Dec 14, 2023 Board Meetings

IN MASS YOU KNOW,.

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[CALL TO ORDER]

UM, AFTER UM, SHE CONCLUDES AN ENGAGEMENT.

UM, UH, ANGELA LEMON FLOWERS, MYSELF, AUDREY MOMANAEE, RIC CAMPO, ROLANDO MARTINEZ, PAULA MENDOZA, AND ADAM RAVON.

IF THERE ARE ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.

HI, TRUSTEE DEIGAARD.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

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 VICE PRESIDENT RICK CAMPO TO INTRODUCE TONIGHT'S PLEDGE LEADER.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

UH, CADET COMMANDER, SERGEANT MAJOR ALEXANDER PORTIS IS HERE WITH US TO TONIGHT.

UM, HE SERVES AS THE BATTALION SUPPLY OFFICER FOR LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL'S UH, ARMY JROTC, SEVENTH BATTALION.

HE ASSISTS IN PLANNING UH BATTALION ACTIVITIES AND PERSONALLY OVERSEES THE, UH, THE INSURANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BATTALION'S, UH, THE BATTALION'S UNIFORMS. HE HAS BEEN A BATTALION STAFF MEMBER SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

LAST YEAR, HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE TOP LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEVEL TWO CADET AND IN THE HISD OUTSTANDING CADET BOARD COMPETITION, AND HE HAS WON NUMEROUS OTHER AWARDS.

UH CADET PORTIS IS CAPTAIN OF THE MARKSMANSHIP TEAM.

UH. HE CONDUCTS THE TEAM'S PRACTICES AND IMPROVES TEAM MEMBERS PROFICIENCY AS MARKSMEN.

AFTER GRADUATING IN 220 AND 2025, HE PLANS TO ATTEND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND JOIN THE CORPS.

CORPS OF CADETS.

GIGGEM WELCOME, UH, CADET PORTIS.

THANK YOU. PLEASE RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT MEDITATION.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.

OF ALLEGIANCE] THANK YOU, CADET PORTIS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AT THIS TIME WE WILL HEAR FROM ALL OF OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS, BOTH THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEMS AND THOSE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE HEARING OF THE COMMUNITY.

[SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS]

PUBLIC COMMENT DURING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK PRIOR TO THE MEETING TIME, PER CURRENT PROTOCOL.

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.

PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH BEHAVIOR WILL BE GIVEN ONE WARNING, AND IF THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.

WE HAVE 55 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, WE ASK THAT YOU STAY ON TOPIC AND REFRAIN FROM NAMING INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS, AS THEIR IDENTITY IS PROTECTED UNDER LAW.

BUT YOU MAY NAME YOUR OWN CHILD.

I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RESPECT OUR PROCEDURES AND OTHER SPEAKERS AND END YOUR COMMENTS PROMPTLY.

WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED AND THE TIMER RINGS.

IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIA ZOOM, WE WILL NEED TO SEE YOU LIVE WITH YOUR CAMERA ON AS YOU SPEAK.

WE HAVE RESERVED THE FIVE SEATS ON THE FRONT ROW FOR THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS, WHO ARE WAITING TO SPEAK.

WHEN HER NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE MOVE UP TO THE FRONT TO BE READY TO SPEAK AND THEN VACATE THE SEAT FOR THE NEXT SPEAKERS CALLED.

THIS WILL HELP US HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

OUR FIRST ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM ONE.

APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN AND OBTAIN THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION DESIGNATION.

WILL JESSE HEINER PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? THIS SPEAKER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANIEL SANTOS.

UM, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY SARAH RIVLIN, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, DENISE WILBOURN.

UM, IS JESSE HEINER? YES, MA'AM. HI.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK AT THIS MICROPHONE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

TODAY I AM WEARING A REALLY COOL PREDICTION RING.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE KNOWS THIS, BUT MR. MILES ALSO HAS ONE.

ISN'T THAT FUN? MY RING PREDICTION OR MY RING PREDICTED THAT THE NES MODEL WOULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT STAFF TURNOVER.

AND IT WAS RIGHT.

OUR LITTLE NASA SCHOOL HAS LOST 7 OR 16 STAFF MEMBERS IN 14 WEEKS.

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UM, WHILE TEACHING A SECOND CLASS OVER ZOOM WITH 50 KIDS IN EACH ONE.

HE SAID THIS AT THE RECENT STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE.

UM, MR. MILES, MY PREDICTION RING PREDICTS THAT THAT WILL NOT IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.

MR., OR MY RING ALSO PREDICTED THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS WILL VOTE YES ON THE DOI TODAY, BUT THAT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS DISTRICT.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

UH, MR. SANTOS.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING.

I'M DANIEL SANTOS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSTON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I RISE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE.

LET'S BE CLEAR.

THE VOTE BY THE DAC TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN WAS ILLEGITIMATE BECAUSE IT REJECTED GENUINE COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND GENUINE REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY.

AS A WHOLE. THE DOI PLAN IS DANGEROUS AND UNSUSTAINABLE.

DESPITE THE FALSE CLAIMS, HIRING UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS AND IMPLEMENTING A FLAWED PUNITIVE EVALUATION PLAN WILL RESULT IN DILUTING THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AND EXACERBATING THE EXODUS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS.

I CALL ON THE COMMUNITY TO HOLD TEA IN THIS STATE INSTALLED BOARD RESPONSIBLE FOR TEARING APART OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO QUESTION WHO ARE THE VULTURES BENEFITING FROM THIS SO-CALLED INNOVATION.

THANK YOU SIR. UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH RIVLIN, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE WILLIAMS, DENISE WILBORN, J.

ALLISON CHAPIN, AND THEN LINDA MURRAY.

MISS RIVLIN, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. MY COUSIN AMY WAS RECRUITED INTO A CULT.

WHEN SHE ESCAPED, SHE LEARNED ABOUT COERCIVE PERSUASION, THE USE OF MANIPULATIVE TACTICS TO CONTROL PEOPLE WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

FIRST, THEY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOU.

FOR AMY'S CULT, IT WAS SPIRITUAL YOGA.

FOR YOU, IT IS MILES'S GRAND VISION.

THEN THEY ISOLATE YOU.

AMY WAS NOT ALLOWED TO TALK TO US BECAUSE WE WOULD POISON HER MIND.

YOU ARE DISCOURAGED FROM TALKING TO US OR TRUSTING THE MEDIA.

YOU ARE TOLD THAT WE ARE A PAID, IGNORANT, ANGRY MOB.

THE MICROPHONE IS NORMALLY POSITIONED IN THE BACK TO FURTHER ISOLATE YOU FROM US.

NEXT, COERCIVE LEADERS MAKE YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE POWERLESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, COACH ASHLEY PAZ WAS NOTORIOUS FOR ABUSING HER POWER IN FORT WORTH INVENTS OFFICIAL SOUNDING REASONS WHY YOU CAN'T ASK MILES QUESTIONS.

YOU ARE IN CHARGE, NOT HER.

PLEASE WAKE UP.

THANK YOU. MA'AM.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE WILLIAMS. MISS WILLIAMS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS, HOUSTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IS THE REQUIRED CURRICULUM FOR ALL TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SOMEHOW YOU, THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, HAVE ALLOWED MR. MILES TO USE NWA, WHICH IS NOT BASED ON THE TEKS TO PROGRESS MONITOR YOUR CONSTRAINTS THAT ARE TIED DIRECTLY TO STAAR DATA.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT TEA PROVIDES ACCESS TO TO PRACTICE STAAR INTERIM TESTS? YET MR. MILES AND HIS ADMINISTRATION DID NOT SCHEDULE NOT ONE STAAR INTERIM ASSESSMENT ON THE TESTING CALENDAR.

TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, WHILE THE NES SCHOOLS ARE SO BUSY IMPLEMENTING HIS MODEL AND GIVING GRADES ON A PADDED GRADING SCALE, THE REST OF THE DISTRICT IS GETTING THEIR STUDENTS READY FOR STAR BY COLLECTING DATA FROM THE INTERIM ASSESSMENT, IT SEEMS AS IF MR. MILES AND HIS ADMINISTRATION ARE SETTING THESE NES SCHOOLS UP FOR FAILURE.

I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO REQUIRE HIM TO GIVE TWO STAAR INTERIM ASSESSMENTS AS A PART OF YOUR PROGRESS MONITORING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE WILBOURN, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY J.

ALLISON CHAPIN, LINDA MURRAY, TONYA SAMPSON, AND JACKIE ANDERSON.

IS THIS MISS WILBURN? YES, MA'AM.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.

I'M SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON.

EVENING. UH, I AM SPEAKING ON THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PROPOSAL AND THE PROPOSAL TO HIRE UNCERTIFIED COUNSELORS.

THERE IS A COMMON THREAD IN THESE TWO PROPOSALS.

THE REQUEST TO TEA TO WAIVE THE CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS AND TO WAIVE THE CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. I AND MANY, MANY DEDICATED TEACHERS IN HISD AND OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE REQUIRED THROUGH EDUCATION, STUDY AND CERTIFICATION TO MOVE INTO OUR EXPERTISE AND TO BE ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM. PLEASE RECONSIDER.

PLEASE LOOK AND THINK ABOUT EVERY SINGLE FACE OF EVERY SINGLE CHILD IN THIS DISTRICT.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAY ALLISON CHABIN.

SHE'S RUNNING LATE.

THANK YOU. UH, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDA MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY TANYA SAMSON.

JACKIE ANDERSON AND AMY KIRSCHEN.

IS LINDA MURRAY? YES, MA'AM.

WELL HAPPY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

GOOD EVENING. HAVING EVERYBODY HAVING A GOOD HOLIDAY TIME.

YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THE OLD FOLKS MADE ONE MISTAKE.

THEY SAID THAT DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE DOG CHASING A CAR.

