Oct 19, 2023 Board Meetings

[2. MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

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THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE EITHER PHYSICALLY PRESENT OR PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEO CONFERENCE.

[1. NOTICE AND RETURN]

WE HAVE DISTRICT TWO TRUSTEE SARAH WEINBERG, DISTRICT THREE TRUSTEE DAN MITCHELL, DISTRICT FOUR TRUSTEE CAMILLE WHITE, DISTRICT SIX TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN, DISTRICT SEVEN TRUSTEE BEN MACKEY, DISTRICT EIGHT JOE CARRION.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR.

STEPHANIE ELIZALDE JOINS US, AND I'M JUSTIN HENRY, BOARD PRESIDENT.

THIS MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN SPANISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH DALLAS ISD AND ESPANOL ON FACEBOOK, AND ALSO THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE, TRUSTEE CARREÓN.

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 THE INTENT TO PREVENT OR DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING, TO SUBSTANTIALLY OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDINARY CONDUCT OF A MEETING BY PHYSICAL ACTION OR VERBAL UTTERANCE, AND THEREBY CURTAIL THE EXERCISE OF OTHERS.

FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

SPEAKERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT WHAT THEY SAY COULD VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS UNDER THE LAW OF DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, AND IF THEY'RE UNSURE OF THE LEGAL EFFECT OF THEIR REMARKS, THEY MAY WANT TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE PRIOR TO THE UTTERANCE.

ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS, DISRUPTIVE, OR FAILS TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THIS ASSEMBLY WHILE ADDRESSING THE BOARD OR WHILE ATTENDING THIS MEETING, SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE, FAILURE TO LEAVE WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN THAT PERSON BEING ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING AND SUBJECT TO ARREST.

LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM, I DON'T SEE ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE JOINED US TODAY.

TRUSTEES, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON BOARD RECOGNITION.

[3. PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS]

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT STEPHANIE ELIZALDE, PRESIDENT JUSTIN HENRY, PRINCIPAL SHEDARIA FOSTER, COACH LZ BARNETT AND JACQUELINE AGUILAR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE AND PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO JACQUELINE AGUILAR OF THE WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.

JACQUELINE IS THE FIRST FEMALE KICKER IN THE HISTORY OF WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL TEAM.

THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVES AS A TESTAMENT TO THE VALUES OF INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITY IN DALLAS ISD.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

I'M LZ BARNETTE, I'M THE ATHLETIC COORDINATOR OF WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, OF COURSE, MISS FOSTER, EDIE SIMMONS, DR.

SHELTON, AS WELL AS THE COACHES THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR PROGRAM THAT HAS HELPED JACKIE BE THE FEMALE KICKER THAT SHE IS, AND WE DON'T REALLY CLASSIFY HER AS A FEMALE KICKER.

SHE IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER AT WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] ON BEHALF OF WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL, OUR PRINCIPAL AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US.

GOOD NIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, JACQUELINE.

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ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE.

HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, I LIKE THAT HE FRAMED IT AS SHE'S A FOOTBALL PLAYER, NOT JUST A FOOTBALL PLAYER, A FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYER.

SO BEFORE MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, LEGENDARY LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, AND HUMANITIES COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS FOR PREPARING A DELICIOUS MEAL TONIGHT FOR THE TRUSTEES, THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE CHIEFS.

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO EAT YET.

I KNOW MACKEY DID. HE HAD SOME WORDS TO SAY ABOUT IT, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM.

YEAH, YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY WE HAD SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS HERE AND WHATNOT, BUT WE CAN SEE A DIFFERENCE WHEN OUR KIDS COOK, IT'S INCREDIBLE.

AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS, SO THANK YOU FOR THE KIDS AT LINCOLN FOR PREPARING THAT FOR US AND ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

IT JUST TRULY IS AMAZING.

SO HE SAT DOWN AND [APPLAUSE], HE SAT DOWN AND MENTIONED THE FOOD.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET A PLATE BEFORE I GET OUT OF HERE.

SO THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS AND PARTICULARLY LEGENDARY LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDED THE FOOD FOR TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR REPORTS.

[5. REPORTS]

DR. LAZARD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT HENRY.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LOTS TO REPORT TONIGHT.

SO LET'S GET INTO IT.

I LOVE STARTING OFF BY WISHING SOMEONE ON THE DAIS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

THIS TIME IN THIS MONTH, IT'S TRUSTEE CAMILLE WHITE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TRUSTEE WHITE NEXT WEEK.

TO OUR PRINCIPALS OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH.

I REMEMBER MY FIRST JOB AS A PRINCIPAL AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH, IT DID NOT START OFF TOO WELL.

IT WAS EXPERIENCED TEACHERS WHO SAVED MY CAREER AND TAUGHT ME WHAT BEING A PRINCIPAL SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT DO.

IF NOT FOR THEM, I WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.

THEY REMINDED ME IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, TO OFFER CONSTRUCTIVE, HELPFUL FEEDBACK.

BRING ORDER TO CONFUSION, MAKE SURE THE AC IS WORKING AND THE HEAT TOO, PIPES AREN'T LEAKING.

FOSTER SCHOOL SPIRIT, KEEP KIDS SAFE.

SHOW THE TEAM THAT WE CONSTANTLY CARE AND SUPPORT THEM.

ONE THING I LEARNED THAT ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS KNOW IS THE BETTER YOU ARE AT BEING A PRINCIPAL, THE HARDER IT SEEMS TO GET.

I AM IN AWE OF THE WORK THAT ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS DO TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CAMPUSES ARE WARM, WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY.

I TOO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE LINCOLN CULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT AND SPECIFICALLY CHEF PAULA LEWIS AND THE STUDENTS WHO CAME WITH HER TODAY THAT PREPARED THE MOST DELICIOUS MEAL FOR US KAYA, JONISHA, YASMEEN AND TATUM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING YOUR TALENT TO US.

THIS WEEK ON PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY, WE ENJOYED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PFAD IN WHICH 197 COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS PARTNERS GOT A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT 189 OF OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A PRINCIPAL THESE DAYS. THIS WAS OUR BIGGEST PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY EVENT SINCE COVID, AND IT WAS 27% LARGER THAN LAST YEAR.

THIS IS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE PART OF PRINCIPALS APPRECIATION MONTH, BECAUSE PEOPLE TRULY GET TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH OUR PRINCIPALS DO IN A SINGLE DAY.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED TO PULL THIS DAY OFF AND TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEER PRINCIPALS, OF COURSE, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DALE PETROVSKY FOR HIS SUPPORT AS HE SHADOWED OUR PRINCIPAL AT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD JUST AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

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IT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO ALL OUR PRINCIPALS.

EACH OCTOBER, DALLAS ISD MARKS NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROFOUND IMPACT BULLYING CAN HAVE ON STUDENTS SELF-ESTEEM, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

TO COMBAT BULLYING, WE PROVIDE TOOLS FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.

ONE OF THOSE TOOLS IS LET'S TALK.

AN ONLINE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM THAT CAN BE USED TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF BULLYING AND RELATED CONCERNS PROMPTLY.

LET'S TALK ENABLES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS 24/SEVEN FOSTERING OPEN DIALOG AND AIDING AND IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CRISES BEFORE THEY ESCALATE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT DALLASISD.ORG/ LETSTALK.

THERE IS A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE AND A HOW TO REPORT BULLYING.

AS WE ALL KNOW, OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND DALLAS ISD SALUTES ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND THOSE WHO ARE SUPPORTING LOVED ONES GOING THROUGH TREATMENTS AND IN REMISSION.

AS MELISSA ETHERIDGE ONCE SAID, ONCE I OVERCAME BREAST CANCER, I WASN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING ANYMORE.

