Jan 21, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

[1. Call to Order Open Session in the Board Room at Little Elm ISD Administration Building on 400 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas 75068.]

[2. The Board will recess into Closed Meeting in the Board Support Conference Room as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act Code Subchapter 551.072 & 551.074. The Board and Superintendent will discuss:]

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THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED MEETING IN THE BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SUBCHAPTER 551.072 AND 551.074, WHERE THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WILL DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND LAND.

IT IS 6:00. THE LITTLE ELM ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS IS NOW BACK IN SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[3. Pledge of Allegiance]

OF ALLEGIANCE]..

MRS. FLORES CAN WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION AND ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MR. MICHAEL LAMB HERE. MR. JASON OLSON HERE. MR. DAVID MONTEMAYOR HERE. MR.. DELEON ENGLISH. MISS MARY WATKINS.

MR. KEN BEBER HERE. MR. JEFF BURTON HERE. AND MR. ALEJANDRO FLORES. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT, MR.

[6. Superintendent Spotlight]

AND AS OF TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE YOUR SALARY.

SO YEAH, WE ZERO TIMES ZERO IS ZERO. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT, MR. LAMB. AND NEXT UP IS OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK, MISS BROWN.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MR. LAMB. AND LET ME ECHO MR. LAMBS' SENTIMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

HAPPY BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR DISTRICT. WE WANT TO MOVE INTO OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK CELEBRATION FOR THIS MONTH, THE MONTH OF JANUARY. WE HAVE THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF RECOGNIZING STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHO ARE REALLY REPRESENT ALL THAT OUR FAMILY AND ALL OF OUR LOBO VALUES. THEY'RE THE CREAM OF THE CROP, THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST.

AND ACTUALLY, THEY'RE NOMINATED BY YOU GUYS, OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU SEND IN YOUR NOMINATIONS, TELL US WHY THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER OF THE PACK, AND THEN WE BRING THEM HERE TO THE BOARD. AND ALSO WE DO LOTS OF RECOGNITIONS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL AS WELL.

AND WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF JUST ALL OF THE FANTASTIC THINGS THAT STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE DOING.

SO TODAY WE HAVE TWO MORE LEADERS OF THE PACK.

THE VERY FIRST ONE THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS MISS PRISCILLA COOPER FROM BRENT ELEMENTARY.

SO IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO. [VIDEO] MISS COOPER WAS NOMINATED AS A LEADER OF THE PACK AT BRENT ELEMENTARY BY ONE OF OUR PARENTS, MR. BROGDEN, AND A STUDENT IN HER CLASS. MR. BROGDEN SHARED THAT MISS COOPER UNDERSTANDS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, KIDS WILL BE KIDS. SHE HAS MORE PATIENCE THAN MOST WITH HER STUDENTS AND PUTS A PRIORITY ON GROWTH THROUGH LEARNING AND HUMANITY.

SHE REALIZES EDUCATION ISN'T ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE, CUT AND DRY, AND THERE IS ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION AND ROOM FOR LENIENCY WHEN APPLICABLE.

SHE IS MORE THAN A TEACHER. SHE IS A TRUE LEADER, A SECOND PARENT, AND A MENTOR TO HER STUDENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO PRISCILLA COOPER FOR RECEIVING THE LEADER OF THE PACK AWARD.

WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO COME TO BRENT ELEMENTARY AS A STUDENT TEACHER AND INTEGRATED SO WELL WITH OUR CAMPUS CULTURE.

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HER STRENGTH IS WORKING WITH THEM TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO GROW AND ACHIEVE FOR THEIR GOALS.

BUT SHE ALSO DOES A GREAT JOB HELPING THEM AND BEING VERY UNDERSTANDING.

AS A MOTHER HERSELF SHE IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND WEIGH THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AND TEACH KIDS.

SHE'S PART OF OUR CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE TEAM, AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB OF LEARNING AND TRYING TO GROW HER STUDENTS AND THE SKILLS THAT SHE LEARNS THERE. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER. CONGRATULATIONS, PRISCILLA.

WE LOVE YOU MISS COOPER [APPLAUSE]. IF YOU'LL COME ON DOWN. AS SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND PRESIDENT WATKINS COME HERE'S A CERTIFICATE. YOU'RE WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE PICTURES HERE AT THE FRONT. AND MISS COOPER DID BRING A FAMILY MEMBER WITH HER.

IF YOU'LL, SIR, IF YOU'LL JOIN US HERE IN JUST A SECOND, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME DOWN AND HAVE A PICTURE AS WELL AS MISS KUSTER.

IF YOU'LL COME DOWN AS SOON AS THIS FIRST PICTURE IS OVER. SO A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT MISS COOPER. YES. SHE STARTED AS A STUDENT TEACHER IN OUR DISTRICT, MISS KUSTER. AND SHE THEN WENT FROM STUDENT TEACHING STRAIGHT INTO BEING A PERMANENT TEACHER.

SHE TEACHES FOURTH GRADE AT BRENT ELEMENTARY.

SHE'S BEEN IN OUR DISTRICT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

HER FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT TEACHING ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND GETTING TO KNOW WHO HER STUDENTS ARE AND HOW THEY LEARN BEST.

WHEN SHE'S NOT HERE WORKING, SHE'S COOKING AND READING.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS COOPER, YOU'RE A LEADER OF THE PACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE]. AND OUR SECOND LEADER OF THE PACK FOR THE EVENING IS MISS JODI SEAY FROM STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

[VIDEO] I NOMINATED MISS SEAY AS LEADER OF THE PACK BECAUSE SHE TREATS EVERYBODY WITH KINDNESS, AND SHE TREATS EVERYBODY WITH LOVE, AND SHE RESPECTS EVERYBODY. MISS SEAY I SEE THE WORK THAT SHE PUTS IN FOR HER STUDENTS AND WITH STUDENTS THAT AREN'T HERS.

I SEE THE WAY THAT SHE TREATS EVERYBODY AROUND THE SCHOOL. SHE TREATS EVERYBODY FROM SIXTH GRADE TO EIGHTH GRADE AND TEACHERS WITH THE MOST RESPECT THAT SHE HAS.

I SEE THE WAY SHE KEEPS US SAFE FROM THE HALLS.

SHE KEEPS KIDS FROM DOING THINGS THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING. AND SHE SHE MAKES MY DAY EVERY MORNING BY SAYING, GOOD MORNING AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. SHE MAKES A LOT OF KIDS MORNINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY BY SAYING, HAVE A GOOD DAY AND GOOD MORNING. AND I SEE THE WAY THAT SHE CAN GET ALONG WITH THE STAFF AT THE SCHOOL AND THE WAY THAT SHE THAT SHE CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE THAT SHE HASN'T MET BEFORE, AND THAT'S WHY MISS SEAY IS LEADER OF THE PACK.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT MISS SEAY IS BEING HONORED AND BEING RECOGNIZED AS A DISTRICT LEADER OF THE PACK.

MISS SEAY IS IN HER SECOND YEAR HERE AT STRIKE, AND IT'S HER FIFTH YEAR IN EDUCATION.

SHE'S TAUGHT SEVENTH GRADE FOR US THAT ENTIRE TIME SHE'S BEEN HERE WITH US, BOTH ON LEVEL AND IN HONORS CLASSES AS WELL, TOO. MISS SEAY WORKS VERY HARD ON HER LESSONS FOR HER CLASS.

SHE REALLY WANTS THEM TO BE EXCITING AND WANTS TO MAKE THE LESSONS FUN AND ENGAGING FOR HER STUDENTS.

MISS SEAY IS A MAJOR TEAM PLAYER FOR US AS WELL TOO, WHETHER THAT BE IN HER DEPARTMENT OR HERE AT STRIKE, SHE WORKS OUR FALL FESTIVALS. SHE IS AT CHOIR PERFORMANCES.

SHE IS DANCING AT OUR STUDENT SOCIALS. MISS SEAY IS ALWAYS AROUND, WHICH IS GREAT.

SHE ALSO WORKS VERY HARD TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER KIDS TOO.

I HAD A DUTY SPOT OUTSIDE OF HER CLASSROOM LAST YEAR, SO I GOT TO SEE THIS FIRSTHAND.

SHE WOULD SIT OUTSIDE HER CLASS. SHE WOULD GREET HER STUDENTS.

SHE WOULD CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCESSES. IT WAS VERY AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE WORK THAT SHE DID WITH HER STUDENTS.

WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MISS SEAY AT STRIKE, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT SHE'S RECEIVING THIS HONOR OUR SECOND LEADER OF THE PACK, JODI SEAY, IF YOU'LL COME ON DOWN [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS, MISS SEAY, HERE'S A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND PRESIDENT WATKINS WILL TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

AND THEN HER HUSBAND'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM DOWN HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

AND THEN WHO'S HERE FROM STRIKE? I KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE HERE FROM STRIKE.

OH, AND THEN, MISS GARCIA, IF YOU'LL COME DOWN AS WELL.

ABOUT MISS SEAY, AGAIN SHE TEACHES ELAR AT STRIKE, HUSBAND AND MISS TAYLOR GARCIA.

THIS IS HER SECOND YEAR IN THE DISTRICT. HER FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING IS HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR SPARK.

WHEN SHE'S NOT WORKING, SHE'S EITHER READING.

SOMETIMES SHE'S PLAYING BUNCO. AND SHE LOVES TRAVELING TO NEW PLACES.

A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT MISS SEAY, EDUCATION IS HER SECOND CAREER.

SHE'S A FIFTH YEAR TEACHER AND SHE IS ENJOYING HER TIME IN LITTLE ELM ISD.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS SEAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING A LEADER OF THE PACK [APPLAUSE]. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITION FOR THIS MONTH.

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GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE LOBO ANGEL TREE, THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD FOR HELPING US ON THE EVENT NIGHT.

DIRECTORS THAT CAME OUT AND HELPED. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISS QUINTERO AND THE COUNTLESS HOURS THAT SHE HAS GIVEN TO THE PROGRAM AND AND MAKING THIS THE SUCCESS IT IS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

THIS EVENING WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ANGEL TREE COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS, THOSE THAT ADOPTED MANY, MANY, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS AND MADE CHRISTMAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THEM.

