[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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THE FAMILY CATHEDRAL OF PRAISE CHURCH AND FOLLOWED. FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION, WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD BY ANGELINA VARGAS, WHO IS PART OF THE JUNIOR ROTC AT WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN IN ON THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES, IF YOU WISH, REVEREND. BRIEFLY, BEFORE I PRAY, I WANT TO OFFER APOLOGY TO THIS ESTEEMED BODY.
IF I COULD KEEP MY SCHEDULE STRAIGHT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE LAST TIME I WAS AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, TRYING TO OFFER PRAYER WHEN THEY WANTED NONE. BUT I APPRECIATE A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT. SO, FATHER, TONIGHT WE STOP AND WORSHIP YOU AND PRAISE YOU. AND THANK YOU, LORD, FOR YOU ARE THE WELLSPRING OF LIFE. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MESQUITE ISD, FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS HOUSE, AND FOR ALL THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE HERE TONIGHT.
FATHER, WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS, YOUR ANOINTING UPON THIS TIME BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST. AND FATHER, WE ASK YOU, LORD, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DEPART, THAT YOU KEEP AND PROTECT EVERYONE AS THEY GO HOME. SO WE STOP ONE MORE TIME AND THANK YOU, PRAISE YOU, AND WORSHIP YOU FOR THE VERY BREATH WITHIN OUR LUNGS, LORD. AND WE KNOW, FATHER, THAT SCHOOL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS NEW YEAR AS IT BEGINS FOR ALL THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, THE SUPPORT STAFF, EVERYONE INVOLVED HERE TONIGHT, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, THANKS AND GLORY FOR THEIR LIFE. WE ASK YOU FOR THESE THINGS. IN JESUS PRECIOUS NAME WE PRAY.
AND GOD'S CHILDREN SAID, AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG. I HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. BOARD MEMBERS, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF THE MEETING INSTEAD OF THE
[II. TEAM OF EIGHT MOMENT]
BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. SO THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US ON TO THE TEAM OF EIGHT MOMENT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF, NUMBER ONE, TO WELCOME A NEW TRUSTEE AT HER FIRST MEETING, MRS. SUZANNE LANGSTON HAWK, WELCOME ABOARD. I'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE FAIRLY NEW. THIS IS THEIR SECOND MEETING, AND THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED UP FOR A SECOND MEETING. MRS. CASSANDRA MORRIS AND DOCTOR SUSAN WILLIAMS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. AND DOCTOR WILLIAMS. I THINK YOU HAD A COUPLE THINGS YOU WANTED TO SHARE. I DO WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE DOCTOR, DOCTOR. SEWARD. MR. SEWARD, YOU WANT TO BE DOCTOR. I'LL GIVE IT AWAY. YEAH. YOU PROMOTED HIM. PROMOTED HIM, MR. SEWARD AND I GOT TO ATTEND THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON JUST RECENTLY. AND WE HAD TWO FORMER STUDENTS FROM VANGUARD THAT PRESENTED THEIR BUSINESS IDEA FROM THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS. I PRACTICE THAT WORD AND THEY PRESENTED. I WANT YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT. THEY WERE PRESENTING TO A ROOM FULL OF BUSINESS OWNERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE, AND THEY PRESENTED
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THEIR APP. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT, BUT IT BASICALLY KEPT THEIR HOURS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THEIR HOURS, THEIR ADVISOR COULD, THEIR PARENTS COULD, AND THEY WERE ASKED QUESTIONS BY THESE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEY DID NOT FLINCH. THEY ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THEM. THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND WERE LIKE, I THINK, WELL, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT. AND SO THEY THEY DID A GREAT JOB. WE WERE VERY, VERY PROUD. EVERYBODY FROM MISD THAT WAS THERE WAS JUST WE WERE GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR. SO THAT WAS EXCITING. AND THEN ONE OTHER THING. I GOT TO ATTEND CAMP EXCEL AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY AT THE WORK THAT WENT INTO GETTING THIS READY FOR FIRST THROUGH SIXTH, FIRST THROUGH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS, WE VISITED THE CLASSES THAT THEY WERE DOING. AN EXAMPLE WAS THE POLICE. THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE THERE, THE FIRE FIREMEN WERE THERE, FIREFIGHTERS WERE THERE, AND THOSE KIDS WERE HAVING A BALL. THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO IT WAS IT WAS VERY IT WAS VERY GOOD.IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE WHAT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TO OFFER MIDDLE SCHOOLS, TOO, BUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER. AND THE KIDS WERE SUPER EXCITED. CASSANDRA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO THE WEEK AFTER WE GOT SWORN IN, I GOT TO GO TO THE TASB SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE. AND THAT WAS REALLY COOL. I GOT TO LEARN A LOT OF THINGS. AND BECAUSE I WAS PART OF PTO AND PART OF SEVERAL OF THE ISD COMMITTEES, WHEN THEY WERE GOING OVER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR LIKE PROGRAMS AND GRANTS TO GET EXTRA MONEY, I WAS ABLE TO BE LIKE, OH, GOOD, WE DO THAT, WE DO THAT, WE DO THAT. SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK OUR ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF FOR BEING ON THAT. NOW WE HAVE TO FIND EXTRA MONEY THAT DOESN'T EXIST. RIGHT. BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR UTILIZING ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
[III. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS]
NOW WE MOVE ON ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL MOVE IT TO STUDENTS AND STAFF GUESTS, MISS SMITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE JUST ONE SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR DAVID VERNON VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECENTLY EARNING THE DALLAS COUNTY PROMISE ECONOMIC MOBILITY AWARD. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE RICHARD OWENS, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PARTNER OPERATIONS AND IMPACT, AS WELL AS ERIC BAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY CENTER. THEY'RE HERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO JOIN US AT THE PODIUM TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS HONOR. THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE, MYSELF, ERIC AND RICHARD OWENS FROM THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY CENTER, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP OF DALLAS COLLEGE AND THE COMMIT PARTNERSHIP. WE RUN THE DALLAS COUNTY PROMISE AND A LOT OF INTERMEDIARY WORK FOR POST-SECONDARY TO WORKFORCE WORK ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY. SO WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY.COMMIT HAS OUTLINED A FRAMEWORK FOR REWARDING HIGH SCHOOLS WHO ARE DOING EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN COLLEGE READINESS AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENT. SO WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL GROWTH IN COLLEGE READINESS. AND WE HAVE AN AWARD. IT ALSO COMES WITH A LITTLE EXTRA CASH FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, TO BE USED ACCORDINGLY TO INCENTIVIZE AND CELEBRATE WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE TO DO. SO WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. THERE YOU GO. YES. MR. PRESIDENT. HERE WE GO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. THANK YOU.
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WAS THIS QUIET IN THE CLASSROOM ALL THE TIME? ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR AUDIENCE PORTION. FOR THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. NOBODY. ALL[IV. CONSENT AGENDA]
RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THAT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.IF YOU ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA YOU WISH TO PULL FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION, NOT HEARING ANY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. PRESIDENT. WE MOVE TO APPROVE.
MR. EVERETT, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. AND A SECOND BY MR. EVERETT TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS UNDER
[V. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT]
PERSONNEL. IT'S A REPORT ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE TERM. CONTRACTS BOARD MEMBERS, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK REMINDER SINCE WE'RE IN THE SUMMER HIRING MONTH UNDER POLICY C DC LOCAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES FROM JUNE 1ST TO AUGUST 31ST, THE BOARD DELEGATES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL IN THE POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ABOVE. WITH THAT, DOCTOR RIVERA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND SO WE WILL COMMENCE WITH OUR FIRST REPORT, WHICH I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR KERRY MORRIS TO GO UP TO THE LECTERN AND INTRODUCE HER NEW DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING. I AM EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO AUDREY SMALLWOOD, OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS.AUDREY SMALLWOOD BRINGS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO HER ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS EARLY COLLEGE COORDINATOR AND MAGNET SPECIALIST IN GARLAND ISD. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE SPENT 15 YEARS AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, SERVING AS A PROGRAM ADVISOR, STUDENT ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR AND JOURNALISM TEACHER.
MISS SMALLWOOD EARNED A BACHELOR'S OF ARTS IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION WITH A MINOR IN JOURNALISM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AND A MASTER'S IN IN OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION FROM KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO LET MISS SMALLWOOD INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SEWARD. TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR RIVERA, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS.
I'M TRULY HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE MESQUITE ISD FAMILY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEADERS, TEACHERS AND STAFF TO SUPPORT AND BUILD UPON THE STRONG, ADVANCED ACADEMICS, THE PROGRAMING WHILE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO THRIVE. I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW THE MESQUITE COMMUNITY, DEVELOP STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS. THANK YOU AGAIN. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MESQUITE ISD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GO TO OUR NEXT INTRODUCTIONS, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE'VE HAD SOME SHIFTING IN THE IN THE PAST YEAR. WE'VE HAD SOME SHIFTING POSITIONS. WE ELIMINATED SOME CENTRAL CENTRAL OFFICE POSITIONS. SO IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE AND MAKE EVEN OUT THE PLAYING FIELD, WE HAD TO DISTRIBUTE SOME DUTIES ACROSS. SO WE HAD SHIFTED AND READJUSTED SOME POSITIONS. SO NOW SERVING AS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF LEADERSHIP IS MRS. KIESEL. IS IT? I'M STILL TRYING AS WELL. THAT THEY ARE. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE FOUR OF OUR NEWEST PRINCIPALS TO YOU TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH PATRICK HANEY, WHO WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL AT DOCTOR DAVID VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. PATRICK HANEY HAS SPENT HIS ENTIRE 23 YEAR CAREER IN MESQUITE ISD AND HAS BEEN NAMED PRINCIPAL OF VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL AFTER SERVING AS THE CAMPUSES ACADEMIC DEAN SINCE THE SCHOOL'S OPENING IN 2021. LAST SCHOOL YEAR, HANEY SERVED AS ADMINISTRATOR IN CHARGE WHEN THE PREVIOUS VANGUARD PRINCIPAL, CLINT ELSASSER, WAS AWAY FROM CAMPUS, FULFILLING HIS DUTIES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CTE, A ROLE ELSASSER HAS NOW TAKEN ON FULL TIME FOR MOSQUITO SD.
