Aug 17, 2023 Regular Board Meetings

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS EBONY PARKS AND I AM THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF HERNANDEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I'M NEW TO ROUND ROCK, I'M NEW TO HERNANDEZ, BUT I FEEL AT HOME.

I'VE HAD SUCH A GREAT FEW DAYS WITH OUR KIDS AND AMAZING FEW WEEKS WITH OUR STAFF.

WE'RE WORKING ON BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND REALLY RE-ESTABLISHING SOME GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR CAMPUS.

IT'S BEEN PHENOMENAL AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> NEXT WE HAVE JULIE CARRERA WITH HER HERRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JULIE CARRERA.

I'M THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT HERRINGTON ELEMENTARY.

I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE HERRINGTON COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

I'VE BEEN PART OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS AS A TEACHER AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

I AM THRILLED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE HERRINGTON COMMUNITY AND TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE THAT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF HAVE COME TO KNOW AND EXPECT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> NEXT WE HAVE AMBER VELASQUEZ WITH OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMBER VELASQUEZ.

I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY.

HOW ABOUT THEM TEXANS, LET'S SAY THAT.

I WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH-GRADE GRADUATE OF ROUND ROCK ISD.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RECRUITING AND RETAINING YOU ALL PLAY THE LONG GAME, I APPRECIATE IT.

[LAUGHTER] I AM SO EXCITED TO LEAD A WONDERFUL STAFF AND A WONDERFUL CAMPUS.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT CAN COME FROM THIS YEAR AT OLD TOWN.

>> NEXT WE HAVE LORETTA GARCIA-FINDER WITH ROBERTSON ELEMENTARY.

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>> GOOD EVENING. I'M LORETTA GARCIA-FINDER AND I AM THE MOST PROUD PRINCIPAL OF THE ROBERTSON ELEMENTARY.

I BRING 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION.

I ALSO AS A CHILD, I ATTENDED KINDER THROUGH 12TH GRADE IN TITLE ONE CAMPUSES.

IT IS QUITE AN HONOR TO LEAD THIS CAMPUS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH OUR CAMPUS STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> NEXT WE HAVE ANTHONY BANEY WITH UNION HILL ELEMENTARY.

>> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. I'M ANTHONY BANEY.

I'M THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT UNION HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I AM COMING FROM AN OUTSIDE DISTRICT AND I'VE HEARD AMAZING THINGS ABOVE AND BEYOND ABOUT ROUND ROCK ISD AND IT IS ALL TRUE.

THERE IS TREMENDOUS SUPPORT AND EVERYONE REALLY RALLIES AROUND YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> FINALLY, WE HAVE FILEMON ALDAMA FROM WELLS BRANCH ELEMENTARY.

>> [FOREIGN] THE WELLS BRANCH ELEMENTARY.

I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE HERE REPRESENTING WELLS BRANCH ELEMENTARY AN AMAZING CAMPUS.

I AM BACK INTO THE MCNEILL LEARNING COMMUNITY.

I WAS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR FIVE YEARS AT DEERPARK, TWO YEARS AT CEDAR VALLEY, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE AT WELLS BRANCH AN AMAZING CAMPUS.

FROM THE MOMENT I WAS NAMED, JUST RECEIVING SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY AT WELLS BRANCH AND THE OUTSIDE COMMUNITY.

I AM EXTREMELY THRILLED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH YOU, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GROWING TOGETHER IN THIS JOURNEY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> THAT'S IT FOR OUR PRINCIPAL INTRODUCTIONS AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP INTRODUCTIONS.

FIRST, WE HAVE DR. PATRICIA EPHLIN, WHO'S THE AREA SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STONY POINT LEARNING COMMUNITY.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE STONY POINT LEARNING COMMUNITY IN THE ROLE OF AREA SUPERINTENDENT.

THIS IS MY 15TH YEAR IN THE LEARNING COMMUNITY, 19TH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT, AND 28TH YEAR IN EDUCATION.

A FEW WEEKS AGO AT THE SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, I SAW THE TREMENDOUS CONNECTION EDUCATORS HAVE WITH STUDENTS, FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

WHEN I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING A FORMER STUDENT OF MINE FROM ROBERTSON ELEMENTARY GRADUATE, A STUDENT THAT I HAD HAD FROM KINDER THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

MANY EDUCATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS HAD A HAND IN HIS SUCCESS AND I WAS HONORED TO BE A SMALL PART OF IT.

EDUCATORS TRULY HAVE AN IMPACT ON STUDENTS, AND I'M HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS NEW LEADERSHIP CAPACITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

>> NEXT WE HAVE DR. LOGAN FARIS, AREA SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ROUND ROCK LEARNING COMMUNITY.

>> I'M THE TALLEST AREA SUPERINTENDENT.

[LAUGHTER] AGAIN, I'M LOGAN FARIS.

I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND JOINING ROUND ROCK FROM OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS MY 31ST YEAR IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND I'M RETURNING TO CENTRAL TEXAS WHERE I GREW UP.

BUT I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

AS WAS SAID EARLIER BY THE PRINCIPAL, ROUND ROCK HAS A WONDERFUL REPUTATION OF PURSUING EXCELLENCE DAILY, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT AND TO CONTRIBUTE.

THE ROUND ROCK LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY WELCOMING TO ME.

I'M ON WEEK 5.

STILL THEY SAID I COULD USE THE NEW CARD FOR ONE MORE WEEK.

MUCH TRIED TO, BUT VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THE AREA SUPERINTENDENT TEAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING, BUT ALSO TO PUSHING EVEN FURTHER FOR EXCELLENCE.

IN A VERY SHORT TIME, I'VE REALLY BOUGHT INTO THE IDEA OF I BELIEVE IN ROUND ROCK, BUT ALSO BELIEVE IN DRAGONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> OUR FINAL STAFF INTRODUCTION THIS EVENING IS RODRIGO PORTILLO, AREA SUPERINTENDENT OF ACADEMIC SERVICES.

>> HI. GOOD EVENING. WHEN I STARTED THIS,

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I LIKE DR. FARIS ALSO, I'M IN MY FIFTH WEEK HERE AT ROUND ROCK AND HAS BEEN A BLAST SO FAR.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND KNOW THAT I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I'M GOING INTO MY 25TH YEAR IN EDUCATION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I MOST VALUED MY 15 YEARS I SERVED AS A TEACHER.

IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST, BUT YET MOST REWARDING PROFESSIONS OUT THERE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN MY NEXT CHAPTER OF MY CAREER, I DO MY BEST TO PROVIDE MY TEAM WITH THE TOOLS, THE RESOURCES, AND THE GUIDANCE THAT THE TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF NEED TO MAKE THEIR JOB A LOT LESS OVERWHELMING, A LOT LESS STRESSFUL, AND TO DO THEIR BEST ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, [FOREIGN].

>> WE GO FROM STAFF INTRODUCTIONS TO OUR VIDEO HIGHLIGHT.

THIS ONE'S VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS SHOWCASES ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING TIMES OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

ON TUESDAY, WE WELCOME BACK MORE THAN 47,000 STUDENTS INTO OUR CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK TO RELIVE SOME OF THAT EXCITEMENT.

>> [MUSIC] GOOD MORNING. WELCOME BACK.

YOU'RE GOOD? [MUSIC]

>> WELCOME TO THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

>> ARE YOU READY FOR SCHOOL? AWESOME. GOOD MORNING.

JUST SEEING EVERYBODY EXCITED AND HAPPY TO BE BACK AND STARTING THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT FEELING.

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>> BEEN 23 YEARS HERE AT THE SCHOOL, 20 YEARS IN THIS STUDIO AND EVERY YEAR IS DIFFERENT.

YOU GET A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, A LITTLE BIT EXCITED.

CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOUR FIRST CLASS.

>> SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE, GO TO DOORS, EIGHTH GRADERS COME IN HERE, PLEASE.

[NOISE]

>> WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT?

>> SEEING FRIENDS.

>> YEAH, SEEING MY FRIENDS.

>> SEEING FRIENDS AND FOOTBALL SEASON

>> WE'RE ROLLING, ALL THE WAY TO THE SIGN BEFORE YOU LET OUT, PLEASE.

>> HAPPY TUESDAY. ALL THE WAY UP, PLEASE.

HEY FRIENDS, HAPPY TUESDAY.

BEST TUESDAY EVER. YOU READY? SO EXCITED. HAPPY TUESDAY EVERYONE. SWEET BACKPACK.

HAPPY TUESDAY. BEST TUESDAY EVER.

HEY, OLIVER, HAVE THE BEST TUESDAY EVER.

>> MEET SOMEONE NEW, WHERE WE GOING, WHERE WE GOING.

WELCOME BACK.

WAIT WHY ARE YOU SITTING DOWN? [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PRINCIPLES.

WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

WE HAVE 48 PUBLIC SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS EVENING, SO WE'LL BE HERE FOR AWHILE.

IF ANY OF THE PRINCIPLES WANT TO LEAVE, I UNDERSTAND IT'S THE THIRD DAY OF SCHOOL, SO IF YOU ALL NEED TO GET BACK TO YOUR CAMPUSES, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND ALLOWING US TO INTRODUCE YOU THIS EVENING.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BEFORE YOU START, CAN I MAKE A PROCEDURAL MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT TRUSTEES BE LIMITED TO 45 SECONDS FOR EACH COMMENT, QUESTION, DISCUSSION, TOPIC AND TWO MINUTES WRAP UP OR MOTION COMMENT FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? TRUSTEE BONE?

>> YES. I HAVE A COMMENT THAT IF THIS IS GOING TO BECOME HABIT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME IN EACH MEETING THAT WE JUST ACTUALLY PUT THIS ON AN AGENDA TO MAKE THIS AN OFFICIAL RULE FOR ALL MEETINGS.

I WOULD OPPOSE THIS MOTION.

I BELIEVE WE'RE HERE TO DO BUSINESS, I BELIEVE WE ARE HERE FOR STUDENTS.

OBVIOUSLY, IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF YOU MUST ALREADY HAVE TALKED AND ONLY NEEDS TWO MINUTES, BUT SOME OF US AREN'T PRIVILEGED TO OTHER INFORMATION THAT SOME OF YOU APPARENTLY HAVE, BETTER APPARENTLY. [OVERLAPPING].

>> POINT OF ORDER. CAN YOU KEEP IT TO FACTS AND NOT ACCUSATIONS?

>> I SAID APPARENTLY BECAUSE IT'S APPARENT TO THE PUBLIC AND IT'S APPARENT TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE A BRAIN, THAT SOMETHING IS GOING ON HERE.

POINT OF ORDER, I CAN'T EVEN HEAR MYSELF FROM THE AUDIENCE.

>> IT'S QUITE NOW.

>> THANK YOU. I OPPOSE THIS MOTION FOR THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE TO DO BUSINESS.

YOU CAN'T DO BUSINESS, AND YOU CAN'T WORK THROUGH ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES IN 45 SECONDS.

YOU CAN'T WORK THROUGH IMPORTANT ISSUES IN A TOTAL OF TWO MINUTES UNLESS YOU'VE ALREADY WORKED THROUGH THOSE ISSUES BEHIND THE SCENES AND HAVEN'T BEEN TRANSPARENT.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT EITHER IT APPEARS TO THE PUBLIC AND TO ME THAT YOU'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT AND YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING THROUGH ISSUES,

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OR I SAY JUST LET US HAVE OUR TIME.

LET US WORK THROUGH ISSUES AND LET'S DO THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WEIR?

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, THIS DOES NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.

IT LIMITS THE TIME EACH QUESTION CAN BE ASKED, SO WE DON'T HAVE LONG SOLILOQUIES THAT AREN'T REALLY A QUESTION.

WITH THAT, I CALL THE QUESTION.

>> YOU CAN'T CALL, POINT OF ORDER.

>> ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER SPECIFICALLY DEMANDS THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE ELECTED BODY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DELIBERATE.

WHAT IT CAN DO IS YOU CAN LIMIT DISCUSSION, I BELIEVE IT SAYS 10 MINUTES, IS WHAT IS RECOMMENDED, BUT IT BARS THE PROHIBITION.

>> I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, SO HER CALLING THE QUESTION DOESN'T PROHIBIT ANYBODY FROM SPEAKING BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER LIGHTS ON FOR THIS AGENDA.

>> WELL, MY LIGHT WAS ON TO SPEAK ON THE DELIBERATION OF THIS MOTION.

>> I DON'T HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON.

>> WELL, IT WAS ON, THAT'S HOW I WAS TALKING.

I'LL JUST WAIT FOR YOU TO CALL ON ME.

>> YOUR LIGHT IS NOT ON.

>> MY LIGHT IS ON, MADAM PRESIDENT.

>> THIS LIGHT, I DON'T HAVE ONE OF THEM, BUT THE LITTLE.

>> IS IT ON NOW?

>> YES, IT IS. THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T GET A SECOND ON THE CALL THE QUESTION, I DON'T BELIEVE. TRUSTEE HARRISON?

>> I'LL YIELD TO TRUSTEE WESTON AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE MY COMMENT.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> AS I SAID, THE REASON THAT THIS MOTION IS PROBLEMATIC IS THREEFOLD.

NUMBER 1, I BELIEVE THAT THIS KIND OF A MOTION COULD BE DEFINED AS OFFICIAL OPPRESSION.

I FEEL THAT IT PROHIBITS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO EXERCISE MY DUTIES, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS DEFINED IN STATUTE, WHICH TRUMPS MOTIONS MADE IN A BOARD MEETING.

I THINK IT COULD ALSO BE INTERPRETED AS AN ABUSE OF POWER, AND I THINK IT'S ALSO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE OSTRACIZATION OF DR.

BONE AND I. LASTLY, ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER PROVIDES FOR THE CHAIR OF THE BODY TO BE ABLE TO LIMIT DISCUSSION TO 10 MINUTES, WHICH IS WHAT IS STATED IN THE HANDOUT THAT WE'RE ALL GIVEN.

THERE'S NO REASON TO DEVIATE FROM THAT.

THIS IS A MEETING THAT I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PREPARING FOR AND TO LIMIT ME IN THIS MEETING IS NOT GOOD FAITH.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE HARRISON?

>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY WE'RE GIVEN ALL MATERIALS AND I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE GOOD STEWARD OF COMMUNITY TIME BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE 6, 7, 8 HOURS TO WATCH US.

GO ON AND ON TO WATCH US ASK LABORIOUS QUESTIONS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BECAUSE WE PREPARED.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR OPINION AND YOUR PURVIEW, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT IT'S ABOUT BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF TIME AND NOT HAVING MEETINGS THAT GO TILL THREE OR FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

DR. BONE, I DID LIKE YOUR SUGGESTION, I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PUT ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY SINGLE MEETING.

I THINK THAT WE CAN ALL COMMIT TO GOOD PRACTICE OF USING TIME HOURS, THE PUBLIC AND STAFF'S TIME WISELY AS WE GO INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, TRUSTEE MARKUM, TRUSTEE ZARATE?

>> THERE'S NO OTHER LIGHTS ON.

>> THEN I WOULD LOVE TO CALL THE QUESTION AND MOVE FORWARD.

>> ACTUALLY, WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO LOOK ALL THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IF YOU DO WANT AN AGENDA ITEM FOR IT, PLEASE PUT IT IN WRITING PART OF THE POLICY.

>> I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER.

>> CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE MOTION A LITTLE BIT SLOWER, PLEASE?

>> FORTY FIVE SECONDS FOR ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND TWO MINUTES AT THE END OF EACH AGENDA ITEM FOR A SUMMARY, AND THAT WOULD BE WHEN YOU WOULD MAKE AN OPINION ON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS OR MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT DOES NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, JUST 45 MINUTES.

SUCCINCTLY STATE YOUR QUESTIONS.

FORTY FIVE SECONDS, SORRY.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5/2.

MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

AT EACH BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL SET ASIDE TIME TO AFFORD THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ITEMS ON AND OFF 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 THAT THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS REFLECT THEIR OWN POSITIONS OR OPINIONS.

AS A SECOND REMINDER THE BOARD ADOPTED AN ANTI-HATE RESOLUTION ON JANUARY 20TH, 2022, WHERE THE BOARD REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE WELL BEING AND SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE, OR POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND STANDS AGAINST SPEECH THAT INCITES HATRED AND VIOLENCE TOWARDS ANY PERSON.

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 TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 37.105.

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NO AUDIENCE MEMBER OR SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR THREATENING TOWARD ANY SPEAKER OR 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 MORE 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 RESPONSE FROM BOARD MEMBERS DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE COMMENTS.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

TRUSTEE HARRISON WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER.

WE WILL START WITH OUR STUDENTS FIRST, THEN WE WILL GO TO ON-TOPIC AGENDA SPEAKERS.

WE WILL GO TO OFF-TOPIC AGENDA SPEAKERS, AND THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR CALL IN ON-TOPIC AND THEN OUR CALL IN OFF-TOPIC.

LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY, WE HAVE 48 SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS JENNA FLEMING, A STUDENT SPEAKING OFF AGENDA.

[APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO ASK THE AUDIENCE PLEASE JUST TO LIMIT THEIR APPLAUSE SO WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE ENTHUSIASM, BUT IF WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH 48 SPEAKERS, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JENNA FLEMING.

I'M A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM THE PROUD CHAIR OF THE NEWLY FORMED TEAM BROCK JUNIOR COMMITTEE.

WE HELP THE AUSTIN ROUND ROCK CHAPTER OF THE CURE STARTS NOW ALSO KNOWN AS TEAM BROCK IN HONOR OF BROCK FLEMING, KATELYN CHATRON, ALEXIS REINDERS, AND PARKER HAMILTON.

GO TO TEAMBROCK.ORG FOR THEIR STORIES.

THE CHAPTER WAS FORMED BY MY PARENTS AND THEIR FRIENDS AFTER MY BROTHER BROCK BATTLED CANCER WHEN HE WAS JUST 7 YEARS OLD AND I WAS NINE.

BROCK WAS MY BEST FRIEND AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE WAS TERMINAL.

I HELP MY FAMILY WITH TEAM BROCK SO WE CAN FIND A CURE FOR ALL KIDS AND SO THAT OTHER KIDS DON'T HAVE TO LOSE THEIR SIBLINGS.

TEAM BROCK IS FOCUSED ON CREATING AWARENESS THAT KIDS DO GET CANCER, RAISING MONEY FOR BETTER TREATMENTS AND A CURE FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER AND EMPOWERING OTHER KIDS TO CREATE CHANGE.

MY MOM OFTEN EXPLAINS THAT BROCK'S FRIENDS AND MYSELF DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY BROCK GOT CANCER ANYMORE THAN ADULTS.

SHE WANTS ALL OF US TO SEE THAT NO MATTER HOW BAD SOMETHING IS, YOU GET BACK UP, FIGHT BACK, AND CHANGE IT.

THAT IS WHERE OUR JUNIOR COMMITTEE HELPS AND WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY.

WE WANT TO SEE MORE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER WARRIORS IN OUR SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL HOWARD, A STUDENT SPEAKING OFF AGENDA.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DANIEL HOWARD AND THIS YEAR I'M A FRESHMAN AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

I JOINED THE TEAM BROCK BECAUSE ONE OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS, CHRISTIAN WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH BROCK.

MY MOMS ARE ON THE TEAM BROCK COMMITTEE.

I WANTED TO BE SUPPORTIVE AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE TEAM BROCK JUNIOR COMMITTEE, IS MADE UP OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WINNING KID INITIATIVES, FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE OUTCOME OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AND HELPING CANCER KIDS TO FEEL SUPPORTED AND INCLUDED.

THIS IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR US TO SEE HOW FORMAL COMMITTEE IS RUNNING TO HELP US IN THE FUTURE WHEN SERVING ON BOARDS.

THIS ALSO GIVES US A LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEER HOURS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREW COLLINS, STUDENTS SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ANDREW COLLINS AND THIS YEAR I'M A FRESHMAN.

MY FRIEND BROCK FLEMING, SUPPOSED TO BE STARTING HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT THE AGE OF SEVEN, HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH THE PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCER CALLED DIPG.

BROCK AND I WERE FRIENDS SINCE BIRTH AND NOW I'M A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE TEAM BROCK JUNIOR COMMITTEE BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE ALL MY FRIENDS GREW UP.

NO YOUNG PERSON SHOULD LOSE THEIR CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO CANCER.

ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE GOALS IS TO SHOW KIDS THAT THEY MATTER.

DID YOU KNOW THAT SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND THAT WE SHOULD ALL GO GOLD IN SUPPORT? EVERY FALL WE SEE SCHOOLS WEARING PINK IN OCTOBER TO HONOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

I CAN SHOW THAT KIDS DON'T GET, BUT WE DON'T SEE SCHOOLS GOING GOLD IN SEPTEMBER FOR CANCERS LIKE KIDS DO GET.

OUR JUNIOR COMMITTEE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.

WE'RE STARTING WITH OUR OWN SCHOOLS RIGHT HERE IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

WE'RE ASKING SCHOOLS TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY DEDICATING A SPORTS HOME GAME TO WEARING GOLD, WE WILL KICK IT OFF IN SEPTEMBER, BUT ANY GAME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR CAN BE A DEDICATED GOAL AGAIN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GISELLE CANTU A STUDENT SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GISELLE CANTU AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT CEDAR RIDGE.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE TEAM BROCK JUNIOR COMMITTEE BECAUSE BROCK'S WAS MY BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND.

I KNEW HIM WHILE HE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED, AS WELL AS WHEN HE WAS A HEALTHY, FUN-LOVING LITTLE BOY.

I'M A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE, NOT ONLY FOR BROCK, BUT FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER BECAUSE EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE FOR A ZEST FOR LIFE AND TO CONTINUE TO LIVE PASSIONATELY, AND JOYFULLY.

AS STUDENTS IN THE ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT OUR COMMITTEE STARTED WITH OUR OWN SCHOOLS ASKING THEM TO GO GOLD FOR SEPTEMBER CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS.

I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THREE SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY AGREED.

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CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IS HELPING TO CREATE AWARENESS BY GOING GOLD FOR THEIR SEPTEMBER 1ST FOOTBALL GAME.

THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ASKED TO WEAR GOLD.

THE CHEERLEADERS WILL WEAR GOLD BOWS AND THERE'LL BE GOLD OUT BANNERS AND SIGNS FEATURING CURRENT AND PAST ROUND ROCK ISD WARRIORS.

A WARRIOR IS SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENTLY COURAGEOUSLY BATTLING CANCER.

LIKE LAUREN BRENDA BELL WHO GRADUATED FROM CEDAR RIDGE IN 2020.

SAMIRA WATSON WHO WAS A FRESHMAN AT CEDAR RIDGE THIS YEAR, AND BROCK FLEMING WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN STARTING HIS FRESHMAN YEAR ALONGSIDE MY BROTHER.

RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A GOLD OUT FOOTBALL GAME ON SEPTEMBER 26TH AND OF GOLD OUT VOLLEYBALL GAME ON SEPTEMBER 21ST WITH THE GOLD OUT BANNERS, BOWS, KID SIGNS, AND GOLD SHIRTS.

BLACKLAND PRAIRIE IS SPREADING AWARENESS IN SEPTEMBER WITH CAPS FOR CURE.

EACH FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER, THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRESS UP FOR A THEME DAY IN SUPPORT OF TALIA GARDNER, WHO WILL BE GOING INTO SECOND GRADE AT BLACKLAND PRAIRIE WHERE LAUREN, SAMIRA, AND BROCK ALL STARTED.

KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SCHOOLS, THE STUDENTS AT CEDAR RIDGE HAVE ATTENDED ALL THREE OF THESE SCHOOLS, WHICH MAKES IT EXTRA SPECIAL.

THE SCHOOLS ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THEM YEARS LATER.

BUT THESE ARE ONLY THREE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT AND WE WANT ALL THE SCHOOLS IN ROUND ROCK ISD TO GO GOLD IN SEPTEMBER IN SUPPORT OF THEIR STUDENTS.

WE WANT ALL THE 34 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 10 OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS TO GO GOLD.

FOR THIS, WE NEED YOUR HELP.

TOGETHER WE WILL FIND A CURE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LUKE COLLINS A STUDENT SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> GOOD EVENING. WAIT, HELLO.

[LAUGHTER] SORRY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. I'M LUKE COLLINS.

I'M A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO THE VICE CHAIR OF THE ROUND ROCK TEAM BROCK JUNIOR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO PASS OUR DRAFTED REVOLUTION AT NEXT MONTH, SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING TO SHOW THAT KIDS ON THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE MATTER.

WE HAVE COPIES OF THE BOARD RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD, WHICH ARE ALSO PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT.

THE RESOLUTION THAT OUR JUNIOR COMMITTEE DRAFTED IS AS FOLLOWS.

CANCER DOESN'T FIGHT FAIR AT ANY AGE, BUT PERHAPS NO CANCER IS MORE EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING THAN THOSE THAT OCCUR IN CHILDREN.

THE FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY THAT THESE YOUNG PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FACE CAN HARDLY BE MEASURED.

BUT THESE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF STRICKEN CHILDREN ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO FINDING NEW ANSWERS THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERY CHILD WITH CANCER.

DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2023 AS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

WHEREAS EACH YEAR MORE THAN 15,500 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 19 IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.

WHEREAS EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 1,700 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES LOSE THEIR LIVES TO CANCER.

WHEREAS CHILDHOOD CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FROM DISEASE, THE SECOND OVERALL LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHEREAS THE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER HAS INCREASED FROM 58% IN THE MID 1970S TO 85% IN 2023, REPRESENTING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FROM PREVIOUS DECADES.

BUT WHEREAS MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF CHILDREN WHO SURVIVED CANCER WILL DEVELOP AT LEAST ONE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION.

MANY SURVIVORS WILL FACE LATE EFFECTS FROM TREATMENT THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED SEVERE OR LIFE-THREATENING.

WHEREAS CANCER OCCURS REGULARLY AND RANDOMLY SPARES NO RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP, SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS, OR GEOGRAPHIC REGION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA TRAN, STUDENT SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> HI, I'M JESSICA TRAN AND I'M A JUNIOR AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, I JOINED THE TEAM, BROCK JUNIOR COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT MY CLOSE FRIENDS SINCE FIRST GRADE JENNA.

I KNEW BROCK AND HE WAS A SUPER FUNNY AND HAPPY KID.

IF OUR RESOLUTION ARE ASK OF YOU, THE ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOL BOARD IS TO ONE, DESIGNATE SEPTEMBER 2023 AS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

TWO, REQUEST THAT DISTRICT OF CERTAIN LENGTH, LIKE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A GOAL OF INCREASING THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE RISK OF CHILDHOOD CANCER.

THREE, REMIND PEOPLE, ROUND ROCK ISD THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE THE DEFINITION OF BRAVERY AND COMMAND AND THAT BE HONORED WITH COURAGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

PLEASE REACH OUT TO MELISSA FLEMING, DIRECTOR OF THE ROUND ROCK TEAM BROCK CHAPTER @TEAMBROCK.ORG.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STUDENT JACKIE STEWART, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> HI, MY NAME IS JACKIE STEWART AND I'M A WELL SIXTH GRADER.

HOUSE BILL 2647.

THE BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD RECENTLY FAILED TO PASS.

I TESTIFIED ON THIS BILL BECAUSE I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

STUDENTS LIKE ME ARE THE ONES WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THESE DECISIONS.

YET THERE'S NOT A SINGLE STUDENT REPRESENTING US.

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I CAN COME AND TALK ABOUT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS LIKE TODAY, BUT IT IS NOT A DISCUSSION AND I ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME.

TODAY I AM ASKING FOR YOU-ALL TO CREATE A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY TO GATHER AND DISCUSS DECISIONS WITH STUDENTS.

THIS WOULD INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VARIETY OF SCHOOLS AND GRADES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDENTS SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENING.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS WHO COME OUT AND SPEAK AT OUR MEETINGS.

OUR ONE SPEAKER WHO IS SPEAKING ON TOPIC IS JOHN KEAGY.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU'RE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM K2.

>> HELLO.

AS A FATHER, I HAVE FOUND THE DISTRICT TREATMENT OF OTHER FATHERS IN THE DISTRICT HORRIFIC.

AUGUST 16, 2021, I WAS SITTING RIGHT HERE BEHIND MR. STORY AS ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE FORCIBLY REMOVED HIM FROM THE MEETING.

AT THE TIME I FOUND THIS TREATMENT SHOCKING, AND AFTER TWO YEARS I STILL FIND MYSELF IN DISBELIEF, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE END.

JUST ONE MONTH LATER, BOTH MR. STORY AND MR. CLARKE WERE ARRESTED, WHICH SPARKED A LAWSUIT THAT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA.

RECENTLY JUDGE DAVID ALLEN EZRA DECIDED TO REJECT THIS DISTRICT'S ATTEMPT TO DISMISS THAT CASE.

HE STATED, STORY, HOWEVER HAS ALLEGED FACTS SUFFICIENT TO STATE A CLAIM THAT HE WAS ENGAGED IN CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH AND ARREST WOULD CERTAINLY CHILL A PERSON OF ORDINARY FIRMNESS FROM CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN THE PROTECTED ACTIVITY.

THUS, THE COURT FINDS THAT STORY HAS STATED A FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION CLAIM.

ANOTHER INCIDENT. MR. STORY AND I KEPT OUT OF THIS BOARDROOM.

THAT INCIDENT IS ALSO PART OF THE ONGOING LAWSUIT.

REGARDING THIS, THE JUDGE STATED STORY HAS PLAUSIBLY ALLEGED THAT THE SEATING LIMITATION RULE PREVENTED HIM FROM EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN AN OPEN MEETING.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT HOLDS MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, EXCLUDING PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MAY VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PETITION IF YOU ARE WILLING TO TRAMPLE ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WHAT OTHER RIGHTS ARE YOU WILLING TO STIFLE? AND HOW MUCH MORE OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY ARE YOU WILLING TO SQUANDER ON LAWSUITS BECAUSE YOU DENY US OUR RIGHTS?

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN BUCKLAND, COMMUNITY MEMBER.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU'RE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JORDAN BUCKLAND AND ALUMNI OF STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017, AND I'M HERE TO VOCALIZE MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS DELAYS TO THE CAFETERIA INNOVATION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE 1800 BOND.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A DECADE AGO I HAD JUST ASKED AT STONY POINT WITH THE INTENSIVE PURSUING A DIPLOMA WITH THAT IB PROGRAM, A DIPLOMA I'M NOW RECIPIENT OF.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS I LOOK BACK UPON FONDLY IN TERMS OF THE TIME I ATTENDED STONY POINT, CLASS TRIPS, CLUBS AND SCHOOL, AND PROMPT JUST TO NAME A FEW.

I'M ONLY UNDERSTAND BACK THEN THAT MY EXPERIENCES MAY BE DIFFERENT COMPARED TO OTHER HIGH SCHOOL AS MY DISTRICT SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHERE I CHOSE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

I DIDN'T EXPECT EATING LUNCH TO BE ONE OF THEM.

LIKE ANYONE ELSE, I WANTED TO SIT WITH MY FRIENDS AT LUNCH, BUT SIMPLY DUE TO OVERCROWDING, THE FLOOR WAS OFTENTIMES THE ONLY PLACE WE COULD SIT.

IF IT WASN'T THE FLOOR, IT WAS ON THE STAGE, AND IF IT WASN'T ON THE STAGE, IT WAS OUTSIDE.

THE LAST OPTION WAS ALWAYS MORE OF A LAST RESORT BECAUSE SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE SUN WAS NOT AN OPTION, IT WAS NOT IDEAL.

LACK OF SHADE RENDERED THE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE SPACE UNUSABLE, AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME WHO BURNS AFTER BEING IN THE SUN FOR FIVE MINUTES, PUTTING ON SUNSCREEN JUST TO EAT LUNCH SEEMS ABSURD, ESPECIALLY WHEN I ALREADY HAD SUCH LITTLE TIME TO EAT.

I REMEMBER RACING OUT OF CLASS TO HEAD TO LUNCH, NOT BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET OUT OF CLASS, BUT BECAUSE THE CONCEPT OF BEATING THE TRAFFIC HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED IN MY HEAD LONG BEFORE I EVER HELD A JOB.

THERE WERE DAYS IN WHICH I'D BE LUCKY TO HAVE MY FOOD AND BE SEATED AT A TABLE BEFORE HALF THE LUNCH PERIOD WAS UP.

IF I WANTED TO USE THE RESTROOM I'LL GO SEE ANOTHER TEACHER PASSENGER SILENT, I WOULD HAVE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO EAT AT MOST.

I KNOW I WAS NOT THE ONLY STUDENT TO EXPERIENCE THOSE ISSUES BACK THEN, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY DISAPPOINTMENT AT HEARING HOW THIS PROBLEM STILL REMAINS AT STONY POINT DESPITE THE 2018 BOND INTENDED TO FIX THIS VERY PROBLEM, AND PULL YOU NOW TO CORRECT IT FOR THE SAKE OF THE CURRENT STUDENTS WHO SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SHARING THE SAME EXPERIENCES I HAD A DECADE AGO.

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNE BERRYMAN.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU'RE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANNE BERRYMAN, AND MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM STONY POINT IN 2017.

I'M NOT A NATIVE TEXAN, BUT THERE'S A STRONG BELIEVER IN THE SAYING IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD.

I REGULARLY TRY TO FIND LOCAL PROJECTS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY.

SIX YEARS AGO, I WAS PART OF THE CAPITALIST EXPANSION GROUP ON THE CITIZENS BORN COMMITTEE.

I'M HERE TO PROTEST THE DELAYS, THE STONY POINT CAFETERIA EXPANSION THAT WE APPROVED BACK THEN.

WE WERE TOLD IN COMMITTEE THAT KIDS WERE SITTING ON THE FLOORS IN BOTH MCNEILL AND STONY POINT, WHICH IS NEITHER HEALTHY OR ETHICAL.

THE MASTER PLAN VIDEO USED TO SELL THE BOND EXPLICITLY STATED THAT STONY POINT CAFETERIA HAD REACHED CAPACITY.

WE BUDGETED FOR SALES FROM THE OUTSIDE AMPITHEATER TO QUICKLY MITIGATE THE OVERCROWDING PROBLEMS. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT TOOK FIVE YEARS TO IDENTIFY THAT THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE, BUT THE RECENTLY INSTALLED UMBRELLAS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT FIT FOR OVERFLOW PURPOSES.

