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>> GOOD EVENING. AS PRESIDENT OF
[I. CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING STATEMENT]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT A FORM 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 THE MANNER THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME EACH OF YOU TO THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS HELD IN PUBLIC, BUT IT'S NOT A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC.
ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE AND LISTEN TO OUR MEETING.
THE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING.
PLEASE BE SURE THAT ALL CELL PHONES ARE TURNED OFF OR TURNED TO SILENT OR VIBRATION MODE.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AT A WORK SESSION.
ACCORDINGLY, MANY OF THESE ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED AND VOTED UPON BY THE BOARD WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, SINCE MOST OF OUR QUESTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AT THE PREVIOUS WORK SESSION.
AGAIN, WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR MEETING AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE CONFERENCE?
>> [BACKGROUND] PRESENT ARMS. OF ALLEGIANCE]
>> ALL AT ARMS, CENTER, FACE FORWARD, MARCH.
>> I ASK YOU TO REMAIN STANDING WITH US AS MR. LUKERT OFFERS OUR INVITATION.
>> GREAT, FATHER GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING, LORD, AND WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE WITH US HERE TONIGHT, FATHER WE JUST PRAY THAT AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS BOARD THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE.
FATHER, WE JUST PRAY THAT THE WORDS OF OUR HEARTS AND THE MEDITATION OF OUR HEARTS AND THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTH WILL ALWAYS BE PLEASING TO YOU.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR DISTRICT LORD AND FOR ALL THE STAFF, AND JUST PRAY THAT YOU'LL WATCH OVER THEM, GUIDE AND DIRECT THEM.
BY THAT, WE JUST CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ARE SOME PRESENTATIONS.
[IV. PRESENTATIONS]
THIS IS SOME OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS TO MEET OUR STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE DONE, SO WELL, WE'LL ASK YOU TO COME. THANK YOU.>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. LEE.
WE ASK THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDED TEXAS MUSIC STATE EDUCATOR, TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, ALL STATE STUDENTS AS COMMITTED AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. NILES SUPERINTENDENT.
TMEA SPONSORS THE TEXAS ALL STATE AUDITION PROCESS TO PROMOTE STUDENTS DEDICATION TO THE MUSICAL INDIGENCE SKILL, AND TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT.
BEGINNING EACH FALL, OVER 70,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE AUDITION IN THEIR TMEA REGION.
INDIVIDUALS PERFORM SELECTED MUSIC FOR A PANEL OF JUDGES WHO RANK EACH INSTRUMENT OR VOICE PART.
A SELECT GROUP OF MUSICIANS ADVANCES TO COMPETE AGAINST MUSICIANS FROM OTHER REGIONS IN THEIR PART.
A SELECT GROUP THEN ADVANCES TO COMPETE AGAINST OTHER AREAS.
THE HIGHEST RANKING MUSICIANS JUDGED AT THE TMEA AREA COMPETITIONS QUALIFY TO PERFORM IN ONE OF 18 TEXAS ALL STATE ENSEMBLES SPONSORED BY THE BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND VOCAL DIVISIONS.
THE FOLLOWING WFISD STUDENTS RECEIVED TMEA ALL STATE HONORS FOR 2024.
I'M GOING TO START WITH WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL.
ON THE BREAK UP, MR. JUSTIN LES AND MR. ANDREW
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CHECK DIRECTORS AND THEY WILL INTRODUCE THEIR STUDENT FOR YOU.>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE.
FOR WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE A REALLY SPECIAL STUDENT, A SECOND YEAR ALL STATE STUDENT.
YOU MADE IT LAST YEAR AS A SOPHOMORE AND THIS YEAR AS A JUNIOR.
ON SCREEN BASE WE HAVE SONAN CARERA.
>> WELL, TODAY I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY.
THEY'RE WAITING. MY DAD AND MY MOM, AND MY THREE SISTERS.
>> THAT WAS SENT ON FROM WISH HIGH SCHOOL AS FRAN TUTOR.
>> HE HAS SOME STUDENTS FROM RYDER HIGH SCHOOL INTRODUCED TO YOU.
JUNE PARK. JUNE IS A VIOLIN PLAYER.
HE MADE THE TOP SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT ALL STATE.
THIS IS HIS THIRD YEAR TO MAKE ALL STATE.
AS A SIDE NOTE, HE IS A PANEL OF A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO JUST WON THE RED REVERSE SCIENCE [INAUDIBLE] FOR A WEEK HERE, MISSED ON SATURDAY. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT WE HAVE MR. TRENT ROTH, WHO IS A CHELLO PLAYER.
HE MADE THE ALL STATE ORCHESTRA THIS YEAR AS A SENIOR, AND WE'RE DECIDED IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF RYDER HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE'VE HAD TWO ALL STATE STREET PLAYERS.
>> I'M HERE WITH MY MOM, AMY, AND MY DAD.
>> NEXT WE HAVE ANOTHER SENIOR, MISS KASEY BRUCE, WHO MADE ALL STATE ON PERCUSSION.
>> I'M HERE WITH MY MOM AND BROTHER THERE OVER THERE WITH THE CAMERA. [APPLAUSE].
>> NEXT WE HAVE A SOPHOMORE, MS. SARA DESSENGER, SHE MADE ALSO ON THE TRUMPET.
>> I'M HERE WITH MY MOM, CHRISTINA DASSINGER, AND MY DAD, ERIC DASSINGER.
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE A JUNIOR MR. DAYTON SHOEMAKER, WHO MADE ALL-STATE ON THE CONTRABASS [INAUDIBLE], REALLY BIG INSTRUMENT. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> I'M HERE WITH MY MOM AND DAD, LARRY AND MILES SHOEMAKER, AND MY LITTLE SISTER BRENDA. [APPLAUSE].
>> [BACKGROUND] READY? 1, 2, 3.
>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, LOOKING AT THESE PARENT'S FACES FOR ME IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
A LOT OF YOU ARE PARENTS AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT FEELING WHEN YOUR CHILD JUST REACHES THE PINNACLE ONE OF THOSE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SO THANK YOU, PARENTS. PROUD OF YOU TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB.
I WILL SAY MR. PARK IS BECOMING A FIXTURE DOWN HERE.
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[INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE CLEAR OUT.WE'LL MOVE DOWN OUR AGENDA NOW.
[VI. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
THIS IS AN ACTION-NEEDED ITEM OF MRS. [INAUDIBLE], I THINK.YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M OFF TRACK.
>> NOW, WE WANT TO HEAR IT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. [OVERLAPPING] THERE YOU GO. HOW IS THAT ONE?
>> ADA ENROLLMENT, WE ALWAYS START OFF THE PRESENTATION WITH THAT JUST TO SEE WHERE WE AT EACH MONTH.
OUR ADA ACTUALLY DIDN'T TAKE A DIP THIS LAST WEEK.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE, SO WE'LL CELEBRATE THAT.
THERE'S OUR ENROLLMENTS HANGING RIGHT AROUND THAT 12,746, AND SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON YOUR FRIDAY FOCUS, IF YOU READ THAT EACH WEEK.
