>> IT IS 7:00 AM, QUORUM IS PRESENT,
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AND THE MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND POSTED IN THE TIME AND MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW.I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE JEFF HOOKS, THE DEACON AT FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO OPEN OUR MEETING WITH A PRAYER AND LEAD THE AUDIENCE IN THE PLEDGES TO THE AMERICAN AND TEXAS FLAGS. DEACON HOOKS.
>> LET US BOW OUR HEADS, PLEASE.
DEAR LORD, WE ASK TO GRANT OUR SCHOOL LEADERS THE GIFTS OF CLARITY AND WISDOM.
AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY, MAY YOUR DIVINE WISDOM GUIDE THEM TO CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL.
WITH THEIR HEARTS, FILL THEIR HEARTS WITH DISCERNMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND COMPASSION.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU GIVE US.
WATCH OVER US AND GUIDE US IN THINE OWN WAY THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES IN JESUS CHRIST, NAME WE PRAY.
OF ALLEGIANCE] NOW LET'S HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND STARTING OUR DAY OFF ON A HIGH NOTE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.
[II.A. Recognition of Texas FFA Agriscience Fair State Qualifiers]
WE DO HAVE SOME RECOGNITIONS TODAY.WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TEXAS FFA AGRA SCIENCE FAIR STATE QUALIFIERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MICHELLE PONZI, COORDINATOR OF AGRICULTURE EDUCATION TO THE PODIUM, MICHELLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO HONOR THESE STUDENTS TODAY.
BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS COMPETED AT THE STATE AGRA SCIENCE FAIR IN JULY.
AMARACHI UCHE IBO WAS THE STATE CHAMPION IN HER DIVISION, AND SHE IS ACTUALLY A NATIONAL FINALIST.
SHE SENT HER MANUSCRIPT TO NATIONALS.
THEY JUDGED IT THERE, AND SHE'S NOTIFIED THAT SHE WAS A FINALIST.
SHE HAS AN INTERVIEW NEXT MONDAY WHERE SHE'LL BE COMPETING FOR THAT.
SHE LOOKED AT METHANE, HOW METHANE, PIG MAN, CATTLE MAN, AND THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO WOULD GIVE OFF AS AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE FOR THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.
WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT DR. JONES SURI HELPED HER.
HE'S WITH THE DAVIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AND SHE'S ALSO COACHED BY MR. MCKENZIE.
AMAROCHI IS ALSO A TEXAS FOR SCHOLAR, SO THAT'S EXCITING TOO.
PENELOPE JETER WAS A STATE CHAMPION RUNNER UP IN HER DIVISION.
ONLY THE FIRST PLACE TO GET TO GO TO NATIONALS TO COMPETE.
BUT PENELOPE TOOK SOME BEEF ROUNDS, AND SHE USED PAPAYA AND PINEAPPLES AS MEAT TENDERIZERS, AND THEN HER CONTROL GROUP WAS NO TENDERIZER.
SHE LOOKED TO SEE WHICH WAS THE BEST.
SHE DID SOME TASTE PANELS TO SEE WHICH HAD THE BEST FLAVOR.
WE'RE REAL EXCITED FOR HER. SHE'S A FRESHMAN.
AMAROCHI IS A SENIOR, BUT I GUESS SHE'S A SOPHOMORE.
SHE WAS A FRESHMAN LAST. PENELOPE JETER.
[APPLAUSE] SHE'S ALSO COACHED BY MR. MCKENZIE.
AND BOTH OF THESE YOUNG LADIES ATTEND TALKINGTON, AND THEY'RE PART OF THE TALKINGTON FA.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]>> CONGRATULATIONS, YOUNG LADIES.
IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON AT TALKINGTON, NUMBER 1, AND JUST THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FACULTY AND IN OUR DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SO EARLY THIS MORNING, WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE PROVISIONS
[III. Executive Closed Session]
OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CO CHAPTER 551, AND IT IS 7:06 AM AND WE'RE ADJOURNED CLOSED SESSION.IT IS 7:26 AM AND WE ARE RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.
[IV. Reconvene from Executive Closed Session]
DO WE HAVE ANY ACTIONS FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION? TRUST LAWSON?>> I MOVE THAT WE HIRE CESAR DE LEON AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. A MOTION A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING OUR NEW FINE ARTS DIRECTOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY POSE SIGN? MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
[V. Trustee Comments]
PRESIDENT BRIDGES, AND SUPERINTENDENT ROLLER.IT IS AN IMMENSE HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY.
I'M TRULY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND GRATITUDE.
I REALLY AM EXCITED. EVERYBODY HERE, I REALLY AM.
PROMISE YOU. AS I REFLECT ON THIS MOMENT, I AM REMINDED OF A PROFOUND TRUTH.
THE GREENER GRASS WE OFTEN SEEK IS RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET.
THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS, CREATIVITY, AND TRANSFORMATION IS ALREADY WITHIN OUR REACH.
RIGHT HERE, WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, AND WITHIN OUR STUDENTS.
I'M FULLY AWARE OF THE PATH AHEAD AND WILL REQUIRE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND A COLLABORATION SPIRIT.
HOWEVER, I EMBRACE THIS CHALLENGE WITH ENTHUSIASM AND RESOLVE.
THIS JOURNEY OF LEARNING, GROWING, ADAPTING IS ONE THAT I'M EAGER TO EMBARK ON WITH ALL OF YOU.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CULTIVATE A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC FINE ARTS PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS EVERY STUDENT IN EXPLORING THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL AND EXPRESSING THE UNIQUE VOICE.
MY MISSION IS CLEAR TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT IGNITE THEIR PASSIONS AND ELEVATE THEIR TALENTS.
I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS ARE NOT ONLY INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, BUT ALSO EXEMPLARY AND FOSTERING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.
THIS ROLE IS NOT JUST OVERSEEING PROGRAMS, I PROMISE YOU THAT.
IT'S ABOUT BEING A CHAMPION FOR ALL TEACHERS AND FOR EVERY STUDENT WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS.
IT'S ABOUT CREATING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CREATIVITY FLOURISHES AND WHERE EVERY CHILD FEELS SAFE, VALUED, AND INSPIRED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, WELCOME. WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR TRUSTEE COMMENTS.
>> WE SAY IF YOUR ACTIONS ARE ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT YOUR WORDS JUST WERE, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO JUST FINE.
WE KNEW THERE WERE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL AND WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH DR. ROLLO, WE WERE VERY COMFORTED TO KNOW THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE SHOES ARE GOING TO BE FILLED, SO WE WELCOME YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TEAM.
IT'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. I'M VERY EXCITED, SO GREAT START.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO ECHO THAT, TOO, AND I SAW AND HEARD ABOUT YOU AND YOUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WHAT YOU PLANNED ON DOING.
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, TRUCE LAW.
>> WE ARE JUST EXTREMELY EXCITED TO HAVE CESAR HERE.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS MORE EXCITED THAN MRS. DE REIBER.
SHE HAS BEEN FILLING THOSE SHOES SINCE THE POSITION WAS VACATED, BUT HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE BOTH WITH FINE ARTS, BUT ALSO AS A BILINGUAL TEACHER AND A CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR, AND WE BELIEVE THE EXPERIENCE HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE IS GOING TO HELP US CONTINUE MOVING OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM, WHICH WE KNOW IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO
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OUR COMMUNITY AND TO LUBBOCK ISD TO TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, SO WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE ABSOLUTELY.>> I BELIEVE IT'S SECOND TO NONE, ACTUALLY.
>> WELL SAID, PRESIDENT PACHES.
>> IS GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER. THANK YOU, WELCOME.
WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK SO WE CAN HAVE SOME PHOTOS, AND THEN WE WILL RECONVENE IT JUST A MOMENT.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR BACK UP FOR TRUSTEE COMMENTS.
I THINK TRUSTEE CURRY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS FOR JUST A MOMENT.
>> YEAH. ONE, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FFA LADIES WHO WERE HERE.
I THINK TALKITONE WAS ONE OF THE LAST PROGRAMS TO GET FFA, SO I THINK THAT'S SUPER COOL, ESPECIALLY TO HAVE TWO YOUNG LADIES DOING SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF.
THEN I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE APPRECIATION TO DR. ROLLO, TO CENTRAL OFFICE, TO OUR SCHOOLS, TO OUR TEACHERS, TO OUR FAMILIES.
WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK WAS AN ANNOYANCE.
ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THOSE AS IF THEY'RE REAL AND THEY'RE HAPPENING.
JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS AND TO DIFFUSE THE SITUATION AND I GUESS IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A BRIGHT SIDE, WE GOT TO PRACTICE SOME OF OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE TEAM BECAUSE IT SOUND LIKE A LOT OF THINGS WENT RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE, GOD FORBID, SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
TO THE IDIOTS THAT ARE DOING THIS, I PRAY THAT THEY WILL FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO OR MAYBE MOVE OUT OF THEIR MOTHER'S BASEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[VI. Citizen Comments]
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE PROVISIONS OF BOARD POLICY GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS REFLECTED IN BED LOCAL.THE AUDIENCE SHALL NOT ENTER INTO DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
I WILL REMIND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT THE CITIZEN COMMENTS SECTION OF OUR BOARD MEETING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LISTENING TO PATRONS, BUT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMMENT OR DEBATE ON ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED.
NO PRESENTATION SHALL EXCEED 3 MINUTES AND A TIME WILL GO OFF AT THE COMPLETION OF 3 MINUTES.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT ALLOWED.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU WOULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO INVITE ROSALIND PRIESTLEY TO THE PODIUM.
MRS. PRIESTLEY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ROSALIND PRIESTLEY.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS MORNING.
THE REASON I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF MAINLY, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I'M WONDERING WHEN AND IF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT IN EAST LUBBOCK.
FROM WHAT I'VE ALREADY ON MY OWN, AND THIS NUMBER IS SO STAGGERING, 1959, IS WHEN ALDERSON WAS BUILT IN EAST LUBBOCK.
WELL, WE ALL KNOW THAT POSEY ALLOWS, BOSEMAN, HUNT PARKWAY, WHEATLEY, THEY NO LONGER EXIST.
WE GOT ONE ELEMENTARY, NO MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL.
MY QUESTION IS, IF THIS SON REPRESENT LUBBOCK, THEN I FEEL AS THOUGH EAST LUBBOCK SHOULD CONSIDER THE KIDS IN EAST LUBBOCK.
I'M SURE THEY WOULD LOVE TO WALK INTO A NEW SCHOOL.
NOT A RE-FABRIC, REDECORATED NEW.
GROUND, RIBBON, CUTTING, CEREMONY, ALL THAT.
I FEEL LIKE OUR KIDS DESERVE THAT, SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THAT BECAUSE TO ME, 1959 IS EVEN OLDER THAN I AM.
I JUST WISH THAT WE CAN CONSIDER TURNING AROUND, GOING BACK AND MAKING SOMETHING BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOW UP WITH HER, PLEASE ON SOME OF THOSE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. PRIESTLEY.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME COMING TODAY.
WE WILL MOVE INTO ITEM SEVEN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[VIII. Consent Agenda]
WE CONSIDER BOARD APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE WORKSHOP MEETING HELD AUGUST 8TH, 2024 AND THE REGULAR MEETING HELD AUGUST 22ND, 2024.DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED? HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRINTED. THANK YOU.
NOW WE MOVE INTO THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY OF THE POSTED BOARD AGENDA ITEMS?
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SORRY. MY SCRIPT IS.I'M SORRY, GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT.
I THINK WE JUST LET THE FINANCIAL.
BACK UP. LET'S MOVE TO FINANCIALS.
[VII.A. Approval of Budget Summary Report for the Month Ending July 31, 2024, Budget Amendments and Budget Transfers for the Month of July 2024, Statement of Taxes Collected for the Month Ending July 31, 2024, and the Investment Report for the Period of July 1 through July 31, 2024]
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT CONFUSION.WE WILL LOOK TO APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING JULY 31ST, 2024.
BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2024, STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH ENDING JULY 31ST, 2024, AND THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST TO JULY 31ST, 2024.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT BRIDGES, BOARD OF TRUSTEE, DR. ROLLO.
THIS IS THROUGH JULY 31ST, SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MOVEMENT.
BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE BUDGET SUMMARY.
MOVING ON TO THE DEBT SERVICES.
WE HAVE NOT ROLLED OVER AS OF JULY 31ST TO DEBT SERVICES, SO THERE'S NOTHING SHOWING THERE.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE AUDIT TO BE COMPLETED TO ROLL THAT OVER, SO THAT'LL BE THERE NEXT TIME YOU SEE IT.
FOOD SERVICE. THE ONLY THING I'D SHOW YOU IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THERE.
THAT'S A TABLES THAT WERE PURCHASED FOR PARSONS AND DUNBAR.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE AUDIT TO COMPLETE AND WE'LL ROLL THAT OVER, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT NEXT TIME.
I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION ON THE BUDGET SUMMARY FOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TO SR3.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A NEGATIVE 168,000.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE DID IS WE DREW DOWN ALL THE SR3 MONEY AND WE WERE OVER 168,000, SO THAT'LL ROLL BACK TO 199. WE'VE GOT THAT COVERED.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DREW DOWN ALL THE SR3 MONEY.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE ALL OUR RE APPROPRIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR, MONEY THAT HAS ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN SPENT, BUT WE'RE ROLLING IT OVER THIS YEAR FOR THE ITEMS BEING COLLECTED.
WE'VE GOT HEAD START STARTING OUT AND THEN THE LAST TWO ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ARE TAX COLLECTIONS, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TAX COLLECTIONS IN JULY.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF EVERYBODY WOULD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T.
THEN LAST, WE HAVE OUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH WE'RE STILL HOLDING STRONG IN AROUND 6%, WHICH IS GREAT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> TRUSTEES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING JULY 31ST, 2024, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT REPORTS?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO REORDER THOSE THINGS.
