences,

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and qualified for regionals as a member of Paschal's UIL Mathematics Team.

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Way to go, Ms. Elena. Congratulations.

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And lastly, we have Ms. Chile Watson Sanchez,

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A 10th grade student also at Pasco High School.

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As a current life scout working to make an impact with her Eagle Scout project, she found

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inspiration close to home at the top theater's technical booth.

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Her goals were to improve safety and visibility by building a platform to elevate the

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floor and installing two new windows.

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With the help of campus leadership maintenance team members and the theater program booster

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club, the renovation was a great success that will enhance the

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technical theater operations, as students work to bring shows to life.

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We are grateful for you and your work, Mrs. Chile.

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Thank you for getting back to your community. Congratulations.

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And trustees, that concludes our recognitions for this evening.

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addressing items on the agenda as well as items of a general nature,

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or topics not specifically on the agenda.

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Let me remind you that because of restrictions by the Texas Open Meetings Act,

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Board members may not engage in a verbal exchange about a subject that has not been posted.

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We will listen and take notes, but the board is prohibited from responding to any

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inquiries made during a board meeting on any topic not posted on the agenda.

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However, the board may reply with one, a statement of specific factual information given in response

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to the inquiry, to a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry,

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or a three-directed person to visit was staff about the issue.

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No presentation may exceed two minutes tonight unless the speaker has prior approval for additional

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Speakers who require the assistance of a translator are permitted to double a lot of time

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of speakers who do not require the assistance of a translator.

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down the stairs and coming up the sidewalk on your right.

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Our first speaker tonight is Deon Brewer, followed by Chrissy Thumel.

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Good evening, President Martinez, Superintendent Molinar, distinguished board and guest and

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Fort Worth Eye, ISD community.

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I'm here tonight to present a letter of appreciation and commendation on behalf of all

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Prodad and family first.

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I extend our deepest gratitude and commendation to Fort Worth Eye, SD for its continued leadership

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in advancing family engagement and supporting father-focused initiatives across your district.

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The collective efforts of your district's leadership, parent partnerships, family engagement

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specialist and community partners like SIDXO have made an incredible impact in the lives of students

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and families throughout Fort Worth ISD. You're ongoing commitment to strengthening family school

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partnerships to reflect the district's dedication to ensuring every child feels supported,

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seen and connected. Through initiatives like all ProDAD, Fort Worth ISD has created

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intentional spaces where fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and male role models come together to build

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meaningful relationships with their children, fostering a cultural, a culture of belonging and act.

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Academic success. This commendation acknowledges the inspiring collaboration between Fort Worthy-I.C. and all-perdad, which supports campus improvement plans, multi-tiered systems of support by providing structured opportunities for further engagement, reinforcing social emotional competencies and enhancing school climate.

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A heartfelt thank you to the man-same beside me, Christopher Cohen, parent partnership specialist for his unwavering efforts and dedication and collaborating with the Family Engagement Specialist to Connect.

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Families with resources and opportunities to strengthen their involvement and to make all

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Prodata exist here in Fort Worth, ISD.

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To the students and families of Fort Worth, ISD, your participation in enthusiasm or what

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brings these programs to life.

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Together we're building stronger, more connected community, one that empowers fathers and families

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to engage meaningfully in the education and growth of every student.

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On behalf of all Prodata and family first, thank each and every one of you in the Fort Worth,

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ISD community.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker, Chrissy Thubel.

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Well, I'm Chrissy.

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Thank you for the positive changes in the district.

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I have some suggestions concerning technology, please boost security and adopt a student

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device repair program.

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Students can bypass controls to access restricted websites.

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You can improve security by placing restrictions directly on the firewalls versus relying

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on profile restrictions.

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Computer literacy is learned through programs like I lead, we can try and get some of these kids off Minecraft and graduating with CCNA and C-A plus certifications.

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Let's try and return to paper assignments, unless the curriculum requires computers in a controlled environment or someone is required by an IEP.

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I would like to see Fort Worth I.C. encourage additional non-profit transparency, non-profits can improve transparency by making their financial documents like IRS Form 990 and Annual Reports publicly accessible on their websites similar to what T3 is doing.

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Public clearly detailing how donations are used to fund programs and sharing their impacts and challenges through accessible communication channels like newsletters and social media.

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Please consider leaving on the AC for custodians and security over the summer.

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They would be more comfortable and we would see fewer breaks when school starts.

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Consider finding a partner in the community to donate standby HVAC services every August.

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Finally, speaking as a mother who's been homeless and down to my last dime,

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please don't have poverty.

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The reason you don't ask for participation from parents.

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Doing for others provides meaning, joy, and invites blessings in someone's life.

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When I have nothing else to give, I can give my time, encouraging word and a smile.

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Please keep finding ways to get parents involved because it matters.

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Thank you and have a good evening.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker is Ruby Jackson, followed by Tina Thompson.

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Good evening.

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Good evening members of the board, my name is Robert Jackson, and I'm a retired educator

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with over nine years of experience teaching reading to our vulnerable learners, and I was

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at M.M. Walsh, another entry right here in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Today, I'm here to ask you to reinstate the reading mastery program across the school district.

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The latest assessment shows that our third great readers are reading below level.

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This gap, not only henders academic achievement and all subjects, but it also erodes the

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student's confidence and engagement, and I think that's very important.

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Read a Mastery is a structured systematic phonics program designed for direct instruction,

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start and repriek, yes, pre case students can read, in the year 2001, participated in a year

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Dr. Minnery Project called A Tale of Two Schools and it was at ML Walton teaching low-performing

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readers using the Read and Mastery Program.

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Now, the Ruth results of that at the New Year's Inn, every-

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Readers was reading, flaunting, and obtained comprehension. 85% of the students moved up at least one level of reading.

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Students showed new fail and enthusiasm. Volunteering to read out loud and choose in more complex books.

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And I think this very encouraging. After returned from the school district, I'll open up a daycare, Beginners Unlimited.

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And I implemented the Read and Mass Reprogram as part of my daily curriculum, why because it works.

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I use it with pre-K in elementary students, which was a, excuse me, was a success.

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Reinsating Read and Mass Drey is not just a program choice.

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It's an investment in our children's future.

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The goal is to develop strong reading skills.

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Is that it?

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Tina Thompson will be followed by Cheryl Booker.

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My name is Tina Thompson and I am a parent of a former student who benefited from the success

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of the Reading Mastery program.

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I stand here today to strongly encourage the return of the Reading Mastery program in our grade schools.

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My perspective comes not only as a parent, but also as someone who has first hand knowledge

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with a lasting impact that this program can have on a child's education and confidence.

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My daughter began the reading mastery program at the age of four at that critical stage of early development the program structured and systematic approach to literacy provided her with a strong foundation and phonics vocabulary and comprehension.

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This early start gave her both the skills and the confidence to enter kindergarten, not just as ready to learn, but eager and excited to learn.

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Because of reading mastery, learning to read was never a source of frustration for her.

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I can still remember finding her late at night reading under a small light after bedtime,

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not because she had to, but because she wanted to.

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The program instilled in her the belief that reading was fun, meaningful, and achievable.

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Throughout her elementary years, she thrived in kindergarten through second grade.

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She consistently excelled in her class, winning spellingbees, and confidently,

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volunteering to read aloud in front of her peers. Even as an only child without

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older siblings to model language or vocabulary, reading mastery gave her the

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tools that she needed to stand out. As she advanced into a more competitive

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public school, the foundation she had built through reading mastery allowed her

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to remain among the top students in her class. By middle school, she consistently

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achieved mastered grade level in all of her core subjects in high school. She earned

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advance academics performance on state assessments. Today, she is a successful university sophomore awarded

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honors scholarships that cover most of her tuition and living expenses. In short, reading

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mass three at the age of four gave my daughter an early literacy advantage that shaped her academic

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journey and instilled confidence in her. Thank you.

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Thank you. Next speaker, Cheryl Booker,

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followed by Rosalind Hubbard.

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Good evening.

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I was speaking on literacy.

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And I think, I thank you for the opportunity.

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I thank you for the opportunity

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to share my experience with Read and Mastering.

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As an elementary teacher, I use Read and Mastering

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with first through third graders.

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And I also saw his impact with my own three daughters.

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The program didn't just teach funnits.

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It built confidence, fluency, and true comprehension.

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My students and my daughters learn to read with flow

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and understand it rather than with my word, my word.

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One of my daughters, strong in math,

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excelled even more because she could fully understand

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word problems.

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All three of my daughters became confident readers in the same

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was true for the students at Todd.

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Today, many schools are struggling without programs like this.

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If we truly want no child left behind, we must give them the tools to read and read and

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mastery works.

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And I believe it deserves a place in the schools.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker.

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Russell Hubbard is going to follow by Wanda McKenney.

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Good evening, Tom.

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I want to take a few minutes to talk about the importance of reading mastery program.

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I'm going to read straight from my deal cause I don't want to get off board.

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And while reinstating in our schools would be such a powerful step towards our students.

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Reading mastery is a research-based structured literacy program that has been proven effective for decades.

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It uses explicit systematic instruction to help children build strong foundational skills and finance literacy for vocabulary, as well as comprehension.

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What makes it unique is its ability to reach all students and all learners whether the child

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is struggling, on grade level, whether the child is advanced or the program provides clear

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steps on how to build confidence, and measurable progress in their learning.

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One of the most compelling aspects of reading mysteries is that it closes the gap early.

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students have been shown that students who use the program are more likely to meet great

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level with smarts, require less remedial later on, and demonstrate strong performance

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in other subjects. Because when a child learns and reads fluently, they then read to learn

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and then change, that changes everything.

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The program really made a special impact on my family

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as my son James participated in reading mastery

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under Ms. Williams in a soft first hand

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high transformed his academic journey

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before starting a reading mastery, James struggled

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with reading and often felt discouraged,

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but through the structured lessons in consistent reinforcement,

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He not only caught up with his peers, but he also gained a new sense of confidence in himself.

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That confidence extended beyond reading. He became more engaged in class, more willing to try and more successful across all of his subjects.

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Reading mastery gave him the tools he needed.

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Thank you.

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Next up, Mr. Wanda McKenney.

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Followed by Laura Ramirez.

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Good evening.

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You each have a fact sheet before you have either reading mastery program.

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Dr. Malnard, thank you for your email response yesterday regarding the implementation of the program and for the ISD.

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Although we've never met to discuss the implementation of it, on March 27th, I did request that you meet with the three teachers and current educators who participated in the 2003 PBS documentary,

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a tale of two schools that featured reading mastery being successfully implemented at Walton Elementary,

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are predominantly African American campus.

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I never received a response.

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On April 7th after the reads of when presentation,

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we did have a brief in-person exchange

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about the implementation of the program

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to which you suggested possibly doing it

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as a forward-after school pilot program at Walton,

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which I equally affirmed.

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And your email yesterday you reiterated

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that you'd be happy to see how that can happen.

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Thank you.

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You mentioned that the new finance curriculum

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Bluebun is specifically addresses the same areas as reading mastery.

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Light reading mastery can it teach a four-year-old who has no knowledge of letters or letters

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sounds to read, if not, it's not saying.

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In 2003, after using reading mastery at Walson for the past few years, 86% of third graders

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met reading grade level per the top state assessment, and 2025, 86% of third graders at

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and did not, did not meet reading and level according to Star.

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The question is, why would this bow or would it ever entity cancel a program that

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clearly was working?

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And obviously, replace it with some that did not, I'll let y'all pun to that.

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The reading master program must be brought back to Fort Worthy's de-students now, and will

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be brought back with of a valid, the district support.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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More Ramirez is next speaker followed by thought will be.

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Good evening members of the board.

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My name is Laura Ramirez and I am here on behalf of my son, Elias, a fifth grader

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at W.J. Turner Elementary.

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Nationally, one in five students reports being bullied at school, victims are twice as likely

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to develop anxiety and depression and 2.5 times as more likely to have suicidal thoughts.

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Suicide is now the second leading cause in children ages 10 to 14.

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This is not just a statistic.

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This is what my son faces every day.

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Since third grade, my son has been targeted by the same student.

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On August 19th, we are now in fifth grade.

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That would mark the fifth physical assault.

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Each time I reported it directly to administration,

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each time nothing meaningful is done, and it is not just my son.

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There are other students that he has targeted as well.

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This is bigger than bullying. This is a systematic failure that W.J. Turner has failed to protect my child and every other child in that classroom. Under David's laws, schools are required to prevent bullying, separate aggressors, and provide counseling. W.J. Turner has failed on all counts. My son was never offered mental health support, no restorative practices were implemented, and I was never notified first by the school, only by my son or other parents. Meanwhile, the aggressor remains in the class without any consequences and my son the victim.

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has been kept home for five days for his own safety.

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His absences are still me and marked as unexcused

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even with a doctor's note.

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Mind demands for this board immediate separation

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of the aggressor and my son, mandatory counseling

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and restorative practices put in place for both students

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to address trauma and prevent recurrence,

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clear enforcement of David's law,

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review and revise for worth ISD bullying policies,

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attendance correction for all days related to safety concerns,

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a written timeline for corrective action.

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The time for excuses is over, my sign,

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and everybody, every student, and Fort Worth,

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I SD deserved better.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker's Bob will be followed by Amanda and E.

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Well, I guess there are a lot of people on transparency.

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Well, the kids learn how to read and that kind of stuff.

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That's good.

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But what's missing through our whole system,

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our favorite, our city, and our country,

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is honesty, respect,

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and technical moral values that we're not getting. Not wanting y'all to answer any of the questions I've

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put forward over the last, even goes back to yours. Some pretty simple cosmetic questions and you didn't answer those either.

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Now that's something I learned a long time ago, not trust people but don't answer questions. That's what we need to teach in school.

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Teach these kids that when they grow up, which would be better if you had to make a choice. A kid that can read or

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on us, say you had to choose one. I mean, you had to choose one, which one do you think to

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be the best way to go? Honesty or can read? I'm going to go with Honesty. Honesty will get you

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to the gates of heaven, reading may not. That's what I think. There's no honesty and that's what's

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missing through our commissioner court, our city council, the mayor and all them, no respect,

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no respect for this board. I've asked you to open the schools up to allow us to campaign it

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They're just an empty building on the weekends,

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and they're conveniently located right in the neighborhood,

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so we can get people involved because our voting is so low.

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1% on a commissioner court,

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and they're wondering about the redistratizing.

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I'll tell the woman in District 2, I said,

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you're winding because they're redistratizing,

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so you're already saying you can get elected

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because you're a Democrat, or because you're black,

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or because you're a woman, that's it.

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How about qualifications?

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We don't hire people, not only is office

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for qualifications, so it's missing through our whole system.

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And it starts off first thing answering questions.

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So no, I'll learn not to respect people that don't respect me, and you've never answered

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a question.

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That's disrespectful.

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It can be.

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So I don't know what to do.

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Nothing I can do.

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But keep going to her and bitch, and so I'm going to keep doing it.

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Maybe someday someone will, I'll help someone run for school board, a decent person that

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will answer questions.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Up next is Amanda.

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I name followed by Ernie Moron.

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Good evening.

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I remember sitting in this board room in March.

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and two of you asked or promised that the curriculum and the IPCs would be delivered on time and be of good quality.

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They were not delivered until the Friday after new teacher began.

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We could not interact with curriculum during training.

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In several instances now, and only six weeks that I have available to me,

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learning objectives on the daily IPC do not align to the state standards.

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In many cases, the demonstration of learning do not align to the depth of the state standard.

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We have all now have all the teachers using this, and I'm very worried that this is going to lead to loss and no gains.

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Maybe backwards.

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In many several vital parts of the lesson are removed, which children need to bridge with their learning to application.

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You cut my reading block in half.

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Elementary bilingual, some middle school and high school courses started without any curriculum or unfinished curriculum.

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You tell me that I shouldn't waste any moment in the classroom yet here we are wasting moments.

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Now, the district is scrambling offering teachers to write curriculum, building the plane as we fly it.

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If we are truly focused on literacy and beyond a piece of paper, the wider librarians and dyslexia teachers split between two or three campuses in our most high need and most underperforming campuses.

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This is not made sense to me. In the past two weeks, over 20 teachers, many of them, TIA, have reached out to me

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that say they are going to leave by as into school if not January. It's all over social media too. We

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cannot afford this loss. We were promised non-negotiable apps such as I ready and my own, so the

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children could access reading and math health. These are non-operable for students as of today. This

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is unacceptable. If I showed up this unprepared, I'd be on a growth hand and not to grow

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me, but to grow me outside.

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Thank you. Anymore, I'm going to be followed by Sabrina Ball.

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Like knowledge that we are on the antecedent share by Tawakani Kika Pujumanus, which is

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talking to nations.

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Let's begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.

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Everyone in this room is in one way or another aware of that. We are in a revolutionary situation

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no matter how unpopular that word has become in this country. The site in which we live is desperately

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minister, not by cruise check but from within.

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To any citizen of this country who figures himself as responsible and particularly those

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of you who deal with the minds and hearts of young people must be prepared to go for

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broke.

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Or to put it another way, you must understand that in the attempt to correct so many generations

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of bad faith and cruelty, when it is operating not only in the classroom, but in society,

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you will meet the most fantastic, the most brutal and the most determined resistance.

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there is no point in pretending that this won't happen. James Baldwin wrote a talk to teachers

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in 1963 and those words are as relevant today. It's my 17th year in the classroom and he

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might as well have written that five years ago when we started telling you that the extremists

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were creeping in and they were knocking on the door and they burst through. Whether it's our curriculum,

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whether it's our mental health services for students, you're ignoring what needs to happen

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because you're trying to appease that side and as we've seen at the Commissioners Court and the City Council and all around this community

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that bully is not going to go away if you appease it.

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That bully is not ever going to be satisfied. They are going to want and want and want and want more and more and more and more and if you don't stand up to them

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this institution as we know it is going away.

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I beg you to have some courage. My 12-year-old went last week and spoke to the state to the House

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public education committee about start testing. I pray that you grow some of the back

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bone that my 12 year old has. Thank you.

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Thank you, Sabrina Ball. We followed by Scott Blanco Davis.

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The chicken are the egg. That's always a question, right? Who is to blame for how we got to a

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potential takeover? I grew up in public school. My kids are in it and I'm in a blame the chicken. That's

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the state. But you are not free from blame. Who needs to take over when you can do the work for them?

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The destruction of public school only works if you comply.

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Time and again, they demand you use their methods, their curriculum, their test, and you say,

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sir, yes, sir. Even as kids flee public schools, their system is failing by design and you are

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paving the way. Some of your most qualified high school English teachers spent years vetting,

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improving, and developing a stellar curriculum. They build trust, character, and have exemplary

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our test pass rates and student placement in AP classes and the Friday before school started,

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you walked in and kneecapped them. You dumped their successful curriculum for a year-long

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star prep based on short reading passages. No novels. Why? Because you don't have the capacity

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to serve the complex needs of students and evaluate what works. You served the state that continues

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to fail us. These teachers are resolved to serve our students in spite of your curriculum.

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Those kids who aspire to succeed should be given the opportunity to do so. To continue this

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success that was proven, one size does not fit all. Families will leave for charters or

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private schools that get that. Quit doubling down on failure. For 30 years, you've served a master

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who does not want us to succeed. Don't you think it's time to serve our kids instead?

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You work for our families, not for Austin.

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I need you to prove it.

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And because I have a few more seconds,

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reading mastery works.

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I have watched that.

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And my kids went through Spanish immersion

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and it mirrors that.

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And those Spanish immersion kids pass every star, every year.

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Look at it.

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Thank you, Scott. Uncle Davis is going to be followed by Jeremiah Taylor.

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Good afternoon. I'm usually here for students and teachers, but it's a little bit different this time.

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So I got to ask a question. Has Fort Worth forgotten the difference between legal and morally correct?

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Because what's happening to some of our head custodians just isn't right?

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My head custodian said I could use him as an example.

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He's been with the district since 2014.

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He started at my school in 2017, which is labeled a high school.

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They just dropped his salary $10,000.

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That's a fifth of his salary.

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And they say because of our numbers, the designation doesn't matter.

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He's being now changed into an elementary head custodian.

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He lost a fifth.

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That means if he was on a $200,000 salary, like some of the people here, he would

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have lost $40,000.

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He has set up over the last eight years, nine years, his house payments, his car payments,

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everything in his life, his kids go to our school.

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because they come with him and they're doing awesome and he's got a reevaluate all that

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this year because he's going to be short $800 or more a month. Look, I understand we need to

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save money but this is only going to affect like 10, 20 people. It's $130,000 out of a billion

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dollar budget. What are we saying to our foundation on employees when you can drop their salary

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arbitrarily $10,000? He didn't even get his raises and accommodations back. He got a base salary.

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That's legal. I'm sure. Is it moral?

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Thank you, Jeremiah Taylor. We follow by Carolyn James.

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Hello, board. My name is Jeremiah Taylor and I'm from D. Young, Missouri,

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super cadmium. And I'm here today because my bus is always late, different year, same problem.

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At this point, I'm starting to wonder if it runs on a different time zone, or maybe just

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likes to make a dramatic entrance. Every morning, I'm out here waiting. It feels like I'm waiting

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for a celebrity to show up. Will it arrive? Won't it arrive? Spoil alert? It does. Fashionably late, though.

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Now this might sound funny, but this actually would be a problem. I'm late for school every day.

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Yes, every day and because of this, I'm missing important class time. I want to be there on time

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I'm not just asking for a limo, but a bus that is supposed to come when it's supposed to

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The real issue here is that it isn't just inconvenience

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It's hurting my education every time my bus is late

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I'm starting my day behind like showing up to a movie halfway through and trying to figure out the plot

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And honestly the route feels like it was designed for a sightseeing tour

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My bus makes so many stops I'm surprised that we don't have a tour guide with a microphone

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saying and on your left another way to student. We want to learn but the current system makes it hard.

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The only thing on time every day is the bill that I keep missing. I'm not trying to send a new

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world record for most dramatic late entrance in school history. I just want to be on class when it

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starts. So please help us fix this because right now my bus and I are in a toxic relationship

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it shows up late. I forgive it and it does it again the next day. Let's break the cycle. Thank you.

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Thank you. Carolyn James is up next followed by Emily King.

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He's a tough back to follow.

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00:44:18,730 --> 00:44:25,910
Good evening. My name is Carolyn James and I've been talking to you about identifying and serving students with dyslexia for 14 months now.

444
00:44:26,190 --> 00:44:32,890
So much has happened. When Andrew was diagnosed with dyslexia, my first order of business was getting him the help that he needed.

445
00:44:32,890 --> 00:44:35,450
Then my focus turned to other students.

446
00:44:36,090 --> 00:44:36,830
Aren't you lucky?

447
00:44:38,490 --> 00:44:40,630
I want you to know how much I appreciate our conversations.

448
00:44:41,210 --> 00:44:43,010
I appreciate your time and your attention,

449
00:44:43,330 --> 00:44:45,630
but most of all I appreciate you taking action.

450
00:44:46,850 --> 00:44:48,030
When you look at someone's budget,

451
00:44:48,190 --> 00:44:49,270
you understand their priorities.

452
00:44:50,050 --> 00:44:52,130
Your priorities are clearly on literacy.

453
00:44:53,690 --> 00:44:56,510
I'm most excited about 555,000 spent

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00:44:56,510 --> 00:44:59,630
on a phonics program, 29,950,

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00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:07,940
Training 7th graders for dyslexia, and 550,000 on serving kids with dyslexia. These are the expenditures that speak to me.

456
00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:21,400
These are the initiatives that will serve kids like mine. We're talking about kids after all. We're talking about kids who spend seven hours a day in classrooms where it feels like everyone has the keys, and you don't even know where the lock is.

457
00:45:22,540 --> 00:45:29,180
Dislexia can be very isolating when everything depends on being a strong reader and you can't read school is torture.

458
00:45:30,340 --> 00:45:33,840
I'm most excited about finding and serving middle school students who have dyslexia.

459
00:45:34,420 --> 00:45:41,860
I know there's a cost associated with this both for the resources to find the students and the professional development to train the teachers who will serve them well.

460
00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:48,680
This is a bold step. You're acknowledging that there are students who made it to seventh grade without an accurate diagnosis.

461
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:52,040
and that you're willing to find and serve them.

462
00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:54,840
What will it mean when a seventh grader is told, you know what?

463
00:45:55,540 --> 00:45:56,920
We know you're having trouble reading.

464
00:45:57,460 --> 00:45:58,700
Your brain works differently.

465
00:45:59,560 --> 00:46:01,200
It's our fault we didn't find it sooner,

466
00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:03,600
but now that we have we've got you.

467
00:46:04,500 --> 00:46:07,220
Because the truth is the fact that your brain works differently

468
00:46:07,220 --> 00:46:08,880
means you are a problem solver.

469
00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:11,640
You see things the way your classmates don't.

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00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:13,200
We need your unique brain.

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00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:15,920
And we're going to help you get this reading thing under control

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00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:17,860
so you can go off and do great things.

473
00:46:17,860 --> 00:46:21,440
because that's what they're going to do. Thank you.

474
00:46:23,530 --> 00:46:27,610
Thank you Emily King. Followed by

475
00:46:27,610 --> 00:46:29,310
a mayor name, so, so, at least.

476
00:46:49,170 --> 00:46:53,810
Good evening, board. I'm Emily King. I have five children across

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00:46:53,810 --> 00:47:00,110
the district. I am Tarol, Youngman's leadership, and three at Ridgely Hills. I have two

478
00:47:00,110 --> 00:47:07,810
dyslexic children. I want to thank y'all for approving more than $300,000 in funding for dyslexia

479
00:47:07,810 --> 00:47:15,410
resources. This is a monumental step forward that will help students. Both as a parent

480
00:47:15,410 --> 00:47:21,430
and as an advocate, I cannot thank you enough for your commitment to the future.

481
00:47:22,810 --> 00:47:26,490
As we celebrate this milestone, I'd also like to ask for clarity on the timeline.

482
00:47:27,130 --> 00:47:32,370
When will this training go into place? How long do we expect it to be fully implemented and

483
00:47:32,370 --> 00:47:37,090
reflected in the growth and success of our children? Families and teachers are eager to

484
00:47:37,090 --> 00:47:42,950
what the rollout will look like and when we can expect to see these changes and how we will monitor

485
00:47:42,950 --> 00:47:49,090
those changes. I also encourage us to carefully look at how this funding will strengthen

486
00:47:50,270 --> 00:47:55,670
early identification, updating our pre-screening process and ensuring that pre-K and kindergarten

487
00:47:55,670 --> 00:48:01,590
teachers receive training will make a world of difference. Educating those teachers who are often

488
00:48:01,590 --> 00:48:07,210
the first to see the early signs is one of the most powerful ways that we can use this investment.

489
00:48:08,390 --> 00:48:13,870
Early intervention saves years of struggle for a child and empowers the teachers with the

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00:48:13,870 --> 00:48:17,630
tools that they need to help the students thrive from the very beginning.

491
00:48:19,970 --> 00:48:23,710
And if they're able to identify, then they can move forward.

492
00:48:23,970 --> 00:48:29,370
They can make those steps to create change and not have to be trying to play catch up like

493
00:48:29,370 --> 00:48:36,250
daughter is now and started a disadvantage. So once again, I want to thank you for this funding

494
00:48:36,250 --> 00:48:40,850
and for your dedication to the students in the district with clear timelines, thoughtful

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00:48:40,850 --> 00:48:46,810
information, and a focus on early identification. We can assure that this $300,000 can truly

496
00:48:46,810 --> 00:48:49,170
transform lives. Thank you.

497
00:48:51,640 --> 00:48:55,600
Thank you. Ameriani, so all days followed by Kelly Marino.

498
00:48:59,820 --> 00:49:02,700
Before starting, I do want to request a interpreter.

499
00:49:15,220 --> 00:49:17,640
Buenas tardes, miembros de la mesa directiva,

500
00:49:17,780 --> 00:49:19,280
Good evening, members of the board.

501
00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:22,740
Mi nombre es a mairani solis y soy padre,

502
00:49:22,940 --> 00:49:25,720
el madre de familia y defensoro de aprendizaje temprano

503
00:49:25,720 --> 00:49:26,540
en nuestra comunidad.

504
00:49:27,460 --> 00:49:30,440
Mi nombre es a mairani.

505
00:49:31,580 --> 00:49:33,980
I'm sorry, my name is a mairani solis.

506
00:49:34,200 --> 00:49:36,540
And I am a parent and advocate for early childhood learning

507
00:49:36,540 --> 00:49:37,260
in our community.

508
00:49:37,260 --> 00:49:40,220
In the past, programs, like Avance,

509
00:49:40,460 --> 00:49:42,520
bring a vital support to the families

510
00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:46,040
and the children during the most important years

511
00:49:46,040 --> 00:49:48,460
since the birth of the five years.

512
00:49:48,720 --> 00:49:50,500
In the past programs, like events,

513
00:49:50,780 --> 00:49:52,640
provided vital support to families and children

514
00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:54,720
during the most important years of development

515
00:49:54,720 --> 00:49:56,560
from birth to age five.

516
00:49:57,360 --> 00:49:58,800
Although we understand the decision

517
00:49:58,800 --> 00:49:59,960
of the development of taking one.

518
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:05,840
En el nuevo rumbo, muchos de nosotros seguimos comprometidos en continuar es importante trabajar en nuestra comunidad.

519
00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:13,140
While we understand a district's decision to take a new direction, many of us remain committed to continuing this important work in our community.

520
00:50:13,940 --> 00:50:21,260
Hoy me da gusto compartir que los instuftores de padres cantes servían a nuestros familias, se han unido para lanzar una nueva iniciativa llamada Araghi.

521
00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:29,160
Today I am excited to share that the parent instructors who previously served our families have come together to launch a new initiative called Araghi.

522
00:50:30,020 --> 00:50:34,380
Araguíces entrará en el desarrollo de los padres y el apoyo comunitario incorporado

523
00:50:34,380 --> 00:50:39,440
prácticas comprobadas de programas anteriores que ayudaron a los niños y familias a prosperar.

524
00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:43,380
Araguívo Focus on Parent Development and Community Support,

525
00:50:43,580 --> 00:50:48,880
while incorporating prevent practices from previous programs that help children and families thrive.

526
00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:54,300
No es revisión, es empoderar a los padres a fortalecer a las familias y brindar a los niños

527
00:50:54,300 --> 00:50:56,720
El mejor comienzo posible para el éxito escolar.

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00:50:57,440 --> 00:50:59,640
Our vision es toman power parent, strengthen families,

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00:50:59,880 --> 00:51:02,060
and provide children with the strongest possible start

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00:51:02,060 --> 00:51:03,240
for school success.

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00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,060
Creemos que hay espacio para colaborar.

532
00:51:06,460 --> 00:51:08,380
We believe there is room for collaboration.

533
00:51:09,020 --> 00:51:11,940
Ya se ha compartiendo recursos brinando acceso a la familia,

534
00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:14,960
colaborando en capacitación y referencias,

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00:51:15,540 --> 00:51:16,780
whether through sharing resources

536
00:51:16,780 --> 00:51:19,320
providing access to families or working together

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00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:20,780
or training and referrals.

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00:51:20,780 --> 00:51:27,260
Puedimos al desito que mantenga abierta la puerta para trabajar juntos por el bien de nuestros niños y nuestra comunidad.

539
00:51:27,840 --> 00:51:32,180
We ask the district to keep the door open to partnership for the benefit of our children and community.

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00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:38,540
Gracias por su tiempo y por apoyar los esfuerzos que ayudan a las familias y a nuestros pequeños estudiantes a tener éxito.

541
00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:43,220
Thank you for your time and supporting efforts that help families and young learners succeed.

542
00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:43,800
Thank

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00:51:45,910 --> 00:51:47,530
you.

544
00:51:47,530 --> 00:51:50,350
Soy lea de gente verdero

545
00:51:50,350 --> 00:51:51,210
con un harido de gente

546
00:51:51,210 --> 00:51:52,690
o un cadú como hacemos HÓN,

547
00:51:58,550 --> 00:52:00,650
un o unIDE.

548
00:52:02,750 --> 00:52:03,310
Este Alej Lucky Lo soy

549
00:52:03,310 --> 00:52:04,190
de yearsco.

550
00:52:04,330 --> 00:52:05,350
Bueno, las emissions

551
00:52:05,350 --> 00:52:05,990
se han aparecido en la

552
00:52:05,990 --> 00:52:11,330
gente en la selectoria

553
00:52:11,330 --> 00:52:11,610
de mi.

