1 00:00:01,390 --> 00:00:19,470 Good morning. As President of the Board of Trustees of the Wichita Hall's independent school district, I hear by hall to order this special session of the Board of Trustees that the record reflect, that the record reflect, that a quorum of the Board is present, that the meeting has been duly called and noticed that the meeting has been posted for the time and in the manner required by law. 2 00:00:20,050 --> 00:00:31,310 It's my pleasure to welcome each of you to this special session of the Board of Trustees. Please keep in mind that this is a meeting of the Board of Trustees, held in public, and not a meeting of the public. Please be sure that all cell phones are turned. 3 00:00:31,390 --> 00:00:36,310 off, our turn to silent or vibrate mode, we're pleased that you've taken the time to join us this 4 00:00:36,310 --> 00:00:36,630 morning. 5 00:00:37,250 --> 00:00:40,130 Thank you for your interest in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. 6 00:00:40,910 --> 00:00:44,710 At this time, the board will now go into closed session to deliberate the following matters. 7 00:00:45,230 --> 00:00:50,110 Close session pursuant to Texas Government Code 5.1.071. 8 00:00:50,110 --> 00:00:54,470 Number one consult consultation with an attorney and number two discussion on proposed 9 00:00:54,470 --> 00:01:01,270 order regarding NRE, which stuff all is independent school district CD in 243-905. 10 00:01:02,150 --> 00:01:04,910 Final votes if any will be taken in open session. 11 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,460 The time is now. 12 00:01:08,620 --> 00:01:10,180 I should all consider it. 13 00:01:10,180 --> 00:01:12,620 7, 3, 4, 7, 3, 4, 7, 3, 3, 1. 14 00:01:20,450 --> 00:01:20,810 Good morning. 15 00:01:21,230 --> 00:01:23,210 Welcome to the open session and at this time, 16 00:01:23,330 --> 00:01:24,810 I'm going to ask if we have any motions. 17 00:01:26,110 --> 00:01:28,850 Yes, I'd like to make a motion to approve the three-order 18 00:01:28,850 --> 00:01:33,010 and presented by T.E.A. and his disrupts in our closed session. 19 00:01:34,150 --> 00:01:35,110 We have a second. Second. 20 00:01:36,550 --> 00:01:38,190 We have a motion in the second. 21 00:01:38,790 --> 00:01:39,230 Any questions? 22 00:01:40,530 --> 00:01:41,810 All those in favor say aye. 23 00:01:41,930 --> 00:01:42,850 Raise your right hand. 24 00:01:45,290 --> 00:01:46,750 Passes 7-0. 25 00:01:47,810 --> 00:01:50,050 And that will adjourn our meeting at 8.50. 26 00:01:53,990 --> 00:01:54,530 All right. 27 00:01:55,490 --> 00:01:56,110 Good morning everybody. 28 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:57,050 Good morning. 29 00:01:57,970 --> 00:02:00,250 At this time, we'll give you a little order of operations. 30 00:02:00,250 --> 00:02:07,110 We are going to hold the press conference officially at 9 o'clock. I'm going to give an opening brief statement of about five or six minutes 31 00:02:07,110 --> 00:02:10,490 followed by board comments after the board 32 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:12,290 Comments we will have 33 00:02:12,290 --> 00:02:19,230 Community leaders comments and anybody that has a statement or like to give a statement can come to the podium for one or two minutes 34 00:02:19,230 --> 00:02:21,440 After that we'll take questions from the press 35 00:02:21,850 --> 00:02:23,690 So good everybody and 36 00:02:28,140 --> 00:02:31,170 meet if you want to put your microphones up here. You can't let the die us 37 00:02:44,070 --> 00:02:50,890 The beginning of 2016, Kerby Middle School consistently underperformed, earning an F-18 at 38 00:02:50,890 --> 00:03:00,150 16, 17, 18, 19, and in year 2021, it was intervened by the COVID-19 pandemic. 39 00:03:02,030 --> 00:03:08,270 The POMA arrived on 2022 new bold and radical plans were implemented by our team, which included 40 00:03:08,770 --> 00:03:11,710 moving curriculum specialists from the Ed Center to teach at Kerby. 41 00:03:11,710 --> 00:03:19,750 We increase compensation for those at Kirby, and ultimately a partnership with third future schools to oversee Hershey Middle School. 42 00:03:20,590 --> 00:03:28,690 Third future is the premier turnaround program in the country, and we're excited about the data and results we observe over the last eight months. 43 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:35,810 We have drastically changed the mindset, expectations, and how we monitor results. 44 00:03:35,810 --> 00:03:40,230 Just three years ago, WFIC had 12 failing campuses. 45 00:03:41,230 --> 00:03:43,150 The next year we had seven. 46 00:03:43,750 --> 00:03:45,390 Last year we had five. 47 00:03:45,630 --> 00:03:52,670 With two of those campuses being our new high schools and only due to CCMR and graduation rates being excluded. 48 00:03:53,530 --> 00:03:58,510 We fully expect to have no failing campuses when star results are released in August. 49 00:03:59,390 --> 00:04:06,790 In three years, we've built, renovated or closed eight dozen schools, while almost tripling 50 00:04:06,790 --> 00:04:10,190 our savings account or fund balance, close to $60 million. 51 00:04:12,090 --> 00:04:19,490 Our team has completely revamped K-38 math and ELAR curriculum, which includes amplify rating 52 00:04:19,490 --> 00:04:20,890 and blue bonnet math. 53 00:04:21,570 --> 00:04:28,490 We've also incorporated the University of Florida Literacy Institute for Youth Law at our 54 00:04:28,490 --> 00:04:34,090 We applaud and we're awarded the Leadership and Instructional Foundations for Texas or 55 00:04:34,090 --> 00:04:40,190 Lift Grant, which is a three-year program designed to build sustainable instructional systems 56 00:04:40,190 --> 00:04:42,530 and improve student outcomes. 