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WE HAVE A QUORUM IN THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY POSTED.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
[2. MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.>> ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE EITHER PHYSICALLY PRESENT HERE TONIGHT OR PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEO CONFERENCE.
A QUORUM IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THIS LOCATION.
AT THIS LOCATION, TRUSTEE EDWIN FLORES, DUSTIN MARSHALL, CAMILE WHITE, MAXIE JOHNSON, JOYCE FOREMAN, JOE CARREON.
ALSO PRESENT ONLINE, TRUSTEE, BOARD PRESIDENT JUSTIN HENRY AND TRUSTEE BEN MACKEY.
OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR. STEPHANIE ELIZALDE, JOINS US AND I'M DAN MICCICHE, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND I'LL SHARE THIS MEETING.
THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN SPANISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH DALLAS ISD IN ESPANOL ON FACEBOOK, AND THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.
>> 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 THE 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 LAW OF DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
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 ADDRESSING THIS 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.
TRUSTEES, WE'RE ON ITEM 2.2 OF THE AGENDA AND WE'VE RECOGNIZED SEVERAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS ALREADY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT FORMER TRUSTEE LEW BLACKBURN, FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT LEW BLACKBURN IS HERE.
LEW, WHERE ARE YOU? WELCOME BACK.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE NOW ON TO ITEM 3 OF THE AGENDA PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS.
[3. PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS]
MS. PROCTOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS?>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE, TRUSTEE FOREMAN, KYLE GIVENS, KEISHA, AND BRIAN GIVENS.
THE BOARD IS ON IT TO RECOGNIZE KYLE GIVENS, CLASS OF 2023, VALEDICTORIAN AT DAVID W CARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE]. KYLE IS DEDICATED FOR YEARS OF HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO EARN THIS DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
IN ADDITION TO BEING THE VALEDICTORIAN, HE GRADUATED WITH THE ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE WITH THE 3.9 GPA.
KYLE WHILE LEAVING THE CARTER COWBOY'S BASKETBALL TEAM [APPLAUSE] TO A 31 IN FOUR SEASON.
AS THE STARTING POINT GUARD, HE'S A TWO-TIME ALL REGIONS SELECTION.
AS A RESULT OF HIS ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HE WILL ATTEND MOREHOUSE COLLEGE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]
I'M NOT SURE YOU NEED ONE, THOUGH. [LAUGHTER]
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WHAT I WANT TO DO IS JUST TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO REALLY RECOGNIZE KYLE GIVENS.HE PROBABLY WONDER WHO WAS THIS CRAZY LADY SITTING ON THE SIDELINE, I WILL PASS THE BALL KYLE, BLOCK KYLE, SHOOT KYLE, OVER AND OVER.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE WAS ON SUCH A TREMENDOUS ACADEMIC TRACK.
KYLE IS THE EPITOME OF WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO WHEN YOU GIVE THEM THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.
SPECIFICALLY, YOUNG BLACK MALES.
THIS IS NOT MY FIRST TIME RECOGNIZING AN ATHLETE.
SO KYLE, THIS IS A RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT FROM YOUR TRUSTEE, AND ALONG WITH THAT IS A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF MY MONEY. [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE NEXT SEVEN RECOGNITIONS.
[LAUGHTER] PRINCIPAL SURA PEREZ, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE 224X WITH NECCA WILBOTS FOR RECEIVING THE ENERGY AWARD AT THE VEX WORLD'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] THE ENERGY AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING, ENTHUSIASM, AND TEAMWORK.
TEAM INTERVIEWS DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STUDENT-CENTERED ETHOS.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
NOAH ALVAREZ, DAVID CRUISE, DIEGO DURAN, NICHOLAS CARMONA, KATELYN SANDERS, VICTORIA WILLIAMS, COACH JEREMY WILLIAMS, AND COACH AURELIA LORADO. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, 224X WINNETKA WILDBOTS.
PRINCIPAL PEREZ, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE 224G WINNETKA GIRL POWERED FOR RECEIVING THE ENERGY AWARD AT THE VEX WORLDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE ENERGY AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ENTHUSIASM [NOISE] AND TEAMWORK.
TEAM INTERVIEWS DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STUDENT-CENTERED ETHOS.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
ZOE JONES, ALEXANDRA ALVERA, ITSAYANA CRUZ, LIA LAVAT, MIA LAVAT.
COACH CASSANDRA BUENAVIDEZ, AND COACH RUBY ROZALIZ.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> BEFORE YOU GO, WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH BOTH WINNETKA TEAMS.
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THE OTHER WINNETKA TEAM GET UP HERE.>> [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, WINNETKA.
TRUSTEE MICCICHE AND PRINCIPAL LUCERO ANDALOZALO, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE 1251G CASA VIEW LADYBOTS FOR RECEIVING THE BUILD AWARD AND THE GIRL POWERED AWARD AT THE VEX WORLDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE BUILD AWARD RECOGNIZES A WELL-CONSTRUCTED ROBOT THAT IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF ATTENTION IN ORDER TO HOLD UP THE RIGORS OF COMPETITION.
THE GIRL POWERED AWARD RECIPIENT SHOWS THE ROBOTICS COMMUNITY AT LARGE, JUST WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GIRL POWERED ROBOTICS TEAM.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, EMMA ODONA, MADISON ALONZO, ALIYA PORTELIO, WENDY ROSALIZ, AND COACH PATRICIA CORTEZ.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, 1251G CASA VIEW LADYBOTS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME, OR THE SECOND OR THE THIRD TIME THAT CASA VIEW HAS BEEN UP HERE WINNING A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ROBOTICS.
MS. CORTEZ IS A GRADUATE OF CASA VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HAS BEEN LEADING THIS TEAM ALL THESE YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> TRUSTEE, MICCICHE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
PRINCIPAL HECTOR MARTINEZ, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE ALEX SANGER, 20616B ROBOLUTION B FOR RECEIVING THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD AT THE VEX WORLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RECOGNIZES A HIGH DEGREE OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, RESPECT, AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, BOTH ON AND OFF THE COMPETITION FIELD.
TEAM INTERVIEWS DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STUDENT-CENTERED ETHOS.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, AUSTIN JOHNSON, EXTER COSEDA, CAMILA MARY'S, JOSIAH VILLALPANDO, JULIAN JAMES, JILLIANA ALVAREZ AVILEZ, COACH PETER MORRISSEY AND COACH HECTOR RIVERA.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS TEAM HAS ALSO BEEN UP HERE 3,4, HOW MANY TIMES, PETER? NUMEROUS TIMES,
>> FIVE TIMES, YEAH. WINNETKA AND CASA VIEW AS WELL.
IT'S A REGULAR JUNE THING FOR THESE ROBOTICS TEAMS FROM THESE SCHOOLS TO BE HERE, IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WINNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, ALEX SANGER 20616B ROBOLUTION B.
TRUSTEE WHITE AND PRINCIPAL DR. REYMUNDO CERVANTES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE 3028X SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE OWLBOTS, FOR RECEIVING THE ENERGY AWARD AT THE VEX WORDS MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THE ENERGY AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ENTHUSIASM AND TEAMWORK.
TEAM INTERVIEW DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STUDENT-CENTERED ETHOS.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALL SHAYLA CABRERA, LIZBETH RIVERA, GABRIELE AGUILAR AND COACH OMAR CORTEZ.
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CONGRATULATIONS, 3028X SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE OWLBOTS.TRUSTEE CARREON AND PRINCIPAL TAMEKA WHITNEY, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE 3531X LADY DESK, THE ASTRONAUTS OF DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY, FOR RECEIVING THE JUDGES AWARD AT THE AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE JUDGES AWARD RECOGNIZES ATTRIBUTES THAT MAY NOT FIT IN OTHER AWARD CATEGORIES.
THE JUDGES FELT WERE DESERVING OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
TEAM INTERVIEWS DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM IN A STUDENT-CENTERED ETHOS.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, SARAH FERAFINO, ELIZABETH ORTEZ, VALERIE VINEGAS, AND COACH ERNEST BARLOW.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, 3531X LADY DESA ASTRONAUTS OF DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY.
TRUSTEE CARREON AND PRINCIPAL WHITNEY, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
[NOISE] THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE 3531E DESA ASTRONAUTS OF DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY FOR RECEIVING THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AWARD AT THE AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AWARD RECOGNIZES AN ORGANIZED, SYSTEMATIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO PLANNING AND STRATEGIZING, PROJECT AND TIME MANAGEMENT, AND TEAM ORGANIZATION.
THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AWARD RECOGNIZES A TEAM'S ABILITY TO DOCUMENT AND EXPLAIN THEIR PROCESS VIA A COMPETITION LOG BOOK IN TEAM INTERVIEW.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BENITO ACOSTA, BRIAN TREYHALL AND COACH ERNEST BARLOW.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, 3531E DESA ASTRONAUTS OF DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS.
>> GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.
TRUSTEES, WE'RE NOW ON TO ITEM 3.09, ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE BOARD.
A GENERAL ELECTION WAS HELD ON MAY 6, 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE DALLAS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN DISTRICTS 2, 6, AND 8.
ON MAY 17TH, 2023, WE HELD THIS CALLED MEETING TO CANVAS THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.
IN DISTRICT 6, JOYCE FOREMAN RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES.
IN DISTRICT 8, JOE CARREON WAS UNOPPOSED IN THIS ELECTION.
IN DISTRICT 2, NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, THEREFORE, A JOINT RUNOFF ELECTION WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023.
AS A RESULT OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION, SARAH WEINBERG RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST.
[NOISE] [LAUGHTER] IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN PRESENTATION FOR JOYCE FOREMAN AND SARAH WEINBERG.
TRUSTEE CARREON PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING.
TONIGHT, I WILL ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO JOYCE FOREMAN AND SARAH WEINBERG, STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER, AND THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY A QUALIFIED PERSON CHOSEN BY EACH CANDIDATE.
JOYCE FOREMAN AND SARAH WEINBERG, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE FRONT OF THE DESK FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
>> TRUSTEE FOREMAN AND I WORE A TIE FOR YOU TONIGHT.
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>>THIS EVENING, I'M PROUD TO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO JOYCE FOREMAN, DISTRICT 6 AND SARAH WEINBERG DISTRICT 2.
THIS CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION IS TO CERTIFY THAT ON JANUARY 26, 2023, THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CALLED FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 6TH, 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN DISTRICTS 2, 6 AND 8.
WHEREAS CANDIDATE JOYCE FOREMAN, DISTRICT 6, RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR THE MAY 6, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION, AND SARAH WEINBERG DISTRICT 2 RECEIVE THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR THE JUNE 10, 2023 RUNOFF ELECTION.
WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE CERTIFICATES, JOYCE FOREMAN AND SARAH WEINBERG ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLEASE GIVE EVERYONE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AT THE TIME OF COMPLETION OF THE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION, SARAH WEINBERG WILL BE SEATED AND TRUSTEE FOREMAN WILL REMAIN DOWN FRONT.
DALLAS COMMISSIONER JOHN WILEY PRICE WILL ISSUE THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER TO TRUSTEE FOREMAN, FOLLOWED BY THE OATH OF OFFICE ISSUED BY THE HONORABLE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR DALLAS COUNTY, THOMAS G. JONES.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AUDIENCE ASSEMBLED.
FOREMAN I'D ASK YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE.
>> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE.
>> MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION.
>> MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION.
>> MADAME SUPERINTENDENT, TO THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE, NOT LIMITED JUST TO THE OATH.
>> I'D ASK YOU RAISE YOUR HAND TO REPEAT AFTER ME.
>>DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE SERVED.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE SERVED.
>> FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> AND WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> THANK YOU. SO THE ORDINANCE, ONE THING THAT I AM EXERTED MY POSITION,
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I GOT PERMISSION FROM THE BOARD AND SAID, NUMBER ONE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COME BEHIND COMMISSIONER PRICE.I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY PUT ME IN THIS POSITION.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, MS. FOREMAN AND THE THE BOARD IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DO THIS UNTIL MS. BOWMAN HAD TO AGREE THAT I HAD TO MAKE HER AN HONORARY TROJAN.
>> MS. FOREMAN, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR YOUR SUPPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE GOOD NEWS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS, OF ST. LUKE COMMUNITY, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, IF YOU ALL PLEASE STAND.
WE HAD MEMBERS OF MS. FOREMAN FAMILY TO BE PRESENT TONIGHT.
WOULD THE MEMBER OF MS. FOREMAN'S FAMILY PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE] I THINK THEY DO A VERY FEW TAGGERS WERE ABLE TO GET BY THE TROJANS AND THEY WOULD PLEASE STAND.
MAY I SEE THEM. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
BRIEFLY, WHAT I HAD HOPED BEEN GRANTED THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS TO TALK ABOUT HISTORY IN THE MAKING.
THIS DISTRICT WAS ESTABLISHED 1884 AND SOME 80 YEARS LATER, DR. EMMETT CONRAD WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN THAT WAS ELECTED TO THIS BOARD.
SOME 96 YEARS LATER, MS. KATHLYN GILLIAM WAS ELECTED TO THIS BOARD.
FOLLOWING THAT, IN 1980, MS. KATHLYN GILLIAM WAS ELECTED AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
THAT'S HISTORY. HISTORY WAS MADE AGAIN IN 2022 WHEN TRUSTEE CAMILE WHITE WAS SWORN IN AND THEN WE HAD FOUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN SEATED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE SAME TIME.
[APPLAUSE] THAT DOESN'T MEAN VERY MUCH IF WE DON'T BRING IT TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
BUT ALSO IN 2022, THIS SCHOOL BOARD HAD THE CARRIED AND TOOK A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WHEN THEY ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT TO LEAD THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, OUT OF THE MORE THAN 13,800 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, DISP IS RANKED NUMBER 17.
