Nov 02, 2026 School Board Special Workshop

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2026 AT 5:00 P.M.

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD. GOOD EVENING. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 06:00 P.M.

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

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

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING OUR STUDENTS, SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND WORKING TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.

LORD, TONIGHT WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR THE OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AND EMPLOYEES WE ARE RECOGNIZING.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR PASSION FOR SERVING OTHERS, AND THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY.

BLESS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND MAY THEY KNOW HOW DEEPLY THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VALUED AND APPRECIATED.

FATHER, TONIGHT WE ALSO PAUSE WITH HEAVY HEARTS TO REMEMBER MARTY KONING, OUR LONGEST TENURED BUS DRIVER, A CARROLL ISD BAND DAD ALUM IN OUR CURRENT MARCHING BAND TRUCK DRIVER WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY.

THANK YOU FOR HIS YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE, HIS LOVE FOR CARROLL ISD AND THE LASTING IMPACT HE MADE ON GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. WE ASK THAT YOU COMFORT HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES AND SURROUND THEM WITH YOUR PEACE DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

MAY HIS LEGACY OF DEDICATION AND DRAGON PRIDE LIVE ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF OUR DISTRICT TONIGHT.

HELP US APPROACH EVERY DECISION WITH HUMILITY, INTEGRITY, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR EMPLOYEES, AND THE CARROLL ISD COMMUNITY.

LORD, CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR SCHOOLS, PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND STRENGTHEN THE TRADITIONS AND VALUES THAT MAKE CARROLL ISD SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE.

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

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

NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

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

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

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

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

OUR FIRST PRESENTER IS PRINCIPAL FIKE, MR. FIKE.

GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE MISS BAILEY WILLIAMSON TONIGHT.

SHE'S A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT OLD UNION. SHE'S BEEN NOMINATED BY TWO PARENTS, AND THEY WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER COMPASSION, HER KINDNESS, HER INCLUSION THAT SHE ENCOURAGES IN HER CLASSROOM.

SO BOTH NOMINATIONS HIGHLIGHTED THE DIFFERENCE SHE'S MADE, PARTICULARLY FOR ONE STUDENT SHE HAS IN HER CLASS THAT HAS A COMMUNICATION DEVICE.

MISS WILLIAMSON HAS ENCOURAGED THE CLASSMATES TO LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM, HELP BUILD HIM, BUILD HIS CONFIDENCE AND HELP HIM FEEL INCLUDED.

SO ONE OF THE NOMINEES SHARED THAT SHE MAKES SURE THAT HER STUDENT UNDERSTANDS AND THAT THOSE AROUND HIM UNDERSTAND THAT HIS VOICE, HIS THOUGHTS, HIS FEELINGS DESERVE TO BE HEARD.

ANOTHER PRAISED HER FOR HER KINDNESS, KINDNESS, PATIENCE, AND DEDICATION TO MAKING ALL OF HER STUDENTS FEEL VALUED.

SO, AS HER PRINCIPAL, WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WITH THESE NOMINATIONS IS SHE'S CARRYING SKILLS FAR BEYOND FIRST GRADE.

SHE'S MAKING SURE THAT EACH PERSON IN THE CLASS HAS SOMETHING VALUABLE TO CONTRIBUTE, THAT THEY ALL FEEL THAT THEY'RE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN JUST THE CLASS, AND THAT THEY ALL FEEL INCLUDED. SO I'M HONORED TO BE A PART TO HELP RECOGNIZE BAILEY WILLIAMSON FOR ALL SHE DOES.

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GOOD EVENING. I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TO SHARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY REASONS OUR ACE CLASSROOM TEACHER, SLOAN SCHERER, IS SO DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION.

AS I READ THROUGH HER NUMEROUS NOMINATIONS, ONE THING BECAME ABUNDANTLY CLEAR SLOAN DOESN'T JUST TEACH HER SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.

SHE SEES THEM, SHE CELEBRATES THEM, AND SHE LOVES THEM FOR EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE ON PICTURE DAY, SLOANE BRINGS HER OWN PERSONAL CAMERA TO TAKE PHOTOS OF HER STUDENTS BECAUSE, AND I QUOTE, THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL PICTURES DON'T ALWAYS CAPTURE THEIR TRUE PERSONALITIES.

SHE ORGANIZES A YUM YUM TREAT CART AT EUBANKS, WHERE HER SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS MAKE AND DELIVER TREATS TO EACH STAFF MEMBER.

AS OUR SPED TEAM LEAD, SHE HAS PROVIDED INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO HER COLLEAGUES.

STEPPING IN WHEN NEEDED, MENTORING NEW STAFF AND ALWAYS BEING SOMEONE OTHERS CAN COUNT ON, INCLUDING ME. THE NOMINATIONS DESCRIBED HER AS AN INCREDIBLE TEACHER, A NATURAL LEADER, A SOURCE OF POSITIVITY AND SOMEONE WITH THE BIGGEST HEART.