OCTOBER IS ALSO DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH HITS CLOSE TO HOME AT DALLAS ISD.

OUR DYSLEXIA SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS MORE THAN 200 DYSLEXIA INTERVENTIONISTS WHO SERVE ABOUT 6300 STUDENTS DURING THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME TO THE LARGEST OPPORTUNITY FAIR IN THE CITY.

DISCOVER DALLAS ISD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH AT W.H.

ADAMSON HIGH SCHOOL.

FAMILIES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE SCHOOL OFFERINGS, PREVIEW ALL CHOICE AND APPLICATION-BASED SCHOOLS, AND GET HELP SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS RIGHT THERE IN, LET ME TELL YOU, IF YOU WANT PROOF THAT DALLAS ISD OFFERS PARENTS MORE CHOICE THAN ANYONE.

COME TO DISCOVER DALLAS ISD.

THE ACADEMIC OPTIONS OFFERED ARE AS DIVERSE AS OUR STUDENTS THEMSELVES, AND EQUAL OR SURPASS WHAT IS OFFERED AT TOP PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.

FROM INNOVATION AT ITS BEST TO EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMICS, ENGAGING EXTRACURRICULAR AND AFTER SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, THE DISTRICT HAS A SCHOOL OR PROGRAM FOR EVERY CHILD.

OPTIONS INCLUDE PROGRAMS SUCH AS MONTESSORI, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, TALENTED AND GIFTED, SINGLE GENDER, DUAL LANGUAGE, STEAM STEM, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, P-TECH, EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS, CAREER INSTITUTES, COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES, AND SO MUCH MORE. SO FOR INFORMATION A MOTION YOU CAN ALSO VISIT DALLASISD.ORG/DISCOVER.

DALLAS ISD MARCHING BANDS WON BIG AT THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS RECENTLY.

IN THE MEDIUM BAND CATEGORY, SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL AND CARTER HIGH SCHOOL, TIED FOR FIRST AND TOWNVIEW MAGNET CENTER, CLINCHED THE BEST LARGE BAND DIVISION, AND SOUTH OAK CLIFF AND SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL TIED FOR FIRST IN THE DRUM MAJOR CATEGORY.

THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MAJORETTES WAS GIVEN TO SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL AND TOWNVIEW'S PERCUSSION LINE WAS RECOGNIZED AS BEST OVERALL FOR THE DRUMLINE AWARD, TOWNVIEW TIED WITH WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL.

WILMER-HUTCHINS ALSO WON IN THE BEST SMALL BAND, BEST COLOR GUARD, AND BEST DANCE TEAM CATEGORIES.

OVERALL, 14 MARCHING BANDS COMPETED IN THE COMPETITION, AND $3,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS.

ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WERE DONATED TO THE DALLAS ISD MUSIC PROGRAMS. STEM GRANTS.

THANKS TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION.

RECENTLY, FIVE SOUTH OAK CLIFF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS RECEIVED $1,000 DONOR CHOOSE GIFT CARDS TO FUND CLASSROOM PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE SCHOOL RECEIVED VIRTUALLY VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS THAT WILL OFFER THE STUDENTS IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE AND 3D EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN BOTH STEM AND CAREER EDUCATION.

I'M ALMOST THERE.

GOLDEN PIN, THIS WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR ME.

AT ABOUT 7:30 A.M.

ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH AT SEAGOVILLE NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUS DRIVER RAQUEL RADFORD BAKER, ALSO CALLED ROCKY,

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SHE REMEMBERS TELLING THE CHILD, BREATHE, BABY BREATHE.

MISS ROCKY GOT YOU.

AS SHE PUSHED, BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, A QUARTER POPPED OUT AND ONTO THE GROUND.

SHE IS THANKFUL TO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE STUDENTS SMILING FACES EVERY DAY.

THAT'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME AND I SAID WE WERE THANKFUL TO HAVE HER.

I ALWAYS SAY, GOOD MORNING, HOW IS YOUR DAY GOING? I JUST LOVE TO SEE THESE KIDS SMILE AND MAKE SURE THEY GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY AND GET PICKED UP FROM SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTED HOME IN A SAFE MANNER TO THEIR PARENTS, SAID RADFORD BAKER.

ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT TRANSPORTING STUDENTS IS THAT I'M TRANSPORTING FUTURE NFL PLAYERS, NBA PLAYERS, FUTURE DOCTORS, NURSES, ATTORNEYS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, POLICE, FIREMEN, FIREWOMEN.

THEY ARE ALL THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT EVER TO ME AND I AM GRATEFUL AND FEEL PRIVILEGED TO TRANSPORT SUCH PRECIOUS CARGO.

WELL, I ABSOLUTELY FEEL PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH HEROES SUCH AS MS..

ROCKEY, WHOM I AWARDED A GOLD PIN TO THIS WEEK FOR HER QUICK THINKING AND BRAVERY AND FOR SAVING ONE OF OUR KIDDOS LIVES.

THANK YOU. MS.. ROCKEY.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, DR.

ELIZADE. TRUSTEES, WERE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? YEAH. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO MEET THIS WEEK AND RELOOK AT THE ENTIRE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AFTER A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS AND WHATNOT, WE'VE RECOMMENDED THAT EVALUATION TO COME TO THIS BOARD.

IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO HOW IT HAS IN THE PAST.

AND I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH THE GOALS AND THE GUARDRAILS THAT WE SET OUT AND WE MONITOR EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT.

THE OTHER NOTE IS THAT DURING THAT PROCESS, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AN AREA OF OUTDATED POLICY AROUND CE LOCAL AND WHAT WE HAVE SAID IN THE PAST TO RETAIN AND FUND BALANCE DOESN'T ACTUALLY MATCH BEST PRACTICES, SO THE BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED A CHANGE TO THAT TO GO TO POLICY COMMITTEE IN NOVEMBER THAT WILL EVENTUALLY COME TO THE FULL BOARD. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MACKEY.

TRUSTEE MICCICHE. YES, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.

CHAIRMAN EDWIN FLORES, TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN AND MYSELF WERE PRESENT ALONG WITH PUBLIC ADVISORY MEMBERS CHRIS LEWIS AND MONICA FRAZIER, AND WE WERE ALSO JOINED BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

THE COMMITTEE BEGAN WITH THE FIRST ACTION ITEM TO REAPPOINT CHRIS LEWIS AS A NON-VOTING COMMUNITY ADVISOR TO THE TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

THE BOARD RETIRED TO CLOSED SESSION BUT DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION.

AFTER RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION PRESENTED THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL UPDATE AND THEN THE AUDIT, THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT PRESENTED THE ANNUAL AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2023, AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD.

THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 WAS ALSO PRESENTED.

THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE AUDIT FOLLOW UP AND AN UPDATE ON THE DISTRICT HOTLINE REPORT, AND THEN AN UPDATE ON THE AUDIT PLAN AND THE SUFFICIENCY OF DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES.

ONE SECURITY AUDIT REPORT WAS ACCEPTED AND MADE FINAL.

SEVEN INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS WERE ACCEPTED AND MADE FINAL AS FOLLOWS.

THE E-RATE REPORT PROGRAM COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23.

THE STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS STARR REPORT WAS MADE FINAL.

THE HCM TEMPORARY LABOR CONTRACT COMPLIANCE REVIEW WAS MADE FINAL.

THE REVIEW OF SUPERINTENDENT EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 WAS ALSO MADE FINAL.

THE CONTINUOUS AUDIT OF PAYROLL AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR QUARTER THREE AND QUARTER FOUR OF FISCAL YEAR 22 AND 23 WAS MADE FINAL, AND THEN THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT REPORT WAS MADE FINAL.

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THE ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE REPORTS.

