Aug 10, 2023 Regular Board Meetings

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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME BACK.

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

I AM REGINA HARRIS, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT AND THIS MEETING WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:01 P.M.

AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO ALSO STATE AGAIN WELCOME BACK TO THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE IN THIS HORSESHOE AND TO SERVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF IN RICHARDSON ISD.

WE WILL TAKE THE AGENDA SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER, POSTPONING THE CLOSED SESSION UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVING UP THE UTEACH PRESENTATION. DR.

HELLER, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR GUEST TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS EVENING? YES. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HARRIS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM SO EXCITED THIS EVENING WE HAVE MALIHA ALUM.

SHE IS GOING TO BE A SENIOR AT RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET.

SHE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE RICHARDSON MAYOR'S SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THIS PAST SUMMER, SHE INTERNED FOR THE RICHARDSON ISD FOUNDATION.

SHE HELPED OUT WITH SOME IMPORTANT PROJECTS FOR THE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS THE STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM.

SHE WAS THE PRIMARY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR EDITING AND PUBLISHING OUR BACK TO SCHOOL SMORE NEWSLETTER FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUS AND DISTRICT CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS. SO REALLY PROUD OF HER AND SHE IS HERE TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES THIS EVENING.

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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

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

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT SENIOR YEAR.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.

YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION FROM UTEACH.

MRS. BRANUM. THANK YOU, MRS. HARRISON. YES. WELCOME BACK TO THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE OUR WONDERFUL GUESTS FROM UTEACH TO COME UP AND PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A PRESENTATION AND A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

[VI. UTEACH PRESENTATION]

MY NAME IS DR. MARY URQUHART AND I AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS AND DIRECTOR OF OUR UTEACH DALLAS STEM PREPARATION PROGRAM.

I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS DISTRICT ALLOWED US TO START THE UTEACH DALLAS PROGRAM, GET OUR STUDENTS INTO CLASSROOMS RIGHT AWAY.

YOU WERE A FOUNDING PARTNER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I'M GLAD THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES.

BECAUSE WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND EXCELLENT MENTOR TEACHERS TO HELP SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS FOR YOUR DISTRICT. SO HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM TWO OF THE MENTOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US RECENTLY.

WE WORK WITH ELEMENTARY.

WE WORK WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE WORK WITH HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE LET OUR STUDENTS GIVE TEACHING A TRY FROM THEIR VERY FIRST SEMESTER, I SHOULD SAY, AS EARLY AS THEIR VERY FIRST SEMESTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

WE'RE ALSO QUITE PROUD OF HOW MANY TEACHERS WE HAVE WHO ARE WORKING IN YOUR DISTRICT.

SO AMONG OUR GRADUATES, WE ALSO HAVE OUTSTANDING AWARD WINNERS.

ONE OF THEM, PRESTON DOZIER, THIS YEAR WON THE STAR TEACHER AWARD FOR THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL UTEACH ALUMNI AWARD. AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HER.

WE'RE ALSO VERY PROUD OF JOSEPH KHON, WHO LAST YEAR WON THE RED APPLE AWARD FOR YOUR DISTRICT.

AND THIS IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLING OF THE TEACHING AWARD WINNERS THAT WE HAVE PLACED WITH YOU.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I HOPE THE RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

AND FINALLY, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE BOARD WITH A PLAQUE THANKING YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

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THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER, BUT WE WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOGETHER.

[LAUGHTER] WE DID.

WE DID. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING BACK TO RICHARDSON ISD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

PROUD SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, COULD I ALSO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE OTHER GUESTS THAT ARE HERE FROM THE PROGRAM? BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY RICHARDSON CONNECTIONS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE.

WE ALSO HAVE DR.

MARY URQUHART, ALSO MARY, WHO PRESENTED.

YES. AND WE HAVE DR. KIM DISTIN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST, ALSO AN RISD GRADUATE.

WE HAVE EMILY YES, WE HAVE EMILY HENNESSY, WHO IS AN INSTRUCTOR WITH THE PROGRAM, ALSO AN ISD PARENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE PTA AT PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. AND WAIT, WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

WE ALSO HAVE PAM KIRKLAND, WHO IS ONE OF THE MASTER TEACHERS FOR THE PROGRAM, A FORMER RICHARDSON ISD EDUCATOR, AS WELL AS A PARENT, A FORMER PARENT.

[APPLAUSE] SO THIS PROGRAM IS VERY MUCH IN THE RICHARDSON ISD COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ONCE AGAIN.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

[V. PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION]

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I WELCOME OUR VISITORS TONIGHT AND THOSE SPEAKING IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

FOR TODAY'S MEETING SPEAKERS MAY COMMENT ON BOTH AGENDA AND NON AGENDA RELATED ITEMS. AS A REMINDER, SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PROTOCOL AS NOTED ON THE WEBSITE.

SPEAKERS PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AT THE FRONT OF THE AUDITORIUM WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH MISS ADEPOJU.

MISS ADEPOJU, IS SHE PRESENT TONIGHT? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE NEXT TO MISS AMY GILL.

MISS AMY GILL.

HI, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME BACK.

MY NAME IS AMY GILL.

I LIVE AT 9922, BURNHAM IN DALLAS, 75243.

I HAVE A JUNIOR AT BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

PARENT ROSTERS ARE KEY TO STRONG ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. THEY ALLOW US PARENTS TO ARRANGE RIDES AND WORK ON SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE END OF SEASON BANQUETS OR MAKING SIGNS.

THEY'RE VERY COMMONPLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT, SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF ASKING, REQUESTING ONE FROM THE BERKNER CHAIR PROGRAM.

AND SO MY SURPRISE TO BE TWO YEARS LATER, HAVING REQUESTED OR OFFERED TO CREATE A PARENT ROSTER SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES.

AND YES, I'M WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE MUST HAVE PARENTS GIVE THEIR PERMISSION TO SHARE THAT.

I THOUGHT I WAS BEING HELPFUL, BUT THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN SHOCKING TO ME.

FOR INSTANCE, THIS SPRING WAS BY FAR THE WORST.

I ATTEMPTED TO COLLECT INFO FROM OTHER PARENTS AT A SPRING PARENT MEETING AND I TRULY WAS ACCOSTED BY THREE SEPARATE STAFF MEMBERS.

ONE PICKED UP MY CLIPBOARD AND HELD IT AND WALKED AWAY AND TOLD ME I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT.

I PHYSICALLY TOOK IT FROM HER.

THE GIRLS COORDINATOR FOLLOWED BEHIND ME AND SAID IN A SINISTER VOICE TO EVERY PARENT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN THAT.

AND THEN THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TOLD ME I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

AND I SAID, I ABSOLUTELY MAY I ASK PARENTS FOR THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION? AND IT HAD BECOME EMBARRASSING FOR ME.

SO I ASKED TO SPEAK OUT IN THE HALLWAY, WHICH WE DID.

HE SAID, WELL, I'M ASKING YOU THEN.

AND I SAID, NO, I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

BUT HIS BODY WAS IN THE WAY OF ME GETTING BACK INTO THE ROOM.

AND SO I REALLY WASN'T ABLE TO PICK THAT EFFORT UP.

AND THAT WHEN YOU ADD TO A YEAR AGO WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE ME A PARENT ROSTER, I POSTED ON OUR TEAM APP THAT I WAS WILLING TO DO THAT IF ANYBODY WANTED TO SEND ME THEIR INFORMATION TO MY GMAIL ACCOUNT.

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AND NOT ONLY THAT, PARENTS LOST THEIR ABILITY TO POST; THAT WAS TURNED OFF.

WE WERE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THAT LASTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

WHEN I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TALK TO A PRINCIPAL ABOUT IT WHO SAID YES, THEY TOLD US YOU WROTE SOMETHING NASTY.

I DID NOT WRITE ANYTHING UNPLEASANT.

MS. SQUALLS HAS PROMISED ME A ROSTER IN THE SPRING.

YOU KNOW, WE STILL DON'T HAVE ONE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF I KNEW NOTHING ELSE ABOUT A SCHOOL BUT THIS, I WOULD KNOW THAT SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WAS GOING ON.

I'D WONDER WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO HIDE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BOTTOM LINE, LET'S JUST FIX IT.

I MEAN, I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M STANDING UP FOR MYSELF HERE BECAUSE I WAS TREATED SO POORLY.

OH, IS THAT THE THREE MINUTES? OKAY. GOODBYE, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. GILL. NEXT.

MR. RANDY BLANKENSHIP.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RANDY BLANKENSHIP AND I WISH TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

TOPIC, WHO IS IN CHARGE? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION SHOULD BE YOU, THE ELECTED TRUSTEES.

BUT MULTIPLE SIGNS SAY DIFFERENTLY.

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES ISSUES AT RISD, BUT I WILL ADDRESS ONE HERE.

THE BOARD ADOPTED AN ACTION ITEM DATED JUNE 15TH, 2020 THAT CLAIMED THE NEED TO DISMANTLE INSTITUTIONALIZED AND SYSTEMIC RACISM IN RISD, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE BOARD ESTABLISHED A DEPARTMENT FOR THAT.

THE DEPARTMENT BEGAN WITH RACIAL LITERACY INITIATIVE, THEN CHANGED THE PROGRAM NAME TO CONNECTING CULTURES AND THEN QUESTIONED BY THE BOARD LAST YEAR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TESTIFIED THAT THE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT YEAR WOULD BE WORKING ON ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO CERTAIN FAMILIES TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.

TO ME, THAT MEANT THAT THE COMPLETE POLICY AND PURPOSE OF THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND NO ONE AND SOMEONE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD DIRECTED THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE TO DIRECT THEM ELSEWHERE.

THE DEPARTMENT, WITHOUT BOARD AUTHORIZATION HAD CHANGED THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THERE.

THEREFORE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO LEGITIMATE REASON FOR BEING.

FURTHER TRUTH WAS REVEALED AT A PTA GATHERING ON MAY 22ND OF THIS YEAR.

THE CENTRAL MESSAGE AT THIS PTA MEETING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INCLUSION.

HOWEVER, THE TRUE MESSAGE BECAME CLEAR.

THE GUEST SPEAKER REPEATED PRESIDENT OBAMA'S WORDS THAT WHITE PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY RACIST FROM BIRTH BECAUSE IT IS IN THEIR DNA.

LATER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT GLEEFULLY AFFIRMED BY HER WORDS AND PICTURES ON THE BOARD THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION WAS ALTERED.

BUT CONTINUING, SHE WAS ABOUT TO CONTRADICT HER TESTIMONY BEFORE YOU, THE BOARD.

YES, THE RACIALLY CHARGED AND HATE FILLED MESSAGES WAS NOW BEING SPREAD BY STUDENTS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

TO HER, THE DEPARTMENT COULD DECLARE THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE RACIALLY CHARGED MESSAGES BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING SPREAD BY STUDENTS. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT IS NOT MY WORDS OR PICTURES.

IT WAS HERS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO EMBRACE THIS SUBJECT SERIOUSLY AND TERMINATE THE DEPARTMENT? IT NO LONGER FOLLOWS POLICY.

IT DOES NOT.

AND YOU DID NOT CHANGE THE POLICY.

WHO IS IN CHARGE? WHO IS IN CHARGE.

THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT'S GOING ON AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

THEY DELIBERATELY MISLED YOU LAST YEAR AND THEY'LL DO IT AGAIN.

WE NEED TO DISSOLVE THAT DEPARTMENT AND SEND THE SHORTFALL ON THE BUDGET.

THANK YOU, MR. BLANKENSHIP.

I WAS NOTIFIED MR. BLACKMAN IS GOING TO BYPASS.

WE'RE GOING TO BYPASS.

SO THANK YOU.

LASTLY, WE HAVE MS. DEBORAH LEVY.

IS MISS DEBORAH LEVY HERE.

THANK YOU. I HAD HANDOUTS I GIVE THIS TO. OKAY.

SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

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MY NAME IS DEBORAH LEVY AND I'M SERVING THIS YEAR ON THE BOARD OF THE RISD SAGE PTA AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR DYSLEXIA.

SAGE PTA IS THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT WIDE SPECIAL AND GIFTED EDUCATION PTA FOR RISD.

CHARTERED LAST YEAR, AND IT PROVIDES EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR ALL DISABILITIES, FOR GIFTED EDUCATION, GIFTED NEEDS, AND FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO READ A STATEMENT FROM THE PTA RELATED TO HOUSE BILL THREE AND SCHOOL SAFETY.

THIS WAS CREATED BY BLAIR TAYLOR, THE SAGE PTA VICE PRESIDENT FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.

AND I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE SAGE PTA BOARD WITH THIS AS WELL.

SO RISD TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM AND THE LEADERSHIP THE TODAY I WANTED TO ADVOCATE FOR SHARING THE BE SMART MATERIALS FOR KIDS PROGRAM TO EDUCATE OUR RISD COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURE STORAGE FOR FIREARMS AND RECOGNIZING THE RISK OF SUICIDE IN KIDS AND TEENS.

NATIONAL PTA PARTNERS WITH BE SMART AND IT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF FULFILLING HOUSE BILL THREE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFER.

WE ARE TOO FAMILIAR WITH TRAGIC INCIDENTS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS AND THE IMPACT ON EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES.

JUST AS WE SECURE CHEMICALS AND MEDICINE THAT COULD HARM OUR KIDS, WE CAN APPLY THESE PRACTICES TO FIREARMS. UNSECURED FIREARMS IN HOMES AND CARS PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

75% OF SCHOOL SHOOTERS USED A FIREARM THEY TOOK FROM A PARENT OR A RELATIVE'S HOME.

SECURE STORAGE IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM PLEASE FULFILL THE SECURE STORAGE DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSE BILL THREE BY DISTRIBUTING A BE SMART MATERIALS TO ALL OUR RISD FAMILIES, ADDING BE SMART LINKS TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AND FACILITATING BE SMART PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY ADULTS.

NATIONAL PTA RECENTLY PASSED A RESOLUTION ON AWARENESS ABOUT SAFE STORAGE, GIVING VOICE TO THE NEEDS OF EVERY CHILD.

IT IS CRITICAL FOR ALL RISD STUDENTS FAMILIES TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION.

RISD STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE SAFE FROM GUN VIOLENCE.

INCORPORATING BE SMART IN RISD IS A GREAT STEP TOWARDS THAT AND SAGE PTA IS HERE TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. POTEET.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING OUT TO SPEAK.

THE BOARD WILL NOW TAKE A BRIEF BREAK TO TRANSITION UPSTAIRS TO HOLD OUR CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS

[II. CLOSED MEETING]

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO UPSTAIRS NOW.

OKAY. THE BOARD IS RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION AT 7:07 P.M., HAVING TAKEN NO ACTION IN CLOSED

[III. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

[VII. CONSENT / CONFIRMATION AGENDA ITEMS]

THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. POTEET. A SECOND BY MISS MCGOWAN.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

SIX ZERO.

[VIII.A. Consider Gifts]

BOARD. IT IS EXCITING TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU OUR FIRST GIFTS OF THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO SO GIVE OF THEIR SELF TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS IN ALL OF THOSE WAYS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES AND STUDENT EXPERIENCES.

MR. PATE, WILL YOU PLEASE SHARE OUR GIFTS OVER 5000 FOR THE MONTH? YES. THANK YOU, MRS. BRANUM. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT GIFTS RECEIVED THIS MONTH.

WE HAVE THREE GIFTS OVER $5,000 SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL OF UNITED WAY METROPOLITAN DALLAS GAVE $5,000 TO THE HEALTH AND PE DEPARTMENTS.

THE BIG SIX FOUNDATION GAVE $7,000 TO MOHAWK ELEMENTARY AND WHITE ROCK ELEMENTARY PTA GAVE $134,300 TO WHITE

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AND WE HAVE SIX GIFTS LESS THAN $5,000 FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, TOTALING $4,814.16, WHICH ARE SUBMITTED FOR THE BOARD'S INFORMATION.

TOTAL GIFTS THIS MONTH ARE $151,114.16.

THANK YOU, MR. PATE.

AND MS. HARRIS WITH THAT, I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU, MS. RENTERÍA.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU, MS. PACHECO. THERE IS A MOTION BY MS. RENTERÍA. A SECOND BY MS. PACHECO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MS. HARRIS, I GET A QUICK ONE IF YOU WOULD.

SURE MR. POTEET. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I MEAN, WE GO THROUGH THIS OFTEN, AND THIS APPLIES TO EVERY TIME WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT, I GUESS.

BUT ARE ANY OF THESE ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT BY SCHOOLS AS FAR AS DONATIONS FROM SOME OF THESE THIRD PARTY OR NOT FOR PROFITS OR SOMETHING OR THESE? BECAUSE I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS THERE ARE THERE SOME PATHS THERE TO REPLICATE AMONGST OTHER SCHOOLS AND STUFF? BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S STRAIGHT UP DONATION OUT OF THE BLUE OR.

IT'S THE ANSWER IS YES.

SOME OF IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

SOMETIMES IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS IDENTIFIED THAT CAMPUS.

MAYBE IT'S BASED UPON DEMOGRAPHICS, MAYBE IT'S BASED UPON STUDENT NEED.

SOMETIMES IT'S A PRINCIPAL HAS COORDINATED WITH STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT, AND DR.

THOMAS AND DR. HELLER HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH A POTENTIAL FUNDING RESOURCE.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

OKAY. SO MAYBE THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS TO SEE.

YES SIR. ABSOLUTELY.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION MR. POTEET. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MISS PACHECO.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE DONATIONS.

THEY'RE GOOD. AND I'M SURE ALL THESE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BENEFIT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION BY MS. RENTERÍA. A SECOND BY MS. PACHECO. NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES. SIX ZERO.

OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE 2023 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

[VIII.B. Consider 2023-24 Student Code of Conduct]

THANK YOU, MS. HARRIS.

I'M GOING TO INVITE MR. MINISCALCO AND DR.

JASON THARP AND DR.

GIBBINS, I BELIEVE, ARE GOING TO BE FACILITATING THIS CONVERSATION.

AS YOU KNOW, WE BRING FORWARD ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE COMMUNITY ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES MADE TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

SO THERE'S JUST CLARITY AROUND EXPECTATIONS AND WHAT MIGHT BE CONSEQUENCES IF A STUDENT MAKES A DECISION THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS IN RICHARDSON ISD.

IN A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, I WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE USUALLY PAGES AND PAGES OF UPDATES FROM THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

BUT THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT WAS NOT AS INTENSE IN TERMS OF IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

THERE WAS ONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MESSAGE HEAVILY BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE SOME REAL IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND WHERE STUDENTS WOULD BE PLACED IF THEY DO NOT MEET THIS EXPECTATION.

SO WE'LL DIVE INTO THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR EXPERTS TO LEAD US IN THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MS. BRANUM.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. YES, AS MISS BRANUM WAS SAYING YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE THROUGH CHAPTER 37.

EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO THE BOARD AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING BASED ON ANY CHANGES.

AND OF COURSE, THIS WAS A LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO WE DO HAVE A FEW CHANGES.

AS MS. BRANUM MENTIONED.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR ALL OF YOU IS THAT WE DID CHANGE THE PLATFORM OR THE MODEL, A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR CODE OF CONDUCT.

WE HAVE A MODEL HANDBOOK WHICH WE ARE USING THROUGH TASB.

AND IT'S VERY IT'S VERY USER FRIENDLY.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO FIND LEGISLATIVE UPDATES VERY QUICKLY.

IT'S UPDATED FOR US.

THE TRANSLATION IS MUCH EASIER AND IT'S JUST A MORE FLUID MODEL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE.