THEY SPOKE OF HER DEDICATION, HER KINDNESS, HER PATIENCE, AND HER WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

NOT BECAUSE SHE HAS TO, BUT BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHO SHE IS.

BUT PERHAPS THE MOST TOUCHING WORDS CAME FROM ONE OF HER STUDENTS FAMILIES.

THIS PARENT SHARED THAT SLOANE HAS BEEN ONE OF THEIR FAMILY'S GREATEST BLESSINGS, AND THEY CHOSE TO HOLD THEIR SON BACK JUST SO HE COULD HAVE ONE MORE YEAR WITH HER.

[LAUGHTER]. SHE GUIDES THEM. SHE PUSHES THEM WITH PATIENCE AND GRACE, AND THEY LOVE GOING TO SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE OF HER.

THAT PARENT WENT ON TO SAY, WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO CANNOT COME HOME AND TELL YOU ABOUT THEIR DAY, WHAT THEY DID, WHAT THEY ENJOYED, OR WHAT THEY DIDN'T, AND THERE IS NO GREATER REASSURANCE THAN KNOWING YOUR CHILD IS IN THE HANDS OF SOMEONE WHO GENUINELY LOVES THEM, BELIEVES IN THEM, ADVOCATES FOR THEM, AND TAKES CARE OF THEM AS IF THEY WERE HER OWN.

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SLOAN DOES. SLOAN YOUR STUDENTS MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE WORDS TO TELL YOU, BUT YOUR FAMILIES AND COLLEAGUES CERTAINLY DO.

SO THANK YOU FOR SEEING THE BEAUTY AND POTENTIAL IN EVERY CHILD AND FOR LOVING THEM SO FIERCELY.

OUR SCHOOL IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE YOU'RE PART OF IT.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP IS ITEM 4.2, WHICH IS THE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND MISS PANJABI YOU CAN STAY.

STAY UP.

HI. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR JOSE TODAY.

JOSE'S NOMINATION STATES THAT HE IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CUSTODIAN.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY AT EUBANKS WOULD AGREE.

JOSE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOL IS RUNNING THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD.

HE TAKES ON THE HARDEST, DIRTIEST, AND SOMETIMES SEEMINGLY SIMPLEST TASKS, AND HE DOES IT ALL WITH A SMILE.

I THINK I CALLED HIM FIVE TIMES TODAY FOR A WATER SPILL IN THE HALLWAY [LAUGHTER]. NO MATTER WHAT IS NEEDED, NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL THE JOB, JOSE IS SOMEONE WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON.

HE DOESN'T JUST TAKE CARE OF OUR BUILDING, HE TAKES CARE OF OUR PEOPLE.

HE BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR PTO.

HE IS LOVED AND APPRECIATED THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

JOSE HAS GIVEN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT AND THAT KIND OF DEDICATION SPEAKS VOLUMES.

HIS NOMINATION SAYS TO KNOW JOSE IS TO LOVE JOSE.

THANK YOU, JOSE, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP FOR THE PRIDE YOU TAKE IN YOUR WORK AND FOR MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE JOY THAT YOU BRING TO OUR SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

YOU ARE NOT SIMPLY SOMEONE WHO WORKS AT EUBANKS.

YOU ARE PART OF THE HEART OF EUBANKS. YOU EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DRAGON AND WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS.

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CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN EVERYONE. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 5.

WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. MISS YELTON, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING TO SPEAK.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS YELTON. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

[6. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISUNDERSTANDING IN THE COMMUNITY SUGGESTING THAT THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS CONSIDERING CLOSING OUR PRE-K PROGRAM.

LET ME BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

OUR BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE ACTIVELY ADVOCATING TO PRESERVE OUR PRE-K PROGRAM AS IT CURRENTLY OPERATES.

WE SHARE THE CONCERNS BEING EXPRESSED BY OUR FAMILIES, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO PROTECT THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUNGEST DRAGONS. THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING STEM FROM LEGISLATION PASSED DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT COULD IMPACT OUR CURRENT PRE-K PROGRAM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DECISIONS NECESSARY TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES REST WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND OUR STATE LEGISLATORS. CARROLL ISD CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY CHANGE STATE REQUIREMENTS OR GRANT ITSELF THE FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE PROGRAM AS IT CURRENTLY OPERATES. YOUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THIS EFFORT.

TRUSTEE RENEE BOTTOM, OUR LEGISLATIVE CHAIR, HAS MADE PRE-K A PRIORITY AND HAS BEEN MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS SINCE THIS SUMMER.

WE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE COMMUNITY'S ATTENTION BECAUSE WE BELIEVE FAMILIES DESERVE TRANSPARENCY AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT STAKE.

WE ALSO WANT OUR FAMILIES TO KNOW THAT THEIR BOARD IS ALREADY WORKING ON THEIR BEHALF.

