Sep 15, 2025 School Board Special Workshop

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[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025 AT 5:00 P.M.

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M.

[3. OPENING PRAYER AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE]

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH HUMBLE HEARTS, GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR SCHOOLS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS.

WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.

LORD, WE ALSO PAUSE TO LIFT UP THOSE GRIEVING TONIGHT.

WE REMEMBER THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ACROSS OUR NATION.

WE ASK THAT YOU SURROUND THEM WITH COMFORT, HEALING, AND PEACE DURING THIS UNIMAGINABLE TIME OF PAIN.

WE ALSO PRAY FOR THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY MOURNING THE DEATH OF CHARLIE KIRK.

MAY YOUR PRESENCE BRING STRENGTH AND SOLACE TO ALL WHO ARE GRIEVING HIS PASSING.

FINALLY, LORD, BLESS THE WORK BEFORE US TONIGHT.

GRANT US CLARITY, COMPASSION, AND UNITY SO THAT WE MAY ALWAYS ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. MAY OUR ACTIONS HONOR YOU AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WELL.

IT'S IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MS. SHELTON, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? OUR SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS KILEY CONNOR.

HI, MY NAME IS KYLE CONNOR AND I SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT 1 FOR CARROLL MEDICAL ACADEMY.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING CONTRACTING WITH METHODIST SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL CENTER HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL ALLOW OUR CMA SENIORS, THROUGH TAKING THEIR BIOTECHNOLOGY CLASS TO EXPERIENCE A PLETHORA OF MEDICAL RELATED CAREERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON. IS THAT IT? MS. SHELTON, JUST ONE SPEAKER TONIGHT? OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER 5 IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT.

AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

[6. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

THIS WAS A COWARDLY, EVIL ACT COMMITTED AGAINST A MAN WHO STOOD UNAFRAID, ALWAYS WILLING TO SPEAK OPENLY AND ENGAGE WITH OTHERS, EVEN THOSE WHO DISAGREED WITH HIM. THIS VIOLENCE IS AN ASSAULT ON THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF OUR NATION.

ATTACKING SOMEONE FOR THEIR WORDS IS A DIRECT ATTACK ON FREE SPEECH AND CIVIL DISCOURSE.

CHARLIE HAD A GIFT FOR CONNECTING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS OUR NATION THROUGH HONEST CONVERSATION, RESPECTFUL DIALOG, AND CURIOSITY. PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYING FOR HIS FAMILY.

SADLY, HIS MURDER IS NOT THE ONLY TRAGEDY WE GRIEVE.

IN RECENT WEEKS, CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS ACROSS THE NATION HAVE FACED UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS.

AT EVERGREEN HIGH SCHOOL IN COLORADO, STUDENTS WERE INJURED WHEN A CLASSMATE OPENED FIRE.

IN MINNEAPOLIS A GUNMAN ATTACKED ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL DURING A SCHOOL MASS, KILLING TWO STUDENTS AND INJURING MANY MORE.

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BUT TOO OFTEN THEY ARE SHATTERED BY SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

AS YOUR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, I CANNOT IGNORE THESE TRAGEDIES.

THEY COMPEL US TO REAFFIRM OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE MUST STAND TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS.

PROTECTING CHILDREN IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. IT IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT WHO WALKS INTO A CARROLL ISD CLASSROOM FEELS SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND FREE TO LEARN WITHOUT FEAR. OUR BOARD HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST THESE TRAGEDIES. WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME IN OUR COMMUNITY MAY DISAGREE.

LEADERSHIP REQUIRES COURAGE, AND OUR STUDENTS DESERVE NOTHING LESS THAN A BOARD THAT IS WILLING TO DEFEND THEM BOLDLY, CONSISTENTLY, AND WITHOUT HESITATION, AND SHOW THEM THAT THESE VIOLENT ACTS WILL NOT SILENCE US.

RATHER, UNITE US IN STANDING UP TO DEFEND THE TRUTH.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR SAFETY MEASURES IN PARTNER WITH OUR CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT AND PARENTS TO SAFEGUARD OUR CAMPUSES.

IT REQUIRES A SHARED COMMITMENT FROM EVERY ONE OF US IN THE DRAGON COMMUNITY.

LET US HONOR THE MEMORY OF THOSE WE HAVE LOST BY REDEDICATING OURSELVES TO WHAT MATTERS MOST, WHICH IS PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN AND ENSURING THAT VIOLENCE NEVER HAS THE LAST WORD.

THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH US IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT MISSION.

DOCTOR GLENN, WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

ABSOLUTELY, LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING PRESIDENT BRYAN FOR STEPPING FORWARD AND MAKING A PUBLIC STATEMENT ON LAST WEEK'S TRAGEDY.

NOT ONLY WAS IT TIMELY, BUT IT ALSO REFLECTED THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP WE'VE SEEN FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE NFL, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND NOTABLY THE GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT, ALL EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. TRUSTEES, I'M HAPPY TO OUTLINE SOME OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TAKEN IN OUR DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, CARROLL ISD DOES NOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSE ALL DETAILS OF ITS SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES.

BEST PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT DICTATE THAT SOME INFORMATION MUST REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

HOWEVER, WE CAN SHARE THE FOLLOWING OVERVIEW OF THE ROBUST STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN TO ENHANCE CAMPUS SECURITY.

CARROLL ISD IS FULLY ALIGNED WITH THE STATE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, AND CONTINUES TO INVEST IN PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR ABILITY TO PREVENT, RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER FROM EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS LAW, EACH CISD CAMPUS HAS AT LEAST ONE ARMED LICENSED POLICE OFFICER PRESENT DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. ALL OFFICERS ARE PROVIDED BY THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ARE TRAINED TO RESPOND TO A WIDE RANGE OF THREATS.

EVERY CLASSROOM IN OUR DISTRICT IS EQUIPPED WITH SILENT PANIC ALERT TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS STAFF TO NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY IN THE EVENT OF A THREAT. CISD MAINTAINS A STATE REQUIRED MULTI-HAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN THAT INCLUDES PROCEDURES FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIOS, LOCKDOWNS, EVACUATIONS, AND OTHER CRITICAL INCIDENTS.

THESE PROCEDURES ARE PRACTICED THROUGH REGULAR EMERGENCY DRILLS EACH SEMESTER.

OUR BUILDINGS INCLUDE A NUMBER OF PHYSICAL SECURITY FEATURES, INCLUDING IMPACT RESISTANT FILM AND BULLET RESISTANT GLASS IN KEY AREAS OF OUR FACILITIES.

ALL CAMPUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH SECURE ENTRY POINTS, MONITORED VISITOR CHECK IN SYSTEMS, SECURITY CAMERAS AND LOCKED CLASSROOM DOORS TO CONTROL AND MONITOR PHYSICAL ACCESS. UPDATED CAMPUS MAPS ARE SHARED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND OFFICERS REGULARLY CONDUCT WALKTHROUGHS TO STAY TO STAY FAMILIAR WITH OUR SCHOOL LAYOUTS AND PROCEDURES.

ALSO, CARROLL ISD CONDUCTS REGULAR SAFETY AUDITS TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE CAMPUS SECURITY.

STAFF ARE ALSO TRAINED TO IDENTIFY MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND REFER STUDENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SERVICES.

AS PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY FOCUSED ON EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION WHEN SERIOUS INCIDENTS OCCUR AND ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION,

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WHILE NO SYSTEM CAN ELIMINATE EVERY RISK, CARROLL ISD REMAINS COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO KEEP STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.

WE CONTINUALLY, CONTINUALLY REVIEW AND IMPROVE OUR PRACTICES TO ENSURE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN WE HAVE A ROBUST SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN AT THIS DISTRICT.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU DIDN'T GO OVER ALL OF THE DETAILS, BUT JUST WHAT YOU READ THERE IS PRETTY STRONG, PRETTY ROBUST AS FAR AS CARROLL OR AS FAR AS AN ISD GOES.

