[A. Discussion of the Selection of a Search Firm to Assist the District in the Hiring of the Superintendent of Schools, Including Presentations by Prospective Search Firms]

SO THEREFORE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR DISCUSSION ITEM SO TRUSTEES.

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED TO DISCUSS THE SELECTION OF A SEARCH FIRM TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN HIRING OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS BY PROSPECTIVE FIRMS. EACH PRESENTER WILL HAVE TWENTY FIVE TOTAL MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR MEETING THAT WE HAD IN JANUARY WHERE WE HEARD FOUR OTHER FIRMS. WE HAD FOR SUBMIT TO BE HERE TODAY.

SO THE FIRST PRESENTATION WILL BE BY MCPHERSON AND JACOBSON LLC, BOARD PRESIDENT.

THEY WERE NON RESPONSIVE.

SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE SECOND PRESENTATION, WHICH WILL BE WALSH GALLEGOS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

YOU CAN START WHEN YOU'RE READY, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE PRESENTATION PORTION TO 10 TO 12 MINUTES AND WE'LL RESERVE THE REMAINING TIME FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MACKEY. APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT MACKEY DR.

HINOJOSA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND MY TEAM APPRECIATES THE TIME FOR [INAUDIBLE] TO US THIS AFTERNOON TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SERVICES.

IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST, AGAIN, MY NAME IS LAURA RODRIGUEZ MCLEAN.

I WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO THAT I WAS BEFORE THE BOARD WITH ME.

TODAY I BRING WESLEY NUTE ALSO FROM OUR IRVING OFFICE, AS WELL AS MY COLLEAGUE PAIGE KYLE, WHO IS FROM OUR SAN ANTONIO OFFICE AND HEADS UP OUR SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SERVICES FOR THE FIRM.

AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE DR.

ANN DIXON, WHO IS THE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT THAT WORKS WITH OUR FIRM WITH REGARD TO SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES. BOARD MEMBERS, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FACT THAT OUR LAW FIRM IS A LOCAL LAW FIRM HERE IN IRVING, TEXAS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE AWARE AS TO THE BREADTH AND REACH OF OUR LAW FIRM.

WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 38 YEARS, DEDICATED, DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE REPRESENTATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.

WE HAVE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING OVER FIVE HUNDRED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BOTH OF THOSE STATES, WITH FIFTY EIGHT ATTORNEYS AND SEVEN OFFICES IN BOTH OF THOSE STATES.

I SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE DEPTH OF OUR EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS THE TIES THAT WE, AS ATTORNEYS HAVE MANAGED TO CREATE BECAUSE OF THESE OFFICES AND BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESSES THAT WE HAVE HAD IN FINDING THE BEST QUALIFIED AND BEST SUITED CANDIDATES FOR THOSE DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CONDUCTING SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES.

I SPEAK RIGHT NOW A LITTLE BIT TO OUR METHODOLOGY AND REALLY AT THE END, WHAT REALLY SETS US APART FROM OTHER SEARCH FIRMS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT AND CONSIDERING AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT OUR METHODOLOGY IS THAT THE BOARD DRIVES THE SEARCH. CERTAINLY, THERE ARE PROCESSES AND PRACTICES THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE

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BOARD CONSIDER AND UTILIZE IN FINDING THE BEST CANDIDATES.

BUT WE ALSO WILL ADVISE THE BOARD ON THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT IT MUST FOLLOW.

BUT FOLLOWING THAT, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEKING FROM THE BOARD INFORMATION, INFORMATION AND INPUT IN TERMS OF TAILORING THIS PROCESS AND SEARCH TO YOUR BOARD AND TO FINDING THE BEST CANDIDATE TO TAKE OVER AS SUPERINTENDENT FOR DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, WE WILL SOLICIT BOARD INPUT ON STAKEHOLDERS AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL BE HAD WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS LOOK LIKE.

WE WILL ALSO SEEK OUT INPUT WITH REGARD TO ADVERTISING THE POSITION, EMPHASIZING THAT WE WILL TAKE ON THE PAPERWORK, THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PROCESSES THAT UNDERTAKE ALL OF THOSE ENDEAVORS.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE WILL GO OUT AND NOT ONLY LOOK FOR THE BEST CANDIDATES, BUT TO THE EXTENT, AND THAT THIS BOARD'S REQUEST, IF THERE ARE PARTICULAR CANDIDATES THAT THE BOARD WANTS US TO SEEK OUT, WE WILL GLADLY DO SO.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE WESLEY NOW? THANK YOU, LAURA, AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR HAVING US.

IT'S GREAT TO BE BEFORE THE BOARD YET AGAIN.

SO JUST WANTED TO START OFF BY REITERATING WHAT LAURA SAID, AND THAT IS THAT THIS PROCESS IS INDEED ADAPTABLE.

FURTHERMORE, WE ARE LOCAL.

WE HAVE THE OFFICE IN IRVING AND WE ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT OUR REACH IS NO DOUBT BROAD.

ALSO, WE HAVE DONE OVER 50 SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES IN TEXAS FOR ALL SIDES DISTRICTS.

WE HAVE COMPLETED FIFTY FOUR AND THERE ARE THREE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

JUST TO ONCE AGAIN EMPHASIZE THE THE IDEA OF A NATIONAL SEARCH, IT IS NATIONAL IN THE SENSE THAT YOU WANT TO SEEK OUT AND ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS FROM WITHIN THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO APPLY.

WE ARE EXCEEDINGLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THIS NATIONAL SEARCH, AND WE ARE SURELY CAPABLE OF DRAWING OUT THE BEST CANDIDATES AND TALENT HERE IN TEXAS AS WELL.

THAT IS A PART OF OUR OUR CONNECTIONS AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS HERE IN TEXAS.

WE KNOW TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE HAVE DEDICATED OUR LIVES AND CAREERS TO SERVING THEM. AS STATED EARLIER, OUR LAW FIRM SERVES OVER 500 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CLIENTS ACROSS TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO RANGING IN SIZE.

AND DR. DIXON HAS PERSONALLY SERVED MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR AND AS A CONSULTANT.

AS A TEAM OUR COLLECTIVE PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THIS STATE ENSURES NOT ONLY THAT WE WILL WORK OUR HARDEST TO BRING YOU THE BEST CANDIDATES, BUT THAT WHAT STUDENTS AND WHAT STUDENTS ESSENTIALLY GET, WHAT THEY DESERVE AND WHAT THEY NEED A LEADER THAT IS CAPABLE OF DRIVING DALLAS ISD FORWARD.

THANK YOU. AND OUR SEARCHES.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU JUST A COUPLE.

I'M [INAUDIBLE], WHO LAURA INTRODUCED EARLIER.

LET ME TURN THIS ON. OH, THAT'LL HELP.

I'M PAIGE KYLE, AND I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF HOW WE WOULD SEEK THE BOARD'S INPUT ON THE SEARCH.

WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER SEARCH FIRMS IS WE DON'T HAVE A COOKIE CUTTER SET WAY THAT YOUR SEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED.

WE ARE GOING TO NEED YOUR INPUT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY AND AND WHAT WILL WORK BEST FOR DALLAS ISD.

AND SO SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WE WILL WORK WITH YOU ABOUT, BUT GET YOUR DIRECTION ON IS THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE HAVE IN DOING FIFTY FOUR SEARCHES HAD USED MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLES THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD GET YOUR INPUT.

AND SO THAT'S ONE WAY THAT IT WILL BE A CONCRETE WAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE INPUT ON THIS SEARCH. THE OTHER WAY IS YOU WILL TELL US WHAT TIMELINE YOU'D LIKE TO WORK FROM.

WE ALWAYS, WHEN WE SUBMIT A PROPOSAL, WE'LL GIVE A SAMPLE TIMELINE JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND SEE WHAT THE STEPS ARE ALONG THE WAY.

AND THERE'S ONE IN YOUR FOLDER, YOUR YELLOW FOLDER THERE AT YOUR DESK.

ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE JUST A SAMPLE OF WHAT THE TIMELINE WOULD LOOK LIKE.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THE TIMELINE IS.

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US WHAT THE TIMELINE IS THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUR BOARD.

THE OTHER THING THAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER SEARCH FIRMS IS WE DON'T REPRESENT SUPERINTENDENTS. OUR LAW FIRM, AS LAURA MENTIONED, AND WESLEY ONLY REPRESENTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND THAT DISTINGUISHES US FROM SOME OTHER FIRMS, INCLUDING NOT ONLY LAW FIRMS, BUT SEARCH FIRMS. SOME SEARCH FIRMS MAY WORK NOT ONLY WITH BOARDS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR SUPERINTENDENTS, BUT THEY MAY WORK WITH SUPERINTENDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS.

