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[I. CALL TO ORDER]
AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SO THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THIS SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PRESENT, THAT THE MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND NOTICE OF THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE TIME AND IN A MANNER THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME EACH OF YOU TO THIS SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT IS HELD IN PUBLIC AND NOT A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE BE SURE THAT ALL CELL PHONES ARE TURNED TO SILENT.
>> WE'RE PLEASED THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO JOIN US THIS AFTERNOON.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTERESTS IN WFISD, SO NOT MR. JOHNSON, IF YOU WOULD OFFER OUR INVITATION AND WE'LL GET STARTED.
>> JOIN ME IN PRAYER. FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THIS CHANCE TO BE TOGETHER.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO IMPACT THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF, AND THE DIRECTION OF OUR CITY, JUST DO OUR PART HERE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU PUT AHEAD OF US.
FATHER AS WE ENTER THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WE JUST PRAY FOR THE SAFETY FOR THE KIDS, WE PRAY FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS.
WE PRAY FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE GROWTH OF THE STUDENT INITIATIVE AND WE JUST PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS AND YOUR PROTECTION ON THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING, WE PRAY FOR THE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE TODAY, WE JUST PRAY FOR WISDOM AS WE CONSIDER THEM, IN HIS NAME I PRAY.
>> JOHNSON, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE'LL JUST DIVE RIGHT INTO THIS MEETING TODAY.
BEFORE WE START I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE PUBLIC MAY NOT SEE THAT EVERY MEETING WE HAVE, WE HAVE A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES, PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
A LOT OF OUR SENIOR STAFF AND WE'RE THANKFUL OUR TEACHERS ARE BACK ON CAMPUS, BUT FOR OUR SENIOR STAFF AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE AROUND THE TABLE 1 AND IN THE ROOM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
LET'S START WITH THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR OUR TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEFORE THAT,
[IV. A. Construction Update for WF Legacy High School and WF Memorial High School]
MR. DAVIS WILL JOIN US.>> GOOD AFTERNOON ALL [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY SO THAT YOU CAN GET TO YOUR BUSINESS QUICKLY WHEN WE STOP.
YOU ASK QUESTIONS AT ANY POINT.
>> BEFORE YOU PULL YOU BUY A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AT HOME CAN HEAR.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL START WITH LEGACY, WILL TALK ABOUT WORK IN PROGRESS.
WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING MORE TIME.
WHEN IT'S NOT READY, THEN WE KNOW THAT IT HASN'T RAINED LESSON, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID THE OTHER DAY AND IT WILL RAIN SO IT GETS BUT WE ARE CONTINUING FOR IT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT ENCLOSURE AND SO THE PARKING LOT AND BEGUN.
WE ARE NOW STORED INSIDE ON THE COMPETITION GYM.
WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY FORMING THE RISER FOR THE SEATING.
YOU ACTUALLY NOW HAVE ACTUALLY STARTS WITH HYDRO SEEDING FOR THE KITCHEN FUNGI IS TO GRASP EARLY THIS YEAR BEFORE HIS COOL OFF AND IT WILL GROW AND SO WE ARE COMPLETING A BRICK VENEER IN AREA E, WHICH IS AROUND THE CAFETERIA AND NOT EVEN MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS AT THIS SCHOOL ALREADY WITH THE BREAK GOING UP AND AROUND, YOU'D SIT ON HIGHWAY AND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE, I THINK SO WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF ALL OF THE BREAK.
HILL IS DOING THE SUM OF THE ATHLETIC WORK THEY'VE DONE IN THE FINAL GRADIENT COMPETITION FIELDS WHAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE THE COMPETITION FIELDS OF THE AREAS.
THE THREE FIELDS, WE HAVE SYNTHETIC, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, AND FOOTBALL, AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE GRASS CHARTS THAT ARE THERE FOR PRACTICE AND THEN LOOKING AT HEAD WE'LL CONTINUE PAINTING ALL ENOUGH OF PAINT AND A GOOD PERIOD OF TIME STILL OVER A FEW MONTHS, WE WILL CONTINUE THE CONCRETE PORES AND THE RISER AS A SLOW PROCESS, THIS SIDE IS POINTING TO SEATING CONCRETE AND IT TAKES TIME.
IT'S NOT LIKE POURING A SLAB BEFORE YOU THE PAINTING, IT'S A LITTLE MORE STRESSFUL.
THE DETENTION POND AND HAD SEATING VERY FAMILIAR CONTINUE TO HOLD AN AREA AROUND THE FINE ARTS AREA, AND THEN THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL PLUMBING, ROUGH HAND AS YOU'VE SEEN MILES AND MILES OF DUCKWORTH PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL CONDUIT IN G, M, AND N SO M IS BOYS ATHLETICS, THE WEIGHT ROOM, AND THE FINE ARTS AND AUDITORIUM AREA.
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SOME OF THE PORT FLUORINE HAS A SARCOID THE FLOORS IN THERE, WE'VE GOT SOME OF THOSE GOING AND THEN WE'LL WORKING.FINALLY IN THE AUDITORIUM HANGING OPERABLE PARTITION, WE HAVE THE CREATION NOT BEHIND HERE BUT WE'RE WORKING BEHIND THOSE PARTITIONS, THE TRACK AND SPILLS IN PLACE WHERE ALL THE DIFFERENT MOVABLE PARTITIONS FROM THE AUDITORIUM ALLOWING US TO GO FROM 506 PLUS OR MINUS SITTING DOWN TO SIX CLASSROOMS SO ALL THAT TRACK WORD THAT CONVERTS THOSE AT THAT'S BEING DONE NOW.
OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE LAKE TO THE AERIALS, VERY TINY CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE QUICK LOOK HERE IS THE EAST PARKING LOTS, ALL PAVING ROADWAYS AND THE PAVING TO THE PARKING LOTS, AND YOU'LL SEE WHERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE DETENTION POND, OR YOU CAN SEE HOW LARGE IT IS AND HOW IT SLOWS OFF TO THE LEFT THERE AND THEN WE'RE STARTING TO HIDE RECEDING AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE COLORS.
INSIDE THIS IS IN THE PEGM, YOU SEE THAT ACTUALLY THAT YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING THE GRAY INTERIOR OF THE CONCRETE BLOCK FOR MONTHS NOW, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE PAINTING IN SOME OF THE LARGE SPACES.
WE'VE BEEN PAINTING SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS FOR AWHILE, BUT ACTUALLY IN THE ATHLETICS OVER THE CONCRETE BLOCK WE ARE NOW FILLING THAT AND THEN YOU FEEL THAT FACE AT SMU, AND THEN WE PAINTED.
THEN THE COMPETITION GYM, THERE'S THE RISERS.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE FLORIDA BAY, YOU'LL SEE THE MEZZANINE AREA AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE AREA IS SLOPING UP, THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCRETE PORES ARE BEING DONE OUT IN THE COURTS.
YOU SEE THAT THE TRUST IS WHERE THE SCHOOL WHERE WE HUNG FROM THE BOTTOM OF THOSE TRUSSES.
IN AREA U AND THE FINE ARTS AREA YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST MORE FRAMING MILES AND MILES OF PARTITION WALLS WITH FRAMING AND THEN SOME OVERHEAD DOOR WORK STILL THE OUTSIDE WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE UP THE BUILDING IN ALL PLACES RIGHT NOW AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN GET EVERYTHING IN ALL THE DOORS.
SOME OF THE DOORS CAN QUICKER THAN OTHERS, BUT ALL THE DOORS AND SO THAT ONCE WE HAVE THE BUILDING CLOSEOUT TOTALLY FINISHED MATERIAL, DOORS, WINDOWS, EVERYTHING, WE WENT THEN RUN A TEST, RADIOS WORK.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, WE WILL HAVE A TESTING THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO SEE HOW RADIO RECEPTIONIST, BUT THERE HAS TO BE DONE ONCE THE BUILDING IS TOTALLY COOL WITH ALL THE PERMANENT DOORS.
THEY'RE SCENARIO VIEW HOW THE MOST OF THE WHOLE COMPLEX, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ORIGINAL ORANGE BREAK.
YOU CAN SEE AN AREA THAT'S STILL GOT THE GREEN WALLS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE BRICK ON YET YOU SEE THE FRONT ENTRY AREA OR THE BUS DROP-OFF THERE, THE CIRCLE THERE, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE SOME BACK TOWARD WINDOW AS YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE GRADIENT AREA WHERE THERE'S A GRADIENT FOR SUDDENLY AT LAKE FIELDS.
MEMORIAL STILL A LITTLE HEAD OFF LACEY.
IT STARTED SO THEY'RE A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
GYM SEATING GOING ON THERE ALSO AREA T AND THE BUTTERY COMMENTARY AND THAT'S ACTUALLY TASTIER AND SEEMINGLY WORK GOING IN THE COMMONS AREA, THE PRACTICE FIELD IRRIGATION INSIDE IS GOING ON THERE, IN THE NORTH PART OF THE SAT AREA.
>> IS THE PRACTICE FIELD SOLD IN UP TOWN?
>> THE PRACTICE FIELDS ARE GRASS AND THE THREE SYNTHETIC FIELDS ARE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, AND FOOTBALL.
IN THE PRACTICE FIELDS OVER THERE ARE STILL SIDE OR SOCCER AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AREA V. THIS AGAIN, IS THE EVERY CLASSROOM I'VE HEARD OF CHOLESTEROL THERE WERE STILL WORKING AND WE'LL START HANGING PARTITIONS THERE LATER THIS YEAR.
BUT WE'RE DOING SO ALL THE ALL THE WORK FOR THE STEEL FOR THE TRACKS AND SO ON THE TRACKS.
THEN OVERHEAD, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FELT G AND H AND THE PRACTICE GYM, AND THEN ACTUALLY DOES SUPPORT FOR POLISHING AREA S, SO IN THE SCIENCE LABS ARE ACTUALLY PAUSED THERE.
WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT YOU WANT THEM TO CLASSROOMS, THEY'VE WORKED PRETTY WELL FINISHED.
THERE'S SOME WERE PUTTING IN SOME CEILINGS SO THEY BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE YOUR CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS, FLOORS, MARKET BOARD, SO THEY HAVE THAT LOOK.
WE HAVE TO CLEAN THEM AND DO IT, GO BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.
ONE OF THE GUYS WHO'S NOT HERE, NOT FROM WICHITA FALLS ASKED ME, DO WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS MUCH DUST EVERY SUMMER? I SAID, YES, WE ALLOWED TO READ THROUGHOUT YOUR HOUSE.
LOOKING HEAD, AREA B IS THE COMMONS AREA,
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SO THEY'LL START FOREIGN POLICY IN THE LARGE SPACE AND THE COMMONS AREA.SHE ROCKED THE WALL INSULATION IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
MOVE AGAIN, TURF INSTALLATION AT FOOTBALL FIELDS.
THEY TELL US BE DOING SO THE DISTILLATION BILLS, THE READING FOR THAT SOLID OVERHEAD DOORS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN M AND N. THE WEIGHT ROOM AND BOYS ATHLETICS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE GREAT MILLILITERS A LITTLE FURTHER AHEAD THERE, BUT YOU'D SEE UP ON THE HIGHWAY QUITE WELL AND IT'S A WOOD PANELING AND AREA, THE COMMONS AREA, LABEL, LINKING IN SCENARIOS, AND THEN ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
THERE'S THE PARKING LOT AND THE DRIVE FOR WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY JUST FINISHED UP.
LIBOR IS THERE IN AREA B THAT WE JUST MENTIONED, THE WOOD PANEL, THERE'S WHAT PANELS THERE IN THE AREA OF THE COMMONS AREA, SO SOME ACCENT.
WOULD THERE BE SOME OTHERS IN COMMENTARY.
ALSO, YOU'LL SEE DOWN BELOW SOME MORE OF THE CONCRETE IN THE GYMNASIUM AND THE COMPETITION GYM DRILL RODS ARE POROUS CONCRETE BEING POOR AND ALL THAT WAS A STEEL FRAME.
IT HAD REBAR PUTTING ON AND THEN REPORTING THE ACTUAL SEATING SUPPORT THEIR.
AREA F, IS THE LARGE BAND HALL, SO NICE AS WHEN YOU WALK IN TO SEE THAT HOW IT IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY NICE LARGE SPACE.
FURTHER DOWN, WE WILL LOOK AT THE AREA T. AREA T IS OPENED ABOVE THE COMMENTARIES ARE THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE HAT OF THE INTERIOR COLUMNS AND THE TALL COMMON SPACE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PAYING OUT AND ALLOWED TO TRIM AND A LOT OF THE WORK DONE AND BEGAN TO HATE LIGHT FIXTURES.
THEN YOU'LL SEE OVER HERE IN THE KITCHEN COMMON AREA, YOU'LL SEE WHERE IT'S AN OVERHEAD DRILLS HAVE BEEN HUNG AND ARE GETTING READY TO BE HUNG HERE IN THE OPEN SPACE.
WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
HERE IS A LOOK FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION ON THIS MEMORIAL.
YOU'LL SEE THERE WHERE THE TRACK WILL BE LOCATED AND THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND YOU'LL SEE THE BRACKETS, FIELDWORK, SCORE.
WE ALREADY HAVE SOME GRASS GROWING.
>> INDIGENOUS TO OUR ERASE YOUR OLD US WHAT?
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. POTTER?
>> I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR KIDS TO PLAY IN THIS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE A YEAR.
A DIGITAL CAMERAS STARTED OUT WITH 745 DAYS.
IS REALLY TICKED OF, SO THE INNOCENT SIDE, EVERYBODY IS GETTING EXCITED ABOUT.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE 23,
[IV. B. 23-24 Summer School Discussion]
24 SUMMER SCHOOL DISCUSSION.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DR. LEE AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND WANTING TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD JUST FOR DISCUSSION, THERE'S NO ACTION TODAY, PARTICULARLY, YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IT FIRST?
>> YES. THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OBVIOUSLY WITH READING COMPREHENSION AND MATH, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.