[IX.A. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Education Service Center Region 17 for the Texas Lesson Study Program]
NOW WE WILL MOVE INTO ACADEMIC ACTION ITEMS. APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR MOU WITH THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION 17 FOR THE TEXAS LESSON STUDY PROGRAM.>> YES. THIS IS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EUREKA MATHEMATICS IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THE REGION SERVICE CENTER WOULD WORK AS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER IN HELPING US PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY FEEDBACK AROUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EUREKA.
MISTY KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS, SO I'LL BE HAPPY [LAUGHTER] TO DEFER TO HER IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AROUND THE PROJECT.
>> IS THIS THE FIRST YEAR WE'RE DOING THIS OR IS THIS A CONTINUATION?
>> THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD THIS CONTRACT, YES, MA'AM.
>> WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THIS PROJECT?
>> YES. THEY'RE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT LEVEL COACHES TO THEN GO OUT AND SUPPORT THE TEACHERS.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MOU WITH THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION 17 FOR THE TEXAS LESSON STUDY PROGRAM?
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. [NOISE] THANK YOU.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL POLICY REVISIONS INCLUDED IN
[IX.B. Consider Approval of the (LOCAL) Policy Revisions included in the Texas Association of School Boards Update 123]
THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS UPDATE 123. DR. ROLLO.>> YES. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT TWO PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
WE'VE HAD A FIRST READING OF THESE POLICY CHANGES, AND A SECOND READING, AND I WANT TO THANK MISTY, OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FOR TAKING US THROUGH THOSE REVISIONS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN POLICY, AND SHE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> TRUSTEES, I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD THIS FOR A WHILE TO REVIEW AND READ THROUGH, STRIKE THROUGH'S, COMPARISONS,
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ALL TYPES OF THINGS, EXPLANATIONS.MISTY IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE GET?
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU'LL HAVE LOOKED AT IT SO MANY TIMES BETWEEN FULL BOARD AND COMMITTEE WORKSHOP.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AS WE'VE NAVIGATED SOME LOCAL POLICY TO TRY TO MAKE IT WORK FOR US, AND TRY TO MAKE IT WORK TO FIT WITHIN THE LETTER OF THE LAW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AROUND THAT.
>> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LOCAL POLICY REVISIONS INCLUDED IN TASB UPDATE 123 AS PRESENTED?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
>> ANY [NOISE] OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE HEAD START
[IX.C. Approval of Head Start Corrective Action Plan Related to FA2 Audit Findings]
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN RELATED TO THE FA2 AUDIT FINDINGS.>> YES. AS YOU ARE VERY WELL AWARE, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A HEAD START AUDIT, AND AS A RESULT, WE DO HAVE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, AND THAT WAS IN THE BOARD EXTRAS FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REALLY AROUND TWO THINGS, FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FROG STREET CURRICULUM, AND THEN TOOTH BRUSHING PRACTICES WERE THE TWO MAIN FOCUSES FOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.
THOSE ARE ALREADY WELL ON THEIR WAY, AND WE HAD A FOLLOW UP AUDIT THIS LAST WEEK THAT WENT VERY WELL.
>> EXCELLENT. ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HEAD START CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN RELATED TO THE FA2 AUDIT FINDINGS?
>> SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
[NOISE] MOTION CARRIES, 6:0. THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE INTO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ITEMS.
[X.A. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Law Enforcement Services by and between the City of Lubbock and the Lubbock Independent School District ]
APPROVAL OF THE MOU FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. DR. ROLLO.>> THIS IS A STANDARD MOU THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED BEFORE.
IT JUST IS CHANGING THE NAMES WITH A NEW POLICE CHIEF IS BASICALLY THE MAIN ADJUSTMENT TO THIS NEW MOU.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO CHIEF MENDOZA.
FOR ALL OF THE THINGS RYAN TALKED ABOUT, HE WAS ON POINT AND THEN I'M GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH LPD ON ALL THINGS.
>> I THINK THIS WEEK DEMONSTRATED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT GOOD RELATIONSHIP, OF COURSE, WITH ALL OF OUR AGENCIES, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE QUICK RESPONDERS GETTING OUR BOMB SNIFFING DOGS AND ALL THOSE RESOURCES QUICKLY TO THE CAMPUS.
THANK YOU, SHANE AND TO RAY. THANK YOU.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOU FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND LUBBOCK ISD?
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THANK YOU.
MOTION [NOISE] CARRIES, 6:0. APPROVAL OF
[X.B. Approval of Resolution Nominating Lubbock Central Appraisal District Board of Directors]
RESOLUTION NOMINATING THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DR. ROLLO.>> YES. AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO NOMINATE, AND THEN AT A LATER DATE, WE WILL VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT ON THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THIS RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NOMINATING SONNY GARZA, BRADY GOEN, GREG JONES, BOBBY MCQUEEN, AND NOE REYNOLDS TO THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
>> QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NOMINATING SONNY GARZA, BRADY GOEN, GREG JONES, BOBBY MCQUEEN, AND NOE REYNOLDS TO THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS?
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THANK YOU.
[NOISE] MOTION CARRIES, 6:0. APPROVAL OF
[X.C. Approval of Resolution Adopting a Tax Rate for 2024-2025 Fiscal Year]
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING A TAX RATE FOR THE 2024, 2025 FISCAL YEAR, DR. WILKINS.>> [NOISE] GOOD MORNING. LET'S SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN THIS SO EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IN THIS CONVOLUTED MESS OF A TAX RATE.
[NOISE] WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE A TAX RATE OF 0.9083 THIS YEAR IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
THAT'S 0.733 OF M&O AND 0.175 OF INS.
WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS IS THE STATE CALCULATES FOR US A TAX RATE THAT SAYS, IF OUR APPRAISALS DIDN'T GO UP, THIS WOULD BE WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF M&O REVENUE FOR THIS YEAR AS WE DID LAST [NOISE] YEAR.
WITH THAT, THEY TAKE THAT AND THEY TAKE OUR NEW TAX RATE, WHICH THE STATE GIVES US, BY THE WAY, AND WE GET THE PERCENTAGE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE DO NOT CONTROL APPRAISAL VALUES.
WITH THAT 0.57% INCREASE, WE ARE HAVING A REDUCTION OF $-14 IN TAXES.
WE HAVE TO SAY THAT WE'RE INCREASING TAXES WHEN IT'S A NEGATIVE $-14 DECREASE,
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DUE TO BEING MORE THAN THE NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.>> REQUIRED STATE [NOISE] LANGUAGE. YES, MA'AM.
>> TRUSTEES, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS?
>> I'LL JUST MAKE MY ANNUAL COMPLAINT.
[LAUGHTER] FOR THE THREE PEOPLE THAT MAY BE LISTENING, WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO STATE THAT WE ARE GOING ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.
HOWEVER, WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW, IF WE WANT TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE STATE TO ADOPT THE RATE THAT DEWAYNE HAS JUST GIVEN US OF THE INCREASE.
IF WE CHOOSE THE NO NEW REVENUE, WE WILL LOSE MONEY.
WE ARE NOT LIKE OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WHERE WE SET A HIGHER RATE AND WE GET THE MONEY OR WE SET A LOWER RATE AND WE DON'T GET THE MONEY.
TO OUR LEGISLATOR FRIENDS, AGAIN, WE NEED HELP FIXING OUR SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM.
AS A CITIZEN AND A TAXPAYER, I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TAX COMPRESSION OVER THE YEARS.
THE FACT THAT THE RATES HAVE GONE DOWN OVER THE LAST, I GUESS NOW THIS WOULD BE THE SIXTH YEAR, FIFTH YEAR.
IS BECAUSE OF OUR STATE, AND THAT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE, BUT IT DOES HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND WE ARE SEEING THAT AS EVIDENCE WITH ALL THE DEFICIT BUDGETS.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND CITIZENS, [NOISE] WE ARE NOT TRYING TO RAISE TAXES, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET 100% OF WHAT THE STATE WILL GIVE US.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.9083, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 0.57% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THANK YOU.
MOTION [NOISE] CARRIES, 6:0. WHICH IS STILL A DECREASE TO YOUR TAXES.
[NOISE] MOVING ON TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS.
[XI.A. Approval of District Purchases]
APPROVAL OF DISTRICT PURCHASES? MR. RODRIGUEZ.>> MORNING, PRESIDENT BRIDGES, MORNING BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING.
THE FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL FOR A CURRICULUM THAT'S PROVIDED TO US VIA GRANT AN ONLINE LEARNING GRANT THAT'S PROVIDED TO US BY TEA.
THIS ENHANCES THE US AND TEXAS HISTORY INSTRUCTION AT THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADE LEVELS AS WELL AS THE 11TH GRADE LEVELS.
AGAIN, I'D REITERATE THIS IS GRANT MONEY, SO IT'S NOT GENERAL FUND MONEY THAT WE'RE USING TO PAY FOR THAT EXTRA ENHANCEMENT OF CURRICULUM.
THE SECOND ONE IS AN AQUATIC SCOREBOARD, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE PUTTING THIS ITEM ON HERE FOR APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF POSTING.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE DONATION THAT YOU SEE REFERENCED HERE.
IT WAS RECEIVED EARLY THIS WEEK SO IT'S PAST THE POSTING, SO IN OCTOBER, WE WILL COME BACK AND OFFICIALLY BRING YOU THE DONATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE AMOUNT IS FOR THE FULL AMOUNT THAT YOU SEE THERE.
WHILE IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'RE USING 199 FUNDS, THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE DONATED, SO WE WILL NOT BE EXPENDING GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE SCOREBOARD IN ITS ENTIRETY.
WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU THAT ITEM IN OCTOBER AT OUR OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THAT'S HUGE. THAT'S WONDERFUL.
>> QUESTION ON THE, DR. ROLLO, THIS MAY BE BETTER FOR YOU, BUT ON THE GRANT, IS A STATION THE REQUIREMENT? WERE THEY THE ONLY ONE WHO BID? IS THAT THE BEST RESOURCE GIVEN US LOOKING THROUGH ALL OF VARIOUS RESOURCES.
>> IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT.
IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE THAT WOULD NOT BE THE MAIN SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION, BUT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP IN THOSE TESTED GRADES.
THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME PRACTICE AROUND STAR, AND IT'S A LIMITED TIME FRAME OF GRANT TO USE THE PROGRAM, AND THEN EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A COLLECTIVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT PURCHASES AS PRESENTED?
>> SECOND. THANK YOU. WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, AYE.
[NOISE] MOTION CARRIES, 6:0. THANK YOU.
[XI.B. Approval of Construction Job Order Contracting Delivery Method and Delegation of Authority]
APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION JOB ORDER CONTRACTING DELIVERY METHOD, AND DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. MR. RODRIGUEZ.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BRIDGES. AS STANDARD ITEM THAT WE BRING TO YOU ON OCCASION FOR DELIVERY METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
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THIS IS AN ITEM THAT ALLOWS YOU ALL TO DELEGATE A PORTION OF YOUR AUTHORITY TO DR. ROLLO FOR CHOOSING CRITERIA, RELATIVE WEIGHTS, RANKING, SELECTION, OR EVALUATION OF BIDS, [NOISE] PROPOSAL, QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROCURING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HVAC REPLACEMENT FOR THE THREE SCHOOLS THAT YOU SEE LISTED THERE, MCWHORTER, ROBERTS, AND WATERS ELEMENTARY.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> IS THAT FULL, LIKE ALL HVAC REPLACEMENT OR JUST SOME UNITS THAT'S AREN'T?
>> IS THIS BOND RELATED AT ALL OR IS IT?
>> YES. YOU'LL SEE SOME ITEMS HERE.
>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR CHOOSING CRITERIA, RELATIVE WEIGHTS, RANKING, SELECTING, AND EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS AND APPROVAL OF THE USE OF CONSTRUCTION, JOB ORDER, CONTRACTING DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE PROJECTS PRESENTED?
>> SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, AYE.
DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION PURCHASES, EXCUSE ME, RICK.
[XI.C. Approval of District Construction Purchases]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BRIDGES.
FORGIVE ME, I FAILED TO MENTION THAT BOTH OF THE PREVIOUS ITEM AND THESE ITEMS WERE BROUGHT TO OUR FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE THERE, IF YOU RECALL, WE BROUGHT THESE FORWARD TO YOU TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT WE WERE BRINGING THESE TO YOU TODAY.
[NOISE] THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSTRUCTION PURCHASES IS DISTRICT WIDE DOOR HARDWARE.
THIS IS A NOT TO EXCEEDS NUMBER.
THESE ARE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE'LL USE TO FIX OUR DOORS, WHETHER IT'S THE PUSH BARS, WHETHER IT'S THE DOOR CONNECTS, THOSE THINGS.
THESE ARE ALL STANDARD ITEMS. KEEPING IN MIND THE SIGNIFICANT FOCUS THAT'S BEEN PUT ON DOORS AS A RESULT OF UVALDE.
LOTS OF INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THERE ARE DOORS AND WE HAVE FACILITIES THAT ARE AGING, SO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PASS WHAT THE BOND HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO TO MAKE SURE OUR DOORS ARE WORKING PROPERLY.
THIS ALLOWS US TO DO THAT, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE USING THE SCHOOL SAFETY STANDARDS GRANT AS WELL AS THE SAFE CYCLE 2 GRANT TO HELP US PAY FOR GETTING ALL THOSE DOORS.
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT ACTUALLY HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES IN OUR WORKSHOP PORTION.
THEN THE SECOND ITEM IS THE ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL FEES, THE DESIGN, WHAT WE LOVINGLY CALL A&E FEES FOR THE HVAC PROJECT, AND YOU SEE THERE THAT WE ARE USING BOND FUNDS TO PAY FOR THAT PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A COLLECTED MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION PURCHASES AS PRESENTED?
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
WE WILL MOVE INTO THE WORKSHOP PORTION OF OUR MEETING, 7:55. [NOISE]
[XII.A. School Safety and Security and Lubbock ISD Emergency Operations Plan Update]
>> PRESIDENT BRIDGES, WHILE WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO THE WORKSHOP PORTION OF OUR MEETING, I SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A NEED FOR A SECOND EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT I FORGOT THAT WE ACTUALLY DO.