AND WE HAVE JUST MADE A DECISION AS A FIRM THAT WE CONSIDER THAT TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AND THAT'S THE REASON WE DON'T REPRESENT SUPERINTENDENTS ALSO LEGALLY.

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THE OTHER WAY THAT WE'RE DIFFERENT FROM MANY OTHER SEARCH FIRMS IS BECAUSE WE ARE A LAW FIRM. WE CAN PROVIDE THE LEGAL SERVICES THAT WE THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT ALONG THE WAY.

WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE AGENDA LANGUAGE, WE PROVIDE ALL OF THAT SO THAT IT'S ALL YOUR MEETINGS ALONG DURING THE SEARCH PROCESS ARE PROPERLY POSTED.

AND THEN THERE IS SOME BACKGROUND CHECKING WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT MORE IN DEPTH AND A LITTLE BIT THAT THERE ARE SOME LEGAL PIECES AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE ATTORNEYS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DO A CERTAIN TYPE OF CREDIT HISTORY, THERE ARE LEGAL NOTICES THAT HAVE TO GO OUT TO APPLICANTS, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THOSE.

AND WE HAVE THAT EXPERTISE BECAUSE WE ARE A LAW FIRM ALSO.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS, I'LL JUST LEAVE THIS PIECE OF ADVICE. WHICHEVER FIRM YOU USE, YOU WILL.

SOME SEARCH FIRMS WILL TELL YOU THAT THE TWENTY ONE DAY WAITING PERIOD IS THE BEST TIME TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT.

AND CERTAINLY SOME FINISHING TOUCHES CAN BE PUT ON DURING THAT WAITING PERIOD.

BUT WE REALLY RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD BE PROACTIVE IN SAYING HERE IS THE CONTRACT FORMAT THE DALLAS ISD BOARD IS GOING TO BE OFFERING TO TO ALL OF YOUR FINALISTS SO THAT BEFORE YOU EVER NAME YOUR YOUR FINALIST, YOU WILL HAVE THEIR INPUT IF THE TERMS OF THE CONTRAC TS ARE ACCEPTABLE AND EVEN THE THE FILLING IN THE BLANK, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT. WE THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WHEN YOU GO TO NAME A FINALIST THAT YOU HAVE SOME MEETING OF THE MINDS WITH YOUR APPLICANT BEFORE YOU POST THEM PUBLICLY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE BUILD INTO OUR SEARCHES THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER FIRMS. AND THEN THE OTHER I THINK THE OTHER THING I I SAY THAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER SEARCH FIRMS IS OUR GOAL WHEN YOU NAME A FINALIST IS THAT YOU NOT HEAR ANYTHING THAT SURPRISES YOU. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE EMBARRASSED OR, YOU KNOW, DISAPPOINTED IN THE NAME IS POSTED IS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

AND SO WE HAVE THIS SECRET WEAPON NEXT TO ME.

DR. DICKSON IS LIKE A SLEUTH.

SHE IS AN EXTREME VETTOR OF AND SCREENER OF APPLICANTS.

AND THE OTHER THING WE OFFER AND OUR LAW FIRM USES THIS TOO, I'M SURE YOUR COMPANIES DO.

WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY VENDOR CALLED AMERICAN DATABANK THAT DOES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF BACKGROUND CHECKING, IN ADDITION TO JUST THE THE PERSONAL ONES THAT THAT ANN WILL DO. AND THEY HAVE A MEMO IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR FOLDER.

IT HAS JUST A MENU PRICING OF ALL THE KIND OF BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT THEY OFFER.

AND MANY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT CLIENTS, WHEN THEY'RE HIRING A SUPERINTENDENT, WANT TO RUN A CREDIT HISTORY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE HANDLING LARGE, LARGE BUDGETS AND A CRIMINAL CRIMINAL BACKGROUND THAT'S MORE THOROUGH THAN THE ONES THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS RUN. AND THEN ALSO VERIFYING DEGREES.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ANN SO SHE CAN TELL YOU WHAT SHE DOES IN HER, HER PART OF THE SEARCH. HELLO.

HI, DR. HINOJOSA, OLD FRIEND.

MY NAME IS ANN DICKSON.

I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AT 19 YEARS OLD AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE WHITE EAGLE INDIAN RESERVATION TO TEACH.

FIFTY TWO YEARS LATER, HERE I AM.

I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

I'VE BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT FOR THIRTY ONE YEARS AND I'VE SERVED AS AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT IN TWENTY THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND I ACTUALLY SERVED ON THE NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR EIGHT YEARS.

THOSE ARE MY NUMBERS, BUT YOUR NUMBERS ARE MORE INTERESTING.

A ONE POINT SEVEN BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND KIDS TWENTY TWO THOUSAND EMPLOYEES, THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR SQUARE MILES, TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY SCHOOLS.

IT JUST IN SIXTEEN CITIES, NINE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

BUT I'M HERE FOR ONE.

YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SUPERINTENDENT AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE.

WALSH IS DIFFERENT.

WALSH IS A TURNKEY PROCESS.

FROM THE DAY YOU HIRE US TO THE DAY, THE CONTRACT IN THE PARTY HAPPENS.

THERE'S NO FINGER POINTING.

WE'RE IN IT AND AND WE TRY TO RELY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE INTERNALLY.

OUR MODEL IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

WE LEARN BEST PRACTICES FROM EVERYWHERE WE GO.

I AM FREQUENTLY ASKED TO SPEAK AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. AND I'VE DONE SEVERAL ACADEMIES FOR THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS. OUR COMMUNITY OPTIONS ARE BASED ON WHAT YOU WANT.

WE DO DO SOME RECRUITING.

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WE TALK ABOUT THAT IF SELECTED AS A FIRM.

I DO VET AND I DON'T JUST VET THE PERSON.

I VET THEIR PERFORMANCE.

WHAT ARE THEIR STUDENT OUTCOMES? WHAT ARE THEIR STUDENT BACKGROUNDS? WHAT, WHAT HAVE THEY NOT WHAT THEY TELL ME THEY'VE DONE.

MY MOTHER USED TO HAVE A SAYING, DON'T TELL ME WHO YOU ARE.

DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU'LL DO.

SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND I WILL KNOW YOU.

AND THAT'S MY MODEL.

I LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

WE PRESENT ALL OF THE APPLICANTS TO YOU.

YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS AND THEN GIVE US GUIDANCE AND HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO EITHER PAIR THAT DOWN OR SEE THEM ALL AND JUDGE THAT FROM THERE.

I'M ALSO EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE DIVERSITY OF MY PLACEMENT.

WALSH HAS DONE, I THINK, FIFTY FOUR OR MORE.

I'VE DONE THIRTY FOUR SEARCHES MYSELF.

AND OF THOSE THIRTY FOUR I'VE PLACED SIX LATINOS, NINE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND FIFTEEN FEMALES. SO WE FAR EXCEED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF EXECUTIVE PLACEMENTS IN OUR SEARCHES, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

WE WOULD LOVE TO COME AND SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY.

I WAS JOKING WHEN WE DO ONE OF THESE SEARCHES.

I DIG IN AND RESEARCH YOU AND I LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL SITES, AND I LIKE TO SEE YOUR MASCOTS IN THE COLORS, AND I WANT TO GO TO GILLIAN HIGH SCHOOL SO I CAN BE A STAR.

I SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN A MASCOT BE A STAR BEFORE AND I WANT TO BE A STAR.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT MASCOTS I DON'T WANT TO BE, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK ME THAT PRIVATELY SO.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US COME, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TRUSTEES WILL NOW TAKE QUESTIONS FOR WALSH GALLEGOS.

TRUSTEE FOREMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I'LL JUST START WITH HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY? BOARD MEMBER FOREMAN, THIS IS LAURA.

WE WERE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS TO PRESENT.

INVITED BY THROUGH IT, IT WAS THROUGH ADMINISTRATION, THROUGH ADMINISTRATION, THROUGH WHO IN ADMINISTRATION WAS IT THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TRYING TO JUST LORI.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

AND I WANT TO TELL YOU, I CAN'T RECALL WHO SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT I HAD PERSONALLY NOT INTERACTED WITH BEFORE.

I CAN SAY THAT. OK? YEAH, BECAUSE I'M AND I'LL BE ASKING THIS VERY SAME QUESTION OF THE OTHERS BECAUSE I HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE PROCESS.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS STAY ABREAST OF IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND I HEARD YOU SAY THAT FROM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STANDPOINT, YOU WOULD BE LETTING THE BOARD KIND OF DIRECT YOU IN REGARDS TO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WELL, IF YOU'VE GOT NINE MEMBERS, ALL OF THEM SEE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT, I WOULD THINK.