I'M GOING TO DO THE TRUSTEE REPORT FOR DISTRICT ONE.

TRUSTEE FLORES IS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE W.T.

WHITE'S GIRL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR WINNING THE DISTRICT 11, 5A 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR.

ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS AT ED WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES.

A BIG KUDOS TO VIRGINIA ROSS AT W.T.

WHITE, LIZETTE RINCON AT PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT ANNE FRANK ELEMENTARY, EMMA LLOYD AT WITHERS ELEMENTARY FOR RECEIVING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING.

THE GRANTS OF UP TO $2,500 WILL BE USED IN PROJECTS RANGING FROM ROBOTICS SENSORS TO CREATING STEM STATIONS FOR PRE-K STUDENTS.

FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK LANCE CURRY FROM CARRINGTON COLEMAN AND DIEGO BARRERA FROM STANTEC FOR SERVING AS PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY AT THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND CAREER INSTITUTE NORTH, RESPECTIVELY.

HAVING LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS VISIT OUR CAMPUSES HELPS OUR STUDENTS VISUALIZE THE POSSIBILITIES AHEAD.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT ONE REPORT WITH DISTRICT TWO TRUSTEE WEINBERG.

THANK YOU FOR THE DISTRICT TWO REPORT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL'S PANTHER BAND FOR WINNING SECOND PLACE IN THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS.

NEXT STOP UIL.

A SHOUT OUT TO EFREN RIVERA, A TEACHER AT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACADEMY WHO IS TEACHING A SIXTH GRADERS HOW TO CREATE DIGITAL ART USING AN IPAD.

THANKS TO A $2,200 GRANT FROM THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF DALLAS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FORD MORRIS FROM HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECEIVING A DIVISION ONE OFFER FROM DRAKE UNIVERSITY TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CAMPBELL C FROM WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SECURING A SPOT ON THE NATIONALLY RANKED SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I'LL DO THE DISTRICT THREE REPORT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NATALIE HEBERT, A TEACHER AT JILL STONE ELEMENTARY.

SHE'S BEEN AWARDED THE TEXAS YES GRANT TO SUPPORT STEM AND INNOVATION IN HER CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU, MS. HEBERT, FOR ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR YOUR STUDENTS.

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH PRINCIPAL IN DISTRICT THREE FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION.

YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS IN FOSTERING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND YOUR CONSISTENT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS.

AND I'D LIKE TO JOIN EVERYBODY IN THANKING THE COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY PROGRAM AT OUR DISTRICT THREE SCHOOLS.

STRONG PARTNERS LIKE YOU HELPED TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS STRONGER.

AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SPECIAL MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE MS. ELSIE MORENO, WHO WAS HONORED AT FORRESTER FIELD BEFORE THE BRYAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING GAME LAST THURSDAY AND EARLIER WITH A RIBBON CUTTING TO CELEBRATE THE NAMING OF THE ADJACENT SOFTBALL COMPLEX IN HER HONOR.

MS.. MORENO BUILT A LEGACY OF SPEARHEADING THE RISE OF GIRLS ATHLETIC PROGRAMS IN DALLAS ISD.

I'M SO GLAD SHE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW HER KNOW THAT SHE HAS HAD SOME HEALTH ISSUES, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AND APPRECIATE THE APPRECIATION THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOWED TO HER.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

DISTRICT FOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TAKE YOUR PARENT TO LUNCH DAY AT EBBY HALLIDAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HAVE STUDENTS TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM THEIR PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DECA MACKLIN, THE POOL ATTENDANT AT PLEASANT GROVE NATATORIUM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE SWIMMING COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOFTBALL TEAM OF THE YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM ACADEMY AND BOX SPRINGS FOR THEIR RECENT VICTORY AT FORRESTER FIELD.

AND OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PRINCIPAL'S MONTH, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS IN DISTRICT FOUR AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR YOUR HARD WORK, LEADERSHIP AND LONG HOURS CARING AND LOVING OF OUR STUDENTS.

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WE ALL LEARNED A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.

DEFINITELY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT TITLE FOUR, WHERE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO PARENTS.

AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOUR, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, FOR YOUR EMPHASIS AND SUPPORT ON PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WRIGHT. I'M GOING TO DO THE DISTRICT FIVE REPORT ON BEHALF OF TRUSTEE JOHNSON.

LAST WEEK, THE STUDENTS AND TEAM MEMBERS AT SOUTH OAK CLIFF HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE FROM TV PERSONALITY AND DALLAS NATIVE RACHEL LINDSAY, THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION, AND IN SPIRIT VR.

FIVE TEACHERS RECEIVED $1,000 TO HELP IN THE CLASSROOM, AND STUDENTS RECEIVED 25 NEW VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS.

THIS WILL HELP OUR STUDENTS TREMENDOUSLY, AND WE'RE ALSO THANKFUL.

ON TUESDAY, MULTIPLE CAMPUSES HOSTED DALLAS BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS TO SHOW THEM WHAT A TYPICAL DAY LOOKS LIKE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND TO CELEBRATE PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY.

SPECIAL THANKS TO DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND CEO DALE PETROSKI FOR VISITING FRANKLIN D.

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATION AND AMAZON'S HEAD OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, NORTH TEXAS REGION, VICKI YAKUNIN, FOR VISITING THE SOUTH, THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT YVONNE EWELL TOWNVIEW CENTER.

AND LAST, THANK YOU TO THE DALLAS ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HOSTING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AT WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS A NIGHT FULL OF MUSIC, FUN, AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT FIVE REPORT.

DISTRICT SIX REPORT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW PRINCIPAL CASHONDA IVORY OF TERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR BEING FEATURED IN THE DALLAS ISD PRINCIPAL SPOTLIGHT FOR DEMONSTRATING EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP SKILLS BY FOSTERING A POSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL CULTURE, IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PROMOTING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS.

THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL IVORY.

SHOUT OUT TO ZAN WESLEY HOLMES JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR YOUNG DEBATERS WITH THEIR ELEMENTARY DEBATE COACH WORKSHOP FOR 49 COACHES, AND ALSO FOR OPENING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE SEASON WITH 31 SCHOOLS AND 403 STUDENTS.

WAY TO GO! CONGRATULATIONS TO JUSTIN FORD KIMBALL KNIGHTS FOR THEIR HOMECOMING VICTORY OVER SAMUELL HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M WAITING ON YOU TRUSTEE.

I ENJOY THE OUTING WITH SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KELLY AND PRINCIPAL SMITH.

ALTHOUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT HAD TO SIT ON BOTH SIDES, SO SHE HAD TO LEAVE ME.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TO MEET VIRTUALLY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING VIRTUALLY WITH SENIORS, ACTIVELY GUIDING EDUCATION TO GIVE THEM AN UPDATE ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT, AND SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT SIX.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID W CARTER HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND SUNSET BAND FOR WINNING TIE IN THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS.

FOR CROSS COUNTRY.

DAVID W CARTER GIRLS WON FIRST PLACE, WON THE DISTRICT AND I SALUTE THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO END THIS BY GIVING A SALUTE TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS IN THE DISTRICT.

FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF YOUR SCHOOL.

KNOW THAT WE SEE YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'RE THERE FOR YOU.

FOR THE PRINCIPALS IN DISTRICT SIX, YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU, I SUPPORT YOU AND I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, I'LL DO THE DISTRICT SEVEN REPORT.

FIRST OF ALL, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, GEORGE PEABODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LENORE KIRK HALL PERSONALIZED LEARNING ACADEMY BOTH CELEBRATED THEIR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES.

I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THE PROGRESS.

I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN JEFFERSON THE OTHER DAY.

