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[I. Call to Order]
>> GOOD MORNING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> 7:01 AM, A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND POSTED IN A TIMELY MANNER ACCORDING TO LAW.
I WANT TO START OFF THIS MORNING'S BOARD MEETING
[II. Recognition]
WITH ONE OF THE GREATEST PORTIONS OF ANY BOARD MEETING, AND THAT IS RECOGNITIONS.AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE BETH BERRIDGE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE PODIUM THAT WE MIGHT DO THE RECOGNITION OF OUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS. GOOD MORNING, BETH.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT STUBBLEFIELD, TRUSTEES. DR. [INAUDIBLE] LO.
A NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING.
THE CERTIFICATION IS A MEANS TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT AND IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING.
BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS PROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY.
A DECADE OF RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STUDENTS OF BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS LEARN MORE THAN THEIR PEERS WITHOUT BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
STUDIES HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF HAVING A BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER IS EVEN GREATER FOR MINORITY AND LOW INCOME STUDENTS.
BOARD CERTIFICATION ALLOWS TEACHERS TO HONE THEIR PRACTICE, SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT IN THE CLASSROOM, AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR DEDICATION TO THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR PROFESSION.
ON JANUARY 27TH, 2024, OUR FIRST COHORT OF NBCT CANDIDATES WERE RECOGNIZED FOR BEING NEWLY CERTIFIED AT THE ANNUAL PINNING CELEBRATION AT THE TEXAS NATIONAL BOARD COALITION OF TEACHING ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
LUBBOCK ISD WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL BOARD CHAMPION.
I'M HONORED TODAY TO PRESENT OUR SIX NEWLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS TO YOU.
THEY JOIN JENNY ROSETTA, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT CENTENNIAL.
SHE JOINED US AS A NATIONAL BOARD ALREADY CERTIFIED TEACHER AS THE FIRST NATIONAL BOARD TEACHERS IN LUBBOCK ISD.
WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL COHORTS WITH 24 ADDITIONAL TEACHERS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS THEIR CERTIFICATION AND THE APPLICATION FOR COHORT 4 WILL OPEN ON MARCH 1ST.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, CONGRATULATIONS FIRST TO SHANE BURK, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY TEACHER AT HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE AMY DRAKE, SIXTH GRADE RLA TEACHER AT EVANS MIDDLE SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]
>> NEXT WE HAVE KAYLEE JOHNSTON, ALGEBRA 1 TEACHER AT LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
>> ALYSSA RASCHKE, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT MILLER ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE]
>> LAUREN SMITH, SECOND GRADE TEACHER AT WHITESIDE ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE]
>> TANNA WIELER, THIRD GRADE TEACHER AT RAMIREZ ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE]
>> LET'S GET EVERYBODY BACK UP FOR A GROUP PICTURE.
>> JENNY CAN GET IN THE PICTURE TOO.
>> PROBABLY I WILL HAVE TO GET IN THE BACK.
>> NOW, I WANT YOU TO BE LOOKING AT THE CHAIR FOR THE PICTURES. [APPLAUSE]
>> NOW FOR RECOGNITION OF OUR E-SPORT STATE QUALIFIERS AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS,
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WE'D LIKE TO INVITE CARY FULGHAM, DIGITAL LEARNING COORDINATOR, TO THE PODIUM.>> YOU WANT TO DO THE AG FIRST?
>> OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT HERE AND WE'LL DO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TEXAS FFA ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENT COMPETITORS.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE MICHELLE PIENIAZEK, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, TO THE PODIUM.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.
WE HAD A STRONG SHOWING AT THE TEXAS FFA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS IN DECEMBER, AND TALKINGTON FFA WAS THIRD IN THE STATE OUT OF THE 715 TEAMS STATEWIDE.
THAT PUTS THEM IN THE TOP 0.4% AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT RECOGNITION THERE.
THE GREENHAND QUIZ TEAM CONSISTED OF MAKED DOUGLAS MINGO AND MAKEDA MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, SO SHE'S NO LONGER WITH US.
BUT SHE WAS ALSO THE NINTH PLACED INDIVIDUAL OF THE CONTEST AND SO SHE DESERVES THAT RECOGNITION. YES, PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE PENELOPE JETTER. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
>> MARGARET SAWYER. [APPLAUSE]
>> MOLLY RODRIGUEZ RAIDER. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS TEAM WAS COACHED BY TALKINGTON FFA ADVISOR, CONNOR MCKENZIE. [APPLAUSE]
>> WE ALSO HAD A STUDENT FROM LUBBOCK HIGH FFA THAT WAS A TOP 24 FINALISTS AND SHE ADVANCED TO STATE, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
SHE DID SPANISH CREED SPEAKING, AND SO SHE HAD TO RECITE THE CREED IN SPANISH, BUT THEN ALSO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN SPANISH AS WELL.
THAT IS KAYLIN BAKER. [APPLAUSE]
>> KAYLIN IS COACHED BY MS. ASHLEY MITCHELL, THE LUBBOCK FFA ADVISOR. [APPLAUSE]
>> HEY. WE'RE GOING TO GET A GROUP PICTURE.