57 00:04:43,810 --> 00:04:49,810 All of this is designed to build a solid foundation for academic success for every single student 58 00:04:49,810 --> 00:04:54,050 regardless of address, zip code, or poverty level. 59 00:04:54,910 --> 00:05:00,870 The work is challenging, but the most meaningful and important work anyone can do. 60 00:05:01,530 --> 00:05:07,650 Great schools build great communities, or, as our mission states, to equip students to 61 00:05:07,650 --> 00:05:13,310 become contributing members of their community, which brings us to this morning, and the 62 00:05:13,310 --> 00:05:14,370 reason you're all here. 63 00:05:15,250 --> 00:05:20,570 We've received work from the Texas Education Agency that the WI-CD will not be under 64 00:05:20,570 --> 00:05:23,250 and we'll 65 00:05:30,250 --> 00:05:35,270 be able to continue operating under a locally elected school board to say the least we're 66 00:05:35,270 --> 00:05:40,170 thrilled with this news, which allows our team to continuously approve upon the work we've done 67 00:05:40,170 --> 00:05:47,770 over the last three years. This is not a victory speech or a Weaver-Rive speech. It's a 68 00:05:47,770 --> 00:05:53,310 we're just getting started speech. Although we like where we're headed, we've got a tremendous amount 69 00:05:53,310 --> 00:05:58,310 work to do to ensure our students graduate with the required tools to be successful. 70 00:06:00,230 --> 00:06:04,270 I'd like to thank Mr. Morad, the Deputy Commissioner Lichlow for their belief and 71 00:06:04,270 --> 00:06:08,130 vote of confidence in what we're doing in WIP ISD. It's truly appreciated. 72 00:06:09,010 --> 00:06:13,950 Furthermore, big thanks to our Board of Trustees for leading us, for trusting the 73 00:06:13,950 --> 00:06:18,390 process and providing our team with all the support and resources we need it to 74 00:06:18,390 --> 00:06:20,030 get to this point. Thank you. 75 00:06:20,710 --> 00:06:27,010 Thank you to our teachers, our principals, senior staff, directors, stakeholders, parents, 76 00:06:27,310 --> 00:06:29,210 and most importantly, our students. 77 00:06:31,050 --> 00:06:35,670 There are many community leaders, many of this audience who have helped WFSD get to this 78 00:06:35,670 --> 00:06:38,070 point, and we could not have done it without them. 79 00:06:38,270 --> 00:06:41,570 This includes Representative James Frank, thank you very much. 80 00:06:41,930 --> 00:06:45,650 Mayor Tim Short, we appreciate it, and members of the City Council, which I see something 81 00:06:45,650 --> 00:06:49,030 here, Austin Cobb, my Battalina, thank you very much. 82 00:06:49,030 --> 00:06:52,470 City Manager Jeff Jenkins, Reno Gistofferson, 83 00:06:52,730 --> 00:06:56,150 our ESC region nine leaders, West Peers, and Nicky Wesley. 84 00:06:57,870 --> 00:07:00,050 Thank you, special thanks to our spiritual leaders 85 00:07:00,050 --> 00:07:02,870 who parade and constantly checked in on us. 86 00:07:03,150 --> 00:07:06,270 This includes Pastor Phillips and New Jerusalem Bats of Church. 87 00:07:07,550 --> 00:07:09,150 Pastor Bob and first Baptist Church. 88 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:12,350 And also we're going to best at interest, the late, 89 00:07:12,990 --> 00:07:16,030 Pastor Angus B. Thompson, who was smiling down right now 90 00:07:16,030 --> 00:07:17,590 and feeling like a million. 91 00:07:17,590 --> 00:07:26,190 Thank you to the many friends and colleagues who reached out, none more than my friend. 92 00:07:26,930 --> 00:07:29,530 And President of the Fixkin Breakfast Club, Dan Campbell. 93 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:41,860 Many letters to TA reached out, very appreciative. This was a true school community join effort, and I'm honored to serve this amazing district as Superintendent. Thank you very much. 94 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:49,600 At this time members of the DIVFSD Board of Trustees will say a few words, followed by community leaders at the podium. President Luther. 95 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,920 Yes, first of all, thank you guys for coming this morning and supporting us. 96 00:07:54,040 --> 00:08:03,320 This is a quite an ordeal and together with the great leadership of Dr. Lee and this fantastic board that we get to share all this together with. 97 00:08:03,860 --> 00:08:08,300 We've never lost hope. We finally have our marching orders now. 98 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:13,320 And even though we've had a lot going on, we want to make sure that we keep the main thing, the main thing. 99 00:08:13,620 --> 00:08:17,080 And that's giving our students the best education possible. 100 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,480 I think Dr. Lee said something about that as well. 101 00:08:21,220 --> 00:08:25,520 We thank you so much for those of you that have come here to support us and who have supported 102 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:26,680 us. 103 00:08:26,860 --> 00:08:27,380 Thanks for it. 104 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:28,260 Throughout all this. 105 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,280 Another thanks to those who make positive comments on rants and raves. 106 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:34,200 We really appreciate it. 107 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,820 This is a truly close-knit board. 108 00:08:38,180 --> 00:08:39,220 We are a praying board. 