Mar 09, 2026 School Board Special Workshop

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON MARCH 3RD,

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

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[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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

OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS THE OPENING PRAYER, PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE.

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE CARRY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE US TONIGHT.

HELP US MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE THOUGHTFUL, FAIR, AND ALWAYS CENTERED ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE STUDENTS ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE.

WE LIFT UP OUR TEACHERS AND THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH BEING RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR THEIR DEDICATION, PATIENCE, AND THE COUNTLESS WAYS THEY INVEST IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS EACH DAY.

BLESS THEIR WORK. RENEW THEIR ENERGY AND REMIND THEM THAT THE DIFFERENCE THAT THEY MAKE TRULY MATTERS.

LORD, WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR BOYS AND GIRLS, SWIM AND DIVE TEAMS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE TALENT, DISCIPLINE AND TEAMWORK THEY HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THEIR SEASON.

BLESS THESE STUDENT ATHLETES, THEIR COACHES, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MAY THEY CONTINUE TO GROW NOT ONLY IN COMPETITION BUT ALSO IN CHARACTER, PERSEVERANCE, AND SPORTSMANSHIP.

LORD, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE IT, AND FOR THE FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT IT.

GUIDE OUR CONVERSATIONS TONIGHT SO THEY ARE RESPECTFUL, PRODUCTIVE AND FOCUSED ON BUILDING A STRONG FUTURE FOR EVERY STUDENT.

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

WILL YOU JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE? 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 FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

I THINK OUR FIRST PRESENTER IS DR. DAVIS. GOOD EVENING, BOARD, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND DR. GLENN. IT IS WITH MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE STACEY SENNHAUSER AS THE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE AWARD TEACHER FOR WALNUT GROVE.

[APPLAUSE]. TO US, SHE'S KNOWN AS MISS STUMPY.

SHE TRULY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE.

HER PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND STUDENTS IS EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES.

STACY CONSISTENTLY GOES THE EXTRA MILE FOR HER STUDENTS, ENSURING THAT EACH CHILD FEELS ENCOURAGED, CAPABLE, AND EXCITED TO LEARN. HER POSITIVE SPIRIT AND DEDICATION CREATE A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS TRULY THRIVE.

ONE PARENT WROTE, SHE EPITOMIZES EXCELLENCE IN HOW SHE EXPANDS HER STUDENTS HORIZONS, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.

MISS STUMPY IS A GREAT TEACHER AND MY DAUGHTER HAS LEARNED SO MUCH ACADEMICALLY IN HER TIME IN MISS STUMPY´S CLASS.

BUT WHAT I'VE NOTICED EVEN MORE THAN HER ACADEMIC GROWTH, IS HOW MY DAUGHTER AND HER CLASSMATES HAVE GROWN AS PEOPLE IN MISS STUMPY´S CARE.

MISS STUMPY LOVES HER STUDENTS AS SHE COMPLETES INDIVIDUALS, AND IT SHOWS.

SHE DEMONSTRATES A STANDARD OF KINDNESS, CONSIDERATION AND THOUGHTFULNESS AND GRACE TO HER LITTLE STUMPS AND HOLDS THEM TO THE SAME STANDARD.

SHE FOSTERS AN ENVIRONMENT IN HER CLASSROOM WHERE KIDS ARE FREE TO MAKE MISTAKES BUT LEARN FROM THEM, AND SHE LOVINGLY GUIDES THEM THROUGH THAT LEARNING PROCESS.

THE SECOND GRADERS WHO ENTER HER CLASSROOM IN AUGUST ARE CERTAIN TO DEPART IN MAY AS MUCH MORE RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WITH A NORTH STAR FOR HONESTY AND INTEGRITY THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE DRAGON CORE VALUES.

MISS STUMPY IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM OF A TEACHER, AND OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER AS THEIR TEACHER.

ANOTHER PARENT SHARED, MISS STUMPY SEES THE GOOD IN EVERY KID, AND THROUGH HER LOVING SHEPHERDING, SHE GIVES EACH CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND FLOURISH IN THEIR IN THAT GOODNESS.

WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE STACEY SENNHAUSER WITH THE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE DIFFERENCE SHE MAKES EVERY SINGLE DAY AT WALNUT GROVE.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. OKAY, MRS. LEWIS,

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IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE MRS. ELIZABETH IRISH FROM CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AS OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE TEACHER OF THE MONTH.