WE WILL CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR OUR YOUNGEST DRAGONS AND WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN US THROUGH TAKE ACTION DRAGONS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

OUR COMMITMENT REMAINS CLEAR. WE WANT TO PRESERVE OUR PRE-K PROGRAM AS IT CURRENTLY OPERATES, AND WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING TOWARD THAT OUTCOME.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROPOSED SALE OF DISTRICT SURPLUS PROPERTY, LOCATED AT THE FORMER CIS LOCATION AT THE CORNER OF CARROLL AVENUE AND EAST HIGHLAND DRIVE.

FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY AND ITS PROPOSED SALE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND OR TUNE IN TO TUESDAY EVENING SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TOUCHMARK THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER WILL BE PRESENTING ITS PROPOSAL AND THE PROJECT IS INCLUDED ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE QUESTIONS AND INTEREST IN THE FUTURE OF THIS PROPERTY, AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY INFORMED AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS.

AS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, THE DISTRICT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE A RESPONSIBLE DECISION REGARDING SURPLUS PROPERTY THAT ULTIMATELY BENEFITS OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF. WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS MATTER.

THANK YOU AND AS ALWAYS, GO DRAGONS. NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE BOTTOM I KNOW YOU HAVE A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR PRE-K.

I DO THANK YOU. AND YOU, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

SO I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY ALIGNED IN WANTING TO SAVE OUR PRE-K PROGRAM.

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WE LIKE IT IN THE EMAILS. WE LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SAVE YOUR EFFORT AND ENERGY FOR WHEN IT'S TIME TO TURN IT TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON, WHICH IS GOING TO BE TEA IN THIS CASE.

SO I'LL JUST WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT.

THERE ARE THREE APPROVED INTERMEDIARIES FROM TEA WHO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY SIGN OFF ON WHETHER WE GET TO CONTINUE CHARGING FOR OUR PRE-K PROGRAM. WE'VE MET WITH THEM. WE'RE ASSESSING THEM.

WE'RE TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.

WE WILL BE SUBMITTING IN NOVEMBER WITH THOSE INTERMEDIARIES.

AND THEN ONCE WE HEAR BACK, WE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY SAY, YES, YOUR PROGRAM CAN RUN OR NO, THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE PRIVATE PRE-K IN THE COMMUNITY, THEN WE ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR A WAIVER TO TEA.

SO THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE.

WHEN WE NEED OUR COMMUNITY TO USE THEIR VOICES, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY ASK FOR IT.

AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING THAT THINGS WILL GO SMOOTHLY AND WE'VE, WE'VE GOT SOME MEETINGS SET UP THAT WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS MATTER TRUSTEE BOTTOM. I'LL JUST REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT TWO SHORT YEARS AGO, THIS BOARD ACTUALLY SAVED OUR PRE-K PROGRAM AND WE EXPECT TO DO THE SAME THING THIS, THIS GO AROUND.

SO JOIN US IN ADVOCATING TO KEEP OUR PRE-K PROGRAM.

IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. AND IT IS A REVENUE GENERATING ITEM FOR THIS DISTRICT AND THIS BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT GLENN IS ALL IN FAVOR OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT STAYS INTACT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, TRUSTEE BOTTOM.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7. WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT AND OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

TRUSTEE YEAGER. YES, I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVED THE PERSONNEL REPORT AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 7.2, WHICH WE HAVE NO ACTION ON TONIGHT.

[8. DISCUSSION/ACTION ]

AND OUR PRESENTERS TONIGHT ARE MR. STUART AND MISS PEDDY.

MR. STUART. PRESIDENT BRYAN SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I BRING FOR YOUR APPROVAL A LIST OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.

WE'VE RECENTLY UPDATED OUR ORIGINAL OUR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES LIST ON OUR WEBSITE.

I WOULD SAY HISTORICALLY WE'VE BEEN KIND OF A LEADER IN TRANSPARENCY OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND POST THOSE WHAT WE USE TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH IS NOT COMMON IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. BUT WE'VE HAD REQUESTS TO SHOW EVEN MORE INFORMATION.

AND SO WE'VE UPDATED THAT LIST RECENTLY WITH EVEN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY AND WHAT GRADE LEVELS THEY'RE USING.

THE PREVIOUS LIST WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD AND IT HAD KIND OF GROWN OVER TIME, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES AREN'T CONTINUING TO BE USED, THEY WERE STILL ON THAT LIST. AND WE WANTED TO GIVE KIND OF A FRESH START AND YOU GUYS AS THE BOARD, THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THEM ALL AND APPROVE THEM.

AND SO WE HAD PREVIOUSLY 1246 ITEMS. AND WE'RE NOW DOWN TO 135, WHICH IS A 89% REDUCTION, CREATING A MORE FOCUSED, RELEVANT AND MANAGEABLE LIST OF, OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT OUR TEACHERS USE ONLINE.