I SAID, OH, WHAT'S THAT CRANE FOR? AND THEN I REALIZED IT WAS FOR PEABODY.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND SEEING THESE SCHOOLS COME TOGETHER TO REALLY MAKE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

SECOND OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT HECTOR SOTO, AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG CLINICIAN AT SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL WHO WAS TAKEN ON A NEW PROJECT WITH A MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. THE MISSION IS TO FACILITATE INTERVENTION AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RECOVERY IN USE ACROSS DALLAS ISD.

SO THANK YOU TO MISTER SOTO FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT FOR KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE.

AND THEN I'D LIKE TO ALSO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO ISRAEL ALFARO, AN ENGLISH TEACHER AT ADAMSON HIGH SCHOOL WHO GARNERED MASS MEDIA ATTENTION.

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A BALLOON EXPLODED AS PART OF LIKE A CROSS COUNTRY RACE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SECONDS AFTER MR. ALFARO PULLED UP AND PULLED THEM TO SAFETY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO HIS SWIFT ACTION, BOTH MEN ARE STILL ALIVE TODAY.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO ADD A FOURTH KUDO HERE FROM ONE TONIGHT.

AND IT STARTS WITH A QUIZ.

SO FIRST OF ALL, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM AND YOU KNOW WHAT A PTA IS A PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION.

THAT'S LIKE EVERYBODY EVERYONE KNOWS PTA.

SECOND OF ALL, ANYONE ON THIS DAIS THAT HAS A MICROPHONE, ANYONE WANT TO GUESS HOW MANY SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE IN THE US? ROUGHLY. SOMEONE GIVE ME A GUESS.

3287. NO.

CLOSE TO 100,000.

AND THIS YEAR, THREE WERE RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY BY THE NATIONAL PTA.

ONE OF THOSE HAPPENS TO BE IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS ISD DISTRICT SEVEN AT WINNETKA ELEMENTARY.

AND I WAS THERE TODAY RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO THIS MEETING AND TO SHOW THAT IT ABSOLUTELY, THEY WERE HAVING AN EVENT FOR THAT WITH FOLKS FROM NATIONAL PTA.

THERE WERE OVER 200 PARENTS AND KIDS THERE HAVING FUN AND JUST ENGAGING IN THAT.

AND SO IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY THAT GETS BUILT THERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE WINNETKA ELEMENTARY THE PRINCIPAL, THE TEACHERS, THE STAFF, THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE.

AND I'M SORRY THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO STAY FOR THE 1500 FLAUTAS THAT WERE HANDMADE FOR TONIGHT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY KUDOS.

I'LL GIVE THE DISTRICT EIGHT ACCOLADES.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL THE CIVIC LEADERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY THIS WEEK.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF MEXICO IN DALLAS, FRANCISCO DE LA TORRE, WHO SERVED AS PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY AT LORENZO DE ZAVALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO DALLAS ISD AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR THE GRAND REOPENING OF THE FILIBERTO MARTINEZ MEDIA CENTER AT ELADIO MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER. THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEMBERS, AND TO OUR TEAM HERE IN DALLAS ISD WHO MADE THAT COME TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY THE LEDBETTER COMMUNITY THERE IN WEST DALLAS.

ONE OF THE GREAT TEACHERS, ONE OF OUR GREAT TEACHERS IN DISTRICT EIGHT IS MISS KEISHA EDWARDS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS EDWARDS FROM FRANCISCO PANCHO MEDRANO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WAS RECENTLY FEATURED ON ABC'S GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS, FOR ALL YOU DO.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SEVENTH GRADER DANIELLE BLUNT FOR WINNING HER FIRST SPEAKER AWARD.

ON BEHALF OF THE DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMIES DEBATE TEAM, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR DEBATE COACH, MR. HAROON FOR ALL HIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NORTH DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS TEAMS WHO WON TEAM TITLES LAST WEEK AT THE DISTRICT MEET AT THE JESSE OWENS COMPLEX. THIS WAS ALSO THE VARSITY BOYS FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW TO WIN THE TEAM TITLE.

THE BULLDOGS PLACED FIVE RUNNERS IN THE TOP TEN.

CONGRATS TO THE BULLDOGS AND TWO COACHES, JOSE AGUIRRE AND LUIS CHAPARRO.

GREAT JOB BULLDOGS! AND LASTLY, RECENTLY AT MOUNT AUBURN STEAM ACADEMY, THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION CELEBRATED THE EXTRA YARD FOR TEACHERS WEEK WITH AND AWARDED FIVE TEACHERS WITH $1,000 TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOM, PLUS $5,000 FOR THEIR CAMPUS FOR THEIR DONORS CHOOSE PROJECTS.

CONGRATULATIONS, MOUNT AUBURN EDUCATORS, AND THANK YOU FROM DISTRICT EIGHT TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION THAT COMPLETES THE DISTRICT EIGHT ACCOLADES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE CARREÓN.

WE'LL DO THE DISTRICT NINE ACCOLADES.

START WITH THE NIGHT IN DISTRICT NINE.

I THINK BURNETT IS IN EIGHT.

YEAH, YEAH.

THE PLAYGROUND. YEAH. OKAY.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT THE NOTES HERE, BUT BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO FORMER NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR ERIC HALE.

AND TO WHATABURGER FOR PARTNERING WITH OUR STAFF HERE DAVID BATES TEAM HERE ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE WHO RAISED FUNDS TO BUILD THEIR AT DAVID BURNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A PRETTY SPECIAL PLAYGROUND.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE HENRY FOR.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CARREÓN.

SO NOW START THE DISTRICT NINE.

START WITH THE LEGENDARY LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL THAT DONATED COMPUTERS AND HOTSPOTS TO OVER 50 STUDENTS.

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DALLAS ISD HAS ALSO BEEN CELEBRATING A SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH.

AS YOU'VE HEARD, I WANT TO THANK YOU TO ALL THE DEDICATED PRINCIPALS LEADING OUR CAMPUSES AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS ENCOURAGED TO SUCCEED.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE DALLAS MAVERICKS CEO, CYNT MARSHALL FOR VISITING COMSTOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATING IN THEIR PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY.

WE ALSO HAD FOLKS LIKE JASMINE LOCKHART AT EDMOND ROE AND REPRESENTATIVE VINTON JONES, I THINK WAS AT LINCOLN AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE CAMPUSES ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE DIVERSE CULTURE OF DALLAS ISD STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS OF CITY LAB HIGH SCHOOL AS THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTED ON NBC, DFW NEWS FOR BEING INVITED TO THE STATE FAIR'S BIG TEX URBAN FARM.

THERE, THEY SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO HELP BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY A HUGE CONGRATS TO TMSCA TEXAS MATH AND SCIENCE COACHES ASSOCIATION.

THE TEAM AT SYLVIA MENDEZ CREW LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

THEY RECENTLY COMPETED AND WE APPLAUD THEM FOR THEIR JOURNEY THUS FAR.

I WANT TO SAY HATS OFF TO BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, WHICH WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD AS 2023 AP HONOR ROLL AS A PLATINUM SCHOOL. CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.

AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE THE DISTRICT NINE REPORT.

OUR AGENDA NOW CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING.

[6. PUBLIC FORUM]

I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE SPEAKERS THAT YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

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

PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.

I WILL CALL FOUR SPEAKERS AT A TIME.

WILL THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

AMY MOORE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT CICCARELLI WITH MIKE HOOK AND CHRIS GODSKY ON DECK.

AMY MOORE AND ROBERT CECCARELLI.

MISS MOORE, YOU MAY BEGIN SPEAKING.

OKAY. AMY MOORE, GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE DISD COMMUNITY.