AND SO WE HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME PARENTS AND SOME OTHER VOLUNTEERS.

WHEN YOU COME DOWN, IF WE CAN KEEP THE WHOLE GROUP AND THEN WE JUST WE WANT TO TAKE A GROUP PICTURE AT THE END WHEN WE INSTEAD OF 18 OR 19 INDIVIDUAL PICTURES LIKE THAT. OUR FIRST GROUP WAS THE WYNNWOOD HAVEN ESTATES, LED BY MRS. JILL DANEAULT [APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE THE RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED, LED BY MR. LARRY SALERNO [APPLAUSE].

THE MISSION CHURCH, LED BY MRS. AMANDA MILLER [APPLAUSE].

[APPLAUSE]. THE LITTLE ELM ISD DRILL TEAM LED BY ABIGAIL GLOVER [APPLAUSE].

LITTLE ELM FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION LED BY MR. MANNY FELIX [APPLAUSE]. NU DELTA DKG ORGANIZATION LED BY MARIELLA PAZ AND DEBBIE CLARK [APPLAUSE].

REFRESH LITTLE ELM. THEY DONATED 250 TRAVEL SIZE HYGIENE KITS FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AND THAT'S LED BY PATTY ZITO [APPLAUSE].

LOVEPACS DONATED 250 CHRISTMAS GOODIE BAGS. AND THAT'S LED BY MRS. KIM GROFF [APPLAUSE]. SF5 CONSTRUCTION BY MRS. GRACE AMAYA [APPLAUSE].

MRS. ELIZA MCGINNIS [APPLAUSE]. AND THE STONEBRIAR CHURCH, LED BY MISS KAREN HAWKINS [APPLAUSE].

AND IN THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT, WE HAVE PARENTS THAT BROUGHT HOT CHOCOLATE AND OTHER TREATS AND GOODIES THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE.

MRS. YOLANDA FAZ, MRS. NELVA GONZALEZ AND MRS. ERIKA VILLA [APPLAUSE].

AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS THERE'S AN INTAKE SYSTEM THAT GOES ON FOR MULTIPLE NIGHTS DURING THE WEEK, AND WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK THROUGH THAT.

AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT MISS QUINTERO CALLS OUR ELFS ARE ZULLY DIAZ [APPLAUSE].

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AND SYLVIA MARQUEZ [APPLAUSE]. IF YOU DON'T MIND, ONE MORE FOR THE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE WHOLE GROUP [APPLAUSE]. AND THEN IF WE COULD GET A GROUP PICTURE.

MIC] THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HELPING OUR COMMUNITY. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH, MR. BARTLETT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

GOOD EVENING BOARD, PRESIDENT WATKINS. SO WE DIDN'T GET TO DO THE DECEMBER ONE, SO WE DO HAVE I THINK IT'S STRIKE THAT'S GOING TO HONOR TWO OF THEIR INDIVIDUALS TONIGHT, AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE TOOK CARE OF THEIRS ON CAMPUS.

AND SO WE ARE HONORING OUR JANUARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH, OR WHAT WE CALL THE SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT.

SO WE'LL CALL THEM IN ORDER. WE'LL START WITH ELEMENTARY.

WE'LL GET A PICTURE OF YOU AND THEN ALSO ELEMENTARY PARENTS, IF YOU'LL DO THE SAME THING THAT MISS BROWN DID WITH HER GROUP AND FAMILY MEMBERS, COME UP AND GET A PICTURE WITH YOUR CHILD AFTER THEY'VE RECEIVED THEIR AWARD AS WELL.

WE APPRECIATE IT. AT THE VERY END, WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PHOTO.

SO BRENT ELEMENTARY, I KNOW MISS KUSTER IS HERE. MISS KUSTER, WILL YOU COME PRESENT YOURS? THANK YOU. WE ARE EXCITED TO YOU RECOGNIZE TODAY, MISS MIA WISEMAN.

MIA, WILL YOU COME UP FRONT, PLEASE? LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MIA. MIA IS A MODEL STUDENT WHEN IT COMES TO ACADEMICS AND BEHAVIOR.

MIA PARTICIPATES IN CLASS AND LOVES TO HELP STUDENTS AND HER TEACHERS.

SHE MEETS EVERY GOAL SHE SETS AND WORKS HARD TO ACCOMPLISH THEM.

SHE IS KIND TO HER PEERS AND RESPECTFUL TO ALL.

SHE'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE IN CLASS. HER OTHER TEACHER IS THE MUSIC, ART AND LIBRARY ALSO RAVE ABOUT HER.

THEY SAY THAT HERE'S ONE FROM MISS MORGAN. SHE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ARTIST AND ALL AROUND WONDERFUL STUDENT.

SHE CONSISTENTLY BRINGS JOY, SUPPORT, AND ENTHUSIASM TO HER PEERS AND THE ART ROOM.

SHE IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE TO REPRESENT THE SECOND GRADE STAR STUDENT.

CONGRATULATIONS, MIA [APPLAUSE].

[INAUDIBLE] OH, THERE IT IS. OH, GREEN MEANS GO.

ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. MR. ROBERTSON, I KNOW I WATCHED, I SAW YOU WALK IN CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY.

YES, SIR. WOULD YOU COME ON UP AND MISS MOSSBERGER WOULD YOU COME ON UP AS WELL? AND WE'RE GOING TO HONOR OUR CHAVEZ STUDENT. GOOD EVENING.

HI. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME, EVERYBODY. WE ARE EXTREMELY THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR KYLER.

KYLER, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND JOIN US ON UP HERE [APPLAUSE]. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WITNESS KYLER'S GROWTH THIS YEAR, AND HIS PERSEVERANCE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES HAS TRULY PAID OFF.

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HIS BRILLIANCE HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THROUGH, BUT NOW IT'S PAIRED WITH AN UNWAVERING DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

HE FACED OBSTACLES WITH GRACE AND RESILIENCE, AND HIS ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR ARE A TESTAMENT TO HIS HARD WORK AND WORK AND PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR KYLER AND THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT HE CAN ACCOMPLISH [APPLAUSE].

MIC] THANK YOU KYLER. NOW I HAVE HACKBERRY ELEMENTARY, MR. MENEZES, AND MISS HARDEMAN.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. AND I HAVE MISS NOLAN WITH US, ONE OF OUR FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS.

AND WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR FOURTH GRADERS.

THAT IS EMAD MIR, EMAD, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN HERE WITH US, PLEASE [APPLAUSE].

SO HIS ART TEACHER NOMINATED HIM, MISS HARDEMAN, BUT SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO READ WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY AND THEN MISS NOLAN HAS A FEW THINGS TO SAY AS WELL.

NOT ONLY IS EMAD A GIFTED ARTIST, BUT HE ALSO EMBODIES THE CORE VALUES OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY BY FOLLOWING THE HACKBERRY ESSENTIALS.

WITH EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR, HIS RESPECTFUL DEMEANOR TOWARDS ME AND HIS PEERS CREATES A POSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

GREAT JOB EMAD [APPLAUSE]. SO I'M HIS MATH TEACHER.

EMAD IS A PHENOMENAL STUDENT. HE PARTICIPATES IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, FULLY ENGAGED, AND IS CONSTANTLY WORKING TOWARDS ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

BUT BEYOND HIS ACADEMIC PROWESS, HE HAS A GREAT HEART.

HE'S A FRIEND TO ALL, HAS THE BEST ATTITUDE AND ALWAYS WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

IF MISS HARDEMAN OUR ART TEACHER HADN'T BEATEN ME TO IT, HE'D BE RECOMMENDED ON MY BEHALF.

EMAD LEAVES ME, LEAVES AN IMPACT ON PEOPLE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

SOMETHING THAT SPEAKS FOR HIS INCREDIBLE CHARACTER. EMAD IS THE PERFECT PICK FOR THIS AWARD [APPLAUSE].

MIC] MR. REZA, WILL YOU COME ON DOWN FOR LAKEVIEW.

ON DOWN [APPLAUSE]. THIS IS MISS ISABELLA YOUNG, SHE JOINED US HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR, SO WELCOME TO LAKEVIEW. BUT PIPPA IS A GREAT STUDENT AND AN AMAZING LEADER HERE AT LAKEVIEW.

SHE IS ALWAYS ATTENTIVE AND ENGAGED DURING HER LESSONS.

PIPPA LOVES TO HELP OUT HER TEACHERS AND HER FRIENDS.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR SUPERINTENDENT STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH, MISS PIPPA LONGORIA [APPLAUSE].

MIC] THANK YOU PIPPA.

MISS WHITE, WOULD YOU COME ON DOWN FROM OAK POINT? MISS WHITE? OH, IT'S MISS NOLAN. OKAY. SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE.

SO OUR STUDENT, THE SUPERINTENDENT AWARD, GOES TO EVANGELINE JUDD.

I DIDN'T THINK I SAW HER. WELL, I'M GOING TO READ ABOUT HER ANYWAY, AND.

OKAY. SHE HAS BEEN VERY. THIS IS FROM HER TEACHER, MRS. MILNER. SHE SAYS THAT EVANGELINE HAS BEEN VERY RESPECTFUL, KIND AND FRIENDLY TO EVERYONE EVER SINCE FIRST GRADE, AND SHE'S IN FIFTH GRADE NOW. SHE EXHIBITS LEADERSHIP AND HAS ALWAYS GONE THE EXTRA MILE AS A STUDENT.

AS A SECOND GRADER, SHE CREATED A NEWSLETTER FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD THEN SHE SHARED STARTED SHARING THE NEWSLETTER WITH OUR OAK POINT STUDENTS BY CREATING A SPECIAL SEGMENT DURING THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS. SHE'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT AS A STUDENT.

SHE REALLY IS A GREAT KID, AND I'M SORRY YOU DON'T GET TO CLAP FOR HER, SO WE'LL CLAP FOR HER ANYWAY [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. I WILL GIVE IT TO HER. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT NEXT UP IS PRESTWICK, AND MISS RICHARDSON IS GOING TO PRESENT.

[APPLAUSE] LAST BUT WE'RE NOT LEAST. MISS DENTON IS GOING TO COME ON UP WITH ME THIS EVENING, AND WE ARE GOING TO WELCOME EMMA AYALA DOWN WITH US.

