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[B. CALL TO ORDER]
WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 TO ORDER.TRUSTEE XIAO IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE, BUT HE WILL BE HERE.
BUT WITH SIX OF US WE CAN CALL TO ORDER, SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE PLEDGE.
ALL RIGHT, AND BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, I JUST WANT TO LET THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC KNOW WE DO HAVE THE ATTORNEYS FOR I4 ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN PERSON.
SO AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, IF THERE AREN'T ANY OBJECTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO THAT SO THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM TO SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND DO EVERYTHING ELSE IN ORDER.
AT EACH REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL SET ASIDE TIME TO AFFORD THE GENERAL PUBLIC
[D. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.WE ASK THAT CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS NOT BE RAISED IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM. SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE BOARD POLICIES.
THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS, WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE AND THE VIEWERS OF THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS REFLECT THEIR OWN POSITIONS OR OPINIONS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THAT RIGHT IS NOT UNLIMITED. PER TEXAS PENAL CODE 38.13, 42.01, 42.02, AND 42.05 AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 37.105 NO AUDIENCE MEMBER OR SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR THREATENING TOWARD ANY SPEAKER, OTHER PERSON OR TO VIOLATE THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER PERSON.
THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE ACTION ITEM PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
THEREFORE, BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS THE COMMENTS OF SPEAKERS.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A LACK OF A RESPONSE FROM BOARD MEMBERS DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE COMMENTS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, TRUSTEE FELLER WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER.
WE WILL START WITH OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I APOLOGIZE IF I SAID IT INCORRECTLY, BUT.
WHENEVER I'M READY, OK? HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I AM A SENIOR AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M ALSO A NORTH AFRICAN MUSLIM WHO MOVED HERE TO ROUND ROCK FROM TUNISIA.
I'VE COME HERE BEFORE YOU ALL TO TODAY TO ASK FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO HELP IN RECOGNIZING EID AS AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY OBSERVED BY THE DISTRICT.
ISLAM IS A RELIGION WITH OVER ONE BILLION FOLLOWERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND EID IS A VERY IMPORTANT HOLIDAY TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IF ROUND ROCK ISD PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A SUPPORTIVE DISTRICT FOR THE DIVERSITY UPHELD IN ITS STUDENTS, IT MUST RESPECT AND RECOGNIZE RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL CUSTOMS PRACTICE ARE BY OUR COMMUNITY.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE FACED WITH THE DECISION OF CHOOSING BETWEEN THEIR ACADEMIC OBLIGATIONS OR THEIR CULTURAL CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES.
I ASK THAT YOU GUYS HELP US AND GETTING THIS HOLIDAY RECOGNIZED AND EVEN PUT AS A HOLIDAY THAT'S OFF FOR OUR STUDENTS, AS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT MANY OTHER STUDENTS ARE GIVEN TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE OUR CULTURE RESPECTFULLY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME AND YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER [APPLAUSE] IS [INAUDIBLE].
AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING.
HELLO, I'M [INAUDIBLE], AND I'M A JUNIOR AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING MUSLIM STUDENTS OF ROUND ROCK ISD IN HOPE OF ESTABLISHING EID AS ITS OWN HOLIDAY OFF FROM SCHOOL.
AS A PAKISTANI MUSLIM WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN AMERICA.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY DEFINING WHAT EXACTLY EID MEANS TO ME.
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EVERY DAY ON EID, MY FAMILY COMES TOGETHER TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME. IT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME TO RECONNECT WITH LOVED ONES, AND WE LIKE TO CELEBRATE PERSONALLY BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY A WHOLE TON BY VOLUNTEERING AND RAISING DONATIONS.AS A CHILD THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING UNDERSTOOD BY MY CLASSMATES AND PEERS, SO EVEN WHILE I WAS ABLE TO MISS SCHOOL, I WOULD COME BACK TO HARSH JUDGMENTS FROM CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS, WHICH MADE IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STAY CONNECTED TO MY IDENTITY, WHICH IS WHY I WISH FOR THE DISTRICT TO RECOGNIZE EID THAT ITS OWN HOLIDAY OFF SO THAT WE WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER YOUNG CHILD WHO IS FORCED TO PUSH THEMSELVES AWAY FROM THEIR CULTURE, SIMPLY BASED OFF OF FEAR OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL SAY AND THINK OF THEM.
BECAUSE WHAT MEANS DEARLY TO THEM SHOULD NOT MEAN DISCRIMINATION.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST, OUR THIRD STUDENT SPEAKER IS ACTUAL VIRTUALLY.
WE'LL GIVE ONE SECOND FOR OMAR [INAUDIBLE].
ALL RIGHT, WE CAN MAYBE COME BACK IN JUST A MINUTE ONCE WE GET VIRTUAL.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH OUR IN PERSON.
THE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP TONIGHT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JENNY GUSTIN.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JENNY GUSTIN, AND I'M A ROUND ROCK ISD PARENT.
I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF ANTI-RACIST COMING TOGETHER.
ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO HELP STUDENTS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY RECEIVE AN EQUITABLE AND SAFE EDUCATION. UNFORTUNATELY AND UNSURPRISINGLY, WE HAVE SEEN OUR STUDENTS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY WRITTEN OFF WITH DISRESPECTFUL AND DEHUMANIZING TERMS LIKE SUBPOPULATIONS RATHER THAN BEING GIVEN A FULL TIME ATTENTION THEY DESERVE.
DOING THOSE TREATS WHITE PEOPLE AS A NORM AND ANY OTHER RACE IS LESS THAN AND IS INHERENTLY RACIST.
WE DEMAND DISAGGREGATED DATA BE USED THAT FOCUSES ON THE STRENGTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRICT.
THEREFORE, THE DISTRICT SHOULD USE DISAGGREGATED STRENGTH BASED DATA TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND ABOLISH OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS IN OUR EDUCATION.
THIS IS HOW THIS IS NOW THE TIME THAT WE ACT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT FOGLE.
EXCUSE ME, MY SON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
MINE TOO. OK, I'M GOING TO LET MR. FOGLE GO AHEAD AND TAKE HIS MINUTE, AND I WILL LOOK THROUGH THE CARDS AND.
I'M HAPPY TO WAIT IF THEY WANT TO GO.
IT'LL TAKE ME A MINUTE TO LOOK IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD.
OK. I'M A TAXPAYER AND A PARENT, BUT MY KIDS DON'T GO HERE ANYMORE.
ROUND ROCK ANNUAL SCHOOL BUDGET IS FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S RIGHT, ALMOST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.
PRIOR TO 2021 FIVE THOUSAND STUDENTS IN ROUND ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOSE NOT TO ENROLL DUE TO THIS ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES.
THAT'S THIRTY POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS OF LOST BASIC ALLOTMENT FUNDING LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER 3200 STUDENTS PARENTS CHOSE NOT TO ENROLL THEM DUE TO THEIR DISTRICT'S POLICIES, THEIR HANDLING OF COVID, THEIR HORRENDOUS HIRING PRACTICES, AND THIS BOARD'S ONGOING LEADERSHIP STRUGGLES. THAT'S ANOTHER NINETEEN POINT SEVEN MILLION CLOSE TO THE AMOUNT OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET SHORTFALL.
SO IS THIS BOARD ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY CAN IMPROVE? ASK PARENTS WHAT THEY COULD DO TO REENROLL LOST STUDENTS AND REGAIN FEDERAL FUNDING? NO, YOU CONTRIVED ANOTHER CLOSED DOOR MEETING TO VOTE IN A NEW TAX RATE WITHOUT STAKEHOLDER INPUT, WITHOUT AWARENESS, AND ONLY FIVE BOARD MEMBERS, TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON WERE NOT THERE.
YOU VOTED A NEW TAX RATE DIFFERENT THAN YOU PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED AND TO REPLACE THE DOLLARS YOU CONTINUE TO SQUANDER.
YOU DID IT IN SECRET I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HELEN [INAUDIBLE].
IF THEY HAVE A MASK ON AND THEY HAVE ASTHMA, THEN THEY HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING BECAUSE OF THE MASKS. KIDS DON'T GET AS SICK AS ADULTS WITH COVID.
THEY ALSO DON'T SPREAD IT AS EASILY.
IF CHILDREN WEAR MASKS, IT IS HARD FOR THE TEACHER TO UNDERSTAND THEM.
THEY NEED TO REMOVE THEIR MASKS TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTIAN BARTON.IF YOU WANT TO PULL THE MICROPHONE UP JUST A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
THERE YOU GO. THANKS. THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTS OPPOSING OPINIONS TO SHUT UP, SO I DON'T HESITATE TO TRUST THEM.
THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTS POWER SO THEY CAN CONTROL MY LIFE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD SAYS IT'LL BE GOOD.
THE SCHOOL CLAIMS I AM A MONSTER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WEAR A MASK WHILE OVERLOOKING THEIR OWN SINS.
THE SCHOOL BOARD LIES AND SCREAMS AND REPEATS UNTIL THEY YOU BELIEVE THAT COVID IS A THREAT ENDANGERING YOUR KIDS THAT I OR ANOTHER KID ARE ORDERING YOU TO NOT WEAR A MASK.
BY ALL MEANS WEAR A MASK, BUT DON'T FORCE YOUR IDEALS ON ME BECAUSE I HAVE FAITH THAT I WILL BE ALL RIGHT AND SO WILL THOSE I HOLD DEAR.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JILL.
JILL, IT'S EITHER [INAUDIBLE] MAYBE.
I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE REAL REASON PARENTS WERE UPSET AT THE SEPTEMBER 14TH MEETING BECAUSE MASKS HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
IN FACT, THE MAJORITY OF US WERE NOT EVEN HERE TO TALK ABOUT MASKS, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
YOU DENIED OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK.
PARENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WERE UPSET ABOUT NOT BEING GIVEN COMPLETE ACCESS TO MEETINGS, AS IS REQUIRED BY TEXAS LAW.
FOR THE RECORD, AN OVERFLOW ROOM IS NOT COMPLETE ACCESS.
IF IT WERE COMPLETE ACCESS, WE WOULD HAVE SEEN TWO TRUSTEES LEAVE THE MEETING.
WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THE GUY GET ESCORTED OUT BY POLICE, BUT WE DIDN'T.
THE LIVESTREAM DIDN'T SHOW ANY OF THAT BECAUSE THE CAMERA DIDN'T SHOW ANY OF THAT.
PARENTS ARE UPSET THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT, IN COLLUSION WITH PRESIDENT AMY WEIR AND LAWFULLY USED CAMPUS COPS TO ENFORCE ARBITRARY POLICY MADE UP AT THE MEETING MADE UP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING A POLICY THAT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED ANYWHERE, A POLICY THAT WAS NOT BEING APPLIED TO ANY OTHER GATHERING OR EVENT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THESE ACTIONS ARE A DIRECT VIOLATION OF YOUR COCE.
IT'S ALSO A BLATANT VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
OBVIOUSLY, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THIS BOARD PRESIDENT, DO NOT VALUE THE RULE OF LAW.
OPEN GOVERNMENT OR PARENTS OR STUDENTS OR DIFFERING OPINIONS.
AND YOU ALL SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.
WHY ARE YOU EVEN DOING THIS? WHY ARE YOU EVEN HERE? YOU OBVIOUSLY HATE US, [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RENATA SIMMS. GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXTRA 59 CHAIRS IN HERE. THANK YOU.
I'M HERE TO READ A TESTIMONY FROM AN ANONYMOUS STUDENT.
I AM A CURRENT STUDENT AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL AND I WAS TRYING TO USE THE GIRLS LOCKER ROOM TO CHANGE OUT OF MY GYM CLOTHES.
A TRANS GIRL WALKED IN WHO VERY MUCH LOOKED LIKE A MALE.
I WASN'T AWARE OF WHO THIS PERSON WAS, BUT I SAW A DUDE AND QUICKLY FINISHED GETTING DRESSED AND LEFT.
IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIZING AND I FELT VERY VIOLATED.
I AM SURE THAT THIS PARTICULAR PERSON IS A GOOD PERSON, BUT THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID ABOUT MANY OF THE OTHER BIOLOGICAL MALES AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
I AM SCARED THAT ALLOWING ONE BIOLOGICAL MALE WHO CLAIMS TO BE FEMALE INTO THE GIRLS LOCKER ROOM WILL LEAD TO AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE OTHER BOYS START TO USE THE GIRLS LOCKER ROOM. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD ONLY LET BIOLOGICAL FEMALES MY NAME IS JOHN [INAUDIBLE], AND I REPRESENT THREE STUDENTS IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
ONE THING WE CAN ALL AGREE ON IN THE ROUND ROCK COMMUNITY IS THAT WE CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER. WE ALL DESPERATELY DESIRE TO BE HEARD AND SEEN AS IT AS AS IS EVIDENT TONIGHT.
OPEN THE DOORS TO TRANSPARENCY, OPEN THE DOORS LITERALLY TO OUR SCHOOLS.
PARENTS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS HAVE LONG BEEN THE LIFEBLOOD FLOWING THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS, PARTICIPATING ALONGSIDE WITH THE TEACHERS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN THROUGH THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS.
BRING VOLUNTEERS AND PARENTS BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE THEIR DISAPPEARANCE HAS BEEN FELT THE MOST.
PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING FOOTBALL GAMES, VOLLEYBALL GAMES, BAND CONCERTS, SCHOOL LOCK INS, ET
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CETERA. PEOPLE ARE SITTING SIDE BY SIDE AND STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, AGREE WITH THE REST OF US I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE RAY.ON JUNE 19TH, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STOOD HERE AND SPOKE FOR THE FIRST TIME, ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM THE BOARD.
AFTER WATCHING OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT GET VOTED IN UNDER SKETCHY CIRCUMSTANCES.
IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ADDRESSED.
HOW DID FIVE OF YOUR SEVEN TRUSTEES KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD ARRIVE JUST IN TIME FROM SOUTH TEXAS WHEN YOU BARELY HAD TIME TO READ THE VOTE? IT WAS CLEAR TWO TRUSTEES WERE LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP.
HOW DID SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS KNOW HE WOULD ARRIVE JUST IN TIME SO THEY COULD GREET HIM WITH CUPCAKES? DID THE FIVE OF YOU SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER IN ADVANCE AND KNOW, WITHOUT A DOUBT HE WOULD BE VOTED IN? HOW DID THEY KNOW ABOUT HIS SURPRISE VISIT? WHY DID THE SUPERINTENDENT HAVE ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE INITIATE THE ARREST OF TWO FATHERS ? ONE WAS ARRESTED ONE MONTH AFTER HE SPOKE AT THE MEETING AND ANOTHER FATHER ARRESTED THREE DAYS AFTER A MEETING.
YOU KNEW BOTH OF THESE MEN BY NAME.
WAS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THEM? WHY DID YOU ALLOW 18 SEATS ON SEPTEMBER 14? THIRTY FIVE SEATS FOUR DAYS LATER AND 300 PLUS AT THE MCNEIL PARK WITH NO SOCIAL DISTANCING. BARELY A WEEK LATER, AND TODAY WE HAVE TOO MANY TO COUNT AT THE SAME STUDENT OUTCOME THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] YES.
SORRY. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME.
GOOD EVENING. OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN RESULT IN PHYSICAL INJURY, PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA AND EVEN DEATH.
IT IS PREVALENT IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND AFFECTS ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER, RACE, RELIGION OR NATIONALITY.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE, PLEASE STAND UP.
AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
TIME YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHAWNA CUNNINGHAM.
