Mar 30, 2026 School Board

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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON MARCH 30TH,

[1.CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM ]

[2.EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

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

WE GIVE THANKS FOR ROCKENBAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OUR CAMPUS OF THE MONTH, AND FOR THE DEDICATION OF ITS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF WHO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE EACH DAY.

WE RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE OUR SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH, WHOSE FLEXIBILITY AND COMMITMENT ENSURE CONTINUITY IN OUR CLASSROOMS, AND WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICERS, RECIPIENTS OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY AWARD, WHOSE VIGILANCE AND CARE HELP KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND SECURE.

LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

GRANT US PATIENCE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, CLARITY IN OUR DECISIONS, AND UNITY IN OUR PURPOSE.

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

GOOD EVENING, DR. GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND SCHOOL BOARD.

I AM SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OUR ROCKENBAUGH GIRL SCOUTS.

I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES REAL QUICK. I'M BLAKELY AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS READING.

I'M DIA AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS READING AND WRITING.

I'M ASHLEY AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS ART.

I'M ELLA AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS SCIENCE.

I'M MIRA AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS READING.

I'M ELIZABETH AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS SCIENCE.

I'M KENNEDY, I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS ART.

I'M ANITA, I'M IN THIRD GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS SCIENCE.

I'M NOELLE, I'M IN THIRD GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS WRITING.

OKAY. READY? HERE WE GO.

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.

AND NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS; ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

AND NOW FOR THE MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. GREAT JOB, STUDENTS.

WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. OKAY. ARE YOU READY? YEP.

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YOU MAY BE SEATED NOW. THANK YOU. THIS IS ROCKENBAUGH ELEMENTARY CHOIR.

WE'RE A GROUP OF THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO MEET ONCE A WEEK AFTER SCHOOL TO REHEARSE, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

OUR NEXT SONG THAT WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM FOR YOU IS CALLED DISCOVERY BY THERESA JENNINGS, AND IT'S GOING TO FEATURE SONIA OSMANI AS OUR SOLOIST.

I'M GOING TO HAVE THE MICROPHONE, OKAY? NOT YET.

OH, SOMEBODY GOT IT.

[MUSIC].

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OKAY. THANK YOU, STUDENTS AND PARENTS. MISS BLACKWELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, WE ALWAYS LOVE WHEN THE CAMPUSES SHOW UP AND PERFORM FOR US.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE RECOGNITIONS PART OF OUR AGENDA, 4.2, WHICH IS WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE DRAGON SUPER SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH,

[ 4. RECOGNITIONS]

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U, UPLIFTING. P, POSITIVE. E, EMPOWERING. AND R, RESILIENT.

SHE FAITHFULLY SUPPORTS OUR CAMPUS EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY IN OUR ECSE CLASSROOM, AND THEN TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS IN OUR ACE ROOM, MAKING HER ESSENTIALLY A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE FOR OUR MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.

MARY BETH IS DEPENDABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND CONSISTENT.

SHE'S WILLING TO SERVE WHEREVER SHE IS NEEDED MOST.

BEYOND HER RELIABILITY, MARY BETH DEMONSTRATES A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY THROUGH HER POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE APPROACH.

SHE OFTEN ARRIVES EARLY, AND IF TIME ALLOWS CHECKS WITH THE FRONT OFFICE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO STAFF OR TEACHERS.

HER WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, ALWAYS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND NEVER WITH A COMPLAINT, MAKES HER AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO OUR CAMPUS. MARY BETH'S DEDICATION AND SERVANT HEARTED MINDSET TRULY EMBODIED THE SPIRIT OF A DRAGON SUPER.

SUPPORTIVE, UPLIFTING, POSITIVE, EMPOWERING, AND RESILIENT.

SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE].

OKAY, NEXT UP IS ITEM 4.3, WHICH IS TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY AWARD TO OUR CARROLL ISD SROS.

MR. NICKEL. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BRYAN, DR.

GLENN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIP THAT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT SRO TEAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER WITH A SCHOOL SAFETY SPOTLIGHT AWARD, INCLUDING A STAAR DESIGNATION FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.

WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM SPECIAL IS THAT IT MOVES BEYOND SIMPLE COMPLIANCE DRILLS AND FOCUSES ON BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND READINESS AMONG OUR STAFF.

EACH CAMPUS CONDUCTS MULTIPLE LOCKDOWN DRILLS EACH YEAR, USING CUSTOMIZED SCENARIOS FOR THAT CAMPUS THAT ARE DESIGNED BY OUR SROS.

THESE EXERCISES ALLOW OUR STAFF TO PRACTICE COMMUNICATION, DECISION MAKING AND LEADERSHIP IN A CALM, CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT ALARMING STUDENTS.

THE TEAM HAS ALSO INTRODUCED INNOVATIVE CAMERA COORDINATION DRILLS.

THIS APPROACH STRENGTHENS COORDINATION BETWEEN THE OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND DISPATCH, WHILE ENSURING THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW TO USE OUR SAFETY SYSTEMS EFFECTIVELY.

BECAUSE OF THIS WORK, CARROLL ISD IS NOT ONLY MEETING SAFETY EXPECTATIONS, WE ARE HELPING TO LEAD THE WAY IN HOW SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR THESE CRITICAL SITUATIONS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT SRO TEAM FOR THEIR DEDICATION, INNOVATION, AND COMMITMENT TO KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE.

AND I THINK YOU GUYS MAY HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY.

MAYBE A FEW WORDS. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR SROS.