AND SO IF YOU HAD A SCENARIO WHERE SOME BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TO LIMIT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OTHERS WANTED TO ENHANCE IT, HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THAT? TO DO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND BY THE TIME WE TALK THROUGH AND WE CAN DO SOME OF THIS AS AN ATTORNEY CONSULTATION BECAUSE IT'S PROPERLY ENCLOSED MEETING BY THE TIME WE TALK THROUGH WITH THE BOARD, I CAN THINK OF ONE RECENT EXAMPLE.

HERE'S THE PROS AND CONS OF HOW TO DO IT, WHAT TO DO, WHO TO BE THE FOREFRONT, WHAT FORMAT TO USE, WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK, WHAT STRUCTURE TO USE THAT THAT BOARD.

ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN'T 100 PERCENT IN AGREEMENT, THEY HAD A STRONG MAJORITY.

BY THE TIME WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION, WANTING TO DO A PARTICULAR THING, THAT PARTICULAR BOARD DECIDED THEY WANTED TO LEAD IN INDIVIDUAL LISTENING SESSIONS WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS AS AN EXAMPLE. BUT IT'S IT'S OFTEN A ROBUST DISCUSSION.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO COME COME TO A CONSENSUS AMONG THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU.

ONE STATEMENT THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WAS THE STATEMENT ABOUT NOT REPRESENTING

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SUPERINTENDENTS, AND THAT'S WHAT SETS YOU APART IN TERMS OF A SEARCH, COULD SOMEBODY JUST EXPAND ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SO I CAN GET SOME CLARITY.

AS LAURA MENTIONED, WE'VE WORKED IN THIS AREA FOR 38 YEARS, AND SO EVEN BEFORE WE STARTED DOING FORMAL SEARCHES, WHICH WAS IN 2013, WE WORKED WITH MANY SCHOOL BOARDS WHEN THEY WERE USING OTHER SEARCH FIRMS. AND WHAT WE COMMONLY HEAR AND WE HEAR IT FROM APPLICANTS IS IF A PARTICULAR SEARCH FIRM IS DOING A SEARCH, I MIGHT AS WELL NOT APPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE PARTICULAR APPLICANTS THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING OUT FOR OR TRYING TO GET A JOB.

YOU HEAR THE RUMOR AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE.

BUT WE HEAR IT PRETTY OFTEN THAT THERE'S A PARTICULAR SEARCH FOR WHO MIGHT HAVE A STABLE OF SUPERINTENDENTS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND PLACEMENTS FOR.

SOME SEARCH FIRMS EVEN WORK WITH SUPERINTENDENT APPLICANTS TO HELP THEM BE READY TO APPLY FOR JOBS THAT MAY COME OPEN.

OK, THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING DYNAMICS FOR ME IS BECAUSE IT SETS YOU SOMEWHAT INDEPENDENT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SURE. AND TRYING TO FIND A PARTICULAR PERSON TO FIT THE SLOT.

YOU ALSO MENTIONED ABOUT THROUGH THE PROCESS.

THERE MIGHT BE SOME LEGAL SERVICES THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT IS A PART OF YOUR PROPOSAL, AS YOU DO THE PROPOSAL, THOSE LEGAL SERVICES.

YES, YES. BOARD MEMBER FOREMAN, WE AGAIN WE WILL LOOK TO THE BOARD AS TO WHAT THE SCOPE OF THAT WORK WOULD BE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT FULLY HAS A GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE WITH SOME GREAT ATTORNEYS IN IT.

THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A SPECIAL PROJECT.

AND SO IF THE BOARD'S DESIRE WERE TO SAY, WE DON'T WANT GENERAL COUNSEL TO HANDLE THIS, THAT WE WANT TO TAKE THIS TO OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

THAT IS THE EXPERTISE THAT WE BRING.

AND FURTHER, YOU CAN DEFINE THE BOARD CAN SAY WE JUST NEED THE SERVICES ON LEGAL UP TO A POINT. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PAIGE HERE HAD EXPLAINED EARLIER AS TO THE NUANCES TO THAT.

AND SO WE ALLOW THE BOARD TO DEFINE THE SCOPE OF THAT LEGAL WORK.

AND THE LAST QUESTION FOR NOW IS, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THIS AREA OF THE METROPLEX IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IN ITS TOTALITY.

SO WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE YOU REPRESENTED WITHIN THE METROPLEX AND HELPED THEM TO EITHER FIND INTERIM OR SUPERINTENDENTS? I HAVE SERVED I DID THE WAXAHACHIE, MIDLOTHIAN, RED OAK, CEDAR HILL, DECATUR, COMMUNITY IN VANORNY IN THIS AREA AND I'VE SERVED AS AN INTERIM IN CEDAR HILL, RED OAK, DECATUR, VAN ALSTYNE. YEAH.

I DON'T CALL VAN ALSTYNE IN THIS AREA, BUT THAT'S OK.

[LAUGHTER] WELL, [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD FLY INTO HERE, SO.

I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT WE JUST COMPLETED, DR.

DIXON WAS NOT THE CONSULTANT ON THIS ONE, BUT LEWISVILLE ISD.

IT'S COMPLETED LEWISVILLE.

COMPLETED. OK, I DO CALL THEM, AND LAKE DALLAS ISD.

I CALL THEM TOO. OK.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE FOREMAN. TRUSTEE GARCIA.

HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. GREAT TO SEE FAMILIAR FACES.

A QUESTION FOR YOU REALLY QUICKLY ON YOUR TIMELINE.

I SEE YOU'VE GOT A PROJECTED TIMELINE THAT BEGINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY.

NEXT MONDAY, THE 21ST.

AND THEN CONCLUDES SOMETIME AROUND MID-MAY.

I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE AND OUR SCOPE.

HAS THIS TIMELINE BEEN, HAVE YOU HAD A TIMELINE LIKE THIS BEFORE? I KNOW THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT TELL ME ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].

HOW YOU'VE GUIDED OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MAKING DECISIONS THIS IMPORTANT IN THIS TIME FRAME THAT YOU'VE GOT HERE IN FRONT OF US.

I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST PURELY A SAMPLE BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED, OF COURSE, YOUR INPUT, THE BOARD'S INPUT ON THE TIMELINE YOU WOULD LIKE.

BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY FOUND SUPERINTENDENTS IN THIS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR VERY LARGE DISTRICTS NOT AS LARGE AS YOU, BUT THAT WE'VE REPRESENTED THAT WORKED WITH DISTRICTS THAT WERE IN THE FIFTY THOUSAND STUDENTS RANGE AND COMPLETED THEM IN THIS TIMELINE OR SHORTER.

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AND HOW WE DO THAT IS THERE'S SOME BASIC INFORMATION THAT WE BELIEVE YOU, ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS ARE IN A GOOD POSITION TO SET SOME MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS.

AND THOSE MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY NEED TO POST THE POSITION.

AND SO OFTEN IF THIS IS THE BOARD'S DESIRE, WE MIGHT START WITH A JOB POSTING.

AND WHILE IT'S POSTED RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME, FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SO THAT WHEN THE APPLICANTS COME TO YOU, YOU HAVE THAT INPUT FROM YOUR COMMUNITY AND DECIDING WHO ALL YOU MAY WANT TO INTERVIEW.

AND SO THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE IT IN THIS KIND OF TIME FRAME IS RUNNING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE THE JOB IS OPEN, ALSO FOCUSING ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING THAT TIME.

OKAY, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY MY SECOND QUESTION, WHICH IS I'D LIKE TO KNOW AN EXAMPLE OF SORT OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY PROCESS YOU'VE SEEN IN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND MAYBE COMPARE THAT TO ONE THAT WAS MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH.

AND I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW BECAUSE LOOKING AT THIS TIMELINE, IT'S ROUGHLY THREE MONTHS.

AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT I KNOW HAPPENED DURING OUR REDISTRICTING PROCESS IS THERE WERE MEETINGS THAT TOOK PLACE WITHIN DISTRICTS WITH OUR WITHIN OUR OWN DISTRICTS.

THEY WAS VIRTUAL.

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT COULD WE FIT IN THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE IN THIS TIMELINE AGAIN, YOU MENTIONED IT'S A SAMPLE TIMELINE, BUT IF WE WERE TO STICK TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE COMING FROM YOUR FIRM? SO ANALOGOUS, YOU MENTIONED THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS, I THINK, AND COUPLED WITH WHAT PAIGE JUST DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF POSTING AND BEING ON AN AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE, THERE IS OPPORTUNITY AS WE DID MUCH AGGRESSIVELY ON THE REDISTRICTING BUILDING IN THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS OR TOWN HALLS WITH REGARDS TO EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER AND HAVING AND RECEIVING INPUT, I KNOW THERE WERE SOME BOARD MEMBERS THAT PREFERRED DOING IN PERSON.

