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TRUSTEE ROSS BACON AND SINGLETON ARE NOT PRESENT.
AND WILLIAMS WILLIAMS ARE NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY, I'LL MOVE RIGHT ON.
THE BOARD MAY DECLARE ITSELF ENCLO MEETING AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.001 THROUGH 5 5 1 0.146.
IN THE EVENT OF CLOSED MEETING IS TO BE CONVENED, THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL PUBLICLY IDENTIFY THE SECTION OR SECTIONS AUTHORIZING THE CLOSED MEETING.
THOSE SECTIONS MAY INCLUDE WITHOUT LIMITATIONS, THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS UNDER SUBSECTION, SUB CHAPTERS D AND E, WHICH AUTHORIZED A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.
PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0.074 TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
5 5 1 0.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.
PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT.
YEAH, WE HAD SOME MORE GO HERE.
WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO SOMEBODY AND SHE WAS SITTING THERE.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW TO TURN IT IN.
AND THEN WE HAVE UNDER C ONE CONTRACT RENEWALS FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
TERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY CONTRACT.
OKAY, I DECLARE THIS MEETING NOW.
ON AN AGENDA FOR AN OPEN MEETING OR TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON GENERAL MATTERS MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY AREA.
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.
OH, I HEARD SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY TALKING
NO, I'M SAYING I HEARD SOMEONE TALKING
EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM, MICROPHONE, AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR GENERAL MATTERS, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY BASED ON POLICY BED, LOCAL SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION OR RESUSCITATION OF RES OF EXISTING POLICY MAY BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES.
BUT THE BOARD SHALL NOT DELIBERATE OR DECIDE REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.
POSTED WITH NOTICE OF THE MEETING, COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
OUR FIRST PERSON IS CHERYL RIGG.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME UP AND SPEAK.
AND FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BEING CLEAR ON HOW THE MOTION WORKED.
BUT I JUST COME IN, I'M MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT CHARADE HAWKINS.
I THINK SHE'S ON THE DOCKET TO BE WRONGFULLY TERMINATED IN HER CONTRACT.
AND UH, I HOPE I'M NOT BEING OUT OF PLACE.
I'VE KIND OF, WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING HER ALL THE LIFE AND UH, AND JUST KIND OF WANT TO GIVE A ONE LITTLE STATEMENT ABOUT HER SO YOU CAN KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
SHE WAS IN THE MASTER BEDROOM TAKING HER SHOWER AND SHE SAID, MOM, I WANT TO, UH, FINISH SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE, HAVE SOME KIDS, GET, YOU KNOW, GET MARRIED, HAVE SOME KIDS, AND GO TO HEAVEN.
HER GOAL IS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AT
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ALL TIMES.UH, SHE ONLY DATED TWO GUYS A WHOLE LIFE.
AND THE SECOND GUY SHE DATED, SHE MARRIED AND MY MOM WAS A HOLY GHOST FIELD PASTOR.
SO SHE'S TAKING ON BEING A TEACHER AND SHE BEEN WITH LAKE RIDGE.
IT'LL BE, I THINK GOING INTO HER SECOND OR THIRD YEAR, SHE LOVED THOSE KIDS.
SOME OF THE PARENTS ARE HERE 'CAUSE SHE STAYING FOR THOSE KIDS.
AND WHAT HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO HER, HER, UM, THEY HAD, WELL SOME KIDS, UH, NO, I CAN'T GET INTO IT 'CAUSE SHE CAN'T DISCLOSE IT.
AND SOME OF THE PARENTS WITH KIDS THAT WAS ON TASK WAS FILING COMPLAINTS.
SO SADE TRIED TO STAND UP FOR ALL THE KIDS AND IN DOING THAT, IT MADE THE PRINCIPAL GO AGAINST HER AND START CREATING A CIRCUMSTANCE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHE WASN'T MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR ME.
I WORKED IN FINANCE, UH, AND I KNOW HOW SOMEONE NEED TO GET THEIR MORTGAGE MODIFIED.
I KNOW WHAT TO TYPE IN THERE, THAT THEY WOULD GET APPROVED TO MAKE THE BOARD APPROVE IT OR I CAN PUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT I KNOW THE BOARD THAT'S NOT GONNA APPROVE.
AND I THINK THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED IN SHORT A CASE SAID, GO BACK AND LOOK AT HER RECORD UP UNTIL I THINK A FEW MONTHS.
I KNOW SHE HAD PNEUMONIA BACK IN NOVEMBER OR UH, END OF OCTOBER AND BEFORE SHE STARTED WORKING, SHE HAD A LOT OF PARENT SUPPORTING HER AND THE PRINCIPAL MADE A CHANGE WITH HER.
SO THAT'S THE STATEMENT I WANT TO MAKE.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE PARENTS ARE HERE.
AND I WANT Y'ALL TO LOOK AT THE TRUTH, NOT JUST WHAT SOMEONE ELSE HAVE CREATED A CIRCUMSTANCE FOR YOU ALL.
'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT SHE NEED TO CROSS WHAT T'S AND DOT WHAT I'S TO MAKE YOU ALL AGREE WITH HER.
ARE YOU KEEPING THE TIME? WELL, THEY'RE FACING THIS WAY, SO I DUNNO HOW IT WAS IN THE PAST.
YOU WANT HER TO MAKE A MOTION FOR TWO MINUTES OR 30 SECONDS? YOU WANT HER TO CUE OR SOMETHING SO THEY'LL KNOW? THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
SO THAT A PERSON WOULD KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT ONE MINUTE OR SOMETHING SO THAT WE DON'T CUT 'EM OFF.
THE, I DON'T THINK SHE WAS LOOKING.
HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME'S OSCAR FERMAN.
I AM, UH, HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MS. HAWKINS AS WELL.
UM, THIS IS MY SON, JOEL FERMAN.
HE, SHE IS, HE IS IN HER CLASS.
AND WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT, I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT ON BOARD WITH HER GETTING TERMINATED.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS WRONG FOR TERMINATION OR NOT, BUT I DO WANT TO PROVIDE MY STATEMENT ON WHAT I SAW SO FAR.
NOW WHAT, UH, THEY WERE REFERRING TO AS FAR AS SOME OF THE PARENTS MADE SOME COMPLAINTS.
WELL, NOT, NOT REALLY COMPLAINTS.
MY QUESTION WAS WHY ARE WE NOT HAVING FIELD TRIPS SINCE MY SON WAS IN SECOND GRADE UP UNTIL FOURTH GRADE.
NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE THE SECOND SEMESTER, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE THE FIRST SEMESTER.
SO WHEN I MADE, ME AND MY WIFE ACTUALLY MADE A, UH, MEETING TO CONTACT MS. MCCARTHY TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THIS.
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.
SO WE WENT THROUGH HER TEACHER FROM NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, NO RESPONSE.
THE ONE THAT WAS CONTACTING US BACK WAS, UH, MS. HAWKINS.
AND THEN IT WASN'T UNTIL MY WIFE ACTUALLY EMAILED THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT WE HEARD BACK FROM MS. MCCARTHY IN ORDER TO SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PLANS WERE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHY WE HAVEN'T SEEN THINGS IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW.