554
00:52:13,830 --> 00:52:17,090
Una vez aquí no se ha

555
00:52:20,450 --> 00:52:22,970
más siguiente,

556
00:52:21,590 --> 00:52:23,110
Followed con G la gente以上

557
00:52:23,110 --> 00:52:23,210
de la gente, eh,

558
00:52:23,230 --> 00:52:23,350
albeitar un tema más siguiente,

559
00:52:23,350 --> 00:52:24,870
Presidente de AfterCOVID.

560
00:52:25,430 --> 00:52:27,470
Those three schools are Tanglewood,

561
00:52:27,670 --> 00:52:29,550
Tanglewood's overflow oferton park,

562
00:52:30,430 --> 00:52:31,010
and days of all.

563
00:52:35,840 --> 00:52:37,440
Closing days of all is...

564
00:52:38,260 --> 00:52:39,700
It's an abysmal of the Saturn.

565
00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:43,500
This is a school that serves an underserved population,

566
00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:47,980
and it's one of the few schools that serves that population that is thriving.

567
00:52:47,980 --> 00:52:49,440
It is doing so well,

568
00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:52,520
and I...

569
00:52:52,520 --> 00:52:54,680
and a serrated district just can't afford it,

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00:52:54,840 --> 00:52:56,980
so I'm just here to remind you that days of all

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00:52:56,980 --> 00:52:58,340
a la gente.

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00:52:58,780 --> 00:52:59,260
Gracias.

573
00:53:03,550 --> 00:53:03,770
Muchas gracias.

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00:53:03,770 --> 00:53:05,190
Adrienne, Alexander Haynes,

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00:53:05,250 --> 00:53:06,550
Hola y soy Pamela Bennett.

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00:53:17,980 --> 00:53:18,300
Y después,

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00:53:18,520 --> 00:53:18,920
hasta ahora,

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00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:19,660
our final speaker,

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00:53:19,780 --> 00:53:21,180
David B. Josiah Haynes.

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00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:45,660
Good evening

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00:53:45,660 --> 00:53:46,660
to the board and president.

582
00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:48,480
My name is Pamela Bennett.

583
00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:49,500
I'm the family and engaging

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00:53:49,500 --> 00:53:50,520
specialist in every

585
00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:51,660
J. Briscoe Elementary.

586
00:53:52,240 --> 00:53:53,380
What I'm going to talk about

587
00:53:53,380 --> 00:53:54,580
is saving my campus.

588
00:53:55,440 --> 00:53:56,660
We have a lot of people

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00:53:56,660 --> 00:53:57,860
in our community that walk

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00:53:57,860 --> 00:53:58,700
to school.

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00:53:59,000 --> 00:53:59,880
Also last week,

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00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:01,520
we did the walking school

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00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:01,980
bus.

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00:54:01,980 --> 00:54:03,220
Entonces, si Once You're going to pay,

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00:54:03,380 --> 00:54:04,620
you'll see that soy,

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00:54:04,620 --> 00:54:05,620
In so many pericidad,

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00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:06,460
Walker schools,

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00:54:06,700 --> 00:54:07,080
in school.

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00:54:07,700 --> 00:54:08,140
We have three,

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00:54:08,360 --> 00:54:08,500
three,

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00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:08,840
three,

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00:54:09,020 --> 00:54:09,640
four tutors,

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00:54:09,840 --> 00:54:10,700
at a Paris Walk.

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00:54:11,420 --> 00:54:12,060
With the distance,

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00:54:12,180 --> 00:54:13,040
they walk already.

606
00:54:13,400 --> 00:54:14,140
It still takes some

607
00:54:14,140 --> 00:54:15,720
quite a bit of time to get there.

608
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:16,880
Those two grade levels

609
00:54:16,880 --> 00:54:17,960
were not even being able to get

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00:54:17,960 --> 00:54:18,740
on the school bus,

611
00:54:18,760 --> 00:54:19,900
even if you were to give us

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00:54:19,900 --> 00:54:21,140
a school bus in our community.

613
00:54:22,320 --> 00:54:22,720
Also,

614
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:24,540
with the school bus,

615
00:54:24,660 --> 00:54:25,660
we went from a public building

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00:54:25,660 --> 00:54:26,640
to a public building.

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00:54:27,120 --> 00:54:28,140
So we have asked,

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00:54:28,280 --> 00:54:29,200
y'all to come out and walk

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00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:30,000
with us.

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00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,280
Pero lo mismo, el mismo afternoon,

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00:54:32,680 --> 00:54:34,420
de sí charity de los precisos sonados.

622
00:54:34,980 --> 00:54:36,920
Si todos los llames de este día

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00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:37,560
más grande es decir,

624
00:54:37,720 --> 00:54:38,560
para explorar el equipo de Ciberna,

625
00:54:38,560 --> 00:54:42,180
los libros que depende mucho de mí,

626
00:54:42,280 --> 00:54:43,160
nos pueden comer por eso a su fita cuando planeamos

627
00:54:43,160 --> 00:54:43,620
a weekends a trabajar,

628
00:54:44,040 --> 00:54:45,960
que es una trafe muy grande para時,

629
00:54:47,340 --> 00:54:49,500
Pero, hasta el segundo momento,

630
00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:51,360
la hora de un día de la gente

631
00:54:52,500 --> 00:54:53,720
es la 小 de la del daylight,

632
00:54:54,180 --> 00:54:55,540
la parte de el corazón que es para el school

633
00:54:55,540 --> 00:54:56,960
no me va a tener mucha mod görd absorgioncia.

634
00:54:57,740 --> 00:54:58,420
parece ahí un poco más que mucho.

635
00:54:58,420 --> 00:54:59,200
clacones, etc.

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00:55:02,340 --> 00:55:13,480
So we offer you all the time to come out and walk with us, just to see the distance that they do walk already, and the distance that it will have to walk if you have moved us. Thank you.

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00:55:13,900 --> 00:55:17,560
Thank you. And our final speaker today is Josiah Iney.

638
00:55:36,230 --> 00:55:43,270
Hello, my name is Josiah, and I just wanted to say that the best schools are closing.

639
00:55:43,270 --> 00:55:54,430
and I am taking test every day when I am not supposed to and I do not like it because it

640
00:55:54,430 --> 00:56:08,740
stresses me out and I could learn more instead of test thank you for

641
00:56:12,490 --> 00:56:13,670
sharing your thoughts this

642
00:56:15,370 --> 00:56:21,550
Now, we are at public hearing, public hearing for the fourth independent school district,

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00:56:22,310 --> 00:56:29,510
2020, 2020 to fourth state compensatory education report, and at this time, I'll turn

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00:56:29,510 --> 00:56:30,950
over to Dr. Molner.

645
00:56:33,220 --> 00:56:34,480
Thank you, President Martinez.

646
00:56:34,900 --> 00:56:40,440
I'd like to introduce her, CFO, who will do our report today, and open our public hearing.

647
00:56:40,740 --> 00:56:41,520
Thank you.

648
00:56:41,880 --> 00:56:42,960
Thank you, Dr. Molner.

649
00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:45,160
President Martinez, members of the Board,

650
00:56:45,560 --> 00:56:48,700
Carmen Adityethic and the Latin, the chief financial officer for the district.

651
00:56:49,780 --> 00:56:53,760
This evening, I'm presenting the State Compensatory Education Report

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00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:56,500
for fiscal year 2324.

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00:56:56,780 --> 00:57:01,260
That was just filed with the state in accordance with its timeline.

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00:57:01,800 --> 00:57:06,260
Just to remind you in the public, the State Compensatory Education

655
00:57:06,260 --> 00:57:12,940
is a program that's designed to supplement the

656
00:57:12,940 --> 00:57:18,000
it as at risk of dropping out of school and students that are educationally disadvantaged.

657
00:57:18,860 --> 00:57:25,140
These funds flow through the state's funding formula and they are accounted for budgeted

658
00:57:25,140 --> 00:57:31,520
for in the district's general fund. The purpose of the state compensatory education funds

659
00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:37,300
is to increase academic achievement and reduce the dropout rate. There are four requirements

660
00:57:37,300 --> 00:57:43,680
with regards to SEE versus the alignment with the comprehensive need assessment that we conduct

661
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:48,820
as well as the campus and district improvement plans. The second aspect is that we are

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00:57:48,820 --> 00:57:54,600
required to evaluate the SEE funded programs on an annual basis and that is done through the

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00:57:54,600 --> 00:58:06,300
grants and development department in my area. Also, the third requirement is 55% of the summary of

664
00:58:07,080 --> 00:58:16,000
and we do that through a county through our internal accounting system and we code them with a specific program and tent code.

665
00:58:16,560 --> 00:58:21,860
And then the fourth is we hold an annual public hearing and this hearing is in compliance with that requirement.

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00:58:23,240 --> 00:58:28,300
We also require, let me talk a little bit about that state spending requirement, a 55%

667
00:58:28,300 --> 00:58:34,740
percent. 45% has to be used or may be used for administrative costs that are not directly

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00:58:34,740 --> 00:58:41,680
accountable to the SE program. 55% of the funds have to be spent on allowable costs to support

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00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:45,760
program and services to improve academic achievement.

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00:58:47,080 --> 00:58:55,580
Looking at the measure for 2324, we generated 94,283,000 through the formula, we're required

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00:58:55,580 --> 00:59:08,000
to spend 51,855,845 and we have spent 99,595,485. We've met the requirement and I'm going to

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00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:14,460
talk a little bit about how we've met the requirement with regards to this spend. Here you can see

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00:59:14,460 --> 00:59:20,820
the annual performance requirement from going back to 2021 and you'll see this spending of the

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00:59:20,820 --> 00:59:34,060
is in 2223 and 24 that are exceeded over 100% with 117% in 225% in 23 and then 106% in 24.

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00:59:35,140 --> 00:59:40,680
How we have exceeded that requirement is TEA allowed us to use multiple sources,

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00:59:40,680 --> 00:59:58,980
including Acir Funding. And that's how we've exceeded the requirements by allocating a lot of those funds and fund in the Acir Fund specifically for the for the SE program intent code.

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01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:21,060
If you take those together, the amounts that we spent out of our general fund, 48 million, 203,000, plus the amount in our fund 282, our s-ser, I-51, 392, that's how you get to the 99,595,000 dollars that we spent.

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01:00:21,060 --> 01:00:29,800
Starting in 25-26 due to the state legislature, the 55% spending requirement has been removed.

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01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:37,280
However, for 24-25, you'll see it one more year where we have to meet that spending requirement.

680
01:00:40,210 --> 01:00:44,130
And what do we spend the money on? There's various programs.

681
01:00:44,430 --> 01:00:52,430
They are in detail expenditure by function and other categories contained in the annual report.

682
01:00:52,430 --> 01:01:10,990
But in addition to these funded programs that I've listed here, we also fund $599 employees full time and then 29 part time employees the part time being primarily in the after school program for a total 628 people that's attributed to the programs.

683
01:01:10,990 --> 01:01:16,970
This annual report is posted on the district's website for the public's review.

684
01:01:17,690 --> 01:01:23,170
There is a, that is what the report looks like, and there is a website down at the bottom

685
01:01:23,170 --> 01:01:28,390
of this slide where you can click and go review the report.

686
01:01:29,310 --> 01:01:33,670
We also encourage public comment, again, here at this hearing and input.

687
01:01:34,030 --> 01:01:40,970
We provide an email for that input at grants email at Fort Worth ISD.org and just

688
01:01:40,970 --> 01:01:43,090
please include in the email subject line

689
01:01:43,090 --> 01:01:45,210
SCE public comment slash input.

690
01:01:45,470 --> 01:01:48,270
We have it to take that information at comment period

691
01:01:48,270 --> 01:01:50,870
and respond to any concerns or questions

692
01:01:50,870 --> 01:01:53,130
that the public may have.

693
01:01:53,450 --> 01:01:55,270
So with that I stand ready for any questions

694
01:01:55,270 --> 01:01:58,150
or any public comment with regards to the report.

695
01:01:59,530 --> 01:02:01,810
Trustees are there any comments or questions

696
01:02:01,810 --> 01:02:04,510
concerning the state compulsory education report?

697
01:02:09,660 --> 01:02:10,580
Seeing none.

698
01:02:11,740 --> 01:02:14,420
We have no speakers signed up.

699
01:02:16,340 --> 01:02:18,940
So that will actually conclude the public hearing.

700
01:02:19,160 --> 01:02:20,000
It's now closed.

701
01:02:20,960 --> 01:02:21,540
Thank you.

702
01:02:23,280 --> 01:02:28,620
We will move on to the public hearing to discuss the proposed 2025-2026 tax rate.

703
01:02:29,320 --> 01:02:30,780
And I will turn it over, Dr. Muller.

704
01:02:33,420 --> 01:02:38,580
Thank you, President Martinez for it and continue with Carmen going over our tax rate for

705
01:02:38,580 --> 01:02:43,920
2025-26, which we'll also lead in to public comment for this public hearing.

706
01:02:44,040 --> 01:02:44,620
Thank you.

707
01:02:44,720 --> 01:02:45,740
Thank you, Dr. Mullener.

708
01:02:46,160 --> 01:02:48,280
Again, President Martinez members of the board.

709
01:02:48,280 --> 01:02:56,180
This is the culmination of our budget process for 2526, where we ask you the board to adopt a tax rate.

710
01:02:57,580 --> 01:03:05,320
We are on track. We receive the certified values on July 25th from the Terran Appraisal District.

711
01:03:05,940 --> 01:03:12,940
And on August 1st, we submitted our information to compute the maximum compressed rate.

712
01:03:12,940 --> 01:03:19,000
and we have received approval from the state with regard to that maximum compressed rate.

713
01:03:19,340 --> 01:03:25,200
On August 13th, the budget department did publish our proposed tax rate in the newspaper.

714
01:03:25,840 --> 01:03:29,680
Once again, it was a required notice, but we felt for full transparency.

715
01:03:30,200 --> 01:03:31,080
We republished.

716
01:03:31,660 --> 01:03:38,700
And then on August 26th today, we're hoping to adopt the tax rate for 2526.

717
01:03:38,700 --> 01:03:46,900
Looking at the proposed tax rate for 2526, here is a slide that breaks down the components

718
01:03:46,900 --> 01:03:53,140
of that tax rate, as it maintenance an operation, or MNO rate, interested in thinking

719
01:03:53,140 --> 01:03:56,800
INS for a total tax rate made of those two components.

720
01:03:57,480 --> 01:04:05,760
The adopted rate last year was 0.7869 for MNO and 2755 for INS for a combined tax rate

721
01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:10,260
one or six point, excuse me, one point, zero, six, two, four.

722
01:04:10,700 --> 01:04:16,300
The proposed rate for 25, 26, slight correction there on the date for the content that was

723
01:04:16,300 --> 01:04:23,080
published on the website, that is the proposed rate for 25, 26 that comprised of the

724
01:04:23,080 --> 01:04:30,460
M&O rate for 0.7869, and then our interest in sinking fund did decrease by 3.33 cents.

725
01:04:30,460 --> 01:04:38,000
we have projected back in May and June that that tax rate was going to come down primarily

726
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:44,300
due to the homestead exemption and so I'm going to be going over that a little bit. But overall,

727
01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:55,400
our proposed tax rate is 1.0291 or a reduction overall of 3.33 cents. Our no-new revenue tax rate

728
01:04:55,400 --> 01:04:57,980
is calculated by the truth and taxation.

729
01:04:58,680 --> 01:04:59,960
Documents is point number.

730
01:05:01,300 --> 01:05:14,540
So I'm going to go over some of those three components. Last year's tax rate was the actual rate that the school district used to determine property taxes last year. That's the 1.0624.

731
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:21,800
This year's new revenue tax rate was referred to as the effective tax rate.

732
01:05:21,800 --> 01:05:27,700
It's the tax rate that would impose the same total taxes this last year.

733
01:05:27,860 --> 01:05:34,140
If you compare the properties taxed in both years, less any improvements made to those properties.

734
01:05:34,540 --> 01:05:41,160
But it does not account for impacts in state aid or recapture that would occur if the rate was adopted.

735
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:47,200
This year's voter-attapped voter approval tax rate is the rollback.

736
01:05:47,200 --> 01:05:50,040
You should be known as the rollback rate.

737
01:05:50,040 --> 01:05:55,960
And that's the highest tax rate that the school district can set before it must hold a tax

738
01:05:55,960 --> 01:06:02,940
modification election. This is also the district's proposed tax rate. And that tax rate is set

739
01:06:02,940 --> 01:06:11,730
by the state. The state sets our maximum compressed rate of .61, 69, and then we add our

740
01:06:11,730 --> 01:06:18,730
17 cents to that rate to come up with the M&O rate of 0.7869.

741
01:06:20,470 --> 01:06:24,350
There's some also some legislative impacts this year to the tax rate.

742
01:06:24,590 --> 01:06:28,650
There's two Senate bill that relates to home state exemptions.

743
01:06:28,710 --> 01:06:30,930
The first one is under Senate bill four,

744
01:06:31,490 --> 01:06:39,250
that would change the home state exemption from 100,000 to 140,000 dollars per eligible home

745
01:06:39,250 --> 01:06:48,110
And there, and the state has provided some additional state aid to hold district's harmless for this decrease in local tax revenue.

746
01:06:48,810 --> 01:06:58,070
The second is under Senate Bill 23, and that proposes to increase the home state exemption of a person who is elderly or disabled,

747
01:06:59,710 --> 01:07:08,230
from only in school districts, we currently have that exemption set at 10,000, that would go to 60,000 per eligible person's resident home state.

748
01:07:08,230 --> 01:07:14,490
And that again, the state has provided some additional state aid to cover that decrease.

749
01:07:15,190 --> 01:07:20,270
Both of these increases are contingent upon the passing of the Constitutional Amendment.

750
01:07:21,450 --> 01:07:29,690
That Senate Joint Resolution has called for, and it will be on voters' ballots in November of 2025.

751
01:07:29,690 --> 01:07:38,150
However, those rates, or those homestead exemption, have been assumed in the tax rolls.

752
01:07:38,950 --> 01:07:44,590
Okay? So we were provided two tax rolls from the Taranic appraisal district.

753
01:07:44,870 --> 01:07:50,590
But we use the tax roll that assumes that that constitutional amendment will pass.

754
01:07:50,650 --> 01:07:52,250
That both of those will pass.

755
01:07:52,250 --> 01:08:00,170
Okay, and the tax rate is also predicated on those two amendments passing in November.

756
01:08:01,150 --> 01:08:08,350
The other item that happened in this legislative cycle is that there were additional provisions in both Senate Bill 4 and 23.

757
01:08:09,250 --> 01:08:12,710
That wasn't contingent on the passage of that constitutional amendment.

758
01:08:12,710 --> 01:08:28,850
That, again, would reduce additional state aid if we pass a tax date that was higher than the tax rate that was required to service our debt, our scheduled debt.

759
01:08:28,850 --> 01:08:31,470
So that means they discourage the de-feasants.

760
01:08:31,570 --> 01:08:37,650
And I think I went over that during the budget presentation is that that would mean that we

761
01:08:37,650 --> 01:08:39,030
would lose that whole harmless.

762
01:08:39,370 --> 01:08:41,770
And we did not want to recommend that.

763
01:08:41,790 --> 01:08:48,230
We have about $19 million in whole harmless that we would not want to forgo for the sake

764
01:08:48,230 --> 01:08:49,470
of de-feasing the debt.

765
01:08:49,750 --> 01:08:54,870
But that does mean that next year more than likely our tax rate will have to go up.

766
01:08:54,870 --> 01:09:03,170
Okay? Now, looking here, this is a requirement in House Bill 1522, beginning in September 1st,

767
01:09:03,230 --> 01:09:08,810
2025. Since we were provided the data from the Terran Appraisal District, I went ahead and

768
01:09:08,810 --> 01:09:14,290
included it. This is the type of information that you should receive next year and that we're

769
01:09:14,290 --> 01:09:21,950
required to provide to the public next year. So let's look at the median value for a current year,

770
01:09:21,950 --> 01:09:28,310
median, median, a praise value of a home, 226,000 dollars.

771
01:09:28,770 --> 01:09:37,070
If you take the home state exemption of 140,000 and apply the proposed tax rate of 1.0291,

772
01:09:37,290 --> 01:09:40,950
the levy would be $885.20.

773
01:09:41,950 --> 01:09:47,170
The prior year median and praise value is a little lower, 218,819.

774
01:09:47,170 --> 01:09:59,110
You apply the homestead exemption there against our current tax rate of 1.0624 and the tax bill would have been 1,262 dollars and 33 cents.

775
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:08,980
There are a change, because of the change of the medium value, which went up $7,198, the homestead exemption

776
01:10:08,980 --> 01:10:16,780
going up to $40,000. We have a decrease in our tax rate. Therefore, overall, we have a decrease

777
01:10:16,780 --> 01:10:29,980
in the lobby of $377.13. Now, that is just the example of the median value. Of course,

778
01:10:29,980 --> 01:10:35,540
significant of a savings, but it still would be a savings because of the homestead exemption

779
01:10:35,540 --> 01:10:43,400
and the lower rate. This is the history, the 10-year history of our tax rate, and where we've been,

780
01:10:43,400 --> 01:10:53,080
again, this combined rate of 1.0291, which is comprised again of the M&O rate, 7869, which is the

781
01:10:53,080 --> 01:11:06,180
in this current year is past year and then our INS rate went down as expected because also our service requirements are lower.

782
01:11:06,960 --> 01:11:13,940
So you're going for in 2755 to 2422 that combined rate there of 102.91.

783
01:11:13,940 --> 01:11:35,220
A couple of things for the board to know is that for a school district, the vote on the resolution that we have before you, that exceeds the sum of the no new revenue and the tax rate of the district and the district's debt rate must be a record vote.

784
01:11:35,220 --> 01:11:46,620
And that vote because it does exceed the sum, we require 60% or at least six of you to vote in the affirmative of the resolution.

785
01:11:48,220 --> 01:11:55,360
And then emotion on that resolution has to be in the specific language that says,

786
01:11:55,620 --> 01:12:04,520
I move that the property tax rate being increased by the adoption of a tax rate of blank, which is effectively, and that's where you insert the percentage.

787
01:12:05,440 --> 01:12:07,580
percent increase in the tax rate.

788
01:12:08,940 --> 01:12:13,060
You have asked in the past for us to provide tax rates for the surrounding school districts,

789
01:12:13,360 --> 01:12:19,260
so we did our best to get the rates that were available to us, and we still remain the second

790
01:12:19,260 --> 01:12:29,620
lowest tax rate overall, behind Carol ISD. Carol ISD is 0.9602. We weren't able to get Eagle

791
01:12:29,620 --> 01:12:40,320
at the time of the publication, but we remain the second lowest at 102 91 there as you know all of the surrounding school districts.

792
01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:58,200
So with that, the language required, again in the motion, is before you that I've moved that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of the tax rate of 1.0291, which is effectively a 4.87% increase in the tax rate.

793
01:12:58,200 --> 01:13:03,760
I mean, if there's any questions that I may answer.

794
01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:10,800
Trustees are there any comments or questions concerning the proposed 2021-25-25-26 tax rate?

795
01:13:14,680 --> 01:13:15,280
Dr. Ridges?

796
01:13:16,480 --> 01:13:23,480
Yeah, on the proposed legislation, if you know, November, what if it doesn't pass? What happens?

797
01:13:24,060 --> 01:13:34,460
So if it doesn't pass, I would assume that we would have an issue with regards to that.

798
01:13:34,960 --> 01:13:37,440
We would probably have set the tax rate to high.

799
01:13:38,540 --> 01:13:40,320
And so I don't know what would happen.

800
01:13:40,980 --> 01:13:44,860
I think we've set the tax rate at a higher rate than we need it.

801
01:13:44,920 --> 01:13:49,640
We would probably get less state revenues as what I would surmise.

802
01:13:49,640 --> 01:13:56,720
I think the tax rate would remain the same to attacks on a higher tax roll.

803
01:13:58,540 --> 01:14:04,620
I don't, I don't believe by state law you can go back and undo your tax rate or statutory requirements.

804
01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:10,820
I think that's what would happen is the state would probably get less state revenues for the district.

805
01:14:11,100 --> 01:14:16,040
So if it doesn't pass next year, would we have to reconcile charging too much?

806
01:14:16,040 --> 01:14:24,380
I would say more than likely that would occur, but historically no one has ever not voted for

807
01:14:24,380 --> 01:14:34,700
getting a break on their taxes, so I would say that that's probably a highly unlikely to not pass.

808
01:14:35,580 --> 01:14:40,760
I agree, but in these times, I don't know how anybody votes anymore, so.

809
01:14:40,820 --> 01:14:43,120
Thank you. Yes, ma'am.

810
01:14:44,530 --> 01:14:45,770
Sorry, trusty Lint.

811
01:14:47,350 --> 01:14:55,010
Just to be clear on the INS rate, you know, speaking about next year, going up, that just requires board vote correct.

812
01:14:57,190 --> 01:14:59,950
It just requires just a board vote, yes, it, it's not.

813
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:11,980
Part of the Vader, so statutory on the INS portion, you were allowed to go up to 50 cents and to meet your debt service requirements. Obviously, we wouldn't go up to that amount.

814
01:15:12,380 --> 01:15:17,740
But statutory, you can adopt a tax rate that would allow you to satisfy your debt service requirements.

815
01:15:18,640 --> 01:15:23,500
Okay. Can you speak to the 17 cents? A little bit kind of informed.

816
01:15:23,500 --> 01:15:26,700
So we're in a public kind of what those are.

817
01:15:27,160 --> 01:15:30,020
So those have been voted on through various

818
01:15:30,020 --> 01:15:35,140
or past tax ratification election, otherwise known as D.R.E.'s.

819
01:15:35,840 --> 01:15:40,080
And the public has adopted those enrichment pennies

820
01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:44,760
in order to augment the district's property tax revenue.

821
01:15:45,520 --> 01:15:48,300
And so that's what they are called,

822
01:15:48,320 --> 01:15:50,840
they're called enrichment pennies tier two.

823
01:15:50,840 --> 01:15:57,460
We do get some benefit from this state for having some enrichment pennies.

824
01:15:58,440 --> 01:16:02,920
I believe the first eight are called the golden pennies and gives you a little bit more money.

825
01:16:03,280 --> 01:16:05,880
A little bit more matching money if you will from the state.

826
01:16:06,640 --> 01:16:12,880
But all of those pennies have been voted upon in-prior tax ratification elections

827
01:16:12,880 --> 01:16:17,520
and they're allowed to roll forward along with your maximum compressed rate.

828
01:16:17,520 --> 01:16:19,680
Okay, all right, thank you.

829
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:20,240
Absolutely.

830
01:16:27,720 --> 01:16:28,060
All right.

831
01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:30,020
At this time, we would hear from those

832
01:16:30,020 --> 01:16:31,960
who requested to speak concerning the public hearing.

833
01:16:32,120 --> 01:16:35,180
She discussed proposed 25, 26 tax rate.

834
01:16:35,180 --> 01:16:38,320
However, we have no speakers signed up.

835
01:16:39,100 --> 01:16:40,700
So the public hearing is now closed.

836
01:16:43,380 --> 01:16:45,440
Next on the agenda are action items.

837
01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:50,480
We have a approve to accept the certified appraisal rules

838
01:16:50,480 --> 01:16:55,740
for the tax year 2025, for the forward independent schools school district.

839
01:16:56,160 --> 01:16:57,400
Do I have a motion?

840
01:17:01,780 --> 01:17:02,100
Yeah, of course.

841
01:17:04,820 --> 01:17:05,540
To have a motion?

842
01:17:11,600 --> 01:17:12,060
Dr. Rodriguez.

843
01:17:12,860 --> 01:17:21,280
I moved at the property tax rate being increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 1.0291 dollars,

844
01:17:21,440 --> 01:17:26,880
which is effectively a 4.87% increase in the tax rate.

845
01:17:28,350 --> 01:17:29,330
Do you have a second?

846
01:17:33,910 --> 01:17:34,510
Trustee Darsegule?

847
01:17:36,070 --> 01:17:36,610
Any discussion?

848
01:17:39,960 --> 01:17:40,500
Trustee Lynch?

849
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:43,580
Yeah, I'd just like to make a comment.

850
01:17:44,980 --> 01:17:49,620
I support the budget, Dr. Mohn, I support everything that we're doing to impact kids.

851
01:17:50,240 --> 01:17:55,320
I'm having a hard time kind of looking at what we're doing as far as moving forward.

852
01:17:55,780 --> 01:17:56,920
We've got less students.

853
01:17:57,340 --> 01:18:01,220
We're going to have less buildings and continue to increase the tax burden.

854
01:18:01,460 --> 01:18:04,400
I think we need to keep building what we're doing and take care of kids.

855
01:18:04,400 --> 01:18:06,920
So I can't support that motion.

856
01:18:11,130 --> 01:18:11,850
Any further discussion?

857
01:18:14,990 --> 01:18:15,330
All right.

858
01:18:16,730 --> 01:18:18,410
We will move to voting.

859
01:18:28,920 --> 01:18:31,240
And the motion passes seven to.

860
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:41,420
We are now at B except the calculations of the no new revenue tax rate and the voter approval tax rate for the forward independent school district.

861
01:18:42,060 --> 01:18:42,980
Java motion.

862
01:18:51,960 --> 01:18:52,540
Trustee Dar.

863
01:18:53,540 --> 01:18:59,820
I move to accept the calculations of the no new revenue tax rate and the voter approval tax rate for the forward independent school district.

864
01:18:59,820 --> 01:19:00,860
school district.

865
01:19:02,440 --> 01:19:03,140
To have a second.

866
01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:05,600
Just a seat action.

867
01:19:06,160 --> 01:19:06,760
Any discussion?

868
01:19:11,160 --> 01:19:12,060
Please move to voting.

869
01:19:19,420 --> 01:19:20,680
And the motion passes 90.

870
01:19:22,060 --> 01:19:23,140
We are now at C.

871
01:19:23,460 --> 01:19:24,180
Approve Resolution.

872
01:19:24,460 --> 01:19:25,800
Fixing your levian school.

873
01:19:26,020 --> 01:19:27,480
District Advillum, Texas.

874
01:19:27,840 --> 01:19:29,060
Do I have a motion?

875
01:19:33,790 --> 01:19:34,890
Dr. Andrews.

876
01:19:35,270 --> 01:19:37,050
I moved at the property tax rate.

877
01:19:37,190 --> 01:19:39,570
Be increased by the adoption of a tax rate.

878
01:19:39,570 --> 01:19:47,870
but $0.091, which is effectively a 4.87% increase in the tax rate.

879
01:19:49,340 --> 01:19:50,380
That's all right, Senator.

880
01:19:50,660 --> 01:19:52,640
Thanks. Any discussion?

881
01:19:56,350 --> 01:19:57,170
Please move to voting.

882
01:20:03,860 --> 01:20:06,640
In the motion passes 7, too.

883
01:20:10,550 --> 01:20:17,690
We are now at the approval agreement for the purchase of attendance credit, option 3, and delegate contractual authority to the superintendent.

884
01:20:19,490 --> 01:20:20,130
Do I have a motion?

885
01:20:23,080 --> 01:20:23,680
Trustee Dar.

886
01:20:24,240 --> 01:20:37,340
I move for the 2025-26 school year that we delegate contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code 11.1511C4 to the superintendent.

887
01:20:37,340 --> 01:20:46,880
So, only for the purpose of obligating the district under Texas Education Code 48.257 and Texas Education Code

888
01:20:46,880 --> 01:20:53,560
Chapter 49, Sub-Chapters A and D. And the rules adopted by the Commissioner of Education as

889
01:20:53,560 --> 01:21:07,320
authorized under Texas Education Code 49.006. This included approval of the Agreement for the

890
01:21:10,240 --> 01:21:11,920
Do we have a second?

891
01:21:16,110 --> 01:21:17,070
Thank you, Trustee Jackson.

892
01:21:17,490 --> 01:21:18,070
Any discussion?

893
01:21:23,840 --> 01:21:24,800
Please move to voting?

894
01:21:30,160 --> 01:21:31,420
Motion passes 9-0.

895
01:21:32,540 --> 01:21:36,000
Next on the agenda is the Superintendent report, and I will turn it over to Dr.

896
01:21:36,100 --> 01:21:36,380
Mulliner.

897
01:21:36,780 --> 01:21:39,160
President Martinez, Superintendent Mulliner.