SOME OF THESE RESOURCES ARE USED BY A LOT OF STUDENTS LIKE THE MATH CURRICULUM ONLINE.

OTHER ONES, IT COULD BE A RESOURCE THAT A PARTICULAR TEACHER WANTS TO USE FOR A PARTICULAR SEASON IN JUST ONE CLASS.

AND SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY STUDENT USES ALL OF THESE RESOURCES.

AGAIN, WITH, WITH ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY, WE WOULD INCLUDE WHICH GRADE LEVELS ARE USING EACH RESOURCE, WHICH DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS AND CAMPUSES ARE USING THE RESOURCES.

AND THEN KIND OF A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSE OF EACH RESOURCE.

IF THERE'S ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE, HEY, I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THE ROBOTICS CURRICULUM WORKS.

WE'D ENCOURAGE THEM TO, TO REACH OUT TO THEIR CAMPUS PRINCIPAL AND THE TEACHER AND SET UP A MEETING.

THE TEACHERS WOULD LOVE TO GIVE A DEMO OF HOW THAT TOOL WORKS.

WE ALSO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BIG OVERVIEW OF IT.

THAT SPREADSHEET AT THE BOTTOM THERE SHOWS YOU THAT HAS EACH RESOURCE KIND OF HAS, WHETHER IT'S AN APP OR A WEBSITE OR SOFTWARE HAS A DESCRIPTION OF IT, WHICH GRADE LEVELS USE IT. AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS.

SO THE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERS REVIEW IT FOR DATA SECURITY, PRIVACY, PERSONAL INFORMATION, COPPA COMPLIANCE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, REVIEWS IT FOR ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND INSTRUCTIONAL RELEVANCE AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, EVALUATES IT FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY.

OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ARE SAFE, APPROPRIATE, ACCESSIBLE AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS LEARNING.

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TRUSTEE SEXTON. MR. STUART, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

QUICK QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR ACCESS TO EACH OF THESE APPS OR WEBSITES? I DON'T TO ALL OF THEM NO. SOME OF THEM ARE PURCHASED BY TEACHERS AND CURRICULUM.

USUALLY WHOEVER'S THE PURCHASER WOULD HAVE ADMIN ACCESS OF THE BACK END OF THAT TOOL.

BUT WE HAVE VETTED THEM ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE COPPA COMPLIANT FOR COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE RULES AND THAT THEY DON'T SELL STUDENT INFORMATION. THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A, A WELL-KNOWN TOOL OUT THERE THAT MANY PEOPLE KNOW, AND I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THE NAME, BUT YOU WOULD RESPECT THE NAME IF YOU HEARD IT.

BUT WHAT WE REALIZE IN THEIR THING, THEY SAID WE SELL STUDENT INFORMATION.

AND SO WE SAID, NOPE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO PASS.

SO WE FAILED THAT. SO WHILE I DON'T HAVE ADMIN ACCESS TO THE BACK END OF ALL OF THESE, WE DO SCRUTINIZE THEM AND GET THE LEVEL OF ACCESS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE FOR OUR STUDENTS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WHO WHOEVER ENDS UP PURCHASING, LIKE IF IT'S FOR A PARTICULAR CAMPUS, THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT TO YOU? SOMETIMES YES.

SOMETIMES NO. LIKE SOME OF THE ONLINE TEXTBOOKS, USUALLY YOU PAY FOR IT PER LICENSE THAT LOGS INTO IT.

AND SO USUALLY THE CURRICULUM COORDINATORS HAVE THAT ACCESS AND THEY'D HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY TO GET MORE ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTS IF THEY WANT.

OKAY. CAN YOU SHARE WITH US? I KNOW THERE ARE SOME, SOME EDTECH PROGRAMS THAT WE CURRENTLY USE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO KEEP.

LIKE WE HAVE THEM THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO LATE TO PULL THEM AWAY, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP THEM GOING FORWARD INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHICH ONES THOSE ARE? WE ARE LOOKING AT MEMBEAN.

MEMBEAN IS OUR CURRENT VOCABULARY PROGRAM. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT NOREDINK, WHICH IS KIND OF OUR GRAMMAR PROGRAM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND WE ARE EVALUATING NEARPOD. WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE CAN USE THAT WE CAN SUPPLEMENT FOR THESE MATERIALS.

SOME OF THEM ARE FREE AND SOME ARE COMING AT A GREAT COST.

SO WHENEVER WE TELL OUR TEACHERS LIKE, LIKE WE'VE ALREADY TOLD OUR TEACHERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THESE ARE GOING AWAY. SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PREPARED SO THAT YOU'RE READY.

WE ALSO LOOK AT THE USAGE, HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE USING THIS VERSUS THE COST THAT WE ARE PAYING.

AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT NEARPOD, THERE IS A VERY IT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND OUR USAGE IS NOT THAT HIGH.