WHILE LOOKING AT THOSE TWO KEY ISSUES, WE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT SOME KIDS OR A LOT OF KIDS ARE PROMOTED REGARDLESS IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE ON GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND MATH ARE JUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL.
IF THEY'RE NOT, IF THEY DO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL, IT IS A HALF-DAY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR TWO WEEKS.
IF WE REALLY WANT TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND CLOSE THE LEARNING GAPS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND A PLAN MOVING FORWARD, SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH MS. MCGREGOR ABOUT THAT AND WANTED TO GET THE BOARD'S THOUGHTS BEFORE WE HAVE SOME ACTION STEPS MOVING FORWARD.
>> ADDITIONALLY, THE OVERTIME, OUR SUMMER SCHOOL HAS BECOME SHORTER AND WITH KIDS BEING PROMOTED, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL.
IT'S CREATING THIS MOVEMENT UPSTREAM THAT HAS US WITH KIDS WHO ARE WAY BEHIND THE CURVE.
WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS EVALUATING WHETHER WE COULD AFFORD OR IF THERE EVEN IS A GOOD IDEA TO POSSIBLY DO SIX WEEKS OF SUMMER SCHOOL, FROM LIKE 8:00 TO 3:00 AND FOUR KIDS IN MAKING IT REQUIRED, IF YOU ARE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL IN HOPES,
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YOU SEE ON THE NEWS THAT WE'RE FOUR TO FOUR-AND-A-HALF MONTHS, A CHILD IS BORN FOUR-AND-A-HALF MONTHS BEHIND.THEY NEED FOREIGN FOUR-AND-A-HALF MONTHS OF TEACHING EVERY YEAR.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE COULD MAYBE DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INTENSE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY MONEY FOR AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE A BIGGER PROGRAM OR STAFFING AND WE CAN DO IT IN OUR BUILDINGS, BUT IT'S THE SADDENING ISSUE.
WE JUST WANT PARENTS TO KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE THIS AND IF IT DOES TURN OUT TO BE A GOOD IDEA, PARENTS TO KNOW THAT THEIR CHILD, IN ORDER TO BE PROMOTED, NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND POSSIBLY IN THE SUMMER.
WE JUST WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL.
THEN IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS, THEN DR. LEE WOULD TAKE IT TO A STEP.
>> WAS THERE ANY LONDON CAROLYN AROUND THE STATE TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAD THE COVID SITUATION AND THEN KIDS WHO WERE ALREADY STRUGGLING GOT INTO WORSE SHAPE BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE KIDS NEEDED TO RECONSTRUCT THEM AND THEY GOT TO INSTRUCTION.
I'VE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT SOMETIME THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD SOME SATURDAY SCHOOL OR SOME OTHER THINGS EARLY ON AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
>> JUST LIKE DR. LEE ADDRESSED.
>> THOUGHTS CAME FROM ESSER, THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS.
YOU COULD USE THOSE FUNDS TO FUND SATURDAYS OR ANY TYPE OF LEARNING LOSS.
>> EXISTED AT ALL BECAUSE IT GIVES SOME KIDS WERE ALREADY STRUGGLING.
>> IN-HOUSE, BUILT 45, FROM THE STATE HOUSE BILL 45, ISN'T THAT THE ONE THAT PROVIDED EXTRA TUTOR OR MONEY TO GET LONGER TUTORS.
THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PERSONNEL, AND FINDING PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THAT.
THEN WHAT WE COULDN'T TAKE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL TO DO THAT, SO THEN WE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO SLIP IT IN SOME WAY.
IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING CHALLENGE.
THIS ISN'T A NEW PROBLEM TO US NOW, BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK ABOUT AUTOMATIC PROMOTION? WHAT IS THERE ANYTHING WE SHOULD DO TO REQUIRE KIDS TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO PARTICIPATE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT EXPANDED SOMETIMES.
>> WHEN ONE OTHER TIP ON THAT IS THERE ISN'T THAT THE PRISON HAS SOME STRONG DATA THAT SUPPORTS THAT RETAINING STUDENTS DOES ANY GOOD FOR THEM.
THERE IS HUGE PACE AND SO YOU DON'T WANT TO THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BAD WORDS.
IF YOU DON'T GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL, YOU'RE GOING TO FAIL.
BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.
WE REALLY NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF HOW WE PLAN THAT AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE STUDENTS WHO DON'T DO SOMETHING? BESIDES SAYING YOU FAIL.
WELL, MAYBE NOT, YOU FAIL, BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING TO GET THEM THERE BECAUSE IF IT'S OPTIONAL, THEY DON'T SHOW UP.
THERE'S THE CHALLENGE OF THAT AS WELL, THEN THE CHALLENGE OF THE STAFFING.
IF WE HAVE SIX WEEKS AND IT'S LONGER, YOU HAVE TO HAVE MORE STAFF WHERE THERE'S ALREADY A SHORTAGE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS WITH OUR SHORTENED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
HOW DO YOU GET THE QUALIFIED STAFF TO TEACH THE KIDS THAT ARE IN SUMMER SCHOOL? THERE'S CHALLENGE NUMBER TWO.
I KNOW THESE WOULD BE OUR MARCHING ORDERS, BUT THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THEM WANT THE BOARD TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
I'LL JUST PUBLICLY SAY I'M NOT FOR DETAINING STUDENTS THAT WAS ON THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT HAD HURTS THEM.
THEN THERE'S THE DATA REAL CLEAR ON THAT AND THEY GET FURTHER BEHIND THE NEXT YEAR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN FOURTH GRADE OR THIRD WHERE THEY FAIL AGAIN, ANOTHER ONE-THIRD, AND THEN THEY BECOME DROPOUTS.
THAT'S THE STATISTICS. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION THERE? I KNOW I'LL TAKE THAT TO OUR TEAM AND WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME MOTIVATING FACTORS TO GET THEM TO SUMMER SCHOOL.
>> THAT'S THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT, IS CREATING A SYSTEM THAT IS NOT PUNITIVE, BUT ACTUALLY HAS BASED ON ATTENDANCE, MAYBE THEY CAN GET TREATS FOR THAT.
>> ONE THING BACK WHEN THE RESEARCH ALSO SAYS THAT A KID GETS OLDER AND OLDER AND CONTINUES TO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL.
THIS DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD BECAUSE, I MEAN, NOT CONTINUES TO JUST BE LIKE HE'S A FIFTH GRADER, BUT BY AGE AND YET HE'S WAY OLDER.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHEN YOU RETAIN THEM A LOT, IT DOESN'T, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> WILLING OUR GOAL IS NOT TO RETAIN THEM A LOT.
>> THAT'S A LOT EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
BUT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH KNOW EXTENDING THE DAY IF WE CAN HERE'S THE DEAL.
WE'RE GOING TO PAY PART EITHER WAY.
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IF WE DON'T CATCH THEM UP, THEN LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPEND IN A CURVY JUST THIS YEAR TRYING TO HELP THOSE KIDS GET CAUGHT UP.IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT I THINK CATCHING THEM EARLY, EVEN PRE-KINDERGARTEN.
>> THAT'S WHERE YOU SET THE WHOLE.
>> CHILDHOOD IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.
>> WE'VE GOT SOME PLANS IN PLACE FOR THAT AS WELL.
>> IS IT THERE ANY WAY TO CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF EXTENSION DURING THE SCHOOL TIME AND THE SCHOOL DAY? I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS SO I'LL HAVE TO PROCESS IT BUT I DO KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SITUATIONS WHERE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE EXTENDED THE DATE THAT CERTAIN KIDS FOR COUNTIES AND KIDS THAT ARE ON GRADE LEVEL, WHATEVER MAY HAVE A LITTLE RELAXED TIME SO THAT THERE COULD BE MORE FOR THE KIDS THAT STRUGGLE.
THAT'S JUST ABOUT THAT WOULD BE AN INCENTIVE FOR A KID THAT IS FUNCTIONING WELL AND IT'S DOABLE.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO BE SEEN AS PUNITIVE IN ANY WAY BECAUSE THAT DEFEATS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF IT.
THE SCHOOL IS JUST NOT THAT MUCH FUN.
>> I HAD A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. I'VE SEEN THAT MY CHILD ENDED THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEY WERE STRUGGLING.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, I HAVE ANOTHER RESOURCE.
THERE HAS TO BE A CERTAIN GROUP THAT THE PARENTS THEY WOULD LOVE FOR THEIR KIDS TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE MAYBE THERE'S JUST HAVE ALL THESE OTHER FACTORS THAT IT'S JUST HARD FOR THEM TO GET THERE, SO I'M IN FAVOR OF SOME VERSION OF THAT ABSOLUTELY.
I NOTICED STAFFING IS AN ISSUE, WOULD THAT BE OPENED UP TO OTHER PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT? COULD THEY COME AND TAKE THOSE POSITIONS OR DO THEY HAVE TO BE TEACHERS THAT ARE IN A DISTRICT OR COULD IT BE A RETIRED TEACHER THAT CAME BACK AND JUST WEREN'T FOR SUMMER SCHOOL OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE OUR CURRENT TEACHERS?
>> THE HOURS WOULD BE STIPULATED WITH RETIRED TEACHERS, THEY CAN ONLY WORK 20 HOURS SO HAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE RIGHT THERE.
>> THERE WILL BE SOME LIMITATIONS TOWARDS THAT.
>> THEY CAN WORK QUITE A FEW HOURS,.
>> YOU HAVE TWO TEACHERS TEACHING THE SAME CLASSROOM WORK IN CARE WITH ONE TEACHING IN THE MORNING AND ONE TEACHING IN THE AFTERNOON, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE CAN BE VERY CREATIVE WITH THAT WITH GETTING PEOPLE TO COME BACK IN AND SUBMIT TO BRING SANDY AND MARK.
>> I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT AND YOUR POINT THOUGH ABOUT THE WHAT IF, SO I FEEL I'M ENCOURAGED; WOULD THAT BE THE WORD, TO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL.
>> THAT'S HOW IT DOES NOW BASICALLY.
>> WHETHER I CATCH UP OR NOT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M STILL GOING TO BE GREAT WHETHER I ATTEND OR NOT.
>> BUT IF WE HAVE IT AT CASTAWAY EVERY DAY.
>> THE QUESTION BECOMES, DO WE JUST DO NOTHING AND JUST HOPE FOR THE NEXT YEAR THAT WE CATCH THEM UP IN THE SCHOOL YEAR THEN WE TRY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY AND CREATE INCENTIVES ENOUGH.
NOT A PUNITIVE SITUATION, BUT INCENTIVES ENOUGH THAT THE PARENTS WANT TO PARTICIPATE AND THE KID, AND MAYBE WE DIDN'T DO INCENTIVES LIKE YOU'VE COME 75% OF THE TIME BECAUSE COUNCIL GO ON VACATION AND HAVE THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO THAT BECOMES 75%.
WE DO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE TO OR SOMETHING, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT JUST SOME POSITIVE REINFORCERS.
>> WELL, AND I THINK THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HALF A DAY VERSUS THE FULL DAY, THERE IS PROS AND CONS TOO BECAUSE IF YOU GO A WHOLE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE TEACHERS WITH SOME KIND OF WAY TURN OFF FOR A [INAUDIBLE] TO GET EXTRA PEOPLE ON HAND TO TAKE THEM OUTSIDE TO FINE ARTS OR SOMETHING TO GET THOSE PLANNING PERIODS AND THEN PEOPLE HAD PEOPLE ON DUTY FROM LUNCH.
WE GIVE YOU FREE LUNCHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S THE FULL DAY SIDE BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS SAYING HAVING AN HALF A DAY IMPEDES THEM AS FAR AS THE WORK SCHEDULES AND THEY HAVE TO GO PICK UP THE KIDS AT LUNCHTIME.
I HAVE SOMEBODY PICK THEM UP AND THEY DON'T HAVE THAT CONTRACTS APPLICATIONS TO DO THAT.
THEY DO ADVANCING, BUT DIDN'T HAVE TO GO HOME AND MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD WAS TAKEN.
>> SO DEFINITELY HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND TODAY FOR THAT HALF DAY TWO WEEKS?
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>> [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THAT STUFF?
>> I WANT TO SAY IT WAS THE COMPLIMENTARY THEREFORE WOULD PROBABLY SPEND ABOUT 30 FOR TWO WEEKS.
>> ALONE THIS MORNING [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT WOULD JUST BE IN SALARIES ALONE, OBVIOUSLY NOT UTILITIES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING IN THAT ON SITE, SECURITY ON-SITE.
>> IN MY OFFICE BECAUSE WE PAY THOSE, SO IT WOULD LOCK UP PER THAT REPORT BACK.
>> YOU'LL GET THAT THEN I'LL GET THAT NUMBER TO YOU-ALL.
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE MULTIPLYING IT THEN BY 3426 AND THEN DOUBLING THAT ULTIMATELY HAVE TO GO FULL DAY.
PLUS THERE'S PROBABLY SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS.
>> YEAH, PROBABLY SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS.
>> I JUST LIKE THAT WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING KIDS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND LET'S FIND THE MONEY.
>> MY THING IS THAT KIDS OFTEN ARE MORE STRUGGLING.
THIS WHERE OFTEN WE HAVE OUR BEHAVIOR PROBABLY.
IF I'VE DONE BETTER ALL YEAR, WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE FOR ME TO WANT TO DO MORE OF THAT DEBT UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE CHANGES, AND SO WE NEED TO PUT SOME TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TO DEAL WITH THAT AS WELL, SOME KIND OF ASSUMPTION SKILL DEVELOPMENT OR WHATEVER BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO ACT OUT AND TO SAY I CAN'T READ SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO BE A BIG HEADACHE FOR THE SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHER BECAUSE YOU GUYS WERE BEHAVING, YOU REALLY WANT IT TO BE FOCUSED ON THAT.
>> A LOT OF THESE CLASSES WERE VERY SMALL, WEREN'T THEY SHERIF THAT THEY WERE VERY SMALL?
>> BECIASE THEY WERE 11-15 KIDS AND SO THAT HELPS SO MUCH WITH BEHAVIOR BECAUSE THEY NEEDED IT.