MRS. IRISH SERVES AT OUR CAMPUS AS AN AP GOVERNMENT TEACHER, OUR SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT LEAD AND AS ONE OF THE DEDICATED TEACHER SPONSORS SUPPORTING OUR MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM. IN EACH OF THESE ROLES, SHE DEMONSTRATES AN INCREDIBLE COMMITMENT TO BOTH HER STUDENTS AND TO THE ACADEMIC CULTURE OF OUR CAMPUS. MRS. IRISH CREATES THE KIND OF CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WHERE AP STUDENTS TRULY THRIVE.

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HER CLASSROOM SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR, AND EVERY TIME I WALK IN, IT IS A JOY TO SEE EVERY STUDENT COMPLETELY ENGROSSED IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION, ANALYZING CURRENT EVENTS, CONNECTING THEM TO HISTORICAL CONTEXT, AND EXPLORING HOW THOSE IDEAS SHAPE THE RESPONSIBILITIES THEY WILL SOON CARRY AS ENGAGED CITIZENS.

WHAT MAKES HER CLASSROOM ESPECIALLY POWERFUL IS THE BALANCE SHE CREATES BETWEEN STRONG INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT VOICE.

MRS. IRISH SKILLFULLY BLENDS LECTURE, INDIVIDUAL WORK, COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION, AND CONSISTENTLY PREPARES STUDENTS FOR A RIGOROUS AP EXAM. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE CREATES A SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE IDEAS THAT ARE ANALYTICAL, CREATIVE, AND EVALUATIVE. THE WORK IS CHALLENGING, BUT STUDENTS RISE TO THE OCCASION BECAUSE THEY RESPECT HER AND THEY LEARN THE PROCESS OF BEING ENGAGED AND PURPOSEFUL. ONE PARENT WHO NOMINATED HER SHARED THAT THEIR STUDENT TALKS ABOUT MRS. IRISH ALL THE TIME AND TRULY ENJOYS ATTENDING HER AP CLASSES, SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SAY ABOUT SOME OF THESE HIGHER LEVEL CLASSES.

THEY DESCRIBED HER AS APPROACHABLE, EASY TO TALK TO, AND NOTED HOW SHE ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DISCUSSIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND EVALUATIVE. WHAT STANDS OUT MOST WHEN YOU OBSERVE MRS. IRISH IS THE WAY SHE MOVES THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.

SHE CIRCULATES. SHE ENCOURAGES IDEAS. SHE MAKES SOME OF OUR QUIETER STUDENTS FEEL SAFE.

SHE ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS, AND SHE ENCOURAGES THEM TO TAKE RISKS IN THEIR THOUGHTS.

SHE IS REMARKABLE AND HER ABILITY TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS IS PRETTY ADMIRABLE.

MRS. IRISH MAY BE VERY QUIET. SHE DOESN'T LIKE ATTENTION.

SHE'S OFTEN BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT SHE IS A MIGHTY FORCE IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON OUR CAMPUS.

SHE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THAT EXAM, BUT SHE ALSO BRINGS A WONDERFUL WARMTH TO OUR CAMPUS.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO CELEBRATE HER THIS EVENING, AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HER AS BEING OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE TEACHER FOR MARCH. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT, MR. NICKEL, FOR OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. PRESIDENT BRIAN, DR.

GLENN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TONIGHT, IT IS TRULY MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE JANET BLACKWELL, PRINCIPAL OF ROCKENBAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS OUR. [APPLAUSE]. CARROLL ISD INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

JANET HAS SERVED THE DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS, AND SHE IS THE DEFINITION OF A STRONG AND STEADY LEADER.

SHE LOVES HER STUDENTS, LOVES HER STAFF, AND SHE LOVES THIS COMMUNITY.

SHE'S A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR HER TEACHERS AND INVESTS DEEPLY IN THEIR SUCCESS, KNOWING THAT WHEN ADULTS THRIVE, OUR STUDENTS THRIVE TOO. WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST ABOUT JANET IS THAT HER LEADERSHIP IS BOTH SERIOUS AND PURPOSE AND JOYFUL IN SPIRIT.

ON THE 101ST DAY OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR, SHE DRESSED AS CRUELLA DE VIL WHILE THE STUDENTS CAME AS DALMATIANS.

WHEN I SAW HER THAT DAY, SHE PROUDLY SHOWED ME AN ENTIRE CLOSET DEDICATED TO COSTUMES AND SPIRIT GEAR THAT SHE DRESSES UP IN THROUGH THE YEAR.