BECAUSE WHEN THE DOG CHASES THE CAR, IF IT CATCHES IT, WHAT CAN IT DO? CAN IT DRIVE THE CAR? THEY MADE THE MISTAKE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEY SHOULDN'T IF YOU CAN'T PUT THAT OVER TO TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, YOU BETTER WORRY ABOUT THEM.

BECAUSE WHEN THEY CATCH YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

75% OF THIS NATION DOES BETTER THAN TEXAS.

THEN THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS, THIS WHOLE STATE.

DON'T ISOLATE BLACK STUDENTS AND HISPANIC STUDENTS.

THIS WHOLE STATE FAILS 75% OF EVERYONE THAT GOES BEFORE YOU BEATS YOU.

BUT YET YOU CAN'T FIND A SINGLE COLLEGE THAT DEMANDS THAT YOU PASS THE STAAR TEST TO GAIN ADMISSION.

BUT YET AND STILL, YOU WANT TO HAVE US.

YOU WANT TO TAKE OVER THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT, BABY.

THANK YOU. MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TONYA SAMPSON, FOLLOWED BY JACKIE ANDERSON AND AMY KIRSCHEN.

UM, OKAY. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO, I'M TONYA SAMPSON.

GOOD EVENING. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO POINT OUT, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS IS A HANDOUT THAT WAS SENT OUT.

I HOPE THAT WAS IN YOUR PACKET.

UM, THIS TALKS ABOUT THIS IS FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, AND IT TALKS ABOUT BOARD MEMBER ACCESS TO SCHOOL DISTRICT RECORDS.

EACH ONE OF YOU HAS THE.

DO YOU HAVE IT? NO, I'M ASKING ABOUT IT.

OH. IT'S OKAY.

CAN I GET A COUPLE MORE SECONDS? YES, YOU CAN ON THERE. OKAY.

UM, IT BASICALLY GRANTS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHEN YOU'RE ACTING IN YOUR MEMBER CAPACITY TO ASK FOR ANY DOCUMENT, ANY DATA, ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO EXECUTE YOUR DUTIES, AND YOU HAVE FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO OUR DISTRICT, NOT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, TO OUR DISTRICT.

THOSE ARE YOUR FIDUCIARY DUTIES.

THIS AND I HIGHLIGHTED IT AND UNDERLINED IT.

AND HOPEFULLY IT GOT TO YOU IN COLOR SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

OKAY. UM, AND SO AS FAR AS THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO USE THIS TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE VERIZON, UM, INNOVATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM THAT WAS CANCELED BY THE DISTRICT, AND 56,000 STUDENTS LOST ACCESS TO THEIR DATA.

THEY DIDN'T JUST LOSE ACCESS TO DATA AT HOME.

THE MONDAY AFTER THEY LOST DATA, I HAD ABOUT 20 STUDENTS IN MY CLASSROOM WHO COULD NOT COMPLETE THEIR ASSESSMENT IN MY CLASSROOM ALONE.

THAT'S JUST ONE, UH, ONE DAY, ONE TEACHER.

AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAD HAD NO CONNECTIVITY ISSUES WITH MY STUDENTS, NONE.

BUT IN THE DAY AFTER AND SINCE THEN, DAILY, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON.

BUT THEY HAD IT SET UP TO WHERE IF THERE WAS A DISTRICT ISSUE WITH THE INTERNET, IT WOULD ROLL OVER TO THE VERIZON ALWAYS ON ALWAYS ACCESS SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JACKIE ANDERSON.

TEACHERS, TONIGHT, IF THINGS GO AS USUAL IN MY PREDICTION RING DOES NOT FAIL ME, WE CAN EXPECT THE BOARD OF MANAGERS TO APPROVE THE DOI.

WE HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE AND IT WAS VOTED DOWN BEFORE.

WE DO NOT WANT A DOI.

YOU ARE NOT HELPING OUR CHILDREN OR COMMUNITIES IF YOU INSIST ON CRAMMING YOUR BELIEFS DOWN OUR THROATS, CHOKING US IN THE PROCESS.

WE DON'T WANT IT.

THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN IS ONLY INNOVATIVE IN THAT NO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN REAL SOLUTIONS, NOT DESTROYING PUBLIC EDUCATION WOULD EVEN CONSIDER THESE PROVISIONS.

THIS PLAN WILL LAST FOR FIVE YEARS, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TIME A CHILD ATTENDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE FORMATIVE YEARS WHEN EVERYTHING AFTER DEPENDS ON THAT FOUNDATION.

APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN IS MISUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST, GIVEN TO PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATION AND FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.

PLEASE CONSIDER THAT IN YOUR VOTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

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OKAY.

A FIAT. IMAGINE A CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL FULL OF LAUGHTER, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE HAPPY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN IN A WAY THAT THEY DID BEFORE THE TEA TAKEOVER.

WE TEACHERS ARE HAPPY TO TEACH INSTEAD OF STICKING TO A SCRIPT.

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL, AND THE DEAL WELLS DO NOT MASTER 45 MINUTES.

TEACHERS DO NOT. STUDENTS CANNOT LEARN A DOLL DEMONSTRATION LEARNING IN 45 MINUTES AND BE EXPECTED TO MASTER IT.

THEY DO NOT HAVE EB SUPPORTS.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR THE DOLLS AND THE EBS DO NOT HAVE SPED ACCOMMODATIONS.

AFTER THE TA TAKEOVER, THE SCHOOLS ARE DIMMER AND MY CHRISTMAS WISH IS FOR TEACHERS TO BE ALLOWED TO TEACH WITH THEIR ACADEMIC FREEDOM INSTEAD OF JUST STICK TO HIS SCRIPT.

MY CHRISTMAS WISH IS FOR THE HALLWAYS TO BE BRIGHTER BY ALLOWING THE TEACHERS TO BE THE BEACON OF LIGHT SO THE KIDS CAN SHINE BRIGHTER FOR THEM.

IMAGINE. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ON THIS TOPIC ARE REGISTERED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD VIA ZOOM.

MISS SMITH, CAN YOU PLEASE ADMIT THEM? MISS MILLIGAN, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN.

THANK YOU. I'M CELESTE AGAIN, PARENT OF THREE HISD STUDENTS.

AS A PARENT AND PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR FOR OVER 16 YEARS, I'VE ALWAYS MADE THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS TO MY DECISION MAKING.

THAT'S WHY TONIGHT I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, AND THEN TO HOLD THE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE TO ADHERING TO ITS WRITTEN GUIDELINES.

AS CO-CHAIR OF THE DAC, I VOTED YES FOR THE DOI BECAUSE IT'S GOOD POLICY FOR KIDS AND BECAUSE GOOD POLICY FOR KIDS WILL GET US CLOSER TO MEETING THE EXIT CRITERIA AND REGAINING LOCAL CONTROL.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL EXEMPTION WILL GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE SAME ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION THAT STUDENTS IN SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ALREADY HAVE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE UNJUST DAP VAPING LAW WILL PROTECT STUDENTS FROM THIS OVERLY HARSH PUNISHMENT.

SO VOTE YES ON THE DOI.

THEN FULFILL YOUR PROMISES TO ADHERE TO ITS GUIDELINES.

CONTINUE TO CONFER WITH THE DAC AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EQUALLY CRITICAL.

PLEASE WORK TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF INDIGNITY TOWARD HISD EMPLOYEES AND CONTINUE WORKING TO BUILD TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.

MEN DON TRAN, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN.

HI, MY NAME IS MINDAN TRAN.

I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER, SPEAKING FOR A FORMER TEACHER AT A NON NES SCHOOL AND TO ADDRESS ITEM ONE.

I WORKED IN HISD FOR FIVE YEARS AND MANY OF LAST YEAR'S ADMINISTRATORS WERE REASSIGNED OR LEFT WHEN THE NEW PRINCIPAL ARRIVED.

I WATCHED HIM YELLING AT A TEACHER AND THEN LATER YELLING AT TEACHERS IN FRONT OF STUDENTS.

I LEARNED TO KEEP MY HEAD DOWN.

ADMIN VISITED ME DAILY AND MY OBSERVATIONS WERE GREAT.

HOWEVER, I WAS ANXIOUS, AFRAID OF GETTING YELLED AT.

ADMIN WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE, ONLY CONCERNED WITH CHECKING OFF BOXES.

THEN I USED MY EARNED SICK DAYS AND WAS WRITTEN UP FOR EXCESSIVE ABSENCES.

THEREFORE, FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH I RESIGNED AND DURING THE LAST CLASS ON MY LAST DAY, MY APPRAISER OBSERVED ME.

WHY? WHAT FEEDBACK WOULD YOU GIVE ME AFTERWARD? NONE. THIS IS INSANITY.

IF YOU SUPPORT TEACHERS, I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON DOI.

THANK YOU. YARBOROUGH, PLEASE.

CAMERA ON.

PLEASE BEGIN.

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S FROZEN.

NOPE. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

OH, I HAVE A BAD CONNECTION.

I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.

UM, I'M WEARING MY PREDICTION RING, BUT I DON'T REALLY NEED ONE TO KNOW THAT HIRING UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS TO REPLACE THE CERTIFIED TEACHERS THAT YOU

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UH, FOR OUR STUDENTS.

I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN HISD SCHOOLS AND I DO NOT WANT THEM HAVING AN UNCERTIFIED TEACHER.

I AM A CERTIFIED TEACHER MYSELF, AND I KNOW THAT I PASSED RIGOROUS TRAINING TO BE VETTED, TO BE ALLOWED TO BE TEACHING IN A CLASSROOM.

I WANT THAT MY CHILDREN HAVE TEACHERS WHO WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS, WHO HAVE BEEN VETTED, WHO HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS NOT INNOVATIVE.

SO CALLING THIS DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AND THEN GETTING RID OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND NOT HAVING TO TELL PARENTS ABOUT IT IS NOT INNOVATIVE.

IT'S TAKING US BACKWARDS IN TIME.

UM, SECONDLY, WHY DO YOU NEED THAT WAIVER? WHY DO YOU EXPECT SO MANY OF US CERTIFIED TEACHERS TO LEAVE? TRISTA BISHOP WATT.

PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. HELLO, I'M TRISTA BISHOP WATT, REPRESENTING HOUSTON GPS.

THIS YEAR, DISTRICTS IN THE AREA BEGAN SCHOOL AS EARLY AS AUGUST 6TH.

LAGGING BEHIND THE REST WAS HOUSTON ISD, WHICH DID NOT SEE ITS STUDENTS BACK TO CLASSROOMS UNTIL UP TO THREE WEEKS LATER.

OUR STUDENTS DID NOT GET THE BENEFIT OF THOSE ADDITIONAL DAYS OF LEARNING FOR ONE KEY REASON, HISD IS NOT A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION.

IN FACT, HISD IS PART OF JUST 5% OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS FLEXIBILITY.

WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD FOR RECOGNIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY.

BOTH THE INNOVATION COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGED IN A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS TO CONSIDER EXEMPTIONS AND TO FIND GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE WE ARE APPROPRIATELY MAINTAINING RIGOROUS STANDARDS.

WITH LESS THAN HALF OF HISD STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE STATUS QUO IS NOT WORKING AND THAT HISD NEEDS EVERY TOOL AT ITS DISPOSAL TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING.

THIS DOI PLAN WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO PURSUE NEW TYPES OF COURSE STRUCTURES, OFFER STUDENTS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE COLLEGES AND PROVIDE HISD FLEXIBILITY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR EARLIER.

WE SUPPORT THE CENTER AND HOPE THE BOARD IS ABLE TO FINALIZE THE PROCESS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. KATHY BEASLEY, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. STANDARDS, BUT NOT.

IS THAT HER ON THE PHONE OR SOMETHING? SO THERE WE GO. SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS KATHY BEASLEY, AND I'M A TEACHER RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, I AM SHARING ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER STORY.

FOR TEN YEARS, I PROVIDED A SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND PROTECTED THEM FROM GETTING BULLIED.

NOW THEY'RE BEING BULLIED BY ADMINISTRATORS.

LAST WEEK, INFORMATION WAS CIRCULATED THAT WE WERE IN A LOCKDOWN.

HOWEVER, NO OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION WAS MADE BY OUR PRINCIPAL.

I SENT AN ALL STAFF EMAIL TO GET CLARIFICATION.

INSTEAD OF REPLYING TO ALL REGARDING THE SAFETY ISSUE, ADMINISTRATORS CAME TO MY ROOM AND ADMONISHED ME FOR SENDING AN EMAIL.

AFTER EXPLAINING MY CONCERNS, THE PRINCIPAL SAID I WAS INSUBORDINATE AND NEEDED TO LEAVE CAMPUS.

A STUDENT ALSO SHARED HER CONCERN, WAS TOLD TO LEAVE CAMPUS WITH THE THREAT OF A SHOOTING OUTSIDE.

WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE THE BUILDING.

CLARIFYING QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED INSUBORDINATION.

STUDENTS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DON'T FEEL SAFE.

WE FEEL ATTACKED.

VOTE NO ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.

THANK YOU.

SPEAKER OF VITA KASPAROVA IS NOT ON ZOOM.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KARINA QUEZADA.

MISS QUESADA, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. UM, HI.

I DIDN'T, UH, I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING TODAY BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T HAVE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE TIME BECAUSE NO ONE EVER LISTENS ANYWAY.

MOSTLY I'M JUST HERE, UM, TO JUST SAY THAT I'M AGAINST YOUR, UM, AGAINST THE DOI.

UH, JUST TO VOICE, UH, MY REACTION TO THAT.

I THINK IT'S A NO, I DON'T NEED A PREDICTION RING.

I DON'T NEED A CRYSTAL BALL TO KNOW WHY TEA IS HERE IN HISD.

IF IT'S GOING TO EXACERBATE INEQUITIES IN HISD, THEN I KNOW THIS BOARD IS GOING TO VOTE FOR IT.

UM, IF IT'S GOING TO DAMAGE, UH, LEARNING, IT'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR OUR KIDS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A YES VOTE.

UM, SO THAT'S ALL I WAS HERE TO SAY, THANK YOU, BYE.

OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM TWO.

CONSIDERATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES AND CONSTRAINT PROGRESS MEASURES WILL BEGIN WITH BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEES WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK SUE DEIGAARD, DANI HERNANDEZ, AND JUDITH CRUZ.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THREE OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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UM, MISS DEIGAARD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

I AM ONE OF THE ELECTED TRUSTEES.

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PUBLIC FOCUS HAS BEEN HOW THE CHANGE IS BEING MADE BY THE NEW LEADERSHIP ARE AFFECTING ADULTS.

THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IF THE DECISIONS ARE IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT THE BOARD IS HERE TO DO, IS THROUGH REGULAR PROGRESS MONITORING.

59% OVER HALF OF OUR THIRD GRADERS ARE NOT READING ON GRADE LEVEL.

THAT HAPPENED ON OUR WATCH, AND YET I DON'T HEAR ANY OUTRAGE ABOUT THAT.

I COMMEND THE BOARD FOR SETTING THE MOST AMBITIOUS GOALS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS DISTRICT AND, IF ACHIEVED, WILL MAKE MORE PROGRESS TOWARDS CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP THAN ANY DISTRICT IN THE NATION.

I HOPE YOU CAN ACHIEVE WHAT WE COULDN'T.

OUR ELECTED BOARD ALLOWED THE GREATEST INEQUITY THAT EXISTS WITHIN A SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THAT IS THE INEQUITY BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND THOSE WHO DON'T. WE WON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT OF THIS ADMINISTRATION'S STRATEGIES ARE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UNTIL THE BOARD BEGINS PROGRESS MONITORING NEXT MONTH.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT ABSENT AN UNAPOLOGETIC FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE FURTHEST BEHIND, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DENY KIDS ACCESS TO THE AMERICAN DREAM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS DIEGAARD.

MISS HERNANDEZ. HI.

HI.

ALSO HAS AN ELECTED TRUSTEE AND FORMER HISD STUDENT, TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR, I COMMEND THIS BOARD FOR PROGRESS MONITORING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE HIGH STUDENT GOALS FOR OUR STUDENTS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THIS ADMINISTRATION IS BY NO MEANS PERFECT, BUT WE ARE SEEING A FOCUS ON STUDENTS WHICH NEEDED TO HAPPEN.

AS AN EAST ENDER, I KNOW THE STRUGGLES THAT STUDENTS HAVE FACED IN THE EAST END, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CHANGING THAT, MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

WE KNOW THAT CHARTERS HAVE A STRONGHOLD IN THE EAST END, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TWO, UH, HISD SCHOOLS ARE GOOD SO THAT OUR STUDENTS WANT TO ATTEND SCHOOLS ON THE EAST SIDE AS WELL.

AS A BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION, I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CHAMPIONING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

IT'S VITAL TO OUR STUDENTS.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH HIGH QUALITY PRE-K SEEDS FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN HISD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MISS CRUZ. BUENAS NOCHES.

MY NAME IS JUDITH CRUZ.

I AM AN HISD PARENT, FORMER TEACHER, CURRENTLY ELECTED TRUSTEE, AND I WORK FOR ED TRUST.

I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED FIVE YEAR GOALS AND WILL NOW HAVE GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES TO BEGIN MONITORING NEXT MONTH.

I APPLAUD THE BOARD FOR SETTING AMBITIOUS TARGETS AND READING IN MATH, AND ESPECIALLY A MORE AMBITIOUS TARGET TO CLOSE GAPS FOR OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR.

I AM ENCOURAGED THAT THIS BOARD IS MEASURING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TOGETHER AS AN AND INSTEAD OF AN OR, AND I DO HOPE TO SEE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT METRICS IN THE FUTURE.

I CALL ON THE PUBLIC TO STAY RELENTLESSLY FOCUSED ON MONITORING THESE GOALS EACH MONTH.

THIS IS HOW WE HOLD SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE AND HOW YOU MOVE TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

WE WANT STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND DREAMS. THEY CANNOT DO THIS IF THEY CANNOT PERFORM BASIC LEVELS OF MATH AND READ ON GRADE LEVEL.

AND WHAT I WITNESSED IN MY NES SCHOOL VISITS GETS MORE KIDS CLOSER TO THAT.

MONITORING THIS PROGRESS IS GOOD GOVERNANCE BECAUSE THE BOARD MAKES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT A PRIORITY.

WE SHOULD BE HYPER VIGILANT ABOUT MEETING OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES, BECAUSE IT WILL INDICATE IF WE ARE CLOSER TO HAVING THE ELECTED BOARD ROLL BACK ON THE BOARD.

WILL. GRACIAS.

THANK YOU, MISS CRUZ.

OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE.

DIANA CANDIDA, LUCA CANDIDA, JANE FRAU FRIO.

EXCUSE ME. UM, IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME UP, THERE ARE SOME RESERVED SEATING UP HERE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE ABOUT TO SPEAK.

BUT OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANA CANDIDA.

PARTY MEETING PARTY.

OKAY? YES, MA'AM.

MY NAME IS DIANA CANDIDA.

I'M A PARENT AND TAXPAYER CONCERNED ABOUT PROGRESS MEASURES, CORRELATIONS SUCH AS NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND NUMBER OF STORKS IN A COUNTRY, AND CAUSALITY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THE BOARD NEEDS TO BEGIN ANALYZING INFORMATION PRESENTED MORE THOROUGHLY AND CRITICALLY.

MIKE MILES SUPPORTS HIS PREDICTION RING PROPHECIES AND JUSTIFIES HARMFUL POLICIES BY MOVING THE GOALPOSTS AND BY MANIPULATING WHAT DATA IS GATHERED AND HOW IT IS PRESENTED.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR'S NUMBER OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS WAS PROUDLY GIVEN AS A TESTAMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF NES POLICIES.

IT WAS FOR THE SAME DURATION, BUT WERE LOWER ATTENDANCE RATES ACCOUNTED FOR? MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT.

