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GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M., AND WITH THE QUORUM OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESENT, I NOW CALL THE. SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026 PFLUGERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE LET THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT SIX OF THE SEVEN TRUSTEES ARE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
AS WE GET STARTED WITH OUR MEETING TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO READ OUR MISSION AND VISION THAT STATES THE MISSION OF PFLUGERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE AN INSPIRING, ENGAGING AND RELEVANT EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF A DIVERSE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. PFLUGERVILLE ISD PASSIONATELY SERVING THE BEST INTERESTS OF STUDENTS.
WE WILL NOW CONTINUE TO. A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD, THIS EVENING, WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE STUDENTS FROM DESSAU ELEMENTARY WITH US TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS. WITH US TONIGHT IS CARLA MEDINA.
MARTIN. GONZALEZ-PEREZ. IVANA. FLORES. MARISCAL.
REEM. AL-HAMDANI. GRIFFIN. WEST AND KAYLANI. ROBINSON.
IF EVERYONE WOULD. PLEASE REMOVE YOUR HATS AND FACE THE FLAGS.
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.
ALL THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
VERY GOOD. AND NOW OUR BOARD WILL COME DOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A QUICK PICTURE WITH YOU ALL.
DO THAT. YOU WANT TO DO THAT? VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I'LL TAKE. EVERY WORD YOU WERE OUT THERE. SORRY.
IT'S. OKAY. RIGHT HERE. REAL QUICK.
EVERYONE SMILE. OKAY. MOMS AND DADS THAT DON'T WANT TO GET YOUR PICTURE.
IF YOU ARE FAMILY OR FRIENDS HERE TONIGHT, WOULD YOU SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS? WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR US AS WELL? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST RECOGNITION THIS EVENING IS HENDRICKSON HIGH SCHOOL HAS EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF NAVAL HONOR SCHOOL FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION IS RESERVED FOR THE TOP 20% OF MARINE CORPS JROTC PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE, AND REFLECTS THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
RECOGNITION OF THIS CALIBER RESULTS FROM DEDICATED INSTRUCTORS, MOTIVATED CADETS, STRONG SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, AND AN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM AND ITS MISSION.
THANK YOU TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER FOUR CARTER.
CAN'T GO DOWN THE LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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OH. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HAND OUT TO THEM? OH, OKAY. HERE WE GO.DINNER FOR ME. BOTH OF Y'ALL IN THE MIDDLE. THANK YOU.
OKAY. RIGHT HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO GRAB A PHOTO? IF YOU ARE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR HENDRICKSON HIGH SCHOOL JROTC PROGRAM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND OUR LAST RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.
PFLUGERVILLE ISD HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A GOLD LEVEL WORKSITE PARTNER THROUGH THE AUSTIN MAYOR'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING COUNCIL IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISTER RALPH HORD, THE PFLUGERVILLE ISD WELLNESS CHAMPION, FOR NOMINATING THE DISTRICT AND HELPING PROMOTE A CULTURE OF WELLNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING AMONG OUR EMPLOYEES.
SIR, WE'RE MAKING THIS VERY WEIRD. NOT MAKING THIS AWKWARD.
RIGHT HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. THERE WE GO. WHY DON'T YOU HIDE BEHIND ME? IF YOU ARE HERE TO SUPPORT MR. HORD AND OUR FISD WELLNESS PROGRAM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL.
STAND UP. DENISE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THE EVENING.
DO YOU WANT THIS? I WILL TAKE THAT. I WILL FIND IT.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.007 AND LOCAL BOARD POLICY BED, PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS MEETING DO NOT HAVE TO PERTAIN TO AN ITEM LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD, UNLESS THE TIME IS INCREASED OR DECREASED PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE ARE BETWEEN 220 TO 30 SPEAKERS, THEN IT DROPS TO TWO MINUTES.
WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SENT TO THE BOARD.
MEMBERS DISTRICT EMAIL ADDRESSES LOCATED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
IF YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT INVOLVES A COMPLAINT REGARDING A STUDENT WHO IS NOT YOUR OWN CHILD, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MENTIONING ANY OTHER STUDENT BY NAME.
YOUR COMMENTS SHOULD BE CIVIL AND COURTEOUS AND DEVOID OF PROFANITY.
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TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. THE FIRST IS STACEY HARRELL.GOOD EVENING. AFTER YOU CLOSED WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE ANGER WORE OFF, I TOLD MYSELF, MAYBE WE'LL BE THE CATALYST TO ACTUALLY ENACT SOME POSITIVE MOMENTUM IN THE DISTRICT.
HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME EVIDENTLY CLEAR THAT THE DIRECTION THE DISTRICT WANTS TO TAKE IS COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE, WITH NO REAL PLAN FOR ANY KIND OF LONGEVITY. NOT ONLY HAS THE DISTRICT CLOSED FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND CUT ARTS FUNDING AND OTHER PROGRAMS. THEY NOW HAVE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO REDUCE THE HEALTH INSURANCE QUALITY FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
THE CRAZIEST PART IS THAT MUCH LIKE SCHOOL CLOSURES, TEACHERS WERE BLINDSIDED.
THE DISCUSSION OF THE HEALTH CARE CLINIC WAS BACK IN THE SPRING PRIOR TO SCHOOL CLOSURES.
SO IT LEAVES ME WONDERING WHY WAS THE POTENTIAL SAVINGS NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE OPTIMIZATION PLAN? HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE DISTRICT SAVING WITH THIS NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN? NOT THAT I AGREE. CUTTING TEACHER INSURANCE TO A BARE MINIMUM IS AN APPROPRIATE MEASURE.
I'M LEFT WONDERING, ARE YOU, DOCTOR SHEPHERD AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS SAME HEALTH CARE PLAN, OR DO YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR CUSHY POSE? WHAT GOOD IS IT TO MAKE ALL THESE SACRIFICES, MIND YOU, ON THE BACKS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO GET TO YOUR GOAL OF A 1% TEACHER RAISE? THAT 1% WON'T EVEN COVER A PERCENTAGE OF THE HIGHER OUT OF POCKET COST THAT MOST WILL NOW PAY WITH THIS NEW PLAN.
MIND YOU, MANY OF THEM HAVE SPECIALISTS THEY CAN'T EVEN SEE.
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE THAT ALL OF YOU TRUSTEES THAT SIT UP THERE ON THE DAIS ARE ALSO TO BLAME.
IT SEEMS TIME AND TIME AGAIN I HEAR THE SAME EXCUSE.
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PURPOSELY NOT BEING TRANSPARENT AND YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOB.
THE JOB THAT I MIGHT ADD YOU THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ELECTED YOU TO DO.
BEING COMPLICIT IS GUILT BY ASSOCIATION. IF THE ADMINISTRATION CAN BYPASS THE TRUSTEES ON IMPORTANT MATTERS, THEN WHAT GOOD IS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES? NOW, DOCTOR SHEPHERD, YOU CONTINUE TO USE WORDS THAT I DON'T THINK YOU EITHER UNDERSTAND OR SIMPLY DON'T MEAN.
IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE PUTTING TEACHERS ON A LESS THAN ADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN? IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE TAKING NEWS INTERVIEWS, BUT YET REFUSING TO HOST A HOST TOWN HALLS FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS YOU CLOSED IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE TELLING TEACHERS THEY'LL BE GUARANTEED A POSITION, BUT YOU KNOW YOU'LL HAVE MORE TEACHERS THAN AVAILABLE POSITIONS. IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE INVESTING IN AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO BRING IN NEW TEACHERS TO THE CLOSING CAMPUSES, BUT NOT REWARDING THE TEACHERS THAT STAYED AND INVESTING IN THEM IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE.
GASLIGHTING WINDERMERE PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE OPTIMIZATION PROCESS IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON SCHOOL RATINGS? BUT YET CLOSING HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS IS WHITE GLOVE SERVICE BEING CONSCIOUS AND SENSITIVE OF THE VULNERABLE POPULATION? WE SERVE IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT NOT OFFERING THAT SAME LEVEL OF CONCERN WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLOSURES.
IF YOUR GOAL IS TO RUN OFF ALL THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND SEND PARENTS RUNNING TO CHARTERS IN OTHER DISTRICTS, THEN YOU KNOW WHAT? BRAVO. JOB WELL DONE. AFTER DEREK RYAN WILL BE RACHEL CUDDLE.
GOOD EVENING. I'M SURE MY PRESENCE HAS BEEN MISSED THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
IT HAS ACTUALLY IT'S BEEN RECENTLY COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT WINDERMERE HAS A MAJOR MOLD ISSUE.
ON BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, MY WIFE, MY WIFE WALKED INTO THE LIBRARY AND SAID SHE SMELLED MOLD.
STUDENTS HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT SOME OF THE ROOMS WERE CLOSED FOR REMODELING.
MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD A COUGH FOR OVER THREE WEEKS NOW.
SHE'S TESTED NEGATIVE FOR FLU, COVID, AND STREP.
SO HOW DO I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE AIR AT SCHOOL THAT'S MAKING HER SICK? WHEN WERE PARENTS GOING TO BE INFORMED? WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE ISSUE? HAVE AIR TESTS BEEN CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING? WHERE ARE THOSE RESULTS? CAN PARENTS SEE THOSE RESULTS? OUR ACTUAL ATTEMPTS BEING MADE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION, OR IS THE PLAN TO ATTEMPT TO TEMPORARILY ADDRESS THE ISSUE TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT EIGHT MONTHS BEFORE CLOSING THE SCHOOL? MY WIFE IS READY TO HIRE A MOLD ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT TO TAKE AIR SAMPLES AROUND THE BUILDING AND BUILD THE DISTRICT FOR THE SERVICES.
IT WOULD BE A SHAME FOR THE BUILDING TO BE CONDEMNED AFTER ALL THAT WORK.
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I HOPE WE CAN BE GIVEN SOME REASSURANCE THAT THE BUILDING IS SAFE AND THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AFTER RACHEL CUDDLE IS DIANE LUNA.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RACHEL CUDDLE. I'M A PFLUGERVILLE ISD PARENT.
I UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT FACES REAL FINANCIAL PRESSURES AND THAT CONTINUING BCBS MAY COME AT A HIGHER COST, BUT COSTS CANNOT BE THE ONLY CONSIDERATION WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE.
BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, EMPLOYEES WILL LOSE BCBS, LEAVING HC AS THE DISTRICT'S ONLY MEDICAL CARRIER.
RSD'S OWN MATERIALS HAVE DESCRIBED BCBS AS OFFERING AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK, WHILE DESCRIBING HC AS A NARROW NETWORK WITH PROJECTED COST SAVINGS CITED AS A BENEFIT. THIS AFFECTS ENTIRE FAMILIES.
CHANGING NETWORKS CAN MEAN LOSING ESTABLISHED PHYSICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND SPECIALISTS.
EMPLOYEES CAN REQUEST THAT PROVIDERS BE ADDED OR SEEK TEMPORARY TRANSITION OF CARE ASSISTANCE, BUT NEITHER GUARANTEES CONTINUED ACCESS TO THE PHYSICIANS THEY KNOW AND TRUST.
ONE EMPLOYEE SAID THEY WOULD RATHER PAY SUBSTANTIAL.
IF EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND THAT MUCH OF THEIR OWN COMPENSATION ON HEALTH CARE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE A MEANINGFUL VOICE IN THE CARRIER AND NETWORK THEY'RE PAYING FOR. I'M ALSO SPEAKING BECAUSE EMPLOYEES MAY NOT ALWAYS FEEL COMFORTABLE, PUBLICLY CHALLENGING DECISIONS MADE BY THEIR EMPLOYER.
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT SOMETHING AS CONSEQUENTIAL AS THEIR FAMILY'S HEALTH CARE DESERVE TO BE HEARD.
HEALTH CARE IS PART OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, AND ISD ITSELF HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AFFECT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. COST IS IMPORTANT, BUT SO ARE. SO IS QUALITY ACCESS, CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND WHETHER THE COVERAGE ACTUALLY MEETS A FAMILY'S NEEDS.
SO I'M ASKING, WHAT WOULD IT ACTUALLY COST TO PRESERVE ONE BCBS OPTION ALONGSIDE H.
IS THERE A VIABLE WAY TO PRESERVE THAT CHOICE? AND WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FINANCIALLY FOR BOTH THE DISTRICT AND EMPLOYEES? FINDING EFFICIENCIES IS NECESSARY, BUT THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OPTION FOR THE DISTRICT WILL NOT BE THE RIGHT HEALTHCARE OPTION FOR EVERY FAMILY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST SPEAKER IS DIANE LUNA.
HI, MY NAME IS DIANE LUNA, AND IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A LEOPARD.
I'VE BEEN TEACHING 11 YEARS AT PARMER LANE AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF YOUR FACES.
I EVEN PLAYED VOLLEYBALL WITH ONE OF YOU OVER THERE, SO I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE THERE.
I'VE HAD FAMILIES REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS. YOU KNOW, I'VE REACHED OUT TO MY ADMINISTRATION.
SO THERE ARE LOTS OF UNDIAGNOSED BEHAVIORS, UNDIAGNOSED SPEECH, UNDIAGNOSED LEARNING DISABILITIES.
AND ALL OF THESE CAN AFFECT HOW MUCH TEACHING A TEACHER CAN DO, HOW MUCH LEARNING A STUDENT CAN DO, AND THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO, AND IT JUST MAKES MY JOB REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD.