MEMBEAN IS THE SAME EXACT WAY. WE ARE ONLY USING THAT IN CERTAIN GRADES AND IT'S NOT CONSISTENT.

NOREDINK IS THE SAME EXACT WAY. WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT, WE WERE USING IT TO BE QUITE HONEST AT THIS POINT, TWO GRADE LEVELS. I THINK MY QUESTION IS MORE AROUND PROCESS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH TECHNOLOGY IS, I DON'T KNOW, LET'S SAY THE MANUFACTURER DECIDES TO PUSH IN AN UPDATE AND OUR TEACHERS MAY NOT KNOW EVERY SINGLE THING THAT'S IN THAT UPDATE, RIGHT? SO IF IT'S GOING TO STUDENTS AND A STUDENT'S PICKING A LESSON, THEN THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THERE THAT THE TEACHER DIDN'T ANTICIPATE.

LIKE, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE KNOW? LIKE IF THE, IF THE CORE MANUFACTURER IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE HAS LESSONS THAT AREN'T CONGRUENT WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE AS APPROVED IN OUR SCHOOL, HOW WOULD WE KNOW IF THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, HOW DO WE MANAGE FOR THAT? A TEACHER SHOULD BE VETTING ALL OF THAT MATERIAL PRIOR TO SHOWING IT.

SO WE DO ALSO, THE COORDINATORS ALSO DO A REVIEW OF IT AS WE GO ALONG.

BUT WITH THE CURRICULUM WRITING, WHEN WE HAVE CURRICULUM WRITING, WE'LL REVIEW THAT ON THE [INAUDIBLE] DAYS.

WE REVIEW THOSE MATERIALS. SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CATCH THAT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO DEFINITELY ANYTHING THAT'S GOING UP ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS HAS BEEN FULLY REVIEWED.

AND THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE ON HERE THAT USE LIKE THEY PULL FROM YOUTUBE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUTUBE, ANYBODY CAN UPLOAD SOMETHING TO YOUTUBE. SO THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT THESE PLATFORMS, YOU KNOW, HAVE ACCESS TO YOUTUBE THAT ANYBODY CAN UPLOAD.

AND THEN IF THE TEACHER CHOOSES TO PULL THAT IN, THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.

WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY CREATIVITY AND ALL THOSE THINGS FROM OUR TEACHERS, RIGHT? IT'S THAT BALANCE, BUT THERE'S OWNERSHIP THAT COMES WITH THAT FLEXIBILITY AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE VETTING IT FOR SAFETY.

YOUTUBE IS, IS BLOCKED K THROUGH 12. AND SO IN FACT OUR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM

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AND SO I SAID, WELL, YEAH, IF THERE'S A VIDEO THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO WATCH, YOU AS THE TEACHER ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND DOWNLOAD THAT VIDEO AND THEN PLAY IT SEPARATELY BECAUSE YOUR STUDENTS AREN'T ABLE TO GET INTO YOUTUBE. AND SO THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, THAT'S KIND OF YES, WE'RE PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS FROM SOME OF THE CONTENT THAT HAS QUESTIONABLE ON YOUTUBE.

AND SO IF THE TEACHER WANTS TO SHOW THEM THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THAT VIDEO ON THEIR ACCOUNT AND THEN PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.

SO IT'S NOT HAVING THAT FULL YOUTUBE.

VIDEOS AND STUFF. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT GETTING IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS.

RIGHT? I'D HAVE TO CHECK PERIPHERAL PLATFORM IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY SENDING YOU TO YOUTUBE.

IT'S, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THROUGH IF THEY CAN SOMEHOW PROXY THAT SO THAT IT'S DOWNLOADING THE CONTENT ONTO THEIR SERVERS, THEN IT'S GOING TO LET YOU GET TO IT. BUT AS A WHOLE, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR STUDENTS TO GET TO YOUTUBE ACCESS VERY HARD.

SO IF YOUTUBE IS BLOCKED K THROUGH 12, IS IT STILL ON OUR APPROVED VENDOR LIST? IT IS NOT. OKAY, SO THAT IT WAS PULLED OFF? IT WASN'T EVER ON OUR OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. MR. STUART, THANK YOU. AND SERVING ON THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, AS I HAVE WITH YOU FOR YEARS. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS BECAUSE YOU'VE EXPLAINED IT TO ME, BUT IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN IT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BOARD MEMBERS PRIVACY, IF WE CAN GO BACK TO AND IF WE CAN GO BACK A SLIDE.

I APPRECIATE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THE STUDENT PRIVACY AND RIGHTLY SO.

SO YOU MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, IF THERE IS A VENDOR, AN EDTECH VENDOR THAT SELLS, THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC NO.

THAT'S A FAIL. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER PRIVACY THRESHOLDS THAT ARE AN AUTOMATIC KIND OF FAIL? IF THE PROGRAM HAS A CHAT IN IT. WHERE PEOPLE OUTSIDE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO CHAT WITH STUDENTS.