I AM AMY MOORE, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU REGARDING SB 763, THAT REQUIRES YOU TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO CREATE A PAID OR VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS.

THE QUALIFICATION FOR THIS ROLE, ACCORDING TO THE BILL, IS FOR ANY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER TO PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK.

I QUOTE A CHAPLAIN EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING UNDER THIS CHAPTER IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED.

FOR SO MANY REASONS, THIS IS INADEQUATE.

AS A MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA, I COMPLETED CHAPLAINCY TRAINING AS A REQUIREMENT FOR MY ORDINATION.

I HIGHLY RESPECT THE PROCESS AND CERTIFICATION OF TRAINED CHAPLAINS.

PROFESSIONALLY EDUCATED CHAPLAINS ARE PREPARED TO SERVE IN CONTEXT SPECIFIC SETTINGS TO MEET SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND DIVERSE RELIGIOUS NEEDS OF THOSE WHO CONSENT TO THEIR PRESENCE.

THESE SETTINGS, AS YOU KNOW, OFTEN INCLUDE HOSPITALS, THE MILITARY, AND PRISONS.

HOWEVER, FEW CHAPLAINS HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUICIDE PREVENTION, OR FAMILY DYNAMICS ENCOUNTERED BY OUR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.

CRITICAL TO THIS ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT SB 763 PROVIDES NO GUIDANCE FOR THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS OR OVERSIGHT OF CHAPLAINS.

THIS LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CALL THEMSELVES A CHAPLAIN.

FURTHERMORE, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT IN THIS LAW TO PREVENT PROSELYTIZING AT THE SCHOOLS OR WITH THE STUDENTS THAT THEY SERVE.

IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATION IS THE ONE THAT'S PUSHING THIS THESE BILLS.

THEIR STATED MISSION IS TO DISCIPLE 100 MILLION CHILDREN INTO FAITH THROUGH USE OF SCHOOL CHAPLAINS.

I ALSO NOTE CHAPLAINS SALARIES ARE TO BE ALLOCATED FROM FUNDS USED TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THE LACK OF DEFINITION, REQUIREMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY GUIDELINES FOR CHAPLAINS DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR CHILDREN.

I AM IN FAVOR OF ELEVATING THE SAFETY AND SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE CERTIFIED AND ARE EQUIPPED TO NOTICE AND ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.

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I URGE YOU TO SAY NO TO THE CHAPLAIN PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. WITH THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES.

ROBERT CECCARELLI, FOLLOWED BY MIKE HOOK WITH CHRIS GOSKI AND ARMANDO CLAYTON, THE SECOND ON DECK.

OKAY. HELLO SCHOOL BOARD.

I'M GOING TO FLIP THE SCRIPT TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT POSITIVES TONIGHT.

AND VERY IMPORTANT HAS TO DO WITH RANDY BOWMAN.

THE BEST KEPT SECRET.

IN THIS DISTRICT IN WHICH YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT.

THIS SUPERINTENDENT, YOU NEED TO TALK ABOUT RANDY BOWMAN, LIKE YOU DO ABOUT SCHOOL VOUCHERS.

AND THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER OVER AT KIMBALL IS ALL IN ON IT.

ALL IN.

I'M MOVING THE STUDENTS TO ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THEY GET THE TUTORING.

THEY STAY THERE DURING THE WEEK, AND THEY CAN GO HOME DURING THE WEEKEND.

IT'S NEVER BEEN BROUGHT UP.

THIS IS A BIG PROJECT.

LIKE YOU HIRED HINOJOSA FOR THE BOND ELECTION.

THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO WITH RANDY BOWMAN.

DOES EVERYBODY HEAR ME? AND IF SOMEBODY MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT IT.

BUT WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO DO? EXCEPT WE HEAR THE SAME PROBLEMS YEAR IN AND YEAR IN, YEAR OUT, FOR DECADES AND DECADES.

THIS WILL MOVE THE NEEDLE WHERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE STUDENTS TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO AS FAR AS SCHOOLWORK, YOU MOVE THEM OUT OF THE PROJECTS, YOU MOVE THEM OUT OF THE GHETTO, AND YOU MOVE THEM TO A NICE AREA WHERE YOU GOT THE TUTORS, YOU GOT DINNER, IT'S VERY COMFORTABLE, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, JUST LEAVE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS TOO MUCH.

AND RANDY BOWMAN, I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM IN A LONG TIME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ABOUT THIS, BUT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND KIMBALL IS ALL IN ON IT 100%, REALLY.

AND YOU ALL YOU NEED TO GET ON THIS AND MAKE SURE YOU'LL BE A ROLE MODEL OF A DISTRICT, AN URBAN DISTRICT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MS. SUPERINTENDENT, YOU NEED TO USE THE MEDIA, LIKE I SAID, LIKE YOU USE THE VOUCHERS.

SO THAT WAY EVERYONE WOULD GET ON BOARD.

AND THE BOND ELECTION, YOU'LL GET THE MONEY THAT'S NEEDED.

IT WILL WIN. IT HAS TO DO WITH STUDENTS DOING BETTER.

GET THEM OUT OF THE AREA.

IT'S AN ALL-WIN SITUATION.

NO QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

NO QUESTIONS.

OKAY. AND ONE MORE THING, THERE WAS TWO ARTICLES, I HAD THREE ARTICLES IN THE DALLAS EXPRESS, TWO ABOUT SAFETY, ONE ABOUT TUTORING.

TUTORING. BEFORE YOU DO RANDY BOWMAN, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU DO THE TUTORING AFTER SCHOOL.

MIKE MILES ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT 9 TO 3.

NO ONE TALKS ABOUT TUTORING AFTER SCHOOL TO GET THE WORK DONE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN SCHOOLS.

THAT WAY THEY GET THE WORK DONE.

THEN YOU CAN BUS THEM BACK WHERE THEY LIVE.

BUT IF YOU DON'T DO IT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER SCHOOL.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THE WORK.

THEY GET IN TROUBLE.

DRUGS, WHATEVER.

YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY OUT OF THERE AS MUCH AS YOU, AS MUCH AS THEY CAN TO DO THE WORK.

DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND ME ABOUT THIS? SHE'S ALL IN ON IT.

OKAY, SO I'M JUST SAYING TO YOU IS GET TOGETHER WITH HER.

SHE LOVES IT.

OKAY. SHE EMAILED ME ABOUT IT, AND SHE WANTS IT IN HER AREA.

AND IT'S GOT TO BE DONE.

AND IT'S GOT TO BE. A LOT OF WORK HAS TO BE DONE.

I KNOW I'M REPEATING MYSELF, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE PLANNED OUT.

I'VE GOT SOME IDEAS ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU HAVE TO PLAN IT AND MAKE SURE THAT PLACE IS SAFE.

YOU HAVE TUTORING, YOU HAVE COUNSELORS, YOU HAVE DINNER.

SAFE PLACE. THANK YOU, MR. CECCARELLI.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

MIKE HOOK, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS GORSKI WITH ARMANDO CLAYTON THE SECOND AND LESLIE RUSSELL ON DECK.

FIRST, DISD IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT AGAINST TEA.

SECOND, JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL, MARION WILLARD, A FEMALE STUDENT, SPOKE.

A FEMALE STUDENT SPOKE AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING ABOUT PRINCIPAL MARION WILLARD.

SHE SAID THAT MARION WILLARD TOLD HER, QUOTE, YOU'LL NEVER BE ANYTHING IN LIFE.

YOU'LL BE FLAT ON YOUR BACK LIKE YOUR MOTHER.

I EXPECT YOU TO STOP THAT GARBAGE.

I EXPECT YOU TO STOP THAT GARBAGE.

SIR, THAT'S ENOUGH SECURITY.