[APPLAUSE] THIS SCHOOL BOARD CAN MAKE HERE ONCE AGAIN, BY SELECTING A TRUSTWORTHY TRUSTEE, SOMEONE THAT IS COMMITTED AND DEDICATED TO WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THIS BULLET FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OF OUR CHILDREN.
IT WOULD BE HISTORY TO HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TO HAVE ANOTHER FEMALE WORKING WITH HER, ARM IN ARM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I CAN'T ENDORSE ANYONE AND I'D BE VERY CAREFUL IN HOW I PUT THIS TOGETHER.
BUT I THINK ROBIN, MAX, AND JOHNSON WILL UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY THAT, I BELIEVE THAT THE WRITER OF S 4414 HAD TRUSTEE FOREMAN IN MIND WHEN HE SAID, YOU CAME TO THIS BULLWHIP WITH SUCH A TIME AS THIS.
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AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK SARAH WEINBERG TO PLEASE COME FORWARD FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER AND OATH OF OFFICE.TRUSTEE MARSHALL, IF YOU WOULD ALSO JOIN HER TO ADMINISTER THE OATH.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY.
>> PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY.
>> CONTRIBUTED, OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE.
>> CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE.
>> ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE.
>> ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE.
>> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE.
>> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE.
>> FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING.
>> FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING.
>> OH, YEAH. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[LAUGHTER] TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT.
>> I THINK IT'S MAINLY THE SECOND PART YOU GOT TO RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> PLEASE KEEP YOUR RIGHT HAND UP. I, STATE YOUR NAME.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
>> FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> AND PEACE OUT. HAVE A SEAT.
>> PLEASE COME UP HERE ON THE DAIS.
LET ME THANK JUDGE JONES, COMMISSIONER PRICE, AND TRUSTEE MARSHALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS CEREMONY.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TRUSTEE FOREMAN AND TRUSTEE WEINBERG.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE HELP ME FORMALLY CONGRATULATE TRUSTEE FOREMAN FOR CONTINUING HER TERM IN OFFICE AS A MEMBER OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO CONGRATULATE NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEE SARAH WEINBERG FOR HER FIRST TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE DALLAS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
[APPLAUSE] TRUSTEE FOREMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS POINT?
>> OF COURSE. [LAUGHTER] I'LL JUST START OUT BY FIRST THANKING COMMISSIONER PRICE AND JUDGE THOMAS JONES FOR HONORING ME BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CEREMONIES TONIGHT.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE, I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYONE, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS IS IT THAT FORMER TRUSTEE LEW BLACKBURN AND BERNADETTE NUTALL ARE THERE WHO HELPED TO GUIDE ME WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD AND WE BECAME FRIENDS AND WORKED TOGETHER.
I THINK HE MIGHT BE STILL HERE, FORMER PRINCIPAL OF CARTER HIGH SCHOOL, FRED DAVIS.
MR. DAVIS, CAN YOU STAND UP? [APPLAUSE] MR. DAVIS AND I FORMED A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
FORMER TRUSTEE ADAM MEDRANO, ARE YOU STILL HERE TRUSTEE MEDRANO.
[APPLAUSE] THE MEDRANO FAMILY IS A LEGACY IN THIS TOWN FOR WORKING WITH EVERYONE.
I HAVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE THERE AND YOU'VE ALREADY MET MY FAMILY.
AND THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICT 6 PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE REGULARLY HERE LIKE IKESTEIN AND NUTALL.
BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY TO THE COMMUNITY IS MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO
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EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR ME OR SUPPORTED MY CAMPAIGN DURING THE LAST ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE FOR DALLAS ISD.I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY HEART IS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND GRATEFULNESS.
YOUR VOTE HELPED ME SECURE THE POSITION BY A MARGIN OF 3-TO-1 OVER MY OPPONENT, AND ALLOWS ME TO CONTINUE AS YOUR TRUSTEE IN DISTRICT 6.
I TRULY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND MY VISION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION WITHIN DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE NATION.
WITH YOUR VOTE, YOU HAVE SHOWN THAT YOU WANT TO HELP ME WORK TOWARD MY GOALS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THAT THESE GOALS ARE AS VALUABLE TO YOU AS THEY ARE TO ME.
I INTEND TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT WOULD INCLUDE EQUITY, GRADUATION RATES, QUALITY FACILITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, BUDGETING, DISCIPLINE, QUALITY INSTRUCTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SECURITY, VIRTUAL ALIGNMENT, AND ANY OTHER INITIATIVE THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT THAT ARE DOING WELL OR NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
I HOPE THAT MY ACTIONS WILL SHOW YOU THAT YOU HAVE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION THIS ELECTION AND THE PREVIOUS ELECTIONS WHERE YOU HAVE VOTED FOR ME TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
WITH YOUR CONTINUED CONFIDENCE IN ME, I AM SURE THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE ADDITIONAL SUCCESS IN OUR TRUSTEE DISTRICT AND THROUGHOUT DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I AM SURE THAT WE ARE POSITIONED TO BECOME ONE OF THE PREMIER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.
OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS WITH TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND SCHOOL FACULTY IS BEING POSITIONED TO MAKE GAINS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
WE ARE LASER-FOCUSED ON STUDENTS AND THEIR ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN DALLAS ISD.
PLEASE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY VOICE IS IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE MANY VOICES AND THEY ALL MUST BE HEARD.
I WILL WAIT, WORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE HEARD IN THE APPROPRIATE WAY.
TO THE TEACHERS AND STAFF, PLEASE NOTE THAT MY COMMITMENT TO YOU HAS NOT CHANGED.
I WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR FAIRNESS AT EVERY LEVEL FOR YOU.
WE'VE BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER FOR YEARS AND IT IS MY PLAN TO WORK WITH YOU UNTIL WE COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT.
TO THE SCHOOL STAFF, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS WITHIN DISTRICT 6, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MADE ME PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOGETHER.
WE HAVE STOOD OUT POSITIVE MANNER IN MANY WAYS AND THAT IS MY PLAN TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE FOR OUR CONTINUED TO SUCCESS.
WE HAVE DEFIED THE ODDS IN SOME INSTANCES.
AMAZINGLY, OUR STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS WERE POSITIVE.
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE CREATING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PRODUCING STUDENTS THAT ARE ALSO OUTSTANDING ACADEMICALLY.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST MAGNET SCHOOL AND K-8 SCHOOL, FIRST ART SCHOOL, TWO STEM SCHOOLS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, STEAM SCHOOL, AND MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LIKE OUR LAW ACADEMY, A COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, AND TWO P-TECH SCHOOLS WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING WITH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATES DEGREE.
WE ALSO HAVE A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL, ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS FOR OUR SCHOOLS.
SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT LEAR, I AM COMMITTED TO WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PARTICULARLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH URBAN SCHOOL EDUCATION.
AS A TEAM OF TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS, WE CAN MOVE OUR STUDENTS TO BECOMING PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
WE KNOW THROUGH EXAMINING DATA WHAT MANY OF OUR NEEDS ARE, AND WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE WE MOVE FORWARD.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES AHEAD, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THROUGH COLLABORATION, HARD WORK, AND DETERMINATION, WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ALL STUDENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT IS SECOND TO NONE.
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>> WELL, THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DUSTIN FOR SWEARING ME IN TOWARD SERVICES TEAM FOR MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN.
IT'S A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO FOLLOW IN DUSTIN'S FOOTSTEPS AND TO SERVE DISTRICT 2 AND DALLAS ISD AS A WHOLE ALONG WITH MY EIGHT ESTEEMED NEW COLLEAGUES, IT'S NEW TO ME.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND WORKING TOGETHER.
I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DR. ELIZALDE AND HER AMAZING TEAM, TALENTED AND HARDWORKING, AND ALL THE INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND STAFF IN THE DISTRICT.
IN THE SERVICE OF OVER 140,000 KIDS, WORKING TOWARD PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONS, IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND BRIGHTENING THEIR FUTURES.
THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT 2 ELECTORATE FOR PUTTING YOUR TRUST IN ME, TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TO KEEP KIDS IN THEIR OPPORTUNITY FOR A THRIVING FUTURE AT THE TOP OF MY MIND AND OUR MINDS AND OUR EFFORTS.
>> TRUSTEES AND DR. ELLIS ALL DAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEE WHITE?
>> YES. I GUESS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RE-WELCOME SOME, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
DEFINITELY WELCOME MS. WEINBERG TO THE BOARD.
I'M QUITE SURE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BUSY PHENOMENON FIRST YEAR.
I'M QUITE SURE EVERYONE HERE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE FULL SUPPORT AND NURTURE YOU ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU.
>> SURE. I'LL TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY, I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IT WITH THE TRUSTEES, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT TRUSTEE FOREMAN HAS CHOSEN AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S A TWO-PART.
YOU'RE NOT JUST ELECTED, YOU ALSO RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY, PUT ME IN AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF THE PAY.
I THINK WE'RE VOTING ON A RACE TO JOE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T RECOGNIZE THEY ARE ZERO.
THANK YOU FOR RETURNING TO OUR NEW MEMBER.
I FEEL LIKE NOW I'M NOT THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM ANYMORE.
WELCOME, AND I KNOW WE ALL LOOK FORWARD.
OUR TEAM IS EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AND TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THIS BOARD AND TO LEARN FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, INCLUDING OUR NEWEST MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ALSO RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING PUT ME IN COACH AND THERE ARE NO BACKSIES.
>> WELL, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE KUDOS ALSO WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE CARREON FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE, EVEN THOUGH WE DID SWEAR YOU IN THE LAST MONTH.
>> NO ONE SAID NICE THING ABOUT ME.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT IN THERE.
>> CHAIRMAN MICCICHE. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR BOTH OF YOU, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND FOR STEPPING UP NOW MORE THAN EVER.
OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE NEEDS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES AND ON CHILDREN.
I'M JUST EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP THIS SCHOOL BOARD IN THAT WORK.
TRUSTEE FOREMAN, I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP, AND TRUSTEE WEINBERG, I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOUR NEW ENERGY AND FRESH PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
LIKE DR. ELLIS ALL DAY SAY THE PAY IS REALLY GREAT.
>> BECAUSE WHAT WE DO IMPACTS KIDS ACROSS DALLAS ISD AND CROSS THIS CITY.
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE IN THIS BUSINESS FOR KIDS.
AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP KIDS FIRST, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO WORK OUT, I BELIEVE, TO TRUSTEE SARAH.
I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT YOU, BUT THAT'S THE GUY THAT I REALLY ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE AND LOVE IS LESS TODD WILLIAMS, AND HIS REMARKS TO YOU CONCERNED THAT HE WAS VERY BRIGHT AND REMARKABLE.
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I'M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AS YOUR COLLEAGUE AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TOGETHER TO HELP KIDS IN DALLAS ISD, I'M ON BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.>> I'M SORRY. I JUST LOOKED AT A LIST OF ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WAS HANDED TO ME.
BUT WE FAIL TO CALL FORMER JUDGE ETTA MULLINS NAME, DR. VICKIE NEAL, DR. SHIRLEY HIGGS FROM DALLAS COLLEGE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, CAROLYN KING ARNOLD.
I FEEL REALLY BAD THAT I FAILED TO CALL THEIR NAMES, BUT I'M CALLING THEM NOW.
WHO ELSE DID I MISS? I CALLED ADAM EARLIER I TALKED ABOUT THE MEDRANO FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
>> LET ME ALSO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO ALL THREE OF YOU, TRUSTEE CARREON, TRUSTEE FOREMAN, AND TRUSTEE WEINBERG, I KNOW YOU HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF KIDS AT HEART, AND I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU STEPPED UP AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
>> TRUSTEES, WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM 3.11 OF THE AGENDA.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS, PRESIDENT, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT, SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
TRUSTEES AT THIS POINT, AND THIS IS THE ONLY POINT THAT WE DO THIS.
WE TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS UNTIL THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED.
IF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED AND IS NOT PRESENT, AND THEN SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS ALL DAY WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS UNTIL AN OFFICER IS PRESENT IN THE BUILDING AND ELECTED.
NOW SUPERINTENDENT I TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO YOU.
>> THIS FEELS VERY POWERFUL JUST IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING.
TRUSTEES, THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE YOU ELECT YOUR OFFICERS.
IT IS THE ONLY TIME I WANT TO REPEAT.
IT IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDES OVER YOUR MEETING.
I WILL DO SO UP UNTIL A NEW BOARD PRESIDENT OR A CHAIR IS ELECTED.
AS WE BEGIN THE VOTE, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A MAJORITY VOTE ENDS THE VOTING PROCESS FOR THAT PARTICULAR POSITION.
EACH NOMINATION WILL BE VOTED ON AS A SEPARATE ITEM, MEANING EACH TRUSTEE CAN VOTE ONCE FOR EACH NOMINEE UNTIL A SINGLE CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES, THUS ENDING THE VOTING FOR THAT POSITION.
IF NO MAJORITY IS OBTAINED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO THE NEXT NAME.
IF NO NOMINEE RECEIVES A MAJORITY VOTE, NOMINATIONS FOR THE SAME POSITION WILL OPEN AGAIN WITH THE SAME NAMES AND OR POSSIBLE ADDITIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WILL RAISE THEIR HANDS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED WILL RAISE THEIR HANDS, AND THOSE WISHING TO ABSTAIN MAY DO SO.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROCESS? NOT THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD.
YOU'RE SCARING ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. THERE MIGHT HAVE AN ANSWER.
>> IS THIS JUST TRUSTEES THAT ARE PRESENT OR ONLINE THAT ALSO VOTE?
>> EVERYONE PARTICIPATES IN THE PROCESS OF THE SELECTION, WHETHER PRESENT PHYSICALLY OR ONLINE.
>> HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
AT THIS POINT, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
>> DO I HAVE A NOMINATION? FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MICCICHE.
>> YES. I NOMINATE JUSTIN HENRY FOR BOARD PRESIDENT.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT?