SO I WANTED TO COME AND ASK THAT THE DISTRICT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEW NORM, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IN OTHER DISTRICTS, THERE ARE 24 TO 26 KIDS IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE IN THIS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, PERSONAL FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ALSO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF KIDS IN THEIR CLASS, AND IT'S JUST AS HARD FOR THEM. WHETHER YOU HAVE A VERY WELL-BEHAVED CLASS OR A CLASS WITH CHALLENGES, 24 KIDS, KEEPING THEM ENGAGED AND MOTIVATED AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE ON THE RIGHT PAGE OF THAT BLUEBONNET NOTEBOOK TAKES MORE EYES THAN I HAVE AND MORE HANDS THAN I HAVE.
SO IF WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE KINDERGARTEN BE SUCH A SPECIAL YEAR AND MAKE FAMILIES WANT TO COME BACK TO PFLUGERVILLE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WANT TO STAY IN PFLUGERVILLE, THEN I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU LOOK AT THE FINANCES AND SEE IF YOU CAN PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AIDS FOR CLASSES OVER 22.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.OKAY. WE HAVE ONE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT. NICOLE MYERS.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS IS WHERE OUR DISTRICT WAS GOING, I WENT INTO ABSOLUTE PANIC. MY FAMILY WAS ON HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. WE COULD NOT FIND DOCTORS.
WE COULD NOT MAKE APPOINTMENTS. MY HUSBAND WAS GOING THROUGH CHRONIC LIKE LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS.
IT TOOK US A MONTH TO FIND A SPECIALIST THAT WOULD TAKE HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS.
AND THAT WAS THE EXTREME OF THE YEAR THAT WE HAD HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS, BUT IT WAS TERRIBLE.
SO WHEN I HEARD THAT, I WENT INTO PANIC MODE.
AND I KNOW THAT MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY EMPLOYEES ALSO DID I WILL SAY I GOT TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE COME AND SPEAK TO MY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND HAVING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FRONTIER, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THINGS, DOES GIVE ME SOME HOPE THAT IF IT DOES WORK THE WAY THAT EVERYONE IS TELLING ME IT WILL, THEN I DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS.
SO I APPRECIATE GETTING THAT INFORMATION. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK IT WAS TOO LATE.
OH. OKAY. IT WAS TOO LATE. TEACHERS FELT BLINDSIDED.
ONE OF THE REASONS PEOPLE ARE TEACHERS HISTORICALLY IS IT'S A STEADY JOB.
IT HAS GOOD BENEFITS, IT HAS RETIREMENT PLANS.
AND WHEN YOU START TAKING SOME OF THOSE THINGS AWAY FROM US, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT IN IT FOR THE PAY.
SO IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE JUST BEING DISREGARDED AS TEACHERS.
I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING WITH US.
I HEAR IT FROM EVERY TEACHER EVERY DAY. AND RIGHT NOW I LOOK AROUND.
I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE SITUATION.
I REACHED OUT TO SO MANY PEOPLE, AND SO MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME THEY WERE TOO SCARED TO SPEAK.
AND THAT'S NOT HOW TEACHERS SHOULD FEEL ABOUT THE PEOPLE RUNNING OUR DISTRICT, WE SHOULD NOT FEEL SCARED TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE PROBLEMS THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR LIVES. WE SHOULDN'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET FIRED OR PUT IN A CRAPPY POSITION, BECAUSE WE COME AND SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME MAJOR CHANGES IN HOW PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT ARE TREATED AND COMMUNICATED WITH, BECAUSE WE'RE LOSING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF AMAZING TEACHERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING.
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WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.THREE TRUSTEES LAST WEEK ATTENDED THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. ONCE WE GET TO THE PORTION OF THE COMMITTEE UPDATES, I THOUGHT WE COULD JUST ROLL THOSE IN TOGETHER SO THAT EACH PERSON CAN SHARE WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE, WHETHER IT'S ABOUT MAZDA OR THEIR COMMITTEES.
WE ALSO HAVE TAX EDCON THAT IS COMING UP IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, AND TASK FORCES ARE WELL UNDERWAY.
SO THERE'S INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE ABOUT EACH TASK FORCE WITH RECORDINGS OF RECENT MEETINGS, AGENDAS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK ON.
SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED AND, AND LOOK AT THOSE TASK FORCES TO SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGING AND COLLABORATING ON TO EVENTUALLY PRESENT TO THE BOARD. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO COMMITTEE UPDATES.
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AND SO LET'S SEE, DO WE WANT TO START JUST RANDOMLY? TRUSTEE MITCHELL DO YOU WANT TO START WITH COMMITTEE UPDATES? THAT'S FINE. SO FOR THE COMMITTEE UPDATE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE ARE LOOKING AT WELL, THE COMMITTEE WE'RE BEGINNING TO START THAT INITIAL LOOK AT WHO NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED.SO ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN JOINING THAT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THAT LOOKS AT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AS A DISTRICT IN TERMS OF OUR BUILDING AND OUR MAINTENANCE AND SO FORTH.
SO THAT'S AVAILABLE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR FINANCE.
DO WE WANT TO RUN DOWN THE DAIS THAT WAY? THANK YOU.
NOT MUCH TO REPORT FROM THE POLICY COMMITTEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS MISSION AND BELIEF STATEMENTS WITHIN WORKSHOPS.
SO THAT'S ALL WE HAD. WELL, BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE COMMITTEE UPDATE ABOUT TED EX CON DOCTOR SHEPHERD AND I HAVE BEEN INVITED TO BE A PART OF A PRESENTATION THAT OUR PREVIOUS PREVIOUS SERVING BOARD MEMBER CAROL FLETCHER AND A PREVIOUS ACTUAL PAST SUPERINTENDENTS OF OUR DISTRICT.
THE TOPIC IS ON AI. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.
MISS FLETCHER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE TASK FORCE FOR THE STATE OF EVALUATING AI POLICY.
AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO YOU KNOW, CROSSWALK THAT INTO WHAT IT IS LIKE IN PRACTICE.
SO IT'S KIND OF A HARMONIOUS SYNERGY. AND SO THERE SHOULD BE A VERY WELL ATTENDED SESSION, EVEN THOUGH IT'S 730 IN THE MORNING ON SATURDAY.
AND IT'S, IT'LL BE EDUCATIONAL. IN TERMS OF GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, WE ARE VERY, VERY BUSY.
IF YOU LOOKED INSIDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION REPORT WE, WE HAD A HEARTY UPDATE.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF ADVOCACY THAT WE DID AT, AT THE STATE LEVEL AROUND HEALTHCARE AFFORDABILITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BOTH WITHIN THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE AND HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY, BUT ALSO AND BEING IN CONTACT WITH THE TRS BOARD.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IS THAT THE. WITH THE LATEST NEWS THAT THEY ARE AIMING.
