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IT'S HORRIBLE. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER LEAD THE RECORDS SHOW THAT A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT AND DID THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED IN. THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS. ACT ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE 551. THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED MEETING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 5 51.71 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY IN SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS TO HEAR THE LEVEL THREE GROUPERS A MISSED CHARITY BANKS.
WE RESUME OUR CLOSE SESSION MEETING. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, AND I WANT TO SAY WELCOME. AND THIS IS OUR 1ST 2024 MEETING AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT. OKAY UM, ARE IN VACATION IS FROM MR VISCOUS OKAY, AND FROM MUNDO'S DAY. A CHURCH IF YOU COME FORWARD, WE STAND FOR THE PRAYER IN OUR PLEDGE. HELLO, FAMILY. LET US PRAY, LORD AND TODAY WE WANT TO THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL FOR 2023 TAKING CARE OF US. TAKING CARE OF OUR CITY AND OUR FAMILIES. AS WE START THIS NEW SEMESTER, WE PRESENT TO YOU, OUR SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATORS. OUR TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, VPS STAFF AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ASK YOU, LORD TO GUIDE THEM PRAY FOR WISDOM, AND WE PRAY FOR SUPPORT YOUR FAVOR YOUR BLESSINGS AS THEY EDUCATE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY IN MESQUITE, TEXAS, OVER THEM AND OVER OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS AND EVERYONE HERE, LORD, WE DECLARE YOUR WORD, WHICH IS IN NUMBER 624 TO 26 AND IT SAYS MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU. MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU MAY THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON YOU. MAY THE LORD BE GRACIOUS TO YOU. MAY THE LORD TURN HIS FACE TOWARD YOU IN MAY THE LORD GIVE YOU PEACE. WE PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. ON ER, THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEASURE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONCE SAID GOD. YOU WILL NEVER. MY NAME IS NATALIE SERVE. MY NAME IS EMILY REVERT. MY NAME IS YEAH. MY NAME IS RYDER HILL. YEAH MY NAME IS DOC.
I BROWN. MY NAME IS REGINA SENT ILIAN. WHERE DID YOU SAY CANDIDATE? MY NAME IS BROOKE HUEY. A LITTLE BIT DOWN. MY NAME IS DAN IN WATCHING THIS? YEAH. WE WOULD NOW LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT. FOR THE MESQUITE FOR THE MESQUITE PROMISE. FRIENDS REMEMBER THE MISKITO EYES? DO YOU PROMISE ME TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU? YOU ARE MATRIX. L YOU BELONG HERE. YOUR DIGNITY IS A GIVEN. YOU ARE DIFFERENT THINKER, AMIGOS RECORDING PROMISED STICKS. FOR INSTANCE.
SAKE THAT NATURAL. THEY ARE FROM CANADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
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CANADA A WONDERFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES OKAY. UM THIS IS I BELIEVE, YEAH. THIS JOB, DID[II. BOARD/PTA MOMENT]
YOU? GATE WHILE WE'RE WAITING ARE TWO MEMBERS HERE ARE ILL IS WHY WE ARE LESS THAN SEVEN OF US HERE TODAY, SO JUST F Y I KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS. UM THEY'RE VERY SORRY NOT TO BE HERE. I APOLOGIZE. I LOVE ONE OF MY NIPS. WELL, TONIGHT IS BORED RECOGNITION NIGHT. WE ALWAYS DO[III. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS]
THAT DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, AND SO, UM WANTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. BY THANKING YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. EACH ONE OF YOU HAS RECEIVED A LITTLE GIFT BAG OF GOOD E ITEMS. UM FROM THE DISTRICT, AND WE JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS FOR US YEAR ROUND. WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO INVITE CAN REALLY MATCH YOU. FROM ANY A TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEES. WOW. COOL, OKAY? GOOD EVENING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MESQUITE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN 1958. WE HAVE LONG VALUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH MOSQUITO SD ON BEHALF OF THE MESQUITE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS. WE'RE MAKING OUR DISTRICT ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK AND GROW. YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUTTING OUR STUDENTS FIRST IS PRAISEWORTHY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELPING TEACHERS CONTINUE TO LEARN AND LEAD IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF DO NOT GO UNNOTICED. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE UNSEEN EFFORTS AND COUNTLESS HOURS YOU PUT IN BEHIND THE SCENES. TO ENSURE OUR DISTRICT LIVES UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND RESPOND TO OUR THOUGHTS, CONCERNS AND IDEAS SHOWS YOUR GENUINE CONSIDERATION FOR THE WELL BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF DURING THIS BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR EFFORTS ARE TRULY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ME A AND DEDICATION TO MAKE MAKING MESQUITA I S D A GREAT PLACE TO THRIVE. AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THESE CUSTOM PICTURE PUZZLES WE. THE MESQUITE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WANT TO CONTINUE STAYING CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD THIS SEMESTER AND MANY MORE TO COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE A GREAT ASSET TO THIS COMMUNITY. OH LOOK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AW THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU PROBABLY NOTICED SOME OF THE ARTWORK POSITIONED AROUND THE DIET, AND I JUST WANTED TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT STUDENTS CREATED THAT FOR Y'ALL THIS EVENING, PLEASE. LITTLE FREE TO TAKE THIS HOME AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FACTS. YOU ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A CUSTOM DESIGNED SCARF OR TIE. RIGHT ON. ALL OF THE MASCOTS FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, SO THAT FOR YOU? OH YES. I LIKE THE INTEREST IN LEADING YOU FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE'S GOING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON BEHALF OF US NEARLY 38,000 STUDENTS HERE.
YEAH OKAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IAIN CALVIN LEE. I'M A FELLOW STUDENT AND THE SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT AT JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY NOT ONLY AS A STUDENT BUT AS A VOICE OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND MOSQUITO ASD. IT IS AN HONOR TO ADDRESS THIS ESTEEMED GATHERING AND EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST THINGS FOR THE REMARKABLE WORK THAT THE DISTRICT HAS DONE FOR OUR
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EDUCATION AND GROWTH. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR DEDICATED TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS, YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING US WITH A NURTURING AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT SHORT OF INSPIRING FROM THE EARLY GRADES ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL. YOUR PASSION FOR EDUCATION HAS IGNITED A FLAME WITHIN US FOSTERING A LOVE FOR LEARNING. THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. THE MOSQUITO HAS NOT ONLY IMPARTED ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE, BUT IT'S ALSO PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING OUR CHARACTER AND INSTILLING VALUES THAT EXTENDED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. THE EMPHASIS ON DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY AND RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER HAS CREATED A SCHOOL CULTURE THAT IS BOTH ENRICHING AND EMPOWERING. IT IS THROUGH THESE PRINCIPLES THAT WE AS STUDENTS LEARN NOT ONLY TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, BUT ALSO TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND COMPASSIONATE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. HEARTFELT THANK YOU IS ALSO DUE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD WHOSE DEDICATION TO OUR EDUCATION AND WELL BEING HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED. YOUR STRATEGIC VISION AND DECISION MAKING HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCEMENTS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING RESOURCES, FOSTERING INNOVATION AND ADAPTING TO THE EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF EDUCATION IS COMMENDABLE. AS STUDENTS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD PROVIDES TO ENSURE OUR SUCCESS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE EDUCATION EXTENDS BEYOND TEXTBOOKS AND CLASSROOMS. THE MOSQUITO HAS EXCELLED IN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT. BE IT IN SPORTS ARTS ARE VARIOUS CLUBS. THESE ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL BEING, BUT ALSO TEACH US VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS SUCH AS TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCE. AS STUDENTS. WE ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF YOUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS. YOUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING AN ATMOSPHERE ON GROWTH, CURIOSITY AND EXPLORATION HAS ALLOWED US TO DISCOVER OUR PASSIONS AND TALENTS. WHETHER IT'S AN ACADEMICS, ARTS, SPORTS OR ANY OTHER PURSUIT MOSQUITO HAS PROVIDED US WITH A PLATFORM TO THRIVE AND SUCCEED. IN CONCLUSION ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY. I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE MESQUITE I SD AND ITS SCHOOL BOARD YOUR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE, YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO SHAPING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED. WE ARE NOT JUST STUDENTS WERE BENEFICIARIES OF A COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVES IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EDUCATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR SUCCESS FOR INSPIRING US TO DREAM BIG AND FOR CREATING AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THOSE DREAMS CAN BECOME A REALITY. MOSQUITOES D YOU HAVE TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL OF OUR LIVES, AND FOR THAT WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF A DISTRICT THAT VALUES EDUCATION, DIVERSITY AND THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU WONDERFUL GUYS. OKAY I WILL. MAYBE I ASK YOU. WHY DON'T YOU? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.APPRECIATE IT, YOU GUESS? THANK YOU HONORABLE WITH ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM.