WHAT I DO KNOW FROM SOMEONE AT AN NES SCHOOL IS THAT THEY WERE EXPLICITLY INSTRUCTED NOT TO WRITE UP STUDENTS FOR INCIDENTS.

UNDERREPORTING SKEWED THE RESULTS IN MIKE'S FAVOR.

BOARD MEMBERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS STOPPED BELIEVING MIKE MILES PROPAGANDA.

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YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M A STUDENT IN HISD.

I AM AFRAID EXCURSION LOS ESTUDIANTES DE ALGUNAS ESCUELAS.

NO LO HACEN NO ES JUSTO.

TODAY I HAD A FIELD TRIP.

SOME STUDENTS IN OTHER SCHOOLS CAN DO THIS.

THIS IS NOT FAIR.

AND ME? ESCUELA TENGO UNA BIBLIOTECA.

UN BIBLIOTECARIO.

ALGUNOS NINOS.

NO LO TIENEN ESO NO ES JUSTO.

IN MY SCHOOL, THERE IS A LIBRARY AND A LIBRARIAN.

SOME. SOME KIDS DO NOT HAVE THIS.

THIS IS NOT FAIR.

AND ME IS NO PUEDO SALVANDO CUANDO LO NECESITO Y NO TENGO UN CONO.

OTROS NINOS NO PUEDEN NO ES JUSTO I CAN USE THE RESTROOM WHENEVER I NEED IT.

I DON'T NEED TO CARRY A CONE.

OTHER KIDS CANNOT.

THIS IS NOT FAIR.

TODOS LOS NINOS MERECEN LOS MISMOS DERECHOS.

QUÉ YO TENGO? EVERY CHILD DESERVES ALL THE RIGHTS THAT I HAVE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JANE FRIO.

MISS FRIO. HI.

GOOD EVENING. I'M A PARENT OF A STUDENT RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION IN HISD, AND OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS I'VE SPOKEN AT MANY BOARD MEETINGS REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.

TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES NEW GOALS AND CONSTRAINTS THAT THIS APPOINTED BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR MONTHS.

AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT AGENDA PACKET THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO THE PUBLIC, SEVERAL OF THE PROGRESS MEASURES AND CONSTRAINTS ARE INCOMPLETE AND STILL HAVE PLACEHOLDERS OF X X PERCENT AND Y Y PERCENT.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS BOARD IS VOTING TONIGHT ON ITS OWN GOALS AND CONSTRAINTS, WITHOUT BASELINE INFORMATION INCLUDED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT? THIS BOARD HASN'T LOOKED AT ANY EXISTING PROGRESS MONITORING GOALS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND THE GOALS AND CONSTRAINTS FOR YOU TO APPROVE TONIGHT DON'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.

IT WOULD BE WISE TO DELAY THIS IMPORTANT VOTE UNTIL THE PUBLIC CAN REVIEW THE COMPLETED DOCUMENTS AND MAKE AN INFORMED COMMENT ON THEM.

YOUR EMPLOYEE, YOUR SUPERINTENDENT, WORKS FOR YOU AND YOU CAN ASK FOR MORE.

I SERVE ON A NONPROFIT BOARD.

I WOULD NEVER APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT WAS THIS INCOMPLETE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER ON THIS TOPIC IS REGISTERED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD VIA ZOOM.

MISS SMITH, CAN YOU PLEASE ADMIT ELIZABETH CHAPMAN? MISS CHAPMAN, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN.

ELIZABETH CHAPMAN, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. I KNOW MY TIME IS LIMITED, BUT I WANTED TO OFFER YOU A FEW SECONDS OF IT TO INVITE YOU TO THINK ABOUT A TEACHER WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE, OR THE LIVES OF YOUR CHILDREN. FOR ME, THAT PERSON WAS MISS MARY LACY, MY LATIN TEACHER AT HIGH SCHOOL.

UH, THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT I ATTENDED WHO HAD A CAREER THERE FOR ALMOST FOUR DECADES.

AND I BET THE TEACHER THAT YOU HELD IN YOUR HEART JUST NOW WAS ALSO A COMMITTED LIFETIME EDUCATOR.

TEACHERS WHO WERE VETERANS ON THE CAMPUS THAT THEY SERVE OFTEN TEACH GENERATIONS OF KIDS.

THEY BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY HAVE A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH THEIR SUBJECT MATTER AND THE BEST WAYS TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN IT.

THEY ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE STUDENT SUCCESS THAT YOU HAVE NAMED AS GOALS.

I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK AT A CAMPUS WHERE WE HAVE HAD SOME TEACHERS WHOSE CAREERS HAVE SPANNED CLOSE TO HALF A CENTURY, BUT I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THE NUMBER OF MY EXPERIENCED COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE SHARED THAT THIS WILL BE THEIR LAST YEAR IN HISD BECAUSE OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS IN SUPPORTING OUR GOALS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, I'M ASKING YOU TO INCLUDE A CONSTRAINT THAT WOULD REQUIRE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF TEACHER RETENTION.

NICE. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM TEN.

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY F O LOCAL STUDENT DISCIPLINE.

SECOND READING. WILL RUTH HOFFMAN, CLERK, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE?

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I'M CONCERNED, UM, I'M PLEASED THAT THE DISTRICT'S POLICY ON SUSPENDING STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL IS THAT IT SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT.

MY CONCERN IS THAT THE FLAGSHIP SCHOOL THAT MR. MILES HOLDS UP AS HIS MODEL, THAT IS EXTRA COLLEGE PREP, CLEARLY DOES NOT ADHERE TO THIS SIMILAR PHILOSOPHY.

UH, WHILE HE'S PROUD OF NOT USING IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION AT ECTOR, THE USE OF OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION IS QUITE ALARMING.

THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM 2023 SCHOOL YEARS THAT FULLY 26% OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION, MORE THAN 1 IN 4 STUDENTS, WAS SUSPENDED IN THAT YEAR.

THAT'S UP FROM 17% 18% THE YEAR BEFORE, 6% AND 7%, RESPECTIVELY.

GIVEN THIS TREND, IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT 2.3% OF THE STUDENTS AT ECTOR ROUGHLY 30 STUDENTS, DROPPED OUT IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE IN THE TWO YEARS OF 1920 AND 2021.

THAT IS APPALLING.

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NES APPROACH IS GOING TO PRODUCE SIMILAR DROPOUT RATES IN HISD.

IF THAT SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM 11, APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATION WAIVER FOR COUNSELORS FOR THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR SPEAKERS ON THIS TOPIC ARE REGISTERED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD VIA ZOOM.

MISS SMITH, CAN YOU PLEASE IDENTIFY AND ADMIT THE SPEAKERS? DOCTOR PAMELA BOLAND, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. OH, OKAY.

HERE WE GO. HI, I AM SPEAKING TO THE UNELECTED BOARD OF MANAGERS, UH, WHO CONSISTENTLY SUPPORT THE UNCERTIFIED SUPERINTENDENT ON HIS QUEST TO REMOVE ALL CERTIFIED TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, STAFF MEMBERS, COUNSELORS OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS.

OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE HE'S NOT CERTIFIED, NO ONE ELSE SHOULD BE.

YOUR SUPPORT.

YOU SUPPORT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PRIORITIZES SPIN BIKES OVER LIBRARIANS, WHO EQUATES TOXIC WORKPLACE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE CULTURE, WHO BELIEVES HE CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE OF MY CHILDREN IN THE THIRD GRADE WHILE WIDENING THE DIGITAL GAP BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TRAIN TEACHERS BUT HIS STAFF, WHO IS SUPPORTED IN A STATE THAT REMOVES BOOKS ABOUT SLAVERY BECAUSE ONE PERSON COMPLAINED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ABOUT WHITE FOLKS IN A STATE THAT VIOLATES ITS OWN CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THE ICING ON THIS PROPAGANDA REGIME IS THE CONTINUAL EFFORT TO SILENCE CRITICS BY LIMITING AGENDA REVIEW TIME.

THANK YOU MA'AM. SONIA LUCAS ROBERTS.

OH, IS SHE HERE? SORRY, SONIA.

LUCAS ROBERTS IS NOT PRESENT IN ZOOM.

MARIA BENSON, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. HI, MY NAME IS DOCTOR MARIA BENZON AND I'M A PARENT AND COMMUNITY LEADER.

SPEAKING ON ITEM 11, WAVING COUNSELOR CERTIFICATIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN TEXAS INCLUDE ONE.

TO COMPLETE AN EDUCATION PREP PROGRAM, TWO TO PASS THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION EXAM, THREE TO EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE OF AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN COUNSELING FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION, AND FOUR TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO CREDIBLE YEARS OF CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

SO WHY DO WE NEED CERTIFICATIONS? A CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATES YOUR COMMITMENT TO SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, UPHOLDING INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND CONTINUED LEARNING. THEY CAN BOOST YOUR PROFESSIONAL CREDIBILITY AND PRESTIGE AT A TIME WHEN DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRING COUNSELORS TO BE CERTIFIED AS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, OUR LPC AND A SCHOOL COUNSELOR, HISD WILL BE REQUIRING LESS.

PLEASE VOTE NO ON ITEM 11 AND DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM BY NOT WAIVING COUNSELOR CERTIFICATIONS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ADIDAS SAGE BITNER.

SHE THERE WITH YOU? OKAY? YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD.

HI, MY NAME IS ADIDAS BITNER AND I AM A FOURTH GRADER AT CONDIT ELEMENTARY.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 11 COUNSELOR CERTIFICATIONS.

THIS ITEM SAYS THAT YOU WILL NOT REQUIRE COUNSELORS TO BE CERTIFIED THIS YEAR.

SO IS IT OKAY FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND TEACHERS TO NOT BE CERTIFIED IN HISD NOW? IT WILL ALSO BE OKAY TO SERVE TO BE AN UNCERTIFIED COUNSELOR.