THE BUDGET FOR THE SALES WAS A QUARTER OF A MILLION, BUT THE RECENT FINANCIAL REPORT COST THEM 400,000, 40,000 EACH, REALLY? DID NO ONE CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO PRIORITIZE THE EXPANSION OF THE CAFETERIA? TWENTY EIGHT PERCENT OF STONY POINT ARE CLASSIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

IT MAY HAVE A SMALLER ONE MOMENT THAN OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT IF YOU DO THE MATH, IT TELLS YOU THAT THE SCHOOL HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENTITLED TO THE REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM.

LUNCH MAYBE THEIR ONLY MEAL OF THE DAY, AND RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT HUNGER CAN BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

THE RECENT PANDEMIC HAS ALSO TOLD US THAT OVERCROWDED SPACES DO NOT MAKE SENSE.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE ENDORSING.

BRITS MAY LOVE TO CUBE BUT TEENAGERS DON'T.

OUR KIDS SHOULD FEEL ENCOURAGED TO EAT IN THE CAFETERIA AND NOT FEAR THEY WILL LIKELY LATE BACK.

SIX YEARS AGO, TERRY WOOSTER TOLD EVERYONE THAT THE CAFETERIA NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED URGENTLY.

YOU WERE THE PEOPLE ELECTED TO ENSURE THAT THE BOND WAS MANAGED EFFECTIVELY AND DELIVER WHAT WAS PROMISED.

PLEASE DO WHAT MY VILLAGE VOTED FOR YOU TO DO.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN KIRK JOHN.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU ARE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

JUST A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE A BOARD POLICY OF NO SIGNS, SO WE DO NOT ALLOW SIGNS TO BE HELD UP AT OUR MEETINGS. THANK YOU.

>> HELLO. THE DISTRICT IS BEING DISINGENUOUS WHEN THEY CLAIM ON ONE HAND THAT THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO HIRE AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES AND YET CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND DEFEND FINANCIALLY REPRESSIVE BENEFITS PRACTICES.

SPECIFICALLY, I'M ADDRESSING THE DISTRICT'S REFUSAL TO TERMINATE INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR OUR ADULT CHILD WHO NOW HAS HIS OWN WORKPLACE INSURANCE BENEFITS, AND THE DISTRICT IS FORCING EMPLOYEES SPECIFICALLY TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR THE DISTRICT'S COVERAGE UNTIL THE NEXT OPEN ENROLLMENT.

THE ROUND ROCK ISD CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES IS QUOTED IN THE RECENT COMMUNITY IMPACT SAYING, I REALLY FEEL FOR EMPLOYEES.

WE HEAR A LOT OF REASONS WHY THEY LEAVE THE DISTRICT, AND ONE OF THEM IS THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO KEEP THEM HERE.

THE HR CHIEF IS ALSO QUOTED AS SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FACE THIS INFLATION PRESSURE AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE MOVE TO THIS AREA.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY CREATIVE IN HOW WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND WORK HERE.

THESE STATEMENTS BY THE DISTRICT'S HR CHIEF ARE IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE SCENARIO DESCRIBED ABOVE, WHERE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE BEING UNFAIRLY FINANCIALLY PENALIZED WHILE EXPERIENCING EXTERNAL INFLATIONARY PRESSURES.

THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE LOOKING AT MORE CREATIVE INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES, WHICH WAS THE POINT OF THE ARTICLE.

THE DISTRICT SHOULD ALSO BE LOOKING INWARD AND DISCARDING POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ARE NON-VALUE ADD TO THE DISTRICT AND NON-VALUE ADD TO DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

MY SON STARTED WORKING FOR HIS EMPLOYER MID-JUNE AND ENROLLED IN THEIR PLAN LATER IN THE MONTH.

MY WIFE INITIATED THE TERMINATION REQUESTS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIS ENROLLMENT.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE HIS EMPLOYER BACKDATED HIS COVERAGE TO HIS HIRE DATE, THE DISTRICT TOOK THE POSITION THAT WE SUBMITTED PAPERWORK TOO LATE AND DENIED THE REQUEST.

MOST EMPLOYERS HAVE COVERAGE EFFECTIVE DATES AFTER ENROLLMENT.

BECAUSE OUR SON'S EMPLOYER WAS GENEROUS AND BY BACKDATING COVERAGE TO BEFORE HIS ENROLLMENT, WE ARE BEING FORCED TO CONTINUE HIS COVERAGE WITH THE DISTRICT.

THE ISSUE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN RESOLVED BY THE DISTRICT USING VIOLATOR OF ENROLLMENT VERSUS EFFECTIVE DATE.

ALTERNATIVELY AND PREFERABLY, THERE SHOULD BE NO TIME LIMIT FOR COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNY CHERRY.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU ARE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE READING EXCERPTS FROM A SEXUAL EXPLICIT BOOK THAT ARE IN ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIES.

THIS IS VERY INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.

THEREFORE, ANY CHILDREN THAT ARE HERE SHOULD BE REMOVED IN THE ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

THIS BOOK, IDENTICAL BY ELLEN HOPKINS IS MADE AVAILABLE IN CEDAR RIDGE, MCNEIL ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, AND ROUND ROCK OPPORTUNITY CENTER.

I'LL BE READING PAGE 152.

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WHEN DADDY FINISHED, HE BURIED HIS FACE INTO KAELEIGH'S HAIR AND WEPT.

CONFUSED ON HIS TEARS AND AT THE STICKY STUFF ICING HER HANDS, STILL KAELEIGH PLEADED.

"DADDY, DON'T CRY WHAT'S THE MATTER? DADDY DID I LOVE YOU GOOD ENOUGH?" "YES, YOU LOVED ME GOOD ENOUGH, SO VERY GOOD.

BUT IT'S OUR SECRET OKAY, BECAUSE IF ANYONE KNEW HOW MUCH YOU LOVED ME, THEY'D BE JEALOUS." NOW, KAELEIGH WAS REALLY CONFUSED.

CAN I TELL MAMA OUR SECRET? NO, ESPECIALLY NOT MAMA.

SHE'D GET MAD, BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LOVE ME LIKE YOU.

SHE MIGHT EVEN GO AWAY.

YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO YOU.

SHE THOUGHT IT OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN, BUT SHE FINALLY AGREED.

I WON'T TELL. DADDY PULLED HER AGAINST HIM.

GOOD, THAT'S VERY GOOD.

IT'S OKAY TO HAVE SECRETS BETWEEN DADDY AND HIS GIRL.

JUST REMEMBER NO ONE LIKES A TATTLETALE, ESPECIALLY NOT DADDY.

ON PAGE 210.

HAVE YOU PLAYED THIS GAME BEFORE? I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TEACH YOU THE ROLES.

THE PROPER RESPONSE WOULD BE PLEASER, SAY IT.

MY HEART YELLS NO FUCKING WAY, BUT MY BRAIN AND THE PART THAT UNDERSTANDS MY DADDY MAKES ME A QUEST.

PLEASER, HE FLIPS ME ON MY BELLY, YANKS MY LEGS.

>> I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU NOT USE THAT LANGUAGE HERE BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN STILL PRESENT.

>> I ASKED THEM TO LEAVE.

>> THEY DIDN'T LEAVE, MA'AM.

>> I'M SORRY. EXPOSES AND STRANGELY SOMEHOW I FEEL AT HOME THIS WAY.

SAY IT, HE DEMANDS LIKE I SHOULD KNOW WHAT HE MEANS.

PLEASER, PUNISH ME.

DELIBERATE CONTROL, HE PUNISHED ME.

I WHISPER INTO THE PILLOW.

I UNDERSTAND WHY KAELEIGH LIKE THE FILL OF SLICING.

>> I WOULDN'T READ THIS TO MY [OVERLAPPING].

>> YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VICTORIA TABLEZO, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> HI, MY NAME IS VICTORIA TABLEZO, AND THE PTA PRESIDENT AT STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL, TAXPAYER AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE 2017 BOND COMMITTEE.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING OUR PTSA BOARD AND PARENTS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO FINISH THE STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA THIS YEAR.

>> I'M SORRY, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. CAN YOU HIT PAUSE? WE DON'T ALLOW ANY SIGNS IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS PER BOARD POLICY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL START YOUR TIME BACKUP NOW. THANK YOU.

>> I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO FINISH THE STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA THIS YEAR.

WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF THIS EXPANSION.

WE WERE OVERCROWDED IN 2017, AND WE'RE STILL OVERCROWDED TODAY.

THE CAFETERIA IS RATED FOR 600 STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE ALMOST 900 STUDENTS PER LUNCH.

THIS MEANS THAT STUDENTS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET LUNCH AND EAT IT.

WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 28% OF OUR STUDENTS ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.

FOR SOME OF THEM, THIS COULD BE THE BEST OR ONLY MEAL THEY GET.

OUR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS CAN ONLY PREPARE SO MUCH, BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT OF SPACE TO STORE THE FOOD ONCE IT'S PORTIONED OUT.

THE PROBLEM IS BY THE LAST LUNCH THEY'RE OFTEN OUT OF THE SIDES THAT COME WITH THE ENTREE.

BOND MONEY IS NOT MONEY, THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO DO WITH AS THEY PLEASE.

IT IS TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WE HAVE GRACIOUSLY GIVEN TO YOU TO PROVIDE WHAT WE DEEM NECESSARY FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.

I'M FRUSTRATED OVER THE FACT THAT MANY OF OUR DESIRES AS A DISTRICT WERE FINISHED PRIOR TO MANY OF OUR NEEDS.

LACK OF PRIORITIZATION SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM.

BUT WHAT I FIND MOST FRUSTRATING AND WORRISOME, IS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ASKED STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL TO ACCEPT A LESSER ALTERNATIVE IN LIEU OF WHAT THE TAXPAYERS PAID FOR.

THE SHADE UMBRELLAS ARE A WASTE OF OUR MONEY.

THEY PROVIDE NO SHADE AND RE-ENTER THE AMPHITHEATER AREA USELESS.

THE FOOD TRAILER THAT WAS OFFERED AS A REPLACEMENT TO THE CONCESSION STAND, PLACES UNDO EXPENSE ON OUR BOOSTER CLUBS AT STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL AS THE MAINTENANCE WILL ULTIMATELY FALL TO THEM.

I IMPLORE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUILD A CAFETERIA THAT FITS ALL OF OUR STUDENTS INSIDE, AND ALLOWS ENOUGH TIME TO GET LUNCH AND TO EAT.

STICK TO THE BOND AS IT WAS PASSED BY OUR TAXPAYERS, ANYTHING ELSE WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF TRUST.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER LANE.

YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU WERE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

>> I HAVE A POINT OF INQUIRY.

CAN YOU REFERENCE THE POLICY THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING ABOUT SIGNS?

>> YEAH. WE HAVE PROVED IT IN OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WE APPROVED THAT.

>> IT'S IN THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND NOT THE POLICY?

>> THAT SWITCHES PART OF OUR POLICY, WHERE OPERATING PROCEDURES IS PART OF OUR POLICY FOR THE BOARD.

>> THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. [OVERLAPPING].

>> YEAH, I HAVE TO PULL IT.

BUT DO YOU RECALL WHEN Y'ALL MADE THE REVISIONS? Y'ALL INCLUDE IT THAT LANGUAGE, AND THEN I HAVE TO PULL IT UP TO YOU.

>> COULD YOU PULL IT OUT AND QUOTE IT, THAT WAY WE KNOW THAT IT'S IN THERE, AND THAT I'D APPRECIATE THAT? THANK YOU.

>> WE DID IT IN OUR MEETING LAST AUGUST.

>> YEAH, I RECALL IT. THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE AT SOME POINT CAN WE DEFINE SIGN? BECAUSE I SEE A LOT OF PAPER, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SIGNS.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> MY NAME IS JENNIFER LANE.

TONIGHT I'M READING AN EXCERPT FROM A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOK IN ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIES.

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THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN, THEREFORE CHILDREN'S SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

THIS BOOK TILT BY ELLEN HOPKINS IS MADE AVAILABLE IN ALL SIX HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO RAISED THREE CHILDREN IN ROUND ROCK ISD, AND THEY ALL GRADUATED FROM ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.

HIS SPARE HANDS LANDS ON MY EXPOSED THIGH, STARTS TO CREEP.

I LEAVE IT THERE, BUT SAY NOT HERE.

I THINK THE NEIGHBORS ARE SPIES.

LET'S GO SOMEPLACE PRIVATE.

HE PULLS ME INTO HIS LAP, LICKS DOWN MY NECK TO THE CURVE OF MY SHIRT.

"TAKE IT OFF", HE SAYS.

AS IF HE HAS HYPNOTIZE ME, I DO EXACTLY AS I'M TOLD.

QUICKLY, HIS HANDS WORK THE HOOKS OF MY BRA, AND BEFORE I CAN EVEN THINK TO SAY NO, MY ENTIRE UPPER BODY IS BARED.

THAT'S IT MY PRETTY LITTLE GIRL.

HE MOVES TO KISS MY NIPPLES AND THOUGH I WANT TO SAY NO, I CAN'T.

IT FEELS GOOD, GREAT, AMAZING.

BENEATH MY SKIRT I FEEL HIM GROW HARD AGAINST THE THIN BARRIER OF MY PANTIES.

I LIKE HOW THAT FEELS TOO, BUT I'M STILL NOT READY.

"STOP." HIS MOUTH IS AROUND MY NIPPLE, ANY MUMBLES. WHY? ALL INNOCENT.

NOW HIS LIPS MOVE AN INCH OR SO HIGHER, AND HE STARTS TO SUCK SOFTLY AT FIRST, THEN HARDER.

IT IS CRAZY GOOD, AND IT MAKES ME MUMBLE.

WHEN HE TRIES TO SLIDE DOWN MY PANTIES, I KNOW I CAN'T.

NOT YET, I HAVE MY PERIOD.

HE'S STIFFENED, STOPS.

THEN HE SAYS WE CAN DO SOMETHING ELSE THEN.

HE LIFTS ME UP AND DOES HIS ZIPPER, AND THIS IS NO MOVIE WHEN HE FREES HIS ERECTION AND SHOWS ME EXACTLY HOW TO USE MY MOUTH TO GET HIM OFF.

I WISH I COULD SAY I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT SOMEHOW I DO.

GETTING IT OFF IS EASY.

YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THE PROPER GRIP WITH A SLIPPERY FIST WOULD BE THERE IT GOES.

THAT WAS PAGE 396 OF THIS BOOK PAGE 423 READS.

LUCAS TEXT [OVERLAPPING].

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NANCY EINHORN SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> I'VE BEEN AROUND ISD RESIDENTS SINCE 1987, AND I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT ARE ALL PAST SCHOOL AGE AT THIS POINT.

ROUND ROCK ISD IS NOT ALONE IN HAVING A DEFICIT BUDGET.

HOUSTON ISD PASSED A $2.2 BILLION BUDGET WITH THE 168 MILLION DEFICIT.

DALLAS ISD EXPECTS $157.4 MILLION SHORTFALL.

AUSTIN HAS APPROVED 52 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.

PFLUGERVILLE HAS PASSED $7.9 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.

MANOR HAS A SIX MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL, AND FORT WORTH HAS A $45 MILLION SHORTFALL AS WELL.

BRISCOE AS WELL, 24 MILLION.

I KNOW I DON'T NEED TO LECTURE ANY OF YOU ABOUT HOW DIRE THE SITUATION IS FOR OUR DISTRICT AND MANY OTHERS.

I AM STANDING HERE SO THAT PEOPLE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM CAN HEAR THAT ALL ISDS, INCLUDING OURS, NEED MORE FUNDING.

WE HAVE CUT AND TWEAKED AND STITCH THE BUDGET THANKS TO THE BRILLIANCE OF MR. COVINGTON, THERE IS NO MORE MONEY COMING IN.

THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS BILLIONS OF SURPLUS DOLLARS AND YET WE SAW HOW INEFFECTIVE LEGISLATURE FAILED TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO PASS MEANINGFUL FINANCIAL REFORM.

WE SAW BILL AFTER BILL GETS SHOT DOWN, THAT WOULD HAVE INCREASED THE ALLOTMENT.

WE SAW AMENDMENT AFTER AMENDMENT BEING SHUT DOWN AS WELL.

WE CANNOT RELY ON LEGISLATURE TO GET THINGS DONE.

WE NEED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET THAT'S PROPOSED.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LORRAINE GONZALEZ, SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LORRAINE DUCHOVER GONZALEZ.

I AM A BOARD MEMBER FOR STONY POINT PTSA AND I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS STONY POINT CAFETERIA THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

IN 2018 A BOND WAS PASSED AND THE EXTENSION FOR MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA AND STONY POINT HIGH-SCHOOLS CAFETERIA.

FINDING OUT MCNEIL'S HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA HAS BEEN RESOLVED, WHY HASN'T STONY POINT'S? IT'S FIVE YEARS LATER.

INCREASE HAS HAS COME AROUND SO NOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.

THOSE CHILDREN NEED TO EAT.

ASK YOURSELF, CAN YOU GO WITHOUT EATING EVERY SINGLE DAY?

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YOU CAN'T, I CAN'T.

THESE CHILDREN HAVE A RIGHT TO EAT.

THE OTHER THING THAT WAS ON THAT BOND, WAS A STRUCTURE FOR CONCESSION STAND FOR THE SOFTBALL TEAM.

FINDING OUT THE CONCRETE HAS BEEN POURED AND THEY'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A FOOD TRUCK.

I DID NOT AGREE ON THAT.

I WANT A STRUCTURE AND THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE, A STRUCTURE.

BECAUSE ONCE YOU PUT THAT TRAILER ON THERE, IT IS UP TO THE BOOSTER CLUB TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

NO, AS A PDSA BOARD MEMBER, WHEN WE HAVE CHANGES, WE HAVE TO GO TO OUR MEMBERS AND LET THEM KNOW.

IF YOU CHANGE SOMETHING, YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW.

JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE WOULD WITH PTSA OR THE BOOSTER CLUB.

I HOPE AND I PRAY THAT THE EXTENSION FOR THE CAFETERIA GETS FIXED AND THAT CONCESSION STAND FOR THE SOFTBALL TEAM GETS FIXED.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTY SLATE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> HELLO. TONIGHT YOU'RE HEARING EXCERPTS FROM 10 PERVASIVELY VULGAR, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS IN ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIES.

THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PURCHASED WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS.

WHILE THE COMMUNITY MAY BE HORRIFIED TO LEARN OF THIS, YOU TRUSTEES AND DR. ICS ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THE MATERIAL EXISTS.

I BROUGHT BARF BAGS FOR ANYONE WHO IS SICK HEARING THIS.

THE BOARD MAJORITY VOTED IN 2022 FOR A BOOK CHALLENGE POLICY THAT REQUIRES A CONCERNED PARENT TO READ AN ENTIRE, POSSIBLY 300-500 PAGE BOOK THAT THEY HAVE NO DESIRE TO READ.

IT REQUIRES 15 DIFFERENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING ONE STUDENT, TO READ A 300-500 PAGE BOOK IN VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND IT REQUIRES A SERIES OF STEPS THAT CAN TAKE UP TO 80 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE TO HEAR THE BOOK CHALLENGE AND MAKE A RULING ON ITS REMOVAL.

AFB LOCAL IS NOT PARENT FRIENDLY AND DOES NOT PROTECT CHILDREN.

HOUSE BILL 900 WILL FORCE THE BOOK VENDORS TO RATE AND RECALL THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS BUT THE ROUND ROCK ISD DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES INDICATED IN AN EMAIL TO ME THIS WEEK THAT THE DISTRICT HAS NO INTENTION OF VOLUNTARILY REMOVING THE MOST EGREGIOUS BOOKS BEFORE THE JANUARY 2025 DEADLINE, WHICH HAS 503 DAYS FROM TODAY.

THIS BOARD CAN CALL AN EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK AND VOTE TO AMEND THE BOARD POLICY REGARDING THESE EXPLICIT MATERIALS SO THAT THEY CAN BE REMOVED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR SUPERINTENDENT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE ARDUOUS BOOK CHALLENGE PROCESS.

I AM ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO EMAIL THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR LIBRARY SERVICES AT ROUNDROCKISD.ORG, EXPRESSING YOUR OUTRAGE AND DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH MORALITY AND COMMON DECENCY THAT IT WOULD ALLOW THESE FILTHY BOOKS ANYWHERE NEAR CHILDREN.

THE FACT THAT THESE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TO MINOR CHILDREN'S SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR BOARD MAJORITY DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

PLEASE DO WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL CHILDREN AND [OVERLAPPING].

>> YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX TOLISSO SPEAKING OFF TOPIC AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> HELLO, I'M ALEX TOLISSO A STUDENT AT STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL FROM 2018-2022, JUST RECENTLY LEFT.

BUT DURING THAT TIME, LUNCH WAS A BIG ISSUE.

IT WAS VERY OVERCROWDED.

YOU WOULD WALK INTO THE LUNCH ROOM AT THE VERY START, I'M TALKING SECONDS AFTER THE BELL RANG TO START LUNCH, AND ALREADY STUDENTS HAD LINED UP FROM THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE CAFETERIA.

EVERYTHING THAT THESE LADIES WILL BE HERE, I'VE SAID IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT EVEN TODAY.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO BRING CALL ATTENTION TO IS I USED TO GO TO THESE BOARD MEETINGS A FEW MONTHS AGO.

I THINK IT WAS JANUARY 2022 IS WHEN I STARTED COMING, AND I REMEMBER SEVERAL OF OUR TRUSTEES ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A POINT TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHICH FUNDS ARE IN WHICH BUDGETS.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT CLEARLY HAS NOT HAPPENED AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SINCE 2018 SINCE I WAS A FRESHMAN.

I'M ASKING YOU ALL PLEASE, IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS FOLKS.

WHEN WE MAKE MISTAKES LIKE THIS, SILLY LITTLE MISTAKES, WE THOUGHT WE HAD A MILLION HERE, THAT'S A MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM OUR TAXPAYERS.

THAT WERE JUST FORGETTING ABOUT WHERE WE'RE LEAVING IT HERE AND WE'RE DOING IT NOW.

INFLATION IS REAL.

I'M HEARING NUMBERS OF IT.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO COST $700,000 TO EXPAND OUR CAFETERIA, WHICH CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE BUILD HUNDREDS OF MILLION DOLLARS BUILDINGS, A $700,000 CAFETERIA DIDN'T SEEM TOO CRAZY.

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BUT NOW I'M HEARING IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO GET THE SHADE SALES AND THE AMPHITHEATER, IF I BELIEVE CORRECTLY, THAT WAS BUDGETED ABOUT $300,000.

MAYBE WE'D LIKE $250,000.

INSTEAD WE GET UMBRELLAS FOR EVEN MORE MONEY. REALLY, IT'S AN INSULT.

AGAIN, I ASKED YOU IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS.

IT'S TIME TO BE RESPONSIBLE.

JUST LIKE HOW WE TEACH OUR KIDS HERE.

WE'RE VERY GOOD AT TEACHING OUR KIDS RESPONSIBILITY.

THEY GREW UP TO BE STRONG, POWERFUL, INDIVIDUAL [OVERLAPPING].

>> YOUR TIME IS UP, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ITS TIME THAT YOU GUYS BROUGHT IT AS WELL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN JOHNSON, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WELCOME BACK, MR. JOHNSON.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY AS A FORMER STONY POINT TEACHER, PARENT OF STONY POINT GRADUATES AND A CONCERN COMMUNITY MEMBER.

AS YOU HAVE HEARD TODAY, FROM FORMER STUDENTS, AND CONCERNED PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AT STONY POINT ARE UNACCEPTABLE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT PLACES ACADEMIC SUCCESS AS ITS FIRST PRIORITY.

THE CAFETERIA WAS ONE OF THE A FEW REQUESTS IDENTIFIED BY STONY POINT COMMUNITY DURING A 2018 BOND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, NOT AS A WARRANT FOR EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, BUT AS A COORDINATE TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

A SIMPLE VISIT TO THE SCHOOL DURING LUNCH PERIODS WILL CLEARLY ILLUSTRATE THE CHALLENGES FACED BY STUDENTS AND STAFF IN AN OVERCROWDED ENVIRONMENT THAT STUDENT'S ATTEMPT TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A MAZE JUST TO OBTAIN A BASIC NEEDS.

AS COUNTY RESOURCE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN, THAT THE STUDENTS BASIC NEEDS ARE NOT MET, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BECOMES A DISTANT CONCERN.

NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY AND CONCERN IMPLICATIONS DUE TO NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, THE LACK OF PRIVATIZATION OF THIS PROJECT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY AND WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO AN ISSUE THAT HAS LINGERED FOR OVER A DECADE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLAUDIO CRUISE SPEAKING OFF TOPIC AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> GET READY FOR ME.

[LAUGHTER] I AM HERE REALLY JUST A PRAISE YOU BOARD MEMBERS.

EVERYBODY JUST CALM DOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FAITH THAT YOU ALL DO THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT.

I SAT WHERE YOU SAT BEFORE AND THE PAY IS NOT THAT GOOD, IT'S TERRIBLE.

ANYWAY, THE HOURS ARE LONG ANYWAY AS WELL.

BUT AGAIN, AS WE START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WE WANT TO LOOK AT YOU IN REGARDS TO WORKING TOGETHER, PROMOTING HARMONY THAT'S NEEDED.

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF DEVELOPING WIDGETS OR WHATEVER, WE'RE PREPARING OUR FUTURE LEADERS.

I'M IN THE SCHOOLS EVERY DAY, I'M A RETIRED US ARMY SERVICE MEMBER, AND I SPEND EVERY DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS.

I START OFF IN THE MORNING GREETING KIDS AND SO FORTH.

BUT WHEN YOU DO THIS, YOU BEGIN TO REALIZE THE NEEDS THAT SOME OF OUR KIDS HAVE.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE IN REGARDS TO, AS I WAS GREETING KIDS IN THE MORNING AND SO FORTH, THERE'S KID ARGUING WITH ANOTHER ONE AND I SAID, HEY, COME ON, NOW, WE'RE ALL FAMILY HERE, WE'RE ALL FRIENDS.

HE SAID, YOU SHUT UP, YOU STUPID.

THIS WAS A KINDERGARTEN AGE CHILD.

WHERE DID THEY GET THAT? AGAIN, THE DISHARMONY THAT IS THERE.

I'M BROUGHT TO TEARS SOMETIMES WHEN LITTLE KIDS COME UP TO ME AND THEY SAY, I WISH YOU WERE MY DADDY, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A DADDY AT HOME.

THIS IS WHY AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, I THINK WE NEED TO PROMOTE MORE VOLUNTEERISM.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TEA OFFICIALS AND OUR LEGISLATORS IN REGARDS TO INCREASING VOLUNTEERISM IN OUR SCHOOLS, GETTING GRADED, A- F. YOU GRADE OUR KIDS, YOU GRADE OUR SCHOOLS, GRADE THE COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO THESE KIDS LIVES BECAUSE THEY NEED IT, THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION.

I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [OVERLAPPING].

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARCIA STRICKLER-WATSON SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'M SORRY, I READ THE WRONG LINE. THANK YOU.

>> I PAY TAXES IN THIS COMMUNITY, A LOT OF THEM.

MY NAME IS MARCIA WATSON.

I'M WITH CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

TEXAS ELECTION CODE CHAPTER 26, SECTION 26.008, THE RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE STUDENT.

A, A PARENT IS ENTITLED TO FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OF A PARENT'S CHILD, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 38.004, WHICH MEANS THE CHILD ABUSE REPORTING.

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B, AN ATTEMPT BY ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE TO ENCOURAGE OR COERCE A CHILD TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM THE CHILD'S PARENTS IS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE UNDER SECTION 21.104.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS IN ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE ALLEGEDLY INSTRUCTED DURING A STAFF SESSION TRAINING TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PARENTS REGARDING THEIR CHILDREN'S SEXUAL IDENTITIES.

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS CLAIM THAT THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A PART OF ANY DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

HOWEVER, OPEN RECORDS SAYS OTHERWISE.

A PRESENTATION WAS USED DURING WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOLS JANUARY 2022 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION.

THE PRESENTATION WAS TITLED NAMES AND PRONOUNS, SUPPORTING AND RESPECTING OUR LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS.

THEY ALSO INCLUDED ANONYMOUS QUOTES TO INFORM TEACHERS OF WHY NOT TO TELL A CHILD'S PARENTS ABOUT THEIR GENDER CONFUSION.

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN EMAILED TO ALL OF YOU THIS AFTERNOON, FOLLOW THE LAW, OR BE REMOVED.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS APRIL BRINSON SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> I'M READING AN EXCERPT FROM A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOK IN ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIES, THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.

THEREFORE, CHILDREN SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

THIS BOOK, A COURT OF MIST AND FURY, BY SARAH J. MAAS IS AVAILABLE IN SIX ROUND ROCK ISD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

HE DRAGGED HIS TEETH AND TONGUE DOWN MY SKIN AS HIS HAND SLID UNDER MY SWEATER AND WENT UP UP TO CUP MY BREASTS, I ARCHED INTO THE TOUCH AND LIFTED MY ARMS AS HE PEELED AWAY MY SWEATER IN ONE EASY MOTION.

BUT ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS HIS MOUTH AS IT LOWERED TO MY BREAST AND SUCKED HIS TONGUE FLICKING AGAINST MY NIPPLE.

I WANT YOU SPLAYED OUT ON THE TABLE LIKE MY OWN PERSONAL FEAST.

HE GROWLED HIS APPROVAL AT MY MOON, MY TASTE AND UNLEASHED HIMSELF ON ME ENTIRELY.

A HAND PINNING MY HIPS TO THE TABLE HE WORKED TO ME IN GREAT SWEEPING STROKES AND WHEN HIS TONGUE SLID INSIDE ME, I REACHED UP TO GRIP THE EDGE OF THE WORLD THAT I WAS VERY NEAR TO FALLING OFF.

HE LICKED AND KISSED HIS WAY TO THE APEX OF MY THIGHS JUST AS HIS FINGERS REPLACED WHERE HIS MOUTH HAD BEEN PUMPING INSIDE ME AS HE SUCKED, HIS TEETH SCRAPING EVER SO SLIGHTLY, I BOWED OFF THE TABLE AS MY CLIMAX SHATTERED THROUGH ME, SPLINTERING MY CONSCIOUSNESS INTO A MILLION PIECES.

HE KEPT LICKING ME FINGERS STILL AS I WAS MOVING, BUT HE REMAINED KNEELING, FEASTING ON ME THAT HAND, PINNING ME TO THE TABLE.

HOLY NAKED, I WATCHED AS HE UNBUTTONED HIS PANTS AND THE CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF HIM SPRAYING FREE.

MY MOUTH WENT DRY AT THE SITE OF IT, I WANTED HIM, WANTED EVERY GLORIOUS INCH OF HIM IN ME, WRITES SHUTTERED AND I WATCHED HIS COCK TWITCH.

THOUGH I STOPPED CARRYING US, HE NUDGED UP MY ENTRANCE AND PAUSED.

I COULD HARDLY BREATHE, HARDLY THINK BEYOND WHERE OUR BODIES WERE JOINED HIS STILLED INSIDE ME, LETTING ME ADJUST AND IT OPENED MY EYES TO FIND HIM STARING DOWN AT ME.

RICE PULLED OUT SLIGHTLY AND THRUST BACK IN SLOW, SO TORTUOUSLY SLOW.

AGAIN, HE PULLED OUT THEN THRUST IN YOUR MIND AGAIN FASTER, DEEPER THIS TIME.

WITH EACH POUNDING STROKE, THE BOTTOM [OVERLAPPING].

>> YOUR TIME IS UP, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAY OAKMAN SPEAKING OFF TOPIC AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> I DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, YES.

I'M A PROPERTY OWNER OR A TAXPAYER IN THE DISTRICT AND THREE CHILDREN WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES OF ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'M GOING TO READ EXCERPTS FROM A BOOK FOUND IN CEDAR RIDGE, STONY POINT AND SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

WARNING YOU MAY WANT TO LEAVE THE ROOM AT THIS TIME.

THE BOOK I'LL BE READING FROM IS, ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE BY GEORGE M. JOHNSON.

IT'S PURE EROTICISM, THE GRAPHIC SEX SCENES THAT SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE OR ON DISPLAY IN A SCHOOL LIBRARY REGARDLESS OF THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF THE BOOK'S MAIN CHARACTERS.

ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE, JUST HAPPENS TO BE HOMO EROTICISM AND IS DESCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AS HIS MEMOIR MANIFESTO, WHICH WAS WRITTEN TO STIMULATE A CHILD'S CURIOSITY AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR THAT CHILD TO THE LGBTQIA PLUS CONVERSATION.

THESE WORDS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME TO SAY IN FRONT OF THIS CROWD HERE, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN THAT REMAINED IN THE ROOM.

HOWEVER HE GOES, HE REACHED HIS HAND DOWN AND PULLED OUT MY DICK.

HE QUICKLY WENT TO GIVING ME HEAD.

I SAT BACK AND ENJOYED IT AS I COULD TELL, HE WAS TOO.

HE WAS EXPERIENCED IN WHAT HE WAS DOING BECAUSE HE WENT TO WORK QUITE COMPETENTLY.

HE THEN CAME UP AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO TRY IT ON HIM.

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I SAID SURE. I BEGAN AND HE SAID, WATCH YOUR TEETH.

I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO KNOW I WAS INEXPERIENCED, SO I SLOWED DOWN AND TOOK MY TIME AND LUCKILY GOT INTO A GOOD RHYTHM.

HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A VIRGIN AND I DID MY BEST TO ACT DOMINANT LIKE MY FAVORITE PORN STAR.

THEN LATER IN THE BOOK HE SAYS, I REMEMBER THE CONDOM WAS BLUE AND FLAVORED LIKE COTTON CANDY, I PUT SOME LUBE ON AND GOT HIM UP ON HIS KNEES AS I BEGAN TO SLIDE INTO HIM FROM BEHIND.

I TRIED NOT TO FORCE IT BECAUSE I IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD BE PAINFUL SO I SLOWED DOWN UNTIL I HEARD HIM MOAN.

I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE MORE CALM PASSAGES IN THIS BOOK.

I DO HOPE THAT IF THIS BOOK IS CHECKED OUT IN THOSE LIBRARIES BY YOUR EMPLOYEES, BY THE PEOPLE THAT I PAY, THAT THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR SERVICES [OVERLAPPING].

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE RAY SPEAKING OF GENDER AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. DENISE RAY.

>> I CURRENTLY SERVE ON OUR DISTRICTS HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY UNDER MENTAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REASONS, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.

I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S PRACTICE OF WITHHOLDING VITAL INFORMATION REGARDING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH FROM THEIR PARENTS.