>> JOYCE FOREMAN IS NOMINATED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT?
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ANY OTHERS? IF NOT, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT.TRUSTEES, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE ON THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF JUSTIN HENRY FOR PRESIDENT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, AND PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS UP LONG ENOUGH FOR AN ACCURATE COUNT BY OUR TEAM.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
CAN YOU READ THE ACCURATE COUNT AT THIS POINT.
>> TRUSTEE JUSTIN HENRY HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS BOARD PRESIDENT.
>> MADAM CHAIR, WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT, I THINK YOU MEANT TO SAY ELECTED.
>> YES. JUSTIN HENRY HAS BEEN ELECTED BOARD PRESIDENT SEVEN TO TWO.
>> AT THIS TIME, OUR PRESIDENT FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THIS NEXT PERIOD OF TIME IS JUSTIN HENRY.
AS PRESIDENT HENRY IS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
I WILL CONTINUE TO CHAIR THE SECTION REGARDING ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.
>> FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRST VICE PRESIDENT TRUSTEE JOHNSON?
>> I NOMINATE TRUSTEE DAN MICCICHE FOR FIRST VICE.
>> TRUSTEE DAN MICCICHE IS NOMINATED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRST VICE PRESIDENT? HEARING NONE THEN I BELIEVE BY ACCLAMATION, TRUSTEE DAN MICCICHE IS NOW FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND THEREFORE WILL NOW CONTINUE TO CHAIR THE MEETING.
AND I GET TO GIVE THE GAVEL BACK.
TRUSTEE'S NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
>> FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MICCICHE, NOMINATED MAXIE JOHNSON FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
>> MAXIE JOHNSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR [OVERLAPPING] VICE PRESIDENT.
>> WE ACTUALLY DON'T NEED A SECOND FOR THIS, BUT THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT? HEARING NONE.
CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE JOHNSON, YOU HAD BEEN ELECTED AS SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR BOARD SECRETARY.
>> VICE PRESIDENT MICCICHE, I NOMINATE SARAH WEINBERG TO BE BOARD SECRETARY.
>> SARAH WEINBERG, HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO BE BOARD SECRETARY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD SECRETARY? CONGRATULATIONS, [LAUGHTER] SARAH.
YOU ARE NOW A BOARD SECRETARY.
[4. REPORTS]
NOW PROCEED TO [NOISE] ITEM 4 OF THE AGENDA REPORTS.TRUSTEES, WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MICCICHE.
AS WE BEGIN OUR REPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ON AND DO WHAT WE'RE ALL ASPIRE TO DO ONE DAY AND THAT'S RETIRE.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MY FRIEND, MY COLLEAGUE, WHO GUIDED AND MENTORED ME MANY TIMES.
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DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DWAYNE THOMPSON.[APPLAUSE] MR. THOMPSON HAS PROVIDED US A VERY STEADY, DILIGENT, AND I MIGHT ADD FIRM FINANCIAL HAND MANY TIMES SO THAT WE COULD FULFILL THIS BOARD'S DIRECTIVE OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE ALWAYS BEING FISCALLY SOUND WHILE WE ALSO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEAM MEMBERS.
I KNOW THAT I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE WE HAVE ALL LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU AND WITH YOU.
WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN RETIREMENT AND WE'RE A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS.
THANK YOU DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH, BUT WE WILL BOTHER YOU ON OCCASION BECAUSE WE DO HAVE YOUR NUMBER.
THANK YOU AGAIN, DWAYNE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
[APPLAUSE] SURE, I THINK SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS REGARDING DWAYNE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. [NOISE] ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO HAVE PASS THIS DEACON BECAUSE THEY MAKE SURE THE MONEY IS RIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] RATHER THAN WE CALL HIM BROTHER DWAYNE IN DISTRICT 5.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT WAS NEEDED IN DISTRICT 5 WHEN I FIRST GOT ON BOARD.
YOU HAVE BEEN THERE INTERRUPTING YOUR DAY, SOME FUSSING, [LAUGHTER] AND THEN OTHERS ARE JOKING, BUT YOU STAYED CONSISTENT AND YOU KEPT KIDS FIRST IN DALLAS ISD.
THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO OFF AND DRIFT OFF INTO THE SUNSET.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WHERE THE OTHER HALF OF YOU IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT LATELY, AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR DALLAS ISD, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR ENDEAVORS.
>> WELL DWAYNE, I WANTED TO ADD MY THANKS TO YOU.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU AND YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB FOR THE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.
>> YES. I GUESS I MISSED THE NEWS AND I WAS GREETING SOME FOLKS OUTSIDE, BUT APPARENTLY I DON'T KNOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND ALWAYS BEING SO RESPONSIVE.
LIKEWISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOU MY FIRST YEAR.
IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTIONS YOU WERE THERE FOR ME, AND I DEFINITELY HOPE THAT YOU SLEEP IN, GET A LOT OF REST.
DO WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT YOUR CHECKLIST THAT YOU HAVE DEVELOPED DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS AND THAT YOU LIVE A LONG TIME AFTER LEAVING US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND JUST BEING THERE FOR ME, THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEE FLORES? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PICKING UP THE BATON AFTER LARRY THROM LEFT US AGAIN.
AND DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB, YOU'LL LEARNED SO MUCH FROM ME ALL THOSE YEARS THAT [LAUGHTER] ALL THAT TRAINING AND TEACHING AND NOW YOU'RE LEAVING US.
THAT IS THE ONE PART OF THE OPERATION HERE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT I CAN SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT AND HAVING LIVED THROUGH NOT SLEEPING WELL AT NIGHT BACK IN 2008.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
WHETHER IT'S FISHING OR DOING SOMETHING ELSE WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.
YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO THE REPORT ITSELF, I WANTED TO UPDATE ALL OF YOU.
WE'VE HAD SOME BRIEF CONVERSATIONS, WE'LL ALSO BE PLACING A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITES AS WE CONTINUE TO REFINE AN AREA THAT WE KNOW IS CONTINUING TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS BOARD, OF MYSELF, OF OUR TEAM, AND I KNOW OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE, BE IT PARENTS, GUARDIANS, OR TEAM MEMBERS.
SAFETY IS NOW GOING TO BE BROUGHT TOGETHER UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.
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PART OF THE DISCOVERY IS THAT WHEN WE WORK IN SILOS, WE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SILOS.THESE AREN'T NEW POSITIONS, THESE ARE SIMPLY A REORGANIZATION, AND RE-PURPOSING, AND BEING VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE ARE ALIGNING THE WORK REGARDING SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCES AND MONITORING.
THIS BOARD HAS APPROVED MORE THAN $100 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENT IN SAFETY, AND SECURITY, AND RESOURCES, AND MONITORING.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING UPDATES AS WE MAKE PROGRESS IN THESE AREAS.
WE'LL HAVE THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ITSELF, WHICH AS YOU'LL SEE, CONTAINS THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD THINK WOULD FALL IN THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY, AND INCLUDES THOSE THINGS LIKE KEY CARD ACCESS.
THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS WE'VE REFLECTED AND COMMUNICATED WITH OUR CAMPUS, SPECIFICALLY FACILITY PERSONNEL.
WE HAVE AREAS WHERE OUR TEAM MEMBERS PARK IN ONE AREA OF OUR FACILITY, BUT THE KEY CARD ACCESS IS LOCATED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FACILITY.
OUR FOLKS THEN HAVE TO WALK LONG DISTANCES TO UTILIZE KEY CARD ACCESS.
TALKING WITH OUR FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY AT THESE SITES AND USING THEM TO GUIDE WHERE WE PLACED THEM IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ITSELF.
THERE IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHICH RUNS ALL OUR SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER, THEY HELP CONDUCT INTRUDER AUDITS AMONG OTHER FUNCTIONS.
THEN THE NEXT AREA WILL BE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
STUDENTS ARE A PART OF OUR PROCESSES IN BOTH HOW WE COMMUNICATE CONCERNS ALONG WITH ENSURING THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE.
THEN MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES SERVICES, THESE ARE ALSO AREAS IN WHICH WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT HELPS US MAINTAIN THESE SAFE FACILITIES.
THIS WILL ALLOW EACH OF THESE FOUR AREAS TO COME UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.
THE BEST ANALOGY I CAN GIVE IS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT A SWIMMING POOL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT A COMPETITIVE SWIMMING POOL, THERE MAY BE INDIVIDUAL LANES THAT ARE DIVIDED BY LINES, BUT IN FACT, THAT ENTIRE POOL IT'S THE SAME WATER.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE WAY IN WHICH WE'RE NOW LOOKING.
WHILE THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE, WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE SOME ADDITIONAL ALIGNMENT WORK, THESE FOUR DEPARTMENTS WILL OFFICIALLY NOW MOVE INTO THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT UNDER CHIEF BATES ALONG WITH ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT VINCENT REYES, WHO WILL SPECIFICALLY SPEARHEAD THIS WORK.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE STANDARDS OF SERVICE WITHIN SAFETY FOR ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, BUT A PARTICULAR ATTENTION ON CAMPUSES.
ON OUR NEXT SLIDE, THIS JUST SHOWS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TIMELINE OF THE WORK, AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE BRINGING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOW LET'S GET TO SOME FUN STUFF, WE'VE ALREADY HAD A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS OF ACHIEVEMENTS THIS EVENING, BUT THERE ARE A FEW ACCOLADES THAT I'VE KEPT FOR THIS SPECIFIC REPORT.
FIRST UP, I WANT TO WISH TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH.
WE'RE NOT MEETING IN JULY, SO WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE A LITTLE BIT EARLY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NEWLY RE-ELECTED TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN.
NEXT, THIS IS REALLY INCREDIBLY POWERFUL.
ACCORDING TO OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER ACCESS PROVIDER STATISTICS, THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WERE AWARDED TO THE CLASS OF 2023 AS OF THIS LAST MONTH TOTALED $313 MILLION.
THAT FROM A COMPARISON LAST YEAR WAS 135 MILLION.
THAT IS MORE THAN DOUBLE FROM THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, THAT IS THE WORK OF OUR TEACHERS, OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF, OF OUR COMMUNITY PARENTS AND STUDENTS,
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AND I THINK THEY DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[APPLAUSE] NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH THIS, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH $313 MILLION IS, OR WHAT SOMEONE COULD DO WITH IT, BUT I DECIDED TO HAVE A TEAM MEMBER LOOK IT UP.
APPARENTLY, THAT'S WHAT TAYLOR SWIFT PAID FOR APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY, WE COULD ALSO BUY A DOZEN PRIVATE JETS.
I THINK IT'S QUITE IMPRESSIVE WHEN WE RECOGNIZE JUST ONE OF THE EXAMPLES OF TRUSTEE FOREMAN, STUDENTS THAT WE RECEIVED HER PERSONAL $1,000 THAT SHE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT, THAT IS GOING TO MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR STUDENT'S ACHIEVEMENT.
[APPLAUSE] ON OUR NEXT SLIDE, I KNOW WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS ACROSS THE NATION, ACROSS THE STATE, TO FILL TEACHING POSITIONS.
WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT THAT TEACHER SHORTAGE.
WELL, BY CONTRAST, WHAT WE DON'T HEAR IS A LOT OF CONGRATS AND CELEBRATION ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LED BY CHIEF ROBERT ABEL.
THEY ARE WORKING TO GET A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHER IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM WHERE WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES.
THANKS TO A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING ESSER, THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT OR HCM RECRUITMENT TEAM HAS CREATED A VIABLE CANDIDATE PIPELINE THAT ALLOWS PRINCIPALS TO QUICKLY SCREEN, IDENTIFY, AND HIRE THE BEST FIT TEACHER CANDIDATES FOR THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THE RESULTS ARE TRULY STAGGERING.
THIS YEAR, AS OF JUNE 1ST, 2023, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE MOST TEACHER APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE EVER RECEIVED IN FIVE YEARS.
THAT IS MORE THAN 6,000 TEACHER APPLICATIONS UP TO MAY ALONE.
THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING DALLAS ISD.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MAKES IT POSSIBLE IN A SPECIFIC THINGS TO CHIEF ABEL AND HIS TEAM.
>> OF COURSE, JUNE IS ALSO PRIDE MONTH, AND SO WE HAD DALLAS ISD, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT LED BY ANOTHER EXCELLENT CHIEF LIBBY DANIELS HAS BEEN CELEBRATING PRIDE BY SPOTLIGHTING TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE PART OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY ON THE BEAT AND ON THE HUB.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE JUNE PRIDE MONTH.
ON OUR NEXT SLIDE, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE GOLDEN PIN TO DEVYN MOUNTAIN, WHO WAS WORKING AT THE TIME FOR CHIEF BRENT ALFRED, BUT BECAUSE WE ENDED UP HAVING A VACANCY IN A VERY CRITICAL AREA FOR BOTH OUR OUTGOING DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DWAYNE THOMPSON AND OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DR. TAMIKA ALFORD-STEPHENS.
THEY REACHED OUT TO DEVYN AND HE SAID, "I'LL COME IN AND SERVE AS AN INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET." WHEN I SAY OVERNIGHT, LITERALLY OVERNIGHT, THEY JUST CALLED AND SAID, "HEY, WE HAVE A VACANCY, WE NEED HELP. IT'S A CRITICAL TIME.
THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED," AND DEVYN STEPPED RIGHT IN.
SO I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOLKS THAT CONTINUE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, SO THANK YOU TO DEVYN MOUNTAIN, I THOUGHT I EVEN SAW HIM IN HERE EARLIER.
IS DEVYN STILL HERE? HE'S PROBABLY IN THE OTHER ROOM WATCHING HIMSELF ON A 30-SECOND DELAY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
AGAIN, THOSE GOLDEN PINS, THE TEAM WILL ONLY ALLOW ME TO GIVE ONE OUT EACH MONTH BECAUSE I TRIED TO GIVE OUT TWO AND I WAS TOLD I HAD ALREADY GIVEN ONE OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT.