AND ALSO ONCE I STARTED HEARING THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON AFTER THAT MEETING, YOU KNOW, I WONDER WHY WE HAVE TWO OTHER GOOD TEACHERS THAT LEFT LAST YEAR, MS. FREEMAN AND MS. BOURGEOIS.
'CAUSE I KIND OF HEARD SOME OF THE SIMILAR, YOU KNOW, SITUATION WITH THEM GOING ON, BUT THEY'RE NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO AND ADDRESS TODAY.
AND THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR YOU GUYS.
HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME IS FRANCESCA CURRY.
UM, MY CHILDREN CURRENTLY ARE BOTH AT LAKE RIDGE.
UH, WE HAVE, MY OLDER CHILD WAS TAUGHT BY, UM, MS. HAWKINS.
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SPEAKING ON THE THAT AS WELL.UM, MY CHILDREN WERE TAUGHT, BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY MS. HAWKINS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
I DON'T, I ONLY KNOW ONE SIDE OF THE STORY.
WHAT I WILL SAY IS I CAN SPEAK ON THE CHARACTER OF THE TEACHER.
THE CHARACTER OF THE TEACHER IS VERY WELL.
I AM A 21 YEAR VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
SO I KNOW WHAT CHARACTER IS, I KNOW WHAT HONOR IS, I KNOW WHAT LOYALTY IS AND I KNOW WHAT DUTY IS.
AND I HAVE SEEN THAT AND THOSE CHARACTERISTICS FROM THIS TEACHER.
AND THIS TEACHER HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TAKE CARE OF HER STUDENTS.
AND UM, THAT'S WHAT I CAN SPEAK ON.
AND I CAN ALSO SPEAK ON THE FACT THAT WE'VE LOST SO MANY GOOD TEACHERS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY OF BOTH ALL OF THEM, BUT I DON'T WANNA LOSE ANOTHER ONE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS WAY.
THERE HAS TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE OR SOME KIND OF SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN.
MATTHEW HAWKINS, UH, TO THE C-H-I-S-C SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT.
I JUST HAD A FEW CONCERNS AS A TAXPAYER, UH, RESIDENT ALSO, WE HAVE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
UM, AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN SEEING JUST WITH, UH, TEACHERS LEAVING MIDYEAR DISAPPEARING.
UH, STUDENTS HAVING NO TEACHER FOR YEARS IN THE CLASSROOM ON END.
THESE THINGS, THINGS, OF COURSE WE SAY THAT IT'S HARD TO STAFF AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, BUT SOME OF IT IS SYSTEMIC.
'CAUSE I TOO WAS A, A CEDAR HILL ISD TEACHER AND I WATCHED SEVERAL TEACHERS WIND UP BEING DISMISSED PRETTY MUCH FOR NO REASON AT ALL.
AND THEN WE JUST HAD VACANCIES AND STUDENTS JUST HAVE NOTHING.
UM, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON OUR STUDENTS FIRST.
UM, AND AS A CITY, WE CAN'T GROW IF WE'RE NOT MAKING SURE WE'RE FOCUSING ON OUR STUDENTS, MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE PEOPLE IN PLACE.
SO WITH ALL THAT IN LIGHT, UM, SO WE HAVE A TEACHER, OF COURSE, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT END OF YEAR NON-RENEWAL.
UM, SO THAT MEANS THIS TEACHER IS CAPABLE TO FINISH OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH TERM TEACHERS RECEIVING TERM OR NOT, IF THAT'S THE THING.
BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NO REASON AT ALL SITUATIONS.
BARE MINIMUM, WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE A REASON.
BUT IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? UM, WHEN WE ARE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN, WE HAVE HOUSE BILL FIVE COMING OUT, WHERE IN ELEMENTARY THERE IS, UH, CERTIFIER CERTIFIED TEACHERS YOU NEED TO BE IN PLACE.
HAVING A HARD TIME RETAINING THOSE.
AND THEN ALL THE UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP THEM FOR MUCH LONGER.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY.
UM, SO HAVING A BEST INTEREST FOR THE DISTRICT, UH, IS A HIGHER BAR NOW.
SO ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE LEADERS THAT ARE ABLE TO GROW, WHO WE HAVE TO MEET THE NEEDS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE.
UM, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT LEGALS AS, OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A REASON.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD JUST THROW SUBS IN THERE AND THE STUDENTS CAN NOT HAVE A TEACHER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT'S BEST IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, NOT JUST NECESSARILY FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS, FOR OURSELVES.
AND THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
WE CAN DO ANOTHER YEAR IF WE'RE NOT SURE WE'RE UNDECIDED.
SO WE ARE NOT LOCKED INTO ANYTHING.
WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A RUSHED DECISION TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
WE WILL NOW START WITH THE PLEDGES.
UH, TONIGHT I WANT TO INTRODUCE AMAYA.
SHE IS A VIBRANT AND TALENTED FIFTH GRADER AT PLUMMER ELEMENTARY WHO SHINES BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.
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FAMILY THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO HER.ON MARCH 26TH, 2019, AMAYA WAS HONORED BY THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR BEING CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE DAY, FOR HER HEROIC CRIME STOPPER ACTIONS WHEN SHE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD.
AMAYA IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND CHOIR.
SHE STAYS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SCHOOL AND BRINGS POSITIVE ENERGY WHEREVER SHE GOES.
SHE LOVES DOGS, THE COLOR PINK, AND WATCHING TV SHOWS LIKE LIVE PD.
IN THE FIRST 48,
AND HER CREATIVITY EXTENDS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AS SHE LOVES EXPRESSING HERSELF THROUGH ART AND NAIL DESIGN WITH BIG DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE, AMAYA HOPES TO BECOME EITHER A POLICE OFFICER OR A NAIL TECHNICIAN.
IN HER FREE TIME, YOU CAN FIND HER COLORING, PRACTICING HER NAIL TECHNIQUES, OR ENJOYING FUN MOMENTS, PLAYING WITH HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
AMAYA IS KNOWN BY HER TEACHERS AS HAVING A BRIGHT SPIRIT AND DETERMINATION.
SHE'S GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE HONOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
I PLED ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
WE WOULD NOW HAVE, WE'LL NOW HAVE PRAYER BY TRUSTEE WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
IF WE CAN BOW OUR HEADS AS WE INVITE THE LORD IN TO GUIDE US OVER OUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE OVER THIS MEETING.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT.
WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, AND UNITY AS WE DISCUSS AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
GUIDE OUR CONVERSATIONS SO THEY ARE THOUGHTFUL AND RESPECTFUL.
HELP US TO LISTEN WELL AND KEEP THE WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS AT THE CENTER OF EVERY DECISION.
WE LIFT UP THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THIS WORK, THIS BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, A ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF, TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
STRENGTHEN THEM FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY CARRY EACH DAY.
MAY THE WORK WE DO HERE HONOR YOU AND SERVE THE FUTURE OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR CARE.
IN THE MATCHLESS, MAJESTIC, AND MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS.