WE'VE HEARD FROM COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS AND SEE STAFF TRAININGS THAT CONCEAL A CHILD'S PREFERRED PRONOUNS AND GENDER IDENTITY FROM THEIR PARENTS.

WE KNOW THAT CERTAIN DISTRICT PERSONNEL ARE SOCIALLY TRANSITIONING CHILDREN AND INTENTIONAL KEEPING PARENTS IN THE DARK ABOUT THESE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

YES, A CHILD'S GENDER CONFUSION IS A MENTAL HEALTH CONCERN.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA OR GENDER CONFUSION SUFFER FROM ONE OR MORE MENTAL HEALTH CO-MORBIDITIES INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SELF-HARM, BIPOLAR DISORDER, BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER, BODY DYSMORPHIA, AND AUTISM.

DIRECTIVES FROM DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TO NOT CONTACT PARENTS REGARDING A CHILD'S GENDER CONFUSION MEANS THAT PARENTS ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH PROPER OR TIMELY SUPPORT OR CARE.

THESE DIRECTIVES ARE AN INFRINGEMENT ON A PARENTAL RIGHTS, IMPLY THAT PARENTS ARE A DANGER TO THEIR CHILD AND DON'T DESERVE TO BE INFORMED OF THEIR MENTAL WELL-BEING.

LISTEN NOW TO THE TESTIMONY OF A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED EMILY SULLIVAN WHO GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL NEAR HOUSTON IN 2017.

MY SCHOOL HID MY TRANS IDENTITY FOR MY PARENTS AND I WISH THEY DIDN'T.

THE TRANS COMMUNITY SURROUNDED ME WITH ADULTS TELLING ME THAT MY BODY WAS WRONG AND NEEDED FIXING WITH HARMFUL HORMONES AND SURGERIES.

THEY TOLD ME THAT MY LOVING PARENTS WERE EVIL, EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T.

THIS COMMUNITY MADE ME HATE NOT ONLY MY PARENTS BUT MYSELF AS WELL.

I WAS IN A DELUSION THINKING THAT I WAS A BOY WHEN WHEN REALITY I WAS A GIRL.

MY SCHOOL CALLED ME JACOB AND HE, HIM AND BY DOING SO, THEY FED INTO MY DELUSIONS AND MADE IT HARDER TO GET OUT OF THEM.

THESE DELUSIONS CAUSED SO MUCH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION THAT MY SCHOOL NEVER TOLD MY PARENTS ABOUT.

I WAS GIVEN A BINDER BY AN ADULT ONLINE AND I WOULDN'T WEAR IT AT HOME, MY SCHOOL DIDN'T NOTIFY MY PARENTS THAT I WORE IT TO SCHOOL.

BINDERS CAN CAUSE PERMANENT BREAST TISSUE DAMAGE AND CRACKED RIBS.

IF A CHILD IS HARMING THEMSELVES BY WEARING A BREAST BINDER, THE PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.

IF THE SCHOOL HADN'T AFFIRMED MY DELUSIONS, I WOULD'VE GOTTEN OUT OF MY DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

STOP HIDING THIS FROM PARENTS.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TAMMY CONRAD SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> GOOD EVENING. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION, ROUND ROCK, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WELCOME OUR MEMBERS, OUR STAFF AND THE STUDENTS BACK TO OUR CAMPUSES.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT WEEK EXCEPT FOR THE TEXAS HEAT.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD THIS YEAR, ENCOURAGING RETENTION AND SUPPORTING INCREASED SALARIES.

WE DO SUPPORT THE BOARD CONSIDERING AN ADDITIONAL 3% SALARY INCREASE FOR STAFF WITH NO INCREASE IN TAXES BY USING THE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION OR VATRE ON NOVEMBER'S BALLOT.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL ALSO BE ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR A COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR RETIRED TEACHERS.

EDUCATION IN ROUND ROCK IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE REQUIREMENT OF HB3 TO HAVE AN ARMED PERSON ON EACH CAMPUS WILL BE HANDLED.

THAT DOES GO INTO EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

BEFORE I END, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR LIBRARY STAFF FOR DOING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TO DO TO SUPPORT STAFF AND STUDENTS AS WE START OUR SCHOOL YEAR.

IF THERE'S A CLOSED SESSION LATER ON TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE READING A LIBRARY BOOK.

I MIGHT BE READING A TEACHING JOURNAL, AND I'M GOING TO DO IT WITH GRATITUDE TO OUR LIBRARIANS AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH HOUSTON ISD.

TO ALL OUR MEMBERS, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU BECAUSE TOGETHER WE THRIVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE KAISER SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

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>> GOOD EVENING. EDUCATION IS THE CORNERSTONE OF PROGRESS, AND TEACHERS ARE THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR FUTURE.

THEY DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO NURTURING AND GUIDING THE LEADERS OF THE NEXT GENERATION.

THESE ARE WONDERFUL PLATITUDES THAT WE CONSTANTLY REPEAT.

BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS.

IN OUR DISTRICT, TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR YEARS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.

THE STRAIN IS UNENDURABLE.

WE HAVE LOST TALENTED EDUCATORS THAT COULD NOT CONTINUE AMID THE LONG HOURS AND MEAGER PAY, AND SOMETIMES UNFRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

THE QUALITY OF OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION SHOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENT WE CAN MAKE.

THEY ABSOLUTELY DESERVE THE 3% RAISE THAT THESE THREE GOLDEN PENNIES WILL PROVIDE.

OUR TAX RATE WILL STILL BE LOWER THAN LAST YEAR.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE PASS THE VATRE, SEND IT TO THE VOTERS.

WE'RE READY TO DO OUR PART TO PASS THIS MEASURE.

WE'RE READY TO SHOW OUR TEACHERS THAT WE VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE DESTINATION DISTRICT THAT THEY WORK IN.

WE'RE READY TO WELCOME NEW TALENT THAT WILL SEE OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND WILL IN TURN DEVOTE THEIR EXPERTISE TO OUR CHILDREN.

WHEN WE INVEST IN TEACHERS, WE INVEST IN THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE OVERALL PROSPERITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

BY EMPOWERING OUR TEACHERS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE COMPENSATION THEY DESERVE, WE CREATE A CYCLE OF PROGRESS THAT BENEFITS US ALL.

I UNDERSTAND, AS A PARENT, BEING AFRAID FOR YOUR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THINGS SEEM UNCERTAIN AS THEY GROW INTO ADULTS.

I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO ALL OF US TO RAISE UP A HEALTHY SOCIETY.

I WANT TO REMIND PARENTS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO OPT THEIR OWN CHILDREN OUT OF ANYTHING THEY WANT PRETTY MUCH.

I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS BOARD AND THIS DISTRICT HAS TO CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF AND SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS, AND UPHOLD THEIR FEDERALLY PROTECTED TITLE 9 RIGHTS.

I SUPPORT YOU IN THAT EFFORT.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION AGAIN, THE MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEING STRUCTURED BENEATH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

>> TIME IS UP, THANK YOU.

>> THANKS.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS REBECCA MALAISE, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> ON JUNE 20TH, THE LOCAL PRESIDENT OF A KNOWN HATE GROUP STOOD AT THIS MICROPHONE AND VILIFIED TRUSTEES FOR EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

AS SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS TO TEACH BIBLICAL CONSTITUTION, ONE WOULD THINK THEY UNDERSTOOD OUR BASIC FREEDOMS, ONE WOULD BE WRONG.

I HAVE WATCHED THIS PERSON'S SCREECH ABOUT CHILDREN BEING INDOCTRINATED IN OUR DISTRICT FOR YEARS.

I APPLAUD THE TRUSTEES FOR SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS DISTRICT TO STAND FIRM IN THEIR BELIEFS.

DON'T WE WANT OUR KIDS TO HAVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS? I'M NOT AFRAID OF OUR CHILDREN THINKING.

IN FACT, WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING THEM.

I HAVE THREE NEPHEWS AND NIECE, AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO HAVE ALL FOUGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS TO EXERCISE OUR FREEDOMS. THIS VILIFYING OF TRUSTEES IS CONCERNING BECAUSE THESE DOG WHISTLES ENCOURAGE VIOLENT PEOPLE TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.

EVEN WITH ALL OF MY PRIVILEGES, WHITE, CHRISTIAN, HETEROSEXUAL, MOSTLY NEUROTYPICAL WOMAN, I HAVE BEEN THREATENED TWICE AT THESE MEETINGS BY THE SYCOPHANTS THAT RESPOND TO THESE DOG WHISTLES PUT OUT BY BORN WESTERN, ANOTHER MUMPS FOR LIBERTY TRUSTEE WANNABES.

IF WE WANT TO MAKE ROUND ROCK ISD SAFE, IT MUST BEGIN IN THIS BOARDROOM.

IF I DON'T FEEL SAFE HERE IN THIS ROOM, HOW DO WE EXPECT STAFF AND STUDENTS WHO ARE BULLIED DAILY JUST FOR EXISTING TO FEEL SAFE IN ROUND ROCK ISD? OUR COMMUNITY REJECTED THE HATE SLEEP SOUNDLY AT THE BALLOT BOX IN NOVEMBER.

THE CALLS FOR BOOK BANNING HAVE ALREADY STARTED.

HITLER ALSO HAD VERY FAMILIAR BOOK BANS.

IT STARTS WITH BOOK BANNING IN THE ATTACK ON END OF INTELLECTUALS.

WE CAN'T LET THIS EXTREMISM GROW IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING COMPARED TO FASCISTS, THEN DON'T QUOTE A MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER OF SIX MILLION PEOPLE AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE.

IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EVE MARGOLIS SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND OF ACCESS EDUCATION.

I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT LIBRARIANS AND ASSISTANTS FOR ESTABLISHING AND SAFEGUARDING OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

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IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO SEE THEMSELVES IN BOOKS.

IT FOSTERS A SENSE OF BELONGING AND VALIDATION.

THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE SCHOOL LIBRARIES CAN REFLECT THAT BELONGING IS TO COLLECT AND STAUNCHLY DEFEND BOOKS THAT CELEBRATE EVERY CHILD.

SCHOOL IS A PLACE FOR LEARNING, AND THE LIBRARY IS ONE CLASSROOM WHERE THE CURRICULUM IS SELF-GUIDED.

WE NEED TO TRUST THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL CHOOSE BOOKS THAT CALL TO THEM.

EVEN BEYOND MERE REFLECTION, CHILDREN CAN GAIN PERSPECTIVE, BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS, AND IGNITE CURIOSITY AMONG THE STACKS OF BOOKS.

A BOOK CAN BE A GATEWAY TO A WORLD OF IDEAS, CULTURES, HISTORIES, SPEAKING TO EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

WHEN WE OFFER MATERIAL THAT REPRESENTS DIFFERENT VOICES, WE ENRICH OUR UNDERSTANDING AND FOSTER EMPATHY, DISMANTLE STEREOTYPES, AND NURTURE MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.

INCLUDING MARGINALIZED VOICES EMPOWER THOSE COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING CONVERSATIONS THAT LEAD TO GENUINE PROGRESS.

THERE WERE EXCERPTS READ THIS EVENING THAT WE ALL HEARD, READ SO ELOQUENTLY.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS IN CHILDREN'S LIVES.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT OUR KIDS EXPERIENCE THAT WE DON T KNOW ABOUT AS TEACHERS, AS PARENTS, AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NOT FOR LACK OF CONNECTING WITH OUR KIDS.

THIS IS IN 2010, ONE IN FIVE GIRLS HAD EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THAT IS A VERY HIGH NUMBER, AND THIS WAS A LONG TIME AGO, IT HAS NOT DECREASED.

HAVING ACCESS TO BOOKS THAT GIRLS AND BOYS CAN FIND THEIR OWN CONNECTION TO AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S OKAY TO SPEAK OUT IS IMPERATIVE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOWEI GUTIERREZ, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

NOWEI GUTIERREZ.

WHILE HE'S MAKING HIS WAY TO THE MICROPHONE, WE HAVE FOUR MORE SPEAKERS IN PERSON AND WE HAVE 15 ON RECORDING.

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME BACK.

I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE, THE TEMPORARY NATIONAL DECLINE IN DISTRICT ENROLLMENT SINCE 2020.

I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ONE-ALL ENCOMPASSING CAUSE FOR THIS.

BUT I DID SPEAK TO SOMEONE RECENTLY WHO TOLD ME THE REASONS THAT SHE WAS CONSIDERING PULLING HER DAUGHTER OUT OF SCHOOL NEXT MAY.

THIS IS ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THIS IS ANECDOTAL, BUT I'D LIKE TO SHARE IT ANYWAY.

THE NUMBER ONE REASON SHE CITED WAS SAFETY.

WITH THE NUMBER OF MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, SHE IS TERRIFIED THAT SHE'LL DROP HER DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL ONE DAY AND NEVER SEE HER ALIVE AGAIN.

THE SECOND CONCERN IS THAT HER DAUGHTER IS MILDLY DYSLEXIC.

SHE DID RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL ATTENTION LAST YEAR AND IT HELPED.

BUT SHE FEARS THAT THESE SERVICES MAY BECOME LESS AND LESS AVAILABLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO BEHAVIOR ISSUES THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT HER LEARNING CAPABILITY.

THE THIRD REASON SHE CITED WAS THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF THOSE WHO ARE ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THEIR RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL BELIEFS INTO CLASSROOM CURRICULUM.

PUSHING US TO THE DEBACLE THAT IS FLORIDA NOW WHERE TEACHERS ARE FORCED TO TEACH THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE, TO OMIT IMPORTANT CONTEXTUAL FACTS, AND IGNORE THE EXISTENCE OF AN ENTIRE DEMOGRAPHIC OF PEOPLE.

WHAT'S REALLY DISTRESSING IS THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL IS ALSO AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ACTUALLY VOTED FOR EVERYONE ON THE DAIS HERE THAT RAN IN NOVEMBER.

SHE KNOWS WHAT'S AT STAKE AND SHE KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION. SHE'S MY OWN DAUGHTER.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNY GUSTON, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> ONE OF THE TARGETED BOOKS A FEW WANTS TO BAN IS ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE, WRITTEN BY GEORGE M. JOHNSON.

HE HAS AN AUTHOR'S NOTE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ.

IN WRITING THIS BOOK.

I WANT IT TO BE AS AUTHENTIC AND TRUTHFUL AS POSSIBLE.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE THINGS I WAS ALWAYS TOO AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY.

THAT MEANT DISCUSSING SUBJECTS OFTEN KEPT AWAY FROM TEENS FOR FEAR OF THEM BEING TOO HEAVY OR TOO GRAPHIC.

BUT THE TRUTH TO THE MATTER IS THAT, THESE THINGS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD, TEENAGER AND YOUNG ADULT.

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AS HEAVY AS THEY MAY BE, THEY ARE NECESSARY TO BE HEARD BY TEENS, WHO MAY HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT, MOLESTATION, LOSS OF VIRGINITY, HOMOPHOBIA, RACISM, AND ANTI-BLACKNESS.

THIS BOOK GIVES A VOICE TO SO MANY FROM THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHOSE EXPERIENCES HAVE NOT YET BEEN CAPTURED BETWEEN THE PAGES OF A BOOK.

I HOPE IT MIGHT ALSO OPEN THE READER UP TO UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE WHOM YOU HAVE NEVER SPOKEN TO BEFORE.

WE ARE NOT AS DIFFERENT AS YOU THINK.

ALL OF OUR STORIES MATTER AND DESERVE TO BE CELEBRATED AND TOLD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GINNY BIRKHOFF'S SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, GINNY BIRKHOFF'S.

>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY WAS A GREAT FIRST WEEK FOR ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS.

OUR STUDENTS BELONG IN THESE DECISION-MAKING ROOMS. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S ABOUT THEM, THEN OUR STUDENT'S VOICE AND CHOICE MATTERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A ALL AGES ROOM INTO PG 13 ROOM.

I DON'T THINK IS APPROPRIATE, SO I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE MEETINGS.

BUT I REALLY WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU READ OR LET YOUR KIDS READ BANNED BOOKS.

MEET MATTHEW AND JACKIE, MY KIDS.

YOU HAVE MET JACKIE TODAY AND I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.

THEY'VE SPOKEN AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND HAVE EVEN TESTIFIED AT THE CAPITOL ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM.

THEY HAVE FOUND A VOICE.

JACKIE IS A LEADER AT HIS SCHOOL.

USED TO BE A LEADER FOR NO PLACE FOR HATE GROUP.

HE'S A BOY SCOUT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, ACTIVE IN HIS CHURCH.

HE'S ALSO TAGGED STUDENT ON THE HONOR ROLL.

BOOKS, GAVE HIM A WINDOW TO OTHERS LIVES IN HEAT BUILD EMPATHY.

MATTHEWS AND IMAGINATIVE, FUNNY KID WITH A VOCABULARY LIKE NO OTHER, BUT HE HAS SEVERAL LEARNING DISABILITIES.

BUT DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, HE TESTED THIS LAST YEAR.

ON STAR, ON GRADE LEVEL.

HE FOUND A MIRROR.

SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTED HIM WITH THE WAY HIS BRAIN THINKS.

WHEN HE READ CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS.

[LAUGHTER] THIS IS THE ONLY IMPACT AND POWER OF WHAT ELEMENTARY LEVEL BOOKS DO, BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW ON A KID'S LIFE.

THE HIGHER GRADE BOOKS ARE EVEN MORE CRITICAL AS YOUTH TURN INTO MORE INTROSPECTIVE AND HAVE DEEPER LIFE QUESTIONS AND DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.

HAVING BOOKS THAT THEY CAN TURN TO ARE CRITICAL TO BUILDING A HIGH ACHIEVING ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

BOARD I'M ASKING YOU TO THINK- [OVERLAPPING]

>> YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JILL FERRIS SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT. JOE FERRIS.

REALLY HATE THE PHRASE BANNED BOOKS.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PULL ANY BOOKS OFF THE SHELVES,.

WE ARE JUST TRYING TO REMOVE SOME PORNOGRAPHY FROM SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

BECAUSE IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR A 14 YEAR OLD, TO READ ABOUT HOW I BLINKED HARD, ENABLED TO PASS THE HORMONES, THE LEFT ME EXTRA WHEREVER MY HANDS AND INDIES EXTRAORDINARY ASS.

THE SECOND ONE, INDIES WAS STILL STRUGGLING MY LAP AND I HELD THE TOP OF HER HIPS. THOUGHTS WORLD FALLING.

I CAN WAIT, BUT IF YOU'RE WAITING FOR ME, I'M READY RIGHT NOW.

I'D WORKED MYSELF UP TO KISS INDIE.

NOW SHE WAS ASKING FOR A LOT MORE.

I SANK BETWEEN HER LEGS.

HE TOSS HERSELF BACKWARD ON THE BED.

I TUCKED AWAY HER UNDIES.

KISSED ARE WIDE OPEN UNTIL HER BODY RIPPLED AND ARCH.

SHE NEARLY PULLED MY HAIR OUT.

SHE CAME OUT, LIKE SHE CHANGED HER CLOTHES UNABASHED AND BOUND INTO MATING AND PROUD.

AFTERWARDS SHE REACHED FOR ME WITH THE SAME HUNGER.

THAT HAVE DRIVEN ME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I WAS ONLY HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING, RELAXING, FEELING HER HANDS UNDER MY BELT.

I COULDN'T HELP BEGGING MY DYSPHORIA, NOT NOW.

PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME RIGHT NOW.

MY THREE POUND BINDER WAS HOLDING IN 1 MILLION POUNDS OF FLESH.

I TACKLED OR FLIPPING US WITH MY WEIGHT, LETTING MY HIPS TO KICK OFF OUR PANTS.

MY SKIN LOVED THE WARM ANGLES OF HER BODY AND HE'S NECK AND ARMS ARE SHAKING LEGS FOR YOU PRESS INTO EACH OTHER AS THE SAME MOMENT.

WHEN WE FOUND HER EYES WIDE SEARCHING OUT MINE.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG.

I NEARLY ASKED, NEARLY STOPPED.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH INDIE STARING INTO ME WHILE TOUCHING ME SO TENDERLY I WANTED TO CRY.

INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AROSE FROM MY DAD JUST CALLING MY ORGASMS TOO MASCULINE.

TAYLOR SCOLDING ME TO COME LIKE A WOMAN, TO SURRENDER TO IT OR SOME SHIT.

I BOND JUST TO PRETEND TO FINISH BEFORE I HAD.

BECAUSE NATALIE CAME SO MANY TIMES, OUR BODY IS STUCK INTO PIECES. THIS IS GROSS.

Y'ALL. LIKE, WE DON'T,HARLEQUIN ROMANCES ON HIGH-SCHOOL SHELVES BECAUSE THEY'RE INAPPROPRIATE.

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ADDING A QUEER GENDER OR BISEXUAL PERSON DOESN'T MAKE THIS CONTENT MORE APPROPRIATE.

IF ANYBODY DOESN'T HAVE ROOM FOR THE STUDENTS TO EAT, WHY THE HECK IS IT OPENED OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS? JUST A QUESTION. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ESMERALDA HERNANDEZ, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> MANY OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED HERE TODAY WANTING TO BAN BOOKS.

ARE NOT PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT ME, MY FAMILY OR PEOPLE LIKE US.

MY FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH.

MY EXPERIENCES WERE NOTHING LIKE THE THESIS HETERO NORMATIVE WHITE EXPERIENCES REPRESENTED IN THE ONLY BOOKS THEY WANT TO KEEP ON THE SHELVES OF OUR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS.

THEY ARE ALSO NOT THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR CHILDREN.

IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT DAILY TELLS THEM THAT THEY ARE OTHER.

THAT THEY ARE LESS THAN AND THEN THEY NEED TO ASSIMILATE TO SURVIVE TO GRADUATION AND BEYOND.

I NEED MY CHILDREN TO HAVE ACCESS TO OTHERS LIKE THEM, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY THROUGH BOOKS.

THIS ALSO GOES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH ABUSE, THROUGH POVERTY AND THROUGH OTHER TRAUMAS.

THEY WANT TO BAN BOOKS WHERE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES LIKE THOSE OF MY CHILDREN.

THEY THEREBY WANT TO ERASE MY CHILDREN, MAKE NO MISTAKE.

THIS IS THEIR END GOAL TO ERASE THEM.

IF YOU'RE NOT YET FAMILIAR WITH THEM, I BEG YOU TO LOOK UP AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELVES WITH THE STAGES OF GENOCIDE AND WITH THE ADLS PYRAMID OF HEAT.

I GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE TODAY AND OTHER BOARD MEETINGS WITHIN THOSE STAGES.

THEY ARE HERE PROTECTING THEIR OWN INTERESTS AND RELIGIONS OF WHITENESS.

IF THEY WERE HERE TRYING TO PROTECT CHILDREN, THEY WOULD STOP DEHUMANIZING LGBT STUDENTS.

THEY WOULD BE HERE TRYING TO CLOSE THE GLARING RACIAL GAP IN STUDENT OUTCOMES WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT.

THEY WOULD BE HERE SPEAKING UP FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.

THIS IS NOTHING NEW. THIS BANNING OF BOOKS HAS BEEN DONE.

WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT HAS ENDED.

YOU MAY THINK I'M BEING DRAMATIC, BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS DANGEROUS AND DIRE.

I BEG YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT MY CHILDREN.

FIGHTING WITH US AGAINST BOOK BANS.

BANNING BOOKS CLOSES MINDS.

WHICH CLOSES SURVIVAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MOST MARGINALIZED.

OUR KIDS ARE BEING PERSECUTED AT THE STATE LEVEL.

THEY NEED THEIR SCHOOLS TO BE SAFE FOR THEM.

I AM ENTRUSTING YOU WITH THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN DAILY.

THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS PROTECT THEM, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR RECORDED MESSAGES.

THE FIRST THREE WILL BE ON TOPIC, THE REMAINING 12 WILL BE OFF TOPIC.

[BACKGROUND].

>> WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START WITH A RECORDED MESSAGES.

>> MY NAME IS JENNIFER WHITE, K2.

NEWS ALERT, A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST ROUND ROCK ISD.

THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MULTIPLE TRUSTEES, AND NUMEROUS ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE MOVING FORWARD AND GOING TO TRIAL.

THIS IS A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, AND A FEDERAL JUDGE JUST RELEASED THE DECISION, THAT MANY OF THE CLAIMS THAT WERE BROUGHT ON BY BOTH JEREMY STORY AND DUSTIN CLARK, WILL MOVE FORWARD TO TRIAL.

VIOLATIONS OF EQUAL PROTECTION WILL PROCEED FORWARD, TOWARDS TRIAL BECAUSE OF AMY WEIR, THE THEN BOARD PRESIDENT, REQUESTING ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE OFFICERS TO DRAG JEREMY STORY OFF THE SPEAKING STAND, UNLIKE OTHER SPEAKERS THAT NIGHT.

JUDGE DAVID ALLEN, HAS RESTATED IN HIS DECISION, STORY HAD PLAUSIBLY ALLEGED THAT HE WAS TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER SPEAKERS AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING.

GOVERNMENT ACTION THAT SUPPRESSES PROTECTED SPEECH, IN A DISCRIMINATORY MANNER MAY VIOLATE BOTH THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE.

ROUND ROCK ISD SPENT MILLIONS ON LEGAL FEES.

OF ALL OF OUR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS AND OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL MONEY, WE'VE HAD TO CUT PROGRAMS, TEACHERS, AIDES,

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AND OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS FOR OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FUNDS.

BUT DID YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN STATED PUBLICLY, THAT THERE WAS A SECRET AGREEMENT SIGNED BY FIVE TRUSTEES TO HAVE THEIR ATTORNEY, THEIR LAWYER, DEFEND THEM PERSONALLY, AND HAVE THE DISTRICT ALL OF US PAY FOR IT.

THIS IS ABUSE OF POWER AND IT'S ILLEGAL.

WHAT IF THEY GET A SLUSH FUND, WHEN OTHER TRUSTEES LIKE WESTERN AND BONE HAVE HAD BEEN SUED AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO COURT FOR BOGUS CLAIMS, AND THEY WERE DENIED THE PRIVILEGE OF ANY TYPE OF LEGAL DEFENSE COMING FROM ROUND ROCK ISD? THIS LAWSUIT ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE NEED TO STOP THE ABUSE AND THE WRONGDOING, THE WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY, AND THEIR ATTEMPTS TO INTIMIDATE, SILENCE AND ARREST PARENTS TO HIDE THEIR CORRUPTION.

THEY ALL NEED TO BE GONE.

>> JEREMY STORY K2.

I SUED TRUSTEES, WEIR, LANDRUM, HARRISON, AND SUPERINTENDENT AZAIEZ AND VARIOUS ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE, AND OTHER TRUSTEES BECAUSE THEY UNLAWFULLY COLLABORATED TO CATALYZE MY ARREST, AND JAILING USING ALLEGATIONS AND A FALSE AFFIDAVIT.

THEY SOUGHT TO HIDE THEIR OWN MALFEASANCE THAT I WAS EXPOSING.

THIS MONTH, A JUDGE IN OUR FEDERAL CASE, DEALT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES, A SEVERE BLOW BY ALLOWING MOST EVERY VIOLATION TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS TRIAL.

HE FOUND COLORABLE VALIDITY TO MY CLAIMS, AND OPENED THE DOOR TO CONTINUING LEGAL PURSUIT OF THEM AS INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST OFFICIALS.

THINGS WILL ONLY GET WORSE FOR THE DISTRICT FROM HERE.

THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT QUIETLY, THESE PAST MANY MONTHS, TRUSTEES WEIR, LANDRUM, HARRISON AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, HAVE BEEN USING DISTRICT FUNDS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES INDIVIDUALLY, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO FEEL THE HEAT OF PAYING FOR THEIR OWN REPRESENTATIONS.

THIS IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR COUNTRY.

SHOULD WE AS AMERICANS BE ABLE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST OUR OFFICIALS WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL? I SAY RESOUNDINGLY, YES.

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS AGREED.

THEY WROTE IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, WHEN A LONG TRAIN OF ABUSES AND USURPATION PURSUING, INVARIABLY THE SAME OBJECT EVINCES A DESIGN, TO REDUCE THEM UNDER ABSOLUTE DESPOTISM, IT IS THEIR RIGHT, THEIR DUTY, TO THROW OFF SUCH A GOVERNMENT.

THIS FORMED THE BASIS TO STOP FALSE AUTHORITY TO OVERSTEP THEIR GOD GIVEN BOUNDS.

TODAY IN ROUND ROCK, THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM IS RAGING AGAIN.

HERE THE DEFENDANTS OF MY SUIT HAVE RESIGNED, RETIRED OR HAVE BEEN VOTED OUT.

FIFTEEN OTHER ADMINISTRATORS HAVE ALSO DONE THE SAME.

THIS IS ABOUT EVERYONE [INAUDIBLE].

IT'S ABOUT STOPPING CORRUPTION THAT THREATENS OUR BASIC FREEDOMS. I'M RESOLVED TO GET SUBPOENAS AND DEPOSITIONS FROM TONS OF PEOPLE IN DOCUMENTS.

IF NEEDED, I'LL TAKE THIS ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT.

I WOULD MUCH RATHER THOUGH, HAVE PEACE. HERE'S THE PATH.

RESIGN, PAINTING FOR THE EXTREME DAMAGE YOU'VE DONE IN MY LIFE, FAMILY, AND REPUTATION, AND ISSUE A PUBLIC LETTER OF APOLOGY.

THAT'S THE PATHWAY FOR ME TO SETTLE THIS LAWSUIT RATHER THAN SEEING YOU IN COURT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE ROUND ROCK BOARD PURSUE TRANSPARENCY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ORLANDO SILENAS AND I'M SPEAKING TO AGENDA ITEM K2.

WHEN THE ROUND ROCK ISD ELECTED TO INSTITUTE ITS OWN POLICE FORCE, AND THEN ITS FORMER PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, ONE OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE COMMUNITY WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL POLICE FORCE TO BE WEAPONIZED AGAINST STUDENTS, AND DISSENTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE'S HYPOTHESIZED CONCERN BECAME A REALITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AT THE AUGUST 2021 BOARD MEETINGS AS OUR COMMUNITY WATCHED AS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MAJORITY HAD THE ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE REMOVE A PARENT WHILE HE EXPRESSED HIS DISSATISFACTION WITH THE BOARDS GOVERNANCE.

THE BOARD MAJORITY ACTIONS ON THAT DAY, ALONG WITH MULTIPLE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT VIOLATIONS, HAVE CAUSED THE CITIZENS OF ROUND ROCK ISD, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL FEES FOR THE ENSUING LAWSUIT, THAT NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE BOARD MAJORITY HAD SIMPLY ALLOWED THE DISSENTING PARENT TO LAWFULLY EXPRESS HIS VIEWS, WITHOUT FALSE ARREST AND UNREASONABLE SEIZURE.

AS SUMMER BREAK CONCLUDED, I OBSERVED MANY SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS BY ROUND ROCK ISD HIGHLIGHTING OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR THE DISTRICT TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS.

ROUND ROCK ISD WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY SHARING THE REAL REASON IT HAS TAUGHT OPEN ENROLLMENT, BY STATING ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, OPEN ENROLLMENT, SEND YOUR CHILD TO ROUND ROCK ISD BECAUSE WE NEED YOUR CHILD'S BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR OUR CONTINUED LEGAL TROUBLES.

>> POINT OF ORDER. CAN WE TURN UP THE VOLUME? I CAN BARELY HEAR IT, AND CAN WE REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT ANYTIME THEY'RE SPEAKING, WE CAN'T HEAR WHAT'S BEING SAID.

>> [OVERLAPPING] FOR GENERAL COMMENTS.

OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED IN CREDENTIALED STUFF THAT WERE HARD TO SELECT APPROPRIATE BOOKS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES, THAT HAVE EDUCATIONAL VALUE AND SPEAK TO THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

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OUR CURRENT GUIDELINES ALREADY HAVE A POLICY FOR CONCERNED PARENTS.

ANY PARENTS IN THIS DISTRICT CAN SPEAK TO THEIR SCHOOL'S LIBRARY AND ABOUT WHAT BOOKS THEIR STUDENT CAN AND CANNOT HAVE ACCESS TO.

THIS IS THE KIND OF PARTNERSHIP THAT LIBRARIANS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE A RICH, WELL-ROUNDED LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

OUR DISTRICT POST IT ALSO INCLUDES A FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURE THAT SEEKS THE OPINIONS OF STAFF AND PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT, FOR QUESTIONABLE MATERIAL.

OUR REVIEW COMMITTEES CONSIST OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS THAT THOUGHTFULLY DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE LITERATURE IN QUESTION, TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS WORTHY OF INCLUSION IN OUR LIBRARIES.

THERE'S ALSO A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR PARENTS TO CHALLENGE A BOOK IF THEY FEEL IT IS ENDANGERING THEIR CHILDREN, AS ABSURD AS THAT MAY SEEM.

I TRUST THESE HIGHLY SKILLED CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CHILDREN.

THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL CONTRACT THAT WE SIGNED ONTO WITH OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEN WE PUT OUR KIDS IN THEIR HANDS. THANK YOU.

>> HI, THIS IS CATHERINE KRISTABEL AND I'M CALLING WITH A GENERAL COMMENT AGAINST BOOK BANDS AND IN SUPPORT OF LIBRARIANS.

ROUND ROCK ISD ALREADY HAS POLICIES IN PLACE THAT ALLOW PARENTS TO RESTRICT THEIR OWN STUDENTS ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND ROUND ROCK ISD ALSO HAS PROMOS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR ANY PARENT QUESTIONING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF A BOOK.

SO I DON'T WANT ROUND ROCK ISD TO BE DIVERTED, OR HAVE THEIR RESOURCES DIVERTED TO ANY BLOWN-UP CONTROVERSY.

PLEASE JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE LIBRARIANS HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE MATERIALS RELEVANT TO OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> MY NAME IS KIM VALERIE BOSWORTH, AND I AM LEAVING A COMMENT ABOUT BOOK BANDS.

MY CHILD IS A STUDENT AT WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I AM A FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER.

AS A FORMER TEACHER, I FEEL WE NEED TO SHOW SOME DIFFERENCE TO TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS IN THE TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND EXPERTISE THAT THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE MATERIALS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO OUR DIVERSE STUDENT COMMUNITY.

I ALSO FEEL THAT THERE ARE ALREADY POLICIES IN PLACE WITH ROUND ROCK ISD, TO ADDRESS FORMAL PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE FOR PARENTS TO QUESTION THE APPROPRIATENESS OF A BOOK FOR THEIR CHILD.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE USE THE SYSTEMS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE, TO GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT, SO THAT WE DON'T GO DOWN ROADS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OR AWARENESS OF THE SOCIETY AROUND THEM, AND HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

>> HI, I AM A ROUND ROCK ISD TAXPAYER WITH A GENERAL COMMENT.