>> WE WERE ASKED TO HEAR HOW WE GOT SUCH GOOD ATTENDANCE.
IN THE PAST THERE WAS 20-25% ATTENDANCE RATE AND THAT WAS WITH BUSING PROVIDED.
BUSING IS A HUGE EXPENSE AND SOMETIMES IT'S PULLED FROM THIS YEAR.
SO IT GETS PUSHED OUT AND DECIDED TO COME UP FIRST AND SECOND GRADE AND TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE THE INTEREST THERE, WE IDENTIFIED BASED ON END OF THE YEAR MATH SCORES, WHERE WOULD BE A REALLY SWEET SPOT FOR KIDS TO WORK ON.
IT'S A REALLY PROGRESSING FORWARD AND FROM THAT THE INITIAL INTERESTS WASN'T THERE FROM THE PARENTS TO COME TO SUMMER SCHOOL, SO WE EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF IT AND WE GOT TO A NUMBER OF ABOUT 115 OF THAT WEIGHT FOR THE ATTENDANCE OR ABOUT 75-80 WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A CRUCIAL KEY AS WELL AS THAT WHAT WE HAD THAT IN YEARS PAST HAD BEEN A CONVERSATION WITH THE PARENT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE, BUT WE NEED YOU TO GET THEM THERE BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM TO BE THERE.
I THINK IN THE PAST WHEN BUSING WAS PROVIDED THERE WAS A BIG DISCONNECT OF LIKE NOW ARE WE GOING TO DO BUSING? THEY SIGNED UP FOR SUMMER SCHOOL AND THEY NEVER GET ON THE BUS.
THERE IS STILL A COMMITMENT TO GET ON A BUS.
SO OUR CLASS SIZES OF 10-15 LAST YEAR AT SUMMER SCHOOL, EVERY TEACHERS WHO WERE LET GO BECAUSE OF THEIR CLASSES JUST [INAUDIBLE] THAT DIFFICULT SITUATION THERE AS WELL AS MOST BUDGET AND PLAN TO DO.
>> DO YOU THINK IF THE PARENTS KNEW THAT ESPECIALLY LIKE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD IF THE PARENTS KNEW IF THEY DON'T COME TO SUMMER SCHOOL, THEY WILL BE RETAINED? WOULD THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR PARENTS TO GET THEM?
>> IN MY EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIFTH GRADE SSI HAS ASSIGNED PRIOR TO THAT, TRIPS OUT OF TOWN WITH SINGLE FAMILIES AND DIVORCED PARENTS WHO SPENT THE SUMMER WITH DAD IN ARKANSAS.
THERE WAS NO GETTING THEM THERE FOR SSI WEEK.
WHEN I WAS AT VALIDATED COORDINATES SOMETIMES TRIPS BACK TO TAKE THE THIRD ADMINISTRATION JUST BECAUSE THE FEAR OF RETENTION DAMAGE [INAUDIBLE] AT BURGESS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD THAT AS AND SO THEN YOU LOOK AT A SITUATION.
WE TELL THEM WE'RE GOING TO ATTAIN YOU FROM SUMMER SCHOOL.
WE LOOKED AT 30 KIDS, SHOW THAT.
SO THERE HAVE BEEN 26 GOING BACK INTO THE GRAY LEVELS AND I'LL TAKE YOUR GRADE LEVEL 2 AND YOU WERE ANTICIPATING 6,986 IT WOULD CHANGE.
IT'S A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONVERSATION TO HAVE OFTEN OR SUMMARIZE THE CONVERSATION.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE PARENTS HAVE MANY POSITIONS NOW, BUT I THINK YOU'LL BE GOOD TO SEE BECAUSE WE DID EARLY BUY-IN WHEREVER WE END UP DOING.
IT WOULD BE BETTER BECAUSE THEY GET THEM EVERYWHERE ELSE THEY WANTED TO GO.
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>> IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THE CONSENSUS IS THAT WE'RE ALL INTERESTED IN HAVING DR. LEE AND HIS STAFF LOOK AT IT AND MAYBE TALKING ABOUT MASS NUMBERS, FUTURE NUMBERS OF WHAT WE EXPECT AND MAYBE EVEN TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN INCENTIVIZE KIDS.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN INCENTIVIZE THEM ON 100% BECAUSE AS MR. HILL WAS SAYING THEY GO TO SEE PARENTS OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF TOWN AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FAMILY OBLIGATIONS BUT SIGNIFICANT AND MAYBE A STAIR-STEP INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND THEN THE INCENTIVE FOR US WILL BRING YOU CERTAIN GRADE LEVEL.
SO I AGREE WITH YOU, MRS. ROSSEL. LET'S GO BIG.
LET'S FIND A WAY TO MAKE SOMETHING DYNAMIC HAPPEN, BUT IT'S REALISTIC TO EVERYBODY SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU.
ONE MORE THING TO DO, BUT SO WE'LL JUST LOOK AT IT. COME BACK FROM THAT.
GOOD FOR EVERYONE AND NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS MR. HALFWAY YOUR UPDATE ON FBD REGULATION..
[IV. C. Update on FDB Regulation]
>> DOCUMENTARY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS PROPOSED AGENDA ITEM IS SUBMITTED BY SCOTT ATHLETES, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND IS RECOMMENDED BY DR. DANI, LEAST SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
WE'VE SPENT SOME TIME MEETING AND TRYING TO CLEAN UP OUR TRANSFER POLICIES AND REGULATIONS.
MOST OF THE CHANGES THAT YOU SEE ARE VERY MINOR, REFLECTING SOME OF THE NEW JOB TITLES, CLEANING UP SOME OF THE APPEAL PROCESS AND APPLICATION PROCESS THAT FAMILIES GO THROUGH.
THE LARGEST CHANGE THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING A ONE-TIME TRANSFER WINDOW FOR MEMORIAL AND LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER, TO REFLECT THE UL OCTOBER SNAPSHOT DATE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THAT, THAT IS WHEN WE TURN IN OUR ENROLLMENT AND UL CLASSIFIES OUR SCHOOL FOR COMPETITIVE SPORTS COMPETITION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
AS COACHES AND PLAYERS AT WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, HOW IMPORTANT THAT DAY IS THEY ONE STUDENT FROM, THEY WENT FROM THE SMALLEST 5A TO THE LARGEST 4A IN THE STATE, AND SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR KIDS AND TO OUR COACHES IN LEGACY AND MEMORIAL.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT WFISD EMPLOYEES WHO THEN WERE LATER PLACED AT MEMORIAL LEGACY, WOULD HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPLY FOR A TRANSFER FOR ANY OF THEIR CHILDREN'S WFISD SCHOOLS ONCE THEY KNEW WHERE THEY WERE DRIVING TO FOR WORK EACH DAY.
THIS WOULD JUST BE A ONE-TIME ONE-YEAR TRANSFER WINDOW.
EVERYTHING WOULD REVERT BACK TO JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, PRE-K THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE WILL STILL FOLLOW OUR JANUARY TIMELINE.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION IS THAT WE'RE DOING THIS PRIOR TO NAMING ANY OF OUR HEAD COACHES, BAND DIRECTORS, CHOIR DIRECTORS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T PUT OURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE CHASING THE PERSONNEL THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.
THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE DURING A CHOICE YEARS, REMEMBER SOME OF THE RECRUITING AND THINGS THAT WENT ON.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO AVOID THOSE TYPES OF SCENARIOS.
WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OR RECOMMENDATIONS OR THOUGHTS YOU WANT US TO TAKE BACK THE COMMITTEE ON THIS REGULATION POLICY.
>> ON THE EMPLOYEE STUDENT TRANSFERS, WILL THEY HAVE TO DO THAT JUST ONE TIME AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN, THEY STAY AT THAT SCHOOL; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S ONE OF THE CORRECTIONS IS THAT WE'RE NOT REQUIRING A RE-APPLICATION EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
>> FOR EVERYBODY OR JUST STAFF?
>> WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE LEFT IT TO WHERE IT SAYS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME SPECIFIC REASONS WHY THAT WAS PUT IN.
I WASN'T A PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND THEN WE HAD A SLIGHT HICCUP ON FRIDAY THAT PULL US AWAY FROM GETTING ME ON THIS, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND DISCUSS, DO WE NEED TO HAVE STUDENTS AT ALL LEVEL APPLIED EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO MAINTAIN OUR TRANSFER OR ONLY WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FROM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE AND MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL? THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO PIN DOWN.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE LEFT THE LANGUAGE, BUT WE'VE GOT THAT HIGHLIGHTED TO GO BACK AND DISCUSS WITH OUR COMMITTEE.
EVERYBODY ELSE MAY HAVE GOTTEN IT, BUT THIS IS FOR STUDENTS THAT WILL BE COMING IN TO LEGACY AND MEMORIAL.
>> EIGHT THROUGH 11TH GRADERS,
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WE'VE ALREADY GOT OUR CLASS ROSTERS OR SCHOOL ROSTERS BASED ON CURRENT ADVANCES THAT WE HAVE.EACH STUDENT WOULD RECEIVE THAT IN SEPTEMBER WITH A LINK WHERE THEY CAN GO TO APPLY FOR A TRANSFER IF THEY NEED ONE, OR IF THERE DESIRE AND TRANSFER ACCORDING TO SCHOOLS.
>> BUT IT IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER.
>> NO, THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO HEAR THAT.
AS YOU GUYS EXPERIENCED THAT THERE'S FAMILIES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT REASONS.
MAYBE THERE'S A YOUNGER SIBLING AND THERE'S A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.
WE WANT TO HEAR THOSE AND CONSIDER THOSE.
WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO CONSIDER IS I WANT TO PLAY QUARTERBACK FOR THE COACH THAT I'M MOST FAMILIAR WITH.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES AND CONSIDER IF THEY NEED TO GO TO ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE THIS SEPTEMBER, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS FOR NEXT AUGUST.
>> YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE TO TURN IN AS CLOSE TO OUR REALISTIC NUMBERS TO THE UIL, IN OCTOBER.
ANY TRANSFER PERIOD FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS AFTER OCTOBER CAN SKEW WHAT WE'VE TURNED IN.
AN EIGHTH GRADER AT DAY IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THEY WANT TO TRANSFER.
>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO DECLARE IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO GO NEXT AUGUST.
>> YES, SIR. IT IS ONE YEAR EARLY.
>> THEN IF YOU'RE RIGHT, FACULTY ON THE STAFF AND YOU SHOW UP IN DECEMBER AND YOU BRING KIDS INTO THE DISTRICT AT HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN YOU HAVE AT THAT POINT YOU CAN.
>> WE'LL GIVE ANY 35 STAFF MEMBERS 30 DAYS TO DECLARE OR APPLY FOR A TRANSFER FOR EITHER STUDENTS OR EITHER FAMILY MEMBERS.
>> WE ALREADY EXTENDED THAT TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SO WE JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT IN THE POLICY SO THAT TEACHERS WON'T THINK THAT THEY HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION BEFORE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANT.
>> THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO DECLARE.
>> WHAT IF THEY SAY NOWHERE THEY WERE.
>> THE WHOLE REASON WE MOVED IT BACK IS BECAUSE THE UIL NUMBERS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE A SNAPSHOT AND THEN WE END UP WRONG SCHOOL WAY OUTLINE NETWORK TO BEING ABLE TO COMPETE ACQUIRING.
>> ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. IT'S CRITICAL FOR OUR UIL NUMBER TO BE AS ACCURATE AS WE CAN MAKE USE OF DISTRICT.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A COMMUNICATION ISSUE.
>> WE'D LIKE SOME OF HAVE ALREADY DR. GRIFFITHS HAS ALREADY CREATED THE SCHOOL ROSTERS AND WE'RE PREPARED TO START HANDING OUT THAT INFORMATION VERY QUICKLY AND LETTING FAMILIES KNOW.
IF THEY'VE MOVED, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GO IN AND CHECK THE SCHOOL MAPS AND HELP US TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE DATA WE HAVE ON OUR STUDENTS IS ACCURATE
>> WHAT IS THE TURN AROUND ONLINE?
>> MAY APPEAL THE APPEAL THE APPEAL PROCESS.
WE'RE FOLLOWING THE SAME STEPS WE WOULD FOLLOW IN JANUARY, SO EVERYTHING'S JUST MOVED BACK TO YOUR DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEN THAT WOULD BE A BEGINNING THE APPEAL PROCESS THROUGHOUT OCTOBER IF THEY ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION THAT WE MADE.
>> GREAT. THANKS. IF WE'RE CONFUSED, IMAGINE HOW [BACKGROUND] WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THIS IS JUST GOING TO TALK TO US AND IT WAS DARK.
[V. A. Budget Amendments]
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS AN ACTION-NEEDED ITEM, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT BUDGETING.>> IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT VILLAGE SHOVELS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ATTACHED BUDGET IN THAT 23, 24 BUDGET AS DETAILED BUDGET AMENDMENT REPORT? THESE AMENDMENTS ARE SUBMITTED ABOUT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND RECOMMENDED BY SECRETING THE SCHOOLS.
THERE WERE ALL TWO DIFFERENT BUDGET AND THEN REVENUES, AND EXPENDITURES.
THAT WAS A BALANCE THAT [INAUDIBLE]
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE WERE NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[V. B. NWEA MAP Growth K-12 and MAP Reading Fluency]
>> RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF MAP GROWTH K12, AND MAP READING FLUENCY FROM NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION FOR A TOTAL OF $118,980.43 AS SUBMITTED BY THEY'VE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. DANI LEASE, YOUR SCHOOL'S.
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MAP IS AN ONLINE DATA RESOURCE THAT ALLOWS OUR STAFF THAT MEASURE AND COMPARE STUDENT AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.THE DISTRICT WILL UTILIZE MAP AT ARE BROKEN, SAYS IN 1ST OR EIGHTH GRADE.
>> THIS COMES TO US BECAUSE IT'S OVER $100,000.