EVERY MEETING, WE LIKE TO START OUT BY, UH, HAVING SOMEONE READ OUR VALUES, MISSION, VISION, AND MOTTO.
KEEP US FOCUSED ON WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED.
AND TONIGHT I'M EXCITED TO, UM, INTRODUCE OUR DIRECTOR OF CHILD NUTRITION, MANDY GARCIA.
OUR VALUES, EVERY STUDENT, EVERY TIME, ALL THE TIME.
VISION, UNLOCKING EVERY LONGHORNS POTENTIAL, OUR MISSION TO DEVELOP RESILIENT SCHOLARS WHO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY AND ARE EMPOWERED TO SERVE.
AND OUR MOTTO, EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND INSPIRE.
IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF WATERFORD OAKS.
MR. MALLARD IS AN ACCOMPLISHED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHER, DISTRICT COORDINATOR AND PRINCIPAL.
AM I GOING BLIND? LEANING ON SOMETHING.
HE'S WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR DRIVING TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, BUILDING HIGH PERFORMING SYSTEMS, AND ADVANCING STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, STRONG CAMPUS SYSTEMS AND CULTURE, AND INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING.
A PARTICIPANT IN CEDAR HILL ISDS LEADERSHIP, EXCELLENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE HOLDSWORTH LEADERSHIP
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EXCELLENT PROGRAM.MR. MALLARD IS KNOWN FOR FOSTERING STRONG SCHOOL CULTURES AND BUILDING SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
CURRENTLY, MR. MALLARD SERVES AS THE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE SUPPORTS THE EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY.
DURING HIS TENURE, HE'S INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM BY 20% IN TWO YEARS, WITH OVER 95% OF STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY PASSING THEIR COLLEGE COURSES IN THE MOST RECENT SEMESTER.
PRIOR TO COMING TO C-H-I-S-D, MR. MALLAD SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN DALLAS ISDS TURNAROUND PRINCIPAL PROGRAM, WHERE HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE AND MOVING ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL FROM IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED TO MET STANDARD.
HE LATER SERVED AS ACADEMIC DEAN OF THE STEAM ACADEMY AT KENMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DUNCANVILLE, ISD, WHERE HIS LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAMPUS EARNING NATIONAL STEM CERTIFICATION AND GAINING NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
MR. MALLARD IS A GRADUATE OF JARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON.
HE HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, MARCIA.
ALSO AN EDUCATOR FOR 28 YEARS TOGETHER, THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN WHOSE NAMES I'M GONNA LET HIM PRONOUNCE BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.
UM, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT ANYONE IN EDUCATION KNOWS THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN A SECONDARY AND AN ELEMENTARY ATTITUDE.
BUT I PICKED THESE TWO PICTURES.
YOU'VE GOT HIS VERY SECONDARY HEADSHOT AND AT THE ENROLLMENT FAIR LAST WEEK, GOT HIS FACE PAINTED LIKE HE WAS ALL THERE.
HE IS ALL IN FOR ELEMENTARY AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM.
I AM ALL IN GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT, UH, DR.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILIES AND THIS, UH, TEACHERS AT WATERFORD OAK ELEMENTARY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I STARTED, UH, SERVING, WORKING WITH THEM, AND SO SUPPORTING THEM ON THE SEVENTH
AND I KNOW THIS IS A VERY TOUGH JOURNEY THAT'S AHEAD OF ME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE STRENGTH, THE POWER, THE WISDOM, THE ANOINTING, THE HELP OF GOD, OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS THING WORK.
WE ARE GOING TO ENVI WHAT WE HAVE ENVISIONED FOR WATERFORD OAKS.
AND WATERFORD OAKS WILL BE THAT STANDOUT SCHOOL HERE IN CEDAR HILL, ISD.
AND JUST AS I WAS ABLE TO HELP, UH, KINER STEAM ACADEMY BECOME A WORLD RENOWNED, REAL RECOGNIZED STEM ACADEMY, I EXPECT TO DO THE SAME THING AT WATERFORD OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST AS PAUL, I STAND ON THE WORD OF GOD AND WHAT PAUL SAID, AND PHILIPPIANS, I BELIEVE THAT'S PHILIPPIANS ONE AND SIX.
HE THAT HAS BEGUN A GOOD WORK IN YOU.
AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
AND WITH YOUR HELP AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS COMMUNITY, I KNOW THAT WATER FOR THOSE IS GONNA STAND OUT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING AND, AND PRESENTING AND SHARING WITH YOU ALL, ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WATER FOR THOSE, UH, ELEMENTARY IS GONNA BE DOING THE NEXT YEAR.
MY FAMILY, MARCIA, MY MY WIFE OF ALMOST 30 YEARS, SHE'S ALSO AN EDUCATOR.
WE MET, WE MET AT SCHOOL AND CHURCH, AND WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR, IT'LL BE 20, 29 YEARS IN JULY, JULY 5TH, IT'LL BE 29 YEARS OLD.
WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, TWO THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
UH, MY DAUGHTER'S IKA AND RA IKA, COME ON.
AND MY BONUS SON CHARLES, COME ON.
MY SON-IN-LAW, MY SON-IN-LAW, CHARLES, COME ON.
AND MY BABY GIRL WHO THEY ALWAYS CALL MY TWIN RA.
MY OLDEST, MY OLDEST SON IS JORDAN WORKS FROM HOME AND HE IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.
AND THEN MY BABY BOY, WHO IS A STUDENT AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL, I HEARD THAT, THAT SEE IT RIGHT THERE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HE'S DOING THERE AT CLARK ATLANTA.
AND I, I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIM TO COME HOME, UH, IN TWO WEEKS.
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AWESOME.LOOK, WHEN I WAS HAVING A BABY, SHE WAS, OH, REALLY? WOW.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GONNA MAKE, NEXT UP ON OUR RECOGNITIONS IS OUR 25 26 CHHS GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM, WHO YOU WILL SEE HERE IN MAY BECAUSE THEY ARE PLAYING SPRING BALL.
AND SPRING BALL GAMES ARE ON MONDAY NIGHTS, SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE HERE.
AND WE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM APPROPRIATELY.
SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THIS AGAIN, UH, IN MAY, BUT WITH A LOT MORE PEOPLE HERE,
I ALSO HAVE THE HONOR TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
ISD NATIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK WAS APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH.
AND IT'S A CELEBRATION OF FREQUENTLY THE UNSUNG HEROES AND VERY HARDEST JOB A LOT OF DAYS IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.
THESE DEDICATED FOLKS WORK TIRELESSLY TO BOLSTER TEACHERS, MOTIVATE STUDENTS, SUPPORT THEIR PRINCIPAL, CREATE A POSITIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY, AND FACE MANY, WE'RE GONNA SAY UNPREDICTABLE CHALLENGES, UH, THAT LAND ON THEIR DESK.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE, AND WE WANNA TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK, THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONS.
SO IF ALL OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS CAN COME DOWN, AWESOME.
WE HAVE MS. PALMER MCKINNEY FROM COLLEGIATE PREP.