SO THANK YOU TO MS. MCGOWAN AND HER STAFF FOR HELPING US ADOPT THAT AND START THAT GOING GET THAT GOING.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. MINISCALCO AS HE KIND OF SHARES WHERE WE ARE WITH DIFFERENT HOUSE BILLS AND THEY ARE NEW.

SO THERE'S STILL THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING ADEQUATELY.

BUT MR. MINISCALCO AND IF YOU AND DR.

THARP WOULDN'T MIND SHARING.

I'D APPRECIATE IT. SURE.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY PRESENTATION PARTNER, DR.

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THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB OF COACHING US THROUGH THAT PROCESS EVERY YEAR.

DR. THARP AND HIS TEAM, HE IS HERE.

I'M GOING TO BE PLAY BY PLAY AND HE'S GOING TO BE [INAUDIBLE].

NOT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT FLAVORFUL PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT IT CAN BE A LITTLE DRY.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DR.

THARP DOES A GREAT JOB WITH HIS TEAM OF STUDENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATORS.

THEY COLLABORATE WITH ADMINISTRATORS AT THE BUILDING LEVEL AND THEY REVIEW ALL YEAR LONG THE CONTENT, THE EXECUTION OF THAT STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT DURING THE YEAR.

IN THE MOMENT, IT REALLY TRY TO VET AND IDENTIFY AREAS THAT MAY BE CHALLENGES, RIGHT.

THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, MAYBE NEED TO CHANGE OUTSIDE OF LEGISLATION.

JUST PROCEDURAL.

WELL, I THINK THE TASB MODEL HANDBOOK REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO US BEING CONSISTENT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY REGULAR UPDATES.

WE ALWAYS GET COACHING FROM LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT REALLY PROCEDURALLY IT'S VERY TIGHT.

IT IS OUR CODE OF CIVILITY.

YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CLEARLY HEAR FROM HER IS THAT THERE'S A STANDARD IN THE DISTRICT, RIGHT? THERE'S A COMMUNITY STANDARD ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD TREAT EACH OTHER, RIGHT? NOT ONLY FOLLOWING THE LAWS, JUST HOW WE TREAT EACH OTHER AND HOW WE ACKNOWLEDGE.

RIGHT. AND RESPECT EACH OTHER.

BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE RULES AND CONSEQUENCES WHEN YOU VIOLATE THOSE RULES.

AND SO REALLY, WHAT DR.

THARP AND HIS TEAM IS THEY HELP KEEP US REALLY LEGAL.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY COACH ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS AND STUDENTS ON THAT CODE OF CIVILITY.

RIGHT. UNDERSTANDING OUR BEHAVIORS AND REALLY HOW WE GET ALONG WITH THAT.

SO I'M GOING TO JUMP INTO, IF I CAN GET THIS HOUSE BILL 114 AND I'M GOING TO TEE IT OFF AND I'M GOING TO LET DR.

THARP GET TO IT.

BUT SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM MENTIONED THE BIG CHANGE, RIGHT? SO THAT BIG CHANGE IS E-CIGARETTES.

THERE'S SOME INFORMATION YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD ON THE NEWS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, E-CIGARETTES, OUR STUDENTS UNFORTUNATELY, THEY THEY DO USE AND SOME ABUSE THE USE OF E-CIGARETTES.

BUT IT USED TO BE A VIOLATION THAT WE REALLY TOOK AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW WE USED ISS, WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH CLASSES.

BUT LEGISLATIVELY NOW IT'S A MANDATORY PLACEMENT IN OUR CMLC, SO THAT'S VERY STIFF.

AND SO GETTING THE WORD OUT LIKE TONIGHT, AFTER TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A CAMPAIGN ABOUT COMMUNICATING THAT INFORMATION TO OUR PARENTS BECAUSE IT'S VERY SERIOUS NOW.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

DR. THARP, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOP IN HERE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MORE SERIOUS.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE E-CIGARETTE LIKE I HAVE A DAUGHTER GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'VE DEFINITELY TALKED TO HER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO PREVALENT.

SEEING THESE ARE WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT NICOTINE VAPES AND THEY'RE REALLY PREVALENT.

SO IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE, GOING TO A DAEP FOR THAT TYPE OF VIOLATION WHERE WE'RE LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING, MR. MINISCALCO SAID, REALLY TRYING TO DO AN EDUCATIONAL PIECE.

BUT ANOTHER BIG CHANGE WE HAVE IS IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THC, IT'S THE MARIJUANA, YOU KNOW, VAPE, AND THAT HAS BEEN AN EXPELLABLE OFFENSE.

WE'VE BEEN EXPELLING STUDENTS TO OUR LOCAL DAEP.

SOMETIMES WE WOULD EXPEL THEM TO OUR JJAEP, WHICH IS DOWN IN DALLAS COUNTY.

IF IT WAS EVEN IF WE HAD A KID MAYBE DEALING THC OR IT WAS THE SECOND OR THIRD OFFENSE WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR, THAT'S NOW NOT AN EXPULSION ANYMORE.

THAT IS NOW GOING TO BE KEPT LOCAL.

WE'LL BE KEEPING THEM IN OUR LOCAL DAEP, WHICH IS CALLED CMLC.

WE'LL STILL BE HAVING THAT EDUCATIONAL PIECE WHERE KIDS CAN EARN TIME OFF BY GETTING EDUCATION, BUT IT'S NOT ON AN EXPULSION.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD THING.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE EVEN GOING TO KEEP MORE KIDS IN A HOUSE.

SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD.

THE NEXT THING THAT'S REALLY BIG AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE KIND OF ALREADY BEEN DOING, BUT IT'S JUST NOW IN WRITING.

IT'S IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT. SO SAY OUR DAEP GETS FULL WITH E-CIGARETTE KIDS, TOBACCO KIDS, AND WE'RE JUST OUT OF SPACE.

WE'RE FULL. WE'RE NOW ABLE TO PULL KIDS OUT OF THE DAEP PUT THEM BACK IN A LOCAL CAMPUS ISS AND OPEN UP SOME SPACE BECAUSE WE DO ANTICIPATE A PRETTY BIG INCREASE WITH THE E-CIGARETTES BEING A NEW THING FOR A STUDENT TO GET PLACED.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I GUESS I NEED TO PULL THAT DOWN.

I'M NOT 6'4.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IN REFERENCE TO SPACE IS EVALUATING THOSE IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION CAPACITY AREAS, MAKING SURE THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY SEATS ARE OPEN.

SO THAT TRANSITION WILL ACTUALLY BE EASIER THAN IT SOUNDS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. YES, MA'AM.

AN IMPORTANT JUST FOR CONTEXT FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHILE WE MAY HAVE HEARD IT ON THE NEWS, THEY MAY BE WONDERING, WHAT DOES THIS REALLY LOOK LIKE?

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THEN WE GET DAYS OFF FOR THAT.

AND SO ON THIS I JUST WANT TO REASSURE THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD.

WE HAVE THANKS TO STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT AND OUR STUDENT SERVICES TEAM, WE HAVE SOME REALLY STRONG POSTERS AND LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT WE ARE REALLY POSTING ALL ACROSS OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND OUR JUNIOR HIGHS AND OUR SIXTH GRADE JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE REALLY UNDERSTANDS, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISS BUT GOING TO CMLC AND POTENTIALLY MISSING 35 DAYS OF YOUR TIER ONE INSTRUCTION FROM YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER.

THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

I WILL BE RELEASING A VIDEO TOMORROW THAT ALSO REALLY TALKS TO PARENTS ABOUT HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUT THIS AND REALLY HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS.

AND AGAIN, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE USE OF E-CIGARETTES AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH VAPING THERE'S NO DEMOGRAPHIC.

I MEAN, IT REPRESENTS ALL KIDS.

ALL KIDS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS, ALL KIDS REGARDLESS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ETHNICITY.

I MEAN, WE'RE SEEING THIS AS SOMETHING THAT LOTS OF KIDS, UNFORTUNATELY, ARE MAKING THE DECISION TO BE INVOLVED IN.

SO HAVING AS A PARENT, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

DON'T DO THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

WE HAD A VENDOR IN THE COMMUNITY REACH OUT TO SAY THAT SOME OF THE NEW E-CIGARETTE, BECAUSE OF THIS LAW, THEY'RE GETTING EVEN MORE CREATIVE WITH HOW THEY'RE PACKAGING IT SO THAT THE THE ACTUAL VAPING INSTRUMENT LOOKS LIKE A HIGHLIGHTER, LOOKS LIKE A DRY ERASE MARKER, LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST A CRAYOLA MARKER.

AND SO JUST PARENTS REALLY JUST BEING COGNIZANT OF WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING, HOW THEIR KIDS ARE ACCESSING, CHECKING THEIR BACKPACKS, JUST BEING AWARE AND HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THIS FROM THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE WANT WE CAN'T GROW OUR KIDS AND WE CAN'T MEET THE NORTH STAR GOAL IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO THAT IS A HUGE PRIORITY AS WELL AS IT'S JUST NOT HEALTHY OR SAFE.

YOU KNOW, OUR PARENTS WHO ARE LISTENING, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO MESSAGE INFORMATION.

PRINCIPALS SEND OUT SMORES, NEWSLETTERS ELECTRONICALLY.

YOU'LL START TO SEE THAT ROLL OUT HERE VERY SOON.

SO TRYING TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM.

AND BEFORE YOU MOVE ON FURTHER, JUST FOR SOME OF THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE LOOKING, I KNOW FOR MYSELF, CAN YOU JUST TELL US WHAT DAEP STANDS FOR? YES, IT'S A DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PLACEMENT, AND THAT'S AT OUR CRYSTAL MCCULLOUGH LEARNING CENTER.

YOU KNOW, WE LOVE A GOOD ACRONYM IN EDUCATION, SO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. OUR NEXT HOUSE BILL THAT WE HAVE THAT IS NEW THIS YEAR IS HOUSE BILL 3928.

AND IT'S A PRETTY BIG CHANGE, TOO.

SO WHEN A KID IS GIVEN A MANDATORY PLACEMENT TO OUR DAEP, THEY ARE A PARENT NOW HAS THE RIGHT TO GET A FULL AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

WE HAVE CHILD FIND YOU KNOW WHERE WE CAN IDENTIFY A KID FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

BUT NOW IF THEY GO TO DAEP ON A MANDATORY PLACEMENT, WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO THEM.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT THROUGH THE HEARING PROCESS WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY PLACING A KID AT DAEP.

WE WILL ALSO DO THAT IN ORIENTATION AT CMLC.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW TO REQUEST A FULL AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH MISS BARRETT AND REALLY HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, IRONED OUT AND HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

AND SO WE HAVE THE SPED STAFF ALL ON BOARD.

SO WE'RE GOOD ON THAT ONE.

NEXT ONE WE HAVE IS SENATE BILL 37, AND THIS ONE IS DEALING WITH HAZING.

AND IT'S HAZING.

HAZING REPORT IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING.

SO IT CAN BE DONE VERBALLY ANY WAY THAT A PERSON WANTS TO LET SOMEBODY KNOW ABOUT HAZING, THAT'S OKAY.

AND YOU HAVE IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.

IT'S GRANTED FOR PERSONS MAKING THE REPORT.

IF THE REPORT IS MADE TO THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT OFFICIAL, A PEACE OFFICER OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PRIOR TO BEING CONTACTED BY THE DISTRICT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PERSONS COOPERATES IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

ONE POINT HERE THAT I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT AND WE THINK ABOUT HAZING, YOU CAN'T WAIT.

LIKE IF YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO REPORT.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO WAIT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMEONE IS GOING TO SAY, OH, HEY, YOU KNOW, THEY COME TO YOU AND SAY THERE'S BEEN A HAZING INCIDENT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SHARE THAT INFORMATION KNOWING

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SO WE WANT TO REALLY ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, THAT BEHAVIOR IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE.

YOU KNOW, IT YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION, YOU'RE BOUND TO SHARE THAT.

THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT CIVILITY, RIGHT, HOLDING OURSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

YOU KNOW, YOU REPORT.

AND I TAKE IT AS BEING VERY SIMILAR TO IF YOU HAVE LIKE AN ABUSE SITUATION AT SCHOOL WITH CPS NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED, LIKE WE HAVE A DUTY TO REPORT AS EDUCATORS.

IT'S THE SAME THING WITH HAZING.

OKAY. IN THE LAST HOUSE BILL THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU TODAY IS HOUSE BILL 1427.

AND THIS BILL IS EXPANDING THE OFFENSE OF HARASSMENT UNDER THAT PENAL CODE 42.07 TO INCLUDE MAKING OBSCENE, INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING CALLS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS FROM A TEMPORARY OR DISPOSABLE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BY AN INTERNET APPLICATION OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS.

I WOULD THINK THEY'VE HAD TO ADD THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE WHATSAPP, YOU CAN DO THINGS THROUGH SNAPCHAT.

I GUESS KIDS ARE GETTING BURNER PHONES NOW THAT MUST HAVE COME OUT.

SO WE PRETTY MUCH ANY WAY A KID IS DOING HARASSMENT, WE NOW CAN LOOK INTO IT.

SO THERE WHEN PUBLISHING OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, WE ALSO INCLUDE IN OUR APPENDICES OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT REALLY PROVIDE OUR PARENTS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

SO DR.

GIBBINS, BEING THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, HE SUPPORTS MULTIPLE GROUPS.

WE HAVE BEEN USING THAT CODE WITH FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS.

AND YOU MAY WANT TO SHARE, IF YOU WOULD, SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT IS OCCURRING WITH THAT AS WELL.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK CHANGES TO BE NOTED ON FOR THE EXTRACURRICULAR CODE OF CONDUCT.

AS MR. MINISCALCO MENTIONED, FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK ABOUT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXTRACURRICULARS.

BUT EXTRACURRICULARS COVER A WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS AND GROUPS AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED WITH.

AND SO WE NEEDED TO EXPAND THAT A LITTLE BIT AND WE NEED TO EXPAND THE MESSAGING AND JUST THE EXPECTATIONS.

SO YOU'LL SEE ON THE APPENDICES AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT THERE IS AN ADDITION OF A STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS AROUND EXTRACURRICULARS.

SO IT JUST KIND OF EXPLAINS THIS IS A PRIVILEGE.

THESE ARE THINGS YOU'RE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD BASED ON YOU BEING A PART OF THESE.

AND IT EXPLAINS THAT.

AND THEN IT GOES INTO WHAT THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS ARE THE FIRST SECOND OFFENSE.

BUT WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND A THIRD OFFENSE.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD TO REALLY GO INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IF THERE'S AN OFFENSE ON A STUDENT, PERHAPS IF THEY'RE AN EIGHTH GRADE, IN EXTRACURRICULAR, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER OFFENSE IN NINTH GRADE AND THEN THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN 10TH GRADE, ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY EXPEL THAT STUDENT FROM EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS? AND OVERWHELMINGLY, WE ALL DECIDED, NO, THAT WASN'T SOMETHING WE WERE GOING TO DO.

BUT WE DO WANT IT TO BE AT LEAST AN OPTION FOR US TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

SO THERE'S A MAY IN THERE FOR THAT THIRD OFFENSE THAT ALLOWS US JUST TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION TO SEE WHERE, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALIZED DISCUSSION AROUND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT STUDENT. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO REAL CHANGES ON THAT.

I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE PUT IT AS A BIGGER EXPECTATION TO GET THIS INFORMATION AROUND THE EXTRACURRICULAR CODE OF CONDUCT TO MORE GROUPS.

WE'RE STARTING TO REACH OUT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT CLUBS, YOU KNOW, ARE ON EVERY CAMPUS AND GETTING THAT MESSAGE OUT.

SO IF AND WHEN THIS IS APPROVED THIS EVENING, THEN WE'VE GOT A PLAN TO PUSH OUT THIS CODE OF CONDUCT AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE AWARE OF IT. YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE REALLY GOVERNED BY THAT CODE OF CIVILITY.

OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

BUT REALLY HELPING EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY NECESSARY, WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE BASS FISHING CLUB OR THE CHESS CLUB OR YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER, YOU KNOW, THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENCY RELATED TO THAT.

JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS AND ANYONE LISTENING, EVERY TIME A STUDENT ENROLLS, A PARENT ENROLLS A CHILD IN OUR DISTRICT, THEY CLICK ON A BUTTON ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF OR ACCESS TO OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EMPLOYING PARENTS. PLEASE PARTNER WITH US IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT CONTENT SO THAT THIS YEAR WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WALK THE DECK TOGETHER, COLLABORATE, YOU KNOW, PROBLEM SOLVE, REALLY PUT OUR STUDENTS IN THE BEST LIGHT SO THAT ACADEMICALLY THEY CAN SUCCEED AND THEN SOCIALLY THEY CAN DEVELOP SO THAT IS REALLY OUR OUR GOAL.

I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO JUST MESSAGE THAT IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT, OFTENTIMES WE THINK ABOUT HERE'S AN OFFENSE AND HERE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES.

BUT AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND AS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION, WE FIRST FOCUS ON THAT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS.

THESE ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, WE CELEBRATE, WHETHER IT'S THE PRINCIPAL 100 CLUB OR WE MODEL IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, WE'RE MODELING THOSE

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WE HAVE CHAMPS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH IS ONE OF IN THE CLASSROOM.

WHAT DO THOSE EXPECTATIONS LOOK LIKE? AND WE APPROACH IT VERY MUCH FROM A STATEMENT OF POSITIVE, AND THIS IS WHAT WE BELIEVE YOU'RE CAPABLE OF AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

RECOGNIZING THEN WHEN A STUDENT DOES EXHIBIT A BEHAVIOR THAT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WE HAVE TRIED TO PROACTIVELY FIRST MODEL THAT ADDRESS THAT IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY BEFORE WE HAVE TO MOVE TO THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES.

WE CONTINUE AND I'M JUST GOING TO SHARE THIS WITH THE BOARD.

I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT MR. MINISCALCO JUST SAID.

THE NUMBER ONE THING WE ARE STILL HEARING IN OUR END OF THE YEAR CLIMATE SURVEY FROM TEACHERS AND I READ COMMENT BY COMMENT THIS TIME I DIDN'T HEAR COMPENSATION.

THANK YOU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THAT.

THAT WAS NOT THE NUMBER ONE THING OUR TEACHERS SAID.

YOU ALL ADDRESSED THAT.

NUMBER TWO CELL PHONE. I DIDN'T HEAR THIS.

THAT WAS A HUGE CELEBRATION FROM TEACHERS THAT SECONDARY TEACHERS FELT SUPPORT BECAUSE OF CELL PHONES.

SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.

THE NUMBER ONE THING I HEARD IN THIS CLIMATE SURVEY IN OUR TEACHER COMMENTS, ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL IS DISRUPTIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR. STUDENTS WHO MAY BE CURSING AT THEIR TEACHER, STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE JUST NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS. AND SO I AM COMPELLING OUR PARENTS TO PLEASE PARTNER WITH US.

WE WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL STUDENTS CAN GROW.

BUT IT IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR OUR TEACHERS TO DO THAT WHEN THEY'RE HAVING TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORS.

NOW, OF COURSE, WHEN WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A SUSPECTED DISABILITY OR OTHER THINGS AT PLAY, WE ARE GOING TO WE ARE GOING TO BE DOGGED IN OUR SUPPORTS OF THOSE STUDENTS.

BUT WE DO HAVE EXPECTATIONS AND WE DO NEED OUR PARENTS TO SUPPORT US AND FOR OUR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THOSE THOSE CHOICES. SO THANK YOU, TEAM AND OF COURSE, BOARD WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

I DO NEED TO MAKE AN ACTION.

SO BOARD I DO ON SUPPORT.

I THINK DR.