PLEASE COME ON DOWN [APPLAUSE]. EMMA EXHIBITS OUR CORE VALUES EACH AND EVERY DAY. SHE IS SWEET, POLITE AND RESPECTFUL LEADER WHO IS ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO HELP A CLASSMATE.

SHE WORKS HARD TOWARDS HER GOALS AND IS A DELIGHT TO HAVE IN CLASS.

WHEN EMMA IS FACED WITH A CHALLENGE, SHE IS DETERMINED TO CONQUER IT.

HER TENACITY AND COMPOSURE COMPOSURE IS CONTAGIOUS AMONGST OUR CLASSROOM.

CONGRATULATIONS, EMMA. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU [APPLAUSE].

MIC] THANK YOU EMMA.

NOW PRESENTING ZELLARS, MR. HIGGINBOTHAM AND MISS MARTIN [APPLAUSE].

I HAVE MISS MARTIN, TEACHER AND MISS SOSA, TEACHER FOR HIS CLASSROOM.

OUR STUDENT SPOTLIGHT STUDENT IS PAOLO ROMERO, COME ON DOWN [APPLAUSE].

HE HELPS WITH ANY JOB HE IS ASKED TO DO. HE MADE THE DECISION TO RUN FOR OUR CLASS PRESIDENT DURING OUR ELECTIONS.

HE WON THE ELECTION AND HAS FOLLOWED THROUGH ON WHAT ITEMS THAT HE PUT ON HIS CAMPAIGN POSTER.

HE IS ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS. HE DOES NOT COPY OTHERS AND HE HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE EVERY DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS, PAOLO [APPLAUSE]. WHEW! LET'S GET A PICTURE.

SMILE.

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THAT ARE GOING TO BE CALLED FROM PRESTWICK ALL THE WAY NOW TO STRIKE.

SO OUR FIRST STUDENT IS THE DECEMBER STUDENT OF THE MONTH, CHAD NEWSOM, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY UP HERE [APPLAUSE].

THIS IS YOUR AWARD. AND I'M GOING TO SAY SOME NICE THINGS THAT TEACHERS SAID ABOUT YOU, CHAD.

SO CHAD IS A SIXTH GRADER THIS YEAR. DR. MATTHEWS, HIS BAND TEACHER, SAYS HE HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING SUPPORT AND LEADER IN THE CLASSROOM.

MISS MASS, HIS WORLD CULTURES TEACHER, SAID CHAD IS AN ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART.

HE WORKS WITHOUT FAIL EVERY DAY IN MY CLASS. HE'S AN EARNEST WORKER AND GOES ABOVE EXPECTATIONS IN THE CLASS AND WHAT S TRIKE EXPECTS OF STUDENTS.

HE WILL HELP OUT WHEN NEEDED AND EVEN PUSH IN CHAIRS AFTER EVERYONE HAS GONE HOME.

MISS R, HIS MATH TEACHER, SAYS CJ IS AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO HAVE IN MY TEAM OF MATH LEARNERS.

HE IS KIND, RESPECTFUL AND DILIGENT. I AM BLESSED TO BE PART OF HIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY.

CJ IS CURRENTLY BEGINNING IN BEGINNING TRUMPET, AND HE HAS ALSO MADE PART OF OUR AB HONOR ROLL FOR SEMESTER ONE, AND I CAN ATTEST TO WHAT THESE TEACHERS SAY. ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAFETERIA, THERE WAS A STUDENT THAT WAS UPSET.

HE WENT UP TO THE STUDENT, COMFORTED THAT STUDENT, AND JUST OVERALL A KIND YOUNG MAN.

SO WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AT STRIKE [APPLAUSE].

MIC] AND OUR NEXT STUDENT IS THE JANUARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH, SAMANTHA, COME ON AND MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN. THIS IS SAMANTHA MARTINEZ [APPLAUSE].

SHE IS AN EIGHTH GRADER AT STRIKE. SORRY, GUYS.

SHE WAS REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT BEING HERE. I TOLD HER SHE'LL DO GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, SO, MISS STEVENS, HER SCIENCE TEACHER, SAYS SAMANTHA IS A BRIGHT SPOT IN MY DAY.

SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE AND A HUG FOR ME. BUT I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR A LONG TIME.

SAMANTHA HAS TO SOMETIMES WORK HARDER THAN HER CLASSMATES TO LEARN WHAT SHE NEEDS TO LEARN, BUT SHE ALWAYS PERSEVERES AND RISES TO EVERY CHALLENGE I GIVE HER.

HER CHARACTER IS EXEMPLARY. SHE HAS ALL THE TRAITS WE LOOK FOR IN A LOBO LEADER, ALONG WITH THE KINDEST HEART.

I KNOW SAMANTHA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING SHE PUTS HER MIND TO.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE ACHIEVES. WOW [APPLAUSE].

SAMANTHA IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION THEATER. SHE WAS ALSO ON OUR AB HONOR ROLL FOR SEMESTER ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, SAMANTHA [APPLAUSE].

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AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING UP AND INTRODUCE TO YOU SYDNEY CUNEWAY.

SYDNEY, COME ON DOWN, SIDNEY [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. SHE'S GOT A GREAT HANDSHAKE.

I TOLD SYDNEY EARLIER THAT WHEN SHE CAME DOWN, I WAS GOING TO MAKE HER HOLD HER PLAQUE UP WHILE I READ SOME NICE THINGS ABOUT HER. SYDNEY HAD FOUR OF HER TEACHERS THAT WANTED TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION.

MRS. KELLER. MISS KELLER SAYS SYDNEY IS SUCH A KIND STUDENT.

SHE'S ALWAYS HELPING THOSE AROUND HER AND GOING OUT OF HER WAY TO TREAT OTHERS THE WAY SHE WANTS TO BE TREATED.

SHE'S SUCH A SWEET KID. MISS RIVAS; SYDNEY IS ONE OF THE MOST HARD WORKING STUDENTS IN MY CLASS, WHO ALWAYS STRIVES TO DO THE BEST SHE CAN ON HER ASSIGNMENTS.

I KNOW SYDNEY WILL GO FAR. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

MISS BEVERIDGE; SYDNEY IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A RESPONSIBLE AND COMMITTED STUDENT.

FROM THE CHEER TEAM TO PRODUCTION THEATER SYDNEY THROWS HERSELF INTO EVERYTHING SHE'S ASSIGNED AND DOES SO WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND A GREAT WORK ETHIC.

SYDNEY IS A LEADER AMONG HER PEERS AND GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BETTER HERSELF, ASKING QUESTIONS AND TAKING EXTRA TIME TO MAKE SURE SHE UNDERSTANDS EACH AND EVERY TASK OR ASSIGNMENT. SHE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR AND TECHNICAL THEATER STUDENT, AS WELL AS A CORE MEMBER OF OUR CHEER TEAM, SERVING HER TEAMMATES AS A LEADER AND AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL.

WATCHING SYDNEY COME OUT OF THE SHELL AND FIND HER VOICE HAS BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR.

AND FINALLY, MISS LAMBERT; SYDNEY IS A TRULY WONDERFUL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT WHO STANDS OUT NOT ONLY FOR HER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT ALSO FOR HER KINDNESS, EMPATHY AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

SHE HAS A NATURAL ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE AROUND HER FEEL WELCOME AND VALUED.

WHETHER IT'S HELPING A STRUGGLING CLASSMATE WITH HER HOMEWORK OR CHEERING UP A FRIEND WHO'S HAVING A TOUGH DAY.

SYDNEY EXCELS IN ALL HER SUBJECTS, BUT IT'S HER ABILITY TO COLLABORATE AND INSPIRE OTHERS THAT MAKES HER EXCEPTIONAL.

I WOULD DESCRIBE HER AS A BRIGHT AND COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUAL WHO APPROACHES EVERY CHALLENGE WITH A CAN DO ATTITUDE.

BEYOND HER ACADEMICS, SYDNEY IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CHEERLEADING AND DRAMA, SHOWING HER DEDICATION TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HER SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SHE BALANCES HER TIME WELL, AND HER GENUINE CARE FOR OTHERS MAKES HER A JOY TO BE AROUND.

SHE BALANCES EVERYTHING, AND I AM SO PROUD OF SYDNEY AND HER DEDICATION TO HER STUDIES, AND THE WONDERFUL PERSON SHE IS GROWING INTO.

CONGRATULATIONS, SYDNEY, JOB WELL DONE [APPLAUSE].

I WANT TO INVITE SYDNEY'S FAMILY TO COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU SYDNEY. AND LAST UP, WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL, PRESENTING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL IS THE PRINCIPAL, MISS GENTRY [APPLAUSE].

TONIGHT TO WRAP UP OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH HIGHLIGHTS WITH OUR LITTLE ELM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

THE FIRST OF WHOM IS DANIEL GIBSON. DANIEL, WILL YOU COME ON UP [APPLAUSE]?

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I CAN SEE WHY HE'S BEING CALLED OUT AS A MODEL STUDENT.

MRS. CHAMBERLIN ADDED, I HAD THE HONOR OF HAVING DANIEL IN MY ENGLISH CLASS LAST SEMESTER.

HE IS A TRUE RARE GEM OF A STUDENT. HE VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND HELPS OTHERS EVERY CHANCE HE GETS.

HE ALWAYS WORKS HARD WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

AND FOR THOSE WHO KNOW HIM, THEY KNOW HE IS A TALENTED ARTIST AND CAN DO AMAZING VOICES.

IT SHOULD BE HIM UP HERE TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

I AM SO HAPPY HE STILL COMES BY TO KEEP IN TOUCH AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.

AND MR. DOW SAYS DANIEL IS REMARKABLE. HE IS SOMEONE WHO YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO GROW UP AND BE LIKE.

I'VE TAUGHT ABOUT 2,000 STUDENTS AND HE HAS MORE LEADERSHIP AND SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS, SELF MOTIVATION THAN ANYONE I'VE TAUGHT.

HE HAS A KIND HEART AND IS VERY PERSONABLE. HE IS A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THIS WORLD AND I WISH MORE PEOPLE WERE LIKE HIM.

DANIEL, YOU EXHIBIT MANY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS FROM OUR PORTRAIT OF A LOBO, INCLUDING RESPONSIBILITY, CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND ADAPTABILITY. WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR YOU AS OUR JANUARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH [APPLAUSE].