MID JULY, THREE MONTHS, THAT'S HOW LONG A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER HAS BEEN IN PLACE, NAMING THIS MAN OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO A WOMAN.
MS. CUNNINGHAM THIS IS A PERSONAL MATTER.
THIS ISN'T THE FORUM FOR THAT.
WE DO HAVE A GRIEVANCE PROCESS.
WHAT IS YOUR POINT? MY POINT OF ORDER IS THAT THERE IS NO LIMITATION ON BEING ABLE TO NAME US AS TRUSTEES OR DIRECTOR LEVEL AND ABOVE OFFICIALS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ANY REASON.
I AM JUST SAYING THAT THERE IS A BETTER FORMAT FOR THIS.
IF THERE'S A GRIEVANCE THAT NEEDED TO BE FILED.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FOR AN ALLEGED DOMESTIC ASSAULT OF A PREGNANT WOMAN CARRYING HIS CHILD.
AS A MOTHER AND A PARENT, I'M SHOCKED THIS MAN HAS A JOB THAT AFFECTS OVER 40000 CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT AND CONTACT AND POWER OVER FEMALE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS.
WHAT POSSIBLE EXCUSE CAN THIS BOARD, THE SAME BOARD WHO THREATENS PARENTS WITH ARREST FOR DISRUPTING A PUBLIC MEETING, HAVE TO IGNORE THIS, AND SOME OF YOU CLAIM TO BE SPIRITUAL? I'M OFFENDED BY YOUR CALLOUSNESS, AS SHOULD EVERY WOMAN IN THIS DISTRICT BE.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROB [INAUDIBLE].
A CURATED GLIMPSE INTO THE SECOND AGREED EXTENDED TEMPORARY EX PARTE PROTECTIVE ORDER
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FILED IN TRAVIS COUNTY AND SIGNED OCTOBER 1ST, 2021.THE PETITIONER WORKS WITHIN THE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.
COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THIS QR CODE BEHIND ME.
ON OCTOBER 1, 2021, THE COURT FINDS A GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE EXTENSION TO AN EX PARTE PROTECTIVE ORDER IN ORDER TO APPEAR PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES.
THE COURT, HAVING EXAMINED THE PLEADINGS AND ALLEGATIONS OF APPLICANT, SHOW THAT THE APPLICANT IS A GIRLFRIEND OF THE RESPONDENT AND THAT THE APPLICANT RESPONDENT HAD A DATING RELATIONSHIP.
THE COURT FIND THE APPLICANT ALLEGES THERE IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER OF FAMILY VIOLENCE UNLESS HAFEDH AZAIEZ IS ORDERED FROM REFRAIN FROM CERTAIN ACTS.
RESPONDENT IS IMMEDIATELY PROHIBITED FROM COMMITTING FAMILY VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PETITIONER. PROHIBITED FROM GOING WITHIN 500 FEET OF ANY LOCATION OF THE PROTECTED PERSON IS KNOWN BY RESPONDENT TO BE.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS DOCUMENT.
YOUR TIME EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA PRYOR.
I'M GOING TO SHINE A LIGHT ON COMMUNICATIONS THAT PROVIDE A CONTEXT FOR THE TRO.
ONE TRUSTEE'S DISREGARD FOR A FELLOW PROFESSIONAL AND A TROUBLING SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.
A TEXT SEQUENCE ON JUNE TWENTY EIGHTH, THE MARRIED SUPERINTENDENT DEMANDS THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND GET AN ABORTION.
THE SUPERINTENDENT THREATENS THE GIRLFRIEND.
THE SUPERINTENDENT SHOWS HIS INTENT.
ON JULY 5TH. THE GIRLFRIEND REACHES OUT TO CORY VESSA REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BEHAVIOR. ON JULY 6TH CORY VESSA REJECTS THE GIRLFRIEND'S OUTRAGE.
ON THE EVENING OF JULY SIX, THIS PREGNANT WOMAN WOULD BE PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED, HENCE THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICKY NELSON.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING MORE PEOPLE IN, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD IS DEPLORABLE.
WHAT WAS ONCE WAS CONSIDERED RUMORS AND HEARSAY PAINTS IT CLEAR AND COMPELLING AND DISTURBING PICTURE.
HOW WILL THIS TRO AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO DO YOUR JOB? YOU CAN'T GO TO TASB.
YOU CAN'T GO WITH AN AUSTIN ISD.
HOW CAN THE TEACHERS, THE ADMINISTRATORS, CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT FEEL SAFE AND PROTECTED THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SUPERINTENDENT? THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT FROM THE FIVE OF YOU.
SHATTERED CRITICAL BONDS OF TRUST.
HOW CAN PARENTS HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE SAFE? THE LEADER OF THIS DISTRICT HAS NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE.
HOW WILL THIS BOARD GRANT THIS MAN PAID THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO YOUR JOB.
YOU'RE FAILING. YOU'RE NOT PROTECTING OUR KIDS, YOU'RE NOT PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN, AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT PROTECTING THE UNBORN.
SADLY, YOU KNEW, PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THIS AND HID IT.
ARE YOU INCOMPETENT? [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTY SLAPE.
HELLO. I SHARE CONCERNS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE ABOUT A BREACH OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT.
THE CONTRACT STATES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, HIS HOME SHALL BE WITHIN THE DISTRICT DURING THE ENTIRE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH BEGAN ON JULY 5TH.
WEEKS AFTER THE CONTRACT WENT INTO EFFECT, I AM TOLD THAT DR.
AZAIEZ'S PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, WAS STILL IN CYPRESS, TEXAS, THE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH HIS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
I AM ALSO TOLD THAT HIS FAMILY IS STILL LIVING IN CYPRESS, AND HE HAS NOT OFFICIALLY MOVED HIS PRIMARY RESIDENCE TO ROUND ROCK.
IS THIS TRUE? I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT DR.
AZAIEZ'S DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VOTER REGISTRATION CURRENTLY REFLECT THAT HIS PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS IN WESLACO, TEXAS, DURING NEAR DON ISD.
IF A PRIMARY RESIDENCE HAS BEEN MOVED, WOULDN'T THAT MEAN A CHANGE OF ADDRESS ON OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITHIN 30 DAYS? THIS IS ALL VERY CONFUSING.
DR. AZAIEZ. CAN YOU PLEASE VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE OFFICIALLY LIVING IN THE DISTRICT? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW.
[APPLAUSE] I WILL AGAIN REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE DO HAVE A GRIEVANCE PROCESS IF PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED [INAUDIBLE].
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ERIC NORBERT.
I STARTED PAYING ATTENTION HERE AFTER THIS BOARD MADE NEWS LAST MONTH, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHAT I SEE HAPPENING HERE IS SHOCKING.
COREY VESSA IS IT TRUE THAT A CONCERNED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY MADE YOU AWARE OF THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND YOU DEFLECTED THEM ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE ALLEGED ASSAULT? TO THE TRUSTEES, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HAVE YOU HELD ANY FORMAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THESE ALLEGATIONS? THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE ONLY EMPLOYEE THAT YOU
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OVERSEE. AND IT HAS BEEN JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER FOUR MONTHS THAT YOU'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS, FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND THE FEMALE STAFF.WHY HAVEN'T YOU AT LEAST PUT HIM ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE? DOES THE BOARD CONDONE THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU CONDEMN IT.
WHAT ELSE ARE YOU COVERING UP? IS THIS THE NEXT LOUDON COUNTY? [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROCHELLE CLARKE.
I'M SURE MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF WHO I AM.
I LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
AND I'M DISGUSTED THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO HIDE A PREDATOR, SOMEONE WHO IS A DANGER NOT ONLY TO JUST SOCIETY, BUT TO OUR CHILDREN AND TO YOUR STAFF MEMBERS IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT IS DISGUSTING AND IT IS SHAMEFUL IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WHEN YOU LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN AT NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CLOSE YOUR YOUR EYES.
AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDSAY [INAUDIBLE].
SO I'LL REDIRECT A LITTLE BIT TO KIDS AND STUDENTS.
FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SAFETY AND KEEPING OUR CLASSES OPEN.
OUR KIDS ARE DOING WELL IN THE CLASSROOM AND LOVE BEING ON CAMPUS.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AT THE INCREASED RELIANCE ON WEB BASED LEARNING AND SUCH A HEAVY WAY ONCE CHILDREN ARE IN GRADES THAT STAAR TESTING OCCURS.
FOR SOME SUBJECTS, IT MAY MAKE SENSE, BUT FOR OTHERS, SUCH AS MATH, IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ORGANIZE THOUGHTS AND SHOW STEPS.
WEB BASED LEARNING AND TEST TAKING IS SO DIFFICULT FOR KIDS.
IT'S ALSO DIFFICULT FOR US AS PARENTS TO SEE WHERE KIDS ARE MAKING MISTAKES AND HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF A HYBRID APPROACH WHERE KIDS GET USED TO ONLINE WORK, SINCE THAT'S HOW THEY'LL BE TESTED, BUT ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT PENCIL TO PAPER AND SHOW THEIR WORK AND HAVE THAT WORK SENT HOME.
AS A PARENT, I UNDERSTAND IT WILL HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN SUPPORT LEARNING AT HOME.
I'VE HEARD FROM TEACHERS THAT THE TRANSITION TO SO MANY OF THESE NEW LEARNING TOOLS ARE DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING FOR THEM, SO PLEASE SUPPORT THEM IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH BARTON.
GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE TIME TO SPEAK TODAY ABOUT THE HYPOCRISY I SEE EVERY DAY FROM THE DISTRICT ON WHEN AND WHERE PARENTS WILL BE ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE CAMPUSES TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR LEARNING DAY.
BUT I HAVE TO INFORM YOU ABOUT AN IGNORED, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY WITHIN RRISD.
THEY SUFFERED GREATLY LAST SCHOOL YEAR, AND THIS YEAR THEY ARE FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND AND ARE HAVING THE HARDEST TIME ADAPTING TO BEING BACK ON CAMPUS.
I'M A PARENT OF TWO SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.
BOTH HAVE BEEN JUST SEEN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNTS OF DISCRIMINATION FROM THIS DISTRICT.
MY SON AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD THAT HE CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS AVID. HE'S BEEN PROHIBITED FROM TAKING THE PSAT AND HAS A STAFF THAT ROUTINELY IGNORES ITS ACCOMMODATIONS AND EMBARRASSES HIM IN FRONT OF HIS PEERS.
THIS DISTRICT FAILS HIM AND STUDENTS LIKE HIM EVERY DAY.
YOU ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS YOUR WEAKEST LINK, AND THE POOR WAY THESE STUDENTS ARE TREATED IS A STAIN ON THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DON ZIMMERMAN.
I'M DON ZIMMERMAN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE WHO MADE THIS BAD FAITH FIVE MUST RESIGN IT WILL BE THE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTED TO CENSOR THE TWO BEST MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE. BUT THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE IS I WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY THE BOARD THAT THE TO PUT ON THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO READ FROM THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL QUICKLY.
AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021, ALL PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND ALL TEXAS GOVERNMENTAL BODIES SUBJECT TO OPEN MEETINGS MUST CONDUCT THEIR MEETINGS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS WRITTEN IN STATUTE.
YOU HAD AN EXEMPTION IN MARCH OF 2020 TO IGNORE PARTS OF [INAUDIBLE], BUT NOW THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. SO I ASK FOR THE BOARD TO PASS A RESOLUTION SAYING THAT YOU INTEND TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND THAT IS MY REQUEST.
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[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE EVANS.OK. I HAD ORIGINALLY COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET SHORTFALLS THAT WE HAVE AND THE FACT THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS MAKING UP TO $400000 A YEAR WHILE WE'RE SMART KIDS ARE SUFFERING FROM A BUDGET SHORTFALL.
BUT THE REASON WE'RE HAVING THAT SHORTFALL IS THAT PARENTS IN DROVES ARE TAKING THEIR KIDS OUT OF THIS DISTRICT.
MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER, WHO WAS ON THE FLOOR AT THE SEPTEMBER 14TH MEETING AND WAS THREATENED BY YOU WITH REMOVAL BY A POLICE OFFICER, NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN HER SCHOOL.
SHE KNOWS ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ALLEGATIONS AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING A CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER THERE THAT HE'S IN CHARGE OF.
MY OTHER DAUGHTER, WHO IS DEAF AND WAS DENIED AN INTERPRETER BY THIS DISTRICT AT THE SEPTEMBER 22ND MEETING, HAS ALSO BEEN DENIED FOR A YEAR TRANSPORTATION TO TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. THE DISTRICT HID INFORMATION FROM ME, PUSHED ME INTO A PARENT REFERRAL, AND THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE DISTRICT ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I MADE A UNILATERAL DECISION TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR MY CHILD.
SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DUSTIN CLARK.
GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS DUSTIN CLARK, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ADDING THE SEATS, AND IF YOU NOTICE THERE'S NO DISRUPTIONS, THERE'S NO, I BELIEVE, AS YOU CALLED IT, TRUSTEE HARRISON ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE, BEATING DOWN THE DOORS AND PLOTTING DEVIOUS HARM AT THE LAST MEETING. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT THIS IS A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY, AND WHEN YOU KEEP US OUT, THEN WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY.
AND I KNOW A GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER NAMED JOHN LEWIS CALLED THAT KIND OF ACT GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE.
AND IT TOOK US COORDINATING A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, DR.
AZAIEZ, FOR YOU TO ARBITRARILY INCREASE YOUR ARBITRARY CAPACITY.
SO TWO DAYS AGO, IT WAS 50 SEATS.
AND THEN WHEN I SPOKE UP ABOUT IT, YOU HAD ME ESCORTED OUT AND THEN ARRESTED.
SO IS THE SEATING CAPACITY A REAL THING OR NOT? I'M CONFUSED NOW BECAUSE THEN IN A DAY WE CHANGED IT TO 70 SOMETHING.
WHILE THE REST OF THE DISTRICT HAS NO CAPACITY THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSEPH MCCULLOUGH.
I WANT TO GIVE MY SUPPORT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND FOR THE FOR THE FIVE SANE TRUSTEES, IT IS VERY CONFUSING AND IN BAD FAITH HOW THERE CAN BE ALLEGATIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HERE, WHEN AT THE SAME TIME IT'S VERY PUBLIC RECORD, VERY EASY TO FIND QUOTES SUCH AS THE PATIENT IS BROUGHT IN AFTER GETTING A BRUISE ON HER ARM.
THESE ARE THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT HER FATHER IS BEING PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY ABUSIVE TO HER WHEN SHE'S VISITING HIM.
THE PATIENT WANTS TO STAY WITH HER MOM FULL TIME AND STATE SHE DOES NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE VISITING HER DAD. PEOPLE SAYING THAT DR.
AZAIEZ IS BEING ABUSIVE ARE KEEPING THE COMPANY OF THIS GENTLEMAN, SO THE HYPOCRISY IS BLATANT. AND YES, I STUTTER BECAUSE I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE PEOPLE SCARE ME, SO I SUPPORT YOU. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT, AND I WISH I COULD SPEND MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT THEM.
BUT THE TWO SAD TROMBONES ARE TAKING UP MY TIME INSTEAD.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER LITTLE OR LITTLE.
HI, WE'RE MADE IN THE LIKENESS AND IMAGE OF GOD AND WE'RE DESIGNED TO REVEAL HIS GLORY.
