Jan 26, 2023 Board Meetings

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THE TIME IS NOW 6:05 P.M, AND THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

WE HAVE A QUORUM AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY POSTED.

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[2. MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.

A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THIS LOCATION.

BOARD PRESIDENT JUSTIN HENRY WILL NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.

HE'S AT A WINTER CONCERT FOR HIS DAUGHTER, SO WE WILL MISS HIM TONIGHT, BUT HE'S HERE WITH US IN SPIRIT TO CELEBRATE SOUTH OAK CLIFF AND THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED.

THIS MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN SPANISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH DALLAS ISD IN ESPANOL, ON FACEBOOK, AND THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE, AND WE ARE JOINED HERE AT THE TABLE BY DR.

STEPHANIE ELIZALDE, OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

I'M DAN MICCICHE, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, AND I'LL BE CHAIRING THE MEETING TONIGHT.

TRUSTEE CARREÓN, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS, PLEASE? [SPANISH] THANK YOU, THAT WAS TRUSTEE FLORES.

OKAY, IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO HOLD THIS MEETING IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER, I WANT TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND ASK THE PUBLIC TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OUTLINED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL PERTAINING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR A PERSON WITH INTENT TO PREVENT OR DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING, TO SUBSTANTIALLY OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDINARY CONDUCT OF A MEETING BY PHYSICAL ACTION OR VERBAL UTTERANCE, AND THEREBY CURTAIL THE EXERCISE OF OTHERS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS SPEAKERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT WHAT THEY SAY COULD VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS UNDER THE LAW OF DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, AND IF THEY'RE UNSURE OF THE LEGAL EFFECT OF THEIR REMARKS, THEY MAY WANT TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE PRIOR TO THE UTTERANCE.

ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS OR DISRUPTIVE WHILE ADDRESSING THE BOARD OR WHILE ATTENDING THE MEETING SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

FAILURE TO LEAVE, WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN THE PERSON BEING ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING AND SUBJECT TO ARREST.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ANY PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE.

I DO NOT SEE ANY.

OKAY, TRUSTEES, WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM THREE OF THE AGENDA.

[3. PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS]

MS. PROCTOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS? YES, THANK YOU, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MICCICHE.

GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE TRUSTEE JOHNSON COACH JASON TODD PRINCIPAL WILLIE FRED JOHNSON, ATHLETICS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SYLVIA SALINAS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEARDRA HAYES-WHIGHAM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE HISTORY MAKING SOUTH OAK CLIFF GOLDEN BEARS 5A DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM.

COACH TODD WAS AGAIN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADING THE GOLDEN BEARS TEAM INTO THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THANK YOU TO THE HISTORY MAKING SOUTH OAK CLIFF GOLDEN BEARS FOOTBALL HEAD COACH TODD FOR LEADING THE WAY.

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COACH TODD PRINCIPAL JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALINAS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAYES-WHIGHAM PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AS WE BRING FORTH THE MECCA.

SOUTH OAK CLIFF TEAM MEMBERS LED BY TEAM CAPTAINS TEDRICK WILLIAMS, DAVID SPROLES, BILLY WALTON, WILLIAM LITTLE AND BREON RAMSEY-BROOKS.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE SOUTH OAK CLIFF GOLDEN BEARS 5A DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM.

JUST LAST YEAR, THIS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CLINCHED THE FIRST DALLAS ISD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DECADES.

THIS YEAR, THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS MADE HISTORY AGAIN WITH ANOTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN.

CONGRATULATIONS, GOLDEN BEARS.

THANK YOU, SOUTH OAK CLIFF GOLDEN BEARS.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS.

ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS, SOUTH CLIFF.

IT'S A TOUGH ACT FOR US TO FOLLOW FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING, BUT WE WILL PROCEED.

TRUSTEES IN HONOR OF SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PLAY.

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ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, I WANT TO THANK SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR KIND NOTES, MESSAGES AND EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION DURING BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.

THE SCHOOL MARQUEE MESSAGE IS SUPPORTIVE CALLS FROM PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THE MANY KIND SENTIMENTS FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO THANKED TRUSTEES FOR SERVING AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE WARMED OUR HEARTS.

I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR THE FULL BOARD IN SAYING THANKS TO THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE COMMUNITY FOR ENTRUSTING US WITH THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE THE CHILDREN OF DALLAS ISD.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM FOUR OF THE AGENDA, CLOSED SESSION.

[4. CLOSED SESSION - The Board will retire to closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551 concerning the following sections:]

CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, OR IN A MANNER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER, INCLUDING CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 3:23-CV-00010 AND UNDER SECTION 551.129 TO CONSULT WITH HIS ATTORNEYS BY USE OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL, VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL OR COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE INTERNET IN AN OPEN MEETING AND OR CLOSED SESSION.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:17 P.M, AND WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION.

EVERYONE CAN REMAIN IN THIS ROOM AND WE WILL RETURN WITHIN 20 OR 30 MINUTES, I WOULD GUESS.

THE TIME IS NOW.

6:56 P.M, AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION.

TRUSTEES WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM FIVE OF THE AGENDA REPORTS.

[5. REPORTS]

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT MICCICHE.

TRUSTEES, WE KNOW JANUARY IS BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, BUT I REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE CALLED BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

TO QUOTE SOMETHING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS RECENTLY SAID, SCHOOL BOARDS ARE FRANKLY WHERE AMERICA REALLY HAPPENS, AND THE DALLAS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS WHERE AMERICA GETS IT, RIGHT.

NORMALLY WE HOLD OUR APPLAUSE FOR OUR ACCOLADES, BUT IN THIS CASE, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR AN EXCEPTION TO BE MADE.

LET US PLEASE GIVE THESE SERVANT LEADERS A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE , AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT EARLIER THIS EVENING WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR SOUTH OAK CLIFF GOLDEN BEARS WINNING THEIR SECOND BACK TO BACK CONSECUTIVE YEAR WHILE CLASS 5A DIVISION II FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

ONCE AGAIN TO HEAD COACH JASON TODD, THE SOUTH OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY AND THE CLASS OF 2023 AND ALL THE GOLDEN BEARS WHO WORKED ON THE FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD TO WIN THE STATE TITLE.

WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

LET ME READ YOU A QUOTE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE COME FROM DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

IT'S ABOUT DR.

KING. QUOTE.

WE ALL HAVE THE POWER IN OUR OWN SPHERES OF INFLUENCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TO FULFILL THE HOPES, PRAYERS AND DREAMS OF DR. KING.

THOSE WORDS COME FROM OUR VERY OWN FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AT THOMAS L MARSALIS STEAM ACADEMY.

NAME: ZHAIR DOUGLAS, SON OF NAKIA DOUGLAS, THE FORMER AND FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF BARACK OBAMA, MALE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND A FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OVER THE SOUTH CLIFF VERTICAL TEAM.

ZAIRE COMPLETED HIS SPEECH THAT WON THE DALLAS MLK ORATORY CONTEST ON JANUARY 13TH.

FOR THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION, EIGHT DALLAS ISD STUDENTS DELIVERED ORIGINAL SPEECHES ADDRESSING THE TOPIC: WHAT WOULD DR.

KING SAY TO US TODAY ABOUT HOPE FOR OUR TOMORROW? WELL, I'VE GOT ONE QUOTE THAT REALLY IS FROM DR.

KING. HE DELIVERED IT IN SOMETHING HE WROTE WHILE HE WAS A STUDENT AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE 76 YEARS AGO.

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THE EIGHT DALLAS ISD FINALISTS, INCLUDING OUR BIG WINNER, MR. ZHAIRE DOUGLAS, HAVE CERTAINLY CHOSEN WERE THE OBJECTIVES UPON WHICH TO CONCENTRATE, AND WHILE WE CAN ONLY GUESS WHAT DR.

KING MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT HIM, I KNOW EACH OF US IS PROUD OF THEM AND EXPECTS GREAT THINGS FROM ALL EIGHT OF OUR FINALISTS IN THE FUTURE.

NEXT, WE NEED TO THANK EACH OF YOU ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS PARENTS, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT SO WE COULD BRING EVERYONE HOME TO OUR BRAND NEW WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IN THESE NEW FACILITIES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, JANUARY OF 2023, AND NOW WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE OFFICIAL UPCOMING OFFICIAL CELEBRATION, FEBRUARY 11TH.

THAT'S SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH.

A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE TORNADOES THAT DESTROYED THE SCHOOLS IN 2019, AND NO ONE IS MORE EXCITED TO RETURN TO THESE INSPIRING NEW CAMPUSES THAN OUR OWN STUDENTS. THINK FOR A SECOND ABOUT THE NINTH GRADER WHO HAD ONLY JUST BEGUN HIGH SCHOOL AND IS NOW RETURNING TO A NEW THOMAS JEFFERSON.

THINK OF THE STUDENT COMING FROM CENTRAL AMERICA SEEKING ASYLUM.

JOINING NEIGHBORHOOD KIDDOS AND FINDING A HOME AT WALNUT HILL.

THE NEW WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NOW COMBINES PRE-K THROUGH GRADE EIGHT, AND JEFFERSON STUDENTS RETURNED TO A SCHOOL THAT HAS BENEFITED FROM THE RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS THAT MAKE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL FEEL BRAND NEW, BUT THESE ARE MORE THAN SHINY NEW BUILDINGS.

WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS SHOW OUR KIDS THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS THEIR ARMS AROUND THEM AND THAT NO MATTER WHETHER YOU SEEK REFUGE FROM A TORNADO OR FROM VIOLENCE OR ARE JUST WORKING HARD TOWARDS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DALLAS ISD CAN TURN TRAGEDY INTO A PORTAL TO A BETTER, SAFER AND MORE OPTIMISTIC FUTURE.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION GIVES OUT PACEMAKER AWARDS, WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE TOP PRIZES IN STUDENT JOURNALISM.

WELL, THEY RECENTLY RECOGNIZED THEIR TOP 100 PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE VERY BEST SCHOLASTIC BROADCAST, LITERARY ART MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, NEWS MAGAZINES, ONLINE PUBLICATIONS, SPECIALTY MAGAZINES AND YEARBOOKS, AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL'S NEWSPAPER, THE HURRICANE, IS INCLUDED AMONG ONE OF THESE TOP 100.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND FINALLY, THIS STORY COULD HAVE TURNED OUT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENTLY.

HONESTLY, IT WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE, AND I HAD TO KEEP REREADING THE WORDS THAT HAD BEEN WRITTEN FOR ME.

RECENTLY, ONE OF OUR MOMS AT KLEBERG ELEMENTARY WENT IN TO SEE ONE TO PICK UP HER CHILD.

SHE WAS NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, AND YOU CAN GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

YES, SHE WENT INTO LABOR.

WELL, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PROBLEM NUMBER ONE.

PROBLEM NUMBER TWO IS THAT WHILE WE HAD A SCHOOL NURSE, THE NURSE HAD NEVER DELIVERED A BABY.

PROBLEM ONE WAS SOLVED BECAUSE PROBLEM TWO CREATED SOLUTION THREE, OUR NURSE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE ON THE TEAM.

SHE KNEW THAT OUR FIFTH GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHER, MARIA PEREZ CARVALHO, A NATIVE FROM VENEZUELA, WAS AN OB GYN IN VENEZUELA.

SO THE FIFTH GRADE TEACHER RUSHED IN AND CHANGED FROM TEACHER TO DOCTOR AND DELIVERED A HEALTHY BABY.

YES. WOW.

ALL OF THAT WAS BUILT ON RELATIONSHIPS.

IF THAT WERE HOLLYWOOD, WE SHOULD HAVE A MOVIE, AND FOR A FEW OF US WHO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH KNOW THAT PROCESS ISN'T VERY EASILY EASY, BY THE WAY.

SO I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR THAT NURSE AND THANK GOD FOR OUR TEACHER, AND THANK GOD IT WAS A HEALTHY BABY GIRL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR ELIZALDE.

TRUSTEES, WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 5.02 OF THE AGENDA.

BOARD OF TRUSTEE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS?

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION.

WOW, WHAT A GREAT GROUP.

WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ALL THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR THE WORK THEY DO TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE MANY MORE GREAT TEACHERS OUT THERE WHO WERE NOT IN THE SLIDE SHOW, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, WE'RE NOW UP TO 5.03 OF THE AGENDA, AND THESE ARE THE TRUSTEE REPORTS FOR DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH NINE, AND WE'LL START WITH DISTRICT ONE, TRUSTEE FLORES.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

FIRST, I WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] ALL OF US IN CELEBRATING THE REOPENING OF TJ AND WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FOR SUPPORTING THE WORK AT THESE TWO CAMPUSES THE ADMINISTRATION, THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF, THE TEACHERS, THE ARCHITECTS, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY [INAUDIBLE], AND ALL THEIR FOLKS THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

THE LAST TIME I WAS OVER THERE, UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO GO ON THE OPENING DAY, BUT THE SCHOOL LOOKED GREAT, AND SO I DO ALSO WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU UP TO TJ AND TO WALNUT HILL ON FEBRUARY 11TH THAT MORNING FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING.

I WANT TO CELEBRATE ELLA ATKINS FROM WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR BEING A FINALIST IN THE MLK ORATORY COMPETITION.

HER SPEECH HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HOPE AS A CORNERSTONE OF DR.

KING, WHO INSPIRED US ALL.

KUDOS TO TJ 10TH GRADER JOANNA LIMON, WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE SWIMMING REGIONALS FOR THE 50 YARD FREESTYLE.

WAY TO GO.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO TJ SENIOR VERONICA RODRIGUEZ, WHO WAS RECRUITED BY UNT'S DALLAS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM, AND FINALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI'S ROBO PUPS AND ROBO WOLVES WHO EARNED A JUDGE'S AWARD AND FOURTH PLACE RESPECTIVELY, AT THE RECENT VEX IQ ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT AT E.D.

WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OUTSTANDING ROBOTICS TEAMS AND THAT IS MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. I'LL GIVE THE DISTRICT TWO REPORT.

FIRST, CONGRATS TO THE WOODROW WILDCAT BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM TEAMS THAT BROUGHT HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY FOR THE DISD ALL-CITY MEET 29 SWIMMERS ADVANCED TO REGIONALS IN FRISCO AS WELL.

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BESIDES HIS INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, JACK AND HIS CLUB TEAM WON THE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

HE TOOK HOME FOUR GOLD MEDALS AT THE DISTRICT MEET AND IS NOW OFF TO REGIONALS.

ON JANUARY 7TH, THE WOODROW WILSON STUDENT MADE THE TEXAS ALL-STATE CHOIR.

THIS IS A HUGE HONOR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AUDITIONED.

SO A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO PATRICIA MCDONALD.

ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE KIDS AT PRESTON HOLLOW INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL ON JANUARY 16TH.

THE VOTES WERE IN FOR THESE INCREDIBLE SCHOLARS WHO HAVE EMBODIED THE IB LEARNER PROFILE OF BALANCED RISK TAKING, REFLECTIVE, INQUIRE, COMMUNICATOR, CARING, KNOWLEDGEABLE THINKER, OPEN MINDED AND PRINCIPLED, AND THEY WON THE 2023 AMBASSADORS OF THE YEAR.

ALSO SHOUT OUT TO THE ASANTE MEN ASSOCIATION OF DFW, WHICH WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY BY PRINCIPAL AND FELLOW GHANIAN MISS MAGGIE HUFF TO TALK TO THE CHILDREN ABOUT GHANA AND THE ASANTE CULTURE.

THE GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE WERE DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE AND THE CHILDREN WERE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR VIBRANT CULTURE.

ALSO, ON JANUARY 17TH, PRESTON HOLLOW IBS WAS SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THEIR OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE TURF COMPLETED.

SO SPECIAL THANKS TO PRESTON HOLLOW WOMEN'S CLUB AND ROUNDTREE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

ALSO WANT TO GIVE A CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS THERESA BENEDETTO AT WOODROW FOR BEING NAMED THE JANUARY CLASS ACT TEACHER OF THE MONTH BY THE DALLAS COWBOYS.

I WANT TO ECHO SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE'S CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HILLCREST HURRICANE TEAM FOR RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE TOP PUBLICATIONS IN THE STATE, AND LASTLY, I AM PROUD TO CELEBRATE THE DISTRICT TWO PRINCIPALS WHO HAVE EARNED THE MASTER OF PRINCIPAL DISTINCTION.

SO CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO BRITTANY THOMPSON FROM LAKEWOOD, MAGGIE HUFF FROM MOCKINGBIRD, MARISSA LIMON FROM ROGERS, AND MICHAEL TATUM FROM HENRY W.

LONGFELLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT YOU POUR INTO OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT TWO REPORT.

THANK YOU. FOR DISTRICT THREE, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT THREE'S TWO MASTER PRINCIPALS RYAN BOTT, BRYAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, AND VIVIAN CHANDLER FARLEY OF EMMETT J CONRAD HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY'RE AMONG THE TOP 10% OF DALLAS ISD PRINCIPLES FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, AND KUDOS TO THE BRYAN ADAMS BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM TEAMS FOR BOTH EARNING SECOND PLACE IN THE DISTRICT SWIM MEET.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

A BIG SHOUT OUT AGAIN TO DALLAS ISD FIFTH GRADE STUDENT ZHAIR DOUGLAS, WHO WON THE 31ST ANNUAL MLK ORATORY COMPETITION AT THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING HIM BOTH IN THE COMPETITION, SAW ALL OF THE EIGHT FINALISTS, AND THEN ON MONDAY.

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENT WHERE MR. DOUGLAS GAVE THIS PRESENTATION TO THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION, AND IT WAS IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.

JUDGE ROYAL FERGUSON, WHO IS A GREAT JUDGE AND DESERVED THE MLK JUSTICE AWARD HONOR, EXPRESSED TO ME THAT HE HE FELT A LITTLE BIT INTIMIDATED HAVING TO FOLLOW OUR OUR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.

SO THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT THREE REPORT.

ACP TESTING HAS COMPLETED FOR OUR THIRD AND FIFTH GRADERS, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD WORK IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

THE PARENTS, THE STAFF MEMBERS, ALL INVOLVED WHO ASSISTED WITH THEIR STUDYING AND MAKING SURE THEY GOT NOURISHMENT THE DAY BEFORE THE TEST. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH DISTRICT FOR A TEACHER NAMED CAMPUS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

YOUR WORK IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS AT SEAGOVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WHO PARTNERED WITH NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY BY DISTRIBUTING FOOD.