MIC] ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS CAMBRIA RICHARDSON. CAMBRIA, WILL YOU COME ON DOWN [APPLAUSE]? CAMBRIA IS A FRESHMAN ON OUR CAMPUS, AND SHE MODELS EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION, CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATION.

MISS MORAS SAYS OF CAMBRIA, I'VE NOT KNOWN HER FOR VERY LONG, BUT I'M ALREADY VERY IMPRESSED.

SHE ALWAYS WORKS SO HARD ON HER ASSIGNMENTS AND SHE IS A TALENTED WRITER.

SHE HAS EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND IS WELL LIKED BY HER CLASSMATES.

SHE IS A JOY TO HAVE IN CLASS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TEACHING HER THE REST OF THIS SEMESTER.

MR. MORALES ADDED CAMBRIA IS SUCH A HARD WORKING STUDENT.

SHE ADVOCATES FOR HERSELF AND SHE SEEKS OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS INSTEAD OF PASSIVELY WAITING FOR THE ANSWER.

SHE IS EXTREMELY KIND, CARING, AND DRIVEN. SHE HAS A FULL LOAD BALANCING, ADVANCED LEVEL CLASSES, CROSS COUNTRY, AND BAND. SHE HELPS OUT HER CLASSMATES IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE AND SHE'S A LEADER IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND FINALLY COACH KNOX SAYS, I'M THRILLED TO RECOMMEND CAMBRIA FOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

AS A COMMITTED MEMBER OF BOTH THE BAND AND THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, SHE EXEMPLIFIES DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP.

CAMBRIA CONSISTENTLY HELPS CLEAN UP AFTER CLASS AND OFTEN STAYS LATE TO ENSURE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.

HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY ARE INVALUABLE, MAKING HER A DESERVING CANDIDATE FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

CONGRATULATIONS, CAMBRIA AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE ON OUR CAMPUS [APPLAUSE].

MIC] WILL ALL THE WINNERS PLEASE COME UP HERE, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE WINNERS WOULD Y'ALL COME UP HERE? WE'LL GET A BIG GROUP PHOTO TOGETHER. SO, FAMILY MEMBERS AND WINNERS, WOULD Y'ALL COME ON UP HERE FOR US? THANK YOU.

MIC]

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ALRIGHTY OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS WE'VE GOT SOME NEW FAMILY MEMBERS JOINING US.

MISS BROWN, YOU ARE UP FOR THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WATKINS. I WILL SAY ITEM F, THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW ALTERNATIVE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL.

I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THAT IF WE CAN, UNTIL FEBRUARY.

MISS GARA HAD AN EMERGENCY COME UP. SO SHE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.

BUT WE DO HAVE OUR BRAND NEW DIRECTOR FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO THE LITTLE ELM COMMUNITY, MR. JONQUEZ MOORE, IF YOU'LL COME UP [APPLAUSE]. A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT MR. MOORE; PROFESSIONALLY HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN EDUCATION AS A SECONDARY TEACHER AND COACH IN LOUISIANA AND SAN ANTONIO.

HE THEN MOVED INTO THE TRANSPORTATION REALM AND SERVED AS A LEAD SCHOOL BUS TRAINER IN NORTHEAST ISD IN SAN ANTONIO, SERVED AS A FACILITY'S TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, AND SERVED AS A TRANSPORTATION TRAINING SUPERVISOR.

SO REALLY JUST WORKING HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION RANKS AND MOST RECENTLY HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION IN CEDAR HILL ISD, WHERE HE LED THE BRINGING IN OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INTO THE CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO HE'S WELL EQUIPPED FOR THE JOB AHEAD, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE IN LITTLE ELM ISD.

ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE MR. MOORE, HIS WIFE IS HERE, HER NAME IS MEGAN.

IF YOU'LL STAND MEGAN. HI MEGAN [APPLAUSE]. AND MEGAN HAS WITH HER.

ACTUALLY THEIR THEIR BABY GIRL THAT'S ON HER WAY.

S HE'S DUE IN JUNE. SO WE'RE EXCITED. JONQUEZ AND MEGAN ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT [APPLAUSE].

OTHER CHILDREN OF THE MOORES THEY HAVE KYLER, THEIR SON KYLER, SON CARSON AND SON KAYLYN, AND ANOTHER SON, MERRICK. AND SO HE SAYS THAT BABY GIRL THAT'S DUE IN JUNE IS THE LAST CHILD FOR THE MOORE, FOR THE MOORE FAMILY. IN HIS SPARE TIME, MR. MOORE DOES ONLINE GAMING.

HIS FAVORITE TEAM TO WATCH IS THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS.

AND A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT MR. MOORE IS THAT HE PLAYS THE PIANO.

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I'M GLAD IT'S BEEN NOTHING BUT AMAZING SINCE I WALKED IN THE DOOR FOR MY INTERVIEW.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO HELP BRING TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRESIDENT WATKINS. ALRIGHTY.

NEXT UP IS THE REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE HAVE MISS QUINTERO DOING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH

[7. Reports of the Superintendent]

MIC] OKAY. BUENAS NOCHES. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MR. LAMB, AND DISTRICT TEAM LEADERS, AND WHOEVER STAYED HERE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR TO DO THIS GREAT PRESENTATION.

I HOPE IT'S IT'S A GREAT PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS.

OKAY. I WAS EXPECTING SOMEBODY TO DO IT, BUT YEAH.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE IN THE DISTRICT TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, OUR MOST NEEDED STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IS THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 18 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT.

WE DO A WEEKLY BASIS SESSIONS FOR THE PARENTS IT'S EVERY MONDAY WHEN YOU ARE HERE I AM IN THE ANNEX WITH MY FACILITATORS AND MY CHILDCARE SUPERVISOR DOING SOME OF THESE SESSIONS.

WE USUALLY START WE DO IT IN TWO SEMESTERS, THE FALL SEMESTER, THE CLASSES START ON SEPTEMBER.

IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF NOVEMBER. WE TAKE A LITTLE BREAK IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY, AND THEN WE RESUME THE CLASSES ON FEBRUARY ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF APRIL.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR WE, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY, THE LAST YEAR, 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, WE OFFERED 19 PARENT EDUCATION SESSIONS.

WE COVERED DIFFERENT TOPICS FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISCIPLINE WITH THE IDEA IS TO, YOU KNOW, INVOLVE THE PARENTS IN THEIR KIDS EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS. LAST YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALSO HAVE SPEAKERS WE HAVE FROM THE ESPECIALLY DEPARTMENT AT LITTLE ELM ISD, WE HAVE TWO WONDERFUL SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS THAT CAME AND TALKED ABOUT DETECTING SPEECH DELAYS AT EARLY AGES. WE ALSO HAVE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, OUR COORDINATOR FOR TITLE ONE, COMING TO TALK TO THE PARENTS ABOUT WHAT IS ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, TITLE ONE.

AND WHY IS THIS IN PLACE IN THE DISTRICT. ALSO, WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] LAST YEAR THEY CAME TO TALK ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] CAME TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLEGE READINESS. FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, 2024-2025, WE ARE OFFERING A TOTAL OF 21 SESSIONS.

WE ALREADY DID 10 IN THE FALL AND 10 IS GOING TO BE 11, I'M SORRY IN THE SPRING TIME.

EVERY SEMESTER, EVERY SEMESTER WE DO A POST EVALUATION BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE ON, YOU KNOW, THAT FOR OUR DATABASE AND TO KNOW THE NEEDS THAT THE PARENTS OR ANY IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE AND HOW THE PROGRAM IS GOING.

SO WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE RATES. I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE THAT SLIDE IN THIS, BUT IF YOU NEED THAT, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THAT INFORMATION.

BUT THIS IN THIS [INAUDIBLE] POST RATIO IN THE FALL SEMESTER, THE MAJORITY OF THE PARENTS THEY WERE ASKING FOR SESSIONS FOCUSING ON PHYSICAL HEALTH.

SO WE ARE GRANTING THAT WISH TO THE PARENTS. WE ARE OFFERING HEALTHY COOKING.

WE ARE OFFERING HEALTHY CHOICES. WE ARE OFFERING A PHYSICAL WELLBEING.

AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS THROUGH THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION.

THEY ARE GOING TO COME AND THEY ARE GOING TO PRESENT THOSE SESSIONS FOR US.

ALSO WITH THE TWU ALSO IS COMING TO THE DENTAL CLINIC, THE FACULTY, THEY ARE GOING TO COME AND TALK ABOUT HEALTHY

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AND THROUGH THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER COMING AND TALKING ABOUT CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR KIDS.

SO THAT'S COMING IN THIS SEMESTER. BESIDES THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM THROUGH THE NORTH TEXAS ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY, PARENTS RECEIVE ON A WEEKLY BASIS THE ESL PROGRAM AND GED CLASSES TOO.

ALSO, OUR AMAZING SPECIAL POPULATION DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING CLASSES ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

THESE CLASSES ARE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON SPECIAL ED TOPICS.

OKAY. ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IS THROUGH TEA FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAM IS THE VENTO MCKINNEY PROGRAM.

THIS IS TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES THAT FALLS IN THE CATEGORY IN THE CATEGORY OF HOMELESS.

SO THIS IS THE HOMELESS REPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM 2022 -2024.

OKAY. FOR SOME REASON, I WAS LAST YEAR WE COULDN'T DO THIS.

BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE THESE NUMBERS. A TOTAL OF 100 STUDENTS WERE QUALIFIED UNDER THE MCKINNEY VENTO ACT DURING THE 2022 -2023 SCHOOL YEAR. AS YOU NOTICE, NEXT YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, 2023 -2024, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 77 STUDENTS.

YOU WONDER WHY, RIGHT? SO HOUSING IN THAT TIME, THAT TIME, THAT FRAME OF TIME CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT THIS YEAR A TOTAL OF 60 STUDENTS ACTUALLY BY TODAY WE HAVE 64 STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. SO PROBABLY THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO GOING GOING UP.

AND SIX OF THESE STUDENTS IT SAYS FIVE, BUT IT'S SIX BECAUSE WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT WAS QUALIFIED ON ACTUALLY ON FRIDAY AND IS A SENIOR.