HOW CAN I DEMONSTRATE OR REVEAL HIS GLORY UNDER A VEIL OR UNDER A MASK? GOD'S WORD TELLS ME TO FEAR NOT.
IT SAYS TO BE OF GOOD COURAGE AND STRONG, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PLACING A MASK ON MY FACE OR THE FACE OF ANY OF MY CHILDREN THAT I EITHER WORK WITH OR MY OWN.
IT'S NOT A DEMONSTRATION OF COURAGE OR STRENGTH, AND I BELIEVE PSYCHOLOGICALLY AT THE LEAST, IT DEMONSTRATES A FAITH IN THE STRENGTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF A MASK.
AND THAT PSEUDO GOD IS QUOTE UNQUOTE SCIENCE, WHICH COMICALLY BOILS DOWN TO FAITH.
BUT AS FOR ME IN MY HOUSEHOLD, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY.
IT STARTS WITH A B. AND I FEEL LIKE I WAS LIKE, I KNOW YOU'VE SPOKEN BEFORE, BUT.
I HAD TO GET CURBSIDE AND GET MY KIDS FED AND I WAS LATE, I APOLOGIZE.
YEAH, I'M AMY [INAUDIBLE], AND I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SAY, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH
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FOR SERVING. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT PAID LOTS OF MONEY AND I APPRECIATE YOU.I AM A TEACHER. I'M NOT CURRENTLY TEACHING, BUT I WANTED TO COME AND TALK.
I WENT TO THE FOCUS GROUP FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND I REALLY LIKED THE IDEA OF HAVING PUBLIC FORUMS BECAUSE I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE HERE WANT PUBLIC FORUMS ABOUT THINGS, AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU MY SUMMARY ON THINGS BUDGETS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE A BUDGET, THE BUDGET SHOULD BE MONEY IN EQUALS MONEY OUT.
IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT MONEY WHERE IT MATTERS.
ALL THE RESEARCH SAYS SMALL CLASS SIZES, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FUNDING VIRTUAL.
MY DAUGHTER DID PRE-K AND KINDER.
SHE'S LEARNING TO READ ONLINE.
Y'ALL ARE AMAZING. SHE'S DOING AWESOME, BUT SMALLER CLASS SIZE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
SUPER IMPORTANT, BUT PUT YOUR MONEY, LET THE TEACHERS DO THEIR JOB, LET THEM BE GOOD AT THEIR JOB. AND IF YOU SHRINK CLASS SIZES, THE CALIBER OF STUDENTS THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALAN MARTINSON.
AND FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK AMY WEIR.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU.
I WAS ALSO AT THE MEETING THE OTHER DAY FOR THE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
SO SECOND, I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF THESE ADULT ORIENTED BOOKS IN LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I'M ALSO AWARE THAT THERE WERE SOME IN THIS DISTRICT.
I'M HAPPY THERE ARE REMOVED, BUT IT SHOULD.
THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE MADE IT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOEL [INAUDIBLE].
HELLO. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY FAMILY'S HERE AND I WILL LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR THE SAFETY OF ANYBODY IN THIS DISTRICT, NOT JUST MY FAMILY.
THAT'S WHAT OUR MILITARY DOES AND THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE.
MY REASON FOR SPEAKING TODAY IS VETTING LIBRARY RESOURCES.
SEVERAL RECENT BOOKS CLEARLY CROSSED THE LINE OF DECENCY, PROMOTING OBSCENE ACTS BY YOUNG CHILDREN. ANY POTENTIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCED BY THESE FEW BOOKS WILL RESULT IN BROKEN LIVES, SAID BOOKS ARE SIMPLY GROOMING TOOLS FOR PREDATORS.
LAW AND BOY BY JONATHAN EVERSON IS AN EXAMPLE.
THIS WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT, MY FRIENDS.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? DOES THE DISTRICT CONDEMN, OR, GOD FORBID, CONDONE OR PROMOTE THIS MATERIAL? I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY SPEAK ON THIS.
THIS IS CONCERNING FOR SAFETY, PLEASE CONSIDER BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING, WHICH SAYS ALL PERSONS INVOLVED IN SCOUTING SHALL REPORT A CHILD HAS BEEN SHOWN THE OBSCENE MATERIAL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CREATED THIS TRAINING BECAUSE KIDS LIVES ARE SCARRED. MATERIALS FOUND IN THIS DISTRICT LIBRARY SHOULD NOT PUT STUDENTS AT RISK OF VIOLATING I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO SPEAK.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER DIETERLE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU.
I'M ABHORRED AT THE CALLOUSNESS THAT I'M SEEING TODAY.
REALLY? AM I FEEL SORRY FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS HERE.
I'M SORRY FOR WHOEVER DID WHAT THEY DID TO YOU TO MAKE YOU THIS WAY.
WHAT I WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE POOR PERFORMANCE AMONG HISPANICS AT STONEY POINT HIGH SCHOOL, WHO AMONG YOU CONSIDERS IT A SUCCESS FOR HISPANICS TO HAVE MATH SCORES IN THE 50S ? I HEAR ABOUT BATHROOMS. I HEAR ABOUT MASKS.
I HEAR ABOUT THE ISSUES, THE MIRED CONTROVERSY OF A SUPERINTENDENT IN THIS DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE ANDREW.
GOOD EVENING. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO HERE AT ROUND ROCK ISD, AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CURRENT EVENTS IN OUR COUNTRY NOW KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ORGANIZED AND
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COORDINATED EFFORT TO SILENCE AND INTIMIDATE PARENTS WHO ARE SPEAKING OUT AT BOARD MEETINGS. WE WILL NOT GO AWAY.WE WERE COMPLACENT TO ASSUME THAT YOU WERE OUR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.
WE NOW REALIZE WE NEED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MONITORING YOUR ACTIONS AND DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS.
IMAGINE BEING A PARENT AT HOME, PREPARING DINNER FOR YOUR KIDS WHEN THE FBI KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR BECAUSE YOU ARE NOW CONSIDERED A DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROB LELM.
GOOD EVENING. I'M A PARENT OF A FOURTH GRADER AT CARAWAY ELEMENTARY HERE IN ROUND ROCK ISD. I HAVE TWO ASKS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BUT FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT COVID 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS HAVE MADE MY VIRTUAL LEARNER IN A POSITION WHERE HE CAN NOW RETURN TO SCHOOL, AND WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE AND HE'S REALLY THRIVING. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE THAT LET MORE VIRTUAL FAMILIES RETURN BACK TO SCHOOL SAFELY.
THAT SAID, THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT WHO HAVE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED KIDS OR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND NEED MORE TIME TO DEVELOP A SAFE STRATEGY TO RETURN.
I URGE YOU TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO SUSTAIN VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR SPRING 2022.
FOR THOSE FAMILIES THAT NEED IT, WE CAN'T LEAVE THOSE KIDS BEHIND.
I ALSO URGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF AUSTIN ISD AND OFFER FREE ON CAMPUS COVID 19 VACCINE CLINICS SO THAT CONCERNS ABOUT COSTS, SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS DON'T PREVENT FAMILIES WHO WANT VACCINES FROM GETTING THEM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LESLIE WINTERS.
HI, MY NAME IS LESLIE WINTERS PARENT OF THREE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANT TO BRING I BROUGHT SOME NOTES HERE TODAY JUST TO KIND OF SHARE WITH YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK FOR A WHILE NOW.
LEANDER ISD ALLOWS TWO MINUTES, CORPUS CHRISTI THREE MINUTES.
WE ARE GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK ALSO IN REGARDS TO THE T, THE TASB AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE NOT DOMESTIC TERRORIST, OK? OUR EYES ARE SIMPLY OPEN.
OK, THIS IS OUR TIME, OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS AND YOU GIVE US ONE MINUTE TO DO IT.
SO CONSIDER RECONSIDER THE TIME.
WHETHER YOU'RE LISTENING OR I APPRECIATE IT. [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [APPLAUSE] MARSHA WATSON.
MARSHA WATSON, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THEN, IS JOHN SCOTT.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL, AND FOR AN INTERESTING REASON, YOU'VE GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY THAT, LOOK, I'M A BONUS DAD, STEP DAD, WE FIGURE IN OUR HOUSEHOLD IS AN OUTDATED TERMS WITH CALL ME THE BONUS DAD.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM EVERY EVENING.
WE HAVE THE, LOOK I'M GRATEFUL WE'RE ABLE TO EAT DINNER TOGETHER.
AND BECAUSE OF THE MASK AND EVEN THIS KIND OF BOOK ISSUE, WHICH I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THEM OUT, IT'S CREATED SITUATIONS TO WHERE I'VE HAD TO TEACH MY CHILDREN TO TURN THE OTHER OTHER CHEEK IN A WAY TO TEACHERS.
YOU'VE THIS HAS CREATED AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE CHILDREN NOW ARE TAKING ON THE CONVERSATIONS OF ADULTS AND DEMEANING CHILDREN.
AND THEN YOU GOT TEACHERS RUNNING AROUND.
YOU KNOW, WHEN CHILDREN ARE EXEMPT FROM THINGS AND CONTINUING ON WHEN THEY KNOW THEY'RE NOT EXEMPT. AND I GOT TO TELL A CHILD THAT AN ADULT IS BEING IMMATURE AND THE ADULT IS ANGRY. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE ALLOWED THE
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CONVERSATIONS AT MY DINNER TABLE TO TAKE PLACE.I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTY DAVIS.
IF YOU HAVE KIDS WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM, PLEASE TAKE THEM OUT OF THE ROOM BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT IS BEING SHOWN IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY, IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
I ONLY FEEL THEY NEED TO SHOW YOU BECAUSE IT'S JUST AS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME TO LOOK AT THESE IMAGES AS IT SHOULD BE FOR YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND GIVEN TO OUR CHILDREN.
THE CURRENT BULK BOOK PURCHASE PROCESS IS BROKEN.
IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, PARENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT HAVE DISCOVERED MULTIPLE BOOKS SUCH AS LAWN BOY, GENDERQUEER AND OUT OF DARKNESS ON THE SHELVES OF OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES, AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
THESE BOOKS AND OTHERS INCLUDE X-RATED PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS AND OR TEXT DESCRIPTIONS OF SEX ACTS, WITH ONE BOOK GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBING TWO 10 YEAR OLD BOYS PERFORMING ORAL SEX ON EACH OTHER AND ANOTHER DESCRIBING IN DETAIL AN ADULT MOLESTING A CHILD. THAT WOULD BE THIS ONE THAT REMAINS IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.
PLEASE MAKE SURE OUT OF DARKNESS GETS TAKEN OUT.
I DO WANT TO THANK AMY [INAUDIBLE] FOR HER EFFORTS IN REMOVING BOTH LAWN BOY AND GENDERQUEER. I HOPE THEY REMAIN REMOVED BECAUSE THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
PLEASE FIX OUR BOOK THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE].
HELLO. I'M A PARENT OF FIRST GRADE STUDENT, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF 13 FAMILIES.
OUR CLASS WAS CANCELED LAST WEEK.
OUR FIRST GRADE ELEMENTARY CLASS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CLASSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
INITIALLY, IT APPEARED THAT THIS DECISION WAS RELATED TO LOWER STUDENT ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS NOT CLEAR BECAUSE WE KNEW THOSE FIGURES IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
SO NOT SURE WHY IT TOOK TILL MIDDLE OF OCTOBER TO CANCEL THOSE CLASSES.
RECENTLY, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL EXPLAINING THAT THIS DECISION WAS RELATED TO PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 15 THAT REQUIRED TO REDUCE CLASS SIZES IN THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM.
AND SO SOME STUDENTS, SOME TEACHERS HAVE TO BE MOVED FROM IN-PERSON TO VIRTUAL PROGRAM DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN SENATE BILL DISCUSSING THE SIZE OF VIRTUAL CLASSES.
ALSO THE LIMIT OF 22 STUDENTS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN PLACE AND APPLY TO THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM.
SO JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, WHY DID IT REALLY HAPPEN? TIME. YOU'RE TIME'S EXPIRED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.
[APPLAUSE] THAT WAS ALL OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS NOW.
WE'LL GIVE OUR PEOPLE JUST A MOMENT.
WE'LL GO BACK AND SEE IF OUR STUDENT, OMAR [INAUDIBLE] IS ONLINE.
I DON'T SEE THAT NAME ON THERE.
IS THERE A [INAUDIBLE]? HEATHER MILLER.
HEATHER MILLER. ARE WE CERTAIN THAT VIRTUAL IS WORKING? NO, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM VIRTUAL SPEAKERSHIP.
IF HEATHER MILLER CAN HEAR US, I CAN SEE HER NAME, BUT IF YOU CAN HEAR US.
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HI, THERE. CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES, MS. MILLER, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.ALL RIGHT. IF WE CAN'T PROTECT THE CHILDREN, WE CAN'T PROTECT ANYBODY.
IF YOU SEE ANYONE FROM THAT CABINET IN A RESTAURANT, IN A DEPARTMENT STORE, AT A GASOLINE STATION, YOU GET OUT AND YOU CREATE A CROWD AND YOU PUSH BACK ON THEM AND YOU TELL THEM THEY ARE NOT WELCOME. THAT WAS A QUOTE FROM U.S.
DURING THE 2020 SUMMER OF LOVE.
WE SAW POLITICIANS LIKE THIS ADVOCATE FOR HARASSMENT AND ARREST WHILE NEIGHBORHOODS BURNED ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, STORES WERE LOOTED AND POLICE HAD WATER BOTTLES, BRICKS AND ROCKS THROWN AT THEM.
AND I DON'T RECALL THE DOJ OR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION CALLING FOR THESE ACTUAL CRIMINALS TO BE LABELED DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
BUT NOW THAT PARENTS LIKE ME HAVE AWAKENED AND WANT TO HOLD THEIR SCHOOL BOARD AND THEIR SUPERINTENDENTS ACCOUNTABLE TO PROVIDING THEIR CHILDREN A PROPER EDUCATION AND TO CALL OUT MISCONDUCT AND CORRUPTION, THE NSBA WANTS TO LABEL US DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
I CALL ON THE BOARD TO WITHDRAW FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS UNTIL THEY SEND A LETTER TO THE NCBA CONDEMNING THEIR INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC AGAINST PARENTS.
MS. MILLER, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
[APPLAUSE] IS KIKI [INAUDIBLE] ONLINE.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.
HELLO. YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.
ON OUR END, WE CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE BOARD MEETING, SO WE ALWAYS SEE IS VIDEO PICTURES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN SEE ME. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL, FOR KEEPING THE SCHOOLS SAFE. HELLO.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK RRISD TO ARRANGE THE VACCINATION SITE AT SCHOOL ONCE THE CDC APPROVED.
I'M SORRY. AND JUST FOR ANYBODY THAT'S WATCHING, I DON'T USUALLY STOP THE TIME.
THERE'S JUST SEEMS TO BE SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES HERE.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK RRISD TO ARRANGE THE VACCINATION SITE AT SCHOOLS ONCE THE CDC APPROVE THE COVID VACCINE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OLD.
SEE YOUR PICTURE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR US.
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WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE DOING VIRTUAL TESTIMONY, BUT WE CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING YOU ARE SAYING IF YOU'RE ASKING US TO SPEAK.YEAH, BUT THEN THEY CAN'T HEAR WHEN IT STOPS.
WE'LL GIVE THEM JUST ANOTHER MINUTE TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON BACK THERE.
BOARD, WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS THAT'S NOW PRESENT, DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD? AND SO JENNIFER [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR MINUTE REAL QUICK.