THIS IS WHAT CARING ABOUT YOUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBER LOOKS LIKE ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU, SEAGOVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

LASTLY, WITH THIS BEING THE MONTH OF APPRECIATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH OF MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR HELPING TO MAKE DISD A SUCCESS.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COMMUNITY.

IF I HAVEN'T REACHED OUT TO YOU YET, WE WILL BE HAVING COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

PLEASE LOOK IN FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

WE WILL BE HAVING COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY MEETING BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. DISTRICT FIVE ACCOLADES.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS, FIFTH GRADERS, [INAUDIBLE] BROWN AT CLARA OLIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MOHAMMED MOHAMMED AT ELISHA PEASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THEY WERE TWO OF THE EIGHT FINALISTS THAT COMPETED AT THE 31ST ANNUAL MLK JUNIOR ORATORICAL COMPETITION.

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ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO A GROUP OF DESERVING YOUNG STUDENTS AND THEIR COACHES FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

I'M HAPPY TO CONGRATULATE COACH JASON TODD AND THE SOUTH CLIFF GOLDEN BEARS FOR BECOMING THE TWO TIME UIL 5A DIVISION II FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS.

THE ENTIRE CITY IS SO PROUD OF YOU.

I'M PROUD OF YOU ALL, AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR A THREE PEAT NEXT SEASON.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN COACH HAS WON BACK TO BACK IN UIL THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO HISTORY IS BEING MADE RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS ISD.

THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT TO CELEBRATE THESE YOUNG MEN AND COACHES AT THE PARADE HELD IN THEIR HONOR.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS HISTORIC TEAM.

ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THESE YOUNG MEN ARE NOT ONLY CHAMPIONS, BUT THEY ARE SCHOLARS WITH IMPRESSIVE GPAS AND BRIGHT FUTURES.

TODAY, MORE THAN TEN OF THOSE PLAYERS HAVE EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS TO PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

GREAT THINGS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IN DISTRICT FIVE.

I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL LAKISHA THOMAS, TONY JOHNSON ROOSEVELT ALUMNI FOR HOSTING THE TRUSTEE APPRECIATION SURPRISE DINNER BECAUSE THEY DID SURPRISE ME AT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF DISTRICT FIVE, THE WILMER-HUTCHINS COMMUNITY, WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE ELSE, THE SOUTH OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE. WE DO THIS WORK TOGETHER.

I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.

WE HAVE RIGOROUS CONVERSATIONS AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GIVE TO DISTRICT FIVE FOR OUR KIDS.

FINALLY, JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THIS DISTRICT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

TOGETHER, WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB TO BUILD AND TO TRANSFORM DALLAS ISD THE WAY THAT WE SEE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE, AND EQUITY IS A BIG PART OF THIS BOARD, AND YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN DALLAS ISD.

SO THANK YOU. THIS BOARD IS VERY DIVERSE AND I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SERVE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE DISTRICT SIX REPORT.

FIRST, I WANT TO ADD MY HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT SIX, VERY OWN ZHAIR DOUGLAS, WHO IS THE SON OF NAKIA DOUGLAS, WHO I'VE KNOWN LONGER THAN I'D LIKE TO THINK ABOUT.

ZHAIR IS ALSO A STUDENT AT TAYLOR MARSALIS, AND HE'S IN THE FIFTH GRADE.

HE WON THE MLK COMPETITION FOR HIS INSPIRING SPEECH IN HONOR OF DR.

KING. NOT ONLY IS ZHAIR AN OUTSTANDING YOUNG ORATOR, HE IS A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH PERSEVERANCE. HE WAS A FINALIST IN LAST YEAR'S COMPETITION AND WAS DETERMINED TO COME BACK AND WIN THIS YEAR, AND SO HE DID. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE DANIELLA MITCHELL OF THOMAS TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHO WAS A FINALIST, AND SHE ALSO IS IN DISTRICT SIX.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CARTER HIGH SCHOOL'S KADEEM LANDRY FOR BEING NAMED TO THE SPORTS DAY ALL-AREA OFFENSIVE TEAM.

HE RUSHED FOR A SCHOOL RECORD OF 2329 YARDS.

GO, KADEEM.

THANK YOU TO THE CARTER HIGH SCHOOL PICNIC COMMITTEE WHO MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE SCHOOL OF $10,000.

$5000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND $5000 FOR ATHLETICS.

WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CARTER HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS WHO WERE UIL FINALISTS IN THE CHEERLEADING COMPETITION.

CONGRATULATIONS, YOUNG LADIES.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE DURING THIS NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH TO RECOGNIZE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO DALLAS ISD PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOLS OF DISTRICT SIX FOR YOUR CONTINUED LOVE AND SUPPORT.

ALSO, A BIG THANK YOU TO CARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS FEEDER PATTERN FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL BASKET THAT I RECEIVED TODAY.

I LOVE YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO WIN TOGETHER.

REMEMBER, WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT HAS ALL A'S, B'S AND C'S.

I GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME, SUPERINTENDENT.

I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE VERY QUICKLY THE MASTER PRINCIPALS FROM DISTRICT SIX, WHICH IS TANGELA CARTER OF ZAN HOLMES AND

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KINDNESS DOESN'T COST A THING.

YET IT'S THE RICHEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE.

THANK YOU. I'LL NOW GIVE THE DISTRICT SEVEN ACCOLADES.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SPOTLIGHT MISS VICKI RAMIREZ AT HOGG NEW TECH CENTER, WHO IS TEACHING HER STUDENTS THROUGH PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING BACK.

MS. RAMIREZ AND SEVERAL STUDENTS STARTED A UNIFORM CLOSET TO HELP THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD CONDITION UNIFORMS AT NO COST.

THANK YOU TO MS. RAMIREZ FOR EMPOWERING YOUR STUDENTS TO BE THE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD.

SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND TEAM MEMBERS AND EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT WHO HELPED MAKE PEABODY ELEMENTARY HAPPY IN ITS NEW TEMPORARY HOME AT THE EDISON LEARNING CENTER.

WHILE WORK ON THEIR NEW RENOVATION BEGINS, WE'RE EAGER FOR OUR PEABODY FAMILY TO EXPLORE THE NEW SPACE, CONTINUE THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY HAD BEEN OFF AND RUNNING AT THIS YEAR, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING, WELCOMING THEM BACK TO THE NEW PEABODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOON, AND THEN I'D FINALLY LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MORE THAN 20 DALLAS PRINCIPALS WHO AWARDED THE MASTER PRINCIPAL DESIGNATION FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR AND I'D LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZE THE FIVE IN DISTRICT SEVEN.

WE HAVE SANDRA ESPINOZA AT FELIX BOTELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CAROLINE WILSON AT JAMES BOWIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, STEPHANIE AMAYA AT ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ROSEMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I GOT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MS. IDA ESCOBEDO AND MARGARET HENDERSON, WHO WILL TELL YOU SHE WAS A MASTER PRINCIPAL THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRICT CREATED THIS 15 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN SINCE AND CONTINUES TO DO SO THERE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE PRINCIPALS, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I WILL GIVE THE DISTRICT EIGHT ACCOLADES.

I WANT TO BEGIN BY NOTING THE FANTASTIC SLATE OF NEW LEADERS IN DISTRICT EIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DISTRICT EIGHT.

DR. JUAN CORDOVA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH DALLAS VERTICAL TEAM.

DR. SONIA LOSKOT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TJ VERTICAL TEAM.

DR. LISA VEGA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PINKSTON VERTICAL TEAM, AND DR.

DANIELLE PETTERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WOODROW VERTICAL TEAM.

EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS A VETERAN EDUCATOR, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THEIR LEADERSHIP.

WE'RE ALSO VERY EXCITED IN DISTRICT EIGHT TO WELCOME NEW PRINCIPALS.

I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO PRINCIPAL DAVID RODRIGUEZ AT DAVID G.

BURNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

PRINCIPAL ERNESTO GUEVARA AT MOUNT AUBURN STEAM ACADEMY AND PRINCIPAL [INAUDIBLE] AT ORAN M ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO CONGRATULATE THE MASTER PRINCIPALS IN DISTRICT EIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GERARDO HERNANDEZ OF RUSK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL KATIE ESKA OF NORTH DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL.

ADDITIONALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO CITALI FLORES HERRERA, A BILINGUAL TEACHER AT MOUNT AUBURN ELEMENTARY WHO WAS SELECTED AS DECEMBER TEACHER OF THE MONTH BY THE DALLAS COWBOYS AND RELIANT.

GREAT WORK, MS. FLORES HERRERA, AND ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN FOR DONATIONS OF WARM JACKETS TO OUR STUDENTS AT [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY NEW TECH ACADEMY IN WEST DALLAS.

THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL DO THE DISTRICT NINE ACCOLADES.

AS I MENTIONED, TRUSTEE HENRY IS ATTENDING HIS DAUGHTER'S WINTER CONCERT PERFORMANCE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EDNA ROWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

TRUSTEE HENRY HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE EVENT THIS MONTH, DURING WHICH ROWE WAS ADOPTED BY THE DFW FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD.

IN ADDITION, THE FED BOARD COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY 300 PIECES OF WINTER CLOTHING THAT WERE DONATED TO EDNA ROWE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU TO EVERY DONOR AND VOLUNTEER, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BEING THE RECIPIENT OF A $10,000 CHECK FROM AXS TV AND SPECTRUM FOR BRAND NEW UNIFORMS FOR THE SCHOOL BAND.