898
01:21:39,560 --> 01:21:44,540
There seems to be an issue with the item action item 9-A.

899
01:21:46,740 --> 01:21:49,580
I believe the motion was not the correct motion.

900
01:21:51,080 --> 01:21:54,460
With motion A,

901
01:22:02,020 --> 01:22:16,460
if I may present Martinez. Yes, yes, it was just to the motion should have read to just accept the certified appraisal roles for the year 2025 for the Fort Worth ISD.

902
01:22:16,460 --> 01:22:18,660
I see. Okay,

903
01:22:22,340 --> 01:22:26,840
so we'll need to redo that one, A, approve to accept the certified

904
01:22:26,840 --> 01:22:31,700
appraisal roles for the tax year 2025 for the for the independent school district.

905
01:22:31,980 --> 01:22:34,560
Is that correct? That's correct. Thank you so much.

906
01:22:35,220 --> 01:22:37,280
Right. Do I have a motion?

907
01:22:38,280 --> 01:22:39,640
I'll move.

908
01:22:40,040 --> 01:22:40,700
Trustee Dar.

909
01:22:41,220 --> 01:22:44,360
I moved to approve the accept, excuse me.

910
01:22:44,360 --> 01:22:49,840
I move to approve to accept the certified appraisal roles for the tax year 2025 for the Fort Worth

911
01:22:49,840 --> 01:22:51,160
Independent School District.

912
01:22:51,800 --> 01:22:53,580
Do we have a second?

913
01:22:54,800 --> 01:22:55,420
Trustee Lobinals.

914
01:22:57,880 --> 01:22:58,460
Any discussion?

915
01:23:01,610 --> 01:23:02,530
Please move to voting?

916
01:23:12,980 --> 01:23:14,400
Motion passes, 90.

917
01:23:19,150 --> 01:23:24,790
Now we are back to 10 Superintendent Report, and I will turn it over to Dr. Molinar.

918
01:23:40,020 --> 01:23:41,580
Thank you, President Martinez.

919
01:23:43,600 --> 01:23:48,200
This evening, I would like to share the report we're going to talk about, accountability

920
01:23:48,200 --> 01:23:53,040
a bit more importantly, we're going to talk about next steps and how we're implementing

921
01:23:53,580 --> 01:23:58,920
our instructional framework to address and celebrate our Wednesday evening, but we have

922
01:23:58,920 --> 01:24:01,460
a tremendous amount of work still to go.

923
01:24:02,220 --> 01:24:03,480
So we are going to get started.

924
01:24:03,540 --> 01:24:08,000
It is officially the third week of school, the 25, 26 school year.

925
01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:14,840
So I just want us to recognize that, we're entering into the third week and just amazing

926
01:24:14,840 --> 01:24:21,000
how fast it goes. That we've already started a new school year. So you'll see here. This is our

927
01:24:21,000 --> 01:24:27,740
district rating. This was released with our Aetherraft Accountability Ratings. Our currently,

928
01:24:28,120 --> 01:24:36,580
our district is a remitting AC district. We were a 70 and 2024 and we have moved up to a 73.

929
01:24:36,580 --> 01:24:44,680
You'll see that we have three different areas that were rated on overalls a school district

930
01:24:44,680 --> 01:24:48,500
student achievement, school progress, and closing the gaps.

931
01:24:48,800 --> 01:24:54,320
And you'll see how we have started to make gains from 2023, 2023, 2024 and 2025,

932
01:24:54,980 --> 01:24:59,780
where we have moved from a 65D to a course now, a 76.

933
01:25:01,080 --> 01:25:14,720
As we said, we have a long way to go to, we want to be at a school district and we need to work all together from pre-K to 12 to make this happen as an entire district.

934
01:25:15,900 --> 01:25:29,040
We do have some wins to celebrate our 2025 overall accountability A through F ratings. Many of you have seen this released publicly, we want to share this this evening at our board meeting.

935
01:25:29,040 --> 01:25:34,600
Our celebrations as already pointed out through our public speakers tonight that we had

936
01:25:34,600 --> 01:25:42,620
an increase of 70% for our campuses rated in A. We went from 10 campuses to 17 of our campuses

937
01:25:42,620 --> 01:25:48,060
are now a rated campus this year. And then when we go over to the other side we look at our

938
01:25:48,060 --> 01:25:57,980
F rated campuses. We decrease by 65%. 31 campuses last year were rated F and we now have 11 campuses.

939
01:25:57,980 --> 01:26:05,080
still unacceptable that we have any of our students sitting on an F-rated campus or D-rated campus.

940
01:26:05,780 --> 01:26:11,720
You'll see this chart where we have increased RB-rated campuses as well.

941
01:26:11,980 --> 01:26:14,900
Some of our C campuses have moved to B's.

942
01:26:15,040 --> 01:26:19,460
Some of our D's have moved to C's and of course some of our F's have moved to D's.

943
01:26:19,460 --> 01:26:29,340
63 of our campuses this year gained at least one letter grade or they maintained a rating 63 of our campuses.

944
01:26:29,440 --> 01:26:38,220
This is all of the hard work of our teachers or students and our support staff and administrators on those campuses.

945
01:26:38,940 --> 01:26:42,020
And that just happened in just one year's time.

946
01:26:42,020 --> 01:26:49,200
We also, as you see, we reduce the number of F-rated campuses, but more importantly, we have

947
01:26:49,200 --> 01:26:56,680
10,000 students in our district that now are not sitting on an F-rated campus in Fort

948
01:26:56,680 --> 01:26:58,020
Worth in the Pena School District.

949
01:26:58,620 --> 01:27:06,400
10,000 students that were sitting on an F-rated campus last year are now not sitting on a campus

950
01:27:06,400 --> 01:27:07,100
F-rated.

951
01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:14,020
And that is due to their hard work as students, once again, and the staff on those campuses.

952
01:27:14,720 --> 01:27:17,520
And the support staff that has supported them throughout the year.

953
01:27:18,780 --> 01:27:23,080
This is why we're implementing a new curriculum instructional framework.

954
01:27:23,800 --> 01:27:29,180
We do want to celebrate and I never want to take away any type of wins from us as a district

955
01:27:29,180 --> 01:27:32,780
can from our hardworking staff, students and parents.

956
01:27:33,240 --> 01:27:36,780
However, when you look at this visual here,

957
01:27:36,940 --> 01:27:42,380
you'll see that we did increase 69% of our campuses

958
01:27:42,380 --> 01:27:46,300
are now considered acceptable when you look at A, B, or C.

959
01:27:46,880 --> 01:27:51,320
But we still have 31% of our campuses are unacceptable.

960
01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:55,220
That means we cannot continue doing the same things

961
01:27:55,220 --> 01:27:56,220
we have been doing.

962
01:27:56,800 --> 01:27:58,100
We have to be strategic.

963
01:27:58,100 --> 01:28:03,200
strategic, we have to be explicit, we have to be intentional, and we need to monitor every

964
01:28:03,200 --> 01:28:03,920
single student.

965
01:28:04,440 --> 01:28:09,220
And you are right, when we implement a new curriculum, a new instructional framework,

966
01:28:09,440 --> 01:28:15,040
a new instructional delivery, we need to monitor that make sure we do not slide and slip and

967
01:28:15,040 --> 01:28:15,800
go backwards.

968
01:28:16,440 --> 01:28:19,240
So, tonight I'm going to be able to share how we're going to do that as well.

969
01:28:19,420 --> 01:28:25,320
Because whenever we implement something new, it takes time, it takes support, it takes everyone

970
01:28:25,320 --> 01:28:30,400
coming together to make it successful, and there are bumps, there's obstacles, and there's

971
01:28:30,400 --> 01:28:35,080
always things to tweak. But that's what learning, that's what growing is. That's called

972
01:28:35,080 --> 01:28:40,920
continuous improvement. And that's what we're doing here in Fort Worth, I see. But we're doing

973
01:28:40,920 --> 01:28:50,180
it bold, we're being aggressive, and we're not wasting time as well. So let's talk about also that

974
01:28:50,180 --> 01:28:58,620
We had a decrease, you'll see 14%, we had an increase of 42% of our campuses increase one

975
01:28:58,620 --> 01:29:04,200
or more letter grade, and then that means 86% of our campuses increase or maintain their

976
01:29:04,200 --> 01:29:04,580
priority.

977
01:29:05,400 --> 01:29:10,020
Still not enough when we have any of our campuses sitting as a D or an F.

978
01:29:14,870 --> 01:29:22,290
So what this is mean, we encourage our parents, our public, and all of our stakeholders here

979
01:29:22,290 --> 01:29:25,470
and Fort Worth ISD, and in our surrounding city.

980
01:29:25,870 --> 01:29:29,070
We want you to view our ratings online all the way down

981
01:29:29,070 --> 01:29:31,650
to not only our district ratings for our campus ratings.

982
01:29:32,030 --> 01:29:34,270
You can find this in two different locations.

983
01:29:34,730 --> 01:29:39,190
We have updated our own website to be able to access that.

984
01:29:39,190 --> 01:29:42,070
And you'll see that web page right there,

985
01:29:42,250 --> 01:29:44,970
fwisd.org, backslash ratings,

986
01:29:45,150 --> 01:29:47,490
where you can access all of our campus ratings.

987
01:29:47,490 --> 01:29:55,190
And then, of course, we have our TX schools.gov, where you can also access Fort Worthy

988
01:29:55,190 --> 01:29:59,970
C as well as any other school district in the state of Texas, and look at their

989
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:01,800
Our campus rating says well.

990
01:30:03,870 --> 01:30:26,650
So there are highlights. We have these three campuses. We really want to highlight tonight. We have ML Phillips. They went for a F-rated campus to a B-rated campus in one school year. They grew 34 points. That is truly a celebration for ML Phillips. Their students, their staff and that community.

991
01:30:26,650 --> 01:30:34,090
Cesar Chavez Elementary was a rated F-campus that went to a B-campus in one year,

992
01:30:34,470 --> 01:30:44,050
26-point gain, D McCray campus, F-rated campus went to a B, 24 points, and

993
01:30:44,050 --> 01:30:50,250
Versailles Williams went from an F-campus to a B-rated campus, 23-point gain.

994
01:30:50,250 --> 01:30:56,810
All of these campuses are Title I campuses with high socioeconomic disadvantage students.

995
01:30:57,290 --> 01:31:02,830
Dole language students, emergent bilingual students, refugee populations.

996
01:31:03,590 --> 01:31:08,690
These students did it, these teachers did it, the parents did it, and the staff did it.

997
01:31:08,890 --> 01:31:14,590
There's no excuses why any campus in the four-worth I.C. cannot make these gains.

998
01:31:14,590 --> 01:31:23,730
All of these campus represent minority students, and they made these gains and F2AB.

999
01:31:24,330 --> 01:31:26,210
Choose celebrations for these campuses.

1000
01:31:26,930 --> 01:31:32,150
We also, on the other side, you're going to see where we had our campuses improve two letter grades.

1001
01:31:32,730 --> 01:31:34,990
Our middle schools, I've been very transparent.

1002
01:31:35,470 --> 01:31:38,430
We are in a urgent middle school crisis.

1003
01:31:38,670 --> 01:31:40,090
We are double block and literacy.

1004
01:31:40,190 --> 01:31:41,570
We are double block and math.

1005
01:31:41,570 --> 01:31:53,290
And you can see, when we put interventions in and we're intentional with just some of the initiatives and some of the interventions we put in last year, how our middle schools can also flourish.

1006
01:31:53,290 --> 01:31:58,530
J.P. Elder F. Tuicy, Kirk Patrick Middle School, and F. Tuicy,

1007
01:31:59,050 --> 01:32:05,230
Micheal Middle School, F. Tuicy, Hubbard Heights Elementary, F. Tuicy, Sam Rosen,

1008
01:32:05,970 --> 01:32:11,130
F. Tuicy, Bruce Shokie, F. Tuicy, Waverly Park Elementary.

1009
01:32:11,490 --> 01:32:17,210
Waverly Park Elementary for those who do not know, also House R. Death Ed program,

1010
01:32:17,730 --> 01:32:22,290
which is also a regional program. They went from AD to AD.

1011
01:32:23,550 --> 01:32:29,710
Our students with disabilities can learn and flourish as well when they're given the right

1012
01:32:29,710 --> 01:32:30,230
resources.

1013
01:32:31,030 --> 01:32:38,710
This shows you this proves that all of our students, the star, alt, assessment, and

1014
01:32:38,710 --> 01:32:41,250
increase the scores in fourth and the penance school district.

1015
01:32:41,610 --> 01:32:49,760
Students with learning disabilities need the resources they can show us time and time again

1016
01:32:49,760 --> 01:32:52,920
that they are successful as well with the right resources in place.

1017
01:32:52,920 --> 01:33:01,340
JTC events, F2SE would way F2SE, Bonnie Braya F2SE, Dillarswarta AD2B.

1018
01:33:02,420 --> 01:33:06,540
Great gains and prove two letter gains for these campuses as well.

1019
01:33:11,030 --> 01:33:11,590
Clicker soon.

1020
01:33:12,270 --> 01:33:13,210
So what are we doing?

1021
01:33:13,390 --> 01:33:18,590
Because we still, we know, have some of our campuses that need to make improvement.

1022
01:33:19,130 --> 01:33:22,570
And we have talked about our literacy plan or district literacy plan.

1023
01:33:23,010 --> 01:33:25,770
And we have been very transparent with that.

1024
01:33:25,770 --> 01:33:31,870
And we have changed our funding, we have transitioned our funding to be able to support our literacy.

1025
01:33:32,410 --> 01:33:34,910
And we're going to talk about some of that impact tonight.

1026
01:33:35,410 --> 01:33:42,010
Our students are receiving whole class literacy instruction that is around the demonstration

1027
01:33:42,010 --> 01:33:42,650
of learning.

1028
01:33:43,170 --> 01:33:47,030
They receive enrichment and re-teach based on student performance.

1029
01:33:47,630 --> 01:33:53,450
When we have one of our students, and we need to pay a visit, Mr. Childry, we need some support

1030
01:33:53,450 --> 01:33:59,070
at that campus if a student feel like they're testing every day, they feel like that is a test,

1031
01:33:59,390 --> 01:34:04,290
a three to five question demonstration learning on the we need to go support that teacher,

1032
01:34:04,590 --> 01:34:09,970
because that's not a test, that's progress monitoring, that's knowing if that student

1033
01:34:09,970 --> 01:34:15,410
received that first teach, how do they do the name, where they ever to meet that level,

1034
01:34:15,750 --> 01:34:20,610
where they were the master of that level, or do they need to re-teach. You're seeing that every single

1035
01:34:20,610 --> 01:34:27,150
classroom from Kinder to 12th grade, where we're monitoring our students to see what they need.

1036
01:34:27,390 --> 01:34:29,130
That has not been done in the past.

1037
01:34:29,730 --> 01:34:31,910
We teach and then we just went on.

1038
01:34:32,290 --> 01:34:35,310
There was no way that we were pulling kids into small groups.

1039
01:34:35,470 --> 01:34:39,890
We had no way of knowing and progress monitoring what did our kids need next.

1040
01:34:40,270 --> 01:34:42,170
We're putting that in place this year.

1041
01:34:42,910 --> 01:34:45,690
Teachers have access to the materials and the resources.

1042
01:34:46,250 --> 01:34:48,350
We did have Ms. Inae is right.

1043
01:34:48,350 --> 01:34:53,930
We did have some of our frameworks not ready in our dual language, and we fixed that.

1044
01:34:54,350 --> 01:34:55,410
We had to regroup.

1045
01:34:56,070 --> 01:34:59,970
When we talk about shifting funding, we cut central person...

1046
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:12,500
Now, to put personnel back on campuses to give demonstration teachers, acceleration teachers. So we do not have as many content specialists and central administration as we did before.

1047
01:35:12,860 --> 01:35:26,420
So when we talk about content writing and writing content and writing our framework, we are short-handed because we put them back on the campuses, because that's where they belong to support teachers and support students.

1048
01:35:26,420 --> 01:35:37,320
We took that funding and put it back on the campuses, so we are, I am asking teachers, teachers who want to be a part of this initiative.

1049
01:35:37,980 --> 01:35:43,420
Teachers who know alignment, teachers who know rigor, teachers who work with us the summer.

1050
01:35:43,660 --> 01:35:49,540
I am asking you if you would like to earn extra duty pay and help us with this initiative.

1051
01:35:49,540 --> 01:35:54,800
I do not want a program that's written and given to us.

1052
01:35:54,960 --> 01:35:58,480
I wanted to meet the needs of our kids, what do our kids and what we're

1053
01:35:58,480 --> 01:36:03,600
thighs need, need, using a high-quality instructional material such as

1054
01:36:03,600 --> 01:36:07,640
amplify blue bonnet phonics and blue bonnet math, and then we're writing

1055
01:36:07,640 --> 01:36:09,480
instructional framework around that.

1056
01:36:09,820 --> 01:36:15,100
We put out a memo this past weekend on Friday asking principals to share that

1057
01:36:15,100 --> 01:36:23,420
our teachers. And I believe we're up to 51 teachers who are already volunteering to help. That

1058
01:36:23,420 --> 01:36:29,900
will be compensated. You also have to have buy in. I've heard and heard don't do something to us,

1059
01:36:30,060 --> 01:36:34,720
do something with us. So when I'm asking you to come and write with us, coming sit and collaborate

1060
01:36:34,720 --> 01:36:41,760
with us, to get feedback on our new curriculum, we are listening, we are fixing, we are taking the

1061
01:36:41,760 --> 01:36:47,960
weeks. We're having teachers email us saying this is a game change for them. They're not spending time

1062
01:36:47,960 --> 01:36:54,760
doing less than plan. They're spending time figuring out how to deliver instruction. They have

1063
01:36:54,760 --> 01:37:00,100
their retouch lesson. They have the challenge lesson. They have the acceleration lesson. I had

1064
01:37:00,100 --> 01:37:05,940
a assistant principal at a high school, send an email, they said they're English two teachers

1065
01:37:05,940 --> 01:37:11,800
are sitting in a professional learning community, talking about instruction, talking about how

1066
01:37:11,800 --> 01:37:17,880
the poll students in high school and small groups, and working together what that looks

1067
01:37:17,880 --> 01:37:18,280
like.

1068
01:37:18,820 --> 01:37:22,980
As long as she's been a AP, she's not seeing that, the excitement.

1069
01:37:24,880 --> 01:37:29,840
We know that we're going to have criticism about something new, we're implementing, we're

1070
01:37:29,840 --> 01:37:34,720
not stopping, I'm not stopping, we're going to continue to implement the implementation.

1071
01:37:34,720 --> 01:37:38,460
We will work through any tweaks we need to do.

1072
01:37:38,980 --> 01:37:40,360
We will help build capacity.

1073
01:37:40,700 --> 01:37:41,960
We will support our teachers.

1074
01:37:42,700 --> 01:37:45,080
But we know this is what's best for our students,

1075
01:37:45,740 --> 01:37:48,400
because we're going to meet the needs of all of our students

1076
01:37:48,400 --> 01:37:51,040
by providing a great first teach.

1077
01:37:52,540 --> 01:37:55,200
Assessing in monitoring and doing a demonstration

1078
01:37:55,200 --> 01:37:57,860
of learning as three to five questions to know,

1079
01:37:58,100 --> 01:37:58,960
do they need a retake?

1080
01:37:59,780 --> 01:38:01,040
Do they meet?

1081
01:38:02,120 --> 01:38:04,700
The first teach they're ready to go into another block.

1082
01:38:04,700 --> 01:38:08,560
or they're ready to be challenged because they mastered that.

1083
01:38:09,080 --> 01:38:14,300
And what's important about that part is that we cannot continue to label every student

1084
01:38:14,300 --> 01:38:16,880
every day if they're a tier 3 student.

1085
01:38:17,420 --> 01:38:20,760
Students learn differently every single day.

1086
01:38:21,440 --> 01:38:23,980
That's why we do a demonstration of learning.

1087
01:38:24,060 --> 01:38:25,560
That's why we do a DOL.

1088
01:38:26,140 --> 01:38:28,760
A student can master something one day.

1089
01:38:28,960 --> 01:38:34,060
They don't deserve to be pulled into a tier 3 retouch if they mastered it.

1090
01:38:34,060 --> 01:38:39,760
That's what that DOL tells us every day if they mastered it, put them in an acceleration

1091
01:38:39,760 --> 01:38:40,320
block.

1092
01:38:41,500 --> 01:38:44,500
That is what monitoring tells us for our students each day.

1093
01:38:45,340 --> 01:38:49,560
Our teachers have access on the job training with our demonstration teachers.

1094
01:38:50,260 --> 01:38:55,580
We are working on our schedules, we're taking time, they're helping bulk capacity around

1095
01:38:55,580 --> 01:39:01,740
the buildings, every elementary campus has a literacy demonstration teacher, middle school

1096
01:39:01,740 --> 01:39:04,820
High schools have a literacy in a math demonstration teacher.

1097
01:39:05,400 --> 01:39:09,880
So when they need to see how the curriculum's working, teachers can walk down the hall and

1098
01:39:09,880 --> 01:39:14,280
see how a demonstration teacher is putting that into action as well.

1099
01:39:15,180 --> 01:39:20,280
The district is allocating the funds to support this and to monitor student performance.

1100
01:39:21,780 --> 01:39:27,220
When the banker trustees for allowing us to make these changes last spring, adopt a budget

1101
01:39:27,220 --> 01:39:29,160
to allow us to continue it.

1102
01:39:29,160 --> 01:39:46,080
And we know we are short staff for writing, but that's okay because I don't want to, I don't want them to write three, six, five weeks ahead of time when we're listening to our teachers that have to tweak something and fix it. So we're not just writing and putting something out.

1103
01:39:46,740 --> 01:39:57,220
So I want to thank for the continuous improvement on all of our department's content specialists, math, special ed, bilingual and literacy for doing that with us.

1104
01:39:58,850 --> 01:39:59,970
So what is my answer?

1105
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:16,520
Instruction looks like it has to start at the top. That includes me. How I'm monitoring instruction. How I'm bringing it here to this board that you will see as stakeholders. How we bring it. That includes how we're working with our executive directors, our principals, and our system principals.

1106
01:40:18,060 --> 01:40:23,220
School leadership visits always include classroom walks. If you go on the campus, you go in a classroom.

1107
01:40:23,220 --> 01:40:29,780
You monitor the implementation of instruction, you support that teacher, we see how that implementation is going.

1108
01:40:30,460 --> 01:40:36,360
I have been on campuses the last two weeks and two days in. I go in classrooms.

1109
01:40:38,460 --> 01:40:43,460
I'm walking in classrooms, I'm talking to teachers, I'm asking them, how's the implementation going?

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What do you see? What do you like? What do you need help with?

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and then we get them support there that they need as well.

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We have instructional leadership team meetings we call ILT meetings.

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That's, we review agendas we look.

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That's when our principals and our APs, our demonstration teachers,

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our diets, our LSSPs, our counselors,

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01:41:06,680 --> 01:41:09,320
they're meeting and they're talking about student needs.

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What do our students need on that campus?

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We look at those agendas, we find the trends,

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and then we get to support out to those campuses as well.

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Of course, our PLCs are professional learning communities.

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We're able now with a framework that we don't have to go and hunt to figure out what's going to be taught.

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The next week, it's already there, so the professional learning communities, when those teachers come together by grade level or by content,

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they're able to actually already talk about the lesson.

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look at the slides. If the slides are not what they need, they're able to tweak them.

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But at least we gave them a shell. We gave them an outline to start with so they do not have to start that themselves.

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They can add to it, they can scaffold to it. They have the ability to do that as well.

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Our data meetings today, I was at Mendoza Elementary. The principal and I walked classrooms.

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We saw some map testing, we saw some instruction, we saw some great pre-K, and then we also,

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she showed me how they have set up not only teacher data, but then all the way down to

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goal setting for students. Students are doing their own goal setting, their own data, and

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Mendoza Elementary. She is changing systems in that school to meet the needs of our students,

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and I ask her, what do you need? What's happening?

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like what do you need to make this work and she's like we just need to believe and put

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a students over adults. That's what she told me and she goes in everyone's all in here

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01:42:44,780 --> 01:42:45,920
at Mendocel cemetery.

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Review the teacher feedback and strive. Our system principles and our

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01:42:52,840 --> 01:42:57,700
principles are required to give teacher feedback. That's how we grow that's how we get better.

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Public comment is our feedback. That's how we grow that's how we get better. And that's how we

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01:43:02,980 --> 01:43:09,920
know where we need to offer support, and that is theirs. They have to do feedback to their

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01:43:09,920 --> 01:43:15,000
teachers, not to say what you're doing wrong, but what support do you need? Let's work

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01:43:15,000 --> 01:43:20,700
together what coaching do you need and to build their capacity. We also, you're going to

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see how we're monitoring our demonstration of learnings to look for our data trends.

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And then of course, we have our demonstration teachers and any other physicians available.

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We have set up that if you are a data analyst, if you are a dean of instruction, and if you're

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acceleration teacher, or if you're a Title 1 teacher, and you're on a campus, you will

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01:43:44,880 --> 01:43:50,880
be pulling small groups of students, and we are monitoring that through a program of

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metrics that we will be coming and sharing that data out and sharing with our board, because

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If we're spending our funding, our state funding,

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01:43:59,360 --> 01:44:03,400
our local funding on any personnel on a campus,

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they are required that at least part of their instructional day

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01:44:08,120 --> 01:44:10,640
must be pulling students in small groups

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and helping intervene with those students as well.

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01:44:15,460 --> 01:44:17,240
So what does the monitoring look like?

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So this is really how we're moving,

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starting at the administrator's level,

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01:44:22,780 --> 01:44:24,500
our principals and our system principals,

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01:44:24,500 --> 01:44:28,180
how we're moving it and taking it and putting it into action.

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This is world-world implementation.

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Like we're asking our demonstration teachers to teach a half a day in model

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01:44:35,780 --> 01:44:38,600
and then work with teachers and students.

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01:44:39,140 --> 01:44:41,920
Now we're required our principles and the system principles

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and set is sitting in a monthly meeting

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and at the TLC that they are now required to do what we call learning labs.

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They already started those.

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We've already done around the learning labs for principal and around the learning labs for

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assistant principals.

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01:44:57,800 --> 01:44:59,960
Our principals and assistant principals are golf.

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On to campuses that show they already have great instruction and systems in place. They are learning how to calibrate. They're looking at what does good implementation look like, what does the instructional framework implementation look like, how to you monitor the implementation and how it's going in the classroom. They're also looking at demonstration teachers and exemplar from our teachers.

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They calibrate and they give feedback with each other under the direction of the executive

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directors, the principal supervisors as well.

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And then we want our content executive director and support staff to be with them as well

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to give that support.

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When we see where the gaps are, then we need to address those gaps and offer that support.

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And then our principals and the APs also will highlight and fish both those best practices

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01:45:56,320 --> 01:46:01,520
and talk about them. What can they take back to their campuses? What do their campuses have in place that

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look similar? And where do they need to grow their campuses as well into this? So we're asking

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our principals and assistant principals to also be practitioners. Just like we're asking our teachers,

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we're asking our principals and assistant principals to do that as well. Some of our learning labs

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That's we happened last week. We had CC Moss host. We know CC Moss is one of our high rated campuses

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We also had Alice Contreras that hosted and I believe it was Kurt Patrick middle school

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There was some other ones each level, but we want to thank those principals for second week of school opening their doors

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And hosting principals and the system principals to learn from the systems they already have in place high-geet in campuses

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01:46:47,960 --> 01:46:57,060
So we have a spot observation form that we are implementing this year that we will be using and this is a district form.

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All the way up from where I'm reviewing the data and the data will be shared with Cabinet.

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It will be shared with our board trustees here on meetings as well.

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And then, of course, we'll be meeting with our executive directors or principals and assistant principals.

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A very transparent parent form called spot observation form.

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This shows us how we are doing with implementing our new instructional planning calendars and around our Tier 1 instruction.

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Also, when you get deep into the framework, we look at how we implementing our DOLs or demonstration learning, our Tier 2 teach and our Tier 3 retreat.

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So, we're going to be able to see as a district from each campus all the way down to each classroom.

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How are we implementing instruction in Fort Worth and the Penn and School District with our high quality instructional materials on a consistent basis for our students?

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01:47:54,560 --> 01:48:07,100
And then our school leadership walkthrough walkthrough form has also changed to align with our new framework as well as stay in alignment with our TPS, which is our principal and assistant principal evaluation form.

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There will be all the C, which of our administrators, they need extra support and extra coaching as well.

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So we look forward to bringing some of those monitoring instructional data to you.

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Here's just a peak of the implementation. So here's a sample.

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So this is our spot observation form.

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Here you can see that I can pull this up and this is a daily form that can pull up any day

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where I can look at it by week.

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It shows you how many documents

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and how many staff members have completed it.

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If you look over on the right,

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where you'll see those blue bars,

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where you see the instructional framework block,

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they have to click when they're going into a classroom.

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Are they looking at the first teach?

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Are they looking at the retouch?

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Are they looking at the challenge?

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So our framework is broken up in three different areas.

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So we are asking our system principles and principles

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to be able to identify when they go in the room. What are they observing? We cannot get the back,

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if we don't know, and we're not aligned with the teacher what we're observing during that day.

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I mean, look on the other side of the form. You'll see that we're looking for, of course, the

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standards, the clarity, and then, of course, how that lesson is being internalized by our students.

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And you'll see that we have a 1 through 3, where it's not observed, it's in progress, it's fully evident.

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There's no responses at that time.

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So when we're looking at standards, we're able to judge it by a simple 1, 2, 3 of that classroom.

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When we go into the example of a first teach, we're looking for a course.

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Are they on the resources?

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Are they on the instructional framework?

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are they following that instructional planning calendar and then they also can give a not observe and

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Progress, or a fully evident, I want to three. This is able to see which trends we need to support.

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Are we having difficulty moving from the first speech and to the reach or into the challenge block?

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We're going to be able to pull that data and know exactly every classroom, every campus, to be able to offer that support as well.

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And then we're also going to know, are we being, is there a fidelity to the implementation of the framework and the curriculum in addition to that?

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Here's another part of the monitoring form. This is our demonstrations of learning and this is where every student and here's a third grade example.

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So, every student after first speech has three to five questions that they do on their iPad or on their computer.

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And then we're working on how do we do some short answers as well for our older students, especially our ELR students,

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who are responsible for doing short responses that aligns, of course, with our star assessment.

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So you'll see here when you see the re-teach block, you can see the zero all the way to a five.

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So that shows us how many questions in that DOL,

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I student may have gotten right, got correct, or may have gotten incorrect.

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If they got, let's say if there is five DOL questions, which is the sample here,

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and if they only got a zero to a three, you'll see where it says that re-teach block.

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You'll see that red symbol there.

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That means we know those students did not receive that first teach.

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They are not ready to move on.

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They need a re-teach.

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That allows the teacher like that to be able to know.

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Let me pull the re-teach lesson.

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I pulled these students into re-teach.

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And then you look on the other side of the page.

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The students who scored four or five.

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They go on to a different small group lesson.

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That's already provided for our teachers as well.

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So if they were at a meat level, then they have what we call a challenge A, less than that they move into.

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If they got all five DOL questions correct, they are at masters.

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01:52:14,640 --> 01:52:17,280
There's no reason for them to sit and get a retouch.

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They need to be accelerated, they need to be stretched, they need to go on and learn more of that content.

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And challenge their thinking as well.

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01:52:26,200 --> 01:52:33,880
This supports the teacher or how to group their students immediately, and this goes back to not every student should always be labeled

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01:52:33,880 --> 01:52:41,480
a student that needs a re-teach. And we've done that in the past. We either re-teach the whole class, because that's easier.

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Or we skip the re-teach and we just keep going on. Because we're not providing the support to the teachers of how to pull those groups and how to provide those resources.

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Now we're able to do that in Fort Worth in the

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Venice School District.

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So every single classroom should be pulling small

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groups

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because I believe that we have students in every

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single classroom every single day that meets or

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01:53:09,880 --> 01:53:11,760
masters a first teach.

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Here's another example of what we're doing for our

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campuses.

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This is part of their campus improvement plans.

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We know we need to have goals.

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we need to make sure that we're moving our campuses, we're not only sustaining our A's,

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we're moving our B's to A's or C's to B's and our D's to C's and our F's out of that F rating.