>> I HAVE QUESTION FOR JEFF, AS FAR AS THE MAP GOES, WHAT ELSE OR THE TEACHER, LET ME GIVE THE KIDS THIS FAR AS ASSESSMENTS? DO YOU STILL HAVE BENCHMARKS TO MEET, WHAT ELSE DO WE GET GOING OUT?
>> THERE WOULD BE A UNIT ASSESSMENTS AND CANVASES MAY OFTEN DO AT THE END OF EACH UNIT.
AS FAR AS COMMON ASSESSMENTS THOUGH, MAP VIDEO, FIRST GRADE GIVES A FLUENCY ASSESSMENT AND SERVES AS THE DYSLEXIA SCREENER.
KINDERGARTEN STILL GIVING THAT STREET KEY UP, SO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT KEY IS A REQUIREMENT THAT MISTAKE.
>> STREET KEY UP. IT'S REPLACED THE BRI.
>> THAT'S WHAT I EXPECTED YOU TO KNOW THAT?
>> PRE-K, SO GOOD CIRCLE, THEY ALIGN SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS LOOKED AT IN KINDERGARTEN.
MS. BRANCO WILL TAKE THAT ASSESSMENT FROM THESE KIDS AND PULL OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT A ONE-ON-ONE SESSION WITH THE STUDENTS.
A BIG THING FOR ME IS HOW MUCH TIME WE'RE PULLING WIFE CONSTRUCTION.
THE ASSESSMENT IS ONLY VALUABLE WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WITH THE ASSESSMENT.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THIS TO BE HAPPENING OVER THERE, SO MY RESPONSES, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THIS? [OVERLAPPING]
>> HOPEFULLY, THE VALUE WE GIVE THIS MAT ROMEO, I'M A LOT EOI SHOULD DIRECT OUR PATH TO DIRECT US TOWARDS DIFFERENT KIDS.
AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE SACRED ASSESSMENT WOULD OBVIOUSLY NOT BE A BAD THING.
IT HAS TO DIRECT AND CHANGE INSTRUCTION AND LEAD US TOWARDS THE RIGHT KIDS FOR INTERVENTION AND IN THE RIGHT MATERIALS.
>> WE ACTUALLY GET INFORMATION.
>> THE WAY THE CLASS ROSTERS WERE DECIDED WAS I ACTUALLY PULLED HER INTO THE YEAR.
MATH SCORES BROKEN DOWN INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND FOCUS ON FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS, WHICH WOULD BE BASIC.
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS MEANS WE GROUP THE KIDS THAT WAY.
PROVIDE THE TEACHERS WITH THE CONTINUUM TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS LESSONS THAT WOULD BE TAILORED TOWARDS THE GROUP OF KIDS THAT THEY HAD AND THEN WE ACTUALLY, IS IT IS A SMALL TURNOUT WINDOW OF ANATOMY, NOT 12 DAYS.
WE SAW ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF 2.4 POINTS OF GROWTH FOR KIDS.
IN A THREE-WEEK PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT, DOUBLED.
WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTED GROWTH [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PURCHASE WOULD BE THE SAME AS WHAT WE'VE BEEN.
IT'S ADDED INTO KINDERGARTEN, WHICH NOW ADDS KINDERGARTEN INTO TEA, AS WELL AS IN BRAIN SCIENCE INTO THAT.
>> I DID NOTICE WITH THOSE KIDS OVER THERE WHEN I WOULD GET THEM IN SMALL GROUPS, THAT I WOULD TELL HIM, I WOULD SAY I NEED YOUR LOWEST KIDS THAT NEED TO WORK ON THIS SKILL OVER THIS SKILL.
WHAT I SAW WAS THERE WOULD BE A GROUP OF READERS AND THERE WILL BE A GROUP OF NON-READERS IN THE SAME CLASS.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT ON MAPS COURSE SOMETIMES.
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT AND GROUPING THOSE KIDS, SO WE MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER LOCAL MAT GOOD WAY TO DOCUMENT FOR SUMMER SCHOOL.
BUT I DO LIKE HAVING A DAD NOTHING WE SHOULD.
>> THAT'S ONE TIME ONE? ABSOLUTELY.
>> SOMEONE SAID K2 EIGHT AND ON THE PAGE IT SAYS K THROUGH 12.
WE DIDN'T USE IT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, THAT IS THE PLACE.
NOW. YOU SAID SHOULD WE USE IT?
>> I JUST WANT TO SECOND WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HIM GETTING ALL THAT DATA.
BECAUSE IF WE GET GREAT DATA AND THANKFUL THAT YOU HELPED THEM UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERPRETING THAT DATA, AND THEN USING THAT DATA.
THEN I THINK IT'S JUST IMPERATIVE THAT THE PRINCIPLES MAKE SURE BEING DONE ARE WE CAN'T, GET THEM IN THE PATH MAY NEED TO BE ON, BECAUSE- [OVERLAPPING]
>> MR. JOHNSON GOT MS. HORTON, WHEN IT SAYS THAT WE'RE [NOISE]
>> PURCHASING THIS, ARE WE REALLY SUBSCRIBE.
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THEY PROVIDED SOFTWARE TOO, IS IT'S AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WE COULD USE OUR SHOP WHERE.
>> HE'S JUST A RECURRING EVERY YEAR.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS BASED ON GROWTH K THROUGH 12, 189,900.
IS IT UNLIMITED OR IS THAT JUST AN ESTIMATE?
>> VERY FIRST GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS.
>> I GUESS IT WAS HER TEETH TO 12 STUDENTS.
K THROUGH 12 PLUS BRUSH 14 50,943.
>> NO, SHE DIDN'T PAY ABOUT STUDENTS.
>> I BELIEVE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE AMPS IS ASKING FOR DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS TO TAKE DATA THAT THEY GIVE US.
THE QUOTE IS BASED ON NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER GRADE LEVEL AND THEN THERE'S A 5% OVERAGE.
AFTER I ASKED DR. KATHY, WHAT THAT NUMBER WAS BECAUSE THE PRETEST SIDE OF IT.
I BELIEVE IT WOULD JUST BE CALCULATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
>> THE KIDNEYS ALL-INCLUSIVE, EVERYBODY.
BUT I'M WONDERING IS THIS OUR COST OR WHAT CAN BE MORE THAN THAT? SAY WE HAVE 9,580, 900.
>> YOU SAID WE SHOT HER CONTRACT.
WE BASE IT ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
FIRST THREE AGREE THAT WE'RE USING THIS ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR STUDENTS.
WE'RE NOT GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE.
>> I THINK THAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT AMAZED AT MAP DATA.
BUT I THINK ALSO THE QUESTION IS, ONCE WE GET IT, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO SEE MR. JOHNSON. I WERE TALKING EARLIER.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THAT TRANSLATES TO UPPING OUR SCORES.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST HARD TO QUANTIFY OR WHAT IT IS, BUT I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY FOCUSED, THAT IT'S REALLY ACCOMPLISHING WHAT WE WANT.
IT CERTAINLY PROVIDES A LOT OF INTERESTING INFORMATION.
I SHOULD SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> LIKE LADY, I REALLY LIKE THEM. CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SUBSCRIBING TO MATH SCORES.
AGAIN, MAP TESTING AGAIN, SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
[V. C. Approval of Bi-Annual Catalog Bids]
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF BUYING CATALOG BIDS.>> ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT THOSE SHOVELS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD THE RFPS IS LISTED BELOW TO THE VENDORS ON THE RFP ATTACHMENTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 FOR TWO YEARS AS SUBMITTED, BOLDLY IMPORTANT WITH CHEAP MUCH OFFICER AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. DIAGNOSIS, YOU PRETEND TO SCHOOLS.
THESE ARE RFPS THAT WERE PUT OUT FOR DIFFERENT VENDORS, LOCAL OR I WERE TO TELL GOODS, T-SHIRT, FUNDRAISING COMPANIES.
IF THERE IS A PERCENT DISCOUNT IS LISTED.
IT'S WHAT OUR CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS CAN EITHER USE FOR FUNDRAISING, FOR BUYING THINGS.
>> MRS. REQUIRES FEATURE ACTIONS.
AFTER WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ARE QUESTIONS WE CAN DECIDE THIS SHOULD BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
A MILE MY QUESTION IS, DO MOST OF THE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS WILL PRINT CAPITALS, ADMINISTRATORS FIELD? THERE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP ON OUR LIST.
>> BUT I JUST THOUGHT SINCE IT OUT TO EVERYONE IN OUR LOCAL AREA AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA AND THEN THEY JUST SUBMIT BACK THERE BEING PACKAGED TO BE INCLUDED.
>> IF SOMEONE MISSES IT CAN THEY BE ADDED IN LIGHTER? NO, THIS IS A ONE AND DONE.
WAS HE MAY HAVE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.
>> AGAIN, JUST FOR LEARNING, IF YOU'RE ON THIS LIST, THAT MEANS ANYBODY IN THE DISTRICT CAN GIVE YOU FOR THAT SERVICE.
>> WE GO THROUGH AND THEY GO THROUGH THE NORMAL AND PURCHASING PROCESSES WHERE THEY GET THREE QUOTES.
THEN FROM THERE, IF IT'S OVER 50,000, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH AN RFP, IT'S OVER 100,000, IT COMES TO WORK PERFECTLY.
>> THERE ARE OPTIONS, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE EASIEST OPTION FOR
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CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF IN SCC ENTIR.THIS IS THE ENTIRE LIST THAT EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED BACK INTO THE RFP PROCESS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO COMMENTS?
>> WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR?
>> IS THERE A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE ON HERE AS WELL? I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY YET.
>> IS NOT TYPICALLY LOGO FOR T-SHIRTS OR ANY COMPANY.
BECAUSE I CAN SHIP FROM ANYWHERE WITH A LOCAL RETAIL GOODS, IS WHERE WE CAN WALK IN PRIMARY, I HAVE A REQUIREMENT BESIDES AGREEING TO ALL THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THEY ARE POS.
WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PAY AFTER WE PICK UP A HOLD US FOR A LOT OF LOCAL RETAIL, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY IN A MARRIAGE SYSTEM TO ACCEPT A PO AND THEN ACCEPT IT.
>> WE CAN STILL USE OUR LOCAL VENDORS IN SOME WHITE WITH IF THEY'RE NOT ON THIS LIST? CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE AN AWFULLY LONG LIST THAT I'M TRYING TO DECIDE.
WHAT WOULD THERE BE MORE EFFICIENCIES IS THE LIST ARE SMALLER.
IF YOU RESTRICTED, REMEMBER PAGERS.
COULD YOU EXTRACT A BIGGER DISCOUNT?
>> I THINK IF WE DID, WE WOULD HAVE OTHER CAMPUSES OR DEPARTMENTS WANTING TO ADD TO THAT LIST.
AND WE TRIED TO GIVE THEM THE WIDEST VARIETIES THAT THEY CAN PICK AND CHOOSE AS THEY DID FULFILL THEIR NEEDS.
>> FULFILLMENT MIGHT BECOME A PROBLEM IF ONE COMPANY HAS MULTIPLE SCHOOLS.
>> ONCE SCHOOL MIGHT WANT TO USE SOMETHING THAT'S UNDERNEATH AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> IT DOESN'T COST ANY MORE TO HAVE A LONGER LIST.
THE COST OF THE RFP IS THE SAME.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE TROUBLE.
>> THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION. MY QUESTION WAS, IF WE RESTRICTED IT TO A SET NUMBER OF PEOPLE, WE CAN GO FOR T-SHIRT INSTEAD OF PM.
WE HAD THREE. FROM THOSE THREE, WE GO ALL OF THE DISTRICT, ALL OF THE T-SHIRTS.
WHAT'S YOUR DISCOUNT THE US GOING TO BE? THAT WAS MY QUESTION, IS, COULD IT BE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE IF THERE WERE FEWER VENDORS ON THIS LIST?
>> MY STREAMLINE IT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS CAMPUS.
THERE ARE BIRD WITH THIS VENDOR AND THEY USE THEM FOR TEN YEARS.
THEN THIS CHARACTER'S HEAD OF THEIR ARTWORK AND THEY DIDN'T WORK.
THEY HAVE THOSE VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS ALREADY DEVELOPED.
IF THEY'RE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY CAN STILL REDUCE THEM.
>> IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THEIR DISCOUNT.
>> FORGIVE ME, IT'S THE HEAT TALKING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE A EFFICIENCIES?
>> WE DON'T DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT.
SAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO BIBLE TEACHERS AT THIS TIME, THEN EVERYONE HAS TO BOMB AT THAT TIME.
THE PROBLEM SAYS EACH CAMPUS AND DEPARTMENT BUYS THEIR THINGS INDIVIDUALLY WITH THEIR OWN OR WORK AT THEIR OWN TIME.
THE BETTER PRICES, OF COURSE, HEY, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 200 SHIRTS, WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE THE SAME.
AND IF EVERYONE GETS ON BOARD WITH THAT, THAT WOULD SAVE MONEY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH TO SEE IF THEIR ANSWER YES, WE COULD DO THAT.
DOES EVERYONE AGREE WITH PAUL CAN PUT IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'VE GOT TO ASK GOOD QUESTIONS.
GOOD QUESTIONS. MR. MARTIN, YOU'RE STILL UP.
[V. D. RFP 2324-15-O-24 Police Vehicles]
>> SHARED RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A USED VEHICLES FOR A TOTAL OF $114,960, BUT A DEVIANT BIAS.
THE POLICE THE EAGLES PROCURED THROUGH.
>> 2324-15-O-24 REFORM ESTIMATE OF A LEAF OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNELLY, SYNCHRONOUS SCHOOLS.
CHICAGO MOTORS IS THE ONLY RESPONDENT TO THIS RFP.
THE PURCHASE OF NICE AD, THE LITTLE SUPPORT THE REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING ALL OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS DISTRICT-WIDE.
THESE EIGHT I'M GOING TO BE PURCHASED TO REPLACE SOME OF THE CURRENT VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THEIR LAST LEG, AS WELL AS START BUILDING UP OUR FLEET AS TO SMITH IS HIRING OUR POLICE OFFICERS [NOISE]
AND THEY ARE USED, BUT THEY'RE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.