THAT'S FEASIBLE AS WE ARE, HAVE A LOCAL OFFICE, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

AND SO WE WOULD HAVE THE STAFFING TO BE THERE FOR THOSE PURPOSES.

BUT WE WOULD ALSO HAVE THE STAFFING TO COVER AND AID BOARD MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO VIDEO OR ZOOM TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN ORDER TO SEEK OUT INPUT.

I THINK THERE'S ALSO A COMPONENT HERE WITH REGARDS TO MUCH LIKE WHAT WE DID IN REDISTRICTING IS GOING OUT AND SEEKING USING THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ON THOSE SERVICES, BUT WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF GETTING THE WORD OUT AND INVITING INPUT.

WE ARE RECOGNIZING OF THE FACT THAT BECAUSE OF OUR DEMOGRAPHICS IN DISD, THAT THE INTERNET IS NOT THE END ALL AND BE ALL THAT SOMETIMES WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND GET THE INPUT FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF HAVING RELIABLE INTERNET SERVICES OR BECAUSE OF WORK AND JOBS DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY AND TO BUILD IN TIME IN THE EVENINGS IN ORDER TO GET THAT INPUT FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

GREAT. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. AND THEN LAST QUESTION ON MY END IS WHAT LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY HAVE YOU HAD IN THE PAST IN THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH? AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THE REDISTRICTING WE HAD A WEB PAGE, THINGS WERE POSTED ON THAT WEB PAGE.

THEY WERE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO TAKE ON AND HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND COULD DO FOR DISD. I'M HAPPY TO.

THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY FOLLOW YOUR DIRECTION.

WE CAN DO THAT.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A SEPARATE WEBSITE AT THE FIRM FOR A PARTICULAR SEARCH, BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY POSTED THINGS ABOUT OUR SEARCHES ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WHERE PROBABLY YOUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO BE LOOKING.

AND WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT.

THE ONE THING THAT WE DON'T RECOMMEND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS YOUR QUESTION, BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD TO SAY IS WE DON'T RECOMMEND SHARING THE NAMES OF MULTIPLE FINALIST OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR YOUR JOB HAVE GREAT JOBS NOW.

AND WE DON'T RECOMMEND THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THEIR POSITION IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE YOUR FINALIST.

AND SO WE WOULD TAKE YOUR DIRECTION ON THAT.

BUT THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND NOT SHARING UNTIL YOU NAME THE PERSON AS A FINALIST. AND THAT IS ASKED WITH THE SPIRIT OF IF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ISN'T, SAY DIRECTLY. I WOULD LIKE A COMMUNITY MEMBER TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE ALONG THE PROCESS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SURE. WHETHER THAT'S A WEBSITE, THEY TUNE INTO A MEETING IF THEY CAN DO DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

ABSOLUTELY. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GARCIA.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE? TRUSTEE MARSHALL. THANK YOU.

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MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

I'M JUST LOOKING THROUGH YOUR LIST OF SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES THAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOU MENTIONED SOME IN THE AREA.

IT STRIKES ME THAT MOST OF THESE DISTRICTS, IN FACT, MAYBE 100 PERCENT OF THEM ARE ALL SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN WE ARE.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE LARGEST DISTRICT THAT YOU'VE EVER DONE A SEARCH FOR IS? THE TWO LARGEST ARE EL PASO ISD AND LEWISVILLE, WHICH ARE IN THE 50,000 STUDENT RANGE, SO YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN DALLAS.

SO HOW DO YOU THINK THAT A SEARCH FOR A DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE WOULD VARY OR IN WHAT REGARDS WOULD IT BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SEARCHES THAT YOU'VE COMPLETED ON THIS LIST? IT WOULD VARY IN THAT YOU HAVE NINE BOARD MEMBERS, ALTHOUGH WE DID ONE SEARCH FOR SOUTH TEXAS ISD THAT HAD 24 BOARD MEMBERS.

YEAH, THEY HAVE. THAT SOUNDS FUN. YEAH. THEY HAVE A REALLY UNUSUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT DOWN SOUTH. BUT IT WOULD BE MORE TIME INTENSIVE BECAUSE THERE ARE NINE OF YOU COMPARED TO SEVEN OF YOU, NINE DISTRICTS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON YOUR DISTRICTS.

BUT I THINK THE SKILLS AND THE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE UTILIZED IN THOSE OTHER DISTRICTS WOULD TRANSLATE WELL TO DALLAS ISD.

DID YOU GUYS INTERVIEW FOR THE RECENT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES IN HOUSTON OR AUSTIN OR SAN ANTONIO OR ANY OTHER LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS? NOT HOUSTON OR AUSTIN? WE DID INTERVIEW IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT JUST BECAUSE I'M THERE LOCALLY IN SAN ANTONIO.

OKAY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

MAY I JUST ADD.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THIS PROCESS IS CERTAINLY SCALABLE.

AND I THINK THAT THE WORK THROUGH REDISTRICTING ALSO SHOWS THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS PROCESS TO FIT A LARGER DISTRICT LIKE DALLAS ISD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PART.

THANK YOU. I WOULD AGREE, AND I'M NOT IMPLYING THAT YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED.

IN FACT, I THINK YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB WITH REDISTRICTING, SO DON'T INTERPRET THAT AS ANYTHING NEGATIVE.

I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW YOU THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MARSHALL. TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

I THINK I SAW DR.

HINOJOSA ALMOST HAVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN HE HEARD 24 BOARD MEMBERS.

[LAUGHTER] AND I ASSUME THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS THAT IT DEPENDS AND IT VARIES.

BUT WHAT'S INVOLVED WHEN YOU HAVE INTERNAL CANDIDATES AS WELL AS EXTERNAL CANDIDATES AND YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE RECOMMENDED ROLE FOR YOU? WAS IT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU ONLY LOOK AT THE EXTERNAL ONES? DO YOU LOOK AT THE INTERNAL ONES, COMPARE, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS? I MEAN, JUST HOW DOES IT WORK WHEN YOU HAVE CREDIBLE INTERNAL CANDIDATES? HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

I TREAT THEM ALL EXACTLY THE SAME.

THEY GET THE SAME INFORMATION FROM ME.

I MAKE MY PRESCREEN CALL TO THEM.

THEY HAVE MY NUMBER.

THEY CAN CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

THAT SOME DISTRICTS DO IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AT THE BOARD LEVEL.

THEY LIKE, PREFER TO LOOK AT INTERNAL FIRST AND THEN OPEN IT TO OUT.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT FROM THIS GROUP, BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT MODELS TO DO THAT.

BUT AS THE SEARCH CONSULTANT AND THE SEARCH FIRM, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.

OK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

TRUSTEES ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS HERE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

OF COURSE.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND PRESENTATION TODAY, WHICH IS O'HANLON, DEMERATH, & CASTILLO PC.

. THANK YOU. HI.

HELLO, WELCOME.

SO WHENEVER YOU ALL ARE READY, YOU MAY BEGIN.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT TWENTY FIVE MINUTES FOR THE ENTIRE THING, IF YOU COULD PRESERVE LIKE DO THE PRESENTATION ABOUT 10 TO 12 MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL RESERVE THE REMAINING TIME FOR QUESTIONS. SOUNDS GOOD.

WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT BEFORE THIS BODY.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE.

IT'S AN HONOR TO TO MEET DR.

HINOJOSA AS WELL. HE'S A LEGEND IN THIS FIELD.

SO NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.

MY NAME IS BENJAMIN CASTILLO.

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THIS IS EDEN RAMIREZ.

AND THIS IS NICK MADDOX.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO OF OUR CONSULTANTS VIA ZOOM, DR.

ABE SAAVEDRA AND DR.

DANIEL KING. THEY WORK AS OUR CONSULTANTS IN OUR SEARCHES.

MR. RAMIREZ HERE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO OUR PRESENTATION FOR US.

SOUNDS GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE.

IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY, AND WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO AND WHY WE THINK WE'LL BE A GREAT FIT FOR DALLAS ISD AS YOU MOVE ON INTO YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT SOME SEARCH FIRMS TALK ABOUT IS THE TRADITIONAL STUFF, RIGHT? HOW WELL WE VETTED CANDIDATES, WHAT WE DO AND EVERYTHING.

BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS ON WHAT WE DO, AND WHAT REALLY SETS US APART.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR FIRM REALLY TAKES PRIDE IN IS THAT OUR SEARCH PROCESS IS ACTUALLY YOUR SEARCH PROCESS.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT WE CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE A FACILITATOR TO THE BOARD IN THE SEARCH, IN THE SEARCH FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

THAT MEANS THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IS ACTUALLY BRANDED THROUGH DALLAS ISD.