I WANTED TO BE SURE I DIDN'T GET YOUR HOPES UP TOO MUCH THAT WE'RE GOING TO FINISH EARLY.
>> WE'LL DO THAT AFTER WORK SHOP.
>> WE'LL LET TRANSITION HAPPEN, AND OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY AND LUBBOCK ISD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN UPDATE.
MR. SHANE ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, WELCOME.
>> BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING ME TODAY TO COVER SOME SAFETY COMPONENTS THAT WE HAVE AT LUBBOCK ISD. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I PUT THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER BEFORE WE HAD THE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT [LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOING TO COVER SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THIS PRESENTATION ANYWAY.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU, I'LL BE AT THE CLOSED SESSION WHEN THIS IS OVER, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS OR ANY SPECIFIC WAYS WE DO THINGS, I LIKE TO KEEP SOME OF THAT UNDER WRAPS.
WE NEED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO.
IT'S JUST FOR SAFETY REASONS WITH THAT.
WITH THAT IN MIND, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THIS PRESENTATION IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
FOR SAFETY, THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO HAVE IS THE HARDENING OF SCHOOLS.
JUST LIKE THE DOOR PROJECT YOU GUYS JUST APPROVED A SECOND AGO, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE OUR DOORS ARE FUNCTIONING, ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY TO HELP US OUT WITH THESE THINGS AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE HERE AT LUBBOCK ISD.
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BUT SAFETY IS ALSO TEACHING AS WELL.MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.
ARE WE PRACTICING DRILLS? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY WITH OUR STUDENTS? ARE THE TEACHERS TEACHING DIFFERENT THINGS TO OUR STUDENTS WITH SAFETY? ALSO ME TEACHING TEACHERS, TEACHING ADMINS SO THAT BASICALLY, WE ARE PRACTICING THE BEST METHODS OF KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE.
LET'S START OFF WITH THE FIRST THING.
AS YOU CAN TELL, ALWAYS HAVE IT ON.
>> EVERY STAFF MEMBER, EVERY TEACHER, WILL WEAR A BADGE EVERY DAY.
EVEN THE THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS THAT WE HIRE OUT THE THIRD PARTY FROM AIRMARK TO SODEXO TO DURHAM, THEY WEAR BADGES.
ON THE SCREEN, YOU SEE, WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A STUDENT BADGE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
WE HAVE THE MASCOT AT THE TOP, THE GRADE LEVEL, WE HAVE A BARCODE ON THE SIDE.
YOU CAN USE THOSE THINGS TO SCAN IN FOR LUNCHES, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THE FIRST AND LAST NAME AT THE BOTTOM.
BASICALLY, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS ANYBODY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN A SCHOOL IS GOING TO HAVE ON A BADGE, WHETHER IT'S A WORKER, WHETHER IT'S A STUDENT, JUST SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE IS THERE.
>> ARE WE STILL WEARING THOSE WITH FIDELITY AND WHAT CHECKOUTS DO WE HAVE?
>> NATURALLY, ADMIN IS SUPPOSED TO BE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE WEARING THEIR BADGES, TEACHERS WILL CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR BADGES AND EVERYTHING.
RIGHT NOW, THE SCHOOLS ARE JUST NOW GETTING THE BADGES OUT TO THE STUDENTS AND EVERYTHING.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF EVERY STUDENT, THEN GET IT ON THE BADGE, PRINT THE BADGES, PUT IT ON THE LANYARD, PASS IT OUT TO THE STUDENTS. WE'RE GETTING IT ON THERE.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU AS THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THAT MIGHT GET LAXED FROM TIME TO TIME? OF COURSE, THERE IS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE WEARING THEIR BADGES. YES, SIR.
>> ONE OTHER QUESTION. IF SOMEONE MISPLACES ONE OF THOSE, IS THAT AN EASY PROCESS JUST TO DEACTIVATE THAT PARTICULAR BADGE?
>> YES. BASICALLY, FOR STAFF AND EVERYTHING, THEY CAN SEND US AN EMAIL AND WE'LL GET IT TO THE RIGHT PERSON TO DEACTIVATE IT.
IF A STUDENT LOSES THEIR BADGES, THEY GO BACK TO THE MAIN OFFICE, AND THEY'LL PRINT THEM OUT ANOTHER ONE.
>> BUT SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING?
>> YES. NATURALLY, IF SOMEBODY LOSES THEIR BADGE, WE IMMEDIATELY GET RID OF THE ACCESS SO THAT THEY COULD NOT USE THE BADGE TO GET BACK IN THE BUILDING. YES, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. TO CLARIFY, MR. WIGAN, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO STOP IT, LIKE TO SHUT IT OFF.
BECAUSE YOU I THINK I LEFT IT AT HOME, BUT I'M 100% SURE. I MAY HAVE LOST IT.
WE CAN JUST TURN OFF THE ACCESS INSTEAD OF DELETING IT.
ONCE WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR SURE, IT'S GONE, THEN WE DELETE THE ACCESS AND CREATE A NEW BADGE.
>> WE TRY TO MAKE IT SO THAT EMPLOYEES AREN'T SCARED TO SAY, I CAN'T FIND MY BADGE.
IT'S OKAY. JUST TELL US, WE'LL LOCK OFF THE ACCESS.
>> ACTUALLY, THAT HAPPENS. IT'S LOST FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THEN IT'S FOUND AGAIN.
>> WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO RE-KEY AN ENTIRE BUILDING.
>> THE COST OF THOSE BADGES OR.
>> THE STUDENT BADGES COST LESS THAN $1 AND THAT'LL LANYARD.
THAT'S THAT'S BADGE, THE WHOLE DEAL.
YES. I BELIEVE THE LAST NUMBER I CHECKED ON WAS AROUND $0.87.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT BADGES? YOU'RE GOOD.
NATURALLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME INTO THE SCHOOL THAT AREN'T STUDENTS, THAT AREN'T TEACHERS, THAT AREN'T FACULTY, WE COULD HAVE A PARENT VISITING TO MEET WITH THE COUNSELOR.
WE COULD HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT NEEDS TO FIX SOMETHING WITH INSIDE THE BUILDING.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOTICED, WE HAVE ALL OUR OUTSIDE DOORS NUMBERED.
DOOR NUMBER 1 IS A DOOR EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO GO IN THROUGH.
THAT WILL LEAD YOU INTO THE SECURE VESTIBULE.
SECURE VESTIBULES ARE BUILT THROUGHOUT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL.
BASICALLY, WHEN YOU ENTER A SCHOOL BUILDING, YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE CLASSROOMS. YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE HALLWAYS.
THE FIRST ROOM YOU ACTUALLY GO INTO WILL BE IN MOST SCHOOLS A SQUARE TWO WILL BE A SQUARE ROOM WHERE YOU CAN BASICALLY STATE YOUR PURPOSE WHILE YOU'RE THERE.
BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT, WHEN YOU GET TO DOOR NUMBER 1, WE HAVE AN INTERCOM SYSTEM WHERE SOMEBODY WILL PUSH THE BUTTON.
SOMEBODY IN THE FRONT OFFICE WILL SAY, GREET THEM.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? WHAT CAN WE HELP YOU WITH TODAY? I NEED TO PICK UP LITTLE JOHNNY TO GO TO THE DENTIST.
THEY'LL BUZZ THEM IN AT THAT POINT.
YOU CAN'T JUST WALK UP TO DOOR NUMBER 1 AND GET INTO OUR BUILDING.
WE HAVE THE INTERCOM SYSTEM FIRST.
THEN INSIDE THE SECURE VESTIBULE, WE HAVE OUR WHAT WE CALL OUR SCHOOL SAFE ID.
THAT'S WHERE THE PARENT WILL PUT THEIR STUDENT'S NAME IN.
THAT NAME WILL THEN GO TO THE SECRETARIES IN THE MAIN OFFICE AND THEY CAN THEN SEND FOR THAT KIDDO.
SECRETARIES WILL THEN CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT MOM IS THE CORRECT PERSON TO PICK UP THE KIDDO, MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON THE LIST, WE DON'T GIVE KIDS TO THE WRONG PARENTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
IF THE STUDENT NEEDS TO LEAVE, THEY CAN LEAVE AT THAT POINT.
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WE ALSO KNOW THAT PARENTS HAVE MEETINGS INSIDE THE BUILDINGS, THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO A COUNSELOR OR A TEACHER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.THIS IS ALSO THE POINT IN THE SECURE VESTIBULE WHERE WE WILL PRINT OFF TEMPORARY BADGES.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS ANYBODY THAT'S IN THE BUILDING IS GOING TO HAVE ON A BADGE LIKE ME, THE STUDENT BADGE YOU SAW EARLIER OR THIS TEMPORARY BADGES GOING TO PRINT RIGHT THERE.
IF THE PRINCIPAL SEES ANYBODY WITHOUT A BADGE, IF A TEACHER SEES ANYBODY WITHOUT A BADGE, THEY CAN STOP THAT PERSON OR CALL THE SRO TO STOP THAT PERSON AND FIGURE OUT WHY THEY ARE IN THE BUILDING BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
LET'S SAY SOMEBODY DOES GET IN THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
LET'S LET'S THINK WORST CASE SCENARIO REAL QUICK.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHERE THEY'RE ALL AT, BUT WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT LOCKDOWN BUTTONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDINGS, WHERE YOU CAN PUSH IT REAL QUICKLY, AND IT CAN PUSH THE BUTTON AND IT WILL SEND THE WHOLE SCHOOL INTO A LOCKDOWN.
JUST A REAL QUICK DEFINITION OF A LOCKDOWN.
A LOCKDOWN IS, WE USE THE SAY LOCKS LIGHTS OUT OF SIGHT, OR INSIDE CLASSROOM DOORS SHOULD ALREADY BE LOCKED, BUT TEACHERS WILL DOUBLE CHECK, MAKE SURE THEY'RE LOCKED, THEY'LL TURN OFF THEIR LIGHTS, THEY'LL SEND THE STUDENTS TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE ROOM AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND STAY QUIET TILL THE THREAD IS NEUTRALIZED AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
WE HAVE THESE BUTTONS, AND THERE'S OTHER WAYS WE CAN GET INTO LOCKDOWNS AS WELL, AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT IN A MINUTE.
A NEW PROJECT THAT WE'RE STARTING.
IF YOU THINK BACK TO UVALDE A LITTLE BIT, THAT SCHOOL SHOOTER DID NOT COME IN THROUGH THEIR DOOR NUMBER 1.
THEY DIDN'T TRY TO USE THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
THEY FOUND THE FIRST OPEN DOOR THAT THEY COULD FIND.
THAT'S WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT OUR DOORS ARE WORKING, THAT OUR HARDWARE IS WORKING, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE DOORS AREN'T BEING PROPPED OPEN.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE DOORS ARE LATCHING ALL THE WAY.
WE'RE PUTTING ON EXTERIOR DOORS AND A LOT OF THEM ARE STARTING TO GET THIS FEATURE ON THEM RIGHT NOW.
IF THE DOOR STAYS OPEN FOR TOO LONG AND I GET TO SET THE TIME OF HOW LONG I BELIEVE IS TOO LONG, MAYBE WE START WITH 10 OR 12 SECONDS.
IF THAT DOOR STAYS OPEN FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN IT'S GOING TO START MAKING THIS BEEPING SOUND.
THINK ABOUT YOUR REFRIGERATOR WHEN YOU LEAVE IT OPEN TOO LONG, YOU DON'T PUT YOUR SEAT BELT ON YOUR CAR, THAT'S ANNOYING.
YOU PUT YOUR SEAT BELT ON TO GET RID OF THAT ANNOYING SOUND.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE DOOR CONTACT IS GOING TO DO FOR YOU.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BEEP UNTIL SOMEBODY SHUTS DOWN THE DOOR.
NOW THE DOOR CONTACT GOES AN EXTRA MILE. IT GOES AN EXTRA STEP WITH IT.
IT WILL EVEN SEND A TEXT MESSAGE TO THE SCHOOL SRO AND THE SCHOOL ADMIN, SO THEY CAN GO SHUT THE DOOR, OR SEND SOMEBODY TO GO SHUT THE DOOR.
WE ARE VERY SERIOUS THAT WE WANT OUR DOORS WORKING AND WE WANT THEM SHUT, SO NOBODY CAN GET IN WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.
NATURALLY, WE NEED THE ABILITY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ON OUR CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE LOTS OF CAMERAS ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.
THEY ARE NEWER CAMERAS, THEY HAVE GREAT PIXELATION AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT RIGHT THERE IS A FAR VIEW, THEN ON THE RIGHT, I ZOOMED IT IN.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S AN AED MACHINE, YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE WALL VERY CLEARLY FROM WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HALLWAY.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE A CALENDAR.
IF YOU NEED TO LOOK UP AN EVENT FROM LAST WEEK, YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP.
AT THE BOTTOM, YOU SEE A TIMESTAMP.
IF I NEED TO FIND AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED EXACTLY AT 9:36 AM, I CAN GO STRAIGHT TO IT.
BASICALLY, OUR SROS AND OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE CAMERAS SO THAT THEY CAN SOLVE DIFFERENT THINGS, SOLVE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE CAMPUS.
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF CAMERAS AS THEY CAN SWITCH BETWEEN CAMERAS.
>> ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, THE CAMERAS AT OUR SCHOOLS HERE ON THE SCREENS. WE CAN MONITOR.
>> JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SITUATION ON THE EVACUATE THAT HAPPENED AT TWO OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THIS LAST WEEK.
WHEN THOSE EVENTS HAPPEN, DR. ROLLO, MYSELF, MRS. DE REIBER, RODRIGUEZ.
WE COME ACTUALLY SIT IN THE SEAT, ALL ARE SITTING THERE RIGHT NOW, AND WERE WATCHING THE CAMERAS.