109 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:45,840 We have all continued to hold on very, very tightly to Psalms 461, which says, God is our 110 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:51,600 in strength and in times of trouble and he is truly brought us through this this and to 111 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:58,160 him we are very very thankful and we appreciate you guys so so so much thank you for being here. 112 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:05,220 All right good morning. I was thinking about the experience of this past September with you 113 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:10,120 of us on the opportunities meet with Commissioner Murat and as we said at that table he 114 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:17,520 And he said, it is your moral obligation to ensure that every child in this district receives a quality education. 115 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,940 And you think about that, I like, yes it is. 116 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:24,020 And I, we all agree with that. 117 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,260 But when you have someone looking at it, if you're really his home in a different way, 118 00:09:28,620 --> 00:09:29,600 and we take that seriously. 119 00:09:31,220 --> 00:09:33,120 Commissioner Morap visited our team. 120 00:09:33,180 --> 00:09:34,200 This is multiple times. 121 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:36,800 Listen, examine and in terms, 122 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:41,560 grants it as a pathway to achieve this common goal that we have. 123 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,940 And as a member of Team WFIC, I can tell you today that our number one priority on this 124 00:09:46,940 --> 00:09:51,040 board is a high quality education for ever student and our district. 125 00:09:51,900 --> 00:09:56,700 We are humbled and very grateful for the opportunity to continue under the leadership 126 00:09:56,700 --> 00:09:57,600 of Dr. Lee. 127 00:10:01,900 --> 00:10:06,200 And we each are committed to becoming the best district in 128 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,360 on Texas, a district that learns from our past, 129 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,320 uses innovative tools and resources 130 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,980 to create a new standard of education. 131 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,440 We don't do this alone, but we do it as a team. 132 00:10:19,460 --> 00:10:22,860 With a renewed focus on excellence and student achievements. 133 00:10:24,460 --> 00:10:26,040 As I close my remarks, I would just 134 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:31,680 like to express my appreciation to Commissioner Rath, his team, 135 00:10:32,580 --> 00:10:34,620 and all of you that have been by our side 136 00:10:34,620 --> 00:10:38,340 on this journey of perseverance and dedication to our students. 137 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:44,720 And I would like to say thank you to our incredible community of Wichdonald Falls for trusting 138 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:49,680 and patiently supporting us as we are becoming a new standard of education. 139 00:10:55,090 --> 00:10:59,170 As a member of WFI's Deep Order Trustees, I want to acknowledge the recent agreement with 140 00:10:59,170 --> 00:11:02,770 the KEA, Chair of Message with our community about the path ahead. 141 00:11:03,070 --> 00:11:07,030 I want to commend Dr. Lee for stating leadership during this time. 142 00:11:07,030 --> 00:11:13,170 Dr. Lee has remained focused on what matters most, the success he will be in our students, 143 00:11:13,690 --> 00:11:18,070 and has worked constructively to position our district for improvement in long term success. 144 00:11:18,770 --> 00:11:25,330 While the situation has presented its fair share of challenges, the agreement provides WF ISB with a clear 145 00:11:25,330 --> 00:11:30,650 direction moving forward. It allows our district to continue to build on the work already underway. 146 00:11:30,650 --> 00:11:35,350 to strengthen instruction, support our educators and improve student outcomes. 147 00:11:36,050 --> 00:11:42,930 Our board, district leadership, teachers and staff remain fully committed to the students of WF ISD. 148 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:50,250 Together with support of our community, we will continue working to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed. 149 00:11:50,950 --> 00:11:58,810 I'm confident that with strong leadership and shared commitment to our schools, WF ISD will move forward with focus, 150 00:11:58,810 --> 00:12:08,250 determination and renewed emphasis on student success in the award numbers right at this time 151 00:12:08,250 --> 00:12:14,670 I community leaders that would like to make the same as please go to the moment and present at this time represent it right 152 00:12:19,750 --> 00:12:20,790 I can't remember 153 00:12:20,790 --> 00:12:23,810 Just have 154 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:32,540 a few comments and talk very briefly about the past the president of the future which I'll hold by 155 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,560 As far as the past is concerned, I'm going to quote the Commission on Iraq as well. 156 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:42,800 He said in a school system where there is an individual campus that is family for five years in a row 157 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,320 that is not just the minor accident that is academic neglect. 