NEXT SLIDE IS ANOTHER GROUP OF OUR EDUCATORS.
WE HAVE DYSLEXIA SERVICES, WHICH NOW INCLUDES MORE THAN 200 DYSLEXIA INTERVENTIONISTS AND DYSLEXIA EVALUATORS.
THEY RECENTLY CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE DEPARTMENT'S GROWTH AND TEAM MEMBERS, MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MOST NOTABLY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SERVING OVER 6,300 STUDENTS JUST DURING THIS PAST '22-'23 SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR STUDENTS NEED THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT AND HELP AND WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR DYSLEXIA INTERVENTIONISTS AND EVALUATORS.
THEN WE HAVE JOHN FORE, A FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLS TEACHER AT YOUNG WOMEN STEAM ACADEMY AT BALCH SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WELL, HE CAN BOAST OF MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM BEING NAMED A
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MASTER TEACHER TO BEING A TWO-TIME FINALIST FOR DALLAS ISD.NOW, HE HAS ADDED ANOTHER ACCOLADE TO THE LIST.
HE'S NOW RECEIVING THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, ALSO KNOWN AS ATPE, SPECIAL SERVICES EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD.
MR. FORE HAS SPENT THE PAST 20 YEARS TEACHING IN DALLAS ISD AND HAS ANOTHER DECADE OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE ELSEWHERE UNTIL HE CAME TO US.
AS A FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLS TEACHER, HE WEARS MANY HATS, INCLUDING HIS STUDENTS IN ADAPTIVE ROBOTICS, GARDENING, OPERATING A CAMPUS CAFE, CONNECTING WITH INTERNATIONAL PEN PALS, CLEANING, AND SO MUCH MORE.
MR. FORE, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING DALLAS ISD.
THEN, ALTHOUGH I HAD ALREADY MADE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE WELCOME THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM, SARAH WEINBERG, WHO WAS JUST RECENTLY WON HER RUNOFF ELECTION.
WELCOME TO THE BEST, HIGHEST-PAID JOB YOU'LL EVER HAVE.
WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM 4.2 OF THE AGENDA.
BOARD OF TRUSTEE COMMITTEE REPORTS, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS AT THIS TIME? WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 4.03 OF THE AGENDA, TRUSTEE REPORTS FOR DISTRICTS 1-9 ON COMMUNITY INTERESTS.
WE'LL START WITH DISTRICT 1, TRUSTEE FLORES.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.
KUDOS TO THE CAFETERIA STAFF AT MARSHALL PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR RECEIVING THE DISTRICT'S MIDDLE SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES AWARD FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE HEALTHY AND TASTY MEALS ALL YEAR.
ON A SAD NOTE, WE ARE SADDENED TO LEARN OF THE PASSING OF FORMER WT WHITE BASEBALL COACH DAVID SHEPHERD, KNOWN TO EVERYONE AS, COACH SHEP, WHO LED THE LONGHORNS WITH 32 CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES.
HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE DALLAS ISD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME IN 2022.
WE ARE SADDENED FOR HIS PASSING AND WISH HIM AND HIS FAMILY THE BEST.
LASTLY, A COUPLE OF WELCOME TO OUR NEW ORDER PABLO SINGH WILL BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT GOOCH ELEMENTARY AND PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI HAS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL KIMTESHA MADLOCK.
THEY WILL BRING ALL THEIR EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE THEIR STUDENTS RECEIVE THE VITAL SKILLS AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.
WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT 1 FAMILY, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEE WEINBERG, DISTRICT 2 REPORT.
>> FOR DISTRICT 2, KUDOS TO HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL'S VALEDICTORIAN ANDREA HILLARY TCHINDA MACHEDJOU AND SALUTATORIAN GLORIA RODRIGUEZ.
KUDOS AS WELL TO WOODROW WILSON'S VALEDICTORIAN ELEANOR LAIRD AND SALUTATORIAN KIERA RUIBAL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 33 HILLCREST SENIORS AND THE 21 WOODROW WILSON SENIORS WHO RECEIVED THE GLOBAL SEAL OF BILITERACY.
KUDOS ALSO TO THE 64 HILLCREST SENIORS AND 146 WOODROW SENIORS WHO RECEIVED THE TEXAS SEAL OF BILITERACY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH KELSO, COACH TERRY MILLS, AND COACH GILLIAM FOR JOINING HEISMAN HIGH, WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL.
A SHOUT-OUT TO BRYSON BAGGETT FROM WOODROW FOR SIGNING WITH SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TO PLAY FOOTBALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WEINBERG. I WILL DO THE DISTRICT 3 REPORT AT THIS TIME.
KUDOS TO DISTRICT 3'S ACCOMPLISHED VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
BRYAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VALEDICTORIAN IS MALCOLM CRONJAEGER, AND THE SALUTATORIAN IS JACK WHALEN.
WHILE THE EMMETT J. CONRAD HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN IS DANIEL HA AND THE SALUTATORIAN IS JUAN DIAZ SANCHEZ.
THESE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS TIRELESSLY PURSUED EXCELLENCE, RESULTING IN THEIR WELL-DESERVED POSITIONS, AS THE FOREMOST AND SECOND-HIGHEST ACHIEVERS AMONG THEIR GRADUATING CLASS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELISA MORRISSEY WHO WILL BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT REINHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MS. MORRISSEY WAS THE DISTRICT WIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN 2018-2019 WHILE AT ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND MOST RECENTLY HELPED LEAD THE ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENTS AT GEORGE W.
TRUETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
ALSO, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING BRYAN ADAMS GRADUATE SHAYLA WILLIAMSON ON RECEIVING A FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.
SHAYLA CELEBRATED HER GRADUATION ALONGSIDE HER TWIN BROTHER, AS SHE HAS DONE FOR MANY MILESTONES IN LIFE.
NOW SHE'S HEADING TO FORT WORTH TO CONTINUE HER STUDIES.
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A BIG SHOUT OUT TO EMILY RENOSA AND PRINCIPAL HENRY MEDARIS FOR ORGANIZING LEADERSHIP DAY AT LEE A. MCSHAN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.THE EVENT INCLUDED A CULTURAL FASHION SHOW AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.
MCSHAN IS ONE OF THE MOST CULTURALLY DIVERSE SCHOOLS IN TEXAS WITH REFUGEE STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
THANK YOU TO THESE LEADERS FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
FINALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO BRYAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER VAUGHN BELCHER ON RECEIVING A 2023 DALLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION HEART OF TEACHING GRANT FOR HIS PROJECT, YOU ARE ENOUGH.
THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM DOZENS OF TEACHERS AT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND NAMED 35 AWARDEES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $127,000 IN FUNDING.
THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT 3 REPORT.
TRUSTEE WHITE, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE DISTRICT 4 REPORT?
>> YES, THANK YOU. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR DISTRICT 4 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS FOR 2023 AT SEAGOVILLE HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN AMANDA DOMINGUEZ, AND SALUTATORIAN LUZ MENDES OF VELASQUEZ.
AT H. GRADY SPRUCE HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN ERIC AREC, AND SALUTATORIAN JAIME OVALLE.
AT W.W. SAMUELL HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN EMILY ESPINOSA, AND SALUTATORIAN, MAYTE VARGAS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO COLE COSTA FROM CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO WON SEVENTH PLACE IN THE UIL ENGINEERING CHALLENGE RECENTLY.
THANK YOU, DALLAS ISD PARENT ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PROVIDING STUDENTS AT A [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH NEW SHOES.
DALLAS ISD P- TECH RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE WORK OF INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN THE DISTRICT.
ONE SEAGOVILLE HIGH SCHOOL INDUSTRY PARTNER, ACCENTURE WON THE IMPACTFUL INTERN AWARD.
DISTRICT 4 PLEASE ALSO HELP ME IN WELCOMING THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT WILLIAM ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MARK SANDOVAL.
MARK WAS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND HE WAS AWARDED THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL WHEN THE OUTGOING PRINCIPAL LEFT.
WE DEFINITELY WISH HER WELL IN HER NEW ENDEAVORS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WHITE. TRUSTEE JOHNSON, DISTRICT 5.
DALLAS ISD STUDENTS WHERE AMONG MORE THAN 3,000 COMPETITORS AT THE UIL STATE ACADEMIC MEET, RECENTLY HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN.
YVONNE A. EWELL TOWNVIEW CENTER WAS THE TOP WINNER, WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND TEAMS TAKING FIRST PLACE IN COMPETITIONS IN ACCOUNTING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND NUMBER SENSE.
CONGRATS TO THE STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING, AND TECH.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING TOWNVIEW.
WILLIAM B. TRAVIS ACADEMY FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED CLAIMS SECOND PLACE OVERALL IN THIS YEARS LONE STAR CHALLENGE.
MORE THAN 500 STUDENT FROM 71 SCHOOLS COMPETING, AND NINE MEMBER TEAMS TO DISPLAY THEIR MASTERY OF THE TOPIC, 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS FROM TRAVIS.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEARLY 500 STUDENTS FROM DISTRICT 5 WERE AMONG MORE THAN 1,200 SENIORS WHO RECEIVED THE TEXAS PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR BILINGUALISM AND BY LITERACY.
KNOWN UNOFFICIALLY AS TO TEXAS SYLLABI LITERACY.
GRADUATED SENIORS WERE HONORED WITH BLUE AND GREEN CORDS AT GRADUATIONS, AND WE'LL HAVE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT LISTED ON THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT.
THE TEXAS STILL ON A STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT INDICATES THEY HAVE ATTAIN A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY IN TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES.
THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FORKLIFT JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS JOINED IN THE FUN, AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH PARENTS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES DALLAS ISD HAS DONE FOR STUDENTS.
IT IS A GREAT DAY CELEBRATING AN IMPORTANT PIECE, OF THIS COUNTRY'S HISTORY.
I WANT TO ALSO GIVE ANOTHER KUDOS TO CHIEF EVA FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING IN DALLAS ISD.
I'VE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND YOU HAVE HELPED EVERY EDUCATED.
IT'S TRYING NEW TALENT TRYING TO GET IN DALLAS ISD.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE JOHNSON.
>> THANK YOU, DALLAS RILEY FOUNDATION AND AUTHOR GEORGE CARTER HIGH'S KEYNOTE GRADUATION SPEAKER FOR SUPPORTING OUR CLASS OF 2023.
THE FOUNDATION CULTIVATES AND PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AMONG BLACK STUDENTS,
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PARTICULARLY BLACK MALES WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE CHAMPIONED ON THIS BOARD FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORSHIPS THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.THANKS TO CEDAR CREST GOLF AND GENERAL MANAGER IRA MOLAYO FOR SHOWCASING CARTER HIGH GRADS WHO RECEIVED OVER 90,000, AND IAMJ AND NORTH TEXAS PGA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.
LAST, CONGRATULATIONS TO ANOTHER CARTER HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE, CHANCE PURYEAR.
THE CARTER HIGH SCHOOL THREE-STAR BASKETBALL FORWARD WHO COMMITTED TO PLAY FOR SMU.
CHANCE AVERAGED 14 POINTS, 9 REBOUNDS, AND 3 ASSISTS LAST SEASON.
KEEP GOING AND YOU'LL GET $1,000. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE DISTRICT 7 REPORTS, SINCE TRUSTEE MACKEY IS REMOTE, I WILL ASK TRUSTEE CARREON TO READ THE DISTRICT 7 ACCOLADES.
>> I CAN READ MY ACCOLADES. DO YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, AND WE CAN SEE YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. DALLAS ISDS ROBOTICS TEAMS HAVE ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS AT VEX ROBOTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, THAT TOOK PLACE THAT LAST MONTH.
OUR STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR TECHNICAL POWERS AND TEAMWORK, LEAVING A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THE JUDGES, AS WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN TONIGHT AND I'M SAID THAT I'VE BEEN THERE, WHEN AIKIN ELEMENTARY WILD BOYS AND GIRLS POWER TEAMS, BOTH TOOK HOME THE ENERGY AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS, WELL-DESERVED.
IT'S BECOMING SOMETHING OF A REGULAR OCCASION, SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL BACK NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
SECOND, I'D LIKE TO GIVE KUDOS TO DISTRICT 7 TEACHERS VONCEIA HILL AT MARGARET B. HENDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND VAUGHN BELCHER AT BRYAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL ARE BEING SELECTED AS RECIPIENTS OF THE DALLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS HEART OF TEACHING GRANT.
THESE PROJECTS AIMED TO COLLECTIVELY ADVANCED EQUITY, AND LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS IN DALLAS ISD INCLUDING VISUAL, PERFORMING, THEATRICAL, AND MUSICAL ARTS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH, AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND DALLAS ISD.
FINALLY, AS GRADUATION SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE PARTICULAR GRADUATION THAT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL THIS YEAR.
ESMERALDA LANDA-SOCH, THE OFFICE MANAGER AT DR. WRIGHT L. LASSITER JR.
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT EL CENTRO, AND HER SON ELIJAH SOCH, A STUDENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL BOTH GRADUATED WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE TOGETHER FROM DALLAS COLLEGE ON MAY 12TH.
I'M SUPER EXCITED AND PROUD TO SHARE THESE TYPE OF AMAZING STORIES, THAT ARE CONTINUOUSLY FOUND IN OUR COMMUNITY ACROSS DALLAS ISD.
CONGRATULATIONS BOTH ESMERALDA AND ELIJAH ON THAT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELCOME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL EDWIN PORTILLO TO THE ARCADIA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILY.
WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ON THE DISTRICT 8 TEAM, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
ALSO KUDOS TO ESPERANZA HOPE MEDRANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR HOSTING A MEET AND GREET, AND WELCOME FOR THEIR NEW PRINCIPAL ALEJANDRA ROSATO, THIS FRIDAY TOMORROW 1:00 PM IN THE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELCOME PRINCIPAL ROSATO.
