Apr 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.]

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LITTLE ELM ISD IS NOW IN SESSION.

THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED MEETING IN THE BOARD SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT CODE

[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 LITTLE ELM ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW BACK IN SESSION.

IT IS 7:00. WE HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,

[3. Pledge of Allegiance]

MRS. FLORES, MAY WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION AND ROLL CALL, PLEASE? OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT.

[6. Superintendent Spotlight]

FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE LEADERS OF THE PACK PROGRAM, WE PUT OUT THE CALL TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALL OF YOU GUYS AND ALL OF OUR PARENTS AND STAFF AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, TO SEND US AN EMAIL, SEND US A NOMINATION FORM FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, THOSE THAT ARE MAKING A SIGNIFICANTLY HUGE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, AND WE GET LOTS AND LOTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, LOTS OF NOMINATIONS, AND EACH MONTH WE'RE TASKED WITH THE VERY DIFFICULT TASK OF BRINGING TWO ONLY TWO, NARROWING IT DOWN TO TWO AND BRINGING THOSE TO THE BOARD MEETING FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

SO I'D LIKE TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR SCREEN AS WE RECOGNIZE OUR VERY FIRST LEADER OF THE PACK FOR THE EVENING, MISS PERSICK.

YES. I NOMINATED MISS PERSICK FOR LEADERS OF THE PACK BECAUSE OF HOW AMAZING SHE'S DOING WITH MY DAUGHTER, ANDREA. SHE, THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR IN EDUCATION AND SHE HAS BEEN AMAZING WITH HER.

SHE HAS REALLY GROWN AND IT SHOWS EVERY DAY. SHE LOVES GOING TO SCHOOL AND MOST PART OF IT IS BECAUSE OF MISS PERSICK.

SHE'S VERY WELCOMING. SHE CARES, SHE TRULY GENERALLY CARES FOR THE KIDS.

SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND. AND THIS IS THESE ARE THE TEACHERS THAT AS PARENTS, WE REALLY WOULD LIKE OUR KIDS TO ENCOUNTER THROUGHOUT THEIR WHOLE YEARS OF EDUCATION.

SO WE WERE REALLY LUCKY TO GET HER OUR FIRST YEAR SO SHE CAN SET THE TONE FOR THE REST OF HER SCHOOL YEARS.

I'M SO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT JULIA PERSICK, OUR KINDERGARTEN DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER, IS OUR LEADER OF THE PACK FOR OAK POINT ELEMENTARY. MISS PERSIC IS AN AMAZING DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER.

SHE REALLY IS DEDICATED TO HER STUDENTS AND THEIR ACADEMICS.

SHE IS ALWAYS COMMUNICATING WITH HER PARENTS AND ENSURING THAT HER STUDENTS ARE GROWING BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO TEACH KINDERGARTEN. IF YOU'VE EVER DONE IT, YOU'LL KNOW THAT IT IS NOT EASY TO GET KINDERGARTNERS ALL IN LINE, OR FOR THEM TO CONTINUE DOING THEIR WORK WITHOUT GETTING DISTRACTED, BUT MISS PERSICK DOES AN AMAZING JOB.

HER DEDICATION IS VERY MUCH NEEDED AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE HAVING HER AT OAK POINT ELEMENTARY.

IF YOU ALL WILL JOIN ME IN GIVING A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO JULIA PERSICK, OUR FIRST LEADER OF THE PACK FOR TONIGHT.

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THIS. OH, THERE SHE IS. SHE'S COMING. COME ON DOWN, MISS PERSICK.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH MISS PERSICK AND MR. LAMB AND MISS WATKINS. AND WHILE THEY'RE TAKING THAT PICTURE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS PERSICK.

SHE IS, HAS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR SEVEN YEARS AS THE KINDERGARTEN DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER.

ONE OF HER FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT TEACHING IS WATCHING LIGHT BULB MOMENTS HAPPEN. MISS PERSICK, DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND JOIN YOU FOR A PICTURE BEFORE YOU GO. COME ON DOWN FAMILY, OH. CAN WE TAKE IT BACK? NO. WHEN MISS PERSICK ISN'T WORKING, SHE LOVES SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HER FAMILY.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR BEING A LEADER OF THE PACK.

AND NOW, IF YOU'LL DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN AGAIN AS WE RECOGNIZE OUR SECOND LEADER OF THE PACK FOR THE EVENING, MISS SARAH ROLFE.

HI. MY NAME IS EVERETT. AND THE REASON I NOMINATED MS. ROLFE FOR THE LEADER OF THE PACK IS BECAUSE OF TWO THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, HER COOPERATION WITH THE STUDENTS.

SHE ALWAYS WORKS WITH THE STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, AND SHE GETS US READY FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO.

WHENEVER STUDENTS ARE FEELING DOWN. SHE'LL PULL THEM INTO THE OFFICE AND SHE DOES EVERYTHING FABULOUSLY LIKE SHE JUST DOES IT.

AND THEN THE SECOND REASON IS SHE PREPPED US FOR COMPETITION LIKE NO OTHER TEACHER EVER HAS.

LIKE, I'VE HAD CHOIR TEACHERS WHO PREP US FOR PRE UIL SHE PREPS US FOR UIL AND FOR ANY OTHER COMPETITION THAT WE MAY HAVE.

LIKE WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM AT THE MURCHISON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT UNT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ONE.

AND SHE'S PREPPING US FOR THAT. AND ALL THE MUSIC THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

THAT'S VERY COOL BECAUSE IF ONE STUDENT ISN'T GETTING IT, SHE WILL FIX WHAT'S WHAT THE STUDENT IS DOING.

AND SHE WORKS INDIVIDUALLY AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN A BIG GROUP.

USUALLY IT IS. AND SHE FINDS ENTERTAINING WAYS TO COOPERATE AND INTEGRATE THE STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

THAT'S WHY I NOMINATED HER FOR LEADER OF THE PACK.

I AM SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT SARAH ROLFE IS WALKER'S LEADER OF THE PACK.

SHE DOES AMAZING THINGS FOR KIDS. THEY REALLY RESPECT HER.

SHE COMMUNICATES REALLY WELL WITH PARENTS, DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.

SHE IS OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF COMMUNICATING WITH TEACHERS, SHARING THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE REALLY DOES A GREAT JOB AT WALKER. MISS ROLFE, COME ON UP AS WE GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING LEADER OF THE PACK.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. AND AS THEY TAKE A PICTURE, WE ARE GOING TO ASK MR. ROLFE TO COME UP IN JUST A MOMENT. MISS ROLFE'S HUSBAND, JOHN, IF YOU'LL JOIN US NOW FOR A PICTURE.

I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

EVERETT THE KIDDO YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN THAT MADE THE NOMINATION, HE WAS VERY PERSISTENT.

HE HAS NOMINATED MISS ROLFE NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

HE WAS LIKE, I AM NOT GOING TO BE IGNORED, MISS. RALPH IS AMAZING.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE HER. AND SO WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO HONOR EVERETT'S PERSISTENCE AS WELL AS MISS RALPH'S EXCELLENCE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND ONE FINAL PIECE. WE ALWAYS WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT RBFCU WHO PROVIDE WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR EACH OF OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK AND ALSO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HERE AT LITTLE ELM ISD.

ROWDY GRANADO HELPS US OUT WITH THESE VIDEO PACKAGES.

SO THANKS TO BOTH OF THEM. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ORDER IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT SPOTLIGHT.

MR. BARTLETT, IT'S YOUR TURN. DOCTOR. I MISS WATKINS BOARD.

I CALLED YOU DOCTOR WATKINS. OH, HONORARY DOCTOR TONIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. HONORARY. MISS WATKINS, BOARD, MR. LAMB. YES. WE ARE HERE TO NOMINATE OUR STUDENTS AND BRAG ABOUT OUR STUDENTS THIS EVENING.

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NOLAN WAS CHOSEN AS THE SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR SHOWING COURAGE.

NOLAN SHOWS BRAVERY BY STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT EASY.

HE USES HIS WORDS TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS, SPEAKS UP WHEN SOMETHING IS UNFAIR, AND ALWAYS TRIES TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

NOLAN ALSO SHOWS COURAGE BY TRYING NEW THINGS AND NEVER GIVING UP, EVEN WHEN SOMETHING FEELS HARD.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF NOLAN FOR BEING A STRONG AND BRAVE ROLE MODEL IN OUR CLASSROOM AND THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL.

NOLAN. [APPLAUSE] MOM AND DAD, Y'ALL CAN MAKE YOUR WAY UP. COME ON, Y'ALL COME ON UP AND Y'ALL CAN GET A PICTURE AS WELL. COME ON. YEAH, I KNOW.