GIBBINS AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THIS EFFORT.

I DO ASK THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 23-24 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS PRESENTED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM.

HEY, I UNDERSTAND.

I GET IT. I GET IT.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MISS TIMME.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN.

THERE IS A MOTION BY MISS TIMME, A SECOND BY MISS MCGOWAN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK I DID SEE ONE OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT.

MISS MCGOWAN? YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

I THINK. I MEAN, LIKE, WE NEED THIS, RIGHT? BUT QUESTION IF KIDS ARE CAUGHT WITH THESE ITEMS AND IT IS AFTER HOURS, BUT IT'S ON CAMPUS.

DO THE RULES STILL APPLY? YES, THE RULES STILL APPLY.

IF IT'S AT A SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT OR WITHIN 300FT OF OUR PROPERTY, IT'S STILL COUNTS.

SO A FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME? YES, MA'AM. SATURDAY AFTERNOON HANG OUT.

IF IT'S ON OUR PROPERTY, THEN YES.

ALL RIGHT, MR. POTEET? YES, I'VE GOT THE FIRST COMMENT I HAVE, WHICH IS GREAT.

AND I HEARD IT FROM YOU ALL, PLUS, SUPERINTENDENT IS THE KEY TERM IS PARTNERING WITH PARENTS.

AND I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL PIECE.

AND, I MEAN, THAT OUGHT TO BE COMING UP IN DANG NEAR EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH STUDENTS, WHETHER IT'S EDUCATING THEM.

CODE OF CONDUCT.

I THINK THAT'S A PIVOTAL PIECE OF THAT EQUATION THAT'S GOING TO BE NECESSARY TO BE EFFECTIVE.

SO I LOVE HEARING THAT AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ENGAGING THEM AND TRYING TO EDUCATE THEM.

AND BECAUSE THEY'RE A CRITICAL PIECE TO THAT WORK.

AND A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST ONE, ARE YOU RELATED TO ADAM THARP BY CHANCE? NO, SIR, I DON'T KNOW HIM. OKAY.

JUST CURIOUS.

HE'S IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SO AND HE HAS LIKE SIX BROTHERS.

SO SERIOUSLY ON THE ISS IN PLACE OF CMLC.

SO ONCE CMLC FILLS UP.

SO I'M KIND OF MODELING THIS IN MY HEAD.

IT'S SUCH A DRASTIC CHANGE.

I'M ANTICIPATING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A ISSUE, KIND OF A WAVE COMING ON IN THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR.

IF THAT FILLS UP, NOW, WE'VE GOT MORE ISS AT THE HOME CAMPUS, WHICH I'M NOT TOTALLY I KNOW I'M A LITTLE FAMILIAR WITH ISS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

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BUT NOW MY ASSUMPTION IS WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING MORE OF OUR HOME CAMPUSES TO ADDRESS THAT.

SO HOW IS THAT HOW DO YOU SEE THAT MODELING OUT AND THE IMPACT? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS ONE OF OUR FIRST THINGS WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO IS REALLY DEAL WITH CONSISTENCY ACROSS EACH BUILDING.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, THE LAST THING THAT YOU WOULD WANT AS A BOARD OUR CABINET WOULD WANT IS TO HAVE INCONSISTENCY OF WHAT OCCURS IN THOSE SPACES.

WE HAVE REALLY TRIED TO OVER THE LAST YEAR THINK ABOUT ISS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN OUR ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE THAT'S ISSUED.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO EDUCATE.

THERE HAS TO BE A TIME THAT WHILE IN THOSE SPACES YOU NOT ONLY MAINTAIN YOUR ACADEMIC STANDING, THAT HAS TO BE A MUST OR YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE AND SLIP, RIGHT? SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A NEED.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ADMINISTRATORS HAVE BEEN DOING AND THOSE OF US WHO SERVED IN SCHOOL AND BEEN PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS DO CHECK IN ON STUDENTS WHO ARE IN ISS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S SOME MONITORING AND ASSURANCE THAT THEY'RE NOT DROPPING.

BUT THE OTHER THING IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE THEY'RE THERE, WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR? SO EVEN IN OUR CMLC, WE PROVIDE COUNSELING FOR STUDENTS IN REFERENCE TO GROUP WORK THAT THEY COME TOGETHER, THEY DISCUSS THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON AND HAVE THAT GOT THEM THERE, RIGHT? THEY DIDN'T GET THERE BECAUSE THEY FAILED ALGEBRA, RIGHT? THEY GOT THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE SMOKING, YOU KNOW, THC VAPE IN THE RESTROOM.

SO MAKING SURE THAT IN THOSE SETTINGS WE STILL MAINTAIN THAT EDUCATIONAL SITUATION, THAT LEARNING OCCURS.

BUT I DO THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A CONVERSATION THAT AND ONE THING THAT I KNOW ABSOLUTELY OCCURS IS THE STUDENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATORS, OUR AREA SUPERINTENDENTS AND PRINCIPALS COME TOGETHER AND CREATE A LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY.

THAT'S A LOT OF WORDS FOR AN ANSWER.

NO, I APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT'S A LOT OF GOOD CONTEXT, TOO.

AND I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ASKING WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING MORE AND MORE OF OUR HOME CAMPUSES AND THE LEADERSHIP THERE AS ISS BECOMES POTENTIALLY MORE USED WITH THIS CHANGE IN POLICY.

I THINK SO.

THE LAST THING I'LL HAVE THAT I WROTE DOWN, IF THEY CANNOT GO TO CMLC BECAUSE IT'S FULL NOW THERE IN ISS AT THE HOME CAMPUS, THAT TIME THEY ARE THERE STILL COUNTS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE CMLC OR DAEP? IT'S NOT AN ISS, RIGHT? SO THEY STILL, AS WE GET INTO THE.

OKAY. SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S STILL COUNTING TOWARDS THEIR DAYS AND THERE'S TIMES WHERE WE HAD TO HOLD A KID IN CMLC THAT WE HAD ACTUALLY SPELLED TO OUR JJAEP IN DALLAS COUNTY.

WE STILL COUNTED THOSE DAYS TOWARDS THAT EXPULSION.

GOTCHA. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

THANK YOU, MR. POTEET. MS. RENTERÍA. I JUST WANTED TO I JUST WANTED TO ALSO JUST KIND OF REITERATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SO FAR HAVE SAID ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. AND ONE OF THE WORDS THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED WAS CONSISTENCY.

AND I THINK THAT AS PARENTS, I THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT THIS CODE OF CONDUCT AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY'RE NOT LIKE A ONE TIME THING THAT THEY NOT BE SOMETHING WE YOU KNOW, IT'S ON THE CHECKLIST OF OUR BEGINNING OF SCHOOL AND WE JUST SAY WE SAW IT, WE READ IT, IT'S GOOD.

BUT TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR AND AS SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM MENTIONED, THE EXPECTATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MY TEAMMATES, YOU KNOW, IN WHATEVER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY WE'RE IN OR JUST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.

SO I THINK GETTING THAT INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS, I THINK GETTING ALL OF THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO IMPORTANT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE ON THAT AND JUST THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TEAM DID IN A RECENT PRINCIPAL MEETING WHERE WE WENT OVER THE OPERATIONS IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR PRINCIPALS KNOW THEY CANNOT JUST PRESENT THIS ONE TIME IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL THAT THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS MESSAGED ON A REGULAR, ONGOING AND IN STUDENT FRIENDLY.

A LOT OF THIS LANGUAGE HAS TO BE, OF COURSE, IT'S LEGAL LANGUAGE AND YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT.

BUT HOW DO WE PRESENT THIS IN A STUDENT FRIENDLY WAY, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR OUR SIXTH GRADERS, FOR EXAMPLE.

BUT AND THAT THEY'RE HEARING IT, YOU KNOW, IN A REDUNDANT WAY.

SO THERE'S NO ONE THAT SAYS, I DIDN'T KNOW.

RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT THAT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I THINK FOR US AS PARENTS, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE WAIT UNTIL THERE'S A SITUATION, RIGHT? WE WAIT UNTIL THERE'S A PROBLEM AND THEN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND WHY AND ALL.

BUT INSTEAD OF I KNOW WITH MY KIDS, I ALWAYS TRY WHEN THEY WERE IN SCHOOL TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD COME AND WE'D HAVE CONVERSATION OVER DINNER

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IT STARTS FROM ELEMENTARY FROM HE GOT HIS COLOR MOVED, YOU KNOW, TO HIGH SCHOOL WHERE, OH, MY GOSH, YOU KNOW, THE DOGS CAME IN AND THIS HAPPENED AND THAT HAPPENED.

AND SO TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK AND WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? OR WHAT COULD THEY WHAT CHOICES COULD HAVE BEEN MADE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY HERE AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AND FOR OUR PARENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS? I THINK PARENTS A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, I THINK MAYBE THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT WE KNOW EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND ALL OF THIS.

BUT TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS OF THE PEOPLE THERE, THE PROFESSIONALS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO HELP US, ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS, AND NOT WAIT TILL THERE IS A CRISIS, BUT TO HAVE THESE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS SO THAT THEY BECOME SO NORMAL.

RIGHT. AND ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT EXCELLENCE AND WHAT IS THE BEST THAT I CAN BE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CHILD DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO MAKE A DECISION.

RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

BUT IT'S JUST BEING, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHING KIND OF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.

YOU MIGHT SEE THIS, YOU MIGHT EXPERIENCE THIS.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE IT IF YOU HAPPEN TO WALK IN THE RESTROOM AND SEE X, Y? LIKE JUST THOSE OPEN CONVERSATIONS I THINK IS IMPORTANT.

AND HAVING THEM UP FRONT NOT REACTING, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU. MISS TIMME.

YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS.

I HAVE HAD TO EDIT AND GO THROUGH A STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT BEFORE, AND TO SAY THAT WORDS ARE IMPORTANT IS SUCH AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

AND IT'S SUCH A LARGE UNDERTAKING.

I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT A BIG DEAL IT IS.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT.

IT'LL MAKE YOUR EYES CROSS FOR SURE.

AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE IMPORTANT IN PROTECTING OUR CLASSROOM AND KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE, IN ENSURING THAT IF A BEHAVIOR HAPPENS THAT THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH, HOPEFULLY TO DO IT AGAIN.

BUT A SHIFT THAT'S FROM BACK IN THE DAY, RIGHT WHEN I WAS IN THERE IS THIS EDUCATION PIECE.

LIKE I REALLY BELIEVE DISCIPLINE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING, RIGHT? NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, I THINK KIDS ARE GIVING YOU THE BEST REACTION THEY HAD.

RIGHT? THAT WAS THE BEST THEY KNEW HOW TO DO UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND IF WE REALLY YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GIVE A CONSEQUENCE, YOU HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

RIGHT. IT DISSUADES THAT BEHAVIOR.

BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF EDUCATION OR TEACHING THEM A DIFFERENT WAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LESS LIKELY TO SEE THAT.

SO I DO APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING THE FACT THAT WE IN ADDITION TO GIVING A CONSEQUENCE, BECAUSE IF YOU BREAK A RULE, A CONSEQUENCE HAPPENS.

THAT'S LIFE, THAT'S ALSO SCHOOL.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE IS FOR THEM TO LEARN A BETTER WAY SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

SO I APPRECIATE BOTH STANCES AND ENSURING OUR ENVIRONMENTS ARE PROTECTED, BUT ALSO THAT WE'RE TEACHING KIDS FOR BETTER OUTCOMES.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MISS TIMME.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? BOARD. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS TIMME, A SECOND BY MISS MCGOWAN, ARE THERE.

IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES.

SIX ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GREAT JOB.

OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE HOUSE BILL THREE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF ARMED

[VIII.C. Consider House Bill 3 Requirements including Determination of Appropriate Number of Armed Security, Good Cause Exception, and Delegation of Authority to Superintendent to Create Alternative Standard]

THIS IS A TOPIC THAT I THINK OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STAFF, THE BOARD YOU HAVE EITHER HEARD ABOUT OR READ A LOT ABOUT SINCE THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHEN THE 88TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION PASSED HOUSE BILL THREE.

AND TONIGHT, I'VE ASKED OUR AMAZING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS TO PREPARE A PRESENTATION TO REALLY INFORM YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AROUND HOW WE BELIEVE WE CAN BEST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING AN UNDERFUNDED MANDATE THAT IS COMING FROM AUSTIN.

BUT WE THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND SAFETY WE WILL NEVER SACRIFICE THE SAFETY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO ASK THAT YOU REALLY KIND OF PROVIDE US SOME SUPPORT AND DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD.

SO, MISS HAYES, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP TO THE PODIUM WITH ME, MR. CEDRIC INGRAM, WHO IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, MR. JEFF WILSON, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THESE TWO GENTLEMEN LEAD OUR INTERNAL TEAM OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALIST EACH DAY, AND THEY WILL BE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE OUR DISTRICT IS HANDLING HOUSE BILL THREE.

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WE HAVE 34 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT NEED AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER AND THEN TWO ADDITIONAL LEAD SECURITY OFFICERS TO HELP WITH VACANCIES AND SUPERVISION OF OUR NEW TEAM.

WE HAVE A JOB POSTING AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED SHOULD THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

OUR PAY SCALE WOULD BE IN THE 55,000 BEGINNING TO 61,000 FOR AN EXPERIENCED RETIRED POLICE OFFICER TYPE EMPLOYEE. WE ARE NOT PROVIDING DISTRICT VEHICLES AT THIS TIME, BUT SHOULD WE NEED THEM TO LEAVE A CAMPUS TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE? WE CERTAINLY PAY MILEAGE JUST LIKE WE DO OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE TO USE THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE.

THE REQUIREMENT FOR HOUSE BILL THREE IS THAT THEY MUST HAVE A MINIMUM LEVEL THREE SECURITY GUARD CERTIFICATION, AND I'LL LET MR. INGRAM, IF HE WANTS TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

IT CONSISTS OF ABOUT AND I'LL START AND IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN.

OKAY. ABOUT 45 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR FIREARM SAFETY, THE LAWS SURROUNDING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC, THERE'S A FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND THEN ADDITIONAL HOURS, 16 ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR THE LEVEL FOUR IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE UP.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT.

SURE. AND ANOTHER GOOD THING ABOUT LEVEL THREE IS THE STATE ALLOWS FOR ANY RECENTLY RETIRED POLICE OFFICER.

IF THEY JUST DO THE APPLICATION, THEY'LL RECEIVE THEIR LEVEL THREE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO REALLY HELP US IN FILLING A LOT OF THESE SPOTS WITH RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE THE TRAINING.

AND SO IT'S JUST A SIMPLE TRANSITION AND THE STATE RECOGNIZES THAT.

I WANT TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BOARD THAT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT WHAT IS CURRENTLY OUR PRACTICE AT OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES AND SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE AGREEMENTS IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH BOTH THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE CITY OF RICHARDSON TO PLACE RICHARDSON AN DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS ON OUR CAMPUSES AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

WE HAVE ONE AT EACH OF OUR JUNIOR HIGHS AND TWO AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS ALSO PROVIDING TWO ADDITIONAL AT LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL.

WE DO USE OFF DUTY DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS AT SEVERAL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HAVE FOR MANY YEARS TO HELP THOSE SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND SO WE HAVE SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT OFF DUTY DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS EACH DAY, IN AIKIN, AUDELIA CREEK, CAROLYN BUKHAIR, FOREST LANE, HAMILTON PARK, SKYVIEW AND THURGOOD MARSHALL.

SO OUR PLAN IS IN PLACE AND WILL CONTINUE WITH THOSE SCHOOLS AND OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

WHAT YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT ON THE ACTION ITEM IS TO AGREE THAT WE WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE ARMED PERSON AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES. WE CAN HAVE MORE, BUT NOT LESS.

IN ADDITION TO HIRING ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO OUTFIT THESE AS THEY WILL BE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

SO WE WILL BE PURCHASING HANDGUNS, BALLISTIC VESTS.

THEY'LL HAVE RISD SHIRTS WHERE THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS A CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICER.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE DUTY BELTS.

I'LL LET MR. INGRAM OR MR. WILSON IF THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE OUR FOLKS WHEN THEY COME INTO OUR BUILDINGS.

SURE. AND ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT JEFF AND I TALKED ABOUT WAS TRYING TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE MISTAKEN AS A POLICE OFFICER.

IT'S CLEARLY GOING TO BE IDENTIFIABLE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT COLOR.

AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL KNOW THIS IS A PERSON, THEIR ARMED SECURITY PERSON THAT'S ON THE CAMPUS.

AND SO THEY'LL BE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO WE DON'T GET CAUGHT UP WITH SOMEBODY THINKING THIS IS A POLICE OFFICER AND THEY'RE NOT.

AND WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING LIKE THEY HAVE TAC EQUIPMENT ON, WHICH I THINK IS A BIG CONFUSION, IT COULD HURT.

AND MR. INGRAM, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ALSO, THAT ALSO ASSISTS WHETHER IT'S DPD, RPD OR GARLAND PD.

THOSE ARE THE THREE JURISDICTIONS THAT WE WORK WITHIN.

IF THERE IS A CRISIS SITUATION, OF COURSE THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL WILL NOT BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE.

WE'RE GOING TO LEAN ON OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COME IN AND SUPPORT.

AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHO IS THAT POINT PERSON SO THAT THERE'S A COORDINATED EFFORT? ABSOLUTELY. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS CLEAR ON WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THESE FOLKS ON OUR CAMPUS LOOKS LIKE.

SO THESE ARE CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS.

SO THEY ARE NOT PEACE OFFICERS.

THEY ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT, ACTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES.

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THEY CANNOT GO OUT ON PUBLIC STREETS AND DIRECT TRAFFIC.

THEY WILL NOT BE DOING ANY KIND OF DISCIPLINE WORK WITH STUDENTS.

AND THEY ARE THERE TO ASSIST WITH MAKING SURE ALL OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT WE STARTED LAST YEAR ARE IN PLACE, HELPING WITH THE DRILLS, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND SECURED, WALKING THE PERIMETER OF THE SCHOOLS, MAKING SURE THE SITE IS SAFE, AND THEN BEING THERE AS A RESOURCE TO THE PRINCIPAL SHOULD SOMETHING COME UP AT THE CAMPUS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR PRINCIPALS ARE AWARE OF THE NEW PERSONNEL THAT COULD COME TO THEIR CAMPUS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS ON TRAINING ON WHAT THESE FOLKS CAN AND CANNOT DO ON A CAMPUS.

SO VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER CAN DO ON THE SECONDARY CAMPUS.

SO AGAIN, ALL OF OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE STILL IN EFFECT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR AUDITS, OUR INTRUDER AUDITS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR DOORS.

YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN OUR CAMPUSES WITHOUT BEING ASKED WHY YOU'RE THERE FIRST AND THEN BUZZED IN THROUGH A DOUBLE BUZZED IN SYSTEM IF NECESSARY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL OF OUR PROTOCOLS, OUR STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOLS, PRACTICING OUR I KNOW WHAT TO DO DAYS.

ALL OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS WILL CONTINUE.

AND THEN HOUSE BILL THREE IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL PIECE OF A PERSONNEL FOR US TO ADD TO.

AGAIN, THESE ARE OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

JUST WANT TO REMIND ALL OF OUR PARENTS JUST TO BE A LITTLE PATIENT AS THEY COME TO THEIR STUDENT SCHOOLS.

IT IS A LITTLE INCONVENIENT, BUT AS I STARTED LAST YEAR AND I WILL CONTINUE THIS YEAR, WE ARE ABOUT SAFETY FOR ALL AND INCONVENIENCE FOR SOME.