158 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:53,460 That is something we all, as a community, that this is something that never should have been allowed to happen. 159 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:58,100 We just have more from our kids, you must certainly expect more from our adults. 160 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:04,780 Every kid in the district deserves an excellent education regardless of where they live, 161 00:13:04,780 --> 00:13:05,460 the coaching. 162 00:13:06,580 --> 00:13:12,280 I'm thankful, though, that we're not stuck in a past, because in the present it is clear that 163 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,760 there have been changes made in the past couple of years. 164 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:20,160 It's also clear that leadership, which all falls I see is now willing to make the tough decisions 165 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:24,040 that need to be made to get very good the best chance to succeed. 166 00:13:25,140 --> 00:13:30,100 And because of that, I, another optimistic about the future of which all falls I see. 167 00:13:31,020 --> 00:13:36,520 I believe the Dr. Lee and the School Board in close partnership with T.E.A. 168 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:41,940 can lead this district to excellence that every member of our community can be proud of. 169 00:13:42,500 --> 00:13:45,280 And that is something we can all look forward to in the future. 170 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:47,480 I do want to thank a couple of people. 171 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,820 I want to thank Mr. Morath, who is not here, but he has spent a lot of time here. 172 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,080 He has crafted what I think is a very, very good agreement. 173 00:13:54,940 --> 00:14:05,740 It's been, it's a thoughtful, informed decision and very well thought out, and I believe it gives us the best opportunity with unique circumstances to be successful in our community for the kids and the parents here. 174 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:17,320 Also, I want to thank Dr. Lee and the Board of Trustees, very impressive after a couple of years in multiple areas that brings us to a much better place than I thought 175 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:27,800 It is not a clean bill of health, it is not a celebration, but it is a recognition of the 176 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:34,340 progress that has been made and a vote of confidence that we and you can finish the work 177 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:35,200 that has been started. 178 00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:40,040 So my commitment to you, and finishing my commitment to you is I will continue to work with the 179 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:45,020 legislative level and with TA to ensure that which tough holds ICT has resources to 180 00:14:45,020 --> 00:14:49,320 the end of the support structure to continue to support its turnaround to excellence. 181 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:55,420 But at the end of the day, the leaders that came in the pressure, Dr. Lee and the Board, 182 00:14:55,780 --> 00:14:58,640 along with the teachers and administrators, and importantly, the parents. 183 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:04,320 In this case, we'll do the part work of educating the next generation of Texas. 184 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,540 I don't want to 185 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:14,480 force 186 00:15:18,290 --> 00:15:23,130 it everybody. I do want to acknowledge on behalf of the city, I want to acknowledge 187 00:15:23,130 --> 00:15:31,830 it appreciate all of you being Dr. Lee, the Board, the staff, the teachers, everyone who commits themselves 188 00:15:31,830 --> 00:15:38,930 for the success of our students, just like you were saying, but it is such an important and anchorless job. 189 00:15:38,930 --> 00:15:46,310 So thank you for the job that you do with really truly appreciated the direction that our schools 190 00:15:46,310 --> 00:15:47,950 are going for those children. 191 00:15:48,570 --> 00:15:54,730 So I believe that you all are the right people in the right place at the right time. 192 00:15:55,170 --> 00:15:57,090 Thank you again for everything that you did. 193 00:15:57,370 --> 00:15:57,530 Thank you. 194 00:15:57,910 --> 00:15:58,950 Thank you. 195 00:16:12,010 --> 00:16:13,590 Thank you. 196 00:16:15,230 --> 00:16:15,710 Thank you. 197 00:16:15,710 --> 00:16:16,050 Thank you. 198 00:16:20,870 --> 00:16:21,550 Thank you. 199 00:16:21,550 --> 00:16:29,890 years founding passed it. And we were able to serve alongside and support the Hershey School 200 00:16:29,890 --> 00:16:38,410 for many years through mentorship, through just supporting staff and principles and administration 201 00:16:38,410 --> 00:16:44,270 and all of those things. I will say that before Pastor Thompson passed away, I mean Dr. Lee 202 00:16:44,270 --> 00:16:50,990 had a close relationship. He understood how passionate and how passionate was about. Not only 203 00:16:50,990 --> 00:16:55,230 which tough-halls the whole, but the students and the 204 00:16:55,230 --> 00:16:58,970 were tough-halls