MS. REYNOLDS FROM HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY, MS. ROBINSON FROM HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY, MS. BROWN FROM LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY, MS. RUSSELL FROM PLUMMER ELEMENTARY, MS. TURNER FROM WATERFORD OAKS ELEMENTARY.
AND MS. TUCK FROM WATERFORD OAKS ELEMENTARY.
MR. MAXON FROM BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MS. BOY FROM BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MS. DAWN AND MS. MOORE FROM HER MENTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, MS. ROLLINS ROLLINS FROM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
MS. HOLLINS, LOOK AT THE RHYME RIGHT THERE WITH COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, MR. EDWARDS FROM CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL, MS. ROSE, MS. STEWART, MR. TOTON.
AND MR. MALLARD GETS TO COME BACK BECAUSE HE HE'S BOTH RIGHT NOW, Y'ALL.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE EVERYBODY SQUISH IN A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE MORE, LITTLE MORE.
COME AROUND THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT MORE.
NOW Y'ALL REAL, A LITTLE SMILE.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
IT IS, UH, A JOB THAT'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS NOT RECOGNIZED FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
UH, MR. MALLARD, WHEN I WAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND BECAME A PRINCIPAL, I WAS LIKE, OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A PRINCIPAL NOW.
I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, THIS, THIS.
BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO DO ALL OF THEIR WORK AND YOUR WORK TOO.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
WATER FOR THOSE, NOT WATER FOR THOSE.
I'M MOVING THE AGENDA REALLY QUICKLY.
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ALL RIGHT.AND I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHT IN.
UM, WITH OUR REPORT, A SPOTLIGHT FROM PLUMBER ELEMENTARY.
SO JUST TO START OUT, I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF OUR DEMOGRAPHICS AT WATERFORD, WATERFORD OAKS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 359 STUDENTS.
WE HAVE 359 STUDENTS, AND THIS JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE, TELLS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT GROUPS SUBGROUPS.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
UM, I'LL POINT OUT, UH, SPECIAL EDUCATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT 13%.
WE DO HAVE, UM, ON OUR CAMPUS, WE SERVICE, UH, SKILL, WHICH IS RECENTLY, THAT'S NEW FOR K TWO.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A BEHAVIOR UNIT ON OUR CLASS, ON OUR, UH, CAMPUS THAT SERVES, UH, ALL THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES AS WELL AS, UH, RESOURCE AND INCLUSION.
UM, THESE ARE OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT GOALS TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT GOALS.
AND SO WE HAVE GOALS SET HERE FOR READING, MATH AND SCIENCE, AS WELL AS, UH, FOCUS ON C-C-M-C-C-M AND, UH, CCMR, AND THEN ATTENDANCE, BECAUSE LAST YEAR OUR ATTENDANCE WAS AT 92%.
AND SO WE HAVE A GOAL HERE TO HELP INCREASE OUR ATTENDANCE.
SO JUST A REAL, UH, QUICK SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF OUR, UH, PROGRESS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ARE SEEING, AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE ARE SEEING PROGRESS IN READING FOR SECOND, PARTICULARLY WITH, UH, SECOND GRADE, UM, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE HAVE EMPHASIZED THE LOWER GRADE LEVELS.
UM, GROWTH IN FOURTH GRADE READING AND MATH.
FOURTH GRADE IS SHOWING A LOT OF GROWTH AS WELL AS FIFTH GRADE ELAR.
UM, OUR ATTENDANCE IS ALSO, UM, ON THE INCREASE, NOT QUITE 95, BUT LAST YEAR WE WERE AT 92.
AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE HOVERING 93, 94.
SO WE ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT.
AND THEN ALSO, WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT OUR DISCIPLINE REFERRALS FOR THIS YEAR ARE LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT THEY WERE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
SO WE ARE REALLY DOING GOOD, UM, WITH THE DISCIPLINE AS WELL.
UM, SOME OF OUR CURRENT CHALLENGES IS, UH, AROUND OUR K THROUGH TWO, KINDER THROUGH SECOND GRADE, NEW TEACHERS, AND THEN OUR UNCERTIFIED, UH, TEACHERS.
AND THEN JUST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLUEBONNET AND AMPLIFY, WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE, BUT FOR THOSE SELF-CONTAINED CLASSES, AND THEN IF THEY'RE NEW AND THEY'RE NOT CERTIFIED, IT, IT DOES, IT IS A CHALLENGE, UM, SOMETIMES, BUT WE ARE DOING, WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT WITH THAT.
UM, AGAIN, UM, ATTENDANCE, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ON THE INCREASE WITH THAT IS STILL NOT WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO WE KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE GOALS AROUND READING AS WELL, BUT WE DO HAVE A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON MATH.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO TO HELP MEET OUR GOALS, THE VERY FIRST THING THAT WE DO IS IT IS ALL ABOUT THE CULTURE AND CLIMATE OF THE CAMPUS.
AND SO WE WANT OUR CAMPUS TO BE A PLACE THAT STUDENTS WANNA COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.
AND SO WE ARE VERY BUSY CAMPUS, AND OF COURSE, I COULDN'T LIST EVERYTHING THAT WE DO BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DO STAY VERY BUSY.
BUT I JUST SELECTED SOME THINGS THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, UM, THAT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE PARTNER WITH, I THRIVE FOR THE OPERATION HONOR PROJECT, WHICH WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL, UM, AS WE CELEBRATED THOSE, UH, SERVICE, UH, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR MILITARY POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS.
UM, WE ARE ALSO A BEST IN SOUTHWEST IMPLEMENTATION CAMPUS THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH HAS HELPED US WITH OUR EARLY LITERACY EFFORTS ON OUR CAMPUS.
UM, WE ALSO COM ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING OUR SECOND YEAR WITH HOLDSWORTH.
AND SO WE HAVE A TEAM THAT WE'RE GRADUATING IN JUNE.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THAT WORK.
AND THEN MOST RECENTLY WE DONATED, UM, 86 CASES OF WATER TO THE SAND BRANCH COMMUNITY.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S, WHO ALL IS FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT THEY DO HAVE A CONCERN THERE WITH THEIR WATER.
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AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE CASES OF WATER TO THAT.AND SO THAT GIVES THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OTHERS THAT ARE IN NEED AND THEN HOW WE CAN HELP MEET THAT NEED.
UM, WE DID RECEIVE A GRANT FOR READY TECH GO FROM, UH, THE NATIONAL, UH, PTA AS WELL AS THE FAMILY STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IMPACT AWARD, IMPACT AWARD.
AND THEN WE PARTNER WITH GIRLS INC.
AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO MAKE SCHOOL A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS WANT TO BE.
WE HAVE, AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO ENGAGE OUR PARENTS.
AND SO WE HAVE MONTHLY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THEN, UM, ON THE OTHER SIDE ARE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR STUDENTS.
AND THERE'S JUST A LONG LIST,
OKAY? SO AS FAR AS STAFF, WE WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD.
WE PLAY HARD, BUT WE WORK REALLY HARD.
AND I CAN REALLY SAY THAT, UM, WE REALLY WORK AS A TEAM.