TAKE YOUR ENROLLMENT TIMES IT BY OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT AND TIMES IT BY THAT ADA RIGHT THERE, AND THAT GIVES YOU A BASELINE IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
JUST SPEAKING OF FINANCES, I ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK AT SOME FISCAL NOTES EACH MONTH AND MISS WARD AND HER TEAM ARE WORKING HARD ON THE '24/'25 BUDGET, AND WE'RE INCORPORATING SOMETHING CALLED ZERO-BASED BUDGETING IN MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS SO THAT IT CAN TIGHTEN UP THE BUDGET.
IT BASICALLY WORKS AT ZERO AND YOU BUILD OUT.
WHAT'S THE WHY BEHIND THAT IS SOMETIMES WE JUST ROLL BUDGETS OVER AND IT JUST THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT AND THIS IS A WAY TO REALLY BUILD A TIGHT BUDGET AND NOT AS MUCH WASTE.
NOT EVERY DEPARTMENT IS THERE.
WE JUST STARTED IT, BUT [INAUDIBLE] DOING A GOOD JOB INCORPORATING THAT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BRAG ON YOU, THE BOARD IN THIS DISTRICT THAT NOT DOING WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING, JUST JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON WITH PASSING DEFICIT BUDGETS THIS PAST YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHEN I SAY EVERYBODY, I MEAN THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF DISTRICTS PASSING DEFICIT BUDGETS, THINKING THAT THE LEGISLATOR WAS GOING TO BAIL THEM OUT, THEY GAVE ALL TEACHERS AND WE WANT TO DO THAT, THEY GAVE THEM BIG RAISES AND SAID THE LEGISLATOR IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF TEACHERS, AND THEY DIDN'T.
NOW, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT I'M SENDING YOU IN YOUR FRIDAY FOCUS, IN YOUR EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES, AND ALL OF THEM SAY LAYOFFS, LAYOFFS, BUDGET CUTS.
JUST EVERY DISTRICT IS DOING IT.
NOW, THEY'RE HAVING TO LAY PEOPLE OFF, CUT POSITIONS, AND THAT'S JUST PART A.
PART B IS THEY ARE STAFFING POSITIONS WITH ESSER MONEY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO AN ESSER CLIFF HERE PRETTY SOON.
WE'RE NOT IN THAT POSITION EITHER.
OUR FINANCE TEAM HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE, AND OUR HR TEAM HAS DONE A GOOD JOB MAKING SURE THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOW CODED 199 OR STATE COMP, THAT WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BUT NOT ESSER FUNDED.
THOSE STAFF MEMBERS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
DO I EVEN HAVE A JOB? ARE WE IN TROUBLE? ARE WE ON AN ESSER CLIFF? ARE WE IN A FISCAL CLIFF? WE PASSED A BALANCED BUDGET AND WE'LL PROPOSE THAT FOR THE '24/'25 YEAR AS WELL.
SOME OF THE RUMORS OUT THERE, WFISD IS IN FINANCIAL SHAMBLES, OR THIS, THERE'S NO TRUTH TO THAT WHATSOEVER.
>> YOU HAD NEVER HEARD THAT? WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB ON THAT.
REALLY WATCHING STAFFING WHICH IS THE KEY PIECE, ABOUT 80% OF THAT.
THEN A BIG PIECE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE BOARD PROBABLY IN MARCH AT THE NEXT MEETING IS THE TASB SALARY STUDY.
AFTER A LOT OF WORK, THAT FINALLY CAME BACK.
THERE IS A SMALL GROUP OF OUR SENIOR STAFF WHO WERE ABLE TO REVIEW THOSE NUMBERS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
LOOKING AT THAT IS WE SEE A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE SALARY STUDY, AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT IN THE FRIDAY FOCUS IS THAT SOME AREAS WERE OKAY, BUT IN, SPECIFICALLY, THAT RANGE OF SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE TO 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE, THERE'S A PRETTY LARGE GAP THERE.
WHAT DOES A LARGE GAP MEAN? WELL, AT LEAST $6,000 OR $7,000 IN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR COMPARABLE GROUPS.
WHO ARE OUR COMPARABLE GROUPS? WELL, I BROKE THOSE DOWN.
THOSE ARE ABILENE ISD, AMARILLO ISD, GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE, AND CROWLEY, AMONGST A FEW OTHERS.
BUT THAT'S WHO WE'RE COMPARED TO WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT TEACHER SALARIES.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT, GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED.
WHAT DOES A TEACHER IN ABILENE OR AMARILLO MAKE IN SIX YEARS COMPARED TO WHAT WE MAKE? THERE'S ABOUT A $6,000 GAP, SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT.
THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. IT COULD BE $6,000-$8,000.
ANOTHER AREA THAT WE ARE REAL FAR BEHIND IN, OVER 20%,
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YOU ALL KNOW IT, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OUR TEACHERS AIDES, AND OF COURSE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SUBSTITUTE PAY.THE RULE OF THUMB IS YOU WANT TO BE AT 90%.
IF YOU'RE AT 90%, YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT, AND WE'RE FAR BEHIND THAT SO WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO GET BETTER AND CLOSE THAT GAP, THAT'S WHY I PUT NOW WHAT? BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE, WE KNOW THAT, THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION DOESN'T EVEN MEET FOR OVER ANOTHER YEAR.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THIS WHOLE FIGHT ABOUT BSAS AGAIN, THAT'S COMMON, AND ALL IN ONE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SEPARATE.
WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE FIND THE MONEY? THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT WE CAN GIVE FOR TEACHER RAISES WITHOUT NEW MONEY COMING IN AND THE INFLATION SOARING THE WAY IT IS IN ENERGY, 40%, BUSING, GAS, ROOFING MATERIALS.
ONE THING THAT WE COULD FLOAT OUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOOKING AT A VOTER-APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.
JUST LOOKING AT THE DETAILS OF THAT, WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? THAT'S THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING THE PENNIES FROM YOUR INS AND MOVING THEM OVER TO YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND USING THOSE PENNIES TO POSSIBLY PAY FOR SALARIES.
WE'RE JUST IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF JUST IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? IS THERE EVEN CAPACITY TO DO THAT? IF WE HAVE THE PENNIES, WHAT ARE THEY WORTH? CAN WE STILL PAY OUR DEBT PAYMENT IF WE DID THAT? WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME ANALYZING.
MISS HORTON AND I HAD A MEETING TODAY, MET WITH SOME FINANCIAL ADVISORS, AND WE'RE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK WITH THEM AND TALK WITH HILLTOP AND SEE WHAT EVERY PENNY GENERATES.
IS THAT EVEN A POSSIBILITY? THEN BRING THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC.
WE'RE SUPER EARLY, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GET SOME IDEAS OUT ON THE TABLE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S FEBRUARY.
>> IF YOU SAY, 6-10 YEARS IS WHERE THERE'S A BIG GAP THERE?