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So our ADQ team, our leadership team and our content team have worked together to create what we call

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campus performance goals sheets. These are targeted models that every campus have goals. How to move

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up a rating. You'll see here, here's an example. In 2025, this particular campus is currently at 80.

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We are giving them a goal to be at 85 next year for a scale score. And it will tell you what they

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and they minimally, they need to score at 85. And you can see it all the way down to the subgroups

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for this particular campus. They're all groups, right at 58. They're African-American at 66.

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and the herspanics was a 56 to meet this target. They have to move those groups to a 75.

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We're given them targets and this is how we're progress monitoring. This is why we need the

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DOLs. This is why we need to know how we're implementing our instructional framework and our

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instructional materials in our classrooms every day because we need to monitor if our students are moving

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01:54:40,760 --> 01:54:44,740
our campuses are moving to our district moves as well to be on level.

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Also, you'll see here

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where we're looking at student achievement. There's growth and then there's student achievement.

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Our third-grade students on this campus currently at 24%. We need them to at least move to 29%.

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We actually need them to move even higher than that in reading, and then you can see where we have designated this one for goals for math, as well, and fourth grade, fifth grade.

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And then we're looking at attendance. I understand attendance equals ADA and funding, but attendance for me equals instructional time.

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When students are in school they're learning.

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We do receive funding when our students are in school and we need funding.

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We need that to happen as well.

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But we need our students in school every day we need them there on time.

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You'll see here for this particular campus that we have done individual campus goals for chronic

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T-apps and absenteeism that this campus currently has 13% of their students.

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So the goal is 10%.

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That's by working with parents. Students don't drive themselves to school.

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And if we have a bus late and we did not know, I checked. We did not know. We had no reports

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of why MLA had a bus late. But now we do. Nathan graph knows and Kelly Spencer knows.

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We need him in school and arrest the students to ride that bus on time. But we also need to work with

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our parents and make sure they understand the importance of our students to be in school.

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We're asking not only our parents, but we're asking our city, if you provide appointments and services for our students, please provide some afternoon evening options.

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When a student leaves for employment at 10 o'clock to go to the doctor dentist, we don't get them back.

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They don't come back. They are missing a math block. They are missing a literacy block.

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And sometimes if it's at 10 o'clock appointment, they don't even come that day.

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So they're missing a whole entire day of instruction.

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So we need to work with our parents.

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We need to make sure they understand the importance of our students being there every day.

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And then of course, our daily average attendance.

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This goal is to move up at least one percentage point here on this campus.

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So every six weeks, our executive directors, our principal supervisors, will be meeting

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with the administrators to go over to see how they are meeting the goals here.

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So, I'm going to get into enrollment and attendance from, like we said, entering our third week of school.

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We were projected for this school year to be at 68,965 students.

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We have shown where we are projected to continue to lose students over the next few years in Fort Worth, ISD.

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As of the ninth day of school, so this is August 22nd.

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our enrollment, we call them warm body counts because we are still in rolling students,

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waiting on paperwork.

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So for the first nine days of school, we actually count our students, which is very difficult

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in our high schools, so we do want to tell our high school principles, as well as our

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01:57:59,240 --> 01:57:59,920
middle school principles.

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Thank you for the hard work with that.

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So we know this can be off numbers and we watch this grow every day.

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Our physical counts on the ninth day of school was 66,000 79 students.

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We are at 96, we are at 96% last year.

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You'll see here right 96.4 of our ADA for the first two weeks of school.

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So we are definitely working towards our attendance goals as well.

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We know that we are still working on our students and focus for showing 67,657.

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And we still have a lot of students, paperwork, work completing, in addition to that.

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And you'll see that we will be starting a new initiative called Operation School Matters.

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This will start September the 15th through the 19th, and this is a phone a phone that

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we will start.

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And then we will also be making some home visits where students who do not return, we will

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be reaching out.

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And actually our campuses have already started that.

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01:59:02,060 --> 01:59:23,000
But this is where we'll be requiring data to be also inserted into our portal of who we're speaking to at the home, finding out if they need support to come back to school, if they chose to go to a different district or different school, which our school private school will collect that information as well.

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However, we will be starting at the 15th through the 19th, we already have support staff lined up to assist with that and training them.

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But like I said, many of our schools have already started that work on their own.

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Here's a staffing update.

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As of the 26th, we still have 148 instructional vacancies.

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Our sub-rate is at 95% filled rate on a daily basis as of last Friday.

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And you'll see here how we have broken down.

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Of course, we still have bilingual vacancies and special ed

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or our highest vacancies at this time.

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We have started our leveling timeline. As we decrease our enrollment in Fort Worth, I see we look at every single campus. We spent Thursday and Friday, our leadership team, as long as, as well as our talent management team met, and I met with them on Thursday, where we started what we call our leveling process, where we look at our schools that have classrooms that are in need of additional teachers, our campuses.

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campuses that have a decrease in enrollment, that teachers can move to go help out and be

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02:00:37,580 --> 02:00:43,960
relocated to campuses that have vacancies that have not been filled, or have classrooms that

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do not have enough students that we can combine and consolidate into other classrooms. That process

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started yesterday and notifications have gone out. Our teachers who what we call the surplus

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process that will be assigned to a different campus or given days to a course pack up, move

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to the campus, meet their students, get acquainted with the campus, they'll start on Tuesday,

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the day after Labor Day to receive the students at the new campus. That will alleviate some

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of our needs in our bilingual area or special education areas, well as some of other our

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that we have vacancies that we're able to move some of those teachers.

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We are very strategic in looking at the needs of our campuses.

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Our campuses that are afraid of campuses will be receiving if they have a vacancy.

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Our surplus teachers as well as our high need campuses.

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So we make sure we're being strategic where we put the surplus teachers

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to make sure we're covering the vacancies on our campuses with the most need.

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There is a new requirement, we, in 2023, we discussed arm security officer requirements under a House Bill 3. Under new legislation, it is required that we present this again.

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And so this is a reminder that what worth I see, we, we have decided to stick with our model, which is our school resource officers who are licensed police officers.

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At this time, we do not have enough officers to cover every single school, and we understand

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that and in good faith and in good calls, we are working towards covering our campuses.

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So, what does that look like?

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02:02:30,500 --> 02:02:37,920
We are given three options by TEA, and our Fort Worth IAC has decided to go with option

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one where we are staying with school-based law enforcement officers to cover our campuses.

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And that costs annually, it's more closer to the $100,000 range, and some of those costs are split with CCPD funds through the city of Fort Worth, and then the rest of those costs financial costs are covered by the district costs as well.

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This is not a funding issue for Fort Worth, I see, because we are committed to the safety and security of our students.

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However, there is a need.

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We know that our city and our surrounding cities as well.

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It's very hard to staff police officers.

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02:03:19,640 --> 02:03:24,360
They are trying the best they can in their recruitment of cadets and going through the

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academies.

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So, we have a great, great relationship with our Fort Worth Police Department as well as our

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Ben Brook Police Department as well.

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You'll see here that in 2023 we had 89 campuses.

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we were not able to cover. This year we were down to 66 campuses, 58 elementary and then you'll see

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02:03:46,000 --> 02:03:51,380
the breakdown there. We used to have a partnership with Forest Hill that we no longer have,

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so our SRO officers around us around in campuses that sit within Forest Hill and Fort Worth.

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City limits, they share our SRO officers on those campuses as well. So just saying compliance

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02:04:07,860 --> 02:04:16,000
we do assign multiple schools, you'll see that we had 47 and 20, 23, we are now at 57.

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How do we do our need? We get new school resource officers. We have a matrix

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and data that we use, so where we put that school resource officers. We look at which campuses

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02:04:29,080 --> 02:04:37,440
do not have coverage. We look at crime rate. We look at our own lockdowns. We look at our security

1377
02:04:37,440 --> 02:04:44,340
our secure holds due to community crime around the neighborhood and violence and that's how we choose

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02:04:44,340 --> 02:04:50,280
where to put any new resource officers and assign them at that time.

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02:04:53,220 --> 02:04:54,860
So coming up with to our parents

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02:04:54,860 --> 02:04:59,640
need to know, our radio frequency identification badges.

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We have got all of our materials in, and we are starting to distribute everything to our campuses by September the 19th.

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All of our campuses and all of our students will be able to wear their badges. Some of them will start earlier than others.

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02:05:17,100 --> 02:05:28,360
Just to remind her that our badges also access our cafeteria as well as our library and some of our campuses will be using it to check out technology as well.

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02:05:28,360 --> 02:05:35,720
In addition to being able to have that secure badge to know which students are on our campuses and be able to recognize that,

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02:05:36,280 --> 02:05:45,960
I do want to at this time just celebrate our students from elementary middle and high school with the new state law of the cell phone use.

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02:05:46,720 --> 02:05:52,300
We go on campuses and we have not seen an issue. I go on the classrooms.

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02:05:52,820 --> 02:05:57,240
And, essentially, high school and middle school groups, and the students do not have

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02:05:57,240 --> 02:05:58,440
cell phones out.

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I am so proud, I'm not only our students, but the work of our parents to partner with

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02:06:04,760 --> 02:06:09,800
us, to communicate that the importance of the state law to our students as well.

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But they have done fantastic, we have gotten great feedback, our teachers are happy, they

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02:06:15,300 --> 02:06:21,140
say it's a game changer, we've even had some of our students, not want to, but admit to

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02:06:21,140 --> 02:06:24,820
parents that it was nice not to have their

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02:06:24,820 --> 02:06:27,080
cell phones didn't feel like they had to check it.

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02:06:27,220 --> 02:06:30,400
They had to keep their snap streak up during the

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02:06:30,400 --> 02:06:33,060
school day. They had to be on Instagram.

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So I'm just very proud of the students and

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02:06:37,080 --> 02:06:39,740
forward than the Pena School District. How they are,

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02:06:40,260 --> 02:06:43,140
you know, it's so funny how people did not think

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02:06:43,140 --> 02:06:44,880
our students would step up and be able to

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02:06:44,880 --> 02:06:47,540
comply with a state law. And I said, put the

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02:06:47,540 --> 02:06:49,640
expectation out there. I'm not saying it's going to be

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02:06:49,640 --> 02:06:56,720
no one's perfect. I'm not saying that teachers not had to read your act, but just overwhelmingly

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02:06:56,720 --> 02:07:02,120
thank you to our students. Thank you so much and all the elementary middle and high.

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02:07:02,580 --> 02:07:05,980
I tell you that those high school students for me and those high schools I've been in.

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02:07:06,280 --> 02:07:10,320
I mean you just you don't see it unless they're hiding it very very well, but I'm a mom.

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02:07:10,640 --> 02:07:15,340
So usually I can find that stuff for watching. So just want to thank them for that.

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02:07:16,020 --> 02:07:22,800
our parents just back to school forms. We did decide to automatically roll all our students

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and our parents up. We are still working through our enrollment process. Don't know why

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02:07:28,540 --> 02:07:33,900
it's so difficult, but we're still continuing to define an easier way for this. We automatically

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02:07:33,900 --> 02:07:40,520
enrolled up all of our students and July. However, there's still some parental consent and forms

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we need our parents to fill out.

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02:07:42,460 --> 02:07:44,860
Please, when our campuses are reaching out,

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02:07:45,000 --> 02:07:47,540
these are forms that we are required to have on file

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02:07:47,540 --> 02:07:49,980
and we need you to make sure you complete.

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So we'll continue to work with our parents at that time, as well.

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And before we go to questions,

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I do want to address, you know, we're not perfect.

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We don't want to act like we are perfect.

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We're going to continue to work with the needs of our campuses.

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We know we have been having some air condition issues

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02:08:10,500 --> 02:08:16,320
at some campuses. We have some at Norse side high school that we've been working on as

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02:08:16,320 --> 02:08:21,000
well as today we had South Hills high school and we understand that we're sending out parent

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02:08:21,000 --> 02:08:31,020
communication. The our technicians in this district are working every single day on the weekends.

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They leave a campus and it's working. Two days later something in a different part of the building

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02:08:36,720 --> 02:08:42,360
happens. This happens in our own homes sometimes. We know that. We can walk out and our

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02:08:42,360 --> 02:08:49,080
car doesn't start one day. It happens. But they are working. So please, please be patient with

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02:08:49,080 --> 02:08:54,240
our technicians. We also are at the mercy of supply and demand of products. We have parts

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02:08:54,240 --> 02:08:59,640
ordered. We expedite. We pay extra shipping. We do everything we can to get the parts in that

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02:08:59,640 --> 02:09:05,780
are needed. But we still are at the mercy of supply and demand and inventory like everyone else.

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But I just have to celebrate our technicians, our maintenance crew, our custodian crews.

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I go on campuses and we're walking campuses and they are clean.

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02:09:17,100 --> 02:09:18,000
They look great.

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02:09:18,620 --> 02:09:22,840
We're in the going in the third week, I was at West Haley Elementary as well today,

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stopped the custodian and just looked amazing.

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02:09:26,700 --> 02:09:32,260
So in that campus took Eastern Hills Elementary, West Haley Elementary, merges to campuses,

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02:09:32,260 --> 02:09:37,760
worked over the summer and the campus is still clean and ready for students. So we have

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celebrations of our support staff, transportation, this has been our smoothest year so far,

1439
02:09:43,040 --> 02:09:49,120
our transportation. And when we know there's an issue, we go to fix the issue. Nathan graph

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02:09:49,120 --> 02:09:55,220
fixes the issue, his routers fix the issue, but we have to know there's an issue. So if the school's

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02:09:55,220 --> 02:09:59,700
not contacting us, I ask you to reach out. You can email me.

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02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:07,340
E-mail, Kelly Spencer, email, nathan graph, but we will make sure, but we have to know there's a problem to fix the problem.

1443
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Social media is one outlet, but social media does not always get to us, so you need to make sure, email us directly.

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We are here to support our students. That is our main goal every day, students, student focus. So if we know, we can fix the problem. So at this time, we'll open it up for questions.

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Just see these in the comments or questions.

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Trustee Lent.

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02:10:40,320 --> 02:10:41,540
Thank you, Dr. Molar.

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02:10:42,440 --> 02:10:43,860
A lot of exciting stuff going on.

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I know a lot of change and with change comes, you know, progress, but also, you know, having

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02:10:50,120 --> 02:10:51,140
to get used to those things.

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And so I appreciate your willingness to be bold and courageous through these things.

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On page four, first question I have is, if we're looking at this, what would a be district

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look like on.

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So our B to be a B district, we have to move not only growth for our students

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and progress, we have to move the student achievement. That means we have to get students on

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level. So when we talk about our literacy block and our math block, we talk about our tier one

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first teach that we're monitoring and implementation. We talk about that demonstration learning

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that were monitoring those DOLs that tells us how we're doing on the first teach that student

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02:11:36,660 --> 02:11:42,320
achievement right there. It's getting the first teach to our students who are at Metz and then

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who masters it. As a school district we are very dependent on growth right now because we have so much

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growth we need to do because our students are below grade level. Our campuses that really moved up

1462
02:11:55,840 --> 02:12:01,840
are ones who moved from and F to a B. It's hard. This is the hard part now. Because they

1463
02:12:01,840 --> 02:12:07,000
got it on growth. Now they have to sustain that and they've got to increase. They got to continue

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to grow their students. But now they got to increase them on that. What we call student achievement.

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Just how every student is doing on a third grade reading test, sixth grade math test,

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the seventh grade math test. They have to hit that achievement. We have to meet. They have to know the

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content and they have to meet that content on Great Bubble.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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On page 12,

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I'm going to speak to middle school specifically.

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I know we've moved to a block schedule.

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02:12:37,860 --> 02:12:42,060
Can you talk to, you know, really for parents to kind of understand what small

1475
02:12:42,060 --> 02:12:46,160
group looks like in and practicality in a classroom that might have 30 students?

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So small group can look different every day.

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You know, a great first speech, a first speech where they're scoring either four or five on their demonstration on learning, which would be the last two shade at blue, then you're not going to have as many kids in a small group, because you're going to have a larger retouch group, and you're going to have some days where your students didn't get it.

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Not the fall of the teacher, you know, maybe, you know, we didn't scaffold it enough in the lesson.

1479
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So it may be a re-teach for the whole class, but every day it's going to look different.

1480
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But it could be two or three kids or our score to five.

1481
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It could be ten score to five.

1482
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And so they're all doing a small group.

1483
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That could be independent work.

1484
02:13:34,810 --> 02:13:39,110
But we call it small group because then the teacher has to do that re-teach.

1485
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And the teacher does the re-teach.

1486
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Not a program does the re-teach.

1487
02:13:44,330 --> 02:13:53,430
So it's going to look different every single day and that's what we need to, you know, and I'll say this like the first third time I'm going to say it.

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The worst thing we can do is label a child that's here three students and keep them in that tier.

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Because, you know, I'm a tier three superintendent some days.

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I don't get it.

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And I, you know, I need to calm down, like sit down and tell me that again, you know, about a tax rate.

1492
02:14:08,190 --> 02:14:13,990
You know, that is the difference and our students cannot be labeled a tier 3 every day.

1493
02:14:14,270 --> 02:14:15,290
They change every day.

1494
02:14:15,750 --> 02:14:24,610
This supports our students to be able, to not be labeled, to not continuously get not

1495
02:14:24,610 --> 02:14:29,670
on grade level instruction that we think our students can't do it.

1496
02:14:29,690 --> 02:14:32,230
And we're providing it for our teachers as well.

1497
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Because that's hard.

1498
02:14:33,050 --> 02:14:36,450
I'm asking them right now for three lessons when you look at this.

1499
02:14:36,450 --> 02:14:41,570
So, we're giving them the three lessons. Do some of them need to be tweaked? Yes.

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But at least we're giving them a starting point of three lessons to be able to move their students through.

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02:14:47,490 --> 02:14:51,270
Okay, and then from a timing standpoint of 90 minutes, what does that look like?

1502
02:14:51,370 --> 02:14:54,090
Is that the last little bit of class? What does that look like?

1503
02:14:54,270 --> 02:14:59,950
No, the first teach is different by grade levels, so we all have our schedules or a minute.

1504
02:15:00,270 --> 02:15:13,010
I'm so you'll see your first speech can be anywhere from like a 20 minute block, or DOL should only be taking the 5 to 10. It's already in the computer. You pull it up, and then you go into that last period of the time.

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Okay. Awesome.

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02:15:15,510 --> 02:15:23,090
And all the schedules should be posted out the door. So you're a parent. So if you ever have a child, let you walk them down the hall.

1507
02:15:23,090 --> 02:15:30,890
Your youngest may let you walk, look outside the classroom door that teacher and the block in the minutes are already posted.

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Okay.

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02:15:33,790 --> 02:15:39,090
On page 15, I know we mentioned we got a good bit of paperwork to get through.

1510
02:15:39,270 --> 02:15:45,130
Is there can we guess how much is left out there to get through the system?

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02:15:46,050 --> 02:15:47,090
Well, when we look at.

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So I guess to be more specific, you know, enrollments at 67, 657 and I know we have some

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02:15:56,010 --> 02:15:56,390
left.

1514
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So do we have any?

1515
02:15:57,490 --> 02:15:59,250
Well, in some of them having shown up.

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When we looked at enrollments, we saw some of our campuses, really low numbers, where we had

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some classrooms sitting at 12 students in the classroom.

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We have some classrooms that had seven that we were able to combine and consolidate in that classroom.

1519
02:16:19,230 --> 02:16:26,190
We do see probably the impact of some of our Hispanic population when we look at our

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02:16:26,190 --> 02:16:31,490
Northside schools very low enrollment and schools that normally have higher enrollment as well.

1521
02:16:31,930 --> 02:16:35,830
So we do fill us some of our, you know, the immigration,

1522
02:16:35,830 --> 02:16:41,850
I'm fear of immigration and status has impacted our enrollment and particular campuses.

1523
02:16:42,410 --> 02:16:44,710
Our campuses have high refugee populations.

1524
02:16:44,990 --> 02:16:47,350
We see decrease in their enrollment as well.

1525
02:16:49,290 --> 02:16:55,150
And then the last question I have on page 17, I know, we kind of talked to the staffing

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02:16:55,150 --> 02:16:55,510
update.

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02:16:55,610 --> 02:16:59,830
Can you speak to kind of what our policy is currently with levelling, how we decide

1528
02:16:59,830 --> 02:17:02,710
who gets surplus campuses?

1529
02:17:03,470 --> 02:17:07,290
So what we do is for our elementary, I'll use them, for example.

1530
02:17:07,990 --> 02:17:14,970
We know that we're required to be a 22 to 1 of our kids don't come in a package of 22.

1531
02:17:15,750 --> 02:17:17,290
So we look at by grade level.

1532
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Our goal is to not mix our programs.

1533
02:17:22,570 --> 02:17:24,730
So we try not to do what we call a mix.

1534
02:17:24,830 --> 02:17:29,670
So we have a second grade classroom that's over that is a bilingual classroom.

1535
02:17:29,670 --> 02:17:34,090
but a classroom that is under in regular program,

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02:17:34,570 --> 02:17:37,870
we do not touch those because we don't want to teach

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02:17:37,870 --> 02:17:40,910
it to be responsible for teaching English only

1538
02:17:40,910 --> 02:17:41,950
and Spanish only.

1539
02:17:42,590 --> 02:17:45,470
Then we also, as a marker, as a goal,

1540
02:17:45,650 --> 02:17:48,410
we do not like to do what we call bridge classrooms

1541
02:17:48,410 --> 02:17:49,950
where you have two great levels.

1542
02:17:50,830 --> 02:17:53,810
Due to some of our numbers, we do have some of those this year

1543
02:17:53,810 --> 02:17:56,390
that we're happy to do because the numbers

1544
02:17:56,390 --> 02:18:01,650
for it could have been a first grade was over like 38,

1545
02:18:02,130 --> 02:18:05,350
but the second grade only had 10.

1546
02:18:06,150 --> 02:18:09,470
Well, we didn't have enough room to move those 10 second graders

1547
02:18:09,470 --> 02:18:11,150
in another second grade classroom,

1548
02:18:11,610 --> 02:18:14,110
but we can't leave that first grade at 38.

1549
02:18:14,610 --> 02:18:17,990
So we have to do maybe a one, two bridge at that point.

1550
02:18:18,570 --> 02:18:20,890
So those are the ways we first identify

1551
02:18:20,890 --> 02:18:24,690
and then we have policy, right in policy to see

1552
02:18:24,690 --> 02:18:27,750
when we look at if a campus loses a teacher.

1553
02:18:28,510 --> 02:18:31,990
So some of our classrooms, we were able to consolidate

1554
02:18:31,990 --> 02:18:33,290
within that grade level.

1555
02:18:33,450 --> 02:18:38,290
Like if we had to, let's say English speaking kindergarteners

1556
02:18:38,290 --> 02:18:41,490
that we were able to consolidate and still stay

1557
02:18:41,490 --> 02:18:44,930
within compliance range, then that one teacher

1558
02:18:44,930 --> 02:18:48,390
will leave and be reassigned to a different campus

1559
02:18:48,390 --> 02:18:50,330
that has a need for another teacher.

1560
02:18:50,610 --> 02:18:54,190
So we have policy that we look at who was last in

1561
02:18:54,190 --> 02:18:57,010
on that campus to be able to serve plus them,

1562
02:18:57,010 --> 02:18:59,210
and that's just just your policy that we go by.

1563
02:18:59,590 --> 02:19:02,310
Okay, so policy, last person into the campus,

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02:19:02,450 --> 02:19:02,970
they could go by.

1565
02:19:02,990 --> 02:19:05,110
For what's the school year starts with a net grade level?

1566
02:19:05,770 --> 02:19:09,270
Now, after when we make decisions at the end of the school year,

1567
02:19:09,310 --> 02:19:11,430
when we're staffing, the policy changes,

1568
02:19:12,770 --> 02:19:15,750
where you can get a little bit more difficult

1569
02:19:15,750 --> 02:19:18,090
because you can bump up or bump down

1570
02:19:18,090 --> 02:19:20,170
if you've been on that campus with tenure.

1571
02:19:20,590 --> 02:19:22,490
But there's two different policies in place.

1572
02:19:22,490 --> 02:19:30,030
Okay. I have, like, you know, as a board maybe that we revisit some of those policies. So, thank you.

1573
02:19:33,380 --> 02:19:34,040
Trustee Bridges?

1574
02:19:36,540 --> 02:19:37,520
Thank you President Martinez.

1575
02:19:39,790 --> 02:19:43,410
First, thank you, uh, Dr. Milano for addressing the

1576
02:19:43,410 --> 02:19:48,590
elephant in the room when it comes to new curriculum. Because, um, I know that's been a challenging

1577
02:19:48,590 --> 02:19:56,350
in the past. What would you say then, um, what are the game changes? Some things that we're going to

1578
02:19:56,350 --> 02:19:59,970
do into a boy at some of the problems that are running, when we...

1579
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:02,260
We wanted to do a new curriculum in the past.

1580
02:20:03,100 --> 02:20:09,180
So the game changes really going to be the monitoring piece that our teachers and that our

1581
02:20:09,180 --> 02:20:15,120
campuses are its instruction, as soon as our students walk in, that we're taking advantage

1582
02:20:15,120 --> 02:20:20,700
of that instructional time, that we're able to provide our teachers with either challenge

1583
02:20:20,700 --> 02:20:26,320
lessons or the retouch lessons, that when we're working with our teachers and our professional

1584
02:20:26,320 --> 02:20:29,200
learning communities, they're all looking at the same thing.

1585
02:20:29,540 --> 02:20:33,980
When you're pulling in four six-grade teachers,

1586
02:20:34,760 --> 02:20:38,940
for a reading block, they're able to already look at the lesson

1587
02:20:38,940 --> 02:20:42,560
and be able to then collaborate on what's already there

1588
02:20:42,560 --> 02:20:44,480
and set a creating lessons.

1589
02:20:44,840 --> 02:20:48,900
And that's a lot we heard from our Education Association as well.

1590
02:20:49,180 --> 02:20:51,280
Teachers were spending so much time creating

1591
02:20:51,280 --> 02:20:54,700
and then pulling resources that were not aligned.

1592
02:20:54,700 --> 02:21:02,240
using resources off the internet, and now our non-negotiable is that you will use HQIM

1593
02:21:02,240 --> 02:21:08,500
state-approved resources that this board has adopted that we have funded and we're implementing.

1594
02:21:09,140 --> 02:21:15,580
When you look at the feedback, this is something new that we're doing.

1595
02:21:17,180 --> 02:21:23,320
How often is that feedback? Look at that. So our feedback is it's available for teacher feedbacks.

1596
02:21:23,320 --> 02:21:29,540
So on our curriculum framework, we have asked them to put a feedback button that anyone

1597
02:21:29,540 --> 02:21:35,960
can give feedback any time and then it goes to our content, MJ's on your head, because

1598
02:21:35,960 --> 02:21:41,160
all of our content specialists, depending on that grade level, that content, they get

1599
02:21:41,160 --> 02:21:42,280
the feedback immediately.

1600
02:21:42,940 --> 02:21:49,820
I got an email today, which I'll be forwarding to MJ here in a little bit, from a teacher

1601
02:21:49,820 --> 02:21:57,300
at Sam Rosen, who had some concerns, who said, you know, they would like to be a part of being

1602
02:21:57,300 --> 02:22:04,900
able to work on some of the concerns and give feedback. But teachers are able to give feedback

1603
02:22:04,900 --> 02:22:11,300
immediately for us to look at and see. Now, some of it, you know, we're not going to change. Some

1604
02:22:11,300 --> 02:22:19,080
of it is we're changing adults and their past practices and past resources. But we do want to

1605
02:22:19,080 --> 02:22:24,140
look at it, we want to take it in account, and then we've already had some changes where

1606
02:22:24,140 --> 02:22:29,340
people have pointed things out and we bet boxed, thank you. Let us correct it.

1607
02:22:30,060 --> 02:22:36,160
If I'm a parent and I'm looking at my kids campus, and this year it's an

1608
02:22:36,160 --> 02:22:42,060
afraid of campus, and we've seen some dramatic improvement, which is great.

1609
02:22:43,360 --> 02:22:47,640
And, but I always, I don't feel it till I feel it, if you get what I mean.

1610
02:22:48,460 --> 02:22:53,940
Could you talk a little bit about some of the things targeted that we're doing with some of those campuses, please?

1611
02:22:54,600 --> 02:22:58,980
Yeah. So, it really goes back to putting systems in place.

1612
02:22:59,280 --> 02:23:02,960
And that's something we have been lacking as a district. You're going to see the monitoring.

1613
02:23:03,660 --> 02:23:07,340
Of course, you're going to see more support at those campuses as well.

1614
02:23:07,340 --> 02:23:14,080
We, you know, I went and walked with Haley today, spoke to the principal, got to do some

1615
02:23:14,080 --> 02:23:19,100
observations myself, spoke to her about next steps, what supports going to be coming out

1616
02:23:19,100 --> 02:23:24,860
there after a labor day as well. But that's where you're going to see where we have acceleration

1617
02:23:24,860 --> 02:23:30,940
teachers that were approved through our program change, where we go in, you're going to see where

1618
02:23:30,940 --> 02:23:36,960
our content specialists are going out to help our teachers in addition to that. And then, as a board,

1619
02:23:36,960 --> 02:23:42,900
you're going to be getting monitors reports as well of the implementation and then you're

1620
02:23:42,900 --> 02:23:46,140
going to see our students being pulled in the small groups.

1621
02:23:46,460 --> 02:23:48,560
You're going to be able to see that as a parent.

1622
02:23:48,900 --> 02:23:50,420
We're going to be able to share that.

1623
02:23:50,600 --> 02:23:56,840
To an ace from Parent Shield met with our ADQ team with Nancy Stixler, Associate Superintendant,

1624
02:23:57,080 --> 02:24:02,120
we've already started working on our parent reports for our parent teacher conferences that

1625
02:24:02,120 --> 02:24:07,460
take place in October, where we're redesigning those she met when Nancy, you know, and

1626
02:24:07,460 --> 02:24:11,660
given us feedback of what's working, what's not working on those reports that we

1627
02:24:11,660 --> 02:24:16,700
created last year. So we also need our parents to give us that feedback and we're asking

1628
02:24:16,700 --> 02:24:17,920
for it.

1629
02:24:18,040 --> 02:24:24,720
Two more very good questions when it comes to having to pivot based on the feedback. What,

1630
02:24:24,720 --> 02:24:26,800
what, how do you determine it?

1631
02:24:26,800 --> 02:24:32,300
So we do our content specialists and our executive directors look at that feedback.

1632
02:24:32,780 --> 02:24:39,080
It could be something we got some feedback last week, around some slides, and actually

1633
02:24:39,600 --> 02:24:43,580
Spencer and I were doing small groups at a campus last Friday.

1634
02:24:43,900 --> 02:24:48,660
We went into a math room and we started pulling a small group, new teacher needed help.

1635
02:24:49,220 --> 02:24:50,080
So we went in there.

1636
02:24:50,180 --> 02:24:56,020
We both sat, we pulled small group, came back, we said, you know, she had the slide up,

1637
02:24:56,020 --> 02:24:58,100
but they needed additional visuals.

1638
02:24:58,500 --> 02:24:59,960
This campus has...

1639
02:25:00,000 --> 02:25:06,700
He's a lot more scuffling than some of our other campuses, so we gave him what back and said, for this content.

1640
02:25:07,260 --> 02:25:12,560
You know, we can already tell we need to have a little bit more visuals when it comes to those resource slides.

1641
02:25:12,880 --> 02:25:22,140
For our teachers to have, because then we, as when we were in that room and we were helping us, we could have gone back up to that board as a reference as an anchor.

1642
02:25:22,680 --> 02:25:47,940
And last question, when it comes to the buses, do we, because I was listening how you say you can go in and track and see what's going on in certain schools, can we track and see what's going on in 95% about bus and on time or we're seeing the challenge in this area and how do we put in some action corrections that it doesn't affect the student who's missing class.

1643
02:25:47,940 --> 02:25:54,360
So when we know there's a problem, and it's reported to us, Mr. Graff, and I've seen that in his email

1644
02:25:54,360 --> 02:26:02,180
strands, as well with a copy's me on, he goes back, and he looks at that route. He's able to look from when the route

1645
02:26:02,180 --> 02:26:10,520
started to the stops, what may be calls a delay, and then they're able to, some of his support staff that he has

1646
02:26:10,520 --> 02:26:16,500
trained his routers, and they go back, and they look at the route, and they say, do we need to add extra

1647
02:26:16,500 --> 02:26:20,480
Stop, do we have more kids than we originally planned on?