IT'S NOT BRANDED THROUGH OUR FIRMS. WE'RE NOT HERE TO PROMOTE OUR LOGOS OR DO ANYTHING.

WE'RE HERE TO EMPOWER THE BOARD TO DO THE SEARCH AND BE PART OF THE SEARCH AND WHY WE'RE HERE. THE OPPORTUNITY WE GET TO WORK WITH YOU SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST YOU, TO EMPOWER YOU, TO ENGAGE YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AS A LAW FIRM THAT GENERALLY WORKS AROUND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT IN HOW WE WORK AND HOW SUPERINTENDENTS SEARCH PROCESSES LOOK LIKE AND SPECIFICALLY THE LEGALITY THAT SURROUND IT AND WHAT WE DO WITH IT.

AND SO WE DO THINK WE BRING A VERY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO YOU AS A LAW FIRM.

WHAT WE DO? WE'RE THE KIND OF SEARCH FIRM THAT'S HERE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY FROM START TO FINISH. THAT MEANS FROM THE FIRST BOARD MEETING WE HAVE WITH YOU AND A WORKSHOP STYLE TO DEVELOP WHAT OUR SEARCH WILL LOOK LIKE, ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE HAVE A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT EXECUTED AND SIGNED.

THAT'S EVERYTHING WE DO AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

NOW WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THAT WE DON'T EVEN BEGIN THE SEARCH.

WE DON'T BEGIN OUR TIMELINE.

WE DON'T BEGIN ANYTHING UNTIL WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH YOU TO DEVELOP THAT.

WHEN WE SIT WITH YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER WHAT OUR TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE. WE'RE GOING TO GET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOUR GOALS.

WE'RE GOING TO GET WHAT YOU WANT FROM YOUR SEARCH, HOW YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAILOR THE SEARCH AROUND EXACTLY THAT.

THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE NOT COMING WITH YOU ALREADY WITH A PRE-MADE MOLD FROM OTHER SEARCHES. WE'RE COMING TO YOU TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS SEARCH ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU DO THINGS.

AND THE BEAUTIFUL PART IS THAT YOU HAVE A ONE STOP SHOP WITH US IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

THIS MEANS WE FACILITATE YOUR TOWN HALL MEETINGS, WE FACILITATE YOUR FOCUS GROUPS, WE WORK WITH YOUR EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT SURVEYS, AND WE DO EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

OUR ROOTS, THOUGH, ARE DEEP IN EDUCATION LAW AND IN SEARCHES.

SINCE 1994 THAT WE'VE BEEN A LAW FIRM, WE'VE BEEN CONDUCTING THESE SORT OF WE'VE BEEN FACILITATING SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES FOR SCHOOL BOARDS AND WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THEM.

SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE DO.

JUST, YOU KNOW, ONCE IN A WHILE, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WE DIVE INTO JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE TAKE SERIOUS AND WORK REALLY HARD IN DOING TO MAKE SURE WE RENDER REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES FOR OUR CLIENTS.

AND WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN DOING THAT BECAUSE ALL THE CANDIDATES WE'VE RECRUITED, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK REALLY WELL WITH IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS BROUGHT UP FOR CLARIFICATION WAS THAT, LIST AND YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION OF THAT OF THE SPECIFIC ONES IN YOUR PACKETS THAT WE PASSED OUT IN THE INFORMATION THAT WE SUBMITTED TO ANSWER.

AND SO OUR METHOD IS SIMPLE.

LIKE I SAID, THIS SEARCH BELONGS TO YOU.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT YOU BRING TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN WE DO, AND EVERY SCHOOL BOARD IN TEXAS IS DIFFERENT AND DALLAS ISD IS PARTICULARLY DIFFERENT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ONE OF THE PREMIER URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION, AND WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY WITH Y'ALL.

AND WE KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU STRIVE FOR IS TO MAINTAIN THAT.

AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A COMPETENT SEARCH FIRM THAT'S GOING TO ASSIST YOU IN FINDING JUST THAT.

AND WE DO THINK WE CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU.

BECAUSE WHEN WE DO OUR SEARCH, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.

DOES YOUR COMMUNITY WANT TO SEE TOWN HALLS? DO THEY WANT TO SEE TOWN HALLS IN ESPAÑOL, IN ENGLISH, OR ANOTHER LANGUAGE? DO THEY WANT TO HAVE COMMUNITY SURVEYS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL FOCUS GROUPS WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND PRINCIPALS? ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT YOU THINK YOU NEED FOR INPUT FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, OUR SEARCH FIRM CAN DO AND DOES IT VERY WELL IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT.

ADDITIONALLY, BEYOND THAT, RIGHT IS DEVELOPING THE PROFILE, AND WE USE A LOT OF THAT FROM THE INPUTS WE'RE GOING TO GET FROM YOUR COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AND THEN CREATING THE SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE THAT'S GOING TO MATCH YOUR NEEDS.

ALL THAT PROCESS IS DONE WITH YOU ALONG THE WAY, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE TAKE FOR

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GRANTED OURSELVES.

SO THE COMMUNITY INPUT, RIGHT? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE THINK THAT'S A HUGE STEP.

IF IT'S A STEP THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTS TO TAKE, SOME SCHOOL BOARDS ARE MORE RESERVED.

OTHERS ARE MORE OPEN.

OTHERS REALLY WANT FULL ENGAGEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU AS A SEARCH FIRM.

BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE PLATFORMS AND PROVIDE THESE INPUT OPPORTUNITIES, WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT.

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR TEAM, RIGHT, BENJAMIN, INTRODUCED HIMSELF RIGHT NOW, MYSELF, DR.

ABE SAAVEDRA AND DANIEL KING.

WE REALLY ASSEMBLED TOGETHER A TEAM OF BOTH ATTORNEYS AND FORMER EDUCATORS.

BOTH DR. SAAVEDRA AND DR.

DANIEL KING WERE FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS AT VERY INNOVATIVE AND VERY FORWARD THINKING SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE THE PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DR.

SAAVEDRA IN HOUSTON ISD.

SO WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE URBAN SETTINGS AND WHAT THEY REQUIRE WHEN WE'RE CONDUCTING A SEARCH. AND SO OUR TEAM TOGETHER HAS OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION.

NOW EVERYONE PLAYS A DIFFERENT ROLE IN THE SEARCH FIRM IN THE SEARCH PROCESS, RIGHT? I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING THE INPUT TO CREATING THE PROFILE.

BEN WORKS VERY CAREFULLY WHEN IT COMES TO DOING THE VETTING AND EVALUATION.

DR. KING AND DR. SAAVEDRA, BEING THE EDUCATION EXPERTS, REALLY GO IN AND FOCUS LASER IN WHEN WE'RE VETTING THESE CANDIDATES.

NOW THERE'S NOTHING THAT ANY OTHER SEARCH FIRM DOES WITH RESPECT TO VETTING CANDIDATES THAT WE DON'T DO.

WE DO EVERYTHING FROM CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

WE DO EVERYTHING FROM CREDIT CHECKS.

WE WORK WITH OURSELVES.

WE WORK WITH THIRD PARTIES.

WE CONDUCT TEAMS THAT HELP US SOCIAL MEDIA VET.

WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO SURPRISES TO YOU WITH ANY CANDIDATE YOU PICK.

BY THE TIME A CANDIDATE COMES BEFORE YOU FOR AN INTERVIEW, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE READY TO ASK QUESTIONS FOR.

AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE POINT IN THAT OTHER THAN JUST SAYING THAT WE DO ALL OF THAT, AND YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT FROM ALL THE FIRMS YOU'VE INTERVIEWED BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY, A PRACTICE THAT EVERYBODY DOES.

BUT DR. SAAVEDRA AND DR.

KING REALLY HELPED US ZERO IN ON THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY GOOGLE THE REPUTATION OF A FORMER EDUCATOR FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR COMMUNITY THOUGHT ABOUT THEM NECESSARILY UNLESS THERE WAS AN ARTICLE OR SOMETHING. SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THE CANDIDATES BETTER AND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT A TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE, WE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE GIVING YOU DATES FOR A TIMELINE, SAYING THIS IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS OR THAT'S WHEN THAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THE BOARD WANTS IT TO HAPPEN, NOT WHEN WE WANT IT TO HAPPEN.

AND SO IN OUR TIMELINE, WE JUST PROVIDED A GENERAL PROCESS OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? THE FIRST PART OF CONDUCTING A SEARCH IS GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT, DOING ALL THE INPUTS FOR WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR A CANDIDATE.