WHY DO YOU KEEP STANDARDS HIGH FOR STUDENTS, BUT HAVE LOWER STANDARDS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAD AND HELP US?

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IF I EVER NEEDED TO SEE A COUNSELOR, I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THE TRAINING AND EARN THE CERTIFICATIONS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THEY WEREN'T, THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

DON'T KIDS LIKE ME DESERVE THAT? PLEASE VOTE NO ON ITEM 11 AND SUPPORT COUNSELORS BEING CERTIFIED TO HELP STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS ITEM 14, APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER BUDGET AMENDMENT.

WILL SARAH TERRELL PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? IS SHE HERE? YES, MA'AM.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. A FEW ITEMS ARE MOVING AROUND IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

THE TOTAL COST DON'T CHANGE, BUT THE SURPLUS DECREASED ANOTHER 14 MILLION BECAUSE THE JUNE BEGINNING BALANCE IS ADJUSTED.

I TRIED TO COMPARE THIS BUDGET TO THE 2023 ACTUALS, BUT WE CAN ONLY SEE THE GENERAL FUND IN 2023.

THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND COVERED A THIRD OF DISTRICT EXPENSES, SO THE FULL PICTURE MUST SHOW THEM BOTH.

THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET'S AN 18% INSTRUCTIONAL AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP EXPENSE, $33 MILLION.

HOW MUCH EXPENSE IS STASHED IN THE FUND THAT WE ARE NOT SEEING? LAYERS OF NEZ, MICROMANAGERS AND MILES TEAM OF LOYALISTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

THE FISCAL CLIFF YOU DISCUSSED IN JUNE STILL LOOMS WITH NO WAY TO RESOLVE IT.

MILES SAYS.

NEZ SAVES MONEY.

HOW? MILES JUST DOESN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS.

YOUR PERSONNEL VACANCY QUESTIONS THIS MONTH GOT A CURT COMMENT ABOUT RIGHT SIZING AND NO REAL ANSWER.

JUST LIKE THE COACH SAID, YOU BETTER JUST TABLE YOUR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS CLOSED SESSION PERSONNEL C, HEAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST AND DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES AND RESOLUTION OF THE SAME.

WILL SHAWNA CHEN PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? MISS CHEN.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI.

ACTUALLY MY NAME IS LINDER, LIKE I MENTIONED AT TWO MEETINGS AGO, BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMPLIANCE CULTURE THAT HAS GROWN SINCE THE TAKEOVER.

A TEACHER SHARED THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS DOCUMENTED THE DOL LEARNING OBJECTIVE AND TEKS ON HER WALL IN LESSON PLANS.

NOW IN THE THIRD GRADING PERIOD, SHE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO ENTER THIS INFO AND OTHER DATA INTO A NEW SPREADSHEET.

SUPPOSEDLY, IT'S TO HELP EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS BE MORE EFFICIENT IN THEIR GOTCHA VISITS.

I MEAN SPOT CHECKS, WHO SHOULD BE SUPPORTED MORE THE OVERWORKED, UNDERAPPRECIATED TEACHERS OR THE HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS? I REQUEST THAT YOU DO NOT MAKE TEACHERS DO REPETITIVE PAPER PUSHING WORK.

THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON PREPARING THEIR LESSONS AND ENSURING THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION ACCOMMODATIONS ARE PROVIDED, AND STOP THE DISRESPECTFUL TREATMENT OF TEACHERS.

I URGE YOU TO GET RID OF MIKE MILES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM.

MADAM PRESIDENT, UM, SISTER MAMA SONIA IS ON ZOOM FOR THE PREVIOUS.

IS THIS FOR ITEM 11? UM, THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

OKAY. ONE SECOND.

SISTER, SONJA LUCAS ROBERTS.

SHE'S ON OUR LIST. BUT NOT IN THE SCRIPT.

WHO'S THAT? UH, SISTER.

MAMA. SONJA, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN.

HELLO. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

HELLO. WE NEED YOU ON CAMERA, MA'AM, IF YOU CAN.

OKAY. HOLD ON.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT GO ON CAMERA.

YES, MA'AM. IT WILL NOT HELP.

I THINK IT'S.

THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. OKAY, OKAY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES.

OKAY. UH, MY NAME IS SISTER MAMA SONYA.

AND I THINK IT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY EGREGIOUS THAT CHILDREN ARE BEING, UH, UH, PAMPERED, NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM AT AT WILL. I'M THINKING OF YOUNGSTERS WHO ARE STARTING ON THEIR CYCLE, PARTICULARLY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

EVEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MANY TIMES THEY ARE NOT EVEN REGULAR YET, AND THEY MAY NOT KNOW.

THEY MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM THREE FOUR TIMES EVEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU ALL WOULD LOOK OVER THIS POLICY THAT YOU ALL HAVE, AND MAKE SURE OUR GIRLS ARE NOT SEATED IN SUCH A HORRIBLE, UNSANITARY,

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AND FOR THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, PLEASE PUT RUBBER STAMPING EVERYTHING THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS.

I WANT YOU TO THINK FOR YOURSELVES.

AND IF ANY OF YOU HAVE YOUNG GIRLS AT HOME, EVEN YOU HAVE NIECES IF YOU HAVE GRANDCHILDREN OR WHATEVER, THINK ABOUT THIS BATHROOM POLICY AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THEM.

UM, PLEASE TREAT OUR CHILDREN WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

LOVE US, DISMISS US.

Y'ALL DON'T REALLY LISTEN TO US.

THANK YOU MA'AM. OUR LAST ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS PUBLIC HEARING ON SCHOOL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS SCHOOL FIRST.

WILL DANIEL CASTILLO PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND HE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ROCKY MALLOY.

AND THEN OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE VIA ZOOM ON THIS TOPIC, MR. CASTILLO. UM.

MR.. OKAY.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, MR. MALLOY, IS THAT YOU? YES, SIR.

HELLO. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOUR VOTE FOR YES ON SCHOOL CHAPLAINS.

TEXAS SCHOOL CHAPLAIN ACT.

I'M THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATION.

WE HAVE OVER 30,000 SCHOOLS WITH OUR CHAPLAINS.

THAT'S A DATA SET ABOUT THE SIZE OF TEXAS.

AND THAT DATA SET, WE SHOW AN 80% REDUCTION OF TEEN PREGNANCIES, 37% INCREASE IN GRADUATIONS, AND ZERO SUICIDES REPORTED IN THE LAST 13 YEARS.

OUR EVIDENCE IS SUPPORTED BY DOCTOR LISA MILLER FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, WHO, TOGETHER WITH WORKING WITH A TWO STAR GENERAL, INITIATED A CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE US ARMY THAT IMPROVED METRICS AT EVERY SINGLE LEVEL AND REDUCED SUICIDE BY 36% BY AMPLIFYING CHAPLAIN PERFORMANCE.

THANK YOU SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER ON THIS TOPIC IS REGISTERED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD VIA ZOOM.

MISS SMITH, PLEASE ADMIT LINDSAY POLLOCK.

SHE'S NOT ON ZOOM. OKAY.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.

OKAY. TO AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL NOW HEAR.

DID MISS CHAPIN ARRIVE OKAY? OH, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK.

UM, WE HAVE MORE SPEAKERS, SO WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE VERY END.

OKAY. BUT I'M GLAD TO KNOW YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM SPEAKERS WHO REGISTERED FOR HEARING OF THE COMMUNITY.

[HEARING OF THE COMMUNITY]

AND AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME CHAIRS UP HERE IN THE FRONT FOR FOLKS.

IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP, IT'LL HELP US MOVE THIS ALONG A LITTLE BIT.

JOSHUA MARCEL, FOLLOWED BY GWEN PAWLOWSKI AND THEN JAIRO, JAIME OR JAIME, CARLY PADGETT, SAVANT, MORE JOSE CANTU, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. UM, MR..

MARCEL. YES.

MEMBERS. UH, BUS NUMBER 2035 SERVICING LANIER AND LAMAR, CURRENTLY DROPS OFF AT LANCASHIRE AND RICHMOND.

IT'S A SEVEN LANE PORTION OF RICHMOND WITH A TURNING LANE.

IT'S 20 POINT QUARTER MILE FROM THE NEAREST, UM, CROSSWALK, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT I-10 IN RICHMOND.

UH, YOU HAVE ABOUT 6 TO 9 STUDENTS THAT ARE CROSSING RICHMOND DURING RUSH HOUR, UH, ON A CURVE WHERE CARS ARE DOING 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR.

MY DAUGHTER, WHO HAD A STROKE, UH, RELATED TO HER BRAIN CANCER, SIMPLY CANNOT CROSS.

AT THAT POINT, I'VE PROVIDED THE DISTRICT WITH A VIDEO SHOWING A NEAR MISS WITH A SUBURBAN OF SOME STUDENTS WHEN A TOW TRUCK STOPPED TO PROVIDE THEM WAY.

UM, AND I ALSO PROVIDED A ALTERNATE SITE THAT WOULD TAKE THE BUS ONE BLOCK OUT OF ITS CURRENT ROUTE AND NOT REQUIRE IT TO TURN LEFT ACROSS RICHMOND, SO NO DISRUPTION TO SERVICE. UH, SIMPLE REQUEST.

THIS HAS BEEN SITTING IN ROUTING FOR QUITE A WHILE AND DISTRICT'S BEEN AWARE OF IT FOR A YEAR.

WOULD JUST APPRECIATE SOMEONE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO GET ROUTING TO PUSH THAT ALONG SO WE CAN KEEP THESE KIDS SAFE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GWEN PAWLOWSKI.

HELLO? YES, MA'AM.

I'M GWEN PULASKI, RETIRED HISD TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR, FORMER HISD PARENT AND STUDENT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOARD OF MANAGERS HAS NO REAL AUTHORITY TO REIGN IN THE STATE APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SUPPORT HIS APPROACH DESPITE HIS TRACK RECORD.

I UNDERSTAND YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD.