ISD district, and we are committed to 205 00:16:58,970 --> 00:17:03,750 continue that relationship through whatever means we can to 206 00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:10,010 support you, Dr. Lee and his board. I will say that personally, I'm 207 00:17:10,010 --> 00:17:14,350 excited about the direction that we had in the end. I believe the 208 00:17:14,350 --> 00:17:20,270 goal is to support these students and to make with tough-halls ISD the best 209 00:17:20,270 --> 00:17:26,910 district, it can be, and I'm encouraged because I understand that the devotion that I see 210 00:17:26,910 --> 00:17:32,010 in the direction that I'm seeing as go into is a benefit to us all. 211 00:17:32,170 --> 00:17:34,690 So thank you for, thank you Dr. Lee, for all that you do. 212 00:17:34,830 --> 00:17:35,630 Thank you. 213 00:17:35,670 --> 00:17:36,250 Thank you. 214 00:17:42,510 --> 00:17:44,370 Any other comments from the community? 215 00:17:49,670 --> 00:17:50,270 I'm official. 216 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:53,670 As you rise through the scissors. 217 00:17:54,270 --> 00:17:56,030 I just want to say thank you. 218 00:17:57,570 --> 00:18:00,610 I work with all the young people and we teach them that leadership is situation. 219 00:18:01,490 --> 00:18:03,150 Sometimes, there's a lot of credit for leadership, 220 00:18:03,310 --> 00:18:05,630 and a credit for leadership, and lays a fair leadership, 221 00:18:06,010 --> 00:18:07,410 I know that the mayor of the representative, 222 00:18:07,850 --> 00:18:10,670 but they have to tackle that with our city and in Austin. 223 00:18:12,070 --> 00:18:15,750 No doubt, y'all inherited, Dr. Lee, a little bit of the mess 224 00:18:15,750 --> 00:18:16,770 when he came on board. 225 00:18:17,490 --> 00:18:19,910 And you had to decide what leadership was best. 226 00:18:20,570 --> 00:18:22,810 And as y'all began to exercise that leadership, 227 00:18:23,330 --> 00:18:24,410 the results were evident. 228 00:18:25,170 --> 00:18:26,250 So we'll say thank you. 229 00:18:26,550 --> 00:18:28,810 A fountain can only rise as high as it's hit it. 230 00:18:28,810 --> 00:18:35,630 Thank y'all for raising the level of expectation for not only the culture of WFI State, but for our community 231 00:18:35,630 --> 00:18:40,870 because this is a great community and we appreciate what y'all done. I'm telling you as a parent and a great parent. 232 00:18:41,750 --> 00:18:43,790 Thank you for what y'all done for WFI State. 233 00:18:53,980 --> 00:19:04,820 And I work directly for the provides quality of education for students along the district here and I want to say thank you to Dr. 234 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,540 Being for all the great work that you have done. 235 00:19:07,820 --> 00:19:15,300 A song that is constantly and is holding in the community working to foster cultural high expectations. 236 00:19:15,820 --> 00:19:21,820 I can tell you that I have seen the changes in the last few years since Dr. Lee has been here. 237 00:19:21,820 --> 00:19:29,340 have been amazing. I know that we are just beginning but we know we are here because we know 238 00:19:29,340 --> 00:19:37,060 that public education is our key for the future of our students. We need to support public 239 00:19:37,060 --> 00:19:45,220 education and we're doing it together and I can only say that the future looks bright and thank 240 00:19:45,220 --> 00:19:51,220 you so much for working with us and listening to me that many, many times that I have come to you 241 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:57,840 I'm bringing to your concerns from the families and students that I work with in this district. 242 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:04,520 So I see once again the future is bright and as a community we need to continue to support 243 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,440 public education on this district. Thank you so much. 244 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:08,300 Thank you. 245 00:20:19,930 --> 00:20:26,610 We have a regional education service center. I just want to say thank you for the work that you have done. 246 00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:34,130 Walking beside you, through the last few years, I see a group of committed people who love their community, 247 00:20:34,690 --> 00:20:39,270 who better to sit in the seat and make bold moves, then the folks that are invested, 248 00:20:39,650 --> 00:20:45,570 that have given their time to really love the kids of this community and want what's best for this community. 249 00:20:46,190 --> 00:20:46,810 So thank you. 250 00:20:47,430 --> 00:20:51,930 I've said it, trains with you, where you've asked a difficult question, where you're getting it right. 251 00:20:51,930 --> 00:20:56,010 You're really wanting to make the changes that matter. 252 00:20:56,610 --> 00:20:57,850 It takes both moves. 253 00:20:58,370 --> 00:21:00,690 I know we all are not finished with that. 254 00:21:00,790 --> 00:21:02,850 We as your partner are not finished with that. 255 00:21:03,010 --> 00:21:05,090 I look forward to the future because I know it's going to be right. 256 00:21:05,610 --> 00:21:05,730 Thank you. 257 00:21:05,990 --> 00:21:06,050 Thank you. 258 00:21:11,610 --> 00:21:13,150 Any other comments? 259 00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:20,040 It's about to take questions either from the audience or from the media? 