PRIOR TO JOINING VANGUARD, HANEY SERVED AS MESQUITE ISD'S K THROUGH 12 SCIENCE COORDINATOR, SECONDARY SCIENCE FACILITATOR, AND AN INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST. HANEY EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND GENETICS FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FROM UT ARLINGTON. PLEASE WELCOME PATRICK HANEY. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD OF
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TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY PLACED IN ME TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE. I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED TO SERVE AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK CLINT ELSASSER. I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE TODAY IF HE HADN'T TAKEN A CHANCE ON ME FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, TO PARTNER WITH HIM ON AN ADVENTURE OF OPENING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL WHERE WE WOULD TRY TO DO EDUCATION DIFFERENTLY AND DOING ALL THAT DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE AN OUTSTANDING STAFF, EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS, SUPPORTIVE FAMILIES. THIS SCHOOL HAS BECOME A FAMILY, AND I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE DEDICATION, RESILIENCE, AND HEART THAT MAKE OUR CAMPUS SO SPECIAL. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY ACTUAL FAMILY FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT. MY WIFE AND TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS ARE HERE AND MY PARENTS ARE HERE TOO, AND THEY. THEY ARE LONGTIME MESQUITE RESIDENTS AND RAISED THREE SONS IN MESQUITE TO PUT THEM THROUGH MESQUITE ISD. AND SO THANKS TO ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT. AND THEY'VE BEEN BESIDE ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. AND THEY'RE WHAT KEEPS ME GOING EVEN ON EVEN ON THE HARDEST OF DAYS. AS I STEP INTO THIS ROLE, I DO SO WITH EXCITEMENT AND A DEEP SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS SCHOOL HAS BEEN BUILT ON RELATIONSHIPS, TRUST, AND A COMMITMENT TO HELP EVERY STUDENT SUCCEED. I WILL STRIVE TO LISTEN WELL, LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, SUPPORT OUR STAFF, AND KEEP STUDENTS AT THE CENTER OF EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE. TOGETHER, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE STRONG FOUNDATION ALREADY IN PLACE WHILE EMBRACING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW, INNOVATE AND ENSURE EVERY STUDENT IS PREPARED FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT WILL ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER, AND I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE SERVING THIS AMAZING CAMPUS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, WE HAVE DOCTOR RHONDA MCGUIRE, WHO'S PRINCIPAL AT CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. DOCTOR RHONDA MCGUIRE IS JOINING MESQUITE ISD AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE BRINGS OVER A DECADE OF THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, HAVING PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AND MOST RECENTLY PRINCIPAL IN FORT WORTH ISD. EARLIER IN HER CAREER, SHE SERVED AS A DATA ANALYST, TESTING COORDINATOR AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, AND AN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHER IN FORT WORTH. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, AND A DOCTOR OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM LAMAR UNIVERSITY. PLEASE WELCOME DOCTOR RHONDA MCGUIRE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT RIVERA, THE MESQUITE ISD LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF CROSS ELEMENTARY. I AM TRULY HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST THAT YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO MY PREVIOUS DISTRICT, WHERE I PROUDLY SERVED FOR 24 YEARS. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE MENTORS, COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF MY JOURNEY. THEIR SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND SHARED COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS HAVE SHAPED ME BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, AND I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE EXPERIENCES. FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY WHO IS HERE, MY HUSBAND MARLO, MY DAUGHTER ALEXIS, AND MY SON MJ. I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR UNWAVERING LOVE AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY. I AM EXCITED TO JOIN THE CROSS ELEMENTARY FAMILY AND LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THE STRONG FOUNDATION ALREADY IN PLACE. I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD FEELS SAFE, VALUED AND CHALLENGED TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. THANK YOU. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NEW JOURNEY TOGETHER. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE CAROLYN DOHERTY, WHO IS WILL BE SERVING AS OUR PRINCIPAL OF LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CAROLYN HAS BEEN NAMED PRINCIPAL OF LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER SERVING AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SINCE 2024. SHE BRINGS NEARLY A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE, HAVING WORKED FOR THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, ANALYZING CURRICULUM RESOURCES AND PREVIOUSLY SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST AND TESTING COORDINATOR AT MCWHORTER ELEMENTARY. DOHERTY BEGAN HER CAREER AS A FIFTH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHER AT PIRRUNG ELEMENTARY, WHERE SHE WAS NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR. IN 2021, SHE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND A MASTER'S IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM TEXAS A&M COMMERCE. PLEASE WELCOME CAROLYN DOHERTY. BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOCTOR RIVERA AND DOCTOR FILLS. I FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. NEXT, I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR LEADING ME TO THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT I'M NOW BLESSED TO BE A PART OF LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY. I HAVE LEARNED IN MY TIME THAT HIS TIMING IS WHAT'S BEST, AND[00:20:04]
HE PLACES ME EXACTLY WHERE I'M MEANT TO BE EACH TIME. FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE, I KNEW I WANTED TO BE AN EDUCATOR. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE MANY AMAZING TEACHERS IN MESQUITE ISD AND BEYOND. I NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OF THOSE THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM TODAY.DOCTOR SUSAN WILLIAMS, DOCTOR KAREN MORRIS AND JEFF JOHNSON IS SOMEWHERE BACK THERE AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY FAVORITE EDUCATOR IS MY MOTHER, DIANA DOHERTY, WHO SERVED 28 YEARS IN MESQUITE ISD HERSELF. PEOPLE OFTEN SAY YOUR PARENTS ARE YOUR FIRST EDUCATOR, AND THAT WAS VERY TRUE IN MY HOUSE WHEN I CAME HOME, DAD HELPED ME WITH MY HOMEWORK THAT MY MOTHER ASSIGNED, SO SHE WAS THERE. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE SOME WONDERFUL MENTORS WHO HAVE CHALLENGED ME, ENCOURAGED ME, AND BELIEVED IN ME. SO HEARTFELT. THANK YOU TO JESSICA, BARB, BART JOHANSEN, KRISTI CORMIER, AND BRUCE PERKINS. YOUR GUIDANCE HAS HELPED ME BECOME THE LEADER I AM TODAY. TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. IT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN YOU KNOW TO MY PARTNER GARTH. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BELIEVING IN ME. I WOULD BE NOT STANDING HERE. I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE TODAY WITHOUT YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. AND TO THE CANDIDATE COUGARS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF YOUR JOURNEY. WHILE MY TIME WITH YOU WAS BRIEF, IT WAS TRULY UNFORGETTABLE. WE WORKED HARD, CELEBRATED SUCCESSES, AND BUILT SOMETHING SPECIAL TOGETHER. I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR MY TIME WITH YOU. AND FINALLY, TO THE LAWRENCE STAFF, STUDENTS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME. I AM TRULY HONORED TO SERVE AS YOUR NEXT PRINCIPAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW EACH OF YOU, BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING TOGETHER AS WE CONTINUE TO SEIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU AGAIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME. I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT LIES AHEAD. IN OUR LAST PRINCIPAL TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT, DOCTOR LETICIA BROWN, PRINCIPAL OF PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DOCTOR LETICIA BROWN HAS BEEN NAMED PRINCIPAL OF PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BRINGING MORE THAN A DECADE OF CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE. SHE HAS SERVED STUDENTS AND STAFF ACROSS ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES IN DUNCANVILLE ISD AND ARLINGTON ISD. SHE ALSO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A CAMPUS INTERVENTIONIST INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND TEACHER IN DESOTO ISD, AND BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER IN TYLER ISD. BROWN EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER, A MASTER OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM FROM LAMAR UNIVERSITY AND A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN COMMERCE. PLEASE WELCOME DOCTOR LETICIA BROWN. GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT RAMIREZ, MY PORTER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. I AM BLESSED AND HONORED TO BE CHOSEN TO SERVE AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WANT TO THANK GOD, MY MENTORS, MY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT IN ALL OF THE ENDEAVORS THAT I HAVE TAKEN ON. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN WELCOMED WITH SO MUCH LOVE, SUPPORT, DEDICATION FROM OUR PORTER LEADERSHIP TEAM AND TEACHERS. WE ARE DILIGENTLY PREPARING FOR OUR SCHOLARS TO RETURN TO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE MAVERICK, PROMISE TO EXCEL, BELONG, HAVE DIGNITY, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING EACH STUDENT IDENTIFY THEIR PERSONAL PURPOSES AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS, COMMUNITY CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP. AT PORTER, OUR VISION REMAINS STRONG AND THE SAME. EVERY CHILD, EVERY NEED, WHATEVER IT TAKES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A DISTRICT WHO IS CREATING LEGACY. AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR FOR REGION TEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE GOT THE REST OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND COORDINATORS. SO MRS. SMITH TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR RIVERA. I'M GOING TO BE INTRODUCING SEVERAL OF YOU THAT HAVE NEW POSITIONS WITH US. IF YOU WOULD JUST STAND WHERE YOU ARE. I'LL READ A BRIEF BIO AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR NEW COORDINATOR FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, TY BELT. TY HAS BEEN NAMED SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR FOR MESQUITE ISD AFTER SERVING FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS AT POTEET HIGH SCHOOL. SINCE 2021, HE HAS WORKED AS AN
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INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR THE PIRATES, PREVIOUSLY TEACHING WORLD HISTORY AND UNITED STATES HISTORY. AT PHS. BELL EARNED RECOGNITION AS THE 2020 MESQUITE ISD SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. HE EARNED A BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION FROM OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM LAMAR UNIVERSITY, OUR NEW SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR. TY BELL. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR NEW COORDINATOR OF BILINGUAL AND ESL ENROLLMENT CENTER. WE CALL THAT THE BEES CENTER. THAT'S ANITA CESTERO. ANITA CICERO RETURNS TO MESQUITE ISD AS COORDINATOR OF THE BEE CENTER.SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS AN ENGLISH LEARNER FACILITATOR IN FORNEY ISD. BEFORE JOINING FORNEY. SHE SERVED MESQUITE ISD FOR NINE YEARS AS A TITLE THREE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR AND BILINGUAL LEAD TEACHER. SHE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AND A MASTER OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. OUR NEW BEE CENTER COORDINATOR, ANITA CESTERO. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR COORDINATOR OF ELEMENTARY MATH, JODY HOADLEY. JODY HAS BEEN NAMED. YEAH, SORRY. MISS HOLLY HAS BEEN NAMED ELEMENTARY MATH COORDINATOR AFTER SERVING AS DISTRICT CURRICULUM COORDINATOR IN GEORGETOWN ISD SINCE 2023. DURING HER TIME IN GEORGETOWN ISD, SHE ALSO SERVED AS A PRE K THROUGH FIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH BEFORE MOVING INTO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. HOADLEY BEGAN HER CAREER IN EDUCATION AS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER AND WAS NAMED DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR. IN 2020. SHE EARNED A BACHELOR'S OF APPLIED SCIENCE FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN CENTRAL TEXAS AND A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM LAMAR UNIVERSITY. OUR NEW COORDINATOR FOR ELEMENTARY MATH, JODY HOADLEY. AND NOW WE HAVE SEVERAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
WE'RE GOING TO START IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THOMAS SMILEY, WHERE ARE YOU? HEY, THIS IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT GENTRY ELEMENTARY. MESQUITE ISD WELCOMES THOMAS SMILEY IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT GENTRY. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED IN VARIOUS CAMPUS LEADERSHIP ROLES IN GARLAND ISD. BEFORE JOINING GARLAND ISD, SMILEY SERVED IN LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING ROLES IN GROVEPORT MADISON LOCAL SCHOOLS IN OHIO, AND BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DIRECTOR IN COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS. HE EARNED A BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION FROM THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY. OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT GENTRY, THOMAS SMILEY. WELCOME. NEXT UP, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT AUSTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DEJA ROLFE. DEJA IS COMING TO AUSTIN ELEMENTARY AFTER SERVING AS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER, LEADER AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEACHER AT MACKEY ELEMENTARY. SHE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS TEACHER LEADER AT TERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BEASLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER TEACHING SECOND GRADE IN GARLAND ISD. SHE HAS PARTICIPATED MESQUITE ISD AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERNSHIP AND WAS SELECTED AS A MESQUITE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NOMINEE.
