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THIS MEETING IS NOW CONVENED AT 5:32 P.M..
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
A QUORUM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM.
THEY ARE FROM MY RIGHT ON THE PLATFORM.
ANGELA LEMOND FLOWERS, MYSELF, AUDREY MOMANAEE, RIC CAMPO, ROLANDO MARTINEZ AND PAULA MENDOZA, ADAM RIVON WILL BE HERE SHORTLY.
IF THERE ARE ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING, PLEASE STAND BE RECOGNIZED.
WE WILL NOW BE JOINED BY A MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK BOARD MEMBER CASSANDRA AUZENNE BANDY TO INTRODUCE TONIGHT'S PLEDGE LEADER.
CADET COMMANDER DARREN RUBIO IS A JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND ENTERS HIS FOURTH YEAR IN THE NAVY JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAM. HE HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND IS RANKED 69TH OUT OF 396 STUDENTS WITH A 3.3 GRADE POINT AVERAGE.
CADET RUBIO IS AN JROTC DRILL TEAM, COLOR GUARD AND HONOR GUARD MEMBER.
HE IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SERVING THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERED FOR TUTORING AT MATHNASIUM AND HELPED NEIGHBORS WITH HOME RENOVATION AND FURNITURE REARRANGEMENT. UPON GRADUATION GRADUATION, HE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY.
HIS GOAL IS TO ONE DAY LEAD THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
PLEASE RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT MEDITATION.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS]
WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.VERBAL AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS BY PERSONS DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS THEY INHIBIT THE BOARD'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO OBSERVE THOSE PROCESSES.
TODAY WE HAVE 40 AGENDA ITEMS. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL MOVE AGENDA ITEMS FIVE, WHICH IS LOCAL NINE WHICH IS DC LOCAL TEN, WHICH IS DGB LOCAL 11, WHICH IS DNA LOCAL 12, WHICH WAS DNB LOCAL 13, WHICH IS DC LOCAL 14, WHICH IS BP LOCAL 15, WHICH IS BQA LOCAL 16, WHICH IS EHBJ LOCAL AND 17 WHICH IS DP LOCAL, BACK ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS WE'LL MOVE ON.
WE HAVE 36 REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE EACH PER BOARD POLICY.
AS WE HAVE MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TONIGHT.
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OUR FIRST ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM TWO TEACHER EVALUATIONS.WILL MICHELLE WILLIAMS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THIS SPEAKER IS ALSO REGISTERED FOR ITEMS TEN, 13 AND 38.
MS. WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING. THE PURPOSE OF A TEACHER EVALUATION IS TO HELP THE TEACHER IMPROVE HIS OR HER PRACTICE.
WE REJECT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
WE REJECT EVALUATION TOOLS THAT USE NEGATIVE LANGUAGE SUCH AS RAISES CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS THROUGH INAPPROPRIATE CHANNELS IS NOT SOLUTION-ORIENTED AND SOME VOICES, VOICES, CONCERN AND PROBLEM IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT HELPFUL THAT SPREAD NEGATIVITY.
TEACHERS REFUSE TO BE HIS SCAPEGOAT AND WE REJECT ANY EVALUATION TOOL THAT SEEKS TO SILENCE TEACHERS AND DOES NOT TEACH, DOES NOT TREAT TEACHERS WITH RESPECT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RUTH HOFFMAN.
LACK. IS MISS LACK HERE? OKAY.
RUTH HOFFMAN. I'M REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON TEACHER EVALUATIONS.
HOWEVER, I THINK THAT I COVERED MOST OF THAT IN THE EMAIL THAT I SENT TO ALL OF YOU ON TUESDAY.
INSTEAD, I WANT TO EXPRESS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I BELIEVE YOU AS FIDUCIARIES, SHOULD BE AWARE OF.
FIRST, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY AND I'M NOT GIVING LEGAL ADVICE, BUT I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO SEND DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS TO CENTERS, EVEN IF IT'S FOR TIME OUT AS MR. MILES DESCRIBED LAST WEEK, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE POLICY VIOLATES THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN EDUCATION ACT OR IDEA.
IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION MUST RECEIVE SERVICES.
THEY MUST RECEIVE SERVICES IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. SO YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE YOUR ATTORNEY.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOUR MEETINGS, BECAUSE THIS.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM FIVE APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY, BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES, AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY. WHICH IS BDD LOCAL BOARD.
WILL ANNE EAGLETON PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THIS SPEAKER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MARIA BENSON.
I HAVE A CONCERN THAT YOU'RE BEING PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.
IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS, WHAT YOU'RE PAYING LISA MCBRIDE TO BE HERE AND REPRESENT THE TAXPAYERS INTEREST AND THE BOARD'S INTEREST IS GOING TO BE EVAPORATED BY LAWSUITS WHICH MS. LACK IS ALREADY LAYING OUT.
YOU'RE NEW HERE. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU MIGHT NEED AN ATTORNEY.
HOLD OFF MAKING THIS POLICY CHANGE.
I'M ALSO ASKING IF MAYBE YOU COULD JUST SLOW THINGS DOWN BECAUSE THIS TRAIN IS MOVING TOO FAST.
WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE ALL THESE POLICY CHANGES.
GET YOUR BEARINGS, GET YOUR SEA LEGS.
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE CHANGES ARE.
MS. LINDER AND MR. MARTINEZ ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO REALLY HAVE ANY WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF HISD.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. MS. BENSON. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MARIA BENSON, A FORMER CANDIDATE FOR HISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
I URGE THE BOARD TO KEEP THEIR SEPARATE ATTORNEY.
IF YOU VOTE YES, THEN THE CHECKS AND BALANCES TO THE SYSTEM WILL BE LIMITED.
THE BOARD CAN CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HISD'S HIGH PERFORMANCE CULTURE.
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THERE IS A LOT OF LEGAL AND POLICY INFORMATION OUT THERE.PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELVES, PROTECT US AND VOTE NO TO ITEM FIVE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDA MURRAY.
IS MISS MURRAY HERE? NO? OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM SIX APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY, BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY, CDC LOCAL OTHER REVENUES, GIFTS AND SOLICITATIONS FIRST READING.
WILL SAM SMITH PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THE SPEAKER IS ALSO REGISTERED FOR HEARING OF THE COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM SEVEN APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CH LOCAL PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION FIRST READING.
WILL MINDY WILSON PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THIS SPEAKER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JASON WILSON.
MS. WILSON. JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THIS UNELECTED BOARD PLANS TO INCREASE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S SPENDING AUTHORITY BY AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF BEING APPOINTED.
IS THAT WHAT MIKE MILES SAID? ALL OF THESE SAME POLICIES WERE IN PLACE WHEN HE TORE APART MORE THAN 50 SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND LIBRARIES, AND NONE OF THOSE POLICIES SLOWED HIM DOWN.
THIS IS REALLY A $1 MILLION POWER GRAB.
EVEN LEADERS OF COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPAL AGENCIES DON'T HAVE THAT UNCHECKED POWER.
SOME OF YOU CENTER THIS CONVERSATION AROUND CORRUPTION AND TRUST IN LEADERSHIP, BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND LOCAL DOLLARS OWED TO MORE THAN 185,000 CHILDREN.
HISD ISN'T SOME NONPROFIT OR STATE RUN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANIZATION LIKE SOME OF YOU THINK IT IS? OUR CHILDREN AREN'T YOUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR MONEY ISN'T YOUR SLUSH FUND.
WE THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC INPUT FROM ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON WILSON.
AFTER ALL THE BID RIGGING AND OTHER ISSUES WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN HISD, MR. MILES, YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO ASK TO SPEND UP TO $2 MILLION AT A TIME WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.
I SEE YOU'VE LOWERED THAT TO $1 MILLION AFTER ALL THE OUTCRY, WHICH IS STILL RIDICULOUS.
THIS DOES NOTHING BUT DECREASE TRANSPARENCY INTO HOW OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT.
YOU ALSO SAID YOU WOULDN'T LET YOUR FRIENDS OR OTHER ACQUAINTANCES IN THE DISTRICT POLITICAL INTERESTS OR WHATEVER INFLUENCE YOUR DECISIONS IN BIDDING ON THE BIDDING PROCESSES AND AWARDING CONTRACTS.
YOU SAID YOU COULD BE TRUSTED.
WERE YOU NOT INVESTIGATED FOR THIS VERY THING AS SUPERINTENDENT AT DALLAS ISD USING INFLUENCE AND INTIMIDATION TO STEER THE BOARD IN AWARDING CONTRACTS? YOU WERE EVEN ORDERED. YOU EVEN ORDERED THE SUSPENSION OF THIS INVESTIGATION INTO YOUR ACTIONS.
THE CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER OVERSEEING YOUR INVESTIGATION.
YOUR TIME IS UP. OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM NINE APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY DC LOCAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES ON FIRST READING.
WILL CHRISTY BREWSTER, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
YOUR CERTIFIED SCHOOL NURSE IS YET BACK AGAIN.
BOARD OF MANAGERS, THE CHOSEN NINE.
JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT.
A LOT OF YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FOR THE STUDENTS OF HOUSTON ISD, WHY YOU ACCEPTED THIS APPOINTMENT TO THIS VOLUNTARY BOARD.
VOTE NO FOR ALL OF THESE BOARD REVISION POLICIES.
DON'T BE A PART OF THE SETUP FOR THIS MESS UP.
WHAT MESS UP? SHORT TERM, SHORTCUT HIRING.
ALL COME, NO CERTIFICATION CHECKED.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHECK THAT EITHER.
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TRANSPARENCY ABOUT MY MONEY.HOUSTON ISD. SO BLESS YOUR HEART.
THANK YOU, AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE SOUTHERN TRANSLATION.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM TEN APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY, BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY DGB LOCAL EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ON FIRST READING.
WILL DANIEL SANTOS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THE SPEAKER IS ALSO REGISTERED FOR ITEM 15.
I AM DANIEL SANTOS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSTON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS.
I RISE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS TEN AND 15.
THE CONSULTATION AND DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE POLICIES AS WRITTEN ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
UNLIKE THE BOARD MANAGERS, I WAS LEGITIMATELY ELECTED TO BOTH ON CONSULTATION.
MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS TEACHERS WORKING CONDITIONS.
OUR MEETINGS WERE NEVER AN OBSTACLE IN THE PAST.
IN FACT, DISTRICT POLICIES WERE MORE EQUITABLE BECAUSE OF THEM ON THE DAC.
TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REQUIRE MORE THAN JUST THREE MEETINGS A YEAR.
OUR INPUT IS VITAL TO STRENGTHEN THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
THE BOARD MANAGERS, THEY CLAIM THEY RESPECT OUR VOICES.
SHOW US REJECT THESE ITEMS AS WRITTEN TONIGHT OR AMEND THEM AS THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREW DEWEY.
HELLO, I'M ANDY DEWEY, THE SECRETARY TREASURER OF HFT.
WHAT? I'M ANDY DEWEY; I'M THE SECRETARY TREASURER OF HFT.
UNDER THE CURRENT CONSULTATION POLICY, THE ONE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, THIS MINUTE, EVERY ITEM SUCH AS THE PROPOSED CONSULTATION POLICY INVOLVING WAGES, HOURS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT MUST GO THROUGH CONSULTATION.
RIGHT NOW, THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS HAD TWO MONTHS TO MEET IN CONSULTATION.
HE HAS CANCELED BOTH MEETINGS.
HIS RESPONSE WAS TO REWRITE THE CONSULTATION POLICY.