THE LEGISLATURE IS AIMING TO ADD $2.3 BILLION TO THE VOUCHER OR TIFA ACCOUNTS AND WHAT THAT CAUSES FOR US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHY THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FALLS ON THE BACKS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO DO THE FULL INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS THAT PROVIDE PROOF THAT INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR A VOUCHER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. OUR, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS PAST YEAR, FROM SUBSEQUENT TO THE LAST SESSION, WE WERE ABLE TO START RECEIVING SOME REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THOSE EVALUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS.
AND WE ARE LOOKING TO BUILD UPON THAT. THIS IS IF THIS IS HERE, THIS IS GOING TO STAY.
WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK AT HOW WE NEED TO RENDER THOSE, THOSE FUNDS.
AND THAT WAS VERY PROUD WORK THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS DISTRICT ACTUALLY DID THAT HAS BENEFITED NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT, BUT OUR STATE. SO THAT'S PART OF THAT. WHAT WILL BE COMING UP IN NOVEMBER IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS WE DID DO, WE JUST HAD A WORKSHOP ON JUST PROVIDING THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY MATERIALS FOR THE BOARD TO SERVE AS LIKE A, BASICALLY A GLOSSARY AND A, AND A, AND A MAT TO GUIDING POSTS OF HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS TOPICS AND THE DATA POINTS.
SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. THE ONGOING LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE MATERIALIZED IN THIS PAST WEEK ALONE.
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WE ARE CURRENTLY ORCHESTRATING VISITS WITH OUR LAWMAKERS, BOTH WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND EDITOR AND THE CHAIRMAN IN THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. SO THOSE VISITS ARE UNDERWAY. THERE ARE ALSO COORDINATION OF LUNCH AND LEARNS REACHING OUT TO THOSE DISTRICTS AND ALSO WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN THAT DEPARTMENT ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT POLICY ITEMS AROUND SPECIAL EDUCATION.SO I THINK THAT IS IT FOR GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
BUSY. OH, AND THERE IS A SENATE HEARING COMING UP.
YES. DID YOU WANT US TO DO ALSO THE CONFERENCE? OKAY. HONOR BOARD, SELF EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
WE IT LOOKS LIKE WE, WE DON'T WANT TO GET IN THE WAY OF OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE WORK BECAUSE THAT IS, THAT IS HUGE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE GOT TO GET DONE AND WE GOT TO WORK ON.
AND I KNOW GENE, YOU'RE YOU'RE EXTREMELY BUSY ON THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A WAY TO MAYBE MANAGE TO BRING BACK POSSIBLY GET TOGETHER EITHER NEXT, PROBABLY NEXT MONTH. AND THEN WE CAN LOOK FORWARD BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE TWO EVALUATIONS BOARD EVALUATIONS IN A YEAR.
SO WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS THAT, BUT WE'LL DO THAT.
WE'LL GET THAT SCHEDULED. THE OTHER PART THAT I WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT IS THE MASCOT CONFERENCE WAS REALLY, REALLY A GOOD CONFERENCE. THERE WAS A LOT OF IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED.
ONE OF THEM THAT JUST REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE AND WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING WAS THE ONE ON THE TEXAS DISTRICT TAKEOVERS AND IMPACT ON LATINO STUDENTS. THAT WAS HIGHLY INTERESTING ON HOW WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
SOME OBSERVATIONS THAT, WERE GIVEN TO US FROM SOME OF THESE TAKEOVERS IS HAS TO DO WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS, STUDENTS WORKING ON THEIR OWN.
NO INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER. OTHER PRESSURES ON ON TEACHERS OR THE LEADER TO.
HAVE A TIGHT PACE PRESENTATION ON A LESSON. BASICALLY TEACHING FROM A SCRIPT.
VERY LITTLE TRAINING ON FOR THOSE PERSONS THAT ARE LEADING THE CLASSROOM.
AGAIN, LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS.
A LARGE, LARGE PERCENTAGE OF. TEACHERS WERE DIRECTED TO TELL STUDENTS NOT TO SPEAK SPANISH.
AND AND THEY WERE DIRECTED NOT TO TALK TO THE KIDS IN SPANISH.
ANYWAY, THAT WAS THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION THERE.
IT WAS EXTREMELY, VERY GOOD. I KNOW THAT WE'LL PROBABLY MAYBE I'LL SEND SOMETHING TO BRENDA TO KIND OF SEND OUT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE HEADS UP ON THE MANY THINGS THAT WE, THAT I PICKED UP AT THAT THAT WAS A, THEY WERE ALL IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT I WENT TO, BUT THIS ONE JUST REALLY TOPPED IT ALL OFF. SO THAT WAS IT.
THANK YOU. SO THE SUPERINTENDENTS REVIEW COMMITTEE MET RECENTLY, AND THE GOALS COMMITTEE IS MEETING TO PUT TOGETHER DOCTOR SHEPPARD'S GOALS.
SO WE WILL BE GETTING TOGETHER TOMORROW TO ADVANCE THAT FURTHER.
AND THEN WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACADEMIC COMMITTEE MEETING, THE WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD RECENTLY KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT WE DID IN OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. AND IT ALSO GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME OPEN DIALOG WITH THE POLICY COMMITTEE.
AND I WILL, WE ALREADY HAVE OUR ACADEMIC COMMITTEE, SORT OF THE CADENCE AND TOPICS LAID OUT.
BUT I'LL GET WITH DOCTOR OLIVARES AND WE'LL SCHEDULE OUR NEXT ONE.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THEIR NEXT MEETING IN
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EARLY OCTOBER. AND TRUSTEE JONES HAD ALSO ATTENDED.I KNOW THAT WHEN WE ATTENDED, WE TRIED TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
AND I THINK THE, THE STRONGEST TAKEAWAYS THAT I TOOK FROM THIS CONFERENCE WERE JUST THE DEPTHS OF IMPACT THAT OUR POLITICAL CLIMATE HAS HAD ON OUR HISPANIC AND LATINO COMMUNITIES AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS WHETHER THAT BE FROM ATTENDANCE, WHETHER THAT BE FROM BEING AFRAID TO TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ALL THE WAY TO GOING THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PROCESS TO TRY AND BE INVOLVED IN YOUR STUDENTS EDUCATION.
AND THAT BREAKS MY HEART. BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S REAL AND I KNOW IT'S THERE.
AND IT'S A, IT'S A HUGE DEBATE OUT THERE IN COMMUNITIES.
THERE'S SOME PROS AND CONS, SOME PEOPLE FOR IT, SOME PEOPLE AGAINST IT.
AND WHAT I FOUND REALLY INTERESTING WAS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK COMMUNITIES ARE THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE PROS AND CONS OF DATA CENTERS, LIKE AN ISD THAT EXPERIENCED HAVING A DATA CENTER COME IN AND THAT REAL ESTATE INCREASED THE AVERAGE REAL ESTATE IN THAT ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO THE POINT WHERE IT FORCED THAT ISD TO NOW HAVE TO PAY RECAPTURE.