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SEVERAL WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE TO REPLACE THOSE VEHICLES THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE FOR ABOUT $3,000.>> THIS ARE A LITTLE BIT HALFWAY THROUGH?
>> THEY'RE NOT CREAM OF THE CROP, BUT YOU'VE SEEN WHAT WE'RE DRIVING AROUND THE DISTRICT.
>> AT LEAST YOU CAN GET FROM POINT A DAY TO POINT B.
>> WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK FOR A JOB, A TOE HERE OR THERE.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO UPGRADE THEM INCREMENTALLY.
WE'RE HIRING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS SO WE NEED VEHICLES.
A VEHICLE REPRESENTS YOUR DEPARTMENT, IT REPRESENTS THE SCHOOL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO UPGRADE AND MAKES THAT DEPARTMENT LOOK NICE.
YOU SHOULD NOTICE A LOT OF THESE HAVE 90,000 MILES AND THE ONES THAT THEY'RE DRIVING ARE DOUBLE THAT, OR TRIPLE THAT.
>> WE'LL BE BRINGING IN ANOTHER SET OF VEHICLES LATER ON IN THE SCHOOL YEAR TO START BUILDING UP FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
>> THIS WILL MAKE HOW MANY IN OUR FLEET? THESE EIGHT AND- [OVERLAPPING]
BUT THEN THE ONES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE LIKE WHAT DOCTORS WOULD MENTION THOUGH 180,000 MILES NOW STARTING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT GOES WITH THINGS THAT GOES OUT SO WE GET RELIABLE VEHICLES.
WILL THESE PHASE ANY OF THOSE OUT OR IS IT GOING TO BE THE NEXT BIG ONE FOR US? [BACKGROUND]
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING DISAPPROVAL OF THIS 114,960? IS THIS A BUDGETED ITEM?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PURCHASE THESE EIGHT VEHICLES.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
IF THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OTHERWISE, WE WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.
>> YOU DIDN'T GIVE MUCH TIME FOR COMMENTS, BUT I STILL WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
THE LATE QUESTION THESE OLD VEHICLES WHENEVER WE BROUGHT THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT THEY STILL GO HOME.
I'M GLAD WE'RE GETTING VEHICLES THAT ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE VEHICLES.
>> WITH $3,000 THAT CAR WE KNEW WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> AT THE TIME, BUT THEY HELD UP BACK THEN.
NOW WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSING SIGN FOR THE MOTION PASSES 60. YOU'RE STILL THERE.
>> IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT
[V. E. RFP 2324-04-S-28 Elevator and Chairlift Maintenance, Inspections and Repair Services]
THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD ELEVATOR AND SHIRTLIFF MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR SERVICES TO TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION AS A WICHITA FALLS FINANCIAL OFFICER REGULATED BY DR. BELINDA, DC VIRGINIA SCHOOLS.THERE WERE TWO VENDORS SUBMIT PROPOSALS AND THIS RFP IS A MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL FOR 33 MONTHS AND WE DO HAVE AN OPTION TO RENEW AFTER THE FACT.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SERVICES INTENDED TO ENSURE STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY, PROTECT INVESTMENT, EXTENDING WITH THAT LAUGH ON ALL OF OUR MAJORS INTERNALS.
>> THIS IS FUTURE ACTION AGAIN.
BACK TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS?
>> IT'LL BE A GROUP OUT OF FORT FORTH, WE HAD THEIR INPUT WORTH HEADQUARTERED IN ATLANTA, BUT IT'LL BE A CLOSE BY.
ANYONE WANT TO SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD PUT IT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA? ALL THOSE GOOD WITH CONSENT?
>> I'LL PUT THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MRS. WHARTON, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MULTIPLE FUEL.
[V. F. RFP 2324-12-P-25 Bulk Fuel]
IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT THOSE SHOVELS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL REWARD FUEL TO VENDORS AS RANKED BELOW FOR ONE YEAR, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, TO AUGUST 31, 2024.
THE WICHITA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, RECOMMENDED BY DR. DAWNA NEEDS TO PERTAIN SCHOOLS.
THE HIGHEST RANKING VENDOR WILL HAVE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT.
IF UNABLE THE SECOND VENDER WILL BE NUMBER 5 AND 3RD SO ON.
IN THE CASE WHERE AS FOLLOWS FOR DIESEL AND UNLEADED, THESE ARE BUDGETED ITEMS.
>> THE BEST AWARD TO PAY SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO HOW MUCH FUEL HAS WENT UP FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM 18/19-22/23 FROM 300,000 TO ALMOST 500,000 IN FIVE YEARS.
>> BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HIGH INFLATIONARY EXPENSE FOR THE DISTRICT.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT MERRIMACK SAID?
>> CRAIG HERE IS THE ONLY LOCAL.
>> FOR DIESEL AS LONG AS THEY CAN AND THEY'RE THE SECOND CHOICE ON LEAD.
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AS LONG AS THEY CAN PROVIDE THEY'LL BE IN THE RUNNING.CORRECT? IT'S SPEED TRACTION SO WOULD THIS HAVE ANY IDEAS TO PUT IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AGAIN? DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS MR. JOHNSON? ? SURE. DO WE HAVE A CENTRAL FUEL PEOPLE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S ON SEYMOUR. THE BUS BARN
> WELL, CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION? ON THE UNLEADED LOW PRICE RANKING, EVEN THOUGH HOW GOOD IS THE SECOND 99.96, DOES THAT BID STILL GO TO MERRIMACK ENERGY? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEY CAN GET CALLED AND AUTHORED IF THEY CAN'T BE HERE IN TOWN WHEN NEEDED AND IT GOES TO HAVARD.
WE'LL WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE LIST.
>> YOU SURE LIKE USING LOCAL PEOPLE AS YOU CAN.
>> USE YOUR ACTION FOR CONSENT.
>> I'D SAY PUT THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR MRS. HORTON.
[V. G. RFP 2324-14-C-28 Charter Bus Services]
MRS. COURTNEY, I'M STILL UP ON CHARTER BUS SERVICES.>> RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARDED THREE VENDORS AS OUTLINED BELOW, FOR THE CHARTER BUS SERVICES FOR THREE YEARS WITH TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONAL RENEWAL PERIODS AS MADE ABOUT THE APOCRINE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RECOMMENDED BY DR. FELLMAN LEASING VIRGINIA SCHOOLS.
THERE WERE FOUR VENDORS WHO SUBMITTED PROPOSALS, THREE WERE SUCCESSFUL AND THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AWARD OF INDEFINITE-DELIVERY IN QUALITY, QUANTITY.
ONCE THESE ARE SCATTERED ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS AND ISN'T PRIMARILY USED WITH THAT LEGS AND FINE ARTS FOR ALL OF OUR TRIPS, FOR AWAY GAMES, ETC.
ON ONGOING CHALLENGE IT'S BEEN TRANSPORTED DIFFERENT PLACES, SO WE'LL COUNT ON THESE BOOKS AND PUT IT ON CONSENT AGREEMENT, NEW AGREEMENT THERE [OVERLAPPING]
WE'RE ON TO DISTRICT PURCHASES AGAIN,
[V. H. IXL District Purchase]
FUTURE ACTION SO WE'LL FEEDBACK CONSIDERING IT FOR THE CONSENT REGIME.>> ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT WICHITA FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF AN ISL LEARNING FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES DURING THE 2023- 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE AWARDED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, RECOMMENDED BY DR. LEE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
ISL LEARNING USES THE INSIGHTS FROM STUDENT WORK IN THE CURRICULUM AND THE REAL-TIME DIAGNOSTIC TO GENERATE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE FOR EACH LEARNER.
THIS PURCHASE WILL BE USED TO DO A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AND WILL BE PAID AND IT IS IN A BUDGETED EXPENSE.
DUE TO THE CAMPUSES LISTED SHOWS THEIR LICENSES IF THEY'RE GOING TO NEED BEEN ANY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN THEIR CLOTHES.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN [OVERLAPPING]
>> AND TALK ABOUT ISL LITTLE BIT.
>> YES. ISL IS A PLATFORM THAT STUDENTS ACCESS THROUGH THE FRONT OF HIS PERSONAL LOANS FOR EACH STATEMENT IT PROVIDES READING AND MATH.
CYCLE ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND USE THIS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH [INAUDIBLE] SCOTLAND PARKING OTHER.
THOSE PRINCIPLES I'VE SHARED IT SAYS THAT THEY HAVE OTHER CAMPUSES.
THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PROTECT THIS [INAUDIBLE] INTRODUCING SPECIFICALLY MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE SYTEM WITH YOUR RTL THEORY.
THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL FOR TEACHERS IN THEIR TOOL BOX AND A WAY TO SUPPORT KIDS AND PROMOTING SET'S THE MAP AIM.
>> WE'VE ONLY DONE IT AT TWO CAMPUSES BEFORE.
IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE WE'VE DONE SCOTLAND MARK AND SHEFFARD.
WE MIGHT HAVE HAD OTHERS WHO HAVE USED IT IN THE PAST, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT REALLY HAVE SHARED THE SUCCESSES THAT MAY COMPARE BUT SHEFFARD MATERIAL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE PROVIDERS, A USER OF A PRODUCT.
NOW ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY KEEPS THIS LAW.
>> ALL ELEMENTARY ARE ALLOWED TO DO IT.
WE STILL HAVE A MEDICATION GALAXY.
IT'S STILL OUT THERE WHO DO HAVE SOME [INAUDIBLE].
WE'RE ALLOWING CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.
>> WHEN IT SAYS ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IT HAS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, THAT'LL BE THE LICENSE FOR IT.
YOU'LL SAY IT WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR RTI, BUT THIS IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THE WHOLE POPULATION IN THE SCHOOL SO IS EVERY STUDENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CAN BE USING?
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>> EVERY SCHOOL WILL HAVE ACCESS [OVERLAPPING]
>> AND THEY'LL EITHER BE DOING RECOVERY UP-SKILLS OR [OVERLAPPING]
>> STUDENTS WHO ARE AT THE MARKET WILL CHALLENGE THEM STILL FURTHER.
MEDIATION WILL GET THAT INDIVIDUAL WATCHING.
>> I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS JUST BEING USED FOR LOWER STUDENTS TO GET YOU OUT AT MIDDLE-SCHOOL.
>> SCHOOL CENTER OPTED NOT TO USE IT, ARE THEY DOING SOMETHING ELSE? YES, THEY ARE.
AS I MENTIONED, THAT EDUCATION GALAXY WAS ONE THAT ISN'T USING SCHOOL CENTER IN OUR CAMPUSES.
OUR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SIDED WITH THEIR RESULTS, MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY SIMILAR, IN A WAY THAT YOU CAN STRUCTURE WITH THE SUPPORT THEY CAN FIND.
>> THERE'S AN ENTHUSIASM WITH THIS GROUP TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS WE WERE TALKING, AND I'M NOT PICKING ON THIS THING, BUT WE DO A LOT OF THIS.
IT SEEMS I'M LEARNING THAT WE DO A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT AREN'T STATE-MANDATED, THEY'RE NOT GOVERNMENT MANDATED, BUT WE'RE DOING IT FOR THE GOOD OF THE KIDS OR WE WANT TO INVEST.
BUT WHEN WE SPEND $127,000, DO WE WALK INTO IT WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE GETTING ONE, TWO, DO WE HAVE A GOAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE AGAINST TO KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR THERE WAS VALUE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME, BUT THIS ONE MIGHT PRESENT A PERFECT EXAMPLE, TRADITION, LOOKING AT YOU, BECAUSE WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT ARE CHOOSING NOT TO DO THAT SO WE HAVE A CONTROL GROUP AND NOW WE HAVE A GROUP THAT'S INVOLVED IN IT, THAT CONTEST GROUP.
CAN WE OR SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO SEE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND WE'RE USING THE MAP DATA PERHAPS, THERE'S A DIMINISHED DEMONSTRABLE CONSUMER DIFFERENCE AND RETURN ON THIS.
IT'S NOT JUST THIS EXPENDITURE, BUT REALLY I'M CURIOUS ABOUT A LOT OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE DO.
DO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET? DO WE HAVE A GOAL FOR IT, WHATEVER THAT IS? THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR DID WE REACH IT?
MR. BERNANKE TALKED ABOUT THAT TODAY, YESTERDAY, UNLESS WE CALLED RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
THE SAMPLE SIZE IS VERY SMALL.
I WOULD THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM WOULD AGREE THAT SHEFFARD ISN'T GOING TO BE THE BEST MEASURE EVERYTHING SAMPLE, VERSUS THE REST OF THE POPULATION.
I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS GREAT.
I THINK AFTER THIS YEAR AND WE'D LOOK AT THOSE, WE CAN SAY AND THEY USED THIS YEAR, THEY DIDN'T USE IT LAST YEAR, DID WE SEE SOME RESULTS? WHAT SPECIFIC RESULT DID WE SAY? DID WE SEE MORE KIDS APPROACHING, MEETING, OR MASTERING? NOT, WAS IT A SUCCESS? IF IT'S NOT, WHY ARE WE CONTINUING TO USE IT? WE DO THAT WITH STAFF AS WELL.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT STAFFING DECISIONS JUST THIS MORNING WHEN WE NEED TO ADD TWO OR THREE OR FOUR STAFF TO DO THIS, THIS, AND THIS.
WELL, WE NEED TO SEE SOME RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT.
THAT PERSON ISN'T GOING TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR.
>> I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THE ENGAGED LEARNING THAT WE DID.
I'M NOT CRITICIZING, I VOTED FOR IT.
I WANTED TO SEE US DO ANYTHING FOR THAT.
BUT AS I THOUGHT BACK ON IT, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET STUDENT OUTCOMES OUT OF THAT.
WELL, WE GOT MORE TEACHER WHO WERE BETTER TRAINED, PERHAPS.
HER OBJECTIVE THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT WE GOT AND THEN DID WE GET A RETURN ON IT? NOT PICKING ON IT.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I'M JUST USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE.
THAT HAS GOT ME THINKING ON THESE TYPE OF INVESTMENTS ARE WE GETTING A RETURN?