YOU NEED TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE AUTHORITY WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY EQUALS TYRANNY.
THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM 11 APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY DNA LOCAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EVALUATION OF TEACHERS ON FIRST READING.
WILL RUTH KRAVITZ PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THIS SPEAKER IS ALSO REGISTERED FOR ITEM 40.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM 16.
I'VE INTERVIEWED HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS.
THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT JUST ITEM NINE.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST KNOW SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
THE TEACHER IS CHARISMATIC AND SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED, AND THEY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT BUILDING TRUST IS TO MAKING MAGIC HAPPEN IN A CLASSROOM, BUT EVEN THEN, IF I WAS HIRING MARY POPPINS HERSELF, I WOULD CHECK THEIR REFERENCES AND CONFIRM THE INFORMATION ON THEIR APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE NOT JUST FILLING CLASSROOMS. WE SHOULD BE FILLING CLASSROOMS WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVE AND CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS.
SO IT WAS A SHOCK TO HEAR THAT THE WHOLE PROCESS TO BE DYAD CONTRACTORS TAKES LESS THAN AN HOUR.
THEY'RE GIVEN A SAMPLE APPLICATION TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FILL OUT THE REAL ONE.
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BOARD POLICY BJ LOCAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS. INNOVATIVE AND MAGNET PROGRAMS. MA'AM. MA'AM.MA'AM. MA'AM WHO'S AT THE MICROPHONE, MISS KRAVITZ? MA'AM, I'M ASKING YOU.
MA'AM, THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM 16.
APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES, AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY EHBJ LOCAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS. INNOVATIVE AND MAGNET PROGRAMS ON FIRST READING.
WILL SARAH RIVLIN, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
THIS SPEAKER IS ALSO REGISTERED FOR ITEM NUMBER 24.
AFTER HER WILL BE [INAUDIBLE] KERN.
NES AND NES-ALIGNED AREN'T LEGALLY DEFINED TERMS. THEY ARE MERELY LABELS MADE UP BY AND COMPLETELY DETERMINED BY MR. MILES. IF HE WANTS TO LABEL THE ENTIRE DISTRICT NES, HE CAN.
IF MAGNET PARENTS DIDN'T TRUST HIM AND HIS WORD BEFORE, WHY SHOULD THEY TRUST HIM NOW? THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR AN HISD TEACHER APPRENTICE CALLS FOR A PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A DEGREE.
NO BACHELORS OR ASSOCIATES DEGREE IS EXPLICITLY REQUIRED, ACCORDING TO THE POWERPOINT.
THEY CAN BECOME REGULAR TEACHERS AFTER 4 TO 8 WEEKS.
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MY SENIORS WHO JUST GRADUATED.
THEY CAN ENROLL IN A COUPLE NIGHT CLASSES AT HCC AND MAKE 60,000 IN A YEAR READING A SCRIPT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T GET TOO EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED IN WATCHING CHILDREN BE MISTREATED.
IT SHOULD BE. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SAM OR [INAUDIBLE] KERN.
MY 17 YEAR OLD IS AT EASTWOOD ACADEMY, A STEM FOCUSED MAGNET SCHOOL.
MY SIX YEAR OLD IS AT CARRILLO ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS A MUSIC FOCUSED VANGUARD PROGRAM, AND I'M TERRIFIED UNDER MIKE MILES' LEADERSHIP THAT MY SIX YEAR OLD WON'T HAVE THE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE INSPIRED A PASSION IN MY 17 YEAR OLD TO SUCCEED AND GO ON TO UT AUSTIN NEXT YEAR TO STUDY ASTROPHYSICS.
A MAGNET PROGRAM CAN BE THE SOUL OF A SCHOOL.
IT ATTRACTS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING.
WE KNOW THE STAAR TEST MEASURES ONE THING MORE THAN ANY OTHER METRIC: SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND THEREFORE, BY STRIPPING NES SCHOOLS OF MAGNET PROGRAMS, LIBRARIES AND TEACHERS WHO ARE INVESTED IN STAYING THERE LONG TERM, YOU ARE PUNISHING CHILDREN FOR BEING BORN POOR.
YOU ARE SAYING NO MUSIC, NO FINE ARTS, NO ENGINEERING OR ROBOTICS, OR EVEN.
THANK YOU. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
[OUTBURSTS] MA'AM IN THE PINK SHIRT, PLEASE.
PLEASE DON'T DISRUPT THE MEETING.
I'M HERE TO DEMAND THAT MY TAX DOLLARS NOT BE USED TO PUNISH CHILDREN AT SCHOOL.
I KNOW THE ISSUE IS ALLEGEDLY LACK OF FUNDS, BUT GOVERNOR ABBOTT HAS ALREADY SPENT OVER $4 BILLION ON CRUEL AND DEHUMANIZING BORDER SECURITY MEASURES THAT ONLY SERVE TO ADVANCE HIS POLITICAL CAREER BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT.
MY TAX DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT ON GRANTS FOR STUDENTS TO JOIN SPORTS OR BAND OR FINE ARTS, OR ANY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THIS HAS PROVEN TO CURB BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. SOME OF THESE CHILDREN MIGHT BE BATTLING UNDIAGNOSED LEARNING DISABILITY ISSUES THAT THE SCHOOL, INSTEAD OF A PUNITIVE MEASURE, SHOULD ADDRESS USING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES, NOT PUNISHMENT. KEEP THE LIBRARIES AND ADD QUALIFIED STAFF TO ASSESS CHILDREN SO THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WILL HELP THEM THRIVE IN SCHOOL WHEN THEY SHOW BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AND INSTEAD OF LABELING THEM AS PROBLEM CHILDREN.
THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU ARE TARGETING WITH THIS UNDEMOCRATIC AGENDA ARE PREDOMINANTLY IN BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, WHERE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR COGNITIVE OR LEARNING DISABILITY ARE NOT ADDRESSED DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THEM AND LACK OF RESOURCES.
MY BROTHER IS A RESULT OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN THIS SCHOOL.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, MA'AM.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
THE SPEAKER IS ALSO REGISTERED FOR ITEM 39.
I HOPE I REGISTERED FOR THE RIGHT ITEM.
SO HE WAS MY WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEACHER.
I MADE AN A-PLUS, BUT I LEARNED VERY LITTLE ABOUT WORLD GEOGRAPHY.
I CHOSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR MY CHILDREN BECAUSE I TRUST THAT THEY HAVE HIGH STANDARDS FOR THE TEACHERS AND FOR THE EDUCATION, AND IF I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR, MY CHILDREN ARE AT SCHOOL, AND IF THEY ARE IN A CLASSROOM WITH AN UNCERTIFIED TEACHER, I'M GOING TO FIGHT YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT WE LOSE, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. ONCE WE LOSE STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE FOR US TO GO.
WILL JACKIE ANDERSON PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? GOOD EVENING.
IS IT QUALITY OR QUANTITY THAT YOU WANT? THE HIRING OF NON-CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS PAINTS A POOR PICTURE OF HISD.
HOW DOES THAT ALIGN WITH BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN? IT DOES NOT.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT NON-CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE LOW RETENTION RATES.
WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF PEOPLE WALKING IN OFF THE STREET SIMPLY BREATHING, LEAVING OUT WITH HIRING OFFER LETTERS WITH NO BACKGROUND CHECK.
YOU MAY BE BE ABLE TO FORCE H.R.
TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK, BUT YOU CANNOT FORCE OUTSIDE ENTITIES TO DO SO.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IS ACCOUNTABLE.
NON CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATORS ARE NOT EVEN QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE A CERTIFIED TEACHER.
YOU ARE DEMEANING THE PROFESSION, AND AGAIN, WE'RE HOLDING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ACCOUNTABLE.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM 40 APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST BUDGET AMENDMENT.
WILL SARAH TERRELL PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS THE LAST ITEM ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO PASS IT OUT OF EXHAUSTION.
MILES ASKS YOU FOR AN INCREASE OF $77 MILLION IN DEFICIT SPENDING.
THE DEFICIT WILL GO FROM 168 TO $246 MILLION.
CASH SURPLUS WILL CORRESPONDINGLY DIMINISH.
EVERY SINGLE NUMBER ON THE $77 MILLION ASK IS DIFFERENT FROM LAST WEEK.
TOTAL EXPENSES HAVE DROPPED $283 MILLION, BUT THE DEFICIT IS STILL INCREASING SUBSTANTIALLY.
WHAT? MR. TERRY ADDED THE EFFECT OF LEGISLATION AND WE'RE MAKING MONEY OFF IT.
REVENUES GO DOWN 4 MILLION LESS THAN RECAPTURE EXPENSES.
HAS MILES CLEARLY STATED EVEN WHAT THE 77 MILLION EXTRA IS FOR? YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR ATTORNEY IN THE BOARD ROOM BECAUSE YOU KNOW RESOURCES.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. HOW DO YOU SPEND? THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
OUR LAST ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS CLOSED SESSION PERSONNEL.
WILL ASHLEY PRINCE PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? MISS PRINCE. GOOD EVENING.
I'M ASHLEY PRINCE, A CERTIFIED EDUCATOR, MOTHER TO FIVE AND CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR WITH 15 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE, INTERNATIONAL AND DISTRICT EXPERIENCE COMBINED.
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I CAME TO HATTIE MAE WHITE CENTER AND LEARNED THAT I WAS TERMINATED IN 2017 BY THE BOARD FOR PERFORMANCE UPON A LEAVE THAT I TOOK IN REGARDS TO THE UNTIMELY PASSING OF MY THEN 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.I LEARNED ON AUGUST 8TH OF THIS YEAR THAT A TERMINATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN 2017 AND SIGNED BY A PERSON WHO FRAUDULENTLY UNDERSIGNED IT TO BE MY STEPMOTHER. IT'S IN MY PERSONNEL FILE.
I HAVE ATTACHED PROOF OF MY CURRENT OFFER LETTER SUPPORT, LETTERS OF THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL.
PAST PRINCIPAL AND RETIRED PRINCIPALS OF HISD.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM SPEAKERS WHO REGISTERED FOR THE HEARING OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN THE AUDITORIUM.
I DON'T KNOW. IS THERE NOISE COMING FROM THE--CONSTRUCTION? OKAY. OKAY.
CAN WE ASK THEM TO STOP? OKAY. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM SPEAKERS WHO REGISTERED FOR HEARING OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND THE AUDITORIUM.
GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE REPRESENTING WHEELER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
I AM BRINGING 2000 SIGNED LETTERS THAT I NEED TO PRESENT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MIKE MILES.
THESE LETTERS ARE A STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION TO THE REPURPOSING OF LIBRARIES, TO DETENTION CENTERS.
THESE LETTERS REPRESENT THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
THESE LETTERS REPRESENT THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS THE CLOSING OF LIBRARIES OR THE REPURPOSING OF LIBRARIES IN THE AS A MEANS OF INCREASING LITERACY.
INCREASING LITERACY IS ONE OF OUR MAIN INTERESTS WITHIN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY OF OUR CHURCH BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT LITERACY WILL HELP TO DERAIL THE PRE-K TO PRISON PIPELINE.
SO I HAVE THESE LETTERS TO PRESENT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY TO PROCEED.
MISS LONGORIA, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
NOW, UNDER UNDER 12 SCHOOLS WILL LOSE THEIR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CHRONICLE, SUPERINTENDENT MILES SAID THAT SCHOOLS WILL RETAIN THEIR DUAL LANGUAGE AND HE WILL EXPAND DUAL LANGUAGE WHAT HE HAS DESCRIBED AS NOT DUAL LANGUAGE. THAT IS LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT.