TONIGHT, I'M READING AN EXCERPT FROM A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOK IN ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIES.

THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN, THEREFORE, CHILDREN SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

THIS BOOK, ENTITLED LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB BY MALINDA LO, IT'S AVAILABLE IN SIX OUT OF THE SEVEN HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES, ALONG WITH HOPEWELL AND RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE TEXTS READS, SHE TOUCHED THE HEM OF KATH'S BLOUSE OUT FROM HER SKIRT AND SLID HER HANDS BENEATH THAT, AND FINALLY, SHE FELT THE WARM SKIN UP HER BACK AND THE QUIVER OF KATH'S BODY AS SHE TOUCHED HER.

KATH DREW BACK BRIEFLY, AND REACHED FOR THE BUTTONS OF LILY'S BLOUSE, ASKING CAN I? LILY HELPED HER UNBUTTON IT, AND THEN KATH PUT HER HAND ON THE BARE SKIN OF LILY'S WAIST.

LILY CLOSED HER EYES.

KATH'S HEM SPLIT UP OVER HER RIBS, AND TAPPED THE CURVE OF HER BREAST AND HER THUMB TRAILED ELECTRICALLY OVER THE OUTLINE OF LILY'S NIPPLES THROUGH HER BRA.

THEN SHE PUSHED HER LEG BETWEEN LILY'S THIGHS AND LILY GASPED AT HOW IT FELT, THE PRESSURE AND THE MOVEMENT THERE AND IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTED.

AS SHE REACHED FOR THE HEM OF HER SKIRT, AND TAGGED IT UP TO HER HIP, SHE TOOK KATH'S HAND AND MOVED IT TO THE CLEFT OF HER BODY.

KATH HAD STATED, ARE YOU SURE, SHE WHISPERED.

PLEASE, LILY SAID, OVERCOME.

KATH PUT HER HAND BETWEEN LILY'S LEGS AND LILY HELPED HER FUMBLING WITH HER UNDERWEAR.

IT WAS AWKWARD, BUT WHEN KATH'S FINGERS TOUCHED HER, THEY BOTH GASPED.

AM I IN THE RIGHT PLACE, KATH ASKED.

YES, LILY WHISPERED.

IT ALL FELT LIKE THE RIGHT PLACE.

TO ME, THIS BOOK IS UTTERLY DISGUSTING AND NOTHING THAT SHOULD BE

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AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 11 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MARY DIANNE BAKER AND I'M ADDRESSING THE BOOK CHALLENGES THAT ARE BEING MENTIONED.

SORRY ABOUT THE BACKGROUND NOISE, BUT I'M GETTING A NEW ROOF FOR MY HOME IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

MY CHILDREN ATTENDED ROUND ROCK SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM THEM IN THE 1990S FROM WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

I FEEL LIKE I'M RELIVING HISTORY WITH THE BOOK BANNING ATTEMPTS OF MOMS FOR LIBERTY AND OTHER GROUPS.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN MY SON WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN STEALTH EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN BOARDS WERE BEING ELECTED AND ROUND ROCK'S ISD SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT ESCAPE FROM THAT INFLUENCE.

ONE OF MY SONS WAS TAKING AN ADVANCED FRESHMAN ENGLISH COURSE DURING THAT TIME IN THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED TO CHALLENGE THE BOOKS THAT THEY WERE READING IN THAT PARTICULAR CLASS.

MOST OF THE AUTHORS CHALLENGED WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN MANY OF THE SAME LENS BEING CHALLENGED TODAY.

THERE WAS QUITE AN UPROAR IN THE COMMUNITY AND MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS FOCUSED ON THIS CHALLENGE.

WHAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE WAS THAT THE STUDENTS WHO CAME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM WERE SOME OF THE MOST ELOQUENT SPEAKERS.

THIS CHALLENGE WAS DEFEATED AND MOST SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THE CHALLENGE WE'RE NOT RE-ELECTED.

I WAS PROUD OF THE EDUCATION MY SONS RECEIVED IN THIS DISTRICT.

MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS WENT ON TO BE RECEIVED INTO ELITE COLLEGES BASED PARTIALLY ON THE REPUTATION OF ROUND ROCK ISD.

IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO RUIN THE REPUTATION OF THIS DISTRICT BY LOWERING THE STANDARDS OF EDUCATION THAT ALL OUR STUDENTS DESERVE BY SUPPLYING THEM WITH CHALLENGING CURRICULUM SUPPORTED BY READING BOOKS FROM ALL POINTS OF VIEW.

BY THE WAY, THIS BOOK CHALLENGE WAS AN EDUCATION FOR MY HUSBAND AND I.

WE HADN'T READ SOME OF THE AUTHORS THAT WERE BEING CHALLENGED, BUT DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PERCEIVED PROBLEM WAS WITH THESE BOOKS.

THANKS TO THE BOOK BAN OF THOSE DAYS, WE READ THE BOOKS BY THE AUTHORS.

>> IF SOMEONE IS CUT OFF, IT'S BECAUSE THEY HIT THE TWO MINUTES.

>> MICHELLE EVANS. GENERAL COMMENTS.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE EVANS AND I'M A PARENT AND THE DISTRICT.

I WANT TO DISCUSS MY DEEP UNEASE ABOUT THE DISTRICT OFFERING AND THEREFORE PROMOTING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION WHICH NOT ONLY URGES STAFF TO WITHHOLD CRUCIAL WELLNESS AND DEVELOPMENTAL INFORMATION FROM PARENTS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN, BUT ALSO TRAIN STAFF TO RESTRICT THE FREE SPEECH OF STUDENTS WHO REFUSE TO AFFIRM A LIE.

CERTAINLY EVERY EDUCATOR SHOULD ACT ON THEIR CONCERNS IF THEY TRULY BELIEVE THAT A STUDENT IS AT RISK OF HARM IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

THERE ARE NOT ONLY DISTRICT POLICIES, BUT STATUTES TO FOLLOW WHEN THIS IS INDEED THE SITUATION.

BUT ASSUMING BASED ON EITHER THE STAFF MEMBER'S PERSONAL VALUES OR PERSONAL HISTORY, THAT PARENTS ARE ADVERSARIES, OR THAT A DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEM CONSTITUTES AN UNSAFE HOME IS LUDICROUS AND DANGEROUS.

GENDER DYSPHORIA IS A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND ANY CHILD DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF A DSM CONDITION SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE PARENTS.

IMMEDIATELY AFFIRMING A CHILD FEELING OF BEING A DIFFERENT GENDER OR BEING GENDER FLUID IS NEITHER A NEUTRAL ACTION NOR IS IT AUTOMATICALLY IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTERESTS.

THIS IS MORE THAN SIMPLY A CHILD ADOPTING A NICKNAME OR NOT CONFORMING TO REGRESSIVE SEX ROLES.

THIS IS ACTIVELY TAKING A ROLE IN A TREATMENT OF THE CHILD AND THE ABSENCE OF A PROFESSIONAL DIAGNOSIS AND WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE PARENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, A STUDENT'S PEERS MAY HAVE DEEPLY HELD BELIEFS ABOUT SEX AND GENDER IDENTITY OR HOUSEHOLD VALUES THAT PRIORITIZE MATERIAL REALITY OVER FEELINGS.

AT NO TIME SHOULD THEY BE COMPELLED TO VIOLATE THOSE BELIEFS BY FORCING THEM TO COMPLY WITH AFFIRMATION OF SOMEONE'S GENDER IDENTITY.

IF WE DON'T FORCE CHILDREN TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO A GOD THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN, THERE'S NO REASON WE SHOULD FORCE CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OTHER BELIEF OR IDEOLOGY.

>> THIS IS DR. SAM MANNING, I'M ADDRESSING THE GENDER ITEM REGARDING LIBRARIANS AND CHOOSING BOOKS.

I THINK THAT THE LIBRARIANS ARE CAPABLE OF CHOOSING BOOKS.

I SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I SUPPORT ALL ACCESS TO BOOKS, NO BANS OF ANY SORT. THANKS SO MUCH.

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>> HI, MY NAME IS MELISSA WELKLY.

I LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M MAKING A GENERAL COMMENT.

HOUSTON ISD PASSED A $2.2 BILLION BUDGET WITH A $168.5 MILLION DEFICIT.

DALLAS ISD IS EXPECTING A $157.4 MILLION SHORTFALL.

AUSTIN HAS APPROVED A $52 MILLION DEFICIT.

ROGANVILLE HAS PASSED A $7.9 MILLION DEFICIT, AND MANOR ISD IS LOOKING AT A $6 MILLION SHORTFALL.

FORT WORTH,45 MILLION IN THE RED, FRISCO, 24 MILLION DEFICIT.

YOU SEE, WE ARE NOT ALONE IN HAVING A DEFICIT BUDGET.

I KNOW YOU DON'T NEED ME TO LECTURE YOU ON HOW DIRE THE SITUATION IS FOR OUR DISTRICT AND MANY OTHERS.

I'M CALLING IN TO LEAVE THIS MESSAGE SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THAT WE NEED MORE FUNDING.

WE HAVE CUT, AND TWEAKED, AND STITCHED THE BUDGET THANKS TO THE BRILLIANCE OF OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

THERE IS NO MORE MONEY COMING IN.

WE HAVE BILLIONS OF SURPLUS IN THE STATE FUNDS, AND YET WE SAW AN INEFFECTIVE LEGISLATURE FAIL TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO PASS MEANINGFUL SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM.

WE SAW BILL AFTER BILL GET SHUT DOWN THAT WOULD HAVE INCREASED THE ALLOTMENT.

WE SAW AMENDMENT AFTER AMENDMENT FOR STIPENDS AND BONUSES GET STRICKEN.

WE CANNOT RELY ON THE LEGISLATURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN STATE LEADERSHIP HAS REPEATEDLY TIED VAGUE PROMISES OF MORE FUNDING WITH AN EXPLICIT THREAD OF VOUCHERS.

NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TO DO IT OURSELVES.

I KNOW THIS COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Y'ALL SHOWED UP LAST NOVEMBER AND MADE VOICES HEARD.

THE RESULTS OF YOUR EFFORTS LAST FALL ARE SITTING UP ON THAT DESK.

THEY SWORE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS AND I HAVE FAITH THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT PROMISE.

THEN IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO US TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS.

AGAIN, BUCKLE UP, Y'ALL, WE'RE TAKING THIS INTO OUR OWN HANDS AND GETTING THE WORK DONE. SEE YOU AT THE POLLS.

>> GARRETT TRAVERS, GENERAL COMMENT.

THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE STATES THE PARENTS ARE PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

THIS DISTRICT'S CURRENT POLICY ALLOWS PARENTS TO RESTRICT MATERIAL THAT THEIR CHILD HAS ACCESS TO BASED ON PERSONAL OBJECTIONS.

BUT THE DISTRICT AND THE LAW MAKES IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE RESTRICTION APPLIES TO THEIR CHILD ONLY, NOT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

THE LAW STATES THE DISTRICT SHALL NOT REMOVE RESOURCES FROM THE LIBRARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DENYING STUDENTS ACCESS TO IDEAS WITH WHICH THE DISTRICT DISAGREES.

THIS IS EMPHATICALLY STATED IN OUR GUIDELINES AND IS AT THE HEART OF THE POLARITY OPINION OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION, ISLAND TREES, ISD VERSUS PICO.

THE MATERIALS OUR LIBRARIANS APPROVED FOR INCLUSION HAS ALREADY CLEARED A VERY HIGH BAR OF QUALITY AND IT'S SOCIALLY AND IT'S STRUCTIONALLY APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.

OUR POLICY ALREADY INCLUDES A FORMAL RECONSIDERATION PROCESS AS WELL AS A TREMENDOUS MODEL OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND PARENTS IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY STAND BEHIND OUR LIBRARIANS AND THE HARD WORK THEY PUT IN TO MAKE OUR LIBRARIES WELCOMING, REFLECTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> JUSTIN LANE, GENERAL.

I'M A FORMER ROUND ROCK ISD EMPLOYEE AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIAN PARENT.

I'VE WORKED AS A CLASSROOM AND TEACHER AND LIBRARIAN IN ROUND ROCK ISD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

I'M THE PARENT OF TWO ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS.

I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN PARENTAL RIGHTS, WHICH IS WHY I'M THANKFUL TO WORK IN A DISTRICT WITH STRONG MATERIAL SELECTION POLICY, THAT CENTERS PARENTS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

MY KIDS KNOW THAT IF THEY BORROW A BOOK FROM THEIR SCHOOL LIBRARIES THAT THEY DO NOT LIKE FOR ANY REASON, THEY CAN SIMPLY RETURN IT AND SELECT ANOTHER BOOK.

THEY KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE DISCUSSED IT AS A FAMILY AND BECAUSE THEIR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS HAVE REINFORCED THIS.

NO TEACHER OR A LIBRARIAN IN OUR DISTRICT HAS EVER FORCED EITHER OF THEM TO CHECK OUT AND READ ANY PARTICULAR BOOK.

IT IS REASSURING TO KNOW THAT IF I AS A PARENT, READ A BOOK FOR MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL LIBRARY AND IT CAUSES CONCERN, I CAN CONTACT THE CAMPUS LIBRARY AND THEN HAVE A CONVERSATION TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS.

FURTHER IF I WERE TO BE DISSATISFIED WITH THE CONVERSATION, I HAD THE RIGHT TO SUBMIT A RECONSIDERATION REQUEST.

THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF STRONG SELECTION AND RECONSIDERATION POLICIES.

THEY'RE CLEARLY DEFINED STEPS TO FOLLOW.

NO OTHER PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR MY CHILDREN YET ALL PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

ROUND ROCK ISD LIBRARIES ARE PLACES WHERE STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES, LEARN ABOUT OTHERS, AND FEEL A SENSE OF SAFETY AND BELONGING.

LIBRARIES ALLOW STUDENTS THE FREEDOM TO DISCOVER THEIR INTERESTS AND EXPLORE A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS.

IN LIGHT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR LIBRARIES AND OTHER DISTRICTS IN OUR STATE, WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH STRONG SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS IN ROUND ROCK.

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I APPRECIATE THAT MY KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO SUBSTANTIAL AND DIVERSE LIBRARY COLLECTION.

THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING ROBUST MATERIALS POLICIES THAT ENSURE EACH AND EVERY PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

>> AND TONIGHT, I AM GOING TO BE MAKING A GENERAL STATEMENT.

I AM READING AN EXTRACT FROM A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOK.

A CHILD THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE ROOM, SHOULD PLEASE BE TAKEN OUT OF THE ROOM NOW.

THIS BOOK IS CALLED CRANK, AND IT IS BY ELLEN HOPKINS AND WAS FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF CEDAR RIDGE IN STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL.

''MY SHIRT TORE OPEN.

WAIT, I WAITED FOR WEEKS, PUT UP AND SHUT UP, KISSES, SEGUE TO BITES, BRUISES, PAIN RIPPLED THROUGH MY BODY.

BRENDAN, PLEASE STOP.

NO, YOU PROMISED YOU DAMN LITTLE PIG.

OFF-KEY MY SHORTS DOWN ON HIS ZIPPER, I REALIZED IT WAS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

I'LL SCREAM. GO AHEAD.

NO ONE CAN HEAR BUT SKUNKS AND COYOTES.

STILL AS I OPENED MY MOUTH IS HAND SLAPPED DOWN ON IT.

THOSE SUBLIME MUSCLES HARDENED, JUST RELAXED TO LOVE IT.

MY BRAND NEW VICTORIA'S SECRET SHREDDED AND I FELT THE WORST OF BRENDAN PAUSE SAVORING MY TERROR.

THEY ALL LOVE IT.

HAD HE DONE A DIFFERENT WAY, I MIGHT HAVE RESPONDED WITH EXCITEMENT INSTEAD, I FROZE AS HE PUSHED INSIDE.

THERE IT IS. OH GOD, THERE IT IS.

IT WENT ALRIGHT WITH AN AUDIBLE TEAR.

PAIN MUSHROOMED INTO AGONY AND ALL I COULD DO IS GO STIFF.

YOU WEREN'T YOU LYING BITCH.

I LAID THERE SOBBING IF YOU WORKED AND SWEATED OVER ME.

LIKE A MONSTER, TOOK HIM A LONG TIME TO FINISH.

GIVE ME A LINE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN ENCORE.

HE PULLED AWAY, STICKY AND BLOODY THROBBING INSIDE AND OUT.

I DIDN'T MUTE, DIDN'T DARE LOOK HIM IN THE EYE.'' HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS EDUCATIONAL APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.

I'M AN ADULT AND I COULD BARELY READ THROUGH IT.

THIS IS BEYOND SICKENING THAT THESE TYPE OF BOOKS OR ON THE SHELVES OF OUR CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ANNIE VAUGHN, AND THIS IS A GENERAL MESSAGE.

IT'S REGARDING THE DISCUSSION OF WHICH BOOK SHOULD BE ALLOWED AND WHERE WE WANT TO SEE OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM GO.

SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHERE DOES EACH HUMAN BEING'S FREEDOM AND LIBERTY END? IT ENDS WHERE MINE BEGINS.

WHEN YOU INFRINGE YOUR BELIEF SYSTEMS UPON ME AND MY CHILD'S RIGHTS, THAT'S OPPRESSION.

TO TURN LIBRARIES INTO DETENTION CENTERS, THAT'S INJUSTICE AND CAPTIVITY.

WHEN YOU REWRITE HISTORY BOOKS AND FEED THEM TO CHILDREN, LEAVING OUT IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR HISTORY, EVEN THE DARKEST AND UGLIEST PARTS, THAT IS CENSORSHIP AND THE VERY DEFINITION INDOCTRINATION.

TO REPEATEDLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY ACCUSE TEACHERS OF THINGS THAT THEY ARE NOT, THAT IS ABUSE.

THAT IS WHAT ABUSERS AND CRIMINALS DO TO HIDE THEIR MISDEEDS AND MAINTAIN CONTROL.

IT IS PROJECTION. IF YOU KNOW BETTER, THEN IT IS GASLIGHTING.

WHEN RELIGION IS ADDED TO THE MIX, IT'S NOT ONLY MANIPULATIVE, IT'S BLASPHEMOUS.

BY READING OF SALACIOUS EXCERPT FROM ONE BOOK TO CREATE SHOCK, THAT IS STIFLING OF AN IMPORTANT VOICE AND MANUFACTURING OUTRAGE.

BY TARGETING OUR TEACHERS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO RETAIN THEM, BY PAYING THEM LIVING WAGES AND FIGHTING FOR THEM RATHER THAN AGAINST, THAT IS SABOTAGE. THANK YOU.

>> THAT HEREBY CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

IT IS 7:30.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS, WE'LL RE-ADJOURN AT 7:40.

IT IS 7:40.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN THE MEETING.

WE ARE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM F1 THE 2023, 2024, INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES.

[F. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF YOU STILL NEED TO CONTINUE YOUR CONVERSATION I'D ASK THAT YOU GO OUT INTO THE HALLWAY, FINISH YOUR CONVERSATION AND THEN COME BACK.

BUT WE ARE TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. AZAIEZ.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

HAPPY FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, RIGHT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU. SO I KNOW IT'S

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AN AUGUST BOARD MEETING AND IT'S THE FIRST BOARD MEETING AND OUR SCHOOL YEAR.

WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME.

I KNOW WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS GOING ON AND WE WANT TO KEEP OUR STAFF ALSO LATE.

BUT WE ALSO THOUGHT THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES THAT THE TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD.

ACTUALLY, WE STARTED WORKING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, AB'S, THEIR TEAMS, AND EVERYONE REALLY IN JUNE AFTER THE END OF THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN WE CONTINUE WORKING ON THEM OVER THE SUMMER AND WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON FOCUSING ON THEM FOR THE REMAINING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO LET DR. NICHOLS REALLY SHARE WITH US THOSE ARE INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES THAT WE BELIEVE WILL HELP US REALLY CONTINUE MOVING OUR DISTRICT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING ALL OUR STUDENTS NEEDS. GO AHEAD, DR. NICHOLS.

>> THANK YOU DR. AZAIEZ AND BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT LANDRUM, BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU ALSO FOR THIS TIME TO SPEND WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, THIS IS OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR LIBRARIANS, THE CUSTODIANS.

THIS WAS AN AMAZING START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE IT REALLY AMAZING. WELL, LET ME GO BACK.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING THROUGH ALL OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ABOUT THIS IDEA OF A UBUNTU.

THIS IDEA THAT WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER, THERE'S NO SEPARATION BETWEEN ME AND YOU.

THAT IDEA OF WHAT TEAM MEANS AND THE FACT THAT IN ORDER TO WIN, THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR PART AND PLAY OUR ROLE AND HAVE ONE CENTRAL OBJECTIVE.

AND SO EVERYTHING FROM THE WORK THAT HR HAS DONE AS FAR AS WORKING THROUGH TIME OFF DURING THE SUMMER, THE PRINCIPALS HIRING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A TEACHER FOR EVERY STUDENT.

THE CUSTODIANS AS FAR AS WORKING AND MAINTENANCE, WORKING WEEKENDS AND NIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCHOOLS WERE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS AND REFLECTED WHAT WE FEEL ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS, THAT THEY HAD SOMETHING NICE TO COME TO.

EVERYONE HAS WORKED REALLY HARD.

FOR THOSE CLASSROOMS WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE A PERSON, EVERYONE FROM DISTRICT STAFF TO PEOPLE ON CAMPUSES, EVERYONE COVERED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SUB, I'M A SUB.

AND EVEN LONG-TERM SUBBING TO MAKE SURE THAT A STUDENT HAD A CARING ADULT IN FRONT OF THEM FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR CAMPUSES AND ALL OF OUR ROUND ROCK ISD STAFF FOR ESTELLA START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS TEAM.

[APPLAUSE] AND SO TO TALK ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES.

WE KNOW THAT WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, EVERYTHING WE DO AND ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE SUPPORT AND SERVE REALLY COMES BACK TO THE CAMPUSES AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

LET'S SEE. IS THIS OFF, ON? PATTY, IS THE ONE OVER THERE WORKING? THERE WE GO.

WAS THAT ME OR YOU, PATTY? CAN WE SWITCH? THANK YOU.

SO WE START WITH THIS FIRST SLIDE, IT'S A NOD.

COACH CHEATHAM GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COACHES THIS YEAR, SO THIS IS A NOD TO ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN I WAS A COACH.

[LAUGHTER] I WAS A TRACKING THE HURDLE COACH.

DID WELL THERE. VOLLEYBALL, HORRIBLE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE GET THROUGH IT.

AND COACH JAMES, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING THE VERY BEST.

SO THE REASON WE HAVE THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A METAPHOR TO REPRESENT WHY OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.

FOUR INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT WE WOULD BE FOCUSING ON OUR EARLY LITERACY, ADVANCED MATH, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, AND THEN SENSE OF BELONGING.

THOSE HURDLES REPRESENT THE FACT THAT IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE NEXT THING, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE GOOD AT THE OTHER.

SO WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT WORKING THROUGH THE END IN MIND.

IF WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO BE COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, THE WAY TO GET THROUGH THAT IS THROUGH

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NOT YOUR ADVANCED MATHEMATICS OR ATTAINING A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATH.

THE WAY TO GET TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATH IS THROUGH THE IDEA OF EARLY LITERACY, AND THE WAY TO EVEN GET THROUGH ALL OF IT IS REALLY HAVING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND FEELING SAFE AND THAT YOU BELONG IN WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU'RE IN.

WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT PICTURE OF THE GRADUATE AND THERE'S ALWAYS THIS IDEA OF WE'VE GRADUATED AND THAT'S THE END OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.

REALLY AND TRULY THOUGH, WHAT I WANT THIS BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND IS BASED ON WHAT WE WANT OUR GRADUATES TO BE, IS THEN WE BACKWARD PLAN FROM THERE.

WITHIN THE STATE AND WHAT THEY ASK OF US, THERE'S A CERTAIN PROFILE OF A GRADUATE.

SPECIFICALLY, EVERYTHING THAT IT LISTS IN THERE IF YOU GO ON OUR WEBSITE IS ABOUT THIS IDEA OF BEING COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READY.

NOW BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD, I REALLY WANT TO DEFINE WHAT THAT MEANS.

OFTENTIMES, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BEING COLLEGE READY, WE FEEL THAT THERE'S SOME JUXTAPOSITION OR CONFLICT IN BETWEEN CAREER AND MAYBE COLLEGE AND MAYBE EVEN GOING TO THE MILITARY.

WHAT I WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT NAME IS A BIT OF A MISNOMER.

BEING COLLEGE READY SIMPLY REPRESENTS THE IDEA THAT YOU HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SKILL IN MATH, IN READING, IN COMMUNICATION, IN SKILLS ON THE COMPUTER, AND THAT YOU CAN GO INTO ANY AREA THAT YOU CHOOSE AND BE SUCCESSFUL.

WHETHER YOU GO INTO THE MILITARY, YOU ARE STILL BEING GRADED ON THAT "COLLEGE READINESS".

WHEN YOU TAKE THAT ADDS VAB, THE LEVEL THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTAIN GIVES YOU ACCESS TO CERTAIN JOBS.

FOR OUR GRADUATES, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING, KNOW THAT THAT IDEA OF COLLEGE READINESS IS WHAT WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE BECAUSE THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO EVERYTHING.

THE WAY IT'S STATED. IT MAKES IT SEEM SOMETIMES THAT THESE THINGS ARE DIFFERENT THINGS OR IN AGAIN, IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER.

BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IDEA OF COLLEGE READINESS AND WHAT IT MEANS IN REGARDS TO YOUR SKILL SET IS WHAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO EVERYTHING ELSE.

AS WE PLAN AND WE LOOK AT WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPORTANT WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

WE'RE BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND, WHAT WE WANT OUR GRADUATES TO BE, AND AS WE WORK BACKWARDS, THEN WHAT DO THEY NEED IN ORDER TO BE COLLEGE READY AND EVEN THERE AGAIN, WHAT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW THE ENDING OF A STORY, I WOULDN'T BEGIN.

I ALWAYS WRITE MY LAST LINE, MY LAST PARAGRAPH, MY LAST PAGE FIRST.

AGAIN, THE STORY THAT WE'RE WRITING IS THAT OF A COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS STUDENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DECIDING IS IMPORTANT IN A SYSTEM IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTAIN THAT.

FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A SENSE OF BELONGING, LOVE THIS AND ALSO I APPLAUD THE BOARD AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD A SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL IN THERE.

OFTENTIMES THAT PEOPLE THINK THAT THIS IS AN ADD-ON, IT MAY NOT BE AS IMPORTANT, BUT FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER WALKED INTO A ROOM AND NOT FELT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT I BELONG HERE, I'M INCLUDED HERE, I'M IMPORTANT WITHIN THIS SPACE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IF I DO NOT FEEL A CERTAIN WAY, THEN I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND IN OUR SYSTEM THEN IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE AND IDENTITIES IN WHICH THEY SHOW UP AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY FEEL SECURE, NEEDED, WANTED, AND THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE HEARD AND THAT THEY CAN HAVE A VOICE AND THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

KNOW THEN THAT SENSE OF BELONGING IS SOMETHING OVERARCHING LEE THAT WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON BEFORE WE WORK ON ANYTHING ELSE.

WITHIN THE SCL GOALS THAT THE BOARD HAS SET, WE ALSO HAVE THE SENSE OF SAFETY AND WE ALSO HAVE THE IDEA OF SELF-EFFICACY AND ACADEMIC SELF EFFICACY SPEAKS TO THE IDEA OF I FEEL CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITY TO DO WELL ACADEMICALLY.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED AS A TEAM IS THAT THIS SENSE OF BELONGING COMES BEFORE IT ALL.

IF THIS IS NOT THERE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS A HIERARCHY, IF I FIRST DON'T HAVE THIS, I CANNOT ATTAIN THE OTHERS.

FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, THIS IS A GOAL WRITTEN INTO EVERYONE'S CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ALSO WITHIN OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS WELL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ON OUR CAMPUSES IS OFTENTIMES WE FIGURE IT'S JUST A SENSE OF, I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.

BUT THERE'S A SPECIFIC WAY TO ATTAIN THIS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS A TEAM AND WE HAVE TRAINED ON IS THIS IDEA OF DECIDE WHAT YOUR VALUES ARE AS A CAMPUS, AS A DISTRICT, BASED ON THOSE VALUES, THEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO EMBED THAT WITHIN YOUR CULTURE.

BUT CULTURE IS ATTAINED THROUGH THE ROUTINES THAT WE CREATE.

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YOU EMBED YOUR VALUES WITHIN YOUR ROUTINES.

WHAT WE HAVE TRAINED EXTENSIVELY ON THIS SUMMER IN JUNE AND AGAIN IN JULY IS THAT IDEA OF WHAT SPECIFIC VALUES THAT WE NEED.

WHAT SPECIFIC ROUTINES WE NEED AND WHAT THOSE WILL LOOK LIKE.

AS YOU GO INTO THE BUILDINGS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE WHOLE SCHOOL ROUTINES, CLASSROOM ROUTINES, ALL GOING BACK TO A SENSE OF BELONGING.

THE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAINING ON THAT AND WORKING WITH THEIR STUDENTS ON THAT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE STARTED.

AGAIN, ONCE YOU HAVE THAT SENSE OF WE BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND AND WE KNOW THAT IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO COLLEGE AND CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, THAT THE IDEA OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MATH I HAVE ATTAINED IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

WE'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME WITH US, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MESSAGING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

EARLY LITERACY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE EARLY GRADES K-2 AS WE'RE STARTING.

BUT MATH THEN IS WHAT DISCRIMINATES HOW FAR YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO.

AT THAT LEVEL, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MATH I AM ABLE TO ATTAIN DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT MY CHANCES AS FAR AS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, GOING TO HIGHER EDUCATION, PERSISTING AND COMPLETING HIGHER EDUCATION AND EVEN WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE ACCESS TO STEM OR HEALTH CARE DEGREE.

ALL OF THIS STARTS WITH THE LEVEL OF MATH.

IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR FOUR-YEAR PLANS, LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY THEN WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS BASED ON WHERE THEY'RE STARTING, IF THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MATH THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM, WHETHER IT IS WITHIN COUNSELING, WORKING ON HOW WELL STUDENTS ARE DOING IN ELEMENTARY AS FAR AS ACHIEVING AT THE MEETS AND MASTER'S LEVEL.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE PART OF THIS PROCESS OF COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS.

IT DOES NOT SIMPLY START IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WITHIN OUR SYSTEM, IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL, THERE ARE ACTIVITIES AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INCREASING THIS VARIABLE.

NOW ALSO WHERE IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IMPROVING MATH, OVERARCHING LEE, I CANNOT GET TO HIGHER LEVELS OF MATH.

IF I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE IN MATH, PERIOD.

WE KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO THIRD GRADE ALL THE WAY THROUGH ALGEBRA 1, WE REALLY WANT TO NOT JUST INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE IN AN ADVANCED MATH, BUT REALLY WORKING ON HOW WELL OUR STUDENTS DO IN MATH REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY CHOOSE.

THAT AT A LATER TIME, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS SOMETHING ELSE, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY, YOU HAVE THE SKILL, YOU HAVE THE MATHEMATICS SELF-EFFICACY.

THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON, WE CALL DDI FOR SHORT.

IT STANDS FOR DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION.

THERE'S A SPECIFIC WAY THEN WE GO THROUGH, IT'S A PROCESS.

IN A SIMPLE TERMS, THE PROCESSES, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT IN ORDER FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO PERFORM.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OUR PARENTS WILL SEE DIFFERENTLY IS WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OLD SCHOOL.

EVERYTHING A STUDENT DOES, THEY WILL HAVE TO SHOW THEIR WORK.

WHY IS THIS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT? IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF I CAN'T SEE YOUR WORK, THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU'RE THINKING AND IF A MISTAKE IS MADE, AT WHAT POINT CONCEPTUALLY YOU'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING.

THEN IF I DON'T KNOW THAT THE TEACHER THEN DOES NOT HAVE A WAY TO INTERVENE AND GIVE THE STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY WANT.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION IS REALLY AND TRULY, YOU DECIDE ON A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE, PRIORITY TAKES OBJECTIVES THAT YOU WANT TO TEACH, THAT YOU WANT TO MOVE STUDENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

STUDENTS STUDY THAT, FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW, WHAT THEY NEED TO SHOW.

THEY CREATE EXEMPLARS AS FAR AS EXACTLY WHAT THE STUDENT WORK NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE.

BASED ON THOSE EXEMPLARS, THEY CAN GET VERY SPECIFIC THEN IN REGARDS TO WHAT THE LEARNING TARGETS SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND BE BETTER ABLE TO TEACH TO THAT WITHIN A STUDENT, AS WELL AS ONCE THE STUDENT HAS TESTED, GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT AND BE BETTER ABLE TO INTERVENE WITH THE STUDENT IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES.

AGAIN, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR VERY IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES IS GOING TO BE EARLY LITERACY.

SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE OF READING.

WE KNOW THAT YOUR ABILITY, BASED ON YOUR LEVEL OF READING WITHIN THIRD GRADE, THAT DICTATES A LOT.

IT DICTATES YOUR ACCESS TO MATH, READING, WRITING, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET OUR STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS FOUNDATIONALLY.

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOUND ALSO AS WE WERE DOING EARLY LITERACY AND REPORTING OUT TO THE BOARD.

THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT THE STUDENTS ARE SCORING AT THE MEETS AND MASTER'S LEVEL AND THE STAR BASED ON WHERE THEY'RE SCORING AND EARLY LITERACY.

WE'VE RUN THOSE CORRELATION STUDIES TO LOOK AT EXACTLY BASED ON WHERE THEY SCORE, WHAT IS HAPPENING THE SYSTEM WHEN IT COMES TO STAR, TO REALLY PROVE TO THE SYSTEM THAT THIS REALLY DOESN'T MATTER.

HOW THEY SCORE IN EARLY LITERACY WILL SET THEM UP.

YOU'VE ALREADY DICTATED WHAT YOUR SCORES CAN POTENTIALLY BE IN THIRD GRADE WHEN IT COMES TO STAR BASED ON THOSE EARLY LITERACY SCORES.

WE KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US.

WE HAVE OUR TITLE 1 CAMPUSES AND OFTENTIMES TO GET TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT, THEY ARE ABLE TO GROW THEIR STUDENTS, BUT NOT GROW THEM TO THE POINT WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING AT MEETS AND MASTER'S.