YAY! CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, MISS CUSTER, WILL YOU COME ON UP FOR BRENT? OKAY. CAN I HAVE C.C. SUTTON COME ON UP? I WANT TO READ ABOUT HER WHILE SHE'S STANDING UP HERE.

COME ON UP HERE FOR CC. OKAY. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE C.C. AS OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

SHE'S A BRIGHT LIGHT IN OUR CLASSROOMS AS HER TEACHERS.

ALL THE FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS GOT TOGETHER. SHE'S ALWAYS KIND, RESPECTFUL, AND EAGER TO HELP OTHERS.

HER SWEET PERSONALITY SHINES THROUGH IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES, FROM WORKING HARD ON HER SCHOOLWORK TO ENCOURAGING HER CLASSMATES WITH A SMILE OR A KIND WORD. CC CONSISTENTLY PUTS FORTH HER BEST EFFORT AND APPROACHES EACH DAY WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

SHE LISTENS ATTENTIVELY, FOLLOWS DIRECTIONS, AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE.

WHETHER SHE'S PARTICIPATING IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS, HELPING TO CLEAN UP, OR SHOWING LEADERSHIP IN GROUP WORK, SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE. HER FRIENDLY NATURE, STRONG WORK ETHIC, AND THOUGHTFUL HEART MAKE HER A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS.

WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE HER AS A PART OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND FIFTH GRADERS IN THE SPRING GET A LITTLE READY TO MOVE ON, BUT CC HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXAMPLE.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND, MISS HOFFMAN, WILL YOU COME DOWN, PLEASE, AND ANNOUNCE CHAVEZ'S WINNER? IT MUST BE A NIGHT TO NOMINATE FIFTH GRADERS.

ANDI, WILL YOU COME UP HERE? I'M MEGAN HOFFMAN.

I'M THE MUSIC TEACHER AT CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY. AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHAVEZ SPECIALS TEAM AND ALL OF CHAVEZ, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ANDI RIMPI.

OKAY, I CAN DO THIS WITHOUT CRYING. I GOT IT.

I'M A I'M A BIG BABY. ANDY HAS BEEN A LOBO LEADER AND A CALM AND CONSISTENT POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF ALL THE CHAVEZ CHARACTER TRAITS IN HER SIX YEARS AT CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY. SHE ALWAYS WORKS WITH EXCELLENCE.

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SHE ALSO MAINTAINS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE EVEN WHEN SHE FACES SETBACKS OR CHALLENGES.

SHE IS ALSO KIND AND CONSIDERATE TO EVERY PERSON ON OUR STAFF, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POSITION.

WE KNOW THAT WE WILL MISS ANDY WHEN SHE GOES TO WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE US PROUD AS SHE GOES THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND BECOMES AN ADULT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY, UP NEXT IS HACKBERRY, MR. MUNEES AND MISS GOOCH.

GOOD EVENING BOARD SUPERINTENDENT LAMB. HACKBERRY ELEMENTARY IS HONORED TO PRESENT OUR SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE MONTH. AUBREY DUNNEKEY. AUBREY, CAN YOU COME ON DOWN FOR US? SO WHEN MISS GOOCH DESCRIBED AUBREY, SHE SAID, AUBREY IS THE STUDENT THAT EVERY TEACHER WANTS.

SO I'M GOING TO LET MISS GOOCH SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW. THAT IS 100% ACCURATE.

SHE IS A STUDENT. THAT JUST ONE THAT MAKES MY JOB EASY.

I WAS TELLING MR. MUNNES, WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT AUBREY IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, I HAD HER SITTING AT A TABLE FULL OF BOYS AND NONE OF THOSE BOYS.

YOU ALL KNOW HOW THAT CAN BE SOMETIMES. NONE OF THOSE BOYS EVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING THEIR BOOK OUT.

THEY NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING THEIR DESK CLEANED BECAUSE SHE JUST DID IT, AND SHE DID IT SO QUIETLY AND SO KINDLY, AND THAT'S JUST WHO SHE IS. AS A STUDENT IN MY CLASS, EVEN SOMETIMES IT'S REMINDED MS. COOCH, WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING OR WHERE HER PENCIL IS OR WHAT IT IS THAT I'VE LOST IN THE ROOM AT WHATEVER TIME.

AND SHE'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT SO QUIET, SO KIND, AND JUST DOES IT WITHOUT EVER BEING ASKED, WITHOUT EVER BEING TOLD.

AND HER CLASSMATES ALWAYS HAVE NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT HER.

AND THAT'S JUST WHO SHE IS IN MY CLASSROOM. AND LIKE I SAID, SHE MAKES MY JOB EASY.

SHE'S A GEM AND I'M SO LUCKY THAT SHE'S OURS.

[APPLAUSE] YES. FAMILY. COME ON DOWN, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. SO FOR LAKEVIEW WE HAD REALLY, REALLY TOUGH CHOICES.

AND WE HAVE TWO TONIGHT THAT WE'D LIKE TO HONOR.

SO THANK YOU, MR. BARTLETT, FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT.

OUR FIRST ONE, FIRST GRADER. CAN I SEE MR. WALKER MILNER, PLEASE? COME ON DOWN. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. VERY PROUD OF YOU.

SO WALKER IS A POSITIVE STUDENT AND ALWAYS READY TO HELP.

HE IS ALWAYS RESPECTFUL TO OTHERS AND A GREAT FRIEND.

WALKER TRIES HIS BEST AND IS ALWAYS ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THINGS THAT ARE CHALLENGING.

HE SHOWS GREAT INTEGRITY AND PERSISTENCE EACH DAY, AND IS A MODEL OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LOBO.

OUR FIRST SUPERINTENDENT STAR SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

WALKER

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[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. AND OUR SECOND AWARD WINNER TODAY IS A SECOND GRADER, MISS NOAH LASSITER.

COME ON DOWN. SO NOAH IS AN INCREDIBLY RESPECTFUL STUDENT TO ALL HER CLASSMATES, AS WELL AS HER TEACHERS AND ANYONE THAT SHE MEETS.

SHE HAS A THOUGHTFUL, LOVING PERSONALITY THAT IS REFLECTED IN HER LIFE.

NO MATTER WHAT STRUGGLES SHE MAY HAVE, SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE AND A WILLING HEART FOR LEARNING AND FOR HER PEERS IN LIFE.

SHE'S A STUDENT. SHE IS THE STUDENT, LISTENING AND CAREFULLY WORKING THROUGH CHALLENGES OF LEARNING.

WHEN SHE UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPT, SHE IS THE FIRST ONE TO ASSIST HER CLASSMATES IN THEIR OWN STRUGGLE.

NOAH HAS A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND IMPROVE, WHICH ARE VERY ADMIRABLE QUALITIES FOR OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY.

OUR SECOND LAKEVIEW SUPERINTENDENT STAR SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE MONTH, NOAH LASSITER.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT PRESTWICK. MISS ALLEN.

I KNOW EVERYBODY'S WONDERING IF YOU'RE A FIFTH GRADER OR NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE SO TALL.

SO EVERYBODY KEEPS ASKING ME. YEAH, IT IS THE NIGHT OF FIFTH GRADERS TONIGHT, I'M JAMIE ELLEN, I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY, AND THIS IS JADEN WOOD. HE'S ONE OF OUR FIFTH GRADERS. HIS TEACHER SAID ABOUT HIM BY NOMINATING THEM, WE CHOSE JADEN FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING GROWTH IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. THIS YEAR, HE HAS DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT IN SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH PEERS.

ALONGSIDE THIS GROWTH, JADEN HAS MAINTAINED EXCELLENT GRADES ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS, CONSISTENTLY SHOWING DEDICATION, RESPONSIBILITY AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC. HIS RESILIENCE AND COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL GROWTH MAKE HIM A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS, AND A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT.

CONGRATULATIONS, JADEN. [APPLAUSE]

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WHAT I MEANT, MR. BUSH. HANG ON A SECOND. [INAUDIBLE] COME ON DOWN.

MARSHA, I SAID HI TO YOU TODAY, TOO. I'M SORRY.

I KNOW, CAN I STAND BY YOU OR WILL I MAKE YOU FEEL SHORT? I'M MUCH TALLER THAN YOU. MY NAME IS MARSHA TORRES.

I'M ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AT OAK POINT, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING TO YOU GRADY.

GRADY IS A SECOND GRADE DUAL LANGUAGE STUDENT AT OAK POINT ELEMENTARY.

AND YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHAT HOUSE YOU'RE IN AT OUR SCHOOL.

ORANGE HOUSE. AND WHAT HOUSE IS THAT? MONTY, MONTY.

MONTY, MONTY. SO WE GOT TWO. DID YOU SEE THAT? WE GOT TWO MONTY, MONTY RIGHT HERE. ALRIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO READ ANYTHING OR I WOULD HAVE MADE IT BIGGER.