DUAL LANGUAGE IS A MINIMUM OF 50% INSTRUCTION IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
HE IS DOING THIS AT THE POSSIBLE EXPENSE OF LEAVING FUNDING DOLLARS ON THE TABLE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AS A COMMUNITY, HOW THAT IS A SMART DECISION, AND I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES FOR THEM AND WHAT RESULTS IN HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE'VE GOT IS THIS ROSALIE.
BECAUSE BEING BILINGUAL ISN'T NOTHING.
BEING BILINGUAL IS A LIFE SKILL.
ENGLISH AND SPANISH ARE TWO OF THE MOST COMMON LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD.
FUN FACT, WHEN YOU'RE BILINGUAL, YOU CAN TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
I CAN READ IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH THANKS TO MY DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS, AND NOW I'M GOING TO SAY ALL OF THIS IN SPANISH TO YOU, MISTER .
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[SPANISH] AND TURN THAT BELL OFF, PLEASE! [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANN GARCIA, WHO'LL BE FOLLOWED BY PLACIDO GOMEZ AND SAVANT MOORE. MS. GARCIA. [SPANISH] I LEARNED TO SPEAK SPANISH IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THIS ABILITY HAS EXPANDED MY LIFE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
I HAVE THREE KIDS IN HISD, ALL IN A DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
[SPANISH] THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PLACEDO GOMEZ, FOLLOWED BY SAVANT MOORE.
I'M A FORMER TEACHER AND VOLUNTEER IN HISD.
THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING, WHENEVER THE SUPERINTENDENT SPEAKS ABOUT HIS PLANS TO CHANGE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, I'D LIKE YOU TO ASK HIM HOW HE'S GETTING BUY IN FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING HIS PROPOSED CHANGES.
NO PLAN WILL IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES IF THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY AREN'T BOUGHT IN.
MR. MILES HAS MADE THE ARGUMENT THAT WE NEED TO ACT RIGHT NOW AND FOREGO THE USUAL COMMITTEES THAT NEW ADMINISTRATIONS TYPICALLY FORM BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN CAN'T WAIT, AND AS SOMEBODY WHO GRADUATED FROM A SCHOOL WHERE MORE THAN HALF OF MY FRIENDS DROPPED OUT, I UNDERSTAND I ACTUALLY APPRECIATE THE SENSE OF URGENCY, BUT I FEAR THAT SHORTCUTTING COMMUNITY AND STAFF ENGAGEMENT WILL JEOPARDIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO DO.
I'M NOT ARGUING THAT YOU SHOULD WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE 100% APPROVAL TO ACT, BUT I DO SUGGEST PUSHING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW HE'S GETTING STAFF AND COMMUNITY BUY IN FOR HIS PROPOSALS.
SAVANT MOORE, FOLLOWED BY ANNE TAN AND JESSICA CAMPOS.
MY NAME IS MINISTER MOORE FROM GREATER MORNING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH.
I'M A PARENT AND ADVOCATE FOR MY CHILDREN ATTENDING MACK REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MAKE SURE THE SCHOOLS KEEP THEIR MAGNET PROGRAMS. I IMPLORE YOU TO LISTEN TO MY WORDS ON BEHALF OF THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO COULDN'T BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
YET SHE FACES A DISAPPOINTING TRUTH.
THE LIBRARY, ONCE A CORNERSTONE OF LEARNING, NO LONGER EXISTS FOR HER AT HER SCHOOL AND THE DECISIONS AND VOTES YOU CAST, I ASK YOU TO REFLECT ON TWO VITAL QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD GUIDE OUR ACTIONS.
WOULD I MAKE THIS CHOICE, IF IT IMPACTED MY OWN CHILD, GRANDCHILD OR YOUNGER SELF, AND CAN I REST PEACEFULLY TONIGHT KNOWING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE DECISION, I'VE MADE TOO MUCH AND INDEED AND AT STAKE. THE DREAMS OF OUR CHILDREN.
MR. CAMPOS SAID EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT TEAMWORK AND PARTNERSHIP HELPED HIM ON HIS OWN JOURNEY.
I URGE HIM TO PARTNER WITH OUR COMMUNITY WITH HIS VOTE.
WHILE EQUALITY AND EQUITY MIGHT REMAIN ELUSIVE, I BESEECH THEE TO GRANT US RESPECT RESPECT FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, FOR THEY DESERVE CERTIFIED EDUCATORS, MAGNET PROGRAMS, LIBRARIES AS MUCH AS THE MORE PRIVILEGED.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANTON, FOLLOWED BY JESSICA CAMPOS AND THEN CHERYL HENSLEY.
BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL CHILD OF GOD AND I CAN DO ANYTHING IN JESUS NAME.
MY MOM MAKES ME SAY THAT EVERY MORNING, AND I BELIEVE IT.
HELLO, MY NAME IS SOPHIE ANNE MARIE GRACE ROJAS.
I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I'M GOING TO FIFTH GRADE.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY TO HEAR ME, MILES.
I'M SORRY. IS THIS MS. TAN OR MR. TAN? THAT'S OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
THIS IS JESSICA CAMPOS' DAUGHTER.
OKAY. CAN WE. YEAH, CAN WE LET THE OTHER SPEAKER GO AHEAD.
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SORRY. I'M SORRY.THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TOP WHAT THAT LITTLE GIRL SAID, BUT I'LL TRY.
[CHUCKLING] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS ANN. I'M A SENIOR AT CHAVEZ AND I'M CURRENTLY APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY.
SO I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME STARING AT A SCREEN WRITING ESSAYS AT SCHOOL.
YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND ME IN THE LIBRARY.
IT'S NICE TO SIT DOWN AND RELAX AND READ A BOOK OR TWO.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS SPEND MY TIME STARING AT ANOTHER SCREEN.
WHAT, HISD, YOU ARE PROPOSING IS ANOTHER WAY TO DISCIPLINE STUDENTS.
YOU SEEM VERY FOCUSED ON REPRIMANDING STUDENTS.
ISN'T IT YOUR JOB TO UPLIFT AND SEE OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED? MY SCHOOL RECENTLY STARTED ENFORCING UNIFORMS THAT MANY FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD.
SOME SCHOOLS DON'T EVEN GET STUDENTS THEIR COMPUTERS.
ARE YOU GOING TO FORCE STUDENTS INTO A ROOM BECAUSE OF A SINGLE BARE SHOULDER? IS THAT WHAT YOU SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON? LIBRARIES AREN'T REPLACEABLE.
I'M NOT ASKING AS A STUDENT, BUT AS A PERSON.
DON'T REPLACE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH A PUNISHMENT.
THANK YOU. MISS JESSICA CAMPOS.
I'M BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL CHILD OF GOD, AND I CAN DO ANYTHING IN JESUS NAME.
AMEN. MY MOM MAKES ME SAY THAT EVERY MORNING, AND I BELIEVE IT.
HELLO. MY NAME IS SOPHIE ANNE MARIE GRACE ROJAS.
I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I'M GOING TO FIFTH GRADE.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY, MILES.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY TO HEAR ME OUT TODAY.
IT'S OKAY. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY, MILES.
I GO TO ELEMENTARY AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING RIGHT NOW.
I GO, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING RIGHT NOW ABOUT ALL THE LIKE, MY LIBRARY. OF COURSE I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MY LIBRARY.
I HAVE DYSLEXIA, AND I NEED TO KNOW MY HISTORY AND KNOW HOW TO READ, BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE YOU TOOK AWAY MY LIBRARY, AND I'M NOT SAD. I'M EXTREMELY MAD THAT YOU TOOK AWAY MY TEACHERS, BUT DO YOU SEE HOW I'M READING THIS RIGHT NOW? IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF MY TEACHERS.
I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T CARE AT ALL.
AWAY MY BEST FRIEND, MY FAMILY, WHICH IS MY TEACHERS.
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, BUT YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU NEVER COME.
YOU NEVER CAME TO OUR SCHOOL TO MEET US.
CHANGING THE LIBRARIES TO A DETENTION CENTER.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE THINKING THAT WE'RE BAD AND RUDE KIDS, BUT WE'RE NOT.
WE ARE BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN OF GOD, AND WE COULD DO ANYTHING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHERYL HENSLEY, FOLLOWED BY PAULA [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN LAURA HENRY.
GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THE LIBRARY IS MORE THAN CHECKING OUT BOOKS.
PLEASE LISTEN. IT'S MORE THAN CHECKING OUT BOOKS.
ALL YOU'RE DOING IS RENAMING, DISMANTLING THIS, STAFFING THE LIBRARY.
THE HEART OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ARE A COMMUNITY.
LIBRARIES GIVE STUDENTS A CHOICE, READING BY CHOICE.
WHEN THEY TAKE IT HOME, THEY'LL READ IT TEN TIMES OVER BECAUSE THEY GOT A CHOICE.
LIBRARY PROGRAMS IMPACT EVERY STUDENT, EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY DAY.
IS THERE A LIBRARY IN YOUR SCHOOL? IS THERE A LIBRARIAN? WOULD YOU SEND THEM TO A SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CHOICE? NO CHOICE.
WHAT IS IT CALLED? READING EXISTS.
[INAUDIBLE] EXISTS. EQUITY EXISTS.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. THIS IS MY POINT OF VIEW.
THANK YOU. PAULA [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY LAURA HENRY AND THEN HAYDEN COHEN.
WHEN MIKE MILES ATTENDED HIS LAST MEET THE FAMILY'S TOUR OF SCHOOLS AT CRISPUS ATTUCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WAS ABLE TO GIVE TO BOARD OF MANAGERS ROLANDO MARTINEZ AND PAULA MENDOZA A LETTER ENTITLED TOTAL DISREGARD FOR YOUR CHOSEN PURPOSE FROM A BUSINESS LEADER OF THE COMMUNITY WHO IS ALSO A HOUSTON BLACK, RETIRED POLICE OFFICER AND VIETNAM WAR VETERAN.
THEY WERE GIVEN SEVERAL COPIES TO GIVE OUT.
ON YESTERDAY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN IN THE COPY AND READY TO SPEAK ON THIS EVENING.
I HAVE COPIES OF THOSE LETTERS FOR MISS AUDREY MOMANAEE AND THE SECRETARY, ANGELA LEMOND.
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IT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE THAT THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT OVERLOOKED, BUT REGARDED AS CRUCIAL MEANS OF SOLVING AND REPAIRING THE BREACH BETWEEN THE STATE GOVERNMENT, CITY OFFICIALS AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS, AND NOT ONLY HOUSTON, BUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT REGISTERED SPEAKER IS LAURA HENRY.
IT LOOKS LIKE, OCCURRED TO ME AS I WALKED AROUND THAT THE PICTURES IN THIS ROOM, THEY'RE ALL KIDS IN THEIR SCHOOL LIBRARIES HAPPY, AND THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT, [CHEERING] NO, NO, I GOT SAY THIS I GOT TO FINISH.
SHE IS A SOPHOMORE NOW AND SHE'S SITTING IN THE HALL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SIGN HER UPRIGHT TO GIVE A REALLY HEARTFELT SPEECH BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT KIDS TO GET WHAT MY KID HAS.
NOT EVERYBODY MAY LIVE LOVE LIBRARIES AS MUCH AS MY CHILD, BUT SOME KIDS IN EVERY SCHOOL WILL.