>> DOES THAT NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP? IF THE 10 YEARS ARE BEHIND, DOES THAT NOT MEAN THE 12 YEARS THEY'RE BEHIND, THE 14 YEARS THEY'RE BEHIND?
>> NO. ON THE TEACHER PAY SCALE, ALL OF OURS GOES TO 20 YEARS, AND AT THE 20 YEARS, WE DON'T HAVE A BIG GAP THERE.
I'M GOING TO SAY $1,500-$1,800.
IN THAT 6-10, AND THEN THERE'S 11-15, THERE'S A GAP THERE AS WELL.
BUT I'M SAYING THAT'S THE LARGEST GAP.
>> IT IS. IT SHOWS A LINE GRAPH, OURS VERSUS EVERYBODY ELSE, AND THAT'S THE BIG CHUNK OF IT.
STILL A GAP TO YOUR POINT. THERE'S SOME GAP THERE.
>> WELL, I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE A RECEPTIVE AUDIENCE FROM THIS BOARD TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP GET OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF THE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL PAY.
WE ALL THINK WE'RE ALL OF THAT MINDSET.
>> WE WANT TO BRING SOME FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IDEAS TO THE TABLE AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN, EVEN IF THAT MEANS A LITTLE BIT NOW, A LITTLE BIT LATER, JUST TRY TO GET A PLAN TOGETHER AND LET'S GET THERE.
AGAIN, WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THANKING OUR SPONSORS FOR THE SCOREBOARD AND THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
OF COURSE, I'VE ANNOUNCED THAT ON THE FACEBOOK LIVE AT THE LAST MEETING, SO I WON'T READ OUT ALL THE SPONSORS AGAIN, BUT VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THAT THEY'VE PLEDGED TOWARDS THAT.
THEN WE TALKED ABOUT NOW WHAT FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, BUT SOME ON THE BOARD MAY NOT KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT A MAINTENANCE TAX NOTE THAT'S GOING TO BE ROLLING OFF IN THE SHORT ORDER.
THE LAST YEAR OF THAT LOOKS TO BE IN THE '25 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE TAX NOTE PASSED IN 2016, AND THAT WAS FOR NINE MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT WAS FOR A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS, MAINLY ATHLETIC STUFF.
I'VE GOT A LIST HERE JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE BOARD THAT WASN'T HERE AT THE TIME, HAD SOME TENNIS PROJECTS, HOSKINS AND THE OPTIMIST FIELDS AND THE TRACKS, MEMORIAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX, THAT'S PAVING WORK AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SOME ELECTRICAL WORK, HAD TO PAY FOR THE INSURANCE AND SOME ROOFS AND DRAINAGE.
THAT CAME TO $9.3 MILLION, KICKED IN 329,000 FROM OUR GENERAL OPERATING FUND BALANCE, AND SO WE HAD A NINE MILLION DOLLAR TAX NOTE AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ROLLING OFF.
WE SPENT ABOUT $1.1 MILLION A YEAR ON THAT MAINTENANCE TAX NOTE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE ROLLING OFF AS WELL.
SO THERE'S SOME OPTIONS AND SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE.
ANOTHER ONE, DO WE JUST KEEP THAT IN THAT MILLION DOLLAR AND USE IT FOR SALARY? OPTIONS. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS AWARE OF THAT. JUST A FEW MORE YEARS.
THIS YEAR, WE SPENT $1.1041 MILLION ON THAT MAINTENANCE TAX NOTE.
MIKE MORATH IS VISIT TOMORROW.
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HE'LL BE AT SOUTHERN HILLS ELEMENTARY AND HE'LL BE HERE AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING.WE'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE SCHEDULE FOR HIM AS HE ARRIVES.
THAT'S A SOUTHERN HILLS PICTURE RIGHT THERE.
HE'LL BE SEEING A FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM, JUST A REGULAR CLASS OF READING, BILINGUAL, AND THEN A FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM, AND THEN A PLC.
HE'LL BE AT 8:30, LEAVING AT 9:30 FOR ONE HOUR JUST NONSTOP MOVEMENT.
WE'RE EXCITED THAT HE'LL BE HERE AND GET SEE WHAT SOUTHERN HILLS LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S A PICTURE OF A STUDENT, NOT DOING AMPLIFIED READING CURRICULUM, BUT THE SUPPLEMENTARY PART OF THE READING I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT, THAT'S CALLED UFLI, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT PHONICS IN ACTION WITH THIS LITTLE BOOKLET AND THE CH SOUNDS AND THAT EA SOUNDS, AND THAT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO GO IN AND OBSERVE THAT QUITE A BIT TO SEE WHAT OUR KIDS ARE DOING, SO GOOD COMPLIMENTARY PIECE.
>> THAT'S A LITTLE FIRST GRADER THERE.
FACILITIES. SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT LAST TIME.
HIRSCHI MIDDLE SCHOOL IS STILL MOVING FORWARD TO BE AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM KIRBY.
[NOISE] SEEING ABOUT THE PAINT, THE ROOFING IS GETTING DONE, CEILING, TILES, THE LIGHTING, ALL OF THAT IS MOVING FORWARD.
AGAIN, JUST WE'LL KEEP SAYING THIS MEMORIAL AND LEGACY ARE ON SCHEDULE, AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS THEY WILL BOTH OPEN IN '24/'25.
FF&E IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE APRIL 1ST AT MEMORIAL, SO YOU'LL SEE SEMIS FOR 30 STRAIGHT DAYS AT MEMORIAL, UNLOADED DESKS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
[NOISE] THEN THE STATUS OF WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL AS A REMINDER THAT'S BEEN IN YOUR FRIDAY FOCUS AS WELL, BUT THE ENGINEERS WILL BE THERE AT WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THAT WHOLE WEEK IN SPRING BREAK, AND THEN THEY WILL BOTH REPORT OUT TO THIS BOARD SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE APRIL BOARD MEETING.
BOTH OF THEM WILL BE HERE AND THEY'LL REPORT OUT SEPARATELY AS WE TALKED ABOUT.
WE HAD A BAD WEATHER PROTOCOLS AND WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE, SO THIS IS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
JUST TO ADD SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE AND HOW DO YOU MAKE THOSE CALLS AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS LOOK LIKE? WE'VE GOT OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ON THE ROADS AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND THE CITY.
MR. HAFLEY LEADS THAT, IT'S PART OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES WITH TRANSPORTATION, AND HE'S ON THE HORN TALKING, LANCE OVERSEES THAT.
LANCE HAS GOT HIM AND ANGELA FLORES, MACY GRANTAM, BRIAN GIBSON, AND EACH ONE OF THOSE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CERTAIN ASPECT OF THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY THE OVERPASSES.
THEY DRIVE THEM, AND I HAD THEM EMAIL ME [LAUGHTER] EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO, BUT THEY EVEN GO OVER THOSE OVERPASSES AND APPLY THEIR BRAKES AND THEN SEE IF IT'S TOO SLICK.
THEN AFTER THEY DO ALL THAT, THEY CALL MR. HAFLEY AND MR. HAFLEY CALLS ME.