SOMETHING. HMM SOMETHING IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YEAH, THAT WAS AWESOME. JUST SAYING THAT WAS AWESOME. WAS AMAZING. YEAH, PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW I'LL BE RE MISSED AS SUPERINTENDENT ONBOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. AND AFTER HEARING ALL THESE WONDERFUL WORDS FROM EMPLOYEES AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, UH NOT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. UM I GET THE PRIVILEGE SPENDING A LOT OF HOURS BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THIS AMAZING GROUP AND I AM TRULY HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM OF EIGHT WHEN I FIRST TOOK THIS JOB. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I WILL BE PUSH. CHALLENGE.
ROME SUPPORTED BUT ALL OF IT. WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DECISIONS THAT WE PUT FORTH TO THIS BODY WERE IN THE BEST INTEREST. OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND I HONESTLY FELT THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE MEMBERS, EVEN THE ONES NOT PRESENT TONIGHT. AND YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THERE ARE VOLUNTEERS. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT IN DURING THE HOLIDAY BREAK. WE MET. AND WE TALKED ABOUT. THE DISTRICT AND HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. YOU DON'T GET THAT EVERYWHERE AND EVERY COMMUNITY THAT I'VE SERVED HAVE CERTAIN FIVE. AND FOR THAT I WANT TO SAY BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
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DEDICATION, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY YEAH. WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. MR BINGHAM. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT, OKAY. YEAH OKAY. IT'S A REAL PRIVILEGE TO SERVE IN IN THE WORK THAT WE DO. IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. AMEN I KEEP KEEP SAYING THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER. IF WE DON'T DO THIS WELL, IF WE DON'T DO THIS BETTER IF WE DON'T GET OUR ACT TOGETHER. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS WAS GOING TO GET WORSE IN THE COUNTRY WILL BE LESS KNOWN NEEDS TO BE, SO IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR ALL OF US AS BOARD MEMBERS. I THINK I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US. THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW. AGREE AGREE, MR. ROSE HMM. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. CAN'T BEAT THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. OKAY UM, WE DO HAVE ONE MORE I AGREE WITH THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. OH THIS IS OUR LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ALRIGHT THIS HERE, GIDEON PRESENTATION ON THERE. ALL RIGHT. WE WERE A LITTLE NERVOUS. DON'T FORGET US. SWEET WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS FOR A WHILE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING TO BOARD MEMBERS. DR RIVERA, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU TO JUST LET YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL ON BEHALF OF LIBRARY SERVICES AND ALL THE LIBRARIANS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE ARE FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU OFFER TO LIBRARIES TO LIBRARIANS TO OUR STUDENTS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF READING IN OUR DISTRICT AND THE IMPORTANCE THAT IT MAKES IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. IN HONOR OF YOU. OUR SCHOOL BOARD. WE HAVE PURCHASED A BOOK FOR EACH CAMPUS WITH A DEDICATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IN THE FRONT OF IT. THE TITLE OF THE BOOK IS A KID'S BOOK ABOUT BELONGING. SO A FEW YEARS AGO, YOU AS THE SCHOOL BOARD MADE A STATEMENT THAT STRUCK A DEEP CHORD WITHIN MY BURBERRY INS, AND THAT IS THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATE A CULTURE THAT LEADS TO BELONGING.THIS IS A DEEPLY HELD BELIEF AND COMMITMENT FOR LIBRARIANS IN SCHOOL, PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AS WELL. WE STRIVE TO CREATE A SPACE THAT IS WARM, WELCOMING, VIBRANT AND OPEN FOR ALL STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. AS SCHOOL LIBRARIANS. WE ALSO WORK TO SUPPORT THE BOARD PRIORITIES WITH THE MESQUITE PROMISE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL OF OUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS. WE TAKE THE MESQUITE PROMISED TO HEART AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR A SCHOOL BOARD WHO SUPPORTS ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY YEAR AND FOR THE WAYS THAT YOU SUPPORT US ARE LEARNING AND ARE LEARNING COMMUNITY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. AND SO WE HAVE A BOOK FOR WE BOUGHT THIS FOR EVERY CAMPUS. WE ALSO HAVE ONE FOR EACH OF YOU WITH A DEDICATION PLATE IN THE FRONT COVER WITH ALL OF YOUR NAME'S IN THERE. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. OH AWESOME. YES THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH I KNOW IT. I LOVE IT.
MHM. ALL RIGHT, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN RECOGNIZING SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS EACH MONTH WE IGNORE. WE INSTALLED TWO NEW MEMBERS INTO OUR APPLE CORE, AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE LEE CARVER FROM SHOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT SHAW ELEMENTARY, AND I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED CARVER. THIS IS AN EDUCATOR WITH THE BIGGEST PART SHE'S HIGHLY INVOLVED, NOT ONLY WITH HER KIDS BUT WITH OUR KIDS AT SHAI ENTRY.
I CANNOT THINK OF ANYONE BETTER. REMEMBER THIS EVENT FOR THIS AWARD? ONLY CARVER AND WHEN I CAN TELL YOU IS, YOU KNOW OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE GRADED THE CATERERS, BUT WE HAVEN'T CARVER AND IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE A CHILD. UM, INJURY TEACHING ANOTHER IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE
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WE INFLUENCE THE FUTURE. IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MOTIVATE KIDS AND PROVE TO THEM THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE MORE THAN WHAT THEY THINK. AND TO WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE. HEY, IT'S OKAY TO TRY THAT BECAUSE I CAN MAKE IT IT'S GONNA MAKE FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEM AND FOR ALL OF US. I HAVE TO READ THAT BACK. HERE WE GO. YES, I WANT TO READ A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SIX TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS AND MOSQUITOES, THE END WHEREAS THE MOSQUITOES T APPLE CORE CONSISTS OF EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HIGHEST RECOGNITION. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. THE BOARD OFFICIALLY WELCOMES LEE CARVER IN THE MOSQUITOES THE APPLE CORE ON THE NINTH DAY, JANUARY 2024 PEOPLE. OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.CAN I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO THANK MOSQUITO ICE T. I DID NOT START OUT IN EDUCATION. I ACTUALLY HAVE A BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS ASSOCIATE BUSINESS, SO I AM AN ADULT. START UM, MISS KEY REALLY TOOK A CHANCE ON ME. I WAS DID NOT HAVE STUDENT TEACHING. I WAS HIRED WHENEVER THERE WAS NOT A SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS. AND I HAVE TO THANK MR MANUEL OWES FOR TAKING THAT CHANCE ON ME AND ALSO FOR MESQUITE, ALLOWING HER TO DO THAT. I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT MY SHOP FAMILY AND MY SPECIAL FRIENDS THAT ARE IN MY LIFE TO SUPPORT ME AND PUSHED ME TO ACHIEVE MORE. JENNIFER MORRIS . THANK GOODNESS FOR HER AND HER NEW TEACHER CAMP ALWAYS PUSHING YOU AND ALSO FOR JENNIFER HEUSER FOR PUSHING ME AFTER I BECAME A TEACHER TO ACHIEVE MORE AND PASTE TRAINING. AND HOW TO HELP OTHER NEW TEACHERS. AND. REALLY GET INVOLVED IN THE DISTRICT COME UP WITH A LOT OF CRAZY IDEAS. I HAVE TO APPRECIATE DR GARCIA FOR LISTENING TO THEM AND KIND OF GOING. OKAY LET'S DO THIS. UM BECAUSE HE HAD COME IN BEHIND. MS MANUELA IS WHERE I DID ALL THE CRAZY IDEAS AS WELL. UM MISS FLORES. THANK YOU FOR TOLERATING ME WHEN I WOULD CALL HER ON BREAK JUST TO MAKE SURE SHE REMEMBERS WHO I AM. AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR MY SHOP PAST AND CURRENT FAILING. PLEASE STAND IN. I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF THEM BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS FIRST TIME. THEY MADE. MEANWHILE AND THEN JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN HERE IN THE LEFT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SPECIFICALLY, I HAVE MY VERY GOOD FRIENDS. I HAVE MY KATIE IN TYLER. THEY WERE HERE TO SUPPORT ME AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY OUR SECOND INDUCTIVE, THIS IS MR JEFF CASPER FROM ENGLISH VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE A VIDEO WITHOUT HIM AS WELL. HI JEFF. WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO HERE AT VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL AND CONGRATULATIONS. ALWAYS PUT KIDS FIRST. THEY'RE ALWAYS ENGAGED IN YOUR CLASSROOM. YOU DO SO MUCH AROUND HERE AT VANGUARD AND YOU ARE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE CULTURE HERE IS THE WAY IT IS.