260 00:21:24,770 --> 00:21:24,850 Yes. 261 00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:33,830 But he just talked about what she felt, whatever the decision came down, but the belief was the same in what was the feeling of wrong freedom for him. 262 00:21:34,870 --> 00:21:41,270 Yeah, it's been years in the making, so obviously a relief would be the first word that comes to mind. 263 00:21:41,890 --> 00:21:47,930 Joy and gratitude for our team, for our students, for our parents, and most importantly for the city and community which all falls. 264 00:21:47,930 --> 00:21:51,010 you know, when you're constantly looking over your shoulder 265 00:21:51,010 --> 00:21:53,250 and wondering what's going to happen tomorrow, 266 00:21:53,850 --> 00:21:55,810 at places a lot of things that end the whole organization 267 00:21:55,810 --> 00:21:59,250 and the team to have full commitment by and. 268 00:21:59,690 --> 00:22:02,810 So, relieve joy, happiness, and this day, 269 00:22:02,810 --> 00:22:05,490 I renewed sense of optimism before it's future. 270 00:22:07,790 --> 00:22:08,890 Berkeley, if you don't mind, 271 00:22:09,890 --> 00:22:10,790 it's been mentioned a couple of times 272 00:22:10,790 --> 00:22:14,090 about a roadmap for an agreement with T.A. 273 00:22:14,130 --> 00:22:16,330 What are some of those, 274 00:22:16,330 --> 00:22:21,570 and he knew us about what all that might entail them forward. 275 00:22:22,110 --> 00:22:24,330 Yeah, so in regards to a road map, 276 00:22:24,770 --> 00:22:27,750 it's not that we could just operate independently 277 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:29,970 and there's no rules in the game. 278 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:47,060 So the commissioner has outlined a draft of many agreed orders, and through those orders, there will be a check-in system through the use of a conservator that will be overseen to ensure that we're doing what we say that we're doing, that we say that we're doing good work. 279 00:22:47,220 --> 00:22:59,040 Well, we need to prove it and demonstrate it and show that. So that's the main portion in the agreed upon order. Another point of emphasis would be low-star governance, which is basically a team of eight or board training, 280 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:05,960 So that we're all going through it together, focusing on the right things, which is academic improvement, academic success, 281 00:23:06,340 --> 00:23:07,740 keeping the main thing, the main thing. 282 00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:10,540 And so, non-star governors will do that. 283 00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:18,820 So those are the two, I would say, of the RIP on our main points that we need to ensure that we're doing the fidelity. 284 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,980 This is also a meeting with the schools that are currently working with the third future. 285 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,900 Is that going to stay in place with her? 286 00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:28,840 team of young kids that will join out of that. 287 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,260 Yeah, everything continues as it is. 288 00:23:31,540 --> 00:23:34,840 So third feature will operate Hershey, those are still our students. 289 00:23:35,180 --> 00:23:39,040 Next year, the plan hasn't changed for Booker Team Washington and Southern Hills as well. 290 00:23:41,180 --> 00:23:41,400 Yes. 291 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:47,180 Do you think what the changes that DIVIAC is made could be a model for other schools 292 00:23:47,180 --> 00:23:50,260 in the state to avoid having the state take over their districts? 293 00:23:50,860 --> 00:23:52,760 Well, I think we kind of broke the mold on that. 294 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:59,380 You know, there was five districts in the state that looked like this and that's not a good company to have, 295 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,600 but the other four face a different fate than we did. 296 00:24:03,020 --> 00:24:05,860 And I think we were proactive and jumped ahead of the situation. 297 00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:09,820 We kind of thought ahead on how can we improve this, 298 00:24:09,980 --> 00:24:13,000 not wait for somebody else to tell us how to improve it. 299 00:24:13,260 --> 00:24:15,920 It was kind of a radical way of doing it. 300 00:24:15,940 --> 00:24:17,700 Nobody really heard a third future. 301 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,500 I thought it was just a charter and we're given control away. 302 00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:29,140 but we outsource things all the time, we outsource our custodial, we outsource our food service, our bus scene. 303 00:24:29,540 --> 00:24:36,760 And so we're not saying that we don't care, we're saying that we're going to partner with someone that we think could probably do a better job, work alongside them to get better results. 304 00:24:37,060 --> 00:24:37,840 And so that's what we're doing. 