1648
02:26:20,860 --> 02:26:23,860
Do we need to take a different bus and pick up?

1649
02:26:24,660 --> 02:26:27,880
So they're analyzing routes in real time.

1650
02:26:28,460 --> 02:26:34,000
But they pull that route, they go back, and they actually can watch the GPS of where that

1651
02:26:34,000 --> 02:26:38,820
bus went, where to stop, but traffic, it's traffic patterns as well.

1652
02:26:40,280 --> 02:26:44,020
You would think my husband would know when school starts another day who's like, man, traffic's

1653
02:26:44,020 --> 02:26:49,880
really changed the last couple weeks. Yeah, that's because we'll start it, you know. But people

1654
02:26:49,880 --> 02:26:56,560
who don't live it every day, you know, just kind of forget those things. And then we have to see

1655
02:26:56,560 --> 02:27:02,600
if there's construction, whole different, you know, bus route. Like, they have to pivot with that.

1656
02:27:02,740 --> 02:27:07,620
I was going to West Hamlet today. How many detours I have to take to West Hamlet because of construction?

1657
02:27:08,560 --> 02:27:13,800
You know, so they had me detour down side rows in the neighborhood. So think about a bus.

1658
02:27:14,020 --> 02:27:19,220
a bus to be able to navigate that could take them another additional 10 minutes to be able to do.

1659
02:27:20,120 --> 02:27:21,680
Initially it was the last question.

1660
02:27:22,320 --> 02:27:27,320
If I'm a parent and I'm seeing my bus laid on the regular basis, what do I need to do?

1661
02:27:27,480 --> 02:27:28,680
You contact us.

1662
02:27:29,940 --> 02:27:30,740
Contact me.

1663
02:27:31,640 --> 02:27:32,400
Contact Nathan Grath.

1664
02:27:32,560 --> 02:27:33,280
Nathan Grath.

1665
02:27:33,700 --> 02:27:34,920
N-A-T-H-A-N.

1666
02:27:35,300 --> 02:27:39,200
G-R-A-F-F-W-I-C.org.

1667
02:27:39,300 --> 02:27:40,840
That man will answer you.

1668
02:27:40,840 --> 02:27:50,900
He is amazing and if you can't email me, email Kelly Spencer and some of them have email trustees and they forward it just let us know

1669
02:27:50,900 --> 02:27:53,920
There's no one intentionally want a child picked up.

1670
02:27:54,880 --> 02:27:56,080
Thank you.

1671
02:27:57,710 --> 02:27:58,610
Josie Dar.

1672
02:27:59,470 --> 02:28:03,290
Thank you, President Martinez, and thank you, Dr. Molina, for this presentation.

1673
02:28:04,670 --> 02:28:09,490
There are several words that I continue to hear as you present.

1674
02:28:09,490 --> 02:28:17,650
strategic came up tonight, explicit instruction, intentional progress monitoring, building the

1675
02:28:17,650 --> 02:28:23,750
capacity, continuous improvement and that is all of those and more are necessary to improve

1676
02:28:23,750 --> 02:28:28,750
student outcomes and so I appreciate your continued focus on student achievement and on what's

1677
02:28:28,750 --> 02:28:35,210
best for students. I also thank you for giving credit where credit is due that you recognize

1678
02:28:35,210 --> 02:28:42,270
that the higher scores were the results of a lot of student work, teacher work, parent work,

1679
02:28:42,550 --> 02:28:48,670
community involvement. We've got to continue to give that credit and to recognize that

1680
02:28:48,670 --> 02:28:54,710
hard work in that effort. So thank you for doing that. I want to thank the teachers who have

1681
02:28:54,710 --> 02:29:02,670
volunteered to, well, who for what do you come after duty pay? Absolutely. Extra duty pay.

1682
02:29:03,410 --> 02:29:08,030
who have offered their talents because nobody knows those kids better than those teachers.

1683
02:29:09,870 --> 02:29:18,030
And we need the teachers to be participating in that process because you are working with those kids every single day.

1684
02:29:18,750 --> 02:29:23,350
So, thank you for offering your talent and your time in that capacity.

1685
02:29:24,710 --> 02:29:37,510
You mentioned, honestly, this was me just not hearing you clearly, what is the, you said your monitoring pullout groups through a program called.

1686
02:29:37,970 --> 02:29:40,750
Yes, so it's called quadrics.

1687
02:29:41,230 --> 02:29:42,710
So it's just the quadrics.

1688
02:29:43,090 --> 02:29:44,330
It just didn't hear it.

1689
02:29:44,450 --> 02:29:53,030
So when we are, and this is for additional support personnel and some of our campuses through their title one funding have purchased a different

1690
02:29:53,030 --> 02:29:59,950
additional personnel, it's requirement that we have put in place that if each.

1691
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:05,860
Members to use your title one funding to do that, that they will also pull small groups.

1692
02:30:06,420 --> 02:30:17,420
We feel like certified professionals, certified teachers and whatever capacity on campuses should be accountable to instruction like we all are.

1693
02:30:18,240 --> 02:30:21,900
And so they are required to pull small groups and then we're tracking that.

1694
02:30:21,900 --> 02:30:36,180
And then that also is going to be able to show us at the end of the year if that position is when we look at academic return of investment because we know 85% of our budget is put in personnel.

1695
02:30:36,180 --> 02:30:42,620
So, when our campuses are choosing to make those choices, because it's their choice through a Title 1 or SBDM,

1696
02:30:42,920 --> 02:30:47,940
you utilize in their Title 1 for those additional FTEs, those additional personnel positions.

1697
02:30:48,900 --> 02:30:53,160
If they're choosing to make that choice, because they're saying that's impacting student achievement,

1698
02:30:54,120 --> 02:31:01,480
I'm going to measure that for everyone, and then share that back to the campus, and they're required to share it back to their SBDM.

1699
02:31:01,480 --> 02:31:08,360
because if they're not showing how it's impacting students academic achievement, then it's not

1700
02:31:08,360 --> 02:31:14,280
what we should be spending our money on. I appreciate your focus on the return on investment.

1701
02:31:15,720 --> 02:31:21,840
Speaking of small groups, with the pullout groups that you mentioned, are there also pullout

1702
02:31:21,840 --> 02:31:29,260
groups for the students who are with their demonstration of learning that are showing falling into that

1703
02:31:29,260 --> 02:31:34,220
challenge category, because every student has something that they can learn, whether it's

1704
02:31:34,220 --> 02:31:38,680
a retouch to ensure that they get that particular standard or whether it's something to

1705
02:31:38,680 --> 02:31:45,580
go on to growth and expand their learning, such as GT students, or students that just, you

1706
02:31:45,580 --> 02:31:50,500
know, I too, some days in the tier 3 learner and other days at tier 1 learner.

1707
02:31:50,940 --> 02:31:56,380
And so, how are we meeting the needs of those kids that are falling into that category

1708
02:31:56,380 --> 02:32:01,440
of challenge whether it be once or twice or continuously.

1709
02:32:02,640 --> 02:32:07,760
So our challenge one, we don't necessarily have a pullout system at this time.

1710
02:32:08,260 --> 02:32:13,460
Our GT department, you know, we do have, of course, personnel not many in that department

1711
02:32:13,460 --> 02:32:18,180
who helps us design some of the challenge lessons, as well as the enrichment lessons,

1712
02:32:18,320 --> 02:32:23,040
especially when we're looking at implementing our ATC campuses.

1713
02:32:23,040 --> 02:32:28,800
how are we designing a different curriculum with them? So that is not a pull-out

1714
02:32:28,800 --> 02:32:35,920
per-say-small group type of program that we have in place at this time yet.

1715
02:32:36,600 --> 02:32:41,720
Are we looking at something like that? We would love to look at something like that.

1716
02:32:42,140 --> 02:32:52,020
It just takes a fun day off of it, in staff. We do have GT teachers that do also work on

1717
02:32:52,020 --> 02:32:58,920
campuses that can push in. Another model that we want to start exploring is our inclusion teacher

1718
02:32:58,920 --> 02:33:05,940
model and looking at different models of our special education, how we become more of a co-teach.

1719
02:33:06,940 --> 02:33:12,220
So we can be more fluent when our special education inclusion teachers are pushing in.

1720
02:33:13,140 --> 02:33:18,380
Whereas just not covering IEP minutes, but how they're teaching and co-teaching together,

1721
02:33:18,380 --> 02:33:28,580
This new framework offers and gives us that option because now they're able to have a lesson ahead of time that they're looking at.

1722
02:33:28,800 --> 02:33:38,320
Before our inclusion teachers are very dependent on the core teacher or the classroom teacher to be able to give them the lesson to know how they push in.

1723
02:33:38,320 --> 02:33:44,700
And now our next step is looking at how can we make those inclusion teachers, more co-teachers.

1724
02:33:44,960 --> 02:33:49,680
And I've seen that model of scenic work where you walk in a classroom and you have no clue.

1725
02:33:50,360 --> 02:33:54,540
No clue who's the assigned classroom teacher and who's the inclusion teacher.

1726
02:33:55,300 --> 02:33:56,460
Okay, so now you're really.

1727
02:33:56,540 --> 02:33:58,480
That's the next phase.

1728
02:33:58,860 --> 02:33:59,440
Yes, yes, yes.

1729
02:33:59,680 --> 02:34:00,300
Okay, good.

1730
02:34:00,600 --> 02:34:01,420
I love that.

1731
02:34:01,580 --> 02:34:07,060
And I also love that you mentioned that no student should be labeled a tier three student.

1732
02:34:07,640 --> 02:34:13,040
as someone who has devoted my professional career to students with who are differently

1733
02:34:13,040 --> 02:34:14,900
able to, are who learn differently.

1734
02:34:17,040 --> 02:34:21,780
Yay, thank you, very much, and thank you for recognizing the role that our students

1735
02:34:21,780 --> 02:34:25,460
who are different heart of hearing play and the important role that they have and the

1736
02:34:25,460 --> 02:34:27,600
waverly part campus, thank you very much.

1737
02:34:30,320 --> 02:34:34,820
With the learning labs and the principles and the assistant principals that are going on

1738
02:34:34,820 --> 02:34:36,040
to other campuses,

1739
02:34:38,560 --> 02:34:39,400
are the principles,

1740
02:34:40,320 --> 02:34:42,980
how are these people selected to go do that?

1741
02:34:43,120 --> 02:34:43,480
Do they?

1742
02:34:43,980 --> 02:34:45,080
It's every principle.

1743
02:34:45,080 --> 02:34:47,620
Every principle, we do our feeder patterns,

1744
02:34:47,900 --> 02:34:50,800
every principle, we put them all together,

1745
02:34:51,020 --> 02:34:51,540
that's overwhelming.

1746
02:34:51,820 --> 02:34:54,040
Because the feeder patterns are assigned,

1747
02:34:54,660 --> 02:34:56,700
and every principle participates,

1748
02:34:56,820 --> 02:34:59,420
our system principles, it's half day, it's on holiday.

1749
02:34:59,420 --> 02:34:59,700
Thank you.

1750
02:35:00,110 --> 02:35:10,070
I've been very explicit. It's also not a, let's spend an hour having breakfast. I mean, we get in. We walk classrooms.

1751
02:35:10,290 --> 02:35:16,650
We talk about instruction. We fish ball. We look at data. We actually calibrate and we get back to our campuses.

1752
02:35:16,650 --> 02:35:22,010
our system principles we have split because we never want to leave especially our middle

1753
02:35:22,010 --> 02:35:26,830
school and high schools uncovered with additional support. So they're in cohort

1754
02:35:26,830 --> 02:35:32,550
A and cohort B. So some go in the morning, so go in the afternoon. But everyone is

1755
02:35:32,550 --> 02:35:36,230
going to be an instructional leader or fourth eye C. If you want to be a

1756
02:35:36,230 --> 02:35:41,970
principal or assistant principal, you will know instruction and lead instruction.

1757
02:35:41,970 --> 02:35:42,450
Okay.

1758
02:35:44,570 --> 02:35:45,130
Strong work.

1759
02:35:45,370 --> 02:35:45,630
So I think.

1760
02:35:45,890 --> 02:35:46,030
Thank you.

1761
02:35:46,450 --> 02:35:47,830
I mean, and that's what they're here for, right?

1762
02:35:47,950 --> 02:35:48,570
That's absolutely.

1763
02:35:49,430 --> 02:35:50,030
Yes, absolutely.

1764
02:35:51,510 --> 02:36:00,910
With the students that we're losing, or the numbers, the declining enrollment, you mentioned the operation school matters September 15th to 19th.

1765
02:36:00,970 --> 02:36:06,150
Is there a timeline for when the board can expect to see some of that data?

1766
02:36:06,150 --> 02:36:15,050
Yeah, we can. I'll bring it to you that on September board meeting, I'll keep you updated as well as for increase in enrollment.

1767
02:36:15,950 --> 02:36:25,290
You know, we always wait after Labor Day to see if we get another push. Sometimes it doesn't happen like it used to happen because most of our districts around us start.

1768
02:36:25,470 --> 02:36:34,910
We usually see the push more the second week when other campuses or other districts start, but we'll continuously share our numbers and and

1769
02:36:34,910 --> 02:36:44,690
Yeah, happy to do that. Okay, thank you. And you asked this of your teachers what do you need and so I'm asking of you what do you need?

1770
02:36:45,230 --> 02:37:04,290
I need us to be consistent and we listen. We will definitely support. We will fix areas we need to fix, but this implementation will be consistent and we will make sure we're using the materials that we have adopted.

1771
02:37:04,290 --> 02:37:11,750
and I just need to make sure that we all are saying that on the same page.

1772
02:37:11,910 --> 02:37:16,770
I understand it's different. There's a philosophy difference, but this is what our kids need right now.

1773
02:37:17,210 --> 02:37:23,850
This is what our system needs right now. We have to start putting systems in place in our district.

1774
02:37:25,230 --> 02:37:32,130
We have to. When you look at our mobility rate and forward-thi-c, think about what a game changer it is.

1775
02:37:32,130 --> 02:37:37,710
We know we have students who one day live in the department and something happens and they

1776
02:37:37,710 --> 02:37:39,990
have to move to a different side of town.

1777
02:37:41,070 --> 02:37:44,830
They are going to walk in that classroom the next day, hopefully the next day.

1778
02:37:45,010 --> 02:37:47,030
Usually it's two or three days after they move.

1779
02:37:47,670 --> 02:37:52,350
They are going to recognize what's on that Permitian board, what's on the smart board, sorry

1780
02:37:52,350 --> 02:37:55,990
I said Permitian board, that's smart board, and I'm a little aging myself people.

1781
02:37:56,530 --> 02:38:00,550
They're going to be able to look at this slide, they're going to be able to recognize the structure

1782
02:38:00,550 --> 02:38:07,990
of the day, the structure of the lesson, the materials, for a district that has a mobility rate,

1783
02:38:08,210 --> 02:38:15,190
that has a chronic appendities, absenteeism, that is important. I'm not trying to say anyone

1784
02:38:15,190 --> 02:38:21,090
has done any instructional delivery before that we are just, you know, saying it was not

1785
02:38:21,090 --> 02:38:27,230
great instruction. You know, or was not meaningful at this time, but this is what we need right now

1786
02:38:27,230 --> 02:38:29,830
as a system, we have to give it to our kids.

1787
02:38:30,810 --> 02:38:31,830
Thank you very much.

1788
02:38:33,630 --> 02:38:34,590
Trustee Lovonos.

1789
02:38:35,910 --> 02:38:37,170
Thank you, President Martinez.

1790
02:38:38,350 --> 02:38:39,250
Thank you for this presentation.

1791
02:38:39,590 --> 02:38:42,570
I want to congratulate you, Dr. Molina,

1792
02:38:42,630 --> 02:38:45,570
your leadership team, the teachers, the students,

1793
02:38:46,390 --> 02:38:48,370
and all the parents for all the gains

1794
02:38:48,370 --> 02:38:51,050
that we have seen in the last year.

1795
02:38:51,410 --> 02:38:53,370
We want to continue that trend.

1796
02:38:53,370 --> 02:39:00,650
And we had no of schools, hopefully, in the last coming year.

1797
02:39:01,150 --> 02:39:03,630
So on Pesh 10.

1798
02:39:16,880 --> 02:39:17,480
Which page?

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02:39:18,020 --> 02:39:18,160
10.

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10.

1801
02:39:20,220 --> 02:39:20,280
OK.

1802
02:39:20,700 --> 02:39:24,900
So how soon can we provide the extra caution when it's needed?

1803
02:39:26,000 --> 02:39:28,680
And this end has an upshot to the E.D.

1804
02:39:28,780 --> 02:39:30,660
So how soon can we provide the extra caution?

1805
02:39:30,980 --> 02:39:35,240
So the school, the extra support on campus?

1806
02:39:35,240 --> 02:39:39,180
Yeah, so we will be looking at the feedback.

1807
02:39:39,280 --> 02:39:41,740
Sometimes it's just one classroom that needs support.

1808
02:39:41,920 --> 02:39:44,080
That's why we also have the demonstration teachers,

1809
02:39:44,360 --> 02:39:46,700
as well as our acceleration teachers.

1810
02:39:47,520 --> 02:39:49,100
That's also why we're building a capacity

1811
02:39:49,100 --> 02:39:50,820
of our system principles and principles.

1812
02:39:51,860 --> 02:39:54,240
We'll be, of course, working with our campuses first.

1813
02:39:55,300 --> 02:39:58,720
I'm going to all of our F-rated campuses.

1814
02:39:59,220 --> 02:39:59,960
You know, that's where my business is.

1815
02:40:00,000 --> 02:40:10,700
It's first start and then I, but I also go to some of our other campuses while I'm out and about. But that's where we first see those supports as well and do that.

1816
02:40:10,760 --> 02:40:19,560
Okay, thank you. And on page 12, when we have the students who need the extra support, but then we have the students who don't need the extra support.

1817
02:40:19,980 --> 02:40:22,920
Is anybody helping out the students to continue to grow?

1818
02:40:23,740 --> 02:40:31,140
So we do for, when we are scheduling our acceleration teachers and our demonstration teachers,

1819
02:40:31,960 --> 02:40:35,220
they go and they pull out during that retouch part.

1820
02:40:35,520 --> 02:40:39,180
No one is pulling out during that tier one support as well.

1821
02:40:39,500 --> 02:40:43,840
And then the campuses that have purchased those additional personnel,

1822
02:40:44,400 --> 02:40:49,700
like a dean or a dean analyst or an additional teacher,

1823
02:40:49,700 --> 02:40:58,160
Then they are working their schedules to make sure they are pulling out our pushing in during that retache part.

1824
02:40:58,540 --> 02:41:01,700
So we're not allowing our students to be pulled out during that tier one.

1825
02:41:03,260 --> 02:41:06,180
That first teach us to say that first teach.

1826
02:41:07,800 --> 02:41:09,640
And then on page 19 for the officers,

1827
02:41:10,480 --> 02:41:13,900
Is this take provided any additional funds for our police officer?

1828
02:41:13,900 --> 02:41:21,740
So we do get some state funds that and we got additional additional funding in our last legislative session.

1829
02:41:22,200 --> 02:41:26,380
However, we have an addition to the requirements for the SROs.

1830
02:41:26,540 --> 02:41:32,520
We have other additional requirements like fencing, the film, on the windows.

1831
02:41:32,920 --> 02:41:37,160
We do a lot of grant writing that we're able to cover those expenses.

1832
02:41:37,160 --> 02:41:45,800
For us, as a board you have been, you have said you will commit the funds for the SROs.

1833
02:41:46,080 --> 02:41:52,960
It's just the availability of the police officers, but Fort Worth PDs have been great with us.

1834
02:41:53,160 --> 02:42:03,480
We have an agreement with them every graduating class that they're trying to give us one or two officers out of every graduating class that we're able to utilize.

1835
02:42:03,480 --> 02:42:11,500
And then sometimes we utilize some of our off duty officers to help cover, but you have to remember this is just during the day.

1836
02:42:11,900 --> 02:42:20,900
I think about all of our events and the evenings all the way from volleyball to basketball or football in the fall sports.

1837
02:42:22,080 --> 02:42:27,840
You know, we then have soccer or basketball. I mean, we have off duty officers at all of these events.

1838
02:42:27,840 --> 02:42:33,140
So, I mean, it's a lot, but we are prioritizing the safety.

1839
02:42:34,720 --> 02:42:41,460
And then last question, are we doing any campaign to remind students that school has

1840
02:42:41,460 --> 02:42:45,080
started to bring them back, that the school is a safe place to be?

1841
02:42:45,540 --> 02:42:48,320
We have, of course, have done reminders.

1842
02:42:48,740 --> 02:42:53,640
We're going to be ramping up attendance matters, so now we're switching to school has started

1843
02:42:53,640 --> 02:42:56,840
to attendance matters as well.

1844
02:42:56,840 --> 02:43:02,580
But our data clerks on our campuses and our attendance clerks,

1845
02:43:02,600 --> 02:43:03,940
they work very hard.

1846
02:43:04,400 --> 02:43:06,600
And they're the ones who know where our students are,

1847
02:43:06,660 --> 02:43:08,880
or they can get the information better in anyone.

1848
02:43:09,540 --> 02:43:11,740
We could pick up the phone and call call.

1849
02:43:12,360 --> 02:43:13,800
But they know the families.

1850
02:43:13,920 --> 02:43:17,920
They're going to be able to say, OK, so and so knows them.

1851
02:43:18,040 --> 02:43:21,080
They didn't answer the phone, but this family knows them and find

1852
02:43:21,080 --> 02:43:21,580
out.

1853
02:43:21,800 --> 02:43:25,320
And then Ms. Plata and her team are family engagement specialists.

1854
02:43:25,320 --> 02:43:30,060
They are ready and they've already started making some of their home visits.

1855
02:43:30,560 --> 02:43:36,000
Actually, I had a brief meeting with her today, just around one of our campuses,

1856
02:43:36,600 --> 02:43:40,450
that we know refugee population that some of them,

1857
02:43:41,100 --> 02:43:44,080
we've got to get them to bring their kids to school.

1858
02:43:44,480 --> 02:43:47,100
We know they're there, they're cost-streating the apartments.

1859
02:43:47,740 --> 02:43:52,380
It's just getting the parents like, okay, schools of safe place.

1860
02:43:52,640 --> 02:43:54,080
Come in, we need you here.

1861
02:43:54,080 --> 02:43:59,020
So they're working through that and so they're coming.

1862
02:43:59,120 --> 02:44:01,080
Thank you.

1863
02:44:01,840 --> 02:44:02,900
Dr. Rodriguez?

1864
02:44:05,850 --> 02:44:06,010
Yes.

1865
02:44:06,110 --> 02:44:06,650
Thank you.

1866
02:44:07,090 --> 02:44:08,910
And thank you, Trustee Luevano.

1867
02:44:09,950 --> 02:44:14,370
So what are we doing to reassure these families that is safe to come?

1868
02:44:14,530 --> 02:44:20,430
I mean, besides calling them and says it's okay, but are we can we district-wide say?

1869
02:44:21,150 --> 02:44:28,030
So we did, we actually put back out, we trained our principles in the system principles, we have

1870
02:44:28,030 --> 02:44:35,950
new ones again on just our regulations. You know, if it's the fear of ice coming, then we have

1871
02:44:35,950 --> 02:44:42,750
regulations that we follow. We also are our communications department updated that information in addition

1872
02:44:42,750 --> 02:44:49,230
to that. It's our family engagement specialist, our resource. They also have resources if our parents

1873
02:44:49,230 --> 02:44:53,770
have questions, where to go to and how to get some of that information.

1874
02:44:54,630 --> 02:44:59,670
And so we did do that before school started as well and continue to do that.

1875
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:23,940
And for us right now, it's finding the reasons. We're not sure, but when I'm looking at campus enrollment, I know my campus is and I know which ones are usually a lot more heavier and rolled. And I just see our predominantly Hispanics on our north side and in course in diamond hell with lower enrollment than usual.

1876
02:45:23,940 --> 02:45:31,240
Yeah, can we put something on social media or something because you're saying all that but if you're kids not in school

1877
02:45:31,240 --> 02:45:34,820
You're not gonna be on the parent folder or portal. You're not gonna be on the website

1878
02:45:35,460 --> 02:45:36,040
but

1879
02:45:36,040 --> 02:45:45,440
Social media everything possibly we do we have avenues that we can and that we will will continue to share with our parents as well

1880
02:45:45,440 --> 02:45:49,710
I mean for us it's the process and the the procedures and letting them know

1881
02:45:50,220 --> 02:45:51,320
you know what

1882
02:45:52,000 --> 02:46:01,580
What as a district, you know, there are hippo roles, there's information, we do collect an information, we do not collect, we do not collect immigration status.

1883
02:46:02,760 --> 02:46:05,400
Yeah, yeah, we've pushed that out.

1884
02:46:05,840 --> 02:46:17,720
And my other question is, how is it going with the buy-in, with the demonstration teachers, especially with those ones, that return to the classroom from other positions?

1885
02:46:17,720 --> 02:46:42,760
So, our demonstration teachers haven't started yet, we were waiting for our leveling, and then they're, they will start after Labor Day, have a Labor Day, is it? Labor Day, the week after Labor Day, our demo teachers will start, so they've been actually helping our teachers with the framework on those campuses as well, just getting our new teachers and teachers who have questions.

1886
02:46:42,760 --> 02:46:48,080
So they're also being trained, they went through specialized training in addition to that.

1887
02:46:52,920 --> 02:46:55,100
Thank you, Dr. Monnar. Just have a couple of questions.

1888
02:46:56,000 --> 02:47:03,320
I'm going to give another round of just kudos to the campuses on page six that made those significant gains.

1889
02:47:04,700 --> 02:47:05,360
Amazing work.

1890
02:47:05,600 --> 02:47:07,340
If I ever want to involve them, those campuses.

1891
02:47:09,780 --> 02:47:12,320
What are those?

1892
02:47:12,320 --> 02:47:19,160
and I'm looking at different campuses. They're all over the city. What do those campuses have

1893
02:47:19,160 --> 02:47:24,120
in common? Like, what were some of the key things that worked there and then how do we replicate?

1894
02:47:24,740 --> 02:47:32,560
That is some of the other campuses. Well, there's never one thing at leadership matters. That's really

1895
02:47:32,560 --> 02:47:40,700
a big when you have leadership. You have high expectations and your monitoring. That matters as well.

1896
02:47:40,700 --> 02:47:45,240
When I look at these campuses, you are right. There are all parts of our city,

1897
02:47:45,620 --> 02:47:48,780
so you know what that tells me? There's no excuse for any campus.

1898
02:47:50,280 --> 02:47:55,560
Not to be a, or be campus because these campuses are doing it and they're jumping in these

1899
02:47:55,560 --> 02:48:00,620
letter grades. All these campus what they have in common is that when you look at this list,

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02:48:00,960 --> 02:48:07,980
they're all title one campuses and economically high rates of disadvantaged students.

1901
02:48:07,980 --> 02:48:17,780
So, the thing in common is being consistent and being intentional and so we're providing

1902
02:48:17,780 --> 02:48:25,620
that structure as well to help our leaders and train them and build them and to

1903
02:48:25,620 --> 02:48:37,960
administrators to monitor. And that's on us too. That's on me. At Cabinet, we're going to,

1904
02:48:37,960 --> 02:48:43,680
up date where we're looking at things every single Monday morning and that's what you're

1905
02:48:43,680 --> 02:48:47,720
going to see here. We're going to show you mom's reports and then I'm going to start working

1906
02:48:47,720 --> 02:48:56,680
with Dr. Dilly's Indies and meeting with them, talking with content as well. I have to, I have to

1907
02:48:56,680 --> 02:49:03,760
lead it in Modlet too. When I was on a campus on Friday, that teacher needed help. So it does not

1908
02:49:03,760 --> 02:49:09,480
do me any good to sit there and just walk out of the room and say, man, she needed some help.

1909
02:49:10,220 --> 02:49:14,400
So I sat down, this small group, the Spencer was with me that day.

1910
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She sat down, she did this small group.

1911
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I think I did better, but I think my kids grasp it better, but you know, it's like, maybe

1912
02:49:23,700 --> 02:49:24,680
it was first grade math.

1913
02:49:24,780 --> 02:49:28,200
I'm not trying to, we weren't in the algebra class people, but you know, we felt pretty

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02:49:28,200 --> 02:49:29,880
good about ourselves when we walked out.

1915
02:49:29,880 --> 02:49:34,080
But I mean, that takes everybody just in our meaning.

1916
02:49:35,420 --> 02:49:41,940
That's it, like kids first, it's simple, kids first every day.

1917
02:49:44,090 --> 02:49:48,390
Thank you. I think, yeah, you're absolutely right that this show says that

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any and all our campuses are capable.

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02:49:53,590 --> 02:49:58,390
Okay, any other final questions, trustees, or comments before we move on?

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02:50:00,300 --> 02:50:12,480
All right. So we are now up to, so thank you, Dr. Mollinger, for that report. We are up to comments from board members or

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02:50:12,480 --> 02:50:14,960
superintendents. Have any comments to Trustee

1922
02:50:20,210 --> 02:50:21,730
Bridges?

1923
02:50:26,650 --> 02:50:32,590
First, Dr. Mollinger, thank you for addressing the challenges that we've had with the

1924
02:50:32,590 --> 02:50:39,790
condition units at many of the schools. I know what has been a challenge and I know we live in Texas,

1925
02:50:40,050 --> 02:50:45,850
but just for me the fact that we set out loud. It makes a huge difference.

1926
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It's in pictures that I wanted to celebrate, particularly with C.C. Mossos now in a really campus.

1927
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Whoo! That we provided coffee and donuts for them and just to let the teachers know how much

1928
02:51:02,030 --> 02:51:08,770
we just appreciate all that hard work and the atmosphere. It just was just amazing from the

1929
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students, the teachers and parents, everybody. It just was so excited at the work that they put in.

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They have a picture, I was a parent night at BZG and this is something my person would do.

1931
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And if I say a black brother, I just want them to know how much I appreciate him being

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there and what a difference that makes in that kids life and a lot of stuff they don't remember

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02:51:35,710 --> 02:51:40,530
the shoes, pants, clothes and all that stuff, but they are going to remember that and to

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see the smile on the little girl's face when I asked to take their picture and she was so

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out that she was that had that was there for for open house. So I'm encouraging

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our parents to be there for the open house and because those are those

1937
02:51:56,090 --> 02:52:00,950
long lasting memories we do a lot of things for those of the things that they

1938
02:52:00,950 --> 02:52:06,190
really are going to remember. So that was just a little highlight of that by

1939
02:52:06,190 --> 02:52:07,850
some things we had going on.

1940
02:52:10,340 --> 02:52:16,200
Tracy Phillips. Thank you, President Martinez and well done. Well,

1941
02:52:16,200 --> 02:52:24,440
Thank you for that. My very briefly was able to be a part of so many wonderful back-to-school

1942
02:52:24,440 --> 02:52:31,240
celebrations and people volunteering in the community churches, civic organizations, so very glad

1943
02:52:31,240 --> 02:52:36,120
to be able to see the community come out and help in all the ways they were able to.

1944
02:52:36,920 --> 02:52:42,460
What you're seeing on your screen is a special shout out for university, Christian church,

1945
02:52:42,460 --> 02:52:45,600
So they had their boxed and distribution day.

1946
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And so members of their congregation,

1947
02:52:47,780 --> 02:52:48,560
and in a way to community way,

1948
02:52:48,620 --> 02:52:50,660
but a box up school uniforms donate

1949
02:52:50,660 --> 02:52:54,040
to numerous four-worth ISD and multiple campuses.

1950
02:52:54,860 --> 02:52:58,340
And so these wonderful folks that were able to volunteer

1951
02:52:58,340 --> 02:53:01,400
there at a time, they gave out 50 uniforms

1952
02:53:01,400 --> 02:53:03,380
to 45 different schools,

1953
02:53:03,920 --> 02:53:08,880
2,250 total uniforms for our young people.

1954
02:53:08,880 --> 02:53:11,900
And just, you know, just a selfless act,

1955
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so proud of them, and thankful for university

1956
02:53:14,400 --> 02:53:16,700
Christian Church shout out to other celebrations.

1957
02:53:16,780 --> 02:53:18,440
I was able to go through this was happening

1958
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throughout the city.