ABSOLUTELY AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T JUST TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK SOUTHLAKE PD AND EVERYTHING THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR AND OUR POLICE CHIEF. DO TO REINFORCE WHAT WE DO HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

ABSOLUTELY DITTO. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS NOVEMBER, OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON A VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION KNOWN AS A VATRE. THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE FUTURE OF CARROLL ISD.

WE KNOW THAT SCHOOL FINANCE CAN BE COMPLICATED, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS YOUR ELECTED BOARD TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PARENT, TAXPAYER AND COMMUNITY MEMBER HAS THE FACTS THEY NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AT THE BALLOT BOX.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE HOSTING A SERIES OF SCHOOL FINANCE TOWN HALLS IN THE COMING WEEKS.

I THINK WE HAVE, WHAT, ABOUT 15 [LAUGHTER] 16? OF THOSE SCHEDULED IN THE NEXT LIKE FIVE WEEKS.

SO, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE AND COME TO MULTIPLE IF YOU SO LIKE SO.

THESE MEETINGS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CLEAR INFORMATION, ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, AND ENGAGE IN OPEN DIALOG ABOUT WHAT THIS ELECTION MEANS FOR OUR DISTRICT, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION, AND THESE FORUMS ARE AN IMPORTANT WAY FOR US TO LISTEN AND RESPOND TO YOU.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND, BRING YOUR QUESTIONS.

TAKE PART IN THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE THAT CARROLL ISD REMAINS STRONG, COMPETITIVE, AND PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE VERY BEST FOR OUR DRAGONS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, WHICH IS THE INFORMATION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[7. INFORMATION]

WE DO THIS, I BELIEVE, DOCTOR GLENN, EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

CARROLL ISD HAS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ALLOTTED POINTS THAT WE CAN GIVE TO WHOEVER IS RUNNING FOR THAT BOARD.

AND I ASSUME THAT WE'VE. I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM, BUT I ASSUME WE ALREADY HAVE THE NOMINATIONS.

YEAH YOU'RE SO TAD DOES BY RATIO BASED ON THE APPRAISED VALUE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THEY DO A LOT A THEY DO A LOT A SPECIFIC AMOUNT TO OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO TONIGHT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT NOMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT.

OKAY MONDAY MEETING AND TAKE A VOTE ON IT? THEN THIS IS INFORMATION.

WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO ANY OF THE NOMINATIONS? TYPICALLY WE INVITE THEM TO COME TO SPEAK. AND SO, DOCTOR GLENN, WOULD YOU MIND HAVING BARBARA SEND OUT AN INVITATION FOR ANY NOMINEE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME SPEAK AT OUR NEXT MONDAY BOARD MEETING TO TELL US WHAT THEY'RE ALL ABOUT? ABSOLUTELY WE'LL GET YOU MORE INFORMATION AND BRING IT BACK NEXT WEEK.

OKAY THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING TO 7.2. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT REPORT, MS. PEDDY. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BRYAN, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR GLENN.

I AM THRILLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I AM HERE TO INTRODUCE THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TEAM.

WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE HERE AS WELL.

AND ALL WE WANT TO DO IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LITTLE UPDATE OF HOW WONDERFUL THINGS ARE GOING AND HOW GREAT AND FORTUNATE WE ARE TO BE IN THE DISTRICT THAT WE ARE IN.

SO BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE FELT LIKE THIS QUOTE REALLY, REALLY WAS THE EMPHASIS OF WHAT WE DO.

TELL ME AND I FORGET, TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER, INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN.

AND AS WE WORK ON OUR CURRICULUM, WE REALLY FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT WE MEET ALL THE NEEDS OF OUR KIDS, AND WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THEIR LEARNING.

SO NOW IS THE TIME FOR ME TO INTRODUCE OUR CURRICULUM COORDINATORS.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ARE LOOKING MIGHTY FINE ON THE ON THE [LAUGHTER] PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.

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YEAH WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE CASEY. WE ALSO HAVE SUSAN.

SUSAN LANGFORD IS ALSO A SHE'S CASEY TAKES MORE TAKES CONTROL OF OUR ELEMENTARY AND SUSAN IS HANDLING MORE OF OUR SECONDARY.

THEN WE HAVE DOCTOR JOHN IRISH. HE IS OUR SECONDARY RLA AND SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR.

THEN WE HAVE TERRY SHINN. HE IS OUR SECONDARY MATH SCIENCE COORDINATOR.

WE HAVE KIM GOODMAN. SHE IS OUR CTE FACILITATOR AND WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER HERE ON B-DAYS.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT HER ON B-DAYS [LAUGHTER].

SO ANYWAY, SHE DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. AND THEN BEHIND THEM WE'VE GOT JULIE STEVENS.

SHE IS OUR ELEMENTARY MATH SCIENCE COORDINATOR.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT ANGELA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE HER. ANGELA HAMMOND IS OUR ELEMENTARY RLA SOCIAL STUDIES AND CARE FACILITATOR.

SO I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE AT THESE COORDINATORS.

THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING, AN AMAZING JOB. I JUST WANTED TO READ A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WE ALWAYS UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT ALL THEY DO. SO THIS TEAM RIGHT HERE, THIS IS THE HEART OF OUR ACADEMIC VISION.

THESE INCREDIBLE COORDINATORS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, THEY ARE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS, AND THEY ARE THE ARCHITECTS BEHIND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPE OUR STUDENTS FUTURES WITH PASSION, PRECISION, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

THESE INDIVIDUALS ENSURE THAT EVERY CLASSROOM IN CARROLL ISD REFLECTS THE VERY HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE EDUCATION THAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE, FROM DESIGNING INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS WITH RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

OUR COORDINATORS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE CONSTANTLY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN EDUCATION.

THEIR WORK IS NOT JUST ABOUT CURRICULUM, IT'S ABOUT CULTIVATING CURIOSITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT THESE CURRICULUM COORDINATORS.

THEY ARE TRULY, TRULY AMAZING. NOW, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT WE ALSO HAVE INCREDIBLY GREAT STUDENTS.

WE HAVE INCREDIBLY GREAT TEACHERS, AND WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS US.

SO TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT I KNOW YOU ALREADY KNOW, BUT WE WANTED TO HIT UPON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU, WE HAVE FOUR COORDINATORS, A CTE FACILITATOR, AND TWO INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.

THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE ABOUT. THIS WAS LAST YEAR 7,800 STUDENTS, 526 TEACHERS.

THEY SERVE ALL CONTENT AREAS. THERE'S NOT A SINGLE CONTENT AREA THAT THEY DO NOT SERVE.

THEY SUPPORT OUR NEW TEACHERS. AND THERE HAPPENED TO BE 75 NEW TEACHERS.

NEW TEACHERS REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. THEY ALSO THEY SERVE THE 20 THAT ARE BRAND NEW TO OUR DISTRICT.

AND THEN THEY ALSO RUN OUR MENTOR PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR THEY SERVED THEY PROVIDED MORE THAN 900 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS FROM AUGUST TO AUGUST. THAT'S A LOT OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT.

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY PROVIDING STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT'S IN THE FALL, SPRING, SUMMER OR DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THEY ALSO SUPPORT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES. THEY INSTRUCT OUR IXL PROGRAM, OUR NEWLY IMPLEMENTED MAP PROGRAM, OUR DELTA MATH, OUR SEESAW, OUR CANVAS, OUR EDUPHORIA.

THIS YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, OUR COORDINATOR, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR.

AND SO THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD TO PICK UP ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS WELL.

SO NOW THEY'RE THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND PARTIAL TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE [LAUGHTER].

AND THEY ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. IT'S A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF US ANYWAY.

WE ALSO LEAD COMMITTEES SUCH AS DAC, SHAC AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

NOW LET'S FOCUS ON WHERE THE IMPORTANCE LIES.