THAT'S THE PROCESS OF PROTOCOL.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE THERE THAT EARLY, THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, YOU DROP THEM AT 4:00, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LAST INCIDENT WE HAD IS THE COLDEST PART OF THE MORNING WAS BETWEEN 4:00 AND 7:00.
THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF ICING OVER SOME OVERPASSES, BUT THAT'S THE PROTOCOL, THAT'S THE PROCESS.
WE BUMPED IT UP ABOUT 30 MINUTES, 45 MINUTES JUST SO WE COULD GET AS CLOSE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, GIVE PEOPLE ENOUGH TIME TO KNOW, I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME DAYCARE PLANS OR I GOT TO STAY HOME, I'M GOING TO MISS WORK.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THE CALL OUT BY 5:00 SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE PLANS IF NEEDED, BUT LOOKS LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE BAD WEATHER IS OVER.
[BACKGROUND] THEN SOME OF THE STUDENTS WERE LIKE, SO WHAT HAPPENS THOSE BAD WEATHER DAYS? WELL, THOSE STUDENTS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL, THEY STILL GET THEIR BAD WEATHER DAYS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT CALENDAR DAY, SO IT AIN'T USE IT OR LOSE IT.
THEN AS WE MENTIONED, WE ARE BIG INTO PRINCIPAL TRAINING.
TOMORROW IS INTO LEARNING WITH OUR AP'S.
THEY DO SOME GREAT TRAINING TO PREPARE THEM TO BE PRINCIPALS.
THEN JOHN WINK IS HERE THURSDAY, AS I MENTIONED TOO, HE'LL BE HERE TO DO THE PRINCIPALS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER TOLD YOU THIS, HE ALSO DOES THE AP'S.
HE DOES A TRAINING WITH THE PRINCIPALS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, BREAK, LUNCH, AND THEN THE AP'S COME IN AND GET THAT SAME TRAINING.
HE'S DONE THAT ALL YEAR, AND HE'S BEEN VERY GENEROUS WITH THIS TIME.
THEN THEY'RE TRAINING BECAUSE OUR FUTURE PRINCIPALS ARE OUR AP'S.
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THEN OF COURSE, MY VISITS THIS FRIDAY WILL BE AT FRANKLIN, HIRSCHI, WICHITA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, OF COURSE.CALL, TEXT ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME VISIT AND SEE THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE IN ACTION LIKE THAT AMPLIFYING RADIO.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU, BOARD.
>> GREAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THESE UPDATES, AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES THEM TOO.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN THAT JOHN WINK'S STARTS?
>> RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM. WE MOVED IT UPSTAIRS.
WE'RE ADDING PEOPLE TO IT, THAT'S WHY.
BECAUSE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MS. STUPOR FOR THE REMINDER.
WE ADDED INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TO THIS ONE.
FIRST ONE, THEY'LL BE UPSTAIRS. GOOD.
>> NOW, I'VE CAUGHT UP. IS THAT CORRECT, MRS. HORTON?
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]
>> NOT YET. [OVERLAPPING] YOU STILL DIDN'T SHOW IT ON HERE SO I'M LOST AGAIN.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS IN JANUARY MINUTES.
YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT, MRS. CAMP?
>> WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
PURCHASE OF THE BOX TRUCK FOR FOOD SERVICES AND APPROVAL OF CATALOG, OF BIDS, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS CONTRACT IN THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY'S MEETING. DO I HEAR A MOTION? [OVERLAPPING]
>> MOTION WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS AND EXPANSION OF THAT.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT AND COME BACK?
>> YES, SIR. WE EXPANDED IT FOR THE '24/'25 SCHOOL YEAR IN THE TERMS THAT WE ADDED MCNEIL, AND WE ADDED A SITE COORDINATOR AT MEMORIAL AND LEGACY.
FOR THE '25/'26 SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL BRING THE BOARD A FURTHER EXPANSION TO INCLUDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
[VIII. FINANCIAL SERVICES]
[LAUGHTER] I'M JUST TRYING TO MOVE YOUR ARM.NOW, THIS IS ACTION NEEDED, AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH CROCKETT ROOF RESTORATION?
>> YES, MA'AM. IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD THE CROCKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF RESTORATION PROJECT TO TREMCO CPG IN THE AMOUNT OF $179,537.16 AS ESTIMATED BY MORE THAN TWO FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNY LEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
THE EXPENDITURE WILL BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE BUDGET AND REQUIRES BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVAL, MEANING OVER $100,000.
>> THIS DOES REQUIRE OUR ACTION, SO WE NEED A MOTION TO PURCHASE THE ROOF RESTORATION AT CROCKETT.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESTORATION PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. AND A SECOND. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS THAT BEING IN WICHITA FALLS ISD FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS JUST LOOKING AT OUR BUILDINGS, I KNOW WHY WE'RE HAVING TO DO IT THIS WAY, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT WE GET TO A POINT WHERE OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET IS BUILT UP TO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT NEW ROOFS ON THOSE BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR YEARS.
WE MIGHT INSTEAD OF JUST PATCHING, WHICH IS WHAT WE CAN DO [INAUDIBLE].
>> I THINK THIS IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A PATCH.
>> THIS COMES WITH A 12-YEAR WARRANTY, SO I DON'T WANT TO CROCKETT TO THINK WE'RE JUST PATCHING.
>> AND IT'S THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY SO THEY CAN COME OUT, THEY WILL REPAIR WHAT THEY NEED TO, IT'S GUARANTEED 12 YEARS.
THEN THEY'LL ANALYZE IT AND THEN THEY CAN LAY ONE MORE COAT OVER IT THAT'LL EXTEND IT ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS.
SO WE'RE HOPEFULLY GUARANTEEING OURSELVES 20 YEARS EASILY OUT OF THE INCREASE.
>> WE WILL HAVE TO PAY AFTER 12 IF WE WANT TO EXTEND. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I GUESS I'M JUST LEERY BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE AT CROCKETT IS OLD.
YOU JUST THINK ABOUT HOW OLD THAT BUILDING IS, IT'S FLAT ROOF AND EVERYTHING, BUT ANYWAY, I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY WHY THEY WOULD HAVE IT.
>> SOMETIMES THE CONSTRUCTION MADE AT THAT STAGE WAS BETTER THAN WHAT WE DO [OVERLAPPING] THESE DAYS.
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SO I THINK THIS WILL SOLVE OUR PROBLEM CERTAINLY FOR 20 YEARS OF CROCKETT AND THEN WE CAN RE-EVALUATE.ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS ROOFS RESTORATION PURCHASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
>> THANK YOU. MRS. STRAVINSKY,
[IX. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION]
YOU'RE BACK UP AGAIN.WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THIS IS FOR PRESENTATION ONLY REGARDING FINE ARTS AND PRIMARK ONLY.
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. LEE, I'M KELLY STRENSKI, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS FOR WFISD.
I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
OF COURSE, YOU'VE ALREADY MET SOME OF OUR HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS THIS EVENING, BUT LET'S SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE GET THOSE STUDENTS TO THAT LEVEL.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERJECT WITH THEM.