1959
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So just grateful for great people, great community,

1960
02:53:21,640 --> 02:53:24,440
great volunteers, and thank you university, Christian Church,

1961
02:53:24,460 --> 02:53:26,260
very, thank you, you did as well.

1962
02:53:28,980 --> 02:53:29,560
Chosy Dar.

1963
02:53:30,380 --> 02:53:34,840
Thank you, and to springboard off of Trustee Phillips comments.

1964
02:53:36,520 --> 02:53:39,260
Schools are stronger when our community is involved,

1965
02:53:39,260 --> 02:53:53,960
And there are people to think because we've got lots of people who are participating in our community and I have some highlights just from District 6 schools, but I know that this work is going on all over Fort Worth ISD.

1966
02:53:54,720 --> 02:53:56,520
And so to that I say thank you.

1967
02:53:57,120 --> 02:54:04,720
These are pictures that Bruce Shokie Elementary School, one of those schools that went from a D2B, so I'm really excited about that and very proud of them.

1968
02:54:04,720 --> 02:54:09,660
but they were the recipient of the Planet Fitness School Supply Drive and those are pictures,

1969
02:54:09,860 --> 02:54:18,940
so thank you to Planet Fitness. At JT Stevens and at Westcliff Elementary School,

1970
02:54:19,180 --> 02:54:23,900
thank you to Arbor Laugh and United Methodist Church for providing uniform assistance

1971
02:54:23,900 --> 02:54:28,500
and we can food packs for families who struggle with food insecurity.

1972
02:54:29,360 --> 02:54:48,060
At Woodway Elementary School, they are grateful for St. Matthews and Alta Mesa Churches for their ongoing partnerships for approximately 20 volunteers, community volunteers who attended training and orientation, and they're going to be participating in the Woodway Reeds program, so thank you for supporting literacy.

1973
02:54:48,060 --> 02:54:59,960
Many of the volunteers are returning for another year of prioritizing literacy, and I'd like to give a shout out to Woodway Elementary School Kindergarten teacher, Jacqueline Bender, who facilitates.

1974
02:55:00,000 --> 02:55:12,620
Thank you for taking the lead on that. At Alice Carlson, they would like to thank University Baptist Church for allowing the school to use their facilities to host a welcome to Carlson brunch and they did this free of charge.

1975
02:55:13,440 --> 02:55:21,380
They'd like to thank their PTA who donated school shirts to every staff member and breakfast on August 4th and lunch on August 8th.

1976
02:55:21,380 --> 02:55:38,560
And then the Alice Carlson families who are very generous and donated gently used items to fill the Carlson closet with just like new items where other families can come and shop when they need school uniforms for their kids.

1977
02:55:38,560 --> 02:55:44,520
Really be Clayt would like to thank their PTA and McLean sixth grade would like to thank

1978
02:55:44,520 --> 02:55:49,900
Fort Worth Bible Church as they will be partnering with them to stock the school's

1979
02:55:49,900 --> 02:55:51,160
food pantry.

1980
02:55:52,100 --> 02:55:58,180
And then finally, this is from Westcliffe Elementary, a huge shoutout to Office Depot and

1981
02:55:58,180 --> 02:55:59,120
Boisey Paper.

1982
02:55:59,560 --> 02:56:07,500
They treated the Westcliffe Elementary School staff to a $20,000 shopping spree on August

1983
02:56:07,500 --> 02:56:12,280
and every instructional staff member was given $500

1984
02:56:12,280 --> 02:56:14,920
to spend on supplies for their classrooms.

1985
02:56:15,260 --> 02:56:18,760
So I'd like to say that again, Office Depot and Boise

1986
02:56:18,760 --> 02:56:19,720
Paper Company.

1987
02:56:19,860 --> 02:56:20,840
Thank you so much.

1988
02:56:21,020 --> 02:56:25,000
And I think there's a video to show as well.

1989
02:56:25,260 --> 02:56:26,120
Is that correct?

1990
02:56:30,600 --> 02:56:31,680
And totally unexpected.

1991
02:56:32,320 --> 02:56:33,140
Hello, everyone.

1992
02:56:33,600 --> 02:56:35,240
What is happening in West Bliss?

1993
02:56:35,540 --> 02:56:36,400
All right, let's check on this.

1994
02:56:36,700 --> 02:56:37,880
I'm very excited.

1995
02:56:38,380 --> 02:56:39,920
You're all ready for the school year?

1996
02:56:42,440 --> 02:56:43,240
All right.

1997
02:56:43,240 --> 02:56:50,140
We appreciate everything that y'all do is teachers, but we do have a little surprise for y'all

1998
02:56:50,140 --> 02:56:51,060
We're all ready

1999
02:56:51,660 --> 02:56:52,780
All right

2000
02:56:52,780 --> 02:56:58,180
So off to Seetho and Boisey partnered together to give y'all a

2001
02:56:58,180 --> 02:56:59,400
$20,000

2002
02:57:02,140 --> 02:57:03,440
That's that all now.

2003
02:57:08,880 --> 02:57:14,940
We're just excited of you here. It's amazing to give back to this community that we collect donations for a day in a day out

2004
02:57:14,940 --> 02:57:17,000
And it's not see that it's actually worth this

2005
02:57:17,000 --> 02:57:20,780
and we're getting the right people and the right people

2006
02:57:20,780 --> 02:57:22,220
that need the help in here.

2007
02:57:22,540 --> 02:57:24,180
What the fuck are we doing with this?

2008
02:57:24,280 --> 02:57:26,300
Yeah, I don't care, but I have a key origin.

2009
02:57:26,480 --> 02:57:27,660
Teachers, you call me.

2010
02:57:27,660 --> 02:57:31,360
So excited, this means so much to us.

2011
02:57:31,380 --> 02:57:33,460
Please call my trainer because it's been smelling me

2012
02:57:33,460 --> 02:57:34,840
I'm out for a while.

2013
02:57:35,480 --> 02:57:37,900
And then I got a journal and I tried to figure out what else

2014
02:57:37,900 --> 02:57:39,420
I just don't even know.

2015
02:57:39,480 --> 02:57:42,820
It's 15, five year olds that would love me.

2016
02:57:43,020 --> 02:57:45,560
Your story is going to be 4 or 96 80.

2017
02:57:59,380 --> 02:58:05,980
So I'm a teacher and I know that teachers love their office supplies and school supplies.

2018
02:58:06,120 --> 02:58:10,660
We salivate over these things. So thank you so much to all the people in our community.

2019
02:58:10,780 --> 02:58:15,620
Those that I mentioned and those that go and name and keep doing the work because it's the right thing to do.

2020
02:58:15,880 --> 02:58:19,340
So thank you very much for the community support that we've seen at the beginning of school.

2021
02:58:22,280 --> 02:58:39,020
Thank you, trustees. The time is now 823 PM the dates Tuesday, August 22nd, 2025 and we will now recess and reconvene for executive session as authorized by chapter 551 of the Texas government code under section 551.071072074 and 076.

2022
03:43:31,890 --> 03:43:43,590
24, 25 campus, teacher of the year reception. And today we come together to recognize and celebrate the incredible teaching excellence in Fort Worth ISD.

2023
03:43:43,870 --> 03:43:50,530
Today we come together to celebrate what truly makes Fort Worth ISD the place to be. And that is our extraordinary teachers.

2024
03:43:50,530 --> 03:43:56,090
It's such an honor to be in the room with you because I know because I lived it in Fort Worth

2025
03:43:56,090 --> 03:44:03,010
I see what it means to be in your seats today and all the hard work that you put in each and every day.

2026
03:44:03,230 --> 03:44:06,790
Without further ado, our elementary teacher is a year finalist.

2027
03:44:06,910 --> 03:44:14,530
From Clifford Davis Elementary, our ESL teacher, Chloe Marshall, from

2028
03:44:17,600 --> 03:44:19,600
our leadership academy at

2029
03:44:19,600 --> 03:44:23,140
to boulevard, 3K teachers, and me, Carpindara,

2030
03:44:26,910 --> 03:44:30,190
from Oprah Elementary, Lorena Atlante,

2031
03:44:35,000 --> 03:44:38,060
from Dima Cray, Michellea White,

2032
03:44:44,400 --> 03:44:47,480
4th grade du language, and 5th grade reading teacher,

2033
03:44:56,260 --> 03:44:56,720
Sarah

2034
03:44:56,720 --> 03:44:59,140
Hi, so, and hello, carnivore!

2035
03:45:45,620 --> 03:45:50,560
Hi. My name is Michelle yoyo. I'm a Carol, so I'm a

2036
03:45:50,560 --> 03:45:51,180
and mentor.

2037
03:45:51,380 --> 03:45:52,220
Yeah, I'm Emily Allen.

2038
03:45:52,520 --> 03:45:53,520
My name is Chloe Marshall.

2039
03:45:53,760 --> 03:45:54,800
I'm Sarah, Edita.

2040
03:45:54,880 --> 03:45:56,140
My name is Denise Carpenter.

2041
03:45:56,400 --> 03:45:57,360
I'm Casey Dawvin.

2042
03:45:57,740 --> 03:45:58,860
Hi, I'm Lorenescalante.

2043
03:45:59,060 --> 03:46:00,420
Hey, I'm Angelic and Devoro.

2044
03:46:00,620 --> 03:46:02,860
Well, first of all, congratulations, I'll be a finalist.

2045
03:46:03,240 --> 03:46:04,400
That's all thanks, thank you.

2046
03:46:04,600 --> 03:46:06,120
I didn't think he was gonna be a thing.

2047
03:46:06,600 --> 03:46:07,240
I wasn't shocked.

2048
03:46:07,540 --> 03:46:09,340
So I don't remember most of the things they told me.

2049
03:46:09,600 --> 03:46:11,180
It's a real honor to be here.

2050
03:46:11,400 --> 03:46:13,420
What makes me a finalist is bad.

2051
03:46:13,560 --> 03:46:14,820
Mom, I just lost her job.

2052
03:46:15,120 --> 03:46:18,200
I have what I feel like is just a fire inside me.

2053
03:46:18,240 --> 03:46:20,420
I'm here because I love my students.

2054
03:46:20,560 --> 03:46:25,640
wake up every morning, excited to go to work, excited to see what new adventure awaits.

2055
03:46:25,960 --> 03:46:29,660
I love that kid who walks in thinking I can't do it and then walks out going

2056
03:46:29,660 --> 03:46:33,720
I can't believe I did it. I am just very passionate about what I teach.

2057
03:46:33,940 --> 03:46:37,360
One of my favorite things to do is to teach, especially when it's talking about

2058
03:46:37,360 --> 03:46:42,020
just what I miss what I miss what I miss what I miss what I miss what I miss what I miss what I miss

2059
03:46:42,020 --> 03:46:45,280
I have a lot of fun. I don't think I could see myself doing anything else. I love

2060
03:46:45,280 --> 03:46:49,080
I don't really know what I'm going to get every day. Every day is a surprise, surprise observation,

2061
03:46:49,080 --> 03:46:51,140
plus a tornado drill plus like

2062
03:46:51,140 --> 03:46:53,100
a new student. All in one day it happens.

2063
03:46:53,160 --> 03:46:54,180
I have a few students that say,

2064
03:46:54,200 --> 03:46:55,780
Mr. Evans, you're always smiling at me,

2065
03:46:55,840 --> 03:46:56,800
but I don't think you know my name.

2066
03:46:57,000 --> 03:46:57,640
And I'm like, it's true.

2067
03:46:57,720 --> 03:46:58,740
I don't know your name,

2068
03:46:58,820 --> 03:47:00,180
but I'm going to smell it to you no matter what.

2069
03:47:00,380 --> 03:47:03,000
One thing that I love about teaching is

2070
03:47:03,000 --> 03:47:04,100
I have my why.

2071
03:47:04,560 --> 03:47:06,780
My why is I'm coming and planning seeds.

2072
03:47:07,000 --> 03:47:09,120
Each day I tell my kids to take another step.

2073
03:47:09,300 --> 03:47:10,800
But you'll get where you want to be.

2074
03:47:11,020 --> 03:47:12,880
I try to hum up with different approaches

2075
03:47:12,880 --> 03:47:15,820
so that it feels like it's a little different every day.

2076
03:47:15,920 --> 03:47:17,420
I've been teaching for five years.

2077
03:47:17,420 --> 03:47:21,020
People say, you're four and five are the years of people decide.

2078
03:47:21,340 --> 03:47:24,040
I called my parents saying, oh my God, what have I done?

2079
03:47:24,160 --> 03:47:25,100
Some magic happens.

2080
03:47:25,200 --> 03:47:26,820
My parents gave me a mile and laymanator

2081
03:47:26,820 --> 03:47:29,940
and I spent a good chunk of my break learning the curriculum,

2082
03:47:30,260 --> 03:47:31,220
laymanating things.

2083
03:47:31,320 --> 03:47:32,580
It made all the difference.

2084
03:47:32,740 --> 03:47:36,780
As a teacher, you train you adjust to your new classroom every year.

2085
03:47:37,080 --> 03:47:38,880
I know I've had a victory in the classroom

2086
03:47:38,880 --> 03:47:42,860
when I see my students going to teach their classmates,

2087
03:47:43,300 --> 03:47:45,320
the things that I've tried to teach them.

2088
03:47:45,320 --> 03:47:52,760
Once your students succeed, and you see the pride in the smiles on their faces is so rewarding, and it's all worth it.

2089
03:47:52,860 --> 03:47:57,160
I went for me in the classroom and that at least I got to hear everybody's voices.

2090
03:47:57,260 --> 03:47:59,860
I would never want to student to go through the day and not speak.

2091
03:48:00,640 --> 03:48:02,580
I have a son. I would never want him to do that.

2092
03:48:04,420 --> 03:48:06,980
And so just like making sure that everyone's in the ball.

2093
03:48:07,800 --> 03:48:11,740
It really works me when people don't give students a chance just because of where they come from,

2094
03:48:11,740 --> 03:48:12,660
Let's change that mindset.

2095
03:48:13,060 --> 03:48:16,200
And I don't want people to judge it until they meet our kids.

2096
03:48:16,660 --> 03:48:20,200
I know that they don't always get all of the best opportunity.

2097
03:48:20,780 --> 03:48:22,220
And that's why I say that.

2098
03:48:22,500 --> 03:48:23,680
I was made for that video.

2099
03:48:24,700 --> 03:48:26,440
No, it's made for me.

2100
03:48:26,580 --> 03:48:28,980
Hey, I'm a teacher, but hey, I'm fun.

2101
03:48:29,020 --> 03:48:29,940
And we can do yoga.

2102
03:48:30,040 --> 03:48:31,080
We can do mindfulness.

2103
03:48:31,620 --> 03:48:32,960
We can sing songs.

2104
03:48:33,160 --> 03:48:34,400
We can learn Spanish.

2105
03:48:34,700 --> 03:48:38,000
Whenever we do part ways, it's going to be very sad.

2106
03:48:38,300 --> 03:48:40,580
I'm really going to feel like a piece of my heart is missing.

2107
03:48:40,580 --> 03:48:45,880
each day. My students inspire me to be a better person. I'm very shy, very

2108
03:48:45,880 --> 03:48:50,000
introverted. You're ready? In the classroom I am loud. I'm not shy at all. I

2109
03:48:50,000 --> 03:48:54,940
turn that place into a Harry Potter world. The students are very honest. They will

2110
03:48:54,940 --> 03:48:59,180
tell you when you've had a victory or a failure. Everything I do is about

2111
03:48:59,180 --> 03:49:03,920
literacy as a new teacher. I'm the foundation. Letters and sounds in the

2112
03:49:03,920 --> 03:49:07,360
phonemic and weirdness. All of it is so important. And I tell them what

2113
03:49:07,360 --> 03:49:09,800
don't worry. You're going to love reading. Just right in our students'

2114
03:49:09,800 --> 03:49:14,060
I like to start the year by trying to foster a love of reading.

2115
03:49:14,100 --> 03:49:18,460
We take all parts of literacy from the writing, the reading, and the researching,

2116
03:49:18,960 --> 03:49:19,860
but we're always dancing.

2117
03:49:20,200 --> 03:49:22,220
There's never a day that we don't dance.

2118
03:49:22,440 --> 03:49:25,300
It's their confidence, all that math, literacy is all confidence.

2119
03:49:25,760 --> 03:49:28,720
Once the kids realize they can do it, they're going to want to keep doing it.

2120
03:49:28,820 --> 03:49:30,720
Music literacy is very important.

2121
03:49:31,220 --> 03:49:34,340
Without the students knowing what's on the page,

2122
03:49:34,340 --> 03:49:38,340
they have no idea of what the actual music is actually saying.

2123
03:49:38,340 --> 03:49:42,440
how well so they're gonna be able to interact with the world around them and apply

2124
03:49:42,440 --> 03:49:46,220
math to their everyday life. They don't have that practice starting as soon as possible.

2125
03:49:46,380 --> 03:49:52,360
My students think I'm great because I bring the energy of a child.

2126
03:49:52,640 --> 03:49:56,220
My students think that I'm great because I'm fun. I'm engaging.

2127
03:49:57,280 --> 03:49:58,960
And I care more about their scores.

2128
03:50:05,840 --> 03:50:10,400
So my students think I'm great because I can do this.

2129
03:50:16,780 --> 03:50:22,460
Fort Worth ISD were the best begins and the change happens. And literacy lives and math matters.

2130
03:50:22,820 --> 03:50:27,600
Fort ISD were the best begins and I'm proof of it. I'm a product of Fort Worth ISD.

2131
03:50:27,840 --> 03:50:30,940
And I'm thriving. All the way for the ISD. I think I am the best.

2132
03:50:30,940 --> 03:50:33,880
So, and it's start here the best begins and forward.

2133
03:50:34,320 --> 03:50:36,280
When scholars walk out of my classroom,

2134
03:50:37,160 --> 03:50:39,900
it's not the end of their journey.

2135
03:50:40,060 --> 03:50:41,120
It's just the beginning.

2136
03:50:41,600 --> 03:50:43,840
Forward ISD, where the best begins.

2137
03:50:44,240 --> 03:50:45,220
Yes, it has a rhythm to it.

2138
03:50:45,340 --> 03:50:47,440
Is there any kind of movement you can put to that?

2139
03:50:48,160 --> 03:50:48,920
Of course I can.

2140
03:50:49,240 --> 03:50:51,940
Forward ISD, where the best begins.

2141
03:50:52,780 --> 03:50:54,380
You're not sure enough confidence already.

2142
03:50:54,780 --> 03:50:55,260
Oh, no.

2143
03:50:55,460 --> 03:50:57,260
I'm gifted and I have what's called a whistle.

2144
03:50:59,360 --> 03:51:02,360
Okay, to use that for fun or effective mission in your classroom.

2145
03:51:02,680 --> 03:51:03,800
Yes, this is a teaching tool.

2146
03:51:23,870 --> 03:51:25,310
She's good for a little bit.

2147
03:51:29,180 --> 03:51:30,680
Throw our L-Con foundation.

2148
03:51:31,200 --> 03:51:34,740
We support programs that help bring education,

2149
03:51:35,580 --> 03:51:38,340
I care, and treatment to patients and me.

2150
03:51:49,840 --> 03:51:53,020
We've also come to realize this place is that

2151
03:51:53,020 --> 03:51:55,240
It's not only just a wonderful playground

2152
03:51:55,240 --> 03:51:58,180
but the joke, Ellie, children, to just be a kid.

2153
03:51:58,240 --> 03:51:59,880
You guys did learn this.

2154
03:52:20,540 --> 03:52:29,140
Right in a bike allows children to explore their communities, develop physical fitness and create memories with your friends.

2155
03:52:33,270 --> 03:52:43,120
They excited to be a part of it. It really has added so much life and just so much joy to our recess time and to our day.

2156
03:52:57,900 --> 03:53:02,300
Go on. Just to make sure you do this available to everybody throughout the community. No matter where they live.

2157
03:53:02,300 --> 03:53:03,280
I'm

2158
03:53:22,320 --> 03:53:26,480
going to take all of those ideas, put it together, and we're going to then create

2159
03:53:26,480 --> 03:53:27,820
your new playground.

2160
03:53:28,580 --> 03:53:32,340
I've more minutes, and then we're going to go ahead and present our ideas.

2161
03:53:33,760 --> 03:53:39,620
My idea was like, a summer, and in a summer, it would be like a kitchen.

2162
03:53:50,670 --> 03:53:52,270
You're to help our community.

2163
03:53:53,070 --> 03:53:56,510
Times are tough right now, and a lot of people, you know, groceries are expensive,

2164
03:53:56,510 --> 03:53:57,870
and this is a way to get back.

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Through these in-school markets, we are being very deliberate about what is available to these

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young children, because we know they're health and wellness depend upon it.

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We are giving them the knowledge and experience to be able to have a fun way to talk about our healthy behaviors, because we just get one heart.

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one stop shop for all things enrollment.

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If you were clicks, easier navigation

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a faster, smoother experience from start to finish.

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Whether you're a returning family or new to Fort Worth ISD,

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everything you need is right at your fingertips,

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all in one place.

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And yes, it's fully bilingual, so every family

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feels right at home.

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It's go time for Fort Worth ISD.

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A new school year is full of promise

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in your journey starts right here, in both today

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and enrollments.fwis.org and experience enrollments simplify.

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My name is Ours with Forman White.

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Hola, my name is Dan and Chrissy Allen.

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Hi, I'm the Nutrious Jackson.

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I'm Bob O'Donnell, the big egg.

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03:57:07,680 --> 03:57:08,700
Yeah, I'm Jennifer Sanchez.

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03:57:08,860 --> 03:57:10,060
Hey, I'm Jessica Tachin.

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First of all, congratulations.

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Thank you.

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Was this a surprise?

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It was.

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And I walked out and there were students everywhere.

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No words.

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Don't found it.

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03:57:17,940 --> 03:57:18,800
Like, what is happening now?

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03:57:18,800 --> 03:57:23,340
I knew that we would have visitors, didn't quite know who,

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03:57:23,580 --> 03:57:26,680
but I say no idea I'm liking you had no idea that this is happening.

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My secretary came running to my office

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and told me there was a big emergency in the gym.

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03:57:31,440 --> 03:57:33,500
I was expecting like missing teeth or something.

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It was whole schooled blends, so that was awesome.

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Without further ado, we have our fiscal year finally.

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So, for the title, you want the whole thing.

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Hi, my name is Ricardo Alvarezus Cate.

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03:57:45,980 --> 03:57:47,860
My name is Dr. Shana Barrett.

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03:57:47,860 --> 03:57:51,180
Hi, I'm Amy Critchay. Hello, my name is Samantha Gonzalez.

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03:57:51,620 --> 03:57:55,440
Hi, everyone. I'm Melissa Rinkone. Hello. I'm Shala Stake.

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I'm a big deal at Marcelo Mejjoo, because we're, I bring the energy, the joy, and the love of learning every day.

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I'm a big deal on my campus because of the staff who I serve.

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Because I love my teachers and I love my students.

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That's what makes me excited every day is to get to connect to people who really need you.

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It's all about relationships.

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I don't think you get very far without those.

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It's without trust, really.

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There's, you know, your either campuses

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and going to be successful.

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I'm all in with the teachers.

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I'm all in the instructional work with the teachers.

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The best part of it is, every day is a different day.

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You just, you have no idea what you're going to encounter.

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There's a lot going on.

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You're constantly on the move.

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You're trading what happened for the other.

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You really have to be open to listening

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and asking a lot of questions.

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That's your job, right?

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is to really figure out what's going on.

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Parents want their kids to be supported and cared for

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and they want them to grow and we want the same things.

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I empower students to work hard and play hard.

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To re-acilivate the week for us keeping the eyes

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all what matters the most.

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I know what I'm doing is working when I die before my test.

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You know, when students, you know, I just mean that, you know,

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I differently than they did the year before.

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03:59:13,070 --> 03:59:14,830
I could tell that I'm making an impact.

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So when they smile and they enter the buildings,

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when they are having these joyful moments when they're learning, that is success.

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The days that we get to spend with students and engage with teachers and in the classrooms,

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those are the days that make it all really worth it.

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If I come in with that energy with my kids and my staff and like we're living the dream,

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we're doing the things. Let's just roll it up and go.

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I know I'm making a difference and I know I'm changing life. I'm making an opposite impact every day.

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Because I feel so often kids think they're a number. But to know that you see them

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and you see them every day that really makes a difference in our lives.

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03:59:50,510 --> 03:59:51,030
They're me.

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They're who I was when I was in middle school.

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It gives me great joy to be able to give and pour into these students was so many.

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People along the way for maybe, because there was so many to put into me, I'm now able to put it into somebody else.

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And so when kids start learning and teachers start teaching at really high levels, then that excitement builds and you get this really great place to be every day.

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We started something this year at our school called Parent Learning Walk, where we have students, lead their parents, and visit classrooms, and see what learning looks like.

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who all needs to read for any assignment in your class?

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That's all.

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We tend to think that literacy is just happening in our English classrooms.

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But in fact, it's happening everywhere at the end of the day.

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I'm there to support them.

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Both students and staff.

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I'm always there.

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My door is always open for them.

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Authority doesn't have to be loud.

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Leadership doesn't have to be aggressive.

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There's a lot of love, compassion and softness that comes with it.

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I'm extremely relational and so before your teacher is studying your human, your family does have to

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make sacrifices for you to be able to serve in this capacity.

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And I told myself I wouldn't cry.

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Do we have tissues in here?

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This is not supposed to be here.

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I was not supposed to be a repeat of this.

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We are on the go on the move.

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We get our steps in.

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We run on coffee and Wi-Fi.

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Diet Coke, Diet Coke, Diet Coke.

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You need a sugar.

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No, okay.

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In a big way.

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Dark chocolate pie you get to the rough days.

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I literally thrive on angry parents.

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because if you're angry, that means that you care.

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It's my superpower would be de-escalation.

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And I think I would win, go.

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This job is like sometimes like being a ping-pong ball.

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I mean, you should never know what's going to happen to you.

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You might have challenges, but you're unstoppable

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because you make the decision of who you're going to be

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and how you're going to show up every day that you walk through that front door.

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My day starts with celebration.

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Celebration that I'm on a live for that day.

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Celebration to have another day to get to go in and affect students and teachers.

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04:01:55,100 --> 04:02:01,440
I think of the shirt this says being a principal is like riding a bike except for the bike is on fire

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There's no wheels on the bike or even a steering gear. It's kind of like that would be an

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A principal. Everything is on fire the whole thing

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But it's great. Let me tell you

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Want to know your student's location in real time and get instant alerts from the transportation team with the self-under app

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all that information is right at your fingertips. If you're eligible for district transportation,

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you will receive an email with instructions to set up your account.

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No worries, didn't get the email? Just call us at 817-815-790-0. We're here to help.

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Here's what stop-inder, let's you do. You can track the exact location of your student's bus.

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In real time, get geo alerts when the bus arrives at or leaves your student's stop.

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04:03:01,440 --> 04:03:08,320
The transportation schedules at any time, and since secure messages to Fort Worth ISD's

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Transportation Department, and a whole lot more right through the app.

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Getting started is very easy.

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Step one, search for StopFinder in the App Store or Google Play.

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Step two, activate your account using the invitation email from Fort Worth ISD.

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And finally, step three, you're all set.

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You now have full access to your students' transportation information.

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So don't wait.

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Download Stop Thunder today and travel with peace of mind.

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Knowing exactly where your student is at every stop.

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Register everyone's word.

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04:03:58,510 --> 04:04:01,290
Yeah, I heard that we have the word of like every single day.

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No exceptions.

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Because we're official now.

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Starting this school year,

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every student from elementary to high school,

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must wear their school ID badge every day.

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Wear it around your neck using the school-issue lenders.

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Wear your badge in your pocket. I'm going to cut it.

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04:04:17,150 --> 04:04:19,150
Are your hat not even close?

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And sorry. No stickers, glitter, or customizing.

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It's got to be clear and readable.

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Your badge helps be steamed up in the lunch line. Just get it and go.

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You need to check out a book. Your ID badge may be easy.

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Hello, I'd like to check out this book.

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Okay, thank you.

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And most importantly, your ID badge keeps you safe.

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On the bus, it lets your parents know exactly

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when you get on and off.

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It also helps us know who's on campus

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and helps their younger disease.

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Badges aren't just rules, they're it tools.

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A show is where it is.

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All in.

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We are honored to welcome you and share this groundbreaking experience today. This project honored the past, students, families, and community richness of our dynamic, healthy community.

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You know, this groundbreaking is especially meaningful to me, and it's so meaningful because my parents once walked the halls of

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Meacham Middle School. Right now, Meacham is going through such

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04:06:01,460 --> 04:06:09,380
evolution of having renovations and a new structure to really put our students in a facility they deserve.

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04:06:11,680 --> 04:06:21,360
We celebrate more than groundbreaking, we celebrate the power of education, the strength of community and the promise of tomorrow.

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Let's build something extra ordinary together.

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04:06:25,180 --> 04:06:25,900
honored

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tonight to be here to honor this group of finalists, but just not for the

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individual accomplishments because we all know that what we do day in and

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day out is really about teamwork and being a team. Our 2024 25 teacher of the

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04:06:52,710 --> 04:06:57,830
year winners in the elementary category the winner is Sarah Herrera Greenbire

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Elementary School. I've been lucky enough to work with some amazing teachers who

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inspired me and mentored me throughout my teaching journey. And now for our

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secondary teacher of the year and the winner is K.C. Dobbins, Diamond Hale Jarvan.

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To my students, you are my reason. You're grit, you're joy, your artistry. You

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pushed me to bring my full self every single day. You make this work worth doing

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04:07:30,670 --> 04:07:33,990
and to every educator in this room. Thank you.

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04:07:33,990 --> 04:07:40,810
And now, our 2024 25 assistant principal of the year winners in a elementary category.

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The winner is Dr. Elizabeth Forman White, South High Mile Elementary School.

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04:07:51,300 --> 04:07:55,500
It's an honor and a privilege to serve the students of fourth ISD, but it's also a

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huge responsibility. I believe it's also our duty to give students a magical place to go to school

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where they feel safe and cared for. School should be places of joy and happiness in addition

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04:08:05,380 --> 04:08:10,140
to the academic learning, and not those for the kids and mead adults.

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And now for our secondary category, Assistant Principal of the Year, and the winner is

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Paolo Rodriguez, Paolo with High School,

2356
04:08:24,220 --> 04:08:27,420
and so my kids every day, you were built for

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04:08:27,420 --> 04:08:32,460
a purpose, walk with it, and then it is our job, it is our responsibility to give them an opportunity,

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04:08:33,260 --> 04:08:37,680
an opportunity to challenge and encourage them and help them reach their potential, whether

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It's fostering a culture of inclusivity, supporting a student through a challenging time.

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04:08:41,880 --> 04:08:44,520
We're just sitting with them at lunch and helping them with their homework.

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Each day presents a moment to make a meaningful impact in their life.

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04:08:47,960 --> 04:08:53,360
And now our 2024 25 principal of the year winners in the elementary category.

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The winner is Charlotte Stanton 15.

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04:08:57,420 --> 04:08:58,580
Bob Elementary School.

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04:09:05,430 --> 04:09:06,590
I'm principal colleagues.

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04:09:06,710 --> 04:09:11,030
I stand here today representing all of us for our hearts,

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04:09:11,030 --> 04:09:12,750
and stressful moments.

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04:09:13,390 --> 04:09:15,030
But it makes it all work well.

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04:09:15,450 --> 04:09:17,950
When we know that we are championed for our students,

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especially when we see them smile

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04:09:20,670 --> 04:09:22,750
and go academically every day.

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04:09:23,570 --> 04:09:26,490
Now, in the secondary category for a principal of the year,

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the winner is, Dr. Shana Barrett, J.K.

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04:09:30,370 --> 04:09:31,210
Little girl,

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04:09:33,840 --> 04:09:36,140
I am more than honored

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04:09:36,140 --> 04:09:39,080
to be the principal at J. Martin Jackay Middle School.

2377
04:09:39,480 --> 04:09:41,900
When I first became principal,

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04:09:43,140 --> 04:09:49,800
My grand, you said, did you know Mr. Jack Hay was my great-level principal?

2379
04:09:50,600 --> 04:09:56,740
And she said, when you walk in there, don't think about anything else, but restoring his legacy.

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04:09:57,460 --> 04:09:59,960
And I want you to know that...

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We are doing that every single day.

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This evening really has been a celebration of excellence and success for each of our finalists,

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but for our students to have this kind of talent in front of them every single day.