DALLAS ISD IS TRULY GRATEFUL TO ACCESS AXS TV AND SPECTRUM FOR THE DONATION, AND FINALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO ARE HOLDING THEIR SENIOR SHOW TONIGHT AT THE HUDSON FOUNDATION GALLERY.

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING OUR YOUNG STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM SIX OF THE AGENDA.

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TO REFRAIN FROM USING STUDENT NAMES AND TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND NOT INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES.

COMMENTS INVOLVING THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR OFFICERS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE POLICY. AUDIENCE I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT WILL DISRUPT THE MEETING.

RULES OF ORDER AND DECORUM WILL BE ENFORCED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO ENSURE EFFICIENT MEETINGS, UNLAWFUL OR DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT, INCLUDING INTERRUPTING SCHEDULED SPEAKERS, SPEAKING OUT OF TURNS.

CROSSING THE ROPED OFF BARRIERS OR INTERFERING WITH THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

EACH PARTICIPANT IS RESPONSIBLE LEGALLY FOR THE CONTENT AND CONSEQUENCES OF HIS OR HER OWN STATEMENTS.

SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT SUBSTITUTIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, YOU CANNOT SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE.

SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THIS RULE WILL BE INTERRUPTED AND INFORMED THAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE OUT OF ORDER.

DR. JORDAN, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE NAMES OF OUR SPEAKERS? GOOD EVENING.

SPEAKERS, YOU WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY TO YOUR NAME AS IT'S CALLED.

I WILL CALL FOUR NAMES AT A TIME.

WAIT TO GET THE CLOCK UP AND I'LL CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

ANASTASIA AUSTIN FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH [INAUDIBLE], TANIA HERNANDEZ AND CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] ON DECK.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ANASTASIA AUSTIN.

OKAY, HELLO? HELLO, MY NAME IS ANASTASIA AUSTIN, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CLOSURE OF THE WT WHITE TRACK.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DALLAS, AND I RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AND GOT MY DEGREE IN HEALTH SCIENCES AND MINORED IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

I'M ALSO A PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT, AND I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH MISS PATSY SHROPSHIRE. SHE IS A PT WHO IS UNDENIABLY DEDICATED TO RISK PREVENTION AND WELLNESS.

SHE WORKS INCREDIBLY HARD TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLNESS IN THE DALLAS COMMUNITY.

SHE HAS DONE THIS THROUGH BUILDING THE WELLNESS CONNECTION AT WT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL.

I KNOW THAT WHEN SHE CREATED THE WELLNESS CONNECTION, HER MAIN GOAL WAS TO EDUCATE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS ON THE BENEFITS OF PREVENTATIVE CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AS WELL AS CREATE A PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE THAT WOULD EMPOWER PEOPLE TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND ONE ANOTHER.

THAT BEING SAID, IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT TO DO THAT WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS BEING LOCKED AWAY FROM THE THING THAT THEY BUILT.

PREVENTING US FROM USING THE WELLNESS CONNECTION DOES NOT BENEFIT ANYONE.

ALL IT DOES IS MAKE IT HARD FOR THE--ALL IT DOES IS MAKE IT HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE THE THING THAT WE CREATED.

EXCUSE ME. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, NOT LETTING US USE WHAT WE BUILT, AND IT'S ONE THAT DISD COULD BE VERY INVOLVED IN FIXING.

ALL WE ASK IS THAT DISD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING THAT WE DESERVE AND FINALLY ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO ACCESS THE THING THE SERVICE THAT WAS CREATED FOR THEM BY THEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ELIZABETH [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY TANIA HERNANDEZ, CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] AND ROBERT CECCARELLI ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING. ELIZABETH [INAUDIBLE].

DISD [INAUDIBLE] NEWEST MEMBER FROM THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO LEGISLATORS IN THE STATE HOUSE AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE CHRONIC DENIGRATION AND DISRESPECT DIRECTED TOWARD THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IS CALLED OUT AS ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR THE TEACHER SHORTAGE RAMPANT ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND A DIRE ISSUE IN OUR STATE.

IN DALLAS, DR. ELIZALDE, YOU'VE INHERITED A CULTURE OF DENIGRATING, DEMEANING AND DISCOUNTING TEACHERS.

IT IS REFLECTED IN POLICY, IN THE INEQUITABLE AND ETHICAL COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND THE ABSENCE OF TEACHERS, VOICES AND POLICYMAKING WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND CULMINATES IN THEFT OF THE TIA MONEY FROM THE TEACHERS.

IN THE NOVEMBER Q&A WITH DR.

ELIZALDE, IT APPEARED YOU WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE TIA MONEY FROM THE STATE WAS PAID TO TEACHERS AS THE PROGRAM WAS TOUTED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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THIS MONEY HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM THE TEACHERS AND IS A CONTINUING REFLECTION OF THE CULTURE OF CONTEMPT, DISREGARD AND DEVALUING OUR TEACHERS BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE A CULTURE THAT LEADS TO A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR TEACHERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY OUR STUDENTS, AS DRAMATICALLY EVIDENCED BY THE KILLING OF CHARLOTTE SIMMS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO TREAT THIS AS BUSINESS AS USUAL.

WE HAVE TEACHERS WHO ARE ROUTINELY FACING CLASSROOM DISRUPTION, AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE WITHOUT APPROPRIATE SUPPORT OR SOLUTIONS, WHICH HAS LED TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS EXPERIENCING SERIOUS INJURY.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE SITUATIONS ARE NOT SURPRISE INCIDENTS THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN.

INSTEAD, IT IS A CHRONIC ISSUE AND THE MANTRA FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FROM THE DISTRICT IS THAT THE STUDENT IS IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT AND DEAL WITH IT, SUCH AS IT WAS FOR CHARLOTTE SIMMS, FOR WHICH EVERY DECISION MAKER WHO DID NOT CHANGE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SHE WAS IN CONTRIBUTED TO HER DEATH.

DR. ELIZALDE STATED SHE WANTED DALLAS TO BECOME A PREMIER SCHOOL DISTRICT AS LONG AS WE HAVE CONTEMPT FOR TEACHERS EXEMPLIFIED BY BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY REFLECT THE BIGOTRY AND ELITISM OF THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES FUNDING THEIR POSITION ON THE BOARD AND THE IMPERVIOUS POLICIES PERPETUATED THROUGH THE DISREGARD AND DISRESPECT OF DISTRICT LEADERS TOWARD TEACHERS AND PARENTS REFLECTED HERE AS YOU SIT WITH YOUR BACKS TO THOSE OF US WHO'VE COME TO SHARE OUR CONCERNS, AS WELL AS THE FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED FOR A DECADE THROUGH THE COLLIER AUDIT FOCUS GROUPS.

AFT, WE WILL NEVER MOVE BEYOND THE POINT WE'RE AT NOW STRUGGLING TO KEEP TEACHERS, STRUGGLING TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND FOSTERING THE DESPONDENCY AND DEMORALIZATION OF OUR TEACHERS. IMMEDIATELY, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND THE BOARD MUST LISTEN TO TEACHERS AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS THAT WILL CHANGE OUR DISTRICT.

IF THE DISTRICT HAD IMPLEMENTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CALL, YOUR AUDIT AND OVERHAUL OF SPED THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED THROUGH OUR FOCUS GROUPS AND AFT, OUR SPED DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT BE DYSFUNCTIONAL AND CHARLOTTE SIMMS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE CLASSROOM.

I CHALLENGE THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN HOLDING OPEN FORUMS IN EACH BOARD MEMBERS DISTRICT WHERE TEACHERS CAN COME AND SPEAK, AND YOU CANNOT HIDE BEHIND A 180 SECOND TWO MINUTE TIMER.

IF THERE IS ANY SENSE OF MORAL CONSCIENCE OR INTEGRITY IN THE BOARD OR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, YOU WILL MEET WITH US, AND BY THE WAY, IMMEDIATELY RETURN ALL OF THE TIA MONEY TO THE TEACHERS THAT YOU HAVE STOLEN IT FROM, BUT THAT WOULD MEAN THAT YOU WOULD PUT TEACHERS FIRST AND ULTIMATELY OUR STUDENTS.

THAT HISTORY IN THIS DISTRICT TELLS ME IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.

THANK YOU, MS. [INAUDIBLE]; YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

TANIA HERNANDEZ, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] WITH ROBERT CECCARELLI AND OLA ALLEN ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TANIA HERNANDEZ.

I'VE BEEN A BILINGUAL TEACHER FOR DISA FOR TEN YEARS.

I'M A UNION MEMBER AND A PART OF ALLIANCE SAFETY EXECUTIVE BOARD.

A LOT OF MY UNION [INAUDIBLE] EDUCATION WORKERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF OUR DISTRICT CAN BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SCHOOL YEAR PARENT CONFERENCE NIGHT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED DURING BOARD MEETING.

I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NOT SCHEDULING CONFLICTS IN THE FUTURE.

IT'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY AND QUITE FRANKLY, BAD OPTICS THAT A SIGNIFICANT SECTOR OF STAKEHOLDERS IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW SHOWING RESPECT FOR EDUCATION WORKERS RELATE TO THE ONGOING RETENTION PROBLEM THAT THE DISD CONFRONTS.