WE KNOW THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO PERFORM AT THOSE LEVELS REALLY STARTS IN K-2 AND HOW FAR WE CAN GET THOSE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN EARLY LITERACY.

THIS AGAIN IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO US.

NOW ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE LOOKED AT THEN JUST A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE STUDIED THIS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR US AS A TEAM AND THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT STARTED IN JUNE WITH OUR LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.

WHERE WE SPECIFICALLY BEGAN TRAINING AND FOCUSING REALLY ON THOSE THINGS THAT ARE HIGHLY LEVERAGED FOR US AS A DISTRICT.

NOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT WORKING ON OR OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING, OR CAMPUS MAY NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC PRIORITY BASED ON THEIR DATA.

BUT WE KNOW AS A DISTRICT THAT THESE FOUR THINGS ARE HIGH LEVERAGE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WILL PUT OUR TIME AND EFFORT INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.

WITHIN OUR LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, WE'VE ALREADY WORKED ON SPECIFICALLY COLLEGE PREP MATH.

WHAT SHOULD THAT CLASS LOOK LIKE? WHO SHOULD BE IN THE CLASS? ADVANCED MATH PATHWAYS PULLING THE DATA, WHO SHOULD BE IN THERE? MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE STATE CHANGED THE LAW STATING THAT FOR ADVANCED MATH, A DISTRICT MUST PULL THE TOP 40% OF KIDS AUTOMATICALLY SHOULD BE ENROLLED.

TOP 40% PERFORMING KIDS SHOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN ADVANCED MATH.

WE HAD ALREADY STARTED THAT PROCESS, BUT WE ALSO CREATE PATHWAYS FOR KIDS WHO WANT TO OPT INTO THE PROCESS AS WELL.

ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE RAN A CAMP DURING THE SUMMER TO GIVE THEM MORE SKILLS, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR PEERS SO THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY GO INTO THE CLASS.

WE HAVE DONE DDI TRAINING, NOT JUST THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, BUT AGAIN, THROUGH ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, THIRD GRADE THROUGH ALGEBRA 1, ONCE THE TEACHERS CAME BACK THROUGH OUR JOB PROCESS.

WE'VE DONE THE SAME THING WITH EARLY LITERACY.

WE SPOKE TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REWRITTEN THE CURRICULUM AND CREATED DIFFERENT TESTS.

DURING THE JOB LIVE, THIS WAS OUR ABILITY THEN TO PUSH ALL OF THIS INFORMATION OUT TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, OUR APS, AND OUR PRINCIPLES AS WELL.

THEN THAT WILL CARRY FORWARD ALL OF THE TRAINING AS WELL.

WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL VLC MEANINGS, VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHERE WE HAVE THE ABILITY THEN TO DO ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR OUR PRINCIPLES.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE HORIZONTAL MEETINGS WHERE THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE TRAINING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AS WELL.

EMBEDDED WITHIN OUR PD, WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS VERY TIGHTLY ALIGN, VERY TIGHTLY FOCUSED, AND BASED ON WHAT EVERY STAKEHOLDER NEEDS TO KNOW AT THE TIME OF THE YEAR, THEY NEED TO KNOW IT.

WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THAT FRONT LOAD THE INFORMATION.

WE TRAIN ON THAT INFORMATION, AND THEY PRACTICE IT NOT JUST THAT WE GIVE THE INFORMATION, BUT WE LITERALLY PRACTICE IT TOGETHER, SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE ON THEIR CAMPUSES, THEY'RE ABLE TO PERFORM AT THAT LEVEL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WORKED ON AS WELL IS SOMETHING CALLED THE AGE OF THE EAGLE.

THERE'S A SPECIFIC REASON THAT WE CHOSE THE EAGLE, BUT AGE, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, STANDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT, GROWTH AND EQUITY.

REGARDLESS OF THE GOAL THAT WE CHOOSE FOR OURSELVES AND THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

EVERYTHING THEN WILL BE MEASURED IN THESE THREE WAYS.

THERE WILL BE A GROWTH GOAL, THERE WILL BE ACHIEVEMENT GOAL, THERE WILL BE AN EQUITY GOAL.

THAT WAY, OUR SYSTEM ALREADY KNOWS EVEN WITH AN EARLY LITERACY, THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ALWAYS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT EQUITY, THE DISPARITY BETWEEN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND NON ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

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FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT HERE BEFORE, LET ME ADD A MORE OF AN EXPLANATION THERE IN REGARDS TO EQUITY.

BECAUSE MANY MIGHT SAY, WHY DID WE NOT LOOK AT IT SPECIFICALLY BY RACE? BECAUSE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT DATA, WHAT WE FOUND IS THE RACE WAS NOT THE PRIMARY THING THAT WAS DETERMINING STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT DOING WELL WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

IT WAS MORE SO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR NOT, AND SO REGARDLESS OF RACE, THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PRIMARY DRIVER.

GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT EQUITY AND CREATING GOALS FOR OURSELVES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE TIGHTEN UP THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THOSE NUMBERS.

WE'VE MADE THE CHOICE TO SET GOALS AS IN REGARDS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE VERSUS NON ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GROWTH, WHAT WE MEAN THERE IS IF I NATALIE WHERE I AM TODAY, WHERE MY TOMORROW, AND TO CELEBRATE THAT AS FAR AS WHAT THE TEACHER DO TO ADD VALUE TO THAT PRINCIPAL AND EVERYONE ELSE.

SOMETIMES IT'S POSSIBLE THAT A STUDENT DOES NOT MEET, GET TO THE RIGHT LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT WHERE THEY'RE PASSING.

BUT THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF GROWTH.

WITHIN OUR SYSTEM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, AND THAT THE TEACHERS, WE ARE GROWING THEM AND TEACHING THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY GET AS MUCH EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OUT OF THEIR STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE.

BECAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE FOR A STUDENT TO ACHIEVE, BUT IT'S VERY POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GO BACKWARDS.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE DATA WHERE, YES ACHIEVEMENT IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT JUST ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE SAKE OF ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH IS THE THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO VALUE ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE SYSTEM.

NOW IN REGARDS TO THE EAGLE, THAT WAS VERY SPECIFIC.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE TO DO IS TO ALWAYS HAVE A BOOK FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AS A READING FOR THE GROUP.

EVEN THOUGH I AM A SECONDARY PERSON BY TRADE AS FAR AS THE TEACHER, I ALWAYS LIKE TO CHOOSE A PICTURE BOOK AS WHAT WE WILL USE TO SET THE TONE FOR THE YEAR.

THIS BOOK SPECIFICALLY THAT WOULD CHOSE WHERE THE EAGLE THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE CHICKENS.

THE EAGLE [LAUGHTER] IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT BOOK IN THAT WAY.

WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WAS THAT IDEA, THESE EAGLES GREW UP FROM THE TIMES THEY WERE EGGS TO LITTLE CHICKS.

THEN BECAUSE THEY HAD ALWAYS BEEN IN THE CHICKEN YARD, THEY NEVER KNEW THAT THEY WERE EAGLES UNTIL THEY MET ANOTHER EAGLE.

WHO EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO FLY.

IT'S JUST THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR IDENTITY, THEN THAT'S THE REASON THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU HAD THIS CAPACITY.

IT GOES ON, THE OLDER EAGLE GOES ON TO CONVINCE THE YOUNG CHICKS THAT JUST TAKE A CHANCE, RUN, TAKE OFF AND FLY, AND YOU CAN DO THIS.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOAR.

THAT WAS OUR MESSAGE TO OUR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND A TEACHER LEADERS, AND TEACHERS AS WELL AS WE STARTED OFF THE YEAR.

YOU'RE NOT A CHICKEN, YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR.

YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO GREAT AND AMAZING THINGS.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUT UPON, AND IT'S BEEN A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS AS FAR AS THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH AND EDUCATION.

BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND YOU HAVE TO BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO.

WE ARE BY TRADE ALL EAGLES.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY NOT JUST TO SOURCE AND THE VISUALS, BUT TO CAUSE OUR STUDENTS TO SOAR AS WELL.

WE NEED TO BE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

WE DO AMAZING THINGS EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND I WANT US TO BE PROUD AND REALLY PUT OUR BRAND OUT THERE SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE DO.

THAT WAS OUR MESSAGE FOR THE YEAR.

THAT IS THE END OF MY VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION.

>> TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE BONE?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

BEING DATA DRIVEN, I LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON SLIDE 9.

IT WAS THE EARLY LITERACY, I BELIEVE.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EARLY IDENTIFICATION BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.

BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THIS PRESENTATION.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT BECAUSE I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A CONCERN FROM THIS BOARD BEFORE ABOUT EARLY IDENTIFICATION, AND REALLY IDENTIFICATION HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IF STUDENTS CAN READ BY GRADE 3, AND GRADE LEVELS.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW EARLY IDENTIFICATION PLAYS INTO THIS?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST THAT WE HAVE A SCREENER, AND THAT SCREENER HAPPENS FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY TO FIFTH GRADE.

EVERY YEAR, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE SCREENED THREE TIMES, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, END OF THE YEAR.

SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GO THIS TEST

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TO AND THAT IS USED FOR US SPECIFICALLY KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE IS WHERE WE PULL THE DATA TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT WHAT STUDENTS ARE NOT ON LEVEL AND THAT WHAT PRECIPITATES THE PROCESS AS FAR AS FOR THEM TO GO INTO DYSLEXIA.

BUT ALSO REMEMBER, IT'S ALSO A MATTER OF WHETHER OR NOT THE PARENTS CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING THE INFORMATION FORWARD, BRING THE FORUMS TO THEM, TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE SEEING, AND THEN THE PARENT THEN IN THE END HAS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

BUT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SCREENED.

>> REGARDING THE SCREEN OR DO YOU KNOW HOW IT'S WORKING IN OUR DISTRICT? HAVE YOU ALL LOOKED AT THE DATA ON ARE WE CATCHING STUDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT FROM K THROUGH THIRD? ARE WE CATCHING THEM BEFORE SECOND, THIRD GRADE?

>> WE DID THAT PRESENTATION.

I CAN BRING THEM BACK BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY ARE.

AND I THINK WE SHOWED THAT IN THE PRESENTATION.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS.

BUT I CAN GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT UP AND SEND THAT TO THE BOARD DURING OUR NEXT BOARD UPDATE.

>> I MIGHT ADD DR. BOWEN.

I THINK WE ALSO WE HAVE MORE EMPHASIS ON ASSESSING IN A PROGRESS MONITORING.

SO WE CHANGED IN THE WAY WE DO THINGS THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING IT EVEN MORE AND MORE DETAILS THAN BEFORE, AND EVEN GET SOME INPUT FROM SOME STAKEHOLDERS.

EVEN OUR REPORT CARD AND PROGRESS REPORT CARDS ACTUALLY CHANGING.

SO WE CAN REALLY ALWAYS KEEP THAT IN MIND SO WE CAN IDENTIFY THEM AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION REQUESTS, WE ARE DOING BETTER, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR GROWTH AND WE TRIED TO IDENTIFY OUR STUDENTS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S DATA THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.

I GUESS I WAS JUST THINKING AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE I DO REMEMBER YOU PRESENTING IT MID YEAR LAST YEAR.

BUT THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ON SLIDE 10, THERE WAS A SOFTWARE THAT'S STILL BEING USED CALLED PANORAMA, AND I DO BELIEVE THERE WAS CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND I JUST DON'T RECALL THAT THOSE HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.

SO I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED TO SEE PANORAMAS STILL BEING USED.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DECISION TO CONTINUE USING THAT?

>> IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I THINK WE DID ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS.

>> YOU DID THAT IN APRIL AND MAY OF THIS YEAR.

WE GOT PANORAMA ON THE AGENDA BOTH IN APRIL AND MAY OF THIS YEAR.

>> GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> LET ME ANSWER THE CLINICALS.

THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER.

WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. DR. BOWEN.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE THERE WERE SOME OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS.

WE HAD SOME CONCERNS, WE REMOVED THOSE.

THERE WERE ALSO SOME QUESTIONS WOULD COMPLETELY CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS.

SO WE DID MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND REALLY FOCUS MORE THAN ANYTHING ON THE SENSE OF BELONGING BECAUSE THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S GOAL NUMBER 4 FOR OUR BOARD.

BUT IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME BACK AND MAYBE PREPARE PRESENTATION AGAIN TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I DO REMEMBER WE LEFT OFF AS A CONVERSATION.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT WE HADN'T HAD CONCLUSIONS OR I DIDN'T RECALL A REPORT FROM YOU?

>> WE PRESENTED ON TWICE AFTER THE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, WE CAME BACK AND DELIVERED ON ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD ASKED US AT THAT TIME.

BUT IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, YOU CAN LET ME KNOW.

I'LL GO BACK AND SEE IF WE DIDN'T ANSWER THOSE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO PUT THAT IN A BOARD UPDATE.

>> I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE ON THAT, WILL PARENTS BE GIVEN THAT SURVEY PRIOR TO THE STUDENTS SEEING IT?

>> YES, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD AT THAT TIME.

AND THEN WHAT WE SAID, WE CHANGED THAT PROCESS WHERE WE SEND IT OUT TO THE PARENTS.

THE SURVEY WILL BE EMBEDDED WITH THE NOTICE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE QUESTIONS ARE.

>> ON TO THAT AGAINST SORRY.

IS ALSO THE PARENTS ALWAYS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT PRIOR SO THEY CAN SAY, I WANT TO OPT OUT, SO THAT WOULD BE A CHOICE FOR ALL PARENTS ALSO.

>> AWESOME. I APPRECIATE THAT.

THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAD WAS, I DON'T RECALL HEARING ABOUT THE TOP 40 PERCENT NEEDED TO BE IN MATH.

SO YOU SAID THIS IS A NEW LAW?

>> YEAH. THIS LAW WAS JUST PASSED THIS YEAR WHERE THEY SAID THE TOP TWO PERCENTILES.

SO THE TOP 40 PERCENT, BY LAW, NOW HAS TO BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED WITHIN ADVANCED MATH.

OF COURSE, A PARENT ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO OPT OUT.

BUT YES, THAT IS WHAT THE NEW LAW STATES.

>> IS IT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL OR WHERE DOES THAT START?

>> IT IS FROM THE FIFTH TO SIXTH RE-TRANSITION.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT I DO WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO START OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, IN MY OPINION, TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THE BOARD WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE GOING TO BE.

I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD IS THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THIS ISN'T ISOLATED TO ONE OR TWO LEARNING COMMUNITIES OR AT THE DISCRETION OF A PRINCIPAL OR AREA SUPERINTENDENT?

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>> NO. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SO EVEN AS WE TRAINED WITHIN IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR DIP, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THEN EVERY PRINCIPAL WILL HAVE THE CORRESPONDING DATA.

THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT DATASET WHERE THEY WILL SET THE INFORMATION WITHIN THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS WELL.

WE SPOKE TO OUR PRINCIPLES ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO KEEP TIGHT AND WHERE THEN THEY WILL HAVE DISCRETION.

IN THE THINGS THAT WE SPOKE TO HERE, EVERYONE WILL HAVE AND IT WILL BE MEASURED THE SAME WAY.

WE'VE CREATED A PROCESS FOR MEASUREMENT WHERE EVERYONE WILL GET THEIR DATA, SO EVERYTHING IS EMBEDDED.

IT'S NOT A MATTER OF JUST WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO IT.

WE'VE ALREADY CREATED THE PROCESS AS FAR AS TO MONITOR TO SET THE GOALS AND THEN TO PROGRESS MONITOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

>> I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. IF I MAY ADD ALSO, I KNOW DR. NICHOLS STOCK TALKED ABOUT EQUITY AND AN EMPHASIS, IN PARTICULAR, ON OUR LOWEST STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY, RIGHT? THAT IS THE PRIORITY BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT A BIG CHUNK OF OUR POPULATIONS.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, BUT ALSO, I WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE, WE ACTUALLY FOCUS ON ALL STUDENT GROUPS AND OUR PROGRESS MONITOR ALL STUDENT GROUPS.

BUT WE SAW THEM DISPARATE.

EVEN LIKE WHEN YOU LOOK AT AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND YOU LOOK AT KIDS WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN INDIAN POVERTY, VERSUS NOT LIVING IN POVERTY, YOU SEE ALREADY THAT DISPARITY EXISTS EVEN WITHIN THAT STUDENT GROUP.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PRIORITY OF US, ALL STUDENT GROUPS.

BUT IN PARTICULAR, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT POVERTY IS NOT CAUSING ANY DISPARITY WITHIN THE SAME GROUP BUT ALSO WITHIN ALL THE STUDENT GROUPS.

>> WONDERFUL. I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE EAGLE BOOK?

>> THE EAGLES THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE CHICKENS.

>> THE EAGLES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WILL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM G1,

[G. DISCUSSION ITEMS]

THE DISTRICTS STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS.

I WILL LET DR. AZAIEZ START THIS.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN AND GOOD EVENING.

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND OUR BOARD BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS AND WHY IT NOW? I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THE LAST TIME OUR OUR DISTRICT WORKED ON A STRATEGIC PLAN WAS BACK IN 2014. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

I THINK BACK IN 2018 THERE WAS SOME TOUCH OF IT, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T LIKE THE WAY, I GUESS THE FULL FLEDGE, IF YOU WILL, REVAMPING IT.

SO IT'S TIME FOR US BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN EIGHT YEARS NOW, NINE YEARS, AND USUALLY STRATEGIC PLANS ARE DONE FOR FIVE YEARS.

IT'S ALSO INVOLVE ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

OUR COMMUNITY IS USUALLY INVOLVE WITH IT, TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, EVERYONE GETS INVOLVED, OR AT LEAST A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE PRESENT.

SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT WAY OF GETTING IT DONE.

THE OTHER THING ALSO, IT'S BEEN NINE YEARS, SO MANY THINGS CHANGED SINCE 2014 INCLUDE ON THIS BOARD.

I THINK NONE OF US WERE SERVING ON THE BOARD BACK IN 2014.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT VISION, YOU MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT MISSION.

WE WANT US TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE, IF YOU WILL, AS A DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'LL COMMUNITIES CHANGING.

SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO COME BACK AS A COMMUNITY, AS A DISTRICT AND REALLY LOOK AT WHERE OUR PRIORITIES AND WHAT IS OUR PLAN THAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP TOGETHER FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? SO THAT'S WHY WE'LL BE STARTING THIS WORK IN THE FALL AND WE HAVE WITH US, OBVIOUSLY MARISSA, DR. NICHOLS, NATALIE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CONTRACTED WITH A THIRD-PARTY AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD BE HELPING US WITH THIS WORK ENGAGED TO LEARNERS. DR. NICHOLS.

>> BEFORE WE START, WE ALSO WANTED TO ADD ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THIS.

AS A TEAM, WE SAT DOWN AND WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKED LIKE.

AND ALL OF THAT IS STILL ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE.

HEAVILY INVOLVED WAS NOT JUST OUR BOARD, BUT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE DIFFERENT FORUMS, REALLY ASKING WHAT IS IT THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS FROM OUR SCHOOLS, HOW DID THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO LEARN? IT WAS VERY MUCH FOCUS GROUP DRIVEN.

THIS TIME AROUND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE MAKE SURE WE BALANCE THAT OUT BY REALLY LOOKING AT A FULL FLEDGE ADDITIONAL AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM.

THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED A CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT AUDIT.

NOW THE NAME IS A BIT OF A MISNOMER, THE AUDIT REALLY IS AN AUDIT OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS EVERYTHING FROM MAINTENANCE TO HR TO FINANCE.

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IT LOOKS AT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SAYS, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE CLASSROOM AND THE ABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT COINCIDES WITH THE INPUT THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND PUT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER TO REALLY HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS AND OTHER THINGS, OF COURSE.

BUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS AS STRONG AS POSSIBLE? IF YOU'RE LOOKING OVER WHAT IS ON THE WEBSITE, IT WILL DIFFER JUST A TINY BIT IN THAT WAY BECAUSE WE WANT TO MARRY THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER AND THEN BRING THAT INFORMATION TO THIS COMPANY AS THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE TOTALITY OF THE WORK TO HELP US BUILD A STRATEGIC PLAN.

>> JUST TO INTRODUCE TONIGHT'S SPEAKER, OUR PARTNER WITH ENGAGE2LEARN, THIS IS DIANA BRANCH.

SHE'S GOING TO PROVIDE JUST A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.

SHE'LL GIVE THAT VERY HIGH LEVEL AND GO A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO DETAIL OF WHAT THAT TIMELINE WOULD LOOK LIKE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INTRODUCTION.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE PRESENTING A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC DESIGN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ROUND ROCK AND ENGAGE2LEARN.

OUR ROLE IN THIS PROCESS IS TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION.

SO YOU HEARD THEM TALK ABOUT IT'S COMING IN TO PARTNER WITH YOU TO HELP DESIGN THIS WORK.

WE'RE ACTUALLY FACILITATING THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN AND AMONGST THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO CAPTURE AS MUCH FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

MY NAME IS DIANA BRANCH.

I'M AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARTNER SUCCESS WITH ENGAGE2LEARN.

I'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR SEVEN YEARS IN THIS ROLE.

HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR A TOTAL OF 23 YEARS WITH ALL OF MY EXPERIENCE BEING HERE IN TEXAS, CLASSROOM TEACHER, MENTOR TEACHER, A COUNSELOR, AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS, AND THEN A SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

I'M TRULY EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORK, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

HERE, ENGAGE2LEARN, WE SCALE SMART PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE OUTCOMES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WE'RE BASED OUT OF TEXAS, BUT SUPPORT DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE IN FACILITATING THEIR STRATEGIC DESIGNS ALONG WITH THEIR TALENT DEVELOPMENT. LET'S GET INTO THE WORK.

THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. HERE'S A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.

AS MARTHA SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE STRATEGIC DESIGN IS.

THIS IS IN A NUTSHELL.

WE WILL ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SUMMITS, THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, AND ONLINE SURVEYS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK FROM ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS AS POSSIBLE.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT FEEDBACK FROM THOSE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO DESIGN A CALL TO ACTION, TO DESIGN BELIEFS, TO CREATE PROFILES, AND THEN TO USE THAT INFORMATION TO REFINE WHAT THOSE DISTRICT GOALS ARE, WHAT THEIR STRATEGIES ARE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FLASH OUT WHAT ARE THOSE YEAR 1 ACTION PLANS.

YOU HEARD DR. NICHOLS TALKED EARLIER ABOUT BACKWARDS DESIGN.

THAT'S ALSO A PRINCIPLE, A DESIGN MODEL PRINCIPLE THAT WE ARE ENGAGED TO LEARN USE.

THIS MODEL ALSO INCLUDES INVITING STUDENTS INTO THE PROCESS AND KEEPING THEM THE FOCUS OF ALL WE DO.

AS WE'RE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION, BUT AS WE USE OUR FILTERS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THE MAIN FILTER IS THE STUDENTS AND KEEPING THEM THE FOCUS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE TIME, WHILE ENSURING THAT THE STAFF, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY HAVE A VOICE IN THIS PROCESS TOO.

AS I SHARED, THE DESIGN PROCESS USES BACKWARDS DESIGN AND DESIGN THINKING TO CREATE AUTHENTIC COMPONENTS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN.

LASTLY, THIS PROCESS INCLUDES CREATING ACTION PLANS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T JUST SIT ON A SHELF, BUT IT'S TRULY ACTIONABLE.

THROUGH MY DISCUSSIONS, I ALREADY HERE PLANS FOR HOW THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT IT'S TRULY ACTIONABLE.

DESIGN WORK CAN GET MESSY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS LINE ON THE VERY LEFT, THIS IS WHERE THE RESEARCH STARTS.

THESE ARE WHERE THE SUMMIT TAP IN AND WHERE THE CONVERSATION START AND IT CAN BECOME A TANGLED MESS WHEN WE GET INTO THAT DESIGN WORK AND ALL OF US ARE IN THE ROOM REALLY TRYING TO FORM OUT THE IDEAS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT IF YOU FOLLOW THAT LINE OVER TO THE MIDDLE, THAT'S RIGHT ABOUT WHERE YOUR CONCEPTS WILL BEGIN TO COME TOGETHER.

THEN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL HAVE INNOVATION.

WE SHARE THIS AS A VISUAL TO JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THROUGH THESE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS SO THAT YOU KNOW, THAT MESSY IS OKAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT THE END OF THIS IS GOING TO COME INNOVATION.

THEN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU'LL HAVE CREATED SOMETHING GREAT AND ALIGNS WITH YOUR VISION AND CALL TO ACTION.

A FEW SLIDES BACK, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PROCESS AT

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A HIGH LEVEL WHERE I SHOWED THAT VISUAL THAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ON A MORE GRANULAR LEVEL? WE TALKED ABOUT THE ENGAGED PIECE.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A HUGE PART OF THE WORK.

WE KICK THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFF WITH SUMMIT.

WE'LL OFFER THESE SUMMITS ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS, BOTH WITH AN AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME.

THESE SUMMITS WILL ALSO INCLUDE BILINGUAL FACILITATORS.

FOLLOWING THE SUMMITS, WE'RE GOING TO HOST A DAY OF FOCUS GROUPS.

WE'LL HAVE 4-7 STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

ONCE AGAIN, WITH BILINGUAL FACILITATORS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE FOCUS GROUPS, THESE SUMMITS, AND ALSO ANOTHER WAY WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND GATHER FEEDBACK IS THROUGH THE SURVEYS.

ONCE AGAIN, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

WHEN WE BEGIN TO DESIGN WORK, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

WHEN YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN LOOKING AT THAT VISUAL ON THE BOTTOM PIECE AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT PIECE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL OF THAT DATA AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A COMMUNITY REPORT.

THAT COMMUNITY REPORT WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN DAYS, WHICH IS THE DESIGN WORK.

WE START WITH TWO DESIGN DAYS.

THEN WHO WILL BE PART OF THAT DESIGN WORK ARE 40 STAKEHOLDERS FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.

THE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE TWO DESIGN DAYS ARE BELIEFS TO BEHAVIORS, VISION, CALL TO ACTION.

WE'LL ENGAGE IN A SWOT ANALYSIS, WE'LL IDENTIFY GOALS AND STRATEGIES, AND WE'LL CREATE AND DEVELOP LEARNER PROFILES.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE CREATE DAYS.

DURING THESE CREATE DAYS IS WHERE WE'LL CREATE A FIVE-YEAR SEQUENCE SPECIFIC RESULTS AND THOSE YEAR ONE ACTION PLANS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN A BROCHURE THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES THAT WERE CREATED BY ALL OF THE COMMUNITY INPUT AND THEN THAT DESIGN TEAM.

ON THE ONE LEAD DAY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE OUTCOME FOR THAT DAY WOULD BE REALLY LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIC DESIGN AND WHAT THOSE GOALS AND STRATEGIES WERE.

THEN DEVELOPING FROM THAT A YEAR ONE ACTION PLAN WHERE NO MORE THAN 25% OF THE SPECIFIC RESULTS WILL LIVE.

WE WANT TO FOCUS FOR THAT ONE ON THOSE QUICK WINS AND A HIGH IMPACT SPECIFIC RESULTS, INCLUDING TALENT DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THEN OF COURSE WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBLE ROLLOUT.

WHEN WE'RE THINKING RESPONSIBLE ROLLOUT, WE'VE CREATED SOMETHING GREAT.

BY THE END OF THIS, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE ROLLING IT OUT AND WE HAVE ALL THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ACTIONABLE? WE'LL TALK ABOUT ON THAT RESPONSIBLE ROLLOUT AND WE'LL DEVELOP THIS TALENT DEVELOPMENT ROLL OUT PLAN AND THAT COMMUNICATION PLAN.

HERE ARE THE DELIVERABLES LAID OUT. LET ME SHARE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE DATES.

THE PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD WITH A Q&A, THAT'S HAPPENING TODAY.

THERE'S TWO SUMMITS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 10TH AND 11TH.

THE FOCUS GROUPS ARE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16TH.

THE SURVEY WILL BE OPENED FOR TWO WEEKS FROM OCTOBER 9TH TO OCTOBER 20TH.

THE TWO DESIGN DAYS ARE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 4TH AND 5TH.

THEN AS WE MOVE INTO THE CREATE LEAD AND RESPONSIBLE ROLLOUT, WE'LL FOCUS ON DATES MID-JANUARY FOR THAT CREATE DAY, MID-JANUARY TO EARLY FEBRUARY FOR THAT READ DAY, AND THE RESPONSIBLE ROLLOUT LOOKING AROUND THAT LATE FEBRUARY, EARLY MARCH DATE.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC DESIGN.

YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE'LL GET TO THOSE GRANULAR PIECES AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AT THIS POINT, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT EITHER MYSELF OR YOUR DISTRICT LEADERS CAN ANSWER?

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, JUST EVEN IN LISTENING TO COMMUNITY TODAY, THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE BONDS AND WHO WE LEAVE BEHIND AND WHO WE PRIORITIZE, WHAT EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES? THIS COULD BE DISTRICT QUESTION OR A QUESTION FOR YOU, MS. BRANCH. WHAT WILL OUR OUTREACH LOOK LIKE TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAPTURE THE VOICES AND THE VISION OF PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY HEAR FROM?

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND I'LL START WITH ANSWERING HOW WE'LL FACILITATE THAT PROCESS WITH THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND THEN THEY CAN, OF COURSE, ANSWER ANY OTHER, I GUESS, FILL IN ANYTHING ELSE.

BUT WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE CREATE FLYERS, HOW YOU BRINGS OUT THROUGH YOUR DISTRICT WEBSITE.

WE'LL CREATE A COMMUNICATION PLAN AND THEN YOUR DISTRICT WILL TAKE ON THAT COMMUNICATION PLAN TO SAY WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE GETS THE MESSAGE, THAT EVERYONE'S INVOLVED IN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF MARISSA IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THE DISTRICT SIDE.

>> NO, I'M HAPPY TO CHIME IN.

A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS,

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DIANA AND I MEET WEEKLY TO NOT ONLY TALK WITH THE LOGISTICS, BUT REALLY THE COMMUNICATION THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE IT'S GOING TO FOCUS A LOT ON GETTING OUR STAKEHOLDERS FOR THAT SUMMIT, AND IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THOSE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

THE WHOLE SUMMITS ARE GOING TO BE IN BOTH.

REGARDLESS OF WHO'S ATTENDING, THEY'LL HAVE IT IN A CAPABILITY TO HAVE A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION IN EITHER LANGUAGE.

BUT THE QUESTION IS, HOW ARE WE GETTING PEOPLE THERE? IT'S GOING TO BE A MIX OF USING OUR ESTABLISHED CHANNELS BUT ALSO WORKING WITH OUR CAMPUSES TO SAY, HOW CAN WE REACH THESE PEOPLE THAT WE TYPICALLY DON'T? WE KNOW OUR CAMPUSES HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE BUBBLES AND THEIR OWN UNIQUE PEOPLE, AND THOSE ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO REACH AND GET THERE.

NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY SUMMITS, BUT ALSO THE FOCUS GROUPS AS WELL.

A LOT OF IT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH OUR NORMAL CHANNELS, WE'LL BE UTILIZING OUR E-NEWS, WE'LL BE UTILIZING DIRECT EMAIL, WE'LL BE TARGETING A LITTLE BIT MORE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS, BUT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR CAMPUSES AS THINGS GET SETTLED WITH THE NEW YEAR TO REALLY SAY HOW CAN WE CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIALIZED TARGETING TO GET THOSE PEOPLE THERE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A WORK IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET THERE TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THIS PLANNING.

>> THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THAT'S TOP OF MIND.

YOU SAID THAT THIS PROCESS WILL BE STUDENT-DRIVEN AND THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT WILL BE ENGAGED.

HOW TYPICALLY DO DISTRICT SELECT THOSE STUDENTS AND WHAT'S OUR SPECIFIC PLAN FOR STUDENT REPRESENTATION?

>> AGAIN, PART OF IT IS, OF COURSE, GETTING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET STUDENTS TO THE SUMMIT, OF COURSE, THAT COMMUNICATION WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE PARENTS.

IT'S WORKING WITH CAMPUSES TO SEE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY STUDENTS.

WE HAVE OUR VOICE GROUP, WHICH IS A VERY VALUABLE GROUP OF STUDENTS, BUT WE KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS VOICES DESERVE TO BE HEARD.

IT'S WORKING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS TO SEE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY STUDENTS DIRECTLY.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE FOCUS GROUP, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A TIME COMMITMENT THERE.

WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO SEE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY THEM ON A PERSONAL LEVEL BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE FOCUS GROUPS, IT'S ABOUT, HOW MANY DIANA? FOR EACH IT'S ABOUT 7-8?

>> WE CAN HAVE 15-20 IN EACH FOCUS GROUP, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN FOCUS GROUPS.

WE CAN HAVE MAYBE A STUDENT OR TWO GROUP, AND THEN THEIR VOICES CAN BE HEARD.

ALSO DO THOSE PANEL QUESTIONS THAT AS YOU GUYS DECIDE WHICH STUDENTS YOU'LL CHOOSE, THAT WAY THEIR VOICES CAN BE HEARD AT THE SUMMITS AS WELL.

>> WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT EVERY LEARNING COMMUNITIES ARE PRESENTED TOO.

WE WOULD HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH LEARNING COMMUNITY.

>> GOOD TO KNOW. ONE MORE QUESTION.

TALKING ABOUT THE FOCUS ON ECO-DIS AND THAT REPRESENTATION AND THAT FOCUS OF EQUITY, WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE TO GET FAMILIES TO AN IN-PERSON SUMMIT? TRANSPORTATION, MEALS, ET CETERA.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ON.

WE HAVE TWO SUMMITS.

WE HAVE ONE ON BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDE.

ONE IS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND ONE IS AFTER THE SCHOOL DAY, SO WE CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS, TO TRANSPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WHEN BUSES ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING.

IT'S SUCH A GREAT QUESTION AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WEIR.

>> ACTUALLY LOCATION WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO HAVE FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE LOCATION IS GOING TO BE KEY TO GET SOME OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS THAT CAN'T DRIVE ACROSS 100, WE HAVE SO MANY MILES IN THIS DISTRICT.

SO THEN I CAN THINK MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS, I UNDERSTAND IT'S SPANISH AND ENGLISH ONLY DURING THE SUMMITS, BUT ON THE SURVEY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER LANGUAGES THAT ARE AVAILABLE? WE HAVE A LOT OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN ROUND ROCK ISD, NOT JUST SPANISH.

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND ABSOLUTELY.

MIKE MARTIN SHARED WE MEET WEEKLY.