APPARENTLY, EFFECTIVE ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP REQUIRES STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, STEADY DECISION MAKING, AND A WELL ORGANIZED COSTUME CLOSET. AND JANET EMBRACES ALL THREE.

FOR YEARS, SHE HAS PERSONALLY SPONSORED THE ROCKENBAUGH AFTER SCHOOL RUNNING CLUB, SHARING HER LOVE OF RUNNING AND PROMOTING HEALTHY HABITS WITH STUDENTS.

RECENTLY, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED SO THAT STUDENTS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES CAN PARTICIPATE AS WELL.

JANET'S HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY, DESERVES TO BELONG AND EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF CROSSING THE FINISH LINE. AND IF THAT MEANS THAT SHE LACES UP HER SHOES AND PUSHES HER STROLLER HERSELF, SHE DOES IT GLADLY.

JANET BLACKWELL INSPIRES EXCELLENCE BECAUSE SHE LEADS WITH COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND JOY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HER EXAMPLE AND PROUD TO CELEBRATE HER TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. I DO WANT TO MENTION BEFORE WE GET UP TO TAKE PICTURES, IS THAT WE'RE SUPER HAPPY WITH ECEU, WHO IS SPONSORING THE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE AWARDS AND HAS BEEN ALL YEAR.

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DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD, MR. BRADY, AND TAKE THESE PICTURES AND THEN DO THE BOYS AND GIRLS? WE CAN. OKAY. YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING SEASON OUR BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE TEAMS HAD.

OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, MRS. SUITER, YOU'RE UP.

GOOD EVENING, DR. GLENN, PRESIDENT, BRYAN AND TRUSTEES.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE THE BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE TEAMS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASON.

AT THE UIL STATE MEET, DRAGON SWIMMERS AND DIVERS COMPETED AGAINST THE TOP PROGRAMS IN THE TEXAS.

THE BOYS TEAM FINISHED 3RD IN THE STATE MEET WITH 121 POINTS, AND THE GIRLS FINISHED FOURTH WITH 125 POINTS.

CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE, THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT DEDICATION OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR COACHES, AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE TEAM TO COME FORWARD TO GET RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS SEASON.

CONGRATULATIONS, BOYS AND GIRLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE].

[APPLAUSE].

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PUBLIC COMMENTS. MRS. SHELTON, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TONIGHT TO SPEAK? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MRS. SHELTON. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT.

[6. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT]

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU, MRS. STACEY.

[7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AN IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT RELATED TO ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES, CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY. TONIGHT, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE PRINCIPAL SHATINA LEWIS AND THE ENTIRE TEAM AT CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR SUCCESSFULLY PASSING THEIR SECOND TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY INTRUDER AUDIT THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT, AND IT REFLECTS THE DILIGENCE AND COMMITMENT OF THE STAFF AND STUDENTS ON THAT CAMPUS.

EVEN MORE NOTABLY, THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIRST TIME CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAS PASSED AN INTRUDER AUDIT SINCE THE TEA BEGAN CONDUCTING THESE AUDITS IN 2022, AND THEY PASSED IT TWICE THIS YEAR ALONE.

THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT SPEAKS TO THE FOCUS, PREPARATION, AND TEAMWORK OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN ENSURING THAT SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED AND THAT OUR CAMPUS REMAINS SECURE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE OTHER PRINCIPALS IN CAMPUSES ACROSS CARROLL ISD, WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THEIR INTRUDER AUDITS THIS YEAR, AS THEY HAVE DONE EVERY YEAR PREVIOUSLY.

THESE AUDITS ARE UNANNOUNCED AND RIGOROUS BY DESIGN, AND PASSING THEM REQUIRES CONSISTENT ATTENTION TO PROTOCOLS, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

AS A BOARD, WE WANT OUR FAMILIES, STAFF AND COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT SCHOOL SAFETY IS NOT SOMETHING WE TAKE LIGHTLY.

THE SECURITY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF REMAIN AMONGST OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN SAFE PLACES FOR LEARNING.

TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS.

AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, PRINCIPAL LEWIS AND THE ENTIRE CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE.

[8. INFORMATION]

8.1 SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT REPORT. MRS. PARSONS.

WELL, HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BRYAN, DR. GLENN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

TODAY. THIS IS MY FAVORITE QUOTE, SO I HAVE TO SHOW IT TO YOU GUYS EVERY YEAR I'M UP HERE, BUT ALONE WE CAN DO SO LITTLE, BUT TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH.