OUR CURRICULAR AREAS IN FINE ARTS WERE MADE UP OF MUSIC, WHICH INCLUDES BAND, CHOIR, ORCHESTRA, GUITAR, PIANO, AP, MUSIC THEORY, AND ID MUSIC.
VISUAL ARTS TO INCLUDE AP AND ID COURSES, DANCE, AND THEATER.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ELEMENTARY COURSES.
ALL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THAT MINIMUM WEEKLY ART AND MUSIC LESSONS TAUGHT BY CERTIFIED ARTS AND MUSIC SPECIALISTS.
WE LIKE TO CALL THESE THE ESSENTIALS COURSES, AS THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR HUMAN EXISTENCE.
THESE COURSES ARE BASED ON THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND ARE PART OF TEA'S REQUIRED CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
THE PHOTOS HERE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS THIS YEAR, YOU SEE FIRST ON YOUR LEFT, THE ELEMENTARY HONOR CHOIR.
THIS PAST JANUARY, WE HAD ABOUT 80 SELECT STUDENTS REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THEY SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER, LEARNED SIX PIECES, AND PERFORMED FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THAT WAS VERY EXCITING.
WE WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING WITHOUT OUR TEACHERS, SO THERE WE HAVE SOME HIGH FLYERS FROM KATE BURGESS.
YOU SEE VIRGINIA HUDAK, SHE'S A MUSIC TEACHER.
SHE ACTUALLY WAS A WEST AWARD WINNER LAST YEAR, AND SHE'S WITH ALISSA DONALDSON, THE ART TEACHER AT KATE BURGESS, WHO WAS A WEST AWARD WINNER THIS FALL AND IT WAS JUST RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR KATE BURGESS.
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT MR. TRISTAN BROWNE BECAUSE HE IS ONE OF THOSE PRINCIPALS THAT SUPPORTS HIS FINE ARTS EDUCATORS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT GOOD THAT CAN DO FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
TOGETHER, THEY'RE MAKING A PRETTY DYNAMIC TEAM OVER THERE, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
3D ART, THIS EXAMPLE HERE THAT YOU SEE CAN BE FOUND IN THE CASE OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT TO GO CHECK THAT OUT.
WE HAVE A BIG PUSH FOR 3D ART, IT IS WAY MORE INTERESTING A LOT OF TIMES TO STUDENTS THAN JUST PUTTING PENCIL OR PAINTBRUSH TO PAPER SO ACROSS OUR CURRICULAR GRADES, WE TRY TO INCORPORATE A LOT OF 3D.
THAT'S AN ALUMINUM PIECE RIGHT THERE.
THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT, YOU SEE OUR INAUGURAL ELEMENTARY ART SHOW THAT HAPPENED LAST SPRING.
THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN, THAT IS COMING UP APRIL 2ND, AGAIN, THAT'S HELD AT THE WOMEN'S FORUM.
THAT WAS, AGAIN, ALL 16 AT THE TIME, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DISPLAYING THEIR STUDENTS' ART.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE HAD OVER 1,000 VISITORS THROUGH THE FORUM THAT NIGHT.
IT WAS TO THE POINT WHERE, PERHAPS YOU KNOW THERE'S A CHARTER SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FORUM AND THEY WERE COMING OVER DOING A LITTLE RECONNAISSANCE JUST TO SEE [LAUGHTER] HOW ARE WE GETTING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE TO COME ON OUT THAT NIGHT.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT AGAIN, THAT WAS JUST A REALLY SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE FOR US.
[NOISE] MOVING ON TO SECONDARY CAMPUSES, THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLMENT BY FINE ARTS CURRICULUM AREAS.
WE SEE VISUAL ARTS AS HAVING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF FINE ART STUDENTS ENROLLED THERE, WITH ABOUT 45%.
THE LARGER UNMARKED CATEGORY UP THE TOP IN DARK PURPLE IS GUITAR, OF ABOUT 3.1% OF OUR FINE ARTS STUDENTS, SORRY, ARE ENROLLED IN GUITAR, AND THEN THE SMALLEST SLICE IS DANCE, AND THAT HAS 0.4.
YOU CAN BARELY SEE THAT ON THERE, BUT I HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT, AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET THERE.
THIS IS NOT A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL STUDENT POPULATION, THIS IS RATHER THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED, WHERE ARE THEY HEADING? THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A CHEAP AREA.
A LOT OF OUR EQUIPMENT IS EXPENSIVE, IT'S EXPENSIVE TO UPKEEP, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT 45% OF OUR KIDS BEING IN ART AND
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ALL OF THAT IS CONSUMABLE FOR THE MOST PART: THE PAPER, THE PENCILS, THE CLAY, THE EVERYTHING, CONSUMABLES.THAT'S WHERE A GOOD CHUNK OF OUR KIDS ARE HEADED RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S OKAY, THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
WE WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM IN OUR CLASSES OF SOME SORT.
OUR GOAL, EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS TO TAKE ART, OR I'M SORRY NOT ART, A FINE ART, FOR ONE CREDIT BEFORE THEY CAN GRADUATE.
OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THEM BEYOND THAT ONE CREDIT, SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IS ONE CREDIT ONE SEMESTER OR TWO SEMESTERS?
>> IT'S TWO SEMESTERS, A FULL YEAR, YES, MA'AM.
>> HERE YOU SEE WHAT THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE PERCENTAGES WERE.
YOU SEE ART UP THERE WITH 2,300 STUDENTS, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE CURRENT AS OF LAST WEEK.
I WILL SAY ARTS AND THEATER ARE JUST A LITTLE SKEWED BECAUSE IN SIXTH GRADE WE OFFER, INSTEAD OF A FULL YEAR OF BAND, CHOIR, ORCHESTRA, THE THEATER ART CHOICE IS A SEMESTER.
YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS REPRESENTED BOTH IN THE ART AND THE THEATER ACCOUNT, AND THAT'S ABOUT 300-ISH KIDS, SO THERE YOU GO.
AGAIN, DON'T WORRY ABOUT DANCE, I'VE GOT A PLAN FOR THAT.
[LAUGHTER] SPEAKING OF DANCE, WE HAVE HAD A DANCE CLASS ONLY AT RYDER HIGH SCHOOL, AND BY DANCE CLASS, I MEAN, YES, A CLASS.
THAT IS ONE OF THEIR CLASS PERIODS.
THEY CAN EITHER GET A LOCAL ELECTIVE, THEY CAN GET A FINE ARTS CREDIT, OR THEY CAN GET PE IF THE TEACHER IS PE-CERTIFIED.
WE HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DANCE FACILITIES IN OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL, WONDERFUL, SMART, YOUNG, ENERGETIC, ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHERS WHO ARE GOING TO COME RUN THESE PROGRAMS. THERE WAS A PIECE IN THE TIMES RECORD NEWS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO DRILL TEAM AND IT'S EXCITING FOR US.