SO GOT TO GET MY GLASSES ON. SO MISS EARWOOD, ONE OF GRADY'S SECOND GRADE TEACHERS, NOMINATED GRADY SALERNO FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S AWARD. BECAUSE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL KINDNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY HE CONSISTENTLY SHOWS IN THE CLASSROOM.

GRADY IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP OTHERS, WHETHER IT'S ASSISTING A CLASSMATE WITH THEIR HOMEWORK OR THEIR WORK, OR COMFORTING A FRIEND WHEN THEY ARE UPSET. HE SHOWS RESPECT TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND HIS KIND ATTITUDE IS CONTAGIOUS.

ONE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE THAT STANDS OUT IS WHEN GRADY NOTICED A CLASSMATE HAD GOTTEN HURT AT RECESS.

WITHOUT HESITATION, GRADY WENT OVER TO THEM AND MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE ALL RIGHT.

HE DIDN'T SEEK RECOGNITION FOR HIS SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS, BUT IT SHOWED.

BUT IT SHOWED THE THOUGHTFUL AND CONSIDERATE NATURE THAT MAKES HIM SUCH A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR SCHOOL.

IN ADDITION TO BEING A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS, GRADY IS INCREDIBLY DEPENDABLE.

HE TAKES HIS SCHOOLWORK SERIOUSLY AND ALWAYS COMPLETES ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME.

HE ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THEIR BEST AND OFFER HELP WHEN NEEDED, MAKING THE CLASSROOM A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE HE'S IN IT.

MISS EARWOOD WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVES THAT GRADY DESERVES THE SUPERINTENDENTS AWARD FOR BEING A SHINING EXAMPLE OF KINDNESS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND EMPATHY. HE MAKES OUR CLASSROOM MORE POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, AND SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE OTHERS WITH HIS STRONG CHARACTER.

MR. GRADY SALERNO. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, SIR. ALRIGHT, I AM BILL BUSH. I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ISABELLA, WILL YOU COME JOIN ME UP HERE, PLEASE? HAVE, I AM VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE MISS ISABELLA APODACA.

SHE IS OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL. SOME WONDERFUL THINGS THAT TEACHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT ISABELLA.

MISS JERSAK, WHO IS HER ELAR TEACHER. ISABELLA GIVES HER BEST EFFORT.

ISABELLA IS VERY BRIGHT AND THOROUGH WITH HER WORK.

MISS SPEARS WHO IS HER TECH APPS TEACHER. ISABELLA IS A BRIGHT, RESPECTFUL, AND TRUSTWORTHY STUDENT.

SHE WORKS HARD AND IS KIND TO HER CLASSMATES.

SHE ADDS JOY TO OUR CLASS. WAY TO GO, ISABELLA! MISS HOGAN, HER SCIENCE TEACHER. ISABELLA IS SUCH A MODEL STUDENT.

I'M REALLY GLAD SHE IS GETTING THIS AWARD BECAUSE SHE REALLY DOES DESERVE IT.

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SHE IS ATTENTIVE AND CARING. SHE RECOGNIZES EACH STUDENT'S NEEDS AND ABILITIES.

BELLA IS A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR OUR CLASS. ISABEL IS CURRENTLY IN PE PALS, SYMPHONIC BAND, IS ON OUR AB HONOR ROLL AND IS GOING TO BE WORKING OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ON FRIDAY AS WELL TOO.

ISABELLA. [APPLAUSE] MISS HASTINGS, YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN FOR WALKER? THANK YOU. ETHAN, COME ON UP. SO I'M. YES.

I'M KELLY HASTINGS, THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL AT WALKER.

AND I'D LIKE TO READ A FEW THINGS ABOUT ETHAN.

ETHAN, LET ME GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE. CONGRATULATIONS.

SO, A WHOLE PAGE FULL OF THINGS. MOM. I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THESE.

THE TEACHERS SAY HE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT.

HE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC.

NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE HIGH GRADES, BUT HE APPROACHES LEARNING WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

HE'S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. HE'S DILIGENT, VERY GOAL ORIENTED.

HE TAKES OWNERSHIP OF HIS LEARNING. YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.

SAME IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AT EIGHTH GRADE. AND YOU COULDN'T TELL IT? HE IS ON TOP OF IT. SO THE TEACHERS TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT HE IS.

HE'S THE BEST. HE'S DEDICATED. HE'S REMARKABLE.

HE IS A LEADER AT WALKER, SO THAT IS ALL FABULOUS.

ON TOP OF THAT, ANOTHER STUDENT RECOMMENDED ETHAN FOR THIS, AND THE STUDENT SAYS IT'S A SHAME THAT I COULD ONLY PUT HIM FOR ONLY ONE VALUE. HE'S JUST AN OVERALL GOOD STUDENT IN ALL HE DOES.

HE IS KIND, RESPECTFUL, A HARD WORKER, A GOOD FRIEND, TREATS EVERYONE EQUALLY, AND IS A GOOD INFLUENCE TO EVERYONE AROUND HIM.

SO ETHAN, YOU'RE AWESOME DUDE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

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IS GRACE CORINGTON IN HERE? I DIDN'T SEE HER COME IN TODAY.

OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO GO TO OUR NEXT STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

EZRIEL, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP HERE? THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] EZRIEL GARCIA IS ONE OF OUR APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH. MISS WHITE SAYS OF EZRIEL.

HE HAS BEEN A REAL ROCK FOR OUR YEARBOOK CLASS.

HE CAME INTO THE CLASS THIS YEAR, ORIGINALLY AS JUST PART OF THE STAFF, BUT HE'S BECOME SO MUCH MORE.

HE HAS BEEN A REAL, FEARLESS LEADER. ISRAEL HAS EASILY WORKED WITH OTHERS IN THE CLASS TO FINISH PAGES AND MAKE DEADLINES AHEAD OF TIME.

HE'S ALSO THE UNOFFICIAL LEADER FOR THE CURRENT EVENTS TEAM THAT PLACED FIRST IN DISTRICT, AND WILL BE COMPETING THIS SATURDAY AT ACADEMIC UIL REGIONALS.

HE'S A NATURAL AT LOOKING FOR THE FACTS. EVERYONE LOVES ISRAEL.

HE CAN BE SERIOUS WHEN IT'S NEEDED AND A COMIC RELIEF AT TIMES WHEN THAT'S WHAT'S NEEDED.

HE NEVER JUDGES OTHERS AND HE LOOKS FOR THE BEST IN EVERYONE.

MY ONLY GRIEF WITH ISRAEL IS HOW ADAMANT THAT HE IS THAT WE DO THINGS ON SPREADSHEETS.

YOU HAVE THAT IN COMMON WITH MR. LAMB, ACTUALLY.

OH. BUT THAT'S JUST A PART OF ISRAEL BEING ISRAEL.

A LITTLE SERIOUS, A LITTLE BIT ORGANIZED AND ALWAYS TRUE TO HIMSELF.

MR. RANGO ADDED, ISRAEL IS AN UPSTANDING MEMBER OF STUDENT COUNCIL WHO IS THOUGHTFUL, KIND AND THE EPITOME OF INTEGRITY FROM HIS FRESHMAN YEAR, WHEN I PERSONALLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS ISRAEL'S DUAL CREDIT TEACHER FOR LOBO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.

SINCE THEN, HE'S BEEN A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVITY FROM OUR PORTRAIT OF A LOBO.

AND HAS MADE HIS MARK ON LITTLE ELM HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, EZRIEL.

OKAY. AND OUR 2ND APRIL STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS TIMOTHY TAO.

TIMOTHY, WILL YOU COME ON UP? REPPIN HIS CLASS OF 2025 SHIRT AND EVERYTHING. ALL RIGHT. MR. NEAL SAYS OF TIMOTHY.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TEACHING HIM FOR SEVEN YEARS.

HE'S GROWN INTO A PHENOMENAL PERSON AND AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN.

WHILE HE MAY BE QUIET IN NATURE, HE HAS BEEN A TRUE LEADER OF THE PERCUSSION PROGRAM WITH HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HIS PURSUIT OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE.

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST KIND, GOOD NATURED AND RESPECTFUL PEOPLE YOU WILL EVER MEET, NOT TO MENTION ONE OF THE SMARTEST.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO TEACH HIM FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHES NEXT.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF TEACHING TIMOTHY AS HIS FIRST DUAL CREDIT CLASS TEACHER HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

TIMOTHY IS ADAPTABLE, REFLECTIVE, AND EXHIBITS A GROWTH MINDSET.