OUR ACADEMIC RECOGNITION AS YOU CAN SEE IN STAAR, WE FAR SURPASS ALL THE OTHER.

MOST OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THEM.

YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT WE RANK FAR ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE.

WE ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR SECONDARY STAAR THAT'S THAT WE ARE.

WE ARE LEADING THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE STATE AVERAGE ABOVE IN A LOT OF THOSE AREAS.

THE NATIONAL MERIT WE WERE BASED UPON LAST YEARS BECAUSE AT THE TIME THIS PRESENTATION WAS DUE, WE DID NOT HAVE OUR NATIONAL MERIT NUMBERS. WE DO HAVE OUR NATIONAL MERIT NUMBERS NOW.

THEY ARE 35. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR COMMENDED OR OUR OTHER SCHOLARS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE,

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EVERY SPRING, PEOPLE FROM OTHER FROM OTHER STATES ARE CALLING AND THEY ARE ASKING, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING IN CARROLL? WE WOULD LIKE TO COME BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE.

SO THAT SPEAKS KUDOS TO THE BOARD. THAT SPEAKS KUDOS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT SPEAKS KUDOS TO OUR, OUR STAFF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR COORDINATORS.

WE ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR CTE PROGRAM. OUR CTE PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN ONE OF OUR MAIN FOCAL POINTS IN THE PAST.

IT HAS IN THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS, REALLY PICKED UP STEAM.

IT WAS NOT A FOCAL POINT UP TO THAT POINT. SO MS. GOODMAN HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF INCREASING THE PARTICIPATION IN THAT IN THOSE CLASSES AND IN THE CTSOS.

SHE TAKES A LOT OF KIDS [LAUGHTER] ON A LOT OF TRIPS, BUT THEY LOVE IT.

THEY START IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT. SO WE ARE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED.

WE ARE ALSO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OUR INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS THAT OUR KIDS ARE TAKING.

AGAIN, FIVE YEARS AGO, OUR STUDENTS WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY IDEA WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT AN IBC.

WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? THEY WOULDN'T KNOW.

BUT NOW 178 OF THEM ARE BEING ARE BEING CERTIFIED IN THOSE IN THOSE FIELDS, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY COULD GO OUT AND START WORKING IN THAT AREA IMMEDIATELY. SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR.

MS. PEDDY CAN YOU GO BACK? I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU, OF THE 705 STUDENTS, IS THAT A INCREASE OF I MEAN, IS THAT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE LAST YEAR OR LAST TWO YEARS? I WOULD SAY THE LAST EVERY YEAR WE'VE GOT HOW MANY PATHWAYS NOW? 19 WE HAVE 19 PATHWAYS. SO WE'VE GOT YEAH, WE'VE GOT 19 DIFFERENT PATHWAYS.

FIVE YEARS AGO I WOULD SAY FIVE? FIVE THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. WE HAD FIVE. SO THAT IS A HUGE.

THAT'S GOOD TO PUT IT IN THAT PERSPECTIVE. YEAH GOODMAN TAKES, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE COMPETITION, STATE AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS WHERE OUR KIDS ARE COMPETING AGAINST SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE US. CORRECT? THAT IS THAT IS CORRECT. AND THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

MOVING ON TO OUR AP SCORES, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR AP SCORES.

OUR TEACHERS WORK VERY HARD. OUR STUDENTS WORK VERY HARD.

WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED JUST A COUPLE OF THEM. THE FIRST WE'LL JUST GO OVER US GOVERNMENT THAT HAS 181 STUDENTS WHO ARE WANTING TO TAKE THE US GOVERNMENT AP EXAM. THAT IS AN INCREASE OF 22 STUDENTS. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR OVERALL AVERAGE, WE'VE GOT 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SCORING A FOUR OR A FIVE. THE US, THE US AVERAGE IS 49%.

SO CLEARLY WE FAR SURPASSED. AND YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE THE GEOGRAPHY, THE US HISTORY, THE LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION, THE LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION, OUR MATH SCORES, IF YOU WILL TAKE A LOOK.

OUR PRE-CAL, WHICH IS A RELATIVELY NEW TEST THAT'S BEEN OFFERED BY AP EXAMS. IT JUST STARTED TWO YEARS AGO. WE HAVE 219 STUDENTS TAKING THAT EXAM.

WE INCREASED OUR SCORES OF 19 IT'S 95%. 95% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SCORING FOURS AND FIVES ON THAT TEST WITH THE US 49%. MS. PEDDY JUST A QUICK QUESTION. LIKE FOR THE PRECALCULUS, WHEN YOU SAY THAT 219 TOOK THE TEST, HOW MANY DIDN'T? DO YOU KNOW? OR HOW MANY TOTAL WERE IN PRECALCULUS THAT DIDN'T TAKE THE TEST? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I'M NOT I DON'T I'LL DOUBLE CHECK ON IT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY CLOSE TO 90% OR MORE TAKE THE EXAM.

IT'S THE PASSING RATES COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS JUST OUTSTANDING CREDIT TO OUR TEACHERS STAFF, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT. BUT WHAT'S MORE REMARKABLE IS YOU SEE THE PLUS 22 PLUS 77.

YOU'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE KIDS TAKE THESE EXAMS AS OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING, BUT WE'RE STILL PUSHING MORE AND MORE KIDS INTO THESE UPPER LEVEL CLASSES AND SEEING THEM TAKE EXAMS. THAT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE. AND SCORING A FOUR OR A FIVE.

EVEN WITH FEWER KIDS, MORE KIDS ARE TAKING IT.

THAT'S EXACTLY I THINK EVERYBODY TOOK THE EXAM IN OUR PRE-CAL.

I MEAN, I'M NOT 100% SURE, BUT IT WAS ALMOST.

AND IN ALL OF THESE, I MEAN, IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR STUDENTS, NOT IF THEY SIT IN THE CLASS, THEY WILL SIT FOR THE TEST. AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER IF YOU HAVE NEVER OBSERVED AN AP TEST BEING ADMINISTERED, YOU NEED TO SEE THAT THAT'S THEY ARE IN THAT TESTING ROOM FOR FOUR HOURS.

IT IS INTENSE. I MEAN, THEY ARE TAKING FOR THE FIRST HOUR AND A HALF, THEY'RE TAKING A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST,

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AND THEY THEY DO IT. THEY'LL TAKE MULTIPLE. THEY'RE NOT JUST YOU'LL SEE IF YOU GO TO THOSE EXAMS, YOU'LL SEE THE SAME KIDS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD. AND IF YOU NOTICE, WE'VE TRIED TO BREAK IT DOWN, BUT WE'VE GOT OUR SOCIAL STUDIES AND OUR LANGUAGE ARTS, WE'VE GOT OUR MATH SCIENCE AND WE'VE GOT OUR ELECTIVES.

SO ALL AREAS OF OUR CURRICULUM ARE THRIVING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AP SCORES.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR? WE'RE REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT THE ANATOMY OF A CLASSROOM.

WHAT DOES GOOD INSTRUCTION LOOK LIKE IN A CLASSROOM? WHAT SHOULD THE CLASSROOM LOOK LIKE? WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THAT GOOD INSTRUCTION LOOKS THE SAME IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM, REGARDLESS OF OF AN AP CLASS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CLASS IT IS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT QUESTIONING STRATEGIES, OKAY? WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT INTENTIONALLY LOOKING AT THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING.

ARE WE ASKING A WIDE LEVEL OF QUESTIONS, NOT JUST YOUR BASIC LEVEL? HOW ARE WE MAKING OUR KIDS APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE? WE'RE WORKING WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DOCUMENTS.

WE'RE WRITING ACROSS ALL CONTENT AREAS. THAT WAS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

THEY DID ASK THAT WE DO THAT, AND WE HAVE NOW IMPLEMENTED THAT.

WE'VE INCREASED OUR IBCS ACROSS ALL CTE PATHWAYS.