HOWEVER, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR CONSCIENCE ALLOWS YOU TO SIT QUIETLY AND SANCTION THE ABUSE OF POWER.

A RECENT BLANKET POLICY MANDATES THAT EMPLOYEES BE FIRED UPON THEIR 10TH DAY OF ABSENCE, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE.

THIS IS HAPPENING.

THIS INCLUDES EMPLOYEES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE SERIOUSLY ILL, WHO ARE BATTLING LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES THEMSELVES, AND WHOSE SPOUSES HAVE RECENTLY DIED AFTER A PROLONGED

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IS THIS HOW YOU TREAT YOUR EMPLOYEES IN YOUR ORGANIZATIONS? IF THE ANSWER IS YES, MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU.

IF THE ANSWER IS NO, WHY IS IT ACCEPTABLE? THANK EACH OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS.

JAIRO. JAIME.

JAIME. JAIRO.

NO. OKAY.

CALI. PADGET FOLLOWED BY SAVANT MOORE AND JOSE CANTU.

IS CALI PADGET HERE? YES, MA'AM.

UM. AND THEN THEY'LL BE FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIE BREWSTER AND STACY HUNTER.

IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME UP TO THE FRONT.

THANK YOU, MISS PADGETT.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. UM, MY NAME IS.

I'M HERE AS AN EDUCATOR.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM ONE.

MAY HAVE SIGNED UP IN THE WRONG SPOT.

I APOLOGIZE, I'M NEW HERE.

UM, ON PAPER AND IN OUR DAILY EMAILS, IF MIKE MILES SENDS THE MESSAGE THAT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE ARE THRIVING UNDER HIS REGIME, THE PROPAGANDA WE RECEIVE SUGGESTS THAT THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY CAN TRUST HIS LEADERSHIP AND PLANS FOR SUCCESS UNDER THE DOI.

HOWEVER, UNLIKE MR. MILES AND THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, I'M IN THE CLASSROOM WITH STUDENTS AND LISTENING TO MY PEERS ACROSS HISD EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WHILE SENSELESS AND CHAOTIC COMPLIANCE FEAR TACTICS DRAIN OUR COFFERS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MY PRINCIPAL HAS AS MUCH TIME TO WATCH MY GOOGLE DRIVE AS SHE DOES WHEN SHE CANNOT COACH ME.

UM, MY MASTER TEACHER COACH SPENDS FOUR HOURS OUTSIDE HER PLANNING TIME EACH NIGHT TO MAKE SENSE OF THE MATERIALS WE'VE BEEN GIVEN, REVISE IT AND FIND NEW MATERIALS THAT ARE ACTUALLY USABLE IN AGE APPROPRIATE.

I URGE YOU TO ACT UNDER YOUR CONSCIENCE TODAY AND VOTE NO FOR THE DOI.

THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES.

IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES.

CHARLES DICKENS, WE GOT A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS.

I WANTED TO COMMEND MR. MILES. LIKE I JUST CAME FROM GETTING A PASSPORT FOR MY.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO JAPAN.

I HOPE I GET TO BE A CHAPERON.

I'VE BEEN USING THE DIET PROGRAM.

WE'VE BEEN GROWING FOOD IN OUR SCHOOLS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A FOOD DESERT.

HE ALSO TRIED TO HELP ME THIS WEEK GET A BUS TO GET THE KIDS TO A ROCKETS GAME, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE PRINCIPAL THE DAY OF SHE CANCELED THE BUS BECAUSE OF HER EGO.

SHE WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING.

THAT'S AN ISSUE WITHIN THIS DISTRICT.

IT'S A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS.

MY MOTHER WAS THE FIRST BLACK COUNSELOR AT MY HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE HAD TO BE CERTIFIED.

SO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT THAT, UM, THAT TRADITION OF SOMEONE HAVING TO BE CERTIFIED AS BLACK HISTORY AND YOU KNOW, HOW TEXAS IS.

SO LET'S CONTINUE TO BE BETTER, YOU KNOW, AND SO I ASK YOU ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE COMMUNITY, THEY REALLY DON'T WANT THE DOI.

SO THINK ABOUT TABLING IT FOR THE FUTURE.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY.

THANK YOU MR. MOORE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSE CANTU, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTY BREWSTER, STACY HUNTER, SELENA MANZANO.

UM, MR. CANTU. YES, SIR.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS JOSE CANTU, AND I STAND BEFORE YOU, NOT JUST A STUDENT OR COMMUNITY MEMBER, BUT AS A VOICE FOR COMPASSION, JUSTICE AND THE RESILIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

DEDICATED CUSTODIAN COMPASSION.

SABATA WAS FIRED THIS TUESDAY FROM HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLATING THE OFFENSIVE POLICY.

JUST WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND A YEAR FROM RETIREMENT.

OUR CUSTODIANS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING A SAFE AND CLEAN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, KEEP OUR SCHOOLS CLEAN.

OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF WORKS HARD TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

OUR CUSTODIAN STAFF WORKS HARD TO MAINTAIN OUR SCHOOL, BUT THEIR PAY, RANGING FROM $7.25 TO $9 PER HOUR, DOES NOT REFLECT THEIR DEDICATION.

THEY DESERVE FAIR COMPASSION FOR THE CRUCIAL ROLE.

I URGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO REFLECT ON THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION OF OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF, AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR FAIR WAGES AND ADDITIONAL STAFF.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTY BREWSTER.

YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING.

THAT'S RIGHT. I SAID GOOD MORNING.

I AM CHRISTY MICHELLE BREWSTER, RETIRED CERTIFIED SCHOOL NURSE.

GOOD MORNING IS USED WHEN A NEW DAY STARTS.

LIGHT PUSHES OUT DARKNESS.

THIS TAKEOVER IS DARKNESS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE COMMENTS.

I'M DOING A PSA FOR THE PUBLIC.

WE NEED YOUR $0.02 PUT IN.

THAT'S LIGHT PUSHING OUT DARKNESS.

[00:55:03]

MOVE. WE NEED A DISTRICT THAT'S RESPECTFUL AND DOES NOT MIND LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE.

SOME TRANSPARENCY.

WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW IS RIDICULOUS.

THE CHILDREN CAN'T GO TO THE RESTROOM.

TEACHERS CAN'T TAKE EARNED PTO MOVE, HOSTILE TAKEOVER.

THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET IT IS YOU, THE PEOPLE.

YOU'VE HEARD THE COMMENTS, YOU NEED TO PUT SOME LIGHT IN THIS.

GOOD MORNING.

AND FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, BOW YOUR HEADS.

BEND YOUR KNEES.

WE NEED SOME HELP.

MOVE! TAKEOVER MOVE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACEY HUNTER, FOLLOWED BY SELENA MANZANO, AMBER MINA ROBLES AND JESSICA CAMPOS.

MISS HUNTER. OH, MR. HUNTER. SORRY.

YES. THAT BEFORE. IT'S OKAY.

HELLO. MY NAME IS STACEY HUNTER.

I'M NOT A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL OR A FIRED LIBRARIAN OR JANITOR.

I'M HERE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

CITIZEN WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

I DECIDED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL HISD EMPLOYEES BECAUSE I'M SICK AND TIRED OF DICTATOR MILES FIRING HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES DESTROYING THEIR CAREERS FOR STUPID REASONS.

I'M REALLY NOT HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS BOARD, BECAUSE WE REALLY KNOW THEY COULD GIVE A RAT'S HOOT NANNY FOR WHAT WE REALLY HAVE TO SAY.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE PARENTS AND OF HISD STUDENTS.

WRITE THIS DOWN HOUSTON CVPE.

ORG. THAT'S COMMUNITY VOICES FOR PUBLIC ORGANIZATION PARENTS, WE NEED YOU TO VISIT THIS WEBSITE AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH ORGANIZED PICKETS, PROTEST WALKOUTS AND EVEN ORGANIZED SIT OUTS THAT SOON TO COME.

IT'S TIME TO LET DICTATOR MILES OF THE NOW HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DICTATORSHIP AND THE TEA KNOW BOTH.

IN A FEW WEEKS, OUR KIDS WILL BE PREPARED TO STAY HOME UNTIL DICTATOR MILES GOES HOME.

THANK YOU. I YIELD YOU BACK.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SELENA MANZANO, FOLLOWED BY AMBER MENA ROBLES AND THEN JESSICA CAMPOS.

MISS MANZANO. I LOOK ON HERE? NO. UH, AMBER MYRNA.

ROBLES.

THIS HAS CAUSED ME SO MUCH ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS.

I CAN LITERALLY REMEMBER YOU SAYING I'M A NO SAYER.

LET ME REMIND YOU, I'M A STUDENT FROM YOUR DISTRICT.

I'M SPEAKING UP FOR THE TEACHERS THAT CANNOT SPEAK BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF GETTING FIRED.

THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.

THEY SAY THEY'RE HAPPY JUST TO KEEP THEIR JOB.

MAKE AN ANONYMOUS.

QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRE AND LET'S SEE HOW TRUE IT IS.

I DON'T LIKE THE DIVIDING BETWEEN STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR GRADES.

I HATE FEELING LIKE I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH, CONSTANTLY HAVE TO GET STRESSED OVER A DOLL THAT MATERIALS THAT MY TEACHERS DIDN'T CREATE, MATERIALS THAT HAVE ERRORS.

HAVE YOU EVEN SEEN IT TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITIES? IF WE FAIL, IT'S BECAUSE OF Y'ALL PURPOSELY DOING THIS.

CREATE CONFUSION.

YOU SAID WE WERE GOING TO BE EXCELLENT.

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

YOU HAD. AND.

AND EVERY SCHOOL YOU'RE PLANNING TO.

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL NO MORE.

OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA CAMPOS.

MISS CAMPOS.

THREE. WE NEED AN INTERPRETER.

ARE YOU GOING TO? I DON'T NEED AN INTERPRETER.

I JUST I'M ASKING FOR MY EXTRA TIME SO THAT I CAN COMMUNICATE TO BOTH MY, MY SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY.