HE IS A CRITICAL THINKER AND HARD WORKER, AND HE HAS EARNED HIS PLACE AS THE SALUTATORIAN FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

ON TOP OF ALL THAT, ON THIS WEDNESDAY, TIMOTHY WILL BE NAMED OFFICIALLY AS A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

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SO OF ALL THE PARTICIPANTS PRECIPITANCE AND PARENTS, WILL Y'ALL COME ON UP, PLEASE? ALL THE FAMILY. Y'ALL COME ON UP REAL QUICK.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS AND MR. LAMB AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'M LAUREN HOLCOMB.

I AM THE ELEMENTARY READING COORDINATOR FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR DISTRICT SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONS AND FIRST RUNNER UP.

SO IN JANUARY WE HAD OUR SECOND ANNUAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE AND ENGLISH SPELLING BEE, AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE FOR OUR WINNERS. SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL COME UP AND I THINK WE JUST HAVE ALICIA AND JORGE HERE THIS EVENING. SO FOR OUR DISTRICT ENGLISH BEE, OUR FIRST RUNNER UP WAS JORGE FROM STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THEN DO YOU WANT TO COME UP JORGE. THANK YOU.

AND THEN OUR CHAMPION FOR THE DISTRICT ENGLISH SPELLING BEE WAS ALICIA MOHI.

AND THEY BOTH GOT, ALICIA IF YOU'LL COME UP AND THEY BOTH GOT TO COMPETE AT OUR REGIONAL BEE OR THE COUNTY BEE THAT WAS HELD IN LEWISVILLE. SO IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THEM TO WIN AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, THEN PARTICIPATE IN OUR DISTRICT BEE AND THEN MOVE ON TO OUR COUNTY BEE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED FOR YOU.

GREAT JOB. YES. STRIKE DEFINITELY CLEANED UP THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, Y'ALL CAN GO BACK.

AND THEN FOR OUR SPANISH SPELLING BEE, I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANOTHER PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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AND THEN OUR CHAMPION WAS LUPITA FROM STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL.

SO WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING AT STRIKE, WE NEED TO CAPTURE THAT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR. I'M SORRY.

YEAH. OH, YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE? YES. Y'ALL CAN COME DOWN.

YES, WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

[7. Reports of the Superintendent]

WE WILL SERVE SAFE, QUALITY, NUTRITIOUS MEALS THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS THE NUTRITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM AND PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING HABITS.

I'M SORRY. SO NEXT, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR STUDENT ELIGIBILITY STATUS.

AND THESE NUMBERS ARE THROUGH THE END OF MARCH.

SO BASICALLY OUR TOTAL FREE AND REDUCED IS HOVERING AROUND 46% ARE PAID ABOUT 54%.

AND THIS HAS BEEN THE TREND FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

JUST ON A SIDE NOTE, PRIOR TO COVID, WE WERE HOVERING ABOUT 48% FREE AND REDUCED.

JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO IF WE LOOK AT THE BREAKFAST MEALS AND AGAIN, THIS GOES THROUGH MARCH, WE SERVED ENOUGH BREAKFAST MEALS TO FEED THE ENTIRE TOWN OF LITTLE ELM SIX TIMES. WE SERVED ENOUGH LUNCHES TO FILL 11 FOOTBALL FIELDS.

AND IF YOU STACK THOSE MEALS TOGETHER, THAT WOULD BE ALMOST EIGHT EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS FAVORITE MEALS IS NACHOS.

AND IF YOU LINE ALL THE NACHOS UP THAT WE'VE SOLD THROUGH MARCH, IT'S ABOUT 30 MILES OF CHEESY, CRUNCHY DELICIOUSNESS. WE ALSO SELL A LA CARTE ITEMS IN THE CAFETERIA, WHICH ARE ALL SMART SNACK APPROVED.

AND IF YOU LINE THOSE UP, THAT WOULD TAKE YOU FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.

EVERY YEAR WE DO RECEIVE USDA FUNDING FOR COMMODITIES.

AND THROUGH MARCH, WE SPENT ABOUT $196,000, WHICH PROVIDED ABOUT 50 INGREDIENTS, INGREDIENTS FOR OUR MENUS.

WE ALSO HAD AN AUCTION EARLIER THIS YEAR TO SELL OFF SOME OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT AND NETTED A LITTLE BIT OVER $13,000, WHICH WE'RE REINVESTING BACK INTO OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO WHAT'S IN THE FUTURE? SO, OF COURSE, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OPENING LAKEWOOD VILLAGE IN AUGUST.

WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING ABOUT OUR KITCHEN REMODEL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROJECT AS WELL.

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WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THOSE READY BY THE END OF MAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PLACE OUR FIRST ORDERS BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR AUGUST.

ON THE STATE SIDE THERE'S SOME PENDING LEGISLATION THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND WE UNDERSTAND IT SHOULD GO INTO EFFECT BANNING DYES LIKE RED DYES, BLUE, ORANGE, YELLOW AND ANY CARAMEL COLORS AND FOODS. SO LITTLE ELM, AS WELL AS THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE WORKING WITH OUR FOOD BUYERS AS FAR AS TRYING TO FIND SUBSTITUTE ITEMS FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE BANNED.

ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, LIKE, CARAMEL COLORS IS LIKE IT'S PUT IN HAMBURGERS TO TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WORKING ON ALL THE REFORMULATION OF THE DYES AND COLORS.

AND THEN LASTLY I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COLLAGE OF PICTURES OF OUR STAFF THROUGHOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE OF THEM, WE HAD A BACK TO SCHOOL. WE DID PUMPKIN DECORATING.

WE HAD A BIG NEW YEAR'S PARTY TO WELCOME OUR STAFF BACK IN JANUARY.

I EVEN SPY A SPECIAL WORKER THAT WE HAD AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES THIS YEAR.

MR. MEADOR IN OUR PICTURES. HE WAS A GREAT HELP TO US.

AND WHILE I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF.

THEY WORK VERY, VERY HARD TO FEED OUR KIDS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH EVERY DAY.

SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. ALL RIGHTY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS CITIZEN INPUT. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALRIGHTY.

OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS OUR ACTION ITEMS. WE WILL, MISS BROWN, YOU ARE UP.

[9. Action Items]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IT IS OUR PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO BRING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AFTER A THOROUGH INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS, WE ARE BRINGING TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR PRINCIPAL OF CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO WITH THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE HIRE OF THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION OF THE HIRE FOR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PRINCIPAL. SO MOVED. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. IS THERE A SECOND? MR. BEBER MADE THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY, SO THEN I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS MISS LINDSEY GARLINGHOUSE. WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT. AND YOU ARE UP AGAIN WITH THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT WALKER.

YES, MA'AM. WE ALSO CONDUCTED A VERY THOROUGH INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR THIS POSITION AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE HIRE OF THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AS WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. ALRIGHTY IS THERE IS THERE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL? MR. BURTON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. MISS BROWN, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE WHO OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT WALKER IS? YES. WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT A CURRENT LOBO, A CURRENT AP AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MISS TIFFANY BROWN IS OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND YOU ARE UP AGAIN WITH SOME MORE HIRING. THREE THIRD TIME'S A CHARM.

OKAY. SO WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING AS WE CONTINUE IN THIS SPRING SEASON OF ANALYZING, STAFFING AND ALSO LOOKING AT OUR NEEDS FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CAMPUSES.

SO WE'VE CONDUCTED A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF STAFFING, AND THERE ARE FOUR FTE REQUESTS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THIS EVENING.

ONE IS FOR A DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER AT STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

A SECOND FOR A DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

A THIRD FOR A HEAD TENNIS COACH POSITION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AS. AND A FOURTH FOR A SPANISH TEACHER POSITION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

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WITH AND I GAVE THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT THERE ON THE BOARD SHEET.

SO WITH THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF NEW FTES FOR CAMPUS TEACHER POSITIONS AS SUBMITTED.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION.

MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. BROWN? OH ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU, ASHLEY. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2024-2025 LOW ATTENDANCE DAY WAIVER. DOCTOR TRAMEL. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MR. LAMB. TONIGHT WE ARE COMING TO YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A LOW ATTENDANCE DAY WAIVER.

IN THE, THERE WE GO IN THE STUDENT ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING HANDBOOK SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 3.8.1.3.

THE DISTRICT IS ALLOWED TO SEEK A LOW ATTENDANCE DAY WAIVER FOR ANY DAY THAT SCHOOL WAS HELD, WHERE OUR ATTENDANCE FALLS 10% BELOW THE AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND SO THIS COULD BE DUE TO, YOU KNOW, WEATHER, HEALTH, SAFETY.

SO THAT WE CAN EXCLUDE THIS DAY FROM OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.

IN THIS INSTANCE THERE IS MORE THAN A 10% DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FROM THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE DATE OF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025. OUR AVERAGE FOR LAST YEAR FOR ATTENDANCE WAS 94.19%. THE QUALIFYING 10% BELOW THAT WOULD BE 84.19% ON FEBRUARY THE 19TH, YOU 19TH.