WE ARE WE ARE WORKING ON INCREASING THE RIGOR, AND WE ARE WORKING ON OUR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT.

SO THIS IS A LOT TO GET DONE. BUT I THINK WE'VE MADE GREAT GAINS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH. I MEAN, WE REALLY SEEM TO BE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

MS. PEDDY I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED WAS HAVING, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE A FOURTH GRADE TEACHER IN A ROOM WITH A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER AND THEN THE FIFTH GRADE TEACHER TO SAY, THIS IS MY EXPECTATION BY THE TIME THE KIDS GET TO ME.

DID THAT HAPPEN? WE DID WORK ON THAT. THE SUMMER, WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY ARE OFF CONTRACT AT THAT TIME.

BUT DURING OUR I ALIGN DAYS, THAT HAS BEEN A THAT WILL BE A FOCUS OF OUR I ALIGN DAYS SO THAT WE DO HAVE ALL OF OUR FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS CAN LISTEN TO OUR FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS.

BUT YES, WE DID HAVE WE DID HAVE THE ONES THAT THAT WAS PART OF OUR SUMMER CONFERENCE WAS TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

OKAY I THINK THAT THE PRESENTATION THAT WE SHOWED TODAY SHOWED YOU TODAY SHOW THAT WE HAVE JUST WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW.

WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE STAFF, WE'VE GOT INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, AND WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO BE HERE.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MS. PEDDY GREAT PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU COMMITTEE OR [LAUGHTER] CURRICULUM WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

MS. PEDDY, WHAT CAN WE WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU? [LAUGHTER] WELL, I CAN TELL YOU JUST BY LOOKING AT THE WHAT YOU NEED. WELL, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL STAFF WOULD BE NICE.

HOWEVER, I ALSO UNDERSTAND OUR CURRENT OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION, SO WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

I MEAN, THAT GOES A LONG WAY. AND I WE ALL FEEL IT.

BUT WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US THIS YEAR.

AS I SAID, WITH US PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S THROWN US FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOP [LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S THE TECHNOLOGY. WELL, YOU KNOW EVERYONE YEAH, WE ALL KIND OF SHARE THIS, LIKE. WHEW. BUT ANYWAY, SO WE JUST WANT I MEAN, YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT TO US AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND SO. GENE, IT IS REMARKABLE. I MEAN, WHAT YOU DO WITH A SMALL STAFF, I MEAN, JUST LOOKING AT IT, Y'ALL, Y'ALL AVERAGE ABOUT A THOUSAND KIDS PER CURRICULUM.

STAFF MEMBER SO IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

STATS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD. UNBELIEVABLE, I WOULD THINK PER CAPITA, WE PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE MORE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS THAN ANY SCHOOL IN TEXAS, GIVEN MS. PEDDY, YOU TAUGHT ME WHEN I GOT ON THIS BOARD MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO WAS ABOUT HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT.

AND I WANT TO CREDIT YOUR STAFF, BECAUSE WHEN I GO AROUND AND I TALK TO DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDS IN DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ONE COMMON REFRAIN IS, WELL, I WANT TO LIVE IN THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONE.

IT IS VERY RARE, I THINK, IN TEXAS, TO HAVE AN ISD OUR SIZE.

EVERY SINGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THAT MATTER, INTERMEDIATE, MIDDLE, THAT HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT IS PROVEN.

I MEAN, WE SAW THE SCORES, AND IT'S SOMETHING I TALKED TO ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING HERE AND THEY SAID,

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YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR THIS ONE.

JUST PICK THE HOUSE YOU LIKE. EXACTLY. THAT IS SUCH A CREDIT TO YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S TRICKY.

BUT AT SOME POINT, IT'D BE KIND OF NEAT TO HEAR.

VERY UNIQUE BEING THE CASE, BECAUSE IT'S TRUE IN THE SCORES AND THE SCORES ARE SO INCREDIBLY EQUAL.

I MEAN, WE ALSO HAVE AMAZING PRINCIPLES IN HOW YOU WORK WITH THEM.

SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE TAUGHT ME AND I THANK YOU.

AND YOUR STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB BECAUSE WE SEE IT IN THE SCORES AND IT REALLY IS UNIQUE.

YOU HAD SOME. I DO SO KNOWING HOW MANY STUDENTS YOU SUPPORT AND KNOWING THAT WE NEED TO GET YOU HELP WITHOUT EXTRA [LAUGHTER] FUNDS.

I'M GOING TO BRING IT UP BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT THE TEE MENTOR PROGRAM ALLOTMENT, I THINK IN THE PAST IT WAS LIKE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE GET, IT'S NOT REALLY WORTH.

BUT IS THERE A WAY WHERE WE COULD MAYBE USE ONE OF OUR COMMITTEES TO KIND OF HELP MANAGE THAT PROCESS? BECAUSE IT DOES BRING. SO IT'S A THREE YEAR. IF YOU GET THE ALLOTMENT, IT'S GOOD FOR THREE YEARS.

YOU GET $1,500 PER BEGINNING TEACHER. SO LESS THAN TWO YEARS, $2,000 FOR LIKE A MENTOR TRAINING AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 FOR COACHING SUPPORTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO IT'S NOT A TON OF MONEY, BUT HAVING ADDITIONAL MENTORS THAT CAN KIND OF SUPPORT AND REINFORCE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE IN THE CLASSROOM MIGHT, MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A SOLUTION.

IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN MANAGE THAT PROGRAM WITHOUT TAKING MORE TIME FROM ALL OF YOU? ABSOLUTELY. WE JUST RECEIVED THE LASO GRANT. OKAY.

AND AS PART OF THE LASO GRANT, WE ARE ABLE TO PAY SOME STIPENDS TO SOME COACHES AND SOME MENTORS.

SO THAT'S ONE AVENUE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT EXPLORING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THOSE.

BUT YOU'RE CORRECT. THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MATH FIELD.

AND WE NEED THEM IN ALL FIELDS. SO WE CAN ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT LOOKING AT THE MENTOR.

IS THAT IS THAT THE ONE THAT'S $500 PER MENTOR? OR YOU GET A YOU GET A LUMP SUM AND THEN YOU CAN ALLOCATE THOSE LUMP SUMS HOW YOU WISH.

AND SO WE HAVE LOOKED AT PRIMARILY USING IT FOR STAFFING TO HELP OUR TO HELP OUR TEAM SO.

YEAH. LET US KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY WHERE WE CAN USE OUR COMMITTEES TO KIND OF DO SOME OF THAT.

TO DO SOME OF THE WORK? THAT'S A FABULOUS OKAY. THANK YOU GINA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU GINA. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7.3 DISCUSSION REGARDING DISTRICT EMPLOYEE RETENTION STIPEND AND SALARY SCHEDULES, MS. KIBODEAUX. WELL, GOOD EVENING, I'M DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

OBVIOUSLY, AFTER LISTENING TO THIS PRESENTATION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RETAINING ALL THE STAFF THAT WE CAN SO MY OFFICE SPEAKERS]. GOOD SEGWAY IN THERE, [LAUGHTER] I LIKE THAT.

MY OFFICE WAS TASKED TO REVIEW AREA COMPENSATION AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR CISD SALARIES AND RETENTION.

AND SO THE INFORMATION I'M GOING TO BE SHARING IS CONTINGENT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE VATRE LOOKING AT WHAT WE WOULD DO FOR STAFF IMMEDIATELY. OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DO A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF $2,000 FOR ALL STAFF.

THIS WOULD BE PAID OUT IN TWO PAYMENTS, ONE IN NOVEMBER AND ONE IN APRIL.

AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

LOOKING AHEAD. THE HR AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS WILL COLLABORATE CLOSELY TO BEGIN REVIEWING AND REVISING OUR 26-27 SALARY SCHEDULES. A KEY FOCUS WILL BE USING FUNDS FROM THE VATRE TO IMPROVE COMPENSATION FOR OUR LOWEST PAID EMPLOYEES.