RALPH EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE AND MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, MISS. RALPH, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT AUSTIN ELEMENTARY. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MISS ANDREA BAILEY. MISS BAILEY HAS BEEN NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CANDIDATE FOLLOWING MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH MESQUITE ISD. MOST RECENTLY, SHE SERVED AS COORDINATOR OF ELEMENTARY READING LANGUAGE ARTS. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER AT MESQUITE ISD, SHE SERVED AS AN EARLY LITERACY FACILITATOR, CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, AND CLASSROOM TEACHER. SHE BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER IN ECTOR COUNTY ISD. MISS BAILEY EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION OF THE DEAF WITH A MINOR IN ENGLISH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE. MISS ANDREW BAILEY, YOUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP, MISS LILA. TORIBIO. TORIBIO. TORIBIO.
LILA. THIS IS GOING TO BE. LILA IS GOING TO BE YOUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE SERVED FOR FOUR YEARS IN MESQUITE ISD AT HENRY. HE'S BEEN NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE CAMPUS. MOST RECENTLY, SHE SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AT HENRY. BEFORE JOINING MESQUITE ISD, MISS TORIBIO SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT
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PRINCIPAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER IN GARLAND ISD. SHE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER AND SEVERAL GARLAND ISD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. MR. TORIBIO EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST.PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AP LILA TORIBIO. NEXT UP OVER AT SHANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS REBECCA GELLERT. I SAY THAT RIGHT. SHE IS BRINGING MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS A CAMPUS FACILITATOR AND DEMONSTRATION TEACHER IN DALLAS ISD, WHERE SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS AN ELEMENTARY BILINGUAL TEACHER AND EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED TEACHER DESIGNATION RECOGNIZED BY THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. GALLOT EARNED A BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND PSYCHOLOGY FROM UNIVERSITY LATINA DE MÉXICO IN. YES, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS. AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS. MISS. REBECCA GALLOT, OUR NEW SHINS ELEMENTARY AP.
ALL RIGHT. WENDY ESQUIBEL, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT TISINGER ELEMENTARY. HELLO.
WENDY RETURNS TO MESQUITE ISD. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH IN PRINCETON. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST AND BILINGUAL TEACHER IN PLANO ISD. HOWEVER, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN MESQUITE ISD WHEN SHE SPENT SIX YEARS AS A BILINGUAL TEACHER, LEAD TEACHER, TEAM LEADER AND TESTING COORDINATOR. MISS ESQUIVEL EARNED A BACHELOR'S IN MARKETING FROM DOCTOR JOSÉ MATIAS DELGADO UNIVERSITY, A MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM FRANCISCO. OH, YOU GUYS, DE VITORIA DE VITORIA, FRANCISCO DE VITORIA UNIVERSITY, AND COMPLETED THE PRINCIPAL AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER PROGRAM AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME OUR NEW ISP AT TYSINGER, WENDY ESQUIVEL. ALL RIGHT, SWITCHING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. HER NAME IS CARRIE MILLER. MISS MILLER IS BRINGING 19 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH HER INTO HER NEW ROLE. MOST RECENTLY, SHE SERVED AS THE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION IN FORT WORTH ISD. SHE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE ACADEMIC DIRECTOR FOR UPLIFT EDUCATION. SHE ALSO HELD POSITIONS AS AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND EDUCATOR IN DALLAS ISD AND BEGAN HER CAREER TEACHING IN THE EAST IOWA A. RHONDA. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT.
THANK YOU. EAST ARANDA. CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NEW YORK. MISS MILLER EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM SUNY OSWEGO, A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE IN TEACHING AND CURRICULUM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, AND A MASTERS OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. WELCOME YOUR NEW. A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CARRIE MILLER. NEXT UP AT. ALSO AT AC NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NAMED DOCTOR JOY WALKER. DOCTOR WALKER HAS SERVED MESQUITE ISD FOR SIX YEARS AND IS GOING TO BEGIN HER NEW ROLE AT AC NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. MOST RECENTLY, SHE TAUGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING AT VANSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE SHE ALSO SUPPORTED CAMPUS LEADERSHIP THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIPS. BUT SHE WAS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S ASPIRING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ACADEMY. BEFORE JOINING MESQUITE ISD, DOCTOR WALKER SERVED IN HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ROLES AT THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. BOOMER DOCTOR WALKER EARNED A BACHELOR OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, A MASTER OF HUMAN RELATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, A MASTER OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE AND A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. SOONERS. WELCOME DOCTOR WALKER, TASTY NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT SCHOOL WELL. OKAY. AT AGNEW MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, KENDRA MCNEELY. HI. MISS MCNEELY IS BRINGING MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION INTO THIS ROLE AT AGNEW. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS AN ART FACILITATOR RIGHT HERE IN MESQUITE ISD. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE SERVED AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERVENTIONIST AT TEXAS CAN ACADEMIES AND TAUGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION IN MINNESOTA. EARLIER IN HER CAREER, MISS MCNEELY TAUGHT IN DALLAS ISD AFTER HER FIRST TEACHING ROLE IN LOUISIANA. BEEN A LOT OF
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PLACES. MISS MCNEELY EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY.WELCOME TO AGNEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, KENDRA MCNEELY. ALL RIGHT. OVER AT MCDONALD MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, DANIELLE KNOX. MISS KNOX IS BRINGING OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION TO HER NEW ROLE AS A PEA AT MCDONALD. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS DISTRICT SECONDARY MATH COORDINATOR IN BURLESON ISD. PRIOR TO JOINING BURLESON, MISS KNOX SERVED AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLES IN CROWLEY ISD. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER TEACHING MATH IN TYLER ISD AND LATER SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTOR AT TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO GARLAND ISD. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE NOW.
MISS KNOX EARNED HER BACHELOR'S OF MATHEMATICS FROM STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY, A MASTER OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER, AND A DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL. SO EXCUSE ME, LET ME REINTRODUCE DOCTOR DOCTOR DANIELLE KNOX, OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MCDONALD MIDDLE SCHOOL. THANK YOU, DOCTOR KNOX. ALL RIGHT. OVER AT WOOLLEY I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS CAMILLA FERGUSON, A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. MISS FERGUSON IS GOING TO BE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT WOOLLEY AFTER SERVING IN THIS SAME ROLE LAST YEAR AT BEASLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO SHE'S MOVING ACROSS TOWN. SHE HAS 18 YEARS OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN MESQUITE ISD, HAVING SERVED STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS, INCLUDING TIME AT MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, KIMBROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND GENTRY ELEMENTARY MIDDLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. FERGUSON EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM MCMURRY UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE. YOUR NEW APP AT WOOLLEY CAMILLA FERGUSON.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON OVER TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH HORN HIGH SCHOOL AND HORN TEXAS. YOUR NEW AP, AMANDA STEWART. AMANDA IS BRINGING NINE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION TO HER NEW ROLE AT HORN HIGH SCHOOL. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN CEDAR HILL ISD. EARLY IN HER CAREER, MISS STEWART SERVED AS DEAN OF INSTRUCTION FOR IL TEXAS AND HELD INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING POSITIONS IN BOTH FORT WORTH ISD AND DALLAS ISD. MISS STEWART EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FROM JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE ALSO EARNED A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. WELCOME TO HORN, AMANDA STEWART. NEXT UP OVER AT WHAT WE CALL THE MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE A NEW AP. HER NAME IS DOCTOR REGINA CUNNINGHAM. DOCTOR CUNNINGHAM IS RETURNING TO MESQUITE ISD AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MS. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN VENUS ISD AND PREVIOUSLY HELD THE SAME ROLE AT WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS BEFORE MOVING INTO CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION.
DOCTOR CUNNINGHAM SPENT TEN YEARS AT AGNEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE SHE SERVED AS A PLC LEAD AND SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER. SHE ALSO COMPLETED PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIPS WITH MESQUITE ISD, PREPARING HER FOR CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.
DOCTOR CUNNINGHAM EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY FROM CAPELLA UNIVERSITY, AND A DOCTOR OF EDUCATION FROM EAST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. WELCOME TO THE MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL DOCTOR, REGINA CUNNINGHAM. ALL RIGHT, STAYING AT THE MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, SHARITHA HICKS IS ALSO GOING TO BE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. MISS HICKS BRINGS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION TO HER ROLE AS AP AT MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN RED OAK ISD AND PREVIOUSLY HELD INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING ROLES IN BOTH DESOTO ISD AND GARLAND ISD. MISS HICKS EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SECONDARY ADMINISTRATION FROM PAUL QUINN COLLEGE. SHE ALSO EARNED A MASTER OF EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT, BOTH FROM LAMAR UNIVERSITY. WELCOME, MISS SHARITHA HICKS TO MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE GOING TO END UP OVER ON THE WEST SIDE, A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, DOMINIQUE PHIPPS, DOMINICA PHIPPS. MISS PHIPPS IS GOING TO BEGIN HER NEW ROLE AS
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AP AT WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AND MOST RECENTLY HAVING SERVED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. MISS PHIPPS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH IN GARLAND ISD. SHE ALSO COMPLETED THE MESQUITE ISD ASPIRING PRINCIPAL ACADEMY AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE HOLSWORTH LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE. MISS PHIPPS EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY FROM TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF ARTS IN STUDENT MINISTRY FROM DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY. WELCOME TO THE WEST SIDE, DOMINIQUE PHIPPS. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE END OF MY LIST. JUST A COUPLE OF YOU. MAYBE 1 OR 2 MIGHT HAVE SLIPPED BY WADE WHEN WE BREAK HERE SOON BEFORE YOU LEAVE AND CELEBRATE WITH YOUR FAMILIES, IF YOU IF YOU DID NOT TAKE YOUR OFFICIAL HEADSHOT, PLEASE DO THAT FIRST SO WE CAN GET YOU PROPERLY INTRODUCED ON SOCIAL. MR. MR. STEWART, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MR. SMITH. WE GOT ANOTHER 30 NAMES TO GO THROUGH. BUT WE'VE BEEN BUSY THIS SUMMER. YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS SUMMER. BUT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS. AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND TAKING THIS DISTRICT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES OR WHATEVER SPECIALTY ROLE YOU HAVE. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. AND BEFORE WE GO ON THE AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A FIVE MINUTE BREAK SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE PICTURES TAKEN AND CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER. AND RIGHT NOW. OH MY GOSH. WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM RECESS. WELL MR. MORRIS, MR. MORRIS WE'RE READY TO START. YOU HEAR YOU BOTH.MORRIS. MR. AND DOCTOR. NO MORE MORRIS'S JUST FOR THAT. NO MORE. NOT THIS MORRIS. OH, WELL, APPOINTED MORRIS IS NOT ELECTED. MORRIS. NOW, IF WE CAN JUST CONTROL THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE'RE RECONVENING FROM OUR BREAK. BOARD MEMBERS. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A REPORT FOR YOUR INFORMATION ON RESIGNATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS. YOU CAN READ THAT AT YOUR PLEASURE. THE NEXT ITEM UNDER THAT IS CONSTRUCTION BOARD MEMBERS. UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION ACTION ITEMS FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND A SEPARATE VOTE, I PLAN TO CONSIDER THESE ITEMS TOGETHER AS ONE ACTION ITEM FOLLOWING PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? NO. SEEING NONE. WE WILL THEN PROCEED AND I'M GOING TO CALL ON. MR. POOLE, THE MAN WITH THE TIE. COME ON UP, SIR. IF YOU'LL DO THE PRESENTATION FOR BOTH OF THOSE, WE'LL TAKE THAT IN ONE. PUTTING MY NAME OUT ON THAT STUFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY LEAVES WHEN THEY SEE I'M NEXT. SO. WELL, WE WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE NOISE RUNNING AS FAST AS I COULD.