LET'S DO IT WITH TALKINGTON FOLKS. I WANT THE TALKINGTON FIRST.
>> I WANT TO SHOOT THIS WAY A LITTLE, THIS WAY.
>> IT'S ON THAT SIDE, WE'RE DONE.
>> GOOD JOB YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE]
>> COME ON, MR. YOUNG. LET'S GO.
>> I'LL BE ON THE OUTSIDE. GET IN THERE.
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WE'RE WITH IT THIS TIME. [BACKGROUND] THIS TIME WE WANT TO INVITE CARY FULGHAM, DIGITAL LEARNING COORDINATOR TO THE PODIUM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF E-SPORTS STATE QUALIFIERS AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.OUR LUBBOCK SPORTS TEAMS HAVE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIRST SEMESTER THIS YEAR, AND WE HAVE TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS AND A NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN MARROW GALVIZ.
[APPLAUSE] HE WON THE VANTA TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TETRIS, AND HE ALSO WON AN OPEN COMPETITION SETTING A NATIONAL RECORD IN THE PROCESS.
OPEN COMPETITIONS ARE OPEN TO PARTICIPATION BY STUDENTS, PARENTS, COACHES, AND SPECTATORS, AND HE IS COACHED BY NISHA CAMPBELL, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY CORONADO'S FIRST YEAR WITH E-SPORTS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
>> ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] COME ON LET'S DO THIS PICTURE REALLY QUICK.
>> HE'S BETTER AT TETRIS [LAUGHTER].
>> WE ALSO HAVE LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL E-SPORTS TEAMS. WE HAVE AN APEX TEAM THAT WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FORTNIGHT TEAM CALLED BIG SHOTS.
THE FIRST MEMBER OF THAT TEAM IS BLAKE DOWNING, WHO IS NOT HERE WITH US TODAY, AND THEN WE HAVE JEREMY MALDONADO, [APPLAUSE] JOSEPH SIMS, [APPLAUSE] PETER ZU, [APPLAUSE] AND THIS TEAM WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FORTNITE THIS YEAR.
>> OUR LAST ONE TODAY IS CAMERON DELLA FROM LUBBOCK HIGH TEAM STEALTH, WHO WON THE NATIONAL AGE OF EMPIRE'S CHAMPIONSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] THE LUBBOCK HIGH E-SPORTS SPORTS TEAM IS COACHED BY DR. CHRIS WEST, AND GRAY WILLIAMSON WHO IS NOT WITH US TODAY.
>> COME BACK AND GET A GROUP PHOTO. WE'LL GET YOU GUYS IN THE MIDDLE. WELCOME.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITION PORTION.
IT'S A LITTLE OFF SCRIPT HERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE SCRIPT, BUT WE WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS.
THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PARENTS, AND THE OTHER TEACHERS INVOLVED WITH THESE STUDENTS, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK IN GETTING THEM UP IN EARLY THIS MORNING.
>> AT THIS TIME, THE AGENDA CALLS FOR AN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.
[III. Executive Closed Session]
AN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.IT'S 07:16 A.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IV. Reconvene from Executive Closed Session]
AND WE ARE RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION?
>> IT IS WITH GREAT PERSONAL JOY THAT I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HIRE ANDREW ROY AS THE ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THERE'S A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
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>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[LAUGHTER] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAYING? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS COACH.
>> WHAT AN HONOR AND A BLESSING.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STUBBLEFIELD.
THANK YOU TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU, DR. ROLLO.
THANK YOU, COACH MEETS, THE ADMINISTRATION.
MR. HUBER. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
THIS IS AN HONOR AND A BLESSING.
I WANT TO THANK MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, MY DAUGHTERS, FOR STANDING BY MY SIDE THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING.
THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE TO US, AND I'M READY TO GET BACK TO WORK.
I THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I'M READY TO GET AT IT.
>> AGAIN, DOING THE WORKSHOP, NOT NORMAL PROCEDURE THAT WE WOULD OFFER COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES, BUT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP THE DIAS FOR ANY COMMENTS.
>> COACH ROY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ADULTS THAT TOUCHED JOHN'S LIFE AT CORONADO, AND YOU WERE ONE OF THE GREATEST ONES, AND HAVING A MAN OF GOD WITH A HIGH MORAL CHARACTER, AND PUTTING THE STUDENT BEFORE THE ATHLETE.
I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO FILL THE VOID THERE, AND I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT SUCCESS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU IN THE POSITION.
I CAN'T REITERATE WHAT HE SAID.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE HE SAID IT ALL.
AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING GREAT THINGS FROM YOU AS WE ALREADY HAVE, AND TO CONTINUE THAT, AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
>> COACH, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
WE'VE SPOKEN BRIEFLY, AND SO MANY PEOPLE REACHED OUT AND ADVOCATED ON YOUR BEHALF, THAT IT MAKES ME VERY CONFIDENT THAT YOU'RE UNQUESTIONABLY THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE POSITION, AND AS A PARENT OF CORONADO MUSTANGS, BOTH FORMER AND CURRENT, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK WITHIN OUR FEEDER PATTERN SO THAT THOSE KIDS THAT ARE AT IRONS AND THOSE KIDS THAT ARE AT MCKENZIE ARE GOING TO BE JUST LIKE MY OLDER BOYS WHEN THEY COULDN'T WAIT TO GET TO CORONADO, AND COULDN'T GET TO BE THE NEXT QUAY GRAY OR THE NEXT DEVON.