AND ALSO STAYING COMPETITIVE WITH SALARIES WHEN COMPARING TO OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, MY GOING TO BE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF THE $2,000 FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED 26-27 SALARY SCHEDULES TO YOU BY THE END OF APRIL.

WE APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT MS. KIBODEAUX. I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, APPRECIATION GOES TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND DOCTOR GLENN FOR RECOGNIZING THAT YOU KNOW, THIS VATRE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT IF PASSED.

WE'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYBODY AND WE WILL TELL EVERYBODY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AT OUR TOWN HALLS THAT WE WANT IT TO GO TOWARDS OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.

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IS THAT OUR ENTIRE STAFF, ALL 1100 OF THEM, OR IS IT TEACHERS OR? OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES BUS DRIVERS.

CURRENTLY HAVE 1081. CHILD NUTRITION YEAH LET ME LET ME PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT TO THAT. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK MS. KIBODEAUX. SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB WITH A VERY SMALL STAFF.

I THINK YOU'LL LEARN THAT MOST OF US OVER HERE AT CENTRAL OFFICE HAVE SMALL STAFFS.

BUT MS. KIBODEAUX REALLY STAYS ON TOP OF WHAT THE TRENDS ARE WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHAT THEY'RE PAYING IN THE AREA.

AND WE KNOW THAT THAT WE HAVE GAPS. AND OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT THOSE GAPS EXIST BECAUSE WE HAVE FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU, AS A BOARD, WERE PROACTIVE IN FORMING A BRAC COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

AND SO PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION IN YEAR TWO WAS CALLING THE VATRE.

AND WHAT CAME OUT OF THE VATRE WAS, WAS, HOW ARE WE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY? LIKE, WHERE WILL THAT MONEY GO? SO IT'S ONE THING TO CALL AN ELECTION TO GENERATE FUNDS, BUT I THINK THE PUBLIC REALLY WANTS TO KNOW, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS? AND AND SO IN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD AS A BOARD AND THEN ALSO FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF.

SO THERE WERE SOME RAISES THAT WERE DOLED OUT.

WE KNOW SOME TEACHERS GOT $2,500, SOME TEACHERS GOT $5,000, SOME PEOPLE DID NOT GET ANYTHING.

AND IN FACT, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY, VERY LOW PAID PARAPROFESSIONALS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO AS WE LOOKED ACROSS AT WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS WERE ABLE TO DO WITH THE FUNDS THAT THEY HAD, AND KEEP IN MIND, I THINK EVERY DISTRICT IN TARRANT COUNTY BUT THREE HAVE PASSED A VATRE AND THOSE THREE ARE ALL CALLING ONE RIGHT NOW AGAIN, TO STAY COMPETITIVE WITH SALARIES. BUT BUT OUR GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE TAKING CARE OF EVERYBODY.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE $2,000 FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, YES, IT WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON THOSE WHO MAKE LESS MONEY.

AND THAT'S BY DESIGN KNOWING THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT MAKE, YOU KNOW, $18,000 TO $22,000 A YEAR AND YOU WONDER, LIKE, HOW DO THEY SCRAPE BY ON THAT, THAT SMALL AMOUNT? THIS THIS WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL PAYMENT FOR THEM, ASSUMING THE, THE, THE VATRE IS RATIFIED BY VOTERS.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROTECT PROGRAMS. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO MEETINGS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE NEED TO SAVE PROGRAMS IN OUR DISTRICT, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FACING SOME DEFICITS. AFTER WE TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF, WE WANT TO PROTECT THOSE PROGRAMS. AND, AND THEN THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO BALANCE OUR BUDGETS.

AND SO, MS. KIBODEAUX, THANK YOU FOR THE PROPOSAL AND ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION YOU SAID IN THERE.

I WANT TO CLARIFY TO ANYBODY LISTENING IS THE BIGGER PIECE OF THIS IS YOU AND MR. PARK. OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE ARE GOING TO GO BACK AND PUT TOGETHER A SALARY SCHEDULE THAT LOOKS AT SALARY INCREASES FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO TRUSTEES AT THE END OF APRIL.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN.

THANK YOU, MS. KIBODEAUX. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT YOU KNOW, THE VATRE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

WE THIS BOARD ALREADY PASSED THE TAX RATE FOR NEXT YEAR, AND THAT TAX RATE IS BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

THAT'S EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND RARE FOR AN ISD TO DO THAT.

IT'S THREE PENNIES LESS THAN THE TAX RATE WAS LAST YEAR.

SO THAT'S ALREADY DONE. WE ALREADY VOTED ON THAT. AND THEN WE APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO A VOTE NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY.

SO WE'LL KNOW THAT IF WE ALL AGREE IN THAT IN THE VATRE PASSES THAT WE'VE ALREADY VOTED TO APPROVE THE $2,000 FOR EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION. WE'RE NOT EVEN PROMISING IT. IT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE DONE. IF WE WERE TO PASS THE VATRE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THAT. AND I THINK IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND COMMIT TO THESE TO THESE THIS FUNDING PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSIONS FOR MS. KIBODEAUX. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO 7.4. CONSIDER LOCAL POLICY UPDATES.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MR. NICKEL. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT POLICY UPDATES.

I'LL BE BACK AGAIN NEXT WEEK TO PRESENT THESE FOR YOUR FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

TONIGHT'S JUST FOR INFORMATION. WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL POLICY UPDATES EVEN RECENTLY AFTER WE ALREADY PUT TOGETHER THE BOARD AGENDA.

AND SO THOSE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PRINTED FOR YOU TO VIEW AND THEY'LL BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK FOR APPROVAL.

THAT BEING SAID EVEN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE STILL HAVE POLICY UPDATES COMING IN.

I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE A FEW MORE AFTER THIS GROUP, EVEN THOUGH I THINK THIS WILL BE THE LION'S SHARE.

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THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH OUR CODE OF CONDUCT.

IT TALKS ABOUT LIMITING OR REMOVING THE LIMIT OF ISS PLACEMENTS.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE WHENEVER I PRESENT THAT.

AND THEN IT TALKS ABOUT NEEDING A REVIEW AFTER 10 DAYS OF ISS.

THE E-CIGARETTES OR VAPES ARE NO LONGER A MANDATORY DAEP PLACEMENT.

AND IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE NEXT PIECE, SENATE BILL 12 PARENT RIGHTS, THAT'S ADDRESSED THROUGH OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK.

IT'S ALSO ADDRESSED THROUGH SEVERAL OF THE POLICY UPDATES THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING.

HOUSE BILL 1481 THE PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT IS IN OUR HANDBOOK AS WELL.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN FNCE THAT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

AND THEN HOUSE BILL 367 ABOUT SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES.

THAT IS ALSO IN THE HANDBOOK AND IS ADDRESSED THROUGH FEA AND FEC.

THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING. THIS IS JUST KIND OF A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE POLICIES.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SKIP FORWARD TO THE INDIVIDUAL ONES WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THOSE.

AND I'LL HIT A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON EACH OF THESE.

EFB LOCAL IS ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES. THIS IS IN LINE WITH SENATE BILL 13.

IT REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY PARENTS OF THE BOOKS THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE CHECKING OUT.

PROHIBIT CERTAIN MATERIALS FROM LIBRARIES. IT KIND OF CLARIFIES SOME PIECES ON PROCUREMENT AND OUR RECONSIDERATION OR CHALLENGE PROCEDURES AND EXPANDS SOME BOARD AND PARENTAL OVERSIGHT.

MR. NICKEL DOES THIS. SURE OR IS JUST ADDS TO IT? I THINK IT JUST MODIFIES SOME OF THE LANGUAGE I'LL GET WITH ANY ADJUSTMENT IN I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THIS. AND, AND CERTAINLY WE WERE ONE OF THEM PUTTING GUIDELINES IN PLACE BEFORE IT WAS REQUIRED BY LAW TO DO SO.