Y'ALL CAN ASK HIM TO LEAVE. SIR.

THAT'S ENOUGH. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

DISD'S FAILURE TO TEACH THE ESSENTIALS.

LIKE READING.

WRITING. MATH IS ONGOING AND CHRONIC.

NEXT SPEAKER. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

CHRIS GORSKI, FOLLOWED BY ARMANDO CLAYTON, THE SECOND WITH LESLIE RUSSELL AND KENDRICK THOMAS ON DECK.

CHRIS GORSKI, NOT PRESENT.

ARMANDO CLAYTON THE SECOND NOT PRESENT.

LESLIE RUSSELL, FOLLOWED BY KENDRICK THOMAS, WITH JAVIER MORANTE AND SHEILA WALKER ON DECK.

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I AM LESLIE RUSSELL.

I AM PART OF A NORTH OAK CLIFF GROUP DEVOTED TO SEEKING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

TWO PRESSING ISSUES NEED ATTENTION FROM YOU.

THE DISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

NUMBER ONE, WE URGE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO USE YOUR CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ENSURE THEY ADOPT SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS THAT TRUTHFULLY CONFRONT EVOLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE WITH ACCURATE DISCLOSURE REGARDING HARMFUL FOSSIL FUEL PRACTICES. WE URGE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION THAT ENSURES TEACH THE TRUTH.

SETTING ASIDE RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, AND INDUSTRY INFLUENCES.

NUMBER TWO, WE URGE YOU TO TAKE A POSITIVE STAND AGAINST HB 763, THE CHAPLAIN BILL.

UNQUALIFIED CHAPLAINS LACK THE TRAINING REQUIRED TO HELP AN ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE CERTIFIED AND LICENSED EDUCATORS WHO IMPROVE SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THEY IMPLEMENT COUNSELING PROGRAMS THAT HELP STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR ACADEMIC STRATEGIES, USE THEIR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, AND PLAN FOR COLLEGE OR THE WORKFORCE.

WE ARE FACING A COUNSELOR SHORTAGE IN TEXAS, AND WE URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE BUDGET FUNDS FOR HIRING QUALIFIED COUNSELORS, NOT UNQUALIFIED CHAPLAINS. PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO PREVENT A POSITIVE PRACTICE FROM BEING DESTROYED BY IDEOLOGUES WHOSE STATED MISSION IS TO SEVERELY IMPAIR THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, IF NOT DISMANTLE IT ENTIRELY.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

KENDRICK THOMAS, FOLLOWED BY JAVIER MORANTE WITH SHEILA WALKER AND ELIZABETH FARRIS ON DECK.

KENDRICK THOMAS.

YES, I'M SPEAKING TO, I'M A SINGLE FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS THAT'S IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DALLAS, AND I'M SPEAKING TO A SITUATION WITH HOMEWORK, BULLYING AND THE, THE CULTURAL TEACHINGS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE LIKE 99% BLACK AND BROWN AT A SCHOOL.

THAT'S NOT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY RECEIVING PROPER CULTURAL EDUCATION.

NUMBER ONE IS THE HOMEWORK.

AND I'M TRYING TO BE FAST.

I WANT TO JUST DEAL WITH HOMEWORK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I'M A SINGLE PARENT.

AND THEN WHEN I GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER 2 OR 3 HOURS AFTER BEING IN SCHOOL FOR EIGHT HOURS DOING HOMEWORK, AND THEN TEACHERS TELLING THE PARENTS, THE STUDENTS TO TELL THEIR PARENTS TO GO TO THE LIBRARY TO GET WHAT YOU NEED IF THEY DON'T HAVE COMPUTERS AND PRINTERS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH AT HOME.

I'VE WENT AND BOUGHT THOSE TYPE OF THINGS FOR MY DAUGHTERS, BUT EVERYBODY'S NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THAT.

MY THING IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE GETTING AT HOME, DONE WHAT CAN'T GET DONE IN SCHOOL AND WHY IS IT NOT BEING DONE IN SCHOOL IS BECAUSE WHAT I'M BEING TOLD IS THAT THERE ARE DISRUPTIVE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THESE DISRUPTIVE KIDS ARE CAUSING THE TEACHER NOT TO DEAL WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS. SO MOST OF THE CLASS IS BEING PUNISHED FOR WHAT A FEW DISRUPTIVE KIDS ARE DOING.

THAT'S NOT ALLOWING THEM TO GO OUTSIDE WHEN THE WEATHER PERMITS THEM TO GO OUTSIDE, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO GET THEIR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS DONE IN CLASS, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO EVEN COME OUT OF THE SCHOOL AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN WE OUTSIDE WAITING ON THE CHILDREN, THEY BEING HELD BACK BECAUSE OF WHAT A FEW CHILDREN ARE DOING, WHICH TAKES AWAY FROM THE TIME THAT THEY SPEND AT HOME TO BATHE, EAT AND JUST BE A KID.

MY KIDS IS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE IS SEVEN AND ONE IS NINE YEARS OLD.

AT SOME POINT IN THE KIDS LIFE, THEY WANT TO PLAY AND DO LITTLE KID STUFF INSTEAD OF BE IN SCHOOL ALL DAY AND THEN BE IN SCHOOL WHEN THEY GET HOME.

AND THEN THE WAY THAT MY CURRICULUM OF TEACHING THEM AT HOME IS DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY THAT THE TEACHERS CURRICULUM OF TEACHING THEM AT SCHOOL, AND THEN THEY ARGUING WITH ME THAT THE TEACHER IS RIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL 35 YEARS, SO MY WAY OF DOING MATH VERSUS YOUR WAY OF DOING MATH AND NOT KNOWING THAT THE GENERATIONS IN TIME CHANGES IN THE WAY THAT PEOPLE EXPRESS THEIR SELF AND TEACH THE CHILDREN IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.

AND I JUST I'VE ADDRESSED THIS, I'VE TRIED TO TALK TO PEOPLE.

AND ONE TIME WHEN I GOT ON THE BOARD TO SPEAK TODAY, I SPOKE TO MORE PEOPLE TODAY THAN I'VE SPOKEN TO IN SINCE I'VE BEEN TALKING.

MY CHILDREN BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL FOR 4 OR 5 YEARS, AND I'VE HEARD MORE ABOUT SPORTS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE THAN EDUCATION.

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I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SPORTS, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I CAME HERE ABOUT SOME EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS AND I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT NOTHING.

THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

WELL, THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

JAVIER MORANTE, FOLLOWED BY SHEILA WALKER WITH ELIZABETH FERRIS AND GEORGE RANGEL ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAVIER MORANTE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY SO FAR.

WHILE PREPARING FOR THIS BOARD MEETING, I NOTED THAT SECRETARY WEINBERG'S CAMPAIGN CITE THE PHRASE CHILDREN DESERVE A TOP TIER EDUCATION COULD BE FOUND.

I DON'T THINK THIS SENTIMENT IS UNIQUE TO SECRETARY WEINBERG, AND THAT IT IS LIKELY PART OF WHAT MAKES THE DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SUCH A DIVERSE SYSTEM IN YOUR HANDS.

THE FACT THAT YOU ARE, IF I UNDERSTAND THE AGENDA CORRECTLY, VOTING TO DISALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CAMPUSES FROM HIRING OR TAKING ON VOLUNTARY, UNCREDITED CHAPLAINS SPEAKS TO THAT.

THE FACT THAT THAT.

TEXAS HAS SO FAR DENIED PRAGER U.

INSERTING ITS HORRIBLE AND INEFFICIENT LESSON PLANS INTO OUR CURRICULUM ALSO SPEAKS TO IT.

THE FACT THAT WE WERE JUST CELEBRATING A FEMALE KICKER'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS HERE TONIGHT SPEAKS TO THAT.