THAT'S THE HOPE, I THINK, AND YOU'VE SHARED THAT VISION WITH US AND WE'RE EXCITED.
>> COACH RODRIGUEZ IS A GOOD ROLE MODEL [LAUGHTER].
>> COACH EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT IS OFTEN SAID WHEN IT'S ON THE GRID IRON, IS THAT TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES.
WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME RICH TRADITIONS THAT ARE THERE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPLIFTED AND SUPPORTED BY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND WE NEED TO GET HER SOME TISSUE.
YEAH. THAT'S THE SIGN OF A FAMILY.
IT'S NOT JUST YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE, DR. ROLLO.
>> WE ARE JUST SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL, ANDREW, THAT YOU SAID YES, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO LEAD THE CORONADO MUSTANGS IN THE FUTURE, AND MR. HUBER, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS PROCESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS IN ORDER FOR US TO GET SOME PICTURES, AND GUESS DO SOME CAMERA STUFF THERE, COACH.
GET USED TO IT. WE'LL STAND IN RECESS FOR ABOUT SIX MINUTES. HELLO. WE ARE RECONVENED FROM THE RECESS AND WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ITEMS, APPROVAL OF
[V.A. Approval of Resolution Regarding the Criminal Justice Grant Program]
RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM. DR. WILLOW.>> YES. I HAVE TWO GRANTS THAT REQUIRE THAT THE BOARD PASS A RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS.
THESE ARE NOT GRANTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
WE HOPE TO RECEIVE THEM, BUT WE NEED YOUR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THEM.
THE FIRST ONE IS A CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM.
THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING, LICENSING, AND EQUIPMENT FOR OUR LOVE [INAUDIBLE] TO FORM AN INVESTIGATIVE UNIT THAT ADDRESSES INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND GANGS.
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LUBBOCK ISD DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING.WE DEPEND ON LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP US, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO GET IN LINE AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME SOMETIMES TO GET SOME OF THESE THINGS INVESTIGATED.
THIS WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS MORE SWIFTLY WHEN IT CONCERNS OUR STUDENTS.
>> TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT?
CHIEF, WAS GOING TO BE IN HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I WILL DO MY BEST.
>> ANYWAY, WOULD IT BE A CURRENT STAFF PERSON THAT WOULD DO IT OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE?
>> NO. OUR CURRENT SERGEANTS AND CHIEF WOULD BE ABLE TO RUN THE EQUIPMENTS.
>> THE TRUANCY PREVENTION, WOULD THAT INCLUDE THEM?
>> DO WE NEED TO SOMEBODY WANT TO TEXT CHIEF?
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> I WANT TO HOLD THE MOTION THAT DID.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED?
>> CHIEF, TRUSTEE CHAVEZ ASKED IF OUR CURRENT POLICE OFFICERS WOULD USE THE EQUIPMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM?
>> YES. THAT WOULD BE STRICTLY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT, SO IT WOULD BE OUR OFFICERS THAT WOULD BE UTILIZING THAT TO DO THE INVESTIGATIONS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM B, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION REGARDING
[V.B. Approval of Resolution Regarding the Juvenile Justice and Truancy Prevention Grant Program]
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND TRUANCY PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM. AGAIN, DR. WILLOW.>> YES. THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR LUBBOCK ISD STAFF AND FAMILIES TO HELP REDUCE TRUANCY AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM ACROSS OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES.
THIS ONE WOULD INCLUDE THE HIRING.
THE GRANT WOULD COVER THE COST OF HIRING A TRUANCY PREVENTION OFFICER.
IT WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR CURRENT ATTENDANCE OFFICERS.
>> DO WE NOT HAVE THAT POSITION ALREADY?
>> WE DO HAVE SOME IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT THIS WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'RE IMPROVING IN ATTENDANCE BUT THIS IS STILL AN AREA THAT IS AN ISSUE.
>> IS THIS MAINLY THEN HUMAN RESOURCES AND NOT SOFTWARE [NOISE] BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE NEW SOFTWARE.
>> THE TRUANT OFFICERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS? > NO, THEY DO THIS WOULD JUST BE ADDITIONAL.
>> WE'RE NEEDING ADDITIONAL TRUANT OFFICERS? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING?
>> THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, THE GRANT WAS AVAILABLE, SO WE DECIDED TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ALLOW US TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT TRUANCY AND ABSENTEEISM.
>> HOW MANY CURRENT TRUANT OFFICERS DO WE HAVE?
>> ONE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
>> AS WITH, ON OUR CONVERSATION YESTERDAY, WILL THESE PEOPLE KNOW THAT WHENEVER THIS GRANT IS UP, THAT'S YOUR POSITION?
>> ANY GRANT FUNDED POSITION, THAT IS PART. THEY UNDERSTAND IT.
>> I HOPE WE GET IT AGAIN BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE FOLKS.