I SEE THE DISD RECRUITING DEPARTMENT WORKING HARD AND PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY TO ATTRACT HUMAN RESOURCES TO DALLAS WHILE NOT DOING MUCH TO RETAIN THE RESOURCES YOU ALREADY HAVE.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, I GOT SICK WITH A RESPIRATORY VIRUS THAT LEFT ME WITH AN ONGOING, DEBILITATING COUGH FOR TWO MONTHS.

I HAD TO USE A FEW OF MY SICK DAYS THEN.

NOW, COME JANUARY, I CAUGHT COVID ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN OUR COVID DAYS AWAY.

I STILL HAD COVID WHEN I HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANY MORE DAYS WITH THIS MUCH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR STILL AHEAD.

IT SEEMS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO START TO PUSH SICK PEOPLE BACK TO THE TO THE WORKPLACE THAT WILL MAKE OTHERS SICK IN RETURN AND IMPACTING ATTENDANCE OF BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF.

I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO GIVE THOSE DAYS BACK WITH A TRIPLE DEMIC GOING ON, WE REALLY NEED THOSE.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, OUR KEYS TO ENTER THE SCHOOL DO NOT WORK, LEAVING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS LOCKED OUT.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR A SCHOOL LOCKDOWN IS IN EFFECT AND WE HAVE TO RUSH STUDENTS TO SAFETY.

WOULD YOU WORK FOR AN INSTITUTION WHERE YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE? THE OTHER ISSUE I WANTED TO BRING WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND CAR THEFT GOING ON IN MY SCHOOL AND ALL THAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY GOING ON WHILE PEOPLE CAN'T GET IN , BUT TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY ADMIN, AND I CAN ONLY THINK THAT THIS IS DUE IN PART TO CAMILLE WHITE'S ACTION.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO OUR CONCERNS.

WE WERE TOLD A FENCE WOULD BE BUILT.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CHRIS [INAUDIBLE]. FOLLOWED BY ROBERT CECCARELLI, OLA ALLEN AND PATSY SHROPSHIRE ON DECK .

HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRIS [INAUDIBLE].

I'M WITH STEVENS PARK ELEMENTARY.

I'M A PARENT. I'M BACK AGAIN TO DISCUSS ABOUT MORE MONEY FOR OUR PTAS, OUR CUSTODIANS, OUR CAFETERIA, ALL STAFF MEMBERS, EVEN YOUR TEACHERS, EVERYBODY THERE NEEDS MORE MONEY.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT $5-10.

I'M TALKING ABOUT REALLY PAY THEM WHAT THEY'RE WORTH BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SPENDS MOST OF OUR TIME WITH OUR KIDS.

WHEN WE GET THEM AT HOME, THEY DO THEIR WORK, THEY TAKE A BATH, THEY EAT, BRUSH YOUR TEETH AND THEY GO TO BED.

SO WE DON'T GET TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF PEOPLE DO.

SECOND OF ALL, I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT MORE OFFICERS.

BRING IT DOWN TO ONE OFFICER PER 500 STUDENTS.

WE NEED THEM.

LAST MONTH ON THE 15TH.

WE HAD OUR MEETING HERE ON THURSDAY.

FRIDAY MORNING, OUR SCHOOL WAS BROKEN INTO.

THEY WENT THROUGH THE GARDEN AREA BECAUSE THE LIGHTING'S POOR.

NO CAMERAS THERE.

SO THIS WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT TWO OR 3:00.

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF A TEACHER OR STUDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN THEY WERE STILL IN THE TABLETS AND EVERYTHING? PLEASE THINK ABOUT GETTING US MORE OFFICERS.

OUR SCHOOL NURSE HAS BEEN OUT SINCE RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING.

I DON'T KNOW. I ASKED BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HER, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS WE NEED MORE NURSES THAT CAN FLOAT FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL.

WHEN A NURSE IS OUT, WE HAVE SOMEONE TO COVER FOR THEM, AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS.

BASICALLY TO ALL OF YOU, PICK A SCHOOL IN YOUR DISTRICT.

GO TO IT. DON'T TAKE A LUNCH.

DON'T PAY FOR HAVING FOOD BROUGHT IN.

EAT WHAT THE KIDS ARE EATING.

98% OF THAT FOOD IS GETTING THROWN AWAY.

THEY TELL THE KIDS THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LINE, BUT IT JUST GETS TRASHED.

I KNOW YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE IT, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN WORK WITH AND GET THIS HAIR TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL, I LOVED THE SCHOOL FOOD, BUT NOW WE HAVE MORE TRASH THAN WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE KIDS EATING AND THEY'RE GOING HOME HUNGRY.

SO PLEASE THINK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ROBERT CECCARELLI, FOLLOWED BY OLA ALLEN AND PATSY SHROPSHIRE AND LINDA [INAUDIBLE] ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT TEN YEARS AND I'M VERY SAD ABOUT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

IT HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY AT SOUTH OAK CLIFF HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL THE SHOOTINGS ARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

YOU WOULD THINK SOUTH OAK CLIFF KIMBALL WOULD BE SAFE TO GO TO.

NOT AT ALL. SOUTH OAK CLIFF IS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE.

I EXPECT THE SECURITY TO BE TIGHT.

THERE IS NO SECURITY DURING THE GAME, AND THREE YEARS AGO, SOMEONE GOT KILLED AT DAVIS FIELDHOUSE DURING THE GAME.

THIS IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I WALKED IN ABOUT 70 YARDS.

NO ONE STOPPED ME.

I WENT TO THE REFRESHMENT STAND THAT'S WHERE I WAS CHECKED FOR GUNS OR ANYTHING ELSE.

I COULD HAVE HURT ANYBODY.

YOU GOT LUCKY.

IF ANYONE GOT HURT, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE.

YOU'VE BEEN FIRED.

OKAY, NOW I'M ASKING YOU TO GO TOMORROW.

THERE'S INVESTIGATION RIGHT NOW BY THE ATHLETICS, BUT I TALKED TO THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

I HAD VERY BAD VIBES ABOUT HIM.

HE'S TRYING TO MAKE EXCUSES AND GIVE LIP SERVICE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

IT'S UNCALLED FOR.

I TALKED TO THE PRINCIPAL.

I HAD VERY GOOD VIBES WITH HIM, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.

IT WAS OVER A WEEK, WHEN I TALKED TO HIM, HE STILL DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING.

I WENT AFTER THE GAME.

I TALKED TO SECURITY PEOPLE.

THEY BLEW ME OFF.

THIS IS DANGEROUS.

SOUTH OAK CLIFF DID NOT LEARN ANYTHING AFTER WHAT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO.

THE AD MADE ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SAY IT ALL, BUT GOD DARN, YOU GOT TO BE THERE TOMORROW AND ROLL SOME HEADS IF POSSIBLE.

I WANT YOU TO TALK TO THE AD BECAUSE I GOT SOME BAD VIBES ABOUT HIM, AND ALL I'M SAYING TO YOU IS I CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

I LOVE SPORTS, BUT WHAT I SAW LAST WEEK IS JUST MADE ME THROW UP, AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TEST RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY? SOUTH OAK CLIFF DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS.

I CAN SAY THAT RIGHT NOW.

THEY DON'T CARE.

NO ONE AT THAT GAME TALKED ABOUT ANYBODY.

I MEAN, TALKED ABOUT ANYTHING.

THE PRINCIPAL WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED, AND I'M JUST REPEATING MYSELF.

I JUST CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE.

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YOU NEED TO DO THIS OR THEY WILL GET HURT.

UNBELIEVABLE THAT THE METAL DETECTORS WERE NOT USED.

THEY COULD HAVE BROUGHT THE PEOPLE AT THE DOOR.

THEY DIDN'T DO IT. THEY HAD TO WAIT TILL THE REFRESHMENT STAND TO CHECK THE PEOPLE.

THERE WERE TWO BOARD MEMBERS THERE.

ONE BOARD MEMBER BRUSHED ME OFF.

I NEED TO TALK TO HER ABOUT SOMETHING.

THE OTHER ONE WHO IS OVER SOUTH OAK CLIFF.

I SENT HIM THREE EMAILS. HE NEVER WROTE ME BACK.

THAT TELLS ME THEY DON'T CARE.

I MEAN THAT.

I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR TEN, 15 YEARS, DISD, BUT THIS IS THE MOST SHOCKING THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

WORSE THAN ANYTHING [INAUDIBLE] EVER DID.

GOD BLESS YOU, MA'AM. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB.

MR. CECCARELLI, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.

OLA ALLEN, FOLLOWED BY PATSY SHROPSHIRE WITH LINDA [INAUDIBLE] AND BARBARA [INAUDIBLE] ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING. I BELIEVE PROTOCOL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

I AM OLA ALLEN, AND FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I REALIZE THIS IS TRUSTEE MONTH AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RELENTLESS ENDEAVORS.

I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS IN THE DIRECTION.

I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS IN THE DIRECTION THE SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED SKYLINE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE.

SKYLINE HAS BEEN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FIVE LEADERS AND HAS HAD FIVE PRINCIPALS IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AND THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THIS ISN'T THE NORM FOR SKYLINE.

USUALLY LEADERSHIP STAYS THERE 8 TO 9 YEARS.