WHEN YOU DID STEP UP. WELL, THANK YOU. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT SEWARD, DOCTOR RIVERA, WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN. THIS ONE IS FOR RACHEL GALLOWAY. HODGES ELEMENTARY. AND PRESENTING TONIGHT IS GRAHAM BOWMAN AND YAO LEE WITH WRA ARCHITECTS.
THANK YOU DON. WE'VE GOT SIX PROJECTS SIX CAMPUSES TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. SO I'LL BE UP HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. NOT WITH US TONIGHT IS ROLAND GENTRY. HE'S OUR PROJECT MANAGER ON THE PROJECT AND HE'S TAKING THE NIGHT OFF. SO HE LET ME DO THE FUN PART. WE'RE GOING TO START OUT TALKING ABOUT RURAL GALLOWAY, HODGES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT'S PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UNDER THE CURRENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY, WHICH ARE BEASLEY, MOSS AND GRAY, PHASE TWO CONTINUES THE MESQUITE ISD'S PROACTIVE APPROACH OF PRESERVING AND MODERNIZING ITS FACILITIES, RATHER THAN WAITING FOR BUILDING SYSTEMS TO REACH THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE.
THIS PROGRAM STRATEGICALLY ADDRESSES AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PLANNED REPLACEMENTS THAT IMPROVE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, ENERGY PERFORMANCE, AND LONG TERM MAINTAINABILITY. THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AT GALLOWAY AND HODGES FOCUS ON CRITICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT DAILY OPERATIONS AND THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. BY INVESTING IN THESE CAMPUSES TODAY, MESQUITE ISD CONTINUES TO PROTECT ITS FACILITIES, REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS IN THE FUTURE, AND ENSURE STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE DEPENDABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR YEARS TO COME. SO WE'RE GOING TO START AT RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE PHASE TWO IMPROVEMENTS ARE FOCUSING ON RENEWING ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY AND EXTEND THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE CAMPUS. PROJECT IS GOING TO MODERNIZE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS WHILE INTRODUCING A COMPLETELY NEW BUILDING SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY. THESE IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE THE DISTRICT'S LONG TERM INVESTMENT INTO MAINTAINING SAFE, EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES WHILE REDUCING FUTURE MAINTENANCE
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CHALLENGES. AT GALLOWAY, PHASE TWO COMBINES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WITH TARGETED ROOFING IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS MAJOR FACILITY RENEWAL NEEDS. REPLACEMENT OF AGING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, EXPANDED FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, AND REROOFING OF SELECTED BUILDING AREAS STRENGTHENS BOTH THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE CORE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT DAILY OPERATIONS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVE FACILITY RESILIENCE, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, AND LONG TERM STEWARDSHIP OF THE DISTRICT ASSETS. AND THE LAST ONE WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS HODGES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS PART OF THE PHASE TWO RENOVATION. IT'S GOING TO EMPHASIZE PRESERVING LONG TERM PERFORMANCE OF THE CAMPUS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ROOFING REPLACEMENT AT THIS CAMPUS AND MODERNIZATION OF KEY BUILDING SYSTEMS. IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE MECHANICAL UPGRADES, IMPROVED BUILDING CONTROLS, EXPANDED FIRE PROTECTION OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM THAT'S ALREADY THERE IN PORTIONS, AND A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THAT WORKS TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVED SAFETY, RELIABILITY, AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE. THIS PROJECT REFLECTS MY CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLY MAINTAINING FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THESE PROJECTS WE ARE PLANNING TO ISSUE ON OCTOBER 6TH SO WE CAN COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A DECEMBER GMP, WHICH WILL START PROCUREMENT AND EARLY WORK IN THE SPRING AND WILL BE HEAVY, HEAVY IN CONSTRUCTION IN SUMMER OF 2027. BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CAMPUSES, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF IT'LL ROLL RIGHT INTO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. SO THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS AT SMITH, THOMPSON AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS REPRESENT A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN BOTH EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY AND LONG TERM FACILITY MODERNIZATION. EACH PROJECT IS DESIGNATED TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS BY EXPANDING LEARNING SPACES, ENHANCING STUDENT SAFETY WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICC 500 COMPLIANT STORM SHELTERS, AND RENEWING CRITICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS THROUGH EXISTING CAMPUSES TO THE THROUGHOUT THE EXISTING CAMPUSES. WHILE EACH CAMPUS RESPONDS TO ITS OWN UNIQUE NEEDS, THE PROJECTS HAVE A COMMON GOAL PROVIDING FLEXIBLE SPACE, SAFE AND DEPENDABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHILE PRESERVING AND IMPROVING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING FACILITIES. TOGETHER, THESE IMPROVEMENTS POSITION EACH CAMPUS TO BETTER SERVE ITS STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THE MESQUITE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME. WE'RE GOING TO START AT SMITH ELEMENTARY, THE PROJECT AT SMITH ELEMENTARY IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS BOTH CURRENT ENROLLMENT NEEDS AND LONG TERM PERFORMANCE OF THE CAMPUS. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A NEW SIX CLASSROOM STORM SHELTER ADDITION, A NEW PLAYGROUND, AND SUPPORTING SITE IMPROVEMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECT INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE MODERN MODERNIZATION AND EXISTING BUILDING NEEDS THAT WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT AT THE OTHER CAMPUSES AS WELL. THE ADDITION WILL INCLUDE SIX NEW CLASSROOMS, STUDENT RESTROOMS, AND SUPPORT SPACES THAT CAN CONTINUOUSLY TIE TO THE EXISTING BUILDING SEAMLESSLY BY. BEYOND THE ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE MAJOR BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, LOOKING AT AIR HANDLING UNITS, CLASSROOM FAN COIL UNITS, BOILERS, CHILLERS, ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR, ELECTRICAL PANELS, ROOFING AND MECHANICAL CONTROLS, ENSURING THE CAMPUS REMAINS RELIABLE, EFFICIENT AND COMFORTABLE FOR YEARS TO COME. THIS PERSPECTIVE ILLUSTRATES HOW THE CLASSROOM ADDITION COMPLEMENTS THE EXISTING FACILITY, WHILE ALSO SHOWING THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM SHELTER THAT THIS WOULD WOULD BE A PART OF DURABLE MATERIALS AND SIMPLE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE. ALLOW THE ADDITION TO BECOME A NATURAL EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING SCHOOL. THE ADDITION HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY WITH THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHILE CREATING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THE GOAL IS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION TO FEEL LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF SMITH ELEMENTARY. THE PLAYGROUND ALSO INCLUDES A NEW SECURE PLAYGROUND TO THE ADDITION SIDE OF THE SCHOOL, CREATING AN IMPROVED OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY WHILE ENHANCING STUDENT SUPERVISION AND ACCESSIBILITY. I'LL MOVE ON TO THOMPSON. THOMPSON ELEMENTARY EXPANDS THE CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH ANOTHER SIX GRADE SIX CLASSROOM ADDITION THAT WILL SERVE AS A SHELTER. IT ALSO WILL RELOCATE THE PLAYGROUND TO THE TO THE ADDITION SIDE OF THE CAMPUS FOR ACCESS AS WELL. THE PLAYGROUND WILL EXTEND THE CLASSROOM WING WITH THE SIX NEW CLASSROOMS AND INCLUDE THE SUPPORT SPACES REQUIRED FOR THE STORM SHELTER. RENOVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE EXISTING FACILITY INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL 1994 WATER COOLED CHILLER, AGING AIR HANDLER UNITS, FAN COIL UNITS, CHILLED WATER PUMPS, MECHANICAL CONTROLS REPLACING THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, AND IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY AND
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USEFUL LIFE OF THE SYSTEMS. THE ADDITION REFLECTS THE EXISTING ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF THE CAMPUS, WHILE PROVIDING THE DURABILITY OF THE STORM SHELTER THAT'S DESIGNED TO NATURALLY BLEND WITH THE EXISTING SCHOOL AND CREATING A WELCOMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. IF YOU CAREFULLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCALE, MATERIALS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS, THE ADDITION ENHANCES THE CAMPUS WHILE PRESERVING THE IDENTITY OF THOMPSON ELEMENTARY. SO THE NEW PLAYGROUND CREATES A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT TIED TO THE CLASSROOM WING THAT SUPPORTS THE DISTRICT GOAL OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ELEMENTARY. SO PARUNG INTRODUCES A NEW GYMNASIUM ADDITION THAT WILL SERVE AS THE ICC 500 STORM SHELTER AT THIS CAMPUS WHILE IMPROVING SITE CIRCULATION, PLAYGROUND FACILITIES AND THE FIRE LANE ACCESS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE SIGNIFICANT EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FACILITY AS WELL. THE GYM PROVIDES EXPANDED PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPACE, SUPPORT AREAS AND STORM SHELTER PROTECTION WITH A SINGLE FACILITY. THE RENOVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS WILL INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF AGING AIR HANDLER UNITS, OUTSIDE AIR UNITS, FAN UNITS, THE MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARD, ELECTRICAL PANELS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, AND THE ADDITION OF CAMPUS WIDE SPRINKLER SYSTEM BRINGING UP THE FACILITY TO CURRENT LIFE SAFETY EXPECTATIONS. THE GYM ADDITION IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING CAMPUS WHILE EXPRESSING PERMANENCE AND STRENGTH REQUIRED FOR THE STORM SHELTER. THE ADDITION CREATES A STRONG CAMPUS WALL WHILE INTEGRATING NATURALLY WITH THE EXISTING SCHOOL DESIGN BALANCES, FUNCTIONALITY, DURABILITY, AND LONG TERM MAINTAINABILITY. THE PROJECT ENHANCES OUTDOOR RECREATION WITH AN IMPROVED PLAYGROUND THAT COMPLEMENTS THE NEW GYM, SUPPORTS STUDENT ACTIVITY WHILE IMPROVING SUPERVISION. THESE PROJECTS WILL BE ISSUED IN NOVEMBER, WILL COME TO THE BOARD, LIKELY IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, AND WILL BE A TWO YEAR CYCLE. AND IN THE SUMMER OF 2028 WENT THROUGH SIX PROJECTS. THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS. GRAHAM. WILL THE STORM SHELTERS ACCOMMODATE THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT AT THE CAMPUSES? YES. THE THE THE MOST RECENT ROUND OF STORM SHELTERS HAVE HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THE CAMPUS CAPACITY TO CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOL AND STAFF AS WELL AS COLLIER FOR THE UPDATES FOR GALLOWAY AND HODGES. DID YOU WALK THROUGH WHAT DID YOU SAY? THE BATHROOMS ARE GOING TO BE UPDATED. NO, MA'AM. THIS IS MECHANICAL UPGRADES AT. MAINLY AT THIS CAMPUS WITH A SMALL RENOVATION. OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE AND TWO. I HAVE A SECOND, I HAVE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. EVERETT, A SECOND BY MISS MORRIS TO APPROVE THIS COMMITMENT. DESIGNS FOR GALLOWAY, HODGES AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATIONS, AS WELL AS THE SCHEMATIC DESIGNS FOR SMITH AND THOMPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN, APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE. BOARD MEMBERS. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OUR FIRST REPORT ON COUNSELING SERVICES. MISS DAVIS AND YOUR CREW. YOU BROUGHT AMANDA AND TOM. THEY DID AS BACKUP. OKAY. MORAL SUPPORT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR RIVERA. PRESIDENT STEWART AND BOARD MEMBERS. TONIGHT, I GET TO REPORT ON COUNSELING SERVICES AND STUDENT SUPPORT FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME I REPORTED TO YOU. MY DEPARTMENT NOW INCLUDES NOT JUST COUNSELING, BUT ALSO OUR MCKINNEY, VENTO AND FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKERS AND SUPPORTIVE STEP SOCIAL WORKERS. SO THAT'S A LOT TO REPORT ON IN TEN MINUTES. BUT I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST. OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE DETAILS IN THE FULL REPORT.OUR DEPARTMENT EXISTS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS READY TO LEARN, HAS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND IS ULTIMATELY PREPARED FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION. SO THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THIS AMAZING TEAM THAT I BROUGHT. TONIGHT WE HAVE TOM EDWARDS. HE IS OUR STUDENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT COORDINATOR, AND AMANDA CARROLL, OUR ELEMENTARY COUNSELING AND 504 COORDINATOR. I ACTUALLY WISH I COULD PACK THIS WHOLE BOARD ROOM WITH THE 135 PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THIS DEPARTMENT, SO THAT YOU COULD SEE HOW SPECIAL THEY REALLY ARE.