305 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:45,380 He talked about those benchmarks in the agreement, how often are those check-ins going to be, 306 00:24:45,380 --> 00:24:50,140 like I mentioned with the TA and everything and how they're going to be talked about, you know, 307 00:24:50,220 --> 00:24:52,260 other school workings with the future, how often will that be? 308 00:24:52,580 --> 00:24:55,720 We don't have the details on how often the check-ins are, 309 00:24:55,820 --> 00:25:00,860 but we would know that the Conservatory would report every 90 days. 310 00:25:01,340 --> 00:25:07,220 I would, we would anticipate that early on in the process that it would be more intensive 311 00:25:07,220 --> 00:25:14,540 And then as the conceptual sees that things were going well, they would back up a little bit would be as intense of the services 312 00:25:14,540 --> 00:25:17,300 But we wouldn't be able to give you a detailed 313 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:23,640 Schedule once we know who the conservator is what that looks like out in the check-ins are and things like that 314 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,940 We just don't have that information right now because we just sounded off 315 00:25:39,620 --> 00:25:41,960 or she end with increasing the number of sales. 316 00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:47,200 You know, as a very complex answer to answer in a few minutes, 317 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,960 but it all really starts with having a solitude 318 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,220 and having the right people in the right seats. 319 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,440 You know, a big point that we made early on 320 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,140 is to adopt a curriculum that was both 321 00:25:59,140 --> 00:26:01,400 a vertically aligned and horizontally aligned. 322 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,700 And the importance of that is to make sure 323 00:26:03,700 --> 00:26:06,800 that all kids are learning on grade level across the city. 324 00:26:07,380 --> 00:26:09,460 So not one campus is learning one thing 325 00:26:09,460 --> 00:26:14,880 while the other campuses learning something on a different day, not only that, but maybe not at all. 326 00:26:15,180 --> 00:26:19,660 We have a high mobility rate because we're a military community, which means our kids are moving constantly. 327 00:26:20,220 --> 00:26:26,500 So they may have been getting high engaged in instruction one area, they move, and now they're not getting that same instruction over there. 328 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,520 And so that was critical in our development. 329 00:26:29,700 --> 00:26:32,720 We've also aligned our instructional focus with instructional coaches. 330 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,880 We've remodeled our curriculum team. 331 00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:37,220 We've focused on academics at every meeting. 332 00:26:37,220 --> 00:26:43,120 We have to cost the check-ins with our principals, we wrap around services and coaching to our principals. 333 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:51,400 You know, I'm as the CEO of Superintendent of this organization, I'm highly involved in on the campuses, I check in with the principals. 334 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:58,580 To ensure that not only that they have what they need, but that there's accountability for ensuring that we're keeping the main thing. 335 00:26:58,580 --> 00:27:02,520 main thing, and it ain't good to just be a building management anymore, and walk around 336 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:08,240 and ask us, our things okay. We want to see results, and results mean academic improvement 337 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,580 for all of our students, so we've done that. 338 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,140 Go ahead, I think we'll talk a little more 339 00:27:16,140 --> 00:27:20,220 about the success, y'all seem with their teachers. I know I've never, there are a few 340 00:27:20,220 --> 00:27:24,020 of right in, there's got to sit in the modern community, you know, people thinking this 341 00:27:24,020 --> 00:27:27,440 was a charter, you know, that's what's really what's leading this, but there's still 342 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,760 your students, even though they're doing the instructions, but I'm talking about the success 343 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,340 I'll see what happens, maybe for a little more reason why I'm pretty familiar with it. 344 00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:40,380 Yeah, what we've seen is just through the data, you know, the data speaks, the success of the program. 345 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:46,020 And so we've seen almost 1.6 years of growth in the first six months. 346 00:27:46,620 --> 00:27:55,660 Was there on Tuesday, they're almost from that point of, give a lot or middle of the year data to now, they're almost at three years growth. 347 00:27:55,660 --> 00:28:03,580 As let's just say, a radical intention to detail on academic time, no minute of instructional 348 00:28:03,580 --> 00:28:04,600 time is wasted. 349 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,060 You know, there's no announcements. 350 00:28:08,060 --> 00:28:10,860 When the bell rings, you don't get to walk around and go to your next class. 351 00:28:10,940 --> 00:28:14,260 You know, they're lined up and walked to their next class. 352 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,560 The tolerance for silliness is gone. 353 00:28:18,900 --> 00:28:22,000 If you mess up, you're in, you're in, you're somewhere else. 354 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:23,100 You're not in the learning environment. 355 00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:29,640 ruining it for somebody else, and so it's a very detailed, and I would even say a strict 356 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,980 model for academic performance. 