THEY RECEIVED THE FAFSA VERIFICATION LETTER TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE.

OKAY. AND BESIDES THAT, ALL THE STUDENTS, EVERY HOMELESS STUDENT, THEY RECEIVE THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

THEY RECEIVE A BIG BACKPACK FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY CROSSRIDGE.

THANKS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE AMAZING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CROSSRIDGE CHURCH.

SO EVERY HOMELESS STUDENT, THEY RECEIVE THAT.

BESIDES THAT, THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROGRAM, WE THEY RECEIVED A WELCOME BACK KIT.

AND THE WELCOME BACK KIT IS MOSTLY LIKE THEY RECEIVE LIKE A HYGIENE KIT.

THEY RECEIVE A BLANKET, THEY RECEIVE WATER BOTTLES, LUNCHBOXES, EXTRA SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THEM TO HAVE IT AT HOME OR IN THE HOTEL OR WHERE THEY ARE STAYING. AND THIS YEAR ALSO, WE ASKED FOR THE I'M GLAD THAT WE ASKED FOR THAT THE EMERGENCY BLANKETS, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE FAMILIES, THEY LIVE IN SITUATIONS THAT PROBABLY WITH THIS WEATHER, THEY DON'T HAVE THE BEST CONDITIONS FOR THEM TO BE.

BESIDES THAT, THEY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM LOVEPACS AND THE R EFRESH LITTLE ELM.

ALSO, ALL THESE STUDENTS, IF THE PARENTS OPT THE TWU DENTAL CLINIC, THEY DO AN EVENT EVERY MARCH.

AND SO WE MADE SURE THAT THESE STUDENTS THAT FALLS IN THIS CATEGORY APPLY TO THAT, THAT THEY THEY RECEIVE THAT SERVICE.

THAT'S ALSO WHY THE IS COMING THIS SPRING SEMESTER, BECAUSE PART OF PRESENTING IS ALSO RECRUITING STUDENTS FOR THAT FOR THAT EVENT.

SO THAT'S FROM THE HOMELESS REPORT. ALSO ANOTHER PROGRAM, AMAZING PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS IN THE LAST YEARS.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE THAT WE KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, THEY DID LIKE AN OPEN, YOU KNOW, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. SO PROBABLY MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN HAS BEEN SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

SO THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF HOW OUR BENCHMARKING STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED, YOU KNOW, LOVEPACS, REFRESH LITTLE ELM, ALSO COATS FOR KIDS R IDE.

THIS IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION. I THINK [INAUDIBLE] IS ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS, I THINK, IN DENTON.

AND THEY DO THIS PROGRAM AND THESE KIDS, THEY ALL RECEIVE A JACKET DURING THE ANGEL TREE PROGRAM.

I GO LIKE BEFORE WE START THE DROP OFF NIGHTS, I GO TO DENTON, THEY HAVE LOTS OF JACKETS AND THEY GET FOR EVERY STUDENT, ONE JACKET. OKAY. OKAY. NOW THE ANGEL TREE PROGRAM.

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THIS IS MY 18TH YEAR HERE, AND I THINK THE PROGRAM WAS BEFORE I CAME, PROBABLY MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

SO THAT MEANS THAT OVER THE YEARS, MORE THAN 2,000 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SERVED.

THAT'S CLOSE TO 500 CHILDREN OVER THE YEARS. RIGHT.

THIS YEAR WE ASSIST 96 FAMILIES. THAT MEANS IT'S LIKE 245 KIDS BETWEEN 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD. AS YOU SAW, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE GREAT SUPPORTERS THAT WE HAVE; 101 ANGELS WERE SUPPORTED BY, BY OUR OWN LEADERS AND ISD STAFF MEMBERS. AND ALSO BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR SOCIETY, STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR, SPORTS MEDICINE, AND LITTLE ELM HIGH SCHOOL CHEER.

SO THESE ARE THE MAIN ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE ANGEL TREE PROGRAM.

AND WE WYNNWOOD HAVEN, RTI, THE MISSION CHURCH, STONEBRIAR, LEISD DRILL TEAM LED BY ABIGAIL GLOVER.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. SO THAT'S I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THEM WITH THE SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE.

STONEBROOK PEDIATRIC ALSO. LITTLE ELM FIREFIGHTERS AND COATS FOR KIDS FOR THROUGH DENTON ISD, THE NU DELTA DKG ORGANIZATION. AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR REFRESH LITTLE ELM.

THEY PROVIDED ABOUT 250 BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, CUTE BAGS WITH THE TRAVEL SIZE HYGIENE KITS.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO HAVE LIKE A CARD, CHRISTMAS CARD DECORATED, BEAUTIFUL.

SO GUESS WHAT? I'M RECEIVING A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS ABOUT IT.

SO THIS IS A GREAT THING. ALSO, LOVEPACS HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST PROBABLY 6 TO 7 YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING THIS FAMOUS CHRISTMAS GOODIE BAGS. GUESS WHAT? THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS AND FROM THE KIDS ESPECIALLY IS AMAZING BECAUSE THEY THEY PROVIDE THOSE GOODIE BAGS LIKE I THINK IS FOR TO DO COOKIES. SO IT'S SOMETHING FOR THEM TO DO OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK.

AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE THIS AMAZING STAFF MEMBER FROM HIGH SCHOOL, MRS. GRACE AMAYA. HE SHE I'M SORRY. SHE JUST TOOK, YOU KNOW, A SENSE OF BELONGING OF THIS PROGRAM.

AND WHAT SHE DID IS THAT SHE STARTED LIKE AT THE BEGINNING, I WAS A LITTLE BIT HESITANT AND AFRAID, BUT SHE WAS JUST A, YOU KNOW, GETTING THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO SHE GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY FROM SF5 CONSTRUCTION.

THEY DONATED BIKES AND TOYS AT THE LAST MINUTE.

OKAY. AND THIS IS JUST A HUGE THANKS TO THE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS.

AND I WANT TO MR. EVANS IS HERE REALLY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BECAUSE HE WAS HERE. HE WAS ON [INAUDIBLE] THOSE DROP OFF NIGHTS, EVERY NIGHT HELPING ME WITH THIS.

THIS IS NOT AN EASY THING. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, YOU KNOW.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT THEY WERE HELPING DURING THOSE EVENINGS.

THEY ARE NOT IN THE, IN THE SLIDE. BUT I WANT TO ALSO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO THE MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIANS.

THEY ARE AMAZING. THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE LIKE MR. SIMON, MR. ROBERTO, AND ANOTHER GUY THEY CAME TO HELP ME ASSEMBLE THE BOXES .

THAT IS A LOT OF WORK. I'M GETTING OLD. SO THIS IS THAT HELPS ME A LOT BECAUSE THEY CAME AND THEY HELPED ME TO PUT THOSE 245 BOXES TOGETHER. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THEM.

AND OF COURSE THIS IS TRUE EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO, DEAR BOARD MEMBERS, AND I CALL YOU THE JOYFUL TEAM BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO SEE YOU GUYS INVOLVED IN THIS DURING THE PEAK OF NIGHT, TO SEE YOU INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO HERE ARE SOME PICTURES THAT SAYS A LOT, OF COURSE.

BUT WE IN LITTLE ELM ISD, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO PROVIDE A LOT OF SUPPORT TO OUR FAMILIES AND TO OUR KIDS.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY I DON'T LIVE HERE IN LITTLE ELM, BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

ALL MY YEARS HERE, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYBODY FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY SAYING NO.

WHEN WE ARE ALL WHEN A FAMILY NEEDS SOMETHING, EVERYBODY JUMPS.

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SO WE WE REALLY DO, WE HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS DR. TRAMEL WITH OUR HB THREE BOARD GOALS REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND MR. LAMB A HAPPY BOARD APPRECIATION, LET'S START HERE.

TONIGHT WE ARE COMING TO YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE BOARD'S HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS.

AS YOU RECALL, HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE 86TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

IN THAT THE HOUSE BILL THREE MANDATED THAT BOARDS HAVE GOALS TO REPORT ON IN TWO AREAS.

ONE WAS EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.

AND THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUDES OUR PRE-K CLASSROOMS, OUR KINDERGARTEN, AND THEN THERE'S A CUMULATIVE REPORT ON FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE, AND THEN THERE'S THIRD GRADE STAAR. IN ADDITION TO THAT OH MY GOSH.

I PROMISE THAT DID SAY TWO AT ONE TIME, IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE CONVERSION.

THE SECOND AREA IS IN OUR CCMR; CAREER, COLLEGE AND MILITARY READINESS.

AND SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT SLIDE.

FIRST UP IS OUR PRE K PRE KINDERGARTEN REPORT.

AND THE GOAL THAT WAS WRITTEN AND MIND YOU THESE GOALS WERE WRITTEN WHEN HOUSE BILL THREE CAME OUT IN 2019.

SO THEY REPORT THEY WOULD LIKE AN INCREASE IN THE CLI ASSESSMENT.

AND THIS DISTRICT CHOSE TO USE WAVE TWO. THERE ARE FOUR WAVES TO THE CHILDREN'S LEARNING INSTITUTE ENGAGE ASSESSMENT. WE GIVE ONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, ONE IN DECEMBER, ONE IN THE IN THE SPRING, AND ONE IN MAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS GOAL IS REPORTING ON THE DECEMBER ADMINISTRATION.

JUST A QUICK REMINDER TOO, THAT TO QUALIFY FOR THE PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM, A STUDENT MUST NOT BE ABLE TO MUST MEET ONE OF THE CRITERIA OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, OF BEING HOMELESS, BEING IN OR HAVING BEEN IN FOSTER CARE, BEING A CHILD OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR A CHILD WHO IS OF A PEACE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY RESPONDER WHO HAS BEEN INJURED OR HAS PASSED AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND HAS RECEIVED THE TEXAS STAR AWARD. SO THOSE ARE THE CRITERIA, PRETTY MUCH TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE-K.

AND I THINK I MUST I LEFT OUT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM.

SO THESE ARE OUR MOST AT RISK KIDS THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

SO THE GOAL WAS TO INCREASE FROM 77% TO 84%. HERE IS OUR DATA IN THAT AREA.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD HALF DAY PRE-K UP UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN MR. SEVERE OPENED OUR PRE-K CENTER. AND THIS WAS OUR ACTUAL PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO THE GOALS THAT WERE SET.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS READING AND MATH.