AND IF NOT FOR THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN GRAPEVINE AND SOUTHLAKE THE PAST FEW YEARS, I WOULD TRULY BELIEVE THAT DALLAS IS EDUCATION TIER WOULD BE IN SAFE HANDS, BUT THE HATEFUL AND MONOLITHIC.

SORRY. THESE CITIES ARE ESSENTIALLY IN OUR BACKYARD, AND THE ENTITIES SUCH AS PATRIOT MOBILE AND THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM ARE SPREADING.

AND THEY HAVE DONE MASSIVE REGRESSIVE DAMAGE, SCORNING ATTEMPTS TO CREATE RACIAL UNDERSTANDING, HOUNDING AWARD-WINNING TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY LOOK A LITTLE QUEER, PUSHING FALSE NARRATIVES AND ALLEGATIONS IN BOTH CITIES.

I AM IMPLORING YOU, DO NOT STOP AT DENYING CHAPLAINS OR PRAGER U.

DO NOT LET SOME OF THE BEST TEACHERS IN THE STATE BE DRIVEN AWAY.

DO NOT LET BOOKS BE BANNED AND PULLED FROM OUR LIBRARIES.

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT REPRESENTATION MATTERS.

STUDENTS WHO SEE THEMSELVES IN THEIR TEACHERS AND BOOKS READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM, SEE SOME OF THE BEST ACCEPTANCE THEY COULD FIND IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES.

LET IT BE TAKEN AWAY.

LET IT BE DRIVEN AWAY AND THOSE STUDENTS WILL SEE NOTHING BUT A FUTURE OF HATRED AND FEAR FOR THEMSELVES.

DO NOT LET THEIR TEACHERS AND BOOKS BE TAKEN AWAY AND GIVE THEM ONLY RAZOR BLADES IN RETURN.

KEEP PUSHING FOR REPRESENTATION, DIVERSITY AND THE HIGHEST TIER OF EDUCATION THERE IS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

SHEILA WALKER, FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH FERRIS WITH GEORGIA RANGEL AND PATRICIA DOYLE ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD TRUSTEES.

I HAD A SPEECH THIS EVENING ABOUT PLANNING PERIODS, BUT THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE I GOT HERE THIS EVENING, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT.

SO I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP FOR WHEN WE SEND MESSAGES OUT ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS, THAT THEY HANDLE THEM READILY.

WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO THIS ROOM FULL OF EDUCATORS IS PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN AUSTIN.

THAT'S THE BIG PICTURE.

THE BIG PICTURE IS THE VOUCHERS.

IF THE VOUCHERS COME THROUGH, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, WHETHER YOU ARE CUSTODIAN, TRANSPORTATION, ALL OF US.

SO WE NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION.

SO MY THING CHARGE TO ALL OF US.

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE REGISTERED VOTERS AND THAT THEY GO AND VOTE BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO HURT EDUCATION IF THIS VOUCHER BILL GOES THROUGH. ALSO, WE WANT TO APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATIVE FOR PASSING THE BILL ON GIVING THE RETIREES SOME EXTRA FUNDING. SO PLEASE VOTE FOR PROPOSITION NINE.

BUT THE MAIN THING IS WE'RE FIGHTING, WE'RE BICKERING, WE'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT EVERYTHING, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS REGISTERED TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY OUR EDUCATORS.

WE ARE THE WORST IN GOING TO THE POLLS AND VOTING.

IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S GOING TO AFFECT US FOR WHEN WE ARE GONE FOR OUR KIDS IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

ELIZABETH FERRIS, FOLLOWED BY GEORGE RANGEL WITH PATRICIA DOYLE ON DECK.

ELIZABETH HARRIS [INAUDIBLE] AFT MEMBER, EDUCATION WEEK, TEACH PLUS AND THE IRIS CENTER AND OTHER SOURCES REPORT SPED TEACHERS ARE LEAVING THE FIELD IN INCREASING NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS ENTERING CONTINUE TO DECLINE SO MUCH SO THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION TOPS THE CHARTS IN TEACHER SHORTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ORGANIZATIONS FOLLOWING TEACHER SHORTAGES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE TOP REASONS SPED TEACHERS LEAVE.

LACK OF EFFECTIVE MENTORSHIP AND RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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ADMINISTRATORS DO NOT HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SPED TEACHER'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES.

PREPARATION PROGRAMS DO NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARE SPED TEACHERS FOR THEIR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES INCLUDE.

PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF EFFECTIVE MENTORSHIP FOR SPED TEACHERS, INCREASED PAY FOR SPED STAFF, AND CREATE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TO REDUCE WORKLOAD.

ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD BE TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND SPED TEACHERS DUTIES AND HOW TO SUPPORT THEM.

PREPARATION PROGRAMS SHOULD BE OVERHAULED TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING SPED TEACHERS NEED.

WHILE I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS EACH POINT AND PROVIDE REAL TIME AND CURRENT EXAMPLES OF THE SYSTEMIC FAILURES IN OUR SPED PROGRAMS, THERE'S NOT THE TIME IN 100 AND 80 SECONDS, BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE REAL AND VERY DEEP AND SYSTEMIC, AND WE'RE HEADED FOR A CRISIS IF REAL ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO SOLVE THE CHRONIC DYSFUNCTION OF THE DEPARTMENT, DENIGRATION OF SPED TEACHERS, AND THE DISCRIMINATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES EMBEDDED IN THE CULTURE OF OUR DISTRICT, THE DENIGRATION IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED MORE SIGNIFICANTLY NOW THAN I CAN REMEMBER IN THE 21 YEARS I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT.

TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIOS HAVE BECOME UNMANAGEABLE AND EVEN VIOLATE THE RATIOS WITHIN THE BOARD'S OWN APPROVED DOCUMENTATION.

THERE IS NO REGARD GIVEN TO SPED TEACHERS FROM THE DEARTH OF PD TO THE INEQUITY AND INAPPLICABLE TI RUBRICS AND COMPENSATION SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE FAILURE TO PAY STIPENDS OR THE TI MONEY TO THOSE WHO EARNED IT.

THIS DISREGARD FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IS EVEN EXEMPLIFIED IN THE GENERAL ED CLASSROOM, WHERE ELEMENTARY CLASSES ARE BURSTING AT 24 OR MORE STUDENTS, AND A CURRICULUM THAT FLAUNTS BEST PRACTICES IN PEDAGOGY TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION, AS IF FROM AUTOMATED MINIONS DELIVERING A COOKIE CUTTER SYSTEM BENEFICIAL TO ONLY THOSE WHO FIT INSIDE THE MOLD.

NEVER MIND THAT THE CURRICULUM IN ITS DESIGN CREATES A SETTING THAT DISALLOWS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS AND DIFFERENTIATION THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ELLS, THUS FURTHER COMPOUNDING THE DISCRIMINATION ENACTED AGAINST THEM.

OUR TEACHERS ARE STRUGGLING AND THUS SO ARE OUR STUDENTS.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR NEW CURRICULUM WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO CAUSE OUR TEACHERS ANXIETY AND EXHAUSTION.

BUT THE RIGIDITY IN WHICH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND DIRECTORS AND CENTRAL STAFF ARE HAMMERING THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM MAKES IT EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY TEACHERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN QUITTING BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST NINE WEEKS.

WE NEED SOMEONE TO STEP UP AND PUT EVERYTHING ON HOLD AND LET EVERYONE GET A BREATH AND REEVALUATE WHAT WE ARE DOING AND IMPLEMENTING THE NEW CURRICULUM.

WE NEED PERSPECTIVE AND TO DO WHAT WE KNOW IS EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGY, NOT JOIN THE BANDWAGON OF THE TRAVESTY THAT'S HAPPENING IN HOUSTON.