OUR CAMPUS BASED COUNSELORS ARE OFTEN THE HEART OF THEIR CAMPUS, APPROACHING EVERY STUDENT AND FAMILY WITH EMPATHY AND CARE. OUR THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS OFTEN
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MEET STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ON THEIR HARDEST DAYS AND WALK ALONGSIDE THEM. THIS DIVERSE, HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEAM REPRESENTS COLLECTIVELY OVER 2000 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, OVER 50 ADVANCED LICENSES. AND THAT'S BEYOND THE 109 CERTIFIED SCHOOL COUNSELORS. SO THIS IS A TEAM OF NOT JUST PROFESSIONALS, BUT TRULY CARING INDIVIDUALS. AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITHOUT THIS TEAM.MESQUITE ISD CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A STATEWIDE LEADER IN COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. ALL OF THE METRICS THAT I PROVIDE, YOU CAN LOOK JUST LIKE NUMBERS, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW THE HEART AND THE INTENT OF WHAT THE WORK POTENTIALLY DOES TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF A STUDENT'S LIFE. IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR COUNSELORS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR. MULTIPLE CAMPUSES WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PROGRAMS. WE WERE AWARDED MULTIPLE GRANTS, AND WE RAISED MONEY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN MESQUITE. I HOPE THAT THIS SHOWS THAT WHEN WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGED BY OUTSIDE ENTITIES, THAT IT LENDS CREDIBILITY TO OUR WORK. WE ALSO BROUGHT OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO TOUR THE CARE CLINIC AND ADVOCATE FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH ADVOCACY EFFORTS AS WE HEAD INTO THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO PROVIDE MORE INTENTIONAL AND STRATEGIC ADVISING FOR STUDENTS. SO WE APPLIED FOR THE EFFECTIVE ADVISING FRAMEWORK GRANT LAST YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. THROUGH THAT WORK, COUNSELORS ARE PROVIDING MORE INTENTIONAL AND SYSTEMATIC ADVISING THAN EVER BEFORE. OVER TIME, WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL, RESULTING IN MORE TRANSCRIPT EVALUATIONS AND INTENTIONAL POST-SECONDARY ADVISING. OUR ADVISING FOCUS HAS ALSO SHIFTED TO INCLUDE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, WITH A FOCUS ON EXPANDING STUDENT EXPOSURE TO CTE, PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND ADVANCED COURSEWORK AT AN EARLIER AGE. THIS YEAR, WITH A MORE INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON GETTING STUDENTS ON THE ADVANCED PATHWAY EARLIER, STARTING IN SIXTH GRADE, WE SAW A 4% INCREASE IN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AT LEAST ONE ADVANCED CLASS, AND I HOPE THAT AS THAT CONTINUES, IT PUTS THEM ON THAT PATHWAY TO ACCESS DUAL CREDIT AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FREE COLLEGE HOURS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM. OUR ADVISING SURVEY RESULTS WITH STUDENTS SHOWED INCREASED PATHWAY AWARENESS AND POST-SECONDARY PREPARATION OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE STAFF SURVEY RESULTS SHOWED A NEED FOR MORE FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF ABOUT PROGRAMS OF STUDY PATHWAYS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. SO WE'RE PARTNERING WITH OUR CTE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE THAT FOR TEACHERS NEXT YEAR. AND MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE ALSO ADDING SOME MORE SOFTWARE TO OUR PANORAMA, WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PANORAMA THAT WILL SUPPORT COUNSELORS WITH BETTER ADVISING TOOLS. SO MESQUITE ISD DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF. THE CARE CLINIC CONTINUES TO BE A PLACE OF GROWTH, RECOVERY AND RESTORATION. THE CARE CLINIC HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT THEY LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO IN ANY OTHER WAY. THROUGH OUR OWN LICENSED EMPLOYEES AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES LIKE SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY AND EAST TEXAS AND EAST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AT NO COST TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR NINTH YEAR. WE'VE CONTINUED TO GROW BY OPENING A SECOND LOCATION IN THE EVENINGS, AND THIS HAS PROVIDED OVER 15,000 APPOINTMENTS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF OVER $2.2 MILLION FOR OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF. BY OPENING THE SECOND LOCATION CLOSER TO MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, WE CAN PROVIDE MORE ACCESSIBLE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS ON THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE DISTRICT. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, WE'VE REALLY REACHED THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN SPACE AND IN PERSONNEL THAT WE CAN SERVE, AND SO WE PROBABLY WILL NOT GROW ANNUALLY ANYMORE IN THOSE NUMBERS WITHOUT CHANGES TO OUR STAFF, OUR FACILITIES. AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, I PRESENTED TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE SUPPORTIVE STEPS PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE GRANT. AND AFTER 18 MONTHS OF COLLECTING DATA, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROGRAM, OF THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS THAT ARE THERE, ABLE TO PROVIDE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THIS PROGRAM. SO THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS STUDENTS LENGTH OF TIME IN THE PROGRAM. IT'S NOT LINEAR. SO SOME HAVE ONLY BEEN IN IT FOR A MONTH, AND SOME OF IT HAVE BEEN IN IT FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS. AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY, CONSTANTLY BEING ADDED ALL THE TIME. BUT THEY ALL EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF GROWTH EVEN AFTER THE FIRST MONTH. THEY'RE RATED BY THEIR SOCIAL WORKER, WITH INPUT FROM DATA AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
AT THE 18 MONTH MARK, 86% OF STUDENTS WERE RATED AS IMPROVED OR GREATLY IMPROVED IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND 73% IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. SO THAT'S PHENOMENAL GROWTH FOR THOSE STUDENTS. WHILE THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR CONCERNS OF AN ENTIRE CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THIS PROGRAM, IT POTENTIALLY CHANGED THE PATH OF THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM THAT EXTRA SUPPORT. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK GRANTS TO SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM. AS THE GRANT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
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LEARNING CONTINUES TO BE A GOAL FOR COUNSELORS IN THIS DEPARTMENT. OVERALL, STUDENTS ARE REPORTING STRONGER SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND GREATER CONNECTION TO SCHOOL IN GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE AND SIX THROUGH 12. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IS NOT JUST A PROGRAM, IT'S A PRACTICE AND A MINDSET. AS A DISTRICT PRIORITY, MISS ISD ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF SEL AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN A STUDENT'S SENSE OF BELONGING, AND HOW IT WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE. COUNSELORS ARE BUILDING SEO ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS THROUGH CAREER READINESS SKILLS AND CHARACTER BUILDING ACTIVITIES. CAMPUSES CAN USE PANORAMA DATA TO ASSESS INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS AND THE CAMPUS'S SENSE OF BELONGING.WE STILL HAVE AREAS OF GROWTH IN TERMS OF SEL, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE AREAS OF CELEBRATION. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SINCE WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS, ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS. LAST YEAR IN MY COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS HAD A 95% RETENTION RATE OVERALL, AND SOMETIMES THEY MIGHT CHANGE CAMPUSES, BUT THEY STAY IN MESQUITE BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO THIS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AN INTERNAL COUNSELOR LEADERSHIP COHORT PROGRAM WHERE COUNSELORS ARE SELECTED EACH YEAR TO GROW LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO MAINTAIN MOUS WITH MANY LOCAL UNIVERSITIES TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, AND THEN MANY RETURN TO BACK TO US TO APPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN THEY FULLY GRADUATED AND THEY'RE FULLY CERTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, OVER 1500 CAMPUS STAFF HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM, EXPANDING THE SUPPORT THAT ALL STAFF CAN PROVIDE TO STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THIS HELPS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSE BILL THREE AND OUR SCHOOL SAFETY PRIORITIES. SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WINS, BUT LIKE ALL DEPARTMENTS, THERE ARE ALWAYS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION PLACED ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AROUND PARENT CONSENT BEFORE WE CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS. AND DESPITE REPEATED EFFORTS, WE ENDED THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR WITH ABOUT 40% OF PARENTS WHO HAD NOT GIVEN CONSENT. AND SO WE HAVE PLANS TO HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THAT RETURN RATE ON OUR CONSENT FORMS. WHILE MANY CAMPUSES DEMONSTRATE STRONG PRACTICES, WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME VARIATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND FIDELITY, AND THAT IMPACTS CONSISTENCY OF COUNSELING, ADVISING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. COUNSELOR TO STUDENT RATIOS REMAIN HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND WITH OTHER. OUR. WITH OUR STAFFING SHORTAGES, COUNSELORS WILL CONTINUE TO ABSORB ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELING ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS A RATIO OF ONE COUNSELOR TO EVERY 250 AND A 2425. TEXAS REPORTED AN AVERAGE OF 1 TO 397, AND MESQUITE IS JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT AT 1 TO 439. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS, OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPLIANCE DEMANDS OFTEN REDUCE THE TIME AVAILABLE FOR PREVENTATIVE COUNSELING, ADVISING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INSTRUCTION.
MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CARE CLINIC AND SUPPORTIVE STEPS, WILL REQUIRE ONGOING INVESTMENT AND PLANNING AS GRANT FUNDING. SUNSETS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON CONTINUING TO OPERATE IN A PROACTIVE APPROACH. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR COUNSELOR TO STUDENT RATIO, MATCH STUDENTS WITH APPROPRIATE POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES, ENSURE THAT THEIR COLLEGE CAREER OR MILITARY READY, ENHANCE OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION AND PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT TO CAMPUSES, AND THEN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF THROUGH THE CARE CLINIC. I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR BOARD AND OUR LEADERSHIP FOR ALL THEY DO TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM. OUR COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ARE HARD WORKERS AND ALWAYS HAVE STUDENT WELL-BEING IN MIND. THEY SUPPORT MESQUITE FAMILIES AND THEIR OWN CAMPUS STAFF, AND SO MUCH OF WHAT THEY DO IS CONFIDENTIAL. IT'S DIFFICULT TO MEASURE, AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS GET A LOT OF RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S DONE. AND SO SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
BUT EVERY TIME YOU SAY YES TO OUR PROGRAM, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THAT SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS QUESTIONS? NO, BUT I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. GO AHEAD. BECAUSE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME MORE ATTRACTIVE TO OUR LOCAL FAMILIES, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
CHRISTY. THANK YOU. I'M CONFIDENT THAT IF THEY COME HERE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT YOU WILL NOT GET IN SOME OTHER PLACES. PLACES.
YEAH. NO, YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
YES. I LEARNED FROM YOUR REPORT ABOUT SAFE LANDINGS BECAUSE I NOTICED THE FACILITY CLOSE TO MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I LOVED THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES AND JUST THE FOCUSES AND EVEN LIKE COOKING A MEAL AND SHARING THAT FAMILY STYLE, AS WELL AS GIVING BACK AND HAVING OWNERSHIP IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL WORK. I APPRECIATED IT BEING HIGHLIGHTED HERE. THANK YOU. IT'S AMAZING. I DIDN'T HAVE
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ENOUGH TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT IT IS REALLY AMAZING FOR THE KIDS THAT GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM. OTHER QUESTIONS? MISS MORRIS, WHAT IS MCKINNEY-VENTO? I'M SORRY, I JUST. NO. NO. GOOD. PERFECT. WELL, TOM MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE MOST LEGAL DEFINITION, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S UNHOUSED, UNHOUSED STUDENTS. YOU HEAR THE TERM HOMELESS SOMETIMES, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE IT COULD JUST BE SOMEONE WHO'S DOUBLED UP OR AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, AND WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER DIFFERENT SERVICES TO THEM. YES, MA'AM. THEY IF THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS MCKINNEY-VENTO, THEY GET A SOCIAL WORKER ASSIGNED TO THEM. AND WE'RE ABLE TO HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING, FOOD, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. THEY, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS REALLY WORK TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO THAT STUDENT AND THAT FAMILY BEING SUCCESSFUL. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS ARE THEIR MCKINNEY VENTO STUDENTS ALL THROUGH THE DISTRICT OR ARE THEY. SO WE WOULD HAVE MCKINNEY VENTO STUDENTS ATTENDING EVERY CAMPUS IN MESQUITE. YES, SIR. WE HAVE FIVE MCKINNEY VENTO SOCIAL WORKERS, ONE ASSIGNED TO EACH FEEDER PATTERN. AND THEY HAVE STUDENTS AT EVERY CAMPUS.HOW DOES THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATE? IT'S STAYED PRETTY CONSISTENT, ABOUT MAYBE A THOUSAND IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR. IT IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT YEAR TO YEAR. DO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED MCKINNEY VENTO, DO THEY CHANGE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT OR THEY HAVE TO RECERTIFY EACH YEAR. SO IF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION HAS CHANGED AND PARENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET AN APARTMENT AND THEY HAVE A LEASE NOW, THEY NO LONGER QUALIFY AT THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BUT MAYBE A STUDENT WHO IS AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR OR A FAMILY THAT'S DOUBLED UP IF THEY CONTINUE TO BE IN THAT SITUATION BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, THEY REMAIN MCKINNEY VENTO FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. ANYONE ELSE? MISS MORRIS, I'M NOT DONE. SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY. SO, ROBERT, SUSAN AND I GOT TO TOUR THE FACILITY. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT, BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING. BETWEEN THE LIGHTING AND THE SMELL, IT IS WONDERFUL. THE GOOD SMELL. IT'S JUST SO INVITING. WE COULDN'T GET SUSAN TO MOVE FROM THAT AREA. YEAH, IT'S LIKE A SPA WHEN YOU FIRST WALKED IN, SO YOU'RE ALREADY LIKE CALM, JUST WAITING FOR YOUR THERAPIST. BUT WE GOT TO SEE LIKE THE PLAY THE PLAY THERAPY ROOMS. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THOSE BASED ON LIKE AGE. THEY HAVE A SUPPLY CLOSET. IF ANY KIDS NEED LIKE BACKPACKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAS NICE TO SEE. I THINK IF YOU MENTIONED STAFF. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN FIND, WE DEFINITELY PROBABLY SHOULD TRY TO WORK ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HELP ACROSS THE BOARD WITH OUR KIDS IN ALL OUR SCHOOLS. SO AND TOM AND HIS AMAZING, AMAZING LEADERSHIP SAW THE VISION THAT THERE WAS A NEED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN.
AND WE'VE KIND OF JUST OPENED UP A SECOND LOCATION IN SOME OF OUR OTHER OFFICES TO SERVE STUDENTS AT NIGHT. AND WE'RE PROBABLY NEXT YEAR GOING TO BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME APPOINTMENTS DURING THE DAY THROUGH SOCIAL WORK, INTERNSHIPS, AND REALLY EXPAND THAT PROGRAM SO THAT STUDENTS THAT ATTEND PRIMARILY. I MEAN, IT'S OPEN TO ANYBODY, BUT IT REALLY BENEFITS STUDENTS IN THE MESQUITE AND THE HORN FEEDER PATTERN. SO GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSER TO THEM.
YEAH. AND THEN IN THE EVENING, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S BETTER BECAUSE PARENTS WORK. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. FOR SURE. SO, MISS MORRIS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK YOU ASKED ME IN OUR IN OUR ONE ON ONE WAS ABOUT ALL THE PARTNERSHIPS AND ALL THE MOU AND ALL THE COLLEGES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS WHAT IT DOES. THEY SEEK OUT PARTNERSHIPS FOR INTERNSHIPS. BUT IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAN PROVIDE SERVICES TO IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS.
SO WHENEVER YOU SEE A PARTNERSHIP, AN MOU WITH SOME COLLEGE, AN ORGANIZATION, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. THEY'RE TRYING TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES. SO AND SOMETIMES STAFFING IS MORE THAN JUST ADDING AN FTE TO, TO THE DISTRICT. IT CAN ALSO BE ACHIEVED IN OTHER DIFFERENT WAYS. THAT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE. WHEN WE HAD ESSER MONEY, WE USED THAT MONEY TO PAY TO HELP SOME PEOPLE BE SUPERVISORS SO THAT WE CAN SUPERVISE THOSE INTERNS, BECAUSE THAT TURNS OUT SO MUCH MORE IN APPOINTMENTS THAN JUST HIRING ANOTHER PERSON WOULD TECHNICALLY. AND SO I FEEL LIKE WE DID, WE DID SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY THAT'S NOW GONE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SO WE GET MORE INTERNS THAT PROVIDE MORE APPOINTMENTS. SO DO WE NEED MORE SPACE THEN? IS THAT THE WE ARE MAXED OUT? WE ARE LIKE EVERY LITTLE THING THAT MIGHT BE A CLOSET. WE CAN TURN INTO AN OFFICE. WE HAVE TURNED THEM INTO OFFICES. SO WE HAVE COMPLETELY FILLED TWO SPACES. TECHNICALLY, NOW WE'RE MAXED OUT ON SPACE AND AS A SUPERVISOR CAN ONLY ETHICALLY SUPERVISE SO MANY INTERNS. AND WE'RE PRETTY MAXED OUT ON HOW MANY THEY CAN SUPERVISE ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY. SO WITHOUT ANOTHER FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, WE JUST KIND OF HAVE HIT OUR CAPACITY PROBABLY. OKAY, HOW MANY CAN THEY INTERNS? HOW MANY CAN THEY SUPERVISE? LET TOM SPEAK TO THIS. I MEAN, ONCE YOU HIT TEN OR THAT'S KIND OF THE TYPICAL MAX, IT'S ABOUT TEN. THEY KIND OF HAVE AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ONLY. AND
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WE'RE SUPERVISING GRAD STUDENT INTERNS AND THEN ALSO OUR OWN EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BECOMING LPCS OR CLINICAL LCS. AND HOW MANY CAN, HOW MANY, HOW MANY KIDS CAN THAT THERE ARE CLIENTS? CAN THAT THERAPIST HAVE? WELL, IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS. IF I'M A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND I JUST GO WORK ONE NIGHT A WEEK, I'LL PROBABLY SEE THREE CLIENTS A WEEK BECAUSE I'M HAVE ANOTHER FULL TIME JOB AND I CAN'T WORK EVERY NIGHT. BUT A STUDENT INTERN WHO'S TRYING TO GET ALL THEIR HOURS, I MEAN, THEY PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK? EIGHT, TEN, 12 TO 15, 12 TO 15. AND THEN OUR FULLY LICENSED, OUR FULL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE OUR PEOPLE, THEY SEE 30 APPOINTMENTS A WEEK. BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. FIRST, AS MRS. HAUCK TALKED ABOUT YOUR THE INFORMATION IN THE BOARD BOOK WAS GREAT. PLUS THIS PRESENTATION AND I KNOW WE ASKED ABOUT THE TOUR AND I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE IT. I'M HOPING THAT THE OTHERS. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO MISS DAVIS. SHOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY AND TOM AND AMANDA, WE'RE HAPPY. DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING STUFF IN MORE DETAIL AND TAKING US THROUGH SOME OF THE ROOMS, AND IT REALLY ADDS TO THE FLAVOR OF THIS REPORT AND WHAT WE DO AND, AND HOW WE HOW IT IMPACTS OUR KIDS IN THIS DISTRICT AND OUR PARENTS TOO, AS FAR AS FUNDING AND THINGS, PART OF OUR JOB JUST LIKE YOURS, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN AUSTIN ADVOCATING. SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME DUAL ADVOCATING DOCTOR FEINGLASS THAT MAYBE CAN SCHEDULE A DATE WHERE WE'RE DOWN THERE WITH THEM, MEET WITH SOME OF THE LEGISLATORS BECAUSE WE NEED THE FUNDING. THEY DON'T TREAT COUNSELORS LIKE THE REST OF OUR EDUCATORS. THEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT PROVIDE THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED. CORRECT, DOCTOR. SECONDLY, I KNOW WE GOT A BIG EVENT COMING UP. TOM. THAT'S THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON THE WHEN IT IS AND WHICH SCHOOLS COME UP TO THE MIC? YES, SIR. IT IS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 1ST FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL NOON, AND IT'LL BE HELD AGAIN AT THREE LOCATIONS. HORN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HORN FEEDER WILL BE AT POTEET, AND SO THE NORTH FEEDER WILL GO TO MEET WITH THE POTEET FEEDER FOLKS AND THEN AT WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AND MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. FEEDERS WILL GO TO GO TO THAT LOCATION AT WEST. WELL THANK YOU. YES, SIR. CHRISTI. GREAT PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE ALL THREE OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT AND GO TO ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS WHERE THEY'RE HAVING THE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES, YOU'LL FIND IT AMAZING. YOU'VE BEEN THERE.