WHILE YOU MAY HAVE TO STAND AT THE DOOR FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES WHILE THEY ASK YOU WHILE YOU'RE THERE.

IT IS FOR IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS THAT OUR BUILDINGS MAINTAIN THAT SECURITY.

SO SAFETY FOR ALL IS WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.

WE'RE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS ACTION ITEM, HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE.

MISS HARRIS WITH THAT, I DO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, ONE THAT DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS, WHICH I AM RECOMMENDING A MINIMUM OF ONE ON EVERY CAMPUS.

DECLARING A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR HOUSE BILL THREE'S, ARMED SECURITY OFFICER REQUIREMENTS AND THREE DELEGATING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S AUTHORITY, DELEGATING ME THE AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD WITH WHICH RISD WILL COMPLY TO THIS LAW, WHICH IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. THANK YOU, TEAM.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU, MR. POTEET.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN.

THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. POTEET. A SECOND BY MISS MCGOWAN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MR. POTEET.

COULD WE AAND FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK I'VE GOT A GRASP ON THIS, BUT FOR THE EXCEPTION CAN YOU GIVE SOME CONTEXT ON THE I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF CATEGORIES FOR THAT EXCEPTION, THAT KIND OF TRIGGER THAT. COULD YOU PLEASE? SURE. YES, SIR.

SO KNOWING THAT THIS LAW WAS PASSED IN MAY AND THAT YOU HAVE OVER ALMOST 1100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE GOING TO ALL BE WORKING TOWARDS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS LAW EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST THEY DID PROVIDE US WITH SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO WAIVE, WHETHER IT IS A, BASED UPON FUNDING OR B, BASED UPON STAFFING.

SO OUR WAIVER WILL BE BASED UPON STAFFING INITIALLY.

AND IT BASICALLY OUR TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED A SOME OFF DUTY OFFICERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SERVING IN THIS ROLE UNTIL WE CAN HIRE OUR OWN OFFICERS.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE ROVING AND ROTATING BETWEEN A DEFINED NUMBER OF CAMPUSES SO THAT ON ANY GIVEN DAY A CAMPUS WILL HAVE A ONE OF OUR OFF DUTY OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE SERVING IN THIS ROLE AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.

THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE, AS MISS HAYES SAID, TO DOING THE EXTERIOR DOOR SWEEPS, ENSURING THAT THOSE CAMPUSES ARE LOCKED DOWN TIGHTLY.

AND THEN, AS WE CAN ONBOARD OUR 34 CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS, THEN SLOWLY WE WOULD REMOVE THAT MODEL.

OUR HOPE WOULD BE AT SOME POINT WE WOULD NO LONGER NEED THIS WAIVER.

NOW, THIS WAIVER IS ONLY GOOD FOR THE 20.

CURRENTLY, THEY'VE ONLY GIVEN IT TO US FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE EXTENDED FOR 24-25.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK THEY HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN CREATING A JOB DESCRIPTION WITH A COMPETITIVE SALARY, ENSURING THE SUPPORT AND THE TRAINING WHERE WE HOPE WE CAN

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OKAY. AND THEN YOU FOR CLARIFICATION OUT THERE AS WELL.

ON THE OTHER HALF OF THAT WAIVER WAS THE FUNDING SIDE, WHICH IF CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE GET AN ADDITIONAL $0.28 PER STUDENT.

AND I KNOW THERE'S EVEN MORE PEELING THE ONION BACK ON THIS.

BUT $0.28 PER STUDENT PLUS 15,000 PER CAMPUS IN ROUGH TERMS. SO WE WILL WE CAN PAY AS WE START RAMPING UP OUR PLAN.

WE CAN COVER THAT TO A POINT? YES, SIR. A VERY SHORT POINT.

CORRECT. THEN WE GET INTO WHAT WE WOULD NEED A WAIVER FOR THE FUNDING SIDE BECAUSE IT'S UNDERFUNDED.

SURE. WE DID GET A LITTLE FUNDING, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO COVER WHAT'S REQUIRED.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY THAT.

YES. AND I WOULD LOVE TO JUST TO PUT SOME ROUGH NUMBERS TO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND.

AND AGAIN, REMEMBER, THIS LAW WAS PASSED AND WE DID NOT GET A LOT OF CLARIFICATION ON THIS LAW AFTER MOST DISTRICTS HAD ALREADY ADOPTED THEIR BUDGET.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE HAVING TO COME BACK TO YOU AS A BOARD IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET.

BUT WE DID RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $0.28 IN OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY ALLOTMENT PER STUDENT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN HOUSE BILL THREE, SECTION 23, A2, WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $15,000 PER CAMPUS.

ROUGHLY FOR US AS A DISTRICT THAT YIELDS US ABOUT $825,000 TO PUT TOWARDS FUNDING MEETING THIS THE REQUIREMENT OF HOUSE BILL THREE . JUST TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 34 CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS IT'S GOING TO COST US ROUGHLY $2.4 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO AGAIN, THEY PROVIDED AROUND $825,000.

IT'S GOING TO COST US 2.4.

SO WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS AN UNDERFUNDED MANDATE.

THIS ALSO DOES NOT THAT COST THAT I GAVE YOU IS SIMPLY THE PERSONNEL COSTS.

IT IS NOT ANY OF THE HARD COSTS THAT MISS HAYES DISCUSSED AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. POTEET. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

MS. MCGOWAN, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. GO RIGHT AHEAD. SO WHILE I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR TEACHERS TO HAVE HAND GUNS IN OUR CLASSROOMS, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY WE CHOSE THE ROUTE OF NOT PUTTING HANDGUNS INTO THE HANDS OF OUR TEACHERS, BEING THAT WE ARE UNDER SUCH TIGHT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS? SURE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT FIRST AND THEN I WOULD LOVE FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS TO ALSO CHIME IN.

FOR ME, THERE ARE TWO TWO LENSES BY WHICH I LOOK AT THIS.

NUMBER ONE, IN THE CASE OF A CRISIS, IF WE WERE TO ASK A TEACHER AND FOR SOME, I ALSO WANT TO PREFACE WITH SOME DISTRICTS THAT MIGHT BE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THAT DISTRICT, A LOCAL CONTEXT THAT SOLUTION MAY BE ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE FOR THEM.

FOR THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT, FOR THE NUMBER OF CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A RIGHT, A RIGHT SOLUTION.

AND HERE'S WHY. NUMBER ONE, LET'S SAY THERE IS A CRISIS IN WHICH WE DO HAVE AN INTRUDER THAT IS TRYING TO ENTER THE BUILDING FOR THAT STAFF MEMBER, WHETHER IT'S A CLASSROOM TEACHER OR AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN THAT MOMENT, THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO EXECUTE A SAFETY DRILL, A SAFETY PROTOCOL.

AND IF THEY ARE THEN TO GO TO WHEREVER THAT ACTIVE INTRUDER IS, THEY ARE THEN LEAVING THE STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR LEADING THAT SAFETY PROTOCOL THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTING IN ORDER TO GO TO THAT INTRUDER.

AND TO ME, THAT IS A RISK FOR EITHER THOSE 22 STUDENTS OR THE 32 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

THE SECOND THING IS, WHILE WE MAY HAVE MANY OF OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS THAT THEY DO SO MUCH AND THEY GIVE SO MUCH TO ASK THEM IN A TIME OF A CRISIS, TO MAKE A LIFE ALTERING DECISION IS NOT SOMETHING; WE ASK ENOUGH OF OUR TEACHERS THAT'S NOT ONE MORE THING AT THIS TIME, I AM COMFORTABLE WITH ASKING OUR TEACHERS TO DO.

AND SO I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE HIGHLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS AGAIN, HAVING A LICENSE TO CARRY AN INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL GUN IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IN THE MOMENT WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY PROTOCOL, A SAFETY DRILL, KNOWING HOW TO DEESCALATE THAT SITUATION AND PROVIDING AN INTERMEDIARY KIND OF SOLUTION THERE. SO I'M SURE MR. INGRAM OR MR. WILSON, FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD ON THERE.

SURE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS THAT JEFF AND I TALKED ABOUT WAS WE'RE IN THREE DIFFERENT CITIES.

AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS IF YOU ARE IMPLEMENTING A TEACHER, HOW DO THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KNOW WHO THEIR TEACHER IS AND WHEN THEY'RE ON THE SCENE, THEY'RE THERE TO STOP THE THREAT.

AND FOR EXAMPLE, IF I'M THERE AND I'M NOT IDENTIFIED AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO I AM AND I HAVE A WEAPON, THEY'RE GOING TO STOP THE THREAT.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO PUT OUR TEACHERS IN HARM.

IT'S MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE TO HAVE A PERSON DESIGNATED FOR THAT ROLE.

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TEACHERS THAT DO HAVE A LICENSE TO CARRY, IS IT AGAINST POLICY HERE FOR THEM TO CARRY HANDGUNS INTO THE SCHOOLS? YES, THAT IS YES.

DR. GOODSON, FROM A HUMAN RESOURCES PERSPECTIVE, WILL YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THAT IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK? YES, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

IT IS AGAINST POLICY FOR ANY EMPLOYEE TO HAVE A WEAPON ON THEIR PERSON ON PROPERTY.

THERE IS A LAW THAT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE IT SECURED STORLIE, POSSIBLY IN THEIR VEHICLE, PREFERABLY OUT OF SIGHT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTIES, THERE ARE DIFFERENT LAWS IN PLACE THAT PROHIBIT FIREARMS FROM BEING ON THERE UNLESS BOARD POLICY CHANGES THAT.

I BELIEVE MISS MCGOWAN CAN SPEAK TO THAT TOO.

BUT SO FOR NOW, YES, THAT IS THE CASE.

ALSO, I JUST LIKE TO ADD WHEN TALKING WITH MR. INGRAM, MR. WILSON AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, IF WE ARMED OUR STAFF, WHICH WAS WHAT THEY CALLED THE MARSHAL PROGRAM BEFORE HOUSE BILL THREE CAME OUT, IT'S A CONCEALED GUN, SO WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHO ON THE CAMPUS HAD THAT WEAPON.

AND BECAUSE THEY'LL BE IN THEIR TEACHER CLOTHES AND NOT IN A UNIFORM THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN RECOGNIZE AND THAT PARENTS KNOW.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD FROM OUR PARENTS LAST YEAR WHEN THEY WERE ASKING ABOUT SAFETY AND ABOUT HAVING SOME ADDITIONAL FOLKS ON CAMPUS IS THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO IT IS.

AND SO WHEN YOU DO THAT, A TEACHER OR A COACH, NO ONE'S GOING TO KNOW.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT OUT.

SO THERE WERE MULTIPLE LAYERS ON WHY WE DID NOT RECOMMEND THAT PATH.

I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DPD, RPD AND GARLAND PD, AND WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE HAD ONGOING, NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK AS SOON AS THIS BILL WAS PASSED, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERSONALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF RICHARDSON AND ASK THEM, IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO PARTNER AND EXPAND THE SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM? BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THAT WOULD BE OUR IDEAL SOLUTION WOULD BE TO HAVE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IN EVERY CAMPUS.

HOWEVER, AS YOU ALL KNOW AND RECOGNIZE, THEY ALSO LIKE EDUCATION HAS HAD WITH TEACHERS, THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALL OF TRYING TO FIND POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL.

SO TO TRY TO ASK THEM TO LIFT UP AN ADDITIONAL 34 TRAINED OFFICERS THAT THEY COULD THEN DEDICATE TO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD LOVE TO COMMIT TO THAT AT THIS TIME, THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT AND NOR DO THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN REGARDS TO WHAT IT COSTS TO TRAIN AND EQUIP AND PREPARE THEM IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

SO IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO AT THIS TIME.

BUT THEY WANT TO SUPPORT, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING, COLLABORATION WITH OUR CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A VERY COLLABORATIVE SITUATION.

CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION, PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? SO IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE HIRING MORE, WE EXPAND THIS PROGRAM AND HIRE.

WE CAN'T HIRE POLICE OFFICERS.

LIKE IF WE CAN'T GET THOSE BODIES INTO THE OTHER OPENINGS THAT WE HAVE WILL WE BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC WHEN IF WE HAVE TO SWITCH OVER TO LIKE A SECURITY COMPANY AND WE'RE BRINGING THOSE PEOPLE ON BOARD? WELL, ABSOLUTELY.

WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW OUR RECOMMENDATION IS WE HIRE FOLKS TO BE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, WOULD BE 187 DAY CONTRACT.

SO THEY WILL BE HERE WHILE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.

SO THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE WOULD RETURN FOR DISCUSSION IF IT GOT TO THAT POINT.

ALL RIGHT, MISS MCGOWAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DOES THAT COMPLETE YOUR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MISS RENTERIA. YES.

THANK YOU AGAIN, SANDRA.

AND YOU KNOW EVERYBODY HERE, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. MR. WILSON.

MY QUESTION IS IN REGARDS TO GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

RIGHT. LIKE.

HOW ARE WE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, MISS HAYES, YOU MENTIONED NO ARRESTS WILL BE MADE, RIGHT? I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROLE, A JOB DESCRIPTION.

RIGHT. AND THE ACTUAL ROLE THAT THEY WILL PLAY.

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL DIFFER FROM THE SROS WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

CORRECT. BUT WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION OR WHAT WILL BE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, TO OUR PARENTS AND EVEN TO OUR STUDENTS, HOW DIFFERENT IT WILL BE? BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED LIKE NO ARRESTS, THEY WON'T BE DIRECTING TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, WON'T BE INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF DISCIPLINE.

BUT WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION WILL WE GET OUT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, WHY THEY ARE THERE, BUT EXACTLY WHAT THEIR ROLE IS AND THE DO'S AND DON'TS.

SO. WELL, I'M LOOKING OVER AT DR.

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IT WILL GO OUT. AND I'LL LET HER TELL YOU WHAT DIFFERENT FORMS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT TO.

AND THEN WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS.

AND THEN THEIR PTA THROUGH THE PARENT EDGE IS SO THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE THIS IS A LEARNING PIECE FOR EVERYONE.

AND WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE NEW ON THE CAMPUS, IT WILL BE REALLY ABOUT MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE HAVE THE FULL TIME FOLKS AND THEY'RE ON THEIR CAMPUS, THEY'LL BECOME PART OF THAT TEAM AND PARENTS WILL GET USED TO SEEING THEM AND HAVE THOSE COMMUNICATIONS.

SO IN THE END, IT'S GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY A REMARKABLE ADDITION TO EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES.

BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A LEARNING CURVE.

RIGHT? YEAH. SO WE WILL WE WILL BE PUSHING OUT A VIDEO TOMORROW THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT SHARES KIND OF INFORMATION BOTH AROUND THE CODE OF CONDUCT AS WELL AS ON INFORMATION RELATED TO MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT.

DR. HELLER AND HER TEAM WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING EACH OF THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS WITH SOME TALKING POINTS TO INCLUDE IN THEIR CAMPUS NEWSLETTER.

AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR.

OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM.

OUR SEVEN ELEMENTARY'S THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH THE RESOURCE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.

AND SO THEY WILL NOT SEE ANY CHANGES.

FOR OUR ELEMENTARY WE WILL BEGIN TO REALLY EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE FIND THAT OUR PARENTS TEND TO READ MOST CLOSELY THE NEWSLETTERS THAT COME FROM THE CAMPUSES OF WHICH THEIR CHILDREN ATTEND.

SO WE WILL HAVE SPECIFIC TALKING POINTS THAT THEY'LL INCLUDE IN THEIR SMORE NEWSLETTERS AND THOSE THINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S ONGOING.

AND AS FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY GET SOMEONE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED, HERE'S WHO THIS PERSON IS AND HERE'S THEIR NAME, AND REMEMBER, HERE'S THEIR ROLE, HERE'S WHAT THEY CAN DO, HERE'S WHAT THEY CAN'T DO.

THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BREAKING UP A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

AND SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONSTANTLY BEING FED BOTH FROM DISTRICT LEVEL AND CAMPUS LEVEL COMMUNICATION.

THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE SUPER IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO, AGAIN, GET THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE NEED FROM OUR PARENTS TO RELATE THAT TO OUR CHILDREN.

SO WE KNOW THAT IT'S EVERYBODY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR US TO BE SAFE.

SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OVER ON THIS SIDE? ALL RIGHT, MISS TIMME.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

ONE AROUND YOU TALKED ABOUT US DELEGATING, YOU KNOW, DELEGATING YOU AUTHORITY FOR THE PLAN.

CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW LONG YOU'RE ASKING US TO DELEGATE? I DIDN'T HEAR A LENGTH OF TIME ON THAT.

THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO AGAIN JUST REITERATE RIGHT NOW, WE ONLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR THIS EXCEPTION IN THIS WAIVER FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. WE ARE I WILL BE BRINGING UPDATES TO THE BOARD AND ALLOWING YOU TO MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE AS WE HIRE OUR CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS.

HERE'S WHERE WE ARE AT.

HERE'S HOW MANY WE STILL HAVE TO HIRE.

AND THEN IF WE HAVE TO ADJUST AND DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT FOR THE 24-25 PLAN, THAT WILL COME, OF COURSE, TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

SO THE MAXIMUM LENGTH WOULD BE FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

OKAY. AND BUT AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS THAT WE CAN SOMEHOW HAVE THESE HIRED BEFORE THEN.

ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY.

AND THEN I DID WANT TO FOLLOW UP SOME ON THE FUNDING QUESTIONS.

SO. WELL, LET ME SAY FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ON THE STAFF, BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU JUST BY YOUR ANSWERS HOW MUCH TIME WAS SPENT ON THINKING THIS THROUGH AND THE RIGHT APPROACH FOR THE DISTRICT TO KEEP OUR TEACHERS SAFE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERATION OF THAT, WHAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR FUNDS AS WELL.

AND SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS OUT THERE AND IT REALLY DOES TAKE A LOT OF THOUGHT.

SO I APPRECIATE THE BACKGROUND WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THAT.

SO YOU SAID IT'S UNDERFUNDED AND YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

CAN YOU JUST TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COSTS THAT WE HAVE NOW AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING LIKE WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND NOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FUND? I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT EARLIER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO RENORM AROUND THAT FOR MY NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, WE ALREADY WITH THE SRO PROGRAM AGAIN, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT BUILT INTO OUR BUDGET.

WE ALREADY HAVE THAT LINE ITEM EXPENDITURE WITH THE ADDITION OF HOUSE BILL THREE REQUIREMENTS JUST FOR THE PERSONNEL COSTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $2.4 MILLION DOLLAR EXPENSE AND WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT $825,000 OF NEW MONEY TO SUPPORT THAT.

MISS HAYES, DO YOU ALL HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE ADDITIONAL COSTS IN TERMS OF WE KNOW WE WOULD NEED POTENTIALLY TWO WHITE FLEETS FOR THE SUPERVISORS AND YOU HAVE THE UNIFORMS. IS THERE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE THAT WOULD COST ON TOP OF THE PERSONNEL COSTS?

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AND THEN ONE TIME COST FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO SECURE OUR EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLES WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ABOUT $200,000 MORE.

SO ABOUT $250,000 A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS ON TOP OF ANY PERSONNEL COSTS THAT WE SEE.

AND THEN THE OTHER, I THINK, FINANCIAL IMPLICATION THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE TO HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION.

AND SO WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THAT COVERAGE AS WELL AS A RESULT OF HAVING TO PROVIDE INSURANCE FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THESE ADDITIONAL 34 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SERVING AS CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT BID YET.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT COST WOULD BE, BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE THAT WE ARE NOT RECEIVING FUNDING FOR.

AGREED. I WOULD ALSO ASSUME TOO THAT FOR THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT'S GOING TO GO UP WITH THIS NEW REQUIREMENT THAT IT'S GOING TO MAKE EVERYONE'S LIABILITY INSURANCE GO UP IN GENERAL. YES, MA'AM.