THAT CAME FROM ONE OF OUR YOUNG TEACHERS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TEXAS DRILL TEAM STARTING AT KILGORE COLLEGE, THE RANGERETTES, AND THAT IS A VERY TEXAN THING.
WE ARE NOT GIVING UP ON DANCE COMPLETELY, WE WILL DO DRILL TEAM IN THE FALL, SO THINK HATS, BOOTS, FRINGE, SEQUINS, [LAUGHTER] AND WE WILL BE TRAINING THEM ON TRADITIONAL DANCE TECHNIQUES; MODERN, JAZZ, BALLET, HIP-HOP.
BECAUSE DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER, THEY WILL COMPETE AGAINST OTHER SCHOOLS, AND THE RIDER RAIDERETTES, WHO WE HAVE BETTER ALONG, THEY HAVE MAINTAINED UNTIL THE END OF OUR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS, I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL ON COMPETITION.
THEY WERE JUST GRAND CHAMPIONS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP THIS COMING WEEKEND, SO WE ARE NOT LEAVING TRADITIONAL DANCE BEHIND WHATSOEVER, BUT THIS IS JUST A LITTLE PICTURE AND I WAS SO EXCITED.
WE HAD A MEETING FOR DRILL TEAM, AND IF YOUR PARENTS WANTED YOU TO BE IN DRILL TEAM OR TO AUDITION AND TRY OUT, YOUR PARENTS HAD TO COME TO THE MEETING.
WE WERE IN 302 AT THE CEC, ALL THE TABLES AND CHAIRS WERE OUT AND THERE'S A LITTLE PART OF ME THAT JUST HAD THAT RIPPLE IN MY BELLY LIKE ARE THEY GOING TO COME, ARE THEY GOING TO SHOW UP? [LAUGHTER] BEFORE I KNEW IT, THERE WAS A DANCE DAD THERE WHO WAS GOING IN THE CLOSET AND GETTING OUT EXTRA CHAIRS FOR ME AND PUTTING EXTRA CHAIRS AROUND BECAUSE WE HAD JUST A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE.
I KEEP SAYING WE HAVE A PLAN FOR DANCE AND I THINK WE DO, BUT ALSO, IT COMES FROM THESE YOUNG, NEW ENERGETIC TEACHERS WHO ARE COMING TO LEAD AND I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THEM.
>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION. NEW. THEY'RE NEW TO THE DISTRICT DANCE TEAM? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, ONE OF THEM IT IS HER FIRST YEAR, SHE'S TEACHING AT RIDER, AND THE OTHER TEACHER IS STUDENT-TEACHING CURRENTLY, SHE IS AN SFA MAY GRAD WHO HAS SIGNED HER LETTER OF INTENT TO COME HERE.
[OVERLAPPING] THAT SAID, WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT.
[BACKGROUND] I JOKED WITH THOSE FAMILIES BUT IT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.
[LAUGHTER] NOW THAT THEY ARE COMING, NOW IT'S TIME FOR US TO STEP UP AND GIVE THESE KIDS THE VERY BEST SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
PLUS IF YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LIKE SEQUINS AND FRINGE AND BOOTS, [LAUGHTER] I MIGHT MAKE MY OWN PAIR.
YOU COULD GET SOME TOO IF YOU WANT.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE PARAMOUNT TO WHAT WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS I WAS MAKING THIS SLIDE, I WOULD ADD ONE AND WRITE ABOUT THEM AND THINK, OKAY, I'M DONE WITH THIS SLIDE AND THEN I REMEMBER ANOTHER THING, AND I'M STILL NOT SURE IF I'VE GOTTEN ALL OF THEM.
LET ME TELL YOU JUST WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR.
THIS IS JUST, I KNOW I'M GOING TO MISS SOMETHING, BUT SOME EXAMPLES, THE WICHITA FALLS ALLIANCE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE THIS YEAR BROUGHT IN THE TEXAS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FROM KILGORE COLLEGE.
THEY PERFORMED FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL THEATER STUDENTS.
THEY DID A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE OF ROMEO AND JULIET FOR OUR STUDENTS.
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THE WICHITA FALLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTED THEIR ANNUAL YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT JUST LAST MONTH.ALL THE PIER FIVE, THE COURT STUDENTS ATTENDED AND IT WAS COMPLETELY FREE TO US, THANKS TO THE SYMPHONY WRITING GRANTS, EVEN THE TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAVE A REAL FUN SHUTTLE THAT'S WORKED OUT WITH JULIET THAT TAKES KIDS BACK AND FORTH ALL DAY. THANK YOU TO THEM.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE US WITH AN ARTIST AND RESONANCE PROGRAM OR THE SYMPHONY ORGANIZATION PAYS DEDICATED MUSICIANS TO COME INTO OUR ORCHESTRA CLASSROOMS TO TEACH INDIVIDUAL LIBERAL LESSONS WITH STUDENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT THE TEACHERS A CONTINUAL LEARN.
IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDE THE NEWEST PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FREE OR GREATLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO STUDENTS TO ATTEND THEIR SYMPHONY CONCERTS.
WHICH SHUFFLES YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROVIDES FREE SUZUKI STRING INSTRUCTION AT TWO OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THE ARTS COUNCIL, OF WHICH SHUFFLES, PROVIDES US WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS, GALLERY, AND PERFORMANCE SPACE, AND IS A GREAT PARTNER FOR SOME OF OUR YOUTH ART PROGRAMS. THEY PROVIDE THE SPACE, THE MATERIALS, AND THE TEACHERS IN THE SUMMER, AND WE PROVIDE THE FUNDING THROUGH TITLE IV FEDERAL FUNDS.
BACKDOOR THEATER PROVIDED A SUMMER THEATER CAMP FOR STUDENTS LAST SUMMER, AND STILL PROVIDED A STRINGS CAMP BASED ON THE SIMILAR MODEL.
AND WE PLAN TO REPLICATE THOSE, AGAIN, THIS SUMMER.
WE HAD A LARGE OUTPOURING, LIKE THESE PROGRAMS WERE MAXED OUT AS MANY AS THEY COULD TAKE IN THEIR PROGRAM.
WE PROVIDED THOSE KETTLES FOR THAT, AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, AND WE HEARD WONDERFUL COMMENTS FROM PARENTS WHO HAD CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THOSE PROGRAMS. THE PRETTY FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO FUND OUR ANNUAL SIXTH GRADE OPERA TRIP, WHERE WE GO VISIT THE DALLAS OPERA, THE AT&T, WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE.
THEN WE CAN'T FORGET MSU TEXAS, AND SPECIFICALLY THE FAIN COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS.
WILL YOU BRING STUDENTS TO SERVE AS MARCHING CONTEST HELPERS? YES. WILL YOU TEACH THE RADICS, PRINTMAKING, WHATEVER CLASS THE TEACHERS WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SUMMER? YES. CAN WE HOST THE BASE COMPETITION IN YOUR SPACE? WELL, YES, YOU CAN.
THEY ARE JUST WONDERFUL TO US.
THEN FINALLY, THE WFMA WICHITA FALLS MUSEUM OF ART.