>> HOW LONG IS THIS GRANT FOR?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
IT COULD BE FOR A YEAR OR IT COULD BE FOR LONGER.
ONCE WE PUT IN, THEY WOULD DECIDE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. DID THE CURRENT TRUANT OFFICERS ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> TIM ANDREWS, WHO OVERSEES THEM, IS A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
THE GOAL AROUND IT WOULD BE TO HIRE PEOPLE THAT CAN ADD ADDITIONAL HELP.
THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THE COURT SIDE OF THE RECOMMENDATION, THEY WOULD BE MORE CAMPUS BOOTS ON THE GROUND SUPPORT.
THAT'S CALLING PARENTS, HELPING WITH THOSE ATTENDANCE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF THOSE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
THEN HELPING WITH TARDIES ALSO, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT FULL BLOWN TRUANCY.
BUT WHEN A KID IS LATE AND MISSES A PART OF FIRST PERIOD, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL, THAT MAKES A DENT ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> I GUESS I COULD SAY THAT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO ALLOW OUR CURRENT TRUANT OFFICERS TO GO TO THE COURT, DO THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO WHERE THESE OTHERS CAN PICK UP.
I GUESS THEY'LL COLLABORATE TOGETHER.
>> THAT WOULD BE THE HOPE. BUT THIS RESOLUTION ONLY GIVES US PERMISSION TO APPLY.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'LL RECEIVE IT.
>> EXACTLY, BUT WE JUST WANT TO STAY WITH ANDREW AND HAVE ALL THE QUESTIONS RESOLVED.
>> AWESOME. THAT'S GOOD. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHERE THEY NEED HELP.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT, MYSTERY.
>> WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY POSITIONS WE WILL BE LOOKING AT FILLING BASICALLY.
>> NO, WE'D LIKE TO WRITE THE GRANT FOR FOUR.
THE WAY THE GRANT IS WRITTEN IT SAYS IT COULD BE $10,000 PLUS AND THERE IS NO END DOLLAR AMOUNT WRITTEN INTO THE GRANT.
THAT'S THE WAY THEY COME FROM THE DOJ.
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WE'RE WRITING IT IN FOR FOUR POSITIONS SO THAT YOU COULD MATCH THAT FOR THE FEEDER PATTERNS.BUT THEY COULD HONOR IT FOR ONE, THEY COULD HONOR IT FOR NONE.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL GET BACK.
>> SOUNDS LIKE GOVERNMENT THAT IS. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT WAS SPECIFIC TO SECONDARY THEN THAT WOULD MEAN THAT IF WE DO GET THIS FOR FOUR, THEN THOSE FOLKS COULD CONCENTRATE ON SECONDARY AND OUR CURRENT ONES TO SPEND MORE TIME IN ELEMENTARY HELPING THERE.
THERE'S LOTS OF WEIGHT DEPENDING ON IF WE'RE AWARDED AND HOW MUCH WERE AWARDED THAT WE WOULD STRUCTURE.
>> THE SUBMISSION TAKES PLACE IN APRIL, I BELIEVE AND THEN THEY SAY IT'S USUALLY SIX WEEKS TO THREE MONTHS AFTERWARDS, YOU FIND OUT.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT PROCESS.
WE DON'T USUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION TO THEN DO A GRANT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE DOJ.
THEY REQUIRE IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE FOR WHAT WE'RE ASKING.
>> GREAT QUESTIONS. GREAT DISCUSSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE REGULAR BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
NOW WE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WORKSHOP PORTION.
JUST FOR A NOTE ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE REMOVED THE BILINGUAL ESL PROGRAM UPDATE.
THAT IS CORRECT. OUR PRESENTER IS HOMESICK.
>> OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH HER. FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS, DR. WILLOW.
[VI.A. Federal Grant Awards]
>> THIS IS ON THE WORKSHOP AGENDA BECAUSE IF WE HAD RECEIVED ANY FEDERAL GRANTS, WE'RE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO REPORT THOSE IN AN OPEN MEETING.
THAT'S WHY THAT'S ON THERE BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY GRANTS AS OF YET FOR US TO REPORT.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR AUTUMN TO PAY EITHER.
>> WELL, THAT'S THE FASTEST WORKSHOP.
>> IS THAT JUST FEDERAL GRANTS OR IS IT ANY STATE GRANT?
>> THAT WAS THE CHANGE IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT THOSE COME THROUGH AND ARE REPORTED IN THE BOARD.
>> OUR STATE LEGISLATORS ARE REQUIRING US TO REPORT ANY FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVE.
>> WELL, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C,
[VI.C. Lubbock ISD Leadership Pipeline]
THE LUBBOCK ISD LEADERSHIP PIPELINE.>> I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'RE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF AND PLUS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF OUR FOUR YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLDSWORTH AND WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT WORK AND ALSO WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR HOLDSWORTH DISTRICT CHAMPION, MISTY REBER AND SHE'S GOING TO SHARE AN UPDATE WITH YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHERE WE ARE SO FAR IN OUR FOUR YEAR JOURNEY.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO TRANSITION IN OUR LANGUAGE AND START TALKING ABOUT THE LUBBOCK ISD LEADERSHIP PIPELINE.
WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT LEARNING WITH HOLDSWORTH, BUT IT'S NEAT TO BEGIN PUTTING OUR OWN BRANDING AND OUR OWN INFORMATION ON TOP OF THAT.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS THAT IF WE HAVE EFFECTIVE PRINCIPALS WHO ARE STRONG AND POWERFUL PRINCIPLES, WE KNOW THAT THAT CREATES TEACHERS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE THAT THEN GIVE OUR STUDENTS INCREDIBLE OUTCOMES.
YOU CAN SEE EXAMPLES OF THAT THAT ALREADY EXIST ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THOSE THINGS, BUT WE KNOW THAT AS WE CAN GROW THOSE FOR FUTURE PRINCIPALS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT GROW OVER TIME.
AS WE GET STARTED, THE FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP COHORT NUMBER 1.
ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE IS THAT WE HAVE HAD DISTRICT SUPPORT AND DISTRICT COACHING AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP COHORT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CAMPUS LEADERS ALONG WITH THEIR ONE DESIGNATED PERSON, TYPICALLY AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND THEN A LEADERSHIP TEAM TO BEGIN DIGGING IN AND LEARNING AS PART OF THIS PROCESS AS WELL.
THE WAY THAT THIS WORKS, WE WILL HAVE THREE COHORTS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS,
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AND COHORT 1, LUBBOCK ISD WILL HAVE SIX CAMPUSES THAT ARE SELECTED, FOR COHORT 2, THERE WILL BE SEVEN CAMPUSES, AND FOR COHORT 3, THERE WILL BE EIGHT.THE GOAL OF THAT IS THAT YOU HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUR CAMPUSES THAT PARTICIPATE, THAT YOU HAVE THAT TIPPING POINT THAT WE SEE AFTER 43% OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE A PART OF THIS PROCESS AND A PART OF THIS LEARNING, THEN IT STARTS TO TAKE HOLD AS PART OF CULTURE AND MOVE FORWARD.
YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE A PART OF OUR PROCESS AS WELL AND WHAT THEIR NUMBERS LOOK LIKE IN THEIR PARTICIPATION.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE PART OF THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM? IT MEANS FIRST, THAT THEY HAVE EXPOSURE TO EXPERT FACULTY.
WHEN YOU GO TO THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER FOR TRAINING IN AUSTIN, THOSE CAMPUS TEAMS, WHEN YOU READ A BOOK OR YOU READ ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S RESEARCH, THEY BRING THE AUTHOR.
THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER PAYS TO HAVE THE PERSON WHO IS THE AUTHOR AND DESIGNER OF THAT PROGRAM OR INFORMATION COME AND THEY TEACH YOU.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LEARN FROM EXPERT FACULTY.
THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER WILL ALSO MAKE SITE VISITS TO LUBBOCK ISD.
THEY'LL COME SIT ALONGSIDE OUR PRINCIPALS AND LEARN WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND SUPPORT THEM.
THEY HAVE SKILL BUILDING, THAT'S A REALLY FANCY WAY OF SAYING THEY PRACTICE.
THEY DON'T ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T PRACTICE AND YOU DON'T GET BETTER AT IT OVER TIME BY DOING IT ALONGSIDE SOMEONE ELSE.
IT'S TEAM BASED, SO THEY LEARN TOGETHER, THEY'LL NETWORK ALONG WITH OUR COHORT, BUT ALSO ALONG WITH THOSE OTHER DISTRICT COHORTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.
THEN THE PRINCIPAL WILL RECEIVE EXECUTIVE COACHING.
THAT'S ONE ON ONE COACHING ONCE A MONTH FROM A PERSON THAT EITHER ZOOMS IN OR MEETS WITH THEM TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR OWN GROWTH AS THEY'RE LEADING THEIR CAMPUS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FOR OUR CAMPUSES, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS TO BE SELECTED.
ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ALREADY HAD AN INFORMATION SESSION.
THEY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THE WRITTEN APPLICATION AND THEN WE WILL BEGIN WORKING ON CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA.
BUT THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC SELECTION CRITERIA.
THE PRINCIPAL HAS TO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST ONE YEAR ALREADY IN THE SEAT IN THAT CAMPUS PRINCIPAL TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.
THEY ALSO HAVE TO COMMIT THAT THEY WILL REMAIN IN THAT SEAT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
BECAUSE YOU WANT CONSISTENCY TO BE PART OF THAT PROGRAM.
THAT PRINCIPAL HAS TO BE WELL RESPECTED AND HAVE A DESIRE TO GROW AND THEY HAVE TO COMMIT TO ATTEND ALL OF THE TRAINING.
IT'S 27 DAYS OF TRAINING OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE A COMMITMENT.
BECAUSE OF THAT COMMITMENT, THEY HAVE TO BE A CAMPUS THAT CAN MAKE BIG GAINS.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE FACULTY AND STAFF THAT ARE ON BOARD, AND THIS BULLET IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT.
THEY CANNOT BE UNDERGOING ANY OTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE OR IN CRISIS OR BE IN A TURNAROUND CAMPUS.