INCLUDING OURS.

YES. WHICH WILL ALSO BE SOMETHING WE CAN FUND THAT WE'LL NEED TO FUND.

SO. OKAY.

SO YOU SAID SO WE TALKED ABOUT LIABILITY INSURANCE.

WE TALKED ABOUT HIRING THE PERSONNEL AND THEN WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE THE POSITION ON EACH CAMPUS.

WE ALSO HAVE HARDWARE FOR BUILDINGS, RIGHT? THAT ALSO IS INCLUDED IN THESE FUNDS FOR SAFETY, LIKE UPDATES AND HARDWARE.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT FORTH AS A DISTRICT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE PHYSICALLY SAFE ON TOP OF HAVING PERSONNEL THERE TO ADDRESS ISSUES? ABSOLUTELY.

YES. THERE ARE SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS AROUND THE HARDSCAPING OF OUR BUILDINGS.

AND I'M GOING TO SPECIFICALLY ASK MISS HAYES TO TOUCH ON THAT.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WHERE THEY DID PROVIDE WE DID NOT GET PER CAMPUS OR PER DISTRICT ONGOING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING.

THERE WAS FUNDING PROVIDED TO TEA THROUGH GRANT FUNDS.

THEY'RE NONCOMPETITIVE GRANTS, BUT YET WE HAVE YET TO SEE THAT THEY FULLY COVER THE COST OF THE ADDITIONAL HARDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

SO, MISS HAYES, COULD YOU REVIEW WHAT SO FAR ARE REQUIRED, WHAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AND KIND OF WHERE WE ARE IN THOSE PROJECTS? SO WE RECEIVED RECENTLY RECEIVED THREE DIFFERENT GRANTS THROUGH FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY FROM THE STATE.

AS THESE HAVE PROGRESSED.

THE FIRST ONE WAS IN JUNE OF 22.

WE RECEIVED SOME FUNDING AND THAT WAS WHERE WE HAD TO PUT IN OUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SO THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.

OUR INFORMER CASTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE ANY EMERGENCIES IN ALL OF OUR DRILLS.

THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT IN OCTOBER OF 22, THE SCHOOL SAFETY STANDARDS GRANT.

THAT FUNDING CAME OUT.

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY ON OUR DOOR ACCESS AND BADGING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR DOORS ARE SECURE AND THE HARDWARE WAS ALL IN GOOD SHAPE.

AND THEN THERE'S A THIRD ONE THAT WE JUST GOT, THE ONE IN MAY, THE SCHOOL SAFETY GRANT.

WE ARE DOING THE REQUIRED ENTRY RESISTANT FILM, SO WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO PUT ENTRY RESISTANT FILM ON ALL GLASS EXTERIOR DOORS AND THEN ANY GLASS SURROUNDING THOSE EXTERIOR DOORS.

AND SO WE ARE IN THE WE'RE ALMOST 100% WE'RE ABOUT 98% COMPLETE IN THE DISTRICT WITH PUTTING THAT ENTRY RESISTANT FILM ON OUR REQUIREMENTS.

GOT SOME LEFTOVER CAULKING AND MISCELLANEOUS TOUCH UPS, BUT THAT IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING, ALONG WITH SOME FENCING, IT IS NOT REQUIRED, FENCING IS NOT REQUIRED.

BUT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME AREAS WHERE WE WANT STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO BE OUTSIDE AND SECURE, THAT REQUIRES US TO PUT IN SPECIFIC FENCING THAT'S NOT SCALABLE SO THAT DOORS DON'T HAVE TO STAY LOCKED AND KIDS CAN COME AND GO SAFELY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF OUR SAFETY AND RADIOS, PART OF OUR COMMUNICATION WAS ADDITIONAL RADIOS THAT WILL WORK WITHIN SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS THAT HAVE LOTS OF CONCRETE THAT MAKE CELL CONNECTIONS TOUGH.

AND THOSE ARE ONE TIME FUNDING GRANTS, ONE TIME FUNDING.

SO THAT'S SO AS FAR AS RECURRING COSTS, AS FAR AS LIKE REPLACING WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR UPDATING LIKE AS THINGS BREAK, RIGHT? LIKE AS OF NOW, THERE'S NOT MONEY FOR THAT.

SO WE'LL NEED TO BUILD THAT INTO OUR REOCCURRING COSTS.

THAT IS CORRECT. WITHIN OUR BUDGET.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. I WILL I'M GLAD.

I MEAN, I LOVE TO HEAR ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE.

THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY UP HERE WOULD FEEL DIFFERENTLY.

AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANT TO PUT A PRICE TAG ON THAT, ALTHOUGH WE ALSO REALIZE THAT WHEN IT'S NOT FUNDED ALL THE WAY, THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THE RIGHT AND APPROPRIATE DECISIONS WITH THAT. BUT IT ALSO DOES IMPACT OTHER AREAS TOO.

AND AS A BOARD, THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST JOBS, RIGHT, IS TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND FINDING WAYS TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE WHILE EDUCATING THEM TO THE EXTENT AND RECRUITING AND RETAINING TEACHERS AS WELL AS OTHER STAFF MEMBERS DURING A SHORTAGE.

SO I KNOW THAT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE TOUGH BUDGET CONVERSATIONS, BUT I KNOW THIS IS A NEW KIND OF MONKEY WRENCH THAT WE'LL WORK THROUGH TO ENSURE OUR KIDS ARE SAFE.

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AND MISS TIMME, IF I CAN ALSO CLARIFY, IN OUR RESOLUTION, WE HAVE COMMITTED THAT I WILL BE BRINGING BACK THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN WITHIN 45 DAYS.

AGAIN SO THIS IS NOT A YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY YOU WITHIN 45 DAYS.

THAT'S PERFECT. THAT WAS REALLY WHAT I WAS GETTING AT.

SO WITHIN SO YOU'RE ASKING US TO GIVE YOU THAT AUTHORITY FOR 45 DAYS AND THEN SHOULD WE NEED LONGER PERIODS OF TIME FOR WHATEVER REASONS, THEN WE'LL BE REVIEWING THAT TOO, TO CONTINUE. THANK YOU. THANK MISS TIMME.

MISS PACHECO. OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL WORK TO KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.

JUST TO RECAP, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, WHEN IS THE DEADLINE OF WHEN WE HAVE TO START DOING THIS? AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT ALL THE SAFETY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE GREAT QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET AND EVERYTHING.

SO WHAT'S THE IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE AND HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR OUR SCHOOLS JUST SO THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE CLEAR? THANK YOU, MA'AM. YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO, AGAIN, THE EXPECTATION IN THE LAW IS THAT WE MEET THIS REQUIREMENT BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

NOW, AGAIN, KNOWING THAT THAT LEFT US WITH REALLY LESS THAN 90 DAYS FROM THE TIME THAT THE LAW PASSED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE 1100 DISTRICTS, 1100 DISTRICTS WITH THOUSANDS OF CAMPUSES WHO ALL HAVE TO MEET THIS EXPECTATION, THEY KNEW THAT THAT PROBABLY WAS NOT FEASIBLE.

SO THEY DID ALLOW THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE WAIVERS.

BUT THEY ARE VERY, IT'S A VERY TIGHT IMPLEMENTATION.

AND AGAIN, RIGHT NOW WE'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD THAT WE CAN REQUEST A WAIVER FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR.

NOW IN TERMS OF OUR ULTIMATE PLAN AND IF WHEN WE ARE FULLY HIRED, WE ARE ASKING FOR 34 OF OUR CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS AND WE'RE ASKING FOR TWO FIELD SUPERVISORS, THOSE TWO FIELD SUPERVISORS, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT REDUNDANCY PIECE.

IF WE HAVE AN OFFICER THAT IS OUT SICK OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON HAD TO CHANGE LOCATIONS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT SUPERVISOR THAT NOT ONLY IS ENSURING THAT THOSE CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICERS ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, BUT ALSO THEN CAN SERVE POTENTIALLY AS A SUB IF NEEDED.

NOW, UNTIL WE GET TO THAT PLACE, WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT REALLY THE GOAL WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ONE OF THE CAMPUSES THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WOULD HAVE A OFF DUTY OFFICER AND ALLOW MISS HAYES TO SHARE ANY OTHER CONTEXT OF THAT, THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO THAT IS GOING TO AT LEAST BE ON A CAMPUS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY TO PERFORM AGAIN TO ENSURE THOSE EXTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED, ETCETERA.

MS. HAYES, IS THERE ANY OTHER CONTEXT FOR THAT? NO, THAT'S ALL.

YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING SO HARD AND KEEPING US SAFE.

APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MR. POTEET. YEAH, REAL QUICK.

AND I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND MS. HAYES, THANK YOU. AND SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS AND THIS IS MORE OF A THOUGHT THAN A QUESTION, BUT WHEN THIS COMES OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE, I MEAN, I KEEP THINKING THAT THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE ALL WANT THE UTMOST SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE A QUESTION AT ALL.

IT'S THE HOW.

IT'S THE HOW AND HOW WE DECIDE TO DO IT IS DIFFERENT, LIKE MS. BRANUM MENTIONED, THAN PLANO ISD, FRISCO ISD, FORNEY ISD.

WE'VE ALL GOT DIFFERENT REASONS, DIFFERENT CONSTRAINTS TO WORK WITHIN.

SO I APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR THREADING THE NEEDLE, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE CONSTRAINTS LIKE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, LIKE LABOR AVAILABLE TO HIRE, CONSTRAINTS LIKE AND IT'S A CONSTRAINT, BUT IT'S A BLESSING.

BUT THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR STAFF AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY ALSO ON WHAT DIRECTION THEY WANT US TO GO AS WE SAW IN SOME OF THE FEEDBACK.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU HAD TO NAVIGATE AND THREAD THAT NEEDLE TO COME UP WITH THIS PLAN.

YOU KNOW AND IS IT THE PERFECT PLAN? NO, IT'S NOT THE PERFECT PLAN.

IS IT THE RIGHT PLAN? I WOULD ARGUE IT'S THE RIGHT PLAN FOR US, FOR RISD TODAY, BECAUSE THINGS COULD CHANGE TOMORROW.

WE COULD GET MORE FUNDING TOMORROW, THINGS COULD GO THE OTHER WAY AND WE COULD LOSE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE PEOPLE BECAUSE THE COMPETITION IS SO STIFF.

SO, I MEAN, THINGS ARE WE'RE ALL COMPETING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE.

SO THOSE THINGS COULD CHANGE DAILY.

BUT I THINK FOR WHAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN, THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE OPERATING UNDER, I MEAN, THIS IS THE RIGHT PLAN, THE HYBRID PRINT PLAN, I'D CALL IT SOMETHING.

AND WE'VE GOT A TRANSITIONAL PLAN THAT'LL GET US TO WHAT OUR BUILT OUT PLAN IS GOING TO BE.

SO I JUST APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR NAVIGATING IT AND THREADING THAT NEEDLE, GIVEN ALL OF THE FACTORS INVOLVED TO THIS POINT AND CONTINUING TO DO THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MR. POTEET.

AGAIN, HUGE APPRECIATION TO MS.

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AGAIN, AS EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS IN THE ROOM, WE ARE OFTEN USED TO, WHETHER IT'S A LAW OR IF IT'S A TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, WE'RE USED TO CALLING THESE EXCEPTIONS WAIVERS, BUT THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE THAT IS AVAILABLE IN HOUSE BILL THREE IS A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE APPLYING FOR AND ARE REQUESTING GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTIONS, NOT NECESSARILY A WAIVER FROM THE LAW.

SO JUST TO TO PROVIDE THAT LANGUAGE CLARIFICATION.

YES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, BOARD? MS. MCGOWAN.

JUST ONE MORE QUESTION I JUST HAD TO ASK THIS MS. HAYES. AS FAR AS WITH THE OTHER SAFETY GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED, DID THE STATE FULLY FUND THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO PUT INTO THE SCHOOLS? DO THEY FULLY FUND ANYTHING? I MEAN, SINCE THEY DIDN'T THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FULLY FUND THIS.

DO THEY FULLY FUND ANYTHING REGARDING SAFETY? THAT'S A BIT OF A PERSPECTIVE.

WE ARE ABLE TO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED.

WE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE PREFERRED TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT WEREN'T PART OF THE FUNDING.

WE DO HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO DO THE FILM AROUND ALL OF THE WINDOWS, SO THAT WAS FUNDED.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH TO DO SOME OF THE DOOR ACCESS AND THE ADDITIONAL FENCING AND CERTAINLY NOT PERSONNEL.

AND NOT CAMERAS. CAMERAS WERE A PART OF OUR BOND.

SO. WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING OUR BABIES SAFE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GREAT QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MISS BRANUM. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY MR. POTEET, A SECOND BY MISS MCGOWAN.

IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

SIX ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I THINK THAT DOES DESERVE A CLAP.

[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE 2023 PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT CALENDAR.

[VIII.D. Adoption of 2023 Public Information Act Calendar]

SO, MISS MCGOWAN.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM.

AND AS YOU CAN TELL, MY MY VOICE IS A LITTLE CHALLENGED TONIGHT, SO I WILL TRY TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AND NOT COUGH UP A LUNG.

IT IS A CHALLENGE TONIGHT.

SO AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY, WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 3033, WHICH ADDS AN ADDITIONAL PROVISION TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A BUSINESS DAY.

WE ARE REQUIRED AND WE COUNT DAYS RELATED TO PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST BASED ON BUSINESS DAYS.

TRADITIONALLY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS ALLOWED GOVERNMENTAL BODIES TO IDENTIFY TO THE AG'S OFFICE WHEN THEY ARE CLOSED AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE ARE CLOSED DURING WINTER BREAK WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY TO THE AG'S OFFICE AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO THEM BY PROVIDING OUR CALENDAR THAT WE WERE CLOSED THOSE DAYS.

SO THOSE DAYS DID NOT COUNT AS BUSINESS DAYS.

THAT HAS BEEN THE LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK, WHICH IS AT THIS POINT BEEN CLOSE TO 25 YEARS, THAT CHANGED WITH THIS PARTICULAR BILL.

AND SO THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS RELATED TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A BUSINESS DAY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO NOW BE LIMITED TO A DAY.

SO A BUSINESS DAY IS NOW LIMITED TO A DAY OTHER THAN SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.

SO SATURDAY OR SUNDAY ARE NOT BUSINESS DAYS.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ARE NOT BUSINESS DAYS.

A STATE HOLIDAY IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY.

AND IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE A NATIONAL OR STATE HOLIDAY FALLS ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AND A

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WHAT IT ALSO ALLOWS IS FOR GOVERNMENTAL BODIES TO DESIGNATE UP TO TEN DAYS AS NON BUSINESS DAYS AND FOR ISDS THAT CALENDAR AND THAT DESIGNATION HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHICH TAKES US TO THE PROPOSED CALENDAR THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT UP TO TEN DESIGNATION IS FOR A CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH IS WHY FOR NOW YOU ONLY SEE A 2023 CALENDAR BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL TO TEN DAYS THAT WE CAN DESIGNATE AS NON BUSINESS DAYS.

I WILL BE BACK BEFORE YOU IN PROBABLY NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER TO TALK ABOUT THE 2024 PIA CALENDAR, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND AS YOU KNOW, TEN DAYS DOESN'T ACTUALLY COVER THE CLOSURES THAT WE HAVE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT REALISTICALLY WHERE THOSE DAYS ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE.

AND SO FOR US, THIS IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY SIMPLE.

WE ARE ASKING THAT THE BOARD APPROVE DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 20TH, 21ST AND 22ND AS NON BUSINESS DAYS, AND THAT IS THE TIME THAT WE'RE CLOSED FOR OUR THANKSGIVING BREAK RIGHT NOW.

NOVEMBER 22ND IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR WINTER BREAK.

AS I SAY, NOVEMBER SORRY, DECEMBER 22ND, DECEMBER 25TH IS ALREADY A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, SO IT'S ALREADY A NON BUSINESS DAY FOR US.

BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT THE BOARD ALSO DESIGNATE DECEMBER 27TH, DECEMBER 28TH AND DECEMBER 29TH.

SO DECEMBER 26.

I'M SORRY. NO.

YES. DECEMBER 26TH.

DECEMBER 27TH, DECEMBER 28TH AND DECEMBER 29TH AS NON-BUSINESS DAYS AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MS. MCGOWAN.

AND I DO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2023 PIA CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN.

THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU, MR. POTEET.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WAS THAT MISS PACHECO? THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO.

THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. POTEET, A SECOND BY MISS PACHECO.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MISS TIMME? I JUST HAVE A QUICK ONE. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE NEXT YEAR BEING COMPLICATED, THAT IF WE WERE TO DO EVEN LOOK AT THE SAME DAYS LIKE DURING SPRING BREAK WHEN THE WHOLE STAFF IS SUPPOSED TO BE SHUT DOWN, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT CHANGING POTENTIALLY CONTRACTS, RIGHT? LIKE CONTRACT DAYS FOR THOSE WHO ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.

SO OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICE PROCESSES ALL OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR THE DISTRICT.

THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE IN THAT OFFICE.

AND SO CURRENTLY THEY ARE ON A 226 CONTRACT.

AND SO FOR US TO HAVE COVERAGE ON THESE DAYS, THAT DOES REQUIRE US TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THEIR CONTRACTS, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL COST THAT AGAIN IS NOT FUNDED.

AND IT ALSO MEANS, RIGHT.

THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP CERTAIN HOLIDAYS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE.

ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S AN IMPACT THERE AS WELL.

I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT CORRECTLY.

SO IF YOU DO THESE NEXT YEAR, YOU CAN'T DO SPRING BREAK, YOU CAN'T DO MASS BREAK, YOU CAN'T DO ANY OF THE SUMMER DAYS.

THAT REALLY DOES LIMIT.

IT DOES. I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE I WAS CLEAR.

THANK YOU, MISS TIMME.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. A MOTION BY MR. POTEET, SECOND BY MISS PACHECO.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

SIX ZERO. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CHILD ABUSE REPORTING POLICY.

[VIII.E. Annual Review of Child Abuse Reporting Policy]

GIBBINS TO TAKE THIS FIRST ONE FOR US.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO MS.

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I'M STILL TALKING TO YOU.

YES, THANK YOU.

YES. SORRY.

THIS.

PATIENT ZERO. SO THIS POLICY IS SOMETHING THAT WE REVIEW EVERY YEAR.

IT'S AROUND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, NOT ONLY THE POLICIES THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AS A DISTRICT, BUT ALSO THE TRAINING THAT WE DO AROUND IT.

SO YOU'LL SEE THE POLICIES THAT IT REFERENCES, DH, FFG AND GRA.

SO DH IS BASICALLY THE EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, WHICH TELLS AND DIRECTS TEACHERS TO NOT PARTICIPATE AND BE A PART OF ANY KIND OF CHILD ABUSE.

THE NEXT PART WOULD BE THE FFG IS THE DUTY TO REPORT.

SO IF THEY DO SEE OR ARE SUSPECTING CHILD ABUSE HAPPENING, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT.

AND THEN THE GRA IS MAKING SURE THAT IF AN INVESTIGATION IS HAPPENING IN CPS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT COME ONTO THE CAMPUS, THAT THEY ARE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE ON CAMPUS AND CONDUCT THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.

WE DO AS A DISTRICT GO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS POLICY.

BY APRIL, IN APRIL, THROUGH OUR LIVE WISE LIVE HEALTHY PROGRAM, WE HAVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, IN WHICH WE TACKLE SOME OF THIS SUBJECT BY EDUCATING OUR STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS AROUND IT.