IT TAKES THAT KIND OF TIME FOR A LEADER TO GET ACCLIMATED, TO KNOW THE CAMPUS, TO SET PRIORITIES OF THE CAMPUS, TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE TEACHERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND THEN YOU START LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL LEADER, ACCOMPLISH GOALS.

PLEASE, WILL SOMEONE TELL ME WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO MOVE EDS IN THE MIDDLE OF A YEAR.

IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS, IF THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC PROBLEMS NOW THEY WERE CATASTROPHIC PROBLEMS IN AUGUST OF 2022, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE THE CHANGE.

WHY THE CHANGE WASN'T MADE AUGUST 22 AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER.

MOVE THE EDS AND GIVE US AN INTERN FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER, AND THEN COME AUGUST 2023.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL HAVE AN INTERIM [INAUDIBLE] WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER INTERIM ED.

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WAY LEADERSHIP IS THINKING.

STEVIE WONDER CAN SEE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG.

IF YOU HAVE THINGS IN ORDER, YOU WON'T BE MOVING THE MUSICAL CHAIRS.

DOES THAT SYSTEM CARE? DOES THE SYSTEM CARE THAT OUR CHILDREN PERISH? THE PROGRAM IS NOT WORKING.

THE COLLEGIAN PROGRAM IS IN NEED OF A MAKEOVER.

IT ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER THAT IS WRITTEN ON.

WE HAVE LOST STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF POOR LEADERSHIP AND THE NEED FOR ORGANIZATION.

STOP. OUR STUDENTS NEED STABILITY.

SOMEONE NEED TO HELP.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

YES, OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WAS MOVED.

YES. I REALIZE THAT YOU DO HAVE TO FACE CONSEQUENCES, BUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE TIME? THE TIME DOES NOT FIT THE CRIME.

MANY OF OUR BOYS WERE LEFT OUT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, WHICH WAY TO GO, AND THE AD WAS A MALE FIGURE AND A MENTOR FOR MANY OF OUR BOYS.

JUST THINK WHAT YOU DID TO THAT CHILD'S MIND, SOUL AND FEELINGS.

SO THERE IS MISSING $27.8 MILLION.

I HAVE TALKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

I'VE TALKED WITH TO ED.

I HAVE TALKED WITH THE CHIEF OF ORGANIZATION, AND I STILL HAVE NOT GOT A--I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE ANSWER TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE $27.5 MILLION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

PATSY SHROPSHIRE, FOLLOWED BY LINDA [INAUDIBLE], BARBARA [INAUDIBLE] AND JOHN OTT ON DECK.

HI, MY NAME IS PATSY SHROPSHIRE.

MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LIVED DOWN THE STREET FROM W.T.

WHITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR 25 YEARS.

AS A FAMILY OF SIX.

WE HAVE MADE GREAT USE OF THE WHITE TRACK DURING NON-SCHOOL TIME.

I'VE BEEN A PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR 35 YEARS, AND I RECEIVED MY CLINICAL DOCTORATE IN PT TEN YEARS AGO.

MY SPECIAL AREA OF INTEREST IS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE.

I'VE HAD A COMMUNITY WELLNESS GROUP FOR 15 YEARS NOW.

WE ARE THE ONES WHO FUNDRAISED AND WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL TO ADD THE EXERCISE AREA JUST ADJACENT TO THE TRACK.

WE USED TO WALK DOWN TO WT WHITE TRACK AND GET OUR STEPS IN WALKING AND JOGGING.

WE ENJOYED THE SAFETY OF THE TRACK.

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WE'VE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS TO W.T.

WHITE HIGH SCHOOL.

NOT ONLY HAVE WE MADE DOLLAR DONATIONS, PICKED UP TONS OF TRASH AND ATTENDED VARIOUS SCHOOL EVENTS, I'VE ATTENDED NEARLY EVERY SBDM MEETING AT WHITE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.

WHAT I WANT YOU ALL TO REALIZE IS THIS: THESE TRACKS AND FIELDS ARE A GOLD MINE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

EVEN BEFORE THE TRACK IMPROVEMENTS, ALL OF DISEASE TRACKS AND FIELDS THAT WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MADE EXERCISE CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE. EXACTLY WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH CARE EXPERTS ALL RECOMMEND.

EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT PLAY A HUGE PART IN PREVENTING AND REVERSING OBESITY, DIABETES, HEART ISSUES, FALLS, ORTHOPEDIC ISSUES AND DEPRESSION , AND AS SMALL AND LARGE SCREENS KEEP BEGGING US TO SIT FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NATION SUFFERS.

COMMUNITIES NEED AS MANY AREAS AS POSSIBLE THAT PROMOTE MOVEMENT.

WHEREAS I THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE BRINK OF PROMOTING MORE COMMUNITY USE OF DISD, TRACK AND FIELDS.

NOW WE ARE ALL LOCKED OUT.

THIS IS A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

I'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH EDWIN FLORES AND HE TOLD ME HIS CONSTITUENTS WOULD SAY, WE'RE NOT IN THE HEALTH CARE BUSINESS, BUT YOU ARE.

HOW MANY STUDENTS MISS CLASS DUE TO A PARENT THAT IS SICK WITH A PREVENTABLE CHRONIC DISEASE OR THE PARENT IS SO OVERWHELMED WITH ILLNESS THAT SHE JUST CAN'T GIVE THAT STUDENT THE ATTENTION HE DESERVES? HOW MANY STUDENTS THEMSELVES ARE DEALING WITH DIABETES OR OTHER PREVENTABLE ILLNESSES? HOW MANY STUDENTS DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY NEED TO WORK? THE PARENT IS UNABLE TO EARN A LIVING DUE TO ILLNESS, FALL OR CHRONIC PAIN.

Y'ALL ARE IN THE HEALTH CARE BUSINESS.

YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY, TO SET AN EXAMPLE AND TO BE COMMUNITY HEROES.

HELP US GET THESE TRACK AND FIELDS BACK OPEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS DURING NON-SCHOOL TIMES.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW, WILL YOU BE ON OUR TEAM? [INAUDIBLE] FOLLOWED BY BARBARA [INAUDIBLE], JOHN OTT AND CARRIE AUSTIN ON DECK.

MY NAME IS LINDA WILKERSON [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE] GRADUATE OF SOUTH OAK CLIFF HIGH SCHOOL.

LET ME SAY THAT HONOR TO ALL THE TRUSTEES FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN THIS DISTRICT WITHOUT PAY, I SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I HAVE FOUR GREAT GRANDKIDS IN THIS DISTRICT.

I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT REINSTATING THE $50 PAY PER SUB PER DAY.

MOST OF US AS SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS WORK THE CURRICULUM THAT THE STATE MANDATES.

WE HAVE AS MANY SUBS AS YOU HAVE TEACHERS IN THIS DISTRICT.

LET ME SAY THAT AS THE STATE PREPARED TO PAY AND RETAIN TEACHERS, THIS DISTRICT NEEDS TO PAY AND RETAIN THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT AND PLEASE RESPOND TO ME WITHIN 30 DAYS AS I ATTEMPT TO GO THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR FEW STUDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THIS SCHOOL.

WHEN STUDENTS ARE EXPELLED, ARE SENT TO THE DAEP OR TO THE JUVENILE, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAY AT THOSE PLACES AND NOT RETURN TO THE SCHOOL AS A REVOLVING DOOR.

THOSE STUDENTS CAUSED INFRACTIONS TO LEAVE AND THEY COME BACK WITH THE SAME INFRACTION, PUTTING UNDUE HARDSHIP ON MY TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT THE POLICE AND WHO ARE NOT GETTING PAID TO DISCIPLINE THOSE KIDS.

I'M GOING TO ASK THIS BOARD IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT A PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOW THOSE STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN DAEP AND GRADUATE THERE, AS WELL AS THOSE RETURNING FROM JUVENILE.

WE MUST HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE FEW STUDENTS, FEW--ABOUT 30 IN EACH SCHOOL--THAT CONTINUE TO HAVE A REVOLVING DOOR IN AND OUT THAT GO INTO THE JUVENILE JUVENILE SYSTEM, OR THEY GO INTO THE DAEP AND THEY COME BACK WITH THE SAME DRAMA.

OH, PLEASE RESPOND TO ME WITHIN 30 DAYS AS I ATTEMPT, MR. FLORES, TO GO UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

TO EVERYONE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, YOU WILL LEARN ME.

I GREW UP IN THIS DISTRICT UNDER DR.

[INAUDIBLE] AND DR.

MARVIN EDWARDS. I DO KNOW HOW TO GO, AND GREG ABBOTT AND I, WE'RE NOT BEST FRIENDS, BUT WE WILL BECOME BEST FRIENDS IF WE NEED TO.

THE OTHER THING IS DART PASSES.

I HAVE STUDENTS AT SOUTH OAK CLIFF WHERE I SERVE THAT HAVE TO WALK BECAUSE THEY'RE AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL.

THEY'RE NOT WITHIN THAT TWO MILE BOUNDARY THING.

THOSE STUDENTS NEED BUS PASSES.

THEY WALK TO SCHOOL IN THE RAIN, THEY WALK HOME IN THE RAIN.

THEY NEED TO HAVE BUS PASSES.