YEP. IT'S IT'S GREAT. I IF YOU HAVE TIME AND YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT THERE, IT'S ON A SATURDAY, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'D BE NICE IF YOU COULD MAKE 1 OR 2 OF THE SCHOOLS. IT'S VERY, VERY NICE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN NEED. AND THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE KIDS ARE GET EXCITED. NEXT ON THE REPORTING. WE HAVE EARLY CHILDHOOD MISS TARA NICHOLS. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SEWARD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR RIVERA. TONIGHT, WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THE STORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN MESQUITE ISD. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN PRE-K THROUGH SECOND GRADE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE YEARS THAT LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR EVERY STUDENT'S FUTURE SUCCESS. JOINING ME THIS EVENING IS ANDREA BAILEY, OUR ELEMENTARY READING LANGUAGE ARTS COORDINATOR FOR A SHORT WHILE LONGER TO HELP TELL OUR STORY, SHE, DOCTOR PAIGE WHITE AND THEIR TEAMS, ALONG WITH OUR INCREDIBLE CAMPUS LEADERS AND TEACHERS, HAVE TRULY DONE THE HEAVY LIFTING THIS YEAR. THEIR DEDICATION HAS TRANSFORMED CLASSROOMS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THE RESULTS WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
OUR WORK BEGINS WITH A SIMPLE BELIEF EVERY CHILD DESERVES A STRONG FOUNDATION IN LITERACY, NUMERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND MESQUITE ISD, WE AREN'T SIMPLY PREPARING STUDENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE. WE'RE PREPARING THEM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING.
EVERYTHING YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT FROM OUR PRE-K PROGRAM TO LITERACY TO MATHEMATICS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTS BACK TO THIS VISION OF ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO EXCEPTIONAL INSTRUCTION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IF THERE'S ONE AREA WHERE WE CAN MAKE THE GREATEST LONG TERM IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, IT'S PRE-K. RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY TELLS US THAT STUDENTS WHO ATTEND HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC PRE-K ENTER KINDERGARTEN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PREPARED THAN STUDENTS WHO DO NOT. THE PRE-K DATA ON THE SCREEN GIVES YOU AN UPDATE THROUGH 2425. THIS DATA IS A LAGGING INDICATOR, SO OUR 2526 DATA ISN'T OUT YET. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR OWN DISTRICT DATA CONFIRMS WHAT RESEARCH HAS SAID. OUR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND PRE-K ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PREPARED THAN THE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT. MORE SPECIFICALLY, STUDENTS WHO
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ATTEND MESQUITE ISD PRE-K DEMONSTRATE APPROXIMATELY A 23% ADVANTAGE IN KINDERGARTEN READINESS OVER STUDENTS WHO DID NOT ATTEND OUR PROGRAM. THAT'S WHY WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD THAT WE'VE REACHED OUR HIGHEST PRE-K ENROLLMENT NUMBERS SINCE THE PANDEMIC. THIS ISN'T JUST AN ENROLLMENT NUMBER. IT'S HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL CHILDREN BEGINNING SCHOOL WITH STRONGER LITERACY LANGUAGE, SOCIAL AND MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PRE-K PROGRAM IS TO LOOK AT STUDENT GROWTH ACROSS THE YEAR. THE CIRCLE ASSESSMENT MEASURES THE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS THAT PREDICT LATER READING SUCCESS, AND THIS YEAR'S RESULTS ARE VERY ENCOURAGING. ACROSS NEARLY EVERY LITERACY INDICATOR, WE SAW MORE STUDENTS FINISHING THE YEAR ON TRACK THAN THEY DID JUST ONE YEAR AGO.STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED STRONGER SKILLS IN VOCABULARY SYLLABICATION, ONSET RHYME, ALLITERATION, RHYMING AND LETTER SOUND KNOWLEDGE, WHILE EARLY WRITING SHOWED A SLIGHT DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR, IT REMAINS AN AREA WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS WE REFINE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. THESE ARE EXACTLY THE BUILDING BLOCKS WE WANT STUDENTS DEVELOPING BEFORE THEY EVER ENTER KINDERGARTEN. WHEN CHILDREN LEAVE PRE-K WITH STRONG PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND EARLY LITERACY SKILLS, THEIR POSITION TO BECOME CONFIDENT READERS IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WE'RE SEEING THAT SAME POSITIVE TREND IN MATHEMATICS. STUDENTS MADE GAINS IN NEARLY EVERY AREA OF EARLY NUMERACY, INCLUDING ROTE COUNTING, NUMBER IDENTIFICATION, SHAPE DISCRIMINATION, COUNTING SETS AND OPERATIONS. THOSE SKILLS FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR MATHEMATICAL THINKING THROUGHOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ONE AREA WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON IS OPERATIONS AND MATHEMATICAL REASONING. WHILE WE SAW IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR, WE KNOW THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NUMBERS WORK, NOT JUST HOW TO COUNT THEM. OVERALL, THESE RESULTS REINFORCE THAT OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS ARE LEAVING PRE-K WITH STRONGER LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS FOUNDATIONS THAN EVER BEFORE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE TRAJECTORY WE WANT AS THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN. THE REST OF THE DATA IS GOING TO BE FROM OUR I-READY ASSESSMENTS. THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO USE THIS ASSESSMENT. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE END OF THE YEAR ON THESE GRAPHS. THE FIRST GRAPH IS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE READING I READY ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH. WHEN COMPARING GRADE LEVELS. PLEASE NOTE THAT A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC DISTINCTION. THE KINDERGARTEN DATA REPRESENTS THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH, AND THOSE ARE THE OWN. THEY ONLY TOOK THE ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH, WHEREAS THE FIRST AND SECOND GRADE DATA INTEGRATES OUR. OUR FULL STUDENT POPULATION, WHICH INCLUDES MONOLINGUAL AND BILINGUAL STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH. THIS SHIFT IN STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS NATURALLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE VARIANCE IN THE GROWTH PATTERNS. AS STUDENTS MOVE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIRST GRADE AND TO SECOND GRADE, WE BEGIN TO SEE OUR WORK IS PAYING OFF AND WHERE WE STILL HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS GROWTH. FINISHING THE YEAR WITH 78% OF STUDENTS ON OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL. AND THAT TELLS US THAT WE'RE BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS EARLY. HOWEVER, THE DATA ALSO SHOWS US THAT WHEN ASSESSING THE TOTAL STUDENT POPULATION IN FIRST AND SECOND GRADES, THAT GROWTH VELOCITY LOOKS DIFFERENT. RATHER THAN VIEWING FIRST AND SECOND GRADE DATA AS DISCOURAGING, WE ARE VIEWING IT AS DIRECTION. BUILDING DIRECTLY ON THAT CONTEXT ARE BILINGUAL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR BRIGHT SPOT IN OUR DISTRICT. OUR SPANISH LITERACY RESULTS ARE EXCEPTIONAL. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE SAW 92% OF KINDERGARTEN, 89% OF FIRST GRADERS AND 83% OF SECOND GRADERS PERFORMING ON OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL IN READING. AND THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ASSESSMENT IN SPANISH. THIS. THESE RESULTS REINFORCE A CRITICAL POINT. STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY IN SPANISH, FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS, PRODUCE PHENOMENAL STUDENT OUTCOMES. MOVING FORWARD, OUR STRATEGY IS TO MAINTAIN THESE HIGH IMPACT LITERACY PRACTICES IN OUR STUDENTS NATIVE LANGUAGE.
BY SECURING THIS ROCK SOLID FOUNDATION, WE ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR READING SKILLS IN ENGLISH. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE OUR OPPORTUNITY LIES FOR FIRST AND SECOND GRADES. THIS YEAR MARKED ONE OF
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THE MOST EXCITING MILESTONES FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. MESQUITE ISD WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE AS PART OF THE TEXAS READS TEXAS LEADS GRANT AT THE VERY END OF THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.AND WHILE THE GRANT PROVIDES RESOURCES, ITS GREATEST VALUE HAS BEEN HELPING US RETHINK INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP. INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ONLY ON CLASSROOM TEACHERS, WE'VE INTENTIONALLY DEVELOPED PRINCIPALS AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS INTO LITERACY LEADERS. CAMPUS TEAMS, COMPLETED EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL WALKS, AND BEGAN BUILDING A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT EXCELLENT LITERACY INSTRUCTION LOOKS LIKE. THE THE EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THAT GRANT AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR HAS EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS. IN FACT, WE HAD SOME PRINCIPLES THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE PILOT THAT REQUESTED TO JOIN IN IN THE SECOND YEAR BEFORE IT EVEN BEGAN. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT MOVING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR. AND THAT ENTHUSIASM HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND THIS WORK DISTRICT WIDE. THIS YEAR, ALL 34 ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES WILL PARTICIPATE IN SOME ASPECT OF THE TEXAS READS, TEXAS LEADS GRANT WORK, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LAUNCH NEW STRUCTURES WHILE SUSTAINING THE MOMENTUM THAT WE'VE BUILT THIS YEAR. WE'LL CONTINUE LEADERSHIP COACHING, CLASSROOM FOLLOW THRUS, WALK INSTRUCTIONAL WALKS, AND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING SO THAT CAMPUS, EVERY CAMPUS DEVELOPS A CONSISTENT VISION FOR EARLY LITERACY. WHILE WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE GROWTH REFLECTED IN THIS CHART, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR MATHEMATICS DATA TELLS US WE STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT WORK AHEAD. KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS INCREASED FROM 9% TO 65% ON GRADE LEVEL, AND FIRST AND SECOND GRADE BOTH GREW BY TO 44% BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THAT GROWTH TELLS US OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HOWEVER, THE REALITY IS THAT FEWER THAN HALF OF OUR FIRST AND SECOND GRADE STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY MEETING GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS. IN MATHEMATICS, WE KNOW WE MUST DO BETTER. AS WE ANALYZE THIS DATA, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS THAT WILL DRIVE OUR WORK MOVING FORWARD. WE NEED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING STUDENTS FOUNDATIONAL NUMBER SENSE, DEEPEN TEACHERS MATHEMATICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, AND ENSURE CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACROSS EVERY CAMPUS. THE ENCOURAGING NEWS IS THAT WE BELIEVE WE KNOW WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED. OUR FOCUS NEXT YEAR WILL BE ON BUILDING TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR CAPACITY, MAKING DISTRICT RESOURCES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL MATHEMATICAL THINKING AND DISCOURSE. AS WE CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PINPOINT PLACES FOR GROWTH, WE ARE FOCUSED ON WHERE WE'RE HEADED NEXT. OUR PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE CLEAR. WE'LL CONTINUE EXPANDING. TEXAS READS TEXAS LEADS ACROSS ELEMENTARY. EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS WILL STRENGTHEN COACHING AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP. WE'LL CONTINUE BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR CAPACITY AROUND PURPOSEFUL PLAY, EARLY LITERACY AND EARLY NUMERACY, AND WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOCUSED ON NUMBER, SENSE, AND RIGOROUS INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES.
ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE WE WANT EVERY CHILD IN MESQUITE ISD TO LEAVE SECOND GRADE EQUIPPED WITH THE LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR LONG TERM ACADEMIC SUCCESS. WHEN WE INVESTIGATE IN OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS, WE INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME FOR ALLOWING US TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT ABOUT OUR EARLY OUR EARLIEST OF PROGRAMS, AND WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY BOARD MEMBERS. YEAH. HOW MUCH TIME ARE THE KIDS ON ALREADY IN PRE-K? I MEAN, HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY SPEND? SO PRE-K DOESN'T GET ON I-READY AT ALL. PRE-K HAS THEIR THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ON I-READY. I-READY REALLY STARTS AT KINDERGARTEN. YEAH, THEY REALLY JUST THEY HAVE ONLINE PROGRAMS FOR TESTING, BUT THEY'RE NOT ON ONLINE MUCH AT ALL. OKAY. YEAH, THEY DO A LOT OF PURPOSEFUL PLAY. IT'S THEIR, THEIR CLASSROOMS ARE ALL BUILT AROUND PURPOSEFUL PLAY. MISS COLLIER, IF YOU'RE SEEING THE SUCCESSES IN THE MONOLINGUAL PROGRAMS, LIKE ON EACH SEPARATE MONOLINGUAL, OR IS THERE CARRYOVER OF LIKE THE WINDS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN ONE LANGUAGE AND THE OTHER LANGUAGE? BECAUSE THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THOSE. LIKE, YES, LIKE BIG DIFFERENCE. YES. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, SPANISH IS A TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE. SO IT IS A LITTLE EASIER TO BEGIN READING WITH
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WHEN YOU'RE LEARNING HOW TO READ SPANISH. BUT AS YOU MOVE INTO ENGLISH, WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON THAT FIRST LANGUAGE TO HELP BUILD LITERACY IN THE SECOND LANGUAGE. AND WE ARE LEARNING FROM BOTH SUCCESSES AND TRYING TO REPLICATE THOSE SUCCESSES IN THE OTHER LANGUAGE. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR NEW BILINGUAL COORDINATOR THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE VERY ALIGNED IN OUR PROGRAMS. AT WHAT POINT DO YOU SEE A LEVELING, LIKE WHERE THE NUMBERS START TO LINE UP? WELL, AS THEY WERE HOPING THAT THAT THAT IS GOING TO START HAPPENING AS WE BUILD LANGUAGE AND MOVE FORWARD. RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN FIRST AND SECOND GRADES. OKAY. THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR THE REPORT AND DETAILS OF IT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STRETCH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON ESPECIALLY STRENGTHENING THE MATHEMATICS. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF OUR KEY AREAS, NOT JUST THE LITERACY. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT AND FOCUS ON THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME GREAT SUCCESSES MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR RIVERA AND DOCTOR HENSLEY IF THEY WOULD MIND LEAVING THE ROOM. AND BE PART OF IT UP HERE. AND I'D LIKE TO ASK MISS MOONEY IF SHE WOULD JOIN ME UP HERE AT THE DAIS.THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL OF MR. ALEX JOHNSON, WHO IS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED WITH THE DISTRICT. I'M ROBERT SEWARD, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT MR. GREG EVERETT, MR. KEVIN KAMAL, SENIOR. MISS T, MRS. T COLLIER, MRS. SUZANNE
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LANGSTON HAWK, MRS. CASSANDRA MORRIS, AND DOCTOR SUSAN WILLIAMS. WE WILL FIRST MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO GO OVER THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HEARING. SO AT THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK EVERYONE TO EXCUSE US, AND WE WILL GO OFF RECORD AT AT 8:03 P.M. AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE WE BEGIN[Additional Item 2]
THE HEARING, WE WILL CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING AND ADVISING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE HEARING ON PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL.DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPOINT MISS ANDREA MOONEY, MUNI TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND ADVISOR TO THE BOARD IN THIS HEARING.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CARVILLE, A SECOND BY MISS COLLIER TO APPOINT ANDREA MOONEY TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND ADVISOR TO THE BOARD IN THIS HEARING? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. MISS MOONEY WILL PRESIDE OVER THE NON-RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE BOARD. MISS MOONEY WILL RULE ON ALL EVIDENCE AND OBJECTIONS, EVEN THOUGH SHE IS CHARGED WITH MAKING THOSE RULINGS. MISS MOONEY IS ULTIMATELY ACTING IN THE NAME OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND THE BOARD MAY OVERRULE ANY RULING BY A MAJORITY. ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHING TO DISCUSS, TO MOVE, TO OVERRULE A RULING MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD PRESIDENT. AT THAT TIME, MISS MOONEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY VOTE IN THE BOARD'S FINAL DECISION, BUT SHE MAY ASSIST THE BOARD IN HER LEGAL CAPACITY.
THEREFORE, I NOW TURN THIS HEARING OVER TO MISS MOONEY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE HEARING AND WHETHER IT IS MR. JOHNSON HERE TONIGHT. OKAY. MR. JOHNSON, UNDER THE LAW, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO A HEARING, AS YOU KNOW. ARE YOU ASKING THAT THE HEARING BE CLOSED? BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT
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STUDENTS? OR WHAT IS YOUR REQUEST FOR TONIGHT? I'M SORRY. AND IF YOU CAN'T HEAR ME, SO YOU CAN HAVE. THE CLOTHES. YES, OF COURSE. CLOSED. IS THAT EXCLUDE EVERYONE THAT'S SITTING IN HERE AT THE MOMENT. SO THAT WOULD EXCLUDE EVERYONE SITTING IN HERE. THEY CAN COME IN AND TESTIFY. SO WE WOULD BRING THEM IN ONE BY ONE. I KNOW WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING DISCUSSED. AND SO THAT WAS THE CONSIDERATION THAT I HAD THAT I YOU KNOW, THAT OF COURSE, THE BOARD'S GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE IS WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TALK, EVEN TALK, EVEN BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT STUDENTS IN OPEN. BUT WHAT WHAT FIRST, BEFORE WE GET THERE, WHAT IS YOUR WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE? I PREFER OPEN MY PLAN WAS TO BE AS DISCREET AS I COULD. I WASN'T GOING TO USE. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY SIR, THE MICROPHONE. SORRY. MY PLAN WAS TO BE AS DISCREET AS POSSIBLE. I DIDN'T PLAN ON USING ANY NAMES, ANY PROPER NOUNS AT ALL, IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE. OKAY, SO IF IF THAT WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT OPEN. OKAY. BUT IF THE IF IF THE OTHER SIDE HAS TO PRESENT PROPER NOUNS, THEN IF IF IT'S IN THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD, THEN WE COULD HAVE A CLOSED MEETING. I'M OPEN EITHER WAY. OKAY. YOU'RE YOU'RE LET ME LET ME SEE FIRST IF THERE'S A RESPONSE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. YES. GOOD EVENING. THE ADMINISTRATION OBJECTS TO CONDUCTING THE HEARING IN A CLOSED MEETING. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION IN AN OPEN MEETING. I'M SORRY.IN AN OPEN MEETING? YES. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.0821, ALLOWS THE SCHOOL BOARD TO GO INTO A CLOSED MEETING TO AVOID REVEALING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OF STUDENTS. HERE, THERE IS PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OF STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE EXHIBITS, INCLUDING HANDWRITTEN STUDENT STATEMENTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS THAT CANNOT BE REDACTED WITHOUT RENDERING THEM MEANINGLESS. AND THOSE EXHIBITS ARE CENTRAL TO THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL OF MR. JOHNSON'S CONTRACT. AND THEY'RE INEXTRICABLY ENTWINED SUCH THAT BIFURCATION WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, THE ADMINISTRATION ASKED THAT THE BOARD CONDUCT A HEARING IN A CLOSED MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. IN LOOKING AT THE PARTY'S EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED ON BOTH SIDES, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE EVEN IF WE REDACT OR WE DON'T SAY STUDENTS NAMES, A LOT OF STUDENT IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN THERE. SO UNDER FERPA AND THE LAWS THAT PROTECT STUDENT CONFIDENTIALITY, STUDENTS ARE PROTECTED NOT JUST BY NAME, BUT ALSO ANY INFORMATION THAT MIGHT REASONABLY LEAD SOMEONE TO ASCERTAIN WHO THOSE CHILDREN ARE. AND SO, BECAUSE THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I CAN SEE IN THIS HEARING IS ABOUT DEALING WITH STUDENT ISSUES, THERE'S NO OTHER ISSUES WHERE WE COULD KIND OF PARSE IT OUT OR BIFURCATE THE ISSUES. I DON'T SEE IN MY MIND HOW, HOW WE CAN PRESENT EVIDENCE IN THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED WITHOUT REVEALING THAT IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. OF COURSE, THE BOARD IS THE FINAL DECISION MAKER. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO MAKE ANY OTHER KIND OF MOTIONS OR COULD LEAD TO A DIFFERENT DECISION? MR. JOHNSON, YOU SAID THAT IF WE GOT EVIDENCE THAT'S GOING TO SHOW THE STUDENTS AND THEIR TRAITS AND SO FORTH, YOU SAID YOU WERE OPEN TO CLOSED SESSION. YES, SIR. MY MY QUESTION FOR CLARITY WOULD BE, IN THE EVENT THAT WE DO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION, THE PEOPLE THAT STAY WITH ME, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE WITNESSES. OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO THEN CALL THEM IN AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING? THAT'S CORRECT. SO IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS HERE YOU WANT TO TESTIFY FOR YOU, THEY WILL JUST ROTATE THEM IN. SAME WITH MR. THOMAS WILL JUST ROTATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN AND OUT FOR THE CLOSED SESSION, AND THEY WOULD JUST BE THERE FOR THE PORTION OF THEIR TESTIMONY. UNDERSTOOD.
YOU DID WHAT? CLOSED SESSION. YES, SIR. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. SO IN THAT CASE THEN WE WILL NOW
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MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 8:09 P.M. UNDER SECTIONS 551, 0.0745, 51.071 AND 551.0821 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 21.207 A AND I BELIEVE THIS IS IN ROOM 110. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. CORRECT. 110* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.