RIGHT. TALKING ABOUT ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY, CONDUCTING, LISTENING AND LEARNING TOURS BY THE BOARD. WE TAKE YOU ON THE ROAD IF YOU WANT AND WE WORK WITH YOU TO MEET WITH THE FOCUS GROUPS SO YOU CAN LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

NOW YOU WORK WITH OVER A DOZEN CITIES, RIGHT, SOME UNINCORPORATED AREAS.

YOU HAVE A LARGE POPULATION THAT'S VERY DIVERSE AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHEN CONDUCTING YOUR SEARCH.

AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR TOTALITY OF THING, THIS REALLY IS A SEARCH PROCESS THAT ENGAGES, EMPOWERS AND BELONGS TO DALLAS ISD.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO PUT OUR LOGO IN FRONT OF ANYTHING.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO SAY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS OR WE'RE DOING THAT.

WE'RE HERE TO WORK SERIOUSLY WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROCESS IS ONE YOU CAN BE PROUD OF AND A PROCESS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH YOU.

NOT SOMETHING THAT A SEARCH FIRM IS COMING TO YOU TO DO AND SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT THIS WAY, AND WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT, AND WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT IN OUR PREVIOUS SEARCHES.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M WITH TIME, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

TRUSTEES WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE FOREMAN, GOOD AFTERNOON.

SO I'LL ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION THAT I ASKED THE PREVIOUS COMPANY.

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS SOLICITATION? WE WERE EMAILED.

YOU WERE EMAILED? YES, MA'AM, WE WERE EMAILED AND INVITED TO SUBMIT OUR PROPOSAL.

AND WERE YOU GIVEN ANY PARAMETERS? YEAH, KIND OF JUST YOU GUYS NEEDED A PROPOSAL AND BE READY TO PRESENT.

[LAUGHTER] AND YOU HAD.

CAN YOU TALK INTO THE MIC? I'M SORRY, TRUSTEE.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY.

YOU CAN'T HEAR ME OR HIM.

I'M SORRY. OH YES, WE WERE GIVEN KIND OF A PROCESS OR FORMAT.

YOU WERE GIVEN A FORMAT. OK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.

TRUSTEES ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS HERE? TRUSTEE JOHNSON.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF FORMAT YOU WAS GIVEN? I MEAN, IT WAS ESSENTIALLY TO PLEASE SUBMIT PRESENTATION MATERIALS FOR THE BOARD TO

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REVIEW. WE WERE GIVEN QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY A COUPLE OF TRUSTEES TO ANSWER FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE PREVIOUSLY.

SO YOU COULD REVIEW.

AS FAR AS PRESENTATION FORMAT WE WERE TOLD 12 MINUTES, BUT I ASKED AS WE WALKED IN.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DID TO PREPARE.

AND IT'S KIND OF A REGULAR THING AS WELL.

SO WE ASKED AS WE WALKED IN AND WHAT THE PRESENTATION FORMAT, WHAT THE EXPECTATION WAS OF THE TRUSTEES. AND YOU SAID THAT YOU WAS EMAIL TO PRESENT TODAY.

YES, SIR. DO YOU KNOW BY WHO? I BELIEVE IT WAS, MS. SHANTELL. OK, THANK YOU.

I PROVIDED THE PARAMETERS FOR PRESENTATION, BUT I DID NOT REQUEST ANYONE TO PRESENT.

ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT, TRUSTEE JOHNSON? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. TRUSTEES WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE LAST PRESENTATION WE HAVE, WHICH WILL BE EUGENE AND ASSOCIATES PC.

THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WHENEVER YOU ALL ARE READY TO BEGIN, YOU MAY.

WE ASK THAT YOU TAKE ABOUT NO MORE THAN 10 TO 12 MINUTES FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL RESERVE THE REMAINING TIME FOR QUESTIONS.

OK? IS THE MIC LIVE? THE MIC IS.

HELLO. MY NAME IS DARRICK EUGENE WITH THE LAW FIRM OF EUGENE AND ASSOCIATES.

AND IN A MOMENT, I'LL PRESENT THE REMAINDER OF MY TEAM.

ALSO, MS. CELENA REED IS HERE WITH ME TODAY.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND IN RECOGNITION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SUPERINTENDENT DR.

HINOJOSA ON HIS TENURE HERE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP FILL HIS FOOTSTEPS FILLING HIS SHOES. SO GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY AS EUGENE & ASSOCIATES, PC.

WHO IS EUGENE & ASSOCIATES, PC? WELL, TO START WITH THAT, IT WOULD START WITH WHO AM I? AND I ASKED THAT QUESTION IN A WAY THAT WOULD TEE UP A NUMBER OF ISSUES, SO I AM OBVIOUSLY A MAN, A BLACK MAN.

I'M A LAWYER. I'M A LONGHORN.

I'M A BUSINESSMAN.

I'M A LEADERSHIP DALLAS ALUMNI.

I'M A ROTARIAN, I'M AN EQUESTRIAN.

I'M A LIFELONG FRIEND OF A NOTABLE SPRUCE GRADUATE.

I'M A COMPADRE OF A SCION OF THE AGUIRRE ARCHITECTURE FIRM.

I'M ALL OF THESE THINGS AND MORE.

I'M A PRODUCT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I TALK ABOUT THAT AS A VISITING LECTURER AT THE UT GRADUATE SCHOOL TO BRING TO BEAR THE POINT OF WHAT IS DIVERSITY, WHAT IS DIVERSITY ABOUT.

AND TO ME, DIVERSITY IS NOT ONLY ABOUT RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES, BUT ALSO

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FINDING WAYS TO CONNECT, TO CONNECT WITH THE BROADEST CONSTITUENCIES AND COMMUNITIES POSSIBLE.

AND IN THAT CONNECTION, WHEN PEOPLE CONNECT, THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER.

WHEN PEOPLE CONNECT THEY CAN DO BUSINESS TOGETHER.

WHEN PEOPLE CONNECT THEY CAN CREATE TOGETHER.

AND WHEN PEOPLE CONNECT, THEY CAN LEARN TOGETHER.

AND I BELIEVE FROM WHAT EVERYTHING THAT I'VE READ ABOUT DISD AND YOUR BOARD AND YOUR A.E.

LOCAL MISSION TO EDUCATE ALL STUDENTS, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT THE DISD BOARD WANTS AND WOULD CELEBRATE IN ITS SELECTION OF A NEW SUPERINTENDENT THAT RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE EUGENE & ASSOCIATES PC LAW FIRM AND SEARCH FIRM WILL BRING TO THE TABLE.

SO WHO ARE WE? EUGENE & ASSOCIATES, WE'RE A FULL SERVICE SCHOOL LAW FIRM THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2019.

I'M ALSO GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS.

I'VE ALSO ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF THOSE IN HIGHER EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENTS, FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS, FORMER BOARD MEMBERS TO COME TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER THE EUGENE & ASSOCIATES SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM.

BUT WE ARE A STARTUP SEARCH FIRM.

AND SO I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT IN LIFE WHEN YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE HISTORY OF SUCCESS AND TRACK RECORD OF OUR OTHER COMPETITORS.

BUT I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IF LIFE DEALS YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE.

IF YOU GET RICE AND ROOT, MAKE A GUMBO.

AND SO I'M FOCUSING ON WHAT WE DO BRING TO THE TABLE IN TERMS OF A START UP SEARCH FIRM.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT STARTUPS, LET'S TAKE A, YOU KNOW, UBER COMPARED TO TAXI COMPANIES OR THE IPHONE COMPARED TO BLOCKBUSTER OR NETFLIX IPHONE COMPARED TO THE BLACKBERRY REMEMBER THAT OR NETFLIX COMPARED TO THE BLOCKBUSTER.

WHAT IS COMMON AMONG THOSE? WELL, MANY PEOPLE THINK IT'S THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IT WAS TECHNOLOGY THAT SET THEM APART.

BUT I WOULD OFFER IT WASN'T THE TECHNOLOGY.

IT WAS THE PASSION BEHIND THE BELIEF IN PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS. AND THAT'S WHAT SET THOSE STARTUPS APART FROM THE LEGACY COMPANIES.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO SET APART EUGENE & ASSOCIATES FROM ANYBODY IN THE FIELD BECAUSE WE DO BRING EXPERIENCE, THOUGH WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY DONE SEARCHES BEFORE.

MY TEAM HAS EXPERIENCE IN GOING THROUGH SEARCHES, ADVISING ON SEARCHES AND BEING A PART OF SEARCHES. WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS.

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE'VE GOT CONNECTIONS.

I'M THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS.

WE'RE A PART OF NABSE, TALAS, [INAUDIBLE] ALAS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

ALL THE ALPHABET SOUP ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFINITY GROUP ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE ORGANIC CONNECTIONS TO.

WE BRING ENERGY TO THE TABLE.