AND YOU WILL NOTICE OUR PERCENTAGES ARE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE WE WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD BE.

I, WAVE FOUR IS NOT IN FOCUS, BUT I DID PULL WAVE THREE.

AND IF WE LOOK AT THE SPRING ADMINISTRATION, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO MEETING THOSE PERCENTAGES.

SO THAT IS JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE. WHEN WE LOOK AT KINDERGARTEN, THE KINDERGARTEN GOAL WAS THAT THE AVERAGE OR ABOVE SCORES ON THE SPRING MAP READING ASSESSMENT WOULD INCREASE FROM 74 TO 82%. SO AS WE LOOK AT THAT PARTICULAR DATA, AGAIN, IT'S NOT WHERE WE WOULD WANT IT TO BE. HOWEVER, I WOULD REMIND THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE DONE AN OVERHAUL OF THE CURRICULUM AND OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS RESOURCES SINCE 2022. WE HAVE A NEW H AND H ADOPTION FOR READING LAST

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SO THIS THIS REFLECTS LIKE FIVE MONTHS OF A PHONICS PROGRAM.

I WILL ALSO ADD AND I WILL JUST SAY THIS STANDS FOR THE FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE AVERAGE SCORES AS WELL.

THAT IN ADDITION TO THE NEW PHONICS PROGRAM AND THE NEW READING ADOPTION, WE DID PUT IN OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THIS YEAR THAT THE SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS. THAT IS THE STATE TRAINING TO ENSURE A STRONG FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM FOR READING.

I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN AN EXEMPLAR DISTRICT IN THE STATE.

MISS HOLCOMB, OUR COORDINATOR FOR LANGUAGE ARTS AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND I PARTNERED AND GAVE A REPORT FOR ALL THE SERVICE CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REGION 11 FOR TEA.

THEY CAME OUT THEY'VE DONE WALKTHROUGHS, WE HAVE A DASHBOARD OF OUR SCIENCE OF TEACHING, READING, IMPLEMENTATION DATA. AND OUR DISTRICT WAS ONE OF TWO HIGHLIGHTED ACROSS THE STATE FOR THE SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING.

AND WE GAVE THAT PRESENTATION TO ALL THE REGIONAL SERVICE CENTERS WITH REGION 11 IN DECEMBER.

SO WE FEEL REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE DONE IS OUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE NOT HAD THAT TRAINING AT THE K THREE LEVEL ARE NOW GOING THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE MODEL. SO THERE'S NO LONGER A VIRTUAL OPTION.

THEY ARE GOING THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTED IN THE CLASSROOM MODEL.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THE STATE MANDATED THE SCIENCE THE READING ACADEMY.

BUT PEOPLE WENT THROUGH YOU KNOW, AND DID THE MODULES AND CHECKED THE BOXES, BUT IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY CHANGE INSTRUCTION IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WE ARE SEEING TREMENDOUS ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PHONICS PROGRAM, WITH THE SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING.

AND OUR DASHBOARD INDICATES THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.

JUST ANOTHER QUICK NOTE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS DATA AND THIS PARTICULAR GOAL THAT WE HAVE FOR KINDERGARTEN AND THEN FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE IS WE DO USE THE MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS ASSESSMENT, THE MAP ASSESSMENT FOR FROM NWEA.

AND IT IS A NATIONALLY NORMED ASSESSMENT. SO WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR 2024 ACTUAL PERFORMANCE, PLEASE KNOW THAT THE NATIONAL NORM IS 50%. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS FROM THAT LENS, OUR CHILDREN, OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING A REALLY ABOVE AVERAGE JOB IF THESE ARE AVERAGES ACROSS KINDERGARTEN AND THE NORM IS 50% NATIONALLY. AGAIN, AS WE LOOK AT FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE, WE DO USE THAT SAME ASSESSMENT, THE MAP ASSESSMENT, THE GOAL WAS TO INCREASE FROM 64 TO 72%.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE TOP TWO, THE FIRST, WHERE YOU SEE 2024 IN WHITE IS THE GOAL THAT WAS SET AND THE ACTUAL IS IN THE GOLD. AND SO WE ARE MEETING OR FAIRLY CLOSE TO MEETING IN MANY OF THE AREAS.

AGAIN, THIS IS MAP, THE NATIONALLY NORMED ASSESSMENT WHERE 50% IS AVERAGE.

I PUT IN AT THE BOTTOM THE STATE IN 2023 DID SET SOME TARGETS FOR US.

WHEN THESE GOALS WERE FIRST SET, YOU ALL DIDN'T HAVE ANY TARGETS TO GO BY.

THE STATE IN 2023 GAVE US SOME TARGETS AND SO I'VE PUT THOSE IN.

OF COURSE THIS IS TARGETS ON STAAR AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MAP ASSESSMENT.

BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE YOU A, A AN INDICATOR OF WHERE OUR KIDS HAVE TO PERFORM.

THIS NEXT GOAL IS [INAUDIBLE] THIRD GRADE STAAR.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THIRD GRADE STAAR IN THE AREA OF READING AND THERE IS A ONE YEAR DELAY BECAUSE THAT 2019 DATA WAS NEVER RELEASED.

SO IT WHAT THIS DISTRICT DID WAS INCREASED BY ABOUT 2% EVERY YEAR FROM THEIR STARTING SCORE.

SO IF WE LOOK AT FROM 44% TO 54, WE'RE AT THE 52%.

WE'LL REACH THE 54% THIS YEAR FOR THE GOAL. WE ARE AT, AS YOU SEE, OVERALL, 48%, WHICH IS IN FACT ABOVE WHAT THE

[01:15:04]

SO IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THIS, YOU WILL NOTICE YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE IN QUITE A FEW OF THE AREAS AND EXCEEDING IN A FEW. SO I THINK THIS IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS AND THE CURRICULUM COORDINATORS AND PARENTS AND EVERYONE WE WORK TOGETHER.

NO ONE PERSON EDUCATES AND DOES EVERYTHING FOR A CHILD, AND WE KNOW THAT.

BUT THIS GIVES YOU JUST A GOOD VIEW OF WHERE ARE WE WITH THIRD GRADE READING.

WHERE DOES THE STATE SAY THEIR GOAL IS AND WHAT THE HOUSE BILL GOALS YOU ALL SET FOR THE DISTRICT WERE.

I THINK THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION SET THOSE WITH Y'ALL.

AND THEN AS WE SHIFT TO MATH, IN KINDERGARTEN MATH, THE EXPECTATION WAS TO INCREASE FROM 74 TO 82%.

AND AGAIN, BEAR IN MIND THAT ON MAP 50% IS AVERAGE.

HERE'S THE DATA FOR KINDERGARTEN FOR MATH. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE VERY CLOSE AND EVEN ABOVE IN SOME OF THE AREAS. I WILL SAY THAT IN THE AREA OF MATH LAST YEAR WE DID A SOFT ROLLOUT OF EUREKA MATH, WHICH IS AN OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE. IT'S A HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL REALLY OWNED BY THE STATE.

THE STATE IS PROMOTING THEIR MATERIALS FOR A STRONG SCHOOL FOUNDATION PROGRAM.

WE DID ADOPT THAT AND DO A SOFT ROLLOUT LAST YEAR OF THAT.

THIS YEAR WE ARE FULL ON EUREKA MATH. SO WE ARE SEEING, I THINK, SOME RESULTS FROM THAT. IF WE LOOK AT FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE THE GOAL WAS TO INCREASE FROM 65 TO 73%. IF YOU LOOK AT HOW WE ARE DOING IN THAT AREA AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE CLOSE. THIS IS MAP AND THE NORM. THE NATIONAL NORM IS 50%.

WE ARE ABOVE THAT IN PRETTY MUCH ALL AREAS EXCEPT FOR ONE IN THE SPECIAL ED AREA.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM, THESE ARE THE MATH TARGETS THAT THE STATE HAS SET.

AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT AND LOOK AT KIND OF WHERE OUR KIDS ARE WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.

THEN [INAUDIBLE] THIRD GRADE STAAR IN THE AREA OF MATH WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE TARGET IS FOR THIS YEAR YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE STILL SOME WORK TO DO IN SOME AREAS WITH SOME GROUPS OF STUDENTS.

BUT WE ARE CLOSE OR MEETING IN SOME OF THE GROUPS.

AGAIN, I HAVE PUT THE STATE'S EXPECTATION AND THIS IS APPLES TO APPLES.

SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE 24 ACTUAL PERFORMANCE IS HOW OUR KIDS PERFORMED IN THIRD GRADE.

AND THEN WHAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM IS THE TARGETS THAT THE STATE SET FOR THIRD GRADE.

SO THAT KIND OF PUTS IT IN REAL HARD CONTEXT OF WHERE ARE OUR KIDS IN RELATION TO THE STATE'S EXPECTATIONS.

THE LAST AREA TO LOOK AT FOR THE HOUSE BILL GOALS IS THE CAREER, COLLEGE AND MILITARY READY AREA.

THE GOAL WAS THE PERCENT OF GRADUATES THAT MEET CCMR WILL INCREASE FROM 58.5% TO 68.5% BY JUNE OF 2024.

AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THIS AREA.

BUT TEA DID IN 2023 INCREASE THEIR GOAL OF I BELIEVE IT WAS 60%.

THEY BUMPED THAT UP TO 88% TO SCORE AN A IN CAREER COLLEGE MILITARY READINESS.

WE ACTUALLY HAD LAST YEAR 60 AROUND 65%. IN THE 2024 GRADUATING SENIOR GROUP, WE HAD 87%. SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE.

WE HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES IN THIS AREA OF GETTING OUR STUDENTS READY FOR THEIR FUTURE.

I WILL SAY YOU KNOW, I CHECKED FOCUS TODAY AND THEN CROSS CHECKED WITH MICHELLE GENTRY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE ARE AT ABOUT 75.5% WITH OUR GRADUATING SENIORS RIGHT NOW,

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AND WE HAVE OTHER MEASURES THAT WE WOULD USE, LIKE THE TSAI, TAKING A DUAL CREDIT COURSE.

SO WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT WE WILL BE AN A, A LIKE A VERY SOLID A THIS YEAR.