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THIS GRAPH KIND OF SHOWS YOU THE TREND LINE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH, STARTING WITH YEAR 2021 AND ENDING WITH THE DATA WE COLLECTED ON SNAPSHOT, WHICH WAS THE LAST FRIDAY OF OCTOBER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR TREND LINE REALLY STARTS TO TAKE OFF, PROBABLY IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THAT DIRECTLY CORRELATES TO WHEN WE STARTED TO MOVE DYSLEXIA FROM 504 TO SPECIAL ED.

AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE KIND OF STABILIZED OUR INCREASES, BUT DO NOTICE THAT OUR PERCENTAGE WENT UP JUST A SMIDGE. SO AS WE ARE LOSING ENROLLMENT, OUR SPECIAL ED NUMBERS ARE STAYING ABOUT THE SAME NUMBERS.

SO OUR PERCENTAGE IS INCREASING. I KIND OF OUTLINED ALL OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS, BUT I WON'T READ THAT TO YOU SO YOU HAVE IT.

SO HERE IT IS FOR 504 AS WELL, STARTING WITH THE SAME YEAR OF 2020, 2021 AND THEN GOING THROUGH CURRENT YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT 22, 23, 24, THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THAT BIG DECREASE IN THE 504 NUMBERS.

THOSE ARE THE KIDS THAT THEN MOVED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

BUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING IS THOSE 504 NUMBERS NOW STARTING TO REBOUND, BECAUSE THOSE KIDDOS HAVE NOW FINISHED THEIR DYSLEXIA PROGRAM. AND A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE GOING BACK INTO 504.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE IS IMPORTANT WITH 504.

53% OF THE STUDENTS IN 504 ARE IN THE 9TH TO 12TH GRADE.

SO THEY'RE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. 30% ARE AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ONLY 18% ARE AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO WE HAVE A TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF ABOUT 11.5%.

A TYPICAL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS ABOUT 7% TO 10% IN 504.

SO WE HAVE A FEW MORE. AGAIN ON THE NEXT IS THE KEY TAKEAWAYS.

BUT I JUST EXPLAINED THOSE TO YOU. SO OUR NEXT.

I'M SORRY, MRS. PARSONS. IS THERE A REASON WHY WE HAVE A FEW MORE PERCENTAGE WISE.

AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING 504 PERSON RIGHT HERE.

ALISON PIKE, WHO HAS TAUGHT HER PEOPLE A GREAT.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE FINDING A LOT OF KIDDOS.

OKAY, SO THE MAJORITY OF KIDS IN 504. DYSLEXIA, WOULD YOU SAY? NO, I WOULD NOT SAY THAT AT THIS POINT. ADHD.

ADHD. THAT'S RIGHT. AND ANXIETY IS GROWING. SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED 504 PLANS FOR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE KEY TAKEAWAYS, BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU'RE SAYING OVER 50%.

SO IF THOSE KIDS GRADUATE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT LIKE THE 30% AND THEN THE 18%, LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT REDUCING THAT? OR IS THERE A REASON WHY HIGH SCHOOL IS MUCH LARGER? BECAUSE THOSE KIDS ARE GETTING IDENTIFIED. OKAY.

RIGHT BEFORE THAT HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY. SO YOU CAN SEE.

AND THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON. WHEN YOU HAVE A KID, THEY MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD LATER ON, AND MAYBE AS THE RIGOR OF THE CURRICULUM GETS HARDER AND HARDER, THAT'S WHEN WE START SEEING THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SOME CLASSROOM ACCOMMODATIONS.

THEY MIGHT NOT NEED THAT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND OUR FOUR LARGEST CLASSES ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TOO.

SO THAT PROBABLY ATTRIBUTES TO A LITTLE BIT OF IT.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT. ONE OF THE WAYS I LIKE TO EXPLAIN SPECIAL PROGRAMS. IF IT'S SPECIAL AND IT'S NOT GT, IT'S IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 315 STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM AND WE REPRESENT 37 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. SO THAT IS VERY EXCITING. WE HAVE FOUR DEDICATED AT ESL TEACHERS AND 70% OF OUR ESL POPULATION IS IN K-4, SO WE ARE ABLE TO EXIT A LOT OF STUDENTS AS THEY GET OLDER.

SO WE SEE MOST OF THEM IN THE YOUNGER GRADES.

AND THEN LITTLE DRAGONS AND DRAGON U. I MEAN, CAN WE JUST SAY WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM THIS IS?

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SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 31 LITTLE SWEET, PRECIOUS CHILDREN IN OUR LITTLE DRAGONS PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE TEN MORE COMING FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

WE ARE GOING TO BE ON A WAITING LIST. AND THAT IS VERY, VERY EXCITING.