OKAY. THAT'S A FAIL. WE DON'T WANT HONESTLY WEIRD [LAUGHTER] WEIRDOS CHATTING WITH STUDENTS ONLINE.

YEAH. AND SO THERE ARE SEVERAL OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. AND SO RIGHT NOW MISS PEDDY AND MR. STUART, WE'RE AT 135 AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALREADY IDENTIFIED A FEW THAT WON'T BE THERE.

SO THAT NUMBER WILL GO DOWN FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

DO YOU SEE THAT NUMBER CONTINUING TO GO DOWN BASED UPON SOME OF THE ASSESSMENTS THAT YOU WERE MAKING A MOMENT AGO ON USAGE? THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I WOULD PREDICT THAT IT WOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER TIME.

BECAUSE AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME BACK, HEY, I WENT TO THIS CONFERENCE AND THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE THAT I THINK WE CAN REALLY HELP MAYBE SOME SPED INTERVENTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO GET THIS TOOL TO HELP IN THIS CERTAIN ISSUE.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK. AND I WOULD THINK OVER TIME, THERE'S GOING TO BE A FEW MORE TITLES ADDED TO IT, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME REMOVED, LIKE ALIGNING IT. WE DO NOT LIKE THESE ONE OFFS. I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO RUIN THEIR CREATIVITY EITHER.

BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT WHAT'S DONE AT ONE ELEMENTARY IS AVAILABLE FOR THE OTHER ELEMENTARY.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO DO THAT AGAIN.

SOMETIMES WHEN THEY GO TO THESE CONFERENCES AND THEY GET FREE THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THESE, THESE WEBSITES FREE.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY EXIST. SO IT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARDER.

BUT OVERALL, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO STREAMLINE OUR RESOURCES AND TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNING.

OUR GOAL WAS, AND ACTUALLY IT CAME OUT OF RANDY'S TECHNOLOGY MEETINGS, BUT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT OUR RESOURCES TO TRY TO HAVE FIVE RESOURCES OR WE HAD FIVE RESOURCES FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL.

WE'RE REDUCING THAT TO THREE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, WHAT ARE THE THREE THAT ARE THE MOST CRUCIAL THAT WE ARE REALLY USING NOT YOU CAN USE THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS BECAUSE THAT RUINS YOUR CONSISTENCY ACROSS YOUR ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

MISS PEDDY. SO, SO WE HAD, WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND EDTECH RESOURCES LAST YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENTLY AUDITING THESE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF A TEACHER USES IT IN THEIR CLASSROOM, EVEN ONE TIME, WE ADD IT TO THIS LIST. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO IS TEACHERS LIKE COME AND GO.

IT HAS THE TENDENCY TO, TO INCREASE AGAIN, IF WE'RE NOT DOING AN AUDIT EVERY YEAR ON IT.

SO IF YOU CAN TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE MONITOR IT.

AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION IS PARENTS, IF THEY GO ONLINE, THEY HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE RESET RESOURCE.

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THE PROCESS IS THAT BEFORE A TEACHER CAN USE A RESOURCE, IT'S GOT TO BE ON OUR ACQUISITION LIST.

SO THE TEACHER WILL SUBMIT THE INFORMATION. AND NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE TO GO ON OUR ACQUISITION LIST, BUT IT HAS TO GO TO TECHNOLOGY AS WELL. SO TECHNOLOGY REVIEWS IT ACCORDING TO USES THIS, WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THAT.

THIS THEN IS REVIEWED BY SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BY CURRICULUM AND BY TECHNOLOGY.

THE PRINCIPAL ALSO, AND THE TEACHER IS ALSO GOING TO THE PRINCIPAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRINCIPAL UNDERSTANDS THIS IS WHAT THE PROCESS IS.

THIS IS HOW WE GO THROUGH IT. ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY VETTED, THEN IT CAN GO.

THEN THE TEACHER CAN USE THAT RESOURCE. WE DO HAVE A PROCESS WHERE IF A TEACHER, IF A PARENT IS CONCERNED OR IS INTERESTED, WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO HAVING THE PARENT COME.

AND WE REALLY PREFER THE PARENT WORK WITH THE TEACHER DIRECTLY BECAUSE THE TEACHER KNOWS HOW SHE USES EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE RESOURCES.

JUST BECAUSE WE ALL. LET'S JUST USE MEMBEAN BEING.

JUST BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THE SAME RESOURCE DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE ALL USING IT THE EXACT SAME WAY.

SO IT'S BETTER TO GO TO THAT TEACHER TO FIND OUT HOW IS SHE USING IT IN HER CLASSROOM.