WE'RE GETTING ON THE PHONE, CALLING PEOPLE.
IS IS LUNCH GOING TO BE READY AT THIS SCHOOL? SINCE THE CAFETERIA, LADIES HAD TO LEAVE THE CAFETERIA? HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THEM LUNCH? KIDDOS HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THEM WATER? WHERE IS THE DRUG SNIFFING DOG? HOW QUICKLY CAN WE GET THEM THERE? THEN TRY TO COMMUNICATE BACK WITH THE CAMPUSES A LITTLE BIT, HOW LONG THINGS WERE TAKING.
LUCKILY, WE HAVE A GREAT CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF AS WELL THAT WENT OVER TO THESE CAMPUSES TO HELP OUT IN THIS SITUATION, HELP CALM KIDS DOWN, HELP CHECK KIDDOS OUT BACK TO THE PARENTS OF PARENTS CAME TO PICK THEM UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO EVERY PARTICULAR OF EVERYTHING WE DID, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS TEAM DID A GREAT JOB IN HERE IN THE TEAM OUT IN THE FIELD, DID A GREAT JOB AS WELL, AND THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DID A GREAT JOB THOSE LAST TWO DAYS AS WELL WITH IT.
NATURALLY, YOU BE SURPRISED, THERE'S PEOPLE AT OUR SCHOOLS ALL THE TIME.
USUALLY THE LAST PEOPLE TO LEAVE IS SODEXO THAT ARE CLEANING THE BUILDING, WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY WILL TURN ON THE ALARM.
WHEN THE FIRST PERSON GETS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING, IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER SODEXO WORKER.
IT COULD BE A CAFETERIA WORKER GETTING BREAKFAST READY.
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WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AREN'T ENTERING OUR BUILDING DURING OFF HOURS AS WELL.JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I'M ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE NIGHTTIME SECURITY THAT DRIVES AROUND AND CHECKS OUR BUILDINGS.
IF ONE OF THESE ALARMS GO OFF AT NIGHT, THEY GO TO THAT BUILDING, FIGURE OUT WHY DID THAT ALARM GO OFF.
MAYBE IT'S A TEAM GETTING BACK LATE AT NIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR POSSIBLY A TEACHER IN THE BUILDING OR SOMETHING.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SECURE EVEN WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT THERE.
EVERYTHING I WENT OVER WAS SO FAR IS OUR HARDENING PROCESS, MAKING SURE OUR BUILDINGS ARE GOOD TO GO, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT DON'T NEED TO GET IN CAN'T GET IN.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE TEACHING ASPECT OF IT.
ANOTHER BADGE THAT WE MAKE FOR THE STUDENTS.
WHAT SRP STANDS FOR IS OUR STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL.
THESE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT ACTIONS THAT STUDENTS LEARN STARTING IN PRE K OF WHAT THEY WILL DO WHEN CERTAIN EMERGENCY THINGS COULD HAPPEN.
THESE ARE THE DRILLS THAT WE PRACTICE.
I'M GOING TO GO FOR THESE FIVE ACTIONS REAL QUICK.
THAT MEANS THERE'S A THREAT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, IT COULD BE A DOG THAT'S BITING PEOPLE, IT COULD BE A PERSON WITH A WEAPON THAT COULD DO HARM.
WHAT IS SECURE MEANS IS NOBODY IS GOING TO COME IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING UNTIL THIS THREAT IS DEALT WITH AT THAT POINT IN TIME, SO THAT'S A SECURE.
A LOCKDOWN WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
A LOCKDOWN, THE SAYING WE USE LOCKS, LIGHTS, OUT OF SIGHT.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO REACT VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION, YOUR HANDS ARE GOING TO START DOING THIS.
IT'S HARDER TO THINK IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
WE TRY TO HAVE ACTIONS WHERE YOU CAN THINK OF WHAT TO DO QUICKLY.
LOCKS, LIGHTS, OUT OF SIGHT FOR A LOCKDOWN, GET INTO YOUR LOCKED ROOM, TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR.
EVACUATE, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO EVACUATE.
WE PRACTICED THAT THIS LAST WEEK WITH THE BOMB THREAT.
IF THERE'S A BOMB OR ANY OTHER THING INSIDE THE BUILDING THAT COULD CAUSE HARM, ACTUALLY WE WANT TO GET OUR KIDDOS OUT OF THE BUILDING, WE WANT TO GET THEM AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.
NATURALLY, THERE'S AREAS WHERE WHERE THE STAFF WILL TAKE THE STUDENTS AND WAIT FOR WHATEVER THREATS INSIDE THE BUILDING TO BE NEUTRALIZED AT THAT TIME.
EVACUATE IT'S ALSO YOUR STANDARD FIRE DRILL THAT WE'VE ALL DONE SINCE WE WERE KIDS AND EVERYTHING.
PRACTICING, WHAT IS THE FASTEST WAY OUT OF THE BUILDING? WHAT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET EVERYBODY OUT OF THE BUILDING AS FAST AS WE CAN IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY? THAT'S AN EVACUATE.
HOLD. THAT MEANS THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE HALLWAY, AND WE JUST DON'T NEED A LOT OF KIDS PASSING WHAT'S GOING ON.
LET'S PRETEND SOMEBODY'S HAVING A SEIZURE IN THE HALLWAY.
WE DON'T WANT TO DO A PASS IN PERIOD AT THIS TIME AND HAVE 1,000 STUDENTS PASS SOMEBODY THAT'S HAVING A SEIZURE.
WE WOULD PUT THE BUILDING ON A HOLD, LEAVE EVERYBODY IN THEIR CLASSROOM TILL WE HAVE THE STUDENT HELPED OR GET THEM TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE OR AN AMBULANCE OR WHEREVER WE NEED TO GET THEM TO, AND THEN WE CAN BASICALLY HAVE OUR PASS IN PERIOD AT THAT TIME.
THEN THE LAST ONE IS A SHELTER.
LUCKILY FOR US, WE DON'T HAVE TO PRACTICE HURRICANE SHELTERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT HERE.
BUT THE MAIN ONE WE DO HAVE IS OUR TORNADO.
NOW, WITH THE SHELTER, LET ME LOOK AT THESE MAPS.
NOW, ANOTHER PROJECT WE'RE DOING IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING NEW MAPS IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM AND COMMON AREA IN LUBBOCK ISD. I'M WORKING WITH THE COMPANY.
WE'RE WALKING EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM TO DETERMINE WHERE THE BEST AREA IS TO PUT THESE MAPS.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT, THE GREEN MAP OUR SEVERE WEATHER MAP THAT SHOWS YOU THE SAFE AREAS TO TAKE YOUR CLASSES IF WE WERE ABOUT TO HAVE A TORNADO.
AGAIN, TEACHERS COULD SEE THIS AND THEY KNOW TO GO TO THE BLUE AREAS ON THIS MAP.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE MAPS THE MOST IS, REMEMBER, WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBS THAT SUB FLOWS DURING THE DAY, AND THEY WORK AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
IF THEY SHOW UP TO CAPS THEY'VE NEVER WORKED AT BEFORE, THEY CAN JUST GRAB THIS MAP AND TAKE TAKE THEIR KIDDOS TO THE BLUE AREAS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL SAFE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRE EVACUATION MAP.
NATURALLY, DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS MIGHT GO OUT DIFFERENT DOORS.
YOU HAVE THE BLUE LINES TO SHOW THEM WHICH WAY TO GO.
YOU HAVE THE DATA BLUE. IF YOU CAN'T GO OUT THE FIRST BLUE LINE, THE DATA BLUE LINE MEANS THAT'S THE SECOND BEST PATHWAY YOU CAN GO.
AGAIN, THESE MAPS THE SUBS CAN GRAB THEM EASILY, TAKE THEM OUT, TEACHERS CAN GRAB THEM EASILY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE.
AGAIN, IN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO THINK AND REACT, THESE MAPS WILL HELP DO THE THINKING FOR THE PEOPLE.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD THAT WE HAVE MAPS CURRENTLY IN THE CLASSROOMS, BUT THESE MAPS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE PRINCIPALS WITH SUPPORT FROM US, BUT THEY'RE NOT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME CONSISTENCY AND ALSO MAKE IT EASIER FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS WHO TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. THIS GRANT-FUNDED.
A GOOD THING THE COMPANY WE USE NATURALLY, THEY ARE EXPERTS IN THESE MAPS, EXPERTS ON FIRE SAFETY AND WHAT IS THE BEST WAYS.
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AS I WALK THE CAMPUSES WITH THEM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS.WE WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO SEND STUDENTS DEAR TO TORNADO AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
>> WHEN SUBS COME INTO THE SCHOOLS, ARE THEY TRAINED OR BRIEFED ON THESE VARIOUS PROTOCOLS AND WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM?
>> WHEN THEY'RE HIRED, THEY GO THROUGH A TRAINING PROCESS AND THERE IS A SAFETY COMPONENT TO IT ALL.
TEACHERS WHEN THEY HAVE A SUB, THEY HAVE A SUB BINDER, AND IN THE SUB BINDER, THEY'LL BE DIRECTIONS ON WHAT TO DO DURING THE SAFETY EMERGENCIES.
LUCKILY, FOR MOST OF THESE THINGS, WE HAVE AN INTERCOM SYSTEM THAT TELLS YOU EXACTLY, FIRE IN THE BUILDING, LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
THE DIRECTIONS ARE THERE AND PLUS THERE'S WALKIE-TALKIES IN EVERY ROOM TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT AS WELL.
WE TRY TO HAVE THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE SURE COMMUNICATION IS HAPPENING.
ALSO, AFTER UVALDE, THE STATE OF TEXAS IS CHECKING UP ON SCHOOLS MORE.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOORS ARE LOCKED.
EVERY SCHOOL WILL HAVE AN AUDITOR COME BY AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR IN THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS AND CHECK THIS AUDITOR WILL SEE IF THEY CAN GET IN THE BUILDING.
THEY WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S OPEN DOORS, PROP DOORS, THEY WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S PROP DOORS.
THEY'RE GOING TO CHECK SOME DOORS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO AROUND TO THE MAIN OFFICE AND TALK TO THE PRINCIPAL, HEY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INTO YOUR BUILDING.
YOUR STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OR THEY'RE GOING TO TELL THE PRINCIPAL, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO YOUR BUILDING THROUGH DOOR NUMBER 4 RIGHT HERE.
THEN THEY'LL NOTE IT AND EVERYTHING, THEN I WILL COME IN AND DO A TRAINING WITH THE STAFF AND EVERYTHING AND TALK ABOUT WHY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL THE DOORS ARE CLOSED, LOCKED, AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
>> WE HAD OUR FIRST ONE DURING A BOMB THROW.
>> YES. WHILE WE ARE SITTING IN HERE, ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THEY PASSED.
THAT WAS GOOD. THEY PASSED AND EVERYTHING.
AGAIN, THE FIRST ONE, I'LL BE HONEST, THEY USUALLY DO ABOUT 2-3 A WEEK, THEY MIGHT TAKE A WEEK OR TWO OFF HERE AND THERE.
USUALLY WHEN THEY HIT ONE, THEY'LL USUALLY HIT ANOTHER CAMPUS.
WITH THAT AS WELL, THE STATE OF TEXAS IS ALSO DOING FOUR YEAR AUDITS TO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL, AND WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO DO THE AUDIT.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE AUDIT IN CLOSED SESSION AND EVERYTHING AS I CAN GET INTO MORE DETAILS THERE.
BUT BASICALLY, THE LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
I SAT WITH THEM FOR THREE OR FOUR HOURS BEFORE WE EVEN WENT OUT TO CAMPUSES TALKING ABOUT OUR PROTOCOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT I CAN TALK ABOUT THE SRP DRILLS THAT WE HAVE ON HERE ALL DAY LONG.
THE AUDITORS ACTUALLY GO OUT AND ASK TEACHERS WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE SRP DRILLS.
THAT'S LADIES IN THE FRONT OFFICE WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
I JUST CAN'T DOG AND PONY SHOW IT FOR THE AUDITOR.
THEY ACTUALLY GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRACTICING THESE THINGS.
>> I KNOW YOU CAN'T GET INTO SPECIFICS, BUT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COULD YOU GIVE AN OVERALL TAKE OF THAT AUDIT EXPERIENCE OR THERE?
>> I'LL SAY THIS. THEY SAID LUBBOCK ISD IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
THEY SAID WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS THAT THEY'VE BEEN TO.
I WAS VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO HEAR THAT FROM THEM.
>> I UNDERSTAND ONE OTHER THING BECAUSE I WAS IN THE EXIT INTERVIEW WITH SHANE, EVEN AS HE SAID, HE'LL DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS OF THE AUDITS, BUT THERE WERE NOT ANYTHING IN THE FINDINGS THAT WE WEREN'T ALREADY AWARE OF.
ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ALREADY.
NO SURPRISES AND WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE PERFECT BECAUSE OF OUR FACILITIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.
>> THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED EXTRA MONEY FOR DOOR HARDWARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WELL, I TAKE THAT AUDIT REPORT AND WE GO FIX THOSE DOORS WITH THAT MONEY SO WE DON'T GET HIT ON THE NEXT AUDIT, SO IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE FIXING THE THINGS THAT ARE BREAKING.
ANOTHER THING WITH THAT, I ALSO HAVE A FULL TIME GUY THAT CHECKS DOORS FOR ME.
HE GOES AROUND SCHOOL TO SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK.
HE MAKES HIS LAP AROUND, HE GETS A LOT OF STEPS IN AND CHECKS ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME.
HE FILLS OUT A REPORT THAT WE HAVE AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THIS REPORT IN A SECOND.
IF DOOR NUMBER 5 AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL IS NOT WORKING, I CAN GET THAT TICKET OUT TO SODEXO IMMEDIATELY TO GET THAT DOOR FIXED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT TO FIX THINGS LIKE THAT.
THOSE ARE THE CHECKS BY THE STATE.
THE STATE ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE CERTAIN TRAININGS WITH STUDENTS.