IT'S BECAUSE YOUR LOVE FOR STUDENTS YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES AND JUST THE LOVE FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND WE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND IT'S A GREAT HONOR AND YOU ARE WORTHY OF THAT HONOR. SO ON BEHALF OF ANGER HIGH SCHOOL PRE. SHE ATE YOU. WE LOVE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
OOPS. OH, MAYBE BETTER THAN. EARNING SCHOLARSHIP AND BREAK FROM THAT GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND MY FAMILY HAD EXPERIENCE AND SO IT'S A JOY TO PAY THAT FORWARD TO FUTURE MESQUITE RESIDENTS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND INVEST IN THEM, JUST LIKE EDUCATORS DID FOR ME, AND IT'S A JOY EACH AND EVERY DAY BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE THE FUTURE AND. YEAH. THIS GOOD THING ABOUT ME
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GETTING TO READ THIS TO JEFF IS I'VE BEEN IN HIS CLASSROOM, REMEMBER? YES YES. AND IT WAS.YEAH I SPOKE TO HIS STUDENTS WHO WAS IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE IN. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THIS TO YOU TODAY. WHERE IS THE MOSQUITO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEE SEEKS TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP INNOVATION, DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS. MOSQUITO S D. WHERE IS THE MOSQUITO ESTATE? APPLE CORE? CONSISTS OF EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HIGHEST RECOGNITION. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OFFICIALLY WELCOMES JEFF CASPER INTO MOSQUITO ISD APPLE CORE ON THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY. 2024 CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK EMILY, MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE. ANYTHING I DO IS BECAUSE SHE'S RIGHT THERE HELPING OUT. SHE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF ANYTHING I ACCOMPLISHED AND BY THE WAY, SHE'S TWICE THE TEACHER I'LL EVER BE OVER AND THE QUARTER ELEMENTARY ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF OF VANGUARD TEACHERS WHO POUR INTO ME WHEN I WAS FIRST. COMING UP AS AN EDUCATOR AND WHO CONTINUE TO DO SO, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE. KELLY RIDDLE TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
VANGUARD TEACHES, UH, WITH ME NOW AND AT WEST MESQUITE, AND HE CAME TONIGHT FROM WALKS A HATCH E JUST TO SUPPORT ME AND ALSO, AS MY TODDLER AND INFANT CRYING, HE TOOK BOTH OF THEM. JUST LET EMILY BE HERE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CLINT L. SASSER I HOPE THIS ROOM KNOWS HOW GREAT OF A LEADER HE IS AND THE CULTURE THAT HE IS CREATING A VANGUARD. IT'S THE MOST CREATIVE POSITIVE.
CLIMATE I'VE EVER WORKED IN AND SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY IN THIS DISTRICT TO HAVE VANGUARD, BUT IT IS LUCKY TO HAVE MR L. SASSER AS ITS LEADER. AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THIS ROOM. BOTH THE BOARD DR RIVERA CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, BUT ALSO ALL THE EDUCATORS IN THE ROOM FOR DOING INCREDIBLE WORK LIKE MR MING, UM SAID IN THE FACE OF HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT, SOMETIMES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHEN IT UNDERCUTS OR UNDER FUNDS, PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM COME FORWARD TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION TO OVERCOME ALL THAT, AND I THINK I THINK THIS ROOM KNOWS JUST HOW IMPORTANT THAT WORK IS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. AND SO I'M INSPIRED BY YOU GUYS BY THIS ROOM BY THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AND BY OUR STUDENTS, THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT EACH MONTH. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING PARAPROFESSIONALS. AND TONIGHT THAT PERSON IS YOUR NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO ASK MR T. J. REID TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE HER. GOOD EVENING BOARD AND DR VERA. IT IS MY HONOR IN PRIVILEGED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE MS MORGEN WILEY AS THE MISTY STAR PAIR OF THE MONTH. MISS WILEY IS A VITAL STAFF MEMBER AT NORTH MESQUITE IN HER IN HER ROLE AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. SHE'S AN AMAZING EMPLOYEE IN PERSON WHO EXEMPLIFIES NORTHSIDE PRIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY. SHE'S EXTREMELY DEDICATED TO NORTH MESQUITE AND STRIVES EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE WHATEVER IS NEEDED.
FIRST HAPPENED STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SHE DOES THIS FLAWLESSLY, BUT SHE DOESN'T STOP THERE. HER DEDICATION TO THE CAMPUS IS HIGHLIGHTED BY HER ACTIONS AND COMMITMENTS THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND HER. HER TITLE IS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE VOLUNTEERING FOR THE BIG BLUE BAND DURING FOOTBALL AND MARCHING SEASON. COOKING MEALS FOR TEAM DINNERS.
SHE'S ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO CREATE AND DESIGN T SHIRTS FOR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHEN THEIR ORIGINAL ORDERS DON'T COME IN ON TIME, AND NOT TO MENTION ALL THE THOUGHTFUL GIFTS, NOTES MILLS AND OTHER SPECIAL THINGS SHE DOES FOR OUR STAFF. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS AT NORTH WHEN I SAY THANK YOU, MISS WILEY, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT AT NORTH MESQUITE YOU TRULY MAKE NORTH OF SPECIAL PLACE. CONGRATULATIONS MISS WILEY IN MY SD STAR PAIR OF THE MONTH, OKAY?
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FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, REPLAY TALK HAS RECOGNIZED A COMMUNITY PARTNER EACH MONTH AT THE BOARD MEETING FOR THEIR LOYAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PROGRAM BEGINNING TONIGHT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY PARTNER THAT IS INVOLVED WITH OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND WE WILL HAVE A VIDEO FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. THIS MONTH. WE ARE RECOGNIZING MOLINA HEALTHCARE AS OUR MOSQUITO SIZED COMMUNITY PARTNER WHEN OUR COMPANY WHICH IS MOLINA HEALTHCARE, CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF US STARTING A MOMS CLUB, THEY SAID. GO OUT AND FIND AN ORGANIZATION OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS RIGHT NOW FOCUSING ON WORKING WITH THE MOMS THE WAY WE WANT TO WORK THIS YEAR, MOLINA HEALTHCARE HOSTED THE MOMS CLUB AT THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTER, WHERE MOMS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN FUN LEARNING ACTIVITIES. IT HAS MADE A GREAT IMPACT JUST TO SEE HOW THOSE MOMS ARE SO OPEN TO ASK QUESTIONS. THEY'RE NOT AFRAID. WE DO SEE A LOT OF THAT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY'RE EVEN AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO SEE THE PASSION DYNASTY HAVE FOR THEIR FAMILIES HAS BEEN AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.THANK YOU. MOLINA HEALTHCARE FOR SUPPORTING OUR MOMS AT MOSQUITO SD.