THIS ISN'T TARGETED IN COHORT ONE TO LOOK AT CAMPUSES THAT ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPPORTS THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT INTO THE DISTRICT.
THINK OF THIS AS A CAMPUS THAT IS ALREADY GOOD AND WE ARE SAYING, WOW, WE COULD RAISE YOU TO BE GREAT.
WE COULD GET THAT LEADER TO A SPACE TO BE READY TO LEAD THROUGH THAT PROBLEM OF PRACTICE AND THROUGH THOSE NEXT STEPS TO REALLY RISE UP.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
THIS WILL LAUNCH AND GET STARTED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
IN APRIL, WE'LL START TO KNOW WHO THOSE CAMPUSES ARE AND THEN GET READY TO MOVE FORWARD. YES.
>> BACK TO THAT COMMITMENT, WE DON'T REQUIRE PRINCIPALS TO SIGN SOMETHING?
>> WE TALKED TO HOLDSWORTH ABOUT THAT AND IT'S NOT A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.
WE'RE SAYING YOU'RE MAKING A COMMITMENT.
THEY COME TO THE INTERVIEW, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT.
BUT SOMETIMES CHANGE HAPPENS AND SOMETIMES WE DO THAT TO OURSELVES INTERNALLY AS WE LOOK FOR NEXT OPPORTUNITY.
IF THAT PERSON IS TO STEP ASIDE, WHAT THEY DO IN THE PROCESS TO RAMP THEM UP AND GET THE NEXT PERSON STARTED? YEAH, THERE'S NOT A WRITTEN CONTRACT.
>> INSIDE HOLDSWORTH, IT'S WHAT WE WOULD CALL LIKE INTERVENTIONS WHERE THEY MEET WITH THAT CAMPUS MORE OFTEN, THEY PULL THEM IN, THEY HAVE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS, AND THEY KEEP A BANK OF ALL OF THEIR MATERIALS.
IF YOU HAVE TO TURN OVER A PERSON IN THE PROCESS, IN ANY ONE OF THEIR TRAINING PROCEDURES, THEN THEY TEACH YOU THE PIECES THAT YOU MISS SO THAT YOU'RE READY TO COME IN AND LEAD.
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THERE'S SEVEN DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN THIS COHORT TOGETHER.
BUT I MADE A COMMITMENT THAT I PLAN TO SAY IN MY ROLE, AS DID THE OTHER SIX SUPERINTENDENTS.
BUT WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO THAT HAVE LEFT THEIR DISTRICTS.
HOLDSWORTH HAS PROVIDED MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO THOSE TWO DISTRICT TEAMS WHEN WE GO THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW PERSON IS UP TO SPEED.
THEY HAVEN'T NAMED THE NEW PERSON DUNCANVILLE YET.
>> OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S THE GOAL, BUT I THINK THEY HAVE SOME REALISTIC, SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN AND THEY RECOGNIZE THAT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT COMPONENT?
>> OKAY. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ROAD MAP OF WHERE WE'RE GOING OVER YEAR 1, THAT IS ONE COMPONENT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, YOU HAVE TO BEGIN BY DEFINING THE CHANGE LIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE DO IN LIFE WE HAVE TO REFLECT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE.
JUST LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR AND THEY TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALL YOUR VITAL SIGNS AND YOUR WEIGHT AND ALL THOSE THINGS, IT'S THE SAME THING INSIDE OF A DISTRICT.
WE'VE LOOKED AT DATA, WE'VE STUDIED, WE'VE EVALUATED TO SEE WHERE IT IS THAT WE HAVE GROWTH INSIDE OUR LEADERSHIP CAPACITY.
YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE FIRST YEAR.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE BEGAN WORKING ON DEVELOPING A LEADERSHIP DEFINITION.
LEADERSHIP DEFINITION IS SIMPLY A CORE IDEA OR DESCRIPTION THAT DEFINES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEADER IN LUBBOCK ISD.
I'LL SHOW YOU SOME DRAFT PIECES OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVEN'T FINALIZED THAT, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND I'LL TALK YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
THE NEXT COMPONENT THAT WE'LL BEGIN WORKING ON IS WHAT IS CALLED A VACANCY PLANNING CYCLE.
THIS IS WHERE INSTEAD OF WAITING TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A VACANCY, IT'S WHERE YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT PREDICTIVE MODELS TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE WE'LL HAVE VACANCIES IN LEADERSHIP AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO PREP AND PREPARE FOR THOSE VACANCIES TO BE READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH US, WE HAVE TWO HOLDSWORTH CONSULTANTS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE MICHAEL TAYLOR AND SARAH VAFAIE, I HAVE TO SAY IT CORRECTLY, WE ARE PRETTY EXCITED FOR BOTH OF THEIR CONNECTIONS.
MICHAEL IS A TEXAS TECH GRAD, WAS PRETTY EXCITED TO COME BACK TO THE 806 AND SEE ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT TEXAS SINCE HE WAS HERE.
SARAH IS ACTUALLY A LUBBOCK NATIVE.
SARAH GREW UP HERE, HER FAMILY IS HERE.