YOU MIGHT RECALL, WE HAD EXTREMELY COLD, COLD TEMPERATURES.

AND YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO, TO COME TO SCHOOL.

SOME PARENTS CHOSE TO, WE FEEL, KEEP THEIR STUDENTS AT HOME BECAUSE OF THE VERY LOW, LOW TEMPERATURES.

OUR ATTENDANCE RATE ON THIS DAY WAS 74.94%. SO MUCH LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD OF 84.19% REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE WAIVER. SO TONIGHT, WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO SUBMIT THIS WAIVER TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

AND YOU KNOW, UPON YOUR APPROVAL, WE WILL I WILL GO INTO TEAL AND FILE FOR THIS DAY TO BE EXCLUDED FROM OUR ADA FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. OLSON MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. BURTON HAS A QUESTION.

YES. GOOD EVENING DOCTOR. YOU EXPLAINED THE WHY I PUT THAT DOWN TO START.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE WHY? THAT WERE 25% NOT THERE THAT DAY.

THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS THIS. THE ONLY INCIDENT THAT WAS GREATER THAN 10%.

YES. BRANDON THOMPSON, OUR DIRECTOR, OVER THE PEIMS DEPARTMENT.

KIND OF KEEPS A CHECK ON THAT FOR ME. SO HE NOTIFIES ME ON ANY DAY THAT OUR ATTENDANCE FALLS BELOW THE 10% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ATTENDANCE. AND SO THIS WAS THE ONLY DAY THIS YEAR SO FAR THAT FELL BELOW.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAD PRESTWICK. THAT DID NOT. BUT WE ARE ALLOWED AS A DISTRICT TO DO A DISTRICT WIDE WAIVER.

SO RATHER THAN DO SCHOOL BY SCHOOL BY SCHOOL, WE CHOSE TO DO THE DISTRICT WIDE WAIVER FOR THIS DAY OF ADA.

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER. DOCTOR TRAMEL, YOU ARE UP AGAIN FOR OUR OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE TRANSITION PLANS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET ME LET THEM GET THAT ONE SWITCHED OUT.

SO WE ARE COMING TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL OF OUR OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE TRANSITION PLANS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY MATHEMATICS. I DID WANT TO BE SPECIFIC IN STATING TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS FOR MATHEMATICS.

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THIS IS THE MATH PORTION OF THAT. THE PURPOSE OF THESE OER PLANS AND ILL STATE OER INSTEAD OF OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE PLANS. THESE PLANS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE PLANNING, EXECUTION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

APPROVED STATE DEVELOPED OER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS KNOWN AS BLUEBONNET LEARNING.

SO OER MATERIALS ARE MATERIALS THAT THE STATE HAS PURCHASED.

THEY DO OWN THEM. AND THEY ARE HIGHLY ALIGNED TO THE RIGOR OF THE TEAKS AND VERY INTENTIONAL.

THEY ARE WHAT WE CALL RBISS ALIGNED. AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT TERMINOLOGY WITH SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT RBISS STANDS FOR RESEARCH BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.

AND SO THEY ARE VERY ALIGNED TO CURRENT RESEARCH.

AS WE LOOK AT THESE TWO PLANS. WE HAVE ONE FOR ELEMENTARY BLUEBONNET LEARNING.

WE HAVE BEEN WE PILOTED AND HAVE BEEN USING EUREKA OVER THIS PAST YEAR.

THE STATE HAS REBRANDED EVERYTHING AND MADE SOME UPDATES TO THE ASSESSMENTS TO STRENGTHEN THEM AND BE MORE ALIGNED TO THE WAY THE STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED BY THE STATE ON THE STAR. AND THEN THEY HAVE ACQUIRED CARNEGIE MATH, AND THEY ARE CALLING THAT BLUEBONNET LEARNING FOR THE SECONDARY LEVEL. THE PLANS INCLUDE PLANNING AND EXECUTION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND ACCESS TO FUNDING ENTITLEMENT.

THE TRANSITION PLAN APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL MAKE BLUEBONNET LEARNING THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR LEARNING AND ENSURE QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION.

AND I PUT IN FUNDING BECAUSE I WANTED TO JUST STATE THAT TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 48.308 IS THE STATE'S WAY OF INCENTIVIZING DISTRICTS TO USE THEIR RESOURCE.

THEY ARE GRANTING DISTRICTS $20 FOR PRINT MATERIALS AND THE SHIPPING ON THOSE PRINT MATERIALS PER STUDENT.

AND THEN THEY ARE GRANTING $40 PER STUDENT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY PORTION.

SO THE PRINT MATERIALS DOES NOT WHAT WE MIGHT WOULD SAY ROLL OVER.

THE PRINT MATERIALS RANGE IN PRICE DEPENDING ON THE GRADE LEVEL, $16, $18.

WE'RE GETTING $20 PER STUDENT, BUT WE DON'T BANK THE DIFFERENCE.

THAT PRINT MATERIAL MONEY DOESN'T ROLL. THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY $40 WILL ACCRUE AND ROLL.

SO WE ARE, YOU KNOW, SEEKING THAT FUNDING. AND THIS TRANSITION PLAN IS ONE OF THE CRITERIA WE NEED TO ACCESS IT. IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THESE TWO PLANS, THERE ARE FIVE MODULES.

SO I WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE AREA OF SETTING IMPLEMENTATION GOALS, CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS, LEADING INTERNALIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES ESTABLISHING OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK PRACTICES AND ALIGNING ASSESSMENT STRATEGY. THE STATE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB, IN MY OPINION, OF REALLY ESTABLISHING A TIGHT SYSTEM FOR THE ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF THESE RESOURCES. STARTING WITH THE SETTING, THE SETTING.

THE FIRST MODULE SETTING IMPLEMENTATION GOALS.

UNDER THE IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE ELEMENTARY KIND OF FRAMEWORK COMMITTEE AND THE SECONDARY ANYTIME.

THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN THE PLANS.

AND SO I'LL DIFFERENTIATE THAT FOR YOU. SO YOU'LL KNOW ELEMENTARY ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF REVIEWED MATH DATA. AND WE DID DETERMINE THAT THE BLUEBONNET LEARNING RESOURCE WILL PROVIDE DEEPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATH TEKS TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO RIGOR FOR ALL KIDS. THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF SPIRALING, A GREAT JOB OF CRITICAL THINKING YOU KNOW, PROMOTING MENTAL MATH WITH MATH FLUENCY, MATH FLUENCY.

SO IT IS A STRONG RESOURCE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

TEAM OF ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF HAVE REVIEWED MATH, MATH DATA AND PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM AND DETERMINED THAT THE BLUEBONNET LEARNING WOULD

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THE STATE IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING, PURCHASING ALGEBRA TWO AND GEOMETRY.

SO WE WON'T ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE BLUEBONNET LEARNING RESOURCE FOR THOSE TWO COURSES UNTIL THE 2627 YEAR, WHEN THE STATE HAS HAD TIME TO DEVELOP AND ALIGN THE RESOURCES TO THE TEKS IN THE WAY THAT THEY DETERMINE IS BEST. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT ADOPTING AN OER RESOURCE FREES THE TEACHER FROM WRITING LESSON PLANS AND ALLOWS THEM TO SPEND THEIR TIME ON WHAT THE STATE IS CALLING INTERNALIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION.

AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. THE HERE IS HERE ARE THE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO PLANS.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION GOALS AT ELEMENTARY YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR GOAL IS FOR 100% OF THE MATH TEACHERS TO USE THE BLUEBONNET LEARNING MATH ASSESSMENTS CONSISTENTLY BY DECEMBER. THIS IS WHERE THAT WAS UPDATED SIGNIFICANTLY, TO ALIGN AND HAVE MORE RIGOR WITH THE STAR. THEN TEACHERS WILL REPORT HIGH EFFICACY IN THEIR USE OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE ASSESSMENTS.

90% OF THE TEACHERS WILL USE THE FOUR CRITICAL QUESTIONS FOR PLCS TO INTERPRET ASSESSMENT DATA AND INTERNALIZE LESSONS TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION.

AND THEN 100% OF THE STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION TO ACCELERATE THEIR LEARNING AND DEMONSTRATE INCREASED MASTERY OF THE TEKS.

SO WE DO EXPECT TO SEE STRONGER MASTERY OF THE TEKS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

WE'RE KIND OF JUST GETTING YOU KNOW, OFF THE GROUND WITH EXPOSURE TO IT IS CARNEGIE MATH THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED. AND SO 100% OF THE SECONDARY MATH TEACHERS SIXTH GRADE THROUGH ALGEBRA ONE THIS YEAR WILL IMPLEMENT BLUEBONNET LEARNING MATERIALS CONSISTENTLY BY THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

80% OF THE TEACHERS WILL AND LEADERS WILL REPORT HIGH CONFIDENCE IN BLUEBONNET LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PARTS OF THEIR PLAN, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S A PROCESS.