HOLD ON, HOLD ON ONE SECOND, LET ME GET YOUR MIC TURN BACK ON.
SAY SOMETHING AGAIN TO SEE IF [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT RUNNING LATE AND I JUST WANT TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE SINCE YOU KNOW THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE, YOU KNOW, WHY IS HE STILL COMING AND NOT UNDER SOME ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE? AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF LAWSUITS GOING ON.
I KNOW DAN YOUNG AND DANIEL AND MARY, YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, USING YOUR MONEY, OWN MONEY.
BUT LIKE ALL THE OTHER LAWSUITS, WHAT THE MONEY COMING FROM? ARE WE SPENDING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY? THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
AND ALSO ALL THE SCHOOL, ALL THE RULES ARE JUST LIKE THEY'RE NOT WRITTEN ANYWHERE.
SOMETIMES IT WOULD CHANGE OUR MEETING LIKE WE CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE.
CAN WE EXTEND OUT A LITTLE BIT? ALSO, YOU KNOW, ALL.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] CAN OUR VIRTUAL PEOPLE HEAR US? JIMMY SAID NO. MS. CAPUTO. WOULD IT? ALL RIGHT, VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? ELAINE LEE, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? I WAS WONDERING IF IT'D BE POSSIBLE FOR OUR MODERATOR TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM IN CHAT THAT THEIR TIME HAS STARTED OR THAT WHO'S UP NEXT OR AND THEY MODERATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO THEM IN THE CHAT, WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? I'M SORRY, MISS LEE, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? MRS. WEIR, WE CANNOT WE CANNOT HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
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CAN ANYONE ELSE ON THE ZOOM CALL HERE THEM? HI, CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU.I THINK WE CAN HEAR EACH OTHER, BUT WE CAN'T HEAR THEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE ZOOM IN THE ROOM SEEMED TO BE MUTED.
YEAH, THEIR OFFICIAL CHANNEL IN THIS ZOOM ROOM SEEMS TO BE MUTED FOR SOME REASON.
THAT ACTUALLY IS NOT SHOWING AS MUTED JUST FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE, BACK HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET OUR COUNCIL OF PTA'S PERSON IS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS. THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO GIVE HER POWER TO UNMUTE US SOMEHOW.
I DON'T KNOW PRESIDENT WEIR HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? JUST FOUR . HI, THERE, ELAINE LEE IS NEXT.
OK. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? YES.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR DR.
AZAIEZ AND THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD FOR FOCUSING ON SAFETY, STUDENT SAFETY AND STUDENT LEARNING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR STUDENT NUMBER FLUCTUATIONS ONCE THE VACCINES BECOME AVAILABLE.
MORE STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING AND ALSO CONSIDER HOW CAN WE MAKE OUTDOOR LUNCH AS PART OF THE ROUTINE BECAUSE THAT'S OVERALL HEALTHY FOR A HEALTHY ACTIVITY TO SPEND MORE TIME OUTDOORS.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEREMY STORY.
I SPEAK TODAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, YOU HAVE VIOLATED EVEN JUST BASIC INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC.
I DIDN'T SET OUT TO BE AGAINST ANYONE.
I SET OUT TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
BUT SEEING HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN BEHAVING ON THE BOARD, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO THAT BECAUSE WE SEE LITERALLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, SUCH AS MY ARREST AND DUSTIN'S ARREST, LITERALLY A DAY AFTER YOU SUPPOSEDLY RECEIVED MY LEGAL GRIEVANCE, MIND YOU, 15 DAYS AFTER I ACTUALLY SENT IT IN. WHEN YOUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT SUDDENLY SAYS.
30 SECONDS. OH, WE SEE IT GOT CAUGHT IN OUR SPAM FILTER, WE MUST HAVE RECEIVED IT TODAY.
LISTEN, THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.
ARRESTING CITIZENS WHO CALL YOU OUT FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEN LOCKING PEOPLE OUT OF BOARD ROOMS AND VIOLATING THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THE WAY YOU EVEN HIRED THE
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SUPERINTENDENT. ALL OF THESE THINGS DO NOT ENGENDER TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE FACING TODAY.WE ASKED THAT AZAIEZ BE PUT ON A TEMPORARY HOLD WITH HIS SALARY UNTIL SPEAKERS]. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HALL [INAUDIBLE].
HI, RESPECTED PRESIDENT WEIR, SUPERINTENDENT DR.
AZAIEZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY, I AM [INAUDIBLE] PRESIDENT OF ROUND ROCK ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS, THE COLLECTIVE VISION OF OUR 54 PTAS THAT MAKE UP OUR COUNCIL IS TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL IS A REALITY.
PTA IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CHILD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE NATION THAT CONNECTS EXPERIENCE, SUPPORTS TEACHERS AND BENEFIT STUDENTS.
PTA SUPPORTS AND CELEBRATES OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF AS THEY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. SHAPING THE FUTURE PTA SHOWS OUR STUDENTS THAT WE VALUE EDUCATION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT GIVES EVERY CHILD A VOICE BACKING THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE LONG AND SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND STAFF FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE TO CAMPUS LEVEL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP.
AS OF OCTOBER 19, WE ARE ELEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THREE MEMBERS STRONG AND GROWING. OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MEMBERS.
PLEASE JOIN ANY AND ALL OUR 54 PTAS AND JOIN THE HALF A MILLION MEMBERS AS TEXAS PTA ADVOCATES AT CAPITAL FOR ALL CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU.
AND OUR LAST SPEAKER IS RACHEL KAPOOR.
AZAIEZ, IS A DANGER TO OUR CHILDREN, THEIR TEACHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
HE NEEDS TO RESIGN NOW OR BE PUT ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
HE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULTING HIS PREGNANT EX-MISTRESS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR WHILE HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN LIVE IN HOUSTON.
HE IS CURRENTLY UNDER A RESTRAINING ORDER FOR THESE ALLEGATIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND A RECENT TASB CONFERENCE IN DALLAS BECAUSE HIS ACCUSER WAS IN ATTENDANCE.
[INAUDIBLE] SO THIS SITUATION IS NOW AFFECTING HIS ABILITY TO DO HIS JOB.
ADDITIONALLY, HE IS UNDER HE'S UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE TEA, AS IS NOTED ONLINE IN HIS ON HIS LICENSE.
HE ALSO HAS A KNOWN TRACK RECORD OF USING SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE FORCE FOR HIS OWN PARTISAN GAIN TO OPPRESS AND SUPPRESS THE COMMUNITY.
FROM SPEAKING OUT ABOUT HIS MISCONDUCT.
AND DONNA ISD, HE USED THE POLICE FORCE TO ISSUE A TWO YEAR LONG RESTRAINING ORDER THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, THAT IS THE END OF OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
I SAW. ARE WE GOOD TO GO? ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO SKIP NOW TO ITEM I4 AND TAKE IT OUT OF ORDER.
[I. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION 551.071 THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING EEOC COMPLAINT, SO WE WOULD ASK EVERYONE TO GO AHEAD AND STEP OUT FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES AND WE WILL CALL YOU BACK IN WHEN WE ARE DONE WITH THIS ONE AGENDA ITEM.MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR IT'S JUST JUST I4 IT'S NOT ALL OF I.
WE WILL COME BACK AFTER THE ONE AGENDA ITEM AND DO THE REST OF THE AGENDA IN ORDER.
[E. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
HERE AND TONIGHT, WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR CITY PROGRAM AT STONY POINT, AND SO WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF ARE DOING OVER THERE. SO. AND THE PROGRAM WOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED TONIGHT IS OUR FLORAL DESIGN.SO WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A VIDEO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THAT PROGRAM AGAIN, AT STONY POINT.
[VIDEO] [INAUDIBLE] WITHIN THE FLORAL PRACTICUM, THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY GET TO CREATE A SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISE.
THEY ACTUALLY RUN A FLOWER SHOP THROUGHOUT THEIR COURSEWORK.
WE ARE CUTTING OUR LEMON LEAF.
THERE ARE CERTAIN DESIGNS THAT I WANT THEM TO MASTER BECAUSE THEY DO GET CERTIFICATIONS THROUGH THIS COURSE. WE HAVE A LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO CERTIFICATION THROUGH TSFA, WHICH
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IS TEXAS STATE FLORAL ASSOCIATION.I SHOW THEM THE INVOICE ON WHAT WE PAID FOR THE FLOWERS AND THEN THEY KIND OF PRICE OUT EACH ARRANGEMENT SO THEY HAVE TO BREAK IT DOWN PER STEM, HOW TO MARKET THAT AND PRICE IT UP FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.
I LEARNED HOW TO PRICE ARRANGEMENTS.
MONEY MANAGEMENT IS A GOOD ONE.
MANAGING MY MONEY CUZ CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN GET FOR A HIGHER PRICE, BUT YOU CAN FIND A DIFFERENT RESOURCE THAT HELP YOU WITH THE SAME THING AT A CHEAPER PRICE.
I WANT TO OWN MY OWN [INAUDIBLE] COMPANY, SO THE MONEY PART OF IT IS DEFINITELY HELPING.
I'VE LEARNED HOW TO USE TOOLS CORRECTLY.
I'VE LEARNED HOW TO TAKE TURNS, HOW TO BE MORE PATIENT AND HOW TO JUST GO WITH YOUR GUT FEELING. I'M NOT A BIG ART PERSON, BUT THIS ONE LETS ME CREATE SOMETHING.
[INAUDIBLE] THE STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL FLOWER SHOP ACTUALLY OPERATES A DELIVERY SERVICE, AND SO SOME OF THAT DELIVERY IS DONE ON CAMPUS, BUT THEN THEY ALSO DELIVER TO OUTPOSTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. IS THIS MINE? OH MY GOSH, IT'S SO PRETTY.
I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE EVERY MONTH I GET A, YOU KNOW, PRETTY GREAT DESIGN LIKE THIS FROM MY STUDENTS.
I REALLY LOVE IT. MY WIFE LOVES IT, TOO.
MY PASSION HAS BEEN FFA SINCE I'VE BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND EVEN IF I DON'T BECOME A VET, I MIGHT BECOME A FLORAL DESIGN PERSON.
I MIGHT EVEN WANT TO TEACH AG, AND THIS MIGHT BE A POSSIBLE THING I WOULD TEACH.
IT'S HELPED ME HAVE ANOTHER OPTION FOR WHAT I CAN DO.
IT'S PUT AGRICULTURAL FORUM ON THE LIST OF POSSIBILITIES.
AGAIN, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON OUR CAMPUSES.
JUST TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE ABOUT 140 STUDENTS AT STONY POINT WHO ARE TAKING FLORAL DESIGN, AND OUR TEACHER SAID WE ACTUALLY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS. AND YOU ALSO HEARD OUR STUDENTS SAY NOT JUST ABOUT PUTTING THE DESIGN, BUT ALSO LEARNING ABOUT OPERATING A BUSINESS, MAYBE OPENING A SMALL BUSINESS ONE DAY.
AND THAT WOULD BE THEIR BUSINESS, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEIR WORK AND OUR STAFF AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE DO HAVE IT ALSO ON [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAVE ONLY 58 STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF THIS GREAT PROGRAM.
BUT BUT ALL THESE FIT ALSO WITHOUT OUR GOAL THREE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
REMEMBER, WE OUR BOARD IS ESTABLISHING THOSE THREE GOALS.
ONE OF THEM IS AROUND COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHTING EVERY TIME. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY BACK IN 2018 YEARS BEFORE I WAS SITTING UP HERE, MR. WATSON, OVER AT STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL, WAS VERY GRACIOUS AND GAVE ME A FULL TOUR OF STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL.
AND PART OF IT WAS THE FLOWER SHOP AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO THERE.
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY A FEW TIMES A YEAR.
I ALWAYS HAVE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND PLACE FLORAL ORDERS, AND IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE ENDEAVOR, SO THERE IS MONEY TO BE MADE.
SO, DR. AZAIEZ, YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS DOES TIE IN TO CCMR FOR SURE, BECAUSE THERE'S THIS IS A FINANCIALLY LUCRATIVE LINE OF WORK.
TRUSTEE FELLER JUST HAVE SIMILAR SENTIMENTS AS TRUSTEE WESTON.
I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE NOT THE FOUR YEAR TRADITIONAL COLLEGE ROUTE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I TOOK A VERY SIMILAR CLASS LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS IN MY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M, AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO TAKE THAT CLASS EVEN FOR A SEMESTER.
AND SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO OUR STUDENTS HERE ON CAMPUS IS, I THINK, AMAZING. SO KUDOS TO THAT DEPARTMENT AND SO EXCITED TO SEE THINGS IN THE FUTURE FROM THEM. TRUSTEE HARRISON.
THIS WAS SO EXCITING TO SEE A STUDENT UPDATE, SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
YOU CAN'T SEE ME, BUT I'M SMILING UNDER MY MASK AND THANK YOU TO DR.
LAURA DARDEN AND TO SHERI BONDS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO WITH CTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I DON'T SEE ANY MORE.
SO ACTUALLY, WE WILL GO NOW TO OUR BOARD STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS UPDATE AND TIME TRACKER TRUSTEE HARRISON. ACTUALLY, DR.
AZAIEZ IS GOING TO KICK US OFF.
WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WE WANT TO SHARE WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
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SORRY ABOUT THAT. HERE WE GO.SO I WANT TO GIVE THANK ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
I KNOW WE STARTED WORKING OUR STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS.
WE KICK IT OFF PRETTY MUCH WEEKS AGO, RIGHT WHEN WE HAD OUR SATURDAY WORKSHOP.
AND SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK REVIEW.
FIRST, JUST TO REVIEW AND RECAP AND SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WE ADD AND ALSO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS.
SO AS YOU REMEMBER, BASED ON HOUSE BILL 3, WE HAVE 3 REQUIRED GOALS.
WE HAVE THIRD GRADE READING, THIRD GRADE MATH AND COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.
THOSE ARE 3 GOALS THAT WERE SET FORWARD, OBVIOUSLY, AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS MET WHEN WE MET LAST LAST AGAIN WORKSHOP.
SO LATER ON IN A DIFFERENT SLIDE, I WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU THOSE THOSE GOALS.
BUT ONE OF THE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO REMIND EVERYBODY IS THE GOALS REMAIN THE SAME FOR YEAR ERO.
AND THAT ALSO WE ADD IN STUDENT GROUPS WILL BE ADDED.
THE REASON GOALS HAVE REMAINED THE SAME FOR YEAR ZERO, JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE COVID AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
AND WE ALSO FACTOR IN THE COVID LEARNING LOSS AND THEN STUDENT GROUPS WILL BE ADDED BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FROM HOUSE BILL 3.
SO HERE'S WHAT OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES DEVELOP LAST WORKSHOP.
SO THE FIRST ONE TALKS ABOUT THIS DISTRICT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO SCORE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR HIGHER ON THIRD GRADE STAAR READING FROM FIFTY THREE TO SIXTY FOUR PERCENT BY 2024.
AND THEN WE HAVE YEARLY PROGRESS OR YEARLY TARGET DOWN THERE.
IN ADDITION, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ALSO HAVE STUDENT GROUPS, AND SO WE'LL BE MONITORING AND ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS, ALL OUR STUDENTS, ARE ACTUALLY PROGRESSING FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND GOAL THAT IS HAS TO DO WITH MATH AND THE GOAL NUMBER TWO. THE DISTRICT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO SCORE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR HIGHER ON GRADE ON THIRD GRADE STAR MATH FROM FORTY TO SIXTY EIGHT PERCENT BY 2024. WE ALSO DEVELOP YOUR TARGETS AS WELL AS TARGETS FOR EVERY STUDENT GROUP.
AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO LIFT EVERYONE AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP.
AND THEN THE THIRD GOAL THAT OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEE WORKED ON LAST WORKSHOP IS AROUND COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY.
AND WE WANT THAT NUMBER OBVIOUSLY TO INCREASE FROM EIGHTY THREE PERCENT TO NINETY PERCENT BY AUGUST 2024.
ALSO, WE ESTABLISH YEARLY TARGETS AS WELL AS GOALS AND TARGETS FOR ALL OUR STUDENT GROUPS. OUR TASK AS AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION IS TO COME BACK AND DEVELOP GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES.
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THAT WITH OUR BOARD SHORTLY.
AND ALSO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS BEEN DOING WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY FORUMS TO COLLECT INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS OTHER GOALS.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO FINALIZE ALL THIS PROCESS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
NEXT, WE HAVE TRUSTEE HARRISON.
SO WE HAVE RENEWED OUR FOCUS ON LONE STAR GOVERNANCE AS A BOARD.
AND SO WITH LONE STAR GOVERNANCE, WE REALLY CENTER THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND WE'RE CENTERING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
SO WE DEFINE THAT AS WHAT STUDENTS KNOW AND WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO.
SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS A TIME TRACKER AND THESE WILL BE ON THE AGENDA EVERY MONTH.
SO THIS TIME TRACKER IS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING.
KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT THIS IS POSTED ON THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW.
SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE SEE STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES IN BLUE.
SO THESE ARE MINUTES ACTUALLY SPENT TALKING ABOUT DISCUSSING PLANNING FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO UNDER VISION AND GOALS, YOU'LL SEE THINGS LIKE MINUTES SETTING STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS. WELL, THIS WAS A SEPTEMBER 18TH BOARD GOALS WORKSHOP.
SO WE SPENT TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR MINUTES IN THIS WORKSHOP TOTAL AND TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO OF THOSE MINUTES WERE SPENT ACTIVELY DISCUSSING BOARD GOALS AND STUDENT
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OUTCOME GOALS. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT NUMBER.IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRAINTS OR THEORIES OF ACTION, THAT'S ALSO A STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTE ANY TIME WE TALK ABOUT PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO AS WE HAVE MORE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE GOING OVER HOW STUDENTS ARE DOING, THAT COUNTS AS STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES AND THEN ALSO ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT.
SO FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, YOU WILL SEE A HUGE JUMP IN ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS ANY KIND OF LIKE TWO WAY COMMUNICATION ON STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS, CONSTRAINTS.
SO ALL OF THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT WE'RE HAVING GO IN THE POSITIVE COLUMN FOR STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS.
SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS ONE MEETING, WE HAD TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO MINUTES SPENT SPEAKING ABOUT STUDENTS HUGE IMPROVEMENT FROM WHERE WE'VE BEEN.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE OTHER TOPIC MINUTES NOW, THESE KIND OF COUNT AGAINST US SOMEWHAT. SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE GOOD TO DISCUSS BUT DO NOT FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO YOU'LL SEE THINGS LIKE MINUTE SETTING TIMELINES, DEADLINES, GOALS OR PLANS ON OTHER ITEMS OR OUTCOMES OUTSIDE OF OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES.
MINUTES SPENDING DOING BOARD SELF-EVALUATION USING INSTRUMENTS OTHER THAN THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE INTEGRITY INSTRUMENT, WHICH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE QUARTERLY BOARD REVIEWS, AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN DONE THAT.
SO HOPING TO GET BACK ON ON TRACK WITH THAT TOO.
THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING ONE, AND THIS IS WHERE WE OFTEN LOSE MINUTES, IT SAYS MINUTES DISCUSSING, DEBATING AND VOTING ON ITEMS REMOVED FROM OR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SO WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT NOT HAVING TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT MEETINGS IS THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO SEND US OUR MEETING AGENDA AND RELATED ITEMS 10 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO WE NOW HAVE A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO LOOK AT IT.
AND HOPEFULLY IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON OR ANYTHING WE FEEL WE NEED TO PULL OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT CAN BE DONE EARLY INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL WE GET TO MEETINGS. MINUTES HOSTING ALL OF THE BOARD LED COLETTE ARE CALLED COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, MINUTES FOR RECOGNITIONS AND ANY TIME SPENT ON ACTIVITY THAT DOES NOT MEET THE CONDITIONS LISTED ABOVE.
NOW, ONE THING TO NOTE IS PUBLIC COMMENT DOES NOT COUNT FOR OR AGAINST.
SO WHEN WE'RE TOTALING THESE MINUTES, WE'RE NOT COUNTING THE HOURS SPENT ON PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THE OTHER THING IS, ANY TIME WE'RE FILLING OR FULFILLING STATUTORILY REQUIRED. SO LIKE ANYTIME WE HAVE A HEARING ON THE TAX RATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT DOES NOT COUNT FOR OR AGAINST THE MINUTES BECAUSE THOSE ARE REQUIRED.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS TRACKER, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY TWO MINUTES SPENT, WE HAD TWO MINUTES SPENT ON OTHER TOPICS.
THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE THE PLEDGE OR ANY OTHER JUST DISCUSSION ACTIVITY.
SO FOR THAT SEPTEMBER 18TH BOARD MEETING, WE SPENT NINETY NINE PERCENT OF OUR TIME DISCUSSING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
PREVIOUSLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED IN NOVEMBER 2020, I BELIEVE WE SPENT ZERO MINUTES AND ZERO PERCENT IF WE USE THIS GUIDELINE FOR EVERY MEETING.
THE AVERAGE FOR SEPTEMBER IS UP, SO EVERY MONTH YOU WILL ALSO SEE A CUMULATIVE BREAKDOWN OF THIS. AND SO THANKFULLY, WE SPENT SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF OUR TIME DISCUSSING STUDENT OUTCOMES IN SEPTEMBER.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS TRACKER IS, ALL THIS INFORMATION AND DATA WILL BE UP FOR YOU TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW EVERY MONTH.
AND SO WE CAN SEE AND MEASURE HOW MUCH WE'RE TRULY FOCUSED ON STUDENTS.
YOU WANT T GO TO NEXT SLIDE? SURE.
NEXT SLIDE. LASTLY, TRUSTEE VESSA AND I WORKED WITH ONE OF OUR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACHES, DR. MARCIA MCMAHON, AND COORDINATED THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OF YOU COME AND ENGAGE.
WE'VE HAD THEM BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
AND THE GOAL IS TRULY TWO WAY COMMUNICATION.
I'VE HEARD THAT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THE DISTRICT OR WHEN THE BOARD REACHES OUT TO COMMUNICATE, IT'S FREQUENTLY ONE WAY COMMUNICATION.
BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS INTERACT AROUND DEVELOPING THESE ADDITIONAL TWO GOALS THAT ARE NOT STATUTORILY REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND SO WE ARE ORGANIZING AND WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER.
THESE DATES HAVE ALREADY PASSED, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ENGAGE, WE STILL HAVE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
SOME UPCOMING DATES, SO EVEN STARTING TOMORROW DURING LUNCH TIME, TRUSTEE, FELLER AND I WILL BE TOGETHER, AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE STUDENTS.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITY AT CEDAR RIDGE, AND WE ALSO ADDED A TEACHER AND STAFF FORUM, WHICH FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS CAPPED AT 75.
BUT IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 75, I THINK WE'LL EXPLORE ADDING ANOTHER SUPER HUGE THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT HELPED COORDINATE AND ORGANIZE THIS.
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DR. MARCIA MCMAHON WORKS WITH DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND SHE SAID THAT IT WAS THE BEST PROCESS IN TERMS OF ORGANIZING SHE HAD EVER SEEN.DONE SO, THANK YOU TO GINNY CAPUTO AND RYAN SMITH FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND FOR YOUR HELP AND FOR YOUR TEAMWORK AROUND THIS EFFORT.
A COUPLE OF COUPLE MORE WESTWOOD, AND THAT'S IT FOR ME, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AND TRUSTEE VESSA SO MUCH FOR FOR SETTING THESE UP.
AND I KNOW I'VE SEEN A LOT OF YOU WERE AT.
SOME OF THEM, I ALMOST EVERYBODY FROM OURS THE OTHER DAY WAS HERE, AND I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE STILTED FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN THERE, WE ARE READING A SCRIPT SO THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME EVERY SINGLE ONE AND TRUSTEE WESTON.
THANK YOU. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR TRUSTEE HARRISON OR TRUSTEE WEIR, BUT WHEN I'M LOOKING AT BOARD DOCS ON ITEM WERE ON E2 NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? OK. AND I SAW WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH.
THE FIRST ATTACHMENT HERE SAYS IT'S THE SEPTEMBER 14TH, 18TH AND 22ND AGENDAS.
BUT THEN WHEN I LOOK AT OUR AGENDA AND I SEE ITEM G1 APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES THAT'S ONLY GOT SEPTEMBER 14TH AND 18TH DID, IS THIS ATTACHMENT TO ITEM E2 WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ON? JUST SOME SORT OF INFORMATIONAL THING ABOUT WHAT OUR RECENT AGENDAS HAVE LOOKED.
WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE 14TH, 18TH AND 22ND AGENDAS.
NO, WE'VE ATTACHED THIS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW WE KEEP TIME.
SO PATTY AND I WORK ON KEEPING TIME ON THIS AND SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW WE BREAK DOWN THE MINUTES. THE 14TH WAS A LITTLE WEIRD BECAUSE WE HAD TO GO BACK AND WATCH THE VIDEO INSTEAD OF KEEPING TIME.
BUT LIKE RIGHT NOW, I WROTE DOWN AT 5:32 P.M.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS DOCUMENT IS.
AND TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL POST THIS ONE EVERY TIME BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING. WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WASN'T A CONFLICT HERE.
AND WHAT WHAT'S UP FOR APPROVAL IN THE CONSENT FOR BOARD MINUTES IS JUST THE 14TH AND THE 18TH. OK, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
TRUSTEE FELLER. I JUST WANTED I MEAN, THIS IS MY HUGE PASSION.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE PUTTING MORE FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE VERY CLEAR IN THE WAY WE WERE COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE DOING THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS TO GET OUR NEXT SET OF GOALS.
SO WHILE WE ARE ADOPTING GOALS RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE PROJECTED OUT FOR THREE YEARS, THESE WILL BE REPLACED WHEN WE HAVE FINALIZED THE COMMUNITY FORUMS AND THIS IS CONSIDERED YEAR ZERO.
BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE GOALS.
SO WE CREATED THESE KIND OF AS A STOPGAP UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO GO OUT AND TALK TO THE COMMUNITY TO GET MORE INPUT.
AND SO I JUST I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE REALLY CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE EVEN GOT AN EMAIL ABOUT IT. I DON'T.
I'M CONFUSED. WHY ARE WE DOING THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS IF YOU'VE ALREADY GOT GOALS THAT ARE DECIDED UPON AND IN THE PRESENTATION, IT'S LISTED AS GOAL ONE, TWO AND FIVE.
JUST MAKING SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE NEXT TWO GOALS THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING WILL FALL IN.
THERE'S NOT SOMETHING MISSING FROM THIS PRESENTATION.
WE'RE JUST NOT TRACKING THE TWO ADDITIONAL GOALS WE'RE ONLY TRACKING RIGHT NOW, THE ONES THAT ARE STATUTORILY REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL THREE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING IN THE WAY THE PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING BACK AND WATCHING THE MEETING THAT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18TH WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.
COMMUNITY FORUMS ARE STRUCTURED VERY SIMILARLY TO THAT IN TALKING ABOUT AND PLACING PRIORITIES ON GOALS.
SO IT'S A REALLY, REALLY INFORMATIVE MEETING IF YOU DID NOT WATCH THE SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
TRUSTEE VESSA. YES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THE STAFF HAS DONE TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE AND THANKS FOR EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN PARTICIPATING.
BUT I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S LIMITATIONS.
AND ONE THING I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON WITH DR.
AZAIEZ WAS THE SURVEY THAT'S COMING OUT AND WHEN WHEN THEY ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE RELEASED. AND JUST SO THAT EVERYONE CAN KNOW THAT EVEN IF YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN A FORUM, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOUR INPUT WON'T BE TAKEN TOO.
WE'LL, DEFINITELY HAVE A SURVEY THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THAT WE CAN GET THAT FEEDBACK BEFORE OUR NOVEMBER SIX MEETING, WHICH IS OUR NEXT MEETING WHERE WE WE TALK ABOUT AND WE BRING IN ALL OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE FORUMS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, START MOVING FORWARD AGAIN WITH WITH OUR GOALS.
I CAN DEFINITELY SPEAK TO THE SURVEY THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND HAVE ANTICIPATED TO LIKELY SEND THAT OUT FIRST AND NEXT WEEK.
AND THERE'LL BE AT LEAST A WEEK FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND AND WE'LL TAKE ALL THAT DATA
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TO THAT NOVEMBER 6 MEETING.THE SURVEY WILL ESSENTIALLY REFLECT THE SAME TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGING WITH IN PERSON.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO UTILIZE LIKE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING IN THE FORUMS AS PART OF BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME DISCUSSION OF LIKE MAKING IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOUR TOP ONES OF THESE SELECTIONS AND THEN THEN HAVING AN OPEN RESPONSE BUT KIND OF GIVING PEOPLE SOME IDEAS? YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON NOT LIMITING IT, BUT ESSENTIALLY GIVING SOME CATEGORIES TO TO HELP GUIDE THE DISCUSSION.
TRUSTEE HARRISON, YEAH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO THAT NOVEMBER 6 WORKSHOP, SO IT'S ACTUALLY A WORKING DATE WHERE WE WILL BE COLLABORATING AND REVISITING THESE GOALS, SYNTHESIZING AND LOOKING AT ALL THE INFORMATION AND DATA THAT WE COLLECTED.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR TIME AND ENGAGEMENT FOR IT TO BE IGNORED. WE'RE NOT.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COME AND SEE THE PROCESS OF US WORKING THROUGH THINGS TOGETHER.
YOU'LL SEE ALL THE DATA COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE ENTIRE PROCESS, WHICH IT'LL BE QUITE A BIT AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WE THINK THAT THIS IS A WAY TO MAKE INCREDIBLE PROGRESS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
TRUSTEE WESTON. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY THOUGHT, DR AZAIEZ? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE REACH? I MEAN, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY REACH OUT TO ME.
I SEE THEM ON MY MORNING JOGS.
IS THERE ANY EFFORT TO CAPTURE THE INPUT OF GRANDPARENTS OR ANY TAXPAYERS OR RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS? I CAN RESPOND TO THIS.
SO YES, WE HAVE HAD TAXPAYERS, GRANDPARENTS, PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE CHILDREN, AND TO BE HONEST, THEY'VE GIVEN US SOME OF THE BEST FEEDBACK IN THESE SESSIONS.
SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND YOU'RE A TAXPAYER AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST BEYOND YOUR TAXES, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND THESE FORUMS. WE WANT YOU TO BE THERE.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME REALLY AMAZING FEEDBACK FROM TAXPAYERS.
OH, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY'RE WARMLY RECEIVED.
I'M JUST WONDERING HOW DO WE EVEN REACH THEM? BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO WHEN I SAY, OH, DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING ON? THEY HAVE NO IDEA. SO I DON'T THINK MY CONCERN IS NOT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE WELCOME, BUT MY. THANKS, TRUSTEE WESTON.