THE HISTORIC RIVER SEAN PARK BASEBALL FIELD RENOVATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST PITCH, BY TEXAS RANGERS HALL OF FAMER MICHAEL YOUNG, WHO'S AGREED TO DO THAT ON OPENING DAY IN 2024.
RIVER SHAWN ISN'T JUST A FIELD, BUT ALSO A NEW HOME NOW TO OUR NORTH DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL BULLDOGS.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHO WERE INVOLVED AND THE CITY OF DALLAS.
ALSO THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEKEND, SPECIFICALLY AT THE 13TH ANNUAL TICKET NORTH PARK PARADE, THAT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PARTICIPATE IN.
THE SECOND ANNUAL WEST DALLAS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AT NASH-DAVIS.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO PROMOTE TO PARTICIPATE,2 AND TO BE THERE PROMOTING OUR DISTRICTS AWESOME PRE-K PROGRAMS AT THESE EVENTS.
LASTLY BIG SHOUT OUT TO WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY MEMBER GEORGE CASTRO, FOR RECENTLY BEING RECOGNIZED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM OMAR NARVAEZ, AND RECEIVING THE PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE, OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD.
MR. CASTRO IS VERY DESERVING OF RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK, AND SUPPORT IT PROVIDES THE WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY, BUT SPECIFICALLY OUR DISTRICT AND PINKSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THE BOARD PRESIDENT HENRY WAS ON AN IPHONE, SO UNLESS HE WANTS TO CORRECT ME.
TRUSTEE CARREON, WOULD YOU READ THE DISTRICT 9 ACCOLADES?
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>> I WILL. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF LANCE WILLIAMS, PRINCIPAL OF E. B. COMSTOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR SHARING HIS WISDOM AND INSIGHT AT THE 2022-2023 FUTURE PRINCIPALS INSTITUTE AND PRINCIPAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM END OF YEAR CELEBRATION.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR JOURNEY AND LEADERSHIP, PRINCIPAL WILLIAMS. ALSO, WE ARE VERY GLAD TO CELEBRATE OUR VERY OWN NATASHA SIMMONS, DALLAS ISD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LISA COREY AND THE ENTIRE STAFF.
BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL, JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MS. SIMMONS, AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
NEXT A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE ORGANIZATIONS UNITED TO LEARN AND MINDFUL ED FOR INTRODUCING THE STUDENTS OF J. P. STARKS TO ABROGA EXERCISE.
THE STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME, AND A PEACEFUL EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORKOUT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THE STUDENTS FROM MATA MONTESSORI SCHOOL ENJOYING THEIR CHEER CAMP.
THESE STUDENTS ARE BUILDING THEIR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TEAM BUILDING SCHOOLS DURING THESE SESSIONS.
THANK YOU TO THE DALLAS ISD ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT FOR ORGANIZING.
LASTLY, AND DISTRICT 9, BIG SHOUT OUT TO SILBERSTEIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS THEIR FIFTH GRADE CLASS GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE ANIMALS IN THEIR CRITTER ROOM.
THIS FUN FIELD EXPERIENCE WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY NBC 5 AND WFAA NEWS STATIONS.
WE ARE PLEASED TO SEE OUR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ALL FORMS OF LIFE.
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WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM 5 OF THE AGENDA.NOW CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH SPEAKERS, TO AGENDA ITEMS FOLLOWED BY SPEAKERS TO NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I'M ASKING SPEAKERS TO BE MINDFUL OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS, AND TO REFRAIN FROM USING INDIVIDUAL NAMES, 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 TO NOT 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 TURN, CROSSING THE ROPED OF BARRIERS, OR INTERFERING WITH THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
EACH PARTICIPANT IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE 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 CAN NOT SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE.
SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THIS RULE WILL BE INTERRUPTED AND INFORMED.
YOUR COMMENTS ARE OUT OF ORDER.
DR. JORDAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NAMES OF THE SPEAKERS?
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE SPEAKERS, THAT YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY AS YOUR NAME IS CALL.
I WILL CALLED TWO SPEAKERS AT A TIME.
PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE FOR EACH SPEAKER.
KIMORA HOWARD AND DAVID LOWERY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS KIMORA HOWARD.
I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH, DID YOUR SCHOOL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE EDUCATION THAT YOU NEEDED TO GET WHERE YOU ARE NOW? AND DID YOUR SCHOOL MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOMED AND CARED FOR AS A STUDENT? DID YOUR PRINCIPAL CARE FOR YOU AND THEIR STUDENTS AND ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE THEM SUCCEED? MINE'S DIDN'T.
IT'S MOST LIKELY THAT YOU, AS A STUDENT WERE EXCITED TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU ARE BLESSED WITH THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND ACTUALLY ENJOY YOUR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
I CANNOT DO THAT. LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.
MY NAME IS COMARA HOWARD, AND I'LL BE A SENIOR AT JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL STARTING IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
I HAVE ATTENDED MEDICINE SINCE MY FRESHMAN YEAR AND I HONESTLY REGRET STAYING BECAUSE MAYBE IF I HAD LEFT, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION THAT OTHERS ARE PRESENTED WITH.
WITH THE REMAINING TIME I HAVE, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THREE POINTS ABOUT THE NOT SO GREAT JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL.
MY FIRST POINT IS HOW MS. MARIAN WILLARD, APPARENTLY NEVER HAS UPHELD HER PART ON THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS A PRINCIPAL WHICH THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT TALKS ABOUT.
AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, YOU SHOULD DEVELOP A CONSTRUCTIVE AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS.
MS. WILLARD HAS DONE THE OPPOSITE.
I MEAN, SHE CONSTANTLY PUTS US DOWN AS STUDENTS AND BELITTLES US.
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SHE HAS SAID THINGS TO HER STUDENTS LIKE, "YOU WILL NEVER BE ANYTHING IN LIFE, OR YOU WILL BE JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER ON HER BACK." I DON'T THINK THIS PARTICULARLY BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR STUDENTS.MS. WILLARD ALSO NEVER WANTS TO PROBLEM-SOLVE OR ACTUALLY WORK ANYTHING OUT, WHICH MAKES US AS STUDENTS SCARED TO TALK TO HER.
AS A PRINCIPAL, YOUR MAIN ATTRIBUTE SHOULDN'T BE THAT YOU'RE BITTER.
MY SECOND POINT OF TODAY IS THAT THE CODE OF CONDUCT STATES HOW THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, BUT BECAUSE OF MS. WILLARD, MY SCHOOL HAS NOT BEEN.
TEACHERS ARE SCARED TO ACTUALLY HELP US SO THAT WE CAN REALLY LEARN BECAUSE OF HER.
I PERSONALLY LIKE TO AVOID THE QUESTION ON, IF I WANT TO ATTEND COLLEGE BECAUSE I FEEL AS IF I'M NOT FULLY PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, MENTALLY AND ACADEMICALLY.
THE TEACHERS ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT LEARNING PLANS, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE FUN OR ACTUALLY HELP US, IT SEEMS AS IF MS. WILLARD DOESN'T WANT US TO LEARN THAT WAY.
IT'S ALWAYS PASS THIS TEST OR PASS THAT TEST, BUT NEVER, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU LEARN SO THAT YOU CAN PASS THE TEST? IT SEEMS AS IF SHE ONLY WANTS US TO TAKE THE TEST FOR THE SCORES SO THE SCHOOL LOOKS GOOD.
WHEN WE DO GOOD, THERE'S NEVER ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT ABOUT US DOING GOOD ACADEMICALLY.
SHE NEVER CARED ABOUT OUR PERSONAL PROGRESSION AS STUDENTS WHEN IT CAME TO LEARNING, WHICH PUTS US BEHIND, NOT ACTUALLY GIVING US THE CHANCE TO LEARN.
NOW, WHEN WE STEP INTO COLLEGE, WE'RE CONFUSED.
WE NEVER HAD TEST PREP FOR THE TSI OR SAT.
WE'RE NEVER PROVIDED THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO HELP US, YET IF THE SCORES WEREN'T GOOD, THEN IT WAS OUR FAULT.
MY FINAL POINT IS THAT THE SCHOOL ITSELF DOES NOT FEEL WELCOMING, SUPPORTIVE, OR GIVES US MOTIVATION.
I AND THESE STUDENT HAVE BEEN ROBBED OF EDUCATION AND WHOLE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
AND AS MS. FOREMAN MENTIONED EARLIER, A PROPER EDUCATION IS PROOF OF WHAT YOU CAN DO. THANK YOU.
>> DAVID LARRY, FOLLOWED BY IAN HAWKE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID LARRY, AND I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF ALLIANCE/AFT UNION MEMBER.
THE ASKS OF THE RESPECT, EQUITY, DIGNITY CAMPAIGN ARE REASONABLE AND I BELIEVE JUST ABOUT ANY PARENT, DISD EMPLOYEE, OR COMMUNITY MEMBER WOULD AGREE.
I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW OUTSPOKEN THE DISD SUPERINTENDENT AND SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WERE IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION REGARDING THEIR OPPOSITION TO VOUCHERS AND THEIR SUPPORT OF INCREASE FUNDING FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE FUNDING DIDN'T COME THROUGH AND THAT BATTLE IS ONGOING.
I URGE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD TO CONTINUE USING THEIR PLATFORM AND POWER TO BACKUP THEIR WORDS IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THAT'S WHERE THE ASKS OF THE RED CAMPAIGN COME IN.
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO KEEP OUR CLASSES SMALL, TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A LIBRARIAN IN EVERY SCHOOL, TO GIVE STIPENDS TO OUR BILINGUAL SUPPORT STAFF WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR JOB DUTIES TO MAKE OUR EVALUATION SYSTEM MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE, AND OF COURSE, TO GIVE OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ANNUAL SALARY RAISES THAT MATCH OR EXCEED INFLATION.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE DIRECT POWER OVER LIKE THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH YOU WISHED YOU COULD INFLUENCE THEM, HOW YOU KNEW THAT EVEN WHEN IT SEEMED HOPELESS, IT WAS STILL IMPORTANT THAT YOUR VOICE, YOUR CONCERNS, THAT YOU ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO CALL THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND I HOPE YOU REMEMBER HOW FRUSTRATED YOU FELT WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE THE LEGISLATORS WEREN'T LISTENING TO YOU WHEN IT WAS APPARENT TO YOU THAT YOU WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN THEM HOW DESPERATELY YOU NEEDED THIS FUNDING.
LIKEWISE, TAKE IT DOWN A LEVEL AND UNDERSTAND THAT TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE EXPERIENCING ALL THESE SAME FEELINGS, NOT JUST WITH THE LEGISLATURE, BUT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS AS WELL.
YOU HOLD YOUR FINAL SAY IN THIS BUDGET VOTE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE THE ONES THAT GET TO VOTE.
WE KNOW THAT OUR VOICES SHOULD MATTER, AND THAT WE KNOW BEST HOW DESPERATELY WE NEED THE THINGS THAT WE ASK FOR.
WE ALSO WISH WE COULD INFLUENCE YOU.
IF YOU WANT THE STATE LEGISLATURES TO LISTEN TO YOU TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE VOICES OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS, YOU ARE PART OF THE SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ROLE MODELS OF THAT VERY BEHAVIOR.
TREAT US, THE TEACHERS AND STAFF, THE WAY YOU'D LIKE THE LEGISLATORS TO TREAT YOU.
YOU KNOW THE FEELING, WHEN YOU MEET WITH THE LEGISLATOR AND THEY'LL BE POLITE, AND NOD, AND JOT DOWN A FEW NOTES, BUT YOU KNOW, ALL ALONG THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO VOTE THE WAY YOU ARE ASKING THEM TO VOTE.
EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HERE IS A SMART PERSON, WELL, SO ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES.
WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE JUST BEING NODDED TO AT POLITELY.
REMEMBER THE DISAPPOINTMENT YOU FELT AFTER THESE INTERACTIONS WITH THOSE LEGISLATORS.
REMEMBER HOW IT FELT TO FEEL WHEN YOU'RE WALKING TO ALL AND BE BETTER THAN THEM.
LISTEN TO US AND GIVE US WHAT WE NEED.
THIS IS A STATEMENT BY AN ALLIANCE/AFT MEMBER.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LARRY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. IAN HAWKE,
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FOLLOWED BY BRENDA GURUMORD.>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IAN HAWKE, AND I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF A RAISE FOR DALLAS ISD EMPLOYEES, AND IN SUPPORT OF THE RESPECT, EQUITY, DIGNITY CAMPAIGN FOR THE ALLIANCE/AFT, THE FACULTY, AND STAFF UNION.
THOUGH, EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TEACHER RETENTION AND MINIMUM SALARIES ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FOR ANY INCREASE IN PAY TO BE CONSIDERED AN ACTUAL RAISE, ANY PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SALARIES MUST BE GREATER THAN THE RATE OF INFLATION.
RIGHT NOW, THE RAISE BEING OFFERED TO TEACHERS IS ABOUT 2%.
HOWEVER, BETWEEN JUNE 2019 TO FEBRUARY 2023 ALONE, INFLATION IN TEXAS INCREASED OVER 17% ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
BECAUSE THE STATE LEGISLATURE DID NOT INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING, DISTRICTS INCLUDING DISD ARE THROWING UP THEIR HANDS AND SAYING THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANY BETTER.
HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO DO BETTER.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S A TEACHER SHORTAGE AND A SUBSTITUTE SHORTAGE.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE BILLBOARDS ALL OVER TOWN, AND WE'VE SEEN THE IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOLS IN OUR CLASSROOMS. STUDENTS WITH NO TEACHER AND NO SUBSTITUTE GATHER ON LIBRARIES OR AUDITORIUMS, AND DON'T GET ANY LEARNING DONE WHATSOEVER THERE.
CLASSES GROW AS POSITIONS ARE CUT JUST SO THE DISTRICT CAN CLAIM IT'S CLOSER TO BEING FULLY STAFFED.