I KNOW WE'VE GOT SUCH A GREAT TEAM, AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

IN OUR BUSINESS AND I THINK IN LIFE IN GENERAL, WE ALWAYS SAY WE DON'T RISE TO THE LEVEL OF OUR EXPECTATIONS.

WE FALL TO THE LEVEL OF OUR TRAINING. AND I THINK THIS TRAINING IS DEMONSTRATIVE OF THE LINKS TO THAT OUR TEAM ARE WILLING TO GO TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT'S PARTNERSHIP IN THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

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LOVE OUR SROS AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US EVERY SINGLE DAY, KEEPING OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND FAMILIES SAFE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. JOB WELL DONE. AND THANK YOU ALSO.

JUST A REMINDER TO OUR COMMUNITY, THE CITY PAYS FOR OUR SROS AT OUR CAMPUSES AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL.

AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MRS. SHELTON, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER? THE SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MR. TIM SCHUTZ. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIM SCHUTZ. I'M A RESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE. WELCOME.

I'VE GOT A VERY EXCITING COMMENT TO MAKE. I WENT TO THE DRAGON'S TALK ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

FANTASTIC EVENT. FANTASTIC. I WAS SO PROUD TO SEE OUR STUDENTS UP THERE SPEAKING.

I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE TO OBSERVE IT.

SO, HOPEFULLY, JEFF AND I TALKED WITH SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING AN AI PLUGIN TO OUR WEBSITE SO WE COULD ACTUALLY GO IN, SAY, I WANT TO GO TO SOMETHING IN CARROLL ISD TONIGHT.

WHAT'S PLAYING? WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS THAT GO ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE DON'T KNOW.

I DID BECAUSE MY SENIOR CARD, I LOVE LOOKING AND I LOVE PARTICIPATING IN SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT. SO THANK YOU. IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT.

BUT MORE TO MY POINT TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO FACE ANOTHER CHALLENGE BESIDES OUR CELL PHONES.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN OUR SCHOOL. STUDENTS ARE USING IT FOR WHITE PAPERS.

THEY'RE USING IT FOR HOMEWORK. TEACHERS ARE USING IT FOR CREATING LESSONS, GENERATING QUIZZES, AND EVEN PROVIDE FEEDBACK. I EVEN USED IT TO HELP ME WRITE THIS TODAY.

IT'S NOT GOING AWAY AND IT'S COMING FASTER THAN ANY OF US HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT.

OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM FIVE YEAR PLAN, USELESS. WE HAVE TO FOCUS NOW ON AI.

THERE'S A SERIOUS GAP. WE HAVE NOTHING. I WENT OUT TO OUR WEBSITE.

NOT A SINGLE THING COMES UP UNDER AI OR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

IS THERE A POLICY? ISN'T THERE A POLICY? WHAT ARE OUR TEACHERS DOING? WHAT DO WE EXPECT OUR PARENTS TO DO AND WHAT DO WE EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO DO? SO I AM ASKING THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION. WE NEED A DISTRICT WIDE AI POLICY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. IT'S A POWERFUL TOOL THAT CAN BE ABUSED AND IS ABUSED.

I URGE THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION TO DEVELOP A POLICY BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL.

I HAVEN'T FOUND VERY MANY. IT'S COMPLEX. IT'S HARDER THAN THE CELL PHONE BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T SEE THE CELL PHONE, YOU KNOW THEY AREN'T USING IT. BUT WE HAVE TABLETS OUT ALL THE TIME, AND WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ON WHAT OUR DISTRICT ALLOWS THEM TO SEE AND WHAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO DO THROUGH OUR WI-FI. SO PLEASE, LET'S WORK ON IT.

LET'S GET A COMMITTEE. LET'S MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

IT'S CRITICAL, AS WE CAN SEE BY THE TWO COURT CASES THAT WERE LOST LAST WEEK BY META BECAUSE PHONES ARE SO BAD FOR OUR KIDS AND WE KNOW ABOUT THAT. LET'S MAKE SURE AI IS USED EFFECTIVELY.

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR. AND WE TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEARING THE END OF OUR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND GOING TO RE-UP TO ANOTHER EFFORT TO GET A STRATEGIC PLAN GOING THAT CERTAINLY BE PART OF IT.

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SO THANK YOU SIR. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. OKAY.

NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT AND ANY OTHER MATTERS ADDRESSED DURING EXECUTIVE

[6. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT AND ANY OTHER OTHER MATTERS ADDRESSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION]

PRESIDENT BRYAN, I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD ACCEPT THE PERSONNEL REPORT AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. ITEM 6.2 IS CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTS.

PRESIDENT BRYAN, I ALSO MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATOR'S CONTRACTS AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. NEXT ITEM IS 6.3, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS.

PRESIDENT BRYAN, I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE ALL PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. NEXT ITEM IS 6.4.

CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE JORDAN LAW FIRM.

DR. GLEN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE CARROLL ISD TO CONSIDER ENGAGING THE JORDAN LAW FIRM AS ADDITIONAL LEGAL COUNSEL.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE TIM DAVIS OR JACKSON WALKER IN THEIR ROLE AS BOARD COUNSEL, NOR DOES IT REPRESENT A MOVE AWAY FROM OUR CURRENT PARTNERSHIP WITH LISA CRASS.

BOTH FIRMS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE STRONG, RELIABLE LEGAL SUPPORT TO CARROLL ISD, AND WE VALUE THE WORK THEY DO ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT.

THIS RECOMMENDATION IS ABOUT STRENGTHENING OUR CAPACITY AND RESPONSIVENESS AS THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS HAVE GROWN, AND THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN TIME SENSITIVE MATTERS REQUIRED ADMINISTRATIVE ATTENTION, BUT WERE DELAYED DUE TO EXISTING COUNSEL MANAGING HIGH WORKLOADS.