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AGAIN, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN ME, AND I'M SURE GEORGE FOREMAN AND CAMILLE WHITE CAN TELL YOU I GOT SOME THINGS THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR. I KNOW WHERE ALL THE DOGS ARE BURIED, MR. FLORES WILL TELL YOU.

SO YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET ANOTHER OVERSEER.

THANK YOU.

BARBARA [INAUDIBLE] FOLLOWED BY JOHN OTT WITH CARRIE AUSTIN AND REBECCA KAY ON DECK.

HELLO, I'M BARBARA [INAUDIBLE] AND I COME WITH THE SAME MISSION OF HAVING THE DALLAS SCHOOL BOARD LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES OF USING HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC TRACKS FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

I'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN THE STREET FROM W.T.

WHITE SINCE 1988.

I HEARD PEOPLE TALK.

YOU ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.

YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT COMMUNITIES, YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT KINDNESS.

WELL, THERE'S ALSO I'M GOING TO ADD ONE TO THE MIX, AND THAT'S NEIGHBORS.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE W.T.

WHITE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S JUST WRONG TO BE LOCKED OUT OF THE TRACK.

I WROTE A CHECK FOR $500.

OUR COMMUNITY GATHERED NEARLY $60,000 TO BE ABLE TO ADD TO THE WELLNESS SECTION THERE AT THE TRACK , AND NOW WE'RE LOCKED OUT.

MY TAX DOLLARS ARE RIDICULOUS, AND IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO BE PAYING THOSE KIND OF TAXES.

I'M 67, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN SCHOOL, BUT I WOULD SURELY LIKE TO USE MY TAX DOLLARS AND BE ABLE TO WORK ON A TRACK.

THESE 67 YEAR OLD KNEES AND HIPS AND ANKLES NEED THAT NICE SURFACE THAT WE PAID FOR BECAUSE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

IT'S SAFETY, IT'S EVERYTHING.

SO, LASTLY, I WOULD SAY TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT W.T.

WHITE WOULD LOOK AT US, AND FOR US TO BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIGGER, BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IS EVERYBODY'S FOLLOWING THEIR LEAD AND THEY'RE CLOSING THEIR TRACKS, AND NOW HILLCREST IS ALL MAD BUT THINK OF US AS MENTORS.

YOU'VE GOT COMMUNITY, YOU'VE GOT NEIGHBORS, YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO GO TO BAT FOR THOSE STUDENTS AND REACH OUT TO US AND MAKE US A PART OF YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND BUT DON'T LOCK US OUT OF WHAT WE PAID FOR AND WHAT WE SUPPORTED FOR THE STUDENTS THAT GO THERE. SO COULD I HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS? ARE THERE ANY OF YOU GUYS THAT THINK THAT THIS IS A WORTHY CAUSE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO USE A TRACK THAT THEY PAID FOR? NOBODY? I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO THINK THAT WE COULD GET BACK WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND BE ABLE TO GET SOME ANSWERS OF IF YOU GUYS CAN'T HELP US, WHAT OUR NEXT STEP MIGHT BE.

IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT, AND WE WOULD LOOK TO YOU GUYS FOR GUIDANCE.

IF YOU'RE NOT THE RIGHT BODY, THEN PUT US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

JOHN OTT, FOLLOWED BY CARRIE AUSTIN AND REBECCA KAY ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN OTT, AND I ALSO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF W.T.

WHITE, AND I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE RECREATION FACILITIES.

THERE WAS AN EVENT THAT WE HELD BACK IN 2014.

IT WAS KIND OF A SPECIAL EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE TRACK AND ALSO BUILD RECREATION FACILITIES, AND I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT EVENT.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SCHOOL HOSTED A SOCIAL FUND RUN AND BREAKFAST AS A WAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE TRACK.

IT WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL CAN WORK TOGETHER.

OVER 100 WALKERS AND JOGGERS PARTICIPATED.

EVERYONE HAD THE OPTION OF DOING A WALK OR JOG OR JUST WALK AROUND THE SCHOOL.

DEPUTY WHITE STUDENTS RAN THE CHECK IN TABLES AND GOODIE BAG PICK UP TABLES TO START THE RUN.

IT WASN'T A TYPICAL GUN OR BUZZER START.

IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOL BAND DRUM CORPS WHO LINED UP AT THE STARTING LINE AND BELTED OUT A LONG, LOUD DRUM ROLL.

WT WHITE CHEERLEADERS WERE STATIONED AT VARIOUS POINTS DURING CHEERS AND CLAPPING FOR ALL THE RUNNERS.

AFTERWARDS, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM RUSTY TACO, ALONG WITH SOME STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, HELPED SERVE A FREE BREAKFAST TO EVERYONE.

TABLES AND CHAIRS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT OUT FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.

EVERYONE COULD SIT AND EAT AND VISIT.

IT WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, WORKING TOGETHER, RAISING MONEY FOR A CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT AND CREATING A

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IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

WT WHITE NEIGHBORS GAVE TO THESE FUNDRAISERS.

THEY PAY HIGH TAXES.

THEY VOTED TO APPROVE THE BOND MONEY, ULTIMATELY WENT TO THE NEW TURF FIELD, THE NEW TRACK, THE NEW RECREATION FACILITIES, AND NOW WE'RE LOCKED OUT.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

THE NEIGHBORS WANT TO CONTINUE USING THE TRACK JUST LIKE THEY USED TO IN THE EARLY MORNINGS, LATE EVENINGS, AND IN THE AFTERNOONS WHEN THE SCHOOL IS NOT USING THE TRACK.

IT SEEMS LIKE A TERRIBLE WASTE TO LET THE TRACK SIT THERE EMPTY.

WE WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU.

WE WANT TO BE ON THE SAME TEAM.

IN CONCLUSION, I ASK YOU, HOW CAN WE MEET TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER? HOW DO WE PROCEED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CARRIE AUSTIN, FOLLOWED BY REBECCA KAY.

HI, I'M CARRIE AUSTIN, AND I AM, TOO, HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ACCESS TO THE TRACK.

I'M A PART OF A COMMUNITY WELLNESS GROUP THAT IS LED BY PT, PATSY SHROPSHIRE, AND I, TOO, DONATED AND HELPED.

WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE WELLNESS CONNECTION AND EVERYBODY USES IT.

THE STUDENTS AT W.T.

WHITE USE IT. OLD PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE WERE ALL OUT THERE USING IT TOGETHER, AND THEN ONE DAY PADLOCKS WENT UP, A FENCE WENT UP, AND NO REASON WHY.

SO I KIND OF GOT TO THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY WAS INVOLVED.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT WAS 50 OR $60,000 THAT PATSY AND ALL OF US TRIED TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE WELLNESS CONNECTION, AND THEN I HEARD THAT IT WAS ABOUT $500,000 TO RENOVATE THE TRACK FOR THE W.T.

WHITE STUDENTS AND NOW THE TRACK IS ONLY BEING USED FOR THE WHITE STUDENTS, AND IT JUST DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A VERY GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

SO LET'S FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN OPEN UP THE TRACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND WORK TOGETHER.

WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE.

WE ALL USE THE TRACK IN HARMONY BEFORE.

SO HOW ABOUT SETTING ASIDE SOME FUNDS IF WE NEED A SECURITY OFFICER THERE AFTER HOURS, IF THAT'S THE CONCERN, IF VANDALISM IS A CONCERN, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT'S IT, BUT LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.

WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN DOING SO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS REBECCA KAY.

GOOD EVENING. I'M REBECCA KAY, A DISD ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT.

AS A FULL TIME WORKING MOTHER WHO OFTEN TRAVELS FOR WORK, I HAVE RELIED HEAVILY ON CONSISTENT SCHOOL CALENDARS.

IT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR PLANNING PURPOSES WITH INCONSISTENT CALENDARS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE DECIDED WITH MINIMAL PUBLIC INPUT AND NOT SHARED BROADLY WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT MAKES JUGGLING HOLIDAYS IN THE SUMMER DIFFICULT.

I HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED AUGUST 9TH CALENDAR AND AUGUST 7TH ONE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

I'VE CALLED DISD MANY TIMES BUT HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANYONE WHO CAN TELL ME WHAT PARENTS AND STUDENTS WERE SURVEYED FOR THIS START DATE.

THE SUMMER MONTHS IN TEXAS ARE A PRECIOUS COMMODITY.

TEXAS PROVIDES RECREATION AND EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED OTHER TIMES OF THE YEAR.

AMUSEMENT AND WATER PARKS HAVE INVESTED IN TEXAS HIRING AND TRAINING TEXAS YOUTH FOR SUMMER JOBS.

THESE BUSINESSES HISTORICALLY OPERATE AT HIGHEST CAPACITY FROM MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

FOR MANY YOUTH, THESE FULL TIME JOBS PAY FOR COLLEGE AND HELP SUPPLEMENT FAMILY INCOME.

TEXAS RECREATIONAL SPORTS AND YOUTH CAMPS THAT ENCOMPASS BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, CAMPFIRE Y CAMPS, FAITH BASED CAMPS AND INDEPENDENT CAMPS GUIDE THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUTH.

FOR MANY CHILDREN, THIS IS THEIR ONE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE OF THE HOME AND SCHOOL.

YOUTH CAMPS ALSO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGED STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

WHEN DALLAS IS ONE OF FEW ISDS THAT HAS AN UNUSUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR.