AND THEN 90% OF TEAMS WILL USE UNIT AND LESSON INTERNALIZATION PROTOCOLS AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE CONSIDERATE OF SCHEDULES AND REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS FIRST YEAR.

AND THEN 100% OF STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE WITH GRADE LEVEL CONTENT FROM BLUEBONNET LEARNING AND BUILD FAMILIARITY WITH EMBEDDED ROUTINES AND STRATEGIES. AND THOSE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL IN THE PLAN.

ALL RIGHT. AS WE MOVE ON, THEN HERE YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE AS WE GO THROUGH THE OTHER MODULES THAT IT'S A SIMILAR IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. SO THE UNDER THE CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS, THE FIRST THING THE STATE ASKS US TO DO WAS HAVE A PROCESS FOR MATERIALS ACCESS. SO WE WILL ORDER BLUEBONNET LEARNING PRINT MATERIALS AND ANY RELATED MANIPULATIVES.

WE WILL ENSURE A PROCESS FOR RECEIVING THEM AND DISTRIBUTING THEM TO CAMPUSES OR TO TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

AND WE WILL CLEARLY COMMUNICATE THAT TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

THE SECOND AREA UNDER CREATING CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS WAS SCHEDULES AND CALENDARS, AND OUR SCHEDULES ALLOW US TO MEET THE EXPECTATION, THE RECOMMENDED EXPECTATION MINUTES FOR MATH INSTRUCTION.

AND THEN EACH CAMPUS WILL PROVIDE TIME FOR COLLABORATIVE PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNALIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION.

AND WE WILL HAVE TRAINING ON WHAT THAT SPECIFICALLY LOOKS LIKE.

IN THE STATES MATERIALS, THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC AND VERY CLEAR ON THAT.

ALIGNED EXPECTATIONS. SO WE WILL DEVELOP AND COMMUNICATE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR USING THE BLUEBONNET LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

AND THEN UNDER THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN, WE TEACHERS WILL BE TRAINED UTILIZING DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS OR TIME THROUGH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COACHING AND FEEDBACK, PLCS AND JOB EMBEDDED LEARNING.

I DO WANT TO DIFFERENTIATE BECAUSE WE ARE OR UP ON BOARD APPROVAL PLANNING TO CONTRACT WITH GREAT MINDS WHO IS FORMERLY THE VENDOR FOR THIS MATERIAL BEFORE THE STATE BOUGHT THEM.

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OUR ADMINISTRATORS WILL, AND THE CURRICULUM TEAM WILL AS WELL.

BUT WE WANTED THAT LEVEL OF EXPERTISE TO MAKE SURE WE LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. WE WILL PARTNER WITH CARNEGIE, SO WE WILL ACTUALLY CONTRACT WITH CARNEGIE TO COME OUT AND DO THE VERY SAME THING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WITH OUR TEACHERS. AND THEN UNDER ADAPTIVE CHANGE AND COMMUNICATION CLEAR COMMUNICATION OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND ALIGNMENT PROCESSES.

IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY IS A HUGE THING.

AND THEN I DID CITE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 26.006.

THE STATE CITES IT IN THEIR INFORMATION GUIDING US ON THIS PLAN.

THIS IS PARENTAL RIGHTS TO VIEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

AND WE WILL HAVE UPON BOARD APPROVAL, WE WILL HAVE THESE MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO PREVIEW AT ANY TIME THEY CHOOSE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STATE DIFFERENTIATES IN THE PLAN AND THAT WE WILL FOLLOW IS IF THERE IS A DEVIATION FROM THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS OR FROM THE ASSESSMENTS.

WE HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT AND MAKE ALL OF THAT AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO PREVIEW AS WELL.

SO IT IS VERY MUCH YOU KNOW, IT'S A STATE ADOPTED CURRICULUM, BUT IT IS VERY MUCH A TEAM EFFORT AS FAR AS ALLOWING TRANSPARENCY WITH OUR PARENTS. AND ANYONE THAT WANTS TO PREVIEW THE MATERIALS.

THEN UNDER LEADING INTERNALIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, THIS IS A WHOLE MODULE.

AND SPECIFICALLY THEY WANT US TO ANALYZE PLC PRACTICES.

WE WILL ANALYZE OUR CURRENT PLC PRACTICES AND OUR TEACHER PLANNING AND PREPARATION PRACTICES TO PRIORITIZE HIGH IMPACT STRATEGIES OR CHANGES IN NEXT STEPS. THE STRUCTURES FOR INTERNALIZATION AND PLCS.

WE WILL CLEARLY DEFINE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR SCHOOL LEADERS, THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES THAT WE PARTNER WITH FROM THE TWO PARENT COMPANIES, AND THEN THE TEACHERS TO SUPPORT THE AND COMMUNICATE THE VISION FOR LESSON INTERNALIZATION.

AND WHEN WE SAY INTERNALIZATION, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN THE CONTENT MORE DEEPLY.

SO TEACHERS WRITE LESSON PLANS OR WRITE LESSON PLANS.

BUT THE GOAL OF THE STATE IS FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TEACHING DEEPLY, SO THAT WHEN THEY HAVE KIDS WHO ARE STRUGGLING, THEY HAVE COMMAND OF THE CONTENT AND CAN ADAPT FOR THAT.

AND IN THE STATE'S MATERIALS, THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE SPECIFIC THINGS TO SAY HERE, HERE, HERE'S WHAT YOU DO FOR THAT.

TO THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM WHERE STUDENTS COME TO YOU KNOW, A UNIT AND THEY HAVE ALREADY MASTERED, THEY ALREADY ARE PROFICIENT WITH THE CONTENT THE STATE PROVIDES, WHAT TO DO TO EXTEND AND ENSURE THOSE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPERIENCE RIGOR IN THEIR LEARNING AS WELL.

SO WHEN WE SAY INTERNALIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION, THAT IS WHAT WE MEAN.

AND THEN IDENTIFY THE PRIORITIES TO STRENGTHEN PLCS BASED ON ANALYSIS AND ENSURE ANY IMPROVEMENT NEEDED.

AND THE STATE GUIDES US IN DOING THAT. SO IT'S KIND OF NICE TO BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT THAT WITH A TOOL FROM FROM THE STATE. THERE ARE FOUR QUESTIONS THAT GUIDE PLCS.

AND SO THE STATE HAS ALIGNED TO THAT PRACTICE, AND WE'LL JUST CONTINUE THAT.

BUT THE THE KEY IS MAKING SURE THERE'S CALIBRATION ACROSS CAMPUSES AND ACROSS TEAMS. AND THEN SUPPORTING ALL LEARNERS. TEACHERS WILL IDENTIFY WHICH EMBEDDED SUPPORTS WILL BE USED DURING INSTRUCTION WHEN INTERNALIZING LESSONS.

AND I KIND OF ALLUDED TO THAT A WHILE AGO. THEY WILL SPECIFY WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FOR MY STRUGGLING GROUP.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FOR MY GROUP THAT'S HIGH, TO GIVE THEM RIGOR AND ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO GROW? AND HOW AM I GOING TO BRING ALL THE REST OF THE STUDENTS ALONG TO MASTERY? THEN THE NEXT MODULE IS ESTABLISHING OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK PRACTICES.

AND THIS IS TRULY GOING TO BE A TEAM EFFORT. UNDER OBSERVATION EXPECTATIONS.

OUR PLAN IN OUR PLANS, WE WILL DEVELOP OBSERVATION EXPECTATIONS FOR BLUEBONNET LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION.

OF COURSE, THAT'S WITH THE STATE'S TOOLS AND GUIDANCE.

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DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY AND SCHEDULING OF OBSERVATIONS, AND THAT WILL BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS.

AND THEN NAME THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTATION AND FOLLOW UP.

THEN A SECOND AREA IN THIS MODULE IS OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK CYCLES.

SCHOOL LEADER AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH TRAINING AND PRACTICE WILL BE GIVEN.

ALL CURRENT DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN TRAINED USING RESULTS COACHING.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING NEW AND THAT MEETS THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO USE THAT. WE'VE HAD TWO YEARS OF THAT TRAINING.

WE ARE GOING TO USE THAT TRAINING THAT OUR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND CURRICULUM TEAM HAS HAD.

WE WILL ON BOARD THE MENTORING MINES AND CARNEGIE COACHES INTO THAT FRAMEWORK.

AND THEN. THAT IS WHAT WE WILL USE WITH OUR TEACHERS, OUR TEACHERS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.