OKAY. ARE YOU GOING TO INTERPRET YOURSELF? YES. OKAY. GO AHEAD PLEASE.

BUENAS NOCHES. MY NAME IS JESSICA CAMPOS.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESSICA CAMPOS.

UM, I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING TODAY, BUT WHEN I WALKED IN, I RECEIVED THIS HERE, AND IT SAID MANY STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WILL LEAVE THIS DISTRICT, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE BECAUSE TODAY, AS I STOOD IN A CAR RIDER LINE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CVPE AND GETTING ALL MY COMMUNITY INFORMED, MANY OF THE PARENTS

[01:00:01]

SO THIS IS VERY TRUE.

PARENTS ARE ALREADY LEAVING.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S GO.

I'M TELLING YOU GUYS, DO NOT LEAVE THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

THEY WANT US TO LEAVE, BUT WE NEED TO STAND OUR GROUND.

THESE ARE OUR SCHOOLS.

THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN.

WE PAY TAXES, EVEN IMMIGRANTS PAY TAXES.

I ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAY AND FIGHT WITH US.

I HEARD THE LAST MEETING THAT YOU GUYS WERE BEING SILENCED.

IT FEELS REALLY MESSED UP, DOESN'T IT? BUT I DO ASK YOU GUYS, IF YOU GUYS WANT US TO SPEAK YOUR TESTIMONY, LET CVPE KNOW.

WE'LL READ YOUR TESTIMONY OUT LOUD.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EZEKIEL RIOS.

GOOD EVENING. I AM A FOURTH GRADER AT NES SCHOOL AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK FOR STUDENTS.

WHEN ARE KIDS ALLOWED TO GO TO THE RESTROOM? WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO DURING INSTRUCTION TIME.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO DURING THE OLS.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO DURING THE SLE ALSO.

IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO WORK WITH EVERYTHING BEING TIMED.

IF WE DO NOT FINISH A THREE PARAGRAPH ASSIGNMENT IN 15 MINUTES, WE LOSE RECESS.

ONCE I EVEN HEARD A TEACHER THREATENED TO TAKE AWAY LUNCH.

IT IS VERY STRESSFUL.

SPEAKING OF RECESS, AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO GET 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY? THAT IS ALSO NOT HAPPENING.

THIS IS OUR ONLY BREAK IN A VERY STRUCTURED DAY.

WE SPEND OUR WHOLE DAY IN OUR SEATS LOOKING AT SLIDES.

WE NEED TIME TO STRETCH OUR LEGS AND GIVE OUR MINDS A BREAK.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JANICE THOMAS, FOLLOWED BY NAOMI DOYLE, MADRID, MISS JACKIE MULLIN AND PLACIDO GOMEZ.

MISS THOMAS. MISS JANICE THOMAS HERE.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

WHY ARE WE DELAYING IMPROVING OUR CHILDREN LEARNING AND IMPROVING OUR SCHOOLS? THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATION.

DISTRICT TWO.

PRE-PANDEMIC, THE LARGEST NUMBER OF DFF RATED SCHOOLS.

PRE-PANDEMIC ES.

OUR KIDS WERE HELD IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION ALL DAY, SOMETIME EVERY DAY.

OASIS OUR KIDS WERE PUT OUT, HAD THE LARGEST NUMBER OF OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION AND SENT TO THE AP. THIRD GRADE READING.

THIS IS OUR CHILDREN.

FOURTH GRADE MATH.

IT IS OUR CHILDREN.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GAP THAT EXISTS NOT ONLY DISTRICT WIDE, BUT ALSO IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.

AND WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH STUDENTS.

AND I'LL STOP THERE AND GIVE IT TO ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NAOMI DOYLE MADRID, FOLLOWED BY JACKIE MULLEN AND PACHO GOMEZ.

THIS IS ALWAYS SO NERVE WRACKING.

UH. DO I GET A MINUTE? OKAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO, I AM NAOMI DORMAN.

I'M A TAXPAYING 17 YEAR RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE AND A PARENT OF HISD FOR 14 YEARS, WITH EIGHT MORE TO GO.

I'M A CURRENT DAC MEMBER.

I'VE TOURED SCHOOLS WITH MR. MILES, AND I'VE EVEN MET WITH A COUPLE OF YOU IN 2020.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, OUR CHILDREN WERE SENT HOME TO LEARN THROUGH VIRTUAL SCHOOL.

MY TITLE, ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD FEW RESOURCES TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE STUDENTS CHROMEBOOKS.

VERIZON ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE AND ENSURED THAT NOT ONLY OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOL, BUT AN ADDITIONAL 35 TITLE ONE SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE CONSISTENT, EFFICIENT, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FREE WI-FI THROUGH THEIR HOTSPOTS.

WHY DID THIS PROGRAM HAVE TO END FOR OVER 56,000 STUDENTS AND 2500 TEACHERS? AS A STAR EXAMS APPROACH, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE WILL HAVE NEW ACCESS TO WI-FI, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHERE TO GET IT, AND WE HAVE TO PROVE WE MEET A NEED, FURTHER STIGMATIZING THOSE OF US WITHOUT THE MEANS.

FOR ALL THE TALK OF GETTING US TO 2035 WITH TECHNOLOGY AND I, THE LOSS OF THE VERIZON CONTRACT SEEMS MISGUIDED AND WRONG.

[01:05:04]

MISS MULLEN. HI, MY NAME IS JACKIE MULLEN.

I AM THE PARENT OF A DAUGHTER WHO'S AT BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M HERE ON HER BEHALF AND FELLOW STUDENTS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SUPERINTENDENT MANDATED FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AT HIGH SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.

UM, THE ISSUE IS PERIOD ZERO.

STUDENTS WHO HAVE FULL AGENDAS HAVE A PERIOD ZERO.

THERE'S NO TIME IN THEIR SCHEDULE FOR THEM TO HAVE EXAMINATIONS.

THEY'LL EITHER HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL AT THE CRAZY HOUR OF 530 IN THE MORNING TO SEND EXAM OR AFTER SCHOOL, AND HAVE A FULL DAY FROM 830 IN THE MORNING TILL 410 IN THE AFTERNOON.

THIS IS NOT BENEFICIAL TO ANY STUDENT, FORCING THEM TO HAVE A ONE HOUR REVIEW PERIOD BEFORE A SEMESTER FINAL.

THAT IS NOT THE WAY WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN.

ALSO OUR TEACHERS.

WE NEED CERTIFIED, GOOD QUALITY TEACHERS FOR ALL SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY THE POOR PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND SMALLER CLASS SIZES.

AND THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED STUPID BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT STUPID.

WE NEED QUALITY TEACHERS AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS TO LIFT UP THE LEVEL.

THANK YOU MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PLACIDO GOMEZ.

MR. GOMEZ, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TO THE ANNOYANCE OF MANY OF MY POLITICAL FRIENDS, I AM PERFECTLY FINE WITH MAKING SEEING THE BEST IN PEOPLE, MY PERSONAL HILL TO DIE ON, AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE I HAVE ANY DESIRE TO BE POLITE OR TO AVOID CONFLICT.

IT'S BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CHARGED WITH FIGHTING AGAINST CENTURIES OF RACISM AND OPPRESSION TO GIVE OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE.

AND THAT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE IF PEOPLE OF GOODWILL INSIST ON SEEING THE WORST OF EACH OTHER.

NOW, I THINK THAT WE IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST POLICIES THAT WE DISAGREE WITH.

I'VE DONE SO MYSELF.

I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD DEFEND THE POLICIES THAT THEY THINK ARE BEST AND CHANGE POLICIES IF THEY ARE PERSUADED TO DO SO BY THE COMMUNITY.

BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE WHO SPEAK UP AGAINST ARE NOT JUST HELLBENT ON PRIORITIZING ADULT INTERESTS OVER STUDENTS, WHILE THE ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD OF MANAGERS ARE NOT HELL BENT ON TRYING TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HOUSTON, THOUGH MANY OF US HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES, I BELIEVE THAT OUR BEST HOPE IN PROVIDING OUR KIDS WITH THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE IS TO AT LEAST TRY TO WORK TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS A REGISTERED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD VIA ZOOM.

MISS SMITH, PLEASE IDENTIFY AND ADMIT OUR SPEAKERS.

UH, MISS ALLISON CHAPIN IS IN PERSON.

OH, MISS ALLISON CHAPIN.

YES. YOU'RE IN PERSON. PLEASE COME ON UP.

YES, MA'AM. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

JUST LET ME SAY HOW NICE IT IS TO BE SO CLOSE.

THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS ALLISON CHAPIN AND I AM AN EX HISD TEACHER HERE TO TELL YOU A STORY OF A CURRENT HISD TEACHER AND THE THOUGHTS.

AT THE DECEMBER 7TH MEETING, THE SUPERINTENDENT REMARKED THAT FOCUSING ON ATTENDANCE WAS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY.

WHILE INSTRUCTION IS IMPORTANT ABSENT STUDENTS ARE NOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION AT ALL.

CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN SAY, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, LEAVE.

IN ISDS, WE CAN'T.

WE TAKE EACH STUDENT WHO IS ZONED TO OUR SCHOOLS AND ENSURE THAT THEY ALL ARE EDUCATED.

WE CARE ABOUT ABSENT STUDENTS.

ATTENDANCE IS CRITICAL AT HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS AND FAMILY KNOW TEENS CAN DROP OUT, GET A GED AND GO TO HCC.

SO GOING TO SCHOOL BECOMES A DILEMMA.

DO THEY DROP OUT AND HELP THEIR FAMILIES? THEY DON'T STAY IN SCHOOL BECAUSE INSTRUCTION INCLUDES.

TOYS. DOLLS.

THEY STAY BECAUSE IN HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE OF ACTIVITIES.

AND. AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM.

I ASK YOU THAT YOU VALUE ATTENDANCE AT ALL LEVELS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM.