AND SO WHILE THIS MAY CHANGE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE, I THINK THE BOARD'S INTENT BEHIND WHAT YOU PASSED PREVIOUSLY IS STILL GOING TO STAY INTACT. YEAH, I WOULD AGREE. AND CAN I JUST SPEAK? TO LIKE THERE WAS A SITUATION AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE THERE WAS KIND OF LIKE A COMMUNITY LIBRARY THAT GOT TAKEN DOWN AND SOME PARENTS WERE UPSET ABOUT THAT.

BUT BASED ON THIS STATE LAW, WE CAN'T HAVE AN UNREGULATED LIBRARY.

AND PARENTS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED OF ANY BOOKS THAT THE CHILDREN ARE READING BUT ALL OF THESE POLICIES, I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL TIED BACK TO THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THIS POWERPOINT GOES ONLINE WHERE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT, AT LOCAL POLICY EFB, YOU'LL SEE WHERE IT TIES BACK TO TO WHAT IS NOW LAW AND A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE HAPHAZARDLY SAYING, LET'S DO ALL THESE THINGS.

THESE ARE NOW ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. AND SO WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE OUR POLICY IS UPDATED ACCORDING TO WHAT IS NOW LAW.

OKAY. FNCE LOCAL THIS IS ABOUT THE PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT EXTENSIVELY. THIS IS ONE WHERE WE WENT AHEAD AND KIND OF ADOPTED OUR LOCAL PRACTICE.

AND NOW TEE HAS HELPED TO MAKE SURE THE LANGUAGE OF OUR OF OUR POLICY REFLECTS WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE DISCUSSED.

DGBA, FNG AND GF, THESE ARE ALL THE GRIEVANCE POLICIES DGBA BEING EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS FNG BEING STUDENT, PARENT AND THEN GF BEING PUBLIC. THIS IS UPDATING THE LANGUAGE BASED ON SENATE BILL 12 THAT CHANGES.

IT GOES THROUGH AND TALKS ABOUT SOME OF OUR TIMELINES AND CLARIFYING TO SOME OF THE ROLES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE GRIEVANCE.

BBA WHICH IS RELATING TO BOARD MEMBERS PROHIBITS REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS FROM SERVING ON THE BOARD.

BBB LOCAL THIS HAS TO DO WITH BOARD ELECTIONS.

IT ADDS A STATEMENT TO BALLOTS ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO BE A SEX OFFENDER AND BEING ON THE BOARD AND PERMITS MOVING TRUSTEE ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER AS A UNIFORM DATE.

BBD LOCAL REQUIRES ALL TRUSTEES TO COMPLETE STATE PROVIDED TRAINING ON PARENTAL RIGHTS AND EDUCATION.

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SO THE MOVING THE ELECTIONS, ALL ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER.

THAT BEGINS WHEN IN ALREADY THAT THERE'S LIKE A MODIFIER IN THE LANGUAGE.

AND THEN FOR OTHERS IT'S MOVING FORWARD. AND SO GO BACK TO THAT REAL QUICK, BRIAN.

YEAH MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WAS OPTIONAL FOR TRUSTEES TO MOVE IT TO MAY FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT MANDATORY, SO IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE IT TO NOVEMBER, YOU'RE STUCK. BUT WE'LL CLARIFY THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M RIGHT.

BUT I DO BELIEVE BOARDS HAVE THE OPTION TO MOVE FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER I DON'T I DON'T THINK THERE'S A RESTRICTION ON WHEN YOU CAN DO IT SO BUT.

IT'D BE NICE TO GET A DEADLINE FOR THAT. WE'LL PULL ADDITIONAL CLARITY FOR THAT.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THAT THIS WINDOW HAS BEEN OPEN FOR DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO PULL AND LOOK AT.

SO I REMEMBER GOSH AND IT MAY BE DATE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT LIKE 20 YEARS AGO OR SO, WE WERE KIND OF IN THE SAME BOAT IN ANOTHER DISTRICT WHERE THEY HAD TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND GET MORE CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS ONE. BBFA IS ABOUT BOARD ETHICS.

IT HAS TO DO WITH IT SAYS PROHIBITS TRUSTEES FROM INFLUENCING OR APPROVING CONTRACTS WHERE THEY HAVE PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INTERESTS.

CLOSE RELATION WITH SUCH INTEREST OR HAVE RECEIVED GIFTS OR SERVICES FOR $250 OR MORE FROM A VENDOR.

BJC LOCAL THIS HAS TO DO WITH SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS.

IT LIMITS SEVERANCE TO A MAX OF 20 DAYS, 20 WEEKS OF PAY NO SEVERANCE IF TERMINATED FOR MISCONDUCT AND REQUIRE SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS TO BE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE. CJ LOCAL THE FIRST ONE THAT I PRESENTED THE BBFA HAD TO DO WITH BOARD ,EMBER ETHICS. THIS IS ON THE VENDOR SIDE, IT SAYS PROHIBITS VENDORS FROM CONTRACTING IF, TRUSTEE HAS SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST, CLOSE RELATIONSHIP, OR IF THEY HAVE GIVEN A TRUSTEE GIFTS OR SERVICES OVER $250, IT SAYS VIOLATIONS COULD LEAD TO LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING CRIMINAL CHARGES.

CKD, THIS HAS TO DO WITH CPR AND CARDIAC EMERGENCY PLANS.

IT ESTABLISHES CPR TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND IT ALSO DEFINES THE STANDARDS FOR THE DISTRICT CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.

THAT'S A NEW REQUIREMENT. AND IT JUST KIND OF OUTLINES WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MEET THAT.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S I THINK MARCH 1ST IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR, FOR HAVING THAT PUT TOGETHER.

SO I'M WORKING WITH OUR LEAD NURSE TO START TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT WILL, WILL PLAY OUT ON OUR CAMPUSES WHERE WE WERE PARTNERING WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS? I KNOW THAT THEY JUST DONATED A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT FOR CPR I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS, I ASSUMED THE LEGISLATION CAME OUT AFTER WE HAD THAT, BUT IT CERTAINLY WOULD WORK HAND IN HAND. DBD THIS IS EMPLOYEE PRACTICES, CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT SAYS IT RESTRICTS ADMINISTRATORS FROM RECEIVING FINANCIAL BENEFITS FROM BUSINESSES CONTRACTING WITH THE DISTRICT.

IT ALLOWS PAID SERVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES IF THEY HAVE BOARD APPROVAL.

THEY DISCLOSE IT. IT'S DONE ON PERSONAL TIME, AND THERE'S NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

AND IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES THAT, IT SAYS IT COULD BE UP TO $10,000 IN CIVIL PENALTY PENALTIES PER OCCURRENCE.

BE LOCAL THIS HAS TO DO WITH BOARD MEETINGS. IT SAYS MEETINGS HAVE TO BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS WITH THREE-DAY PUBLIC NOTICE.

OR WE HAVE TO RECORD AND RETAIN OUR MEETINGS.

OPEN MEETING RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND MINUTES, AND ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS ARE POSTED ONLINE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS.

BED LOCAL ALSO RELATING TO BOARD PROCEDURES. IT SAYS THAT WE'LL NEED TO.

THIS IS RELATED TO SENATE BILL 12. MEETINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BEGIN WITH PARENT COMMENTS SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL.

IT SAYS THAT WE'RE IN NEED TO CREATE AN ONLINE PORTAL WHERE PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT COMMENT, AND THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PRESENT THAT.

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IT DEFINES DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION SOCIAL TRANSITIONING.

AND IT OUTLINES THE PROHIBITION AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS RELATED TO THOSE THINGS.

IT ALSO CLARIFIES STUDENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN CONSEQUENCES IF WE DO NOT COMPLY WITH THOSE PARENTAL CONSENT.