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So thank you so much for following my heart.

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04:10:22,190 --> 04:10:24,990
Fort Worth on SD offers your child to start the deserve.

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04:10:25,430 --> 04:10:29,530
We help your little windowless, strong foundation focused on academic and social emotional

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04:10:29,530 --> 04:10:30,090
skills.

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One that prepares them to explore and maximize every opportunity.

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04:10:33,370 --> 04:10:39,330
Free all-day pre-K classes taught by certified teachers trained in early education and child development.

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04:10:39,810 --> 04:10:44,570
Your child's future starts here in Fort Worth, ISD, where the best begins.

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04:10:45,130 --> 04:10:48,380
Visit FWISD.org-pre-K to learn more.

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04:10:48,380 --> 04:10:49,320
Then

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04:10:52,290 --> 04:10:56,950
the culmination of our kick-a-ball program that we've been running through the forward

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04:10:56,950 --> 04:11:02,110
after school program, we have 18 schools and we have a band-out penalty fixed today.

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04:11:02,550 --> 04:11:06,910
It's not competition, but they're able to play against each other in a friendly manner.

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It's like 10 is come by with badminton.

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04:11:10,970 --> 04:11:15,690
So what a bit easier than 10 is, and the great thing is that anyone could play.

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04:11:16,030 --> 04:11:20,830
You get to meet new people and like, you can try to make friends with them.

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04:11:20,830 --> 04:11:26,370
I think this helped them get, like I said, out of being in a box or in their comfort zone,

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04:11:26,370 --> 04:11:30,130
learn how to deal with things that are normally not there in the land.

2401
04:11:30,530 --> 04:11:35,770
Every time I say, again, there's a lot of moving, a lot of moving, and I'm going to get it,

2402
04:11:35,770 --> 04:11:37,470
and I'm always going to get it to take it.

2403
04:11:37,990 --> 04:11:41,690
If they're active, then their mind is working, and so the more they're active,

2404
04:11:41,990 --> 04:11:45,370
then we can, they can suck us more when we want them to do school work.

2405
04:11:45,530 --> 04:11:50,350
This is a bit that some kids never have the opportunity to try before something new for them.

2406
04:11:50,350 --> 04:11:52,770
You can tell they're very excited, they're happy,

2407
04:11:53,230 --> 04:11:56,550
they're having fun, they're fighting what it means to be like a part of a teal-on.

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04:11:56,730 --> 04:12:01,070
I like playing again with my friends because we get to have great teamwork and build our connection

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04:12:01,070 --> 04:12:07,490
off. They take away friendship, they take away sportsmanship, they take away just having a good time.

2410
04:12:07,750 --> 04:12:12,150
At the end, you get to touch paddles and unlike you get to tell people how good they were.

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04:12:12,470 --> 04:12:13,310
Type as a part.

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04:12:17,970 --> 04:12:23,370
It takes a team to educate a child from the bus drivers who safely bring them to school,

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04:12:23,370 --> 04:12:27,810
To the dedicated staff who keep everything running long after the belt rings,

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04:12:28,290 --> 04:12:31,190
every role is essential in shaping a student's future.

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04:12:31,910 --> 04:12:34,890
For what worth ISD means you and your unique skills.

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04:12:35,250 --> 04:12:38,910
Whether you're teaching in the classroom, supporting behind the scenes in IT,

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04:12:39,310 --> 04:12:42,850
preparing nutritious meals, or teeming up with our classroom heroes,

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04:12:43,210 --> 04:12:47,510
there's a place for you here, applied today, and start building a brighter tomorrow

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04:12:47,510 --> 04:12:49,770
for yourself and the students you'll inspire.

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04:12:49,770 --> 04:12:53,310
because Fort Worth ISD is where the best begins.

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04:13:01,270 --> 04:13:06,110
Welcome each of you to our beautiful campus to celebrate something so wonderful.

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04:13:06,570 --> 04:13:15,470
Rosemont Middle School is a special place. It is our home, and it is irreplaceable in the heart of our students, families, and many alumni.

2423
04:13:15,970 --> 04:13:20,010
We spend a lot of our time as group learning meetings making tough decisions.

2424
04:13:20,850 --> 04:13:23,010
By then, we have to have days like today.

2425
04:13:23,010 --> 04:13:28,970
We want to have this and we celebrate making the campus even a little better for our students.

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04:13:28,990 --> 04:13:29,550
Congratulations!

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04:13:31,010 --> 04:13:33,730
Brazil at Middle School is such a beautiful campus.

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04:13:34,150 --> 04:13:40,110
It opened in the 1930s and you can look at the architectural building here behind us and then

2429
04:13:40,110 --> 04:13:44,850
how we have taken one of our newer buildings and now we're going to get ready to make this into a beautiful

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04:13:44,850 --> 04:13:50,230
single campus with the help of Hucklebee and Reader construction as well under

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04:13:50,230 --> 04:14:00,350
2021 bond renovations. Today we're not just breaking grounds. We are planting the seeds of possibilities for generations to come.

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It is a powerful moment to stand a year at this heart of the school. Knowing that what we begin today will shape the future of students, educators, families, for decades.

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04:14:29,950 --> 04:14:34,710
So today I get to talk to you about what our board members do for us.

2434
04:14:34,890 --> 04:14:38,710
And remember, they make things happen here for our school.

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04:14:38,870 --> 04:14:40,490
It's just giving back to the community.

2436
04:14:40,810 --> 04:14:44,850
I just want all our students to have the same opportunities that I have.

2437
04:14:45,010 --> 04:14:47,730
My report of Ford LSD is always the students.

2438
04:14:48,350 --> 04:14:48,850
They're parents.

2439
04:14:49,290 --> 04:14:52,350
The amazing faculty that work with them is the people.

2440
04:14:52,410 --> 04:14:55,450
Just filled with phenomenal people from the educators.

2441
04:14:55,450 --> 04:14:58,190
We're doing the actual building of our district.

2442
04:14:58,570 --> 04:14:59,970
I think that a boiling...

2443
04:15:00,000 --> 04:15:08,500
This is when they direct telling people how we want our school's name. They think they make their own transition.

2444
04:15:09,160 --> 04:15:13,580
They help the school and they help the kids learn everything and make it fun to learn.

2445
04:15:14,000 --> 04:15:15,540
Do you think being a board member is fun?

2446
04:15:15,900 --> 04:15:21,020
Oh, not exactly. Because they do a lot of things.

2447
04:15:21,400 --> 04:15:22,740
They are so fun.

2448
04:15:22,900 --> 04:15:23,940
That I'm not that fun.

2449
04:15:26,860 --> 04:15:32,600
I want you guys to tell me what you think the school of the future is going to be.

2450
04:15:33,260 --> 04:15:38,600
I think I want to see my school in the future is like people helping the young kids more.

2451
04:15:38,860 --> 04:15:41,160
I think I would like more reasons.

2452
04:15:41,820 --> 04:15:47,820
I think school in the future should have so many views of all things that you can keep,

2453
04:15:48,040 --> 04:15:49,800
that you don't have to go away all the time.

2454
04:15:49,800 --> 04:15:58,900
for they could add more songs and plus they could make the lunch earlier because lunch is a little late.

2455
04:15:59,320 --> 04:16:05,340
Our board member has come by our campus and you had opportunity to talk and to share your ideas.

2456
04:16:05,720 --> 04:16:12,400
All the kids were in the cafeteria and they all had big signs and posts it up.

2457
04:16:12,840 --> 04:16:14,840
Same, thank you. We love you.

2458
04:16:14,840 --> 04:16:19,460
He is the one who is providing for our school.

2459
04:16:19,840 --> 04:16:23,380
Our board member puts your thoughts into action.

2460
04:16:23,760 --> 04:16:28,800
My thing, they should be doing stuff to the benefit of students

2461
04:16:28,800 --> 04:16:30,960
to have a more comfortable, pleasant work.

2462
04:16:31,220 --> 04:16:34,700
Characters up high instead of being real low

2463
04:16:34,700 --> 04:16:37,500
because some people can't see which chair slope.

2464
04:16:37,820 --> 04:16:41,220
What I do is like drone so they can go around the school

2465
04:16:41,220 --> 04:16:44,920
like security cameras to check what classes are doing

2466
04:16:44,920 --> 04:16:48,800
if they're doing their job and stuff, security cameras,

2467
04:16:49,320 --> 04:16:54,640
and more AI and technology, more AAO,

2468
04:16:55,420 --> 04:16:57,980
IA, IA, IA, IA, IA, IA, IA, IA,

2469
04:16:57,980 --> 04:17:00,580
you probably sure there will be robots teaching kids

2470
04:17:01,280 --> 04:17:03,300
on how to learn stuff.

2471
04:17:03,620 --> 04:17:05,500
You think robot teachers are a good idea?

2472
04:17:06,460 --> 04:17:06,680
Yeah, okay.

2473
04:17:06,680 --> 04:17:10,980
because they could translate to other children.

2474
04:17:11,560 --> 04:17:14,820
I would rather have a group person to take care of.

2475
04:17:14,940 --> 04:17:18,660
I'm here because I want to make a difference for all kids in the school district

2476
04:17:18,660 --> 04:17:21,140
and I want to do what's right by them.

2477
04:17:21,380 --> 04:17:26,140
They're incredible young people that I'm happy to turn this country over to many times in one.

2478
04:17:26,640 --> 04:17:28,180
Do you want to talk about being a leader?

2479
04:17:29,120 --> 04:17:29,880
Yes, I actually.

2480
04:17:30,620 --> 04:17:31,740
Do you want to be a leader someday?

2481
04:17:31,920 --> 04:17:33,200
Yes, I have.

2482
04:17:33,480 --> 04:17:35,620
I have thought about being a leader.

2483
04:17:36,680 --> 04:17:38,480
What do you think makes you believe?

2484
04:17:39,760 --> 04:17:44,340
Somebody who's independent and can teach other people and lead them.

2485
04:17:44,380 --> 04:17:45,580
I don't help my parents.

2486
04:17:45,920 --> 04:17:46,560
That's good.

2487
04:17:47,000 --> 04:17:48,940
And they're not asking me to do it.

2488
04:17:49,020 --> 04:17:50,080
You can just do it on your own.

2489
04:17:50,380 --> 04:17:51,080
That's pretty good.

2490
04:17:51,580 --> 04:17:53,440
I'm going to paraphrase the quote,

2491
04:17:53,580 --> 04:17:55,920
but it said, at the end of my day,

2492
04:17:56,120 --> 04:17:58,520
at the end of my week, at the end of my life,

2493
04:17:59,220 --> 04:18:02,880
I want to be able to say that I contributed more than I complained.

2494
04:18:02,880 --> 04:18:07,000
My teachers from IMA into Pasco High School

2495
04:18:07,000 --> 04:18:13,040
care so much about me that helped me to become the person that I am.

2496
04:18:13,400 --> 04:18:17,520
They don't pay board members and they're doing everything for free,

2497
04:18:17,720 --> 04:18:20,020
but they have to decide everything.

2498
04:18:21,160 --> 04:18:24,140
And it's hard to decide for a lot of things.

2499
04:18:24,720 --> 04:18:28,200
I think there's no better way than being boots on the ground,

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04:18:28,780 --> 04:18:30,460
working with the community,

2501
04:18:30,460 --> 04:18:37,560
to help you stay connected and so each time that you have the opportunity to speak with

2502
04:18:37,560 --> 04:18:42,780
your board member you get the opportunity to voice your thoughts at what you think

2503
04:18:42,780 --> 04:18:47,560
should happen here in Fort Worth, I see. And I want you to put all of your creativity

2504
04:18:48,380 --> 04:18:55,940
to task and to show what you think our future schools are going to look like.

2505
04:18:55,940 --> 04:18:58,580
She seems to be like, you're all about fun.

2506
04:18:59,640 --> 04:19:01,120
Yeah, that is true.

2507
04:19:02,640 --> 04:19:04,000
So what would you tell somebody this,

2508
04:19:04,660 --> 04:19:07,000
spending all that time and not getting paid for it?

2509
04:19:07,220 --> 04:19:09,000
Thank you, my dear leaders.

2510
04:19:27,930 --> 04:19:33,430
Phenomenosa is one out of about 115 schools that we are going to visit

2511
04:19:33,430 --> 04:19:35,110
within a five week period.

2512
04:19:35,470 --> 04:19:38,810
So we sit about five schools a day.

2513
04:19:38,950 --> 04:19:40,230
Oh, that's a little bit.

2514
04:19:40,230 --> 04:19:46,990
We are sitting a group of kilos with brand new running shoes and they are training for the

2515
04:19:46,990 --> 04:19:50,090
Caltown 5K race, which happens at the end of February.

2516
04:19:50,370 --> 04:19:58,910
Yeah, we are here to celebrate our kids and to thank the Caltown Marathon and the Minos

2517
04:19:58,910 --> 04:19:59,970
family for

2518
04:20:00,000 --> 04:20:14,640
Including our students in the free sneaker giveaway. It is a great day! We donate these shoes to about 4,000 kids that are going to get new shoes to help them train for their 5K race.

2519
04:20:14,960 --> 04:20:26,040
Count down, children's marathon and it's important to keep our youngsters active and sport and interested in keeping healthy.

2520
04:20:36,760 --> 04:20:43,640
Welcome to Fort Worth ISD's second annual signing day. Today college seniors from

2521
04:20:43,640 --> 04:20:48,540
prestigious institutions will sign letters of intent to launch their careers in Fort Worth

2522
04:20:48,540 --> 04:20:54,670
ISD. Today is the first day of a career that you don't even know how it's going to turn up.

2523
04:20:55,480 --> 04:21:00,440
It's can turn out any way you choose it to be. It can be as much as you want as little as you want,

2524
04:21:00,440 --> 04:21:04,420
that I will tell you the one thing that will fill your heart every day, and that is the

2525
04:21:04,420 --> 04:21:05,680
student you're going to serve.

2526
04:21:06,060 --> 04:21:11,980
We are very first for a 25-26 lettering trip, Adriana, Andrea, and you may now sign your letter

2527
04:21:11,980 --> 04:21:12,720
of intent.

2528
04:21:13,700 --> 04:21:18,300
I knew that I wanted to teach little children because I liked how they were so pure and eager

2529
04:21:18,300 --> 04:21:18,720
to learn.

2530
04:21:18,980 --> 04:21:23,060
I also have a younger sister, so I like to play school with her, so teaching was always in my

2531
04:21:23,060 --> 04:21:24,720
blood in some way of form.

2532
04:21:24,720 --> 04:21:27,960
Signing that piece of paper does not make you an educator.

2533
04:21:28,300 --> 04:21:30,480
You are already educators.

2534
04:21:31,320 --> 04:21:35,140
You are already doing the work that makes a difference for students.

2535
04:21:35,780 --> 04:21:39,380
Signing that paper makes you a part of our Fort Worth ISD family.

2536
04:21:39,800 --> 04:21:45,260
What the teacher pipeline does with TCU, Texas Wesley and UTA,

2537
04:21:45,600 --> 04:21:53,640
and especially, Texas Tech really gives us an opportunity to work side-by-side hand-in-hand

2538
04:21:53,640 --> 04:21:59,900
with our future teachers, we have to dedicate to ourselves as well not only our students.

2539
04:22:00,200 --> 04:22:04,520
We have to know the balance between taking care of ourselves and when we do,

2540
04:22:04,760 --> 04:22:08,220
we give more to our students and we just become a better person overall.

2541
04:22:08,800 --> 04:22:15,220
University of Arlington, Yaya Martinez, and Andrea Ayala, you may sign your letter in the

2542
04:22:15,220 --> 04:22:15,720
tip.

2543
04:22:18,280 --> 04:22:21,540
I'm going to tell you thank you on behalf of the Fort Worth Independent School District

2544
04:22:21,540 --> 04:22:24,500
for picking us to start your educational journey.

2545
04:22:24,500 --> 04:22:25,360
Super,

2546
04:22:35,280 --> 04:22:41,660
super excited to be here and it is my distinct honor to welcome each of you, to our beautiful campus.

2547
04:22:42,260 --> 04:22:48,160
It is both a joy and privilege to see you here on our campus today to celebrate something really, really wonderful.

2548
04:22:48,480 --> 04:22:49,440
On a count of three.

2549
04:22:49,680 --> 04:22:58,060
We're just excited for what our students are going to be able to experience in this renovated campus and with a lovely addition to it as well.

2550
04:22:58,060 --> 04:23:01,140
One, two, and three.

2551
04:23:01,860 --> 04:23:03,420
We get to meet the children that we're serving,

2552
04:23:04,000 --> 04:23:05,360
and we get to stand by them

2553
04:23:05,360 --> 04:23:07,720
as we dream of a better district for them.

2554
04:23:07,920 --> 04:23:09,760
I cannot wait to see what the students

2555
04:23:09,760 --> 04:23:11,820
have to decide with this school and accomplish.

2556
04:23:12,320 --> 04:23:14,780
In the spaces, we are about to create.

2557
04:23:15,520 --> 04:23:16,320
Thank you.

2558
04:23:16,560 --> 04:23:21,500
Let's dig into the future because it starts right here right now.

2559
04:23:29,460 --> 04:23:30,880
Come on, Gene, big smiles.

2560
04:23:31,440 --> 04:23:32,600
These kids need supplies.

2561
04:23:32,880 --> 04:23:35,540
We're going to pack 2,000 backpacks.

2562
04:23:35,540 --> 04:23:40,660
I was talking to our friends at Fort Worth ISD, just before that this is by far their biggest

2563
04:23:40,660 --> 04:23:44,640
project with their doing the donation. I think we will do this so fast we will blow your

2564
04:23:44,640 --> 04:23:49,920
minds. There are six different items that will go in the backpacks. These are a box of Kleenex,

2565
04:23:50,080 --> 04:23:55,520
a ruler, a pack of markers, a pack of crayons, a pencil pouch, a preprinted note from American

2566
04:23:55,520 --> 04:23:59,980
and the two highlighters. So these backpacks are going to go to the middle school kiddos, so we are

2567
04:23:59,980 --> 04:24:01,360
happy to step in there.

2568
04:24:05,300 --> 04:24:08,080
You've heard the saying it takes a village to raise a child.

2569
04:24:08,420 --> 04:24:11,920
We're so blessed to have American Airlines within that village with us.

2570
04:24:12,180 --> 04:24:17,680
School starts on August 12th and we will welcome 70,000 students back to our hallways

2571
04:24:17,680 --> 04:24:22,880
and classrooms and thanks to your donation, 2,000 middle school students will have

2572
04:24:22,880 --> 04:24:25,300
supplies and backtacks they need to be successful next year.

2573
04:24:25,660 --> 04:24:26,620
It makes me feel amazing.

2574
04:24:40,760 --> 04:24:46,200
This is our kickoff for this school year. We have over 250 bus drivers. We have over a hundred

2575
04:24:46,200 --> 04:24:50,500
monitors and this is our grand kickoff for the 25-26 school year.

2576
04:24:50,520 --> 04:24:54,680
Miss Dowe Anna, Miss Dowe, you have the best contestant on the price of the right.

2577
04:24:54,980 --> 04:24:58,920
Normally they'll have this like in a auditorium. People will sit there. We'll have speakers.

2578
04:24:59,600 --> 04:24:59,960
This time we will...

2579
04:25:00,000 --> 04:25:04,460
We wanted to make it fun, like a touch-show game show from Classic 80's style.

2580
04:25:14,570 --> 04:25:19,970
We can't stop smiling. I walked in here. I started smiling. I have not stopped smiling yet.

2581
04:25:20,070 --> 04:25:24,190
Today to start this thing, we want to acknowledge all of our new hires.

2582
04:25:24,430 --> 04:25:26,750
Yes, come on up here. These are all our new drivers.

2583
04:25:27,170 --> 04:25:33,190
Back in April, we started having weekly job fairs, and we've hired over 40 drivers. We have no driver shortage.

2584
04:25:33,190 --> 04:25:35,650
and that's the first time I think in a long time

2585
04:25:35,650 --> 04:25:37,110
that we've been ready for the school year.

2586
04:25:38,910 --> 04:25:41,130
We're happy to partner with four with I.C.

2587
04:25:41,490 --> 04:25:43,610
Biggenbatham is located right here in Fort Worth.

2588
04:25:43,830 --> 04:25:46,750
And we feel it's really critical to partner with the local communities.

2589
04:25:47,030 --> 04:25:49,130
They give back to the local community that we support

2590
04:25:49,130 --> 04:25:50,550
and that supports us as well.

2591
04:25:50,670 --> 04:25:52,010
First one is the Air Canada.

2592
04:25:52,030 --> 04:25:55,290
The last one is the Air Canada night and they drop them off.

2593
04:25:55,590 --> 04:25:56,870
And I can't thank them enough

2594
04:25:56,870 --> 04:25:59,310
and how much they need to ask for Fort Worth I.C.

2595
04:26:05,870 --> 04:26:07,910
Super exciting and totally unexpected.

2596
04:26:07,910 --> 04:26:11,530
Hello everyone. What is happening in West Cliff?

2597
04:26:11,530 --> 04:26:12,910
Alright, let's just on this.

2598
04:26:13,030 --> 04:26:14,110
I'm very excited.

2599
04:26:14,570 --> 04:26:16,150
You're all ready for the school year?

2600
04:26:16,450 --> 04:26:16,970
Yes!

2601
04:26:18,430 --> 04:26:19,470
All right.

2602
04:26:19,870 --> 04:26:22,410
We appreciate everything that you all do as teachers,

2603
04:26:23,070 --> 04:26:26,350
but we do have a little surprise for you all.

2604
04:26:26,490 --> 04:26:27,130
We're all ready.

2605
04:26:28,130 --> 04:26:28,790
All right.

2606
04:26:29,310 --> 04:26:32,490
So, I'll see you guys in Boise, part there together

2607
04:26:32,490 --> 04:26:33,610
So, good job.

2608
04:26:34,310 --> 04:26:36,110
A $20,000 shop.

2609
04:26:36,510 --> 04:26:38,580
Oh, no!

2610
04:26:38,580 --> 04:26:39,420
What's that, oh no!

2611
04:26:43,200 --> 04:26:43,980
10 today.

2612
04:26:44,220 --> 04:26:44,880
We're so low to a million.

2613
04:26:45,040 --> 04:26:46,620
Right now we're just excited of it here.

2614
04:26:46,800 --> 04:26:51,080
It's amazing to give back to this community that we collect donations for today and a day out.

2615
04:26:51,200 --> 04:26:58,320
And it's not to say that it's actually worth this and that we're getting the right people and the right people that need the help to do.

2616
04:26:58,520 --> 04:26:59,500
I'll be with you.

2617
04:26:59,760 --> 04:27:00,680
I don't want to miss you.

2618
04:27:00,680 --> 04:27:02,520
You're not okay, but I have a key on it.

2619
04:27:02,560 --> 04:27:03,840
And teach me to call you.

2620
04:27:03,840 --> 04:27:07,520
So excited, this means so much to us.

2621
04:27:07,900 --> 04:27:09,580
Thank you for my career because it's been selling me

2622
04:27:09,580 --> 04:27:11,200
I'm out for a while.

2623
04:27:11,660 --> 04:27:13,600
And then I've got a journal and I kind of figured

2624
04:27:13,600 --> 04:27:15,600
what else else I just don't even know.

2625
04:27:16,000 --> 04:27:19,100
15, five year olds that would love me.

2626
04:27:19,200 --> 04:27:21,880
Your story is gonna be 4, 96, 80.

2627
04:27:22,080 --> 04:27:25,560
Thank you, I'm a see-how, yeah, boy.

2628
04:27:41,710 --> 04:27:43,750
Story time train on text rail.

2629
04:27:44,210 --> 04:27:46,050
This is the first of its kind here.

2630
04:27:46,870 --> 04:27:47,650
Oh, woo!

2631
04:27:50,710 --> 04:27:54,290
Over 400 people registered today, so we're excited.

2632
04:27:54,550 --> 04:27:59,950
It's my pleasure to introduce our Celebrity Reader, Dr. Karen Mowenar,

2633
04:28:00,490 --> 04:28:02,130
for what I have been super excited.

2634
04:28:07,310 --> 04:28:08,590
Are you ready for a story?

2635
04:28:09,210 --> 04:28:12,430
Great, wheel, then stop!

2636
04:28:13,030 --> 04:28:15,230
Reading doesn't take place at school in the classroom.

2637
04:28:15,530 --> 04:28:17,850
Just like all around us, every day, wherever we're at.

2638
04:28:17,850 --> 04:28:20,610
We're on the train, where we're in the car, we're in the time.

2639
04:28:21,050 --> 04:28:23,390
Hold your breath so you can hear.

2640
04:28:24,030 --> 04:28:24,570
Puffin.

2641
04:28:25,110 --> 04:28:25,650
Jumping.

2642
04:28:26,270 --> 04:28:26,810
Drawing.

2643
04:28:27,950 --> 04:28:28,730
It was.

2644
04:28:28,770 --> 04:28:29,650
It was.

2645
04:28:29,650 --> 04:28:29,990
It was.

2646
04:28:33,880 --> 04:28:34,780
Thank you.

2647
04:28:37,430 --> 04:28:38,670
Guys, thank you for coming.

2648
04:28:39,650 --> 04:28:41,310
What's your favorite part about school?

2649
04:28:41,670 --> 04:28:43,570
I was in the field classroom.

2650
04:28:50,920 --> 04:28:51,360
Okay.

2651
04:28:51,560 --> 04:28:54,940
Well, we can't wait for you to get in the, in the big school too.

2652
04:28:55,720 --> 04:28:56,660
That is exciting.

2653
04:29:13,460 --> 04:29:15,840
Good morning, welcome back.

2654
04:29:16,020 --> 04:29:18,340
What's the significance of being in Phillips?

2655
04:29:18,500 --> 04:29:20,000
I mean, that's the first place we're going today.

2656
04:29:20,800 --> 04:29:21,320
Very practical.

2657
04:29:23,840 --> 04:29:27,360
All the work that is done on that campus by the teachers,

2658
04:29:27,560 --> 04:29:29,780
the principal, the student, the course,

2659
04:29:30,080 --> 04:29:31,920
and then of course, the parents being engaged.

2660
04:29:32,400 --> 04:29:33,600
So we want to celebrate that.

2661
04:29:33,840 --> 04:29:34,560
You're moving.

2662
04:29:35,220 --> 04:29:35,820
Are you ready?

2663
04:29:36,120 --> 04:29:36,420
Yeah.

2664
04:29:37,400 --> 04:29:40,200
Welcome to the first day of the 2025.

2665
04:29:40,200 --> 04:29:41,900
25, 26 school year.

2666
04:29:42,260 --> 04:29:46,440
The Mel Phillips has grown more than 30 points to go from a

2667
04:29:46,440 --> 04:29:48,380
Afraid of Campus to a B-Rated Campus.

2668
04:29:48,800 --> 04:29:49,680
It's great to see a school.

2669
04:29:49,780 --> 04:29:50,820
They're from an MF-TV.

2670
04:29:51,220 --> 04:29:54,220
This is our largest school district in our city over half of

2671
04:29:54,220 --> 04:29:55,860
our students attend for a BISD.

2672
04:29:56,300 --> 04:29:58,600
And so it is imperative that I, as your mayor,

2673
04:29:58,740 --> 04:29:59,960
I'm show up to be alongside you.

2674
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:03,920
Parents and students really recognize what it looks like when you're succeeding and moving the right direction.

2675
04:30:04,380 --> 04:30:05,840
And that's my purpose being here today.

2676
04:30:06,080 --> 04:30:10,640
We're going to be very excited to share some success stories that more than 50 campuses

2677
04:30:10,640 --> 04:30:20,160
moves, a letter great up, as well. We decreased our F campuses from 31 to 11. So we have wonderful news to share

2678
04:30:20,160 --> 04:30:24,020
about the great things that are happening and what worked in the Pennis School District.

2679
04:30:24,500 --> 04:30:25,180
I'll be back.

2680
04:30:29,620 --> 04:30:40,500
So one of the things we're implementing this year is an instructional framework, so we had taken all of the state adopted materials, which are high quality instructional materials.

2681
04:30:40,920 --> 04:30:48,680
We also have added in a new phonics program for this year that will really help that foundational for our K through two students and even our third grade students.

2682
04:30:48,680 --> 04:30:54,320
I did not believe it. I was like wait a minute, but when I kind of was a bee, we were so excited.

2683
04:30:54,640 --> 04:31:03,360
I am blown away. We've all been working so hard on this campus to bring our grades up and to really reach all their students.

2684
04:31:03,840 --> 04:31:09,880
I'm ready for the learning. This year we've got to be. But next year we're getting the egg.

2685
04:31:18,300 --> 04:31:20,420
I'm so excited.

2686
04:31:20,680 --> 04:31:21,720
I'm so excited.

2687
04:31:21,940 --> 04:31:24,080
Since I was little, I wanted to be a teacher.

2688
04:31:24,240 --> 04:31:25,620
So I want to see people writing.

2689
04:31:26,020 --> 04:31:27,120
Quick, you have one minute.

2690
04:31:27,240 --> 04:31:29,800
I've never really thought about being anything else.

2691
04:31:29,920 --> 04:31:32,300
How many in total for the second part?

2692
04:31:32,680 --> 04:31:34,460
And everybody would say, oh, you're so good at math.

2693
04:31:34,600 --> 04:31:35,520
And she want to be an engineer.

2694
04:31:36,100 --> 04:31:37,040
Did you get to learn that?

2695
04:31:38,000 --> 04:31:40,220
I can't from a family of teachers.

2696
04:31:40,440 --> 04:31:42,760
My mom was a teacher in Colombia.

2697
04:31:43,260 --> 04:31:46,680
What is to evidence the ethics of all my aunts and uncles?

2698
04:31:46,680 --> 04:31:49,220
and most importantly, my mom and my dad are educators.

2699
04:31:49,700 --> 04:31:58,540
Five times three is equal to what I studied first, fifth, third, and fourth grade with my mom, my dad, and my aunt.

2700
04:31:58,820 --> 04:32:04,800
I think it is a blessing that my sister is my literally, my team member and my mom works at the school too,

2701
04:32:04,840 --> 04:32:11,500
so it's something that I'm just so happy to come to school every day because we work in such a good team, it's such a good environment.

2702
04:32:11,500 --> 04:32:13,660
So, really think it's a blessing.

2703
04:32:13,900 --> 04:32:15,780
We come to school together and we leave school together.

2704
04:32:16,260 --> 04:32:17,020
So, we're always together.

2705
04:32:17,380 --> 04:32:18,820
I love being with my mom and my sister.

2706
04:32:19,020 --> 04:32:23,840
It is unusual to have a family all together at one school.

2707
04:32:24,060 --> 04:32:25,780
Oh, I'm severely proud of my daughter.

2708
04:32:25,860 --> 04:32:27,580
That may or may be another teacher.

2709
04:32:27,860 --> 04:32:30,120
I don't know if it's the water and forward.

2710
04:32:30,440 --> 04:32:33,360
And then we also have father who works for World Language Institute.

2711
04:32:33,600 --> 04:32:38,760
There are families that just seem to care really a lot about the students that they have.

2712
04:32:38,880 --> 04:32:41,140
And it seems to kind of wear off

2713
04:32:41,140 --> 04:32:47,740
the other family members. Thank y'all. Great day. They are hardcore dedicated teachers, educators.

2714
04:32:48,360 --> 04:32:55,760
I wanted to leave a legacy in Fort Worth before I leave every year. It's the work for

2715
04:32:55,760 --> 04:32:57,220
for them for the students.

2716
04:33:41,780 --> 04:33:46,800
Welcome to the 20, 24, 25 campus teacher of the year reception.

2717
04:33:48,680 --> 04:33:54,020
And today we come together to recognize and celebrate the incredible teaching excellence in

2718
04:33:54,020 --> 04:33:57,860
the fourth ISD. Today we come together to celebrate what truly makes

2719
04:33:57,860 --> 04:34:01,900
fourth ISD the place to be and that is our extraordinary teachers.

2720
04:34:02,060 --> 04:34:06,320
It's such an honor to be in the room with you because I know because I

2721
04:34:06,320 --> 04:34:11,420
lived it in fourth ISD what it means to be in your seats today and all the

2722
04:34:11,420 --> 04:34:15,980
hard work that you put in each and every day without further ado are

2723
04:34:15,980 --> 04:34:22,800
elementary teachers a year finalist. From Clifford Davis Elementary our ESL

2724
04:34:25,180 --> 04:34:25,980
from

2725
04:34:28,820 --> 04:34:31,880
our leadership academy at Mitchell Boulevard,

2726
04:34:32,120 --> 04:34:34,080
3K teachers and me, partner.