>> WHAT IS IT GOING TO ACTUALLY DO? WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING THIS TO DO? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING THAT SINCE THIS IS FUTURE ACTION THEY CAN COME BACK UP AND NOT ME ON CONSENT, BUT MAYBE WE COULD GET SOME DISCUSSION FROM WHOEVER, THAT WHAT IS THIS GOING TO MEASURE? HOW CAN WE MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS? MAYBE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MEASURE AGAINST THE OTHER PROGRAM THAT SOME OTHER STUDENTS ARE USING.
BUT WE DO TRY TO DO A LOT OF THINGS AND PROVIDE THE TOOLS,
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BUT IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO KNOW IF THAT FITS OR IF IT WAS EVEN HEADED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS WHAT WE THOUGHT.WOULD THAT BE A FAIR QUESTION FOR NEXT WEEK?
>> WHAT SPECIFICALLY WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO SEE?
>> WELL, I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO ASK FOR THAT A TURNAROUND.
AGAIN, I'M JUST USING THIS ONE BECAUSE IT CAME UP TODAY.
>> IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO THINK ABOUT AS YOU LOOK DOWN IN THE FUTURE ABOUT MATERIALS THAT WE USE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, THAT WE ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE OUTCOMES WE EXPECT BECAUSE MAYBE THAT'S NOT VERY CLEAR.
WE ASSUME PEOPLE THINK THAT WE WANT BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES, BUT WE MAY NOT BE AS CLEAR AS WE THINK.
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEACHERS IS THAT THEY LIKE TO USE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN COMFORTABLE WITH, IT'S EASIEST FOR THEM.
THEN I'M HEARING SOME OF THIS IS SELF BASED SO PEERS DO IT ON THEIR OWN NOT NECESSARILY THE TEACHER.
>> IS THAT TRUE MRS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> NO. I THINK ON THE FACE OF IT, IS WE NEED TO SEE RESULTS, WE ACTUALLY DO.
WHERE WE STRUGGLE IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ACTUALLY DID WORK FOR A CHILD.
>> IT'S HARD TO ISOLATE THE VARIABLE.
IF YOU LOOK AT STAR SCORING, THINK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY GONE INTO THAT SCHOOL.
WAS THAT STUDENT GET TO SCHOOL REGULARLY? WAS THAT STUDENT WELL FED? DID HE HAVE SUPPORT AT HOME? DID HE HAVE AN EXPERIENCED, ENGAGING TEACHER? DID HE HAVE A PEER GROUP THAT SUPPORTED HIM SOCIALLY? DID WE PROVIDE HIM WITH THE TEXTBOOK THAT MATCHES HIS NEEDS? WHERE THERE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS IN PLACE? EVERY STUDENT IS DIFFERENT.
THE REASON WE NEED A VARIETY OF TOOLS IS TO ADDRESS THOSE DIFFERENCES.
IF WE CAN PROVIDE YOU DATA THAT SHOWS HOW EVERY STUDENT USED THIS PROGRAM.
THEY WON'T NECESSARILY TRANSLATE TO THAT STUDENT WAS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE].
THERE'S SO MANY VARIABLES THAT GO INTO EDUCATION ON THE TOP.
IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE CAN [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX SITUATION.
DID THE STUDENT RECEIVING PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS? WAS THE STUDENT PROVIDED EVERY SUPPORTIVE THEY CAN BE PROVIDED? THOSE ARE ALL OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
WE ACCEPT THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN THAT FOR KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS TRUST US TO DO IT.
BUT YOU CAN'T LEAD TO MULTIPLE TOOLS, LOOKING AT ALL THOSE FACTORS AND MAKE SURE ALL OF THOSE ARE IN PLACE FOR EVERY STUDENT EVERY DAY.
>> JUST HEARING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, IF YOU SAY BOARD, THIS IS WHAT WILL LEAD YOU, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
I'M JUST HEARING THAT THAT SHEFFARD DID A GOOD JOB IN ALL THESE OTHER CAMPUSES OR ON BOARD, THAT I JUST MADE ONE GROUP.
>> WHEN I LOOK FOR THE PRODUCT, I TRY TOOK FOR ONE THAT'S IN VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, AT A CAMPUS THAT HAS A HIGH POPULATION OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STUDENTS, AT A CAMPUS THAT HAS VERY DEEP.
WE TRY TO GET OUR MATERIALS OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I FIND SOMETHING THAT ONLY A CHILD WHO'S ONLY LEGAL CAN DO, IN ORDER TO MOVE THE KID FORWARD.
BUT AGAIN, WE NEED THAT PRODUCT OR THAT CHALLENGE AT EXACT RIGHT LEVEL [INAUDIBLE].
HAVING THE RESOURCES, KNOWING THAT ALL THOSE FACTORS MATTER, BRINGING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF [INAUDIBLE] DEPARTMENT OF THAT.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TOOLS THAT ARE TEACHING ME TO.
>> PUSH BACK YOU'RE ARGUING AT A MICRO LEVEL.
I'M THINKING DISTRICT LEVEL TO SEE OUR SCORES GO UP BY 3%, 5%, FIVE POINTS, 10 POINTS, WHATEVER THAT IS.
IF THE PROGRAM DOES NOT WORK FOR EVERY BODY, BUT IT WORKS FOR MOST BODIES, THEN THERE IS A INVESTIBLE ANSWER THERE.
>> WHAT SHE'S SAYING, THERE'S SO MANY VARIABLES.
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IT COULD GO UP AND IT MIGHT NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS AT ALL.IT MIGHT JUST BE THE TEACHER DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR THE PARENTS STARTED GETTING INVOLVED.
>> BUT IT'S THE SAY THAT IT'S BIG ENOUGH.
>> BUT STILL AT THE END OF THE DAY OR THE END OF THE YEAR IN OUR CASE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND SAY, THIS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR BORROWS.
>> THIS CONTRIBUTED AND TO SOMEDAY SAY THIS DIDN'T REALLY CONTRIBUTE.
AND NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO GO THIS ROUTE.
WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF OTHER CHANGES WITH READING CURRICULUM AND OTHER CURRICULUM IN OUR DISTRICT TOO.
WE HOPE WE'RE LAYING A GREAT FOUNDATION AND THIS IS A BUDGETED ITEM.
SO WE'RE NOT GOING INTO OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO DO IT.
AND AGAIN, AS OUR STAFF IS FOR IT AND OBVIOUSLY A NUMBER OF CAMPUSES ARE FOR IT.
I THINK WE WOULD LOVE IF THE END, WHETHER IT'S MAPS OR PIN TO START SOMEHOW, WHATEVER THAT CAN SHOW US MEASURABLY THAT WE'RE MOVING THE RIGHT WAY.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE MAKE PROGRESS WITH A FEW KIDS BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE OUR SCORES BUT WE'RE STILL HAVING VICTORIES.
AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET ONE KID AT A TIME.
EVERY KID WE CAN GET IN OUR NET TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> DOES THE READING PORTION OF THIS, DOES IT CORRELATE WITH THE SCIENCE TEACHING READING?
>> YOU KNOW, WHY YOU'RE NOT A READING TEACHER? AT ALL?
>> FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM OUR OTHER TEACHERS WHO HAVE USED THE PRODUCT YES IT DOES.
>> JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MORE ALIGNED WITH THE STATE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE IN OUR OTHER READING PROGRAMS, PULLING THEM ON BOARD THAT THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WILL ALIGN WITH THOSE COMPONENTS THAT WE NEED.
>> CAN I COMMENT? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN THIS AREA AND WHAT I HEAR IS THERE'S HOURS OF YOU ALL TIME.
YOU ARE GETTING THESE PROGRAMS AND YOU DIDN'T JUST BRING THIS TO US WILLY-NILLY LET'S JUST DO THIS.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS OF THE KID BECAUSE YOUR JOB IS HARD AND YOU'LL WANT TO TRY AND DO THIS.
I APPRECIATE THAT TIME THAT YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING IN AND BRINGING US QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP OUR KIDS AS WELL.
>> IT'S OUR PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN FOR OUR KIDS.
>> QUESTION COMES UP AGAIN CONSENT OR DO WE WANT MORE INFORMATION? [OVERLAPPING]
MS. TORTEN SORRY TO KEEP YOU HERE SO LONG.
>> THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE ACTION TODAY.
>> ADMINISTER A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE RESHUFFLES AND
[V. I. ALSCO Purchase - Multi Year]
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE HOUSE NOW, THE UNIFORM, 16 MONTH AGREEMENT FOR THE PARENTAL MONITORING OF CTE RELATED GOODS BEGINNING OF AUGUST 16TH, 2023.ESTIMATED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNELLY SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.
THE WERE TECH EDUCATION TO UTILIZE THIS UNIFORM SERVICES FOR OVER TEN YEARS.
AND THEY WANTED UNIFORM, SHOP RAGS, ETC FOR OUR CTE STUDENTS.
AND THIS IS A BUDGETED ITEM THEY PAY FOR IT OUT OF THEIR ACTIVITY FUNDS.
>> AND IT'S UP HERE BECAUSE IT'S A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT.
>> I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE ELSCOPE PURCHASE MULTIYEAR AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION MADE BY MR. LUKERT AND SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR COMMENTS?
>> JUST EAGER TO DEAL WITH RAGS THAN THE KIDS.
>> MAKE THAT DECISION. NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAY SIGN.
MRS. TORTEN THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU'RE ON YOUR LAST ONE.
>> THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES THAT THE RESHUFFLES IN
[V. J. Federal Grants]
THE MIDST SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2023, '24 FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS.THIS IS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
SCHOOLS. WE HAVE SEVERAL GRANTS THAT WE APPLY FOR EACH YEAR AND THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL, FEDERAL PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY FOR TYPE APARTMENTS.
WE JUST HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE APPLYING FOR THESE GRANTS.
>> I LIKE THAT. I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
[VI. A. Middle School Discussion with Possible Board Recommendations]
FOR DISCUSSION ONLY.YOU'LL TALK ABOUT MIDDLE OPTIONS.
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>> WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU GUYS TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND PROBABLY GIVE SOME DIRECTION OF WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO.
SCHOOL IS STARTING, SCHOOL IS MOVING LOTS OF DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE.
THE GUYS ARE JUST REALLY BUSY TRYING TO GET SCHOOL GOING INTO THE SHAFT OF THE STORM.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEL AS BEFORE.
THIS IS ALL THE SAME PRESENTATION WE DID LAST TIME.
SO THE BOUNDARY MAPS NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR KANSAS THE SAME DATA.
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WAS LOOKING AT POSSIBLY THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
HIRSCHI MIDDLE SCHOOL WICHITA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS DONE BY HAVING A VILLAGE YOU GO TO EITHER RIDER OR WICHITA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE LOOKED AT POSSIBLE ENROLLMENT DATA OF 483 STUDENTS.
AT HIRSCHI MIDDLE SCHOOL VIA CAMPUSES.
RYAN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WICHITA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO WE CALL A MAXIMUM CAPACITY VERSUS FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY.
WE DID THE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
YOU JUST NOTICED THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE IN ALL THREE SCHOOLS.
THE TWO SCHOOLS NOW IS OUR ISSUE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOUSE ENROLLMENT OF 1405 AT HIRSCHI AND WHICH WE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH.
SO WE JUST NEED TO GET FROM YOU GUYS SOME DIRECTION IF YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH US.
GETTING REALLY INTO LOOKING AT WICHITA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE PRICE TAG THAT THAT MAY COST BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY IT'LL BE EXPENSIVE.
EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS, IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH, HOW FAR YOU WANT TO GO.
THIS IS A 20-YEAR SOLUTION OR IS THIS A FIVE, SIX YEARS SOLUTION? WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO.
WE CAN GO PROBABLY DO SOME RENOVATIONS, DO SOME PAINTING, A LITTLE BIT OF ROOF DAMAGE HERE AND THERE.
BUT JUST THIS WEEKEND, ASSIGNED TO MR. FANG WE HAD A PLUMBING ISSUE, A LEAK ISSUE AND A ROOF ISSUE OVER THE WEEKEND DURING VOLLEY BALL.
THANKS TO THINGS LIKE THAT JUST COME UP AND JUST GETTING THE AGENT BILL.
SO YOU SHALL BE AWARE OF THAT IF THERE'S AN OPTION THAT WE WILL PROBABLY BE BANDING THINGS AS WE GO.
>> AND THAT'S OLD HIGH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> OLD HIGH, YEAH. I MEAN WE'RE ALL STUCK IN A CERTAIN WAY.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A BLESSING BECAUSE WE CAN START TEARING OUT FERRIS, SO THAT DENVER CAN MOVE TO FERRIS WITH MINIMAL ISSUES.
BUT IF YOU IF WE USE HIRSCHI, HIRSCHI MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO IN THERE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON BUYING PORTABLES AND SO FORTH.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ISSUE OF DRIVING OF STUDENTS DRIVING OVER THERE AND POSSIBILITY OF LOSING ENROLLMENT DUE TO THE DISTANCE.
IF YOU DO BARWISE AS A SIXTH GRADE CENTER.
WELL, NOW YOU'LL RUN INTO ISSUES OF TRANSPORTATION, BUSING THAT'S THE COST.
IF YOU USE WICHITA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT'S ALSO AN EXTRA COST BECAUSE YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE DOING SOME ROUND ISSUES OVER THERE.
>> THINK I LIKE THAT PLAN B, TO WHERE IT ALL WORKS OUT.
>> WE JUST NEED DIRECTION FROM YOU ALL SO WE CAN START WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
>> WAS THAT SOMETHING IF WE MOVE FORWARD, ARE ANY OF THOSE COSTS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN ONE OR THE OTHER COSTS? DO WE KNOW ANYWHERE THE BALLPARK OF THOSE COSTS OF EACH OF THOSE OPTIONS?
>> ACTUALLY WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT ONES. JUST DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS.
>> HIRSCHI MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE AS FAR AS YOU GET IT RIGHT FINANCIALLY.
THEN IT'LL PROBABLY BE BARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A SIXTH GRADE CENTER. BARWISE SIXTH GRADE CENTER.