THEY ARE NOT A WEALTHY DISTRICT BY ANY MEANS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE AVERAGE INCREASE ON REAL ESTATE, BECAUSE OF THE DATA CENTER MOVING IN, THEY NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR RECAPTURE WHEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO.
AND IT CAN BE SOMETHING AS DRASTIC AS THAT TO, YOU KNOW, DRAINING YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES IN YOUR COMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT ALREADY BE STRUGGLING WITH ACCESS TO OR YOU KNOW, BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF, OF THOSE RESOURCES ALL THE WAY TO POTENTIAL TAX IMPLICATIONS AND BREAKS THAT THESE DATA CENTERS MIGHT HAVE THAT ARE ISC DOES NOT RECEIVE GENERATED REVENUE FROM THOSE TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE NOT.
BEING RECOGNIZED AND REALIZED IN THAT PROCESS.
AND SO IT JUST GAVE ME A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
ON, ON SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HOW OUR CITY.
AND HOW OUR ISD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SHOULD BE REALLY WORKING TOGETHER HAND IN HAND TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT WHAT THE IMPACTS OF DATA CENTERS MIGHT HAVE, BUT TO ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A PLAN AND THAT THERE ARE REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOLS THAT MUST BE MET.
AND THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BEING SUPPORTED BECAUSE PEOPLE SHOULD COME FIRST.
AND SO WITH THAT, THAT ENDS OUR PRESIDENTS REPORT FOR TODAY.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[3. Administration Report]
WONDERFUL AND THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.WE'RE JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO LET OUR OUR SCREEN WARM UP.
HOPEFULLY. YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH THE WAIT, I PROMISE.
THERE WE GO. IT'S WARMING UP. THERE. OKAY, WONDERFUL.
I WILL JUMP IN. HERE WE HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS.
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PULL OUT A FEW POINTS OF PRIDE THAT SHOW UP WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR THOSE EXECUTION DRIVERS.WE HAD A SERIOUS MEDICAL EMERGENCY THAT OCCURRED AT WESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. STAFF MEMBERS JUMPED IN, JUMPED IN RIGHT AWAY, SPRANG INTO ACTION DID EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY COULD IN THE WAY THAT WE FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS IN EMERGENCIES LIKE THIS SECURED THE AREA TO PROTECT THE STUDENT'S PRIVACY, USE THE CONTACT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND COORDINATED THE CAMPUS RESPONSE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT PARTNERSHIP. THE FORGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM.
JUST A FANTASTIC PROGRAM THAT HAS BORN WINGS AND SPRUNG FROM THE DISTRICT.
PIPELINE BETWEEN WFISD AND PCDC. AND OF COURSE, OUR ECONOMIC LEADERS AGAIN, SHOWING EVIDENCE OF PATHWAYS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WE EMBRACE THIS THREE E'S PROMISE OF OURS. MOVING ON TO INNOVATION.
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. SPOTLIGHT. WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AI ALREADY THIS EVENING, BUT THE AI NETWORK MONITORING, JUST REALLY PROUD OF OUR AI TEAM AND NETWORK TEAM SPECIFICALLY AS THEY DEVELOPMENT OUR AI POWERED NETWORK MONITORING SOLUTION ENTIRELY IN HOUSE. WE'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW WE'RE PUTTING THAT AI TO WORK.
SPECIFICALLY, AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR OPTIMIZATION UPDATES, WHICH ARE GOING TO COME AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, AND SUPER EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THAT AS PART OF OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE, WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON THE BACK END HARD FOR OUR AI INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THE DISTRICT THROUGH JUST GREATER EFFICIENCY AND GREATER MANAGEMENT.
A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MR. WATSON AND THE HR TEAM.
THIS IS A MONUMENTAL LIFT FOR THEM AND EXCEPTIONAL WORK.
THE NEW CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR EDUCATORS SERVING ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS. BEGINNING THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN PREPARATIONS, HR WORKED WITH WELL IN ADVANCE WITH OUR CAMPUS LEADERS AND INFECTED TEACHERS TO REVIEW ALL CERTIFICATION RECORDS, IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION NEEDS AND PROVIDE CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR EMPLOYEES TO MEET THAT NEW STATE STANDARD.
IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT THAT, YOU CAN TURN TO PAGE 11 OF THE ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
AND FINALLY, IF YOU WANT TO READ ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT, IT'S ALIGNED TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, THE EFFORTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND THROUGH OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO BRING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO LIFE FROM THE BOARDROOM ALL THE WAY TO THE CLASSROOM.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE TRUSTEES TO MAKE COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. JUST A REALLY QUICK ON ONE THAT ARE THE MANY GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, WAS THE ONE THAT JUST KIND OF ALWAYS TOUCHES MY HEART IS THE EMPOWERING STUDENTS STUDENT FUTURES THROUGH REAL WORLD EXPLORATION.
AND AS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THAT WITH THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THE AREA THAT THAT HELP BRING THOSE KIDS IN OR THEIR STUDENTS IN. THESE STUDENTS WORK VERY HARD.
THEY GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. THEY DISCOVER THEIR LIKING, THEIR STRENGTHS, THEY EXPLORE POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS, AND THEY BUILD SKILLS TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND INDEPENDENT YOUNG ADULTS.
SO I THINK JUST A BIG THANK YOU TO THOSE KIDS THAT ARE IN THOSE PROGRAMS TO THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS BECAUSE YOU AND I KNOW THAT WE EITHER GO TO THE H-E-B OR SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT PLACES AND WE SEE THESE KIDS WORKING THERE.
SO, AND IT'S GREAT SOMETIMES THEY RECOGNIZE YOU AND THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, THE BIG, BIG SMILE ON THEIR FACE AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THESE YOUNG ADULTS AT WORK. SO THANK YOU. IF I COULD ADD TO THAT, I'M GOING TO JUMP BACK IN AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO RELOCATE THAT PROGRAM INTO THE CTE CENTER WHEN WE OPEN IT UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO KIND OF A THAT'LL BE A REAL GEM TO THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.
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I SAW THAT THERE WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWN HOME RANCH, AND THAT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT I HAVE VOLUNTEERED WITH FOR A FEW YEARS BACK IN THE PAST. SO I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THEM IN A WHILE.AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE US WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD ORGANIZATION. SO I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT.
IT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE WHEN I OPENED THE ADMIN REPORT.
THE OTHER ITEM I JUST WANTED TO NOTE IS SOME OF THE STUFF ABOUT THE MATH THE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS TAKE ON A NEW WAY TO TEACH MATH, I THINK IN OUR WORKSHOP, WE SAW THAT THERE ARE SOME AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE DISTRICT'S MATH SCORES.
SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE ARE TACKLING IT.
WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS CURRICULUM AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
AND THEN I, THE LAST THING THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT IS THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACKPACKS.
I KNOW I WAS THERE ON DISTRIBUTION DAY WITH A NUMBER OF FELLOW TRUSTEES, A NUMBER OF OUR STAFF, A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.