SHE NOW LIVES IN THE DALLAS AREA, BUT SOMEONE SPECIAL WAS HER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
[OVERLAPPING] SARAH NOW HAS HER OWN FAMILY.
THEY BOTH PICKED US FROM ALL THE CONSULTANTS TO BE PART OF OUR TEAM.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT WILL WORK WITH US ALONG THE WAY AS PART OF THE HOLDSWORTH FACULTY, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AS PART OF OUR OWN.
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEGUN DOING THIS FALL HAS BEEN TALKING AROUND OUR CURRENT REALITY VERSUS OUR VISION.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, WE HAVE TO LOOK CANDIDLY AND HONESTLY AT WHERE WE ARE.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR LEADERSHIP IN LUBBOCK ISD? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR TURNOVER OF LEADERSHIP IN LUBBOCK ISD AND WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO? WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT SHARED VISION, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A TANGIBLE VISION WHERE WE CONNECT TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN SHAPE THAT DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THESE ARROWS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ALIGN AND WE MOVE FORWARD, OUR WORK IS ALL HEADED IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
WE'RE FOCUSED ON CONCRETE GOALS THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH TOGETHER TO MOVE TO THOSE NEXT STEPS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT TAKES TIME TO GROW, AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WORKING ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.
HOLDSWORTH SAYS VERY OFTEN THAT YOU NEED TO GO SLOW TO GO FAST.
WE KNOW THAT IN OUR DISTRICT WE ARE A GO GETTER PEOPLE AND SO THEY REMIND US OFTEN WHAT IT MEANS TO GO SLOW, TO GO FAST.
THAT WE BUILD THAT FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE TO BE VERY STRONG AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS HOUSE, THIS IS THE WORK WE'RE GOING TO DO OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
WE'VE SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS BUILDING DISTRICT CONTEXT AND CULTURE, UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE BASED UPON DATA AND WHAT WE WANT IN OUR VISION.
AND THE LEFT GRAY BOX, RIGHT ABOVE THAT LARGE BLUE BOX THAT SAYS LEADERSHIP DEFINITION, THAT'S AS FAR AS WE'VE GOTTEN AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IS THAT WE'RE TAKING IT ONE STEP AT A TIME TO PROGRESS SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THE SPACE TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, PLACE, AND SUPPORT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT STILL WORKING THE WORK EVERY DAY, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD STRONG SYSTEMS THAT WE CAN USE FOR
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MANY MORE YEARS TO COME THAT WILL BE THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE DO AS WE GROW LEADERS IN LUBBOCK ISD.HERE'S A DRAFT OF A VISION STATEMENT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE SECONDS TO READ THAT.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, HERE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT RATIO OF READY LEADERS, STUDENT REPRESENTATION AND STAFFING AND THEN RETENTION AND STABILITY.
RATIO OF READY LEADERS MEANS HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOULD WE HAVE ON THE BENCH READY TO TAKE A ROLE THAT BECOMES VACANT.
TWO TO ONE IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM HOLDSWORTH SO THAT YOU HAVE TWO READY TRAINED LEADERS READY TO STEP IN AT ANY TIME.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE ONLY SPECIFIC OR TARGETED TO THAT ONE LOCATION, BUT IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH COACHING CYCLES THAT ARE GROWING AND LEARNING AND BEING SUPPORTED TO BE READY TO STEP IN.
WE ALSO, AFTER STUDYING DATA LOOKED AT OUR INCREASING OUR REPRESENTATION OF HISPANIC ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO BETTER ALIGN TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATION.
WE WANT THE NEXT BEST LEADER THAT IS QUALIFIED AND READY.
BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT POPULATION, WE HAVE A GOAL TO TRY TO HAVE OUR LEADERS TO SHOW REPRESENTATION OF OUR STUDENT BODY.
THEN, PRIORITY NUMBER 3 IS THE NORTH STAR GOAL THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SET UP AS A DISTRICT AND A BOARD TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE BEING SERVED IN AN A AND B CAMPUS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT LEFT HAND SIDE OF WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO BUILD THOSE TALENT SYSTEMS. THAT'S WORKING ON THAT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN WE'LL START WORKING ON ALL THOSE OTHER BOXES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, BUT THE GOAL IS TO CREATE SYSTEMIC WAYS TO GROW AND DEVELOP LEADERS SO THAT WE DO HAVE THAT 2:1 READY BENCH AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE READY LEADERS TO STEP IN AT ANY TIME.
AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE LEADERSHIP DEFINITION, WE'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCESS.
WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP DEFINITION TASK FORCE THAT HAVE BEEN LED BY KEN AND AARON.
WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK ON THIS.
THAT TASK FORCE IS MADE UP OF PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS.
THEN WE HAVE A PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE THAT IS MADE UP OF ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, AND THEN ALL OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED INSIDE LEADERSHIP.
SO YOU CAN SEE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE HAD SIX MEETINGS.
IMAGINE THERE'S A DRAFT DEVELOPED IN THE ORANGE BOX.
THE GREEN BOX GIVES FEEDBACK AND MAKES TONS OF CHANGES.
THE DRAFT GOES BACK TO THE ORANGE BOX, BACK TO THE GREEN BOX, BACK TO THE ORANGE BOX, BACK TO THE GREEN BOX.