357 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:36,500 But again, we're there Tuesday, and the kids love it, because now they're not worried about 358 00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:37,480 the other things. 359 00:28:37,580 --> 00:28:38,720 They're not worried about cell phones. 360 00:28:38,780 --> 00:28:43,940 They're not worried about, you know, am I going to get in a fight at lunch? 361 00:28:44,900 --> 00:28:49,240 They get to come to school, and like the article said in a short, you know, read last week, 362 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:50,580 I get to come to school and learn. 363 00:28:50,580 --> 00:28:54,780 You may not be, I get to come to school and socialize, I'm going to come to school and I'm going to learn. 364 00:28:55,900 --> 00:29:02,220 And there's going to be a high accountability standard for the teachers and for the students and for the administrators. 365 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:03,280 And that's what we're seeing. 366 00:29:03,620 --> 00:29:05,940 And so we're excited to wrap that service from the elementary. 367 00:29:06,460 --> 00:29:09,460 So that we're not just focused on horses you when they get there in six grade. 368 00:29:09,820 --> 00:29:11,560 Now to make up six years of growth. 369 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,520 See the learning gaps with this big right now. 370 00:29:13,660 --> 00:29:14,980 Next year, I'm happy. 371 00:29:15,260 --> 00:29:16,580 And then this big. 372 00:29:16,580 --> 00:29:21,520 So the challenge we year two in year three to keep up that growth and expand upon it. 373 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:25,560 You believe that growth was a period of time, the takeover not happening? 374 00:29:26,460 --> 00:29:30,280 Well I think that there was many reasons but one of the reasons was we addressed it had on. 375 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:35,440 We knew what our area was, it wasn't necessarily a systematic area where all of our campuses were failing. 376 00:29:35,820 --> 00:29:39,960 We had a systematic problem at one campus that was never addressed. It was hidden. 377 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:56,160 and we have found that and we didn't address it in 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 and COVID happened in 20 and do anything and then all of a sudden, you know, from an outside perspective, we didn't wonder, why did you allow it to ever get that bad in the first place? 378 00:29:56,940 --> 00:29:59,980 And so, you know, we're thankful for the TA that they said. 379 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:07,060 You know, we like what we're seeing. You're not home yet, but you're on a good track. Continue what you're doing, but we're going to have some odd laws on you. 380 00:30:15,510 --> 00:30:30,330 We don't have that, just yet. But they'll be in through the list. I don't have all the details and to get into the weeds with you on that, but a lot of the metrics will all center around academic performance and academic improvement. That's all they care about. 381 00:30:30,330 --> 00:30:36,630 It's not finances, it's not operations, it's all academic improvement, so they're going to be paying close attention. 382 00:30:37,010 --> 00:30:44,750 And not just that, Hershey, when we look at it, it's system-wide, all students is what they said we would talk about today, and that's what we care about. 383 00:30:45,350 --> 00:30:51,150 And set up all of them on that, and you can see anywhere, yet, about what tears are 384 00:30:51,150 --> 00:30:53,970 consequences will look like, should the desert be able to move? 385 00:30:54,730 --> 00:30:55,610 Do you tell them that? 386 00:30:55,650 --> 00:30:57,890 We don't have all those tears of consequences now. 387 00:30:58,530 --> 00:31:02,410 But obviously what we would expect, though, is if we're not meeting the standards of what 388 00:31:02,410 --> 00:31:07,050 TEA asks us to do, and I'm not going to ask us to direct us to do, there would be some 389 00:31:07,050 --> 00:31:14,730 types of sanctions, which could include, you know, water managers, you know, that's kind of 390 00:31:15,670 --> 00:31:19,730 He said, you know, the TAs that you are on the right path, but you're not home yet. 391 00:31:19,950 --> 00:31:21,750 What does home look like for you and the board? 392 00:31:22,910 --> 00:31:23,890 Well, you're never home. 393 00:31:24,690 --> 00:31:26,670 In education, you're always learning. 394 00:31:27,030 --> 00:31:28,070 You're always growing. 395 00:31:28,270 --> 00:31:29,750 There's always room for improvement. 396 00:31:29,930 --> 00:31:33,310 So I think we just need to get on a road to home. 397 00:31:33,750 --> 00:31:34,830 You don't ever get there. 398 00:31:35,370 --> 00:31:38,490 And so I think that's just all of our students are at great level. 399 00:31:38,990 --> 00:31:39,930 Every all of them. 400 00:31:40,050 --> 00:31:40,970 Not approaches. 401 00:31:41,390 --> 00:31:43,450 You know, we want to be at meeting great level and beyond. 402 00:31:43,450 --> 00:31:44,390 So I'll be saying that. 403 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:48,820 Any other questions? 404 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:52,020 Thanks a very much. 405 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:53,900 Thank you all for being here today and all of this. 406 00:31:53,900 --> 00:31:54,380 Thank 407 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,060 you.