ADDING ANOTHER FIRM WILL HELP ENSURE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS ISSUES MORE EFFICIENTLY AND AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS THAT IMPACT DISTRICT OPERATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, MR. JORDAN BRINGS A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.

HIS FIRSTHAND UNDERSTANDING OF BOARD GOVERNANCE AND DISTRICT OPERATIONS ALLOWS HIM TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL, INFORMED GUIDANCE THAT CAN STREAMLINE DECISION MAKING AND REDUCE THE TIME SPENT NAVIGATING LEGAL QUESTIONS.

FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, THIS ARRANGEMENT IS ALSO PRUDENT.

THE PROPOSED ANNUAL RETAINER OF $1,000 WILL ALLOW TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK GENERAL LEGAL GUIDANCE WITHOUT INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL HOURLY LEGAL FEES. THIS PROACTIVE ACCESS CAN HELP PREVENT MINOR QUESTIONS FROM BECOMING MORE COMPLEX AND COSTLY LEGAL ISSUES. A SAVINGS WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK AND MONITOR QUARTERLY.

FURTHERMORE, MR. JORDAN'S HOURLY RATE FALLS WELL WITHIN OUR INSURANCE CARRIERS APPROVED LIMITS, ENSURING THAT CARROLL ISD DOES NOT INCUR UNNECESSARY LEGAL EXPENSES.

IT IS ALSO COMMON PRACTICE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MULTIPLE LEGAL FIRMS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THOSE FIRMS OFFER DIFFERENT AREAS OF EXPERTISE.

HAVING A BROADER RANGE OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE ENSURES THAT WE CAN MATCH SPECIFIC ISSUES WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE COUNSEL.

IN SUMMARY, THIS RECOMMENDATION IS ABOUT ENHANCING SERVICE, IMPROVING RESPONSIVENESS AND MANAGING COSTS EFFECTIVELY WHILE CONTINUING TO ADD VALUE AND UTILIZING OUR EXISTING LEGAL PARTNERS. ADDING THE JORDAN LAW FIRM WILL PROVIDE CARROLL ISD WITH AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE AND A BENEFICIAL RESOURCE, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DR. GLENN. WE APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. BEFORE I OPEN IT UP, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT YOU BEGAN TALKING ABOUT IT. AND THAT IS THE JORDAN LAW FIRM WILL NOT BE REPLACING JACKSON WALKER.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH JACKSON WALKER AND THEIR SERVICES.

JACKSON WALKER SERVES PRIMARILY AS THE BOARD ATTORNEY.

THE JORDAN LAW FIRM AND LISA CRASKE WILL SERVE PRIMARILY TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT.

IF WE WERE TO EVER GET TO A LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE, THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD CANNOT BE REPRESENTED BY THE SAME ATTORNEY OR THE SAME FIRM.

THIS IS GOING TO GUARANTEE THAT THE BOARD ATTORNEY STAYS WITH THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ADVISES THE DISTRICT.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE TRUST THAT WE HAVE IN DUDLEY JORDAN.

AND YOU KNOW, WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO SELECT AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FIRM THAT YOU KNOW YOU TRUST? ESPECIALLY IN THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. AND I THINK THAT THE FACT THAT HE WANTS TO HELP US OUT AND HE WANTS,

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SO I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT AND ASKING FOR A RFQ FROM DUDLEY AND ENSURING THAT HIS QUALIFICATIONS ARE AS SUCH THAT HE CAN REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT AND THIS BOARD WELL.

SO THANK YOU AND I BELIEVE THAT'S OVER AND BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

THESE ARE CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AND TYPICALLY WE DON'T DO THAT.

CORRECT? AND, FOR TRANSPARENCY WISE, WE DON'T EVER PUT THESE TYPES OF THINGS ON AGENDA TO TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE A BOARD DISCUSSION. SO WE DECIDED TO DO THAT KNOWING THAT WE ALL KNOW DUDLEY JORDAN, HE'S A PAST TRUSTEE.

AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY THE REASONING WHY THE DISTRICT IS MOVING WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION FOR A BOARD VOTE TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR DR.

GLENN. I JUST I WANT TO REITERATE, LAST WEEK WHEN THIS AGENDA WAS POSTED, THERE'S A SYNOPSIS THAT TALKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, TRUSTEE JORDAN HAD TO BE OFF THE BOARD A YEAR.

HE HAS BEEN OFF THE BOARD OVER A YEAR. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I SPOKE WITH BOTH TIM DAVIS AND FORMER TRUSTEE JORDAN AND CERTAINLY THEY HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF EACH OTHER AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES AS FAR AS THEIR WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

DR. GLENN. PRESIDENT BRYAN, I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHTFULLY SO ASK THAT WE LOOK FOR COST SAVINGS AND LAWYER FEES. LIKE MANY THINGS, OTHER THINGS HAVE JUST GONE UP AND UP.

THE FACT THAT MR. JORDAN AND HIS SERVICES ARE ACTUALLY BELOW WHAT THE INSURANCE PAYS IS GREAT.

SO WE WILL NOT HAVE HIGH LEGAL FEES FROM THIS.

THE FACT THAT ALSO THERE IS AN EXTREMELY LOW RETAINER FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, THAT BASICALLY GIVES US A SORT OF LIKE A18 HUNDRED LEGAL HELP.

I WILL BE VERY INTERESTED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.

AND AS SOMEONE WHO SERVED ON THIS BOARD WITH MR. JORDAN. AND I APPRECIATE AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, HIS ROLE AND HIS ROLE HERE.

I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A REAL ASSET TO OUR BOARD AND TO OUR DISTRICT.