WE HAVE BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A DRAFT.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A VISUAL THAT WILL BE READY TO ROLL OUT FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.
BUT YOU NOTICE THE PILLARS ON THE LEFT; DEVELOP LEADERS, LOVE PEOPLE, VALUE DATA.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, THAT OUR STAFF KNOWS THAT ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO.
I THINK THE POWER IN THIS THOUGH IS IF YOU TAKE A SECOND AND YOU READ THE VERBS DOWN THE FIRST CATEGORY, LOOKING AT THOSE COMPETENCIES AND DESCRIPTIONS, IT SAYS THAT OUR LEADERS WILL EMPOWER, GROW, AND SERVE.
OUR LEADERS WILL BUILD, COMMUNICATE, AND EMBRACE.
OUR LEADERS WILL FOSTER, PLAN, AND CULTIVATE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE VERBS AND YOU START TO THINK ABOUT THE POWER OF WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR LEADERS, WE'RE LOOKING AT LUBBOCK ISD, GROWING A GROUP OF LEADERS TO BE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE READY, WHICH WILL THEN IMPACT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE BOX ON THE LEFT TO CLEARLY DEFINE OUR LEADERSHIP DEFINITION.
WE'LL HAVE IT READY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO ROLL OUT AND REVEAL, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT POTENTIAL.
AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IS TO BEGIN ALIGNING ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS TO THAT LEADERSHIP DEFINITION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RECRUITING, HIRING, INTERVIEWING, AND RETAINING OUR LEADERS.
THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW FOR THE LUBBOCK LEADERSHIP PIPELINE.
>> A LOT OF THIS, OF COURSE, IS FOCUSED ON PRINCIPALS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THERE, AND APS TO SOME DEGREE, BUT HOW WE IDENTIFY OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS THAT WILL THEN STEP UP,
[00:45:01]
BECAUSE YOU GOT TO START. [OVERLAPPING]>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A FOUR YEAR PLAN THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DRAFT THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE TASK FORCE GROUPS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
ONE OF THOSE TASK FORCE GROUPS IS IN HIGH POTENTIAL LEADERSHIP, AND IT IS TEACHER LEADERS TO ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO PRINCIPALS.
WHAT ARE THE SKILLS NECESSARY, SKILLS, VALUES, AND TIME THAT IT TAKES FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES TO BE READY TO STEP INTO THAT NEXT ROLE.
WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES OUR TEACHER LEADERS WANT TO STAY IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WE WANT THAT, BUT WE ALSO CAN GROW THEIR LEADERSHIP AT THAT LEVEL, OR THEY MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION ALSO. GREAT QUESTION.
>> WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT GROWING OUR OWN AND WE NEED TO HIRE OUR FOLKS, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
FOR THAT REASON, I LIKE THIS BECAUSE AGAIN, I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME FROM FOLKS.
WHY ARE WE NOT HIRING WITHIN? THAT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, IMPORTANT TO ME.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF THE PROGRAM OR LEADERSHIP WITH HOLDSWORTH, HOW LONG IS THAT FOR EACH PERSON THAT WE TAKE IN AND YOU GO?
>> THEY WILL PARTICIPATE FOR TWO FULL YEARS.
>> OKAY. WITH HOPES THAT THEY STAY THERE THOSE TWO FULL YEARS, RIGHT?
>> THEN THE COST TO THE DISTRICT?
>> THE COST TO THE DISTRICT, IT IS COVERED OUT OF A GRANT THAT WE APPLIED FOR THAT YOU-ALL WERE A PART OF THAT APPLICATION.
WE HAVE A MINIMAL COST THAT IS IN THE TRAVEL, BUT HOLDSWORTH PAYS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE EXPERT FACULTY AND STAYING IN THE BUILDING AND THE FOOD AND ALL THOSE THINGS, THEY SUPPLY ALL OF THAT.
>> OKAY. WHAT IS THAT MINIMAL COST?
>> IT'S WHAT IT WILL COST TO GET THEM THERE.
>> YEAH. I DON'T HAVE IT ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN GET IT FOR YOU.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE SINCE WE'RE HAVING ISSUES, WE NEED TO FIGURE ALL THIS OUT.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT USING OUR BUS TO TAKE THEM, TO SAVE ON EXPENSE.
>> CURRENTLY YOU'RE FLYING, RIGHT? THAT WAS MY POINT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD POINT, KATHY.
>> ONE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT WHEN IT FOCUS INTENTIONALLY ON THE DEMOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT, UP TO ALIGN LEADERSHIP AND MAKING IT REFLECT WHAT THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT RECRUITING AND RETAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERS THAT REFLECT OUR STUDENT BODY AND OUR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE WORKSHOP PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM.
[VII. Executive Closed Session]
WE DO HAVE NEED FOR A SECOND EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.IT IS 8:31 AM, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Reconvene from Executive Closed Session]
AND WE ARE RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE EXTEND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT ONE YEAR UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE CURRY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE?
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> [NOISE] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]
>> THERE IS NOTHING TO LAUGH ABOUT.
>> THERE WE GO. IT IS 11:13 AM AND THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU, JESUS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.