I THINK PEOPLE KNOW WHAT A GREAT THING WE HAVE GOING ON.

SO WHAT'S OUR CAPACITY, MRS. PARSONS? FOR THIS. SO IF YOU HAVE 31 PLUS 10, ARE WE. YEAH.

SO I KNOW IT'S BROKEN UP BY AGE GROUP. SO WHAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL CAPACITY IF WE FILLED EVERY AGE GROUP? WE'RE GOING TO BE AT CAPACITY FOR INFANTS AND ONE YEAR OLDS, THE ONLY ONES THAT WE WILL HAVE CAPACITY IN IS TWO YEAR OLDS.

AND WHAT WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TEN SPACES OPEN IN THAT ONE.

OKAY. BUT TOTAL CAPACITY, IF WE WERE TO FILL EVERY AGE LEVEL FOR LITTLE DRAGONS, IT'D BE ABOUT.

A LITTLE OVER 50.

RIGHT. AWESOME. OKAY. JUST ONE SECOND, WHAT DEFINES CAPACITY? IS IT A LIMITATION ON TEACHERS OR SPACE OR BOTH? OR WHAT DEFINES? THE STATE OF TEXAS. THIS IS GOVERNED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND SO THEY HAVE CAPACITY. YOU CAN HAVE ONE TEACHER, THIS MANY STUDENTS.

AND THEN THEY ALSO MEASURE THE CLASSROOM. THEY ACTUALLY COME OUT WITH A TAPE MEASURE AND MEASURE THE CLASSROOM TO SEE HOW MANY KIDS YOU CAN HAVE.

BUT IF WE HAD A HIGHER DEMAND, COULD WE EXPAND INTO OTHER VACANT CLASSROOMS AND HIRE MORE TEACHERS? THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE ANOTHER PROGRAM. SO BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO JEN ABOUT THAT, IF WE COULD JUST HAVE LIKE A SATELLITE, BUT YOU CAN'T. YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A WHOLE NOTHER PROGRAM ON THAT CAMPUS.

AND SO, BUT YES, WE CAN ALWAYS DO THAT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN DRAGON U IS CURRENTLY SERVING 133 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY.

AND THEN WE'RE STARTING A DRAGON U SUMMER CAMP.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE IN JUNE AND JULY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOUSED AT ROCKENBAUGH.

AND PRE-K. WE LOVE OUR PRE-K HERE IN CARROLL ISD.

WE ARE SERVING ABOUT 270. WE HAVE 15 PRE-K CLASSROOMS. THAT'S A BLEND OF THREE YEAR OLD CLASSROOMS AND FOUR YEAR OLD CLASSROOMS. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT CES, O UNION, ROCKENBAUGH AND WALNUT GROVE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON ANY CHANGES TO OUR PRE-K PROGRAM FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, OUR MTSS PROGRAM.

IT ASSISTS STRUGGLING LEARNERS IN THE AREA OF READING AND MATH.

IT HELPS KIDDOS GET BACK TO GRADE LEVEL. BUT REALLY EXCITING NEWS IS THIS YEAR, WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO DEVELOP AN MTSS PROGRAM FOR BEHAVIOR. AND IT'S BEING ROLLED OUT RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE WORKING A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SPECIAL ED AND GENERAL ED TO HELP WITH ALL OF THE KIDDOS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH BEHAVIOR ON GENERAL ED CLASSES.

AND THEN THIS IS OUR PARENT FEEDBACK FOR THE ARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD NOBODY RATE US A 1, 2 OR 3.

SO EVERYBODY RATED US A 4 OR A 5 WITH THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN 5.

SO THAT WAS EXCITING. AND LOOKING AHEAD. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE.

FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THESE AMAZING LADIES RIGHT HERE.

THEY ARE SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM AND THEY DO SO MUCH FOR THE KIDS HERE IN CARROLL ISD.

SO. YES. [APPLAUSE]. SO THEN LOOKING AHEAD, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE MAP DATA INFORMATION THAT WE WERE GETTING. I KNOW TRUSTEE STACY TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING ABOUT HOW WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT, HOW WE'RE DOING IN THESE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS ON THESE TESTS TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING REALLY HARD ON REALIGNING THE PROGRAMING.

AS WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FIFTH GRADE DOWN TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON KEEPING KIDS ON THEIR HOME CAMPUS.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN OUR STAFF, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR FAMILIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR

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[APPLAUSE]. AND WE WANT YOU TO BE AROUND FOR MANY, MANY MORE YEARS.