THEY ALSO HOST OUR ANNUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ART SHOW.
THESE PEOPLE, LIKE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, MOST OF THEM ARE NON PROFITS AS WELL.
THEY ARE RELYING ON FUNDING TO PROMOTE THEIR PROGRAMS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO WRITING GRANTS ON THEIR OWN BEHALF SO THAT THEY CAN FUND OUR PROGRAMS AS WELL.
I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE DO WITHOUT THEM.
JUST HEARING WICHITA FALLS, WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, WE REALLY ARE.
I JUST ASK ALL OF US TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR KIDS WANT TO BE PART OF IT AND [INAUDIBLE].
LOOKING AHEAD. WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT LOOKING AHEAD, I LOOKED BACK.
THE LAST TIME I JUST DID A LITTLE PRESENTATION FOR YOU WAS IN THE FALL OF 2022.
THESE WERE SOME BIG THINGS ON THAT LIST THAT I WAS JUST VERY CURIOUS ABOUT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? HOW WILL THIS WORK? I WAS HERE LAST WEEK WHILE YOU VOTED TO PURCHASE BAND UNIFORMS. THAT PURCHASE ORDER WENT TO THE COMPANY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER YOU VOTED FOR IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BAND TRAILERS, WE STRUGGLED FOR YEARS TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT WAS ABOUT LOTS OF MONTHS AGO.
FOUR KILNS JUST CAME IN LAST WEEK AND ARE READY TO GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THEN OUR FURNITURE, SOME OF THAT, THAT'S COMING APRIL 1ST, FROM WENGER CORPORATION, VERY SPECIFIC MUSIC FURNITURE.
OUR LAST PUZZLE PIECE, THAT'S THE BIG THING FOR US, THERE'S LOTS OF LITTLE THINGS.
FOR A WHILE IT WAS HURRY UP AND WAKE, HURRY UP AND WAKE, AND NOW IT'S HERE, AND WE ARE ENERGETICALLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY GETTING ALL OF THOSE LITTLE DETAILS TAKEN CARE OF STAFFING.
YOU'VE SEEN ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARE OF THEIR POSITION, AND NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE PATIENTLY AWAITING TO FIND OUT THE GOOD NEWS FOR THEMSELVES.
AS SOON AS WE CAN GET BACK TO THEM, WE WILL.
I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA TIME IN YOUR DAY, [LAUGHTER] HOW YOU SERVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WORK, YOU DO ALL THESE AND OTHER THINGS.
BUT I HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT YOU CAN COME TAKE PART OF IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
ONE AT PLAY, FESTIVALS, A DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW, ELEMENTARY ART SHOW, CONCERTED SIGHTREADING, ONE ACT PLAY.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE MULTIPLE SCHOOLS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SUPPORT ONE SCHOOL.
IF YOU COME TO ANY OF THESE YOU'RE SUPPORTING A LOT OF SCHOOLS.
MR. HARVEY'S DONE TAKING THIS PICTURE.
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I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION. DID YOU GET IT.>> I'D LOVE THAT YOU TOOK THAT PICTURE. THANK YOU.
YOU SHOULD SHARE WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
>> [LAUGHTER] JUST SEND US A LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] ALREADY.
[LAUGHTER] HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND US.
OKAY. THAT WAS VERY BRIEF, BUT I PUT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I CAN ALSO EMAIL YOU OR CAN YOU KNOW MR. [INAUDIBLE], BUT IF YOU WANT TO FIND US ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM OR THAT THING, THAT USED TO BE TWITTER.
I'M OF A CERTAIN AGE, I CAN TELL YOU I DO BETTER ON FACEBOOK LIKE I DO ANY OTHERS, YOU TO.
BUT ALL OF OUR INFORMATION IS THERE.
WHENEVER WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP THAT'S NOT JUST A SCHOOL SPECIFIC, WE TRY TO PUT IT THERE FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN COME AND BE PART OF THE ACTION AS WELL.
I LOVE TO SEE YOU. I'LL BE THERE.
SEE, THAT WAS FAST AND SERIOUS.
BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS HERE WHERE I CAN ANSWER YOU.
[BACKGROUND] OF COURSE, PARTICULARLY THIS MONTH, THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND IT'S LIKE HISTORY IN THE ARTS.
MY CURIOSITY IS ARE WE ADDRESSED THAT IN ANY WAY?
>> ACTUALLY, WE DO HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON, SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING ABOUT THAT.
ACTUALLY, MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW SEAN ROPER WHO IS A TEACHER AT SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY.
SHE IS NOT A FINE ARTS TEACHER, SHE'S JUST A GOOD HUMAN.
SHE SPONSORS A CONTEST WITH HER GIRLS CAPTURED ALMOST EVERY YEAR.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM AND WE HAVE COMBINED BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH COMING UP.
WE HAVE A WOMEN'S BLACK HISTORY ART CONTEST.
WE ARE COLLECTING ENTRIES THROUGH FEBRUARY 24.
WE HAVE A GOOGLE SITE THAT'S COLLECTING THOSE.
THEN WE HAVE GRADE LEVEL WINNERS AND A LOT OF THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER AS WELL.
YOU CAN WATCH FOR MORE OF THAT INFORMATION TO COME.
>> OF COURSE, A LOT OF DISPLAY IS DOWNTOWN IN WINTER.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING FOR OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE ACCESS TO.
>> YOU PUT THAT SCHEDULE ON THE SCREEN.
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO SEND AN EMAIL.
>> I CAN SEND A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON.
>> I'D LIKE TO INTERJECT HERE THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT OUR NEW SCHOOLS, WHICH WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT.
I KNOW YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN LOBBYING FOR YOUR FINE ARTS AREA AND DECIDING WHAT WE NEEDED IN THOSE AREAS, AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE THRILLED WITH THE FACILITIES THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THAT, AND I KNOW YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT.
WE THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT AUDITORIUM.
THAT IS ANOTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PERKINS PRO THROW FOUNDATION AND THE BRIGID FOUNDATION.
WE THANK THEM FOR THAT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO GIVE US SOMETHING THAT WE, WELL, REALLY IT'S NEVER BEEN USED.
THE SYSTEM WE'RE USING TO MAKE IT MULTI USE AREAS, AND THE PERKINS THROW AND FRILL STEPPED RIGHT UP TO BRIDGE THE GAP FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> YES. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT.
WE WOULD ADMIT IT, WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT.
>> ONE MORE THING. WE DIDN'T MENTION.
FARMER JEFFERSON STUDENT WHO IS SARAH COOK WAS ALSO NAMED THE MIDWESTERN ALUMNI OF THE YEAR, MAINE ART.
>> I COULD HAVE PUT THAT IN THERE TOO.
ABBOT PARKER WAS NAMED THE STUDENT TEACHING PARTNER OF THE YEAR AS WELL.
THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR DISTRICT ALUMNI WHO ARE GOING ON TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THEIR CAREER FIELD THAT THEY ENJOYED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> LOTS OF THINGS TO CELEBRATE AT FINE ART.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF HARD WORK, BUT IT IS WORTH IT WHEN YOU SEE THOSE DO PERFORM, CREATE.