MISS PEDDY OR MR. STUART. SO STILL WITH THE PROCESS, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THERE'S AN UPFRONT REVIEW OF THE CONTENT. AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE TEACHERS ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY PRESENT, BUT I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THE ANNUAL PROCESS WITH LET'S TAKE THE 135 RESOURCES. I ASSUME THEY ADD CONTENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

DO YOU AUDIT THOSE 135 AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO VALIDATE THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP THEM ON THE LIST? THIS IS KIND OF A RESET YEAR FOR US. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL RESCORE ALL 135 EACH YEAR, BUT I THINK WE WE NEED TO DO THIS PROCESS, ESPECIALLY AS LIKE MOST OF THE PREVIOUS TITLES WERE APPROVED BY A PREVIOUS BOARD.

AND YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS. AND SO SOMETHING THAT WE GO THROUGH AND DO, AND ESPECIALLY IF, IF WE KNOW A TEACHER IS LEAVING AND, AND YES, THAT'S THEY'RE LIKE A ROBOTICS TEACHER MIGHT COME ALONG TO HAVE THEIR OWN CURRICULUM AND THE NEXT TEACHER MIGHT USE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WOULD DROP OFF. BUT A LOT OF THESE TITLES ARE LIKE MATH CURRICULUM, WHERE YOU ADOPT THAT FOR EIGHT YEARS, WE PAID FOR THAT, THAT INVESTMENT SOLID.

IT'S NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE. AND SO MOST OF THESE TITLES AREN'T AREN'T IN AND OUT, BUT A FEW OF THEM ARE.

AND SO AS THOSE TEACHERS LEAVE, WE WOULD PULL THEM OFF THE LIST. WE, WE DO PLAN TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU GUYS.

I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BRINGING IT QUARTERLY OR? TO GET TO GET REVIEWED AND ADD MORE TITLES TO IT AS WE NEED THEM FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE CAN ALSO YANK OFF ONES AS NEEDED.

AND DURING CURRICULUM WRITING, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL REVIEW THEM AND REVIEW STUART MS. PEDDY, I APPRECIATE THAT. WHERE IS AI? WHERE ARE THE AI TOOLS FALL? IS THAT UNDER THIS UMBRELLA OR IS THAT A SEPARATE DISCUSSION? THERE ARE NO GENERATIVE AI TOOLS BEEN REQUESTED OR APPROVED ON THIS LIST.

SO GEMINI, CHATGPT, CLAUDE ARE NOT APPROVED FOR STUDENTS.

AND IN FACT, IN THE ACADEMIC PLANNING GUIDE AND IN THE DRAGONS UNPLUGGED DOCUMENTS THEY'VE SAID THOSE ARE JUST FOR, FOR STAFF TO USE FOR LIKE, I'LL BE HONEST, SOME OF THIS TEXT IN HERE I RAN THROUGH TO IMPROVE IT A LITTLE BIT SO STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS OR THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ACCESS.

IT'S BLOCKED. IT'S BLOCKED. ALL AI TOOLS ARE BLOCKED EXCEPT FOR TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS, CORRECT.

AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE REVIEWING SOME OF THE ONES THAT TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO RIGHT NOW. JUST MAKING SURE.

I TRULY APPRECIATE THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE WHERE IT NEEDS TO COME THROUGH A COUPLE DIFFERENT FILTERS.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW IS THAT BEING COMMUNICATED? BECAUSE IF THEY'RE GOING TO A CONFERENCE AND THEY SEE SOMETHING AND THEN THEY GET IT BECAUSE IT WAS FREE, IT MAY NOT GO THROUGH YOUR PROCESS.

SO HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING THAT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS TO OUR STAFF TO LET TO REMIND THEM WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CAP YOU, BUT BUT OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT OUR KIDS. I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL, YOU, MR. STUART, HAVE A REALLY GOOD YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD FILTER BEFORE IT GOES OUT TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE YOU CAN DO A LOT OF BACKGROUND, NOT ONLY ON THE COMPANY, BUT ON WHAT'S COMING THROUGH.

SO HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSISTENTLY PUSHING THAT PROCESS OUT TO OUR STAFF SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROPER PROCESS IS TO GET THOSE VETTED? GREAT QUESTION. I HADN'T MENTIONED IT THUS FAR.

USUALLY THIS COMES THROUGH PURCHASING. THEY COME BACK, THEY WANT TO BUY A RESOURCE WHEN A PURCHASE ORDER GETS ENTERED FOR HEY,

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I LOOK AT THAT RESOURCE AND I LOOK AT THIS LIST AND SAY, IS THAT RESOURCE IN THIS LIST? IF IT'S NOT, I RESPOND TO THE PERSON WHO ENTERED THE PO.

HEY, THAT'S NOT AN APPROVED LIST. YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THERE'S A WEB PAGE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR RESOURCE APPROVAL, AND IT WALKS THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF GETTING IT APPROVED. THAT'S KIND OF THE CATCH TO MAKE SURE THAT STUFF DOESN'T GET PURCHASED OR USED.

WE ALSO, WE HAVE A DIGITAL INSIGHTS SOFTWARE THAT SHOWS US WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE LOGGING INTO.