WE THANK YOUR STAFF. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT AS WELL.

AND WE'VE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS AND POSITIVE COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND YOUR PROGRAM. AND WE JUST WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO ASSIST YOU AND GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO BE HERE IN CARROL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. PARSONS? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MRS. PARSONS. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT IS 8.2. CONSIDER PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXISTING CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER AT OLD DRAGON STADIUM, 2400 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE.

MR. PARK. PRESIDENT BRYAN, DR. GLENN, TRUSTEES.

GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE CELL TOWER AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY HERE AT OLD DRAGON STADIUM. AS YOU KNOW, THE SALE OF THE OLD DRAGON STADIUM PROPERTY IS CONTINGENT ON.

THE SALE TO THE CITY IS CONTINGENT UPON THE AGREEMENT WITH VERTICAL BRIDGE, OUR CELL TOWER OPERATOR.

AND SO I'M HERE TO JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE UPDATE.

WE HAVE WORKED PRETTY HARD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO FINALLY GET TO KIND OF THIS WEEK WHERE WE STARTED TO MOVE SOME GROUND AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SIGNED CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT TO HAVE THAT TOWER MOVED.

SO THE DISTRICT, IN MARCH, WE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, GOT APPROVAL FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS, THE PLAT REVISION AND THE VARIANCES FOR THE TOWER MOVING ONTO OUR PROPERTY.

AND SO NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH VERTICAL BRIDGE TO IRON OUT THE DETAILS ABOUT THE TIMING AND WHERE EXACTLY ON OUR PROPERTY IT´S GOING TO GO.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING AND IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WE'LL HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT. AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PRESENTING THAT TO YOU AT THE UPCOMING MEETING IN MARCH OR EARLY APRIL FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

AND LET ME JUST ELABORATE ON THIS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MR. PARK FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. HE HAS SPENT NUMEROUS, COUNTLESS HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH ATTORNEYS TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT.

PART OF THE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY OF OLD DRAGON STADIUM, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LARGE CELL PHONE TOWER THERE AND THE CITY WANTS IT RELOCATED BEFORE THEY PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. AND SO THAT'S NOT THE EASIEST LIFT IN THE WORLD TO MAKE.

AND SO MR. PARK HAS LEARNED PROBABLY MORE THAN HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT CELL PHONE TOWERS AND CONTRACTS AS THEY RELATE TO CELL PHONE TOWERS.

BUT HIS LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN BEEN CRITICAL IN NAVIGATING THIS FOR US IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CLOSE IN A TIMELY FASHION WITH THE CITY.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR DILIGENCE. AND KNOW THAT WHEN YOU BRING IT BACK TO US NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE LIKE A CLEAN AGREEMENT. AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST NOTE JUST FOR THE PEOPLE LISTENING ONLINE IS THIS IS COMING AT NO COST TO CARROLL ISD, RIGHT? AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL THAT PROPERTY, RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE FUNDS THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO DELIVER AS A RESULT OF THE SALE OF THAT PROPERTY. AND SO BEING ABLE TO NAVIGATE THIS IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOES NOT INCUR SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN BEEN PRETTY CREATIVE ON YOUR PART , MR. PARK AND AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. MOONEY FOR HIS HARD WORK IN DEALING WITH AND WORKING WITH THE CITY AND ALSO ALL THE DEVELOPERS FOR THE OTHER PROPERTIES TO GET EVERYTHING THROUGH. YEAH. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW THE DISTRICT, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE THREE CELL PHONE TOWERS THAT ARE IN OUR POSSESSION.

AND SO, TWO OF THEM EXIST ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE SELLING.

AND SO CREATIVELY TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE CONTRACTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE DON'T INCUR SIGNIFICANT COSTS, BUT ARE ABLE TO MANEUVER THAT IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN CAPITALIZE MONETARILY HAS JUST BEEN BEEN OUTSTANDING, I KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP MR. MOONEY BECAUSE HE'S BEEN A LARGE PART OF THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, DR.

GLENN. THANK YOU, MR. PARK, AGAIN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

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AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE WITH THE CITY HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH, 30 DAYS OR SO AND RECEIVE THAT FUNDING THAT WE VERY MUCH NEED.

SO THANK YOU, MR. PARK, FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.

THANK YOU, MR. MOONEY, AS WELL FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PARK? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. IF NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:36 P.M.

THANK YOU, BOARD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.