SO THIS IS THE POLICY.

BUT WE DO GO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TRAINING OF THIS INFORMATION.

DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS OR ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CHILD INTERNET PROTECTION ACT POLICY.

[VIII.F. Annual Review of Child Internet Protection Act Policy]

AS ALWAYS, THE GOAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH SAFE AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO DIGITAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES.

SO ALONG WITH THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN OUR BOARD POLICY CQ LOCAL AND THE POLICY FRAMEWORK IN CQ LEGAL, WHICH ADDRESSES ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, DATA MANAGEMENT AND INTERNET SAFETY, WE UTILIZE SEVERAL MECHANISMS TO FILTER OUR STUDENT STAFF WEB BROWSING.

SO WE START WITH THREE LAYERS OR THREE TOOLS THAT CONTROL THAT.

THE PRIMARY ONE IS DETAILED IN THE INFORMATION ITEM THAT'S PRESENTED THIS EVENING, BUT SOME OF THOSE CAPABILITIES ARE THE ABILITY TO FILTER OUT SPECIFIC TERMS, SPECIFIC TOPICS, ENFORCE SAFE SEARCH AND RESTRICT RESTRICTED MODE AND SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR SEARCH ENGINES AND TOOLS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.

SO THEN WE GO ON TO ADD SEVEN LAYERS AND TOOLS FOR PROTECTING OUR SERVERS FROM MALWARE AND VIRUSES, AND THOSE ARE LISTED ALSO IN THE INFORMATION ITEM.

ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT WE UTILIZE ALSO OFFERS 24 OVER SEVEN 365 INGESTING OF ALL OF OUR INTERNET TRAFFIC.

AND THEN THAT DATA IS ANALYZED IN REAL TIME AND THEN ANY POTENTIALLY HARMFUL DATA OR INFORMATION IS IS FIREWALLED OFF AND QUARANTINED.

AND THEN OUR TEAM ANALYZES IT AND DETERMINES IF IT NEEDS TO BE CONTINUALLY BLOCKED OR ADDITIONAL MEASURES NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.

SO A FULL LIST OF THE EXPECTATIONS AROUND WEB BROWSING AND INTERNET SAFETY CAN BE FOUND IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND IN THE STUDENT PARENT GUIDE BOOK. AND I CAN ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? MISS PACHECO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

MR. HALL. CAN YOU TELL US AND OUR FAMILIES A LITTLE BIT MORE ON HOW THIS IS IN OUR CHROMEBOOKS OR FOR OUR KIDS OR THEIR IPADS? SURE. SURE. SO WE HAVE.

I CAN GO THROUGH THE LAYERS.

THEN THE FIRST. I GUESS, HOW IT AFFECTS THEIR SEARCH OR HOW TEACHERS USE THAT OR NOT AFFECT LIMIT THE SEARCH BASED ON THESE PROTOCOLS.

THANKS. ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL TOOLS.

IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SECONDARY, WE USE AN ADDITIONAL TOOL CALLED GOGUARDIAN.

AND THE TEACHERS AND OUR TECHNOLOGY STAFF CAN GRANULARLY BLOCK SPECIFIC THINGS IN ADDITION TO THE THINGS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE SPEED OF THEIR SEARCHES AND THEIR ABILITY TO DO WORK.

BUT IT DOES ALLOW US TO CONTROL CERTAIN ACCESS AT DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS.

SO OUR JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS, WE CAN GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCESS THAN THE ELEMENTARY.

AND THEN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE CAN ALLOW THEM AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF ACCESS IN THAT REGARD, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

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I THINK MISS PACHECO REALLY WANTS TO KNOW WE HAVE A SOLID INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO LIMIT OUR STUDENTS FROM ACCESSING CONTENT THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT THEM THAT WE WOULD BELIEVE IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE.

ABSOLUTELY. OUR FIRST LAYER OR OUR FIRST TOOL IS A CISCO PRODUCT THAT LIMITS OUT ALL THE BIG TICKET ITEMS, ALL THE MAIN THINGS THAT YOU WOULD THINK OF THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR KID TO ACCESS. AND THEN THAT SECOND LAYER, WHICH IS WE TALK ABOUT THE MOST IN THIS INFORMATION ITEM THAT THEN GOES IN AND WE CAN ADD ALL OUR SPECIFIC TERMS AND TOPICS THAT WE WANT TO ADD.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A THIRD LAYER THAT WE ALLOW OUR TEACHERS TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL CONTROLS AND LIMIT SOME ADDITIONAL ACCESS.

SO, YES.

VERY GOOD. AND THANK YOU.

I'LL TAKE YOU ON THAT ONE.

BUT NOT FOR THE PUBLIC.

I CAN JUST DO THAT ON MY OWN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I ALSO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHILE WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST CONTENT FILTERING SYSTEM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE DIGITAL INFORMATION THAT OUR THAT WE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO IS A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT AND IT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

AND TO TRY TO KEEP UP WITH EVERY SITE, EVERY IMAGE THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO.

IT IS A DAUNTING, DAUNTING EXPERIENCE.

NOW, OUR TEAM DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB, BUT CAN I EVER PROVIDE ASSURANCE THAT 100% THEY WILL NEVER GET? NO. BUT WE HAVE AS MANY FILTERS AND AS MANY SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PREVENT THAT AS POSSIBLE.

AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. HALL.

APPRECIATE IT. OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON ESSER THREE.

[VIII.G. ESSER III Update]

BEUTEL. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW, RIGHT? SPEAKING OF TECHNICALLY, THIS IS NEW AND FANCY SINCE THE LAST TIME I CAME AND TALKED TO YOU GUYS.

SO. SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GOOD EVENING.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE ON THE USE OF OUR ESSER 3 FUNDS AND BUDGET.

AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE BENEFIT BENEFIT OF OUR PUBLIC, ESSER IS AN ACRONYM FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL RELIEF FUNDS THAT WERE AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO AID IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

IN MARCH OF 2021, RISD WAS AWARDED $69.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN ESSER 3 FUNDS.

IN 2021, SENIOR LEADERSHIP WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CAMPUS LEADERS AND CENTRAL OFFICE PERSONNEL TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO USE THE AWARDED FUNDS FOR A SPECIFIC GOAL OF ADDRESSING LEARNING LOSS AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR OUR RISD STUDENTS.

AS WE ENTER 23 AND 24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR FOR USING THESE ESSER FUNDS.

THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY SHOWS THE WAYS WE HAVE USED OUR ESSER DOLLARS TO DATE OUR AS OF ACTUALLY JULY OF 2023.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAPHIC, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS ARE DEDICATED TO PAYROLL EXPENSES AND FUNDING PERSONNEL WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE LEARNING OUTCOMES.

ON THE NON PAYROLL SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THOSE EXPENSES ARE LARGELY FOR MATERIALS TO SUPPORT SMALL GROUP AND TUTORING EFFORTS.

AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE REGULARLY REVISIT OUR ESSER PLAN AND THE WAYS WE ARE USING THE FUNDS TO BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

ESSER CONVERSATIONS ARE A PART OF THE DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE PROCESS, WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT.

AND ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE WHERE WE ENCOURAGE ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND OR PROVIDE FEEDBACK VIA LET'S TALK.

THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM AND A COMPLIANCE ITEM TO COME AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND TO THE PUBLIC EVERY SIX MONTHS ON THE WAY IN WHICH WE SPEND OUR ESSER FUNDS.

SO AND THIS GRAPHIC WILL BE POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BACK TO SCHOOL UPDATE FROM SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM.

[VIII.H. Superintendent Back to School Update]

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DR. BEUTEL, THANK YOU AGAIN.

SHE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AT LEADING THAT ESSER FUNDING AND SUBMITTING THE REPORTS AND THE DRAW DOWNS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT COME WITH IT.

IT'S A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS AND SHE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

SO I THANK HER AND MR. PATE. WELCOME BACK.

SCHOOL STARTS ON MONDAY, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

SO MAKING SURE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE STUDENTS.

MR. YOU KNOW, POTEET AND MISS TIMME AND MISS PACHECO, MISS PACHECO, MISS MCGOWAN, YOU HAVE AN INCOMING KINDERGARTNER.

SO MONDAY FOR SURE NEEDS TO BE ON YOUR RADAR.

JUST TO REMIND AGAIN, EVERYONE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE KNOWS THIS PHENOMENAL CABINET TEAM, AND THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY REALLY SINCE GRADUATION TO BE READY FOR US TO WELCOME OUR 37,000 STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY ON DAY ONE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND A BIG PART OF OUR MESSAGING AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM TO OUR CAMPUS LEADERS AND TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS IS WE HAVE A CONSISTENT FOCUS.

THE BOARD HAS GIVEN US A CONSISTENT FOCUS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM 22, 23, MOVING INTO 23 24 AROUND THIS FOCUS.

IT'S ABOUT ENSURING GROWTH FOR EVERY TEACHER, EVERY LEADER AND EVERY CHILD.

THE BELIEF AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST A MOTTO.

THIS IS NOT JUST AN INSPIRATIONAL POSTER THAT IS WAS PUT ON A WALL FOR A YEAR.

THIS IS A PART MAYBE THE MUSTACHE WAS.

BUT THIS THIS MESSAGE OF BELIEF IN OUR COMMUNITY, BELIEF IN WHAT OUR TEACHERS DO AND THE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE THEY PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS IT IS AS STRONG GOING INTO THIS YEAR AS IT WAS LAST YEAR.

THIS IS NOT JUST A THEME THAT WE SAY.

OUR FOCUS OF OUR LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR AS WE WENT INTO 23, 24, AND NOW THAT THE BOARD HAS GIVEN US THIS NORTH STAR GOAL, THIS REALLY THIS VISION AROUND HOW WE'RE GOING TO UNITE TOGETHER, WE HAVE 61 DIFFERENT SITES IN RICHARDSON ISD, 61.

AND SO THINKING ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF WE KNOW CAMPUSES HAVE UNIQUE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT THEY SERVE.

WE KNOW THAT THERE MIGHT BE UNIQUE IDENTITIES THAT THEY HAVE, THAT THE REFLECTION OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT IN THE END WE ARE ONE AND THAT IS WE ARE TEAM RISD.

AND HOW DO WE UNITE AROUND MOVING FROM WORDS TO ACTION AROUND THE NORTH STAR GOAL AND ENSURING GROWTH FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT? AND WE REALLY TALKED ABOUT WHAT IS THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING SEPARATENESS VERSUS ONENESS AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TRULY BE CONNECTED AND WHAT HAPPENS IN MOMENTUM OF AN ORGANIZATION WHEN YOU'RE TRULY ALL WORKING TOWARDS ONE GOAL AND ONE OUTCOME? WE HAD OUR CENTRAL CONNECTS CONFERENCE AND WE HAD OUR CONNECTS CONFERENCE.

FOR ME, THIS PICTURE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND IT'S REALLY POWERFUL BECAUSE RESEARCH WILL TELL US ALL DAY LONG THAT THE TWO MOST POWERFUL INDIVIDUALS IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD AND IN STUDENT OUTCOMES IS FIRST THE TEACHER AND SECOND, THAT CAMPUS LEADER.

AND RIGHT HERE REPRESENTED IN THIS PICTURE ARE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

AND THIS IS A GROUP OF UNITED LEADERS THAT ARE DEEPLY PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED FOR KIDS.

AND I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD TO CALL THEM A PART OF OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE BELIEF THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR TEACHERS TO HAVE IN THEIR KIDS . ON THE RIGHT EVERY ONE OF YOU WERE GIVEN ONE OF THESE BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED.

I'M REALLY SUPER PROUD OF THIS PLAYBOOK.

IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT TWITTER OR TO JUST KIND OF VISIT WITH ANY CAMPUS STAFF, THIS PLAYBOOK WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY HELPED FACILITATE ALL OF OUR BACK TO SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHAT THIS REALLY ALLOWED WAS, AGAIN, THAT UNIFIED APPROACH TO THE WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING IN RICHARDSON ISD. AND SO REGARDLESS IF I WAS AT ELEMENTARY OR JUNIOR HIGH OR HIGH SCHOOL, THERE WAS COMMON LANGUAGE BEING USED, THERE WERE COMMON VISUALS THAT WERE ANCHORING THE WORK.

AND SO I MIGHT AS A PRINCIPAL, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES THAT REALLY LEAN INTO WORK LIKE THE FUNDAMENTAL FIVE, WHICH ARE JUST SOME FIVE TEACHING PRACTICES THAT WE KNOW YIELD GROWTH FOR KIDS.

WE'RE NOT ASKING THEM TO ABANDON THE WORK ON THE FUNDAMENTAL FIVE, BUT ASKING THEM TO SHOW HOW DOES IT CONNECT TO LARGER DISTRICT WORK.

WHEN THEY WENT WITH DR.

LEEPER AND HER TEAM WITH DISTRICT WIDE DAY, THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS ALSO SUPPORTED THE WORK IN THE PLAYBOOK.

AND SO THIS REALLY BECAME JUST THIS CONSTANT ANCHOR THAT THEY TOOK WITH THEM TO EVERY MEETING AND TO EVERY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

DR. MELISSA HELLER AND KRISTIN ODOM, I SPENT A WEEKEND.

IT FINALLY CLICKED AND THEN MELISSA HELLER HELPED FINISH IT OUT EVEN FURTHER.

AND THEN KRISTIN ODOM CREATED THIS AMAZING PLAYBOOK.

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IF WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE GROWTH AND WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO AS A SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THE GRADUATE PROFILE, THE LEARNING FRAMEWORK AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ALIGN TOWARDS GROWTH FOR ALL? SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

I'M REALLY THANKFUL OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS REALLY, REALLY COMMITTED TO THIS TOOL AND THEY FOUND THAT IT HELPED THEM.

IT TOOK A LOT OFF OF THEIR PLATE INSTEAD OF THEM HAVING TO REPLICATE EVERYTHING THEY GOT FROM THE DISTRICT, THIS WAS KIND OF DONE FOR THEM.

AND SO THEY REALLY JUST GOT TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATIONS.

THEY GOT TO FACILITATE THE LEARNING, WHICH IS WHAT PRINCIPALS LOVE TO DO.

SO THANK YOU, MELISSA.

AND THANK YOU, KRISTIN ODOM.

YOU WILL SEE AS YOU'RE WALKING AROUND CAMPUSES, AS YOU'RE WALKING AROUND BUILDINGS, AS YOU'RE HEARING FROM TEACHERS, THE NORTH STAR GOAL IS BECOMING A PART OF THE CULTURE IN RICHARDSON ISD.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK IF YOU ASKED EVERY PRINCIPAL, EVERY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, EVERY TEACHER, WHAT ARE WE ABOUT AND WHO ARE WE IN RICHARDSON ISD, THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU WE ARE ABOUT GROWTH.

I VISITED PERSONALLY WITH 16 DIFFERENT CAMPUSES IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CAMPUSES, WHEN I TALK TO THEIR TEACHERS, THEY ARE RESONATING WITH THIS GOAL.

WE HAVE A COMMON BELIEF THAT IF WE'RE FOCUSED ON THIS STAAR, AP, THOSE THINGS, THOSE OUTCOMES WILL BE THERE.

BUT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON ENSURING OUR STUDENTS ARE GROWING EACH AND EVERY DAY AND THEY CAN'T EVER GET THAT DAY BACK.

SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT? THE LEADER PROFILE.

THIS WAS SOMETHING, AGAIN, THAT WE BELIEVED AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IN MODELING GROWTH FOR ALL.

SO WE EVERY ADULT, HOPEFULLY AS YOU WALK TO MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT AND AS YOU DROP, YOU KNOW, DROPPING OFF STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST DAY OUTSIDE OF EVERY DOOR, OUTSIDE OF MY DOOR, OUTSIDE OF CABINETS, DOOR, OUTSIDE OF PRINCIPALS DOORS, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE EITHER A LEADER PROFILE, A TEACHER PROFILE, WHICH BASICALLY SHARES A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME AND IT SHARES HERE'S MY GROWTH GOAL.

I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HERE'S MINE.

HERE'S I'M NOT I HAVEN'T ARRIVED.

I STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'M NOT GOOD AT YET.

AND HOW AM I GROWING? AND I CAN'T BE A PART OF A LEARNING ORGANIZATION IF I'M NOT GROWING.

SO THIS PROFILE, I HOPE, ALSO IS A PARENT TOOL SO PARENTS CAN SEE THIS IS WHAT MY CHILD'S TEACHER IS ABOUT.

THIS IS WHO THEY ARE.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY LOVE.

AND OUR STUDENTS WILL SEE, HEY, MY TEACHER IS A LEARNER AS WELL AND LOOK AT WHAT MY TEACHER IS WORKING ON DOING AND THIS IS HOW MY TEACHER IS HELPING TO GROW AS WELL.

SO LEADER PROFILE, TEACHER PROFILE.

OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE PILOTING ARE OUR STUDENT GOAL SETTING AND STUDENT PROFILE PIECE.

THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THIS IN PLACE FOR EVERY ONE OF THEIR STUDENTS.

SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT WORK.

YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS.

THIS AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE PLAYBOOK.

IT'S ANCHORED NORTH STAR GOAL.

HOW ARE WE HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE THIS GRADUATE PROFILE? WHAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING FORWARD AND DR.

LEEPER, FEEL FREE IF YOU WANT TO CHIME IN HERE AT ALL.

OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM TOOK EACH OF THE SKILLS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE GRADUATE PROFILE AND WE IDENTIFIED YEAR ONE PRIORITIES.

WE KNEW THAT AS A SYSTEM, WE CAN'T HAVE STUDENTS GET TO MASTERY ON ALL SKILLS ALL IN ONE YEAR WE HAD TO IDENTIFY SOME PRIORITIES.

AND SO THESE WERE THE YEAR ONE PRIORITIES THAT AS A SYSTEM WE ARE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT STUDENTS HAVE DEEP, MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN EACH OF THESE SKILLS.

DR. LEEPER, YOU WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT MAYBE HOW THE BOARD OR OUR TEACHERS WOULD SEE THIS REFLECTED IN THE CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING BOARD.

THANK YOU, MS. BRANUM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM DID THIS SUMMER WAS REALLY SPEND SOME TIME DIVING INTO THE LEARNER FRAMEWORK, DIVING INTO THE GRADUATE PROFILES.

AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO OUR TEACHERS? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THE CURRICULUM THAT WE'RE ALREADY TEACHING FOR OUR TEACHERS? AS MS. BRANUM SAYS, NOT NECESSARILY ONE MORE THING.

IT'S A FOCUS AND TARGETED EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL OUR KIDS AND ALL OUR TEACHERS ARE REALLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SPEAKING THE RIGHT LANGUAGE, THE SAME LANGUAGE.

SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATING, COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THE PRINCIPAL AT STULTS AT LAKE HIGHLANDS, THE TEACHER IN BOTH OF THOSE CLASSROOMS, AND REALLY DELINEATING THAT FOR THEM? HERE'S WHAT EXEMPLARS LOOK LIKE.

HERE'S WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IN RICHARDSON ISD.

AND SO WHAT THE CURRICULUM DIRECTORS, ALONG WITH TEACHERS AND OTHER KIND OF EXPERTS IN THAT AREA THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT DID, IS THEY WENT BACK AND REVAMPED THE CURRICULUM.

SO THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, WHETHER YOU TEACH FIRST GRADE, YOUR SELF-CONTAINED AND YOU'RE TEACHING ALL FOUR CONTENTS OR YOU'RE TEACHING 10TH GRADE BIOLOGY, THERE'S LINKS INTO THEIR PACING TOOLS.