WE HAVE A GROUP OF CONSULTANTS AND SEASONED SEARCH OFFICERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ENERGIZED BEHIND PROVIDING TO DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THE NEED TO BRING TOGETHER THIS COMMUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH AND THEN ALSO OUR ALLEGIANCE. WITHOUT HISTORY, WE HAVE NO ALLEGIANCE TO ANYONE ELSE.

OUR ALLEGIANCE WILL SIMPLY BE TO THE DALLAS ISD SCHOOL BOARD AND TRUSTEES AND TO THIS COMMUNITY IN THIS PROCESS, SO WE HAVE NO OTHER ALLEGIANCES.

SO LET'S GET INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PROCESS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH, AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO MY PARTNER AND COLLEAGUE, DR.

RICHARD BOSTIC.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DARRICK EUGENE, I APPRECIATE YOU.

AS HE MENTIONED, MY NAME IS DR.

ROBERT BOSTIC AND I AM THE OWNER OF THE SCHOOL'S ONE STOP SHOP, LLC.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR PROCESS TODAY.

OUR PROCESS USES A TRIED AND TRUE PROGRESSION TO A SWOT ANALYSIS WORKSHOP, WITH THE BOARD RIGHT UP FRONT TO DETERMINE WHAT THE BOARD BELIEVES ARE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

AND DARRICK.

YOUR THOUGHTS. I'VE, SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS ON SWOT ANALYSIS USING MENTIMETER AND FOUND THAT PROCESS TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE.

NOW YOU MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ALREADY WITH LONE STAR GOVERNANCE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF TEAM BUILDING MECHANISM, BUT WHAT IT ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO GET TO KNOW BEFORE WE START MOVING INTO THE COMMUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THIS BOARD BETTER.

AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ASPECT OF WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO DO TO INITIATE THIS SEARCH PROCESS.

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WELL, ALL OF THIS IS DONE TO HELP DEVELOP THE SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR WORK AND PROCESS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO PROVIDE MULTIPLE AVENUES FOR THE STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, FAITH BASED LEADERSHIP AND ELECTED'S TO GIVE INPUT ON BUILDING A SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE.

AND MOST OF THIS IS GATHERED ONLINE THROUGH SURVEY QUESTIONS AND OPEN ENDED ANSWERS, SO WE GET THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DATA CAPTURED TO BUILD AN AUTHENTIC PROFILE.

WE ALSO PROVIDE IN-PERSON FACE TO FACE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM DALLAS ISD CONSTITUENTS THROUGH TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND OTHER FORMATS THAT WE CAN GET FEEDBACK FROM.

MR. EUGENE, MYSELF, OR ONE OF THE MANY ASSOCIATES THAT HE TALKED ABOUT, WILL FACILITATE TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN PERSON OR ON FACEBOOK LIVE OR YOUTUBE LIVE TO GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE ULTIMATELY GOING TO USE TO COMPILE A DRAFT SUPERINTENDENTS PROFILE FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND TWEAK OR TO IMPROVE.

OUR PROCESS ALSO INCLUDES GATHERING LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES BEYOND GETTING THEIR COVER LETTER RESUME OR CV, AND A LIST OF REFERENCES.

EUGENE & ASSOCIATES BELIEVES THAT WE MUST TRUST.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO VERIFY, AND WE'D LIKE TO KNOW THE TYPE OF LEADER THAT WE'RE GOING TO EVEN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU TO INTERVIEW.

WE USE A SUBSCRIPTION BASED PRODUCT CALLED AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE.

THIS PRODUCT WAS CREATED BY BRUCE AVOLIO AND LEONARD BASS MANY YEARS AGO.

IT GOES ALONG WITH MY RESEARCH.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURES SELF-AWARENESS, TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL AND MORAL CONDUCT AND BALANCE PROCESSING OF THE POTENTIAL LEADER. AND THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US MORE DATA AND JUST AN ADDITIONAL DATA POINT FOR TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER AND REVIEW IN MAKING A HIRING DECISION THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH TRUSTEES AT THE CANDIDATE SELECTION FOR INTERVIEWS IN A CLOSED SESSION MEETING.

AT EUGENE & ASSOCIATES, WE WANT TO WIDELY PROMOTE THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE POSITION, AND WE PLAN TO DO THAT THROUGH TRADITIONAL FRAMEWORKS OF PLACING THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS, AS MR. EUGENE ALREADY MENTIONED TEXAS ISD'S, TASA, TABSE, WHERE I ACTUALLY DO TRAINING FOR THE ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENTS INSTITUTE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

AND NABSE, SAME, TALAS, ALAS, AASA, TLBSA AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FIRM'S WEBSITE.

WE BELIEVE THAT ONCE THE TRUSTEES HAVE APPROVED THE SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE, THEN WE CAN ACCELERATE TO OUR NEXT PHASE OF THE WORK, WHICH INCLUDES SCREENING ALL APPLICANTS AGAINST THE CRITERIA SET BY THE BOARD THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENTS PROFILE.

WE MEET WITH THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THE TOP CANDIDATES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA, AND THEN WE SET UP INTERVIEWS.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME.

THE STAGES, I THINK THAT'S NEXT.

I'M SORRY, TRUSTEES I CAN'T SEE IT, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'RE ON THAT WHERE IT SAYS THE STAGES. STAGES, YES, WE'RE ON STAGES.

OK, SO IT'S THE STAGES OF OUR PROCESS.

THIS IS JUST BASICALLY A TIMELINE, AND THE TIMELINE IS NOT RIGID, BUT INSTEAD IS A FRAMEWORK THAT WE CAN CONDENSE, SHRINK, EXPAND OR SCALE AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD.

NOW, TYPICALLY, THAT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS, BUT THIS IS DALLAS ISD.

SO THIS ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE AND VERY, VERY UNIQUE, THE COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE.

SO IT CAN TAKE LONGER OR SHORTER BECAUSE THE INPUT REALLY MATTERS.

BECAUSE WHEN WE SET UP THE PROFILE, THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP GET SOME PARAMETERS AROUND THAT TIMELINE, ON THIS IS HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE.

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE GET INPUT FROM ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS.

MR. EUGENE.

SO. OUR TEAM, I THINK I'VE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM OF THOROUGHBREDS, QUITE FRANKLY, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELD.

DR. BOSTIC, WHO JUST SPOKE, IS NOTED IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION.

DR. KIMBERLY MCLEOD, A LOCAL DEAN OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE, WILL BE CONSULTING WITH US IN HER CAPACITY AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT GIVES HER A GREAT BREADTH OF UNDERSTANDING OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PURSUING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

WE HAVE MS. CELENA REED, CONSULTANT FROM HOUSTON, THAT'S ALSO A PART OF OUR TEAM.

AND OUR ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, MS. PAIGE BOSTIC.

AND AS DR.

BOSTIC DESCRIBED, WE HAVE VARIOUS AFFILIATES WITH THE EUGENE & ASSOCIATES ORGANIZATION.

AND SO I THINK IN CLOSING.

IN CLOSING, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND I KNOW THAT WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE DISD BOARD HERE TO DO IS TO MAKE A CAPACITY

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BUILDING INVESTMENT.

AND LIKE I SAID ALSO.

ON MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.

I'M A GOLFER. MAYBE IF THEY MAKE THE HOLE A LITTLE BIGGER, I'M A PG K A PREACHER'S GRANDKID. BUT ONE THING I AM NOT IS A TOKEN AND I'M NOT HERE TO BE A TOKEN TODAY.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NEW, WE WANT TO GO AFTER THIS BUSINESS WITH THE TYPE OF SINCERITY AND APPROACH THAT IT DEMANDS, AND I BELIEVE THAT I'M HERE FOR A PURPOSE.

AND JUST AS SUCH A TIME AS THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

TRUSTEES, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO TRUSTEE QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE GARCIA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED THIS IN THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE EMAIL SENT EARLIER TO US TODAY, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I POSED WAS THE ACCESSIBILITY OF YOUR MATERIALS, YOU KNOW, SURVEYS, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

DISD IS A COMMUNITY OF MANY LANGUAGES AND I THINK LANGUAGE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE, ESPECIALLY WITH AT LARGE ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR MATERIALS READILY AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND IF NOT, IS THAT AVAILABLE? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD DO? ABSOLUTELY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS TRYING TO GET A TRANSLATOR HERE TODAY FOR THIS PRESENTATION, BUT ALL OF OUR MATERIAL WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

WE GET WITH YOUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE WOULD BE SPANISH, OF COURSE, AND IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD BE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE.

OK, THANK YOU. AND THEN A SECOND QUESTION TO THAT IS JUST AROUND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. YOU'D MENTIONED JUST THE RELATIVE NEWNESS OF THIS FIRM.