OKAY AND NOW WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK. UM FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS XAVIER MEDRANO. HE IS ACADEMIC ALL STATE SECOND TEAM IN CROSS COUNTRY. FROM MESQUITE HIGH BET ZETINA, HERA ACADEMIC, ALL STATE SECOND TEAM CROSS COUNTRY. IT IS PAT LYNN MARTINEZ, MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC, ALL STATE SECOND TEAM CROSS COUNTRY. FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS AIDAN HERNANDEZ, ACADEMIC ALL STATE SECOND TEAM FOOTBALL MANAGER. HE'S HERE WITH HIS COACH, COACH ALAN THIS EVENING. NEXT FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE DANTE ROSS ACADEMIC ALL STATE FIRST TEAM IN FOOTBALL. TO DATE YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE STATEMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HORN VOLLEYBALL TEAM. THEY WERE BY DISTRICT QUALIFIERS AND THEIR COACH IS TIFFANY WILLIAMS. MOVING ON TO NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS LUKE CEDAR, ACADEMIC, ALL STATE SECOND TEAM IN FOOTBALL. AND HIS FATHER AND COACH TIM CEDAR IS HERE WITH HIM.
NEXT IS TRENTON TUBS FROM NORTH MESQUITE ACADEMIC, ALL STATE SECOND TEAM IN FOOTBALL. THE STREET LIABLE TO MEET CHRIS STILL IN PRISON YEARS AND GO. REPRESENTING NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL. WE HAVE ELIZABETH SAUCEDO AND EMILY JAMES BY DISTRICT QUALIFIERS AND THEIR COACH IS LARRY LIMA. UM HMM. FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS ABDI HERNANDEZ, ACADEMIC ALL STATE FIRST TEAM IN FOOTBALL.
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ALSO FROM WEST. THIS IS NATHAN RAISE ACADEMIC ALL STATE SECOND TEAM IN FOOTBALL. SPEAKING. TO AND REPRESENTING WEST MESQUITE VOLLEYBALL. WE HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. THEY ARE CO DISTRICT CHAMPS AND BY DISTRICT CHAMPS AND THEIR COACHES, RENE MCKIBBEN.FROM PROTEIN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS NEAR HIGH JAZZ, ACADEMIC ALL STATE SECOND TEAM IN TENNIS WITH HIS COACH, PHIL GORDON. RIGHT? FROM PETITE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS CHRISTOPHER RAWLINS, ACADEMIC ALL STATE FIRST TEAM IN FOOTBALL, AND HIS COACH RODNEY MCLEAN.
AND NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER LATIMER FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL, ACADEMIC ALL STATE SECOND TEAM IN FOOTBALL COACH MACLEAN IS ALSO HIS COACH. REPRESENTING POTEET VOLLEYBALL. THEY WERE CO DISTRICT CHAMPS AND BY DISTRICT CHAMPS. THEIR COACH IS ERICA DUPRI, MILES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING. WHAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM THEY WON'T TAKE FIVE MINUTE BIRDIES. YEAH LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK HERE. GUESS PRESIDENT, WE WILL COME BACK AT 715. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR MEETING
[IV. CONSENT AGENDA]
FROM OUR BREAK. YES. YEAH. OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. UH IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY BY GREG EVERS GARY BINGHAM IS THE SECOND UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY THOUGHTS? OKAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. IS THERE ANYONE MISS JOE FOR AN AUDIENCE? THANK YOU, OKAY.[V. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT]
PERSONNEL UM, THIS IS AN ACTION. ADAM UH, DR RIVERA. YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADMINISTRATION, SO I'M GOING TO START WITH THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. I BELIEVE MR TAYLOR. MORRIS HAS THE INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION. NO SIR. IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOMMEND A NEW DIRECTOR TRANSPORTATION FOR MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ME TODAY. I HAVE RAYMOND FORSBERG. RAYMOND FORSBERG HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EDUCATION AND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION FOR OVER 25 YEARS AT THE AGE OF 18. HE STARTED DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS IN SAN[00:40:01]
DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, HIS HOMETOWN. AFTER RELOCATING TO DALLAS IN 2003 HE CARRIED ON HIS TRANSPORTATION CAREER WITH THE TAOS COUNTY SCHOOLS. OVER HIS TIME AT DCS. HE SERVED AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SUPERVISOR, A DRIVER, TRAINER MANAGER, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR, AND THEN 2018.HE WAS HIRED AS A TRANSPORTATION MANAGER IN D I S D. HE WAS PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF THE LAUNDRY SERVICE CENTER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021. HE HAS BEEN CERTIFIED THROUGH TEATS AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER INSTRUCTOR. HE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION AND IS A CERTIFIED TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL. IN ADDITION, HE IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH DESK, NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER OF A PT AND HE SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FIVE YEARS. I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE POTENTIALLY RAYMOND FORSBERG, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. I KNOW THIS IS AN ACTION. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS. YES, IT IS. UH ANY QUESTIONS, OKAY. UM ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IMPROVED THEY? AH, OPPOSE SAME SONG. MOTION CARRIED. WELCOME, SIR. WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT, UM DR RIVERA AND BOARD MEMBERS. JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE CODE DISTRICT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE HOMECOMING TO ME. MY SON IS A GRADUATE OF MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL , 2009 WAH AND YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. AND ALSO I WANT TO IF YOU DON'T MIND. JUST GIVE A LITTLE THANKS TO MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO IS ACTUALLY LISTENING AND IN TENNIS RIGHT NOW FROM HAWAII, MY HOME STATE IN CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON STATE, UM OKLAHOMA IN LAWS IN PUERTO RICO, AS WELL AS OUR COUSINS IN, UM GEORGIA AND DC LISTENING IN TO SHARE THIS MOMENT IN TIME WITH ME AND AGAIN. I WANNA THANK YOU ALL. AND DON'T LET ME FORGET TEXAS. MY WIFE IS AT HOME. LISTEN, MAN, YEAH, AS WELL AS OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE IN TEXAS THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOWN OVER THE YEARS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND GRANT ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU. WELCOME SIR. MADAM PRESIDENT. THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE FOR YOU IS GOING TO BE THE COORDINATOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND I BELIEVE MR JEFF IS YEAH, THERE HE IS. HE'S HE'S GOING TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU AS RECOMMENDATION. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HORNSBY AND BOARD MEMBERS. UM I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL. AND SO I BRING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. WILLIE WILKINS, WILL IF YOU RIGHT HERE, OKAY. SO UM WILLIE ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN TOPEKA, KANSAS. HE EARNED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE WITH MINOR AND PSYCHOLOGY IN 2007 AND A MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE IN 2012. WILL HE CURRENTLY HOLDS A MASTERPIECE OFFICER. CERTIFICATION IS ISSUED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. BILLY HAS OVER 20 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE. HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN CORRECTIONS IN 2000 BEFORE BECOMING A STATE AGENT. HE BEGAN HIS UNIFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER IN 2008 WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. YES, SERVED IN VARIOUS ROLES IN ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING PATROL DIVISION GANG TASK FORCE. COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT DETECTIVE SERGEANT AND SEEDED SERGEANT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WILEY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2018 AND HAS BEEN SERVING AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER ASSIGNED TO WILEY HIGH SCHOOL SINCE 2019 WILLY WILKINS. YES. PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE WILLIE WILKINS FROM WASHBURN AND WILEY AS OUR NEW HMM. COORDINATED FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY SECOND. YES MR LANGHAM.