AND WHAT'S GREAT AGAIN, IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ALSO AT A COST SAVINGS.

WELL, AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR IS LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN SAVE FUNDS.

ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING AND OBVIOUSLY THE STATE'S NOT STEPPING UP TO GIVE US OUR RECAPTURE DOLLARS BACK.

SO ANYWHERE WE CAN SAVE MONEY, WE WANT TO DO THAT.

AND SO ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH MR. JORDAN WAS THE ABILITY TO COME IN AND OFFER THAT RETAINER, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE VALUE TO CARROLL ISD.

ANYTHING ELSE FOR DR. GLENN? OKAY. DR. GLENN, JUST REAL QUICK, WE HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE, CORRECT? WE USE FOR LEGAL MATTERS, CAN YOU KIND OF JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT LIABILITY INSURANCE VERSUS SPENDING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR LEGAL SERVICES? SURE. AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR A LARGE ENTITY LIKE A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INCUR LEGAL COSTS.

RIGHT. AND THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FORMS. SOMETIMES WE'RE REACHING OUT TO AN ATTORNEY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT MAYBE A LEVEL ONE GRIEVANCE OR MAYBE A STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND SO WE ARE ENGAGING THAT ATTORNEY. THOSE ARE LEGAL COSTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO BUDGET FOR, WE INCUR THOSE COSTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHERE INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE CONTROL DECIDE THAT THAT THEY WANT TO FILE A SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT. WHEN THOSE INSTANCES OCCUR, WE ACTUALLY CARRY INSURANCE AND WE REPORT TO THOSE LEGAL EXPENSES TO OUR CARRIER, OUR CARRIERS PICK UP THOSE LEGAL EXPENSES ON OUR BEHALF UP TO A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THE HOURLY RATE AN ATTORNEY'S CHARGE US IS, THAT IS IT IS WITHIN THAT THRESHOLD.

SO THAT AS A DISTRICT WE DON'T INCUR THOSE LEGAL COSTS.

OKAY. VERY APPRECIATIVE OF CLARIFYING THAT POINT, DR.

GLENN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO CARRY INSURANCE TO COVER A VAST MAJORITY OF OUR LEGAL COSTS WHEN IT'S NOT INITIATED BY US. THAT'S RIGHT. AND AGAIN, THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON.

THAT'S SOMETHING EVERY DISTRICT DOES. BUT YEAH, OCCASIONALLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO FILE A SUIT AGAINST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE INSURANCE, RIGHT? SO WE TURN IT OVER TO OUR CARRIERS AND THEY PICK UP THE TAB.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY. I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE JORDAN LAW FIRM,

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MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER, FOR THAT MOTION.

OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

[7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

GOOD EVENING. WE WANT TO BEGIN BY TAKING A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

EVERY DAY, OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF SHOW UP WITH DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.

THE BOARD SEES THAT EFFORT AND WE ARE GRATEFUL.

WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR WHO WERE CELEBRATED LAST WEEK.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

NEXT, WE WANT TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON A COMMITMENT WE MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WHEN THE VATRE WAS PRESENTED TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY PASSED IN NOVEMBER, THIS BOARD MADE A PROMISE TO OUR STAFF.

AS PART OF THAT COMMITMENT, WE PROVIDED A $1,000 PAYMENT IN NOVEMBER, AND I'M PLEASED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT AN ADDITIONAL $1,000 WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APRIL PAYCHECK. THIS IS ONE WAY WE CAN SAY THANK YOU FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU DO EACH DAY, AND FOR THE ROLE YOU PLAY IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT.

IN ADDITION, AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE VATRE PASSING, THE BOARD HAS ASKED THE ADMINISTRATION TO BRING FORWARD A SALARY RECOMMENDATION ALSO IN APRIL. OUR GOAL IS TO MOVE TOWARD A MORE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES IN THE DISTRICT.

WE KNOW THAT ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY STAFF REQUIRES US TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THOUGHTFUL, STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN THIS AREA.

FINALLY, I WANT TO REITERATE AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN HELPING SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT.

THE APPLICATION PERIOD TO SERVE ON A TRANSITION TEAM FOR THE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION EFFORT WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 3RD.

THIS IS A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE AND IT DOES REQUIRE A 12 MONTH COMMITMENT.

I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO CONSIDER APPLYING BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE DIRECTION WE ARE HEADING AND THE WORK WE ARE DOING TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[ 8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS FROM AROUND OUR DISTRICT THIS MONTH.

FIRST, A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO CARROLL SENIOR HIGH.

THIS PAST WEEKEND THEY WON THE UIL DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN ACADEMICS.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A REFLECTION OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION FROM BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND WE COULDN'T BE PROUDER. AND IT'S ALSO WORTH FOUR LONE STAR CUP POINTS.

ALSO ON FRIDAY, IT WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS, THE CARROLL BUSINESS ACADEMY CELEBRATED THE SUCCESS OF THEIR FIRST ANNUAL DRAGON TALKS.

STUDENTS DID SHARE INNOVATIVE IDEAS, ENGAGE IN THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS.

AND WE WERE REALLY IMPRESSED THAT THEY HAD THE ATTENDANCE THEY DID CONSIDERING THAT THE, THE SPONSOR SLASH TEACHER IS RELATIVELY NEW. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE PARENTS THAT DID COME OUT AND SUPPORT THAT EVENT.

IT'S EXCITING TO SEE OUR STUDENTS CONFIDENT AND CREATIVE, AND I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EVENTS THAT IS GOING TO GROW IN THE YEARS AHEAD, BECAUSE THERE REALLY WERE SOME TREMENDOUS SPEAKERS. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LADY DRAGONS SOCCER TEAM ADVANCED TO THE REGIONAL FINALS.