AND WE REVIEW THAT. SO IF WE SEE, HEY, A TEACHER GOT A FREE RESOURCE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE PO PROCESS AND WE'RE FINDING A LOT OF STUDENTS LOG INTO IT.

WE'LL REACH OUT TO THAT TEACHER AND SAY, HEY THAT RESOURCE ISN'T ON OUR INSTRUCTIONAL APPROVED RESOURCES.

BEFORE YOU START CREATING USER ACCOUNTS FOR IT AND HAVING STUDENTS LOG IN, YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE ALSO TALK ABOUT IT WITH OUR PRINCIPALS EACH YEAR AT THE START OF THE YEAR.

ADMIN RETREAT THINGS AND SAY, HEY, JUST A REMINDER, EVERYBODY TELL ALL YOUR STAFF IF THEY WANT TO GET NEW RESOURCES, THEY GOT TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND SO WE DISSEMINATE IN QUITE A FEW WAYS.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SIX PLUS YEARS.

AND SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, UNLESS YOU'RE BRAND NEW TO THE DISTRICT KNOW, DON'T GO OUT AND GET SOMETHING.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HEY, TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS NEW RESOURCE BECAUSE IT'LL BE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE YOU WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT WHEN YOU WANT. AND SO I WOULD ASSUME IF MAYBE A TEACHER HAS OPENED UP AND ASKED THE KIDS, HEY, GO CHECK THIS OUT OR GO LOOK IT UP ON HERE.

AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY ACTUALLY CAN DO CONSIDERING OUR APPROVED VENDOR LIST THAT WILL MAYBE FLAG YOU? IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT STUDENT ACCESS ON KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT? WELL, IT'S THE COMPLEXITY IS, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, LET'S SAY THE TEACHER SAYS, HEY, CREATE A BUDGET OF YOUR EXPENSES IN LIFE.

AND THE STUDENT GOES TO FORD.COM. WELL, THAT'S.

OUR INTERNET FILTER DOESN'T SAY THERE'S NOTHING OBJECTIONABLE, NO ADULT MATERIALS WHATEVER AT FORD.COM.

IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT COST TO YOUR CAR, YOU CAN GO THERE.

IT'S REALLY WHEN THEY START CREATING USER ACCOUNTS THAT THIS COMES IN THE PROCESS.

IT'S NOT AN ISSUE FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERY WEBSITE THEY GO TO.

MS. PEDDY. I KNOW IT WAS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR TEAM A GREAT JOB AND THAT IS GETTING MANAGING HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT TRUSTEE STACY SAID.

WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS. THEY GO OFF TO CONFERENCE, THEY COME BACK WITH YOU COULD VERY QUICKLY AND USE OF NEW EDTECH GET OUT OF HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT. SO HOW DO YOU WORK WITH MR. STUART AND IT AND STAFF TO MANAGE THAT? WELL, AS WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CURRICULUM WRITERS, THAT'S WHEN WE ARE ALIGNING IT.

SO YOU WILL HAVE. YOU WILL HAVE TEACHERS FROM EACH.

LET'S JUST TAKE OUR ELEMENTARIES FROM ALL OF THE ELEMENTARIES AND THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE IN AGREEMENT.

AND THAT'S NOT. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST. THAT'S NOT ALWAYS A PRETTY PICTURE BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ALIGNMENT.

SO WE'LL GET IN AND IT'LL BE LIKE, OKAY, WE'VE GOT X NUMBER.

IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE USERS. HOW MANY ARE WE ACTUALLY, HOW MUCH ARE WE ACTUALLY USING THIS? AND HOW BENEFICIAL IS THIS TO OUR CURRICULUM? AND IT MEETS THOSE TWO CRITERIAS AND EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT THEN WE GO.

GINA, MOVE FORWARD. ONE MORE SLIDE. TWO MORE SORRY.

RIGHT THERE. SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE BOARD ADOPTED MORE STRINGENT GUIDELINES ON EDTECH AND SCREEN TIME IN THE CLASSROOM.

HOW IS. HOW HAS THAT BEEN WORKING? BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT USING IT A TON IN THE CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS CORRECT. OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF REALLY WORKING WITH THE SCREEN TIME AND WORKING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SCREEN TIME LIMITS THAT WE HAVE PUT ON THEM.

THEY HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB. OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE REALLY BEEN MONITORING IT.

THEY'VE BEEN IN THE CLASSROOMS, THEY'RE WALKING THROUGH, THEY'RE SEEING A LOT MORE OF THE DIRECT TEACH THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKING THEM TO DO, AS OPPOSED TO THE SCREEN TIME INTERACTIVE PART.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. STUART, MISS PEDDY.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. TRUSTEE YEAGER. CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOTION TO MOVE. I MOTION FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE LIST AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. SORRY. TRUSTEE BOTTOM.

IF NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:39 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.