UH ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, THOSE POST NO SAME SIGN ACTION. WELCOME, SIR. YEAH WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. AND THEN OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION. MADAM PRESIDENT, UM, GOES FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR DR JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I BELIEVE MISS JOB HAS THE INFORMATION FOR YOU. IT'S NOT ON . IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LATE STATS WHO IS GOING TO BE IN THE USE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ORGANIZED WITH YOUR APPROVE, COMPLETED 16 YEARS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. HE BEGAN HIS TEACHING CAREER AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN CARROLLTON. FARMERS BRANCH EYES D MR STANCE ALSO SERVED AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN FORNEY, HONESTY AND GARLAND. I S T AND IN 2016, MR STAFF BECAME AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. HE ALSO SERVED AS THE
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LEADER OF THE CHECK AND EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT AROUND THAT HIGH SCHOOL. MOST RECENTLY, MR STATS ARE THIS PRINCIPLE OF EUSTACE HIGH SCHOOL IN HOUSTON SIZE DEEP MR. STATS ARE THE BEST OF ARTS IN ENGLISH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON AND A MASTER'S OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM STEPHEN AND BOSTON STATE UNIVERSITY. WELCOME, MR SAMPSON.IS THIS AN ACTION? THIS IS AN ACTION. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO THIS IS AN ACTION. ADAM MOVED TO APPROVE WILLIAM LATE STATUS AS THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HORN HIGH SCHOOL SECOND BY MR BINGHAM. ALRIGHT OKAY. UH ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE OPPOSED. SAME TIME MOTION CARRIED WELCOME. WELCOME SIR. WELCOME WELCOME, MR STATS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT , AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS BOARD MEETING FROM ADMINISTRATION. THE NEXT ACTION. ADAM IS A LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE HEARING OF CHARITY BANKS. UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION IS THERE A MOTION? SO CONSIDERED ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ACTION ATOM IS CONSIDERED MOTION TO PROPOSE THE TERMINATION OF TERM CONTRACT. RICARDO TO HAIL. YES GOOD EVENING. THE ADMINISTRATION DOES RECOMMEND THE PROPOSAL TO TERMINATE THE TERM CONTRACT OF MR RICCARDO TAIL. YES. SECOND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE APPROVED THEY I POST SAME SIGN ON MOTION CARRIED OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. SORRY OKAY. WE HAVE A PERSONNEL REPORT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE THEY'RE ALL HERE. UH GOOD EVENING BOARD AND DR RIVERA. I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I GET TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE AT, UH IN PERSONNEL SERVICES. UM WE HAVE A SLIGHT HERE, OKAY? AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR FIRST SLIDE, YOU KNOW, PERSONNEL CONSIST OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS. UM THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES, BUT THE MOST NOTABLE BEING DR ANDREW HENSLEY. UM WHO HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO PERSONAL SERVICES, AND WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT GREAT THINGS ABOUT HER AND HER LEADERSHIP. SO THANK YOU. UM PERSONAL SERVICES CONSISTS OF ELEMENTARY PROFESSIONAL ELEMENTARY SECONDARY PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONALS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, SUB CERTIFICATIONS, FINGERPRINTING, AUXILIARY PERSONNEL, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BENEFITS AND THE MESQUITE EDUCATION HEALTH CENTER MESQUITE EMPLOYEE HEALTH CENTER. THIS CHART WILL LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE RECENTLY HAPPENED. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO AND BORE YOU WITH ALL THE DETAILS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THERE. UM I'M EXCITED TO REPORT THAT OUR DEPARTMENT UM THE APARTMENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPED WITH THE FACILITATOR OVER TWO DAYS. DEPARTMENT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
OKAY IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT, AND IT'S UPDATED EVERY TWO WEEKS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. WE'VE ESTABLISHED OUR VISION, OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION FOR OUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH YOU CAN SEE OUR MISSION IS RY THE MOSQUITO PERSONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT EXISTS TO RETAIN SUPPORT AND DEVELOP EXCELLENT EMPLOYEES. AND THAT'S RY. AND ARE HOW IS OUR VISION? THE MST PERSONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE POSITIVE CLIENT EXPERIENCES, FOSTERING GROWTH, TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. OKAY AND THEN I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ATTAINABLE OBJECTIVES IS NOT JUST THE VISION AND MISSION WE'VE DONE, UH, ATTAINABLE OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVES WITH ACTION ITEMS, AND THEY INCLUDE OUR TASK, B ALIGNMENT AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
UH EFFECTIVE PROCESSES, AUTOMATED SYSTEMS STAFFING, COMMUNICATION, NEW TEACHER SUPPORT AND RETENTION. AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, ADVANCEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, AND WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A LINK SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IN MORE DETAIL AT YOUR LEISURE. SO WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY. WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED OUR TASK. B H R REVIEW . THIS WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER OF 2023. IT WAS DONE WITH THE INTENT OF HAVING AN OBJECT ENTITY LIKE CASBY TO REVIEW OUR PROCESSES, OUR PROCEDURES AND OUR PRACTICES FOR IMPROVEMENT. UM WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ALIGNED ALREADY WITH OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SO
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WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS FAR AS ALIGNING THAT UM AND IT IT WAS CONSISTED OF MANY ITEMS HAVING TO SUBMIT A WHOLE BUNCH OF ITEMS. UM BUT IT ALSO INTERVIEWED OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE. SO CURRENTLY THIS REVIEWS INTERVIEWED 17 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUSES WITH 57 DISTRICT LEADERS. SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON IMPROVEMENT OF PROCESSES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. UM WE'RE ALSO CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE TASK B PAY SYSTEMS REVIEW, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF THINGS IN HR. PEOPLE EVALUATE OUR MSD PAY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING PAY FOR EXTRA DUTY ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS AND ACADEMICS. UM AND IT CAN IMPROVE OUR COMPETITIVE ALIGNMENT WHEN YOU'RE ACHIEVE OUR MISTY GOALS. THE SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES. THEY'RE GOING TO ANALYZE THE COMPETITIVE PAY POSITION IN THE LOCAL JOB MARKET, BUILD OR JUST PAY STRUCTURES ALIGNED WITH MARKET RATES DEVELOP IMPLEMENTATION MODELS WITH COST ESTIMATES FOR PAY ADJUSTMENTS.IT WILL RECOMMEND STATEMENT SCHEDULES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND RECOMMEND INDIVIDUALS TYPING PAY ADJUSTMENTS TO IMPROVE OUR COMPETITIVE ALIGNMENT AND CONTROL COSTS. AND TODAY IT HAS BEEN CONDUCTED WITH 12 DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUSES AND A NUMBER OF CAMPUS LEADERS AS WELL. AND WE EXPECT THAT TARGET DRAFT REPORT TO BE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. WE LET'S SEE THE INTERVIEW HAS BEEN PAY SYSTEMS. OKAY WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY THIS YEAR IN PERSONAL SERVICES. UM AND THREE MONTHS FROM JUNE 1ST 2023 TO AUGUST 31ST 2023 PERSONAL SERVICES IS PROCESSED 811 NEW HIRES. UM THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL TIME ACTIVE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE OUR 5663, AND THEY'RE DIVIDED UP BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS PER PROFESSIONALS AND AUXILIARY. AND THEN OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS IS 2907. ELEMENTARY HAS 1336 AND SECONDARY HAS 1571. SO LOTS OF PROCESSING LOTS OF NEW HIRES TO BUILD UP. MHM. THE NEXT TIME WE'LL GIVE YOU A PROFILE OR PROFESSIONAL NEW HIRES. IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO ETHNICITY, RACE DEGREES, EXPERIENCE AND RETURNING GRADUATES. YOU CAN SEE OUR DEMOGRAPHICS. BREAKDOWN ARE DEGREES OF THE NO DEGREES. I KNOW YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. BUT THOSE ARE OUR PACE.