THIS NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED START WITH HELLO WEEK.
THESE TRAININGS CAN BE OPTED IN OR OPTED OUT BY PARENTS.
STUDENTS CAN OR CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN BASED ON HOW THE PARENT CHOOSES.
THIS IS A VERY EASY, I SHOULDN'T SAY EASY, BUT A VERY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND TRAINING.
IT'S BASICALLY BE NICE TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. START WITH HELLO.
IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY EATING LUNCH BY THEMSELVES, GO UP TO THEM, SAY HELLO, START A CONVERSATION.
ALL THE MATERIALS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR SAFETY WEBSITE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE VIDEOS AND WHAT THE LESSONS LOOK LIKE.
IN FEBRUARY, WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL SAY SOMETHING WEEK AND I'M VERY BIG INTO THIS ONE.
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WE HAVE A SAYING CALLED, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.IF YOU HEAR ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS SAYING, I'M THINKING ABOUT COMMITTING SUICIDE TONIGHT, OR ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS SAY, I'M GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.
THAT'S NOT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO HOLD ONTO.
THAT'S INFORMATION YOU NEED TO SHARE WITH SOMETHING.
YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU HEAR SOMETHING, YOU SAY SOMETHING.
TO HELP STUDENTS OUT WITH THIS, WE HAVE DIFFERENT SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT APPS THAT STUDENTS GET ON.
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED HOW TO USE THESE, THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.
THE FIRST ONE, IT'S CALLED THE STOPIT APP.
STUDENTS DON'T LIKE TO TELL ON EACH OTHER.
THEY DON'T LIKE TO BE TATTLETALES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHAT THE STOPIT APP IS, IT ALLOWS A STUDENT TO REPORT ANYTHING.
THEY CAN REPORT BULLING, THEY CAN REPORT WEAPONS, THEY CAN REPORT DRUGS, AND IT'S ANONYMOUSLY.
WE DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHO DOES THE REPORTING.
THIS REPORT ONCE THEY SUBMIT IT, WILL GO TO THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO TO ME.
IT ALSO GOES TO CHIEF MENDOZA AND THEN WE CAN BASICALLY ASSESS EACH INCIDENT AND WORK THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM AS WE NEED TO.
THE SECOND ONE WE HAVE, WE HAVE A SOFTWARE PROGRAM CALLED LIGHTSPEED.
IF STUDENTS SEARCHED FOR SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATELY ON THEIR CHROMEBOOK, OR IF THEY TYPE SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATELY IN A GOOGLE DOC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LIGHTSPEED LETS US KNOW ABOUT IT.
THEN THE CAMPUS AND ADMIN WILL HANDLE THOSE SITUATIONS AS THEY POP UP AS WELL.
AGAIN, WE HAVE SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE.
NOW, WITH THIS, IT'S NOT ENOUGH JUST TO KNOW ABOUT IT IF A STUDENT IS TRYING TO COMMIT SUICIDE OR IF A STUDENT IS ASKING OR TALKING ABOUT THREATENING ACTIONS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE DOCUMENTATION CALLED THREAT AND OR SUICIDE ASSESSMENTS.
BASICALLY, THE COUNSELORS DO THE SUICIDE ASSESSMENTS, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS WILL DO THE THREAT ASSESSMENTS.
WHAT THAT BASICALLY DOES, IT'S A SET OF QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN ASK THE STUDENT, AND WE ALSO GET THE PARENTS INVOLVED AS WELL.
IF A STUDENT SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL, WE NEED TO TALK TO THE PARENTS AND SEE, DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO GUNS? IS THERE A GUN IN THE HOME? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING AT HOME MOM? THINGS LIKE THAT. AGAIN, BIG SET OF QUESTIONS JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF EVERYTHING AND DO A VERY THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT IF THE STUDENT MOVES TO ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THIS THREAT AND/OR SUICIDE ASSESSMENT GOES WITH THEM.
STARTING LATER THIS YEAR, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS PUT IN A NEW WEBSITE WHERE EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO PUT IN THEIR SUICIDE AND THREAT ASSESSMENTS.
IF LITTLE JOHNNY MOVES FROM ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANOTHER, THAT THREAT ASSESSMENT WILL FOLLOW THEM.
WHEN WE GET NEW STUDENTS, WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE DATA ON THINGS THAT THEY'VE POSSIBLY HAVE DONE OR SAID IN THE PAST. VERY IMPORTANT.
EAGLE EYE. THIS IS OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT PRINCIPALS AND MY FULL TIME DOOR WORKER USE.
YOU COULD SEND THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
IF HE HAS TWO OR THREE CHOICES ON IT, HE COULD PUT MECHANICAL ISSUE, THEN HE COULD TELL ME THE HINGES BREAKING ON THE DOOR.
HE COULD PUT BEHAVIORAL ISSUE.
TEACHER A PROPPED THE DOOR OPEN AND LEFT IT SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM IS, WHAT TIME IT'S HAPPENING AND HOW WE CAN FIX IT.
THEN HE SHARES IT WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND WITH US AND WE TRY TO WORK THROUGH EACH PROBLEM.
WE'RE ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE INTERCOM SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE BELLS.
I TOLD YOU EARLIER THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF STARTING LOCKDOWNS ON CAMPUS.
I SHOWED YOU THE BUTTONS EARLIER THAT ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE CAMPUS.
PRINCIPALS CAN ALSO START A LOCKDOWN ON THEIR PHONES AND THEIR OFFICE WHERE THEY CAN PUSH A BUTTON ON THE INTERCOM SYSTEM, IT'LL COME LOCKS LIGHTS, OUT OF SIGHT, THERE'S A THREAT IN THE BUILDING.
FIRE IN THE BUILDING, PLEASE EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY, TELLING EVERYBODY EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
THAT SYSTEM IS CALLED TELECENTER U.
THE MAIN ONE THAT WE USE, I'M JUST GOING TO SHOW IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW TO SHOW YOU HOW QUICKLY IT IS, IT'S CALLED CRISIS GO.
I WOULD OPEN MY PHONE, PUT IN MY CODE, FIND MY RED APP.
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SWIPE REAL QUICK AND I COULD PUT ANY SCORE TO LOCKDOWN RIGHT THEN.
THAT TOOK ME FIVE SECONDS TO OPEN THAT UP.
VERY QUICK SYSTEM, SO THAT WE CAN ACT IMMEDIATELY.
WE HAVE THE LOCKDOWN BUTTONS, WE HAVE THE TELECENTER U, OUR ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE CRISIS GO SYSTEM TO GET US INTO ANY EMERGENCY OPERATION.
WE GET TO ANY OF OUR SRP EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
>> ALL STAFF IS TRAINED ON CRISIS GO.
ANYBODY CAN ENACT ANY OF THE PROTOCOLS.
>> YES. ANY TEACHER CAN START A LOCKDOWN, ANY TEACHER CAN START A FIRE EVACUATION.
THEY WATCH A COMPLIANCE COURSE ON IT OVER THE SUMMERTIME TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
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I TRAIN THE PRINCIPALS AND THE PRINCIPALS ALSO GO BACK AND DO A TRAINING WITH THE NEW STAFF AND TEACHERS TO BEGIN THE YEAR.THEN I MAKE A VIDEO FOR THE STUDENTS TO WATCH TO KNOW WHAT TO DO DURING THESE SITUATIONS AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING THAT GOES ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
ALSO IN EVERY CLASSROOM, WE HAVE STOP THE BLEED KITS.
IF SOMEBODY HAS A SEVERE WOUND, THEY COULD POSSIBLY BLEED OUT.
WE HAVE GAUZE, WE HAVE TON OF KITS IN THESE BAGS, SO WE CAN STUFF IT.
WE CAN WRAP IT UP TO BASICALLY GIVE THE AMBULANCE, GIVE THE PEOPLE MORE TIME TO GET THERE.
THIS IS ALSO A STATE TRAINING.
THERE'S A VIDEO THEY WATCH AND THEY ACTUALLY PRACTICE IT.
LOCAL EMS TEAMS COME BY AND WE PRACTICE STUFFING SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DUMMIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE GO THROUGH TABLETOP SCENARIOS WITH ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, FRONT OFFICE STAFF, TEACHERS, STUDENTS.
I'LL COME UP WITH ONES LIKE THIS.
IT'S THIS TIME, THIS IS HAPPENING.
WHAT SHOULD THE NEXT STEPS BE? THEN WE'LL GET IN GROUPS REAL QUICK, TALK ABOUT IT, THEN WE'LL SHARE OUT JUST LIKE A LESSON AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE.
IF YOU PRACTICE THESE SITUATIONS, YOU'LL HAVE MORE AN IDEA WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
>> I'LL JUST ADD. I'M SORRY, SHANE.
I THINK KEY TO THAT IN THOSE TABLETOP SCENARIOS IS TYPICALLY THERE'S NOT A RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER.
IT'S JUST GETTING YOUR MIND IN THE PROCESS.
IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AND I'M IN MY THIRD PERIOD, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS, OR I'M IN MY FIFTH PERIOD? BECAUSE I HAVE FIVE KIDS VERSUS 30 KIDS.
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS GIVEN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT HE TAKES THEM THROUGH? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR OUR STAFF.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT HAVING THE RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER, BUT IT'S ABOUT GETTING MY MIND IN THE THOUGHT WHEN THAT ALERT GOES OFF, WHAT'S MY FIRST THING? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO AND GETTING YOUR MIND TRAINED TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> WITH THAT, EVERY YEAR THE STATE REQUIRES A DOCUMENT CALLED THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AND BASICALLY UPDATED YEAR TO YEAR.
IT'S A 200 SOMETHING PAGE DOCUMENT OF EVERYTHING I JUST COVERED WITH YOU GUYS, AND PROBABLY EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.
THE STATE IS REALLY ON IT TO MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE A PLAN FOR THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT JUST GOING ABOUT OUR DAY AND NOT PLANNING FOR SAFETY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO BEFORE AN EMERGENCY, DURING AN EMERGENCY AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER AN EMERGENCY? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE KIDDOS THEIR FOOD? DO WE NEED EXTRA COUNSELORS FOR CRISIS TO TALK TO STUDENTS BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND THINGS LIKE THAT? I HAVE TO LOOK AT A HAZARD SUMMARY LIST.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE'RE VERY LIKELY TO HAVE A TORNADO.
WE'RE NOT VERY LIKELY TO HAVE A HURRICANE HERE.
WE HONESTLY HAVE HAD A FEW EARTHQUAKES IN THE AREA RECENTLY, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE AS IMPORTANT AS NATURALLY A TORNADO.
THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I HAVE TO PUT ON THE LIST AS WELL.
A TORNADO WAS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN THAN AN EARTHQUAKE TO ACTUALLY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THEM.
WE HAVE AN INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM.
NATURALLY, DR. ROLLO IS THE ONE IN CHARGE.
SHE MAKES THE FINAL DECISION AND THINGS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE IN THE ROOM.
SHE TAKES ADVICE FROM MR. RODRIGUEZ, MRS. DE REIBER AND MYSELF AND EVERYTHING.
WHEN AN EMERGENCY STARTS, THE PRINCIPAL IS IN CHARGE BECAUSE NOBODY IS THERE YET.
AS SOON AS CHIEF MENDOZA GETS THERE, THE SROS GET THERE, THEY WILL RESUME BEING IN CHARGE.
ACTUALLY, WE WORK WITH THE CITY A LOT IN DIFFERENT THINGS, WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH EMS, WITH LPD.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAD A BOMB SNIFFING-DOG THAT WE COULD GET THAT DOG THERE QUICKLY BECAUSE WE CAN'T LET PEOPLE INTO THE BUILDING UNTIL WE KNOW THE BUILDING IS SAFE TO RETURN TO.
ALL THOSE THINGS ARE IN THIS PLAN.
IT'S MITIGATION ACTIVITIES, LOCKING CHEMICAL CABINETS IN THE SCIENCE LAB, HARDENING THE FACILITIES, MAKING SURE OUR DOORS WORK.
THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT DURING COVID.
MAKE SURE YOUR DESKS ARE SPREAD SO FAR APART, MAKE SURE WE'RE WIPING OFF DESKS BETWEEN CLASSES, THINGS LIKE THAT. THEN PREPAREDNESS.
JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING OUR DRILLS AND EVERYTHING.
WITH THE RESPONSE AND EVERYTHING, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED.
HOT DAY OUTSIDE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, WE MIGHT NEED WATER, SO MAKING SURE WE HAVE RESOURCES.
THEN THE RECOVERY ASPECT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO START DOING? HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL? BECAUSE THAT IS THE MAIN GOAL AFTER AN EMERGENCY IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AND EDUCATING OUR KIDDOS.
LAST THING, THE ONLY THING NEW IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN IS THE CYBERSECURITY ANNEX.
I WANT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU GUYS, I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN CYBERSECURITY.
DAMON JACKSON HELPED ME WRITE THIS.
HE'S IN CHARGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DISTRICT, JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE PROTECTING OUR COMPUTERS, HOW WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR SPYWARE, ALL THOSE THINGS.
THERE'S A NEW SECTION WITH THAT AS MORE SCHOOLS ARE GETTING HIT FROM
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THE OUTSIDERS TRYING TO TAKE OVER OUR SYSTEMS BECAUSE WE ARE VERY RELIANT ON THE INTERNET.WE ARE VERY RELIANT ON TECHNOLOGY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SYSTEMS DO NOT GO DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY.
AGAIN, I WILL COME INTO A CLOSED SESSION LATER TODAY TO ANSWER ANY MORE PARTICULAR QUESTIONS, AND FEEL FREE TO ASK ME AS MANY AS YOU WANT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHANE. THANK YOU.
[OVERLAPPING] I'M GOING TO COMMEND SHANE BEING NEW IN HIS ROLE.
HE HAS REALLY STEPPED IN AND DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
THANK YOU, SHANE. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK NOW BEFORE I GO ON?
>> JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, SHANE.
FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE CAN NEVER THANK TOO MANY TIMES FOR MOST OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN AS FAR AS HARDENING FACILITIES IS A RESULT OF THE 2018 BONDS.
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY WHO LET US GET AHEAD OF THE GAME BECAUSE I THINK IT ALL HELPS.
IT HELPS ALL OF US SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR DOING THAT.
IT IS NOT JUST AN APP FOR A PHONE, IT'S ALSO ON WEB BASED, CORRECT?
>> IF A STUDENT DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE, THEY HAVE OTHER WAYS TO ACCESS.
>> YES, THEY CAN ACCESS IT THROUGH THEIR CHROMEBOOKS AS WELL. YES, MA'AM.
>> THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD ACCESS.
THEN THE LAST THING, I THINK SOMETHING THAT I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, BUT IN WEST TEXAS, WE DO A LOT OF DOOR HOLDING, WHICH IS A GREAT HOSPITALITY PRACTICE, EXCEPT AT A SCHOOL.
I HOPE THE PUBLIC IS UNDERSTANDING WHEN PEOPLE COME OUT OF THE BUILDING AND THEY SHUT THE DOOR AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY BECAUSE SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND US ALL THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE OUR WEST TEXAS HOSPITALITY FOR THE SAFETY OF KIDS.
>> VERY GOOD POINT. WITH THAT, WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING SOME STICKERS ON DOORS AS WELL THAT SAYS STOP THE PROP AND THINGS LIKE THAT JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE RIGHT BEFORE THEY GO OUTSIDE, STOP THE PROP.
>>> SHANE, I HAD A COUPLE OF THIS IS PROBABLY IN THE WEEDS TOO MUCH.
DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR EOP, POWER OUTAGES BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN? THEN SOME THINGS, HOW TO HANDLE A POWER OUTAGE WHICH MIGHT AFFECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ALSO.
>> OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH THAT ASPECT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THE WEEDS TOO MUCH WITH IT, BUT YES, THERE IS A PLAN, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING OVER DIFFERENT FACTORS OF IT.
THE MAIN PART OF IT IS COMMUNICATION. YES, IT'S DEFINITELY.
>> JUST TO SAY, WE DO HAVE A VERY WELL-OILED MACHINE PLAN FOR THAT AS SOON AS WE'RE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS LARGE OR I MEAN, SMALL SCALE, LARGE SCALE, CITY WIDE OF THINGS PUTS US IN A BIND.
BUT SMALL SITUATIONS, A CAR RUNS INTO A POLE, TAKES OUT OF SCHOOL, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAND THAT SCHOOL UP VERY QUICKLY.
>> HANDLE THE PINNING. SECONDLY, THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COLLEAGUES.
WEATHER PROTOCOL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S REALLY IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, BUT IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A SNOW OR ICE STAY.
>> I'LL GO OVER THAT. I HAVE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE APPS ON MY PHONE WHEN I'M EVEN CONNECTS WITH THE MANAGERS OF THE CITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND DON'T POST WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THERE.
WE LOOK AT WEATHER REPORTS AND I'M COMMUNICATING TURNING TO A WEATHERMAN WITH THIS JOB TOO A LITTLE BIT.
I COMMUNICATE WHAT THE WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO DO BECAUSE USUALLY WE KNOW WHEN THE SNOW STORMS ARE COMING.
USUALLY WE HAVE AN IDEA THAT THEY'RE COMING.
WE GIVE DR. ROLLO AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN.
QUITE A FEW OF US WILL EVEN DRIVE THE STREETS IN THE MORNING AND EVERYTHING, GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION, AND THEN DR. ROLLO WILL MAKE THE DECISION ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE WEATHER.
>> IF WE CAN MAKE IT THE EVENING BEFORE, WE TRY TO DO SO TO GIVE PARENTS AMPLE NOTICE.
BUT IF WE CAN'T MAKE A GOOD DECISION THE DAY BEFORE, THEN WE HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.
WE MEET VERY, VERY EARLY, DIFFERENT PEOPLE DRIVE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY TO TEST THE ROADS, AND THEN WE REPORT BACK AT 4:30 I BELIEVE IT IS? [LAUGHTER]
KEEP IN MIND TO DR. ROLLO'S POINT, WE GO OUT AT 4:30, BUT OUR BUSES GET OUT ON THE ROAD MOST OF THE TIME BY 6:00, 6:30.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION AND BASED ON AT 4:30, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? THEN WHAT'S IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT 6:30 OR 7:00 WHEN OUR BUSES ARE ACTUALLY OUT ON THE ROAD.
TO SHANE'S POINT, WE BECOME WEATHER FORECASTERS AS TO, WELL, AND WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE LINES AS TO WHERE THE ICE LINE IS AND HOW FAST IT'S GOING, AND WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE? ARE KIDS GOING TO BE IN THE SCHOOL ALREADY, AND IF SO, THEN THEN, YOU KNOW, DECISIONS, AGAIN, FORTUNATELY, FOR US, UNFORTUNATELY FOR DR. ROLLO,
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WE GIVE HER ALL THE INFORMATION, AND THEN I THINK COLLECTIVELY, I'LL SAY THAT.COLLECTIVELY, WE'LL MAKE THE DECISION.
>> IT'S A COLLABORATIVE DECISION.
WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDSHIP AND COOPER, AND I COMMUNICATE WITH KEITH AND MICHELLE VIA TEXT.
IF WE CAN MAKE THE SAME DECISION, IT USUALLY IS BETTER FOR ALL OF US.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THAT WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY RURAL ROADS, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME DIFFERING DECISIONS, BUT WE TRY TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE IF WE CAN.
>> SHANE, THE QUESTION THEN A COMMENT.
THE DOOR CONTACTS ALARM, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP.
[LAUGHTER] IS THAT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE SET UP IN A MANNER WHERE PASSING PERIODS.
>> BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE IF I WAS A TEACHER AND THAT THING'S GOING OFF IN BETWEEN PERIODS.
>> I CAN PROGRAM IT IN WITH THE BELL SCHEDULE.
THE FIVE MINUTES THAT THE DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING IN AND OUT, LET'S TAKE A HIGH SCHOOL OF STUDENTS ARE LEAVING THE SCHOOL TO GO TO THE ATC OR AGRA STEM OR SOMETHING.
I CAN TURN IT OFF FOR THOSE FIVE MINUTES DURING PASSING PERIOD, SO IT'S NOT BEEPING DURING PASSING.
>> BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN ADULT POSTED AT EVERY DOOR DURING PASSING PERIODS.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER RULE. ANYTIME THERE'S A DOOR THAT'S UNLOCKED, ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOL'S PASSING PERIOD, DOORS GET UNLOCKED FOR A LITTLE BIT, SO KIDS CAN GET TO THEIR CARS OR KIDS CAN GET BACK IN FROM THESE FACILITIES.
ANYTIME THERE'S A DOOR LEFT UNLOCKED, THERE HAS TO BE AN ADULT POSTED THERE WATCHING TO SEE WHO'S COMING INTO THE BUILDING.
>> THEN I WOULD JUST SAY, I MEAN, I SAID IT EARLIER AND I THINK NANCY HAD A GREAT STATEMENT AS WELL.
I HAD BOTH A WIFE AND A SON AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WAS EVACUATED AND EVEN BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD, I HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE MY FAMILY IS AS SAFE AT SCHOOL AS ANYWHERE IN THIS CITY.
CAN BAD THINGS HAPPEN? ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S HORRIBLE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD, BUT I THINK EVERY DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB OF PROTECTING THOSE THAT WE LOVE THE MOST.
I THINK IT STARTS WITH THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE CLOSEST TO THE KIDS AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS, AND SO BEYOND JUST YOURSELF, WHICH I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I CAN NOW UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GOT THE JOB.
YOU LOVE THIS. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T MEAN THAT RUDELY.
YOU'RE LIKE DAMON TALKING ABOUT COMPUTERS, BUT I JUST APPRECIATE WHAT EVERYBODY DOES, BECAUSE I REALLY DO.
MAYBE I'M CALLOUS, BUT I FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHERE MY FAMILY WAS.
>> IS IT STILL NOT REQUIRED STATE-WIDE THAT THE INTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED?
>> YOU'RE CORRECT. IT'S NOT REQUIRED STATE-WIDE, THE INTERIOR, BUT WE DO HAVE LUBBOCK ISD POLICY THAT DR.
ROLLO APPROVED THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOCK ALL INSIDE DOORS IF THERE'S A STUDENT INSIDE THAT ROOM.
>> THAT'S REALLY WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT IS ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT STATE MANDATED KUDOS TO YOU AND KUDOS TO DR. ROLLO FOR TAKING THE EXTRA STEPS OF KEEPING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR KIDS SAFE.
HAVING A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE THAT'S DOING NOTHING BUT CHECKING DOORS.
I THINK AT ONE POINT, RICK, DID YOU TELL ME THAT SODEXO HAS TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES THAT THAT'S THEIR ENTIRE.
>> SODEXO HAS A STOP-AND-DROP RULE WHEN THEY GET A WORK ORDER FOR A DOOR, THEY STOP WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING, AND THEY GO ADDRESS THAT DOOR.
I DON'T KNOW MAINTENANCE WISE, HOW MANY DIRECTLY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, BUT IT IS A STOP AND DROP RULE THAT IF THEY GET A WORK ORDER FOR AN EXTERIOR DOOR, WITH WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE GOING TO STOP AND GO ADDRESS THAT DOOR.
>> IN OUR INTERIOR DOOR RULE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT POLICY.
THE REGION 17 AUDITS DO CHECK AND GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THAT, BUT IT IS NOT ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT RULE HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR US SINCE 2018, 2019 SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED THAT.
IT WAS NOT THE MOST POPULAR ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I MADE, [LAUGHTER] BUT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
>> HAVING TWO KIDS IN SCHOOLS, I WOULD SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST BEEN ADDED ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION.
>> WE'LL TRANSITION INTO OUR PROJECTIONS AND TIERED SCHOOL SUPPORT. GET SET UP HERE.
[XII.B. Projections and Tiered School Support]
>> WHILE WE ARE TRANSITIONING, I WILL JUST OPEN THIS PORTION OF OUR WORKSHOP BY SHARING THAT, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, AND AS I'VE SHARED WITH YOU LAST YEAR,
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AND THEN AGAIN THIS YEAR IN A SEPARATE LAWSUIT, OUR OFFICIAL SCHOOL RATINGS HAVE BEEN "HELD UP." WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO RUNS PROJECTIONS FOR US, SO WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY TO BE TRANSPARENT, WHERE WE ARE IN OUR PROJECTIONS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT OUR PROJECTIONS.THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE ABOUT WHERE WE ARE, AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE ABOUT HOW WE HAVE TIERED SUPPORT FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MISTY.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE COMING UP THE BRILLIANT ARMY.
BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP PROVIDE CLARITY TO SHOW THAT WE ARE A TEAM.
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THINGS TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT TOGETHER.
AS DR. ROLLO REFERENCED, WE'VE GIVEN YOU SOME HEADLINES IN THE PRESENTATION TO SHOW YOU THAT PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN DELAYED DUE TO COURT ORDER AT THIS TIME.
THEY WERE DELAYED UNTIL AUGUST.
THEY'VE NOW BEEN DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14TH.
IF WE HAD A CRYSTAL BALL, WE WOULD MAKE A GUESS THAT THERE POTENTIALLY WILL BE ANOTHER DELAY COMING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE ALREADY MOVED FORWARD.
WE STARTED WORKING OVER THE SUMMER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED THAT OUR CAMPUSES WERE PREPARED TO BEGIN.
WE'VE ALREADY DUG INTO THE DATA, WE KNOW IT, WE'RE USING IT TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE ARE ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR COMMUNICATION AND WHAT WE'RE SHARING.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT OVERALL SCORE, IN 2022, WE WERE AT AN 87, THEN IN 2023, WHEN THE TEST CHANGED, ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGED AND THE GAME CHANGED.
THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, WE PLAYING A FOOTBALL GAME, AND IT TAKES A SPECIFIC SET OF RULES IN ORDER TO SCORE.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT TAKES ANOTHER SET OF RULES TO SCORE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN SOME OF THAT SHIFT IN TRANSITION.
OUR PROJECTION WAS NOT SHARED IN 2023, DUE TO ANOTHER COURT INJUNCTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
OUR 2024 SCORE HAS NOT YET BEEN SHARED AS A DISTRICT DUE TO ANOTHER COURT INJUNCTION.
WHAT WE KNOW THOUGH, IS WHEN THE RULES CHANGE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY, WE ARE STILL WORKING THE WORK FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
WE ARE STILL SUPPORTING OUR CAMPUSES AND WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE AND MOVE FORWARD.
JUST TO REMIND YOU, WE'VE TALKED A LOT IN THIS ROOM ABOUT STAR 2.0.
TRANSITION HAPPENED INSIDE THE TEST.
NOW WE HAVE A TEST THAT INCORPORATES WRITING IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL.
THE QUESTIONS LOOK DIFFERENT, THE EXPECTATIONS ARE DIFFERENT.
THE GOAL LINE IS DIFFERENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS CALCULATED IN A DIFFERENT SPACE.
EVERYTHING CHANGED IN THE WAY THAT WE PLAYED THE GAME, BUT WE'RE STILL DOING THE RIGHT THING TAKING CARE OF STUDENTS.
ALONG WITH DOING THAT, THE BOARD HAS SET A GOAL THAT BY 2026, AT LEAST 80% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE SERVED IN AN A&B SCHOOL.
WE USE THE WORD AT LEAST TO KNOW THAT, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO SEE ALL STUDENTS SERVED IN AN A&B SCHOOL.
OUR GOAL FOR 2024 AS SET BY THE BOARD AS PART OF YOUR GOALS WAS TO REACH 60% OF OUR STUDENTS.
IN 2024 WITH OUR PROJECTIONS, 64% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN AN A&B CAMPUS.
WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO TRY TO PROGRESS THAT GOAL FORWARD IN 2025 TO KEEP MOVING TOWARD THAT 2026 GOAL.