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IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT HERE'S THE GUIDANCE OF THE PACING THAT WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU ENSURE TO TEACH ALL THE TEKS BY THE TIME YOU GET TO TESTING.

SO HERE'S THIS DAY, THIS DAY, THIS DAY, AND THAT WE HAND THAT TO THEM AS OUR CURRICULUM FOR SUPPORTS, FOR DAILY ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS.

AND WE WENT IN AND ADDED IN DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO THE LEARNER PROFILE AND TO THE GRADUATE PROFILE, THE LEARNING FRAMEWORK AND THE GRADUATE PROFILE AS WELL. SO WHEN YOU PULL UP THAT PACING TOOL, YOU'LL SEE THIS DAY ON THIS LESSON YOU'RE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE LEARNING FRAMEWORK.

THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ALREADY BUILT INTO THE LESSON ON THE AREA OF IGNITE ON THE AREA OF COLLABORATE.

OH AND BY THE WAY, YOU'RE DOING COLLABORATION.

YOU'RE ALSO DOING THE GRADUATE PROFILE BECAUSE OUR KIDS WHO PARTICULARLY THAT ARE AT THESE TARGETED CAMPUSES ARE ALSO MAKING THEIR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH GOALS AS IT RELATES TO THESE TARGETED AREAS IN THE GRADUATE PROFILE.

SO WE DIDN'T WANT THE TEACHERS TO THINK, WELL, HOW AM I SUPPORTING ALL THESE GOALS? ALL THESE KIDS ARE MAKING ALL THESE DIFFERENT GOALS.

AND SO WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR ALIGNMENT TO THEM.

WHILE YOU'RE DOING THIS, YOU'RE ALSO DOING THIS AS WELL, WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT.

AND HERE'S THE ICON SO THAT THEY CAN SEE, OKAY, I JUST NEED TO HONE IN ON THIS AND SAY, STUDENTS, TODAY WE REALLY ARE THINKING ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY.

IS THAT A TEK IN OUR TEKS, IN OUR CURRICULUM? LESS. YES. BY LAW WE TEACH THAT STARTS IN PRE-K, GOES THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT.

BUT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS IN AS IT IS LIKE WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY.

I'LL JUST HONE IN ON THAT ONE.

HOW ARE WE STOPPING FOR A SECOND AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE RELATING THAT TO REAL LIFE SITUATIONS? WHEN YOU GO TO WALMART THIS WEEKEND, WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING ON AMAZON, WHEN YOU GET CHANGE AT MCDONALD'S, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS YOU'RE COUNTING YOUR CHANGE? AND SO WHAT IS THAT REAL LIFE CONNECTION LOOK LIKE, OR DO I GET CHORES AND HOW MUCH ARE THESE SHOES THAT I WANT FOR BACK TO SCHOOL? THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING MY CHILDREN RIGHT NOW.

AND DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO COVER THAT? BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, HOW MANY MORE CHORES DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET THEM? AND SO BUT ALSO JUST SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS AS IT'S BUILT IN THE CURRICULUM THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN USING FOR YEARS, THAT WE UPDATE YEARLY.

AND JUST KIND OF FOCUSING IN ON THOSE SUPPORTS THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT IN THERE.

SO THE TEAM DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT.

AND THEN AS MRS. BRANUM SAID, ALL THROUGH OUR DISTRICT WIDE DAY THIS PAST TWO DAYS, THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TRAINING THE TEACHERS ON.

SO APPRECIATE THE WORK OF DR.

LEEPER AND MS.. ORTIZ AND ALL OF OUR CURRICULUM DIRECTORS FOR THEIR WORK IN THIS.

SHE MENTIONED THE LEARNING FRAMEWORK.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD ON IS OUR TEACHERS HAVE LOVED THAT THEIR GROWTH GOALS ARE COMING FROM THESE IDENTIFIED PIECES OF OUR LEARNING FRAMEWORK.

AND YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE CORRELATED EVERY ONE OF THOSE ATTRIBUTES TO TTESS.

SO THEY'RE GETTING TO SEE WHEN WE ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE AS PART OF THE LEARNING FRAMEWORK, THAT'S ALSO A TTESS EXPECTATION.

AND SO IF I HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT AS A GOAL NOW, OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I CAN SEARCH ON ANY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP THAT IS HAPPENING AFTER SCHOOL OR ON A SATURDAY OR ASYNCHRONOUSLY.

AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING I'M WORKING ON, I CAN NOW SEARCH AND I CAN IDENTIFY WORKSHOPS THAT ARE GOING TO SUPPORT ME IN MY SPECIFIC GOAL.

SO AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL TARGETED.

THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON NOT ONLY THE TEACHER AND GROWING THE TEACHER, BUT THEN ALSO GROWING THEIR STUDENTS.

WELCOME WEEK.

THANK YOU. THERE WERE SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO TAKE TO BE A PART OF WELCOME WEEK.

THAT WAS A FUN WAY TO INTRODUCE OUR TEAMS TO OUR DISTRICT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEW STAFF FELT THE LOVE FROM THIS CABINET, FROM OUR PTA, FROM THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.

IT WAS A FUN, LIGHT HEARTED EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO REALLY SHOWED THEM WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.

ALSO, I'M SO PROUD OF OUR CAMPUSES WHO REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN MAKING SURE THEIR MENTORS WERE TRAINED AND THAT THEY HAD MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS WITH THEIR MENTORS, THAT WHEN THEY GOT ON CAMPUS THAT THEY WERE INTRODUCED AND THAT THEY FELT LIKE PART OF THE FAMILY AND GIVEN EXPERIENCES TO DEVELOP A CULTURE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF THE CULTURE, BOTH AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL AS WELL AS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

SO AS WE GET READY FOR AUGUST 14TH, JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME UPDATES TO THE BOARD.

I THINK WE'VE HIT KIND OF THE CAMPUS AND DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRED THIS WEEK TO HAVE US READY.

ENROLLMENT UPDATES.

I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE MR. JASSO DO YOU WANT TO OR ACTUALLY DR.

GOODSON, WHY DON'T YOU FIRST TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH STAFFING AND THEN MR. JASSO YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT.

SURE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

BOARD JUST A FEW NUMBERS TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT ARE ACTUALLY QUITE PROMISING.

WHEN I LOOK AT NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR, WE HIRED ABOUT 450 TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND AS YOU RECALL, WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH ABOUT 100 TO 120 VACANCIES.

SO FAR, WE'VE HIRED 360 TEACHERS.

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THAT SPEAKS A GREAT DEAL TO, AS WE REFERENCED EARLIER, THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU AS A BOARD MADE TOWARDS COMPENSATION AND THE PAY RAISE AND THE STARTING SALARY.

SO. AND THE DAYCARE.

AND THE DAYCARE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT BECAUSE IT REALLY IS ABOUT THE FULL EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.

A COUPLE OF OTHER QUICK NUMBERS.

WE'VE HIRED 100 TEACHERS SO FAR.

WE'VE HIRED 33 ASSOCIATE TEACHERS.

AND ANOTHER REALLY NICE NUMBER THAT I WANTED TO SHARE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 350 SUBS THAT WERE ACTIVE AND READY TO GO.

THIS YEAR WE'RE ALREADY AT 842 SUBS THAT ARE ACTIVE AND READY TO GO.

SO WE ANTICIPATE A BIG IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR AS WELL.

AND DR. GOODSON, WILL YOU JUST OF THOSE 17 OPEN POSITIONS, COULD YOU JUST HIGHLIGHT ARE WE SEEING THAT? IS IT STILL SPED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND BILINGUAL TEACHERS? KIND OF WHERE IS THAT NEED STILL? IT IS STILL CENTRAL SPECIAL EDUCATION SPREAD OUT ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

WE STILL HAVE SOME CENTRAL PARA VACANCIES AS WELL, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE EITHER BILINGUAL, SPECIAL EDUCATION OR MAYBE A COUPLE OF TOUGH TO FILL AREAS IN SECONDARY.

BUT WE ARE ALSO MEETING REGULARLY AGAIN, AS WE ALWAYS DO THIS TIME OF YEAR, TO TAKE A LOOK AT ENROLLMENT TO SEE IF WE CAN CAPTURE ANY EFFICIENCIES AT OTHER CAMPUSES WHERE MAYBE WE CAN COLLAPSE A SECTION AND MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE TO FILL THAT VACANCY AS WELL.

SO WE'RE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE NUMBERS AS WE MOVE ALONG.

MR. JASSO, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS CLASS SIZES AT ALL AND KIND OF HOW WE ARE DOING WITH SCHEDULES AND ALL THOSE THINGS? SURE. THANK YOU, MRS. BRANUM. BOARD GOOD EVENING.

SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, WHICH WE NORMALLY DO THIS TIME OF YEAR, PROBABLY.

DR. GIBBINS HAS ACTUALLY SCHEDULED THE MEETINGS FOR ABOUT THE PAST 3 OR 4 WEEKS WHERE WE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR ENROLLMENT TRENDS AND ENROLLMENT NUMBERS BY CAMPUS BY GRADE LEVEL AND BY SECTION.

THAT'S NOTHING NEW THAT WE DON'T DO EVERY YEAR.

AND SO, AS DR.

GOODSON ALLUDED TO, IN CASES WHERE WE CAN FIND EFFICIENCIES AND WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER AT CAMPUS X, BUT WE NEED ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER AT CAMPUS Y, THEN WE WORK COLLECTIVELY WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THE AREA SUPERINTENDENTS ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE THE PULSE OF THEIR CAMPUSES.

MRS. BRANUM IS INVOLVED AS AM I, H.R., PRE K, SPECIAL ED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TEACHING AND LEARNING IS ALSO INVOLVED. SO THAT WE MAKE THE APPROPRIATE DECISIONS TO HAVE EFFICIENCIES IN OUR STAFFING TO ADDRESS THE ENROLLMENT TRENDS THAT WE SEE.

SO THAT'S TYPICAL OF THIS TIME OF YEAR AND THAT'S BEEN IN FULL SWING FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

MRS. BRANUM IF I COULD JUST WHILE I'M ON THE ON THE MIC, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS HERE, THE BULLET POINTS MEET THE TEACHER SCHEDULE PICKUPS.

I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF AND BEEN CHECKING WITH SEVERAL OF OUR CAMPUSES, STARTING WITH JUNIOR HIGH, WHICH ALL, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, HAD THEIR SCHEDULE PICKUPS TODAY.

AND BY FAR THEIR RESPONSE IS HUGE TURNOUTS.

EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH.

YOU MENTIONED THE TEACHER LEADER PROFILES THAT WERE ON THE SCREEN.

MS. MOTTRAM ACTUALLY MADE REFERENCE TO THEY HAD A REALLY SMOOTH PROCESS AND THAT LOTS OF HER PARENTS WERE TAKING PICTURES OF THEIR TEACHERS PROFILES OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR BECAUSE THEY WERE INTRIGUED.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT YOU.

OH, HEY, THERE'S THAT GOAL.

SO I FOUND IT IRONIC THAT YOU MADE THAT POINT.

MOST OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAD THEIR MEET THE TEACHER TONIGHT.

AND AGAIN, THE FEEDBACK IS GOING VERY WELL.

LARGE TURNOUTS, EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH.

A RECURRING THEME, AS MRS. BRANUM AND I HAVE GONE CAMPUS TO CAMPUS JUST VISITING AND THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

ENERGY HAS BEEN A THEME THAT WE'VE HEARD ALL WEEK.

AND SO I'M HEARING THAT IN RESPONSE TO HOW WERE THE MEET THE TEACHER EVENTS.

WE HAVE A HANDFUL TOMORROW, AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE SAME THINGS ABOUT THOSE.

THANK YOU. MR. JASSO AND IT'S SO FUNNY, I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM A PRINCIPAL RIGHT NOW THAT SAID BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

WE'VE GOT SO MANY KIDS THIS YEAR, SO FUN TO SEE EVERYONE, BUT THERE'S NO TIRED LIKE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TIRED.

SO THE EXCITEMENT IS THERE AND WE ARE FEELING SO GOOD ABOUT THAT.

DR. GIBBINS, DO YOU WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES? BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHILE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS NOT UNTIL MONDAY, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY APPLY TO EXTRACURRICULARS.

YES, MA'AM. AND AS SOME OF YOU ON THE BOARD AND CABINET ARE AWARE THERE, WE'VE BEEN HAVING PRACTICES FOR FINE ARTS GROUPS AND AS WELL AS ATHLETIC GROUPS, NOT ONLY WITH VARSITY BUT JV AND FRESHMAN.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO BEEN SOME VOLLEYBALL GAMES I'VE HEARD STARTING THIS WEEK.

MR. OR DR. GOODSON, ARE YOU AWARE OF THOSE? MISS TIMME AS WELL? MISS TIMME? YES, YES, YES.

SO, YES, WE ARE IN FULL SWING WITH OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE PLANNING MEETINGS EVEN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE AND SOME OF THE PROTOCOLS.

WE WANT TO TIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT AROUND OUR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AND THE GAMES THAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO MAKE THOSE EVENTS EVEN BETTER.

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OUR KIDS ARE ALL OUT THERE.

WE PUT THE PROPER PROTOCOLS IN PLACE, OF COURSE, FOR THE HEAT AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT WE ARE IN FULL SWING.

AND AS MR. JASSO SAID, THERE'S DEFINITELY A POSITIVE ENERGY AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

I THINK OUR COACHES AND OUR DIRECTORS AND ALL OF OUR SPONSORS, AGAIN, THEY ARE ENSURING THAT OUR KIDS ARE HYDRATING, THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING ALL OF THE PROTOCOLS AROUND THE HEAT.

AND IT'S A LOT, BUT THEY ARE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.

WE'VE ADDRESSED SAFETY AND SECURITY A LOT TONIGHT.

SO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THAT.

BUT, MISS HAYES, WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO YOU A VERY THOROUGH REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

BUT FOR TONIGHT, JUST A BRIEF WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY ON MONDAY, CORRECT? WE'RE GOING TO BE GREAT ON MONDAY.

WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES THAT ARE OPENING UP SEVERAL CAMPUSES STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

SO NOT TOTALLY FINISHED.

AND THE MAIN THING FOR I THINK OUR BOARD TO KNOW IS THAT WE ARE RUNNING OUR AIR CONDITIONING WHERE IT WORKS 24 SEVEN SO THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN COME IN AND WORK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS REGARDLESS OF WHAT TIME OF THE DAY IT IS.

AND EVEN THIS WEEKEND, OUR CAMPUSES WILL BE AIR WILL BE ON.

OBVIOUSLY, THE HEAT OUTSIDE IS BRUTAL AND IT HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON OUR EQUIPMENT.

SO WE'VE HAD LOTS OF PARTS TO HAVE TO REPLACE.

BUT THE BUILDINGS ARE OPEN.

OUR LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE.

THE KIDS WILL BE HERE AND CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING WELL.

AND BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR CAMPUSES YOU KNOW, MR. MYATT AND MISS NEWMAN ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CONSTRUCTION.

BUT MISS BIRD AND MISS BREEDLOVE, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION AND JUST WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEM TO BE LEADING IN A CONSTANTLY DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION AND HOW KIDS ARE ENTERING AND EXITING.

IT COULD BE ONE WAY TODAY.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IN THREE MONTHS AS A NEW SPACE OPENS UP, THEY MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THAT .

AND HOW WELL THEY'RE LEADING THROUGH THAT AND THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING TO THEIR COMMUNITY, TO THEIR PARENTS, TO THE STUDENTS, JUST ANY TIME THAT WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO LIFT THEM UP AND JUST SHOW THEM OUR APPRECIATION, I JUST REQUEST THAT.

BECAUSE THEY ARE MANAGING A LOT AND THEY'RE DOING IT BRILLIANTLY, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THEM.

MR. WATSON, MISS HAYES, OUR FACILITIES TEAM.

I WILL TELL YOU, MR. WATSON AND MS. HAYES, I THINK THEY'RE 24 SEVEN AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING.

AND THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION WE HAVE NOT HAD A SURPRISE.

IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, WE KNOW ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY AND WE'RE COMING UP WITH A RESPONSE PLAN FOR THAT, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR LEADERSHIP.

AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THEM.

MR. JASSO HIT MEET THE TEACHER AND SCHEDULE PICKUPS.

YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, MY ASK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND FROM OUR TEAM IS TO KNOW THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

IT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

BUT GUESS WHAT? THERE ARE BUSSES THAT ARE RUNNING ROUTES FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THERE MAY BE LITTLES THAT ARE STILL LEARNING HOW TO GET ON THE BUS.

AND SO A BUS MAY BE LATE ON THAT FIRST DAY OR, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST DAY WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT ALL OF THOSE SYSTEMS. AND SO JUST TO HAVE GRACE AND TO HAVE PATIENCE ON THAT FIRST DAY.

BUT I PROMISE YOU, ONCE WE HAVE THEM WALK IN, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE DOORS OF THAT BUS OR INTO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE'RE GOING TO LOVE THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO TEACH THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO GROW THEM VERY, VERY WELL.

AND WE ARE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO AUGUST 14TH.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT ON CAMPUS AS GREETING ON MONDAY MORNING.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, I JUST I THINK OUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK LIKE YOU ALL GET OFF ALL SUMMER.

RIGHT. THIS IS A VERY INTENSE TIME FOR US AND SO BUT THE ENERGY WE FEEL, THE COMMITMENT WE FEEL, WE ARE SO READY FOR MONDAY.

WE'RE NOW AT A PLACE WHERE WE'RE DONE TALKING ABOUT IT LIKE WE JUST WANT THEM TO SHOW UP.

AND SO BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE TO EQUIP US AND GIVE US THIS NORTH STAR AND TO GIVE US THIS DIRECTION.

IT IS PART OF WHAT'S FUELING US.

AND I JUST GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU.

AND SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THERE ARE BUSSES THAT ARE ROLLING, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE TO THE COMMUNITY, TO OUR BOARD, TO EVERYONE THAT'S OUT THERE, PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCHOOL ZONES.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCHOOL ZONES.

WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THOSE ARE ALSO CELL PHONE FREE ENVIRONMENTS.

SO IF YOU'RE IN A SCHOOL ZONE, PUT YOUR CELL PHONE AWAY.

ALSO TO MS... HAYES, AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONING'S.

AGAIN, OUR FACILITIES TEAM, YOU KNOW, A UNIT WILL GO OFF AND THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY; APOLLO WENT OFF WITHIN 24 HOURS THEY HAD A NEW MOTOR IN.

WE HAD A CRANE OUT THERE.

THEY REPLACED THAT MOTOR AND IT WAS BACK UP AGAIN.

THIS IS ONE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF PATIENCE FROM OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE RUNNING AND WE HAVE THESE I MEAN, TO HAVE THIS MANY DAYS OF TEMPERATURES, NOT JUST AT

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NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE WALKING IN AND OUT OF BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, FROM RECESS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

OUR AC'S ARE GOING TO WORK, EVEN HAVE TO WORK EVEN HARDER.

AND THERE COULD WE COULD IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

BUT IF IT DOES HAPPEN AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO WE'LL HAVE PLANS AND BACKUP PLANS AND SUPPORTS.

BUT JUST THANK YOU TO OUR FACILITIES TEAM.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM? MS. TIMME. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF.

THERE IS SO MUCH HARD WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AND MY DAUGHTER WILL HAVE A FABULOUS FIRST DAY BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY THAT'S IN THAT BUILDING.

I THINK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY LIKE MISS BREEDLOVE LEADING WHILE CONSTRUCTION MOVING IN YESTERDAY WITH HER WHOLE STAFF WHILE VOLLEYBALL GAMES ARE GOING ON AND THEY'RE OFF SITE AND ALL OF THAT. AND THEN THEY'LL STILL HAVE THIS ENERGY ON THIS FIRST DAY.