TEACHERS ARE FORCED TO CHANGE CONTENT MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR DUE TO VACANCIES THAT COME UP.
TEACHER ASSISTANTS LEAVE BECAUSE THEY'RE TURNED INTO BABYSITTERS FOR THESE HUGE GROUPS OF KIDS, RATHER THAN BEING ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY SIGNED UP TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND WHEN THOSE TEACHER ASSISTANTS LEAVE, THEIR HELP IN THE CLASSROOM IS SURELY MISSED.
OUR KIDS DON'T HAVE THE CONSISTENCY OR ATTENTION THEY NEED FOR THE QUALITY EDUCATION THEY DESERVE.
IF YOU DO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A PAY CUT FOR MANY TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF HERE IN DISD, DON'T BE SHOCKED WHEN EVEN MORE TEACHERS, NURSES, COUNSELORS, AND SUPPORT STAFF LEAVE.
IF YOUR MISSION IS TO TRULY GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE BEST QUALITY EDUCATION AND THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE, YOU MUST INVEST IN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE TRENCHES WITH OUR KIDS EVERY DAY, EVEN IF IT A STRUGGLE FINANCIALLY.
IF THAT IDEA, BEST EDUCATION AND BEST OPPORTUNITIES ISN'T YOUR PRIMARY GOAL, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD? IF THAT IS YOUR PRIMARY GOAL, PROVE IT.
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
WE ASK AGAIN, THAT ANY WAGE OR SALARY INCREASE BE TIED TO INFLATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS THE COST OF LIVING IN DALLAS CONTINUES TO RISE.
THIS IS A STATEMENT WRITTEN BY A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. THANK YOU.
>> BRENDA GIRMOTHI FOLLOWED BY JAY NOM.
MY NAME IS BRENDA GIRMOTHI AND I AM A TEACHER SPEAKING IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALLIANCE/AFT'S CAMPAIGN FOR RESPECT, EQUITY, AND DIGNITY.
IN THE LAST BUDGET VOTE, NURSES AND COUNSELORS WERE OFFERED SUB INFLATION COMPENSATION INCREASES WELL BELOW THE PERCENTAGES PROPOSED FOR OTHER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS DESPITE THE EVER-INCREASING WORKLOADS OF BOTH JOB CATEGORIES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
NURSES DON'T HAVE A PROTECTED PLANNING PERIOD AND TOOK ON CAMPUS LEVEL CONTACT TRACING AND OTHER COVID DOCUMENTATION OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
A GREAT DEAL OF THE WORK INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING FIDELITY TO SAFETY PROTOCOLS FELL ONTO SCHOOL NURSES.
WHILE OTHER HEALTH CARE WORKERS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR OBVIOUSLY CRITICAL ROLE IN THAT RESPECT, SCHOOL NURSES BY ENLARGE WERE NOT.
IN ADDITION TO THEIR SERVICE DURING THE PANDEMIC, THESE WORKERS NOW ALSO HAVE TO CONTEND WITH A FENTANYL EPIDEMIC.
ALL WELL-TRAVELED NURSING AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HAVE INCREASINGLY EMERGED TO OFFER MORE COMPETITIVE WAGES.
FOR THESE COMBINED PRESSURES, NURSES WERE OFFERED A 3% INCREASE.
COUNSELORS HAVE TAKEN ON A SIMILARLY CRITICAL ROLE WITH INCREASING LEVELS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG OUR STUDENTS.
A CARRYOVER FROM THE GRIEF THAT MANY EXPERIENCED FROM THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES IN THE PANDEMIC.
FOR CLASSROOM EDUCATORS, THIS OFTEN APPEARS IN THE FORM OF DISENGAGED BEHAVIOR.
IN CROWDED CLASSROOMS, COUNSELORS ARE CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR OVERWHELM TEACHERS.
PRIOR TO 2020, COUNSELOR STUDENT RATIOS WERE ALREADY WELL BELOW WHAT PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING ASSOCIATIONS RECOMMENDED.
FOR AN EXPANDING SET OF RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COMBINE CARE LABOR, AND ADMINISTRATION, COUNSELORS TOO WERE OFFERED A 3% INCREASE.
FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, THE PHRASE ESSENTIAL WORKERS HAS FALLEN INTO DISUSE.
WE ENCOURAGE TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATIONS TO REVIVE AND APPLY IT TO OUR NURSES AND COUNSELORS IN BOTH WORD AND DEED BY GIVING THEM A REAL RAISE.
THIS WAS AN ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY AN ALLIANCE/AFT MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JAY NOM, FOLLOWED BY BASIL BROWN.
MY NAME IS JAY NOM AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE DALLAS ISD BUDGET ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT AND IN SUPPORT OF THE DEMANDS OF ALLIANCE/AFT.
WE APPRECIATE THAT $1,000 OF NEXT YEAR OF RETENTION BONUS IS BASED ON YEARS OF SERVICE.
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WE HOPE THAT THE TREND CONTINUES OF FINALLY HONORING THE DEDICATION OF TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO HAVE COMMITTED SUBSTANTIAL YEARS OF BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS TO THE DISTRICT.THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY AN EMPLOYER SHOULD WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REWARD LONGEVITY IN THEIR EMPLOYEES.
ONE IS THAT RETAINING EMPLOYEES HAS SHOWN TO REDUCE COSTS.
WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR TRAINING FOR NEW PEOPLE AND WHATEVER COSTS ARISE FROM FIXING, WHATEVER UNDERSTANDABLE MISTAKES COME WITH THEIR NEWNESS, EMPLOYERS SAVE MONEY AND CAN PUT IT TOWARDS FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF WORKING CONDITIONS.
A SECOND REASON IS THAT EMPLOYEES BECOME WELL-TRAINED AND CAN PERFORM THEIR JOBS BETTER OVER TIME, CONTRARY TO WHAT CERTAIN APPOINTED HOUSTON ISD SUPERINTENDENTS MIGHT THINK.
THERE'S YET ANOTHER REASON THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PARTICULAR SHOULD VALUE LONGEVITY IN THEIR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
CONSISTENCY. WHEN STUDENTS GET CONSISTENCY IN THEIR TEACHERS, WHEN THEY SEE FAMILIAR FACES EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR, IT HELPS.
WHEN TEACHERS ARE SWITCHED AROUND MID-YEAR OR DRIVEN TO QUIT MID-YEAR, STUDENTS LEARNING IS INTERRUPTED, YOUNG DEVELOPING MINDS ARE LEFT DISORIENTED.
CONSISTENCY BRINGS PEACE OF MIND AND HOW MUCH DOES IT HELP BUILDING A FEELING OF COMMUNITY, WHEN GRADUATES CAN COME BACK AND SEE THEIR OLD TEACHERS.
WHEN STUDENTS GET THE SAME TEACHERS THAT THEIR OLDER SIBLINGS HAD, THE SCHOOL FEELS MORE LIKE A HOME.
CONSISTENCY HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED.
STUDENTS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES THAT NEED CONSISTENCY.
CONSISTENCY BRINGS PEACE OF MIND TO ADULTS AS WELL.
THAT'S WHY WE APPRECIATE THE RETENTION BONUS WE STILL REQUEST THAT THE DISTRICT GIVE TEACHERS AND STAFF A PERMANENT RAISE THAT MATCHES OR EXCEEDS INFLATION.
THE RETENTION BONUS MEANS ARE RAISED WITHOUT ANY PROMISE OF CONSISTENCY.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WE'VE GOTTEN ONE, AND WE MAY GET ONE NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT, OR WE MAY NOT.
DOLING OUT THE MONEY IN THIS ONE YEAR AT A TIME BURST WITH NO FUTURE GUARANTEE IS BETTER THAN NOT GIVING IT AT ALL.
BUT WE NEED THE SENSE OF SAFETY THAT WOULD COME WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT A HIGHER ANNUAL INCOME IS SECURE.
YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE TRYING TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, BUYING A HOME, STARTING A FAMILY, PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT.
ALL OF THESE ARE HARDER IF WE CAN'T BE SURE IF NEXT YEAR THESE ADDITIONAL FEW THOUSAND WILL DISAPPEAR.
CONSISTENCY, REASSURANCE THAT OUR WAGES WILL KEEP US ABOVE WATER, WOULD GIVE TEACHERS AND STAFF MORE SPACE TO FOCUS ON THEIR CRAFT.
IT WOULD HELP US FEEL THE SAME SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND DEDICATION REGARDING OUR SCHOOLS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. NOM, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
BASIL BROWN, FOLLOWED BY ANTHONY PETERSON.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS BASIL BROWN.
JUST A LITTLE PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ME AND MY WIFE.
I'M A 1981 GRADUATE OF DALLAS SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
I GRADUATED IN 1986 FROM LOUISIANA MONROE USED TO BE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING.
MY WIFE OF 31 YEARS IS HERE, TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY GRADUATE IN NURSING.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SCOPEGUARD INCORPORATED.
SCOPEGUARD INCORPORATED IS A HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS LOCATED HERE IN TEXAS AND WE ONLY SELL ONE PRODUCT A DISPOSABLE STETHOSCOPE COVERED FITS OVER THE DIAPHRAGM OF THE STETHOSCOPE.
WE'VE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO BRING THIS PRODUCT TO THE MARKET, TO HAVE IT PACKAGED AND READY TO SELL AND OUR COMPANY, AS WE'VE BEEN TOLD, WE'RE THE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN COMPANY THAT HAS A LICENSE TO SELL A MEDICAL DEVICE IN TEXAS.
I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THINGS, BUT THIS IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE NOT GETTING A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR GOODS TO THE DALLAS ISD.
WE CAN NEVER EVER REACH A RESPONSIBLE PARTY, NOT VIA EMAIL, NOT VIA THE PHONE CALL.
THEY DON'T RESPOND TO THE EMAILS, THEY DON'T RETURN THE PHONE CALLS.
AS A RESULT, WE DON'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE PEOPLE, SO THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE DALLAS ISD FOR OUR GOODS AND SERVICES.
IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO WALK IN THERE AND YOU SPEAK TO THEM, YOU NEVER ARE ABLE TO REACH THEM AGAIN.
ON FEBRUARY 23RD, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO WALK IN TO
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THE HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND I SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, JENNIFER FENLEY, AND I WAS ABLE TO INTRODUCE OUR PRODUCT TO HER.WE'VE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.
SHE'S A SKYLINE GRADUATE AS WELL AND SHE TOLD ME TO MY FACE THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR OUR PRODUCTS.
SHE LOVED THE PRODUCT, THERE WAS A NEED FOR THE PRODUCT AND THAT THE DALLAS ISD WOULD PURCHASE THE PRODUCT.
ON MARCH 6TH, BECAUSE I'D NEVER HEARD FROM HER AGAIN, SHE DIDN'T RETURN ANY EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS.
I WALKED IN AGAIN, I SPOKE TO HER.
SHE PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH MS. SOLES BUDREAU.
AND SAID SHE WOULD BE THE LIAISON TO BE WORKING WITH ME FOR THE CONTRACT AND THEN, MS. BUDREAU NEVER CALLED ME BACK.
ON APRIL 11TH, I WALKED IN TO SPEAK TO HER AND SHE CAME OUT IN THE LOBBY AND JUST SAID, WE HAVE TWO CONTRACT TO PURCHASE MEDICAL SUPPLY.
GOODBYE. I JUST WANT THE BOARD TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS.
I THINK WE HAD CONTRACT AND WE WANT TO EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BROWN, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. ANTHONY PETERSON.
>> AND ELIZABETH FARRIS WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? ANTHONY PETERSON AND ELIZABETH FARRIS.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD SUPERINTENDENT AND CITIZENS.
NOW THAT THE BUDGET IS IN PLACE, I'M SURE TRANSPORTATION GOT SUFFICIENT FUNDING REQUIRED TO OPERATE AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
BUS DRIVER THAT MONITORS ARE GRATEFUL FOR COMPETITIVE SALARIES AS WE GO INTO THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR.
IF I CLOSE MY SEVEN YEAR CHAPTER AT DISD SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, I AM EXCITED AND EAGER TO OPEN THE TRANSPARENCY DOOR TO IMPROVING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS BEING TRANSPORTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE SAME EQUITABLE FIGHT FOR BUS DRIVERS WILL BE IN NO COMPARISON TO OUR ORGANIZED CITIZENS FIGHT TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS.
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY TRANSPARENT AND REPORTING THE LACK OF BASIC SERVICES RENDERED TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS RIDING THE BUS.
OUR GROUP WILL FOCUS ON ASSURING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED AND THE SAFETY OF OUR BUS RIDERS BECOME THE PRIORITY.
I AM ASKING THAT STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WELCOME THIS CITIZENS BEST INTERESTS GROUP FOR STUDENTS, WE DESIRE A FORMAL PROCESS OF SHARING INFORMATION THAT WILL IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
I HAVE BEEN EXTENDED AN INVITE ABOUT OTHER GROUPS OF INTERESTS INCLUDED AN AGENCY AT A BOSTON EXECUTIVE LEADERS.
YOU ARE NO LONGER PROFESSIONAL WITH THIS.
IT'S TIME TO PRODUCE A PROFESSIONAL AND EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE THAT WILL ENSURE EMPLOYEES FAIRNESS AND SAFETY TO ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENT RIDERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, [APPLAUSE] PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES, ELIZABETH FARRIS AND ROBERT CECCARELLI.
>> ELIZABETH FARRIS, DISD SPED AFT MEMBER.
I SPENT THIS SPRING COMING TO COMMUNICATE TEACHER GRIEVANCES REFLECTING THE OBJECT ANGER AND FRUSTRATION FELT BY THEM SEEMINGLY TO NO AVAIL.
I'M HERE AGAIN THOUGH WITH A SENSE OF FUTILITY, BUT CONTINUING TO TRY AND COMMUNICATE SO YOU WILL HEAR, UNDERSTAND, AND ACT.