THIS PRACTICE WITH THE QUESTIONING STRATEGIES, AND THEN TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND ONGOING JOB EMBEDDED SUPPORT AS THE YEAR GOES ON. THEN THE LAST THING IN THE PLANS IS TO ALIGN ASSESSMENT STRATEGY IS THE LAST MODULE.

AND IT'S ANALYZING ASSESSMENT PRACTICES. SO WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A CURRENT STATE OF ANALYSIS OF OUR ASSESSMENTS AND SUMMARIZE THE TAKEAWAYS AND IDENTIFY THE ASSESSMENT KEYS TO SUCCESS THAT ARE IN PLACE, WHICH ONES AREN'T, AND WHICH ONES WE WANT TO FOCUS ON OR NEED TO FOCUS ON TO IMPROVE.

ASSESSMENT. KEYS TO SUCCESS IS IN PARENTHESES BECAUSE THAT IS A STATE DOCUMENT, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT UP.

WE ARE GUIDED BY THE STATE ON THAT PRACTICE. AND THEN UNDER STRUCTURES FOR ASSESSMENT PRACTICES DEVELOP AND COMMUNICATE EXPECTATIONS THAT PRIORITIZE CURRICULUM EMBEDDED ASSESSMENTS AND STUDENT WORK ANALYSIS.

AND THEN COMMUNICATE WITH ALL SCHOOL LEADERS, COACHES AND TEACHERS TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE CURRICULUM EMBEDDED ASSESSMENTS.

THAT IS, THOSE ARE THE FIVE MODULES. THOSE THAT IS THE INFORMATION IN THE TWO PLANS.

AND SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR BLUEBONNET LEARNING.

AS OUR MAP PRIMARY MATH RESOURCE FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

IS THERE A MOTION? MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. OLSON MADE THE SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. BURTON HAS A QUESTION.

OKAY. THE QUICKEST QUESTION I HAVE IS THIS. WE ARE CHOOSING TO DO THIS, ARE WE FORCED TO DO THIS? WE ARE CHOOSING TO DO THIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY QUALITY, HIGH QUALITY MATERIAL.

OKAY. WE ARE CHOOSING TO DO THIS. FOR CLARIFICATION, WE ARE CURRENTLY USING CARNEGIE AS OUR SOFTWARE OR IS THIS SOMETHING? WE ARE NOT. WE DO NOT? AND THEN HOW SOON WILL THE MATERIALS BE AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO COME LOOK AT THEM IF THEY SO CHOOSE? WE WILL HAVE MATERIALS AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS MAY FIRST, I BELIEVE.

MAY 2ND. SO WITH BOARD APPROVAL WE CAN HAVE MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO LOOK AT.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REALLY OFFICIALLY ORDER THE MATERIALS UNTIL YOU APPROVE THE TRANSITION PLAN.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH, I'M NOT SURE YOU WERE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY USING EUREKA, WHICH IS THE MATH PROGRAM IN OUR ELEMENTARY.

AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. BUT CARNEGIE IS THE SECONDARY RESOURCE.

AND I'M NOT SO SURE THAT'S NOT WHERE THAT QUESTION CAME FROM.

WHAT THE THING THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY USING IS EUREKA AT THE ELEMENTARY.

OKAY. THAT BLUEBONNET IS BUYING AND SO BACK TO ARE WE FORCED TO WE CHOSE TO USE EUREKA THIS YEAR.

IT'S BECOMING BLUEBONNET ON THE MATH SIDE. THE STATE HAS PURCHASED IT.

IT IS BLUEBONNET LEARNING AND ALL THE STATE'S MATH MATERIALS WILL BE CALLED BLUEBONNET LEARNING.

BUT HAVE WE BEEN SATISFIED WITH EUREKA? YES, VERY MUCH SO.

OKAY. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

DO WE DID WE PUT TOGETHER A FORMALIZED TRANSITION PLAN? YES. WE HAVE YES, WE HAVE THEM, AND I CAN LINK IT IN THE PRESENTATION THAT'S POSTED ONLINE SO THAT ANYONE CAN SEE IT.

FULL TRANSPARENCY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND ALLOTMENT CERTIFICATION.

[01:20:06]

I'M GOOD TO STAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I PROMISE, I DIDN'T WANT TO STAND UP HERE THIS LONG, BUT WE DID HAVE A REQUEST FROM A REPORT OF, LIKE, WHAT MATERIALS DO WE USE IN READING AND MATH? AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS USUALLY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT IN THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, I THOUGHT, I'LL PULL IT OUT AND WE'LL JUST POP THROUGH REAL QUICK OUR RESOURCES SO THAT PARENTS AND EVERYONE CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE USE IN EACH OF THE FOUR CORE AREAS.

AND WE DO THIS YEARLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 31.1011 REQUIRES LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO ANNUALLY CERTIFY TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSIONER THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COVERING ALL THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. AS PART OF THIS REPORT USUALLY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SIGN IT.

BUT AS PART OF THIS REPORT, WE ALSO CERTIFY THAT WE PROTECT AGAINST ALL ACCESS TO OBSCENE OR HARMFUL CONTENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT AND THE PENAL CODE AND ANY OTHER LAW THAT WOULD PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SOMETHING HARMFUL.

SO AS WE LOOK AT THESE RESOURCES AT ELEMENTARY IN THE ENGLISH READING LANGUAGE ARTS, TEXAS, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT INTO READING IS OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE.

THE RESOURCES YOU SEE LISTED UNDERNEATH THAT ARE RESOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT THAT PRIMARY RESOURCE AND ENHANCE.

AS THE BOARD KNOWS, WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED A VERY STRONG PHONICS PROGRAM.

AND SO YOU ALL APPROVED THE ADOPTION OF BENCHMARK PHONICS SO THAT WE COULD ESTABLISH A GOOD FANATICAL FOUNDATION.

THIS IS REALLY HELPED US IN OUR SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING INITIATIVE.

NEWSELA IS A PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT ADJUSTS THE READABILITY LEVEL OF READING FICTION NONFICTION ARTICLES RELATED TO CONTENT. AND FOR GRADE LEVELS STARTING AT ABOUT THIRD GRADE.

VOCABULARY IS VOCABULARY. BRAINPOP JR. IS A RESOURCE THAT TEACHERS CAN USE TO ENHANCE LESSONS.

LEXIA LEARNING SYSTEM WE'VE HAD A WHILE IS AN A SOFTWARE THAT KIND OF HELPS DEVELOP KIDS READING COMPREHENSION AND THINKING SKILLS THEN IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS.

AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE HAVE THE SAME RESOURCE, ONLY THE SPANISH VERSION OF.

AND WE HAVE BENCHMARK PHONICS. WE DO HAVE A MIRROR, WHICH IS AN AI SOFTWARE THAT TAKES KIDS FROM WHERE THEY'RE AT TO HELP THEM GROW AND FILL IN GAPS WHERE THEY HAVE THEM OR GROW THEM FROM WHERE THEY ARE.

LITTLE SPONGES IS A RESOURCE THAT WE USE. ACTUALLY, WE USE IT IN PRE-K, BUT THE STATE ONLY REQUEST KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

SO WE USE IT K-2, AND ESTRELLITA IS A RESOURCE THAT HELPS US WITH PHONICS THAT KIND OF THING FOR OUR SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN READING LANGUAGE ARTS, WE.

INTO LITERATURE IS THE PRIMARY ADOPTION. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE USE.

LOWMAN IS USED FOR LIKE WARM UPS. THERE'S A TEN DAY STAAR KIND OF PREP COURSE AVAILABLE SHOULD TEACHERS CHOOSE TO USE IT. PROGRESS LEARNING. WE USE JUST AS A DAILY TOOL TO FILL IN GAPS.

WE USE IT AT TIER TWO AND TIER THREE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL FOR OUR MTS PROCESS, FOR OUR STRUGGLING LEARNERS.

I EXCEL IS A STATE APPROVED RESOURCE FOR HOUSE BILL 1605 FOR THOSE TUTORING HOURS REQUIRED SHOULD A STUDENT NOT DO WELL ON STAAR.

SO AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE NEWSELA MEMBER TEAM AND FLOCABULARY ARE BOTH DIFFERENT VOCABULARY PROGRAMS. AND THEN DISTRICT CREATED RESOURCES IN THE AREA OF MATH IN ANTICIPATION THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE.

BLUEBONNET LEARNING. BLUEBONNET LEARNING WILL BE OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE.

STREET MATH IS A PROGRAM THAT IS WE'RE USING TO.

IT IS ALSO A STATE PROGRAM, BUT IT WILL BE USED TO CUSTOMIZE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND FILLING IN GAPS. IT IS EXCELLENT.