WE WANT TO SPEND TIME TALKING TO YOU TODAY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE WORK THAT WORK AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THIS AMAZING TEAM, WHO'S GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH STAGE.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. AS MISTY SAID, WE ARE WANTING TO SUPPORT THE CAMPUSES.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT DIFFERENTIATED SUPPORT JUST LIKE OUR TEACHERS DO WITH OUR STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CAMPUSES.
PRIOR TO EVEN GETTING THE SCORES IN, WE SAT DOWN AND LOOKED AT HOW WE COULD TIER OUR CAMPUSES TO BEST PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT.
WE DEVELOPED AND USE A RUBRIC THAT HAS SIX CRITERIA.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT.
YOU CAN SEE OUR TRIANGLE OF SUPPORT.
THAT GREEN LEVEL IS TIER 1 SUPPORT.
THAT'S THE SUPPORT THAT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES GET.
THEN SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES, BASED ON THIS RUBRIC, NEED A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
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SOME OF THE CAMPUSES ARE IN YELLOW BECAUSE THEY GET A LITTLE BIT MORE.THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE A VERY FEW CAMPUSES THAT WILL NEED EVEN MORE SUPPORT, AND THOSE ARE OUR TIER 3 CAMPUSES.
YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST ONE IS LEADERSHIP TEAM SYSTEMS. THE FIRST THING THAT WE LOOKED AT AND WE HAD A RUBRIC THAT HAD POINTS, AND WE LOOKED AT DO WE HAVE A NEW PRINCIPLE ON THAT CAMPUS OR MAYBE A NEW ADMIN TEAM, A NEW PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL? DOES THAT LEADER MEET REGULARLY WITH THE LEADERSHIP TEAM? IF SO, DO THEY HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE LIKE A ROLLING AGENDA? DO THEY HAVE ALL OF THOSE ITEMS IN PLACE AND GOING? WE GAVE THEM A SCORE BASED ON THAT.
THEN WE LOOKED, OF COURSE AT THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS, AND THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS PRIMARILY ARE STAR, ONCE WE GOT THAT DATA IN, WE REALLY DUG INTO THE SCORES ON STAR, BUT THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT PARTICULARLY AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL ACT SCORES NOT ATC, ACT AND SAT SCORES AND THE TSI AS WELL.
WE SCORED CAMPUSES BASED ON THOSE SCORES AS WELL.
THEN WE LOOKED AT HUMAN CAPITAL, LOOKING AT TEACHER TURNOVER, HOW MANY NEW TEACHERS, HOW MANY TEACHERS WITH JUST FIVE OR LESS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE ON THAT CAMPUS? BECAUSE OF COURSE, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
WE LOOKED AT HOW MANY ADJUNCT TEACHERS WE HAVE, THOSE THAT MAYBE HADN'T BEEN THROUGH A PREP PROGRAM.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT IN ADDITION TO JUST THE NUMBERS, WHAT SUPPORT DOES THE CAMPUS PROVIDE? MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND HAVE NEW TEACHER ACADEMIES ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MENTORSHIP.
WE LOOKED AT THAT. WE LOOKED AT DATA FROM KMS DEPARTMENT AROUND BEHAVIOR.
WE LOOKED AT OFFICE REFERRAL NUMBERS, LSS, ISS, AND WHERE DID THAT COMPARE TO PREVIOUS YEARS? THEN LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE, IS THAT CAMPUS ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE? OR IF THEY'RE NOT IN STUDENT ATTENDANCE, HOW FAR OFF ARE THEY? WE ALSO LOOKED AT TEACHER ATTENDANCE AROUND THAT AND THE NUMBER OF CONFERENCES THAT PRINCIPALS ARE CONDUCTING ON THAT CAMPUS.
THEN FINALLY, WE LOOKED AT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS.
THOSE ARE JUST THOSE SHORTER ASSESSMENTS ALONG THE WAY.
THAT MIGHT BE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT, THE SPRING BENCHMARK.
THAT WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS.
LOOKING AT ALL THAT DATA, WE SCORED OUR CAMPUSES AND THEN LOOKED AT THEM HOLISTICALLY TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE A GREEN, A YELLOW, OR A RED LEVEL CAMPUS, AND THEN WE DETERMINED WHAT SUPPORT WE WOULD PROVIDE FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BETH AND SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR GREEN, OUR TIER 1 CAMPUSES AND THEIR SUPPORT.
>> OUR TIER ONE SUPPORTS, AS KIM MENTIONED, ARE PROVIDED TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE LISTED HERE ARE ALIGNED TO THE SIX CRITERIA THAT WERE ON THE RUBRIC, AND THESE ARE PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL THAT IS SUPERVISING THE CAMPUS, AS WELL AS OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN OUR S SCORE.
THAT INCLUDES MAKING SURE OUR LEADERSHIP TEAMS HAVE CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING.
THAT OBVIOUSLY WE ARE MONITORING THEIR DATA QUARTERLY, THOSE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS.
THESE CAMPUSES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AUTONOMY IN THEIR CAMPUS PROGRAMMING THAT CAN IMPLEMENT.
THEN A LOT OF OUR SUPPORTS COME THROUGH S4.
WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT FOR SST, 504, ARD FACILITATION, THEY'RE RECEIVING RESOURCES TO HELP IMPLEMENT IEPS AND RESOURCE COURSES.
THEN SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES WILL ALSO RECEIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR SUPPORT AS NEEDED.
THEY HAVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS ON THEIR CAMPUS, AND IF THEY DON'T, THEY CAN RECEIVE THAT SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL AS NEEDED.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE THOSE MONTHLY CHECK INS, AND THEN WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING THAT STUDENT AND PARENT RESOLUTION SUPPORT TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
AGAIN, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AS THAT FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT, AND IT'S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL.
>> BETH, WOULD YOU REMIND THEM WHAT S4 STANDS FOR?
>> YES, I CAN SAY IT CORRECTLY.
FULL SUPPORT AND STUDENT SERVICE.
>> THAT IS KAMIE FINGER DEPARTMENT.
>> OUR LARGE DEPARTMENT, SO SPECIAL HEAD.
OUR STUDENT AND PARENT RESOLUTION SUPPORT LIVES IN THAT DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
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>> GLAD YOU DIDN'T ASK ME WHAT S4 MEAN.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TIER 2 SCHOOLS.
WE LOOK AT OUR TIER 1 THINGS, IN TIER 2 SCHOOLS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE IN DANGER, THEY'RE FAILING OR WHATEVER, BUT IT MEANS THEY PINGED IN ONE AREA.
SO DID THEIR DISCIPLINE RATE GO UP? IF IT DID, WHY? WHAT HAPPENED? WE LOOK AT IT, AND WE MEAN? ARE THEY'RE HAVING MORE ABSENCES THAN NORMAL, OR IS AN AREA OF THEIR STAR SCORE STARTING TO DECLINE IN AN AREA? WE TALKED WITH THIS BOARD SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THAT WE KNOW SCHOOLS IN AND FLOW.
WHAT OUR GOAL IS IS IF IT GOES AND DROPS IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WE REBOUND AND GO UP, WE DON'T WANT TO DROP IN A DROP.
YOU THINK OF OUR TIER 2 SCHOOLS ARE YELLOWS.
THEY HAVE A DROP IN AND WE'RE TRYING TO STOP IT AND CHANGE IT AND GO UP.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IT LOOKS LIKE THEY GET AT LEAST A WEEKLY TO EVERY OTHER WEEKLY MEETING FOR ME.
I'LL START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR AMY OR ANY OTHER EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL WILL.
WE'LL LOOK AT WHY OR WHAT AREA WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.
THAT'LL BECOME PART OF THEIR CAMPUS GOALS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
IT'LL BE ON THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
WE'LL LOOK AT A STRATEGY, HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY THAT, WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CHANGE IT.
THEN WEEKLY TO EVERY OTHER WEEK, WE'LL TALK ABOUT, IS IT HAPPENING? DO WE SEE IT? IS IT WORKING? GETTING ABOUT THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE WE HAVE DATA AND WE CAN LOOK AT THINGS AND SAY, IS IT TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR IS IT NOT? IF IT'S NOT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHY.
IS IT A SYSTEM PROBLEM? IS IT AN IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEM? THEN WE CHANGE, WE ADJUST AND WE PIVOT.
WE'RE GETTING TO THE STAGE WHERE WE START TO PIVOT AND ADJUST IN CERTAIN AREAS.
THE WAY I LOOK AT IT TOO IS IF I'VE GOT A BRAND NEW PRINCIPLE IN THE BUILDING, I COME TO YOU EVERY WEEK, I TALK TO YOU ABOUT THINGS.
IF I'VE GOT A SEASON PRINCIPLE THAT'S BEEN THERE AND THEY'VE BEEN PERFORMING WELL, BUT THEY TOOK A DIP, WE TALK EVERY OTHER WEEK, WE TALK ON OUR FEEDER MEETINGS, BUT WE PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED BASED ON THAT.
I THINK OF THESE AS LIKE STOP LIGHTS, GREEN, GO, THEY'RE DOING GOOD, YELLOW, CAUTION, SLOW DOWN.
LET'S LOOK AT SOMETHING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE.
NOW LET AMY TALK ABOUT OUR TIER 3.
>> GOOD MORNING. AS THEY SHARED, OUR TIER 3 ARE OUR MOST INTENSE CAMPUSES.
THOSE ARE THE RED CAMPUSES AT THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID.
THERE ARE 11 OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED.
THESE GUYS STARTED WORKING EARLY THIS SUMMER ON SOME BEST PRACTICE PIECES.
WE STARTED OFF WITH VERY DELINEATED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, VERY TARGETED ROLLING AGENDAS FOR PLCS, SO THAT TIME IS USED WISELY AND SO THAT WE CAN SET UP SYSTEMS WHERE WE CAN SET ACTION STEPS AND THEN FOLLOW BACK UP WITH THOSE.
EACH CAMPUS HAS DATA TRACKERS SO THAT WE'RE TRACKING THE DATA OF EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE GROWTH AREAS THAT WE NEED TO, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE SET UP SOME GOAL SETTING PIECES.
EACH ONE OF THESE CAMPUSES SET SOME VERY TARGETED, VERY FEW, BUT VERY DEEP RUNNING GOALS.
THOSE GOALS ARE BASED ON THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK LEVERS.
THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE FEEL LIKE WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THOSE SCHOOLS.
IF THEY ARE A CAMPUS THAT'S UNDER THE ESF GRANT OR A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPUS THAT IS UNDER A TARGET IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THOSE GOALS ARE ALL ALIGNED SO THAT THE CAMPUS IS FOCUSING UTILIZING ALL OF THEIR RESOURCES TO BEST MEET THOSE GOALS SO THAT WE'RE NOT RUNNING IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND SO THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO WHAT WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE SCHOOLS.
>> AMY, WOULD YOU TELL THEM WHAT ESF STANDS FOR?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT IS THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK AND THAT IS WHAT WE BASE A LOT OF OUR WORK AROUND.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVERS BASED ON THAT.
EACH CAMPUS HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS.
THEY MAY HAVE PINGED AS A TIER THREE CAMPUS FOR BEHAVIOR FOR ACADEMICS, AND WHICHEVER LEVER WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR THEM IS THE ONES THAT WE ARE TARGETING.
ONCE WE HAVE SET THOSE GOALS IN PLACE, WHICH WE HAVE NOW, THEN THE EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL FOR EACH OF THESE CAMPUSES PROVIDES THEM WITH MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT.
WE MEET WITH THEM AT LEAST WEEKLY, BUT IN SOME CASES BI WEEKLY.
THEY ALSO HAVE, I CALL IT BACK PHONE STATUS.
IF THEY CALL US, WE STEP OUT AND TAKE THEIR CALL BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THEM REAL TIME SUPPORT WHEN THEY NEED IT.
THEY ALSO MEET WITH OUR EXECUTIVE COACHING TEAM MONTHLY, AND WE EVALUATE THEIR GOALS AND TRACK THEIR DATA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TRACK.
IN THE CASE THAT WE MAY NOT BE, THEN WE'VE GOT A MENU OF SUPPORTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE THAT WE CAN GO BACK AND SUPPORT THEM.
THAT MAY BE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT THROUGH THE S4 TEAM, OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS SPECIFIC AS SST 504 OH FOUR SUPPORT.
EVERY CAMPUS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, SO WE'VE GOT TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE WITH ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT EACH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS HAS THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THE THING THAT WE WANT YOU TO SEE.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM WHO CARES DEEPLY, WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
EVEN THOUGH THE STATE IS HOLDING OR WE'RE UNDER AN INJUNCTION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, WE ARE STILL DIGGING INTO THE DATA AND WE ARE BEING STRATEGIC IN WHAT WE ARE DOING TO SUPPORT CAMPUSES.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THAT WORD.
STRATEGY IS AN INTENTIONAL PLAN.
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I MEANS WE ARE GIVING SUPPORT WHERE NEEDED.IT MEANS THAT WE ARE INTERVENING WHERE NEEDED.
IT MEANS THAT WE ARE SETTING GOALS THAT ARE TARGETED AND INTENTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GROWING ALL KIDS, AND THAT IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED OUR LIST ALREADY COLOR CODED OF WHERE OUR CAMPUSES ARE, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO RESEND THAT OUT AGAIN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT AS PART OF YOUR SUPERVISE.
>> I WAS AND YOU MAY HAVE SAID IT AND I JUST MISSED IT, BUT THE INJUNCTION, THE COURT LOGOS IS NOT PART OF THAT LAWSUIT.
BUT THIS TIME IT IS AROUND AI GRADING.
CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THAT?
>> IT IS. RIGHT NOW, LAST YEAR'S COURT INJUNCTION WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT A RELEASE OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANGE OF THE TEST IN TIME.
IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY GIVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESULTS.
THIS COURT INJUNCTION IS THAT THERE WAS NOT CLARITY IN THE GRADING SYSTEM OF THE ASSESSMENTS.