THE PARENT RIGHTS PIECE. EA LOCAL THIS IS THE PIECE REQUIRING OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE A SYLLABUS AND POST THOSE ONLINE. AND THEN IT TALKS ABOUT TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DISTRIBUTING THOSE MATERIALS.

EFA LOCAL. THIS IS ALSO RELATING TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ATTACHED TO SENATE BILL 12 AND HOUSE BILL 100.

IT SAYS IT REINFORCES BOARD AUTHORITY AND STRENGTHENS PARENTAL RIGHTS.

EXPANDS DEFINITIONS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO ALIGN WITH THE NEW POLICIES.

AND ADDS A SECTION OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION LIST OF REJECTED MATERIALS WITH SOME MINOR CLARIFYING EDITS.

EMB LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND STUDENT RIGHTS.

ALSO RELATED TO SENATE BILL 12. THERE'S A LOT OF SENATE BILL 12. IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED AGAIN DEFINES THE DEI SOCIAL TRANSITIONING PROHIBITED INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT PROHIBITS PRONOUNS USE THAT'S INCONSISTENT WITH BIOLOGICAL SEX.

CLARIFIES THAT POLICY IS NOT INTENDED TO BE DISCRIMINATORY.

ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR PARENTAL CONSENT RELATED TO INSTRUCTION ON HUMAN SEXUALITY, AND OUTLINES HOLIDAYS AND COMMEMORATIVE MONTH RECOGNITIONS.

EMIA LOCAL THIS HAS TO DO WITH TIME FOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

SENATE BILL 1049. THIS IS A NEW POLICY THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BE EXCUSED FOR 1 TO 5 HOURS PER WEEK FOR PRIVATELY PROVIDED RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. IT OUTLINES THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT THAT ENGAGE IN THIS.

FA LOCAL THIS IS ABOUT BOARD MEETING PROTOCOL AND PARENT COMMENTS REQUIRES AGAIN TALKS ABOUT THIS ONLINE PORTAL.

A LOT OF TIMES THESE POLICIES ARE TOUCHED IN MULTIPLE BOARD POLICIES. SO YOU'LL SEE IT SHOW UP. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE RED LINE COPIES, A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A SINGLE SENTENCE THAT WILL HAVE A MODIFICATION.

IT'S NOT WHOLESALE CHANGES, BUT REQUIRES THE ONLINE PORTAL FOR PARENT COMMENTS AND MEETINGS, BEGINNING WITH A REVIEW OF SUBMISSIONS. MEETINGS MUST BE SCHEDULED OUTSIDE OF REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AND REMOVES PARENTAL RIGHTS REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS DUE TO SOCIAL TRANSITIONING PROHIBITIONS. MR. NICKEL DO WE HAVE THAT ONLINE PORTAL UP? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT IN WORKING ORDER AT THIS POINT, BUT WE WILL WORK ON THAT.

FDD LOCAL STUDENT AGE ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN OF FOR MILITARY.

THIS IS HOUSE BILL 2757. THIS IS AN OPTIONAL NEW POLICY, ONE THAT WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON IT SAID, AS IT ALLOWS STUDENTS WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY IN TEXAS TO MEET AGE ELIGIBILITY IF THEY'RE TURNING THE REQUIRED AGE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO IF THEY HAVE A CHILD, THEIR PARENT IS IN ACTIVE DUTY AND THEY HAVE A CHILD WHO WILL TURN THE APPROPRIATE AGE DURING THAT YEAR. YOU CAN ALLOW THEM TO ENROLL EARLY.

EARLIER THAN WHAT THE NORMAL REQUIREMENT WOULD BE. FEA LOCAL.

THIS IS RELATED TO STUDENT ATTENDANCE. EXCUSE ABSENCES FOR APPOINTMENTS WITH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

LIKE WE DO WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. AND IT ALSO HAS LANGUAGE IN THERE TO EXCUSE ABSENCES FOR SERIOUS, LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS. WITH DOCUMENTATION.

FEC LOCAL THIS IS RELATED TO THAT. EFA IT'S ALSO RELATED TO STUDENT ABSENCES AND DOCUMENTATION.

AGAIN HOUSE BILL 367 AND SENATE BILL 207. AGAIN, IT EXCUSES ABSENCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE APPOINTMENTS AND EXCUSES, ABSENCES FOR SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS.

AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW THE FORM MUST INCLUDE PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION DETAILING THE ILLNESS SEVERITY OR THE EXPECTED ABSENCE LENGTH AND INFEASIBILITY OF ATTENDANCE. FL LOCAL STUDENT RECORDS IT BASICALLY IS SENATE BILL 12, AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW STUDENT RECORDS WILL NOW NEED TO REFLECT MATERIALS THAT ARE CHECKED OUT FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARY THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE STUDENT

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WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THIS. THIS IS THE BOARD POLICY THAT WOULD RELATE BACK TO THE HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING UIL IN ACTIVITIES WITH THE SENATE BILL 401.

AND IT ALSO PROHIBITS STUDENT GROUPS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.

GBAA LOCAL. THIS IS RELATED TO PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST.

HOUSE BILL 4219 WHERE IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE REQUESTER WHO PUTS IN A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST WITHIN 10 DAYS IF THERE IS NO RESPONSIVE INFO OR IF INFO IS WITHHELD.

WE HAVE TO SPECIFY THE REASON. AND IF WE'RE WITHHOLDING INFO UNDER LEGAL EXCEPTION, WE NEED TO REQUEST AN AG DECISION AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION WITHIN 10 DAYS. GC LOCAL THAT HAS TO DO WITH PUBLIC NOTICES. IT PERMITS PUBLISHING OUR PUBLIC NOTICES IN A DIGITAL NEWSPAPER IF IT MEETS POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTING.

GKD LOCAL THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE USE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

SENATE BILL 2986. AND THIS JUST ESTABLISHES SOME GUIDELINES FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO USE DISTRICT FACILITIES.

IT'S A SMALL MODIFICATION TO AN EXISTING POLICY.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S 29 POLICIES. AND HOW DISCUSSION FOR MR. NICKEL. BRIAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WAS THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

I KNOW YOU WORKED HARD ON IT. THAT PRESENTATION WILL GET THAT UP ONLINE FOR PEOPLE TO VIEW.

AND ALSO A REDLINE COPY. I KNOW TEE PUT THAT OUT TODAY, SO MAYBE WE CAN PUT THAT UP FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH IT IN MORE DETAIL IF THEY WANT. YES, SIR. COOL NICKEL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER 8, WHICH IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

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MS. HENNIG. WELCOME. HI. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? GREAT. GOOD. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CARROLL MEDICAL ACADEMY AND SOUTHLAKE METHODIST HOSPITAL.

THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL PROVIDE OUR 62 SENIOR BIOTECH STUDENTS WITH WEEKLY HANDS ON CLINICAL ROTATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS, ENSURING THEY RECEIVE THE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES THAT ARE CENTRAL TO CMA'S MISSION.

THIS AGREEMENT TRANSFORMS ACADEMICS INTO AUTHENTIC PREPARATION FOR HEALTHCARE CAREERS AND INSTILLING CONFIDENCE, PROFESSIONALISM AND PURPOSE IN OUR STUDENTS. THIS EVENING, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH LAKE METHODIST HOSPITAL SO THAT WE MAY MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU MS. HENNIG. ANY QUESTIONS OR MOTION CLINICAL ROTATIONS. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. HENNIG. THANK YOU SO MUCH CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 2025-2026 EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, MS. KIBODEAUX.

OKAY, SO WE DID DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT LAST MEETING ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

AND JUST A REMINDER THAT IT WAS BASED ON THE MODEL PROVIDED BY TEE AND INCLUDED REVISIONS TO REFLECT KEY LEGISLATIVE UPDATES FROM THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE TEXAS LEGISLATURE. JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES.