THOSE KIDS WILL DISCOVER STORIES AND LEARN IDEAS AND EXPLORE PLACES THEY WON'T DISCOVER ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING, AND EVERY CHILD, NO MATTER HOW FREQUENTLY THEY USE LIBRARY SERVICES, DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THE LIBRARY AND WHAT IT CAN DO FOR THEM.
WE NEED THIS REPETITIVE BOOK WHISPERER OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT YOU LOVE READING IF YOU STOP READING FOR PLEASURE.
LAURA HENRY IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HAYDEN COHEN.
MA'AM. MA'AM, PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
MA'AM. MA'AM, THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING FOR BEING DISRUPTIVE.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HAYDEN COHEN.
MY SCHOOL WAS A NEWER HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE HAD NO LIBRARY.
I HAD SOME AMAZING ENGLISH TEACHERS THAT INTRODUCED MANY BOOKS TO US, BUT I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, I THOUGHT I HATED READING BECAUSE THE ONLY BOOKS I HAD READ WERE THE ONES IN CLASS THAT I DIDN'T LIKE, AND THEY WERE ALWAYS ATTACHED TO ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I STARTED GOING TO MY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY IN COLLEGE THAT I REALIZED I ACTUALLY LOVE READING, AND THE LIBRARIANS THERE HELPED ME FIND BOOKS THAT WERE INTERESTING TO ME. FUN FACT, LIBRARIANS ACTUALLY DO MORE THAN CHECKING OUT BOOKS, AND THEY PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN OUR STUDENT'S EDUCATION, FROM LEARNING ABOUT ONE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR DO TO CURATING THE LIBRARY SELECTION OF BOOKS TO BE DEVELOPMENTALLY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE BY FIRING LIBRARIANS AND TURNING LIBRARIES INTO DISCIPLINARY CENTERS, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS.
YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE, AND THAT'S JUST MESSED UP.
LISTEN TO MY WORDS TODAY AND KEEP LIBRARIES OPEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY [INAUDIBLE] WILLIAMSON AND DANA CASTRO.
[INAUDIBLE]. HELLO, EVERYBODY.
I'M A FORMER HISD TEACHER AND A EMERGE PROGRAM MANAGER, AND I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT FUNDAMENTALLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A TOPIC THAT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT LIBRARIES, AND I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN TERMS OF DISMANTLING THEM AND TURNING THEM INTO DISCIPLINE ROOMS IS ABHORRENT, BUT SOMETHING ELSE IS EVEN MORE ABHORRENT.
IT SHOULD ALARM EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD WHO ARE WHO RAN FOR OFFICE, LOST AND THEN WERE APPOINTED ANYWAY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT AT THE SAME TIME TODAY WE'RE HAVING HEARINGS TO OVERTURN MORE ELECTIONS.
OUR DEMOCRACY MATTERS AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US, AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT.
THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] WILLIAMSON, FOLLOWED BY DANA CASTRO.
MESSAGE TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS.
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MY CONCERNS THE CLOSING OF LIBRARIES IN THE SO CALLED NES SCHOOLS.CREATING DISCIPLINE CENTERS IN A LIBRARY.
SENDING STUDENTS TO A LIBRARY AS A PLACE OF PUNISHMENT DOES NOT HELP THEM TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TO LOOK AT SCHOOL AND READING AS PUNISHMENT. WHAT IS THE EXACT PURPOSE OF THE CENTERS? IN THE SPRING YOU WERE TOLD WE WERE TOLD ONE THING, BUT LAST WEEK THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN CHANGED WHEN THERE WAS A HUE AND CRY FROM THE PUBLIC.
THREE. REMOVAL OF CONSULTATION OF TEACHER UNIONS.
CONSULTATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO HAVE A VOICE AND A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
CHANGES IN POLICIES TO APPROVE CONTRACTS.
NO SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE THE POWER TO APPROVE A CONTRACT OF UP TO $1 MILLION WITHOUT OVERSIGHT.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANA CASTRO.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANA CASTRO.
MA'AM, THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING.
THANK YOU. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANA CASTRO.
WHILE YOU GUYS KEEP RUSHING US, JUST REMEMBER, YOU HAD TWO MONTHS TO GET READY.
WE HAD, WHAT, A WEEK? SO AGAIN, WE FIND OURSELVES FIGHTING FOR OUR AUTONOMY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR REASONING FOR SPEEDING UP, BUT YOU GUYS KNOW BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T ELECTED.
WE'RE HERE FOR OUR KIDS RIGHT NOW WHO DEPEND ON PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
WE NEED TO FIND A COMPROMISE WITH YOUR PRINCIPALS.
IGNORE THEM. TALK TO YOUR PRINCIPALS.
SEE WHO'S WILLING TO NEGOTIATE.
SORRY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE.
I'M SORRY. I'M GETTING NERVOUS.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE DEPEND ON OUR SCHOOLS BEING SAFE WHEN INTRUDERS ARE INFILTRATING OUR SCHOOLS.
SPECIFICALLY, MY CHILD'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THREE TIMES LAST YEAR WENT ON LOCKDOWN.
PROFESSIONALISM GOES OUT THE DOOR.
SO KEEPING OUR [INAUDIBLE] NO BRAINER.
YOUR DOORS AT HOME ARE LOCKED.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. NEXT, WE WILL HEAR FROM REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
NEXT, WE WILL HEAR FROM REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM.
ZOOM SPEAKERS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE MUST SEE YOU LIVE WITH YOUR CAMERA ON AS YOU SPEAK.
MISS SMITH, PLEASE IDENTIFY AND ADMIT OUR SPEAKERS.
JASON OLIVER, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
MR. OLIVER, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON, AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOUR CAMERA IS ON.
GO AHEAD. HI, I'M JASON OLIVER.
I LIVE NEAR HISD. THERE ARE SO MANY INDEFENSIBLE POLICIES.
YOU ALL KNOW THAT, RIGHT? THIS ISN'T JUST THE HISD COMMUNITY THAT'S PUSHING BACK ON THIS.
WE HAVE REAL NEEDS THAT ARE NEEDED IN HISD.
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH TEACHER RETENTION.
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS.
WE NEED SUPPORT STAFF LIKE COUNSELORS AND, OF COURSE, LIBRARIANS.
WE NEED YOU TO SHOW UP FOR HISD STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY, THIS IS YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ERIN KLEIN.
MS. KLEIN, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
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NO SUCCESS. MS. KLEIN. YOU'RE ON CAMERA.WHAT'S THAT? OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR HEARING OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
I UNDERSTAND BISHOP DIXON IS IN BUILDING.
HI THERE, SIR. I UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK.
IS THAT RIGHT? PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HOLD ON. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
A LIBRARIAN PUT IN MY HAND A BOOK ON THE LIFE OF DR.
THAT BOOK GAVE ME A CONVICTION OF COMPASSION TO BECOME A HUMANITARIAN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
THERE ARE MANY MORE JAMES DIXON'S AND MANY MORE CLASSROOMS WHO NEED LIBRARIES AND I HOPE THAT THIS BOARD WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS NOT JUST DEMOCRACY.
IT'S THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION.
IF LEADERS LIKE ME SERVE TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OF US, LIBRARIES PRODUCE THAT HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE THAT INTO DEEP CONSIDERATION, AND WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS. I KNOW MY TIME IS ABOUT UP.
I PRAY THAT GOD BLESSES YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR ALL CHILDREN, NOT THE EXPEDIENT DECISION FOR A SMALL, PESSIMISTIC AGENDA. LIBRARIES SHOULD NOT BE DETENTION CENTERS.
BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] YOU TAKE A FUTURE FROM A CHILD'S LIFE.
THANK YOU. WE'RE READY TO CONSIDER DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS FIRST.
SUPERINTENDENT MILES, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE AND WE ARE READY FOR THAT.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE.
[DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS]
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO REPORT OUT.I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE.
THE FIRST THING IS WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 63 TEACHER VACANCIES AND WE WILL START THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF, HOPEFULLY WITH ZERO, AND OF THOSE OF THE TEACHERS THAT WE'VE HIRED.
REMEMBER AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I SAID THERE WERE 84 TEACHERS WITHOUT CERTIFICATION.
THEY ALL HAVE BACHELOR'S DEGREES, OF COURSE, BUT 84 DID NOT HAVE CERTIFICATION.
SO WE'RE ALMOST AT ZERO AND IT'S ONLY 87.
PLEASE STOP INTERRUPTING THE MEETING SO THAT THE BOARD CAN UNDERSTAND THE UPDATE.
NO, ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE BOARD'S MEETING AND SUPERINTENDENT IS UPDATING US.
THANK YOU. YEAH, THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD IN PUBLIC.
THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU. SO I WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THAT IS GREAT NEWS. THAT'S GREAT FOR OUR KIDS.
WHEN WE START THE SCHOOL OFF WITH ZERO VACANCIES.
I HOPE THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS JUST TO GET TO THAT NUMBER ALREADY, AND IF WE CAN GET TO ZERO AND NOT HAVE ANY UNFILLED CLASSROOMS, THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING FOR OUR KIDS, AND YOUR HR DEPARTMENT, YOUR DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS, THE ONES RIGHT BEHIND ME HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.
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THEY'VE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME TO DO RIGHT BY KIDS AND IT'S HAPPENING.THE OTHER THING IS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK IS PRINCIPALS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND ACTUALLY DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS WENT OUT TO ECTOR COLLEGE PREP IN ODESSA 1400 MIDDLE SCHOOLERS STARTED A WEEK AGO ON AUGUST 2ND, AND ON MONDAY WAS THEIR FOURTH DAY OF SCHOOL , AND THEY HAD ABOUT 70 ADMINISTRATORS WALKING THE HALLS, BUT IT WAS WORTH THE TRIP BECAUSE THE PRINCIPALS GOT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YES, WE'VE GIVEN THEM VIDEO CLIPS.
WE SHOWED THEM HOW IT WOULD LOOK, BUT THERE WERE NO KIDS IN THE BUILDING AT THE TIME.
SO TAKING THESE PRINCIPALS TO THE TO THE SCHOOL AND SHOWING THEM A TEAM CENTER, THEY WERE AMAZED.
THEY ACTUALLY NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT A TEAM CENTER IS.
THEY COULD SEE IT'S A PLACE OF STUDY.
MANY OF THEM ASK, WELL, WHERE ARE THE DISCIPLINE KIDS? AND THEY WERE POINTED OUT THERE'S ONE KID SITTING OVER HERE WHILE OTHER KIDS WERE WORKING.
THEY SAID, WELL, WHERE'S THE IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION ROOM? THERE IS NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION ROOM, WHICH IS REAL DETENTION.
WE GOT RID OF THOSE IN THE NES SCHOOLS SO THEY GOT TO SEE THAT.
THEY GOT TO SEE THE KIDS IN THERE.
YOU CAN JUST SIT IN THE CAFETERIA IN THE MORNING, BUT YOU CAN'T IN THE TEAM CENTER.
YOU HAVE TO WORK, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, YOU CAN.
YOU CAN STAY IN THE CAFETERIA, BUT YOU CAN GO TO THE TEAM CENTER.
THEY SAW THAT ALSO AFTER SCHOOL.
SO THEY GET TO SEE IT, AND WE INVITED THEM, OF COURSE.
WELL, WE SENT THEM AND WE INVITE ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE THEY HAVE THE WRONG IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON TO ACTUALLY GO AND SEE BECAUSE A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
ACTUALLY, VISITING IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR LEADERS TO GO OUT AND SEE, AND WHEN THE 28TH COMES AND THAT WHOLE WEEK, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE FIRST DAY AND, YOU KNOW, AND KIDS ARE STILL FINDING THEIR THEIR WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT IN ACTION, AND I KNOW THE BOARD WILL GO OUT DURING THE FIRST WEEK OR SECOND WEEK OF--THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, AND HOPEFULLY OTHER PEOPLE WILL GO OUT AND ACTUALLY SEE IT BEFORE THEY MISINFORM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE COMING BACK TODAY.