BECAUSE THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY IS USING AN AI PLATFORM TO SUPPORT GRADING THE WRITING COMPONENTS, AND THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN OVER THE VIABILITY OF MATH SYSTEM.
OTHER DISTRICTS, NOT LUBBOCK I PARTICIPATED IN A LAWSUIT AND THEN THAT LAWSUIT IS STILL IN THE COURT HAS CONTINUED TO GET DELAYED IN THE COURTS AND UNTIL THAT LAWSUIT IS RESOLVED, THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESULTS CANNOT OFFICIALLY BE RELEASED.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GOING AHEAD AND ADDRESSING THINGS BASED ON REJECTION, SO A BIG JOB. THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO REITERATE THAT AS YOU SAID, YOU MADE IT CLEAR, WE KNEW THIS DATA WAS COMING.
WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS YOU HAD BEEN DIGGING INTO THE DATA.
WE DIDN'T LAST WEEK COME TO THE TABLE AND SAY, OH, GOSH, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE HAD.
>> OUR PROJECTIONS FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AS THE TEAM TALKED ABOUT, WE'VE WORKED ALL SUMMER LOOK AT OUR PROJECTIONS, TO TEAR OUR CAMPUSES, TO WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, TO BEGIN PROVIDING COACHING, AND HAVE A PLAN READY FOR WHEN SCHOOL STARTED.
WE HAVE ALREADY MOVED FORWARD.
WE HAVE BEYOND THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE KIDS IN OUR BUILDING WHO ARE LEARNING EVERY DAY AND WE CAN'T WAIT.
>> A QUICK COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA THAT YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER.
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THAT AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP WHOSE BRAINS WORK THAT WAY BECAUSE MINE CERTAINLY DOES.
THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, MORE OF A COMMENT SLASH QUESTION, WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT YEAR OVER YEAR, A 10 OR 11 PERCENTAGE POINT SWING WOULD BE VERY UNCOMMON FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
JUST SPEAKING TO THE WAY THAT THE RULES OF THE GAME CHANGED.
I MEAN, WOULDN'T YOU BE LOOKING MORE AT LIKE A 1 OR 2% DIFFERENTIATION VERSUS A 10+ PERCENTAGE POINT DIFFERENTIATION.
>> WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THAT SLIDE WHERE YOU SAW THE ONE PERCENTAGE POINT CHANGE THE 11, THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE OF THE RULES CHANGING.
WHEN THE RULES CHANGE SO SIGNIFICANTLY, WE CHANGED THE TEST, WE CHANGED HOW WE CALCULATE ACCOUNTABILITY, WE CHANGED WHAT THE END GOAL IS.
THINK OF IT AS WE WENT FROM FOOTBALL TO RUGBY AND SAID, HOW LET'S CHANGE EVERYTHING.
WHEN YOU MAKE THAT LEVEL OF CHANGE, THEN YOU WOULD EXPECT THAT LEVEL OF SWING.
THE ENTIRE STATE SAW THAT LEVEL OF SWING.
>> YES, SIR. EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT CHANGE.
BUT IN THOSE LAST TWO YEARS, WHEN YOU DON'T SEE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, THAT IS MORE WHAT WE EXPECT IN NORMAL AS WE'RE GROWING CAMPUSES OVER TIME.
>> TO UNDERSTAND AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT LUBBOCK ISD DIDN'T DIP THAT MUCH.
IT WAS IT WAS A FUNCTION OF OUTSIDE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ACTUALLY HAD CHANGED.
FROM THE 2019-2022, WE HAD A BIG JUMP.
>> YES. BECAUSE IT'S APPLES TO APPLES.
>> YES. IT WAS APPLES TO APPLES.
WE WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, BUT THEN THEN THE RULES WERE ADJUSTED.
>> I JUST WANT TO ALSO THIS WAS NOT ISOLATED TO LUBBOCK ISD.
I MEAN, THERE'S HOW MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT ALSO.
I KNOW WE'RE NOT COMPARING US TO THE STATE.
I'M NOT MAKING AN EXCUSE, BUT THERE ARE SOME TRENDS THAT IS NOT JUST LUBBOCK ISD.
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AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE INJUNCTION, WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY SHARED ACROSS THE STATE, BUT WE FOLLOW THE TRENDS OF THE STATE.
I THINK THE MESSAGE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FROM THIS TEAM THOUGH IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ABOUT GROWING KIDS.
WE ARE TAKING THE NEW RULES, WE ARE TAKING WHERE WE ARE, AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE GROWING.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAD OUR TIME AND SPACE OF FRUSTRATION, WHERE THE NEW RULES AND THE EVER CHANGING PENDULUM SWINGING WAS FRUSTRATING.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DIG DEEP INTO THE DATA TO LOOK AT IT AT KID LEVEL, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GROWING KIDS AND WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> I THINK SEVERAL HAVE ALREADY SAID IT, BUT I COMMEND YOU, DR. ROLLO FOR FOR TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTIONS AND ACTING ON THEM, YOU KNOW, I'M A HUGE SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC ED.
ALL MY KIDS GO TO PUBLIC ED, BUT I THINK PUBLIC ED CONTINUES TO SHOOT ITSELF IN THE FOOT, AND I THINK THE LAWSUIT YEAR BEFORE LAST AND I THINK THE LAWSUIT THIS YEAR HAD BEEN DETRIMENTAL IN MY OPINION.
I MEAN, I HATE THAT WE JUDGE EVERYTHING BASED OFF BUT TEST.
I SAID THAT AT CONVOCATION, I STILL FEEL THAT SAME WAY, BUT IT'S A BAR.
WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT. I THINK WHAT I'M MOST CONCERNED WITH, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE, TOO, BUT IS THOSE CAMPUSES THAT A LOT OF CAMPUSES FELL FROM '22-'23? I THINK THE ONES THAT I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT ARE THE ONES WHO HAD THE SAME LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND FELL AGAIN FROM '23-'24.
NOT TO SAY THAT THE NUMBER IDENTIFIES YOU, BUT THAT'S A TREND WITH RESPECT TO SOMETHING GOING ON.
ONE QUESTION I HAVE AND YOU'LL TALKED ABOUT ONE ON ONE COACHING WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
WHAT IF ANY INTERACTION DOES THIS TEAM HAVE WITH THE APS? BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES NOT EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE AND SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS IN A GROUP SETTING OR A SETTING WHERE THEY DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE KEPT PRIVATE.
BUT I THINK A LOT OF TIMES THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING MOST CLOSELY WITH THOSE IN LEADERSHIP HAVE THE BEST INSIGHT.
IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWING THEM TO INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE LEADER OF THE CAMPUS, I THINK WE MAY BE MISSING THE BOAT THERE BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IF IT'S USED THAT WAY THAT COULD HELP EVERYONE.
>> I WOULD SAY DEPENDING UPON THE TIER.
IF IF YOU'RE A TIER THREE SCHOOL, THEN WE SIT HAND IN HAND AS A TEAM.
I WORK WITH THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, I DON'T WORK WITH A SPECIFIC PRINCIPAL. WE LOOK AS A TEAM.
WHO'S DOING WHAT? IS IT A MATH PROBLEM, IS IT A READING PROBLEM? IS THE AP OVER MATH? IS THE AP OVER READING? WHERE ARE THEY GOT TO DO? LET ME COACH YOU UP. LET ME WORK.
DEBBIE ALDERSON, WHO'S OUR DISTRICT SCHOOL COORDINATOR.
BUT SHE'S WITH US TWO OF THOSE.
SHE WORKS AND WE SIT IN PLCS, WE WATCH THEM, SPEAK TO THE TEACHERS, WE GIVE THEM FEEDBACK AFTERWARDS.
WE SAY WE GIVE THEM SPECIFIC FEEDBACK APS AND PRINCIPALS, THAT'S THERE.
TIER 2 SCHOOLS, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THEN YOUR GREEN ONES, YOUR TIER ONES BUT I WILL TELL YOU OUR GREEN ONES.
WE KNOW THEM, THEY KNOW US, THEY CALL US AND IT'S VERY SPECIFIC AND TARGETED AND FEEDBACK.
LET'S REFLECT ON IT AND LET'S GROW.
THE HARD PART FOR ME IS NOT JUST TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY COACHING HIM TO REFLECT AND GROW, WHICH IS HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB FALL ME WITH.
I'M MORE OF A DO THIS AND DO THAT.
>> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
WE'VE GOT SOME PIPELINE THINGS WHERE WE'RE WORKING ON GROWING THEM.
WE REALLY ARE WORKING WITH THEM, PARTICULARLY THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND THEN FOLLOWING BACK UP TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE, BUT ALSO SOLICITING THEIR FEEDBACK BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY STRONG ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS THAT ARE THE DRIVERS OF SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CAMPUSES.
SEEING WHERE THEY ARE SO THAT WE CAN FIND HOLES AND HELP GROW EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM.
>> I WANT TO ASK WE KNOW THE NORTH STAR GOAL THAT WE PUT IN PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO INDIVIDUAL GOALS ON EACH CAMPUS LIKE WHAT IS THE GOAL FOR THE GROWTH NEXT YEAR AS WE LOOK INTO EACH?
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TIER 3 CAMPUSES AND TIER 2.
I CAN'T REMEMBER REFERENCE, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A GOAL PAGE.
THEY ACTUALLY WRITE ON THEIR GOAL.
OUR GOAL THEY WRITE A SMART GOAL.
THEY SAY OUR GOAL IN READING IS TO INCREASE OUR OVERALL SCORE BY X AMOUNT.
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WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT BY THIS AT A QUARTERLY STATEMENT SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR.THAT MEANS WE'RE DOING THIS AT A THREE WEEKS STATEMENT SO WE CAN MONITOR.
WE DO THAT AROUND BEHAVIOR, ATTENDANCE, AND THEN ACCOUNTABILITY.
OUR PURPOSE IN DOING THAT IS WE WANT TO BE TARGETED AND STRATEGIC AND WHAT WE'RE SETTING AS A GOAL SO SPECIFIC TO THAT CAMPUS.
IS IT ATTAINABLE FOR THAT CAMPUS, BUT ALSO THEY CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TARGETED PIECES ALONG THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A GOAL FOR NEXT MAY.
THAT'S A GREAT THING TO DO, BUT THAT'S LIKE SAYING I'M GOING TO RUN A MARATHON BY NEXT MAY IT UP OFF MY COUCH AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET SOME INCREMENTAL GOALS ALONG THE WAY, THAT OUR CAMPUSES, WE CAN DO SOME CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY TO GO.
>> YOU ACTUALLY HIT THE SECOND PART OF THAT WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY BEING IN PLACE FOR THOSE.
I SAW A LOT OF SUPPORT MEASURES IN PLACE, A LOT OF TRAINING AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY IS.
>> TALK ABOUT THAT BALANCE FOR EVERY TWO LEVELS OF SUPPORT YOURSELF, SO WE'RE MONITORING.
THIS TEAM SITS AS WHAT WE CALL AS AN EXECUTIVE COACHING TEAM.
STUDY GOAL SHEETS, WE STUDY DATA.
WE HAVE SOME DATA NERDS, WE HAVE SOME OTHERS THAT HAVE MORE OF OUR NARRATIVE NERDS, BUT WE LOOK AT EVERY CAMPUS EVERY WEEK AND EVALUATE AND WE'RE STAYING IN LOCK STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO CALL IN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, AND WE NEED TO BUILD A PIVOT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAIT TO LOOK UP AND THEN PIVOT.
>> THEN THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THESE GOES TO ME TOO.
SHE HOLDS SO WHEN I HAVE MY ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH HER, THIS IS WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO.
WHEN I SAY, I'M DOING ON A CAMPUS, SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT THIS IS HOW IT GOES TOO.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CAMPUS PRINCIPLE.
SUCCESS OR FAILURE LIES ON US AS WELL, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WORK WITH THE PRINCIPLES ABOUT.
THIS IS A WE THING, NOT A YOU.
WE'RE DOING THIS WITH YOU, BUT SHE HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE JUST LIKE WE HOLD THE PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTABLE.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION. I NOTICED OUR ATTENDANCE IN ONE OF THOSE SIX THAT KIM WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WE KNOW ATTENDANCE IS IF YOU'RE NOT IN AT SCHOOL, YOU CAN'T LEARN AND THIS MAY BE SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO GET BACK, BUT ARE THERE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SCHOOLS THAT ARE HAVING MORE DIFFICULTY IN ATTENDANCE.
I KNOW IT'S ONE OF THE FACTORS YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
REALLY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP GET PARENTS TO GET KIDS TO SCHOOL CAUSE THEY'RE NOT THE.
>> WILKINS CAN HELP US ANSWER THAT AS HE'S HEADING OUR ATTENDANCE TASK FORCE.
>> OH, PERFECT. IT'S ATTENDANCE PERFECT IS IMPORTANT FOR LOTS OF REASONS.
>> I AM CURRENTLY HEADING UP IN ATTENDANCE TASK FORCE, AND WE HAVE MET ONCE SO FAR.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A SECOND MEETING NOW. WE ARE GATHERING DATA.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ON IT, WE HAVE TEACHERS, WE HAVE ADMINISTRATORS, WE HAVE CENTRAL OFFICE PEOPLE ON THIS TASK FORCE, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR PROCEDURES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IDEAS FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE ATTENDANCE, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A HISTORICAL TREND ACROSS THE STATE THAT ATTENDANCE IS DROPPING.
>> I KNOW THAT SOMETHING SINCE POST-COVID THAT'S BEEN.
>> WE HAVE NOT RETURNED IT'S IMPROVED A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE HAVE NOT RETURNED COMPLETELY BACK TO PRE-COVID DAYS.
>> APPLAUSE FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS TEAM.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR KIDS AND ABOUT THEIR GROWTH, AND I'M PROUD THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY KNOW WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR THE STATE.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AND DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
>> I LOVE THE TRANSPARENCY. GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, TEAM. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
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