AND THEN IT'LL BE OLD HIGH BEING MORE EXPENSIVE.
BUT EVERY OPTION IS DIFFERENT.
>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT APPLES AND ORANGES BECAUSE BARWISE SIXTH GRADE CENTER REALLY HASN'T BEEN TALKED ABOUT THAT VERY MUCH BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE REVERSING THE WHOLE CURRICULUM.
>> NOT ONLY THAT. THEN YOU'VE GOT THE EXPENSE OF ALL THESE KIDS BEING AT ONE CAMPUS OR TWO CAMPUSES.
AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT IT'S GOING TO BRING UP SOME PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU HIT 1,400 KIDS AT CAMPUS THAT WON'T HOLD 1,400 KIDS.
>> WITH PORTABLE BUILDINGS EVERYWHERE.
>> WITH PORTABLE BUILDINGS EVERYWHERE THAT'S A BIGGER COST IN THE LONG RUN,.
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>> BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A CAFETERIA THAT WON'T HOLD EVEN THE BOARD OF THE BUILDING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OLD BUILDINGS THAT WE FIX PLUMBING AND WE FIX THAT.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD APPROACH IF WE USE WOULD STOP FALSE HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE WOULD APPROACH IT JUST LIKE WE WOULD APPROACH HIRSCHI OR RIDER AS WE CHANGE THOSE WHICH IS PREDOMINANT AND LATER PRIMARILY COSMETICS, WIDTH, SUMMARY, FORK, AND MAYBE SOME PLUMBING.
BUT COULD WE SPEND $50 MILLION? SURE. YOU SPEND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SPEND.
BUT COULD WE GET IT DOWN INTO MANAGEABLE BRAIN WHERE IT'S GOING TO OFFSET BUSING.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST NO WAY TO DO IT.
THEN IF YOU HAVE VAR LIVES, THEN THAT IS THEN EMPTY, THEN BARBED WIRES, WE COULD POSSIBLY PUT AN ELEMENTARY OR TWO LAYER.
THEN YOU REDUCE THOSE EXPENSES.
BUT IT'S A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM THIS.
>> WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS STEP, TO MAKE THE NEXT STEP.
>> IT'S ALL TIED TO THAT OTHER SLIDE THAT I SAID PERSON'S EMOTIONS MORE AND REST.
JUST TO GET OLD, HAVE READY AND GET THE GAS LINE FIXED GET THE ROOF FIXED, YET EVERYBODY THINKS THAT WE NEED FIXED.
>> GOOD WEEK. BUT IT'S NOT BROKEN NECK.
I WAS LIKE IT'S NOT ANYWHERE ELSE WE CAN PACKAGE.
>> IF WE LOOK AT JUST GETTING INTO THAT BUILDING AND SETTING IT UP FOR MAYBE A FIVE YEAR.
CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT, I MEAN, THERE'S JUST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR IS IT.
>> THE ROOF ALONE IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE.
I WANTED TO SAY SOMEWHERE AROUND 10 OR 11 BILLION TO DO THE WHOLE FIELD.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE BUILDING, BUT WE DO THIS SECTION OR THAT SECTION, WHICHEVER ONES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE MOST POVERTY.
WE HAVE BEEN BAND-AIDING A LOT OF STUFF, A LOT OF HVAC UNITS, A LOT OF OUR EFFECT DUCKING, THE BOARDS AND STUFF ARE VERY OWN.
WE'VE BEEN BUTTONED UP HAVEN EVERYTHING ON THAT.
BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSING.
IF WE CHANGE OUR MIND IN A WORD ABOUT IS GOING TO STAY FOR 510 YEARS.
IF A UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WILL START REPLACING.
>> THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THEIR APPROACH WE'VE BEEN TAKING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
THAT IS NOT JUST ASSOCIATED STRICTLY WITH FALSE I SPOKE.
>> THEY SUGGEST AS THEY COME ALONG AND WE NEED TO REPAIR, WE'RE DOING THAT.
BUT WE HAD THOSE LEAKS THIS WEEKEND AND EVERYTHING TO GO IN AND DO THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS RIGHT NOW TO GET READY FOR JUNIOR HIGH IN THE NEXT YEAR.
SAY HOW MUCH ARE WE LOOKING AT?
>> JUST THE DECISION. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 20 MILLION?
WE WOULD NOT GO REROUTE ALL IN ONE FELL SWOOP, BECAUSE SOME OF IT WOULD HAVE SOME WHITE BLACK AND SOME OF IT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THIS COMING WEEK.
BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY MONEY LIKE THAT OR?
>> WE WERE NOT DOING THE WHOLE ROOF.
IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE WE DID A HIRSCHI ADS.
IF IT'S LEAKING AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, WE WOULD FIX IT.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY MOUNTAIN EITHER BUT VERSUS ROT, IT DOES COST THAT MUCH TO FIX THE WHOLE THING.
IT WAS 21.7 MILLION TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THE CAMPUS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. IT WOULD BE PATCHING BAND-AID.
I WOULD HOPE THAT THE BOARD WOULD THIS BE A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION AND THEN LOOKING AT POSSIBLY A BOND IN THE FUTURE, BUILD A MIDDLE-SCHOOL AND THEN WE'RE DONE WITH THAT.
BUT NOT DUMP A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY INTO IT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A MONEY PIT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I SEE IN THIS. WE'VE GOT A POPULATION PROBLEM A FACILITIES PROBLEM.
HOW DO WE MARRY THE TWO? I THINK THE SOLUTION IS USING WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL.
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I AGREE. I DON'T WANT US TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.THEN WITHOUT A LONG-TERM THOUGHT ON WHERE WE'RE HEADED, I AGREE.
I'D RATHER HAVE A PLAN, MAKE THIS THING WORK, AND GET US TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN.
>> I DO THINK THAT ONCE WE OPEN OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOLS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY A VISION OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH SOME NEWER BUILDINGS.
THE BUILDING IS NOT THE ONLY THING.
I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT'S THE MAIN THING, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE IN FRONT OF US THAT WERE LIVING IN EVERY DAY OF WHAT NEW SCHOOLS CAN LOOK LIKE.
I HOPEFULLY, MAYBE THEN THE NEXT STEP WILL BE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY AND AS WE CLOSE, MORE BUILDINGS WILL SAVE SOME MORE MONEY.
I JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
I THINK THAT THE AGGRESSIVE PLAN, WHICH REALLY HAS US RENOVATING HIRSCHI AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE OPENING THE NEW SCHOOLS, DOESN'T IT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT GOES TO THE NEXT YEAR.
THEY WERE WE WOULD DO IT BEFORE WE DO THE OTHER TWO. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YEAH. BUT WE COULD LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING INTO HIRSCHI AT THE SAME TIME OR THAT REMEMBER, IDENTICAL MORE OR I SEE THAT WE DON'T HAVE A BUILDING ABANDONED.
WE WOULDN'T NEED A LOT OF HELP.
I KNOW DR. GRIFFITHS HAS MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD NEED HELP WITH STAFFING AND WE MAY HAVE TO HIRE THAT OUT.
NOTHING ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE DOABLE TO GET INTO HIRSCHI.
WE'RE DONE WITH KIRBY AND HIRSCHI'S BEING USED.
>> IN ONLY KIRBY WOULD GO TO HIRSCHI DURING THAT TIME?
>> THEN WE WOULD CHANGE LINES WHAT WE HAVE ON A RIDER, WICHITA FALLS AND HIRSCHI ALL OPEN AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT I MEAN, THESE ARE REALLY EXCITING TIMES TO BE AHEAD OF US.
IT'S JUST BE EXCEPT MAYBE FOR YOU, MR. BANKS.
>> HE'S GOING OUT, BUT THIS GETS PROVIDED.
>> ALL NIGHT IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION.
IF WE HAVE STUDENTS IN THERE NOW, WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO PUT A BUNCH OF MONEY INTO IT? WHY CAN'T WE JUST USE IT. THIS IS TEMPORARY.
WHY CAN'T WE DO AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE IF THE GOAL, THAT'S WHAT [OVERLAPPING]
I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A WAYPOINT FOR NOT HAVING NEW TEACHERS RAISES AND ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP THAT WE DIDN'T CURRICULUM AND EDUCATING KIDS ETC.
IF THAT'S THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY THING.
MAYBE WE NEED TO PUT IT ON MONDAY.
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SENSE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A TAJ MAHAL.
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET ENOUGH, KEEP THE SIZE DOWN ENOUGH SO THAT IT'S MANAGEABLE AND IT'S A GOOD LEARNING.
KIDS CAN BE CLOSER TO THEIR HOME SCHOOLS.
IT'S GOING TO BE SUCH AN ADVANTAGE AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE PARENTS REALIZE HOW MUCH OF THE BABY CHICK IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN FOR MOVING KIDS FROM A MEAL TO A RIDER IN HANDLING THE PLANE SALES AND ALL THE BIG BAND HALLS.
AUDITORIUMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN THAT.
IF SCHOOL ELEMENTARY WENT TO BORROW US, THAT FACILITIES BETTER THAN THE WHOLE.
>> EVERYBODY CAN BE GETTING SOMETHING BETTER.
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR US.
CAN YOU BOARD MEMBERS TO REVISIT OUR LONG-TERM PLAN TO DEFINE THAT TEMPORARY.
>> THEY WOULD NOT BE OPENED IN THEORY.
THE MORE AGGRESSIVE PLAN IS ESTIMATED AT HIRSCHI MIXTURES.
>> BUT WHAT ABOUT RIDER AND WISHED UP BALLS AND LITTLE SCHOOL? IS THAT.
>> I DON'T THINK WE'D DO THAT NEXT YEAR.
>> SHE KNEW, I SUPPOSE IN 3 MINUTES [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M TO SEE IF I'M I TALKING TO MY SQUAD.
>> THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE FURNITURE THERE.
THAT'S JUST REMOVING SAP AND JUST PROBABLY FOR ORGANIZING THEM, BUT WE'RE NOT MOVING IN LIKE WE HAD TO DO WITH THE OTHER FURNITURE FOR WATCHING SEE THEN.
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WE'RE GOING TO HIRSCHI MIDDLE SCHOOL THAN WE GOT TO START WORKING ON THAT NOW, OVERSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHAT NEEDS TO BE RENOVATED.I APPLIED MY THINKING READING PRINCIPLE OVER WHERE'S THE SITUATION WOULD BE WHERE YOU WENT SEVENTH GRADERS PAYING CAREERS.
WE WANT TO BE PAYING THIS AREA HERE.
WE WANT TO WE WANT TO DO THAT SO THAT DURING THE SUMMERTIME, IT MIGHT NOT THAT MUCH EQUIPMENT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TAKING ANYTHING OUT UNLESS YOU GO TO MAKE IT OVER TIME, WE WERE SO FAIR.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAY SOME OF THE NEW STUFF FROM BORROW WISE AND JUST THAT COORDINATION JUST NEEDS TO START.
WE WON'T BE WORRIED ABOUT THE DEAL AND ALL OF THOSE.
BASICALLY JUST GO WITH FOR THIS YEAR, LOOK AT RENOVATION OF HIRSCHI MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT OPENED IN 24/25.
>> WITH THE TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOL?
IN KNOWING THAT RIGHT OR MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL COMING ON BOARD IN 25/26.
>> IS IT A CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION TO USE WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL AS THE THIRD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, WHICH WE HOPE IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR 5 YEARS.
>> MAKE IT LOOK LIKE LEGACY? [LAUGHTER]
>> I THINK THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX LIKE SCHOOL.
DON'T THINK JUST ADD ONTO THIS.
ON OUR MOST MORE MOST AGGRESSIVE PLAN IS IN 25/26 WERE ALSO OPENED UP.
THE NEIL AND BORROWERS ARE DOWN SCHOOL.
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT LATER?
NEIL, IS THAT YOU? [OVERLAPPING]
>> CYNICS. THAT'S NOT THIS YEAR, NOT NEXT YEAR PERIOD.
>> BUT THEN WITNESS THE MIDDLES AND THE ELEMENTARIES COME THEN THEY.
>> THAT WAS WHAT WE WAS START HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.
SO BASICALLY COMMUNICATION DRAW, LAUNCH, AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PHASE 2 NOW.
POSSIBLY HERE FOR RENOVATION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GUESS THEY WERE NOT WEARING IT HARSHLY MIDDLE-SCHOOL READY FOR 24, 25.
24, 25 AND OPEN THE PERSONNEL SCHOOL, ALEXIA HIGH SCHOOL AND MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
WE STARTED MAKING RENOVATION STAFFING NEEDS FOR THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND SO 25, 26, YOU OPEN UP WIDER, NO SCHOOL WISH UP ALL KNOW SCHOOL IN THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG YEAR TOO.
>> LITTLE THING ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU'RE DONE.
>> AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK
>> SO THAT'S DISCUSSION I THINK WE HAVE A CENSUS AND SO WE'LL NEED TO CONFIRM OUR FEEDER PATTERNS FOR THE PUBLIC TO NOTE.
>> SO HERE'S A VOTE NUMBER BUT CONSENSUS.
SO THE TIMELINE BY NEXT MONTH COME UP WITH SOME.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD PEOPLE AT ALL.
AND THEN OCTOBER, WE'LL ASK YOU TO ACTUALLY VOTE TO CONSOLIDATE AND CLOSE THE CAMPUSES.
SO WE DID LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID.
YES, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CONSOLIDATE THESE CAMPUSES AND THEN THEY'LL BE CLOSE THOSE CAMPUSES TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
WE'RE DOING ARCHITECTURAL COSTS ON THESE MIDDLE SCHOOLS?
I DON'T KNOW. WE THREW THAT IN THERE A LONG TIME AGO.
>> IS THIS MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECOMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS?
>> BUT I THINK MOSTLY FOR US IN SEPTEMBER, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE YOU GUYS A TIMELINE, LOGISTICS OF HOW THINGS WILL FALL.
THAT'S THE ONLY FROM ON-BOARDING TO EVERY SINGLE STEP.
>> I THINK WE'RE MOVING EXCITING TERMS.