THEY MAY ALREADY BE BACK, BUT THAT'S A QUICK UPDATE.
ANOTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT JUST BRIEFLY, BECAUSE WE TALK A LOT ABOUT LOGISTICS AND PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS ON HOW TO HIRE, HOW TO WRITE THE CURRICULUM, AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT.
THOSE ARE WHAT WE CALL PROCESSES.
BY THE WAY, THE MIDDLE CIRCLE IS LEADERSHIP DENSITY.
SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SUPERINTENDENTS RARELY TALK ABOUT IS CULTURE, AND REALLY TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT.
[OUTBURSTS] MR. MILES, IF YOU'LL HOLD ON.
CAN WE PLEASE GET ORDER IN THIS ROOM? THANK YOU.
THE BOARD IS TRYING TO DO IMPORTANT WORK AND LISTEN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTATION, AND I WOULD ASK THAT THIS FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CAN'T SEE BECAUSE THEY'RE TURNED AROUND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THE PRESENTATION AND UNDERSTAND MOVE IT ALONG. IF SOMEBODY IN BOARD SERVICES CAN PLEASE GO TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
I CAN'T IDENTIFY FOLKS WHO ARE INTERRUPTING AT THIS POINT.
ALL RIGHT. CAN WE PLEASE PROCEED? GO AHEAD, SIR. YES, MA'AM.
SO AND BY HIGH PERFORMANCE CULTURE, I MEAN THE FOLLOWING.
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LOOK, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING HARD, BUT WE ALSO HAVE PAST PRACTICES THAT IMPEDE THE WORK, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EVERY DISTRICT HAS TO DO, IF IT'S MOVING, IT'S GOING TO MOVE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY AND REALLY HELP THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS IS WE'VE GOT TO WORK MORE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS.CHART. WE HAVE TO HAVE HIGHER EXPECTATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE SAID WHEN I GOT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET TO ZERO.
MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE IN THE ORGANIZATION.
MR. MILES, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED.
THAT'S HOW WE YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S BEEN.
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET TO ZERO? AND I SAID, LOOK, IT IS IF WE JUST WORK SMARTER AND WE WORK HARDER, WE HAVE TO RAISE OUR EXPECTATIONS, WHICH WE'VE DONE.
THERE'S THE CULTURE HERE HAS BEEN HIGH AUTONOMY, LOW ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD WOULD CAN UNDERSTAND THAT'S A RECIPE FOR INEFFICIENCY, INEFFECTIVENESS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A FIGURE IT OUT MENTALITY, NOT A LEARNED HELPLESSNESS MENTALITY.
THIS STUFF IS HARD AND I JUST NEED THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ALL YEAR ON THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DO OVERNIGHT.
AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING HARD.
WE DO HAVE A CULTURE THAT NEEDS TO MOVE MORE TO THE RIGHT THAN THE ONE ON THE LEFT, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK AT IT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A HIGH PERFORMANCE CULTURE AND THINGS WILL WORK MUCH MORE EFFECTIVELY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT TEACHER COMPENSATION AND SUPPORT.
I KNOW THE BOARD HAS HAD THIS AND IT'S BEEN ON THE WEBSITE.
THIS TEACHER EVALUATION, COMPENSATION, COMPENSATION AND SUPPORT DOCUMENT IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT DETAIL TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY THROUGH THESE SLIDES BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION, BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW THINGS BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND ACTUALLY ADDRESSES THE NOTION OF WHAT'S A HIGH QUALITY TEACHER.
WE DID GET FEEDBACK AND WE SENT OUT SURVEYS.
I DIDN'T PUT ALL OF THIS ON THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR PACKET.
SO JUST TO MAKE THINGS EASIER TO READ, THIS IS A QUESTION THAT WE SENT OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT SAYS SHOULD EFFECTIVE TEACHERS BE PAID MORE THAN LESS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS? AND YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS THERE.
THE NUMBER ALMOST 100 STRONGLY AGREE 40 SOME AGREE THIS IS NES AND NES-ALIGNED.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MOSTLY AGREEING AND STRONGLY AGREEING.
THEN IF YOU JUST ADD ALL THE PARENTS, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THESE AND THE TEACHERS ALL TOGETHER, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS THERE STRONGLY AGREE AND AGREE.
BY FAR THIS IS A GOOD SIGN FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY, MR. MILES. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. CAN WE PLEASE NOT SCREAM OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, AND THEN THE NON AND NON, MA'AM, PLEASE.
I SEE YOU'RE LEAVING THE MEETING.
SO THEN ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, SIMILAR QUESTION WE SENT TO NON NES AND NES ALIGNED TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, SHARED DECISION MAKING TEAMS AND THEN PARENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN WITH THERE'S MORE PEOPLE RESPONDING TO THIS BECAUSE THERE'S MORE NON NES.
FOLKS STRONGLY AGREE AND AGREE.
WE'RE BY FAR THE HIGHEST IF YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER FOR NON-NES AND NON-NES-ALIGNED, YOU SEE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE REALLY HIGH FOR AGREE AND STRONGLY AGREE THAT EFFECTIVE TEACHERS SHOULD BE PAID MORE THAN NON EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, AND THEN IF YOU TOOK ALL THE SURVEYS TOGETHER, REGARDLESS OF NES AND NES/A, THAT'S WHAT ALL MEANS THERE, REGARDLESS OF NES AND NES/A, YOU CAN SEE 300,
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ALMOST 300 STRONGLY AGREE.OVER 150 AGREE, AND IF YOU COUNT THE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IT'S EVEN HIGHER.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE TOOK THE SURVEY AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THE RESULT IS.
IN THE END, 80% OF THE TEACHERS WHO TOOK THIS SURVEY WHO RESPONDED, AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE, 88% OF ADMINISTRATORS AND 81% OF ALL RESPONDENTS.
HERE'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THOUGH.
WHAT THIS SAYS IS ONCE AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF THE NAY SAYING, MOST TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND ACTUALLY PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AGREE THEY'RE STEPPING UP.
WE DON'T, AND YET THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE IS SAYING THAT WE ARE.
WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE ASKED A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS REAL QUICK OF OUR NES AND NES/A.
WE ALSO ASKED ABOUT NON-NES AND NON-NES/A.
ANOTHER QUESTION. THIS ONE IS.
WHAT PERCENT OF THE EVALUATION SHOULD BE TIED TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? THIS IS THE QUESTION WE SENT OUT.
WHAT PERCENT OF THE EVALUATION SHOULD BE BASED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA? 0%. 20%.
OR GREATER THAN 40%, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE SAID 0%.
THE WAY YOU READ THE GRAPH IS THERE'S A NUMBER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.
SOME EVEN THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE 40%.
THIS IS FOR NON-NES AND NON-NES/A PEOPLE IN THE SURVEY.
77% OF TEACHERS, 88% OF ADMINISTRATORS AND 62% OF SHARED DECISION MAKING COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAID YES, THEY AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE SPOT OBSERVATIONS.
THESE ARE REGULAR FREQUENT COACHING.
I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND SHARED DECISION MAKING COMMITTEES THAT SAID, LOOK WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS OLD FASHIONED WAY OF NOT GOING INTO THE CLASSROOM, WAITING EVERY SIX MONTHS OR FOUR MONTHS BEFORE YOU GET A VISIT FROM YOUR ADMINISTRATOR.
THIS GROUP IS SAYING, YES, WE NEED FREQUENT SPOT OBSERVATIONS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD REALLY KEEP IN MIND AND THAT'S WHY I'M HOPING THE BOARD WILL PASS THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM REAL QUICK.
THE FOUR AREAS WILL BE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 35%.
ONLY 10% OF AN EVALUATION IS TIED TO STAAR.
35% IS TIED TO ACHIEVEMENT DATA, THOUGH 40% IS TIED TO TEACHER PERFORMANCE 40%.
10% IS TIED TO STUDENT SURVEY DATA.
NOW, WE ONLY DO THIRD GRADE THROUGH 10TH GRADE.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE CATEGORIES OF TEACHERS, AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, YOU HAVE CATEGORY A OR TEACHERS THAT HAVE A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OR NATIONALLY NORMED ASSESSMENT OR A STATE NORMED ASSESSMENT.
CATEGORY C ARE MOSTLY YOUR ELECTIVE TEACHERS.
THEY DON'T HAVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA PER SE.
THEY HAVE WHAT WE CALL STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES.
THE GOALS THAT THEY SET IN CATEGORY D ARE YOUR EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS WHO DON'T HAVE A CLASS HOMEROOM.
SOME OF YOUR INTERVENTIONISTS ARE THAT WAY.
SOME OF YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ARE THAT WAY.
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THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS IF THERE'S NO STUDENT SURVEY DATA, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOMEROOM, YOU DON'T HAVE STUDENT SURVEY DATA.IF YOU'RE A K ONE AND TWO TEACHER, YOU DON'T HAVE STUDENT SURVEY DATA.
THOSE TEN POINTS ARE PLACED IN THE TEACHER PERFORMANCE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT EVERY TEACHER IS EVALUATED, EVERY TEACHER IS EVALUATED RIGOROUSLY, AND WE WILL KNOW AT THE END WHO'S AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER AND WHO'S NOT.
MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE PERFORMANCE, THE CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE, NOT MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE ACHIEVEMENT DATA, ALTHOUGH THAT'S IMPORTANT, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE PERFORMANCE, MOSTLY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ASK STUDENTS AND MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL ACTION PLAN, THAT'S WHEN WE KNOW WE HAVE AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER.
NOW, EVERY KID, EVERY TEACHER WILL HAVE ONE.
EVERY TEACHER WILL HAVE A SCORE OUT OF 100 AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE WHAT THE EFFECTIVENESS LEVEL IS.
NOW, THESE WILL BE NORMED A LITTLE BIT.
MEANING IF WE HAVE TO CURVE IT, WE WILL, BUT THERE IS A SCORE OUT OF 100.
IF YOU WANT TO BE DISTINGUISHED, THOUGH, NOT ONLY WILL YOU HAVE A SCORE OUT OF 100, YOU WILL ALSO GET POINTS FOR LEADERSHIP, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION. A TEACHER IS A GREAT TEACHER.
IF THEY CAN TEACH THEIR KIDS WELL, THEIR DISTINGUISHED TEACHER, IF THEY CAN TEACH THEIR KIDS WELL AND SHOW LEADERSHIP OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, LIFELONG LEARNING BECAUSE WE WANT ALL OF OUR KIDS TO HAVE LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROFESSION.
FINALLY, THIS IS A TARGET DISTRIBUTION.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PART OF THE TEACHER EVAL, THIS IS A FORCED DISTRIBUTION, MEANING OUT OF THE 11,000 TEACHERS, WE WILL FORCE THIS DISTRIBUTION TO PREVENT INFLATION.
SO 60% OF OUR TEACHERS WILL BE PROFICIENT OR HIGHER.
25% WILL BE WHAT'S CALLED PROGRESSING TO SO NEAR PROFICIENT, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE 12% WILL BE PROGRESSING ONE AND 3% WILL BE UNSATISFACTORY. SO THIS IS A TARGET.