WHAT ABILITY WOULD YOU HAVE TO CONDUCT ONLINE MEETINGS, ZOOM MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS? I MEAN, WHAT LEVEL OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COULD WE EXPECT TO SEE FROM YOUR FIRM? RIGHT. WELL, WE WOULD BE ON THE GROUND HERE TO DO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM TOWN HALLS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SCHOOL VISITS, ET CETERA.

WE WOULD ALSO COORDINATE ONLINE TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT WOULD BE FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE SESSIONS, ET CETERA, SO BOTH TECHNICAL AND IN-PERSON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE WILL HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN DALLAS, IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. OK.

AND I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THE WEBSITE AS YOU WERE PRESENTING, BUT I DON'T SEE PAST SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES.

SO IS THIS YOUR FIRST SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH? I TRIED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AT THE OUTSET.

THIS IS OUR FIRST. WE ARE NEW TO THIS BUSINESS.

WE ARE A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH STARTUP, OK.

WE DECIDED TO GET INTO THIS LINE OF BUSINESS IN 2022 AND JUST SO HAPPENED.

DR. HINOJOSA DECIDED TO GO TO [LAUGHTER] BETTER PASTURES AND WE THOUGHT WE'D YOU KNOW, PURSUE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, I HOPE NOT. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE GARCIA.

TRUSTEE FOREMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON.

HELLO. SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY FROM DALLAS ISD? YES. WELL, WE HEARD ABOUT WHEN DR.

HINOJOSA RESIGNED.

AND THEN I BELIEVE YOUR PUBLICATION.

WHAT IS IT CALLED? YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLICATION TALKED ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS, AND SO WE SENT OUR INFORMATION TO MS. GRANT, MS. GRANT.

YES. OK, SO BASICALLY YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ON YOUR OWN? YES. AND THE DISTRICT DID NOT ENHANCE THAT.

JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION REGARDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TIMELINE.

WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE I KNOW YOU'RE NEW.

I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS. I WAS IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS, SO I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR EVEN COMING BEFORE US FOR A [INAUDIBLE] A TASK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. BUT WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE WOULD YOU ENVISION OF JUST TALKING ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE A SUPERINTENDENT IN A DISTRICT AS LARGE AS DALLAS ISD? AND I'LL LET MY COLLEAGUE, DR.

BOSTIC, EXPAND ON THAT.

BUT THE FIRST STEP IN THAT TIMELINE, I WOULD REALLY WANT TO BE THE SWOT ANALYSIS.

AND I USUALLY DO THAT OVER TWO DAYS, FOUR HOURS EACH DAY THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES. THAT ALLOWS ME TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.

AND TYPICALLY I DO IT WITH AN ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP, NOT JUST THE BOARD OR THE SENIOR STAFF, BUT WE OFTEN BRING IN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS INTO THAT SWOT PROCESS.

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BUT GIVEN THE SIZE OF YOUR BOARD AND YOUR ORGANIZATION, THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE. SO WE START OFF WITH THOSE TWO DAYS AND THEN FROM THERE WE GO INTO OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH I'LL LET DR.

BOSTIC RESPOND.

ABSOLUTELY. SO I REALLY WAS LOOKING AT THIS IN TERMS OF ABOUT 8 TO 10 WEEKS.

AND LET ME TELL YOU WHERE I COME INTO THAT.

SO AS A SITTING SUPERINTENDENT AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT TO REST 3.7 OF MY CONTRACT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU TODAY.

IN FACT, I HAD TO TAKE OFF IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

BUT HERE'S THE DEAL.

I SEE 8 TO 10 WEEKS AND HERE'S WHY.

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SPRING BREAK IN BETWEEN, THAT IS A CHALLENGE.

YOU ALSO HAVE EASTER AND THEN IN ORDER TO GET AUTHENTIC FEEDBACK FROM EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY IS NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THAT WE PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR FACEBOOK LIVE OR TO PUT IT ON YOUTUBE LIVE AND THEN TO GET PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THAT'S WHY I SEE 8 TO 10 WEEKS, WHICH EVEN THOUGH THIS SAMPLE TIMELINE KIND OF PUTS IT IN JUNE, IT COULD STRETCH IT AND GET IT ALMOST TO THE END OF JUNE.

BUT I THINK MS. FOREMAN WAS ASKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE DR.

BOSTIC. HE ANSWERED. HE DID. MUCH OF WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR, BUT MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THAT IS WITH THE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENTS THAT HAVE RESIGNED RECENTLY.

WILL YOU GUYS TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION RATHER THAN A RUSH TO FIND A SUPERINTENDENT? WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE RIGHT PERSON BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT TASK WITH SO MANY SUPERINTENDENTS RESIGNING IN THIS AREA.

AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD THAT WANT TO RUSH THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. I'M NOT ONE OF THEM.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT PERSON IN PLACE, AND SO WOULD YOU BE AMENABLE TO TELLING THE BOARD HONESTLY, THAT WE'RE NOT READY YET? WE WOULD EUGENE WOULD SAY THE SAME THING.

SO I HAPPEN TO SERVE AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ONLY MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO I'VE GOT 14 FOLKS CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD AS CITY COUNCIL AND A SCHOOL BOARD. AND MANY TIMES BECAUSE THEY WANT THE BEST IT DOES TAKE IT TAKES MORE TIME AND WE'VE GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE.

THERE'S SIXTY ONE AND MAYBE SIXTY THREE OPENINGS RIGHT NOW AND TO GO OUT AND REALLY SEARCH FOR FOLKS AND THEN TO GET SOME TRUE FEEDBACK IT MAY TAKE TIME BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT JUST ANYBODY. YOU'VE GOT TO FIND THE VERY BEST LEADER FOR DALLAS ISD.

MR. EUGENE. THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE? TRUSTEE HENRY.

FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A QUESTION THAT WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP BY A PREVIOUS PRESENTER.

THEY MADE A STATEMENT THAT THEY DON'T REPRESENT SUPERINTENDENTS EVER.

AND I KNOW YOUR FIRM IS A STARTUP FIRM.

DO YOU REPRESENT SUPERINTENDENTS? DO YOU INTEND TO REPRESENT SUPERINTENDENTS? NO, WE ARE A STARTUP SEARCH FIRM.

BUT I'VE BEEN PRACTICING SCHOOL LAW NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS.

I STARTED MY OWN FIRM IN 2019 AND WE ONLY REPRESENT DISTRICTS.

WE DON'T REPRESENT ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERINTENDENT, TEACHERS.

WE ONLY REPRESENT DISTRICTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HENRY.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE? TRUSTEE JOHNSON.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE YOUR STATEMENT CONCERNING RACIAL EQUITY AND DIVERSITY THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND TO MY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY I BELIEVE THIS BOARD WE SERVE THAT I'VE SERVED ON IS WE ARE BIG ON EQUITY.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR STATEMENT.

I BELIEVE YOU'RE THE ONLY FIRM THAT I'VE HEARD THAT ACTUALLY SPOKE THAT.

SO THANK YOU. WELL, AGAIN, I READ YOUR LITERATURE, YOUR STATEMENT, MISSION AND VISION [INAUDIBLE] AE LOCAL, I MEAN IT.

IT IS RIFE ON DISCUSSING THAT ISSUE, AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR BEING THE PREMIER URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT YOU ARE TO TAKE THAT ISSUE HEAD ON.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE JOHNSON.

TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS HERE? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

TRUSTEES WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 5 A, WE ARE NOW ON AGENDA ITEM 5 A TO SELECT

[A. Consider and Take Possible Action to Select a Search Firm to Assist the District in Conducting a Superintendent Search and Community Engagement Activities and to Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with the Selected Search Firm to Assist the District in the Hiring of the Superintendent of Schools (Not to Exceed $150,000 General Operating Funds)]

A SEARCH FIRM TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN CONDUCTING A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SELECTED SEARCH FIRM TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN HIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE BOARD SELECT JG CONSULTING TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN CONDUCTING A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INTO

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NEGOTIATED AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SELECTED SEARCH FIRM TO ASSESS THE DISTRICT ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN THE HIRING OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

SECOND. SO LET ME ASK A QUICK QUESTION TO OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN.

I KNOW WE'RE SET UP TO DO NOMINATIONS.

CAN WE ACCEPT.

IT WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO ARE WE ABLE TO DISCUSS AND TAKE A VOTE ON THAT OR DO WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NOMINATIONS? YOU GOT TO HAVE DISCUSSION.

THAT WAS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

YEP. SO THAT NEEDS TO BE VOTED ON.

DISCUSS. UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO, NO, THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.

SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO SELECT JG CONSULTING AS THE SEARCH FIRM.