SO AS YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR PARENTS WHO ARE IN THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE A VERY LARGE EMAIL LIST FOR ALL THAT, SO WE'RE ABLE TO EASILY COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH ALL OF OUR PARENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO'VE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT.
SO THAT EMAIL LIST IS STILL VERY POWERFUL.
BUT WE ALSO USE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THEN WE HAVE OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AND WE DID RECEIVE SOME MEDIA COVERAGE, INCLUDING COMMUNITY IMPACT, TO PRINT OUT ALL THOSE DATES FOR US. AND THEY PUSHED THAT OUT IN THEIR THEIR MORNING EMAIL THAT THEY SENT NEWSLETTER THAT THEY SEND OUT THAT LANDS IN A LOT OF EMAIL BOXES, INBOXES ACROSS ROUND ROCK ISD.
SO AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PARTICIPATION.
SO HOW IF I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER WITHOUT STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT YOU JUST MENTIONED, I CAN SIGN UP FOR AN EMAIL.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE A BRIEF? WHERE DO I GO AND I'D HAVE TO LOOK, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ON OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS WEBSITE.
IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DISTRICT THAT COME GENERALLY FROM THE DISTRICT, YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM ANY CAMPUS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, I LIKE TO SEE EVERYTHING COMING FROM EVERY CAMPUS, BUT IF I DID THAT FOR MY WORK EMAIL, I WOULD HAVE LITERALLY SCORES OF EMAILS EVERY DAY CLOGING THAT UP SO MY PRIVATE EMAIL INBOX, I HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE FROM EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, SO THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE SO THEY CAN DO THAT.
BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS TO DO THAT OR MAYBE WANTS TO DO THAT.
THAT'S HOW WE USE THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO PUSH THAT OUT.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, I THINK OUR MEDIA PARTNERS, REALLY, THAT'S THE MOST VALUABLE PLATFORM WE CAN USE FOR THIS TYPE OF THING.
IT'S HARD FOR SOME TO BELIEVE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE'RE OFTENTIMES THE FACE OF THE DISTRICT THAT PEOPLE REACH OUT TO, USUALLY WHEN THEY'RE NOT HAPPY. SO IT'S GOOD FOR ME TO HEAR THAT THERE IS THIS THING THAT I CAN RECOMMEND THEM TO SIGN UP TO GET THESE EMAILS.
THANK YOU, AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT DIRECT LINK SO THEY HAVE IT AVAILABLE.
FOR THE NON MEDIA SAVVY TRUSTEE WESTON.
IF YOU TYPE IN E NEWS IN YOUR SEARCH, I THINK IT TAKES YOU RIGHT TO THAT THAT SECTION OF THEIR PAGE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I DO IT.
TRUSTEE FELLER, I FORGOT ONE THING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT REALLY THE FINALE OF THIS PROCESS IS THAT WE WILL BE TYING THESE GOALS TO OUR BUDGET WHEN WE BEGUN BEGIN BUDGET TALKS IN JANUARY.
WE WILL TAKE THESE GOALS AND WE WILL APPLY THEM TO OUR BUDGET SO WE CAN SAY THIS AMOUNT OF DOLLAR APPLIES TO THIS BOARD GOAL OR SO WE ARE ABLE TO.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAID IT TONIGHT PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS.
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AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THAT THE COMMUNITY SEES THAT THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE ARE SPENDING ON IMPROVING THIS PARTICULAR GOAL THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ADDRESSED. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE CLEAR.I KNOW WE SAID THAT AT OUR SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING, BUT I THINK THAT THAT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT IS REALLY THE CULMINATION OF THIS IS TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS OUR FUNDING ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE BOARD, WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY THE STUDENTS WILL BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF ALL OF THIS.
AND I THINK THEY JUST BROUGHT UP THE THE WEB PAGE SO EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE E NEWS COMMUNITY SUBSCRIPTION.
ALL RIGHT, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS, SO WE WILL NOW GO TO F 1 THE TOTAL TRAINING HOURS MS. VESSA DID YOU HAVE ON THE TOTAL?
[F. DISCUSSION ITEMS]
AND I DON'T I THINK WE JUST NEED TO PUT THESE INTO THE RECORD.THEY'RE EACH OF OUR REQUIRED TRAINING.
AND WE ALL DO EXCEEDS ON OUR STATUS, SO WE'VE ALL DONE ALL THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SEPTEMBER 18 HOURS ARE NOT ON HERE, AND DR.
MCMAHON DID TELL ME THAT THOSE OF US THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE, WE WILL GET CREDIT FOR THOSE HOURS. WE CAN'T GET TEAM OF EIGHT CREDIT SINCE WE WEREN'T ALL THERE, BUT THOSE OF US THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE WILL GET STUDENT OUTCOME CREDIT.
AND I THINK MR. [INAUDIBLE], WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE THIS IN RIGHT, WE JUST HAVE TO PRESENT IT.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS REGARDING THIS, SO WE WILL NOW GO ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TRUSTEE VESSA.
[G. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT]
I WANT TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE BY CONSENT ACTION ITEMS G 1 THROUGH 17, SECOND.OK, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS G 1 THROUGH 17.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SO MOTION PASSES FIVE TWO.
WE WILL GO ON NOW TO ITEM H 1, WHICH IS THE NOMINATION FOR THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WE DID HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS SUBMIT INFORMATION FOR THE TCAD.
[H. AGENDA ITEM]
WE HAD GEORGE SCOTT CHRISTIAN AND KELLEN BRADFORD.I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE SAW THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR? YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE KELLEN BRADFORD TO BE OUR TRAVIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, SECOND.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR KELLEN BRADFORD, MR. TRUSTEE WESTON. SO I'M LOOKING AT THE TWO RESUMES THAT ARE ATTACHMENTS, SO THE PUBLIC CAN ACTUALLY SEE THESE AS WELL AND.
THESE RESUMES DON'T RESUMES, DON'T EVEN LOOK CLOSE TO ME THAT THIS DOESN'T EVEN SEEM LIKE THIS IS LIKE EVEN DEBATABLE.
SO CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT NOMINATION GIVEN THE RESUMES OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS? MR. CHRISTIAN DOESN'T LIVE IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
I. AND I KNOW THAT MS. BRADFORD IS A WESTWOOD MOM AND HAS BEEN A VERY BIG VOLUNTEER FOR THIS DISTRICT.
SO I MEAN, TO ME, HAVING SOMEBODY WHO'S IN OUR DISTRICT SERVE AS OUR NOMINEE IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO I GUESS THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT THEY LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
THEY JUST HAVE TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY.
HOW DID WHY DID THIS OTHER INDIVIDUAL? I DON'T KNOW. HMM.
DID WE DO ANY ADVERTISING TO OUR TRAVIS COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR THIS? HOW DID MS. BRADFORD KNOW TO SUBMIT.
MS. BRADFORD SAW IT ON THE ON THE AGENDA.
WELL, NO, IT WAS POSTED ON MONDAY.
THERE'S NO DATE ON THERE, BUT IT WAS MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
I DON'T KNOW PATTY WOULD KNOW.
SO SHE SAW THE AGENDA POSTED ON MONDAY OR AS EARLY AS MONDAY AT 5:30.
AND THEN I THOUGHT THIS WAS POSTED WITH THE AGENDA ON MONDAY AT 5:30.
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I. I DON'T KNOW WHERE PATTY IS.I MEAN, MS. BRADFORD IS A FRIEND OF MINE.
SO. POINT OF ORDER, NO AUDIENCE COMMENTS, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WEIR.
I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY ON THIS DAIS KNOWS MS. BRADFORD. I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT TRUSTEE HARRISON AND TRUSTEE FELLER.
BUT I'VE MET WITH HER AND TALKED WITH HER.
I MEAN, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT THAT'S WHY I SECONDED IT BECAUSE I'VE NEVER MET MR. CHRISTIAN. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT HE DOESN'T LIVE IN ROUND ROCK ISD, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT SOMEBODY SUBMITTED A FULL RESUME, AND I DON'T KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK THAT WE GET A LOT OF VARIETY FROM PEOPLE WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SPECIALTIES IN, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN AREAS LIKE WE'VE HAD THE FACILITY COMMITTEE IN THE PAST AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE. SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS TO HAVING A VARIETY OF AND I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A RESUME FROM KELLEN.
I HAVE NOT TALKED TO HER SINCE 2018, I BELIEVE SO.
I WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER HER A FRIEND, BUT I HAVE TALKED WITH HER.
BUT THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I SECONDED IT IS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MR. CHRISTIAN. OK, I'LL JUST END WITH ONE COMMENT FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, A VOTE FOR THIS.
I THINK I WOULD NEED SOME REASSURANCE THAT IT HAD BEEN ADVERTISED AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT TO OUR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN TRAVIS COUNTY WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THERE.
SO CERTAINLY RESPECT THE WILL OF THE BOARD, BUT I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROCESS, SO I WON'T BE VOTING IN FAVOR.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE THAT I THINK THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND REFINE OUR PROCESSES AROUND APPOINTING PEOPLE TO COMMITTEES AND BOARDS BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW.
AND SO I THINK THAT WE COULD DO SOME WORK THERE, AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU CAN EXPRESS INTEREST TO US AT ANY TIME, WHETHER IT'S THE SHAC OR, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE ON TCAD AND SAME THING WITH THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPRESS TO US THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED AND WE COLLECT THOSE EMAILS AND THAT INFORMATION OVER TIME.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE AND ADMONISH US AS A BOARD TO BE MORE PROACTIVE.
AND THEN LASTLY, FOR ME, THE DIFFERENCE IS MADE WITH SOME.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF ACCOLADES.
CHRISTIAN HAS A LOT OF ACCOLADES.
BUT WHAT I SAW IN THIS WAS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO AN INVESTMENT IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING AN APPRAISER TRAINEE 18 MONTHS WORKING WITH A CERTIFIED TRAINER AND THE SPECIFIC APPRAISAL PROCESS.
TRUSTEE BONE, I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE WHAT'S BEEN SAID IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE GEORGE CHRISTIAN HE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH TCAD, WHICH I'M NOT FOR SURE PEOPLE EVEN KNOW THEY COULD GO THROUGH TCAD.
AND THEN I HEAR THAT MS. BRADFORD ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE BOARD, AND I KNOW WE HAVE THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ONE ALSO. AND I JUST THINK THESE PROCESSES, MAYBE THE TRANSPARENCY.
SO I GO WITH TRUSTEE HARRISON THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO THESE AND I'M JUST PROBABLY GOING TO REFRAIN FROM VOTING FOR EITHER ONE OF THESE BECAUSE I JUST FIND THE PROCESS ITSELF A LITTLE UNTRANSPARENT.
AND DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS TONIGHT? CAN WE PUT THIS OFF A MONTH AND LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THERE MIGHT BE THERE MIGHT BE TRAVIS COUNTY PEOPLE HERE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED NOW.
I MEAN, THIS IS THE TAXING DISTRICTS.
IT SAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE NOMINEE BEFORE TOMORROW IN THE THING OCTOBER 22ND, AND I WILL AGREE. I MEAN, I MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE HAD SOMEONE AND THEN HE DECIDED HE WASN'T GOING TO RUN MR. NGUYEN I THINK WAS THE NAME THAT I SAW INITIALLY ON THERE.
BUT YES, FOR BOTH OF THEM, THIS YEAR WAS TOTALLY NEW FOR ME.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IN THE PAST THAT WE EVEN KIND OF HAD AN OPTION.
WE'D ALWAYS JUST SEEN IT ON CONSENT AND IT JUST WENT THROUGH, ESPECIALLY FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY. I. YEAH, IT WAS TRUSTEE CHADWELL, AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT IT WAS AN OPTION.
SO APOLOGIES, I SAID THAT WAS THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY.
I HAVE ONE MORE THING AM I THE ONLY PERSON AT THE DAIS WHO'S EVER ATTENDED AN APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING? I KNOW TRUSTEE HARRISON JOINED ME ON A TOUR.
HAS ANYBODY ELSE AT THE DAIS EVER ATTENDED A TRAVIS COUNTY OR WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT MEETING? YOU HAVE ATTENDED TRUSTEE FELLER.
OK, SO I'VE ATTENDED MULTIPLE THE COMMUNITY JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS IS THE OUTFIT.
SO EACH TAXING ENTITY SENDS MONEY TO THESE OUTFITS EVERY YEAR TO OPERATE TO ADMINISTER PROTESTS. THEY HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS.
THEY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE SALARY INCREASES FOR THE EMPLOYEES AT THESE FACILITIES.
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SO THIS IS A CONSEQUENTIAL APPOINTMENT.AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT.
AND DO YOU RECALL, I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE THREE MILLION THAT WE SEND.
SO I THINK IT'S JUST IT'S SUBSTANTIAL.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.
TRUSTEE I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T EVEN WAIT TO BE CALLED ON.
I THINK THAT THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.
TRUSTEE WESTON. AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK IT SHOULD BE SOMEONE THAT LIVES IN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AND HAVING SOMEONE SIT ON THAT BOARD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AREN'T NECESSARILY MOTIVATED TO VOTE IN OUR FAVOR FOR ANY KIND OF DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.
SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT THAT YOU MAKE.
AND YOU KNOW, I THINK I MADE THE RECOMMENDATION MANY MONTHS AGO ABOUT MAINTAINING AN INTEREST LIST FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE SHAC AND PERHAPS EVEN CREATING A BUTTON ON OUR WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING.
THAT'S JUST A STANDING LIST OF THIS IS WHO WE ARE.
YOU KNOW, I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL BOARD OR THE THE TRAVIS COUNTY ONE OR WHATEVER ANYTHING THAT WE APPOINT TO HAVING A STANDING LIST.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S MULTIPLES THAT MULTIPLE TRUSTEES ARE PULLING FROM, WE CAN ALL GO TO THAT REFERENCE LIST.
OR IF IT'S JUST ONE PERSON, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT ALL OF THE CANDIDATES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, I THINK THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD ALSO KIND OF HAVE A SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD AGREES THAT WE SHOULD COLLECT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL RATHER THAN JUST THEIR NAME, SO THAT WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TIME TO MAKE A DECISION RATHER THAN JUST A NAME ON THE PAPER. SO A STANDARDIZED SUBMISSION OF WHAT IT IS.
I WOULD AGREE THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO BETTER IN TERMS OF RECRUITING FOR THESE APPOINTED POSITIONS. AND I THINK THAT THAT OFTENTIMES WE JUST GET SO BOGGED DOWN IN THE DAY TO DAY AND EVERYTHING, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT IT ENDS UP NOT BEING A PRIORITY TO REALLY ADVERTISE THIS, TO REALLY REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND EXPLAIN, YOU KNOW, THESE APPOINTMENTS. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF.
AND I THINK THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT AS A GOAL FOR THIS NEXT YEAR TO TO DO A BETTER JOB OF REALLY EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE TO SERVE THE DISTRICT IN SUBSTANTIAL WAYS AND SO THAT SO THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT AND SAY, HEY, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT AND THESE ARE MY HOW HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT PURSUING AN APPOINTMENT TO THIS? AND BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF TIMES THEY JUST DON'T KNOW.
AND ALSO, I MEAN, WHEN WHEN YOU RUN, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THIS AS PART OF YOUR ROLE, LIKE NO ONE TALKS TO YOU ABOUT, WELL, YOU HAVE TO APPOINT ALL THESE PEOPLE TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS, TOO, AND WE DEFINITELY THE LONGEST SERVING PERSON ON THIS BOARD HAS NOT EVEN BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR THREE YEARS.