UM, PEOPLE ARE, ARE ABLE TO AND WILLING TO HELP WHEREVER NEEDED.
WHETHER IT'S A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WORKING WITH A THIRD GRADER OR A FOURTH GRADER.
IT'S, WE WORK, WE WORK WHERE NEEDED.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE CAN'T SAY THAT, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? SO WE'RE NOT GONNA COMPLAIN OR WE'RE GONNA ROLL OUR SLEEVES UP AND WE'RE GONNA GET TO WORK BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
SO IN TERMS OF OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON THE EARLIER SLIDE, UM, I SHOWED YOU ALL WHAT OUR GOALS ARE.
AND SO THIS IS FROM, UH, THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR MAP.
AND I WANTED TO SHOW THIS SCREEN BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW HOW, UH, WHERE WE ARE WITH MEETS AND MASTERS.
AND I WANTED TO INCLUDE SECOND GRADE ON HERE AS WELL, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE K KINDER FIRST, SECOND GRADE IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, BUILD THOSE STUDENTS UP IN THAT, THOSE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS TO HELP US TO MEET OUR GOAL IN INCREASING MEETS AND MASTERS.
WE ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS IN IN READING, UM, MATH.
WE DO HAVE WORK TO DO IN MATH.
DID YOU SAY YOU WERE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS IN READING? SO THAT MEANS, OKAY.
UM, WE HAVE POCKETS OF, OF GROWTH.
UM, BUT THE NUMBERS BASED ON WHERE WE WERE, WE, WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN MATH FOR MEETS AND MASTERS.
AND THIS IS, AGAIN, THIS WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR MAP ASSESSMENT.
ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN? OUR FOCUS IS ON, IS ON TIER ONE INSTRUCTION.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE CANNOT TURN AN EYE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GAPS.
AND SO THERE IS A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON THE DIFF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AS WELL.
SO WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE TIER ONE INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS THAT GRADE LEVEL INSTRUCTION.
AND THEN WE HAVE TIMES BUILT INTO THE SCHEDULE FOR SMALL GROUPS, UM, FOR INTERVENTION TIMES, AND THEN USE THAT TO ADDRESS THOSE GAPS.
AND THEN ALSO, AGAIN, WE HAVE A HEAVY FOCUS ON, UH, PRE-K, KINDER FIRST AND SECOND GRADE IN HELPING TO, TO FILL THOSE GAPS.
UM, SO WE DO, AGAIN, WE DO, UH, GROUPS.
WE TIER THE STUDENTS, THOSE TIERS, THE STUDENT GROUPS CHANGE BASED ON WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE IN THIS TIER AND THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS MAY DO WELL IN SOME AREAS AND NOT WELL IN OTHER AREAS.
AND SO WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THEIR NEEDS BASED ON THE DATA.
UM, AND I ALREADY MENTIONED TARGETED INTERVENTION.
UM, WE DO CONFERENCES WITH THE TEACHERS BECAUSE IF, UH, THEY KNOW IF I'M ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT, THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT AS WELL.
SO THE TEACHERS, THEY KNOW THEIR DATA AND THEN WE PUSH THAT TO THE, TO THE STUDENTS SO THAT THEY KNOW THEIR DATA AS WELL.
SET GOALS THE TEACHER HAS, I HAVE A GOAL, TEACHER HAS A GOAL, STUDENT HAS A GOAL, AND THEN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO ADDRESS THOSE GOALS? UM, SO WE ASSESS, I MENTIONED THIS ALREADY.
WE CHANGE THE GROUPS IF WE NEED TO CHANGE THE GROUPS AND THEN ADJUST THE PLACEMENT OF THE STUDENT IN THE TEARS AND THEN THE, THE INTERVENTION THAT WE'RE, UH, PROVIDING FOR THEM.
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SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. NELSON.UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE A BLACK FOLDER IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THIS FOLDER HAS FOR YOU A COPY OF OUR CERTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SURVEY THAT WE WILL LIKE TO SUBMIT TO TEA.
IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE TS CLARIFICATION DOCUMENT.
SO THAT'S THE OFFICIAL NAME OF IT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT.
BRIEFLY, UM, WHY WE DO THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY.
SO IT IS PART OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE WHERE WE AS, UM, AN ACADEMIC TEAM IS REQUIRED TO COME BEFORE OUR BOARD AND TO ASK YOU TO CERTIFY IT ANNUALLY.
AND BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE CERTIFYING IS THAT ALL OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE ARE UTILIZING IN OUR CLASSROOMS ARE TEAK BASED, AND THEY ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEA IN OUR STATE.
UM, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CHECKPOINTS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS FOR US TO BRING IT BEFORE THE BOARD.
WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE TAKE, AND WE UPLOAD THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THAT SURVEY INTO THE TEA SYSTEM.
AND IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT WE GET THIS COMPLETED BY MAY THE FIRST, AND THEN WHAT WE DO, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT, THAT'S WHEN THE STATE WILL OPEN UP THE ALLOTMENT OF DOLLARS FOR EA, SO PURCHASING TEXTS AND MATERIALS AND THINGS WITH THOSE FUNDS.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS IS FOR OUR BOARD TO RATIFY IT AFTER YOU LOOK AT IT AND HAVE SOME TIME TO PERUSE IT.
IT DOES REQUIRE A BOARD, UM, PRE TRUSTEE'S, UM, BOARD PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE, AND OUR BOARD SECRETARY SIGNATURE.
AND I WILL BRING IT BACK AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT WE WERE BRINGING IT BACK BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE IT AND VIEW IT AND GO FROM THERE.
IT, SO IT'S RECOMMENDED, LET ME GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE BY MAY 1ST, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHEN TEA SAYS, HEY, THIS IS WHEN IT CAN BE SUBMITTED AND MOVE FORWARD.
AND THEN AS SOON AS THEY HAVE IT, THEY OPEN UP THE EMA FORMS HAPPENING.
SHE'S NOT GONNA, WE KNOW, WE KNOW IT IS TO FORMS. THAT'S WHAT YES.
THE DATE WAS, IT IS SLIGHTLY, BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE OKAY WITH A COUPLE OF DAYS JUST BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IT PRESENTED AHEAD OF TIME AND WE APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITIES.
UNLESS MS. WEST IS LOOKING AT ME.
IS SHE SAYING ANYTHING? WE SHOULD BE GOOD.
SO, BUT ACTUALLY, YEAH, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
SO THAT WILL BE OUR NEXT STEPS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE NEXT BOARD AGENDA ITEM TO, UM, APPROVE THAT SURVEY.
AND, UM, SHOULD I KEEP GOING? OKAY.
UM, THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS AROUND OUR SECONDARY MATH CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATION, UM, SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
SO I WANNA DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT.
WE ARE GONNA BE BRINGING BEFORE YOU TO RECOMMEND, UM, SABA REALIZE, WHICH IS CALLED ENVISION TEXAS MATH.
FOR SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE, BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE.
AND THE COMMITTEE, UM, HAD A RUBRIC WITH DIFFERENT ADOPTION CRITERIA.
AND THOSE CRITERIA WERE UNDERNEATH CURRICULUM AND ALIGNMENT.