THE ISSUE I HAVE REPEATEDLY ADDRESSED AND IT'S REFLECTED OF A STANDARD OF DISDAIN FOR TEACHERS IS THE TIA MONEY.
TEACHERS ARE DEMORALIZED AND DEEPLY ANGRY BY THE ABSCONDING OF THIS MONEY THEY EARNED AND SHOULD, AS EVERY DISTRICT AROUND US DOES BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THEM.
HOW DO I COMMUNICATE THE ELATION OF TEACHER FEELS WHEN RECEIVING THE STATES NOTICE.
OTHER TIA STANDING AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ATTACHED, ONLY TO BE DEMORALIZED AND INFURIATED WHEN THEY LEARNED THE DISTRICT HAS STOLEN THAT MONEY FROM THEM.
THE JOB OF TEACHING AND ALL IT ENTAILS IS HARD STRESSFUL WORK.
AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO CHOOSE TO DO IT, THEY SHOULD BE LAUDED.
OURS IS AN HONORABLE PROFESSION AND WE SHOULD BE TREATED HONORABLY WITH RESPECT IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ETHICAL STANDARDS AND INTEGRITY MATTER.
PAYING THIS MONEY TO TEACHERS WOULD REFLECT THE RESPECT AND HONOR FOR THOSE OF US WHO DO THIS DEMANDING AND HIGHLY SKILLED WORK, CORRECTING OR GROSS INJUSTICE ACTED UPON OUR TEACHERS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MONEY COULD CHANGE LIVES? WE HAVE TEACHERS FOR WHOM THIS MONEY COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.
ELIMINATING THE FINANCIAL STRESSES THAT IMPEDE JOB PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE GROSS AMOUNT IN DOLLARS AND OUR SALARIES LOOK GREAT, WE LIVE ON THE NET.
AND FOR MOST OF US, THAT HAS MEANT HOLDING SECOND JOBS AND INCURRING DEBT, ADDING INSULT TO INJURY TODAY IN THE HUB, THERE'S AN ARTICLE TELLING TEACHERS THAT WE WILL CONSULT WITH THE DISTRICT AND USE THEIR TOOLS THAT'LL HELP US TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT ALL OUR FINANCIAL ISSUES AND MANAGE OUR MONEY AND ELIMINATE OUR STRESS.
WE KNOW HOW TO MANAGE OUR MONEY.
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THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF IT AND THAT CAUSES STRESS.THIS TIA MONEY COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR TEACHERS.
PAYING IT TO THE TEACHERS WOULD DO POTENTIALLY MORE FOR MORAL AND CULTURE AND ART DISTRICT THAN ANYTHING ANYONE ELSE HAS EVER DONE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU IN LEADERSHIP WHO WANTS TEACHERS THINK BACK TO THE FINANCIAL ISSUES YOU FACED, HOW WOULD MONEY SUCH AS THIS HAVE CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR YOU? I'M AGAIN CALLING UPON YOU TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, MORAL AND ETHICAL.
PAY THE TIA MONEY TO THE TEACHERS, USE IT AS AN AMAZING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL THAT COSTS YOU NOTHING VERSUS THE MILLIONS THAT ARE SPENT IN RECRUITMENT DOLLAR WITH LITTLE RETENTION.
PAY BACK THE MILLIONS STOLEN FROM THE TEACHERS OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND SHOW THAT THERE'S SOME OF YOU HAVE INTEGRITY AND OUR MORAL VERSUS THE CORRUPT STAIN OF CONTENT FOR TEACHERS LEFTOVER FROM THE MILES ERA, WHICH LED TO THE POOR LEARNING OF THIS TIA MONEY.
PLEASE SEE SOME TREATING TEACHERS AS MINIONS AND THINGS, BUT AS RESPECTED PROFESSIONALS DESERVING OF THIS COMPENSATION AS PROVIDED THROUGH TIA, IT'LL CHANGE LIVES.
AND IN THE ACT OF RETRIBUTION AND RETURNING IT TO THE TEACHERS, IT MIGHT EVEN CHANGE YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, [LAUGHTER] PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
ROBERT CECCARELLI AND JULIET ISHOLA.
I WAS DOWN IN HOUSTON WITH MIKE MILES AS YOU KNOW.
I WAS MIKE MILES, WORST NIGHTMARE UP HERE.
AND I'M JUST WORRIED HE MIGHT COME UP HERE IN DALLAS.
THE REASON WHY IS, REMEMBER MIKE MORATH IN HOME RULE.
IT WAS PRETTY BITTER ABOUT THAT, MILES AND HIS CONTRACT.
I'M JUST SAYING TO YOU IS I HOPE YOU GATHER HERE.
AND YOU GO DOWN IN HOUSTON, YOU HAVE BOARD MEETINGS, YOU CAN GO THERE, BUT THEY HAVE AWFUL LOT OF MEETINGS TO SHOW UP.
SUPERINTENDENT, SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, ALL OF YOU.
AND I WAS TALKING TO JACKIE ANDERSON, SHE'S THE AFT IN HOUSTON.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU HER NUMBER.
YOU CAN CALL HER AND GIVE HER SOME SUPPORT, BECAUSE WILLIAM MACKENZIE WROTE IT IN THE CLOUD AND THE EDITORIAL TODAY, HE SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT WHAT HE DID TO HIM AND DALLAS? NOT AT ALL. SO I WOULD SAY, "YOU GOT TO BRING US OUT TO HIS ATTENTION AND MAKE SURE YOU GET MILES OUT OF TEXAS." HE'S GOT A FREE PASS RIGHT NOW.
THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG, THEY DID A LOT OF STUFF AT THE BOARD MEETING.
BUT YOU GOT TO HAVE TO BRING IT TO THEM.
I WANT TO DO THE SOLO, BUT I WILL BRING IT TO THEM.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. MAKE IT BOUNCE THROUGH THE OLD TIMERS ARE BOUNDS FOR ME.
I WILL DO IT, BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IT TOO, BECAUSE HE WILL COME UP HERE.
HE'S BETTER, SO AS MIKE MORATH IS BETTER.
MIKE MORATH CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT SO YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT POWER.
BUT YOU GOT TO LET THEM KNOW, DON'T COME HERE IN DALLAS AND BRING IT HOME.
TELL WHAT HE ACTUALLY DID WRONG DOWN THERE.
YOU GOT A LOT OF MEETINGS, TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
DO IT. BECAUSE I WILL DO THE BEST I CAN.
I GOT IN HIS FACE TWO WEEKS AGO, HE SAW ME.
AND WHEN HE WAS AT HILLCREST, I GET POP MIKE MILES OF FIVE QUESTIONS.
HE RAN OUT OF THAT LIBRARY, THE POLICE OFFICERS WITNESS THAT HE JUST RAN OUT.
HE'S A WORSE REALLY IS. HE REALLY IS.
BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU, PLEASE DO SOMETHING BECAUSE HE WILL COME UP HERE BECAUSE DISD DOES HAVE WORST TEST SCORES REALLY THAN HOUSTON.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW. HE'LL TELL THAT TO YOU.
THAT'S WHY HE'S GOING TO COME UP HERE.
SO DO YOUR THING, MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS BECAUSE HE'S ON A REVENGE.
HE KNOWS HE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG.
MIKE MORATH'S GOT HIS BACK REALLY UNTIL WHATEVER HAPPENS.
GET EXCITED LIKE I AM, MRS. SUPERINTENDENT GETS EXCITED.
I KNOW THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT.
HE DOESN'T LIKE HIM EITHER. I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT, SO PLEASE DO IT.
AND THAT WAY, I HOPE I SEE YOU IN HOUSTON AND PEOPLE OUT HERE COME DOWN THERE, FIGHT FOR THAT.
HE'S GOING TO BURN UP IF YOU DON'T DO IT.
THEY'RE PISSED. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU, [OVERLAPPING] YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED [APPLAUSE].
WELL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
JULIET ISHOLA AND NETHEL JACKSON.
NETHEL JACKSON AND ANDREA MACDONALD.
>> THE STAKE HOLDERS, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL AND STAFF, NETHEL JACKSON.
I LIVE AT 2851 TO LUKA DALLAS, TEXAS, 75224.
FOR THE RECORD, IT IS EASY TO BILL'S [INAUDIBLE]
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THAN TO REPAIR BROKEN MINIONS [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T THINK I'M CLEAR.LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU THIS WAY.
WE CAN, WHENEVER WE CHOOSE TO EDUCATE, THE CHILDREN WHO IS SCHOOLING ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
WE ALREADY KNOW MORE THAN WE NEED TO DO THAT.
BUT THIS IS THE POET THAT MESSED UP MY SPIRIT AND IT SHOULD DISTURB YOU AS TRUSTEE.
WHETHER OR NOT, WE DO IT MUST FOUNDLY DEPENDS ON HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T SO FAR.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? LET ME SAY TO THE BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL AND STAFF, THAT IS NO WRONG ANSWER.
IF YOU HAD THE RIGHT ANSWER, YOU WILL BE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PROMOTING YOUR ANSWER.
LET ME GIVE YOU MY REASONS THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELAX MY HIGH ALL OVER.
RACE IS A BROKEN EDUCATION SYSTEM LIKE A RESOURCE.
I THINK THIS IS ALL THE PLAN ALL ALONG TO MISEDUCATE THE MASS OF AFRICAN-AMERICA.
WELL, LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU THIS WAY.
WHEN YOU CONTROL A MAN THINKING YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIS ACTIONS.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TELL HIM NOT TO STAND HERE OR GO YONDER.
HE WILL FIND HIS PROPER PLACE AND STAY IN IT.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND HIM TO THE BACK DOOR.
HE WILL GO WITH THAT BEING TOLD.
IN FACT IF THERE IS NO BACK DOOR, HE IS VERY NATURE, BUT THERE MAY MORE ON HIM AND HE IS STAND IN IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SANDREA MACDONALD NOT PRESENT.
FOR THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
ISAAC STEEN AND MICHAEL GONZALEZ.
>> MY NAME IS ISAAC STEEN AND I WANT TO FIRST START OUT BY THANKING THE BOARD, TEACHERS, THE STAFF, BECAUSE WE JUST NOW SUBMERGING OUT OF COVID-19, I DON'T WANT TO USE ANY PROFANITY, BUT IT WAS ROUGH.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR EFFORT TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE.
TO GET KIDS GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT AMERICA HAS NEVER SEEN, THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.
I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK EVERYONE.
WHETHER YOU DID A GOOD JOB OR BAD JOB, YOU DID A JOB.
MY REASON HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE OF RECRUITING IN THE UIL.
I'M A CARTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND HE SENDS ME EVERY TIME I SEE MY ALMA MATER LOSE AGAINST FAITH FAMILY FELLOWSHIP.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS FAITH FAMILY, WHICH IS THE CHARTER SCHOOL, HAS NO RESTRICTIONS THAT WE KNOW OF ON RECRUITING.
THEY CAN RECRUIT AT A 26 DISTRICTS.
THEY HAVE KIDS FROM EVERYWHERE.
NOBODY IS OVERSEEING THEM MAKE SURE THEY ARE PRACTICING FOR PRACTICES, PUT IT LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND HERE THAT FAITH FAMILY FOR THE WE KNOW IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.
DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE GRADES THAT THESE KIDS AT CARTER, KEMBALL, SOUTH OAK CLIFF, WOODROW WILSON, THEY DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE STANDARDS OF GRADES.
I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO STAND UP FOR THE KIDS.
I'M ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE CONTACT THE UIL AND LET THEM KNOW.
WE ARE TIRED OF OUR KIDS BEING AT A DISADVANTAGE WITH ITS OWN IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, ON THE BASKETBALL COURT.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO THESE KIDS TO WORK SO HARD FOR SOMEBODY CAN JUST BRINGING TOGETHER A BUNCH OF SUPERSTARS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND CRUSH THE EGOS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
MICHAEL GONZALEZ AND MIKE HOOK.
>> CAN YOU ALL SEE ME? [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL GONZALEZ AND I'M HERE WITH THE UNION HAWAIIAN CFE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR UNION'S LEADERSHIP AND MANY OF OUR ACTIVISTS ARE,
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AS WE SPEAK, STRIKE DOWN TO MCALLEN, TEXAS FOR THE STATEWIDE TEXAS SAFETY CONFERENCE.WHILE THEY'RE THERE, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TALK TO AND COMPARE EXPERIENCED OTHER TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE.
HOW DO YOU THINK DISD WILL MEASURE UP TO THAT? I'M GOING IN WE ALREADY KNOW THAT IN SAN ANTONIO, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THEIR UNION LOCAL IS GIVEN DAYS OFF SPECIFICALLY TO CONDUCT UNION BUSINESS.
ALREADY KNOW THAT AN AUSTIN THE UNION JUST REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT FOR 7% RAISE FOR TEACHERS AND MINIMUM WAGE HIKE TO $20 AN HOUR FOR HOURLY WORKERS.
WHAT ELSE WILL THEY FIND OUT ABOUT LESS PROMINENT DISTRICTS AND HOW THEY'RE EXHIBITED RESPECT AND DEFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
DO YOU WANT TO COME OFF LOOKING GOOD WHEN TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE COMPARING THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS? DO YOU WANT TO ASK TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO COME PLAY? YOUR DISTRICT IS PERFECT.
SURE. BUT DALLAS IS BEING SCRUTINIZED PARTICULARLY HARD THESE DAYS AS A STATE LOOKS AT HER HISTORY FOR SIGNS OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN HOUSTON ISD.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR TEACHERS WANT HOW MUCH REASSURANCE FOR HOUSTON AFT UNION SIBLINGS WHEN THEY MEET IN MCALLEN.
ONLY WORDS OF WARNING, THOSE OF US HERE TONIGHT, WE'LL LOOK TO REPORT BACK TO THEM THAT THE BOARD RECONSIDERED ITS BUDGET.