DISTRIBUTION IS WHAT KEEPS THE EVALUATION RIGOROUS, AND WE'RE GOING TO KNOW WHO OUR MOST EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ARE, WHETHER THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATION OR NOT. THEY WILL HAVE A GREAT EVALUATION, A RIGOROUS EVALUATION, AND THIS IS HOW WE WILL WE WILL HAVE THIS TARGET DISTRIBUTION AND THEN FINALLY OUR EVALUATION WILL BE TIED TO COMPENSATION AND THIS WILL BE WHAT THE COMPENSATION IS.
I'VE SAID TO THE BOARD AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS GET PAID MORE.
YES, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO HAVE RIGOR.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR THEM TO STEP UP.
IN THE END OF THE DAY, THOUGH, IF YOU'RE A PROFICIENT TEACHER, YOU SHOULD BE PAID WELL.
SO IN THIS SYSTEM, THE NEW EDUCATION ALIGN, THE NES/A TEACHERS AND THE NES TEACHERS WILL BE GOING THROUGH THIS EVALUATION.
IF THE NES/A TEACHER GETS A PROFICIENT ONE EVALUATION RATING, THEIR PAY THEIR BASE SALARY IN THE YEAR 24-25 WILL BE $80,000.
IF THEY'RE PROFICIENT TWO THEY'LL GET 88 BASE SALARY.
DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE.
SO YOU COULD BE AT THIRD YEAR TEACHER OR AN EIGHTH YEAR TEACHER.
IF YOU'RE PROFICIENT TWO, YOU MAKE 88.
AT THE SAME TIME, EVEN THE PROGRESSING SCORE IS PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE PROGRESSING TWO SO YOU'RE NEAR PROFICIENT.
WE'RE SAYING OUR EVALUATION PROCESS IS SO RIGOROUS AND WILL IDENTIFY THE MOST EFFICIENT OR PROFICIENT TEACHERS THAT EVEN AT PROGRESSING TWO WE'RE GOING TO PAY PRETTY HIGH SALARIES 75,000 AND THEN IF YOU'RE PROGRESSING ONE, IT'S A LOWER SALARY AT 70,000.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE GOING TO RAISE SALARIES FOR TEACHERS.
THEY SHOULD BE PAID A PROFESSIONAL WAGE, AND MOST TEACHERS ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS EVALUATION SYSTEM.
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THAT'S MY QUICK PRESENTATION.BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BUT MA'AM, ANY QUESTIONS? YES. IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE THE FOLKS SITTING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT EITHER OF THE PRESENTATIONS WE JUST HEARD? MS. FLOWERS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, SUPERINTENDENT MILES, AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE SUMMER.
WE KNOW THIS WAS A BEHEMOTH JOB, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ON MIC.
CAN CAN YOU HEAR ME? THE FOLKS IN THE BACK, PLEASE BE QUIET.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO BOARD WORK.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE REFLECTIVE KIND OF EVALUATIVE PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE AND THAT THE STAFF HAS ABOUT THIS EVALUATION MODEL.
SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, HOW WILL YOU ASSESS HOW IT'S GONE? AND IS THERE A FEEDBACK LOOP FOR TEACHERS TO GIVE, COMMENT AND INPUT SO THAT AS YOU IMPROVE EACH YEAR, HOW IS THAT WORKED INTO THE PROCESS IS MY QUESTION.
YES. SO WE WILL KEEP REALLY GOOD DATA ON ALL OF THIS.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR SHARED DECISION MAKING COMMITTEES MEET REGULARLY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
PRINCIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE IN FULL EFFECT.
THE TEACHERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE IN FULL EFFECT.
KEEP IN MIND, THIS EVALUATION RIGHT HERE IS ONLY FOR NES AND NES/A FOR THIS YEAR.
THE OTHER TEACHERS, 188 SCHOOLS.
SO 7000 TEACHERS WILL NOT HAVE THIS EVALUATION.
THEY WILL HAVE A TRUNCATED VERSION OF IT, AND YOU SEE IN THE IN THE HANDOUTS THAT FOR THIS GROUP, THE 188 SCHOOLS, EXCEPT IF YOU'RE PROBATIONARY ONE OR PROBATIONARY TWO, YOU NEED THIS SIMILAR EVALUATION TO THIS.
ALL OF THE TEACHERS CAN ASK TO WAIVE THEIR EVALUATION.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HELP THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TEACHERS.
KEEP IN MIND, EVEN IF TEACHERS DIDN'T VOLUNTEER, 57 SCHOOLS VOLUNTEERED TO BE NES/A AND SO THEY KNEW WHAT WHAT WAS GOING ON. IF WE CAN PLEASE THE CROWD IN THE BACK, IF WE CAN, PLEASE, MA'AM, IN THE PINK, PLEASE.
WE ARE TRYING TO CONDUCT BOARD BUSINESS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE NEED ORDER IN THIS ROOM TO ALLOW THAT TO CONTINUE.
ISN'T IT GREAT THAT YOU HAVE 85 SCHOOLS AND 57 VOLUNTEERED TO GO IN? THE PRINCIPALS OF THE ORIGINAL 28 VOLUNTEERED TO BE THE PRINCIPALS.
THAT IS A COALITION OF THE WILLING.
THEY HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT REAL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE VOLUNTEERING, THEY'RE STANDING UP AND THEY'RE SAYING, YES, THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO, AND SO THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING HERE. THAT'S WHY WE WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD ON THIS AND WE WILL GET INPUT AS WE GO.
I'VE ALREADY CONVENED A SMALL GROUP OF PRINCIPALS, BUT THAT PRINCIPALS GROUP WILL BE LARGER.
THAT TEACHER WE'VE ALREADY CONVENED SOME TEACHERS.
THAT TEACHERS GROUP WILL BE LARGER.
WE ARE GOING TO CONSULT WITH ALL GROUPS, NOT JUST THROUGH THE DAC, NOT JUST THROUGH THE SITE BASED DECISION MAKING COMMITTEES, BUT ALSO THESE THESE THESE GROUPS THAT I'M FORMING AND ALSO THE UNION GROUPS OR THE ASSOCIATION GROUPS WILL BE CONSULTING WITH.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY GOT A NOTICE TODAY THAT NEXT FRIDAY, I THINK IS THE DAY WE'RE GOING TO MEET.
SO WE WILL GET INPUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
ANY OTHER? MS. CRUZ ARNOLD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I HAVE A QUESTION FROM A FEW SLIDES BACK ABOUT DISTINGUISHED TEACHERS.
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AND ARE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION, LIFELONG LEARNING, LEADERSHIP? ARE THESE THINGS.SORRY, CAN YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE WILL BE TRAINING TEACHERS ON THIS.
THE FIRST TRAINING ACTUALLY IS NEXT WEEK BECAUSE TEACHERS COME BACK NEXT WEEK.
THERE'S A RUBRIC FOR EACH ONE OF THESE FOR LEADERSHIP, LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT EARLY BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS WHO CONTRIBUTE, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MAY MENTOR ANOTHER TEACHER.
THEY MAY SHARE THEIR WORK WITH ANOTHER TEACHER.
THEY MAY WORK IN A COMMITTEE TO HELP KIDS.
THEY MAY DOWNLOAD DATA, MANAGE THAT DATA AND PUT IT IN A GRAPH SO THAT THEIR COLLEAGUES CAN SEE IT.
SO THIS IS A WAY FOR TEACHERS TO HELP TEACHERS NOT JUST BE A GREAT CLASSROOM TEACHER, THAT'S NUMBER ONE, YOU KNOW, AND HELP YOUR KIDS SUCCEED, BUT ALSO TO HELP OTHERS, AND IN THIS WAY, WE ALSO BUILD CAMARADERIE AND TEAMWORK BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE DISTINGUISHED WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
LIFELONG LEARNING, THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR MAYBE THEY JUST TAKE AN ONLINE COURSE OR THEY LEARN HOW TO USE AI AND THEY CAN SHOW THAT THEY'RE A LIFELONG LEARNER.
THAT'S WHAT FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY.
LEADERSHIP IS ALMOST ANYTHING WHERE THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING AS A GROUP, LEADING A TEAM, HELPING THEIR COLLEAGUES, LEADING A PLC.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IS WHEN YOU PRESENT AT A CONFERENCE AND YOU'RE SHOWING YOU'RE HELPING OTHERS OR YOU AGREE TO LEAD THE PLC OR YOU AGREE TO ORGANIZE THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
SO IF YOU'RE THAT TYPE OF TEACHER, BECAUSE ONE OF THE CRITICISMS IS, WELL, THIS PROMOTES COMPETITION, IF YOU'RE THE TYPE OF TEACHER YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE, YOU JUST WANT TO STAY IN YOUR CLASSROOM. YOU WANT TO JUST DO YOUR OWN THING.
YOU WILL NOT BE DISTINGUISHED, YOU MIGHT BE PROFICIENT, BUT YOU YOU WILL NOT BE DISTINGUISHED.
THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO TEACHERS AT ALL CAMPUSES, BUT WILL YOU LET US KNOW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF THERE ARE FUNDING NEEDS TO MAKE SOME OF THESE THINGS LIKE GOING TO CONFERENCES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL TEACHERS? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
OTHER QUESTIONS? MISS AUZENNE BANDY.
THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT, I HAVE A QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE LEADING INDICATORS OF AN UNSATISFACTORY TEACHER OR EVEN A PROFICIENT AND DISTINGUISHED TEACHER AND HOW THAT IS GOING TO BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT, HELP, MENTOR, INTERVENE WHEN THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A TEACHER NOT MEETING THAT PROFICIENCY.
THE LEADING INDICATOR IS THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION.
EVEN IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS WILL BE COACHING TEACHERS.
IT IS A REQUIREMENT IN THE NES AND NES/A SCHOOLS TO AND ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE DISTRICT BECAUSE THE PRINCIPALS WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED ON A PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM AND THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING COACHING ON THE JOB EVERY DAY.
EVERY TEACHER SHOULD BE AT LEAST VISITED EVERY DAY BY SOMEBODY, AN AP OR AN ADMINISTRATOR EVERY DAY, AND THEY SHOULD GET. THEY SHOULD NOT GET.
THAT WILL HAPPEN ACROSS THE SYSTEM, YOU'LL SEE, AND THEN THERE'S A SPOT OBSERVATION EVERY MONTH, AT LEAST ONE TEACHERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WILL GET MORE THAN THAT AND THEY WILL GET MORE ATTENTION, BUT OUR PHILOSOPHY IS
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COACHING IS HOW YOU IMPROVE IT'S DAY TO DAY.IT'S NOT ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS OR ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS.
IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, I SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR OCTOBER 18TH AND THAT'S THE DAY I'M COMING IN.
HOW YOU GROW IS ON THE JOB FEEDBACK.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? MR. MARTINEZ. YEAH.
GOOD AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF VACANCIES, THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT.
THANK YOU, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT? I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THERE'S GOOD THINGS FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO HAVE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE EVALUATION.
YES. TARGET. YES. THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT UNSAT, SO WITH THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS, 3%.
WHAT HAPPENS IN INSTANCES WHERE WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN PROFICIENT OR SOMETHING ELSE FOR 4 OR 5, SIX YEARS AND THEN THEY GET AN UNSAT FOR THAT ONE YEAR? HOW ARE WE TREATING THEM? YEAH, SO IF YOU LOOK AT AND I KNOW IT'S A LONG DOCUMENT, BUT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS EVERY YEAR YOU GET A RATING THAT'S A NUMBER OUT OF 100 AND IT'S ATTACHED TO A PROFICIENCY LEVEL.