WHAT WE TRY TO DO FOR THE DISTRICT IS CHUNK IT OUT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS AND PIECES TO A STRATEGIC PLAN, SO AS WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, ABSOLUTELY.

I JUST SHARED THE SURVEY RECENTLY JUST SO WE CAN START LOOKING AT IT.

AS WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION AT OUR NEXT SUMMIT MEETING, THEN THE NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE LIKE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER LANGUAGES THAT YOU MIGHT NEED THIS IN, AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE LANGUAGES AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THEM TO IT AND THE WORDING FOR THEM AND THE TRANSLATION.

WE WILL ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY CAN ADD WHAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS.

>> TRUSTEE MARK.

>> I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE DELIVERABLE TIMELINE IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU JUST GAVE AND IT LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WE HAVE IN THE PRESENTATION, WAS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD GET THE COMPLETE TIMELINE? AWESOME. THANKS.

>> I WAS GOING TO GO BACK AND ADD SOME MORE CLARITY TO THE QUESTION THAT TRUSTEE HARRISON ASKED,

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BUT I WASN'T SURE WHAT SOMEONE ELSE HAVE THEIR LIGHT ON.

>> TRUSTEE BONE AND TRUSTEE WESTON JUST TURNED THEM ON.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ADD CLARITY AND THEN MAYBE IT'LL ANSWER THEIR QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW.

>> WE'RE REALLY JUST IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF SETTING ALL THE PROCESSES.

WE HAVE, THE BROAD STROKES OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BUT THE VERY SPECIFICS.

WHEN TRUSTEE HARRISON ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT WHO DO WE GET THERE, ESPECIALLY AS DISPROPORTIONATELY, WE TYPICALLY DON'T HEAR FROM A CERTAIN POPULATION WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

UNDERSTAND THOUGH THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK AND SAY, DO WE NEED TO DO MAYBE AFFINITY GROUPS? IS THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WE NEED TO DO? THESE ARE THE BROAD STROKES, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS INVOLVED WHERE WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT POPULATION IS COMING TO THE TABLE.

IF THEN WE'RE SEEING THAT IT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF A CERTAIN ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY, THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEVEL SET AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

NO IS JUST NOT A MATTER OF EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SETTLED, THIS IS JUST THE BROAD OVERVIEW AS FAR AS HOW IT TYPICALLY WORKS.

BUT WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE, LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE HEARING CERTAIN VOICES TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE PAIN POINTS OR WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.

BECAUSE BY AND LARGE, THE PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS COME TO THE TABLE, WE ALWAYS SAY WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE BUT IF WE'RE TRULY WANT TO TURN CERTAIN THINGS AROUND WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO REALLY MAKE A PLAN TO HEAR THOSE OTHER VOICES, TO HEAR WHAT WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY FOR THEM.

SO KNOW THAT WILL BE THE PART OF THE PROCESS.

THIS IS JUST BROAD STROKES RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, BUT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY TO GET THOSE VOICES IN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DID HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THOSE FOCUS, LIKE THE LIST OF WHO YOU ALL ARE TARGETING, REPRESENTATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, ET CETERA?

>> DEFINITELY. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF SOLIDIFYING THE CATEGORIES OF FOCUS GROUPS BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STUDENTS, WE CAN GET GRANULAR WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF SOLIDIFYING, BUT AS SOON AS WE DO, WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> I HAVE QUESTIONS THAT RELATE TO SOME RHETORIC THAT I HEAR A LOT ABOUT, THAT MORE MONEY IS NEEDED, THAT WE NEED MORE MONEY.

I'VE GOT A CONSULTANT HERE IN THIS MEETING.

MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE PAYING A CONSULTANT FOR THIS? THAT'S QUESTION NUMBER 1.

>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GENERAL.

STRATEGIC PLANNING.

I MEAN WE CAN POTENTIALLY DO STRATEGIC PLAN IN HERE, BUT WON'T BE AT THE LEVEL THAT THIS IS WHAT THIS COMPANY DOES FOR A LIVING.

THEY DO THIS EVERY DAY WITH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AROUND SO IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO IT LIKE WE ALWAYS DO IN ROUND ROCK, WHICH IS LOOKING FOR EXCELLENCE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RELY ON THE HELP AND SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE OF A CONSULTANT LIKE THIS COMPANY.

I MEAN IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE ENGAGED TO LEARN, OR THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS.

WHO WILL HELP SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THIS ENDEAVOR.

WE ARE A LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPERTISE OR KNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT WHATEVER WE DEVELOP IS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR DISTRICT AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GOALS, THE MISSION, THE VISION, IS REALLY WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS US TO DO.

>> TO ADD ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION AND SO REMEMBER, WE SAID THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS WAS IN 2014, IS WHEN WE DID A FULL PROCESS.

WE KNEW THAT NORMALLY A STRATEGIC PLAN AGES OUT AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, AND SO WE TRIED TO DO OUR OWN IN 2018, BUT AGAIN, WE DID IT IN-HOUSE OURSELVES, BUT IT WAS NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE AS IT NEEDED TO BE IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON.

KNOW THAT AS STEWARDS WE ALWAYS TRY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS WERE WORTH THE TIME WHERE IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE DONE A FULL PROCESS.

2014 WAS THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS PROFESSIONALLY DONE, AND WE DID MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO DO IT OURSELVES IN 2018.

BUT WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AT A CERTAIN LEVEL.

>> I'M AWARE OF THE LAST TIME IT WAS DONE IN 2014, WASN'T THERE A REFRESH IN 2018? [BACKGROUND] AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS IF RESOURCES ARE LIMITED THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE SMART DECISIONS, AND WHEN I SEE THINGS LIKE, I THINK MR. RYAN SMITH'S JOB HAS NOW BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO ADMINISTRATORS INSTEAD OF ONE.

I COME TO THE MEETING TONIGHT, THERE'S A CONSULTANT, AND WHEN I HEAR IT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT SHE USED FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS, ENGAGE COMMUNITY, ONLINE SURVEYS INCLUDE STUDENTS FOCUS GROUPS, FLYERS, USE THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.

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I MEAN, THESE ARE ALL WORDS THAT SHE SAID.

THEN THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO.

A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO FALL ON PRINCIPLES.

WE HAVE EXISTING STUDENT GROUPS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE ALREADY IN THE DISTRICT.

AGAIN, I'M NOT CLEAR.

>> POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S 45 SECONDS MADAM PRESIDENT.

WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION, TRUSTEE WESTERN?

>> GIVEN THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING THAT WAS DESCRIBED, NOT IN MY WORDS, BUT FROM THE CONSULTANT.

THIS SEEMS LIKE STUFF WE HAVE IN HOUSE.

>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU GOT TO GET TO YOUR QUESTION.

>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE CONSULTANT, AND HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING FOR THIS CONSULTANT?

>> I CAN GO AHEAD AND ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION.

I THINK THIS WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY MR. SMITH IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT HIS JOB DIDN'T BECOME TWO PEOPLE.

THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF FUTURE READINESS.

THAT JOB WAS TURNED INTO THE SECOND JOB, AND SO IT WAS COST NEUTRAL, AND SO WE DID NOT ADD ANY PERSONNEL.

>> WE DID SHARE WITH THE BOARD EVERY DECISION WE MAKE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE SHARE WITH YOU, WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO TO CUT COSTS.

BUT IN THIS CASE WE OPTED TO USE ENGAGED TO LEARN.

OR AGAIN, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT COMPANY.

IS AGAIN, WE WANTED THIS PRODUCT TO BE A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, DESIRES, GOALS, AND WE COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET TO THE SAME LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY, WE EDUCATE KIDS.

THIS COMPANY'S ORGANIZATION.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO INVEST TO GET RETURN, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL NEED TO INVEST SO WE CAN GET SOME GREAT RETURN ACTUALLY INSTEAD OF US DOING IT OUR OWN AND EVEN IF WE DO IT, LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE HAVE TO STOP WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO DO THIS.

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

THIS HAPPENS EVERY SEVERAL YEARS, AND AGAIN, WE DON'T DO THIS FOR A LIVING LIKE THEY DO.

AS FAR AS THE COST. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT $80,000 OR SO, AND WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE EXACT AMOUNT.

>> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I DIDN'T GET THAT.

>> EIGHTY THOUSAND I THINK.

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER. IT'S ABOUT 80,000.

>> EIGHTY-EIGHT.

>> WE CAN SHARE THE PROPOSAL WITH THE BOARD AS WELL.

>> EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS CONSULTANT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO DR. AZAIEZ HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANY OTHER TRUSTEES AT THE DIOCESE OUTSIDE OF BOARD MEETINGS ABOUT THE HIRING OF THIS CONSULTANT?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. TRUSTEE WESTERN THIS IS A DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS ADMINISTRATION.

I DON'T TALK WITH BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS UNLESS IT'S REALLY I NEED TO SHARE.

THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT HER HERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE OF THEM, AND IF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HEARD ABOUT THIS OR KNEW ABOUT THIS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.

>> THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE THE BOARD IS LITERALLY THE STRATEGIC LEVEL OF AN ORGANIZATION, SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING IN MY EXPERIENCE, I'VE LED STRATEGIC RETREATS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS INVOLVED SO I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE QUESTION TO ASK IF BOARD MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION AND SELECTION PROCESS.

>> YOU WILL BE INVOLVED WITH YOU IF YOU SAW THE PRESENTATION, ALL BOARD MEMBERS OR SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE INVOLVED. I THINK I SAID IT TOO.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO CAPTURE YOUR VISION, YOUR MISSION, YOUR VALUES AS A BOARD.

BECAUSE IN 2014 I SAID NONE OF YOU GUYS WERE SERVING AT THE BOARD BACK IN 2014, SO NONE OF YOUR VISION, MISSION, VALUES, WORK CAPTURED AT THAT TIME.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AGAIN, SIMPLY, ONE OF THE REASONS IS WE HAVE A NEW BOARD, AND ALSO, AS I SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES TO HAPPEN SINCE 2014.

OUR OWN COMMUNITY I'M SURE IT'S NOT THE SAME.

WE CHANGED SINCE 2014.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CAPTURE THEIR GOALS, THEIR DESIRE, WHAT THEY WANT US TO FOCUS ON AND IT'S REALLY ULTIMATELY, AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT BECAUSE THAT WILL GUIDE THE WORK, OUR WORK MOVING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.

>> WHILE I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I'M ALL FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE.

I'M ALL FOR THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THAT MY CONCERN IS SPENDING $88,000 ON A CONSULTANT TO DO IT.

MY LAST QUESTION IS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO HOW THIS $88,000 EXPENDITURE TO THIS CONSULTANT IS GOING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT LITERACY, NUMERACY, AND THE COLLEGE, CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS OF OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.

>> IT WOULD IMPACT.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I'M SORRY. I KNOW WE'RE JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WORK, AND I SHARED THE HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE FILTERS THAT WE WOULD BE USING WHERE EVERYTHING IS FOCUSED ON THE STUDENTS.

BUT WHEN WE GET INTO THAT DESIGN WORK AND WE REALLY START HONING IN AND NARROWING

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DOWN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS' RESPONSES TO THE SUMMIT, SO FOCUS GROUPS AND SURVEYS, EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS WILL DESIGN IN THIS WORK, WE ENSURE THAT IT IS ALIGNED TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES THAT DR. NICHOLS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.

WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT EARLY LITERACY, ADVANCED MAC COLLEGE CAREER, AND THAT SENSE OF BELONGING, THAT HAS A FILTER WE'RE GOING TO USE AS WE CREATE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.

THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS IN THESE WEEKLY MEETINGS THAT I HAVE AS WE'RE SETTING THINGS UP, WE'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE.

WHAT ARE THOSE PRIORITIES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EMBED THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE DESIGN PROCESS SO THAT THEY ARE REPRESENTED? THOSE BOARD GOALS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED WITH ME SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE ALSO THE FILTER FOR THE WORK AS WE'RE FACILITATING THIS PROCESS.

>> TRUSTEE BONO.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE TO AGREE WITH TRUSTEE WESTON.

I'VE WORKED IN LOTS OF INDUSTRIES AND STRATEGIC PLANS ARE USUALLY INITIATED BY THE BOARD LEVEL.

I'M NOT AGAINST THEM.

IT'S JUST SURPRISED WHEN IT POPPED UP AND SOMEBODY HAS ALREADY BEEN HIRED TO DO THIS AND IT'S ALREADY A LITTLE BIT DISJOINTED FOR ME BECAUSE IT SHOULD START ACTUALLY WITH THE BOARD INITIATING IT AND PUSHING IT FORWARD.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHICH BUDGET DOES THIS COME OUT OF THEN? CAN YOU ADDRESS THIS. EXCUSE ME?

>> GENERAL BUDGET, OUR GENERAL BUDGET.

>> GENERAL BUDGET. WHICH LINE ITEM?

>> I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.

I CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU IF YOU WANT TOMORROW. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.

>> YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHICH BUDGET IT'S COMING OUT OF THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS.

THEN I DO WANT TO ASK, SINCE IT'S BEING INITIATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND TRUSTEE WESTON STARTED INTO THIS.

BUT DO YOU NOT FEEL THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE A GOOD FINGER ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS, THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE? WHAT'S THE DEFICIT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO FILL?

>> [OVERLAPPING] I APOLOGIZE. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

>> NO, YOU GO AHEAD.

>> I WAS GOING TO SHARE, HAVING DONE THIS, THE DEFICIT THAT DISTRICTS USUALLY ARE TRYING TO FILL IN MOST CASES, AND I'M SURE HE'LL SPEAK TO THIS IN ONE SECOND, IS THAT YES, DISTRICTS HAVE A GOOD PULSE FOR WHAT THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANT AND SEE, BUT A GOOD PULSE ISN'T ALWAYS GOOD ENOUGH.

WE ENGAGE THEM ONCE AGAIN THROUGH THE SUMMIT, THE SURVEYS OR FOCUS GROUPS TO BE SURE IN WHAT THAT IS.

THEN WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE YET BECAUSE THROUGH THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND THOSE GAPS AND SAY, OKAY, SO WE KNOW WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES WITH THE BOARD GOALS.

WE NEED TO ALIGN THE THINGS THAT WE AS GOOD EDUCATORS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND YOU GUYS ALLUDED TO THAT, BUT YES, YOU HAVE A VERY INTELLIGENT, SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT.

BUT ONCE WE GET THAT COMMUNITY INPUT, THAT'S WHEN YOU IDENTIFY WHERE ARE THOSE GAPS, WHERE ARE THOSE BLIND SPOTS THAT MAY BE US AS A DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY HAVEN'T SEEN YET, OR I HEARD IT SAID THAT YOU GUYS ARE A NEW BOARD AND MAYBE WEREN'T PART OF THAT WORK BACK IN 2014.

HOW DO WE GET ALL THOSE VOICES, IDENTIFY THOSE GAPS, AND BUILD THOSE INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN? THAT WAY IT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHERE YOU GUYS ARE TODAY.

>> IF I MAY ADD DR. BONO, SO WHEN WE ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS, WE IDENTIFY THE GOALS FOR THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY, OR AT LEAST THE ONES WHO ARE PART OF THE FOCUS GROUPS.

THEY WILL DETERMINE ALSO WHAT ARE THE PRIORITY THAT THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON FOR YEAR 1, THEN THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN, OKAY, DID WE ACHIEVE IN YEAR 1? WHAT IS GOING TO BE OUR GOALS FOR YEAR 2 AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE MAKING THIS DECISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED THAT COLLECTIVE FEEDBACK AND INPUT SO WE CAN MAKE THOSE DECISIONS TOGETHER INSTEAD OF ME OR THE ADMINISTRATION.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO OUR BOARD, WE NEED TO BRING EVERYBODY FEEDBACK AND INPUT.

THAT WAY, AGAIN, WE HAVE THAT COLLECTIVE DECISION IF YOU WILL.

>> I REMEMBER ONE OF THE CRITICISMS IN 2014 AND A LITTLE BIT IN 2018 WAS THAT THESE STRATEGIC PLANS ARE CREATED AND THEY'RE PUT ON A SHELF AND NOT USED.

I GUESS IF YOU COULD GO A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO WHAT DO YOU THINK CURRENTLY NOT HAVING A STRATEGIC PLAN OR A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS CREATED LIKE THIS BIG ORDEAL VERSUS MAYBE CREATING IT IN HOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU SEE THE VALUE OF GOING THROUGH THIS BIGGER PROCESS IS VERSUS POSSIBLY DOING IT IN-HOUSE.

WE'VE BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT WHEN I GUESS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

WHENEVER YOU WANT TO ADDRESS, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE MISSING IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK?

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>> I DON T THINK THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN 2014, I THINK MAYBE IT WAS FOLLOWED FOR A FEW YEARS.

BUT AGAIN, FOR ME TO COME BACK AND SAY, THIS IS A BASIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT BASED ON THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN 2014.

AS I SAID, THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF THAT WORK WERE GONE.

A LOT OF, AS I SAID, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EVEN STUDENTS PROBABLY GRADUATED BY NOW.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO GET A NEW REFRESH, BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS HAS CHANGED.

THE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY THAT ARE INVOLVED, THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED.

WE HAD COVID, WE HAD SO MANY OTHER THINGS HAPPEN SINCE 2014.

SO MANY THINGS CHANGED WITH DEA AND THE REQUIREMENTS THEY ASKED FROM US.

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE 2014.

FOR US TO TAKE A PLAN FROM 2014 AND EVEN REFRESH IT 2018 AND SAYING THIS IS STILL THE ONE, I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT UNFAIR FOR US AS A DISTRICT, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR PARENTS, BECAUSE AGAIN, MAYBE THEY WEREN'T EVEN HERE BACK IN 2014, SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO INVOLVE THEM AGAIN.

>> YEAH. I THINK YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WITH THAT AND THE FACT THAT THINGS DO CHANGE.

I'M STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING, ARE WE GETTING A STRATEGIC PLAN JUST TO HAVE AN $88,000 STRATEGIC PLAN? ACTUALLY, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE WANTING FROM IT AND WANTING TO TIE THE BOARD GOALS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE WANTING? BECAUSE, I MEAN, STARTING WITH A BLANK SHEET, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE NOT.

>> AS I SAID, IT'S A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT WE SUPPOSE EVERY YEAR TO ASSESS.

YOU SET THE GOALS FOR YEAR 1, THE END OF THAT YEAR YOU COME BACK.

AS A GROUP, WE COME BACK, WE ASSESS.

DID WE MEET THOSE GOALS? NO, WE DID NOT FAIL, AND THEN DECIDE ON YEAR 2.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AN ANNUAL EXERCISE.

ASSESS, REFOCUS IF WE NEED TO REFOCUS AND THEN TRY TO HIT WHATEVER NEXT GOALS OR WHAT ARE THE GOALS WE WANT TO HIT? IT'S A YEARLY PROCESS, SO IS NOT YOU DO IT YEAR 1 AND YOU FORGET ABOUT IT FOR FIVE YEARS, IS SUPPOSED TO BE EVERY YEAR YOU ASSESS AND THEN YOU ORGANIZE OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, REFOCUS, AND THEN PLAN FOR THE SECOND YEAR AND THIRD YEAR THE SAME WAY, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT VERY GENERALIZATION OF WORD SALAD, BUT I STILL AM NOT GETTING SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU'RE WANTING OUT OF THIS.

>> HOLD ON, THERE HAS BEEN A POINT OF ORDER. WHAT IS YOUR POINT?

>> CAN WE PLEASE PROCEED WITH DECORUM TOWARDS STAFF?

>> IT WAS A WORD SALAD TO ME.

>> CAN WE PLEASE PROCEED WITH DECORUM?

>> THAT WAS A POLITE WAY. I WOULD ASK THE SAME OF YOU, INTERRUPTING PEOPLE ASKING FOR DECORUM.

>> IT IS MY RIGHT TO MAKE A POINT OF ORDER.

I FOLLOW PROCEDURE.

>> TRUSTEES, I WILL ASK THAT WE ALWAYS TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, AND MAYBE WE NEED TO TAKE THIS DISCUSSION OFFLINE IF YOU'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING IT.

I'M UNDERSTANDING IT, THE PURPOSE OF A STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR AN ORGANIZATION.

I THINK EVEN WHEN WE DID OUR GOAL SETTING PROCESS IN.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> I BELIEVE WE ONLY HAVE 45 SECONDS TO ASK QUESTIONS.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE STATEMENTS BEING.

>> I'M IN MY 45 SECONDS.

MY 45 SECOND STATEMENT IS THAT WE DID THIS FOR THE BOARD.

WE DIDN'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN IT, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AS A DISTRICT.

WE'RE GOING OUT TO FIND A BETTER PLAN AND A REFRESHED PLAN FOR OUR DISTRICT.

>> YEAH. LIKE I SAID, I REMEMBER THE 2014 PLAN AND I REMEMBER THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND THERE WAS A BIG ORDEAL.

THEN WHEN AFTER IT WAS DONE, THERE WAS A LOT OF CRITICISM THAT THAT PLAN WAS NEVER USED.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING ON USING IT THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER ADMINISTRATION.

I UNDERSTAND WE WANT A SHINY NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

WE'VE BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT ONE FOR MANY YEARS, WHERE MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR IT.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE VALUE OF $88,000.

NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME THE VALUE OF THE $88,000.

THAT'S JUST A PERSONAL OPINION.

>> I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER.

>> MADAM CHAIR, WE'VE GOT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO'S ASKED A QUESTION, I THINK VERY CLEARLY THREE TIMES AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO?

>> I HAVE AN ANSWER BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN TOLD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE UNDERSTAND IT.

MY SUGGESTION WAS TO MAYBE TAKE IT OFFLINE AND HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION.

I DON'T KNOW. BUT DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE POINT OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS?

>> I THINK MARY IS ASKING, WHAT IS THE GAP THAT REMAINS UNFILLED? THAT'S THE QUESTION.

>> THAT IS ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED.

MS BRANCH SAID WE DON'T KNOW YET.

THAT'S WHAT ALL OF THE COMMUNITY STUFF IS FOR.

WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING IT.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY COME IN AND TELL US WHAT WE'RE NOT SEEING.

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SHE'S SAID THAT VERY CLEARLY.

>> OH, I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S THE POSITION, IS THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE UNSEEN, THAT THIS WILL REVEAL TO US. IS THAT RIGHT?

>> HOPEFULLY, THAT IS WHAT SHE SAID.

>> WELL, THAT'S THE ANSWER.

I APPRECIATE THE ANSWER. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

I JUST HAVE THREE THINGS.

REASONS WHY I WANT TO AFFIRM THIS PROCESS.

NUMBER 1, HAVING SOMEBODY EXTERNAL DO IT IS GOING TO HELP WITH OUR CURRENT BIASES THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY SEE BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS PROCESS.

ALSO, OUR DISTRICT STAFF HAVE JOBS THAT THEY NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON DAY-TO-DAY TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER TO HAVE SOMEBODY OUTSIDE.

THIRDLY, CURRENT PARENTS, IF YOUR KID WAS IN SECOND GRADE FOR THE 2014 REFRESH, THERE NOW GRADUATED.

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM CURRENT PARENTS, CURRENT FAMILIES, CURRENT STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR VISION, VALUES, AND PRIORITIES FOR OUR DISTRICT.

IT MAKES SENSE $88,000 IS SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR US TO HAVE FUTURE VISION MOVING FORWARD.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> I'D LIKE TO AFFIRM THAT I'VE ALREADY SAID I'M ALL FOR DOING A STRATEGIC PLAN.

MY CONCERN IS LIMITED TO SPENDING $88,000 AND HAVING IT BRINGING IN A CONSULTANT, THAT IS THE NARROW CONCERN THAT I HAVE.

GIVEN THE FACT THAT I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE IN THE LANGUAGES THAT I READ OFF EARLIER ABOUT WHO THE WORK IS GOING TO FALL ON IS GOING TO BE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY OUR EMPLOYEES ANYWAY. THANK YOU.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE CAN MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MS. BRANCH, FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROCESS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

>> WE ARE NOW AT AGENDA ITEM G2 BOARDS STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS, TIME TRACKER. TRUSTEE WEIR.

>> FOR JUNE OVERALL.

WE DIDN'T DO SO WELL.

WE HAD A BUDGET MEETING ON THE 8TH THAT HAD NO STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES, SO THAT WAS 162 MINUTES.

OUR REGULAR MEETING JUNE 20TH, WE DID MUCH BETTER.

WE WERE AT 47% ON STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES.

BUT OVERALL, FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, WE WERE ONLY AT 24 % STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES AND IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR TONIGHT AS FAR AS MY REPORT NEXT MONTH.

>> YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MINUTES ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR TIME TRACKER? AGENDA ITEM G3, DRAFT OPTIONS FOR THE 2024 -2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR AND DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYEES SERVICE CALENDARS.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. AZAIEZ.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WE TRIED TO PREPARE OUR ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR OUR PARENTS AND OUR FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE THEM ADVANCED NOTICE.

MANY OF THEM TRAVEL AND THEY MAKE ALL THIS ARRANGEMENT.

THIS WOULD BE FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND WITH US TONIGHT IS WE HAVE MICHELLE AND ALSO MAYA TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE TWO OPTIONS.

THEY MET SEVERAL TIMES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT LOOKS AT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE CALENDAR AND SO THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THEY WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THESE TWO OPTIONS.

THE GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY SEND IT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A SURVEY AND THEN SELECT OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2.

>> THANK YOU. DR. AZAIEZ, PRESIDENT AMBER AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE DID MOST OF THIS WORK IN THE SPRING.

WE PUT TOGETHER A CALENDAR COMMITTEE AS WE DO ANNUALLY AND THAT WAS A VERY BROAD SWATH OF THE DISTRICT CONSISTING OF A RANGE OF MEMBERS AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT THEN.

IS IT WORKING? PICK OR CLICK ANY CLICKER.

WHILE SHE'S WORKING ON THAT, I'LL KEEP TALKING.

WE HAD PARENT REPRESENTATIVES, TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR REPRESENTATIVES, AND VARIETY OF DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES TO BRING THE VOICE OF A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE AND WE ALSO TRIED TO STRIKE A BALANCE ACROSS ALL FIVE VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, AND THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE.

WE HAD A NICE LITTLE [FOREIGN] TABLE AND WE'RE ABLE TO.

>> UP THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO. THAT WORKS.

[BACKGROUND] DONNY, THANK YOU.

>> AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 24-25.

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WE HAVE A TRADITION THAT WE'VE STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO THAT WE MAINTAIN ONE YEAR AHEAD SO THAT WE DON'T GET IN A BIND, WHICH WAS A GOOD THING THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD OTHER THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DEALT WITH IN THE SPRING AND SO I'M BEING ABLE TO BRING THIS NOW.

WE'LL BE STARTING THE WORK FOR THE 25-26 CALENDAR, I MEAN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, THERE'S A VARIETY, NEXT SLIDE DONNY.

THERE'S A VARIETY OF CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN WE ARE BUILDING THE CALENDAR AND SOME OF THAT IS MANDATED BY LAW AND SOME OF THAT IS BASED ON DISTRICT PRACTICE AND OR COMMUNITY INPUT.

DONNY, CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? WHERE DID DONNY GO? [LAUGHTER] THERE WE GO.

PERFECT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO BY LAW IS MEET THE 75,600 OPERATIONAL MINUTES.

REMEMBER IT USED TO BE DAYS AND NOW IT'S MINUTES.

WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE 187 DAYS FOR OUR TEACHERS AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT TO MAKE CONTRACT EXPECTATIONS.

THEN WE DO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WAIVER THAT WE SEEK ANNUALLY THAT REQUIRES THAT FIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS OCCUR BETWEEN THE FIRST AND LAST DAYS OF INSTRUCTION AND WE GET 2,100 MINUTE CREDITS FOR THOSE FIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS.

NEXT SLIDE. TO GAUGE THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS WHAT PREFERENCES WERE, WE CONDUCT A PRE-SURVEY WITH THE STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE GROUPS RESPONDING TO THE SURVEY PREFERRED STARTING EARLIER IN AUGUST RATHER THAN GOING LATER AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.

THEY ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY PREFER STARTING EARLIER IN AUGUST OR GOING LATER IN MAY, RATHER THAN TAKING AWAY ANY OF THE ESTABLISHED HOLIDAYS.

THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING THAT WE ENJOY, THE TWO WEEKS, FOUR WEEKS AT CHRISTMAS OR WINTER BREAK, AND THEN THE FULL WEEK AT SPRING BREAK. NEXT SLIDE.

SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE DRAFTS THAT YOU HAVE, THEY BOTH MEET AND EXCEED THE 75,600 OPERATIONAL MINUTES REQUIRED BY LAW BY ABOUT 1,740 MINUTES, WILL NOT ABOUT BY 1,740 MINUTES USING 440 MINUTE DAYS, THIS BANKS AS TWO FULL DAYS AND ALMOST A THIRD DAY.

WE WERE TRYING TO BANK FOUR DAYS, BUT TO DO SO, WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD MORE DAYS OR MORE MINUTES AND BASED ON ALL OF THE FEEDBACK, THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WAS IN FAVOR OF.

THEY DO END BY MEMORIAL DAY.

BOTH DRAFTS FOR THE STUDENTS, DRAFT 2 ENDS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE STAFF AND WE JUST COULDN'T MAKE THAT WORK ANY OTHER WAY.

THEN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY PLACEMENT AND THE LENGTH OF THE HOLIDAYS DO LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST TWO CALENDARS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER.

THE NEXT STEPS, NEST SLIDE, DONNY, WE ARE PRESENTING THE INITIAL PASS OF THIS TO THE BOARD AND THEN TOMORROW, I BELIEVE, WE WILL GO LIVE WITH THE SURVEY AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SURVEY LIVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

THEN ONCE THAT SURVEY CLOSES, WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK.

WE'LL GET WHICH CALENDAR THEY PREFER.

CALENDAR 1 OR CALENDAR 2.

I KNOW IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD COMMENTS ABOUT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OR WE'D RATHER NOT COME BACK ON JANUARY 2ND.

WE'D RATHER COME BACK ON JANUARY 3RD, THOSE THINGS.

WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

WE'VE TRIED TO INCORPORATE AS MUCH OF THAT INTO THESE AS POSSIBLE TO ANTICIPATE WHAT SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK IS.

BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK OVER ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK AND THEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 21ST BOARD MEETING, WE WILL BRING OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AS AN ACTION ITEM FOR APPROVAL.

JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, WE ARE BRINGING YOU TWO OPTIONS.

OPTION 1 WAS HIGHLY FAVORED BY THE COMMITTEE.

>> TRUSTEE BONE.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION THAT'S ACTUALLY CAME UP VERY RECENTLY.

ACTUALLY, THIS WEEK AS SCHOOL HAS STARTED.

THE CTE TIME HAS CHANGED.

I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A NEW LAW THAT TOOK EFFECT AND WE ALL JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER AND WHAT I WAS HEARING TODAY WAS THAT IT'S ACTUALLY 81,000 MINUTES THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE.

I'M WONDERING HOW THESE CALENDARS ALIGN WITH THE NEW CTE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THAT'S BECOME A REAL TOPIC AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

>> I'LL LET DR. NICHOLS TALK TO THAT ONE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, DR. BONES.

THE CALENDAR ITSELF DOESN'T REALLY IMPACT THAT.

WHAT IMPACTS THAT IS HOW WE SCHEDULED INTERNAL TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY.

WHAT WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLEX TIME

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THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS ENJOY DID NOT JUST IMPEDE MAKING SURE WE HAD THOSE 81,000 MINUTES WITHIN FOR OUR CTE COURSES.

WHAT YOU SAW AND WE HAD GIVEN A BOARD UPDATE ON THIS, IS THAT, THE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE FLEX, FOUR OF OUR FIVE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE FLEX, THEY WENT THROUGH AND THEY MADE SURE THAT THEY REDID THEIR BELL SCHEDULES NOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MINUTES WERE PROTECTED FOR CTE, AND THAT WE WERE NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

>> I BELIEVE IT'S NUMBER OF DAYS THOUGH.

THAT'S WHERE THE 81,000 COMES FROM.

THESE CALENDARS BOTH INCORPORATED THOSE DAYS?

>> NO, MA'AM. WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS THE MINUTES, AND SO MAKING SURE.

>> BUT IT'S SO MANY DAYS TIMES AND SO MANY MINUTES.

>> WE HAVE EXTRA DAYS.

REMEMBER, WE PUT EXTRA DAYS WITHIN THE CALENDAR.

EVEN BEFORE WE ADDED THE EXTRA DAYS, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

WHAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE, IS THAT, THE MINUTES WERE PROTECTED.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE ATTENDANCE POLICY THAT THEY GAVE US, IT WAS MORE SO ABOUT THE MINUTES WITHIN THE DAY THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THEN, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN ALREADY SOME PUSH-BACK FROM PARENTS AND I'M HEARING FROM HIGH SCHOOLERS, A LOT OF UNHAPPINESS ABOUT TAKING WAY FLEX AND TAKING AWAY TIME TO EAT, AND WHAT WE HEARD FROM STONY POINT TONIGHT FOR THOSE, SO BECAUSE THE CALENDAR IS NUMBER OF DAYS, NUMBER OF MINUTES TIED TOGETHER, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLY CHANGING THE CALENDARS, SO THAT WE CAN GIVE STUDENTS BACK THEIR LUNCH PERIODS AND THEIR FLEX?

>> AGAIN, THE WAY THAT THE ATTENDANCE LAW IS WRITTEN, IT'S NOT ABOUT NUMBER OF DAYS.

IT'S INTERNALLY THE NUMBER OF MINUTES WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF FLEX.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WOULD NOT ENJOY US HAVING LESS FLEXTIME, KNOW THIS LUNCH WAS PROTECTED.

IT WAS MORE SO FLEX THAT WAS WHERE WE TOOK THE TIME AWAY.

JUST SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS, IT WAS EITHER THAT OR HAVE NO CTE FUNDING.

IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF COMPLIANCE FOR THE ATTENDANCE MINUTES FOR CTE, THEY DON'T JUST TAKE AWAY ANY MINUTES THAT YOU DON'T GIVE, THEY TAKE AWAY ALL FUNDING, WHICH WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A CTE PROGRAM.

IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT OUR SCHEDULES WERE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THIS ATTENDANCE LAW FOR CTE, AND IT'S NOT NUMBER OF DAYS.

WE WILL ALWAYS GOOD TO GO A NUMBER OF DAYS.

IT'S MINUTES WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD.