A LOT OF GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH KIDS.
GOT TO SIT THERE AND HELP THEM PICK OUT THEIR COLOR OF THEIR BACKPACK.
AT ONE POINT, I WAS LIKE, ALEX, YOU GOT TO GO DO THIS, I CAN'T.
SO THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT. SO I WANTED JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE OPTIMIZATION UPDATING THE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THAT WORK IS GOING ON AND THE COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN FORMED, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S ONLINE, THE, THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE STREAMED AND ALSO THEY CAN, THEY'RE RECORDED. SO YOU CAN GO BACK AND LISTEN AND SEE WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING. AND IF ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR WANT TO HAVE ANY INPUT, WE HAVE A MECHANISM FOR DOING SO.
THEY ARE HAPPENING NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO OPEN UP AN EXCHANGE FOR PEOPLE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS. THAT WAY, ALL OF THAT WILL BE AGGREGATED AND BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AS WE MAKE ANY DECISIONS OR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THOSE TASK FORCES.
ALSO WANT TO BRING OUT THE STAIR CLIMB. I KNOW THAT WASN'T IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE ADMINISTRATION REPORT, BUT THE NINE OVER 11 STAIR CLIMB FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.
THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I DID A COUPLE OF STAIRS.
AND THEY BROKE A LITTLE SWEAT. YEAH. AND SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE.
AFTER WE NAMED THEM, I WALKED OFF AND THERE WAS FIREFIGHTERS ON THE GROUND AND THEY WERE TAKING THEIR PULSE, THEIR, THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE. AND I WAS LIKE, OH LORD, DO I CALL 911 KNOW EVERYBODY'S HERE.
SO I HAD TO DO THAT TOO. AND SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS OUT THERE AND THEM ENJOYING THE DAY AND REALLY SEEING WHAT THEIR LIVES WILL BE LIKE, GETTING JUST AN INSIGHT TO WHAT THEIR LIVES WILL BE LIKE, AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO TALK TO SOME FIREFIGHTERS AND SOME PARAMEDICS ABOUT THE PROFESSION.
SO THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, PER USUAL, A TON OF EXCELLENT DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS. I WILL PICK UP RIGHT WHERE TRUSTEE DANIEL LEFT OFF AT THE ISD SUPPLY FAIR THAT I GOT TO SERVE WITH TRUSTEE MITCHELL AND TRUSTEE DANIEL ON, AND IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING EVENT.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO HAND OUT OVER 800 BACKPACKS TO STUDENTS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND IT HELPED THEM START THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF THE RIGHT WAY AND FILLED IN THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ALIKE THAT COULDN'T, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE ON THEIR OWN.
SO IT WAS AN EXCELLENT COMMUNITY EVENT. I LOVED SEEING THE DISTRICT THERE AND ALL THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THAT MOVING FORWARD.
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MOVING ON. I LOVED SEEING THAT A COUPLE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES ARE POSTING THEIR WILDLY IMPORTANT GOALS.I THINK THIS IS AWESOME. WHENEVER YOU, YOU SET A GOAL FOR YOURSELF, WHENEVER YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING, YOU CAN'T HIDE IT. YOU GOT TO BE BOLD ABOUT IT. YOU CAN'T BE SHY ABOUT IT.
AND I LOVE THAT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES ARE POSTING THESE GOALS ON THE WALLS, KEEPING THEM TOP OF MIND AND JUST A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR TEACHERS STUDENTS, STAFF OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. THESE GOALS ARE POSTED AT RUTH BARRON NORTHWEST AND SPRING HILL.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT IT STARTED. AND WITHIN THAT PROGRAM, DOCTOR SHEPHERD AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ARE GRANTING FORMER STUDENTS WHO ARE DECIDING TO COME BACK AND BE EDUCATORS HERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE GRANTING THEM FIVE, $5,000 STIPEND THAT'LL BE DIVIDED MONTHLY.
BUT I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. I FEEL LIKE FAR TOO MANY TIMES PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE TO GET UP AND LEAVE YOUR HOMETOWN TO GO ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE.
I THINK YOU CAN MAKE JUST AS BIG OF AN IMPACT WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE EMPOWERING THAT WITH THIS PROGRAM.
SO FOR THE FIRST CLASS, FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, SHOUT OUT TO THEM.
AVERY STORK, JANINE PINKERTON, TRAN NGUYEN, MADELEINE ZIEGLER, AND PRISCILA PADILLA.
I THINK YOU JUST CREATED A NEW INCENTIVE FOR YOU TO READ THEIR NAMES AND THEY COME BACK.
SO I WILL START BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY AT THE TOP OF MY LIST.
OBVIOUSLY MY MANY DON'T KNOW, MY CAREER NOW IS FOCUSED.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AN 18 PLUS OR I SHOULD SAY A PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND SO I KNOW THE, THE DIRECTOR AND SOME OF OUR CURRENT PARTNERS IN MY PROGRAM ALSO PARTICIPATE.
SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE PIPING OUR STUDENTS INTO THAT BECAUSE THAT THEY PROVIDE ALL KINDS OF ER, ER EXPENDITURE, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND LIFE SKILLS OPPORTUNITIES.
AND IT'S JUST AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION. SO AND MORE BROADLY, I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON THAT.
WE ARE, WE ARE INCENTIVE, WE ARE PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY BASED EXPERIENCES.
AND WHAT THOSE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION LOOK LIKE.
YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE HENDRICKSON NAVAL HONOR SCHOOL THAT WE DID THAT DURING AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. I'VE REFLECTED ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS STUDENTS RECEIVE CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND OTHER HONORS CONNECTED TO THE MILITARY SERVICE, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE HENDRICKSON CAMPUS. SO THAT WAS LIKE LIKE JUST A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR THAT TO COME, COME TO FRUITION. AND IT SPEAKS TO THE CALIBER OF THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN BUILT AT HENDRICKSON, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. I KNOW I WAS NOT AT THE WORKSHOP, BUT I WAS BECAUSE I WAS WATCHING FROM HOME.
I JUST WASN'T COMING TO SPREAD MY GERMS TO ALL OF YOU.
AND THEIR WORKLOADS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE COMPOUNDED THAT THEY BARELY EVEN CAN COME UP FOR AIR.
AND SO WE DON'T REALLY SOMETIMES KNOW COMMUNITY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY NEED AND DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING IN THEIR CLASSROOM. AND ALSO TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE INSIDE OF MRS. REICH'S CLASSROOM.
AS A PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS A CHILD IN A CLASSROOM.
I NOTICE HOW THE ENVIRONMENT WAS. HER CLASSROOM IS SET UP.
THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SPACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT SHE HAS CREATED IS REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
AND HER LOVE AND DEVOTION, LIKE CHARLIE HAD SAID JUST RADIATED FROM HER.