YOU CAN MOVE UP EVERY YEAR, BUT YOU CAN ONLY MOVE DOWN WHEN YOU HAVE TWO YEARS IN A ROW OF LESSER PERFORMANCE.
SO LET'S SAY THIS YEAR YOU'RE PROFICIENT.
THE FOLLOWING YEAR YOU GET PROGRESSING TWO.
YOUR SALARY WILL REMAIN PROFICIENT.
SO YOU GET YOU'LL BE LOWERED ONE.
EVEN IF YOU GET PROGRESSING ONE AND PROGRESSING ONE, YOU WERE PROFICIENT.
YOU WON'T BE REDUCED TO PROGRESSING ONE, YOU'LL BE REDUCED TO PROGRESSING TWO AND THAT TAKES THREE YEARS, TWO YEARS OF EVALUATION AND ON THE THIRD YEAR YOU'LL GET A LOWER SALARY.
SO IT TRIES TO KEEP IT GIVES THE TEACHER THE ADVANTAGE.
SO YOU'RE NOT FLUCTUATING LIKE THIS, BUT YOU CAN MOVE UP EVERY YEAR.
SO PROFICIENT ONE THIS YEAR, IF YOU SCORE WELL, YOU GET PROFICIENT TWO, THEN EXEMPLARY ONE.
IT WAS DESIGNED WITH TEACHERS IN MIND SO THAT THEIR SALARIES WOULD BE PRESERVED, BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION INEFFECTIVE TEACHERS, THE LOWEST PERFORMING TEACHERS WILL NOT LIKE THIS EVALUATION SYSTEM.
SUPERINTENDENT MILES, WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THAT YOU CAN TELL US IS GOING TO BE RESULTING FROM THIS TYPE OF PROCESS FOR EVALUATION? THERE IS IN FACT, I DIDN'T PUT THE CHARTS UP HERE, I DON'T THINK.
IT'S DOCUMENTED BY COMMIT AND BY WELL KNOWN RESEARCHERS, AND I PUT THE TITLE PAGES OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH SO THAT YOU COULD SEE.
I'LL SEND THEM TO YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM ALREADY.
THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH.
THE TITLE PAGES, YOU CAN SEE THEY WERE DONE IN MARCH.
I DIDN'T WANT TO INCREASE THE LENGTH OF THIS PRESENTATION, SO I DIDN'T PUT IT DOWN, BUT IT'S INDISPUTABLE ACHIEVEMENT IS GOING TO GO UP BASED ON THIS AND BASED ON THIS OTHER STUFF.
[OUTBURSTS] IF WE CAN PLEASE, PLEASE.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WITH QUESTIONS? ONE OTHER QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID THIS AT THE BEGINNING.
WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THIS TO OCCUR IN NON-NES OR NON-NES-ALIGNED SCHOOLS? THIS TEACHER EXCELLENCE SYSTEM WILL BE IN EFFECT THIS YEAR FOR NES AND NES/A FOR NON-NES/NES/A
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IT'S 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR SO IT'LL TAKE THIS YEAR TO HELP TRAIN TO HELP PEOPLE GET USED TO IT TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN IT'LL GO INTO EFFECT, AND REMEMBER THIS YEAR IS I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A BYE YEAR, BUT YOU CAN WAIVE YOUR EVALUATION IF YOU'RE IN THE 188 SCHOOLS EXCEPT PROBATIONARY ONE AND PROBATIONARY SECOND YEAR PROBATIONARY FIRST YEAR PROBATIONARY SECOND YEAR HAVE TO BE EVALUATED.OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. OKAY.
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MILES VERY MUCH.
MA'AM, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE JIM TERRY SPEAK NOW? OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MR. TERRY IS GOING TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU AND FOR THE BOARD, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT SHEET IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
WAIT FOR THE BACK OFFICE TO BRING THIS UP.
SEND THE EXPERT OVER THERE, BUT YOU DO HAVE A WHITE SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU WITH THE NUMBERS.
SO LAST MEETING I BROUGHT YOU THE ADOPTED BUDGET, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE.
SO THIS IS THE JULY 1ST, WHICH, AS YOU SAY, WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR STATE NUMBERS AND.
WE DID FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE GOING FROM 41,000 PER HOUSEHOLD HOMESTEAD TO 100,000.
ALSO, WITH THE WAY THAT THE STATE CALCULATES THE TAXES, THAT THERE WILL BE A DROP IN THE TAXES, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE LOWERED THAT REVENUE DOWN, AND BASICALLY THIS IS DUE TO THIS CHANGE IN THE TAX RATE, GIVEN THE ASSESSED VALUE DROP, GIVEN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION DROP IN THE EXPENDITURE SIDE.
REMEMBER I SHOWED YOU LAST WEEK THERE WAS ABOUT $120 MILLION THAT WOULD ROLL FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF THESE INCREASES IS BECAUSE OF THAT ROLL.
ALSO, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING MIKE MILES' CHANGES IN NES ALIGNED SCHOOLS. SO AGAIN, MOST OF ALL OF THESE INCOME INCREASES IN THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT COME FROM THAT IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE BIG LINE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS THIS FUNCTION
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91, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IT DROPPED BY $284 MILLION.WHY THAT DROPPED WAS BECAUSE OF THAT'S THE RECAPTURE LINE.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO PAY THE STATE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ASSESSED VALUE GOING DOWN, OUR VALUE WENT DOWN AND THEREFORE WE OWE LESS MONEY TO THE STATE, AND IT WENT DOWN FROM 328 MILLION DOWN TO 41 MILLION.
THE BOTTOM LINE IN TERMS OF THE NET, THAT DID INCREASE SOME TO $245 MILLION.
THANK YOU FOR LEAVING THE MEETING.
PLEASE CONTINUE MISTER TERRY, AND IN TERMS OF THE FUND BALANCE, WE DO EXPECT THE FUND BALANCE STILL TO BE APPROXIMATELY $900 MILLION.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MISTER CAMPO, GO AHEAD.
SO LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
SO THE REVENUE GOES DOWN 270 MILLION, BUT THAT'S OFFSET BY THE 284 MILLION BECAUSE OF THE VALUE WE GET LESS TAXES.
SO WE HAVE TO PAY LESS BACK TO THE STATE FROM A RECAPTURE PERSPECTIVE, CORRECT? YEAH, THE ASSESSED VALUE WENT DOWN AND THEREFORE OUR WEALTH PER AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE HAS GONE DOWN, THEREFORE OUR RECAPTURE IS LESS.
YES. RIGHT. SO THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT LET'S CALL IT ROUGHLY $192 MILLION OF INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS, AND BASED ON YOUR DISCUSSION, $120 MILLION OF THAT WAS MONEY THAT THE PREVIOUS BOARD APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR THAT HASN'T BEEN SPENT BUT WILL BE SPENT THIS YEAR. CORRECT. IT'S JUST A TIMING DIFFERENCE.
YES, IT'S IN PART A TIMING DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S ALSO IN PART OF ITEMS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROGRAM THAT WE PUT OUT A PO BEFORE JULY 1ST.
GOTCHA. SO ROUGHLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 120 LAST TIME AND NOW IS THIS $72 MILLION DIFFERENCE AND THAT IS THE INCREASE IN NES AND NES/A STIPENDS AND PAY AND OTHER IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS THAT WE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO DO AS A RESULT OF THE NEW EDUCATION PROGRAM, CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY, AND ALSO IN DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO GET A BUDGET AMENDMENT PRETTY MUCH EVERY BOARD MEETING BASED ON AT LEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, CORRECT? YES, AS WE IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROGRAM AND WE FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE ADDS AND SUBTRACTS ARE, WE WILL BE BRINGING YOU A BUDGET AMENDMENT SO THAT WE CAN STAY WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF STATUTES.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD REGARDING THE BUDGET? [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. RIVON. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
ALSO, JUST A NOTE, I WANT TO ALSO COMMEND MR. RIVON CAN YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT? CAN YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE? YES. LET'S SEE HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW IF YOU JUST GET.
I THINK IF YOU GET A LITTLE CLOSER.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO RAISE MY VOICE UP ALL THE WAY.
HOW ABOUT NOW? IS THAT BETTER? NO, JUST MAYBE.
MAYBE WE NEED TO TURN UP OUR VOLUME ON OUR END.
HOLD ON ONE SECOND. LET'S TRY TO DO THAT.
GO AHEAD, MR. RIVON. I THINK WE'RE ALL SET.
SO KUDOS TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THAT.
SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT GOING FORWARD FOR THE CFO, IF WE CAN ALSO
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INCLUDE THE ACTUAL SPENDING CATEGORY AS WE'RE DOING THE UPDATES, BECAUSE I'M FINDING THAT AS THE VARIANCES CHANGE, I MIGHT LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ALSO AWARE, THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH ACTUAL SPENDING.THANK YOU, AND WITH REGARD TO NES/A AND THE ADJUSTMENT TOTALS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, WHAT IS THE SUM TOTAL ADJUSTMENT YOU WOULD ALIGN OR ACCOUNT TOWARDS THE NASA, THE ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS THAT WE PICKED UP IN REGARD? WE'RE WORKING. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT NUMBER RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD SAY IT'S APPROXIMATELY 170 MILLION.
OKAY. SO IS THAT INCLUDING NES/A? THAT IS NES/A AND NES AND NES-ALIGNED AND ALL OF THE CHANGES AND CONDITIONS.
GOT IT. SO WE WENT FROM 100 TO NOW 170.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD REGARDING THE BUDGET AMENDMENT? OKAY. NEXT, WE WILL CONSIDER ACTION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
[6. Approval To Waive Board Policy BF(LOCAL), Board Policies, And Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CDC(LOCAL), Other Revenues: Gifts And Solicitations, First Reading]
BOARD POLICY REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO ABSTAIN FROM ALL DISCUSSION AND VOTES PERTAINING TO CONTRACTS THAT MIGHT INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BOARD POLICY BBFA LOCAL DEFINES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT COULD CAST DOUBT ON A BOARD MEMBER'S ABILITY TO ACT WITH TOTAL OBJECTIVITY WITH REGARD TO THE DISTRICT'S INTERESTS.OUR FIRST ITEM HELD FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SIX APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CDC LOCAL OTHER REVENUES, GIFTS AND SOLICITATIONS.
FIRST READING. THIS ITEM WAS HELD FOR DISCUSSION BY BOARD MEMBER ADAM RIVON.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND.
MR. MARTINEZ AND MR. RIVON, WHY DON'T WE LET MR. RIVON GO FIRST SINCE HE PULLED IT FOR DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU FOR.
I'M NOT SURE THIS TRULY CLEARS OUR AGENDA.
GOING FORWARD, WE'LL SEE KIND OF WHAT THE NET DIFFERENCE IS, BUT WHAT I'M MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS VISIBILITY AND CONTINUED DISCLOSURE TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE INFORMATION RELATED HERE TO THE GIFTS, AND SO IF WE GO FORWARD, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE GIFTS, WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE APPROVING THEM OR NOT, AND SO THAT WHEN INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE EASIER ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION GOING FORWARD.
SO, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN WITH THIS POLICY, OR AT LEAST I WON'T USE THE CONCERN, BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY FOR SCHOOLS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE AN ACTIVE PTO OR FAMILIES THAT CAN'T FINANCIALLY GIVE AS MUCH AS OTHER AFFLUENT PTOS.
I KNOW THAT THE INTENT WAS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM.
WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK FOR IS THAT WE REVISIT THIS POLICY IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, MAYBE 3 OR 4 MONTHS.