>> THANK YOU DOCTOR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> OH, YEAH. THIS IS ON UPDATE 121,
[VI. B. Policy Update 121]
POLICY ANALYST AND INSTRUCTION SHEET.>> SO WITH THE LEGISLATURE COMING THROUGH, WE DO HAVE NEW UPDATES ON OUR POLICY.
SO RAS IN THE WICHITAFALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT REVISE OR THE ELITE LOCAL POLICIES AS RECOMMENDED BY TASB POLICY SERVICE AND QUARANTINE INSTRUCTIONS SHEET FOR TASB LOCALIZED POLICY MANUAL UPDATE 121 AND POLICIES REVISED AS A RESULT OF UPDATE 121 AS SUBMITTED BY DR. PETER IS ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT AND HAS RECOMMENDED THAT DR. LEE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS WITHOUT WHAT JUST HAPPENED, THE LEGISLATURE, THIS JUST UPDATES OUR POLICY.
[01:40:02]
>> HAPPENS EVERY TIME. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ONE IS SEPTEMBER LAB UPDATE 122.
>> AND FUTURE DIRECTION IS THIS A CONSENT ITEM FOR.
>> THE CANVAS? YES BECAUSE ENGAGING TO READ.
SO TODAY AND THEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY.
>> EVERYONE GOOD WITH THAT? ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. GRIFFITHS ON THAT? HE'S GIVEN YOU A RED LINE.
AND WE'RE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
[VI. C. 2023-2024 Student Code of Conduct]
SO ANOTHER ONE THAT WE SAW, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW AND ADOPT THE 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT SUBMITTED BY DR. PETER GRIFFITHS, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT AS RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNY LEE, SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS. THE ANNUAL UPDATE, THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT HAS PERIOD ABOUT DISTRICT OF CLIENTS ARE.
PRETTY MUCH, IF ANYTHING, WE DIDN'T MAKE THE CHANGES WITH THE CELL PHONE POLICY BASED ON THE AD HOC RECOMMENDATIONS.
NOW THIS IS JUST A CODE OF CONDUCT.
EACH CANVAS DOES HIGHLIGHT THEIR OWN SEPARATE THING.
>> SINCE ACTION IS NEEDED TODAY, WOULD THIS BE A TIME FOR YOU TO ADDRESS AND HOW DISCIPLINED THAT IS?
>> YES. THEY TOUCHED ON THAT. WE HAD AN AD HOC DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE THAT FOCUSED ON TWO OF THE KEY ISSUES THAT TEACHERS HAVE BROUGHT UP FROM THEIR TWO BIGGEST NEEDS, WHICH WAS ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
AND OF COURSE NUMBER 2 OR ACTUALLY IT WAS THE FIRST ONE WAS SET SALARY.
SO THOSE WERE THE TWO BIG OVERARCHING ISSUE.
SO AN AD HOC DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO FIND OUT WHAT ISSUES ARE CAUSING THE MOST PROBLEMS IN THE CLASSROOMS, HOW CAN WE CURB THAT AND HOW CAN WE BASICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND DECREASE THEIR INDISCIPLINE.
ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES THAT KEPT COMING UP WITH TWO BIG ISSUES DID ONE WAS THE CELL PHONE, BUT THE OVERARCHING WORD THAT WE KEPT HEARING OVER AND OVER WAS THIS WORD CALLED ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE POLICY AND OUR CELL PHONE POLICY IS SOLID.
OUR DRESS CODE POLICY IS SOLID, BUT THE ENFORCEMENT AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THEIR POLICY WAS LACKING FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS, BASICALLY OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER.
SO THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND A LOT OF MOST ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
ALL AGREE THAT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS AND MAY THAT WE NEED TO ENFORCE THE POLICIES THAT WE HAVE.
AND THAT THE PRINCIPALS NEED TO HOLD TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE AND NEED TO HOLD THE PRINCIPALS CAN THE BOARD IS GOING TO HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING WITH THE POLICY.
IT'S NOT A SUBJECTIVE THOUGHT OF I THINK I MIGHT FOLLOW THAT OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE PHONES UP IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM THE TIME THAT THE BELL RINGS IN THE MORNING TO THE TIME THAT THE BELL RINGS IN THE EVENING.
AND AT HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD MEANWHILE, INSTRUCTION, SACRED PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM AGAIN I PREFER NOON.
NOW, AFTER THAT IN BETWEEN THE HALLS BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT THINGS, ATHLETICS OR WHATEVER, ALL OTHER GROUP OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN AT HIGH SCHOOL THEY CAN HAVE THEM IN BETWEEN CLASSES.
SO IT WILL PUT THAT IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
AND SO WE WENT TO ALL BE ROAN IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS A TEAM, NOT POUR WISE IS DOING THIS, BUT ALL US DOING THIS AND THEN A KID MOVES OVER FROM ONE CAMPUS TO THE OTHER.
NOW COMPLETELY THE RULES ARE CHANGED.
SO WE WANT TO BE WFISD TEAM, WFISD, WE'RE ALL DOING THE SAME THING.
SO WE'RE ALL IN EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE.
AND WE'VE GOTTEN THAT WORD OUT TO EVERYBODY.
LET'S DEFER SENT OUT A METONYM.
GO TO THE PRINCIPLES ABOUT THAT AGAIN, TO REINFORCE THAT.
WE'VE TALKED TO PARENTS AND SO I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT, FROM THE BOARD TO THE ADMINISTRATORS, TO THE PRINCIPALS, TO THE TEACHERS THEN TO THE STUDENTS, AND PARENTS.
SO WE NEED THE PARENTS STEM CELL, BUT THAT WAS WHERE.
I ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS AND I THOUGHT WE LOOK HERE A LOT OF BIGGER PROBLEMS, BIGGER REASONS FOR THE DISCIPLINE.
AND REALLY BASICALLY ALL OF THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS MORE.
IT'S WE'RE NOT HOLDING THE KID.
WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT THE POLICY SAYS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND IT WASN'T JUST SCHOOL TO SCHOOL AND IT WAS DOOR TO DOOR IN A CLASSROOM.
ONE TEACHER MAY NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT.
THE OTHER HE MAY COME DOWN REALLY HARD ON.
SO WE'RE JUST ASKING OUR STAFF TO CREATE CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY.
AND THAT IS NOT REALLY UP FOR A VOTE.
AND I THINK THAT THERE WILL BE SOME FREEDOM FOR THE TEACHERS TO SAY, SORRY GUYS, GOT TO PUT THEM UP.
AND WE HOPE THAT'LL KEEP THE CONVERSATIONS DOWN IN THE CLASSROOM AND MANY OF THE TEACHERS FELT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION ON CAMPUS MAYBE WASN'T HOLDING EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE WHEN DR. LEE AND WORK ITS WAY DOWN AND I HOPE WE SEE GOOD RESULTS.
[01:45:02]
>> QUESTION. WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT SINCE WE KNOW THROUGH CRISIS WHERE KIDS FELT LIKE THEY HAD TO KNOW THAT.
SO LET'S GET SET UP PROVISION IN THE POLICY.
AND SO THERE IS THAT WHAT SHE SAID.
>> SO IS THAT BEING SOMETHING I CAN SEE WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
>> BUT THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE DEFINED FURTHER BECAUSE EMERGENCY USE FOR SALE.
>> YEAH IT NEEDS TO BE SPELLED OUT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S AN EMERGENCY.
I'VE GOT TO GO AFTER WHATEVER.
>> WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BASE, BUT JUST YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DISCIPLINE.
BUT THIS DOES REQUIRE ACTION NEEDED TODAY.
WE APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF 2023, 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
THANK YOU, MR. LUKERT, IN A SECOND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> OH, YEAH. SO I WENT ONLINE TO READ THIS LAST NIGHT.
IN ALMOST MAY IT'S LIKE THE DISCLOSURE FOR YOUR CELL PHONE WHERE YOU JUST GO TO THE BOTTOM TO SAY I AGREE.
DO WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS? DO THEY HAVE TO SIGN SOMETHING TO SAY? YES.
>> I GOT TO PAGE 30 OR SO, READING AND I STARTED JUST LOOKING AT HEADLINES.
SO I GOT TO PAGE 64 AND THOUGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO GO TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS AS I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC.
I MADE IT A LITTLE OVER A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH AND I WAS STRUCK WITH.
IT'S LIKE THOSE AGREEMENTS THAT WE SIGNED IN AND DOWNLOAD AN APP.
>> CAMPUSES THEN THEY'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE.
>> AND I REALIZED WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> DID YOU SIGN IT? MAYBE DID YOU READ IT ALL WHEN YOU SIGNED UP FOR YOUR KID?
>> CAN WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE NEW CODE OF CONDUCT, SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. IT PASSES 60.
[VII. A. Board Designee for Contracted Employee Resignations]
>> FIRST TIME REQUIRED, ACTUALLY ORDERED THAT ALL REPORTED THIS DDS APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT BETTER HARDWARE RESOURCES AS WE'RE GOING TO GET ANY MEAN TO EXEMPT EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION TO HER DISTRICT POLICY.
DMV LOCAL ESTIMATED BY DAMPER WHAT YOUR RESOURCES ARE COMPLETED? MY DOCTORATE DEGREE.
>> WE NEED ACTION TODAY ON THIS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE [INAUDIBLE] NAMED AS THE DESIGNEE?
>> I MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> YES, QUESTION. WITH THIS, IF SOMEBODY JUST RESIGNS AND THERE'S A PROBLEM, DO THE BOARD STILL BRING THAT TO US, ARE THE EASY ONES? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS IS JUST THE EASY ONES, BUT THIS ALSO MEANS THAT DR.
LEAST HAUNTED ME FOR A LITTLE BIT INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO BRING A STACK, A RESIGNATIONS, HE CAN BUY YOU A PLAYMATE TO BE THAT PERSON THAT ASSIGNED.
I CAN JUST SIGN THOSE FOR HANDLING TAKES.
>> ANOTHER ONE EVER BE SENT TO TEA.
>> NO. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS, JUST THAT SIMON AND EXECUTIVE, EXCEPT IF THERE'S.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
GOOD. QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.
IT PASSES 60. WE'LL DO ANOTHER ONE.
>> MY DISTRICT COURT PREVIEW THAT
[VII. B. Personnel Report]
MICHELLE CALLS HIM HIS SCHOLARSHIP OR INTERESTS EACH RETAIN THE EMPLOYEES RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENT.THEY SUBMITTED THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
THE RESIGNATION RETIREMENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY DR.
BRIDGES CALLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICY DFT.
[01:50:02]
>> THIS IS WHERE IT SAYS GETTING SURE.
[VII. C. Applicant Pool]
APPLICANT POOL AND THERE IS ACTION AS NEEDED ON THAT.I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE WICHITA FALLS ISD APPROVE THE PROPOSED APPLICANT POOL AS SUBMITTED BY DAY OR TWO WAYS AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL.
>> LIKE THAT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPLICANT POOL? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THAT APPLICANT POOL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THIS IS HARD TO WHITE OR COMMENTS WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING APPLICANT POOL SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN PASSES 60 MOMENT.
>> WE ONLY HAVE TEN TEACHER BEGUN TO ME.
[BACKGROUND] I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY EVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
>> ONE, TOTAL VACANCIES, THAT'S PARAPROFESSIONALS.
WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO NOT EVEN QUARTERS FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND THERE'S 31 TOTAL INTEND TEACHERS.
THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE ACADEMIC DANGER PROOF.
>> WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DRAFT, THE NEW TEACHER DRAFT THING.
>> ACTUALLY THAT WAS [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> ASSIGNED TO ME, THAT CODE OF CONDUCT.
>> I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THIS ONE TEACHER THAT I HAD.
SHE WAS ONE OF MY STUDENTS, TEACHERS CAME FROM [INAUDIBLE] TO TEACH OVER HERE AND SHE'S GREAT.
SHE LITERALLY CALLED ME THAT NIGHT AND SHE SAID, I'VE NEVER BEEN TREATED LIKE I'VE GOT TREATED IN WICHITA FALLS WITH THE DRAFT.
SHE SAID, I JUST CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. GO ON.
>> LUCKILY, WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S HELP IN GETTING THAT DONE. I READ AN ARTICLE.
I THINK THAT THERE'S 157 SECURITY OFFICER VACANCIES AT THE DOWN SIZE.
THAT'S I'D SAY WE'RE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE OUR WAY.
>> ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO SCHOOL.
THEY GET HOME AT 10:00 AT NIGHT.
>> WE'RE GOOD. DID YOU GET STARTED WITH ASKING US FOR THIS TRAFFIC TO BORROW ABOUT 04:00? [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.
[VIII. BOARD MATTERS]
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.DO WE HAVE ONE OTHER THING. I'M SORRY.
MINUTES AND IT'S JUST HALF YOUR LIFE.
>> NEXT AND THEY WILL GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA GRADIENT. AGREE.
>> NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, MOST LIKELY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0741, ONE PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL, AND OR COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
TWO, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACTS BY TEACHERS.
THREE, DELIBERATION REGARDING NOTIFICATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHER CONTRACT ABANDONMENT.
FINAL VOTES, IF ANY, WILL BE AN OPEN SESSION.
THE TIME IS NOW 01:54 AND WE'RE NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSE SESSION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, AND EVERYBODY FOR HELPING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO RETURN BACK TO OPEN SESSION.
[IX. Open Session]
THE TIME IS 02:59.ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS FROM OUR CLOSED SESSION?
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO SEND A LETTER TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATORS OR CERTIFICATION SEEKING SANCTIONS FOR CHERYL DODSON, A TERM CONTRACT TEACHER, AND MARY HAVENS, PROBATIONARY CONTRACT TEACHER FOR ABANDONMENT OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS.
>> IS THERE A SECOND TO HIS MOTION?
>> [INAUDIBLE] SECONDED THE MOTION.
SO ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NONE WILL VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.
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MOTION CARRIES 60 ROW.NOW, IS THERE A MOTION FOR INSURANCE? MOVE TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND?
HELLO. SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN PASSES 60. THANK YOU ALL
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