SO OUR GOAL IS TO REACH 100% OF OUR KIDS. SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE SECOND AREA OF HOUSE BILL THREE GOAL REPORTING, WHICH YOU CAN SEE WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN THIS AREA.

WITH THAT I DID WANT TO LET THE LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT IT IS TIME FOR US TO WRITE NEW UPDATED HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS.

I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE BOARD COMMITTEE, MR. ENGLISH AND MISS WATKINS TO DO THAT AND ANY OF YOU ARE WELCOME TO TO GIVE SOME INPUT.

I WILL ALSO WILL WORK WITH MR. EVANS, OUR DIRECTOR FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT.

AND WE WILL LOOK CAREFULLY AT OUR GOALS AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE WITH OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN AUGUST TO ADOPT NEW GOALS.

SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND ONE OF THEM IS FOR CLARIFICATION.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CCMR FOR OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, HOW MUCH DOES CCMR AFFECT THE HIGH SCHOOL'S ACCOUNTABILITY? IT AFFECTS THE WHOLE DISTRICT GREATLY. IT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN A EVEN A LETTER GRADE SO SIGNIFICANTLY.

AS YOU, AS THE BOARD KNOWS CERTAINLY MR. ENGLISH AND MISS WATSON, WHO ARE ON THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE.

WE DID REVISE THE STUDENT HANDBOOK TO SAY THAT STUDENTS COULD NOT HAVE AN EARLY RELEASE OR AN OFF PERIOD UNTIL THEY GET THEIR CCMR CHECK MARK.

BECAUSE WE HAD KIDS WHO WERE NOT, YOU KNOW, UTILIZING EVERY PERIOD TO GET FUTURE READY.

AND THAT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN OR STUDENTS, SO WE CHANGED THAT.

AND THEY ARE WELCOME TO HAVE OFF PERIODS IN EARLY, YOU KNOW, RELEASE OR LATE ARRIVAL OR WHATEVER, BUT THEY NEED TO HAVE THE CCMR READINESS FIRST, SO.

AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW THE STATE IS HOW WE'RE FARING AGAINST THE STATE AVERAGE, ARE WE COMPARING I KNOW THE STATE SAYS IT'S MEET, IT'S APPROACHING STANDARD.

NO. IT'S MEETS, THAT WAS THE MEETS STANDARD. OKAY, THAT THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I KNOW I CONSIDER SUCCESS MEETS EXPECTATIONS, NOT APPROACHES. CORRECT. AND SO DO WE.

WE FEEL LIKE MEETS IS, MEETING THE STANDARD IS PRETTY CLEAR, APPROACHES IS YOU ARE APPROACHING MEETING THE STANDARD BUT YOU'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

BUT THE STATE SAYS IT'S ACCEPTABLE FOR YOU TO GO TO THE NEXT GRADE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY DR. TRAMEL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS CITIZEN INPUT.

[8. Citizen Input]

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS SOME CONCERNS I HAVE REGARDING SOME OF THE PROCESSES REGARDING AROUND ISSUES GOING ON AT ZELLAR'S PRE-K SCHOOL. AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER BY ONE OF THE PREVIOUS PRESENTERS, THERE WAS THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS ARE OUR MOST UNDERSERVED. THEY'RE EITHER THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A NEED, WHETHER IT'S FINANCIAL, FAMILY, WHATEVER, OR THEY HAVE A LEARNING NEED WHERE THEIR SPECIAL.

MY CHILD IS, BOTH OF MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE PROGRAM WITH THE SCHOOL SO FAR.

AND UP UNTIL THIS LAST SEMESTER, I HAVE FELT VERY SAFE AND SECURE WITH THE TEACHERS THAT I'VE HAD IN THAT CLASSROOM.

AND WE HAD AN ISSUE IN MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER'S CLASS THIS YEAR WHERE THE TEACHER WAS REMOVED FROM HER CLASSROOM A WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL GOT OUT.

AND THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT SHARED WITH THE PARENTS OF THE CLASSROOM IN A TIMELY MANNER.

I KNOW THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CAN'T BE DISCUSSED IMMEDIATELY WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS I'M UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.

[01:25:04]

UP TO THIS POINT, MY OLDER DAUGHTER, WHO WAS IN THAT CLASSROOM, SHE HAD TWO WONDERFUL TEACHERS.

I HAVE TO SAY, MAJORITY OF THE PRE-K TEACHERS THAT I'VE DEALT WITH UP TO THIS POINT HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL.

AND ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN VERY COMMUNICATIVE AND HELPED ME TO FEEL SUPPORTED WITH HELPING MY CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM AND HELPING THEM MEET THEIR NEEDS AND HELPING THEM MEET THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. THIS SEMESTER I WAS WORKING THROUGH THE NEW TEACHER THAT WE HAD AND NOVEMBER 12TH, IT'S CLEAR AS DAY FOR ME. MY DAUGHTER SUDDENLY DID A 180 DEGREE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, AND I ASKED QUESTIONS IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHO MY CHILD IS.

AND THE PRINCIPAL WAS IN SOME OF THESE INCIDENTS WHERE MY DAUGHTER BASICALLY HAD A PANIC ATTACK AT THE SCHOOL, AND I COULDN'T PUT A FINGER ON WHAT IT WAS, BUT I WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT I'D HAD UP TO THIS POINT, WHICH WAS SPEAKING WITH THE TEACHER. THE TEACHER HAD BEEN, LIKE I SAID UP TO THIS POINT, PRETTY COMMUNICATIVE WITH ME.

I FELT LIKE I WAS ON A THIRD YEAR, A GOOD ROLE WITH A THIRD YEAR OF A TEACHER.

AND THEN COME TO FIND OUT, THAT TEACHER WAS NOT GIVING ME THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO HELP MY CHILD.

AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE PARENTS IN THAT CLASSROOM WHO WERE NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED TO HELP THAT CHILD. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'M LUCKY ENOUGH MY FATHER IS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD IF YOU GUYS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, I'M JEFF BURTON'S DAUGHTER. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE'S ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, I BOARD I THINK MAYBE WE GOT MORE COMMUNICATION THAN SOME OF THE OTHER PARENTS IN THAT CLASSROOM, WHICH A ISN'T FAIR, AND B SHOULD NEVER BE THE CASE.

AND I FEEL THAT WHETHER THAT TEACHER IS STILL THERE, I GOT A NOTICE YESTERDAY SAYING THAT THAT TEACHER HAS OFFICIALLY RESIGNED.

I FEEL LIKE THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE DISTRICT ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE CHILDREN WHO CAN'T COMMUNICATE FOR THEMSELVES IS TRULY A PROBLEM.

AND I FEEL LIKE EVEN IF THAT TEACHER IS NO LONGER THERE AND THAT PROCESS CAN'T MOVE FORWARD, THERE'S A BIGGER PROCESS I THINK NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AT THAT BUILDING, BECAUSE THERE WERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE RAISED ALARMS SPECIFICALLY IN THAT CLASS.

I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CAMPUS AS A WHOLE. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT JUST IN THAT ONE CLASS, HAVE RAISED ALARMS REGARDING WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THAT CLASSROOM, AND NOTHING WAS DONE FOR IT LIKE NOTHING, UNTIL SOMETHING SO SEVERE HAPPENED THAT THAT TEACHER HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THAT CLASSROOM AND THEY RESIGNED.

THAT'S SUPER DISHEARTENING AS A PARENT TO NOT FEEL LIKE I'M BEING SUPPORTED BY THE TEACHERS AND THE LEADERSHIP AT THAT SCHOOL.

SO MY COMMENT FOR YOU IS I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A CONTINUED REVIEW OF WHAT THE BREAKDOWN OF PROCEDURE WAS AT THAT CAMPUS.

WHY THE REPORTING WAS NOT GOING WHERE IT NEEDED TO GO, WHY IT WAS NOT BEING REPORTED.

MAYBE THERE'S CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT NEED TO GO INTO PLACE SO THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS THAT NEED US TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

I HAVE SEEN WONDERFUL THINGS WITH BOTH OF MY KIDS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND SO FOR ME, IT WAS VERY DISHEARTENING TO SEE ALL OF THIS UNRAVEL.

THIS LAST SEMESTER IS VERY HARD TO SEE. AND TO HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE OTHER PARENTS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SO AS A PARENT, AS A PERSON IN THIS DISTRICT, I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT WE HAVE BETTER CHECKS AND BALANCES IN THAT BUILDING.

SO WHAT THOUGHTS DOES EVERYONE HAVE? I GUESS I'M GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND DURING OPEN SESSION.

OKAY. BUT IF YOU KNOW, IF YOU REACH OUT, WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO.

WELL, AND I DO WANT TO SAY, MR. BARTLETT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL RESPONDING TO ME.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN OUT OF COUNTRY ON BUSINESS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO HE AND I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CONNECT.

WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT LATER THIS WEEK. HE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL.

BUT AFTER THE PROCESS. MY DAUGHTER IS HAVING PANIC ATTACKS.

SHE'S FOUR BECAUSE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THAT CLASSROOM.

IT'S NOT OKAY. THIS IS ME AFTER DEALING WITH THIS FOR MONTHS.

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BUT FOR KIDS WHO ONLY FUNCTION WELL WHEN THEY HAVE STRUCTURE, TO NOT HAVE STRUCTURE IS REALLY HARD.

AND TO WATCH MY DAUGHTER, THE MINUTES THIS TEACHER WAS REMOVED FROM THAT CLASSROOM AND THE MINUTE SHE WAS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK, REVERT BACK TO THE CHILD I KNOW. AND I HAD BEEN FIGHTING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON FOR SIX WEEKS, AND THE FACT THAT THE PRINCIPAL AND OTHER AIDES THAT WERE IN THAT CLASSROOM AND THAT WERE IN THE BUILDING WHEN THIS WAS GOING ON, NEVER ONCE REACHED OUT. AND I WORKED THROUGH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE CORRECT PROCESS IS REALLY CONCERNING FOR ME.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I HOPE THAT AS YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NEXT STEPS IN THAT PROCESS AND WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT CAMPUS THAT YOU LOOK AT ALIGNING, WHETHER IT'S WHEN A REPORT IS SENT, IT'S ALSO SENT TO THE MR. LAMB AS A SUPERINTENDENT OR TO YOU, MISS WATKINS, SO THAT THERE IS AN OVERSIGHT AND IT'S NOT LEFT TO ONE PERSON TO DECIDE WHAT DOES NEED TO BE REPORTED AND WHAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPORTED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT HAPPENING FOR THIS CLASSROOM, MUCH LESS WHAT ELSE WAS GOING ON AT THAT CAMPUS. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING OF IT.