CAMPS AREN'T GEARED TOWARDS OUR STUDENTS FOR BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OR THAT WEEK AFTER NEW YEAR'S.

TEXAS MANDATES AT LEAST 135 MINUTES OF MODERATE OR VIGOROUS STRUCTURAL, PHYSICAL, STRUCTURAL, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PER WEEK IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO MEET THIS NEED WITHOUT RECESS.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MAY IS 84 DEGREES.

IN AUGUST, IT'S 96 DEGREES.

WHEN TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH WITH HUMIDITY REACH NEAR 100 DEGREES, OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS DON'T GET OUTSIDE.

WHY ADD MORE OF THESE DAYS TO OUR SCHOOL YEAR? FOR DALLAS ISD STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS, THIS EXTENDS THEIR SCHOOL YEAR WELL INTO JUNE BECAUSE MOST STUDENTS ACROSS MOST STATES DON'T END BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. ACCORDING TO [INAUDIBLE] RESEARCH, ONLY 14% OF US PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS RETURN TO SCHOOL THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST OR EARLIER.

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THERE'S ALSO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATIONS THAT BEGAN THE WEEK BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR IS SET TO BEGIN.

THOSE REPRESENTING OUR ISD AND THE TEACHERS SPONSORING THEM SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED WITH ONLY A FIVE WEEK SUMMER.

I ASK IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE ANSWER QUESTIONS AS TO WHY THE SCHOOL DATE HAS MOVED FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEEP CONSIDERATION OF THIS.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE LAST SPEAKER, MISS RENA HONEA.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT HINOJOSA.

IT SAYS ELIZALDE RIGHT HERE.

SORRY. I'M RENA HONEA, PRESIDENT OF ALLIANCE SAFETY AND A CONSTITUENT IN DISTRICT SEVEN.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON SERVING AS A TRUSTEE.

IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY MEMBERS ABOUT RESPECT, EQUITY AND DIGNITY IN THE DISTRICT.

WHILE I COMMEND MANY IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ADMINISTRATION, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES FEEL LIKE CHANGE IS NOT HAPPENING AT THEIR CAMPUS OR WORKSITE FAST ENOUGH. I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE'RE SEEING A POSITIVE CULTURE CHANGE IN MANY OF THOSE CURRENTLY IN UPPER ADMINISTRATION.

THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS SHOWN THAT HER ADMINISTRATION IS WILLING TO WORK WITH EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THE DISTRICT A BETTER PLACE FOR THE EMPLOYEES, THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS. WHERE WE'RE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE CAMPUS LEVEL LEVEL FOR OUR TEACHERS, THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR DISTRICT.

THE CULTURE AT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES IS STILL ONE OF FEAR, ANXIETY AND CONSTANT STRESS.

HERE ARE JUST A FEW WAYS THEY'RE BEING TREATED.

CLIMATE SURVEYS ARE NOT ACCURATE.

MANY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TELL THEIR EMPLOYEES A NEGATIVE SURVEY RESULT FOR THE CAMPUS WILL RESULT IN A NEGATIVE TEI SCORE. IN ESSENCE, IF YOU TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE WORKING AT YOUR CAMPUS, YOU'RE NOT GETTING A RAISE.

WE ALSO SEE PRINCIPALS RUN MOCK CLIMATE SURVEYS SO THEY CAN PREVIEW THE RESULTS.

TEACHERS ARE VOLUNTOLD THAT THEY NEED TO ATTEND ADDITIONAL EVENTS AFTER SCHOOL OR IT WON'T LOOK FAVORABLE ON THEIR TEI LEVEL FOUR DOMAIN. EDUCATORS ARE BEING TOLD BY ADMINISTRATORS THEY NEED TO GIVE UP THEIR PLANNING TIME FOR THEIR KIDS.

THEY'RE THEN GIVEN FORMS TO SIGN, GIVING UP THEIR PLANNING TIME AND AN ADMINISTRATOR MAY STAND OVER THEM TO MAKE SURE IT GETS FILLED OUT. WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER PAGE HERE.

SORRY. LESSON PLANS ARE OUT OF CONTROL.

SOME EDUCATORS ARE BEING TOLD THEY HAVE TO MODEL THEIR PLANS DURING PLANNING TIME AND SOME OF THE PLANS ARE AS LONG AS 20 PAGES.

DUTY FREE LUNCH IS OFTEN TAKEN AWAY OR SHORTENED FROM THE EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY DURING TESTING AND AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WHY ARE THESE ISSUES STILL SO PREVALENT? AS LONG AS THE CULTURE OF FEAR MIXED WITH MINIMAL TO NO REPERCUSSIONS FOR ADMINISTRATORS EXIST, THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

IF A TEACHER SPEAKS UP AND SENDS EVIDENCE, THEIR DUTY FREE LUNCH OR PLANNING TIME WAS TAKEN AWAY.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PRINCIPAL? THEY'RE TOLD, DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

NOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TEACHER? THEY'RE NOW A TARGET OF THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION.

SUDDENLY, THEIR TEI SCORES GO DOWN OR THEY NEVER IMPROVE.

THANK YOU, MS. HONEA, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.

I WANT TO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE SPEAKERS FOR COMING OUT HERE TONIGHT, AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT THE BOARD'S ROLE IN THE PUBLIC FORM OF THE MEETING IS TO LISTEN.

THE BOARD IS NOT PERMITTED TO RESPOND DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM MEETING.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM SEVEN OF THE AGENDA.

[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

TRUSTEES. THE FOLLOWING MINUTES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.

THE CALLED BOARD MEETING 12/01/22 EMPLOYEE HEARING.

12/01/22. THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:30 P.M.

ON 12/15/22.

THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:45 P.M.

ON 12/15/22.

THE CALLED BOARD MEETING ON 12/15/22 AND THE BOARD MEETING ON 12/15/22.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL.

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MOTION PASSES, EIGHT VOTING YES AND ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.

OKAY, THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.

WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM EIGHT OF THE AGENDA.

[8. STATUTORY ITEMS WHICH MAY APPROPRIATELY COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? ENTHUSIASTICALLY MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

MOTION BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL SECONDED BY TRUSTEE JOHNSON.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT VOTING YES.

ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.

OKAY, THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

YOU HAVE ADOPTED ITEM 8.01.

WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM NINE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

[9. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

TRUSTEES, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE.

SOME OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN RETURNED, BUT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE ONLY TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ARE ITEMS 9.04 AND 9.08 AND CONSENT ITEM 9.30 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.

DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE JOHNSON.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT VOTING YES.

ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.

OKAY, THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS AMENDED.

TRUSTEES, WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM TEN OF THE AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE.

[10. ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE]

IN SUPPORT OF [INAUDIBLE], NOT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOT TO EXCEED $20,000.

THIS WAS CONSENT ITEM 9.04, PULLED BY TRUSTEES JOYCE FOREMAN AND CAMILLE WHITE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. TRUSTEE FOREMAN.

THANK YOU. I'LL JUST START WITH JOHN.

I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT I'VE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AND I STILL HAVE THOSE SAME CONCERNS, EVEN WITH THE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTION.

SO LET ME TRY TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC ON INFORMATION THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

FROM AN EQUITY STANDPOINT, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO JUDGE THIS AS BEING EQUITABLE TOWARD ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND SO I'D LIKE AN EQUITY BREAKDOWN.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE NINE NINETIES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR THIS ORGANIZATION OR THIS NONPROFIT, AND WITH ALL OF THE TAX FORMS AND THE BREAKDOWN.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THE DISTRICT TO RESEARCH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS AND SEE WHAT THE

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IF THE DISTRICT IN FACT IS RUNNING THAT EDUCATION FOUNDATION OR IF IT'S AN INDEPENDENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE IN WRITING THE RATIONALE FOR KEEPING THIS EDUCATION FOUNDATION UNDER THE DISTRICT.

AFTER WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE REINSTITUTED IT, THAT AT SOME POINT IT WOULD BECOME INDEPENDENT.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE RATIONALE FOR THAT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE MARSHALL.

I'D JUST LIKE TO REITERATE MY GRATITUDE TO THE DALLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE INCREDIBLE ROI THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ON OUR INVESTMENT FOR THIS EFFORT.

THANKS. TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MOTION PASSES SIX VOTING YES TO ABSTAINING, ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 10.01.

10.02 OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN PUT BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND 10.03 AS WELL.

SO WE ARE NOW UP TO 10.4 OF THE AGENDA.

CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE, NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH RECOMMENDED POOL OF VENDORS FOR THE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS NOT TO EXCEED $2.5 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS, GENERAL OPERATING AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

CONSENT ITEM. THIS WAS CONSENT ITEM 9.08 AND IT WAS PULLED DUE TO REVISIONS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'D JUST LIKE TO QUICKLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP, ROBERT.

I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT ON LAST NIGHT REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, AND I REITERATE THAT THIS INITIATIVE WAS STARTED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD MORE AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, AND THAT I DO STILL HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE CHOSEN FOR THE PROGRAM.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME OUTREACH TO OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE ASHAMED OR AFRAID TO SAY THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THAT WE DO OUTREACH.

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT LEAR, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET SOME AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT VOTING YES.

ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.

OKAY, THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 10.04.

ITEM 10.05 WAS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM 11.01 WAS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND WE ARE AT ADJOURNMENT.

[11. ITEM PULLED FROM THE AGENDA]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.