UM, AND WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE STANDARDS ALIGNMENT, SCOPE AND SEQUENCE WITHIN THEIR CURRICULUM DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSMENT.
UM, WE ALSO LOOKED AT HOW WOULD THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE BE IMPACTED THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR CURRICULUM? IS IT ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AS WELL AS IN SCHOOL? UM, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? DIFFERENTIATION.
UM, IS IT ENGAGING? OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE ENGAGED.
WE WANT TO BRING THE LEARNING TO LIFE FOR THEM.
AND THEN OUR LAST AREA WAS WE LOOKED AT TEACHER SUPPORT AND USABILITY.
WHAT TEACHER RESOURCES AND MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE?
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS ALONG THE WAY.UM, ANY TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.
A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS USE A LOT OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AND INSTRUCT, AND WE WANT THAT TO BE USER FRIENDLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE A ONE-ON-ONE, UH, DISTRICT WITH TECHNOLOGY AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT TAKES FOR THEM TO PREPARE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO SUPPORT THEM? THIS IS WHAT OUR PROCESS LOOKED THAT LIKE.
IN FALL, THE FALL SEMESTER, WE DID A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND WE REALIZED THAT IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAD A MATH ADOPTION.
IT WAS NOW ON THE HQ IM LIST, WHICH IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
SO WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LOOKING AT WHAT WAS ON THE LIST AND APPROVED.
WE HAD THE, UM, COMPANIES COME OUT AND PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER.
THAT COMMITTEE MET AFTER THOSE PRESENTATIONS, HAD DISCUSSIONS AND DIALOGUE, UH, AND SELECTING BASED OFF OF THEIR CRITERIA, WHICH ONE THEY WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
IN JANUARY, WE HAD AN OPEN COMMUN COMMUNITY PREVIEW.
SO WE HAD ALL OF THE RESOURCES OUT AT THE MADDOX TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER THAT ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY COULD COME OUT AND LOOK AT THOSE RESOURCES.
AND THEN IN MARCH, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEIC MEETING.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAD PARENTS, UM, THE TOP ONE THAT SURFACED.
WE BROUGHT THEM IN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PRESENT INFORMATION AND OUR PARENTS WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE CURRICULUM.
AND NOW I STAND BEFORE YOU IN APRIL AT THE BOARD MEETING.
WHAT DOES SAVI OFFER? IT OFFERS EXTENDED LEARNING AT HOME AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.
THERE IS A FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PORTAL, SO THE LEARNING DOESN'T HAVE TO STOP AT HOME IF THERE'S ANY REMEDIATION THAT'S AVAILABLE AS WELL.
IT OFFERS THE SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS, WHICH WAS IN THE CRITERIA, BROKEN DOWN UNDER TOPIC AND LESSON DIFFERENTIATION, ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, AND OF COURSE, THOSE HOME CONNECTIONS FOR THE SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH PROGRAM.
AND THOSE SAME RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA TWO.
UM, I, AI IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, BUT THERE IS AN AI COMPONENT TO HELP WITH A LESSON PLAN, GENERATOR PRACTICE QUESTIONS GENERATED.
THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THE AI WITHIN THE SYSTEM IS IT'S NOT JUST GOING OUT ANYWHERE TO GET INFORMATION.
AND SO IT'S SAFE FOR OUR TEACHERS, SAFE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO UTILIZE.
AND LASTLY, UM, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UM, SUPPORTS THAT THEY CAN AND OFFER FOR OUR, OUR DISTRICT.
SO HERE'S THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS SELECTED TO COME AND TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
WE HAD INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALISTS, WE HAD AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, OF COURSE, OUR SECONDARY MATH COORDINATOR AND TEACHERS.
WE REALLY HAD, UM, MORE LENSES ON THE TEACHERS AT THIS, UM, COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THEIR BUY-IN AND SUPPORT.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS IS THAT WE WOULD BRING A VOTE TO THE BOARD IN MAY TO SEE IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH SABAS SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE, INCLUDING ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA TWO.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UH, MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS TRACKABLE, LIKE THE WORK THAT FAMILY DO, LIKE HOW MANY TIMES THE KIDS LOG IN? UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WOULD, LET ME GO BACK AND JUST GET A LITTLE MORE DATA FOR THE PARENT END OF IT.
IT IS TRACKABLE FOR SURE, INTERNALLY WITH THE TEACHER LOGINS.
AND ACCESS FOR THE DIGITAL ACCESS.
BUT I WOULD WANT, LET ME GET A STRONGER ANSWER.
THAT I FEEL SECURE IN FOR WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THAT PARENT LENS.
DOES SOMEBODY WRITE THAT DOWN FOR ME? OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ASK IS, YOU SAID ONE OF THE, ONE WORD THAT IS STICKING WITH ME IS ALIGNMENT.
HOW DOES THIS ALIGN WITH BLUE BONNET? GOOD QUESTION.
SO, UM, BLUE BONNET IS VERY, UM, WITH THE CRITICAL THINKING ASPECTS.
AND I WOULD SAY IT ISN'T A STRONG, IT IS A STRONG ALIGNMENT BECAUSE WE SHIFT FROM THE CRITICAL THINKING TO THE REAL WORLD APPLICATION IN VIS.
SO BLUE BONNET IS GOING TO GIVE THAT DEEP THEORY, MAKE SURE THEY REALLY HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING
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OF THE CONCEPTS, WHY YOU'RE ADDING, WHY YOU'RE MULTIPLYING OR DIVIDING THAT FOUNDATIONAL LEVEL.AND THEN WE MOVE OVER INTO REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS WITH THE SAVAS CURRICULUM.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION I WAS GONNA USE, IS THERE ANY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS? I AM.
SO THE NEXT PRESENTATION I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT IS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS.
AND I AM BACK BEFORE YOU, AFTER WE HAVE DONE OUR ROI.
SO THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN A YEAR LONG PROCESS THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO COME TOGETHER.
AND SO THIS IS A LIST OF THOSE, UM, ITEMS THROUGH THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT THAT ARE OVER $50,000 THAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU ON WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO USE FOR NEXT YEAR'S INSTRUCTION.
UM, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING, ENHANCE OUR CURRICULUM, AND ULTIMATELY TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR SCHOLARS.
SO I WANNA START WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.
YOU'LL SEE AMPLIFY AND M CLASS SIDE BY SIDE WITH A LITTLE CONNECTOR THERE.
YOU'LL SEE MCLASS IS ACTUALLY UNDER $50,000.
BUT THE REASON WHY I ADDED IT ON HERE IS BECAUSE IT ALL, ALL OF THE DOLLARS FEED TO THE AMPLIFY.
AND SO IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT WAS GOING INTO THE SAME POT, THAT SAME, UM, PARTNERSHIP.
UM, AMPLIFY WILL BE OUR K TWO ELA CURRICULUM.
AND THEN M CLASS WILL BE OUR, UM, DYSLEXIA SCREENER THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE.
AND ALSO INTERVENTION FOR THOSE EL A CL, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOMS. AND THEN YOU HAVE OUR THREE FI THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, WHICH IS HMH, AND THEN OUR NINTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE HMH INTO LITERATURE.
YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHERE IS SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE? WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR ON THE SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE HMH.
AND SO WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THAT.
IT WAS A FOUR YEAR, UM, PAYMENT AND NEXT YEAR IS OUR LAST YEAR.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING OUT FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE SKIPPED IT IN MATH.
WE ARE, THIS IS A DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR SAVAS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK NEXT, UM, MONTH.
AND THEN THE IMAGINE LEARNING, I ADDED IT INTO MATH, BUT THIS IS OUR CREDIT RECOVERY FOR OUR SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE SCHOLARS.
SO IF THEY MISS A CREDIT, WE WANNA KEEP THEM ON TRACK, ENSURE THAT WE STILL ARE MEETING OUR GRADUATION TIMELINES.
AND THIS IS THE PLATFORM THAT WE USE FOR CREDIT RECOVERY FOR OUR SCHOLARS.
I WANNA GO BACK AND SAY ONE THING.
I DO HAVE ASTERISK BY THOSE NUMBERS THAT MEAN THAT THEY ARE IN A CO-OP.
SO JUST TO MAKE SURE I PUT THAT OUT THERE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE STILL REQUIRED TO DO READING ACADEMY TRAINING ANYTIME WE HAVE A K THROUGH SECOND GRADE TEACHER OR K THROUGH FIFTH GRADE TEACHER THAT LEAVES.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO GET THEM TRAINED UP ON READING ACADEMIES.
UM, THIS IS AN UNDERFUNDED STATE REQUIREMENT.
AND SO THIS IS OUR ESTIMATION FOR READING ACADEMIES BASED OFF OF PRINCIPALS, UM, KNOWN INFORMATION OF THOSE THAT WILL NEED THAT PARTICULAR TRAINING.
AND THEN OF COURSE, SCHOOLOGY, OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE USE IT IS, UM, ON THE LIST AS WELL.
AND THEN COLLEGE BOARD, ALL OF OUR ASSESSMENT PIECES FOR AP ASSESSMENT, S-A-T-P-S-A-T, THIS IS LISTED ON HERE AS WELL.
AND THEN OUR NWEA MAP FOR OUR MAP ASSESSMENTS IS ON HERE.
AND OUR DISCUSSION WAS, UM, HOLDING ON THE ASSESSMENTS WHILE WE SEE WHAT HOUSE BILL EIGHT IS GOING TO DO FOR US FOR, UM, THE 27 28 SCHOOL YEAR.
AND SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE PUT IT INTO A LITTLE CHART TO JUST TRY TO, UM, BE A LITTLE MORE SUCCINCT AFTER YOU SEE IT OUT.
SO IN PINK IS, UM, ELEMENTARY INFORMATION AMPLIFY, HMHI PUT DOWN THE PURPOSE, THE COST AND THE ACCOUNT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW WHERE THE DOLLARS COME FROM.
OFTENTIMES OUR COMMUNITY AND EVEN WE'RE, WE'RE CONFUSED ON WHERE YOU CAN PAY FOR THINGS FROM.
AND SO I WANT IT TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ON WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM.
AND SO MOST OF THESE ITEMS ON HERE ARE FROM THE FOUR 10 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY ALLOTMENT FUND.
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SLIDE, THE REGION 10 READING ACADEMIES WILL COME OUT OF THE 1 99 GENERAL OPERATING OPERATION FUNDS UNDER ACADEMICS.AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS WHERE SCHOOLOGY IS AT.
YOU'LL SEE TWO NUMBERS IN THE ACCOUNT BECAUSE WE DO PAY FOR IT OUT OF TITLE FUNDS, BUT OUR NON-TITLE CAMPUSES, THAT'S WHAT THE $4,000 IS BROKEN OUT FOR.
THE COLLEGE BOARD IS OUT OF THE 1 99 GENERAL OPERATING FUND.
AND THEN OF COURSE, NWEA IS THE SAME.
WE PAY USE TITLE FUNDS FOR IT.
AND THEN THE BOTTOM THAT'S KIND OF GRAYED OUT IS WHERE YOU RECEIVE THE TOTAL FOUR $10 FOR THE FOUR 10 FUNDS.
THE TOTAL FOR THE 1 99 GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS, THE TOTAL TITLE ONE, AND THEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTIVELY.
AND I'M STANDING UP HERE JUST HOPING I REALLY DID THAT MATH RIGHT, Y'ALL.
I COUNTED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS IS THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING, I WILL BRING A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR COLLEGE BOARD AND REGION 10 READING ACADEMIES.
ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ON THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THESE TWO ARE IN THE CO-OP, WHICH MEANS MRS. WEST IS TYPICALLY BRINGING YOU EVERY MONTH THE OVER 50,000.
AND SO WE WILL HAVE TO BRING TO YOU THESE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
YOU SAID NON-TITLE ONE SCHOOL.
WHAT SCHOOL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SO, COLLEGIATE PREP.
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL ARE NON-TITLE AND SO WE HAVE TO PAY LESS SEPARATELY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WAS TALKING ABOUT.
SO YOU, THEY ONLY HAVE $4,000, UH, NWA THAT IS CORRECT.
UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
COULD YOU PLEASE, AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA KNOW THIS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, HOW MANY TEACHERS DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT HAVE COMPLETED THAT ACADE READING ACADEMY? OKAY.
CAN WE GET I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.
DO YOU WANT, CAN I JUST ASK A FOLLOW UP? SURE.
DO YOU WANT THAT FROM THE BEGINNING OF READING ACADEMY IMPLEMENTATION IN OUR DISTRICT OR JUST THIS SCHOOL YEAR'S COMPLETERS.
UM, TO ME AS A NON-EDUCATOR UP HERE, I, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS RIGHT NOW, HOW MANY OF THOSE TEACHERS HAVE THOSE CREDENTIALS? OKAY.
UM, AND THEN, UM, COMPLETE READING.
UM, WHO I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING FOR TSIA ON THERE.
IS THAT OUT OF A DIFFERENT BUDGET OR WE DON'T NOT AM I SAYING THAT TIS MM-HMM
TS, IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE? 'CAUSE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE S-A-T-A-C-T COLLEGE BOARD, COLLEGE BOARD AND ALL THAT.
SO THAT JUST TRIGGERED THAT THOUGHT IN MY HEAD.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S OVER THE 50,000.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE KICKER.
ARE THERE ANY STRATEGIC QUESTIONS? NONE RECOMMENDATION, HUH? SO THIS WORKSHOP, WELL, THANK YOU.
WHERE IS SHE FORWARD? THAT'S WHAT SHE FOR.
MADAM PRESIDENT, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD TRUSTEES.
UM, I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR TODAY, HAWKINS AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT TERM, A MOTION PAGE 90, UM, RECOMMENDATION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR HAWKINS AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT.
SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY.
SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE THE TERMINATION OF THE PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR SADIE
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HAWKINS AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT TERM QUESTION.OPPOSED? TRUSTEE COOK WILLIAMS. ROACH DAVIS AND OOD APPROVE.