TEACHERS ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING TOWARDS CERTIFICATION, SO THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE 57 THE NUMBER OF ITS SEVEN OUR EXPERIENCE. YOU CAN SEE THAT ARE YOU ZERO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, OUR BIGGEST GROUP WITH 278, BUT WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BECAUSE OF THEIR NEW TEACHER ACADEMY, THEIR TEACHERS SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THEY'VE BEEN PHENOMENAL AND HELPING OUR NEW TEACHERS GROW WITH PAID MENTORS. AND SUCH. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE IN COMBINED, UH, 1 TO 5 YEARS TO 11. PLUS WE HIRED THIS YEAR 303 EMPLOYEES THAT HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME, AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR SALARIES AND OUR COMPETITIVE RATES THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR REALLY CALLED A LOT OF PEOPLE BACK OR COWARDLY PEOPLE TO MOSQUITOES. D SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. AND THEN ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE 36 GRADUATES RETURNING FROM MOSQUITOES D SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM AND THEY WERE READY. OUR TEACHER. OUR TAPER REPORT GIVES US UM SOME DATA UP TO 2223 . SO WE'RE A YEAR BEHIND, BUT THE TRENDS AS FAR AS THE DISTRICT REGION STATE TEACHER TURNOVER WERE COMPARABLE EVERY YEAR WITH TO THE STATE, BUT WE ARE USUALLY LOWER THAN THE REGION AND THE REGION AND ARE IN OUR DISTRICTS. UM WE'RE EXPECTING IN 2020 FOR THE TEACHER TURNOVER RATES TO DECREASE AND THAT'S DUE TO THE INCREASE IN SALARIES ARE INTERVIEW, INNOVATIVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAMS ARE TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS SUCH AS PACE AND TEAMS AND THE TEACHER RETENTION PROGRAMS AND OUR TEACHERS, SPORTS SPECIALISTS, SO THOSE HAVE BEEN VERY VITAL TO KEEPING OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR. AND WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION NEXT YEAR. UH BENEFITS. UM WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OUR HEALTH PLAN PARTICIPATION HAS INCREASED BY 243 LIVES IN THIS PAST YEAR RE ATTRIBUTE THAT TOO PERSONAL TOO, UH, PERSONAL VACANCIES BEING FILLED AND EMPLOYEES BEING ABLE TO AFFORD INSURANCE BECAUSE THERE WAS A SALARY INCREASE AND NO INCREASE TO THE HEALTH PLAN. UM R BENEFITS DEPARTMENT DOES A WONDERFUL JOB IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THAT DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE EXCELLENT.
WE'VE SEEN SOME POSITIVES. ALSO IN OUR SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FILL RATES AS YOU CAN SEE, FROM
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AUGUST TO DECEMBER. THERE IS AN INCREASED PERCENTAGE IN, UM ARE FILLED RATES FROM 22 TO 23. UM.IN AUGUST IS UP 23% SEPTEMBER 13TH AND SO FORTH, BUT WE ALSO THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE BEING CALLED BACK TO SUBBING, BECAUSE COVID IS NOW OVER, SO THEY'RE MORE APT TO COME AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP STRIVING FOR, IS GETTING HER SUBS WELL PAID AND RECRUITED SO THEY CAN HELP US FILL OUR SUBSTITUTION RIGHTS. UM, OUR DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS, UM WE'VE GONE PAPERLESS, WHICH IS AWESOME . UM THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS THAT OUR EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS ARE COMPLETELY PAPERLESS ARE EMPLOYED. ONBOARDING IS PAPERLESS AND THE EMPLOYEE HAVOC . ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS GONE PAPERLESS, SO WE'RE EXPECTING MORE OF A PROCESSES TO GO PAPERLESS AS WELL. UM. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT RETENTION, RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES. TEAMS BASE READY SET TO TEACH OUR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS AND OUR TEACHER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ALONG WITH JOB FAIRS AND ARE PAID CAMPUS MEMBERS. UM WE ARE OFFICIALLY TAKING OVER STAFFING, UM IN IN HR. SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY FUN TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS ONE ON ONES WITH OUR PRINCIPLES SO THEY CAN LET US KNOW ALL OF THEIR NEEDS, AND WE CAN MEET THEIR NEEDS WITH A SMILING FACE AND HELP THEM AND RESOURCE THEM AS BEST POSSIBLE. AND THEN WE ARE COMPLETELY. WE'RE SELF FUNDED IN OUR EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN. OKAY? IT'S BEEN REAL BUSY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO, UH. TO PRESENT AND IMPROVE OUR PLAN EXPERIENCE WITH PERSONAL SERVICES. AND WE THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND OF COURSE, OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND DR RIVERA, UM, TO BE ASKED, WHICH I REALLY DON'T HAVE TO PRESENT BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS KIND OF DID THE MESQUITE PROMISED LAUGH TONIGHT. AND SO, UM, WOW, I WAS JUST REALLY JUST SURPRISED AND ALSO JUST REALLY HONORED TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT WITH MOSQUITO SD. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE STATEMENT THAT YOU APPROVED IN JUNE OF 2021. WHICH IS WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING A CULTURE OF DIGNITY THAT LEADS TO BELONGING THAT HAS BEEN THE LENS THAT WE HAVE USED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOOK AT SEVERAL AREAS. UM AND EVERYTHING FROM DEPARTMENT BUT DISCIPLINE AND INSTRUCTION. UM TO STUDENT LEADERSHIP TO HOW WE JUST LOOK AT RITZ EVERYTHING, AND SO I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THIS STATEMENT THAT YOU COMMITTED TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE USED THIS AS A LENS TO HELP US REALLY MAKE SOME GREAT DECISIONS. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. THE 52 LIT CAPTAINS. UM THEY ARE ON OUR CAMPUSES AND THEY ARE DOING AS YOU CAN SEE JUST EARLIER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AMAZING WORK WITH STUDENTS THE WAY THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO BUILD CULTURE AND A CULTURE OF JUST NOT EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO JUST ONE OF DIGNITY AND UNDERSTANDING. UM OF WHAT IT IS TO BE HUMAN WHAT IT IS TO BE ABLE TO GROW WHAT IT IS TO THRIVE. OUR LET CAPTAINS ARE JUST LEADING THAT WORK IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT JUST MAKES ALL OF US REALLY PROUD. ALSO I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE ARE QUALIFYING AND QUANTIFYING THE WORK THAT WE CURRENTLY DO. BECAUSE OF COURSE, YOU KNOW BELONGING WORK IS REALLY RELATIONAL. BUT WE AND MOSQUITO SD HAVE A REALLY WORK TO REALLY MAKE IT QUANTIFIABLE SO THAT WE CAN REALLY PUT NUMBERS TO A DECEIT, YOU KNOW? ARE WE GROWING ? ARE WE MAKING AN IMPROVEMENT? ARE WE MAKING AN IMPACT? AND WHAT WE HAVE NOTICED IS THAT WE REALLY ACTUALLY HAVE SOME REALLY A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE ALSO HAVE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT STRIDES. WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE HERE, WHAT YOU NOTICE IS THAT WE ARE IN 1/10 PERCENTILE NATIONALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BELONGING AND THAT IS AMONG OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND SO YOU ASK. WELL, WHY IS THAT? WELL WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS THAT OUR 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS BEGIN TO REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T BELONG AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY CONNECTING, AND SO, UM, AS LET CAPTAINS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND ALSO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THOSE
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CAPTAINS HAVE REALLY TAKEN A, UM AND LOOKED AT THAT DATA AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT CAN WE REALLY SPECIFICALLY DUE TO TARGET THOSE STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE ABOUT THE TIME THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEY REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG? AND SO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CABINETS IN PARTICULAR, THEY HAVE A HUGE TASK, BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY UP TO IT. AND THEY ARE DOING UM AND MAKING SOME INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO STRIVING ITSELF AND REALLY CONNECT TO IT LEAST ONE ADULT. ON THE CAMPUS, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY KEY. THE OTHER PIECE THAT YOU SEE THERE IS THAT OVER 75% OF OUR STUDENTS AND YOU'LL SEE THIS IN THIS DATA SET HERE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BELONGING AND WE TALK ABOUT TEACHER STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS 75% OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN GRACE THIRD TO FIFTH GRADE. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG TO SOMEBODY ON THAT CAMPUS THAT SOMEONE KNOWS THEM. THEY KNOW ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES.THEY KNOW ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR STRUGGLES, ETCETERA, AND THAT THEY ARE CONNECTING WITH THEM. AND LOOK AT THAT. IT HAS GROWN SINCE WE STARTED LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR DATA, AND SO THAT IS A HUGE BENEFIT. AND EVEN WHEN I WITH OUR SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS, WE SEE THE SAME THING THAT YES, IS IT UH 3% POINTS HIGHER THAN IT WAS WHEN WE STARTED FOLLOWED 2021, ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO THERE WERE OKAY WITH THAT. WE ALSO ARE TRYING TO QUALIFY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT DATA SETS LIKE STAR AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS AND JUST NOTED, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DATA THAT REALLY WOULD GIVE US SOME REALLY TRUE INDICATOR THAT YES, THIS IS MAKING AN IMPACT AND A DIFFERENCE. BUT WE DO SEE WHERE THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOMETHING IF IT'S THERE, AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE BELONGING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TEACHER STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS, WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO QUANTIFY THAT WORK AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS MAKING AN IMPACT. CAT.