ONE OF THE HOUSE BILL 4623, LIABILITY FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND FAILURE TO REPORT THIS HOLDS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND DISTRICTS LEGALLY LIABLE FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR FAILURE TO REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE.

THE LAW APPLIES TO ALL CERTIFIED STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND INTERNS AND REMOVES OFFICIAL IMMUNITY.

IN SUCH CASES, EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES WITH STUDENTS.

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THE TIME FRAME WAS REDUCED FROM 48 HOURS TO 24 HOURS NOW.

JUST JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON 46, 23. AND MAYBE FOR YOU OR BRYAN DOES THIS PUTTING THIS INTO OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH A POLICY FOR EDUCATOR MISCONDUCT, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

IS THIS GOING TO GOING TO CHECK THE BOX FOR THAT, OR DO WE STILL NEED TO PUT IT IN LOCAL POLICY? HE SAID WE'LL CHECK WITH LEGAL. OKAY. YEAH THANK YOU.

AND THEN WHEN IT CAME TO SOCIAL MEDIA EXPECTATIONS, WE KIND OF TRIED TO TIGHTEN THAT UP SOME THE USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES FOR THINGS NOT RELATED TO EMPLOYEES. JOB ASSIGNMENT WAS SPECIFICALLY LAID OUT IN THE HANDBOOK ON PAGE 19.

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO AN EMPLOYEE'S ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS WAS SPELLED OUT IN MORE DETAIL ON PAGES 40 AND 41. AND SHARING OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION REGARDING STUDENTS PROGRAMS AND OTHER SCHOOL MATERIALS.

THOSE ARE DEPENDING ON THE AREA AND WAS LAID OUT IN ON FOUR DIFFERENT PAGES.

AND I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE. I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE COMMISSIONER COMING OUT AND PUTTING OUT THAT LETTER ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND THEY'RE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A REPORT TO THE MISCONDUCT PORTAL TO THE INVESTIGATION DIVISION FOR THOSE, THOSE TYPES OF POSTINGS THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

AND THEN WE ALSO INCLUDED THE TRAVEL POLICY SPECIFIC TO ALL OUT OF STATE TRAVEL BEING HAVING TO BE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

WE HAD SOME OTHER THINGS, AND I KNOW BRIAN WENT OVER A LOT OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PRESENTATION JUST NOW.

AND SO JUST AS FAR AS THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, THIS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN A DIGITAL PLATFORM THROUGH FRONTLINE. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THAT.

AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SIGN AS PART OF THAT FINAL STEP, THEY HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE READ IT AND THAT FIRST OF ALL, THEY'VE RECEIVED IT, THEY'VE READ IT AND THAT THEY AGREE TO ADHERE TO THE STANDARDS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND SO THAT WOULD BE OUR DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THAT.

THEY HAVE RECEIVED THAT AND UNDERSTAND. MS. KIBODEAUX AND THAT WILL THEN GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY? LIKE THIS. AS SOON AS THIS IS APPROVED 25-26 EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MS. KIBODEAUX. I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO.

OKAY. CAN I GET A KIBODEAUX. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU, MS. KIBODEAUX APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 2025-2026 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK MR. NICKEL. THANK YOU AS FAR AS THE HANDBOOK AND CODE OF CONDUCT, WE PRESENTED THAT HERE.

A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND SO TONIGHT, JUST COMING BACK TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT FOR OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK.

THE PRIMARY CHANGES REALLY A LOT OF IT YOU HEARD IN THE POLICY UPDATE THAT I GAVE.

IT'S A LOT OF SENATE BILL 12. AND I KNOW A FEW YEARS AGO WE REDID OUR HANDBOOK.

WE HAD A COMMITTEE THAT REWROTE THAT FROM COVER TO COVER.

AND A LOT OF THAT WAS LOOKING AT OUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, WHICH IS WHAT SENATE BILL 12 TALKS ABOUT.

AND DOCTOR GLENN EARLIER WAS MENTIONING THAT YOU KNOW, WE IN A LOT OF WAYS WERE AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

AND SO I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, YOU SEE SOME OF OUR LANGUAGE THAT'S JUST BEEN MODIFIED, BUT NOTHING IN THE THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HAS BEEN CHANGED AS MUCH AS JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE PROTECTING PARENTS RIGHTS.

AND SO YOU SEE THAT A LOT IN THE IN THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HANDBOOK AND THEN ALSO THE UPDATES WITH HOUSE BILL 1481 REGARDING PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

THOSE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST THINGS THAT YOU SEE COME OUT THROUGH THE STUDENT HANDBOOK ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

MOST RELATES BACK TO HOUSE BILL 6, WHICH AGAIN, I TALKED ABOUT WITH POLICY UPDATES.

TALKING ABOUT THAT THE E-CIGARETTES OR VAPES ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED A MANDATORY DAEP PLACEMENT.

IT CAN BE A DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENT. IF FOR SOME REASON, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CAMPUS DECIDES TO NOT PLACE IT IN DAEP.

THERE'S A MANDATORY 10 DAYS OF ISS THAT THEY HAVE TO ASSIGN.

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BUT IT CAN BE A DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENT. IT ALSO REVERSES WHAT WAS DONE TWO YEARS AGO.

TWO YEARS AGO THEY PUT IT IN THE STATE, PUT IN A CAP OF THREE DAYS OF ISS FOR ANY, ANY OFFENSE THAT A STUDENT DID.

AND THE STATE HAS NOW COME BACK AND REMOVED THAT THRESHOLD BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

THOSE ARE YOUR BIGGEST CHANGES FOR HANDBOOK AND FOR CODE OF CONDUCT.

THANK YOU, MR. NICKEL. TRUSTEE BOTTOM. MAY I.

CAN YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO IN HOUSE BILL 6, THERE'S EXPANDED TEACHER AUTHORITY FOR LIKE REMOVING A STUDENT OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.

CAN YOU JUST KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT SO EVERYBODY KNOWS? SURE. WHERE THAT POLICY IS AND WHAT IT WHAT WHAT'S BUT PRIOR TO THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, A LOT OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH DOCUMENTING OVER TIME CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS AND ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO REMEDY THAT. THE TEACHER'S ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

BUT IF THEY OVER TIME, HAVE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES, THEY COULD EVENTUALLY SAY, I CAN'T TEACH A STUDENT ANY LONGER.

AND THEN THERE WAS A PRACTICE FOR HAVING A GROUP FROM THE CAMPUS TO REVIEW THAT STUDENT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHERE THEY SHOULD BE BEST PLACED, SOMETIMES BACK INTO THAT TEACHER'S CLASS. THE MODIFICATIONS IN NEW FROM THE NEW LEGISLATION BRINGS THAT DOWN TO IT COULD BE A SINGULAR OCCURRENCE INSTEAD OF SOMETHING THAT IS DOCUMENTED OVER TIME. AND SO YOU COULD HAVE A STUDENT WHO HAS A SINGULAR INCREDIBLY DISRUPTIVE OCCURRENCE WHERE THE TEACHER SAYS, I CAN'T TEACH THEM IN THIS CLASS. THEN IT GOES BACK INTO A SIMILAR PROCEDURE WHERE THE CAMPUS HAS A GROUP THAT WILL REVIEW THE STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND THE YOU KNOW, THE BEST PLACEMENT FOR THAT CHILD TO THEN MAKE A DECISION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DO THEY RETURN BACK INTO THE SAME ROOM WITH SOME SORT OF SUPPORTS? DO THEY MOVE INTO ANOTHER, ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, CLASSROOM AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? THEN HOUSE BILL 6 ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS A CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR ON EVERY CAMPUS.

WHO IS THAT? THAT'S OUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS. AND WE'VE HAD THAT NAMED THAT WAY FOR A FEW YEARS.

OKAY PERFECT THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BOTTOM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 2025-2026 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK AS PRESENTED BY MR. NICKEL. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NICKEL. OKAY IF NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:07 P.M.

THANK YOU BOARD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.