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DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT PCDC DOES FOR THE DISTRICT? AND I SAID, AND I'M SCREAMING INTO THE I'M LIKE, YES, THEY DO, WE DO.SO, AND, AND IT WAS ALSO CAME UP THAT THERE WAS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION OF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WAS LIKE, OH, WE ALSO, IT'S ALSO NOT JUST OUR ISD, IT'S OTHER ISDS, BECAUSE HE TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY TJS THAT WE SHARED WITH AND ONLY NAMED FOUR, BUT WE ACTUALLY ARE CONNECTED TO SEVEN IN TOTALITY.
THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ALL OF THEM JUST SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HELP KEEP US ALIVE AND THRIVING.
IT IS NECESSARY. IT'S A HAVE TO, IT'S A NON-NEGOTIABLE.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.
AND THEN WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REINFORCING THAT RELATIONSHIP.
AND THAT'S VERY WELL KNOWN TO PCDC THAT WE ARE DOING.
SO THEN THE OTHER PARTS WAS TWO PARTS, THE ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT PIECE THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED. AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT.
WE'RE TRYING THE WORK THAT DOCTOR CASTRO AND HER DEPARTMENT ARE DOING ARE TRYING TO WORK ON.
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THAT BEFORE IT BECOMES A SYSTEMIC ISSUE, AND LOSING THOSE LOSING CHILDREN OR EVEN HAVING THE INCREASED DROPOUT RATE, ESPECIALLY AROUND JJAEP? IT IS VERY, VERY COMMON.
AND THAT'S KIND OF BEEN A PAIN POINT FOR DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS.
IT IS REQUIRED THAT WE HAVE A TRANSITION PLAN AND A TRANSITION PERSON THAT GETS THOSE STUDENTS AND KEEPS THEM BACK IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE AM PROUD TO SAY THROUGH DISCUSSION.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GOING WE ARE POLISHING OFF AND HOW OUR PROCESSES AND OUR PROTOCOLS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THOSE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SO. AND THEN THE THREAT ASSESSMENT, I WAS AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE WE ARE PRIORITIZING. WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THINGS IN AN UPSTREAM MANNER AND NOT JUST THE DOWNSTREAM MANNER AND THE PREVENTION PIECE GETTING IN FRONT OF IT.
AND THAT AGAIN, IS MUCH TO DO WITH THE BIG WORK THAT DOCTOR CASTRO'S OFFICE IS DOING.
SO. AND OUR AND FOCUS ON, AGAIN, REINFORCEMENT AND TRAINING AROUND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND MTSS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY MAINTENANCED AND, AND LOOKED INTO OR TO, IN TERMS OF, TO REINFORCE AND DEVELOP IN OUR STAFF SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT THOSE LEVELS OF PREVENTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEES. I WILL SHARE ONE ITEM THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH AND EXCITED. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW IT ROLLS OUT.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT EQUIPMENT AND THOSE TOOLS ARE UTILIZED ON THOSE CAMPUSES.
THE QR CODE IS UP ON THE SCREEN THAT HAS NOW WARMED UP.
AND WE WILL CONCLUDE THE ADMIN REPORT AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA.
[4. Public Hearing for the Annual Certification of Compliance with Certain Laws Specified under Texas Education Code 39.008, as established by Senate Bill 12, of the 89th Texas Legislature ]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS SPECIFIED UNDER THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39.008, AS ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 12 OF THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE.SB 12, SB 13 IS LIBRARY CONTENT. YOU'RE GOOD.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW OPEN. OKAY. AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION'S PRESENTATION, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK MAY COME FORWARD TO COMMENT ON THE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.
IF THERE ARE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 SPEAKERS, THEN IT WILL DROP TO TWO MINUTES.
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IF OVER 30, THEN IT WILL DROP TO ONE MINUTE. ANY PUBLIC SPEAKER WHO REQUIRES A TRANSLATOR WILL BE RECEIVED TWICE THE ALLOTTED TIME TO SPEAK, BUT WE WILL NOW HEAR THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOST.SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR SHEPPARD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING AND TO OUR PUBLIC REGARDING SENATE BILL 12 AND OUR CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39.008, ESTABLISHED BY THE SENATE BILL 12 OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE, PFLUGERVILLE ISD HAS CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ITS LOCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH TECH 11.005, WHICH IS PROHIBITION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DUTIES AND TECH 28.0022 CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS, AND THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE EFFORTS, INCLUDING POLICY MODIFICATIONS, STAKEHOLDER NOTIFICATION, AND FISCAL IMPACT IN PREPARATION FOR THE BOARD ACTION TONIGHT AND PRIOR TO OUR SUBMISSION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH, WHICH AFTER Y'ALL'S ACTION TONIGHT AND THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL BE READY TO SUBMIT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL RUN THROUGH OUR POLICY AND PROCEDURE ALIGNMENT. A LOCAL WAS REVISED TO ALIGN OUR MISSION, VISION AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WITH CURRENT COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.
BJ AYE LEGAL WAS UPDATED TO REQUIRE SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH TECH 39.008, 11.005 AND 28.0022, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.
THE LEGISLATURE MAKES THOSE CHOICES FOR US. LOCAL POLICY.
SO IT LIMITS SOME OF THE CONTROL THAT WE HAVE OVER OUR LOCAL POLICY AS WELL.
WHENEVER THE LEGAL POLICY IS SET FOR US IN SOME WAYS.
CJ LEGAL AND LOCAL ESTABLISHES THAT DISTRICT CONTRACTS ARE SUBJECT TO TERMINATION.
28.002 AYE FOR A C, MD. LEGAL PROTECTS STUDENTS FROM PROHIBITED CONTENT IN ALIGNMENT WITH TECH 28.0022. CQ A LEGAL MANDATES, A MINIMUM SEVEN DAY POSTING REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS TO DISCUSS CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE, WHICH WE DID COMPLY WITH FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
D H LOCAL SETS EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT REGARDING PROHIBITED D DUTIES.
AS PER TEC28 .0022 STAKEHOLDER NOTIFICATIONS.
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE SENT OUT VIA EMAIL. THAT WAS DONE SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2026.
AND CONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S PROCUREMENT WEB PAGE WITHIN THE INFORMATION FOR VENDORS SECTION, AND THAT WAS DONE SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. ALL REFERENCE POLICIES WERE ALTERED TO ENSURE STRICT CONFORMITY WITH SENATE BILL 12. THESE CHANGES PROHIBIT THE PERFORMANCE, CARRYING OUT OR ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES INVOLVING CONSIDERATION OF RACE, SEX, COLOR OR ETHNICITY IN DISTRICT OPERATIONS AND DECISION MAKING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE REVISIONS PROHIBIT TEACHERS FROM PROHIBITED THEMES.