TREAT OUR TEACHERS AS EDUCATORS, COLLABORATE, EVALUATE AND REVIEW, AND THEN ENACT WHAT IS BEST PRACTICE IN TEACHING.

THEIR CURRICULUM IS A TOOL TO BE USED AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS.

USE IT AS THIS, AND LET'S DO AWAY WITH THE MILES MARATHON MENTALITY THAT TEACHERS ARE EXPENDABLE AND UNNECESSARY, AND CHILDREN ARE ROBOTS TO BE PROGRAMED.

ONLY THEN WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD OUR PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF WHAT WE ALL WANT IN BECOMING A PREMIER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WILL, THE LAST TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES.

GEORGE RANGEL, FOLLOWED BY PATRICIA DOYLE.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HENRY TRUSTEE, SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE, MY NAME IS GEORGE RANGEL, 334 CENTER STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS.

75208 I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ALLIANCE AFT.

I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE DISTRICT FOR RELEASING THE TEI PERCEPTIONS SURVEY, WHICH LANDED IN THE EDUCATORS MAILBOXES LAST WEEK.

FOR THOSE AT HOME THAT ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING.

IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED YOUR SURVEY, PLEASE DO SO, THERE'S ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT.

I WOULD ALSO ASK THE DISTRICT TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY PUBLICLY BY BEING MORE TRANSPARENT.

THE ISD CAN DEMONSTRATE IT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE EMPLOYEE MORALE AND THE STUDENT OUTCOME.

PLEASE RELEASE THE RESULTS SO WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES TO THE EVALUATION SYSTEM.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE HERE AND AT HOME THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL SESSION ON VOUCHERS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THIS TERRIBLE LEGISLATION.

FOR EVERYONE HERE TODAY OR THOSE AT HOME LISTENING, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS.

DON'T STAND ON THE SIDELINES AND WAIT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO IT.

SAY NO TO VOUCHERS.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO CONTACT THEIR LEGISLATORS AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS PATRICIA DOYLE.

GOOD EVENING. I'M DR.

PATRICIA DOYLE. I'M A PHYSICAL THERAPIST WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN DALLAS ISD.

AND I'M THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT OF ALLIANCE AFT.

MY PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF SCHOOL VOUCHERS PROPOSED IN THE CURRENT SPECIAL SESSION IN AUSTIN.

I KNOW I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR WHEN I SAY THAT SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE BAD FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AS A UNION, ALLIANCE AFT STANDS IN OPPOSITION TO VOUCHERS AND HERE'S WHY.

THE STATE PROPOSES $8,000 PER STUDENT TO BE GIVEN AS A SCHOOL VOUCHER.

THEY CLAIM THAT PARENTS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE, IMPLYING THAT WITHOUT THE VOUCHER, THEY DON'T.

THE PART THAT THEY FORGET TO MENTION IS THAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE A CHOICE.

MANY REQUIRE ENTRANCE EXAMS AND INTERVIEWS BEFORE THEY CONSIDER A STUDENT FOR ENROLLMENT.

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THEY CAN DECIDE WHO ATTENDS, HOW LARGE THEIR ENROLLMENT, WHAT CURRICULUM THEY USE.

THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO STANDARDIZED TESTING AND DO NOT GET A GRADE FROM THE STATE.

THEY ARE NOT UNDER THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF TEA.

THIS LEADS TO LESS ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AND ENCOURAGES SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION.

A PRIVATE SCHOOL CAN CONSIDER GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, AND DISABILITY WHEN ENROLLING STUDENTS.

THEY CAN DETERMINE THAT THEY WILL OR WON'T ACCEPT STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS ARE OF A SAME SEX COUPLE.

THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME RULES THAT GOVERN THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

THE $8,000 IS REALLY A PAYOUT TO FAMILIES WHO ARE ALREADY IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

IT'S A SUBSIDY AND DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL COST OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION.

IT'S A HOLLOW PROMISE THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR PRIVATE SCHOOL.

IF THE SCHOOL IS FINANCIALLY UNATTAINABLE.

IT DOES NOTHING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RURAL AREAS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, BUT WHO SEE THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO BE UNDERFUNDED. AND IT ENCOURAGES PRIVATELY FUNDED ENTITIES WITH THEIR OWN FINANCIAL, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL AGENDAS TO START PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND SOMETHING THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HEART, IT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS UNDER THE ADA AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT.

UNLIKE PRIVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO UPHOLD THESE RIGHTS.

YOUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE REQUIRED SERVICES PROVIDED IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ESSENTIALLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS WHEN THEY'RE ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

FINALLY, IT CONTINUES TO UNDERFUND, UNDERPAY AND UNDER-RESOURCED THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT IS THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY BY LAW AND USES PUBLIC TAXPAYER MONEY TO SUBSIDIZE PRIVATE EDUCATION.

PARENTS HAVE A CHOICE.

THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD A CHOICE.

BUT THE TAXPAYERS SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION JUST AS THEY SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE RESCUE, PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC HOSPITALS, WHETHER THEY USE THEM OR NOT.

THAT'S CALLED SOCIETY.

IT BENEFITS EVERYONE.

IT'S THERE FOR EVERYONE, AND IT DESERVES FULL SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH OUR AGENDA, STARTING WITH OUR APPROVAL OF MINUTES TRUSTEES.

[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

CALL BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023 SUPERINTENDENTS EVALUATION AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023, AND THE BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2023.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE CARRION.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE MACKEY.

THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS TRUSTEES.

WILL YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES? TRUSTEE WHITE, IS YOURS POPPING UP? TRUSTEE HENRY.

I VOTE YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GO TO MEETING TRUSTEE WEINBERG IS YOURS POPPING UP? OKAY, OKAY.

THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, YOU JUST PASSED AGENDA ITEM 7.01 MOVING TO 8.01.

CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING WHETHER TO ADOPT THE POLICY AUTHORIZING THE CAMPUS OF

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

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE MACKEY.

WHO? WHO DID THE SECOND? TRUSTEE FOREMAN.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE FOREMAN.

SORRY. TRUSTEES, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? JUST A BRIEF DISCUSSION.

TRUSTEE FOREMAN ON MY PART, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S UNDERSTANDING AND KNOW THAT I AM AGAINST CHAPLAINS, UNTRAINED CHAPLAINS, BEING IN OUR SCHOOLS, BEING COUNSELORS FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION BY THE BOARD, AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT.

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TRUSTEES, WILL YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES? THE MOTION PASSES SIX VOTING YES ONE VOTING NO.

TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED AGENDA ITEM 8.01.

MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

[9. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

WHATEVER. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON YOUR VOTE? I DID. GO AHEAD.

I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT MY VOTE.

OKAY. WE CAN REFLECT THAT IN THE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR JORDAN.

ALL RIGHT. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE? OKAY. THE OTHER WAY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER I'VE HEARD.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

TRUSTEES, WE HAVE CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEMS 9.01 THROUGH 9.21 IS AMENDED.

WE DID HAVE TWO ITEMS PULLED FOR SEPARATE VOTE.

9.12 AND 9.13.

THEY HAVE BEEN GRACIOUSLY ADDED BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.

SO GRACIOUSLY GRACIOUS WAS IT GRACIOUSLY USE ANOTHER ADJECTIVE OR COURAGEOUS? COURAGEOUSLY, GRACIOUSLY.

WE'LL TAKE IT AS LONG AS YOU ADD IT BACK.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE CARREON, SECOND BY TRUSTEE MACKEY.

TRUSTEES, WILL YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES? MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, YOU JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.

TIME IS NOW 7:16 P.M.

AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.