AND I FEEL INCREDIBLY CONFIDENT THAT MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT HARD WORK.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING A VISION AND FOR EXECUTING THAT AND FOR GIVING THAT CLARITY AROUND THE NORTH STAR AND HOW WE WANT OUR DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD.

I KNOW AS MUCH AS THEY APPRECIATE THAT LEADERSHIP AS YOU SUGGESTED, SO DO WE.

I CERTAINLY DO AS WELL.

I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THE EXTRA HOURS THOSE MEET THE TEACHERS ARE NOT GREAT BECAUSE THEY WORK WITHIN THEIR, YOU KNOW, 8 TO 4 HOURS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS. THERE'S SO MANY HOURS THAT ARE PUT IN TO MAKE THOSE ROOMS GREAT.

AND I HAVE A SPECIAL APPRECIATION FOR THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE LEAVING THE AIR ON.

I UNDERSTAND THAT'S AN EXPENSE, BUT OUR TEACHERS WHO WANT TO GIVE MORE TO MAKE IT GREAT.

I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING ABOUT OUR PEOPLE FIRST.

SO TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND TO EVERYBODY WHO DID ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK FOR HAVING 17 OPENINGS, BY THE WAY, CAN I JUST SAY THAT'S RIDICULOUS. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

[APPLAUSE] I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE LAST TIME THE NUMBER WAS THAT HONESTLY, THAT I CAN THINK OF.

I DON'T WANT THAT TO GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.

AND HAVING YOUR TEACHER IN YOUR CLASSROOM ON THE FIRST DAY IS FABULOUS.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A THANKS TO ALL OF THAT, TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, THE TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT IT HAS AND THE FACT THAT WHEN I KNOW WHEN KENDALL COMES HOME ON MONDAY, SHE'S GOING TO TELL ME ALL ABOUT THE GREAT DAY SHE HAD AND ALL ABOUT HER CLASSES AND ALL THE DRAMA THAT'S HAPPENING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SO GREAT AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK OF EVERYBODY IN THIS DISTRICT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MISS TIMME.

ANYONE ELSE? MISS PACHECO, WERE YOU SAYING ME OR ARE YOU POINTING? OKAY, MR. POTEET. I KNOW THAT YOU USE THIS TERM A LOT MISS BRANUM, BUT YOU SPEAK TO THESE STUDENTS ONLY HAVE 13 FIRST DAYS.

RIGHT? AND SO THE COMMITMENT THAT THE STAFF HAS TO MAKING THOSE 13 FIRST DAYS, YOU KNOW, FIRST IMPRESSIONS TO KICK OFF THE YEAR FROM THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND YOU MENTIONED THE BUS DRIVER.

IT STARTS WITH THAT BUS DRIVER HAS THE FIRST INTERACTION WITH MANY OF THESE STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF POSSIBLY THEIR FIRST YEAR IN SCHOOL.

SO, I MEAN, THAT'S I JUST APPLAUD THE ENERGY, THE EFFORT THAT'S GOING INTO MAKING THAT FIRST DAY AMAZING, BECAUSE IF YOU DO THAT WRONG, YOU'RE MAKING UP FOR IT THE REST OF THE YEAR AND IT'S TOUGH TO DO.

SO I APPLAUD ALL THAT.

AND IT WAS MENTIONED, I THINK MAYOR DUBEY MENTIONED THIS WHEN WE HAD THE NEW TEACHER, NEW STAFF WELCOME LAST WEEK, BUT HE MENTIONED THAT DAY WELCOME BACK WEEK WAS ALL ABOUT THE TEACHERS.

BUT HE SAID AFTER THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STUDENTS.

SO HE WAS TELLING THE TEACHERS AND HE'S BEEN THERE 40 PLUS YEARS IN THE DISTRICT.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

AND IT WAS JUST INTERESTING AND KIND OF IT WAS NEAT TO HEAR HIM NOW MAKE THAT SHIFT, MAKE THAT PARADIGM SHIFT.

THIS IS GREAT.

WE'RE CELEBRATING YOU.

WE WELCOME YOU.

NOW IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS.

SO I REALLY ENJOYED THAT.

AND THESE ARE KIND OF SCATTERED SHEETING HERE.

I DID. AND JUST THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED TO ME AS WE'RE TALKING TONIGHT THROUGH ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU KNOW, WE FOCUSED ON HB THREE ON KIND OF TALKING ABOUT HOW SAFETY AND SECURITY IS PARAMOUNT TO US AS A DISTRICT AND LEADERSHIP.

YOU KNOW, I HEARD ABOUT BULLYING POLICIES.

I HEARD ABOUT CHILD ABUSE ADDRESSING THAT.

THEN I HEARD MR. HALL TALK ABOUT THE IT PORTION OF IT.

AND ALL OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR STUDENTS.

YOU CAN DRAW THAT LINE THROUGH ALL OF THESE ITEMS THAT WE HAD ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

AND I JUST WANTED THAT KIND OF STUCK OUT WITH ME.

AND I WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THAT TO LIGHT AS A COMMONALITY AND A LOT THAT WE WERE ADDRESSING TONIGHT.

AND THE LAST THING TO MR. JASSO AND I HAD WRITTEN THIS DOWN, SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON IT.

THE LEADER TEACHER PROFILE, WHICH I WANT TO FILL ONE OUT TOO, SO GIVE YOU.

[LAUGHTER] YOU DON'T WANT TO FILL ONE OUT? YOU DO. BUT I THINK THAT'S.

YEAH, WE'LL HANG IT UP.

I DON'T KNOW. I MAY HAVE TO PUT TO A REAL ONE AND A FAKE ONE BUT THE, BUT WHAT I WROTE DOWN IS NOTES HERE WAS I SAID IT ADDS TRANSPARENCY.

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BUT THEN IT HELPS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.

AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT WHERE PARENTS ARE TAKING PICTURES OF THIS, THEY'RE GETTING TO KNOW THAT TEACHER AND THAT'S GOOD.

WE'RE IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS.

WE'RE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

AND THAT'S A POWERFUL TOOL, I BELIEVE, GOING FORWARD AND BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP.

AND WE TALK ABOUT ENGAGING PARENTS AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE PARENTS, THERE'S A LITTLE JUST ONE LITTLE CRUMB DATA POINT OF HOW WE'RE DOING THAT, AND I THINK IT'S A POWERFUL ONE. SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF ECHO THAT AS A TOOL THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME ON SUPPORTING EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO THAT'S IT.

THAT'S MY SCATTER SHEETING.

SO ALL RIGHT, SCATTER SHEET.

I LIKE THAT. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT? NOPE. WE'VE GOT ONE MORE EXCITING THING TO DO.

OKAY, LET'S GO. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS ONE THING.

I WENT TO MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT BEFORE I CAME HERE, AND WE ARE LIKE AS MS. BRANUM SAID I HAVE A KINDERGARTNER GOING INTO STULTS, WHICH ANYWAY, THAT'S WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL, RIGHT? MY HUSBAND ALSO. BUT WE WALKED IN THERE AND WE'VE I MEAN NOT BEEN IN THIS SCHOOL FOR MY HUSBAND'S LIKE, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN HERE FOR 40 YEARS, BUT THE CAFETERIA WAS FILLED.

THERE WAS NOTHING BUT STANDING ROOM IN THE CAFETERIA.

IT WAS THEIR FIRST PTA MEETING.

AND YOU COULD JUST FEEL THE ENERGY OF THE PARENTS, THE SUPPORT AND THE PARENTS JUST BEING THERE.

SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.

AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO STULTS ROAD TODAY BECAUSE THAT WAS THAT WAS AMAZING.

THE TURNOUT WAS GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, STULTS ROAD.

THAT'S EXCITING. THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS WE AS THE BOARD ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR.

[VIII.J. Discussion of Student / District Activities]

WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT IN SUCH A LONG TIME AND IT'S JUST SO EXCITING AND FULFILLING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO WE'VE DONE THINGS LIKE CONVOCATION, WE DID BACKPACK BAGS, WE'VE DONE A HOST OF THINGS.

SO MR. POTEET, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF I START ON THIS SIDE, JUST TELL US ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS SUMMER ACTUALLY SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

WELL, I THINK I'LL JUST HIT ON A COUPLE THAT WERE REAL UNIQUE.

OBVIOUSLY, CONVOCATION WAS GREAT AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND BACKPACK BASH I'LL LET YOU ALL TALK ABOUT.

BUT I GOT TO ATTEND ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE THEY WELCOMED THEIR NEW TEACHERS.

AND I BELIEVE THEY HAD AROUND 10 OR 11 NEW TEACHERS.

AND IT WAS COOL BECAUSE THEY KIND OF STAGED IT AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, AN ATHLETIC TEAM WHERE YOU HAVE A SIGNING DAY.

AND SO THEY CELEBRATED THESE NEW TEACHERS.

AND TO YOUR POINT ON THE ENERGY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, I'VE BEEN IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE ALL GREAT.

BUT MAN, THAT ENERGY IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THOSE NEW TEACHERS, A LOT OF THEM RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, I MEAN, THEY'RE DOING THE CHANTS AND PICKING THEIR TEAMS AND THE I MEAN, IT'S LIKE, WOW.

AND THEY INCLUDED ME AND I GOT TO PICK THE TEAM AND ALL THIS FUN STUFF.

BUT IT WAS GREAT.

AND THEY REALLY PUT THEIR ARMS AROUND THE NEW TEACHERS AND YOU COULD FEEL THAT CULTURE AND THEN IMPARTING THAT CULTURE ON THE NEW MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE A PART OF THAT AND SEE THEM KICKING OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN THE RIGHT WAY.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. POTEET. YES.

WE LOVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE ENERGY, THE PASSION, THE SAD MOMMIES.

MS. MCGOWAN, YOU'VE KIND OF TOLD US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FIRST DAY.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE YOU'D EXCITING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? JUST LIKE CHRIS SAID, CONVOCATION WAS GREAT.

IT WAS SO COOL TO GO INTO A SCHOOL YOU'VE NOT BEEN IN EVER.

I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO INTO SPRING RIDGE AND AGAIN, THE TEACHERS WERE JUST SO EXCITED AND THE ENERGY WAS AMAZING.

YOU WANT TO GO WORK THERE, RIGHT? LIKE, IT MAKES ME WANT TO GO WORK THERE.

BUT YEAH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US DO THAT.

THANK YOU, MS.. MCGOWAN.

MS. RENTERÍA. I'M TRYING TO THINK.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MULTILINGUAL SYMPOSIUM THAT WE HAD FOR PARENTS AND FOR TEACHERS, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS OPEN TO ALL EDUCATORS, RIGHT? LIKE, BUT IT ALSO WAS OPEN TO PARENTS.

SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE THERE.

IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR THE KEYNOTES AND JUST TO BE SURROUNDED BY, AGAIN, THE EXCITEMENT AND ALSO THE JUST THE WILLINGNESS FOR NOT ONLY OUR EDUCATORS THAT ARE THERE EDUCATING OUR KIDS, BUT THE PARENTS THAT WANT TO KNOW AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN BETTER SERVE OUR

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SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE THERE, AND I JUST APPRECIATED THAT ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING.

SO YOU FEEL THE EXCITEMENT AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MONDAY AND ALSO TAKING PART IN THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MS. PACHECO. WELL, LET'S SEE.

WHAT DID I DO? I WENT TO THE BACKPACK SPLASH, AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.

THEY HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.

IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT SPONSORS AND THE DONATIONS THAT WERE DONE.

THEY WERE SO FULL AS FAR AS THE PARTICIPANTS AND SO BUSY THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING THAT WE SAID, I DON'T THINK.

BUT I AM GLAD THAT THEY WERE FULL AND THAT THEY WERE BUSY GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED, GETTING THE BACKPACKS, THE SUPPLIES, THE EXTRA BOOKS TO READ, THE NEW BOOKS TO READ, PENCILS, AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING THERE, INCLUDING HAIRCUTS.

I WAS SLIGHTLY TEMPTED TO GET A HAIRCUT, BUT I STAYED AWAY BECAUSE I KNOW THE CHAIRS NEEDED TO BE FOR THE KIDS.

SO BUT THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND I JUST SO APPRECIATE THAT EVENT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MISS TIMME. YEAH, I HAD ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WELL, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WELCOME BACK THEIR STAFF FOR, CONVOCATION.

AND IT WAS THEIR FIRST DAY BACK TOGETHER.

AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE IN THEIR BUILDING FOR THAT THEY'VE HAD TO BE OFFSITE.

SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THEIR WHOLE TEAM BECAUSE TO MOVE THAT AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF OFFSITE AND HAVE THEMES AND MAKING IT FUN AND ENGAGING THOSE TEACHERS IS LIKE NO SMALL FEAT AND THE ABBREVIATED VERSION OF JUST WHAT I TOLD HIM WAS YOU KNOW MY KIDS WERE TRYING TO AND WERE TALKING ABOUT WHO THE BEST TEACHERS THEY EVER HAD AND THEY WERE ARGUING LIKE MAD, CRAZY ARGUING WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT IT.

AND WE TALK ABOUT IT PERIODICALLY.

AND THEN THEY COULDN'T DECIDE.

AND THEY WENT I MEAN, THEY ALWAYS TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ARGUE, BUT THIS.

AND THEN THEY WENT INTO LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DRAFT A SQUAD.

WELL, THEN THERE WERE SO MANY GREAT TEACHERS IN THIS DISTRICT THAT THEY HAD THAT THEY COULDN'T EVEN COME UP WITH A SQUAD.

AND I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY THAT OUR TEACHERS FROM STARTING THAT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE, THAT ONE CHILD WHO'S ALMOST FIVE YEARS OUT, ANOTHER ONE WHO'S IN HIS THIRD YEAR OUT AND ANOTHER ONE THAT'S STILL THERE, STILL ARGUE ABOUT WHO THOSE BEST TEACHERS ARE AND TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THEIR TOUCH ON OUR KIDS IN WORKING WITH THEM AND EDUCATING THEM AND CONNECTING WITH THEM LAST SO MUCH LONGER THAN THE DAYS THEY ARE IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT.

I WISH I COULD HAVE TOLD EVERY SINGLE TEACHER IN RICHARDSON ISD THAT BECAUSE IT MADE ME SO PROUD THAT MY KIDS.

WHAT MORE COULD I ASK AS A MOM? SO THAT WAS GREAT.

THE OTHER THING I GOT TO DO WAS WE GOT TO CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS OF THE YEAR WITH EVERY OTHER ONE IN REGION 10'S AREA DOWN AT THE FLIGHT. I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED.

FLIGHT. FRONTIER.

FRONTIERS OF FLIGHT. THANK YOU.

MUSEUM. THEY WERE ALL THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY FROM 123 DISTRICTS.

AND I'M SITTING THERE LOOKING AT OUR TWO AND REALIZING THEY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST AND IN A ROOM WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST.

AND THEY WERE SO HUMBLE AND THEY WERE SO I ALMOST THEY'RE SO DESERVING, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY REALIZE THAT.

AND SO BUT FOR THEM TO REALIZE AND TO BE IN THAT ROOM WITH EVERYBODY WAS REALLY GREAT.

SO I APPRECIATED THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT.

THANK YOU, MISS TIMME.

AND SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, I KNOW YOU DID ALL THE THINGS RIGHT.

YOU DID ALL THE THINGS.

BUT IN ADDITION TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE, I DID ATTEND A BACKPACK BASH, CONVOCATION, NEW TEACHER WELCOME.

I ALSO HAVE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO O.

HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH IS A HIDDEN JEWEL THAT IS ACTUALLY IN GARLAND.

BUT I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL BE VISITING MORE OFTEN.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME DURING CONVOCATION, I HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST WITH YOUR TEAM.

ALSO, I AND MR. POTEET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE RICHARDSON MAYOR'S SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AND IT WAS JUST AWESOME TO SEE THOSE TWO STUDENTS ON THE STAGE WITH SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM JUST COMING OUT OF RICHARDSON ISD WAS JUST AMAZING.

JUST, I MEAN, THEY JUST MADE MY HEART FLOURISH.

I WAS JUST LIKE, OH MY GOD, THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING.

SO IT WAS A GREAT DAY.

I REALLY ENJOYED THAT AND JUST ALL THE OTHER STUFF WAS JUST GREAT.

IT JUST GETS ME EXCITED.

I'M READY TO GO, SO LET'S GO.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

MS. HARRIS, I JUST WANT TO.

CONVOCATION, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT BE SEEING ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. LOTS OF DISTRICTS ARE HAVING CONVOCATION RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE PULLING THEIR STAFF AND THEIR TEACHERS ALL TO ONE LOCATION.

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AND THERE'S REALLY TWO REASONS WE DON'T HAVE AN INTERNAL VENUE BIG ENOUGH IN RICHARDSON ISD TO HOUSE ALMOST 5,600 EMPLOYEES, AND THERE'S NOT AN EMPLOYEE TYPE THAT I WOULD WANT TO LEAVE OUT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE CONVOCATION LIKE THAT.

AND I WANT OUR BUS DRIVERS TO BE THERE AND I WANT OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS AND OUR CHILD NUTRITION STAFF TO BE THERE.

AND WE WOULD HAVE TO RENT A FACILITY FROM EITHER ANOTHER DISTRICT OR FROM ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.

AND THAT'S JUST A COST THAT RIGHT NOW, AS WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, THAT WAS JUST A COST THAT I FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO SAVE. IN ADDITION, I MENTIONED IN THE SURVEY FEEDBACK, I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I READ THE SURVEY END OF THE YEAR SURVEY COMMENTS BECAUSE EXCEPT FOR, I BELIEVE SEVEN OUT OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS, TIME AND TEACHERS NEEDING TIME ONLY WAS SHARED BY SEVEN TEACHERS, I THINK THEY ARE FEELING OUR COMMITMENT.

THEY NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME, DON'T GET ME WRONG.

AND THEY ALWAYS NEED MORE TIME.

BUT I THINK THEY FEEL OUR COMMITMENT TO TRYING TO HONOR THAT THE WORK THAT THEY DO IS HARD WORK AND IT REQUIRES TIME.

AND SO EVEN CONVOCATION HAVING THEM TRAVEL TO A LOCATION, PARK, THEN YOU HAVE CONVOCATION DRIVE TO LUNCH, GET BACK TO THERE.

IT'S ALMOST A FULL DAY THAT THEY NOT THAT IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL, BUT THAT IT'S A FULL DAY WHERE CONVOCATION HERE WAS 30 MINUTES IT WAS A 30 MINUTE VIDEO WATCH THEY GOT TO HEAR A COMMON MESSAGE. THEY GOT TO FELLOWSHIP WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO HEAR A DISTRICT MESSAGE.

AND THEN THEY HAD THE REST OF THE DAY TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR FOCUS TO BE READY FOR MONDAY.

SO I DO MISS NOT HAVING US ALL IN ONE ROOM.

BUT FOR ME, THE BENEFITS OF THE CURRENT WAY THAT WE'RE DOING IT FAR OUTWEIGH WHAT I MISS FROM HAVING US ALL IN 1 SPACE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

I HAD A COUPLE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASK, WHY DON'T WE WHY AREN'T WE DOING THIS? AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE WHY BEHIND THAT.

OUR LAST CONVOCATION WE ARE CURRENTLY SAVING IT'S ABOUT $100,000 THAT WE'RE SAVING BY NOT .

$100,000. I'LL TAKE THAT.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, GOOD DEAL.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF, OUR VISITORS AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEGINNING THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN SUCH A FANTASTIC WAY.

YES, WE ARE READY TO GO.

WE ARE READY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF RIGHT HERE IN RICHARDSON ISD.

AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9:21 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.