IF WE FIND THAT NONPROFITS 501(C)(3)S OR OTHER CHURCHES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THESE SCHOOLS, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE BOARD APPROVALS, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO PTOS, THEN WE MAY WANT TO ADD THAT AS AN EXEMPTION OR AT LEAST TREAT THEM THE SAME AS PTO.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST FOR THIS PARTICULAR POLICY IS JUST TO AND AGAIN, WE DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THE PTO ON THERE, BUT I THINK THERE'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AS WELL, AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THOSE SCHOOLS.
ARE YOU ASKING ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? ARE YOU JUST ASKING? I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE KEEP IT AS IS FOR NOW, AND THEN WE REVISIT IT MAYBE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OR MAYBE IN DECEMBER TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER SIX? NO. WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SIX APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY, BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY
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CDC, LOCAL OTHER REVENUES, GIFTS AND SOLICITATIONS.FIRST, READING. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OUR NEXT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE ORDER IN THIS ROOM? WE'RE TRYING TO CONDUCT BOARD BUSINESS, MA'AM, IN THE WHITE SHIRT.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[7. Approval To Waive Board Policy BF(LOCAL), Board Policies, And Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CH(LOCAL), Purchasing And Acquisition, First Reading]
APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES, AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CH LOCAL PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION.FIRST READING. THIS ITEM WAS HELD FOR DISCUSSION BY BOARD MEMBERS.
ADAM RIVON AND JANETTE GARZA LINDER.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS? ADAM RIVON OR JANETTE GARZA LINDER.
MY QUESTIONS ARE RESOLVED BEFORE THIS MEETING.
I'M SORRY. MY QUESTIONS WERE RESOLVED BEFORE THIS MEETING.
MR. RIVON, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? MR. RIVON, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.
YES. SO THE QUESTION WAS ALSO RESOLVED.
WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS THAT FALL WITHIN THE STRATIFIED AMOUNTS OF 1 MILLION TO 2,000,000 AND 2 MILLION AND ABOVE.
THOSE CONTRACTS COME TO ABOUT 180 CONTRACTS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, WHICH I BELIEVE IS REASONABLE IN REGARD TO OVERSIGHT FOR THE BOARD IN SPENDING FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE.
I BELIEVE THAT BY ADJUSTING IT TO $1 MILLION FROM $2 MILLION, WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE WE RELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF MANAGING THE CONTRACTS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I DO HAVE A QUESTION, SUPERITENDENT MILES, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT EFFICIENCIES IN OUR LAST MEETING.
CAN YOU PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT EFFICIENCIES WE'RE LOOKING TO GAIN WITH THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST? SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY AND BECAUSE SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT APPROACH US ARE TIME SENSITIVE AND WE'LL BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT, OF COURSE , BUT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, FOR EXAMPLE, ON YOU'VE GOT INFORMATION ON THE TYPES OF CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE.
WE'RE A BIG DISTRICT. SO EVEN THE CURRICULUM THAT WE SPEND IS A LOT OF MONEY, RIGHT? IT'S OVER $1 MILLION JUST IN CURRICULUM, AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE WANTED TO GET THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED OFF WITH SOME OF THE CURRICULAR ITEMS, THOSE ARE CONTRACTS THAT WE NEED TO SPEND RIGHT AWAY, AND IT'S HARD TO WAIT A MONTH AND THEN HAVE THEM DELIVERED ON TIME FOR THE START OF SCHOOL.
THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE, BUT THERE'S OTHER EXAMPLES LIKE THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION AS WELL.
WHAT KIND OF PROCESSES DO WE HAVE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SPENDING CORRECTLY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT? YEAH. SO THERE'S SEVERAL I MEAN, WE TALKED TONIGHT ABOUT BUDGET AMENDMENTS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD EVERY MONTH.
FINANCIALS ARE COMING BEFORE THE BOARD EVERY MONTH.
WE'RE GOING TO DO VARIANCE EVERY EVERY MONTH AS YOU KNOW, THE LARGE LINE ITEMS, WE HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS EVERY EVERY MONTH OR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU ARE GOING TO MEET.
WE HAVE A FINANCIAL AUDITOR ALREADY IN PLACE THAT'S ALREADY CONDUCTING AN AUDIT OF OUR FINANCES.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY AND SAFEGUARDS AROUND HOW WE SPEND MONEY.
SO IS THERE A CHILD IN THE MIDDLE SCREAMING OUT? CAN WE PLEASE.
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MA'AM. THIS IS A WARNING TO YOU, MA'AM.IN THE PINK. PLEASE STOP OR I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLIANCE.
THANK YOU. SO TO YOUR POINT, SUPERINTENDENT, IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.
WHEN I SPOKE LAST THURSDAY, I TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.
SO FIRST, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US.
WITH REDUCTION FROM 2 MILLION TO 1 MILLION.
I THINK THE OTHER THE OTHER PIECE THAT I STATED WAS ABOUT REPORTING MECHANISM.
SO HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE, AND THIS IS WHERE I MAY NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS ONE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE POLICY FROM A REPORTING PERSPECTIVE AND I TOOK THE EXAMPLE OF POLICY BDD, WHICH IS THE ONE RELATED TO LITIGATION APPROVALS, AND I BELIEVE BDD IS ASKED TO REPORT QUARTERLY, AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT PERHAPS WE REPORT QUARTERLY AS WELL ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD THIS TO THE POLICY, WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL FURNISH A QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE BOARD OF ALL DISTRICT SOLICITATION, PURCHASE COST OR AGGREGATES BETWEEN 250,000 TO $1 MILLION, AND IF WE CAN HAVE THAT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AGAIN, JUST TAKING THE EXAMPLE OF BOARD POLICY, BDD, I THINK THAT'S A WAY TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEN ALSO I WOULD SAY THIS, WHEN I'VE SPOKEN TO COMMUNITIES, IT'S BEEN HELPFUL FOR ME TO HAVE THESE THINGS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT TODAY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE'S A REQUEST FOR A $3 MILLION PURCHASE FOR LIBRARY BOOKS, AND SO THAT IS HELPFUL FOR ME THAT WHEN I GO TO THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW WHAT THOSE EXPENSES ARE SO THAT I CAN EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A BOARD.
THERE IS A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
WE'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND.
WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE ORIGINAL ITEM.
WE'RE VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO AMEND.
IS THERE A SECOND BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE? I SECOND. A SECOND.
OKAY. NOW WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE ITEM.
CAN YOU PLEASE RESTATE THE AMENDMENT OR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT? YES. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL FURNISH A QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE BOARD OF OR DISTRICT SOLICITATION, PURCHASE COST OR AGGREGATES BETWEEN 250,000 AND $1 MILLION.
OKAY. DOES EVERYONE ON THE BOARD UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST? OKAY.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO VOTE ON THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE ITEM.
OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF AMENDING ITEM SEVEN TO INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE THAT MR. MARTINEZ JUST STATED.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AS AMENDED.
DO YOU HAVE THAT WRITTEN DOWN? CAN I SEE IT? SORRY.
WE'LL NOW VOTE ON THE AMENDED ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[8. Approval To Waive Board Policy BF(LOCAL), Board Policies, And Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CHE(LOCAL), Purchasing And Acquisition: Vendor Disclosures And Contracts, First Reading]
APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CHE LOCAL PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION VENDOR DISCLOSURES AND CONTRACTS.FIRST READING. THIS ITEM WAS HELD FOR DISCUSSION BY BOARD MEMBER ADAM RIVON.
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IS THERE A MOTION? SURE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'M ABSTAINING FROM THIS.
NOPE. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. RIVON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER? ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
MR. RIVON, CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. ARE YOU ON? MAYBE ON MUTE. OR MAYBE WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
OH, GO AHEAD. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY.
I'M SORRY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE'LL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT APPROVAL TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY BF LOCAL BOARD POLICIES AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CHE LOCAL PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION VENDOR DISCLOSURES AND CONTRACTS.
FIRST READING. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ADAM, ARE YOU RAISING YOUR HAND OVER THERE? I CAN'T SEE. THANK YOU.
I'LL OPPOSE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[24. Approval Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Over $100,000 And Ratification Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Under $100,000 - Specified Project]
PURCHASES UNDER $100,000.COOPERATIVE HEALTH SCIENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.
THIS ITEM IS BEING HELD TO ALLOW FOR PAULA MENDOZA'S ABSTENTION.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? GO AHEAD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER? NO. WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 24.
PROJECT NUMBER 23-0508-01 COOPERATIVE HEALTH SCIENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY LOWER YOUR HANDS.
ALL OPPOSED. ANY ABSTENTIONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING HELD ON JUNE 8TH, 2023.
[CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS]
THE AGENDA REVIEW MEETING HELD ON JUNE 15TH, 2023, AND THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING HELD ON JUNE 22ND, 2023.THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING JUNE MINUTES.
WE ARE NOW READY TO CONSIDER THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA BY CONSENSUS? MADAM PRESIDENT, I SO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. RIVON, YOUR HAND IS RAISED.
ARE YOU? I'M NOT SURE IS THAT A VOTE? I JUST HADN'T FALLEN BACK DOWN.
WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA BY CONSENSUS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU MAY LOWER YOUR HANDS.
ALL OPPOSED. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE ARE NOW READY TO HEAR REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
[REMARKS AND REPORTS]
STARTING WITH MISS BANDY.MS. LINDER. MISS FLOWERS? YES. I'D LIKE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE BOARD.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I ATTENDED THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD SUMMER PLANNING MEETING.
SO AS OF NOW, 100% OF ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS ARE MEMBERS OF TASB, AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT SUPPORTERS OF HISD LONG TERM, AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING FORTH TO EVERYONE THAT SEPTEMBER 29TH IS THE STATE CONVENTION, AND SO WE'D HOPE THAT WE
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HAVE GREAT ATTENDANCE FROM THE BOARD AND FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT SO THAT WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TOGETHER WITH OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS ACROSS THE STATE, SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSING IN ON BEST PRACTICE.THANK YOU. ANY REPORTS ON THIS END? NOT A REPORT. I JUST DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT PARTICIPATED TODAY.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE HIM HERE AND INVOLVING OUR STUDENTS.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS TO US AT THIS TIME? NO, MA'AM. OKAY.
[CLOSED SESSION]
551.089.SHOULD SHOULD BOARD FINAL ACTION VOTE OR DECISION? [OUTBURSTS]. MA'AM, PLEASE.
SHOULD BOARD FINAL ACTION VOTE OR DECISION ON ANY MATTER CONSIDERED IN THE CLOSED SESSION.
BE REQUIRED. SUCH FINAL ACTION, VOTE OR DECISION SHALL BE TAKEN.
OUR DECISION SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE OPEN MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE.
THE BOARD HAS ADJOURNED TO A CLOSED SESSION AT 7:38 P.M.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CLOSED SESSION PERSONNEL AGENDA, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY THAT THE BOARD APPROVE PROPOSED TERMINATIONS OF CONTINUING TERM AND PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE END OF TERM TERMINATIONS OF PROBATIONARY TERM AND CONTINUING CONTRACT TEACHERS AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF SAME THAT THE BOARD APPROVES SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENTS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANY RE-ISSUANCE OF SAME, AND THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ISSUANCE OF FINAL ORDERS ON CONTRACT TERMINATIONS.
AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION EFFECTIVE AUGUST 10TH, 2022.
EXCUSE ME. IT IS NOT THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MIKE MILES.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ADAM, ARE YOU--OH OKAY, THE THUMBS UP.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.
THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023.
THE WORK SESSION FOR THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2023.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED AT 8:37 P.M..
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.