[01:25:01]

SO IT GETS A LITTLE SIMPLER. AND THEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL BLUEBONNET LEARNING SPRINGBOARD, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OUR AP PRE-P, YOU KNOW, CURRICULUMS THAT WE WILL STILL FOLLOW FOR THOSE ADVANCED CLASSES AND THEN PROGRESS LEARNING KHAN ACADEMY, I EXCEL AND THEN DISTRICT CREATED MATERIALS AT THE SOCIAL STUDIES AREA FOR K-5.

OUR PRIMARY ADOPTION IS STUDIES WEEKLY. WE DO HAVE SOME SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS.

NYSTROM EDUCATIONAL EXPLORING WITH MAPS AND THAT KIND OF THING.

NEWSELA MINE MISSIONS, WHICH BRINGS KIND OF SOCIAL STUDIES TO LIFE MAKES IT MORE EXPERIENTIAL AND CONNECTS TO THE REAL WORLD.

AND THEN DISTRICT CREATED MATERIALS. AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE ACTIVE CLASSROOM WE USE A GLOBAL STUDIES GEOGRAPHY, US HISTORY. SAVVAS FOR TEXAS CONTEMPORARY WORLD CULTURES AT SIXTH GRADE, TEXAS HISTORY AND US HISTORY, AND THEN NEWSELA AND THEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVE CLASSROOM FOR GOVERNMENT CIVICS, US HISTORY, GLOBAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY, WORLD HISTORY, SAVVIS IS TEXAS MAGRUDER'S AMERICAN GOVERNMENT NEWSELA MCGRAW-HILL PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY, WHICH YOU ALL APPROVED LAST YEAR AND FOR SCIENCE DISTRICT-WIDE K-12 THE ADOPTION IS SAVVAS.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF SAVVAS, BUT THAT IS OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE USING K 12 WITH OUR STUDENTS. SO WITH THAT WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT OUR ASSESSMENT PLATFORMS. ADJUTANTS IS OUR PRIMARY ASSESSMENT PLATFORM WHERE WE USE FOR OUR UNIT ASSESSMENTS.

TEACHERS CAN USE IT FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS.

IT'S GREAT BECAUSE WE ALSO USE IT FOR OUR MTS PROCESS AND THEN PROGRESS LEARNING, WHICH YOU SAW AS A RESOURCE FOR SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

IS A PLATFORM THAT WE USE TO FILL IN THE GAPS AND YOU KNOW, HELP MOVE CHILDREN ALONG IN THEIR LEARNING AND THEN STAAR INTERIM IS THE STATE PLATFORM THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN GO ON AND GIVE A, AN INTERIM ASSESSMENT TO SEE HOW KIDS, YOU KNOW, ARE DOING ON STARLIGHT QUESTIONS. AND THEN ALSO, THAT IS THE PLATFORM THAT OUR KIDS ACTUALLY TAKE THE STAR ASSESSMENT IN.

SO IT'S JUST GOOD PRACTICE FOR THEM TO GET ON, SEE WHAT THE PLATFORM LOOKS LIKE BEFORE THEY TAKE THE REAL TEST.

SO AND WITH THAT, THAT IS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WE ARE USING IN THE DISTRICT FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY.

WE MADE IT AN ACTION ITEM AND NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION? MR. ENGLISH MADE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BEBER MADE THE SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR TRAMEL? WHEN WE GET A CHANCE, STRICTLY FOR THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE SOFTWARE.

OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. NEXT TIME WE MEET, THEN I'LL JUST HAVE A LITTLE DEMO FOR YOU GUYS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. SO THE BOARD KNOWS WHAT SOFTWARE WE'RE ACTUALLY USING AND WHY WE'RE USING THAT SOFTWARE. SO IF WE CAN GET A DEMO THAT'D BE THAT'D BE GREAT.

I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL. HAPPY TO DO THAT. OKAY.

SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MR. JAMES, YOU ARE UP NEXT.

WE ARE GOING TO SPEND SOME MONEY, IT LOOKS LIKE.

YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. A LITTLE BIT THIS TIME. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT LAMB. I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY WITH THE RENOVATIONS FOR STRIKE IN WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THESE ARE INTERIOR RENOVATIONS THAT WE WILL START THIS SUMMER AND FINISH THIS SUMMER.

IF YOU SEE, I MEAN, YOU FOLLOW YOUR PACKAGE YOU HAVE A MASTER BUDGET FROM ME AND A GMP FROM BALFOUR BEATTY.

THE STRIKE BUDGET WILL BE $2,095,761. THAT THAT INCLUDES THE MASTER BUDGET

[01:30:06]

AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE GMP FROM BALFOUR BEATTY.

THIS MONEY IS COMING OUT OF THE 2022 BOND FUNDS THAT WE HAVE.

THAT BEING SAID, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE MASTER BUDGET AND THE GMP AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE REQUIRED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. JAMES? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[10. Consent Agenda]

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 11. REPORTS FOR INFORMATION ONLY ON OUR BOARD.

[11. Reports for Information Only]

GO, US. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS BOARD PRESIDENT COMMENTS.

[12. Board President Comments]

NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO THANK SINCE MISS BOYD IS HERE, I WANT TO THANK OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS AND BASICALLY ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE BACKGROUND ARE CUSTODIANS, THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR GROUNDS, ALL THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE, OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING THE WHEELS THAT KEEP OUR CAMPUSES GOING AND KEEPING OUR KIDS AND STAFF FED AND SAFE, CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS. YOU GUYS DO AN AMAZING JOB AND WE DON'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND THEN FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE ARE ABOUT 30 SOMETHING DAYS AWAY FROM GRADUATION AND FINISHING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ALL NEED TO STAY FOCUSED AND KEEP THE LEARNING TRAIN GOING SO WE CAN GRADUATE AND FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR IN STYLE.

AND LASTLY, TO OUR CABINET. THANK YOU GUYS FOR STAYING.

I KNOW IT'S A LATE NIGHT. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS ON FRIDAY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MR. ENGLISH AND GO DOWN THAT WAY THIS TIME.

[13. Board Comments]

WE'RE COMING CLOSER TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. LOOK FORWARD TO GRADUATION. AND SO LET'S FINISH OUT STRONG.

I JUST I THINK LAST, LAST MONTH, I SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT OUR COLOR GUARD WERE ON THEIR WAY TO NATIONALS, AND THEY PERFORMED EXTRAORDINARILY WELL. THEY ACTUALLY SET A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST SCORE.

AND TAKING THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

OUR PERCUSSION GROUP. ALSO NOT WANTING TO BE LEFT BEHIND ON ANYTHING RECENTLY TOOK TO COMB A LOT OF PRIZES AT THEIR LAST COMPETITION AS WELL.

SO IT'S PRETTY AMAZING WHAT OUR WHAT OUR BAND STUDENTS, THE END OF YEAR CONCERTS AND EVERYTHING HAVE JUST BEEN PHENOMENAL AS WELL.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT BAND COLOR GUARD IN PARTICULAR.

BUT I'M ALSO WE HAVE FINE ARTS SIGNING DAY COMING UP HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE WHAT, WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THAT, OF THAT GROUP. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE.

DITTO MY OTHER FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU STAFF.

APPRECIATE IT AS ALWAYS FOR THE GREAT REPORTING AND YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR STAYING TONIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR STAYING TONIGHT AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING. THANK YOU.

ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS FRIDAY.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE PRAYING FOR THE SUNSHINE AND BLUE SKIES.

ALSO JUST I WAS AMAZED AT THIS YEAR'S TOP TEN AT THE LUNCHEON THAT WE WENT TO.

I THINK YOU SAID OUR VALEDICTORIANS GOT A 5.5 GPA.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? SO I'D LIKE. IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT NUMBER TEN IS.

PROBABLY FOUR IS NOT THE ONE TO SHOOT FOR ANYMORE.

SO. BUT JUST AN AMAZING TOP TEN THAT WE'VE GOT THIS YEAR.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK TO GET THEM TO THAT POINT.

MR. LAMB, YOU GET TO GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[14. Superintendent Comments]

NOT ONLY IS THE DRUMLINE DONE REALLY WELL, THEY'VE BEEN INVITED TO A VERY PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION THAT THEY'LL GO TO IN THE FALL,

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I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. NOT KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE MAYBE OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK.

IT'S SOMETIME IN THE FALL, I THINK. YEAH. SO THAT'S EXCITING.

HEY, HOW ABOUT THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

SO SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON FOR A WHILE.

SO AS BEN SAID, LOTS OF GOOD THINGS. SPRING FOOTBALL GAME IS UP MAY 1ST, AND SO THAT'LL BE AN EXCITING TIME FOR THAT GROUP. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WINDING DOWN, BUT THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE HAD A LOT GOING ON AND A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON.

SO IT IS TRULY, TRULY, TRULY, ALWAYS A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO.

SO THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

WITH THAT, WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:36 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.