YEAH, I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU
ALL UM, WE ARE ALSO HERE TO, UM, ASK FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE HIRING APPROVAL OF MR. TYRES EDWARDS AS THE STRIVE HILLTOP PRINCIPAL.
HE COMES WITH 19 YEARS OF CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION AND A MASTERS OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FROM JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, REUS EDWARDS FOR STRIVE.
HILLTOP PRINCIPAL GENERAL MOTION.
I, TRUSTEE DENISHA WILLIAMS. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE NEW HIRE REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE THE NEW HIRE AS PRESENTED.
OKAY, WE NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.
IS THERE A SECOND? UH, TRUSTEE WILLIAMS. SECOND.
IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND, OH, QUESTION.
AND SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED A, B, C, AND D.
NOW WE'RE DOWN TO OUR ROUTINE MONTHLY REPORTS AND THOSE AREN'T DISCUSSED UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS A QUESTION ON THEM.
REVIEW OF THE BOARD PLANNING CALENDAR.
WE ARE GETTING PREPARED FOR OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WE WILL COME TOGETHER TO BEGIN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP EARLY MAY, BUT IN THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND GET A PRESENTATION ABOUT INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS, WHICH IS OF COURSE MONITORING OUR BOARD GOAL THREE.
SO IT WILL BE A REPORT OF PROGRESS MONITORING OF BOTH BOARD GOAL THREE AND THEN ALSO OUR GUARDRAIL PROGRESS MEASURE ONE ON SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL AWARENESS
OH, BEFORE I START I HAVE TO GIVE CONGRATULATIONS.
UH, FIRST LET'S, UM, WEDNESDAY IS, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, ASSISTANCE DAY.
SO WE WANNA HIGHLIGHT ALLIE BECAUSE SHE'S OUR BOARD COORDINATOR AND SHE DOES AN AWESOME JOB.
AND TRUSTEE COOK IS NOW A, HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH TEXAS AREA
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ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.AND THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED, THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COORDINATING AND DELIVERING PROGRAMS FOR TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS REGIONS 10 AND 11, WITH A FOCUSED COMMITMENT TO THE ISSUES MOST CRITICAL TO PUBLIC EDUCATION TODAY.
SO THANK YOU TRUSTEE COOK FOR STEPPING OUT AND GETTING INVOLVED AND HELPING US TO BE BETTER.
AND SPEAKING OF BEING BETTER UNDER THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE, COMPLETING REQUIRED EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER.
EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T GET PAID, WE HAVE TO, WE ARE REQUIRED TO GET TRAINING
SO AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION AND IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AS THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT, OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING AS APPLICABLE.
THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBER CONTINUING EDUCATION, LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TEAM BUILDING ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE GOES THERE.
TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OR DE OR DEFICIENCY AS TO THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, I WILL ANNOUNCE ANY BOARD MEMBERS' TRAINING IN EXCESS OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
THE FOLLOWING FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION.
I'M GONNA CALL YOU WOOD IF IT KILLS ME.
THE FOLLOWING FIRST BOARD, FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER HAS CREATED, HAS COMPLETED THE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS CODE EDUCATION CODE TRAINING DR.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TRAINING, KARMA MORGAN, RAMONA ROSS BACON, DR. DENISE ROACH, DAVIS, DANISHA WILLIAMS, AYANA, CABRA COOK, AND DR. LESTER SINGLETON.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM MEETING, MEETING, TRAINING DR.
CHIQUITA, HAYGOOD, KARMA MORGAN RAMONA, ROSS BACON, DENISE RO ROISHA WILLIAMS, A YANA COOK, CABRA COOK, AND DR. LESTER SINGLETON.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, DR.
JATA HAGOOD, CARMA MORGAN HON MOSS BACON, DR.
DENISE RO DAVIS, DEISHA WILLIAMS, AYANA, CABERA COOK, AND DR. LESTER SINGLETON.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIANNUAL TRAINING ON EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.
JATA HAGOOD CAR, MORGAN RAMONA ROSS BACON, DENISE RO DAVIS, NISHA WILLIAMS, A JANNA CABRA COOK AND ELL SINGLETON.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIANNUALS TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING.
DRTA, HAGOOD, CARMEL MORGAN, RAMONA ROSS BACON, DENISE RUDGE DAVIS, DENISE WILLIAMS, A YANNA CABRA COOK, AND LESTER SINGLETON.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIANNUAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY.
QUETTA OOD, CARMEL MORGAN, RAMON ROSS BACON, DERO DAVIS, DANISHA WILLIAMS, A JANNA CABRA COOK, AND LESTER SINGLETON.
EXCEEDING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION BOARD MEMBER JAQUETTA HAGOOD EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS, AMOUNTS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING OF 10 HOURS WITH
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A TOTAL OF 48.25 HOURS.BOARD MEMBER CARMEL MORING EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION OF FIVE HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 39 HOURS.
BOARD MEMBER RAMONA ROSS BACON EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF EDUCATION TRAINING OF FIVE HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 61.5 HOURS.
BOARD MEMBER DENISE RO DAVIS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUAL EDUCATION TRAINING OF FIVE HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 74.75 HOURS.
BOARD MEMBER DANISHA WILLIAMS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING OF FIVE HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 79.25 HOURS.
BOARD MEMBER Y BURRA COOK EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING OF FIVE HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 36.5 HOURS.
BOARD MEMBER LESTER SINGLETON EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING OF FIVE HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 12 HOURS.
I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE JUST HAD TO GIVE OFF THE TOTAL, BUT OUR LEGISLATORS, THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO NOW WE HAVE TO DO ALL OF THIS, HUH? OKAY.
WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO GET ALL OF THE TRAINING.
SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR TRAINING.
I DO WANNA CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE ALL EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TRAINING.
AND IT SHOWS IN HOW WE GOVERN.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, COMING UP ON APRIL 27TH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, AND WE ARE GOING TO DIVE INTO CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING BOTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND THEN ALSO IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ON APRIL 30TH, WE HAVE OUR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS COMING UP.
AND AS I JUST MENTIONED, MAY 4TH WE'LL BEGIN DIVING INTO OUR, UM, BOARD WORKSHOP.
AND THIS WILL BE A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 4TH.
THAT'S THE TIME WHERE YOU'LL ALSO SEE SOME OF THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COME BACK LOOKING, UM, AT SOME APPROVALS.
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IS MAY 18TH, AND THE LAST DAY OF THIS WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR IS MAY 22ND.
IF YOU ASK MY KIDS, THEY'LL TELL ME EXACTLY HOW MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL ARE LEFT.
SO WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO THAT DAY, MAY 25TH, MEMORIAL DAY, THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED AND THE MOST EXCITING PART OF ANY, UM, FAMILY'S JOURNEY IN EDUCATION IS GRADUATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.
UM, SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE GRADUATING AT UTA COLLEGE PARK THIS YEAR.
CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE AT 10:00 AM FOLLOWED BY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT 2:00 PM SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE COMPLETION OF OUR STUDENTS, OF THEIR EDUCATION.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? NOPE.