I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE ONE CLASSROOM THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT

[9. Approval of Minutes]

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEETING MINUTES? SO MOVED. I HEARD MR. OLSON MAKE THE MOTION, AND THEN MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND SO WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR. AND MR. FLORES ABSTAINED.

OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE ACTION ITEMS, MISS BROWN.

[10. Action Items]

SO OUR ACTION ITEM THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THIS EVENING IS THE ANNUAL ACTION ITEM THAT WE BRING EVERY JANUARY.

THIS IS FOR CABINET LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.

THE SUPERINTENDENT ANNUALLY MAKES THESE CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CABINET LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS.

SO WITH THAT THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CABINET LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS AS SUBMITTED.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. I HEARD MR. BURTON MAKE THE MOTION MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE SECOND. OH, I'M SORRY. MR. BEBER MADE THE MOTION MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE SECOND. I SAW JEFFREY'S HAND A LITTLE BIT. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THERE BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. AND THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[11. Consent Agenda]

OKAY. MR. BURTON MADE A MOTION TO PULL ITEM I.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. JASON OLSON MADE A SECOND.

SECONDED. ALRIGHTY. MR. WYSE.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ITEM I IS OUR REFRESH OF OUR TEACHER LAPTOP DEVICES.

WE GOT FIVE YEARS OUT OF THE LAST ONES, AND IT'S TIME TO BUY SOME NEW ONES.

SO THEY'LL BE PURCHASED THIS SPRING FOR ROLLOUT IN THE FALL.

JUST EVERYONE BASICALLY IN THE DISTRICT HAS A MACBOOK AIR RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO GET AN UPDATED DEVICE IN THE FALL.

IT'S COMING OUT OF THE FUNDING SOURCES BOND FUNDS FROM SOME OF THE OLD 2017 BOND.

WE'RE USING THAT AS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE PURCHASE, BUT THAT WILL BE IT'S JUST THE STANDARD REFRESH OF THOSE OF THE TEACHING DEVICES.

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YEAH, IF YOU JUST GET A NUMBER. ROUGHLY 600 TEACHERS.

RIGHT. AND THEN SOME ADMIN STAFF TOO, THAT HAVE THEM, SO.

CHROMEBOOKS? NO, IT'S JUST MACBOOK AIR'S. BASICALLY ANYONE IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAS A MACBOOK AIR.

SO PRINCIPALS TOO, SOME ADMIN STAFF, IF YOU IF YOU HAVE A MACBOOK IT'S A IT'S A REFRESH.

OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT RIGHT THEN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JESSE. WILL WE BE REPLACING THE MACBOOKS WITH OTHER MACBOOKS OR WILL THEY BE GETTING.

OKAY? MR. BURTON, I KNOW YOU HAD A QUESTION. YES.

I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION. AND I, AS I SAID, WANTED TO BRING IT UP SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN HEAR THAT AS WELL.

WHEN WE SAY WE'RE SPENDING OVER $100,000, BUT WE'RE SPENDING OVER $1 MILLION, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING.

AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. I THINK IT'S QUITE RELEVANT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.

WE HAVE SOME COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ARE PRETTY EXCITED TO GET OUR BUSINESS IF THERE'S ANYTHING LEFT.

ON A FIVE YEAR ONE, I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH RESIDUAL VALUE THERE IS, BUT YEAH.

I KNOW IF YOU CAN, YOU CAN. IF YOU CAN GET IN, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THEM ON THE APPLES ON THE CHROMEBOOKS.

THEY'RE KIND OF THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MEAT LEFT ON THE BONE.

MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE TWO HINGES ON THEM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM I , SAY RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. NOW, APPROVAL WILL CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM I.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MR. BURTON MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. FLORES MADE A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING OUR CONSENT AGENDA RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

[12. Board President Comments]

THANK YOU FOR APPRECIATING US SO GENEROUSLY. TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, HAPPY START OF THE SECOND SEMESTER.

I KNOW WE'RE A COUPLE OF DAYS IN MINUS A COUPLE OF WEATHER DELAY DAYS.

AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH MR. FLORES FOR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

[13. Board Comments]

I FORGET EVERY JANUARY THAT I NEED TO BRING A CART OR A WHEELBARROW OR SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO LUG IT BACK TO MY TRUCK, BUT IT'S AGAIN, IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS IN MY HOME.

THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE WAITING THERE TO SEE WHAT WHAT THEY CAN CLAIM.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THESE GIFTS. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK CECILIA FOR HELPING ME SECURE THE STADIUM FOR MARCH THE 1ST. WE ARE HAVING A SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS BUILD BEDS FOR YOUNG KIDS IN THE AREA. ALL OF THE PROCEEDS AND ALL THAT STAY IN THE AREA.

AND OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD 50 BEDS THAT DAY. WE'D LIKE TO GET AT LEAST 100 VOLUNTEERS, AND WE'RE REALLY TARGETING THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE ABOUT 100 YOUTH FROM OUR CHURCH, AND WE'RE REACHING OUT TO OTHER CHURCHES, AS WELL AS THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO BRING THEIR YOUTH AND HELP BUILD THESE BEDS.

IT WILL BE ON MARCH THE 1ST AT 8 A.M., AND I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO TO BE THERE AS WELL.

MARY, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME SECURE THE GRILL SO WE CAN HAVE SOME FOOD FOR THESE YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN AND ANYONE THAT VOLUNTEERS.

SO AGAIN, YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO PARTICIPATE ON MARCH THE 1ST.

THANK YOU. IT'S IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING HOLIDAY SEASON W ITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT WAS EXCITING TO BE PART OF THE OF THE ANGEL TREE, AND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT THAT THAT EVENT TOUCHES IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. AND AS WE TOLD THEM AS WE FINISHED ON DISTRIBUTION NIGHT THAT WE ON THE BOARD WANT TO BE ABLE TO INPUT TO THAT DONATE INTO THAT AS WELL. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE IT BIGGER THIS NEXT YEAR.

I WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT INVITED ME TO BE A JUDGE AT THE OAK POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE AMAZING SHAKE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, AND MOST OF YOU ARE MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT, SO YOU PROBABLY HAVE,

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AND IF YOU'VE SEEN THE COMMUNICATION ON FACEBOOK AND STUFF, THERE'S TWO YOUNG GUYS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THE NEWS, THEY WERE THERE. THEY THEY BARELY MISSED OUT MAKING THE TRIP TO TRIP TO ATLANTA.

BUT WHAT A GREAT WAY TO TEACH OUR YOUTH HOW TO HANDLE THEMSELVES IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT CAN COME UP AND HOW TO HANDLE THEMSELVES AS AN ADULT, EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN.

I WAS ASTOUNDED THAT THEY WERE THAT MUCH ADVANCED WITH THEIR PERSONAL ABILITY TO PROJECT THEMSELVES.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT AT MORE CAMPUSES RATHER THAN JUST OAK POINT.

THANK YOU. WELL FIRST OFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH IS ALWAYS A GREAT OUTPOURING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CAMPUSES.

AND DEFINITELY WE'RE THE ONES WHO APPRECIATE THAT.

I WAS WELL, THE AMAZING SHAKE WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME YOUNG THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS VERY ARTICULATE.

I DID WORK THE ROOM, AND THESE FOLKS WOULD COME UP AND STAND ALONE YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT ALL KINDS OF FUN, FUN TOPICS AND YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ALL KINDS OF HANDSHAKES FROM THEM, FROM COLD AND CLAMMY TO SUPER FIRM.

SO IT WAS VERY UNIQUE. I WOULD LIKE TO WISH GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY ON THURSDAY FOR OUR SPELLING BEE DISTRICT WIDE SPELLING BEE ON THURSDAY. I HOPE ALL THE CONTESTANTS GO GOOD.

I KNOW THAT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS LAST YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR IS EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL.

SO I WISH EVERYBODY GREAT SUCCESS ON THURSDAY.

AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING EVERYONE'S DOING. THANK YOU.

NOT THAT IT WAS JANUARY, BUT IT WAS BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

SO WALKING IN AND SEEING EVERYTHING COVERED IS ALWAYS A NICE A NICE SURPRISE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THAT.

JUST WANT TO WELCOME ALL, ALL THE KIDS AND TEACHERS AND EVERYONE BACK FOR THE NEW THE NEW NEW SEMESTER, NEW SCHOOL START OF SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH WE KIND OF HAD THE WEATHER KIND OF GIVE THAT HICCUP AFTER A DAY OR SO.

BUT HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL GO STRAIGHT ON NOW.

AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEXT SEMESTER. SO THANK YOU.

MR. OLSON. SAME THING. JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE GIFTS.

THANK YOU TO STAFF, ALL THE CAMPUSES FOR EVERYTHING.

I KNOW THAT THEY REALLY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO IT.

EACH EACH GIFT IS VERY SPECIAL FROM EACH CAMPUS AND EACH GROUP.

SO WE DO TRULY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANKS STAFF, AS USUAL FOR ALL YOUR GREAT REPORTING AND INFORMATION TO US.

IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS UP HERE.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY SPEEDY AND HANDY TO GIVE US ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS VERY QUICKLY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP IS OUR SUPERINTENDENTS INPUT.

[14. Superintendent Comments]

I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. ENGLISH FOR DONATING ALL HIS GIFTS TONIGHT TO ME AND TELLING ME I CAN JUST TAKE THEM HOME.

SO THANK YOU, MR. ENGLISH, BUT A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO.

WE HAD A GREAT FIRST SEMESTER AND THE SECOND SEMESTER IS ALREADY GOING STRONG.

SO IT'S EXCITING. WE'RE IN AN EXCITING PLACE RIGHT NOW.

SO CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE TO SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT CONTINUE TO GO ON.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THESE AREAS.

ALRIGHTY. WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. SECOND. MR. BEBER MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:45, MISS FLORES.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.