TOMORROW NIGHT, 7:30, BIRDVILLE ATHLETIC COMPLEX.

THE LADY DRAGONS WILL TAKE ON DENTON GUYER AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR MARCH TOWARD WHAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE THE STATE FINALS.

IN ANOTHER WEEK. IS THAT RIGHT? NEXT WEEK? END OF NEXT WEEK? SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GO OUT TOMORROW NIGHT. BUT BEFORE THAT WE WANT TO OFFER EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ONE OF TWO INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FOR CURRENT FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. TOMORROW NIGHT, IT'LL BE AT 5:30 AT WALNUT GROVE.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE AT JOHNSON ELEMENTARY ON APRIL 7TH, BOTH TAKING PLACE AT 5:30 IN THE EVENING.

THESE SESSIONS WILL COVER THE TRANSITION TO DURHAM INTERMEDIATE NEXT YEAR.

AGAIN, FOR CURRENT FOURTH GRADERS. AND HOW THEY FIT INTO THE 2027 TRANSITION PLAN.

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ASK QUESTIONS. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP FOR YOUR STUDENTS, AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT IT'S AS SMOOTH OF A TRANSITION AS POSSIBLE.

AS WE MOVE THROUGH MARCH AND GET READY FOR APRIL, LET US REMEMBER WE HAVE LESS THAN EIGHT WEEKS REMAINING IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO I SEE A DAD OF A SENIOR OUT THERE. IT'S GOING TO CLOSE FAST.

SO LET'S FINISH STRONG, CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESS AND KEEP SUPPORTING STUDENTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. THANK YOU, DR. GLENN.

JOHNSON, NOT WALNUT GROVE. OH.

JOHNSON TOMORROW AND THEN WALNUT GROVE ON THE SEVENTH.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 9 WHICH IS THE INFORMATION PORTION OF OUR MEETING. ITEM 9.1 IS CONSIDER SPRING 2026 ACQUISITION OF K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND

[ 9.INFORMATION]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN, DR. GLENN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOU TO CONSIDER OUR SPRING ACQUISITION LIST.

AS YOU KNOW, WE BRING A FALL ACQUISITION LIST AND A SPRING ACQUISITION LIST.

WE HAVE VETTED THIS MATERIAL. OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE VETTED IT, OUR TEACHERS HAVE VETTED IT, OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS VETTED IT. SO WE FEEL LIKE.

AND ALSO OUR COMMITTEE HAS ALSO VETTED IT. SO IT'S GONE THROUGH QUITE A BIT.

IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR MRS. PEDDY? OKAY.

AND THEN YOU'LL BRING THIS BACK. OH I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I JUST HAD A COMMENT.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON OUR LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

THAT WAS PART OF, I THINK IT WAS SENATE BILL 13.

THEY READ EVERY SINGLE BOOK COVER TO COVER. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. WAS IT LIKE 60? IT WAS 68. YEAH. THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

SO, MRS. PEDDY, WHEN WILL YOU BRING THIS BACK TO US FOR A VOTE? AFTER THE END OF THE 30 DAYS, SO PROBABLY MAY? IT'LL BE MAY 12TH, I BELIEVE.

IT'LL BE MAY 12TH MEETING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER.

OKAY. THANKS, MRS. PEDDY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO 9.2, WHICH IS CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION FOR GRADES K-12 MATH CURRICULUM ADOPTION.

MRS. STEVENS AND MR. SHIN. WE ARE THRILLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT A REALLY A YEAR'S WORTH OF WORK.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A K-12 MATH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION IN 12 YEARS, AND SO THIS IS HUGE FOR OUR STAFF AND THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

WE'VE GOT TWO OF OUR COORDINATORS HERE. WE HAVE JULIE STEVENS, WHO IS OUR ELEMENTARY PRE-K 6 COORDINATOR, AND TERRY SHIN, WHO IS OUR GRADES 7-12 COORDINATOR TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE IN-DEPTH IDEA OF EXACTLY WHAT TOOK PLACE.

GOOD EVENING. AND WE WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS BEFORE WE BROUGHT TO YOU THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE.

LIKE MRS. PEDDY SAID, WE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER WHEN THE STATE PUT OUT THEIR APPROVED RESOURCE LIST.

AND ONCE THAT HAPPENED, WE MADE SURE THAT WE MET WITH ALL THOSE VENDORS AND KIND OF VETTED THOSE THINGS THROUGH US FIRST AND CHOSE THE ONES THAT WE THOUGHT BEST MET THAT STATE RUBRIC, AS WELL AS WHAT WE NEEDED FOR CARROLL ISD.

IN JANUARY, OUR COMMITTEE MET AND THE VENDORS CAME AND PRESENTED THEIR PRODUCTS AND KIND OF TRAIN THE TEACHERS A LITTLE BIT SO THEY COULD DIG IN.

AND THEN WE HAD A SHOWCASE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FOR TEACHERS TO COME IN AND LOOK AT THE RESOURCES, ACCESS THE ONLINE MATERIALS, AND THEN PROVIDE US WITH FEEDBACK.

AND THEN THROUGH JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TOOK THOSE RESOURCES BACK TO THEIR CAMPUS, SHARED WITH THEIR TEAM, SHARED WITH THEIR TEACHERS, TRIED OUT SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES SO THAT IN FEBRUARY, THEY CAME BACK TO GIVE US THEIR RECOMMENDATION.