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IN COURSE, MATERIALS PROHIBIT THE REQUIREMENT THAT TEACHERS ADDRESS CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS AND ESTABLISH CLEAR, CLEAR DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WHO ENGAGE IN THIS BEHAVIOR.UPDATES TO B, J, C, F LOCAL WERE ADOPTED TO CLARIFY AND CLEARLY DEFINE PROHIBITED D E RELATED CONDUCT AS A BASIS FOR NON-RENEWAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. THERE WERE NO COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMPLY WITH TEC39 .008. THE NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026, SATISFYING THE SEVEN DAY REQUIREMENT FOLLOWING APPROVAL THIS EVENING.
THE CERTIFICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, AND AT THIS TIME WE CAN OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, MISS COLLIS. MISS KING, ARE THERE ANY OH NO PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY. WITH NO COMMENTS. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO THE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.
I WILL NOT HAVE ANYONE COME FORWARD, BUT I DO HAVE A STATEMENT PROVIDED BY TRUSTEE THAT WAS REQUESTED FOR ME TO READ ALOUD FOR THE PUBLIC EYE FROM TRUSTEE. I RECOGNIZE THAT PFLUGERVILLE ISD IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, INCLUDING SB 12, AND TONIGHT'S CERTIFICATION IS PART OF THAT OBLIGATION.
MY CONCERN HAS NEVER BEEN WITH WHETHER OR NOT WE COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
WE MUST. MY CONCERN IS WITH HOW FAR WE CHOOSE TO GO IN DOING SO.
I BELIEVED THEN AND CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT WE COULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW WITHOUT STRIPPING FROM POLICY THE FULL STATEMENT OF WHAT OUR DISTRICT BELIEVES ABOUT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, DIVERSITY, BELONGING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR MISSION, VISION AND BELIEFS WILL NOW UNDERGO A COMMUNITY REVIEW PROCESS, AND I WELCOME THAT WORK. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO STAND AGAINST REMOVING THOSE BELIEFS BEFORE THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION OCCURRED.
WE SHOULD BUILD WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT SIMPLY ASK THEM TO REACT TO DECISIONS ALREADY MADE.
ANOTHER MESSAGE WAS ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TRUSTEES TO UNDERSTAND OUR AUTHORITY, UNDERSTAND ITS LIMITS AND STILL USE THE VOICE AND POLICY MAKING RESPONSIBILITY ENTRUSTED TO US. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AND EXERCISING LOCAL LEADERSHIP ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
IN DIFFICULT MOMENTS, CLARITY ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE MATTERS.
OUR BELIEFS ARE NOT INCIDENTAL WORDS ON A PAGE.
THEY TELL OUR STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILIES WHO WE ASPIRE TO BE.
AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, THEY PROVIDE A COMPASS FOR THE DECISIONS WE MAKE.
WHEN THE LAW CHANGES, CIRCUMSTANCES BECOME DIFFICULT OR REASONABLE.
PEOPLE DISAGREE. TONIGHT, THE BOARD MUST CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SB 12.
IN PARTICULAR, I OPPOSED REMOVING ALL OF OUR BELIEF STATEMENTS FROM A LOCAL.
RATHER THAN MAKING ONLY THOSE CHANGES NECESSARY FOR LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
AS WE BEGIN THE COMMUNITY PROCESS TO RECONSIDER OUR MISSION, VISION AND BELIEFS, I HOPE THAT WE APPROACH THAT WORK NOT BY ASKING WHAT LANGUAGE IS SAFEST OR EASIEST TO DEFEND, BUT BY LISTENING CAREFULLY TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ASKING A MORE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION WHAT DOES PFLUGERVILLE ISD BELIEVE? AND ONCE OUR COMMUNITY ANSWERS THAT QUESTION, I HOPE WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY IT CLEARLY.
I ALSO DO HAVE A STATEMENT OF MY OWN AND WHEN I'M DONE, IF ANY OTHER TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. AS AN INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF MY OWN.
IT IS NOT LOST ON ME THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION DURING HISPANIC AND LATINO HERITAGE MONTH, A CELEBRATORY MONTH THAT EVEN OUR OWN TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY EVEN ACKNOWLEDGES.
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LIKE TRUSTEE MENTIONED, NUMEROUS TRUSTEES ATTENDED THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE LAST WEEK, WHERE WE SPENT DAYS DISCUSSING THE NEEDS OF OUR HISPANIC AND LATINO STUDENTS, THE CHALLENGES MANY OF THEIR FAMILIES ARE FACING, AND HOW TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO FEEL SEEN AND WELCOME IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ALONG WITH ALL OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. WITH THAT BEING SAID, SB 12 IS THE LAW AND I HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH IT, AND I ABSOLUTELY INTEND TO FULFILL THAT OBLIGATION.I WORRY ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND EXPERIENCES OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE TREATED AS SUBJECTS WE SHOULD NOT DISCUSS OR LEARN FROM AND UNDERSTAND. WHAT WILL THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION LOOK LIKE IF THE VOICES OF THOSE WE SERVE ARE NO LONGER HEARD? EVERY CHILD BELONGS IN ISD EVERY FAMILY, EVERY CULTURE, EVERY LANGUAGE, EVERY RELIGION, AND EVERY IDENTITY BELONGS HERE. YOU BELONG. I WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH EMPATHY, LEANING INTO THE DIFFICULT, DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS WE MUST HAVE TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE SEEN AND SERVED IN PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
TRUSTEES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER TRUSTEES WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE WRAP UP THIS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? I DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS HAS BECOME BECOMING HUGE AND BECOMING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I ANTICIPATED.
FOR ME, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF. OUR MISSION, OUR VISION AND OUR BELIEF WAS CRAFTED TEN YEARS AGO, AND WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN TO SEE IF IT STILL FITS.
IF IT'S STILL RELEVANT. AND THAT BY NO MEANS ARE WE DIMINISHING ANY STUDENT OF ANY RACE OR ANY COLOR OR ANYTHING. EVERYBODY IS IMPORTANT.
ALL STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE WHEN WE DECIDE WHAT'S GOOD FOR THIS DISTRICT.
AND TAKING A LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT WAS DEVELOPED TEN YEARS AGO, THERE'S NO PROBLEM IN RELOOKING AT IT, REVISITING IT, MAKING SURE IT STILL IS TRUE TODAY.
GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. NOW YOU'VE BEEN INDOCTRINATED ALL THE WAY.
FULL CIRCLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MITCHELL AND I AGREE WITH YOU.
AND THANK YOU, MISS CARLOS, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. Consent Agenda]
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.ALL THOSE IN OR IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE TO APPROVAL.
OKAY. WITH NO DISCUSSION BEING SEEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES SIX ZERO.
AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK AGENDA CHECK.
I WILL NOW MOVE OR ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
TRUSTEE MITCHELL HAS MADE A MOTION. TRUSTEE DANIEL HAS SECONDED THAT MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? IN MY HEAD. YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD. THE MOTION TO ADJOURN CARRIES SIX ZERO.
AT 7:14 P.M.. PLEASE DRIVE HOME SAFELY, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.