AT THE TRUSTEES REALIZED THAT THEY HAD TO SHOW OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT WE ARE HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM, THAT THEY WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND GAVE THE TEACHERS AND STAFF THE ABOVE INFLATION RATES WE DESERVE THAT THEY AGREED TO ADDITIONAL STIPENDS FOR BILINGUAL STAFF WERE NOT HIRED TO BE TRANSLATORS, BUT SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY ANYWAY.
WE LOVE OUR MEMBERS TO GO INTO THE CONFERENCE TOMORROW, ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT DALLAS IS NOT AS HOPELESS PLACES.
THE REASON COVERAGE AND MIKE MILES TENURE HERE MAKES US OUT TO BE BECAUSE THIS BOARD AND THIS NEW SUPERINTENDENT, OR TURNING THINGS AROUND AND PAYING ATTENTION, SOME GOOD STEPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
BUT AS ALWAYS, WE CAN DO MORE.
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO MORE.
MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE TRULY DEVOTED TO THIS DISTRICT AND AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON.
WE'RE PROUD TO LIVE AND WORK IN DALLAS, SHOW A STEADY PART OF US, TOO.
SHOW THE STATE LEGISLATOR THAT YOU BUY TO US, EVEN IF THEY DON'T SHOW TEACHERS AROUND THE STATE THAT IF THEY WANTED DISTRICT, THEY LISTENED TO CARES ABOUT KEEPING THEIR TEACHERS AND KEEPING THEIR TEACHERS AFLOAT.
THIS IS A STATEMENT WRITTEN BY ALLIANCE AFT MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS MIKE HOOK.
>> THE SCHIZOPHRENIA IS PARTICULARLY STRIKING.
ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE VERSUS THE TEACHER SIDE, STUDENT'S SIDE.
EVERYTHING IS GLOWING AND WONDERFUL.
BUT ON OUR SIDE, THE PARENT'S SIDE, TEACHER SIDE, STUDENT'S SIDE, IT'S UNBELIEVABLY DIFFERENT FROM YOU-ALL'S PORTRAYAL OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
PICKING UP WHERE I LEFT OFF LAST MONTH THERE WAS AN $8,000 PER STUDENT DEFUNDING BY WAY OF VOUCHERS MENTIONED FOR DISD.
I THINK STEPHANIE ELIZALDE, MENTIONED THAT.
IF THE $8,000 SCENARIO DOES NOT SINK OR TORPEDO, DISD, MIKE MORASS CERTAINLY WILL HAVE SEVERAL THINGS GOING ON.
THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF $25 MILLION.
THAT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, CONSTITUTES A BIG ADDITION TO OVERHEAD.
I NEVER WANTS OUT ALL THE JABBERING TONIGHT.
NEVER ONCE HEARD READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC MENTIONED 40% OF STUDENTS PERFORMING BELOW BASIC PROFICIENCY LEVEL.
I HEARD JUST EVEN FROM ONE-PERSON, DOZEN OR A DOZEN, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER A DOZEN INITIATIVES MENTIONED.
NONE OF THEM INCLUDED READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC.
WHY ARE WE HERE? HOW ABOUT THE STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT FROM 2018? IT OUTLINES HOW MIKE MORASS GIVES PREFERENTIAL RANKING AND SCORING OF VENDORS.
MORASS STEERS NO-BID CONTRACTS AND DATA MINING SCHEMES TO HIS CRONIES.
I COULD READ SEVERAL OTHER POINTS HERE.
MAYBE I WILL AT A LATER, MAYBE NEXT MONTH, BUT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE ON THIS TOPIC.
CHARLOTTE SIMS IF SHE WERE EVEN STILL ALIVE.
SHE MIGHT HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN DISD.
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BUT ANYWAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THE SCHIZOPHRENIA.LIKE I SAID, THE SCHIZOPHRENIA IS PARTICULARLY STRIKING. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE SPEAKERS WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT.
[6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 6 OF THE AGENDA, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, ITEM 6.01, CONSIDERING TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.THESE INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEE HEARING ON MAY 11TH, 2023, THE PUBLIC COMPLAINT HEARING ON MAY 11, 2023, THE CALLED BOARD MEETING ON MAY 17TH, 2023, WHICH INVOLVE CANVASSING THE CALLED BOARD MEETING ON MAY 17TH, 2023, WHICH INVOLVE THE RUNOFF, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 17TH, 2023, AND THE BOARD MEETING ON MAY 25TH, 2023. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADOPT THE MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? IF NO CORRECTIONS TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] THE MOTION PASSES A VOTING, YES.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
TRUSTEES, WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 7 OF THE AGENDA.
[7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
THESE ARE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 7.01 THROUGH 7.53 AS AMENDED.THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE, 7.05, 7.06, 7.11, 7.12, 7.21, 7.28, 7.52, AND 7.53.
WITH TRUSTEES WHO PULLED ITEMS FOR THE SEPARATE VOTE, LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ANY OF THEM BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. HEARING NO.
>> THERE IS AN ITEM THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR A SEPARATE VOTE, 7.08.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS.
WE WILL PULL THE 7.08 AND FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PUT THAT AS A SEPARATE VOTE ITEM.
SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED, INCLUDING MOVING 7.08 TO A SEPARATE VOTE.
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, SO TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THE MOTION PASSES, SEVEN VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.
WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 8 OF THE AGENDA ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE.
[8. ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE]
AS WE BEGIN DISCUSSION ON ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE, JUST A REMINDER, PLEASE CONFIDE ANY REMARKS TO THE PENDING MOTION ON THE FLOOR.WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM 8.01 CONSIDERING TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF BOARD POLICY F0 LOCAL STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
SO THIS IS A SECOND READ SPONSORED BY DR. PAMELA LEAR, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF OF STAFF AND RACIAL EQUITY OFFICER.
THIS WAS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.05,
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PULLED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND BY TRUSTEE FOREMAN AND WHITE. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
NO DISCUSSION. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.01.
WE'RE ON ITEM 8.02. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THERE'S STILL COMING IN, THANK YOU.
>> MOTION PASSES SEVEN VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 8.02 TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE 2023 TO 2024 SCHOOL YEAR AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY F0 LEGAL.
THIS IS A SECOND READ BY DR. LEAR.
THIS WAS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.06, PULLED BY TRUSTEE FOREMAN AND WHITE. DO I HAVE A MOTION.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
TRUSTEES IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.02.
WE'RE NOW UP TO 8.03. [OVERLAPPING].
>>CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE, NEGOTIATE, AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH A RECOMMENDED POOL VENDORS FOR PERFORMING ARTS AND JROTC, UNIFORMS, ACCESSORIES, AND RELATED SERVICES FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE, NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS.
THIS WOULD COME FROM GENERAL OPERATING SPECIAL REVENUE AND BOND FUNDS.
THIS WAS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.11, PULLED BY TRUSTEES JOYCE FOREMAN AND CAMILE WHITE. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION TRUSTEES? NO DISCUSSION. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSES SEVEN VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.03.
WE'RE NOW ON 8.04, CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE, NEGOTIATE, AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH RECOMMENDED POOL OF VENDOR'S FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ACCESSORIES, AND REPAIR FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE, NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS, GENERAL OPERATING SPECIAL REVENUE BOND FUNDS.
THIS WAS CONSENTED ITEMS 7.12 PULLED BY TRUSTEE FOREMAN AND WHITE. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO HANDS UP.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN VOTING YES.
>> TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.04.
WE ARE NOW ON 8.05 CONSIDERING TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE, NEGOTIATE, AND ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
RECOMMENDED VENDOR FOR ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE LICENSES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL ACCOUNT MANAGER AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE, NOT TO EXCEED $3.6 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS THIS WOULD COME FROM GENERAL OPERATING SPECIAL REVENUE AND BOND FUNDS.
THIS WAS THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.21, PULLED BY TRUSTEE FOREMAN AND WHITE. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
SEVEN VOTING YES, TWO NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.
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>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.05, WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 8.06, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE 2023/2024 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
THIS IS CONSENTED AGENDA ITEM 7.28 PULLED BY TRUSTEES JOYCE FOREMAN, CAMILE WHITE, AND MAXIE JOHNSON. DO I HAVE MOTION?
>> MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> YES. A LOT OF THINGS WE GOT WORKED OUT PRIOR, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOING FORWARD NEXT YEAR CAN WE HAVE THE PROJECTED BUDGET, WHICH I THINK THE PROJECTED BUDGET BE THINGS THAT POSSIBLY WON'T CHANGE.
SO I CAN BRING THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE EFFECTIVE TOWN HALL MEETINGS GOING FORWARD.
SO WHEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET COME, WE'RE ALL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> YES, SIR. THE TEAM AND I HAVE INTERACTED WITH SEVERAL OF YOU AND WE WILL BE PLANNING TO COME FORWARD IN PROBABLY FEBRUARY WITH SOME OF THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL THAT WILL REMAIN STATIC AND THEN WE WILL WORK WITH YOU AND ALL TRUSTEES TO HOLD ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS FROM MOVING FORWARD FROM FEBRUARY.
AND THEN WE WILL ALSO BE REQUESTING FROM THE BOARD A BOARD WORKSHOP AFTER WE'VE DONE SOME COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS SO WE CAN BRING YOU THE FEEDBACK FROM THOSE SESSIONS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PROMISED OUR COMMUNITY WHEN I RAN FOR ELECTION, THAT WE WILL EDUCATE THEM CONCERNING THE BUDGETING AND TO ALLOWED THEM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT HENRY?
SEVEN VOTING YES, TWO NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.06, WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 8.07 CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ONE GPM001 FOR DEMOLITION AND ABATEMENT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.
EXHIBIT A FOR BEC 3I, JOINT VENTURE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, CMAR, FOR THE JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT OLIVER OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, MIDDLE-SCHOOL NEW CONSTRUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOND PROGRAM, NOT TO EXCEED $3,511,557 FROM BOND FUNDS.
THIS WAS CONSENTED AGENDA ITEM 7.52 PULLED DUE TO A NEW ITEM. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> PRESIDENT HENRY? THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEE WHITE, WILL YOU VOTE? THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES.
SEVEN VOTING YES, TWO NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.
>> IS THAT CORRECT? IS IT TWO NOT PRESENT OR ONE NOT PRESENT? [BACKGROUND] OKAY.
>> WE'LL CORRECT THAT IN THE MINUTES.
>> TRUSTEES YOU JUST ADOPTED 8.07, WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM 8.08 CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE, NEGOTIATE, AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH A RECOMMENDED POOL OF VENDORS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC BUSES FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION, FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE NOT TO EXCEED $25 MILLION OR FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS, GENERAL OPERATING, SPECIAL REVENUE, BOND FUNDS.
THIS WAS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7.53 PULLED DUE TO A NEW ITEM. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CARREON.
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>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION BECAUSE HERE IT SAYS GENERAL OPERATING BOND FUNDS, SPECIAL REVENUE.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR ALL THIS.
>> WE ARE, AND THAT'S JUST THE BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE OF INCLUDING ALL TYPES OF FUNDS.
BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, THIS IS ALL FEDERALLY-FUNDED, REIMBURSED.
>> ANYONE ELSE? THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING FOR THE DISTRICT.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
TRUSTEE FOREMAN, ARE YOU VOTING ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.
SEVEN VOTING YES, ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.08.
NOW WE DID PULL ITEM 7.08, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
IF YOU WOULD JUST DESCRIBE THIS FOR US?
>> CORRECT. ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THIS ITEM TO ADD THE NEXT VENDOR ON THE LIST.
>> GO AHEAD AND TELL US WHAT THE LANGUAGE IS, IF YOU COULD.
TRUSTEE MICCICHE, I AM GOING TO CONSULT WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM SO THAT I CAN GET THE PROPER LANGUAGE.
>> IT'S JUST THE ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S JUST AN ADDITION ABOUT THE NEXT VENDOR.
>> OKAY. WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING US TO DO IS TO ADD A VENDOR THAT WAS LEFT OFF.
I WANT TO ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF VENDORS.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CORRECTION OR ADDITION? AT THIS POINT, LET'S VOTE ON ITEM 7.08.
ACTUALLY, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND
>> WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.
WITH RESPECT TO 7.08, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE, NEGOTIATE, AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH A RECOMMENDED POOL OF VENDORS FOR RACIAL EQUITY CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE, NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS, FROM GENERAL OPERATING SPECIAL REVENUE AND BOND FUNDS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.
SEVEN VOTING YES, ONE ABSTAINING, AND ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEMS 7.08.
[9. CLOSED SESSION - The Board will retire to closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551 concerning the following sections:]
AT THIS POINT, WE WILL BE GOING TO CLOSE SESSION.THERE ARE NO ITEMS AFTER CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.
EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO STAY, BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION, COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND ADJOURN.
THE TIME IS NOW 8:35 AND WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY IN THE ROOM.
>> ONE SIDE OF TWO YEARS I HAD TO COME OVER HERE. [LAUGHTER]
>> I GOT MY GLASSES ON [LAUGHTER]
>> WOW THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT STAYED
>> IT'S GOING TO BE YOU [BACKGROUND]
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>> [NOISE] THE TIME IS NOW 8:54 PM AND WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION.
FOR THE RECORD, LET ME READ THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN CLOSED SECTION.
SECTION 551.076, TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDIT, 5.51089, TO DELIBERATE SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OR DEPLOYMENTS RELATED TO INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY NETWORK SECURITY INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED BY SECTION 2059.055B OR THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR SECURITY DEVICES.
SECTION 551.129 TO CONSULT WITH ITS ATTORNEYS BY USE OF TELEPHONE, CONFERENCE CALL, VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL, OR COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE INTERNET IN AN OPEN MEETING AND OR CLOSED MEETING.
THOSE ARE THE SECTIONS THAT APPLY TO OUR CLOSED SESSION.
THE TIME NOW IS 8:56 PM AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.