UM, NOW I'LL SWITCH TO OUR ZOOM SPEAKERS.

OKAY. FACE.

UM. ROSANNA GUZMAN AND LILA PRASHAD ARE NOT ON ZOOM.

SO SARA MALEK, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. HI, I'M SARA MALEK, A CONCERNED PARENT OF AN HISD STUDENT.

I'M HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS A PRESSING ISSUE THAT THREATENS OUR STUDENTS HEALTH.

HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD FOUND IN WATER SOURCES AT DOZENS OF SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS UNEQUIVOCALLY STATES THAT NO LEVEL OF LEAD EXPOSURE IS SAFE FOR CHILDREN, AS IT CAN LEAD TO LIFELONG LEARNING DISABILITIES, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS,

[01:10:01]

IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO LEAD EVERY TIME THEY DRINK WATER AT SCHOOL.

WHAT IS EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY FROM HISD REGARDING REMEDIATION EFFORTS.

MY EMAILS TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWERS WHATSOEVER.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS ENTRUSTED TO YOUR CARE.

I URGE YOU TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BY INSTALLING FILTERS AT ALL, DRINKING FOUNTAINS WITH TRACEABLE LEAD LEVELS AND OPEN THE DOORS OF COMMUNICATION.

IF HISD CAN ALLOCATE FUNDS TO NON-ESSENTIAL ITEMS LIKE SPIN BIKES AND INTERNET SERVICE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FREE, SURELY IT CAN INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN'S LONG TERME HEALTH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YVONNE MARTINEZ, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. HI.

GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE JUST TO ASK YOU ONE SIMPLE THING.

I WANT TO ASK YOU HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF, INCLUDING OUR TEACHERS, SUPPORT STAFF, ADMIN, ALL CUSTODIANS, INCLUDING MISS ZAPATA. DON'T BE.

THE DISTRICT TERMINATES CUSTODIANS AND TEACHERS FOR TAKING TIME OFF TO DEAL WITH TERMINAL DISEASES AND TO BURY THEIR DEAD.

DON'T. THE INTERNET WILL REMEMBER HOW YOU PARTICIPATED IN THESE INHUMANE SITUATIONS.

COME ON. BUT HART, BESIDES JUST BEING A SCHOOL WORKER AND TEACHER COUNSELOR AT CUSTODIAN, THEY'RE STILL HUMANS.

WE'RE ALL STILL HUMANS AT THE END OF THE DAY, SO PLEASE HAVE A HEART.

THANK YOU. HAS ANYBODY ELSE ARRIVED ON ZOOM? THAT WAS. WE MISSED EARLIER.

OKAY. IVETA KASPAROVA, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

IN THESE INHUMANE SITUATIONS.

COME ON, SWEETHEART.

BESIDES JUST BEING A SCHOOL WORKER, MA'AM.

THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE ALL STILL HUMANS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

SO PLEASE, HAVE A HEART.

MR. KASPAROV, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.

YOU MAY BEGIN. I'M A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF MARYLAND AND YOU MAY BEGIN. HI, MY NAME IS EVE AND I'M A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE.

SOMETHING YOU NEED.

YOU NEED TO MUTE YOUR WHAT? MUTE THE UPCOMING SPEAKER.

YEAH. OKAY. GO AHEAD.

OH SHE IS MUTED NOW.

OH, CAN YOU TRY TO SPEAK SO WE CAN HEAR YOU? HI. YES, I WAS MUTED.

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MUTING THE OTHER ONE BUT THEN I COULDN'T MUTE IT.

OKAY, I'M SO SORRY.

NO WORRIES. YOU GOT IT.

OKAY. GO AHEAD.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM SINCE THE TAKEOVER.

A TEACHER WHO IS AT A NON NES SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAID THAT SHE SPENDS HOURS INTERNALIZING THE NEW LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM.

RECENTLY, SHE RECEIVED SPANISH STORIES THAT COME WITH THE CURRICULUM.

YAY! BUT UNFORTUNATELY, ALL THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CURRICULUM IS ONLY IN ENGLISH WITH NO SPANISH SUPPORT.

SO SHE SPENDS HUNDREDS OF HOURS ALSO TRANSLATING POWERPOINTS, DOLLS, AND WORKSHEETS.

FURTHERMORE, LAST YEAR SHE HAD A SPANISH SCIENCE TEXTBOOK, BUT THIS YEAR SHE DOES NOT HAVE THIS AND SHE IS NOT ALLOWED TO USE OR REFER TO THE OLDER TEXTBOOK TO SUPPORT HER STUDENTS. I'M ASKING THAT ALL ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM BE PREPARED AND PROVIDED IN SPANISH BY DISTRICT LEVEL STAFF TO IMPROVE DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR HEARING OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

PUBLIC HEARING ON SCHOOL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

[PUBLIC HEARING ON SCHOOL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS (SCHOOL FIRST)]

THE SCHOOL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS SCHOOL FIRST.

UH, CHIEF BRIGGS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR JIM TERRY, WHO'S THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR HOUSTON ISD.

HE'S GOING TO OFFER A SHORT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM.

UM, THIS IS A REQUIRED HEARING AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S FINANCES.

DOCTOR TERRY.

[01:16:40]

OH, IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING'S HAPPENING BEHIND YOU.

IS IT WORKING? I'LL USE MY NOTES.

OH, WELL, I KNOW YOU.

JUST IMAGINE WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.

I THINK IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.

LET'S JUST THINK OF NUMBERS.

YEAH, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO BEGIN, I'M MORE THAN WILLING.

UNLESS YOU'VE GOT COPIES.

OH. YOU KNOW, YOU ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION AND MAYBE ON OUR DRIVE, BUT, UM, NONE OF US HAVE IT HERE WITH US.

OH, MAYBE IT'S ON EXTENDED LOAN OR SOMETHING.

YEAH. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

DO YOU DO Y'ALL THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES OR A COUPLE OF MINUTES? YEAH. OKAY, THEN WHAT? BOARD GO TO RECESS, JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT'S UP AND RUNNING.

UP AND RUNNING. OKAY . HOUSTON ISD RECEIVED AN A BASED ON A SCORE OF 98 OUT OF 100 POINTS. YOU ALL CAN SEE THE INDICATORS ON THE LEFT.

ON THE RIGHT BAR IS THE SCORE.

YES MEANS PASSED, AS DOES CEILING PASS.

NOT RATED MEANS THE INDICATOR WAS NOT USED THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, AND A SCORE SHOWS YOU THE POINTS ALLOWED FOR THE INDICATORS.

THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, WHICH I WON'T GO THROUGH, GIVES THE READER A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE INDICATORS AND THE SCORE RECEIVED.

ALL OF THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.

YOU CAN BE FOUND AT THIS AT THIS LINK.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SO. WELL, GOOD.

OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT WE WILL CONSIDER ACTION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

[CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA?

[01:20:01]

WE DON'T HAVE OUR SCREENS, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF THERE'S IF THERE'S A I MOVE.

THERE'S NO. OKAY.

YEAH. YOU HAD TO HAVE HIT IT TWICE.

FOR MORE. IS EVERYONE IS.

EVERYONE IS WORKING.

EXCEPT. CAN YOU SEE IT? WE MOVED AND SECONDED. I CAN WORK OFF YOURS.

OH NO I CAN'T, I HAVE.

OH. GOT IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SORRY. OKAY.

UM, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

UH, THE BALANCE OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

BY CONSENSUS, BY, UM, MEMBER FLOWERS AND A SECOND BY MICHELLE CRUZ ARNOLD.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

VOTING IS CLOSED.

YOU HAVE EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE ABSENT.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA BY CONSENSUS PASSES.

WE ARE NOW READY TO HEAR REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.

[REMARKS AND REPORTS]

ALL RIGHT. I, UM, ON THIS SIDE.

ANYBODY. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE. ANYBODY ELSE? ADAM. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION COMMITTEE.

UM, INCLUDING OUR BOARD MEMBER, JEANETTE GARZA LINDER, WHO SERVED, WHO'S NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

RIGHT NOW. UM, AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF JESSICA MURPHY FOR SETTING US ON THE PATH TO PROVIDING A BETTER EDUCATION TO OUR KIDS, ALL OF OUR KIDS IN HISD.

I WANT TO THANK THE DOI COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK IN PREPARING THE PLAN, AND TO THE DAC FOR REVIEWING THE PLAN, THEIR THOUGHTFUL WORK AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE DOI COMMITTEE AND HELPING THE DOI COMMITTEE FINALIZE THE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED THIS EVENING.

SO THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION UNDER CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SUBSECTIONS 551.004 THROUGH

[RECESS TO CLOSED OR EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTIONS 551.004, 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.082, 551.0821, 551.083, 551.084, AND 551.089 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE PURPOSES LISTED IN THIS NOTICE]

SUCH FINAL ACTION, VOTE OR DECISION SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE OPEN MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE.

UPON THE RECONVENING OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING, OR AT A SUBSEQUENT PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD.

UPON NOTICE THEREOF, THE BOARD HAS RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:36 P.M.

ON DECEMBER 14TH.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

[RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

UH, DURING CLOSED SESSION, JANETTE GARZA LINDER JOINED US, AND SHE IS WITH US ON ZOOM.

UM, WE'RE NOW READY TO CONSIDER ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

[CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED OR EXECUTIVE SESSION]

I HAVE A MOTION BY RIC CAMPO AND A SECOND BY ANGELA.

OH, EXCUSE ME, ADAM RIVON.

UM. PLEASE VOTE.

OH, JEANETTE, CAN YOU GIVE A SIGNAL? YES OR NO? THUMBS UP OR DOWN? THUMBS UP. YES. GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT'S A YES FROM HER.

[01:25:15]

OKAY. THEY DIDN'T.

THERE WE GO. OKAY.

WHERE ARE WE? I CAN'T READ.

UH, NINE IN FAVOR? ZERO OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS? SO THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 18TH, 2023.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED AT 8:04 P.M..

THANK YOU. THANKS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.