SO WE ARE GROWING AND LEARNING IN OUR CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES AND DEFINITELY AN AREA THAT WE CAN GROW IN, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS APPOINTMENT BY TOMORROW.
LEGAL EITHER MR. [INAUDIBLE] OR MS. MCPHEETERS CAN REVIEW THIS PROCESS, LIKE THE VALIDITY OF US SELECTING PEOPLE AND MAYBE PROVIDE SOME CLARITY AS TO WHAT SUPPORTING A NOMINATION MEANS.
EITHER ONE OF YOU [INAUDIBLE], YOU MEAN GOING FORWARD OR YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO SHARE SOME SENSE TO THIS, THE ADMINISTRATION CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT AND WE'LL REACH OUT TO MR. [INAUDIBLE] SHOULD WE NEED ANY ASSISTANCE.
YEAH, ACTUALLY, I THINK TOO TRUSTEE IF IF YOU HAVE COMMITTEES LIKE WE JUST SAID SHAC, TRAVIS COUNTY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, ANYTHING ELSE, MAYBE WE CAN JUST SEND THAT INFORMATION TO MS. MCPHEETERS AND WE CAN KIND OF COME UP WITH A CALENDAR BECAUSE I QUITE FRANKLY, HAD NOT EVEN READ THAT IT WAS DUE TOMORROW.
AND I THINK WE'VE HAD THAT FOR BOTH OF THEM WHERE THEY JUST COME UP ON THE AGENDA AND WE WE HAVEN'T GIVEN OURSELVES THAT TIME TO DO ANYTHING.
AND AND IT'S JUST IT WOULD BE NICE, MAYBE IF IF MAYBE EVEN LEGAL COULD HELP US AS WE BUILD OUT OUR CALENDAR FOR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE TO GIVE US A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THIS POP UP.
DEFINITELY, WE'LL DO THAT AND WE'LL WORK WITH PATTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE DATES AND THAT WE CAN GIVE THE BOARD SOME LEEWAY.
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL DO THAT.
OK. SO FOR NOW THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR KELLEN BRADFORD TO BE THE TRAVIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS THERE ANY OTHER ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ABSTAINING.
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CAN YOU READ THE COUNT BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE EVERYBODY'S NAMES? IT WAS FIVE.NO, NONE AGAINST AND THEN TWO ABSTAINING.
THANK YOU. SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE AND FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN TWO THE BOARD WILL MEET TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR POTENTIAL NEW CAMPUS.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE AND FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN TWO THE BOARD WILL MEET TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING A BOARD RESOLUTION AND DEED AGREEMENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWO SEVEN TWO POINT ZERO ZERO ONE L OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT.
IS IT L OR I? MR. [INAUDIBLE]. SO I WAS CORRECT TWO SEVEN TWO POINT ZERO ZERO ONE L OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN FOUR AND FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE.
THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS, TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS LIGHTHOUSE COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE, THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION, INCLUDING STATE OF TEXAS VS.
I UNDERSTAND WE CAN SKIP I SIX MR. [INAUDIBLE]. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO WAIT ON I SEVEN AND TAKE THAT AT THE VERY END.
AND THEN SO PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE AND FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN FOUR THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS TO DISCUSS THE DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER AND EMPLOYEES.
TRUSTEE WESTON. SO ARE YOU SAYING WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AND ADDRESS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH I 6 AND 7? OR ARE YOU SUGGESTING SOMETHING ELSE? CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY? YES, MA'AM.
WE'RE GOING TO DO I ONE, TWO, THREE, FIVE AND EIGHT AND THEN COME BACK OUT.
IF THERE ARE MOTIONS AND STUFF OUT OF THE WAY AND THEN GO BACK IN.
ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE BONE, ARE WE GOING BACK IN JUST FOR SEVEN, ARE YOU GOING BACK IN FOR FIVE AND SIX? I THINK THAT'S WHAT FIVE I JUST READ.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FIVE AND EIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO RIGHT NOW.
SIX, WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT ALL.
OK, SO SIX IS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA? YES, MA'AM. OK, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO IT IS 8:29, AND WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED, SO WE WOULD ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE TAKE ALL YOUR BELONGINGS AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, IT IS 10:38, AND WE ARE GOING TO CALL BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED MS.
[J. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]
FELLER. I HAVE A MOTION RELATED TO I TWO.I MOVED AT THE BOARD HEREBY APPROVES THE PROPOSED BOARD RESOLUTION IS PRESENTED TO SELL A PARCEL OF THE DISTRICT'S REAL PROPERTY, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE RESOLUTION TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY AS PERMITTED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWO TWO SEVEN POINT ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ONE L OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE BOARD'S RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NO WARRANTY DEED TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY. CONDITIONED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL PREREQUISITES TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE NO WARRANTY DEED HAVE BEEN MET BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
I SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
TRUSTEE FELLER. OR DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER I ONE, I MOVED AT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND SUBSEQUENT LAND PURCHASE, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. I WILL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION PASSES SIX ONE, I HAVE A MOTION, YES, MS. HARRISON AS IT RELATES TO I I THREE, I
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MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED TO FUND FROM THE BOARD BUDGET ADDITIONAL LIGHTHOUSE SERVICES REPORTING COSTS EXCEEDING THE 100 REPORT MAXIMUM FOR THE CURRENT CONTRACT ENDING NOVEMBER 30TH 2021, SECOND.OK WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND REGARDING I THREE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALRIGHT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY OTHER MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED.
SO UNDER K FOR BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE AN UPDATE.
I DID SPEAK WITH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNANCE AND WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A
[K. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
MONITOR THAT'S ASSIGNED TO US YET.HE WILL BE WATCHING ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AND THERE IS A QUARTERLY REPORT THAT HAS TO BE TURNED IN. NORMALLY IT'S BY THE MONITOR, BUT THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WILL BE DOING THAT FOR US AND THAT WILL BE PUBLIC INFORMATION.
HE HOPES TO HAVE THE FIRST ONE BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, HE DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES FOR US ON ON OUR MONITOR.
MS. HARRISON, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON THE MONITOR, JUST WANTING TO ANNOUNCE INTO THE MINUTES, YOU CAN READ THIS ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE SPENT 232 MINUTES ON STUDENT OUTCOMES IN SEPTEMBER. THE OTHER TOPIC MINUTES.
WE SPENT 76 MINUTES FOR A TOTAL OF 308 MINUTES KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE HAD ABOUT 11 MEETING HOURS. SO 5 HOURS OF THAT WAS SPENT ON ANY KIND OF STUDENT RELATED TOPIC MATTER.
SO THAT WAS 75 PERCENT STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES, WHICH IS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM 0.
YES. SO I HAVE GOT SEVERAL AGENDA ITEMS THAT I'VE REQUESTED.
I'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
ONE THING I HAVE NOT PUT IN WRITING YET, BUT THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IS OUR GUEST EDUCATOR, TEACHER PAY, HOURLY RATE OR DAILY PAY RATE.
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
I FEEL LIKE THE GUEST EDUCATOR ISSUE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HAVING A VERY DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS AND ON OUR STAFF MEMBERS, ON OUR CAMPUSES.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF NOW IS THE TIME TO GET SUPPORT TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA OR IF I SHOULD PUT THAT IN WRITING AS WELL.
CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN WRITING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT [INAUDIBLE]? YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE IS A WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET IN NOVEMBER, AND YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD THAT SAME THING MAYBE FOR SOME OF OUR SPECIAL ED AIDES THAT WE'RE ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE. I THINK IT'S SEVERAL DISTRICTS AROUND HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE UPPED WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR THOSE POSITIONS.
WE CAN ALSO, IF IT'S OK WITH YOU, TRUSTEE WESTON, WE CAN PREPARE A REPORT AND SEE HOW WE PAY OUR OUR GUEST WORKERS VERSUS, LET'S SAY [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION AND OBVIOUSLY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION EVENTUALLY TO DO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AS PART OF THE BUDGET DOC OR WORKSHOP OR YOU WANT US TO DISCUSS IT NEXT.
BUT I THINK, YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT AS A STARTING POINT, BUT I THINK WE MAY BE AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
I'M NOT FROM TEXAS ORIGINALLY, AND I JUST I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME WITH PEERS THAT I KNOW FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, WHERE THE SUBSTITUTE PAY RATE IS JUST SO MUCH HIGHER AND THEY'RE EVEN NOW, THEY'RE NOT HAVING THE PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE HAVING.
SO I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN AREA THAT NEEDS A LOT OF ATTENTION.
TRUSTEE BONE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF REQUESTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. ONE OF THEM, I HAD ALREADY EMAILED DR.
AZAIEZ AND THE PRESIDENT, AND THAT WAS AND ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SPOKE ABOUT THIS.
AND THIS IS THE SHIFTING OF ALL THE TEACHERS THAT WE HAD HAPPEN, I BELIEVE, THIS WEEK.
I HAVEN'T SEEN AN UPDATE ABOUT THIS.
I SAW A LITTLE BLURB AND THEN WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.
I'M NOT FOR SURE ALL THAT WENT OUT TO THE BOARD, BUT I WOULD KIND OF LIKE US TO REGROUP AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT WITH MOVING STUDENTS AROUND.
WE'VE GOTTEN EMAILS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TOLD CLASS SIZES WERE SMALL, BUT THEN PARENTS EMAILED AND SAID, HEY, THESE CLASS SIZES IN LOWER ELEMENTARY ARE LIKE 21 STUDENTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ON AN AGENDA, DEFINITELY IN A BOARD UPDATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT OR IF IF YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. AND THE OTHER ONE, I BELIEVE IT'S HOUSE BILL 45 45, AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT REQUIRES 30 HOURS OF COMPULSORY TUTORIALS.
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I'M NOT FOR SURE THIS HAS BEEN I DON'T THINK THE BOARD MAY UNDERSTAND AND THIS GOES TO, YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE BURDENING, YOU KNOW, THE TEACHERS NOW HAVE THIS 30 HOURS OF TUTORIALS THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO GIVE.I PERSONALLY WOULD JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S IMPACTING THE TEACHERS.
THEY ALREADY HAVE SO MUCH ON THEIR PLATE.
I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE CAPTURING THOSE HOURS, SO I MAYBE THAT CAN BE ON ANOTHER AGENDA. AND AGAIN, MAYBE A BOARD UPDATE AND THEN I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES TEEN DATING VIOLENCE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN, THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT, CALLED ON ALL AMERICANS TO REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENDING THIS VIOLENCE.
ONLY WHEN WE FINALLY BREAK THE SILENCE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHILE OUR DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO BREAK THIS VICIOUS CYCLE THAT AFFECTS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IF SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS HELP, I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE HOPE ALLIANCE OR THE SAFE ALLIANCE, WHICH BOTH PROVIDE 24/7 HOUR SUPPORT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M WEARING THIS PURPLE RIBBON AND I JUST REALLY MY MY HEART GOES OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT MAY BE DEALING WITH THIS.
I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE XIAO HAD ASKED ABOUT TEACHER STAFFING AND MORALE AND AND TRUSTEE VESSA. DID YOU ASK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 45 45 AT SOME POINT ALSO? SO THOSE ARE DEFINITELY ON THE RADAR.
I DON'T KNOW. DR. AZAIEZ, IF YOU CAN KIND OF THE CLASS SIZE ISSUE.
YEAH, WRAP THAT UP IN THAT OR IF WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE, IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
IT'S IT'S I THINK WHAT TRUSTEE BONE IS TALKING ABOUT IS 14 OR 15 TEACHERS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE AND HAS TO DO WITH BALANCING CLASSES AND THAT KIND OF NATURE.
USUALLY THAT'S LEFT TO THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE THIS DECISION.
IT DOESN'T REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL.
AND CORRECT ME, DOUG, IF IF IT'S MORE LIKE A DAY TO DAY OPERATION, HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD WELCOME I MEAN, WE BRING A REPORT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU MORE INFORMATION.
BUT AGAIN, I MEAN, I WILL REFER TO DOUG IF HE THINKS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A VOTE SHOULD BE TAKEN BY OUR BOARD MEMBERS ON OVER IF WE SHOULD MOVE TEACHERS FOR 14 OR 15 TEACHERS TO BALANCE THAT.
CAN I CLARIFY, THOUGH, BECAUSE THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION AND THAT WE'RE MOVING THOSE TEACHERS FOR BUDGET BUDGET REASONS? WELL, I MEAN, THIS COULD BE DEBATED.
SO THIS IS WHY I WANT THE BOARD TO TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THIS DEFINITELY COULD BE DEBATED. WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT IF WE DON'T LOWER OUR CLASS SIZES IN VIRTUAL.
WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID FOR THOSE STUDENTS, SO IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN YES, MAYBE I'M OK WITH THIS DECISION NOT COMING THROUGH THE BOARD, BUT IF THIS IS FOR BUDGETARY PURPOSES AND IF WE ARE GETTING MORE FUNDING BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING THOSE VIRTUAL CLASS SIZES SMALLER, THEN I THINK YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE KIND OF GOING IN THE WATER ON BOTH SIDES HERE. TRUSTEE FELLER.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING REAL QUICK AND THEN WE CAN.
OK, SO CAN I THEN ASK, I GUESS, THE FULL BOARD IF THE CLASS SIZES IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO PUT ON THE AGENDA? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN REALLY TAKE ACTION ON IT, CAN WE GET A MORE EXPANSIVE BOARD UPDATE ON IT? AND MAYBE I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE CHECKING IN WITH EDUCATORS DIRECTLY, ESPECIALLY THOSE IMPACTED BY THIS.
SO COULD WE PERHAPS GET A BOARD UPDATE IN LIEU OF A DISCUSSION? I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S JUST ME.
IF YOU CAN ALSO ADD THAT BOARD UPDATE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE EXPLANATION GIVEN WAS REGARDING THAT BECAUSE SENATE BILL 15 FUNDED VIRTUAL EDUCATION, THEN IT BECAME UNDER THE TEA GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF OTHER RULES ABOUT CLASS SIZE LIMITATIONS. SO I'M CONCERNED WE'RE GETTING INTO A WHOLE LOT OF SUBSTANCE FOR AN AGENDA REQUEST. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK THAT.
WHAT IF YOU COULD PUT IT IN BOARD UPDATE WHAT WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE FOR VIRTUAL AS WE MOVE? YEAH. AND AGAIN, I MEAN, IT'S WE DO UNDERSTAND AND WE I MEAN, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE TAKE, I GUESS, LIGHTLY, RIGHT? THE FACT THAT WE'RE MAKING THESE CHANGES, I THINK IF YOU CAN JUST DO IT IN A BOARD UPDATE, ONCE HE'S ABOUT TO GET ON US AGAIN AND TRUSTEE WESTON.
YES, I AGAIN I PUSHED MY BUTTON THINKING THAT THAT WAS OUR PROCESS FOR SPEAKING.
I'M TRYING TO OPERATE BY THE CUSTOMS AND COURTESIES THAT ARE EXPECTED HERE.
I'VE MADE MISTAKES, BUT I'M TRYING TO OPERATE WITHIN THOSE CONFINES.
MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU ASKED A QUESTION, DO WE HAVE SUPPORT TO PUT THIS ON AS AN AGENDA ITEM? TRUSTEE BONE ARE YOU SATISFIED IF IT'S A BOARD UPDATE? MY CONCERN IS IF IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM AND IT'S A BOARD UPDATE THAT THE PARENTS AND THE
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TEACHERS AND ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE VISIBILITY.I'LL TELL YOU MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS THE TIMING.
SO I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A DISCUSSION ON AN AGENDA, AS TRUSTEE BONE HAS REQUESTED.
BUT IF YOU'RE AGREEING TO A BOARD UPDATE, CAN I JUST SAY MY RATIONALE BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD LIKE THIS ON AN AGENDA, AND I THINK YOU GUYS JUST MADE MY CASE IN POINT AND THE FACT OF HOW MUCH DISCUSSION IS HAPPENING HERE AND THAT LINDSAY'S HAVING TO STOP US. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM SO THAT WE CAN DO THIS LEGALLY AT THE DIAS AND HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.
I AGREE. OK, THEN LET'S I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD THAT IS INTERESTED IN PUTTING THIS ON A DISCUSSION ON AN AGENDA ITEM FOR DISCUSSION.
AND CAN AMY, CAN I JUST CLARIFY IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE CLASS SIZES? IT IS THE VIRTUAL BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I ASKED FOR.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE VIRTUAL.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE BUDGETARY IMPACTS AND THE CLASS SIZE IMPACTS AND THE TEACHER IMPACT. SO THAT WAS ALL IN MY EMAIL, AND I WOULD LIKE THAT TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING, NOT JUST I DON'T WANT AGENDA ITEMS. JUST SAYS, HEY, CLASS SIZES, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
WELL, I'M ON BOARD FOR IF THIS IS ENCOMPASSING OF A VIRTUAL LIKE PLAN, ALL ASPECTS OF IT, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S BECAUSE THESE ARE ABOUT STUDENT OUTCOMES, THAT WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN TERMS OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM AND WHAT WE ANTICIPATE, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE CHALLENGES AND WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE THE FUTURE.
I COULD I COULD GET ON BOARD WITH JUST AN OVERALL DISCUSSION OF THE THE THE STUDENT OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH VIRTUAL EDUCATION.
THERE'S I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE IN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT REQUESTS.
CAN I GET CAN EVERYBODY JUST LET ME HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH DR.
AZAIEZ AND COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR HOW WE CAN BEST ADDRESS OUR BOARD GOVERNANCE ROLE WITH ALL OF THESE REQUESTS? BECAUSE THERE'S HOUSE BILL, 45, 40, 45, 45, THAT AND THEN TRUSTEE XIAO HAD SOME REQUESTS AND THERE I HAVE A VERY LONG LIST, A VERY LONG LIST.
SO LET'S NOT TAKE A VOTE IF IT'S OK, AND WE WILL JUST GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH DR. AZAIEZ AND COME UP WITH OUR PLAN FOR NOVEMBER, AND WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT OUT TO YOU. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND WE WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER, SO I'LL TRY TO DO THAT BEFOREHAND IN CASE WE NEED TO ALLOW A VOTE TO HAPPEN FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.
IF THAT'S OK. MS. FELLER, YOU HAD ONE MORE [INAUDIBLE].
YEAH, LAST THING I HAVE ON THAT TOPIC IS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT VIRTUAL OR AT LEAST HEAR THE THE DISTRICT'S PLAN IF VIRTUAL IS PLANNING ON ENDING.
HOW ARE WE REINTEGRATING THOSE KIDS INTO THE BUILDINGS AND WHAT NOT SO END OF THAT TOPIC? MY ANNOUNCEMENT.
OCTOBER IS ALSO NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH.
I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP AND CELEBRATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT THAT ADD VALUE AND MEANING TO OUR WORLD.
SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS AWARE THAT OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH. AND ISN'T THERE A WALK? DON'T YOU NORMALLY DO A WALK? DON'T YOU NORMALLY DO A WALK? YEAH, WE NORMALLY DO.
BUT COVID, IT'S BEEN CANCELED THE LAST TWO YEARS.
NORMALLY THERE'S AN ANNUAL BUDDY WALK IN OCTOBER.
I'LL JUST. I'M WEARING PINK BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER ASKED ME TO BECAUSE IT'S BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. LOTS OF AWARENESS IN OCTOBER.
ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL TRY TO GET SOMETHING THROUGH PATTY TO THE FULL BOARD ABOUT THE AGENDA REQUESTS AND BY NEXT WEEK.
SO WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE THING.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE, THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION, INCLUDING
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WESTON AND BONE VS.ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SO IT IS 10:54 AND WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED ONE LAST TIME.
OK, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION REALLY QUICK.
THERE WAS A QUESTION OF LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING WHO CAN ATTEND THIS CLOSED SESSION.
SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS PART OF THE AGENDA IS RESERVED FOR A CLOSED SESSION.
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CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY REGARDING THE LITIGATION STYLED WESTON AND BONE GENERALLY WESTON AND BONE VERSUS ROUND ROCK BOARD OF TRUSTEES.I'LL ASK TRUSTEE WESTON, I THINK, TO RESTATE WHAT SHE ASKED, AND THAT CAN RESPOND TO THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I EXPECT TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OPEN AND CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS.
OK. SO BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM INVOLVES LITIGATION BROUGHT BY TWO TRUSTEES.
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE REMAINING FIVE DEFENDANT TRUSTEES IN THIS LITIGATION CAN ASK AND COMPEL THE TWO PLAINTIFF TRUSTEES TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CLOSED SESSION CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY ON THIS SPECIFIC LITIGATION.
THERE IS, I'VE DISSEMINATED A 1989 JIM MADDOX, ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED THAT QUESTION.
IN THAT CASE, THERE WAS ONE TRUSTEE WHO HAD FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE REMAINING SIX TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL BOARD, AND ULTIMATELY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINED THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SIX DEFENDANT TRUSTEES TO RE TO ASK AND COMPEL IF NECESSARY.
THE ONE PLAINTIFF TRUSTEE TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE THE BOARD HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE ATTORNEY CLIENT CONSULTATION ON THAT LITIGATION, AND IT WOULD BE INCONGRUOUS WITH THAT RIGHT TO ALLOW THE PLAINTIFF IN THAT LITIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT CLOSED SESSION. SO THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION, WHICH IS, AS I SAID, FROM 1989, STILL STANDS AND THAT WOULD BE THE JUSTIFICATION YOU WOULD USE TO HAVE A CONSULTATION WITH YOUR ATTORNEY, JUST THE FIVE DEFENDANT TRUSTEES.
SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, DO YOU INTEND TO MAKE A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD THAT TRUSTEE, BONE AND I ARE BEING EXCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH WE I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF, I AM OPPOSED.
I DO NOT BELIEVE ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS DO NOT HAVE.
CAN YOU JUST ANNOUNCE MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
MADAM PRESIDENT. SO ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS DO CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW AND ORDER WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN A COURT OF LAW ON AN ISSUE IF THERE HAD BEEN NO PRECEDENT ON THIS MATTER. SO THIS IS DOES CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW AND YOU CAN RELY ON IT FOR THAT REASON.
WELL, THIS ACTUALLY CITES TEXAS VERSUS WEBSTER VERSUS TEXAS AS THE LAW, AND THIS OPINION ACTUALLY CITES SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL AT THE END.
JUST ABOVE THE SUMMARY ON THE SECOND TO LAST PAGE, WE CAUTION THAT THIS RESULT IS LIMITED TO THE SPECIFIC FACTS PRESENTED HERE IN THIS CASE.
SO REGARDLESS, I JUST LIKE FOR YOU TO PUT ON THE RECORD WHO YOU'D LIKE TO EXCLUDE SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT ON THE RECORD AND THAT I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU INTEND TO COME BACK OUT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF ITEM K, IF THERE WOULD BE ANY ACTION COMING OUT.
OR ANY POSSIBILITY OF ACTION? I. OK.
SO THE FIRST WE ARE ASKING TO EXCLUDE TRUSTEES, WESTON AND BONE, PER THE AG OPINION AND PER OUR LEGAL ADVICE, I DO NOT BELIEVE WE ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FROM YOUR ATTORNEY AND I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
I JUST WOULDN'T COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL TAKE ACTION OR NOT.
IT DEPENDS. OK, SO YOU'RE ASKING US OR SO WE COULD DECLINE.
I MEAN, WE COULD SAY, NO, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO BACK THERE OR IS THAT AVAILABLE TO US? NO.
YEAH. MY ADVICE TO THE BOARD IS THAT THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE A CONSULTATION WITH YOUR ATTORNEY WITH THE PARTY LITIGANT OPPONENTS PRESENT FOR THAT CONSULTATION, WE WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM ADVISING YOU WE'D HAVE AN ETHICAL DUTY TO THE DISTRICT NOT TO DO THAT.
OK. AND MR. [INAUDIBLE], TO BE CLEAR, YOUR CONTRACT WITH THIS BOARD IS FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD.
YOU DO NOT REPRESENT INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES.
I BELIEVE THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER SAYS THE BOARD.
IS THAT CORRECT AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
SO WE REPRESENT THE DISTRICT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
BUT WHEN ONE OR TWO OR THREE BOARD MEMBERS FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BOARD, THEY ARE FILING IT AGAINST MY CLIENT.
I STAND WITH THE CLIENT, WHICH IS THE BOARD.
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SUE THE BOARD ARE NOT MY CLIENT IN THAT IN THAT PARTICULAR LITIGATION. A POINT OF ORDER, IS WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
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PRESIDENT WEIR, I FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT WHEN YOU TAKE AN ADVERSARIAL POSITION TOWARDS THE BOARD AND SUE THE BOARD THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE PRIVY TO CLOSED SESSION AND WHAT HAPPENS IN CLOSED SESSIONS SO CAN WE PLEASE MOVE THIS ALONG? IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A POINT OF ORDER BECAUSE IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT'S WHY THERE'S AN AG'S OPINION. AND I THINK BECAUSE I THINK THERE DOES NEED TO BE CLARITY IN THE FACT THAT.I MEAN, YOU ARE THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, WHICH INCLUDES ALL SEVEN OF US, AND NOW YOU'RE ASKING US TO NOT HAVE YOU AS OUR ATTORNEY AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REPRESENT THE WHOLE BOARD YOU'RE ACTUALLY REPRESENTING FIVE, WHICH IS THE BOARD TOO.
THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX SITUATION.
SO. SO I DON'T WANT TO OVERCOMPLICATE IT.
BUT I WILL JUST REASSERT THAT THE BOARD IS THE CLIENT.
AND WHEN ONE, TWO OR UP TO THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHOOSE TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BOARD, THEY ARE NO LONGER THE CLIENT THAT I'M REPRESENTING FOR THAT PARTICULAR LITIGATION. I AM STILL REPRESENTING THE BOARD.
IT IS THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES WHO HAVE INITIATED THE LITIGATION WHO HAVE CREATED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THEMSELVES.
BUT AS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD, I STILL CAN CONTINUE TO BE THE ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I'D LIKE TO RAISE A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
TRUSTEE HARRISON, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE MEASURE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WANT IT ON RECORD.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE? OR IS THERE A VOTE NECESSARY? HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? ACTUALLY, I JUST NEED A MATTER OF I JUST LET'S JUST SAY WHO WE'RE EXCLUDING AND WHY.
AND MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IF I CHOOSE TO GO AHEAD AND ENTER THE CLOSED SESSION, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO.
I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY.
BUT I DO OBJECT TO THIS, AND I DO OBJECT TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MR. [INAUDIBLE] HAS ASSERTED.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I DID WALK INTO THE BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, YOU SAID, YOU'VE ASKED IF I DID WALK INTO THE CLOSED SESSION, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? TRUSTEE WESTON.
CAN I JUST ASK FOR SOME CLARIFICATION? LIKE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HEAR WHAT OUR DEFENSE IS TO A LAWSUIT THAT YOU AND TRUSTEE BONE HAVE FILED AGAINST THE REST OF US SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE PRIVILEGE TO THAT INFORMATION IN THE SUIT AGAINST US? LIKE I'M REALLY ASKING, ARE DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THAT SAME INFORMATION WHEN WE ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING WITH YOUR ATTORNEY? SO I'M NOT PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE LAW THAT I HAVE READ THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR ANY TRUSTEE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY OPEN MEETING, WHETHER IN OPEN SESSION OR CLOSED.
AND SO IF IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THAT PATH, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BECOME A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD.
IF WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS THAT YOU WILL BE EXCLUDING ME FROM THE CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE STATE THAT YOU WILL BE EXCLUDING ME OVER AND OVER MY OBJECTION AND THAT IF I WERE TO ENTER A MEETING THAT YOU INTEND TO EXCLUDE ME FROM WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF I DID THAT, IF WE COULD JUST GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
I FEEL LIKE I RAISED A POINT OF PRIVILEGE AND THAT CALLS FOR A VOTE, SO PERMITS AN EMERGENCY MOTION DEALING WITH THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE MEMBERS.
I'M ASKING, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
I'LL SECOND IT. CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE MOTION? WELL, HOLD ON, I DON'T KNOW IF QUESTIONS ARE ALLOWED.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THE MOTION.
YEAH. WHICH ONE ARE YOU? OH, RAISE THE QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
IT'S IT'S NOT DEBATABLE, IT'S NOT AMENDABLE, BUT IT DOESN'T SEE ROBERT'S RULES NEWLY REVISED FOR SPECIAL RULES.
IT PERMITS AN EMERGENCY MOTION OR QUESTION DEALING WITH THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF ITS MEMBERS. SO I CAN CLARIFY THE MOTION, THANK YOU, PLEASE.
I MOVE THAT THE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN SUED BY OUR TWO COLLEAGUES ARE ABLE TO CONFER WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL UPHOLDING ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE IN CLOSED SESSION WITHOUT THE OTHER TWO TRUSTEES IN CLOSED SESSION,
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WITHOUT THE LITIGANTS, THE PLAINTIFFS PLAINTIFFS, I'M NOT A LAWYER, SAYS THIS MOTION TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER DEBATE.RIGHT? YEAH, IT DOES SAY THERE'S NO DEBATE.
OK. AND AND IT DOESN'T NEED A SECOND, EITHER.
SO. WE WILL VOTE ON THE MOTION OF PRIVILEGE THAT WAS RAISED BY TRUSTEE HARRISON, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TRUSTEE HARRISON MOTION OF PRIVILEGE.
RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED.
OK, SO THE MOTION PASSES FIVE TWO.
SO WE WILL EXCLUDE TRUSTEES WESTON AND BONE AS PLAINTIFFS FROM THIS CLOSED SESSION.
I HAVE A COMMENT TO TRUSTEE WESTON.
SO IF YOU CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THIS [INAUDIBLE] POINT OF ORDER, DID WE GET COMMENTS BECAUSE I HAVE SOME TOO WELL, EXCEPT FOR THAT, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE MOTION.
SO WE ARE WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED.
THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION THAT WAS NOT DEBATABLE OR DID NOT ALLOW DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION . I PRESSED THE BUTTON MANY TIMES BEFORE BEFORE THE MOTION.
I DID NOT SEE IT, BUT THAT MOTION DOESN'T ACTUALLY ALLOW ANY KIND OF DEBATE.
I'LL TELL YOU. ARE WE? WE ARE STREAMING, SO IT IS 11:51 AND WE ARE BACK INTO OPEN.
IS THERE ANY ACTION COMING OUT OF CLOSED? NO, MA'AM. THERE IS NO ACTION AND WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT ON THE AGENDA.
SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, IT IS STILL 11:51 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.