WHAT I DO WANT YOU TO NOTE IS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING, FOR THE MOST PART THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE AN ADULT THAT THEY'RE NECESSARILY CONNECTING WITH, BUT THERE'S STILL IT SELLING AND THAT IS REALLY KEY. SO CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE WHAT THIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE? IF OUR STUDENTS ARE RIPPED WERE REALLY BEING MORE PURPOSEFUL AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE? WHAT THE IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE ON OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY BUT ALSO BEHAVIOURALLY. AS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHT THAT YOU ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN BACK IN SEPTEMBER. UM THIS CONFERENCE THAT WAS WITH TASK BEING TASKED TO WAS REALLY AMAZING. WE HAD ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 30. DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS COME OUT TO REALLY LOOK AT THE MESQUITE PROMISING TRY TO FIGURE OUT LIKE, HOW CAN I USE AND INCORPORATE THIS IN MY SCHOOL DISTRICT? IT WAS IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. THERE IS AN ARTICLE AND THE TEXAS MONTHLY THAT CAME OUT IN NOVEMBER. AND UM AFGHAN LOTS OF PHONE CALLS AS A RESULT OF THIS, SO THANK YOU. THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THE PROMISE OF MONDAY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WELL, WE'VE ASKED PEOPLE TO KIND OF SIGN UP FOR, BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IS THAT IN DECEMBER OF JUST LAST MONTH WE HAD OVER 20,000 VIEWS. NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE OPEN UP THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT, BUT THEY ACTUALLY REVIEWED THE VIDEO. THIS THIS THEORY. THEY ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT THE RESOURCES. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE A SEPARATE TEAM OF ABOUT SEVEN PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY COME TOGETHER ONCE EVERY BYE WEEKS OR SO AND WE ACTUALLY GO THROUGH AND CURATE. DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY USED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUT THIS ONE LITTLE DOCUMENT THAT WE SEND OUT BY MONTHLY TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND SO JUST TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE THAT KIND OF IMPACT AND THAT IT IS REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH PEOPLE AND I GET CALLS AND EMAILS ALL THE TIME ABOUT OH, I USE THAT VIDEO OF WHAT A GREAT ARTICLE. WHERE DID YOU ALL FIND THAT? AND SO IT IS REALLY HAVING AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS THE QR CODE. IF YOU ALL WANT TOGETHER, SIGN UP FOR IT RIGHT NOW. ALSO OF COURSE, THE MESKHI PROMISE IS ACTUALLY OVER OUR PRIORITIES. UM AND IS KIND OF THE UMBRELLA AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHICH I'M SO THANKFUL TO DR FINE GLASS, BECAUSE TRULY STRATEGIC PLANNING IS JUST SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF RETHINK LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS FOR US AS A DEPARTMENT AS I'VE TOLD DR RIVERA OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HEY WE'VE KIND OF YOU KNOW THESE GOALS THAT WE SET THREE YEARS AGO. WE'VE DONE THEM. SO NOW I'M REALLY READY TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WILL LOOK LIKE FOR US AS A DISTRICT AND OUR DEPARTMENT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE ARE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM IS GOING REALLY WELL. AND I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT WOULD DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE
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BIT MORE, BUT IT IS UP AND RUNNING IT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE STUDENTS ARE JUST AMAZING. AND I MEAN YOU ALSO IN UP HERE HE IS AN EMERGING LEADER, BY THE WAY, AND , UM, I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH AND IT IS REALLY TARGETED . WE'RE NOT TARGETING THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE REALLY HIGH. WE'RE TARGETING OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE EVERYDAY STUDENTS WHO REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY KIND OF BELONG AND WE'RE SAYING HEY, COME AND JOIN US. COME AND BE A PART OF THIS. OUR STUDENTS ARE DISCOVERING THAT THEY HAVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY HAVE, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. IN TERMS OF OVERALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE 91% OF ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT HAVE ALREADY TURNED IN THEIR CAMPUS CULTURE PLANT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO THAT IS AMAZING TO HAVE 91% WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BOX SPRINGS AS WELL AS WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE CITY OF MESQUITE. TO REALLY KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EMBEDDING THE MESQUITA PROMISE AND HAVING THOSE TOSSING DISCUSSIONS AND PUSHING IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS WE CAN. I'M ALSO WORKING WITH THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK AND HELPING SOME OF THOSE CAMPUSES THERE WITH LEVEL THREE IN THE EFFECTIVE FOR SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK LEVEL THREE AREA WHERE CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT AND THEN, OF COURSE I'M CONTINUING TO DO, UM, SOME TRAINING WITH THE MESQUITE PROMISE WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO SOME MAJOR TRAINING. I'VE HEARD COMING UP. UM AND THEN, UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 700 STUDENTS THAT SIGNED UP FOR EMERGING LEADERS. NOW ARE THEY ALL PARTICIPATING? AH, WE'LL SEE RIGHT. A LOT OF THEM ARE ALRIGHT . I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 500 OF THEM ARE ACTIVELY ACTIVELY AND SO, BUT WE HAVE 700 THAT SIGNED UP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT? YEAH. SO WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE FOUR PRINCIPLES AND THOSE 16 HABITS THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO, UM HAVE OUR HAVE OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY EMBRACE BUT REALLY MODEL AND EMBODY. UM WE THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AND IT REALLY IS WHO WE ARE. SO WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT REALLY STARTS TO KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING SO FAR. IDEAS DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR MENTEE PROGRAM? BUT WE WENT THERE AND LISTEN TO SOMETHING FUN. THAT WOULD BE FUN FOR KIDS AND TEACHERS. SO WE DO THAT WHILE WE CALL THE LET HANG OUT SO ONCE A MONTH WE GET TOGETHER AND WE HAVE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PLAYING TO GET HER GAMES. ONE TIME WE DID BOARD GAMES THE OTHER TIME WE DID VIDEO GAMES LAST TIME LAST WEEK, WE DID VIDEO GAMES, AND IT'S A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC BECAUSE THAT'S NOW HOW THEY'RE USED IT. THEY SEE TEACHERS LAST LIKE ROBOTS LIKE SOME IDEAS THERE NOW LIKE HUMAN BEINGS, BUT WHEN THEY SEE THEM IN THAT CONTEXT, PLANE VIDEO GAMES LIKE THAT THEY SEE THEM AS A PERSON. THAT CREATES A GREAT SENSE OF BELONGING. WHICH IS WHAT THE PROMISE THEM IS KEY PROMISES ALL ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE AT HOME. WE HAVE A ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY, RELATIONSHIPS AND RESPECT. BEEN ABLE TO GET THEIR CASE TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GENUINELY CARE ABOUT THEM AS A PERSON. AND NOT JUST BEING A STUDENT, OR JUST BEING A NUMBER TALKING TO OTHER PRINCIPLES, AND THEY'RE ALSO TELLING US ABOUT WAR AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING HER CAMPUS AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE SAYING HAPPENING WITH THEIR KIDS. IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE YOU KNOW I CAN HEAR THE SAME VOCABULARY. THE KIDS ARE USING IT EVERY DAY. THE PRINCIPLES ARE USING IT EVERY DAY. AND SO THAT CAN ONLY TRICKLE DOWN THAILAND ENTRY SCHOOLS AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING IT WITH OUR PARENTS AS WELL. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I LOVE THE ESCAPE PROMISE ALIGNS WITH SOMETHING THAT RUTHERFORD WAS ALREADY YOU KNOW, WORKING TOWARDS WHICH IS THE RUTHERFORD WAY BECAUSE WE HAD A SYSTEM THAT WE JUST WERE ABLE TO TWEAK A COUPLE OF WORDS AND IT WAS ABLE JUST TO FIT RIGHT ON IT AND BE ALIGNED THE ESCAPE PROMISE. AND THE BROTHERHOOD AWAY. IT GOES DEFINITELY GOES HAND IN HAND, AND THAT'S WHO WE ARE TEACHERS HERE. I KNOW THAT THEY MAKE THE WAY THEY MAKE YOU FEEL BELONG HERE. THEY DO FUN ACTIVITIES WITH YOU, AND THEY JUST MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE IT THE PAST YEARS. I FELT LIKE THIS IS A HOME TO ME. YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS PLACE OUR GOAL ON CREATING HONEST SPACES OF BELONGING AND EXEMPLIFYING LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW IN OUR DISTRICT. THE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM. THEY STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2021 WITH 250 STUDENTS HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AND CREATE EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE LEADERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. OUR LEADERS HAVE BEEN IN VARIOUS SPOTLIGHTS THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES AS LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM OUR FALSE SOCIAL THAT HAPPENS EVERY OCTOBER. TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MESQUITE AND BEYOND TO LEADING OTHER CAMPUS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS TO OUR CELEBRATION , KNOWLEDGE AND RECEIVING AWARDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE NOW 700 EMERGING LEADERS CONTINUE TO EXPAND THEIR[01:10:03]
HORIZONS. WHEN I FIRST JOINED, IT WAS LIKE, OH, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER LIKE LEADERSHIP CLUBS LIKE FROM A TRANSCRIPT. IT WASN'T REALLY LIKE I'M JUST GONNA BE LIKE PARTICIPATING. BUT THEN WHEN I REALIZED LIKE WE DO THINGS AND WE GROW TOGETHER, AND WE LEARNED TOGETHER AS LIKE A WHOLE UNIT LIKE EVERYBODY IS NOT INDIVIDUAL. EVERYBODY'S NOT LIKE COMPETING. IT'S MORE LIKE OH, YOU WANT TO DO THIS WITH ME? AND THIS PERSON DOES IS AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT PERSON, WE STILL DO IT TOGETHER. I HAVE A STUDENT NAMED FRANCISCO PEREZ AND I DIDN'T REALLY THINK OF HIM AS A LEADER WHEN HE WAS JUST IN MY MATH CLASS, BUT HE'S NOW IN MY EMERGING LEADERS CLASS, AND I HAVE THEM CREATE LESSONS FOR THE AMAZING SHEET STUDENTS AND I SEE HOW HMM. HE FRANKIE LIKE, STANDS UP AND JUST WALKS UP TO IN FRONT OF KIDS. ATTENTION GRABBING. I DIDN'T TEACH HIM HOW TO DO THAT, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I HAVE ONE STUDENT IN PARTICULAR THAT COMES TO MIND. HE STARTED OFF HIS FRESHMAN YEAR VERY INSECURE IN HOW HIS UPBRINGING WAS. AND JUST RECENTLY I TOLD HIM I WAS LIKE I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF THE GROWTH THAT I'VE SEEN FROM YOU. AND JUST RECENTLY, HE SENT ME AN EMAIL. HE WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WAS NOTICING HOW HARD I WAS TRYING TO BETTER MYSELF THIS MISSION TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ULTIMATELY ENABLES OUR STUDENTS ABILITY TO ITSELF TO BELONG TO UNDERSTAND IT. OUR DIGNITY IS A GIVEN AND TO BECOME DIFFERENCE MAKERS.THIS IS OUR MESQUITE PROMPT. HMM . QUESTIONS NO, JUST COMMENTS OF AWESOME. I KNOW IT HAD TO THROW YOUR HEART WHEN CANDIDATES SAID THE MESQUITE PROMISE I KNOW. SO IT'S PERVASIVE, ISN'T IT? AND THAT MAKES US THIS HAPPENED AROUND US. PROUD YEAH, VERY MUCH PART OF MOSQUITO UST THE JUNIOR HAD THING. JUST KIND OF HIT HOME WITH ME, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE BEFORE WE GET THAT BIG DROP, BUT I MEAN, YOU THINK IF YOU'RE GOING FROM THE FISH BOWL INTO THE POND GOING FROM YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE YOU'RE THE BIG DOG ON CAMPUS, AND THEN YOU GET THROWN INTO THAT POND. I CAN SEE THAT. HOPEFULLY WE CAN. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT AN EASY FIX. IT ISN'T. IT ISN'T BUT I WAS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT OUR CAPTAINS. WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE . MANY OF THEM ARE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. AND SO THEY HAVE REALLY TAKEN A REALLY VESTED INTERESTS AND NOT ONLY MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE WRITING GOALS. AND ACTIONS THAT CAN REALLY APPLICABLE BUT THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT'S THE REALLY KEY THAT THEY'RE ACTIONABLE AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET. WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM DONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A TIMELINE TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENS AND THEN GO BACK AND LOOK BACK AND SAY HEY, WHAT DO WE DO THERE? HOW DID THAT WORK? WHAT DO WE NOW NEED TO DO? AND SO IS THAT CONSTANT GOING BACK? YOU KNOW YOU'RE NEVER REALLY DONE WITH THIS WORK BECAUSE IT IS RELATIONAL IDENTITY. YOU JUST NEVER DONE BUT YOU KEEP WORKING IT UM BUT IT AND IT'S ALSO GREAT INFORMATION BECAUSE TO KNOW THAT , WOW, THIS IS WHERE WE DROP OFF . THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY ARE. STUDENTS JUST FEEL LIKE THEY THEY'RE STRUGGLING AT THAT POINT . SO WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE COME IN AND FILL THE GAP? AND SO THAT'S EXACTLY HOW WE'RE USING THIS DATA TO KIND OF FILL GAPS AND REALLY BUILD OUR KIDDO KIDDO. THINK IS THAT BECOMES SYSTEMIC THAT THAT DROP WOULD GET A LOT. I THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN THAT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
GOOD WORK. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, MA'AM. MR MOORE. I BELIEVE YOU'RE GONNA BE THE PERSON GIVEN THIS REPORT. YOU NOTICE YOUR BUDDIES SNUCK DOWN UNDER THE DESK, YOU KNOW? SO YOU GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MHM SO I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF TALKING ABOUT THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS TONIGHT. AND OF COURSE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE DON'T GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT THE AUDITS. BUT SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE TA IS CONDUCTED 22 IDEAS ON MY SD CAMPUSES AND SINCE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING WE'VE HAD TOO WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AGAIN TONIGHT AND IN GENERAL, WHEN WE DO HAVE A FINDING IF WE HAVE A FINDING, BASICALLY, THAT INVOLVES SOME TYPE OF TRAINING, UM, THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, WHICH IS WHAT THE D A CALLS IT AND SO, UM, BASICALLY. THESE IDEAS, THE OTHER COMES OUT AND CHECKS THE BUILDING PERIMETER. THEY DISCUSS VISITOR CHECK IN PROCEDURES AND THEY LOOK AT OUR EXTERIOR DOOR CHECK LOG JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OR ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE STATUTES OR MANDATES, AND SO UM, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT AUDITS AND THEY CAN BE
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VERY TIME CONSUMING AND THEY CAN BE UNPLEASANT. BUT BUT IN MY OPINION, AND THE WAY I LOOK AT THESE IS IT'S A POSITIVE THING AND BENEFIT FOR OUR DISTRICT. BECAUSE WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WE ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE. AND SO WHEN THEY DO COME IN, WHETHER THERE'S FINDINGS OR NOT, UM, IT HELPS US JUST TO NOT BE COMPLACENT AND IN SAFETY AND SECURITY. WE CAN'T DO THAT. SO I LOOK AT IT THAT WAY THAT EVEN WHEN THERE ARE FINDINGS, IT HELPS US IN OUR PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS. AND UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ALSO CAN DISCUSS THE DETAILS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEN WE DO DISCUSS DETAILS IN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. SO THAT'S IT FOR OUR I D A REPORT TONIGHT? THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. YEAH MHM. YES DR RIVERA, THAT YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER THANKS. MM HMM. THIS JOB, ARE YOU IS EVERYTHING OKAY? ALRIGHT. IT IS 753. WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.