2727
04:34:38,260 --> 04:34:42,060
From Oprah Elementary, Lorena Atlante,

2728
04:34:46,370 --> 04:34:50,170
from Dima Cray, Michelle Awaya,

2729
04:34:55,540 --> 04:34:58,900
3-4-3-2 language and fifth grade reading teacher,

2730
04:34:59,340 --> 04:34:59,980
Sarah Harra.

2731
04:35:04,050 --> 04:35:10,910
Our secondary final in. From Westerne Hill High School and Helica Navarro,

2732
04:35:13,440 --> 04:35:16,960
Harold Shores from Morning 5 Middle School.

2733
04:35:20,170 --> 04:35:26,530
Come on down. Emily Allen, young women's leadership academy, English teacher.

2734
04:35:28,580 --> 04:35:33,320
A dance teacher from Diamond Hill, Jarvis High School, K.C. Dobbins,

2735
04:35:36,880 --> 04:35:37,860
from a pie learned

2736
04:35:37,860 --> 04:35:41,620
academy, choir teacher, Raven Mentura,

2737
04:35:44,250 --> 04:35:46,230
proud for all of our finalists.

2738
04:35:57,970 --> 04:35:59,790
Hi, my name is Michellea Williams.

2739
04:35:59,830 --> 04:36:01,550
Hi, my name is Carol Shores.

2740
04:36:01,590 --> 04:36:02,570
I'm Raven Mentura.

2741
04:36:02,590 --> 04:36:03,630
Yeah, I'm Emily Allen.

2742
04:36:03,810 --> 04:36:04,910
My name is Chloe Marshall.

2743
04:36:05,150 --> 04:36:06,210
I'm Sarah Ereda.

2744
04:36:06,330 --> 04:36:07,510
My name is Denise Carpenter.

2745
04:36:07,810 --> 04:36:08,830
I'm K.C. Dobbins.

2746
04:36:09,250 --> 04:36:10,230
Hi, I'm Doran Escalante.

2747
04:36:10,530 --> 04:36:11,810
Hey, I'm Angelic and Devoro.

2748
04:36:11,810 --> 04:36:14,430
Well, first of all, congratulations on being a finalist.

2749
04:36:14,630 --> 04:36:15,210
That's a long thing.

2750
04:36:15,370 --> 04:36:15,770
Thank you.

2751
04:36:16,030 --> 04:36:17,570
I didn't think it was going to be a thing.

2752
04:36:18,010 --> 04:36:18,630
I wasn't shocked.

2753
04:36:18,890 --> 04:36:20,730
So I don't remember most of the things they told me.

2754
04:36:21,010 --> 04:36:22,590
It's a real honor to be here.

2755
04:36:22,810 --> 04:36:24,850
What makes me a finalist is bad.

2756
04:36:25,030 --> 04:36:26,190
Mama just loves her job.

2757
04:36:26,510 --> 04:36:29,610
I have what I feel like it's just a fire inside me.

2758
04:36:29,630 --> 04:36:31,890
I'm here because I love my students.

2759
04:36:32,230 --> 04:36:36,950
Wake up every morning, excited to go to work, excited to see what new adventure awaits.

2760
04:36:37,170 --> 04:36:40,230
I love that kid who walks in thinking I can't do it.

2761
04:36:40,230 --> 04:36:42,250
and walks out going, I can't believe I did it.

2762
04:36:42,490 --> 04:36:45,090
I am just very passionate about what I teach.

2763
04:36:45,230 --> 04:36:47,530
One of my favorite things to do is to teach,

2764
04:36:47,550 --> 04:36:49,710
especially when it's talking about chess boys,

2765
04:36:49,970 --> 04:36:52,070
these boys had boys,

2766
04:36:52,130 --> 04:36:53,070
boys had boys.

2767
04:36:53,330 --> 04:36:54,250
I have a lot of fun.

2768
04:36:54,310 --> 04:36:56,350
I don't think I could see myself doing anything else.

2769
04:36:56,370 --> 04:36:58,210
I love I don't really know what I'm gonna get every day.

2770
04:36:58,270 --> 04:37:00,510
Every day is a surprise, surprise observation,

2771
04:37:00,850 --> 04:37:03,170
plus a tornado drill, plus I got a new student.

2772
04:37:03,350 --> 04:37:04,470
All in one day, it happens.

2773
04:37:04,670 --> 04:37:05,570
I have a few students that say,

2774
04:37:05,630 --> 04:37:06,890
Miss Dobbins, you're always smiling.

2775
04:37:07,050 --> 04:37:08,190
I mean, but I don't think you know my name.

2776
04:37:08,370 --> 04:37:08,970
And I'm like, it's true.

2777
04:37:09,170 --> 04:37:10,070
I don't know your name.

2778
04:37:10,070 --> 04:37:11,610
but I'm going to smell it to you no matter what.

2779
04:37:11,730 --> 04:37:15,730
One thing that I love about teaching is I have my why.

2780
04:37:15,890 --> 04:37:18,150
My why is I'm coming and planning seeds.

2781
04:37:18,270 --> 04:37:20,510
Each day I tell my kids to take another step

2782
04:37:20,510 --> 04:37:22,210
and you'll get where you want to be.

2783
04:37:22,410 --> 04:37:24,270
I try to come up with different approaches

2784
04:37:24,270 --> 04:37:27,250
so that it feels like it's a little different every day.

2785
04:37:27,330 --> 04:37:28,850
I've been teaching for five years.

2786
04:37:28,950 --> 04:37:31,670
People say you're four and five are the years

2787
04:37:31,670 --> 04:37:32,430
of people decide.

2788
04:37:32,750 --> 04:37:35,410
I called my parents saying, oh my god, what have I done?

2789
04:37:35,590 --> 04:37:36,430
Some magic happen.

2790
04:37:36,550 --> 04:37:38,170
My parents gave me my own name and later

2791
04:37:38,170 --> 04:37:39,830
and I spent a good chunk of my break

2792
04:37:39,830 --> 04:37:43,930
Learning the curriculum, eliminating things, it made all the difference.

2793
04:37:44,110 --> 04:37:48,130
As a teacher, you change, you adjust to your new classroom every year.

2794
04:37:48,510 --> 04:37:53,830
I know I've had a victory in the classroom when I see my students going to teach their

2795
04:37:53,830 --> 04:37:59,650
classmates the things that I've tried to teach them. Once your students succeed and you see the

2796
04:37:59,650 --> 04:38:04,150
pride in the smiles on their faces is so rewarding and it's all worth it.

2797
04:38:04,250 --> 04:38:08,530
I went for me in the classroom is that at least I got to hear everybody's voices.

2798
04:38:08,530 --> 04:38:11,230
like I would never want a student to go through the day and not speak.

2799
04:38:11,870 --> 04:38:12,710
Like I have a son.

2800
04:38:12,790 --> 04:38:14,570
I would never want him to do that.

2801
04:38:15,670 --> 04:38:18,370
And so just like making sure that everyone's involved.

2802
04:38:19,250 --> 04:38:21,930
It really arcs me when people don't give students a chance,

2803
04:38:22,070 --> 04:38:23,150
just because of where they come from.

2804
04:38:23,290 --> 04:38:24,050
So that's change that mindset.

2805
04:38:24,790 --> 04:38:27,550
And I don't want people to judge it until they meet our kids.

2806
04:38:27,850 --> 04:38:31,630
I know that they don't always get all of the best opportunities.

2807
04:38:32,130 --> 04:38:33,470
And that's why I say that.

2808
04:38:34,130 --> 04:38:35,510
I was made productive in the hope.

2809
04:38:36,150 --> 04:38:37,210
No, no, it's very true.

2810
04:38:37,830 --> 04:38:43,370
Hey, I'm a teacher, but hey, I'm fun and we can do yoga, we can do mindfulness, we can

2811
04:38:43,370 --> 04:38:45,850
sing songs, we can learn Spanish.

2812
04:38:45,890 --> 04:38:50,710
Whenever we do part ways, it's going to be very sad. I'm really going to feel like a piece

2813
04:38:50,710 --> 04:38:56,150
of my heart is missing. Each day, my students, inspire me to be a better person.

2814
04:38:56,430 --> 04:38:57,950
I'm very shy, very introverted.

2815
04:38:58,090 --> 04:38:58,350
Are you ready?

2816
04:38:58,470 --> 04:39:03,470
In the classroom, I am loud, I'm not shy at all. I turn that place into a Harry Potter world.

2817
04:39:03,470 --> 04:39:08,750
The students are very honest. They will tell you when you've had a victory or a failure.

2818
04:39:08,930 --> 04:39:11,970
Everything I do is about literacy as we watch teacher.

2819
04:39:12,390 --> 04:39:17,990
I'm the foundation. Letters and sounds in the funding of where this holiday is so important.

2820
04:39:18,250 --> 04:39:20,090
And I tell them, well, don't worry, you're going to love reading.

2821
04:39:20,350 --> 04:39:25,450
Just right in our students literacy, I like to start the year by trying to foster a love of reading.

2822
04:39:25,470 --> 04:39:30,170
We take all parts of literacy from the writing, the reading and the research team.

2823
04:39:30,170 --> 04:39:35,490
we're always dancing. There's never a day that we don't dance. It's the confidence, all that math,

2824
04:39:35,790 --> 04:39:40,110
literacy, all confidence. Once the kids realize they can do it, they're going to want to keep doing it.

2825
04:39:40,190 --> 04:39:46,910
Music literacy is very important. Without the students knowing what's on the page, they have no idea

2826
04:39:46,910 --> 04:39:52,410
of what the actual music is actually saying. How well, so they're going to be able to interact with

2827
04:39:52,410 --> 04:39:56,830
the world around them and apply math to their everyday life. They don't have that practice starting

2828
04:39:56,830 --> 04:39:59,830
as soon as possible. My students think I'm great because

2829
04:40:00,000 --> 04:40:07,600
I bring the energy of a child. My students think that I'm great, because I'm fun. I'm engaging.

2830
04:40:08,420 --> 04:40:15,860
And I care more about their scores. I mean, I'm sorry, do you think that I can't more about them than this score? Is that so bad?

2831
04:40:17,160 --> 04:40:21,200
So my students think I'm great because I can do this.

2832
04:40:28,010 --> 04:40:33,630
Fort Worth ISD were the best begins in the change happens, and literacy lives, and math matters.

2833
04:40:33,630 --> 04:40:37,170
For what I see where the best begins and I'm proof of it.

2834
04:40:37,190 --> 04:40:39,870
I'm a product of what I see and I'm thriving.

2835
04:40:40,210 --> 04:40:41,090
All the way for the IZ.

2836
04:40:41,390 --> 04:40:45,290
I think I am the best, so I did start here the best begins and forward.

2837
04:40:45,790 --> 04:40:51,330
When scholars walk out of my classroom, it's not the end of their journey.

2838
04:40:51,470 --> 04:40:52,510
It's just the beginning.

2839
04:40:52,970 --> 04:40:55,250
Forward IZ where the best begins.

2840
04:40:55,270 --> 04:40:56,650
It has a rhythm to it.

2841
04:40:56,830 --> 04:40:58,890
You're really kind of movement you can put to that.

2842
04:40:59,550 --> 04:41:00,310
Of course I can.

2843
04:41:00,310 --> 04:41:03,870
Fort Worth ISD, where the best begins.

2844
04:41:04,310 --> 04:41:06,090
You're not sure enough confidence, are you?

2845
04:41:06,170 --> 04:41:06,710
Oh, no.

2846
04:41:06,810 --> 04:41:08,730
I'm gifted and I have what's called a whistle.

2847
04:41:11,110 --> 04:41:13,210
OK, do you use that for fun or effective mission

2848
04:41:13,210 --> 04:41:13,710
in your classroom?

2849
04:41:13,950 --> 04:41:15,190
Yes, this is teaching tool.

2850
04:41:35,140 --> 04:41:36,440
We speak for a little bit.

2851
04:41:40,560 --> 04:41:42,100
Throw our L-Con foundation.

2852
04:41:42,620 --> 04:41:46,100
We support programs that help bring education,

2853
04:41:47,000 --> 04:41:49,680
I care, and treatment to patients and need.

2854
04:42:01,330 --> 04:42:03,570
We've also come to realize this place

2855
04:42:03,570 --> 04:42:09,690
is that it's not only just a wonderful playground for the Joe Kelly children to just be a kid.

2856
04:42:09,690 --> 04:42:11,270
You guys do one thing.

2857
04:42:11,650 --> 04:42:11,910
Good job.

2858
04:42:32,060 --> 04:42:40,480
Riding a bike allows children to explore their communities, develop physical fitness, and create memories with your friends.

2859
04:42:44,700 --> 04:42:51,400
I excited to be a part of it. It really has added so much life and just so much joy

2860
04:42:51,400 --> 04:42:54,640
to our recess time and to our career.

2861
04:42:54,640 --> 04:42:55,280
Well,

2862
04:43:09,810 --> 04:43:13,630
it's just to make sure we do this available to everybody throughout the community no matter where they look

2863
04:43:14,170 --> 04:43:14,690
I'm

2864
04:43:33,730 --> 04:43:39,410
gonna take all of those ideas put it together and we're gonna then create your new play-down

2865
04:43:39,410 --> 04:43:43,730
I've more minutes and then we're gonna go ahead and for that. All right, yeah

2866
04:43:45,050 --> 04:43:50,670
My idea was like a summer room and in the summer it would be like a kitchen

2867
04:43:53,050 --> 04:43:53,570
You're

2868
04:44:02,300 --> 04:44:03,620
to help our community

2869
04:44:03,620 --> 04:44:09,480
Times are tough right now and a lot of people, you know, groceries are expensive and this is a way to get back.

2870
04:44:23,400 --> 04:44:29,780
Through these in-school markets, we are being very deliberate about what is available to these young children

2871
04:44:29,780 --> 04:44:33,440
because we know they're health and wellness depend upon it.

2872
04:45:08,540 --> 04:45:09,140
We

2873
04:45:16,560 --> 04:45:25,600
are giving them the knowledge and the experience to be able to have a fun way to talk about our healthy behaviors, because we just get one heart.

2874
04:45:38,270 --> 04:45:47,110
We donate to these shoes to about 4,000 kids that are going to get new shoes to help them train for their 5-day break.

2875
04:48:29,030 --> 04:48:34,670
In accordance with the open meeting saw, the board opened the meeting at 531 PM with the

2876
04:48:34,670 --> 04:48:38,870
core and present recess, open session convening executive session adjourned executive session

2877
04:48:38,870 --> 04:48:43,030
and now reconvening open session at 1014 PM with the core and present.

2878
04:48:43,550 --> 04:48:47,210
We are up to consent agenda items as board president making the following statement

2879
04:48:47,210 --> 04:48:50,750
in accordance with board policy, BBA, FA local.

2880
04:48:50,950 --> 04:48:54,230
This is a reminder to all board members of the legal conflicts of interest requirements

2881
04:48:54,230 --> 04:48:55,370
and disclosure requirements.

2882
04:48:55,390 --> 04:48:58,490
You may have for matters under consideration on the agenda for this meeting.

2883
04:48:58,490 --> 04:49:05,650
If required by law board, member shall recuse themselves from long discussion and shall abstain from voting on any matter pertaining to such a disclosure.

2884
04:49:06,310 --> 04:49:09,690
Trustees, we've been provided with the opportunity prior to tonight's meeting to submit questions

2885
04:49:09,690 --> 04:49:13,710
and receive responses concerning the consent agenda and action agenda items.

2886
04:49:14,250 --> 04:49:19,690
Are there any questions or comments at this time specific to the consent agenda items?

2887
04:49:20,870 --> 04:49:21,470
Trustee Lynch?

2888
04:49:23,050 --> 04:49:26,330
I would like to request that we move AJ and AK to action.

2889
04:49:28,650 --> 04:49:29,450
A.J.

2890
04:49:32,120 --> 04:49:33,260
A.J. and A.K.

2891
04:49:33,260 --> 04:49:33,700
Yes, please.

2892
04:49:34,380 --> 04:49:34,560
Okay.

2893
04:49:40,800 --> 04:49:42,060
All right. Any other questions or comments?

2894
04:49:46,280 --> 04:49:46,940
All right.

2895
04:49:55,580 --> 04:49:58,080
All right. Do I have a motion accepting consent agenda

2896
04:49:58,080 --> 04:49:59,980
minus A.J. and A.K.

2897
04:50:01,100 --> 04:50:11,520
So moved. Trustee Jackson, under the second. Trustee Lowell. Any discussion? Trustee Jackson?

2898
04:50:13,700 --> 04:50:27,020
Trustee Derr. Thank you. Due to my employment with ESC reach 11, I will be abstaining from items 13m, 13p, and 13 ap.

2899
04:50:27,020 --> 04:50:36,290
All right, please move to voting, sorry, please move to voting,

2900
04:50:42,870 --> 04:50:45,570
motion passes 9-0.

2901
04:50:48,210 --> 04:50:55,070
Now we are back to, because in the item A, J, do I have a motion,

2902
04:51:02,420 --> 04:51:02,880
should we start to have

2903
04:51:02,880 --> 04:51:03,380
a second?

2904
04:51:04,360 --> 04:51:04,640
Second?

2905
04:51:05,500 --> 04:51:05,840
Jackson?

2906
04:51:07,800 --> 04:51:08,340
Any discussion?

2907
04:51:10,380 --> 04:51:10,980
Tricy Lynch?

2908
04:51:13,620 --> 04:51:22,380
Dr. Moore, I guess wanted to kind of ask when we are closing schools and we have kind of a

2909
04:51:22,380 --> 04:51:29,420
surplus of space potentially kind of long-term goals with some of the warehouse flex

2910
04:51:29,420 --> 04:51:35,240
space that we have that we are looking at moving into long-term or longer term.

2911
04:51:36,460 --> 04:51:42,520
So we have been analyzing our additional space because we have not done school consultations.

2912
04:51:42,760 --> 04:51:45,280
We still have the need for our textbook warehouse.

2913
04:51:46,260 --> 04:51:50,180
Then other equipment instructional equipment materials as well.

2914
04:51:50,460 --> 04:51:59,340
But in addition to that, as we're working through our bond, we need swing space for some of our furniture and different areas where we can do storage.

2915
04:51:59,880 --> 04:52:02,520
And then actually during the school consultations,

2916
04:52:02,520 --> 04:52:11,500
When we'll be looking at school furniture, we want to, of course, pull furniture out of all of our buildings and not keep buildings with furnished.

2917
04:52:11,680 --> 04:52:16,960
But sometimes we have those on couple months to we know what is needed on campuses.

2918
04:52:17,440 --> 04:52:30,020
So we're actually able to now replenish some of our stock that we don't have, but we just don't have the space and then as we're able to identify some of our surplus properties with consolidations.

2919
04:52:30,020 --> 04:52:40,760
We would be able to not have to do the lease for the warehouse and possibly be able to turn one of those buildings into warehouse space storage space.

2920
04:52:40,760 --> 04:52:44,500
All right, thank you.

2921
04:52:44,960 --> 04:52:45,560
Tracetar.

2922
04:52:46,220 --> 04:52:47,540
Yes, that's a good question, Tracetar.

2923
04:52:47,660 --> 04:52:49,100
Thank you for asking it.

2924
04:52:49,180 --> 04:52:53,900
What is the link of the lease agreement for both of these?

2925
04:53:09,930 --> 04:53:15,570
this existing term for the reasons that Dr. Molinard described.

2926
04:53:16,010 --> 04:53:21,470
We are working to consolidate spaces, just as we are on our campuses, and we'll be relocating

2927
04:53:21,470 --> 04:53:27,170
textbooks to another location, giving staff time to make those determinations.

2928
04:53:27,810 --> 04:53:34,490
And then the additional lease is for a two-year period, and again we will be through our consolidation

2929
04:53:34,490 --> 04:53:39,910
process looking at ways that at the end of that two years we will have vacated that

2930
04:53:39,910 --> 04:53:45,070
space as well. I'll only using property owned by the school district. Okay. Thank you.

2931
04:53:47,920 --> 04:53:49,300
Please move to voting.

2932
04:53:55,200 --> 04:53:56,520
Motion passes 90.

2933
04:53:58,380 --> 04:54:04,860
Now we're at A. K. Approved. Yeah, provisional cost for the warehouse lease.

2934
04:54:04,860 --> 04:54:08,440
Look at it, 20 to 24 East Link Caster Avenue.

2935
04:54:09,380 --> 04:54:10,120
Draw a motion.

2936
04:54:13,070 --> 04:54:13,610
So moved.

2937
04:54:14,310 --> 04:54:15,230
Chelsea Jackson, double second.

2938
04:54:17,520 --> 04:54:19,260
Let's see Philips, any discussion,

2939
04:54:21,560 --> 04:54:22,220
please move to voting.

2940
04:54:27,380 --> 04:54:28,540
9-0 motion passes.

2941
04:54:30,480 --> 04:54:33,980
We are at Action Item B.

2942
04:54:34,500 --> 04:54:38,460
Next, I'm consider and take action to approve the hiring of the Chief Technology Officer,

2943
04:54:38,680 --> 04:54:39,400
Do I have a motion?

2944
04:54:41,660 --> 04:54:42,560
Chelsea, do I have a second?

2945
04:54:44,000 --> 04:54:48,560
should see Ryan any discussion? Please move to voting.

2946
04:54:54,570 --> 04:54:56,410
9-0 motion passes. Dr. Molinar

2947
04:54:56,410 --> 04:54:58,130
would you like to introduce our new person now?

2948
04:54:58,990 --> 04:54:59,690
I will.

2949
04:55:00,000 --> 04:55:08,680
We'd like to introduce our new chief of technology, Eric Upturch. MSR Upturch is coming from Arlington, ISD.

2950
04:55:09,080 --> 04:55:15,640
So he is here with us. So we love to welcome you and just so glad you're coming to the Fort Worth

2951
04:55:15,640 --> 04:55:18,260
Independent School District and joining our team this evening.

2952
04:55:21,060 --> 04:55:26,460
Can you go ahead and stand up? Did you have anyone with you tonight?

2953
04:55:37,050 --> 04:55:38,130
Yes. Yes. That was good

2954
04:55:38,130 --> 04:55:39,030
Bye, she got.

2955
04:55:46,550 --> 04:55:48,570
Thank you so much and welcome again.

2956
04:55:49,690 --> 04:55:54,810
Thank you. Next item, see approved loans are governance implementation plan to have

2957
04:55:54,810 --> 04:55:55,670
a motion,

2958
04:55:57,820 --> 04:56:02,040
trusty full of staff a second. Second. Jackson any discussion?

2959
04:56:04,120 --> 04:56:04,880
Please move to voting.

2960
04:56:09,810 --> 04:56:14,390
Nine zero motion passes. Item D approved second reading

2961
04:56:14,390 --> 04:56:17,770
revisions to board policy, DB local to have a motion,

2962
04:56:20,020 --> 04:56:21,160
trusty guard of a second.

2963
04:56:22,460 --> 04:56:24,620
Trustee Lowell Reynolds, any discussion?

2964
04:56:26,500 --> 04:56:27,080
Trustee Dar.

2965
04:56:28,860 --> 04:56:29,880
Thank you.

2966
04:56:30,840 --> 04:56:34,920
I spoke at length with our first reading about this and just

2967
04:56:36,600 --> 04:56:39,680
shoreline recap a few of those things that I said is that

2968
04:56:39,680 --> 04:56:43,540
education is not a competition but recruiting top teachers and

2969
04:56:43,540 --> 04:56:44,980
staff is a competition.

2970
04:56:45,300 --> 04:56:52,160
We are competing with all of our North Texas colleagues in other

2971
04:56:52,160 --> 04:56:57,520
districts outside, to date, those districts in

2972
04:56:57,520 --> 04:57:03,200
Terrent County that in addition to Fort Worth ISD, that have a policy that require

2973
04:57:03,200 --> 04:57:09,880
chief level staff to in cabinet level staff to live within their school district

2974
04:57:09,880 --> 04:57:11,540
are as follows.

2975
04:57:15,280 --> 04:57:18,740
There are none. Fort Worth is the only one.

2976
04:57:18,740 --> 04:57:27,660
of the 10 largest school districts in the state of Texas that, in addition to 4th ISD,

2977
04:57:27,660 --> 04:57:33,200
require their chief or cabinet level staff to live within the district are as follows.

2978
04:57:35,820 --> 04:57:36,680
There are none.

2979
04:57:38,160 --> 04:57:45,520
We are the only ones out of the top 10 largest districts and the only ones in Territ County that require that of our staff.

2980
04:57:45,520 --> 04:57:53,320
If everyone were playing with the same rules, I would support the chief and the cabinet living

2981
04:57:53,320 --> 04:57:54,760
in Fort Worth, ISD.

2982
04:57:55,060 --> 04:58:03,600
However, we're not, and it is a competition, and we must be viable for people who live

2983
04:58:03,600 --> 04:58:12,140
in North Texas to want to come and work because I see part of my job as a trustee on this

2984
04:58:12,140 --> 04:58:18,620
as to create a district that is very desirable for the top talent to want to work in.

2985
04:58:18,940 --> 04:58:23,800
And I want to give Dr. Molinar all the tours. We're expecting her to win the game.

2986
04:58:23,900 --> 04:58:32,760
We are demanding that she wins the game and produces the best product for our students and our teachers and our families and our community.

2987
04:58:33,380 --> 04:58:36,740
And I want to make sure that she has all of the tools to do that with.

2988
04:58:36,760 --> 04:58:41,640
So I am in favor and I will vote in support of this policy change. Thank you.

2989
04:58:44,540 --> 04:58:45,700
Please move to voting,

2990
04:58:56,190 --> 04:58:58,710
motion passes, seven, two.

2991
04:58:59,150 --> 04:59:02,030
Now we will go to

2992
04:59:04,300 --> 04:59:05,560
item I.

2993
04:59:06,580 --> 04:59:08,320
Approved college access partnership

2994
04:59:08,320 --> 04:59:11,000
to increase college persistence work

2995
04:59:11,000 --> 04:59:12,860
for a development in parent and family engagement.

2996
04:59:13,180 --> 04:59:14,200
Do I have a motion?

2997
04:59:17,480 --> 04:59:18,680
Trustee Dara, do I have a second?

2998
04:59:19,680 --> 04:59:21,240
Trustee Jackson, any discussion?

2999
04:59:22,860 --> 04:59:28,720
Oh, Dr. Reggie, is this open to all?

3000
04:59:29,420 --> 04:59:38,400
high school students or is it just economically disadvantaged or um our counselors are advisors

3001
04:59:38,400 --> 04:59:44,480
work with any student who comes in enters the Go Center it's just not students are um

3002
04:59:44,480 --> 04:59:51,420
coded economically disadvantaged because I spoke to some students and they they were told that

3003
04:59:51,420 --> 04:59:57,540
their family made too much money so they didn't qualify so there is um special scholarships

3004
04:59:57,540 --> 04:59:59,960
but to work with our councillors there.

3005
05:00:00,000 --> 05:00:09,960
There's not a criteria. Now, we do have, of course, our students are first-generation with where

3006
05:00:09,960 --> 05:00:15,940
they have special qualifications and scholarships as well. And, of course, we do have different

3007
05:00:15,940 --> 05:00:22,860
scholarships and grants that we guide our students to, according to the income level of their

3008
05:00:22,860 --> 05:00:27,580
families. However, when they're working with any of your advisors, that should not be the

3009
05:00:27,580 --> 05:00:32,460
So we are happy to reiterate and address that with our partners.

3010
05:00:33,360 --> 05:00:34,600
Thank you.

3011
05:00:38,410 --> 05:00:39,770
All right, please move to voting.

3012
05:00:46,070 --> 05:00:47,490
Motion passes 81.

3013
05:00:48,230 --> 05:00:52,150
Next item, a proof contract for student support services case management and

3014
05:00:52,150 --> 05:00:55,040
wrap round services for the 2025-2026 school year.

3015
05:00:55,770 --> 05:00:56,630
Do have a motion.

3016
05:00:59,830 --> 05:01:00,810
Trust your line to have a second.

3017
05:01:02,430 --> 05:01:03,570
Trust your Jackson, any discussion?

3018
05:01:05,930 --> 05:01:06,730
Please move to voting.

3019
05:01:12,250 --> 05:01:13,490
Motion passes 90.

3020
05:01:14,550 --> 05:01:23,510
Okay, approve purchase and installation of rooftop units and energy management system controls for leadership Academy at Mod Login Elementary to have a motion.

3021
05:01:25,130 --> 05:01:27,090
Trustee Phillips, second.

3022
05:01:27,990 --> 05:01:31,310
Sorry, who is low up in a second? Any discussion?

3023
05:01:33,290 --> 05:01:34,070
Please move to voting.

3024
05:01:39,920 --> 05:01:41,260
9 zero motion passes.

3025
05:01:42,040 --> 05:01:48,120
Item L, approve authorization to enter into contracts for MEP and commissioning services and conjunction with the 2021

3026
05:01:48,120 --> 05:01:50,000
one-capable improvement program, do I have a motion?

3027
05:01:53,050 --> 05:01:54,330
Trustee Jackson, do I have a second?

3028
05:01:56,030 --> 05:01:57,270
Trustee Phillips, any discussion?

3029
05:01:58,830 --> 05:01:59,690
Please move to voting.

3030
05:02:04,560 --> 05:02:05,680
Motion passes 90.

3031
05:02:06,480 --> 05:02:09,200
Item M, approve authorization to enter into contracts

3032
05:02:09,200 --> 05:02:10,940
for moving services in conjunction

3033
05:02:10,940 --> 05:02:12,780
with the 2021 Capable Improvement Program,

3034
05:02:12,820 --> 05:02:13,900
do I have a motion?

3035
05:02:16,100 --> 05:02:19,380
Trustee Phillips, Trustee Jackson, any discussion?

3036
05:02:20,740 --> 05:02:21,520
Please move to voting

3037
05:02:27,050 --> 05:02:29,030
90, motion passes.

3038
05:02:29,030 --> 05:02:37,190
Next item and approve authorization to enter into contracts for surveying services in conjunction with the 2021 Capital Improvement Program to have a motion.

3039
05:02:39,180 --> 05:02:40,400
Trustee Phillips of a second.

3040
05:02:43,110 --> 05:02:44,650
Jackson, any discussion?

3041
05:02:46,770 --> 05:02:47,550
Please move to voting.

3042
05:02:53,600 --> 05:02:54,820
9-0 motion passes.

3043
05:02:55,040 --> 05:03:03,020
Next item, O, approve authorization to enter into contracts for roof consulting services and conjunction with the 2021 Capital Improvement Program.

3044
05:03:03,440 --> 05:03:04,480
Do I have a motion?

3045
05:03:05,200 --> 05:03:06,920
Trustee Ryan, do I have a second?

3046
05:03:08,580 --> 05:03:09,700
Trustee Dara, any discussion?

3047
05:03:11,500 --> 05:03:12,300
Please move to voting.

3048
05:03:16,360 --> 05:03:18,620
9-0, motion passes, next item is P.

3049
05:03:18,960 --> 05:03:21,620
Approval authorization to contract for storm shelter.

3050
05:03:22,040 --> 05:03:25,280
Peer review services in conjunction with the 2021 Capital Improvement Program.

3051
05:03:25,680 --> 05:03:26,620
Do I have a motion?

3052
05:03:28,140 --> 05:03:29,220
Trustee Jackson, do I have a second?

3053
05:03:31,650 --> 05:03:33,230
Trustee Phillips, any discussion?

3054
05:03:35,330 --> 05:03:36,170
Please move to voting.

3055
05:03:44,260 --> 05:03:45,540
9-0, motion passes.

3056
05:03:46,300 --> 05:03:53,520
Last item, Q, approval, renewal and purchase of managed print services of district, multi-functional printers and scanners.

3057
05:03:54,180 --> 05:03:55,140
Do you have a motion?

3058
05:03:55,980 --> 05:03:56,460
I'll see you in the second.

3059
05:03:58,340 --> 05:04:00,460
Trustee Jackson, any discussion?

3060
05:04:02,240 --> 05:04:03,040
Please move to voting.

3061
05:04:07,450 --> 05:04:10,190
9-0 motion passes. The time is 10-29.

3062
05:04:10,910 --> 05:04:12,710
PM and this meeting is adjourned.