THOSE SKILLS THAT THEY LEARN IN FINE ARTS CAN BE TRANSFERRED IN SCOPE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF JUST THEIR GENERAL LIFE, JUST THEIR SUCCESS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE DANCE.
>> I SEE THE ARTS AS WELL AS SPORTS, AS WAYS TO KEEP KIDS INVESTED AND NOT JUST INVOLVED, BUT INVESTED IN IT.
THE DANCE PART IS OF INTEREST TO ME AND I'M JUST CURIOUS.
I REALIZE THERE'S ONLY A NUMBER OF CLASS TIMES YOU CAN DO.
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YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DRILLING, YOU TALKED ABOUT TRADITIONAL DANCE.ARE WE GIVING ANY THOUGHT TO TRADITIONAL MEXICAN HISTORY, [BACKGROUND] AND EVEN COUNTRY IN WESTERN SWING TO KEEP GUYS INVOLVED IN IT AS WELL.
I'M SAYING THIS WITH EXPERIENCE FROM COLLEGE.
THERE WERE COLLEGE TEAMS THAT DID THAT KIND OF THING.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO I REALIZE WE HAVE LIMITATIONS.
>> NO, IT'S NOT THAT IT'S HARD.
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT HIP HOP ALSO, WHICH IS A THINK WOULD BE FANTASTIC, BUT THERE ARE MARIACHI PERFORMERS IN COMPETITION ALL OVER THE STATE.
>> WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR REGULAR DANCE COURSES, FOR ONE THING, LIKE YOU MIGHT NOT SEE IT RIGHT NOW ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD FRIDAY NIGHT.
BUT THROUGH OUR DANCE COURSES, WE EXPLORE DIFFERENT CULTURAL DANCES AND DIFFERENT GENRES AND DANCE RELATED TO SPECIFIC CULTURES.
WHILE IT MAY NOT BE PERFORMING AT THIS TIME WHERE YOU MIGHT BE SEEING IT, IT IS HAPPENING IN THE DANCE CLASS, AT LEAST BECAUSE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT WHO PERSISTS, WHO CONTINUES WITH FINE OARS, AND THERE ARE SOME DEFINITE AREAS OF CONCERN, NOT EVEN JUST IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT NATIONALLY, ABOUT WHICH KIDS TEND TO STICK WITH IT AND WHICH KIDS DON'T, AND WHY THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THAT CAN TIE TO CULTURAL ISSUES, SO THAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE INCLUDE CULTURAL REFERENCES IN OUR TEACHING SO THE KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED AS WHAT WE DO TO SHARE.
AS FAR AS WE DID IN FLORIDA A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT DOLLAR TERMS ON REASONS WHY WE DON'T DO THINGS.
THAT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE.
THAT'S WHAT STOPPED US WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? IT JUST WASN'T FEASIBLE AT THAT TIME.
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SAY TO AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, CARIBBEAN STEEL DRUMS OR ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF CULTURAL ART FORMS WERE OPEN TO A LOT TO GET.
>> THAT MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY DO IT.
>> THAT'S THAT, IS HE AT THE PARADE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL CALLED THE SHACK.
>> THIS IS ACTION NEEDED AND PRESENTED BY DR. NOEL.
>> I'M ASKING TO WICHITA [LAUGHTER]FALL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT THE PROPOSED MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE '23, '24 SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AS SUBMITTED BY DR. SEAN HORTON, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SERVICES, AND AS RECOMMENDED BY DR. NEIL SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDANCE PUBLISHED BY THE TEXAS HUMAN SERVICES AND WFISD POLICY, BDF LEVEL, THE WFISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A LOCAL SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH WE CALL THE SHACK, TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN ENSURING THAT LOCAL COMMUNITY VALUES ARE REFLECTED IN THE DISTRICT'S HEALTH EDUCATION INSTRUCTION.
THE COMPOSITION OF THE SHACK MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST FIVE MEMBERS, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS MUST BE PARENTS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE ALSO NOT EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS NORMALLY SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME TO YOU EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT WE TRIED TO DO A DRIVE TO GET MORE PARENTS ON, AND THAT WE DID RESULT IN ADDING THREE PARENTS TO THE LIST.
>> THIS DOES REQUIRE A MOTION, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE SCHACHT COUNSEL?
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE SHACK.
THANK YOU, MR. ROGAN FOR THIS.
SECOND BY MR. LUKERT NOW WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I DON'T HAVE A TERM LIMIT AT THIS POINT IN TIME UNTIL SOMEONE WANTS TO ASSIGN ME TO NOT BE THAT PERSON.
>> YOU ADDED HOW MANY WEEKS? YOU WANT PARENTS? IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
>> IDEALLY BECAUSE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE MORE THAN HALF OF PARENTS.
>> YOU ONLY HAVE FOUR OR FIVE?
>> ARE THEY ALL SECONDARY PARENTS OR ARE THEY ELEMENTARY AS WELL?
>> I WILL SAY THEY ARE PRIMARILY ELEMENTARY.
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>> YES, AND WE DID WE ADVERTISED ON FACEBOOK AND THE NEWSPAPER AND OUR CHAIR WENT ON THE NEWS ONE MORNING TO ABOUT THAT, SO I THINK WE GOT ONE PERSON FROM THE NEWSPAPER AND ONE PERSON FROM FACEBOOK AND ONE PERSON FROM THE NEWS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE'VE HAD A MOTION TO ACCEPT HIS MEMBERSHIP AS PRESENTED BY DR. HORTON AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED, SO NO MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGNS, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 7,0.
[X. HUMAN RESOURCES]
I BELIEVE YOU ARE NEXT FOR THE APPLICANT.>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. HARDAWAY? WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
KEEP US BAR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> PROPOSED SAME SIGN PASSES 7,0.
WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DELIBERATE FOLLOWING MATTERS SESSION
[XI. BOARD MATTERS]
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL, AND OR COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND TWO DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYEES AS NOTED ON THE LIST PROVIDED BY ADMINISTRATION FOR CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATOR.FINAL VOTES, IF ANY, WILL BE IN OPEN SESSION.
THE TIME NOW IS 6:57 AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION.
THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING AND HELPING US WITH ALL THE ADDITIONS TODAY.
WE ARE NOW COMING BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AND IT IS 7:45 BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
MS. HARDAWAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION MADE BECAUSE THIS CALLS FOR ACTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF ONE YEAR CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT AS NOTED ON THE LIST PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATOR?
>> YES. I MOVE THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RENEW ONE YEAR TERM FOR PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2024, 2025 SCHOOL YEAR FOR CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATORS AS NOTED ON THE LIST PROVIDED BY ADMINISTRATION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HARVEY. NOW, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM YOU, MS. HARDAWAY? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO MRS. HARDAWAY OR TO DR. LEE?
>> OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THESE RENEWALS, SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME TIME.
NOW WE WILL ADJOURN AT 7:46.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.