>> IF I MAY ADD, I MEAN, I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND IT WASN'T A PLEASANT DECISION.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WANT IT TO DO.

OUR PRINCIPLES, ALL OF US, WE'RE ALREADY REALLY TRIED EVERYTHING WE CAN, AND WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO LEAVE THE WAY IT IS, BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS.

BUT WE COULD POTENTIALLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND NOT MAKE CHANGES.

IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT. IT WAS.

>> THEN ALSO THIS IS FEDERALLY MANDATED AS WELL, WHERE WE WOULD LOSE THE MONEY WE GET FROM PERKINS.

CTE IS FUNDED THROUGH PERKINS.

>> I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT I JUST WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE IT'S 45 MINUTES, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

I MEAN, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'D MADE THIS LAW, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE OF THOSE DISTRICTS THAT WENT TO FOUR DAYS.

NO, BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THERE'S NO CHANGES WE CAN MAKE TO THESE CALENDARS FOR NEXT YEAR THAT WOULD HELP US ALLEVIATE THESE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE [OVERLAPPING].

>> THERE'S NO CHANGES WE CAN MAKE.

THE LAWS SPECIFICALLY, WAS IN REGARDS TO HOW MANY INTERNAL MINUTES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITHIN CTE.

THEY SAID SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE TO HAVE 90 MINUTES OF A CTE CLASS, AND IF WE KEPT FLEX THE WAY IT WAS, THEN IT WOULD IMPEDE ON THAT 90 MINUTES, AND THEN THE FLEX, THEY WOULD NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW.

>> I JUST ADD ONE MORE THING, DR. BONE, I'M SORRY.

EVEN IF WE ADD FIVE MORE DAYS, LET'S SAY THE CALENDAR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BLOCK SCHEDULING ALL HIGH SCHOOLS.

THEY SEE THEIR CTE EVERY OTHER DAY THAT'S ONLY GOING TO ADD 90 MINUTES TIME IS 280 ANOTHER, POSSIBLY, MAYBE ANOTHER, SO WE WOULDN'T EVEN MAKE THAT WORK, EVEN IF WE ADD ANOTHER WHOLE WEEK, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS FROM BY DA.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO GET THIS CLARIFIED, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A QUESTION, AND I THINK IT'S EASIER JUST TO HAVE IT RECORDED AND OUT THERE.

EVERYBODY CAN HEAR THAT, THERE'S ANOTHER WAY WE COULD DO NEXT YEAR [OVERLAPPING]

>> NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DAYS, IS THE NUMBER OF MINUTES IN THE DAY FOR THEIR CTE CLASS.

IT HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 90 MINUTES EACH DAY.

>> CAN YOU ALL JUST BRIEFLY TELL US, I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT THE TWO CALENDARS; OPTION 1, OPTION 2, WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

>> TRUSTEE WESTON?

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>> SURE. WITH OPTION 1, WE START ON THE FIFTH AS OPPOSED TO STARTING ON THE FIRST WITH TEACHERS, AND WE START ON A WEDNESDAY.

>> CAN YOU SAY THE MONTH, BECAUSE I JUST?

>> AUGUST.

>> AUGUST. WE START ON THE 14TH, WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY IN OPTION 1.

WE WOULD START ON THE 12TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY IN OPTION 2.

IF YOU LOOK AT SEPTEMBER, THEY ARE THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR A HOLIDAY OR NOT, A STUDENT HOLIDAY, TEACHER STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY WAS MOVED FROM THE 30TH IN OPTION 1 TO THE 23RD IN OPTION 2.

IN OCTOBER, THERE IS ONE OF THE TEACHER WORKDAYS ON THE 14TH IN BOTH CALENDARS.

ON THE OPTION 2, OCTOBER 11TH WAS LISTED AS A STUDENT STAFF HOLIDAY.

NOVEMBER 1ST IS ALL FOR STUDENTS EITHER WAY, BUT IT'S A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY IN OPTION 1.

BOTH HAVE THE FULL WEEK OFF FOR THANKSGIVING.

DECEMBER LOOKS THE SAME WITH BOTH OPTIONS.

JANUARY, IT LOOKS THE SAME WITH BOTH OPTIONS.

FEBRUARY, THERE IS A STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAY ON FEBRUARY 14TH IN OPTION 2, BUT NOT IN OPTION 1.

MARCH, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM OPTION 1 TO OPTION 2, OPTION 1 MOVES THAT STUDENT HOLIDAY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY TO THE 24TH, WHICH IS THE MONDAY AFTER SPRING BREAK, WHICH WAS SOMETHING SEVERAL OF THE FOLKS ON OUR COMMITTEE WERE REALLY IN SUPPORT OF.

OPTION 2 HAS A STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAY ON THE 31ST.

APRIL LOOKS THE SAME IN BOTH.

THEN THE FINAL BIG DIFFERENCE IS MAY, AND OPTION 1 HAS STUDENTS ENDING ON THURSDAY THE 22ND, AND TEACHERS ENDING ON FRIDAY THE 23RD.

OPTION 2 HAS STUDENTS ENDING ON FRIDAY THE 23RD, AND TEACHERS HAVING TO COME BACK THAT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT LISTEN TO THIS MEETING NEXT WEEK.

YOU GUYS ARE NODDING. MAYBE, THEY'RE LISTENING TO IT IN THE CAR.

THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THIS MATERIALS PULLED UP, SO I APPRECIATE YOU GOING THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

BUT QUESTION ABOUT THE BUILT-IN EXTRA DAYS, I MEAN, WE TEND TO USE THEM EVERY YEAR, BUT IF WE DON'T USE THEM, THEY'RE JUST EXTRA EDUCATION DAYS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL.

WE DON'T GET CREDIT FOR THEM AT THE END, AND END IN A FEW DAYS EARLY, CORRECT?

>> IT'S ADDED INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES, BUT IT MEANS THAT NOBODY HAS TO CANCEL THEIR PLANS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO STAY LONGER. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THE OTHER THING IS DA REQUIRES AT LEAST TWO DAYS.

WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE THAT WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWO DAYS.

BUT IN BOTH CALENDARS, I THINK WE HAVE ANY THREE DAYS, BUT MINIMUM IS TWO.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITTEES HARD WORK ON THIS, AND STARTING THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN HERE VERY SOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE COMMUNITY DECIDES ON.

>> TRUSTEES, AT THE LAST PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYEES SERVICE CALENDARS.

THIS REALLY WAS PUT ON HERE FROM A QUESTION WITH TRUSTEE WESTON, SO I'LL LET YOU GO AHEAD, AND ASK YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHAT YOU HAD ABOUT THE DISTRICT BEING CLOSED.

SURE. TO BE CLEAR, I DID NOT REQUEST THIS AGENDA ITEM.

>> THAT'S WHY YOUR NAME IS NOT ON IT.

>> I DID NOT REQUEST THIS AGENDA ITEM.

BACK IN JUNE I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ON JUNE 26TH.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT SURROUND THE LANGUAGE OF THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED FOR TWO WEEKS.

SO I ASKED WHAT DOES CLOSED MEAN? I STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

THE THREAD WENT ON AND IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS SAYING, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS THE ONLY BODY THAT CAN CLOSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEN IN SOME OF THE DISCUSSION IT WAS WELL.

>> I WAS JUST TELLING VALERIE THAT NEEDED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME TO INTRODUCE THIS BEFORE THERE WAS A QUESTION TO IT.

I WAS TRYING TO ALLOW YOU A LITTLE MORE THAN YOUR 45 SECONDS BECAUSE SHE LOOKED AT ME AND I DIDN'T REALIZE MY MICROPHONE WAS ON, SO GO AHEAD.

>> OBVIOUSLY WE'RE FIDUCIARIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IS OUR NAMES THAT APPEAR ON THE CERTIFIED ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND ANYWAYS, THE DISCUSSION IN THE EMAIL THEN EVOLVED TO, WELL, THERE'S STILL SOME EMPLOYEES.

THE POLICE ARE STILL WORKING, HUMAN RESOURCES IS STILL WORKING, CUSTODIANS ARE STILL WORKING AND THEN I SAID, WELL, THEN THE DISTRICT ISN'T CLOSED.

IF WE COULD GET SOME CLARITY, I KNOW WHAT THE EMPLOYEE SERVICE CALENDARS ARE.

[03:30:01]

I KNOW THAT TEACHERS HAVE CONTRACTS, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED IS THE RIGHT LANGUAGE THAT WE SHOULD BE USING.

BUT IF IT IS, WHERE'S THE AUTHORITY TO CLOSE THE DISTRICT COME FROM? THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE CLARITY ON.

>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE WESTON.

MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT BE USING THE WORD CLOSE UP.

WHAT I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN IS WE HAVE OUR STAFF WORK DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF DAYS AS YOU KNOW, AND SO MOST OF OUR FRONT OFFICE FOLKS, INCLUDING OUR ADMINISTRATION, THE CENTRAL OFFICE PRINCIPLES, APS, EVERYBODY WORKS 226 DAYS OR LESS.

THE WORK CALENDAR, IF YOU WILL, THEY ARE OFF TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.

I THINK IT'S THE LAST WEEK THIS YEAR WAS THE LAST WEEK IN JUNE AND THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY, WHICH IS JULY 4 WEEK.

THEY ALL HAPPEN TO BE AT THE SAME TIME.

BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR FRONT OFFICE FOLKS WON'T BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO OUR PARENTS ABOUT, OUR PARENTS WANT TO ENROLL THEIR CHILD, FOR EXAMPLE, OR HAVE QUESTION ABOUT CAMPUS.

THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH, OR REALLY REACH OUT TO ANYBODY.

SAME THING WITH CENTRAL OFFICE HERE, SO IT'S US TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR PARENTS, NO ONE IS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU ASSIST YOU FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

I KNOW WE USE THE WORD CLOSE OR CLOSER, IS JUST TO LET OUR PARENTS KNOW WE'RE NOT HERE.

SORRY. CAN YOU WAIT UNTIL WE COME BACK OR WE GET BACK SO WE CAN ASSIST YOU.

AGAIN, IF THE WORKLOAD IS MISLEADING OR FOR WHATEVER REASONS, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHANGE IT BUT THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE MEANT BY THAT.

JUST TO LET NOTIFY OUR PARENTS THAT WE WON'T BE THERE FOR THEM IN CASE THEY NEED US DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS.

IT'S BEEN THE CASE AND OUR DISTRICT CAN ACTUALLY CROSS THE STATE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT USUALLY DO THAT WITHIN THE SAME TOWN FOR SEVERAL REASONS.

ONE IS TO ENSURE THAT IF THERE ARE LIKE OUR CUSTODIANS DO SUMMER CLEANING AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OUR CUSTODIANS USUALLY WORK LONG, THOSE TWO WEEKS GIVEN THE TIME AND THE SPACE, SO NOBODY IS AROUND TO BOTHER THEM.

IF WE HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE, IF WE NEED TO REPLACE THIS CARPET OR DO SOMETHING.

THE ELEMENTS IN THIS GROUP, BECAUSE ALSO THEY ARE WORKING DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS, SO THEY GIVE THEM THAT TIME AND SPACE TO GET IT DONE.

IF THE BUILDING IS EMPTY, WE TURN OFF ALL THE EDGE BACK, EVERYTHING SO WE CAN SAVE ENERGY AS WELL.

IT'S DONE LIKE THAT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS AND I THINK OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS OR MORE.

AGAIN, IT'S COMMON BRASIDAS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

>> I THINK THAT LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT AND I THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO MESSAGE SUCH A TEMPER EXPECTATIONS.

THEY MIGHT UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS LANGUAGE IS SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SURPRISED.

WHAT MY REQUEST WOULD BE TO USE LANGUAGE THAT IS MORE ACCURATE, SUCH AS, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT IT WOULD BE, BUT THE DISTRICT IS OPERATING UNDER LIMITED OPERATIONS OR THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS ON VACATION.

THE LANGUAGE THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT'S NOT ACCURATE.

MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT WE USE ACCURATE LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT'S ENTIRELY NORMAL FOR A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, HOLIDAYS, BAD WEATHER, THAT'S ALL NORMAL, BUT TO JUST CLOSE [OVERLAPPING].

>> POINT OF ORDER BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD 45 SECONDS AND THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE, AS A BOARD, CAN TELL THE ADMINISTRATION WHAT TO PUT ON THEIR WEBSITE.

>> POINT OF ORDER. WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION, TRUSTEE WEIR?

>> I HAD QUESTIONS IN AN EMAIL AMBER PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

I STILL WANT AN ANSWER.

IF WE'RE CLOSE, WHY DOES THE AUTHORITY TO CLOSE THE DISTRICT COME FROM.

IF THE ADMINISTRATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CLOSE THE DISTRICT FOR TWO WEEKS WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL OR ANYTHING, THEN JUST SHOW ME WHERE THAT IS.

I JUST WANT INFORMATION.

>> THAT COMES FROM DECAY LOCAL, WHERE THE BOARD ADOPTED BUDGET AND COMPENSATION PLANS.

WE HAVE NOW DELEGATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT THEY CAN DETERMINE WORK.

IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DETERMINED REQUIRED WORK CALENDARS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

AGAIN, IT'S A MANAGEMENT DECISION.

THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A BOARD FUNCTION, BUT HELPING TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS.

THAT'S WHY I PUT THIS OUT HERE SO THAT WE COULD GET THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

>> WELL, ON THE EMPLOYEES SERVICE CALENDARS, I DON'T SEE THE WORDS, THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED.

I DON'T SEE THOSE WORDS.

>> BUT IT ALSO DOESN'T SAY IN OUR BOARD HANDBOOK THAT YOU HAVE TO PUSH YOUR BUTTON TO GET RECOGNIZED.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT AREN'T SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN DOWN.

>> BUT TO CLOSE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION,

[03:35:01]

A TAXING ENERGY TO CLOSE AND SHUT IT DOWN FOR TWO WEEKS, TO ME, THERE HAS TO BE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.

>> BASED ON WHAT?

>> BASED ON THE FACTS THAT THIS IS TAXED DOLLARS, THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.

>> BASED ON WHAT LAW OR WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU THINK THAT THAT HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE?

>> THE AUTHORITY FOR A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.

MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR IS WHAT DRIVES DISTRICT OPERATIONS.

I CAN LOOK AT THE DISTRICT CALENDAR THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT SAYS DISTRICT CALENDAR AND IT TELLS ME WHEN WE'RE CLOSED.

THE MONEY WE JUST PUT TWO WEEKS IN JUNE ON HERE? WHY DON'T WE HAVE TWO WEEKS CODED IN BLUE?

>> ACADEMIC CALENDAR IS FOR MORE THAN ANYTHING, IS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS TO KNOW EXACTLY WE'RE SOON REPORT TO, I GUESS TO FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AS DAY SCHOOLS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE OFF FOR CHRISTMAS OR FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

WE HAVE OUR WORK CALENDAR ALSO POSTED, THEY'RE ON OUR WEBSITE AND IT'S OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC.

YES, IT DOESN'T SAY CLOSE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE WORK CALENDAR, YOU WILL SEE THEY ARE NOT WORKING FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HIDE AND IT'S AVAILABLE.

BUT THE REASON WE COMMUNICATE IT TO ALL PARENTS, LIKE WE SAY CLOSE AND AGAIN, IF WE NEED TO USE A DIFFERENT WORD FOR IT, WE WILL IS JUST TO NOT EVERY ONE OF OUR PARENTS OR COMMUNITY MEMBER REALLY HAS THE TIME TO LOOK AT EVERY WORK CALENDAR AND DETERMINE WHERE EVERYBODY IS OFF.

WE TELL THEM, LOOK, THE FRONT OFFICE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYBODY DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS TO HELP THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'LL BE THERE FOR YOU.

BUT DURING THESE TWO WEEKS, OBVIOUSLY, WE WON'T HAVE NOBODY TO RESPOND.

NOW, OUR DISTRICT IS STILL OPERATING, SO WE STILL HAVE, AS I SAID, POLICE OFFICER BUT IT'S NOT WITH OUR PARENTS.

THE DISTRICT IS WORKING AND GETTING THE SUMMER CLEANING.

THE DISTRICT HAS WORKED IN PREPPING AND MAINTAINING OPERATION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PARENTS, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEONE THERE FOR THEM, WHEN THEY HAVE A QUESTION.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE [OVERLAPPING].

>> TWO THINGS. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT THE DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY NOT CLOSED FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS AND LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHY DOES THE BOARD HAVE TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT CALENDAR? I MEAN, THAT WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, BUT WHY DOES THE BOARD HAVE TO PROVE THAT?

>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR?

>> WELL, IT SAYS DISTRICT. THE PRESENTATION WE JUST HAD IT SAYS THE WORD DISTRICT CALENDAR AT THE TOP AT THE DRAFTS.

>> THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. YES.

>> WHY?

>> THAT'S STATUTORILY REQUIRED FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE ACADEMIC ONE.

>> YOU'VE GOTTEN YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED WITH REGARDS TO THIS?

>> HE JUST CLARIFIED THAT THE DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY NOT CLOSED DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS. THAT IS MY ANSWER.

>> WE USE THAT LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILIES BECAUSE IF WE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF LIMITED OPERATION, THAT ACTUALLY CAN BE A LOT MORE CONFUSING FOR FAMILIES AND REQUIRE THEM TO DO A LOT MORE RESEARCH TO FIND OUT THAT REALLY IT'S ONLY HR AND OUR POLICE OR IT'S REALLY ONLY MAINTENANCE, AND I DOUBT THAT WE HAVE MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE TRYING TO CALL THE SCHOOLS TO ASK WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE MODE IN JULY OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

I THINK THAT THE COMMUNICATION OF THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED IS REALLY JUST TO AID OUR FAMILIES IN KNOWING THAT THEY AREN'T HAVING TO DO ADDITIONAL LEGWORK TO PROBABLY REACH A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR FAMILIES DON'T WANT TO ACCESS.

>> AS A JUDICIARY TO ME, LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT AND IT MATTERS.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. THAT'S MY OPINION.

>> WE WOULD BE MORE HAPPY TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE ALONG THIS LINE IF THE BOARD IS OKAY WITH IT AND WE CAN SAY THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION OFFICES ARE CLOSED OR OUR CAMPUSES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS KNOWING THAT OUR CUSTODIANS WILL BE WORKING MAYBE AND THE REST OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT [OVERLAPPING].

>> THIS IS A MANAGEMENT DECISION, TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON YOU.

>> THIS IS A MANAGEMENT DECISION AND NO ONE TRUSTEE CAN OFFER AND MAKE A DIRECTIVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF ASKING YOU TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE.

IT'S OUT OF OUR LANE AND I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING THIS DISCUSSION EVEN.

YOU HAVE ONE TRUSTEE THAT'S ASKED, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THIS IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD.

>> TRUSTEE WEIR.

>> I MOVE THAT WE END DISCUSSION.

>> CAN WE VOTE IF IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM?

>> YOU CAN JUST END THE DEBATE.

>> MOVE TO END DISCUSSION. I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? TRUSTEE BONE.

[03:40:05]

>> ONE THING, IT'S A DISCUSSION.

IT'S ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT, AND I HEAR A LOT OF CHATTERING OUT.

THAT'S REALLY DISTRACTING AND DISRUPTIVE TO THE MEETING.

IF WE CAN KEEP THAT TO A LIMITED, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO BUSINESS UP HERE.

BUT IT'S A LITTLE DISCERNING TO ME THAT OTHER TRUSTEES UP HERE ARE NOT CONCERNED BECAUSE I THINK TRUSTEE WESTON WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MONEY.

HONESTLY, THE BUDGET IS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY MANAGE, AND SO I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC BECAUSE I CAME PREPARED TONIGHT AND I WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT MOST OF YOU MUST HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE SERVICE CALENDARS BECAUSE IF YOU DID, YOU'D ALSO NOTICE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS NOT LISTED ON ANY OF THE SERVICE CALENDARS.

WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THAT HE WAS GONE AND THAT THE DISTRICT WAS CLOSED, I GO AND LOOK AT THE SERVICE CALENDARS AND I'M LIKE, WELL, THE SUPERINTENDENT IS NOT LISTED ON ONE OF THE SERVICE CALENDAR, SO HOW IS IT CLOSED? THEN IF YOU GO LOOK AT HIS CONTRACT, HE DOESN'T POINT TO ONE OF THE SERVICE CALENDARS.

WHERE DOES THE AUTHORITY COME FOR HIM TO PUT HIMSELF ON ONE OF THESE SERVICE CALENDARS? THEN I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED THAT IF WE'RE TELLING EVERYBODY THAT THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED, ARE WE COMMUNICATING TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU CAN JUST BE GONE? I DO UNDERSTAND THAT FROM THEIR SERVICE CALENDARS, THEY'RE OFF CONTRACT BUT ARE THEY ABLE, BECAUSE I KNOW HR ACTUALLY WORKED OVER THAT TIME AND THEN YOU GUYS ACTUALLY TOOK TIME LATER.

SO THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.

IF I'M WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME.

BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT TRUSTEE WESTON IS WANTING CLARITY ON, IS THAT WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY THE CORRECT WAY THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING PEOPLE WHEN THEY SHOULD FOR THEIR CONTRACTS AND THAT THEY'RE TAKING VACATION WHEN THEY SHOULD BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER ADMINISTRATORS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO TAKE VACATION DURING THOSE TIMES.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET CLARITY ON AND UNDERSTAND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY AND WE'RE PAYING PEOPLE PROPERLY.

>> I'D BE GLAD TO GIVE AN ANSWER ON THAT.

>> WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ACTUALLY ON THE TABLE, AND THAT WAS HER COMMENT TO THE MOTION.

SO I WOULD ASK THE CHAIR TO PLEASE, CAN WE VOTE?

>> I WILL ALLOW MR. CURRAN TO RESPOND.

>> THANK YOU. OUR 226 DAY CALENDAR ENDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT BREAKS, SO THERE IS NO PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE DAYS, AND SO WHAT WOULD YOU DESCRIBE AS BEING OFF CONTRACT IS CORRECT, AND SO THERE IS NO PAY ASSOCIATED.

IF AN EMPLOYEE WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK DURING THOSE DAYS, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO USE PERSONAL LEAVE OR ACCRUED LEAVE IN ORDER TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THAT ABSENCE.

>> I MAY ALSO CLARIFY.

I KNOW I WAS BROUGHT INTO THIS CONVERSATION.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

BUT MY CALENDAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE ALIGNED WITH 12 MONTHS EMPLOYEES, AND 12 MONTHS EMPLOYEES IS REALLY THE 226 DAYS, AND SO AT THIS HERE, I'M READY TO LEAVE YET.

SO WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT THE 226.

DO I QUALIFY AS DOING?

>> YES, SIR, BUT YOU WORK EVERY DAY.

BUT IF YOU ARE BASED ON A 12 MONTH CALENDAR WHICH IS 226 DAYS.

THOSE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY DUTY DAYS IN TERMS OF THE DAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS WORK SCHEDULE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES ABLE TO USE LEAVE ON ANY DAYS THAT ARE DUTY DAYS THAT HE'S NOT ABLE TO REPORT.

>> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT THE 216 [OVERLAPPING].

THIS IS A VIOLATION NOW OF ROBERT'S RULES.

SHE HAS MADE HER COMMENT ON THIS MOTION. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.

>> I AGREE. TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON.

>> I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION.

>> I SECOND.

>> I HAVE CALLED THE QUESTION IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5, 2.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO END THE TOPIC.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5, 2.

WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM G4, STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK FOR ELEMENTARY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, DR. AZAIEZ.

>> THANK YOU DR. NICHOLS.

SHE LOVED THE NEXT ITEM TOO, WE'LL BE DONE AFTER THIS, DR. NICHOLS. THANK YOU.

>> HELLO AGAIN. WELL, MAYBE EVERYONE DOES NOT KNOW, BUT EVERY YEAR WE RECEIVE UPDATES FROM TASPI AND THROUGH THAT, WE GO THROUGH AND UPDATE ALL THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR HANDBOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNED.

ALSO, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT ANY CHANGES TO POLICY THAT WE MAY HAVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS ANYTHING COMING OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

IN ORDER TO VERIFY IT, IT GOES THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT OFFICE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT CERTAIN SECTION AS A DOUBLE-CHECK, AND THEN IN THE FINAL PROCESS, IT COMES BEFORE YOU TO BE APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

[03:45:03]

HERE WE ARE, AND JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES, ABOUT THE HANDBOOK? WE'RE NOT VOTING ON IT TONIGHT, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HANDBOOK? TRUSTEE BONE.

>> I WAS WONDERING, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT?

>> NO. SHE JUST SAID WE DO NOT.

>> WELL, SHE SAID TONIGHT, BUT WE NEVER VOTE ON THE STUDENT HANDBOOK OR THE CHANGES MADE TO IT.

IT'S PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE.

THEN I DID HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE WHEN I DID MY REGISTRATION THIS YEAR AND I SAID THAT I'VE READ THE 2023/2024 HANDBOOK.

I ACTUALLY WENT TO GET A COPY OF IT AND IT WAS NOT POSTED WHEN I WENT TO THE FOLDER THAT IT TOOK ME TO.

I JUST WONDERED WHY IT WASN'T THERE.

>> FOR THE 2022?

>> THE 2022/2023 ONE WAS THERE, BUT NOT THE '23/'24 ONE.

I SAW IT BECAUSE I HAVE ACCESS TO THE PACKET, BUT IT WASN'T IN MY REGISTRATION WHEN I WENT THROUGH WHATEVER.

>> THIS WILL GET POSTED TO THE WEBSITE AFTER TODAY, MA'AM.

>> I'M JUST WONDERING HOW DID PARENTS SAY THAT THEY'D SEEN THOSE IF IT WASN'T LINKED TO THE REGISTRATION?

>> I DO NOT KNOW, BUT IT WILL BE POSTED.

>> I'LL DOUBLE-CHECK TO SEE IF AND WHEN IT WAS POSTED.

I CANNOT VERIFY THAT.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS JUST A UNIQUE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NOT POSTED IN THE FOLDER THAT IT TOOK ME TO SAY THAT I'D SEEN IT.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. DID I MISS ANYBODY? GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD FOR THIS EVENING.

I THINK WE SHOULD DO OUR CONSENT ITEMS AND THEN WE'LL TAKE

[H. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT]

A RECESS BEFORE WE GET INTO THE ACTION ITEMS.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS H1 THROUGH 14 BY CONSENT.

>> I'VE A MOTION IN A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> ITEM H2 IS ABOUT THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

GIVEN THAT WE'RE ALREADY A WEEK INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T VOTE ON THIS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I HAVE A GREAT DISCOMFORT WITH THE TIMING.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION, THIS IS JUST MY COMMENTS BECAUSE YOU GUYS WANT TO GO STRAIGHT TO APPROVAL.

I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING BECAUSE THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT TALKS ABOUT VERY CONSEQUENTIAL TOPICS LIKE IT'S BEING SENT TO THE DEP, EXPULSION, REMOVAL FROM A SCHOOL BUS.

I COULD VOTE FOR THIS IF THIS CAME TO US BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUT NOT TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. TRUSTEE BONE.

>> I WILL ALSO BE ABSTAINING FOR THE SAME REASONS.

THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, I WAS JUST IN SOME TRAINING AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAD TO BE DONE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I'M CONCERNED THAT THE TIMING OF THIS IS TOO LATE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO APPROVE THIS AND UNDERSTAND IT AND READ IT BECAUSE AS A PARENT, I WAS ALREADY ASKED TO REVIEW THIS.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

I'LL POST ABSTAINING MOTION CARRIES 5, 0, 2.

IT IS 9:29, AND WE WILL TAKE A 15-MINUTE RECESS, WE'LL BE BACK AT 9:45.

EVERYBODY'S IN THEIR SEATS EARLY, SO WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AT 9:43.

ONTO AGENDA ITEM I1,

[I. ACTION ITEMS]

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BOARD, SELFIE VAL.

WE HAVE DR. MCMAHON WITH US VIRTUALLY THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US AND WE WILL POWER THROUGH OUR BOARD SELF-EVALUATION.

CAN'T HEAR YOU. NO. CAN'T HEAR YOU.

>> MARCIA, YOU NEED TO UNMUTE.

>> SHE'S WORKING. STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT? AMELA YOU WORK ON GETTING YOUR MICROPHONE, AND WE'LL GO ON TO I2, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS BECAUSE I2 IS RELATIVELY SHORT DISCUSSION, SO I'LL LET YOU WORK ON YOUR MICROPHONE.

TRUSTEES, NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 2, WHICH IS APPOINT A DELEGATE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE 2023 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

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THIS IS NEW FOR TRUSTEES ZARATE, AND MARKUM.

THIS HAPPENS AT OUR TACITUS BE CONFERENCE EVERY YEAR IN DALLAS.

WELL LAST YEAR IT WAS IN SAN ANTONIO, THIS YEAR IT'S BACK IN DALLAS AND THERE IS A LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY WHERE EVERY DISTRICT IN THE STATE SENDS ONE REPRESENTATIVE AND ONE ALTERNATIVE TO VOTE ON THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR TASB BE MOVING INTO THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

WE DO IT EVERY YEAR.

THIS YEAR THERE ARE FOUR TRUSTEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ATTENDING TASB, IT WILL BE TRUSTEES, ZARATE, MARKUM, WESTON AND LANDRUM, SO FROM HERE DOWN, YELLOW, NOT INCLUDED IN THIS.

[LAUGHTER] FROM THE FOUR OF US, WE WILL NEED TO APPOINT A LEGISLATIVE REP AND AN ALTERNATE.

SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH THIS INCLUDE DOING SOME HOMEWORK.

YOU'LL GET A PACKET AHEAD OF TIME.

USUALLY IT'S PRETTY THICK TO READ ALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, THEN WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET TO TASB I BELIEVE IT'S ON A SATURDAY MORNING, I DON'T REMEMBER THE SCHEDULE, BUT I PARTICIPATED IN WHAT'S THE ALTERNATE TWO YEARS AGO.

SATURDAY MORNING, YOU'LL ATTEND USUALLY, AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME, I ATTENDED A SMALL MEETING OF REGION 13 TRUSTEES, WE TALKED ABOUT PRIORITIES FOR OUR REGION, THEN WE WENT INTO THE LARGER BALLROOM, AND IT LITERALLY WAS A HUGE BALLROOM, THE ALTERNATE SAT LITERALLY BEHIND A ROPED OFF AREA, AND THE APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

PRIORITIES WILL BE BROUGHT UP.

YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO UP AND SPEAK ON THEM, MAKE CHANGES, AND THEN VOTE FOR IT ACCORDING TO WHAT THE PRIORITIES ALIGN WITH OUR DISTRICT PRIORITIES.

YOU DO GET CREDIT.

THERE ARE OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES THAT WILL BE HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME.

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS, YOU WILL MISS OUT ON APPROXIMATELY 2-3 THREE OF THE SESSIONS. JUST OPINION.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FULL SCHEDULE, BUT I'M JUST GOING OFF OF MEMORY.

THEN, IF YOU'RE AN ALTERNATE, YOU'RE LITERALLY JUST WAITING THERE IN CASE ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE HAS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM OR SOMETHING HAPPENS, AND THEY CAN'T FULFILL THEIR DUTY.

THE YEAR THAT I WAS THE ALTERNATE TRUSTEE, VESSEL WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE AND OF COURSE, SHE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING AND SAT IN THE BACK AND JUST WATCHED THE PROCESS.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING HOW THE PROCESS AND THE PRIORITIES ARE DEVELOPED, BUT DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN THIS PROCESS AND BEING INVOLVED IN IT AND IF NOT, THEN TRUSTEE WESTON.

SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT. TRUSTEE HARRISON HAD HER LIGHT ON, BUT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO BE THERE, SO THAT'S WHY I WAS.

>> BUT I JUST WANTED TO NOMINATE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE MARKUM HAS DONE A LOT AT THE LEDGE AND I THINK THAT I WAS THE REP ONE YEAR, MY FIRST YEAR, MAYBE, TRADITION, THERE'S A CRICKET.

SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE ME.

I WILL RUN. THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER].

THANK YOU. I THINK THAT TRUSTEE MARKUM WOULD BE A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE AND TRUSTEES ZARATE BEING NEW, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING THE ALTERNATE, THAT'S WHO I WOULD NOMINATE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED, ANYWAY.

THAT'S IT.

>> IT HAS BEEN A JOKE THAT THE NEWEST PERSON GETS NOMINATED FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST GLAMOROUS AND EXCITING ROLE, BUT TRUSTEE WESTON YOUR NEXT.

>> I'M COMING UP ON THREE YEARS ON THE BOARD.

I'VE NEVER ASKED TO DO THIS BEFORE.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE AND DEFERRED TO OTHERS WHO DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.

I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD IF I COULD DO THIS. THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO.

>> TRUSTEES ZARATE OR MARKUM, DO Y'ALL HAVE AN OPINION?

>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE THE ALTERNATIVE AT LEAST, I'M ALREADY WORKING WITH CTSBA ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING COMING UP.

>> CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT?

>> THE CENTRAL TEXAS SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS BOARD TO THAT BODY FOR REGION 13.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ARE GOING TO BE FOR REGION 13, SO I COULD EASILY FILL IN TRUSTEE MARKUM HERE, IF NEEDED.

I COULD DEFINITELY BE ALTERNATE. NO PROBLEM.

>> TRUSTEE MARKUM?

>> I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED.

I'VE BEEN PRETTY INVOLVED IN LEGISLATIVE WORK THIS YEAR AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON IT AND HAVE BEEN PRETTY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO HEARING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE AND WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS TO GET THAT INFORMATION ACROSS.

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I WOULD DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED IN FURTHERING MY KNOWLEDGE SO THAT I CAN BETTER ADVOCATE.

>> TRUSTEE WEIR.

>> I APPRECIATE TRUSTEE WESTON THAT YOU'VE NEVER ASKED TO DO THIS.

I PERSONALLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR SOMEBODY WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HAS NOT SUPPORTED THE BEST INTERESTS OF ROUND ROCK ISD IN THE LEGISLATURE TO BE THE VOICE OF ROUND ROCK ISD AT THE CONVENTION.

WITH THAT, [OVERLAPPING] I MOVE THAT ALICIA ZARATE BE NAMED A DELEGATE AND CHUY ZARATE TO BE NAMED ALTERNATE TO TASB 2023 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

>> I HAD A POINT OF ORDER.

>> I WAS LETTING HER FINISH HER SENTENCE. WHAT IS YOUR POINT?

>> THAT IS A LACK OF DECORUM.