PART OF THE CRITERIA THAT WE USE, WE KIND OF BASED IT ON THE STATE'S RUBRIC FOR CRITERIA.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR. WE AND THE COMMITTEE WERE LOOKING FOR TX ALIGNMENT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS ALIGNMENT.

THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WERE RESEARCH BASED AND GAVE OUR KIDS A CHANCE TO THINK CRITICALLY AND PROBLEM SOLVE.

VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, WE WERE REALLY LOOKING FOR A VENDOR THAT SPANNED AS MANY GRADE LEVELS AS POSSIBLE FOR CONSISTENCY IN INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND VOCABULARY AND ALL THE THINGS NEEDED SO THAT EVERY YEAR IT WASN'T A NEW MATH CLASS BECAUSE THEY HAD A NEW MATH TEXTBOOK.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS. WHAT RESOURCE WAS GOING TO GIVE US THE MOST FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY NEED FOR STUDENTS? AND THEN WHAT RESOURCE IS GOING TO GIVE US PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT AND WHAT COST WOULD THAT INCUR?

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CURRICULUM BASED NOW INCLUDES PROGRESS MONITORING FOR INDIVIDUALIZED STUDENTS, SO TEACHERS CAN ACTUALLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS AND REPORT ON THAT TO PARENTS AND TO THE STUDENTS. IS THIS BUILT DIRECTLY INTO THIS TEXTBOOK CURRICULUM? YES, IT IS.

OKAY. AND I'VE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THE VENDOR TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME OTHER PROGRAMS WE HAVE THAT DO THAT, THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE BECAUSE THIS RESOURCE PROVIDES.

SO I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE KIND OF DIVING INTO THIS, MRS. PEDDY. I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE, SO THAT WE'RE LESS RELIANT ON STANDARDIZED TESTS FOR PROGRESS AND MORE RELIANT ON THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES OF A STUDENT IN A CLASSROOM AND THE TEACHER'S FEEDBACK? ABSOLUTELY.

IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMITTEE, THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WERE ON THE ADOPTION COMMITTEE.

TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES, CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS FROM EACH LEVEL, AND THEN REPRESENTATIVES FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION WERE ALL PART OF THE COMMITTEE.

AND THE BAR GRAPH AND THEN THE COLORFUL PARAGRAPH ARE THE SAME INFORMATION.

I THINK YOU HAVE TO ZOOM IN IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE NUMBERS, BUT JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THAT WE TRIED TO GET INPUT FROM EVERY AREA, EVERY GRADE LEVEL THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY. IN OUR FINAL SURVEY, WE ASKED TEACHERS TO RATE THE FIVE RESOURCES ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5 AND THEN GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK ON HOW THEY FELT ABOUT EACH RESOURCE.

AND THE RESOURCE THAT THEY OVERWHELMINGLY CHOSE AS THEIR TOP WAS SERVICE IS THE VENDOR AND THE PRODUCT IS ENVISION MATH.

AND SO 18 OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS GAVE THAT THE HIGHEST RATING OF FIVE, AND THEN SEVEN CHOSE IT AS A FOUR.

AND THEN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, ONCE YOU GET TO ALGEBRA TWO, THEN THOSE HIGHER COURSES HAVE DIFFERENT TEXTBOOK OPTIONS.

SO THOSE GROUPS RECOMMENDED PEARSON, BFW PUBLISHERS, MCGRAW-HILL AND THEN OPENSTAX.

BUT FOR THE K ALGEBRA II, THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR SERVICE.

AND THEN HERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHARED THAT WERE STRENGTHS OF THE RESOURCE THAT IT WAS.

THE RESOURCE THEY CHOSE WAS FULLY ALIGNED TO THE TEAKS, AND THERE WAS NO QUESTION.

THERE WERE SOME RESOURCES WHERE YOU HAD TO PIECE THINGS TOGETHER YOURSELF.

AND IN THIS RESOURCE, IT WAS VERY CLEAR WHAT WAS ALIGNED TO THE STANDARDS.

THE PRODUCT WAS ENGAGING WITH CONCEPTUAL LEARNING, REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS.

THE ONE WE OVERWHELMINGLY HEARD WAS THAT THIRD BULLET THAT IT SUPPORTS ALL LEARNERS, MEANING THERE ARE INTERVENTION RESOURCES, EXTENSION RESOURCES, AND LOTS OF DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS SO THAT TEACHERS DON'T HAVE TO CREATE THOSE THINGS ON THEIR OWN OR GO SEARCHING IN ANOTHER RESOURCE.

IT'S ALL BUILT IN. THERE WAS FAMILY AND TEACHER SUPPORT.

THERE ARE VIDEOS. IF A TEACHER IS NOT SURE HOW TO TEACH SOMETHING OR THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH A FAMILY, THERE ARE VIDEOS AND HELP FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO TEACH THAT EFFECTIVELY BEFORE THEY GET TO THE MIDDLE OF THE CLASS AND GET STUCK.

AND THEN THE BFW PUBLISHERS. AND WHAT COURSE IS THAT FOR? STATISTICS. STATISTICS. THEY CREATE THE SCORING RUBRICS FOR THE AP EXAM.

SO THAT GROUP LIKE THE FACT THAT IF THEY'RE CREATING THE EXAM AND THEIR MATERIALS ARE PROBABLY MOST ALIGNED TO WHAT THAT EXAM IS GOING TO BE.

AND THEN THE QUOTE THAT'S ABOVE THOSE LITTLE PEOPLE WAS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE RESOURCES, BY FAR THE BEST CHOICE PRESENTED.

IT FEELS ALIVE, ALIGNED, AND HAS EVERY COMPONENT WE'VE ASKED FOR IN AN ADOPTION.

I ENVISION STUDENTS BEING MUCH MORE ENGAGED WITH THIS CURRICULUM THAN ANY OTHER WE EVALUATED.

THIS CURRICULUM WILL HELP US MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR LEARNERS.

SO HERE'S THE LAST PAGE. I WON'T READ ALL THE NUMBERS TO YOU, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT ALL OF THESE ARE FOR AN EIGHT YEAR ADOPTION, EXCEPT FOR PEARSON, WHICH IS A SIX BECAUSE THEY DO NOT OFFER AN EIGHT.

AND SO THE TOP LINE IS K THROUGH ALGEBRA II. AND THOSE OTHER VENDORS ARE SOME OF THOSE HIGHER LEVEL MATH COURSES THAT JUST AREN'T ALL ENCOMPASSING IN THAT MAIN ADOPTION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE LEVEL SET.

WHEN WE SAY TEXTBOOK, DO WE ACTUALLY MEAN A TEXTBOOK? YES. PHYSICAL TEXTBOOKS. WOW. OKAY. AND SO IN YOUR GUESSTIMATE, WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT YOU WOULD SAY EDTECH IS INVOLVED IN THIS CURRICULUM?

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TERRY WAS TALKING TO THE VENDOR TODAY AND THERE'S ANOTHER DISTRICT THAT IS LOOKING FOR SAVAS, AND THEY COMMUNICATED WITH THE PUBLISHER THAT THEY ARE MOVING AWAY FROM TECHNOLOGY.

AND A LOT OF THE PIECES IN SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS, STUDENTS HAVE TO RESPOND ON TECHNOLOGY.

WELL, SAVAS HEARD THAT NEED. AND SO THEY'RE MAKING A BOOK RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.

THEY'RE MAKING A BOOK OF THOSE THINGS THAT STUDENTS WOULD HAVE HAD TO RESPOND ELECTRONICALLY.

BUT NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A PAPER OPTION FOR THAT.

AND THEY HAVE TO USE ONE OF THESE? THEY DO. OH WOW.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL. AND THAT'S INCLUDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE. FOR DOING THAT. AND THEN LASTLY, YOU SAID SAVAS IS AN EIGHT YEAR COMMITMENT AND PEARSON IS A SIX.

IS THAT TYPICAL? I MEAN, I GUESS WE WENT 12 YEARS.

TYPICALLY, BEFORE THEY OPENED IT UP TO WHERE THERE ARE NO RULES.

WHEN WE WERE IN AN ADOPTION CYCLE, IT WAS TYPICALLY AN EIGHT YEAR ADOPTION.

AND THE WAY WE ARE REALIGNING CAMPUSES AND MATH LEVELS, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO DO A TWO YEAR OR A FOUR YEAR IF WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF ROLLING OUT NEW MATH COURSES, THAT IT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE FOR US TO HAVE TO RETRAIN AND GET A NEW RESOURCE.

AND PLUS, YOU GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CUT THE LONGER YOU SIGN THAT CONTRACT.

I LOVE THIS BECAUSE. AND THIS IS GOING TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS HOW MUCH HAS MATH CHANGED IN 12 YEARS? WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEXTBOOK WE'RE CURRENTLY USING COMPARED TO THE ONE THAT WE WILL BE USING, MORE PROBLEM SOLVING, MORE APPLICATION IS EXPECTED OF KIDS NOW THAN IT WAS 14.

IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS SINCE THEY CHANGED THE CHEEKS, BUT 12 YEARS AGO IT WAS NOT AS DEEP.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO THINK AS DEEPLY ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. AND NOW THEY'RE NOT JUST ASKING YOU FOR THE ANSWER. THEY'RE ASKING YOU WHAT WAS STEP THREE AND HOW DID YOU GET THERE? EVEN FOR SECONDARY, THERE IS A LOT MORE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING RATHER THAN JUST HERE'S A STRATEGY, HERE'S THE STEPS. JUST FOLLOW THE STEPS. THEY RELY MORE ON THE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING.

DO YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL VERSUS DO YOU KNOW THE STEPS TO GET TO THE ANSWER? THAT'S GREAT. WHICH WILL HELP PARENTS DO. THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH.

TRYING TO HELP THEIR KIDS WITH. THAT'S RIGHT. EXACTLY. JULIE, TERRY, GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. QUICK QUESTION. I THINK EVERYBODY UP AT THIS DAIS SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF MORE PEN AND PAPER OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS, ESPECIALLY IN MATH. BUT WITH THE STATE EMPHASIZING THAT TESTING WILL STILL BE ONLINE, DO TEACHERS OR DOES THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT SEE ANY ISSUES WITH NOT GIVING KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE DIGITAL FORMAT, KNOWING THAT THAT'S HOW THEY'LL BE TESTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR? AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY FOR ELEMENTARY, HONESTLY, THE KIDS SEEM TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT DIRECT INSTRUCTION ON A PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN IT GETS CLOSER TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS, THE TEACHER WILL KIND OF PRESENT, HERE'S WHAT THIS TYPE OF QUESTION COULD LOOK LIKE, AND HERE'S HOW YOU CAN MANIPULATE THIS PLATFORM.

BUT THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE. BUT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A HUGE ISSUE.

SAME FOR SECONDARY. YES, THEY DO NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT ARE ON THE DIGITAL PLATFORM, BUT AS LONG AS THEY UNDERSTAND AND THEY KNOW THE MATERIAL, KIDS TEND TO UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY REAL QUICK.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE A YEAR LONG. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE A COUPLE PRACTICE BEFORE YOU GET TO THE ACTUAL TEST.

SO IT'S MORE ON THE MATH AND NOT REALLY THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO I ASSUME THIS IS A.

THANK YOU, SIR. I ASSUME THIS IS AN ANNUAL NUMBER OR IS THIS TOTAL COST? THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE ADOPTION. FOR THE EIGHT YEAR PLAN? FOR THE EIGHT YEARS AND SIX YEARS FOR PEARSON. YES.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. AND THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING? INCLUDES EVERYTHING. SO WHAT IS THE PRICE BASED ON? IS THAT NUMBER OF. IT'S BASED ON NUMBER OF STUDENTS, NUMBER OF TEACHERS FOR TEACHER EDITIONS.

TEACHER ACCESS THE PHYSICAL BOOKS FOR TEACHERS AND THEN THE PHYSICAL BOOKS FOR STUDENTS.

AND THEN ALSO ON THE SAVAS END, THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME HANDS ON MANIPULATIVES, MULTIPLE KITS PER GRADE LEVEL INCLUDED IN THAT COST.

THAT'S FANTASTIC. I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID IT OR NOT.

I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME PARENTAL RESOURCES.

YES, YOU KNOW. SO I HAVE RELEARNED ALGEBRA II AND CALCULUS MORE TIMES THAN I CARE TO ADMIT, BUT THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR ANY PARENT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HELP THEIR KID LEARN THIS SUBJECT.

AND FROM WHAT WE SAW OF IT, IT WAS VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, BUT IT WAS SPECIFIC FOR PARENTS.

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SO IT SEEMED TO BE A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, MRS. STEVENSON, MR. SHIN. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A GREATER PREMIUM ON READING SKILLS BASED UPON WHAT YOU SAID, ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES. YOU KNOW, CARROL, WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE A 92% OF OUR STUDENTS READ AT GRADE LEVEL, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST IN TARRANT COUNTY. IT SOUNDS LIKE OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD IN PROFICIENT READERS, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THAT CHALLENGE, IF YOU WOULD, OF THIS NEW MATH CURRICULUM.

WOULD THAT BE FAIR TO ASSUME? I AGREE.

ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT THE YOUNGER AGES. YEAH, ESPECIALLY AT THE YOUNGER GRADES. BECAUSE, AGAIN, TEACHING THE READING COMPREHENSION, IT'S NOT JUST, CAN I PULL OUT THESE NUMBERS AND JUST GUESS THAT I'M GOING TO ADD.

THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MATH TOO. RIGHT.

OKAY. AND THEN BASED ON OUR ONE PUBLIC COMMENT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY GOOD THIS EVENING.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HIGHER MATH AND WE KNOW THAT AI IS MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH TECHNOLOGY, BUT AS THIS SPEAKER SAID, TECHNOLOGY THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT EVEN IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT MAY BE USED ELSEWHERE.

CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE NON? IS IT SAVAS? WELL, THEY SAY SAVAS, IT SOUNDS VERY TEXAS. RIGHT.

YEAH. SO THE PEARSON AND THE OTHER CURRICULUM, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAYBE SOME THINGS THAT ARE CONCERNS OR MAYBE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WHEN IT COMES TO AI AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE HIGHER MATH CURRICULUM? I WOULD SAY THERE ARE NO CONCERNS. I THINK THE IMPORTANCE IS TEACHERS TO LOOK AT THE WORK OF THE STUDENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY DON'T JUST GIVE AN ANSWER, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR PROCESS.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON. SO I THINK ALL OF THESE CURRICULUMS DO SUPPORT THE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE PART THAT TEACHERS HAVE TO, AGAIN, IDENTIFY STUDENTS MISCONCEPTIONS AND IDENTIFY THEIR UNDERSTANDING.

IT'S WITH THE BALANCE OF THAT WILL MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL.

SO WHEN MY SENIOR IN COLLEGE, WHO'S AN ENGINEER TALKS ABOUT, OH, DAD, I DO GET A LITTLE CREDIT FOR SHOW MY WORK.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF PREP THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM WITH THESE HIGHER MATHS.

WOULD THAT BE ACCURATE? YES, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL PAPER BASED AS WELL.

SO THAT'S. OKAY. OKAY. WONDERFUL. CAN I PIGGYBACK OFF MR. SHIN FOR JUST A SECOND? WE ACTUALLY DID PUT TOGETHER AN ACADEMIC DISHONESTY TASK FORCE THAT TRUSTEE YEAGER AND I WERE ON IN THE FALL, AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY IN OUR APG ON PAGE 108.

SO WE HAVE ADDRESSED IT. YES.

IT'S SO NEW. WE NEED AI TO FIND IT. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS.

VERY WELL DONE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

[10. CONSENT AGENDA]

TRUSTEE YEAGER, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF DONATIONS. ABSOLUTELY. AND AS WE SAY SO MANY TIMES THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ALL THE GREAT AND EXCELLENT THINGS THAT WE DO AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHOUT THE WONDERFUL HELP FROM PARENTS, FROM FACULTY AND STAFF.

AND THAT MEANS OUR BOOSTER CLUBS, OUR PTO LEADERSHIP.

AND SO TONIGHT, I HAVE JUST TWO QUICK DONATIONS TO READ OFF.

FROM THE CARROLL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB, A GENEROUS DONATION OF $5,900.

FROM THE CARROLL SENIOR HIGH PTO, A VERY GENEROUS DONATION OF $27,275.

AND PART OF THAT IS MONETARY AND PART IS IN-KIND.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE TWO GREAT ORGANIZATIONS AND ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE THIS DISTRICT WHAT IT IS TODAY.

YEAH. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0.

IF NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:58 P.M.

GO, LADY DRAGONS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.