YOU SAID THINGS THAT ARE NOT EVEN FACTUAL AND IT'S A COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL THING TO ASSERT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEST INTERESTS.

SOMEBODY WHO'S A DEFENDANT AND A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAW SUIT IS TELLING ME THAT [OVERLAPPING] I'M DOING WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BIZARRE.

IT'S INSIGHTFUL.

THIS IS MORE OF THE OSTRACIZATION THAT CONTINUES FROM ALL OF YOU.

[OVERLAPPING] PLEASE ASK TRUSTEE WEIR TO CONFINE HER WORDS IN A MANNER THAT IS RESPECTFUL OF DECORUM OF THE BODY.

>> I WILL REMIND ALL TRUSTEES ON THE DAIS TO PLEASE USE YOUR HIGHEST LEVEL OF DECORUM WHEN SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON.

>> YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY.

>> I DIDN'T, BUT I'VE ALREADY GOT CALLED FOR A VOTE.

YOU CAN MAKE A COMMENT AFTER, BUT ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE, TWO.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS NOW THAT THE VOTE HAS BEEN TAKEN?

>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS THIS MISSTATEMENTS AND I THINK STUDENTS DO WATCH THIS AND JUST LIES AT THE DAIS ARE NOT OKAY.

MS. FACTS, ONE OF THEM IS THAT AS YOU MENTIONED, TRUSTEE VESTA WAS ACTUALLY NOMINATED FOR THE POSITION OF TASB DELEGATE WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY NEW AND SHE WASN'T NEW.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS NEW PEOPLE.

THEN MAKING INCORRECT STATEMENTS ABOUT WHO'S FOR OR AGAINST PUBLIC EDUCATION IS OPINION, NOT FACT.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> I'M JUST SAYING IT'S OPINION AND NOT FACT.

>> WHAT IS YOUR POINT TRUSTEE WEIR?

>> WASN'T THIS ALREADY RULED ON AS A POINT OF ORDER FOR DECORUM.

>> SHE'S MAKING A COMMENT.

>> DOES IT RELATE TO THE VOTE?

>> YOU'RE NOT MAKING A POINT THAT I CAN RULE ON.

>> OKAY.

>> IF WE COULD QUIT INTERRUPTING EACH OTHER AND JUST LET PEOPLE MAKE THEIR STATEMENTS LIKE ADULTS AND MOVE ON, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

>> POINT OF ORDER. I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO MAKE A POINT OF ORDER.

LIKE SHE SAID, YOU DIDN'T MAKE A POINT OF ORDER.

>> CHAIR ROSE, YOU DO HAVE A RIGHT TO BRING IT UP, MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CHAIR CAN RULES.

>> MAKING SURE TO MAKE A POINT OF ORDER. SEE THAT, HOW THAT WORKS?

>> TRUSTEE BONE?

>> NO, I'M JUST SAYING THAT HOW IT WORKS AT THE DAIS.

>> I AM GOING TO TURN OFF MICROPHONES IF WE CAN NOT BE RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER.

PLEASE, REMEMBER THE DECORUM OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

ALL TRUSTEES ON THE DAIS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO HAVE DECORUM AND RESPECT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. THANK YOU.

>> YES, I WAS INTERRUPTED TWICE.

NOW I HAVE TO START BACK OVER ON WHAT I WAS SAYING.

>> WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN WHAT YOU'VE SAID, CONTINUE YOUR STATEMENT.

>> WELL, NO, BECAUSE I HAVE TO START BACK OVER BECAUSE WHEN YOU INTERRUPT PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT THERE WERE FACTUAL STATEMENTS PRIOR TO THE VOTE THAT WERE NOT TRUE, AND ONE OF THEM WAS TRUSTEE VESTA, WHEN WE WERE NEW, WE WERE NOT GIVEN THE ABILITY TO BE THE TASB DELEGATES AND YET AGAIN, THERE IS JUST INCORRECT STATEMENTS AND I WOULD ASK THAT THIS BOARD BE VERY CAREFUL ON THE STATEMENTS THAT WE MAKE AND THAT THERE ARE FACTUAL TO OUR COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF SITTING UP HERE AND MAKING INCORRECT STATEMENTS.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

DR. MCMAHON, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GET YOUR MICROPHONE WORKING?

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

>> YES, WE CAN.

>> YES. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT FOR YOUR QUARTERLY EVALUATIONS.

THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER [NOISE] FROM OUR PREVIOUS EVALUATION, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE IN THE PARTS OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR VISION 1, 2, 3, AND 4.

THAT IS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF CONSENSUS ON ALL BOARD MEMBERS AGREEING THAT THE GOALS SCORE PROGRESS MEASURES, CONSTRAINTS AND CONSTRAINT PROGRESS MEASURES THAT EVERYONE AGREES THAT THEY

[04:00:08]

REFLECT THE WORK OF THE STUDENTS AND THE WORK THAT THE DISTRICT IS MOVING FORWARD.

I DO KNOW THAT I THINK WE ARE AT A GOOD TIME WHERE NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING FRESH DATA IN, AS YOU SAW WITH SOME INFORMATION TONIGHT, IT'S TIME FOR US TO REVISIT THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN COME BACK TO BETTER CONSENSUS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THOSE PARTICULAR SECTIONS OF THE SELF-EVALUATION.

FOR THE REMAINING SECTIONS, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

AMY, IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT, AND I APOLOGIZE, I AM HERE IN ROUND ROCK, BUT I'M UNABLE TO BE THERE BECAUSE MY FATHER IS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG DAY.

ON PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, LAST TIME YOU SCORED YOURSELF AS A 12, YOU WERE HOPING TO GET TO A 15.

>> NO,12 WAS WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO GET TO AT THIS TIME.

WASN'T MARCH THE LAST TIME WE DID IT?

>> JUST CLARIFYING, WE'RE SKIPPING VISIONS AND GOALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4?

>> UNLESS THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED THEIR MINDS THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS AGREE ON CONSENSUS.

>> I DON'T SEE THAT WE'LL COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THAT.

>> THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT HOPEFULLY BY THE NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THOSE AREAS WITH A NEW DRAFTING OF DATA. [OVERLAPPING]

>> AMY, CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT OUR SCORES WERE ON VISION AND GOALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 FOR THE LAST QUARTER? THEY HAVE BEEN 4, 4, AND 3 FOR THE LAST YEAR.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I GUESS VISION THREE-WEEK.

LAST TIME IT WAS 4, 4, 3 AND 2.

NOW, ONTO PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> MY QUESTION ON PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, DID YOU GUYS MAINTAIN THE 25% OF YOUR TIME FOR THE QUARTER? AMY.

>> ACTUALLY, WE HAVE MAINTAINED 25%.

WE HAVE NOT MAINTAINED 50.

>> THEN THAT WILL REMAIN THE SAME AT 12.

FOR PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2, PREVIOUSLY YOU WERE AT WHAT, AMY?

>> ON PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2, WE WERE AT A TWO.

>> YOU ARE HOPING TO GET TO A FOUR?

>> YEAH.

>> WE'RE STILL NOT AT A FOUR YET.

>> WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TIME TRACKER.

>> I WILL WORK WITH DR. AZAIEZ ON THAT FOR THIS NEXT QUARTER.

THE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

>> WE WERE AT FOUR LAST TIME.

>> WE WERE AT FOUR AND THE MONITORING CALENDAR HASN'T BEEN MODIFIED.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDAS.

YOU'RE NOT INTO 12 BECAUSE THE AVERAGE OF THE FOUR MEETINGS, THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS A MONTH AND YOUR TIME IN BOARD MEETINGS IS WHY YOU ARE STILL AT A FOUR.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN PUT SOME PROCESSES IN PLACE AND REDUCE THESE TO GET THE TIME OR DISPLAY.

THEN THE LAST ONE, ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENTS.

YOU WERE AT A ONE.

I'M PRETTY SURE BY THE NEXT QUARTER YOU GUYS WILL BE THREE BECAUSE YOU'RE STARTING YOUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

IS THAT CORRECT, TRUSTEE JACKSON?

>> THE ONLY ADAPTATIONS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADAPTATIONS, DO ME, AMY?

>> NO.

>> I TRIED TO WRITE ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND I'M TRYING TO HURRY BECAUSE MY IPAD IS ABOUT TO DIE.

>> WE ALSO NEED TO DO A SYNERGY AND TEAMWORK.

SYNERGY AND TEAMWORK, WE WERE AT THREE LAST TIME. WE WERE AT THREE.

>> THREE. YOU HAVE DONE YOUR POLICIES YET? WELL, NOW YOU DID APPROVE YOUR POLICIES.

>> YEAH, I THINK WERE PUBLISHED AT THREE.

>> WE'LL START WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE DEBT POLICY DIET AS WELL.

>> THEN WE HAD NO CHANGES IN OUR SCORE AT ALL THIS QUARTER?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO, AMY, DO YOU CONCUR?

>> WELL, DID WE MEET IN THE LAST YEAR?

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DO WE EVEN HAVE A ONE FOR ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT? OR DID WE DROP BACK DOWN TO A ZERO BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE IT YET.

>> AFFIRMS THAT EVERY TWO YEARS, KNOWING ALL ITS POLICIES.

>> NO. ON ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT, THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.

>> NOW, YOU'RE GOOD FOR A ONE BECAUSE IT SAYS THE BOARD HAS A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN PLACE.

YOUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED THE BEGINNINGS OF THAT.

I BELIEVE YOU ALL GOT AN EMAIL LAST WEEK ABOUT ACTUALLY SIGNING UP FOR SOME OF THOSE TIMES, AM I CORRECT, TRUSTEE HARRISON?

>> IT WILL STAY AT A ONE.

>> THEN WE DIDN'T CHANGE AT ALL IN THIS LAST QUARTER.

>> YEAH.

|>> ARE WE GOING TO JUST KEEP OUR SAME TARGETS?

>> LET ME GO BACK TO THAT DOCUMENT.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> I WOULD HOPE THAT BY THE NEXT QUARTER, AFTER WE HAVE REVISITED WITH RE-LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR GOALS, WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THE FIRST FOUR UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY COLLABORATIVELY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND REDESIGNING OUR GOALS.

I THINK IF THAT CAN HAPPEN, WE COULD GO FROM FOUR TO, OH, MY MACHINE IS FAILING THAT, OH OKAY. I THINK YOU COULD GO TO THE A 12 FOR ONE, A 12 FOR TWO, A NINE FOR [LAUGHTER], I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH MY COMPUTER.

SORRY. TWELVE FOR ONE.

A 12 FOR TWO, A NINE FOR THREE AND A FOUR FOR NUMBER 4.

>> HEY, MARCIA AND GOAL 1 OR YEAH, THE VISION AND GOALS ONE, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE LONGING GOAL THOUGH I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE IS NOT QUANTIFIABLE.

IT'S QUALITATIVE. I THINK WE WENT BACKWARDS ON THAT.

>> SAY THAT AGAIN.

>> WE HAVE A BOARD GOAL ABOUT BELONGING AND I THINK WE HAD SET IT ASIDE, BUT NOW WE'VE BROUGHT IT BACK IN AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

I THINK WE'VE GONE BACKWARDS IN THAT VISION IN GOALS 1, BECAUSE IT'S NOT QUANTIFIABLE.

>> WE HAVE DATA THAT COMES OUT OF THE SURVEYS AND THINGS.

IT IS QUANTIFIABLE.

>> WE'RE SAYING WE'RE QUANTIFYING BELONGING?

>> YES. QUALITATIVE. IT'S BASED ON SURVEY RESULTS THAT GIVE US DATA THAT'S QUALITATIVE DATA.

I THINK IT'S QUANTITATIVE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN PRESENTED WITH A QUANTIFIABLE MEASUREMENT OF BELONGING THAT HAS FIDELITY.

JUST BECAUSE WE SAY, HEY, WE GOT 650 RESULTS AND 70% OF THE KIDS FEEL THIS WAY, THAT'S STILL QUALITATIVE.

HOW MUCH DO THEY BELONG? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT HAS TO BE QUANTIFIABLE.

I HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENT IN THAT.

>> I THINK MY RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD LEAVE IT FOR THIS QUARTER AS IT IS BECAUSE YOU, AS A BOARD, APPROVED THE MEASUREMENT TOOL FOR THAT GOAL.

THEN WHEN WE MEET IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER FOR REVIEW, I THINK WE CAN DISCUSS IT IN MORE DETAIL AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR EVERYBODY.

I WOULD RECOMMEND LEAVING VISION AND GOALS ONE WHERE IT IS.

>> THEN OUR NEXT QUARTER TARGETS FOR PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ARE WE JUST STICKING WITH WHAT WE HAD LAST TIME, 12, 4.

THEN SYSTEMS WOULD BE 12 ADVOCACY THREE BECAUSE WE WERE PRETTY SURE WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

THEN THE SYNERGY AND TEAMWORK,

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WE HAD AS NINE AS OUR GOAL LAST TIME.

>> MATT MAY ASK IF IT'S POSSIBLE?

>> IF THAT'S STILL WAIVER, I WILL GET THIS PUT TOGETHER AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU TOMORROW FOR YOU TO REVIEW AND THEN WE'LL FORWARD IT ONTO PATTY.

BUT YOU DO NEED TO VOTE TO APPROVE THE QUARTERLY REPORT.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON HAS A QUESTION.

>> I APPRECIATE HAVING THIS DOCUMENT IN OUR PACKET, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN BE PROVIDED BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A LOT OF HAVING TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LAST TIME.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET THIS WITH THE DATA ALREADY IN IT? WHEN WE GET HERE?

>> I TAKE THAT COMPLETELY, THAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND I FAILED TO SEND IT TO YOU.

>> WE'LL HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR OUR NEXT SELF-EVALUTION.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT. SURE. ABSOLUTELY.

>> YES. TOTALLY MY FAULT.

>> DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE THIRD QUARTER BOARD SELF-EVALUATION.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY COMMENTS? SEE NO LIGHTS. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. SEEING NONE MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.

>> WOW, UNANIMOUS. YES. THANK YOU.

>> SCARED ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I HOPE YOUR FATHER IMPROVES.

>> I HOPE SO TOO. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR EVENING AND NOT INTO THE EARLY MORNING.

WE ARE ON TO BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS,

[J. BOARD BUSINESS]

CALENDARING, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, EVERYTHING UNDER THE JS.

I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

JUST DR. AZAIEZ HAS SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN I'LL GO TO TRUSTEES AFTER THAT. FIRST ONE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ON THE THIRD DAY OF SCHOOL, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS AN OFFICIAL WELCOME FOR THE START OF THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO MUCH POTENTIAL AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT ALL IS TO BE HELD MOVING FORWARD.

WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING MEETINGS COMING UP ON MONDAY, SO IN FOUR DAYS FROM NOW, WE'RE HAVING OUR VADER MEETING AND THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY END THAT MEETING AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A SECOND MEETING TO GO OVER THE RFQS FOR BOARD COUNCIL.

PROBABLY WILL END UP BEING A RATHER LONG NIGHT.

I'M EXPECTING TO BE HERE 4,5 HOURS.

BUT THE FIRST PART WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE CALLING OF THE VADER.

I HAVE EVERYBODY'S RSVP, EXCEPT I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE FROM TRUSTEE BONE.

WILL YOU BE HERE ON MONDAY?

>> YEAH, I THINK MY RESPONSE IS IN THERE.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT SEEING THEM. MY WHOLE CALENDAR IS RESPONDED TO.

>> PATTY IS NOT SEEING THEM EITHER.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE, BUT OKAY.

I'M HERE, BUT MY WHOLE CALENDAR IS RESPONDED TO, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE NOT SEEING THEM.

>> THEN WE HAVE SEPTEMBER 14TH, THE CALLED BOARD MEETING FOR GRIEVANCES.

WE DEFINITELY HAVE A COUPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THAT NIGHT, AT LEAST ONE.

I DO NOT HAVE RESPONSES FROM TRUSTEE WESTON, TRUSTEE ZARATE, OR TRUSTEE BONE.

IF YOU ALL CAN UPDATE YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 14TH.

WE HAVE OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.

ALL SEVEN TRUSTEES HAVE RSVP FOR THAT ONE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THEN WE HAVE A CALLED BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE 27TH, WILL BE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

TRUSTEES LANDRUM, WEER, MARKHAM, WESTERN, AND ZARATE HAVE SAID YES.

TRUSTEE HARRISON IS A NO AND I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE FROM TRUSTEE BONE.

IF YOU CAN JUST CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE ON THE 27TH.

THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE FOUR TRUSTEES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER WILL BE HEADING TO DALLAS FOR TASA/TASB CONFERENCE.

NEXT ONE, AND I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO PAY ATTENTION, BUT ALSO TRUSTEES, IN OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR, NOT OCTOBER OF EVERY OTHER YEAR, THIS BOARD DOES AN APPOINTMENT TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS BOARD.

OUR CURRENT APPOINTMENT IS ACTUALLY A FORMER TRUSTEE.

HE STILL LIVES IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

HE NO LONGER LIVES IN ROUND ROCK ISD, BUT HIS APPOINTMENT WILL BE EXPIRING SOMETIME THIS FALL, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMUNITY FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THAT BOARD.

THE ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON A PROCESS FOR HOW TO GATHER INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS BOARD, STAY TUNED.

WE WILL BE REACHING OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER WAYS TO PROBABLY GATHER A BRIEF APPLICATION, MAYBE A RESUME, GIVE THE TRUSTEES A BIT OF AN INFORMATION ABOUT INTERESTED CANDIDATES WHO WILL BE SERVING ON THAT BOARD.

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IT IS A TWO-YEAR TERM TO YOUR APPOINTMENT.

WE DO HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY IN TERMS OF A VOTING BLOCK, SO ANYBODY THAT THIS BOARD APPOINTS, AND I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT CALENDAR YET, BUT WE WOULD COME BACK AND VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT.

IF WE VOTE YES, THEN YOU WOULD DEFINITELY GET ON BECAUSE WE HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY IN THE NUMBER OF VOTES ALLOCATED TO US IN FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER POINT ON IT, DO IT, YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF THAT'S OKAY.

>> WELL, CAN I JUST ADD THAT IT'S IMPORTANT I THINK TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS IS NOT A PAID THING.

>> YOU GET PAID THE SAME THING WE DO.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S COMING UP.

WE WILL BE MAKING THE OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT IN OCTOBER, BUT WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN THAT APPOINTMENT TO LET US KNOW.

NEXT THING, THIS IS REALLY FOR TRUSTEES.

ONE THING THAT HAS REALLY I HAVE HAD A PASSION FOR TRYING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY THAT NOW IS SAYING THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY, BUT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS A WAY FOR TRUSTEES TO PARTICIPATE IN CLOSED SESSION.

THERE ARE TIMES THAT TRUSTEES CANNOT BE ON THE DYESS AND THE LAW SAYS THAT AS LONG AS WE HAVE A QUORUM IN-PERSON, YOU CAN HAVE UP TO THREE TRUSTEES ATTENDING VIRTUALLY.

BUT THERE ARE SOME VERY SPECIFIC LAWS WHEN IT COMES TO PARTICIPATING VIA CLOSED SESSION, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PERSON WHO IS SPEAKING'S FACE.

TYPICAL VIDEO SETUP THAT WE HAVE IN HERE DOESN'T WORK UNLESS WE HAVE SOMEBODY RUNNING THE CAMERA SYSTEM AND JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY PURPOSES, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY RUNNING OUR CAMERAS DURING CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED TO CLOSED SESSION INFORMATION.

I HAVE NOT, BUT DR. AZAIEZ HAS DIRECTED OUR TECHNOLOGY CHIEF TO LOOK IF THERE IS SOME TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE CAMERA AND IF WE DID THAT AND WE HAD A TRUSTEE THAT WAS VIRTUAL, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE BACKROOM AND WE WOULD HAVE A CAMERA UP THERE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS YET, BUT WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT THAT IT MAY BE A POSSIBILITY THAT IN THE EVENT THAT YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CLOSED SESSION, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN A POSSIBILITY IN THE PAST.

PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE A POSSIBILITY IN GRIEVANCES BECAUSE WE CAN'T HOLD A GRIEVANCE IN THE ROOM BACK THERE, BUT TRYING TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF PARTICIPATION FOR TRUSTEES IN OUR MEETINGS.

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT REALLY.

IT'S NOT POSTED FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED THE TRUSTEES TO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THAT AS AN OPTION.

I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED IF I HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON IT.

NEXT ONE IS A BIG THANK YOU TO DR.

AZAIEZ AND HIS STAFF FOR ALL OF THE UPGRADES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO OUR BOARDROOM.

I LOVE LOOKING AROUND AND SEEING CHILDREN'S FACES, AND I LOVE THAT WE HAVE OUR NAME.

WE NOW ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE WE'RE PART OF A BOARDROOM, AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR.

WE HAVE NEW CHAIRS AND WE HAVE NEW TABLECLOTH.

THANK YOU TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE TO MAKE OUR BOARDROOM A LITTLE MORE BOARD LOOKING.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE.

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. AZAIEZ AND THEN I WILL GO TO TRUSTEES.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST AGAIN, ECHO WHAT YOU SAID AND I THINK DR. NICHOLS SAID EARLIER, IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I WANT TO THANK OUR PARENTS FOR BEING FLEXIBLE WITH US.

OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHER STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND OUR OPERATION TEAM ALL SUMMER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE BACK AND AGAIN, THE EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR.

ALSO, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS. THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD MEMBER.

I THINK MOST OF YOU ATTENDED THE SUCCESS HIGH-SCHOOL SUMMER GRADUATION.

THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AND CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS.

THAT WAS REALLY NEAT, THE HARD WORK FOR US.

OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, BUT ALSO OUR STAFF WORK WITH THEM.

A COUPLE OF ALSO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

SOME OF YOU ALSO CAME TO THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT THAT WE HAD BACK IN AUGUST 5TH AT STONY POINT AND THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT EVERYBODY ATTENDED.

WE HAD OVER 8,000 COMMUNITY MEMBER.

IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER.

SPECIAL THANKS TO RACHEL SEFTON AND KAREN GESINGER FROM OUR COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO THEIR ENTIRE TEAM.

A LOT OF FOLKS WERE INVOLVED, BUT ALSO MORGAN REEP AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE PI FOUNDATION AND HER TEAM ALSO WERE THERE, TEXAS CHILDREN HOSPITAL.

THERE WERE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PARENTS WHO CAME AND PTA.

THERE WAS JUST BEEN A LOT OF, OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE FIXING THE NAILS OR PAINTING AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.

THEN A COUPLE OF GOOD THINGS ALSO.

OPERATION. I'M GLAD MR. KEVINTON IS HERE, DENIS IS HERE, BUT WE GET OUR FIRST REPORT.

THE FIRST REPORT IS THE FINANCIAL RATING FOR OUR DISTRICT AND AGAIN, WE SCORED AN A, WE GET 98 OUT OF 100 POINTS.

WE JUST GOT THIS INFORMATION,

[04:20:02]

SO WE SHARED MORE INFORMATION WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALSO WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR AAA RATING FROM MOODY'S.

WE HAD THAT FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS.

WE'RE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

REALLY THAT TELLS YOU A LOT ABOUT OUR FINANCES AND HOW WE DO A GOOD JOB AS A DISTRICT WITH BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY.

AS FAR AS THE FINE ARTS, WE HAVE ALSO ONE OF THE BEST FINE ARTS DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE AND ACTUALLY IN THE COUNTRY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ACTUALLY WERE AWARDED THE AWARD OF DISTINCTION DISTRICT LEVEL FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION OF THEATER ART ASSOCIATION.

THAT'S A BIG ONE FOR US, FIRST TIME.

[APPLAUSE] BUT THAT'S REALLY THE HARD WORK, OUR THEATER PROGRAM IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

RIDGEVIEW ACTUALLY AND WESTWOOD HIGH-SCHOOL THEATER PROGRAMS RECEIVED AWARDS AS WELL FOR THE CAMPUS.

BUT AS A DISTRICT, WE GOT THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH IS REALLY HUGE.

THEN FOR THE VISUAL ART, WE RECEIVED ALSO THE DISTINCTION FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND WE ARE ONE OF 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS WHO DID THAT.

AGAIN, THAT'S HUGE AND THAT, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S GIVEN BY THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

AGAIN, BIG KUDOS.

AGAIN, I KNOW IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

IT'S OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS, EVERYBODY, OUR BOARD FOR SUPPORTING OUR FINE ART PROGRAMS, EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER, TEACHER STAFF, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

BUT WE'RE REALLY SUPER PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO OUR PROGRAMS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.

>> CAN YOU CLARIFY, WAS THAT RIDGEVIEW OR CEDAR RIDGE?

>> RIDGEVIEW?

>> IT WAS RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?

>> YES, MA'AM. RIDGEVIEW AND WESTWOOD.

>> THAT'S HUGE AWARD FOR THEM, SO WE'RE PROUD OF THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON.

>> TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, I WANTED TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT.

IT WAS AMAZING.

THE EXCITEMENT WAS PALPABLE. YOU COULD FEEL IT.

THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

IT SEEMED SO MUCH BIGGER THAN IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST AND SO THAT WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO KICK THINGS OFF.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BOARD TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SESSIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRST ONES ON VISION AND VALUES.

THE DATES FOR THAT, IF YOU'RE WATCHING COMMUNITY, IT WILL BE RELEASED.

DISTRICT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THESE GET CALENDARED.

BUT SEPTEMBER 7TH, 6:30 PM AT THE RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL CAFETERIA, MONDAY NIGHT 11 6:30 PM, VIRTUAL.

9/19, WHICH IS A TUESDAY, 6:30 PM, PEARSON RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THAT'S WHEN THESE ARE SLATED, BUT COLLEAGUES, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE SPOTS FILLED.

FOR INSTANCE, THAT 9/7 DATE, WE HAVE TWO SPOTS AVAILABLE AND NO ONE SIGNED UP AND I WOULD HATE TO CANCEL THEM. YOU SIGNED UP?

>> I SIGNED UP FOR RIDGEVIEW.

>> THAT MEANS YOU'RE BY YOURSELF.

WE CAN'T LEAVE AMBER BY HERSELF.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET AT LEAST ONE MORE PERSON THERE.

THEN VIRTUAL, I'M BY MYSELF.

I'M VIRTUAL ALL THE WAY IN FROM CANADA THAT DAY, SO HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY CAN JOIN ON THAT 9/11.

THEN 9/19, WE ARE FULL.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE 9/19?

>> I DID.

>> TRUSTEE MARKHAM.

>> AND WEER? MARKHAM, WEER, AND HARRISON?

>> YES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALENDARS FOR 9/7 AND 9/11 SO THAT WE'RE NOT BY OURSELVES. QUESTIONS?

>> HAS THAT BEEN ADVERTISED? IS THAT OUT THERE?

>> I DON'T THINK SO. NOT YET.

I THINK WE WERE WAITING TO CONFIRM TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE BECAUSE IF THAT FIRST ONE AT RIDGE VIEW DOESN'T GET ONE MORE PERSON, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL IT.

WE WORKED REALLY HARD.

I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, SO I HOPE WE CAN MAKE IT WORK. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE FEELINGS ABOUT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT BRINGS WITH IT A LOT OF HOPE AND OPTIMISM.

I ENJOYED OUR TOUR, GOT TO DO IT OVER IN THE STONY POINT LEARNING COMMUNITY, VISITED A CAMPUS I HAD NOT BEEN TO BEFORE AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY, DR. ROSIE AS YOU MENTIONED THE SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, IT WAS WITH GREAT REGRET THAT I DID NOT ATTEND THAT GRADUATION.

THAT'S THE FIRST ONE SINCE I GOT ELECTED I HAVE NOT ATTENDED AND IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN ATTENDING MY FATHER'S CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT ME FROM ATTENDING THAT GRADUATION.

I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE, BUT I DO WANT TO WISH ALL OF THE GRADUATES MUCH SUCCESS.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO CLOSE SESSION.

[K. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE

[04:25:03]

LIMIT EACH CLOSE SESSION ITEMS TO 10 MINUTES EACH.

>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? TRUSTEE, WESTON.

>> VERY DISAPPOINTING PAR FOR THE COURSE.

IT GIVES ME GREAT WONDER ABOUT WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED OR DECIDED.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THESE ARE ABOUT.

I DON'T SEE HOW ANYBODY COULD PRESUPPOSE HOW MUCH TIME TO SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

I'M ALL FOR BREVITY, BUT IT JUST SEEMS DISINGENUOUS TO ME. I'LL BE VOTING NO.

>> TRUSTEE BONE.

>> CAN WE JUST GET CLARIFICATION? IS IT 10 MINUTES FOR WHOEVER'S PRESENTING THESE ITEMS TO US? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S ONE OF THESE THAT HAS OPEN-ENDED.

IS IT 10 MINUTES PER 1, 2, 3, AND 4? IS THAT 10 MINUTES TO PRESENT AND ASK QUESTIONS AND EVERYTHING OR CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT?

>> YES, IT'S 10 MINUTES.

I HAVE NO IDEA, WELL, I KNOW WHAT THE FIRST ONE IS.

I THINK WE ALL WENT IN TO LOOK AT THOSE REPORTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER ONES ARE.

BUT WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND ASK FOR MORE TIME IF WE NEED MORE TIME.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO START US OFF AT JUST 10 MINUTES SO THAT WE HOPEFULLY CAN GET OUT OF HERE BY 11 O'CLOCK.

YOU CAN NOD, WHATEVER, BUT WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE THIS LATE EVERY NIGHT, EVERY MEETING.

>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I GUESS MY ONLY COMMENT TO THAT WOULD BE IS I THINK BUSINESS TAKES AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

THAT'S HOW WE DO IT IN THE ENGINEERING WORLD AND ANY REAL JOB I'VE EVER WORKED.

THIS IS ABOUT STUDENTS AND IF THESE ARE IMPORTANT AND I WOULD ECHO TO POSE THAT LANDRUM, THAT WHAT I HEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AGENDA.

IF WE'RE RUNNING REALLY LATE AND THE BOARD DOES NOT WANT THAT, MAYBE WE NEED TO BREAK THE AGENDA APART.

I'LL BE VOTING NO, BECAUSE TO ME WE NEED TO SPEND THE TIME ON THESE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO SPEND AND DO A BETTER JOB AT DOING OUR AGENDAS.

IF THE GOAL IS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE'RE HERE, LET'S NOT HAVE SO MANY ITEMS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.

WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5, 2.

PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 AND 551.071, THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE QUARTERLY INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS AND LIGHTHOUSE COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS AGAINST TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT.

PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS, DELIBERATE, AND CONSULT WITH DISTRICT GENERAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION.

PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072, THE BOARD WILL MEET TO DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE ON THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, AND PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, THE BOARD MAY SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE PROPOSED CONVENIENCE SALE OF LAND.

PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS DUTIES, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

IT IS 10:23.

WE WILL BE HAVING CLOSED SESSION IN THIS ROOM, SO I ASK YOU TO GATHER YOUR ITEMS AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING AND WE ARE IN CLOSE SESSION.

IT IS 11 O'CLOCK.

WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

[L. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]

DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED? TRUSTEE BONE.

>> YES. I MOVE THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL JUDGE DAVID EZRA'S ORDER WHICH IMPLICATES IN BARRELS AMY WEIR AS AN INDIVIDUAL NOT IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND WHO AT THE TIME WAS A TEXAS BAR LICENSED ATTORNEY IN MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF LAW, INCLUDING 1ST AND 14TH AMENDMENTS PLUS VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS [OVERLAPPING]

>> CAN I CALL A POINT OF ORDER? SHE DOESN'T GET TO SAY MY NAME IN THIS?

>> THIS WASN'T MATTERS TO DISCUSS AND CLOSE.

>> YES, IT WAS.

>> NO, IT ABSOLUTELY WAS NOT. THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

>> THIS WAS THE FEDERAL JUDGE'S ORDERS.

>> SHE'S ALREADY VIOLATED MY RIGHTS ONE OTHER TIME WHERE SHE CAME OUT AND DID THIS AND VIOLATED STATE LAW AND THE CLOSE SESSION.

>> I CAN MAKE A MOTION ABOUT ANOTHER TRUSTEE.

WE CAN'T MAKE EMOTIONS ABOUT OTHER TRUSTEES?

>> IF IT'S A COMPLAINT ABOUT HER, NO.

>> IT'S NOT A COMPLAINT. I'M MAKING A MOTION, VALERIE. I GOT TO FINISH IT.

IT'S A MOTION FOR THE BOARD [OVERLAPPING]

>> I'M TURNING MICROPHONES OFF.

CAN WE PLEASE TAKE A RECESS AND HAVE OUR ATTORNEY REVIEW YOUR MOTION LANGUAGE FOR LEGAL CORRECTNESS, PLEASE.

YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE IT ALREADY TYPED UP.

IT IS 11:01, WE'RE TAKING A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS.

IT'S 11:19, WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

BEFORE I GET TO TRUSTEE BONE'S MOTION, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IS THIS A LEGALLY SOUND OR ILL-ADVISED MOTION ACCORDING TO LEGAL ADVICE?

[04:30:06]

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND ON THIS. SHE'S WELCOME TO.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> BRANCH, ARE YOU REQUESTING LEGAL ADVICE BE GIVEN IN OPEN SESSION?

>> I'M ASKING FOR HER OPINION ON WHETHER THIS IS A LEGALLY SOUND.

>> I'D LIKE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT AND IT

[K. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

CAN BE DOCUMENTED IN THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES.

>> IT'S 11:20, WE'RE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION.

IT'S 11:26, WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. TRUSTEE BONE.

>> THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT IN RESPONSE TO FEDERAL JUDGE DAVID EZRA'S ORDER, DATED JULY 26TH, 2023, WHICH IMPLICATES IN BARRELS, AMY WEIR AS AN INDIVIDUAL NOT IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND WHO AT THE TIME WAS AT TEXAS BAR LICENSED ATTORNEY, INCLUDING 1ST AND 4TH AMENDMENT PLUS VIOLATION OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

ALSO DUE TO A UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO PAY FOR INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL, AND DUE TO THESE ACTIONS THE BOARD BELIEVES, AMY WEIR CANNOT PLACE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE DISTRICT AND STUDENTS ABOVE HER INDIVIDUAL ISSUES.

THAT THE BOARD FORMALLY ADD AN AGENDA ITEM TO FORMALLY REQUEST THAT AMY WEIR RESIGNS FROM HER PLACE ON THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PAYBACK ALL PUBLIC FUNDS EXPENDED ON THE FEDERAL CASE FOR HER INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT.